The New York Herald Newspaper, August 3, 1868, Page 7

THE FEEJEES. Proposal of Sale of the Islands to the United States. Extent, Government and Re- sources of the Territory. Converted Cannibals, Missiona- ries and Warriors. ®roposal to Sell the Feejee Islands Group to the United States—Resources and Present Condition of the Territory—Coming Crusade Against Cannibalism and 1d01 Worship—The Klug at War. Sypney, N. 8. W., May 80, 1868. Another opportunity has now been afforded to Mr. ‘Seward to acquire “fresh fields and pastures new” on behalf of the United States government. The Prime Minister of King Thakombau, Mr. C. H. Hare, ‘thas proposed that the Amerivan government shall mot only take possession of the three islands, which ®y the failure of the Yuna Valu to conform to the stipulations of the mortgage now legally belong to ‘4t, but that it shall in addition obtain by purchase ‘the remaining islands of the Feejee group. Under ‘these circumstances some particulars as to the pre- peent condition, government, resources and possibie ‘value of the territory may neither be unwelcome ‘mor uninteresting. The Feejeean group consists of a number of islands @ituated to the northeast of Australia and probably of voicanic origin (the same as New Zealand and a great many of the other islands in the Pacific Ocean), the largest of them, Viti Leva, containing altogether about fifty thousand inhabitants. The soll is singu- darly rich and fertile, and almost all the productions of the tropical and temperate zones can be raised ‘without diMeulty. At present the produce of the Feejees consists mainly of yams, taro, breadfruit, ba- anas, potatoes, sugar, cotton, limes, oranges and cocoanuts, the latter being grown by the King for ‘the sake of the oil they yield, which finds a ready market in the priacipal Australian porta. The yams are especighly finegmany of them weighing as much as sixty and seventy pounds. Every year the white Planters introduce new crops, all of which thrive in @ manner aimost magical. During the last few years @ very respectable trade has sprung up between the Feojees and the Australias and New Zealand in var- fous kinds of agricultural produce—sugar, cotton, oranges and cocoanut ofl being the principal articles, ‘The King owns a small schooner which sails constantly between Sydney and his own islands and there are ‘also several private firms engaged in the same trade. ‘The King, however, enjoys a monopoly of the cocoa- mut oil trade. Until about twelve or fifteen years ago the Feejeeans ‘were all pagans, and had established for themselves an extensive but by no means enviable reputation @scannibals. To gratify their passion for human esh the various tribes were constantly engaged in Antestine warfare, the object of the strife and the re- ‘ward of victory being not so much to establish the Supremacy of a particular chief as to furnish them- ‘gelves with the human materials for a cannibalistic feast. The Feejees, however, were frequently visited “by whaling ships, and some American citizens erected some béches de mer sheds and storehouses for the convenience of American whalers. These ‘buildings were about fourteen years ago destroyed by the natives, who also murdered and doubtless @ubsequently ate the crews of two American whalers dying at the time off the station. The American gov- ernment preferred a claim for compensation, and tt ‘was ultimately a; i that $45,000 should be paid | Feejeeans in reparation for the outrage com- m Just about the same period the Feejees became an object of missionary enterprise, and shortly after- ‘wards the Vuna Valu, or King Thakombau, together ‘with his tribe, who occupied several of the smaller is- ands and the coast of Viti Levu, the largest of the hup, Were converted to Christianity and formally re- ounces the worship of idols and, of course, also the yheathen luxury of man eating. Since this time the jprosperity of the islands has rapidly increased, and ‘hey are now partially civilized. A number of whites ‘have settled on the island and have developed to a ‘considerable extent the natural resources of the soll. A great part of the territory of Tiakombau ls now ey off into cotton and sugar plantations, most ‘of the planters being Austrailans. There*is also in ‘the isiana of Levuka, the headquarters of the King and his seat of government, a flourishing littie town ‘called Ovalau, which boasts a hotel and a number of il of them, of course, kept by whites. There ih Consul also stationed in this island, and ly a gentleman has been sent there from Sya- mey to act as the agent of the American government, e plantations are worked clilefly by imported Yabor, though the natives are also employed. Most of the laborers are South Sea Islanders, who bind themselves to the planter fora term of years—gene- rally three or flve—on the same plan as that adopted in Queensland. Some very ugly stories are current, owever, as tothe treatment of these men by the lanters, and the relation existing between them is id to practically amount to that between master and slave. Thakombau turns a deaf ear to the com- It is certain that there is a good deal of inning away. By the last ship from Ovalau I heard hat two planters residing at Taviona had lost twen- -eevenof their hands, who had seized a small and then sail. Two cutters were sent in pursult of the unaways and the vessel, but without success. As 6 pay of the natives is generally largely in arrears, seems a8 though they must have a strong ive to induce them to lose money they earned. On the other hand, it is not a very t thing for @ planter to be murdered by bis @ planters succeeded in ex- thousand dollars’ worth about two ‘of produon, and they have kept back a large quantity Songtny Sy sty elanahes tage ane vul have been greatly diminished also floods, . The a ae of Thakomban ts, as might expected, (} itive and wiattenine. and ap) hes Very nearly to the rule of takes what for himself and ves them the remainder. He ae and i to bave an undisputed eer- ‘vloes of his subjects. But his rule, however despotic in theory, is among his own peo- \ eras saiaect th Guan an an to study the welfare of his subjects with the utmost diligence and co reward them with great im- partiality, in exact lp ae] to the value of their Gervices. He has as his chief counsellor, his prime mm an Engiishman, named Hare, who ty, in a very few years, a considerabie ne out of position. Hare has a plantation the Rewa, but spends’ most of his time with the ing, and occasionally pays @ visit to sydney to st the King’s business and collect the mone; it his cocoa nut oll, charging