The New York Herald Newspaper, August 15, 1870, Page 9

OBITUARY. David Glasgow Farragut, United Stated Navy. ‘With the deepest regret we announce the death, @# Portsmouth, N, H., at twelve o’clock yesterday, of |the gallant naval officer whose name heads this article. A few days ago a telegram reported his eerions illness, and, after lingering until the time ‘stated above, he passed away from earth. HIS BIBTHPLACE AND FAMILY. ‘The distinguished naval hero was born in East ‘Tennessee, about twelve miles from Knoxville, jon the 17th of December, 1801. His father jat that time was in the cavalry service of the ‘United States, with the rank of major, and’ an intl- mate personal friend of General Jackson. Young Farragut’s early years were passed on the frontiers, and his remembrance of Indian adventures when he was but five years old was vividly retained ‘until the close of his earthly career. On one ccoasion the house in which his mother resided ‘Was attacked by savages, and Mrs. Farragut had the (utmost diMculty in saving herself and children from ‘Massacre until the arrival of Major Farragut with ‘his troop. Some months prior to the breaking out Ol the war of 1812 Major Farragut was ordered to New Orleans to assume command of a gunboat, and thither he removed with his family. | When but nine years of age David became emu- lous of naval houors, and, imitating the example of an elder brother, who had already become a muid- jatipman, entered the navy with that rank, his warrant bearing date December 17, 1810. He was ‘taken on board the renowned ship Essex, under /the eye of the redoubtable Commodore David D, (Porter, father of the present well known naval jOMcer of that name. In 1811 this vessel, rated as jehirty-two gun slip, but carrying forty thirty- two pounders and six Jong tweives, and 319 «men, composed one of the coast squadron under Commodore Rodgers, and during the war of 1812 was a terror to the British feet, | From the 11th of July, 1812, until the 13th of Sep- tember, 1813, the Essex and her boats captured from ‘the British fifteen ships, eight brigs and two schoon- vers, with an aggregate of about 150 guns. so much terror did she become that the British broke the mMeutrality laws and pursued her in the harbor of | Valparaiso, and on the 28tn of March, 1814, cap- |tured her, after a severo contest of two hours and a half against two frigates—the Phobe and Uherub— one carrying thirty-six gans, the other twenty guns, HIS GALLANTRY ON BOARD THE ESSEX. , The career of Farragut as a midshipman would | furnish material for almost a volume of romance. In the memorable engagement of the Essex with the Phoebe and Cherub he not only distinguished him- self by acts of personal daring, but nearly lost his | life. Farragut would have been promoted for his ; gallantry in this action but for his youth. At the height of the engagement be was ordered ‘by Commodore Porter to bring bim some friction tubes, and on his way below for the purpose of getting them the captain Of the gun was struck in the face with a ball and | knocked down the hatchway, falling against young Farragut, who fell with him to the bottom. Fora ‘few minutes he lay deprived or animation, but upon \recovery instinctively Rastened back on deck. \Commodore Porter having ascertained that the boy ‘Was not wounded, inquired where the tubes were, ‘upon which Farragut, recalled to a sense of his duty, promptly returned below, while the enemy ‘were pouring a terribie fire into the hull of the Essex, and obtained them, When it was ascertained that the vessel. would have to be surrendered ne was directed to throw overboard the signal book, which he did, after searching for the book in the face of a galling fire, An anecdote of his pluck 1s related in connection with this atfuir. Subsequent to the sur- render a British midshipman laid claim to a favorite pig of his, as being a prize with the Essex. Farragut appealed to the English officers, who, _in a spirit of humor, dectded that he shouid ‘Keep the animal if he whipped the claimant. Where- upon he promptly accepted the terms, pitched into his adversary, Who was much larger in all respects, fought several rounds, and finally compelled the British midshipman to confess himself thrashed. ‘Thisevent gained for him tive praise of the British | and made htm immensely popular with the Ameri- can officers and sailors. MILITARY STUDIES IN PENNSYLVANIA. We should not omit mentioning here that, not- , ‘withstanding his extreme youth, he had already dis | played much skill and ability in his profession, in addition to the indomitavle courage for which he ‘Was distinguished through jife. When but thirteen Years oid it became necessary to appoint pim master of the Barclay, an English prize to the Essex. Ob- jection was made to this on the ground of his age; but as he was fairly entitled by right of his position to the command it was given him, and he periormed the duties in & most satisfactory manner. On returning to the United States Farragut was | sent to Chester, Pa., where, under the tuition of a French officer who had served with credit under Bonapat he engaged in the study of military tac- tics, While here tue survivors of tle Essex crew through the town on their way to aid in the defence of the capital, and he was greatly mortified ‘when his request to be allowed to join them was | refused, on the ground of bis inability to sus- tain the fatigues of a lund campaign. At this | time the intenuon was w prepire bim for a Miiltary life, for which he had sumo predilection. Happily for the country, however, this parpose was never executed. After tie war closed he was or- dered to the ship of the line (razee) independence, of | seventy-four guns, and made # cruise wiia ner to the Mediterranean, he, with the midshipimen, being under the guardianship of Mr. Cnaries Folsom, of Cumbridge, Mass. When Foisom ieft the vessel for the purpose of assuinmg his consulship the lad Was granted leave of absence to accompany him ashore. At the ead of a year he returned to his ship, huving learued and acquired a gteat deal during his life 02 laud. BUMMARY OF THE EVENTS OF HIS CARERR PROM 1820 TO THE BREAKING OUT OF THE RESELLION, In the year 1520 he was still a nudshipinan on board the Franklin, a seventy-four guu jine-of-bat- tle-ship, aud on the ist of January, 1821, he is re- corded as having been oif duty in’ the city of New York. During the next year he passed lis examination | ‘in this city, and, being tweuty-one years of age, was recommended for promouon, ile was chen ordered on the West India station; but 1t Was not until the 13th of January, 1825, that he was commissioned @ lieutenant, and im that cap. Was still em- ployed on the same station. During the years 1821, 1822, 1823 and 1524 he distinguished himself by his cruise for pirates in the Caribbean Sea. He was next trausierred to the Brandywine, a torvy-four gun Irigate, and was repo! on that vessel on the ist of January, 1826. On the same day of the following year he 1s recorded as having been. during the latier part of the pievions year, ordered to the receiving © ship at Norfolk, Virginia, which position he held ‘until late in 1828. He was then ordered to the sloop Vandalia—an eigiteen gun ves- sel-of-war, whicli joined the squatron on the coast of Brazil. On this station he remained about two years, When he ayaln returned to Norfolk. He ‘appears to have been retained on the receiving ship at the Norfolk Navy Yard during the remainder of (1830, through the years 1831 and 1832, and some