The New York Herald Newspaper, December 21, 1864, Page 2

—— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Tosspar, Dec. 20—6 P. M Gold. after selling down to2i) ab the Evening Exobange tnat might, rose to 220 op the report of the President's cali for an additional three hundred thousand dra‘ted troops; and the market opened firm but excited this morning at eu advance of 73, per cent upon the closing price on the Street yesterday. Speculation was active, and a very un- wettied feeling prevailea—the sudden demand for myre moo, combined with the uncertainty attending the action of the Tressury Department and Coogress, inducing large operations for arise, apd causing the “shorts” wo cover eapitiy ‘The quotations were as foliows:— - 237) «1:30 P.M, « 2265 DIS PM. S25 P M. 2a3y 220% ; The etock market was active and excited, and prices wore genorally bigher than at Monday’s second board, in sympathy with gold. The closing sales showed an im provement in Erie of 14%, New York Central 1, Rock Island 35,, Hudsom River 1}, Reading 17%, Michigan Central 2, Michigan Southero XX, Illinois Central 15;, Cleveland end Pitisburg 2, Chicago and Northwestern %, Prairie du Chien X%, Cumberland Coai 13;, Obio and Mis Sissippi certificates \. Government securities were heavy, but without mate- rial variation in price from yesterday. Coupon five- twenties of tbe now issu eold at 108% 8 108%; coupon eixes, 1881, 117 « 11734; coupon tea-forties, 1023,. At the public board at one o’clock the maarket was @ull and lower, and at the second regular bogrd it was heavy. The closing sales showed a decline from those of the morning in Krie of %, New York Central x, Reading 1%, Rook Island 53;, Michigan Central 1, Michi- @an Soutbere x; Iliinois Central 1, Northwestern X, Fort Wayne % Government securities continued heavy. Coupon five. twenties of the new issue decimed i¢, aod coupon ton- forties 3. At the Open board at half-past three the market was Gull and yieldivg. The depression in government securities to-day, al- though somewhat favored by the n call for fresh troops, bas been mainly owing to the fatiure of Mr, Fes- Senden to limit subscriptions to the ten-forty loan to a hundred millions, coupled with the announcement of bis determination to issue no more gold-bearing bonds, as was expected. The bundred millions bave been already fully subscribed for, yet the loan is allowed to remain on the market. The conse- quence is tbat there is a loll in subscriptions ‘Doth to the ten-forty and seven-thirty note loans, which is likely to continue and to become more marked until Mr. Fessenden announces the course he intends to pur- sue; for the gold-bearing bonds cannot rise in market value sufficiently to place them beyond competition with the seven-thirty loan while deubt remains with respect to further issues of gold stock, and as a consquence sub- soriptions to the seven-thirty loan will rum low, while those to the ten-forty will be very limited, ‘We predict that the receipts from these two sources ‘will so far decline under the suspense created by the un- @etermined and pusillanimous course of the Secretary of the Treneury that ke will be compelled to announce bis fature intentions, lever they may be,.so that the market can adapt itself tothem. At present be docs not kvow bis owa mind, and fears to move in any direction, His hesitation betrays a painful sense of weakness and Jack of the knowledge what to do and the decision to do. He indeed presents a pitiable spectacie as the finance minister of a great mation, vast in resources, which ke (a unabie to manage or even comprehend. He edde to the comfusion produced by the existence of & maititude of differe#@t pubdlic s ities, which distinc. tons should never bave been ma by keeping two or more joans on the market simultaneousty, and tn direct opposition to each ether. And he allows the gold bearing debs of the country to go on increasing when, if @e in- inde the seven-thirty loan, convertible into six per coat bonds at the expiration of ‘three years, it atready absorbs the whole of the estimated receipts for customs duties, which are pledged for the payment Of the soterest upon ft. The advisability of withdraw- tng gold bearing securities from the market is obvious enough, and it remaias for Congress to authorize the sub- stitution therefor of securities currying interest in, cur- tency only. Of course both the currency and gold ing debt will be on a par,as regards the payment of the priveipai, the distinction as between gold and currency ‘Deing entirely confined to the toterest, And the peopie would ,subsoribe as freely to securities bearing tateress im currency as to gold bonda, provided tbat the rate of Interest were reasonably bigh, and that the specie bearing bonds, by reason of their market price, ofiered ue superior inducement to purchasers, ap they do at preeeat. ‘The subscriptions to the ten-forty loan at the Nivth National Baok ‘uggregated $1,716,700, in the, following Pree. Fires Jamostowa, N. J. 10,000 Kalokerb: Seymour. 5, Pros: Market Bank 20:000 6 L. J. & 1. Phillips. . Marx Herecnell. W. 1. Hooker Grocers’ Beak R. H. Patmer. gohn ©, Smith »pe! Edward Bebell..... Bec. Atl. Savings BE to, pod Hope Bank, Albany 8,000 Henry Witten... 10.000 Firat Nat. Bk, East Pres. Br of Geneva. 20,000 Hampton. + 35,000 Filo & Wood....... 25,000 MutuatBank oftroy, C. A. Putnam & Go, 25,000 N.Y.. 000 First National Back, Mills Knickerbock- Granville, Obi... 10.900 er@to ... 