, 1877-03-19
4 GOOD sion.


GOOD stnNs
The prosperity Of The cotton manufactured Of
Mtssachusctts IL not the only good sign Of The
times. The shoe manufacturers Of Lynn. Mass..
ethtc thht their bue!neta At This tins 10 oncthfl
: better than II was year ago. AL the shocmakess
there have woFk, md most Of the factories arc
running on overtime.
THE NonTn AMERICAN LIFE.
: Receiver rlerson. Of tho Guardian Mutual, North
. American, and sescral other Companies, ia allowed
by The ortlcr appointing him 10 carry tho hns.
ness Of the Norll American Company to q limited
extent Ito has not A. yet determined upon the
course he will pursue under thta portion Of the
onlcr, and is receiving tho premiums On all Tho
policies that rendered, hut Is holding them as
specinl fund for the bcnoat Of tho policy holdcn,
subject 10 tho action Of the Court.
PHILADELPHIA pEBT.
The Pennsylvania teRlsAturc has refused to act
the bill authorizing such increase Of the debt
ot Philadelphia 10 enable It to fund it, ontstnnd
lug city warrants. The present amount Of Th!1a-
dephia warrants outstanding IL SIC, oo0. 900 to
sl2, 600, 000
MoKE BANK TROUBLES IN PENNSYLVANIA,
The F[rtt National hank OF bethlehem. Pa.. 10
suffering from temporary embarrassment. It's OIL
GERS aro hopeful they will not have To suApend but
the community 10 d!atrustfu} and excited.
TIE uoNANzAs.
Tho San Francisco Chronicle Of the 1lth lntt.,
In tts mnine-stock market report, says: The great
feature Of the weck Inns been tbs forthcoming re-.
port of the Committee which visited Virginia city
10 make examination of Tho ], U50 foot level Of
! the Consolidated Virginia mInc. Tile effect Of
that report Upon tho market Is, 10 say The least,
significant. --tIltcElny richly from IT. verbal
lrcra1n md l'etraring defect, actual or magln.
nsy+ whscl, gives cause for serious suspicion.
a cry went up from "thc etsect" yesterday fDr
nrw cumtulttcc to inspect tho lower levels OF the
IL 1-k,z
1.uata.
TIE EATIoN's REVIEW OF TIE WEEK.
The ra&,s Of the new CnItcd Stnles AZ per cent
tf'nta continue here nnd IN The foreign markets at
te satr Of atont ST. zoo, 600 per day, and during
tic week tic Treasury notified the hulders of S1O
OC0, 900 lnu.a :.au O pcr cent lands that they
wnald be redeemed. .nnrty dsys hence. At no
time riure thu ~ Ier cent bonds were 6rst pnt
I'LL tho mnrsrt hss Tho rFotpect been 10 good
lta. Atl viii bo aald during tho present
Jenr. The high credit Of tho Government in
he markets Of the worI Is not mora favorable
or Treasury reeumpsion Of specic payments on Or
seiorc Jim. l. lH7l. than Hre tho foreign trade
issrrs rhrnu fur tho 6rst scvcn months Of tho
Treasury hscRl year, hr up to Feb. !, hAyo been
rendered for all the ports ot the country, apd they
show. specie included both sides, that tho ex-
potts exceeded tho imports br the sn,u Of 5115, =
coo, 600, or ut the fute of s.ss 900, 600 for tho
whole year. The o1ceEs Of exports uvet Imports
u
1a7;t-i} s: O00, c0i. and for lB74'1t5 900,
DjO. Nothing, therefore, except cross mlhu!un.
A,ement on tho pHrt Of tho Treasury. can rreycht
resumption ln gold by f!le TrrasurY within tho
allutted time. Thu prico Of gold, exprns#-
eli In paper legni. tender, fell during
tho week to iUitf, chiefly for. the
rtnaons inst named. Another effort waa made dur
I'M. the wees to effect cnal combination, but tt
faIlcil nhi instead the companies have wlse1y de-
ttrnined to rduce tho Gust Of producing coal Rntl
atrk relief from the Depression In tho ttada by
l.rying the consumption Of coal In this country.
uni by dcyotIns attention to the export Ut coal.
asserted that, ~ present prces, our mines
successfully cou,Eets In all the markets Of tito
wurli with lhO.c Of any other country. 4 notable
event hns been the withdrawal Of alt opposition to
the PROBATE Of Tho will Ut tho late Commodore
Vanderbilt. still anothrt notable event was
the ais a,,ce by the trunk lines Of 10 per
crnt In Western bound freight Eates. tho ,G-
snlt Of coufcsrnet Of tho chief mana.
Eers Of thB respective lines. All nc.
counts agree that thesc managers recognize tho
Necessity of maintaining fat rates and Of avoiding
war. Silver fell durnV tho week to Esd per onuce
In London; and at the clore nf thu Werk tho gold
yuluc OF United states leRat.ttadcr nuta Tor one
du!1ar wha s0 H:si1 tho bullion IN 4l.!.f .Grsln
Allsrr dUllsF would hAvt had \ gold tnne Ol
{uE.0,i; that In tfale dollar had Rot1 ya.us 0l
$0iEI7l; uid thar IN two halves fur quarters, uI
leu di,nes, ~. h,UA--4Sution, .Karch ID.
GOLD AND 0REENhACKs.
Gold was lu,t tGl04H In gEeenbacks.
Greenb4eks wsre 06atv5As cents On tho dolni
IN v,11I