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The New York herald., 1871-12-09

For future delivery ,bas,s low mdhos, ,he sales have
follows Last evening Decemyer, lv At l9.sc
S00 si 10 ssc,l 200 al lahc 500 at ~ 8I6c 800 vt so
4O0 10 Sl6c 800 at leo., 2O at ~ 9lr January LOO
at ~ 3l6c leo at lgAc Febtuarv, tOU at lac 200 at
y Sss a !, lac March I le9 a. iesS sSo =, @ V @glOe
l50o al is,sc no at 10 l6c loo &c., 7V at ~ i5c
ZOO al iac ioa at ~ Life, 800 1870 January s0j st
ls,sc. "a, ~ ;sc; 900 q iac March 1@ =, e sLsc
hpri li.5c, $50 igAc., 100 at IL ll6c May,
40 "a 1910, 100 Al " i3.l5c., qW a. ig2sc. 2M At
Ia i3.lsc. fuia, 1850 BALES drani total 2a,ocl bacs.
roo bv steam, sisa IA Dv sai Sst asSd TO Havrc,
by sea ic geld sal. Nc Hamburg, bv steam, Nd,
compressed L. Bremen byl.es, l, gold cofapressct
Baltic pcrs, by SAL, rs lc., a2ld Tps recewu ~ ths
The New York herald., 1871-12-09

ports thus t-oaivestou fe2s New Orie,cs sit
Mobile lygt savannah, s577 Charleston. lsss Whining
ton. Tj Norpk, BIO baltimore. " New York 4g7
ton. bsatotat lh765 This wook 1.-TWO days Ssi
this day last year ig.lsi- We auotc - =
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STREET QUOTATIONS.
HaIs-pasf Five O'Clock r. M.
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

FRIDAY, Dec. B-6 r. ".
AeHEe. There continued fair demand for former
Sales made al 80 $8 So Pearls were in
msnd. but owing to the scarcity, prices have advanced
Sll With but few offerings Mt that price.
CASpLEs.The market continued la'e Improve.
ment but trade since last has been comparatively light
confined chiefly 10 the holiday requirements. We
uoteisperm S5c.; patent do tc; stearIc, 2sc 2ec
adamsntnc, ~ to Is ounces f5c. igc para1ne, TO-
COPPER The market during the past lrea
fairly active a decidedly higher prices and closed vita
strong upward tendency The sales aggregate 2Q00 lbs
2SSe. 26ac ana his month delivery 265c.
26s.c for future delivery Dispatches from Europe report
the market active ADVANCE OF fl0 fi2 per ton for
Chiie bars quoted est 1885, Tho market ciosss here
CoTrEr,-fhe market continues quiet. and pending The
tho Rio telegram (Which overuoJ parties show
bu, little disposition to operate We quote nomnely =
iSsse. dc d. good IsS. idas do sdep1,ms, issc
Java, &c . 21c. gold, duty paid.
CorroN The msrke! for this staple was fairly active
under continued favorable advces from Liverpool aud with
material falling OF n the receipts a. the shipping ports
interior favored sellers TO the
To- for ali grades except low mddirg upland lad low mid
ding Orleans snd TEXAS, TO which Improvement
conform quotations Forward Deliveries, without de-
ct change IN hrner and In active reucs. The
l,on, lhans ses sun1u 10 Hsf How
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-09-26
Havana Market.

