The New York Herald Newspaper, January 18, 1855, Page 3

II OE 131 " — _— a Convention. Nove, Law Scrr.—A somewhat Exrevsns. | ‘The Anditor of the ato vee Hoxouvev, Nov. 13, 854. ha’ tan, wiring Gn aedsiadirece ears {From the New Orleans Delta, Jan 0] Pa Me Brag ctl a yng, ad pone ig | Expenses of maintaining reed. ' to the Legislature dati po, mama tn his Shiaping Newe--The Amorioes fi 2 . There was quite a show of in attend: | seems thatone Jolta Pierced witt the | Kupenses of machi pry expr. %, 1954, arya: ‘ohunteor Corpe— ew Boru Sraer, | ance 5 atthe Hall. The great aesem- | arrow of Cupid, and to hal the wound by lawful | Expenses of operati at Tod that the tsipts into the treasur King Kamahamaha Dangerously Ill after a ? Lonvon, Deo. 11, 1854. blies at and { » where the aele | ¥ he to. the object of his alloc: | will ghow on average lnoer®, plang Spree—Distinguished Arrivals — Prospects of the | My Attention hasbeen called to an article publish” from oe gg od States were counted by | aw ag) Sarum ste reoeived favorably; but tae eee the amount of revenue Tote for the ea seen . California Filibustering Expedition Against the | €4 in your paper of November 16, purporting to be | Saaeelara ees ee kepered down to a me foresight, roquired the said John Leecher to enter ‘olv | ‘The last gunual report of the Philedelphia and °Ron,'s based reteauee, chl,8 TOgUIAT programe delands—Bherry Cobblers and Mint Juleps—The | ftom London correspondent, and headed “ Ame- | YN, pers ns ore ward meetiag, 2 tonds of five hundred “dol “conditioned that the | © the ed exhi. years, asexhibited by then tt? duci sar “Princess Victoria" Nearly Choked Lumpy | Hoan Authors and English Piracy.” | Sandee ia cepeiattee Bete ced tea Oke Joba Lascher shouldlive with his wile and treat Ler | Heecing Rallrosd Company gives the annexed exh. {ret saditional fect toners in this office, ang of Ice—Theatrical News, he he. saad My ueual rule is not to notice ee un: | Charleston and ; and this isa commerci vl the partiea after living ta thes "some, moat, cope: | ene nee? = et S| oS ee orinnd there wit Cr 1» &c., Se. ° | 5 | q , ber, 1854:— Augmented quantit . it be wv: ‘The American eloop+of war St. Mary's and Ports- | suthenticated statements reficcting on myself, but | CaRvention! The ac ess to our city ia very easy. | rated, Spa ola cult waa roman) Sa resorss patron Ep RSE ER years 1896 ard foro, ean 8 for thay ‘mouth axe at present in this port, ss are also store- ebip Southampton and Ecglish frigate Trincomalee, and French corvette L'Artemise, and about ninety whalers. ‘The volunteer company established hore, prin- cipally by American citizens, held an election of officers, and John H. Browa, of Salem, Mass., was elected captain, vice A. J, Macdnffie, G. Rimers, @. C. Mensurat, and R. Coady, of St. Louis, and J.C. Spalding, of Salem, were elected lieutenants. This company is now in a fire state of efficiency, having “ately received a splerdid outfit of a-coutrements from New York. They number about fifty-five, ravk and file, and the material com osing them is a sufficient guarantee fo: the safety of American and foreign property. King Kemehamaha is just recovering from a hard os He is rapidly progressing to the home of time thers, and macifest destiny points out the to be very shoit when the stars and stripes of freedcm shal! claim as their owa theso fair tles of the sea. Much disappointment has ensued. hore ewing to the nou-falfilment of the promise of tae | owners of the Polynesian steamer, whoha i pro nised to put her on the route b:tweem this ard San ren Lilly, of istic r Lilly, istic renown, is in town: slso an escaped ee named York, from San Francisco; but as the police, who, by the way, are excellent, have their eyes on this 1ar€ of genius, he's will not be one to aa much Laat ie amor says @ filibustering orgucization is made in Cailfornia, having for its object the acquisi- | tion of these islads; but such a movement, uale: eel nized, would never succeed. The ex-Mivister of Finance, Dr. G. P. J add, is keeping a er crag aes In his case greatness has met a great |. A large cargo of ice was a few da) ') received from the North, and we are indulging in the lox- Do Dole ceric mint jaleps. By the way, the 8 Victoria had a narrow eecape from choking ‘by swallowing rather a large piece of the frozen article, the other day. Her father, Governor ‘Kekuanos, with characteristic shrewdness (7), pro- | pesed placing a hot iron down ner throat to clear “out the obstacle. Tortunately before this could be accomplished, or medical sid called in, the natural temperature of the part affected melted it ao as to allow the impediment to pass into her stomach without psin. Report says that Mise Emma Rooke, leased. ter royal fover, aud i cuguged (5 « young To: er, en; 9 @ youn; Tieutenant, conne sted with the combined fleet. Mre. Moulton and Mr. Wilder, of San Frrancis- co, have been doing a fair business ia the theatrical line at the Varieties theatre in King street. Miss pie Smith, a very pretty danseuse, has also | added her attractions to the stock company already om tend of the United States ship Mississippi gave a concert of instrumental epnenee music a few since, at the Court , Which was e tully at . On dit, that the farfamed Lola Montes is route for