Evening Star Newspaper, May 15, 1869, Page 1

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THOMAS M. PLOWMAR, Vico President. LEW CLEPHANS, Treeserer. J. 0. BALL, M. D—F. HOWARD, wu. D, ‘Medical Board. W. M. PILESTON. General Agent, Distriet of Columbia, HOME OFFICE—Garr’s Boone. ep %-sm WASHINGTON. D. C., SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1869. N°. 5.049. SPECIAL NOTICES. Bilver. | Plate. GORHAM MANUFACTURING COMPANY Provivescs. R. 1. STERLING SILVER WARE, natro- cave sesstved.frean tho trae cul eet reset the onl these goode may be obtained from respons! bie donlors 5 13, 17. 23,7; May 1,6, 11, 16, 20, 25, 29; June 5,8, 17, 38, 8 8t MANHOOD. A medical essay on the Cause and Cure of pr mature decline in man, the treatment of Nervous and Physical debility. &o. = society by whem this book us will mot be found useful. whether such person Aolds h iom of Pavent, Preceptor or Clereyman — Tugs and OacuttE be tom receipt of fifty cents Ad, ‘Author, Dr. B DeF. Curtis, 55 North U more. my i8-ly ROTAL NOTICE —Dr. Curtis begs to notify shington patierts that, owing to hi practice in Baltimore, he able to devote only the following ro, tereats. and can be consulted on SATUORVAYS from 1 to 4and5t+%p m.,and on SUNDAYS 1 a. 01 © Sold by all the princi Daily Plaindealer, Cleveland, Oni ‘PAPHIAN LOTION” FoR BEAUTIFYING THE SKIN AND COMPLEX. FAIB and BLOOMING. edy for diseases and blemishes of the SKIN. PHALON'S “P “Gasp ihe BRIN” Price 38 “FLOR DE MAYO.” “ DE is anaw 5 THE HANDERR. ouike Hac y, DELICATE: LASTING ANCE WALON & SON, New York. fonty gold by'all Drucriste AMUSEMENTS. M #ETtz8BoTT HAaLts. LE BULL'S GRAND CONOERT, UBDAY BVENING, 2. Asisted by the following favorite artists: SETON the favorite rrims, Don Mies ‘$o- r jock ue:s Manager. myi6-6t Gayo MAY FESTIVAL oF THR WASHINGTON SHUETZEN VEREIN, NEW SCHUET On MONDAY and TUESDAY, May 17 and 18, 1359 PRIZE SHOOTING, PRIZE BOWLING. Grand Concert by the celebrated Marine Band. < farine Band. ‘Bal Champetre, Hinmiustion and Fireworks. popalar Association, whieh ington, wilt cer*sialy succest Gcserve and gain the satisfaction and t good of Washington and jont a a in Ntati ‘Wash bec ome one of ihe inet! poe egy Be rk. No return tickets issued. ‘Admission, 23 my 15-3t TBE, PIRGRIN 1 the moor Fasc Esthetic Exbibition Will con 1 METZEROTT HALL. and tainments EVERY BVENING at o'clock. E WEDNESDAY snd SATURDAY. at3 pm. Paintings. Gongs. Be Ou ture. ani Grand Trace! on YY ing Oburches have it engaged every evening during the week. my 12-tf PUENEEIT EXHIBITION, for the PE. M m " ) le » Capitol Bill, of “THE Pil GRim” P: at Metzerott Hall. SATUB DAY, 1th inst., at 8's p.m. my 11-5t" centa, Oop FELLOWS’ HALL. OPEN EVERY DAY THIS WEEK. THE GREAT MUSEUM OF ART, OF INGENUITY, LAR EXH(BI UOED BE RICAN This Novel and Beantifal exbibition consists of MODELS OF ENTIRE CITIES AND VIL- LACES, Landscapes. Sea and River Vews, Battle Scenes en Land and %a, Allegorical Bepresentation of Figures and Persons, en tions of Ship nd the fo) 7 of men. toeuch ree the’ they will coanything batialk. THis is xoT a Panorameor common place Diorama, but consists of more than 75,000 CARVED MUVING LIFS- LIKE MODBL8S ry x . Bears, ( Polar and ni Ti- of all Countries; Birds of all de- lodels of Butire Villages, Factories and Workshops, ‘at work andthe Machinery in motion. In fact, this True and Wonderful Bx- hibition may be jnstly styled 4 WOBLD WITHIN A WORLD! With everything moving perfectly life-like and natoral, even tothe 8: loom, and Sars, and WwW eat Dee un, this Bxhibition to the cttt: confident in prese thie city. the u that for Mechanical 8kil Decorative Aj Life like and has ever been and jetural Movements. no Exhitition Presented to the i It will be for it for th the. Mast forty g a into ineienif models, band. and are regulated ee ae ae intricate machinery. Music, vocal and jpetrumen Tickets 50 Cents. No extra charge for Reserved MATINEES wap TERRES AND SATURDAY myll-tt C _PABMER. Business Manager. ASHINGTON OITY GARDEN, New York Avenue, between lst and 2d Streets. eee heaving from ism vae= sfHOBBOUSESSAT Er TELA; ak bogeeterrtartss bette jaa Bt GALLBEBY, 304 PENNSYLVANIA AVEBUB, BETWEEN NINTH AND TENTH STREETS. acl iL Paint Q EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip, MINOTER WASHBURNE arrived at Pans yesterday. ADMIRAL GOLDSBOROUGH starts to-day to make a tour of irspection of navy yards. Tae Manieg Banp will give & promenade concert im the White House grounds this afier- noon commencing at halt-past five o’clock. PERSONAL.