The New York Herald Newspaper, February 8, 1856, Page 3

New Yoru ChamPer of Commerce. ‘The regular meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was d yesterday at the Merchants’ Bank, at 1 P. M.—Pe- Perit im the chair. After the reading and acceptance of the minutes, orris Ketchum was proposed and elected a member. John B. Earle, Faq., was elected a member of the Arbi- jration Committee; after which the report of Hon. J. itp Pherix, on the effects of the reciprocity treaty ith Canada (published exclusively in the New York fixzat> on the 234 ult.), was read, and a motion made o adopt the memorial to Congress. + Rova. Puxurs called attention to an ambiguity in he phraseology of the memorial, New Brunswick and jova Scotia we:e too often confounded with Canada. To pake the matter clear, he would move to make it read he ‘(intervening fresh water rivers and lakes,” for if it as supposed that the whole coasting trade along tbe tlantic ahore was to be thrown open, it would be bitterly ppposed by all the New York merchants. ir. Puxwix thought that as fresh water did not begin F aad St. Lawrenee untilabor juebeo, it would limit the vantage of the trade to be 0; The memorial was amended in accordance with Mr. helps’ motion, and Ce and a Sepy onieeed to be nt to every member of Congress from this State. ‘Cares Barstow, Eaq., from the Committeo on Usury , stated that he had seat circulars to 2.600 mer- nts in various of the country, and from none of eaen had, he an answer favorable to the presen | aly laws. ‘The following 1s a copy of the clrcular:— CiasuEr or Commerce, Comrren Room, Naw York, Oct. 80, 1855. Sm—Pursuant to the annexed resolutions of the Cha the undersigned would respesttully invite your ntion to the endeavors that are now being minds 1 os ure some essential modification of the usury [awa of bis State. The merchants and inhabitan‘s generally of this city, long beon convioced that their material 1oceresi suffering se:iously under the operation of these inwa p their present form. Such being the case, itis extremely desirable that not nly the city of New York, but ali the principal cities nd towns in the State, should earnestly unite in the et- to piace the subject in ixs true light before tae next gis! , in the confident hope that relief will thereby secured. It is not im cash loans only that our usury laws com- licate and embarrass, but, under the goueral terms of act relating to “forbearance of money, goods, or {n action,” they enter injuriously into the movo- pents of crealt in all forms Our produce dealers or its, when peoetying a heavy pressof merchafidise, hay occasionally find it convenient to obtain some cre- ities or credit loans from their more opulent letghbors. This is now done under a circuitous device, psting the appicant much wore than the same arrange- hent coat under free currency laws. It 1s 8 well known fact, that the commercial prosperity If the principal trading emporiums of our state has been ntially promoted by the removal of all unnecessary pediment in the way of inspection laws, &, 8 natarally suggests the confident belfef that such nefit would be greatly enhanced by extending the like ‘eedom to money. Engiand has long since abolished her usury laws. The inmeciate tendency, and indeed positive eifect, of such dom was to impart increased ease and stability to heir meney market. The rates ot interest nave raod bwer in England during their fcee currency laws of the last twenty years than they ever did betore. When honey is abundant in London, it is generally abandant over commercial surops.’ No ono ean reasonably oubt but that the same salutary influences woul1 flow om the city of New York, whanever their citizens can pjoy the like freedom in their’currency laws. it has been feared by some that any essential relaxa- jon in our usury laws might pessidly disturo existiog hortgages upcn zeal estate. This fear is shown to b> Inite groundle:s, by the fact that no such result has fol- bwed the comparative freedom that has long existed ia he usury Iaws of more than two-thirds of the States of ur Union, nor was any trouble caused in mor gage pana in kngladd by the repeal of the usury laws there. So tar from injury, the parties needing money upon hortgage wouid, beyond all doubt, be greatly benefitted by he new state of things now sougnt for, because would most effectually put an end to all the opprossive agema that havo boon and are stell being resorted to, weil in country as in city, in the vala and delusive be- : ot racing our uaury statute. i A deal has been said in times past as to the lend- irs of money being the class asking for the change in tne ws under consideration It is probably true that both borrowers and lendora in fl commercial places unite in the condemnation of such ury laws as we bave in this State. Still, as a more patier of fact, it may be well here to name that, for the last five years, the move for this reform has proceeded limost entirely from the borrowing class of our citizens. en our wealthiest merchants, including fully seven- hths of our bank ¢irectors, resize greater profits when ine rates of interest rule low. Referring to such publications as may be sent here- ith, for a more de! exposition of the views of the Fhamber, the undersigned would ask the favor of a reply rom you, exp Your own opinion as to how far the ovement fo: this most vitally important reform will be netioned and concurred in by the 9 front trading ition Ind towns of cur rivers and lakes, alao by the great ag- cultural and manufacturiog interests of the State. CALEB BARSfOW, ROYAL PHELPS, WAL E. DODGE, Committee. re WALSER 3, GRIFFITH, ARTHUR LEARY, The, {plowing fis «statement of the efforts made t) botiab fhe usury‘inws in this State:— As GL-G8Eit4enal proof of the feeling in the interior ia vor offs sxiigpoar usury lawa, the result ot the votin; h the'clor ec ¥ the session of 1862 may pe named. ‘At that tilne aitdil had been reported by the Judiclary ommittee, and from thence it went before the committee zine, where a compromise was made, o that the las 4 committee unanimously reported a bill continuing rate at seven per cent per annum, but reducing the to merely the loss of the interest, instead of the nt barbarous exaction of tine and imprisoament pd loss of aH the sum tent. Thus s lender at more than ven per cent per annum could collect the principal ia suit, but must rely upon the honor of the borrower for he interest. ‘This dill was browght to a test vote on the 10th of pril, 1852, and received 56 votes for it, to 85 against {4st for want ot the constitutional afirmative