The New York Herald Newspaper, August 7, 1854, Page 6

er Our Boston Correspondence. Boston, August 5, 1854 Bhe Weather—The Burna Surt—Casey to be Hanged—Cholera in the State Prison— Cause of the Disease—Whig Meetin Decline of Whiggery—The Know Not! Convention—Great Increase of Property # New Bedford and Newburyport—Gar- risonian Celebration of the \st of August —Mr. Banks’ Armory Speech--New Books —Mackerel—A Big Bass Bagged. The weather, which bad been quite comfort able for a day or two, today,is as hot and Gisagreeable as anything that Lazarus would be pleased to see Dives “enjoying.” We are % for an August roast, I venture to gness. The gentleman who hasbrought suits against several eminent civilians and military men for damages alleged to have been received at the rendition of Burns, is Mr. William A. Ela. of Roxbury. A military friend intorms me that the orders under which the military acted on the 2d of June have never been made pub- lic, and that the discussions that have been had on the subject, having been carried on in igno- rauce of those orders, are necessarily full of nonsense. Mr, Thomas Casey has been ‘cast for Geath.” He has been rated so low in the scale of humanity that it was thought he would not be banged, but our present State government ie as much tickled with getting somebody to hang as the butcher’s boy was with a lamb to * stick;” and therefore no convict has a chance with them. I chall not say that Casey doesn’t deserve to be hanged any more than { shsil question that such a disposition of many mem- bers of the government would be a just one; bat it is obvious, from the great increase of erime during the last seven or eight mouths, that the restoration of the gallows to its pris tine glory is not pr: cisely the way to get our State converted intoa Utopia. There never was a time when crime was so abuadant in Massachusetts as now. There are several per- sons in jail awaiting their trial on capital ebarges. Rapes are quite common, or attempts to commit them. Men “lam” their wives every day. Pickpockets are so numerous as to afford ground for the belief that they will soon have up a caudidate fur Governor. Drunken- ness, ihe parent of crime innumerable, is twice as common as it ever was before. There is more rowdyism, a greater numb:r of breaches of the peace, thau we have hud any previous riod of our history. Yet the galtows, with tis “issue cord” to carry off bad social hu- mors, and the Maine law, ure vigorous as ever, They do say that the “cholera,” which broke out so suddenly in our State prison last week, and which raged so furiously fora day or two within the limits of that charming retreat from the cares and troubles of an ungratetul world, was of domestic origin, and quite as ef- fective as the imported article. It is added, that it bad its origin in the same way that some of the maladies thut prevailed at Dotheboy’s Hall came to disturb the studies of the youth Shere “eddicated.”” Mr. Squeers, you will re- eollect, had sotender a heart that he could not think of an animal being slaughtered, and so purchased meats that had passed throngh the valley of the shadow of death in the natural way. So, according to report, are the public Bervants occasionally “grubbed” at the State prison; and report adds that the rations of last week were largely composed of what is termed “sick cow,” an urticle for which you will look iu vain. on the table of either the Astor or the Revere, for it is a luxury no where out of pri- Suns und poor houses. A person whose cow had f.llen into the certitude ot death,dieposed of her to the prison people for halt less than the price of beef on the hoof, probably because she was off the hoo, and could not stand up to be knocked down. The temptation was too great, “free trade’’ prevailed, and cheap beef was the order of the day, and cho- Vera of the night. The poor animal was avenged. Her manes were appeased by the groans and sufferings of a hundred pour devils, who were frightened at the thought of dying in precise proportion to the length of their terms of service. Thus, the man who is in for life thought it hard that he should be cut off in the prime of his usefuluess—te the State; and the man who hus fifteen or twenty years to serve wasof opinion that his cause was a pecu- Karly distressing one, his prospects of coming out were so very excellent. I cannot agree with those who assert that the cow was bought deliberately, they adducing the crowded state ef the prison as an evidence that the authori- tics may have meant something outof the gene- gal by their unphilosophicat transaction in beef. It will be safe to say, however, that there was mo more of Asiatic cholera in the prison than there is of Asiatic hashish in the prisoners’ food. From the State prison and the cholera to = the step is as brief as that from the sub- e to the ridiculous. ‘Lhe whigs held a meet- ing at Cochituate Hall, on Thursday evening, ‘and chose two hundred and twenty delegates to ‘their State convention, which will meet kere om the léth. The meeting was but thinly attended by the people, and not one of * the great men of the party was present. M- Sampson presided; st bis name does not rep- resent his strength. The speakers were Messrs. Cooley, M. H. Smith, and Holmes, clever