The New York Herald Newspaper, January 8, 1870, Page 7

HEALTH OF NEW YORK, Annual Report of the Sanitary Board. ' The Health of the Ciiy—Explosive Flaids— The Markets—Fat Melting—-What the Health Board Did—The Expenditures. The fourth annual report—and probably the last— of the Board of bealth was handed to the Governor Yesterday. In the preambie the Board speak of the Weather ag being the best coadjator of their labors. But when they come to sum up statistics they fall, As, for instance, they say that the mortality in New York and Brookiyn in 1869 compares favorably with the preceding wnree years of the Board's existence, ‘ag will be seen by the following tabie:— 1866, 1867, «1868. 1869, New York. 26,515 23,159 24,889 24,601 Brooklyn. E 8,236 8,700 8,807 Itthus appears that the total mortality of these two cities has not declined during the past three years. While it was but sligntiy above 23,000 in 1867, & 13 largely above 24,000 In 1869—not at all to ‘the honor of the Board. THK YEAR'S WORK. ‘The total number of original Inspections made by the inspeciors im New York was 51218, and in Brooklyn 19,2 7. Yee following consolidated table exhibits the wtai suojects of these inspections and ‘the resuits:— | ‘al | Causes Matter and Piawe Inspected, Inspec-|av Com- plaint, 12,768 697 ik w 4 Cellars aud basements. 1,832 Manufactories. ..... 841 39 Fat renuering estavlishments, 194 i Gut Cleaning escabitshments. iL 6 Bone boiling aud crusbing estab- lsbments,....... 9) 1 _ Breweries 35 8 Distillories. 2s 6 Malt pouses,.. ........ 1 1 Swill boiling establishments 2| 1 Packing houses. 14 4 Aides . 2 - ‘Tanneries. ui 2 Abatioirs 2) = Cattie yards 1 2 Slaughter houses, 247 82 Workshops and store: 2,049] 196 Sunken and vacant lois. 1,164 306 Horse ani cow stabies. 2,854) 433 . Yards, courts and areas. 8,921) 1,096 Waste pipes and drains 2,645 044 Privies and water clo-et 9,790) 1,747 Cisterns and cesspoo's. 337] 26 Streets, gutters and sidewalk: 1,464 347 PreMIsCs.......6005 24] Warde and stands 234 Halls, stoops aud fences. 5 Squares. 104 Roofs . | Rag houses. 2 Shaoues.. 1,134 Schools. 2 Hospitals. 3 Chemical works 2| Gas works 5 Limekilns 9 Soap manufactorn 3 Offal boats and docks. . 20} Piers, docks and rescue stations. 89] Public termis...... immigrant and otuer vessels, 197 Contagious diseases, 918 Violauon of cod 1,812 47] 83" 6 1 2 70,826! 22,531 Whole number of reports received + 28,321 Whole nuuber of reports found correct. ...... 27,740 Whoie nuiber of reports returned for corree- ton 581 Whole numbar of revoria forwarded for orders 21,337 Wnhove wuimber of general reports forwarded. 1,159 Reports retained iu Brooklyn....... 3,604 Whole number of compiaiats from ee 4,089 EXECUTION OF WORK vanes: THE TENSMENT HOUSE AW. In a digest of records relating to the execution of improvements under the Tenement House law 1t appears in the Sanitary Superintendent's report that in 4,752 of thts class of awellings which were brought under improvement in Now York during the past twelve months, by order of the Board, there resided no less than 30,423 families, or an average of 8.25 families in each house. In the same houses it was reported by the medical officers tuat & strict application of the Tenement House law would require the introduction of 48,413 ventilating Windows in bedrooins and halls; and the reinspec- tions by the saine oiticers, after the Board’s orders had been put tn the course of compliance, snowed, on the ist of Novewber, that 39,270 of these venti- lating Wladows had already been put in place in the houses. The city of Brooklyn has only 2,500 tenement houses, or about one-eighth as uiany as New York, and they are far smaller and less crowded, and during the past two tPagl they have been brought into conlormity with the requirements of the Tene- ment House law. Five hundred and thirty-two of these houses wave been cavetuily surveyed during the past summer, 1M the Baie Manner as in the tenement dwellings of New York. ‘The humober of iithy and untenantabdle cellars in- Spected and complsined of in the 4,762 houses was 599. These have oeen remedied to a large extent. About the inspection of food the report of the cap- tain of the Sanitary Company bas been already pub- ligned in the HBAALD. But the Hoard say in regard to : EYPLOSIVE FLUID In consequence of the numerous and serious accidents re- sulting trom the explosion of burning fluids the chemist was, on the .Uth day uf November, directed to investigate aud re- port upon the quaiity aud kinils of buruing fluid in common Use, and whether any, and if so what, toreign ingredients of an explosive character were discovered. Seventy-niue spect- Mens of kerosene were purchased (rom as many different Fetail dealurs in various pasvs of the town and suvmitted to the proper anaiyais and tess. Uf this number seventy-elgbt samples wore found unsafe. ‘The dangerous ingre- dients were found to be benzine, gasoline and ols which aro employed by retail te Kerosene, The proportion of these otis the samples examined varied from ten to ninety-eight per cent. ‘The teat used was fire, by which it can be determined as what temperature the of] evolves an in- mable vapor—the “vaporizing point” and temperature at Mich oil ttecit may be Aladied with « burning watch—the “burning point.” The vaporizing point of good kerosene should wot be much below 100 dexrees Fahrenheit nor its burning point below 110 degrees Fabrenhelt. ‘The tests of the samples purchased showeu the vaporizing and buraing points es low ase.ghteen degrees Fahrenheit. ‘The chemlat also ex- amined the various kinds of cheap iamps in use, and found that, in the brass lamps, at the end of seven hours’ burning, the uid had reached « temperature varying trom seventy-six to 100 degrees anrentelt aud in the glass lamps seventy-six _ degrees Fabrenhert. recent law 0; Congress fixed 110 degrees Fahrenheit for the burning test, but that iaw had been repealed, The tire lawe of New York fix the burning potnt at 100 degrees Fah- Fenheit, but that has proved too low, as 1s shown by the great umber of burning casuaities. To meet this w the Board, on the 2th of January, adopted the following ordinance :— ‘No petroleum oil, kerosene off or other Hquid having like 4 burning fluid as said oli shall composition or auaiities be wtptor offered (or allo.as a burning fuld for lamps or purpose of filuminatioa, nor shall any like receptacle, tor auch oll or duid be purchased ior use or be used as a burn- fog tluld for any auch ainp or Fecoptucle, oF be kept for such use, unless all such of or uid shall be of such quality and ingredients that it shuli siand and be equal to boih tue fol- lowing tests and conditioas, to wit :— mo 1, ‘That it shall not take'bre or burn at a temperature be- low 110 degrees Fahrenieit, 2. 