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New-York tribune., 1873-03-04

Circulation. 81, ,6e1.3OO
The transactions at the Clearing house for the past
week compare as follows with those Of the previous
week:
Clearings for the week ending Feb o. 1873 9O2 70
Clearngs for the week ending Mch l873 6l62so2 81
Balances the week ending Feb a. 1873. 1SI6632 a
Balances for the week ending Mch l. 1873 1ss0coS b
The Philadelphia stock market is inactive. Penn
sylvania Skies 1OSl Philadelphia and Erie Railroad,
%; Reading Railroad, 57I; Pennsylvania Railroad,
COZ Gold. 115.
The ANIMAL statement of the Washington Life In
surance Company, which we print elsewhere shows
have been 81 202 993 81 and the disbursements S67l
7S8 "a. Claims by death paid to the amount of
S266,090 H. The net cash assets of the Company on
the 1st Of January, 1878, were S3,120.221 90. The
actual investments of the Company at their present
market value it is claimed, considerably exceed its
gross liabilities.
New-York tribune., 1873-03-04

HowEs g. MACY, Bankers, No. 80 Wall-st. New
York. offer the same facilities to Depositors a. In
corporaed Banks, and allow Interest on daily bal
ances at the rate of -Four per cent.
COLLECTIONS made on any point at current rates,
with immediate returns
Special attention paid to choice Stock Bonds, &c.
&c, for Investors
New-York tribune., 1873-03-04
NEW-YORK LIVE STOCK Markets
PRICES OF CATTLE rO-DAr.

WHERE THE CATTLE ARE FRoM.-IIIinOls 4,4i2; Texas,
Ola: Ohio 793; Missouri. SOC; Kansas, 300 Kentucky,
100 NewYork los; Indiana, As Iowa, 81 Ncw-Jersey,
70; Michigan II.
BEEvES-Tota for the week. 1882 or 800 less than he
previous week On sale to-day l25 cars at 0ne-hund-
redth-st II at Weehawken. and G2 at COmmunipaw,
making 463l against 1923 week ago today III point
of quality the cattle good deal mixed Texans OF
thin flesh being too plenty with pretty good CherO
and Kansas stock very little better than the Texans.
market higher than that of this day week. but
we fail detect much difference the little Improvement
good droyes being lost poor lots A good
cattle sold at 0alc Texans taking range Of sac
for poor, up TO HE for fat Cherokees.
Our Sumner County (kansasl correspondent gives the
following statistics Of the Texan cattle wintered in that
New-York tribune., 1873-03-04
To INVESTORS,

WE offer for sale the limited amount remaining
unsold of the FIRST MORTGAGE PER CENT BONDS
OF the ATLANTA AND RICHMOND AIR LINE RAILWAY
COMPANY, and confidently recommend them as q Sc
cure investment. Price for the present 80 and ac-
erued interest. Further information furnished on
application.
LANCASTER, BROWN & Co,
No. Exchan ge-court.
New-York tribune., 1873-03-04
There were few small transactions in State bonds
Prices were generally unchanged. The bids were as

City bank shares were in good demand, the sales
being as follows: New-York at 1873; Commerce, 1l6;
American Exchange, 1l2 Merchants, 1l6i; Repub-
bc, 11Oi; Fourth National 1l14, and Ninth National
at lO5. The following were the bids
New-York tribune., 1873-03-04

TABLE of ne Average AmoSrt OF Lenas 8peee, Oreuid
nom Dsposis and Legal Tenders IN he Banks Of me
city of EeS York for he peek ending Saturday. March
New-York tribune., 1873-03-04