probably a pretty hi; Hare aiso sells the land to the white lanters and conducts the diplomatic coi nd- of the great Vuna Valu. There can be no doubt Thakombau has aut offer, already alluded at the same time Hare is now actively engaged Lay ay with bo whose indenture I ive below, and it is pi le that he has not yet juite made up his mind as to which of the two plans o ae the American dimMculty will be personally of the interior, and the last ship from Levuka brought of the preliminaries of the expedition. ostensible ground of quarrel is to bring the ferent tribes to justice for the murder last year of ir. oa a , and his seven assistant been Spealally their conventence by the been sent forward séveral days pre' , and as the reached the native towns it was the quota of warriors apportioned to each’ After in way for two or three days, and 8 forces hat been swelled into & ta, about four thousand men, they seem to we left the Rewa river, an julpped with muskets; the rest were armed ive weapons, chiefly clubs, spears and bows and arrows, At close of these preparations there was @ grand carnival—a feast of fish, poultry, turtle, yams, and breadfruit—wound up by dancl sa Setlegse: andthe maging of war sol oy nn then, at last, the K ant army again plung into the interior, ne 4 * Meanwhile the King’s brother had mustered a large army on the upper part of the Rewa, of which district he is chief, nuinbering altogether about five tueusand men, and afier inspectil and feasting them set out for the mountains in the interior by a different road from that taken by the King. ‘Tue plan of campaign ts that the two armies shall meet in the hostile country and then, surrounding the towns of the cannibals, burn them to the ground and take their inhabitants prisoners, Actual warfare, however, has begun somewhat sooner than was anticipated, one of the tribes a few miles away trom the coast which the King had _pre- viously conquered and compelled to embrace Chris- Uanity having revolted just at the moment when the King left. The Vuna Valu at once led his army through their district and burned their principal town, Nobody seems exactly to have made up his mind whether Thakombau will be successful or not, but the planters certainly hope that victory will crown arms. By the way, it ougit to be mentioned that the British Consul, Mr. Thurston, has accompanied the Vuna Valu on his present expedition. Judging from the remarkable manner in which diplomats generally take care of their personal safety it looks as though the odds of success are in favor of Tha- kombau. But in a Feojeean war there are necessarily many disturbing accidents, and it is on the cards that the Vuna Valu, his army and the British Consul, instead of returning to the coast chanting pwans of triumph, may yet find their way into the stomachs and {ntestines of their enemies, “Human tongues, it is said, are esteemed a great delicacy by cannibal Fejceans, and are usually reserved for the maw of their chiefs, Imagine the tongue of a diplomat—a British diplomat, too—after wagging for long years in the service of its country being boiled to a nicety and sinking into an inglorious grave down the throat of a cannibal king ! It is not quite clear whether the King possesses any Just conceptions of his liability to the American gov- ernment; certainly his conduct in the matter so far has been somewhat inconsistent. He has undoubt- edly made enough dollars during the past few years out of cocoanut oil, even allowing for Mr. Hare's share of the profits, to liquidate so SOMESTA RELY tri- fling a debt; yet. he has deferred making any pro- vision for doing so until the last moment, having spent whatever money he has gained in the purchase of muskets and clothing for his faithful subjects. The debt ought to be paid off in three instalments of $15,000 each, all of which have to be made within the next twelve montis. On failing to pay either of tha instalments he forfeits the mortgaged islands. The rst instalment fell due on the 1st inst., and although the 16th Spe is the latest date from Feejee we have, there can be little doubt that he has failed to pay it. For the past few months he has used his utmost efforts to wring from his people the greatest amount possible, and on the 10th of April he paid the Amert- can Cousul at Ovalau, Mr. Pritchard, as the result of his exertions, $1,250. In event of his failure to make any additional payment it is doubtful what course Mr. Pritchard will pursue, though probabiy it is pretty well known at Washington. The American Consul at Sydney preserves a discreet silence, but I believe the claims of the American government will formally be asserted to the three islands, The following is the proposition mentioned above which Mr. Hare is considering in connection with the claims of the American government:— This indenture, made the 80th day of April, in the our Lord 1808, between the several persons whose hax usd are set, subscribed and affixed to the schedule hereto of the first part, and Wiliam Harry O'Halloran, brewer, now of Bungowannab, near Albury, and John Lavington Evans, of Melbourne, of the second part; whereas the government of the United States of America’have claims against Kin, Thakombau, of Feejee group of islands, amounting to £10, sterling or thereabouts, for lonses said to have been austained by certain American subjects while resident in some or one of these islands some years ago, owing to the depredations and incendiarism cominitted and caused by the native sub- Jects of the said King; and whereas such claim 1s about to be enforced unless arrangements are forthwith made for fts settlement ; and whereas it is believed that the said King is anzious to provide for such settlement by alienating part of Ao sAerritory and granting all coucsscions, rights and privi- ‘or its occupation’ ernment ; and whereas the parties. hereto of the first part Save nareed to send the parties hereto of the second part as delegates to tne sald King for the purpose of negotiating with him as to the islands oF territory belonging to the sald group and as to the concessions, rights and privileges be will alle fand grant to the parties hereto conditionally on their takin suitable and proper provision for the settlement of the sal jaim. Now this deed witnesseth that each of them, the parti hereto of the first und second part for himself, his hetfs, 6 cutors and administrators, doth hereby covenant wit! Others of thom, their executors and admin! ra (but each £ anting separately and not the one ior the other) as fol- jo ‘irat—That the said parties hereto of the second