000 Pres, Bk of Cape cod Cashier Thames Bk 200, (000K, Paimer.... Trea. Citizeus’ Say- J. ¥. Whitney i Robert Hay ward The Fourth National Bank subscribed $1,000,000, but the receipts at the Aub-Treasury were only about $135,000, and the subscriptions st the national banks, with the exceptions samed, were small. The movey market is active under the recent heavy s xbdecriptions to tb loan, aud the demand from specula- tors for a rise im other national securities. The supply of capital ie, however, abundant at seven per cent call. In the discount line the rates for first class commercial paper are frm at seven and a half to ten per ceat, The foreign exchange market is rather unsettiod, and the tendency is in favor of a slight recession of rates for Sterling. Bankers’ bilis at three days are quoted at 110% & i; at sixty days, 100% ag. Merchants’ bills are offered at 108 « %%. ‘The produce market recovered from the depression of yesterday, in sympathy with gold. The following were the quotations for American stocks te Londen om the 2d inst.:— Maryland 6 cont... Tater Staten, 690 yours, u yh mortgage. . Mitnois Contral 6 per cont, 18" Do., $160 shares (al! paid Marietta end Cincinnati Railro: rere iaes:: i Panama Railroad, 1st mort. , 7 per ct. Do., 94 mortgage, 7 per cent, 1872.. yivaoia Raliroad bon 6 per cont, convert: Batierthwaite’s London Circular bas the following in reference to American securities: — We have to report since cur last an active market in London for American securities at fluctuating rates, ac- jing to the premium ov gold reported from New York. faited't ited States five twenty bonds deciiced at onetime to 40}, sellers, and illinois shares to 5 sellers, but after- wards improved to 42}, and 61 respectively, at which rates they close firm, the deomaud baving been bower ‘gjnoe the reduction to the rate of discount by the Rank of Holiand from seven to six and a bail per cont. There is siso an ee me inquiry for fret mortgage bonds, b of New York and insylvan'm Pections, Atlantic and Great Westera, and the quotations have advanced one yer nak Stock (Ree ee. hae Dec 20—10:30 A M. Has THEE Hi 5000 Mus & Molgb 66 1000 Mar &Cin Istm 99 1000 American goid. 225 500@ = do... 225 100 sha Am Ex Baek. 130 10 Continental Bawk, 104 80 Fourth Nat Bauk. 99 200 Canton Company. 3614 161 Del & Hud Ca Co, = 100 do.. 4 Penv byline 5 109 Cumb Coal prei 200 400 Chi & N W RK. ai 0 Clay & Tal Ri Chi & Rk Is RE SESESESEE 85 400 Mariposa MCo.b30 3" 100 Bag 100 Asbbur Coal ie uw lo. ae. F 200 Cous’n Coalof Md 60 100 AL & THRR peef 73 SROOND BOARD. Hatr-rast Two o’Coce P. * 103 Mich Geatrai RR, eit 300 Mich SE 8 Litre mos 200 Quicksilver Mg Co 94 a ceseainoe . 116” 500 200 do.. YOOMi&PdaChRR. b10 ie 200 Pi i Memes. joe 100 ++b10 102: Asume.—Receipts, 45 bbls. Tae market was inactive, and prices were wholly nominal, Breansrorre.—Receipts, §,101 bbls, flour, 112 bbls. and 1,149 bags corm meal, 220 bushels wheat, 2,935 do. corn, 6,208 do, oats, 288 do. rye, and 560 do. malt, The reac- tion in gold imparted more tone to the flour market to- day, and 15c. a 25c. of the decline noted yesterday was recovered. She demand, however, was very slack, es: pecially for Westorn, which was not so strong as State. Receipts very light, and no pressure to sell. The day's business foots up 900 bbis. State and Western, 1,000 do. Southern, and 45 do, Canadian. Rye flour was quiet at $8 76.a$9 25, Corn meal frm, with sales of 100-bbis. Brandywine at $8 89. Buckwheat flour was firm at $4 7b a $5 per 100 lbs. We quote:— Superfine State aad Westerns four. Extra round hoop Obio. Western trade brands a Corn meai, punchecos, 00 —The wheat mark ry with more ‘and on winter an advance of 3c. a bc. was sales 40,000 bushels, at $2 28 a$2 34 for Chicago spring snd Milwaukee club, $2 56 for winter red Western, and for prime amber Kentucky. Rye. barley and ‘eos malt were quiet and nominal. was without de- cided change and the market q —s a 20,000 bushels at $190 2$1 91%, prec sasym for Weatern mixed and $1 78 for Jersey y Ona ware firmer, at 98c. a $1 06 for the whole ra Corrar.—Since our Inst report the demand has been very moderate, the deciine in gold having checked busi- Bess, but prices are without decided change. Wenoten fale of 50,000 Ibs. Portage Lake at S0c, Other bel — were quoted at the same price, without much Currox.—The material advance in to-day imparted more firmcess to the market, and sheurearsd of fully 20, The demand was rather more Spinners, with sales of 400 bales. per Ib. was sstsbllebet. active, chiedy from We quote:— Bantos mats, $1,123; government bags, 970, Babia, 8,216; caibe, » 1928-1 Laguayra, 105; otber descriptiens, 8,530, be amp Dyms.—Market quiet and tho are tending aon ward Sales of 10 tons eal sod 4340, @ 4360.; 16 do. soda asl SURE pose ante bee New Castle bi ca The demand has been moderate for {7 e08 though more active thas for many weeks past, Bod market was firm. “aalee of fully 1 600-quinta t $9 50 $9 75 for St. George's, and $9 a $9 25 for Gran: Mackeréi was in fair request and firmer at $33 a for Nos. 1 and % shore, and $16 76 a $13 5@ for Nos. 2 bay. In berring po business transpired, but ie were without material change. Freicuts.—The market was extremely dull and rates tending downward, To Liverpool, per neutral, 150 boxes Dacon at 168,; per stermor, 3.000 boxes cheese at 30s., ‘and 800 boxes bacon at 26s. To Bremen, 200 hbds. to bacco at Sus., apd to London, per neutral, 380 tlerces beet at 38, Gd. To Antwerp, 100’bhds, tallow at 20s., aud 60 hide. tobacco at 30s. A Britism brig was chartered w Cardenas nt $1,600. Fert was tp sieady demand, and the market firm at previous quotations. We notice sules of 300 bexes new layer raisins at $6 35 a $6 40, and 600 do. bunch at $6 15 © $6 20; also 60 bbis. currants at 2ic. a 213g¢., 10 bales Tarragova almonds at 32% c. a 25 bags filberts and 10 cases citron, both on private terms, GUNNY Onova ruled dull and nomipal at 19K¢. & 20c. Gonwy Bacs were ip better request and firm, with sales of 3CO bales in Boston at 36c, Heur.—The large fall in gold on Mooday comp'etely Unsettied the market, and it was impossible to give re- liavle quotations, Hors.