The New York Herald Newspaper, September 17, 1871, Page 5

A GREAT MAN GONE. Death of Professor Mahan, of West Point. ‘He Jumps from the Steamboat Mary Powell and | is Drowned—The Search for the Body—Con- sternation on Board the Veseel—Brilliancy and Eccentricity, Gloom and Despon- dency—A Glorious Record of a Great Mind—The Story of the Professor’s Life. me death of Professor Denis 1, Mahan, of West Point, which melancholy event occurred yesterday, under circumstauces as painful as they were startling, will be deplored throughout the land. To those acquainted with the briliant qualtties of the @eceased—with his magnificent powers as an in- structor in engmeering, nis grasp and comprehen- siveness as a master of that subject, his versatile talent as a linguist, his force and clear mess as an author on field fortifications and his noble characteristics as @ man, the announcement of his demise will come with | heart-felt sorrow. He it was who taught the greatest military heroes of the civil war, and to bis careful preparation of those earnest students may, MM a great dezrce, be attributed the splendid tactics Which they displayed. Among the many of his pupils at West Point—afterwards renowned wenerals—were Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, McClel- lan, Jef! Davis, Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Thomas, Gilmore ana others of note. Not alone at the Military Academy Will the loss of the great Professor be se- verely felt, but ail over the country, where the genius of the learned is appreciated, It 1s not, however, the fact of his death that will cause surpnise, though it will occusion regret, since Proiessor Mahan had almost completed that term of existence allotted to man, being almost seventy years. Rather 4a it the TERRIBLE AND UNEXPECTED MANNER 4m which he quitted chis world. Ata quarter past eight o’clock yesterday the lamented gentleman left | ‘West Point in the sidewheel steamer Mary Powell fer this city, for the purpose of consulting his physician. Half an hour after the steamer mad leit her wharf Proiessor Mahan jumped overboard from the forward part of the vessel, was struck by the wheel and disappeared forever, ‘This, in brief, is the story of his death. A great and 8 distinguished man was thus hurried into eternity, Yet leaving behind a name untarnisied, and a repu- tation that will ever be spoken of with admiration and respect so long as the military records o! the country are preserved. And now let us proceed to Consider the causes which led to an act apparently so RASH AND SENSELESS, since there may be those who, ignorant of the surroundiogs, would thouglhtiessly withhold that feeling of charity and that appreciation of the cir. cumstances which, Indeed, must tuliy be be- stowed. Professor Mahan, as already mentioned, ‘was an aged man, occasionally exhibiting a markea Qegree of eccentricity, ana although his society was ever courted by the learned, he nevertheless evinced a retiring and reiicent disposition, This feeling was particularly noticeavle —witain the last few months. It was evident to those who knew hin best, not that his mental powers were (lecay1ug, for he was ever resolute, un- Ainching and cicar-headed in all points appertain- ing to his duties as prolessor, but that his hitherto precise and determined character was marked by an amount of despondency that gave rise to various ramors in the Academy. First of all it must be borne in mind that, having achieved so many pril- Mant triumphs as a tutor, he was loath io surrender } Gn Office he had so briiliantly filled. Nor was it tne Gesire of THE BOARD OF VISITORS to retire him because of his advanced age, but rather on account of his meritorious services to the institution of which he wasa resplendent ornament. ‘The fact is that—there is no use in denying it—Pro- fessor Mahan was very old, and, recognizing tae fact that his career haa shed such lustre on the military genius of the country, the Board, while most thorougiily appreciating his grana scieniific efforts, deemed it advisable tnat he should be retired. Let Mt be distinctly understood that this action of the Board of Visitors was not at ail suggested by the idea that Professor Mihan, because of bis age, was failing in powers as an instructor; on the contrary the object, if the information furnishea ve Correct, was simply to place the learned gentieman in an easy and comfortable position, so that his deciining years might be passed in PEACE AND RETIREMENT, @way from the cares and occasional turmoils ine dent to the liie of a professor at the Acadewy. but the spirit of this sterling and worid-renowned man | Would brook no suck compromise, and with charac- teristic devermiuation he pursued the even or uneven Yenor of his illustrious way. Human nature nas va- mous phases. The sensibilities of men can readily De aroused by means boil sirange and singular; for we find tuat imsicad of regardimg the pro- posed action of tie Board of Visitors in the light it was doubuess intended, Professor Mahan aid not feel complimented | by this sensible recognition of lis talents, Certain At ts that the older sone men become the more de- termined 13 thelr opposition to the fact that tiey are becoming the more tucapabie, Yet this was not the case with Professor Malian, tor he ruled with un+ Mmehing energy to the lust: but unfortunately he misunderstood the intention of the Board of Visit- ors. Keheving, however wrougiully, that he was being throwa Overboard, so to speak, ‘because of his age, Proiessor Mahau stvod forth with effervescent vigor, and although oitered the PAY OF A BR.GADIER GENERAL on the retired list he deciuned to resign his profer sorship, The desire of such a man as Mahan, wh had accomplished so mach, Was not thwarted, his hamor was gratified, and he conunued to sit in the protessor’s chair at the Academy until the sad occurrence of jesterday has wrested hum irom ofice forevermore. Of late Mr. Mahan has observed a very gloomy deportment, and, while Tespected and delerentialiy regarded by the stu- Gents at West Point, 11 Would appear that his temperament, at most times very grave, bas Yecentiy become extremely sensitive, to Say nothing of 118 impauent and sometimes sullen ee a Totally misconstruing the — dnten- of the Board Professor Mahan created in nis imagination an intmical fortification, and resolving to rave it, Ngurativey tune boldly advanced to meet the foe. There can be litile doubt about this. The suggestion of his retirement, couplea with the Possible unconsciousness of his advanced years, preyed deeply on the mind of the professor. Nor 13 shia anythi strange. Take the Bench, for instance, in the Old Country, und you will find the HOARY-UKADED DIGNITARIES or clinging to the ermine through thick and thin, 1s their heart’s delight to sit and adjudicate and Fomaounly announce their opin‘ous upon cases dur- the hearing of which they have nodded and dozed and finally sunk into proiound sleep, partially groused now aud then by the