mien no doubt, but not quite equal to Everett, Winthrop and Choate. These speakers were dead against a fusion, as dead, indeed, as the whig party itself. I cannot imagine a party 80 silly as to desire to enter into such a Mezen- tian alliance as would be that of wedding itself to such a corpse as Maxsachusetts whiggery which does not know how to govern when in, power, or to behave decently when in opposi- tyon. Weak, factious, illiberal, cowardly, and holding temporary power only through the insanity of its opponents, the whig party is quite a3 low as the democracy in the political veale, and has not the consciousness, like the latter, of being a portion of the organization tbat governs the Union, taking Cuba a nd the Pacific groups and mines of Mexico, with gold or iron, to wy nothing of holding the offices. Some of the speakers indulged in the dry waggtry of talking about their party's pros- pects of success, which is as if a man were to 4cok down a long avenue and rejoice over the ws at its end, on which he was to be ed. These gentlemen are Tapleyites, with heads in which the organ of hope must be ‘argely developed. If the great men were not Present, they were not forgotten, for most of hem were chosen delegates. The meeting ‘was, a3 was appropriate to the season, well Goed; at least it was cold enough to warrant the belief that it had gone through that inter- esting process. The champague, however, was lacking. The Know Nothings held their convention on the Ist. They met at Plymouth Hall, on Cam- bridge street, which is one of the Order's Bos- ton places of meeting, but that not proving Barge enough, they adjourned to the Methodist ebapel on North Russell street. Nothing is known of the convention’s doings, but it was composed of substaytial men, such as have in- fluence at home, and who are likely to be heard of at the coming election. The new party has succeeded to the place to which the coalition ed itself unequal. The people of Masaa- chusetts are sick of whiggery, which they have outgrown. This it was which gave their two. victories to the coalition. and came so near to “giving them a third and fourth; their failure to which was in no respect owing to the labors of the whigs themselves, but to the hunkers and the disaffected free soilers, whose energy and exertions gave new life to those who were about to yield the field without a contest; and then came the Catholic rabble, and clinched the spikes with which the others had nailed the @alitionists to the “fatal tree,” as the Romans d -pored of the conquered followers of Sparta en. If the new party show the mselves equal the oceasion-—and they evince much sense pad spirit in their preliminary action—theirs { of $2,457,726 im one year. pres the laurel crown and the golden palm | és vi 5 The valuation of rty in New Bedford shows the sum of $24,989,100, being an increase The rate of taxa- tion has been increased from $5 70 on $1,000 } to $7.30. The highest tax paid is that by | Isaac Howland, Jr., & Co., being $8,030 on pro- perty valued at $1,060,000. The number of persuns who pay over $50 each is 598. The evtire tax raired 18 $140,000, for State, county, and city purposes, of which $160,139 50 were raised for city expenditures. The idea of such arate of expenditure, thirty years ago, would have driven men to the verge of insanity, or | perhaps clean over the dividiug line. Newbury- port has added almost a million of dollars to the value of her property during a twelve- month, which is, perhaps, a8 remarkable a fact as the increase in New ‘ There have been several ca-es of hydropho- bia this week, by which a horse and several dogs have died. A man is sick with it, The dog that bit the horse had previously bitten two men. In an attempt to kill 9 mad dog, in Endicott street last Thursday, a gentleman had one of bis fingers bitten; but as the lace- rated flesh was immediately sliced uway by a doctor, it is expected that he will get off with the fright. As this is the favorite scasoa dog-star (what a singular taste that int celestial animal must have in tue a the subject of by drophobia. The Garrisonian ubolitionists celebrated the Ast of Augast, in the beautiful town of Abing- ton, in fine style, Mrs. Abby Kelley Foster paid her disrespects to the hunkers and con- servatives with her usual energy and elo- quence; und Key. Mr. Foss. of New York, taade @ general average of every body, from Marshal Freeman down to President Pierce. Abingson is a favorite place with the abolitiomets, [risa strong free soil town; but the political power of the coalition used to come to nothing, or near to it, trough the envy, mabice and uacha- ritableness of not a few members of its brapches. Mr. Banks’ speech on the Armory Superin- tendence question is much liked. and will help him onward in what seems destined to be a briljiant political career with amazing rapidity, He has hit the nai) full on the bead, and driven it home. All ovr mechanics feel that the mili- tary superintendence of the Armory is an in- sult to them, and a humbug so far as the geue- ral public is concerned. Mr. Banks is entitled to speak on this subject, as he was once a prac- ticul mechanic, and worked at his calling until some time after he had completed his majority. He knows the wavts, and