HAVANA, September 16.-There has been a
large business done this week, the market having
been active for our leading staple and l0r import
cd goods, at frmer prices.
been granted by shippers for all suitable parcels
OF clayed. and under good demand-mostly for
the States-about Is 600 boxes, including to-1ay's
sales have changed hands since the date CT last
adv ces. No. II, d. s., has been paid lo1ial Z
reals per airobe. good strong current classes for
the season, while up TO llh re-. same basis. has
been obtained for Dorsnes, when, IN the aosence
OF centrlfucas. have been extensively bought OF
late for New York, the market closing nrmly at
| those prices uLder fast decreasing stock. Shl3.
pers to Europe have operated sparlnglv anu only
Two or three cargoes have been cleared. Common
train suga rs low numbers can be had on thebasis
OF lOil rs No. IL; but the following quo atoms are
based on loZ rs MOL for strong goods Of hgher
grades, which are at presen. the most In mand
Nos. TO 10 at sAa1o3 rs; Nos II and II at l0Ha
lo1l re-; Nos. l3 and II al llallH r.; Nos 10 TO
at lSal2 rs; Nos. IS to 20 at 12Kal3A rs, and
whites at 13hal6K rs ss to class.
Molasses Centrifugal and MI Muscovado @ t;tS sugars
ccount OF smallness OF supplies and higher prices
-acted by ho ters. The former are quoted ut 81 a9
Is Nos TO 10; The following. l2nals rs, Nos II to
and the latter, l0t4al0h rs for fair TO good re.
fning, at which prices OF sold here.
Receipts OF suyer at this port since 1st January
9j32.6 bnXas and SO, 707 hh s, against ,2eO, sI+
boxes and 474+s hhds In 1870. deliveries @ same
l,167, 527 boxes and 4s,o02 hhds n 1870. STOCKS
this morning 2l7 6l0 boxes and 2o72 hhds, against
ls3 7s2 boxes and 17lS hhds Ia 1870. Stock at Ma
tanzas Is 800 boxes and $40 hhds, against 5Si2
boxes and All hhds In 1870.
MoLAsSEs.-A lot OF clayed has been sold at 81
rs I, keg for deck load, and $50 hhds Musco-
vado, deliverable at a station OF the Matapzas
Railroad, at s2l p hid. lloney-The market Is
bare Of this article; last sale at 6a rs gallon.
Rum unchanged; s37a33 q pipe for 81 degrees:
wax steady at s9i1asx p arrobs for yellow, and
sI3Lai3A for while. Cotlee very nrm and active
at fi71sal7Z q quintal for Cuba and Porto Rico
first quality.
at the late advance, and there Is somewhat more
doing The market closes at SIX p box Tor
sugar, $50 q hhd for do, end SAX 2 ITO gallons
moasses nominal.
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Receipts by railroad, September 25.
socTH CAROLINA RAILROAD.

57s bales cotton, 81 bales goods, ls) bbls hour,
120 SACKS corn. To Railroad Agent, Z Bee L
CO, Wilcox, Gibbs & co, Dowllng CO., Brodle d
CO, Wagner & Murdaugh, Follin, II Walter =
CO. Graeser & Harmon, Pelzer, Rodgers co:
Trenholm Il Son. A Salinas, Wlss co, G
Williams co, Sloan & Seigntous. AS Smith,
Campseu & CO, Mnr,iecii e. CO, K'inck, Wickcn.
berg Il co, B U'Ne,ll, Smith, g Dukes CO,
Reeder Davis, 5 d S,oley, W Williams Son,
Kiusmau X Howell, Caldwell Son, T Downey,
Mowry Son, Wardlaw Il Carew, Mure co,
DeSauSsure, r Sharp.
NORTHEASTERN RAILROAD.
lse bales cot on, 23l bbls naval stores. cars
lumber, raj s, mdse, &C. To B,rden Parker,
Muwry 4 Son, Frost & Adgtr, Geo Williams X
co, " X Ryan, A Salinas T 2 Smith, A 5 smith,
Wni,den Jones, Trenholm 4 S n, Claghorn.
Herring X CO, ] f Adger & CO, ,venel co. ]
Prngle 4 Son, W Bee & CO, Pelzer, Rodgers L
CO. Gaiard Minost. kinsman Howell, wage
ner h Monsees, P Rlilroad Company, aud r. IL
road Agent,
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MARINE NEWS.
CHARLESTON, 8. C........ SEPTEMBER &c
Lat 81 deg 4e min 50 sec. Lon 7adeg 81 min 27 Sc
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.

