The New York Herald Newspaper, February 8, 1869, Page 6

6 ae ESE in FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. SunDay, Feb. 7, 1869. ‘Phe statement of the associated banks for the past week compares as follows with the previous ene:— Jan. 30, $265,171, 109 27,784,928 Feb, 6, Loans $4,251,158 Deposits. 196,985,462 Legal tenders. 64,747,569 58,424,138 ‘The changes in the several items are as follows:— ‘Increase in loans. +++ $1,370,623 Increase in specie 154,481 Ancrease in circulation. Decrease in deposits... Decrease in legal tenders, The only difference of importance ts in legal ten- ders, which show a decrease of $1,323,436. The in- crease in specie, despite the shipment of $1,000,000 during the week, seems to confirm areport prevail- ‘ing in the Gold Room this afternoon that the cliques were “locking up” the precious metal. The money market during the week was amply supplied at six toseven per cent on call. Commer- ¢lal paper was steady, with considerable inquiry on the part of the country banks, A failure in Philadel- phia was without perceptible infuence upon the market, especially as it was soon after announced that a settlement with creditors would be made at seventy-five cents on the dollar. The goverament market was, perhaps, the firmesf and most active during the week, under a heavy de- mand for bonds on foreign account, and in sympa- thy with an advance of tive-twenties in London to 763;. The advance here Is all the more noticeable from the failire of the decline in gold to influence depression. The relations between government se- eurities are very different on both siaes of the At- Jantic. Indeed, they are rather novel, Thus, the very causeWhich renders the market heavy on this side mak@ it buoyant in Europe. Reference is had toa yielding in the premium on gold, which is a virtual reduction of the mterest to home investors, while adroad it increases the value of the princi- pal. Qperators for a decline have been greatly disappcnted in the course which the market has taken, and the natural investment demand has Deen aided by the large demand coming from thos who sold “‘short.’? At the close of the ‘week prifes were ascensive on the strength of the Di] repo'ted irom the Ways and Means Committee in Congres to prevent the increase of the bonded debt of the United States. This measure would put the countr/ on the high road to resumption, and its con- Bideraion shewid take precedence of the score or maore pf illy digested plans which have been pro- posed during the present session. It will have been notiéd that the financial question has dropped into the Jackground. A prominent member of Congress ts o opinion that nothing will be done by the present boy with reference to it, as the attention of every- boy is directed to the incoming administration. Danbtless it is well as it is. The question is a very @inple one. Simple as It is 1t cannot be solved by the present Congress, if the measures introduced are any e@idence of the capacity of that body, Let the present @ssion be confined to the bill to prevent the in- q@ease of the public debt and let the new Congress, fresh from the people, take up the general question. Phe country is apparently entering on a career of great prosperity. lf the administration of General Grant will reform abuses in the revenue and finan- ‘elal departments of the government the example ‘Will be @ telling one in communicating health ana tone to the great commercial enterprises now on foot. Gold was arooping during the week, and declined from 136; to 135, but reacted to 125% at the close, Eight or ten days since one of the prominent cliques were heavy purchasers of gold, and several millions ‘were withdrawn in order to influence a rise in the premium and the sympathetic advance which al- ‘Ways follows, in the stock market. The successful fruition of this plan was defeated by the unexpected large shipments of bonds to Europe, thereby making @ substitute for the usual heavy shipments of specie against which to draw bilis of exchange. The “shorts” also sold the market and then hammered ™ with great persistency. The cliques con- tested the yielding of the market, and resorted toa great deal of strategy. A very bold offer was made of a quarter of one per cent to “‘call’’ gold a 136 in fifteen days, but it failed of its intended effect. At the close, however, there were indications that a combination had been made to lock up gold, for the metal suddenly became scarce and the price rose to 13553, while loans were made from fat for borrow- ing to Ove per cent for carrying. Later on Saturday there was less apprehension among the shorts, and the premium fell off a*point. The range in price during tue week was as follows:— Highest. Lowest. + 136% Foreign exchange was abies in consequence of the large export of bonds and railway stocks. The German tankers were the princi- Pai agents for the purchase of these securi- ties, indicative of a European continental @emand. Many of our rdlway stocks have been for some time ip the lst at the Royal Exchange in London. The lines thas represented are principally those which connect with the Pacific Ratiway, either directly or indirectly, At the close on Saturday choice prime bankers’ sterling was offering at 10935 for sixty days and at 110% foresight, There isa de- in the cotton recepta, against which to look 4or commercial bills, butthe thipments referred to lave b en so heavy as to chect for the present any- cilvity Io the ezchatge rate, ‘rmer tone se themarket for Southern ceding @reeoveryin prices alter the previously noticed. Quojations are not up to srares which they touche®a few weeks ago. The cet Is now largely free of the speculative infiu- ences then at work. Our\rsponstructed brethren ‘were not slow to learn “Yau e tricks”’ in specula- tion, and e isthe best reaspn in the world for the belief that the bonds of several Southern States were ingeniously worked up dd down the scale, to the great protit of the State autherities, The invest- ment demand from Northern capitaliets and corpo- rations seems to have been satlded, while specula- tive operators are temporarily attracted to the other markets. ‘The stock market was very uragular throughout the week and at tines excitet,, On Thursday a panic