The New York Herald Newspaper, April 7, 1860, Page 6

Reet ted Buleide of a Physician’s Wife—Jealousy the Causo—A Melancholy Case. ‘Mrs. Mary Anne Lateon, wife of Dr. William B, /*8, of Ne. 385 Eighth avenue, committed suieid~ “ Wednes- day evening under somewhat melaach~J eireumetances. Deceased, it appeared, was of « Jealous disposition, and had frequent corde her husband growing out of hie attentions to of his female pationts. Year after year she implored him te give up a business which Drought him in contact with so many women—Dut in vain. Dr. Lateon regarded her suspicions as the result of ‘& weak mind, and would not consent te abandon his pro- Seszion to sult the caprice of his jealous wife. On several occasions deceased threatened to destroy horself her husband would not gratify her wish, snd on one er two eccasions she actually took a quantity of morphine wkh ‘Wat ietention. On Wednesday morning deceased quarrel. ed with her husband about some matter whieh transpired at Paterson; N. J. After breakfast she suddenly left the bonse, with a market basket in her hand, and procuring ‘® quantity of charcoal returned to her home, for tho pur- pose of executing the oft-repeated threat of suicide. On entering the house she quietly proceeded to her bedroom fastened the door, stuffed the keyhole and windows with @ovton, and coclly prepared to take her leave of this world. Before setting fire to the charcoal she wrote a burried note to her husband, bidding him farewell, and giving him her reasons fer committing suicide (whieh Will be feund in our annexed report of the Coroner’s in- quest), and then, throwing herself upon the floor, awaited ‘the approach of death. Jeceased was not diseovered ‘watil several hours after death, so that all chance of re- suscitation was eut of the question. Below will be found ® report of the testimony as taken before Goroner Sebeimer,on Thursday evening, together with other in- teresting details of the tragedy:— Mrs. 6. A. Cia; of 461 Eighth avenue, deposed that seis aha won al the'brcne of the daceaned and upon repairing to her Joeked; witness holloed through the key hole, but eould pe no answer; supposing that Piet asleep she ft the place and.went home; about six o’clock a mes- wenger came to her with the news of Mrs. Latson’s death; witness immediately hurried to the scene of death, and found deceased lying on the bed quite dead; Mr. Latson ‘was present, had evidently been weeping; deceased appeared quite natural; there was no protrusion of the ‘ongee, and no appearance of convulsions; there ‘was some difficulty between decefsed and her husband that morning; did deceased was very of her husband, and has been vase his business brought him in 80 many ladies; deceased wanted him to abandon it; don’t remember that deseased ever threatened to commit suicide in my presence. Baker deposed a8 follows:—I live in the same house with deceased; last evening, just after dark, Dr. Latson came into my room, and, throwing the door open, ‘asked my children where 1 was; when I saw him his bh esaion a, iy God, I believe a ae 3” he was crying, and appeared very much fright- ened; he ran immodiately down stairs and took me into @ small room where deceased lay; she was then lying on her back upon the floor perfectly straight; her arms were crossed, and there was apillow under her head; she did not look like a dead person; I did not notice anything euliar im her appearance; I think her right id was closed, I took. hold of it; it was cold and stif; I’ askea the doctor what was the matter; he replied ‘that she had killed herself;”’ wpon looking around I noticed that there was cotion stuffed in the door and windows; I saw a furnace in the room, but I could not say whether there was any fire in itor not; the doctor picked deceased up and placed her upon the bed; he requested me to send for a doctor, and I gent for Dr. Beck; we bathed deceased in brandy and rubbed her, and applied restorativee, but all in vain. Martha Harris, sister of deceased, deposed to hearing the latter say that she would commit suicide; I know de- ceased’s handwriting, and can identify the following card which was found in deceased’s room, as being in her “Farewell, William. Forgive me for all the trouble I have caused you; but recollect your business has drove me crazy, and neither in pity for my body or my soul would you change your ways. Iam no thief. You could not mean that. Give my things to my dear sister, and something to Adeline and children.” ‘Wm. B. Latson deposes and says—I live here; I ama dentist; 1am the husband of deceased; yesterday I was engaged from noon until six o’clock at my business; the Inst customer I had was Mrs. Clayton; she left about six o’clock; it appears to me now that not over-twenty min- ‘utes elapsed before I went to the door in the hall leading into the rear room, and finding it locked I came to the door at the end of the passage leading from this room and burst it open; I then went into the room where deceased Jald, and saw her lying on the floor apparently asleep; a little dog went towards her and I said to him, ‘‘don’t you wake her up;’’ I had previously went down stairs and got @ scuttle of coal; I might have waited five or ten minutes im the large room before I went in where she laid; I them took her by the arm and found it stiff; it made me shud- der, and the thought crogsed me that she might be dead; I ran’ up stairs for Mrs. Baker; we came right down; I picked her up and put her on the bed and commenced ‘using reatoratives and sent for Dr. Wilson and Dr: Beck; all the restoratives used were without avail; she was dead; as I open the door of the room in which she os = ef charcoal eo rom; I alive about two o’clock yesterday afternoon ; she was coming in the doorway on the front stoop ; I was at the window of this room ; I spoke with her yesterday morn- ing about ten o’clock; it might have been as late as eleven o’clock ; Ihad « difficulty with her then; she accused me of having a girl with me when I was at Patterson, New Jersey, visiting at her sister’s, which was not the fact; the day previously Iwent to the drawer and took a purse of money from itand put it in my pocket, and it is to'this thatehe probably refers in the card; for eight ears she has been jealous; she has threatened to Hit herself ; has attempted it with morphine and quick- silver, &c., several