The New York Herald Newspaper, November 12, 1868, Page 8

ge Tia Lon 20m to-day and on the previous dates men- FINANCIAL ANDY COMMERCIAL. Wepnespay, Nov. 11-6 P. M ‘on the Whole weak and ‘The stock market has beng 8 vrectined throughout eo ist, notwithstanding thet money was 1p sPAey » No @ant supply at seven per pred in ee Sores gem!-oMicial stockjubbing despal 7 from Washington, and the Treasury has made no attempt to reissue three per cent certificates or etherwise tamper with the money market for the benefit of the Treasury ring in violation of the law ana sound policy. The banks report that they ere sending large amounts of currency to the Bo” and Southwest, and they are already 60 large,y ‘ex- panded that they confess their inability to aa fur- ther on securities of any kind. In many nstances they have made time loans on speculatyr® stocks—a practice fraught with great danger tag much te be condemned—ead in some cases have become the virtual owners of these ip consequence of the declime in prices and /the inability of the borrowers to put up fresh margins, That this ts bad barking admits of no quegtion, and she attention ‘of the Comptroller of the Currency should be di- ected to an investigation of the adfairs sfeuch of them asave unduly expanded on stock mms. The de- mend for currency to move the p¢k crop has not yet been felt, but it saon will be, 4pd the Western money markets continue very act¥e, while the drain southward will doubéless facrea# #8 the movement @f the cotton crep progresses. / ‘The railway share market yas very much demor- alized during ‘the capa Northwestern pre- ferred sold down to 81/4, Nev York Central to 118%, Hudson River to 121%, other stocks in nearly the same rroportion, wi One or two exceptions, while late tm the day ie declined to 3734, in sym- pathy w@h the fall @ London to 26%. The closing of the New /ork Central transfer books on Alcei@ay, after sme day’s notice, has occa- sioned car ef remark, and street rumor has it ‘that the gliding spirit of the company partec/ with his et¢k a short time previously, which, to account for the unexpected The open board at its last ses- ideration the proposed amend- titution and by-laws, when, after ussion, they were all carried. The for new members, therefore, be- the same as at the regular board, and are allowed to be sold either during for the benefit of themselves, their ‘The goldMarket has been steady and free from excitcmerfall day, and the fuctuations were from 133%-to 14%, with the closing transactions prior to the adjoyfnment of the board at three o'clock at owing which the latest quotation on the 134% a 1343;. There was a brisk borrow- parryfg, and at 1-64 a 1-32 per cent per diem for bor- as well as “flat.” The gross clearings &mof{nted to $139, 753,000, the gold balances to $1,726,- @28,/ and the currency balances to $4,040,624. e subject of certifying brokers’ checks is engaging tion among bank OMcers and others, One of Boston law courts recently pronounced it illegal fer a national bank to make such certifications as are usual in Wall street unless the drawers of the checks Bad the funds which the checks represented actually en deposit at the tim¢ of certification. According to this decision, in the event of the failure of a Dank the unpaid checks of bankrupt firms ‘which it may have certified cannot be regarded a @ part of its Mabilities, the certification fm the absence of a corresponding deposit Deing an unauthorved act. Wherein, therefore, lies ‘She eafety of taking certified checks? It is a noto- wious fact that thecertifications of some of the New York banks amount to from five to eight millions a Gay in times of syeculative activity, and it therefore Sollows that tf some of the principal customers for ‘whom these barks certify were to fail in making Their accounts good the latter might be forced Place their affairs in the hands It would then be found ‘What the ususl certification of the check of ® frm which falls to make good its account is ‘Worthless bechuse fMllegal, and bank stockholders s@bould direct their attention to the dangerous cus- tom of certifying for stock houses for large amounts ‘without the latter having anything on deposit at the Mime of certifying. It is obvious that any bank may ‘be suddenly rendered insolvent by the failure of a few stock houses under the existing system, and the evil is one entitled to grave consideration at the ‘Present time. Now that the almighty negro has passed it of @ight the financial question looms up as most important one of the time, and that reforms are alied for in our currency system is very ob- vious from recent experiences. The monopoly ef the national banks must be guarded againss and the influence of these and the bondholders counteracted by legislation ‘tm behalf of the peorie at large. Hence the taxation of United States stocks by Congress is not impro- Dable, while the outcry in favor of the payment of ‘the principal of the bonds in currency is not un- Ukely to be revived In the conflict between the bul- Monists and the people. This question will agitate the country for ten years to come, just as it did in Bugland after the termination of the Napoleonic ‘Wars. Atthe commencement of business the stock mar- ket was weak and unsettled, and at the early session of the open board New York Central sold at 119%, Brie 38%; and Reading 9637, At the first regular Board there was a further decline of prices and on the call New York Central closed 894 lower than at ‘Whe same time yesterday, Hudson River 4), Read- tng 14, Cleveland and Pittsburg 1%, Rock Island 1%, Northwestern 8, do. preferred 24, Fort Wayne 1%, Milwaukee and St. Paul 414, do. preferred 334, Ohio and Mississippi %{, Pacific Mall 4%, Western Union Telegraph $, Tennessee sixes, ex coupon, 1X; new issue 1%, and North Carolina sixes, new tasue, 1';. Government securities were ¢ a 1 