The New York Herald Newspaper, March 8, 1871, Page 5

a ee a ey eT ee ap Ey Be eee neg We bs allt a s, t HISS GENBRALISSIMO CARROLL Have We a Female Strategist Among Us? Congressmen, Senators and Cabi- net Officers Say Yes, She Claims to Have Suppressed the Rebellion. One Hundred Thousand Dollars Asked for Her Services. Committeemen Only Ofer Five, Which She Regards as a Burlesque. Wasuincron, March, 5, 187), fince the close of the rebellion each successive Congressional session has brought to ight and sub- mitted for public criticism huadveds of important claims to which the dread necessities of war gave Dirth—claims of all kinds and from all kinds of per- fons. In some cusca tne losses suffered by the claimants were small aud the benefits derived by the government from those losses very ¢ : in e@thers ine reverse is equally true; butin all, small ‘Bnd great, Congress is looked to lor compensating appropriations, and endless as the number of claims are the proofs of loyalty put forih., Were the stuffed pigeonholes of Congressional committees thoroughly ransacked and the most eurious war claims carefally assorted, it is doubtful ‘Whether a more unique and more INIGRESTING CASE than that of Miss Anna Pla Carroll, of Maryland, could be discovered. And hardly could there be foand one of importance concerning which une general public know 80 littie; for whatever etlect upon our destiny a3 a nation the labors of Mis3 Carroll may have had, whatever bright martial honors some of our commanders may have won through her suggestions, the quiet littie lady with a mative modesty has kept herself and her curtous ease comparatively hidden from pupile view. Sheis nota “strong minded’? woman as that term is gen- efally understood, and does not court popularity, as most of the strong-minded women do, She 1s a descendant of the famous Charles @arroll, of Carrollton, Ma., one of the signers of the Declaration ot Independence, and isa native and resideut of Maryland, In personal appearance she 4s rather short and stout, looks to be about fifty Years of age, has a pleasant face and a fine forehead, flanked by LITTLE CORKSCREW CURLS. Her manners and intelligence * are indicative of cul- ture as well as native talent. She converses with great ease and elegance, though her hearing is so @efective as to necessitate the constant use of an ear trumpet. Whatever may be the merits of her claim, she is certainly a remarkable woman. From the statements put forth by herself and others in her benalf, it would appear that her services were more important to the United States than those of the Maid of Orieans were to France. In HER MEMORIAL TO OONGRE. Presented in the Senate last Marcn by Senator Morrill, of Maine, she says that, being con- Vinced at the inception of the rebellion that at would demand for its overthrow the united exertions of all patriots of every capacity, she hesitated not to devote all her energies wholly to ‘the cause of the Union, and to this end wrote and Published at her own expense continuously for the @issemination of information, and, as opportunity offered, communicated throughout the struggle im- portant facts and suggestions to those who were o@Mclally charged with the maintenance of the gov- erument; that after the battie of Bull Run the administration were not satisfied that the best plan for the suppression of the rebellion had been de- vised, and in the hope of bemg useful in that exigency she visited the West in the autumn of 1861, and alter careful observation became thoroughly satisticd that the expedition then in course of pre- paration to descend the Mississipp1 could not suc- Geed, and from the information elicited irom steam- Doat pilots and other practical men who were familiar with those Western waters, she wag con- Vinced that THE TENSESSER RIVER WAS THE ONLY WAY TO PENETRATE THE VITALS OF THE REBELLION with our then availanle forces. And for the pur- — of inducing our government to abandon e Mississippl and to adopt the Tennessee fiver instead, she prepared the plan forthe cam- paign, which is annexed to her memorial, and mced it in the hands of Hon. Thomas A, Scott, taut Secretary of War, on the 20th of Novem- ber, 1861; that taat distinguished oMlclal expressed himself highly gratified and said he had no doubt Dut she was right; und alter the success of the expe- @itton he iuiormed her that sne had saved the guv- ernment incalculabie millions ana was unquestion- ENTITLED TO THE THANKS OF CONGRESS; that she was not advised as to how her paper was used by the War Department, but does believe that Mt caused the Tennessee mver to be adopted as the strategetical line in 1862, and thereby most materially wiuenced the destinies of the war; and she asks Uongress if the facts recited shall, upon in- yestigation prove to be weil grounded, lor compensa- tion commensurate with the service. ‘The pian sets forth ail the sources of danger that Must have attended a military campaign down the Mussissippi at that day, and the grave mistaxe our civil aud miliary authorities were making 1n under- taking to prepare for that expedition. It snowed that numerous battles would have to be fought and the greatest risks icurred beiore auy im- jon could be made upon the enemy, whose Batteries lined the banks of the river, and Were atmost impregnable to assault, whe their fortfications were regarded as their stronghold, and @iter showing why she entire plan shouid be aban- Goned, she suggests the Tennessee river instead, as the true siragetical movement, pointing out its superior advantages over the Mississipp: or Cum- Derland, its navigable powers for meaium class Doats to the foot oi the Muscle Shoals in Alabaina. Bhe stated that by this river We would avoid all the rebel batteries, Which it would be impossible ever to take with our gunboats, which, if injured in any Way, Would, on acceunt of the current, be swept dow’ the stream to the enemy, whereas, by the Ten- messee, they would drop back with the current and capture. “But,” sae continues, “@ still greater advantage would be ITS TENDENCY TO CUT THE ENEMY'S LINES IN TWO, by reaching the Memphis and Charleston Rail- road, threatening Meuiphis, which lics one hun- Grea miles due west, and no defencible point between; also Nashville, only acy, Hes: mortheast, aud Florence and Tuscumbia, in North Alabama, forty nilles east. A movement in this di- rection would do more to relieve our friends tn Ken- tucky and .uspire the loyal hearts in Bast Tennes- wee than the possession of the waole Mississippt river. If weil executed 1t would cause the evacua- tion of all those f ‘midabie fortificauons on which the rebels ground their Dopes of success; and, in the event of our fleet attacking Mobile, tue presence of our troops iu the northern part of Alabama would be materia! aid to the fleet.” “Again,”’ she says, “the aid our forces would receive from the loyal men im Tennessee would enable them vo soon crush the Jast traitor in that region, and the separation of the two extremes would do more than 100 battles for che Union cause.’ In concluding what she now calls this PROPHETIO PLAN, ‘Miss Carroll say ‘The Tennessee river 1s crossed by the Memphis and Loutasville Kati- road and the Memphis and Nashville Railroad. At Hamburg the river wakes the big bend the easi, touching the northeast corner of Mis: sippi, entering the nerihwest corner of Alal forming an arcto the south, entering the State of Tennessee at ine northeast corner of Alabama, and {fit does not touch the northwest corner of Georgia comes very near it. 1t is bus eight miles from Ham- burg to the Memphis and Charlestom lailiroad, which goes through Tuscuunbi: ly two miles from the river, witich It crosses at tur, thirty miles gpove, intersecting with the Nashvilie and Cyat- tanooga road at Stephenson. The Teunessee river Dhas never jess than three eet to liamburg on the ‘shoalest’ bar, and during the fall, winter and spring moutas there is always water lor the largest boats Chat are used on the Mississippi river, It foliows from the above facts that m inaking the Mississippi the key tothe war in the West, or rather tn over- looking the Tennessee river, the subject is not under- stood by Lie superiors in command.” These papers were referred to the Senate Com- Mitice on Military Afluirs and the Militia, and to them were added several LEITERS ADDLESSHO TO MISS CARROLL BY OFFICERS OF MR. LINCOLN’S CABINET, Lo entthheet Senators and members, all of whom spoke the highest terms of her valuable services durtag: the rebellion. About the same tlme Geuveral Schenck introduced similar papers in the House of Repre- Bentatives, and they were referred to the Military Committee, wilcn in turn appointed Mr. Witcher, & republican Representative from West Virginia, to in- Yestigate: and report upon the merits of the case. ‘Miss Carroll, however, has heard nothing further from that quarter, nor pag she taken any steps to duce the House comiittee to hasten its action. On the 24 inat. Mr. Howard, of tue fenaye Military NEW YURK HERALD, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 8, 1871.—TRIPLE SHEET. Committee, submitted a report supporting Milas Carrol!’s claim, and accom! the report with a bill recommening that she be paid $5,000 “in full em is'action of the claim,” which amount, however, sXe does not regard ag “compensation commensu- rate with the service.”” Aiter quoting Miss Carroll’s plan the committeo fay “that this plan, as suggested, was adopted, We submit the fo lowing letter from _H ‘homas A, Scott, then Ags stant Secretary of Wai Hon. JAcoB M, HowAnn, United States Senat On or about’ the bith November, 1881, Miss Carroll, as stated in her memorial, called on mie as Assistant Secretary of War, and suggemied the propriety of abandoning the ex- pedition whica Was then preparing to deacend the Missia- Sippt river, and to adopt instead the Tennessce river, and hauded to ie the plan of campaign, aa appended to her ‘memorial, whieh pian I submitted 10 the Secretary of War, anu its general ideas were edopted. Ou my return from the Souchwest, in 1662, | informed Miss Carroll, on she states in her memorial, that through the adoption of this plau the country bad been saved millions, and that it entitled her to the kind consideration of Congress, "THOS, A. BUOTT. PAULADELIHTA, June 24, 1510, ‘The report of the committee goes on to say:— The afidavit of Hon. Lemuel D. Evans, of Marshall, Texas, at present Chief Jastice of that State, shows that he was en- trusted by our government with a conlidential mission to the Mexican border on the Lower Kio Grande, ana fa the autumn Of 1851 proceeded to St, Louis, the then Neadquarters of the Army of the southwest, and as the success of his mission depended on the movements of the army in that militury department it became uis business to obtain accurate infor ation, and with that object in view he remained in St. Louis until some time in November. This deponent states that Mise Carroll was in St, Louty in October and Novembe) seoking iniormation, as she claimed and as he beieves, #01 of the Union; that he held many conversations with her on tho military abd political situation ; that there was board: jug in tbe game hote! witn Miss Carroll a Mra. Scott, a Indy who seemed well informed as to what was golug on, end wwose husband was then a pilot_on the steamer Semphis, one of the transports in the expedition designed to descen the Mississippi. “A few days after the battle of Belmont Mr. Scott came to the hotel, wien Miss Carro: sought and ob- tawed an interview through bis wile, and becoming impressed with the value of his special knowledge she requested acponent to jom im the interview and vo interrogate Mr. Scott, which he did at great Jength, m regard to the Mississippi, the Tennessee and Cumberiaud rivers; and in reply he stated that 1 Was Nis oploion—in which all the pilots connected with the expedition concurred—that it would bo next to impossible to open the Aussissippi with the gunboars, He mentioned one pilot wio nad been lawiliar with tose waters for forty years, He stated that it was entirely practicable for the gunboats to ascend, at fuvorabie stages of water, the Cum- ‘land to Nashville, and, at all stages, the wessee to the foot of the Muscle Suouls, Miss garrolt requested ps ants te. write down for her e principa} facts s! id elicited, F quesied wih Yo Wt ont Pacanmina sas toc! qauriny his counection with the expedition, to do which he at rst declined, on the ground of defective education, as he alleged, but he iimally consented. Oa Miss Carroll’s revurn Lom the West she prepared and submitted to deponens for his opinion the plan of the Yennessee river expedition as set forth im her memorial. being a nauve and resident of that sec- on and muinaiely acquainied with Its geograply, and particularly with the Tennessee river, deponent Was conyiiced of the vast military importance of her paper, and advised her to lose uo Ume i Joying the same before the War Department, witch she di on or about tue 20Ln of November, 1501.’ On the oth of January 1862, Miss Oarroll addressed Hon. 7. A, Scott again on the importance of te pian she submitted on tne s0th of November, 1861, she says:—‘Having given you my views of the Tennessee river on my return from the West, sowing that tuis river is the true strategical key to oveicome the rebels in the Seucbwest, I beg agutn to recur to the importance of its adoption. ‘this river 1s_never impeded by ice fn the coldest winter, as the Missis- sippt and Cumberlaud someumes are. I ascer- tained when in St. Louis that the gunboats then fit- Ung out could not retreat against the current of these Westera waters, and go staied to you. Be- sides, thetr principal guns are placed forward, aud will not be very efficient against an enemy below them, ‘The fighting would have to be done by’ thelr stern guns, oniy two, or 4% they anchored by tne stern they would lose the advantage of motion, which will preveaot the enewy from getting their range. Our gunboats at ancuor would be a target wilich the enemy will not be slow to improve aud benefit thereby. The Tennessee river, beginning at Paducah, fifty miles above Cairo, after ieaving the Obio, runs across gouth-southeast, rather than through Kentuexy and ‘Tennessee, until it reaches the Mississippi line, di- rectly west of Florence and Tuscumbia, which lies filty miles east, and Mempuis, 126 miles west, wiih tue Charleston and Memphis itatiroad eight miles from the river, There is no difficulty in reaching this peint at any time of the year, and the water is known to be deeper than in the Ohio. Jf you will look on a Tap of the Western States you will see in what a .Position Buckner would be ‘placed by @ strong ad- Vance up the feanessee river. He would be obliged to back out of Kentucky, or if lie did noi our force could take Nashviile 1u ois rear aud compel him to Jay down bis arus.”