—A fair inquiry prevailed: for prime grades of le Okd were only in moderate demand, bat firm jast quotations. ‘Tbe demand is prioc! for port, while there is considerable mquiry from consumers, wbo are now stocking. The transactions inciude 150 bales new at 40c. a 60c., with fancy at 66c., and 60 do. vid at 250. a 38e. Hay was without material change. quoted at prices ranging from $1 45 a $1 quality, and retail lots at $1 75 ‘or prim Hiprs.—There bas been ratber more activity im the market during the past thres days, but the ail in gold on Monday reduced prices, The gales comprised 7,000 Gry California p21 Ibs, at 16c., gold: 750 wet salted do. 00 ibs., at Tigc., gold; 4,300 dry Buenos Ayres, im bo at adie. 8 34e., cash, 3.200 California Kips, 1h ibs. ; do. Orin od: ‘toe. 4,000 Gembier and 10 1,800 Vera ‘ivate terms. Ayres, 350. @ 36c. ; Rio Grande, 820. a 82}{0.; Orinoco, le a ee Central Americac. 8c. Shipping was 60, according40 Ispivo —The market was extremely dull, the demand being confined to the immediate wants of covsumers. Bmail sales were made to day of nat td and 5 cereons Guatemala at $2 50. Lavan were quiet and declining: sales were made of 400,000 at $2 40, three months. xO ane! email sales of foreign melange. aléKe., and 6X0, Ling cntmrose quiet at previous quotations Lumen —Fastern sprace and pine continue m mode- rate demand, with sales of 200,000 feet at $23 a $27. Laarnen —The market (or hemlock sci bas bees quite active, and prices teod upward, especially for prime stock, which is scarce. sole was in good reqnest, with all stock, aod prices in consequence have ruled very frm. Hemtock, Buenos NK etn a 480, per pound; middle, 400 le. S8o. a BO igo. Cal fornia—Heavy, 41¢ @ 38, 8 890. Orinoco, &kc.—Heavy, 380, @ 300. ; 290. ; Nat, B70. a B8e. Good r the bo, & 37¢.; poor Tt ell kinds ; ald 386, Usk wie Der—Heavy, 600 a 54e.; middt ies baa, light ped, middie, 660. a bac. ‘as DO particular change to note in er; sales of 75 vbis. New Urieans al cash, and $0 hbds. Cuba muscovado at ino 25 do. Porto Rico at $1 08a$1 10. By auction, 40 hhds. Porto Rico at 700. athe Naval Stonm.—Spirits turpentine ruled quiet, but Steady, at $2 16 « $220 for French and American, Rosing have been in steady demand, without Lag tigre change in vane, We quote common to No, 2 at $22 50 $28. Tar quiet at $6 60 a $9 for = and $10 60 H $11 for foreign, ‘Ort Carn was quiet at $80 for Wertern bag, which is large decline—the effect of the fall {a gold Onse—Linseed was lower, with sales of 5,000 gallons on the mpot, at $1 40, Crude sperm and whale were a trifle easier, though witbout quotable change. janufactured wae lower and dull, gy 8 of 2,000 gallons prime winter lard assorted, at $2 01 Provisions, —Receipts, 1,148 bbis. pork, or packages deel, 606 do. cut a and 44 do. Ln tm pork mar- wet opened firmer, with # good deraand, ebiefly specelee hive, Dee My dectined, closing he at $a 2b for old mees. sales 00 the spot comprieed 10,000 vi 19 50, for 1863-4 mess, cash and regu. ui 25 for new ment; $36 & $37 fo $38 for prime mess. Aigo, for (ature 500 bbia. new mess for Febraary, selier’e and H2 % 8 - L hem with salen of 800 Dbie demand end Ares, lard market was active firmer, w bhis aod tierces at 200. a 22%0. for Now 1, 280. @ 240. for for kettle, Butter was ratuer more active and @rm at 360 a 50c. (or West- fair to prime steam, and 24}¢0. @ ern, sod 4c. a 600, for State, Cheese was firm and ta improved demand at 160, « 246. for common to prime. PrrkoL RUM —Keoe! had no eff pomiaal. , which romaived dail aad be yaoted agen at 660 There Baring 2 firms out of sxrtenc, or ‘aie ‘crotie a very reasona. ble terms. Relined oe eeomiee rah bpsng for bonded and 950. 2 O66. for fined to about mE 5! Dia y Bee “Tots, Tedudieg eit Rinds. sine ingt at $3 50, oy's at $4 10 rem store Ashton $60. 8 90c.; Sisal, 8b0.; Para, 850, Sunpa,—Clover dutl, but firm, at 25c. a 26c,; Timothy was selling ina moderate ay at $675 + SpRirex.—yThere was nothnog doing, and Silesian may be quoted at 6%0 ‘ix. —The marke 'Y quiet but frm at 600 ne both Straits and Englial Plawos were quiet at $41 a C., with sales of 368 boxes mand was rather more active, the wales reaching 200,000 Ibs. at Llc. a 18¢ Wamxay.—Receipts, 90 bbis. The market was more active and decidediy higher; sales of 2,600 galions at a? 20 @ $2 24 for Western, Woot,—The fall iu gold has unsettied the market, and buyers bad the advantage. There is no disposition om the part of manufacturers to parchase for the present, Fleeces are selling at 875¢0. a $1, aud anything over the latter must*be very choice. Foreign was inactive. of Real Estate. By Adrian H. stuiler, P. R. Wilkins & Co. House and lot No. 310 Madison street... + +$4,900 OPDYKE-WEED. SIXTH DAY OF THE GREAT TRIAL. A Peep Behind the Republi- can Screen. THE CUSTOM HOUSE “GOLDEN FLEECE” How the City was Made to Pay for the Riets. EXPERIENCES OF FORT LAFAYETTE, \ Ben , Ben a ie interes fo the hearing of this extraordinary cane is atift on the crescendo scale, and ve doubt will con- Sinue to be so to the cloge. The intimation of counsel, yesterday, that they are preparing themselves for the Grand joust, te come of in a few days, will add a (resh attraction to the proceedings, and draw larger crowds of those whe have leisure to spare and @ penchant for “‘acenes in court.!” TESTIMONY OF JOHN KEYSER. , Jobn Keyser, sworn and examined py Mr. Pierropont: In 1861 was upoa the Republican tral Committee, the duties of which were to collect moneys, distribute them, hold primary elections, send delegates to conven- tions, &c., under the jurisdiction of the State Central Committees; its jurisdiction extended to state elections; the State olestion before the election, the former ia ‘and the latter in December; po money was collected from the Custom House that year for the State ‘election, except from one or two indi- viduale; (or the Mayoralty election that year, wi Mr. Opdyke was running fer Mayor, we received $3,000. Q. Will you give to the Fee: Aan Bistory of that money? Mr. Field objected. Anything said