the islands. She qill be quite a lion here. No other news of import, saan that the Hawaiian rnment have at concluded to dredgs out entrance of tre harbor, so that frigates and 80 gun vessels can be admitted to the har- bor. Yours, traly, Pp Our Friendly Islands Correspondence. Ara Hansor, Samoan, Sovran Paciric Ocean, Aug. 18, 1854. Arvival of Kate Hayes, en route for Australia— The Fair Songstress Revelling Amongst the Orange Groves, Attended by a Bevy of Native Nymphs—Differences Between the American Con- | sul and the Foreign Residents on the Islands, | Se., See The Ide of Upolu lies in 12 degroce South latitude. | ‘Tropical fruits are abundant at all times in this and | the neighboring islands. The United States Consul, | A. Van Camp, has his residence at this place. Tre American bark Fanny Major, Capt. Green, arrived here yeaterday from San Franciscovia Hono- lulu, Sandwich Islands, She has on board Miss Kate Hayes and C. R. Thorne and troupe, all bound for Australis. There wasa fleet of English and French men of- war at Honofulu, ia search of the Russians. Miss Hayes gave a concert a$ Hoa>lulu. The Fan- ny Major stayed there one os the article in question profeszes to emanate from | an American author, I am induced to ssy a few words in reply to what I consider an illiberal aud | unjust attack upon my character as » publisher. with American authors, and especially from the na- ture and character of my dealings with them, I might well exclaim, Et tu, Brute! at such an at- tack from such a quarter. Bat, sir, my hambl endeavors to extend the sphere of triumph t> Amy | ican genius, and to cause its noble achievements | +} to be welcomed with no stinted acclamation in my own country, have hitherto been cordially app’e- | ciated in the United States; and not leas so m: atrenuous exertions to uj hold the rights of Ai can authors in English courss of lay, until the late judgment by the House of Lords, which has de- prived me of ali future property in my owvain vestments. I have no faith, therefore, in the int sy of the eigrature of this writer, who, after gi jag vent to his ill-bature ia no measured terms, assigns vo bet- ter reacon than is own assuran:e, that to Amzri- oan authors I have beep liberal than Mr. Mar- Tay, whose ‘‘ primary object,” we are informad, is, forsouth, - noe his own profit, bat remaaeration to the aut iore.” Your correspondent is pleased to represent that | no Engiish author speaks eeappeial y of my hoas:, and 98 4 corollary from tois argument, that my ¢ rome of deating” and “ the meap spirit sho wn | to Englis' authors,” are sufficient to throw dissredit on the statement of my liberality to my Amoerican | friends, whih I am aceused of taving ostentatious- ly gprs statement referred to, was made most relac- | tantly by me-—ce.tainly not in any spirit of osten- tation, but as a necessary correction of a misrepre- sentation made by an American publisher. Your London correspondent affects to doubt its @eracity. This is, tome, a matter of no whatever. Fortunately, if nave too many ci amongst the eminent Jiterati of America, to make it necetsary for me to say more, in reply to the disporaging remarks of an aoonymous writer, thaa that { indignantly deny their trath. I will merely add, that as it is next to impossible for me as a publisher, during along career, to have pleased every writer I may happen to have been | connected with, er tocompel tie public to relish every work I m:y bave been the typeby nb. before them, I must be sees to the occasion: enmity and spite of those works I thoughs fit to reject, or wnich failed of success. T have a strong impression that this contemptible upon me, owes its origin tosome dieappoint- aathor, and not toan American. | Tam, sir, your obedient servant, Ricnarp Bentuey. Our Canada Correspondence. Qossec, Jan 8, 1856. The Imperial Customs —Independence of the Mother Country—Coal Mines, §c. The imperial customs have been closed at this port, and the whole duties handed over to the pro- vincial authorities. Of late years the main object of the imperial branch has been to exercise a check over the colonial, relative to our imports and ex- ports. The attainment of this object was the source of some delay and {nconvenience. Althoagh all ex- ports were noted in the provincial customs, they had aleo to come under the supervision of the im- perial department, which alone coald grant a clear- ance. Imports had also to be entered in both de. partments. In addition to this general check, the Cflicers of the imperial customs had to attend to the registration of veasela—a most difficult task, and | requiring a thorough knowledge of the navigation laws—and to take note of all dcsortions of eoamen. The customs department will lose a most valuable officer in Mr. B:uce, the head of the imperial eatab- lishment, who retires upon @ very liberal pension; but we are consoled for the loss of him in the con- viction that the Canadian Colle stor of Customs (Mr. Durscombe) is a gentlemen fa'ly Lycee by ster. ling probicy and commanding inte , to falfil the extra duties that devolve upon bi med | ‘The tics which have hitherto bound Cansda to the mother countiy may now be ssid to be almost | — tevered. hag step tor direction was when responsi = was estab- ished; recent a.ts of the Parlia- ment, conferring upon the Province power of Consul, Mr. Van Camp, uted The American wul, ‘an tp, appointed by the present administraticn, has soi with the foreign res‘dents of real pay deed islands. | Formerly the English Consul acted as agent for the | United States, and “beach combers” were “mon- archs of all they surveyed.” In times past, Amerizan seamen, who were #0 un- — as to come here, could get very poor pro- tection. It is fortunate for the United States that they have saat ae that looks after the American com- &e. Miss Hayes is on shore, luxuriatiag amidst the | orange gaye bgt cyera by a train of native girls, -dreesed in their fancifal tian Your ebedient sor- | vant has the honor to be b - ca “ByRo: Meesace or tHE Govervon or Inpraya.