The New York Herald Newspaper, December 25, 1870, Page 8

THE DRY Goons MARKET,’ ’ Review of the Market for the Week. Effect of the Holidays on Trade in General nd a Good Many Things in Particu. ‘* Jar—The Sales and the Prices. ‘Thanks to the holidays, the trade In the dry goods ‘market during the past week was very active in the i run of all kinds of goods, those arucles ‘which are suitable for presents having of course re- ceived the greatest attention, 4 COTTON GOODS. ‘The business in cotton goeds, as usual during the holidays, was quiet, but the market was firm and the tone very healthy. For several years past there has been a disposition on the part of jobbers to an- tiotpate their wants by purchasing largely in De- eember for their spring sales, but there has been an entire absence of this feature ts year. On the contrary, they are confining their purchases to their legitimate wants, and, as a consequence, the market is free from the feverish excitement consequent upon speciiative movements, Stocks in manu- facturers’ and agents’ hands are smaller than usual ‘at this season of the year, owing to many mills hav- ing voluntarily (or because compelled by the drought) curtailed their productions, It looks as though the supply of goods would be limited and ‘prices firm for ninety days tocome, FLANNELS AND DLANKETS. ‘The demand for flannels was fiir, but not active. ‘The cold weather, however, had a decided effect in stimulating the demand tor blankets, and there was @ g00d inquiry for them both im white ant colorea, 1 eljing at yery Low Bes ae ra att to ten yours quently, as is usual when prices are Very 1 consumption has materially increased. FOREIGN WHITE Goops. The demand for white and colored tarlatans, mousselines and rea! Swiss muslins was very good, Dut the trade for Victoria lawns, piqués and the general line of spring fabrics has not yet vegun, although active preparations are being made for the trade, which will open early next month. LINE ‘Were in very light demand, prob: Se season. There were, howeve this, some poinis that gave eine “gcary” ones. Many of the ia through the marke: honsekeeping linen, slight col would have moved many govds, b DOW 80 low a reduction of two effect sales would not be ma quantity of aa. In ciotht better feeling manifes appearances, a tiv Close OL the year. ow, the bly the lightest of in the face of yuragement to the Jobbers look as prices are cent to rge | | put into near © per even tomove a ted, and, m p z t trade will be done before READY MADE The jobbing trade in the of the Jarge retaiers did an pecially in irish popuns, bi 1, @S* sg nich The place of shawis to a gre of Astrakhan and sealskin means equal te the demand FURS were quite active, the cold weather having greatly Blimulated the trade, a dealers have hud the Satisfaction of sceiug thelr stocks reduced beyoud their expectations. ARABS AND Bi Were in good demaud, esp extent, ‘Te supply yaks On hand is by no DOTINS lly irom the South, nd the indications are that these goods Will be even More popular the coming spring than they were daring the past. RIBBONS. 1 in ribbons as i. was last *kgypt, in Nos. mand for plain, taffeta, gros falile aud fancy sashes Was increased during the week, Black velvet Sashes, with satin backs, were also in good demand. They are a noveliy and are yery stylish. ‘Tartan plaids are also very desirable. in UPHULSTERY GOODS ‘there was a good trade. Priccs remained the same. ‘The tendency of suk goods was upward, but there Was no change in prices. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC The cold weather th WOOLLENS. past week created an im- proved demand for these goods over that of we receding week. The Western clotluers were gely represeuied tu the market, but made no transactions of importance, and appeared w be holding off for tue opeuing’ of ‘spring goods in the beginning of the new year. ade in woolens, Mm common with all other merchandise at this season of the year, is duil, and litue interest 1s manifested to buy, excepting at unremunerative price DRESS GOODS. Trade for the week under review has been, as in whe preceding week, rather quiet, and wid Likely continue so for a week longer. Howe er, there has been some demand for small lets of the various styles, in order to shape stocks and keep up assor Ments. This, in ine aggregate, may be tern @ very fair business for this season of the year. The demand for iow price dress goods, as well as for Diack and garnct Empress ciotus and merinos, las been quite active, particwarly for the latter, which have become quite scarce in the market, LASTING AND SEKG A number of large buyers were img the week waking purchases for the trade, being anxious to lay in the spring st the coming season at tiie extremely low pr which these goods are being ollered at tne p: moment. It is expected, however, that we de ‘will be more general after the opeming of ihe new year, in (he market dur- sprlug ck for ITALIAN CLOTRS AND LASTINGS. Very littie was done in this class of goods, owin to the fact Wal but ‘ew clothing houses are engd am manufacturing cloching at this tm The mand for fine goous, however, conunues, though to @ lunitea exveut. ig a YARNS. Stocks were small for the season, with light arrt- vals, ‘the deioand was moderate, aud there Was uo caange in prices of any acconat. ‘i NOY GOODS there was an trade, and the stock on hand ‘was large ani in great variety. The medium price 208 found the larger number of bayéer®, ., ‘here was bo change from Just week in the market Jor dress silks, velvets OF Tacés, ia Jatier article was mostly confined to small, articles, such as handkerchie Lars, a FROM NEW YORK TO PHILADELPIIA IN TWO HOURS. & Y PRILADELYTYA, Dec. 1870, The contract ‘or building the ‘National Railway” from New York to Philadelphia has been awarded to Messrs. Moore, Dillon & Co. These gentlemen ‘were selected out of one hundred and four competi- tors. Mr. Moore will be recognized as a leading Tailread contractor. Mr. Dillon was the principal contragtor for the construction of the Union Pacific ‘Tne National Railway bas been graded from Phila- delphia to New York. The grade in no place exceeds twenty-five feet to the mile, while there are reads between here and New York where the grades is ever ninety feet to the mile. Twenty-five feet to the mile will be almost imperceptible to the motive power, and be a great help to the first desideratum of the directors—viz., high speed. Double track and steei ratis and stone ballast, insuring freedom from dust in warm weather, will be laid the whole jength of the road. Highways will never be crossed except above or below the Absolute safety to cattle and teams 1s yy guaranteed. ‘The running time from New York to Philadelphia will be exactly two hours (distance from eighty-six te eighty-seven miles), including stoppages. A agh train, making no stoppages between New York and