The New York Herald Newspaper, March 14, 1869, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MARUH 14, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. ——- 2 - ‘rhaird avenue, between 8ix- ehoulders she wore a fall of biue satin tm tne WEW YORK CITY. Saat ee arte cont, Sees ene Sar"s"pensee none as rataad ot couRTs. in to the fine thero will be an Oxht- | ppiricuatiom in High Lifo—Eow the Lonten | Sit Her step was so light. ao nymphlise. her er. bd DINGS 0 Ang booed af cals. dogs sad fawrnty Season is Observed—Tollots of the Empresses | It was pretiy Comtosse Welles. de ia the wife Foun Duownan—the body of @ man, whose] Cr ™Tn og and Austria—Am Arletocracio | Of the Minister of Foreig A@nirs, abd | fois 8 UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. name is unknown, Was found foatingin the water | yy, Weshington’s Birthday—The Ball 0 pememsbering (pen ne Se Eons) oe fee Fullerton Caso—Motion te Vix a Dey 2 asezrinlp sn osimg poten o-pte ter boy gy Geand Hentclaaiend ok a Senor caned pend cpseres wap tor Tetal. fifty-ave years of age, had on® Diack overcoat and | ress Ball. Now that I have excooded Poy Before Judge Benedict. pants, gray underocat end vest, waite shirt and Panis, Feb, 23, 190, | Gscover I have s eiory to tal SO oiee onareer. The United States vs. Wiliam Fullerton and oe wom remains appa- | Nobody has been poisoned in high itfe this week, | sary of end a—weil no, 0 will lead me Ottera.—Mr. Courtney addressed the Court in tie sen ee ee ee ee tke folleming ex. | 24 since an American indy eloped with s Neapoll- | $00 far dows. and he, Washington cans ey pipptionsion, to: Bonne iam enaty ny toy the the by the im this city, for the tan count we have hadno eccentricity to discuss than triak ~* Leger but thas of the Princess Beauvan, who still continues | that Mr. Courtaey—If the Court please, your honor will | recs mane Lusk moreing, ‘otal, 1,390, a8 LOUIOWS— | to beliove that like Joan of Aro she isin direot com- next recollect that, in the case of the United States va. | Sarcn's ait; Wedueideg: Weree te Tat ieeesey, | munication with the spirits in heaven, and pats | ,,1, wil wi William Fullerton and others, which was set down | March 11, 134; Friday March 12, 179; Saturday, | pleces of paper down on special tombs for them to Hrlangle, please, for trial in February, % was suspended by directions | March 13, 167. come and write on—a thing they always do in fne the of the Attorney General, to me, until further orders, | 4 FAMILY FRacas.—About half-past ton o'olock | upstrokes and no downstrokes. Every time she gots | ‘Wo sides form {pave reoelved from the Acting Attorney General st | on Friday evening Thomas McLaughlin, nineteen | » note of this kind she has to pay the postage thereof | shaw Prosidest of the United Brates hse authorized me to | Years of age, living at No. 901 East Thirty-frst | tom medium by the name of Allan Kardec, and tt is | robes proceed at the earliest possible moment with the became thvolyed in a Aight with his father and | rumored that the charge for stampe from above Ws | hefaus Saket ne aan a eaten Peer est Papa yy a ag he | preposterous. Some people assume that ts is rather | servant jeem it my duty, Ww \ege also-in conformity with own ideas and unpres- | McLaughlin, subsequently took him to &@ good speculation to be a medium. But so few in Iie | costumes. Seas ries Temata gE Parmer Darts prem septa ty | ieee an see eee | eat 1 aren of those conjurors w! w you & canary in a cage, | stopped the Hlonoe moe the letter, ao as to inform the Court Of | the Convention of Irish Societies of this city ts very | biow over it, shut it up, tell you to close your eyes, | dress. ve m te a ‘The Court.