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DESTRUCTIVE STORM IN SAVANNAH.
CONTINUED FROM E1GHTH PAGE.

and Broughton streets was badly damaged by water,
The ciooK on the west side of the Exchange lost a
minute hand, ana at one O'Clock yesterday after
neon the hour hand was trying to convince people
thae the time OF day was twentynve minutes TO
seven O'Clock. This was one OF the vagnrtes OF the
storm.
wharves and some OF the shipping In port received
SLIGHT damage by chadng,
was blown into Bay lane. and rendered unfit for
About one O'Clock Yesterday morning the United
chored across the river opposite Habersham's rice
mill, got adrift and was discovered heading down
the river by Andrew McGreal and q watcnman. The
latter getting aboard, McGreal and the watchman,
after great exertions succeeded IN making the
schooner fast at the Charleston wharf, she sustain
ing no damage by going adrlft.
The old foundry shed on River street. near West
Broad street, OF Rose h Arkwright, was tumbied to
lumber.
About the same time that the Bache got adrift the
British bark Torryburn, lying ut Knzie's mill. broke
her fnooriDgs, dragged two anchors and driited to
the market dock. where she was secured: she sus. US
nagstsa and carried the forward awning Of the tug
portion Of the shed of the Upper Cotton Press
was blown down, but the damage Will be speedily
considerable amount OF ground around the
landing at the foot OF Lincoln street was washed
away, leaving dangerous hole for man or beast TO
On Friday night last the water washed away the
STONES ana shuu around tue drain, WHICH COulQ not
discharge the flow OF water fast enough at the foot Of
East Broad street. The result Is large hole, which
@ sr e Se ng ap ne aa
cleared away, rendering plank necessary to reach
the steps.
II was noticeable fact that the sycamores suffered
more In proportion to any other klnd Of trees, The
live oaks sustaining little or no injury.
| THE UTILITY OF THE SIGNAL BUREAU.
The violent storm which prevailed In Florida on
THURSDAY last was predicted from the office OF the
Chief Signal OfcertO extend northwest. with strong
east winds and rain on the South Atlantic coast.
Ehe storm arrived at one p. NJ. Friday, aocompa-
.nled with very heavy rain, doing considerable
damage to property, &c.
The signal service reports show that at nineteen
Snlnutes past seven A. NJ. yesterday merning, when
che storm was about leaving 1t gave the city Of
charleston o visit and threatened Wilmington. La
ter reports show that 1t is leaving Charleston and
1t now remains for the Signal Bureau TO continue to
trace It. The correct predictions OF the bureau have
paved great many lives and an immense amount
OF property.
Between seven O'Clock on Friday morning last and
The same hour yesterday morning rain fell to the
depth OF over eight inches
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THE CITY BANK SHARES.