Phiadelphia, will be put on as soon as business justifies the additional expense. A TUNNEL ‘will run under Philadeiphia from the outskirts of the city to passenger stations, something ever a mile, in ler to allow a high rate of speed tarough the city. ‘The finest cars and equipments, together with ali tite modern improvewents and combinations to insure comfort, 3| and saiety, will be the first consider- ation ef the directors of the road. The miserapie method of heating cars now in vogue on lines run- ningte thia city whereby the head is roasting and the feet freezing, will be done away with. Even ‘emperature will be assured by the avjoption of approved methods of ear heating, whereby passengers will not be required to freeze and roast alternately. Neither will cara be overcrowdea. A sufficient number of trains will be run to accommo- date all passengers, both through and local; in fine, no cattle cars will be run on passenger trains. ihe are determined to build and eguip a road answer the demands of this progressive age. The following are the directors:—Henry Lewis, President; Jacob Kiegel, Treasurer; Matthew Baird, RB. Stephen Caikett, Charles Gibbons, Ohbaries Smith and C. M. Dupuy, of Puiladelphia; A. S. Livingston, A. K, Wilson and H. M, Hamiiton, of mez seal and A, B, lark, of Utica, N. Y. This road must not be confounded with the Na- tional Railway from Washington to New York; it is entirely u distinct affair, to be ewned and operated ~) a private corporation, for the most part residents Philadeiphia. It is estimated that the road will be sompleted avd ready for business in eighteen wontha 1 | for the more staple class of | the | Some | ud braided wa- | Uerproof suits, the latter bel: ougat for, as | it is considered (he most services uit tual a lady can purchase, CLOAKS were very active in the hauds of reta and are gradnaily coming back to their old vor, taking | The business iy the | | shal, a young arust of promise, ofered a number of ART NOTES. —_— eee ‘The artists who occupy studios in the Young Men’s Christian Association Building, corner of ‘Twenty-third street and Fourth avenue, are (alpha- betically) H, ©. Bispham, A. T. Bricher, W. W. | Brown, Chapin, J. 0, Eaton, ©. A. Fisk, H. Freehar William Hart, A. ©. Howland, D, Johnso “FE Kensett, J. La Farge, T, W. Marsball, E. D. “ison, H. W. Ropbins, W. Satverlee, G. W. SMpie, A. F. ‘Tait, A. Wordsworth ThompSon, Miss "falter, J. C. Wiggins, L. m. Wiles, A, H. Wyant, Ty, W. Wood and @ few others are absent, The Others were ‘iat home” at their first reception, which was very well attended, on Thursday afternoon, the only complaint on the part of the numerous visitors peing the neglect of the architect of the building to provide a much needed elevator for conveniently reaching the highest two stories. All of the artists in this building are landscape patnters except eight Of the latter, Bispham and Butler paint cattle; Brown, frul ton, portraits; Tait, chickens, ducks and dogs; Satterlee and Miss Waiter, Ogures, and Wiles, gull life. Kenseit, like several other American landscape painters of the highest rank, has outgrown his tormer tendency to mannerism by enlarging his ex- perience and studying nature not only at Lake George and near Newport, but on the Enghsh lakes, in Switzerland, on the Hudson, en the Mississippi, along the Ene railway, on the Adirondacks, and more recently in far-olf Colorado. Wherever he may have sought the studies for his picture he has main- tatned nis well merited reputation for fidelity to local characteristic diversities aud for harmonious effects. William Hart has also widened the sphere within which he has devoted hups¢tl so successfully, to the Tepreduction of scaies from xgture. His visit last summer 3 jhe Lake Superior région enriched his portfolg with studies which he ts already veginning to placa eyeanently on canvas, Among wese, “Phe Silver Cascade” Is particularly admirable. Mx. Hart 1s, moreover, preparing several works for the shing exhibition of the Water Color Society, 21, if A. Wordsworth Thompson, whose “gold and pic: turesque landscapes,” as Tuckéritan calls them, have been steadily increasing his reputation ever since he returned from a prolonged sojourn in Europe, exhibits “A View of Ossipee Lake," as seen ata distance from the nelghts around Chicorua; “Sunny Days of June, Meadows of Conway;” “The Fall of the Gend’armes,” at the village of Cernay-la- Ville, fifty miles from Paris, a picture to which the Franco-Prussian war gives the additional pain- mul interest of actuality; and a superb canvas, “Can- nonading on the Potomac,” which for trutafulnes s and power isequal, as a jims asa landscapo. nd shows himself a worthy pupil of A. Lam binet, in the conscienuous, work which he has ‘Morning on the Banks of the Connecticut, “A View N Fall A Walpole, ¥ and * View Near Bello exhibits two fine ‘New Hampshire” and ‘4 carefully painted. The latu the scene without making it lose the faithi portraiture. In the former the middl jorcibly treated, while the light of the r brightens Ui soon ear Stamford, , Vt.) uiness stance 13 sing sun distant mountain tops end promises dispel the mist below. H.W. Kovbins, besides several foreign views, sach achenfels and Nonnenworth,” exhibited “Morning en orning in Autun mia Twilight, study irom ature, Bricher’s principal pictures were ‘Summer } New Hampshire,’ “sunrise, Narragansett Beach | furn of Tide,” and “slount Washington.” Tae is unfinished, son, Miss Walters and several others exhibited § sor completed landscapes trom the Adiron- dack, favorite Camping ground for the arusts. W, M. brown's studio was fall of fruit, . W. Mar- “alguille du | Farmington (unfinished), **Vitgt- nd “A Marsby Place’—an excelient | in woodland views. J. La Farge's door happened to be closed before it was reached during our hurried visit to the Asso- ciation Bullding, or we should have seen how mach he has lately added to the originality of design as = beautulul coloring that characterizes his works, Other doors were also closed on account of the earvy sunsets in December, but we had time to catcii agu e of Walter Satterlee’s Pompenuan figures in one studio, and in another to admire the wonder- tuily vigorous action which Bispham can throw into @ pictare, Whether it represent ‘vointing Dogs,” “Running Horse,” “Lions Dead in the Desert,” or “A Stampede of Wild Horses on a@ Prairie.” Bis- pham ranks high among the best painters of ani- nals. THE LADIES’ ART ASSOCIATION. At the first Savurday reception given this winter at the Cooper Lastituie by this association, a water color picture of “Grapes,” togethe: with a cabinet portrait of “A Lady,” by Mrs. MH. P. Gray; portraits of “A Lady and Child,” by Mrs. H. J. Loop} “A Quotation from Shakespeare,” by Miss EB. i. Remington; aad several otuer paintings by Miss: y and idith W. Cook, Donievy, Ficld, Gilbert, Griswoid, Post and Willets, aturactea