vote f 6 : The question was reconsidered, and brought up tos ote again on the 13th of the same month, when it re- eived 69 votes for it, to 37 againat it. Thus 1t was lost gain, and yet virtually gaiued, because 13 membora 0 Voted for the billon the 10th, happened to be out wr the moment when the voting of the 13th occurred. We thus had in our favor the names of seventy-two mbers, from for'y-aix out of the tuen fifty nine coun- ies of the State. ‘Twenty counties were unanimously in vor of the reform, There were also ten more mempders nown to be in our favor, who had left for home, ay the ession was near its clos#, 80 tbat, upon a full vote of the Asoembiy in April, 1852, we should have uad 82 for re- brm 46 agrinst it. Buffalo and Oswego have protested against our present ury laws, and so, icdeed, nave all the places whare at- ption has been drawa towatca their opera‘ion. In conclusion, we may came that there are now only ix of cur States in which the sum lentis forfeited. Ours the enly epot in alt Christendom where a ma can be yat in prison for taking what a friend may please to give im for the us of money. ‘Twenty-oce of the United Stetes, and ait commercial sarope, have long been almost enticely fres from usucy ws. it is devou'ly to be hoped that our great commer- | emportum may not mueh longer labor under their esent mort onerous, and overy way discreditadle, em- art easment in currency matters. Mr. Eacte submitted the following resolution, which as adopted: — Wheress, ‘To protect the city of New York from the importa- on of Fesiilentisl, infectious and coutageous diseases, quiran ine regulations and resiriciions have been imposed oy the we of the Sia'e upon vesse!s com og into this port, whica of'en equire tbe discharge ot cargoes at the quarantine grounds tor purification ; and whereas Congress, ia view of the lacidents nd Lecesities of commerce, passed an act in 1799, authorizing purchase snd eveciion of auiiable warehouses, where g90d3 merchandise may be unladen and deposited fron an» ves- el which may be subject 10» quarantine, or otter restraint, ursuatt to the health laws of any State; and whereas, in pur- uance of sald act, a wharf was constructed and a warehouse erected upon tbe quarantine grounds of this port, upon nds eeded to the federal government ‘or that purpose, in or bout the year 1801, which wharf and storehouse are now in fuck # dilapidated Condition as to be nnsafo for the reception of juable cargoes; aa whereas, in view of the near approach f another qua: antine acason, the exigency of the case dean ‘an appropriation be made by Congress, at an early day, the proper repair of said whart and storehouse; now, there- ‘Ke solved, That this Chamber do hereby request our Reore- ntatives in Congress from this 2, to procure from the fede- government an appropriation for this purpose. A petition for relief, from Lieutenant Thos. R. Gedney, p Congress was read, speaking of his servico to tas ountry, but the Board cid nct deom the matter gor- hain to their business, and it was laid over for further jusideration. Professor Friton sent s communication asking the Bo to op-operate with him in inducing Congress to dept the decimal beg of weights and maasures. A ommittee,! consisting ot Messra, Lefferts, Kelly and leary was apptinted to report aa to the proper action pr the Chaniber to pursue ‘The Board soon atter adjourned, after having transact- jo w largo amount of r>utine business. Supertor Court—Part First. fore Hon. Judge Woodruff. DON’ DELAY THE CONDUCTOR. Fen. 7.—Lewis M. iallard, by hés Guardian, vs. the New ‘orkand Harlem Railroad —The plaintiff in case purchased a commutation tisket, giving him the from December. cht to travel in the defendants’ 1864, t> July, 1855, aud in the mon bs the plaintiff alleges that the conductor put him ut of the cars on five or six occations, and at oue time orcibly — him to leave the piatform and go into lhe cars, The conductor alao took the commutation Hicket from the plaintiff and refased to give it back to him, but told him he would send it to the President of he company, and that plaintiff? might apply to him for lt. For the defonce It was contended that the plaintiff co by unnecessarily yytog him in producing his ti ‘and pretending to ummage for it in all his pockets, This conduct was lculated to inconvenience the reat of the pasrengors, o Court charged that the directors of the road ware at liberty to make their own regulations, and if they ware Lot unreasonable, passengers should obey them, aud if pry did not, then the defendants were not bound to carry hem. Verdict for plaintiff, six cents, sof January wud Political Intelligence. NAUGURATION OF THE GOVERNOR OF LOUISIANA. Gov. Wickilfle was duly inangurated at Bacon Rouge nthe 28th ult, There was a grand civil and military itécearion on the oceasion, quite a large multitule being ut to witness the ceremony. Uf course, the umal salute an fired. The proprietors of the New Orlea lected, by the Lonisiana Legislasure, Courier by been public printers, NEW ,¥OBK, HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1956, The Ba: ker House Homicide. INVESTIGATION BEFORE OORONER REDDING AND A auRY. ‘The investigation of this affair was continued yester- day, but not concluded, as was expected it would be. The court room was crowded, as on previous days, and the interest remaing unabated. The following witnesses were examined:— Jobn Quinn, of 36 Union street, testified to seeing the body of McLaughlin at the Barker House, about halt-past nine o’closk on Thursday evening last; knew nothing of the meriis of the affair. Dr. John Blackmore, recalled, stated that he made an examivation of the wound of Mclaughlin, while lying on the floor; he was gasping then, and died s20n after; a knife was shown to him by officer Cunningham, and it looked as if there were streaks of blood upon the blade; the Barkers had been arrested before that; the blood on fe is now—(looking at it); Sieareta beleees Os; and JO cfelook; it ign Reve bose near 10; saw the officer unsheath the ‘e; blood com- is very quickly, especially im small quantities, on To the jury—Don’t think there would necessarily have been fee blood on the sheath, with 40 little upon the blade; am certain the blood upon the blade would dry in an hour; if tne knife was drawn quickly afcer being plungea, it would have very litte blood on it; the clothes might wipe it off; the knife shown might inflict sush a wound; a towel was shown tome between 10 and 11 o’clook; it was taken from behin4 the bar; officer Pain, I think, showed it to me; don’t recollect using that