— Goverasr Wright, his | been long known. | gentleman of some note, was emplo: altering its own constitution, the withdrawal of the | troops, and now the abolition of the Ic Cus- | toms Department, jhe part of | the home government to leave colonics entirely to themselves. There remains to the authorities in Downing street but the spp inte st of the Gover- nor General, and the righ , through him, of reserv- ing any act passed by for the royal sanc- tion, a right which has become almost obs siete. ‘The coal mine, the of which on Mountain Hill I men in a former letter, has — exploded. The had erected s wooden building over the apt, acd had several men at mining. A piece of the supposed coal was sent to Mr. Logan, st Montreal, for examination, but that gentleman being abeent, his assistant—Mr. Hunt— pronounced the substance simple bituminous slate, the existence of which in the rock at Quebec has | Mr. De Rottermund, a scientific | by the Cor- | poor Domine Hg to government the | Portlemanis very decided ia his convictions ot the sree ese, ane foal 44, being jin ncwrie | Existence of in Ci he appears not very Mead cents {or Tae | sarguine as to the result of the present expetimsata. wach san inbreene Ya ten yeare of $174.150,183, | SPetking of bis report to. the Corporation, in, | Since the year 1844 bere has been ret . ter see pe to the Morning Chronicle, Mr. De ‘cipal and interest H 1103 50, | “"T exposed to those that were present the authoritie and of interest on the State debt $1,798,412 92. | sna‘proots ou which I founded ts eplalon’ that Tt The Governor says:—‘‘ On the first day of Novem- long entertained, that eoal can exist in Canada. Ica ber, 1864, the debt of Indiana amounted to | not perform the same task in your journal. I will only $7,031,003 60. Of this sum the Stato has liqui- | add ibat my information on the subject is not derived dated the amount of $227,864 60, lea of the | from the reports of the geological survey of Canada, out phe debt the sum of $6,805,159, of sum ftom as ee cay of the works of the highest au. bear! cent interest, | thorities in the world. peep dig ed foe ie pt ql eis becca nts Latterly, I have had it in my power to be still more x cent interest. The aforesaid sam of $227,804 50 | Salute eolacvwn'ot pos wad tape pels ual 10 y Roving been paid by the State, ander the act of th® French government, that I could not heve obteleed only General Assembly creating the sinking fund, these | for the kind friendsbip of Mous, Klie de Beaumont, and sto: ks remain on the books of the agenc: , the im the patronage of Prince Napoleon. In these, diferent , terest credited and ap; annually to the reduc- | coal formations on the continent are described, and very tion of the of the public debt. Hence, so | practical proofs given, that it ix extractel from forma- far as the fs the stock belong- | bey led ba! bh agra “older than that in ing tothe Btate is still d outstanding. ee oan, as. Gover severe ‘stoo r. Logan, as you are doubtless aware, stoatly | firms that coal does not oxia' ‘anada. Avery | and bankers the Bike, The law under shich the | onl a lat in Canad banks organized the Governor pronounces ‘not | Pretty controversy will, in all probability, arixe oat matter. ' and comsequently the practice under it.” [a of the law, he ts the words which two years ago, “that past events have clearly proved that the restrictions provided by the law are insufficient to prevent abuses of the privi- leges granted.” New Ongay — Business, Heatran, Fasion, &c. —An nt has been motizeable during the only glaringly defective, Lut the coasiractions given wo a ‘he Tien on from the coast, as well as from the Ni | and West, have come to us and idle Scape ome lace for the reason. Business has and ma. | fertally improved. There has been more fife onthe | levee and more etir in the streets than daring the | Sat. We have now only to receive the | t2 our cumber which the reported rise in the rivers be expected daily to bring us, te find our fondest in thie direction fully realized. We are , 100, to have it ia our power to report that oor city 1s enloying as state of health as any of Qur most favored sister cities. Indeed, we ‘*4n conceive of no more delightful asylum from the bleak and un; otel ekeannptence of tae eet 9 O° Upper West Gian New Orleans at the preseat mr ment ffords. The gay season has set In merrily, Tke opera, on fashionable nights ladies, exotic as well ‘as indige- shows ively ia the sane “Bxriosioy IN Vingnetk Tone Lost.