The New York Herald Newspaper, December 30, 1865, Page 2

2 FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Friar, Dec, 20-6 P. M. The stock market doveloped increased firmness and activity to-day, im anticipation of & br sk speculative pe- riod after the turn of the year. The bears continued to hammer the market with their options at thirty and sixty days, but there was an evident reluctance to sell cash stock, At the early session of the open board New York Central cold at 96% a ¥, Erie 95% a %, Reading 106}, Michigan Southern 7414, Cleveland and Pittsburg 8256, Rock Island 10744 a 107, Northwestern 3514, Fort Wayne 105%, Obio and Mississippi certificates 28%, Maripoea 14%. At the first regular board Erie closet % higher than at the balf-past two board yesterday, Michigan Southern %, Cleveland and Pittsburg %, Northwestern #4, preferred \, Rock Island 3, Fort Wayne %. New York Central was 3 lower, Obio and Mississippi certificates 4, Quicksilver 3. Government eecurities were Orm. Five-twenties were unchanged, but ten-forties rose 3¢ and seven thirty notes of the second series 14. |At the one o'clock sosston there wasa general frac- tiona! advance, which was fully maintained at the balf- past two board, when Reading closed 3¢ higher than at the first board, Cleveland and Pittsburg %, Nortbwestern %, preferred ?;, Rook Island %, Fort Wayne 3, Cumberland 4, Quicksilver 3g. New York Central was 3 lower, Erie steady. Government securities were stronger under the European news reporting an advance of five-twentics to 0434 aX in London; bat private advices wore said to have been received quoting them at 65%. Old twenties advanced % under purchases of about half a million on foreign aceount. At the close 106 was bid, Tea-forties advanced %,jseven-thirty notes of the second series 4. % ‘At the half-past three session of the open board the market underwent further improvement, New York Central closed at 96%, Erie 96%, Reading 106% a %, Hudson River 10834, Michigan Southern 744g, Cleveland and Pittsburg 833, Rock Island 108%, Northwestern 35%, preferred 615, Fort Wayne 106%, Schuylkill Coal (s.10) 15, five-twenties (coupon), of 1862, 105; third issue 102. ¥ Afterwards, on the street, the market continued firm and active. At @ quarter past five P. M. Michigan South- orn was solling at 74% 0%, Erie 06% 0%, Reading 106%{, Northwestern 35% a 7%, preferred 61% a 62, New York Central 96% a 34, Cleveland and Pittsburg 83% a 3%, Ohio and Mississippi certificates 285 a 34. We have investigated tho aifuirs of the Ohio and Mis- alssippi Railroad Company more in detail, as shown by the last annual report of the trustees, whose names vouch for the cormctness of their stateraents, namely :— Allan Campboil, Joseph W. Alsop, Edwin Bartlett, David Leavitt, Edward Learned, Samuel W. Comstock, William A. Booth. ‘The amount of certificates, preferred and common, issued during the year ending December 1, 1865, on ac count of both divisions, was $560,887, for which an equi amount of assets war surrendered to the trustees during the same p-riod. Of this total issued $535,502 was im the form of preferred certificates, making the total of these outstanding $2,950,506, and of the cormamon $19,822,849. Of the remaining outstand- ing claims and securities convertible into certilicatee $525,762 is into the common and $124,190 into the pre- ferred. New certificates are oniy issued in convorsions of other securities, and the debt of the road, besides outstanding certificates and tho amounts mentioned as being convertible into them, is $8,650,000 in first and second mortgage bonds, which are not convertible, making about twenty-seven millions of indebtedness in all. The trustees are noting for the creditors and stock- holiere of the eompany, under an agreement dated De- eember 15, 1858, by which their powors are limited. The statement of the Western paper which we recently re. forred to is, therefore, disproved, so far as it refers to the present management, however muck or little of trath it may have contained in’ respect to the oid company be- fore the trust was estublished. ‘The Missiseippi and Missouri Railway bondholders an- ‘ounce that they have deposited a majority of the second mortgage bonds—the only morigage covering the whole road—with John P. Yelverton, D. M. Hughes aud 1". P. James, trustees, to forsclose the mortgage and Feorganixe the company. This action on the part of the bondholders is intended to prevent the Chicago and Rock Island Company from completing the purchase of the road. Under the proposed plan all the bond- holders may obtain securities iseied by tho pew com- pany at par, and interest for their bonds, which itis @ontendad will give them # market value far above the @ffer of the Rock Islund Company. Provision is made for Gnishing the road to‘Desmoines, and thove holding the different classes of bonds can after a few days deposit @hem with the majority at the office of Mr. D. M. Hughes, Chairman of Trastecs, 25 