or done by Mr. Op. dyke ia compeient evidence in the case, Q Then state what was said and done by Mr. Opdyke, That will give the history ‘of that money. Mr F jected to that statement. A. I won't stateanythiog but what ie right, Mr. Field; fs was reported to me, as Treasurer of the State Central’ Committee, that we coald depend— Mr. Field objected. Q. What did Mr. Opdyke aay? A. When { went to Mr. Opdyke about the rest thou. sand dollars that this committee was to have—(Ovjected to) Iti wont Mr. Opdyke said; it lends to that. (Ob. jected to.) There is nothing bad about it, ‘The Court—Go on, and state it. A. Teatied on Mr, Opdyke as regards—(Odjected to.) ‘The Court overruled the objection. A. Jcailed on Mr. Opdyke en regards the $3,000 that was to come from the Custom House, 1¢ was necessary that we should have it. (Objection to.) I said to Mr. Op- dyke that it was necessary for us to have that, ax wo had not raised the money im the Custom House, and if ne would give me bis check for $2.000 1 would advance $1.060'on his persong! guaranty if they did not pay the $5,000 that he would pay me, and he agreed to that; after the election, | think, Mr. Updyke came to my oflice and wid me Mr. Barney refused to give the check for $2,000 unless it had my sigoature, or my eodorse- meut; 1 told him that did pot make any disterence: let the check be sent to me and I would eudorwe it and pay it over to bim; Mr. dyke then remarked that be did not ask Mr. Barney for apy receipt whom he went his security for collector; @ young man brought the check for me to endorse. andl seutit to Mr. Opdyke and got bis check for the $1,000 coming to me; | think the check was drawn tomy order; | think it was a $3,000 check; but I am not sure whether it was two checks or one. Cross-examination by Mr. Field—Q. The money was to ay for the election? A. Yes, sir, from the Custom 7. Q Was any poe Of the $2,000 got before the election’ A. Yes sir, Opdyke’s check for $2,000, and my owe for ri,ob0nT Tam under the impression thet the $4,000 check was received aday or two after the election. Q. The $2,000 was in anticipation of yp from the Cusom House! A. You. the report that the money bed been appropmated; bot they bad oot made the collection and paid it over. @. Tne money was appropriated for what? A. For the Mayoralty election. Q. You meas the charter election? 4. jean the char. ter ciection, Q. This went into the general fun it A. Let me expiain—the candidate for Mays bi to more expense than almost any other candidate, Q. fou had collected beatin J ge the State election from the Custom Nothing that came into the hands of our committee. Q You don't know whether anythin, wan collected or po? A. 1 bave made inquiries: know as far as men telling me in knowledge, Q. The expenses of the State election are gene. rally paid by the Btete Committee, are they not? A tly; they were for the lasttwo years; never before that im 1861 there was no Governor run? A. sir; tt was the year Daniel 8. Dickinson ran for Attorney Gover: @ looked upeo it as & very imporiact election to support the administration. Q You bad tof @ vast preponderance of votes than of ng; there was bo particular occasion for collecting money then? A. We did. Q. Make collec. ous? A. Yes, sir. Q. From the Sato? A, From the e@ounty. Q. For the State election, did you make heavy collections ? A. I don’t know anything about that, Redirect examination by Mr. Pierrepon' other commiitee was there in this M —Q What Committee to aid in the elec Q The money paid over it committee from Houre you know noting about, 1 suppose. A. [know notbieg about it TRETILONY OF HIRAM BARNEY. mm Barney, sworn, aod exemined by Pierrepont: — Was Collector of the port of New 1861; Mr, Opdyke, Mr. Wood and Mr. Gonther ran for Mayor year: thore wag a meeting of citizens held 60 the 26tb of the 20th of November, at which a committee was appointed, of which Timothy D. Churchill was the treasurer; the committee was to promote the election of Mr. Updyke for Mayor, | undertook vo receive and appiy the moneyr cotlected at the Custom Houre; 08 the bth of December | drew a cheok, pay to the order of Joho Keyser, treasurer, for $5,000, for the Central Republicag Committeo; on the same day i drew a check of $6,000, payable to the order of Timothy D. Churebiil, treasurer, which I delivercd in person to him, and sent the other toMr Keyser, \. Did Mr, Opdyke call on you about ihe money? A Yes, sir; 08 neor as 1 can recollect. Mr. Opdyke anid bo’ bed made large advances to tbe commitices for the purpescs the lection, and either at that, or at a subsequent interview, requested that] should pay the momeys to him, | stated that (he moneys were rained for hese committees, and | thought it was proper thas the ohecks should be drawa to them, that they should tee to the proper application of tenn; and it was done. . Did you give any to the com- teen for the State election? A. It was Hot raised then; on the 1b Of January I paid Yo Mr, Churghill, treasurer | Mr. ‘ork im The advance tu gold keep prices up wnttt ber fom al most 00 epeculat! (t now would drive one or more NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1864. tb A a ae 4 to pay Tg 7 + the expenses in Sue yore largo, @@d that all the mo>ey that by the Central Commitee would he properly applteabie to those expenses, Q How did these collectic: from the Custom Sonat a Shae, some t-4 the officers and cierks to SUpPOse \hey were voluntary? a Eatirety, ie es xt paid, dido’t they? 4. Not all. Q. How many did not? A, Quite ® large puiber did oot Q Were they Qnested to makea subscription? A. I will expiain, Wa it was proposed. as usual, to make & colleotio: of moneys from the officers and clerks of tbe Custom House for the P'urpose of the elevtion, | issued & circular and printed Lam not able to produce a.copy of teat, bus I will state {te au dstanoe If tbere is ne ob,ection. ‘Mr. Emott—We