1k ‘anali not evolve an explosive vapor below 100 enuell” der this oruiuance upward of four hundred retall dealers of aduiterated kerosene Lave been brought iuto the courts of New sor and Brookiyn. The numnver of dealers In adulter- ated kerosene te sensibly diminiabing, as is shown by the gradual anu very considerable fimprovemeat in the oils pur- Chased tor examination. in the absence of adequate statutory provisions, and a class of officers eapeciaily designated for the purpose ‘of restraln- Ing the illicit sale aud sorage of the cheap and explosive Kinds of tliuminating olis, the Board has used. its best endsa- vora to discover the persons and piaces by whom and in witch human if'e is endangered by violations of its ordi- Bunce on this subject. 1ha exceedingly low price at which the dangerously explosive naphtha of petroleun may be bad by any man, whose cupidily might tempt him to oifer this fiuid for illuminating purposes, wakes Mt necesaury, thal more stringent ann exp.icit jaw, relating to this subject, than any which now exists upon the statute books of the State, should be promptly enacted and enforced. After speaking at length on cellar dwellings, public urinals, drioxing hydrants, accumulation of manure and its transportation, lime and shell burning es- tablishments, the rescue of drowning persons, the manufacture of ilumipating gas, nitro-giycerine, permits Lo emigrant vesseis, diseased swine, street cleaning, care of dogs, drainage of vacant lots in Jew York and brookiyn, (ne removal of dead ani- pore Mmauy other muters, they say the follow. ing 0} ‘On the 4th di # WASHINGTON AND FULTON MARKETS. Of August the Sanitary Superintendent was inspection OF cause to be mae, w tho ot Washington abd Fuiton Markets and the a around thein, and report what mouitications ‘ments are necessary lo piace these mut iu @ proper aunitary condition. ‘the facta obtained prove that these markets are totally unfit for their purposes. ‘Th tures are in the last stages of decay and dilapidation, are impregnated with the foul cmanutivns from # lated with which underiies them. Ali kinus of meats undergo rapid changes when placed in them and are foon rendered unut for haman tood, Most of the salis and stands around the markets were found in » similar condi- te The reports of the superint:ndent were reterréd to the at- toraey for exainination aud repo Hoard in the premises. ‘Ihe atwrury reported that, the time fixed by ihe act of the Le gislature of 1867 vorbidu tae Board from taking stopa t ward the al of atands aud stuils prior to July 4, 1869, uad tions of *y court atlli remained i for NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1870. net stalls and stands not pro- 2 "Orders were accordingly made ment has also been mare in the fish mark ket, by the erection of a new and commodious buildin ‘These new markets are aupplying a great sanitary necessity of New York, and their organteatfou,has met the cordial sup- proval of this Board, WHAT THE BOARD HAS TO SAY ON PAT MELTING, The Board adopted, on the 4th day of August, a Sanitary ordinance (which was amended on the 22) of Sopenioe) so the effect that ou and after the first day ot October, 1869, uo person shail boil any fat, tallow or lard (except at once upon the same being taken from the ammal, and while the same 1s fresh and otherwise inoifensive), nor shall the storage or keeping of scrap, fat or grease. or offen- sive animal watier, be permitted or conducted at any piace in the city of New York south of 110th street, nor in the built up person of the city of Brooklyn; nor shali the business of boiling or renderimg fresh lard, fat or taow be conducted within either of said cities without ® special permit from the Board, On the 29th day of September ail permits previously granted to meit or render tat Were revoked, and the Sanitary Superintendent was divectoa to reinspect all establishments of this char. acter and report to the Hoard. On the 13th day of October the Board adopted a torm of permit for fat meiting, containing the necessary tructions to secure cleaniiness, and the use of the most approved methods and fresh material only, and all applica- tions for permits to conduct this kind of business were relerrea to the Sanitary Committee forexamina- tion and report. On the 27th aay of October permite 1u the form approved by the Hoard were granted to three large estabitshments, located on the North and East rivers, to continue their business, the same being considered comparatively inoffensive, and wily Inspections of all places Having suck permits were ordered by the Board, WHAT THR BOARD DID. * During the yoar ending October 31, 1869, the num- ber of orders: tasued by this Board was 10,978. Of thts number 1,877 orders were issued under the first subdivision oi section 14 of chapter:74, Laws of 1856, by the terms of which the party served ts allowed three days in which to demand @ “hear. ing” by the Board of the testimony which may be presented to show that the order should be modified or revoked. in cases where no hearing has been asked for and the order has uot been com- plied with ‘final’ orders im the original or an amended form, to the number of 6%4, have been tasued and forwarded to tue Sanitary superintend- ent or W the Board of Metropolitan Police for ex tion, or the Board has directed the attorney to com- mence saits for penalties for non-compliance with such orders. All other wriiten orders—in number §.457—have been issued under the second subdivision of section 14 of chapter 74, Laws o1 1866, and are of & peremptory character, requiring that the nuisance be abated within five days, and, u not complied with, directing the Sanitary Superinteadent to.en- force the same without furtuer notice. EXPENDITURES, It will be seen, by reference to the detailed report of the treasurer, thas the sum of $149,992 has been expenaed in the entire metropolitan district. There has also been expended, in the special work of tenement house visitation and in the extra efforts to prevent the spread of smallpox, the sum of $16,778, This amount 1s taken from tne special appropria- tion made in 1866, to be spent in the city of New York. In the execution of the orders of the Board @much smaller amount has been expended than usual, owing to the fact that the orders of the Board have been more cheerfally and promptiy complied with. It wili also be observed tuat tae sum of $9,194 has been received for violations of the ‘Tene- tyent House iaw and for penalties in suits for noa- compliance with the orders of the Board. THE NEVADA EARTHQUAKES, Fall Particulars of the Great Shake Up—The Earth in a Constant Tremor for Nine Hours—A Night of Alarms, [From the Virginia Enterprise, Dec. 28.] Niglit vefore last was a night of terror to the people of thus city and all the peighboring towns and vil- lages, owing to the heavy aod alarmingly frequent earhquake stocks experienced throughout the country. Many persons remained in the streets all