—Seastor Fenton, of New York, and Gens. McKibb'n and Mclatosh, of tae U. S. Army, are at the Ebb't:. Exocn Hoa, appointed Saperintendent of Indian Affa'rs tor the Central Superintenden- cy, Teceived his commission to-day. THe COMMISsIONSR OF PENSIONS has ap- Pointed Doctor A. W. Dodge, of B -ltimore, ex- awning Surgeon for that city. Hon. J. M. Epmunps bas received his com. Mission from the Presideat as Posimaster of this city. CoLonzt E. S. Parker, Commissioner of Indian Aft left New York for this city this morning, and will resume his duties on Moncay next. SECRETARY Bor1# will leave here this even- ing tor Annapolis, Md., with Vice Admiral Porter,and spend to-morrow with the Admi- ral at his residence at the Naval Academy. F. Ebus, of Alexandria, Va.. is appointed oa the line Washington D. U.,to Hamilten, Va., vice H. R. Purcell, removed. Free DeLivery SysTeM.—Special Agent Briggs of the P. O. Department has left here for cities in the South where itis intended to introduce the free lei>r cririer system. SECRETARY BOUTWELL has said that he in- tends to stamp on bonds purchased and re- turned to the Department the statement that they are the property of the United States, held sinking fund under the law of 1562. WALTER SPANGLER, of Missouri, was to-day appointed a temporary clerk in the Second As- sistant Postmaster Geaeral’s office. Out of the nine new clerks appointed in this office, eight are ex-. o1die~ Tue Osnsvt.—The sub-committee ot the special commit'ce of the House appointed on the census, corsisiing of Mcssrs. Garfield, Haldermav, Lafito, Wilkerson and Cullom, ‘Will meet here on the 25ih instant to prepare a bill providing ‘or iaking the ninth census. Hoy. Henry S. Lame, late United States Senator from Indiana, has been appointed a member of the Indian commis-ion of ten an- thorized by am a:t of the last Congress to look a(ter the interests of the Indians, and to serve withoot poy. IsSTEUCTIONS have been sent to the military commander in Georgia toinstiiute a thorough examination into the recent killing of Mr. Ad- kins, a member of the Georgia Legislature, and to find out. if possible, the perpetrators of the assassination, that justice may be meted out to them. SrcraT Ssrvicz ON OF THE TREASU- Ry Derseruent.—y. K. m, Esq. formerly clerk to Commisiouer Delano, has been appointed corresponding clerk in charge of the S<cre: Service Division of the Treasury Depar:ment. J. W. Ferd Cunz, formerly of the Third Auditor's office, has been appointed 4th class clerk in the Secret Service Division and placed in charge of accounts and disburse- ments of the bure: THE GraNp Ary OF THE REPUBLIC has pase-d resolutions disavowing any political objcct pertern‘ng to the organ'z-tiom, and re- solved to hold its next mceiing in May, 1870, in this city. General John A. Logan waselected Commander-ir-Chi Governor Fairchild, of cons'n, was cho-en Lenier Vice Comman- Dr. S. P. Wylie Michell wes ele> Sar. gon General for the Unit-d States: Rey. A. H. Quint was choven ChapJain-in-Chief. MARFIAGE OF A SI: f 2 OF THE PRESIDENT, Mr. A R. Corbin, a New York millionaire, was married, in Coving'on, Ky. on Thursday last, to Miss Jennie Grant, .-cord sister of the President. The wedding wasen:irely private. They will soon arrivein New York city, where Mr. Corbin i= sides, and it is expec ed they will visit Weshingion in the course of a “ew weeks, Mr. Corbin was formerly connected with the St. Louis Democrat, but of Ia’e years has realiz:d a handsome tor-une by successful speculations in New Yo.k city. THe CURRENCY Division oF THE TREASURY Deval 1MBNT.