towel; Twipéd my bends upon some cloth that was thrown down to me; con’t think Tcould recognize the cloth I used. (Towel shown.) I identify tue towel by the two marks Upon it, clore together; saw no one thet night aid in rolling the deceased over; I was called to the house by officer Williams; it 1s utterly impossible to recogaise towels, eapeciaily when there’s » duzea in the house alike; the blood might have been put om by wiping the fingers; I might have used it; Geo. W. Sarker apooared tove ready to give any aid in his power, and did not ap- pear to be excited more than usual under such oircum- stances. Dr. Wm. C. Ottarson, recalled, testified to making a superficial examination ‘of tho head of deseased, but found no marks of violence sufficient to cause death. Hannah Barr MeGee, of No. 1 Union atreo’, testided that she could see over into tbe Barker House from her residence, and saw a scuilie there on Thursday evening she was looking out of the window, through the glas:, the door of the Barker House was open, aad saw one man lying on the floor and aacther leaning over him; saw no blows struck, or avy instrument ia any one’s hand; could identify no ne; witness was in the third story. Agnes Michorson, « smell girl, who was present with Mrs, McGee on tho above evening, testified to seeing a rouilieand a mai lying near the stove, and another bending over, as if siriking him; a light dog was by theic aide; afterwards went over and was admitted by « polis- man, where I saw the desd man; a little girl named Scott went with me. James Cane, a policeman of the Third distrist, testified to seeing McLaughlin in George Losee’s, Hamilton ave- nue, near the ferry, on Thursday ufght; saw bin, O’Brien and Murphy afterwards going up towards Uaton street; next I saw nim lying in tbe barroom on his face, foot towards the billiard room and head towards the ferry; officers Williams, Mr. Marray and myself went in; Tasked James Barker, who came trom behind the c.ua- ter, wbat the matter was; he said there was @ ian lying drunk, and he wishod'me to take him out of the house, and I repited that there must be something else the ma‘ter, judging from the blood I saw on the floor where deceased was lying; Barker then said there had been a muss there, aud iike as not a dog had vit him; I took hold of him, with Me. Murray, to see whece he was Dit; this was about half-past 8 o'clock; unbattoned his vest and pantaloons, and catsed up his shirt until I came where the gash was; I then remarked that this was a queer bite of a dog; James Barker vaid he cid not kaow anything about it; both Barkers were present; Georga W. was behind the bar, about three feet distaat; I raired McLaughlin partly up and asked if he knew who did it; he made an effort to speak, but could not; I lsia him down on his back, and some one put a chair cushion under hig head; 1 then went outside and asked a man to stand by the door and let no one out or in; also spoke to Mr. Too.e (a jurvman) and to Thomas Caton; I gave my club to a: me one to go out and eee the alarm rap for more astixtance; then told Geo. W. Barker not to go away from behind the bar, or take anything a vay from it; several officers come in, and by my orders all the pares were arrested and taken to the station house; offi cer Cunningham ani myself went behind the bar and commenced searching on a little ahelf under the counter filled with bo:ties; officer Cunningham felt behind the bottles end drew out akeife; the Kmife produced is the one; it had rather more blood on one side of it than there is now; he showed it to me and I returned it to him, and he then showed {t to Dr. Biackmore, who took a rule out of is pocket and measuring the knife and the cut maid they corresp:nded, and he not the least doubt that the wound was made with it; Dr. Blackmore then left, and some time after returned and told me that there had been more blood on the knife, and that it had deen wiped on something; he told me to search behind the counter .for a towel upon which it might have been wiped; I found the towel behiad the bottles, near where the knife was taken, about a foot from it; the towel had blood upon it in’ two or three places; believe the towel produced is the one; I rolled it up im a piece of paper and put it in my pocket; it was damp; gave It to Captain Vancerveer, at the ‘station ure. To the Coroper—The blood on the knife was dry when I saw it; don’t think the knife or towel could have been placed where they were found without going behiud the counter. —I handled the deceased before taking up To the J the knife and towel; had wiped my hands off on « paper about an hcur previously; there was no blood on my hands; aid not see any blood on any person but de- George F. Williams, an officer of the Third district po- lice, testified to coming into the barroom at thetime that Paddy Murphy was scuffling with some one on the floor ; did not see Melaughlin then; took Murphy out; saw DO weal of any kind; returned in five minutes with officer ne; met Murray at the Union stree: door gor in; think I heard him say, “Show me the son of « that’done it”; did not hear any other remack; the knife was not found while I was there; raw Mo laughlin when I returned; he was alive yet, anil went for the doctor and came with him; caught a glimpse of the kaite produced in the hands of officer Cunningham; think it had a streak of blood on i;; saw officer Cane wrap the towel up and put it in his pocket, The remainder of this witness’ testimony was corrobo- rativa of that of officer Cane. Owen Cunvingbam, a police officer of the Tuird istrict, iestified that McLaughlin was lyin éead upon the floor when he came in, au George W. Barker was behind the bar; asked him who stabbed decease], and he said he did not know; asked him, then, if he could not reccguize any one in the af- fray; he said he cid not know aay; that there had been a party of New Yorkers in there; he then moved up to- warce the Hamilton aveaue side of the bar, and James Barker came down stairs; asked him who did it, aud he made no reply, and walxed away; the other officers came in and took the barkeeper into’ custedy; went beniud the bar and founda knife stowed away ona shelf be- hind alot of black bottles a>out three feet feom the ead of the counter, towards Union street; pulled it out of the rcabbard, and raw blood upon it; the knite producad is the one; an old gentleman was behiad the counter thea overhauling as if looking for something; another man came behind, as I got the knife, ani asked to look at it; [ssid i would take cars of it; Khowad it to Dr. Black- , who