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THE FORTIETH CONGRESS. ADJOURNED SESSION, © CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS. ‘The fret eession of the Fortieth Congress commenc™d ep the 4tb ef March, 1867, It subrequently a4- ourned to the 8d of July, and-agaim adjourped to the Girg November (.0-morrow), The following is a classified iet of members, republi- ‘@ane 10 roman, opposition tm ttatios:— Senate. Benjamin F, Wade, of Obio, President. John W. Forney, of Pennsylvania, Secretary, Mane. jenin” . Terma Fat, Lot M. Morrill.. Benj. F. Wade 1969 Wa. P Fessenden NRW BAMPSERR Aaron H. Cragio.. James W. Pariarso Joba Sherman Ista Thomas A, Hend: Guver P. Morion. Mm) trent, Richart Yates, Lymaa Trumbull. MASSACHUSETTS, Gharies Sumner. Bonry Wiiso Ore S Ferry. New Y Edwin D, Nore Roscoe Conk! xew F. T. Frelin, Alor, @, Cat Pawar Charies K. Buchalow. Bimou Crmoron. \ea D. +1873 NEBRASKA. ‘Thomar W. Tipton....18¢9 Jena M, Thayer...... 1871 NEVADA. Will'am M. stewart. Jeomes A, Bayard... 1809 Wikard Saulsbur yo.» ABT Reverdy Juhuson. Phibp F. Thomas®, James W. Nye... weet CANIPORSTA. Peter G, VanWinklo..1869 John Conness Watnen T. Willey...1871 Cornelius Coie, RENTUCEY, ORs Jame: Cuhrie George H. Williams, ..1871 Garret Davis. Bexry W. Coroett....1873 TENE SER *OLRADO, David 7. Patiorsem....1909 John Evans.. - doseph S Fowler.....1871 © Not admitted, Jerome B. Chacee. RECAPTULATION. 42 Opposition... @echavier x, of Indiana, speaker. Euward McPuersou, of Peausylvania, Cierk, Many. TRNNHSABE ( . §—Joon Lyneoh. 8—Willlam B, Stokes, 2—Siiney Periam, 4—Janes “uilins, 8—Jamer G. tlaine, 6—Jonn Trimble, é—Jubn A. Fevers, 6—Samuel M. Arnel, 6—Froderick A. Pike, I—isvec R. Hawking BY BAMSTIRE 8—David A, Nuno. i-~Ja ob H Ela RID, 2—Aston F, ptevens, 1—Benjrmin Eggteeton, 8—Javod Bynton. 8—Samuel F, Carp VERMONT. S—Robvert C. Schenck, 1—Fret. E, Woodbridge, 4—Witliam Lawrence, $—luke P. Poland. ‘+ Worthington ©. Smith MASSACHUSETTS. F Thomas D, Ehot b— Wiliam Mungen, 6—Reader W. (tarke, 7—Sarnuel Shi $—Corneiius 8, Hi @—Halph P, Buckland. 10—James M. Ashley. ‘ F, Butlor. HS Palade. Von dpemp. in). F, jor, mal ‘an re @ —Nathanel P, Banka 13.—G-orge W. Morgan, L—George 8. Boutwel 14 — Martin Welker. @ John D Belawin, 14,—Tobias A, Piants, @—Wm. B Washburn, 18—Jobn A Bingham, 30. —Honry L. Dawes, 17.—Bphraun RK. Eckioy. KHODE ISLAND, 18.—Rafus P. Spauia'ng, 1.—Thomas A, Jenckem —-:19, —James A. Gariieid. 2—Na:ban F. Dixon INDLANA, CONNECTICUT. William E. Niblack, L—!chard D. Hwkerd. Mighael O. Kery. 2 —Julive Hotchkiee, 6.— tH H. Stark weather, 4—Wiliim H Barnum, “mw TORK, Morton C. Hanter. 4— Witham & Himan 5. —George W. Julian, Joba Coburn. —Heury D, Washbura. Fodiove 8, Orth, —sebuyler Col.ax 10.—Witiiam Williams, 11.—Jonn P. C. Shanks, LINO, & —Jo'n Morrissey, @—Thomas kL. Strwart, T—Joim W, Chanler, 8 Jems limoks Or mands Weed. F. 30—Wiiliam H. Robertson. Washburne, Ti—<baries H. Van Wyck, 4—Abner C, Hardin 32—Jobn H Ketcham, _ S—Ebon ©. Ti id 33—Tnomas Corneil. 6—Burion C. t—Nenry P. H. Bromwell. helby M, Colom, Lewis W. Boss, Wert @ Bury, 1l—Sumuel 8, Marshall, 12_Jebu Raker, 13—Greeo B Raym. MICHIGAN, 1—Fernando C, Beaman, 2—' heries Upsom. jie oe Bisir, homas W. 5—liow. £. Trow! @—Jonn F. Driggn, WISCONSIN, 1—Palvert £. Peine, Bevin. Pruyn 3$—Joha A Griswold, apge Ferris, Leivin T, Hulbard, 48 - James M. Marvin, 19—Wii lam G Fields, 20 —Acdienn H. Latha, 81—, \exauder 44. Barley, #2—Joun C, Churenill £—Dewnis Mecarthy. 24—Iheodore M. 25 —Withan H Ke ‘36. ry 2h—Lewis Selye. 29. Kurt Van Horn. Bane M Humphrey. 2—Bev). F, Hopkiva, 8\—Leory Von Acrnam, s- Cobb, ASW seneRT 4—Cuaries A, Eldridge. 1—Wilbain Moore, b—Philetus Sawyer. 2—-Charle: Haight. 6—Cad. C. Washburn, B— Marie: Sug eaves, MINNOTA. 1—William Windom 2—Ignatius Doowelly, 4 no Hi, b George A. Halsey. PRNNOYLV ANIA. ww, L—"amnel J. Vandaih 1—James F. Witeoa, + charles O'Neill, $—Liraw Pree. 3 3--Wu. B, Altison, 4—Wilhas Lou: 6—Greenville M. Dodge, 6—Asaheo! W. Hubbard. wagooRi. 