—It ls not necessary to read the letter. | €Xtended, and will, no doubt, be on # grand scale. | siap your back, and finally ask you to put your hands eae fe st J oe, eae Te [ome magied Gane aaa Tiomas Douuehy Mt she Grass Mersted of the day im your coat pocket, where you find the canary; | tume,” ‘shrieked out the sea ta tae 5 and be assisted by a large statfof aids. The | those of however ale! shock could mot have made wa ina tuona iadependent of the arestions of ie | mejor march willbe taken up ar noon, and the pre | Sre'ae to conjure down the spina, There maar be | Suche" 1owanta, the dour. The poor lait. pre rege Ashould make the pplication for a street, to the Bowery pee Ea ‘and Chatham | no facetiousness about a medium, and @ man who | country? peedy streel y Hall Park, where the societies will back or stomach by way of iilustration ger Court—By the arrangements made some ‘slaps one’s y way mouths ago Tam anabie to aif im tals court prior to | pase in Review before the Fi tie ech | during an argument is not At to interpret the re-| RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. May, except on saturdays, to try short causes, such as can be dis} of im a single day. That arrange- ment is at present existing, and unless the presiding J of the Court su; to me that it is more de- ry to fey. cones here = are than in M: i 6 U] before fe na ey--Then 1-understand your Honor to say that this case, with the leery arrangement of the Court, cannot be tried till April or May uuiess the promeas Justice requests your Honor to hold court ine Oonst—Yes, that is thearrangement. The matter then aropped. The Alleged Perjury Case—Discharge of the Accused, George B. Davis. The United States vs. George B. Davis.—The de- fendant in this case was one of the parties alleged to have been suborned by the whiskey ring and the Washington abettors to make charges against Col- lector Bailey’ at the time this officer was hunting down the distillers and other violators of the reve- Fray ai senting kao the tables were turned upon the couspirators Davis absconded to Canada, and was not arrested for some time. He was subsequently bro back to this city, assured of the ic pty yas Court, United States vs. George B. Davis.—At a term of the United States Court held in March the Dis- trict rey a of the Cy hay gobi appearing in open cot direction e Attorney General, moved that the prisoner Davis be released from custody. Ordered t! Davia be disc! fro ‘on: lection made to him Dy herp a direct bf Attorney General Evar Judge of the issued, to Lapaugh this m BENEDICT. Convicted of Having Counterfeit Money. ‘The Untied States vs, Rosario Denaro, alias An- Grew Sano.—The defendant, an Italian, is one of a party arrested afew months ago, at 71 Cherry street, on 6 charge of being engaged in the manufacture end of counterfeit currency. At the time of the 7p al regitrs the ii. — waymesiahes oner and which was found lying on a bedi ie was seized marked, and its egos the defendant was the one a ge to s the prosecution. Mr. for the defendant, contended that the aero “he counterfeit money on defendant's ‘was a lay of the arresting officer to authorize an ay and Lenni sul bed Coineern 9 On Cat counsel made an argumen oe e jury, and was followed by Mr. hg oy ll for bal peepee After a brief charge the ba Als and returning into court rendered a v of guilty. Remanded for sentence. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. The Stevenson Cotton Case. Before Judge Blatchford. The Untted States vs. Vernon K. Stevenson,—This case was brought up for hearing yesterday on a mo- tion for judgment against the plaintiff on the ground that plaintiff had fatled to put in a bill of exceptions to the =< proceedings moved for on the previous trial of case, and for which purpose thirty days had been granted by the Court. Mr. John E. Ward, of counsel for the claimants, submitted the motion for ju ‘nt, and in support, of counsel’s view of the law in the ses quoted’ several authorities. The prin pay hg asa judgment was on the th of February, 1869, and no writ of error having been filed within the time Prescribed by law to — itis @ final judgment and to be en Mr. Simons, Assistant United States District At- torney, opposed the motion, contending that claim- ant’s counsel were in error, that a bill of exceptions had been filed, and that the government was taken by surprise. The Court ee to see the bill of exceptions taken by the r. jaintiff, which being subm! de- cided that the document purporting to be the bill of exceptions was pot really such, but data for an en- tirely de in the case. The Court looked, how- ever, on Yhe motion of claimant’s counsel for judg- ment a8 wholly r and not to be entertamed fora moment. Counsel ought to have to the plaintiff of the course they taken in the matter. Mr. Ward and Mr. Clarence Seward (for claimant) ee ae = acres. 