ulght, feariag to rewain iu doors, while those who remained in their dwellings were unable to sleep, aud were dressed and prepared for a rush in case of a heavy shock coming. THE FIRST SHOCK occurred about six o'clock in the evening and was avery heavy one. It lasted ten or fliteen seconds and thoroughly alarmed and aroused the whole city. its coming Was 80 sudden and unexpected tat peo- ple were fora mmute or two completely stunned and bewildered. tverybody rushed pell meil into the streets, and it was devil and the earthquake take the hindmost. The saock nib hasta by @sort o1 rumbling sound of very short duration, when down came the main ‘quake’? in full force, when after shaking us up for a few seconds it went rumbling away. Ltappeared to come from the southwest and pass away towards tie northeast. This shock took # bite of about forty feet in length out of the fire wall of the B street front of the old Tayior building, corner oi Taylor and 6 streets, occu- Died a8 a hardware store by Smith & Wagner. A gentleman who saw the fire wail fall says that the whole building appeared to be pushed some two leet to the westward, then was sud- denly drawn back, when the fire wall stayed behind and fell to the pavement in an unbroken myss. Luckily nO one Was passing at the mome nt, Bricks were thrown from the rear wall of Piper's building, corner of B and Union streets, and quite a break was made in the firewall of the oid Farring- ton butiding, North B street. Some of the bricks struck upon an awning, and bounded thence through the window into the interior of the house. At Dr. C. U. Green’s office, South C strect, a heavy bookcase was thrown into the middle of the floor, and ali along down the street botties and jars dropped by dozens from the shelves of stores and saloons. The streets were every where crowded with men, women and children, all in momentary expectation of a sec- ond shock and afraid to venture pack into their houses and places of business, Some even cast glances toward the summit of oid Mount Davidson, mail expecting to see tue peak break off and roll down upon the city. Gradually, however, the majority got over their fright and went indoors to talk over the big shock, or rather series of shocks, Qs it migat be divided into three distinct throbs. ANOTHER STAMPEDE, At about ten minutes to wn o'clock, Just when some bad succeeded in chasing the pallor from their cheeks and were saying that they rather liked earth- quakes, rumble, rumble, rattle, rattle, bang! came anotber shock, and there was another grand stam- pede jor the streets. This shock was neitner so heavy nor did it last so long ag the first, yet no one knew what it would turn out to be aad no one cared to wart to see. Again the strects were filled with people, pale aud trembiing, their eyes cast up- ward towards the tops of the houses and thelr earé Open to catch the sinallest ramble. This shock seemed to come more directly from the west than the first. Between these m shocks there were numerous tremors, scarcely ounting to distinct shocks. in fact, from six o’clock Sunday evening until three o’ciock Monday morning the earth was at rest scarcely ten minutes at a time—so say Close OW- servers and persons delicately constituted. MORE BIG JOLTS. At about fifteen minutes to two o’clock on Monday morning tuere occurred a very heavy Shock, or series of shocks, Causing most of those who had retired to arise, dress and seek the open air—this was particu- larly the case with persons lodging in brick butid- ings, ‘This shock or earthquake wave appeared to come from about the same quarter as the others and was @ long, heavy felio' A BIG SNORTER. About twenty minutes past three o’clock came Whut most persons agree was the heaviest shock of all, It was perliaps no heavier at any time than the first one was for a second or two, but it lasted mucl longer and its vibrations were much more eccentric. it snook up and down, sideways ana every otner way, and caused a great falling of plaster, smashing of bottles and other brittle ware, put did no serious damage. Aftar this there were a few thrills and throbs and all calmed down for a time, though tt is said that there were two slight shocks yesterday forenovn, one about six and the other avout ten o'clock. A FEW INCIDENTS. A great many ladies were so badly frightened that they fainted; children cried and ciung to the gar- ments of their parents; dogs howled, and the horses and mules in the stables broke their haiters, and crowding together raised a terrible hubbub. In one hotel up town three ladies iainted at one time; one made si to Jump out of a window, while another, ¥h slippers and night ciothes, made a break out ito the street, with her husband in full chase. In the big hotel duwn town the ladies got into the eves and held a grand pow-wow, which was about alt prayer meeting and half lunatic asylum. The Prisoners in the county jail were terribly frightened, ag they well might be, for the jail is on the first Noor of the Court House—a very tall building, Among the Finns confined i a colored wo- man—half Indian and nalf negro—known as Bell Creole. This woman was almost frantic at tiwes, and was in herself a whole camp meet- ing. She prayed some powertul prayers, ‘but occasionally got off the track and outswore ‘our army in Flanders,” At the Washoe Exchange bil- liard saloon @ man was seen to rush out the back way into a passage leading up to B street, where ne droppea upon his Knees and was just gettiog Warmed to his work when another shook came and he concluded that @ nimble pair of heels would be of more service to him just then than ali the prayers at his command; so he took up one foot after the other and immediately became an absent maa. In the station house the prisoners were much alarmed and begged to be let ous of their cells in order that they mint have @ chance to run in case Mount Davidson should vegin rolling down. A Chinaman, who was in for fifteen days unless be could ralse thirty dol- lars, was so terribly frightened at the firat shock that he became about the whitest Celestial ever seen and he began to talk about going down to Chinatown. to get the coin to pay his tine. inally hisscare wore off and he concluded to stick it out where he was. Some of the boys got behind eae against which he was leaning, and by sp nging the floor up and down #0 startled the poor devil that he cried out lustily for an officer to go with him and get the mo- ney. ‘Me no likee stay here; me wantee be China- town.” An oiticer went with him and he at once pungled. ‘This is perhaps the first instance on recoru of & fine being shook out of a Chinamau’s pocket by an earthquak NEIGHBORING TOWNS. At Dayton the shocks Were very sevore, shaking bottles and crockery from the shelves and creating a Panic. A drag store was set on fire by the falling of a coal! ot lamp and the stock damaged