times. Dr. George B. Bouton made a post mortem examination of the body of deceased, and gave it as his opinion that death was caused by the inhalation of carbonic acid gas generated by burning charcoal. The case was then submitted to the jury, who, after due deliberation, rendered a verdict of ‘Suicide,’ De- ceased was 83 years of age, and was a native of Eag- Jand. The Adulteration of Liquors, DR. HIRAM COX REVIEWED. Prof. Chas. A. Seeley delivered a lecture, illustrated by experiments at the New York Medical College, last even- ing, reviewing the statements of Dr. Hiram Cox, of Ohio, im a recent lecture, reported in the Hrerap. Mr. Seeley began his lecture by remarking upon the antiquity of wine making. In the olden time wine was freely used. not only upon festive but upon religious occasions. Our Saviour’s favorite parables referred to the vine and its product. Distilled liquors were then unknown. The first distilled liquors was brandy, distilled from wine. Afer this came successively, malt liquors, whiskey and rum. It isremarkable that all the names for liquors speak in its praise. All the names for brandy signify to the “water of life.” The chemical ingredients of wines and distilled liquors were then considered. All wines con: tained acid, tartaric acid, while distilled liquors contains acetic acid. Both these the color of bitmus ‘@ quantity of acid will the » Men were poisoned with it as they were by cat- ing live coals. Vinegar is made from sulphuric acid, and many workmen make lemonade from it. There is more acid in this vinegar and lemonade than would color bit- mus Pape and yet he would not say that it was poison- ous. acid was a sign of the genuine wine, as any- Chinese in a tea box would accredit the téa. Then acid: He had bought half a pint brandy at a well known grog shop ten cents for the two. Gia, they ‘was only rum and brandy mixed together. obtained poor liquor, as he intended. acid, as the audience un ae were spices, however, an ed that they were manufactured. Tho "base, was a e ef bee TE dF ji te 3 hes Hung digeli? Hal Le breeds ‘was altogether cultivated. made in small huts, and the smoke ‘This was cheaper than imported bought it and with Irish wi Moly Saturday. ‘To day is the last day ef Lent, the forty days fast, ob- tremely lengthy and ; the , deprived of aments on ‘Thuraday, are again decor: ed, and new fire ia blessed to illuminate tens "A variety aoe of Seward’s Last Speech—Unpopularity of Madam Bate—Himon Cameron, the Coming Man—Inauguration @ Long John Wentwortn. Extensive preparations are being made for the National Republican Convention which will assemble here on the 16th of May. It ie antisipated that there will be at least twenty thousand people here from this and the neighbor- ing Biates. ‘The republicans will put ferth every effort to make their visiting brethren comfortable, and the hotel keepers will not attempt to come the Qharleston swindle over them. I is contemplated to build a hall by subscription that will hold ten thousand people, for the meeting of the Convention. ‘The friends of Dougias are exceedingly anxious for the National Demoeratic Committee to eall the Convention at Baltimore or at some point farther North. It weuld cer- tainly increase his chances for the nomination. As it is, ones are confident of suecess, and claim that Kouthern States. ‘that the republicans are as anxious he shall not be nomi- mated as the democracy are that Mr. Seward shall be the neminee of the Chicago Convention. Mayor, by John Wentworth, many persone believe wil or, many persons lieve have the elect of lesenin Douglas’ chances, but itis not 80, for Chicago is a repul city, ant was a violery over the united democracy, for Danites labored faith- bathed the side of their jlas brethren for ‘he ticket. a elected by the in State Con- vention are said to favor the nomination of Dickinson and Green, and ag a second choice will go for Jo. Lane Wise~if Lal *tho Repubileas Sate Convent The Republican Convention will be held at Deca. tur, on the 9th of May, and the aspirants and their friends are exceedingly active in pressing their claims. pre- sent incumbents are anxious for renomination, but the in- dications arc that they will be q shelved. The pro- minent candidates for Governor are N. B. Judd, member ef the National Republican Committee, rman of the State Central Committee, State and blower and striker general for Senator Trum bull, Leonard Swett, member of the Legislature from McLean county, and Cae eager Yates, of an. Judd is one of the best political managers in the State, and has kept hisseat in the Senate for sixteen consecu- tive years. He is remarkably bland and affable in his manners, is cool and crafty, and is decidedly a Judd man. ‘Swett is a bold, frank, outspoken fellow, and is ,said to be exceeding! ular in the eentre and southern part of the State. Yates is a general favorite, and is greatly beloved by all who know him. ‘The indications are that there will be a bitter and ani- mated contest in this city between the friends of Jadd, ‘who desire to have the delegates to the State Convention instructed for him, and those who are opposed to instruc- ons. The latter will be marshalled by Charley Wilson, editor of the Daily Journal. Sam Baker, member of the Legislature, and John 0. Miller, late City Attorney, while Judd, who resides here will be his own leader, backed up by the consolidated Press and Tribune, with its forty-seven editors and geven- teen reporters. ‘The position of John Wentworth in this fight is not known, but from the bad blood there is be- tween him and Judd, it is reasonable to suppose he wiil oppose the Senator. A short time since he brought a suit against Wentworth for libel, laying bus damages at $100,000. The speech of Governor Seward created a profound sensation throughout the Northwest, and men all par- ties admit that it was the great effort of his life, His friends feel that he is more than ever entitled to the Pre- sidential nomination, and were it certain he could carry the doubtful States, would doubtless be the Chicago nominee, but thousands of republicans doubt his ability do do so, and for that reason prefer the nomina- tion of some other man, of whose election there can be no doubt. The course of philosopher Greeley in dosert- ing him, and putting forward Edward Bates, meets with general