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A dispatch from Dubuque, Iowa, says an examination just made into the affairs of the Merchants' National Bank of that city had shown that R. A. Babbage, the Cashier, had abstracted from the bank, by means of false entries, $267,289, and that the President, Mr. Sheffield, had abstracted $161, 977. The ravages of the yellow fever in Memphis and Shreveport, according to Press dispatches of the 3d, had largely increased. In the former city over 5,000 people had left by of whom were ill at trains, many small the various towns where they went. The Odd Fellows had issued a call for contributions from the Order throughout the United States. There had been 24 yellow fever interments on that day. In Shreveport there were 17 yellow fever interments. The President had ordered 5,000 army rations to be shipped to that place for the benefit of the sufferers. Captain Jack and four of his companions were hung at Fort Klamath, Oregon, on the 3d. The late hour at which the dispatch was received on the morning of the 4th prevented the publication of full particulars. The sentence of Slotuck and Barncho had been commuted to imprisonment for life on Alcatras Island, in San Francisco harbor. The Chicago Times of the 5th says that during the week ending October 4, $15,475,000 in currency had been received by the three express companies having offices in that city. This was, of course, exclusive of sums brought by individuals for investment. The banks of that city had begun to discount sparingly. A Philadelphia special of the 4th says an elaborate deed of trust had been executed by Jay Cooke and his partners, conveying to Mr. Rollins and Mr. Cote all the firm's property, partnership and private, including their the wives' dower right, to be administered for benefit of all the creditors of the firm, and each five per cent. realized to be distributed. This had been done to prevent the disof the estate under the bankrupt act, it was that, by the Cookes would pay and persion ment, thought prudent dollar for manage- dollar and have a large surplus for themselves. A New York dispatch of the 4th announces that Peake, Opdyke & Co., a large dry goods house, had suspended, with liabilities amounting to $2,500,000. Lamper & Co., grain dealers, of Boston, Mass., according to a dispatch of the 4th, had suspended, with liabilities for over $300,000. A Washington telegram of the 4th says that absolute quiet prevailed with regard to the financial situation. A Dubuque (Iowa) dispatch of the 4th says the feeling against the defaulting cashier, Babbage, had become very bitter. The authorities had keen compelled to guard his house with a band of policemen to prevent acts of violence from an outraged community. The virulence of the yellow-fever epidemic at Memphis, according to a telegram of the 4th, had largely increased. Hundreds of the poorer classes were dying uncared for and dying for want of attention. The interments on that day in the potter's field alone, had as reported by the county undertaker, reached thirty in number. The whole number of yellow-fever deaths for the day exceeded forty. This included only paupers and those for whom coffins had been obtained at the undertakers'. A New York dispatch of the 4th says that the arrival of the Polaris survivors in that city, on the steamship City of Antwerp, on that day, had been signalized by the arrest of Capt. Buddington and his confinement in the Navy Yard. Later the Tallapoosa left for Washing ton with them. A New Orleans dispatch of the 5th says the New Orleans National Bank had gone into liquidation. The house of Cavoroc had failed. A New York correspondent, writing from Dundee, Scotland, recently, has reiterated the story of the poisoning of Captain Hall, of the Polaris, and indicated Professor Bessels, of the expedition, as the person who the deed. In arthe facts in the case, committed rive at order to the Secretary of the Navy, according to the dispatch of the 6th, had instituted another examination of the survivors. York dispatch of the 6th announces that the balloon, A New "Graphic" being the Prof. old affair revamped and rejuvenated, with Donaldson and his associates, had started for Europe on the morning of that day. The ascension was an excellent one. Mr. Donaldson was accompanied by Messrs. Lunt and The balloon rose and the Ford. starting-point, floated when rapidly last majesti- from seen cally towards the ocean, and was moving towards Europe. Later, a dispatch had been received:from New Haven, stating that the balloon had reached Canaan, in the northeast corner of the State of Connecticut, in a at when it had been caught Donaldso allowed gas storm. 1:25 p. m., enough the of the to escape to enable them to bring gas-bag near the earth, when they all leaped out, and the balloon escaped. Hearte Nature
