The New York Herald Newspaper, December 29, 1865, Page 2

2 FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Tuvnspay, Dec. 28—~6 P.M. ‘The stock market continues steady but duil, although = shade firmer than yesterday. At the carly session of the open board this morning Erie soid at 95';, New York Central 96, Hudson River 108%, Michigan Southern 7496, | Cleveland and Pittsburg 824%, Rock Isiand 106, North- western 5%, Olio and Mississippi certificates 28%, Cumberiand 44, Schuylkilt Coal 145. At the first regular board Erie closed %¢ higher than. at the half-past two session yesterday, New York Contral (which was very Hudsvn River 4, Reading \, Cleveland and Pittsburg 34, Northwest'va 4, Fort Wayne 33, Cumber- tand 3g. Northwestern preferred was }¢ lower, Quick- silver steady, Mariposa preferred sold at 19/4, Govern- ment seourities were inactive, but tixm, Seven-thirty notes of the second series advanced 34. ‘At the open board at oue o'clock New York Central was firm at the advance of the morning, and the rest of the list stearly, excepting a fractional weakening in one or two of the Western railways. At the regular board at “half-past two Rock Island closed 4 higher Wan at the first board, Northwestern preferred 1%, Fort Wayne +6, ‘Ohio and Mississippi certificates 3, Quicksilver sy. New York Central was 3¢ lower, Reading 4, Michigan Southorn 3, Northwestern 4, Cleveland and Pittsburg t. Erie was unchanged. Government securities were stronger. Coupon five-twenties of the old issue ad- vanced ‘4, ten-forties 3;. Seven-thirty motes were steady At the open board at Luif-past three the mar- ket was without animation, but nearly steady. New York Central sol’ at 96%. There was a vague rumor circulated about the intter relative to future. tegistation at Atbany, favorable to the interests of the voad by removing the present restrictions on its rates, and large purchases were made; but these may. have been for the sake of ruvning the price up onthe “shorts,” whieh are supposed to aggreyate # heavy amount, while it is known the quantity held im the street is very small in proportion to the capital stock. Erie was quict at $59, and the clique in this, which is re- ported to have originally consisted of four parties, one of whom sold out nearly a week ago, appears to bo idle for the time being. Cleveland and Pittsburg sold at SL% under efforts to depress it by the party buy- ing fora rise. Reading sold at 106%, Michigan Soutn- era T41;, Rock Isiand 106%{, Northwestern 39, preverred 6144, Port Wayne 105%, Cumberland 44, Schuylkill Coal (445, Quicksilver 44%. Afterwards, on the street, the market continued dull but steady. At half-past five Cievelund and Pittsburg was quoted at 82, Michigan Southern 7424 4 14, Erie 95% a %, Reading 106), ‘There is very lite business doing in the gold room. ng price was 14534, followed by an advance and a recession of }y, at which it stood from noon tilt the close, Foreigu exchange partakes of the genoral duiness. The baukors are net eager to sell nor the importers to guy at current rates, The former are the more indis posotl to make concessions in consequence of the semi- string: in the London money market feported by the jast steamer, and which favored the expectation of « nse in the Bank of England rate of discount w seven per cent, Sankers’ bills became Srmer ax the day advanced, and sterling at sixty days was quoted at 100!) a 3, a 3g in the morning y market remacus sluggish, and although 3 ious have taken pluce to-day at seven, the Genera! rate is six percent, und lenders are unable to all their funds even at this Hyare, the supply being Jargoly in excess of the demaud, dwing to the provailing disposition to defer operations till after the bolidays. Monetary aftdirs at the West, alike with the produce and qwerchandise markets, are reported quiet, and exchange on the Hast still continues at 1-10 yremium, selling, aud a similarly quiet condition of tings exists at the South. Under these circuthstances there ts nothing to disturb ue money markets, and indications are not wanting fa- vorable to a much further accumulation of funds at this contre. The report of a forthcoming Treasury foan which was published yesterday afternoou had, of course, not tho slightest foundation tn fact, and, although hardly ne cosaary, it has been officially contradicted to-day. The assurances which Mr, McCulloch gave to Unencial meu here during his receat visit—namely, that he Intended to do nothing in the way of funding for some time to come, and prubabiy should not require to borrow within the fiscal Pear, ending with Juve next—were conclue He will, it is rumored, draft oue or more tills MH ‘enabling him to carry into effect, at some future time, the recommendations coutuined in bis report tv Congress; but there is a vast difference between receiving the necessary authority and carrying the proposed measures into effect. The Secretary, while desirous of adopting a certain course, is at the same time anxious in sel! defence to avoid undue Laste or any action calculated to produce the least disturbance of monetary a@airs, kuowing tha: contrary course would be disastrous to the gover: finances. Since the funding of Gfty millions of inert interest-bearing notes the national bank issues have re placed the amount withdrawn with active currency, and these issues are still being made at the rate of about four millions a week, aod will con tinue till nearly seventy millions more have deem issued, after which another bundred or more millions will probably be aathorized by Congres, The Secretary of the Treasury will Gnd it difficult to pur. sue any policy of contraction which will keep pace with such inflation as this, and, in view of the fact, those who ook forward to contraction and lower prices for many months to come Will, in all likelihood, be disappoin for unless the