The New York Herald Newspaper, December 15, 1860, Page 8

8 THE CENTRAL PA nm Bow Our Ciizens Enjoy the Frost First Saating of theSeason Where (he Skaters Amembled—tow thoy Tambied, aad How the Tumbiers Looked The Ladies Join ts the Sport Ruics for Skaters in the Central Park, Aes, ke, Re, in alt ite ylory of cold and frost eeems now fair 1m to have come upon ww; and although it is a season that cmpast always be a source of care and anxious thought to ur poorer fellow citizens, still it 4 also one in which Mero who have the time can indulge in the invigorating exercises attendant thereupon. TUR WEATHER. As the weather is & universal topic upon which ail ean speak, and upon which every one seems to think it be gomes a bounden duty to make sume remark if they moe a friend, therofore, as owr readers are our friends, it wil Be our duty before going further to say that yesterday | ‘was one of those healthy, cold, bracing sort of days that would almost tempt the moet ebdurate “fire spaniel’ to move his limbs outside of the house. The sun shone ebeerfully, aRbough the wind prevented bis rays from Imppartivg any ve the most sheltered spots, and the air, especially in the neighborhood of the Central Park, seemed to have asweet mers of taste that tempted many persons to draw it in slowly , something like a connoisseur sips good wine, Reeping it in his mouth til! he has thoroughly tested ite Mayor. Others—like the man who swallows down his @tass of lager at nk” —iutlated their lungs to the wtmoest init, au they respired would ejaculate that’s tive,” ae if they really enjoyed the Dlessings of Mhat element which is given to all, without the power of eorporatics ring with it THE CENTRAL PARK. These who had the charge of the Park did not deem tho ioe yesterday to be of sufficient solidity to allow of a fargo nuinber of persons assembling thereupon. ‘Th also had a degree of re that was far from being pleasant to skaters, and it was stated by some of those who were employed on the works that are still going on B the Park that it was the intention last night to flood ‘he pond, and if the frost continued there would be a per fectly level surface to-day. If safe, they thought it very ‘Meely that they would allow the skaters to use it to-day, W would be almost useless for us to say that the aspect Of the Park was as wintry as it could well be; aud all the water therein was covered with a coating of ie, Where ‘Me Croton scaped from the broken mains had ot of ice hus made its appearance, right merrily The unfiniebed roadways of Se Purk were far from pleasant to the pedestran’s means @f locomotion, presenting to the individual the idea that be was walking along the edge ofa never-c wheel, The drives were, ho splendid consti Hon, and many were the vebicles that were driven along them. The ecoupants of open carr’ and light wagons were well wrapped up in furs and buflulo robes, appear. og determined (hit no other part of their humanity should suller from exposure exeept a very stnall portion @f their frontispices, and that located within an inch or ‘two from the pupils of their The rocky portion of Me Park had in many cases a very pictaresqae appear fnce, expecially in theee spots where the water had iekied through the creviece ronping slowly bad jens will be used as soon ag nate to do so, @ is declare es. Songealed and formed a series of miniature frozen cas. @utee Not only in the Park was this ot to des but in many of the side streets Sat had been cut through the solid rock, Maviog 4 blagk looking lofly wall of sto ither #id from which water would run from the springs, and, being Bow frozen, causce a very pretty natural seonic ect TRE SKATING Mhat is, the he sk ‘@f six ponds lerated on eit Railroad track, between Fit Ptroets, Standing on the said track 9 Awoen the said ponds, and looking around, the observer ‘would be struck with the lively appear fm they moved about with lightuing GROUNDS, bled, consisted of the New Hay and say Seventieth pote where er sid n nint! out witway be ch of ty one hose half dozen sheets of frozen water. But there were two particular ponds med tw better please th Jovers of skating the rest—that is, ifan observer anay judge by the arhount of patronag) bestowed npon ‘The two spots, wo believe, are known by th of the Ar pond and the Hamilton sq THE ARSENAL POND Je located anow! southest of the Arsenal, and during Whe break of the Croton maine ree therefrom some | Mile ade t onten it pres Bhough it was somewl: till they managed to make it de t into the Park itself There were « vere, from the little boy scarcely bigher than th @ fall grown man, to the ok! man whose silver gray locks showed plainly that | this wae x eGicet winter by fifty that he h There w kinds of skates, were B Philadelphia club — skat Dutch skates Park skate rockers halt vockers,”” ground skates with a very long turn kates ates with a lit and skates without a pois skates wi or alike at both end the px backe otat nt straight backs di skates kates with r mkates with th steel cut quite the opposite; skates fastened to tho foot by strape BNL Kkates Without straps, being fastened by sere lone skates ‘“spic-and-span new,” and #kates ag old as the Park Merl’, skates bright and polished, and skates a act, thore seemed to be ey be “seared up.” As there were ice on the city railroad cars that there was Qrnrccrorercoceccsercococoscooroscrensecocetece rite) GOUD SKATING AT FIFTY. SINT AND SINTIETY MTRRETS. 