to the amount of $200. At Empire City the shocks were gevere. A coal ot] lamp was thrown down m the City Hotel, when the building was set on fire and totally consumed, We did not learn the value of the Property destroyed. in Carson City the shocks were also very severe and brituie ware had to suffer, On Six Mile Canon, a short dtatance aoove the Hmpire State Mill, a boulder welghing some ten tons rolled down off the mountain imto the road, whore it now Hes, STEAMBOAT SPRINGS ON THE RAMPAGE. In the vicinity Of Steamboat Springs the earth- quake seems have been more severo than in voy other place tn the country. At the tume of the first shock jets of water, fiiteen or twenty in number and Of great voluine, were thrown up to the neight of twenty feet, and during the night twenty-six shocks ‘at the foot of the Geter Grade, everything was demoitshed in the bar, and the earti shook to such an extent that persons’ were thrown to the ground while running from the house, The ground in the valley seemed to roil in waved like the ‘waters of a lake, The people were all irightened half out of thelr wits, and one man mounted his horse and oaine over here—to find things but ligtie better than wt home. STILL THRY COME. At five minutes past last evening the pail opened again with quite @ tively little shock. From that time till hall-paat nine o'clock there were oaly ‘8 few little quivers, Then came one good solid jar, like that causod by the fring of a hoavy gun. As we ere writing this in the fourth story of a brick bui!d- ing, with a considerable quantity of plaster lying about, the débris of former shocks, we do not feel quite as happy as the ‘Big Sun Flower.” We may nere say, a8 We omitted it in the proper place, that the Enterprise building has as yet stood the batue bravely—only @ little plaster thrown down and & teow type pica, THR NUMBER OF SITOOKS. As tothe number of shocks previous to those of last evening there are various opinions. Some say nine, some ten, thirteen and igh as Gwent) -sIX, which last agrees with the count at Steamboat Springs. EFFECT ON THE MINES. The mines were not in the slightest degree injured by the earthquake. The men working below folt the shocks, but were but little alarmed, and con- Unued working. On the surface at each shock all the boilers at the works would blow off steam, though not enough steam by twenty pounds was in the boliers to raiso the safety valves. This circum- stance at first caused some consternation among the engineers and others, as they supposed an acci- dent had happened to the boilers. At the Savage the engineer atopped the big pumping engine, and ‘this in turn frightened the men in the mines, and for some Ume there was consideravle confusion. THE POLICE AND “THE FRAILTY.” End of the Police-Judicial War—Tho “Soiled Doves” and the ‘“Ama- teur Detectives” —Acquittal of the Accused. At a special Court of the Special Sessions, held yes- terday at te Tombs Police Court, before Judges Dowling and Bixby, the case was investigated of Dennis Shea and ‘fhomas Murray, charged with as- sault and battery upon Addie King, a “soiled dove” of Houston street. The defendants were acquitted, as the evidence was suMiciently doubtful to prevent any other re- sult; but that there was strong perjury on one side or the other there can be no doubt, and the court was never 80 crowded as it was during the investigation, arising, no doubt, from the expectancy that there would be some revelations of the inner life of the ‘demi-monde of Houston street. The first witness called was Carrie Smith, who said that she resided at No. 38 Houston street, and that she occupted the parlor floor; sie had never seen Twyford in tne house until Wednesday night, when she caught a glimpse of him; she knew him by repu- tation and that he was an officer of the Fourteenth ward; she heard some talk in the hallway of her house and some men trying to bring in Addie; sne was very drunk, and she told her to come up stairs or she would be arrested; she hoard a girl say “1 thought $ou were going to take her into neadquar- ters;’’ the gentleman replied, “If I'd not brought you here you both would have been brougit in;” Twyford was then standing at the bottom of tne stoop; she did not see what occurred afterwards; she sald she thought “he acted like a perfect gentle- man towards these girls in “trying to bring them nome.” In reply tothe Court she further stated that the two girls, “Addie and Jennie,’ lived on the floor right over her rooms; she thought when the aifair happened it was about a quarter to two in the mern- ing; she had a friend with her, and he recommended her to keep out of the trouble, and she did su; she never saw citer one of the gentlemen until that night; she was certain it was oflicer Twyfora who was there; she had heard of him coming tothe house by the girls talking about him; the girl who talked about him as her friend was Jeanie May; she did not "| see the oiicer Knocked down or any one lay hands upon him; she had had some conversation with her gentleman friend since this matter; he was quite a stranger to the defendants; Mr. Shea called upon her last might to ask Ler to come to the court and state all she knew; she would have come down of her own free will and wittout a subpoena to give evidence and to tell the trutn of the matter; Mr. Shea said that he would thank her to do so. butsle replied she did not want any thanks. Sarah Smith was a young lady of about nineteen summers and a fair damsel of the Emerald Isle. ‘She also boarded at 38 Houston street and on the same floor as ‘Jennie’ and “Addie.” She knew oMcer Twyford (she pomted him out in court); nad seen him once or twice in the house; saw him there one day last week; he was speaking to Jennie Ma; could not tell what nights she had seen hun there; it was Jennie May he came to see; she saw Addie brought in on the night of the trouble; “tne gentle. man may ee her in and she was very tight;” wanted Addie to stay in the house and not go out again; Twyford met the gentieman outside the door, and there was @ quarrel outside; Addie and Jennie had been speaking about ‘the trouble tney Imad got into” stace the examination yesterday. The witness was cross-examined by the Court at some length as to this conversation, and the resuit was that she very reluctantly satd that ‘Jennie M had within the last month talked very much about her friend; she referred to officer Twyford; Jennie often wanted to go down to “see her friend on it? Twyford’ i Was On Crosby street, and be- jow Spring street; bad seen him there; had never seen Jennte speaking to him on post; had never seen her stop him on post; had seen him in Jeanie May’s room. Jennie May was then called on the stand, and in reply to Mr. Howe said that Twylord was in the house last night. Judge Dowling said that if Mr. Howe stopped in his examination of the witness at