percent lower, At the open board at one o'clock Ptices improred, New York Central selling at 119. At ‘the second regular board the volume of business was Nght, but prices were bid up by the bull cliques, and on the cell New York Central closed % higher than atihe first reguiar board, Erle }s, Hudson Kiver 1, Reading 14{, Michigan Southern 7%, Cleveland and Pittebarz 144, Qeveiand and Toledo 3, Rock Island %, Nortawestern 13, preferred 134, Fort Wayne 3%, Milwavikce and St. Paul 2, preferred 2, Ohio and Mis- Siesippl 34, Pacific Mail %, Tennessee sixes, ex Coupor, jz, new issue, 3s and North Carolina gixes, mew tue, %. Government securities were i @ higher. At the haif-past three open board there was @n cxecttive session, and the salary of Mr. George enrique, the first vice president, was raised to $10,000 pr annum, the advance to date from the st of May last, by an almost unanimous vote, the complment being well deserved and @ Source of gmeral satisfaction. Subsequently Erie eciined suddenly to 3754 In the midst of much excitment, and tne whole market @ympathized emporartly, At six o'clock it closed Unsettiod at tle following quotations, the indica- Gans being tha it had been bid up to seli on:— Pacific Mall, 116% » 11634; Western Union Telegraph, 8834 0 9554; Mariprca preferred, 20 @ 21; New York Central, 119% & 10%; Erie, 88 @ 38%; Reading, ‘Wa 74; Fort Waym, 107 @ 107K; Michigan South- Orn, 83.4 83%; Clevelind and Pittaburg, 845 @ 84 Rock island, 10254 © 1024; Norchweetera, $1}4 9 81.4; Go. preferrpl, 83 a 3. The market for goverument securities has been extremely Cull all day, tat tt opened with more firmness than it showed as the cloge last evening, and aitérwands remained steydy. The excitement of ‘the last few days has given place to stegnation, and in the event of any considerable lote of bonds offer. ing prices would decline, At fhe close-the following Quotations were current:—Regisgered, 1881, 112% a 418; coupon, 1861, 137% @ 114; 6-298, registered, 1864, 105% @ 100; 5-20's, coupom, 1862, 208% @ 108%; do., 1864, 100% % 106%; do., 1665, 107 © 107343 do., 1865, anwary and July, 109% @ 100%; do, 1867, 100% @ 909%} do., 1868, 110% a 119%; 10-40%, registered, 10334 & 104; 10-40°a, coupon, 195 10654; Pacific, 0 an. ‘The forelyp exchange market was steady and dull at the close, Bankers’ bills on England at #xty days were quoted at 100% @ 1094; at threo day's, 109% 0 110; comxpercial bills, 103% &109. Bankers’ bills on Parts at m'ty days, 6.17) a 6.10. Consols apd Ame."4pau securities yrere quoted thus tioned:— Oct, 81. Nov. 6, Nov, 11, a Oa 9 049 04 Consols.... nfo Five-twenties = WA | Liltnois Central, Pn 1's Erie...» Ma — wWX¥1s The recetm. for customs and the receipts, pay- ments and balances at Ure Sub-Creasury in this city for the expired portion of the week have been as follo wa Custom Howse. Treasury,———— 2 Receipts. » Payments. Balances, y 44 $829,409 $8,471,145 $3,480,256 $82,954,552 ¥. 10... 915,877 1,220,746 1,837,901 237,098 Nov, 11... 228,000 "046,416 1,028,004 83,100,719 ‘The exports (exciusive of specie) from New York ‘to foreign ports for the week ending November 10 and since the commencement of the year compare as follows with those of 1866 and 1867:— 1866, 1867. 1868. Fer the week. $2,954,821 $4,663,445 }2, 943,795 Prev. reported.. 161,362,447 166,808,171 621,082 Since Jan 1...$164,317,263 $161,471,616 $141,5¢4,277 The Bank of England return for the week ending October 28 presents the following totais and changes from the return of the previous week:— £3,001,978 Increase.. £4,123 120,038 Increage., 578,756 19,910,524 Decrease. 486,330 On the other side of the account:— Government securities.2£15,985,874 Increase. £50,000 Other securities........ 15,705,432 Decrease. 176,216 Notes unemployed..... 9,574,350 Increase. 217,165 The amount of notes in circulation is £24,175,580, being a decrease of £817,910; and the stock of bullion tn both departments is £19,844,801, showing a dle- crease of £102,313 when compared with the preced- ing return. A Chicago journal of Monday thus refers to the condition of the local money market:— The market continues stringent. Balances at New York have been feos § well drawn down, it being the desire of our bankers to give all the assistance in their power to our business community. Grain trope are urgent in ihelr dewands, while mer- cl complain of derelictness on the part of their debtors, which causes them to look to our banks for more assistance than tiey would were their cus- tomers more prompt in their payments, Rates of interest are steady at ten per cent per annum. Eastern exchange was scarce and itrm to-day, and several banks are still shivpiug currency to New York in preference to paying the premium asked. A few sales were reported between banks at cighty cents premium for §1,000, Over the counter the buying rate ia 1-10 discount, and selling at par a 1-10 premium. A Boston paper of yesterday says:— The week opened with rather a more cheerful feel- ing in the money market, but its condition is still somewhat ‘‘mixed” and uucertain, rendering it ditti- cult to determine with any degree of accuracy its posl- tion as compared with the past week. It is safe tosay, however, that although the expectation, or at least the hope of an early solution of the dificu!ties under which the banks, capitalists and business men gene- rally have been laboring baa increased, imparting a brighter feeling to the market; yet full confidence in that consummation is by no means restored. That = the case. a good degree of caution is stili exer- cised by the banks, and transactions are kept down to the lowest practicable point, that no adverse turn may tind them unprepared. The banks to-day have been discounting sparingly to keep their customers along, but applications ‘are still accumulating greatly out of ope arog to the loans made. Rates are still scarcely