The New York Herald Newspaper, December 24, 1867, Page 7

~ SOUTH AMERICA. BATTLE “AT TUYUTY. ‘Tho Paraguayans Capture the Allied Camp and Give Up the Fruit of Vietory for the Sake of Drink, ‘ESTIMATED LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES, The steamer North America, Captain Timmerman, a from Rio Janeiro, Notewber 25, arrived at this pert yesterday, Purser Jomes W. Wilson will please accept our, thenks for: the prompt delivery of our fies aud eapatches, ° Cholera’ had disappeered from om erg the armies, but some cases of smallpox etl!l appeared, The fleet continued without change in its position, The enforcement of tho Vapat ball ageinst free masonry, mude by the ccctesiastics of Entre-Rios, bad Caused much scauiai and discussion, aud the provincial Minister of Justice Lad 1 erforel. The ratifcations of the pew treaty of amity and aihance, limits, commerce aud -navigation, between Braziland Gotivia, were excuanged at La Paz upon the ‘22d of September tnst In Paré the company promoted for tho steam naviza- tion of the Purds ani Madeira, two important aila- ents of the Upper Amazon, bad been formed, and the ‘vessels were to bo ordo-ed in England, ¢ Tho Peruvian expiwrivg expedition, under Admiral Tucker, formeriy of :h+> Confederate navy, had reached the Amazon, and wa: expected shortly at Para on tis retura by tho ocean to the facillc side, The Japanese ironcud, formerly the Confederate evuiser Stonewa!i, stea:ined trom Rio upon the léth of Novembor for Japau. ‘SPECIAL CORRESPCNDENCE OF THE HERALD. The Battle Within the Allied Camp at Tayuty—Phe Splendid Conduct of the Paras g@uayans Easily ww the Day—Drankenness and Defent Fellow their Victory=The Ap- oreachiag Elcesion tur Preside: bussos Ayres, 8. A. r. 13, 1867. The allies aro rapidly tightening the lines around the fortress of Humaita. A.1 tne movements for a monh ypast have been favorabie to the ales, and they are pushing their advan:aze with an indus.ry never before geon inthis war. It is verv certain that Paraguay bas cher lastarmy in the tleld, aud that it is wastiog away (Mander privation aud tuo fortunes of war, With inces- takirmishing and no new recruits, the Mmit of ea- juramce ig absoluie. Private jeticrs from Paraguay fees of great want of clothing, and also q of life. The prisoners taken recently have ‘Deon miseratly clad, and from tne tone of the newspa- pers that whole country, as well as this, is righting for Aa, 5 ce is nodhaivution of loyalty to Lopez, nor ds there any dlipaaition 16 “yield to the triple alliance. ;The wemen contiaue to work “gud to provide for the Nveray, by cultivating the ground and tending flocks jend Wa Such ao insance vf union, pertinacity aud jsuffesiiig for the eaxe of tne country bas ndt been pro- ~ tf modera times ‘as is found now in Paraguay, - \ Om the 29th of Ociober Brigah@er General J. M. at Barreto sot out with about Ove thousand men to recon- tre about Tayi, a iittic town of the bank of the river The town waa found not to be. intrenched, ® emell force of faraguayans was quite cut to ‘Ofeight hundred men very few escaped, and : chiefly by jumping into tho water. Threc small Pareguayan steamers were there, and one of them was unk, another burned, aud one escaped up the river ‘twith damaged whoots, Tho fort gives the allies a groat pavantage, as it almost cortainiy commands the river, jana so intercepts communication between Humaité and capital, On the other hand, it increases the risk of allies by extending their lines. Tuey bave now not Yar from forty mites of line to kecp up with not over 80,000 men, and at two points there inust be at exch not ‘Yeas than 10,000, ‘Now, 1. Parnguay bad men for daring \ (ndventures, 0s at first, those lines. would be broken like \spldere’ wobe, cna suppues for theallies’ front cdl OM. (WDut the indications are toat Paraguay has no more men ‘ve send to tho feld. On November 3 thore was an occurrence of a most Wharacteristic and interosting kind, revealing the native \eharacter of Combatania. A couvoy was ready to start at daylight {rom Yuyaty, the old camp, whore General ‘Porto Alogre is with 10,000. men, to convey supplies to ‘the front, The aight before Coonel Barrios emerged from Fort Humaité with 8,000 infantry aod noiselessiy Jencamped'ciose to the entrenchments of Tuyuty. at @aylight, when no one was ustir, except tho convoy, and jeohen the drivers were yukiog the bundreds of oxen, the quietly marched in, They came whoop- like men driving cate, aod the drowsy soidiers frupposed ft was the ox drivers gathering up Rhe oxen. thls means they were three nundred oe inside the eutrevcawen' ag the tents and iting right and le.t, be ure ive ales know what was on. ihere amvog the allies a Paraguay: sb tue envencbinent, and it seems ave the diario and wany of them men, ‘Theres are many todicatious allies, but of ths I cannot now x Ximenes, to whom ly on the right and ‘wes to go roued (.wo \aeusand men) to At the front the consterna- resist slaugbter and plun. loaded wagous the ed tents offered tempting allurements to and huogry men, In tho rear there was still’ oppo-ittop, — Team-ters, aod the cavatry, behaved s0 gadantly j he was promoted a grade on the day of battie, Tho had managed to carry off goois carly in the some gus. Reports diver about tho guns, variously two, treive