that point it threw the necessity upon the Couré vo pursue the evidence further after that answer. Mr. Howe said he would continue the examination of the witness if the Court wished. He did not wisi vo throw any: imputation upon the policeman. He was human, like all the rest of us, he supposed. Judge Dowling said the Court would ask tne ques- tion then. He should like to know if tie captain of the Fourteenth precinct was mcourt. ‘fhe captaia Was not in court. Judge Dowling—Nobody ts bere to look after the interests of this ofMicer or the Fourvesnta precinct. Weill, the Court must do its duty. Witness, in reply to the Court, said that Twyford was at the house about nine o'clock last night; she was in her room dressing to go out when he came in; he knocked at the door; she had not invited him there; she stood at the door taiking to him; all that he said was ‘be sure to be wt the court to-mor- morrow morning; she knew she had to be there this morning; she understood that yes- terday; he said no more than that; her ‘lady friend” was in the room at the sume time; she had heard the last two witnesses ex- amined and she still satd that sne never saw him before she saw him the night when this trouble occurred; she would swear to it that sue did not know him, and had never seen him before to her knowledge, until that night; she bad never told the last witness what her friend’s name was; her (wi ness’) trina was an officer in the Eighth war his name was Richard Sipe; he was “broke” three months ago; I see bim every evening; had not spoken to him about this matter. ? Judge—Now | am obliged to ask you this? Were you afraid that if Sipe knew this about Twyford aud you he would do you some harm? Witness—Yes, 1 suppose I was. In reply to Mr. Howe she said that she saw Sipe last night. He did not know anything about tis case. ‘Twyford was then put on the stand and said that he went to the house last night to tell the girls to be at the court this morning, and that he only stayed to tell them that. He was in citizen’s clothes and was excused by the captain for the case. Patrick Kern, of 154 Mots street, gave evidence stating that he went to 38 Houston street last nignt In consequence of being told by Shea’s brother that Twyford had been seen going in there; be saw Twyford there, and he must have been were at least ten minutes. A number of respectable witnessos were calied to show that the character of Shea was good. Some of these had known him since ne was a child, Judge Dowling said that the case had been fully investigated, and if the defendants had been found juilty the extreme sentence of the law would have no upon them. While the Court was de- ‘ermined to bring to light all the abuses of the Police Department, it was also determined to punish all those who personated police officers. He advised the defendants, when they saw unfortunate girls again in like circumstances, to give them over to the care of the police. These girls claimed the sympathy and protection of all citizens, but it was better to let the police do own daty. The evidence was very Genco they should give the defendants the benefit of the doubt, and, there- fore, they would be acquitted FINAN 11, AND COMMERCIAL, WALL Srrerr, } Fripay, Jan. 7-6 P, M. The long Guiness and monotony of the different markets have given place to a decided revival of tne speculative feeling, and Wall street was to-day busy, Saimated and active, The brokers filled the Stock Exohange as in old times, and awarued in a busy masa within its walls, either as the formal sessions Up stairs or in the open market of the Long Koon, Ja the adjoining Gold Room the fountain was enelr- cled by an excited throng ail day, and the precious Inetal was dealt in to the extent of many millions beyond the average of transactions for the winter. ‘THE GOLD MARKT was strongly active, the price rising from 121% to 123, the advance being steady and continuous and subject to only slight reactions, 30 much #0 as to ex- cite general surprise and to terrify the ‘bears,"’ who, having svld with cach advance, were dismayed to find it $0 unyielding and were compelied wo cover at @1oss rathor tan assume the rivk of @ still greater rise. Tae advance ta, of course, the work of the cilqaes, and report had it that the same parides who were the prime movers in the grand ‘oorner" of laat September are aiso. the leaders in the present “bull” campaign. Of this, hewever, only @ partis true, The present operators aro men who were, tt is true, concerned with tie Fisk-Corbin party, but did not remain long enough in the boat to be swamped in the general deluge. ‘They are the regular professional operators of Wall street, who are content to take a good, quick provt instead of waiting for the uncertain chances of a long and slow upward movement. Hence, ta the September “corner,” they jumped out midway of the rise aod made @ great deal of money, while the leaders per- severed and were eventually ruined, The present movement w under the menipulation of men who have had plenty of experience in all the various departments of speculation, and their success lies in the fact that they bide a titting opportunity, no matter how provoking the interval of delay, for the beginning of their plans. Thus they have waited for the winter ease in the money mar- ket to start stocks and for thareduction of the Trea- sury gold balance to only twenty millions to ad- vance gold, Simuitaneously they set afloat all sorts of rumors, such a8 the probable passage of a bill by Congress to inflate the currency a hundred millions to prevent gold sales and the like. The advance to- day was stumulaied by the great failing off in the specie reserve of the Bank of France, and also by & weaker lorcign market for our government securt- tues, whuch declined about a quarter per cent. THE RANOB OF THE GOLD MARKET. The fluctuations of the gold market are exhibited in the followliy table of the prices at the several hours:— Holders of casi gold paid seven per cent, cur- rency; seven per cent, gold, and 1-32 to have their balances carrioa over. The operations of the Goid Exchange Bank were as foliow: Gold cleared. Gold. balan Curreacy balances THE STOCK MARKAY was the counterpart of the Gold Room In activity and buoyancy. Indeed, the same speculative influ- ences were perceptibie in both, the bull plan of cam- patgn contemplating the elevation of the two markets, It would be dificult to trace the evolu- Uons of the different speculative stocks. Each in its turn would be brought forward, knocked about be- tween “bulls” and “bears,” and after a longer or shorter contest be passed over for the next favorite. ‘The prices at the end were as arule higher than at tho etart, the “‘bulis’ predominating ip number and piuek, AS the afternoon wore on, however, the market became dull, under the transfer of interest to the Gold Room, and prices at the close fell off from tho highest point of the day. Of the character of the day's doings in stocks much may be learned by a simple inspection of the following table of THE GIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES, ¢ Highest, Lowes New York Cen. & Hud, consolidated 92 New York C 8 $55,856,000 + 2,274,977 1,783,565 Hariom. = 1408 Erie.. 2 Reading. 