The following were the bids for the city bank
stocks:-New York, 1876 Manhattan, 147; Mcr-
chants, 49, Mechanics, 1885, Union, 1856; America,
Hs; lCity, 225; Phenix, 106 Tradesmen's,
l5l Mechanics and Traders. 1870; Gallatn
National, 125; Merchants', Exchange, 100; Sev-
enh ward LOG; State OF New York, Ill; Com.
merce, III; Mechanics Banking Association,
lis; Mercantile, 125; American Exchange,
III; Metropolitan, 14l; East River, 112,i; Market,
12s; Nassau, 1os1; Continental, seA; Marine, 1856;
commonwealth, 90; Importers and Traders, 1888;
Manufacturers and Merchants, l0l New York Ma.
tional Exchange, 100; Second National, 1s0; Fourth
National, III; Ninth National, 1l6I; Gold Ex-
change, 10; Bankers and Brokers' Association, 90.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES DULL.
The Southern list was dull ana without im.por-
tant variation in prices. The following were the
closing street quotations for the leading issues:-
Tennessee, ex coupon rs 75A; do. new, rs a
76 Virginia, ex coupon. e3 Ga; do new, II a 72;
do. registered stock, Old 5lM 53s; do. consos GA
e6s; do. deferred, 90 a 80; Georgia sixes s4 81;
do. sevens, 9ih as2h; North Carolina, coupon, As
aAs do, funding, 1896. "a a S5 d. d. Is6s 80 q ~:
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40. new, 25h 2T; 40. speciai TAX. IL a 20; Mis-
souri, slxes 30 965; do. Hannibal ana st. Joseph.
o5h Q 90; Louisiana sxes CT a go; do. new, 60,s q
6l1; DO. levee skies, 20 II; do do eights SO s5;
do Penitentlary sevens. 72X 73Il; do. railroad
eights, II so; Alabama nves. 81 a 70; do. eiahts
100 lol; do. railroad eghts 90 o5; South Caro-
lina SKIES, 10 10; do. new January and July, 81 a
57h; DO do.. April and October. so a 60; Arkansas
SKIES, 5SA SAY; 40. sevens issued TO Little Rock
and Fort Smith Railroad, 6SH So: do. do.
Memphis and Little Rock Railroad, s4s o5.
STOCKS DULL AND STRONG.
The stock market continued dul IN face OF what
seemed an effort on the part OF the cques 10 start
popular movement on the bull side based upon
the enthusiasm connected with the negotiation of
the new loan. The clques gave the market good
'Send-od," as they would say at Saratoga about
these times and advanced Lake Shore to III Y, and
the rest Of the market 4 u per cent but
1t soon "balked" and finally came to
stand-still, the dealings after midday being
purely nominal. the success OF a government
five per cent loan Is extensively used az an argu-
ment In favor OF the advantages presented TO In
vestors by the dividend paying stocks more
especially, but the argument would have more force
were not its exp0unders suspected Of being largely
Interested In securing q market for many OF the
dividend paying (and dividend paying, securt
ties. Indeed. the success OF the loan was fully
discounted In the great spring In stocks. The
cliques knowing Mr.. B0utweps plans bought heavy
lines OF stocks last WINTER and would have marketed
them ut enormous profits had not the loan dragged
heavily throughout the interval since May 1. Now,
however that the loan is or the cliques look for the
advent Of those influences which they counted upon
earlier In the summer to oat their loads. Indeed,
it is facetousy ntmated that II the pubic will not
come In at this their last opportunity the cdues
will make contract with the great European ana
American Syndicate to undertake the negotiation OF
all their various securities and dispose OF them to
the residents OF Amsterdam and 10 other citizens,
and 70 countries not 80 bcnighted as the American
community.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
The following table shows the highest and lowest
d riceS OF the nrinCinal stocks during the day
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the section as commsn ded and thus liquidated ac-
corolng To legislative mandate, the old legacies or
aUes s n, Ordinarily and m 70 she e1 com m
cluded In the taxes OF this year. They would then,
OF course, have largely sweed the taxes OF 1871.
Subsequent legislation directed That these revenue
bonds should be provided for by the issue Of long
bonds so to distribute upon the future the burden
OF the taxation incurred under operation OF the
same manner the Legislature Of 1871 instead OF COM
