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New-York tribune., 1870-10-03

covernment bonds are steady but with rather limited
sales As soon the new bonds are on the Market,
especially the per cents they will be taken up as well
a. the A per cent bonds The os OF 1851 only yield the
purchaser A per cent at the price they now se lor III
the market, and they are par with gold.
There is an impression in the street that the Secretary
will order next week, the payment OF the interest uuo
Nov on Government bonds without rebate OF interest
for He has the gold and can do So and TINS
interest amounts $25 100000 The payment OF
this sum would he great relief to the money market
especially at time when money is needed for the move
nent OF our agricultural products. The prepayment OF
this aud the purchase OF some 00Oco OF ponds
this month would be OF great and essential benefit to the
people OF the whole country money wond rule easy
during the whole of the Autumn, and with the large
amount OF gold hand il il known and felt that Mr.
Boutwell, is master OF the situation, and no attempt
will be made 10 put up gold and thus disturb values and
annoy importers and obbers Money Is now easy at
sac per cent with per cent as the ruling rate, and tho
Secretary OF the Treasury has it wholly in his power to
keep it sO The Assistant Treasurer is authorized by
standing OF the Secretary to pay interest 90 days
before it is due, with rebate, at per cent.
There has been limited business in Southern State
bonds with Tennessee 6s coupon, 62 Missouri 6s e0
Louisiana 6s, new, 66t
There was fair distribution OF railroad bonds at the
First Board, with Erie, 4th Mort, 500 Central Pacific,
eOs Union Pacific Income los, 74s9H; Chicago and
North Western Consolidated 81 Toledo and Wabash lst
Mort. 81; New-Jersey Central, bonds 1905 Mwau-
kee and Paul. 1st Mort, % North No., LIST Mort S.
Western Union Telegraph Is, 49,
Bank stocks continue comparatively dun; Bank OF
America, l45t Central, lO5 Fourth, 1861 Commerce,
l22 PhGnI, l0Si
Western Union Telegraph, s7l936I; Pacific Mail, 43i;
Panama Railroad, IS; Adams Express, 66bG67; United
States 3l The Express stocks have been more active
for days past and the prices advancing 1t seems
of the express companies must have large sur
plus hand but as they are kind of close corpora
tons We don't know.
the dates given:
New-York tribune., 1870-10-03

During the week ending to-day certificates have been
issued authorizing the following National Banks TO con-
Inence business First National Bank Of Columbia,
Tenn certificate issued Sept 81 capital, 100000; John
Person President; James Il. Childress, Cashier
National Bank OF Menhaska Wis; certificate Issued Sept
30; capital, $4,000; Robert sheilb, President Henry
Hewitt, jr, Cashier. Salem National Bank, ll1n0Is
certificate issued Sept. 80; capital $4,000;
j. j. Bennett, President; Benjamin +. MARSHALL,
Cashier. The following applications are approved:
Holden Smith, Cheney and others, San Antonio Texas;
W. A. Bennett and Others Enfanla Alabama y. n r.
Wheeler and others, OsceOla Iowa; H. c.. egier ana
Others, ST. Clair Mich; W. b. Barren and others Cnsr.
otte Mich; L. g. Savoy and others, Evansville WIS;
NJ Bennett and Others Mason, Mich; ii. L. Henderson
and Others south Bend, Indiana; John Brownfeld ana
others, Lewiston, H.; q. H. KING ana others ldscoL '
Wythe, Cannon & Co. A..
The following are the amounts OF payments from the
Treasury of the United States In September Civil and
Miscellaneous A,57ss24 Sc; War, S,69i548 Os Navy,
s5l5997 on; Indian and Pensions, sG,5IS9Se IL Iota
81, ,233359 ~. ... D., -, ,,,,
To-day Portland, Conn.,, voted s10sO 70 aid the Mid
detOwn NewHay aud Willmantie Railroad, the vote
being 100 t0s - -, -,
The comparative earnings Of the Albany and Susque
hanna Railroad for the last four months have been as
f,I11.
New-York tribune., 1870-10-03
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New-York tribune., 1870-10-03

Te cod Room has been very dull All the sales nave
been between l13s and ia At 3:i5 gold was nS!Gni'
and dull
The transactions OF the Gold Exchange Bank were as
follows: Gold balance sl,7G35S6 currency balance,
So5747 clearngs, s5529 OcO paid for carrying 2per
cent paid for borrowing S2, 364, l64 OF per cent
day-at and and per cent per annum. On the lst OF
October 1869 gold was 1906; to-day ia, difference OF
lss per cent On of October 1871 we hope gold
will be quoted at 100
We give below the bids for and the highest sales OF
Government bonds at the dates named:
New-York tribune., 1870-10-03
SEVEN PER CENT BOND.

