The New York Herald Newspaper, January 20, 1865, Page 2

2 FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ‘Tavespay, Jan. 19—6 P. M ‘The stock market has been in a state of semi-panic to- day, and the entire list has undergone a further large de- cline. The inherent weakness of the market, to which we have frequently called attention, is now rendered painfully spparent to many who, with more faith than judgment, éontinued to hold stocks om sp:oulation, despite the obvious tendency of prices and our repeated | bull party has never recovered from the of the panic of last spring. The old operators too much weakened to be able to engineer fresh rise of magnitude successfully, and the utside public were too distrustful and too much ab- sorbed with government securities and petroleum to recruit their broken ranks, so the market has languished; while, as for some time past, the course of the war has indicated an earlier termination than was generally expected, fresh strength has been given to the bears in view of the probable resumption of specie pay- ments within no long period afterward. ‘The same cause has at the same time increased the dis- trust of capitalists and speculators generally, and unset- tled confidence in all values. ‘The peace rumors and the prevailing belief in the possibilty of the war coming to a sudden termination, sustained by military events, have, by depressing the price of gold, naturally affected every- thing olso to be bought with papcr money. The tendency of gold has been all the more rapidly downward in conse- quence of an impression which is fast gaining ground that the outstanding currency, at tho end of the war, will not be allowed to stand in the way of the speedy return toa specie basis, but that it will ‘We provided for by funding into coin bonds at ite current valuation. The present money paper obstacle having been thus brushed aside, there would be nothing to inter- rapt the progress of the revulsion. At the first board stocks were pressed for sale, and not being freely taken, the market broke. The closing sales showed a decline from those of yes- terday’s second board as follows:—Erie 2%, New York Central 3, Hudson River 13, Reading 2%, Michigan Central 124, Michigan Southern 2%, Illinois Central 236, Cleveland and Pittsburg 73, Chicago and North- western 1%, Chicago and Northwestern preferred 2%, Chicago and Rock Island 514, Fort Wayne 2%, Alton and Terre Haute 3, Cumberland Coal 1%, Mariposa 34. Ohio and Mississippi certificates were steady. Government securities were hoavy at yesterday’s after- noon quotations. ‘At the open board, at one o'clock, the market was a fraction lower on a part of the list, and steady or a@ fraction higher on the rest. At the second regular board the course of prices was further downward, the buyers being chiefly “shorts.’? New York Central closed 4 lower than at the first board, Erie 15, Hudson River 5g, Michigan Central 1, Michigan Southern 3, Illinois Central, Cleveland and Pittsburg dé, Northwestern 34, preferred 1%, Rock Island 34, Fort Wayne %, Obio and Mississippi certificates 14. Cumber- land Coal improved 3%, Mariposa , Quicksilver and Reading were steady. Government securities were depressed. Coupon sixes of 1881 declined 14 a %, five-twenties 1, now issue %, ton-forties 34. At the second open board at half-past three the market was irregular. Coupon five-twenties, new issue, declined 3g, New York Central %4, Michigan Southern %. Hudson River and Illinois Central were steady. Erie advanced 3, Cleveland and Pittsburgh 2%, Rook Island 3, Fort Wayne %, Northwestern 14. The bears having notified buyers on sellers options, mumerous deliveries were made to-day, and the demand for money became active. Margins were also disturbed by the recession of prices, and there was some culléog in of loans. The rate is strictly seven per cent, and con- ‘siderable diflereuces have been paid for carrying stocks over. Weak holders of the ten-forty and other govern- ment bonds have been sold out by some of the national banks and other dealers in national securities, and specu- lators for a rige in stocks aud gold have been similarly dealt with in many cases by their brokers. The continued decline of gold is addmg to the distrust of lenders abd commercial papor is regarded with extreme caution. That of the first ciass is still quoted at8a shock wore 10 per cont however. The course of the gold market was almost steadily downward during the day, asthe quotations will show :— The premium has not been so low since the commenor- mont of October lust. ‘The fall ts accelerated by the gene- ral desire of the speculators to profit by it, and con- sequently a ‘‘short” interest is accumulating all the time, whieh last is favorable to a temporary reaction. Late in the afternoon the Blair mission to Richmond, and the doubi surrounding it, assisted the bears in their opera- tions. It was rnmored that Mr. Blair, Sr., had returned to Richmond, and in the present “panicky” state of feel fog the market Is easily influenced for « fall. The holders of foregn exchange, the great bulls of the gold market, are disconcerted by the turn affairs are taking, and the prospect of large shipments of cotton and other Southern produce induces a rather uncasy feel ingamong them. The rates for bankers’ sterling are nominally 100% a % at sixty days, and 110% a % at three. ‘The demand continues very light. What we have said respecting a growing suspicion in the public mind that the resumption of specie payments will ultimately take place with hrough the tedious process of appreciating the currency to * par with gold, suggests a sad phase in our Ginwnelal history, ‘The idea, not improbably, had its origin in our plan to resume specie payments gradualiy on the basis of the existing depreciation, which is what cireumstances will force ns to do soon after the war enda, if not before, Bur for the apprehension that ours is the plan which will put a perlod to the paper money inflation gold would hardly have fallen so fast as it has done, not- withstanding our recent victories, The present ruinous policy has progressed so far, and is likely to progress so much farther, that the prospect of the currency being restored to par by gradual appre- ciation grows fainter with the lapse of time; and as neither the government nor the people appear to be seriously concerned about the furare of our finances, it is not unlikely that, whenever the evil of our fiscal sys- tem has developed itself to that point when the change to