William street. The following is the agreement for the reorganization of the company, 08 printed :-— Sell the road under decree of foreclosure; let It be percent for the benefit of the creditors and stock- ders assenting to this agreement. Pay the asseuting creditors and stockbolders with bonds and stock of the new company, as follows, viz:—For the first mortgage eastern division, par, in tho now company’s first mort- gage bonds and preferred stock for ali the interest ac cumulated up to the time of issuing the new securities, For the rest of the bonded debt, including income bonds, fifty per cent in the new first’ mortgage bonds, and the balance of principal and interest, up to the time of Iss ing the new securities, in preforred stock. Stockhold: surrendering their stock in the old company, to ave ee fifty per ceut in the new company’s common sock, comparative statement of securities below :— Old Ponds, New Bonds. First mortgage, Fastern division. $1,000,000 — $1,000,000 Second mortgage, astern davis 400,000 ~ "200,000 Total . $6,857,000 $9,028,300 First morigage reserved for the compie- tion of the road to Des-moines, forty-one miles, and for additiona! rolling toc 1 Preferred stock of pany. Total... .esereseeere ede Common stock of new company. 000 acres. Petroloum stocks were rather dull, At the first bourd Pithole Creek closed $1 lower than at the same time Kkaloosa branch. Land grant, yesterday, gelling at $12 76; Heydrick 58c.; New York and Newark sold at 270., West Virginia Coal and Oil 18¢., Bonnehoff Run $16, Buchanan Farm 7%,, Ham McClintock $6, Ot Creek $1 75, Rynd Farm 60:., Web- ster 96c., Gunnell Gold $1, Wallkill $160. At the second hoard Bennehof’ Run closed 40c. lower than at the first board, selling at $15 60; Pithole Creek 65c., selling at $12 20; Bradley sold at S40., Central $41 25, Bmpire City é6c., Rxcelsior 80., Ham MoCkniock $5, Oveanic $%., Oil Creek $1 75, Webster 92:., Gunnell Gold $1 06. ‘The gold tmarkst was Gull throughout the day, and, aftor opening at 1451; a 4%, it closed steady at 146/;. ‘There was more demand from borrowerr, and leans were generally made by paying two per cent interest upon tho currency advanced, A large amount bes been old “short,” in anticipation of the effuct of the payment of the January coin interest on the public debt, aggregating 99,735, 700. Foreign exchange was dull, on the basin of 1093 | for prime bankers’ bills at sixty days on Kng- and 100 = 1005¢ for other grades, The lead- drawers found their Wille dificult of mule at former rate, owing td the sdvance of Ame- stouritios im London, ander the favorable of ‘the President’s Mesaage and Treasury report, Jed importére to look for shipment: to meet the foreign demand and a consequent Increase in the PFRE bi ‘at rates Varying from 108%, for inferior to 109 for prime, Southern bankers’ bills drawn against cotton would bring 100, bat there are none offering to am amount worth ‘Dentioning. \The money market was easy under a superabundance GR capital at sx per cent, with exceptions at ‘The influx of currency continues, while the demaad is dieproportionately light and the balance in the ‘Sub-Treasury has increased to about seventy-three mil- Uons, demand for money at tho West le becoming more owing to the pork packing season having commenord; and the rate of discount at Chicago is steady at tem per cent per annum at the banks Ex. ohange on th®, Eext, however, remains at par buy- ing and 1-10 ium selling, showing that the @urront is still this direction. The discount line here is steady and dull at 78 9 a 10 0 18 for the first and second grades of commercial paper; but Tendors are for the most part reverving their forces for ‘More profitable speculative uses, after the Ist of January, than discounting presents. The disbursement of the Jenuary dividends of public companies, and $8,482,140 of currency Interest by the government, will be likelg to ——— N Ww YORK increase the amount of funds seeking employment to an ‘extent which will not only stimulate speculation om the Stock Exchange largely, but probably keep the rato for call loans, for some time to come, at Six per cent, not- withstanding the tucreased demand. ‘The following shows the highest and lowest prices of leading stocks in each year from the beginning of 1860 to the end of Auguat, 1505:— —1860— —1861— o om TET ET New York Cedtral.. 69 9234 63 82% 705 107 E i ab IT Moe Ste Oe 66 81K 40% 35 49% 20% 41% 35°70 Michigan 2 10% 20% 19 47 Michigan Central... 35 18% 30% 613 47 93 Hilinois Central scrip 6634 8936 553g 853g G5 845g Clevelond and Pitts. & 15% 6 IT 15% 6D Rock Island........ 4236 8434 20% 62 50 85% Mil. &Pr.du Chien 2 164 9 23 18% 3816 1863. -— New York Central...107 140 Eri 6 123 ‘ 82 6 Hudson. 107 80% 11836 Reading. Jal TD 188 UL 165 88% 117 Michigan Southera.. 45% 118 67 118% u Michigan Central... 91. 128% 114% 187 803¢ 117 Miinois Central ecrip 813f 188 1105g 188 92% 330 Cleveland and Pius. 565 116 90 132 61 903% Rock taland........ 