shrill and persistent of @ junior counsel. Ask them to resign because of age, and you inflict the severest tow upon their judicial ‘Drisknesa. Professor Malan, as previously remarkea, was very taciturn, and, of late, was so extremely rigid in his exactions as (o almost @mount to sternness—so thas the students, at all times deeply grateful for the superior knowledge imparted to them, began to perceive the influences Mhat operated so poweriuily on their Professor, Within a month or two tie Professor displayed symptoms of rapidly declining health, He frequently visited physicians in New York; it was on one of those trips — that Mahan was beiow the medi * size, with sharp features, stooped shoulders, yev nevertheless com- ilugence. However eccentric in apparel, his Sparkling eyes bespoke intelligence, and although Something avout his unostentatious carriage that @waxened feelings of cur.osity and esteem. Within A DECIDED CHANGE had come over him. That nis health was givin; ‘Was apprehended that his career in this world was Rot 1 long duration. believing that a consultation the Professor leit West Point in the Mary Powell twerday morning for the purpose of having some i one of the government houses at West int set apart for ihe professors, im which inmend of which was one of the lady ngers, There being some slig nt misgivings on the part of fulness this lady was requested to be somewhat Vigilant in looking: after him during the under way Professor Mahan, faithfully attended his watcuful guaraian, 4 f ‘with unusual vigor. There was nothing strange in this, for the morning was chilly and @ brisk parade he came to his end. In appearance Professor in form and witn eyes sparkling with in- @ stranger could not well deine him, tere was a ‘@ Week or 80 IL Was notived that ‘Way was apparent to all, for not many days since f ‘With his medical adviser was absolutely necessary, vice as to lis state ol heaith. The Proiessor oc. esided several members of his famiy, ‘an intimate the relatives that the Protessor required some watch. down the river, jorcly after the Mary Powell got COMMENCED TO PACE THR DECK Was just ue tung bo circulate we plood. There NEW YURK HERALD, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1871.—TRIPLE SHEET, ‘Were few passengers on board, and most of them remained im the cabin. By-and-vy, however, some of them issued forth and me scattered about fore and ait. Gradually the actions of the Pro- fessor began to excite some attention, for he walked about much more rapidly than the occasion demanded, much more rapidly, indeed, than @ man of his years might be supposed to do even under any circumstances. But the lady who accompanied nim Kept @ close eye upon his move- Tents, not perhaps that she apprehended anything, but there may have been a lurking suspicion in her mind that everything was not as 16 should be. So she WATCHED HIM ATTENTIVELY and followed him upand down the deck with ap- | parent cheerfulness, although her mind was | uneasy, Alter sundry promenades the lady at | Jength addressed him, only as a woman, can, simply entreating him to retire to the | cabin and remained seated until the steamer ar- rived at its destination, ‘Ihe Professor turned upon her with adignified air, not unmingled with morose- ness, and pace her to leave him. He paced the deck azain, and although the lady, evidently un- | willing to relinquish Der trust, aud perhaps re- luctunt to make advances, followed closely in his | path, he, nevertheless, gave her unmistakabie symp- | ' toms that her companionship was undesirable. But her PERSUASIVE POWERS at length succeeded, and finally acceding to her | gentle request he accompanied her to the saloon, After sitting quietly for a few minutes he suddenly sprang up, @s pressiug a desire to take the fresh air, | The lady clang to him and entreated nim to resume his comfortable seat, but he pettishly replied that he ‘Was Dot to be treated as a child, and suddenly | darted forth from the saloon.’ This action | on the part of the ared gentleman attracted some | | notice, but not suifictent, however, to cause any alarm. Once more nis patient guardian succeeded | im persuading hun to return, Everything went | merrily for twenty minutes, and the Professor, nav- ing composed himeeif for some time, at length tem- porarily excused himself. ‘The Mary Powell sped | on her way, when suddenly the startling cry of “A MAN OVERDOARD” made the blood tingle in the vetns of all. 'The pilot saw the deed. A young entieman named J. W. Hinckley rushed towa: le wheelhouse shouting “Stop her,” ‘Stop her,’? But the pilot had wit. nesscd the dreadfui act and the vessel bad already commenced to back, and now she was standing still. With commendable promptness Captain Frost lowers his voat and a vigorous search 1s instl- tuted jor tue drowning man. ‘Ten minates gone and no sign of him—fifteen minutes more and all | hope is gone. Haul up the boat—jingle goes the bell, ana the paddies go round again, There is CONSTERNAT.ON UPON EVERY FACB on board; for the rigorous search proved fruitless, and the man must have gone down, ‘Tne pilot says he jumped forwara of the starboard wheel and must have been struck by it; if so, thats the last of him. “And what kind of a man was he?” “Well, he Was an oldist sort of a man; whipped off his coat | ana plunged in—that’s all I know.” But who was | drowned—ho sank to the bottom of tne river, | never to rise again alive—who was struck ; by the revolving wheel, Whose was the body that could not be found? for a time the exciteinent on board was very great. Tae lady guardian of Pro- | fessor Mahan meanwhile comes on deck and listens to the recital of the incident which has ocourred, | Where 18 Professor Mahan? With ashrill though | Suppressed scream this lady files to'the upper deck, the saloon aud lower deck. No, he is nuwhere to be found, At length the BEWILDERING SENSATION ! that the Prozessor has drowned himself comes | gradually upon the little assemblage. His overcoat and hat are the and ls soul has taken its tight. | It was asad scene. Professor Malan was kuown to almost every une on boara. Amazement, grief and gloom prevei.ed, and never has tue Mary Powell made @ more ualucky passage. That everything was done to save ihe unfortunue gentie- man was patent to all; bur that ne was laboring under a degree of 1tosanity was | equally evident to those who careiully observed | bis actions prior to ihe disaster. Captain Frost courteously pus the lady asnore at Youkers, 80 that se might catch the 11:3) uain for West Point. | When the steamer arrived at her wharf in this city | | Mr. Mlinckley telegrapied to Brigadier Geueral | | Pitcher and Colonel Miichet announclag ue sad event, and advising them to meet the iady at the | dock, so as to breax the melancholy intelligence to ‘the family of the deceased. “And this was the eud of @ truly great man. He leaves a wife and five children—two daughters aud three sons—two of whom graduated at the head of their respective classes In tne