The New York Herald Newspaper, March 9, 1869, Page 5

FINANCIAL AND ,CCMMERC!AL, Monpay, March &—9 P. M. ‘Woll street was in a fever to-day over the tele 7ams Troma Wasblagton relative to the formation of President Grant's Cabinet. ‘The ecariest desputches announced the resignation of Mr. Stewart, These Were succecded by the siatement that Mr. Boutwell, Of Massachusetts, had been appointed by the Fresi- dent, while still anoiuer report was to the efleet that Mr. Stewart had recommended Mr, D. A. Wells, Revenue Commissioner. ‘Whatever wiil be the result ofthe present complications it is evident from the indications to-day thas a fierce quarrel has broken out, or rather.the oid feud has beew renewed, be- tween the free trade and the protective tari! mem bers of the dominant party in the Senate. In the first flush of the new -order of things Mr. Stewart's nomination was confirmed without any reier- ence to bis antecedents on these topics of Rational policy. But wf the President accepts his resignation there will be more discrimination made in the ratification of bis successor’s appoint ment. According to the latest advices President Gyant stili refused to act upon the resignation, He has now a twofold reason for insisting upon the confirmation of his choice by the obliteration of the objectionable law. The repeal of this measure is the only preiimmary to the immediate working of the new Cabinet, But the acceptang of the resig- nation and the sending of a new name to the Senate Would provoke a long and bitter quarrel between the two factions, which might result in an tnter- minable deadlock andeave the Secretaryship of the ‘Treasury vacant at a time when the finances of the country demand that its, duties should be zealously, and studiously administered. The statement was made on the street that Albert Galia- tin was ® merchant when he oficiated as Secretary of the Treasury. It proves, Powever, to be an erro- neous impression. So far as we can ascertain there has been no infringement of the law. One merchant who was appointed toit gave up his business in order to accept, The law is perfectly futile as to the object which it seeks, and the remark was made on ’Change to-day that the Secretary of the Treasury, however free of business engagements or alliances, has it in his power to ald any friend or firm in whose business he chooses to interest himeeif. Theobjection to a mer- chant is therefore as applicable to a private citizen. ‘The latter might have sympathtes which would be stronger than the former’s iateresta, The eect of all this indecision and uncertainty was more particularly reflected in the gold market, ‘The earliest sales in the morning before the opening of the board were made at 13244, 13214 and 132, The latier was the opening figure at the board, much to the consternation of the “‘shoris,” who were forced topay higher rates for joans to make thelr deliveries. It is certainly a compliment to Mr. Stewart that the announcemént of his inability to take the portfolio ofthe Treasuryship and his resignation of the ap- pointment should make gold two per ceat more valu- able. The great “masses are always right,” says some philosopher, and the barometer’ ol the Ameri- an public at this important period in their finances fa gold. It wentdown to the lowest figure it has ‘touched in nearly three years when his @ppointment was announced. It goes up again when the prestige of his administration seems about to be rejected. Early in the afternoon the rumor reached the street that Mr. Boutwell, chairman of the Finance Committee, had been selected and confirmed. Its effect was to depress the price to 13134 a 131%, that gentleman being re- garded as the exponent of the protective tariff faction and also an advocate of selling the surplus Treasury gold. Later, again, there was @ riso to 131%, based ‘upon the report that Mr, D. a, Wells, a gentleman of free trade views, was the happy incumbent. The range of price was as follows:— 2P.M. 2:02 P. M, ‘The transactions in gold during the day were again very large, the gross clearings at the Bank exceed- ing $100,000,000, The ‘bears’? were free sellers at the advance, their conviction that “old must go Jower” being unshakable. The borrowing by the “shorts” aggravated the natural activity of loaus, ‘which were made at rates ranging from fat for bor- rowing to four per cent for carrying against Clear- sng House and at three per cent for carrying after- wards. The business wt the Gold Exchange Bank resuited as lollows:— Gross clearings. Goid balances... 351,392 Currency balances: 1,988,024 In governments there was a duller market, and transactions were devoid of excitement. The teie- graphic speculators again tampered with the wires Or with the cable or with some portion of the com- municating agency between New York and London. The price of cotton and of consols and of stocks came through uninterruptedly, but there was no quotation for bonds.. It was not until late in the day that the intelligence was received of a dociine in London to 8234. Doubtless the fact was suppressed to enabic somebody to get rid of bonds in the home market as well as to sell “short” agatnst the effect of the news. At the session of the government board to-day it was suggested to empioy their own special agent and send him over to London to report correct- ly and promptly the prices at the Royal Exchange. It is evident from this falling off abroad that the inaugural of President Grant, with his suggestion to pay the bonds in gold, has not been sent over by the eable, but must wait tue tedious transmission of the mails. At the close of business in London the price had recovered to 82%; but orders by cable to buy were countermanded, while in other quarters It was staved vhat the orders were renewed, The firmness fm gold tended to check in some measure the yielding occasioned by the decline abroad. The following wero the closing street quotations at five o’clock this evening:—United States sixes, 1881, regis- tered, 114% @ 116%; do, coupon, 116 @ 116%; do., 5-208, registered, 113 @ 113%; do., coupon, 