The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-06-07

day for Liverpool, has, among other freight,
2G,03l bushels Of wheat in bulk.
The receipts Of fruits yesterday from the
islands were considerable three vcssels hav-
ing arrived with 4298 lunches of bananas,
3I0G pneappes, 23,360 Cocoanuts and 25,767
plantains,
The st. Louis papers of the fourth instant
record the receipt of the first barrel Of now
crop -four, which comes from Nashville,
Tenn. 1t brought al auction St5, having been
sold for the benefit Of Nashville charity,
The most dangerous of all the counterfeit
national bank notes brought to this country.
by emigrauts. is said to be 800 notes on the
Second National Bank Of Wkesbarrc Penn,
and like bills on the Merchants Bank Of Now
Bedford.
It Is cheering to- know that sOmo portion Of
the AnglO-Saxon race has been enjoying pros
perity while we have bcen taking lessons in
adversity. recent statistical report shows
that the capital invested in manufactures in
the English colony Of Victoria has increased
from Ss,72s SOC. in 1867 to $50, 128 725. in 1877.
The St Louis Giobc- Democrat of the fourth
instant says, Ringo Il Edmund's special
sale" was held yesterday at the Planters To-
bacco Warehouses The tobacco offered was
among the best Of the season; the bidding
was spirited and prices were we'll sustained.
One package Of fancy Missouri Wrappers was
sold to Miller II W0rloy, tobacco manufaCtu-
rors, of this city, at 5000 per 100 pounds.
For threo months past the amount of fraC-
tiOnal currency retired has been very small.
it was only $240,583 50 in March, $14l,7 10 In
April and &14G,7l5 % in May It is evidCnt
that the amount yet to be retired of the three
older issues is insignificant, for less than
S8O,O0O of all these issues has been redeemed
during two years and two months PraCti-
CalIy, the whole OF the $40, 40O, 600 still nomi-
nally outstanding of thcsO issues will prove
TO have been lost or destroyed.
We learn from tho Baltimore Sun that
Judge Giles OF tho United States District
Court, has appointed NJ NJ. Cohen and Il. G.
Mott, of New Orleans, commissioners to take
testimony in this city to be usod in the De-
merara sugar case to como up soon in court
in Baltimore. The sug II was seized in that
city on the charge that II was CoiOrcd dark
40 as to enter ut tho custom house under the
rates Of lighter sugar. Testimony was taken
in Dem0rara to determine If tho sugar was
Coored. and other testimony is now to be
talxenin New Orleans.
The immediate effect of the passage of the
bill to prevent the further contraction Of the
currency will be that so per cent Of the addi-
tona national bank currency, issued during
May being 81. .6OG ,46O, instead of being retired
by the Treasury Department, will be allowed
to remain in circulation. This amount is
about the average sum retired each month by
the treasury under the law. It's being out
standing will interfere but slightly, If at all,
with the resumption Of specie payments.
This bill Is taCtly understood on all sides to
be the last measure affecting the finances to
be framed during the present session of Con-
gress.
According to reports apparently authentic,
there has been some sharp practice between
government officials and the simple sons of
the forest in a live stock trade Two thous-
and ponies were taken from the Red Men near
Standing Rock agency and these animals
were sold at prices ranging from $l5 to $35.
As compensation for the ponies 300 aged kline
worth about Si2 each were given to tho In
dams Doubtless Il gentle COW is better than
frantic steed for an agency Indian. 1t is
suggestive Of fixed dwelling place. home
and may serve as q nucleus around which to
gather domestic comforts. But such out
ragcous cheating in the exchanges of stock
cannot be excused.
The total debt of the United States amounts
to $2,272. .145 220 q, less cash In tho treasury
$23S, ,5O7 169 g. leaving net 81 033. .G37, $50 "a.
ri, - q q n-o
May t. 1878, and a decrease of SIG. $40, ,772 90
since Juno 30 1877. OF the total debt $73S ,619,-
600 bears & per cent interest $7O3 2GG, $50 bears
per cent, $235, 900 bears AZ per cent, $91
$4,000 bears per cent and S1i ,OOO, 900 bears 3
per cent Upon SG,133,500 interest has ceased
and uaOn S45l .930.G52 there is no interest As
compared with May /, the a. per cent debt
is increased S25000OOO, and the 4 per cent
debt $S00O000, the former being the result of
the preparations for resumption and the lat
ter the result of rcfunding operations. The
ca sh in the treasury has increased about
S43,000000 The treasury holds $139, ,TO8O21
specie, against which certificates amounting
to So. .S23,64O have been issued leaving about
$137, 100000 specie available for resumption
There are also outstanding bonds issued to
the Pacific railroads amounting to SD, ,G23 512 |
The steamboat James Howard, which ar
rived here yesterday from st. Louis, had on |
board when she left Cairo 5000 tons Of freight |
1900 tons of which she distributed at sixty-six |
landings between Vicksburg and this city |
She left 400 packages at Natchez, about the |
same number at Baton Rouge, 1000 packages
ut Bayou Sara, and actually put out freight
at Carrollton, consigned to that place from
St Louis. These facts afford food for refec- |
tton, and show to what extent the enterprs- |
ing merchants OF the "Future City" have sue
ceeded in taking from New Orleans a large
portion OF tn" trade that naturally and legiti-
mately belongs to her. They are extending
thnir Rriarean arnS in Tho Shn 0f irnr,11n,