The Owosso times., 1881-11-11
MISCELLANEOUS.

The search for the steamer Jeanette in the
arctic regions, by the Alliance, proved fruitess,
and the Alliance has returned to Halifax.
o. L. Baldwin, cashier of the Mechanics ma
tional bank at Newark, N. j., has confessed to
defalcation of $2,6000OO. He has spent the
money in backing up his friends and in gamb-
ling, and covered up his transactions by false
entries on the bank books.
SuDpOenas have been issued for ten witness
es in behalf Of Guiteau, five of whom live in
Chicago.
Annual interest charges on United States
bonds now outstanding, $6O,962,245. Silver
certificates in circulation, $66,327, $50; stand
ard silver dollars In the treasury, 66,576,37S.
Gov. Cullom by official proclamation pro.
hibits the importation o. cattle into Illinois
from certain specified counties in Connecticut,
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. Della
ware and Maryland, on account OF peuro
pneumonia prevailing In the counties named.
The debt statement issued Nov. LIST shows
that while the public debt less cash in the
$13,30O,000 during October there was an &C.
tua reduction OF the total debt to the amount
of over $23,000,0O0. The reduction OF the in
terest bearing debt was over So, 100000. 1t
consisted of interest bearing bonds redeemed
and destroyed, and some $3. 100000 We're trans.
ferred to the table OF debt on which interest
has ceased. The total cash in the Treasury
was reduced nearly $10,0O0,0O0 during the
month, aud the available cash balance was TO.
duced over $l5,500,000. Reference to debt
statement fol October Of lat year shows that
the cash balance available to-day is lass by
over s5,000O00 than 1t wa November LIST
last year.
Government officers have taken possession
OF the Mschal les bank at Newark, N. j., and
a receiver will be appointed to wind up its af-
fairs. 1t is now thought that others are i'm.
pllcated with the cashier in the defalcatiOp.
Much blame is attached'to the managing Off
GERS that they did not verify Baldwn's state
bank.
+. T. FreiDghuysen has been appointed re-
ceiver of the broken Mechanics National bank
at Newark, N. j. The bank examiner was de-
ceived by forged letter from New York
bank acknowledging deposit Of S20O0,0O0.
The collector Of Toronto, Canada, seized an
invoice of Tom Paino's and Voltaire's works
on the ground of their being blasphemous
and the Dominion government has approved
of his action.
Confederate bonds are selling in southern
cities at $l0 to $l5 per thousand.
Thursday, Nov. Oath is designated by the
President as Thanksgiving.
Postmasters who sell postage stamps outside
of their territory TO increase their salaries are
to be dealt with.
Stamping advertisements on government
coin is contrary to law and will be punished
when the perpetrators can be found.
The government examiner finds that the
suspended Mechanics national bank OF New
ark, New Jersey, has assets amounting to 3d.
OBS, 2529S, and liabilities amounting to $4,4i6,-
253.42, leaving deficit of H2,4ll, 0O0.45, to be
made up by assessments on stockholders and
losses OF depositors. The directors express
willngne to settle up everything an save
the expense Of litigation.
The Confederate bond speculation Is sub
siding. There are no more orders sent out,
and only few are buying at 81 to $l.50 per
$1,000.