—Workmen aie now ergaged in removing the beavy hydraulic presses from the upper story of the T.easury Depariment building, and they will be shipped to New York. About seventy-six of these presses were in the building, though fifty only in working order. A numberof eogravers have been dis. museed from the Currency Division. and 1t is thought thet the entire work of engravirg and Prtia‘ing of the currency will be removed to New York in asbort tune, ss Secretary Bouiwell bas already given a Jarge nortion of the print. ing that bes bere‘ofore been done in ihis divi- sion Of the treasury to the b»nk noie companies of New York, One ot these compauies has just Teceiv-d an order to print all the fractional currency aud the bicks of the legal-tender notes, leaving nothing to be done to these notes at the printing division ot the Treasury but stamp, number, and seal them. In conse. quence of so much work having ben taken away srom the Treasury, the Superii tendent will be obliged to discharge a large number of bank note printers Several of the workmen already dismissed have le.t here for New York, to seek employ. ment. G. B. McCartee, Exq., Otuef of the Printmg fzion, 1s also in New York, and is mot expected to return for some time. A typo. graphical office will be kept in the Department to do necessary printing. ‘Tux New Oonerirction or Viroimta—Dis- CUSSION IN THE CasineT MEErinc Yusrar. : iG i il i 1 THE Mowzy Onpee Brance, Escn st Wardweil was tc-day appointed to a fi Class clerksbip, vice T. S. Donoho removed, and V. ©. Coonrod. clerk, and Peier Malligac, mMeesenger, been removed, ana the latter vacancy filled by the apportmen: of George Myers, of Baltimore. APPOINTMENTS.—The Presiden: has made the following appointments: ‘W. D. Ferrand, U. S. Consal at Callao, Pero H. C. Bennett, Pension Agent at San Fraa- cisco, Cal. Albert W. Puett, Receiver of Public Moneys at He’ena, Moacana Terrico” Office for the Utat Land District. Visit or THE LUTHERAN SYNOD TO THE PawsiDENT.—The members of the Lutheran Synod. which bas been in sessioa in this city for several days ps3t, called at the Executive Mansion thi- morning at 1! o’clock for the pur- Pose of paying their respects to the Prevident ‘They were headed by Gen. James A. Ekin and Rev. Dr. J.G. Butler, of this and nom- bered about two hundred and fifty, many of the members being accompanied by ladies. At the Executive Mansion, they were sbown in the East Room, and formed asemi-c'rcle. The Presideat, accompanied by Gen. Dent, soon made his appea-ance whea Gen. James A Ekin introduced to him Rev. Dr. Pohiman, of Albany, N.Y., President of the Synod, and Dr. P. addressed the President, stating tbat the prec:ice of boring the Chief Magis- trate of the nation with long speeches was more honored in the breach than in the observance, and following the example of the illustrious man Who £1id “le: us have perce,” he would now hold his peace. (Laughter.) Dr. P. then stated that tho-e prcsent represented twenty- two synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church; though a number of churches in the South not yet ieconstracted; maay in the far ‘West not yet Americanized, and some in the Middle States who allow<d slight differences of opinion to kcep them away, were not pres- ent. He would like to relieve the President of the task of shaking the hand of each one, and perbaps if the Presidert would give the hand of the speaker a good hearty shake all would be satisfied. (Ories of “No,” “No.’] The Pres- ident said he would take < ach one by the hand, and the members were then introduced by Mr, A.S. Pra.t and Dr. Butler. The in.erview was & very plea_ant one, and lasted aboat fifteen minutes. ———-o+e-____ While the erection of frame workhops on ‘he pubic grounds where Government buildings worthy of the sites assigned them are in conte of constroctioa may be excused, because i 8 necessery evil and only a temporary one, no terms of ceasure can te too severe for such dis- regard, or defiance of the rales of good tiste and propriety as prompts the erection on our beantiiul squares and parks of the unsightly wooden structures and more elaborate archi- tectual crudities which now disfigure some of them. And yet we see that more such offerces are contemplated, Armory Square—par of the noble park extending irom the Capitol to the Potomac—is particulariy unfortunate, and seems for some reason to have been recklessly seized upon as a fit spot for desecration by use, or rather;misuse, or an omnium gatherum of all sorts of odds and ends of shabby build- ings As if it was not enough that the bald and staring pile of bricks and