aod twenty-eight. It is to learn exactly te amount of loss to either > 1 bat it was the most costly and bieody of all the . The allies report having buried 2,400 Paraguay- gives their own loss at 1,000 . Tt conld hardty be less, and fuller reporta may P Wdoudle this Nyure, Bot for the stiacking sol- Decoming wnnupageabie in the fray the result have been to anpibilate the allied camp under Porto Alegre at Tuyuiy. As tt ia the result bas the alles, and has greatty weakencd (ho Para- When the smoxo ciesred away the allied ‘was considerably advenred, ows of the war carried by this mail ts entirely fa- frorable to the in Pp. money, for ali rocn and all wowen give perry ef liswem. for ihe country, Det tee iy clad, often more than haif pooriy fed. the ond is near, It will lay the ‘of feud aod apiausity tuat ages will nos fade the interior varied fortunes attend the rebels. In At tast mail there weotto the United States a rumored YYorasion ‘and aterayred revolution to Uragvay, Tn was 8 serious aloria at the time, and ouly a bold be- eet, Cos scorer ow wep net of apy trouble of that ; has been tory listle wool bought for the United and the demand for wool is so little that the very low~-feum $2 20 to $3, gotd, for an arrobe ) Ab this rato there are no buyers for the United telligent, Hberal man, of sound views and of great firm- *SPachange on England, 4854. to the gold dollar, Paraguayan Repulse—News from the Inte- vior—Tho Presideatin} Question. Burnos Ayana, Nov, 14, 1867, Up tothe hourof closing the supplemental mail I eeud to you tho latest news, Recent reports from the army confirm all I wrote by the otber mail, We have further do‘ails of the taking of Tay!, a pointon the Paraguay river, to which the ex- trome right of-the allies extends, The Paraguayans nad just begue to fortify that place, and had sent eight hun-~ dred mea for the purpose, who were totally routed, only atewescaping by swimming. It is so near the main camp that on two hours’ notice tea thousand men can be called toit It is supposed to command the river, a9 ut tho taking of 1¢ two smail steamors were destroyed, and one hurried away damagod, and since tat no otuers have atterapted to pass, Thigs are quite unsettled ta Salta and Juguy pro- ¥ivees. A wild gaucho, by the name of Varo'a, ia plon- Goring and killing at a most lawless rate. On October 10 he entered Saila and robbed public and private burli- ings, sabring men, assauiing and muriering women and children, ‘Ihe wildest cruelces of Arabian biood- totrstiness never surpassed those of Varela, Ju Co dova a new Goveracr bas been elected by the Leg: lature, feher Pewa, and he has raved himself io by dissolving the Legislature and vending the members home, The Natona’, one of the principal dailies bere, came out yestertay with the name of Domingo F. rarm'euio for Pre-ident, and Adei‘o Alsina fer Vico President, These are both good men, Exchange uns been done By this packet chiefly at 4355 Pence to te goid dollar, ‘The news just in docs nothing towards improving the price of wool The Allied Losses Greater than Reported. Mostavipso, Nov, 14, 1867, Your regular correspondent at Buenos Ayres will un- doubtedly Lave given you full details of tho batile at Tuyuty, Hore we con't believe the oficial reports that have boen forwarded, and the Siglo has an editorial to- day in which the writer states that telegrams from private parties in Buenos Ayres announcs that the fignt- log Was stilt going go as late as Novembor 6 The cor- respondents of the Buenos Ayres 7/tbuna put the ailied loss as high as two thousand, tostead of one thousacd, at ‘Tuyu'y aod the number of guns captured by ths Para- guuyans at twenty-eight instead of six. ‘The only thing certain 1s that a bloody fight took int and wa3 cou- tinuing at tho departure of the mania, and that we must await private information to know the real losses, Newspaper Accounts of the Operations Ar id Huwaita. ~ On the 20th of October ao party of fifty-four orientals set out on a success(ul rad beyond Guasacia, croak upon the 22d with thirty prisoners and one hundred an fitty cattle; and on the 27th a Brazilian party surprised cere torco at Hana, kulng two and capturing sixteen, On the 21st of October the Marquis de Caxias had secretly posted four thousand Brazilun cavalry in such positions as would enable them to operate with advan t- ago acwinst the Parag cavalry which, to tho number of about t*o thousaud ‘men, were accustomed to come out of Humaité to pasture their borses in the direction of the allied extreme right at S. Solano. About half-past ten of the forenoon tae signal was given. Whilo an inferior force ocoxpied the Paraguayan,’ attention in front, the other Brazilian tro~ps closed in and, although the Paraguayans foug't with desperation and exireme bravery, tney were routed with a loss of neariy 600 dead, 150 prisoners, two standards, arms, &c., and were pursued to the entrenchbmonts of Humaté, which opened Leavy fire of grape to protect them, The iosa of the victors In the engagement, whicn lasted about au hour, was 126 killed and wounded, ‘The other smaller affair, Occurred on the same day, opposite the lines of Tuya-Cud, and resuited in aloss to the Para- vavans of seventy killed, while that of the Argentine jas sixteen killed we Niven tit ‘i . , infantry and