condemnation. Everything he touches turns to ashes, end it is probably well for some of the other can- didates that he does not favor their claims. Bates has few friends here. He has hardly identified himself with the republican party, and so fearful are his friends that he will be regarded as a Poltical adventurer, that they fend committees to the different State Conventions to vouch for his republicanism. Old Abe Lincoln ig algo spoken of, but will probably be put on the ticket as Vice President. Senator Cameron, of Pennsylvania, has a strong party here, who claim that he is the only man named who can certainly carry Pennsylvania and New Jersey. They take the position that no man ever carried Peansylvauia in opposition to the democratic party unless it was di- vided or he commanded a large democratic vote Har. rison, in 1840, and Taylor in 1848, succeeded by making inroads on the democracy, and obtained a large demo. cratic support. In 1844, Mr. Clay received the enthusi- astic support of the whigs of that State, ag did Gen. Scott in 1852, but no more, and consequently lost it. In 1858, and again in 1859, the people’s party triumphed, the Ly- compton question causing thousands to act with it; ‘but now the democracy are united and have nominated an unexceptionable candidate for Governor, and it becomes necesssary for the republican Convention to place at the head of the ticket a man who cannot only receive the united suppor of his party, but who can also carry a large democrati§ vote. Is that man Seward, Chase, Lincoln, Bates or Banks? Neither. Itis Simon Gameron, whose devotion to the industrial interests of the State has agree him a strong hold on the affections of her people. the democrats here and everywhere acknowledge his strength, and insist that he shall not be nominated; that {t is not fair to nominate any man but Seward. They insist he shall be the republican standard bearer. We should learn wisdom from our enemies. Our Wiscensin Correspondence. Mapison, Wis., April 1, 1860. The Irrepressible Conflict in Wisconsin—Nullification at Is- sue in a Judicial Election—Ourious Letter from a Candi- date—Items of Slate News—The Delegates to the National Democratic Oonvention—Hard Times, dic., dic. , dc. The position of Wisconsin on the subject of nullification -Was assumed in a cage wherein one 8. M. Booth applied to the State Supreme Court fora writ of habeas corpus, he, at the time, being in prison under conviction and sen- tence for a violation of the Fugitive Slave law. The United States District Attorney appealed the case to the United States Supreme Cour}, which affirmed the constitu- tionality of the Fugitive Slave law, and commanded the ‘State Court to remand Booth to the custody of the United States Marshal. In the meantime important changes had taken place in the organization of the State Court. The Chief Justice had died, and Judge Dixon was appointed in his place, He is a republican, and was appointed republican Governor. Associate Justice A. D. Smith had served out his time, and his successor had been counsel for Booth in the original ap- plication for the.habeas corpus, being thereby dizqualified to sit in the case. Only one of the Judges who had granted the babeas corpus is now on the bench. So wher the order came from the United States Supreme Court, it found the new Chief Justice and the Justice who had be- fore refused to recognize the authority of the Federat Court. The Chief Justice ey decided that the order of the United States Court should be obeyed—thus as our legal ‘wags expressed it, holding that ‘Wisconsin was still inthe Union.” But his decision was neutralized by the Asso- ciate patice and a8 a majority did not decide to obey the Federal order, Booth was not remanded. That interesting gentleman bad in the meantime been running at large two years, and was now held to bail ona charge of se- bere & young girl ‘eapshicgee fa of age. A few days since an ler came from Washington directing the United States Marshal to rearrest fand hold in Booth till his sentence was served out. It was accordingly done, and the captive was incarcerated in the Custom House at Milwaukee. Application was again made to the Supreme Court for a writ of habeas corpus. The Court, to repeat, was thus formed:—Chief Justice L. 8. Dixon (rep.) ited by the Governor; associate Jus- tice O. Cole (rep. d decided the law unconstitutional; ssvociate Justice B. Paine (rep.) had been of counsel The latter was diequalified to sit, and the two former disagreed; the Chief Justice refused the writ, Cole ting—so Booth is still in prison. But an election is to come off this month for Chief Justice, and the only question is this one of nullification. Dixon is an independent candidate, on the plat- form of obedience to tha United States Supreme Gourt and the preeervation ae sa aloe. ‘The republi- caas have a izan candidate, who has Just published sily letter, stating that be adheres to the nt m doctrines formerly enunciated in our Su- Faery Court, and differs entirély from Juige Dixon. ese are the only candidates, as the democrats do not nominate. The result will be the fairly expressed ver- dict of our le. The best judges Dixon’s election by trom 10 000 to 15,000 inajority. ‘Your Eastern people are more scared than hurt by the proposition before our }, to repeal the laws for ES pipe of oe, ee — even one house, though a good natured spect y ite mover, the other day, carried it to a third reading in the Assembly. There it sleeps the a knows no waking. On being call- ed up for the Gnal vote, it was to the breeches pocket of the chairman of the same committee. ‘The most delightful weather has prevailed here since the first day of this month. Spring wheat has nearly all been put in by this time, which is at least one month earlier than usual ‘The del to the Democratic National Convention were unanimously instructed for Douglas. Hard spr a throughout the State ; collections are very slow indeed, and the credit of the best men has suffered severely. But we ae oes, MY lear republican vote, passed acl vote, resolutions censuring the: John Brown raid, ia wilet op- Porition to slavery extension and abuse of the South were ‘woven that a separation of the sentiments live in hope, and expect to “was impossible, _—______ The Bill to Provide Against Unsafe Buildings, Naw Yong, April 6, 1860. 