95 Lake Shore. + 68% Northwestern. + The Northwestern preferred. 854 Rook Isiand. .. 1064 Milwaukee and St. Paut. « TH Milwaukee and St. Paul preierred. 87% ae New Jersey Central Western Union Telegraph Pacific Mail. Messrs, It, W. Martin, Jr., & Co., stock and gold brokers, announced to both boards their imability to meet their engagements. Their suspension in at tributed to the present sharp rise in stocks. They had no contracts 1n gold. CLOSING PRICES AT THR STOCK BXCMANGE, ‘The following were the closing prices of stocks at the last session of the board:—Canton, 60 bi Cumberland, 26/4; Western Union, & 32%; Quicksilver, 14 4 173g; Mariposa, 7% a8; do. pre- ferred, 17 & 1734; do. certiffeates, 42 a 44; Pacific Mail, 434; 2433; Boston Water Power, 14 a 1475; Adams Express, 62a 63; Wells, Fargo & ‘9 Ex- press, 10% a 2044; American Express, 36 a 38; United States Express, 49 bid; New York Central consoll- dated, 91% a92; New York Central scrip, 875¢ a 87 Harlew, 135; Erie, 24 a 2414; do. preferred, 40 a 43 Neading, $47, @ 95; Michigan Central, 117% a 118; Lake Shore, 8734 a 87%; Illinois Central, 13654 bid; Chicago and Northwestern, 70:4 a 70%; do. prefer- red, 845g a 85; Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati, 76 @ 78; Rock Island, 105%; a 10534; Milwaukee and St. Paul, 7424 a@ 174%; do. preferred, 86% a 87%; Toledo and Wabash; 51a 52%; Fort Wayne, 68 a $83; Alton and Terre Haute, 2514 @ 26; Ohio and Mississipp!, 25'4 @ 254; Delaware and Lackawanna, 108 3g @ 104; New Jersey Central, 93)4 bid; Chicago and Alton, 14474 a 146; do. preferred, 144% 8145; Han- midal and St. Joseph, 108%% bid; do. preferred, 108 bid; Dubuque and Sioux City, 104 @ 106; Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central, 2054 a 2014. GOVERNMENT BONDS. Very naturally the market for governments s inized closely with the advance in gold, par as the foreign market was comparatively steady. For tbe leading issues the rise was close upon one per cent. The ten-forties were active and the coupon bonds advanced to 112 The ease in the money market stimulates speculative investment. The following were the closing street prices this evening:—United States currency sixes, 109% 0 1097; do, sixes, 1881, registered, 116%4 ® 117; do. do., cou- pon, 117 a 11744; do. Mve-twenties, registered, May and November, J14% a 115; ao. do., 1562, coupon, do., 1153; @ 115%; do., do., 1864, do. do., 114% @ 114%; do. do., 1965, do. do., 1149{ @ 115; do., regis. tered, January and July, 1194 a 114; do. do., 1865, coupon, do., 11334 & 113%; do. do., 1867, do. do., 114 @ 1144; dO, do., 1868, do. do., 114 1141{; do. ten- forties, registered, 111%; @ 112; do, do., coupon, 11254 @112),. SOUTHERN SEC TIES. There was no e#pecial feature in the Southern State bouds beyond an advance of about one per cent in the new Tennessees, probably upon favorable Teports as to the success of the special committee appointed by the bondholdera to confer with the Tennessee authorities on the subject of a better ad- ministration of the State finances. ihe Louisiana levee and the South Carolina sixes were steady and firm. The following were the closing street prices for the government list:—Tennessee, ex coupon, 62), a 63; do., new, 4734 @ 4734; do., five per cent, 40 a 41; Virginia, ex coupon, 50 4 51; do., new, 66a 58; do., registered stock, 42443; do., registered, 1866, 540 65; do., registered, 1867, 50a 51; Georgia sixes, 75 a 81; do,, sevens, 90 a 92; do., sevens, Interest payable in Georgia, 85 a 87; North Carolina, ex coupon, 4114 @ 4254; do., new, 283¢ a 29; special tax, 30 a 303;; Mis- souri sixes, 87 48744; Hannibal and St. Joseph, 88 bid; Louisiana sixes, 69a 70; do. levee sixes, 653, & 66; do, do, eights, 80), a 83; Alabama eights, 94), a 95; do, fives, 63 8 66; do. six sterling, 75 285; South Carolina sixes, 77 @ 78; do. new, 72}4 @ 74; do. regis- tered stock, 70 a 75; cliy of Memphis sixes, 47 & 47545 do. Atlanta eights, 82 a 86; do. Savannah sevens, 83 & 85; do, New Orleans consols, 70 a 72; do, do. issued to raliroads, 658 67; Mobile and Ohio sterling, 65 a 67; do. eights, 60a 61; Mississippt Central Railroad first mortgage, 71 a 72; do, second mortgage, 50 a 62; Memobis and Charleston rst morgage, 62 @ 83; do, second mortgage, 10 @ 72; do. stock, 40 a 41; Green- vile and Columbia Ratirosd, guaranteod, 60 8 62. f * THE MONRY MAKKET worked ateadlly at seven per cent. In some portions of the street an abundance was reported at this figure, walle 1 others, where, perhaps, there were more order for stock purchases, a fair demand was reported. The sweiling volume of business i #tocks and goid tends rather to otset the navural drift of the market Co ease and to empioy the extra capital which sceks Investment at this centre in the winter months. Commercial paper was without change. Foreign exchange, under a good demand for Satur- day's two steamers, Closed firm at 108% a 108% for prime bankers’ sixty days, and 109)¢ a 10094 for sight steritug bills. MISCELLANEOUS. The Yonkers and New York Fire insurance Com- pany have declared @ semi-annual dividend of ive per cent, ‘The earnings of the Marietta and Cincinnatt Rall- road for the year 1869 were $1,390,823, and in 1868 $1,204, 095—an increase of $96,727. THY BUR-TRRASURY REPORT. The following shows the rosults of to-day's Dusi- ness at tho Sub-lreasury tn this city:— General balance yesterday Gold receipts... Gold payments . Gold balance... Currency receipts... Currency payments Jurrency balance. + $94,250,816 + 2,082,463 Se 1,680,155 115, $00, 901 96, 218,007 896,000 SALES AT THE Wi W york STOCK EXSVAY Friday, Jan. 7—10:15 A. M. 20000 US 200 sha Camb Coal pf. By 14000 1 a 2 {oon ua ba sii Ca eer 0 do. bt i 10:00 05 6:20; , *#5.. 300 Maripona jirf.swcs, 17 1355, to Am Mor 0 § 200 .Am Mer UIs 80000 do. 2000 US 6's, curvy. 19000 UB 6-26, 0, "62. £0000 do. 108000 do fem do. 208 do. é 40000 NYC & WR 10) Erie RR.. 500 do. 500 Harlem 400 Heading RX 200 do. HOLS & M8 RR. 600 do. 20 do * 50 Mich Cen RR 1 4 136 5 Illinois Central RR. 135 do. be 138 1000 Cleves Tol af bua. 93 8h00 Pitts, PLW &Chi lat 10°34 100 do * 2000 Chie & Alt ine ba.. 8” 200 Ma St PRR!) 7. 7000 Mil & St PB tate 14 G00 Mil A St Paul pel.) 87 6000 MIA SUP 7%10con +94 600 Tol, Wab& WRR.. 529 1000 Mil & St PY + Big 20 abs Ninth Nat Bk 12 Cen National Bk. 11 Con’al bi 0 Bk &BroAss'n. 50 Del & Hud Can. e 100 West U Tel. 400 Quick Min... 1545 200 do. 200 Blariposa Min Go ‘Big BUY do. 12 M. and 2:15 oI 10009 US fa, : os W0 ” One o’Clock P. M. BO000 NC 6s 42, 1000 she Reading RR. 130000 N Gar By LOLS MS RR. 10000 do. 4 0 40. 