artillery, w pte mee one seat ee sears er s occupy on [oer ofthe On at the former place it wee found thet works bad 2 8 consisting of three : the flanks on Boitred, bat it was not waotll the lst of November that deinite measures were taken to occupy it, At daybreak of that day the works that the Paras’ bad Paraguay, aod about sixty prisoner In addition to this, of three an steamers which had brought the troops, one was sunk by shells from the Brazilian four-pounders, ono was burned and tbe other escaped only in @ crippled 2. The lowsef the victors is stated not to have led aboat thirty men, On the 31 the rans took thetoitiative, as if to obtain reprisals for end -wade = dash in five cerpe of cavairy, with- oat cannon, rove in the Pasaguayan ie- gion ta the advance, and, failing upon the extreme right, captured three redoubts there, with their artille- rists and cannon, driving out (ho Argentine cavalry pro- tecting them. the Braz.tian left and centre they were unsuccessful, but pursuing their success on the Tight, while part were occupied ia the sack and destruc. tion Of the sullers’ camps and the maintenance of the captured redoubd's, three strong cotumas rushed to the attack of the polygon, ia which tne Viscount de Porto- Alegre had gathered about 2,000 men. The assault was bravely made, somo even succecding in entering the fort, but, torn by the dectmating showers of grape hurled into them, and by the fire of the de- fenders and that of perating ives, the Poraguayai acked in tarn by the Brazihans, we and out of the mainlines. By this ti ts of Argentine cavalry had arrived trom Tuyti-cu4, end re Juined by @ Brazilian brigade, Charged now by the cavairy and by tho infaotry, the Paraguayans were beaten out of the redouots and undertook their retreat in increasing haste, whic ander the ftur.ous charges of the allied cavairy, finally reached @ confusion and caused the abandonment of capnon they had captured in the re- om both sides were heavy. While 1,100 mea io ag ‘wounded destraction of their hos- 100, ladependent of the wounded who had es. POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE, Kentucky Union State Convention. A call has been officially issued for the assembling of the Union State Convention of Kentucky at Frankfort on the 27th of February, for the purpose of nominating &@ candidate for Governor and appointing detegates to the National Republican Convention at bicago, May 20 Gevernor of Connecticat. The New Haven Cowrier states that Mr. Thomas R. Trowbridge, of that city, peremptorily refuses to fllow hia name to be used im the Connecticat Republican Con- vention a# a candidate for Goveraor. Mr, Charles J. McCunly ts proposed. Commissioner of Patente. The Norwich (Conn.) Advertiser, December 20, states that tho President has decided to appoint Mr. W, D, Bishop, ot Bridgeport, President of the New York and New Haven Ratiroad Company, Commissioner of Patents, The Georgia Negro Convention. The Augusta (Ga) Chronicle says that the radical nogro Convention, in that State, in passing an ordinance requesting the removal of Governor Jenkins and the appointinent of his successor, have done good service to the decent poople ot Georgia—in this, that it will serve to unio the honest and respectable in opposition to ing. Nimatizing its bastard offspring, and cerve to show the people of the whole country that those who are in this body care neither for Ged nor country, bat for the spoils of office, Grant Repadtated by the Georgia Radicals, On the 16th inst, caucus of the radical Constiu. tional Convention was held in Atlante and a resolution adopted recommending Chase as the radical candidate forthe Preskiency. This action, it seems, roused the friends of Grant, and they succeeded in convening another caucus on the following night, with the Inten. tion of reconsidering the vote of the night previous, and potting Grant in nomination, The offort was made, the vote taken, aud Grant received the large number of five votes, Comtng Ont from Among the Fon! Party. The Macon Telegraph eays:—“Jadge Irwin, of Cobb, John E. Hall, of Sumter, and Mr, Wooten, of Monroe, dologates elect, have refused to take seats in the negro convention.’’ To this list should be added the names of Henry H. Glisson, of Burke, and Dr. Edward B Lane, of Emannel county, both of whom are members eicet to Pope's menagerie, but who decline to appear in the don of “unclean beasts,” ‘The Nemocratic National Conrentios. ‘Tue domoognis of Gincinand| are cutting ta 9 eyoar ' become depopul appearance for the selection of their eity for the holding of the pext Democratic National Conventign, Beleving in omens, the Enquirer—{orgeiful, perhaps, of the Ais astrous resulta of tre Bucbazan admiuistration, say: ‘ Mowpay, Dec. 236 P. M. ‘The cold market opened this morning at adectine of 36 from the closing price ou Saturday and afterwards Temained steady, she extreme range of the day, prior to the adjournment of the boatd, having been from 133 to 18334, with the closing transactions at 133%¢. Subse- quently it became stronger and the quotations advanced to 1957; | 1333g. The “short’’ interest is enormous, nearly ali the operators in the room being bens, ani the borrowing demand ts correspondingly active. Loans were mado ‘‘fat,”” and at rates varying from two to six per cent