The New York Herald Newspaper, January 31, 1869, Page 8

ap SOCIETY. move. Allading to Butler, he was the ‘rhc Annual Radical Convention tm Boston | thay should nah ae, bees opans ounee? ; i ate 338 Menard, of Louisiana, and Others, to them from theif constituents that Boston, Jan. 29, 1869, Ublea thay hao and wo, they would be walked * Me old Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society still ail cn very inert tors | geet aah ea Bae ‘an opportunity for the past, present and coming | vention 1p cvemnk She Saki that the Drescase ehainpions of freedom to spread thelr views before of Mr. Sim: 4 in this body was ‘ dence loyalty elther in Louisiana the country. The Convention of 1809 was held in | or qj "was here to eacape the vengeance. the Horticultural Hall here to-day .and there were | of a Sou! and the other was here 3 ; if Be i id 3 ‘i present the same old faces who have been regular visitors for the past thirty-five years. When the Con- ‘vention was opened the irrepressible Wendell Phil- d State she dgelared to always have been the Wps wasthe first t0 make himself heard, and ne | Most ee ie ae preheat ‘a Droke the ice by throwing upon the surface the fol- | his administration in New Orleans, but yin Jowing series of resolutions:— f ing Banks she thought re sniaeds Tua progomnay, sree! ax we, ayer ite | sn erideied. Sheridan for falling vo give poner m ive in political pronert tom of od protection to loyal eitizens ind ow Orleans suring Heihra ata itaiecta tnt ne Peet re, i hk re ence ostract py pom om vin tbe" Goubitut | Uhew. Johnson during: the outrages: tn the Sot Mf not the politieal righta ‘of the race, the | prota. mM ats at the ti active of the unexorcised slavery, anil we | Protection, she urged, scan ie Gn tt ‘Summon al! abolitionists and true friends of free- | Must have, and to this.end the of the Anti- dom to renewed and continued effort until com triumph ery should be directed, and the incoming mball have been until all disabilities and ali in- { President must be to tread up to the mark, Widious distinctions on’ account of color shall have must give more strength to its laws Mcsolvsd, That in the interests of irapartia! freedom, for aig ay today ke = Yor the Findication Of justion ‘and UPS soy ts tion, He said that man wanted the bal- Sete a a daemane 4 ie Fortieth Prameee S ta od Ke eee Bot be ne until he had it. elevent y impeachmeat br a le Want because it Was and becanse miion of andrew Johnson from the otice of President of the | with it he could protect himself. y also wanted rete g ‘That Congress to immediately pass an | Protection, as Mrs. Daniels had and they looked tmpartial Political Rights bill, which slall secure ia every | for much from thetr friends in the North. Referring United States, irrespective of race or complexion atiferences, the right to vote and eligibility to re te Resolved, That justice to the negro and due to the and prosperity of the nation; aa well as talelity to hs jedges, demand an amendment to the constitution probibit- any distinction in the States or the nation in clvil and po- rights. and privileges on account of race, color or pre- to the matter of his expulsion from the Georgia Legis- had been promised by some of the most prominent members of Congress that he would be restored, and he fiad no doubt he would be. He also believed that with the next aaministra- tion the loyal citizens of the South would be better protected in itfe and property. Aaron M. Powell, editor of the Anti-Slavery Stand- irged that society instruct ‘Trumbull ana an Resolved, That we beseech the nat m to put an end to the has dogged the steps o' the republic ever since 4 he rt ( sth other recreant Senators to resurrect the equal rights by pa Gonguae, Shien ahah ie eeeaie tor ‘ue | Dill prepared by Senator Sumner. ‘that measure, he adoption of such an amendment, believed, was just, and would secure a short cut to Resolved, That we urge the Legislature of this common- ‘wealth, now in session, promptly to instruct our Senators and request our Representatives in Congress to give all thelr in- fluence and aid towards securing such an amendment of the national constitution. Resolved, That we call on the incoming administrati ngorons and fmpartial execution of the jaws es will property of all men, black and white, reign, Southern and Northegn, safe in all parts of the lately, rebellious States. Resolved, That in couformity with the radical tdea of American civiilzation, as.a preventive of future dangers and ‘asa measure indispensable to the perpetuity of our republic, we callou legislatures everywhere and on the comtaunity generals, and especially on. the churches to spare no elfort for the total deatznction of the spirit of caste, wherever and im whatever it shows itaeif. Resolved, That we greatly deplore the inexcusable and an- christian indiiference of the large body of popular churches and clergy to the proscription af the colored people, and the continued denial of thetr rights in this critical hour of ine6m- Ye reconstruction ; aud we exhort the clergy fand members of churches of all denominations to remember not alone the ‘old time sins of the Jews, but also “to ery aloud and spare not” against the threatening sins, both of omission and com- mission, involving human rights, of compromising American equal suitrage, and no time should be lost in passing it through Congress. Another duty of the society ‘Was to deprecate Congress for fi to impeaca President Johnson and pass resolves declaring hin ® cruninal and deserving of im ‘hment, In res} to calls from audience Mr. (Con- gressman) Menard made a few remarks. He suid that the war for freedom should be waged in the halls of Congress, and nowhere else. One reason, he said, of the ei ment at the South was because the republican party had never had @ firm purpose. Sometimes if had encouraged the loyalists there, and again its course had been such as to greatly dis- courage them. With fair chances he thought that the biack race would show as fair an average of men and women as any other race. He did not ‘think that the rebellion was crushed so long as there was such a deplorable condition of things at the South. He did not know what to say about Grant. or what his Cabinet would be made of, or whether he would be trne to the black race. So far he had not seen anything in him to lead bim to pelican. eT i belle that eh iat ine popes of