special attven- tion, amply justuying the growing teudeacy on the part of giited and accomplished women to seek new avenues to disducuon and indepeudeace in te airection of art. MRS. ELIZABETH MURRAY, whose pictures in water colors, par illustrative of Spanish life, have been so much ud- wired at the recent Academy exhibiiions, removed some ine ago from the studlo which she occupied lu the New York Unive sity building te a stadio in No, 16 Filth aveaue, where her trieads w.ll fad her busily at work. PICKETT 8 STATUE OF PROFESSOR MORSE. The heroic-sized statue of Professor Morse by Mr. Byron M. Pickett, which ts to be unveiled in Central Purk some ume during the month of April, has been completed in clay, and will at once be cast at the ional Fine Art Foundry, The manoer in which tr. Pickett has treated this siatue merits special commendation, inasmuch as it indicates the pro- gress of a new and improved schovoi of portrait sculpture. Of late years American portrait sculp- ture bas been too generally a weak {imitation of the painfully obvious materiaiism of works which have become fashionable in modern Europe. On both sides of the Atlantic ridiculous failures have been made in attempts to reproduce, by means of modern costume, the severe dignity of antique sculpture, The incident which the artist hag chosen to repre- sent in his statue of the celebrated Inventor of the electric tele in isthe reception of his first té! graphic despawh—‘See what God has wrought.” sor Morse is represented Lheatgi and with his nd résting gp tbs Apiramen ‘on Which he has just turned. ths CHR fa suggested by the cloak he wears hdVing fallen frohi his left shoulder, clariy those historical painting, to its | | his worst la this book. artwork meni nt be aban ” “0029 They Of ater. Contrasted with the serene ¥F den sculpture, under all ile rigid convention- sfae thee lions have led a French critic to re- mark that the ptians were great artists and the Franch. were Cc! eae ese eet juemout, a! ie 10. the *aserne ide Prince Eugene, ren in comparison, Royal Academy, it 1s understood, intends paring another exhibition of the works Of olf and leceased masters, a8 & Lo es angry success which followed the last gather! ary this kind. The exhibition will probably epen early in the year 1871. The International Exhibition of 1871 will not be postuaned, although France and Germany can send ut little or nothing. ‘That untiring energy which acta as the boiler-power of the South Kensington Machinery Is not checked by the spectacle of the new Gothic mvasion of the tottering and decrepit empire.” if any American exuibitors wish to contri- bute to this International Exhibition soy should remember the dates fixed for the dolivery of the ob- jects sent are from Wednesday, February 1, 1871, to ‘Tuesday, February 28. Each day has its allotted ob- jects of reception, Ceramic articles, for instance, ‘are to be delivered on the 10th and 11th of February; ussues of wood on the 13th and 14th; sculpture, not applied to industry, on the 16th and 16th; painting, applied to industry, on the 17th; sculpture, applied, on the 18th and 20th; painting, not applied, on the 27th and 2th, Neglect of these dates may be fatal to any nope of admission. LITERATURE. Criticisms of New Books. WONDERFUL BALLOON ASCENTS; OR, THE CONQUESTS OF THE SKIES. A History of Balloons and Balloon Voyages. From the French of F, Marion. With Illustrations. New York: Charles Scribner & Oo. This litde volume belongs to that admirable series of books Messrs. Scrioner & Co. are publishing, known as ‘The Library of Wonders.” It 1s most tuteresting and Instructive. The sclence of aerial navigation is one which has aroused a vast amount of enthusiasm, and although it is still a puzzle and a seemingly Gordian one to man, a knowledge of the progress made in it from the earliest period in its known history to the present day 1s useful; and itis just such knowledge that this book impart to the reader, M. Marlon, the author, writes in @ charming style, which the (ranstator has lost noth. & A aes er a iY \ MORNING AND EVENING Exercises. Selected from Published and Unpub! aL ‘. Henr, Ward ‘Beecher aH (capes oil Ne New York; Harper & Brothers. a% _ At Beecher’s popularity a3 @ preacher will doubt- less msure for this book an extended circulation In spite of their frequent bad logic and occasion: malapropos tigures of speech all of the papers ccn- tained in the book are readable. Indeed, many of them are admirable for the elevatea sentiments they give expression to, and these amply redeem the shortcomings of the others. There are “exercises” | sor every morning and evening in the year. The | book is well edited and is neatly printed and bound. An anonymous author publishes through Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, of Philadelphia, his Opin- tons Concerning the Bible Law of Marriage.’ The book 1s rather unevenly writven, but many parts are quite forcible and logical in defence of the religious view of marrage and in denunciation of polygamy, Those persons who have not been fortunate enough to read the most violent and extravagant of all of Victor Hugo's writings will do weil to get the latest translation of “The Destroyer of the Second Re- pubiic, being Napoleon the Litde.”’ (New York: Shel- don & Co.) Victor Hugo, as 1s well known, 1s & mas- ter ja the art of vitaperation, and he did his best or Many passazes, however, ure models of eloquence—of that sort of language, grandly expressed, which has done more to make the author famous than anything else. Spiritualism receives a heavy blow from Dr. Wil- liam A, Hammond in a little book entitled “The Physics and Physiology of Spiritualism.” (New York: D. Appleton & Co.) It is an admirable essay on a subject which has occastoned more excitement in this country than many things of far greater importance. Dr. Hammond, in a few words, dis- poses Of its claims to the supernatural, and exhibits it as the result of a physical disorder, superinduced by general debility and bad digeston. The essay ought to be widely read. A translation of Ernest Rénan’s essay on ‘‘Consti- tutional Monarchy ip France” has been published by Roberts Brothers, of Boston, We need hardly say tnat it is of the deepest interest. At the present Moment, when France has scarcely a govern- ment at all, its perusal will be especially tamely. From it one may learn the history of constitutional monarchy in France, and may see why it failed and the obstacles that prevented its success, It may not be generally known that the “metric system of weights and measures” has been adopted by Congress, and that ‘any merchant, mechanic or tradesman in the United States may, if he pleases, in strict conformity to law, render all his bills and keep his accounts according to that system.’ Such, however, 1s tue case, and itis to be regretted that this system has not been adopted to any appreciable extent, Although the book before us does not share this regret it is very instructive, as giving a clear statement of the subject. It, however, exaggerates the injury which would follow the immeatlate adop- tion of the system. The book is entitled “The Me- tric System,” is written by Charles Davies, LL. D., and is published by A. 8. Barnes & Co., of this city. Mr. Thomas B. Butler has published a revised edi- tion of his work entitled “A Concise, Analytical and Logical Development of the Atmospheric System,” &c. To those who are interested in this branch of science (and everybody ought to be} we cheerfully Tecommend the book. “How to Read and What to Read” is the title of a small volume prepared by Dr. Charles H. Moore ana puolished by D. Appleton & Co. It contains some Valuable suggestions to readers of books and gives 4 list of good works which should be read, ‘ers of political and other processions shoula yenylg rgguing on his right shoulder and dyer his Ton is seeds the hand hoiding tne alte , The sculptor has thus giver Hon 0 {i683 that renders the azure tater Fy polut os view, and that adoras av ene Sime time unionted scope tor eee a pier Tt ig encouraging for American art that MY. Pickett fas shown boldness and ability enough to make a staliié in odjri — costume so judicionsly treated as to rendéf muterialistic ag- curacy o1 detail subservient te heroic and comp) hensive representation of character, The familiar and sympathetic qualities of the original are brought out With sufficient strength to be satusfactory to ihe intmate associates of the living man, while the ar- tist has manifestly looked forward to the time when remote generations shall form a more adequate con- ception of the great inventor than his contempo- raries, whose very nearness causes them to give undue prominence to his social characteristics, In fine, the statue promises to be worthy of tne dis- tinguished man to whom this progressive age Is indebted for one ofits most Marvellous and most 1m - portant inventiol AUTOTYPES. No more desirable ‘gifts of the season” could be selected than from Mr. Putnam’s choice coliection of autotype fac-sumiles of drawings by Albert Direr, Lucas Van Leyden, Raphael and Michael An- gelo. An idea may be formed of the wonderful pro- gress already made in popularizing art when twen- ty-Ubree superb illustrations from Raphael are oifered 1D a single folio volume for only eighteen dollars. By the autotype process every touch of the original, whether executed by pen, pencil or crayon, can bt accurately reproduced. Even at thelr presen prices these Jac-srmiles are cheaper than compara- oot rinele inv Hitt phs oad Hae poy ago, and by t) Valuable ald the dweller in log huts beyond ne seat can Bede @ successful art student at home. Mr. Putnam, by puoltshing trans- lations of Madame Cave’s excellent works on draws ing and on color, and by making a specialty of im- porting foreign art publications, is rendering good service to art. ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, Mr. George W. Childs’ Amertean Yiterary Gazette and Publishers’ Circular (Christmas number) would alone suffice to show what great Improvements book illustration has attained. ‘ves fine specimens trom the illustrated hoiday gift books of Scribner & Co., Lippincott & Co., Appleton & Co., Roberts Brothers, Lee & Shepard, Macmillan & Co., Putnam & Sons, Harper & Brothers and other uninent American publishers. The Chrismas number of the Aluine Press evinces also, by its admirable illus- trations, the rapidity with which the art of wood engraving is approaching perfection in tins country. FOREIGN ART. A dreary blank, says U1 ondon Art Journal, has replaced the usual -upply of art topics from Ger- many aud France. One of the latest art periodicals of the latter company, after deploring the absence of its usual subjects of Interest, fills its pages by a dis- cussion the new method of singing the Marsetl- jaise, Which it pronounces to be inore theatrical, but far less nervous and stirring than We Arcists handle the chassepot mstead of the pencil. Lajoias isacaptain of the Gaide Mobile, of the S and Marne; Guercin! is a National Guardsman of Paris; Clestnger has left his studio at Besan,on, joined tue volunteers and Issued am address to his colleagues inviting them to swear that no Prusstan shall recross the Rhine. M. Doré 1s sajd to be in England, Almggt the last Manag get General Upton’s “Tactics for Non-Military Bodies.” (New Yerk: 1D. Appleton & Co.) The book gives valuable instructions for the eficient management of ‘political Faia ssoctations, police forces, | fire organizations, ic, Odd Fellow and other Civil societies fe Works of Fiction. One of the best satires on the sensational novel of the day which we have read is “Adrift with a Vengeance: A Tale of Love and Adventure,” written by Kinahan Cornwallis, and published by Carleton. A deserted child whe turns out the heir to an earl- dom; a murder in which the body of the victim is reduced to @ liquid by means of a solution of potas! 8 pirate who had been hanged, but not until dead; a suicide, several villains, a shipwreck—in fact, every form of the sensational novel is introduced to make a connected story. The book is decidedly rich and ought to be widely read. It is the best thing of the kind pubiished this season, Those who have read “Cipher” ;and the other novels written by Jane G. Austin, will welcome “The Shadow of Moloch Mountain.” (New York: Sheldon & Co.) The story 1s well constructed and is interesting throughout. If we are not mistaken it ‘was originally published in serial in the Galaxy, ‘This is the season for Christmas stories, and of the many which have appeared in print we have seen none more entertaining than that entitled “Cross Purposes. A Christaas Experience in Seven stages.* (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co.) It 1s written by T. ©. DeLeon, and is nicely illus- trated, It is not often that romancers go back to the first century of the Christian era for material for a novel, but the author of the “Chronicles of the Schonberg- Cotta Family” has done so, and has produced an In- teresting romance, entitled “The Vietory of the Vanquished.” (New York: Dodd & Mead.) The book is admirably written, and is quite interesting. Dickens’ unfinished novel, ‘Yhe Mystery of Ed- win Drood,”’ bas been well burlesqued by Orpheas C. Kerr, in @ “novel”? entitted the “Cloven Foot.’ ‘The story is full of humor, and will chase away dull care from whoever reads i. Carleton 18 the pub- lisher, “Pelix Kent; or, The New Neighbors,” is the ttle of a new novel written by Mary J. Hoifman, @ lady who Is winntug a deservedly favorable reputation among the women authors of the country. It is a domestic story, with a vein of religion running AUSTRALASIA. NEW SOUTH WALES. Receipt of European News via San Francisco Collision with and Sinking of a Steamer— Finaacial Measuree—Gales aud Marine Dis- astere—Victoria—Queensiand—Tasmauia. Sypney, Uctober 31, 1870. The steamship City of Melbourne, from Honolutu, Drought us on Sunday, the 23d inst., five days later telegraphic news from Europe than we had previ- ously received via Suez. The interest manifested in the war news was increased rather than decreased, and the principal items of intelligence were promptly sent by wire to the press all over this and the other colonies and published in extraordinaries, for which there was, as usual, a great demand. The suez mail, with European news for some of the press to the 2d, and for Renter's agents to the 3a of October, arrived at Adelaide on the following day, but the news was generally considered to be of less importance than had been received by the Call- fornia route, The Avoca (Peninsular and Oriental Company’s boat) arrived here on the evening of the 28th, and in coming up the harbor she came in col- lision with the Waimea, @ coasting steamer, belong- ing to J. E. Manning, and then bound for Richmond river with passengers and cargo. The Waimea was cut in two and immediately sank, but her crew and passengers were rescued, with but slight injuries, by Loats which were close at hand when the accident occurred. The insurances of the Waimea do not cover collision. The Avoca, on leaving Hobson’s Bay, capsized a brigantine belonging to Brisbane, called the Challenger, which was heavily laden. The Challenger has since been adrift, bottom upwards, Her hull and cargo are lusured, Her crew have all been saved, Pati a fs ...His Excellency the Governor has returned from Notfolk Island, where he found that the desganf ants of the mutineers of the Boun' were ‘negiect- ing agriculture and that the fable bulldings erected on the island when "was a penal settle- Fheht Were failing intg Xécay. Mr. Egan, the Post- master Gon¢ray, ed on the 16th mst. His place in The Zoveriuieit is still vacant, owing to the uncer- tainty which prevails as to whether the Ministry will coutunue te retain office during the present session, Mr. Samuel, the Finance Minister, has made his flnancial statement, and it 1s now exciting atin controversy in political circles, He proposes to substitute measurement duties for the ag valorem, and to impose an income tax on ail Incomes amount: ing to and exceeding £200 per annum. — He also pro- poses to abolish the newspaper postage and to appropriate the revenue from the mcome tax towards the extinction of the public debt, Most of the merchants are opposed to the mea- surement duties because they are calculated to im- pose unequal taxauon on various articles, and because they Would have a protective tendency. It is generaily anticipated the divisions in Parliament on the tart will be very close, abd the issue fore doubtfal, A bill for the reduction of the of future governors to £5,000 per annum i read a ond time in the Assembly. [tis | probable it will be negatived in the Council The Matrimonial Causes bill, which passed the Assem- bly by a large majority, bas been negatived in the 1. mount netted by the Agricultural Society at ercolonial Exhibition ts under £3,000, The of persous who visited ihe exhibition was 00,000, ‘Ville has been elected for Braidwood, hav- ing defeated Mr. Kelly by a majority of flity-mie. Mr. Parkes, the author of the “Council of Educa. has lately resigned the presidency of Council cation, and his place as president has been supplied by the election of Dr. Smitn, of the sydney University. Mr. Parkes retains his seat at the Board. Heavy rains have fallen all over the colony, and floods have occurred in some places. Tne Bank of New South Wales at its last half- yeuriy mecting deciared a dividend equal only to ten ber cent per annum, in consequence of heavy losses, which occurred chiefly in connection with business in New Zealand. Severe gales have lately prevailed along the coast. The schooner Nil Desperandum, an old trader be- tween Meibourne and Newcastle, 1s missing, and 13 supposed to have foundered, with all on board, at sea. The bark Summer Cloud, another old trader, has been wrecked at Jervis Bay. The crew were all saved. No dividend has beea declared by the Ma- rine Insurance Company. ‘The Galatea 18 new out of dock, and is to leave for the Kirgomuill Group on the 10th prox, ‘The Duke of Edinburg is at present on a visit to Melbourne. Rust has appeared in the wheat crops in some aris of the colony. In other parts the crops look ealthy and promise vo yleld well. ‘fhe Waratah Coal Company strike still continues, ‘The returns from the gold flelds are creasing. New reefs have been discovered near Walcha, in the New England district. VICTORIA. Parliament is in session. The revenue for the past year shows a deficiency. The government are about to introduce bills with reference to education, mining and insolvency. The jury in the case of Sup- ple, the barrister, could not agree, and they were discharged. The Commission on Federatio 1 has re- commended that steps be taken to secure the neu- trality of the Colonies in the event of the war be- coming general in Europe. Great floods have occurred in different parts of the colony. QUEENSLAND. The Port Darwin telegraph is being rapidly ex- tended. ‘The aborigines near Herbert have been rather troublesome. The returns irom the gold | fields are improving. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Rust has appeared in the wheat crops in various localities, A meeting of teachers has affirmed the { desirability of introducing @ secular system of edu- cation of a@ compulsory character. The party for the survey of the Port Augusta Railway has ieft Adelaide, TASMANIA. The Main Line Railway bill has passed and orders have been sent to England for the engagement of en- gincers to be sent to the Colony, Parliament has been prorogued until May, NEW ZEALAND. Condition of the Natives—Expected Arrival of the Duke of Edinburg—Violent Knarth- | quake at Sunday Island. AUCKLAND, Nov. 7, 1870. The natives are quie*. Several more of Le Roste’s followers have surrendered, and the Hau-Hau natives who for some time past have maintained an attitude of sulien isolation are now visiting the settlements, The Bank of New Zealand held its half yearly meet- Ing on the 26th ult., when a dividend at the rate of ten per cent, with a bonus of five shiilings per share was declared. A great fire occurred at Lyttleton, in the province of Canterbury, destroying property to the value of £100,000, One-third of the town was entirely razed to the ground. No lives were lost. The Galatea, with the Duke, of Edinburg, 13 ex- pected to arrive in Auckland in December. It ts Understood that the Duke will remain here one WOR. SoM er wy tyte oe * ‘The general elections are exciting attention. Sir George Grey was enthusiasticaily received on bis arrival at Auckland from England via san Francisco. He was asked to stand as a candidate for | the General Assembly for an Auckland constitnenc and declined, not being a reristered clggtors though he possesses large estates in the provide. — =~” ‘News has been received of an earthquake at San- day Island, which destroyed half the island, divid- ing it completely in the Centre, forming @ new har- bor and two new islands, ‘rhe City of Melbourne arrived hereon the 17th ult., and leaves again to-day for Honolulu, with the matis for America and England. Mr. Collie, agent for Webb, arrived here in tne City of Melbourne. A fire in Dunedin, province of Otago, destroyed £5,000 worth of property. The Sydney Heracd advocates Fiji being made the terminus of the Caltfornia mail line, with branch boats to Auckland and Sydney. Breadstuffs—New Zealand wheat, 53. 