por annum aud 1-92 to 1-16 per c-mt per didm in favor of the lender of the coin, The gross clearings amounted to $52,420,000, the gold balances to $1,309,275 and (be currency balances to $1,759,976. The firmness of the rates of forcign exchange favors the expectation of continued shisiments of specio on ascalo correspond- ing to those of the last fortnight, and the present low Tange of the premium is calculated to make these larger than they otherwise would be, The bears in gold are arguing that the eifect of the disbursement of tho thirly millions of gold due to bond, holders from the government on the Ist of Janngp ary will be to cause a@ further decline in the market; but if we may judge by tho extent of the “short” interest this payment has already been more than discounted, If the price of gold was like! toremain permanently as low as it ls now thera would be no reason for dissatisfaction with the result of the efforts of the speculators for a fall; but as itis highly probabie thet it will range considerably higher for at least two or three yoars to coms, this artificial depres- sion unscitles values without serving any good par- pose. Siability im the, value of tho currency in its relation to gold is what the interests of the coun- try demand, and 1t is one of the great ovils of irrodeem- able papor currency that its value is exposed to fluctua- tions promoted by speculative causes, Tho imports of gold and silver at the port last weok amounted to $28,821, Money was {n superabundaat supply at eix per cent to stock houses In good credit, and large amounts were loaned in not afew instances at five, At tho same time a few exceptional sransactions for small amounts ‘wore reported at seven per cont, which rate the banks still ask from borrowers on miscellaneous col- Jaterals, although they are willing to take sixasa rule, Tho discount line is quiet, and first class commercia! paper passes freely in the open market at 7 a8 percent, most of the busioess being at 734. Inife- rior signatures aro, however, out of favor, an@ it is, therefore, difficult to soll any but the best quatty oven at high’ratos, The favorable charactor of the last bank statement and the prospect of a largely increased supply of loanable funds arising from the pay meut of the Junu- ary dividends inspire confidence among bank officers and private meney lenders, and there is som) pressure to tend in consequence, It is generally expocted that the eupply ef movey will bo so large fa January that cail toans wilt bo made mainly at five per coat. Tho Western exchanges are, notwithstanding the active de- mand for loans and discounts in tho Westorn citics, slightly in favor of this city, and those of the South are gO dittle against us that there are no considerable rewt- tamces being made to that s2ction; neitixor ts it probabie that thero wilt've, owing to the smallness of the cotton pand the low priceof the staple, The trade of the 1856. Let us return to the oid “stamping where we bave good recollections, instead of associated with defeat and disaster.” ' The Washington Intelligencer elaborately urgea Indian- apolis as the proper piace for holding the convention. ground, to those ae ‘a Regretted Removal. Tho Nobile Advertiser, of the 18th inst, regrets to learn that tho venerab'e John A. Cuthbert has lost tho place of Assistant Clore of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama, Thirty Years ago, Judge Cuthbért was a distingutshed and infu- ential citizen of the Siate of Georgia, He represented the State ia the Cungress of tho Uaiied States, Hornce Greeley for President. The Osare Chronicle, published at Burilngame, Kav. fas, hoists the name of Horace Greeley for President and fays:—A million of American citizons sro to day ready &nd anxions to join the party shat will Inseribe on its bins ner, a3 leading principles, Universal Amnosty, Lmpar- tial Suffrage, apd Horace Gresley for President in 1968, Johnsen cnd Hancock. ‘This is the ticket urged in some paris of Tennessee as formishing proper candidates for President and Vico President NORTH CAROLINA. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENSE OF THE RERALO. Another Horrible Negro Murder-A Twofold Tragedy—The Murderer Meets Hin Just Ree ward—Heroic Conduct of a Boy—Terror of the People. Newnery, Dec, 20, 1807, Scarcely a day has elapsed and I haye again to record another of those negro outrages so frequent at tho South since the emancipation of that unfortunate raco— another brutal murder, Bata fow days since and the peaceable citizens in this vicinity were thrown into a state of the most violent excliement and terror by ‘he horrible marder of Colonel Nethercutt and the inhuman beating his wife received at the hands of the murderers, who also attempted incendiarism The affair I am now about to record is a twofold tragedy, the negro murderer meeting death at the hands of a Lerore boy Dot more than fourteen years old. Nigot before last tho residence of, Mr. Doughity, on the public road leadlog trom Ni ‘Trent.