por- ‘ion of 1833, for his name ts recorded as still being at Norfolk on the ist day of January in that year. He ‘was next ordered to the sloop-of-war Natchez, on which he held the position of executive omicer @t the commencement of 1634. This vessel was then stationed on the coast of Brazil On ‘is return to this country, about the end of that ear, he was allowed a brief interval of rest, as he Jeretorded abgent on leave at the commencement of 1835. During the years 1836 and 1837 he was eatirely off duty, awaiting orders, He was next ordercd on the West India station, but did not. remata there the commencement Jong, of the 1840 inds him awaiting orders. ext recorded, on the . or January, 1941 am ordinary at Norfotk, Va. On the 8th of September, 1841, he was commissioned a com. mander in the navy and ordered to tue sioop-of-war | Decatur, a sixteen gun vessel. In her he again sailed to the coast’of Brazil and joined that squad- ‘ron. He remaiued on the station for about twelve qhonths, when he was again allowed absence on leave, He is thus recorded on the navy roli on the Ast of January, 1848. During that and the next year he was out of active service again and awaiting orders. He was next again ordered to’the Navy Yard at Norfolk, where he remained until after the ist of Het A 1847. Duriug that year he was ordered to join and take command of the sloop-of- ‘war Saratoga, a twenty gun vessel, then stationed | ‘on the home squadron. On his return home he was | Again ordered to the Norfolk Nayy Yurd, where he ‘held command second to Commodore Sloat. This Erle he tlited during the remainder of 1848 and uring the years 1849 and 1360. Januery 1, 1851, however, finds nim again awaiting orders. During that year lre was ordered on a different ser- ‘vice, as assistant inspecior of orunance, being second in command under Commodore Skinuer. Thus post- tion he held until after the end of the year 1853, Another fleld was at this time opened to tle subject ‘of our sketch by the establishment of a new navy yard at Mare’a Island, near San Francisco, ‘California, Commander Farragut, then standin; No. 18 on the list, was ordered to the chief command of this post, and became commandant of the new yard. That he weil filled the position there ts every Tecord to testify. On the Ist of January, 1855, he for year He is | and booms, torpedoes, chains, fire raits and ship: ® captain of the United States Navy. He held the saine posioe for some years, whem of ‘staan, sioop Brooklyn, Ky t ent th 4 Bi @ twenty-five gu vessel, forming @ portion of the home squadron under flag o1 Cluney. He was, however, re. moved from this command during the wont of May, 1860, after being on board of over twenty months. The Ist of January, 1861, again found him awaiting orders, On the Lal tember he was still awaiting orders, but the Ts Uon of some of his seniors tn rank and the d ot Sere ma Gehiae ree ote eae whe Of pro- ich bore name dear to the American orders he Rowan vine a fay of he be had mar. Tied some years geerious With the political movements | of day he had no sym- ep erat Som alice” fone sonin: have charged that Was at first in Tore , and even went so far as to advo- His tances in Norfolk anite in admitting “that, m the start, he opposed sao wi nis denunciation of leadera, He, however, @t home until Sumter was fired upon, when he made immediate pre jons leave. A low days later (April 19 1Beh) e openly de- @ act as penesand.on f apes oreo ‘Now York, end took up theur Fost. a not an Sbatice Thin Post ax ith tisha the feeling in the loyal States was decidedly preja- diced towards Southern army and navy Odiocrs. Such a large number of these thrown their commissions and linked their fortunes with the seceded States that the few left were irded with suspicion. But in Captain Ss case this Prejudice did not exist. His prompt action in abandoning his home and sacrificin personal insereets recommended him, to tae om he was singled out for ti heroic deeds. His y oficer combined to poi to take charge of a great naval expedition, We do not assert that there was no other ofiicer in the navy capable of great work. Tnere might have been, and thore doubtless was. But none possessed in 60 emient @ manner those great qualities which are necessary for the achievement of great deeds. THE CAPTURE OF NEW ORLEANS. Meantime the rebellion p1 |, With il fortune attending the Union cause during the first year. ‘The federal government, however, was actively at Work, preparing to inflict a severe blow upon the revolutionists. The celebrated expedition to New Orleans was fitted out, and safled witn Farragut, then Promoted to the rank of commodore, 28 commander of the naval portion, It 1s unnecessary to pursue in detail an action with the results of which our readers must be familar. In brief, we will state that every point on ihe Mississippi river below the city was fortified in @ manner tiat led the rebels to en- vercain the fuilest confidence in its defences, On Forts Jackson and St. Philip were mounted 170 rifled 68-pounders brought from England. In the garri- SOLS were 3,000 men, Many of Whom Were skilled aruillerists who had served in the navy. in addition to all this the enemy had’ from fifteen to twenty gunboats, three fron rams and several iron-plated floating Leis | 8 in any quantity, Such were the obstacles that Commo- dore Farragut had to encounter before he could hope to make his way up to the city, Nothing daunted, he commenced the bombardment of Fort Jackson on the 18th of April, 1862, and kept up a moat destruc- tive fire, without intermission, until the principal vessels of the squadron were prepared to pass the forts, which they did on the morning of the 24th, On their Way up they riddied and disabled the famous ram Manassas, which, floating down the river, Was again fired into and sunk by the flotilla uuder Captain Porter. Then followed the destruction of thirteen gunboats and three transports belonging to the rebels, together with the loss of hundreds of lives on their side. On the 25th, at noon, two more batteries were silenced, and in auother hour the squadron lay quietly at anchor near the city. Next day, the 2¢ta, a couple of heavy field works, located about mine miles above New Orieans, were taken (Reso egy of by the Unionists, the enemy urning the new ram, the Mississippl, mount ing twenty guns, vo prevent her falling into our bands. The Anglo-Norman, another ram, was also destroyed, though whether bythe rebels or by the ire of our vessels is not staied. The foating battery which lay at Algiers, opposite New Orleans, Was sunk on the same day. General Butler lande: ls troops above Fort St. Philip on the 27th, and on the following day both forts surrendered. The float- ing battery isiaua was blown up previous to the F bpmmomna In the afternoon foris Livingston and Pike were abandoned, and thus was completed the capture of every point of defence commanding the approaches to the city. A more caring and brilliant series of operations than d@re thus briefly sketched are not to be found on record. HIS OPERATIONS ON THE MISSISSIPPI, Subsequent to the occupation of New Orieans the Tederai fleet advanced Be the Mississippi river un- toleated until {t reached Vicksburg, which haa becn | hastily fortified by the Confederates. Tie delay which followed in the bringing up of the land forces government, by of enabled the enemy to present so strong a front when they did arrive that the attack on the city ‘filled. Nevertheless, A Far- amiral ragut agam greatly distuiguished himself by