measured the cut and the knife, and said that was the instrument vitL which the wound was iailicted; ut the knife in my pocket, and handed it to Captain Vandervoer when 1 got to the station house; T fund the knife be'ors Ltouched the wound; I staid’ there in the Barker House all night; dou’t think any man oya'd put the koife where I found it, ‘To the Jury—The blood on the kaif was fresh enough for me to take it off with my finger; there was a pret heavy gors on one sice; went to the station house witl the Knife, and then came back agsia; did not seo the towel; heard them speuk about it; alao saw a pistol and club behind the bar. Charles B. Cotten, a boarder at the Barker House, tes- tifed that be was siting in his parior in the third story, and heard the cry of “watoh |!” ‘‘nurdec!” and “po: lice!" ard, throwing down my paps, wen: dowa into the barroom; there was no disturoance there, but there bad been one; there was no one behind the bar; the two Barkers, the two Pendletons, Cuptain Fountain, Mr. Bar- rett and Mr. Knowsley were ail standing in thy vicinity of the stove; shortly after officer Williaas and another came in; previcusly, Mr. Knows ey aud myself stepped up to deceased, and Knowsley picktd up his clothes, but as we saw no wound we stepped back; some one remarked that the man was stabbed; thinc {t was one of the men who came in with the officers; the next I noticed was the arrest of the two Barkers; Dr. Blackmore camo in some time before, and George W. Barker prepared some brandy for the wounded man; the officers took the Berkers off, and Jamos Barker requested me to take chaige ot the bar; I went behind the bar, and shortly afier old Mr. Pendieton camo behind and hunted for somo- thing to fasten the door; officer Cunningham then cams, and commenced searching also; the officer picked up s small white bandied knife, wed for cutting lemons, i eaid there was biood on it; I took a paper andwiped it off, and found it was lemon juice; he thon continued bis search both under the counter and at the back part of the bars Mrs. Barker then attracted my at; tention, and I heard the remark, “Here's the kaife,”’ about the middle of the bar, by officer Cunningham: I s'epped to his side, and he drew it out of the sheath; ‘as he did so he made the remark, “Here's blood,” sa: “That's nothing but rust—let me look at it} “No,” says he, “DU take care of this,” and immediately walked out from behind the bar. ‘To the Coroner—l’ve seen the knifs produced in various places about the house; about three weeks ago saw Jo- seph Pendleton skinning squirrels with ft; the knits hed the same appearance then as now; it looked rusty; have seen persona reach over the counter from the outside and tuke @ tumbler from the rack where it is purported the knife waa found; had seen it lying there before. Josoph 8. Pendleton, boarder at the Barker House, was called to the stand, when the investigation was a. journed till two o’clock this afternoon. It is confidently expected that it will be concluded to-day. ANOTHER InpIAN MAssaore IN Frorma—A letter to the Philadelphia Ledger. dated Fort Myers, Fis., Jan. 19, says:—Information bas Just reached this pisce of another maseacre by the Seminole Indians. Five men belonging to I. Company, Second Artillery, while on po- Noe dnty three miles trom Fort Deynaud, 30 miles from this, were attacked, and all «nve one massacred. There few troops lying in the part of the country and unless we soon reseive an acquisttion a may be numbered among those that During the pas* month eleven men, ten ho: together with other stores belonging © been wantonly sacrificed by have Just learnod the names of those killed yeserday:—Corporal Lovo, privates James Slaver, James Fauney, MeCanna, Buxby. H. were. twenty-four mules, to the Unites Sin ™ jwence, The U.S. frigate Constellation, Com, Charles H. Bell, wer at Malta on the 28th of December last, The offixers and craw were alt well, ‘The Staten Island ferry, The adjourned meeting of pereons interested in the Btaten Island ferry was heid at the Exchange yesterday, at eleven o'clock, to receive the committee's report om the condition of the ferry. Mr. Dams Exuuncwoop, Chairman of the committee, observed that the committee had prepared a report at dome length, which he would not then detain the meeting by reading, as it would be published. (It will appear in to-morrow’s Hmaawp.) He would sey briefly, that, in pursuance of the duties dele- gated to them, the committee had appointed competent marine inspectors to examine into the condition of the boats on the Staten Island ferry. The report of one of there inepectors, Mr. Low, a person of great experience, would be published with that of the committee. It stated plainly that the boats were unsafe. Deep'y as the com- mittee regretted to perform the office of alarmists, they were bound to do their duty, and they therefore reported that, according to the bess information they could obtain, life was not safe on the Staten Island boats. Those who desired particuiars the Chairman referred to Mr. Low's report, which would be lodged with the Comptroller. The committee further reported that the boats were upprovided with means of safety, such, as boats, in case of accident. Owing to their singular position, they evaded alike the United States statutes and the municipal laws of the city of New York, and the public was without redress. The accommodations at the ferry landings wore very unsuitable. Even shelter was not always secured in inclement weather to ladies and children while waiting for the boats. ‘The committee, moreover, oousidered that the acoom- modation afforded by the company in the way of running boats was emirely inadequate. Staten Island was, in fact, a suburb of New York; yet practically, the very class of persons who seek suburban residenoes for ch sap: nees, are shut out from Staten Island, in consequence of the capriciousness of the Ei aad the waut of regular night boats. Hence a double iojury : to the island, left unsettled—to the citizens, deprived of a country resi- dence equally commodious, pleasant and healthy. When the Chairman ended his remarks, M*. Bowne moved the following resolutions, which were respectively seconded and unanimously carried: — 1, That a committee of five be appointed to take such steps as may be deemed requisite and proper for the formacion of a safe ferry between the re New York Staten I: 2 ‘That Messrs T. B, Natterchwaite, Daniei Low, A. J. Hamil- spas paccae Wotherspoon and N. Dane Rilingwood form that ommil ee. 8. That the thanks of thir meetiag be given to the committee appointed