Resolved, That we welcome to Boston and to our meeting | the ¢olored people the Sout je hoped, Hon. S. Willis Menard and the Hon. M. Si ¢ : oy gergt is Mon. Ree victins or proven % ord hye’ however, he would enforce the laws and make the Southern rebels feel that the flag must be respected and that loyal men would be free to speak and act as they please. He thought highly of Ben Butler, and he believed that if he was back in New Orleans every Ku-Klux jou would be disbanded, every black man would be safe, and an anti-slavery convention could be held there the same as in Boston, Until Northern men can be safe in the Souta the business there will never umount to ‘any- thing. Wendell Phillips followed Mr. Menard. He sald that he believed that the spirit of rebellion still ex- isted in the South, and this was much owing to the listlessness of the republican party. The white revels of the South haye all the capital, rafiroads and power in the South, and it will take a long time to gain it fromthem. There was a time when of the results of the war might have been saved, but Andrew Johnson and the republican party let the opportunity go wnuoproved. They had heard much avout the falinre of Congress to impeach Jolmson, because it would prevent Grant's election; but he would ask Why justice was not done and the traitor turned out of oillce after Grant had been elected. Every day that Jonson had been m the White House Terence of the nation ‘Mr. Phillips, after reading the resolves, made a few remarks congratulating the Convention upon the presence of Mr. Sims, referrea to above, and who isa brother of Thomas Sims, who was carried drom Boston a fugitive slave a few years ago. S. W. MeNanp, the Louisiana Congressman, was the next speaker. Havimg pronounced a eulogy upon what had been done by the abolitionists for the colored men, he criticised in language of severity the proceedings of the government toward the rebeis, saying that General Butler seemed to be the only Man who understood bow to deal with treason. Jef Davis, the speaker thought, ought to be at the Dry Tortugas, mstead of being wimed ana dined by European nobility as at present. He thought the great hope of the future for the colored men of the South was the possession of land. The pos- Sessession of the ballot would not alone insure | cince the 4th of November had encouraged murder their personal independence and future progress. | at the South, The speaker also arraigned the re- ‘The speaker coutinued by saying that he hoped that —- Fay wn Fagen gna as Pema the colored men would be freely criticised im their | ihe“ soutnern outrages to go'om when he had public conduct, for thereby they would be instracted § the power and menus to protect them. He did not ‘and improved. He instanced the recent convention even make the attempt, and for this reason, if for no of colored men at Washington, which he thought | ther, he thought there was sumMcient cause to dis- ‘wax in some respects a failure, and of which he re- trust Grant. He further ed the republican party for not having passed a constitutional amend- gretted to see the Washington Chronicle had given a | ment giving suffrage to the black man. One reason ose colored account. He concluded by detatling the ‘4arcumstances of the election in Louisiana, in which for this was the es8 of Mr. Trumbull and half a dozen others, who feared that their districts would Re was elected to Congress, and which he thought the House committee would indorse as a legoi and not stand it and that they would not be re-elected. proper election. He would, he added, hold this Congress responsible Af it failed to mitiate this amendment or Tailed tw Mr. J, M. Sims was next Introdnced, and after a reference to his former visit to Boston he proceeded bring up the bill of Mr. Sumner. Im concluding, be moved the of the resolutions offered in 20 Getail the condition of the Southern colored men, ; ha PEO a a 5 4 described how the lands which had been given i ‘eal Lid é he morning, and upoh their adoption the Conven- plon adjourned. by General Sherman in Georgia, were afterward te hee g Frestamation’ oe vm bale of = amnesty Dangers Discomfits of Car Riding. ma 8 Was @ har of the everest > e 4 to them, and worked = complete fe:nporary We are coustanuy in receipt of jetters showing the demoralization. The intervention of the Bureau | recklessness of human life and total disregard of the rm o'y awk a hope = gn pag ceay comforts of passengers evinced in the management cy . iat cf excitement was over their first tastractive effort was of our city cars and trains running out of the city. fo purchase land. This was still their chief desire, | Among the Jatest batch we have received is one ar- ‘Was almost a a oue. fe — eulo- | raigning the Harlem Railroad Company for not bay- the work and the fidetity of the teachers sent ing the platform at Fordham lighted at night and compelling the passengers to get out in the dark, at the imminent risk of breaking their necks, It is also by the Freedmen’s societies to instruct the bincks. The enthusiasm with which the freedmen ac- stated that there is no gate at the railroad crossing, and that while the passengers from the city are cepted the ballot was also dwelt upon. The orderly character of the election in the State of Georgia was weferred to. No disturpance or violation of State or mike law was reported, though 90,000 biac! votes tea 110,000, white. voies ‘were cast. The | sighting and leaving the depot express trains from er thought that thts first occasion of the use of 2 Me opposite direction come dashing around ballot by the colored men was a triumphant [® Commer, and that not gett run over vindication of what the abolitionsts had | ' the result of good tuck and ‘a! maneuvre. slaimed for them in respect to the quabties | Another complaint is compelling passengers to show their tickets at Twenty-sixth street,which sometimes is diMficnit from being encumbered with pack: and bundies, and thus necessitates waiting till 1 departure of the succeeding train. This writer, in con- clusion, su ts that if an accident like the one oc- curring on New Year's night happens again at the Fordham Crossing the caption should be “Premedt- tated Murder on the Harlem Road.” Another writer wastes a good deal of useleas anathema on ihe sub- Ject of overcrowding the city cars and with starting simplicity asks, “Does or does not the payment of the authorized