AMERICA.

West Coast Times, Issue 61, 24 October 1865, Page 2

AMERICA.

The American Secretary, M'Oullooh, announced that the public debt on the 31st July was 2,757, 263,275 dollars, showing an increase of 12,000,000 sinco 31st May. The coin interest on debt amounts to 04,523,837 dollars; currency interest, to 74,000,000 dollars. Funds in Treasury- Spocie, 30,060 ; gold and ourrenoy, 81,000,000 dollars. President Johnston haa teen seriously ill. 110 is vory much shaken by hard work. Davis is still in prison in Fortress Monroe for treason, but ho is troated with duo consideration, Johnston positively decided not to try him by a military court. It is at tho Baroo thno Btated that Davis will bo allowed to loavo tho country. Negroes are causing great troublo, and aro dying by thousands from disease, starvation, and tho brutality of soldiers. Fears arc ontortained of a rising and repetition of St. Domingo scones. Crimo is fearfully on tho increase. Defalcation of a quartor of a million dollars in tho Phoenix Bank. Tho Inman Company's steamer Glasgow was totally destroyed by firo on tho 31st July, on hor way from New York to Liverpool. Tho passongers and crew were saved. Tho Moxican question is causing great anxiety. Ilatred of tho Fronch is being strongly shown by tho Fedorals, who, it is said, will risk an attempt to drive Maximilian from his throno. In tho South there is sympathy with tho French. Money was easy in Now York. Gold, 141 § $ oxchango on London, 153 J. Cotton was dull.