seemed impending, as the result of the failare of the numerous enterprises und ken by the Erie Railway, on which was based \the eppreciation of 80 many Western stocks. The decline was a com- paratively small one, and there rested, under the hopeful feeling of the street, whicthis well suppited with money and not lixely to be disheartened. Brie ‘was struck frouf the call lists at the boards on Mon- say last for nop-registration in compliance with the Yerms of the resolution adopted last Movember, and Sttempted to Mind a place on the fist at the Mining Board, but was prevented py a clanséin the lease forbidding dealing in railway stocks at their sessions. At first the effect was to depress th bus, despite the sidewalk market, ther was an advance of about four per cent at'one time. At the end of the week @ reaction of about two per cent ensued. The Wells-Fargo and United States Express stocks are also ‘‘hantshed,’? A proposition to create @ third board of brokers, to be called the Erie Board, nas received a lar; mumber of signatures. A me ing for the fortaer consideration of the subject will be held on Mon- day, at four o'clock P. M., at No. 54 Broad street, Adams waa aiso excluded, but on registering on | Saturday, was readmitted. The market was subse. | quently excited on the announcement of the dect- sion in the Jepks-Vanderbilt case, enjoining the pa: ment of @ cash dividend on the acrip of the New Bes | York Central. Now, as @ number of roads are, as fn the instance ef Erie, connected with the Central the effect was Ww create depreasion in the general sist of “Vanderbile”’ stocks, as they are called. Fort ‘Wayne fuctuated widely, im consequence of iegis. | tation in Pennsy!vanta seeking to exclade New York | tallats from its eontrol, while the Northwestern | inols Railway stocks were alternately weak or wrong, With the chances of the Fuller bill to reduce | fares, which was finally vetoed by the Governor, The week Wound up with @ sensation in Pacific Mail, which underwent @ sudden “break” from i to 112 et * of large sales by a bank- ing how i the lower portion of Wall | 4 inside the directory || _NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1869. of the company. As many as fifty thousand shares are gaid to have been disposed of. The figure Tecalls certain stock operations, embracing that amount, which took place last year. Were it not for the of money tp the street there is reason for thinking that the “bears” have material with which to inaugurate s campaign against their bovine antagonists, who are fatigued with the effort of aus- taining the market at so high a pitch. The fatlure of the Erie enterprises, the mjunction tn the Central case and tne ‘break’ in Pacific left the market rather demoralized at the close, The work ou the Pacific Railway is progressing satisfactorily, and the through line will be in opera- tion by midsummer. The agents of the Central Branch announce the withdrawal from market of the first mortgage bonds, a suffictent amount having been disposed of to enable the completion of this portion of the road. Annexed is a comparative statement showing the shipments of specte from thts port last week and during the year to date, together with those for the corresponding periods in 1863:— 1868, 1809. Sixth week...... ++ $1,644,067 $996,958 Previously reported..... 7,149,331 8,214,371 Total...cceccseeecesees $8)708,388 $4,211,832 The exports of specie from New York to date in the previous sixteen years compare as follow: $8,274,209 738 23613,318 663,447 783, 698 2,045,043 1,329,391 : 695,727 Subjoined is the total valuation of foreign imports at the port of New York for the week ending Febra- ary 5 compared with that of the previous week:— PM es $1 sere General ‘merchandise. sreree 2,496,120 2,738,248 Total for week... soe + + $5,230,347 $4,625,828 ‘The imports of dry goods for the week and since January 1, 1869, compare wi:h the corresponding pe- riods in the two preceding years as follows:— 1867. 1868, 1869. port. ....$2,414,479 2,598,208 $1,887,580 ‘Thrown on market. . 2,755,728 2,238,753 2,012,781 Since Jan 1, Entered at port.... 14,343,351 7,717,657 9,548,595 Thrown on market. 11,653,129 6,908,779 9, 016, 838 The estimates for the French budget of 1869 are as follows:—Total receipts, 1,722,444,903f.; total ex- penses, 1,722,063,732f.; leaving a surplus of 381,171f. According to the budget of 1870 the expenditure will be thirty millions greater than in 1869, or 1,650,- 000,000f. The revenues, judged by those of 1868, will be 1,726,000, 000f., showing a surplus of 86,009,000, which will be transferred to the extraordinary budget. It is this extraordinary budget which will have to bear the expense of reorganizing the army and navy and continuing the public works. The ap- plication of an tmportant portion ef the loan to the reduction of the floating debt will, it is expected, “graduaily”’ bring this debt down to 700,000, 000f. COMMERCIAL REPORT. Sarunpar, Feb. 6-6 P. M. Corron—Receipts, 1,912 bales, There was a very active demand from speculators and exporters and a fair inquiry from spinners and the sales were unusually heavy. Prices were about 2c. per Ib, higher, the market closing strong at the improvement. Sales, 12,259 bales (including 125 to ar- rive), of which 5,298 were on speculation, 8,896 for export, 803 for spinning and 2,868 were in transit. There were saics Desiaes of 100 bales middling, for April and May del ‘and. 100 do., for February en sit rgd the closing q and March, at 294gc, An- aeei are juotations :—— [plands and oy Xv. 0. and ae ae is? 5 08 e COFFEE.—' alo cy quiet ot steady ane y's quotations. Other kinds remained dul! and terda; We heard of no pu qui yut rates articles. Faricuts.—The alam pa to rule yookioe for cotton Liver juite cong 500 other 2 -To Lt 100 bales cotton at Pisa ee per steamer iT 7,500 Nees at 65od., and 700 balen'covton at figas cideing at 764" a 34d. Tho charters ritish ‘brig, vl tons, toa port in the Mediter- @e., gold; ‘a brig, 170 tous, to rere ship to Genoa with 00 cases petroleum on etviae sacce’. ONNIRS were quiet but irm at ale. for cloth and 16ige. a Me, for Fu on AND GRAIN. —] Rereipte, £000 bbis. Sout, | 300 do. nd B10 bags corn meal 18.807 Vatels corm, 2.802 0. oats and ‘The markel for State and Western four ree furemely ais the demand all classes of bu: Nghe; {ew salen made were at prices not ‘diaering current, and we make no change tn California four was dull and prices were urges ie! Le egy bbis, comprised the sal Southera Sour was slow of aslo, and prices continued to favor the pur. ‘The sales were limiied bole. Rye flour was inquired for, and wore «shade lower. ‘corn meal there were only small sales at former but Sart $5.00 9575 5ibe 625 70a 7% 7508 775 57a 625 70m 850 boop 0 730% 1000 7500 ‘St. Louis jow extra.. 