running the batteries twice on board the Hartford, a Vessel Whose name will be tmperishably unked with that of her great commander, she naving been his flagship during the entire war. In the fall of 1862 the occupation and fortifying of Port Hudson by tie euemy compelled the federal feet to retire from be- low Vicksburg. During March of the following year Adwniral” Farragat with his fleet appeared below Port Hudson and opened fire upon i. A brief but ferce enaagentent followed, during which the gallaut Admiral ran the batteries on board the Hartford, accompanied by the Alba- tross. Proceeding up the river he ran the batteries at Grand Guif and Warrenton and opened communi. cation with Porter's fleet above Vicksburg. In April he passed down tue river again, having a brief en- Ce aes with the Confederate batteries at Grand ult, which ne passed with comparative ease, though he failed to silence them. For several weeks he was engaged in blockading Red river and preventing supplies from crossing the Mississippi. Ho contin- ued his operations between Vicksburg and Port Hudson until Porter's fleet ran the batteries at the lormer place, when he retarued to New Orleans by Way of the Atchafalaya river and soon after assumed ion of the usval operations against Port Hwi- sou, continuing on this duty until the surrender of that unportant pr TUS GREA’ LOIT IN MOBILE BAY* The downfall of the Confederate stroaghoid on the Mississippi ended Admiral Parragut’s operations on that river. He , obtained a short furlough lo August aud made a tour through the Nort, and was greeted with ovations Wherever he went. Afver a brief stay at home the Admiral returned to the Gulf and energetically prepared his feet for the final contest. When everything was ready he satled for Moblie bay “end on the 6th of August, 1364, entered the harbor. The facts of the engagement which followed are familar to all. Admiral Farragut, lashed to the mast of his flagship, tho Hartford, and followed by the entire deceit, ran by the forts and attacked the miederate feet. In a briet while the rebel gunboats retired, being unable to withstand tue heavy fire from the Union vessels, ‘This was at about eight o'clock in the morning. One hour jater the Confederate ram Tennessee, com- manded by Admiral Buchanan, ran out from under cover of the forts aud advanced singly to attack the entire Heet, She made adashat the Hartford frst and was immediately surrounded by the other ves- sels, <A terrific combat took place. For one hour it lasted, at the end of which the rudder chains of the ‘Tennessee were cut by a chance shell, which renderet. her unmanageable. She drifted about for a few minutes and then struck her colors, Soon after the smaller forts surrendered, and on the 22d Fort Mor- gan also yielded. CARBER SINCE THE WAR, ‘The brilliant achievement of Admiral Farragut in Mobile Bay placed the sea! upon his career and stamped him as the ablest seaman in the United States. 1m December, 1864, he returned to New York and received an enthusiastic reception from the citizens, A few days later the grade of Vico Ad- tmiral was created for him and subsequently that of Admiral, which placed him at the head of the navy. After the close of the war he made a trip to Europe at the head of the European squadron, and was everywhere the re- cipient of the most flattering attention from the monarchs of the several nations. On his return he Was placed on shore duty for a brief while, and then on waiting orders For taree or four years past he had been ailing, and more than once he had been given up by the doctors, But his naturally stron, constitution temporartiy triumphed over death anti yesterday, when it yielded to the destroyer. We have not sufficient space thts morning to do jus- tice to the public and private character of Admiral Farragut. A whole nation mourns his death. As a patriot he was unsurpassed, a8 @ Naval commander the United States never had a superior, and as a pri- vate citizen he was possessed of virtues which ex- alted and ennobied him. The old hero has gone from us full of years and honors, leaving behind a name linked to an immortality of fame. THE COMMODORE’S COMPROMISE, Commodore Vanderbilt and Admiral Fisk having arranged an armistice in the war of the railroads the first article of which provides for an tmmediate advance on the fares over both the New York Cen- tral dnd Erte, the following cartel has been adopted:—The fares to St. Louis and Chicago re- main unchanged at twenty-five dollars and a half and eighteen dollars respeciively, while the fares to Louisville, Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, Day- ton, Evie, Buffalo and a few other points are in- creased by the addition of a dollar and a hai, Tar BEAUTIES OF SUMMER TRAVEL.—A corres- pondent of the Rochester (N. ¥.) Chronicle knows acouple who started @ week ago on a bridal tour to Maine and Canada, They secured no room, thinking they could getone on the boat. Much to their disgust they had to sleep on the cabin floor, where tue bride had her nose badly scratohed by a chairpost, and the bridegroom was temporarily dis- figured in a muscular discussion with a Celtie gen- tleman of large size. The bridal tour was aban- 1s still recorded as chiet of the yard, and on ine ber 14 of the same year he Was commissioned doned, and the pair returned, looking as it they had auarrelicd With @ cotvon-pickiwg Machine. NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1870. THE COLLISION I THE BAY. Statements of Captain Wilson, of the Norwalk, and the Captain of the Steamtug Walker— Graphic Account of the Disaster by an Eye Witnoss—Narrow Escapo from Death by Fira, Statemenc of Captain Wilson, of the Norwalk. ] ‘The following account of the collision 18 given by Captain Wilson, who was at the time in charge of the steamer:— ‘Wo left Coney Island exactly at seven o'clock for our last trip to New York, with about four hundred board, We got a little beyond Bed- passengers on ‘3 island at a quarter before elzht, and were along at nine miles au hour, on nd only half a mile schooner about half Very edge of the Mud ponies the sky still being very overcast, tho: the rau eased. The 8 spa ‘ne schoouer also displayed her proper signals. We were heading north by east, and for about five minutes, just before we get abreast of the schooner, ‘she kept oif; but kept nearly full before the east, aud coming in the Probable track of the steamer. We changed our course, keeping away from her as well as we could; but if 'seonied to us.as though the more we kept away, the more the schooner, instead*of iufing, ny ee ea the wind. deck of the Norwalk there were Ab this time Cap as vas the Charles Hazara ana Mr. Bartis, plot, When he saw that a collision was the pilot blew his ‘histle and kept the boat ahead, obvious reason that stopped she would certainly have been sunk by the shock. ~ peepesin? Net yee ise Serwent, annie an pot in Was oken ort ott after it nad just penetrated the wheelhouse. sb down to see What our damage was. 1 saw no coming i, but left word with the engineer to Waleh her closely. I then went on board the schooner and looked underneath the steamer to sec how far the fracture was from the water line, and saw that 16 was sufficiently above it to allow of her making ie deck and biowing the whistle with his hand, After he had done this he turned to sec whether ald was coming, when Dr. Shine to him aoa expostulated with om ta terms, charging that he was en- dangering the lives of the passengers. In reply the 4 stated that he was