governed by any regular quotations. A Boston paper thus refers to the statement of the banks of that city:— The condition of the Boston banks, as returned to the Clearing House on Monday, does not make a very encouraging exhibit. Individual deposits have fallen Off $405,805, and country bank balances have been witidrawn to the extent of $402,388, making the de- crease in the two items nearly a million of dollars ($807,693), tenders have also been reduced in amount over half a million ($580, 692), and although le has inc: $499,951 by the payment of tne fovember interest, yet ft nas’ no cantioity in the form of gold, and if sold the money to pay for it will Ae ce se Lari ett doe Xf t line of ractically do! em. far as inéreasing, their ability to discount con cerned. The banks have increased their loan to a very small extent—only ),368, and have added to the amount due them from other banks $233,159. pee aS ing a foot compare ose of the two previous statements:— zi sor os0-ti6 $99,720, Fon $99,771 34 | , 34 a3i788 720,890 ty Specie....... > , 220,781 Legal tenders... 11,915,738 11,701,307 11,120,415 Due from other b’ks.14,051,693 13,462,898 18,695,557 Due to other banks. .14,02!1,121 12,867,654 12,465,200 Deposits... 37,872,697 87,740,824 87,335,519 Circulation..........26,168,848 25,243,470 25,267,000 SALES AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANIE. ‘Wednesday, Nov. 11—10:15 A. M. a 3 3 EREEE 5 Han ES = 0000 US 6 109} 0000 a0. 109 600 do. 90000 US B's {0 Tea & 8000 di BH 60000, e 10000 6 16000 ‘io # teub a 20000 3 4000 46 10009 Mig 5000 0 ES iota ‘ Fin 96 M5 11 225 iB 197% 35 iB, # ue" te iss is 1s HB og 45% 42 (100 Alton & 4% 20) Ohio & M 10 go. 00 do, wis 60 H & St Jos RR pref. Half-past Two o’Clock P. M. 33253) sag es S=se SSE $3803303532222Sus2' COMMERCIAL REPORT. Wepwrapay, Nov. 11-6 P. M. Corrow.—Receipte, 2,946 bales, The market for thie maple was quiet, heavy and irregular, the demand from all classes of buyers betng light, and prices were about \e. per Ib. lower. ‘The ea'es were 1.467 ba'er, focluding 794 for splaning, 64 for export and 41 on specu.ation. We quot ie 1,000 Ubiay part at 8 Go far Wrandywine. Wi Bxira di Round boop Ohio, Round hoop © Bt Louis low extra —W Went was leus aciive aud Bc. a Sc. iower, to se eo ence pace alesring to odes” qncie whesd ry in sore and taklog the risk of @ Wore market hereas” 5, which was done In many cases. Th gales were about ’, bushels at ee lo. 8 gocitsg, 1 52 for comm”,. No, 2 Chicago do., $1 55 for choice Wwaukes do, $1 *, tor No.1 elt at 8) 68> g2 4234 for 91 ‘for amber wi do, in bbls. rough fairly active LITE SEIT otis, oles ast ts 8 398 83.17 afioat, closing at $110 a BT 1a for umnonnt westera ‘Were heavy Ap: » Closing at 7c. a 70i¢c. did and io. asked. The sales were about 50,000 bushels. at voy R28, As day and eniirely, nomina) at #1 50. was firm, with sales of 30,000 bushels Canada ‘a4 (120, Stato at $205 and Ganada'East at $3.07. Bar: by was dulland cominal, 1GNTS.—The market was moderately aetive and Lara at the rates current yesterday. The en; ong red were:—" Liverpool, 7,00) bushels corn at Td. 4,000 bbl, our at 28. 64., and per aleainer, 60 bales colton ‘at %d.a 3d. Grain room was held at $id’ To Bristol, 81,000 bushela wheat at 81. To Giasqow, per fteamer, 23,500 bushels, wheat at 8d. To Lon- dor hhds. tobacco at’ 80s, ‘The charters wore:—A Nor- bark, 800 tons, to Oporto, with flour and grain, on ‘orms. 1E8 were dull at 184¢c. a 18%c, for bags and 2c. a 1 213g0, for cloth. Hewat kinds were dull and entirely nominal at former quotations, Hops were in fair demand and steady at 190. a 250. for rime and ohotce grades, 16e. m 8c. for goud, 100. & bc. for inferior to fair and 3c. @ 280. for forelga. Hay.—The demand was light but holders were Orm in their views owing to the light receipts, We quote:—Shipping, 6c. Site: retail lota, $1 4 $1 80; long rye straw, $1; ebort do., MOLASSES.—-The market was dull and we heard of no sales. iy, however, re. Spirits tun it AA lot 90 bbls. at 450. a do. at dijgc, jew York bbls. at ‘48c. Rosin was still qulet, but unchanged in yalue, the sales being 2,200 bbls, strained at $2 85 n 98 45, 80 do. common at #2 80 and 100 do. 28 90, We quote contznon and strained, $2 90 2 #2 40; No. 2 50a Bl 73; No. 1, Bia Cx 50; pale, $475 a $5 75; extra 86 a7 6. Of tar OO Bole Wilmington (as runs) wore soldi nt 5 ‘O1L8,—Linseed remained dull at 9%5c. a 9%c, in casks and pe ‘Other kinds were cull and nominal at former quota- tons, PROVIaIONS.—Recelpts 714 bbls, beef and 77 packaces cut meats, The market eine was dull, but holders were firmer in their views, demanding $23 75 for new mess, The sales were 750 bbis., chiefly in small latest Cite $28 75 (or now mess, the latter price for lot of bbis; 827 60 a 428 for ott A ‘or pri ort ‘$21 for new uninspected ritne aint @23 5) for aninspected thin meas. Live hogs were ja fair demand and firm at 8c. a 8 9-16c,, with arrivais of ‘250 head, Beef was in light demand and prices were fn buyers’ favor, Sales about 7-bble. at 14a {7 for. new plain wean xtra do. Tierce beef was dail 30 a $88 for India do. Sales terms, Cut meats were in our last report. Bacon ‘There were sma!! sales at z ntine was in improved de: ge. w 4c. for merchantable waa quiet but unchanged in value, 1440. for Stretford cut and 18}c. for old short clear. We quo Cumberland cut 14v., long clear ge Beef hams were ‘aaics 1.0 bbls, at 829 60a B80. ‘The market for lard till quiet and prices were heavy. The sales were about ackages, a 1316, alte, for No.1 to prime steam and including 250 tlerces for February delivery, at 14%0., seller" on. PEIROLEUM.