10 THE EDITOR OF THE HBRALD. ‘Your remarks in this day’s Hzraip upon the bill before the Legislature “to provide against unsafe buildings in the city of New York” are eminently just where you disapprove of the appointing power of the officials (who are to carry out the provisions of the act) being partici- pated in by the ‘(American Institute of Architects,’ vul- garly called the ‘Lager Bier Institute,” but there are ae may be cited in support of your ob- ions :— First—The institute now embraces ite com ot other States ARG wna» paris of this State, residing feers. The Besarionn Vinatuale of Arehieete’ isa mole affair, a poor co) cousia and namesake. the Tnstitate of? Beat Arehieata tbe members mast rve ® teeah if before eligib! admis- sion; but here architects who have Seenat lager bier galoens, broken down carpenters, stair builders, ters, &e., have started an ‘‘institute,” and aro werk- Emerhard eave an ecloive chaass athe pa under. 4 ‘You will find the constitution of the ‘institute’? in full in No. 160f the Architects’ and Mechaniet Jocmned, street. en at hog en y examine matter yourself, and I am confident there will be no doubt of the yeeutt o ARCHITECT AND BUILDER, Theedore Parker om Rome, Slavery, Wine, and the Oetjen, Crop. sea mus, Feb. 25, 1 My Dear FRrmxp == * * It is ourious to sbudy the inetitutions of Rome, and eee how man deosys here with pmeng: alee papd The Ne ef the Roman States— sbout and ‘a quarter milllons—have one of the Snest Climates and countries in the world. See make of it. They have about 26 or 30 miles of rail one track to , anether to Civita Vecchia—thor other lines are laid out. The commerce is inconsiderable, cei rene, All the spinning and weav- ing in Rome is done b; hand ; so is all the eat » Agri culture returns to the rudest form. In all the fertile bmn ap about Rome they get but ene from the land in three years ; the rest of the fallow. The favorite work of agricul men make statues of most exquisite the triumph of mind over matter; in a shop next d others make the strong boxes to hold those statues; they put a log of wood on two clumsy horace, one man gets a-top, another underneath, and with ®@ miserable old saw they cut the log into planks to make the box. (We don’t make many statues in Boston, but ® top sawyer is not known!) The ele- it arts are held in high esteem, while the useful sink to neglect. It is curious to see how long it takes man- kind to respect the industry which feeds and clothes, houses and comforts the human race. The work ef rul- ing, of fighting, of “saving the soul” by some sort of hocus pocus, this is thought decent and respectable; but farm work, woods work, shop work, that is mean and de- basing! ,Sueh is the notion that prevails in the classic writers of Greece and Rome, and with the ‘‘gentlemen”” and “ladies” of New England to day—I mean with the or- namental males and females. Slavery is only supported by the profound contempt for productive industry which marks the South; and it has its sup at the North chiefly in the same contempt. Miss Diddlediddiediddle is descended from s blacksmith at Beverly or Marble- ead; he was grandfather to this foolish thing; she is ashamed of her origin, and never sces an anvil without a blush of mortified vanity. Now, if I had a son, Ishould rather he would be a great engineer, a great mason, ae or railroad builder, than @ great painter, sculptor or fiddler; and certainly I should rather my son were an ordinary third rate tailor, shoemaker, brazier, than an ordinary third rate sculptor, to spoil marble and waste the time of men he strove to make statues of. How much better to be a common house ter than a stupid dauber of can. vass. In America—I mean in the free States—the mass of the people, in their collective action, work right in re- Bpect to this, though uncounted individuals make the greatest mistakes; but here it is the community asa whole that falls into the error. Alas for them! the mise- rable rags which are the clothing of the people, and the wretched food they eat, are consequences of the fatal blunder, and the haggard, melancholy faces of the oom- mon people, ill housed, ill clad, ill fed, are the 1 of nature against the worship of beauty andthe gcorn of use. Think of a city exporting one million dollars’ worth of trinkets, while the has not a saw mill nor a power loom. We manage this matter better in New England. There were seven paper mills in Massachusetts, a foun- dry at Saugus, and saw mills more than I can recollect, before a picture had ever been painted in all New Eng- land, or & statue made. Jonathan had many a useful no- sie notes he made him a os pa ‘urope, you see many things which seems strange toan American. Take the useof wine. If I am right, the Europeans consume about 6,500,000,000 gallons of wine. In France, leaye out of account the pasture land which is not ploughed, and the forests, of the actual ara- ble land, one-third is devoted to the culture of the grape. Yet there are immense districts where no wine can be raised at all. I see it stated that the government returns make it appear that the People of France drink 850,000,000 gallons of wine, and the calculation is that the amount is not much less than 1,000,000,000! Yet I don’t believe, im the year 1859, there was so much drunkenness cr | 16 39,000,000 people of France as among the 3,000,000 Yankees of New England! I have been four’ months at Rome; there are wine sho} every w! SI am out doors from three to ee hours a day,and I have never yet soen a man drunk; now and then one is merry, never intoxicated. The Romans, Italians, French, &., are quite Sa they drink their weak wine with water, and when they take liquors, it is only a little gissetul at » time, (which does not make a spoonful). I don’t believe there isa barin all Italy where men step up and drink rum and water, gin and water, &c. Excessive drinking is not to the taste of the people, In the north of Europe, and even in Switzerland, {t isnot 90. The Englishy without help from the Irish and Scotch, drink about ‘or 700,- 000,000 gallons of beer every year, not to speak of the wine, spirits, &c., they take to wash it down withal. There is drunkenness, you find it in Scandinavia, in Holland, and North Germany. How do you think the Americans will settle the drink question? Certainly not by taking merely to water, tea, coffee, &c. We shall have morg