amount of currency fanded is more then equa! to the new issues there can be no contraction, but rather expansion. Petroleum stocks were rather heavy during tho morn ing, but firm im the afternoon. At the first board Benne- hoff Rua closed 35¢ lower than at the same time vester- day, selling at $16; Pitfivie Creck $1, selling at $18 7%; United States 65c., selling at $27 35; Quartz Hill 2ie., selling at $160; New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore was 5%c. higher, solling at 33c.; Knickerbocker oid at 10c,, West Virginia Coal and Oil 18c., Bradiey 65c., Cen tral $20, First National 49c. Mount Vernon 26¢., Qil Creek $1 76, Smith and Parmlee $4 50. At the ve cond board Bennchoff Run closed 65c. higher than at the first board, selling at $16; Central §1, selling at $40; Pit- hole Creek was J5¢. lower, selling at $13 40; Buchanan Farm sold at T7c., Bradley 60c., Brevoort $8 40, Fee Simple 24c., First National 52c., Germania 28°., New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore 83c., Rynd Fart 60c., Webster 97c., Quartz Hill $1 65. The business at the Sub.Treasury today was as fol- lows:— ‘The cash balance in the hands of the Assistant Treas. arer in Boston at the close of business December 23 was $11,012,806 84—an increase of $1,487,490 36 as com- pared with the elone of the previous week. ‘The Boston importa for the week ending December 22 0° $444,210, against $200,000 during the corresponding we <1 194, Total since January 1, $28,610,210. The ,ocls, including specie, Were $379,245, againe: $522,831 for iuc corresponding week in 1864. ‘Tue condition of the nineteen banks of New Hampebire as they existed om the 4th of December way be scen in the following abstract :— - $1,388,440 26,827 Some of the pational banks “are wtill in trouble about the payment of taxes. The Albany institutions Lave issued a circular to their stockholdérs requesting delay in the payment of the county taxes assessed to them watt! a decision is obtained on the question by the United States Supreme Court, asthe managers believe that such taxation is without authority, so far at least as shares which represent capital invested in United tates securities are concerned. ‘The earnings of the Marietta and Cincinnat) Railroad daring the third week in December amounted to $22,921 —an increase of $3,000 over the receipts for the same time in 1864. The following New York railroad corporations have been recently organized and their articles of aseociation fied in the office of the Secretary of State:—The Buffalo and Allegany Railroad Company have consolidated with the Buffalo and Washington Railway Com: paoy, under the last tamed title, The articles of consolidation were filed in the office of the Secretary of State on the 1th inst. The articies of association of the Dunkirk and Fredonia Rail- road Company were filed on the 14th inst. The road is run from the Erie Railroad depot at Dunkirk to the ‘village of Fredonia, Chautauqua county. The articles of emociation of the Ithaca and Towanda Railroad Compa- ay wore Died on the 224 inst, The route proposed is . ~ > ; . NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1666. | ecient waters of Cayuge Lake, at ‘Baaes, through the counties of Tompkins, Chemung and Tioga, to the Pennsylvania State line, near the village of Wa- verley, a distance of thirty-five mile Tho capital of the company is Oxed at two millions of dollars. ‘The people ot the West are bitterly complaining of the | monopolies of railroad and steamboat oompanios, many Of the officers of which it is asserted are increasing their freight charges for the purpose of facilitating their own speculative enterprises. The president of one of the panies is charged with putting up freight sufficiontly ‘make it umprofitable to ail except himself and aaso- es in a combination to purebase grain, and to compel independent “holders to sell to him at a sacrifice on ite cost. A Western paper says there tsa mighty storm of popular wrath brewing fn the breasts of the people, | which, whea it bursts forth, will eweep these rapacious | monopolists from all the avenues of trade, and fing open the gates of free competition 60 all who choose to enter, There is no objection to the consummation of this prediction hereabouts. The Barings of London, haviag taken two millions of the five percent gold-bearing bonds uf Massachusetts at about ninety-seven per cent, it 18 believed that that sum will be sufficient to meet the present wants of the State, and that thore will be no necessity of fayuing the remain- ing million and a haif authorized by the Legislature. ‘The National Newark Banicing Company has dectared. @ semi-annual dividend of six per cent, payable on Jan- uary 2. The Vermont and Massachusetts Hailroad Company has declared its first dividend (two per cent), after an exist- eace of many years. ‘The Eastern (Messuchuse}ts} Railroad Company ‘aad de- olared a semi-ennual dividend of four per cent. ‘The Board of Managers of the Schuylkill Navigation Company have deciased a cash dividend of six percent on the preferred stock of the company, and six per cent in Boat Loan on the common stock. The following were the quotatio Tities in London on the 12th inst. :—~ for American secu. United States 6-20 yrs, 1882, 6 p. ¢. a 63 Virginia 6 per cent... a 62 Do. 6 per cent. a 46 Atlantic and Great Western, N. gt aidan ieee a 80 Do. 24 , 1881, 7 per cent.. veel TH a TT ne ceune sya "iat Catia 1877.,...0.. 78 & 80 mort., 1882.....+.++ - 7% a 8 Ene’ ieee $100 (all on per cent...... 57a 57% Do. scrip debentures, 6 percent, prom... a % Miinoia Central 6 per cent, 1875, vee 800 @ 82 Do. 7 per cent, 1875....+... .69 3 71 Do. $100 shares (all paid}, 8 percent...... 80 a 81 Marietta and Cincinnati R.R. bds., 7 p. 12 a 7% Panama Railroad, 2d mort., 1872,7 p.