Payable by the State of Illinois, issued by Washing
ton County, Illinois, registered with the Auditor Of
the State. and principal and interest payable in
NewYork by Treasurer of the State of Illinois. We
have the strongest faith in this small lot of bonds
have examined them with the greatest care The
Issue is very small, the County owes nothing else
and under State Constitution, its debt cannot be in
creased to exceed per cent of assessed value
They are practically guaranteed BY the State Of Illinois
Price s23 and interest.
GEORGE OPDYKE & Co., Bankers,
2j Nassau-st
New-York tribune., 1870-10-03

The receipts for the current year will exceed
SS0O0,OOO.
1t is well and economically managed the annual
interest payments on the Bonds are only $l7l72f0
which will be paid in New-Yo City, the 1st Of each
January and July, in gold. They are dealt in with
the same facility as FIvE-TwENTY BONDS, and
always have a ready market. They have this great
advantage over Five-Twenties-tha they have q
fixed time to run, and cannot be called in by the
Company until due; while the Government may be
ready almost any moment to call in the Fve-Twen-
ties The price Of the last issues of Five-Twentes
to-day is 1lOI-that is 81 900 bond will bring. IN
cash, 81, ,105.
The price of CENTRAL PACIFIC Bonds to-day 10
9O.-that is, 81 900 bond can be bought for S92 30
This naturally brings up the question, why are
they selling so lowP
The reason they are selling low just at this time
s because when the terrible war broke out between
Prussia and France some large lots of our Govern
ment and CENTRAL PACIFIC BONDS were returned
from Germany and sold here-they having the most
ready market; but now they are again re-buying,
and win soon take back all they sold, and want
more. as the ease with which this market took the
millions they, suddenly and without notice threw
back on us, has greatly enhanced the estimation OF
our securities abroad.
Beyond this we find it difficult to give an answer,
there is good reason why they should not sell az
par and above to-day They pay the same rate Of in
terest as Five-Twenties, and they have market al
all the great money centers in the word-such as
London. Frankfort, Amsterdam, &c.
In conclusion we would state that have
known all about the affairs of the Central Pacific
Road from its commencement, and feel, with tbs
whole country great pride in its glorious success,
and do not hesitate to recommend our friends and
customers to invest in its Bonds perfectly safe ane
secure. FISK HATCH.
New-York tribune., 1870-10-03

COPFRE-Brads quie, sales in Bsltmo Of V - soS
Nea at aacoa 1880 bags Rio al an ay.rsse o. IN
duy paid In East India Cofe nohas ons s,oek %
Rio go do Java 81 6 DO Ceyn 26So do Mssosi" - al0
gA,ra 38 do Jamaica 25S do San Domingo JES do '"'~
Do Manila 5il da savsns, and t5 do ,sFcelo~ - ma, "
FLOUR AND MEAL-Oniy moderate degree 81 Acs2 ,,,M
Market the unfayoable news hon % S,ys
n gold IRE ghs and recei limits 70 moHe a. .p
checked the confident feeling which ss ~ me
guing Of the market tie week Por " | efy
Of been quite light and @
Of Western EatT.s sue 70 ls
porters has greatly retarded buSne and owing 70 We x
been able To susa Prees tn a. no ssd
pected unfayorable liverpool we nave ~ sspopg
ncs eoas,sse snd provincial demand ieI II
Ertras aud SaperGae and No q These ne - F.rily
limited anpy and have been well sustained The he.s ,r,sssr
grade. plenty and have been in msAs dasna @ ,sr, sB
sui not yrS satisfactory pnces Local dalsrs genefA ,
anl surplus OF these graders fer We
caano sold freely undsr ersing esansisnees ~ 49,, b~<s
rs, decline and ss The business of bs s~A pa imncs,st
factory In ansoand grades f bassc.s has sa 200. .i,. %
mr. the supply maeh reduced ton s e - "a ~
ssn, 10, eIpe5I Choice spTiss NAssi kszss Asss - -
New-York tribune., 1870-10-03
,ECOND BOARD, / r. N.
SECOND BOARD, 12t NJ, AND ~ O'CLOCK +, III.
s, o( Sa Roaas-RdIro1d oHds-BdRf and Rdroad-EPrfs
SATURDAY, Oct. l-P. N.

