The New York Herald Newspaper, December 23, 1869, Page 8

: FASHIONS IN HGYPT. The Egyptian Viceregal Ball and Bril- liant Scenes at Ismailia. Imperial Costumes, the Reception, the Rooms, the Music and Company. 4n Amcrican Bride, Her Diamonds and Appearance. “Waves of Muslin and Gauze,” and “Carriages at Two ia the Morning.” We continue to-day our special fashions corre- spondeuce from Egy pi, dated at Cairo on tie List of November, in which the writer paints the gorgeous ®cene which was presented on the occasion of tne Drilliant assemblage of guests who partook of the Viceregal hospitatiiies during the grand bail at Is- mailia, the preparations for which were reported by the same pen in the Hratp yesterday. The com munication nay with justice be termed @ muaster- plece of descriptive power, and will command tic attention of the members of the world of fashion @nd Lhe people at large equally. Dressed for the Egyptian Viceregal Ball— Shore Scenes at Ismailin—A Guard of Movor and Reception by the Kuedive=The Luter- mational RepresentationImperial Cote tumes—Aun Awmericen Bride~Uer Beamty and Jewele—Music and BanquetingUar riages at “Two in the Moraing”—A Flash from Lake Timsah. Caino, Egypt, Nov. 41, 1869. My correspondence, dated in this place yesterday, leit me on shore in pursiit ol a lady fu a Whive dress, Qnd with my head full of the preparations for (he Viceroy’s grand bail, ‘The shadows of evening stretching out, and Ismal- Ma having been thoroughly explored it remained for those whose tents had sot been pitched to go avoard, eat their dinners and prepare their ball costumes for tbe great night which had beea so long tafked avout and had given rise to multitudes of paragraphs In the press of the civilized world. When we emergea from the state rooms and the tight of oil lamps into the preseace of a night decked in splea lor we saw the ships dressed in Chivese lantervs and blue lgnis Trom the masiheads to ths decks, Along their shrouds and stays and decks the lanierns lung, ua- tl they appeared hike fery pnantasies in space, When we landed ashore Ismaiiia seemed to be but ® million specks of fire, tor whenever a lantern could be hung there had wv been. Above every tent, slong the whole length of broad avenues and streeis, pendant on Wires, the lights flashed and gleamed. Great torches had been raised on pvies, bonfires burned in every conspicuous piace; certainly noth- ing could have appeared to betier advaniage than Istnailia tluminated by so many hgucts, with so Zuuch noise within such a smull compass, so deathly a silence outside of it for so large a space Hardest thing of all to concerve, [ think, 18 two or turee thousand gentiewen clothed tn oall dress, in swallow -tailed coats, open black vests, spotless pairs of black pauts, immaculate and expansive shirts bosoms, ‘white neckties, standap collars, patent leswer boots, hair curled, dressed, periumed more than enough. soberly pacing on the broad aven venue Eugénie—into a ball vo be beld «bat night tn the Governor's palace, While whole troops of Arabs in dirty gray kattans, ‘Well populated no doubt with vermin, which was once and 1s to-day, a plague 1p Egypt, jostied and elbowed then, when the daiauly dressed gentiemen did not ‘Want to be jostled or eibowed, leat the snowy whire cr the spoticss black might be ruftied or blurred by such rough, unceremontous contact, And there were other details in the scene to render It more difficult of conception by the stranger ata distance. Alopg the road on ihe lake side were the Arab tenis, Whence issued sounds of native revelry, shouts of mative enthusiasm rising high and loud, biended With melancuoly ti, and thrummed one-siringed banjos, tambour beating and weird = sbricks of reed fifes, And to make the wicture com- plete must not be forgotten the iuminous vault of heaven, wherein Jupiter flashed and giowed almost as brightly as a Northern moon, where Orion and all the major and minor constellations beamed as if newly rekindled to give due effect to that great night at Ismailia, wherein the regeneration of a country Was to be inaugurated in the presence of the ost powerful crowned heads aad princes, weaith pud intellects of Europe. Indeed, the emotions which must have had place in many a breast that Bight as the guests wended towards the palace must have been mapifoid—ioo great for utierance—tuo varied to enumerate. I am not goimg to describe the ball, for, if lam not mistaken, your able Egyptian fashions corre- spondent has, before this, cnronicled the whole scene ‘With far more effect than I could possibly doit, But I may speak in my own way of what litile I saw, which, having seen, my pen may not halt biankiy before tne portals of the palace. We—I mean the guests—ad to make @ wide de- tour to our right in order to get into the avenue and before the palace gates, whica were flanked by reg- ular Egyptian. troops at arnis. Once fairly out of ‘the preas of might seers, whose homogeneity was most remarkable, we were received by the troops with military honors, and marched up long lines of them up to the front portico, Which was curtained by striped crimson arras, where tall fooimen, hab- ited in gorgeous scariet ana gold livery, sivod walt ing to receive us, and where au olticer of the Khe- dive’s househoid stood t6 examine our tickets, Our overccate, hats ana sticks were taken in charge by obdsequicus attendants, and there we were tn ihe great hall, dazzied by the brilliant lights which burned in silver cressets and enormous crystal Chan- deliers, Gur first expression as we mixed in the crowd was, “What a crush of people |" and yet we ‘Were eatly, for it Was bat nine o’clock, and the bail ‘would nut commence until balf-past ten. The entire front of the building, which must ft be remembered was 250 fect Jong, waa divided into a great ball, and two large rooms on each side of tt. For the convenience of the guests there were e@rranged around three of them silken divans Wwhereon angels might not distain to rest, suken and gilt arm chairs, soft ana luxurious enough for queens, and capacious enonuga to ft the mammoth woman of Barnum. The fourth room at the extreme end of the building had been prepared jor the bail, and had an orchestra ratied off from the dancers, ‘The great entrance hall was fitted up to the very height of ptian art, and gave one an Idea of how lavish nature is su these tropical climates, For tn great lengthy boxes filled with earth on each side of tue room grew and bloomed the various exotics of Feypt, while water showered upon them to plenty tr fountains cunningly concealed behind and in Bione ails, At Once were seen woven in togetier by the exuberance of nature all the flowers and products of Nubia and Eyypt. The tufted patm, Wilh its widespreading featuery fronds, towered BLove lotns in flowers, idly resting their jeaves and perals