aitending to his duiy, that 13 place was where he was, aud (hat bis orders were imperative to slay there, Previous to the schooner striking she had been deserted by all her crew, who went oif in the yawl- boat, Just as the vessels came together Mr. Burtis jumped on board the schooner and saw the boat some tweuty yards distant. The Schooner crashed through the steamer’s side and remained there moitonicss, though, as her sails Were silll standing and there was a stroug wind blowing, with a swell, she was pressing tirmly for- ward all the time. ‘The tugboat A. Watkins came alongside about ten minutes after the disaster, 1 was useless, however, to attempt to be towed away until the sais of the schooner were lowered, and Captain Delanoy, having kindly offered his assistance, 1 asked him to jump al and cut tne haiyards so that the satis would drop down, As soon as this was done the tugboat hauied the Norwalk away, and we were towed into the foot of Sullivan street, Brookiyn, just below the Atlantic dock, All the passengers Went ashore calmiy and apparently at thts thme per- fectly recovered from tueir fright—indeed, there were some who insisted on being carried further up, &.,* we had great difficulty in tuducing them to leave the boat, After the passengers were landed the steamer was towed down to Buras’ ways, where she was laid on in the morning. ‘The estl- mated cost of repairs 1s $7,000, Tam confident that there has bean no loss of life Whatever. When the coiltsion took place the pas- Seuigers were very much aiarmed, aud some fifty of them jumped into the schooner, while four, mad ‘wita fright, leaped into the water. 1 am sure, how- ever, that all these persons were pitked up, Statements have been made as to the inhumanity of the captain of the Hamilton avenue ferryboat, in not coming to our rescue, wuich, I think, are greatly undeserved, as the ferryboat was at the time of the disaster at least two miles and a half {om the scene Of the collision. As to the pilot having been inebriated, he has, to my certain knowledge, not drunka drop for six months, and for ten years he has pot been in a staie of intoxication. Tam only desirous that public criticism on this disaster, which has fortunately ended compara tively harmlessly, should be saspended until there 13 a proper investigation by the authorittes. I feel sure that when all the facts ofthe case are brought to light the persons in cuarge of the Norwaik will be exonerated from blame. Statoment of a Passenger. Robert W. Edmonds, Justice elect of the town of Eastchester, Westchester county, who was one of the passengers on board the Norwalk, on Friday evening, when she was run into by the schoouer Lady Ellen, gives the following accountof the oc- currence:— Iwas sitting on the starboard side, forward, of the Norwalk, witau Mr. Dunfry, a frieud o1 nine, on her last ip from Voney Island on Friday eveaing; everything went charimingly during the trip unul the rain began to pour down i torrents, which had the edect of driving the passengers imside. About ten minutes of eight o’clock, as near as I could judge, we arrived between Robins’ Reef ana Bedive’s Is and, when I saw a schooner coming ou a tack from Une northwest, with sails full set and favored by a stuf breeze; she was, when I first sighted her, about 400 yards to the norchwest of the Norwalk; the latter was going at a pretty good rate and I anticipated no danger whatever, aa I imagined that che ptlot knew his business well enough to kuow how to keep away from the schooner, no matter what course she took, as he had plenty of room to avoid a collision. I got up from my seat and toox a position under cover on the starvoard side to get clear of the rain, as I tuought it Jooked as though the storm was to con- tinue, Ihad barely taken my seat when | heard A FEARFUL CRASH, and I was at once half knocked over trom where I gut. At the time there were in my compauy, beside Mr. Dunfry, two ladies and a chiid. ‘The iadies una coild at once jumped up to rush forward, but | he! them back and told them to stay wuere they were, as I knew that we were in as safe a piace as we conld get on the bo knowing, as | conceived irom the shock, that there had t @ collision. The engines stopped inmediat: faking tae ladies aud child along wita ine | proceeded forward. My atten- tion was at once attracted to several men on une star- board side, each one witha bench lifted in readi- ness to plech it overboard. I took hold of ove of them and pulled him back, and cried out, “What are you doing’ tuere 1s no danger; don’t lose your pres- ence of mimd.”” then cailed out in a loud toue of voice for everybody to remain quiet and not to frighten the women and children. By thls time the alr was rent with the most neartrending shrieks, the women running to aad fro, and cries of “where are my children” rang upon every side. Some oi the men acted a3 bad as tae Women and made equally as great an outery. [ then hurried to wie ladies struggliug through the excited crowd re safety, Where I leit the party in my charge. ting there i noticed that the c colored woman, Was acting bi Y, and looked cooler than sume of the men. The women in the cabin were fainting and some of them shrieking in the most terrible manner, but the chambermatd remained as cool as a cucumber, and went from one to the other trying by all soris of persuasion to quiet their fears; when | left the party in the cabin I went oa deck and endeavored to calm the excitement; 1 met on my way aman with two children who were screeching, and he ex- claimed. “The boat is Mling with water; there's no use of trying to hide it.” Ithen went down to the tireroom and put my hand into the bilge and found the water cold, This showed me that vie boat was making water; the pumps were working, however, thanks to the presence of mind of the engineer. { went upon deck, and to quiet everybody cried out that the boat was not making water. At the time ot the collision several persons jumped overboard, among them a little girl: they were nearly all picked ‘up by the tugboat Howard, but I think that all were not saved, for many of those I saw in the water were apparently in their last struggles wnen I saw them. hen I came up from tie engine room [ met the captain on the deck that rans on a@ level with the ladies’ cabin; he appeare.t to be perfectly sober, and ‘wascarrying something like a piece of hatching un- der his arm; 1 told hum the people ought to be wee aud he replied that all danger was over. During the excitement when the collision took place a man named Barclay, Librarian of tms city, I believe, Went up on the upper deck and tolled the bell and . blew the whistie, thus attracting the attention of a the tug, Which came to our assistance. ‘The pilot was not {n the plot house when Barelay tolled the bell (at leust Barclay told me so), and the whole crew of the vessel were perfectly demoralized. The chambermaid was the oniy person connected with the boat who seemed to have retained her presence of mind. A kerosene iamp was upset by the colli- sion, and @ man Damed Daniel McDermott ran down to where it was aud put it out, thus probably saving everybody on board from an awful death; for when he reached it the fire had already communicated to the floor and @ tabie near by. lu my opinion if the pilot had acted pradently and with good judgment he could have avoided the coiltsion. By backing water and letting the schooner pass across tne Norwalk’s bows he could have. prevented tie disaster. He did not blow the whistle uatd about a minute before the collision touk place, The passengers are greatly {adebted to the ciptain and crew of tue Howard; the man McDermott ceriainly deserves great credit for his action 1m putting out the burning lamp and ought to be rewarded, as I think he saved many antes horrible death. 