—Crude, in bulk, was again slow of sale, and prices were 3gc. lower, closing at 12sc, a 1c . The only sales we heard of were 600 bbis.. on private terms. Tho market for refmed was a trifle more active and higher prices were realtzed, t] being 1,400 bbl: he dard white at27‘¢c. and 1,200 do. at Lye ‘algo 1,500 atS5c. Of residuum the sales were 100 bbls. al 8 15. Philadelphin the merket waa more active, but closed dull and hoary. at 250, for refined on the spot and c. for the balance of this month. Sales 6,000 bbis, for November at 26c. ; 2,00 do. for November and 2,000 do. for December, both at 25%;c., and 2,000 do, for December on private terms. RICE was quiet but steady at bic. a9'gc. for Carolina and 9c. a 9¢c. for Rangoon. Bales 56 casks of the former on pri- te vai . SUGAR.—The business in raw was light, and prices wero nominally 1L¥c. a 11%e. for fair to good refining Cubs, The only aales we heard of were 0 hhda. Cubs at Tice. a 12340. ¢ market IBAC. @ 15}$C. 5 ‘oF ras quiet at the following quota- Mons: Hard, 1 soft white, 14340. a 1430. ; yel- Breve Tinsesd wan m fatr demand, but the sales being 6,000 bags Bombay, ex Simla, at $2 Guty paid, and, to arrive in Boston, 2100 bags, per Garuen Reach at $2 2s gold. Clover was dull, but firmer, at 12}c. » 8c, Other kinds were dull and unchanged, STEARINE was in moderate re‘est. Sales 15,000 Ibs., at 165¢c, a 17c., chiefly at the inside price. Ww was Spam € active, but unchanged in value. ne sales were 60,000 Ibs., at 12340, & 1c. WitiskeY.—Recelpts, 258 bbls. There was a better demand ‘and higher prices were obtained. Sales 375 bbls. Westera, at $1 0 a $1 U7, duty paid. THE DRY GOODS MARKET. ‘The market for domestic cotton goods remains in about the same condition that has obtained for some weeks past, hav tng been just as quiet since as it was before election. In view of the advanced state of the season and the depression of cot ton, combined with the low price of gold, holders are in some lower prices, 224, gold, "AT. woald net buy prior to the reduction evin tion to pu now than they did before prices were re- duced. he reducing prices in order to stimulate the demand is ‘poor expedient, as ft seldom insures that re- oul ‘Ai the present writing quotations are nearly nominal, the market is very dull, the rain storm havi y intenaitie oe existing dulness and depression. Domestic ms about hold thelr own and nothing more. The quieuule in the wool market is a bad feature; but as yet not oc- casioned any decline, Business has been very light and ap- pears to be decreasing; but the election ‘away buyers. And the decline in gold and dulness of wocl have caused those still here to exercise great caution and they buy very rae me rinting cloth market last week was dull at 10 Providence { r 6h th aalea Of 60,000 Tasting‘ 1,005, 0 by €4 lige mw Figon and 7,00 66 by at 6yc. a Gigo., short time. ‘The market Closes dull and nominal at the annexed quota- tlona:— BROWS TNS, oes : ae A DRLAINES. 18a Lowell. Fy prague’ Mauchester 21 Armures.. ‘a 8254 GINOMANS. Glasgow... see eeeeeees Lan tosteeecesevees 16 REAL ESTATE MATTERS. Sales of Brooklyn and New York Property The State of the Market. ‘The Exchango salesroom was again crowded yes- terday by a large party of eager biaders, who evinced undiminished spirit tn competition for the various pieces of property offered. This comprised both New York city and Brooklyn lota, unimproved ana im- proved, all of which was quickly taken up at prices quite in keeping with a quotations. ‘The mar- ket remains firm and buoyant, aud there is a wing: inquiry for all descriptions of real property. The quo- tations given below furnish the best proot of this, Auction Sales of Real Estate Yesterday, NEW YORK PROPERTY—DY AJ BLERCKE! House and lot 324 Gast 4lat at, 16.83381100) Houses and lots on 6th at, ¢ #, 240 GAB so revons ics avesseense House aad toi adjoining, Sox Lot and building a w cor Hudson and. W ‘ft on Hndson and 41.7 fon West 12th AMES M MILLER. House and ot ‘ay, 105 ft 8 tn « of 494th at, lot 90x80, Three story basement ahd sub-ceilat house and lot as ted at ola No 138) 267 ft G a @ of 8b av,lot 180s! Lot of tana, with impr of land, ‘4th ay, 90x100.5, Mr Fairchild. 4), each 162100.5, Me Fairchild, each. Soe See Onn a of th st, 100 fe 8d ay, each 102.2, Mr Deiaplain, each ore wy Jou: 12.gore lots (plot) M } aon eto Deory brick house, # lots on ith st, n dh c 2 Jot on 19eit at, adjoining ‘above, ani ¢ 1 ts corner Union at and Buffalo ay, each ¢ iota on ath aty B 7thay, onch 242100, enc 4 iow adjoining, om 40tb bt, saine aize, ened, pnapramacag y+ sstate Notes. ‘The ~uction sale of villa plots at Cranford, N. J. OD “tuesday, was attended by about 300 people, mostly from this city, who went out.on a special train which left here at about eleven A. M, Cray. ford 18 situated on the Central Raliroad 6? New Jersey and is distant from New York atyout seven- teen miles. Lunch was provided on the ground previous to the sale. At the latter bidding was spirited and the prices, a3 wili be ween by our report yesterday, good. A drizzling rain, which fell almost the whole day, althou; operating as @ damper ops enthusiasm did not appear to repress the speculative eaterprise of those present, The Phiadlelphia age over 4,000 new buildings, estimated to have cost $40,000,000, have been put up in that city during the mouths from January 1 to October 1. A Wealthy New York firm has just purchased, for i $350,000, 150 acres of land in Providence, R. 1.,a portion of the estate of Moses B. Jenkins, Several fine dwellings are to be erected immediately upon the property, which is located in @ fashionable quarter of the city, The model farm formerly belonging to the Union Agricultural Society, near Petersburg. Va., was sold. recently at public auction under a decree of tie Din- widdie Cireutt Court. It contained 104 acres, which were laid off in nine lots, and suld accordingly. The aggregate sales amounted to $',°00, being rather leas thah $50 per acre, The piace 1s beautifully situated, just outside of the corporate linits of the city, and is estimated to be worth $100 per acre. ‘Two