1—Witliam A. Pile. 2—Carmaa A. Newoomb, 3—Janee B. M Cormick. O— adueus Stevens, o—lienry L. Cake. u vanvel M. lan Auk, 4—Jonn J. Gravelly, r co W. Wodward b—Jo-epn W. McClarg. W.. Ulysses Meroar. 6— Revert T, Van Hors. W- George F. Mitlor, 7—Benjamia F Loan, Adan J. 8—John F Benjamin, 16-—Wn. H. 9—Gea W. Anderson, 17—Panied J. KANBAS 1A Stepren 1 Sidney Clarke, 19—Glenni W wer P—Darwia A 1—Jobn Tane 2 --Joun Lovee REVADA, 22 James K. Moorhead, 1—Delos Kt, Anbloy, otane Williams, CALIFORNIA. 1—Somuel i, Artal, 2—Wiiteam Higby. 8—Jame A. Joinon, MARYLAND OREGON, 1—J7) am M Culbugh, 1—Refne Maliory. 2 pen strcher, Sow KADY, 8 Cwla BE. Prelpa 1—George M. Chileots he rancie maa —— Fr carck Some. DELEGATES, Waar ventMa. ak Lona Cotes Bastiford, DAKOTA, Walter A Burreigh - ian ED ok, mosTANAL James M. NEW MRKION, Charter P, Cewrs crea. Wiiian 1, Hooper WANG on, Alvin Fiauders. TENXees ‘*wrowrea, } p-vheaby R. Barer, James 5 Casement, Horace Maynard, -— © No aiaitted ROCAMTTTLATION. Congreastonal Statiatice. Fhe following will show the aumber af the members @f Covgress (rom the several States aad Territories singe (We oF :apiza.ion 01 the goverament:— Toral number of Representatives, Senators and legaies who have served ip Congress. > 3 = ber of Speakers of House of Representatives + oF cunber of reste nis of the Seuate. . \@ she NUMBER OF REMURRS FROM ATA ‘RS, ETO, $2 Miseouri Sx8SsSae orexerest WANTING AND WANTED. The Lessened Demand for Labor This Sea- son—{te Causes in the Staguation of Trade— General Dulness in Business and What Manutactorere Think ef IteClerke and Seamstrenses with Occupations Gone=Iea- sons forthe Lessexved Domand tm Clothing and Dry Goods=Notes on Other ‘Tradeg. In point of theory labor lies at the foundation, capital ia it by a system of accretions aod per centages termed profits; apitai onoe created or rather accumulated from vin. of labor again creates, if not labor, at least » for i; aad thus im att manufacturing commana om of mutui jon and mutual action rnd sion of the one upon the other is brought about, Captial forms labér iato regiments, reduces it to military rule and aystem, and drills it into aggregated effletency skill im prodaction, Out of capital employing labor a Production; ont of production and fis distributes springs business; aud oat of business aguin springs ® secondary demand for labor ip the form of clerks, salesmen, bookkeepers, porters and the like. Busingss builds ehips for the distribution of its commodities and employs men to: build them end feamen to navigate; busisess builds palaces for {is accommodation and employs bailders end carpenters; business demands, raiiroads for {ts movings up and down to and fro, and employs labor ta consiructing and Operatiog thom; in short, labor Art, capital noxt, and Dusiness lastly, are the throe great motors of erviltsation— though fn the progress of thines the thres haye become eo Iniorminably interta»ziod that tris quite. impossiple toseparate them in their mutuality “of action In anv season of acarcity of labor, business Iangnishes for want of production sipon watch it ls based; woile in sea sons when iahor is in excess, production Is greater thon can be absorbed, and failures, fall of prices and general ee follow. Labor, Cay! and Ah od fe) ‘eo aving noed, ews distribut offora for ea seeks to realize in the form ot canals and if the demand for production happens to be brisk, the Tesuit 16 again transmitted to the cap'talist in the elape . Uf, om the other hava, as has been the caso uring the present scason, demand be inactivg and uneqra! to the supply, busines: warns capital to crase from production, capital diemt:ses us operatives, and ori and distress among the laboring claases specdily aw, Since 1857, a year of failures, failores have never Déen of so common eccurrence as just at present, and re- business men ars quite universally of the opinion wero tue newspapers to adopt the system mooie at time ef printing dally Imts of Grins which bave goue into insolvency, universal distrast aud penic must