New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-11

the Assay OlIice as TO the amount ana dsnomfns-
lions Of coins required for other than Treasury pur-
poses For the last two weeks double eagles nave
been coined exclusively coins of that denomination
being most convenient for by the SUD treasury
and bankers The receipts Of gold com from tue
Philadelphia Mint at the Assay Office in tins Guy haVo
amounted TO nearly SlOOOOOO0 since the LIST OF the
month"; and about S2.5O00OO IN bars, resulting rom
the melting of British sOyereigns, has been seh'
from the Assay Office to the Mint since last Monday
Tho British gold received here is found to CORE
spond very closely 20 the standard both in regard 10
purity and weight The standard Of British gold com
is e02 and il il reduced here to 900. which Is the
standard Of this country and Of nearly every other
commercial nation The Assay Office does not pay Tor
any description Of gold coin or bullion until an assay
is made and its value determined. During the late
financial excitement the Assay Office met promptly
the extraordinary demand made upon 1t, paying all
demands the day after coin was presented Tor ex-
change. DR.. Lindeman says that by running the
Philadelphia Mint night and day he expects that all
demands VIII be met The San Francisco and Car
son Mint are now operating to their full capacity.
Ameeting of the depository Of the bankrupt Eighth
National Bank was held, yesterday, at the Office of
John D. Townsend, at No. 254 Broadway, for the
purpose of devising measures for compelling the
officers and directors of the bank to pay
the amounts due. The depostors claim that the d.
rectors of the bank were responsible for the frauds
committedi by certain officers. and have retained
Mr.. Townsend for the purpose of prosecuting their
Claims.
CANCELING LOAN CERTIFICATES IN CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI, Oct. 10.-The Clearinghouse Asso-
citation Of this city held another meeting this
afternoon. and unanimously agreed to retire and
cancel loan certificates at the rate Of 20 per cent
week. thus requiring five weeks 10 cancel the entire
issue. They also agreed te continue the settlement
of balances during the process of retiring certificates
by the of the certificates and that banks might
loan the same to other banks desiring their use on
the deposit of satisfactory security. No day for re-
sumption has yet been fixed. Evans & Co.. bankers,
announce that they VIII resume currency payments
tomorrow.
FINANCIAL NOTES.
private cable dNpatch received yesterday states
that Thomas Scott has succeeded in negotiating
fOrty-four millions of first mortgage bonds OF the
Texas and Pacific Road. The financial arrangements
by which this result reached perfected
during the hight of the late panic.
The Controller of the Currency represents the
condition of the New-YOrx banks as growing better
every day. He reports that nearly all of them are
rapidly increasing their payment of currency, and
that bank officers feel confident that before the
close of the month they wall be able to respond 10
all the usual requirements Of business.
In regard to the financial situation at Washing
ton, The Star saws In Washington everything is
encouraging. The associated banks are paying out
currency freely, and the amount Of certified checks
turned in daily is merely nominal, being
| yesterday only about $1,000 There is great
scarcity of currency yet throughout the country,
but Washington City is easier in this respect proba
bly,. than any other city, owing to the amount put
il circulation here by the Government Business
men complain Of difficulty in making collections,
! but that is not unusual at this timen