¢....10L a 103 Pennsylvania Raiiroad bonds, 2d mort., six cent, convertible, Bite i a 86 . $60 shares. os 8 a 42 Philadelphia and Erie, 1st mort. 1681,6p.c. 7% a 76 New York Stock Exchange. ‘Ducxmnkn 23, 1960. FIRST SESSION-—-10:30 A. M. $1450U56 6: 20202 2 102% 100 shsN¥C Rr. 530 9576 0 87000 oe u adnio', c. ae 2000 NY 7’s bount: 3000 Mo 6's, Pack 14000 N Cardlinu 6" a 1000 Coun 6's. 9 5000 sige Spas cor oe 20000 do... sass ‘2000 Ene RR ath’ Fo 1000 HariemRRIstm 90 1000 H Riv bas, 67, 95 5000 MichC 8's, ol, 112 2000 Cle&Pitts4th m 76 4 shs Am Ex Bank. 100 National Bk. 101 8534 50 MetropBk, 14 Del & Had Canal 145 560 Central Coal Oo. SECOND sEssion—1 P. $16000080's, 5-20c, '62 1033, 800 ahs Heating RR. 106% 2000 US6’s,5-20°,'65 101 100 Oeeee sess 1088 109 hs Cumsb Goal pt 44 800Cleve 4 « ‘Pits RR 82K WesternUnionTel $1 200 do......... 825, 100 Ene hn. 95% 100 Mich Souk Ind au 800 Chieago & N W.. 100 Chicago R&T Bi RE R 10T 1500 U 85's 10-40 ¢ 7500 Tr a7 3-10.20 5 do. .2d calt 1000 "do. 3d sories 30000 Ohiok Miss cort 1000 Chic& NW Ietin 100sdeQ'kailverMeCo 100 8 Y Cen RR..b30 do. 30 1000 MariottsdCiniy ot 700 Clev & Pitts Rl 1000 § 08 600 -. 8 100 IinoisCentralRR 131% a Chic &NW RR. 36 do. os ox too do. -b30 100 ChichN W RRprf a 100 Chic & Rk [ RR. 107 200 Pitts, FUOW&CHRR 10555 do 900 brie RK. CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT. Tavespay, Dec. 28—6 P. M. Asnes.—Receipts, 46 pkgs. The market continued quiet and unchanged. Buesvarcrrs.—Receipts, 9,058 bbls. flour, 2,468 do. and 2,605 bags corn meal, 1,398 bushels wheat, 1,390 do. corn, 3,064 do. oats and 650 do. malt. A more active de- mand prevailed for State and Western flour, and prices were sowewhat im seller's favor, though no decided change Was perceptible except for sound qualities of the lower grades, which were fully Gc, higher, the market closing firm aud buoyast for all ‘brands, The sales com- prised 9,000 bia, at our revised subjoined quotations. Southern four was in moderate demand, and prices were oes very firm. The sales were about 450 bbis. r wos in fair demand, and prices were tend- ine ee apart for all descriptions, while sales were 360 e oy brands Ssuaseoesuaces POEPe Peas esse Ba er edsS ccae' Sel eesessrses A 3 4 i te i: F i it g2 § f ey be “ Li 53. ue o 06 We beard of no Both cotton and grain were: —To 2 iat go; pitied arts be fw tn cue from vouth aids Cube i to an under deck, West ext Indien and ‘back, vont 1,300, halt flour, to Bahia oF Rio Janeiro, schooner to Proasian brig, be Neon my ‘abd back, a brig to frown" ‘on private terms, ee ‘a moderate demand. Fd quote Hors were by hy Boag mn and new crop at S4e. Motagsns ed quict, We note juetion ots Sr aaa NS quotations, Provi-toxs, —Recei " Le port, oo do. beef, pkgs. cut meats ‘The pork market ‘was somewhat unsetiled. Free wt ‘the commencement were decidedly in seller's waren ‘under an active demand, Dat the market closed hea ok Irregular, with the im- movement wore 6,500 bbia., at Jar, mae i hr $0: Boa $06 for prime ineen; fo Tim: BowoRARLR TRE Comox ore steady. Cut waa in moderate demand, and pricts ‘Meats were diet, with raloe of 250) ckages at previona peices. I eee maaan Tho sales were 690 obtained for choo» ettle rendered in Ball r and cheese were withont change. Prrroveem was doll and te, a 2c. lower, Tho sales wore confined to about 3,500 bbis., mostly in small lot, at 400. a 4lc. for crude, on the sppt and for all next panes: 2%¢0. a B4e. for redined, d, and 80c. a 820. Bios was dull and prices, im the) absence of transac. tions, were nowinaliy unchanged, SuGaR was som-what more actite. A cargo ot Cuba muscovado sold for ecaer comprising 850 Dhds., at nn ‘We note sales of 126 hhds. Cuba muscovado on vate terms; also 20% boxes molagses sugar at 10%{¢. TALLOW was inactive but nuchaiged. alee were about 70,000 ibs: at 13%fe. 2 T4e. Semecnesentt market was witheut much animation, h prices. were pominally unaltered. The sales were i tha Kentucky, mostly at So, 4 7c, but part at 18¢. ; 65 cases seed toa at 120. a 1 | airmen aaceian 23 rhe he market was dull oe prices were drooping, with (rifling ales at $2 27 a $2 28. Board of Alderm ‘The Board of Aldermen, pursuant to adjournment, met at ono o'clock yesterday afternoon—the President, Mor: gan Jouea, occupying the chair, Subsequent to the reading of the minutes of the pre- vious meeting. the foliowing communication from the ‘Mayor was presen'ed to the Board: — Mavon's Ovrice, Naw York, Dec, 27,2366. NCU — Gasrraven—Ou tho 14th inst. I received a résolution ‘from your honorable body, authonzing and directing the: ‘Comptrotler to renew leases of -certain premises for. the use of — Law Department, at Nox. 115 and 117 ‘Nassau atroot, for a period of ten’ years, which resolution I ap- proved om the same day, under circumstances-not un- usual towards the niles ‘of the session of the Coramon Counc’! and other lezislative bodies, I was surprised subsequently to learn that Mr. O'Gor- man, the Counsel to the Corporation elect, had not been consulted in the matter, and accordinsly wrote to the Comptroller relative to the execution of the lease. After an interview with Mr. O'Gorman [again wrote to the Comptrolier, withdrawing my objections to avoid litigation, If I should have misunderstood the views expressed in his conversation with me I regret it ex- ceedingiy. His written communication of the 20th inst., however, in answer toa letter from the Comptroller, contains what I consider of anch importance that 1 fect it my duty to bring the same to your notice. He states, in substance, that he can find no place in the building named in the resolvtion in which the city can, with due regard to its own interests, put the Corpo- ration Counsel and his bureau, Assuming this couclusion to be well founded, and coming after a careful examination and since my inter- view, and especially as the lease has not yet been exe- cuted by the Comptroller, I