wishes, and feelings of the class to which he belongs. Under exist- ing circumstances he is rapidly becoming the most available man for the governorship. He would be opposed by the administration, of course, which is the surest support that the whigs of Massachusetts have; but that would be useful to him. I presume he would prefer being United States Senator to Governor, and Iscould not be surprised to see him take Mr. Rockwell’s place about the middle of next January. The elevation of Mr. Sanger to-the bench bas left a vacancy in the.office of District At- torney for Suttolk, the mos important oilice of the kiud in Massachusetts. Our present slow government does nos seem to be aware that the place ought not to be vacant for a moment. It is supposed that a temporary appointment will be made to meet the present emergensy, Mr. Park never should have left the place. Speak- ing of him, I am reminded that he was present for a short time at the whig meeting on Thurs- day evening, and was called upon to speak by some, while others hissed. He would not speak, and soon left the hall. Mr. Thoreau’s new work, “Walden, or Life in the Woods,” is advertised to be out on the 9th. Mr. Bungay’s “ Off Hand Takings” are taken off by come critics, who say that they will pro- bably remain on the hands of the publishers, There is a good deal of good fishing in these days. Mackerel are quite abundant in shore, le the regular fishermen ean get none out- side. Salem harbor is full of these fish. Mr. Kimball, wheifs making the new bridge betweea Boston and Charleston, caught a monstrous bass last evening, from that bridge. It weighed thirty-four pounds, and was got eut of water with great difficulty. ALGowa, + The Quebec Biection. TO THE EDITOR OF TRE HERALD. In your letter published yesterday, over the sig- nature of ‘ Font de Bonf,” the following passage oceurs-— A petition being before the executive from the sheriT of Quebec, praying a remission of a tine of £50 imposed on him for an irregularity in selection of jurors, which had the effect of virtually packing the jury who were to have tried the Gavazzi rioters, it is scarcely wonder ful that the officer in question should be entirely at the beck cf the scoministration. In Canada, moreover, a sheriff is mominated by the crown, and may ve displaced at will. Thus situated, the Sheriff, as returning officer for the feat of government, proceeded to select depaty returning offleers exclusively from the ministerial ranks. From a thorough knowledge of the circumstances, Tom enabled to pronounce the material statements inthe above paragraph to be entirely false. It is not true, as insinuated, that the Sheriff attempted, or sought to pack the jury in question; the ircegu- larity was committed in his absence bg his deputy, and was and is thorougbly understood by all par- ties to have been wholly accidental. It is absurd tosay that the Sheriff of Quebec is at the beck of the administration, as he has no move to do with Rery poliiioe than you or I, It is nos cue tha’. the Sberifl “celected deputy returning officers from the ministerial ranks; several of his deputies were anti-ministerial, and political considerations had_ obviously nothing to do with. their selection. With the party prejudices of your correspondent I have nothing to do; but he should not aliow them to betia, him into making false charges against re- spectable men. A QUESECE:. The Hudson River Railroad, TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Great and universal excitement exists among the residents along the Hudson River Railroad, this side of Peekskill, at the trifling, capricious and mali. cious conéuct of the Superintendert in changing the hours of the trains, and taking off the night train. It is evidemt te would not have made such chavges—so universally unpopular—but for the de- sire of the committee of directors who control the road, and who seem bent upon breaking up the al- ready too large local travel, because the trains are now too numerous and interfere with the reat through trains for Albany aad the Central Risilrona hombng. It is notorious that the policy of the directors is agains¢ the short travel; and taac, Jarge as that travel is now, does any cne conversant with the subject doubt that if, two years ago, trains every two hours, from 6 A. M. to8 P.M., between Peekskill and thia city, from the Ist of April to the Ist of November, had been guaranteed by tne divec- tora, tat is would now be doubled, and, in the opin ion of many, quadrupled ? Certainty nct. Tue travel would be immense, if there was a probable certainty of hours for reaching the city. Not by the nabobs, with their country palaces, occupied by them three months io the year, but by the despised small tra ders,” Jerks, and otbers, who have to work by fixed hours for their daily bread. Commuters desire and demand a return to the former schedule until the 1st ot October, and some steps towards that third track, +o facetiously spoken of. T. The Harlem Matlroad. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. In these days of over-issues and defalcations it should be the imperative daty of directors of incor: porated companies to look after the interests of the stockholders, and curtail expenditures in every pos- sible way. Now, in the case of the Harlem Railroad Com- pany, they own a square of ground on Fourth ave- nue, between Twenty-sixth and Twenty seventh streets, of the value of $250,000 to $300,000, which is occupied for purposes yicldiog spgareutly a very slight revenue to the company. It scems impolitic to retain go valuable a plot, when the company own so much valuable ground a short distan € above, which is all sufficient for every purpose of the cou pany. ‘ Now, would it not be a jadicious move, acd at the wonld + by the an act of ju to the above lof® in market, and t go very far towards muking wp tt acta of Kyle, which the comps later heve to assume ? The Buffalo Demecrecy eb ri the head ot “fharp Ppractive died of cuolera one day Inst wife on the fullowing day, sed also en the next cay. What win w that hourebelt + web eng weather !), people are particularly nervous on | Whestres and Buhibitions, amusements which were given a: the respec- tive places of enterta nment, alihoogh of an uno- sually attractive charscter, were very alimly at- tended during the past week, which, no doubt, is owing to the intense heat of the weather. At Castle Garden Auber’s grand ballet opera of “Marsaniello” was produced in a y ~ superior to anything we have ever witnessed ‘n this city, Be- raldi, Graz ani, Mme. Bertucoa Maretzek, and Mlle. Leeder, yshe leading ciara:iers. It will be pleyed’for the last time this «venin:. At the *Bowery Mile. Marie Duret is to repeat her great personation of Jack Sheppard, in ihe new version of the drameof that name. At Niblo’s Garden Mile. Yroa Mathias ani the Ravel. are announced to appear ina grand divertissement, the Chinese pantomime ‘of “‘Kim-ka,” and the classical pose plastignes of the “Vatican in Rome.” At the Ne tional Theatre the drama of the ‘‘Student’s Re venge,” and a new burlesque, entitled “A Lad in 3 Wonderful Lamp,” are the principal features. At the American Museum the new comic drama of “From Village to Court,” and the moral drama en- titled the “Old Brewery,” are the pieces provided, The peyformancea by Woods’ Minstrels, Buck ey’s | Serenaders, and at the Hippodrome, are very at- tractive. For full particulars of which we refer our readers to the advertising column. Foul and Unnatural Murder at St. Louis. TESTIMONY OF A CHILD ONLY SEVEN YEASS OF AGE, {From the dt. Louis Democrat, Aug. 1. We are called upon to make record of still another one of these frightful occurrences which so violate every principle of humanity, which go disturb the constitution of our soviety, aad thrill tus public eat with the horror of its details, We feel a relief al- ways ut the recital of these inhuman cases, if there is but something extenuating—something, no mat ter how trifling, which may lead us to believe tha: the human heart that prompted the deed is not all pertivy and blackness. In this case the perpetrator was diunk. In the eye of tae law this is no excase; yet every one must that the derangement which the poor inebriate suffers from the poison ne his im- bibed is no slight palliation of the crime. Thomas Eogar, ater he shot the wife of bis bo3om, ap- pears to lave 80 far recovered on the instant from Ube brutalizing effeeta of liquor as to feel a deep re- moree. He dragged her from the box oa which she wes sitting when he shot her, and placing a pillow under her bleeding head, left the house, saying to himeelf and the little girl who was by that he would be bung. “Mary, VU be hung,” was his remark as he quitted the door. . This surely indicates that he was not all lost to the common feelings of the human bceast; and befure we condemn we should reflect how much of this unnatural act is owing to the al- cohol he arank, the vender of it too, and should feel a teuch of pity, at least, for the man whose own hano bas madly robbed him of a wife and his child of a mother. We give, in fall, the evidence of Mary Ann Dunn, the little girl who was the only witness to the deed, as taken down by Justice Allen, at the inquest held by him on the dead body of Mra. Edgar. We give, wu, the statement of the Justice as to the credit which should be given to the testimony of the girl. ‘Thos. Ei appears to be about ieee years of age, and says he isan Englishman. He was not airested until Repapy etter when he was found walking along on Cherry street by two of our citizens, who baying heard of the murder and know- ing the man, took him and delivered him at the po- lice office. From thence he was sent to the county jail to await examination. The evidence of the little girl, which we here sub- fein, will be found to be interesting, avd full in de- At an inquest held on Cass avenue, between Fit- teenth and Bixteenth streets, on the 31st day of July, 1854, upon the body of Ellen +» Wife of Thomas Ragar, then lying dead— . lary Ann Dunn, seven yearsof age, being pro ducea and sworn on her oath, says that sl. vas present when the said Ellen Edgar was sb :; sue ‘was standing up near the corner of the shanty; she had the baby in her arms; when I first saw Mr. Bagar, he waa lying on the ground out at the back of the shanty, and was drunk; Mra. Edgar laid the baby on the bed, in the corner of the shanty, on a box, with chairs around it; Mra. Edgar had shut the window shutters, and was going to shut the door; the baby crept out