1862, 119% & 11844; GO., 1964, 1144 a 114%; do,, 1805, 116%; @ 116}4; do., new, 1865, 112%) a T12%j; do., 1867, 112% a 112%; do., 1863, 112% @ 112%; do., 10-40°s, Tewistercd, 1937¢ & 10444; do., coupon, 1051¢ @ 10555. Foreign exchange was firm daring business houra, im consequence of the weaker feeling in bonds at London. Later in the day the rates were irregular. ‘The advance in cotton stimulates shipments and in- ercascs the supply of bills. Quotations ranged as follows:—Steriing, sixty days, commercial, 108 a 108%; good to prime bankers’, 108% a 109; short @ight, 1093; a 1053g. Paris, sixty days, 6.2234 a 5.1734; short sight, 6.16% @ 5.16 Antwerp, 5.224 @ 5.1745. Switzerland, 6.224% @ 5.174%. Mamburg, 564% a 357%. Amsterdam, 40% a 40%. Frankfort, 40% a 40%. Bremon, 764% 0 78%j. Prussian thalers, 704 a ns. ‘Southern securities were very stroug and the feet- fng in the market was quite cheerful. North Carolinas were better on account of the passage of the new State Tax bill, and Tennessees were higher. Loui- sianas are steady at last prices, with tbe ingulry for the levee eights and old State sixes. ‘Tho money market was active at the fall legal rate, with exceptions at six per cent on government col- Jaterais, Dy o general understanding the banks will @ommence to-morrow to insist upon the deposit of funds as a preliminary to the certification of checks. A few banks hold out against the new law and assert that they will not reise to certify until they have received oMctal notification of the new measure from the authorities at Washington. The Treasury plate Printing oMice ts nearly ready for printing a new emission of the fifty doliar greenback notes, to take the piace of the present issues, which have been largely counterteited. The handred dollar notes will bear a likeness of Mr. Lincoln, with a vignette sym- bolical of reconstruction, and the fifty dollar notes Will bear a likeness of General Grant, with a vig- nette symbolical of the restoration of peace. ‘The stock market was buoyant and upward tn its movements. The features were New York Central, Rock Istand, Michigan Southern, Fort Wayne and Mariposa, The adjourhment of the legislative rail- ‘way investigating committee to Albany was followed by active dealings in New York Central, which ad. vanced between two and three per cont over Satur. day's prices, The “bulla” pay, dn the one hand, that the serip is to be legalized, but the “pears”? insinuate, on the other, that the “ring” at Albany will kill any such measure, and are now getting ready to sell the cease ei NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 186¥.-TRIPLE SHEET. stock by nrving ft to high firures. The street te me Be, likely to be treated to a good many sensations in this stock before the end of the session at Albany. Ope- rators ere disposed for higher prices and a good- humored feeling prevails among them, now that money Is easier and that the bugaboo of a quarterly bank statement no longer terrifies them against “carrying.” Prices closed as follows Qt the last open board:—Canion, 69 a 60; Cumber- land, $7 a 3834; Wella, Fargo & Co.’%s Express, 8146 a21%s; Adams Bxpress, 6544 a 63); American Ex- press, 44% @ 4514; Merehants’ Union Express, 17 bid; Quicksilver, 2414 @ 25; Pacific Mail, 100 a 100% ; Western Union Telegraph, 3734 @ 3714; New York Central, 16045 a 10024; Hudson River, 13756 @ LIK; Marlem, 134 @ 137; do, preferred, 184 a 135; Reading, 914 @ 9134; Chicago and Alton, 133 9 152; do. preferred, 150 2 154; Toledo and Wabash, 63% a 0614; Milwaukee and St. Paul, 69 a 661%; do. pre- ferred, 78% 9 7814; Ohio and Mississippi, 3334 a 33%; Fort Wayne, 117% @ 119; Michigan Southern, 95% a 9634; Iinols Central, 13545 @ 139; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 8374 a 89; Cleveland and Toledo, 105); a 105%; Rock Island, 125% a 123%; Northwestern, 811¢ a $134; do, preferred, 905¢ @ 0044; Lake Shore, 105 a 106%{; Mariposa, 16 a 1554; do. preferred, 3314 a 3334; Bankers and Brokers’ Association, 100% a 111; Terre Haute, 26 a 88; do, preferred, 6534 9 68 ‘The imports of specie at this port during last week were as follows:— March 1—Steamer Cleopatra, Sisal. 4,000 243 ae 8,251 March 4—Steamer Eagie, avana— Gold.... saeeereees eeeeeeeeeee 309 ‘Total for the wer Previousiy reported. Total since January 1, 1969......c0s0+0+ SALES AT THE NEW YORK STOSK EXCHANIE Monday, March 8=10:15 A. M. 15 she Ocoan Hank, Us 14600¢ 1000 Va #'s, ex coi 15000 NC 64a, pew. 00 Toi, a NJ Gente RK. im 5 seowee MLN wre, rw & jo. M 2d. $40 MELE Jat ine hy 4000 C, © & T 110 Obto Lt Reb compa alt ead 100 Gol. witch $00 mich 86Siei2."°: S¢° 10 Bab & Sioux 6 Rie. ig hesitate Twelve o’Clock P. M. 1S 8! rf Saag ts ei re ayn Us 5. 19% 1000 WS 5-: ae ge 8 a] us i) oa er Two o’ Clock P. Me ‘Tenn 62, new 100 sha Mich a RR US 1000 Mil & St P's's,}stm w RK.. 80: ‘210v0 C, Céad Cent Ist. ‘6 sha Quicksilver Min, 3 100 ‘do... my 1 800 Pacific M 994 100 Han t StJo RE 100 Adams Express. bed #0 Long Island RR. 200 Am Mer U Ex. 100 Ohio. & = z 10 Merchants’ Union Hx i 14 Del, Lack & West. w 600 1334 50 Laks Sores Rik. = ooNnyY tg W0C, C, Cin & Ind RR. "ex STREET QUOTATIONS, Haltf-past Five o’Clock P. M. - Us. 1B, & 28)5 a 89 a 128% Fly Wie 9035 CorreR.—The market for Rio was quiet, and we heard of no sales; prices, however, were steady and firm at onr last quotations. Other kinds were dull andnominal, Corron.