The New York Herald Newspaper, February 24, 1871, Page 9

NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS, Meeting of the Fourd of Education—Tho Evening Schools to be Continued Through- out March—Better Classification Wanted. ‘The New York Board of Education held tts regular ‘business session yesterday afternoon, at four e’clock, Mr, Bernard Smyth in the chair. After the approval © of the minutes several communications from trus- | py tees of different wards were read and referred to | various committces, | fhe City Superintendent reported in regard to evoning schools that during the present month the | * Classes had been examined. ‘There are, in all, i THIRTY RVENING SCHOOLS, | twenty-seven of which are composed white pupils, the remainder colored, (1 the 216 classes thirty-six passedjexcellent examinations and 119 good. The dis- ctpline 1s commendabie, though the general manage. | ment is defective on account of imperfect classifica. | tion, The whole number of scholars 1n aitendance | 48 9,696, of whom 4,6¥i received the certiiicatg tor attendance, The report expressed “con- dence in the system of evening schools, and re- ommended that the pupils | SHOULD BE BATTER CLASSIFIED. and that tnere should be more spirit and energy in the manuer of teaching. ‘ne regret shown by many te leave the schools so eariy indicates the propriety | of continuing them through March. A Committee on Courses of Stndy and School Books reported on a resolution to strike ont analysis from the course ef study of certain Classes that the study should, in their opinion, be continued. After some discussion tue report was adopled, The same committee iurtuer reported on a resolution to adopt spelling beoks printed tn ‘script’ | that in their opinion tue acvantages of such books would not ve equal to the expeuse of ob- ig them, the present system of spelling from | dictation familiarizing the pupil with the words in , - script. The report was adopted aiter disous- , sion, ‘The same committee reported in regard to exami- tions that there suowd be one careful examina- | om of each Class during the year by the City Super- intendent, and as much gencral exammation as pos- 5 | The committee on supplying the portrait of Judge | Larremore reported wat the orders of tie Board Dad been complied with, and that the portrait hung im the room. THE COMMITTER ON TEACHERS reported that Miss Klizabet A. Pope and Miss Mary Jane Davis had been eppoutea principal aud vice aad of Grammar School No. 3, in the Ninth | ‘ward, ‘The same committee reported that Mary 0. Harrtot , ‘Was appointed vice priucipal of the senior depart- ment of Grammar School No, 41, ‘The comunittee further reported that M. L, Waring, on account of successiul mi, wement, liad been ap- pointed principal of Primary school No. 4. M. Loutsa Scott, who has been in charge of the senior department of Grammar School No. 4 for ; twenty years, was voted an increase of salary. Aiter reports from Committee on Finance and Auditing Committee the Board adjourned. Educatioual Notes. Peter Cooper has give $150,000 additional to the j Cooper Union, The pupils of the Union ceieprated Washington’s Birthday iu good styie and gave un- | doubted evidence of the management of the tnsti- | tution by Mr, Fitzgeraid Tisdale, Jr., who is an old Public school boy and graduate of the Free College. | Mr. Hepworth Dixon has given notice that he will | move the following resolution at the London School ; Board:—That meaus shall be provided for physical | training, exercise and drill in every public elemeu- cd ‘Bone established under the authority of this joard. On March 2 a literary and musical entertainment | will be given at the Brookiya insutuie, consisuag H of @ lecture on “Classical Authors,” by J. W. | Kennton, and choice recitations and readings aud Vocal and instrumental periormances, The whote cost of text books for the public schoois of Brooklyn during the past year was only about $25,000, and that ior stavonery, inciuding’a large | purchase of gloves, &c., about $3,000 more. A Tew years ago, under the old plan, the aunual expense ‘of these Items was in the ueighborhood of $60,000, | ‘That is a move in the righi direction. i Commissioner Mount, of Queens county, has for- warded his annual report to the Staie sSuperin- | tendent of Paoli Instruction, ‘The whole amount | of money raised in the county for school purposes | ‘Was $79,002 77; the amount of teachers’ wages was | $42,034 41; of libraries, $188 16; for schoul appa- Tatus, $60 40; jor maitaining colored schools, $056 90; for constructing four new scnoolhouses, $17,150 41; Incidental expenses, $5,940 73. The ‘whole number of chiidren im attendance was 9,543, au increase of 416 over the attendance in 1869. Brown University has 5,000 volumes (just the | Bame as Dertmowtt), Yale las 90,000 and Harvard 184,000. ‘The University of Virginia has 87,000 books, while Bowdoin and Amuerst each have 34,000. Meeting of the CowmissioneramApplications Granted—Resolutions to be Acted Upon— , The Gricvance of the Fisumougers. ‘The members of the Board held their stated meet- ing at two o’clock yesterday afternoon, Commis- sioners Agnew (President), Hunt, Wood, Smith and Henry being in attendance. The Secretary (Mr. J. G, Kane) read the minutes of last meeting, which were approved. Joun H. Starin, agevt of une Delaware and Lacka- wanna Railroad Company received a peraut for a freight house on pier No. 43 North river. A resolution was passsed that the lessees of pler No. 48 North river be notiffed that mo more hay should be allowed Lo be stored on the pier. Anapplication of A. Abbott, agent of the Ectetic | line of steamers, for permit for shed on bulkhead, aouth side of pier No, § North river, was denied. ‘The dumping boards for foot of Laight street and Twenty-iirstsrreet, North river, for the use of the Street-cieaning contractor, were ordered to be re- paired, i ‘Lhe forge on pier 43 North river, was ordered to be removed by 1st of April; also forge on pier No. 4 | North river, The Superintendent of the district was instructed to see that the nuisance complained of by the Ful- ton Market Fishmeugers’ Association om pier 22 East river, De removed. The shed Ou buikhead adjoining pier 23 North river, occupied by Cornelius Slokem, Was ordered. to be removed by 4th of Mareh. ‘the Advertising Committee reported that $11,109 had been expended for dilferent purposcs—the prin- cipal items being $3,967 lor rent and $1,812 tor atone. A communication was received from the Commis- stoners of the Sinking Pund, stating that they had Assigned the slip ut the foot Of Governeur street Lo tae street cleaning coniractor. Mr. Woop then ovlered ie following resolution:— Resolved, That the Chairman of this Board and Coinmin- aioner Hunt be appoiuied & commities to see the Commis- Gioners of the sinking Fund, and to explainto them the necessity which existe cor madtaiuing pier ob East river and the slips adjacent exclusively for the tucilitaiion of the trade of the port, Application of John Forrester for permit for a smali house on bulkhead pier No, 2 Rast river, was