on the suriace of the water; tall water reeds SOL Up luxuriantly and rank among the follage of young piane and cypress trees, and there were POS, ferus Bad tosses of vartous kinds, aloes, eacluses, baisams and acacias thriving gloriousiy in defance of ali form and arrangement, In wild grace end beauty, the pure green of which strongly con- trasted with the lignt papered walls, 1O move Urough the crowds that surged and Swayed sn all directions Was a most difficult tas ana yet half of the guests nad not arrived, In pre fence of this all made up their minds that tuere would be no dancing, bat each one consoied him or herself with the thought that at least the banquet would suilice tor al. We moved through from the entrance hail to the other rooms, eivowed by Kussian officer, Jostied by Britisa inddy, pusued by a suortsgnted Gerinan savant, hustled by @ fat Dutch naval cap. tain, fingered nervously by an eifin Frenchman in fauitiess symmetry of costume, begged to pardon an Antrusive Spaniard, besiaryd by a titled Briton, tagged at by some persevering triend who mast Needs atiract onr atleation to sometuing we have pot D, aTably Commanded to let w jady Noatng NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. amid waves of musiin and gaute to pass by, crowded on unceremoniously by @ porde of ball-costumed Auman belvss, ana such Was Our experiences Which every minute got rougher aud more serious, At the southern end of the buiding were grandiy-dressed Arab chiefiaing and furcish oMcers, respleadeat ia gard disguided lu aspect, gorylag in snowy siiKea Vurbans and dowing salians, lounzing op ara chairs And On divans, MOnOpotzing every Seal In Lhe room, Who, in Weir OWN iausuage, passed comMents Upon tie “cee 50 DEW Alu strange them, Back inio tue entrance hut agaln, trough newer crowds, Wita the same rouga experience, where o licens aud civil representatives OF ali nations Dad wedged Guemseles lato two masses to await the arrival of tie Hapresy of the Freaca, tt uporer of Austria. te Crowa Prince of Prasita, Prince and Veincess Henry of the Netueriauds, Prine? Lous of Hesse, the Uritish, Russian, Greck, Italian and Spauiwh Ambussadors. ~All men great in modern poulics literature, sence and arts Feem Lo be met there, aud howe not there Were momenuil pecied to foliow Ib tue wake of the crowned Leads aio princes, ‘ Huit-past ten, and whispers were heard that “the Empress Was coming?’ Ag Instant of expe: darmg Whica & thousand necks Were stretclic ie Hulpress came leantug oa tue arm Oo! the peror ol Austria, aright royai hidy, Joyally dressed aud deuring Herself as if abe understood but Loo Well that tie eyes of critical conno:ssears were Gpok her. But Wout dress sae wore i could not tell you, hee fuce, her beurimg, her coronet of diamonds, wad her eyes, Which sparkled Like he precious stones upon her lvad, attracted my abieuio. ii Was @ novle procession Uiat tollowed Cie © press, but 1 ust suy blab very iiitie respect or aitention Was paid to hose who Were 10 it Lue alter tne passage of ine Kimpress or Emperor with two or © Princes Ihe WO Masses of people became aad commons minglea with ambassaaors one, aud mobles, and nameless CciVHians crowded beore aud around oiicers Of high giwie. ‘tae Duchess of Alb’ was forcel by & c.owd many paces to Wwe rear, aud lle, Manon Seemed unable to conuin her ludigaution af the dis respect shown the tuvortie of the Himpress. A ty ludy whom i nouced during the day in the bas! carriage Was pushed agumst an American coires- poudedi, Wao gaiitatly supported her on ber feet; wucther “rouge iaced young jady was vivienuy iuusticd buck irom ber companion, ‘ine Duke of lciuau Was seea with fis iady working bis way hivoriously to the babroow, ‘ihe Britso Ambassie dor wet His beimper, wile General Iynaue: ne Count Beast, betug diplomats of tie frst rank, Kept tueir patience aud dignity untarnished by uusecuLy fraity Or outbreak OF passion. Theophile Gaucier, beiig Bot over Gal, Wa3 soon hiduen by tall hoads aud suvuiders overuuag WIth goden and siiver epauleties; Gustave Lore, te jamous palnier of " was, to use 4 Vesternisi, “just nowuere,” and ost Celebrated correspondunis of Paris were mito Lie buckyround by the Tush Of Would: Ys aud Curious sigtbeers. Gustave Ke lent of tie Swiss Commission, who wita ius stavely Hom froay and eye and jong gray nair Would lave comuiauded respect anywhere, Was 8eO- arated Irom the distinguished Swiss genieWal wie wocoupiiiied ai in Bu iustant August du Bavey, Te KYEKU SKK wercdaut, of Basie, tuough a portly mau, seeuied Lo be bub a mere Wail In Chat maelstrom Of humanity, The iweratu of Spaia ana iiaiy—maay mewbers of Whoin I saw, such as Mata, of Wie Ma- dria Academy of Sciences; sduardo Saavedra, Lu vorlan; Hurisembursch, the pubitcist and orate: Sauz del iio, pater; Dou Gisverl, engi Lucio del Valie, general; Gevgrapher; Coelho “and werchuuts Who own the line of steuwers, were separated [rom eaci other past reuniting, The crusi scemed to have become at its densest, yet still they came shrouga the great halls, duwed Into the spacious corridores, luundated ali the spacious Ralls within tue place, | It was ridiculous (0 Buppose for one MmeMt that Many couid dance tu the small ba. Wuich was vut lov feet long by by deep, crowned heads and their swie3 would alone have uiled it, yet the @ cited but Driuant assemolage sill surged towards it reckless.y. U Fortanare indeed were the ladies who had secured Such comiorianic seats as the splendid divaes aud cuuirs adorded, Al I can or may say of tae lovely seX is thal, thongh LoMmogeneous, yeu they looked aa they sat down gureily conversing with tieir respec- lve ans, Very uke a lot Of Circassian or Georgian siuves arrayed in their finest for the purpose of invit- lag purcuasers. ‘Tvs is a cruel ting to say, perhaps; bul really such was The comparison (Chub pre- sented liself to my Dlogenean uund, Yet where tuey beautiul, bewitching, ¢neuanting, superd, these tulied hours, ensiroaded in clouds of teecy, airy gauze, bedecked with precious drops, sprinkied With gO wud Sliver, adorned with rare dowers, whe they fluttered their feathered and jewelled faus, tu breavue as Much &s possible the periumea air, Chat the nigat orveze walled turouga windows frou :he vrient towers Which grew outside, ihe wost supervly dressed 1 in the bailroom— S, of course—was Madame de @ most beautiul American lady who married, munths ago, & Monsieur ae Ville, a Parisian ever of aii the pretty things, cosuy 1a Which beauty dresses herselt or Wius viciories, Were displayed O4 Che 1auiliess form of Madawe de Ville, mer diamonds weuld have juade a fortune jor an nhouest, respectable man; Aud us or dress, though L declare i aut ignorant of 1s maLeriai—for it Was @ compound of gauze and inusin ribbons and binding—skilial art had done $0 uilich for iL thal 1 do Rot believe the best