beer, perhaps, return to the making of cider, and certainly plant vines where they will grow. Drank- ennees js such @ monstrous and ghastly evil, I would do almost anything to get rid of it. I sometiores think we have taken the wrong track. Iam glad to see the License law introduced to the New York Legislature, and think it wiil do more good than otr New England scheme of prohibition by force. we have got grepublican Speaker in the House of Representatives at last! It is a great gain: all the weight of the Union must now incline from the democratic party. I suppose Kansas may come into the Union this session, ‘and that shameful quarrel be ended. But what violence on the part of slaveholders, what declarations that they will dissolve the Union if Seward is elected! I wonder the Union savers at Boston and New York do not see what fools they make of themselves by professing zeal for the Union, while they so strike hands with the only men who attempt to destroy it. Just now, I see the South is rich, with her cotton crop worth $200,000,000; while the North is poor—the grass crop short by thirty-three per cent in 1869, and the grain crop poor for the last three years. I take it the West is greatly in debt to the East for goods sont forward, not to speak of , into lands be settled, and into city debt. money put into (wild cat) ‘railroads which 1 nok soon Prospects to me do not look well for the West for some years to come; the people are Mare] improvident and wasteful. Such live lands and such slovenly farming don’t go well together. I wonder how much the slave States are indebted to the free for advances on crops, for money lent on mortgage, and for goods sent forward. I estimate that out of the $200,000,000 to be paid for the cotton Pad $75,000,000 have already been taken up by the South in advances, interest due, &c. I wish you would write me a letter—gome time when you have nothing else to do—on the financial relations of the South and the West with the East. T see our exchanges with Spanish America amount to $114,900,000 a year (1858), and am surprised at it— though some Americans treat it as “contemptible.” I think all the Spanish American exchanges of value (ex- 5 ', Napoleon the Little, as used contemptuously to call him, seems to be statesmanlike head in Europe, and ia far wiser than the other Napoleon, who broke wickedly with the ideas of the age, and so properly was set down on that little rock ‘at the end of the world, to point the moral ef history and adorn its tale. I dislike much that Napoleon has done, Dut must confess an honest admiration for his efforts to liberate , and toadvance the industrial interests of France. r all, it is probably true that his nation de- Serves no better rule than gy it, and is not capable of more liberal institutions. ‘Those Celtic people have equality; the old arvtocratic regime is pe: utterly; all depends on universal suffrage; liberty is they care ttle about. A strange people are the French— Fe aanuch milkary Courage and no civil courage at ail. how they could live under a republican £0. vernment—one like ours, 1 am sure. would be ty THEODORE P. —__ About eight o'clock on Friday morning, 16th ult.,® alight shock of an earthquake ‘was felt ineihe valley’of Upper Strathearn. The tremor of the earth was light, but, as usual, the shock was accompanied by a loud Tumbling noise, resembling that of distant thunder, and came from the southwest and to the northeast The sky was dark and lowering at the time of the earth- jake, and of br ~tliee the inhabitants imagined the noise SE FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Farvay, April 6—6 P, M. The Kangaroo arrived at thia port to-day with files to 2ist from Liverpool, and to 22d from Queenstown, Ireland. The latest quotation of the funds was 944 a } for money, which shows that the political agitations of the day and the continued activity in money still affect the market. Specula- tors on the London Stock Exchange were selling consols short on the annexation of Savoy and the disturbed condition of Italy. Money was in active demand st 4 a 44 per cent in open market. Railway securities continued 'to advance, with a very specula- tive feeling. A new loan of $6,500,000 for Brazil was offered at 90 per cent, Breadstufis were higher, and firm at the advance, Cotton was dull, without change. Tho Tandon Once notices sales of United States fives, of 1874, at 9244 92; Dlinois Central shares at 43} discoun', and ditto all paid at 66 per cent Miehigan Central eight per cents, of 1869, at 824 @ 82}; New York Central sevens at92; Erie assented shares at 10, and Pennsylvania Central sterling gots @t 924 0 9% It notices and quotes as fol- OWS :— an a4 creel remest tens Trank of Canada receded eat Western to 11 . Canada Tand leciaae ‘The Canadian Loan ethos 8% pre- mium, scrip, and 106: bonds. U.8. percent, wet Virginia 68, 1888. Virginia 68, bonas ii86, Ilinois Central R. R. 6a. Do do te, ibt6 Timole Central RR, } deeded lo do all Michigan Central 88, beh Do Sinking Michigan shares.....,.. a , 82 037 Michigan So. & N. Indiana sinking fund, 1855 45 350 Do do $100 shares cesses 8 &10 N. Y. Contral 6 per cent. sinking fund, 1683.. a8 Do 78, convertible, 1 a1 Do do’ ‘1876 Do _$100 shar 68 De eg 1860 80 Tmo Do 3d 66 Pennsylvania Central 6a, Ist 1880 ar” nt mo! De do 94 mor ae + tage iets Ga, i860." 88 do” 2d mortgage 6g, 1870. do $50 shares Do @o Phila. and Read Do Do an There is no change in the rates of money to re- port; the day has been dull among lenders. The amount of paper making is unusually amall. At the Sub-Treasury to-day the business done was quite large; the receipta were $253,665, of which $47,000 from customs; the disbursements $395,885 — balance this evening, $7,672,595. Foreign exchange for to-morrow’s steamers is very inactive. Rates are as before, 1083 a 109 for sterling bills, and 5.163 5.183 for francs; but at these prices the demand is very light. Two steam- ers sail to-morrow—the Vanderbilt steamship Illi- nois, which has been fitted up anew for the Euro- pean line, and provided with water-tight compart- ments; and the City of Washington. One or both will take a little specie, chiefly silver. The following are the last quotations of sight ex- ehange on New York at the cities mentioned, the quotations being in all cases for gold :— The stock market was active to-day, and