7500 800 St. Louis straight exira. 55 a 1009 St. Lows choice double 1 12 00 5 Lou's choice fami! A Be bonvaen tarps 2 425, superfine and @: 60a 1100 + 60a 1050 52a 785 4%Ha 475 S000 510 Jersey. 4m market for wrieat was Gilei, bat prices were ‘The sales (part last evening) were about eae vane agi 3536 0.81 6) for choice No. apring, in wore, BLS or Nos. l and 2 mixed, in store, and 15 for white Corn was dull and nominal for new, but steady for old. tales were about 46,00) bushels at Bie, a Wc, for new mixed #1 02 for old do., and Ye. for white and yel- low Southern. For oats the market was more active and prices ware higher, the sales 50,000 bushels at 780. a 6 igc. in store, wend Tees a 75ige. adoat. Rye was quiet, but stondy in valde: Barley was in fair demab bat at a trite lower prices. Sales 22,000 bushels at $2 18 for Cauada West Barley malt was dull and uschan, steed, shipping being uated at fe. nt cretal iu ote au retail lot $1 10y'long tyentraw: a short do,, Mc, # #1. Hots were witboet’ change, ‘being ‘slow of tale and nce at Ife. a Se. for prime and choles, 1c. a lée. for (alr to Wc. for inferior to common. ll kinds were dull and prices were nominal at our us. quite gle For all kinda the market was quiet but steady at yentercay’s quotations. We heard of no sales of signiti- ns. --Splrite turpentine was slow of sale, but yesterday's i, viz '—it yc. w Gie.; ab the laaids price 15 bois, were sald. Hosta -—Stre'ued was iu good demand, aad Se. per bol. higher, while other kinds were dull, fp yeiue: 380 bbls, strained ni 88 46 a ‘the’ market scotiened fo Fale quiet but firm at $103 OTL. 9,81 08 fn casks and bois. Other Kinds were dull and un- Faov sions. —Recsipts, 116 bp 116 bbls. pork, 70 do. beef, 198 pack dressed hogs. The market for pork continued toletapiy aétive, aud aa petone ‘were rm at about yea terday's quotat! were sules of 1,200 bbls. at $23 for new mens, $83 50 for old ‘and #29 00 a $24 75 for Went- = ee? coe For npg ‘the bosiaees was mode rete made o bls. uew meKs, tor April Seiecr gt at #63 a 835 25, is option. - Dress hogs were Pe) 8 lodge. for Western and 16%\c. a "os tox for chy. was in moderate and prices were st ‘000 bbls. at 11 ain mess and #1: 12 foreniep te Yor beef hams there was a moderate deman’ sales were made of 19) buis. at GOD a 4 a S34. Tierce deal, tho Yortdn st 7A: S81 a ¥81 fur prime mess and fidia do. ‘There were stall Gales within the range of seth, oo mies Cut = aye te fair demand and prices were e ine” 4 itt for oi ‘talted Sted "oa 10d ahoulsere, 18 for smoked do, 8c ©. for pickled hams and. doe. ne. for spoked whine ry avout Bho 400 di Ste. and 9,000 from for March at x from Mares vo May = jemand and prices were firm, the oo. In hang aon there waa eine & 800 baga, in 9 part if pool all a rr ‘Wa fia 125, eee " St g0e.—Of Caleutts Linseed wo beard of no fur eles; unchanged. Ail kinds grass were sieady ut yes. reining Oude. "ire tele & 11%, and 1th boxes imhd and orices were stondy al 1b%c. m 1biq 0. for aot white, 13% 0. a luge. for y ae Hy fixe jal and prices were 0 nally ite. a 2 TatLow...The demend waa fair, but the — was beary. The i Lies at ° REAL ESTATE MATTERS. Real Eetate Not Messrs. Cole & Murphy, of Brookiyn, soid at public auction, on Saturday, one lot south side of Luqueer street, between Court and Cilaton, Brookiyn, 20.11 100, to J. Kearny, for $715. The following is an approximate return of the | totais Of the wales of New York, Brooklyn aud subur. pas property, improved cei sie a ws at pubic auchon, es, Cities, during the past week:— MONDAY, PEGRUARY New York improved Vee $24,500 TURSDAY, FREER New York improved property $118,000 Brooklyn uaimprov oeey 20 Brookias improved proper 6,500 Bay Kidge, L, Seranreres pro- PeTbY.... eevee. Mua atiagune cpa Seem 198,174 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY New York improved property... $38,575 New York unimproved property. 243,325 Brooklyn improved property. 28,530 Brooklyn unhnproved property 47,235 358,186 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4. New York improved fs New York proved pro; Westohester county (( unimproved property esepecccevess 2083 Oranes county iro improved a Property om Pat . J, roperty ' terson, ” unimpro propel 7 812,488 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, Ishp, L. I., unimproved property. . 2426 SATURDAY, FEBRUA! Brooklyn unimproved property 15 Total..... See The tota! of sales during the month of Janu- ary, previously reported, amounted to. ...2,393, 731 faking a grand total for the ex; portion ber gc try Roaatieh peers save 2+ $3,200,213 Two squads of men are employed on the work of sipeetamiaties the vid trent aed road, oue at Rye ma) the otner near Portchest W. H, McClarke, of Meee: has recently sold ‘iets residence in Broad. stre: street, in that city, for $45,000, and Mr, John H. Kase, of the same place, his residence on West Park street for $40,000, Mr. Jonathan 8, Odell has sold a lot, 60x100, corner of Main and Washington streets, Tarrytown, to Mr. George Smith for $10,000. Mr. Thomas Souther has purchased the buliding on Van Pelt avenue, Mariner’s Harbor, erected several years since for a Wesleyan Methodist church, but more recently ocenpled ag a school house, for $1,600, and has refitted it at a cost of about $500, intending to open it as a Second Advent church. The city 18 rapidly being improved and bullt ap in the neighborhood of Hariem, as will be scen by the subjoined list of new buildings now in course of erec- tion in that quarter:— F. A. Kirker is erecting on Third avenue, corner of 1Slst street, a frame buildin, feet ; coat ‘On 103d street Mr. Wiliam Berrian ts eFecting a three atory brown stone front building, 20x40 feet ; cost neo ety a two ai with basement ; cost ib Hunt is ballding, on the south side of ibd strech a thre sian story For building, with brick basement, size 16.8x40 ‘Mr, Hoyland is on the north side of 153d street a erecting three story, frame bulldog, with brick basement; cost $6,500. Cay 4a erecting a three story frame building on thgnorth alge of 1a aireck; size ¥axe2 facts cost 86,.00. ‘Messrs. Lutekin & Co. are erecting a three story brick building, with brick and sione basement, om the north side ot ize dUx40 fect ‘Thomas iilnon ta siecting on ee boner Torth side of 196th street, between Seventh and Eighth avenues, five brick houses, two Mories nigh, with brown stone basements; size 20x10 ect; one Bochin is erecting on 125th street a four me pnoty bao — bit buildu athe aise ‘20x50 feet; cost $11,000. ibe chet is ns an MW front bulla sto igh con at Fifth and 8 srentes: ive 208 35 fo Garrison 18 erect a Ls) aor} Pork Buildi thenorth side of 21th iiroet os 000 palin pe ee loeerd stone Cc Mr. Harrison is erect og. peg) house, with Basement on north aide of 127th street; size ie, Rajboat building @ four story brown stone front bull with basement, on the south ‘side of 127th street; nize 20x: fect cont SES Mr. H. N; Hayes is erecting on the north side of 11st street, Brown stone front Dulldings at's coat of 830,00 each He also building ight other brown stone front nie each side of these, measuring altogether 602400 feet und to cost brown stone between ARKANSAS. Report of General Ayers Concerning Affairs im the State—Exaggerated Reports of Oate rages by the Militia, WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 1869. The following report of Brevet Major General Ayers, Inspector General of the Department of Louisiana, corroborates the recent report of General Horace Porter, on the subject of the Arkansas militia, &c.:— DEPARTMENT OF LOUISIAN, AcTING Aaa ARS, oped Sig moa oy, az rovet Brigadier General Tuos, Es Kans edhe eis ‘General t uisiana:— Gananar—t hove the honor lo eabwlt the following report faire im Arkansas, as observed in my recent Visit to that Stats, made, purmuaot fo. 104, mit the ices of the otrarwrer ateien an greatly disorganized wat tie war evclety was in ally in those portions of the Stais whore the ‘and ecal ‘and the substitution rule has been attended with unusual ns. Desperate and outrage ‘with JS nity. The tyne Ne ag va ma A ‘of course, tad rom thi ere at caus fa failed to give that countenanee and support to sential to the full and fearless performance ‘of thelr aut ‘Those officers in mai Somtanots v ‘were intimidated and in fear of violence, ‘80 that Ia aiware attended wid ‘timienity: tn in the locailties referred to, attempt to execute it often resnited in entire failure: and it came to be eee i the executive authority of the ‘State that it pgs adopt so! by the su of the law ouid be established, the one od pony el and the outlaws brought to justice or driven whereby the desired re- Kary pos rare I deteclimen Several methods sult might be obtained. United ta, ms ‘com: - fae to dis. has been, that the substan- f tho several counties pinged tinder id meetings and pledged themselves to horities and to assist the civil oflcers duties—a result ‘The reanlt of the {ial, law-abiding citaen law have bel 1 promising awa iff tbe future. Ta each county where these guarantees have been given, civil authority has been resi and martial law now existe in bat one oF two counties, and ft will doubtless soon cease to exist in the State, Ag regards the alleged outrages hd militia the reports thereof are great exaggerations of them. pure fab- Fleationa.” {t would be imposible an aywhere to call’ tuto ex: isteoce a force, as this bas been, for lor temporary pa and not have vioiations of orders and, mliltery, law. There, was no other war to ng pie militia ibsiat ton the plies by syatem pot contrioutions ile ci reat there for with a view future payments rand the commanders their best endeavors that this should be done fu a at ae er. Sabordinetes of times doubtless exceeded their ‘orders; also persons not of the forces, i i as belonging to them, in some instances viandered the ple. 1a casse where orders were, disobeyed and tnetructlong departed from the delinquents when oui ished sceordin e Military Ci A. gross outrage was trated re militiaman of the Tide was Promptiy tried and excented. ae as the civil autbority is established the militia forces isbanded, and it is confidently believed that the civil law can be cutorasd in the future by the officers thereof and a re- sort to the mili ey wre a lin AYRES, i el ty-eighth Infantry, Lrevet Major General, Acting Asnistant inapector Genera. ADJOTANT GENERAL'S OFFioR, Feb. 5, 1869. Official :—E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant General, couRT CALENOARS—THIS oAY. Supreme Cov nt—Cincurr—Part 2.—Nos. 976, 1006, 1008, 1010, 1014, 1029, 1024, 1082, 1040, 1046, 1052, 1058, 1058, 1068, 1070, 107% 1074, 1076, 1086, 1002. Part 3.1022, 1388, 519, bh 947, 1084, 949, 1221, 875, 680, 1071, 816, 991, 1249, 921, 89, SUPREME CouRT—SPeCtAL TERM.—Nos, 29, 34, 29, 146, 104, 192, 193, 104, 195, 196, 197, 108, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, Scrremy CovrT—CBAMBERS.—NOS. 47, 817, 103, 111, 117, 118, 141, 161, 162, 202, 196, 214, 216, 250, 296. Surgnior Count—TataL TERM.—Part 1.—Nos. 657, 663, 671, 211, 653, 163, 637, 679, = 685, ; 9, 605. Part L—Now. 448, 444, 928 094, 494, 008, 616, 4080, 166, 622, 624, 625, 632, 634, Gre, GI, O80, ea) 90a, 606, 690, 692, 694, 696, 098, 702, 704, 706, "on, fio, tia rio, 718, 120, 722. Py PLeas.—TRIAL T#RM—Part 1,—Nos. 487, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494, 496, 496, 407, = 4%, 67, 468, Part 2—Nos. 113, 198, 194, 166, 389, » 420, 381, 926, 443, 444, 445, 446, 449, 440. Maxine Court—TRIAL THRM.—Nos. 1667, pg | 1683, 1679, 148654, 1490, Lark, 1574, 1680, 1596, 1600, 1686, 168i, Hs 1659," 1690, 1624, 1529, 1439, 1685, 1691, 1692, 1693, 10, 1695," 1096, 1697, 1608, Count or aes prabisceedhce aon Mackett,— ‘The Phi Reilly, a tare i argiany ; James ok Boers’ Fane 4 + Patrick Martin, mr 1 Jobn McGuire, allas John op te seorge Thompson and David Sell Joseph Davidson and William Sp: Yilianm Rea, burglary; a Covet OF OvER aNp TRRMINER.—Before Judge } Barnard.