at the last meeting, to favostigate the condition of the Staten Inland ferry, for the satistactory manner in which they have vertormed their duties, and that they bo requested to Publish their report, The meeting then adjourned. THE COLUMBUS AFFAIR—LETTSR FROM JU0GE OROPSEY. Ricnmonp, Jan. 31, 1856. In your paper, (Staten Islander,) of yesterday, are many extracts fiom city papers, fom correspondents, ani your own strictures, concerning the accident which hsyp3ned to the Columous on Saturday last. I was om board of her at the time of the accident, and from the facts witain wy knowledge, I cannot out thiuk th:ra ismuch more blame cast on the company for that particu'r transastion than they deserve. I belleve had the boat possessed double the strength, she must have yielded ¢) the terrible pres- ture to which ace was subjected. When the heavy body of ice between her and Governor’s Island moved against her aide, it rated her up to such an ex‘ent that I thought she was about t> turn over. Ail the weight of the passengers, &s., brough: to that aide, could not bring her io an even keel, and thie tremeniens pressure, forcing her against a body of sharp, smovth icy, at rest, and sufiiclently strong to have bora» one hundrad per: sone, the conreynence must hays been facal to any ordi- narily built ferry boat. Im you editorial, you condemn the company or its agents, bu; express a wiliinguess to publish any act or deed of theirs, by which they or either of them rendarei any aid to the pasrengers. I was on the forward deck at the time of the accident; and very socn followed mysuf. ice aiciog the Lag vec to deecead, and when I reached the outer wall of the Battery enlargement, on whish the ice was very thick and rough, und consequently very bad walking, I found J. C. Taompson doing ail in ‘his po vor to excourage, aid and assist ua. advised us how dest to get ore where the ice was strongest; planks were laid for us where there was any doubt of its strength, and in geveral done for us all he could do un- der the circumstances. I have“conversed since with Judge Metcalfe and H. I. Seaman, who were on board. They agree with me in the opinion that a much stronger boat would most likeiy 4] the 1 fate under the same circumstances. 1do not send you the above as an advocate for the company, which {am not, but to exp'ain this particular transaction, as I saw and understand {t. When matters arecarriid ‘to the extent you are now carrying them, they become persecutions, which the people will not bear aa enaily as they will impositions, and by ao doing I fear you are injuring the cause you prefess to advoea'e. H. B. OROPSEY. The Weather. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. A change of temperature came this morning. At 3 O'clock the temperature was at 17 degroes; at 5 it had risen to 21 degrees; and at 6 to 22 degrees, when snow commenced, (the flakes were in the shape of six pointed stars); at 8, rain and bail mixed with the snow, the tem perature then at 24 degrees; at 9 the rain in creased, and froze as it fell, the temperatur 26 degrees; at 10 it had fallen to 25 degrees, bu the rain continued; at 11 it rose to 27, and the rain in creased. From1 to3P. M. 31 degrees north, with th: ice on the thermometer still unmelted; 32 to 33 degree fouth, with free rain falling. It will be seen, by counting the honrs of the cold term, from December 26, between 6 and 7 A. M., to this morn- ing between the hours of 9 and 10, that the cold term has continued one thousand and thirty-five (1,035) hours equal to two great circles of 360 hours each, hours, or seven forty-five hour sections of a third circle. The cold and its changes have, therefore, in this, demon- strated the phe ed of the measure of the great circle to be 3€0 hours, as will be seen by comparing this statemont ith my memoranda of this cold term, published from time to time since 26th December. Tuesday, Sth, the lowest temperature was 8; and on Wednesday, 6th, 7 degrees, Highest, on both days, 18 legrees. The ‘sparrows snd snow birds came early this morning, in increared numbers, for food and were more active than heretofore, flying much about the yard. The third circle ends between 6 and 7 A. M. of Saturday, 9th. Whether the seventh sectfon of the circle termi- nates the cold term, remains to be seen. BF. MERIAM. Brooxiyy Hriants, 3 P. M., Feb. 7, 1856. ————_—_—_—— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. MONEX MARKET. Taurspay, Feb. 7—6 P. M. Notwithstanding the horrible condition of the streets, the sidewalks, and the weather generally, making all outdoor operations disagreoable, the stock market opened and closed buoyant and active. At the first board Michigan Southern bonds, East- ern Jine, advanced 1 per cent; Illinois Central bonds, 4; Nicaragua Transit, j; Erie, j; Reading, 4; Michi gan Central, j; Panama, j; Michigan Southern, 13; Chicago and Rock Island, }. Galena and Chicago declined 1 per cent; Cloveland and Toledo, }. Nica- ragua Transit closed a little heavy, but at the proper time there will be a reaction. We congratu- late the stockholders upon the election of Commo- dore Vanderbilt to the presidency of the company. As a man of energy and great wealth, he will infuse new life into the administration of affairs. The change in the presidency is a very important move- ment. As anevidence of what the new party in power intend, we learn that the expenses on the Tethmus have already been largely reduced. In sala- ries alone, a saving of fourteen thousand dollars per annum has already been m de, and other changes are in contemplation which will add largely to the efficiency of the line, and reduce largely the cur- rent expenditures. Michigan Southern Railroad still continues active. A good deal of stock has, we learn, been taken out of the street, and placed for permanent investment where even par would not disturb it. Capitalists who are Prfectly satisfled about the safety of the invest- ment, consider twelve per cent in dividends per annum about as productive as can reasonably be expected. This is the feeling that is attracting out- side purchasers to Michigan Southern, and inducing holders to retain possession. New York Central Railroad stock is now selling at 90 per cent divi- dend off, which is equal to 94 per cent dividend on, and that road does not pretend to carn more than eight per cent on its capital, and to pay that rate admits that it takes every cent (we think considera- bly more) of its net income, while the Michigan Southern paid last year ten per cent, and had on hand a large surplus. It does not appear to us very