1 saw no life preservers on he boat. Another Account of the Collision. Captain W. H. Lobdell, the captain of the steam- tug A. A. Watkin, has given the following account of what he saw and did in the collision of the schooner and the steamer Norwalk:— AS Woe were coming up the bay, just off the oyster creek, 1 saw te schooner coming irom tue worth- and going ont vo sea. The Norwalk had i Us, We being rods to the leeward of starboard quarter, I saw the steamer steer east- ward and heard her blow her whistle. As far as { id 8@@, the helm of the sieamer was Dut “aport,”? while I think che helm of the schooner was “ g board.” I saw tie schooner hit the Norwalk for-| ward of the wheel, Crit aap 9 away her windward uard and paddle house. Of course, on hearing of the passengers, 1 immediately cast My tow adrift and) went to their assid- tance. Running around the bow of the steamer I heard #ome piercing cries Co) from the wind- ward. (There wus at that time a sailing boat about ofty. yards isanss 1 afterwards heard screams of a frightful nature coming from the south- ward and westward, I picked up two. men (rom this direction, one of Whom tuid ne he had lost a lady overboard. I then ran my tugboat under the Steamer's stern to ascertain if there were any overboard, but found none, I immediately gave the Norwalk a hawser and towed her to Sullivan street, Brooklyn. After the passengers had ail been landed, I towed the steamer to Burgess’ dry dock ‘and grounded her there. She did not quite fil with water. [then ran out in quest of tne schooner, but found that she had already been towed into the Atiantic dock by the tug Howard. I put the Norwalk on the dry dock yesterday, 13th August. HOW THE COLLISION MIGHT HAVA BEEN AVOIDED. Tam of 0 mn thas the collision inight have been revented ii both the steamer and schooner had put helms “aport,” in accordance with the rules laid down for the regulattug of navigation. I think, however, the schoouer must have had her helm “ 3 from the way she acted. I bad to run quickly to the eastward with my own tug to prevent ty being run into py the schooner, I have deen engaged on tho water for thirty-two years and have never seen such an affair before, MUsiCAL AND THKAIRICAL 1O1ES. ‘The first guns of the fall season open fire this evening. In promises and prospects the metropoli- tan stugo will satisfy the most exacting theatre goer. Both branches of amusements, music and the drama, ure tv have two great representatives, Nilsson and Seebach. The leading theatres are making ex- tensive arrangements for @ brilliant season, and painters, carpenters, upholisterers, costumers and sturdy washerwomen are working night and day towards such @ laudable end. The well known haunts of the luminaries of the profession and their myriad satellites are now crowded with expectant actors and actresses, and the sanctum of every the- trical agent and its approaches are guarded by heavy villains, walking gentlemen, first old men and juvenile (and otherwise) ladies, In a week or two all will be assigned thetr positions tn the approach- ing fall campaign, and watering piace breezes and seaside siimulants will be exchanged for the dust and glare of the footiights, property banquets and poisoned goblets. The visttor to Niblo’s Garden Uais evening will notice a vast difference tn the interior of the estab- Nshment since the theatre closed, some six or eight weeks ago. Niblo’s Garden is the oldesi theatre in the city next to the Bowery, and bad begun to assume the mildewed and melancholy aspect of advancing aye. But the painters, the uphoilsterers and the carpenters have been doing yeoman’s ser- vice, and the sight that will be presented on Monday night is one that will somewhat startle the old Rabi. tues of the familiar haunt. From it to the dome everything is new. £very cushion has been takea up. and replaced by new ones; fresh, sparkling gold glints from post and cornice, and mirrors reflect the light and beauty of the whole. The pre- vailing colors of the nouse, in its new dress, are a low-toned pearly gray, such as painters call “French gray;” white, gold and crimson. In the dome are frescoed igures of the iuuses of Tragedy, Comedy, Music and the Fine Arts. Along the galleries the panels are of French gray, picked eut with medallions of crimson and bordered with gola and white. The boxes are lined with heavy maroon-colored velve' and are hung with curtains of crimson and gold brocatel, seen through a drapery of rich lace; the chairs are upholstered in rich crimson velvet; the ton borders patoted in yellow ochre, with ornaments of red, the same colors prevailing in the railing of the orchestra. On either side of the entrance to the foyer are large mirrors; two others are placed at each end, while the heads of the stairways leading to the first circle are ornamented tn the same man- ner, The whole presents an appearance of light, neatness and freshness. The entrance to the theatre has not been negiccted either; tor here will be found the same good taste and cheerful elegance. “The Duke’s Motto” is the laitial piece, The magnificent temple of the drama over which Mr. Edwin Booth presides will be thrown open this evening for tle iall season. Mr. Jefferson's Rip Van Winkie has become a household word and needs no comment here. He will play every evening during the week and at the Saturday matinée. “The Lady of the Lake’ has been postponed for the present, Mr. Jefferson will be supported by Measrs. Anderson, Fenno, Decker, Pateman, Howson, Sheridan, Master Harry Jackson and Misses Mary Wells and Bella Pateman. These comprise the leading members of Mr. Booth’s company this season. ‘ Theodore Moss makes the triumphant announce- meat from Wallack’s, “Our Fritz has won a great victory,’’ aud Joe Emmet nods complacently at the result of lis long engagement. He enters upon his sixth week at Wallack’s to-night, and hasestablished hinself a favorite with the metropolitan public, Madame Lanner’s ballet troupe still hold the boards ai the Grand Opera House. “The Nations’* and “Sttala’’ comprise the terpsichorean bul lor this eck, Mudame Silly and heropéra bouffes will arrive next mou. Mx. Albert W. Aiken introduces another of his dramas, ‘Ace of Spades,” at Wood’s Museum to- night. Le will be assisted in it by Miss Kosa kand, Miss Teresa Wood and Messrs. Keene and Mestayer. Messrs Butler & Gilmore present a choice bill at the Comique this week. A new pantomime calied “KICK ‘k,’’ & grand ballet, negro comedy, the man Wil the talking land aad vartely performances of ull kinds are promised. The Bowery announces the addition of fitteen new stars to the eXcelient variety company engaged there. Mr, Harry Mortimer has assumed the sole manugo- ment of the troupe. ‘ihe famous Buckley Serenaders, who have been so long piaying at the San} rancisco Minsirei Hail, wili appear for this Week at Mrs. Conway's Park ‘iheawwe, brooklyn. 