1872. Deposits Loans. specie Circulation Leg Tea.
s
Mar. 22le472 100 1s 1888 GOO los 400 77oo0
Mar. 3i2 400 1876 2oo 2s la 600 A. 500 900
Mar l6 900 29 900 10 900 500 49, 500
Mar. 900 al 49, coo % 800 AZ 800
Mar 500 100 280l 400 Al 100
April 400 49, 100 250l4 ZOO 80 200
April 100 354 q
April GOO 2 $50 39 9o90O
April q 100 926 900 500 n 8 900 as 552 400
400 n 800 A. t07 400
IL 800 2OO0j "a ia $50 AZ 3056OO
NAY COO "a 4s 805 500
May as 222 100 90 900 "a 81 60I 100
June 800 28 ga 800 81 26S, 200 "a 900 53SO5D
June 8227 49, 200 90 346 900 n 502 500 o6O6lU
June IS g95 76i 800 40 900 800 65 600
June ~ 2ks 600 49, 6 100 s. 929 400
June 20 ss7 500 a. 500 n 100 s. 400
July 62 p0l 500 25 500 q sos 400 81 OS6O
July 1924 900 59T 800 rs 223 400 "a 400 t07O
July 2O2i765f 500 900 81 s95 900
July 27 72t5O62 100 2a5 n $50 600 900
Aug 2e5 400 a. n 200 IS o5l 7eo
Aug 600 n 900 81 $4,000
Aug IT 800 AZ 400 800 81 $685. 400
Aug 49, n ZOO 80 $50 900
Aug 200 400 l6 500 900 40 66,7oO
Sept 52l36l6 400 900 800 532 900 40 6S 800
Sept Il2o 500 2s4 900 400 sO56oo
Sept u 20 500 si5 800 II 800 500 n oo tG 600
Sept 2s 2eo $50 IL s6 900 "a 1885 100 9S2 300
Oct 30 100 500 o9tS9 900 n 200 n9l61os
Oct Il 26s 800 Il 800 800 49, 400
Oct " 7o osi 400 40 81 $50 400
Oct 26 500 IA gl6 90 10 80 n 6So O 6l34llo
Nov. g71 800 IL sSS 900 n 6el 400 ST. 1876 500
Nov. III 500 10 900 a. 5Ss 100 a. 900
Nov. IG 200 ~ 800 a. 900
Nov. ~ l9965i 600 $50 r. l0 200 300 49, 800
Nov. 10000 40 a. 800 A. 500
Dee. 500 "a $50 100 46 i0l 400
Dec IA 202s 100 AT 63o II 100 n $50 100 2l7o
Dee 800 400 "a "a e22 100 100
Dec 400 $50 n oeo Al iis eco
7aJan. s0s 100 772o 800 "a 200 Il leS 900
Jan ls.lassssS ,ssS q 9
ssS FsS
Feb. 10 sac 100 90 a So 2I1ssoo
Nal. eoo S'ecSN tos7Ae0
New-York tribune., 1873-03-04

THE CONSOLIDATED 80 YEARS PER CENT GoLD
BONDS of the ST. LOUIS AND SOUTH EASTERN RAIL
WAY Co, issued upon completed trunk line earn
ing more than enough TO pay interest and operating
expenses, sold by WINsLow & WILSON,
20 William.at
New-York tribune., 1873-03-04
fonoon advertisements.

TIyHE LARGEST VALENTINE MANuFACn
II TORY IN THR woRLp-THB LONDON LACB PArEh AND
wholesale and export stsoncrs o.
Cstsss Stationery Bcs narEs Ship neses fsnss %
supplied with every rnaa ior c uso
| vsetv Of Locking and Stone Ornaments The DrASng
Roo Coil 90 inches lengh especay o. -
MOON Co Ya 21a strsed London W. c. hAiahetory
q.r Court shers supplied Wholesale and Export pce hss sent
application
rINO SHIRT MAKERS, H0SIERS, &c.-The
II New GALAsHIBGs TWILL FLASkBlS and CASlMbhhS
ss by ali sdhg bOers England pniesrns 1S rIe o
hRAucurers, JAMES MkkNbR 20.
stsv Hls NJ GAASIIIRL n b. and y Walerook LONDON "
New-York tribune., 1873-03-04

THE EIGHT PER CENT Quarterly INTEREST," First
Mortgage Gold Bonds Of the Logansport, Crawfords-
vile, and South Western Railway Of Indiana, Of
fered for sale by Messrs JONES a. SCHUYLER No 10
Pinest, yield the largest income Of any hrst-class
Railway Security on the market.
New-York tribune., 1873-03-04