specdily supersede the presomt condition of aTiirs In the dry goods busiacas the general stagnation has not Deen as severety felt as by the clothing interest—thoogh, im dry goods, prices have been marked down almost w whe hotesale average, eod many leading New York firma are oniy realizing suificient pro@is to pay rents, clerks and employés generally. Firms whiod he! hitherts kept adoat without any great deal of advert. ‘ug, have latterty tatien into the pabit of advertising Nverally—always with the loading phrase, ‘Goods at re- dnoed prices,” American calicoes which, at thfs time last year, ranged from twenty-two to twenty-el:ht cents, ‘tre freely ofored and find few buyers at prices rang og from eight to fifteen cevts, and the same rule prevails in relation 10 Arericaa fabnes in et Many of tho smalicr manufactories in New England have aiready stopped, many more are rupming upoo half time and a emali percentage ony are employing. a fo quotator operatives upon foil time, Thir trae even of cotton = madufactoriee—the market having boon overbardencd; emi. in wooliens, the general prow tration ig even ‘ore rharked and emphatic, Hundreds and theavands, ¢vru tens of thousands, of opersiives turoughout the country are etther deprive’ of resources ether, or are working on half time. The deprivarion ‘of this class of the whole or part of thelr ordinary st’. pend, is feit moat severely in the city through the legs- ened demand for clothing and ali other articles not abso- lutety indispensable. Meat and bread these people of fesseved and slender incomes mast have; overcoats aud shawis they can dispense with, even though the ther- Mmomoter stand at zero, Coal and wood are articles of necessity also; ae old coat can be revamped apd worn until the times are better, and a lest year's cloak or astrachaa cat’ be made to pass muster with now butions and @ little spirits of ammonia and alcohol, In the clothing trade this want Of demand has been thos fer more acutely felt'than in any other ramification of bo«di- neas in the is. Large jobb'ng houses, which usually been to make up for the apring trate as early as September, have not this fall done twenty-five per ceat of their usual business. The sapopty for fall and winter, which was wade up Jast May and June, te still on hand and "ul im the trade; and. though desperat> efforts have beeu made to sales by offering goods at any price, the general mildness of, the weathor bas as yet frustrated these efforts and stocks remain comnara- lively uncalled for. Not twonty-five per cent of the fali gales have been effected ry avetion gales. have been ‘extensively resorted to by seatiog. Senet ‘and houses which bare usually employed from twonty 10 thirty cutters at this season of the year, are Bow employing three and four (and ia the majority of casos not more than that) epon baif time, One house which employed fifteen upon full time tant season has now one only in employ, and that one upon baif ume, The number of seamstresecs only b3 proximately extimated by reference to tho “want™ columns of a daliy pap*r, and a com the data therein afforded with similar data rded Inst applicata. The deen felt in the general flooding of intelll- gence offices; and, whereas “Servants Were etarcsty odtalnadie last year, Bow offer thomeelves for tho bare consideration of @ ! tng toes A year since deviived to be em, ed unless the appl! make oath aMdavit to being the brown, appl question iis f 5 any condition, earned a livelihood with the needie having to genoral housework for pm i in ‘materially. means ‘ence mand for professional servaate, rpuititades of this class have bees thempeives in me ee fortorn vertise for a time, to be the wa pd of & day until the filled. Ii im fact, that there are io Lhis olty at the prevent a3 servants, or io any matence can be furn matter worse, ‘coat allowasci and ‘suginented Engi: syhem of them to i ' iH : i i ii od ge i | < 3 { Sk i ig i it i! i f | 5 5 Hi i [ ! geperal ‘But bod return, pace erally sanguine in thew 3 peed Weather ead the “Goocens £ I § Hi 3 1 i i i ft i i i i i I i : B 3 Li 5 i ig i i i ered it i i 533 E ful 4 : i H Ae batt te j 1a exce-s of what the demand might be under any cit Cam+tances, were buyers far lees ceutiows The fi of of ‘he country trade ip comseauence ef the of seaqateratien bas evo = joo- 1B consequence of the unsettiod condition of the Soutn — tis covsequently ve perared heme eae jon—so diferent was on at ibe ciuse oi the war-~as SU foriber etailed, aud ouhener wake jestcra demand bas sev been corre naged tai mal! bouses throughout the cou: more time, hare had a te creat extras staguant, gemané ia, bowever, found in the tact that, while wages have not bas been o pin cannot he, a s and added to in ie fact that the disbanding ‘ot tse Jorge arenres of 1564-05. tiberaied some hundred thou- sande of men with mo the req of whom werd ponred out in the whirl demand for lapor faster thas demand them. The conse- im some cases do- has beea some Of groceries and omer aecessarian pores tage of feehroe and competied to : fi a ; tietgltes i HERALD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1667—TRIPLE SHEET. te cortataty very plausible and foreine one irre elatibiy to the conclusion that those are now unem- ployed new! not depend upon this om of basi Bers for their winter's suppiyof OF even of bread. ‘To large Dombers of clerks and ‘who have been dismissed from these houses (or wast of ess im which to ntihze their services, thitse. feota will prove unpalaiabdle morsels, thongh it i perhaps, better ‘bat they shouid bo aware of thexi and geek for their daly dread elsewhere, ra her than wart im uncertainty only 10 find themseives unemployed aud peaailess in mid- winter, In the way of Indies clothing, as éloaks ont» goods of Amorican manufactore, the general w Of the demand is else noticeable, Imported (a! ing mostly absorbed by the wealthier classes, the im these g ree falling off nav sive fabrics consumed by freely offered and sparingly Dricea; and in cloaks of inferior e sold at this season the manofactine fons shale ceased—cutting of the resources of g large ovmber 0! " veal Seino voles at nter working women with its ay 0, Lar.e st manufrctared for t of von coessiond to the Member of tuose wio ely to want, in More genses (han one, his mantie aboot him and re'rea's want avd are heicre winter folds hafore the advancing footsteps of the spring of 1868 It may be added, in this comnection, that mar. focturers ar» in the habit of qvoting the rise in rents for 1807, above the maxiinam of 18 another and potent of th in the war of j times, Privetpal demand for goods, tn way of rendy mote clothing, m created by the veces-ity ‘of the masses for mod-rately expotmive fabrics A rise of. am per cent or :bereabonts im arholes of the tah!s— butter boing held, for instance, at sixty cents per pounsl, ‘whio') last season was beld at forty-Ove and fifty—-aod on advance of fifteow ver cent ia the general averaze of Tents, have occasioned an expenditer@of that for food and shelter «which was Inst yoar devoted to luxurie. ‘These two items together have added about threo hun- dred dollars on the averace to theannual exponsee of living for an ordiusry family; and, as the laboring classes in this citv are not, 29.2 rule, the fortunate nos- wessors.of bank bonis, very httie ‘ham remained to be e ded for anzht else thin food ahd sheltor. in the shoe Wo-iness also manufadturers comnlt the nearcity of demand for ordinary salo work, undoustediy with, reason, if redused prices and the springing up of auction marte hers aad there throughoat the ciiy are to be taken as citerda tm estimating the briexnovs or rather want of briskmess in the trade. Strong hopes are, however, indulged that the cold weather will aocelerate (he demanding this direction, and Producers are generally working thelr fol! compiom: of banda, though the brisknoss s 1866 is not antici. pa‘ed, aod there ia a growing d ‘on the part of bores to demand a reduction of wages. The ceneral tondeney of wages. is, im fact, downward, and sto business