would respectfully recom- mend that your Honorable Body adopt such action as be deemed proper to secure the suitable accommo- dat ion of the Law Lis petuerey in accordance with the views of its fature heat Cc. “GODFREY GUNTHER, Mayor. This communic: ation was referred to the Committee on Repairs and ‘he ordinance laresiini the office of Inspector of City Railroads, with a salary of $3,000 per annum, was lost, reconsidered, and laid over, Tt was subsequently taken up and concurred in. ‘A resolution increasing the salary of the Regulator of Public Clocks from $500 to $800 per aunum, was adopted, ‘The sum of $4,000 was donated to the Ladies’ Union and Society. ‘A resolution authorizing the Comptroller to appoint an assistant clerk in bis department, with a sglury of $1,500 per annum, was offered and laid over. An ord nance from the Board of Councilmen, making Additional appropriations for the expenses of 1865, was taken up and discussed at length, but no question of im. portance arising, was definitely disposed of. The ordinance providing for the widening of Aun street from Park row to Fulton ferry, was referred to the Com- mittee on Streets. Amass of routine business having been disposed of, a Board adjourned to mect this afternoon, at oue o'clock. Commisstonors of Emigration. ‘The semt-month!y meeting of the Board of Emigration was held on Wednesday afternoon, and the usual routine business transacted. The following figures, which show the general business of the Commissioners to date, will be found interesting :— Emigrants arrived to Dec. 26, 1865. To samme date in 1864......... Inmates in Ward's Ve Tnatitition: — 1863. Balance in bank January rit, i803. $47,553 Aggregate receipts to December 20. 2 624)457 Received since to December 27 for commutation Of passengers, &C........6eeeeeeeeeeeee ecoee 11,008 Total..... sseeeeeeenes Disbursementa as per previous account to oember Balance in bank. . DIVORCE AND ALIMONY. Carlous Caer, Wife Divoreea Returns to Her Hi and, Leaves Him Again and Then Sues for Alimony—A Govern- ment Detective in Trouble, dc. Another of those cases in which the dark side of mar- ried existence is so plainly displayed cume up yesterday before Judge Barnard. Divorces and the painful circum- stances attendant thereto have been of tate much the subject of public scandal among us. The sacredness and unity of the marringe tie seem to have been utteriy ignored, and the demons of brutality and Just taken their place. ‘The parties to the present contest, according to the affidavits, are named respectively Harriett L. Raynor and Wiltiam M. Rayuor. The latter was formerly a Brooklyn police, and afterwards a government, detective. He now keeps an establishment in the City of Churches catied the “Brooklyn Office.’ It is asserted that during the war he made a large amount of money in the bounty brokerage business. The affidavits in the case, on the part of Mrs. Raynor, set forth the following facts:— In the month of Jan , 1856, Harriet 1... Raynor was united ip ma.rimony to jitiam’ Mt. Raynot. ‘Her ma ned life up to the month of January, 1862, had been one of misery, destitution and wretchedness, ” caused by. the treatment of her husband. Immediately after ber mar- riage, and previous to the birth ‘of her frat child, he ++ 194,325 see 181,269 commenced a series of brutalities which serious}, yee} her health and. spirits. That he frequenti; at and knocked her down, cub and bruised and otherwise in- jured her. ‘That from the year 1866, and up to January, 1862, he in! upon her cruelties, insults and degra- dation which overwheimed her with mental ish and on an = rostration of then al her Am and her ah tidreo, leaving penniless, That dunng this time she gave rant to three vendre, two of whom are still living. That one of the births was consequence of ‘That he frequently left food, _althougir are in ff Sotemes beating and her. herself and ehuaren withor well able to for down was dischi the Pol: month ortapemiber, 1863, ee defendant on the i i i [ Hi td do whet hecould to liquidate it. He ~ 1o withdraw the names of the women im her eeod and put ine new Ae gam he HAMes of Other women with whom he had com- If these were granted be pro- inform her cou whore they could procure testimony. The ‘nanies of the women were withdrawn and others substituted in their “place, when Raynor promised bis wife tha, he would pay as soon as, poss.vle not onty the alimony allowed as mach more as bis means ‘ould allow to support the Litt a children, The cause was then tried before a referee in 1863, and ® judgment of divorce for granted. Immediately afer the de. divorce bad been he (his State and obtained the tment Of detective in the United States service at Washington, Where he re- maned until Sune, 1606, and then returned to the gy Of Brooklyn and commenced business as a bounty broker, and — 7. &@ pudlic house at No. Lhe aad street Brooklyn, known a the “ Brookiyn Office.” While in Spey none his wife made several de- by lew vor Oe alimony allowed; but. y hi ho being went to Wasti mony and giv here again commenced, wh: an agreement with him or} by which, if he Would fursish witse sou and en Agr Ba tiff to procure her divorce, no attempt would be made procure alimony or counsel foos, or to collect such if Ecanted. ° Thia, sia “depose, ‘was, mnutually in February, 1863. tinued to reside with him -ntil August, . He thea claims that the cost of sepporting hor dur.ng that period was much more than the amount of ony alleged to bat ‘A child was also born during his petiod. ir, Dunphy makes an affidavit denying the allegations met ‘forth by the defendant. Judge Barnard took the papers and reserved his de- THE STRONG DIVORCE SULT. ion of the Samming Up ger the if—The Judge to Chacge the Jury To-Day. SUPERIOR CODBT—PRIAL TERM. Before Judge Garvin. Dur'ng the proceedings yesterday the court room wae most densely crowded and very wi , Owing to the inoderate temperature that prevailed. Among the spectators wero numerous citizens of distinction, inctad- ing Judge Moncrief and many eminent “members of tho legal profession, Tn ppening the counsel again adverted to the conduct of the defendant's family and counsel in permitting a public exposure when they might have prevented it. ‘Whore was the defendant ? 