—Recelpts, 1,96) bales. The demand was only moderate and mainly from speculators, but the market was firm for all grades at Saturday's prices. The sales were 2,596 fh ‘on specu’ 103 for spit apart aau ani were im tani ‘Buiyolned are tos'current | th ben aEg fe Uplandeand Modileant WN. 0, and Floriia “Memphis, ~" Texas. lori ie x FA a oe ES Py Fy bs 4 000 wots. Her, 400 do. ied shes wheat, 9 ‘corn, @ dour inarket was still corn X ‘1,854 do. onta, ‘and WW donate dal and prices were nominaily lower. There was almoat no acareely enoagh was done, except 10 little retall lots, to sx prices, California four waa bull du and nomiual The antes were only about 6.000 bbls, Southern flour was 10 Anproved demand and prices ware rather more, steady, tye flour was quiet but steady, the sales be- oe: 80) 7 00 a 900 On 800 a suo Wa 1100 O08 18.09 00 a 18 60 On 20 cya 11.09 Gia 700 be 45 Corn wm Bi a tb Corn ‘meal Jerse Se 40 —Wheat was in beder sevand, nod ide market was de Cldedly better, while prices were avout Le. bi frat ue clone 148 veing Bid and refused for eboice gyring cw: Hiverod. , The sales were about (00 busbela, a 8h for No. 2, deliver 5 for do. in store; wl 62 for Rot dow, delivered: #1 8)” NS ace Wenn &1 85 0 $2 :05 for tilling Jota white Michigan and $1 89 for white nli‘ornia Corn was firmer, thougu the buainess was moderate, The én.es being 23,00 bushels, a 9c. a Ye, for Dew mixed Weet- ern, Vic. for high mixed, aut so. for Bouthern yeilow, were father firmer, thong the market was quiet. The gai Frere avont 35,00) bushes, ni 44046. Toe, in store, and Tre Titec. afloat and xt thé taliroad depo. Rye was ged prievs were nominal. "Barer was quiet, but" stewiy. Sales, 1.0 0 ouanels er nn on private werins, Of barley roait & anal tot was gold nt $312. Total slack in New ork And Brook'yn, wareho no wheat, 1,01 Hues a? Pela rye, 618i bashela bushels pons. FRviGuid.—The market was quiet, a: to all ports continued heavy. The engayements w averzoat ver Moamor, SidY bustels wurat at bi 10 hinds, tobacco at 2m, = cuerention wart al Bin: 3 boxes cheoss at 2. nd 176.0 Hola. rosin at la 6. To Giassow 3,540 le, vein at 26, The ehariers were A brig to a irl Tor ordi hs 1,000 bois. petro- Fre rn SE, WG bark fom Phlisdelptie to Eibmnore for orders, with 3,600 bom. paroleur, and a bark to Australia with general cargo on privat terms. Guarie were quick. Webe Webeard of sales of 200 baine cloth weg pew peer ‘wire steady at I7)qe. a Tiige. for . for oloth, fora amount of business transacted wae sinal!, the demand from all sources heavy. Sales at fro: rt phe Hear.—We heard 10 saks of moment, but prices con- tioned sicady at Tie. Wie, Koil, for a Markie ice. a Sige. do, for Jung ad Wes 1046, ‘tor MOKANSER Tie demaed vas Tight wad the market was heavy and enowied. We hear of saics of uly ty bbls. New OK AvAd BrORRs.—Receipte,t08 bbinn apirite in, 216 v. go. cra 0. 8,74 do Toning 3b ty ar Fre mart avy, Were decided lower choos 58 ar Boo. a Bite, ‘Skies 78 bole, ‘at Boer a BAe, be he Pf ey at fall prices. k #._ common & Mog nt Boy 300 do, at 89 id @ 83 bd, 250 good a, nt ie 8 GTi, WO. Cot oa do. on the dock) at 82 4235, a; Bat od 4 Go. ob $4 6 and 340 do, at $8 7 hy H was tuaid at 82 5); pate, § 85 a 5d 5, and extra do. §6 8 Sales Babul on ane terns. 2 Se clty vich 350 bbls, were wuld he es of moment of ot desertp- ext +f " Teiined, ag Nght aud prices remained necurding to quailty. Fe ma iE wit eb pT A oy was bety m ie tae cae ftenned Ww wrt fs acive domae oman or Fire tet fe sat The’ salen hera tangs, betng 00 is, at ‘rom May Jui) at Bide 8 ie iors ry from M: 1 Jee on Sais. iy Biveewres in Iphia Amvsuandard white, from ‘were (U0) bbla, standard white, from ‘aud (00) do., from April to July, at Sete ine were qulet st Mc, & c. a, A con. 6 for mess and 8 for yom trorce ‘bee! wae dull, and for prime oe tS mare nective, but At were abort di) suited and pickled showder B Eig eateries fie ea ki Lo acon WAR Mie montinny at tiger We. toe Cunarer: 4 For fort there was an im proved demana, maint delivery, and the market Was wore sendy. sales, 7H packager, at 180, @ Wie. for ie — ne kettle rendered; also 1,000 tierces hice Car rt Sarenuries ut steady at ge. a 9c. Small sugar ‘aw the omaha was tight and the market was heavy, whtie prices ware a shade lower, closing at 12/30. Bityo. oF feats Irood Fetuing Cuba, “Abts 430 hide, were wold, part at 12ijc. @ Me. for;Cuba, Refined was a tritle more Active, Uh ‘ieee were lower, hard cloring at LE, a Les Gay oat (Gy & Wain, yellow at Ib yc. & 16, and erira a REKD'.—Linseed was qnoted at $2 9254 a 22 95, cold, dat paid: witioutaares ‘aul Winds grase remained duil ut atewiy er Sikaus Bn fiitinged to rale quiet but aeady. Sales 1000 Whe, ut Te. art afr demand pnd prices rated in tafor of the aviler.” The salen were. Tle, a 11X40. tinier. teneipis 8 buts The varie Bee quiet ba firm at former renee, Carty ‘Me. @ M7e., tax moment rk Of Bo ws SUBURBAN INTELLIGENCE. NEW JERSEY. Jersey City. SraBpine AFFRAY.—About five o'clock yesterday afternoon an affray occurred in the oyster saloon kept by John Donnelly, at the corner of Newark ave- nue and Huderson street, which may result serious- ly. A young man name Mortimer H. Jahn, accom- panied by Geones P, Fetter and another man, entered the saloon aud asked Kobert Donneily, brother of the proprietor, for some oysters. A dispute arose about the payment, an tneompimentar epithets were bandied about till Jahn, it i Grew an oyster knife off the bench and flinging 1 with ali tus might lodged 10 io the back of Robert Donnelly, under the leit shoulder, wuere it stuck likean arrow driven into wood. ‘The blade pene- trated nearly two mches, Should mammation set in the spinal column will be at once affected and fatal consequences may ensue. Jahn and Ate were lodged in the City Prison to await the result of Dounelly’s injuries, ‘THE KeRrnicaNn Case.—Judge Dedie sat in Justice Randolp’s chambers yesterday afternoon for the purpose of delivering his opinion in the case of Mr. Peter Kerrigan, who was committed to jail by Re- corder Pope for fifteen days ona charzo of con- tempt. Judge Bedie. aunounced that as there were any points imvoived in the case on wiueh & uiversity of Opinion exists in a legal point of view, he would not assume the responsibility of deciding the maiter, but would re/er it to tue Supreme Court. Hoboken. The CHARTER AMENDMENTS.—At the meeting of citizens held at the Martha Institute, Hoboken, 09 Saturday evening, the following amendments to the city charter were adopted:—An appropriation of $14,500 for city purposes, $9,500 of which is to be devoted to the purchase of the Methodist church; an appropriation of $15,000 tor schools; $10,000 for erecting a butiding for Engine Company No. 3and a baliding for the association of exewipt lremen, The following gentleraen were app ed & committee fo pr 10 Trenton and gecnre tue pai age of these amendmonts:—rhomas Foster, E. Kirk, J. Hennion, G. W, Suerman and H. Lindsay. Atudson City. ATTACK ON A Poricz OrvidER.