lots, with the framed houses thereon, situated on the east side of Fairfax street, adjoining the lot on the soutieast corner of Fairfax and Franklin streets, Alexandria, Va., were so.d receutly to Mr. Pickins for $64), A number of lots in Mount Washington, Pittsburg, Pa., iovated in Mr. Joseph Dilworth’s plan of the borough, were disposed of at public auction by Cap- tain 1. J. Smithson, Lots i244 by 166 feet realized 3525, while (hose 40 by 130 feet averaged $395. ‘Tue farm of ex-President Buchanan, near Cain station, on the line of the Pennsylvania Railroad, in Chester county, containing 124 acres, with house, varn aad other buildings, was recentiy sold at $133 pera re; Wiliam MeCanna, purcuaser. A piece of wood land belonging to the same estate, lying in Weat Bradford townsnip, Chester county, containing 10 acrea, was sold at tie same time at $40 per acre. aA one-half acre lot in Macon, Ga., fronting on Foartu street, aud just beyond Hawthorn, sold on ‘Tuesday last, from the court house steps, for $700 cag. This was remarkably low. it was bought by Mr, Cronan. Referring to the above sale @ local pape: has the following —We are at a loss to give a good reason for the be geriy prices at whica many city lots of Macon have recently sold. The city is making rapid and healthy strides m every branch of business; im- prove nts are springing up in all directions; her trade waa never petier and is daily ex- panding; cotton has sold well during the present season; and we cannat tell why it that city jots have been knocked of to pur- chasers at not @ fourth of their value. We predict that within one year from tuis day city of Macon lots will be held at five times the price at which they have beea recently sold if the general government will only let us attend to our agricuitu- Tal, commercial and mechanical affairs in a quiet and peaceable manner. We hope and believe it will do so. It is now all We ask, as we have abandoned all hope of the South obtaining any political position m the Union ior years to come save that which her Oon- gressmen may see proper to assign her, Let us alone, and our people, henceforth escnewing ities, wul make Georgia what nature intend er an industry will achieve—the garden spot of the West- ern Continent. A correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial has collected the following interesting facts in rela- tlon to the public lands in the United States:— First, as to the amount of public laud, Excluding Alaska, weown in public land nearly 1,500,000,000 ofacres. Including Alaska, we own 1,800,000.000. 600,000 acres of this have been surveyed. At the rate we sold and gave away land last Pes 200 years more will see the State like a profligate heir, run through its whole ions, in Florida we stlil possess 17,600, cres; in Ohio, only 60) acres unappropriated; in Missouri, nearly 2,000,000 acres; in Alabama, 7,000,000 acres; the same amount in Louisiana; in 106,000,000, so that that State really owns only about one-eighth of herself. More than half of Kan- belongs to the United Stat and Mississippi owes one-eighth of her soil to the United Staves. ‘There are also millions of acres of public land given away by government for railway and other public improvements. The United States have given away of swamp lauds, valuable when reclaimed, three times the surface of Holland, Belgium, Limburg, Luxemburg and the Roman Marshes, ‘he value of ths may be estimated by the fact that $260,000,000 Trean aene bree aeons at a cost of $6, vongress iven tothe Pacific ‘Talroada 729,000,000, of acres of land. With what was also given to wagon roads this amount of land is 6,000,000 acres more than are included in New England, all the Middle States, Virginia, Maryland and Ohio. The government has bestowed large grants of lands = its soldiers and scholars, and has also given a fair proportion to be used in the construction of common roads. Between 1776 and 1855 about 900,000 choice farms, of 80 acres apiece, have been given to the soldiers of our various About 2 000 acres of the public lands were set aside for colleges in the various States east of the public domain last year, or about one-third of the whole eee disposed of. Tne whole amount of land to be given to educational causes, Pee 4 to | now operating, will be mately about 72,000,000 of acres. In 1862 all the States now existing were presented with some 30,000 acres of land for each Senator and Represen- tative they had in Congress, as a fund to establish coll in agriculture, mechanics and mines. Ne one-fourth of all the public iand disposed of in 186’ ‘was taken for homest ig, Or about 1,300,000 acres. Since the homestead act was passed 60,000 farms, or more pees opi acres of land, have been taken a and occupied under it, and it is probable nearly half a million people are now existing and thriving on ‘the public domain by reason of this philanthropic legisiation. The American Homestead act has more prietors of land than there are in all Great Britain, ae ae there are more than 5,000,000 of free- ers. ‘The ses of surveying the public lands are comaldorshiy over $400,000 peek The compen- sation paid to those engaged in that department being as follows:—The salary of the Commissioner of Pubiic Lands is $3,000, His chief clerk aud recorder get each $2,000. Nine principal clerks receive $1,800. There are about 130 clerks, with salaries from to $1,200, aud Fre et at $700 to $800. these are employed at Washington. ‘Then there are 12 active Gry tA districts, each with a sur- veyor, at from $2,000 $3,000, and two or three clerks and ® draughtsman at from $1,100 to $1,500. There are about 60 registers and as many recelvers, with @ salary aplece of $690, ono per cent on the money they enter, and reccive the fees for military and homes land. But above §8,000 total com- pene ail excess must be paid into the Treasury 1,800 All of the United States, Oficial Transfers of Real Estate Yesterday. roadway, es U8.b (ee oF siden} acy 17-4065 G-2let part 8,968 of Janay 17. Bere Be, Ne cor of Uiiaton, i ty 09 Tatler river, sitsa ten of dst Se cireg isgeed ‘em. irreguilat Toh av, ws, 708 fh 9 o¢ 186th at (irrezuiary hesaneg Laurens st, Ww 8, lot S71, Bayard’s Carin, 25x94. Nom. ‘ket at, @ 8, between Hen: ¥arien at rir rrktt 0,000 Bite is SREREE FREE 555 SE = : 2ez5 is z seg FESEE GG siete s te a8) eeci2e Sia 2 3 eftesse asd 609 rho 4 piace, 6 £0 Dad. 4,600 Aft oy of Court ot 2 Teta. Korth Mat ar hy fen w oF A 08 1th at ayiein ‘ew 40th at, ft by avs, #6 cor, 14.2849 0 {ho of Lasayette av, 21x)00. GA Mw of Park ay, Qiaii.7.. em Cariton and be Carlto Claseon ee an J stile ai is . f ‘sw corner, 10Uxi17,10 om, Utlen ay, os, ot Berson, 2B.4x106.7.. 