referred to the Executive Committee, A report was recelved trom superintendent Wes- terveltin et Ts to amount of damage by ice to piers 12, 18, 87, 40, 57 and 50 Mast river. it stated that piers 12 and 18 are almost entirely destroyed, and require rebuilding, aid the others’ require im: mmeulate repairing. THE METH ODIS? BOOK CONCERN, ‘The fudv-Commitieo Selecting Bookkeoping Exper’ When the book commitice and the bishops mec here last month io investigate the alleged frauds in - the Methodist Book Convern, it will be remembered | ling, 8 a 87; do. Interest eights, 75 a 78; do. second that a sub-committee, consisting of Rev. Bishop Scolt and Rey. J, 8. Bingham, D. D.; L. M. Vernon, D. D., and J. Rothwetler were appointed to conduct an exainination Into the affairs of the concern and to lake as wide a range of investigation as might be ; mortgage, 74 @ 76; Mempbig and Charleston Rall- consistent with truta and thoroughness. For this purpose also, Judges Reynolds and Fancher, | gage, 75 a 78; Greenville and Columbia Ratiroad, we opposing —counsei . in the _—_ proseeu- | tion, were associated as advisory members | or the Committee. The spring conferences | Wiil be in sessiea from this time forta, and some of them will probably discuss te late Investigation, and hence for this as well a3 for other reasons tte | sub-commitiee is DOW in session here, take pre- | liminary steps towsrd a thorough tivestigation, | Dr. Bingham has been chosen ehaivman, sishop | Scott not being present. ‘Tue only business which has come before the committee That might be made public is the receipt Of applications from BOOKKEEPING EXPERTS, who olfer their services. ‘fhe selection of any single one or more is & Slow process, because tue commit: tee, besides determining tho appticans’s ability— Which they do by tnquiry among outside parties— must aiso be convinced that he 1s uubiased in regard to the quesiions involved. ‘the com- mittee selected one expert. yesterday; but as the appomtment of any man will require the convurence of the Bishop aud of counsel, it cannot he definitely said that even one is selected. The committee wili require two experts, out the choioe wili probabiy ve made to-day, as the mem. | atthe Snb-Treasury elicited bids tor $4,405,000 at | | Gold cleared... | Waiting for a copiirmation of the easy condition of | the mouey market, at the same time the London | scare among the “shorts” being created by a general | | explained this movement produced no scarcity of | FINANCIAL AND. COMMERCIAL, WALL Street, THURSDAY, Feb. 25-5 P, M. On ‘Change to-day wheat was inactive and barely steady. The cotton market was quiet, but prices were steady despite lower quotations {rom Liver: | MONEY THREE TO FOUR PER CENT. The money market rotained the same general features of ease and abundance, with, perhaps, more | doing in stock ioans, at four percent, Lenders | endeavored to get five, but were successful only in rare instances. On government collaterals the rates were three and four per cent. In discounts there was likely an absence of any new feature, and prime paper was quoted 6 a 7 per cent. | Foreign exchange was quiet and rates unaltered, 9 GOLD DULL—I11% A 111%. There were only two quotations for gold all day— H viz., 11134 and 11134, These Qgures, 1¢ will be noticed, are lower than the average of ‘Lueaday, the deciine | being due to the proposed prepayment to-morrow without rebate of the March interest on the ten-for- tes. TH SALE OF GOVERNMENT GOLD prices ranging from 110.50 to 111.30, and the million. ‘was placed at 111,25 a 111.:0, The large amount asked for, as well as a slight decrease of bullion tn the weekly statement of the Bank of England, kept | the market strong for a time at 1113, but these in- fluences were eventually counteracted py reports that the terms of peace between Germany ana France had been agreed upon and the treaty signed, and gold settled back to 11144. * THE COURSE OF THR MARKET is shown in the following record of the aay’s ducta- atious:— In the gold !oan market the rates ranged from | two to four per cent for carrying. The operations of tue Gold Exchange Bank were as follows:— + «$17,696,000 | Goid balances, 1,364,769 Currency balances. . “ 1,521,611 The Liverpool steamer took out $5,000 in specie, GOVERNMENTS STRONG. The government list was strong, and after the close of banking hours prices advanced apparently as ifthe temporary investment demand had been quotation came a fraction bettter. The following were the street prices at the close: United States currency sixe @ 113%; dv. sixes, 1881, registered, 114% a 114%; do. do., coupon, 114}g a 114) do, five-twenties, registered, May and November, 111)¢a112; do, do., 1802, cou- pon, do., 112% 011234; do. do., 1804, do. do., 111% a 111%; do. do., 1865, do, do., 111% a 111%; do. do, registered, January and July, 110% a 110%; do. do., 1835, coupon, do., 1105; @ 110%; do. do, 1867, do. do,, 11034 a 1107¢; do. do, 1858, do. do., 11134 a 11133; do. ten-iorties, registered, 108 a 108'4; dv. do., cou- pon, H13¢ a 111%. ST0CKS DULL AND 8TRONG. ‘The only feature of interest at the Stock Exchange | was Western Union Telegraph, which was very | active, the sales of the day being estimated at | nearly 60,006 shares, or about one-sixth of the capt- | talstock. The price advanced: trom 49 to 503¢—a | calling in of borrowed stock. For some reason un- the certificates, which were in plentiful supply | throughout the day, As to the reasons | of the present active advance no new development transpired beyond what has been fre- quently stated in this column concerning the plans | and intentions of the party controlling the stock. | | When Western Union started last fall from the vicin- | | ity of 34 a 35 the HeRaLp gave a full exposition of the purposes of the persons then buying the shares. A rise to 69 was confidently predicted by these per- | sons, With the result recorded to-day. Perhaps the | ; Only modification of the theory of the rise lies in the | FP | Jact tuat im leu of selling the line to the government | | the company will (according to report) retire the stock | | which the payment of regular dividends may be safely guaranteed. The recent rise in Quicksilver is explained by the result ef the annual election, which | Places in powera board of directors comprising | | | the following:—Edwin Hoyt, Ludlow Patton, | George W. Buits, Eugene Kelley, James D. Smith, | Thayer, James Low and William Buller Duncan, | | Pparalyzea by watching the exciting movement in | Western Union; but iate in the day became strong, with @ general rise in prices, Pittsburg, Wabash, Lake Shore and Pacific Mail being the more imme- alate objects of this fresh interest, HIGUEST AND LOWEST PRICES. ‘The following table shows the highest and lowest | prices of the leading speculative stocks during the | day | * Highest, Lowest, | | New York Central consolidated.. 943; O4y | New York Central scrip. » 905; 9044 | | Erie. 22 21% | Readmg. 99 987% | Lake Shore 9536 Wabash + 638% | Pitsburg. + 107% ! Northwestern 70% Northwestern preferred .. 