fare entiile the passenger to a seaty”’ Sul another writer deseants on alleged neglect in not having the piatform at Williamsbruige hybted, -of manhood and good citizenship. The ballot on the constitution was attended with some erowding and elbowing. but no fighting occurred. fhe whites were unarmed, though not in a very ble frame of mind. The speaker said that the % hed a decided majority in the State, but in Meference to the advice of their Northern white ds they voted in many cases for white mem- of the Legisiatare. Thus the whites obtained ® decided majority in both houses. The colored meu felt no apprehension, however, that their 7 would not be respected, because of the fair it manifested by the whites in the Constitutional vention. It proved that they were sadly mus- taken, and the black members were according!y ex- genes, thus nullifying the law of Congress. Among white representatives was a Mr. Tumley, « ded republican, who got only one white vote hia county, and that be cast himeelf. it was a rs dodge of the so-called republicau Speaker the House to vacate the chair in favor of a demo- erat whenever any mischevious rulings reapect- tng the blacks were desired. Twenty-four were thus expelled because they were unm! ably of African descent. Four were allowed to remain a few days full It could be ascertained whether wey had more than th African blood in their veins, which = established they, too, were expelled. ‘this a rei of terror Was attempted in the State, and the Camilla outrage quickly followed. The circumstances of this affeir were detailed by the er, and the murder of Waiker was described. whites shot him several miles from the place where the trouble aud resolved to give his body to the crows. After it had laid on the nd pon days & negro went one mght and buried it, but fore he had semanas Ns hese Me eee agh not killed. During 1868 300 colored men killed in Georgia by the whites and no arrests been made, and more crimes of all kinds and punishinent prevailed since the expulsion of the 1 men from the Legisiature and ts reconstruc: on the te le of a white man's government. of the biack leaders had fled to AUauta, where now remain for safety. ‘les W. Slack, editor of the Commonneatth, a oe organ, said that they were now on the eve of izing the hopes and desires of many years;.for Heid for Trial. A correspondent, after commending the recent article on this sulject in the Hnuanp, for which the Park Bank robber’s mysterious release from the Tombs after being “held for trial’ on a previous charge of robbery furnished the basis, recites in- stances of similar character. Im one of these cases he was the complainant, and therefore positively knowing to the facts, He had his pocket picked on acar, A known {apenron- thief was caught with the property in his sion, taken before a lice Magistrate and “ held for trial.” The thief was never brought to trial, aud all ould learn that he had been released. He states that on last Sunday night the store of Messrs. Sheehan & Halsted, No, 20 Cuff street, was robbed of several thousand dollars’ worth of goods and three men caught with the stolen property iu thelr possession, He closes bis lever with the pertinent mterrogator “Wil these men be held for tat 2 nr Omaenys The Fire Department. From Carmansvilie there comes a complaining Jetter asserting gross lnsuMelency of the Fire be- partinent in that locality, He say that on the 25th inst, a fire occurred at the corner of 1524 street and Ninth avenue and that the building was entirely cousuined before the fire engine com- Mongress would soon give them the constitutional ny and hook and jadder company, oniy amendment securing suffrage for the Uiack 1AM, | three biock# distant from the weene of the end, he h J, also enfranchise the women of the | fire, arrived on the ground. This is stated aa the g@ountry, He did not believe, aasome did, that there | third recent tnstance of thim kind. It is suggested (was any considerable body of inen in Congress indiy- ferent to the canse of universal and equal rights. in he did not helleve that, with a republican ma- , Congrese would dare to adjourn without Emma thet for which & bloody war bad been jecessiully fought. He beileved that Grans was to wor of negro suffrage, aud that he would turn hie Zionward, and be wafted on by ali tie frieuds of that the Fire Commissioners should reconstruct the Carmansville Fire Department. NitrosGlycerine and Gneoline. A recent communication in the HekaLD asserting gasoline to be ® more dangerous explosive com. modity than nitro-glycerine i4 emphaticaiiy denied, ‘The writer of the denial gives proof of meaning what he eays—that ta, if be will come to the proof, by ofer- ing to take the bung from @ barrel of gasotine, apply a matoh with his own hands to the bunghole, and remain within ten feet gf the barre! until the whole 1s conanmed. Slaughter Houses in Forty-fifth Street. The attention of the Board of Health is called to jom. Wendell Paillips then offered the following rerola- tion, whieb wes adopted amid much applaise: - Rewoived, That aan result of the rerolation now in pro. \ we ball great entinfaction the pronpecs of GS tatty aod ooure OF slavery un tbat island, Ww. de ey New York, lately from England, said that the independence of Guna would be at tended with the entire abolition of slay thought the friends of freedom in that a have aympathy pt roan eae Minx sence Sntlement riaughter houses in Forty-fifth street, between sec- Society. The art. denounced politicians, and | ond and Third avenues, ‘The hope is expressed that erent the that in the Hf ehvit there is not 8 ring” in the Bosra ot Health or on im resentatives and where through Whose magical manipulations thes aay with, and adfaira Would bo adumimisiered by the | Nutcances, are allowed to remain, “thelr offence emnsel Ves, rank 7 Im Francis W. Harper, the colored oratress, | “ellmd Fank to heaven ‘who was the next speaker, claimed that the colored ace was far from receiv! i justice; for in almost feature of our social Hie there 1s more Of less on account of — She claimed that in Hand Hydraalic Machines, A writer imbued with some of the tenor feelings of Mr. Bergh for the brute creation, suggests the sub- the South the colored Lia stitution of small hydraulic machines in place of qual privileges, he will develop his ead anid horses o m our city railroads. He says they can he tgo0n take his place