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MOBILE,April,27 Some of the Effects.-A highly respec. table gentleman from Virginia was city a day or two since, on his way home from Mississippi, and gave some facts to the money affairs which are wel of serious relation worthy consideration. well here by gentlemen his in Virginia, to He had in neighborhood 81,000,000. known been be He worth about Mississippi from He is to purchase a plantation. saw social strange things there. A planter had about 30 negroes taken by the Sheriff and sold auction. There was a crowd assembledbut one or two bidders were found. The 30 negrees were knocked off for a little more than four thousand dollars. The crowd gathered about the purchaser and warned him not to pay for the negroes, he them-their for should not have height bor's should not be thus sacrificed The was, property consequence the negroes went back to their master. At Vicksburg, found an acquaintance with 20 to 30 D groce for sale. The man could get to his board bill with. sawa some negroes up at ney Vicksburg pay He auctioncash sale. A likely looking fellow was for until $350 were offered. Not another be had. The owner then stepped and the terms of cash bid up could changed sale from secu to months credit, with ample The bidding raised rity. twelve like off electricity $16.5 The same fellow was knocked at SAMPLESOFTHE-BETTERCURRENCY Bank Notes, (than whi N. Carolina is country.) there none better in the are discount at Va., while are at in per they cent. par Petersburg. Norfulk, Cheraw (S. C.) Bank Notes, which believe are of undoubted credit, are at discount of 4 per cent. at Charleston, the same State. Many of the merchants of North Card lina, and every other Southern State, have to get checks on this at any price, been put to great of their debtsthere, quently been season, unable inconvenience and and have the have of North conse bees unable to for the the payment go.on purchase What little usual supplies of goods. change the Banks have had, they have liberal enough to sell at one per cent. mium, whilst in our neighboring States is worth 3, 4. and a per cent. Formerly before the better Currency was estal lished, exchange was plenty, and at opi one of one per cent. that and the 5 per between quarter price The difference cent, which it is now selling in Charleston, come out of the merchant's pocket, in the and then out of the purchases of his It is a tax upon instance, goods. the Charter people Before the United States Bank expired, when an individual could not, would not, get checks to take with him the North, he could readily supply himsel with Bank Notes that were good every it is with great difficult where. Now, from State that a man can get along one the and if he takes to he finds a him other, New York, Bank them Notes at count of from 5 to 25 per cent. These are some of the advantages of wise policy pursued by the late Administra tion, and followed up by the present, which they promised the country, would bring bout a " better currency than it then sessed.-Fayetterille Observer. The Beginning of the End.-One of the Banks at New York the Dock BANK, has gone by the Deposite heard. 8260. the amount of Public money on hand, 000, is, of course, a total loss So much for this system of Pet Banks, where the ₫ money of the Government was deposited States because it was not safe in the United Bank We shall not be surprised, if two thirds of these Pet Institutions give up the ghost -Ral. Reg. y And Another.-We learn from a slip b the mail, from the New Orlean of the 8th, that the d of Natchez and the y Bank Bulletin express Planters Agricultural payment Bank Mississippi, have suspended specie both The same paper states that they are have deposite Banks, and that one of them suffered a Government draught of $140,00 to be protested.-Cheraw Gazette. ct Beat this!-Ata single haul of the seim at the fisheries on the Roanoke, i. Fish were drawn on 3000 Roel each upwards shore and of weighing from 30 to 75 lbs. ; WOUR was supposed that the smallest size weigh Ral. Reg
