MORE WAR REMINISCENCES—BRITISH AND NAPOLEONIC DESIGNS.

How Napoleon Defied the Monroe Doctrine.—The Banquet to 45
Romero.—Speeches by Eminent Financiers, Jurists and
Business Men.—The Eloquent Address of Romero Against
French Intervention.—Napoleon shows his Animus by
Destroying the Newspapers Containing the Report of
the Banquet.—The Emperor Plotting with
Representatives of the English Parliament to Aid the
Confederates and Make War on the United States

FOREIGN INTRIGUES AGAINST AMERICAN LIBERTY.

How the Imperial Pirates of France and England Were 59
Frightened Off Through the Diplomacy of
Seward.—Ominous Appearance of the Russian Fleet in
American Waters.—Napoleon Aims at the Creation of an
Empire West of the Mississippi, and the Restoration
of the Old French Colonies.—Plotting with Slidell,
Benjamin, Lindsay, Roebuck and Others.—Urging England
to Recognize the Confederacy.—Disraeli Explains
England’s Designs and Diplomacy.—After the Naval
Victory of Farragut and the Capture of New Orleans
England Hesitates Through Fear, and Napoleon Changes
His Tactics.—Renewal of Intrigues Between England and
France.—Their Dastardly Purposes Defeated by the
Victories of Gettysburg, Vicksburg and the General
Triumph of the Union Arms

SECRETARY CHASE AND THE TREASURY.

The Depleted Condition of the Treasury when Mr. Chase 73
took Office.—Preparations for War and Great
Excitement in Washington.—Chivalrous Southerners in a
Ferment.—Officials Up in Arms in Defence of their
Menaced Positions.—Miscalculation with Regard to the
Probable Duration of the War.—A Visit to Washington
and an Interview with Secretary Chase.—Disappointment
about the Sale of Government Bonds.—A Panic
Precipitated in Wall Street.—Millionaires Reduced to
Indigence in a Few Hours.—Miraculously Saved from the
Wreck.—How it Happened

THE NATIONAL BANKS.

Secretary Chase Considers the Problem of Providing a 81
National Currency.—How E. G. Spaulding takes a
Prominent Part in the Discussion of the Bank Act.—The
Act Founded on the Bank Act of the State of New
York.—Effect of the Act upon the Credit of the
Country.—A New System of Banking Required

THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

History of the Organization for Ninety-four Years.—From 87
a Button-Wood Tree to a Palace Costing Millions of
Dollars.—Enormous Growth and Development of the
Business.—How the Present Stock Exchange was Formed
by the Consolidation of other Financial
Bodies.—Patriotic Action During the War
Period.—Reminiscences of Men and Events