modistes of Pars or your fashion correspondent could have suggesied ad Improvement upon i. To me it ap- peused the very acme of periection; and as for her appearance, Why, she was sunyly beauuiul, § Was BOL a Venus, SUCK as KUbeNs paiuts; Lor w sue such a3 lidan created; but sie Was an American hourl—a blonde—with ringlets of gold duwing over her Shoulders, Shuming with their lastre tue golden band wien bound thei, Hark (o Ue wusic! While the bassoon aud cornet and other melodious tmstruments wind out the waltz; While the Empress and Emperor teeta i merry, biker and tuither, in the mazy mtricacies ot te dance, haste we to the Supper room aud se- cure seats, ‘he banqueting hall was a long shed built in tne Tear ol ana adjoiming the palace, Will an M roof. it Was 450 fee. long and 100 feet in width, covered With white domestic, tacked to the wooden walla and roollon which designs and mottoes had been pailed, appropriace to Lie occasion. Four lengthy tables had veen laid along neariy the waole iengti of the room to a place Where a bedge of pain brauuhes obstructed the view at Its southern ex- trewity, Walking to this ena and looking over tie palo hedge we saw the table set apart for the Vice- Toy und his royal guesis, lastetully laid out. On tt four loag tavics were arrauged 462 plates, kinves and forks, large and dessert spoons, common wine giusses, yobievs for Knine wine, chadlis, Burgundy aud chaipagne. Three hundred and sixty-two was perhaps a@ Wita of the actuai Dumber required, tor us several of the party with wich | was guessed, the nuniver of guesis present at the bail mignt oo any number between 1,50) and 2,000. Tsaw al tue head o1 the table a pie of leugthy cards, printed in goia and silver, wiuch Were being fast appropriated vy We peopic, Taking one up { foand then to be biis of fare, whicu 1 take the liberty of transcrib- ng Gomes hones, the flavaua and Cada next to the Bmp Vill Qrrrereve rececoveveneencesecanesovareesstecoet serene by GRAND “SOUTER DONNE A ISMAILI Ay ‘Au bal de Moauguration du Canal de I"Isthine DE Ute Le 18 Novem'te, 1889, MENU, GRANDES PIECES. Poisson i la reunion 4 Koast Beef a Galantine de dinde als Perigord, sur socic Jainbon himorie, sur socle. Grand pain de gibier en bastion, sur socle. Gaianine de saisans a ie voll re, sur aucie. PNR. Pata de gioier nia d'Orsay, Laugues de beul @ HAngiaise, Aaptes de Nerac, Galantines de eailies en belle vue, Fuets a Pimperiale, SALADE. Crevattes de Suez au ereason. Trudles au vin de Ohainpagne, Asporges d'lis ade Rune. wit 4 Ubuile vierge. yeh Cuinsos de chi Chapou Macedotnes an Kire r diplomate o ananas, Biscuits de Savoie a Napolltan! bistorte, Claces, pieces montwes. Deseert assorti. See vvvervcvensecesesicectsestststtetece tere ce rears le A plentiful bill of fare, you will say, upon reading ft, | dare say, but what should you have done 1f, aiter securing @ seat aud waiting nearly an hour or 80 for (he arrival of the Empresa lroin the ball room, you should find two or three hungry friends stand- ing disconsolately behind your chair waiting for balr, Who bo doubt would think you a your- mand if yon sat out the supper. This Was just my position. | was dozing in the chair when a great stir awoke me. The kmpress Eugenie and Emperor of Austria were coming into the banqueting Dall to snp, und crowds of the vulgarly curious hasiened to the paim bedage to look over and see them eat, An American, woo Was guilty of this impropriety, and Who actually saw the Empress and the Ausirian Kat- ser eat, Carve back and reiated to me fow the inter. eating Operation was periormed, Said he, with a shade OF siuoyauce in bis tone, “Che Em- presa just cats hike any other lady; she cut her fist into very smail bits, and datntily using ber fork with her left hand, opened her mouth, and, ater chewiag languidly, she swallowed tt; the same way she did with the tongue. She did not eat much, to be sure, for ehe did not seem hungry; but wie did eat, and V4 @ fact, sure enough. The Hmperor of Austria, however, ate like a man, and plenty, too, you be If any of your readers even felt curions as to the apove facts they may thangs my American friend for his information, Netther the Hufpress nor the Austrian Emperor stayed long, for within haif an hour sey leit the banquet ball and the palace for their Piicars yoctts, But the departure of these crowned heads scarcely thinned the banquet hail. There were epi- cnres enough present, Whose authority J take to say that the supper was splendid; that the wines, of which there were @# variety, were excellent; for 1 dared not occupy my chair Jonger than for the ap- pearance of the entrée, and, therefore, was nov capable of judging myself of the goodness of the supper or of the excellence of the wines, My companions were in ® hurry to go aboard ther ship after the Empress had Jett, and 1 was compelled to follow them—more’s the pity—and farther of the resuite of the bait or of the supper and wines your correspondent knoweth not; and what befell that glorious jumble of fairy lights, of champagne, Burgnndy, galantine, pudding atpiomate 4 Vamanas, go! miver orna- ture of the ladies, tulied nouris, salads Russe, and AE LPELDEPILI LEDS DLDEDEDIDI SELL EL TEDLODLIOLDLOLOLED DL OE DIDEDE EL DE POLO ELLE POLES ERE LEE LEE LEOLEETIDELEDEOEDEDELEDELEEL EE OE EET 3 bal'room conceits, will ever remain a mystery to your correspoodeus I presume atl the mythological foncies tuat were present at Luatineimoravle aad glo- rious oali et [smaiha perished like au oluer pita. sures, woieh bad been aud are now no more. Carriages ab Ismailia! Liveried riders tn the Egypuan Istiinus at two o’ciock in the morning! yes, tuere were, before the arrassed and curtaned portico of tue Governor's palace, as we cuerced trou Lie efulgent lights Within. The eqaipages trua- died round, Outriders lasived their horses. gallants sprang on they Arab steeds, 1adies buried themselves: io thelr Inv-Lu8 and ruts, aad one by one the invited were evanishing ito space, Honored by strains of Voluptious INUSiG, Walel BWWIe om their cars trom balla score of military bands with drua avd fife, aunouncing thelr departure, with whole regiments ‘And tancers presenting arms as Chey Lert ene Without ue palace, as witnessed as We marched past the troops and wheeled into ave- nue bogenle, Was oue never to bé&forgoticn thougt & (oousandt yeaty of life were voucasiaied to us; ior the davahug, Streammg balls of light that ran u. each slay, and shroud, aud yard, and folded each hul iu fire i the sixty snips thatiay anchored in Lake Tunsat; tor we milion lights that flickered aod flushed around upon every hougetop, and along every siveet, aad before and above every tent, cre- ated suca @ sight that the pen halts in mute aston isament at the inere memory of it vreseady Ine Ureworks began their belching of fireballs, and the 3 seemed’ rending asunder, dropping @ warships, hitherto silent touga Wrapped 1m oands of dame, and the yachts of Wwe 2» crowned heads, Mough dressed in now spurted their fery jets, and the rushing huuderous reports above became incessant, NoW Gud thea apyre of dame was shot up Which jiummiated tue surroundmg scene and paled the dery commns on the lake, wlucd, bursting 1/0 one glorious foo of ight, nt the night mto aay for an jusiant, then the night reasserted itselr aud tne myriads of lights came out as diatinetly as before, Serolls of fire leaped from darkened hulis, a rocket lissed set upward, & tongue of flame darted ab one pace, a fiery meteor uprose from auowier, aud these were foliowed by & tremendous crackiiug Out- vurst of vocame fre, accompanied by suipuurous clonds of bitisa smoke and bursts of ery emoers, Which resvived itself into an imperial crows, sur- mounted by the scent anda palace iluminaced, which, burning oul, was suddenly followed by an erupuve dischnrge Of 10,009 rockets, which rose almost simultancously, twining and wreathiog Uicuselves until tue whole formed one enormous flery bouquet, aud the Viceroy’s ituminatious were over. Hut as we becook ourselves into our boat to go abourd we became enveloped in Gre, Rockets still Jussed from the War-sips, blae-lights Mashed from each mast-head, Which were succeeded by some of suvrou colorcd, then white, and again biue. As each Blip unfolded Itseif as we proceeded the rccue Was uurivalied, It seemed as if the whole fleet had been traced in fire, niasts rose into flery columns, strouas ed ito ines of fire, stays veveloped selves into bands of hght. fooiropes appeared flaming Lestoons, while tne hulls of the vesseis were pelted three-iold by fire. Frou aboard our suip Isuiait appeared asi it were on fire, jor, being buillou o sandy stope which stretched irom the water's edge to aridge, winch was about 2 fect above the lake, every Ughbt ecame visible, ‘The spectacle ol this briiiant Liuminawvon was in- deed startitugly grand, and however difflult to rightly describe it, the scene on that night must live lndeiiioly in tae memory Of all Who saw 1, PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. Among the gulicy slaves at the Bagne of Toulon are five bank casulers, ‘fhe Judge’s chair in the new Court House at Car- lnville, Ii, Cost $300, William [L, seward will visit Central America be- fore returuing to the United States, Mrs. James Fisk, Jr., who lives in a Boston house four stories higa, has upwards of $400,000 worth of Jewels. Four bachelors in a Vermont town have bought a pew together, the first one married to be the sole owner, “s Ex-Senator Latham, of California, has bought in London §50,000 Worth 01 books lor his privave library. A spunky bride in Port Hope, Canada, married the froomsinaa because the bridegroom was too drunk to stand up, A Cincinnatt militner agreed to make a five dollar bonnet the other day. Sne didn’t deliver it in ime aud im Consequence paid ten doilars. ‘traupmann, or Troppman, is going to starve him- Self to deata if sentenced to the guillotine. ‘The accempt took oue Viterbi twenty-one days before Geait relieved his suderings, Six married women in Louisville, outraged by the Ne-weaunent to which a drunkard was in tae havit of subjecting bis family, took aim out of bed tue other migut and whipped bim uumercifuliy with cowaide: General Butler 13 credited with saying that John Stuart Mill 1s a mere tueorist or dreamer, who does not Know egough of practical finance to sum up his bake’s bul ia dollars and cents, and with adding Wit cmpuasis that wll tae generally received oputions in fnance are ruinously wrong. In a recent tabernacle sermon Brigham Young made the following candid avowal:—rhe Genuies are very anxious flad out how many wives i have. Now, L dow t Kuow that it i8 any of tkew business; but us they are 80 anxious Lo Know, 1 will tell them. J have one Wile and a great many women.” LOCONOT BOILER EXPL Ne Two Persons Killed and Several Injured. {From the Philadelphia Post, Dec, 21.) uinond was yesterday made the scene of Geuth and destruction by the explosion of the boiler of @ treight engine, in use by te Keading Kaliruad Couipany. The tacts of the case are these;— ‘The company some time ago withdrew from regu- lar use on tue road a locomotive known as tie “Annapolis,” OD aczouht Of ts uniliness for tue pur- pose. The “Annapolis” was once considered a first class engine, buc Constant wear and tear had ren- dered it tiv only for the junk dealer. The company Wought otherwise, und, like some other human beings, belteved in working the “horse” to we deatu. To tais end they applied it to the shifting or making-up trains ab the wharves at Port Richmond, Litue or no confidence was placed in the dilapidated aifatr, but upon principies of economy the company insisted upon 18 belng used, About twenty minutes of ten o'clock yesterday morning the Aunapois Was Tun up in front of tue “vound house,’ for the purpose of filling the tanks with water, ‘The tilling process went on ail mgut for a tune, Suddenly the poiler exploded with ter- rifle force, tearing the whole altair oto numberless pieces, seattermy the fragments in al) directions er marking the disaster with death and desiruc- ion. One of the main shaits of the engine was broken Into three pleces, and the dome, weighing some luree tons, was carried bodily for a distance of about asquare, The boiler aud other paris were biown almost into atoms. Two of the heavy doors of the rouud house, which were abou seventy feet uis- tant, were broken from their hinges and thrown luward. Nearly every pane of giass to tne building which faced towards the scese of tue accident was broken, Thé telegraph wires along the line of the road were al! tora and the couneciions impaired. Joxepa Nagle, the engicer of the Annapolis, was thrown @ distance of avout 100 yards, aud tnstanti: killed. Lis body 18 much braised and mutilated, ie was about Cutty years of age, wud leaves a wife aod two or Uiree sulall Children. The liremaa, James Brady, was seriousiy injared. James Taylor, the engineer of the Gold Mine, which Was standmg on te track alongside of the Annapo- hs, had his arm and some of his ribs broken. He has aiso received other internal injuries, Taylor has a Wie and three children, It has been only two weeks since he met with an accident, which resulted in tne loss of two of fis lingers. He Was removed to tue Episcopal Hospital, Wuere he died last evening. Juin Forbes, engineer of the Lexington, also stand. ing near the Annapolis, received several injuries. He resides at 1,366 Bust fhompson street. James Brady, fireman of the Annapous, was also injured about the hip. He resides at Somerset aud begrade sects. THE CAPE COO CANAL. {From te Boston Transcript, Dec. 20.) The project of uniting Barnstable aud Buzzard's Bay, Which nas been