! OLD BEN WADE GOES FOR THE PAIR CARROLL. “Hon. B. F, Wade, ex-United States Senator ana Chairman of the Committee on te Conduct of the War, states taut he had always understood that it Was through tis cause that the Mississippi river expedition was abandoned and the Tennessee river adopted in ite stead; that a copy of Miss Carroll’s paper was shown hin grag’ aiter the Success of the campaign by the late Hon. Elisha Whittiesey, of Ohio, then Comptrouer of the ‘Ireasury, and that he knew weil how highly President Lincoln and Mr. Stanton ap- preciated this sérvice and the infermation ene was able to impart during the entire straggle, and has heard them both say that she ought to be liberaily rewarded; that ne fs giad her claim is belore Congress, as her services Were most benedicial; that her ciaim 1s just, and he hopes will be Uberaily re- warded.” Miss Carroll says that here is atleast setuled 1n- contestably a fact in the history of our late war which had more real significance upon the tinal ter- mination of tke struggle than ali others combined. At that period, she says, the North had no adequate conception of ihe magniiude and completeness of Lhe rebellion, for the South was, in fact, oue vast military cup. Her prophetic opinion was that England and Franee understood far better than we how unequal the military strength of the two sections then was, and they stood ready, upon the frst great military disaster after the battie of Bull Run, to re- cognize tiie Independence OF the South, and had our forecs gone down the Mississipp!, as was designed, that recognition by foreign Powers would inevitably have resulted, This, sne says, was the crisis in Our pational Nfe. It saved the Untoa and insured from that moment the death of the Southern Coniederacy. She contends that these trutns are understood and acknowledged to-day by all think- Ing imen of both sections; for 14 seems that the South had conceded the necessity of the Mississippi expedition frem the North as fully as had our own authorities, and to its diversion from thatriver to the Tennessee they ascribe their failure. From that hour the leaders kuew thelr doom was sealed, The war was then costiug Our government upwards of three ae of money per day. How many days and months Was shorteued, or how many thousands of lives were saved from useless sluughter by the change can never be estimated; and, in connection with tie epost of the Union, can never be ascertained any mode of calculation known to man. it is together too big, for from that period the end of the struggle Was a mere question of time: the ene- mies’ lines were cut in two. The people were then Teady to rush to arms, and the whole civilized world comprehended that the government of the Union Would remain indivisible. With reference to Miss Carroll's services at the in- ception of the revellion the committee 1n their re- port ray:— From the high social position of this lady, and established ability us u writer und thinker, she prepared at the inception of the rebellion to exercise a strong fafluence in bebalt of liberty aod Union, ‘That it was felt and r spected in Mary.and during the darkest hours in that State’ history there can be uo question. Her publications throu out the struggle were eloquently and ably written and wider circulated, and did much to arouse and invigorate the seutl- ment of loyalty in Maryland and other border States. it is not too much to way that they were among the very ablets publications of the time, aad exerted a powerful influence Upon the hearts of the people. Bome of these publications were prevared under tho auspices of the War Department, and for these Misa Carroll prtverred a ciaim to relinburso her for the exvensus incurred in their publication, which ought to have been paid; and as evidence of this we subjoin the following statement from the Assistaut Secretary of War:— PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 28, 1863, All my interviews with Miss Carroil were in my ofiicial ca- Pacity aa Assistant Secretary of War. The pamphlets pub- Habed were, to a certain extent, under a general authority then exercised by me in the discharge of public duties as As- sistant Secretary of War. No price was fixed, but it was ua derstood tbat the government would treat her with suilicieut Unerality to compensate her fer any service whe inigit rea- jer. After reviewing Miss Carroll's case the committee concluded their report as follows:— In view, therefore, of the highly meritorious services of Miss Carroll during the whole period of our national trou- bles, and especially at that epoch of the war to which her orial makes reference, and in consideration of tho fur- Mier fact tbat all the expecives incident to thia service were Borne by herself, the committee believe her claim to be just, d that it ow, © recognize 4 Quenlly report'a bill for her rehete Sicipeaiant ‘The following is the bill introduced for reliet:— A BILL FOR THE RELIEF OF 3168 ANNA ELLA CARROLL. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative of the United Siut's of America fa Congress assemvied, ‘That nm of five thousand doilars be, and the same 18 hereby, appropriated out of any money fn the Treasury of the United States not ocuerwise appropriated, in full satis of the claim of Miss Anva Ella Carroll for services in fur- pishing vaiuabie information to the War Department during the late rebeltion, and for preparing certaiu usetat pudiicn- tions during the sate period, upon an undersiandiag with the War Department. In some way unknown, it would appear, to Miss Carroil, Who does -not mention any amount in her memorial, the sum of one Kundred thousand dollars has been suggested as a fitting recognition of her servic he value of which those best informed on the sulject are most veady to concede. It will be seen by the Dill, which accompanies the report pre- sented by Senator Howard, that is proposed to grant Miss Carroll the sum of five thousand doilars “in fuli satisfaction’ of her claims, and that proposition now awaits the action of the Senate. Nuss Carroil 13 inclined to look upon the preposition to pay her VIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AS A BURLESQUE. What! she says, call a military service like this simple information, im the common ac- ceptation of the term! Her paper ts called a pian, which Webster deflues to be an idea ex- pressed im words or comimitted to writing—to plan the conquest of @ country, to plan the reduc- tion of