have a eeniaa. ‘We should have asked all about it A. Lotated that it was usanl for the officers and clerks to makes contribution for the purposes of elections ouce ®@ year: that they b-daot saad tbe opportunity o; making @oy contributions that » aad that an Opportualty would now be afforded t! or? bo coercion would be use: no officer or clerk would either bave avy claim for re- tentien oa aqovunt of contributions, nor be subject to dicmiseal cn accouvt of refusal. ‘Tbe contributions must be voluntary; and 1 would unde take to see to the applicntion of the money. Q. Did you state that it was customary.to make contributions from the Custom House for Mayoralty elections 1 dia not. Q@ You knew that it was not customary, dida’s you? A. I did nes. Q. Didn't you know there was not aa instance of i¢on the record’ A. I did not. Q Did you know there was? A Idid not. Q..Had you ever known an instance where these federal had before passed Deen called upen at the instance of over the State election, a, and u A. I never pacer ee State whe of the mayoralty election cocurFipg,in the Gountry wasasittben was. Q. i. re conditive of the Country had you kuown of it? A,.No, sir. Cross examination by Mr. Field.—Q. What was that condition of the country? A. The condition of ain war, Q. That was the Grst year of f your beimg in the Custom Bouse? A It wae. Q You and Mr. Updyke bad been on very intimate and confidential reiatio i proceeds. Q, Not adoilar went to Mr, Opdyke directly from you? A. Not directly, Q. Was the con- dition of the country such that it was supposed the Siate ‘would givean immense majority for the Union candidates: A, That may have been one reason; but anotber reason 8 that we wereall very busy at the Custom Gouse, fod ad not made arrangements; I was away a ood di (that summer, and we had made no arrangewen! for the State election; I don’t know that there was avy design about it to avoid the State election; the total amount was $9,482 5: t examination by Myr. piemnaenherh 38 ‘You say some exp fo collecting. A. commissions, Q. fore the taken off how much did it amount to? (Objection.) 4 not Mr. Opdyke made one many appointments Your office? (Objection ai ed.) Q Do you know Mr. Gilbert G. Young? A. To Swans Mr. Young, a store, Keeper. Q. Do you know = riggs he bad anything to do ‘with these collections? A. I do not. GILBKGT @. YOUNG. bert G. Young, sworn, avd examined by Mr. Plerre. pont—In October. November and December, 1861, wi about twelve Palmer, Private Secretary of Mr, Barvey, to report at bi office—(objection oflered and overccled)—on reporting on wae pat tome whotbor I was in favor election or pot—(objection oflered and overruled)—I auswored tbat I was, as he bac the nomina- tion; the remark was made, “Remember, Mr. Weed caused your appointment.’ said 1, ‘Yes, sir, I do,” said he, i Want you to ba jeave of absence for about tweive days for you to ee Objection offered and exception taken to this testimony, ‘The Court—I do not think it is necessary to take the detalis of tho ocoversation. A. I was then ordered to go up to the Seventh and Sev- enteente wards for the benelit of Mr. Opdyke, and there ce what Mr. Weed was doing through the Police Depart- ment to defeat Mr. Opdyke, if anyuiing; Mr. valmer gave me my orders in the ke, Q. Was any movey given you then? A. Nov at ‘that ume, Cy Mr. Opdyke or Mr Audrewe give you avy money? A. did on the yng) of election day. Q. Wuich one? A. Mr. Andrews aud Mr. Palmer. awagereie<|-aamgheaae that this has anything te do omith (a9 Q Minos beat vante Sap vic) Gerken. tie im itamything? A. Nothing to do with raising the more than to eotity aut who bad not paid te cofn up and settle. “hae +) Q. Did you notity them? A. Yes, sir. id they come up and gettie? A. by 23 ar ahs core ctnes notified to come up settie? =A. Custom House clerks No cross-exam ination of this witaees. TESTIMONY OF HENRY D. STOVER. D. Stover, sworn and examined by Mr. Prerre- oot ve been to the machine business for cighteen years; for the last twelve yeers bave been @ manufac- turer and dealer @ all kinds of machiuery, metals, ko. ; at the Longer “Works, im Boston, 1 bad barge of about the Works, in im Richmond, Va., 1 should say ce five hundred men, and at the Globe ‘Works about one hundred acd flty men; am Tnepeany familiar with tbe machivery tu the armory? furnished most of it to Mr. Marston. Witness proceeded to state in detail various machinery sold by bim to Marston, with the prices therefor, and comparea them with the prices charged by Mr. Farley to the city, Cpsting. Charged. 2 machive lathes 216 Alt these i sai between October 1, 1861, April *. 1863, at one price. 8, 669 00 to give in detail soe sold by bim t Marston, with the prices therefor, the said ma- chinery baving been charged by Fariey to the city. Mr. Field objected that witness could net identify the machinery that be bad furnished, Witness—It would be inipossible for me er soy other man to expiain this inventory (of Farley), as it is difer. ent from any | ever saw made up im the machine line; it fs ne mixed up that ft ts impoasipie. Mr. Field ob eoted. Witness reeumed bis list of machinery sold by him to Marston, with ibe dates, If the machinery continued in use down & the time of the fre was worthless; it could pot be sold for more than two thirds or three quarters, being second hand; never heard of the rule that ma- chinery baviag been in use was worth more than when new: prices of machinery bad not risen up to tbe time of the Gre; we were furniahing at the same prices, and we willing to do it: we kept some 500 men at work at both piaces—Worcester, Mass., and New Xork;1 refer to. the Stover Machine Company. to com. pare prices of machinery chlre fer with ibe, Prices of which be was furnishing. 8 4 spindle adri!! presses. 1 8 spindle drill press... 1 1 spindie drill press. 