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# News of the Day. NEW YORK, Oct. 6-P. M.-The Evening Post regards the aspect of financial affairs as favorable, and The Commercial of this afternoon discovers no material change from yesterday. The specie lost by the banks last week went to sustain other cities standing in more need of it than New York. The movement is regarded by cool-headed business men as exceedingly praiseworthy, though the croakers made use of the loss of specie for the renewal of the panic. Stocks were firmer after the adjournment of the second board. The payments at the sub-treasury to-day were over one million and a quarter of dollars, which is a very encouraging feature. NEW YORK, Oct. 8th. The day closed gloomily. Notes of the Central Bank at Brooklyn were discredited this morning. Books and papers of the Milwaukie and Mississippi railroad were issued to-day by the Sheriff at the instance of the President of the Milwaukie Bank. LOUISVILLE, Oct. 7th. Financial matters are gradually tightening throughout the West, and unless the bankers discount beyond prudence or relief comes from other sources, many good houses will fall from the 1st to the 3d proximo. That period is anticipated with terrible anxiety. NEW ORLEANS, Oct 8th.-To-day money is very tight. First class paper worth 2½ per cent. a month. No failures. No movement in the trade is possible until the sterling bills can bring cash in New York. The Banks are extending every facility to factors. All are cheerful. THE SOUTH-CAROLINA BANKS. We learn from one of the Charleston papers that the S. Carolina Bankscannot suspend without forfeiting their charters. They must pay through any run or pressure to the last dollar in their vaults. 'Before this result could be reached, with all its disasters,' says the Charleston News, 'the people of South-Carolina, who were never freer from embarrassment, could and would sustain them with such a large supply of agricultural products equal to specie, and convertible at once into sustaining credits or specie, that the resources of the banks could be realized to any needed extent' It was rumored in the city last evening, that the Bank of Wilmington, and the Bank of Cape Fear, at Wilmington, N. C., refused to redeem their notes yesterday. The Commercial and Bank of the State, however, it is said, did redeem all presented. Petersburg Express of Tuesday. All rumor and nothing else. Wil. Herald. BOSTON, Oct. 7. The steamer Niagara arrived this morning. She brings Liverpool dates to the 26th ult. There is nothing later from India. Harrison, Watson & Co., Bankers in Hull, have failed. Their liabilities are large. The Emperors of France and Russia met at Stuttgardt on the 25th. Mexico accepts the negotiations of France and England. The Emperors of Russia and Austria are to meet at Weimar on the 1st of October. It is rumored that Lord Elgin will soon be appointed Governor General of India. Russia is fortifying the Straits of Euikall. COMMERCIAL. LIVERPOOL, Sept. 26. The sales of Cotton for the week previous to the sailing of 'Niagara,' amounted to 29,000 bales-declined ½ - close quiet. Manchester advices unfavorable. The stock in port amounted to 297,000 bales including 206,000 American. Flour steady-inferior slightly declined; quotations barely maintained; Canal 31 a 32; Southern 32 a 33½s. Wheat dull, having declined 2d on inferior; red 7s6d a 8s2d; choice new 8s6d; white 9s a 9½s. Corn-mixed and yellow 37½ a 38; white 41½ a 43½. Naval stores steady. Spirits Turpentine 38¼ a 39. Sugar and Coffee declined 1d. Rice heavy -Prices easier, but unchanged. Money market active Rates of interest generally unchanged. LATE FROM CALIFORNIA. The Star of the West arrived at New York on the 4th, with 450 passengers and $1,250,000 in gold.-Senator Gwin and Hon. Henry S. Foote were among the passengers. The Hon. John B. Weller, Democrat, has been elected Governor of California. His vote was 40,000--Bowie, Know Nothing about 27,000, and Edward Stanly, black Republican, about 27,000. The people of California had voted by large majority to pay their State debt. Mr. Venable, of Tennessee, U. S. Minister to Gautemala, is dead. The list of lost passengers of the Central America, received by the Star of the West, comprises those only from the Isthmus. The list from San Francisco was expected by the next steamer. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 8th.-A gentleman arrived here to-day from Leavenworth, who left on Monday last at noon. He says that the election was proceeding slow. The Free State men had possession of the polls, and were casting all the votes; the same case at Delaware. It is conceeded that Parrolt, the Black Republican, would beat Ransom for Congress. No disturbances up to noon. AUGUSTA, GEO. It is admitted here that the election yesterday has resulted in the election of Brown, dem., for Governor, from eight to ten thousand majority. The returns also indicate the re-election of Mr. Trippe, American, to Congress; Joshua Hill, American, in the 7th District, and Messrs. Crawford, Gartrell, A. H. Stephens and Wright, Democrats, in their respective Districts. Little has so far been heard from the 1st and 6th Districts. REV. LOUIS SKIDMORE. We have the mournful duty of announcing the death of this venerable servant of Christ. He departed this life at his residence in Charlotte county, Va., on Thursday, the first of present month. Few ministers have been better known in Virginia and North Carolina; or, in former years exerted a great influence, than the Rev. Lewis Skidmore. For some years past he has been in retirement, owing to age and infirmity. But he he has labored for Christ as his strength allowed. He died calmly, trusting in mercy and merits of the blessed Redeemer for rest in the world beyond the grave. Richmond Advocate PRICES OF COTTON. There will doubtless be great disappointment throughout the cotton growing States at the fall of that staple. Here it has gone down from 15½ to 13 cents and the market is very dull. In New York the Journal of Commerce of Monday last (after quoting prices for several days "nominal," there having been no sales,) says there is no current value to this article. A small sale of a quality classed as middling upland, although not strictly full quality, made to-day at 14, which is 2½c below price.