mortar known as the Armory, or the frame shanties butlt tor hospitals during the war, should continue to mar the prospect and detract from the beauty of these grounds, it is mow stated 'hat the --re- pair shops” of the Quartermaster’s Depart- ment, formerly at Lincoln Depot. east of the Capitol, are to be removed to the same place. Snade of Downing forbid! Can not some otuer site be found, or is it absolutely necessary that the Government’s old wagons should be re- paired and old harness mended in the shadow of the Capitol! We pause for a reply. ‘Tae PUGiLisT ALL Tom Allen, the cete- brat d Englisa pugilist, accompanied by trainer, Suerman ‘hurston, arrived in tl city yesterday morning. doubtless well krown, Tom is matched to fight McCoole within fifty miles of St. Louis on the 15th of rext month, for $1,000 aside. He comes here for the purpose of finishing his training for ihe mill, and will go into quarters at the Buckeye House. Allen isin splended condition, hav- ing been “at work” for nearly three weeks, and it will therefore be an easy matter to put him- self in the finest possible condition. The battie ‘will be one of science and agility against prate strength. We learn thatom Sunday last, Alien and Gallagher met at St. Louis, and that the former offered to fight the latter in one day or one week irom the time of signing articles, for from +100 to $1,000, or tor jun. Gallagher very wisely, we think, for his own welfare, refused Cincinnaté juirer. tis boldly asserted in several journals that the coal compani-s of Pennsylvania instigated the strike which bas fately taken place among the coal miners of that State for the purpose o* raising the price of coal. We can hardly believe there is any truth in the statement. It is further stated that, as .ar as can be a:certaied, nothing has been done by the companies toward effecting a compromise or acceding to the demands of the disaffected workmen. It it thought that they will bold out for a long time, and accept noth- ing less than the increase row demanded, which is about flieen per cent. The strike ‘Will no doubt become general.—V. Y. Commer- JaTEE ‘LLIVS AGaIn Resrirep.—in the United States Circuit Court at Richmond on ‘Thursday an appeal was granted to James Je- ter Phillips, by Chief Justice Chase, from the decision of Judge Underwood in the District Court, refasing a writ of habeas as. An application waa at once made to the Governor by the prisoner's counsel for another resnite. It was granted. This time until Friday, July 16. and it is the @.th respite that Bas been ted in this long-pending case. Tne Doan oner, it will be recol! , Was convicid last November, at Richmond, ot the murder cf his ck wife, which occurred two years ago February. ——. Tae Pors 4 Psacs Man.—A letter from Rome says there wi most Grink during a gh es ance a sWiaow's Wood no Mrno ever besa Of a widow thet wouldn’t’ the right to ms by proxy. Women in this was an answer young who, being asked where was her native piace, : 4 bat Tam the Teplied coment daughter of a wes IMPORTANT CUBAN NEWS. PROGRESS OF THE REVOLUTION. reat vana—eparture of Three tions from New York. ic im Ha- ani Mere Expedi- Lesca. The revolutionary manded by General Q cesada in person. Teport says before Quesada the native Cobans 1 One fightimg commenced front, or 400 Dominican and american volunteers in their rear, with orders to fire upon them if they Tan. Thos placed between two fires, theOubans fought with desperation. The Spaniaru tacked the intrenchments three times with bayonet. The first two assaults were repulsed by the Cubans; the third was very determined and severe,and theCubans began ‘0 waver, when Quesada ordered the rear guard to the front They advanced, driving the Oabans mto the front ranks of “ew de A hand-to-hand cembat ensued, in which the butchery was horrible. The Spaniards ually b Med way and retreated, but im good order. ‘heir loss estimated at 160 killed and 300 wounded; that of the Cabans #* 200 killed and @ propor’ iona:» Bumber wounded. The forces of (aesada ter the ficnt marched to Sam Miguel and ned the town im sight of the reireatine Spaniards. It 1s generally believed that the revolutionary leaders changed their pol- iy. in the eid, and in future will fight