difficult, with these facts in view, to tell which of these stocks is the cheapest at current rates. Erie was in demand at better prices te-day. It opened at 533, and closed at 64 per cent. Galena and Chi- cago was freely offered to-day, and sold down about one per cent. The sales were larger than usual, principally on time. A fow days since this stock fell back to 105 a 106 per cent, under the influence of large sales, and it may move in that way again; but 80 far as the intrinsic valneof the stock is concerned it is actually worth more to-day than it ever was before. After the adjournment of the Board, the follow- ing sales of bonds and stocks were made at auotion by A. H. Nicolay:— 98,000 N Y and Erie RR convertibles, 1871. Int added.80 5,000 Lake Erie, Wavarh and St. Louis RR 1st m. do..74 6,000 Lackawanna and Wes'ern RR do, do. .84 a : Rat ae 5 esessusss ment in several of the leading stocks, Erie went up 4 per cent; Reading Railroad, j; Nicaragua Transit, ; Michigan Central, }; Chicago and Rook Island, Iinois Central Bonas, 4. Galena and Chicago sold at 108} per cent this afternoon. Michigan Southern closed steady at 93 per cent cash. After the board Reading Railroad was offered at 88 per cent— 874 bid; Michigan Southern, 93} bid—93} asked; Galena and Chicago, 108} bid—108} asked; New York Central, 90 offered. The receipts of the Erie Railroad Company for January, 1866, amounted to $546,000. The New York Central Railroad Company received in the same month $450,000. According to this the Erie company received $94,000 in January more than the New York Central. This does not look well for the Central, with its stock at 90, alongside of the Erie, with its stock at 64 per cent. The Assistant Treasurer reports to-day as fol- lows :— Paid on Treasury aczount...., $7,487 04 Received do. F 69,085 08 Balance do. 1,825,431 79 Paid for Assay office .. ++ 1,082 50 Paid on disbursing checks t: 88,736 O1 ‘The warrants entered at the Treasury Department, Washington, on the 4th inst., were as foliows:— For the redemption of stocks $3,265 21 For the Treasury Department. , 202 488 33 For the Interior vepartment. 1,007 96 For Customs........ 1,710 66 War warranta received 82,261 07 War repay warren s received and en 50/181 97 From miscellaneous sources, 1,640 20 28)714 10 The annual report of the Vermont and Massachu- setts Railroad states the whole cost of the road at $4,123,822. The débt of the company is—mortgage bonds, $956,800; the notes payable amounted on December 1st, 1865, to $37,574, making a total of $1,044,374, The reduction on notes payable in two years had been $88,188—so much had the debt les. sened, after paying all the expenses of the company, of every kind, and appropriating the interest on all its bonds and debts. The income of the road from the opening was as follows:—1849, $145,117 69; 1850, $177,694 63; 1851, $195,923 54; 1852, $220,- 906 70; 1853, $248,854 77; 1854, $273,814 01; 1355, $267,908 564. Of the income of 1865, $73,444 was from paseengers and $133,009 from freight. The aggregate expenses were $183,202. The last annual report of the Reading Railroad Company is a very voluminous document. It forms a book of seventy-five pages, and is probably the most comprehensive exhibit ever put forth by any railroad company in the country. Every man in th Union interested in railroad operations or railroad property, should carefully read this report. We have osly space to give a digest of the past year’s operations. The following extracts exhibit the financial operations for the fiscal year ending Nov 30, 1866:— PHILADELPHIA AND RRADING RAILROAD. The results to be deduced from the transportetion and income account, and from its comparisor ith the busi- ness for the year euding Nov. 30, 1854, are an increase in Coal transported. ++» 225,438 tons, or 11-per cont Merchandi 13,683 “or 93% 10,986 6,608 = orS $110,272 02, or 123¢ per cont 04,224 69, or 41 20/683 85, orll w 385.261 41, or 1836 76,193 84, or 92 7,214 18, or 44 ‘made without reference to re- newal fund, drawbacks, miscellaneous recaipts, &c. Ea. tire accuracy is attainable by dedusting from the revenue from all sources, the renewal fund, & , properly chargs- able. Thus stated, the comparative results of the busi- ness of 1864 and 1885, are— 1865.—Gross receipts... so, 084,821,703 84 Experes and drawbacks... 727,878 62 + '149)482 48 Renewal fund ———1, 877,381 10 781,630 01 da per cent 2 04 129,988 76 ——1,771, 201 70 2,010,438 21 Increase in net profits (213, per cent)..... $433,094 63 pcTransportation expenses, as compared wih 1864, have oa On coal a decrease of, . 492.100 conta per ton. Merchandise an increase of... 239-100“ ) « Through passengers“ \..1332-100 “each. ‘The per centage of expenses on the recel pte is thus:— 1866—Gross reoeipts...........84,321,703 Bt Less drawbacks, & 216,996 04 ——-—— 4, 104,796 90 LD) es 1,510 881 68 Add renewal fund,, 149,482 48 — —-1, 660,364 16 Or 403 per cent. 1854—Groas receipts . 3,781,639 91 Lees drawbacks 195,682 29 —- 3,585,957 62 Expenses .... 1,446 630 65 Add renewal fi 129,988 76 —- 1, 575,519 41 Or 44 por cent. In the year 1854, the cost of transporta*ion of oral had deen increased 6 74-100 cen's per ton. andin the last an- nua! report this enhanced erst and its causes wore fully explained, an the expestation of © reduction for the en- suimg year was then expresred. In consequence of the abatement in the oost of malerials and lavor, ai weil a increased facilities by the rebuilding of the principal workrhops at Reading, destroyed oy tire in January, 1864, the anticipated diminution hay been attained, and tho cont of transporting oral fr the year 1865 has bean oi- " as compared with the previous year, 492-100 ton, Tae coat of the transportation of mor- has slightly increased. viz :—2 39-100 cents per b ch is at rioutable to the gresier number of trains ton, required, while the expense of the passenger departmout has ing eased 18 33-100 ovata per through pas#eager. ‘The fund for distribuiion among the stockholaers is as follows:— Dividend fund, balance Nov. 30, 1 . [oe eee ie + $89,362 64 Leas State tax’ 186 .) 20°726 45 —— $69,637 18 Ada profits of the business of the rend for 1855... 0... 2,603,916 24 Less ordinary renewal fan 2 '149/482 48 2,444,432 76 Deduct coupons on bonded debt +3473, 739 00 Interest on bonds ‘and mortgages ........ » 30,268 00 Interest on floating debt 164,276 82 Dr, balance renewal FULdcecseeseeeees 98,076 52 ——— 763,880 34 Total ceseessesseeesess ooo es $1,680,562 42 Deduct State tax on dividend for sevvee 49,048 48 ——- 1,620,608 4 Deduct sinking fund for 1865 (an in veatment for stockholders) ......100,000 00 Deduet dividend paid in July, 4 per cent... seseeensene sess AU4,760 64 514,700 64 Dividend fund for January 1866... 