The New York Herald Newspaper, September 28, 1871, Page 5

Pg, ene got nage oe Tie Ss ——— <= ——. * quently hold conversation with him, as if he was NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1871.—TRIPLE SHEET, QUEEN VICTORIA. The Throne of England Tot- tering to Its Fall. THE PRINCE OF WALES’ UNPOPULARITY. Reasons Assigned for tho Queen’s Non-Appearance in Public. PUYSICAL Her Majesty a Source of Continual Uazasi- ness to Her Physicians. JOHN BROWN, THE SCOTCH GILLIE. Lonpon, Sept, 16, 1871, ‘The il health and long-continued seclusion of Queen Vicloria are. two questions which are now agitating the minds of the English people in no small degree. Until quite recently the majority of her subjects were of opinion that her sickness, al- thongh frequeatly reported in the Court journais, Was bul a somewhat clumsily contrive] excuse for that aversion to public ilfe which she has exhibited eluce the death of Prince Albert, a few years ago, ‘There is Misle doubt (hat the Queen was frequently said to be sick when physically she was in robust health, and those who are iaiailiar with the heredi- tary obstiaacy of the Gueiph family found sinall diMeculty in velieving that her Ministers, unable to overcome her repugnauce to appearing in public, had again endeavoied to excite a ieciiug of personal | loyalty by appeating to the sympathies of the nation, When, by a blow as unex;ected as at was terrinie, the Queen was widowed, tue whole nation mourned with ber, and in the early days, of her sorrow the press and the pulpit poiated to her as @ bright example of what conjugal love anould be. Before many months were over, however, trade began to sufler. The large dry goods houses especially became sensibic that their annual profits were @reatly diminished by the cessation of Court festivi- ties, and a murmur arose that the duty of a wife was one thing aud the duty of @ queen another, In course of time the newspapers hesitatingly ackuowledgod that the Queen’s privacy was the cause of grave discontent, and, having once broken the ice, gradually grew bolder aud openly declared that a monarch was guity of GQO8s NEGLECT OF DUTY who allowed private or domestic troubles to inter- fere with the interests of the public. Still the Queen remained obdurate, and with provoking persistency continued to spend her ume between Balmoral and Osborne, leaving Buck- ingham Palace to be innavited by a shm corps of footmen and maid servants on board wages, The clamor at Jength was too serious to permit of fur- ther prevarication, and the Prince of Wales was deputed to hola levees and drawing rooms in bis mother’s name. It was especially provided that all present ations made to His Royal Highness should be (aucamount to an Introduction to Her Majesty; and it was fondly hoped that this concession to the public demand would calm the troubled waters, at all events, for a time. UNPOPULARITY OF THE PRINCE OF WALB3. The idea was agoud one; but, as has been the case with many other good ideas, proved to be Grounded on false premises. Tne Prince of Wales was too well known, He conld be seen in all places, at all times, The greater part of that class by WENTAL AND WEAKNESS. whom a@ presentauion at Court is consid- ered an honor, an event to be marked with white chalk in life's calendar, had talked with the Prince, eaten and drank with him, met him in public and private and listened to un- Mmuted scandal concerning those doings of his, of ‘which they were not personally cognizant. Noman tsa hero to lus valet de chambre, Why should any one dress in @ court suit, hamper his legs with @ Jong sword, pay a heavy price for carriage hire and expose bimself to ali the discomforts of a crowded room and an absurd etiquette for the sake of kissing the hand of a man who was, and ls to ths aay, ready and willing to be the boon companion of all? This 1s no fancy sketch, as the nbiquitous readers of the HERALD Know well, and the truth of the statement is clearly shown Ia the result, The Prince's levees were poorly attended, and the public discontent bas waxed Stronger and stronger, unttl to-day there are symptoms of positive rehellion, and mea openiy discuss the chances of the mere existece of royalty in Eogland. WHY VICTORIA DORS NOT APPRAR IN PUBLIC. Then why does not Victoria comply with the wishes so plainly expressed? She cannot. Her Ministers, if rumors in the highest circles and among those who have every opportuuity of know- ing the truth are to be believed, dare not allow her to appear, except atraro intervals, Few persons, even among the apper classes in England, know that auring the last few years of the life of Prince Albert the Queen exhibited symptoms of that men- tal aberration with which so many members of her family have been aMucted. At the time of his death he was, and for some time had been, practically | King of England, and in the transaction of public | business the Queen relied impticitly on htm for dt- | rection and advice, It 13 aimost impossible to | over-esiimate the tnfuence which he established over her by sheer strengin of character, Her inteuse veneration for him as o husband only served to increase her tatth in him as a man, and It is easy to conceive how imperceptibly she allowed him to assume the exercise of her pécullar functions, as they became too arduous for her men- tal capacity. Prince Albert,on the other hand, though faily understanding the relative position whieh ne and tis wile occupied towards each other, never gave her reason tu suppose that the authority Was virtually vested in himseli, and it was not ‘anti! Victoria was alone that she felt how unable stew ate ey tngwergnt of responsibility imposed upon her, In the FIRST MONTHS OF HER WIDowMOOD reason