army | and the other in the navy; while one of bis daush- ters proved the most brilliant schotar during ber term at Vassar College, It is understood that the | deceased leit his faintly in very comiortavle circuin- stances, Yet that fact but sligutly compensates for the Joss of such @ luminary as Professor uanan. His | obituary, rected in another colamn, sets fortn | the glurious scientific vicissitudes through which | he passed. The mame of Prolessor Mahan | will be eushrined in the bosoms of the great men | he has trained tor war, wnie his genius as an engl | neer will ever be associaied with tie muitary genius | of the country. From nis entrance to the Naval Academy in 1520 down to the close of his brilliant carver he has been, first 0! all, conscieatious and unswerving in the discharge of bis duties, sinu- Jarly brillant and successiul in the execution and | unqnestionably trrumpuant in the resuit of the the- | ories witich he expounded, When 18 body shall have been recovered it will be laid beneath the sod | With ali the honors of war. THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY FAIR, Close of the Exhibiiion—Qecrease of Agricul tural Iuterests—Appearance of the Kuir Grounds Yesterday. Tue Westchester County Annual Fair, in progress near White Plains during the past week, and which ‘was brought to a close yesterday afternoon, was, in many respects, inferior to similar exhipitions in | | years past, While it is true that the weatner was, tor the most part, decidedly unpropitious, to the exclusion of numbers who live in | sections remote from the grounds of the Agricultu- ral and Horticultural Society, and whose promised contributions of live stock as well a3 articles pro- duced by tadustry on the farm, in the factory and atthe fireside, would have materiaily augmented and improved the quantity and quality of the pro ductions oiferea for competition, it 1s equally truo | that the agricultural interests of the county are | sensibly diminishing. Tais, of couise, is owing to | its proximity to New York and tae consequent rapidly iacreasing value of land, wich 1s tast being secured for butldiay purposes by the thousauds | who are annuaily crowded out of tie metropous, Yesterday the morning dawned wet, cloudy and Miseradle, tO the dismay of the few tent-owners on | the Jair grounds, who iad sat oui the peiting storm of the preceding day, trusting 10 di pose of their almost untouched wares be.ore tue week closed. ‘This gioom also extended, in a lesser degree vo the | managers, against whose effuris the ele- | ments appeared espectaily to have declared | war. ‘ine say, however, that tue | financial success of their enterprise was fuily up to | | that of last year, while had they been favored witn | | auspicious Weather the result must have been a handsome overpius, ‘Towards noon the ciouds | broke away, thereby encouraging a tolerably fair | attendance, chiefly composed of sporing individ. uals and those livingin the immediate vicinity of the grounds. A few trials of speed came off in the afternoon; but, as the track was not In good condl- tion there was little gratiication exhibited either | by the owners of competing horses or by tue specta- | tors. “THAT'S WHAT THEY DO AT THE SPRINGS.” A Saratoga Scandal. The knowing ones among the guests still remain- ing at Saratoga are rolling a swect morsel of scandal under their tongues, from which much juiciness seems to have been extracted. ‘The par- tes affected are the wife of a leading turfman, who has a large stable or norses at tne Springs, anda young man who has been sporting it in Saratoga during the past summer. She is young, pretty and vivacious; he gay and handsome, and in New York, where he resides, ts KuOWn gs One of those “Broad- way staiues” whose only mission seems to be to lure unsuspecting victims to destruction. They met one it the spring; there was a look, a frisk of rehief, an acquaintanoeship formed, and ie while @ fallen woman and a dishonored The gossips talked and their words the ears of the wronged nusband, ined, resolute man. He went weil,” charged him with his ina husband, reached He is a cool, dete Btraight to tne crime and demanded @ confession. The young man denied his guilt. ‘fell me all,” said the other, “or 1 will kill you on the spot.” ‘The guilty wretch saw in us look the determination of @ man who meant what he satd, and to save his worthless lie he told the story of the crime which had undone the hus- band. The wife was next interviewed—she denied, protested, begged, entreated, but confessed at last. A lawyer was seat for and property which had been presented to her by the husband was deeded back to him. ‘They parted forever. Tne next step was an action for divorce, which 18 now pending betore a referee in the village. It may be mentioned that | one of the sad features of the case is the previous history of the huspand and the effect this blight may have upon his ilie, Previous to marriage he was a dissipated, Nardened wretch. Marriage retormed him--thoughts of his wife made him a pradent, careful, mperate man, though perhaps a too in- duigent, petting husband. He is said to be utterly overwhelmed with grief, and his friends fear that the disgrace of his wife May drive him back to his former intemperate course of life, SHOCKING ACOIDENT IN TRENTON, A Boy Mangled in a Flint Mill. ‘One of thove horrible occurrences, the contempia- ton of which makes the blood run cold, took place in Trenton on Friday night. A boy named John Kelly, seventeen years of age, was employed in Golding’s flint mill on night duty. He was on the second story, and the light he carried was suddenly extinguished. Whie groping along he was precipiiated through a hole into the fint in, jailing among the wheels, which did their leadly work on the body uf the unfortunate youth. Alter being drawn through the wheels he dropped invo the water and was further mashed by a great Weight of stone. The mangled, shapeless mass was taken out and conveyed to the voy’s mother, The Crushing biow fell to suddenly upon her and sne screamed for hours, ull the neighbors thought she Would become @ saying Maniac, ‘ | 8 you ure well aware, YACHTING. Yachts and Yachting, {From Wilkes’ Spirit of the Times, Sept. 9.] ‘There is alittle repose now among the yachtsmen, Gud after the splendid festivities, evolutions, cele- brattons and races of the united squadrons in the Eastern waters a little quiet will suit the sailors and officers. A brief respite from the duties they dls- charged with such courtesy and energy was also aue to Commodore Bennett and the other ofiicers of the club, The management of that body and the com- mand of the squadron were never belore so able and eMcient as they are now, It is eminently proper that we should make this statement, because 10 18 well known that, not deeming the ¢lub infallible, we have sometimes disapproved of the measures it adopted, We give tus week @ letter from “An Old Salt,” who thinks that we have been in error in calling the match