—A riot occurred on Saturday evening. near the residence of Peter Fox, im Madison avenue, when olflcer Gannon came up and arrested Peter, The latter quickly resented, and turving on the officer pitched in, right and left, striking him in the face. kicking, him avd te@ring his coat. Fox was unaple to make his escape, however, for oMcer Jahn came up and gave chase, and alter a@ short time Peter fouud himself in the police station, At the time Jabn came up Peter was thundering oat flercely,“You ——, I'll sover you; there 1s bot a —— in the police can take me,” Peter was taken before Recorder Aldridge yesterday morning, who remarked that as Peter was in 1avor of the sobering process the officials at the count, Jal would try it on him uniess he gave bail in $: for trial, Bail was given. A PERILOUS RIDE AND SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES.— Patrick Jordan and Edward Corcoran, faithful disct- ples of Bacchus, swilled as mucn liquor into their carcasses on Sunday as it was possible for two such vessels to hold without overfowing. The barkeeper turned them out of doors when it grew late and the unsteady pair commenced to toddie away, but ot homeward, for they were tuo oblivious to know anything about the direction in which home lay. Sordan stumbled frequently and at length became almost powerless t0 nove a tlmb. They red as far as (he corner of Montgomery ory! Beacon ave- nucs, when Corcoran took Jordan on bis back, but nad not proceeded many paces when he toppled over, Jordan’s head striking the curbstoae with great vio- lence, Corcoran managed to ation. his legs sean olf, leaving prostrate. ment have lain Frag ali aig at a] not ‘meer Reilly a the man carried to Sues rales two pen) were called in but during the of three nours ne exhibited no symptoms of consciousness, His face was bioody, his head con- tused in several places and his skull, it 1s believed, 18 fractured. Wien he became seustule yesterday morning he looked around wich surprise at his new situation. Should he recover this time ne wii hardiy undertake to drive hereafuer Where Ned Corcoran Newark. APpopLetic Fit.—About four o'clock yesterday an elderly gentleman was prostrated at the corner of Market and Broad streets through a severe stroke of spo i pesca ‘was promptly removed to a neighbor- ir re and @ phy sician procured. Attor tay. es hard fitor| he was restored to con- sclousness, und in the course of a few hours he was able to walk bome, His name fs J. P, GomersoL ALMOST INCKEDIBLE—REMARKABLE VITALITY.— On last Friday night a litue girl, the daughter of Mr. George Schweinfurth, residing on Clinton Hill, near Ebchalt’s brewery, fell fom @ well some forty feet deep. ‘Twenty-four hours afterwards tue litue creature was discovered by her sorrowing parents, nearly famishea with cold ana hunger, but otber- wise uninjured. The truth of the incident 1s vouched for by a respectabie physician, _ OsiTvAnyY.—J. Henry Clarke, M. D., President of the Essex County Medical Society and an autnor of high repute, died at his residence in Montclair, near this city, recently, at the age of fifty-five A work of much morit on ‘Diseases of the Bye and Far" stam; the deceased as an authonot high avuiues, . Clarke was well and favorably knowa throughout this vicimty, BULLEVILLE BurGLars SrntTexcep.—Thomas Wil- son, Johu Williams and John Hollis, three young- stera, were convicted in the Court of Special Ses- sions, before Judges Teese, Guild, Ise and Willams, yesterday, and sefitenced to serve two years each tn the State Prison. These are the parties who robbed the*store of Wiliam M. Ackerman, at Hellevilie, some weeks ago sud whose arrest was effected mn New , York tarough # descriptive tem in the Zeexing Tele- "gram. ‘The roperty stulen amounted in value to about si jollars. Fata Fait.— esterday forenoon, shortiy before eleven o'clock, & painter named Newton Southord, employed painting a factory in Exchange alley, near Riiiroad avenue and Greene street, fell from a lad- der a distance of ten feet, and sustained a iracture of the base of the skull, which resuited fatally soon aiter. Dr. J. B. Cuiter was promptly on hand, bat tae poor ieliow only survived a@ few'minutes #ubse- quently, He was about twenty-seven hog of age and Was quite reapectably connecied. He had been married but a year. iis young widow is adaughver ot ex-Alderman Dodd. AS ALLEGED Notortovs BrRotEeR im Custopy.— Early yesterday morning the arrest of an alleged notorious young burgier was effected by detective Fischer, in an outhouse on South Orange avenue. ‘The prisoner is about twenty-two years of age and gives the name of John Charles Miller. Ie is now i with having entered the jewelry store of Mr. James M. Williams, No. 5 South Market street, some two weeks ago, and carrying off some $200 of property. It ts alleged that be has already spent two Years in the State Prison and mine months in the Hudson county jail, Le is held. Paterson. Tre Carrick WILL Casé.—The question of coun- gels Jees in the Carrick will a was brought up be- fore Judge Hedie yesterday, and after soine discus- ston the matter was postponed to the 1st of April. Patat Resvut or aN ACCIDENT.—A man named Cover, who had his arm cut off a few days since 4) working on the wrecking train at Long Dock, ied in Paterson yesterday morning from the ettects by his injaries, Horse Tatsves.—A gang of horse theives broke Open the stable of John P. Ramsey, proprietor of the Wyckotf Hotei, in Bergen county, on Sunday night, and stole two vainabie ponies, a large market wagon and harness, They ae visited the residence of Dan- te. D. Van a , and enticed away tho old — beens (Pa wi enh had kerved the family for years. the Siccimac road and stole the buh reve and hip from the carrlage of ‘ruta Ackerman, Hey ‘stood in front of the residence of Willian 20 ora while the former was paying his usual Sunday visit at ty liberal rewards have ion offered, no the thieves has yet been dis- Trenton. Metnoptst ConFeReNce.