among the enlightened people of | ores hand end used for tue oo jist as dhe world. well a8 they ere now used in raising ings. Wendel Eaalips, hetng londly called for, responded wrieny. eof Grant as agreat mystery, and God rhat in making up tis Cabinet he would ward. Jie thought that ad- ‘The Paris Figaro mentions that Sencespeopie of that city have Inaugurated a new system of 9 Se’ after the 4th of March, would n vertising.. In lieu of a cart or van covered wi Boece sep ac ccnturn seat" | Peete on ora Be eee Ie in on fe present administration, ie 0 thon tit, Lancoin drifted with the people and | hind which fs aifxed a neat board on which is change of sentument, and when he became item is more that apytiting was demanded je would painted the natare of the trade. The aya! suuiple aad ecynomical, THE LABOR MOVEMENT. “THE PRINTERS STRIKE, ‘The journeymen job printers now on a strike were, again in consultation yesterday at noon. They seeui to have the impression that the more secret they ‘Keep their deltberations the sooner and the better they will succecd. This probably is the only reason they have for excluding the representatives of the press, But if they believe that they are successful in preventing the press from obtaining whatever of information is of general interest they will be con- vinced of their mistake Ai! urging energetically the necessity of hold i of rapacious cormoi unwilling to give ae L Ginnodying thelt views in’s a0 and a committee was appointed see the Super- visors of the county and to sropese an investigation in affairs of the ung Co! are true—would practically amount to wolf for devouring the lamb, before a whole con- clave of wolves. The meeting adionrned at three o'clock P. M. and most of the members repaired to No. 3 Chambers street, to the rooms of the Printers’ Library, where new members were received, the weekly allowances to those on strike paid, but no further business transacted. The Printers’? Cases—“Strike, But Hear Me.” To THE EpiT0x oF THE HERALD:— It ls not assumed that the public at large are sum™- ciently interested in the confiict and controversy pre- vailing between the employing printers in this city and the workmen to make it worth while, on that ground, to endeavor to set forth a reason for the ap- parent discrepancy in the public press emanating from the two parties; but, as such statements are ap- pearing from day to day, 1 propose to show how they may have originated and what measure of trath they contam. It Is claimed by the workmen that certain oMices— the proprietors of which are named—are paying the seale demanded of them, and such state- ment may be substantinted in this way, that in many oftices where miscellaneous work ts done the employers long since advanced the rate of wages to the better class of workmen to the amount now demanded for mere typos and bungiers, and as this better class posseases that in- telligence which enables them to command a higher rate for their services they are able thereby also to comprehend the reason why employers cannot ac- cede to the demand made upon them in the scale attempted to be enforced. On this point—that such men are retained—and this solely, is believed, is the statement put forth that many employers are accepting Bie new séale of wages. It is a fact capabte of the most perfect demonstra- tion that the rate of wages in other cities is so much lower than has been demanded and paid here that the class of work that was relied on as affording the only chance for reasonable profit in book compogition, viz., reprint, has to a extent been sent else- where, devolving uy] city the execution 1 Sar manuscript works requiring the most carefal and expensive elabora- tion, whule at the same time the loss of somuch re- rint work involved them in the most severe com) ition With each other, as well as with other cities. Yet, in View of this fact and of a recession from their own F peor of from twenty to thirty per cent, no demand was made upon the workmen for an abatement from their scale. it will be observed, therefore, that although there are Juany oitices in this city that are not greatly af- fected by this movement, On account of the sacri- fices already made by them, having chosen to retain their good workmen at rates new demanded for the incompetent, yet there 13 @ specious and partial character to the statements made concerning the offices accepting some of the terms of the workmen that are calculated to misiead those who are inter- ested in the subject, but have not given it fair con- sideration. No member of the profession who was present on Friday at the meeting of employers could question the unanimity of their sentiment and action concern- ing the stfike. It Is believed that no important printing house in the city, apart from those engaged 2 executing their own work, was unrepresented either in person or by assurances of co-operation to those who were present, and it was unanimously re- sore not to accede to demands go arbitrarily put forth. Individually, there are many employers who are not opposed to any advance that can be based on reason aud consistency, and I have endeavored to ‘workmen engaged in the preseut siaikey workmen ¢! in the present The interests of employers and their workmen are to this a identical that if the wages paid here are such the work cannot be retained on account of its affording no profit the workmen cannot en- force the demand for increased wages; and tt cer- tainly requires no argument to show ‘that if the promises set forth are correct the conclusion is in- evitable that the strike cannot be Ne ox THE JOURNEYMNEN BAKERS, The regular quarterly meeting cf the Journeymen Bakers’ Protective Benevolent Association was held last night at Putnam Hall, corner of Third avenue and Twelfth street, a large assemblage being pres- ent. Mr. Thomas Beatty, the President, having call- ed the meeting to order, Mr. Surratt announced the presence of a delaga- ton froma the German journeymen bakers No. 3, who reqnested permission to be allowed tn the room in order to gain information, with a view of anity of action with their English speaking colaborers, The delegation was allowed to remain, The Treasurer, Mr. Eugene Kerrigan, reported that there were $471 48 in bank. Mr. Ennis, ex-President of the Trades’ Union, en- tered the room and was invited to address the meet- ing. He sata he would give all the in- formation he conld