part shall and will proceed by the steamer Albion, which | a the port of bebe a on or about the llth a, of May ii nt, to the ialand of Ovalau (one of the islands of the said group) and negotiate with the said King asecarly as possibie as to the islands and terri of or belonging to the said Feejee group and of the concessions, rights and privileges he will alienate, make and grant, conditionally, upon proper provision being made for the settlement of the said claim so ferred by or on behalf of the said government of the ‘Uatted States of America, and shall and will use their best skill ane ts igment in conducting such negotiations and in bringing them to a success ul fasue, ‘Second'y—That the said parties hereto of the second part shall, if such negotiations succeed, procure in as binding a form as posmbie from the said King an offer of the islands and tory of and Vinge go be the said Feejee ap and of the concess{ons, rights and privileges which he, ‘he eald King, will grant to the parties hereto of the first and ‘second part in d proper provision being made by them, or others on their bebalf, for the settlement of the said claim, and shall and will with all reasouable despatch sub- ‘mit such proposition or offer tor the consideration and deter- mination of the parties hereto of the first and second at ‘& mecting to be convened for the purpose 1a manner herein- Sfter mentioned or provided. The ‘That in the event of such proposition or offer being bein at a meeting convened as hereinafter provided, the parties hereto of the first and second part agree to be the pro- visional directors of a company, to be formed for banking and ay tn ding with limited Mability, under “the Com- [~— ‘Statute, 184," either as to all or Ca of the islands or rritory which they may so acquire, and by that means provide the funds ne for — eee for paying off the ce claim of the Myvi cong ol 4 othe States of America, ‘our —" @ islands and territory, con ions, rights and pi which may be so aoquirdd shall for the pur. Doses of this agreement be considered representing forty equal sbares, and that the parties hereto of the first ‘gecond part ball be entitied to the same in the proportions and according to the divisions and in the manner set opposite to their re- Pyily— the purpose, of Taisiog fwnde necessary for the purpose ny for or incident to the sald expedition, and preliminaries tn of persion mentioned In part A 0 ia money the yn therewith, each = of the said scedule have agreed to contribute eum of £30, ‘That some of the parties named 1 cake qallouaie escnerven tae Project end used furtherance of the Resources and Value of the Islands. Sypnay, N.S. W., June 1, 1868, Having just had the opportunity of seeing an om- clal report, forwarded by the British Consul at Ova- lau to the government at Auckland, N. Z., [am now in @ position to give some further particulars as to the present condition of the Feejees. The report having been made at the special request of the government, the statistics In it can be implicitly relied on. The trade to the Feejees during the past year, as com- ES with the two years previous, is shown by the lowing statement of exports:. 1865. —— | — 1888, —— | ——1867.-——, ‘alwe. ent Articles, [ane Value. | Art Cotton, owt, A 200 6,880) 19,500 7,696 254. Sa 5 Sens ettey 1,200) 300) 600) 880) 1,000 Sits] eke Bt 1,000)" sso nape ils 00 180 (224,176) £39,960 dition to the above statement there have been @ considerable number of cash remittances, the value of which cannot be exactly estimated. The total value of imports for 1867 has been, by traders, £26,000; by settlers, £3,000, In to cotton cultare in Fejee the Consul says:—‘The expense of shipping cotton to the colo- nies is excessive, and has a depressing effect upon the planter, which can only be removed by direct communication with England. This effec I pre. dict that Feejee will rapidly rise to a position of importa resent time freight . to 1d. per pount for conveying NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1868. industrious; the colonial markets shillings per About 160,000 acres of land are held by Europeans, of which, however, only 4,700 are under cultivation. are with cotton. The white popuiait ants in all to about six lon amor all to hundred, of whom 38 are Americans, 411 British and 43 of other nations, There are also about 300 half castes. The native population is estimated at 100,000, par oe are to be rapidly decreasing in SARATOGA RACES. Tho Fifth Annual Meeting of the Saratoga Association Will Commence on Wed- nesday, August 5, 1868, and Wil Continue Six Days. Liet of Entrica. FIRST Day. First Race.—The Travers Stakes, $50 entrance, P. P., $1,000 added, for three year olds, one and three-quarter miles. John Hunter enters ch. f. Mlusion, by Lexington, dam Maroon, by imp. Glencoe. Same enters ch. c. Hariequin, by Lexington, dam Floride, Lan Winget oats Same enters b. c. Magnet, by Lexington, dam tmp. Maud, by Stockweil. P John S, Shaw enters b. c. Jubilee, by Mat Davis, dam by imp. Monarch; g. d. Polly Peacham. Miller & Rennick enters 8. f., by imp, Bonnie Scot- land, dam Daylight, by imp. Glencoe. P. C, Bush enters cb. c. St. Paul, by imp. Lapidist, dam Rhoda, by imp. Glencoe, Same enters ch. c. Manrico, by Trovatore, dam Parachute, by imp. Yorkshire. Same enters ch, f. Keystone, by imp. Lapidist, dam Biue Kibbon, by Revenue, Thos. and Thos. W. Doswell enter ch. f., by Jeff Davis, dam Fanny Washington, by Revenue, Same enters b.f., by Jem Davis, dam Ninette, by Revenue, Same enters ch. c., by Planet, out of Frank Allen’s dam, by imp. Trustee. Jaincs 8, Watson enters b. f. Bonnie Braes, by imp. Bairownte, dam Pasta, tevenue, Same enters ch. f. Heather Bell, by mp. Balrownie, dam imp. L’Anglaise, by Hobbie Noble, Francis Morris enters ch. f., by imp. Eclipse, dam Barbarity, by Siinoon, Same enters ch. f., by imp. Eclipse, dam HMennie Farrow, by imp. Shamrock. Same enters b. f., by tmp. Eclipse, dam Molly Jack- son, by Vandai. Same enters ch.c., by imp. Eclipse, dam Vanity, by Revenue. ‘Same enters b. f., by Slasher, dam Laura Farris, by Lexington. H. P. McGrath enters bl. c., by Endorser, dam Lucy Fowler, by imp. Albion, David McDaniel enters b, f., by Planet, dam Adel- gazia, by imp. Glencoe, Same enters 8. ¢., by Gov. Wickliffe, dam Lucy Tally, by Childe Harold, Same enters 8. c., by Gov. Wickliffe, dam Minnie Lehman. B, C. Keene enters b. f, (own sister to Bettie Ward), by Lexington, dam by Whalebone. : Janes A. Grinstead enters ch. c., by Revenue, dam Lorette, by imp. Sovereign. Same enters b. f., by Revenue, dam by imp. Sov- ereign, out of Charmer, by imp. Glencoe, John M. Clay enters ch. f. Income, by Revenue, dam Madeline, by Boston. Same enters b. f. Bunshee, by Lexington, dam Balloon, by imp. ‘kshire, J. R. Butler enters br. c., by Melbourne, Jr., dam Annie Laurie, by Vincent Nolte. A. Keene Richards enters ch. ¢., by imp. Aus- tralian, dam Transylvania, by imp. Arab Massoud, Same enters b. by imp. Australian, dam by imp. Knight of St. Geo. Same enters b. imp. Sovereign. Same enters b. f., by imp. Australian, dam Bettie Ward, by Lexington. Same enters br. f., by imp. Mickey Free, dam Brown Kitty, by Birmingham. Thos. G, Bacon enters br. f., by Revenue, dam Sea Breeze, by tmp. Albion, SECOND Kacs.