-was invaded by a gaug of negro de: who infest this portion of the State. Upon reaching ths house one of the parly entered, the others remaining outside, as 18 Usual In such cases, 10 guard against in- eir bleody work is boing perpoirited. Ben , the murderer, who met his deserved fato, Gnding no one pressvt but a Mr, P. Bratcher and a small boy, seizcd the former and deman lod all the y there was in the house. A violent struggie, iasting for some moments, now ensued, the negro, being very powerful and muscular, freeing himself, He im- mediavely drew a recoiver, dischargiag ub twice, one of the balls taking effsct in Mr. Bratcher's abdomen, the other io bts rgutarm. From tho wound in his abdomen, which was mortal. ne has ginco died At this juue.ure of affairs the weak and puerile boy displayed in a mi dozree bis courage .and heroism. Whem the the Stock Exchange, Honee while trade continues to droop speculation is likely to become active under the stimulating Influences of a concentration of idle capital at this contre, and with the opening of the New Year busl- Deds in Wall streot will receive a fresh impetus, hew- ‘ever it may be cisswhere, The statement of the associated banks of this city for the week ending on Saturday shows, when compared with that of the previous woek, a decrease of $2,162,192 in Icons, $1,418,739 in specie and $99,810 in circulation, apd an increase of $683,333 in not deposita and $3,957,124 in legal tender notes, The totals ef the last two statements ars as foliows:— December 14, the most unparalleled murders; tho 4m terror, aud sf measures ard aot adopted ta the growing negro violence the eountsey will NEW JERSEY. Jersey City. Desrenata Avvray ix A Liquor Srons,—While a group were enjoying themselves over their “smiles” and “horas” in Purcelt’s saioon, corner of North Fifth and Provost streets, on Saturday night, some disturbance took place between Jerry Harrington and several others. Finding the contest tikely te prove “ugly,” as he termed it, for himself, Jorry ram np stairs, and having fortified bimse:f within-atoom, bid do ve his pur. guers, who jad @ regular siege This bad not ibe ce- stred effect, and the docr was forced wher a dos eee fb) emt, J was assisted, by a woman Who fugue vigereasiy, our who ‘the: MA ‘of the rufianly gang, Before the meiéd terminated it was tound J hard put to crack, although weapons of every kind had been employed against him. W! the noise ceased it was believed the row was ovor, but the mattor did vot endhere, On 7 pets the the — who, it was alleged, was in the gang of Jerry's milants, was ettack and beaten by a party of eight men who lay in Devm*er 21. At the same time last year the conditian of the banks was as follows, and tho differences appended are those between the two returns, dated respoctively December 22, 1806, and December 21, 1867:— De-, 22, 1866, + $253 255,514 Dee. 21, 1867. Deo.. $14,000,161 wait, This was the number two of the prograrame, and | Loans. Justis Allen with ofticer MeDono Taede’ the cunber Bpecio a ane ; ae i Shree yesterday. | Warrants wero Issued, on the com- A ag Seacert. | Deo. gisor ne piaint of Harriagton, fer the arrest ‘atrick lead, ~ ° Oe ean Bs ‘William Donegan an mas Avdrown, but tho former | Legal tenders 64,816,903 Dec,, 6,605,620 | is 0 severely injared t be caugot leave bis bed, and If we extend the comparison to the same time tn tho be gave bonds for his appearance. throe previous years we find the following changos:— New: e A Rarusys Draw 1 ms Moxoxen Warsn.—Tho unfortunate youth Thomas Walsh is left to his fate, It was stated in Sunday's Hrnac that a petition for « re- prieve was presented te the Governor but upon no grounds that promised success. Governor Ward, after & consultation with some members of tho Court of Pur. dons, has refused to arrest the ordor of the Oyer and Torminer, and Walsh will accordingly be executed tu tie yard of Kasex County jail, at Newark, on (he appointed day. Tho gallows on which the negro Quilter passed from time to eternity a +h rt time ago at Elizabeth, will be set up also on this occasion. ‘Tho unfortunate culprit Waish, OnJing the iast plank now drawn from under his fect, bas placed h'mself in the bande of the Catholic clergy, and desires. to bo left at pence now that the measure Of his existence is almost filed, Govanwuenr Sxrzune.—The wholesale Ifquor establisa- ment of B, Schwariz, No, 213g North Canal street, was seized yesterday morning by the government officials, Decemb *r 21, 1867. Creutation Deposits... Loans. inc. ., 27,893,929 Tac, ,,. 87,072,305 At tue commencement of business tho stock market was firm, except for Pacific Mail, which was weak, the prico declining to 10034, At the early session of the open board the market was active, and there were largo transactions in Ene at 74% 0 74%. Pacific Mail wag pressod for salo at 1102 100%. At the first regular board there was a largo and well distributed business and prices wore well sustained, exeept for Northwestera commop and Pacific Mail. The Milwaukee and 8t, Paul stocks were especially buoyant, aad North western preferred advanced te Tl, New York Central closed 1 higber than at the same time om Saturday, Frio %. Reading %{, Michigan Southern %, Rook Island ¥%, Northwestern proferred 134, Fort Wayne %, Milwaukee Newton. An Aaun Wows Caanagn’ witt Morpen.