remains as dol! as at. + no amount of agitation on the part of the Inborer will hav? other than aD tajnrions tendency, though with the somewbat ia- creased cost of living (an ‘vferease of at least fifteen 1er crnt, all items cousidered), the workingman can lily afford to work at the present rate of wages, to say nothing of a decreaca, Happily tne building trade has continued remarkably active during the entire season, and is likely so to coa- Unue while the present svstem of rottages prevails, thus furstsbing emplorment to a largé class at toll time, Wages have, however, manifested a declining tendency, and there need be no se shou'd waster builders aemand a lower scale prices auring the nt seasom, having, as they have done, recisted with success the demand fur an jnoreese on the part of tha journeymeo, At the variogs shipyards, on“the other hand. both in building and repairiag, business t+ inneiive, Proprietors com ‘that at the present taritt of wages they are quite unable; to compete with the business elsewhere, and consderabie building which woula wiso be contracted for in New York <A taken to Gioston ee ae snqcngmaee 4 ing takeu to the English market abd made to furni bread tor Englisn carpenters, caulters aed English workmen etherwiss nomenciated, Experts estimate, however, that jseventy-fve per cont of tnose who have been thrown out of employment ecrae, the am ey or four months have i of the classe employed as clerks, salesnen, sowing women and others dependent apon the clothing and dry gouds trade the means of daily subsisience. Of these many want and few aro wanted, aud their names and addresses swell the lists mt intsilignace offices to an enormons aggregate, while 19 the oolumes of the daily papers they are added to the catalogue of those who waat but are not od, ALARMING STATE OF AFFAIRS IM GEORGIA, =. Neare Military Organizations tn Fall Binet. The Sava Republican of the 15th instant pub- Hshes th lowing statement in regard to negro mill- tary organizations in Georgia, and states that It has been forwarded through the Post Commander to General Pope's headquarters for action :— ‘Savanwam, Ga., Nov. 11, 1867. Colonel Matomey, Commander Post, 4c,, Savanaah:— Onunm—The undersigned have the hovor to report to you that there exists on the Chatham county side of the Great Ogeechee river an armed military orgen'za- tion among the ‘whese ostensible and avowed ong to to resist such rules and regulations as have n oatablished by the contracts je with the ap- proval of the Freedmon’s Bureat, to protect them in their own estimete of their rights, without regard to those of tne Janded proprietors Jepaces. ‘They are under the influence of not ham ‘and are impreaset with the belief that the lands are to be divided ameug them. Should this agrerian measure be kept before the public, the above organization may be stimulated to seize property, and, to acta of bloodshed. Even the ord’ dis- putes about sharing of crops, OF disenarge of de obedient workmen, &o,, might these military bangs to some violence. Admitting oven tt ‘no outbreak should occur, this hes produced foottogs, which, if mot re- wen prowent cos meking of aay contract: next January, avd give ap thé now prodactive sail to idleanes ‘ i | 3 i i EH A 5 | ft } Hy if Halil He i i a i H Ff it 32 th i ; : f i | ‘wu an expression of your apinion, Me LLOYD D. WA W. H. BU 4 Per THOMAS H. MAXWE! J W. ANDERSON'S SONS & 00, WM. HABERSH, ‘the Republic gives by way of explanation of the sdove:— For the benofit of our republican friends of the North whe may not be acquainted with the siatue ef the eep- hose pames are appended # ty i i i 7 ii i i » Lane m Texas. About sisty 4 3 } 2 i iD ble to drink them, umber me —— vious, bm the in irom, maqnenea postan ding ihe dimennty of Tt 2g Esti zie atremgth. soll eno ai tan ‘Rane qualities as the water that if the mud be dissolv: ie water aod a lictio Tanteriaily, the creat | FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ‘Toxavay, Nov. 19—6 P. M ‘The gold market hasbeen stehdy