between the Harwich Olub, a3 represented by the Livonia, and the New York Club, a race ol twelve heats. He thinks tt ought to be called a match of twelve dash races, the majority to determine the result. He also thinks that enouga concessions have been made to Mr. Ashbury, which is what we have been asserting for the last six months about every other week. if this 18 an agreement to sail twelve races the New York Yacht Club can name any of its vessels for any one of the iweive races. But we do not think our cor- respondent’s case of the stable of horses is quite in pomt. Uf A-has tweive in his stable, and 6 undertakes to beat his whole stable with one horse im tweive races, A cannot start one of his tweive-twice. Each of them must rua, once. We are, upon furtner consideration, more meiined (o,beheve that there 1s no precedent which | will properly apply to this matter, It is not analo- ous altogether to anything on the turf; and as Mr. Ashoury nas applied for twelve races, and the club has agreed to sail twelve for tne settlement of one subsisting match between the Harwicu Clab and itself, we now think that the New York Yacht Club has the right to select any yacht to sail in any one vr all of the races. “Lhe club need not nave agreed to sail the twelve times. It never did agree, in ta + except coupied with the reservation that it shouk thus select any one of its yachts for any one of the | races, What an Old Sale Thinks. {From Wilkes’ Spirit of the Times, Sept. 9.} New York, Sept. 6, 1571. DEAR Srreit—Noticing that 1m your articic in last ‘Week’s paper, entitied "Yachts and Yachting,” whe writer takes @ racehorse view of the coming matches between the Sagiish yacnt Livonia aua the representative American yachis, i desire to putin an objection to misargument, fe calls It @ race of twelve heats, and.insisis that the yacht first sailed With must continue to be tie Livonia’s opponent throughout tne entire series of contests. Why not call tt twelve dash rac.s a8 well as twelve heats? ‘Which I insist they wul be. Suppose, Mr. Editor, you have @ stable of horses, twelve or more, and thai, having whatI think @ superior race horse, that can beat eacn and every one of your ho.ses, 1 oifer you a challenge tw race’ the Wnoie of your stable che best in twelve races—wouldn’t t be foily in you to select one of the number witnout Knowiug woether he was tie dest, and leave the Otners idie anu untried, compeuing him to do the Work that should be divided among the tweivey Mr, Ashvury’s case, to my thinking, 16 asiuilar one. He has bis horse Livonia, which he thinks can beat our whole stud. He sends us a | Chavenge, and we accept it, aud we msist that we have we right to run uny one ol the horses in our Stabl2 In each of the tweive races, We cun try every one, or 11 We lind one that can peat him we can con- tunue that horse trough all, or change horses in every race. In my opinion the New York Yacht Clud bave conceded everything to Mr, Ashbury that he is entitled to; to give more to him would be folly. Lam, I fancy, somewhat ol @ horseman, and under- stand the usages Of the turi, as well as deing a sailor. Asa suilor and a horseman | do not see why | we should give up ait poluts in Order that Mr, Asil- bury may have the chance to walk over tie track, should our sel legs in the first ra ce, as Many good horses have done, IAN OLD SALT. Yachting in 1871—A bri Seane: [From Wilkes’ Spirit of the Times, Sept. 16.] Now that the summer cruises of tue diferent yacht squadrons are over, add whe time is rapidly ap- proaching Wuen tue yachts will be laid up or be olf to other Waters, 1 will be well to review what bas beeu done during the present season to enhance the Anterest felt in taal Which has becume so popular a Bempalug with the first regatta and 1ol- ap wiih every event that has broaght the Squadron together, 1018 sale Lo say that never before inthe mstory of yachung has wu more magniticent fleet been assembled than that which has appeared at various points ou our coast during this summer, The tune was, and not loug ago, when a cruise liant aud Successful within the waters of Long sand Sound was ull | our yachtsmen dared venture upon, Now note the Change. ‘Ibe weet as at present composed con- tains vessels capable of going everywhere, fitted to contend against wind or sea. alany of them have crossed the Atiantic in the worst seasuns of the year, and are now ready around ihe World, should suca ve the pleasure of their own ‘rhe cruise of ne New York \acit Squadron was this season exiendea to the walters OL Massucuuselts Bay, it having tor the Urst tune passed to the northward aud westwara of Cape Cod, ana We pelleve Lhe tine not tobe far distant Wheu the appearance of an American yacht flect in the waters 0: Europe or the West Indies will be no uncommon Oveurreace. Fue Ui Eugishmen can assert that our yacnts are oaly tare weather aud smooth-water vessels; they must ac- knowledge now that we are to ali res, ects their equais, 1 not toeir superiors, in number, size, equip ment, and even in model—tor we have yet 10 be beaten. kngland has yet to produce the vessel capable of currying Dack tue prize sosplenckily wou tweuty years sl.ce. ‘ihe cruise of the New York Yacnt Club Squadron tis summer has afforded many Opportunies o. viewing magnificent mace spectacies, ‘The departure of the fleet rom Vineyard Haven will long be remembercd by those who had the good iortune to witness it. On that occa- sion sevenieen vesscis got under weigh, desiined across the shoals ol Vineyard Sound for Boston hare vor, ‘Tne wind was fresh from tne northwest, the Sky aliust clouiless, and as the sua rose uiob- scured from Vid Ocean, shtaing brightly apon the rams Of White Canvas that covered the yachis ke a cloud, the sight was a grand one, such as is not olen seen, ‘Lied it Was that one could mark the improvewnent made of late years in our pleasure fleet and note tue elegant proportions and rig ol the squadron ol yachts that has no supertor in the Would. Again, on the day following, Wien the New York fleet was escuried lito Boston harbor by the Vessels 0. the £asiera Yacnt Club. Formed in two lines, solid znd Compact, with the flymg-jibboom one yacht almost over the tafrail of the otne Keeping theu positions ia tae most admiranic mann : squadron going into acuion than a fleet of yactts on @ picasure cruise. It was a stirring sight as Uucy entered Nantassed Roads and anchured with great precision, aad to (he nautical eye it could not iatl to be seen that our yachts were being hanaied py men who knew What tuey were avout, Thea, again, yhen av Newport, on the return from the Eustern cruise. At one tine there were anchored in that harbor tuirty-three yachts of all classes, among them the largest aad fieetest schooners tn the world, and itcould sot fail to make not only an American yacutsman, but any American, proad to see 80 Inany Deauttinr vessels together and to know tiat the American yacnt ensizn flew over allo! them. Per- fect im m |, periect in