iaxes, &c. Information, Mterally, means in- telligence, notice or news, and may be furnished ia omg | or otherwise; but it is usually accepted as less formal than plan. For a some woman at the jast «session ef ‘01 yy received five thousand dollars for informing some of our frontier treops that the Indians were in a cer- tain direction; bnt she did not devise or plan how our forces should proceed or capture thein, Some lady, soon after the close of the war, received some twentyslve thousand dollars {rom Vongresg Jor ap- pending certain headboards to graves of soldiers, a9 ‘was said. Another lady somew! about the same amount for removing the dead body of General Lyon from a@tatte sield in Missourt, &c.; but this class of cases, however meritorious, do not belong to the same category with one that inured to the so much of — human and treasure. She says this is a non-partisan claim, and is for an obligation due from the government and the people to her, and we don’t suppose any true man of any party could object to seeing lier rewarded in & manner consistent with the dignity and great- hess of the government and the magnitude of the service rendered by her, Miss Carroll says—aa quoted in the ere ey clalm to having originated this service receives strong confirmation in the fact that no military man as ever controverted it. It1s not to be doubted that no educated gentiewan could have been iaorant of the fact that the Tennessee was a navigable river, and runs from the very centre of the rebellion north, through the States of Tennessee and Ken- tucky; but the significance of this knowledge had not awakened the attention of any one, and my special clatin to merit ts that I was the first to point to the government bow this knowledge could be | made available. In preferring my claim to this I caunot by any possibility detract from our brave and herole commanders, to whoin the country owes 80 much, and go far from opposing no 1 pelleve that, | as a class, they would be gratulled to see me, or aby one, properly rewarded according to the part per- formed in the mighty drama.” PINANCLAL AND COMMERCIAL. WALL STRKET, } TvEspay, March 7-0 P. M. On ’Change to-day wheat was steady, but less active. Cotton was heavy in sympathy with a fur- ther decline in Liverpool, FOREIGN EXCHANGE ADVANCED. The leading bankers were in receipt of cable tele- grams to-day announcing @ more active money | market in London, where the street rate for loans was 3% percent, deduced that the Bank of England directors, at them meeting on ‘Thursday, will advance their minimum rate of discount to 81% ceut, The rates ot sterling became firmer in con- sequences of this intelligence, and the prime bankers asked 1093¢ for sixty-day bills, less g s1x- teenth and ai eighth brokeragé, aécording to tite amount bought, and 1095; for sight legs a sixteenth. The ‘short’ rate is up to the specie shipping point. GOLD STRONG—111 A 1K. The announcement of the avove facts led to a more active demand for gold, princtpaily on specu- laiive account,’ and the Gold Room was more ant- mated than it has been for a good while. The 1:20 o’clock P. M, quotation for five-twexties in London came 92, which seemed to disprove the activity of tna Lendon mone, advancing trom 111 to 111%, strong at the latter figure up to the clese of business, particularly ag it was reported that the specie engaged for to-morrow’s $800,000. steamer amounted to ‘The course of the market is shown in the lll TL eel ALi lls In the gold loan market the rates for carrying were 243}, percent, The operations of the Gold Exchange Bank were as foliows:— Gold cleared Goid balances. Currency balance: Pp bb erg m1 1WLsg Ly a ly + $15,639,000 892,505 980,713 Since the above was written London advices | have been received up to the close of busine quoting consois 914%, an elghth lower, and five- twenties 92),, an eiguth better. movement neeus explanation. As the facts stand, whatever activity exists in London seems to have wrought no disfavor in our securities, but ratner to have enhanced them, MONEY FOUR TO FIVE PER CENT, The money market was steady at four to Ave per cent on stocks and four per cent on government, collaterais. The exceptional transactions at three per cent on the latter collaterals seem to have been eliminated, the market being inthe main rather more active than during last weck. Prime com- mercial paper is in fair request at 63; a7 per cent. THE NEW LOAN. There were no further subscriptions to the new loan, and the agents say that the delay on the part of the public is due to the fact that the new bonds have not yet been received from Washington. They Still confess considerable surprise at ine apathy shown by the public, but anticipate rapid subscrip- tion when the bonds are actually on view and ready for sale. A London despatch stutes that tnere have been numerous subscriptions made in that city, but no details are given. GOVERNMENTS STRONG. The movement in currency sixes, or Pacific bonds, ‘Was active in the carly forenoon, and some uomiial sales were made at as Ligh as 115, from which igure { their price subsequently dropped off to 114%. We learn that it 1s the exceptional custom tn the case of these issues to quote them tn business at their vaiue without reference to their accrued interest, which ts computed and paid by the buyer in addition to the market price. ‘This custom of the Government Board is a relic of the e: bonds by the United States, and is retained only in the present instance. Adding, therefore, instead of substracting one per cent these bonds are worti 115. which, with gold at 11134, strengiheus the argument of the Treasury Department in tavor of floating the new loan. The “tong” sixes were strong and the | average sales were about an elghth per cent mgher. ‘The '62's sympathized with gold, particularly as Lon- don was strong. The other 1s steady, The iinal street prices were:—United States currency s1x' Qo. stxes, 1551, regis- tered, 116 & 11644; do. do,, coupon, 116 9 11634; do. five-twenties, registered, May and November, 11215 @ 11234; do. do., 1862, coupon, do., 112% a 112%; do. do., 1864, do. do., 12% a 112%; do. do., 1805, do. do., 11234 @ 112%; do. do., registered, January and July, 111 @ 11144; do. do., 1865, coupon, do,, ill a 11144; do. do,, 1867, do. do,, 1858, do. do., 1114, @ 1115%; do. ten-forties, regis- tered, 10944 a 1004; do. do., coupon, 109% a 10945. STOCKS ACTIVE AND IRREGULAR. ‘The stock market was in a fevered and excited state all day and wide fluctuations prevailed in the leading speculative favorites. In several instances the highest prices of the present season were mad Cleveland and Pittsburg opened at 113, and, amtd great excitement, rose to 119. In explanation of the advance it was rumored that the Penn- sylvania Railroad wanted the connection between Pittsburg and Cleveland and intended offering to take it upon a perpetual lease, guaranteeing seven per cent upon the stock, increased by a scrip dividend similar to the method of the lease of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago road. Western Union Telegraph tm this period rose to 55and Reading to 19234; otherwise