specie payments is forced upon us, the ordeal will be submitted to with that cheerful adaptability to circum. stances which is characteristic of the American people, The Froneh assignats were funded into mandate at the rato of one twentieth of their nominal value, and the course Mr. Obase and Mr. Fessenden have pursued would favor the inference that they bave either been utterly blind to the future or else looked forward to an ultimate escape for the country in some such expedient as this. The new bill authorizing the extension of the issue of seven-thirty notes to four hundred millions gives the Secretary considerable discretion with regard to the cur fency; but we are told that he has assured the Commit. we of Ways and Means that it was not his intention to add another dollar to the paper money afloat, but that he neverthcioas considered it absolutely necessary that he should be Invested with power to issue a further amount of compound interest notes, bis principal reason being that this discretionary power would enable him to dis- pore of his bonds on better terms than if the sale of the lmtter were known to be his only resource. As the public undersiand it, however, the government does not af present intend offering any more gold bearing bonds for sale, except in the form of seven-thirty notes, convertible into six por cent bonds three yours after date, which are sold at par. Moreover, the theory that the available rosource of |xsuing more currency would stimu- Yate and raise the price of sutweriptions to deans could only be sustained on the presumption that the power to increase the currency would be freely used, and the currency thereby correspondingly depreciated. It would also require the practical operation of the new curroney on the money market to produce the result ro. ferred to, and it ts mainly for this latter purpose, we pre- sume, that the Secfetary intended it should be used, if at all The policy of giving discretionary powor to the Beore tary of the Treasury to increase the volume of paper money is to be strongly deprecated, and mure especially after the experience we have already had of the injurious effects of inflation. It isthe worst palliative that vould be omployed; and for Congress to confer the power be- onuse Mr, Fossenden ays he has no intention to use it ls a eidicwlous work of supercrogation, and about ag anoma Jous as that gentleman's remarks on the currency in bis ‘annual Peport. It is reported, Lowever, that the bill will ba so modified {fi tho House as rather to curtail than ox- pand the currency. Tho subscriptions to! the seven-thitty loan at the First National Dank today amount d to $256,200. Tho Bank of Comyhere: has announced that it will be keaown as “The Natioual Bank of Comm tee iu Now York" op and after the 23d inst., and that the balances of ac- counts remaining with it will be transferred to the new on that day. ‘The following resolution ia reported to have been offered. in the House of Representatives, with a view to curtailing the privileges of national banks as dopositories of public money :— xy of wo the -Hifth section of “‘an act to mn | ,” &0., a8 to the of aasoci- ations under sald act as depositor in all cities and towns where isa Sub-’ ‘the ‘United States, and in all such cases to require the public money to be ited in the Sub-Treasury ; that the committee inquire what additional Rooossary wo render the t pecre.againgt Toss ler government ons on account of public money deposited with depositories under said act, and report by bill or other- wise. The business at the Sub-Treasury to-day was as fol- lows:— $179,000 ie oo vitae 102,000 ‘The subscriptions received at the Ninth National Bank, 863 Broadway, for the seven-thirty loan, to-day, were $183,400. Paid United States Treasury $1,200,000. ‘The bids for the $234,000 Central Park Improvement Fund stock will be opened at the Compiroller’s office on Saturday, at two o'clock P.M. This stock, which is duly authorized by the Legislature, will bear six per cent Interest, payable quarter yearly, and the principal will be paid November 1, 1876. ‘Tho First National Bank of Fall Rivor, Mags., will add $200,000 to its stock, making the entire eapital $400,000, ‘The earnings of the Chicago and Northweatern Railroad during the second week of January amounted to $133,371, which ig an increase of $78,434 over the rectipts “Tor the same time in 1864. Stock wi Exchange. NesDaY, Jan. 19—10:30 A, M. $8000 US 6's, "67... 1: 1000 shs Erie RI 15% 25000 US 6's, "81, cou 1113 2000 do 16% 7000 do we WL 1000 di 1B Ca Bs 40000 di biog 100. bi) 10000 | do.b80 n iss 1095 100 Erie RR pi 4 1000 US 6's, 5-20,reg 108% 100 Hudson Riv RR. 1073, 10-40,cou 102% 400 —do,.... 880 107 «. 102 a .b10 102% 25000 US6's,1 yr cer. 4 1000 Missouri 6's. 5 25000 Ohio& Misscer. 25 4 do. .....880 107 10000 do 400 Mich Central RR 10634 30000 do. 2000 Mich So& NIRR 6734 20000 do 100 +810 6745 20000 do. 1 x 20000 do. 2000 Del,LackWim. 112 1000 8000 Hud Riv 2d mtg 10534 15 Panama RR. 4000 Tol& Wist m ex 100 2000 Tol & Wab2dm 80 16000 American gold. 21414 10000° do. 10 21336 10000 do 380 211 20 shs Con Nat Bk.. 105 200 Ill Central RR. 650 do... 25 Cleve, Col & Cin, 500 Cleve'& Pitts RR 172 85 8436 8 Metropolitan Bk. 128 200 Canton Company 3334 do .. 38 600 800 500 300 200 400 Clev & 400 Chic & 300 Copak: ine 4 1200 di 100 Quicks'r Mg Co.. 96 300 400 do......... 953g 1000 do......... 9336 650 Mariposa Mg Co. 113¢ 500 Pitts, FtWA&C RR. 01}, 40 Manhattan 186-1500 do. 92 200 AtlanticM SS Co. 160 600 92% 300 N Y Central RR. 112% 500 02: 200 d » M24 300 92: 50 200 do. 92: 200 100 Alton&THauteRR 40 600 . 100 Alton & TH pref, 68 SECOND BOARD. Hats-rast Two o'Ciocn P. M. 1000 shs Reading RR 10734 36000 U S6" 16 do.. - 107 30000 do.......... 10036 400 Mich Ce 2 108 25000 do..new ina 108% 1053, 20000 do. .new iss 108% 100 do......b10 106% 10000 do......b10 109 800MS0&% NIRR.. 67% 5000 0-40,cou 101% 200 do. 6 5000 wee 101% 100 do 34 110000 US6": FE Lip nd 97% 500 Cleve & Tol RE. 108 50000 Ohio «Ml inscer 26% 400 Ill Ven RR. 20 60000 Am 480 207% 100 do. 12000 ye weds S 300 shs Canton Go... 3236 100 Cumb Coal p..b30 46 -b30 500 do. 300 Chi & NW 100 5 1000 do. 20 Chic & NW pret. 800 dO........ 100 Chic & RB Iai RR. 700 do. y 600, do. 50 Erie RR prof... 04 200 HudsonRiver RR 107s do. , 107 do vs | CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT. Tuorspay, Jan. 19-6. M Asues,—Receipta, 15 bbls, The market was dull, and in the absence of sales prices were nominal Braavstorvs.