—Adout two weoks since a girl of tweive years, who had boon em- ployed by a Mra, Losier in the capacity of servant, sud- denly disappeared. Mrs. Lenn yf Mh i Py ry - pom He Seeeaae cent Me eoaa tothe and St, Paul 23¢, da preferred 24, Canton %, Western po bomen) lower, horeabouts the old lady gave conficting | Union Telegraph 1%. Ilinols Central was 1 , Malementa, na eu eee eaves that * 2 Lord took ft | Northwestern %, Pacific Mail 49{. Government secari- aay.” It was wall Known, however, By tne old la47's | tien were dall, bat stndy. Coupon fve.twoatien of 1802 Goat ane fad a eeatignto tho” case." Her | closed 5 lower. The express shares wore steady, Wells, femioe "were soveraingty hea, “bat with Fargo & Co. excepted, which declined 4%, its eonnec- fearched, but with the officers | tou with the Pacific Mail Company having, it 1s sup- posed, some inflnence in weakening the stock. Al tho ope& board at one o'clock the market dirclosed & reactionary tendency, and Eme declined to 74 and Now York Contral to 1173{, while Pucifo Mail further receded te 108, Michi Southern was steady at 854. At the second regular board tho market was weak, especially for Erte and Michigan Southern, the former dectining to 73, while Pacific Mail recovered from 108%¢ to 110 on the call, Now York Gentral clored % lower than at the first regular board, barge hen arrested. thorough in- vestieation to-day, when it is probable that the full par- Uculara will become public. DESPERATE BUAGLARY AND ROBBERY IN NEW JERSEY. Romantic and Successful Pursalt of Robbers, [From the Trenton Trae American, Dec. | On Sunday morning, about balf-past t ‘clock, the store and dwelling of Mr. Weary . Hooker, of Lambert. | Brie 1, Reading 4, Michigan Central 14, Michigan ville, brother of Edward Hooker, jn Greéno street, ia | Sourhern 134, Cleveland and Pittsburg %, Rock Island this city, was entered 1 and bold manner. | 3. Northwestern proferred 3¢, Pacific Mail sz, Western The burglars first got into the siore, and, it bay ees Eien “teey ‘mareed for the bedream, ane, a roam, ai ¥ Mr, Hooker and his wi Union Telegraph 'y, Government securities were dull. Coupon five-twenties of 1962 closed 3% lower; coupon ten-fortios wore 3¢ higher, The express shares wore heavy, Adams declined $j, Wella, Fargo & Ca 1% and United States 2 At the open board at half-past three the market was «nsettied and prices experienced a further declinn. New York Contra! sold at 117%; Erie, 793%; Hudson River, 191%; Reading, 9044 ; Michigan Southern, 8494 a 86; Cleveland and Piteburg, 87) © 8754; Rook Island, 9034, North- weotern, 5854 a 5836 proferred, 703, a 702¢; Pacific Moil, 111% # 111Q; Western Union graph, 354. Daring the rest of the aftersoon the market was active and oxcited, bat on the whole steady, and at tho close the following quotations were current:—New York Cen- tral, 117 @ 1174; Erie, 72%; Reading, 08 & 06%% Hudson Riyer, 131 « 132; Michigan Southern, 86% ¢ 9634; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 873; 087%; Kook Island, 095g m 00%; Fort Wayne, 99 = 9914; Northwesten, 6814 a 68%; do, preferred, 7044 w To%%; Pacific stall, 109% 0 10054; Western Union Telegraph, 8554 # 85%; Ohio and Missiasipp! cortifcates, 2674 02%; Canton, 60 0 62; Atlantic Mali, 119 @ 1105¢; Cambe@and, 97 0 25; Quicksliver, 20 0204; Manposs, 7 4%; do, preferred, 19}g & 18%. é There was a very moderate basipess transacted In the The third man, it 18 salt, stood as a sentine! at the door while oue of tie otuers did the work sir. Hooker, it is said, gave them $200 in money, and they helped themreives to whatever they could while Mr. H. was kept at bay, which, it is said, inted hese scamps departed Mr. I. started to giye souk ja sala one of the piane he took was to ring or cause to be rung a church boil, This soon aro people, ohe supposed there was Gre, and diligent search sta January and July, 108 » 1083¢; do, @o., 1807, 10334 1034¢; 10-40 registered, 10144 @ 101345 10-40 coupon, 014g @ 10156; Juno, 1-30, 1049 a 108%; July, 7-20, 1045; 9 106%{; May compounds, 1968, 1173 # 117° August do. €o,, 11644 a 1163¢; September do. do,, 110 &@ 118; October do, do,, 1153; a 115%. The foreign exchange market was quiet, but {t firm, and some of tho leading drawers asked sixty days billaon London. There were no higher rate than 1163, however, Bankers’ England, at sixty days, were at 110 e 11036; three days, 1103 a 110% ; ‘comimeroiay “Oifia,..1001¢ 1093; bills on Paris, ab sixty days, 5.19% 05.11%; @ Ubree days, 5.11% 05.10, On Berlin—Bankers’, 72 a 72); commercial, 715 a 717%. On Bremer—Bankers’, 70/5 a79%; commercial, 79 & 795¢. On Frankfort-—Bank- ers’, 414¢ a 42%); commer 41a diy. Un Amaier- dam—Bapkers', 4124" a 41%; commercial, 41 a 414. On Hamburg} 61g a 3694; commercial, 3574 0 3635. “Ona mercial, 5,16 hining shares Smith & Parmeloo dosed Soy: tawyy,. time on Saturday, sell . Sof at 50c,; Wietktll 14ady doe ix §t fia $529; Cérsolidated Gregory’ G 05. nsols au ba Copper st ae 92 11-16 Juited States fiv 72 Erie. sens 49) liunois Central Tho Assistant United States Treasurer in this city re- ports the day's business as follows:— ‘To'al receipts... $4,202,630 Total payments. $% 371,884 For customs, 221,000 Balance. .......103, 004,342 For gold nutes... 358,000 - There was a mesting of the stockholders of the Credit Mobilier held in Parison the 30th of November, when a report was presonted by Count de Germiny, its new President, which embodied the fotlowing report of iis affairs as they stood on the 30th of October last:— ASSETS. Francs, Rentes (government stock), deb-ntures and various sharo, calcniated at the rate of the official quotations of tbe Bourse on October $1, 1897, or at rates excessively reduced for such of the securities as are not quoted... 