of the bed before she could shut the door; Mr. Edgar then stepped into the shanty; after he got in tue soom @ little while, Mr. Edgar called the clergyman a w———r; she gave him word for word; he was about breaking tae dipper over ber head; he struck ber with the dipper betore she struck him; she then slapped himon the head; he then teok up his single barrelled gun, that was standing at the bedside, and said he woult shoot ber and her child; Mrs. Edgar, when she saw tue gun eoming, put the baby in the bed, and I got up and puton my dresa aad ran oat ef tue shanty; when I was outside I heard the gun go off, and wheu I beard the gun let off I came ia again; I saw Mfrs. Eogar lying on the box all bioody, bleeding at the month and ose, and z out of her breast; her breast was open; the body was ly- ing on the bed on the floor, about two feet from the box; the baby’s dress was the same as if yon had oipped it in a tub of blood; its face was bloody; when I came in the room there was bo one there but Mr. Edgar, Mrs. Edgar and tne baby; if any one had gone in oroutI eould have seen them; { was elose to the shanty all the time; Mr. Edgar hai the = in his hand; he was just putting it away where e got it when I went in; there was a pillow on the ficor; he laid Mrs. Edgar’s head on the pillow; he dragged her off che box and laid her on pillow, and lett ber lying, and ashe wentaway he said he would be hung; as he went out the door he said to me, “Mary, I’ll be hung;” Mrs. Edgar did not speak after she was shot; this was last night after dark; I tried to put the baby to sleep, and had much trou- ble, when Dunn came and halloed murder, and a lady came and took the baby away.” The justice states that the girl, Mary Ann Dann, was questioned as to the nature of an oath, and a} Ppesred to be conscious of the sacredness of her obli- gation to state the truth, and that she told a plaia and straightforward story—so much so as he ever heard from a child. * The jury of inquest returned the following as their vervit:—That said de.eased came to her death by violence, from a gun shot, in the bands of her husband, Thomas Edgar.” Four Mss Drownep in tHe Bay—The neigh- borbood of the wharves was thrown into a state of considerable excitement at noon yesterday, by the arrival at Garie’s wharf ofa young maa named Law, who had swam from the centre of the bay, aud reported that a boat in which he had been sailiug was upset, aud four of his companions drowned. Several skiffs and rowing boats put out at once; but from the time which hd elapsed, more with the view of recovering the bodies than of saving life. The following are poe of the melancholy occurrence, as given by the survivor, Mr. Lat At ten o'clock yesterday morning, James Law, Dunlop, tailor, on Park street; his son Thomas, Jad of thirteen; —— Hamilton, clerk in Mr. Jamie- son’s store, King street, ani the owner of the boat, David James Miller, boat builder, Front street, went on a pleasure tri9 accross the bay. As they were pearing a pest equidistant from T: 8 whact and the island, a strong northwest squall sprang uy, wad the boat was instantly capsized im tipity feet of water. Lhe party were joking anu lwaghing quite a, an instant before they were precipitated into the water. The boat was up- ect on the scarboard side, and the mainsail filled so repidly with water that the boat could not luff, The sudden filling of the mainsail is attributed to the tact that the topping lift had been carried away tie day previous, dwivg a picpic excursion, and the boow of the boat consequently pang. vey low ia the water. The boat being ballasted with tron, sank almost in. stently, and the only subsequent incidents which toe survivor rewembers, are having beard the elder Mr. Dunlop calling for help, and seen ier floating for a few mowents in the wat > Law, who 1s a very active young man and an vot swimmer, finding ali otber chance of escape Lopeless, kept himsrif stationary in the water whilst he was diveat- ing himself of bis clothes, and then’ made for Gor- rie’s wherf, upwards of a mile distant, which he’ reached iu safety. None of the bodies of the miss- ing men vor the sunken boat were recovered at 9 o'clock last evening, althongh upwards of thirteen boats were sailing sbout the spot with drags, &e., iu ope: ation,— Toronto Globe, Aug. 3. _Frurruyss Searcu ror 4 Pinate—The bark Volunteer, arrived at this port, reports toa the French brig-of- war Meleague, Commacder Leas, 20 goo Was at St, Domiago city July 16th. The Me league left St. Thomss on a cruise in search of & suspicious vessel, su ite to have sailed for Saoca or the Vicinity of St. Domingo, but wus not able to find her.