—Receipts, 3,238 bbls. flour, 231 bbis, and 2,664 bags corn meal, 2,654 do. corn, 8,104 do. oats, | 87 do. Barley and 1,269do malt. The flour market was dull, Sc. a 100. lower, and unsettled in sympathy with the movement in gold. Outside of the regular trade there was no demand, and in justice to holders we may re- mark that there was no great presanre to sell, even at the reduced figures. Sales—7,600 bbis. State and Western, 850 Southern and 350 Canadian. The movement in rye flour and corn meal was very moderate and at essentially unchanged rates, We quote:— Superfine State and Wostern flow Extra State. Choice St oe Common to medium extra Western. Extra round hoop Ohio, Western trade brands. Extra St. Louis. . Common Soutiern. Fancy and extra do. Common Canadian. Good to choice and extra, Ryo flour, superfine... Corn ineal, bbls... Corn meal, puncheons. oe —Tho wheat market still continues Inactive, aud in the absonce of business prices were nominal, Rye was quiet fat $1 68.4 $1 70 for Western. Of Barley we noticesalos of 1,000 bushels Canada East at $1 95, and 700 do. malt at $2 17 for prime, Corn was dull at $1 88 for Western with no sales, Onts were selling to a moderate extent at $1 06%, a $1 07 for Western. Corton. —The active demand noticed yesterday, princi. pally for export, had entirely fallen of to-day, owing chiehty to the decline in gold, and prices tended fully 30. per Ib. lower, with only a moderate business doing; salen, 400 bales at the following quotations :— a Upland Florida Mobile, W.0.8T. Ordinary. . 85 86 87 Middling. . 101 102 Oem wore ts good demand, and. with a light. wupply lors were in jor and wi a La) and small receipta, The market continues firmer, par having beon effected of 200 bales at 30c, 9 68c, for new, and 260. a 880. for 1863's, Hay.—Thore was no in the market for this arti. cle, Shipping grados being quoted at $140 a $175 and for city wae at $1 90 a $2. ‘RMGHTA were quict but firm, the most noticeable foa- ture betng cons.dorable shipmenta of cotton to Liverpool. The on ents include to Liverpool, by American ship, hhds, Tobac.o, 158, ; 28 casks extract, 7s. 6d. ; 20 tons provisions, 7. 64. , and per neutral, 700 loads oak timber, about 30s.’ per load ; rity por steamer, 800 bales cotton, %4.; bacon 25x, and butter and cheese To London, 2,000 bbls. oil cake, In 4364. ; 260 hhda, tobacco, 228, 6d. ; 50 tons measuroment goods, 16s, ; and por nevitral, 180 hhds. tobacro, 25% per fees | versel, 200. per foot, Fd bbl. and jc. per nd; and per steamer, f00., $2 KO and Lix6., A ritiel brig, wo uA, about 9c. per bbl. Morase's was in demand, at unchan ged rates. Fales of 30 hhds. Porto Rico at $1 10, 75 bbis. New Or- leaps at $1 46.0 $1 50, and 10 do. Cuba Musoovado nt 62c. By nuction, 200 Ubis, Now Orleans at $1 23 a $1 28, four montha. Nava, Sonus. —There was nothing doing, and were without decided sesepe hosts, if ‘sar ihing <3 & Sasssssesasas SSRSerses oat te st Seo=Ssrawkssseo PP PSP EP KE BSE E Ee SSKSaSESSESESES halos having been made of French syirita turpentine ab $2 03%. "in Rosia we note a fair business doing at oor quotations, Ou-.—No pales of crude m wore but holders are demanding full rates. In I.neeed there was nothing doing, bat the market was firm, holders aakt prices ranging from $1 60 $1 65. Of bleached wi whale we note a sale of 1,260 gallons at $1 700 $1 71, chiefly at the inside price. Paovt-1oe.—Receipts, 1,361 bbls. pork, 305 packages beo!, 379 do. out ments, and 283 do, lard. The pork mar- ket opened decidedly lower, with scarecly any business doing ; but closed more active and firmer. The sales on the apot were 7,000 bbls. at $40 a $41 for new mesg, $39 a for 1865-4 mens, cash and regular way 50 8 $34 for prime, and $88 x $38 60 for prime meas: vise for future delivery, 1,000 bUle, new m myer January, at $41, and seller February, at $30 % 000 bbls. do. for March, buyer's orien, % a $42 50, and 1,600 do. old mess, velicr January, at $40. The bef market was uite aetive and firm, with sales of 300 bbls, 22 for plain mes, and $21 50 a $24 60 for extra « be f hana we notice ealrs of 128 bbia. at $20 6 meats thore was a fair business dons, the sales some 500 packages, at I7kie, a U8 ic. for shoul reaching sand les of Real Estate at Auction. By Adrian H. Muller, P. R, Wilkins & Co. House and lot 97 West 20th st,.... 42+. + $l 2 lots w. s. Madison av., embracing the N. W. cor- ner of 62d and the 8. 'W. corner of 684 sta. each 2OXMOO.5 OBCh.......--seereerseeserserereresee By BROOKLYN PROPERTY. 1 lot w. 6. Classon 0,750 THE CITY SEWERS. Their Worthlessness and Their Price. ‘The following is an extract from the annual report of the Croton Aqueduct Department for the year 1864 on the very important subject of our city sewerage :— SRWERAGH SYSTEM SURVEYS, Under the law of 1849, which created the Croton Aque- duct Department and defined its powers and duties, the Croton Aqueduct Board are charged ‘‘with the construc- tion, repairs and cleansing of all the sewers and under- ground drains, but subject to the orders and directions of the Common Council as to the timesand places of building new sewers, and to the general plan which has been or may be adopted for the sewerage and drainage of said city.”” No general plan had at that time been adopted, Its necessity was, however, early seen by this board, and to guard against the evils even then apparent, and which doubtless would be still further increased by its neglect, the attention of the Common Council was at once urgently called thereto, and authority to incur the ex- penditure necessary in the preliminary work was at the sume early period asked for by this board, both in their annual reports and in special communications. The efforts of this board, frequently repeated during a period of fourteen years, at length met with partial suc- cess. In the month of July, 1863, a resolution of the Common Council authori: the undertaking and com- pletion of such surveys and pe as might become neces- in the establishment of a system of sewerage. The inability of the Common Council to provide at that time the necessary means for its prosecution, caused some further but unavoidable delay in the commencement of the proposed work. An expenditure of $10,000 was sub- soquently sanctioned by the Legislature of 1864, and an appropriation of that amount was soon after nade by your immediate predecessors. Sinco then this most im- portant work has been carefully and steadily prosecuted, and much progress has been made therein. SEWERAGE DISTRICT NO. 1. This district