the market generally only surged up to withina fraction of the highest prices heretofore made. Hannibal and st. Joseph sold at 96% for the common and 10%% for the _ preferr Northwestern preferred sold at 94 regu. lar way and at 93 seller sixty-days in the same instant. The revival of the suit of s were onty barely James Fisx, Jr, for his share of the stock in the Union Pacific read, to which he claims to nave origi nally suvscribed, put the price down to 29, from which the quotation advanced to and closed at 29% 90 upon the announcemen’ at Secretary Boutwell had ordered ihe United States Treasurer to pay over nearly half a million of dollars to the road, which had been wiibheld on interest account until | the passage of the Appropriation bill with its In- structions on this point. In the morning Pactile Mail had touched 47 on tho discovery that an increased subsidy had been quietly introduced into the Appropriation bill. A persistent denial of this rumor by Washington despatches produced a fall ta the stock to 4475, from which araily ensued to 45%, The real factis thatin the appropriations for the Post OMice there are the two items following:—‘For steamship service between apan and China, $1,000,000," and p service between San Francisco and the Sandwich Islands, $75,000," Now, as the Post- master General must award the contract to the Pacific Mail Company, which is the only line on the China and dwich Islands routes, it follows that, while the company are tot designated to receive a subsidy, to pe paid $1,000,000 for a service which they have hitherto performed for $500,000. ‘The Washington reports were correct only in deny> ing the lester of an increased subsidy. These varl- ous rumors inspired fresh courage on the part of they are The inference was accordingly | per | market, and the price of gold, after | ted, but continued | ‘This contradictory | Y days of the issue of | Ly & 111%; do. do., | road as a} supposed | ~ speciatly | deal of stock out of the hands of the weaker “buils” and outsiders, especially as considerable consterna- tion was atthe time occasioned by the rumor of a 14,500. bales folt $00 C13 LiGos boas tens 300 at tare? 100 Mare a 108 avn A ae Bt Boy ther; April, tn Cay Ty 1-180." 1408 ut Ie. May? govee IB ates Bn ek Lasse € ned heavy, though they were no lower; about sales were made upon a basis Cuba, aod | Offerings were still far, Bales, 120) June, i100 at 1B\ge.? Jay’ 1346. ; | eluding 70 bhda. New Ort commercial crisis in London, vitisburg, in this re- Aangbian X0 at ai, int iM Pe ponskdan, alae re | fold bo ee, 2 noe « R f - | port, 7,800 baler as follows 100 at c, GUO nt | 0. aetive, action; led with adecline from 119 to 114%, but ral. fs <6. 200 at 13 b-lBe.. Llu Aprils 4a at 13% 1a, 200 | improvement. We quute:-Hard, tunes; wort whiter tye. Med to 118, at Taijes, 1,200 at 1s se, 1Be.; "May, 800 at Whige., a LAs; extra Cy Lc. a 1140.” Raw Cul. Inierton 10 i al . y 00 June | common refining, Tye. a S504. tai hy 63 . HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES. at 13h¢o, 5 F Me be Wize; | good refining, Siac. a Bc. ; th ri on ng mia rd ‘The following table shows the highest and lowest oom Siesta bales: ret 100 at 135,¢. Votai since last re- pres to ose tome i " e ri aalen. We quate :— | heads and boxes, 6! One prices of the leading speculative stocks during the | P° lime Mobite, N. Orleans, Texas, | boxea,Tige. a ®'4e,:melndo,3%4e. n8¥,0. Havana day:— Ordinary... Wa u Mg Lisg | etandard, Nos, 7 ge. i 40. 19 to I - mrnest [eet enganerres! fue AC" AR RST eae eee dice tds whe ees s, 2 Ww middling. Py rr 4 ie | W, We, a 12 ‘do, white, Ale y *A ood middling, + 16) P sail—Duteh standard B 221g FLOUR AND GWAIN,—-Recotpts, A425 bbls. ‘Cour, 130) | Java—Dutch sandard, Non {0 Reading 10235 Dushuis wheat, 12,600 do, corn, 7,185 Uo, oats, 290 do. 2 {| SKINS. Goat was active for I Lake Shore. 907, od ~ mal he er Ost It was mil but unchanged, Pps Hinds, the ale t ty ew Curaco 21 do. | at 6 aules were about bvls (including about 6,000 for racasbo on private term! ‘or dewe a (air Hanes Song export), at prices within the range of our quotaitoas, "South. | valled at steaty prices. 4 Nort « ny ero our war quiet, but prices were uachan, Bales 76 0, Puerto Cal Northwest 81% bbls, Ryo flour was quiet vat ateady in vali, the sales | Tampleo, 524¢0 Northwestern’ preferred o4ig being 200 bbls. Of corn meal there were sniall sales at goa | Cruz, BOG. w 50 | Rock Isiand......... 112% for 65 for Brandywine, We quote | Hane, M640., currency. se R a rut, Yisse,; Central Ameren, PillWeakee and Bt. Fant 5574 o., not trimmed, Se. ; Sisal, 30, ani Milwaukee and St. Paui preferred 78} | Ohio and Mississippi » . ie | Columbus, Chicago ¢ n. 223 | Union Pacitic...... sss... 80 | Western Union Telegraph........ 55 Pacific Ballers. ee en 7 Bei The earnings of the St. Paul Ratlway for the fourth a 80 week in February show a decrease of $5,999. ine die SOUTHERN SECURITIES UNSETTLED. He ea i ote by 1000 The Southern Siate bonds were strong, active and ipa tare be Baca i ‘S 2 5% iy Dy e | whern. 6 00a 7 Oo higher for the South Carolinas, and lower for the | Choiedo 7 60 a 10 00 Tennessees and North rolinas, The following | Corn meai, Jee a 3 aa: * i Corn meal, Branivwine....ccsccee see 4ta 4 ‘were the fingt street prices:—‘Tennessee, ex coupon, | “Whentwan dui and beavy, ‘closing womisal at gi 60a 64 a 6415; do., new, 64 & 6434; Virginia, ex coupon, | #1 60 for new spring in store, ‘Zhe sulea (mainly Jas evening) were about 60,000 bushets, at @l 45 for oid 0574 @ Co; do. New, 66 a 0534; do., registered stock, | ypring, $1 i x $1 6 Lor new Ho, In store, #1 65 a Gl 10 for old, 52 45214; Georgia sixes, 82 4 88; do. sevens, | asunder winter, in-store; 1 80 for whl and ee ror Oat: for Vor jer iv e Uirshols 90 92; do. do., old, 01 a 92; North Carolina, ex | arse: He (or tee eit oT et ia cae coupon, 47 a 48; do. funding, 1806, 10a 41; do, do., | Mish tnixed'aud yellow. Choice yew State was quoted at 1868, 30 @ 31; do., new, 26 a 27; do, special tax, aXe, Oats wore quiet, Sales about 70,000 bushels at ‘or olt Canada in store, Pic. a Ge, for Weatern, | 2034 Missouri sixes, 913, @ 92; do, Hannibal | for Olio and 68 )ce, Lor lal extern, Kye y and nominal at #1 10 @ 4 still railroud eights, 79a 80; Alabama fives, 69.872; do, | eights, 100 a 10014; do. railroad eights, 93 a 93; South Carolina sixes, 72 a 80; do, new, January ; and July, 61) a 62; do. do, August and October, | 163; do. registered stock, ola, 60 465; Arkan- Bas sixes, 568 60; do, sevens, 58 @ 60, manded an advance of lod. Cotton room waa brid, nisd. by ete: more activity at about ‘Yo Liverpool, 50) butes eott and, per steamer, 45,000 b Lalds cotton at tons clover seed al terces beef on pr: “4d. & Bld. by wall and ing bustnesa exhibiied hie engagementa were i Geld, y a Tn athigd. To London, 4,900 at Dm tet 2a 33. small lots beer at ds. a 48, ds, fully 1,20) tons oilcake, SALES AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, HPAP” Go “dtntrn, “tou Gone ‘beep "att Si 8 lard nt BUs., 1,00) bbis, rosin at Ba, 1,000 bales cotton at ¥-The., and 2,000 do, i Yerdain, 700 bales cotton xt ‘yc. and 1b Tuesday, March 7—10:15 88000 US és, 81, re... 116 5 shay NY C& BRR. ou US 6's, ‘81, ¢. 