1,176,485 48 The mansgers have deciced to declare s divi- dend of 4 per cent cash,..... seve $424,242 64 761,242 84 Ard to recommend to the stoskholders « fur- ther dividend in stock of 2 per cent. 212,121 83 Surplus, or reserved fund . 639,121 61 The balance to tbe cred sinking funds, Nov. 80, 1866, Festa 7o7 880 BL Out of this the managers will di- sa ad vide 2 per cent «212,121 86 Surplus sinking fand stock for fu. ture division... .. wets ceseee It will thus be ved that the clear earnings, after paying interest, have been 16 per cent on the amount of the rred anc common stock now outstanding. It vill be rememoored that the last report ex- hibited @ balance (Nov. 80, 1864) of debt 49,761 51 unfunded Of... sssessssesseeseecse esses + 9518/6482 10 The State tax 1854, paid in’ 1868, WAS... seeneeeseserecees 20,725 46 A bond an‘ morignge estate, paid in 1865......... tesa. 4,000 00 Construction expenditures for 1860, hereafter explained. . veers 510,006 65 ——— 673,791 01 1,000,433 11 To provide for these expenditures, stock has a i ' ‘eon insued at par, shares of $50 ench... 45. 115,850 00 $976 383 11 ‘The dividend fund, after paying cash dividoads of 8 + cout, hes to this extent, for the presen’, ben applivd to the payment of these expenditures, ‘The last annasl report of the South Carolina Rail- road Company gives the annexed rary of its financial operstisan dating tha year ending Dec. 31, 1865 :— | Sourn CanotiNa Rarroan—1865. | itt of the remainder... ant rteseeeee « ‘ne interest on the foreign and domes debt, claims for damages, &., hae te +2, 322,007 98 and improvement of the property, and the reduction of the invebtedness of the company. The annual statement of the New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Company gives the annexed ex. hibit of that company’s operations for the past year:— | New Jensky RAILROAD AND TRANSPORTATION Company, 1855. Capital stock. $3,482,850 00 Funded debt, of | the yeoey and privil the Jersey Profit and loas, being surph | expended in th read, and peperment of the proper- ty atated below. + +++» $165,843 00 Less paid in for rejaying the ——_ 127, 948 72 Dividend, 1st January, payable lst February. 174,120 0) 4,474,918 72 . Cost of Railroad and For graduation and masonry, brid iron, passenger and freight htations, buildings and fix: | ‘tures, engines and car houses, worksh>ps, machinery | and fixtures, engineering,’ land, and land da- mages Binet Sabo $3,114,027 84 Locomotives, tenders and snow ploughs....,. 100/247 34 Cars—pasvonger, freight and baggege.....-.. 136,180 00 ‘Property. viz: igor, superstructare, Bridge, ferry, turnpike and other stocks, real ertale, ferry boats, privileges aud fixtures, (including the property and privileges urchased of the Jersey Associates for 85,000)... 200. veeeeae 962,006 75 Cash in bunk and cash item on de- BABB ss sn orcacseecees sree + 165,496 75 ————1 117, 562 54 $4,474,918 72 Operating—Reccipts and Expenditures. Receipts. From paseergers....... “ freight.. oe 78,883 84 “ United Sta'es rail, rents, express freight and other courees...........4.000+ 146,708 57 $861,514 36 Expenses. Maintaining railroad, bridges and buildings......seeseeeeee $61,623 06 Repairs Of locomotives, cara and MACHIECTY . 0... seseveveeesecess 44,427 BT Fuel—oost and isbor in repairing... 68,603 93 Operating the road and transporting passengers and freight,...........176,925 74 Office expenses, silaries aud oontin- Co nr ,695 68 _——— 860,766 77 $500,747 59 Interest on bord... .. cece cceeeee $10,580 80 Troosit duty on parsengerw and freight.......... 16,037 44 Tex on capital atock. LITA 26 Dividends in oash, Avg. and Febr’y.348,265 00 Profit and loss, to’ surplus earnings. 78,480 90 — $500,747 60 Proffic Uperations— Passengers. Passing over the whole line of the road Passing between Jersey City and Newark “e “c Elizabeth. “ “ Rahway. .... “ “ Uniontown & Metuchin.. _8,5013¢ “ “ N. Brunawick 87,384 “ “all intermediate places. 535,9933¢ 2,164,471 Total, two millions ono hundred sixty-four thousand four bundred and seventy-one (not includiag commuters and free passengers). Goods, Wares and Merchandise, Parsing over the whole line of the road....., (tons) 1,531 Parsing between Jorsoy City and Newark..... “ 31061 “« “ Klizaboth... “3,124 “ “« Rahway... 4498 “ “ N.Brunwick “ 14152 “ { all intermediate places “ 8,783 To‘al, sixty4our thousand and forty-nine tons.. 64,049 Namber of miles run by passenger, freight and other traing........ te eeee +5 982,563 The following table exhibits the cost of each rail- road and canal of New Jersey, up to the commence ment of the present year, with their earnings and expenses for 1856:— Earnings. Erpenses. Cost. Camden and Amboy KR.$4 877,981 $1,501,788 $870,558 9: . 1. and Raritan Canal. 3,758,543 i 184,628 New Jersey RR........ 4,474,919 861.514 300.767 Central RR... 4,206,177 393,729 222,126 Morris and Essex RR‘! , 11636550 225,803 148,606, Paterson RR....... 630,000 *53,400 = Freehold & Jaburg RR. 218,783 83,611 19,505 Millstone & N. B.RR.. 111,000 =, = Camden & Atlantic RR.. 1,729,642 122,415 72,836 Fle’ nm RR... O21 8,832 8 800 Paterson & Ramapo RR. 350,000 #26500 — Sussex RR............, 62,44 = 27,891 Burlipgton& MtH’y RR 99561 22989 18,853 Belvidere Delaware RR. 2,619,000 161,356 93,853 Morris Canal........-. 2,820,198 278,638 96,862 “eRent paid by Erie Rallroad, Length completed, 6 63-100 miles. Stock EB: ‘THURSDAY, Feb. 7, 1866, $9000 Tenn 6’, ’0.. 6 300 wha Krlo RR-.b30 64 small lot reported at $16 12, which was the bbls. were made, includin; and coun was $11 $14 £0, and prime mess at $180 $23. Beef eet ae ptesdy: as $15. range was from in fair demand, with sales of 350 boxes snort middles, rib a, at 90, and 6D do. long do. at 9340. Cut meste— Sales ‘of about ages were reported, 2. Tie. for shoulders, and 8340.8 9}4c. for hows, ea 6700 N Yors in, 8 101% «60 do. 19000 Virginia 6's. o4 450 do. 2000 Missouri 6”: 20000 175 Paouma KR 65 Mich 8 & N 50 60 Mer Exc Bank, 100 Nic Tran Co. do. 200 50 16 Obi & Re IT 100 9 GO wees 20 29 do... 100 100 L Island RR... 100 SEOOND BOARD. $4000 Virginia 6's... 943¢ 100 sha Krie RR 4000 Califor 7's, '70 85 100 do, 600 Tl Cen RR bda, 8444 100 do. . 10000 do...... 84% 100 Reading RK..a60 10 sha Comw’th Bk. 96 31 co. 260 Nic Tran Co,..a3 213% 50 do 100 b20 21. 200 do in 100 Mich Con RR. 100 100 21% 100 dud River RR... 30% 100 21% 100 do 50 Cum Coal 235 200 Mh S & NITRO 100 Ei ow 7 200 54-200 100 6460 10 88% 100 54 14% 660 64 = 206 Caic ARIRR.,. 