2 eae dae of I+ ings granted by the Court for 8, other noti- fication was given by claimant to plaintiff, and no action being tal within the thirty days or the ad- SS oe it was entitled to the judgment as! The Court overruled the motion, but fixed the sime—April Term—when counsel on both sides must Be Leann te —p the case before him or ket it go on peal to the Circuit Court. An order was accord- entered to this effect. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—N BANKRUPTCY. Petitions. During the week ending the 13th inst. only one Yoluntary petition was filed in bankruptey—that Henry Croker, Jr. rey: mo Discharges. . During the same period discharges in bankruptcy were granted to William J. Townsend, Nicholas Saas, Henry Kiauber, Louts Zeimer, Edward Bau- man, Charles B. Knevals, John P. hau: Silliman, Austin A. Faller, =~} her, L. a Boucher, Willlam Burgoyne Bishop, John J. Miller, Isaac Sher- we Sidney M Temes Mi Teme Pansat nce een Soc W. SURROGATE’S COURT. Before Surrogate Tacker. Manoa I3.—Wilis proved:—Philip Carlin, James 8. Thomas, Emeline C. Jordan, Mary A. Nathans, Eliza- beth H. Munroe, Augustus H. Wi Augusta H. de Bt. Leger, Conrad Tinkel, Catharine Frank O'Connell, Anne M, J: Fraoklin H. ee vis.:— Cornelius Badgley, Charlotte J, Bullus, Lennox. ’ sé gran’ entates, Martin Golden, John Cuddy, Patrick Ryan, Catharine Letters of administration ited of the Lesehorn, Wm. Smith, Caroline Braymaen, Lemau rl nny =I 4, Thomas, John Haas, Adam Eliza Metcalf, Margare: Rash tots gt. a] Mawer, “Oyuihinis be Eo] i Smith, Laura Levy. CITY INTELLIGENCE, Tue Weatarn YesTeRpay.—The following record willshow the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, as indicated by the ther- mometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, Herauy Bullding, Broadway, corner of Ann street:— Average temperature on Friday. Average temperature for the past week . : Viral Staristics.—The following are the vital ty eed for the week ending at noon yesterday :— larriages, 163; birtha; 274; deaths, 477, DRarus rrom Borxs.—Mary Ellen Murphy, three years of age, died at No. 126 Mester street from the effect of burns accidentally received. Coroner Keenan was notified to hoki an inquest on the body. LICRNS® BUREAU.—The licenses issued by Marghal Tooker during the past week are as follows:— Ex- press wagons, 10; carts, 102; drivers, 341; venders, 48; boarding houses, 8; porters, 2; coaches, 2; junk cart, 1. Total, 600. The total amount recel for fines and licenses, $428. Hiauway RossRry.—On Friday night while pass-, tng up Tenth avenue, near Thirty-first atreet,-Mr. Freeman Derby was attacked, knocked down and robbed of seventy dollars in currency and nis gold Watch and chain by two highwaymen, who made their escape. New Youre Stare Pounrey Soctery.—the first QunUAl fair of this society will be held at the Krapire some of the pring street‘ near Cooper tnstiente, POLICE INTELLIGENCE, LaRCRNY OF CiGaRs.—A man named Jacob Grum- pell, residing at 41 Forsythe street, appeared before Justice Mansfield yesterday afternoon, at the Essex Market Police Court, and preferred acharge of grand A SACRILIGIOUS THIEr.—Thomas Brown, a litho- Grapher, seventeen years of age, residing in Thirty- "pon complaint of Louis P, Jourmee, of No. 11 Bank street, charged with stealing one silver chalice from the church of St, Vincent de Paul, Weat Twent- third street, on the 8th inst. The admitted vo detective Reilly that he toox pro) and disposed of it to a jepener: on Eighth avenue for Bede ott cs Gr as nt was coi default of bail to answer. CHARGE OF FALSE PRETENORS.