Steamship Virginia, Hunter, Phiadelphia-left
- instant. Mdse. To W COurtenay, Jesh BIZ.
ler, Adger & CO, H F Baker & co. W Chafee
e. CO, z Clacius, Cameron, BarEley 4 co, S Cor.
ing, E Henderson, Jet1Urds co. Mantoue CO,
JGO MINOR i CO, O'Neill, POppenhelm, s
Strauss & Bro W Shepherd 4 co. Walker, Evans
Il Cogswell, Stefiens, Werner L Ducker. " II
welch Tiedemann. Calder Il CO, WeiskoIl,
Johnson. Crews i CO, Graveley, Ii NJ Bailey d
CO, Saml II Wilson Bro, J Z II Claussen, D0Wie,
Noise & Davis, James Hyer A Il Lewith. Fl Klatte
co, G Luhn, B Johnson L Co. Dr II Baer, Good.
rich, WIneman d CO, W A Skrine Hart & co.
Kor#ahrens, Jas Cosgrove. Georgia Railroad,
Walsh, Kinsman & Howell. Bollmann Bros,
klrck, MicSenberg co, II Krlete, A QuacS.
enbush, Elias & Bro, Schu1hmann, II Young,
Frost j. Adger, JUhn Archer, F Paddon, Cna
pin, NJ II Nathan, Byrne Il Fog lrly, W Caring.
ION 4 CO. A y Barbot G " Mclver, l. Scnnel. VIM
NJ Bird & CO, o F Wieters, MeitZler, Paul La
lane & Co. ii BulwinIle, S II Allen, 81 liapDoldt,
A liefenthal. KanapauG 4 Gonzales, F O'Neill,
NJ Goldsmith u Son, G Fol In, Fogartie5 Book
lepot, Holmes. Calder & co, WAGNER MonSees,
ii luc, Thos s Budd.
Boat from Edst bales upland cotton. To
St0ney LDwndts.
Boat from Christ Church. / bag sea Island cot
'tor. 10 ST ney < I.nwndes
Boat from Christ Church I b,y s.a island cot.
| ton. To Gaillard Il MinOtt.
Received frcvl 81. AuGrew's. l bag sea Island
cotton. 10 Gailard / M,no,t
Receive from Chisolm's Mill. IS terces 6f r.ca
| TO II BisChCI i co.
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NEW york Naval Stores ,Iark,t

From the Journal o! Commerce, SATURDAY., Sep.
TENDER %: The market for spiri 'urpe', tine is
more &C i've, In part on speculation bu, largely to
meet wants consumers. Sales are 10 bhls in
mel chantabe order 5S1lc: II b6s, 80 &c; fu.ly $50
bbls ON spot in yard mostly, 60 ; Closing at this
s9c $50 bbls to arrive, at soc, and 100 bhls sci.
lers- option balance OF the year, 5Sc: Rosins-.he
market for strained Is higher and very stIoaS'
viii considerable demand. Sales are cargo,
1900 bbls strained, on pr vate terms; geo tos
Strained cOmmon Sc Is; 100 bb!s good strained.
"a o. AMI lIe btlS No "a MOL, So a5a+ s.. We
quote str ind So :OaS 25; No? So $5aS Is; No !.
~ NJ ooSerato demand and weak. SAILS are 80 bOls
EeWbern, So 20, ard 100 b5's Winning o., ss.
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New York Rice Market.

From the Daily Bulletin, Satu day, Seltemoer,
% Domestic nOt very plenty; but In view OF the
probable early receipts OF new crop, hol ers meet
most calls freely and accept former rates. saies
OF lCo tierces at s1laec for common to good. anu
9kc for very choice. East India eon,inues, , 10 10
uuite arm, ESP cially on Patna which Is rather a
iayorlie with buyers at the moment, and the
stock belrg well Concentrated holders @ have dn con
siderable advantage Sales OF 2oG 4Nc oaas nansoon
at 6sIa7c, and $50 bags Pa'na al 1aan%c.
From the Journal OF Commerce Thsre IS not
much doing TO day. The supply is small ana
holders are firm In their views, but tne demano Is
now foi small lots for current use. We note sales
or so tierces Carolina at SIS 75a9 % l6O bags Ran
goon at 6Xa7c; and 100 bags Patna at IIa7Ic.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-09-26

r-o,, ,be Daily Bulletin OF Saturday, Septem-
Fr0s. oe heceinfs today 2l40 bales The supply
iu nea little more LIBERAL and the fe,ng Is easier,
that "a dealers lind less difficulty 10 filling orders,
ali that comes IN is taken, however, at late
nIices' Sales are Of shipping grades, lGO bales
Tor Brun,wick Ca, at 81 Is, 90 bales for Charles.
TON at 81 TO- s. bales for Portsmo tn at 81 TO- and
30 bales for Norfolk at 81 TO- Retail Is steady In
price, with go0d demand at former quotations.
Straw is firm. 0at Is not plenty.
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Wilmington Market.