823¢ 123% 853¢ 140% 835¢ 109, Mil. &P. du Chien, 8434 90% 35 89 390 48) A Montreal paper states that the United States Consul refuses to receive invoices for bonded goods for exporta- tion to the States, unless accompanied by others, setting forth that the duty had been at the value in Canada; claiming that market value, in placo of exportation, on which United States duty is to be assessed, {s the price with the duty added, or what he calls price to consumer at piase of export, and not price in bond. ‘The Vermont and Massachusetts Raliroad hus just de- clared its first dividend, after an existence of many years. ‘The amount is 2 per cent. ‘The Manhattan Savings Institution has declared a semi- annual dividond of 6 per cont per annum on all deposits of $500 or less, and of 6 per cent on amounts above $500, The importations of dry goods at this port during the week ending Decomber 28 compare as follows with those of the previous woek:— ——Dec, I —--Dee, 28--— Consumpli Pige | Velue, “Phot. | Value Manvfaciures of wool..1,674 $651,634 1,26) $504,106 Manufactures of cotton.1,792 614,092 1,083 337,002 Manufactures of ailk. 408 = 369,356 890 «256,205 Manufactures of tlax. 39 «403,830 1,530 294,877 Miscellaneous. .... 998 «(181,116 361 110,928 Total. .......esee00+-G4lL $2,249,726 4,615 $1,581,207 Withdrawals, Mannfaciures of wool... 148 $66,898 151 $80,209 Manutactures of cotton.. 207 68,823, 61.370 Manufactures of silk..., 40 64,565 Manufactures of flax.... 151 59,070 Miscollancous ........-. G76 16.216 $274,572 $899,727 33,859 Manufactures of silk E 89,310 119,046 Manufactures of tla: 761 215,010 207,230 Miscellaneous m4 11,445 216 Total... 546 $1,005,181 5,583 $976,52" ‘The White Mountain Bank of Lancaster, New Hamp- shire, is in the hands of assignees, ant its bilis are not current. Itisa State institution, with a capitsl of Ofy thousand dollars. At the commencement of the present year it had a circulation of $41,865, and $3,820 in specie tn its vaults, The following abstract, showing the amount of the State debt of Ohio, is from the semi-canaal re of the Commissionors of the Sinking Fund:-~ Payable in New York. Payable ut the Mate Treasury $12,912,015 a +++ $1,084,859 The anual meeting of the Calais and Baring Railroad Company, in Maine, was held at Calais on the 20th inst. The reports of the directors and the Treasurer show the foltowing:—- Earnings for 1865 coe $51,819 + 44,079 NOt carnings....ccesscscesceeseesececces sense $14,739 ‘The gross earnings of the Boston ond Lowell Railroad for the year ending September 30 were $752,606—an increase of $125,149 over last year, The expenses were $580,372—an increase of $132.487. Of the receipts $355,024 was from passengers, and $381,971 #rom freight. The net profits of the company for theyear were $142,628, and the cash dividends amounted to $100,650, ‘The whole cost of construction and equipment of tho roud has been $2,639,182, of which $210,640 was expended the past year for the new?freight depot and wharf purchased at Boston. ‘The following table ropresents the comparative move- ments of flour and grain at Milwaukee from Jannary i to December 23:— ———-1864,--———,—- 1885, — —-. Shipmenis, Receipts, Shipinenta, 278,282 422,871 — 368,971 2,416 11,750,805 10,085,037 9,075,161 8,052, + 1,038,0% "755,38 '6R1175 41,012 469,694 171,006 © 27,682 = 65,560 83,121 12,615 136,080 6,482 103.208 = 1979) 144,81 7,395 The prospectus of the Foglizh and Amorican Bank has been issued im London, with a proposed capital of £1,800,000, or about $22,652,500 in American enrrency. ‘There are to be eixty thoveand shares of thirty pounds sterling cach, of which thirty thousand bares only are at present to be iaened, Of these twenty-five thousand shares have been already taken, leaving five thonsand shares yet to be subsert for the prospectus recites that this undertaking “iv Intended chiefly to transact credit. and exchange banking business in Great Britsin and America, but more especially in the latter country, where an extensive field exists for its operations, and where such » bank is greatly desired.” 16 is further ex plained that “in order to provide the broadest and strong est basis for the ‘operations of the company, arrauge- ments have been made with the Orieptat Bank Corpor tion and with the Union Bavk of Londen, uuder which the Engtieh and American Bank will be enabled to eu- gage ip the credit and exchange busines in America and elvewhere on the very best footing." ‘The return» of the Bank of England for the week end- iny December 13 compare with the st previous week as follows :— ‘The retrena of the Rank of France for the-week end ing December 14 are as foilows:—Increare—Commercial bills, 12,000,000; notes, 11,126,000; treasury balance, 4,500,060. Decreuze—Caeh, 4,000,000; current accounts, 6,800,000, Advances, 360,000F. Ametican stocks were quoted io London en (be 16th inet an follows :— Upited Stater 5-20 yrv. 1882, 6p. ¢.. on a “3 Philadelphia and Brie, tet mort, 1861, 6p Aatterthwuito’s Olrcular thua refers (o Awerican secun- American securities have not been exempt from the dulness and depression which has characterized other markets Jowent havi New York Stock Exchange. Decuunmn 29, 1868. ¥InaT SRAsTON--10:30 A. M. LZ 200 she NYC RR..200 \-4 He ese 5 = a 3 a ss5 32332 3 z tere 500 Clove Pitta RB 1800 200, ra Mich 8 : 6000 Harlem Ist m. r-4 200 Si SOOOAKGWistmOd Of 100 85% 2000 Milk: t1stm, 85 200 35. boehe Lisa's 100% Sap Hi fat) Bk. 61 100 do, 10L 75 dos. ot . 