—Detective Field yesterday arrested, on a warrant issued by Judge Hogan, ® merchant named Heary Hamlin, formerly of Danville, Livingston county, in this State, on the charge of obtaining goods by means of false pre- tences, preferred against him by Simon Hays, a member of the firm of Messrs. Hays & Co., doing business at Nos, 21'and 23 White street. Mr. Hays esired to pure! He then represented buying his from Messrs. but as oe THE SOCIAL EVIL. Repart of Superintendent Kennedy. The following report on the condition of public Prostitution in this city and Brooklyn was made by Superintendent Kennedy to the Board of Police pan Ra Naw Yorx, March 18, 1960, COMMISSIONERS OF THE METROPOLITAN POLIOR:— day of my de; with President A February 2, they having been ipl in my absence. I with submit tabular statements of the result, by which it will be seen that on January 26 were in the cities of New York and Brooklyn of houses of tution, 496; of houses of 107; of where waiter girls attend, 33; of public 107, and of waiter girls, showing a reduction 6! January 24, 1868, of 29 in the number of houses of prostitution, but an increase in the houses of assig- nation of 8; of public prostitutes, on of waiter girls atten ‘Bal 10, 6 number of joons, while saloons employing waiter girls remain unchanged. It is to = ee some of these saicons the of Excise. Rhee erate! Places in the two cities ts bas of ; pooenarcen with them 2,360. ‘ery respectfully subm: oun A. KENNEDY, Superintendent. GARINE TRANSFERS. The ‘ollowing is a statement of the marine trans- fers at thisfport from the 6th to 13th inst., inclu- sMMlarch 8Schooner Ass Eldridge, three-eightns, Ficarch 8—Canal dost David Fales, 124 71-100 tons, *efaren 8—Barge Charles Brewer, 111 39-100 tons, wiMareh %—Schooner Mayflower, 47 65-100 tons, 10—Propetler ©, Y. Davenport, 29 92-100 41 48-100 ton: 18, 50 71-100 tons ie March 10—Sloop George, March 11—Si March I—Senuonst oe Pr 78 Bz 150 tone! $725. a 11—Sloop Willie, 26 87-100 tons, one-eighth, Harch 11—Canel bent. ML. Sissen, 116 28-100 tons, 12—Canal boat Margaret L., 106 17-100 tons, $1,000, + March 12—Sioop March 12—Sioop Genera! Green, one-quarter, $200. Harries Dart, "13-100" fons, 000, Feten 13—Sloop U1 7 18-100 ag) $900, nm 13—Schooner W! Perry, 16 26-100 tons, NEW METHOD OF TRANSPORTING MATERIALS. A new method of transport has lately been s4o) ed in Leicestershire, England, for conveying meee from Messrs. Ellis & Everard's granite to the railway, @ distance of three miles, the plan has been worked out by Mr. Hi ©. E., and con- sists in the employment of an endiess ‘wire on which are yl of use in the development of the resources of countries as @ kind of precursor to the railway sys- tem. Tae Lowen, (MASs.) TREASURY DRrAULTRR.— Major Gerrish was employed for sometime on the Merrimac Corporation, when the milis stopped San duil times he was out of empl and have bought, as the stock would advance. two afterward he did chase. This was Kk After be bad held the oMce of treasurer some two quirements of a departed society. A medium must, as in Allan Kardec’s case, be esthetic, have had dim- culties with crediters, have lost a few fortunes and acquired history. Not later than last week & comtesse fost all faith ins medium of estabiished reputation for an an- achronism of which he was guilty. She asked the spirit of Saint Catharine (patroness of virgins) whether a spotieas old maid was more agreeabie in the sight of the elect than that of man. The reply was “‘Zut.” Now tt was obvious to the comtesse that this modern exclamation, so expressive of the boulevard gamin, coula not have proceeded from Saint Catharine, in whose time this dialect was not Invented; it was evidenuy a lapsus lingua of the medium himself, and he was discarded. Everyone, however, has not the perspicacity of the comécsse. ‘They go on believing spirits and rappings for years and years, till, like the princess, they come up betore pryporetay rte Dilis ‘of stzorne; le sad 80 oa, even Libre ye than postage to the other world. Lent up furiously by the envoys of the ce, each in turn havtug in ve Eg ete be an in juet given by all. If the con- a mds pric” of the Conservatoire