4 On Tuesday next Mr. Henry Mollenhauer, the po- pular leader of the orchestra at Terrace Garden, will have a benefit concert there. Miss Pauline Canissa aud other artists will assist on this occasion. On the same evenmng the one hundredth night of Theodore Thomas’ concerts at Central Park Garden will be duly celebrated, The etuinent maestro and venéjciaire will play @ violin solo. Tony Pastor hag @ bil of rare attraction for this week. Mie. Irma in her statuesque performance Will be tie leading attraction. Mr. Jerome Hopkins commences a series of morn- ing concerts at Vie Grand Uuion Hotel, Saratoga, on Wednesday next, Tae Olympic opens next week with “Le Petit Fausi.” ‘The theatre has been newly painted, fres- coed and uphoistered, and looks brand new, Mrs. Oates, Miss Marlon Taylor, George L. Fox and H. 't. Alien will appear in the leading roles of iHervé’s n+ imitable opera. Miss Lina Edwin has leased the pretty Uttle Broad- way theatre known as the Waveriey and Kelly & Leon's. Miss Edwin has expended, we are told several thousand dollars to eularge the stage and refit the theatre. The unprovement on the stage was necessary for the production of the scenic effects FINANCIAL AND COMMERCLAL, WALL Srrert, SUNDAY, August 14, 1570, THR WESK IN WALL STRERT. The speculative activity which the war in Europe constantly tends to produce in fuancial circles was exemplided the past week im the more ani- mated character of business at the Stock Exchange and Gold Room. Wall street, with every recurring summer, has to contend with the attractions afforded in the more numerous race meetings at the diiferent watering places, and which draw off attention and check business, A few years agoarace in summer was confined to an odd display of horsefiesh at one of the out-of-fasbion Long Island courses, Nowadays Saratoga has two grand summer gatherings of the friends of the turf, and Long Branch one, with the prospect of a repetition of the Saratoga idea. Again, the current week has witnessed the great yachting contest for the Queen’s Cup and the departure of the New York Yacht squadron on its annual cruise, The average Wall strect man 13 a turfite, and, as far as may be, ayachtman, Hence it will be easy to comprehend the fickleness of the activity of Wall street this summer, When there has been no race the brokers have had plenty to do. It is true @ great many when out of town speculate by telegraph, but the expense of such communication adds to the burthen of that terrible ‘interest ac- count,” which so often rans away with the profits of @ ventur’, “you know.” ‘The real feature of the week was the sharp decline in gold, which ran dewn from 120% to 115% on the defeat of the French army, a movement whica was communicated to the premium by the seeming con- sent of specttation that Prussian victories shall be the signal fer lower gold. While it is evident to those Who calmly contemplate the situatton that the war in Europe will be to our benefit, succeed which side may, the tenacity of speculation to the above idea was so strong that when subsequently a new and strongly Napoleonic French Cabinet was formed and the Bank of France suspended specie payments gold ran back to 115%. The latter matter was Strangely misunderstood as to its effect upon gold, for it certainly strengthened the market, although temporarily. The sudden emission of a thousand million of francs in paper money has, as will be seen by our cable telegrams, already pro- voked a premium of four per cent on gold in Paris, and it is only a question of time how great this premium will become. France is repeating the history of our finances in the late war, and this sud- den addition of paper money to the currency of that country witl lead to a still higher premium on spe- cre. The redemption of the new issue will of course depend upon the embarrassinents arising out of the war,and we shall doubtless see a period of lengthened suspension in the French empire. One of the great countries which sustains commercial relations with the United States 1s thus entering upon a crisis through which we have just passed. Can any one doubt, therefore, that one element more has been added to the influences which are steadily bringing us to specie payments? If anything occurs to embroll Great Brie toin in the war the suspension of the Bank of England would be an immediate necessity, The national debt of that country is . reater than ours, and her embarrassment would place us all on the level of an irredeemable paper currency, with the advantages all in favor of the young republic, teem- ing with agricuitural, mining and manufacturing wealth, ‘The stock market was strong, and prices of the leading railway shares made considerable improve- ment in price, owing to the settlement of the dim- culties heretofore existing between some of the rival lines regarding the tariffs for freight and pas- senger traffic. The deliberations of certaim railway Mognates at Saratoga called forth the highest prices of the week, but an adjournment to Long Branch to extend the terms of peace to other trunk lines Was taken as a signai that the agreement was likely tobe broken off by the failure of these other lines to co-operate, and hence a selling move- Ment ensued which produced a decline. Towards the close, however, it was announced that har- monious terms had been arranged all around, and a fresh upward movement took place, the street being inclined to assist, owing tothe preva- lence of a generally bullish feeling in anticipation of increased railway earnings this fall in connec- tion with the movement of the crops. Moreover the bearish feeiing was arrested by the very easy con- dition of the money market, wherein tho rate on call loans ranged from three to five per cent. While the datly market for money is thus the oppo- site of stringent or active, there is ie3s disposition to make time engagements, and ordinary prime paper 1s seldom discounted at Jess than 734 per cent. Foreign exchange was lower and unsettled. The government bond market was extremely quict and transactions were far below the usual average. On the one hand there is @ disposition to awalt the further effects of the war in Europe upon the course of prices at London, and on the other an Indisposition to give the forelgn bankers a chance to realize upon such bouds as they purchased at prices produced by their alleged unfair speculative depression of our securities when hostilities frst broke out. The Southern State bonds were firmer, with a good demand for tne dividend paying issues, THE BANK STATEMENT, The weekly bank statement is again unfavorable, but less so than lust week, owing to the large reduc tion of abilities, The surplas reserve has, uowever, been entered upon to the extent of $1,2 0, aud the banks now hold only $14,¢ he iinait required by law. Tho statement compares with its predecessor as follows:— ugust 6. August 13, change: Loans. . 31,152,144 $275,647,619 Dec, $2,584,525 Specte...... 26,472,602 Civculanion.. 32,943,144 Deposits... 