2 do. él . 44 100 0... 830 B19 200 Cley & Tol RR... 113) ts” doo. ‘ Hs 52 200 Bs 61-100 107: SI 100 1074 20° (100 107 45% 000 107 4 100 107: Bs 100 ion 100 90 1300 96. 105% 100 96% 100 106 300 9535 100 106 Fs By 8 Es 100 96! SE0OMD, anssion—| a Naenhey PE i 104% +200 06: 108-200 oy 300 1%: 085% 400 a3 9634 106 = fe sznron—2:30 5. x. 107% 50 sha Brio eax 890 Reedng gy 2 5 9334, 100 Mich 4 orl 4 98% 2000 Cleve & 8% 200 do . 86 500 do. OL 100 Chi & N 45%, 600 Chi & N 44% 100 do.. 44% 500 Chi & Roo 443 400 Pitts, Ft 96% 60 do. ; 96% 100 do cIry OOMMERCT, REPORT. Friday, Dec, 20—6 P. M. Asuxs. ‘The market remained quiet and nominal, Brrasrvres.—Reoeipts, 2,614 bbla. flour, 200 bags corn meal, 2,600 bushels wheat, 17,325 do. corn, and 4,000 do, outs, The market for State and Western flour was lessactive, and prices, though very firm, were without gpecial variation. The sales comprised 6,000 byshels at oursubjoined quotations. Southern flour wae in good demand, and prices ruled very steady. The sales reached 1,000 bbls, Canada flour was quiet, but prices were without noticeable change. Rye flour was inactive, Corn meal was in bettter demand, and sales were made of 500 bbis. Brandywine at $4 75, and about 20 puncheons $24 Tha $25, We quote sine and Western tou «+87 40 0 $7 80 —Receipts, 3 pkgs. ~ PS FS . * & 0 State 8650 8 85 Common to medium extra Western, 84a 89 Extra round hoop Oho, 885a 915 Western trade brands . 9 20 a 10 40 Comimon Southern... 9 00 4 1010 Fancy aud extra do. 10 15 a 15 25 Common Capadian $45 a 8 80 Rood to choice und extra, 890 a 11 35 Rye flour (aupertine). 6% a 615 Corn meal, Joreey... 4%a — Corn meal, Brandy win +4000 475 Corn mea!, Brandywine, puncl +24 60 n 25 00 —The demand for wheat was rather moderate, but the market was very firm, and full prices were obtained, ‘The salos were only 2,300 bushels at $2 43 for new am- ber State, $1 924 a $1 94 for new amber Milwaukee club, and $1 90 for old Milwaukes club, The cern mar- ket was quiet and heavy, ‘The sales wore about 30,000 bushels at 90c. a 95c. for unsound, and S8c, a 963¢c. for sound mixed Western. ats were dull‘snd drooping, with sales at from @Sc. a 56c. for unsound, and 60c, a 62c. for sound. Rye was in demand, We note sales of 1,800 bushela State at $1 08. Malt was quiet and nomi- nal; The demand for barley was inactive, but prices were nominally unc! sed. Beeswax was quiet, with only small at dic. a 4c, far Southorn and Western yellow. Correx,—The market continyed active, and yester- day's advance was casily mal ined. Some: hoiders were asking S40. for middling New Oricans. We learned of no sales, however, above our subjoincd quotations, at which the inarket closed buoyant and firm. The sai were 6,500 bales, mostly for shipment aud speculation. We quote: — land. Florida. Mobile. N.O.@7. barr} ~ & 45 ry -—Rio, prime 20356 Too ice, 0 ety vi note :. »» prime 20)sc., 6, &@ 20c,, fair 18 gc, Thor, ordinaty 17240. 8 The, fait to good cargoes Tee. 0193¢c,, Java, mate and bas", 2c..0 20c., native Coyion Mac, 2hc,, Maracaibo 2Ligc. 0 Ue, Laguay 2334c., St. Domingo 176, % 18!s@., All gold, duty paid. Covren was quiet bat steady. ‘The sales were ubout 120,000 tba,, mostly, if not all, Ballimore aud Lak 41336. a 41%¢6. for the formor, ‘nul 42, u 423<6.. fo: latter. New sheathing and yellow metal were frm, a moderate trade, at previous prices. Caxorra.—The marke rewsinod quiet. Prices were ‘all descriptions, as follows :—City and West. 3 400, a 48¢.; patent, 200, a's) and but vers any, important taker pice in any descriptions, Prices wera nominally unchonged. Visi. —-increased firmness, if anything, was noticeable im the market fur mackerel, though trade ruled very quiet, and uo special change was made. We quote shove Ou $24; shore No. 2, nominally, $1¥ 40; large No. 3, $15; bay No. 1, $17 50's $18, and bay No. $16 60» $17. Dry cod wore du! and, and grand de- clined « trifle. Small sales were mare at $6 50 a $7. Sr. George's Were firu at $94 $925. Pickled and scaled codfish were celling slowly at from $6 40a $8 50, Her- niet and a shale lower; sales wore made at Salmon were n- end, in the We quote for a baris $2c., © ‘Guys Chore was quiet and unchanged. domanding 20c. a 30c, for lots here, and lots in Heston, Hors,—A moderate trade demand prevailed, and rates continued steady, ‘The sales comprise: ‘Daler at 10c, a 48c, for old crop and 22c. a 6ic, for new Hoxey.—The market continues alraost bare, and but little of cougequence Is being offered. Small lots Cuba are held firm at 96c., gold. Heur.