bhs We quote:
Flour Western. ~ oGS9 %
Rve Flour State and PennsVlysBs. N0 . ="
Corn Meal supply and stesdy' sses o I'3 0olS We
quote: ..-
corn Sorn Sssi Ssa NV : 70 %
Canadian Flour Is qaet Ood CaHrna and Oregon
Flour quiet. brands Choice selling At sb 80
Bag very dull; White, 81 2odS 25 Pne Vel
81 l8d 81 ~; Coarse. 81 26Sl Is Cob sdsc: Groond
Peea Sld 81 Is; Rye do at 81 0S9Sl TO-
but the supply excessive rud steady Grain snd
posed the chief offerings The chafiern2 basners
The today 10 LIVERPOOL b.
eaml60O0 bush Grain bid Corn, and ID wheat zoo boTo,
1890 bOIes Cheese 46e To Lonfons bu.h
I'D The charters An Italian bng " Ill
ships from Phdhs continent with about 0p1
bbs each Refined Petroleum British m 40 oi
register Boston from south side OF Cuha keNYof With
So and smother Of 2s tons register voyage ard rate
GRANITE quiet holders of Prime spring
hm and there esier feeling the puEae al5ces are rather
hopeful The closes sesd Vita good eAp'n cemaud
Spring mers hold o. Wner steady bat qulet the sale
Is for No. Milwaukee; 81 81 for Rel Werem.
limited demands; Choice veil held Common Leay SHd
anssbe sales OF 3Oo bush Choice CGnsd Nesa 81 - sfoat,
Common Tworoxec State sO BARLEY Malt
and Common; of 500 bush Twoosei STATE at b
qnie followed the aat sni
the 1000 busb New Ohio MIei d52c closing
l05 and +36Sc track White at ST. d5e Black q i80yc
track Western 81 a5Ic closing 5la3l.ci White atg
a52c State &c. track for Mixed and d52c saoat Re
dull and nominal Corn 6m boers Of Od les inclined TO
sell inquiry Msy and hear Of 5000 bush Nv
Nj xed seller last half o May 6c The sales g. Oo blh Damp
63I d53c fer Old in and &C. seoai
aud 6td64ie New saOat Western White 66 Western Yeio-
a65deSic Southern Yellow at Csc Southern White AZ 1e
New-York tribune., 1873-03-04


The southern route nom Chicago Dere wa Pltsburgh,
continues TO be so crowded with all kinds OF freight that
largely over the other routes some OF the buyers nc
PittsUurgh complain that they fa TO receive all their
purchases in those Yards One buyer four head
which he claims wers left behind when shipping from
there.
hundredths II at Weeha vixen, and 81 at Communpaw.
The Onehundredthst. drovers shippers were ~ Nor
j. Mulha, cars; Merritt Burchard and T. ellis each
cars; G. Calef. Vail & Valentine ana Capt Vesey,
cars each; Culver q Co. and Eastman Bro, each
cars; l. q ID. waixel. cars, with other smaller lots
Sales OF the Morris cattle, all Illinois, lis by H. Meyers,
eia7 cwt at allie; 2SS by 8. sohuster mixed touch
Of tho Missouri breed. sas ewt at iotal2e; Tlth "
State Texans, 81 cwt. At ie4c., 6s cwt jes by W.
seigel eaeS ewt. ioS elic by +. ssmues. eeet
cwt. ~ loS slltc and lls by NJ Iauteroeck Oh them
81 owt at llc and ee mixed. cwt, at 10Y Ollie o.,
Thompson q McCafrey for B. q. Coon. iso QUO
steers ian cwt at 10a0i9ic 50 Illinois, fs TOT Coon
tuiver wheeler q Co., for B. caldwell s2 Indiana
steers of N ew at i2c and 10 lnos cattle Tor T. Csef
New-York tribune., 1873-03-04
Gopdrtnersnip Notices.

NOTICE is hereby given that the PART
~ RERSIP ielI sOsstns .ses james ss,9n and Lodiey
Az bISrOVFD James Sutton s aathored 70
~ - 80. 5ne ~ snd bv the frm JAMRS SUTTON.
Neu-Yorb, March lSIA L. h FhAhhLiH'
JAMES SUTTON 4 Co.
New-York tribune., 1873-03-04
AusTIN BALDWIN e. Co.

AUSTIN BALDWIN & Co.,
Bankers, No. "a Broadway,
Issue Letters of Credit on
CITY BANK OF LONDON,
AND
LHERBETTE. KANE & Co., PARIS
Travellers Letters Received and Forwarded.
New-York tribune., 1873-03-04
THE MARKETS.
ICssefsIly reported Sur Tmu TsIsuss. |,

MONDAY. March J. 1874
CoFPgB-ne nsrhss esss SR,o ass.d
sS2is Java u07te, seh The os sssseeos bags
NE, Z. 4 c. baldneys. West
New-York tribune., 1873-03-04
.S,Up,0O
s3.0p.0O