—Stvekat Peasons Wevspep--. AVES ‘Biv er Pla: | tinued through | em ment, ma; The weather for the past week has been anusually mild. Yesterday afternoon it rained, and towards evening a stormy westerly wind set in, which con night. This morning the wea- ther is clear and frosty. Thermometer at zero. Benevolence of New York. (Vrom the New Orleans Courier, Jav. | Say whatever may justly be sald of the luxury and profiigacy thet vail in certain circles of Now York mop be must be admitted that the in- habitants of that city are actuated by a rare and noble spirit of benevolence, whenever an object presents itself worthy of their attention. The sta‘e- ment that there are within the limita of the tion twenty-zeven thousand females who have no be correct, but it is highly im- pre) le that all, or even a large proportion of Mm, are in destitute circumstances. iv per sone in this class of the community have felt, in all ita severity, the pinching hand of want; bat this distress, we have reason to believe, was transi- tory, for we learn from the ge that ample mesne have been provided for their relief.the smount of money raised by private subs riptions, , being set down at ir $50,000. This is a — maguificeat act of clarity, which reflec boner apes the commanity population of New York-that part of | | it which is eas ike easy apes eran nape | wake necessi p o eonog thei? lees tbreunate fel- roviding for the waute of fowecitioens. Every rE and child Rnd We obeerve in the newspapers ] benevolence are performed by individu to remain unknown. Thus 4 mansger ut one | of the henevolent societies ackuow' in the pa- pers the reception of eight sacks of flour, not ac- companied by a name or sign by whioh the donor . The managor enys in his adver- tisement “twelve, Peeeeinl taepies pleas him while they cut of bounty.” The same observes: ‘I am indebted to man: x t » which has red oer scupcated ¥i,108 te poy eucu et tos none ot 0 pay sue extin otacd tous of property by the election riots iw that | efty im Angust last. Ia it will have to pay | Sdout 62,099 to the epectal police, and for rofroramenia. | to, From my long and very extensive acquaintance | | Might be set aside, ignored and superseded. T | restrained, would precipitate | Inise® We can offer many pleasures and temptations, man, epjoyments and amusements, that cannot be ob tated at either of the towns mentioned. It is por eta peaiey here, and tha period of the year is that at which New O: leans is usuaily much résorted , both for pleasure and business. Why, then, this beggarly attendance of the dele- gats of this great convention, whose resolutions | were to change the order of nata'e—to achieve mi- | iacles—to construct railroads that would supersede | the Mssiasippi river—to regulate trade ea new | principles—to revive extinct towns—to revolution- ze the commerce of the world, and develope the unkuown and incvaceivable wealth of tha vatlies of | e Amszon and Oronoc?? ! We can answer this qaesticn by referring to what we lox g ago exposed as one of the parposes and ob- jects of the convention, to qit.: the adoptioa of some scheme by which natuce and New ons i ‘his propriate aphere for the ox3- | Hence the absense of | en and railroad ova n- | pions whose indignant saub! of Providence and | vast grasp of imagination produced such startling effects upon the hundreds of respectable country | gentlemen who wet at Memphis and Casrleston—— whose Capt agen mar ears were made to cing with the shrill whistle and fiery snort of the locomotive, to such adeg'ee that they went home and for some time after lovked upon tue old Fatner of Waters as a contemptible ho:sepond, waich was deci fedly “in the way,” and coveredtoo mach valuabie soil that | might be putin cotton. i This bubble has now burst. We had the sagacity to perceive avd predict its early collapse. Whilst we have ever been ready to co Operate in auy judi- cious measure for the aid aud development of our natural resources; whilst we have been warm friends of railroads, prosecuted on oorcact princi- ples, and with aome pruden.e—railroads which are demanded ee necessities of trade and traval— railroads which supply defects of nature, waich bring together communities closely allied in inter- est, bus divided by physical obstacles—we hava feen enough quite recently to confirm us in the opinion that a railroad mania was ing through tbe South, which, was not exactly au cotion of this grand that heat of orators, eta rapidly not properly , 1 these States into a slough cf irremediable debt and difficulty, and, at por benes: time, seriously retard useful and pra>ticat ent ists, Wethink this opizion is now a very general one. ' It the South can possibly execute what it has on bard in the way of internal improvement, it will have cause to be Ls of {ts energy and resources. | It mey be that it has already undertaken too much. f this be 8o, let those schemes be abandoned Co id pine bogey and aes) demandei, and our wi pewer energy be concentrated on those which have been commenced, and whioh pro- dy completion and rich results. ‘this Convention might embody its wisdom in the fcllowing resolution: — Resolved, That the South has undertaken as mach as it can execu‘e im the way of railroads, and that it will ppply a'l its energies to the completion of these before it ccmmences any new ones; that tiade and commerce cannot be regulated by con- ventions, speeches, and resolutions; and that the Mississippi river still flows on, the mightiest ve- hie'e of commerce in the world, on whose bosom the vast wealth of the empire which it laves must ever be borie into the golden horns of our Creacent City. A New Yorker Murperep—Anrest or rue Muxpensre.