—The market continued inactive for all descrip- tionsof both one. and domestic. We heard oi no wales whatever of the former; small lots of the latter were laken by consumers at previous prices, We note sales of 600 bales Fyered jute, on the'spot and to arrive, Holders wore ic. 200. for at from $156 a $165 per ton, gold. Hemp tow war quiet end nomipal. Hives, —The market remains du!! and heavy but prices, are without radical change. We sales of 12,000 Rio Grande, averaging 20 ibs., at 162{c.; also 3,600 Buenos Ayres on private torma. Inox. —We heard of no important transactions in either American. The market retained its strength, ‘300 tons No. 1 0, si atte cion oa sear So ‘told 60; 3 seen ee a gid, and No. 1 $11 to $14, inciuding, low i = ° Ons,—The ‘market was quict, with only » jobbing tress Eno were steady at inst quotatious for all dee ‘ber La i i i ! id no Hite i Ee i HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1865.—-WITH SUPPLEMENT. not mech wantd, and prces wore alinost nominad ; Sir ee a gs z H i i t i & 5,38 3 i i f Brule. a on private t: auction, £26" Fabel fit py "| Pm : BALEBCNB Was activo, ote sales of we Arctic for export on private terms An 10,000 Ibs. were ‘to have been sold, but we could not learn tho Wuskey. Receipts, 787 bbla, Tho market ruled dull nominal and ashado lower under & continued limi demand. Very smal! sales were made at $2 27 a $2 28. ‘Zino was at ady at 10%¢. gold and 16}go. a 1é0Four- rency for lots from store. FAMILY MARKET REVIEW. ‘The prices are still up, ag is genorally the case during the holidays. There has been a considerable increase in the amount of busines§ transacted this Christmas over previous ones in family markoting. Below are the latest quotations at Washington Market :— : Meat.—Roasting pieces, 30c. to 36c. per Ib.; portor- house steak, 35¢. to $80, per 1d. ; corned beef, 180, to 250. per ib.; veal, 25c. per Ib.; mutton, 12c. to 16c. per Ib. ; perlb.; fresh pork, 20c. per Ib.; salt pork, ib. ; tongues, $125 each, uLCRY AND Game.—Turkeys and chickens, 30c, to ducks, 0c, to Shc, perlb.; geese, 18c. to . por Ih; wild ducks, $5 to $7 per pair; partridges, Tbe, to $112 per pair; quail, $4.50 to $5 per doven; prairie chickens, $1 to $1 12. Fisn.—Eels, 26c. per tb. ; striped bass, 26c. to 30c. per Ib. ; saimon, $1 26 tb, ; flounders, 1c. per Ib. ; black- fish, lic. per lb.; lobsters, 10c, per Ib. ; oysters, $2 per hundred; clams, Toc. per humdred; smelis, 36c. per hundred. Vrcetamxs.—Sweet potatoes, $1 per peck; common potatoes, 40c. per peck; celery, 12¢, to 20c. por bunch; cabbages, Lhe. to 200. per head; oyster plants, 12c. to 6c. por bunch. Berrer axp Cugest.—Orange county butter, 60c. pér Bae Biate do., 5c, por lb,; cheese, 18c. to 20c. per Ib, Faneral of Licutenant Gonve: ar Mor- ris, of the United States Marine Corps. The remains of Lieutenant Gouverneur Morris, second son of the late General W. W. Morris, arrived in this city on Wednesday evening last and were escorted by a guard of marines froin the depot to the residence of Dr, Carnocban, No. 14 East Sixteenth street, where they laid until yosterday. before one o'clock, the hour ap- pointed for the funcral, friends of the deccased began to arrive and fill tho parlors; here the coffin lay, with the flag falling in graceful folds around it, white the lid was covered with a [ aisimege of the most beautiful and fragrant flows formed imto crosses, wreaths and other devices, Upon these rested the uniform and sword of the youss hero, the latter having been presented to him by is comrades for cial bravery during the campaign in the Shenandoah’ Valley, under General Hunter. The features, which’ were’ visible. through tho glase presented an exceedingly attenuated appear. ance,’ as might be expected trom the circumstances attending his last The immediate cause of the death of Lieutenant Morris was congestion ot the the brain, superinduced by a cold which he had recently contracted, and anxicty and gricf attendant upon the death of his father, by whose bedside he had watched with untiring fidelity during his last illness, At the time of hiadeatn be was stopping with his mother in Baltimore on furlough, he being scsigned to duty at the Marino Barracks, Btooklyn. Tho burial services of the Protestant Episcopal Church were read by the Rev. Dr. Cook, in the parlors, at the conclusion of which the re- mums were curried by the following gentlemen, acting a8 bearers, and deposited in the Learse:—Marine corps— jigutenants R. O. N. Ford, C. 1. Sherman, J. W. Haver- stick, J. B. Bréese, and Brigadier General McMahon and Colonel A. Wagstaif, Lieutenants F. Morris and Cabbe, of the army. Followed by membors of the family and # Sow intimate fronds of the deceased, the funeral cor- tege proceeded to Morrisania, and the remains were de- ponited in tho family vault, their final resting place. Literary Intelligence. The Reverend Father A. I’, Hewitt, of the congregation of St, Paul, has