56 nit Lota £4, iad, 10h i - mal 500 Lots Lid 00 nd 1 Lots 205 to 204, Copeland map. RDED IN BROOKLYN. Atlantic and Caritot cor, 5 360 Leonard at, a, 5 tte nso 40 TRANGFERS IN QUEENS COUNTY—ABTORIA. Asutemy shy w a 30 ns ‘of Grand at eat $.000 ual av,ow ‘. Ox! ithe Greavent,” ea, $0 feure ot Rictale s, 2200 FLUSHING. Colden st, lot B4, Sai88. sees LEASE RECORDED—8O ABTORI TH Ist and 2d avs, lots 102, 188, 134 and 135, 5 per x53 100 Lots 1, 2, 8 4 and &, with first floor house, 6 yrs, per 91 8 Gime yee ona OOUNTY—MOBBIBANTIA. gfiel Cortlandt av, 3 ih at, #8, part lot 83, 60x200."<-s- 189th at, 0 6, lot 18, block 6, 25x100, OBBININ Croton and Hudson Rivers Junction—The Riverdale farm, 92 ncres....... aoe cr PELIAM. Int ay, ws, lot 262, 100x100... WEST Walker at, s¢ s, villi lot, M, Pettit, 295x112. Taylor ine e ri Belaout fot 155, Nexto ‘YONKERS. Albany Post road, es, A. B, Hoyt, 100x247x100x200. TRANSFERS IN HUDSON COUNTY, N. J.—JRRSR' Grovest, es, 72.10 1 8 of North 7th af, 181 Morgan at, # 4, 225 ft 6¢ of Prospect at, 20.2x58.8 South gt lot 22, 20x80... South Sh at, lot 22, 20x80... Lincoln st, s 2, Paterson and Bummit avs, # @ c , cor Paterson ay, 51x100, BERGEN. Clark st and Bramhall av, » w cor, 93x%59. Atlantic st, # 6, 890 ft from Ocean st, 35x10 NORTH BERGEN. Not Nol, Gacres... TRANSFERS IN FASEX COUNTY, N. Suramer av, @ 8, 250 ft from 4th av, 60x10). Oliver st, n's, 20) ft from MoWhorter st, ORANGE, Scotland road and Randolph place, 1 1-10 acres. 9 plots, 240 ft from Scotland of 9-10 acre. HUD! fe 8,256 ft w of Montgomery at, 25x100.2 BROOKLYN CITY. TEE COURTS. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. A Grand Jary Empanelted. Before Judge Benedict. At noon yesterday a Grand Jury was empanelled in the United States Court for the Kastern District of New York, before Judge Benedict. The following are the jurors:—Henry A. Kent, foreman; William 8. Ross, William Dunning, W. A. Husted, Arthur W. Anson, William §. Tisdale, Charles Fislie, A. P. Hig- gens, Zina Case, Levi D. Sheets, Edward Sterns, 0. B, Caldwell, Dwight Johnson, Henry K. Sheldon, Henry R. Pierson, W. H. Little, Anthony Gilkin- son, J. M. Fuller, 8. M_ Cowperthwaite and Charles’ 8. Baldwin, Judge Benedict, in charging the jury, stated that the cases which would be brought before them were, with but one excep- tion, offences under the laws of the United States. He was informed that but few cases, less than for many previous terms, had been placed upon the cal- endar. Alluding to certain cases under the naturall- zation laws which would come before them the Judge referred to the charge which had recently been made in New York upon that subject. Referring to cases under the State laws, he stated there were certain ortions of the district the jurisdiction over which been ceded by the State to the United States, such as the Navy Yard, the forts at the Narrrows and the lighthouse sites, and that proper in these places was the property of the Unit States, and therefore the offenders could only be indicted by the Grand Jury of the district. The jury retired to their deliberations upon the conclusion of the charge. COURT OF SESSIONS. Before Judge Troy. SENTENCE OF A CRACKSMAN. On the afternoon of July 22 two young men who were prowling about Cariton avenue, in the vicinity of Hanson place, attracted the attention of detective David Corwin, who determined upon watching them, which he did with effect. They were detected soon after while in the act of breaking open the basement door of Mr. DW. K. Baker’s reatdence, No. 270 Carlton avenue. The officer arrested them both and locked them up in the station house, and then returning to the premises he made an examination of the place and found several of the most ap- roved burgiars’ implements, which the prisoners Raa left behind them. Yesterday pres arene two worthtes, who gave his name so ay vas tried “upon an indictment, found M an attempt at burglary in the third legree, and sentenced to the State Prison for ths, The other cracksman and has not ner sentenced alnce put in an appearance. The P PI —_ has already served one term in in. LARCENY OF A WAGON. A colored man named Thomas peg with having stolen a wagon worth $400 from Mr. Johnson, lumber merchant, of New York, was found guilty and sentenced to the State Prison for two ears, , LARCENY AT A FIRE. Among the prisoners tried here yesterday was John Raddigan, a young fellow who adorned the breast of his coat with a fire pee during the late fire in Myrtle avenue and stole a revolver from the residence of C. 8. Newman, No, 267 Jay strect, dur- ing the excitement occasioned by the confiagration. He was caught in the act by officer Barr. He pleaded ity before the bar of justice and was sentenced to the Penitentiary for six months. CONVICTED FOR AN ATTEMPT AT RAPE. William McUord, 8 man CA appearance, was tried and convicted yesterday afternoon for an attempt at rape on the person of Anna Prout, 9im- ployed, a8 @ servant at No. 3 Clinton street. The ea it appears, was @ boarder at the house and he act Was committed on the Gth