discipiine and pertect in every respect that consututes excellence, they pre- sented @ sight Ulat was the admiration of every one. ‘Together they gave evidence of how popular yachts an yachting lave become with us, and asa fleet it was safe to proaounce it with- outa superior, But the yachting season is not yet over. ‘The Livonia has already staried on her long journey across the Atlautic Ocean to give battie to the representative American yacht or yachts that may be selected to meet her by the commitice ap- pomted for that purpose. The month of Ocwober ‘Will be fruitiul wit excitement, for then it will be decided whether we are to retain the cup won by the America, or if we will have to surrender it. lauier may be possible, but we think not probabie; Jor it will be wonuerfal, indeed, if we cannot fad among our magnificent Heet of vessels one or more capable ol retaining that prize, wuich is now in our possession, but which Mr. Astbury 80 much covets. ‘The advent of the Livonia aud her owner Ils now ex- pected with some interest, for when tnat event takes place it wi'l be decided fully upon what terms and conditions the race or races will be sulled. Every concession has thus far been made to Mr. Ashbury, and to make more would be folly. Americans are proverbial for giving up much in order to see fair play, but they do not care as a rule tw give an opponent every advantage. Mr. Ash- bury will have to sail the representative American acht or yacnts thas may be selecied, be it a centre- Board vessel like the Columbia or Wanderer, or & keel yacht like the Sappho or Dreadnaught. He cannot make a selection, but must be content with our choice, no matter what its plan of construction may be. I a series of Lwelve matches 1s to be salied in order to determine who shall be considerea the best, the result will be watched with great interest, ‘Time alone wiil snow, however, what 3s to be the re- sult, and we must be content to wait patiently until the attuir ts over. We trust, however, that tie yachting season of 1871, so well commenced, and Matutained wiih so muci interest, Will close without anyting Of an unpleasant nature to mar its character, Yachting Notes. The following yachts passed Whitestone yester- da; Yacht Resolute, N.Y.Y.C., Mr. Hatch, from New- port, en route tor New York, Yachy Idler, N.Y.Y.C., Mr. Durant, from New York for Newport. Yacht Rambler, N.Y.¥.C., Mr. Banker, left her anchorage off Whitestone yesterday and proceeded for New London. Yacht Wanderer, N.Y.¥.C., Mr. Lorillard, from New York for Glen Cove. ANCIENT ORDER OF GOOD FELLOWS, ‘The National Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of Good Feliows, wnich nas been in sesslon for the past fow days in this city, has elected the following new oficers fur the ensuing year, viz, :—Messrs. John Wharton, of a = Pa., National Grand Mas- ter; Herrmann Conrad, of New York city, National Grand Deputy Master; Samuel West, of Wilmington, Del., National Grand Chaplain; Augustus Etiing, of ‘St. Louis, Mo., National Grand Secretary; 8. C. Mil- ler, of Philadelphia, Pa., National Grand Treasurer; Heury Roth, of Cleveland, Ohio, National Grand ‘Warden; Henry Horstmann, of St. Louts, Mo., Na- tional Grand Tuer. ‘The National Grand Lodge has resolved to hold its next (twenty-sixth) annual con- Venuion at Sh Lous, Mo if the | ed horse “let dowa” im one of is | for a craise | has passed when+ FLEETWOOD PARK. Postponement of the First Day’s Trotting of the September Meeting—Heavy Track—The Thereon Last Night. Owing tothe severe rain of Friday the track of Fleetwood Park was so heavy that it was wholly unfit to trot upon yesterday, and, though much against the wishes of the management, the con- tests setdown for the inauguration of the September trotting meeting were postponed, These being the three minute and 2:25 purses, they are allowed to go over until Tharsday next, and thus the races | set down for Monday, Tuesday and Weanesday will be decided as If the postponement had not occurred. As on the other days of the meeting, there will be two events on Monday, the first being for horses | that have never trotted better than 2:34—$900 to | the first, $490 to the second and $300 to the | , third horse, Entered for this are Dan Mace’s | | Dlack mare Tempest, W. E, Week’s black gelding | Eight Bells, R. Johnson’s bay mare Lota, John | Rogers’ biack mare Ellen Tree, D, Taliman'’s bay mare Brown Kitty, C. L. Bachus’ bay mare Lady | Bachus, GP. “Carpenter's bay mare Hart- | ford Belle, T. Dugrey’s bay mare Fanny Lam: | , bert, James Mckee’s bay mare Young Thorne, | Hiram Howe's black mare Belle Morrill, Bassett & | Mar’s brown gelding Bismarck, J. J. Bowen’s sorrel | gelding Joe Hooker and R. Patterson’s chestnut geiding Frank. ‘The secona event 18 @ purse of $2,000, for horses that have never trotted bettér than 2:28—$1,300 to the first, $500 to the second anu $200 to the third, | Twelve are entered for this, being .T. L. Doty's | brown mare Lady Augusta, James Rafter’s bay ; gelding Dresden, John Lovewt’s bay gelaing | Young Bruno, Mike Rodin’s brown gelding James | H, Coleman, Benj. Mace’s waite Gelding Medoc, T. | | Carpenter's sorrel mare Susie, G. P. Carpenter's bay | mare I ady Ross, John Murphy’s bay gelding Char. Jey Greene, M. Carroil’s ba, gelding Eben Starr, J. J. Bowen's gray mare Sea Foam, Samuel McLaugh: ln’s bay mare Mary, and Alex, Patterson’s chesinut gelding Dreadnaught, The sporting world gathered in large numbers last night at the pool rooms of Messrs, Marshall & Jonnson, Broadway and Twenty-cighth street, to | | indulge In a little speculation touching the result of Uese contests, and altuough the pools sold were not large, the biading was very spirited. The following | will give an idea of the business done up to hal!- | past nine o’clock:— Bismarck... 40 40 Lady Bachus. SC ame vd Hartford Belle. Ce (1) ‘The Field.. 23 30 a5 | 28 28 12 — | mM 15 | 2 =. | 31027 at 88 | THE NATIONAL GAME, A Good letics—Defeat of the Latter by a Score of | Game Between the Stars and Ath- 16 to 5. The Stars and Athletics—both of Brooklyn—played an interesting game on the Capitol.ne grounds yes- terday afternoon, in the presence of about tnree hundred persons, There {8 no inconsiderable amount of rivalry existing between these two clubs, | owing to the fact that the Athletics are this season struggling hard to win the position which | the Stars now hold at the head of the; amateurs, The game yesterday was the second of | the series, the first having been won by the Ath- | Jetics after a close and exciting contest. Upon this | occasion, however, the Stars were too much for | them, for tiey beat them from the word go. ‘The | “ats? seemed unable to bat the imumnitable | ; Cummings, wio put tne ball in in his very best style, In the first inning the Stars got iu two runs, | either of which, however, they earned, while | ; their less fortunate adversaries were disposed of in | one, two, three fashion, by brilluant plays on the part of M. Kogers and Clyne, the latter making a beautiful stop, at third base, of a scorching hot bounder from Proctor's bi The second inning, like the first, resulted im the Stars making two rons, wile the atnietics, by a fine two base hit, by Thake, thew excellent left ticider, assisted by a little wild pitching by Cummings, succeeded in adorning thetr score With 2 single run—the only one they got until | the seventn inning. When this inning (the seventh) | opened the Stars had fixed thelr score so that 16 | | showed a total of aloe runs, against the single one | of their opponents, and when itclosed the respective scores were L!