lies between the westerly boundary of the Park and Hudson river, and extends from Fifty- ninth to Kighty-first street, its area being upwards of four hundred and seven acres. The plan for the sewerage of this district was com- ploted carly last summer, and the same was committed to | the Common Council for approval, with a special commu- nication, undor date of August 8, 1964. ‘The distinguishing features of ‘this plan, as contrasted with the utter absence of methods and disregard of econo- my which have characterized the construction of most of the sawers heretofore built in thia city, were alluded to in that communication in the following words, viz:— First—‘“The construction of a main trunk, or outlet sewer, for the conveyance of the sewerage of ‘the whole district to the exterior pierhead line, to be thence carried ‘ay by the tidal currents, thus lessening, if not entirely avoiding, the obvious evils caused by an indefinite number of small sewers discharging their fecal contents into the heads of slips and along the river shores to poison the air with noxious and disgusting effluvia.”” Secoud—“‘A gradual reduction in the ities of the branch, or lateral sewers, as they recede from the maia tronk, yet each made fully equal to the work it would, under all possible contingencies, have to perform.” Third—‘The adoption of such lines and grades, for both the main and branch sewers, as will furnish the maxi- mum of sewerage facilities, and at the sano time involve the least comparative cost in their construction, and the least expenditure thereafter in the removal of s:diment hes phos ere — Cie “= parts making the system, as a whole, s:if-c ing. Tt was also stated | in that communication that 13 was most desirable to contract for the construction or the whole of the proposed for the district at one time, as by so doing a saving could be mado of at least one-half of the expense that would be incurred in the construction of a similar extent of seweruge in the old way. This saving in cxpenso would be due, in part, to the omission of all unnecessary work, gnd to the adapta- tion of the capacities of the various ins and laterals to the sewerage necessities of each locality, and also to areduction in the incidental expenses under the heads of surveying, assessing, collecting, advertising, printing, &c., which increase so disproportionately the cost of sewers as well as of other public improvements when | done by piecemeal. This district embraces, as before stated, an area of about four hundred and seven acres, The cost of. sewering this area, according to the old method, or want of method now controlling construc- tions, would be $1,793,074 80. The cost of sewering the fame area by the system proposed, $679,046 99, the dif- ference or saving being $1,113,127 81, or avout sixty- three per cont. That this the first authorized attempt to secure the blessings of a “well devised and harmonious system of sewerage’ for our city might be succes#ful it was recommended that the plan submitted be officially ap: proved as the pian for the sewerage of district No. 1, and that resolutions should be adopted:—First, expressly for- bidding the construction of any sewer in said district, un- less, in the opinion of this board, the same was in ac- cordance with said plan; and second, authorizing the immediate undertaking and completion of the main sewer, and sich of the lateral or branch sewers as are lo. cated in the several streets and avenues or parts thereof | in said district, which are now open in law, to such extent ‘as in the opinion of sald board might be practicable. This communication waa referred to the Committce on Sewers, but inaamuch as no further action has been taken, we would here renew those recommendations, and respectfully but urgently ask your favorable action thereon. ‘Wo would add, in this connection, that much sntisfac- tory progress has been made in the preparation of plan HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY. 20, for the sewerage of other districts. These plans, when fully perfected, will, in like manner, be si:bmitted to-your honorabie body for approval and adoption. Before concluding this branch of our report on a sub- joct to which the attention of your predecessors has #0 froquently been called, we feel coustrained to say that the disregard of all principle shown in the con- struction of our so-called sewers is diecreditable to ail who: have any control over the subject. The utter want of any system, and the daily increasing ovils resulting from neg- lect to adopt wit omy in this reapect, are facts beyond contradiction—fncts tending to bring disgrace upon our city. In the neighboring city of Brooklyn » “system of aowerage” was adopted immediately after the introduc. tion of & full supply of water. In the more listant and bemy oh d of Chicago the 4 bers ees ay os haa, leet wok. gran by its public authoritie * Bame vigor and prompiness shown fn its practical pplication. " In the city of New York, the metropolis of the New World, the city which, from pe tee eenate ne the ent ‘of its inhabitanta, should bo the ler in = eee Lm | wo _ Sacncenenn of sclence, o developement of general intelligence, and to an in: crease In the comfort, conveniences ‘and health of its ie, what ts the which has been mado in @ work whi ina Cape point of view, is confessed! {nfertor to no other ic measure ever yet devi Probably no my world poswsses greater natural advantages for the establishment of a p»rfect system of soworage than our own city of New York. Situated as it {a upon an island of moderate width and clevation, whose shores are washed twice daily by the and deep tidal currents of two noble rivers or arms of the sea, every facility is at ovr command for the ‘and effectual removal of the Kon Ione 4 And yet for miles along our wharves tho clements of dis- ease are ited and retained. Every dock receives the contents of — sewer, these multiplied recepla- cles of rapidly accumulating filth there goes wu arty dorate ordivary intelli would inaure to Sim, eet nbn yt en ee s008 a when it sa ontire sbaaconmant and recomeres- of this part of our may like y appear y predecessors. is not intended to be ey but it is no longer just to our: pelves to speal "9 any veiled language, Th public of the present condition of our tention of has “been forced to the the actual exp rinee of injuries suffered, and on ment bas bern called upon to bear the odium of a negil- whch is not tts own, and to correct which it ul tly struggled in vain for years past, javing per ormed our own duty in the matter, and ox- hausted every effort to correot the existing evils, it seems only right that the public shortd at length be told plainly that the groes want 0: ecivntific knowl-dge, the reckless ness of public expenditure and the disregard of public health, #0 conspicuous in wer constructions, are HOt justly attributable to the Croton Aquedvct Board, Tt le earnestly hoped that the present Common Council yd to thie subject that intelligent consideration which ite great Importance deserves, and also sth their prompt action, redeem our city from its present bj | grace, and relieve ite inbabitants from a daily increasing vil Continuation of the Great Crim. Con. Case. Rich Developments and Rare Doings. HIGH LIFE AT HIGH BRIDGE. Cribbage, Euchre and Whiskey Skins Double Size, &., &., &. — Supreme Court—Circuit. Before Judge Leonard. Jan, 19.