3 eeeeeeenener ete eect oe ce tnet eect nent ne rene r8 reer) Persons from down town, carrying suspicious looking undies, began flocking to the said cars, and as they did Bot leave them again until the vehicles arrived at Fifty minth etreet, there seemed to be little doubt of their ob Jock To say the least, the crowd on this pond numb @d several bundred at one time, and as it was continu @hanging by the satiated going away and new ones taking Meir place, it was a certain fact that Lacy could not ali Dave resided in the neighborhood, On the six ponds Were murt have been thoaeande of persons eourse of the day. The only disadvantage the skaters experienced was from the wind, which blew touch an ‘extent as to remind therm of the cockney poom— Ven the vinter vind vietles agroas the vild vaste Sn to make them shiver with the effeeu of the biert. A Frenchman, a# be chattored his teeth, very earnestly no in the @2id to his friend at bis side, “Mon Diew, i ge t which hie friend anewored “Oui” in a tone that showed Be felt it. Some of the boys seemed to think the “bust Bag of the Croton” was not so bad after as it gn fhom a better chance for skating. The stumps of Of the felled trees, the water veing frozen dl, came Rito good use, ae they anewored the place of chairs for ‘the skaters when they fixed on their skates. Many « lad @arned an honest quarter yesterday by being in possoe Bion a gimblet, and ng himself aiding the S@gente’’ vo faeten on their “steel slippers. The vende @f lorenges, end traveling sear merchants on skates aight haye been sen in goodly numbers dispensing their wares as they givied along. Mar the skaters tried % keop warm their notes, which in many casos looked of ny great amount of warmth, except in | nee of Ube masees | NEW- YORK HERALD. SATURDAY | “#term. When a single Individual fel, he wae sore | « leek around him to see if any one was looking and | ‘bing, and if be found be was observed, he would | w off hie agility in rating to his feet, and if able would some grand effort at “fancy skating” to show he | wos bo noviee. Speaking of famey skating, although | there Was no great attempt made t “eut figures’ on the ee, except such as we have before described, which ‘b rolling,”’ “back sliding’ and “eurving,’”’ besides “straight rupning.”” HAMILTON SQUARE POND. Was wore sheltered from the wind than we last men tioned, aud consequently was rather more an object of attraction than that, It was situated em the op- | posite side of the track, farther up town, and on this | eheet of jee a large number of persons were engaged | playing at “hoekey,”’ bettor known by the boys under | the name of “shinning.” It isa good game for exercise | when played ina field, but is more go when 00 the ice, | 4 the ball seems to go farther, the players can move, certainly, swifter, and much fun is caused if, in the | stuuggle to hit the ball, a number of the players go roll | ing over each other. During one of the games a player aimed at the bail, but struck his meighbor’s shins, As he dil so he said: ‘Ob! Jehu, there’s a mixs.”” “No, by thunder,’ said he who was struck, a8 he rubbed bie jeg | ‘twas a hit, or know nothing about it.” | THR LADIBS. | Of course the ladies were present, and in many instances “took the shine’ completely out of the gentlemen whowc companied them, skating along without support, and in more than one instance having to assist the fallen rd of the creation’? to rige to his feet. In Bone cases the gentleman apparently bore a parental relation to the fair one; in other cases the brother doubtless guided and +seorted the sister; bat in more than one iustance the “speaking eyes’ would betray that the young couple | were Jovers on skates.”” Jt is a pity that the ladies wilh | not adopt some more appropriate costume for skating | than the long trailing dress, which may be all very well to sweep the streets with, but is very awkward when it gets entangled with the skates, bringing the wearers to | “wrest? not intended by them. Why not uge the Polish | skating dress, or the Russian? Who will set the fashiou? ‘The dress is picturesque, and when the feet are encased in a pretty boot, neatly trimmed with fur, the owners need not be ashamed to show them, If they do wot like | anything foreign, what about the “Bloomor?’’ is better than seeing ladies who are re goo. their Jength on the ica, or Anything skaters risking f their precious limbs through wearing Now is the tim» for the “dear ones our rugged masculine hearts’ to create a sensation 4, when their dowing ringiets, surmounted by a fur and velvet ayed with by the breeze aw they glide along over the slippery surface, let those young men whe have their hearts whole, take are not broken before they leave the Park. If they only leave them behind, taking another i place thervof, per. it will not be though that is serious occasionally, Many a celd meeting on the jee bas d into fricudship and love. So, girls, look out! Ditto young men Retore uding we will call attention to the regula- » mutual Bevetit ef all our citizens while t, are £0 serious tions tor & ing the G AND WINTER SPOKTS ON PARK. If there should be no unfavorable change in the woat ting sevson on the Central Park will commence > TRE CENTRAL or than last i the public is somewhat la ments for the convenience the arran ‘comple ACORSS TO THE ICR, Broad platforms resting upon spiles at show owser ody #0 ax to bridge over the ice near the share where it is usually weak, have been placed at three points to give safe access, One of these is at the Terrace landing, op posite the head of the Mall, Another extends the wile Jgngth of the South beach, west of the iron Bow bridge, and opposite to the Circle. ‘This i# intended for the spe tion of those coming in carriages, which ircle, ‘The third is at the North begch. SKATIS, CLOAK ROOM AND REFHESIDENTS: At each piatiorm tents are being ‘at which ekates and straps can be obtain checked and left, and hot soups and at fixed Sliding ch will aiso be moderate prives, provided. ERVWD 1K FOR LADIES. ar the Buloony bridge, will bo Epeetal landing platform anil a dres ing honse, with a woman in attendanes, are provided. Thi > Will be found a few rods south of the Bale i side of the Drive. An open f will separate the ladies’ jee from the main boly, Aa opeuing in the fence will allow ladies to p into the | main pond, and it is hoped that by this arrangemeut l- use the leo” ou th ly than last year D ICR POR be induced t main boty ¢ upon it will a shore, Th it will be by r Drive, opposite that to the laiies’ cottage ar ug CURLING AND GOFF Tho new