8655 } Rock Island........... « LOT | Milwausee anu St. Paul... 53. | Milwaukee and St. Paui pr ceed { Ohio and Mississippi 35% | Union Pacitic.. 22}q Western Union 503 Pacitic Mail Ceccenseg 44 SOUTHERN SECURITIES STRONG. With one exceptioa—the South Carolinas—South- | erm securities were strong and higher, with fair ac- tivity. The following were the final street prices | his evening:—Tennessee, ex coupon, 643; a 6455; do., new, 64%; & 6496; Virginia, ex coupon, 65 a 65%4; do., new, 61 a 62; do., registered stock, old, 51% a 519; Georgia sixes, 813g a 82; do. sevens, 91 | @ 914g; do. do., old, 90 a 92; North Carolina, ex | coupon, 49 a 49%; do., funding, 1866, 39 a 40; do, | do., 1863, 29 a 30; do., new, 27% a28; do., special tax, 213g & 22; Missourl sixes, 91 a 91%; do., Hannibal and St. Joseph, 9014 a 90%{; Lonistana sixes, 69 a 71; do., new, 62 a 65; do. levee eixes, 74 0 75; do. do, eighis, 85 a 87; do, Penitentiary sevens, 75 @ 77; do. Tatiroad eights, 78 a 80; Alabama fives, 69 a 71; do. eights, 993% a 100; do, railroad elghts, 94 a@ 98; South Caro- lua axes, 70 a 80; do,, new, January and July, 67% a 58; do., do., April and October, 603, a 61; do., re- gistered stock, old, 60 a 65; Arkansas sixes, 55.2 58; do. sevens, 54 a 58; Mobile and Ohio Railroad ster- mortgage eights, 62 a 65; Mississtppi Central Ratl- road iirst mortgage sevens, 75 a 80; do. do. second mortgage eights, 69 @ 71; New Orleans and Jackson Raliroad first mortgage, 84 86; do, do. secona Toad first mortgage, 86 @ 90; do. do. second mort- guaranteed by South Carolina, 60 8 62; Macon and Branswick Railroad, guaranteed by Georgia, 70 a 78; Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford eights, 52a 54; Memphis City sixes, 52 @ 55; Savannah City sevens, 81 a 84; New Orleans consols, old, 73 @ 75; do. Issue ratiroads, sixes, 70a 72; do., new sevens, 70a 71. RAIMWAY RARNINGS. The comparative earnings of the St. Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad during the second week in February were, sees 835,774 + 22,963 SALES AT THE NEW YORX STICK EXCHANSS. Thursday, Fob. 23—10115 A. M. ‘700 sha Weat U Tel. 500 do. nosy, GUUU0 US O's, 10-40, c.. MLL gradually, 60 as to reduce the capital toa figure on | t Ernest #8. Lucke (the agent of August Belmont) and | uu 28000 N Car 1W0) U Pac Ri Un Pac? = HUH z ag = = rt i 00 Ohio & 5 Pitts, Ft W & iy 100 H & StJo RR 49% 100 Dub &8 C Ri bs 4984 2000, C £10 RR, 114% 85000 US Bis, I 112” £6000 Up 6.20, ¢. 110% 10000 do. Tus, 8 8-20, r, "85, ‘40u0 US. 2500 US 653 . a 58° 10000 im 7 1 frie KR.. 90% 200 Harlem RR 8000 N'Y. Ge rib 1000 Gol.c & LG, Istin 84 20°0 Kome & W let m.. 100 14000 North Mo Let m. 82: 10000 U Pac RR tat m. Busy 400 5000 T & W ist, St Ld. 804g SU0 10000 N J Cen, n b ‘loos: 100 sha Canton Co..b'o 74 5009 “do. . 14 a 100 Mariposs € 5% Be 100 Brunswick © i 12 W Un Tel 1 do. 200 49% 00 0 q 200 1974 500 Chic &ik Tit. 1900 49x 100 Mil & St P pia. 1500 + 4959 100 Tol, W & WRK 1600 49% 100 Del, L & W RR. 800 do, 495_ 200 Obi & Mis 100 Adams 65% 60 da. 60% 16 Wella-Pai By 50 Weils-Far; 1 SUNY CAH RRR... 9434 STREET QUOTATIONS. a4 « SELESTSE: = ee ees * 0: we 99 9876 214 20% ‘THs 88; Half-past Five o?Clock P. M. 5 Northwest'n pt. 86: Rock Island. ... 107 35! i Nortnwestern.. Ww, ©, CO & I Cent. COMMERCIAL REPORT. 584 4 ony a 36 rey TnvRspay, Feb. 3-6 P.M, Correr.—The market for Rio was quiet, but firm at our quotations below. Sales 3,100 ba; on private terms, bags St. Domingo were gold, in bond. sold for prime do., 12%<¢. a 18igc. : extremes for lots, I In bond. "Java (government baga), 18c, a grass mata) Inve. @ Be; Singapore, 17 bie. a Li 15). ;_ Jamal Ie. a ‘104. ; Mexican, paid. COTTON.—The market was irregular, and general! Oc. a Ie. ET dc 1 lo. were ‘a buyers’ favor, Grades under low middling were de The sales were Last Evening. pressed and unsalable at quotations, er 1,852 1,285 150 For export. For home consumptioi For speculation, In transit... Total bales... —Ineltded in ‘the the current quotations :— rt —For future delivery the market was fairly a former prices. The saves to-day were 6, February, Mareh, 7 Bey 10) at 14 200 at 149. * 4 2:16c,, 400 at 143g 14 9-160. Murch ‘at 143¢c., 100 April’ at 14 9-18e., to- get! Yat 1 il-l6c.; Mas at 14 ¢, 200 at 14 15-1 0 to exchange’ 200 March b, Mobile, 200 “on pri- vate terms, after. report, ‘5,400 balea, ;—March, 100 i, LW) at 14 13-16¢,, 200 Aj 5 14%0.; May, 400 uly, 200 at'15: faze. 100 YOu h c.; exchange—500 Februai Ove; April, 14 82-100. ; May, July, Tig. iA 11,120 do, oats, 3,600 do. barley and 800 prinelpaily the shipping — grad however, were sold. tn some cases at Se. ‘Tne general market was dull, as if its attention was | lower prices. Other kinds were moderately dealt in Bye four was only 200 bbis. were sol Corn meal was dul ber Michigan. Corn was 40,000 bushels at sic. a bushels at 87c. a 9c. for new Ohio, on track an for state, on tract; 66c. for Wei prices were nominal, 20,000 bushel and Canada barley malt there were suiall sales within the range a $1 10 fo: Freioan generally steady at our last hand was qilet, and vessels favored ern, lay) at $1 for tov rates for and a stean at 4i hops at 4d., 6,000 bbls, dour at 2s, 4 1,000 bage lover geed at 358., 200 bales hops at yad., 300 bbls, 400 tierces beef “at’ 78. To Glasgow, bbls, flour d., 1,000 15,000 bushels wheat on private terms. 200 tons general cargo on private terms, and Liverpool 1,100 bags coffee on 1% bhds. tobacco at dbs. a 4 i Havre eral cargo; # bark to Cork for orders, United Ki Continent, with 1,600 bbis petroleum, and a brig, the windward on private terms, GUNNIES were more active and pric 1634. a 17c. for bags, and 19¢. @ Wc, for cloth. bales of the latter for fuvure delivery at 1. ORB. Si prices were quite steady, especially for crop 1820, whi hops were reported within the range of Sc. a be.# orted and prices were jemand for jute butts, brought 3/c. We quote jowever, and 50. a B3gc., do. ; Sisal, 9c. oe, ‘40 . a , J . . ale, ‘ampico, 4 and prices were old crop Cuba at fall prices, Sales 450 bbla., at from n, 306 to Oabe pesteitheal and mixed. i re ggnerally in favor of b faved. Musedvado, retining. soon, tages 355 do. Porto Rico, Stock to- oS ba, English Islands and 3,090 bbls, New Orleans, holders, ‘dhe busivess was contined to smaN lots to au; 76 bola, Sie. ow S4igc, the closing “at ‘ge, for merchantable and market die. for within the range of $270 a $3 for No.2, 83 25.0 8425 1, $4 50 a $7 for pale, extra pale and window glass. St waa quoted ai "SP ola BY do, without sales, ar was i and prices were nominal at our Inst quotations, PROVISION®, firm for good range of te B51 50; amail lots were held at 331 bers are anxious to retuin to their respective cd bis charges, When the experts lave made their inves- 1400 tigation of the books and accounts, which will oc. Bu cupy several months—indeed. it is thought at will 3600 take over a year—the egmiuliive Will come together 200 again, As Dr Lanahan has, by implication, charged 0 10 bf the frauds, not upon enmployes, but upon the agents, — 4g 300 his precucessers aud associates the Investigation | dud — do. + Lys; Will go back probably to the year i860, aud the ac- Ad 5-20, 0c, "48... LED 30 counis be thovoughiy examined from that date to Tenn b's, old...... HG 8 tue present, The committee will be in constant cor- | 1000 Tenn ¢ & respondence with the agents here during the jnyes+ — ve “0 ia tigation, and will direct and consult in regard to tts | £008 Geo 280-0 State t conduct froin tune to time. 2000 NC. WONYC&H RRR... 945, Beet, in ticver; wasin rat yt Feats a So ‘ales were tier Prime and india tess: Heaton Vola, were aol to tb of 150 bbls: at $10 a $18 for plain and extra uiees; ex Echo, in Balt Other kinds were held with firmn: export at 187 4 are 78 bales to arrive. We app 1,900 at 14 9-1be., 200 at 14 hg t 143<c.. 5U0 at 14 1-16c., 400 at ts Se. ry for 500 Marc! ree of bond Movile, 600 on private terms ry iz. Ste, shipping jowtn of all kinds was slow of sale, but unchanged tn value, ‘The «ales were confined to about OW) bbls. in lots at prices to a8 10c., We quote:—Rio, ordinary cargoes, 0c, s fair do., 10%c. a Me. ; good do., 1130, a 124; all old, (1,168 Ceylon, v pric Tota). 