1 20 inch engine jath . Putting up and sabes machines. avis pL 263 Ibs ) at. 18 (484 oe, 2 mining machines. acl ‘Smail willing machine. ‘The Court interporea, Gate inatead of these detaita. Mr. Pisrropont—We offered to do that; bat the other Bide insisted upon go! nto all the items. . re ioe tool bands, with an average Pay of $19 26 per week, ounting to §56% 25 per week jor thirty.two weeks, amounting in all to $17,864. One | Ker a shop is rupuing, oar works, which will PA loy two men; that would be $1,052 for the thirty coke Iontead of $17,864; Dawe been through the map ctory a dozem or fifteen times; Haines Brothers were at the same pince; and after Mr. pian Oe it the hing was to get a batt Dutlding; I Up & doren times perhaps opie thas sbafting » helping the men to get the right lengths, ental your estimation of this machinery in this shop, time the fire vege 4 their own tory 3 the things machiner: value, in oe judgment, would be necesear; ly 6 in hardly aman that would want to eon- ‘tract for lese than 26,000 to 40,000 to xtart om: in all ma- be the same of arme) it would 000; if you get ~ to 10. ve the use of the t sae kind of work se much that, perhaps, a ‘or 20.000, they $25, if they should be fimale thew fort A. Tebould estimate them as $35 NeCe, © made the regular p inch gue for the navy yard; hay never mnoe & musket Hear throug! Made the stocks for several concerns, and made pattorns (oF & gun, pleces to work up, kc. ; bave made run machmery. e machivery. for the wana- facture of stocks engine lather, milling machives, bucks, dies, punches, aod presses for Atriking out the diferent parts ofa gan. Q You wore in considerable trouble bi go’ A. T think that the gun business. Qa ‘© you w mooths for cheat. wg I was sent there on sup! Mr. Piorrepoot—Tell the whole story. When were you sent to Fort Tate ettet =A. Last Q. By order of the War Department? A, a + whose order? A. If you will teil the sory, will walt while tell it; T buppose’ ‘wea to tell the story. Q. whose order wore you sent? A. 1 think is Ni? Beoretary Wolles’. Q The Beorrtary of the Navy? A. You,eir, @. Was the henge cheating the coveramantt A . sir wes @ char; A wi Boston yard was mixed up with Smith Brothers jo oarry- Ing (Brourh their frauds, and waa hired and paid $600 by mith Beotbers to qo end awear (alse againut bribebim. @ A clerk ia sir, Q Were you sen! doo’t know whetber it was « sentence ; 1 was suspected of dotog thi: ich the clerk swore Q. Where were you arrested? A. I was arrested in Washirgton, Q. And sent to Fort Lafayette? A. l wae certainly; that is se. G. How jong did you remain in Fort Latayetiet 1 Tem ined uotil July 4, of this Q. Did you bai trial?’ A. Theda teisi, Q. Where? A At Philadelphia, Q, You were taken om there to be tried? A, Before a court martial, Q. Do you know what the charge made against you at that court martial was? A That I had at. ed to bribe; be was the only witness agaicet ma Q. Was there nothing about mixing lead with tin? A, No, sir; you have got another mas mixed up with me, (Taught ter.) , Perhaps you can tell who the other mse js, mixed up with you? A. Perbups he is a friend of yours or mine. Q Who {s the other man mixed up with you? A. I don’t koow what man; it was some other man, @ You donot know any ol affecting you upon any onntract respecting tin? A. sir; there aover was wee gage Laser mobod. rge againet me beating the gov- erpment; the charge was beta eto clerk, and he was paid $300 for 1t.a8 proved rial of Smith Broth. ors. Rk, Since you got out anor Lafayette what havi fi ee ? A. At my business, at iberty street, @ machiver, @ Do others, no $wo mea make the vante size; thoy make them todo the same work. Q Then your ‘milling machines would be no test at all'of the price of milling machines made by another machinist? A. I thitk so. Q If of different sizes? A. Iney would not be of s Seen size; do different sized work; about the same size; each or patterns, and they might vary uld be @ different size, but it would mount to the same thing. Q Do all machinists ack the samo price for milling machines? A. No. Q. The Prices ling machines vary very much? A, Yes From $100 to $1,000? A. No, sir. Q. What is the high- eat you ever heard off A. The highest I have ask $275. Q. What is the highest you ever heard’ A. I don’t know; I don’t remember other folks’ prices They are higher than yours, sometimes? A. Less than what I charge generally, Q. You don’t know that some other people do not charge $1,000? A, I don’t kuow but they do Q Then, unless you have your- sei seen the milling mi ines io this manufactory, a cannot undertake to say what was their cost? A. No, I do not pretend to—only so far as I sold therm, Q. You say that two milling machines were charged $608, which cost $560; three lines below in the inven- tory you find two milling machines charged $550. How do you know that those were tot the two machines you sold for $650, instead-of the two put down at $598? A. I could not tell the difference. Q. Thep why did you teil the jury that those two milling machines were charged $48 too high? A. They are amongst these; thev are $48 more than | charged. Q, Don’t you see below that there are two charged $550? A, Yes. Q. (By the Court)—Are those y or the upper ones? A. I could not teil: srl are so mixed up it would be imrossible for any man tell. Q. Do you mean to say that you can tell which of these were of the ber you sold? A. Isold ten at $276 apiece. Q Is that all you know about it? A Toat is enough to know, as T Ty pay forthem. Q Did Fag furnish al! the maio sha(ting. pulleys and furnished thé main shafting that I gave you. Q. In yout judgment as a machioist, did you furnish cne-tenth of the shafting in that eatabliahmant? A. T supposed at the time that I furnished all; J don't know anything to the contrary now. Q, Do you believe that you furmished all the sbafting that was in that establisbmont? A, 1 think I did: all the main ebafting. Q. Thev you think