—The body of tse man Schuyler Van Alstine, who was killed at Palos on New Year's day, was exhumed by Coroner Beach on Tuesday, brougtt to this city, aud a post mortem examina- tion held theron yesterdsy. It was found, as we in our former that the death hed been caused by a stab in the heart from soms sharp pointed icatrument. The post mortem examination was ecnducted by Dr. also eummoned. It was deceased bad hai an altercation with John and Jeremiah Mc- y tkat Jobn hada Graven ia hie head, aud that when the de:eased fell, no one ex sept the two MoCarty’s was{oear him. 1: was aleo, proved that the wound was of such a nature as to cause almost instant death. The verdict of the jary was that the deceased came to hia death at Paios, in Cook cout ty, on the first day of January, A. D. 1855, io coneequence of the effects of astab from a sharp pointed it, supposed to have been a thres- ronged pitchfork, in the hands of Jeremish or john M :Carty. The two McCartys have both been anested and committed to jail to await their trial. Tiley are Irishmen. The was s young man, unmarried, atd supposed to be from the Btate of New York.—Chicago hune, Jan. 12, Tue Op AntrRext Wan—Annesr or 4 Bur. Posk) MUnDERER.—A man named Be: ih Allen, of Graf- ton, in this county, was committed to jail here on Satur- day, by officers Wells and Rattershall, charged, in a warrant issued by Justice Ransom, of Lansingburg, with having, on the 10th day of December, 1844, * wilfully and maliciously” killed, by shooting, Elijah Smith, thea a resident of Grafton. The marder, at the time, created great excitement throughout the country, tally in this county, awd was one of the results of th reat war’ of that day. Smith was shot at an anti-rent g ering in Grafton, by some person dressed in I clothes, and to tvis day it has been impossible to tain with any degree of certainty the pame of the mur- derer. His dress precluded the possibility of a recogni tion, and nis party being of overpowering numbers, the friends of law and order were compelled to desist from any attempt to arrest him on the spot. A strong effort was made by the then District Attorney of the county to secure the apprehension of the murderer, and for that purpose he eaused to be arrested some six or eight por- sons, all of whom were brought to this city, and sever ally examined before the police court. The examination of the prisoners was a protracted one, oscupying some two weeks, and resulted In their discharge. Farther efforts were made to obtain rderer, but all in vain; and now, at this lete day, the commission of the act, » person ¢l offence is arrested and put in prison. The person who gave the information implicating Allen in the transac tion is Joseph Martin. and pri matter, to inju feelin has lue to the ¢ understand the complainant had recently fallen out relative to some may be that the former took this course the latter. We, however, know nothing of the that prompted him to make the exposition he merely assert that such may be the fact. It ix ada nsaction througbost, and may lead to the de velopement of more startling iniquities, Ex-District At- forney Lottsiage has been engaged to defend Allen, who is to be examined next Thursday, before Juatice Ransom at Lansingburg. The prisoner is about forty years of age, and does not look like a desperado,—Zroy Timer. Asmxpe Howxon —Until the recent meeting | of the “old roldiers’’ at Washington, we hind no doubt that Thurlow Weed, editor of the Albany Journal, de serted irom the army of the United States during the war of 1812. Having seen what purported to be a copy of a haudbill advertising Thurlow Weed as a deserter, a fering » reward of thirty dollars for bia very to the commander of the fort at Sackett’ bor, and never having observed an authorized contra diction of the fact implied in the haudbill, we took it for granted thet the editor aforesaid had actually ran away on the approach of danger. And it never entered our heart to reproach him for the evasion—for the reason must be regarded as a mistort: ‘he irishman said of his b ther disposed to admire the p ic apirit which prompted the poor printer boy to volan’ for the defence of his country; and did not think of dwelling upon the conatitational infirmi!y which exhibit ed itself when pluck was needed. But Weed's appear ance smony “old soldiers’ at the seat of govern ment, with « “cockade on his hat,’ marching with that peculiar step which distingnishes recruits about to enter the “awkward squad,” and taking part in the proceed he ‘remnant of the army of 1812," is contla sive © ace on this question, and settles it io his favor ondagainet the hypothesis that be wana deserter (row his duty asa soldier Weed must bave behaved m: it is not im Laman aw Ast oy AN 4 van Newsrarer iw Evrorn.