38 the earth, dofying tho law, with her chitd, and perhaps now seeking pri ‘across the broad waters in Europe, Tho- plaintiff was called ag aristocrat, but were aot the agents of the dofendant— Conet PL Soha Austin Stovens, Jr., and-ter counsel—the real aris-. tocrats,. who set the law at deflance and gloried in dts -vie- lation?) Look at their extraordinary course during the trial—the counsel bullying, abusing. and attacking in the most audacious and improper manner the plaintif?, witnesses and himself (Mr. Cram); pledging their character that the defendant was a deeply injured and much wronged woman. Ho alluded particularly to the opening address of the defence, in which the coun- sel staked his own character in'thé cause of his client. Such conduct was most improper, nj andun- worthy of high-toned members of What are the theories of the defence? First, they til of - deep laid plan of the Strong family to obtain mone; They also say the plaintiff desiros a divorce in order marry again, while again they say he wants to pursue an unlicensed course of adaltery. . It was ih like the sugges. tion of a fiend to state that the family were en- gaged in a conspiracy to ruin the derendant—nay, more, it was the suggestion of a fiend, and of avery brutal fiend: They say the very night the plaintiff got the confessions from his wife he slept with her und thereby condoned her offence. They say she was insane, Has any member of the farnily been produced to prove that her m'nd was disordered? No. They called the family physician and asked him questions whether such and snch x state of things would cause insanity. That was all. Nothing more. Was that sufficient to prove in- sanity? Passing from the theories of the defence, the counsel next spoke of the character of the crime. After five weeks’ eulogy of it, and efforts to prove that Mrs. Strong was a Christian heroine, it was not out of place to say something regarding the true nature of the offence. He wished not to refer to the defendant harshly and un- kindly. But what is adultery, even without incest? It is worso than death in a woman surrounded as she was with all that should have protected her from fall’ ad appeared that about the time of the offence Edi about to be born, and was thus defiled in her mettior’s ‘8 womb. It was a mercy of God that that child did not tive, and was taken out of this world. But if adultery is so dreadful what 12 it when accompanied wth the erime of incest? Who would have been bad enough to euspoct his own brother of such a crime? Tho plaintiff could not have suspected his brother. Nobody could have suspected it, because the crime was of such a henious and unnatural nature—oue almost without a paralicl ia the realms of real life. It was not true, aS the counsel in summing up said. that Edward Strong was examiued as a witness, Sooner than have oxamined him the counsel would have cut off his right hand. His evidence was not necessary to the case, and that was one reason why he had not deen called in tho trial. It had been intimated that Edward had been invited by the ng ty the house in Twenty-first street, That was not true. Iti reference to what bad been said as to the platntitr's will, leaving the defendant « provision and maki her ti guardian of his children, the counsel said the anqwer was that he (the plaintiff) coutd not have cut her off from dower, and prevent her from being their guardidh unleeza suit for divorce was brought. Sain it was asserted that the defendant was ‘not fit for one man’s use, much less for two. Was it not proved eat she bevame pregnant, and yet they gaidshe could not be used by ono man. What astounding in- consistency were they not guilty of! But it was not ‘true that doctors had testi that Mrs, Strong was ren- dered unft for sexual intercourse. Dr. Trask Cr eeagge= the contrary when he was question. counsel then alluded to the quotations from the ‘Soe tures made by the counsol for the defence, and said they were incorrect. Counsel for the defence--The gentleman will Gad the quotation correct in the chapter following that from hich he (Mr. Cram) read. Many of the misstatoments made by Mr. Cram were so gross that he was to interrupt him. If 2 Bible were banded to him he > Ma gress his quotation was correct. ave looked in the next chapter and have vet found it. hore took a Bible and read the for defence quotation as aon had delivered it the day ing, and n said he bad sent for the steno; rapters report to be oh 4 the misstatements made by it oo McKeon stated that one of Mr. cinta statements was Mr. Cram—As soon asthe gentlemen have done illus- trating themselves I shall continue. (Laughter) I have listened to their summing up without intetrapting. Counsel for defence—The misstatements are so gross that I am obliged to interrupt. Court—Go on, Mr. Cram. There must be no interrup- tions, gentlemen. Auy misstatements cau be corrected afterwards. Mr. Cram resumed, proceeding to his opponent's criti- cism of the testimony of Miss Mussehi and Mrs. Bedel!. If the whole evidence of the furmer wore out of the case, the proof would stili be ovcrwhelmingly against the defendant. And as to Mrs, ledell, her pure charactor and the evidence sho had given would speak for them. selves. The defendant's guilt was proved, beyond a doubt, by hor own confessions-—the abduction of her cbild, ner secret flieht, and the chango of life after the revelations to her husband. As to the absurd story of