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wm. R. Taylor, Governor; Parker, Lieutenant Governor; Ferdinand Kuhn, Treasurer; Peter Doyle, Secretary; A. Scott Sloan, Attorney-General; Edward Seuring, Superintendent of Schools; M. Argand, Commissioner of Immigration. Resolutions were adopted favoring cheap transportation, and the improvement of the Wisconsin, Fox, other navigable waters of Wisconsin at the expense of the General Government; opposing protective tariff laws, back pay. monopolies, to members of the Legislature, and corrupt and that the party would his no declaring free Credit-Mobilier, passes legislation, vote fruit for of person whose nomination was the own Importunity or a combination among partisan lenders. The State Liberal Democratic Convention de- of Minnesota met at St. Paul on the 24th, and eided to make ne nominations. Resolutions Rewere adopted advising all Democrats and to the publicans to yield cordial support nominees of the Owatonna Convention. Information had been received at Washing- of the 24th that Collector Weidner, defaulter the ton Second on District of Alabama, was a had been to the amount of $20,000. Orders issued for his arrest. The wheat crop, according to the returns to the statistical division of the Agricultural presented Department, published on the 24th, the average of ninety-five, which is 1872. about The an the September report of this same area of as cultivation had been much larger than last. year Journal of the 25th says that of it necessary to say that not suspended payment the Chicago had The become Chicago had the or banks of closed places of business. The action of a preceding their night was not in consequence had not but to prevent a panic. They receive ceased panic, business, were continuing might to be deposits and pay out such sums as but needed for ordinary business transactions, withsums were demanded to hoard or draw when from business operations, they until had the solved to delay the payment of these currency storm had passed. The stringency financial in that city had had the trade effect extensi hog and cattle stand-still, bring the it being impossible to make cash sales. The Union Live Stock Yards contained that 30,000 hogs and 10,000 head of cattle, all and the yards could possibly accommodate, had nostock commission merchants the live the railroads and country shippers until that tifled more live stock would be received further notice. The Cincinnati Clearance- House Association on the 25th resolution substantially the adopted the same as that adopted on the 24th by banks of Chicago. dispatch from Kansas City, Mo., had of sus- the 25th, A says that the banks of that city pended. Memphis dispatch of the 25th says of that that the First National and De Soto banks had closed their doors. city New York dispatch of the 25th says the in A a comparatively quiet one Wall street. day had been The means of relief adopted loan by banks in effecting bank clearances by themthe had eased the pressure on certificates selves, but had not materially aided others. and to protect The extreme caution of those themselves institutions had added their anxiety the actual scarcity of money, and largely were to grevious complaints from the great there world and the Produce Exchange made commercial Earnest appeals had been in particular. the Government for relief, and resolutions Exchange to had been adopted by the Produce of curto the Trrasury the issue suggesting to the banks and bankers on rency that gold had been deposited to evidence in the Bank of England be used only credit of the United States to market the exchange. The breadstuffs block in in was buying still under the influence of the exchange. Washington dispatch of the 25th says that A President had returned to that city perma- the the At consultation held between and nently. the Secretary of the Treasury President, General, the latter officer redeemed held that the Attorney the bonds of 1874 could not therefore be debefore maturity. It was take no further legally that the Treasury could relieve cided the New York market, except transsteps to affected by the regular Leiderof Director as actions it was of the Department. the Dr. Bureau of man, the had predicted that the effect the of be to of specie payments. this sumption the stock Mint, panic would hasten He that said silver that it was his belief, within month, be medium of circularates. In the mints to tion and gold at currency had coin ordered would anticipation largely bullion of this inresult he the coinage,and stated that more months crease be coined during the next three period. would previous time in the same than at any Richardson had stated that it would Secretary good policy for all the banks was to rumored suspend be a currency payments. It the President further on the 25th, that session of had in Washington, been advised to call an extra Congress. from St. Louis of the 25th meeting says A dispatch banks of that city had held resolved to that the evening of that day and on adopt the the plan of issuing Clearing-House certificates. N. J., telegram of New the 25th Bruns- an A Newark, that the State Bank of bank that nounced suspended. This is the Appleton, wick had yas crippled by the irregularities of the cashier. from Nashville, Tenn., suspended says that A dispatch Banks of that city had exceeding currency the National payments on all balances $200. from Selma, Ala., of suspended the 25th the Savings run in says A consequence dispatch of Bank an of extraordinary Selma had by depositors. All the banks of New Orleans according partially sus- to from pended payment that on city. the 25th, The suspension was to dispatch in force for thirty days. in remain from various cities Georgia, had susTelegrams 25th, say the following banks Merchants* of the Exchange, the pended: National the Planters' Loan and and Planters' Ga. the Dollar Savings Ga.; banks, Bank, National, of of Augusta, Atlanta, Savannah Southern Bank and Savings Trust Company and the Bank of Georgia. of the 25th announced A Detroit dispatch W. J. Whaling had been that the Schooner at Green Haven, Michigan, cargo on were a the beached that day. Vessel and forenoon loss. of Two of the crew were drowned. 25th total Iowa, dispatch of the Professor says A Wapello, the afternoon of that day ground that on from the fair Boley made an ascent balloon. Just as the ground it took balloon that place left He in had his hot-air not secured his fire footing near but the on mouth. bar on which he stands, apup hanging by his was too high to the went horizontal see the fire until hands, he and until did he not had parently with safety, but hung on fifteen hunlet go an altitude of twelve or held the feet, when the canvas he was susreached dred mouth, from which that reaching burned pended, hoop at the away, and he fell,