—Andrew J. Millepaugh vs. Seth Adams.—The trial of this interesting cause was resumed this morning, in the presence of a numerous and deeply interested au- dience. Annexed is a report of the proceedings :— Charles Seely deposed that he resided at No. 9 Carroll place; was acquainted with Mr. and Mrs. Millspaugh and Mr. Adams; saw Adams and Mrs. Millspaugh in compa- ny on Broadway. ADAMS ANNOYED AT BEING CALLED 4 RAKR Charles C. Field deposed that he was in the dry goods business; was & member of the firm of Carpenter, Vail & Fuller; know Mr. and Mrs, Millspaugh; became ac- quainted with Mrs. Millapaugh in the fall of 1856; knew Mr. Adams; became acquainted with him at the Bond Street House; Mr. and Mrs, Millspaugh boarded there at the time; was in the habit of calling upon Mr. and Mrs, Millspaugh every evening almost; therelations that existed between Mr. and Mrs. Millapaugh were the usual ones that exist between man and wife; I think there was a coldness between them; saw Mr. Adams in Mra, Millspaugh’s apartments; I called there one evening and saw Mr, Adams there; he was intoxicated at the timo, and said some one had been calling him a rake, and that there was 4 married woman who was trying to re- form him; he then said that he believed I was the per- son who called him a rake, and made a rush at me; Mra. Millspaugh got between us, and asked me to leave the room; I declined todo so at Grst, but upon being re- quested to do so a second time I left. Cross-examined—First commenced visiting _ Mr. and Mrs. Millspaugh im the fall of 1856, and continued visiling there until 1861. @ Please state how the coldness between them was manifested? A. I don’t know exactly how tounswer that question, Q. What did you observe? A. I never saw any great coldness, but thought they lived unhappily together; Mra. Millspaugh once told me that she did not feel happy; this was in 1860, think. Q. Did she say that she lived unhappily with her husband? A. She did; I made no comment on the statement at the time, Did ghe speak of his habits of gross intoxication? A, Not that I recollect. Q. Did you see Mr. Halstead there? A. Tdid, very often; the relations between Mrs. Millspaugh and Halstead were friendly; he often sat at the dinner table with her; could not say whether she usually went to supper with him, as 1 seldom teok supper there my. self. Q During ’all your visits did you see any affection manifested by Mr. und Mrs, Millspaugh towards each other? A. I thought that Mr. Millspangh loved his wife more than she did him. Q Do you know of any quarrel between them on account of Mr. Halstead’s conduct? A, Ido; I think I spoke to Mr. Millspaugh myself about it, Q Do yeu know of Mr. Millspaugh charging Mrs. Millapaugh with improper intimacy with Halstead? A. T think he did. Q. What did he say? A. I can’t remember, it isso long ago. Q. Was this before or after Halstead’s death? A. After. Q. How long. A. About two or three weeks. @ Do you know of bis lock- Ing her in his room and having a violeat quarrel with bee upon that subject? A. I do not. RECOLLECTIONS OF A FLEIGH RIDE. Q Do you recolicct a slcighing party in the winter of 1956? A. Ido; Mr. and Mrs. Millapaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Babcock, Mr. Adams and myself were along. Q Where did you go? A. To High Bridge. Q Was Mr. Millspaugh drunk on that occasion? A. He was. you recollect his pushing Do a lady out of the sleigh? A’ I recollect that she fell gut, but did not know that he pushed her; the horses @bro going at full speed at the time. Q What was his de- meanor towards this lady in question—F mean with re spect to drunkennoes? (Question excluded.) Q When did you return? A. It was late inthe evening. Q. Did you stop on the way? A. Yes; once, Q In what way did Mr. Milispaugh manifest drunkenness? A. He wax inclined to be quarrelzome, like most drunken men. Q. ‘Was he naturally inclined to be quarrelsome? A. I never caw him that way before. Q Atthe time you saw Ad- ams at the Bond Street House was he more attentive to Mrs. Millspaugh than he was to the other ladiesy A. No; not at that time. Re-direct— Who was the lady who jumped out of the sleigh? A. Mra, Field. Q Your wife? A. Yes. Mr. Fullerton—I have another witness to examine, but he is absent. Judge Leonard—You can rest your case conditionally, and call up your witness when he arrives, Mr, Clintou—If the counsel rests his case, I hope he will not be permitted to offer any fresh testimony tn re- gard to the tain charge. In a case of this kind the plain Uf! is obliged to show two things: first, the fact of improper intercourse between his wife and Mr. Adams, and, secoud, that the Plalntit was on good terms with his wife at the time. Thold that the plaintiff is obliged to exhaust his case now, before reating. Mr, Fullerton—1 only ask for the administration of the ordinary rule. Judge Leonard said the plaintiff might oduce evidence to rebut the charge of the plaintii's eing unkind or cruel to his wife, but not as to the main charge—seduction. Mr. Clinton—I wish to procure an attachment against one of my witnesses, Mary Dean. She is evidently keep- ing out of the way for some purpose, or Judge Leonard—You can have the attachment. make much a long speech about it, Mr. Fullerton—I now wish to. withdraw to striking out that part of Seth Adams’ tive to his father’s wealth or his being a Mr. Clinton—Do you move to strike it ou Mr. Fullerton—I mean just what I say draw my jon (o Jacob Halstend’s testimony r to what Mrs, Millspaugh said when be returned ber » jenciey, which had been returned to her after his brother's death. Mr, Halstead is now in court, and if