rape, how absurd was it in every particular! If she was a ravished woman why had she not e: ined it to her father in her interview with him, when le asked her about the story toid him by her Lusband? Why had she continued to walk and ride and sleigh and pray and teach Sunday school with hity afterwards for eighteen long months? Why had she beckoned to him in the mort ‘Was it to coine and rape her again’ (Laughter.) had her father said that her confession was = Y comple of Christian heroism? And, above all, why the long silence about it between father and daughter fromm that time to the If she was an innocent hed— rd the whale theory about this rape. conclusion, the counsel spoke on the subject of the re criminatory charge of adultery against tho plaintiff. He laughed tho ea = to scorn, contending that the circum. stances surrou fectly absurd and other, with legs swollen to double their natural sze, lying in bed most of the time, and afflicted with rumours ‘Was such a Beier "arr iy and proceeded to do eo at considerable length, after which the court adjourned at six o'clock till fe hour this morning. Foarteenth Anniversary of the Orphaus’ Home and Asylum. ‘The Orphans’ Home and Asylum, located at the corner of Lexington avenue and Forty-ninth street, isa corpo- rate institution, ander thé direction of a board of trus- ters and managers, composed of ladies representing almost every church im the city, with an advisory com- thittee of gentlemen, to whom, in case of difficulty, the ladies may appeal for advice. The fourteenth annual ‘meeting of the Home and Asylum took place yesterday 1m the edifice, Rev. Dr. Johm Forbes presiding. After si the girls and boys the ananal Socetiiy, Wise An joa L. Peck, was read A Montgomery, From this official record it “appears that the tution is ia quite a ye ae ie as is also shown by the clean an iting faces of its javenile dependents, It bas a cademees of nearly nineteen thousand doila:s. There are at pres- ent one hundred and fifty-five inmates, and torthe year ba J have averaged about ove bindred and forts bn f whom has died—a very low percontag tage &t moi aly indecd, There are four teachers regelar| Pigs no two ee the Fee as department and vwo for we those within the walls of the avian Re a all insufficient for supplying the oloshi ing the children need, and the ladies have con- tributed six hundred and ¢ fH pe and thirty-one sng during the year. The children are algo taught that they may, With reading, writing, and arivh: the same time contribate somet! ‘ing Good, wholesome food, quantities, and suitable clothing are furr.shed, free of cost, to those who Otherw.se would be thrown upon the | cold charities of the world. The only materiai point | a ame of mor. | afta rs bg Itev. ty an especially noticeable —the «ma and the ovapomy with whieh the tawnets Koen managed. The phy: sician’s report a Tuthill Smith, specified the diseases wl ed the children. Diphtheria had been 1 Five died in 186% from «different comp! been but thirty-e'ght sick in the past twelve months ‘The report of Mise Mary 8, Ji the ‘Treasurer, recapit. ulated the reevipts an penditures, showing a Very satisfactory financial ma: ment. The total outlay for the year was shout twenr thousand dollars, leaving a balanes, be ne the from differ mt sources, of several bundredt dolines st'tl in hand. The anniversary proceedings were closed by the singing of on bea Rxcel-ts by the children, and prayer br the Ree. Dr. F Subsequently au annan! busi’ moss ineeting was fe atwhich the olficers forthe eu. suing year were duly elected. Tho followiug are the. ames of tho furlee traatees who are to have ‘the sires. Gon of the affhirs of tuo eg ae ae ‘ourcont Mrs, Marvaret Monive, Mra, Henry C, Turker, Ey Rober Mintaca, irs Armen Fiat Mes Thcanas Miss Anna jay Wiss Hester Miss Frances Anna M. Barnen; Mrs ‘Henry, pone Mise Emeline Wallace am ui cory Wgere ly ors, ting t rent city churc! oaares wore then elect en the’ persons ladies and Hemen, case to the larve whore ths ch Weeived their Christmas gifte roe filed and hildren of # jarger tom th teeth in hantiing of tetreshmeate, Assignment of a Cptcage peatenyiae. mrcaao, Dec. 28, 1865. pe... ‘% me Crosby yea Bann o general assign- Jor the ren of his creditors. flix rae Coit $400,000 and $500,000. ‘The Opera House ts advertised to be avid, on the bth of March, under a trust deed. SHIPPING NEWS. rm ‘MOOS SETS. ri 1B! me ara -morn oa Port of Now York, December pet 1895. CLEARED. eeage etere: (Br), Dixon, Loudon—Howland & As- iranahip Creote, Anderson, Havana and New Orleans—@ oe Palmore, miareiarepi Steamanip W ieobbias, Wilninglon-c tf Pierson, Bteamabi Bruce. Alexandria—J Hand. Steamship Kingishor, Rector, Baitimore-J-® Simul Steamshipgy irqinia, Snyder, Philadeiphia—y Hand. Ship P iverpool—O Carroll, Bhip Alexander Marshall, Marshall, Liverpool—C H.-Mar- Bark Roergie (Bi Bee Montevideo and Buenos inal Meincke & Wendt ark M:yflower, Lovefoy, Barbados=A Trowbridge's Son. nee, Senith, Apalachicola—K D Harlot & Co rong d (Oldenburg), Seetgen, Rio Janefro—Funch, én Bello, Fmei \ Malncke Vil. sg Portes ects Ay itn ), Rice, o—Simipson atou, fete Mac Kel ‘Awwary.etarbor Tal SF Douglas. Behe Althea, Godtrey, Net" Orleans Hi Drummond & pire BL Adams, Nickerson, Apalachicola—Young & Car- "“Sohe B 1. Sherman, Willis, Richmand—Van Brunvd Sloght. it Nicola, Chisholm, Machine Talbot ot bot & a big fete Mashcin. Ch ‘Chadwick, New Haveo—M | Brings & Co. Blooy Providence—@ N Stranahan. sloop J Fucckeubuas, DeGrau, New Haven—M Briggs & "teamer Fauny Cadwallader, Young, Baltimore: D. Eat mdse and Ep fo Livingston . Steamshi Nightingnte Breaker, Savano: Dec 24, with to Lavingstons Fox & Co. sehieaaushp Washington, Chichester, Wilmington, NG, and $6 hours from New, Inlet bar, with cotton, &e, to Charles 1 thick weather the eutire mage: ‘Deo 2, at i of Delaware, spoke bark John Bolton, from Rio Janeiro for New Yor Stearnship Hatieras, Parrish, Hecipin ‘MH pours, with mdse and posse 4, to Livingston, Fox & Co. Shin Shucley, Mullens, wutla, 145 days, with hemp, &c, to iam ahem, Calcutta Ay a W Cameron. 