aguated ever aiace 1697, is now receiving serious attention from gentlemen abie and Willing Uo curry out luis Much desired scheme, tts Vast umportance appears from the fact that more Luan 40,000 vessels annually pass Wirough Viney ard Sound on their way round the pertious shoals of Cape Cod, ‘The coasung trade with New York, Philadephia andymore southern points 1s immense, and a large ammount of foreign commerce takes the same route, At one time durivg las} winter forty foreign vessels were frozen up in Holmes’ Hole, uu- able take the passage round the Oupe. The vaine of vesses aud cargves annually making this passage cannot be tess than $200,000.00, ‘ine number of mating disasters during sevenwen years Was about 90¥, The estumated saving to be nade @ach year by shorteaing the time of passage far exceeds $1,000,000, while over £200,000 would ne saved by Lie diminution of shipwrecks, This enter- prise 1s one of humanity as well as business, for every year there is serious joss of life from wese many wrecks, ‘The projectors of this scheme ask no State aid; but they wouid expect the general government to build @ breakwater, furnishing @ harbor of Tefuge on the Harnstabie side of the work. New York and Philadelphia capitwists are in earnest wbdout ine matter. They believe that it can be made profitable, if it can be done it is more certain that it will largely beneiit the commerce of Boston, be- sides reducing the price of coal, grain, flour ‘and Other great staples. No local considerations and no here prejudice should be allowed to interiere with a SCLEINE BO Vital bo great interesis, THe EARNINGS OF A RAILNQAD CoNDUCTOR.— A Pennsyivaiia paper says:— Wiliam Petit, recen' a conductor on the Philadelphia and Heading Rail- road, received from it a moderace salary, but never- theiess Kept fast horses, lived in a fine house, wore diamonds, and lived at @ fast rate generally. After several years of this he was indicted by the company for robvery, they accusing him of having taken $42,000 curing is service on the road, He gave up $14,000 and was discharged from the road, and now sues tie company for the return of the money, alleging that it was obtained trom him by threais and iorce, The case Ms How op Wial a Lancaster, Ve FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Wepnespay, Dec. 22—6 P. M. The “bulls” m gold had their wre to-day and | effected quite a sharp upward movement, much to | tae consternation of their opponents, who were rendered very uneasy by the energy of tne “ bulls,” aud were induced ia many iustances to cover their Outstanding contracts, The reversal was originally based upon a very vague telegram from Frankfort, implying ap unsettled foreign market tor our gov- crument securities, owing to the prospect of randing them at a lower rate of taverest, fhe “bears”? did not stop to question the truth of such an inference regarding the proposal to fund the debt, or they Would have known that auch @ measure, If enacted by Congress, would only strengthen the nationa: credit. ‘The baukers in Frankfort are per- fectly well aware that they must receive par in gold Tor their five-twenties before they need part with them, and the cable telegram referred to seems rather @ speculators’ canard than a veritable news item. However, it suficed wo givethe market a Blart, and the price of gold raptily ran ‘up to 120%, from Which it declined again to 12034, but waa again Tun up to 12134 —the highest point of the aay—on the reports that Congress was assuming a belligerent tone on the question of the Alabama claims and that Secretary Boutwell would not sell his gold to morrow Yelow 121, aud poasibly not below 122. ‘The range of the market was as follows:— M 6:86 P. M. Holders of gold paid trom seven to two per cent to have their balances carried over. The operations of the Gold Exchange Bank were as tollows:— +++ $40,964,000 + 4,107,082 + 1,865,183 The government bond market was active and strong, in sympathy with the advance in gold, and under alarge home investment demand, doubtless springing trom the desire of rich men, capitalists and corporations, to convert their fands into govern- ments, by the boldiag of whtch on the 3ist ins. they may evade the imposition of State and local taxation, It may be remembered that when the raid on this class of securities was made a month Ago an exposd of the designs of the speculators was given in this column. This plan to break the mar- ket preparatory to 1aying in bonds for carrying over the end of the year has been eminently successful. They have sold their former bonds at a tne prot, and are now buying them back ten to twelve per cent lower. At the close of street business the following quota- tious were made for the government list:—United States currency sixes, 108% a 109; do, sixes, 1881, registered, 115 a 11534; do. sixes, 1881, coupon, 11874 @ 11934; do. five-twentles, registered, May aud No- veinber, 11134 a 111%; do. five-twenties, 1862, coupon, May and November, 11334 @ 11334; do. five-twentics, 1864, coupon, May and November, 111% a 112; do. five-twenties, 1865, coupon, May and November, 112 ® 11254; do. five-twenties, registered, January and July, 1103, @ 111; do, five-twenties, 1865, coupon, January and July, 114% a 1145;; do. five-twenties, 1867, coupon, January and July, 114% a 114%; do. five-twentles, 1868, coupon, January and July, 115 bid; do. ten-forties, registered, 103%{ a 109; do. ten- forties, coupon, 109 & 10915, The money market was easy at six to seven Per cent. Commercial paper was quiet and steady. Foreign exchange preserved the firmness noticed at the close of business on Tuesday, and under a further demand tor bilia advanced an eighth per cent tor sterling. The following were the bids for the city bank stocks:—New York, 134; Manhattan, 140; Alecbanics, 125; Unton, 123; American, 144; City, 210; Phenix, 10844; Tradesmen’s, 148; Mechanics and Traders’, 125; National, 112; Seventh Ward, 110; State of New York, 106; Commerce, 123; Ocean, 81; American Ex- change, 110; Bank of the Republic, 119; Bank of North Awerica, 108; Commonweaith, 112; Importers and Traders’, 13544; Central National, 110; Ninth National, 108; Tenth Nattonal, 85; Oriental, 160. ‘The railway bonds and mortgages were in fair request and the list was almost entirely quoted, The following were the bids:—New York Central ALX€S, 188%, 85; do, do, 1887, 84; do. sevens, 1876, 98; Erie sevens, second mortgage, endorsed, 1879, 88; do. do. third do., 1383, 83; do. do, fourth do., 1880, 74743 do, do. fifth do., 1888, 68; Hudson River sevens, first mortgage, 1869-70, 10114; do. do. second mort- gage, sinking fund, 1885, 99; do. do. third do., 1875, 05; Harlem, drat mortgage, 97; Michigan Ventral first mortgage, eights, 1882, 116; Chicago, Burling: ton and Quincy eight per cent first mortgage, 111; Michigan Southern seven per