The effect of this programme on gold was not
apparent the price advancing from rs at the open
lug and ruling at 115l0115 until after one o'clock
When 1t was announced that the leading drawers
of exchange had reduced rates the price broke to
ll4l, thereafter ruling at lis up 10 the close On
gold loans the rates paid for carrying were T. 0. A.
6, 8, and raj gold per annum. and l-lo per
diem. The Treasury dsbursed $500 on called
bonds and $245O00 account Of interest. The
days business at the Gold Exchange bank was as
follows: Gold cleared, $44.2e9. 900 Gold balances
81 982 Is0 Currency balances. 2a2s 100. The fol-
lowing were the quotations for gold:
New-York tribune., 1873-03-04

Messrs. Lancaster Brown a. Co., Ne Exchange
court agents for the sale of the first mortgage
per cent bonds of the Atlanta and Richmond Air
Line Railroad, which they are now offering at ss
and accrued interest. Full information in regard to
the security will be furnished on application.
Messrs Jones & Schuyler financial agents Of
the Logansport Charlottesville and Southwestern
Railway announce that they have about closed out
the loan Of the first mortgage per cent gold bonds
of the Company, which have been in active demand
since the opening of the year.
The bank statement compares as follows with
fnr afu
New-York tribune., 1873-03-04
Coleman Benedlct's closing quotations at p. IN
'sAIRa OR.GOLD.

The following is a copy of the official schedule of
Treasury bond purchases and gold sales during
New-York tribune., 1873-03-04

Pdndlna II. X
100. .......b. clio
Mil. & ST. Paul.
800. t2A
Toledo, Wabash q
West'n Ralr'd.
Zoo. O......b. c. ~
SALES FROM
New-York tribune., 1873-03-04
NRw-yORk DAILY TRIBUNE. TUESDAY. MARCH A. 1873

The days business at the u. s. Sub-Treasury
covered:
Gold receipts. .... t73i. .i32' 30 Currency pay - .
Iold payments..i 223,S7o IL ments...:. H0oooSo ~
Curr'cy.rec'p,s All zoo 90 ance... 2f f796,475 81
Customs -. 41e.OO0 90
Foreign Exchange has been demeralized, and we
annex the closing nominal quotations:
New-York tribune., 1873-03-04

TUKIHANFT VI HUNIIHs
Wednesday, ,Mch. 5.sl 900, 900
"Wednesday, ,Mch.l1. 10000
Wednesday, ,Mch.i9. l.O0o, 600
Wednesday ,Mch.25. 6o0,000
New-York tribune., 1873-03-04
ga:sEIIasIIIIllslsl! n lll!!IlI:a|

The BsT and MOST AGREEABLE TONIC yet introduced POr
~ r,fe Of DEBILITY and Los q Appetite II is in
ssl.sh Recomueped for purity BY the POod Josns Arthur li
HASssn NJ n Weutsorth L. Scott, y. &. e. r. A. L.
ERsR A. Sold by Gocen oilnn AMI Chemists. in large
estlles Al 2. eseh Beware of limitations Prepared BY
GOODALL BACKHoUSB 4 Co.,
IeAls Gland
New-York tribune., 1873-03-04
SECOND BOARD.

Sales Of Government bonds.
1900 U. g. S. Cou sl1ss $4,000 U s. $40 c. q 1l6i
u. s. 52o Coup. 16i 600 u 8. $40 c. '6s..1IGt
1000 US $40 c. 65 l14i 1000 u s. 1O40 Reg. ina
6l 900 US 20tCOu 65. 1l43 5000 US. 6s Curry ll
New-York tribune., 1873-03-04

Forward deiysnes-M0ferae eng rather easier
rat Saes follows. N Of Low MhddnTs:
Sales SATURDAY evening aer March. 0 Sl6c. to st
20ie go % I6e 100 a, 10 se notice VI s,h 1fc 800
stlO 5l6c April 400 at ~ie, 80 at HE loo 20 Ts 80 "a
2oie 100 at sle 90 t2scj MAJ 100 at 20 le 600 At 2o 100
20tc June 300 2lie 100 2c 100 at llI July ilie
Tetaf iOOS0 bales. ssks to-day Msr,h 500
20 .-l6o 100 At 20,c., pr, short notice; z0,e
notice; TO at 20 slec: COO at nlc 800 at 2oe n
leo 2OIe Amt 2sc % el6c 80 loIc
20 7l6c 20sc; MAY 200 al 2sI 100 20 lls 80 at zoe
100 lJlGc LOO 7e june 100 At 2e 90 At Sic sos
total 2l $50 bslea
FLOUR AND HBALThe inquiry sor Pour' light be. there 10
Att change 20 note prices Mdum grades irregular Fny
grada steady Good No. and s<Ietne 10 fair demand 81 tHne
prices general denand but riuoo I'm
10 pes The good shipping brands cksoss b0s
New-York tribune., 1873-03-04