WILMINGTON, September 23.-SPIRIrs TUa.
pBNTINE-Sales OF l3 casks at S. and so at 56c per
gallon for Southern packages, II casks at SIC fur
New York packages.
RosIN-Sales Of 1889 bbls at So so for strained.
81 80 65a2 IS for No ., IS 50 for low No and 81
al 25 for extra pale.
CRUDE IURPESTISE-Sale' Ct Els IBIS at 81 60
for hard 81 ior Yellow dip and 81 so for virgin.
TAR.-Sales OF so bb,s ar 81 25 per bbl.
COTToN.-Sales OF ia bales as iollow$:3 at IL 4,
70 at ls and o. at lS1i per 10.
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RIcE-There was moderate demand az steauy
rates. Sales 81 tlerces clean Carolina, say ~ ~
s., 80 at snc q ft. We quote fair at sh, good
sH@sKc q fb.
NAVAL. SroRHs,-The business In naval stores
has been quite light and sales small on account
OF the heavy rains In the turpentine districts,
which renders hauling to road almost Impossible
Sales to-day 1876 bols No 2 and rosin at 81 0o9
60, and small lot Of spirits at SAC.
FssIsHrs.-To Liverpool oy steam, direct, IA
ON upiauds, Id on sea Islands; via New York,
sd on upiauds, "a on eea islands; oy sail, on
uplands s.l6d, sea islsnds nominal. T. Ha-
yre nom,nai. Coastwlse-to New YosS by
steam, %c on uplands and 1c ca aea is'
lands: 81 75 p tisrce on rice; by sail, nc 2 10
c,.:cn; p tierce on rice; ACC q barrel On ros!p,
s-@; gon lumber; 500 q Il en- t!Ebsr.
Roston. bJ sail, &c p fb Gn upland cotso: :.
To Providence. BY SAL IS q n on boards, ~
n fb en- cotton: By steam 81 2 oale on New
York rates. To Philadelphia, BY cteam, &c p fb
ON uplands; by sai, 81 q on boards; 50 Oh
timber; 50 a ton on clay, AID $Sca so en- phos
pilates. To Bal;,u ore, by steam, 10 p by
sail, 50 so@7 p II on boards; s @s2s q ton N
phosphate rock. Yes ,els are IN demand oS
our merchants to take lumber freights lrcm
GEORGETOWN, s. G., Darien s2d SstEia River, Co.,
aud Jacksonville. Fla, to Northern fcr.s, and $40
oI2 q II sre the rates on lumber and ooafos'
notwithstanding 60 day bills 2s's.
DOMESTIC ExcHASGE.-The banks are ru'-
chasing sight checks at I@K Oh, and sell at par.
There is no business doing in time bills.
GoLD-l49l5.
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LIST OF VESSELS
UP. CLEARED AND SAILED FOR THIS PORT.

FORE l G n.
LIVERPOOL
Nor bark Luget, Nielsen, sailed. August 9
Bark Annie Kimba, Stinson, sailed. August 2s
The Sancho Panza, Wiley, August 70
WEST HARTLRPooL. ENG.
The Elise, Eroacs, sailed. August Q
CALLAo.
Fr bark Melaine. Bertho sailed .........Aay "a
ALLoA, SCOTLAND.
The Ormen, Berkholm, sailed. August 26
ST. JOHNS, N. B.
Br steamship Milbanke, Smith, sailed. Sept 13
RIO DB JASEIRo.
German schr Clara, Bodewes, sailed August %
DOMESTIC.
BOSTON.
Brig Minnie Able, -, p.............:..Septl Is
Brig L'zabel, -, up........... .-...."..S sept ~
Schr Charles Comery, tinhham, up ......Sept ls
NEW YORK.
Steamship South Carolina. Beckett, sald.. Sept %
Steamship Georgia. CrOwell, cleai ed.. .....Sept 20
Schr w Brown, Wicks, clea ed......"..Se Sept p
Schr Lilly, Hughes, up....... .......SepC Is
Schr II T Hedges, FranSlin, cleared. sept IL
Schr Myrover, Brown, p..................Sept IL
PHILADELPHIA.
Steamship Gulf Stream, HcCreery, up. Sept IS
Schr Henrietta, Leevitr, up...............Sept y
Schr Henry Allen, Tatem, cleared. ....... Sept II
BALTIMORE.
schr Ida Richardson, Bedell, cr,d. d........Sept %
Sehr Mary Msngum, Beveridge, up.....Sept y
Schr St!ckhey, Fooks, ..Sept 9
RocKpoRr, Nh.
schr Frank Emily, McCobb, cleared. ....Sept ID
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CLEARED YESTERDAY

