The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-22

week the amount footed up nearly two mil
lions.
State Consols closed yesterday easier at
770l7714, against 76240lT on Wednesday
Premium Bonds ruled steady at 292S0129H,
against 291G@292s on the previous day. The
sales at the Exchange amounted to S11 900 Of
State ConsoIs, and $4,000 Of Premium Bonds.
The stocks Of coffee on November in all
European markets were estimated at o3,470
tons, against 90 1876 tons on November /, 1877.
The United States stocks, November /, 1873,
$500 TONS and on November l. 1877, TO- 700 tons
total, 98,97O tons for 1873 against 1OO,925
tons for 1877
The United States Grand Jury are inves-
tigating the management of the National
Bank of the State of Missouri, and it Is stated
that developments have been made which will
lead to the indictment of some Of the Board of
Directors, many Of whom have been regarded
as highly respectable citizens.
The annual report of the United States rev.
enue marine bureau shows that during the
year the vessels Of that service have cruised
238, sos miles; 81 ,O96 vessels have been boarded,
OF which 2OO9 were found violating the law
The value Of property saved is about 81 70O,-
600, and 142 persons were rescued from death
by drowning.
Tho chief officer Of the steamer inspection
service, in his annual report to the Treasury
Department, states that the proportion of
lives lost to the number carried on steam yes
sells during the past year was as one and one
tenth to 1000 900. He says he ''does not hesi-
tate to assert that travel by steamer, under
the existing laws of the United States, is safer
than in any other country
The Northern and Eastern papers are not
ing as an evidence of increasing financial
ease. the large attendance at the theatres and
all places of amusement. The test Is q good
one In times OF depression and money
scarcity retrenehment is apt TO be made in
the expenditures for amusement. In such
times men restrict pleasures that cost, rather
than absolute necessities
The Secretary of the Treasury, in answer
to an inquiry from Connecticut bank, says
that the national banks will be required to
redeem their notes In greenbacks only under
the resumption act which goes into operation
on the first Of January next. This decision
relieves the national banks from holding
special reserves, and forces that obligation on
the government.
The corn crop of the United States consti-
tutes wide basis of prosperity. The amount
Of corn exported in the season Of 1868 SO was
7,O17,O0O bushels, and the following year but
$4,000 bushels. The export for 1877 -78 will
probably rise above 85,461,0 600 bushels. In
that time the total Of wheat and corn export
has swollen from 39,759,00O to 1T, ,595, 900
bushels. The acreage Of this year In corn
reaches 50 900, and the yield probably not
less than 800, 900, 900 bushels.
The police department in New York, In
Guiding the street cleaning, which is under its
charge, cost about $4,0O0,oOO 81 year, and yet
crime llourishes, and it Is alleged that no one
duty of that department is efficiently and
performed. It is charged that
there is q constant tendency to extravagance
in connection with the police department
also, which the politicians on both sides coun
tenance in their own interest.
Judge Jackson Of the United States Dis
trict Court of West Virginia, has recently de-
cided, in tho case OF the Singer Manufacture
ing Company against W. J. Hill, the sheriff
of Wood county, that the act Of the Legisa-
ture Of West Virginia imposing q license tax
on hawkers and peddlers is unconstitutional
in so far as it discriminates against articles
in another State and brought
to that State for sale by the manufacturer
Following recent decision Of the Supreme
Court Of the United States, the Judge holds
this law to be q regulation of commerce which
the State has no power to make.
The Pullman Palace Car Company's ten
year per cent debenture bonds Of 81 100000,
dated October Is, 1873, and due October Is,
1888, have been placed on the free list of the
New York Stock Exchange. The following
statement accompanied the application:
The gross earnings Of the company
for the fiscal year ending July
81 1873, we're. 81, 100 829 70
Rentals of leased lines 1854, 900 90
Interest discount and ex-
change.-.- .....-.-.,-- 1G.715 IA
Operating expenses ........ S78,578 %
294 o.