cent, secohd mortgage, 89.4: Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana sink- ing fund, seven per cent, 97; Central Pacific, 9154; Union Pacific, first mortgage, 88%; Alton and Terre Haute, first mortgage, 92; do. second do, preferred, 78; do. second do. income, 71; Chicago and North Western sinking fund, 96; do. consolidated seven per cent convertible, 88; do. do. extension, 80; Lack- awanna and Western, 99; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, first mortgage, 98; do, second mort- gage, 92; Toledo and Wabash first mortgage ex- tended, 8744; 60. second do., 80; do. equipment, 74; Toledo, Wabash and Western consolidated convert- able sinking fund, 79; Great Western first mortgage, 1888, 82; Galena and Chicago second mortgage, 90; Chicago and Kock Isiand first mortgage, 101; Chi- cago, Rock Island and Pacific, 9734; Morris and Es 86x second mortgage, 624%; Cleveland and Toledo sinking fund, 963s; New Jersey Central first mort- gage, 99; Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago first mortgage, 1014; Cleveland and Pittsburg fourth mortgage, 73; Chicago and Alton frat mortgage, 102; do. income, 87; Ohio and Mississippi first mortgage, 93; do. consolidated, $1; Dubuque and Sioux con- solidated first mortgage, 93; Peninsula Ratiroad bonds, 84; St, Louis and Iron Mountain bonds, 8134; Milwaukee and St, Paul first mortgage eights, 10234; do, first morigage seven-thirties, 89; Milwaukee and St. Paul first mortgage, 92; do, second mortgage, 81; Chicago and Milwaukee first mortgage, 85; Colum- bus, Chicago and Indiana second mortgage, 67; New York and New Haven sixes, 95; Toiedo, Peoria and Warsaw, eastern division, 78. ‘The stock market was strong until the last board, when, despite the rise in gold, prices weakened and declined. The bull cliques took advantage of the strength imparted to stocks bythe msein gold to realize. Hence the eventual decline. During the early activity in prices Pacific Mat! advanced to 40, owing to the announcement that “that snow storm” had at last fallen upon and covered up the rails of the Pacific road. In tho rallways the Vanderbilt stocks were extremely steady and New Jersey Cen- tral active and excited, vibrating, as it did, between 88% and 1, Northwest, St Paul, Lake Shore and Reading were also strong, and comprised the principal business of the day. The following were tie prices of stocks at the last session of the Stock Exchange:—Caaion, 48 a 483;; Cumberland, 25% @ 26%; Western Union, 32% a 82%; Quicksilver, 1544 @ 1534; Mariposa, 73g birt; preferred, 16 a 1544; Pacific Mati, 4346 a 4576; Boston Water Power, 135s @ 144; Adama’ Express, 60 a 61; Welis-Fargo Express, 21; American Express, 38 a 40; United States Express, 50 a 51; New York Central, consolidated, 87% @ 877%; scrip, 81% @ 62; Har- Jem, 130 bia; preferred, 134 bi Erie, 2135 @ 21%; preferred, 99 bid; Reading, 9974 a 100; Michigan Central, 117 bid; Lake Shore, 80% a 86 JUinois Central, 1301; a 132}¢; Cleveland and Pitts- burg, 83 @ 83%; Chicago ana Northwestern, 60% a 69%; do, preferred, 82% a 824g; Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnatl, 74 b1d; Rock Island, 105)¢ & 10614; Milwaukee and St. Paul, 7334 @ 73%; do. preferred, 86 a 86%; Toledo and Wabash, 514 51%; do, pre- ferred, 74; Fort Wayne, 86 @ 8634; Alton and Terre Haute, 204; do. preferred, 55 bid; Ohio and Missis- sippl, 28% a 24; New Jersey Central, 90)4 a 955; Cni- cago and Alton, 1414 bid; a0. preferred, 1403¢ bid; Morris and Essex, 855, ® 86%; Hannibal and St. Joseph, 10754 @ 110; do. preferred, 107%4 a 100; Co- lumbua, Chicago and Indiana Central, 19 a 19%. The extreme finctuations of the leading specula- tive stocks are shown in the following comparison of the highest and lowest prices of tue day:— Highest, Lowest. New York Cen, & Hud, consolidated s+ Hee New York Contral and Hud, acrip.. 821¢ Harlem 13 Erie.. 22 Keauing. 100 99 Lake Shore. 8614 868 Northwestern. OU O04 Northwestern Rock stand, . Milwaukee an 5 Milwaukee and st. Paul preierred, Ohio and bearer 24 ee ning tee er iz . = a estern Union Telegr aph.. . uitic Mail.. eee a 49 ABY The market for Southern securities continued to exhibit the features which have been its general Characteristics for several days. ‘The Tennessees were ateaay, if not strong, under the introduction of several bills in the Legisiature to redreas the griev- auces o1 bondholders, North Carolinas were dull, with @ tendency to droop under the absence of any- thing like a good demand for them, There is quite ®@ large inquiry for Loutsianas of all classes on foreign account, and about $400,000 were shipped to Europe last week. The Missouris have veeu mace tive. Virginias were in fair request, despite the return of some of tho old 1s3ues frum Europe to real ize the profits accraing to foreign holders by the decline in gold. The South Curolinas were atrougly buoyant and rove to 83, I'he oid and vew bouds have drawn closely together in price, owing to the more active specziation in the latier, Holders showed a igposition Lo realize to-aay, which kept the market at the price just quoted. The folowing were Lue tinal street prices fur tue Southern itst:—Lennessee, ex coupon, 504 & 513g; do., Lew, 4644 a 44, tive per cent, 40 a 41; Virgima, ex coupon, 4324 & 49; dy., new, 65.457; do,, regiatered stock, 42 a 43; do., registered, 1863, 62 a 63; do., registered, 1367, 49 a 10; Georgia sixes, 81 a 82; do,, Hevens, ¥1)4 a 92; do, sevens, interest payable in Georgla, 85 a 87; North Carolina, eX coupon, 4244 & 44; do., UeW, 293g @ 30; Missouri sixes, 905 a 91; do., Hannibal and St. Josepu, YL & 92; Loulsiaua sixes, 63 & 70; do., levee SIXes, 6234 @ 6234; do. do, elguis, 79/4 @ 80; Alabauia elzhts, 94 & 07; GO. lives, U2 a U2 )4; GO, SIAC, SleriMg, 76 2 80; South Carolina sixes, os a $0; do. new, 82a 84; do. registered stock, 80; City Memphis sixes, 47 au dtig; Unty Atlanta eights, $5 a 87; City Savaunal sevens, 83 2.85; City New Orleans consois, 70 a 71; do, do., issued to railroads, 65 a 65; Mobile and Ohio sterling, 65 a 67; do, eignts, 60 4 62; Alssissipp. Cen- (ral Railroad first morigauge, T1 a 72; do. second mortgage, 60 a 62; Mempius and Ciarieston Ratiroad first mortgage, 81 @ $3; do. second mortgase, 74 a 76; do. stock, 40 a 42; Greenvilie aad Columbia Kaliroad guaranteed, 62 a 66. ‘The subject of mutnal ilfe insurance among the members of the Stock Exchange bas receully re ceived the special attention of tue Governing Com- mittee, WHO have addressed the foliowimg circular to the members of the Board:— At the last regular meeting of the Governing Com- mittee the tollowing ameuduient to tue vylaws Wus ouered by 5. V. Wulte, wid ordered primed. Wiil You piease CXamine 10 aud retura it With your vole upon 1b 1m Writiug, addressed 108, V. Waite, No. 8 Wail street? ‘The Goveruing Committee do enucl:— 4. ‘Lhe 1aith of wae New Lork pluck HAciunse 1s hereby pledged taat within sixty (du) days of »roof of death of any member were shalt be paid to the Persous named im the wext section tue sum of 910,000. 