pond at the south end of tho ‘or the use of the euclingg aud other « Park wil! be re tabs, and for rerved | the play of gow, or hoekie, ‘She clubs using it will each H z much » loo as 18 Nocesvary ir b ta keep in order | b je, that this pond Ps a removal of ladi rable that games ahoul! nt t in the Park which would be dangerous if pir n the usual crowd upon the lake, but which, vx ble restrictions, are highly interesting, ant whole me ant manly in their tentency. atr A ball will be hoisted to the top of the pole near the Dell tower Whenever the jee is in fair condition for eknt ing A white pennant will be kept hoisted over the round howge im the imi the mtn never te 16 { upon with veral pei vot oy hout serious detrimout to the ico, whatever er, or skating can be at ition in other respects. No one can re. with porféet safely, or with proper the general interest in maintaining the tee in for ekating, when the white pennant is not red pennant over the round house indicates eithor the ice is very dangerous or that it Is being flooded 1 the purpose of forming anew surface, ta the latter case it will be kept flying until new ice is finally formed, The red pennant will not be displayed nntews th san absolute necessity that the pond shoul be cleared Hadson River ‘ Corstzen—Two Mex Paogey.—The sloop Gorret Demorest, Capt Ward, was «track by a squall on Thursday hight, white sailing down the Hodson, near Irvington, and capsized. The crew, consisting of three men, clung to the mast aud rigging until daylight, when hey were res- ome poopie, from whore. One of the hands, William Moore, was badly “Wi conaktered doubtfal. An learn, very is whore nate we could not aK alao frost bitten, but not caugerous’y. Tee Heneow Rewke Progew Oven—Nav canes Srorren.— From Rhinebeck to Mbany the Hudson river is frozen over, rencering navigation between this city and Albany possible, Between Rhinebeck and Poughkoopsie there | are large quantities of floating ice, but betweem Pough. keopeie and Newburg very little, A steam propelter, with berges in tow from this city, bound for Albany, Was unab.e to proceed beyond Poughkeepsie on Thursday The steamer Manhattan started from Poughkeepsie yes. terday morning for Rovdoat, ploughing her way thro the ice. The Weather during the last few days has b: ¥ cold, ranging from zero to ®even or eicht degrees above. There has been very good sleighing at Pough- | keepsic for nearly two weeks Tite StmaMER CUurTON BURve> Late $15,000.— About o'clock on Thureday night last, as the steamer Clifton, from Barrytown, was on her way to this city, loaded with Produce, and when near Rhinebeck, her upper deck war discovered to be on fire, All efforte to extinguish tho flames proved unavailing, and in aghort timo eo rapid | | wery blue, by having between their lips either a pipe or | did they « that the crew hat to desert the vessel Sregar. Ax they giided along with their hamis in their | and leave her p hee fate. The boat burned nearly a . ” our and «half, compietely destroys 0 Wat pockets, and the smoke issuing frem their m jenael’ wery REAVER, sad an ae = he win The they appeared the perfect picture of enjoyment. | fire broke out near the smoke stack, and it is But “there i# many « flip,’ not only i the pons hay Red A failing : ; ; eigh: eajoymentfol a “enp’’ but in that of a ‘skate,”’ so it was wonige = <a uae fins my ne ‘, with some of our friends yesterday. Not only did uo | pote ferty boat. All banda without injery. On vices measure their full length on the fee, but also the More scientific, and coriainly \t was amnsing to see the warious methods they would adopt to recover their equi Mbrium when they found they were falling—many of them running aiong on their skates, though their bodies qroukl be bent at a right angle and their Gngers nearly Pouching the ground—giving somewhat the idea tha ome four-footed animal was skating. When any one weally fell op bie back some one would enggest that the @elinquent should “piace bis *kates on bis seat instead of Bis feet.” Again, another as he fell would be told it wae agaivet the rules for persons to be laying on the joe.” ‘We eniute of “Get up, cant yer,’ wae very common. iy The wind would occasionally canse 9 mishap by driving pn, She porson on bis runners farther than be tirst intendod— | Ping the trees, over a stamp, or | Mason, pometimnes against one of fgainet somo fellow skater. A nuniber of skaters were Bliowing one another at a rapid rate, with the wind 10 fail power behind them, when an indiyiiual moving in a direction at about right-angtes ran xcroas (tir poth and tripped up the fret Of the line; the reet went samb\ing ever him yell mot, Of course there was a Vaquell,”’ bot a9 they al! took i good temperotty there ww po beard were two handred dressed hogs, several live once, & large number of cattle, several tons of hay, ant other Produce for the New York markets. The Clifton was waeured for $10,000 in New York insurance companies. She was owned by Mesera. Shaver & Greene, of Barry town. When the Armenia was disabled last scammer, the Glifton took her pinee between this city and Albany, as ® day boat. The total lors is estimated at $15,000, (hoogh samme think }t ull reach $20 000. Arrivals and Departares. ARRIVALS, Po ty a Rica eh Ties W Bains DP Uy ire Jno Mraatah ik Pe Sertaee acon seer Beewrw ae Rowre New York Larne Us, Mr vu RLS eed Ach mostiy “tgares of fan,” there was a good deal of | THE SLAVE TRADE. ‘Whe Case of the Bark Cora. UNITED BBATES COMMISSIONER'S OF FICE. Before George W. Morell, Esq. Dee, 11.—the Uniled States ve, John Wilson and Hans Otson.