6d. per bushel; Adelaide, 73. 6d.; oats, 2s. 8d.; barley, 25. New Zeuland flour, £14; Adelaide, £17 10s.; liformtan flour, wholesale, £13 10s.; kerosene (Downer's), Us. 2d, per gallon, Australian Market Reports. Business here remains al standstill; the tariff completely stops the way. | There appears to be but one opinion concern: ing it, and that 1 that ft would ruin the port if carried. At a large and infmential meeting held Jast week a resolution condemning the tariff was carried unanimously. There were no sales of importance to report, and the fate of the tari! fa now anxiously waited for. Until that is known nothing can be done. BRPADSTUFFS, GRAIN, &0.—Flonr; market is decidedly weaker, and to effect sales fully 2Us. less has to de taxen, buyers ‘only operating for immediate wants; beat brands Avelaide, £14 to £15 108.; California, £11 Ws. New Zealand, £10, Sales.) Wheat—No transactions. Adelatde held at 8. Yd.; California, no stocks. Qais—Califor- nia, 38, Bar! 9d. to Bs, Woot, TALLOW, &c.—The market is extremely dull. At Mort & Go." last week more ithan two-thirds of the cat- alogue was d. A quantity of New Zeaiand tow changed han! er ton. Sheepskins are weaker, 58. 2d. ing the bigh obtained. A further decline Is iooked for tb this mark: #AR.— The progpec's ot holders look brighter, Market fs firm and late sales show an advance. Yelow counters, £07 Wa.; medium counters, £84 a £83. The Honolulu sugars ex City of Melvourne were nino placed at good figures, Ka- h 7a. a £81 68. : counters, £34 a £57 58. uill and neglected, owing to the depres- england advised by last mail, No sales of tmport- ance bave occurred. 'EA.—New season's in full supply. Trade sales have been fair j medium, £6 10s. a.£7; Ra- ices. Best, £5 \6e, he duty of 6d, per gallon imposed under the the eifect of lifting the market, aud holders through it. The characters are well drawn and the dialogues sprgbtly and wlerestiDgs ‘shave advanced prices to 2a. 4d; in bond ‘able, 1d, Aauldera ask 2s, 2d, for Devoe’, UNITED STATES SENATORIAL ELECTIONS, List of United States Senators te be Elected Before March Next=The Chances—Illinols, Arkansas, Memetbekat: heaeek Cae rious Bic of History Relating to the At- tempt to Impench President Johnson—Fore- thought of Democratic Leadere—Condition of the Anti-Administration Clique in Mise sourl, WasmtneTon, Dec, 22, 1870, The following isa list of United States Senators Whose term expires on the 4th of March next:— Alabama, Willard Warner; Arkansas, Alexander McDonald; Delaware, Wiliard Sauisbury; Dlinols, Richard Yates; Iowa, James B, Howell; Kansas, E. G, Ross; Kentucky, Thomas C, McCreery; Louisiana, John L. Harris; Maine, Lot M. Morrill; Massachnu- setts, Henry Wilson: Michigan, Jacob M. Howard; Minnesota, William Windom; Mississippi, Hiram Kk. Revels (negro); Nebraska, Jonn M. Thayer; New Jersey, A. G. Cattell; North Carolina, J. C, Abbott; Oregon, George H. Willams; Soath Carolina, Thomas J. Robertson; Tennessee, Joseph 8. Fowler; Virginia, John W. Johnson; West Virginia, W. T. Wiley; Missouri, I. D. Jewett. THE CHANCES. From politicians assembied here from all portions of the Union I gather some Interesting facts and gossip in relation to the chances most of these gen- tlemen have of re-election, ILLINOIB. In Iino poor Dick Yates has been thrown quite overboard, and the Senatorial chances are between General Logan, Governor ralmer and ex-Governor Oglesby. The Iilinois delegation here nearly all agree that General Logan is ahead at the present ume, but is in danger of being defeated by the ecessity of @ compromise candidate, es eter ee “otter fn Arkansas it id all one way. Hon, alexander McDonald, the present incumbent, ts tne candidate of the Union democrats and republicans, while bis opponent, Governor Clayton, is supported by the ultra, unreconstructed, ex-Confederate democracy. Mr. McDonald is, as his name indicates, of Scottish descent. He has served his State acceptably since and before he came to the Senate. His colleague, Senator Rice, and all the members of the Arkansas delegation in the fivuse say that he is sure to be re-elécted. : ALABAMA. _ In Alabama the Holl. Willard Warner, republican, has been defeated by the election of Hon, George Goldthwaite, Gemocrat, to fill his place. The Legis- lature was republican by two majority, but Mr. Warner had the misfortune to oppose the railroad interests of the State, and was deieated by the de- fection of three of his friends, . MASSACHUSETTS isall one way. Hon, Henry Wilson is the only really prominent candidate, All the Massachusetts men here say that he wili have no opposition to speak of, I believe there 1s no State law to prevent other candidates from entering the fleld; but Mr. Wilson seems, nevertheless, to have a sort of pre- emptive er squatter right to the position. Messrs, Butler, Boutwell and others are talked of, but they have no chauce—so they say here. KANSAS Senatorial affairs are terribly mixed. The Legisla- ture is all one way—republican; but there are not less than eleven really prominent candidates in the field, each of whom has some actual strength in the Legislature. The present incumbent, Hon. E. G. Ross, was elected secretly pledged, so I was informed at the time, to vote against the impeachment of An- drew Johnson, if the case ever came before the Sen- ate. He kept is promise and killed himself, politi- cally. Messrs. Clarke, Tnatcher, Carney, Blunt and haif a dozen others, whose names [do not now re- member, ave mentioned vy Kansas politicians now in Unis city as candidates. ‘The election takes place next month, A CURIOUS BIT OF HISTORY. Thave mentioned the report that Senator Ross was elected secreily pledged to vote against the impeach. ment of President Johnson, It has never before been made public. Mr. Ross was first appointed by the Governor of Kansas to the position made vacant Mf the death of Senator James H. Lane, and took his seat July 26, 1866, which he held by virtue of the appointment until the session of the Kansas Legis- lature, January, 1867, when an election was held to fill the remaining four years. At that