62,230,000 Shares figuring in deposit accounts of debtors, end which the Company may bave-to take, calculated aigo at the rate of the Bourse of including 21,500.000f. of billa iudursed). Advances to diflerems companies. ... ++ 4,472,000 Credit ia account current, of which the pay- ment is certain. 6,724,000 Various credits, of which UID -ceeresseee * 1,232,000 Real property of the Company... bi 8,000,000 Cash in band and at the Bank of France. 8,019,000 assceeeneeeese43,402,000 Total. ..ecccsesenerees LIABILITIRG, ‘the payment ‘is ce Bills, &c., to be paid... 512.000 Deposts in current account 62,709,000 *Coutiquations”’ at the Bour: 4,483,000 Various ceeditors......++00 8, Total... 68,152,000 fi '250,000t. But as the cepital actually paid up it 122,792,000f. out of 124,000,000f. due, the said 75,250,000f. are not sufficient to cover it by 47,542,000F., and that constitutes the loss, Tho report then goes on to declare that these figures show that the situation of the Credit Mobilier ia not #0 gloomy as_ has been geuer- aily imagined. Indeed, since the 31st Octover the assets have, it says, increased by 6.500,000/., owing to tho im provemeat that hastaken place on the Bourse; and if Ume can be gained Sapa reece will be obtat: As to the, Immoniiiire Company, through which the o ats of the been chiefly caused, jer opinion that, if 1t were aided, it its difficulties, 2000 WS ee, 6-30, , a tat 4530 2500 US 6.20, 105: 45 Ro uASets § Ul ‘,new x 1 o'clock 108 B04 6.90,0°67,n, 19M 108%, wo do. Mich Cant nin Nich Rona essene2g te gee i : bee 400d cc) 90 Packt sil 88 Co: - 4 a 60 Ohio & Miss RR. wo de Soueagegese ass gagneeaas 4 100 Tol, Wab&W prf.b90 64 200 Chic & Alton pref., 130 Half-past Two o’Clock P. M. soem 8 gs, 8, coU., N24 70abe Mer Union Bxp 9954 2000 do... 10 65000 U8, BuezEEe AH a: ¢ 20 96) 4a} eoBBastsssssssets COMMERCIAL REPORT. Mowpay, Dec, 3~6 P.M. Corvon.—The demand was fair, but the offerings wero liberal, and holders were obliged to grant @ concession of » Ke. per th. to effect sales, The market closed rather weak at the reduced prices, Tho salesjwere 2,700 bales, all for export and spinning. We qnote:— * Uplands, Phetla, Mobile. WO. GT 1384 13% 184 at} aid MWh Chay liifatoss 18 Ite 5) lass 4 ie lees ng ont The demand was ex. ly ty the condition ibuy of dull at our pravie y. with « tight demand, A Rye flour was ble 97 Hn $90. orn ey ph . Coeietos to medium exirs and choles Western brand seks sn =shsess; SRESSESERSes: SSQzeue. a See 1 Seess 3 38 ¥. 3 ve bus iD ra Ly for wale ab the F et eoatinued (6 rule dull, but thers in rates. mente ‘at 450. a 00, Wore without mé@ricaa” securities werg quoted thus in | fi Dee. 29. Deo. 23, 44x | Sales in bankruptoy.... Ay, Fema is al forsaee = vin. :-t y nd $I Teta Jor Ae Pie oO iptinas wore unchanged: Sales 25 baleg Mocasses:—We heard of no sales of importance. Priam AVAL Srorgs,—Phe market f moderate: all was quoted ab abo iD TOs Ww common atralned a sales “yg 170 nts ag galore: ; 5 WOO dia, No.2 > oe The. ¥ 2) Dbla. Wiltotn, MBI, OF ty peek the saiew ‘were sebope ab, aed = dull but steady at $1 02in casks. Other coe lat” hoot, 853 packages cat 4 1,015 dressed hogs. TI loos were higher, iry. Thesales, oy 1 Joke, ae 89 fo w $20 va part at . », bot seller” 2, Cum! vate tern, but p evious rd wit without ‘ihe walew Wero jimi " rim: steam amd without caange of moment nd for crude fa DOME Wak moders vy. Sales, 200) Dbl wblD)4, ue ee 0. do. pha’ the marke 100 bbiite 1 2 m4 % business tight, t prices were, watlul tiom ard beng qu Lode, oft while, 1676@— Mea 15) nGa cutie linsbed rena tied steady, with amoderate LiMo baa (o arrive in ‘dull at tie. » 1g bw) a $2 40. : ud tbs oe atace: a Tahges bibs oe atace. , Une es aE Baha 08 bblx. The market was inactive, ‘and Western 308, @ 8c Ln Dowdy Litge. : ISK, ~Kocelpta 2 was quoved 236, Increase of the B: for the Past Twe Montha—The Pawabroker and tho Sherif us AuctluneersAuctionecring and Jobblag= Curious Notes and Statistics. Within the last six weeks the increase of the auction business, both wholesale and retail, has been so heavy ag to merit comment tn the way of current importance: asan clement of trade and an indication of tho stage nant and drowsy condition of business in all its ramifl- cations, At the rate of some dozens per day, {rom week to.week, occur the usual retail avcions of the sem aon—eheriff's sales, salos in bankruptcy Jo behalf of ~ creditors and pawnbrokera’ eales constftuting by far thie / greater proportion, Of pawnbrokers’ sales, os the list swells from month to mouth as the times scarcity fare on, and may be taken as an ind.cation of the straits to whicn largo numbers of pee: plo have been reduced by tha comparative cossme tion of demand for labor within the past six months. During the two weeks past the number of pawnbrokers’ sales has been, as near as can be counted, two hundred and twenty-one; the number of, persons who have sold out their establishments or have - been sold out has been one hundred and twenty-nine, and the number of bankrupt sales has veon thirty mine’ Some few additional sales of lesser importance ‘migh® be added