pellinR the county Of New York TO raise nearly two
millions OF taxes 20 pay or the county proportion
or the State bounty debt which falls due TINS year,
ordered Its amount to be funded for future care,
and thus further diminished present taxation. The
paTtisans OF the federal government claim applause
TO promote the prosperity OF the Union, or to pay
enormous legacles In alleged past mismanagemenJ
OF federal affairs me city debt has necessarily en-
extinglis old liabilities. Yet how does the federal
government reduce the debtf Why, by levying
enormous, direct or Indirect taxes on the present
Ike policy and levied even the high rates Of taxation
which are common to most cities mot two
the federal government, make the present genera
tt0n materially diminish our own debt and all
Its necessary accretions, instead OF putting that
pay now for permanent improvements which VIII
last through years TO come. ana which Will, by In
creasng the value OF property, render 1t easy for
debt. For instance, New York could by taxation
pay now the whole cost OF taking and laying out
parks and bouevaras; but would this be wise or
farS
In conjunction with these accounts the Mayor also
taxes opportunity to die with you the valuation OF
the resources OF city and county made by Messrs.
COurtlandt Palmer, Anthony ]. Bleecker and Adrian
II. Muller. Their schedules are minute In lnfOr-
nation. They have been several months engaged
In the work, employing assistants and examining
experts They nave aimed at conservative mini
mum valuation rather than one amenable to the
criticism OF an Overestimate. Their schedules are
aggregated as follows but the full details deserve
ANh vnNtsd a. Antl
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The quotations based cotton running Ia quality moi
than half grade above below the grade quoted
The receipts at the poIs sum up thus Gaveson New
%; Norfolk, sos Baltimore rs; New York. 5s Total,
year, SIS Rates for cotton freight foreign ports
closed foDows:To Liverpool by steam, nd. By sau,
by steam bsd TO Bremen BY steam &C. gold, compressed
To Baltic ports, by sail. NC. u Ic gold.
FLOUR Ann GRAIN' cRecepis-Fiour, se9l bbs; wheat,
$3.50 bushels corn 0O bushels meal 100 bbs and
100 bags oats. 1880 bushels; barley 1900 rye sOC
do The nour market continued duh great sellers
were without business The sales about 5000 bbs
mostly shpping qualities aud low grades Rye -four was
dali There were small sales Of auperfne within the
of quot aons. Corn meal quiet, but steady 10,
both barrels and city sacked We note sales OF f5 bbs
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WOSty silver.
GOVERNMENTS rEvERISH AND LOWER
The decline IN gold weakened the quotations for
government bonds, especially the negotiation OF
the new bonds makes the redeemable fve-twentles
halt at par in gold as the limit OF their value The
recent generalization OF the foreign exchanges
also contributed to reshpments from the European
Market The probability Of formal redemption OF
the e.hve.twenties appears greatly modified by the
facts that the European subscriptions Will be In
effect simple conversions, and that at the end
OF the negotiation OF the entire $500, OOO 600
of i've per cents Mr.. Boutwell, Will have
no other resource on which to draw for
such redemption than his usual Trea.
sury coin balance, OF which he has ever been so
chary. Furthermore, it would be the acme OF folly
to offer to redeem 500 OOO 600 In one sum at par In
gold, when, by continuance of the usual weekly
programme, ne can buy the bonds cheaper as he
did to-day. The following were the closing street
prices:-United States currency skies, 10Y ll6X;
do. 1881, registered, 11s q 11sl; do do, coupon,
11sI 119; do. fve-twenties, registered, May and
November, 13X 1l41s; do. do, 1862, coupon, do,
ia a 1l4's do. do, 1884, do. do, ia ll4i4; do.
do, 1885, do do, ia l14t4; do. do, registered,
January and July, 1l3 a 1131s do. do, 1865, cou-
pom, do, 1875 1885, do do, 1867 do. do, 1l3Il
1l3A do do, 1868, do do, ia ll41; do ten
foriies registered 1loi4 1lO1a; do do, coupon,
1l4i4 114h.
RAILROAD ROSDs
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Death at the Dinner Table