— Boston Atias, Aug. 4, FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL MONEY MARKET. , August 66 P.M. ed daring the past Ave no new defaloa Nevhingof importa week in the Gnanelal world tions to report, uo Lew a the stock maraet ho grea‘er stelogy ne: in money matters, im fabt nothlag has occurred eval days past out of the usaa ay\ tly settiiog down into that quiet : t usually follows suc ‘ ei doriag toe past month twith moary, sn hee wers, the a # naturally at ache at fteelf to railroad securities of al} hinds, has indueed the ‘Danks te employ mere of their means in discounting good ‘Dasinese peper, and the mercantile community has: therefore, been much benefitted by the recent explosioas. Previous to the Genuyler expose, the banks loans’ 50 largely om call on railroad stock collaterals, thet the mercantile classes wore ont short in their demands, and had to look fer money in other quarters, but now things have changed, and the banks confine themselves more to their legitimate business, This will probably con- tinue until confidence in fancy stocks returns, when we may Jook for the usual speculations and ‘the ugua) supply of facilities from the banks. It is hoped that « long time will elapse before the banks will again withdraw their loans from the commercial classes to in- vest them in fancy stocks, as such movements can hare no other effect than to embarrass and obstruct the rega- lar operations of commerce, for the benefit of small cliques of stock jobbers. ‘The Mexican deposits have within the past two or three days created some talk in financial circles, but no fears are entertained that a withdrawal will hare any unfavorable effect upon the money mazket. The banks received these deposits upon certain conditions, and they would not make such use of it as would produce any dif. ficulty when called for. It has been judiciously appro- pnated, and we have no doubt the only effect of « payment in fall, would be seen in the reduction of specie at the nex! weekly statement. The stock market is stale, flat, and unprofitable. There are no speculators in the street, no buyers, and very fow will admit that they are holders. We see no prospect of aa immediate change. No one wants to engage in any new operation, the principal object evidently being to get out of old ones with as little loss as possible. The spas- modic movements in New York Central Railroad stock have enabled both dulls and bears to close up accounts profitably. We mean these who have taxen advantage of the sudden changes. The cause of inflation has pass ed away,and the market value must gradually settle down, The Erie Fatlroua Company having become the subject of general remark, and the statements in this paper, as usual, canvassed without discrimination, we will now af- ford same additional evidence to show why there should exist such extreme distrust, and, such ample justitica- tion, to prove that our convictions from the beginning have been well founded. We have always contended that the affairs of the Erie Company have been managed in the most reckless manner, and, not only reck- less, but that there has been the grossest misrepre- sentations on the part of its managers [rom the commencement to the present peried, entirely and most insidiously abusive of the public confidence. In our recent remarks, we stated, not only that the company was much embarraseed, but that its credit w.5 totally gone. In masing this representation, we made no speculative declaration; we were well aware that the com- pany was reduced to such extremities, that, but for the intervention of some of its creditors, headed by John Ward, Esq., it would have been under protest on the Ist of August, for the non-payment of ita interest. The Board of Directors, which met a few days previous to the Ast, adjourned with the conviction that there was no prospect of relief from any quarter, Mr. Ward having informed them that the necessary funds could not be obtained on the company’s credit, and that, unless he could succeed in the negotistion then pending for the sale of the six thousand shares of the Buffalo and Lake Shore Railroad Company, on terms much below the estimate made, it would be utterly out of the ques. tion to raise the money. In this position the Erie Com- pany stood for some days. They could not sell, except through the instrumentality of a ereditor interest, and not even so without an eno’ sacritice. The stock which bad been valued Pap oh assets of the Erie at about $700,000, had to yield to the pressure and be sold at about $510,000, something about thirty per cent dis- count, Thig is not, however, the whole of the story. In making the sale, the creditor purchasers had to be provided for, thus leaving to the company a mere equity of redemption, in the shape of a balance, which they were uncoubtedly too happy to receive. If the company were making money out of it, as has been falsely boasted, how, we would ask, did it happen that they should be compelled to resort to such a disgraceful sacrifice? The reply is ready, and, as bas always been asserted by those best acquainted with the process of rail road business, our railroads never have and never will be able to endure with credit the heavy burthens of stock and debt with which they have veen encumbered. In a single negotiation to have been forced to sach a sacri fice only shows that there was no other alternative than bankruptcy ;and, therefore, to avoid that immediate disho nor, while large contracts were still pending that have not matured. the company had to be temporarily preserved until all the golden eggs were laid and hatched. Under these circumstances, it iseasy to perceive that there will be no more forced dividends; in fact, we have rea- son to ccnolude that as soon as the existing stock specu- lations shat! have run out, there will be a general resig- nation of the entire batch of directors. It is