you fur- miebed for six hundred and forty-six dollars all that is bere charged sixteen hundred and eighty dollars? A. That would be very difficult for me to atcertal Q You have undertakes to say that what is charged sixteen hundred and eighty dollars ought to be charged six-bundred and forty dollars? A. I don’t say it enght to be a Rs Ag a es Put ro. items ‘opposite? you ry you kuow that was not worth, instead of $1,690, 000 J @ been sold for ou, aud could $946 20 at that ‘it0. ‘alt that was in the bailding ; in ¥ opioies it was worth no more than that. ©. Youssy at twenty-nine tool hands were charged, avd that two ia were on fora gun faetory? A. Yos, sir, af- tools in gun factory very different the teole im @ machine shop? A. ie. creasedn the iron business, but very slight Q You say the machinery _ Teer an Unie inveutory were mot worth mere than $23, jon of two third in opinion the} sap ir have been sold for ie Q. For other purposes? fs al wy purpore. Q. For making cerbines? A. Yer Do what the carbine was wort larly about that, Q. Don’ very poor; for some that were tarned off, (rom what | have bear: them. Q. Do you mean to say that this ninery was worth mo more for working carbines than for Ml other purpose? A. No, I say it is worte more. Q. How much more is 1¢ worth for the carbine? A. 1 don't think it wes worth more than $33,000 for the carbine. Q. Machinery and tools? A. The tovie ar of no accowat when you fell ont: if these t00! tered they would be of no sort of use anywhere Q Did you forniem the stocking machivery for maxing the ringield musket to Ames? A. No, Q. Did not you make it for any company? A. I agreed to make it and had @ contract with the Norwich Arins Company, | thick, net give two cent for $7,000: 1 ton aud partly completed that; I maae two sets, one for mysel(, and that cost inaide $7,000 Redirect examination by Mr. Mr. Pierrepoa =. Suppose this machinefy ia the armory bad been bur: you bad been Called upon under oath to moet the insurasce upon ft, what would y) was then worthy A. With'the knowledge } in ‘woeld not be on 000. reve What ie the difference between tocis for the g chivery for the gues? A. The machinery “ iltag machines, reamers, Grills to tools gua would not be usefal for other | agian without change? A. No, sir; the drilis would be useful; bat most of the planers, sre, taps, machines. , Bir, fe adapted to other work, too? A. One ki ane well t5 anotter—planers and millera—but not eo many wanted for other shops. ©. The machinery, thon, iv @ enieabie thing? A. Yes, sir, very Q@ W! paying, on the cross-examivation, that some of the gua pay factory were good for owning? A, la Leeda atfrom any personal Knowledge, vnly from And wadersiood that the barrets were v: What the particular guns you all ‘A. Those QA Prt Gets Gao first lot that wi ‘was not #0 ; Was comparatively rr) for nm 3 ‘You mesn the ‘ee, ‘experimental guns? A. Y Q You referred to these experiments, and not to. those made and delivered? ‘A. | had reference to al! that wi Sore tayo ent not partons eatablishment; I have heard they were cy quoe. Mr. Evarte clateatog that it referred to the experi- mental guns, and the Court bavin ng understood it other- wise, the witness repeated:—it did notappiy to all the | oe my were left unfinished, But more gat the ones made for experiments; the first was made, more particularly to the fir wot; was a matter that @id Bot concern Q. Who was tue first person who called upon you about rt hb, of Marshal Murray's office; ubpenaed me ©. Bince the trial hes commenced and you have been subpeosed, with whom ‘versed besides the coynsel? A. No one bes wel a with my chief clerk possibly. Q You have not ib Mr. Weed. No, sir, Q. You have beon asked with in Fort iafayette. Toil the court and jury about that? A. At the time of the great at, T bay u and am atill doing It; I let to Ad mii egory for bie headquarters over my store: there were certain qnemies | bad in the Kast, Smith Brothers, whb, because 1 lot the United States government the office and charged them comparatively potbieg for It, thought there was something ovte ic mt to Loong Tused to live there; did business ‘hers. seven hog 4 tmenced to furnish machinery for the "the Boston avy Smith Brothers, who itved in Boston, and were bardware dealers with the government very ly, aod very large deniers with that yard, told me if I came there they would rum me off the track; ali men who know me koow hel erent am very easy de run off the track or not; with that idea | went to Boston to do business straight forward and equare, and | did #0; there was oa Advertisoment for eighty thousand pounds of copper: I bad it on hand in New York, ond I bid for ff at thirty-one conte pound, ich wan one cent lower than the bid of ‘Smith Brothers, who expected to get it aure. 1 commenced furnishing it, and y.: to my agenis, “*] will find out who these rascals are bat are trying to rae me of the track.” I went over te the yard woile the wae being delivered, andl was pt Ge Tey Fg thet be # Cy named Jacobs, @! been a long time intimate wit ry Browers, uae who bad paid that Seajte Brovuors could nto anything of thé 's done; you tell me ep oan Pate S ous of him that be bad don course, with our teiepde, in ra) we oe it that way, and hp I a |. Now this copper is com! ik, and we what you oan do;”’ 1 went over to the yard and: deat As the bills came tome I sept them to the of ordnance {or correction; the bills are no department; Smith went to work; fem. one ‘authority—an paid this man Js ear that I hed attempted to er goue that nore was nothing ageiustine at decided that was Jost me at fer bosioges a Renvcun on sulemaea aided eattateotion oe tie oe the meantime there was @ doteot! l Baker, who went and told bhat bad 4 ovcciot ome very hard stories and while I was in Wasbiogton aad aa browete me here to New York; generals, & great many notorious characters ry lawyers