instead Tetreating to the Mouutains on the appear- ance of any considerable furce of Goverament in the battle of Altagracia, which took | Place om the Ist mstant, the Caban loss was 2u! and the Spanish is0 killed and wounded. T: ‘Spaniards at Havana regard the result of these actions as fatal to the cause of the rebellioa; bat the Cubans are jubilant over them as the first | great successes of the war for independence A letter received from Spanigh sources says tbat General Letoria wes mortally wound: 4. Senors Saniuta and Ibares are going to Mad- Tid to induce the authoriti: 5 to Tevoke the de- cree confiscating the property of Catan refu- eecs, fearing that the enforcement of the decree will lead to retaliation. Advices from Trin‘- dad to the =th inst have been received. The: surgents were near that city, and great panic prevailed. seda had an engagement with the rebels under General Cespedes. Nothirg definite is known of the affair. The plantations bz ve been burned by the rebels arourd Santiago de Caba. it is cotimated that the plantations which have beca de-stroycd im that jurisdiction produced annu- ally 14.000 hogsberds of sugar. The United States fieg-ship Contoocook retarued to Ha- vana Thursday. The New York Sun records the latest opera- tions of the Cuban patriotsin New York, snd gives the following account of the cajliug of three more expeditions :—The Gereral Put- nam is a fast sailing schooner which lay ata certain pier im the East River about one month ago. Shortly atter the departure of the @eapeshct, this schooner was chartered by the same house for a voyage to Cubs. She had a full cargoof arms and ammunition and a n ber of recruits on board, and sve cail Inagua. ove of the Bibama [slands, and tnenc=, & distance of one hundred and eighty miles, th cargo and men were sent actoss to Uaba. The Spavich patriots entertain no doubt that the schooner hes iulfilled her mission. Oa the ith and Sth two steamers were secured by theagenis of the Junta in this city, at a cost of $ >0,00. each, and each sailed for a portin the West Indies, These vessels took out over five hundred vete- rans of the late war, who bad enlisted to serve ‘er Cespedes. They were under command Cuban General, who had selected a full staff of American officers. Among the war materials which constituted the cargo were the following: One battery. fully equipped; one thousand stand of arms: four thousand barrels of gunpowder; four hundred bales of gunny cloth for basuons. Seme of these military stores are said to have been purchased on Gov- ernor’s Island. One of the steamers is supposed to have reached its destination, and the other bas been spoken eff the coast of Fionda. The agents of the Junta Rave chartered other steam. fs to make voyages to the Babama Isiands, and the volunteers and munitions of war are to be taken thence to Uespedes without involving such vesseis As may be chartered in a breach of the neutrality laws. mn the other hand, United States Marshal Barlow, at New York, expresses the opinion that no armed and —, expedition left that city for Cuba since the insurrection begun in island, though many individuals have gone out as passengers, and much war material jas been shipped in small quantities as freight, regularly consigned, &c. AFFAIRS IX THE GIoNs—Fifteen Thou: die iS¥LvVANIA COAL Re- id Miners on @ Strike.—A vicinity of Piston. Full balf of the 30.000 miners of the wnole anthracite region have obeciemce to the mandate of ce of the miners, but as yet no iermal demand for increa-e of wages, nor any statement of grieva scex, have been made, and none of the miners scem to have a clear idea why ed have abandoned work The employee: of the large companies around Scianton and Carbondale have not yet deter- mired ee they — quit work, and the continue nce of the strike largely depeuds uj their action; if they decide to join the phe send ment a protrac.cd sucpersioa of mining tions is expecicd, bat in ca-e of their refu.ai it is jumed ibe sirike will last but a few day_. tis asserted vy operators that the move- Ment is den gned io foi ce a baris of payment of miners, predicated upon the New York mar- ket price of coal, wh>.ever it may be, and thrt twenty per cent. will be demanded. ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVErSAL Pgact comma ¥.—The third -auntversiry of the Unt Society was heldin New York esterday, less thaa one hundred beimg prev. Alfred H. Love, of Phil delphia, presided, ‘with Miss Julia Crouch, of Mystic, Connecti- cut, and Protessor J. K.H. Wilcox of Wa: and dena: the President for bi Indians, &c , were acnives ane cae eee Ena ae TURE—The Bifteenth A i the Democratic Regre.entatives—All tse Demo- tat two ed Ta Fesentatives ex nyt resign n — i i i i ! il i uf f I i ai rotected by intrenchments, and placed a force | 7, 1tts rumored that Count Vali. | he compared with CONAItion of afar Jegisinvon of the He was rejoiced at the friend! made with Hungary, and at the | tee Saanore and ‘of the army. peace was indispensable to tbe | Persty, and the prrseat relations ith the otbe: of the work | their past ‘that they would all support the Consuranon. | @s Austria offered fall liverty to the every nation aud guaranteed (Beir government. it of self The Emperor was ofteo < | JEWSL ° Casarpaieca, N. ¥ , May 1).—The Jewet- TY establishment of K.H lls was robbed this DOr ning, B:.er the policeman had bea with drawn Bis ® at. The thieves first went to the reside ace of Thomas Sievenso Hills fove- MA 2, Tift'd Dis pockets of the Kevs of the store, and some emali chauce, after which they en. | tered the store and openca the sairs, | and 2'aed there. om diamonds, ‘be pole and dei ctives are on the alert, though there 1s no clue to the robbers. | G-POST AND PEL- | ELAW AR Newcastee, Dat. May 1).—The new whip- e-poriend piory er tim the jail yao re by the authorit'e- of New: astie coau:y, to supply the place of the ancient aud wor out one, Was BAU arated to-day wit the neual interesting ceremoni-®. Tait moraing three men convicted of peity olen: > were placed im the pallory in the preseove of a larze crowd. | This efernoon ten peroas ave to receive | punishment *t the hauus of me sheriff. EXPLOS« ¥, New Yor«, May 15.—This morning an ex- | Plosion occurred iu Bacaman & Qo's., cotion | sed of manafnctory im Jersey ci. the building, machinery, &c., were destroyed, | The loss will amount fo $600, upoa which there ¢ @ slight 1usuran. DEPARTURE OF CONSUL GROVER. New York, May 15.—Ool. J. Holmes Grover, U.S Consul at Ancona, Italy, sailed to-aay im | the steamer City of Londoa ——_ +s+e-_____ j FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL During the week ending to-day the amount of FractionalCurnfiac; -y forwarded from the Treas- | Bry Department was as follows: Assstant img to-day, was as follows: For circulating notes, $342,71%,800; for deposits of public moneys, Total SF72.005,150. The amount of National Bank currency is- sued during the week was #177,00, making the total {amount issued up to date §314,~0-,061, From this is to be deducted the following amounts Mutilated bills returned, $13,905,003; notes of insolvent banks redeemed and burned, $1,0-9,873; leaving in actual circulauon at this date, $299,510.18. ‘Theamount of Fractional Currency redeemed Pad destroyed during the week was $354, ceneeniieteiinar Govermment Secur: ites. Wasainetom, May 15, 1569.—Jay Uooke & Co. furnish the following quotations of Gov- ernment securities : U. 5. 6's, 1981......: Five Twenties, 1882. Five Twenties, 1s64.. Five Twenties, 1565... Five Twenties, Jan. & July, "65. at inv re a on ive Twenties, Jan. 7, B.A Ig Ten Forties...... ———_— {"y Bankers’ and Brokers’ Telegraph, James M Gassaway, operator.} Lewis Johnson & Co [By Cable.) ~ Lorpon, May 15,2 p. m.—Qoiusols closed 2, a%2y;, Bonds, 78%, quiet Iihmois, %; Erie, 205021; Atlantic. 25a25 5. Market steady. Faaxcro »2 P. m.—Bonds, 1. LIVERPOOL, 2p. m.—Uotton closed a shade easier. Sales of 8,000 <3 Middling Uplands, jo shipmeats from Oats dail. a a quiet, at $31 S0a$31.°5. Bacon firm—Ribd sides, 16% ; clear do, 174; shoalaers, 14 y; hams, 19220. Lard dull at 19. Whiskey firm at 99c., with light demand. — seer hedge toagrnad To-day. ww YoRE, May 15—Money steady at (a7 Sterling Exchange, 109%. Gold, T cent. , 5-20's, IMG2, 12645 "64, LIS; Nora ‘67, 11S. 1040's, coupons, 10. Carolina's, new, 554. Virginia's, ex-coupon, S85 do. new, 61 sé = Wall Street To-day. f l : i: i il ! i i E H é it E i | uf i it HL if i i H t i : f E i i I ; |