2. Said sum of $10,000 shall be paid in case the memver dies, leaving ® Will, Lo the persua or per. sons to Wuom (ue same muy ve devised by such w Ju cage such member shall die intestate, leaving a widow and no ininor children, Cue ble sudue saall be paid to Buch widow. in case he shail die inteatate, leaving a widow and minor children, then @ muiety suail ve paid to such widow, and the other hail to the guardian of sucn mwor children for their use, share wad suare alike. in case there should be uo Widow, wud Lue deced- ent shall leave minor children, ten the same shail be paid to the guardian of such minor cliidren tor their use, share and share uilke. In cage there suail be Leilier widow nor minor children surviving, then tue saine shail be paid to the legal represeututives of suc decedent. 8 4Me said $10,000 siail Nol ve Laked as an estate im ese, Dut shall be deemed au estate inJuburo, Ue lutle tO the money being lavestea in tue New Lork Stock Exchange, and tie faita of tae New York Stock Wxchanye being piedged for the payment of said sum 4s @ graluiLy upon provl ui UeuLh-or any member to the person or persuus eutiiied Lucreto, free from all churges agains tae estace of such de- ceased ineuber. 4. ‘fo meet the amounts beretn pledged to be pald lere sali be collected a3 & part Os Lie reguiar dues, payabie and owing Wo the New York Stuck Ax- change, &@ special assessiuent of ten dollars from each surviving memuver, ou proof of deatu of any member. The range of quotations for foreign exchange at the close of business wa3 as follows:—Steriug sixty days, commercial, 103 & 10394; good to priine bank- ers’, 1033, @ 108%; Short sight, 100% a 10934; Parla, sixty days, 5.211% @ 5.1745; shore sight, 6.16% @5,15 Antwerp, 5.2134 & 6.1739; SWitserland, 5.2154 & 5.1739; Hamburg, 363, @ 35/4; Amsterdam, 4)'¢ @ 40K; Frankfort, 403; a 407%; Bremen, 78} @ 79; Prussian thalers, 7034 @ 7134. The exports (exclusive of specie) from New York to foreign ports for the week ending Deceuber 21, and since the beginning of the year were:— 1867. 1808, 1869. For the week.... $2,007,293 $3,000,217: Prev. reported. 192,927,943 160,04,442 Loy Bince Jan. 1. $185,535,178 $163,760,659 $192,773,201 The two millions of bonds accepted by the gov- ernment at tie purchase to-day were in the foliow- 110.88 100,00, 1 1.0.89 “19,200,185 3 2 5 2 BSEEERES. BESEBER eae 5: Bi BEE i = ZEEEES= S SESELBGESS Esa on B 5 FEE 100, 1889, ren reg. UW 1864 Cote. ieda, rey, O... pt 2 12,5), 19 ios 1865, ne ‘The following shows the results of to<lay’s business atthe Sub.Treasury in this city:— General balance yesterday. ’ $85,209,995 201,316 26,69) 77,180,827 314, Customs ...... SALES AT THE MEW YORK STODK. EXCUAN3E, Wednesday, Dec. 22—10:15 A. M. 100 she = Express, ae 0. + 85000 US 6's, “81, cou. wou 9 lo. 40) Wells-Fargo 3 4 2HOONY CA Hiitc...., 10-40, reg. 105%, 10000 beitee 140, a... ioe BON Rendiny ‘ie, Bay ve S86 2000 N Car's 42i4 D0 LakeS &M SRE... 86% 1200, do... 6 8H ORI nb 62 205, 8 at 8 83 Oa Taig 1000 Erie 4th m.!.. 9). Th 695, 2000 Chicy Bur & Q 8's. it 69% 5000 Mich 8.4 f bonda.. 9716 65 1A & TH ddim pl. 78g 19% Te Weahp bia... Tis do... bet call 604g 100 Morristivanexisiin 95% 200 C AN WIRE pfs... 82% 1000 AOsseev evens +. MG 100 MIA St Pant RR... Tbbg 4000 Ohio & Milas con’ ba Jy PFW & 0 Regtd M6 G00W OO & tad C tat m. oy Big 2000 By 239 ry 100 do. 16 600 Boat, Hark Erie Ko 2:15 of Clock P.M. $10000 085-20,0, 18,n, v8 1144 do., eee Dg 39000 12 M. and 20000 U8 6a, "BH, con.. 118 50) ao. i hs mn US gah Sony ‘ 0, €0u 10 donne STAEET QUITATINGL Halt-pun Five o Clock te M. + 2S alg Si a « COMMERCIAL REPORT. W evNEsnAY, Dec, 22-6 P. M. Correr.—Rio was moderately dealt in at yesterday's prices; 2,104 haga ex-stea:ner Merrimac were sold on private terms, Otber kinds were duii, but unchanged, Corron,—The demand was light except for spinaing, and with holders generally anxious to sell prices were heavy and & shade lower, a8 wii) be seen by reverence to our quotations annexed. ding Sui bales to arrive the sales were 1,032 bales, of which 1,6 8 were tor spinuiug, 83 tor export and 49 For fuiure delivery tie sales were moderate, 200 bales basis low middling for December fic WW do, for Feoruary ut asc, a 14Z¢0u M0 da, for . 26 4c, $00 v0, far Marea and April ou private id 100 do, for’ January, free ou board at Savannab, at ‘€ quote :— Op tente vk Movie and Fioridas ” Memphtas WN. Orleans and Teva. ii Low midday, Middling..... Good middling FLOUH AND GALS. cora meal, Wd bushels mait, ‘the tour mar change in prices. the demand t 26 MCleiple 8458 bbls, four, 1 2 do. Omte wi et waa’ sti dul, but there was bo re bel hrm though Ike flour bil Sales 450 bbls, Cora me 500 5b Ohoive do, a 6% Supertine Wesiera. a 50 Extra do... a 526 Extra Minnesota. a 650 Round hoop Obiv, siipy) a 550 Round hoop Ohio, tra ba 650 Bt. Louis low ext . wa 660 St Lomi straight ext Boa TOs St. Louis Bae 1% St. Louis choi ba 900 Soathera choice and fan 00 a 10 00 Southern superfine aad Wa 80 Hye tour. Sa 516 Corn m, Oa 526 Cora meal, Jers 400 475 Corn meal, Bran ue ae -» 5108 515 ~-Wheat was duli aod iuwer, ihe salve were about 60,000 Dushels at $1 14 cor cous No. 3 spring, 1 Mt for NO, 2 do. $18 a1 M4 for amber winter in sire and delivered, SL BL for smail jots iacertor do, Western aud sue. itye Ww. nominal. Corn was d about 4,000 bushels at Bi fn. atore and alloat, & Oats tion, Bl 43 a Bl 0 for white du!) wal prices were eatirely ‘The sales were only Bi 1Sy for oid mixed Western a @l” ior new Southern, ies 10,000 bushels at 6ic. a Bc. price Lor common——and Sie, wariey waa duil and nominal owed Buate was sold at 1 10. dull, tha ‘offerings of all av rally easier. The de- ellugly light. ‘The en- fo Liverpou, per steamer, 3,000 bushels. Su bare at Sidi. ® gday and 100 v, 3,000 bbls. flour at 2a. 435d. 3. Md. and 200 do, naphtha, a 8c. for Jermey and Soutuera, ey malt a small lot wwe aa Uclea bem: mand for yer gagemefita were wheat at 4ijd, ‘To Antwerp, 1,0.0 bbl, roaia at ats. td. We heard of no ca were firm at 16340. a 1TH{C., No sales were re- GUNNERS were quietbut price for bags, eud 1Y%yc. & Ziv, fur cloth. ported, HAY was firm, with a molerat ceipta. Shipping was quoted i long rye straw, ®ia.) iw Hors were quiet, the deimand being steady, eapeclaiy (or ih F grades, to 28c. for common ty chu nal EM? was dull aud pri c. ight, but prices were ranging at from Ide. were entirely nominal, No es. MOLAS6RS,—-The market was dull and beers. for all kinds, except Now Orleans, walsh was maerately deait in ab steady prices. 1 buly, wew Gricans were sold at Zhe, a 760. NAVAL StORES.