—The annual conference of the ministers of the Methodist Episcopal Church of this Si Will commence at Milville on bd Aad instant. A good deal of important business 18 transacted, sere ot ts et, i$ an adjudication on “oe or two mini whom charges are said to be pending. ‘THE CHARTER ELECTION.—The charter election of this city comes off on the 6th of April. With the exception of collector of taxes, a fall city ticket 19 to be elected. he present Mayor, Colonel William bs Ai is Leryn for renomination. wesrembsrsne > bonny tne Re ROLARING.—A gang of t might visited Btamtord, owe au siittie, On Friday wight they wou glare on Wetneateg, ceded in se to tt of John Voorhis, in Greenwich. Mr. Voorhis’ family was aroused by the burglar alarm upon the pre- mises, however, and the burglars jeft, ‘fhence’ they prossrges to the residence, in the same town, of re man, and succeeded in securing Lt, Maal C4 thirty dollars worth of goods, sd third Sp their visit in the town was wie residence of lev. oe ST. DOMINGO. The Annexation Scheme in St. Domingo Views of President Baez and His Cabivet— Complications in PoliticyAlta Vela and Clark. Their operations aroused bis family ee Samana—Crops and Trade. and the men were driven away. & is they are an accomplished gani aed a@ very sue rior jock upon one of the d & house whic! they visited in Stamford had b been tarned by theus with nippers. POUGHKEEPSIE, ‘The oMctal vote of this city gives George Morzan, the democratic candidate for Mayor, ninety-eignt majority over Robert Slee, the republican candidaic. * pzemniticans - Sora have gamed the Board RACING PROSPECTS IN LOUISIANA. Entries for the Metairie Spring Meeting. New Oxvgans, March 3, 1869, ‘The entries for the spring races on the Metairie course, New Orleans, have been completed to-day, and, as will be seen, afford @ prospect of sport far above the average, FIRST DAY, SATURDAY, APRIL 3 First Race,—Sweepstakes for two-year olds, dash of one mile, $500 entrance, $100 forfeit, Second to save his entrance; the club to add $500, Closed with the following nominations:— J. J. O’Falion entered brown filly Alta Vela, two years old, by Vandal, dam unported Filagree, by Btockweik, D. A. Wilson entered gray colt ae ene, two Years old, by Lightning, dam Beck; W. Coitrill enlered ehesinus nhs Gottrii, two var vid, by Daniel Boone, dam Maggie G. 4 Cottrili entered chestuut Mliy Carrie P., two a old, by Danie! Booue, dain Lily Ward, Second Kace,—Metairie Stake for all ages, two mile heats, $1,000 eutrance, p p.—the club to add $1,000, and the horses to be named at fuur o'clock the afternoon previous. Closed with the following subseribers;— 1, James Conlisk. 2 J.J, 0? Fallon, 3. W. C, Lipscomb. J, W. Pennock. 5 is Moore, SECOND DAY—TUESDAY, APRIL 6. First Race.—Hurale Stake, dash two miles; 4 hurdles, § leaps; $25 entranee, p. p.; three year olds, 112 los., four yea! on Iba. five year, and over 123 ius; tile chub to’add $300, Closed’ with the fok lowing nominations: — J. Nelligan entered bay colt Chalmette, three years old, a by Damel Boone, dam by Brown Dick. ‘arwick entered the white horse ‘Transit, four ma old, by Bieakwind, dam Prairie Klowel, by" vereign. Bove E. Warwick, bay horse Joe Johnston, six years old, by Goodwood, dam Judge, by Sovereign, on Ww arwick, brown geld! four ye years old, by Captain beard, dam by Sovereign. Conlisk entered Mehesenut gelding, four years old, by Endorser, dam by Glencoe. Second Race.—Sweepsiakes for three- -year old: one inile heats, $100 entrance, p. p.; the secon horse to recelve $200; the club to $300, Closed wii the following nominations:— J. J. U'Fallon entered bay flily Banshee, three years old, by Lexington, dam Balloon, by Yorkshire, J, Pennock entered brown tlily Neilic \i: Donald, by Colossus, dam Maid of Monmouth, by iravelier. A. K. Richards entered bay colt Locust Post, turee _— old, by Young Melbourne, dam by Vincent a ctehards & Kilgour entered bay filly Betty A Austrailan, dam Betty Ward, by Lexington. sad: THIRD DAY—WEDNESDAY, APKIL 7. First Race.—Put $650; second horse wo receive bye dash of four miies. Second Race,—Purse, — mile heats. For these races the purses raised are large. The entries will close the aay before each zage, yOURIES ay eva, Seite & First Race.—Purse of dash of two miles, purse raised. intries’ to close the day be- fore tue race. Second Kace.—Swee) for two year olds; mile heats; $300 entrance; $100 forfeit; the club to add $360. Ciosed with the same nominations as in tie Seriow two-year olds stake, FIVIW DAY—-PRIDAY, APEIE 9 First Race—Purse of race; dash of two miles. Same conaitions as sim the hardie siaxe, Second Race.—Purse of $600; mile heais; best three in five. Same remark applies a3 to previous purses, Gare Dkr —Sarcanasy AFMEL 16. First Race,—Purse of $300; dash of two miles; for beaten horses, ‘Second ne for all ages; three mile heats; $000 Conditions a3 in the Me- tairie stakes. tne ‘cia add $1,000. Closed with the same nom! asthe Metairie Stake, except W. C. Lipscomb, ‘The horses have- all wintered in New Orleans and Movie and are doing finely. The weather is delight- fay Open, and the course, under the fostering care of & ib, is mm iticent condition, vr te lean Ss, two mile heats first day, Mr. tative will “probably be Sun- down, who won three mile heat race tue last day of the fall meeting of 1863 in such good styie, bird ‘rausit Carrie tancing Chalmette, and beatil Atherton easily. Sandown has wintered here, “cap. ‘tain Moore's representative will provably be* Bayo- net or Fannie ‘Cheatham. In the hurale race tae secund day there are entered three debutants for jumping honors—Chaimette, Transit and Joe Johnston. Chalmetie, in the three mile race referred to above, ran remar' well, and ior two iniles showed a very ae ee of apecd, but died gee toe nothing on wd last mule, showing was deiicient in Ing qualities, Ihe isa gona jamper, which remains ton be tried, he is cel ony aed fast for ulus distance (two a ana will @ dangerous competiior. ‘I second debutant, is a very useful horse, with both speed aud bottom, aad thouga unsuccessiul at the tali mi , lus reputation a3 a game, good horse did not sufier. Joe Johnston, better known as “seven heat Joe,” which title he earned by pi off a race last year im which seven heats were before the victory was gained, is also entered a3 hardier, Joe's ee cee shows him tobe a fast horse, and tis formance on the Metairie proves it. He inepaens in two straight heats Lar- kin (betier Known a3 Gencral McMahon), Who was himseif looked on m.the North a8 @ fast hav- ing at the October meeting at Jerome Park, m 1867, beaten Reawing, Connelly and anotuer after a close Tace im Which 1our beats Were ran, The apnual session of the Turf Congress will be heid this year in New Orleans and will lend enhanced interest to tue April meeting of the Metairie Club. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Almost absolute ‘quietness reigns at our navy yards, and the progressing reductions give an air of staguation to everything around.’ At this time nierely men enough are *etained to take care of gor- ernmeut property. &ven the watchmen at the naval powder depot in this harbor, and situated upon Ells Island, are to be reduced © eight men; also the watch upon the naval ordnance dock, These two great depots of the navy are under charge of Cap- tain J. J. Almy, Inspector of Ordnance at the New York Navy Yard. ‘The arrival of vessels from foreign stations was once hailed with pleasure by the em- ployes of our navy yards, but even this poor piea- sure has passed #wWay, a8 the crews of all vesseis going out of commission are required to strip them of ail thee Tigging, Gischarge ali stores, ciean the and even whitewash it, before they are dis- uarged from the naval service. rhe’ United States steamer Ticonderoga ts daily expected to arrive from the Mediterranean, where she has been,vver three years. Commodore A. M. Pennock, Who commands the Ruropean squadron pro vem, (until the arrival of the fagship Franklin, bearing the fag of Rear Admiral Haatord), will re- turn in this vessel. The Ticonderoga will be put out of gowmission immediately upon ber arrival; her jaced and the omicers wil upon waiting orders we Tne United States ler ie =f Frolic ts under orders to the United Stat at ’biladeiphia and we be ‘About the middie of April of war hae rage Mo i‘ Hy =| M india squadron. we sailed early in emt make sto} Ks December, under orders 4 ppages on her route home. Captal commauds her; he went out to tne aiauie in 1886, in com- mand of the doubie-ender and ‘ap- Ashuelot, ‘was vinted to te Shenandoall when Commodore Golds- assumed commend of the squadron after the death of Kear Admiral ‘The United States gunboat Sanem, commanied Aug Ee Captata Strong served wits marked gallantry daring the War aud dist hed himself at the Mobile fight by — running down the rebel won-ciad ‘ten- | hess ain f. 1. Sanford, of the Unit ed States Navy. Sr. Dominao, Feb, 20, 1860, The “Banks and Satler idea,” as President Baez names it, ts by no means considered dead. “It only sleepeth a Hercules-in his cradle, to wake in growth and strength,” said ome of the heads—one of the most psominent heads—of the Dominican Charch, ta @ tone of entire and exemplary submission to the manifest destiny indicated by Providence, as he called the attention of ene of the ministers of State t certain articles in the New Youk HERALD. Partly from accident end partly from design your correspondent has been present at some lively discussions upon the will, the power and the probable action of the New York press on the West India policy of the Grant Cabmmet. President Baez lays great stress on the three axioms” which, he says, the HERALD laid down at the time the Banks and Butier idea was drat moved in Congress, and he so firmly believes that they are also the accepted views of i’resident Grant that he has instructed Minister Fabens to confer with the in- coming Secretary of State at as early aday as Ppossibie on the subject, and he will be directed to take a fit occasion to manifest to President Grant personally, and without the slightest reserve, the actual situation of the Dominican republic, and to solicit the co-operation of the Washington Cabinet in the policy of creating afree and neutral centre of commerce in the An- tiles, This may be relied upon as exact and au- thentic, Ip point of fact it 1s m gense and letter the translation of Mr, Fabens’ last official instructions, and the French, Italian and Danish Consuls had this knowledge imparted to them—if not ofiictally at least distinctly—from the lips of the Dominican See- retary of State, It wom in the course of a long con- versation respecting various incorrect reports of re- volutionary movements under the Ogandos, Mark Adon and Luperoa, which nad never had existence, and from that M. Landais slid adroitly to the contradictory statements about tne sale of Samana to various parties. “None of you, Mes- steurs les Consuls, believe that there is any question of dismembering the republic”, satd the Minister, with some warmtn; ‘and it is scarcely 2 secret from any of you that liberal propositions have been made to us to declare Samana a free and neutra! port.’