to the German bakers first, who he was happy to understand were going to send & delegation to the Working- men’s Union. The initiation fee in the Working- men’s Union was five dollars and the monthly dues two dollars, and they would be entitled to a delega- tion of three members. Mr. Ennis then went on to draw a vivid picture of the grievances under which the ‘journeymen bakers labored. comparing them to those endured by the shackied slave in the Southern States and said that now was the time, or never, for them to stand up and vindicate their _ and if they did so they would dare maintain them. It was a scan- daland a shame im this enligtcened had to work 120 hours a week for the small pittance of from five dollars to uine doliars. He showed them what good the association. to which he belonged had e1 not by money mainly, but by concert of action, in vanquishing the tyranny of capital and unscrupulous bosses, and assured the journeymen bakers of the moral support and «ym of the Trades’ Union, He was not an advocate for men organizing and com- bining against the Interest of their employers. Bat jet w have sufficient to keep themeelves and families in & decent way, as workingmen, as me- chanics and as citizens ought, Let them have sum- clent to have some of the pleasures of life as well as thetr employers, Let them be able to go to the Park enjoy the beauties of nature occasionally. He believed that there was scarcely a B eo oe og baker in the city who had ever had the chance to visit the Park or any place where he conid * mouthful of fresh air. The crisis was upon them now, and if did not mow rise they would be down for ever. ) veral gentlemen pitched into the editor of a ian paper for publishing what they called lies and calumoles tp to the jourmeymen bakers and a thousand of t being in a starving condl- tion, They declared that they never were in a better condition, with some few exceptions, than they are now. ‘The Secretary bere read the following resolutions:— That the initiation fee be raised to five dollars, and that each sick member be paid four dollars a week. A long and boisterous debate followed, in which considerable personalities were indulged {n, when tt was finally resolved to let the initiation fee stand a+ it Was—al one dollar—until the Ist of Aprti, about Which tine a strike is contemplated. The meeting then adjournea. CARELESSNESS ON RAILROADS, Punishment of a Railrond Ometal for Neglect of Duty. Witkespanne, rT Ly Pa., On the morning of the 84 November last # train of empty Coa! cars was ascending a grade of forty-five feet to the mile on the Lehigh and Susquehanna Ratiroad out of the Lehigh valley. A freight train ‘was following on the same track, some five miles be- hind. ‘The coal trata stopped on the track to raise more steam and Rovert Hamilton, the brakeman on the rear car, jumped of and started for tne engine to warm bimseif, instead of remaining at his post, ae it was his duty to do. six- teen of the reat cars broke loose from the train, and, no one applytng any brakes, they ran down the mountain Into the approaching train and Killed three men. Robert Hamuiton, the brakeman, ‘Was tried to-day in our Court of Quarter Seasions, N. presid found guilt of imal nego ind newt State Penitentiary for thirteen months. to the ‘The following are the provisi f th ate of Peageyivagia vpou Which ius sovve' eeaiguse lp | predicated. 16 would be well that other States adopt ; Minuar enactments:— at to oan Pa at ii? tf £2 ti i a i gs* EB i ! set Ha aH HEL ts E i 4 e 8 i i eer eeee rs if ii : 3 z g de E fi it i A 5 if: i> i ‘i E FA i & i se i Eg) SEE re ; ok i iF cases fe Rod wided further, aviation ot the eraploye shal relieve the company. ability for any Apjuries or death. Fa RSS 2 zee 2 SPORTING. ‘The Prize Ring. The approaching event, between Tom Allen and Charles Gallagher is the absorbing topic of interest, though there appears to be only one opinion as to the result, the betting two to one on Allen, which odds nevertheless find numerous takers. Both men have already commenced training in earnest, and,a most determined encounter is anticipated. It is expected that O’Baldwin will be severely dealt with in Boston when he comes up for sentence. Wormald, in bolting, when he got the chance, and leaving his sureties to settle with the authorities, only realized the anticipations of many who suspect- ed him all along to be what he has shown himself, @ humbug. The Grand Jury of Essex county, Mass., were engaged on Tuesday in taking testimony relative to the one round fight at Lynnfield. ‘The fight between Donovan, of Chicago, and Boyne, of Peru, Ind., for $600, at catch weight, which came off at Tipton, Ind., on the 25th, ia said to have been a desperate affair. Both men were severely punished. Donovan won by a foul on the part of Boyne, though the friends of the latter were confident of success, Since George Rooke has accepted the challenge of Patsey Reardon, nothing has been heard of the affair, The former has Capen awaited a reply, but none came, and as he intends to start for Cail- fornia, the Sporting fraternity pul giving a sparring exhibition in his behalf on the 4th proximo, is anticipated. Rooke and An interesting affair Re will ‘wind up.’ A compliment timonial will be tendered to Billy Edwards, light weight champion, and D. Har- bead at ae York Swimming Academy, on Tues- evening. e following are among some of the principal contests announced :—February 13—Pat Hollaran and Bl Keyes, for $200; 13—James Dugan and Bill Horan, for $500; 16—John Hunter and Patrick Bas- sett, in Feaneyysni for $200 aside; 23—Tom Allen and Charley , for $1,000 and the champton- ship of America; 25—Daniel Dolan and Michacl Welsh, in Massachusetts, for $500, Shooting. ’ Pigeon shooting has been largely engaged in throughout the country during the past week, though very few important trials of skill took place. Owing to an insufficient observance of the rules atf- ficulties not unfrequently arise which considerably mar the pleasure of the sport. It would be well,. therefore, that the two judges chosen for any match should be thoroughly acquainted with the regula- tions, A considerable sum of money changed hands at the contest at Providence between Tayior and Tinker for $600 at seventy-five birds each, twenty- one yards rise and eighty yards bounds. It was thought that Taylor did not realize the antictpations of his friends, though he