Year: 1868

WASHINGTON, April 2s, 1858.
Movements to Call the Democratic National


Convention Early in June.


Inc congressional Democratic Executive Commit
zee nave UNANIMOUSLY passed resolutions requesting
the Democratic National Committee to reconsider
their previous action and issue call for the Presi
dentiai nominating Convention to meet in New York
early in June instead of ON the 4th OF Juy as now
arranged for. 1t Is probable that a Congressional
caucus OF oil the democratic members will shortly be
cailed lor the purpose OF making the same request
The eeiing appears to be unanimous that the day of
meeting now liked is 100 distant and that the political
necessities and welfare of the party require an earlier
period for the declaration of principles and nomina
ton of candidates.


Current RumOrs at the CapitaI-IndicatiOus of
Important Movements on the Part Of the
President.


kumors are again working their way into the.
gossip OF the day bearing significance of approach
ing new developments at the White House, As 1t
was just previous to the Presidential coup d'etat
suspending Mr. Stanton and designating General
Grant to run the War Department ad interim. and
again when Mr.. Stanton was removed and General
Tnomas detailed on War Department duty, an i'm
penang stroke OF policy from the chief Executive s
now premonishedby the batch Of rumors circulating
In public and private circles. Some Of these reports
have reference to the nomination of Major General
Schofed to relieve Mr. Stanton OF the onerOus duties
which he feels 1t incumbent upon himself to endure
pro bono puotico, and which he publicly announces
he Is extremely desrous OF turning to any indi
vidua who may square exactly with his ideas of an
able and loyal war minister.


Other and more recent rumors are I'm relation to
the service which the President has marked out for
Major General Rousseau. The presence of this
officer In Washington at this time, and his frequent
interviews at the Executive Mansion, together with
several other significant circumstances attending his
trip hither, have conspired to feeling OF dis
trust among the watchful radicals and to awaken
a more than ordinary interest with all. One
story has that General Rousseau going to relieve
General Buchanan OF the command of the Fifth Mill
tary district, as General Mcdowell is intended for
another field of duty. This solution, however is not
accepted by the radicals sufficient to account for
the grave and protracted interviews that are now
going on between the President and General
Rousseau


Another whisper that has been passing around
to-day that the headquarters Of the Fifth United
States cavalry and the company Of that regiment
duty here soon to be changed to another post of
duty, seems to meet with larger share of
credence among them. This change would
render 1t necessary for the people OF Wash
ington to forego the services of General
Emory, Colonel OF the Fifth cavalry, who now COM
mands the department OF Washington, and 1t Is
hinted that this post is probably the one intended for
General Rousseau.


These are given only as specimens Of the rumors
aoat In the city, nothing of reliable character hay
ing transpired to indicate whatis the purpose of
the President in the movements Ne is now making.
Statement Of the Condition Of the National


Banks.


The following table gives In detail the condition of
the National Banking Association OF the United
States as shown by their quarterly reports for the
first quarter of 1861 compared with their condition
in the same quarter OF 1897


RESOURCES.