? Such @ measure should command the sympathies of every maritime “Power’,, Was the reply of tue French Consol, but just thea, “one of the other ministers came in and the party broke into two groups. In one of them the opmion of President Baez on the three axioms laid down by the HeRaLp was rather hotly discussed. This was in the sala ot the Executive palace, in which all the Ministers have thet private offices, and with only the anterooin between us aud the apartment in whieh President Baez holds his tri- weekly Cabinet councils, ‘The frankness with which the chlef of his confiden- tial advisers met the subject proves that it has been thoroughly considered. But now to the statement of **three axioms for the Antilles,” as und here. Firsi—We (the United States) are too great to use subteriuge in our d with those around ns. Second—it isan undoubted truth that we re- uire a good port la the West Indies. Third--That gress should openty, honorably and without de- take action to tis end. ¢ last axiom of Congressional action, as Baez unierstands it, may be eastiy and be caytan accom- plished by Congress authorizing the President to treat for the permanent use,of the McClellan site a3 & United States naval station, and by the establish- ment of renalae ‘and direct communications with ail the great Antilles—Porto Rico, Haytl, Ouba and Jamaica. Baez says broadly that ‘whenever the press—the fourth estate of all free nations—tskes up the question these islands will becume a rich and valid portion of the American system, giving ani re- ceiving beneflis in mutual with with all other nations; but until the fourth estute turns its atien- tion this way nothing wil! be done.” Unfortunately the fourth estate of republics is much tnvoived in party warlare as the executive and legisiative branches and it shares with the cm diciary the censure of allowing the ermine of tmpar- justice to be stained with personal views and wejudices. jast hour, after the steamer that was to Harmont aud hus loan documents to St. him the final papers, which had passed the Senate and were ved to the last seal and One reason tor this abrupt termination of the isrttish ‘ney would only taxe tne Dominican bonds on that security or Sut Tne has had a warm time o! it over the subject of grant- ery to other than the Americans who hold Alta Vela under the Dei; ‘Webster . This has stili eight y« to run, but it is not m the charter asa ale and exclusive right, and the gov- <a it ig free to concede to whom it will cue Fi ben na ee wiht nA all ee when the gado- er privilege shall expire by express imitation. this ground it 1s acting with the French company. Mr. Baez, is drifting into a misunderstanding with the Pope, of much more serious dimensions than his little flare-up with the United States Com- merciat Agent. He has allowed the Governor of Santiago to dismiss and exile Father Pineili, 9 man of unstained character, fe TOF ® vague suspicion of poutical disaffection, and in like manner a venerable priest, named Gutierrez, was eg out of his Pariah and the country lor isan reasons. Baez says he is personal ‘at ne ad ne to these tee of | md secations; eon hol mterfere to arrest them, and they may end Papal interdict, The Pa enene, Mscrew oe are 2 violsutly Dpposed to discij the masses are even now dec! sy against and an ameraic fom the net ico of the alcar will bring ecclesiastical imoroglio to & focus for speedy disentanglement, Baez will then have it in his power to elfect tie perfect ion of Church and State, which he 1s believed to aim at accompiish- ing. Pe and Luperon, the biack generals who have m reported in the Held at the head of Dominican Poveintious ah tenes @ dozen tlines, Wkete hot a man except the Cacos were in. arms: anywhere against Baez, are at last atvempting work. All the outs nnited their means to buy an old blockade ranner at St. Thomas to take forty men and some aris to Haytt, Their object is to unite with the Cacos and make & com descent on the Domuni- can te ry. The Governor of St. Thomas r ~ oy Ne onmaben ies concern ve Bonus that she was not to be used the actual | read baad of Hayti or the Vominican republic, jon and Luperon evidently mean imschiel; bat whether they wul be able to effece mack is @ very doubtful qvestion. No one here seems haif as afraid of thse remote chances of invasion as they are of a short coffee crop. mm Nay me ea continued od Faina have damaged tu sugar yield is faltinee be Delow Cy eral calculation, Tobacco, however, is ees Of dine quality and in- creased quantity; but tus like finest woods, is fom the European trade, becoming settled, = we have iad two or tree’ light rains tuts week. NEW YORK. ‘Trial for Whipping a Young Lady at Wa- verley Institute=-Incendiariem. WAVERLEY, March 6, 1969, ‘The greatest farce of the season has just been enacted in our midst. Mr. Ryan, a teacher in the through Thursday and Friday. Great interest was the N. N. P, Hail being crowded ete, 0, the f are exelusivety ‘controtted ty ‘mricans, ft abaut i99 heavy and fine crops this yoar. ations In the sonthern portion of tue Biate | THE PERUVIAN MONITORS. The Peruvian Fleet Couling at Key West Complete List of their OfficersA Spanish War Vessel Watching their Movements. Key West, Feb. 27, 1809 ‘The Peruvian monitors Ataiiualpa and Manco Capac, with their convoys, war steamers Maranon and Reyes, arrived at this port on the 19th from New Orleans, via Pensacola, en route for Callao, Pern. from Key West they proceed to St. Thomas, Barbadoes and ‘row thence iW Buenos Ayres, where it t expected they will be detained for repairs, It 18 the intention of the feet to reaca Cale lao by January 1, 1870, Atpreseat they have been coaling’ at this point to the extent of 1,000 tons, which, with the great faciliues for coaling vessels at Key West, so we!l known to the worid at large, was accomplished in three days. 1: must ve recollected that no work was done at night and the co; be transferred to the monitors 14 nee seater” Most of the sailors in this neet are Americans, who are dissatisfied and are deserting at every opportu- ally, particuiarly irom the mouitors, ie will ex! ain way, they do not come w the wharf. Tho Shicers are fine appearing and very geatlemanly and entertaining, Several them ate Americans, aod many of the Peruvian ofticers speak Wnyush. As it will be unnecessary to give a full di iption of these monitors, | will proceed to furnish you with a ligt Of the officers connected witu tue eet. ee Shiet Engineer Joseph ©. Cree, formerly ciuef engineer of the United states steamer Don, ft aia indebted for the following list:— Commandante General de la Divicion, Capitan de Fragata, Don Camillo Carrio. MANCO CAPAC (MONITOR). Comandante and Capitan de Fragata, Camillo Carrilo; secoud Comaudunte aud Pirst Liewlenuet, Jose Maria Zegarra; Second Licuteuants, Eblas Aguirre, Manuel Rosas and Enrique ‘cited Guare dia Marina, Federico Rincon (unardia Marina is the same as midshipman in the Uuited Siutes