—The People va. Join Real—Homicide, H MoveMyNxT Among OM Me | Producers was held at OM ¢ | Of Janvary, for the purpose of securing co.ope- rative action to protect certain interests of oll pro- ducers. A series of resolutions was adopted and & ge 6@ appolnted, consisting of Jonathan Wat- Samuel Q Brown, of Pieasant- : Anderson, of Petroleum i hreve, of On City, and Wiliam Brough, fiasa ichael A meeting of the ofi Pa., on thesoth Wit | of CUBA, Sarrender of Iusurgents at Baracoa. Baracoa, Jan. 19, 1868 I wrote you some few days since in regard to what Was passing here. The insurgents have discontinued their attacks on the town and have since disap- peared, Day before yesterday there appeared at La Posada, & piace a sbort distance from here, a body of about 2,000 men, who sent in @ flag of truce and surren- dered to the authorities, accepting the amnesty pro- clamation, Affairs are now quiet in this vicinity, VENEZUELA. New Minister to V ‘Washington and New Consul to New York—The Mixed Commission on Claims. fi CaRacas, Jan. 13, 1869, Don Emilio de Las Casas, a young Venezuelan of some notoriety in the revolutionary attempts of Vene- Zuela, has been appointed to the first Venezuelan consulship in New York, and has left tor that city. He bears with -him credentials and full instruc- tions for Don Manuel Muiios y Castro, who has long been a highly respected merchant in New York and recently appointed Chargé d’Affaires at Washington for Venezuela. The particular mission of Seflor Mufios 18 to endeavor to obtain the abrogation of the late mixed. Cominission for the settlement of Ameri- can claims against Venezuela, and which, adjudi- cated, amount to the sum of $1,800,000, Considerable commotion has existed here by the introduction in the House of Representatives ofa resolution or bill for enforcing or furthering more effectually the payment of these claims. It 18 con- tended that meny of those awarded were fraudulent and unjust, and serious charges are laid against the commissioners, ST. DOMINGO. Government Inirigues and Jobs—The Revolu- tion Advancing—Alta Vela Complicasions— Revenue of the Republic. St. DomINGo, Jan. 20, 1869. President Baez's policy with the United States is so entangled that no one here knows what will be the end of it. While he is secretiy intriguing in Washing- ton through his agent, the Boletin Oficial publishes a long anonymous article dated in Santiago de la Caballero, blaming Cabral’s conduct during his ad- ministration in sending General Pujol to Washington to lease Samana. A new rumor 1s put in circulation by the same or- gan. The President of the republic, it says, has re- ceived communications from Baron V. Hippel, special agent of the International Ocean Telegraph Company, who ta now in St. Thomas, soliciting the permission for the continuation of the great ocean telegraphic line through our territory and shores. General Gomez, the newly elected Vice President, has been ordered by the government to take com- mand of the troops at Santigao and Porto Plata. The most violent measures are taken by this government to raise soldiers without paying them. They are threatened with every bra of punishment. ‘This capital has been in a great prepare for the ast four days. The province of Seybo, in the east aes ronounced for the revolution on the 13th inst., and the eorceniaeaiy cannot get any troops tosend there in order to ngy Soe advancing move- ment of the revolutionists. province of Sexbo isthe most important one in the south and east a arcs man named SA EE othe atts in vels i ite te object of pene meer ee tion now. Your readers remembe! the Spanish Litera granted a concession or the guano to a \o, that General Cabrai confirmed said grant, anc Mr. Delgado transferred said concession to & s Corsican by the pes of Montecat- | one” who afterwards did the same to a house in New York. President Baez has now sold ‘the a aehtoe Frenchman, receiving in payment a draft of $60,000, _ Which he sent to Jessurun in rece government at eight d¢ afew powder and several quinot to state that the rumors here rtain, the ericans continue in possession of the island, and the truth | prouably 18, Baez ob- tained the drait of $60, Ep te ne as Begin d the duties by the American the guano they take from Alta Vela, although the present ituation of Baez he would do anything to get — not oe how he left the country. receipts from the Custom House of St. Do- mulgo for the months of July, August and Septem- were:— Port charges and import duties... EGG eis boii adenine cdo breins RTO PLATA. Same months, port ‘import duties. $51,208 Port charges.. ur 4 Export........ 14,7 TOtal........eessseeeeeesess In view of the state of things pie present merchants are anxious to ae what they have In port, and will be Vwilling to pay high prices. AN EXTRAORDINARY EXPLOSION. Fifty Pounds of Nitro-glycerine Exploded in an Oil Well. {From the Titusville Herald, Feb. 3.) On the Mason farm a well has been sunk to the depth of og 800 feet, which has hitherto yielded but little oil, with an abundance of gas. e pro- fathan Watson, Cerrar to try the ps lnseeg ‘io fect of a heavy charge of cerine, and Yesterday fity Lee hy were explo by Mr. Mow- ray and his assistants. Two iges were pre- pared, the one twenty-five inches in len; the other thirty-five mches, ana each ‘ive ioches in diameter. These were connected by @ short copper wire, thirty feet in length, so as pe atipee the two charges tmmediately 0} several mud veins which were knowe be that hp Rata apart, the heaviest charge pounds nitro- core being at the lower . vein, 783 feet jeep, the lighter paces A a byl upper vein. ‘Ty eo exploders were inserted and elgnt in the other, leemts hy train nen swe expl se] which by means of insulated wire were connected about 260 feet from bred well with an elec- tric battery. Everything being ed the order was given to fre. In an neta “he iacharge took ne a report like a cannon fired from a dis- ce, accompanied by a vi meer tible vibration of the earth around, was those present. ‘The operator and an assistant iomet pulled on the wire, thereby endeavoring to prevent entangle ment; when about fifty feet o: the wire had been Grewh out @ reaction ensued, the parties mee were pulling at the wire towards the well for a distance of ten feet, to their