—4, ‘The game was now, and tn fact had been for some time, clearly im the hands of the Stars; but yet their adver- | sanes dia not give up all hope, bat struggled along most manfully against the great | odds which stared them tn the face. It was no use, | however, for the eighth inning closed without a run, | tor either side, and they weie u able to score more | than one in the ninth, while “the lucky Stars” were ; Just fortunate enough to add five more runs to their count, The tullowing is the score FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL WALL STREET, SATURDAY, Sept, 16—6 P. M. On ’Ohange to-day wheat was heavy and dull. The cotton market was a fraction lower, but strong at the deciiue. THE COTTON MOVEMENT. The receipts of cotton at all the ports for the past week were 12,561 bales, against 9,137 bales the pre- vious week. The total receipts since September 1, 1871, are 21,860 bales, against 33,832 bales for the cor- responding period of the previous year, snowing @ decrease of 12,022 pales inthe present crop, The ex- ports from all the ports for the week were 15,815 bales, against 3,840 bales for the same week last year. The total exports for the expired portion of the cotton year are 30,430 bales, against 10,903 bales for the game time last year. The stock at all the ports is 85,223 bales, against 55,253 bales for tne same time in 1570, THE STOCK EXCHANGE BUILDING. The afternoon session of the board was dispensed With to-day, and the members visited and inspected the remodelled apartments of the Stock Exchange, The room of the open board will be abandoned on Monday, and business resumed under the old roof, which now covers but one grand hall, in place of the two stories imto which the Stock Exchange was originally separated, THE BANK STATEMENT. ‘The weckly statement of the associated banks con- tinues to show a reckless expansion of loans in face Ol a further heavy loss in legal reserve. The exhibit Js of a character calculated to excite alarm and is un- deniably “‘bad,’’ to quote (he monosyllabic opinion of it prevailing throughout the street, The frantic effort of Mr. Boutwell to help the “bear”? Syndicate in gold by selling four millions of government treasure has failed to increase their specie balance, for the reason | that the entire amount went back into the Treasury for customs, A loss of half @ million more was oc casioned by the specie shipments to Europe. The gold of the Treasury was paid for in large part with greenbacks, which, with the movement of currency to the interior, is reflected in a decrease of over three and @ half millions in legai tenders. Despite the greatly impaired powers of the banks they have ; Been fit to enlarge their loans to the enormous total of $812,600,000—an increase for the week of about one and a half million dollars, The decrease in deposits 1s about two millions, or just the difference between the total loss in reserve and the fresh loans of the week —a fact which strongly implies that the banks had to come to the help of some of their customers and extend accommodation, in order to prevent em- barrassment. The circulation 1s also down not far from a million of dollars, whivh means either that the banks have been hoarding their own notes as a first protection against a demand for greenbacks, or that the country banks, anxious to fortify thelr own | reserve, have sent these notes home by express for | redemption in legal tenders, It is possible, too, that some of the banks have sold a portion of their cupt- tal to new banks, Westor South. An analysis of the statement shows that the total loss in legal re- serve has been $3,658,400, against a reduction in jlabilities of $2,036,400. The loss In surplus reserve is, therefore, $2,899,300. In other words, with liabilities amounting to $276,186,400, the banks hold only $5,003,600 in excess of the twenty-five per cent required by law. They have not, been ao poor in a long ume. ‘The stavement contrasts with tts prede- cessor asfollows:— t. 9. Sept. 16, Loans... $811, 208,300 $312,668,000 SpeCie.....6 10, 762,800 10,228,400 Circulation. 80,144,200 29,289, 700 Deposits, . 600 246,836,700 Legal tenders, 1700 63,821,700 The variations from lust week are shown pre- } cisely in the tollowing tabie:— Increase in loa) Decrease in spe Decrease in circula Decrease mn deposits .. Decrease in legal tenders, MONEY EASY. Money was easy at 2 @ 34 per cent, according to the collateral submitted, Prime commercial paper was quoted 5 a 734 per cent discount, Foreign exchange was unsettled, opening weak on an apprehension of renewed stringency in cash gold, but recovering ana closing steady on the basis Of 108} @ 108%, for prime bankers’ sixty duy ster- ling, and 109 @ 109g for sight bills, STAR. arin Pliyers, KAD. T. PALE. Players, | Donohuedath, 2 1112 G0 Wi, . | Worthe f...45 6102 | Af. 28 3000 H Spell ob J Me Ob i rate. 11 i Bot | Beavens, db 11183 1 | Cummings, p. 0.002 48 | Barlow, ¢..... 4 3 3 41 5 Hartman,isi | Jackson, 221201 Cassia; | 1618 1927 918 Totals., INNINGS, | BI. 4h. Sth, GO, Th. BR. 9h. FS Ha fia We ea | o 0 0 BUNS EARNED RAOH, nt, 2h Bt, du. be o 0 ov oO 0 o 1 0 0 0 rdock, of the Atlantic Club, Une hour and twenty-seven minutes, Amity vs. Concord, | These two famons Junior clubs, both of Brooklyn, played a close and highly interesting game on the lower Capitoline Grounds yesterday afternoon, the | Tesuit oi Which Was the deieat of the Concords, us the Jollowing score by innings will show:— i, Rd. Bd, Ah, Gthe ih. Tih, BN. 9th G08 6. ke. Oy. gs id ee 10 O80 OF Ump! of the Silver Star Club, | Time of gaine-—Une hour and twenty-seven minutes, Buse Gall Notes. The Union Grounds will to-morrow be the scene of | the most interesting event in the ball line of the season, the occasion being a game between the oid | Atiantics and the old Mutuals, the proceeds to be | | given to the Widow of the late Jonn Goldie, who was | | widely known as one of the fairest and most gentie- manly men that ever played ball, E. Mills | ‘is in town, and will be found presid- | | ing over the first base to-morrow in real oid ‘Tine of gan GOVERNMENTS STRONG. The government list was strong on continued Purchases for the foreign market. The following were the closing street prices:—United States cur rency sixes, 116% a 1157¢; do., 1881, registered, 1173¢ @ 11794; do. do., coupon, 118% @ 1185¢; do, five-twen- les, registered, May and