the counsel wishes to examine Lim upon that point { will offer no objection. Mr. Clinton—Take the stand, Mr, Halstead. JACOM T. WALSTRAD'S TESTIMONY, Jacob R. Halsterd—Q. Since you left the witness stand have you conversed with any one on the plaintiff's aide in relation to this case? A. No. Q What did Mra, Millspaugh say when You, returned her the ring? A. Bhe said nothing. Q What did you say? A. Nothing except “There is the ring.” Q@ she state that she Bad given that ring to your deceased brother as a token of affection? A. No, Q. When you gave ber the lock of hair what did she say? A. She asked me to got it, as it was her's, and did “0, ‘This occurred about a werk or fo after ny brothit's death ; she was then stopping at the Bond Mtreet House, Q Washer husband present at the Ume? A. He was. Q. Did you say anything? A. No; 1 merely handed it to her: she said noth the bair was wrapped up in paper. Q Do you recoilect Anding a min- lature of her's at the same time with the lock of hair? A. No, Ido not. @ Do you know of having presented your brother with a you promised to return to her after y Don’t objection ir her's A. Tdo not, Q Do you know of a ring having ich was sub- as man and wife. Mr. Fullerton— Welt then, it ts un to pro. cord an} r. now to read the on cate, Sen evidence was then read ron y iy e witness went to that Mr. Adams and Mrs. Minturn stopped at thi House, Chicago, in July, 1862; the entries in the holst tee, were made by Mr. Adams; the "Ss name was Tegie- tered as Mra. Minturn; they occu adjoining rooms; 8 door led from one room to the + Mr, Adams for Ce peg Ed they arrived on the 20th of July, and loft on the ba of August; their rooms were al Mr. Adams Gince at the Bancroft House there who very like Mrs, Minturn, but Uke to swear to it; she has ‘a great deal. ‘Mr. Fullerton—We rest our case. | Talso with. | me | at tnd lott her adopted ter the C-) tune. Millepaugh thought he wou! son- inJaw and would control this weal; Isap- uted, for Mrs. Abbot knew more about him than wu and took caro to nothing. ‘This maddened bim, and after the mother- in-law be vents his Upon hi He was | intosioated dally, and his wife im the most brutal manner, The ides that bis wife had been seduced was all nonsense. Hiv only sought to make merchandise ow of bip wife by bringing 8 suit for dame; against the de. fendaat ia came Mire, ‘800n discovered tho real chareoter of her husband, knowing that be ! i i Hi 49 i gage 5 ! | i re i + : : Hl : i & i =i fe i i % Fs Ee i 228% E if FE 3 & the jury will justi ah im the eyes wi inp to deliberate upon their verdict. a dams done—seduced ber (Mrs. hg a seetreh ine, Gal mare pa hand sages. The seducer sincere Adams in this case. uid he lay all he at the feet of this lady except from pure motives? Seduc- tion! Was there ever than to call this seduction? Where is theevidenceof any seduc- tion? They proved that Adams went to dinner with the lady, went to church with ber and was seen in the streets with her once or twice. Is thisseduction? Now, gentle- men, what sort of a case must that be which requires such an outrage upon public decency? The counsel knew that he had no evidence ofan improper intercourse, and yet tho defendent is characterized as seducer and . noe T never knew a greater outrage under the form E Ww “Oh, shame, where ts thy blush?"” Iam sick of Resin ey the features of this case. A man comes here w! nows his wife is inno- cent and charges her with being a wanton and a pees all that he may adda few more dollars to his pocket. We shall now it our evidence, and will rest eatiafled with any verdict which you may deem pro if to render. We shail first calt to the stand-the plaintitt himsetf. Andrew J. Millspaugh deposed that he was the plaintiff in this case. that your signature, and did you write that letter to your wife? A. I think I did. Mr. Clinton—Wili the Court mark this Exhibit A—T believe it is the first exhibit for the defence? MR. MILISPAUGH'S HABITS—EUCHRE. Mary Babcock deposed that she resided at the Bond treet House, with her husband, in the winter of 1860; knew Mr and Mrs. Millspaugh; became acquainted with Mrs, Millspaugh in February, 1860, wasat the Bond Street House in the winter of 1861; was very intimate with Mrs, illspangh ; saw hor almost every day and evening; saw Mr Millspaugh very often; I observed his habits as to intoxication; be was in the habit of drinking a great deal, saw him very drunk on some occasions; he wus ia the habit of drinking a great deal every evening; during the winters of 1861 ond was in hig room almost every evening; occasionally Mr. Millspaugh and his wife would come to our room and play euchre; he would drink to excess on all these occasions. Q Did Mr. and Mrs, Millspaugh seem to live happily together? A. I don't think they did Q Did Mrs. Millspaugh talk to you upon her relations with her husband? A. She did. Q. What did she say? Mr. Fullerton objected, on the ground that thistwas after the alleged intimacy between Adams and Mrs, Mills- 1 ir. Clinton—This has reference to 1860. The charge against Mr Adams is dated in August, 1861. Mr Fullerton—The intimacy existed betwoen them in 1859 and 1860. Miss Gleason testifies to that fact. Judge Leonard—The witness may answer the question. Witness—Mra, Millspaugh told me that she was not bappy with her busband, and never loved him; that she would not have married him, had it not been for her adopted mother, Mrs. Abbott, and that he was perfectly disgusting to her; these were her words; 1 formed part of the sleighing party to High Bridge already testified to; Mr. Millspaugh got very drunk and very rude on that occasion, Q In what way? A. By pulling and hauling Mrs. Field, and kissing ber. Q. What about ber falling out of the sleigh? A. She got annoyed at his conduct, and gaid she would get out of the sleigh if he did not stop; ho said, “God damn, I will push you out!” and she fell out of the sleigh; he assisted ber to get into the sleigh again; this occurred in Broadway, near Grace c#urch. Q. What was Mr, Millspaugh’s manner while intoxi » A. He was very cross, Q In what way would his crossneas exhibit itsclf? A. He would be quarreisome, .Q. Were you prosent at a supper at the Joncs House one night where Mr. and Mrs. Millspaugh were? A. Twas, Q Did Mr. Millspaugh get intoxicated? A. He did. Q. You spoke of playing cards. What was his conduct oa those occasions? A. He would et cross and angry; one ovening, while playing euchre, ir. Millspaugh got angry because Le was losing, and, throwing the cards