10000 Tenn 6's, n. 100 Obie & eR. 10) GAN W RR pi 100) New Jersey #00 do... a8 300 Obie ART RR... 1 100 Mil & St Paul RR -c mi do x 10 shv Bk America. STREET PUOTATIONS, Half-past Five o’Clock P. M. Northwestern... 71%a 72 Northwestora pf 8b a 85 Innd.... 10534 a 1053s NY Cen serip. St Ps Wa 7h Ene Bt Paul pref... 38% a 8744 Oblo é Bliss./." 25pm 26K ; COMMERCIAL REPORT. Fatpay, Jan. 7-6 P.M. BUILDING MavERtA1s.—The market for almost all arti. cles coming under this heading was without activity, the de- mand being ight and prices were generally heavy. Eastern sprace was only moderatoly dealt in, but the offerings being light provious prices were matntained. The nales were con- fined to ab ,0N feet at prices ranging from $18 a 822 for common to choice schedules, Lath were dull at ¢ which price the anles 150,000. Lime war moderntely active at $1 50 for common and $2 for lump, while Rosendale cement wan steady at $2 with = moderate demand. Bricks were ut unchanged in value, »s. Business was restricted by the small supply, and no sales were reported. Prices were very firm, 1h last sales were made at 124¢. a 1de., gold, for Guayaquil, in bond, Corton.—Thea market was lens active tha iny, b F export, and 204 on speculation, market was duil, the sal ing only 100 bales, bat midditng, for January, at 24%;c., and 100 do., fe febrai ‘gc. We quote: Uplands xd Mobile ant. Orleans Florida. Memphis. and Tezar Ordivary ei 334 Wg Good ordi ata Wig Low middl MK te Big idling, a 5 wb Good ms 2584 Pu ae CovrEn.. ‘or ingot continued to rule auf, there being no demand except for emali lots, and prices favored buyers, Abont 50,000 lbs. in lots were wold at 21 ie. 21%c.—almont all at 214 c Corre. —Kio continued in fair demand from the trade at eady prices, and sales were mace of 1,637 bags ex Inehuar- nic, and 1,101 do. ex Contest on private terms. For Mara- caibo there was a good demand; 240 bags ex Spring Byrd were disposed of on private terms, Otber kinds were dull, but unchanged. We quote:--Riv, ordinary c. j Amir do., 14ige. a 143 i lie. a 6 dull, the demand for all ight, and we heard les of ‘The stock was Inrge, while prices wera hi ai lat the following quotations:-St. Dormingo aad Jn- ica logwood, $15 50 a $16, gold; Honduras do, ®29 60m a 0.; other kinds, do., B14 a $17, it Coast Lima wor 850, currency. bbls. flour, 1,100 bags 5,000'do. ont c ™market stil Exira State for ex- were about 7,800 bbis. tuin the range of the subjo' Hour was steady, with a moderaie Rye flour was moderately dealt {n at stead: being 825 bbl. eal Ww: y II prices were obtained No. 2Stat ¥ Superfine State. car Extra State... 550m 600 Chotce do +600 610 Superfine W. 48a 510 ct +595 a 600 15 We 6 b0 Round hoop Ob +5 50a 675 ound hoop Ohio, trade br 15750 650 St, Louis iow extra Bn 650 ba 70 0 Ga 776 St. Louis choice famtiy 758 900 Bouthern choice and family © a 100 Rye vou a 58 Corn meal, iirandywine. a 510 Corn meal, Jersoy. 470m 475 Corn meal, elty. 500 a 610 moderate demand, but firmer for choice of gold, which more than D a x1 22 forcommon to choles No. 2 spring In store and livered, ®1 193g @ $1.90 for choice do. In store, $1 45 a #1 BY for waite Western ; for No. 1 apring #1 2 In store wae bid, and for % a 1 LW was bid, tn store and delivered. heavy; a bail lot of Jersey was sold at (4 whoily nominal. The sales were Wc, Me, for new mixed, $1 US & $11) for old do. 1h store and alloat; sc. al forgwhite Southern and 9¥ol a $1 for yellow. Oats were Ic. a 2. lower, but were activa. The sales ware 70,000 bushels, ai 626. a'é4'go. a Soo. for Western and State, closing at 64c. for Stato and Sic, a 6lc. for Jersey and Southern, Barley was in better demand and rather firmer for Canad There ware foid 15,000 bushels, at $1.32 for choice Canada Weat, @1 05 for two rowed State aiid #1 10 9 #1 20 for Canada Kast. Bariey malt was dull and Leavy. Sales 3,500 bushels, at $1 Gis, for Canada Weat and él a 3 10 for new State, Freon’. he market was still very quiet, the offerings of aimom all icles continuing Man and rates, with but rs. The chartering business k for almost al: kinds of ‘0 Liverpool, per steamer, amber winter $1 ot tae 15.00} ‘0 Ginscow, per rr . London, 18.00 bushes in bags, at Hed. To Hamburg, bw ba'es cotton at Aniwerp, 2,50 bbis. rosta’ at 28. Si.; cotton dr and logwood on private terms, The charters were from St, Jobn to the Hivor Pinte, witu lumber, at $17 25» brig to Gioraltar for orders, with 800 cases petroieam, &c. on private terms, # brig trom Baltimore to Lisbon, wita 1, 60 bole, petroleum, ab 78, GL; @ brig We Cu ple, with -_ a 7 bark to Antwerp, general to Ae mente alas of Gabe een ‘ask sues, : - ‘bark from Philadolpiia W- nitinent, with $600 bola. petro\eum, Cloth waa. 1M gemaed, end sales wore made of £40 bales, to arrive, at Wige., gold, In bond. were quiet, #180. for heavy and light were quiet, Dut ‘tray wb 16igo- 7 P was dull at H¥c., gold, for Manila, He, a T1ge. do. for Siaat, Tio. 4 Hes aoe for" Ramploo. (in ond) and 4ye-a Bes Go. for jute. 00) badiva jute batgs to arrive were at B3¢0., /d0. do, In Hosion Lrvagit Dusineax wax confined to small lots to supply ¢ rt, but uolders were Urm in thelr viows, deman, bales at frum lie. te Ye, tor holders demande: us tiyh ws Udo, « Rc, for eolee. luon.—For all kinds of Soutch pig the market was dull, there being bot tittle demand, and prices continued heavy. At the close Egliaton and Glengarmoek, ex *bipy were tainanle at ao, Feapectively. There were sold UN tons Ky! at fatto, casa, and 60 tome Gieagaruock, (rom yard, ht oSs, American was di we beard of no saies ounce, Ni as 88h a 896, and No 2, AGS a wrought scrap and BO ds terms. “Reitned War was dult and were quiet but steady at #7 can, and about $58 50, gold, Lkan.—We heard of no Ordinary fo a fe. and ube. By auction 40 hhds, Vemarare at 4. Ms bbe, New Urleaua at 7540. a 7c. NAVAL STOWRG.-Spirits turpeating was in improved de- mand and, riagly ofered, was higher, the market closing with sellers demanding 4 ‘or wholeaale lots in. merebantable order in yard, Tho sales were confined to mau lols at 45c. ade. RosinThe low graiea were in fair de- mand, but the business was lcht, owing to the Increased f rollers, who demanded at the close @2 15 for com- rained and @2 20 do; for No. 1th 4 rand prices were higher. The were 4,000 commoy strained aad No. 2 ab gi 10a #2 25; 2,600 do. No. L ‘i 2 7 mia G24, wad BAD do, pale mt 4 500 No. 4, a8 doa oi 0 No: 1, Wd 1a a 6 BT; pe extra do. aed window lyase, ¢5 a quiet at 82 87% & B20 Tor Washington and B82 75 for Wirmington ; 10 bbls. o: the former soid at $2 50, and (yes sterduy) 200 ‘bbls. Newbera brought $2 239, PROVIBIOND.— Roce; | org ont meats, 7. nova. 