surprise and great png wo arose from the the explosion and column of water ite return fall); Fogg most certainly the parties thougnt for an istant Old Scran was hauling them down below, to answer for biasting his oil ry. ‘The result of the oe on the weil cannot be rained aacel until the well has been tubed and the water (a column ot 00 feet) has been pum om. {the rhe indications are that so heavy an b= ves the cartridge which was pro the terrible forces exerted) ‘must have penetreved ‘ee *s he Tor a considerable distance. ra of the Herald may feel interested in xnowing Ong ‘the water in the well amounted to about twenty-two barrels; the volume of gases, evolved by the éxplosion, say at a pressure of forty- five barrels per square inch, or three atmospheres compressed into one, would fill 281 barrels, and the power required to lift the column of water would be equal to four and one-half tons. The ration was entirely satisfactory to all parties, aad the ability to safely ire these heavy charges with as much care as a fire cracker bas been demonstrated. It Is Sustained by tho United States Courts {from the Knoxville enn.) Press and Heratd, Feb. Judge Trigg delivered an oral Hm mpes nda! in the Federai Course upon the motion jismniss the ution in the case of the United states vs. John Crozier for treason. As stated in our previous os mere tater along with about # thousand of prominence in the rebell ‘was indicted in the United States Circuit Court this place some aoe or five years Leaf ae for He was and admi tited ‘to though up Se eoees ete dnd ape and, without a ae court, through bis counsel, to ‘udmnive tho | 2 Attorney ted, and a queued. of wh ich we have already made mention, His honor held, first, that the President has @ right to grant pardons either to individual offenders (ex- cept in cases of impeachment), by Uo exercise of the power, or to classes of offenders by a general ex- erciae of aud tis right is derived from oF con- ferred by \ie constitution; second, that he bas the right, likewwe, to make such pardon or = am- heaty known by solemn proclamation; tha courts of the United States should LiKe "huatcial cognl: ok} of such proclamations for the pardon of af offence and stay proceedings for the Punishment of such offence, whether such proclama- tion be specially pleaded in bar of the prosecution or not; and, therefore, fourth, that the President had the conatitational’ right to issue his prociania- tion of the 26th of December last, and that the de- fendant cannot ve held further to answer an indict meat for an offence for which the court must know, from the indictment tteelf, he haa been fuily par- ved. The motion was sustained, the indictment | Uisuuased aud defeadant Gecharged. District lengthy argument THE SAILORS’ SNUG HARBOR. Application of the Corporation to the Legislas ture to Take the Tax Off Their Property Immense Value of Their Real Estate—Originy Progress and Increase of the Institution. A few days ago the refreshing intelligence was flashed across the wires from Albany that the corpo- ration of the Sailors’ Snug Harbor had made an ap- plication to the Legislature to pass an act exempting them from a tax of $10,000, which had been levied on their vast property inthis city. The gentlemen who inaugurated this extraordinary movement were probably cognizant of the fact thas the Solons of the ‘State capital who make our laws are not aware of the extent and character of the realestate which they seek to relieve of a fair and equitable burden, or they could not have made such an audacious re- quest with the least possibility of success. Nearly three generations have elapsed since the bequest was made which led to the establishment of the institution, and its valuable possessions have long since been forgotten by the living. We propose in this article to give a comparatively brief account of the origin of this charity and the valuable acrés in the heart of Broadway with which it was endowed. Apart from these facts, ordinary mortals would labor under the impression that real estate—the tax on which’ amounted to $10,000—must be very pro- ductive and should not be exempt from assessment. But whatever view may be taken of this application, it can scarcely be deemed opportune at a time when the echoes of grave charges against the manage- ment, ex parte though they be, have scarcely died away in the Supreme Court of this city, where they are to be the subjects of investigation. We shall now proceed to give the ORIGIN OF THE INSTITUTION. The Sailors’ Snug Harbor, which 1s iocated near the westerly banks of Staten Island, is the result of @ bequest made by Captain Richard Randall in the year 1801. The benevolent founder of the institu- tion was formerly master of a British ship which made, we believe, occasional voyages to this port; and aware by experience of the hardships an cruelty to which men of the sea were subjected, and ' their helpless Lor agi In old age, he resolved to be- queath the greate tion of lis property for their benefit. ‘The capt Ds Ik Sppeats, wae English. man by birth, and after he retired from his nautical profession he purchased an immense tract of land vy Lose near Tenth street, and resided in the mansion on the ground for many years. A numberof the acres were then known as the pasture, and the land was ht at a cheap price, for there ‘were no eo en that it wot would ever advance in value. When Randall consecrated it to ny nevoleat purpose to which it is assumed to be riated now he seems to have labored tinder e pression that it would not be sufficient to enable the trustees he named in his will to found the insti- fase and accordingly he ay im addition, what may be regarded as a to commence the Denevolent enterprise. He did not, however, live to behold the establishment of the charity which owes its origin to the instincts of his kind heart and princely benevolence, and although the institution — the name of its noble founder 1s almost for- ren. fam ACRES OP RBAL MEA2R: EMNE/20\'9ER TERI The estate with which Captain Randall endowea the Sailors’ Snug Harbor was very valuable when he made his will, forin the ing of the present century New York rapes some evidences of its future progress. ground vibe great ar ‘bis mansion Saal valued at as, the