—Two mile heats, for all ages, purse $760, g ., by Lexington, dam Glycera, by SECOND DAY. First Rack.—Iurdie race, for all ages, two miles, over eight hurdles, 34% feet high; welter weights; $400 to the winner; $100 to second horse, if three or more start, Skconp Race.—The Saratoga Cup of $1,000, added to a sweepatakes of $50 cach, p. p., two ahd a quar- ter miles, for all ages. McConnell & Harness enter ch. c, General Duke, 3 ~_ old, by Lexington, dam Lilla, by imp. York- shire, ‘The Annieswood Stable enters ch. h. Extra, 6 years old, by Indorser, dam Nantura by Brawner’s Bel lipse. The Annieswood Stable enters ch. h. Dickens, 4 Feats old, by Imp. Australian, dam Alabama, by rown Dick. The Annieswood Stable enters b. h. Kentucky, aged, by Lexington, dam Magnolia, by imp. Glencoe. The Jerome Park Stable enters ch. h. York, 4 years old, by Planet, dam Albine, by Jeff Davis, . Carter enters b. f. Steppiugstone, 3 years old, . Lapidist, dam Juliette, by tinp. Sovereign. J. Eckerson enters ch. c. Metairie, 4 years old, by Star Davis, dam Katona, by Voucher, F. Morris enters ch. f. Relentless, 3 years old, by _ Eclipse, dam Barbarity, by Simoon. . Morris enters ch. h. Onward, 6 years old, by Ringgold. dam My Lady, by imp. Glencoe. . F, Morris enters b. f. Fa Ludlow, 3 years old, by. imp. Eclipse, dam Mollie Jackson, by Vandal. D. McDaniel enters b. h. Red Dick, 5 years old, by Lexington, dam Alabama, by Brown Dick. D. McDaniel enters vb. c. Morrissey, 4 years old, by Breckinridge, dam by imp. Bonnie Scotland, D. McDaniel enters b. f. Sarah B., 3 years old, by Planet, dam Adelgazia, by Imp. Glenicoe. M. H. sanford enters b. b. caster, 5 years old, by Lexington, dam Blue Bonnet, by im. Hedageford. M. H. Sanford enters roan colt, 3 years old, by Lex- ington, dam Nebula, by imp. Glencoe. M. H. Sanford enters b. f. La Polka, 3 years old, by Lexington, dam Dance, by imp. Glencoe. D, Swigert enters ch. f. Spinola, 3 years old, by imp. Australian, dam imp. Spiletta, by Stockwell. I. W. Pennock enters ch. c. Jas. A. Connoily, 4 years old, by Vandal, dam by imp. Margrave. T. G. Moore enters'b. f. Fanny Cheatham, 4 years old, by Lexington, dam Laura, by Leviathan. Yancey & Greenfleld enter ch. c. Transit (former- Sandy Barnes), 4 years old, by Bleak Wind, dam le Flower, by imp. Sovereign. TuinD Race.—! of three-quarters of a mile, for all ages, purse $300. THIRD DAY. Finest Racz.—Dash of one and @ half miles; for3 year olds; winner of the Derby, the Belmont Stakes, or the Travers Stakes excluded; purse $500. SECOND Rack.—The Saratoga Stakes, $50 entrance, P. p., $1,000 added; three-quarters of a mile, for two ear x fenry Colton’s bl. ¢., by imp. Eclipse, dam by Re- venue, out of Greek Slave, by imp. Glencoe. pa Cannon’s b. c., by imp. Stoneplover, dam Kitty Hunt, by Alex. Churchill. ” R. W. Cameron's b. c., Glenelg, by Citadel, out of ry Kingston. . W. Cameron’ 6. Glen Nevis, by Oulston, out of Volucris, by Voltigeur. R..W, Cameron’s br. f. Invercauld, by St. Albans, out of Eleanor, by Voltigeur. R. W. ron’s b. f. Inverness, by Maccaroni, out Of Elfrida, by Faugh-e-Ballagh. R. W. Cameron’s br. f. Inveruglas, by Old Calabar, out of Juniper, by Bay Middleton. R. W. Cameron's b. f. Inverlochy, by Old Calabar, out of Veronica, by Cruizer. . F. Morris’ ch. c., by Slasher, out of Molile Jackson, by Vandal. F. Morria’ ch. c., by imp. Eclipse, out of Fidelity, by =. Glencoe. F. Morris’ b. f., by imp. Eclipse, dam by Slasher. L. W. Jerome’s ch. c. Leonardo (now Fenian), by = Mickey Free, dam imp. Spiietta. Ww. Lapidist, Jerome's ch. ¢. enue. t, by Breckinridge, out of Lady Se dam Blue Ribbon, b; D. McDaniel's Sykes. pe ee b. f., by Oakiand, out of Leisure, by e. Sonn Hunter's b. c. Canny Bairn, by imp. Balrow- nie, dam Fanny Fern, by is Glencoe. Jno. Hunter's b. f. Attraction, by imp. Balrownte, dam ~~ Maud, by Stockwell. Tho. G. Baco1 f., by Bulletin, dam Sea Breeze, by imp. Albion. M. H. Sanford's b. f., by Star Davis, dam Katona, by Voucher. M. H. Sanford’s ch. f., by Lexington, dam Novice, by. inp: Glencoe. M. H. Sanford’s b. f., by imp. Australian, dam Hayes, by imp. Albion. M. H. Sanford’s v. f., by Lexington, dam Mildred, by imp. Giencoe. M. H. Sanford’s b. f., by Lexington, dam My Lady, DYE: Santordis oh. c., by Lexington, di Sally . H. Sanford’s ch. 0., by Lex! jam |. H. Sanford’s b. c., x! yo, dam 'o- Ka} by imp. Yorkshire. Ae THIRD Race.—Sweepstakes, $50 entrance, p. p. $000 added; for all ages; to carry 100 Ibs.; two and half miles. The Annieswood Stable enters ch. h. Extra, 6 ears old, by Indorser, dam Nantura, by Brawner’s cli] "The “Annleswood Stable enters ch. bh. Dickens, 4 ee old, by imp, Australian, dam Aisbama, by jrown Dick. ngpas te Lente Park damm magnons IM = bag ome xington, dam iia, by imp. Glencoe. Pckerson enters gt, h. Hichmond. aged, by Two Bits, dam Faith, by Childe id. |, Eckerson enters b. f. Flora Mclvor, 4 years old, by Lexington, dam Floride, by Weener, F. Morris enters ch. b. ward, 6 years old, by imp. Glencoe. Ru id, dam My Lady, by F. Morris enters b. h. Delaware, 6 years old, by Beer om Ariel, by imp. » . McDaniel enters b. h. Julius, 6 years old, by Lexi —— Julia, py, ye those for $600, 14 pounds; those for $300, 21 pounds. ‘The winner to be sold at auction, and the surplus to go to the Association, " ae Racg.—Purse $1,000; dash of three miles, for all ages. THIRD Rack.—A purse of $500; dash of one and three-quarter miles, for all ages. Priest Rac she Seqtel Stak $50 enti ACE.