Navy Nd Kaosign, W. Parks fyler; Calel Eugineer, Willlam 4! Hi R. Latumer; First Assistant Euziucer'B. F. Bots: ford; second. Assistant Bi eet hues D, Clark; ‘Third Assistant Engineers, . Dijon, emry Quxeie gan, William Roberts and Wihan BE. Buckley, ALAMUALVA (MONIT OR.) Comandante, Capitan Corbeia, Juan Grue More; Second Comandante aul ‘ist Lieutenant, Carlos Ferreyros; Second Licutenants, Ramoa Freive; Alfereys de Fragata, Socrates Porcellade, Diego Ferre and Carlos t Coimeuano [Allereys de Fragata 1s the same as ensigain Lae United States Navy); Guardia Marina, Juau F. Baita; satilag Mas- ter, First Licutenant Wiliam F. Gulespie; Chief En- i J a CG. Cree; First Assistant Engineer, tomas Devine; Second “assistant Engineers, Arthur G. Brooks and’ Edward 8. Goluus: Tiurd Assistant Engueers, Charles W. Abbott aud Michwel Morse; Guaner, Wiiham Haynes; Paywaster’s Clerk, FR Emile toup. REYES (TRANSPORT). Comandante and Capatan de Corbeta, Leopoldo Sanches; Second Comaadaute and iirst Lieutenant, Carios Thorne; Alicreys de Fraga.a—~Lenoa Guerre: Manuel Delgado, Jose Baita, Bmiiie Benavides an Carlos Heros; Fleet Pilot and First Lieutenant, Theo. B. DaBois; crepe Tr Campoeil McEwan; “0% Assistant, Daniel L. King; Second Assistant, D. Turuer; Third Assistant, Thomas Davis, MARANON (TRANSPORT), Commandante and First Livgu‘enant, Honorato Tizon; Second Lieutepant, Federico Aguero; Alfe- reys de Fragata, Enrique Palacios, Nicasor Aram- bura, tery Cabreses and Franc! Leon; Guar- dia Marin: pie, Pareja and Mauuel Hidalgo; En- signs, Dan! et ae ay and Maumere; Chief Engineer, Richard Ashcroft; rirst Assisiant Engiaeer, James Kildren; Second Assistant Eng'neer, Win. ‘Vernon; Third Assistant Engineer, Saninel MeMauon; Sailing Master, W. J. Gilchrist. Ponisata. de Becgadron, Manuel W. Bidaurre; Picco, oe juinas Culos Ingraham; Surgeon of Tne Tea h or the the monitors are 224 feet: me beam, 43 feet 3 veya a thot hold, 12 feet; of water, 13 feet; Inside diameter of ‘turret, 21 f teett . thickness of armor on turret, ib ingnes.” ‘Two of Ericason’s it engines—iength of stroke, 2 feet; diameter of screw, 14 feet; pitch of screw, 20 feet; number of ladies, 4 A 2 man-of-war outside of wate! its of the Peruvian fleet. 1¢ tg Dob to te Rees however, sae will engage these formidable engines of war, for tu each turret carrying & 290 pound shot waica wight not-be- oon carrying & un jc sidered a Wwelcoine visitor. Vie them from the beach, one will perceive two red lines just above the water, while at one end lines are seen two large towers, as it were, Leman white, When the sailors’ clothing ts strung along the frame- work anni remind me of two (New York) bath houses! Tae. ‘tect wil be in readiness for suilig Monday next, African Blood Ne Defence—teavy Damages. {From the Chicago Besitenrgy March 6.) ‘There was yesterday browgit to a close, at Mags Lag vat Warren, oue of the most rem: a ta sate, for all feta pole he <4 ever tried ta ais ‘rhe p nts in the fiary gusting seyle = story ng ai of mais character of, the defence set and, fatty, large amount of da’ adju The circumstauces of are bi as foliows:— The plaintif in ek case is Miss peng twenty: village of ‘Spring count the dremy eyes Serbcaces forin of the captivating tte, (as the result has proved) to the extent of $10,000 in matrimonial promises. e next peculiar feature uf the affair is, that the harged with making the same promise of arrt i famiuy — wealthy citizen of Kew Yori discovering his pe oud him the @ good jescendant of Bradshaw, the ‘engush regicide, is pera pened ce his geutie biood, In appearance he is not Being bel 2 eat honing ing, being below ihe medium stature aad hoving o of broken-dewn took. During the trial a great Many letters irom the defendant io the piaumtul were rin ek cortian, the existence of an ‘engagement be- nase ‘eenibived and extravagance of on the part oc the mature disciple of .tscu- japius vacetdedly refreshing, and also proved beyond a doubt the existence of suc aa eugageme. by Sn. 4 reasions therein coota hed a de: Ifliment against the wisi of his joving bert wae evidentiy desired an eariy consunima- ton. howe letters were written m 1306, While Miss as spending a few montis at Germastowa, o village eat ‘@ few miles from Sprineboro. Mary, it seems, from the first rather susjccted her aged and enthusiastic lover of an atiempt to der promise of marriage, and with a view Ww hee om the old chap, steadily refased his advances erved all documents for fuiure use. doctor baving on these several occas os re~ fused to fulfil his promise Mary secured tie services of attorneys and instituted suit for damages, wuen her devoted lover set pe im defence that she was of African descent, and for that reason he could not, uoder the laws of Oh, legally wed her, This was met by demurrer on the grovad that the law of iss, forbidding the union of a wiite person with ous having a@ distiuct admixture of African bivol, wus superseded by rs Tee y rd ameadineat to ture vu stitution of ited States, or Mf uot by tiac by the Civil Rights act The demurrer was not sustained by the Coort, however, and the case was seni to tue jury ou us 18. The question of the purity of Mary's blood was che Most interesting that care up oa the trial. Is was shown that Mary had lived watt! nine or tea wita a woman known as Betsey Fergu- child and Betay, it was shown, Was a wer than mulatto, Shadrick Fergusoa and pte Mulattoes, testuied that Mary wos the daughter of their sister Botsy, and fary’ wes born on the Kanawha river, ia that to be her father. a time at the house of her father, be hy wd Tho Ferguson rule came from Virginia to Springboro while & nursing child at the breast of Betsey. with the family, and never heard any ou the matter of her a the child of their ft ah ee ie ue zz i i thore plainly to Dr. Bruskup gel Teanty facts. Perrrted upon, ind taetined that uney could Obecrve indications of ‘African blood in a ‘On the other side, more than twice as many per- ing crowded daring the tune, The jury returned a verdict Of $19,000 ior the Diawutill, Giter being out but a few minutes,