220,819,300 21 Legal tenders 52,287,188 6 At the corresponding period last year the banks held Over $20,000,000 tn excess of the legal reserve. CLOSING PRICES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE. The following were the closing prices at the last session of the Stock Exchange:—Canton Company, 603g a 65; Consolidation Coal, 201¢ bid; Western Union, 345 a 84%; Qnickstlver, 4% & 6; Mariposa, 5 a 6; do. preferred, 10; Adams Express, 68% a 69; Wells-Fargo Express, 1396 @ 1434; American Express, 424; @ 43; United States Express, 44845; Pacific Mall, 36% a 97; At- lantic Mall, 29%; New York Central consolidated, 9575 @ 96; do. scrip, 914g & 91%; Erle, 22% a 22%; Harlem, 134 a 185; Reading, 967% @ 96; Michigan Central, 11814 a 118%; Lake Shore, 93a 93:4; Illinots Central, 131}, bid; Cleveland and Pitts- 310,9.6 needed in burlesque, and the rearrangement and redecoration of the house were aiso required. Both the stage and auditorium now exceed in size the stage and auditorium of Mitchell's old Olympte, and the latter was found large enough to delight the metropolis and make @ fortuue for Mitchell and fame for every artist he had upon its boards. The specialty of Miss Edwin’s theatre 1s to be vaudeville and burlesque, Such a house has been much needed, where a good company can give to that class of en- teriainments the charm and point which old theatre goers wil remember Was the secret of the success of Mitchell’s Olympic, Professor William M. Semnacher will revive during the season hls musical soirées, which were #0 suc- cessful last winter at De Ganno’s and Ohickerir His puptis will appear at each soiree and ihe se: tions Will be eminently classical, Sophie Worrell has leased the Adelphi theatre, Boston, for the season, and will open on August 29 with @ first class company. It 1s her intention to burg, 105% bid; Chicago and Northwestern, 8134 bid; do. preferred, 8614 a' 854; Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis, 80; Rock Island, ll4a 11434; Milwaukee and St. Paul, 60% 06134; do. pre- ferred, 7714 87734; Toledo, Wabash and Western, 51% @ 51%; Fort Wayne, 933, bid; Chicago and Alton, 1178 117%; Ohio and Mississippi, 33); a 3324; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 105%¢ bid; Morris and Essex, 883¢ @ 89)¢; Boston, Hartford and Erle, 33 @ 3%; Hannibal ana St. Joseph, 106% a 107; do, preferred, 1124 113; Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central, 17% @ 1834. FINAL STREET QUOTATIONS, After the closing of the Long Room there was a de- sultory market on the street, whicn left off with the play herself, with her sister Jenny, in burlesque jor a month, and then commence with a succession of stars. Sandy Spencer, who was lately one of the man- agers of the Theatre Comique, hfs leased the New York theatre for a term of years and tutends re- opening it as a first class vartety hall. ‘The tearing out and alterations to be made in the auditorium commenced on the 13th. Mile, Albertina is about toleave the Grand Opera House for the management of Spaulding, Bidwell & McDonough. These gentiemen, managers of theatres in St. Louis, Memphis, Mobile and New Orleans, have succeeded in engaging two of the largest compantes ever organized in this country. They oven their season in St. Louls, August 29, with Katie Putnam’s dramatic troupe, followed on Sep- tember 5, for two weeks, with the British Blonde Barlesque Troupe. They open their Memphis season on sepiember 2, W. H. Leak manages the Academy of Music, Indianapolis, Ind,, and H. J. Sergedut manages Metropolitan Hall, in the same city, tor Mr. Leak. John E. Owens has been secured for a season of one hundred and fifty nights bv a Western manager, and will star With @ first class dramatic company on September 1, for a tour through the West a New Kngiaud. He will play aig moss popular picces, following quotations:—Western Union Telegraph, 344 a 949%; Adams Expreas, 63 a 682; Pacttic Mall, 813g @ 87%; New York Central consolidated, 96% a 96; New York Central scrip, 91% a91%; Erle, 22 a ; Reading, 06 a 963; Lake Shore, 92% a 93; Northwestern, 82 a 82%; Northwestern preferred, 854 @ 8534; Rock Island, 114% a 11434; St. Paul, 6la 6135; St. Paul preferred, 7734 a 773s; Wabash, 51% a 6174; Ohio and Missiasipp!, 3334 a 33%, LATEST PRICES OF GOVERNMENTS, The following were the final street prices for gov- ernment bond ‘United States currency sixes, 111% 1124; do., 1881, registerea, 11434 a 114; do. do., coupon, 114% @ 114%; do. five-twenties, registered, May and November, 1103¢ @ 111; do, do., 1862, coupon, Go., 11194 4112; do. do, 1864, do. do., 110% a MLK: Ao. d0., 1865, 40. do., 110% a 1113¢; do, ao,, 1865, Jan- uary and July, 10954 a 109%; do, do,, 1807, do. do., 109% & 10036; do. do, 1868, do. do., 100% @ 11045; do, ten-forties, registered, 104)4 @ 106; do. do., coupga, WTR & 10% 7 THR COURSE OF THE GOLD MARKRT, The extreme fluctuations dally in the price of gola during the week were as follows:— Saturday * taiheg RAILWAY BARNINGS FROM JANUARY 1 TO AUGUST Ly ‘The following exhivit of the gross earnings of the Various railways whose shares constitute the more active features at the Stock Exchange will repay: Derusal, in view of the popular interest in this class Of investments :— . u B Central Pacific, 92,086, ne. Chicago aad Alton. tan sit BALL ihe Chicago and Northwestern 6760,va5 7 Des. Cuicage aad Rock Island. 141,553 8.847 540 Kaosas Pacttic 18.7 145,806 Tlinote Cente: 880/158 4.078540 Marietta, and FP TR Michigan Central. vee 2,565,440 9,608 311 + Milwaukee and St. Baul’! 3731998 — \760\i84 Ine.” 161, Quio And Misaissipp!....- W661 L4G898 Ine, actiic of Miswouri....... 184,696 1.071.998 Tne. 170" ‘Toledo, Wabash wnd West, 2104.99) M164 Ine. | COMMERCIAL R=PORT. SATURDAY, August 13-6 P. x. Corrr.—The market for Rio was quiet, as usual om Saturdays, and we heard of uo important ales. Prices were quite steady, except for the low and medium grades, which were heavy. For other ktnds the demand waa still light, and prices were generally nominal. We quote:—Rio, ordinary cargoes, 14ixc. a 14%c.; fair do., 16c. a ige.; good dog 16. a 16%4¢.; prime do., Mc, a 17360.; extremes for lots 14}g0. w 18c.; Java, 19iéc. @ Blige. ; Singapore, 186. a 190.5 Coylon, 17360. s 190. ; Maracaibo, 16460. @ 19)0.; Laguayra, c. @ Ibige, : Jamaica, 150, «Ife. ; Me. « 17, ; Costa ne. tee tie! ha, Ta inet? Weeas, Yao wisen Corton. —The market fur this aap! being only s moderate demand for, spinning any ingulry for export and speculation, atill anxious to realize, prices remained are Enece were tales of 0s bales of "which, 4:8 bales wero tiken by spa bere, ulate usiness in ftiate deliveries tras small, the sales boing on 10 bales i is low middli for Nember, at i6igc., and November at loge W. ‘Optan' ni i yw mids ‘1 id itd Good ail e. FLOUR AND RAIN,—Reecetpts, 2.073 bbls. flour, 100 do. busheix wheat, 30,500 do, corn, 14,005 5 py peas. ‘The tour ‘market was di ‘fron forlines of exttn State, whith ware eld at pe. ot the close, ‘The sales were avout 6,.N bbls, at prices within the of our quotations sudjoined, Bouthern flour was dull, but un- changed ; wa )obig. "Rye tlour was atendy, with sales i and nominal. We quote :— Bi He 84 0 5808 5 15 5 ibe 6% 6258 700 5 iba 600 60a 650 bm 800 Ba 676 sa 700 a Sov Bt, Louis iow extra. Qe 675 St Louis straight extra Wa 750 Bt. Louis choice be SO 50a Wy 08 wa 750 50a 10 08 Cora moal,eity. . q —_ Corn meal, Jersey Ba 550 Corn meal, Brandywin On 6 10 —Whoat was very dui, and lower for uni hile prine was scarce, and would probably have brought Cull prices, had hore been any wold. | The ‘enles ‘comprised, about 10, bushols, at #1 J0 a $1 2954 for unsound No. 2 ‘Cl aukee, $1 80 for fairdo., $131 for one load of in store, wi 40 for No.1, 1° 474 $i 60 for umber winter. Kye was inactive and prives were nominal. Buth barley and bariey mait continued to rule dull and nominal. Cora was & shade firmer, with sales of about 70,000 bushels at 1c, do. for mixed Western, a Wc. for inferior to common do. and i107 for yellow. Oats were steady, the sales bel §5,400 burleis, at S2e, for Western, Sle. a thc. for Onio and State and Bic. for Peansylvania. FREGHIS.