Steamship James Adger, Lockwood. New York
James Adger & CO.
Br Ia: Black Prince, Marshall Port in Great
Britain-R Mure i Gu.
SAILED YESTERDAY.
Steamship James Adger, Lockwood. New York
UP FOR THIS PORT.
Schr Henrietta, Leavltt, at Philadelphia, Sep
tember %.
CLEARED FOR THIS PORT.
Steamship Georgia, Crowell, at New York, Sep
tember q.
SAILED FOR THIS PORT.
Steamship South Carolina, Beckett, from New
York, September %.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-09-26
MARINE NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.

MAXINE NEWS Bf TELEHhAfd.
NEW YokR, September % Arrived. the steam
ships wyoming and Humboldt. Arrived out, the
Westphalia and Cuba.
September "a Arrived, the Virgo.
September 26.-Arrived, City OF Brooklyn. Cam
bria and City Oh limerick. Arrived out Colorado
aud Aleppo.
SAVANNAH, September 23.-Cleared. schrs R
Phelps. New York, and A Fabins. Boston; bark
Silas Fish, Boston. Cleared, steamships San Sal
vador and Montgomery, New York; ToDawanda
Philadelphia.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-09-26
Chas. A. Easton's Cotton Report, for the
Week ending September 22.

NEW YORK, September 23.-THE MARKET.-ln
our last report the market closed quiet and frm.
mlddlings 2lnc. Saturday the market was triie
easier and holders showed more disposition to re-
alize than for some days past; buyers, however,
were cautious and operated sparingly; sales 1853,
middliugs &C. Monday the market was dull and
erted depressing influence upon holders: Sales
l64I middlngs 2oAc. Tuesday the market was
dull and depressed; sales l75l, mlddlings 2ohc;;
wednesday the advices from the South Indicated
further damage tn the crop from rain and worms,
upon the strength OF which the market became
nrmer and more active; holders were less di'.
posed to realize, and offered but small proper.
tion OF their stock; sales 270S, middllngs 2enc.
Thursday the market was quiet and prices trne
easier for the bet'er grades; sales 134i middlngs
zoe Yesterday the market was dull and Inactive;
holders offered fair amount OF STOCK. but buyers
were not disposed to operate; sales 1856, middlngs
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COMMERCIAL NEWS.
Exports.

Srv YoRK-Per steamship James Adger-os
,,snS sea island and $50 bales up.and COTTON, 20
casks clay IS hhds tob icco ,,,o.
PoRr IN GREAT BRITAIN-Per Br bark BLACK
PrInce-3645 bbls rosln.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-09-26
Carnage and Patience.

Life is sad. because we know 1t,
death. because we know 1t not;
But we will not fret or mnrmuf-
Every man must bear MS lot.
Coward feartS who shrink anu ny,
Are not fit TO live or Gle
Knowing life. We should not fear II,
Neither death, for that's unknomn'
Courage. pat ence-rhese are virtues
Which for many sins atone.
Who has these-and have not IL
He is fit to live and die
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MEMORANDA

MEMORANDA.
The schr Ann 4 Susan, Podger, fer Martinique
cleared at Georgetown, 5 G, 14th inst.
The schr Susan Wright Mount, for Georg stoWn,
S q, c.eared at New York September %.
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and FIoridas. Mobile. Orleans Texas

Cp!and New
and Floridas. Mobile. Orleans Texas
Ordinary ........16N II TX l7S
Good ordinary .lSn 1Sh lS!a 1873
Low middling ..l9i4 19H 1919 l9I
sales or the week s3is bales-including S3ll
to spinners 1852 to speculatcrs, and 1875 to ex'
Gross receipts at this port for the week 1898
bales. Since lst September l5,o56 bales, against
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FARES GREATLY REDUCED.