was the favorite in the bet- Ung. After a well contested match, during which some excellent shots were made, Tinker won, hav- ing killed six birds more than his opponent. Tinker’s eh Hapa birds killed; Taylor’s score, tity- ve . Annteresting match between Rheims and Daley came off at Bridgeport last week, the conditions being forty birds, eighteen yards rise and sixty yards boundary, The com! ion was very keen and ter- minated in favor of Rheims, who killed twenty- seven and missed thirteen, while his opponent kilica but twenty-four and missed sixteen. iKheims was juently defeated by Moreton at ten single birds each, the latter killing nine to Rheims’ stx. The matter did not end there, however, for Rheims tm- mediately challenged the victor for $250. A match was nonadingty al to take place in Troy two rds, single rises, The lolph and J. W. Sin- clair at Harlem was won by the latter by two birds, The contestants shot at seventeen birds, twenty-one yards boundary, for $100 @ side. ‘The following matches are announced :—Februar’ 2—James Mowlan and Samuel Wykofl, at Hartford, Conn., for $200; 1ith—J. Caldwell and Henry Mur- Tay, at Salem, for $500; 16th—Samue! Fowler and John Webster, at Brockville, C, W., for $200, ‘The result of the great match between Dion and Foster, at Montreal, on Thursday, will render the de- ciding contest between those skillful billiardists one of, if not the most, exciting ever played in thts coun- try. Foster was victorious on the first occasion, while Dion bas carried the honors of the second game, and who will be the final victor remains to be seen. A report of the recent match has already appeared, and nothing remains to be added put that Foster, though defeated, did wonders. Dion was the favorite from the start, and doubtless the surrounding cir- cumstances of the occasloa contributed nota little to his success. A match jucing almost wild excitement was Nayed at veland on Friday week last, between ‘rawley and Rhines, for $500, 6 match consisted of 1, points. Frawley won when apparently ail odds were against him. Rbine’s last run was 157, having only four to go. Frawley’s ball waa in the pocket and ail the balls tn the string. He had 117 to make and by a splendid bank with the mace com- menced the run and eventually succeeded In win- ne the most enthusiastic demonstrations of lelight. The follow afe announced:—February 23, in Chicago, match for $1,000 a side, between John Frawley and Thomas Foley; four-vall carom game, shot allowed, 1,500 te#up. April —, in New ‘ork, tournament for the championship of the im- roved Aiperican game. Entres—Rudolphe, Dion, ‘oster, Deery and Goldthwait. Aaqanatic. A boat race has been arranged between Osgood and Weimes, of Brooklyn, for $200, the contestants to row a five mile race on the Harlem river on the lst of April. ‘The various clave belonging to the Hudson Ama- teur Rowing Association are making preparations for forthcoming contests, It 1s considered that the commg boating seagon will be the best ever held under vhe auspices of the association, as ite rules and regulations will be sirietly adhered to, It 15 to be that the contests between the diferent clubs op the river will be more frequent than last A scullers’ race, which created some Interest ainong the rowing fraserauty—<rmece particularly the “below "* division—took place on ae 1th Inst., between Frank Kilsby, of Old Barge House, and David Coombs, of Horst; in, England, the course being from Putney to Mortlake, the stakes fifty pounds a side h_ men are wel jown on the river. The contest at the commencement was ¢x- ceedingly close, but towards the close Kilsvy in- his speed and won by “ix lengths. On Saturday, the 9th inst, G. Carr, of Dent's Hole, and W. Hornby, of Gateshead, once more testes conclu. sions in an open boat match, for forty pounds, over a two mile course on the Tyne, from the High Level bridge to the Meadowa Houre. About two years ago the same men contended ander sitilar sircam- stances, and on that occasion Hornsby suffered a somewhat easy defeat. Norusby now wou in turn by nearly thirty yards. A pan-oared race for fifty dollars aside and the championship between Taylor and Renuforth (cham. pion) of England, and Scot and Thompsoa, is aunouoced, Pedestrianiem. The weather during the past week bat bean some. what antaganistic to pedestrianiam, aul conse. quently very few exhibitions were given. Among the most recent and important waa that between Davis aad Sewell (two hundred yards), for $200 a side, at St. Louis, A splendid start was effected, and after ap excellent contest Davie was declared the winner by & yard and # half. A foot race bas been arranged for between John Willis and Henry Sairs. ‘The, men signed articles of it run & four-mtle race on the dh of » Thematch was made on ht, pp aad — ea each other, for twenty. ‘Ave ontee the pookob man's yp m etatice, aif 0 recy. ee, Bird . i poet Gistinedished himaelf at a mile, out ihe iatter wil have the advant. over his opponent of rant at the id on which he has practiced from l. match is expected to be a very exciting one and in causing @ large amount of in- ‘toNowing matches are anvounced:-Jan var, 2, John and tke Rooney, at Mien, N. Y,, "re 260; 10th, James Kowan and George Ruel, at jake Simcoe, ©. W., for $200; 47th, John Wilcox end T. Weaver, at Rune, N. ¥,, for piva ’ YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 1869—TRIPLE SHEET. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Sarunpay, Jap, 36—6 P, M. ‘The bank statement for the week jnat closed 1s without any striking feature. The changes in the different items are unimportant, except in specic, which has decreased over a million of dollars, in consequence of large shipments and the large ex- ceas of customs receipts over disbursements of gov- ernment coin, The totais, a8 compared with the previous week, are as follows:— Joroesia $205.00 err ‘27, 784,923 34,281,158 198, 985, 462 84,747,500 eens $216,490 . 