COTTON-Tbe Coto- tbe hss been y
bat phee, without qaoabIe change We qooe as follows;
New-York tribune., 1873-03-04

VORKSHiRE RELISH.
III The Most Dehcone and Cheapest Sauce IN The World
Wsrrantei pure and free from injurious ingredient
g7.ls2 BOTTLeS SoLb IN ONE MONTH AUGUST, lsT2t
Sale uuprsvedented IN the history Of Saoces .
Ay Olmen bottles 3D. h sno Is
Trade MGrk-Wiow Pattern Plate Besare o. iniisuooea
Manufacturers: GO0DALl, BACKR0USt g. Co.,
Leeds Bugiand.
New-York tribune., 1873-03-04

Han. d st. 10.
l00......b. c. Bl
Cine. IL X. I. R.R.
100. ...-....... l1I
600.......b.c. l2i
CT. a. Pitts Guar
2VO........... S9t
100. 30
B. II. & Erie.
100. .......b.c. "A
lUD....... .... u
Y BUSINESS, 4
New-York tribune., 1873-03-04

Lon.1Di'I sp,sie leg Ten. De'ss1+ ''''sl''n'
New-York tribune., 1873-03-04

Rrrs amber lnfiana,
ONO ana h.oh. ..H1 Gd&s %
ONO. ina. q lll. suD. B e91 0 20
ONO R0oao -noOo. 81
us iSbipD.ngL.... 100 -
Ohio. kLTraae orbA OOd 10
White Wheat. Hrtrs
Ohio. isd. sao hieh . 500 . ~
Double krtrs do.fo.. 90 W y
~. Loais. slDsie kIts . 01 . -
~. Lous. Doasls brt COZ ls ~
81 Loa,. Irirls EIt 10 IOd , ~
G,psses Eius brsnds . 5o1 10 y
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GOULD u CO., have great advantages In manufac-
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GOULD d. Co., have Polite Attendants.
GOULD 81 CO., have well-lghted Stores.
GOULD Il Co., have four stores.
GOULD d CO.,
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Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-12

sTHE Door uNLOcKED.-Some time since. /
withed TO enter strange church with a min
iSter, a little before the time for service. I'VE
procured key, but tried In vain 10 unlock
the outside door with it. We concluded
we had the wrolg key and sent TO the ianitor
for the right one. But he came and told us
that the door was already unlocked. All we
had 70 do was 70 push, and the door WOuId
open. We thought ourselves locked out when
ing. - e"'e'-
IN the same way we fail to enter into love
ana Fellowship with God The door, we think.
- lpcked against us. We try to at some kew
OF extraordinary faith to open II, we try Ia
ReV our minds wrought up TO some high pitch
q feeling. We say. Il have the wrong kew:
tnast 81 ieel more sorry; ! mustweep more p
Ana all the time the door Is ready TO open. II
We put come boldly. with humble earnestness.
= = tLle throne Of grace, We may enter freely
ad once, without having 70 unlock the door.
Oprst Is the Door, and His heart is not Shut
a8alnst US. We must enter without stopping
70 y our Key o Btu6ied talta, for Ills fi1ercV
y pol IQened " WauHuf euter bodily. truSi-
ngtys Eu douONng a B IA aideAsto receive "a
'Jaet as we are" He Is willing already. and
We must notstapfo make Him tllllnF bv 0rf
prayers or tears.--S. s. Gen.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-12
EARIvSg Iof Parndiae.