stocks were generally higher.. Private advices from Al- bany are to the effect that the logrolling process’ will not end in the passage of any bill hostile to the railroads; hence, Central opened at 783, advanced to 4, receded to },"and closed 78 bid, against 77} at the close yesterday. Erie was in demand at an ad- vance of 1 per cent; the demand for this stock is purely speculative, and no material advance is likely to be sustained until the earnings of the road improve materially. Galena and Rock Island was firm; Toledo advanced 14 per cent,and Michigan Central as much. Michigan Southern improved slightly from yesterday's quotations. The earnings for March were $173,533, against $143,625 last year— increase, $29,908. We hear arumor of a compro. mise between the new reform party and the pre- sent Board of Direction. Such a compromise, if judiciously arranged, might be popular and advan- tageons. Pacific Mail fell off again, under a pres- sure of stock, It is said that the Panama Railroad Company propose extending their steam connections on the Pacific as far as San Francisco, and an English line between Panama and Victoria, touching at San Franciseo, is also spoken of. The demand for State stocks today was quite active, and prices were firmly sustained. This afternoon the market was very active, and stocks closed steady at the fol- lowing quotations:—Virginia 6's, 934 a 3; Missouri 6’s, 83 @ 4; Canton, 20 a 21; Cumberland Coal pre- ferred, 14303; Pacific Mai,105 a 3; New York Central, 78 a 4; Erie, 1248 §; Hudson River, 39} a 4; Harlem, 104 a}; do. preferred, 353 a {; Reading, 42 @ 43; Michigan Central, 46} a 7; Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana, 10} a 4; do. gua- ranteed, 21 a 3; Panama, 1344 a 3; Illinois Cen- tral, 61f a %; Galena and Chicago, 623 a {; Cleve- land and Toledo, 26] a 27; Chicago and Rock Island, 64 a }. In consequence of the non-arrival of European steamers at this port this week, the import entries of dry goods have been light—being only $1,573,000 against $3,461,000 same week last’ year, and $1,164,000 same week of 1858. The ‘total imports for the year to date are thus comparatively reduced, the aggregate being $36,245,000 against $35,116,000 to came date last year. Next week, doubtless, we shall witness a largely increased im port entry. The exchanges at the Bank Clearing House this morning were $20,745,106 27, and the balances $1,046,509 75.° The Eagle Fire Company has declared a semi- annual dividend of four pér cent, payable on de- mand. : Treasury notes are higher, and sales have been made at 7-10 premium for 6 per cents, with } now asked. ‘The lake is now open at Toledo, and will relieve the various railroads from the accumulation of freight, which fills all the stations. The March earnings of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Road were, for 310 miles, in— 1869. $114,087 21 1860. + 159,182 60 Increase.. + $45,145 39 The March earnings of the Chicago, Alton and St. Louis road were, in 1860, $77,192 79. By the overland mail we have a copy of W.T. Coleman’s San Francisco Price Ourrent of March 12:— steamer at 13 a 2 per cent, but paper was little favor, and in some quarters was declined altogether. Pde Pale lender carp some out transactions with the receipts probably be as difficult to meet as a lar; dinary ‘The current month will turnout from the mines, and we look to see matters as- sume @ more favorable aspect with the opening of April. The operations at the United States Branch Mint in San Francisco for the week ending March 12 were as follows:— Gold deposite, weight after ‘ Coinage’ aoune eagles... bee role? The exports of treasure from the Ist of January to the 12th of March we: March 1 to March 12, Previously in 1860,,, Total since Jan 1... Corresponding period of 1859 Increase this yoar............ The imports of treasure were:— Per Auckland, from Manzanillo. . 14 00 Previously in 1860.....0.4.44 « Froone 03 Total since January ]........+esesere veneso8812,800 63 The New Orleans Crescent of the 2d inst. thus notices the money and exchange market:— During the week there has been a full inquiry for mo- ney. The banks have had more offered them than they could do. The discounts have been confined to about the + 25,820.52 + +$596,000 presented signs of weakness, and several — poe bp a discount, and two or three round sums were at 1X, and for mght a round amount was closed at 1-16 premium. In sterling there were sales at 108% for clear bills, and 107 54 —ex- treme re for clear 108 a 10834 and 1083 a 108 documents 107 0 107%. perfor i hieeon’ The banks ask 109. France ‘wibeut any {mportaas @hange. Very few offerings and very fow wanted, The Chicago Democrat says:— ‘The Mlinois Central Railroad is doing an excellent busi- ness in the transportation of freight from Cairo to this point, which has come to Cairo from depots all along the ‘eentinuous line ef railroads Teoenlly opened between that place and New Orleans and Mobi‘e. The business is Bteadily increasing, and must, before leng, prove to be ‘one of the most profitable sources of revenue to the com. ra usiness. fe and 8 wr merchandise are uarivalled. in this re. spect, as in all others, the_Illinois Central Railroad is fully up to the requirements of the times. The amount of coal transported ever the Dela- ware Lackawanna and Western Railroad for the week ending Saturday, March 31, was as follows:— We anyon sige siroed South? py 116}787 18 160,257 00 Total..sessssesecesene cseneen ses +10,604 14 101,808 18 Corresponding time last year:— 27,002 04 , tons. 2,657 01 Suipped South 87846 10 100,424 06 Shipped South, tons. Total........ ++11,603 10 127,426 10 ‘The following is the coal tonnage of the Shamo- kin Valley and Pottaville Railroad Company— Year. Week. a For the week ending March 31, tons. 1,72418 28,822 17 Same time last yoar.........sees0++- 249418 18,400 12 Steck Exchange. ie 1860. $8000 Tenn 6's, 80... 9036 60 absNY' pio 7834 ‘3000 do, 90% 60 do. 15 78% 20000 . 1000 California 7’s.. 1000 Erie R8 m b,’83 do, 10 Clev,Col & Cin RR 15 Erie 50 do......815 200 do. ++ 104% 50 Chi & Rk IRR.s30 64 980 N ¥ Contral RR.. 78% 100 a d30 64 400 do......060 783¢ 1060 64 de -b60 785; 800 e SECOND BOARD. 98% 50ahsHudRivRR.b60 304 10000 Missouri 6’s.... 88 600 Reading RR..... 43 14000 Tennesee 6’s,'90 90% 200 d0...4..000 4356 5000ErieRRSmb,’83 803; 800 —_ do......b30 43 1000 MCRSpelmsfeb 93% 76Cbi,Bur&QuinRR. 