2.206 1, 150 00 p50 end yilt, = Mobile. Texas. Ordinary... 12% Bi Good ordinary rv} las Low middiin, Wy ty 1b 4 | Middling lim 154 164, Good middiing. 16h Op 16, M uv ctive at about | 400 bales, as follows :— 700 at 14 bales. ‘The average prices of Tuesday’ actions Were as follows :—February, 14 40-WW0c. ; March, 14 92-1006, FLOUR AND GRAIN.—Receipts, 15,588 bbls. flour, 820 bbis, and 1,680 bags corn meal, 5,000 bustuels whoat, age do. ae i 0. mal e rt Marshall 0. Roberts, Thomas W. Pearsall, James 8. | an State ‘and Western flour was passably active, the demand ing a We. at For about previous prices. The sales were 17,500 bbls. Southern dour the demand was moderate, rices for al- most ali grades exhibited some weakness; sales, 600 bbis. moderately active and not strong; about it and prices were ales, 350 bbis,, inclu-ting 200 Jersey at +8508 a Bt 00 tM 0 '5 00 6858 700 Ta 725 a a 685 a 700 [Ma 70 800 6%— 7 St, Louis straigh as 10a 7 St, Leurs chotce double ¢: 7500 800 St. Louis choice famliy, $00 a 10.00 Rye flour... 58a 625 Southern. : 6 Wa 260 Choiee do. 800 a 10.00 Cern meal, Jer 30a — Corn meal 6450 475 —The demand for wheat was extremely light, and prices wore lower. ‘The sales were confined to about 46,000 bushols at $1 49.0 $1 60 for new No. 2 Chicago spring, in store and delivered; $1 4U for inferior red Weatern, and ‘1 6U for am- aqulet but steady, with sales of ic. for new mixed Western, Bic. a 8c, for do,, on track; Mc. a 8c. for white Western, §2c, for qllow Jersey, | 84sec. for gellow | Western, Oats were held with firmness, but the market was strong at the prices previously current. The snles were only about 19,000 7 3 atloat; 67¢, Rye was dull and Barley was sicady, with sales of art Jate Tues wed State | ‘est within the range of $1 12. 8117 OP of @1 05. ‘he market was more active, and rates were uotations. The chartering de- almost all kinds o shippers. The engagements were:— To Liverpool, fully 8,700 bales cotton at Jad., 1,500, tierces ‘lard at 258., 1,000 bags clover see at 16s., 30) bbls. rosin at » 150 tlerces beef at 4a. mer 15,000 bush: orn at 7d., 1,500 boxes cheese tierces lard at 40a., 600 bales cotton at 9-32d. for compressed, 9) boxes bacon at 40s, To London, 65 bales J, and, per steamer, xes bacon at 40s., 600 pork at is, Per steamer, bola. flour e, about yy seumer via rivate terms. To Antwerp, To Christiania, 150 bales cotton at 3d. ‘The charters were:—A bark to Havana, gen- dom or bbis. to 68 were quite steady at ales 1,000 } ‘he market was rather more active, there being an improved demand {rom both brewers and ‘exporters, and ich waa quoted at 6c. # 12c. tor fairto prime lots. A few sales old ENP.—No important sales of any description were re- erally nominal. ‘There was more 000 bales, to arrive, old ; Jute, i. 40. 1D nd. HAY.—A moderate demand prevailed at quite ste cinea:’ We quote:--Shipping. G1 30; retail Inte al 05 ifaw, #1 0a tl 80: suork doy Gi oe ot 1d, Dusiness transacted in foreign was small 8. Sales 80 bhds. lc. Domestic was still in fair request at 0c. We quote :— New Crop NAVAL STORES.—There was but little business transacted in spirita turpentine, sales being restricted by the firmness of , the moat of Whom demanded 6439, for merchanta- in yard, in consequence of the suiallners ¢f the sup- "lies < lots. for No. trained juactive Receipts, 3,587 bbis. pork, 180 do. beet, joea within the Fi hama, lbe, @ Le, for smoked and bagued do, and lige. a 1geefor prokled bellies, in bulk aud boxes. ‘The amount of business transacted in lard was moderate, and lower prices being at a reduetion of yc. per erces prime Western ateamn at 2 Tor Simost allt 18%¢0.--109, theroes ctty af from 2. for No. 1 to steam ; also 750. Uierees, foc future 4,0 for April and 12%. for March, PRTROLEUM.—There was rather more demand for crud in bulk, which, however, was without improvement in val | lots for quick delivery being offered at 14ic. n 14kce. wi } Tumored on private terms, Crade | at Lo, without sales; the demand waa very It | Were no sales reported of naphtha, which quoted at We. a 10\c. The market for refined ne spat a bet ly any demand, sect eard Of NO sales of consequence, Cargoes were quoted ws 243404, though the mayority’ of wellere rerusod, to. sell below UNG For Jobbing lots & moderate demand prevailed at steady p In Philadelphia the market for refined was quiet on the spot, but rather more active for tuture delivery, | at previous asking prices. There were sold 2,000. bin. for Mareh to June (500 each month) at 25c., and.8,000 do. for | | March to May (1,000 each month) at the same price. Lote for quick delivery were quoted at 2434c. « Crude inaetive and nominal. RIO.—With @ moderate demand and small offerings the market for Carolina was firm. Sales about 30 tlerces at from | Se. a 840. for common to prime. Rangoon was in some de- mund, and 500 bags were sold at 83 50, gold, in bond, and Te. alc, puareneys DEEDS —We heard of no further sales of linseed, which | Was steady at 2 10, gold, duty Paid, om sixty dava’ time. | Clover was in some demand, and 1,600 bags were soli within the range ot 13igc, a 13'gc, Timotuy waa nominal at our | last quotation: STRAR(NE waa {n more demand and prices were firm. Sales 200 tierces for March deiivery at a price equa! to 13%9¢. Prime on the spot was quoted at 134 it bids. tierces, SUGAR.—There was but little business transacted in raw, the demand ‘rom ail classes of buyers being diminutive, and pricea: were in tavor of buyers. Holders were generally | anxious to realize. | to 1c. for Cuda and New Orleans; 1,000 bores, at 9: | 10) Refined was slow of in bbis, was wos oil ‘The sales were 150 huda., at from Yc. | RIPLE SHiitie, nge of 14360. a 154c. for piokled | Contest | Out buyers; asale of 50.0 bbis, for future delivery was alter an ilinesa of three days’ duration, mas quoted | yorn in. Maryland about the year 1916, and entored | then known as Arnold Elzey Jones, and by that | mame was graduated 10, 1837. | dropped tne last name and galled himself. Arnold for hard, Le, liye. ‘for ' exten to common on fair to good fair renning, 8/4c. a 9¢,; good to prime refining, | 9. a9! ‘air to good grocery, 94gc. a 974¢. ; prime to choice ne rit, h : olusses, hogsheads and ‘'a6%c. Havana. Se. w Ge. 30. 