—The prisoners and Morgan Fredericks, who bas escaped, are charged with the transportation of slaves, and with voluntarily serving on board of @ slayer. The United States District Attorney and Mr. Buchanan Heury appeared for the government. Whilqwaiting for the arrival of witnesses, the United States District Attorney, Judge Roosevelt, said that he would put in evidence the shipping articles, ty which it appears that John Latham was captain of the Cora; there is no birthplace entered; under the head of birthplace there itu blank, Next is Morgan Frederick», fret inate, birthplace, New York; aged forty-two; height five ‘oot on nine inches; wages $40 per month; adyance, $40. Wilaon, second mate; birthplace, Pennsylvania thirty; height, five feet nine inches: wages $30 per n04it advance, $30. Hans Oisen, third mate; aged wweul) Live, height, five feet ten inches; wages $25 per month; ad vance, The hoading is an agreement botweeen the master and owners of the bark Cora of New York, bound from the port of New York to one or more ports on the Weet Coast of Africa ou a general freighting or trading voyage and back to her port of discharge in tho United States, The terms of service uot to exceed eight calendar montis, The agreement is that the parties be on board on or beiore Wedneslay, 27th of June, 1560. ‘The paper is signed by the captain, the three mates and the sailors; in widition to these there are a cook, a steward, cabin boy and ten seamen. They all purport to be born in the United States, except the steward, who is put down as born in Italy, The District Attorney put in evidence the list of names of offloerg and crew, signed by Captain Latham, bearing the notfrial seal of Mr. Edwards, Notary Public, who rtates that upon proof of law being presented to him he certifies that the parties are all citizens ef the United States except one. Mr. Donohue, who just entered the court room, said be had been spoken to by friende of the accused to defend this ease; he liad not had an opportunity of speaking with the men, as they have been in close confinement; be therefore asked for a poetponement. ‘The matter was then set down for Friday next at twelve o'clock. The examination in the case of the alleged slave bark Cora was resumed yesterday afternoon in the United States Grand Jury room, before Commissioner Morell. Captain Loretto Ruez, alias Latham, of the Cora, and eight of the crew, who arrived here in the storeship Re lief on Thursday, were present, The prisonere, with the ‘exception of the captain, were brought forward by the Marshals, handowfed. United States District Attorney Roosevelt, and J. B. Henry, Assistant District Attorney, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Charles J. Donohoe for Wilson and Olson, the second and third mates. Thomas Eartman was the first witness sworn for the prosecution, His evidence was as follows:—I was ao officer in the United States sloop-of-war Constellation, on the coast of Africa; I was on the coast in Septouber last T recolivct on the nigbt ef the 25th of September dis covering the Cora; we made chase for her at haif-past seven o'clock in the evening, and after chasing for some time we tired a gun for ber to heave to; she did not, however, beave to,and we continued the chase, firing one ‘or more guns; at about haif-past eleven o'elock we tired another gun. after which the vessel hove to; I wus then sent on board with a boat's crew from the Constellation, and on reaching her deck i asked the name of the vessel and was answered, “the Cora, of New York;” I then asked to see her papers and captain, to whieh a gentle man reeponded, saying that the Ameriean eaptain was not on board, in Spanish, aud that the vessel bad no papers, and that there was vo flag #m board; I then, in obed ence to my orders, vent the erew of the Cora on board the Constellation, and remained temporarily in charge of the ‘vessel with Iny own rew; at first Ieaw no Legroes on board; after reaching the Cora’s deck TI saw some in the main hatohway, and on going to the cabin door I dis. covered the cabin decks were full of negro womon there were 705 negro men, women and ehildrep board altogether; J then waited orders fram the Conste: lation; 1 fre Wilson and Olson here now, who were two of the Cora’s crew; [made no search for papers at that time; at daylight! searched the cabin for the vessel's papers, but found nothing; this search was not a strict search, afterwards a board of otticers from the Constel. lation were sent on board to search for papers or a flag I was not pregent when they came; I never saw the ves sel’s papers on board dhe Cora; I first saw then when they were handed to me by the flag officer on the morn. ing of the 27th September, oa the coast of Africa, in sight of the Cora; the privoners were then on board the lation; there was no flag found at that time to my know. ledge; on the passage home 1 found « broad blue pennant , having on it the “Masonic emblem,’ that was t the vesvel home; I received ‘a package ar » addressed to Judge of the Court, handed to me by Flag Of n 1 often spoke with the two mates on my a first. (Here the was on the y New York;” the prisoners spoke English tell me what part of the United States thoy’ wore fr brought Fredericks home; be got away, how; Wilson suid he lived in New York um; 1 1 don't kaow Jison.told me he lived wm Denmark; he ther be was na turalized here or net mo on reve ral occasions that they sbi New York first, second and third aud that the Cora after discharging her thirty miles up the , went to Mangue Grande—a port thirty or for south of the Congo—and that when thre Were toid by the gentleman who ep a et, that he that if the tions tii th did net Wie to sery adrift oa the coast of AL fe to risking their live coast, whore thoy would be rebbed and murdored, they pretorred taking chance in the Cora in the positions they had always re twined; that is the substance of ail | have ever Known from them regarding themselves; the negroes I took to Mougolia, carrying the three mates with me as prisone Jdenvered them there to the United States agent, an brow. grees were brought home, aud that it tt *, he would turn th then said that in the vessel to this port; I was told that the at 16 boats from the coast, and munted as they cane and that a man o board stripped them of what Jothes they had on was hot told who the man was that received them ¢ beard Cros#-exam ined—Resides the negroes