of July last, after the young woman had retired. He was remanded for sentence. CITY couRT. Verdict in a Case of Malicions Prosecution. Before Judge Thompson. Rufus K. Lee was sued in this cours -yeeterday tn action brought against him by George H. Clune, plaintiff, for alleged maliclous prosecution. The de- fendant dealt at @ gtocery store at the corner of Ryerson street and Myrtle avenue, in which Clune was employed as clerk, and on the 12th of September, Jai, he lost his pocketbook, containing the sum of $263, under circumstances which led him to believe that ne had left it on the counter at the grocery store, ‘There boing no other person present im the store at the time but an old woman and Ciune, the inti, he caused the arrest of t ir on ion of having taken the money. The accu was confined at the station house for ono , and was subsequently honorably discharged a - ‘justice of the wear, there being no evidence against him. Believing that this course was prompted by malice on the part of the defendant he claims damages. The defence denies any malice hatever. wine a Jury found @ verdict for $600 tn favor of the Plain! COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. Krxos County Cincuir Court.—Nos. 10, 28, , 52, 64, 67, 69, G0, 61, GV, 65, 67, 08, 6534, 70, 71, Crry Court.—Nos, 65, 69, 62, 63, 64, 66, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78. BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE. CoRONER’s INQUESTS.—Inquests were held by Cor- oner Flavin yesterday upon the bodies of Francis Fullen and Terrence Devlin. The former died from injuries received by falling down 8 stairway and the ee by falling from pile of lumber, The verdict in each case was death from accidental inj CARROLL Parx.—This beautiful and ornamental Ittle place of resort for the residents ot South Brook- lyn has been greatly improved and beautified during the past summer. The latest innovation there ts the ion of swings and see-saw boards at the eastern end of the pak, which afford the utmost amusement © Le juveniles, who flock there by tae hundred each ne day. CouNTY Boanp oF CaNnvassEns.—The Board of Supervisors convened yesterday aftérnoon, Super. visor Ryder presiding, and orgatiized as a Board of Canvassors. The four first wards were canv: @nd the Second districts ot the First and Secou wards were sent back for correction, there being some clerical errors in their returns, CHARGED wiTH HicnwAY Rossery.—A young man, who gave his name as Thomas Johnson, was arrested yesterday on a charge of highway robbery, the complainant being Thomas Haley, who resides at No, 11 Portiand avenue, and accuses the prisoner with having been with @ party of men who assaulted and robbed him of fifty-two doliars a few nights ago. ‘Lhe accused 14 held for examination. ALLEGRD Forgery Casn.—Detective Frost yester- day afternoon arrésted Lenry Indig, twenty-one years of age, upon a charge of forging an order upon for five boxes of sugar, 113 % ae Hew tiated aan J,M& 1. dBscoriaze, of 13 ae ork, and endorsed by M. KR prt oom Mon: tained from Fofd’s tague. ‘ne property was ‘408 prigoner: Win locked yy eval examinations SS ARREST ON SUSPICION oe ‘LARCENY, Dewey, residing at 61 Court street, caused the arrest on T””“4ay evening of # painter named Abram Yerk?, on the charge of having, im company with, 74a and Wiliam Yerks, in July last. stolen from. her @ gold watch and chain, @ card case and otner- Property to the value of $150, The plaintiff causes; the arrest of the above named poe on suspicion; of being concerned in the theft. The case will be heard by Judge Cornwell, NEW JERSEY INTELLIGEXSCE. Jeraey City. STRIKE AMONG LanoRERS.—The workmen em- Ployed in the factory at the corner of Washington ee struck yesterday for their Wages, which, 16 t# alleged, thoy have not recelved SEVERELY INJURED BY A SToNE.—A man named Henry Brown was arrested and held to bail yester- day on a charge of throwing a ston \- lees ot Rompers cousins iyi ot pss oneal acter in th |. Brown 31 id not aim the biow at Collicr. we tat he Hoboken. Five Cows WERB KILLED on Tuesday night at one of the crossings by @ locomotive of th and Essex Railroad. ¥ amon Newark. Cavina IN OF A New BuILping.—Yesterday after- noon, shortly after four o'clock, a building in course of erection on Eighth avenue fell down through a. fracture in the concrete foundation, burying three others were only slightly hare Yared. The Tue NUGENT ALLEGED HoMIcIpr—ANoTHER Svs- PECTED PERSON ARRESTED,—Yesterday afternoon John Woods, or as he is otherwise known, “Woodsey,” a resident of No. 292 Bond street, was arrested in Centre Market, at the instigation of James Nugent, the father of deceased. The prisoner isabout nineteen years of age. It is thought he knows considerable about the mysterious assault on young Nugent. He was lodged in the cells at the station house and will be removed to Hudson couniy this forenoon. TROTTING AT WAVFRLEY Pank.—Despite the disa Breeable state of the weather on Tuesday quite a fine trot took place at the Waverley Park, between two well matched horses, owned by gentlemen in this city. The trot was for $1,000, best thre In five, in harness, and was won in threo straight heats bya fine bay horse named Eddy. The other trotter is named Benes and is quite well known to the fre quenters 01 this fine trotting ground. Eddy’s time was 2:45, 2:40, 2:41. STATEN ISLAND INTELLIGENCE. Port RICHMOND-—The fire engine company's house at Port Richmond is to be repaired at s cost of $1,009, ACCIDENT AT TOMPKINSVILLE.—Anson Power, of this city, was on Saturday last thrown from a fright- sent spirited horse, and it is feared is fatally ja) . ROBBERY AT VANDERBILT.—While Herman Leely was at supper on Monday evening a thief entered his store and carried off about fourteen dollars’ worth of slippers. THE BOARD OF AUDITORS.