2), in the Bay af Bengal, had a heai yNW gale, and aléak; was obliged to throw a portion of the cargo ‘over to kabten the vensel. ard ea itp Belmont (Br), Grant. Liverpool, 51 days, with madsd Richard Irvin & Co. Came the southern passage, and lad Bhip W lon (of Boston), Berry, Callao 75 days, via ou Roads 4 days, with guano, to Dearborn Bros, “Deo ina heavy blow froin SE, lost and split some walla, Up Elizabeth Mamilion, Yollansbee, Port Marant, Jn, via Port ‘3G, Nov 18, with bamboo, to J ating & heat ly far font sails and’ sprung soaimora into Port for Supplies, the ship teaking eight tnehes per honr. ishes to return his thanks to (he Com 18, nd the ofleers Eeuerally of the US ship New Hampetire for the kind aeaisiance they rendered bim waile in Port Royal, fR2: chiar ern Mt Minnemann, Bremen, 49 days, witli maarkviohanna Tinilig Brew), Senbert, Bremen, 62 days, and tobreco and 225 passehgers, to Hermantt ‘oop & Mirurk Velma (of Ruston), Nickerson, Mulaga Oot 27, and Glbratiat Nov 1S erth trate to aseete k Niokerwone ir) Hameweoty Bathurst, Kiver Gambia, 43 hail, ole (Br), Davis, Rio Janeiro, Nov 19, with Hark F G Warwle, Chichester, Rio Janeiro. 1 da 7 i, coffes, to Pendergast Bros & Co. mci and Hark Noire Date de Para (Fr), _kermeniin, Martinque, 18.days, with augar. (o Reynaud & Bark Quindaro (Br). Stanwood, Staal, 16 days, with hides, 4, 10 Thompasn & Hunter. BLA RO NAC Lithgow Doodey, , will 33 Whiusan. Had henry weather; lost ‘bulwarks; ‘uiwater amd aplt alle (Br), Lemieus, Quebec, 80 days, with lumber, totder, lied henvy easterly gales, split sails, aud is leak: Malaga, 46 dave, with fruit, to order oke sche Eliza (Br), from St Kilta tor ald days (Br), McPherson, Sierra Leone, 42 da: wit Sos tt to Brett, Son & Co, 4 huh rig Kate Ui woley, Buenos Ayres, 60 days, with bi. mito strong & By ae Suometor (Fue), Fogerstrom, Rio Janeiro, 67 days, h coffee, to ord: Brig Balclutha i, Borden, Peruambuco, 96 days, with a pata aac the ts days, with su telor (Br), Cooper, Bermuda, days, in balinst, cel te Fi ww "lot (Br, MeLeod. Chartotteiown, PEL, 12 ve 22, tm aw abvony “Brig bo] with oats, to MI: Greene & Curt rom west, carried away Jibboom and sieve for wary Bome, at ¥ a spoke brig Eliza Dudtey, frova tdobn. Ni. Br fine (Br, Beckwith, Port Medway, NS, 13 davs, with Tumber, 10 TM May! rhe ew & Blackfish, Fleketi, 8 7 days, with hard piu, Yolumbia (of Myatie), Braiton, Wilmington, NC, re nah, wai bdays, with onval to master. Bilg AY kel fi. Eile beth port for Boston Brig Richinood. for ‘ara, with rubber, iekels, re A Fereowbrens Geowelh ae, 10 Jas Bishop & C Schr Helene, Hallock, Jacksonville, 6 days, with evtton c fe, t0 GR Dibble. ‘Suiled incompany with Br sebr Maria b. Oech Schr J Behr Hiatt 8 Reaves ulling Gearealown, 8 § dé + Bartlett ‘ fom mnt entien. be Sel rae "treneis: ‘Wilmingto i WoN LeMeCiendy & Co. Deeds, dames Welden, sexi, Sehr Viole, Ray, Wilmingio 4 Ber oC Ret Barreth \ivginin: 4 days, Sehr Es her, Georgetown, 4daye arkery Geargelown, 3 a er, Sobr Dantel Beilain, Spe co Pet ger, € Bn + Cioodapeed Gooden iN Bart re sree i & eae aa = Mine Keine nevada Nichots, Phi iadeiphin. 1a Ratscher, which left Pky (tor Hottonts witha cargo 0 0! f bevooene Day 4 1a 3% bon it. being & ml ie ook, was obliged ti Prine aly is owned by and cousigned io Wn ‘Eaten BELOW Brg Prince Albert, (rom Carden gar Bee news columns fora full account of a cumber of decrees given in the U 8 Court at Key West affecting vessels recently wrecked, &e, in that vicinity. report at A ciempiea gh from tothe for Javerpost, before auompted to Proceed 10 ten, with, iresh east breast of Sand inate phy Senddenty rhitted wae, vt tthe gale incress- pom com f fee hor but bot during theca ent bank. a6 rene, Ah A, of wpad (Br), for Halifax, N8, pnt back to Doma, ng dinmastdy g “ yh water in lq ip Lagi rap mck cer, rime ‘ot mares par ot corps, ond | and captixed previous trom Singapore, reve is oF wnca, bn re- 7 CLA Yo ae ath panenar ee ot NW gales. pte carried awa: ™ There re four men ow er Fal mot the Frona, Hubbard, before rey is from Chariesion for ithe ‘66 tons tron, shipped by ta ne Justina, from cmantonn for for Witmi % Mishore at Lockwood's. Folly, Inet was atl nabore ith shout # feet, wer With m continuance of good wortber Urere was peet of getting her ed anhore at rors, with 418 bal ihe government, NC, he. aad the hold. fair prom Bara Painceros, Manson, from Demerara for New York, Pat inte wr Thomas Rov20 in distrees,, She wae under sur: “hana A A (pe) for New York, mas totally wrecked at Cow Bay. a ‘aaecld hark, with teste siending, wan sone Sanere Dee Ec 12 miles N of Cape Poids: she erectes was lying st. anchor close py Se wes tide On with ut thereat RAarseus creates Bei Place, & large vessel was aten ashore, pparently full of waters, 14 echrs were at anchor close \ober. eneers (Re) om yews York for Windsor, Ns, pe ep aS hs Cf wae nto remained |! J from Calais for Richmond, Va. was 26th, with boss of deck lond oF ‘tom ae ising for bad SRE SRE he Noe Yep, aabcre oy Ag tg RH cargo cotton for ert, eanre ot Hendy Hook, tons, was whieh port Stoves baile, Sous Bingen Peas (oe wrrecteed at from Boston for Halifax, Ne, has coven tonally Prospect, NB; cargoend materinis saved. A baat and « brig are alo reported ashore er Vooxpeet; mo partionians. atts, And pantained ou ee ‘hasenel, hat i bead rails, ie wcxwamae, Capt n. ba vay Quit at ‘ain i Rowe See ‘a uring Say aan Fede otter ax sae eh mee Tons Powann Langer, fs loaking badly Bailey, from N¥ork for Now spor, aud Mary Pretcher, Truoy, “from Vailadelphia, far were, van. in ori [Londen "Rf tale, Sane er ward Lamneyer loat