to this list, but so.fe: dh 80 CORRE ! q taurg Or tote eles, chereiorg, by which I> era og'iwmaie, Of retall thereiore, Sone Melos to aus tho wants’ of small, bugers, the. ; statistics of tho two Weeke past stand as follows:— Pawnb.okers’ sales Sales of va. Total ...ese.sseseeses Of these four bund: value can be made, In three or four cases, the amount of two hundred thousand has been the market; and ove sale of jewelry and fancy took pluce yesterday, the @ of the stock bell sixty thousand, on Which not more than tweaty-live pew) cent were realized. Of the whole number of cales im bankruptey, the general average of stock may be put: reventy-five thousand dollars, upon which not Rew eighty por cent bas been realized; and, taki there figures, which are in accordance wilt i judge ment of rts, the proximate amount of Number of sales... ‘Average value of stock Total valu seeeee Deduct twenty per cea! Amount realized... In ther bearing apon trad tevely animporvont, tl ho re serve to exhibit ‘ of the results of the present dulness—the Increasti of pawabrokers’ sales and of sates of household @ through inability to maintain an ertablis’: t, ant ing the espectal purpese of exhibiting the straits of waaB/ to which many hitherto stylish families have been duced. More important is the general prevalenoe sales at wholesale. expecially in the lino of dry and clothing, considered in its bearing upoa trade it# indications of the general exc*ss of supply. A rious crysta!liaation in this ect weems io have tucitly effected without, per! , any coiluson on part the eelling frate , Tuesdays aod Fria: seem to have bean setiled upon rs eale days, and t great an oxtent that four-fifths of ail the tran-fer tn eral wholesale aaciloneering take piace oa these days of the weok alone, Al‘ernately, on Tuesdays ao Fridays, a vast whole-aie system, prompied by termina'fon to seil, no matter at what sacrifice, {ote being, rages like an ovidemic trom tea 0’) in the morning until three o'clock in the afteruoo subsides with the subsiding of business energy f/the day, Of groceries and provi-ions tho lots offer are Clothing rouks first and @ coods rary 860 arden; bof aly comparatively few, tho larger number of auctioneers; 4 ond, tinported fabrics forming the shoes rank third in importance; and tho rem! ales ‘were | week, to ef honor. Aor * oir miccel eueously made up—a sort of mélange of fancy goods abd Yankes notions, Tho mani aut oneers of ndvertising every hing as holitey atill raves, From res! estate to a box of fa f om a caso of bo ts and sho:e to a dress Wen mano acture; from basket of hel dozer: { Cologne, everything 13 dispinyet fa targe le: ers, y be rend | 1 course, inclusive of trensacted at 111 Broatway Trinity Unlldiny days of din of “going,” * ‘golr,” Insist that they are about to say #0: ia never said. On tho carpet for fiftern anction galea, in lots for the whites imagtonb.o goode, besides the half dozey or always occur at Trinity builaing, the nase bonds sod real estate in especial. A bandh roome yesterday ol cited little worth ae hetien Tne attendance was smal! aud the Yddir hy ‘took Nobody seemed to caro particularly whet nena stock in the South wost Vacific Ral rowd or". OF 8 percentage the stock went. A coupls of rend Py fons, mostly lative ferrets, word 2 MANE tS saleby Albort H. Nicolay, in which a Salt Los se stocks and bonds was offered nnd nétly take couple of Southwest Pacific Rajiroad/mrany — brought six per cent of their (ace; a» the Ly! oa sind in bonds of this company werd tuck, ¥ ward Gilbert at the small sum of For three 7 (New Jersey Volunteer Bounty bond N°; ee om In face to one thousand and filty an, tue ny ie 4 of Hoboken, fret bid was nind Per hey wd ron compotion being offered, at nivety Or cent thoy 4 feney belag now the holder, pan Viniog Combe shares of the P tisberg and Martiné © per abere, no bid aid de obiained, aad ry quiet.y aeegs jocks. more salable nty shares, of ove bundred ¢F share, wore down et. tw five per cent & thete Ince, sud be Henry found f the ower of $22.00 ae stock in the Consolidated Coa! Jompany of Maryland With to-day opens the genom! auction business the’ strag te te intermit on beidy wt wapiy, both In domestio an work’ off the excess of stilt, beth tn re 10 tuk cign fabres, wilt bo reefned. oon ious, however; the mérkot Pe inactive; ond with this syetommte effort to ferce sales Curiber of prices may be anticipate’, ——— —$————— Dow. w a Ce Fincp, A Mel ocoarred tn the of Atiton, aro out of a cee of jealousy, Aman the name of Me: conesived that there were im rotmagies bowween a jag named Weatand his wi bea) Sonu Bo, Cooma bsiabec gee aa wife, MeNeil chalionged West to mortal com! tho parties repaired to corn field to sottle the afete / la pilotwent of arms Mo! — @ rife that way jmproperly joaded, whic! y was known to ah parties but himoeif, Wilkinson was previded with @ @hot gun loaded shot la true chipairic style, Wikinson @ach to edvaceo, Ofteen paces in Cs gent Whee! and fire, My Nov! did not see t! dae bia face. Was ab once 0 by {ot ud, o £3, 4 igen og was #0 deoply !ayprensed w! wiafor “Tt wae cag enough Faraiaten, hoped he weuld A Gasp New Youn Exrenrnees. Gem tthe Stomst o sea that was over ent o myn magnificent si ‘ hi ojectors of this enter Frits. Sey tity LAES consmouure Vanderbilt, of New