I should say there or twenty-six persons on board the bark no work was going on in her then, nor tiation; i did not re coguise the prisoner until they were sent back next day from (he Coneteilation as prisoners: | have no recollection of having epoken to Wilson or Olson that aight: there were jive Spaniards brought home in the Cora, I do not know of nuy that were discharged on the coast, | think there were hine or ten Spaniards altogether in the Cora’s crew; | would not take Mr. Wilson to be a foreigner; O1- son T thought was # foreiguer from bis manner; they never besitated in telling me anything; the three inates told me they would prefer hanging in a civilize! cuutry to being lett to wild by F men Out ia Afric they told me that on their leaving here they bad idea the ves#el was intended to be engaged in the slave trade. Direct examinat ed —The Spaniards were taken ‘on board, not as p to Monrovia, but to take care of the negroes, aud from Monrovia here as deck hands Wilson and Qison told me on several occasions that the American captain went ashore at Meangue dr, aud that the Spanish captain took charge of the vesse! there they told me that the American captain's name was Latham; the Cora was about eighty intles from Meangue de when we first sighted her from the Conste!lation her crew threw spare cakk® and epars overboard while the Consteliation was chasing her, both vessels were on der kai. Jobn Hdwards testified to being a notary public; that the man who came to his office to obtain a certificate of & crew iat for the bark Cora, and whom be identified as being present (Captain Latham). represented that the Persons whose Lames were in it, with the exception of the etoward, were born in the t ed Stator baeed this on Ube@estimony of the captain, tuongh he did koow it of his own know ede. Ihe rict Attorney aid that in a clain le by Latham im opposition to @ libel on the bark Gorm me had (eatified that he wae owner of thet vessel, Hie Rigualare was ppnded to the document, and the name of bis friend. Mr. Demoboe, was inseriel in it ae prow 1 ther ‘ore propovod examining the cuunsel as to the cap: te eignatare and | ent Bir. Det " ture ow the decument was in Latouwn's ban iwriting, as he Was ho! pretout when it was signed, he bad then ou th» eubjeet ¢ 4s counsel, and wh y never, , Saw bis client » Lathan Ajourned Progress of the case was he at eleven A. The men belonging to tho erew oi the Cora, who Wore present, were very un couth and dilapidated in appearance, and their cistume eesnted & moet diversilied agpoet. They wore maui- catiy haggard and dejected. ‘The Case of the Schooner Achorn. UNITED STATRS DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. Tee, 12—S0me few months ago the schooner Achorn wos canvured off the coast of Africa as a sup- posed slaver. On board the vessel the captors found FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Fupar, Doc. 14—6 P. M. ‘The feeling in mercantile ci continues rather bet- ler Uhan it was & Week ago, though very little business is doing. The announcement of the resignation of Secre- tary Cass produced very Inte effect, Mt being generally beleved that the step was suggested as much by the ad vanced age of the Secretary as by any other cause. Money continues about a8 it was—quite abundant en call, but scarce at the discount houses. The news from England, however, has a tendency to encourage pur- chases of paper, and if it be not followed by worse news hereafter, our market will improve. To-day the mini- mum rate continues to be 12 per cent, and nothing but the very choicest paper paases at that figure. The North Star arrived to-day with $1,063,213 in specie. A moderate business was done to-day in foreign ex- change at about 103 a 104 for bankers’ bills, The English letters by the mails which arrived to-day promise copious supplies of gold for the purchase of cotton, in case ¢x- change should rethain depressed. Their latest quotations, at the time they wrote, were 106 for sterling bills in thie market. When the Bank of England learns of the further decline in billg, the rate of interest will undoubtedly be raised. ‘The stock market was better to-day, with the exception of United States fives of 1874, which declined, apparently in consequence of the uneasiness created by the secession- ist doctrine, State stocks were all better, and the de- mand for railway stocks and bonds was rather more ac- tive. English holders, instead of selling their stocks at the decline established here, are buying more. After the firet board, however, rumors spread of farther troubles at Washington, aud prices gave way somewhat. In the afternoon stocks were rather lower, and the market closed unsteady, the foliowing being the quota. tions:—Virginia 6's, 77; Missouri 6's, 6634 a 67; Ten- nessees, 72a 4;; Canton, 13; Cumberland Goal pre. ferred, 8a 10; Pacific Mail, 79 a 80; Now York Central, 72% u 4(; Frie, 28a}; Hudson River, 3934 a 4; Har- jem, 1834 a %%: Harlem preferred, 314; a 321g; Reading, 8314 a 2g; Michigan Central, 4634 a 47; Michigan South- erp and Northern Indiana, 133, a %; Michigan Southern an’ Northern Indiana guaranteed, 26); a 4; Panama, 110 2 112; linois Central, 684g a 94; Galena and Chicago, 62a \;; Cleveland and Toledo, 24 a 4; Chicago and Rock Island, 467 @ 47; Chicago, Barlington and Quincy, 64 a 64; Tilinois Central bonds, 87 a 88. ‘The business of the Sub-Treasury to-day was as fol- jows:— Receipts ... $48,403 85 —For cus ++ 42,000 00 Payments... : 44,606 10 Balance 2,680,703 47 ‘The exchanges at the Bank Ciearing Houre this morning: were $18 242.333 85, and the balances $1,036,132 01. ‘The movement of the banks in the four principal cities of the Union, in which weekly reporte are made, ax shown. by their last statements, is as follows: — N. York, Dee. §..g1aiatasae ehibeier 164 fia eae Hoston, Dec, 10. 61,870,655 17,176,778 3,532,677 7,244, Phila,'Dee 10... 