| Show A GOOD speculation an exchange baya saya when gep gen butler took command in new 0 lean leans afar tifer the surrender of the city one or of his bis b ia first official orders in ed the circulation of confederate erale note noie i which constituting the almot exclusive cir cirs cu lating medium r were beld held in immense num hers berg chis interdiction brought the rebel i paper down to 15 cents on oil the dollar at that rate andrew J butler a brother of the general and formerly foi merly of san francisco Francis coy coi went quietly into the market supplied wi b h specie from U 7 S military chest and bought up alli lie he rebel ribel paper he could get pet hold bold cf cr when his bis purchases were completed an order was vias issued from gen butler botler commanding the banks of the city to redeem all confederate paper presented presen hed wed to them with their own paper specie or 17 S tr treasury abury notes at par thereupon A J bair walked down to the banks with it la is said about confederate notes for which be he had bad paid 15 cents on the dollar or 0 r in united states money received rece ired his returned probably to tary chest cheat whence he be had bad taken it and came out of the litti little job with 1 profit on less than six weeks i vork work ork and without the investment of one dollar of his bis own money neit NEXT DOOR TO 70 A FOOL nir lir ir brown sald said a little boy to a tt gentleman eitleman ent leman who ho had called en on his fa her who is your next door neighbor nei giLbor 11 mr jones rny my dear replied the gentleman I 1 be he a ver very silly man asked the child ano ono no my dear mr jones is a sensible m man an oh I 1 dont doht think he be is 19 11 persisted the boy for I 1 heard beard mama say to paya that you were next door to a fool |
