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Commercial Affairs in New York. NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-There is a rather bet. ter feeling in commercial affairs to-day. There was something of a run on the Citizens' Bank, but all demands were promptly met, and the best informed express the full confidence in its soundness. Many maaufacturing establishments, clothiers, &c, have reduced the number of their hands, which affects the working classes, but it 18 hoped confidence will BOOD be restored and their former activity resumed.
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COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-There is a rather better feeling in commercial affairs to-day. There was something of a run on the Citizens' Bank, but all demands were promptly met, and the best informed express the full confidence in its soundness. Many manufacturing establishments, clothiers, &c., have reduced the number of their hands, which affects the working classes, but it is hoped confidence will soon be restored and their former activity resumed.
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M SOUTH CAROLINA CHARLESTON, S. C., Nov.15.-The Mercary that the Mayor has issued a proclamation from landsays preventing any steerage unless the passenger ships or steamers their enter ing at bonds Charleston, to entertain them in case of becoming encumbrances. COLUMBIA, S. C., Nov. 15.-On Wednesday procession was grand torchlight here, night there with 600 men a in the ranks, including military Mr. Orr and espoused firemen. secession and was followed Keitt and others, in similar speeches. by The State Agricultural Fair is in progress here. ALABAMA. MOBILE, Nov. 15 -Gov. Moore will the issue 6th a proclamation calling a Convention on The and urging the people to secession Decemprox., is to take place on the 24th Janber, election and the Convention meets on the 7th uary. GEORGIA. MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga., Nov. 15.-To-day the men of all parties, in conference, recom- unanimously leading agreed to a Convention. They resistance to Lincoln's Administration, Conmend the time and mode to be settled by the vention. In the Senate, to-day, there was c nsideradiscussion on the bill appropriating $1,000,ble for arming the State, passed by the House, the Fi000 resulting in a motion for its reference to nance Committee. bill provides that the money shall be subject The to the control of the Governor. Many and Senators objected to placing both sword purse in the same hands. The proposed reference to a committee failed, and the bill will proceed in its regular order, and will pass. bill was introduced, suspending the collection of debts until 1861. A bill was introduced, giving power to the of Governor in case of the attempted coercion the State, should she secede, to employ effective the military force of Georgia to resist the coercion. Senator Toombs made a powerful speech BarWednesday night, and was followed by Mr. of of Savannah, urging the establishment ton Southern Confederacy, with the sovereignty oba in the Federal power and State lines to be lierated. COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS INNEW YORK. NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-There is a rather betfeeling in commercial affairs to-day. There was ter `something of a run on the Citizens' Bank, the but all demands were promptly met, and its best informed express the full confidence in soundness. Many manufacturing establishments, clothiers, &c., have reduced the number of their hands, which affects the working classes, but it is hoped confidence will soon be restored and their former activity resumed. STATE EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION.- This body met last evening at the Town Hall, and was called to order by Mr. Smythe, of Lexington, one of the Vice Presidents of the Association, who was called to the chair in the absence of Mr. Holden, of Raleigh, President. Mr. Campbell, of Greensboro`, was appointed Secretary. The Secretary, with three other gentlemen, constitute a committee on credentials. We understand that about 125 delegates were present. Among those present are Major D. Hill, of the N. C. Military Academy at Chavlotte, Rev. C. H. Wiley, Superintendent of Common Schools, W. J. Palnier, Esq., Principal of the N. C. Institute for the Deaf and Dumb. and many other gentlemen prominently connected with the cause of Education in this State. We understand that Major Hill will deliver an address this forenoon in the Town Hall, on subject of Military Education." Also, that James A. Wright, Esq., will deliver an address at the same place at 8 o'clock. P. M. We have not ascertained the topic which Mr. Wright proposes to discuss. The delegates to the meeting are comfortably accommodated private houses. We bad looked forward to the pleasure of meeting Mr. Holden of the Standard in Wilmington on this occasion, but no doubt bis en gagements, in view of the meeting of the Leg islature on Monday next. are such as to put is out of his power in be absent from be INC. Journal is not GIRLS AND B be girl after she is TEN years old. If you treat ber as if she were one, she will ask you what you mean. It she starts to run across the street, she is brought back to the nursery to listen to a lecture an the properties of Now it seems to methat a manhood. girl ought woto nothing but a girl until she is seventeen. Of course there are proprieties belonging to her sex which it is fitting for her to observe but it seems to me that, aside from these, she ought to have the utinost latitude. She ought to be encouraged to do much out of doors, to run, to exercise in all of those ways which are calculated to the muscular frame. What is true of boys, in the matter is so of girls. is health, eminently develope should It of be bodily vastly made more important that women healthy than that men should be. Man votes, and writes, and does business, but woman is the teacher and mother of the world; and anything that deteriates or adulterates woman is a comprehensive plague on human life itself. Health among women is a thing that every man who is wise and considerate for his race should most earnestly desire it. OUR FLAGS.-W were presented yesterday, a by an enthusiastic friend of the Mercury and believer in "resistance" by one State can be strong fifteen-whichever quickest done-with or a large and brilliant Flag, which he describes thus: "A Scarlet Field, powdered with fifteen without strip S or white Stars, eagles, fifteen intended Soveto typify the future Confederacy of reign Southern Slave States. As a mark of our appreciation of the gif. we at once displayed it office of course we do not wish to be our colors. and confrom understood our striking have "States sequently thrown both onr original Rights Resistance Flag" and this appropriate