27.087 1737 $887.07 2061196 NOneans bet & BAS IB'SAe74OG ITO Seto Tota? $290,421, 191 190,121,008 6,005,807 25,715,180 L ek. 2 8, 2 Tattyear.. .. SS02rMo lapfocas stand utes Au evening paper says:— Bidders for the loan of 1871 have reeently been waited upon by agente of the Washington “lobby” to get them to unite in a petition for relief. If Oongress agrees to release them from their bide, the one per cent deposit is to go to the “lobby.” Comptroller Haws to-day opened the bids for the $275,000 Six per Cent Croton Water Stock, as authorized by chapter 372 of the Laws of 1860, and by an ordinance of the Common Council, approved by the Mayor on the 9ih of August, “for increasing the supply of Croton water, and extending the necessary works for accumulating and distributing the same." The interest on the stock will be payable quarter yearly, and the principal be redeem- able November 1, 1883, Annexed is a liet of the bids, in the order in which they were opened, the rate offered, aad the Comptrolier ® action on them: — Ananent. , » $7,000 100.01 30,000 100.01 Name. J. Lee Smith... James M. Austin (‘Trt Rave. 100. Accepted. John Stilwell) cecees 4,000 Commissioners Sinking Fund 275,000 Kliza Swun...... cee 7,000 Hugh Martin...... 1,000 Pagar Seheitiiin,.......... 8.000 Philip Lockwood... 400 Newburg Savings Bar 5,000 Ketate of Ralph J. Bu ©,500 Total... cece BAL, GOO It a # little curious that city sixes were poll to-day at 99, owe per cent leat than the above bids. We are permitted to pnblien the following letter from Tton John A. Gilmer, m ngress from North Carolina, and, we believe, slave owner ju that State. ‘The letter was written, t wld, before the Hon, Jefferson Davie dolivered the calm, statesmantike eday’s Henauy = © RePwEN TeV, Doc Drak Sim—We are ina most fearful crisis. it seems 4 selded purpose with the disunion Senators #0 to uct the debat the Senate as further to inflame mind, aiready too mntch excited, and ther atoly force disunion, regardless of all const “Madness raies the hour.” With many who 7, 1860. 1] meaning aud in the conservative, “judg. ment is dethroned,” and has jost its away.” Others, entitled ation, seem “to he moved by on mi ri determined wo press the South intagetion whilet laboring under a furious fever. ibey fear The effects of the sober second thought of the free States on the steady masses of the South. They are unwilling to give any tine for reflection, or to enable the slave States having a common interest to confer with each other, and determine on any line of policy deomed best for all. Whilst I would not lose one moment in discussing the right of each State to secede, there is a rule of mbrality, law and religion that ail fair minded men ought to ro- Spoct and observe. It isso old man runneth not to the contrary perfection reason’? eek ceeeens sh eeeenegen ranma net to do to gd At best, a= & Present circumstances and for exist: causes, for the Southern States to secede is @ fearful plunge to al! who have social, material and sabstantial jutereste: but the hazards are cortainly much greater if they shall go off disjointed, differing, and perhaps quar- pg among themeelves. instigator and “to be fatally bent el! if South Carolina and Alabama bave jist canse t xccede, then all the slave States have, and cought to "go with thom. Taking this to be’ true. 1 inset most respectfully that the siater States of the South, that assume to themselves a superior wisdom, and Tashly lead 80 as Lo Create necessity on the part of ther sisters to follow before they have time to prepare and set their houses in order,” are wanting in their regard for the feelings and interests ot their neighbors. Whenever it is reasonably settled that our benor can no ionger be maiuiained and our rights no longer safe in the Union, I have too much confidence in the «pirit and courage of our Southern people to doubt their united Pledges and action t© maintain and preserve our houor and rights out of it. When we have ethansted all reasonabie and fair means for our constitutional righta in the Union and Bave failed, 1 do not insist that we should be deterred from a separa tion from the free States, becanse thereby we lose all Fy mpathy we now have with the conservative millions in the free Ktatee and make them all, to ag, alien Garrison ian abolition enemies, freed from the restraints growing out of community of interests, laws aad constitution. Bot this consideration, connected with the probability of maay bloody battles with the millions ef the Northwest settled on the tributaries of the Minsiaeippi, growing out that great river of the navigation « the increased necessity tipliet tr carefully the cavses for which we separate, and be cer tain that they are satisfactory now, and in the fotore, at inasi to the massen of the slavehold At the risk ef moch oriticism I hope thet some calm, firm and well considered line of poliey may yet be developed by wiser heade, which m save the Union and secure the coustitutioual equality the siave States therein. ‘The eyes of the South are now snxiwuriy turned to Georgia, the Ewpire State of the South. We trust that her citizens, in every neighborhood, at this perilous time, will divest themselves of all passion, calmly confer, and give us at once the summing up of @ wie conclusion. Yours, truly, JOHN A. GILMER. ‘To Dr. We. D. Goxyens, Covington, Georgia. The earnings of the Erie Railroad for the month of No- vember, 1860, were... 00... Farnings of November, 1869....... sees ’ eee ‘ + $01,190 21 The public debt of the State of Ohio payable in this city, “at the pleasure of Six per cents, Decomber i 1860...... ee Five per conte, December 31, 1865... 