Mrs. Bridget Burren, after partaking of SUBJ
Stantia dinner yesterday, at her residence No. s3
South Third street, Williamsburg, suddenly fell or
0er chair and expired. Heart disease caused DEATH
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Accident on SkipbOard. i.

Hewlett Allen. residing in Albany, fell from the
bow Of the ship George Hurlbert at the Atlantic
Dock yesterday, and landing upon a canal boat be-
meath broke both his wrists and one OF his legs. He
was taken to the hospital.
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BROOKLYN AFFAIRS.
DrOWning Casualty,


boy named William Mclaughlin, residing at 97
York street. fell overheard at the Fulton ferry last
evening and was drowned before assistance could
seach him. HIS body was soon alter recovered.
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BROoKLYy POLICE.
Abstract Of tho Annual Report.

Thomas De witt, Chief Clerk OF the Board OF Po.
lice: william Van Anden, Treasurer; Horace Holt
property clerk; Thomas Powers. examining engi-
meer; and Police Surgeon Kissam submitted their
annual reports to the Board yesterday. The total
number OF the force Is 449 which is shown to be in
sufclent inasmuch as some OF the posts OF the pa
trolmen extend rom twelve to fifteen miles, and 1t
Is impossible to hear call for assistance from one
end to the other The Clerk says the citizens ought
10 congratulate themselves mat there Is so little
crime III Brooklyn. The force Is cassed as follows:-
Naptalns ...............'.' ~
SeargeantS, ~
NOuHusucH... 81
PatromeD doing patrol duty ty.................. 1903
Patrolmen doing special duty SO
DOOiueu 20
During the past year there were 90 Bs6 persons ar
rested Among the number were Tor murder, 1893
for burglary, IL Tor SON for forgery 80 for high
way robbery for inanu eide, for Illegal voting,
tor Kidnapping. for perjury FOR prostitution and
Ii for rape. Police surgeon kissam reports that
there have been csc policemen treated for various
diseases. ne says that the station houses are IN
ports that has been $59,972 81 worth or pro-
perry recovered during the past year. All has heen
reclaimed except $780, The inspector OF boilers re-
ports that during the past year l325 have been in
spected, and I66 or them were found defective and
condemned.
The report OF the Treasurer OF the Board shows
the receipts 10 have been fjsT o02 20. and the dis.
bursements $5G4o46 10, leaving balance on hand
OF f24,s56 OF.
che loss to the city py street lamps not being
lighted amounts TO $l3.379 a.
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ODD FELLOWSHIP.
n1eotIsg Of the Grand Lodge Of the Stato 81
New York.

correspondent OF the Albany Argus, writing
from Utlca under date Of August II, SAYS
The annual session of tnp Grand Lodge J. o. or u.
F. Will convene In this city tomorrow. The attend-
ance OF members will no douDt be large Telegraph
may anticipate something Of this letter, yet there
The most prominent u the steady increase OF tho
order.
Since the last session OF the Grand Lodge held
year ago at Rochester forty clspensatiens Ior tho
charter Of subordinate lodges have been issued
of which no less thGh eleysn are lodges resusci-
tated. - -
The footings or the reports OF me suDorulnAso
lodges for the year ending March 81 ls'l' are a
Initiated ....5lI5 witndraw2ly BY card. Lett
Admitted BY card. :. S76 Suspended.... Il, 4O9
Renstatea ......... S39 Deaths. ......"..... 25S
Expelled. .......... 50
IOJAA. ., 100
Showing net increase during the year Of. 3.542
Add membership reported March 81, ls70..... 20 732
-.
Total membership. ...........,. ...-...... .2@,TA
The fiscal WORK Of the Lodges for the year Is:
PAID Tor relief OF brothers..
Paid for relief OF widows ws................... IL laS
PAID for burial OF the dead ad................ lZ4so
Paid FOR education OF orphans. s3A
iotA
Total revenue OF Lodges March 81, 1871. ~"
Special Deputy Grand Sire Morse, OF Caliiorn!a:
Switzerland-under the Jurisdiction OF The Grana
Lodge OF the United Statesby nstltuting suoorul.
nate Lodges al Stuttgarth, Wurtemourg beriln anu
Dresden In Germany, and at Geneva III owiGet-
| lana, reached New York on Friday, Is now ~ tn&
CAY, and Viii le ore Nat tae SESSIONS oA 1nn v. u
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But 1t is eminently proper that the local county
legislature, In any mode Just to our resources,
advised be not seected OF scrutnizlng the accounts
and put to confusion the evident partisan conspi-
racy which has been formed against the credit OF
the city and county at home as well as abroad.
A. Oakley HALL Mayor.
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Attempted Suicide.

Richard Cliff, shoemaker, residing at 40 Green
Wich street, New York, attempted to commit sui
eide yesterday by drowning himself at the foot Of
p0ralemOn street. He rescued by oflcer HarrisS
pf The First precinct and as he was believed TO be
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An Unfortunate Kelly.

