New-York tribune., 1879-01-03

which the Collector SAID would be returned 10 those "V
had paid them in and Unltod States notes demanded
The system of daily returns General Merritt said for
the present woud show In detail the payments 10 Ro1
gold certificates. silver silver certiteates ana rgal
memorable days in the history OF the conn
Try showlng the case win wnca SPECIE p5N in
short time would he at premium as the moro con'en
lent currency for general use ,,. ,,,,.o ros,or
The payments for duties at the custom hOu7o ''S'i
day were III the following amounts: ooo
Col com ...... $4,000 LeSaten'r n0tesSlOZ'ooo
Gold cert lhcates .. 10000 80, 90
silver crrtrfcates 10000
the gold and silver certificates arc redfemed ,ed
Gus om House receipts viii be made only on Eoi'' Au
silver coin and lega tender notes. - ...u,,
TIE Clearing House transact, 80 business yesleIuay
under the new order, and all business was ,nInd uI
uuo,r general accOant The ciearances so M
in eval-tcuder Manager Camp sd tnat lne way
lad been So well paved for resumption that The country
had practically resumed specie payments over Wees
ago. No wants cod, he SAID preierrns the t
sltrs uocS. As evidence 0 TINS, ne stea NY. M % Nv
SLY 600 due the Clearing House In settlement WIN tne
United II tie, sub-Trcasury pad IN leSaItehu'rS
soia having been offered and declined. .o,,, 40
parImont OF the stock EXohaug for sales ana Qn9ta
rions of gold President Ives gave notice TO Mr. Mes
srrcau tic register clcrk the Cola Room. yes erdAy
that MS services woui he required no longer IN , & Ga
Of gold Mr. Ness,rcau packed up ms trunk OF financial
statistics, and the cold Room ceased to exist
INCIDENTS AT THE BANKS.
The banks began business ye- terday morning under
the new Clearing House rues. Special gold contracts
ceased and an accounts were consolidated. Each pay
Ing teller was well supplied with gold coin. The re-
port a the leading banks that there was no special
demand for gold, leeal-tender notes briGg invar
uy asked for. Al the First National Bank less
nan $50 u 90 con paid ont by the paving teller
ana ony $4,000 sent Oul to meet the orders of cor
previous dav for iwu weeks President Baker said that
iad been no special STIR IN banking circles. lie
rccaried ne ~ as notable one, the Government
had redeemed is pledges Now that specie basis had
been actually and formally reached he believed ina
better feeling would exist in business circles Resump
& II, "a
George 5. Coc, of tae American Exchange Bank sald
There is no part cuar change the bank, business
on account OF resumption II was anticipated. aud to-
day there is distinction netween god and leGdl-tcn-
der notes Now that The Govcrnn' Mt is ready 10 re-
deem III gold, everybody wants greenbacks
President Thompson, Of the Chase National BANK,
saI1: " Onr COIN balance is greater than currency
haancc ana we have made offer to loan the Govern
mon. ali the goin coin that NAV bc required"
john A. stewart president OF the United states Trust
upIuy rcmlrked: " Inis is proud day Tor the Gov
oluu"nt. aad faG> flying, they should There IA
NJ reason to crae trouble Tor the future. The
of trade Is largely IN favor Of this country. and
think that Will continue 10 be 50 Ion nj ieast Two
Years TO come There is practically no demand lo g'iH
and no one wants silver There - one thing more
needed rom Congress-, ond hat * a law limiting Uic
locl-ouGer capacy of silver 10 an amount say OF ,V.
Tu. God Clearing Department OF the Bank OF the
Statc Of New York vii be abolished. the ony business
done yesterday being TO cloSe up the accounts o Deeem
Der 81.
HUMOEs or RESUMPTION.
private banker Broadway, when greenbacks
fret maze n egl-endcr framed one OF the early
Issues lie surrounded with border OF deep mourn
mE, ana beneath II wrote this eptaph: 'oacred to
tie memory of departed value The person is not yet
lOrn who vii this note redecmcd.' The note was
taken down CSttrday, ana II IS now III the possession OF
tie GovcluiuCnt, having been redeemed III gold
bankers bdUCerng q Wcil-khOwn Wall street
bI president YESTERDAY tie skeptlcsm displayed
br hU LAST summer over resumption. Al that tune he
,lrIcd to lyc 100000 ior tine position at tho head "f
the line would be formed AT the SuD-Iieaeuly on
ilo oneu.'y day ~ lcsuIuptiun. Yesterday as tuere
was oy person seeking EOd al The opening OF TIE
Su-Trta>ury doors the president or Lille iath was
iok.nSy asked t. redeem hIs promlSes
ypuu- man called AZ the suh-TTedsury yesterday Tor
So gold aud Ia Catlcs>y landing II the bag lel
10 tnr marble rayemtnt The snns broke, and III fe"
mouleu,s tine -o.d taGcs were rolling III very dlecUh'
After gathering tlom NJ, aHd !ccOuHuug the clilIt
amuu; hc turned TIE bag Of coin aad requested tue
cashier ~ give currency that would not roll