estimate having m made when the was executed. Some ho of its productiveness fort; ears = ag may be ig known that the rental of the comparatir on the ground—for it was then was 601, while Ga) income from Otber pret making a total wi of the estate ego *o church, now valued nd not much core a addi ‘Trustees received financial companies, in dividends and interest $6,669 Ae report closed with the fiend value of Bayt tel Lege} is very mu ced, and promises in time time to be ee of much iow to the honest tars for w: its generous designed it.” There was ampie ‘siication ‘for this, para; for the income of the trustees had nearly doub! adecade. The following nly wil ao of the pro) the institution m this ge foo = that he tion has been am} ten years:— University place. |i Cap any member &, sont eng ne this dia- ted of the property is and we rg ob- tained our facts from arellable source—justify him- self before his constituents if he should vote in favor of exempting the real estate of the n of the — ATH Harbor from the comparatively i TRUSTEES OF THE INSTITUTE ‘The will made by Captain Randall provides that to the institution should be held el consisting of the Mayor and Recorder of of New ‘York for the time being, the presi- the Chamber of Commerce, the senior min- opal Church, ube senior minister of Church and the gy ytd and vice ion of non for & senior member otis pal Church, the Rev. Dr. 1 the youns — po = rector of Trinity if Hod Broadway. ie acts trustees, and it 1s not on the ground ag pone “oldest clergyman of his communion, but my the ground that he repre- sents the oldest Episco) pal church. The meetings of this happy family of ees, some = ‘whom never attend, are never made ublic; and it able tact that, altho will p eve, that they shall make a annually of their income and the condition of institution to the Comm by ig they have omitted to periorm this imperseive ai for many years. , if ever, are the pi lings of the trustees ie public. The oni P exception to the rule was in roletion to ba! att pt to prevent a tar, who = been im of the institution, from attend Roman Catholic church, and a this fact oo out amid the bitterness of the mayoral which Fernando Wood and Hoffman we! ig a remark- we be canvass in rival can- ‘The prope! ty ‘of the wporatior 16 all leased, and rt corporation an enw mo St Se noes iaily for twenty- five times ‘number of its own 160 acres of of which are Jand on Staten Island, ma eased, a large rem rospective vane of the heal epeats of the institution Tn'Now New York was that established it on Staten Islan: id site Was covered with splendid buildings. LITIGATION ABOUT THE PROPERTY. Not long after Mr. Randal! had made his the increased value of the beers ry, ‘cre for ve been info, he of aman who cl: + ae cones. He at oy presented his claim and commenced a@ sait of eject- ment Sean epaaner the trustees. The case was deemed 80 it what was @ Grand As- rain ied to try it, for ian decined an extraordinar, ‘was first com- aire, he ted ‘Staten District Court of this after the will was oe before the the ciaim was It was while ng as counsel in this celebrated sult that Mr. mats ry pee light of the nad mache half a gentary "ago ‘Xpired in an apoplectic fit, We re- poe mente gtd cae leoum tee than a passing rence to au} aght against the officers of the institution by some worn and decrepit old tara in August last—a suit the revelations of whion, on oath, are almost incredible, We gap desire to let the there p of the trustees to have taxes taken © their porn stand by are ‘and the facts we hi resented Tow that a the Legistature showid rant ¢ est they must po ‘another motive beside that of justice for their jon. The steamship Alaska will « fl from this port on ‘Tuesday for Aspinwall. The mails for Central America and the South Pacific will close at half-past ten o'clock in, the morning. The New York Neraiy—hdition for the Pacific Will he ready at half-past nine in the moruing. Single Copies, 1b Wrappers ior Making, Bix Cente NEW JERSEY INTELLIGENCE. Jersey City. PONBRAL OF THB LATE Mr. WuiTLey.. funeral of the late Mr. William Whitley, Ove! the Poor, took place yesterday afternoon. Thi vices were performed at Trinity Methodist chur’ in York street. Among those who attended w | the Mayor and Common Council, the Recorder, ¢ officers and several justices of the peace. Thet ceased, who met with arather sudden death, one of the oldest officials of the city. Newark. St. James’ Cauncm Concert.—Another fine pj certand organ exhibition was given in St. Jaw Roman Cathoilc church last evening in present: @ moderately earns large we peer Dr. Berge preste atthe on ae oe Incipal see parts were 1 tained by Madame De Lussan, Mrs. Green and i rg and same te Kronenberg and the broth MILITARY FUNERAL.—Yesterday afternoon the pcares of George Gambuchier, # native of Gernn te a member of Company D, Second regin New yoo Volunteers, were interred in the soldiy burial grounds in Fairmont Cemetery, with milir honors. Besides the remnant of the compan which deceased was a member there were prey 150 members of the German Veteran Society. i Paterson, Sunpry Irems.—It is expected that David || nion, of Paterson, will be elected State Prison kee ; by the joint meeting ofthe Legislature. Judge Sw)» ford wilt Rang A be reappointed county judge, ¢ should that be the case the close of the term 7 complete his fortieth year on the bench. Among other bills to be introduced into the Le | seaside ppl hierod will be one to create the Nj rson, from portions of the townst — oe Little Pauls and Acquackanonk. embracing 1. View and South Paterson, and bounded by a from Garret Mountain and Dundee Lake. City MATTERS.—A new city charter, embrac some very important changes tn the manner of | bhpdieemag will be submitted to the Legislat week. It provides for the election of the Ma for the term of two years, instead of one, as at sent, and ts, in fact, a general reconstruction « last century system of municipality to modern ix of local government, MysreRious DkaTH AT THE ALMSHOUSE.—Yee day morning a young girl died in the Almsh« shortly after giving birth to a still-born child.’ came to the institution only a week ago. having | viously worked in one of the mills, She was ta with severe vomiting, with every symptom of hay been poisoned, but she dented having taken any. matter is being investigated by the city authoriti — Tue Borer InsPkcrion Law.