—The market was extremely quiet and heavy, and rates wore lower in some cases. Petroleum vessels cou- Unued in brisk demand at about former rates, while other Kinds of tonnage were neglected. The engagements were: — To Liverpool, per steamer, 21,100 bushels wheat at Td. and 1,500 bbls. fliir nt 24 w 34.3, Bou boxes cheese at 408, charters wei i Fe ie Daphtha at ia. ark to Cenow with 4000 bbla, refined petroleum a bark from Philadel Orders, with 2:00 bbls do. at Gs. 6d. a. Baitle wit éo. on private term: phia to the Coutinen:, 6,000 do. at oa. ab delphia to Gibraitar, Tur orders, with 1,10) do, at 6s. 6d. 0 7a, 6.; a ship from ti ine port Ww Cork, for orders, with 5,100 do. at or about és, bark vo Elsinore, for orders, to » s not above Konigsberg, with 3,400 do. at 7s. 6d.; a i Philadelphia to Havre’ or Antwerp, with 5,000 do. at Ba. 64., and (rumored) a bark to the Gon.lnent with 4,00 do. oa peiz vate terms, GUNNIFS were inactive, and we heard of no sales, but rices were steady at 2lc. a 2c. for bags and Slo, a Blige. for cloth—the latter price for Bornes, izMP.—Manila was dull and nominal at 12}<c. = 127%4¢., gold, Other kinds were dull at the quotations published fm our inet issue. al AY.— ibe demand fatr for were realized. We quote :—Shipping, Gls $1495 ; long rye straw, $1 10 a PL 1S; short do., Wo.8 Hors were duil, but unchanged. The demand waa en- Uirely for amail loti, “Common to chotce grades were quoted at Ie, 0 20c. MO.-ASSES. ~The market was dull, the demand being only for smal! quantities, and prices for all kinus were heavy and Bominal at former’ quotations, Sales unimportant. We quote :— ail kinds, and full prices oe. 5 Fetall lots, . 00. a We. ~— a— deiuand for spirite turpentine waa mali lots to suppiy Immediate neces- were not very firm. Merchantable lots were offered at 89e.,with no bids above 84: for small lote, About 8 bbls, in lots, were sould at » & dle, the later price for NewYork bbis, Kosin was passably active and iirm for strainea, but dull for the other which, bow- |, ever, were ela for full figures. There were » ay 8,008 bbls. strained, part at $1 81 BU a Bl 45; 6,000 do. 80, closing “xt No. 2, in lots, at 2 35, and amail lots No. 1 and $3 a 94 te! No. 3, $1 77) ; No.l, 2a $8 0; pale, 8 10 a $4 75; exira do. and wiadow giasa, y6a 87. Wiimington tar was dull, at about 48, at which price the last sale was made, O18, Linseed was dull and heavy crude sperma was firm et $1 36a $f 37 mand; other kinds were dull but unc: le at with a moderate de ngod. business being PRrkoLKe. was slow of mi restricted by the firmness of holders, who demanded 1c. Ve. No saies of moment were reported. On the creek the business was light at about (ormer prices; 5,000 bbls, de- liverable on the upper road during the next sity days, were sold wt $2 40, sellera’ option. Crude, in bbis,, was dull and nominal at Ibs, a 15igc.; Lo Bales were repot Naphtha was Inactive and ni iat former prices, ‘The market for reuned olf was dui, the demaad being checked the increased irmness ‘or lots on bhe spot, ce Of this month. A sale of early in the day at 2340 13, and 1,000 bols., deliverable tn two or tliree days, were 801 Standard waite, in cases, was in some “iemand ; sales caves on privataterms. The market in Philadelphia was more active, the oemand being purily for export, but chlely for apoc rather firmer, closing at about jalon, and prices ‘Tho sales were wa iBige. . 210 bois, pork. The market for pork was dec ve and flimer, closing at prices fully Ge, above those current yesterday. The bulk of the Awere at ap improvement of Ube. per bbl, There were 4 760 Dbis. Western mess for September at B29 25 w #29 50, chiotiy at $2850, which was the closing price, and 230 do. for October at 720 50, Wholesale lots on the spot were held at the close at $2950. Avout 50) bbls., in lots, were sold at $29 S74) a $29 7H for Western mens, $26 tor extra prime and clear on private terms. Dressed bok were in moderate de- mand and steady, at 1c. a lige. Live hogs were quiet, but steady, at former quotations, with arrivals of 1,440 head, the bulk ‘of which were for siaughterers. Common to prime Prades were quoted at Yige. . Beet was still duil, there eing no demand except tor small lots, and prices were weak. A few small wales were eifectod at prices within the ran Of $13 w $16 for plain mess and 816 » $19 for extra do. Tierce beet was inactive and nominal at 2c. m BUc. for prime moss, which was in itgbt supply. Bacon was dull, and we heard of no saies of importance; prices were heavy and frregular, Long clear was quoted at 18k. a Ihc. Cut meats were in lima! , though prices were nolo a and city pickled hams were noted at 1 a We, id tight tlerced and bagged do. at lc, a Wige., the latter price for euoice. About 60 packaxes were sold ‘within the range of these prices. The lard market was trmer, and sales were made at 3éc, higher rices. The deinand was more active, and there were sold ckages at 16540. for prime Western steam, and 16c. = for civ; alad 1,000 uereca for Sepigiaber tnd October delivery at 1640. At the olose prime Western steam was stoady and firm ai 16 3gc. for apot to August. RIOE was slow of kale, but without change in value, A few small sales were made within the range of Tic. a 1340. for Rangoon, and 9e. a We. for fair w choice Carolina. SUGAK.—The market for raw was dull, the demand being ht from all classes of buyers, and prices remained heavy. Ir to good reining Cuba was offered at ¥gc. m 97%c., Dut buyers were indisposed to operate to. any extent Gig. = 9%. The sales wero G00 bhils., part at 93 10s. and 3 bbls, on private terms. henued at 1c. for hard, 123{c. @ I3igc. for soft white, 12a. a 12%c. for extra (, and Ie. a 12%0. for ‘yellow. We quote:—O r to common reLning, We, & 9940. ¢ ood retining, 9c. = U7%e. ; fair to 105% .; prime t0 choles grocery, contrifugal (bhds. and boxes), 93%c. a 1 * SBolamses (ui . and bores, Ske. a 10c.; meiado, Bio. javaea—Boxes Dutch a standard, Nos. 7 to 9, » 9 do., W to 12, 9c. « 104\c, ; do., I 10%o. Tigers do id vote Lasce. w Laige, doe; WBtd BO a8 a dace, Porto’ Ricb—Ketining grades, 9340. grades, 10) BREDS. @ Wke.: do, grocery inseed was dull and quoted at $2 25a @297! id; duty paidy we heard of ‘no feriver salen, Gress os Inactive eit remained nominal, at l4c. for clover, aad 7 & for timotoy. We beard of no further sales of crude, which id. ‘transactions were unimportant, The de- mand was only for amali lots, and prices were weak, at lie. 4 Isic. for common to prime a pri grades. TALLOW.—The market was duli and prices were vy and tower. Sales of 60,000 pe pare if not all, at 9c. Witsxry.-Recelpts, 49 bbis. "The matket was only ey and afurther decline occurred ia pricea, 228 DbiA., at Me., tax paid. GERMAN IMMIGRANTS GOING TO CALIFORNIA.— Wednesday evening 116 German finmigrants from Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa arrived in this city overland. This number incites, Women and children, They were accom Mr. D. Klintworth, agent of the Californ! grant Union at Chicago. About forty-tlve went to Washington Territory, but oy a expected to return soon. They are from Chicago pi ney, and thetr destre to visit the Territory was brought about by an address by Governor Solomon in Cni- cago. The remainder are in this city, but will soon yroceed to different parts of the State to take up jand,—Alta California, August 7. Cay moder ‘The sales were Horsewiirrep sy a WoMAN.—A young lady of Hammondsport vindicated her character from tie aspersions of a male biped, the other day, by meets tng her traducer in front of the otel and iving hin f@ very thorough Oageliation with @ horswhip. Ho tried to retreat, but did got escape till she had gtven him several very bard cuts with the whip, which thos roughly demoushed hua.—Penn Lan Chrencle at Bc. a Mc., In caske; ~