—The Sequel 8, entrance, P. p., $750 added, two miles, for 3 year olds; winner orthe Derby, the Belmont Stake3,or the Travers stakes, pounds extra, but ponattics hot to accu- mulate. McConnell & Harness enter ch. c. General Duke, by Lexington, daw Litla, by imp, Yorkshire. McConneli & Harness enter b, ¢. Bayonet, by Lex- ington, dam Bay Leaf, by imp, Yorkshire. The Annieswood Stable enters b. c. Magnet, by Legingien. dam inp, Maud, by Stockwell. Mr. Carter entera b. f. ‘Steppingstone, by imp. Lapl- dist, dam Juliette, by imp, Sovereign. J. Eckerson enters ch. c. by Uncle Vic, dam Dolly Carter, by imp, Glencoe, F. Morris enters ch. c, Boaster, by imp, Eclipse, oa Morris enters hee R Ecli . Morris enters ch. f, Relentless, by imp. pase, dam Barbarity, by Simoon, me F, Morris enters b. f. Fanny Ludlow, by imp. Ecilpse, dam Moilie Jackson, by Vandal. Bowie & Hall enter ch, f. Australia, by imp. Aus- tralian, dam Undine, by imp. Yorkshire. v. McDaniel enters 0. f. Virginia Washington, by Jeff Davis, dam Fanny Washington. D. McDaniel enters f., by Brother to Frank Allen, . MoDaniet enters b. f. Albuera, by Jeff Davi dam Ninette, aid pi M. H. Sanford enters r. c. by Lexington, dam Nebula, by imp. Glencoe, M. H. Sanford enters b. f, La Polka, by Lexington, dam Dance. D, Swigert enters ch. f. Spinola, by imp. Austra- lian, dam imp, Spiletta, by Stockwell. 1. W. Pennock enters b. f., by Colossus, dam Mald of Monmouth, by Traveller. T. G. Moore emers gr. Grizetve, by imp. Glencoe, SECOND Racs.—dille heats, for beaten horses, all e3; purse $400, 'HIRD RACK.—Purse $500; dash of three-quarters of a mile, for two year vids; winner of the Saratoga Stakes, 5 pounds extra, SIXTH DAY. First Race.—Hurdle race, for all ages, two miles, over 8 hurdles, 342 feet high; handicap for horses only that start in the second day's hurdle race; $600 to the winner; $100 to the secoud horse if three or more start. SsconD Race.—Dash of four miles, for all ages; purse $1,000, THIRD Rack.—Dash of one and a half miles; handicap for horses only tnat have run during the meeting; weights to be announced immediately after the last race on the day previous, and to be accepted at the usual time of closing entiles. Purse $600; entrance, five per cent, added, ¢., by Lexington, dam THE ENGLISH TURF. Latest Events in General Review. Lonpon, July 18, 1868. Tr is fortunate that the racing news of the past week is not of such importance as to demand any lengthened review; for in the present condition of the weather, and the physical exhaustion to which it gives rise, I should have great difMculty in furnishing it. There is not a thermometer just at hand, and I can’t state the exact position of the mercury; but yesterday it was like to have jumped out of the tube altogether. Of course the great events of the future excite much interest and lead to a large amount of busi- ness; but at the ordinary meetings enterprise is almost stifled. Good horses cannot be got out, and even bad ones are so few that the flelds, as a rule, are miserably small and the contests destitute of attraction. There are no doubt some owners who take as much out of their teams as they can possibly get, and manage to make as much out of their summer earnings as will pay for their winter's corn and something over. Poor Ryshworth, for instance, the Derby “crack,” now at the top of the quotations for the big event, has to make hay while the sun shines, and 1s trotted all over the country, and brought out for such heaps of paltry stakes that he must be heartily disgusted with the whole affair. Not a fow others are daily finding that their fame does not contribute to their comfort. The reai business of the week has been of a singu- larly tame description, and I am sadly afraid I shall be unable from the whole pie to pick out—d Ja the immortal little Jack Horner—a plum for the enter- tainment of your readers, We have had two meet- ings at Reading and Stamford, which we have finished, and there is another at Liverpool which is now going on, and the chief result of which Iam atraid we shan’t get in time to allow of my letting you have it in this despatch. The Reading affair was a frightful infliction, as most meetings near London generally prove. The Stamford meeting was, from a racing point of view, @ complete fatiure and showed a woful falling off from its ancient celebrity. It ts usuat to call this gathering the Northern Goodwood chiefly, ap- parently because, like the great Southern fixture, it is held ina private park—certainly not because it has any pretensions to compete with it in sport. The venue is on the estate of the Marquis of Exeter, who, like the Duke of Richmond, gives it for the purposes of the meeting and assigns the proceeds to the monetary benefit of the meeting. The Burghley Handicap, in whic Wood stakes horses were ehgaged, was to give us a “wrinkle” a8 to thatevent. The Stamford St. Leger was to try the relative merits of Speculum, the Derby third; Blueskin, the winner of the Great Metropolitan, and fe The Earl. The fifty sovercigns sweepstakes, by the meeting of Rysh- worth and Tenedos, was to settle the premiership in the Derby quotations, and a great deal more of the same sort. And the result? The most wretched sport it was ever my lll fortune to witness. The card was a monster one for cach day, but it shrunk up to the most attenuated proportions. The biadder was squeezed and it burst at once. The apples of Sodom meited into ashes in our mouths, In the first Place, in the Stamford St. Leger nobody cared to contest the point with the Duke of Newcastle's Speculum, who was aliowed to walk over for the stakes, In the very next event—the fifty sover sweepstakes—the same nobieman’s great two year old Tenedos was also allowed to walk over, Mr. Savile for once having pity on poor Rh; who was left in the stable, to the great those who thought they would witness a struggle between the famous “cracks.” The Wel- land stakes and the Rutland stakes could not get anybody at all to contest them and were declared void, A five sovereign selling handicap was walked over for by ell’s Balsamo, and that fine old sportsman, Mr. George make a race of it with Lord Westmoreland in the Westmoreland piate, allowed that nobleman to walk over for tt with Foresight on discovering an error to his advantage inthe card. Four walks over and two voids in one day’s racing! Whatare we coming ’ to? ‘The sport therefore shrunk into the Burghley Han- dicap, the pac Members’ plate and the Welter cup. The two latter may be dismniased with the re- inark that the two year old Carlotta was beaten by the three year old Pretty, who giving her three pounds, and that Silenus not beat even the wretched Citron, who got forty-nine pounds from him, and the result is, perhaps, considering the weight, not to be wondered at. The Burghley Handicap, the event of the meeting, brought nine horses to the post, of whom Lord Vincent's Lucifer, Ave ye: 116 1bs., who has long held a doubtful position in the betting on the Goodwood stakes, was picked out by the “talent’”’ asthe winner, the odds