—An adjour meeting of the steam boiler owners of Paterson held on Friday evening. It seemed to be the opir that the Inspection of boilers is right enongh eminently proper, but all owners are unanimou denouncing the safety lock valve .arrangement vast speculation at oe nse of users of ste Ail committees that re Mprevofore urged the peal eiteed, Lapel at Trenvon have ener tas opposed an apparently pow bat of friends of ae the deglers, inthe obnoxious cle. From B arp oe it is probable vh portion of iW will I be ‘repented, pat at will br spite of the most determined opposition. At meet above referred to Messrs. John Ryle, liam S. Hudson and Wiliam G. Scott were appoi: as A committee to draw upa@repealer, Messrs. Nam Gledhill and Benjamin Buckley are the re sentatives of Paterson boller owners before the gislature, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. Married. CORNELL—MORC On Wednesday, Februar | by the Rev. J. M. ‘Pullman, CHanuas B CoRNRLL ‘ARIA L., daughter of the late William J. Mor all of re peas McG! [ULLINS.—In this city, at the Frar can church, Suilivan street, Joun D. McGkara, of Dublin, ireland, to ANNA, ouly daughter of late Alderman Dennis Mullins, of this city. PICABIA—FRANCIS.—In_ Brooklyn, on Thurs February 4, by Rev. Dr. Canfield, J. Manrinez PO BA, of beg! a to SaRAH E. Feancis, el daughter of Robert ‘Francis, Esq., of Brooklyn. — ate eee eed on Thursday, February 4, by Rev. 5 Pee D. D., EDWARD A. WILLAHD to Cant }ANDB. neice cS ACKERMAN.—Suddenly, on Sunday afternoon, ruary 7, at half-past one o’clock, JOHN O. AC) MAN, of New York, in the 29th year of his age. Notice of fancral hereafter. BaRLow.—On Thursday, February 4, 94 a daughter of Dr. Edward and Adclia B. ow. Funeral services this (Monday) afternoon, at past three o'clock, at 471 Hudson sireet. Rela: tad friends are invited to attend. BoursanD.—In this city, on ey | cre 7 6, ST on Seg oe wed 3) ‘ne funeral will e place, from is ate deen. Irvington, Weatclestor county, on ' ed at one o'clock. n Friday, February 6, CATHERINE £ int the he 63a year of her ‘The friends and relatives of the family are re« fully invited to attend the funeral, (his (Mor afternoon, at two o'clock, from the residence o Mead, 128 Orchard street. Saturday, February 6 Jona) the beloved wife of Thomas Orimmins, in the} h street, to the Church of St. Vii Ferrier, Sixty-fifth street, near Lexington av: where & solemn requiem mass will be celebrate CowLEy.—On Friday, February 5, Mary Cov the beloved wife of ‘Michael Cowley, a nati con y Westmeath, parish of Dysert, Ireland, re: ars, e relatives and friends of the family are reé fally invited to attend the funeral, tiis (Monday) , at ten o'clock, from her late residence, 36. ent enue, to the Church of the Holy Innoc Thirty-seventn street, near Broadway, where a sc requiem mass will be celebrated for the repose Boul; from thence to Calvary Cemetery. CARLIN.—OD Saturday, February A t -F. J,, PATRICK CARLIN, aged 8: ie faneral will take place irom fhe resldet hus son-in-law, Mr. Lawrence Kane, Uawititon & East Newark, this (Monday) moraing, at (en 0’: Cal will meet the funeral at Christopher interment in Calvary Ven CASSEBERR.—After a short of Henry A Cassebeer, aced 4 a Funeral wilt take piace this (\ at three o’clock, from her late residence, Ninth street, corner Fourtn ave CoNnLON.—On ent A February 6, Mary Co. or of Elizabeth Conlon, aged 16 years month: The friends and ae of the famfly are re fully invited to attend the funeral, this (fc afternoon, at two o'clock, from the residence ¢ mother, No. 408 Bast Eleventh street, to 0: Cemetery. repays 38, AUGUSTA, aday) after pt) Tag on Saturday, } 1 ar of ht at - on Tuesday afternoon, at three o' Doxk.—Iin Buifalo, on Saturday, NeLurE, wile of John N, Dorr, of that city, and 4 ter of Charles and Frances Denuis, of bro e relatives and friends of tle family are re invited to attend the funeral, from the res er parents, 114 Montag et, Brook! Wednesday afternoon, at two o'ciock. Ferpox.—At White Plains, N. Y., on Thu February 4, Emma, wife of Jonn J. 'Ferdon, « risania, and daughter of Jacob Buckhout, in 0 year of her age. wane relatives and friends of the family and rs Of Lilly Lodge, No. 342, of Morrisania, fally invited ttend the funeral, from jurch, White Plat this Monday at o'clock. Trains leave New York at ten and minutes past ten A. M., returning at three P, > FENERTY.—On Saturday, February 6, alter and painful fine ELiZapern Frneery, ¢ loved wife of Peter Fenerty, of Rehan, Kings and daughter of Peter and’ Elizabetti Keely, Balt county, Dublin, aged 24 y ‘and 6 mon ‘The friends of the bore are respectfully to attend the funeral, this (Monday o'clock, from the lence of her father, 6 Forty-third street. Dublin papers and county Cork Chronicl 0) Fierren.—In Brooklyn, on Sunday mornin; raary 7, WILHELMINE, youngest daughter of ihe | tophrasia Anna Fitter, aged | year and 4 thon relatives and friends of the family are 1 invited to atiend the funeral, from the avenue and Spencer street, on Lue! , at one o'cl ot ylay, February 7, Nav Emina Gallows : Ly il take place, from 88 Jane” | this (Monday) evening, mery.—On Sunday, February 1, after w Ln JOUN GERRETY, aged 28 years, nd friends of the family are — end the faneral, from tie re ' ty Neti, 14 Hamilton ay 5 two o'clock. Greoory.—On Saturday, February 6, Vi daughter of the Jate Robert A. Gregory, aged relatives and friends of the nag | are fully invited to attend the funeral, this ( afternoon at two o'clock, from No, 383 Sixth without further notice, HaLpiy.—On Pereniey February 6, Pe fon of Z J. and Yu. Halpin, ageti 1 months and 24 day: ‘The funeral wilt ake place this (Monday) 1) at eleven o'clock, from Sixty-ninth street door from Tenth avenue. liaypen.—On Thursday, February 4 1 Ganghter of Henry H. and Lenita Haydey A4th year of her age. Fuberal services this (Monday) edi o'clock, from No. 50 irving place. family are invited to attend. HARTYS.—On Sunday afternoon, Februat quarter to one o'clock, AUGUST HARTY®, tht son of Willian and Bertha Hart aged and 12 days. The rolutives and friends of the fariiy al to ailend bie funeral, irom Hie residence