jdle for gentlemen to hope much longer to impose on the com- munity, and wé therefore predict that it will not be very: long before a necessity will arise fora general meeting of the stockholders, not enly to choose & new set of di- rectors, but to devise proper ways and means to raise some few additional millions. The commercial news by the Atlantic is unimportan, On the 24th (Mozday,) there was some fluctuation in the funds, owing to the settlement of several ‘short’? con- tracts, and consols touched 93. They soon fell, horever, and closed about 925;, which was the average pric? oo Setaiday. The following table shows the fluctuations during the previous week:— Highest Closis Prices. Prices, Monday, money,., Wednesday, mone “Account. Thuraday, money consequence of fine weather and good prospects for the crops. Iradein the manufacturing districts was dull, and gloomy anticipations with respect to the conse- quences of the war were entertained, Gold was being still sent fo Paris in Jarge quantities. The French revenue returns for the first six months of 1854 show a decline of 6,907,000 francs as compared with the same period last year. The decline would have been larger had it not been for the large increase in the pro- duct of the corn duties, owing to the scarcity of domes- tic breadstuffs. The London Times recommends that the money depo- sited in the New York banks by Almonte be attacked by the Mexican bondholders for uopaid dividends. The point of law such @ step would raise would give some employment to the legs] fraternity. The exportation of specie’ from this port last week was unusually large, as will be seen by the annexed state- ment :— SDIPMENTS OF SPECIE FROM THB PoRT OF New York, Ry RW. Packer, Cape Haytien, Acditional by steamer Total for the week Previously reported in 1854. A. H. Nicolay’s semi weekly auction sale of stocks and Donds will take place, as usual, to-morrow (Monday) at 123; o’clock, at the Merchants’ Exchange. The earnings of the Rome and Watertown Railroad Company for the month of July amounted to $39,506 58, against $31,834 74 for the same month last year, show- ing an increase of $8,171 $4. Gov. Matteson, of Minois, has published the following card in the papers of tha: State:— SPRINGFIELD, July 28, 1864. GENTLEMEN—An attempt is made to associate my name with Robert Schuyler, ins way which I may not with propriety ciregards My private character in this is groeely asssiled, af present position the public will perhaps expect that I shall not by entire atience seem to shrink from the ch 1 have to say, then, tbat fp: ver saw Robert Schuyler, never a let: ter to him or received one from him, never, directly or indirect!y, had anything to do with bim. In regard to the charge sgainst me of improper connection with the Cevtral railroad, 1 have to ray that I never attended o weeting of the board or of oe of that com- pany, either publicly or privately, and never visited New York on apy business con: with it. Wh @ into the executive office of the State, I bad a tolerably large private business, which I suppose ibe py lie did not expect me to wholly neglect, provided Tewon)s attend faithfully to my dutles, This private business bas taken me from the seat of government fre- quently, and sometimes to the city of New York. J. A. MATTESON: The tolls on the canals of this State for the fourth week of July, were— + $1,200,117 02 19,108,319 32 s8°—Yourth week in July. $715,833 14 1S —Pourth week in July. «» 04,595 74 CONE os ceertadtns vines ‘aw ihe tora? receipts for the season thus far this year, tmperet with ‘be tee ‘ sERSSEY THYNT » HEHE 4H Waa LT TEE: z : st sued 8 38 Z te during the canse Duster of | deze frou the opening of navigstion last year, show the following resu\t:— 1854—] ity-two days.. $1,261,442 65 Med—Ninety two days, 1,289,769 80 Increase in 1854......+.+.2+ +56 eee, $21,682 85 Average receipts per day in 1858. 13,475 65 Average receipss per day in 1864. vee 18,711 83 ‘The warrants entered at the Treasury Department, Washington, on the & inst., were:— the payment of Treasury cebts $4145 40 For the oon 2: 1,080 For the War it. 848 80 For the interior Department 24,481 60 For repaying in the Interior Department. 408. For entering on the Treasury books by war- rawt appropriations for the Interior De- pertment....... « 22,590 00 For the Navy Department +. 1,800 76 The annexed statement exhibits the quantity and value \ of certain articles other than fc reign dry goods, import ed into thie port during the week ending and including A 1864:— j Comeace Ser sas Deer oy New Yors—Waexry Lurogrs. jue. Pkgs. Value. | India rubber. 87 5,452 Musical Inst’e 92 15,872 do 2 684 555 04 8,645 2644 * 500 Sul. copper. 19 1,964 Tong. beans 7 — 880 Other druge — 13,087 Dyewoods, Paints, Oils, ke." Paints..... 115 Paris white 78 4008 25 Ultramarine 33 Vermillion. 78 Whiting... 125 Fruite— Cire. oi anges, } Lemons. | Nute .....1,624 Pine apls.38,200 Sauces....." 88 ig August Value of dry goods ing August 4... 