Jibboom and head gear. vat ashore on Scua Buea Visa, White. « Dighton, with a cargo of coal, be end of oa '« Island, oo a Setareee, morning, 234 ‘ter diseha: apodt 8 Of “Soat fan Sees | Senn Sa Dee 27—A. ache, lumbe- laden, froos Tae Sremaes s Sining besgene to use ssetatemse Stratford Shoal 5 was replaced apen ter yesterday morning (Dec-28), af 8 o'clock. Relief, bt Woods’ Hole, into he tows to wine oy emebcaneeeoie Bark Magoeln. of tat 6 3818s on SOF We a we ON ae bathicue : Spoken. &e. 4 Sicarrhin Wilmington, hence for Gavestoa, uo dete, off em anit, Sig Doratniog, fromm Cardiff for Mattunique, Novtt, tat ton 23 (mot “ae aren Millett, {ror Cardi’ for Montevideo, Nor 46, - Brig Albert, from Maiaga’ for New York, Tec 2, tat 85 Rohr Joba Adams; from NY¥orie for Portland, Dec #8, Cape Anu WNW 100 miies, Coun, Dec S—Arr Star, Tork, Callao. (eDetAnana, Kor Stee Aur ried ‘Geo Downe, Paine, Nore eld Dec 6 to pec étoreturay », Jones, pare Sanco iu distrens); ‘Tres , trove ox NYork vin Turks Usls nid Baltinore; Sth, Bran ‘York of, Dee 13—Arr City ane Gado tn), Mirehouse, NYarx. Sid 12th, Scotiand (9), Hall, and Jasper. Higgins, cpa bey ipo rege us), Foutel ME. quowas Ron aecare sch A? Ktizioy, Vinnello, Mac. tinique tand sid Dee 9 for Arecibo, PI): c Fane, Partridge, Trinidad (and ald th for Dench en ena to load for Matanzas); 6tb, hog ed Pekaction, a, ew York via Porto Rico fond ald 9h for Ris Janeiro); ee outh America, Tinklenaugh. NYork (and sid day i ie bri Site (Bes, Whittier, Site or Maracaibo; ith, sche igh Maid 10th Yor Tarks inlanda, with bart at (ond aa i lov re, de 7 Kass, Belfort ( inward cargo). Sid Dec 2. brigs James T Abbot (Hr), Téague, Aree 9th, Premier (Br), Doane, Port au Prines to toad for NYork; 12th, bark Hector (Br), Kenney, Key Wests lath, brig Gv- Clone, Cridin, Turks falanda to land sale for Charleston; 160, scbr Bouquet, Baker, Orebilla, In port Dee 20. pine Fe Rising Sun. Ore, disg; Eastert State: jalpin, balla: tar of Maniada (Br), for Mobile; Princeton (Br), ena. mm Demavara for NY tn Nov 2? in distress, ander survey; W H Jeukina (Br), A parvasas sumerday, fo loud Umber fer the ‘Annie (Br), Bayley, for do. to load do for ss D Eve neler, Lyow. from Demarara, arr ‘ork: Alm (Br). Post, from New York, arr 6th, Fred Gincke (Br), Coalfleet. from do, arr 9th, for Turks Tslinds game day’ Foster, Hutchinson. from Boston, arr 12th, for Aux Cayes: Isadora (Br). Wilson, from do. are 7th. disg, gait to fond ‘at Mtragoane for NYork: Allandale i at do for do; robre Inve (Br), Ac, put in 16th with roxmter “ee ind one may tick ¢ ber Ho rv Frown wa Bye ig NC, ound to N¥ my ie 32th in strong. San (canes, Boo 17—In port sche Francis cone Stidnie, lava. for Baltimore American Ports. : BOBTON, Der 25—Atr ship, ( Genres, V4 VY, Springer, Teapant vin St Thorne: bark FE brige, Shepard, Cuok, Omoa aud nd Te Harriet sblcAlnymes Gl bairen; Cyprua (Br), McDougall, Cardenas: ag i Harding, Georgeiown, DC: ES Twisden, BaP A tem cee Laer eee & vernor, “y Geilith. Cobb; EP :A 8 ne it Ki i , Ce 5 Ph Pucias es Gorretona Paine gute Teel, ce eabmbechpert: dorahy Rebinvon sMocon ‘Brasil and Fit ree ‘Small, NYork: @ Baker, Webber; JF Carver, ge ayy id Vi Mom arr ae ae Br), God on: ar Fan juitamount, Davis, Ch er River, id, Sit ship ‘2th Ary steamer Geo Ay si cee simare vig Nor. folk; ships, Rainbow, Ke ee: Canova New Oreans:. Maytiower joa Woodnnd irom stimoma, Liver pond angen, Mio Tanairet sclies Aw: na A Rich, ey, Naw Orlsan ‘ellie © Paine, Howes, Baltimore: Sid ship Milton, fros rk Are barks Helen Maria, Sierra Lone! Louise, Riga: vara ARO. BALTIMORE, Dec 250 23-44 ship Quere (Be at ; barks Nelile Fanurick (Be, toy Povont ¢ g ng Eleanore sohra Br), Plummer. N owl th or an knireaat'd Bs Petal Koda eoik. Cid bark Kathien (RE) Bett Le leven Atdoreo BP Meta tb at Ea ip Dai David Stewart, Prentise Gondolior (Br), Grane, Halifax: Dunkeld 1 Be sins Fa Bay Pie ice et Redwing. fambrico. Petree con eer on eee * Kayes poe BATH Deo 2—Are bark Eventide, Parke, Phitadetptim Hi— Arr ach Minerva, Jeiferson, vis Portland MARL Deo 2—8ld shiv Calon (new, Ime tone) Miler, er Sites {toed ty x York for Hocklads RS itndgton 4, ee Ph Metis’ Kifvatetnnort for Rostra ton. split walle: =e Ni mall, Philadelphia for do. ih, fam, tnd ame others Dove Haat eee W Glaver. and others. FALL RIVER, Deo 25—Arr eehr Mery Anam, a York. che nes Wit De pret Hunter, Dota were imiaithmore: June B Drartee, Heavey, ws brig 1 W, Davis. Liverpool; vemen; seit $0 rita Bist of the Wave, sh AUP Tith, steamship Lailora, Hoves, for XY nisite (BF), Donal for pee ry Darks Win tnige jen ide te ‘hatition (Fr), "Poutet for ¥ wen ie York. dot brige Seba ees Hawt! T. Fla, Dee 16—Arr brig ‘island! Irth, Wark Avola nar Fy V (ipany Yen : ache Jonat bw Taira ei Gud teat Port an Prince, Eerste 3 chr NER” set ahi ek Tei, wo cake ot) 2ib—Cld steamahip iverpoat Wiese ‘Svork: ; brig Lock, Lamond: Bice done EADS CITY, Dew 26—Tn port schrs Lottie, iets Madonna, Cogmbe et ph 08. (Br Mort Bhize Henrteun (i Cofin ( Br} y"rhorapeon. Crom Giesgows brig peace AD bee soar orale eens, enine (Be) | rs gndochge, lull, Nase: Uri | ance SW ae sop (rel Det eatin ti Fil ernard tram Gateertn. HORT. D Dec = Sane Dfreland, fre- Flambeat iT 4 vit i “NEW! oy Ay i Surton coraates Warehatw for do: Win Pre a vn, Wile Samet Cherub, Peter dein pe serge ‘o ra LONDON, Dees aio Baareesbray, B carter. Ly a a pote Ee tetas se oahin tharine, sett i «1 aera wee. : c Pay yy NSACOLA, Dectrarr bark Kate Stamler, Crawford, LAND, ard rey ys yod ang 5 (Br), Pax | 1 tbr, wilt ane ha ‘Mien, te = 9 eae et mari inert Inn Bogan ie, Kor Sherwood, NYork: 2 ey bape ey ig st Henley, NYork. Old wie M9 “EROVIDRNOR, Deo $1= Aer shre Engineer, gt Rel. Aan dipee, een rer Otend Metts fiend, fas W'8 Pheipn Grammer, York: rt diese Pi 'UCRET, Dee %—Arr chr James Neflson, Burt Pht- Bae © W Locke, Hunt the