62 1600 Ill Cen RR bds. 88 60 do......b60 62 25 abs Pacific MSSCo 10534 60 Mich Gen RR.860 4834 50 do......860 105 60 dO..seeceee 46% +. 106% 60 do......830 46, a .b60 1053¢ 100MichS&NIRR. 10 100 Del. L&E WRR,. 85 100 Panama RR..b60 135 78 100Galona & ChiRR. 62%, 18 160 d0........, 623 78% 850 Clevo & Tol RR.. 26, 78 200 == do. 78 100 do. 12% 200 do.. 1234 205 Chi & Rk 8936 25 Mil& Miss RR... 2 89% THE DRY GOODS TRADE. The following is comparative statement of the Imports of Foreign Dry Goods at New York, for the week and since Jan. 1:— For the week. 1858. 1859, 1860. Entered at the port..$1,164,412 8,461,986 1,572,104 Thrown un market.. 1,276,900 8,403,806 1,412,791 Since Jan. 1. Entered at the port. $15,107,553 85,116,765 86,245,195 ‘Thrown on market. 19,318,886 36,201,087 36,882,404 By the above statement, it will be seen that the dry goods entered at this port the past week, as well as the amount thrown upon the market, were under those for the same period last year; while tho entries exceeded those of 1858, for the same period, and the amount thrown upon the market was less than that for the same time. Of the goods entered for consumption, woollen fabrics + amounted to $512,820; cotton do. $245,860; silk do. $271, 821; flax do, $190,233, and miscellaneous do. $59,698 total, $1,279,035. “Annexed will be found tables giving the classification of the goods entered for consumption, warehoused, withdrawn, &o. :— Entered fer Consumption. Wool— y Wilue Silke— Woollens... $160,208 = Velvets Carpetin; 61 20,494 Silk & w ‘Worsted.... 206 76,596 Crapes..... 3, Delaines.... 88 10,678 Silk &cot.. 23 165,870 Cot. & wors. 359 115, —_— Shawis..... 74 66,920 Total.,,,... 292 $271,821 Braids &b. 7 4,209 Flax. Blankets.... 28 8,871 ++ 718 $138,340 Hose....... 4 1,078 21 8,097 Worst. yarn 40 10,685 10,867 ‘Total......1,110 $512,629 ot 10's19 Cotton. —_ ——— Total.....+. 916 $190,283 Miscellaneous— Straw goods. 86 14,660 Millinery... 7 | 2,747 Fe 22° 2,987 8 826 4 4,373 18 8,676 16 5,708 1,088 $245,852 8 2,005 35 9,989 91 $122,505 9 6,953 80 Beene, 225 15284 Total....... 424 $59,608 Withdrawn from Warchouse. Wool— sik— + 17 $7,330 3308711 12 5,056 7 = 1,849 1 254 Shawis..... 11 3,078 Blankets... 71 10,263 Total....... 162 $36,541 $18,803 43 10,254 6,135 1,542 —_— —= 450 Total...... 53 $10,042 Spool,..... 1 1,640 Miscellaneous— — —— Strawgoods 30 $14,653 Total....... 164 $37,824 | Emb’der! 7 2,998 Silk- Corsets..... 4 Total... 89 $78,823 Flax— 124 $82,215 9 4,313 2B 6,873 18 1,907 Total....... 174 $45,308 Straw goods 22 Emb’deries.. 11 1,676 Matting. 3, Manufactures of wool. bes cotton. “ ilk, = flax ‘Miscellaneous... . The heaviest shipments wore Be Beth rate es Brazil and the Argentine Republic, some, ‘Danish West Indies. The exports British East Indies and : ‘he port of Wow 6, 1860, were as fol- Bales. Value. China 910 947,776 Peru, 636 2,978 si if Bie New 8 33%? 4 ‘ats a one " ur 8 589 182 10,986 $164,000 ‘The Southern trade that from the West Still irregular. The resents more favorable Drought out rather more heavily trade of this State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New land. ‘The prices of dor cotton goods have pre- sented no important change since our for report. The sales of foreign goods at auction have been large, and ries upon Average pretty well sustained. I~ ns suitable for cutting up by tailors for the coming Southern fall trade, {mn better demand. Among the auction sales ‘of week we may notice one of broche shawls of the importation of Mesers. Gat- Seaman Bros. ant Lrg F. Schmieder & Oo. Among the goods offered at the latter house were Saxon! dregs goods of established character, which drew @ salls— factory. On A fagewar Messrs. Wilmerdings & Mount held a sale of lace abawis acd mantillas, which amounted {0 about $60,000 in value. Two ribbon sales have beom held during ‘the week, which, however, were not very important. A sale of greater mpgnitude is advertised or Brown sheetings shirtings were not ao- cumulating, while prices were sustained. heavy sheetings at 84c.a8%Xc. Medium some styles of abirtings were in good demand for export. Bleach sheetings and shirtings were in fatr request and at ‘steady prices; but pioces of poorer goods, 8-4 «7-8 in width, were dull, owing in some degree to the slack demand for Printing cloths. Printed of favorite and novel styles were in fair de Simaglanp nee oon was heavy. A moderate business was doing in domest Infreguar, and lees alracive sajise was "large naa regular, ani ve styles was poe heavy. Kentucky jeans of all grades were dull. In fore goods, as béfore remarked, the heaviest trade, was found in the principal auetion houses on the We quote and regular trade. Plain and fine silks were in most request. Flounce dress is being in fashionable vogue met with Steady sales. Foreign woollens of all descriptions, and es- pecially heavy styles of German goods, were more heavy and difficult to move. The stocks remaining over after the cloge of the spring business promises to be large. CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT. Frupar, April 6, 1860. Ases.—The market was steady, small sales of pots at $6 25 and of pearls at $5 683¢. STUFFS. —) -—The market exhibited more firm- |, hees, while sales were moderate. The transactions em- braced about 7,000 a 8,000 bbis. , closing within the follow- Pepee 6 5 5e bs 7.00 760 620 750 800 435 400 Is. th of SSSRszsyes bee. H —Canadian : of at $5 60.8 $712. Southern flour was in fair sales of 1,600 bbis., closing within the Prices. Rye flour was steady at the abov. sales of 200 bbls. Corn meal was unchang were limited. Wheat continued to bo firmly held sales embraced about 5,000 bushels Milwaukee elul Ty t., 8,500 bushels white Indiana at p. t., 500 bushels Canadian club at $1 22, in store. Corn was firmer, with sales of about 25,000’ bushels at ‘750. a 76}¢c. for Jersey and Southern, straw colored Southern at T4c., while Western mixed was nominal at 720. a78c. Rye wasin fair demand, with sales of 2,000 bushels at 80c. a 82c., afloat and delivered. Barley was quiet at 76c. a 85c.. and barley malt was firm, with sale of 1,000 bushels at 90c. Oats were firm and in fair de- mand at 43c. a 44c. for Western and Canadian, and at 44c. a 45c. for State. Corrrs,—The market was quiet and held generally above the views of buyers. Sales of small lota were ro- ported, including 40 bags Rio at 14%¢c., 30 do. Ceylon at 140.) 