The PalatkS fFioRida) Herald says: "St. Johns
Rter IS very remarkable. 1t is separated from
tho ocean throughout its entire length by strip
OF land not over 40 miles in width. Its banks are
low; the soil, when examined, Is found TO contain
very little silica, deIng composed mainly of mi
mute shslls. At elevated places along the banks
the eoquinea, species Of shell rock, can be seen.
Wheneyer this is found, the soil is very fertile,
and particularly favorable to the growth OF the
Grange. Live oaks tower to the Skies, and their
branches, spreading some fifty or sixty feet each
way, covered with drnpery Of solemn moss, and
cypress, bay, gum, palmetto and magnolia trees.
with the beautiful palm with crested crown stand
lis like q sentinel along its shores, and orange
tees tearing from go % 200 splendid oTaDges
each, make man thilS he is in the land Of ia 6lt
yet this Is all sober fact.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-12
Fruit surgery.

h very often happens that fine fruit, especially
pt as apd apples is pttacked ly birds and insects
50 Asto mSk aEOtlIa, WlAiclif left 10 l-els will
cause tlie fruit 10 rot NIthas Been fohnd that OF
cleaning out the place affected, and removing all
ths dlTtnnd disorgpniF ID apa bruised. and humg
up ihO'eaSAy with DlasteF of paris, fanher decay
may be arrested aud tie frnlt become fully ripe.
Little space Tbay bo worked out from under the
skin, 50 tlIHt.WhaFhe plastAris pIessed inward IN
Will keep ksfIace! TIE e4cldsi0n OF the air con.
sequeut upon this application is all that is neces-
sary 10 r. veAt the progress q cay. This wou a.
OF eourpe, be exp dlent in many cases, but when
large and valuable apples aud pears are involved,
theStropble will be hut trfing IN comparison vit'
the result accomplished.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-12
Peach shlpments.
SAVED FROM DROWNING.

CAPE MAY, N. j., Sept. II, 1873.
Rev. 7. O'Gara, of Chicago, Catholic Clergy.
man, was rescued from drowning by lad of IA,
today, Thursday moning,) at Cape May.
Both were swimming before the breakers when
that gentleman become exhausted and cried foI
help, the boy swan to him, seized his shoulder
and buoyed him ashore when other bathers aided
the drowning man. The clergyman weighs over
zoo while the youth is slight Tor his age, but an
excellent swimmer. The lads name is Jacob
Aneecht, residing on Pine, near 7th, fhiladelpAia
and on his present College tour, The rescued
man has entirely recovered from his exhaustion
He sojouras at lhs Atlantic Hotel. = ~.
respectfully, JOHN MoMAKIH.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-12
The City Finances.
THE EXACT FINANCIAL CONDITION. OF THE
CITY TO BE AsCE RTAIERD. 80 q il-..

At the meeting Of the City CounciI last even
ing, the following preamble and fesolntiOn
were introduced by Mr. John IL. Adams lie
publican member from the Sixth Ward. Such
action coming from the Republican side of the
Council caused considerable surprise, but the
adopted - w.
ltheredS, A large humber of the tax payers
OF Wilmington are anxious To become acduainl
ed with the minutia of the financial depart
ment Of the city, and
hhe,eds, II is proper and right llat tie
wish Of said citizens should boz cotnnlied VIII
bent -
heSO'0fd, That the Finance Committee be
| and 1t Is hereby Instructed, TO secure the ser.
vices Of an expert in accounts and book Keen.
ing, whose duty it shall be TO make a carpIiII
ana thorough examination of all books. napers
and accounts, connected with the financial Ar
Ialrs OF the city, running from January LAT.
1860, to December 3lst, 1873, a period OF thIr,
teen years. And that he shall ascertain the
amount OF the Indebtedness OF the city On
bonds; Dllls payable, open accounts, or other
WISE, The amounts due on these items respeet,-
lively, Wben credited, when and to whom nav
able. Shall also ascertain the amount dine f6o
city, upon bond, note, due bill or otherWise
Win the name and amount Of each debtor an nj
Tor what purpose the dept was eOntracted- =
And whether there has at any time within tha
daus heTeln named, been any ifnformaIitv
whatever in the accounts ofthe city wbefl,ess
funds have at any time been drawn from M
City Treasury for other than city purDOses
and do all other things in this eOnn9e 9eii0f
which may be required by said Finance Com.
mi1ee or either member thereof. And 10
close all accounts open on the Treasurer
books, by striking balance; open new ac-
counts where found necessary, and cOmmenee
next year with such books and aeeounfs a
will VIII show at glance the exact state OF
our nnaneial status. Aud that he shall make
up correct balance sheet with the closs az
the year, 1873, In detail, and present the sanaa
70 Dne FINANCE Committee, on or before The
first day Of February, 1874. ~ t'-1fi .isaa