'The market for pori pataiively shicht oiteringe prices were abou igher, the market clowlag steady at the imp: kalon were 200 bow. at 428 26 0 #25 GO for new mess and chy or wholesale lots aud gud @ for ¥ the busivess was Cal he eberady at prices showing Pp Thero were sold 1.0 obis, mess tor er . . We quote: Western Ie. « sc, Hoot wae alondy, with @ moderate demand, the saica belag 73 bbl. at 8 a 13 for old moas aud $10 0,17 for extra do. Tierce bee! waa dull and nomial at $4.4 28 for prime mesa and 927 da for India do. best hams were urmly heid, but sparing! dealt iu, Sales BO bbie. at $33 a $54—almost all at # Bacon was dull and the sales were coniined to aboub 50 boxes long clear on_privai Prices were rather heavy at Tige. @ Le. for Cumbert c. for Strete ford, and Uc. for long clear. For cut meaus the market was dui and heavy. Smali sales we choice pickled ham a IYye. for anok ed do. Pickiow ‘quoted at He. aL 5 igo. a big ” marcet tor lard was a trie fraver, with an improve demand and diminished offerin; ‘Phere were sold LW packages at 153{c. a lige. tor No. i to pritag seam ; also 250 tierces fur Fevruary delivery ut 16%c., wad JS) do, for Murch do, at 16: YereOLeU a. —W ith» email maad the market tor crude, an appreciated about Jc. per gallon, closing at 16iqc. a 16!yc. for spot The sales were 2,500 bois. at I6e., aud 45) do. on pri- vate terms. For crude, in bb! there Was ® moderate do- piand, but we heard of no sales; prices were firm at about ¥ Oye. The market for retincd was very quiet, the in- orinness of sellers checking business. At the close standard white There wers sold do. on private sue ) ab Bbigc. w Sie, & Waye.; SW bble, in bulky poly and an improved de- Uk, was firmer, and prives 2 pat & forms and 11,000 Napbtha was ‘dull at 9c. 4 brought digc. Jopbing Lota wandgrd and prime white were soiling at S3c. a Me. ‘In Philade/phia the market opened duli aod heavy, with sales at ye. lower prices, but closed strong a the reduction, with an improved demand, stimulated by the advance in go There were sold 600 bbis. standard 4°, 3,000 do for the nat bait febra- ‘and 1,00) do, for February aud Mi opuon, a was dull at 6ige, @ Te, for comm ales, amouating to about 5) casks, 1@ Tage of Luose prices. SUGAR.—The business im raw was moderate, there betn: but litte deman but bolders demanded 4d obtained \u prices ; the offerings were only moderate, The sales wore 5.0 hbda., upon # basis of 1050. 410 yc. for fair to good rebning Cuba} 696 boxes, part at Wge.aldc., and 120) bags Ver luc. Retined was w ¢ Iige. alge. for hurd; Lge. a Lig. for 15\4¢. for vellow, and Wye. a 13/40. for to » wore Fair to good grocery. Prime to choles grocer ite. Do., No. 12, in’ bond, pet cash (gold). Porto Rico—Retining grade: Grocery graces... Tin. Pig was dull, and w entirely nominal at 3vec., gold, for En) ; Be. 9 A bauca and bl yc. a Sc. for Straite. Piates were dull and vy, the eules being 1,000 boxes nasorted charcoal and coke 6 on private terns, We quote: C, charcoal, 48 -b: charcoal terne, ¢7 i) @B8; coke terne, $5 Wa 46 60, and coke tin, #6 U0 & 7 79-—ail gold TowAvcoo.—For Kentucky tie demand from ail sources was light, and the sale- were limited to 120 bhds, at bic. = Ise. In prices there was no expectal change. Sead lent wan slow of sale, but held tor full igures. Sales 104 cases Onio at Tiswc., and 150 do. ('66, '67 und '65 crop, on private terme, Spanish wan quiet. Sales 20 bales Havana at 6e., gold, in bond, to $1 US, currency, duty paid, aud 60 do. vara 1 cut, on pri terme. Woot.—The market for fleece is only moderately active, the deman: almost entirely for sinall lots, but prices are quite holdora refusing to gr from previous figures to effect sales, W pand prevalis le mostly for the tuner grades. In pulled wool there is a moderate business doing, bit at prices favoring buyers. Both Texas and California are slow of snie, tha demand be- ing light, and prices continue heavy. The market fur almost all kinds of foreign is duil and prices are nominal. The sales wi Tha, lvece at 43 uc. m Gbe., including 8,000 434. m 450.5 10,000 ‘Ae. New Orie Mich) at 3 00) Ibs. unmerchani: Bio. m Bb }j0. 3 %,800 higan’ and 2,600 lve. Dolls on private terms; also £5,000; Ibs. pulled at 40c. a 46c. for r, and 35¢. a dhe. ‘for extra, the tnaide price for short; [4,000'Iba. California at Ie. « 28¢. for full clip, the latter price for fine, and Io. a 2c. for burry to fine apring clip ; 15,00) lbs. Tex ota, ai 2c. & Bie., and 2,500 Ibs. domestic combing on private terms. Ot foreign the sales were 20,000 lbs. Saute Fe, part if not ail, at 23c, a 2oo. ; 2,500 Ibs. Donskol, and small lots Cape on private terms. REAL ESTATE MATTERS. Statistics for the Past Year. An evening paper gives the following figures representing the business in real estate in this ciiy and vicinity during the past year, in connection with other matters affecting real estate interests and improvements that have been before noticed in the HERALD. It 13 unfortunate that any estimate of tis kind, from the absence of positive data, can only be approximative; but these figures represent, probably, with nearly as correct accuracy as 1s pos- ble, the gross amount of dealings in this mar- ke NEW YORK. Improved, Unimproved, Jannary. + $808,145 $1,085, 308 February. 3,304,095 3,000,420 5,387,962 4, 895,381 244,655 64,000 188,950 236,900 450,575 December. + 1,345,900 Total...... + $16,021,681 $11,725,029 Leasehold property seen eeee ee $500,905 January. $124,129 February 764,820 March. 1,115,504 Aprit 635,003 May. 112,970 July. , October 28,750 November. 37,035, December. SO Total ++ $2,662,986 $2,954,775 OTILKR PARTS OF LONG ISLAND. January. $2,310 27,040 November. 43,700 December, “ p a8 TOL... seseseserees ess $492,458 $666,023 WESI'CHESTER COUNTY. January. * 36 $93,187 February 212,304 March. 752,947 april... A,225 May 601,673 June, 243,354 duly... Octoner. November, 840,121 December. 202, 036 Tota! $636, 90% $2,516,606 WOoMEN AND Wyom —The advocates of female suffrage have beea congratulating tnemsaelves on the action of the Verritorial Legislature of Wyoming, conferring upon women the right lo vor. A wos Dianket of the dampest deseripuion i4 thrown on women and W yoming by the announcement that Lie organic law creating tne Territory gives the ballot to males only, and consequently that the Legisia- ture has no more rigit to extend the privilege to females than a# jastice of the peace bas to abolisa capital punishment. Sratve or Cuige Jusrice TaNgy.—A year or two ago the Maryland Legislature made an appropria- tion for a siatue of Chief Justice Taney, to be erected At Annapolis. ‘Che commission was given to wil- lium H. Rinehari, & Baitimore scuiptor, residing at Rome, and oe has just seat home a mode! of the statue he nas dosigned. The figure is of heroic 8.20 and to a sitting posture. The late Chic! Justice is represeated tn his jad.cial robes, with a scroii 10 hia Tight hand, the lef ently resiing on the seat he occupies. ‘The features are suid to be remarkably characterise