1,079,274 34,790 315,701 725,450 ‘The increase of legal tenders nearly brings up the Joss of reserve occasioned by the decrease in specie. Money was in ample supply at seven per cent, with the usual exceptions at six. An appearance of activity was given early in the afternoon. by the shifting of loans, caused by the fuctuations in the stock market; but it disappeared with the close of banking hours, Some loans were made at seven per cent for quarterly ban! periods extending beyond the next ik statement. Gold was dull and transactions quite limited. The price fluctuated between 136 and 13644. ‘The latter was the opening price, and an effort was made to sustain it on the strength of expected large ship- ments of gold consequent upon a diminished supply of cotton bills next week. ‘The steamers took out no specie to-day, and the attempt failed. The carry- ing rate for seven per cent. The range in price was as follow: 10A.M. TA, M 11:37 A. 12 M. ‘The closing 136%. gold varied from five and a half to 1864 13654 136 1364 quotation at five o'clock was 156); The, transactions to-day at the Gold Exchange Bank were as foilows:— Gross clearings. Gold balances. Currency bal: 7,475,000 janet quotations:—Sterling, prime bankers’, sixty days, 1095; a 10934; do., sight, 11034 a 11034; Paris, long, 5.16% a 5.15 3 do., shor? 5.13% a 5.12%; Antwerp, 5.1734 @ 5.1634; Swiss, 5,173, @ 5.1614; Hamburg, 367¢ @ 364%; Amsterdam, 41 a 41%; Frankfort, 41 a 4134; Bremen, 79 a 7944; Berlin, 71% a 72 Government bonds were weak in consequence of the decline in gold and through sympathy with a de- cline in the issnes of 67, which yielded to the bearish influence of the shorts, There is a general dulnesas tn the {market for United States securities. The re- investment demand has been largely satisfied, speculative interest ig almost en- Prices and the trely diverted to the stock market. with the, following quotations:--United States sixes, 1881, registered, 111% a1114; @o., coupon, 1124 a 11234; five-twen- 109% a@ 10934; do,, coupon, 1862, 11334 @11344; dO., 1964, 10924 @ 1004;; do., 1865, 110.54 & 110%; do., new, 1865, 10844 a 108%; do., 1867, 108 ts 2 10854; do., 1868, 108% @ 10934; ten-forties, regis- were firm tues, registered, tered, 10624 rency bonds, The stock market was considerably excited over wide fluctnations produced by large realizatiot On the one hand it was conceded that those “long” of stocks were anxious for a “turn,” and hence the genera! rush at the boards to get rid of them. On the other it was stated that the market was com- pelled to yield in consequence of the depressing effect of the final passage of the railway fare redaction bill in the Illinois Legislature. Both causes were suficient to affect the market for a decline, and there was a general yielding of from one-half to three per cent The defeat of the Erie clique tn getting possession of the Columbus and Chicago road was doubtless one source of uneasiness; for the whole market has been sustained by the vast contemplated in the railway list, schemes achievement however, York Centrat. The ast mentioned stock went down to 1% today, and was fol- lowed by Hudson and Harlem. A_ better feeling prevailed in the afternoon subseqnent to the receipt of a telegram intimating that the Governor of Minois would veto and defeat the bill which pro- duced the depression in Northwestern railway stocks and, by syinpathy, in the rest of the list, The exceptions to the general market were the express stocks, which were very buoyant, Adame tonching All these stocks have been or will be regis- 654. tered. ‘The lease of the Columbus, Chicago and Indiana at the close, 106; do., coupon, 108%, a 105%; cur 10135 a 101%. or in by this party. Central Railway, made to the Pan Handle Company aod the Pentsyivania Ratiroad Company jointly, 1 lesrees are first class condition and which may be perpetual, farnish = all required = wi und to keep the road in provides that the the equipment ithout charge to the lessees; all through tragic is to be pro-rated over the roads of the three companies, all taxes are to be first paid out of the gross earnings, and the balance of the groas earnings is ta be divided, 30 per cent tothe Jessors ana 70 per cent to the lessees, and the iossees: Guarantee that the minimum sum produced by the 30 per cent each aud every year shall be pot lexs than the interest on the entire bonded debt of the Colnmbus, Chicago and tdiana Central Company. Tf in any one Year tt shoule be insumMcient for that Purpose the iessees are to make up the deficiency ‘without charge to the Jessora, thus inaking @ posi- live guarantee for the Inierest upon tire bonded Provide for bua, Chicago ite en- debt, The lessees are alo to the sinking fund of the Colum- 0 and Indiana: Central Company for the redemption of its bonds out of thetr own funds. All existing contracts of the Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central Company are assumed and goarantecd by the Jessees, and the lease pre- cludes any contract for a division of earnings he- tween the Pi Pan Handle ittiahurg, Port Wayne and Chicago and companies, without the consent of (he Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central Company. Transactions at the first open board included sales of Adams at 1397, Chicago and Hudson River, 1964,5 BL Paul, 75 siesippt, Westera Union, 38%; New York Central, 163 Canton, 61; Erie, 3847; Harlem, 130; Reading, 97; O43 Merchant 17s; Pacific Mali, Alton preferred, 15495; Wabash, 65%; ito and Mis- preferred, 0625} St. Paul Michigan Southern, 943; Pittsburg, %),; Toledo, 105%; Rock Island, 88 3 Northwestern, S49; Northwestura preferred, Oi fe ‘The market at the réguiar honrd was firmer for the gonerai lst and strong for the express stocks, The closing quotations of the last open board ware a8 followa:—Cumberiand, 364; a 49; Wella, Fargo & Co.'s Express, 30 0 31; American, 44 tid; Adame, 645; 2.6614; United States, 659% a 66; Mefchants’ Union, 17>, fo 18; Quicksilver, 24 a 249%; Canton, 6014 9 607); Mariposa, 7 a 9; «lo, preferred, 28% © 26; Pi Mail, 1 & 9814; New York Central, 162) & 162%; ine 119345 Weatern Union Telegraph, 859; a 284340, preferred. 