live when it not Lent. The numbers that come to light ture, ing “dust crystal, tod rice powder, and. while and wader, e “grands prix” are ar” forming they fan all this dust and (eben and left, all over amateurs’ coats. This is called Lent; this and turbot with shrimp sauce; this with lobster p&té; this with ® mayonnaise of pone ego Imust not t re Wi forge diamonds, and describe the last tollet worn by the Empress at the last Tuileries concert. She was one blaze of gems, but had not one in her hair. By the way, there must be some strange lotion for her ‘3 of which the secret is un- known to her bald The Empress’ juxa- riant locks are & subject of wonder. Every one knows she had nothing but 8 very wide ing on her head @ few weeks ago, where now capillary system has bristied up roots, and on the occasion I allude to her hair was so thick that it formed a toquet from @ bunch of curis of so light and ists called tl simplicity of headdress was compensated by the dis- play have mentioned of crown diamonds and gems in Empress’ private collection, which were scat- tered all over her toilet of Lerner py Sign ‘They shone, they rippled, they sparkled masses, in streams, in crescents, ladders; they, formed & ustria’s court @ flutter non de Encl “do” that Your readers shall judge whether the Empress of Austria’s toilet was not Msbeden | of envy. pir act penne gs ballygereirghe axienon and # 0 er manners vaporous, her whole ap Gtstingué—a th every woman cannot Over an underakirt o! white, ee ee i waved—a tunic of the finest web thread woven with the wings of the beetio! ft was a toilet for a Arabian Nights and ee ee gree yee Sage ve, Sun in New York, and secret of a writer bel follow readers’ thoughts. For this reason I will further satisfy their inward cravings by stating we have a new walk, which ison our ‘toes, and a new evening headdress. The latter can be sum: despatched—it is ahat. The Princess de Mette set this fashion on the first of her re- ceptions at the Austrian embassy. She wore a id ‘satin one trimmed with tea roses; her fichu of tulle with this was dotted over with blue butterfites; panier was a sky-blue satin, also strewéd with tea roses, over a white tulle undertrain end skirt. The second appearance of this coiffure was on Mme. de Gallifet’s head, but she had preferred a three-cornered hat on one side to the small shep- ——- ng lig aol juise has just ea from er elegance increased sorta of innovations. I donot iii ween ig : | E ; E ? 5 3 ‘3 i refuges or fmmense chandeliers of crystal im aaneing st Saloon, where lovely shoulders are tinged with thousand rainbow rays from the hanging @rops and matchless gems, at the Orst given by the Minister a swarm of stood around him at the entrance to their seats. The Comtesse Dogron. a cousin to the Admiral, did the honors. Mme. Carvalho Bage’s Tomance from the “Noces di oni poetically gave the “Vallon’” ontlling Melancholy, Alard played variations from “Faust, 4nd Mozart's trio, «Les Masques,” was encored. satin wth long san naat cade ee Tank ane 5 in sash ends over ‘The trio of Marshals’ wives were Mine. Niel, Mme. 3 + Tt, raged = lI Canrovert. The latter, in society, is surnamed the ‘li cameo,” Her ornaments were “ oI 1 mr the flower of Flanders, their pale green beamts swith dia- mond drops in her raven hair, ound her neck she Wereppcars ot diamond wheat and light green vel- m. Her under dress was biack tulic, with @reen and black striped satin panier, Most harmonious lemon, or straw shad trimmed round the train with talie puffs, Over this & tutte of the same, looped branches of shaded ta- Lips, among which the poet's dream—the blue tulip, Round her neck she wore « hue velvet, marked with small diamonds, tuli ittern. | could enu- merate dresses and lovely Pod ets here displayed for every column of the Hekatn; but | remember that in walking through the rooms, lined with shrubs, I ived M. Rouher playing at whist with Piet and without his skulicap, and rn was wondering why the Minister of Slate varied elo- cose Put is on fos the Sivase tn so wm: Sanroon since itis nota io pert or ization, Ww