— Woe re- ceived, on Saturday, the thin mnber of a weekly news paper called The American, bearing date Dec. 16, which comp has been started im Pas teymen sojourning in Charles L. Pleiechraa Amerieans are said to asto be the le mt of the transien E tion. lignans’ is too exelusively lo the demands of Americans, and this wew ofturt will, probably prove very acceptable to them, a 't contains © summary of the latest items of uews from the United Mates, in addition to a great variety of infor i uch value to American si to as & news organ for © yan elegant ithin the last grown so numero pew ies, and, our Trogres Probably teropt is the ae exhibition of the Industry of all nations, which i* to be in Varis oa the Ist of May and inet untid the Sist of October, whea it wil The paper before us contains mucl interetli core. infO wetion res) ‘ing thin great ex; the attention of manufactarers, artise the ( nited States should be directed. — Jen. U4 Boor snp Baon Trane ix Mansacmvserts.—Tae fellow ing frou Josselyn's Lynn Daily, looks encourng.ng for the boot and shoe business —'' We are happy to state that our shoe maoufectarers are to receive orders more liberally than for seme {ime previous sod that the indications are that they will havea very good epripg trade. One of the 04 of lovt of manu lar turers bes recently oriers to quite « luge emovst—euRcleat to pat mov of bit workmen ga er berch.” | = Eaivorea to. pares eee ee yo ‘The case was carrivd to the Su- Court, ard it was decided that the bond was and in accordance with the law.’’ The in in the Franklin coun- ty when the jury found a verdict for the P $079 75. The ‘reault of this suit may give valu: ggestion to anxious fathers whose daughters are tas partuers at the hymenial altar; and an | Bou; imitation of Mr. Wyant’s forethought woul stow a pru- dent concern for their daughters’ welfere.—Carlisi¢ (Pa.) Democrat, Jan, 11. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. | MONEY MARKET. | Weonespay, Jan. 17-6 ?. M. The st>ck market continues heavy. There was | not much doing to-day at the first board, but prices | were much better sustained than anticipated. At the firet board Pennsylvania Coal Company fell off 4 per cent; Northern Indiana Railroad, t; Wrie Railroad, 4; Reading Railroad, 1; Hudson Railroid, 4. Virginia 6's advanced 4 per cent; Htino's Cen- | tral Bonds, 1}; Illinois Central Railroad, j. Cam- | beriavd Coal was firm at yesterday's quotations. It | is reported that o valuable vein of a new kind of | coal has been discovered on the company’s pro- | perty, and also rich d>posits of iron ore, and to this ia attributed the recent rapid rise in the a! | Nicaragua Transit was more ative than usual to- | dey. The improvement in Illinois Central Bonds is caused by the fact that nearly the whole of the new Ioan has been taken at the rate fixed. Nota ali tary Erie bord was sold st the first board today’ | The market on the whole appears to be compara- tively weak. The inflation which was going on 80 emocthly and so rapidly last week has been ar:ested, and the bulls have as” much | as they can do to keep prices from falling | back a8 fast as they advanced. The great difficulty | the brokers have to contend with is the absence of | there is consequently no outlet for stocks. The aup- ply is, on the contrary, accumulating in the hands of speculators, and at high prices becomes a mash gieater burden than when they were 30 much de- | pressed. | At the second board there was a better feeling at the Stock Exchange, and more activity than is usual | at the afternoon meeting. Erie Railroad went up } per cont; Cumberland Coal, 4; Harlem, 4; Raading Railroad, {; Hudson River Railroad, 1; Michigaa | Central Railroad, 1. The transactions at the Arsistant Treasurer's office to-day were as follow. : Payme Pald for Asay Otiice, Balance...... 6.04. feud 2,601,209 61 | | buyers. There are no outsiders in the street, and | } ‘There will be a meeting of the Chamber of Com. | merce to-morrow, (Thureday), at 1 o'clock, to pre- | yare a memorial to the Legislature fora repeal of | the usury laws of this State. It is time some strong, decided movement was made in this matter, and we hope that time has come. The Nicaragua Travsit Company have incurred no responsibility in delivering to Mr. Bacon the !et ters frcm his house in San Francisco, addressed to Duncan, Sherman & Co. The Transit Company carry in their steamers a private letter bag, over whist its contents | are address: ed, unless a better claim is presented. Mr. Bason had a perfect right to intercept the correspondence between his house in Sa Francisco and his agents here. Duncan, Sherman &'Co., were the hired ser van's of Page, Bacon & Co. They received pay- ment for the performance of certaln services, and Mr. Baeon, under the advi.e of counsel, took the responsibility of seizing ail letters and bi ls of lading as bis own property. It would have been very | comfortable for Duncan, Sherman & Co. to have got | poesension of the remittance of gold by the North- | ern Light, and then to have had an attachment put upon it. By #o doing, and by g ving the neceseary re.urity, they would have retained posecasion aad | used it in their Mrancial operations. In these tight times it would have been of great service to them. Before the news of the suspension of Page & Bacon, of St. Louis, reaches San Fran- cisco, full five million of dollars in gold qill have been shipped by Page, Bacon & Co., of San Franciaco, to their agents here, Duncan, Sher- , man & Co. In the event of that enormous sum going into the hands of Duncan, Sherman & Co., it could be retained then by attachment, upon giving the necessary security, and the parties to whom it really belonged would be compelled to go without it fcr atime. Such an accession of capital at the present time to the cnly “American banking house” in the country, would be particularly comfortable, and be much more available than Providence Plan- tations or cotton manufe turing stocks. The pro- bability is, that Duncan, Sherman & Co. will not get posseseion of much of the gold now on the way from Ca‘ifornia, belonging to Page, Bacon & Co., ard it will go into the hands of Datiel Hoadiey, Eaq , for the liquidstion of all drafte drawn against it. The business of Page, Bacon & Co. will not be interrupted {m the least. That of Page & Bacoa will be cloeed up a# soon as possible, and there is no doubt but that they will show a surplus large enough tobu up all the “ American banking houses” in this city. Henry D. Bacon and Wm. H. Aspiowal! are # match for provincial financiers, beyoad a doubt, ard we have only referred to the co:respon- Stock... | 414 Preferred atock.. Sinking fund stoel Leas dividend im J New stock, created in lieu of balance of divi dend fund expended thi debts, viz— Dividend of 3 per cent on preferred iia ecoace Bonds and mortgages “ rh Balance of capital account carried to debts and assets account, vin: Oid balance unpre Exponded this year Less mortgage insacd, The gross earnings of the road in 1804 amounted to,. 20 Mechanics’ Total expenditu 2) Morop'la Bank funded debt. 16 0... pany, and a stock dividend of 10 per cent on the common stock, and 3 per cent on the preferred atock dec'ared, which amount to lance of $9,362 64, The Governor of Indiana, in his message to the Legislature of that State, say With the state of things yt b it yan not possible to avoid cent ve common and proferret stock Added from rioking [U0d.......c06ccc0es “7 Add 1860 5 per cent converted wtock Dividend of 10 per cent on common Bought with sinking fant “ Lose paid out of divi Total, The capital and debts, tonnage, groas receipts | Bet profits of the Reading Railroad Company in each | of the past a'x years have been as follows: } Aniucrease during the Decrease... ° one The Stock Pank circulation July 1, 1 Circulation January 1, 1865........ Estimated amount in the hands of b ers not im ciroulation.............55 $5,704,404 the set apart year in paying off 723 340 60, anconver rtibl 1449.60, com “1849-70, and 1850, . vertible » 3,469,600 real estate... $488,800 inwued this year 20,000 — 508,800 20 200 Reapina Rarnoan x years in toni 1 prone receipt ‘net profits. pro! 2 capitladebts 13 100 come — 0, leaving a ba lad for the lant year, and monmtary ex 1853, 209, 5665;099 00 + 1,000,000 00 . BATU ATS 00 Teceipls into the tre the ordinary expe two fiscal yoars next succeeds estimated at $600,000 ‘This estimate is Rate witiference to the incromand expenditur State sehoot purposes, reet, the emount for the two fiscal whieh, being added to the ana 4000 N¥ Cen BR this the Mech Bank. . Bk of Commerce 10 Am Exch Bapk.. 165 Bk of Republic. . 7 Hanover Hank. . £0 Metrop'!a Rauk. Bin scooce 10 Commoa'ith Bk 400 Canton Co, , do, ION JI Tine........ 100 Flor& K Jt Sth. 2000 Harlem Int MBs 10 sbs Am Fxeb Dk 10 Grocers’ Ban! 10 Bk of Repub’ 60 Canton do. By) the Hudson River Nailroad From Ohia, on care New Yi . Other Mock rema + (eforo, eat: fou voutreay for ths! (om iny of Mix of Octe am of $4,000. ‘The amount af of thate government, for the conrequent upae protracted sitting ot the Genera Assembly ( disbursemynts far than oxceed ihe ral Assembly, it y that is made the duty of the Audiaf Public Accounts te twenty five per cof revenue receipts Cee If thhove extig@ates are cu f school d chargeable to revenne years M be 625451 r the same periodlt | mn the Tat day of Goer, 19 North's TH Cent RR do do woe bow Tonnage. Gross Rec'pts. Net P*fils, 1,198,002 $1, $901 807 1/461,168 1,167,292 1,771,970 1,010;039 | do.. em 1,121,436 7 " 1), 60 do.. . STC 1,836,492 ” do, 32 12 ChicdReck 4 RR Mh 010,438 103. N ¥ Cen Bt BTM vapledy + 810,243,792 $15,502,453 $7,646,607 10s 221, 200 200 Cumb Coal, $8 Moines TBM " Bi f, Which bas been disposed of as follow = # DS ttgeee Go ied | faterest account, 200 Evrae ¢ | Suspense account - tr " A + roti Balance renewal fand we Ny oe Ree erase: ae | Re-building shops, &o. 60 Fre ¥ 46% G Mich Ceat RR... TT Sinking fund... bv is0 i brs Dividend preferred stock : e. " New York Cattle Market, Leaving for net dividend fund aT Wevwesoar, Jaa, 17, 1898, This dividend, as previoasly announced, has been AT ALLERTON’S DROVE VA8D. — applied to meet the floating obligations of the com. Offered to duy, 854 beef cattle; offered during the weals 1,067. We subjoin the returas of the week in detail, te gether with the section of country wheuce (he supplies Beef Cattle, aaust York St . a _ 2 - « _» By the Erie Ruilroad—#wine . aa Harlem Railrosd—Cows aud ‘ —Veal calves ‘ 10e Sheep and lambe 1,008 f beef cattle have tertally fallen of od prie taunt qualities shout the same 3 Pricer Peel cattle, extra qual., per 109 ibe,.