November, 115% @ 115%; do. do., 1862, coupon, do., 115% @ 1153, 10. do., 1864, 11534 @ 115%; do. do, 1865, do. do., 11534 a 115%; ao, do., registered, January and July, 114 a 114%; do, do,, 1865, coupon, do,, 114 a 11414; do. do., 1867, do. GO., 11444 & 114%; do. do,, 1868, do. do., 1143 a 1145; do. ten-lorties, registered, 11134 @ 111%; do. do., coupon, 111% a 111%, GOLD STEADY—113% a 114%. The gold market opened strong and advanced 4, but the foreign ban! sold freely as a complement to purchases of government bonds for the European market, and the price fell off to 11374, but subsequently recovered to 114 on the loss of specie m the bank statement. The course of the market 1s shown in the tabie:— 10 A, M 10 10:23, lt A. M. 12 M.. 114 14 114 a 114g 134 per cent for carrying to 1-64 per cent (Wo Mon- day) for borrowing. The operations of the Goid Exchange Bank were as foliow: Gold cleared. Gold balances... Currency balances, | time fashion. Swandeli wiil piay second base, Nel- son third base, Hatheld snort ‘stop, Patterson lett | field, Eggler centre fela and Martin right feld, while | Wolters and ©, Mills will, of course, fill their respe | tive positions. For tie AUantics’ Cummings wi pitch, owing to Zetticin’s inavility to come on her Start play lirst, Pike second, Boyd (the Atlanuc tenth man last year) third, Pearce short, Ferguson | catch, Chapman left tieid, Hall centre eld and sic. Donald right fleid. Thus it will be seen the old nines, with the exception of Zettiein, will once agam be pitted against each other, and if a good game 13 not the resuit we shail be greatly mistaken. At the conclusion of the game, which will commence Boney. at three o'clock, the Knickerbocker and janhattan Lacrosse Clubs will give the assemblage | an opportunity ot witnessing the wild Indian game, which seems of late to be coming quite into vogue, Next Thursday the Mutuais and Eck/ords play the fourth game ot their series. Friday the Olympics of Washington play the Mutuals on the Capitotine. PRIZE FIGHT IN ™ OTA. Red-Handed Mike vs. A St. Louis Ajax. {From the St. Paul Press, Sept. 13.] A great big burly six-footer, a “river man,” from St. Louis, a heavy weight of prodigious bulk and strength, came up to Stillwater on Monday for tne purpose of having a pugiistic encounter with Red- janded Mike, whom he had previously challenged, In sending bis challenge to Mike, Ajax had added thatif Mike wouldn’: accept it he would fight thejbest mad tn Minnesota for $500. The Red-Handed, how- ever, promptly accepted the challenge of the giant, but not being able to raise $500 he went in on his muscle for a stake of $100, Which was all the change he could muster for the occasion. As the braisers were not allowed to do battle within the corporation lunits of Stillwater the velligerents crossed to tue r side of the take and there estublisned another 1 in opposition to Schuienburg & Go. Our readers Will not be particula:ly interested in the detatis of the great battle. It will suftice to say that Red-Handed Mike, the hero of @ nondred tights, came of conqueror, having badly puntshed his antagonist—thus afford. ing another proof of the superiority of science over brute force, The giant had the blessed privilege, however, of Knocking down the Red-Handed twice; but Mike saw him and went him betier to tho ex- tent of making him bite the dust five times. With one of his weil directed blows he knocked the wind completely out of his antagonist for the time being and he barely recovered just in time to come up to the scratch when “time” was called. The big bruiser was finally Druised and battered so badly that he couldn’t come to time, and Red Handed Mike returned to Stillwater with another $100 in his poeket, in tne expectation of having @ congratulatory reception from the people and the authonties, His expectations in this re- gard, however, were doomed to disappointment, Such is the decay of manly virtue and muscular Christianity in these degenerate days, that the Still- water authorities instead of crowning the victorious athiete with laurels, simply told him to make tracks from that burg instanter, with the admonition that Mt he showed his handsome mug in that neighbor. hood again, he would have an excellent chance to employ his muscle tn some useful occupation in the State Penttentiary, and so the Red Handed left in- coutinentiy lor parts unknown, ‘The European steamers took vut $262,000 in specie, inclusive of the $100,000 engaged Friday, but inad- ertantly stated as shipped on that day. By an error of the types @ reference to a recent usurious rate for gold in the loan market was made to read 7.30 per cent, when it should have becn 730 per cent, or 2 per cent per diem. THE RAILWAY BONDS, Tye following were the bids for the Tallway bonds:— New York Cen 6's, New York Cen 0" New York Cen 6' New York Cen 6" New York Cen 7 brie Ist m, ex Han & Naples Ist m,. Gt West Ist m, 1584, 92 Quiney & Tol Ist, 1690.. 88 Ii & South Lowa Ist , 18BR. O4 L a r Aiea con an 8 Ohi, Bur & cy Mich So 7p, Lan. Mich 8 &N 1017 Pac RR 7's, guar Central Pacitic bonds. Union Pacitic ist m. Union Pac id grant Union Pac income It Til Cen 7 p cy 1875. Belleville &8 Lil Is 20 m. 112% +904 Chic & Alton Ist Chie & Alton income. Obio & Miss Lat m, Dub & Sioux © stm. Peninsular RR bends. St 4 Iron Mt Ist m, Mi & St Paat 48t Paul 4 St Paul ist m, 4 St Pant, 1 eM 4 8t Paul'ad m. Mil Ist m. te as 100 ines SESEEE ee Se Bos, Hart & Ei Cedar F & Mia THE CITY BANK STOCKS. The following were the bids for the city bank shares:—New York 138%; Manhattan, 149; Mer- chants’, 120; Mechantes’, 135; Union, 138 America, 147; City, 225; Phenix, 104; North River, 95; Trades. men’s, 152; Fulton, 150; Galiatin National, 125; Mer- chants? Exchange, 100; Leather Manufacturers’, 185; Seventh Ward, 107; Commerce, 117; Ocean, 95; Mercantile, 127; American Exchange, 118; Bank of the Republic, 114; Irving, 125; Metropolitan, 142; Citizens’, 125; East River, 115; Market, 126; Nas- @au, 110; Shoe and Leather, 156; Corn Exchange, 126; Continental, 99%; St. Nicholas, 120; Common- Wealth, 99; Park, 155; Manufacturers and Mer- chants’, 102; New York tional Exchange, 100; Central National, 10834; Second National, 185; Fourth National, 114; Ninth National, 116; Gold Ex. change, 85; Bankers and Brokers’ Association, 91, THE LAKE SHORE DIVIDEND. The dividend on Lake Shore has been agreea Upon by the special committee in whose hands it In the gold loan market the rates ranged from | Oleveland. The dividend will be @ per ce stock, which Will raise the floating capital sy $49,000,000, and leave a $1,000,000 of reserved in the hands of the company, to be applied ¢ be necessary or cial operations of will be issued at frst in the shape scrip certificate, entitling the holder oj share of old stock to forty shares of add fully paid stock upon the payment of an equ tn cash equal to 33% per cent of the par value new stock. The cash will not be required a but in instalments as the company prog double-tracking and equipping the road, the | Staiment to be 10 percent, When the last ment has been paid the holder of the scrip ¥ ceive the certificates of stock themselves, STOCKS WEAK AND LOWER, | The stock market was weak and under¥ further decline. The disappointment follow! Lake Shore dividend announcement, couple the very unfavorable bank statement, led to { fall in prices late in the day, Lake Shore dj to 110%. The Southern State bonds were heavy . @ fraction lower. HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICE, ‘The following table shows the highest and lowésl prices of the principal stocks during the dayd? In the case of New York Central stock and serip four per cent 1s added to the actual lowe: prices in order to make allowance for the deduction; of the semi-annual dividend, for which the book closed to-day :— advantageous in the the road. The dt 4 Hignest, Lowest New York Central consolidated 10014 985 | New York Ventral scrip. 