being two to one against Kidderminster, four years, 96 Ibs, was re- “real thit several Good- him, garded by many as a "7 and four to one at the close was ré: taken about him; Emi- gration, 93 Ibs., and the Moose, age three, $i ibs., ‘were in some favor at a point more; Lord Palmerston, three years, 89 lbs., was backed at one hundred to eight, and Armorer, 7 lts., at one hun- dred to seven. The others were Distad, four years, 06 iba.; the Clown, aged, 103 Ibs., and Alicia, four years, 682 Ibs. AS soon as the flag fell the favorite took the command, in close attendance being the Ulown, Distaf® and Alicia, next to whom were Emigration, Lord Palmerston and Moose in a com- ct body, the rear being brought up by Armorer. They proceeded almost without any change in this order until they passed the stand the first time (the distance of the course being two miles and @ quarter; when Kidderminster, puiling double, came forw from the rear and running up to the leading quartet headed them as they rounded the top turu and took a commanding lead of Alicia, who at the same mo- ment took second piace, which she maintained until the jot disappeared from view behind the clump of trees opposite the stand, when she fell away in com- any with her stable companion, The Clown (both belong to Sir Frederick Johnstone), Emigration was now lett in attendance on the Lincoin colt, Kidder- minster, the immediate foliowers of the former be- ing Distat, the favorite, and Armorer—the last have come well up latterly; the next was Lord Pal- merston, and the lot were whipped in by Moore. As they went down the backstretch Kidderminster, ridden by Kenyon, increased his lead and also very materially improved the pace. and the order above described. was kept until they turned into the straight. Fordham then roused the favorite, who, answering the call, drew up to Mr. Payne's mare Emigration, L y- = — & as further effort, as he fe me end dro} away ime” the middie of the “ruck. When they got fairly into the straight the issue was virtu- ally ieft to Kidderminster; though Wilson on Distatt made a strenuous effort to Get ‘up he could not suc- ceed, and shoe was defeated by a neck, Emigrati ridden by Cameron, being next at four lengths. Palmerston was fourth, Armorer fifth, Lucifer sixth, Moose and Alicia next at a considerabie distance and ‘The Clown absolutely last, The di ful defeat of Lucifer and the success of Kidderminster nad an im- mediate effect on the quotations for the Goodwood stakes, in which both are . Ihave received no intell as to eg of ‘pool afternoon. The on! the Liver] wenerdey'e run orth; notice was the lyneux Cup, which was rocky yates ante Mogamnt ody 7 FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Sunpay, August 2, 1868. The gold market was strong and active during the past week, and the fluctuations were from 143\ to 1453, the closing quotation being 14554 a 145%. It is said that the draft for the purchase of Alaska has been already nanded to the Russian Munister at Washington, payable at the Sub-Treasury in this city, the amount being $7,200,000; and in the Gold Room it is expected that the remittances growing out of this will strengthen the upward tendency of the premium. Railway shares were, on the whole, firm and moderately active; but towards the close Erie was bammered for the purpose of buying. Cleveland and Pittsburg was strong and in good demand, and four per cent in cash is offered for the next two quarterly divi- dends of the company. The most noticeable feature of the week was the heavy pressure to seli ‘Tennessee State sixes, the new bonds at one time touching 60}, but subsequently they rallied under purchases to cover “short” contracts. There is con- siderable uncertainty as to the amount of the debt of ‘Tennessee, and the Legisiature, according to the press despatches and private telegrams, has ordered a committee to investigate an alleged over-issue of about six millions. This charge of an over-issue arises from the alleged fact that the National Bank Note Company of New York has printed and issued to the authorities about $17,700,000 of the green bonds, of which less than three quarters of a million are stated to be on hand unissued, while the Comp- troller’s last report on the State finances re- turns a@ much smaller total of these bonds outstanding. Governor Brownlow, being unable to sign them, employed several porsons to sign his own name for him, and thus the detection of traudulent ts- sues is a matter of some dificulty. It is, of course, due to the bondholders that the allegations of fraud should be investigated, and either proved or dis- proved and the result made public. With respect to the law of the State giving ald to railways we may mention that under the old Internal Improvement law $10,000 per mile was given to every railway company to buy fron and equipments, and this grant was subsequently increased by special appropria- tions to between $12,000 and $13,000 per mile, se- cured to the State by a first lien. Under this law most of the main lines were constructed, alded by stock subscriptions and second mortgage bonds; but an entirely different system has been pursued since the war. Security to the State seems to have been almost lost sight of and the debt has been increased about fifteen millions of dollars mainly in aiding short country lines of road that do not promise to pay more than running expenses. Thus according to the Comptroller's books the Knoxville and Ken- tucky line, thirty-five miles long, has had appropri- ated to it $2,153,200; the Knoxville and Charleston, alxteen miles, $625,000; the Cincinnati and Cumber- land Gap, twenty-three miles, $1,185,630; the Rogers- ville and Jefferson, twelve miles, $420,160, and the Winchester and Alabama, thirty-five miles, $1,432,250, making an average appropriation of $48,068 per mile. About sixty-five miles of these roads were built before the war, and the new appropriations were mainly to re- construct aud pay interest. In this way the debt of the State, which was only nineteen millions before the war has been increased to about thirty-five millions, while less than a hundred miles of new road have been built since the war to repre- sent this increased indebtedness, At the close of business on Saturday railway shares were strong at the following quotations:—New York Central, 132% 8 13254; Erie, 68 a 6834; Reading, 94% a 94%; Michi- gan Southern, 8834 a 88%; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 89 a 8934; Rock Island, 110% @ 111; Northwestern, 82% a 82%; do. preferred, 8234; Fort Wayne, 110); @ 110%; Pacific Matl, 101% a 