FARES GKEATLY REDUCED.
Steamers OF tie above nneleave Pier 148h
No. a., North River. foot or Canal SRkHR
street. New York, at IL O'Clock noon, OF the l6tn
and 30th of every month except when these
dates foil on Sunday, then the Saturday preceo
ing.
All departures connect at Panama with steam.
ers fGr South Pacific and Central American Forts.
Departure Of 18th touches at Kingston Jamaica.
For Japan and China steamers leave San Fran
cisco nrst OF every month except when 1t falls ON
Sunday; then on the day preceding.
No California steamers touch a. Havana, but
60 direct from New Yors to AsplnWall.
Que hundred pounds baggage free TO each adul',
Medicine and attendance free.
For Passage Tickets or other information spp.y
at the COMPANY:S TICKET OFFIeE, on u
wharf foot OF Canal street. North River. New
YORK. F. B. BABY, Agent.
jaiy28-iyr
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PORT CALENDAR.

sSt orarrer, 8.h. 4 hours. so n mites. evening.
New N Ion, 18th. l hlTr, 40 minutes, evening.
F g. quarter 2lst. IL hOur5, 81 micutes. evening
Full Moon 2Sih hour. "a minutes. evening.
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The Charleston Cotton, Rice and Naval
Stores Market.
OFFICE CHARLESTON NBws,

OFFICE CHARLESTON NEWS,
MONDAY EvENI' G, september %, 1871.
Corros.-The market for this staple had rsther
an easier tendency at the commencement OF oasl
ness and transactions took place at soitenlng
rates. but the better kilograms caused iather
more steady action in the article, which closed
vithout important change, the inquiry oeiog
rnaIn,v from a few buyers. Sales about $50 bales
GOV 10 az II 80 TX, e5 at TX, Ill at ls, II 81
1ou 81 AZ 1s,.. 81 at ls3I, SO at lshc. Wequote:
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The nne Steamship SEA GULL, Dutton, Com.
mander, will sail for Baltimore, on TUESDAY,
September 20, at O'Clock P. III.
lr Philadelphia Freights Forwarded to tnat
city BY railroad from Baltimore without addl'
tlonal insurance, and Oonsignees are allowed am.
re time TO sample and sell their GOODS 1rom
theRailroad Depot in Philadelphia
For Freight or Passage apply to
PAUL q. TKENHOLM, Agent,
sep21-5 No. Union Wnarvel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-18
The Lafe DeERfcafjou.

The EeTutlicGR recommends that few dis
IursnE officers at central points pay all bills of
the government for military supplies. This
system may be pushed too far. 1t is already
the policy Of some bureaus, and carried as far
as Is jCst 10 the public credit or creditors.
Creditors at the circumference already com
plain that they can be paid only by checks on
some distant Otice. This is one of the incidents
Of frontier and wilderness supply. But if the
system OF CO,sOiidation Is carried too far il VIII
bring into existence class o. middlemen
brokers II public accounts, dealers in vouchers,
Who viii discount the government bills, and this
tax or discount viii in the end be felt BIZ the
Treasury in the increased prices Of all supplies
II such system the actual creditor is not
generally known to the officer who paws the
bills; G-Ice opportunities fer fraud. II is the
duty o. the government to take care of the
peoples money. but il is also duty to pay a
creditor at some reasonably convenient point,
aud not 70 expose the smaller dealers to the
CxaCtiC,-s Of a horde Of intermediate agents and
brokers, who take care to be well paid for their
Share IL business with the government.
The other system suggested, OF audit before
payment, Is The system Of the city OF New York,
UrIlcasaHuy Illustrated just at this time By
,lUdSe BarnaTJ's Injunction and the Tines cru
Sadc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-18

The TcgTes Of the Tammany ring seem to get
G-,I'r in TIE mire with every struggle. The
latest dodge Of Comptroller Connolly has been to
& -ClaTge Lis deputy and appoint Andrew H.
Green II lis pace. instead Of resigning himself
This las iHcIc~s. Il the intens ty OF the Kilkenny
cat tglt gong on between the members Of the
broken r.Us. the Hall-Iweed crowd asserting
that 1T Is a sku,hing intrigue 10 shield Connolly
and prevent tie appointment Of thoroughly
upright man Ike General Mcclellan or Mr. Bel
mont 10 the ComPtrcllership:" while on behalf
81 Connolly II is maintained that the HaIl-TweeJ
men WaH, TO make him the scape-g goat, and put
somebody in his place who will screen them II
l. very pretty fight as it stands, and nobody
ra-es which whips, while everybody would be re-
jo,ced if, Ike th-ir famous feline prototypes,
Ley would manage 70 eat each other up entirely