—This Board were in session yesterday in Tompkinsville, to hear and pro- vide for all claims against Bichmond county. They sorney to reconvene on Friday next at New I's mn. SERIOUS ACCIDENT at EDGEWATER.—On Tuesday afternoon while two men, William Stal! qnd Andrius Rugel, with a boy named James McCarroll, were at work tinning the roofof a house on Harrison street, in the village of Edgewater, S. I., the scaf- fotd suddenly gave way and the workmen were pre- cipitated to the sidewalk. Stall and the boy. escaped without in, ie SS Rugel sustained a fracture of one of his thig! The latter was taken to his home, in Bay atrect, WESTCHESTER INTELLIGENCE, THe New Eriscopa CaURCH AT RYE will be opened for public worsnip on (26th inst.) Thanksgiv- ingday. On Tuesday, 2th, there will be an organ exhibit‘on in the chute. 334 sa FAIRMONT AVENUE.—The extension of Fairmont avenue from the village of Fairmont to Tremont has been opened for public travel, and proves of great convenience during the excavations in progress on Locust avenue. TowN Hatl.—Workmea are pushing forward the erection of the foundation walls of the new town hall in the village of New Rochelle with great vigor, in order to complete them before severe frosts set in. a h progress will be attempted during the PRESENTATION.—The members of the old Board of Supervisors on Monday afternoon presented to Abraham Hatfleld, their chairman, a massive and finely carved gavel of ivory with a gold band; upon it 1s inser the names of the donors and of Mr. Hatfield. It cost some sixty dollars, HARLEM BripGE.—The south side of the West- chester approach to the new tron bridge over the Harlem river presents @ singular lack of uniformity. It is Intended to construct am iron railing on a mas sive coping along the outer edge of the sidewai while all the other sidewalk anproaches are bound: by massive stone walis and coping four feet hizh. Roppery.—The store of Mr. William E. Schotts, at Rye Neck, was entered by burglars on Monday night Hie ok gro of goods to the value of upwards ef 10 CONNECTICUT PNTELLICENCE. A Gano oF Horse THIEVES have been making some good big hauls in Norwalk end vieinity of late. Mr. George Randall, of Winnepang, had a fine horse, wagon and set of harness, valued at $1,000, stolen a few days ago. On Sunday night last they stole a valuable horse delot to Dr. Gregory, of Nor- walk, & setof harness and some blankets from Joho Jarvis. and then drove down to tho premises of Mr. Hearns and hel, themselves to a wagon, in which they departed for parts unknown. RalLroap Derot.—The New York and New Haven Railroad Company are going to establish a new sta- tion and erect a handsome depot at Mianusa (east end of Cos Coh bridge). The trains, however, will con. tinue to stop at_Cos Cob, west end of the bridge, ag asat present. The new station will prove of great convenience to those living near by. IDERTIFICATION OF ROBBERS IN CONNECTICUT. Another Chapter in the History of the Exploits of the Silk Robbers. {From the Hartford Courant, Nov. 11.) s ‘The store in which the Post OMice is kept in Berlina was broken into and robbed about seven weeks ago, the operations of the burglars being similar to the movements in the big haul at Plainville a short time before. It was stated in this column a few days aco that there was a strong probability that the burgiars were the same parties who were now in jail la this city for ae Brown, Thompson & Co.'s; now there is no doubt of it,as Mr. Samuel M. Re a constable of Berlin, has visited the jail and identified tho fellows, About the time the robbery was com- mitted two men made thelr appearance at the old Whaples’ tavern in Berlin, now kept (a2 =, and remained there two or three days. e elder 0 the two (Wilson, as he calls himself) represented that his name was Fisher, and that he was a retired law- er living in Brooklyn, N. Y. They hired # team of ‘perry, the constable, who keeps a livery, and drove’ about some time, and were gone so long that another team was sent after them, but they got back after a time and nothing was said about it. But more than one erson was suspicious of them; the son of the jandiord became satisfied that they had tools in the trunk which they brought with them. They went to @ blacksmith shop an1 borrowed a hammer and chisel, to fix, as te atrunk lock. When the store was robbed the safe was rolled out of doors into a side street, and there broken open. A larze number of tage stamps and private papers were taken, and In a few days afterwards the Postmaster received @ large envelope containing some of his stamps and papers, on the outside of which was written Boston cracks.” This envelope was left in & Wagon at the depot. Now that it 1a proved that Wilson and his companton figured In this robbery, there is scarcely any doubt ‘they did the business: in Plainville, Destrvetive Free m Lynonsuro, VA—A very Sea A occurred in sor ve. Ba us morning, originating Ne George hav No.' 121 Main street. This building and pS The adjoinine frocety, house of Woodroof & Oo. shared the same ite, and the extended to the First Nattonat Bank building, which was partially destroyed. In this building were the chamber, the office of the Lynchburg and Danville Ratiroad Company, the court room of the Commissioner of Bankruptcy, and & law office. The effects of the bank were secured, ‘The building was insured for $15,000 in the London, Liverpool and Globe Company. The Mesars, Wood- roof were insured on their stock for $10,000 in the London, Liverpool and Globe Company, They esti- mate its value at from $17,000 to £18,000, A cons siderable portion of their goods were saved, but in a damaged condition, The building was insured tor $5,440 in the Mutual Assurance Company of Vir+ nia, Mr. Davis’ house was inaured for $5,000 and’ is stock for $16,000, in Northern and Virginia com anies. His stock was new, large and valuable estimated at §25,000.—Lunwhdurg Virginians