101%. Government securities were dull during the week, but the indications are favorable to renewed ac- tivity and much higher prices. These stocks are rela- tively cheaper than any othess in the country and but for the agitation respecting the public debt in Congress and the Democratic Convention they would have advanced considerably above their present point before this, The act of March 3, 1865, which we re- ferred toon previous occasion, when strictly in- terpreted, places the five-twenties issued under it in the same category with regard to the payment of their principal as the ten-fortics, and the wording of the act in question was entirely overlooked in the debates on the Funding bill, the act which Congress kept in view being the original one under which the bonds of 1862 were issued and which makes no men- tion of payment of principal in coin. The usual July investment demand has not yet been felt, but it ts only deferred, and it is liable to set tm at any time, and when it does prices cannot fail to be actively in the as- cendant. The gold bearing debt has now reached its maximum, and this stoppage of the supply can- not but exert an important influence upon the future course of the market. The accrued interest on all the five-twenties makes them worth about three quarters per cent more than they were on the lst of July, and yet they are lower in price than they were then, This important consideration ig often over- looked. Money was in superabundant supply during the week at three per cent to first class houses, while to borrowers in general on miscellaneous collaterals most of the transactions were at four per cent. On Saturday, however, balances were offered in some instances at two per cent, and the amount of unemployed funds carried over by the banks was very large. There is nothing to indicate that there will be any material change in this condition of monetary affairs for sixty days to come, and even then there will be only a moderately active six and seven per cent money market, with an ample supply of currency during the remainder of the year. This change in the rate of interest will not make a particle of differ- ence to stock operators, and the increased earnings of the railways growing out of the crop movements will give a strong upward impetus to prices. The statement of the associated banks of this city for the week ending on Saturday reflects the prevailing monetary ease. The legal tender notes show an in- crease of $1,402,475 and the deposits of $1,343,205, while the loans have decreased $1,034,592, owing to the dulness of trade and speculation. The specie has been reduced $801,364 and the circulation $6,063, The totals of the last two statements are sub- joined:— Angust 1. $280, 845,255 $270,311,057 226,761,602 72,235,530 The foreign exchange market was unsettled dur- ing the week by @ superabundant supply of bills drawn against shipments of securities, but prime bankers refused to name a lower rate than 110% for sixty days’ sterling. At the close bankers’ bills on England at sixty days were quoted at 110 a 1104; at three days, 110% a 110%; commercial bills, 10055 a 109%. Bankers’ billson Paris at sixty days, 5.158 6.13%. On Berlin—Bankers’, 71% @ 72; commercial, 1% a 71%. On Bremen—Bankers’, 79% & 80; com- mercial, 703% @ 70%. On Frankfort—Bankers’, 41 a 41; commercial, 40% @ 40%. On Amsterdam— Bankers’, 414 a 41%; commercial, 41 @ 414. On Hamburg—Bankers’, 36\{ @ 36%); commercial, 36 a 26%. On Antwerp—Bankers’, 5.15 @ 6.13%; com- mercial, 5.18% a 5.16%. The shipments of specie from the port to foreign ports in each of the last nineteen weeks were as un- derstated :— Week ending Amount, Bene tga Amount. The following bonds of the staté of Illinois are made redeemable on the 15th of September at the American Exchange Bank in this city, their aggre- gate amount being $394,000:— Bonds issued in pursuance of an act entitled “An ey ee 4 unpaid on the pal Gena the State illinois,” jun u , t0 wit:— a bered 1,781 to 1, lasive 078 to 2,190 in- clusive, issued to Hope & 0o./0f C = bonds numbered to sclustvo, waned to ES eer Fenian SESSai dae tas SSE Voomberg and widow William Borshi, in Amster- dam. Aiso bonds numbered 2 2,439 to 2,474 inclusive, - issued to Sir Samuel Keignold, Knight of the city of Nor' to Algo bonds nw 2,051 to 2,067 inclusive, to John Bell, of Enterkine, Yar- bolton, Scotland. COMMERCIAL REPORT. BATURDAY, August 1-6 P. M. Corron.—There was stil! a fair demaod, mainly from spia- era, and the advance in prices noticed in our last was fully maintained, the market closing firm. There was a fair busl- hess consummated, the sales footing up 2,300 bales, including 918 for speculation and 1,382 for spinning. Subjoined are the closing quotations :— Uplandsand — Mlobiteand =~ New Orleane Ordinary. — dona. and ba Good ording 28 Py Py ow midldi Middiing ay 3 nu Good middiin; +8 Bi 6 Corrar.—The market for Rio was quiet, and prices ge the Yuyer. Of Santos 8,400 bags, ex Johannes, were sold om priv@bderma. “Of other kinds we heard of no sales. FLOUM AND GRALN.—Receipts, 2,972 bbis, flour, 3,079 do. corm tee! SS sacks do., 34,10 ‘bushels wheat, 179,426 do. cora, 84,183 do. oats, Tie market for State and Wi Hour’ was passably active, and prices were femer, especial for the low grades. California flour, though quiet, was more firmly. The sales amounted to 90 bbia., within the’ range of the subjoined quotations, For ‘Southern flour was a moderate demand at full prices, and of 500 bbis. flour continued to ‘advance. made of 200 bbia., Coru meal was ip fair demand ane Bray the sales being 720 bbls., part at 5 76 for Western and 96 4.86 8 for Brandywine. We quote: Superfine State. 97 00a 87 Extra State 6 & 9 Choice do. 9 96 Superfine Western. 71008 77 zaund hoop Obio, shipping bra sae OR Roun io, shipping a Round hep Oblo, trade brands Wa ‘St. Louis low ex’ 9008 Ww ‘Bt. Louis straight NOs 12 St. Louis choice double exira 20a 13.60 St. Louis choice famil, BOa 4 be Southern choice and famlly. BOa 4B outhern superfine and extr UM Boe California four (acl 300m 101 Corn meai, & 55a — Corn meal, Bri 6a * Corn meal, Jersey Sba 5 ~‘ihe market for wheat wi No. 1 spring was held at #2 05, and No. gl 96. There were sales 40,000 bushels, in fots, at $2. $2 04 for No. 1 a ing, part im store, 82.95 for amber Georgia, #2 87 4 a for Canada, $2 70 for white Michigan, 82 60 for California, Sub ieoaaper Wenerns Com pened Ormer at @1 a= 31 18 for prime, but closed dull and henvy at the fi price, ‘The sales were 100,W0 bushels, at #1 05 a Bl 1s for tnsound to prime new Weatern mixed.” Oats wero in fatr re- Quest, but lower, the 43,000. bu: ostern afloat. ‘Rye was dull; 600 bushels State sold at gt 8D afloat. Barley and bariey malt were duil and nominal, FREIGHTS.