to-day, the extreme rang@ having been from 1393¢ to 13974, with the open- ing transactions a: 189% and tho closing oves at 159%{. ‘Tuere was @ moderately active bor- rowing demand for ooin, aad ivans were made at 6a 7 per cont for carrying The gross clearings amounted to $53,601,000, ibe goid balances to $1,710,187 and the currency bulanves to $2,584 006. Tho Treasury ‘was seller to @ modera'e amount yesteriay, but it 13 understood not to have veen ta the markvt toxlay. Gold is strongly heid in view of the mecting of Congress this week, aod the disturbing effect of the debates and legis lation relating to the Gmances and the reconstruction question, The active demand for meney which set in shortly before two o'glock yesterday ovntinued ta-dey without abatement, and altbougis tue geueral rate for loans to the Stock Exchange was seven per cent, trausaciions were reported in some insiances at this rate is gold. Various rumors are afloa: relating to the cause of this sudden change, the most generally entertained ove of whieb i@ thas tho bull cliques om the Stock Exchange lave been using their influence to make money ariti- cially swingent, in order to preduce a Gective in prices for the purpose of enabling them, to buy back the stocks whieh they sold. last .week et bighor Oguree, At, onetime @ report gained, ground tha: the Jreasury bad sold tho remainder of she teo-farty loam to @ promiaent house im Wail street, aud that hoavy payments were beng mede into the sub-PFreasury im cousequence; but, upon inquiry, we wore assured that no such traneaction had taken piace, The balance isthe Sub-‘d.easury during the last two days has mot increased 5, according to the published returns—the total thie evening being $110,174,753. In the cours». of two or, three days or less, in ail probability, the monoy market will bo made easy again by the same mysterious agency which caused ib 40 become sigingent ia an hour; end meacwhile those who bavo engineered the movement will have accomplished their object om the Mock Ex- change, The drain @f currency from the West to- wards this centre ts stil) felt, while the remitisoces southward are barely equal to it, Bank officers are unantmoes in their opinion ag to the artificial character of the preseat monetary activity, and they predict that it cannot last long, © In covsequence of the altered con- dition of the market discouuts are obtained with dim. culty, and first ciass Commervial paper bas to submit to 8.0.10 per cent on the strect, altboagh the bank rate re- mains atseven, The banks are, however, able to take only & snail portion of the amount offered to them. ‘Phe stock market was steady at the deciine of lust, ‘evening until afver the second regular board, when it be- caue weak, aad im the midst of a rather excited pressure to weil prices declined sharply. The dui! cliques ap- parently enoouraged the downward tendency in Erie and the geveral share list, bat Northwestern commen was very firmly supported, the price at no time deciin- ing Below 64 A quick Tebound from the prevailing depression Is looked forward to, and all the indications go to sustain the ioference that the bail cliques are at the bottom of the movement; buat the biow to the street is none the less severe because. it has been dealt by artificie!l influences, and the effect ‘will De to frighten a good many of the outside speca- laiors away from Wali street—for the time being. It, therefore, itis a pites of “bull” strategy, it is a ine. wake; and it is worse than « crime to tamper inthis manner with the money market, ’ 4 ‘The anowal election of the Pacific Mafl Company ts ap- pointed to take piace te-morrew at noon, when a close contest for the “management ie anticipated. A’ stroag effort is being made, however, we understand, im the ia- terest of the‘presemt managora, to remove the injune- toa which is said to bave been granted a fow days ago, restraining the latter gentlemen from voting om the Pacific Mail stock given to the Atlan:ic Mail Company when its steamers were sold