0...) Six per conts, Decomber 31, 1870... fix per cents, December 31, 1876.... Six per conte, December 51, 1886.... Six por conte, March 1, 1861...... ‘The taxable property of the Stato for the yoar 1860 i¢ $900,000,000, The public debt of the State is, therefore, about one anda half per cent of the prosent taxabie valuation. We learn from the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of Obio that it is the desire of the people of that State to pay off the public debt in the next tea yeare, and that a law will probably Be passed to that end; #0 that the State may be, ere long, in the market ae a purchaser of \ts own «tocks. The credit and the ability of Ohio to pay are equal to any State inthe Corn. We jearn from Mr, James A. Briggs, Obio State Agent, that there has been but one aale of $1,400 of the loan of 1886 rince August 20, and but one sale of the loan of 1876 rince September 20, and but two sales of the loan of 1870 fince November 7. This shows how firm the stock of Obie ie held, We give theee faote for the benefit of | parties who may | 20 locn offered to-morrow, according to adyertisement in Bitter cur columns. x "se The weekly statement of the Philadelphia banks, 110 made up Monday afternoon, presents the follow @g ag- | 200 N ¥ Central gregates, us compared with those of the previous week : 1025 3. Dee. 10. 200 300. 260 100 At a meeting to-day of the directors of the Jefferson Insurance Company, Mr. Thomas Morrel] was unani- mougly elected President, in place of Moses Tucker, de- ceased. ‘The shipments by the Illinois Central to the South are imereasing, and from this freight the gain in trafflc of $8,908 95 the first week in December was made. ‘This season the road has forwarded upwards of seventy-five thousand tons of freight to Cairo. This includes 1,347,- 736 bushels of grain and 131,853 barrels of flour; re- ducing the latter to grain gives a total of two millions of bushels. ‘The earnings of the Galena and Chicago road the first week of December were:— «$25,637 22,828 ++ $196,182 27 » 181,617 19 Increase... $14,565 08 ‘The earnings of the Cleveland and Tvledo road for November were:— Total...... + $83,574 ‘The increase over November, 1859, is. . $7,270 Mr. Marsh, receiver of the New York and Erie Rail- road Company, has filed his reports in the mortgage suits against the said company. The following table will show the receipts and diebursements:— Joserit WALKRR EF AL. Trostees, Act. Tuk New York xp Fre Rawkoap Comraxy (Secoxp, Tuan, Fouxra AND Freru Mowmeack Sur), rsements. August 30.... - $604,925 50 522,181 85 Septersber 30. LI 398,715 33 659,471 95 Jamme BRowN br at. Act. Tar New York anp Ewe Rait- ROAD COMPANY (FOURTH AND Firtu MornGace Scrrs), September 30—Receipts, including balance of last report. soe $728,715 33 Feptember 20—Disbursements. » 659,471 95 October — 31—Receipta, including balance by Jaet report. . 978,848 07 October 31—Dishursements. + 623,868 79 Balance on hand Unpaid interest on 24 and 3d mortgages...... 303,135 00 Available balance...... 6... ..06 secees $52,798 23 The New Orleans Picayune of Thureday evening, December 6, says:— tae vein war done B — an hespaeoy re. ported firmer pricos, es} for the middli bet- Tor grades. ‘No | further change was disclosed fa money affairs. The demand for accommodation, though less 22 see Zz B88 pt 200 T Cen RR op..810 58 300 do. 58, ee = do. 8) 1 ao 68 100 68: 300 do, 80 100 do 59 10 © do. 6036 400 do + 59} 100 Gal & Chi a: 100 &@ 63 50 do......0pg 63 150 Cley & Tei Rit. 2532 200°” do. 2g 10 a. 2536 100 do. pitrd Ub Chio & R rey do, a1 0 do. a 6 do. ae 150 ou al % 4 39 rr ET] SEyekesssenseeecrss oREEER OER RR RR THE DRY GOODS TRADE. ‘The following is a comparative statement of the iat ports of foreign dry goods at New York, for the week » and since January 1:— For the Week. Entered at the Thrown on Since January Entered at the et... L 1658, 1859. 1860. +» $1,200,176 = 2,842,229 1,277,804 . 1217644 rt... 57,351,206 107,724,002 98,465,190- 2,264,947 = 683,517 ‘Thrown on market... 65,316,078 106,377,822 96,114,094 By the above table it wilt be scen thet the value of dry goods entered at this port the past week was lesa, than one-half in amount of those entered in the sama period last year, yet they were slightly in excees of those for the same time in 1858. The amount throwm upon the market was materially below that for the samo time in the two preceding years, and amounted to not over one-fourth of that in 1859, and less than half of that in 1858. While $1,277,804, entered last week, only $583,517 were thrown upon the market, againgt $2,264,447 in 1859, and $1,217,544 in 1858—showing » disposition on the part of importers at present to evade the payment of duties by bonding the goods, in which connection, should circumstances demand it, they can bé re-exported in bond. The aggregates since the let of January show a larger margin between thoge of thig year compared with those of the two preceding years. At this time last year the importations were heavy, in order to meet the apring trade. The goods entered thig week show the first check given by the importations for the epsu: general, is very pressing in some quarters, and we regret to say that further suspensions have occurred. But the banks are getting #0 strong that they will soon be able to Tesume discounts—at least tially —and a ooaiat many parties in getting . ex market showed no material niente ‘A moderate business was done in sterling at an extreme range of 97 a 100 for clear bille, but by far the greater portion wax done at 98. There is nothing doing in document bills. Francs rule from 51.900. a 5f.85e. bills on the North continue neglected and almost unsaleable, except for the very best in small quantities. Sight was rather lower, with sales @t 1.1% per cent discount. The sum of $100,000 in gold was recetved to-day by the Bank of Louisiana. The con- dition of the United States Treasury is such as to compel the calling in of all its resources. We understand that in- structions were received to-day to turn over the builion fund, which is intended to facilitate the operations of the Brauch Mint, to the credit of the Treasury. Depositdrs of bullion must therefore wait for the proceeds until ed, instead of receiving it, a8 heretofore, before coin- age. Tho amount of the bullion fund is’ upwards of $100,000, ‘Thove who have made deposits prior to this morning will receive tho value a8 soon as assayed, but future deporiters will have to await the process of coining. The New Orleane Picayune of the 8th says:— The bank statement for she week shows the following changes as corapared with the previous retarn:— Decrease in elvort loans . $1,275,339 Increage in #pecie.........