-Tho market was quiet, but tn rates there was no eapecial chanye. ‘The chartering business was moderately active. The engagements were:—To Liverpool, 890 bis. At 16 94. 38 “hd. tobaceo on, private terms and per -amer 3,000 boxes cheese at 25s, To London, 800 bbls. rosin ax 2s., and 2% tons clover seed at 208. The charters were:— ‘An Ainerican brig from Philadelphia to Gibraltar for orders, with 10,000 boxes petroleum, if to a port {n the Mediterranean, at Blo., excluding Spain, of 5c. if to the Adriatic; an Ame rican vessel (now 1n Boston) from Philadelphia to a direct in Ttaly, with 100) cases potrotenn at 28c.; & Daniah ark from Baltimore, with about 1,600 bbls. petroleum te Cronstadt at 10s.; Swedish brig, from Baltimore to Cork for orders, 1,400 bbls, petroleum at 7s.; an American brigy 4,600 bbls., to Mansauilla and back with logwood and coda on private terms; and (not previously reported) an Amert can ship to Aspinwall, with railroad tron, at or about @1e per ton. eGUNNIRS.—Bage remained dull but, stendy at IBc. @ 18546. Cloth was quiet Dut stendy at 22) ry mural a ware gules fry Cd We quote anila $90. @ 10c., gold : jute Sic. a 6s0., gold. Hove othe market stil continued. to Tule dull and hoary at 2c.n Boe, dv; for 1887 crop; 10e. a 200, for 1206 do. c. for foreign. see re At previcus prices the market was tolerably active ag ir, abipping aeling at Tc, and retal lots at @E BD @ 1 Hrbes,—The market was quiet but firm at previous quote- tions. We heard of no sales of moment. MOLASGES.—The markot rematued dull and prices ware tw favor. The sales were 5) hhda, Cuba muscovs owe ‘quote Cuba muscovado reiining 40c. en do, rovery 42, a S2c., Cuba clayed 83c. a dic. do, centrifugal 2c. a S60. NAVAL STORFS.—Receipts, 660 bbls. spirits turpentine and 8,600 do. rosin. For the f the demand continued active and prices advanced ‘vc. per ga'lon, merchantable lots closing fat doc. and ahipping 4o%c. adc. ‘Tiere were saies of 725 bbls. Gneludiug 260 bola lace yesterday) at 44igc, mw dBc. for mer chantable, main'y 4 the insid price. and sSise. for New ror bbia. The market for rosin was qui valent tured, ‘Phere were saicn of B00 Gola, No.2 nt 88.37% and 600 do, atrained to No.8 at WO 5 8 5. We quote common $2 95, strained 43a £3.08, No. 2 43 12% o B35759, No.1 43 50e $150, pale #4 75.0 8575, extra do. #6 uy7. | Tar was un- changed, at %& 60 a ¥3 75 for Wilmington. O18. Li was steady and firm at 8105 a gl O7im casks while other Kinds were dull at former quota- tions. VISIONS.—Beceipts, 100 packages cut meats, The eee iNineme deme’ in pore vedny Was moderate, bub the market was firm, cloaing at €28 50 for new mess, There wero sales of 760 bbis. at $25 60. Prime was quoted at $22 60 2 $28 95. and prime mess $24 a f24.25. Total stock August Ly 69,600 Dis. ; corresponding, date last tnonth, 75,468; cor. reaponding date last yea?, 65,586. Live hogs were steady Toszc. a 1e., with arrivals of 1,10 head. Bee remained qulety Dut steady at 16 a #20 60 for plain m extra do, The sales were io bbls. Tot August 1, 1664, 20,8:5 packages; corr month, 24,478; ‘corresponding date tas beef remained dull and nominal. Of beef 1 amail sales within the range of 2c. a Sc, Cut meats wore im brisk demand and very firm. ‘There were sales of 45) paok- ‘8 ldc. for pic shoulders; 3: bse. w 160, moked do.» 18¢, 1c. for emoked do.) and 20% Nota eli ico cured brought We. The, ders tinued good and prices were s . fair, belng 1,6.0 packages, at 17 4c. a 18340. for No. 1 to prime steam, and 18}<¢. a 19c. for kettle rendered. PETKOLEUM.—Kecelpis, 1,775 bis. refined, 00 do. crude and 158 do. napiba. ‘Tho! market for, crude’ was dull, Dub firm, at 173¢c., at which the sales were 70) bbis.. Bonded was more oye held, but th i of ousinon sone Se i bis, standard whit c.y clon matin ‘but steady, at be. a Bic. for aundard white. 7 Of naptha small lot brought 1c, In Philadelphia the market wae dul and unchanged. Lato yenterday 10,40 cases v wi in tins, sold at or about be pg ed thn auiey ut Arm at Oe. Ne. foe 4 Bige. a 31g¢., gold, for Rangoon, In bond. Sreps.—Calcutta linseed was dull and unchanged. Clover was quiet at diye. Ibe. Timochy was steady at 92 60 n 4265 and rough flax $2 65 a 32 70. SUGAR.—The market for raw was seg there being bat little demand, but prices were firm, closing at Llc. a 1l%9c. for fair to good refining Cuba; sales '20 hogsheads at 100. a Iie. for Cuba and 1344: Big. for Porto Rico, was quiet but steady at 1c. ibe. for hard, 143c. a 1be. for soft white and 13\c. a 14),c. for yellow. TALLOW was in moderate demand. There were sales of 6,000 Iba. at 12: 2g. bbls. The market continued me- bla, HISKEY.—Receipta derately active and firm. Sales were reported of 0 ‘Western in bond at 6c. BUILDERS’ MATERIALS. The market is without material change and ts gen- erally firm. There was considerable inquiry for Eastern spruce, but sales were not considerable, holders asking $19 a $22, with no disposition te abate. There were sales of 360,000 feet at $19 a $20; $21 75 was offered for a choice cargo for which $33 was asked. Arrivals are light ana the stock on hand moderate. Laths are firm, with good inquiry. We hear of sales of 2,000,000 at $2 673, $3. The mar ket closed at $295 #$3. Lime and cement are steady, and bricks without change. Our quotations of lumber below are yard prices, $65 00.9 $70 60 00a 65 65 00a OO 30008 35 4 00a 27 16 608 17 owe 0 a a ly da. goo a Tally boards, culls. ry Spruce—Boards, each a Plank, 15 inch, eac Plank, 2 inch, eact eS8sess S88 SSonSSSS EL SSSSSSS| SESERUSESRSESSSSESEs Black wal Seasoned Cherry—Good Whitewood BSSSssssi Ssuns| esEessesssses wasessss SS FOREIGN Cedar, Nuevitas, Mansanill; can, per foot. . Ba Florida ........ sees oe Mahogany—Honduras (American) per foot... Ma Mexican. lla wa loa Rosewood—Rio Janeiro, per | 5a Bahia.. see 24a Satinwood—Log, per foo! lia Lignumvite, per ton.... seececeee 170 @ BRICK AND MORTAR. Bricks—Long Island, per M...... lowe New Jersey, per M. . $08 0 North River, M u a Philadelphia Front, per M. 608 50 beg 1 cet per bbl. - H Fl) Pees - Rosendale cement. . <a 8 SLATE. Pennsylvania, per square 900a 10 Susquehanna.......... -en Vermont—Red, per squar —a lb Green and purple, per i —-au Cattio, per bushel —s MARRIAGE OF SriRITUALISTs.—At Akron, Ohio, few days ago two persons of spiritual faith married themselves, with o litte ald from the Mayor, by re- 5 peating the following formula:—‘‘In the lao" of it and earth I take Alecta whom 1 hold b wa .