completed a labor of love in the pro- duction of a volume containing the “Sermons of the Reverend Francis A. Baker (the celebrated Paulish Father), with a Memoir of his Life.” ‘The book has been issued in New York. It is adorned with an excellent likeness of the deceased divine, taken from a steel plate ving, is well printed and in good style, Father Baker was born of most respectnble American parents, was educated and graduated at Princeton College, and entered the ministry of a Protestant church. From his early youth, however, he showed a tendency toward the Catholic doctrines, and his conversion to Catholicism, his ordination as a Catholic priest and his zealous end un- tiring services in the mission, as well as his simple and holy life, have been regarded as constituting one of the most remarkable features and effects of what is known as the “Oxford movement,” so prevalent of Jate in the American branch of the Augifcam establishment. As Father Baker was known to and respected by a great many persons of the different religious deuuminations in the United States, it is likely that Father Hewitt’s tribute to his memory will be very generally read. The mem- bers of the-]’aulish congregation ever remember tho re- spect which was paid to his remains by Dissenters in New York previous to his burial; more particularly the fact that the Rev. Dr. Osgood, the Unitarian clergyman, sent to their church a painting represonting a bouquet of lilies, in the name ef his flock, accompanied with a very kind note, The tenth number (January, 1866) of the Catholic World has been issued in New York. This high toned monthly eclectic magazine of general literature and science enters on the new year with all the vigor, talent and zeal which must have accrued to and been kindled in ita columns by its own dignified, yet modest, course vince its first publication in April, 1865, Ite brief yet lic readers its contents are invariably instructive, enter- taining and eminently moral. The January number con- tains nineteen or twenty articles in poetry, prose and Prose story. In London Mr, Hood i» engaged upon a life of hia father, to be published inacheap form, It will contain some interesting matter, an unpublished farce by the late Thomas Hood and large selections from his cor- respondence, including letters, hitherto unpublished, from Scott, Lamb and ether contemporaries of the gub- ject of the memoir. ‘A Paris writer draws attention to the following fact:— E $aeg ih Lat 3 3 HH if fa p i Hu gs3 ; iH Hi 2 z i S j if i : a u I j i H < 2 = < . a Ly i i i z f Grose, FIRE. AT GROTON, CONNECTICUT. The Railroad Depot and the Steamer Commonwealth Totally Destroyed. Thirty Empty and Six Loaded Cary Burned in the Depot. — The Entire Freight on the Com- monwealth Consumed. ONE MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS LOSS DESCRIPTION OF THE VESSEL. kes we. &ee ‘Tho beettifal ead comemotions sldewheo! steamor Commonwealth, Captain J. W. Wiliams, was burned at: ; jut, at Gait-past'one o'clock ‘on Friday ‘morting, tad: prove = total loss, The Common- woalth left New York ow last’ Thutvday afternoot, with fe ful complestent of passetigors anda valuable freight, and lay at her wliarf in Groton when the fire broke out in the dopot, but was so heavily ladén that she could not be moved if time to save her. The ‘Yeasol bolonged to the Stonington line and was valued at half a million of doliars, bat was insured for onty eighty thousand. The following telegraphic despatches wero Tecelved in this city early yesterday forenoon and will explain the particulars of the disastrous conflagration :— FIRST DESPATCH. New Loxvox, Conn., Dec. 29, 1865, The freight and passenger depot at Groton was de stroyed by firo at hali-past one o'clock this morning, involving the entire destruction of the fine steamer Commonwealth, Captain Williams, with a full cargo of freight for Boston, and some thitty-tuur cars laden with freight, ‘The bow of the Commonwealth caught fire from the flames of the depot. All tho efforts to tow her off proved fruitless on account of the low tide. ‘The logs is about one million five hundred thousand dollars, SECOND DESPATCH. Provipesce, Dec. 20, 1865. Aire broke out tm the railroad depot at Groton, at about ono o'clock this morning, which d°stroyed the building and thirty toag ompty cars and six loaded ones. The flames spread rapidly to the steamboat Common- wealth, just arrived trom New York, which was heavily loaded with freight and so grounded at tho wharf that she could not be moved. She was burned to the water's edge. Nothing was saved. The flames spread so rapidly and furiously that the mon on board the steamer barely escaped wiih their lives. The fre broke out in « sleeping room in the depot, where there had been no fire used, ‘The total loss will not fail short of a million and a half of dollars. Tho vont itself was valued at half a million. THE. STEAMER, The steamboat Commonwealth was built in the spring of 1864, by Lawrence & Foulkes, of Williamsburg, und was in every respect a first class vessel. She was origi nally intended for the Norwich and New London Steam- boat Company, but was purchased, after running tor years on this route, by the Stonington line, on which she plied regularly til! ‘Thursday lust. She was principally constructed of oak und chestnut, and was a stdunch and superior sca-going vessel, and in size, build, finish, ornament and extent of accommodation for the travelling public was second to none of the many magnificent steamers plying on the Sound. Her main deck was three hundred and thirty feet long, with forty- two and a half feet breadth of beam. and fourteen feet dopth of hold. She registered two thousand tons, was copper and tron fastened aud bad # draught of five feet, Her forward, deck was compleiely enclosed, 80 that her “deck passengers, as well as the snilory, wero as surely protected and as comfortably lo- cated as if they were plu inside, ‘The Joiner work, which was excellent!) execuied, was de- signed by Mr. Alexander Hawkins, ond way executed by Messrs. Reed, Tice and Hamilton, al! of whom have since died. Elegant staterooms, neatly, fitted up, extended in adouble tier all round the steamer and npmbered one hundred and fifty; besides which she was provided with sleeping accommodations for six bundred persons. Ample and convenient stairways led to all parts of the* hurricane deck, and these were furnished with strong balustrades, which were capable of sustaiving an m- menee pressure, The state room hall wae probably thefinost noticeable feature of this beautiful vessel. It was richly carpeted, well ventilated and lighted, and was ornamented in the highest style of steambout art. All the saloons were brilliantly lighted with gas aud heated with steam, and altogether she was one of the handsomest boats ever built in this country, Am immense self-nustaining dome, constructed on an entirely mew principle, towered above the main saloon, and had a most mag- nificent effect, Every precaution was taken (o guard against fire, and powerful fre engines were so arranged as to be aved tn different parts of the Doat at the same time, should circumstances ever require it, At one end of the main saloon was placed the acme of the Commonwealth of Maseachusetts, and the vevera! bridal chambers were upholstered and furnished in the most gorgeous possibl6 manner, Bebind each berth ip the ladies’ cabin were airy’ staterooms, so arranged that cach room could, whenever desired, be used exclusively by the Indies in the cabin; or the staterooms could be disconnected and uved by gentiemen, who would at the same time he entirely separated from the ladies’ apartments, The steamer, together with her machinery, cost two hundred and forty thousand dollars, but could not be built to-dey far short of six hundred thousand dollars, Her machinery was bullt at the Morgan Iron Worker, ‘and was of the most superior make. The dimensions of the engine were—seventy-six inch cylinder, and twelve feet stroke of piston. The wheels were thirty feet in diameter, and measured ten feet six inches on their face. New botlers ware placed in her in 1860, and the entire vesse! underwent a thorough survey in 1862. THER PLYMOUTH ROCK TO TAKS BRE PLACE. A short time since the superb steamer Plymouth Rock was sent to the dry dock for the purpose of having some repairs made to her bull, which will be completed in a few days, She will then take the place of the Common- i ah hal i i idt £8 E ? li E gether in the strongest manner. Hor cabioy and aro furnished in the most elaborate syle, and she is noted for the great beauty and strengid of her constrac- THEATRICAL. Theatricats at Home. MISS LUCY BUSHTON’S THEATRE. This elegant establishment continues to attraot audiences. ‘The Schoo! for Scandal still holds its plaew on the bills, for the all sufficient reason that nothing that could replace it would draw better. Mias E Lady Teazle is a remarkable impersonation, ” Bhp | 20 much lifeand eoqueiry inte the gett, and perfectly im gil respects ¢ “author's that she BMS “4 quite a sensation in Mies Rushton ts on of considerable resources. pluck and energy she has surmounted obstacles thet would pave orushed almost ayy other person in her peat Hon, and is now Grmly establishing horself in the good graces of the public, : , TABATRE FRANCAIS. ‘The second and last performance of M. Juiguet's Fronely company takes place this evening. Les Premicres Armed de Richeliew and Le Partiede Piguet are the pieces em nounced, Mile. Potel, one of the new débwanies, bas es many strong points of resemblance to Dejazot that the admirérs of that actress will be able 10 refresia their sduvenits of ber in the Grst of these lively come dies. MISCELLANEOUS. ‘The Philadelphia theatres’ came out with new: varied entertainments on Christmas day. Thé were crowded, and we are told ‘the treasurers were eatised."” Fausteand Marguerite was on the boaris@® the Walaut stiect theatre, Mr. Roberte as