+++ 886,259 Decrease in circulation. 323,290 Increase in deposits 296,267 Tnerease in exchange 450,051 Decrease in distant balances 17,406 Total loags December Total bans December As au evidence of sli “ is indeed satisfactory. The banks seventy-tive cents in coin and excban) in mmediate Habilities, irrespective of the dollars. Besides w of the free banks, amounting to $1,752,125, ix by a deposit of three millions anda hal’ of It will therefore be readily conceived that our moneyed iustitutions are placed beyoud the reach of danger, Complains ‘s mace in maby quarters of the oo rapid curtailment of discounts, amounting again this week to one million of dotlars. This is undoubtedly ; but the bauke must at all hazards maintain the cur- intact. Money affairs remain unchanged. In the y of new discounts there is scarcely anything doing, but the banks grant frecly ali tho renewals that may be required. The difficulty lies with the outside coilection Paper, much of which is beyond the control of the resi- dent parties. It is on these obaigations that all the re- cent obligations have taken place. It will be perceived that whilet the short loan have fallen off $1,275,000, the eutire decrease in discounts is but a million. This’ has doubtiess arisen from the substitution of paper at longer date in lieu of assets that would have otherwise figured pended. Stocks continue utterly negiected. Wo hear of caswal offers to sell at very low figures, bat uo de- cline appears -atficient to bring out buyers. change was in a shade softer, and negotiations were attended with increased difliculty, Clear sterling of Strictly primo take sold at 97a 98, but the very best names were offered at the close at 973. We quote the disposition to deal in At 5f.80c., and could not have been repeated towards the close. The whole run may be quoted from 61.95 a 51.80c. We notice one transaction of sixty days on New York at 435 dis. Of course the name was strictly unexeptious- ble.” Sight was sold in the morning atl a 1%, a 1%, dis. mat under the subsequent withdrawal ‘of sundry 1m New York, the market stiffened towards the se, With offere of 1 a 1%, for prime names, Three days’ sight was sold both at 145 and 2 per cont discount, The Baltix Patriot of December 10 (evening) faye We note thie, the 10th of December, 1860, as being the blnest day in the stock market within oar recollection. A feeling of uneasiness and distrust seems to pervade the stock m , both in and out of the Stock ds and, in consequence, we note to-day a farther letting down, even below the very low figures of Saturday last, in all the stocks sold at the day, with very little firm. ees tu the closing rates. Raltimore and Obto Ratlroad shares sold to the extent of 309 . ular way, at 5244 down to 49%. and 100 shares, b60, at 51, closing at 495% bid, 50 asked—a decline on the closing bid of Sa- turday of $2 50 per share. Northern Central fell off $1 50, closing at 14 bid, 143, asked, with sales of 650 shares regular way and b46 to 60, at 14 to 15. Bank stocks are red today ata slight decline on Saturday's prices, without finding porchasers. The mning stocks, with a few exceptions, show a further decline. At Chicago on Saturday, December 8, says the Privune— The exchange market opened as nasal this morning very close at eight per cent. Some of the larger banks retired to sell on any terms. and all supplied customers as sparingly as possible. In the afternoon the despatches reportet a heavy decline at the stock board, and ‘ees of exchange became exeited aud variable. m per cent, and even more than that, was fe- fused. The boying rate was nominal ‘anywhere below ten per cont. Ten per cent was offered by one party for $40,008, and refused. The demand for is light. Ti is well that it i 0, for the supply here limited. Buying rates nomipal at 7 a §; selling 8a 10. ‘The largest houses deal at the lower figures. The streets continve very active, and so far as it would ap. -y from them business shows @ fair degree of activity. it the wholesale trade in grain, pork, provisions, &c., is about at a stand stil! The Philadelphia Ledger of to-day say The Ohio loan is withdrawn from the market. The ‘State debt about to mature is by -y te Ly the State, after the Slet day of | The | State Legislature will meet the first Mouday in January, and will at once take measures to pay the debt, In the | meantime the State will, of course, continue to pay the | interest as heretofore. Though there is a more choorful feeling among all classes of persons, money ia still in pressing demand on the street, at rates ruling from 1\y to 2 per centa mouth. The banks are moderately discount- ing sixty and ninety days’ paper, but only on the very best security Exchange #tili tends upwards at Chicago, and ten per cont wae theruling rate on Friday, Dec. 7, and that only (0 regular customers. Stock Exe OH) o 200 is 3 4000 78h 150 Reading 2000 ci 25 Mich Con 11000 67 135 do. 3000 67% 100 do. 1000 ai 80 do 4000 «81 Chev Col & 1000 9% 10 do. 4000, 5) Mic S&N 1000 Bi, 600 do. ie90 4 40 do... 8 (200 d0..., 4 1 do “ bo do. 40 120 Mi SAN I aim 17 100 do she Bank of Amer 100 |= (200 do... ing season. large amount into bond tends to leasen the revenues of the . The from duties. Of the entered the past week wool- len fabrics amounted to $234,698, fabrics to 8, silk fabrics to $168,770, flax to $41,792, and to $24,208." Total,’ $350,371. We annex miscellaneous ie Voiveis 2. at Boot Ces cies 252 80,762 500 $00,818 ++ 38 $42,052 Total... 61 $24,208 Withdrawn from Warehouse. Wool Silk— Woollens.,. 13 $540% 8. & worst., 2 $1,126 Braids &b.. Suepenters. Matting +, 100 3 Total..... 101” $765 F iz eek g ae £8: il 832s | #lee¥ Sl rose. 2 & : = a | 3] eee) - s s | $727 523 shipments hav - domestic cotton 14, 1800, was as an- Lis 33;