hair’ rained fa Uiana ‘aol crossed throne & Jewelled arrow, atiracted my atiention, Her robe was of white tulle, bordered of white satin ‘all over: with rouleaux her panier, dy wing shape, Was rucued; on hor two ‘The Presbytenan church of Reading, Minhigen, organized one year ago, received thurty-seven mem- bers on Sabbath before last ; twenty-nine on profes sioa of their faith, the result, in part, of special meet- ings succeeding the observance of the Week of i The awakening bas been vory marked in Dover, N. 1. Meetings have been held by Henry ¥. of Boston, in the afternoons in some vestry or chavel and in the evenings in the City Hall, when 1,200 to 1,500 people were present Professor Park, of i j ‘i F{ i it tial F i: if : ie 588! held nigh 720g, Reve been hoj a8 the religious troupe holding forth at the Opera House experienced ® complete failure, the season lasting but one might. At Pleasant Hill, a new c five miles north of Steubenviile, Pa. on bath before last forty-five were received, of ty Bh om three were by examination, thirteen — At Lower Tuscarora church, in the same there have been about sixty inquirers, A few less have been interested at Cedarville Presbyterian chui New Jersey. Thechurch at Bethesda, Presbytery New Lisbon, has just received forty-three persona, thirty-six of them Ce cpm perm A large propor- tion of these were he ryte- rian church at West Union, Va., which is the centre of aremarkable work of grace, was once a — church, but was in a sadly divided and weak state unt visite@a couple of mouths ago by the Rev. Jonathan Cioss (of the Third Pres! church of Wheeling), who was appointed the Presbytery to occupy the vacant pulpit. Immedi- ately @ series of meotings was in and carried on with inereasing interest. One hundred and sixty rsons have iready made profession of their faith in Christ; thirty members who had left the church have returned, and the interest is not in the least abated. Scarcely any one is left unconverted within seven miles of the church. The Approaching Council in Rome. At the approaeh of the Ecumenical Council the foliowing ecclesiastical details will not be devoid of interest:—The Roman Catholic Church counts 12 Patriarchates, 117 archiepiscopal sees and 905 epis- copal. If from this total be deducted 229 prelates in Partidbua, there remain 132 archbishops and 657 bishops of the Latin rlie and 7 and 63 res; \vely of the Oriental. This latter comprises Armenians, Greco- Kom: Greco-Ruthenians, 8; ites, Marius Mattel, of the second Philippe de Angelia and of the third Antonelli. The youngest ls Prince Lucien Bonaparte, born in 1828. Porn| the Bd of the Church sull living 12 were by Gregory XV1. The Rev. Wm. H. Milburn, The numerous friends and admirers of the Rev. Wm. H. Milbarn will be gratified to hear good news ore ot reneenaen one The Suse and a violent which for s time his oper. ation von Graefe thinks may effect, in a Mr. Milburn’s recovering the use of bis eyes, pope ped Row too weak to submit to it, and it be several months before the can again be Meanwhile Mr, Milburn is Ne col State Prohibitory Convention for Mas- bine been iaauea’t n> Bostow on 382 students in Dartmouth College, of of religion and 34 have the w. Four hopeful conversions in the Ly pte 2 Rev. Dr. William Buticr, of the New England Methodist Conference, bas accepted the tary: ship of the American and Foreign Christian Union, made vacant by the death of Dr, Mattison. twenty fog TDag arose in the Con- church in ley, Mass. A number of bers withdrawing and forming a new church, those left behind passed PRA ¥ iB —— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. SaTonvay, March 13-4 P. M. ‘The markets in Wall sweet have boon very quiet to-day. Operators are pauntag to scan the financial herson for sigs and tokens of the future; and, white the ‘bull’ clement w rather in Lhe ascendant, there ts a general steadiness aad tamensss quite ro- I } i st if 3 tf uy i st ii ! i i f ipl et ri Hl fii peered iz ti} FEF ef FREE HTH Per cent was the ruling rete on cali ioans, wits a few exceptional transactions at #4, with piedge of guv- 112; State of New York, 110; Commerce, chanics’ Banking Association, 120; change, 118; Bank of the Repubite, 117; Bank North America, 110; Hanover, 100; Irving, Metropolitan, 141; People’s, 140; Nassau, 104; Exchange, 130; Continental, 09; St. Nicbolas, 1) Common wealth, 112);; Atlantic, 103; Importers and ‘Traders’, 129; Park, 15534; Manufacturers and Mer chants’, 102; Central National, 100%; First Ne tional, 215; Fourth National, 101; Nioth National, Ege. sevens, canal loan, 1870, 1015; sixes, do,, 1873, 103; do. do., 1874, 102; do. do., 1875, 102; do. do., 1877, 202; do. do., 1878, 102, ‘The stock market was generally buoyant and strong, with frequent fluctuations within very sar- row limits. Business at the morning boards was very Gull, but revived at the second open boart, which was the only afternoon session. New York Central was steady within a range of one and one- quarter per cont. The stocks which were noticed for their firmness at the close yesterday evening were strong to-day. Hudson River was better. Chicago and Alton regained the decline of yesterday, indicating the trath of suspicion with certain ope- rators that the bear influences at work upon is are for the purpose of getting more stock preparatory to the declaration of s scrip dividend. St. Paul was the most active of the list, and transac- tions fn it at the last boara were attended with quite a furry for these monotonous times, The preferred stock was also active. The advance te probably the initiation of a movement by the old clique. Lake Shore and Toledo were both firmer. Ohio and Mu sisaippt was steady but inactive, which may also be said of Mariposa. Pacific Mail was weak at a frac: tion under par. Erie was lower in consequence of & decline in the sterting bonds Of the express stocks Wells-Pargo was active, a- vancing between one and two per cent, Western Union was higher. The closing quote. tions of the last open board were as follows:— Cumberland, 37 & 87%; Wells, Pargo & Oo.'s Bx- press, 32% @ 42%; American Express, 42% @ 42); Adams Express, 00% @ 614; Merchants’ Union Ex- Press, 16% & 17; Quicksliver, 24% « 24%; Canton, 00 & 61; Pacific Mall, 09% 8 99%; Western Union Telegraph, 38% & 38%; New York Central, 160% a 160%; Hudson River, 140 @ 1404; Reading, 01% « 91%; Chicago and Alton, 161 « 162%; do. preferred, 153 bid; Bankers and Brokers’, 108 a 100%; Alton and Torre Haute, 864 & 30; do. proforred, 66 a 614; Toledo and Wabash, 674% @ 61); Milwau- kee and St. Paul, 684 & 68%; do. preferred, 19 a 70%; Fort Wayne, 116% & 119%; Ohio and Misstasippi, 835; Mighigan Southern, 07% @ 97%; Iilinots Central, 128 8 141; Cleveland and Py@sburg, #0 © 995; Uleve- tand and Toledo, 10633 > Rock Istand, 184 6° ~ 128%; Northwestern, 82) 8 8344; do. preferred, 01% 20134; Mariposa, 15% 8 16; do. proferred, 33% @ 64g Harlem, 1365, a 137; Lake Shore, 106 @ 10644. ‘Tae market after the boards was better, with few exceptions, the bank statement being favorable te the “bull” side of the street. The exceptions wer Obio and Mississippi, which fell off nearly half per cent; St, Paul, which roseded from the highest igure attained in the Murry atthe open board, and the Northwestern stocks, which declined @ fraction. ‘Tho closing quotations on the street at five ofcloek this evening are given below, after the list of stock aales. ‘The sales at the Natiomal Stock Bxohange to-day on the call were as followa:—10u Mariposa, 15}; 18e Merchants’ Union, 16%; 100 Western Uniom, 885 100 do., 38%; 100 New York Central, 160; 100de,, 180%, 100 do., 150%; 1,800 Erte, 3676; 600 do., 80565 500 do., 36%; 300 do., 3%; 100 do,, 37; 500 do. 37; 408 Go., 37; 200 do., 86%; 300 do., 3636; 1,600 do, 20765 400 Reading, 91%; 200 Michigan Southern, 075%; 100 G0., 0756; 200 do., 0734; 200 Cleveland and Pittaburg, 004; 200 Obto and Mississippi,.23%. © 515 208 Sis $8021 ae 019,216 87, rt Sooraas 21825; 87,319,908 483,781 «87, 787,076 SALES AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHATIE. Saturday, March 13-—-10:15 A. M. 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