1s 700 do. i | The charters were:—A bark fo Alicante with 3° 4000 dow Lb wo do i | bacco mt 4s. 6d,; a bark from Buil Kiver, N.C. 5100 US Be 11983 luwoonv ee | phaies to Cork for orders a 64.5 & bark to Cork s70u0 U «ids, 10000 dow. ders, United King om or Co with 2,506 barreis a) 12} 100 Erie RE loum at fs, 3d., if to the Balt | bu vs Lag Ainsterdain with 1,600 balm #00 nas; to Cork for orvers, United Kin ual UB in balea cotton at 718d. a iod.y if x 115 with 1,000 bat en) 1476 London, gene. 115; genera! cargo; a bar | Grab cargos a brig, 140) bia, " to Gibi Mediterranean; a bay orders; one with about 1,800 do. the | au i ship, 944 tons, to Bremen, general cargo, on private terns. | ows ri GUNNIES Weredull and nominal at former figures. We 1010 HASE So 8 do., 20 to 25 Ibs., ‘Montevideo, 21 10 23 ‘Iba. 2: Bc. w 28! 10000 N_C ts, ne. 20 11335 | heard of no buainesa, | 1uud SOBs, uly, Oy 19d . is HAY was fn moderate demand at about previous figures, | agua a +b) Guo; SUL S & M 2935 i Shipping, $1 20; retail lots, #1 25 a Bi 43; long swaw, 1000 do. tid 10 do. 3 94 | BBO a Bl CO; whort do., #1 10, | 10000 dos. a 3 do. 98 | alot There waee moderate demand from brewers and | “veod aiissourt 9134 200 do. o 9914 | some inquiry from exporvers, and @ moderete buainers wag 8.0 de 500 di 99" | transacted, “Prices were steady, especinily for the good 10 Mo t's, WO dove 9054 | grades. Tho antes made were at prices within the range of i 5 Panama RR. 75° | To. a 180, for new, and des a de. tor old. 400 Ca Pac RR. 4g | Her wascuil’and we heard of no sales. Prices were 100 do. 0% | nominal, at le, 2 Wi(c., gold, for Mautl Eigen, de BO di 2059 | for Jute? Se. & Yigcy o., lor Sisal, and 7gc., do., fur ‘Tam= | 4000 U Pac 0 do. 29" | pico, in bond, | tou U Pac wo do. 294 | Ht) he market was moderately active and firm at our | 16000 Chi & 100 29% | quotations below. Price re advanced fully 3ge., wold, per | 1000 Alt & TE lod uote :— Bue Ayres, 25 to 27 | Vs ; Corriente ic mE | | 1h. durmg the past week. We ' | ) to wai 3 Matinoros and’ Mexican, Cruz, 1810 19 Tie, er. & Vera, Tampico, 2) to 22 ths. 2 @2c.; Maracaibo, 20 to 2 Qowe Chi 1000 Ouio & Mins lst... 99 DOOM AST 7810con. 4a 94° 400 Ch & N 100 Oh EN W pf. WL 1b do. last year, 13,001 $ | “Luwner, &¢.—The market for Eastern spruce was q) but prices were strong, owingto the smali arrivals and m derate offerings. Prices ranged from #18 50 to $31 for eo | Mon to cholce wcheduies, Lacie were steady at #3, with 4; | moderate demand and amall offerings. Lime waa in moder je request and steady at 1 301or common aad Bi 65 for ium nt Nat BK yurth Nat "rmER,—Hemlock sole was passably active, the de- | mand being privcipaliy for the better qualities, and prices ‘were generally steady and firm at our quotation a8 fairy’ active and steaty tor widdie ‘and heavy, but dull | for light. We quove:—Hemlock—Buenos ayres, | Be. n Wie. per ib; do. miduie, Wie. a Wc. ; | Qe. w Ye.: Callfornin, heavy, Wee. m LB36c.5 dos | 280. a 2645 Night, 2830 a | Bho. a28ce% do, dale, ‘Bie. a 23hcc ye ‘do. light, 50. 100 Tol, W & W RR. 19 | slanghter—Heavy, | light, $6. a 42e.; ‘cropped, heavy,’ | Boe. a 400, ; do.. light, sfc. a 38c.; in the rough, Bie. ; do. middle, Sle. a Bée.; do. Ise. w 21, heavy, a 0 she Quick f..be 19% [as eaersniet 88 700 Pac M 8 sales 200 to Alientown at j34. Retined’ bar was dull 25 ao. 75, Raila were quiet, but steady, at 470 a ba wt 2 ‘The demand for domestic was r though’ prices were without particalar ‘The offerings were fair. Sales SU0 bbis, (chietly at We quote :— One oPOloek P.M | Sin mol 10she US Express Co 49 WON YCAH RRR... ‘do. do, 10000 NY C & HR et lu Erie RR. | pullic sale) at fue. \ | Cuba—Centrifugal and mixed | Clayed.. Muscovado, rennit | 15000 do. 100 do. Muscovado, grocery. } 102d U Pa 100 Reading Porto Rico 4000 | do...» 200 Mic & St P RE, 4c, 600) Union Pac 10's ine 0 Mil & St Paw pf. 40. a 726, 16040) Cou Pac gold bas. he’ ainount ‘of business transacted in 109 Hariem RR. 4000 GohW ale Ist 600 do | spirits turpentine was small, the demand being light, but $000 North Mo Yat ma. IWLS& MS Rk | full prices prevailed, the market closing at ide, tor inv 2000 ao. ote 7 chs | chantable and bac. for shipping lots. Sales 170 bois,, at f4e. 00 Handet J a, cn b 108% do- Crude turpentine was still dull and nominal, Rosin—The low | ane grades were more sought after, and hold with firtaness, while 0Vehs Con Coal of Md. 903g 00 Un Pae RR | the other ginds were quiet but steady in yalue, There were 200 ‘40; 30-4 2u0 dow. | 1,t.0 bbls. strained to arrive at 8276, closing at $2 70 75 on the spot, and 2,60) do. iow No, 2 to iow No. | at 61 Panag ; tage pe 32 $0 a $3 25, chietly at M3 16 $3 20. Balos besides 4.0 a, 0 1200 Clev & Pitts RA. | | | | | Tow Objo & Miss "ist. 29. | uo. | aaa roe within the range of 88 20 a 84% for No. 1, and $450 a 87 tor * joo a pale to window glass, Wilmington tar was dull and norinal at $240 a #2 Bi. PROVISIONS.--Receipts, 516 bbie. and tlerces of pork, 91 and tlerces of beer, 49 nackazes cut meats and 18 :to. The trausactions’ in pork were diminutive, vut tha strong for lots bows on the spot ani for Tatura 200 0 delivery, holders being unwilling to soll except at {ui pre. 100 Ohio & Miss ‘R ts Wholesale tots mess, on the «pot, were held at 20U Gost, Hart & i % ‘DI! Was quoted at $22 a #22 12%. Thore were auld 400 do ig | 200 bbis., in lots, part at 22 for Weatern mos | 100 Canton ¢ 200 Morris | for’ prime ‘mess; also 260 tierces me: 100 Boston do. is | delivery at #82 25. Dressed hogs Were {0 light request, but quite steady in vaiue, We quot Western. 8%¢. a and city, Ye. age, Liye hous were 7% | quoted at Zire. a7 Si-100c. for fair to pritne, with arrivala of 1000 Chie & NW rime and india mess, sales within the range of Beef in bbls, was being 160 bola, at from Bacon was neglected, ices a | the range of $27 a $82’ for Beef hams were steady, with email B0e. a B2c., the inside price for Texas, ict but steady in value, the sal 12 to $18 for plain and extra meses. the demand being entirely of a jobping character, aud were heavy and nominal. We quote:—Long clear, 10 He. ; short do., Lc, alge. ; short rib, lige. a 10/s0., un Cumberland cut, Lge. a 10%4c. Sales about {00 bbls. with the range. For cut meats the markct continued to rule defi and heavy. The demand was confined to small lots to sup: wants; sales 150 packages, with- 100 Chic & Rk TER. 50 STREET QUOTATIONS. Half-past Five o?Cleck P. M. | west Union Tel. 54 ga 54%; Northwest'n pt. 7a og | § yey “ | Wee in the range of Ls. a 14%4c. for pickied hams; Isc. @ 17c. for Engitgmtats a 8 Abs Geceree smoked do. ; 8c. a Say yr dry salted shoulders; Wie. & | x Geniaceen St paul pi. | OMe. tor belies in boxes, lard was quiet, ee ten | but prices were about 44: sing at 1c. a 1s. tor re 450 tlerces prime West- | : Ghiotree $5 sinalllot kettle at 1c. I | Ea Hed trae “Tea “tag | ture delivery { ro sold 280 serves for the bal te . ies, x % | thiaimonth ‘at in%e. We quote:—April, 13'e. a 1330. | Nortuwentern ©, C&T