The stock market to-day has been remark
able only for its dulness The price OF stocks In the
leading railroads is not as high in October last
year while the railroads in much better condition
and money much cheaper. New-York Central, s2i DO
certificates s7i; Reading ost; Lake Shore 93sj ROCK
Island ll6;; Milwaukee and st. Paul. 6ji do preferred
s5; Ohio and Mississippi, 32S. The market closed dui
with prices scarcely steady.
Foreign exchange is stronger and the leading drawers
New-York tribune., 1870-10-03
THE MARKETS.
ICsrehliy reported for Tas TRIBUNE !

~ sAruRpAN. o.. l6e
ASES-Pots are In moderate demand and steady Il -
pes. m dn and prices nonpay unchanged at ~ ISd "
CoTToSrbe market lower leading 10 af asnA
from The trade and some call exporters sales s oas ve
t.ry aud THURSDAY evening" III export, 80
" speculation transit aad III arrive for atnre Me-
but lower sales Thun8Ay eyeuing and FrGa' 10 bat
mi. 100 do do Charleston Do do Savannah ami 80 20 90
Orleans an on private for October 100 bales 10 NJ.
isc 40 Al rs ai6c Isle 20o at Is sloc t'o a.
for November 900 at Isle 100 at ise for DeeeHeer @ -
J,nnary leo AZ lSic To-day for October LOO st Lti
sO Al Is Ti6c 400 at lSe 100 November Isle lN do
leo do lS loo December !c and 500 ai lSte We sF'
New-York tribune., 1870-10-03
BANKING House OF HENRY CLEws 4 Co, 50
WAII-sT n. Y.

DANhINO- HUIoE OF IIFINhl NII@"o " W.T. ~
... WAu-sT, n. Y.
Deposit accounts can be opened with ms IN either
currency or coin, subject to check without notice.
Interest allowed upon all daily balances at current
market rates. Checks upon pass through the
Clearing House as if drawn upon any city bank.
We draw Bills of Exchange make telegraphlo
transfers of money and issue credits available in alb
parts of Europe
We issue Certificates of Deposit payable on de-
mand OF at fixed date, bearing interest and ayails-
BILE at all money centers.
Collections made in any part of the world.
CIEws HABICHT Il Co., Lothbury London
New-York tribune., 1870-10-03

BURLINGTON, CEDAR RAPIDS AND MINNESOTA lsr
MORTGAGE SINKING FUND CoNvERTIBLB PER
CENT. GOLD BoNDs.-The small remaining balance
of the Loan for SALE 80 and accrued interest These
Bonds return about double the rate of interest which
L. S 5Os pay while the security is as safe and fui5
equal 10 that of any Railroad Bond issued
HENRY CLEws & Co.. 81 Wall-st.
New-York tribune., 1870-10-03
Coleman Bencdicts closing quotations are as follows:


The statement OF the city banks this afternoon is
garded as favorable the increase of legal tender average
being s,C66,l8 There has been gain in the total
serve of $46s,ii3 aud reduction the total liabilities
OF s25,i75
The banks now hold In lawful money above the legal
requirement ss3,Go which gain OF s2T47s2 the
preceding week The following is q comparison of the
New-York tribune., 1870-10-03
HARVEY FISK.
A. s. LATCH.

HARVEY FISK A. s. HATCH.
FISK & HATcH.
Baakers and Dealers IN GorGnmcat Secsrii1,
No. Nassau-st.
NEw-YoRK, Oct. /, 1870.
The very natural inquiry, as to why we consider
the CENTRAL PACIFIC BONDS az good and safe an in
yestment as Government BOnds" is often made
What constitutes the value Of GoyERSspsr
BONDsi 1t is the belief on the part Of the people
that the Government is not only able, but intends
TO keep good faith with the holders that ts revenues
not only ample for, but will be used to pay the
interest and to reduce the principal. They have alse
ready market, can be disposed of easily and turned
at once into cash in of need
All these reasons hold good with CENTRAL PACIFIC
r. II. BONDS. The revenues of tho Road are large
certain and constantly incTeasing as will be seer.
by the following exhibit of earnings since its be-
,iu
New-York tribune., 1870-10-03
NEW-YoRK. Oct. 3. ls7o