Mephistopheles Miss Graham adovely Marguerite, Mr. Taylor Mr. Bartow. Hill doing Sam, Wwe second, with exceties® effect, Bfiss Germon and Mrs. Breleford supported him. Lost in hoadon was played’at the Argh etre-t theatre om Christmas’ doy, and repeated next evening. The Sieep- ing Beauty, made up with much care aud expense, wae the Christmas at the new Chestnut street theatre, Brilliant circus ‘performances crowded the American theatre on Christmas day. The Siamese twins are in Philadelphia, Thoy received a throng of visitors on Christmus day. Maguire's Opera Houge Melodeon, Virginia City, Ne- vada, has been reopened ‘aftera renovation. Miss Adm Florence, Otto Burbank, Billy Moss, Joe Mabbott aad Miss Emma Miles are with the company performing foere. The Woman of the World and Robert. Emme are ou the boards and draw well. At the Music Hall, Virginia City, Nevada, they have @ great amount of fua alrhtly—dancing and singing, Miss Josephine und Mr. Sheppard dance a double jig which brings duwn the house, The Willow Copse and My Feliow Clerk are performed: at the Oid theatre, Nashville, Tenn. Miss Fletcher has bud a boneft m'the house, bat the attendance was rather elim in coasequonce of many attractions taking place ta other parts of the city the same night. Miss Johnson ig popular as the heroineof The Belle of the Season, at the New theatre, Nashville, Tenn, Professor Scarl, the conjaror and ventriloquist, is at Hibernian Hall, Charleston, 8. C., and crowds it. J. G. McDonough, the comedian, and Mies Kuhn, vocalist and coufedienne, have commenced an engage- ment in Mr, John Elisier’s company in Cieveland, Obie. , Miles na Copal:en und Uncle Tom's Cabin are on. the bills. The Knights of Leou, Piorida, had a tournament a& Tallahassee on the 16th inst. The Roundbead’'s Daughter, or Love and Loyalty, was announced at the Metropolitan theatre, Indianapolia, Ind., for December 28, on the occasion of a benofit to the manager, Mr. W. H. Riley, Arrah na Poguo fills the bulldiig on other occasions. ‘The Good for Nothing, the Mountebanks of Sicily, an@ the Dumb Savoyard end His Monkey are played in suc- cession at the Varietics theatre, St. Louis, Mo. Misys Grace Darley, Miss Anva Hathaway and Me, T. Cony are with the company. f Mr. and Miss Coutdock> are playing an engagement a8 the Corinthian Hall theatre, Titusville, in the oil region, Mr. Couldock plays Luko Fieldivg. The Willow Copso and ‘the Two Buzrards wero given. Sam Kyan hed @ Denofit in the house Deoomber 26, when Old Phil’e Rirth- day and the Fair of Mullingar were performed. Mise Mollie Newton has had a gula benefit at Bliee” Opera House, Titusville, The Soldicr's Return, The Pretty Laundress, Sheridari’s Ride and Turn Him Out were all given by a strong company. Hurley’s panorama of a ‘Tour in Ireland’ is on exhf- Dition in Utica, N.Y. « *“Massaniello, or The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, with “a terrific combat with kotvee,’’ is played at the theatre, Mobile, Ala, Mile. Zoe appears as Tenelia. Mr. D, H. Barking bas reappeared at the house, with Miss Virginia Kemball, Howe's circus is in Natchez, Miss. Mazuimoe, or the Night Owl, was specialty arranged er, a Christmas spectacle at the Theatre Comique, Bostom. ‘Lhe ballet of Ali Pasha wae also given. At the Howard Atheneum, Boston, ov Christmas Day. Juck Sheppard, the Swiss Swains, the Fairy Circle, the Law for Ladies aad the Lakes of Kgtiarney wore played, | the firet two pleces in the afternoon and the others tm Pehe evening, Burney nnd Mre. Williams appeared im the evening. Two dvamar-one domestic whe other military —werw Day. The first was The Momentous Question, or Woman, her Faith, Hope sod Trials; the other, The Midmight Watch, ‘The Merry Cobbicr was given as the farce. Mre Huestin, Mise R. Preston, Mrs, Fred. Moek and Mam . Marston are at the house, with Messrs, Mulligan, Me- Canu and Jerry Taylor, Still Waters Rum Deep, Therese, and the Gainester are in relienrsx!. ‘The Veteran was played at the Academy of Musto, pany. N. ¥.. December 26. Exieusive preparations were made for the celebration of Christmas week at the Varieties theatre, Detrom, * Mich, ‘The Misses Christioand Duval, with Frank Wes aud Master Barney, were announced. { jail | How Modern English Dramatic 1 ; gsentations Pres! te Public a" POLLOB REPORT FRU) rom Oe Loerce. pase, bo Report, Oct. { stephen Mack, s'tas thepperd, aged thirteem, i Marin O'Rars, wiae Bineski Cre thirteen; Heary Howley, aliag Dick Turpin, oaek ; William How- tey, ollie Tom King, | alias Clande Duval, aged Mitteen; | alias Sixteom String = Jack, oo ee Mar- | tin le, alins The Detective, i - | Jamee Brown, alias The Coe were im @ Tow at thé solicitors’ table, tl not wafictens: room for them ip the felons’ dock, charged | ear duane 12 North Pa Per a | of boots; from a io. ‘Stephen Lieeon Grove, another AX. [Fs than ordimary ‘This caso presents features of more tereat aa regards juvewile Hi 5, played at Gienn’s theatre, Norfolk, Vu, om Christmas - \