in her face, called ber a damned fool. Q@ What did he say to his wife before that? A. He ac- cused her of cheating, Q How did she look-when Mr. Millapaugh called ber damned fool? A. She looked sad aud was moved to tears. Q. Was she a mild woman? A. Very. Q Did Millspaugh generally get angry when playing cards? A Yes. Q. On any of these occasions did you ever see her give way to temper? A. No, Inever suw her out of temper. Q State wi you heard one evening while Mrs. Millspaugh was knitting in her room. <A. Mr, Milispangh was smoking, with his feet upon the tuble, when he asked Mrs. Millspaugh what she su he thought of her; sho replied that sho did not know, why you are 9 damned fool;" Mrs. Milispaugh eaid “Thank you;’’ that was all. Q. Was anything said by Mrs. Mills. paugh calculated to draw out this language? A. Ido not know of anything. Q At the time was she talking to him? A. No; she was talking to me; could not sa} how long before that she was talking to her husband. Q Do you recollect any occasion when she came to your room to stay all night?” A. Yes; onthe 4th of Juty, 1860, she came with ber little boy, and said ber husband was ugly and crosa, and she was afraid to sleep with him; this was between eleven and twelve o'clock. She spent the night with me. Q Didshe at any time make any complaint of ber husband's treatment? (Question ex- elud<d.) Q. Did she, in 1860, speak of her husband's neglect? A. She said he refused 40 acoompany ber toany lace of amus-ment, He never went to church with her; rs, Millspaugh wont every Sunday when she was well Q. Did she say anything about leaving her husband? A. She did, and said if it had not been for Mrs. Ficld she would have left him forever. Q Was Mr. Adams any more attentive to Mrs. Bilispaugh than he was to the rest of the ladies? A. No, sir; he was very attentive to all the ladies. Croas-examined—lI reside at No. 92 Prince street, on the corner of Mercer; left the Bond Street House in 1862, and went to live at the Metropolitan Hotel; ray husband ts a builder, but not engaged in business at’ pre sent. Q. Did Adams visit you in your room at the Bond ttreet House’. A. Yes. Q Is there a bed in your room’ A. Yea. Q Were yout habit of receiving all your gentlemen friends in your room? A. Yes, Q Did you ever go down to breakfast with bim? A. No; fT met him at the table, Q Did you ever go out with Adams for a walk? A. No. Q Did you ever go to any pls amusement with him? ; [went to W Garden with him once, Q Was your husband in the lime? A. He was. “Q When you on the sleigh ride to High Bridge ‘what you drink? A. Eggnog. Q No whisky A. No. Q Was your husband with sion? A. He was not. Q When Mr. his wife « damned fool was she not knitting vinge blanket for Mr. Adams? A, Not that I know of Q Dou't you know that she gave that blanket to Adama? A. [ do not. Q How long bad you known Mrs. Milispaugh when she told you ehe thought of leaving her husband? A. About a week or ten days, Q Are you still intimate with Mra. Millspaugh and Mr. Adams? A. Yes. Q Do you visit cach other? A. Yes. Q Does Mr. Adams call upon you himself? A. He comes to sce my husband, Q ere ever know of Adams sending down to the bar at the Bond Street House for liquor, and tnsisting on Mr. Millspaugh drinking when he did not want to do so? A Ido not. JOHN C. CONNOR'S EVIDENCK. John C. Connor, of No. 62 St. Mark's place, deposed that he had a slight acquaintance with Mr. Millapaugh; knew Mrs. Millspaugh for “ or tev yours; havea place in Connecticut; Mra. Millapaugh was in the habit of visiting us there; Mrs. hein me spoke about being unhappy with her husband, and said there was Incompatibility of temper. Croxs-examined—Q. in was this? A. In the sum- mer of 1969 or 1860. Q Was Mr. Adams ever out to your place? A. No, sir. THR RELATIONS BETWEEN MR. MILLPAUGH AND 1th WIVE. went did punch? ou on that occa iilspaugh called Philip Brazier deposed that he wi mercbant, living ea - lyn; = gee for the last fi or twenty years; Mrs. spay protegt of m: wife’ he and Mrs. Mil epg ted cat house, I live in Montague street; in jummer of 1860, when they were at our houne on a visit, she told me that she was unhi ‘and did not love her husband; she spoke on the subject sevoral times; she said be drank too 4 the gay he ill treated her? A. Not that T Cross-examined—The intimacy between my family and i Pe Na 4 close; Mr. and Mrs. Ficld h ; Mr. Adams nover called; I never saw him until about six months ago. WHAT A BELL NOY BAW. ‘William Mogar deposed he acted as bar. i j Hi uF i j tt : c i cet ii j it i Fy § rit #2 z 2: Hi 56 3925 3033 HP fy “ess them in Gi To the best in Broadway. other ntrect? A, 1 saw them ereabouts? A, Between What time of the di oclook in the after- noon, Ww. RB. resided . at the Bond five they vated’ cl think there *| o- served . he used to drink in big own room; he usually J ef Es fi Fers H i ih s ils 8 bie FEtis found to Provi- Mee. i i deal in gold ested in a club house at the corner of street, Q. Whet is the of Q Do you keep a bar there? A. No, not keep @ table set with ‘there is a refreshment table there; the up by the servant? |. Is tt not a feature of all saloons t have refreshments on band free to all the guests? A, I don’t know. Q Have you never deme in other gambling houses? A. I havo, at the ring places and around. Q Did you never notice refresh ment tables ip these A. Not particularly. Q How much money would any of you lose or winin the course of a night? A. F could not hg Q. How many persons congregate there nightly? A. Sometimes four or five, sometimes ten or a dozen; they were always in- vited there. Q. Did Adams ever visit: your gambit houae?, A. No, sir; when he came to my house he w up staifa to my private apartments, where my wife resided. Re-direct—Did Mr. Cg er ask you to introduce him to your establishment for the rpoge of gambling? Mr. Fullerton objected to the’ Wil atiswéring the question, and subsequently withdrew the objection, Witness—He did not. Q. Do you know of his asking to be introduced there to play cards? A. I do not. Cross-examined—Saw Mrs. Millspaugh and Mr. Adams at the Metropolitan Hotel once. MRS. MILLSPAUGH CONTEMPLATRS LEAVING HER BUSBAND, Samuel A. Beekman tostified that he wasin the straw pos business in 1857, 1658 and 1859, in bond new Mr. and Mrs, Millspaugh then; knew Mrs, Mil ugh before her marriage; she was in the habit of rading with me up to the close of 1859; Millspaugh came into my store once and paid a bill of abouta hundred dollars; he said he did not want me to trust his wife