tme the agitation for impeachment had just been commenced—more fiercely in Kansas than 1m any other portion of the Union. ‘fue Legisiature contained about ninety republicans to some thirteen democrats, The candidates, of which there were | HOLIDAY WEEK IN THE COURTS. What Was, What Is and What + Is to Be. . Bince the opening of the Eourts for the verober term the work ef ton has been going on in the civil courts, while the criminal calendar of the courts has veen proceeded with in @ most summary man. ner. During the holiday week there will be but very little doing among the legal fraternity. Most of the Judges, in accordance with time-honored custom, willavail themselves of a week of respite from their labora, which will enable them all the better to enter with renewed spirit and vigor upon the oner- ous and pressing duties awaiting them during the new year, Now Ao auspiciously dawning upon us. It will likewise be @ week of corresponding (a sort of pari passu) repose to the lawyers, or that few of them at least, who, from out the legion of legal Micawbers who “live, move and have their being” in this great metropolis, and who are almost hope- lessly walting from year to year for something to turn up in their tine, have work to do and require some relaxation from their labors. Business, however, will by no means be at a stand still in the courts, The machinery of the law, like the machinery that keeps the planets in motion and the HeRLp ahead of all competitors in the race of journalism, partakes somewhat of the principle of perpetual motion, and while the legal wheel will still revolve it will be at slow time during the holi- days; but yet, as the philosopher of Printing House square so frequently blavbers out, “the world (ot law) still moves,” smiths A yw" THE FEDERAL COURTS ere are none but the national holidays ot served—that 1s, there 1s no holiday week for the federal judges. The business on the calendar must be proceeded with and the work goon though all the rest ef the world’s at play. But of course there are o¢casions when the work Is not pressing and the judges are ‘‘off for the holidays.”” 53 There 1s an order of federal officials, however, who, with the exception of the holidays re- ferred to, must be at thelr posts day im and day out. These are the United States Commission:rs, committing magistrates, as new- fledged Jawyers in their maiden efforts will continually din into their ears, until the bored Com- missioner will tecl im a mood to “commit” tho “fledgling” for contempt of court, and whose duty as commissiohers, or “committing magistrates,” requires their dally attendance in their respective courts. These gentiemgn are not so badly off, after all, a8 there is an understanding among them that in the absence of one another shalt act in the busi- ness of taking aMidavits and Issuing warrants and deferring cases for @ day or ¢wo-or until the proper Commissioner appoimted Cor some special business has returned to his post. THE STATE COURTS —SUPREME COURT, CHAMBERS AND OYER AND TERMINER, Here the exigencies of business requires some de- parture from the general rule. In the Supreme Court Judge Ingraham will sit im Chambers on and after Tuesday. The Court of Oyer and Termmer, with Judge Cardozo on the bench, will mect also, resume its sittings on Tuesday, aud probably con- tunue in session all the ¥ THE OTHER BRANCHES of the Supreme Court will remain closed until the’ 3d of January, the tull enjoyment of the holidays being included in the programine, In the SUPERIOR COURT Judge Monell on and after next Tuesday will hold Special Term. There will be no other courts open except on next Saturday, when all the judges will sit in General Term to render some decisions and wind up the business of the year. It is to be hoped that Judge Moneil will have no press of business on him to preclude him from the full enjoyment of the season. THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, This very respectable, ola fogyish concern—the counterpart of the antique English Court of Chan- cery, over which so much learned dotishness- and empiricism have presided—has made no sign, as usual, as to how it w going to enjoy itself during the holidays. Whether it 18 going to make New Year calls, visit the Mayor, H not less than eight, were all republicans, and a severe contest of several days terminated in the election of Mr. Ross by a very close vole—nearly all the democrats giving him their votes. Without the democratic vote he could not have been elected. A lew days after the election! met in this city a prominent Kansas democratic politician who had taken an active partinit. I asked him why his party concentrated their strength, in fact the val- ance of power, upon Mr. Ross, a republican. He re- plied thatit was impossible to elect an openly avowed democrat, and the vest they could do was tohelp elect a conservative republican who they Knew could be depended upon under any circum- stances to vote against the impeachment of Prest- dent Johnson if the case should be brought belore the Senate. THE POUND OF FLESH. Whatever the nature of the pledge or assurance that Mr, Ross gave the little handful of demo- crats who held the balance of power may have been, he certainly did not shrink from the perform- ance of the task imposed, but with Spartan-like firmness gave them the pound of flesh nearest bis politcal heart, MINNESOTA will doubtless elect flon. William Windom, now serving as Senator by appointment. He was a mem- ber of the House during the Thirty-sixth, Thirty- seventh, Thirty-eighth, Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Congresses; was appointed in the place of Hon. Danie! S, Norton, deceased, and (ook wis seat on tue Sth inst, MISSOURI. ‘There are a large number of Missouri politicians in this city, but they are all at sea on the Senatorial question, The late political upheaval in that State has upset ail poitical calculations. The generai im- pression seems Lo be that Major General Frank Blair will be elected. The Legisiature was elected on the McKee-Brown- Schurz-anti-administration-Mosaic ticket. No one can predict to what extent the members will aisin- fears and resolve into their former political odies. ‘The leaders of the new antl-administration move- ment have got some things they didn’t bargain for, and which they would very much like to dispuse of, ‘The results, taken altogether, are not at all to ther liking. In short the manages are more than $200,- 000 per year cash out of pocket for some years to ome. The St. Louis city and county municipal govern- Ment has all the patronage of any account in the State, the city adverusing alone being worth $60,000 per year to the fortunate newspaper that happens to be in the ring. So that any party that carries Misseart and lose: Louis county and city have only the husks witheut a particie of nutrictou: substance. This 18 precisely