James Kelly, twenty years OF age and employed in
removing an embankment at the Sackett street
boulevard, was crushed to death yesterday by the
caving in Of quantity Of earth. When dug out his
body was shOckingly mutlated, the 1esh being torn
erom his face his arms ammed into his side and the
bones pr0trudtng from his legs.
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Clearing Out an Absentee's House.

The residence of Daniel Van VOORHEES,, 39l Bridge
freet, was burglarlously entered ON Tuesday night
Che family are out OF town. and the thieves having
no one TO interfere with them ransacked the house
and took everything OF value.
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Boarding House Robb cries.

man, giving his name as J. H. Osborne, engaged
poarduat the house Of Mrs. Hoogland, No. 80 Pierre
ponr street, on Tuesday, and embraced the oppor.
tunity OF rObbing 1t OF $40 worth OF property.
young man engaged board yesterday at 160
FRANKLIN avenue, and shortly after disappeared
with 500 woxh OF clothing belonging to William
Harrington, QUE Of the Doarders
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STREET QUOTATIONS..
Haif.past Five O'clock r. M.
COMMERCIAL REPORT.
WTDN EsDAY, August

WEDNESDAY,, August 23-6P M.
CoYrEE-The movement Rio coffee continued ACTIVE
at fun prices the tendency of being decidedly
favorable holders We note sales 2s7 bags pre per
steamer North America at 124c gold bond; two In.
voices choice, 500 bags and 55 bags respectively per same
vessel 1SHc, gold In bonc in Baltimore 5000 baas
per Hecla, good invoice, at l2stc., gold, In bond;
7s5 bags per Redwng private terms $3.50 bags per
Warren Ordway at &c., gold in bond $500 bags At
Hampton Roads Glympse at 1ssc. gold, bond Other
firm, but quiet We quote Ro ordinary careoes
lokc. llc. fair do, hbc. ll14c.; good do, l2Ac
. I2hc do, lSc. l3ac.; range for lots.
& al sSS IN PSnd Bon .n 'S i1y day.. credit
22kc; singapore l7c lsc. csyon, iSc T1c.; Mara.
o' s s srSs bon SSSd ss os .%,'sa Costa
ise Eisa savana ic & &C csee. e ssa ise a.
gold, duty paid. thirty to sixty DAYS credit.
Rsa Sssr spSs
1Se @ e chee
small sales for spinning purposes in progress
e future psss ses; @ sn1% p. 'ay %
pee s i ar sSS
ber IS November il sc for December The
TeDan LaaHvenmg. Toe.
dops%mv;on EagSra c;;;...:.. ........::. " s.;
Speculation. .......-...... 81 80
ro,al... ................ sg7 81 7a
i5sc 500 at s sc go 80 al is se October 500 a,7.c 100
isc % November Dccsmeer each s 7e ata
a. se sss 4SS S a. 4 S s9 TOTAL o 100 bales
sO0 at Is SlSc 500 at lssc, 200 5sc LEO a, Issc
lsc. 200 each September, October November
November ana Dess%6e1 cen a together October 400 al
leo IS 5l6c so at skc ZOO at 10 5isc sec
100 each and November at together 100 each
October, November and December 1S.c together: 40
each october Novembss December and January lsac,
$40 at isc 100 at sl6c l0b at lsc foO each Hoyen
ber December and January at 10 l6c together each
At Isc IS ilsc 100 a, Bc. isae 100 a, is
2l6s January 800 Al 1sfc 300 Bloc POD al Isle
February sA.c 100 isNc March, leo al is.e io6
at ls iiisc 100 at 1896 Total Is 200 Grand total
delvercs August, n72c September ssc Oco-
ber, l7s0c. Decemoer l6c. January, lsc. We quote
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Deaths DoiugS.