4% ry Ene... $1 Reading. m4» Lake Shore.. No: Wabash. 6 Northwestern. . 69. Northwestern preferred. 90: 89° Rock Isiand. 0 109! St. Pau... 62% 62 St. Paul preferred. oe 81 61 Ohio and Mississippt 44 4 Union Pacitic..... 380 20, Western Union Telegraph 67. 66: fe tee 54 68; THE IMPORTS OF THE WEEK. The imports (other than dry goods and specie) q the port of New York for the week ending Sep! ber 15, 1871, were $4,098, 262, The Imports of foreign dry goods at New Yor! during the past week and since the beginning the year were:— For the week, 1809. 1870, 1871, Entered at port..... $3,105,507 $2,201,860 $3,467, 8! Thrown on market.. 2,500,315 2,620,575 — 3,670, Since Jan, 1. Entered at port..... 73,301,050 74,366,755 101,144,531 Thrown on market. 70,344,146 75,548,710 99,070,41@ The total imports at this port for the past ra Were $7,566,089, against $8,133,736 the previou: Week and $6,353,999 for the corresponding wee! of last year, THE SPECIB MOVEMENT. The exports of specie during the week and sincg the beginuing of the year Lave been as follows:— Total for the week Previously reported, Total since January 1, 1871. Same time 1870... Same time 1869 Same time 1868 Same time 1867 Same time 1866. Same time 1865, 53,730, 21,119, 3 404 SALES AT THE NEW YORK STOOK EXOHANGE,) Saturday, Sept. 16=10:15 A. M. ) 89000 U 8 6's, '81, 2) she Cent Nat Bank. 1084 500 UB be 500 Md 30. 1000 U 200 Spring M Coal : 20000 do. 210000 Tenn press Co. WAY C AUR RR. nis: 000 do... Apl & 5000 NY 7's, b 09 400 Erie RR..... 2000 Brooklyn 9636 | 5 Mich Cen RR. 8000 NY Cen 6's, "3... 94° SRULS 4M 8 RR. 4000 Erie 3d m: 200 dc fne.. 81% 100 to Int 9955 8000 NJ Cen, Ist m,n. 103” 100 ao. 150 NJ Central “ite, 200 Tol, Wab & W RR.. ‘BOO ae b 1100 Del, L & W RR. 200 Ohio & Mins RE 4 Un Pac RR. 65 shs Bk of Amenca. 146 12:15 P. M. 96000 US 5-20, c, '63. #1000 US 6-90, ¢, "65, n. 113764 ‘5000 do. 70,0 US 6-20, ¢, "67... 141g) 500 1000 - 114) 1500 US 5 00 mall 1137 STREET QUOTATIONS, Lic ast Five o’Clock P. Me. Western Union. 6644 66% Northweat'n pf. 90 Pacitic Mail... 53% a 68% Rock Ialand.... 1 109, NYCen(exdiv) Mga 9439 St. Paul 62 NY Cen scp (xd) 89744 90° St. Paul pret 81. Erle. 31 Wabash. Big 68: Reaain; Ohio & Miss... 4p a 48: Laie 5! Union Paciiic.. 9° a 29) Pittsbur: 24a 2 Bos, Har & Kris Wol,C & Tad Cen 2055 0 DRY GOODS MARKET. There has been no special difference inthe dry gools market during the past week. The jobbin department is still active, and a good business hi been done, There is but a small supply of cottor goods in agents’ hands, and the market ts conse. quently firm, ) Tbe market for staple styles of cottons has beem’ fair during the week, with still a good demand fro) leading jobbers, Brown sheetings and stirtings tn the low ana! Medium grades have been in good demand fro: dobbers, and the leading tickets are sold ahead of | Teceipts, The heavier grades are less active, thoug! there is @ moderate supply of stocks with stead, | prices. Bleached shectings and shirtings in low qualities are still in good demand, with a fait, inquiry from agents. ‘There nas been more life im the medinm and fine qualities, and with good@ moving freely there 1s a fair supply In agents’ hands There is a reduction of oue-haif cent on Amoskeag 44 Brown drills are tn fatr demand, and leading styles are well sold up, with prices unchanged. Corset jeans and satteens are fatrly active, and a good business is being dode by jobbers. Glazed cambrics are moving slowly and price are very firm. ‘Ticks of the best qualities are inquired for, buf the lower grades show less movement. D enims and cottonadas are rather dull, yet Priced, are unchanged. Checks, in some styles, are in good demand, yet general makes have but littie movement, Stripes are moderately inquired for. f Silicias are fairly active, and in moderate supply Canton flannels have more life with jobbers, bug are moving siowly with agents. Printing cloths are reported as having a market quite emptied of “spot goods, with sales being made from 7%. to 7c. for 64x64 standard. Cond tracts have been made to the end of December at Tiec., and to Aprill at 7yc. Prints are improved with agents and jobbers, and’ there ts @ prospect of an tereased firmness m tha market. Amoskeag 18 quoted at i0c., and selig readily at that figure. Freeman’s aud Arhold’@ have also been advanced to 1c, DRESS GooDs. The market for dress goods 1s active, and all merte torious styles find ready purchasers. Stocks with agents ale im good condition, and jobbers are troubled to keep up their assortment. Delaines ar@ Moving freeiy and reps seli welt at the rates t@ which they have been reduced. HOSIERY. There is not much movement in the general lines? of underwear, though in some branches of the mare ket there ts a littie ive. There ts @ call for the lower, grades, Which are limited in stock. In fancy Wools, lens there is a good demand, especially in nubias, and orders are being finished im all she leading, les of fancies. iy bi WOOLLEN GOODS. Beavers and Moscows are in moderate movement: in blacks, but the supply 18 not heavy, though sufti- cient jor the inquiry, In the blue and medium colors tnere 18 & greater demand and prices ar steady. All wool Cloths sell fairly at the ola prices, but are sae lively as the season would seem ta warran! ) Doeskins are moderately active, the advancedj figures having made operations more quiet, Mey dium styles are better than tue Ligher grades, and, only low graaes are at ail lively. {nets are very quiet in black, and in mixed goods there ts but littie lire. } Flannels move freely with jobbers, and with agent@ the movement improves, duplicate purchases nave ing already been made to a fair extent. } Blankets Nave been limited in movement, thougty early in the season they were active, There will n be much done in this line wll activity is compelled by the co'd weather. Fancy cassimeres sell well in the good styles af advauced figures, The supply is mostly in oof ae and fine goods, and cf general appearance of bad been entrusted bv the stockholders’ meeting at | market iv not reassur!