NEw-YoRK, Oct 3, 1s7e
LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD.
Comparative earnings past three years:
1878 $2,228,6G9 a.
1S68-9.... 2,3S1, 1913 65 Increase. 52J2l II
1S69-70...... 2,954,65S 50 Increase..... 5'j.5O %
This is on same length of road
Road cost over; Sl0UyOOO
Mortgage debt less than. ............. 100000
The stock pays 8 per cent cash dividends the
road to be double tracked as fast as be done t.
keep pace with increasing demands upon it.
The result of many years business, and the unsul
lied reputation of this Corporation for punctuslity,
should command par for its bonds. We offer the
remnant Of this loan of 30 years bonds bearing seven
per cent interest, payable semi-annually in New
York, April and October at 90 and accrued interest
The bonds may be registered. if desired, and We
recommend them munhestatingly to all investors who
desire securities about which there is no doubt
J. b. ALEXANDER & Co., 10 Nassau-st.
JNo. J. Cisco, so Wall-st
New-York tribune., 1870-10-03

FIRST MORTGAGE Six N6 PER c1ar Coin Bo.ns
The earnings Of the Road for 1869 were ssaa0o
and for 1870 will equal s3,6OeOD The Road extends
from St. Louis to Kansas City, 2sS miles and N.
first and only mortgage ia for 100000. The Road
is now in its twentyfrst year Of operation end il
earning over three c times the interest on ia mort
gage debt. We recommend these Bonds az ore q,
the safest and best investments ever offered. Gov
ernments and other securities exchanged at roarke,
rates For further particulars apply to CLARK.
DODGE e. Co., 81 Wall-st.
New-York tribune., 1870-10-03

Total. ...... s253g79 10 s8I,l6 OF slol76 SO
Joseph ii. Ramsey is the President OF the Company;
J. PierrepOnt Morgan, Vce-President; William l.. NJ.
Phephs Secretary and Treasurer The lessees OF the
road are the Delaware ana Hudson Canal Company
The imports OF the week tother than dry goods ana
specie) amounted " si.lS6,27.
New-York tribune., 1870-10-03
BANKING AND FINANCIAL.

The undersigned offer for sale at ninety Ieol,
limited amount ot PACIFIC RAILROAD OF MISSOURI
New-York tribune., 1870-10-03

Hf''S'V'oT 'kHITtsettt tHIHbW &JFJbN Tne, FIII,iH
Ihe great Increase OF business along the line OF the
East RIVER and In the district including the boundaries
OF murray Hll has suggested the establishment Of the
Murray Hill Bank located the OF Trdave and
Thirty yseyenthst, which opens for business Monday
The Directors all well known business men. The
New-York tribune., 1870-10-03
5nstrnctlon.

A FIRST-CLASS BOARDING-SCH00L for
"A to sIes-Tots cost in English s2l0 per !esr Ad
dress Rev. 4. HANLOS Pennington. n J.
A COLLEGIATE or BUSINESS EDUCA-
N TON by University Professors ud other eminent teachers At
t reno4 Of lroio Private lessons at all
heu On sepafse apsm us for hde gentlemen gs and boys
French, Italian, aLnt
Greel al Commercial Bncl s-Iegalh Penmanshp Boot1eep
Day and Evening Lessons and
eIs Iiis or arrly TO PROFESSOR" 20 Fo1rthsye ,up
sfs oppos e Cooper Institute schools and families
lage NJ Il. Ia.rh-rs
New-York tribune., 1870-10-03
THE PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.

WASUINGTON, Oct. 1.-Ihe 10IIOWInB IS q IU- I
capltulation of the Public Debt statement which was
published to-day:
New-York tribune., 1870-10-03

The following shows the exports teIeusiye OF speole)
from the port OF NewYork foreign ports for tho week
ending Sept a. and since beginning of the year:
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-11-24

The Examiner thus DESERT es fashion.
able choir" ''rhe choir loft ten feet be-
hind and ten feet above the worshipers;
then the fourteen sorts of tune
books then the balustrade to hide tho
praisers; then the praisers themselves.
who come tripping to their places with
exlrbitrant satisfaction and demonstrative
delight then their salutations and greet
ings. which in any other part of the
church would be considered intolerable
irreverent therefore the choir loft is not
recogn lied as part of the church or the
inhabitants part Of the worshipers J
then the litter disease which is as in
durable in cAoirs as it is inseperable
from them then solemn singing with
background of merry smiles, hilarious
nudging and characteristic not to say
chorister istic) " inks /; then grand re-
connoitering Of tunsbooks, accompanied
by appropriate whispers, during the pray
.er or reading Of the Holy Bible then a
literary ntsrtainment, or an exchange
of penc illed notes on all the great ques-
tions that interest the human nind-ex-
cepting religion then the transformation
pf the CHOIR loft into sleeping car. of
which the choristcr is the conductor. who
wakes Up his passengers when it is time
20 gopraising againP
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-11-24