2,806,416 Total ...... Ae +++ $4,400,887 week were ag follows :—Coffee, $162,686; dressed skins, $31,944; un- dressed do., $188,888; guns, $30,222; iron, $88,808; tin, $24,800; rags, $50,878; sugar, $128,870; tea, $190,647, watches, $56,554. The annexed statement exhibits the quantity and value of certain articles exported from this port during the week ending Friday, Aug. 4, 1854, distingaishing the des- tination and extent of shipments to each place:— CoMMERCE OF THE Port OF Naw YoRE—WRKLY Exrorts. Pkos. Value. Value. Cotton, bles.78z38 $292,158 Flour, bbls./4,941 31, Whest, bus.31,313 44,288 Tea, 1,090 14,698 4,300 19,384 83,762 12,227 29,602 Bee 7,666 * Clocks... . P.gs'’heads... 21 Shookeésb’dg 1,113 494 LONDON. 21,746 tine. .2,024 Flour, bbls 14,300 Wheat, Corn... ort Sara 96 1,742 25,739 488 S. turpentinel,306 Oars. 507 11,945 14,693 ‘Tobacco... .55,700 Gp. oil, gal..17,695 Furs &sk’a, ba 191 LR Cee ca 89 Gambier, ba.. 500 Oil cake, bbis.2,440 Rosin. 1,728 Tota). Cotton, bales. 102 Flour, bbls, .5,659 Pearlaabes... 15 Flour, bbls... 650 Corn meal, 10 Total. .....4+6.. 924,784 ‘371. Powder, pks.. Boots, » 10 1 1 Domestics, cs, Other articles — FRENCH ‘wast IND.28. Shooks,hhds 1,049 $1,988 Hiab, boxes, ..200 AUSTRALIA. » alot $29,664 Roof slate,bxe 114 1 + $32,789 9 1,250 Plated ware., 896 309 Lumbersp,.28,808 7,608 Pe. Pills, cs... 2 610 BRITISH NORTH AMERICAN COLONIES. 12 Zine, slabs. . 27,000 Clap’ boards. .1,000 fp ereeen vis 7 Kosin. 25 ©. meab, bois,’ 880 Piven. 50 eptstuprenve 12 8,112 Segara, ca... 3 . 48 Books, bxe. 67 Hardware 6 fea, chests... 2 Rope, coils. xby Oiielorh, es. Watehes dvta + wouyess § le AE Hi | sesxats, 25,10: HAVRE. Cotton, bls. .5,182 $204,795 $1,051 Flour, «. 250 (1,750 i 834 1,9% 1,63" 19,98) Pris 5,50: 3,60 bbl Hy 68, bese 186 es 4,506 Jewellers do.. ‘Wh’b’ne,Ibsll,514 4,650» Total.,..... ....$287,022 LISBON, 90,221 Varnish, vble, 10 968 98 Totalg..........910,146 46 HAMBURG. Cotton, bales. 206 $12,589 Q.brks, hhds, 25 $480 Coffee, bags,. 100 8,044 de “a Whi re n . 45 600 — 224 Total .,..s000es «941,687 | BREMEN. $. Turp, bbla. 140 $2,529 Fustic, pieces 483 $340 Resia +e 400 886 Tobacco, hhds = 6 568 Torpestii 886 Skivs,cases.. 3 300 D 122 Shooks & }!.. 1 375 Cotton, bales 67 Rosin, bbls..1,908 $3,308 Total.sesrreeeee erererrerrrerte rt | RECAPITULATION. Rotterdam, + $24,784 Havre. 287,922 Lisbon... 10,146 Bremen. : 6,654 Br N. A. Colonies.. 50,557 24,917 Spanish W. ) British Guisna..... 20,680 Cisp’itine R’publie 15,806 Value of mdse. exported week ending Aug. 4. Do. specie i do. ‘ ¢ Total...... te eeee oe 82,679,770 CITY TRADE REPORT, SATURDAY, At AsuE2.—Sales were made of smail lots at $6 60 for pearls, and $6 8134 for pota, per 100 lbs, r BRRADstU?Fs,—Flour was unaltered. The day’s trans- actions embraced 6,000 bbls. ; inferior to choice State, at $6 25 997 624; ; mixed to fancy Western $7 26a $8 75, and other kinds at proportionate prices. There alzo- sod 1,100 bbls, southern flour at steady rates. gnd.corn meal ruled quiet. W! operations did not exceed 6,000 bushels, at $1 80 for peor new white Southern, and $1 783¢ for good red Missouri, | ehpron There were 4,000 busnels Rye taken at $1 15. | Oats varied little. Corn was on tae decline. The day’s. ‘business included 41,000 buxheis at 648 686. for unsound, and 60 a 72s. for Western mixed, per hushel. Corron.—The sales were moderate, without anything of moment to notice in prices. CorrEx. —The saies embraced 500 bags Rio, at 930. a seneent 100 do Maracaibo, at 100 aan clue tee con iaeed. te) xan in favor of eri engagements to Liverpool were at, camere, wanissl, Grain was at 2d. tot ur 6d. a 9d. tmall ots of com; cotton were taken 4¢d. To Loncom 750 bbls navel stores were oy eT at 2s, per 260 Ibs, and 60 ons antimony ore at 17s. etry eT lpg i ty 4, apy at 340. a ie. ashes at $6.2 $8. lo Antwer tons were en} at 268. To California rates were ‘faut 400. a45c. per foot measurement. Faurr.—There was some better feeling in raisins, with- out sales of moment. Fisu.—Dry cod were rare and heldat $40 $4 25 per owt. ‘he last sales of mackerel (wnich were very spar- ingly offered to-day,) were effected at $'9 for No. 1, $14 0 for No. 2, and $8 — $625 for large No. 8, per bbl. ‘were inactive. Hay.—The market was dull at 65c. a 70c.,"with sales of oivlore were x better but, ‘ held with moze Hors were eat, but, being firmness, they ruled que, ‘ 500 bales Alicant were sold at $5 50 per bale. , Navat Srorrs.—We rot ced sales of 100 barrels spirits bonis hae nasal Ow arcane iad $1 80 sonar a in moderate demand at 58¢. a . per gal je sperm was ur ; 150 bas- Kets bine, panel ar rpg oer rom doing in linseed at 18c. a 8Uc. per gsllon, Lard was quiet, yet steaty. Provirioxs.—Pork continued about the same; the rates: comprised 470 bbia , at $12.0 $12 1254 for mess aud $10 50 & 910 62% for prime, per bbl. sales were also reported of 215 ges cutmeats, at form-r lard at 9%c. a 10c. per ib., anc 180 bi = Prices. Butter and cheese were dull and vy Rice. —This article has been in fair demand during the week, though prices have been without change. The sales for the week amounted to about 1,300 casks, closing at $3 60 a $4 25 per 100 Ibs. ‘Srrcas.— Sales of 17 cases mace were made at 90c. Mee mae Siem about 500 to hhogsheads, a good part uss vade at 4%c. a ete ree Orleans at 4c. 5 Ogg ‘opacco.—The sales embraced 204 cases State and Ohia agen) 43{c. @ 12c., and 71 bales Havana at 25c. a ie. Tattow.—The market was quiet at about 12<c. ‘Wursxey.—Sales were made of 500 bbls. 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