60 @ 64; Hudkon Tiver, 194% 0 1344; Harlem 185 a 136%; Reading, 96), B 9655; Chica go and Alton, 16136 bid; do, preferred, 150 bid; Rank ers and Brokers’, 1084; Wabash, 0% 6414; do. pre- ferred, 79%} Milwaukee and Bt. Pani, 76% a 77; do. preferred, 064; a 05%; Fort Wayne, ia 121; Ohno Michigan Southern, 94; Miinol# Central, 18814 a 195 30 16 § and Mississippl, 38% 8 38%; Michigan Central, Pittsburg, 94% a 049%; Toledo, 105'4 a 105%; Kock Teiand, 150% + Northwestern, %4 a 84%; do, preferred, 9154; Boston Water Power, 15) % 10. ‘There was no late aexmions of eituer of the hoards and the Long Room adjourned at four o'clock. The pressure to sell continued and prices gravitated downward, ‘The bank statewent, showing as it did 1,718,830 ++ 2,401,789 Foreign exchange closed dull after the steamer with a tendency to Jower figures. The following are course of Thelr check at so important a stage of their progress was inter preted as unfavorable 10 their plans The non- registration of Erie—the only corporation which has not complied with the rule of the boards—was also @ cause for weakening confidence in the stability of the present high prices. There were no “shorts,” ‘Those who sold disposed of stock in their possession. ‘The “bears” are too timid as yet to begin an attack. The delay in the Jencka-van- derbilt dectsion is interpreted as unfavorable to the removal of the mjunction. If the injunction be con- tinued it will be disastrous to the interests of those who are so heavily “long” of those stocks which are said to be in for a serip dividend @ ta New BN & + ee Bo cause for uneasiness on account of money, gave more assurance to holders of tock ind there was a partial recovering in aome of the tist as the ena of the day approached, Prices were very fuctuat- ing, however, and different quotations prevailed on the street at the same time, oftentimes with @ wide difference, There was a good deal of timidity among some holders and an unwillingness to keep their stock over Sunday, which fact kept the market con- stantly changing. At ing were the prices as near a8 it was possible to gather them in the wavering con- dition of the street market; 1623, a 1624; Erie, 38% 9 38343 Fort Wayne, 120% & 121; Michigan Sonthern, 93% @ 9376; Rock Island, 13034 bid; Reading, 96%; Northwestern, 835% & 88% ;. do. preferred, 9034 a 90%; Toledo, 106% bid; Pitts. - burg, 923s #98; St. Paul, ex dividend, 6636 a 6744; do, preferred, ex dividend, 824; Ohio and ‘Missis- sippi, 3834 @ 38%; Pacific Mail, 1195 119%; Western Union, 38% a 8844; Adams Express, 6476 bid. five o*clock tne follow- ‘New York Central, Sonthern bonds opened firm and improved nnder @ good demand at the regular board, where the fol- lowing quotations prevailed on the call:—Tennessee- sixes, ex coupon, 67% & 67%; Virginia sixes, ex coupon, 573g a 50; Alabama fives, 65%¢ bid; Alabama eights, 92.093; Loutstana hixes, 70‘bid; Georgia sixes, 88 bids Georgia sevens, 9244 a 93)4; North Carolina sixes, ex coupon, 63 a 64; North Carolina aixes, NeW, 6134 a 6234; Missouri sixes, 7134 97234; Lousiana levee sixes, 683¢ a 60%; levee eights, 85 bid. Louistanas were quoted finally on the street as follows:—Old Honda, 71 8 73%; levee sixes, 604 & 6934; levee eights, 85 a 85). It will have been remarked that there has been & decline of about three per cent in Loulsana securi- tes in consequence of a rumor to the effect that the tax to be levied to provide for the interest on them was declared unconstitutional and would not bo paid. This report turns out to be false, and the let- ters received from New Orieans to-day explain the whole matter, : ‘Yhe tax alluded to has no bearing whatever upon the bonds. The tax im dispute is. a one per cent tax which is now being levied to pay off at one stroke before the 1st of April the entire floating indebted- ness of the State, amounting to $1,950,000, and is op- posed by a few politicians, but 1s being generally paid by all the property holders, and this adverse decision of a local judge is to be carried to the Su- preme Court, as it 1s considered a general benefit to ne citizens there to have this floating debt paid off at once. The receipts for cnstoms and the receipts, pay- ments and balances at the Sub-Treasury in this city for the week have been as followa:— Custom House. Recei Jan, 25...8811,315 401,58: Jan, 26. Jan. 30... 444,000 Su’ Receipts, Balances. $1,207,981 $957,721 $86,850,813 1,020,109 "902,742 80,077, 180 1,187,578 690,101 87,405,658 26,361 673,842 87,716,176 900,671 685, 87,031,307 1,845,926 6,103,506 = 83,673,727 ‘Tne exports of specie from this port during the week have been as follows:— January 23—Steamer Denmark, Liverpool— January 25—Brig Salinas, Para— Janunry eeeoteuies iawnaoilay Havre Oo” january Tena ai ~ January 20 Scania? at enti january 26—Steam Amertean gold. . 154,000 January 26—eteni 7 Fore aed 1,200 ara 26—S oven 5 9,780 Jannary 27—S' American gold 55,000. January 28—Stes American gold. 006 American silver. 6,000" Spanish gold... 2 34,000" January 283—Steamer New York, Bremen— Foreigu stiver.... neeee . 1,900" January 28—Steamer New York, London— Silver bars.... . wecpescsccecs $82,000 January 29—Brig Spring Bird, Maracalpo— American gold,... Sb obveWlide ds eear0 IGNROD Total for the week. Previously reported ‘Total since January 1, 1469 Same time 1868... Same time 1867. Same time 1866, Same time 1365. SALES AT THE NEW YORK STOGK EXCHANGE. Saturday, Jan. 30—10:15 A.M. Sn = Sac, a i i se FEE i Eerdigeteniineeeaay & eens - Se f is 8 2 ie HF i 237 S2S228e.222 20" 1000 . boo 120, 200 Quhrterspust *s, = rs s nag es 9 see z A megerere seas! ie a co ad 6 5. i a zs ww ine asgegisae® Twelve o’Clock P. M. 1091f $7500 CB 6-90, 0, °67, jon tin do. sane Receipts and Disbursements at the Office of the United States Assistaut Treasarer at New York. December 31, 1968, by balanee., teeeees $87,901,160 Recetpts during the moati:— Customs Gold notes ,. Internal reve: ir Cent Ce Post Ofice Departme ‘Transfers, Patent fees Miscollancous, ‘Three Assay (tice... Interest accounts.. ‘Treasury drafts.. Post Omiee drat Ralanee Balanee to De, disbursing To. Axsay Uo. interest aecoun Receipts for custows in January, 1860, Keceipts for customs in January, 1568 Ivcrease in 1860... Statement of Business Aesny Office at Do, in currency... Omer $9,702,415 10,964,000 2,064,046 ceses $83,673,108 507,017 6,287, 860 1,701,191 116,880 ——— 85,073,768 9,702,416 204,559 $2,407,826 the United States New York for the Month Ending Jaonary 30, 186% Deposits of gov Forvetrn Foreign Uniied States vu! otal... Deposits of stiver, iv Foreign com. . Foreign United States bi United States bullion (Montana) United States bullion (Colorado). United States bullion (Lake Superior) United States bullion (Nevada)... 4. Total Total dey Payabl Gold burs com ont bullion: rectors was aut the control of the road, the laws ot ohie the Mm colnage TROVOLRS OF THR wtta—-payabie la bars Mh COMM. esses cons ‘ ‘Transmitted to tate States Mint, Phitadel- phia, for to ie contained in gold) «$100,269 forfeited ita lease of the Cleveland and road, by attempt out of Staa—0 tranefer it to @ ional OhvomtiA Lan a é