to the ober company; and in the event of this attempt being uo- seccessful, application is to be made for aa order post- poning the election until the srguments of counsel in ‘the case can be heard, or rather providing for the reten- tion in office of the present managers during the iater- val. The imbrogtie will in that case bo’ similar to one in which ,the directors of the Atlantic Mail Company were invotved moro than 8 year ago, whom the old directors refused to surrender the books and effects of the company to the new directers after the election until they were legally compeiied to do a9, The opposition will doubtiess proceed with the election to-morrow, but ff remains to be sven what re- sistance thove in possebsion will make to st That they are very much avctso to being turned eut of office their whole course of conduct goes to prove, The hew ticket includes the following names, but we may mention that Mr, MH, Gribael has declined the nomination :— Charles H. Ru-eeli, Edwin D. 3 Meses H. asliG. Wheeler, Moses Tayior, dz,, Olver Obartick, George B. Hartson, Alian McLana, At the commentament of busines the sieck market ‘was sieady at about the closins prices of last eveniog, and at the early session of the open board there was. considerable activity in Erie, Michigan Southera end Nogthwestere, without any materal obange in quots- tions, Erie sold ut 22% 8.73%; Reading, 06; Michigan Socthera, 70% a 7975; Cleveland and Toledo, 102% ; Rook Taland, 9634 ; Cleveland dud Pitesburg, 62%; Northwest, ern, 54a 6434; do. preferred, 63% 8 64; Westera Unica Telegraph, 31 a 315¢; Paeiie Mail, 137. At the first rezolar beard the market was steady, and the bommess was mederate in volume aed well dutributed. ‘Pacitic’ Matt was quiet an@ Oru at 135. New York Cen- tral closed 154 lower than at the name time yesterday, Bre 1%, Reading 134, Cleveland and Pittssarg 1%, Rock Isiand 14(, Northwestern preferred 1%, Fert ‘Wayne %, Canton 1%, Western Union Telegraph 5. Michigan Central was 15¢ higher, Ohio an@ Mississippi aaa Pacific Mall 2, Government severities wore Sixes of 1881 closed 3{ lower, coupon Aive-twenties of 1865 3, Dew issue 3{, new tavue of 1607 34. Teunessce sizes new declined {, and Mis- sourl sixes advanced \. At the open buard a1 one o'clock the market was dall end a fraction higher, New York Central sold as 1135; ; Erte, 1234; Readiag, 96%; Fort Wayne, 0734; Michigan Bouthera, 79% © 90; Nortuwestern, 64%; Rock Isiand, 95%; Northwestern preferred, 63% a 64; Onto and Mis aissipp! certificates, 255; Western Union Telegraph, ‘3196 ; Pacitic Mail, 13634; Quickstiver, 1634. At the second regular board the market for ratiwey” sharce was dull and steady; but Pacific Mail desiued to 19434. Tennessee gixes deciined 4{, Bow issue 1%. Ene closed 54 lower than at tue frst regular board, Fert Wayne, , Pacific mail 2X. Cleveland and Pittsburg was 3¢ higher, Rock Island %, Northwestera preferred 3. Government securities were ull, Sizes of 1861 closed 14 higher, Goupom five-twenties of 1885 were }¢ | Jower, “At the open board ot half-past three there was a prev Gare to sell, ender which press deciined sharply, tone of the ngpket being weak. New Yorx Central mt 118% 0 1139; Erie, 71% @ 72; Huteon River, 126%; Michigan Southera, 1944 8 70%; Cleveiand and Pius burg, 82% © 8334; Rock leland, 96:4; Northwestern, 4 06436; de. preferred, 635, 0635; Pacific Mail, 1360 1344; Western Union Teiegrapi, 3144. Subsequentiy the pressure 10 ll coalisued and prices continued to decline, the following being those current at the elese at & quarter to six o'clock:—New York Central, 113K a 112%; Erie, 7134 @ 3134; Hudsoe River, 126 @ 126; Reading, 0654 295; Michigan routhern, 79140 70%; Cieveland and Pittaburg, 8254; Rock Isiand, 060 954; Northweetera, 65% 2 64; a0, preferred, 68% & 63%; Wacife Mail, 153) «134; Ohio and Missiesippr eortid- aes, 2634 0 255,; Wesierm Union Telegraph, 30% a 31.” Mining shares were pegiecied. At the fires boara Rew York and Eidorade eicsed 60. lower than at ihe fame time