10 told, Vgc. a 9 1 dow 18 to 15, We. 4 10%. ; dow, 18 to 18, IL3go. a 117, | do., 19 to 20, 12\4e. a a. ; do., white, 12c. a 12Kc. | Rico—Retining grade cum Bc. Krooery grades, 9340. a | 10dge. Brezil—Dutch standard, Nos, 8 to tu, 8c. a Ye. 9c. Manila— ore. O. Amann & Jay a—Dutch . 10 to AL “Lhds,, 31,335 standard, Nos. 7to 9,8 rior, Bc. a B34: re Was a moderate demand for prime at Sales 120,000 lbs. at 9c. for prime. Receipts, 1,472 bbis, ‘The demaud was more active, but iower prices prevailed, There were sold 450 vbia. At 91sec, a Y2c., chielly at Vcc. REAL ESTATE. Tho Clique Movements in the Market~Moro of the Broadway Widening~Danger of Dis- integration. ‘The interest in the real estate market ts deeventng since the passage of the Broadway witening Dill and | the discussion 1% has occasioned concerning the | heavy purchases during the last three years made by | prominent politictans. Two years, ago, when the | bear talk was loudest and there was pi concerted at- | tack from vartous quarters made upon the market, with a view to break prices and produce, if possible, a panic, we drew attention to the fact that this was simply @ movement in the Interest ef A POWERFUL CLIQUE, organized for the purpose of buying large quanti- Hl ties of real estate, and whose operations were de- | layed or impeded by the prevailing high prices, We | also Mamtained the fact that this clique was com- posed largely of politiclans who had it always in their power to give enhanced value to their pur- chases by sv ting or forwarding improvements, At various times since then, when the bearing was strongest, we again called attention to the further fact that these purchases were being made. So adroitly, however, were they managed that it was impossible to give more exact data, The list pub- lished by @ morning contemporary gives but a partial exhibit of the operations of this clique, as in a number of cases title ~was not | taken by any one likely to be recognized by the pub- | | | | lic as identified with the leaders, We have no tault | to find with these purchases. Mr. Tweed ; could not better employ the great wealth ‘he has acquired in the service of his city and Staie than in this character of investment; but there is room for objection as to the manner in which it has been dene, A persistent and coutinued | attack upon the value of his iellow citizen's property | such as tas been made day alter day for two years | throngh the columns of the Bohemian journal evi- | dently in the interest of this puying cligue, although } 1 failed of its object, does not add to his claims upon ; the gratitude of the pubite. ‘ne fatlure was due only ‘as | to the insignificance of the paper used, as had that journal been one of mflueace its earnest effort to ring about a panic might bave been attended with the most disastrous resuits, it is said now, however, that there fs SERIOUS TROUBLE IN THE CAMP. i in the Broadway widening into the hands of his executors or adininistrators, if not promptly trans- ferred, which would have taken a large per centage of profits out of the channel previously marked out, and inte the estate or elsewhere not intended. ‘This caused the interruption in the passage of the Broad- way Widening bill, Subsequenuy, these claims having been properly transferred, \be measure was passed. The present long vacation is said to be caused by trouble of another kina— DISSENSIONS IN THE CLIQUE; some members of which, as in all cliques, have been operating independent of tueir fellows. Jealousies have sprung up, and rival and contending interests oi suilicient iniuence injure each the other, but, nos strong enough to stand alone, are pitted in conflict and threaten dismemberment, Thug there 13 the party in favor of the rt bee of me chester gounty ang th party opposed f that schemé, the arcade railroad, the elevated railroad through the blocks and the underground raiiroad, The dock interest, which, by the way, 1s not incon- siderable, is but ill satisfied with the explanation given that the delay in the application of General McCleilan’s splendid plan of DOCK IMPROVEMENT, which has been submitted and adopted, arises from the necessity of additional legislation to give power to the commissieners to go on with the work. Be- sides these there are smaller cliques who want “a better show,” and desire their pet scheme forwarded. Taken for ail and all the outiook js not encourag- ing for the cg and f€ |g hot nolixel they may be co: ied to throw overboard a porito of their property at a sacrifice for want of the pro- | | | \ | would hlaye enabled them to unload at a profit or ope heavy mnorigages. differences before measures thus involved came up that the Legislature made such along adjourn- ment; but success in that respect has not yet been attained. The facts above noted stimulated a large attend- ance at the Exchange Salesroom yesterday. The offerings were liberal, consisting of valuable im- {dete and unimproved property in this city and rooklyn, the sale of which was watched with much interest. The bidding throughout was prompt, especially for No. 81 Madison avenue, Nos. 121, 123 and 125 West Twenty-eighth street. No. 334 Water street, a valuable piece of ousiness property, advertised by A. Journeay to be sold unuer the hammer, Was disposed of befere the auction at pri- vate sale, The following 1s @ complete record of the day’s transactions:— NRW YORK PROPERTY—AY A. JOURNFAY. No, 334 Water st, lot 20x86. (eagle. No, 121 Went 281 Tot 252100, to A. No: 15" adjoining lot 0. oinin, No. 426 West Slat st, be to A. Hinman. as No. 319 Kast Bist st., [6% 20x98.9," to W. 0. Carpenter. BY A. J. BLEECKER, 80N AND 00. Harlem river, 4 lots n. w. corner 119th st., each 27x104. .26,000 4 ot corner 120th st., each 27x1 20,780 Tat a D8, 478 (00.10, eaci Liot 120th at., 1 lots. 8., 473 tee 1 lot adjoining, 48.6x100.1 BY MULLER, WILKINS AND 00. Nos. 200 and 100% Water st, lot 6360.3, 10 George ‘No. 230 83d st., frame hout 8., lot 19x102, to 1,596 packages cut meats, 3,844 Ddls, and terces tard. The market for pork was quict, the demand cont inwiog Ing, but there was no change of consequence to note in prices. Thera were sold 875 Dbis., in lots, at S21 75 for old mess, $22 for cit: mess; also a - eampss = 10r ch at a $2 Ly, “ol agit, inside price, seed hogs Ww cloaing at Wea tyge Ice for pigs, and Bic. a 940. for 2 e for light weights. was a fait, transacted in beef hams, which jere were sold 600 bbis. ini the igures, for e extent ‘the offer. FLEURY. Lot n, 8. of 75th st, 173 f A, lot 20x102, Su- Dreme Covenaaity tC: Bs be & 5 House «. e. corner Broome and Varick ats., lot 21x66, to J Grunhart. ee eee eee 08550 to Immen & Stimme.... ...13,950 YX A. J. KLEROKER, 80N AND CO. lyn), hous 00, 700 and let, No. 209, 25x40x11 st. (Brooklyn), house and lot, No. 21 hogsheads | daughter of William Bores Dutch | pride’s father, Onmber! Porto | RICHMOND ©. HARRISON, {nga wore fair, and prices were steady, Bacon was-ti!