Cont... Whew We | Eee une, Adige. a Ibsen. OL ey, ths | oe | weto Too terol at “tom | We.” to Me eto nz ‘here Was no change to note in the butter market, Tle d | COMMERCIAL REPORT. | maud was moderately active, especially for the belier grades, | a | which commanded call grices howders being dan ft | M4 } views, In consequence of the moderate supply.. The low and Torspay, March7—6 P.M. | nedinm qualities were tinchanged in vainey though offered Astirs.. Receipts, 28 packazes. The demand for pot was | morw ‘reely than last week. Cheego was steady m. valle, with : 7 cea a amoderate demant. We append the enrrent quotations :— prices were wuchanged. We quote:—¢@ 75 a | Rutter—Common to fair state daines, irkins, use, ri dul and nominal at $8 5) a $9 25, | State, half firkin tubs, fair to extra, Ste,, Inotding extra at | Beeswax was dull, the demand betny entirely of m rota | Ae & std ice Sere Ba? Trealpats, Bho. romana to prin | character, and prices were somewhat frreguiar, ra: 26c. a Bie. orp, C0" Canada estern and Southern. | | from 33\4c. to ground of prime quality was quoted | te factories, Cuir | fair to prime, 2c, a 2 ordinary, extra, 10 old, without aales, dairies, comm: dall‘and prices were nomtnal at 100. a te. | noe Wear we + Seta Xe. w26c. tor Maracaibo, and loc, a market for er ycontinued put Hittle ders were pi by" which pet 4. 8 ers, We heard of no sales. For the market was dull and nominal at t! There was no improvement in the demand, | inate of 500 cases at 6c, and about 3,500 bb) as contned to small lots to sapnly present wants xi | yar” at Ojge, dhe market for rened "oll "waa | former fynres. We quot 12 a 14 owned), | quiet and lower, closing at about 2c. for cargoes. ‘The ; 1c, a Le. ; sperm, 2e + and patent, Me. a die. | of til) light, while th 2,000 bbis, } PGR, —There was no business of importance reported | at or about 245. and 2,600 cases on privat | in ‘Rio, which, however, waa sparingly olfered and urmly lota were ‘and ‘i. In Pat | held at’previous prices. The stock is smatl and in the hands trite tore active and closed ei | of a few parties. The other kinds were stil quiet, but firm the spot Sales were teported of more ireely offered. Prices were lower, coal: Tike. Sales unimportants Lice ahy ee a STRANINE.—The business was ight, there being but Lites Sa avaniila, i83ge. alt Mextean, 180. 160 j, id. | aro. Jontinued Uberal recoipte at the Southern porta | urther tatavorable despatches from. Liverpool 2 | qu rime, in hhda, and tlerces, Like, a 18 + of foreing prices to a still lower point under consider: | YS amet ; rac, & TEC. q } ere, 0 purchased only low ced lota, Spinners ~Ui ‘ | Bougat’ sparinziy. Th oarket closed amo at the appended soft Unchanged: We quole>—Drop Sie. and buck | Quotations, with more sellers than buyers. The sales were :— ALT.—The market for Liverpool fine was still passab! Trew. Lad Beoning. 1 active, and full prices prevailed for ali kinds parent 4 i ee were smail, and the stock Wan moderate, Jobbing lots from store were’ sellin, For export. For home consumptioi Mot speculation. St the Jolloniug, prices —Asnton’s, $3.8 V, Mt oy s 4Sc. ver busbel; St Martine, dcr a Ste. Suaan.—There was more activity In the markot for raw, ‘he damoand being principally {rom redvera, but prices com 15 | ic. a | 116 for State and Western. | and St. Joseph, 90 a 91; Louisiana sixes, 69 a 71; | Bart yey qu vt yery Srmiy held, state two-rowed) ew, 03 0 653 vee war quoted at M04, a do., new, 03 a 65; do. levee sixes, 73.075; do. do, | FRE The aricel was more active, the offerings to | | Cights, $7290; do. Penitentiary sevens, 72.075; do, | almost ail ports being larger, and ratea were gonerally with- alteration, Grala room in’ the Liverypooi ste flour at | Oise | good damaged, ail kinds and weights,’ 24c, a 25'%e.; poor | H 200 Ml & StF pia’ damaged, ds, ‘180. in the rouch, Se. w Soe. Owe bo de jo.,, middie, S2c. a 40c. ; do., tie. § dow middle, oa light, Sc. a 5c. ; bellies, | 800 ao. ‘or American, and #54 #56, gold, for Lug. { 100 Canton dull, the demand being alm af entirely ofa | 100 U 8 ex. Jobbing character; hu change tn prices, Ordinary brands | 200 Am Mer UE were yhoted nt $620.4 $6 25, gold. Tin was dull aad pric | 100 4 old, Yor Straits, and 82%{e.. do.. for } UU NY ¢ n soine demand, and sales were made | 500 do . i at BY B49 a $B 75, gold ; 500 | $10000 USA, "1, c.... 116!4 $7000 US 5.20, r, iésian; no salee of moment. Copper wae moderscly. ac. | dcu00 Us v's, Wt, U6" Fz US O20, r . the tales being 200,00) pounds Lake, at 215;0, a 21%. | Vase Bou) OS BRC, 6, 68.2. MOLAHSES.— Foreign was titi slow of sale, there being no | + Wy 7800 US Sta, 10-40, veg, | demand except for small lots, and pricesavere nominal. We il 40000 U's S's, cur... dheard of no sales except 25 ‘hhds. Porto Rico at due, and a | 10 do. a | L671 head, cbletiy for slaughterers. ‘Beet in’ tierces | 200 do. st | was in fair request for shipment, and the mai 500 do. yy | ket was strong, expecially for tho good brand 700 Col, C, ONT R ‘There were sold’ about J, hercea, at gcleea within phiha was in some demand for export, and sales were | at our last quotations, We beard of no important sales. April at 2429c, a i% foes ee et cee eae es | Amaia Se Taper d0., 1c. a Me.} good do, Ie. a 12i¥e.; prime do,’ We | ov private terms. Carolina cootiqued to rale ak extremes for iota, We, a Me. all | Fete: Py and moderate inquiry. About 85 | gold, i. Java (government | bags), 180. a | ‘at frou Sige, to #340. for commun to cho) | ue. } do, (BAGH grass mnsta), 1S3¢v. a 22.5 Singapore, Ie. .— Linseed was ditif and we heard of ho sales. Prices | | lien: (vion, Bedac. « Ares Mlaracaivo, (ie. 9 Te: Ma’ | were uomioa! at former quotations. ‘Timotby was neglected \ 4 We. a T43¢0, ; St. Do ted at $5 cl 3 | Re bee eS Tee ee eee a, MSE. Se Pome | und quoted at 96.50 per bushel, Clover waa slow of ale und demands bat full prices were asked for prime lots. We | | trimmed, 41e. 5 . BC, Ww. The de 1,000) Ibs, prime at 8350. a Mc Kentue! nd_was slow, but prices were steady, ehietly at 9, erate request and atandy wider a 3,000 hid, j eales 78 cases ‘0 do. new Pennsylvania Desirable lots were sitll very scarce. 1th sales of 160 bales at from 8c. to tm value) th | ately aclive Gey 27D do. new hi State on private t Havana wan steady, Seed | He. We quote; entucky. Lignt Grater. — Heany Grater. | Luge - Oem Tig Tew Bic Coumoiy to’ med Tige.& Bige. Bye. & Yon | Good Venter. 2 Bie. a Dye. Dye. ale. | Fine 1 9c. w1Wge. 10 }4e. a Le. § Me alt,” Lge elise | Seediea. ‘Od Cron. | Connecticut and Massachusetts Miers. Ibe, a tte. je Massachusetts inners and +. Se, a Se. Coun a wrappery lots, 3)e. a 4ue. Conn: te tue wrappers die. ® He. New York State ullers, ee New York State nverage lots, New York Stats Appel fennayivania and Unio tillers Average | Weappers ws +. Be. W400, Woot, tiiues a good inquiry for domestta fleece, jona are restricted to smail lote in | ‘unusually smatl supply now ofers tions between dealers Tlve fallen. off cturera continie to tnake free pure reciably, but u | + ‘where desirable iies are offered, Pulled woo) 1 in” X and super. good © ia request | at very full prices, ‘the offertogs. of Tex aja wools restricted. salen, Foreign | i ange, We note a very ood demand fo is, which command very full prices. tleece, incluting 1 500 iba. unwashed 6.000 tba. nol 000! ba, ‘000 ibs. Rife 0 Ibs. do. 4 1, jc. 3 10,000 Ab California, ‘tall ellp, part ot do. pulie 100 ‘ADg’ 712,000 ibs. Cape. Donskol on private teria. Sheep skiaa are in moderate ro- quest at about nnehanged rates, We note sales of 250 bales Muenos Ayres on private terms, Wiikey.