yesterday, seliing at $1 65; Consolidated Gregory Geld, 15c,, selling at $5 65; Smith & Parmeies, $9 10; Quarts Hin, 1 20: ‘Tere light business transacted in goverament Seouritios ai the counters of the leading dealers, and at the Clove the market was dull at the eubjoined - ‘Registered 1881, 112% a 112K} eoupos, iw, iy 118%; 6.20%, registered, 1862, 105K & 108; 6. Coupon, 1962, 1033; « 108%; Capon roto Lot © 105%; 8-20, coupom, 1068, 106%; 4¢,. Tanvary end July, 107% w 107K, ad, IA87, 1076 & 107%; 10-40%, reginered, 100% & 101; coupon, 102 & 102%; June 7.90%, 105 a 105%; Taly 1.908, 1081 » 10834; December sababs ine, 19M & 11955; May do, 1968, 1173¢ @ MTR; Angus | do., 11 8 116%; Seprember do, 116 @ 116g; Oc- tober do, 115% 0 116, ; The foreign exchange market was firm, and rates ad- ‘vanced both for sterling aud Continental’ bite, the de. Mand for the latter being brisk, Bankers bills on Bug- land, at sixty dave, 1003¢ © 100}; at three anpe, 16056 8118, commercial bila, 109%; 0 100; billé Om Paris, at oraty days, 6.16); 0 6.16% ; at three dave, B1AK a Tho Collowing tedle presente a comparnes of une prices -commodation, valuables, the Ret renee te power onagy M+ of the leadtag epevatative mocks at tbe Gret board to- day end af the same time last year:— ‘1867. et Nor, 19, Higher. Lower. 19. 17 0=— 3K 7m 7 = 6 1B 125 2 = Roving... 113 96 - 1g Michigan Contrat...... 12% 110) - 2 Michsanenabeen. 4 Hs ~ Fi] ‘lave! Pittsburg. 8575 By = North woste Bey oF is = rag | a3 ag = os 105, BA - rH] 06 9 97, - “ Pacific Mai “ 1” — 10 Wosiern Union fel 47% BNE — 10% The receipts fer customs and the rece!pts, payments and balances at the Sub-‘Treasury In this city for the ex- pired portion of the week hava been as follows: —~ Custom House —————Sub- ——< ov. 18. $EN DAS GATUQTOL $2.08 OD sito ss0.08t Nov. 19.1 340,000 © 993,195 OTL sas "110,174, 153 The value of exports (exclusive of specie) from New York to foreign porte for the week, ending November 10 was $5,137,914, against $4,662,445 for the week pre- vious, The total valne of exporte from Boston for the week ending November. 15, including specie, was $276,349, against $338,647 for the corresponding week t= the Previous voar. A Cincinnat! journal of Sunday says of the local money market:— = % market renorted, thon Shan yptp ire Jeoa pebharty pe rp than mall Full rates. of. interest, however, are maintained, and clove diecrim'nation !s made a to bes) bi had be 3 pe cae, a tne eaksace donbtless attridniabie to the fact that Hons have becn mating for the ac- pork. packers; and as their business has so far been below the usual average, their balances ‘and discount lines have not ben drawn upon heavity. ‘The cash balance fn the hands of the Assistant Trea. surer in Boston at the close of busine:s November 16 was $5,019,435, being a decrease since the w-ek previous or ‘$1.747,234, ‘The coin balaace was $4,179,542 The re- csipt: during ‘the week from customs were $274,005, against $266,876 for the week previons, ‘The Philadotphia bank statements of the past two ‘weeks compare as under:— soz sans Pir m3 Deo. $822,910 . /2 14,015 $322, 230. 2°83 O43 5 $8,054,723, 20,816.597 3.108,564 2,711,618 Deo. 454, ‘Tho Chicago Cicartag House statements of the past . four weeks compare as aanexod:— Week ending Vet. Week ending Nov. k endiag Nov. Nov. 16....... 1,350,895 Tne Comptrolier of the Currenov has written the fol- lowing letter to a bank officer in relation to national ‘Danks receiving special deposits for safe keeping :— Tarasunt 'DeraRtuerr, ‘ov CURRENCY, Waen ‘Nov, @, 1967. Sra—I am tn receipt of your letter of October 21, ask. ing my opinion as to the hability of ae hire, f eee without bire, for sa’ % T rently renerally:— 6 the act of Congress when they receive pomt except money, uniess it eh: security for mosey loaned, which a " necessary ¢n ese of bankiug by loaning movey.on oy That. nations: danke do receive of muscelianeous: ge ti J re i i i it bs i 4 d ig. &! i Tneedny, Nov. re-4018 A. 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