$11 00 am $3,724,475 00 Do. good quality 1000 a — toh im'oweies } DS common ... —— 290 and the greater part in four montha, of $5,765, inferior, 7 70 6 6% 3 00,'er more than one-half of all the circulation 06 cal os «ee called money im the State. More than $3,000,000 of thie do. bathed bad lepreciated, its the mercy ©? do 0 09 oo of the broker and speculator. in regard Veal calves, good % 4 of the currenc ugh per Do extra . 1 }-= haps in less proportion, iu joining States with Do comewe 12 a te which we have commercial Intercourse. “How csa Shep, extra 500 4 yeople have stability under this state of monetary rf $e 6 6m fairn? ie The ¢arnings and expenditures of the Boston and so 8 8a Fitebburg Railroad Company for the last fiscal year 30 2 tw | Were as annex:d :— . 4 by ‘me ON Bortox ann Frrewnc ne RaiLRoay From pa. ee Os0eceess cocecove S1416 15 773 «6 From freight 300,844 39 nw es Maile 7,04 36 00 « Rents... 4 4 20 4% Lambe lo dence which bas slready passed on this subject, to rhow the mental calibre of the parties engaged. in the Supreme Court to day an spplication was made by the stockholders of the Knickerbocker Benk, for the appointment of a receiver, The bank appears to be in a very bad condition, and !f some- thing is mot done at once the remaining good a» wots will disappear. The directors fairly gutted the concern. It will bave'to be wound ap and wiped out. If placed in the hands of a careful receiver, the depositors may get a good part of their claims. A statement of the assets and liabilites is given in the report of the proceedings in the Supreme Court. « The number of hanks entablished and doiag bas! pews ander the general banking law of Wisconsin |s twenty-four, with en aggregate capital of $1,450, 000. The amount of securities, consisting entirely ¢f State stocks, deposited with the Comptroller, is 91,033,000; upen which the insue of circalatiog notes amounted on the first day of the present year to $937 692—ylelding a revenue to the State, by tax, for the year 1854, of $18,105 63. One hundred sbarca of the Tradesmen's Hank weie sold at auction to-day at 105 per cent. ‘The warrants entered at the Treasury Department, Washington, on the 1th inat., were For paying Treasury debts ’ For the Interior Department... Vor the customs... Yor the War Depart For appropriation partment reeriy: Yor the Navy Department The total appraised value of the imports at the port of Boston for the year 1654, was 64,450,144. The excins over the imports o! 1453 was $1,104,000. This ls more than double the amount entered at the custom house ten years ago—the Imports for 1444 being $22,141,764. Im 1442, twelve years ago, the valne of the imrorts at the port of Boston wes oaly 912,633,713. ‘The earnings of the adalo and New York City Ralizesd Company, tor the year ending September 20, were a ‘oliows: — ‘or the lolerioe De entered aon 49 1.0”) brom foarasers 818,900 on Vrom freight. 116,563 From et ast -vur are ih Tia! evrotoys 94,170 Actual expenses for working the road for the year,. a . mer year; and if the carnings justili dividends of justify, (bad there been no increase of mabding of two dividends of 31g year. The causes of yrrerge F the dividend are the = Allerton « folowing —la#t, The entire debt of the company i Hrown'ng’* coming due within nine mont! 2d. The expenses of (Chamber's lat hundred and O Brien are have be Tote Boston Banks for the week morning, January 15, 1465 Capital stock. Lomos and Aha Kyrce 0 ene Due! moter ves Due to other vas ‘The lncroase of capita i4 at the Cobueiten Heme 90,00. ing & balance of prolits to the ex f . of... y vecount a total of $215 997, of the company is maid to be $3 The causes for withholding the dividend of Jauuary 1854, are considered. 08. wn they have The annexed statement exhibits were by 1 might have been carried 41 The report #a t the falling off of business on the road, for you that the grow tollars over what t ree percent each last per centeach the present arlington road, verasioning A farther increase of accom Veen for five yours with wales the average daily condition of the leadicg departments of the preceding Monday Bom loans 616,019 x Bank Specie. Deposita. Orewa $54,206 8219.00 O17) ool LAs 25,269 easier and ere yellow Jan. 4%. Jan. ib $22,186,270 @02.aae,299 A 89 09 2,001 112 oe $200, + eet on eg Cone nee rand were reported at & spot of abe ae 9, ©:th emad lot wtrictiy prime at 64 54 por 10 tee. Li, Tee sakes emireced aboot 90 bade Now Tie market here was geuerally lower. The supplies ily equal to those of the previous week, except ambs, which were « little in excow 27 CHALE ReCAPITO LATION Heres Cond Cal's. Vea! Cals. Shp ll be 1,067 2 i” Lon Ww wo ” a8 ae 1% a a 5004 ey var 19 CITY TRADE KKPORT. We vdeo OP were mae at 80 OZ@ { common to goo 2010 sod 0 be 4 . active abo A dermey white OP 6 VO) Wwurals Horsthe wre AA wt $1 2 a 81 Ow 0 were reported 1140 wate of A) owes inuid Grn, with wales oa Ube The amas’ worl a treaet 1,009 valer ported Union dee were mate at ant Os packages of plgnlet red ehert milder sobs at , aed 16.00) Toe shoulders Webster sip 0%, beens were te t',¢ iheet—About Lie bbe wens nel prin Total... “ A comparison of the o for the | Weeks prevent the following reeuit —- Di) casks were reported at 6 TF se fe pening ak BAD wt abe, with 00 be lg on ant tra, «6 weeterate 1 Pale 0b bode dred Wil, Wale piers ©