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The Daily Dispatch: April 2, 1861., [Electronic resource], Depreciation of Illinois Bank notes. (search)
Depreciation of Illinois Bank notes.
--The banks in Chicago yesterday were to throw out the notes of thirty-two Illinois banks.
These banks have a circulation of about $35,000,000, based upon Missouri, Tennessee and Louisiana stocks.
At the present market rate of the securities, the notes of these banks are worth 85a 95 cents on the dollar.
William Rice, late the publisher of the Pennsylvanian newspaper, died on Tuesday evening, at his residence in Philadelphia, after a short illness.
The newspapers are poking fun at the new tariff; some term it the More-ill, and others the im- Morrill tariff.
The Bostonians are quite indignant over the appointment of John Palfrey, of Cambridge, to the office of Postmaster in Boston.
Col. Lamon, of Ill., the "ambassador" to Charleston, is a native of Berkeley county, Va.
Cassius M. Clay, Minister to Russia, will sail, with his family, for Liverpool, by the Persia, on the 24th of April.
John Bruckman, in jail for murder, at Memphis, Tenn., died on the 27th ult.
A scene at the White House.
--There was quite a scene at the White House Saturday morning. It appears that the President invited Senator Baker, of Oregon, whom he formerly knew in Illinois, to breakfast with him. The invitation was accepted, and after breakfast the President invited the Senator to walk with him to his reception room, where he said a delegation of Californians were to present themselves, and have a hearing in regard to the appointments in that State.
A dispatch says:
Senator Baker accordingly accompanied the President, and a large number of Californians, representing the two factions, were soon in the presence of his Excellency.
Mr. James W. Simonton, one of the editors of the Bulletin, representing the anti-Baker faction, presented to the President a protest against the right of Senator Baker, of Oregon, to be heard in regard to the appointments in California. Mr. Simonton then read an address, said to be couched in severe and disrespectful language to th