| slow | of twenty freeholders, the petitioners to name the of sale, the demand being light, and prices exhibited some | location; the intention to censider the petition fo be woakness, We quote, nominally: City and Western long Vertised for six weeks in the papers of the County. piear Wee, a llsc.: do. do, short do., Hae. a 13a i Cum: | nis compliance has been entirely” igoored, and it 14 steady in value; the sales were confined to small | OM these grounds that the opponents of Mineola will | bill When prosenied tothe Legisiature. The Supervisors mect to-day to conclude the arrangements, OBITUARY. yenk Arnold Elzey. A despatch from Balumore annonnces the death | of General Elzey, in that city, on Tuesday afternoon, He was tne Military Academy at West Point in 1833, He waa Subsequently he Elzey. During the Florida war of 1837-8 he served with credit, and during the Mexican war distin- guished nlimself, receiving a brevet for gailant and meritorious conduct in the battles of Contreras and Churubusco, On the 26th of April, 1861, he restyned | his commission and entered the Confederate service. | Such Marylanders as joined the rebellion served under him in Lee’s army throughout the contest. ‘The deceased held the rank of major general av the close of the war, and although he did litte to win alstinction he is sald to have displayea soldier! abilities m all the batties in which he participated. MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. Marcied, CHURCH--VINTON,—At the residence of the bride's father, in Hoboken, on Tuesday evening, February 21, Mr. Groxor W. Cuuren, of New York, to Miss ANNLB ©, VINTON, of this city, Rev, N. Sayre Harris, of St. Paul's, oMekating, FIELD—CLEWLUY.—-On Wednesday, February at the residence of the bride's parents, by Kev. Charles Hail Everest. JOAN KR. M, FinLD to Evata S., Clewley, all of Brooklyn. t the residence ‘of the and street, Brooklyn, on i, DY the Rey, Dr. Buddington, Ei to NELL PORTER, daughter of Captain Albert t. Portiand (Me), New Orleans and Bedford (Pa.) Papers please copy. Hart—DupLey.--On Thursday, February 23, by Rev. Merrill Richardson, at the residence of the bride’s parents, Gorse S. Harr to Miss ANNA DupLRy, all of tins city. No cards. HUNT—PENNIB.—By Rev. Mr. Ware, AL! Hunt, son of Witla Hunt, artist, to Miss b PENNIF, Mece of Henry Pennie, of Brooklyn. Sunday, February 29, at rent de Paul's church, by the Rey, Pather Leneut, ALFRED H. MeLLKR to Miss BLANcUH SaR- TIER. O8GOOD—SHEFrIRLD.—On Wednesday evenin: February 22, at the residence of the bride's futhe by the Rev, P. L, Davies, Lincs Feces son of Artemus Osgood, Esq., of Rose, N. HARRISON—JEWET ‘Thursday, February Esq., of New York city. ‘Ly.—In Brooklyn, on Tuesday, February 2t, at the Cnuren of Our Lady of Mercy, | by Rev. Thomas Taatle, Josée O'BRIEN to Miss | GERALDINE HANLy, PARKER—BUCHANAN.—On Thursday, February 23, at the Central Methodist Episcopal cuurch, Seventh avenue, by Rev, Andrew Longacre, THOMAS BENTON PARKER, Of Ohicago, to Miss VIRGINIA BUCHANAN, daughter of McKean Bnehanan, E Puyre—WastLaxe.—On Wednesday evening, ruary 22, at the residence of the bride’s brotuer-ins jaw, 113 Elliot place, Brooklyn, by the Rev. W. Lord, Epwarp D. Puy Fanniz, daughter of John D. Westlake, b Yonkers. PULSCHEN—Forp.—On Thursday, February ‘Trinity Church, New York, by Kev. J, B. O. Be JULIVS THEODOR WILLIAM PULSCHBN to Mrs, Ma- THILDA FoRD, all of Governor's Island. SweEr~BateMan.—At Christ Church, Brooklyn, E. D,, on Tuesday, February 21, by the Kev. A, H. Partridge, SAMUEL 8. Swear to Lut: daughter of Benjamin Bateman, Esq., all of Brookiyn. North aud South Carolina and Indiana papers please copy. YATES—QUINLA St. Thomas! Episcopal chureh, Fit . Dr. Morgan, ALONZO OU. YarRs, of Syracus Miss SARAM AGNES QUINLAN, Of this city. —On Thursday, February 23, at avenue, by the ANDERSON.—At a special meeting of the Charter Club, held on Thursday evening, February 23, at 1,259 Broadway, the following preamble and. resolu- ons were unanimously adopted:— Whereas it has pleased an all-wise Providence to remove from our mudst our Jate member and com- panton, James H. Anderson, therefore be it Kesolved, Taat we, the members of the Charter Cinb, wile Lumbly bowing in subinission to the will of Him who doeth all things well, deeply de piore our loss. member we lose a worthy and genial companion, — the community an honest, upright aud virtuous citizen, Resolved, That we extend our sympathies to his aMicted family in this tueir irreparable loss, Resolved, That the Club House be suitanly draped for thirty days, and that we, the members of the Charter Club, attend the funeral in a body, The death of Mr. Watson threw the claims he held | ber. it was to patch up these | morning, at half-past ten o'clock, Resolved, That the secretary have the above reso- lutions suitably engrossed, and thatacopy of the same be sent to the family of our late wortay mem- JAMES G. DIMOND, President. JouN P. YORRG, Secretary. Members are requested to meet at the residence of deceased, this (Friday) morning, at half-past ten o'clock. New York CaLEponton CLUB.—The members are hereby notified to attend the funeral of our deceased brother, James H. Anderson, from the Methodist Episcopal church, Thirtieth street, between Kightn and Ninth avenues, this (Friday) moraing, at halt- past ten o'clock. By order of JOHN WATT, Chief. L, D, RongrTson, Corresponding Secretary. BacutLixer.—On Wednesday, February 22, Rosa- RIO GovIN DE BAcHILLER, ftom Cuba, in the 52d year of her age. The relatives and friends of the family are invited tu ptten the funeral, this (Friday) afternoon, at one o'clock, from ee: residence, No. 312 West Twen- ty-second atredt, Bakstow.—In Brooklyn, on Thursday, February 28, after a long and painful illness, Hunry W. Bane STOW, Of the firm of Barstow & Pope, of New York, in the 70th year of his Notice of funeral to-morrow. BrowN.—On Thursday, February 23, Susan Marta Guiscuarp, wite of John W. Brown, Jr. t = frei and friend: sb boat Me are Heel ‘ally invited tg atjenq tye funeral, on Saturday afterneon, at to Sib, jes the residence of her father, W. H. Guischard, No. 135 North Third street, Brooklyn, B,D. Browy.—In Brooklyn, on Thursday, February 23, Chara Louisa. daugiter of Joho 8.and Jeannetve G. Brown, aged 5 wee Relatives and friends of the famtly are invited to ; mised .gssistance in support of measures which | attend the funeral, from the parents’ residence, No. 1,226 Pacific street, near Clove *road, on Saturday Brusi.—On Wednesday, February 22, ANNt# Lizzie Bausa, only daughter of Mary J, Aistow and the late Gabriel D. Brush. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral on Friday afternoon, at two o'clock, from Grace church, Conselyea street, near Lorimer, Williamsburg. CaREY.—On Wednesday, February 22, Tomas CAREY, & native of the parmsh of Clinolty, county Tipperary, Ireland, jn the 23d year of his age. I he relatives and friends of the amily are respect- fully invited to attend the funerel, trom the resi- dence of his uncle, Lawrence Carey, 734 Jefferson street, between Patchen and Reed avenues, Brook- lyn, on Sunday afternoon, at one o'clock. Carey.