The death record from the Brooklyn Board OF
Health show the NUMBER of deaths last week to have
been 24s, increase OF tenover the moruary of the
previous week and twenty five less than recorded
Tor the corresponding week IN 1870. The highest
sdeath rate was attained in the Sixteenth ward
where the number was twenty-seven, against one IN
the First ward. or the deceased there were FORTY
one men. forty-nine women, eighty six boys and
seventy-two girls. There were eighty Infants
under twelve months old, and four were per.
sons OF over eighty years. The prin-
Cipal diseases and causes OF death were
as follOws:-Smalpox, I; scarlatina, 4; diphtheria
cholera morbus s; cholera infantum, 40; dropsy 81;
'snarasmus, 27 consumption, %; disease OF BRAIN
81; pneumonia, 10; disease OF liver, 6, and in.
&
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Festival Of the Eastern District ScheutzeI
COrDs.

The Eastern District Scheutzen Corps, Captain
william Kohlmeyer. commenced their nftn annual
Test at Myrtle Avenue PARK yesterday, but owing
,fho unfavorable weather very little pleasure was
experienced. The fest Will be concluded this even.
ing BY the browning as konig him who Is sktlful
enough to make the successful shot. Christian
Hunker was crowned Konig last year, but he VIII
nave to abdicate this evening.
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The Evergreen Cemetery Troubles.

The Ever8reeH OeHcttry fTUuDIeE.
william O. Kneeland, Michael Schmidt and VIII
liam Ii. Cowennoven were arragned before Justice
VoorhIes, Williamsburg, yesterday, charged with
sraudulenty disposing of lots In the Cemetery OF
ane Evergreens. The complanants in the case were
elements w. Bchter, OF No. 394 Court street. and
John Frost Of No. 90 Boerum street. James Meyers,
Schmidt were formerly employed by the Cemetery
authorities and were dismissed, IL said, on
charges now before the Grand Jury. Cowenhoven
Is notary public and his alleged participation in
the fraudulent sale OF lots certifying that one
Augustus L. Mead was the legitimate owner of a lot
there, for quarter OF which MT. Richter paid $50.
All the parties waived examination ana entered into
sVonds to appear before the Grand Jury.
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The Mayors Messages to the Board Of Super
yisors and the Board Of Aldermen.
The Accounts Not Yet Printed in a Complete
Etate-Instalments To Be Presented Until
tho Whole Story is Told.

1t was expeoted by few OF the City Hall folks
yesterday that there would be an anxious crowd on
hand at the sessions OF the Boards of Supervisors
and Aldermen at which it had become known the
Mayor would submit the city and county accounts;
but there was nothing OF the kind. Wnen the
Supervisors met there was not single "outsider''
present The Mayors message to the Aldermen
was referred to O committee composed OF Super
visors Hacket Jerome and Schlchting and that sent
to the Supervisors was referred to Aldermen Irving,
Dimond and Plunkett. These committees are to
examine the city and county accounts, and to CO.
operate with any committee body Of citizens who
may manifest desire to wade through
THE SEA OF FIGURES
contained in the accounts. Owing to the hue and
cry that has been made to have them hurried up,
the Printing Company did their best to get through
with their work In time satisfy tpe public clam0r,
but the work has turned out to be such herculean
task that they were unable to "come up to time"
In order, however, TO have something to show for
the exertions made, ana In compliance with letter
from the Mayor, asking for whatever sheets they
had already printed ana the manuscript Of all the
accounts sent 10 be printed. the company sent
THE CITY ACCOUNTS
Tor 1869; but they are as yet not suf1ciently ar.
ranged in order to Gull from accurately 1t IL said
that when the entire accounts shall have been all
printed they Will cover 5000 closely printed octave
pages. 1t wiz thus be seen. to quote from them.
rather from that portion already completed would
be Of little benefit to the general public. When the
big bundle OF accounts marked "Quarterly, '60,"
was laid upon the Presidents desk. one of the old
clerks in the Comptrollers once remarked, 'Well,
declare I've seen our accounts for the past twenty
years open for inspection. and this is the first time
ever heard anybody cared to look at them.' There
may have been great deal of truth in the clerks
remarks. The following are the messages.