any more, as ho had plenty of dry goods in his own store; recollect Mrs. Mil Ispaugh telling me on one occasion that she contemplated leaving her husband. MRB, ABBOIT’S WILL PRODUCED. Tho counsel for the defendant then offered the will of the late Elizaboth D. Abbott in evidence. The instra- ment conveyed to Mrs, Millan five thousand dollars for her own benefit, and one thousand dollars for her boy. MRS, MILLSPAUGH’S SISTER ON THR STAND. Emily Dayton deposed that she lived at Stamford, Delaware county, N. Y., Mrs. Millspaugh is my sister, absut three months after her marriage I saw her at No. 4 Bond street; shé did not appear to have any affection for her husband then; I don’t think she ever had any for him; she said she Would rather have marricd a certain young mao about her own age) but Mrs. Abbott would hob consent on any account to her doing 80. Q Did you ever hear her say anything to indicate that ehe had any affectjon for her husband ? A. Sho did not; the reason why Mrs. Abbots objected to the young man, was becasue he was poor and lived ona salary, while Mr. Millspaugh was rich; my sister said she was very unhappy, and that her husband was very unkind. A MYSTERIOUS LETTER. i Q Do you remember her mentioning apy quarrelabout a certain letter signed “G.?”” A. Yes, my eister said she received a letter a lady, requesting her to moet her ; Mr. Millapaugh-got the letter, on @ cortain day hold- ing it up to Mra, Hinspaugh, said, “Daton you, who fs G.?* my sister said that her hasbat was locked her in theroom Q Did your sister tell you whothe letter was from? A. She did; she said it was from ayoung lndy, vory intimate friend of bers. Q. In 1860, did your sister wear a likeness around her neck? A. She did; she said it was the likeness ofa young leven named Halstead, who was. then —_ 4 and sald she hoped no harm would come of it. Q. did she say about Halatead? A. She said’ she more of him than she did of her busband. Q What she say about his death? A. She appeared to suffer much in consequence of his death, and looked as th her last friend had died. Q. How did she wear that locket? A. Until she got married to Mr. Adams, = did she say about Mr. Halstead’s last illness? A. oald that when she heard of it <he repaired to hia room, bus, finding the door Hlocked, she burst it in, and found hig lying on the floor insensible; that Mr. Larne | with his head near the fire, and that his hair was fn consequence; she also said that he would not take medicine for any one but her, and that when he died she lost the best friend she had ou earth; sho seemed to was much pained in com Q. Uidshe over say anything about her being proud of . Did she ever anything about ing Millapaugh? A, She. not. Q Did she aay she was ashained of him? A. She did; she said she was ashamed to go into society with him, that hia clothes were always feel his an ott ——s and ae : uence. 0 oy | an; about returned to her after Mr. d's death? A -and said Mr. Jacob Halstead returned it after bis died. es, his finger nails black and bis nose red. (Laughter,) @. Did she say what made his nose red? A. Yes, driak- ing. Cross-examined—I was not in the habit of visiting my sister before her marriage; visited her twice since she was married to Mr. Millspaugh, never saw Mr. Adame until after be married my sister; never saw him at my mother’s; I am positive he never was there; I live abous two miles from my mother; when I visited my sister slept with her, and Sir Millspaugh slept on the floor; my sister gave me no reason why she did not tell ber bus band who “G."? was, THE APPLE SKON DIFFICULTY, Q Tell us all about the apple skin difficulty. A. She told me that she threw an apple skin at him in fun one day, when be grabbed her and threw her over a chair; this occurred before they had been married 2 month, Re-direet—Q. How do you know Adams was never at your mother’s house? A. Because if be had been there my mother would have told me. Judge Leouard—The hour of adjournment has now arrived. The witnesss will be punctual in their attend- ance to-morrow morning at ten o'clock. Liabilities of Married Women. SUPREME COURT—TRIAL TERM. Before Judge Barnard, Tan. 19 —John Q. Jones ve. P. N. De Grenella and another. —This was an action brought on a promissory note given by Mrs. Grenella, a married woman, who defended the suit upon the ground that the note was given for ber husband's benefit, On this the court held that the plein- tiff must prove affirmatively the note Lo have been gives for defendant's own benefit. From the evidence it ap- peared thut the plaintiff had sold millinery goods to the » deren dant and to defendant and ber husband; that subse- quently an attachment had been levied upon due goods va e store occupied by herself and her |, which, having failed to aatisfy the debt, Mrs. Grenelia, to relieve | some of the goods from the geese ay | jiven the note in queetion with other notes. ¢ defendant al- leged and gave some evidence to the effect that the note S cree under duress. The jury gave a verdict for the jainti@. Arriv and Departures. Pont Rorat—Ateamship Star of, the Mi finjor Thos D Mnutice, Capt € tupbard, Capt ont Cola: Lleut Cot RX'Perminn, Capt Jno Kayne Col Dioke; peur, general's ‘lad: Gols 'S hiartin, BD Deans Lient and servants: Parrott Doyle, Hi AF BS fiutan 6 i rsd tas Fy tome, UBM: 2 MD fRiephebe—sand 400 in te theasign. aging yr Havana—Steamship Matanzas—Misses Bieus, sohonee fern Livia Miaal rae omnes nario Valdes Jose, Garr tk Hub a Hablinger, Car fh pelts. Beet a joseph Hal , Bornard Narger, E Maga Havana—Steamship Moro Castle—P H_ Vandervort, J Pai NW ‘J Vollmar, 1 JW Fleischman, ne BBurned, A Maura, FSG Bases is ea ton, Ls Lanier, GW Hulee, It B Wamsley, aa bo Jamar Hallett, late of bark BD Godfrey; pe olen Of bark Altos, Voth ot whicy aie ey Meet DEPARTORES. Livmnroo.—Ateni Asia, from Boston— Thomas Chact- Tebaap a Rosch ect cal fe cence ise Hattie Pollard, laine: John Bo ‘New aa ra Henry Marsan, Phi phi i Freon at mpm, eal, Wr Paik, Cannes Sohn urna i +4 naae Burpee, two obildren, nnd tan Sorrinon, ting children, 8¢ Louis; Mr Meredith; witennd child; Henry Bishop, A Herrin, Greenock: 1 # Barber, ietoria, V 1; B Armut, Chile~48, 1 Gooeh, Capt Win He Earrout, 8 ap ceeeweh Seete Varta Cor Vert i Rice itl Sa lie hep ra! British “Aray Mine Marrs TA Orang, rega—24. Total 73, a. = 8 te a a Qasere-D, H Ward and wife, a Fries, G Pathro, fooks, J Gottschalk, & Joneph, 3 Ly anene?, & Hy wren u atthe Rod- bb, i red g ae ee ouareet . Hg ge and servant; ite cit Eure are