—On Wednesday, February 22, Jamng CAREY, alter along und lingering sickness, at ius late residence, 212 Waverley place, aged 33 years, ‘The remaing will be taken from bs ‘late residence to St. Joseph's church, Sixth avenue, ts (Friday) woraing, ‘at ten o'clock, where a requiem mass will ‘be said for the repose of his soul. The friends of the | at SARAM M,, eldest daughter of James W. Shenicld, | Resolved, Thatin the death of our friend and | | ae)! oe Bagh ai atreet, this day (Priday), at twelve orclo FavLanre.--On Wednesday, Pevrnary 22, VALaN- TINS PAULENER, @ native of Portnmna, county Galway, ireland, agea The relatives-an to attend the funeral, 1 viv late residence, 378 Hinst gighth street, this (Friday) afternoon, at two 0 Clock. GauL.—On Thursday, F Mrs. ALMIRA Gaur, widow of Witham years, Friends and acquainiances of tue family are tne vited bo attend the inaeral, from ber late res a, 290 West Forty-second strodl, bls ('riday) aivernevn, at three o'clock. HwaLy.—On Wednesday morning, February after a lingering iilnés#, MARY, beloved wile Thouwas Healy, & nauye of Maryborough, Queeus county, Ireland, aged 34 years, The relatives and trlends of the family a quested to attend tue tuperal, from the residenc her husband, Jad First aver corner of Tweute st., this (Friday) afternoon, at half-past one o'clock ‘Vhe remams will be taken to Univary Cemetery Hoaroy.--in Brooklyn, on Wedaesduy eveulng, hall-past. five o'clock, Loa iZABETG, omy daughter left of Benjamin D, Horton and the late Amanda Horton, aged 22 montis and | day, — ‘The relatives and (riends are respectfuily invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of her father, 234 Duilleld street, Brooklyn, this (Friday) at- Leraoon, at two ofclock, Huchns.--Oh Wednesday, February 22, Paraicn vs, aged 40 yenrs, ‘The friends of the family are respectfully invited to auiend the funeral, from sellevue Lospttal, i ‘Twenty-bIxt street, this (Priday) afternoun, } One o'clock. The remains will be taken to Calvary Cemetery for interment. JOHNSON. On Thur Fobruary 23, Cxernis, wile of Alexander Johnson, aged 28 years. ‘The tives dud fricnis of the famtly are respect fully invited to attend the fonerai, from her tate resi- denee, 450 West Twenty-niuta street, on Sanday allernoon, at que o'elock, Jones,—On Thursday, February 23, Jones, in the déth year of his age. The relatives and Irieids of tue damily are respect fully inviiea to aticud tbe funeral, on Saturday inorning, a! ten o'clock, from bis fate restu it Centre street, thence to St. Andrew's charct, Duane street, where a requicma mass will be overed Tow the repose of his soul. Joxus,—-On Tuesday, February 21, at bts late ret dence, 67 Porsyth street, SHKPARD PATTEN JONES, eidest sou of Shepard and Dovintha Jon of New- town Sandus, Baltingluss, trelaud, im the 29th year of his age. Jongs,—On Tursaay, Willan Jones, aged 4 ‘The friends of tne a the funeral, from ly | street, on Saturday alternoon, at to o’¢ioek. KEL On Wednesday, February 22, Joun KeLLy, @ native of the parish of Killbred, kings county, Ireland, 1m the 24th year of his age. fhe relauuves anu iriends of tke family are respect fuily invited to atiend the funeral, from tis late sedi donee, corner of Fifty-third street atid Second ave~ nue, on Suturday morning, at ten o'clock. ‘ihe ve mains Will be taken (o tue Domintegn church, corner of Sixty-tifth street aad Lexington avenue, ience to Calvary Cemetery LAWRENCE.—On ‘Vuesday morning, February 21, } after a short and severe tines, JOUN 5, LAWBENCK, eldest son ot Alexander M. Law: a Che doth year of his age, Lhe relatives and friends of the family are respect fuily invited to ateud the fuueral, irom St. ¢ chureb, Stoyvesant sqaace, this (Friday, aft at two o'eloc Lynca.—On Th @ short and seve year of his age. ‘The relatives and friends of the famtiy are respect fully invited Ww aviend whe funeral, irom ats iate 215 Bast 4 Ly-Mftu street, on Saturday + at one O'CLOCK, eNDOKE.—Un Cuursiay, Feoruary 23, WiLLR- MINA, beloved aud uuiy Gaugater ol i redertck an Mary Middendori. (yo relatives and friends of the family ore re- spectiully mvited to attend the funeral, ou Sanday alerioun, at two o'clock, frou the ot. Johannes Gelman cuarch, at Kasi New Lorn, be L -On Wednesday, February 22, at tue cond avenue, re. ot WILLIAM February 25, Sakad, wile of years, sd are invited to attend te residence, 95 Fourta ay Inorning, February 23, after ¢ liues8, JOUN ithe residence 5 Mra. MARY MCCULLAGH, aged 57 years, A solerma mass of requiem will be offered for the of her soul in dubriel’s church, Bast ond avenue, ou Sat- nOrOUNg, QL alter Which wer niains willbe removed to Caivary Cemetery, T relatives and frteuds and those of her sou-in-law, ‘nhomas Gearty, are respectiuily invited to at end. McDONN&LL.—On Wednesday, Pebraary 22, ivan, Inlant son Of Sarah and tie late Mugu MeDonnel, of Ballina, county Mayo, Ireland, ‘The funeral will take piace from the residence of his mother, New York avenue, Citlton, Staten island, Uhis ( Friday) afternoon, a iwo o'civck. MCKANNA.—On Wednesday, february 22, CATHA- KINE AMELIA, diugiter ol Join MeKanna, aged 6 years, 10 inonths and 22 days. The irtends and acquainiances are respectfully iuyited vo atiend the funeral, from her late residence, 78 ShernY st » Uils (Friday) aftcrioon, at «two | o'clock. UpRLL.—On Thursday, Pebraary 23, Mra, Carua- RINE J. ODELL. The relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend tue funeral, fri in- cent’ Hospital, Seventh avenue aud & this (Friday) afternoon, at one 0’ OWENS.—UOn Tharsday, February 23, after a short tilness, PHIL? OWENS, Wh the 4Un Yeur Of his age. ‘The relatives and friends of tue lamily, and those of lis brother-tu-law, John Graham, aad us cousin, | James Owens, are respectfully invited to atveud the funeral, from the resitieuce Of his mother, 253 West ‘dwenty-seventh sireet, ou Suuday altvravon, at one o'clock. PINKNEY.—In Brooklyn, on Titursday, February 23, after a short illness, Mrs. ANN AUGUSTA PINKNEX, widow of Charles Pinkuey, of Baltimore, Md. The relatives and iriends of the iamily are re- spectiuliy invited to aitend the tunerai, from the resiience of ber daugiiter, 457 Adeipui street, on rei afternoon, &. two o'clock, without further notice, Rag.—On Wednesday, February 22, after a short illness, Jastzs Raw, Of Paisley, Scotland, aged 25 yegis. ‘tne funeral will take place from the residence of his steptather, Peter Casey, No, 89 Thira avenue, this (Friday) afternoon, at one o'clock, tor interment in Greenwood Cemetery. opy. > February 23, ANN OuR- Scotch papers please c: Ranney. —On Tharsa Tiss, wile of E. W. Kanney, M. D., aged 46 yeurs. Relatives and [riends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, 440 West rene eae street, on Saturday afternoon at one o'gloe: ZINERS.—In Brooklyn, on Wednesday, February 23, MAnGieria, beloved wife of Martin Retuers, a 38 yeas. Sites ~~ ‘he relatives and friends are respectfally invited to attend the funeral, which will take place Irom her late residence, 415 Hudson street, on Sunday alter- noon, at two o'clock, by Ruty.