—Keceipts, 190 bbls. The demand was more active, and, with continued free offerings, the market was firmer an‘! prices advanced to ‘There were sold 320 bbls, | BY from $2340, to Se. THE COTTON MOVEMENT. part at 25 in We List of Cargocs of American Cotten Arrived at Liverpoot March 7. Liverroon, March 7, 1871. The following vessels arrived at this port to-day ‘with cargoes of cotton from Amertea, viz.:— Fewel. Bark Bagnio.. | Shiv Bliza Ever Bark Satelia, Ship James Ci ip Royal Charile | Slip Ellen Sout! | | Total bal “ THE CURIOUS CLUBBING CASE. i EN Ae | A Fourth Ward Lark and [ts Resulte-Come mencement of the Coroners Investigntion. Coroner Keenan commeoaced an investigation yea» terday morning Into the circumstances attending the death of Patrick Murphy, who, it ts alieged, was brutally beaten by officer Grace, of the Twenty- first precinct, at an carly nour on Sunaay morning last, between East Broadway and Diviston street, and died soon after being conveyed to the stauom house. Matihew Hanlon, of 371 East Fighth street, testt- | fled that on Saturday night, about ualf-past one o’clock, he and Willism Daiy were going througu Hester street, and at the corner of Orchard met de- ceased and three others; deceased was drunk, and Daly proposed to take him home, and he, deceased and Wituess started off through one of the pack streets to Cherry street, At the corner of Cherry street they cominenced to sing; they walked up Catharine, and when at the corner of Madison saw pa policemen on the Seventh ward corner; one sal MRTALS.—The market for Scotch pig iron was fairly no- * scieuien iw” Go. HS | sve, the demand Ytne stim nied by the high price of Amer NS PTT RE ont peters ted eay i Hi% | can'plg, aud, with light offe firmer and : : bi hnehbrs’ Egithton. was gencrall slengarnock | and Division street saw another officer; they were “ j rat orgy epee oe ea, beech felt So, cans ; then singing, and he also toid mem tos Spee Peter Ps id in Be "3 er, 1D ¥ | 100 do... -be' Awerlenn was very sparingly offered and held for fall pre- | 4 J ith ‘ B00 di sous funres "No. 1, #3 a 489, and No, 3 sain da walked along the sidewalk, aud the policeman con- tunued to poke bin with his club, teding him to | “Move on,” he did not seem io hurt bic; tue oliver | and deceased were growling, and witness supposed | that he must have said something insulting, ior he | strack him In the baca with hls club; deceased ran | across the street toward Daly and witness; the ofliver | followed, | STRIKING HIM TWO OR THREE TIMES }in the pack as he ran; whem deceased got | to their side of the street, hetripped and | fell on the sidewalk on his leit side; cout | know whether nis head struck the sidewalk or hot; the officer then caugiit hold of deceased aad rapped for assistance; When this was taking place | Day aud witness were waiking quietly up the street; three officers came toward them, and they all cangnt hoid of deceased; he was struggiiag with the irs | officer, and saying, “Let me go home; the four dragged him down the street, he making some stance; witness followed, about haif a block be- when they reached Madison street the officer laid Lim down on the stiewalk; they then gota wagon and took lim to the station lou was laid on the floor him to be on the head with a club; thei ¢ were a greas Many - | persons around, and he heard them culling out, “sham Wiham Daty, of No. 702 East Ninth street, also testilied, but no new facis were clici ‘The investigation was at this point adjourned antil | Friday morning next to allow ali parties wao kKuow anything connected with the matter to be present, THE DESTH OF MAURICE CORTYN. Resnlt of the Coroners Investigntionm—Ne Marder—Derth by Drownina. Coroner Schirmer yesterday heid an inquest on | the body of Maurice Cormyn, whose body was touna | noating tn the dock foot of Chambers street under | suspicious circumstances, as heretofore reported im | the Heranp. Several witnesses were examined, and the testimony went to show that, on the even- ing of the Ivth ult, deceased and Pairnck Hennessy, a fellow laborer, were at the foot of Chambers strect much uader the ; influence of hquor and took another drink ina | wine shop. Cormyn then disappeared and was not seen again alive. The theory ‘hai the two had quarreiied, wich resuited im Cormyn velng thrown overvoard, Was not sustained by the testimony, which, on the contrary, suowed that their relations | had been very friendly. William Gavin, a lad, Itving at 66 Centre street, | testified that on the day deceased disappeared he ; founda haton a barge loot of Cuambers street, | and nearit was & poor ol blood; also saw bloody flager marks on the portion of the barge; told Jonn | Davis avout it, afler Which witness sold the hat for ten cents. Hennessy was sworn and testified, etving the de- | tails of a dranken spree he and deceased Nad been on the night deceased disappeared, and denied that | they ever had any trouble. When Cormyn was | missed the witness made diligent searep, bat could dud no one Who bad seen lum, | Richard Wiliams, an expressman, testiffed thas | on Sunday morning, the lvth ultimo, he saw a pool of blood on a barge foot of Chambers street, and a hat lay near the blood; does not know where the | blvod or hat caine trot Dr. Cushman, who » jon, found no ma ade a post-mortem examina- KS OF violence on rhe body, aud, in his opinion, death was caused by crow g. Sach Was the verdict of the jury. Coroner Sehiruier seus Hennessey back to iy to be d | Justice Martindale, by wham he was cou EDUCATIONAL APPAIRS. Kinseila’s Brooklyn Board ht Dollars. That highly intellectua: body of nonentities, the y | Brooklyn Board of Education, met again yesterday | afternoon, and had @ profound discussion of an hour or more on the question of caying a bill of | elght dollars, which had peen contracted by the prin- cipal of one of the public sehou 2 bili Aa ques tion was for the framing of a »! ° and, after long arguments in rezerd to ti of cheie wugust body i the mas was decided that the aforesaid ¢ » had no right to contract the Dit im the Name of the | intellectual bedy, Rad no right to seud it to thom for payment, aud as 1¢ was not their daty to pay tt Sdould hot. This appeared to be Wo Mose Ls portant question before tie Board, and it was nog | surprising that the clerk saould be discovered nod- | Qing in his chair before the proclem Was solved by | the imtetlectual members. * ARAIY ORDERS, Captata George D. Hill has been retired, and First Over Puze'ed they 233 | Lieutenant Joa B. Hansom, of the Teuth infantry, and John A, Manley, of the Twentieth infantry, are relieved [rom duty as ladian agen