there—(laughter)—and caltie “ails A bi pretty good company; when they came to investiente Smith Brothers and others | think the reo: rd will show that they came to the conclusion that I was the honest contractor there was in this country, (lau ter.) When I came out I went about my. hess, and when I went to Washiogton Welles asked to see me, through Charles Kames, a woll known lawyer there, who has ben my Inwyer a good while; said b iat Bio} Jam very happy to shake you by ther Ly 10 mus Bes pink it any personal feeling het you; but this Ding commenced with you; it had to commence some: gnd might as well commence with once my ‘any on; as it did 1 was Obliged to take the course we taken; I a very happy to say to you that Tao's A Dellevethere was apy foundation for any imputations made aca! y ‘and that is the whole -of it, Q What becime Smith Brothers? A. Th ve been on trial for Er 4 thing leas than ten years af hard iubor 1 shall ‘we veey much disappuinted, ‘MR. GIBBS™ EVIDENCE. ? xt witness called was Mr. Wm. Gibbs, (be ventor of the carbine manufactured at the Farley In response to ex Judge Pierrepont he stated—I Brookiym; my busivess is that of a mechanie; | t this patent carbine and know all about it; Tkoow of the burping of the manufactory spoken of wears: lww by 4 wi a aster 4 mms: Oe rine! usiness Was to 860 Up in proper Shape and form; I was there almost avery day untd whe Mr. Keove came in there; I am familiar more or lem with machin have been familiar with cuss and! Pistols for twont; eg years; I saw Keene ove day, and we were speaking the bill; he wed me the bij, | aie Bot examine it, except in certain parts; I eaw it notions in the newspapers that {t nad beea paid; I aesthe Mt. Gibbs who is the patentee of the oarbine- Q hoe ay that there was & large swindle in this matter of the carbine, Kaception taken by ex-Jadge Emots, as o mattor bf law, + x iadge Pierrepont sald thas tity were provided with | abundant fovidence of the fact. wit Sled that a libellous obarge could not be ing that it had been made by Mh, 73 Id be justified in repeatt inea y, simply showing Ut anether porea bal = “3 that there was no sat! to adi ‘Mr. Gibbs hee tabriouted i had said It, then ey “werabars As Wh is evidence va taltifasions tf that tt 1s eleply missible, and will fey th ey goeat the effec Witness—I did ber of duals, Q What do you now the jery abou Question objected to and ad overrijed by the G Witness, be pene to another question—I Mr. Farley ; I said so to mony ottier persons Some other trifling questions were Dab ruled out; and this closed the evidence of BVIDENCE OF MR. H. HARRIS. Hamilton Harris, being Jahan an Po pat: ‘The Conrt eaid or exclude it. i GI dence. Cross examined by Mr. Field—! Beak ot Chane are in my brother's hand: » Given and jection raised.) ‘ Mr. Ficld—I atter mo secret,, From the openiog letter was read ¥; ban sae saslt ap eabene witt alle, Inow Mrglinonechormntn eats rf now offer the letter tat @ Stateaman Im evidenes. wit! not object to the introduction of tbe letter if we allowed to prove that every word of it Is true, aod ve provoked by » previous attack of prog Mr. Evarte—Do you object or not? My right in tar is to read it, uviess you object om proper grow It counsel on the other side obj figal and decisive, The pa question is simply do they oF do they not objet? The Court—Do | understand that letter ts tor Mr. Ficld—We will waive the objection if we be allo to prove It to be tru Cont ble desultory discossion ensuéd im roger this matter, and couveel exchanged frequent broad Jn which, bowever, there was Fx Judge Emott faid that the authorities on wi lotter referred to was oni: cited the case of Gould against Weed, and made remarks on the anti Masonle nature of the evidences. the case. This was quoted in 12 Wendell, 18, detailed the particulars of the eslebrated ps Morgaa. case of eat By against Maynard was vert quot ¢ went op proposed to however, has already pabiioneds | bes the Sere woute Bot admit cyidence in the usual way, The different libels and of libels already so frequently published were reforred to by tbe learned gentieman, and a lengthy Guaston areas as 00 whether the letter in questica part of it could be read, ma ee ee etne Conrt sald that it was Lrg na ao the to put the judge im possession of 1s of parts of the letter as be might think an but d rir i 16 as proper that the document should be be given & jury except |t were offered io evidence. Mr. Evarte called attention te the date of the He ov'ered it merely as @ letver of Opdyke, withoo question as to its baving been published. He letter as evidence in chief, and read two The first began:— ‘But you will be tenea,’’ ‘ke, The comments of Mr. Kvarts on this ox! woot to sbow that this public and deliberate of Mr. Opdyke that he kad po contracts with the gover mont was not borne out in evidends. Nothing could is Secret relations with the governme lie statements to the contrary, ‘thas he i Hicans and sinners” who bave no coatrac her ground. He comes into court for com; matory demages only. borg paragraphs ia hi potas Clearly to the faet com ything that Weed Pon cap be of injury t 1 on which the letter te dni bia eply Mr. Field went over letter was offered in evigenca,, The pr objection by counsel, he said, was thas the attack should fot without $he defence, Conosel on the other side had that the letter could be read merely as # lettor. thie was no ground for he admatenton. Next o had sold that it was evidence in chief of of the the issue; bet he bad faiied to show Other part of the issue than that which refers to olaim, First, whether Mr. Opdyke baa con foterest ie the gun claim, and second, as te wheth concealing his he ‘bad sad upon a commit _ upon the claim, ie another pt can recover sething “ent ge a bak he oe tion that the letter could not eommnad fa ‘eviiene Lxooption of connse! mode ani no: Mr. rar wala be Weald wove the receysion #