the condition of the anti-administration-Browa-Schurz party in Mis- hog Before the recent en they ates he St, Louis patronage, worth a quarter million per year, and did not contra, tne Sad patronage, wortn just next to nothing, Now things are just the reverse, They have secured the Shadow and lost thé substance. “sesame =" THE WAY IT CAME ABOUT. The McKee-Brown-Schurz clique made a coalition ‘With the democracy, and nominated what is known as the Mosaic ticket, in opposition to the regular admmmistration republican ticket. In St. Louis city and county the administration men, seeing that the Mosaics were likely to trlumph, persuaded the demo- crats to nominate a straight out ticket by offering to Support it, As a matter of course, the democrats referred a straight-out ucket to the Brown-Schura half-and-half concern then 10 power, and accord. ingly brought out their very best men, who were supported rey by the administration republicans and elected—thus renin out the ring that has been in power in St. Louis for many years past. The $00,000 per year advertisements are trans- ferred from the Brown-McKee-Schurz organs, that have enjoyed them for years past, to the regular democratic papers—for a long time past out in the cold. The same ring lose also all the other city and county patronage. As a matter of course the West Uche Post, Mississtppt Blatter and St. Louis Demo. crat are new most ardent advocates of “harmony” and “reconciliation.” They want the help of the once despised administration republicans to get back that missing quarter of a million dollars per year they have so long enjoyed. Alter making & Most wanton attack upon the administration and abusing President Grant like a pickpocket they how have the assurance to S10RM THE WHITE HOUSE by delegation afier delegauon, all clamorous for “reconciliation.” ‘They want to reconcile back that local and federal patronage. ‘The administration re- publicans and straight democrats have both we Tnoney aud power, and irom ali accounts are likely to keep them, The Brown-McKee-Se to come to grief after ai urz-Mosaic clique is certain ““HONOR TI WHOM HONOR iS DUE.” force, officers and men, perfectly astonuded Colonel James Peckwell. Chief of Police, by a genuime sur- prise, in the snape of a handsome Chsistmas pre- sent—a splendid gold watch and chain, So com- plete was the surprise and handsome the coupli- ment that the Chief fairiy wept tears of joy and gratitude. Itwasa fitting tribute to the Colonel's acknowledged eillciency, Last evening the members of the Newark police | go in state to pay its respect to Peter Bismarck Sweeny, visit Joe Jefferson’s Rip Van Winkle, settle down to a quiet rubber at whist, or doze over the interval between this and the Tuesday after New Year's, has not been announced. The probabilities, however, are that nothing will be heard of the Com- mon Pleas till the close of the hibernating season and a new term comes in with a new year, IN THE MARINE COURT there Is work enough cut out to employ all the Judges of this favorite dernier ressort of litigants, ‘Whose tales of sorrow and loss can be healed by a favorable verdict for any sum up to $1,000, to which the jurisdiction of the court under the new law ex- tends. The six judges are “in arms,” with the ex- ception of one of them, who isin Europe, and of whom we cannot speak positively, but would say he is in arms, too, and “eager for the fray.” But under the pressure of the holidays, and as, indeed, they are all native or naturalized citizens, they are so to the manner born or so acclimated to it that net one of them but would willingly succumo to the infiiences. of the season rather than expose, in a good-tem- pered way, himself to the consequences ef a con- flict with the ievitable joility attending the cele- bration of “Merry Christinas” in eld Gotham. “All work and no play makes Jack u dull boy,’? is a tru- ism; 80 also Is it true that rest and relaxation but nerve the system for fresn efforts to work and labor, and this truism Judge Joachimsen may apply to himself while he takes his “oftem cum digni- tate,” awaiting the resumption of business in his court. THE COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS will open on the third day of the new year, Judgo Gunning S. Bedford presiding. We would wish to be able to record that the lavors of the presiding judge for the January term of tne new year were of @ lighter character than thut which the calendar predicts. The salutary influences, it 1s true, of the good work done tn this, the nighest criminal court in the county, during the past three months could not be expected to show tts fruit all at once,jas most of the cases yet on trial are those of offenders under indlct- ment previous to Judge Bedford ana Recorder Hackett putting the axe to the root of the tree, and which has struck such terror throughout the com- munity to evil-doers. The miils of the Gods grind slow but sure, and so with the enginery ef the law—when fearlessly, relentlessly and inexorably applled—then the evil-doer must go down before it. But to effect this purpose and to really strike a terror to those who live by outrage and crime it 1s necessary that the District Attorney apply himself to his legitimate work of prosecution. He stands between the peo- ple and the aggressor, and he practically gives im- munity and accords impunity to the murderer, the rroter and tne burglar when beyond a moment or the time allotted by law to the defence he delays in bringing a criminal before the bar of Justice to be dealt with as the Court and a jury of tis country- men may determine. The citizens have approved the work of the City Judge in the past and they are ready to give fresh and steadfast approval to a simi- Jar course of that impartial justice which the ‘stern necessity’’ of the times demands. BROOKLYN CITY NEW! ‘The residence of Robert Anderson, No. 57 South Third street, E. D., was recently entesed by sneaks end ronbed of a child's safe, containing about forty dollars in silver coin, a valuable hair chain and other articles. Cornelius Hausman was committed yesterday by Justice Eames to answer for assaulting Edward Cunniffe with a butcher knife, Cunniffe’s righ’ shoulder was badly cut by his assailant during & fracas in Smitn street, Eastern District. Mr. Francis A. Clarry, of the firm of Clarry & Reilly, printers, Nos. 12, 14 and 16 Spruce ate New York, died at his residence, No. 121 Taylor street, Williamsburg, at five o'clock yesterday ea ing. ‘Mr. Ciarry fell a victim to consumption, le was a vharitable and much esteemed citizen. Mary Kerrigan, firty years of age, fell down ry flight of stairs at the residence of Barpey Keenan, No. 120 First street, Eastern District, on Friday staining injuries which resulted in erent ae eveniige ‘The unfortunate woman was allowed to die.without surgical aid. Coroaer White- hill nas been notilied of the Jact