"a A very embarrassing case of mistaken
identity occurred on board the Missouri
Valley train, at Kansas City. the other
day. The wife of gentleman residing
in that city had been visiting in St. Jo-
sePd for several weeks, and he was expect
ing her that evening. On the arrival Of
the train he entered the car and saw a
lady whom he supposed to be his better
half, sitting very composedly with her
back toward him. He very slyly ap-
preached and placed his hands over her
eyes. The lady finally released herself
and Indignantly turned towards him. Il
is impossible 10 imagine his surprise on
finding the lady was an entire stranger.
He offered the proper explanation and
apology, and. tuning bis eyes in another
direction, he discovered b is bona Jidc wife
looking on and quietly enjoying the af-
fair.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-11-24

49, A Jealous New Orleans lover, who is
captain of a schooner, arrived in port ear
ly the other morning, and hastened to
find his lady love. On the way he
thought he saw her talking with ano ther
fellow. His FIRST impulse was to kill
him on the spot, but he only rushed up
frantically and tore them asunder. and
was proceeding to rend him pieceneal
when he discovered his M istake. 1t was
somebody's else's lover and somebody else.
His apology to policeman wouldn't DO,
and he had to tell his love story very pa
thetically in order to get away from the
Recorder next morning.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-11-24
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS

That one tablespoonful of ENGLISH FEMALE
BITTERS contains as much medicinal prop
critics as one bottle Of any of the pleasantly
tasted common advertised htters of the day
The medical profession to decide the CUES
ton. Be it understood that English Female
Btters is rot beverage, but is powerful
ron and Vegetable Tonic combined, curing
long standing chrome female complaints in
every direction.
Put up in large bottles at 81, so per bottle,
or six bottles for $500, and sold by druggists
.ad merchants everywhere.
J. P. DROMdoOLE & CO., Props
Memphis, Tena.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-11-24

ID. The Virginia Advance. published at
Culpeper Court House. Va. has suspen-
ded for want of money to keep the machiu-
cry oiled. Yoa might as we'll try to go
up In balloon without gas, as to make
. a newspaper 60 without large sized
pile of greenbacks. an inexhaustible
supply of patience and an incalculable
. amount of hard labor. -.Staunton Spec
tutor:
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-11-24

dooD.-A young lady at g. Western
temperance meeting said Brethren and
sisters, cider is a necessity to me and
must have it. 1t is decided that we are
: not to drink cider. | shall eat apples and
get some young man to squeeze me, for l
cannot live withou! the juice Of the ap-
ole.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-11-24

s., SMART INDIANs.-The Kaw Indians
in Kansas, are undoubtedly highly sus-
ceptible of civilization. They sa 1t the
,railroad tracks This entices cattle in
: front of the trains the cattled are killed
and "Lo" gathers up the carcasses and
keeps by him an abundance of roasts and
soup pieces
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-11-24
BLOOMING YOUNG GIRLS

hiddle-aged atrors, those at the criticel per,
Cd, and the aged grandma Their, are all cured By
the use of our English Female Bitters, now pre-
scrloed and usedt by physicians all over the
If you are troubled with Falling of the omh
attended with sense of weight and bearing
down pain in the back and side, and other atten-
dart evils, English Female Bitters will give en-
ire relief
fnement, and all others (male or female) who
are conEalescents from any protected o. debi,-
tating complaint, who gain strength slowly, and
who digestion is slow and imperfect. will find
these Bitters the very thing their system de-
assists digestion, arouses the liver, strengthens
mentally and physically, and fills the whole sys-
tenn with pure crimson qloqd coprsing through
its channels.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-11-24

We'll my dear, said our good pastor,
at Sunday school, to tow headed urchin
I am glad to hear you are getting to
be better boy Why, sir, said little
Joe looking up with grave esrnestness.
.gosh | amt been sick
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-11-24

A gentleman who has unfortunately
broken his word. is anxious to procure
some cement that will repair it. The
same composition with which people
mend their manners may possibly answer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-11-24

There is a new song called Father
will settle the ILL" Miss Jones consid-
ers it fine composition, but her papa
can't see it, and Miss Jones says it is be-
cause he is SO dreadful deaf.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-11-24

Four young ladies OF Indiana horse
whipped All impertinent youth who had
added their names to an auction list of
their fathers properly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-11-24

A would-be wit asked his uncle if the
'tolling of bell did put him in mind of
ibis approaching end No. sir be replied.
'but the rope puts me in mind of yours.