70 do, Maracaibo at 142., and 100 do. ‘Porto Rica jc. Corton.—The sales embraced about 1,000 bales, clesing Bteadily on the basis of the following quotations:— N. 0. sieht NEW YORK CLASSIFICATION, Upland. Florida, Mobile. and Texas. Ordinary... 8 8 8 8 a ae 12% ig” ts Frricnt engagements were light and rates unchanged. To Liverpool, cotton was at 3<d.; 800 boxes cheese were engaged at 278. 6d., 600 bbis. at p.t., with some lote bacon at p. t. To London, 100 tierces beef were engaged ‘at 268., 32 tierces rice at 258. , 20 three quarter boxes tobac- oo at 2s. 6d.,and 15 tons ivory nuts at p. t., and 160 tlerces India mees beef at p.t. Engagements to the Con- tinent were light, and rates unchanged. Hay was Gori with sales of 600 a 800 bales reported at 86c. a 90c., and for city use at 90c. a $1, Lime was steady at 85. for common and $1 10 for ump Rockland. Mo.asses.—Sales of 20 hhds.,10 tierces and 70 bbis. Cuba muscovado were made at 3lo. Naval Stoxes.—Moderate sales of spirits turpentine ‘were made at 46c. Rosin was quiet and unchanged, Sales of 1,400 bbis. tar were made, to arrive, at $2 81\4. O18 —Lingeed was in good demand, with fair gales of English and American making at 60c. a 62c.; whalo and sperm were quiet, and salee limited. Provisions.—Pork—The market was heavy, and the stock was larger. The sales embraced sbout 600 bbis., including meas at $17 75 a $I 81'¢; old mess at $17 400 $17 45; new prime at $14 18% a $1481, and old do. $12 75 a $13; soft mees a $16 75, and clear at $19 50 $1975. Beef was in fair request and firm, with sales about 500 bbla., including country ‘Western at $16. Bacon was firmly held at 9:46. @ 1136. Cut meats were steady and in fair demand, with sales of about 200 hhds. and tierces at 7c. a 7c. for shoulders, and 8c, a 9%c. for hams. Butter and cheese were in good export demand, while prices were sustainea. Rice. —Salos of 160 casks were made at3%o. a 4}¢¢. Srep.—Clover and timothy were unchanged and sales limited chiefly to the country trade. A part of the Uriah’a cargo of linseed, to arrive ai Boston, was sold at $1 80, ana 2,000 bags ex ship sold in Boston at the same figure ob- tained for remainder of cargo. SvGARs.—The market was steady and active, with enles of about 2,600 hhds., part said to have been purchased on speculation. Included in the sales were Porto Risos at 6. 3¢¢.,and the remainder consisted of Cuba mus- los, chiefly within the range of 6c. a7¢.; 300 hhds, Melado sold at 49¢c. a 4%c., and 80 boxes at p. t. es os was steady, with sales of 500 bbls. at 220. per gallon. Woor —The trade this week has been without change. Very little inquiry for any description. Manufactarers tolerabiy stocked, and for the present out of the market, Nothing sold of any importance, foreign or domestic, Hipgs.—The market has been dull this week and with- out any animation, the advance demanded by holders having checked operations, the trade being unwilling to buy at present rates, The receipts continue to a fair ex- tent, and the stock remains about the same. The sales have been, 1,000 Montevideo, at 253¢c., six months; 3,000 Orinoco at 23 %¢e., six months; 1,600 Matamoras, at 323¢0. six months; 3,000 Truxillo, private terms; 3,000 Texas, 18c, a 19¢., six months; 00 Western, 1830, six months. LgaTHER —The demand has been quite oe week, the advance asked by the trade having checked opera- tions. The stock is not large. but well assorted, and the Hd continue to fair extent. Prices remain about the same, FAMILY MARKET REVIEW. At Washington market several changes are noticeable this week in the prices of meats, vegetables and market articles general); Matton and lamb are very high, the former bringing 14 cents, and the latter from 37 to 50 cents per pound. Small quantities of radishes, rhubarb and lettuce have made their appearance, and the prices of other vegetables have gone down considerably. The following is a correct list of prices:— Brev.—Sirloin steak, 150. per Ib.; porter house steak, 18c. a 20c.; rump do., 14c. ; chuck roast, 100. a 136.; corn- piven” aas thse; de. poe. This Mba quarters, jUTTON.— per Ib.; dc. , and fore quarters 100, 012; lamb, Sic. a 460. ys ‘Vear—Cutlets, 18 @ 20c. perlb.; fore quarters, 8¢. a 0c. ; hind quarters, 12c. Pork.—Freeh Pork, 12e. per Ib.; salted pork, do.; hams, 180. a 14c.; shoulders, 10c. a 12c.; sides, 103¢0. a llc.; fowl, 10c. per Ib.; roasting pigs, $1 25 a $1 50. ‘MisceiLaNKovs.—Bol sausages, 16c. per Ib.; beef tongues, 76¢. a 80c. each; lard 10c. a 12%. per Ib. Burrer, Eoas, &c.—Orange county butter, 26c. per Ib.; State (prime), 180; Western 17c.; cheese, llc. ® 126; eggs, 14 for ‘LTRY AND nega ohier 17. “ aes Po ge Messe 4 $1 25 ir; turkeys. 17c. 5 pdt per Ib.; at, $2 25 per dozen; teal ducks, 620. per pair; red head do, $1.a $1 25 Ar mallard do., 75c. per pair; canvass back do., $1 60 a r pair; quails, $1 60 per dozen; prairie chickens, Riper pair; Guinea fowls, 623¢c. per palr; 620. a 7c. per pair; squirrels, 9. a 120. 876. a 50, per pair; air; wild bso. Fis. — " shan Yer oe tound 12¢.; black fish, 8c. bass, 160. troul, 370. a 600. ge a 100; r Ib. ; blue fish, 85. ; 3'350.; haddock, 8 ; pickerel, 100. a 160. ; black } catfish, 8c. ; lobsters, 6c. per Ib. ; oysters, $1 50 & $226 per hundred; frost Osh, 8o. per'lb.; shad, each, . a 60. are err White clover, 25. per Ib.; buckwheat, 1é4c. = 18c.; hive, 8c. @ 10c.; strained, do. VeaeTaBLes.—Meroer $250; common do., $175; peachblows, Bae semee, 8 6 per DL; * mans, $1'500$1 75; sweet do., $160a$1 76 per bbl.; Delaware do. , $2 25; cabbage, 8c. a a 10c. per head; cauli- flower, 18¢. a 25c.; #quash, 18c. & 25c. each; garlic, 19¢. per bunch; beets, 6c. per bunch; lecks, 6c. a 8¢. per® Dunch; opions, 183. & 260. half peck; carrots, Oo. per bunch; table celery, 12c. per bunch; ra! turnipe, $1 per inl, pore Soy $2 per bbl; Nova Scotia tatoes, el. Pepacrr Wester , $2.15 a 83.25 por bbl; com- Fruit. — Western a .; Fed streaks, $2 25 per bbl; fall greenings and Spiteenburgs, $3 50 a $4; Rox- ury russets, $3 50 per bbi., cranberries, 130. a 250. per quart; crab apples, 62c. half peck; cbestnuts, bpd 3 quart; oranges, $8 25 a per bbl.; choice Tad: les, $9 a $10 per bb.; Newtown pippins, $5 per bol; cranberries, 811.4 $13 per bol; quinces, $1.50 a $2 per hundred,