~ Micnae. Ruri, aged 15 years, after a very severe illness, at tne resideuce of hits falher, Thomas Ryn gt cs m street, of loticé of funeral see to-morrow’'s paper. Sawyer.—On Thursday morning, Vebruary 2%, SARALS, SAWYER, relict of Captain Joshua Sawyer, aged 49 years, ~ § Funera! services will be held at the residence ot her son-in-law, Joseph Del la Torre, 334 East 125to. street, tiils (friday) afternean, at four o’ciock. The remains will be interred 1a Mystic, Voan, Scort.—At Staten Island, on friday, February 3, Oaptain Roper? N. Scorr, aged 63 years. His remains were taken to Maiden, Ulster county, for interment, SaeLpos.—At Paris, France, on Taesday, January SI, Robie B. n of Julius aud Maria &, Sieldon, of New Y ag years. Simvons.—At Manhattanville, on Priday, Feb- Tuary 10, Caruantne H., daughter of the lite Wil- liam B. Marshall, of Shvewsoury, Mass., amd widow of the late Dr. Simmons, of Nortt Caroliaa, in the 4oth year of her age. SreuLE-—On Saturday evening, his residence, near New Bra Kk, N. J., suddenly, Perer R, STELLE, aged 71 years. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, on Saturday afternoon at one o'clock, and irom the First Baptist church, at New Brunswick, at February 18, at familly are respectfully invited to attend tue funeral. ‘The remains will be taken to Calvary Cemetery for interment. Cieany.—On Wednesday, February 22, Mary, the beloved wife of John Cieary, formerly of Callan, county Kilkenny, Ireland, aged 40 years, The friends of the family and those of her brother, Thomas Kealy, are cordially tnvited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, No. 313 East Twenty-nintn street, this (Friday) afternoon, at alf-past oae8 o'clock. COHEN.—On Wednesday, February 22, at noon, Saran, wife of Samuel M. Cohen, in her 82d year. The relatives and friends of the family are Invited to attend the funeral, this(Friday) morning, at hall- ast nine o’clock, from her late residence, No. 36 ‘est Forty-fifth street. CouLiNs.—At Scotia, Senenectady county, N. Y., on Thursday, February 23, CHARLES CoLLINs. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are in- vited to attend tne funeral, on Saturday morning, *| as above, Ovxtis.—In Brooklyn, on Wednesday, February 22, of congestion of the brain, JOHN SKILLMAN, infant son of Henry M. and Caroilne N, Curtis, aged 10, 25x100, at st. (Brooxlyn), house and lot, No, 246, 5x3x100. QUEENS COUNTWS BUGBEAR. The Great Court House Contest—Points of | residence of his father, 63! Law Raised Against the Action of the Su- pervisors. For a great many years the people of Queens county have suifered great fuconventence, hunger and thirst from the poor accommodations afforded by the remote location of the County Court House. All were of the opinion that a Court House was ded, but could not agree upon the location. The Supervisors took upon themselves the responsibility of locating the new butldiag, and after many changes of opin- | afternoon, at one o’ck ton agreed to locate it at Mineola. They agreed to appropriate $10,000 for a site and at their last meet- Ing coneluded to Pp ex-Congressman ‘faber. The legal mindS of Queens county are of tne inton that this ape of the Super- visors he gel hot raise more than $5,000 annually for poet, and 27 days, constructing or locating any county building; tn ho such work suall-be dune except eu the vatition urchase 2 99-100 acres of land from | Almira Eliott, 4 months and 20 days. Funeral on Saturday afternoon, at three o'clock, from the residence of Mrs. John Skillman, 96 Rem- erie Relutives and friends are respectfully invited. Dawsox.—On Wednesday, February 22, at the § Second avenue, THOMAS F. Dawson, aged 19 years and 7 days. The funeral services will take place at St. Gabriel's charch, this (Friday) morning, at eleven o'clock, from whenee his remains wili be removed to Calvary Cemetery, at two o'clock P.M. Hia relatives and friends are Tespectfully invited to attend, Droos.—On Wednesday morning, Fevrnary 22, at eight o'clock, ANNA REBRCCA DRoGE, the Derioved wife of Claus Droge, aged 39 years, | month and 17 ays. ‘Tne relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, from ner late residence, No, 224 aoe street, this (Friday) EL.ioTT.—On Thursday, Febrnary 23, of scariet fever, ALBERT JACKSON ELLIOTT, son of Joseph and ed 1 year, $ months and 9 days, ‘The funeral will take place on saturday afternoon, fama from 166 South Third street, Brook: FATRCHILD.—On Weitnesday, February 22, (xorar ALFRED RADLEY FAIRCHILD, mata b eno! aged 6 years, 5 months are respectfully invited to Friends of the family attend the feueral. from lus father's residence, 350 half past two, ‘torring.—On Wednesday, February 22, Maria Leoyarp, daughter of Wiltam aba Josepuine Stuart Topping, aged 2: years. ‘ne friends of the tamily are invited to attend the funeral, without further notice, {rom No. 1t West Twenty-first street, on Saturday, at 12 o'clock. VALENTINE. At Mount Vernon, N. ¥., on Wednes- day, Febuary 22, Lypia Huesers, infant daughier of Theodore and Sarah Valentine. Tie relatives and iriends of her parents, and also of her Ue at Mrs, Elizapeth Watkius, are respect{ally invited to attend the funeral, at the Methodist Episcopal church, on Saturday afiernoon, ot two e’clock. New Haven trains leave Fourth pea and Tweuty-seventh street at 11:30 o'clock VALENTINE.—On Thurs Februa’ Mary E., wie of uae’, Valentines” “phos ‘he funeral wil take place on Saturday afternoon, at one o'clock, fom the Reformed churen tn You- kers. Relatives and friends are respectiully tuviied to attend without further notice, VAN DyKs.—On Wet y, February 22, at his late resklence, No. 154 Sullivan street, Peres L. Van Dyxk, Jr., in the 37th year of ts age. ‘The relatives audi irlends of the family are respect faily invited to attend the funerat, from St. Ambrose chapel, corner of Prince and Thompson stre: B Saturday afternoon, at one o'clock. VaN NAM & Ports Richmond, S. I., on Thurs day morning, February 28, CuARLES WINFIELD, 502 of Paui M, and Elizabeth (Scott) Van Name, in bis oth year. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the fu- neral, ai the Reformed churca, Port Richmond, om Saturday afternoon, at hali-past one o'clock. Van WaGENEN.—Ou Thursday, February 23, Jou, infant son of Cornelius D. and Susan Van Wageuen, agea 6 months, ~ ‘The friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of Lis pareuts, No. 39 West Nineteentii street, ou Saturday moroing, at ten o*elock. Watrace.—On Woilnesday, February 22, at the residence of her father, John Page, Fourth avenue, between Eighty-eighin and Eignty-ninth streets, JOANNA WALLacé, Wile of William M, Wailace, aged ) 23 years. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are invited adtend the funoral, this (Friday) afveruoun, at one "clock. OW rnits.—On Wednesday, Feoruary 22, at three PLM, Witiiam 4. WILLIS. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services, at lls late residence, 980 Sixt ave- Bue, tay (Friday) atterngou, at [our o’clocks