--The vusiness i spirite turpentiog was hght, but prices were quise ‘at U3gc. a44ige, for mi chantable and shipplag iow. the latter there’ was somo demand, bul ut prives at about Asc. velow those demande The pales were 200 bUIs, at 43/0. a 44e., including 195 sold sterday oa privaw ters. Kosin' waa dull, but un- Tne sales were 1,20) bbis, good strained and BH do, So. i wad pale at Ba $4 6H. Wo trained, 32 0> w 33 1); No, $2 -W a Bz 50; No.1, 8 10; pale, ¥3 vig w >; extrado. and window i OQ ag 24 “Tar was duil and nominal at yester- day's quotations. O1Ls.—Linaeed was dull at We. a S8c. fn casks and bbls., while other Kinds were dull, but uachanged. No anien. PROVISLONG.~Rece pts, 2 M81 packages cut meats ani 125.co, lard. The pork was uu, there being bo doimund ¢ uod, ay holoers were guneral.y more were heavy aud lower, closing a and $82 for ol do. | ‘the sales v: hie market was Gui a y ¥ bul, pork, 1194 do. beef, market for were tirm, com: 5 quoN Beet was'la Umitet deuasd, on. ‘ui ‘The sales were W bis. al {4 a G1 Lor $17 for new do, Beet Barns were wow of sale, the demand being oniy for jJoboing wis, but prices were quite steady. Avout 60 bbs, were suid at gal 4 ‘Tlerce beef was inac- tive and nouminal a¢ 3245) 4 g2) by vor prime mess and $2) BL Sy for [dia do, ou Was tiactive, and prices were vox, Cob meats were slow of sale at Lic. @ 12%ge. for » hams and ea 2ic. 4 aemand, and prices were heavy. Sal ut 7 yc. 4 18ye. for elty to pritne team j ala0 500 Lerces for Fouruary delivery at 16g.c, seli- Crude ta bulk was steady at 17e., but we 6! moimeut, the demand belng light quoted ae Lye, without sales, Kebned was still quiet, but whbou partic market closing at Sle. a 3h manded for caigoes; the otferlage wera wttll light, aaica we heard of wero 900 Luis. (ln lots) at Blige, For obaing lots the prives current were S4c. ® Av rinlade pia the marke, opesci a: 8)sfey declined after ‘Change to U0 y¢, and closed at fic. a 80 ,c. The business. Was ousy moderate, the paiva Leing 00 vb.s. for this month, al BW ee aud 80W do. cron January to March at 31g Rtog.—Carolina was quiet, but steady tn value, Small sales were inade at 7c, a 7340. for common to prime. Balee 30 casicn, SrEARINE.—The demand was still light and pric heavy. Sales of small lots were tnade at 17igc. latter price for choice. SUGAR.--The market for raw was quist, the demand from all classes oc buyers, veivg light, ani prices were heavy at 1iSge. a 10 gc. for fair to good retiming Cuba, ‘There were nominal ai Jormer quot at former ‘gures, Sail joie were sold Tie. wi7 rd pick.ed shouiiers, ior smoked do, 4e. tor sold a) hham., at Wicc. a Lye. tor Cabs, and 187 boxes, part Kelinet waa dal and beavy, at 140. » 5 9g6. Lor 6 white, 18/40. @ 184 fertor to common reuning, | Wige.; good re.mag, 10 9°} IL gc. dkde: burt boxes, ldaes Ge. a ilo. menuo, bi6e. standard, Nos. 7 0% 1: X di koi Bice. a Bae alt, het ’ femaad aad 3,0 00 bagel to arrive, per River Ciyue, were soli at pJ.20, god, duty pald. Grass Were dul and nomiusi at yesterday's uovations. TALLOW was quiet, the dem nd beng light. Sales, 60,002 Ibs. at Ue, a lWye., xecurdin; to qt WHISKEY. —Keceipta, L859 bis market was but howers were tira in Weir views. Sales 130 bbis. @ el, tax paid. quiet, at We. THE HOWARD (20.03%) BANK ABTAIR, How Moneyed Snatitntions Are Conducted, (From the Boston Advertiser, Dec, 22.] Mr. Kansor and his ass:sianes ave completed the examination of tne accouars of the Howard National Bank, and fod that there 13 a discrepancy between the books of tne bauk and the actual amount of cash of $66,067. The manner im which the deticiency occurred 18 stil a mysiery, out there appears to be no doubt that the bank has avtaally lost the amount of money above meutioued; bub how, when and UWrough whose means 18 still to be ascertained, Mr. Ransom and Mr. Lemimon, the president of the bank, had a jong interview with Mr. Mack- intosh, the bookkevper, ut ms resideuce @ few evenings since. ‘ue hookkeeper denies all kKuoWledge as to wuere, when or bow the deficit occurred, and states that he never bas taken a cent. of the money or aided any one cise to, Aguiity map. might easiiy say as much, yet Mis honesty of pur- pepe being still vadoubted by tuose who Know him, 1 i$ statements are believed to be true, even although pears to be difticuit to understand why he shouid have pursued the Gourse le has. In the reguiar course of nis duties he had notuing to do with handling the fands of the bank. He acknowledges. having known Of the discrepaucy between the books and the actual cast in the bauk for about ax y acd his wife has known it about five years, At frat he thought i imiguc prove to be in a New York account whica lad not been verified, but time passed on witnont his being able to find the error, and dreadiug to expoge the condl- tion of his books to tne bank villcers, as covered, the matter up Guy ater day aud year afver year in the Individuai depositors’ or oluer accouats, hoping to discover at last Wuere the troubie Was One or two small errors were fouud by Mr. Kansom’s ex- amination, suowing rather deiecuve bookkeeping, but nothing to mdicate desigued ercor, Win the examination Mr. Rausoa’s jwbor hn tae affair ends, but the director of tue buak, Who are men of high character, are pursding We investigation with the determmation et asceriaiuing where and how the irregularity began. Lue bookKeper bus been Col} nected with the bank avons fifteen years, and whe examination wiil probably nave to go over the accounts of that loug period and perhaps be car- ried sub farther, ‘ue bank capital is all right, and there ts sud @ surplus Of OVEF $50,000 over Lhe amount which has so inysteriously droppet out. Some surprise having been expressed thay, aithoush Unis discrepancy iD the accounts of the bank bas ex- isted jor live oF 1X Years it had not been discovered 1D previous CXaMsuations, ibis proper tO BlaIC that notl this year the examiner bas had no authority to verify the accounts of depositors, knowing waoich the bookkeeper Was enabled to cover up in this count the amoane of tue dedolency. ‘This shows the advantages of the new sysveri Of examinations, and. as {t 18 OF Lhe Utmost IMportaace to stockholders and ail concerned that all irregularities should be dis- covered as Carly AS possivie auy Measures taken by the examiner to insure the correctness of accounts —- receive the active co-operation of bank onticers. EAL ESTATE MATTERS. ‘The real estate market in this vicinity is quiet, and an in other departments there is a general dis- Position to Ii:nit deaungs until after the yearly settle- ment. ‘The oniy sale av the Hxchange yesterday Was Uiat of Messrs. A, J. Blescxer, soa d& Co, of the Jeaso of four brick hones on kourtn avenue, AD- nexed are tae particuiars:— NEW YOU PROORIMY—UY Ac d. HLREKRR, BON AND OO, Joana of four uve story uriok iuses wid lots Now. 15, Toy 8) Au Bs UD MY, MLO OF P.O8 VD.ULNBEOXSLINID. LAB 000