90 CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT: Tuvrspay, Feb. 7—6 P. M. Brraperurrs.—Fiour—The market was heavy, and ices dull. The rales embraced about 4.000 » 5,000 Bh includirg common State at $7 50, and extra do, at $7 6334; and 1,000 bole. common State was noid, do- livered on thipboard, clear of charges, 8 $7 59; Westorn mixed, fa and extra, at $7 60% 87 75 and $8, with 2,080 sales o bly. Ohio round hoop, exira, at the latver figure; Genesee exira ranged from $9 4 $10 60; Canadian was quiet at $8 a $10, with trifling sales; Southern was in Nght supply and prices firm, with gales of about 600 bbls , includ mixed te good and extra at $8 50 a $10 26; Hexall end Gallego was hold at $11 50 a $11 75. Rj flour was quiet and sominel, and meal unchangsd for New Jersey. Wheat was sa and in the adsence of rales the market was pominal. Corn was invo'ive, and rales limited. voticed @ sale of 5,000 bnshe 4 Jersey yellow, afleat and delivered, at 8t3., wad 1 600 40., from More, at 8ic. ‘There was n0 Southern yellow offering. White was at ab: 8hc,, with swall sales, Rye was quiet, at $1.27, and $1 29 881 00 asked. Oats wore dull, st 440 47c. for State, and 486. 050s. tor good Weatara, BERBWAX.—Sales of 1,00 !bs. wore main 4: 2X6. Comms.—The market was fir bus ania: were light. 100 a 200 bags Rio were sold at 11%c., witn small lota of Java and Maracaibo at full prises. Corton. —The sales embraced about 2,000 » 2,500 bales, pait in tranritu, the market cloring firm. Faricem.—o Liverp ol, 2,000 bbls. flour ware engaged at 28. 64.; 700 @ 8v0 bbs. lard and 200 o xes bacon at 268., 200 barrels pork at 34 ; 600 tierces beof and 160 bhés. tallow at private terms. Gotton was at 7-826. To Bremen, 16,000 bushels rye were engage 10,000 by one vessel and 6,006 oy another—v> hi at ori- vate terms. To Havre, cotton was Ye. So; flowe wee at 76c.; grain at 10c.; and asiw nt lO ates to California avers ged about 200. per foot mess enmnt Hipes.—Transactions pave wen chacked siice our leet report by the severity of the wee'ner. [he wales of ‘ha week comprise 6,000 éry Rel id and diy ila amaros at about 18350. 8 2ic. per Ih., 10 dry Ma acains, 22 Ibs., at 204¢e., amd 1,000 Chegres, 18 los., at Wye. all ae six mon hs. Hay was s'endy, but inactive, mt 112: Tron. —Sootch was selling in lots a #39 10 8 $34, aix months, LATHER, Transactions were limited, owiog to the o> stivotions to transportating. Prices, however, were unebanged. Me.sraus.—About 100 bbls. New Orleans were sold at Mhc. a 460. Naval STORES were quiet, and prices Provisions —Pork—fhe market exhibited more firmness, but sales were moderste, having amounted te about 300 bbis., including mess at $.5 940 $16, withe and prime at $14 Beef was heavy; sales ‘crater 16 countcy mess, a: $108 $11, prime st $00 $975. Kepacked Western la. prime quality were sold at sis a3. ffi continued was more active, without change in prices, and the rales were at 10%¢. 810%. Batter and cheese were unchang- edand tranine'ions moderate, 8 a 1 change in pi (cane hundred. bags pimento sold at private rms, SuGARs.—Tho bad state of the westher checked trans- Actions, and no sales of moment were reported, while Prices were steady. Wisxay.—Salen of about 300 bbis., all grades, at 82y¢¢. a S8e., and 300 do, to arrive in March, at 32¢0. Commerce of the Port of new York—Im- ports and We annex tables giving the quantity and value of each article exported from this port last week, dis- tinguishing the destination, and also the quantity and value of each article exported:— IMPOBTATIONS OTHER THAN DRY Goons. Phys. Value, $1,752 Jewelry... Me 96,250 2988 Oil paintings, 12 'S1@ 3,007 Mauna. ..., 1,068 9,763 Liquors— St Brandy. 40 83,208 Cordial 2 186 43 2848 3 oy 3 'R80 3,008 1 eat ‘40 Dr’a. aking... 23 9,130 — 88,867 2 400 Baleam Tole, 36 1 856 Blnck lead... 94 50 7.006 Ghickory.../) 60 49,447 Cocbineal..; $2 9 206 Essential oils, 6 809/958 Gum dumuac. 25 Tron, tons, 27 1307 Chaics 1 L78L 190 Lage 6 285 3 pr Sarraparilla.. 1 2,261 Other articles — 1,801 Dyewoods, Paints, &e Pustic Wie 25 Sugae,h 120 7 Sugar,bx&b 35,719 Stationer, 10 633 8 37 1,161 29, — 5,640 — 14 100 8,373 Total..... +44 $1,147,140 EXxrPonrTs. 70 LIVERPOOL. Cotton, bales.8,698 $169,538 Rise, tos...... 36 81,382 Flour, bbls.11,030 108,179 Clrcks, bxs.. 353 8/314 Corn,’ bus, .33,85 82,164 Tobacco, Lovl!,550 1,850 Wheat, bus.45,402 88408 Spoil, gals..3,108 6,228 Beef, Bbls...2,150 40,490 Camwood, ton’ 1 11 Pork, bbls. .;."806 91432 Nosiu, bbls..1,000 2,000 Bacon, Ibs..68.400 5.840 Staves .....18,065 2,012 Tard, Wbe,.259,605 20,280 Oara...+++-.1,100 1,028 Cecar, 264622 —_—— HAVRE. Cotton,bales.1,173 $47,520 Rice, tes..... 113 $3,928 Flour, bbla.10,982 112061 Sponge, bales. 76 8,399 bus.5,100 10,000 8.726 ANTWERP. Cotton, bales. 421 $19,360 Rosin bbls... 075 100 600 Tobacco, bls.. 134 Hardware, cs. 22 Pearl aah,bbla 21 Pot do. 100 Coffee, 605 Flour, bbls. Flour, bbls..4,600 $49,600, Butter, bs,.6 i 16,122 1,613 Total. sce seve e+872,061 MALAGA. Nit, wcda, bgs 150 $1,413 Siaves......41,000 $3,448 Pork, DbIS....20.seeecee soeee+ 2,250 $47,250 GURALTAL Flour, bbie........++. Pr 1,500 $12,000 VRITIEH NORTH AMERICAN COLOAIES, Tetal...ccrccccoccssoes TOU bble..1.076 $9,052 Paper, ra..... 45 $144 va 8,172 Leather, 08... 1 400 629 — $1,621 Tobaoen,1ba.41,647 $3,446 163° Matches, os.. 156 1,404 760 Mates 000 3,475 Oats, bushs., 200 168 476 Hay, bales... 60 210 1,017 Wh oil, gals,. 291 201 903 Potatoes, obis, 373 102 176 105 Total ... Pork, bbls... $519 tihds..,.....1,616 $2,159 Hams, lbe....6,147 571 Paint, casks... 4 908 Pattor, 136 Packyain, cs. 32 © 278 86,027 4,246 Forackers,bxs 4 190 +629 "101 Tin plates... 260 2,221 - 63 1,072 Sp. turp,boie. 12 _‘2UF Topaceo,iba.16,014 2678 Koze, coils... 64 1,028 Gaspipe, 2 "500 Oil, galla....1,600 1 Hardware... 87 4,664 Flour, bbis...'683 6/600 156 Meal |. 1 48 Cand 616 Bacon, ibs...6,868 556 Paper, reams, 600 418 Fluid, "bbls... 20 080 Codfish, Ibe.30,475 1,219 Leather, sides 100 468 Potatoes, bbis. 60 106 Rum, pun..., 1 10r Onion: . 100 21 , bags. 24 1 Wire, on..... 8 268 Tea, chess... 1! 2,808 Furniture,bas 17 960 Salt, sucks... e Hops... Fancy g'ds, bx 200 Candles, bxa., 140 Ealtpotre,cka. 100 Furntture,bxs 73 Drugs, ca.... 20 Flour, bola... 700 Led, Tom... 4 OTD mi 7501S Crsoia, mata, 400-879 Widware, dox. ‘pkgs 100880 fice, bbls... 60 OH Hdware, ‘mart. Flour, bols,,2,882 $90,310 Lard, 'b4....6,023 8790 pote Total, Portier i ee tua ple, 60 $600 Sugar, eee . reat, ei ot 16h Candle. ..c, 98 HTB Liquor, eases 1ot 1247 Brandy, cee 98 20 Coal, tons... . Wo Tobacco, bales