was almost entirely suspended. She did as sne was told, mechanically. She could not even reaize that her nasbana was dead, but would fre- present in the flesh, Whenever she rallied from this state and was able to compreiend her position, her anguish was so intease that she was equally inca- pacitated from taklag a part in public matters, Her physicians cherished a hope that time, the great healer, would close these wounds, and that when the first bitterness of grief was over her mind would recover its equiliorium, These hopes have, Mis feared, beeu long dissipated, and the Queen is to-day A CONFIRMED HYPOCHONDRIAC. A few facts concerning her daily life, which have been gathered from the best possible sources of information, will doubtless prove interesting to the readers of the HERALD. DOMESTIC ECONOMY. The Queen to-day 18, as she has ever been, an eager student aud practiser of domestic economy. IU Js notorious that the royal servants receive far smaher wages than those In the employ of tho nobility. Their duties, too, which are numerous and exacting, must be performed with the greatest uicety, The Queen enjoys the reputation of being an excellent honsewife, and personally superintends all the detatis of the domestic arrangements. Her housekeepers receive orders from her own lips, and are held strictly responsible if her instructions are Not carried out to the letter, This trait in her char- acter is attributable nov only to the precepts of her mother, the late Duchess of Kent, but to tne example of her husband. Prince Albert was, perhaps, as far as Dis own servants were concerned, the most un- popular “head of a family” in ali England. Al- though naturally a benevolent and large-nearted man, he was, if commoi, rumor may be trusted, ‘extremely solicitous be Wage gad his houses hold = expenditures least possible som, and applied ie ig principles of Agorous stowardship to the mangement of his do» ; heaith had occurred. mestics that proved so successful iv ae case of We Duchy of Cornwall. The system aSoxoye'l oF her husband and mother hasbeen adopted by Queen Papasan. ome, holed mahaga ong lca SIMPLE TABITS. When the Queen is living at Osborne or Balmoral ber habits are as simple a8 those of any of her sub- Jects. All state and formality are set aside, and she leads the life of any ordinary Enghsh lady. She rises early, and olten takes @ walk beiore breakfast, accompanied by 2 single attendant, After the morn- Ing meal she summons her housekeeper to her pre- sence, and, after giving ber lustructions for the day, again goea out, sometimes on foot, to visit the poor, with whom she is & great favorite, sometimes in @ carriage for a drive, and still more often on one of her ponies, of which she bas a great number, and of which she 1s very proud. Her afternoons are spent in a similar manner, cr, if the weather be unfavorable, in reading, writing or painting, Of late rears, however, she has been unable to give her attention to one thing for any length of time, and whereas she was formerly an excellent artist ana musician, she pow seldom touches either a brush or @ plano. ER PUYSICIANS UNEASY. It is this fact that canses her physicians much uneasiness, ‘ney are unable to interest her, to bit upon any pursuit to amuse ber and divert her mind trom the past. Above all, they are desitous of dl- verting ner thoughts from the memory of her hus- band, and this they have completely failed to do, For years past the Qtiéen hag belleved that the soul 1 Prince Albert 1s -invartably present with her and that she cam hold communion with him, So ‘Impressed 13 she with this pathetic belief that she will frequently, it is said, order a knife and tork to be Jatd for him at her table and cause the attendant footmen to place every course before the empty chatr as if their master still occupied it. Every morning a pair of boots aro cleaned and set down at the door of the room form- erly tenanted by Prince Albert, and by Innumerable Other signs the widowed Queen testities to her faith in her dead husband’s actual presence on earth. Prince Albert, it is well known, was a free thinker, and there {a little doubt that the Queen was during his life time made well acquainted with many of the bold and ingenious, but somewhat mysiical, theories of certain German philosophers in relation to the future state of the soul, 18 HER INTELLECT IMPAIRED? There is good reason for supposing that the Queen’s mind has been in no smail degree affected by some of these speculations, ana it has even been asserted tnat her affection for one of her yeomen 1s traceable to this fact, BROWN, TUB SCOTCH “GILLIE,” whose name is now a household word throughout England, is @ man of stainless character, and was the favorite henchman of Prince Albert. In appeaf- ance he somewhat resembles his former master. Tail and slim, with a fine, manly, open counte- Rance, he is the veaw ideal of an old and faithful servitor, and the fact that he has grown gray in the royal service would alone be & suflicient reason for the high esteem in which he is held by his mistress, For many years he has been her attendant during her mountain excursions, and it was under his guidapce that she, while still a gir, Orst saw the Scottish deer on their native hills, The man is so intimately associate! in her mind “with the happier days of her married life, that now, when she is widowed and solitaiy (and the Queen 1s @ very woman), tt is only nstural that she shoud se- lect him to attend her in preference to any other. But, apart from all this, it 1s whispered that the Queen at times 13 impressed with the idea that her dead husband can in some mysterious manner im- part aavice to her through the medium of her favor- ite gillie, and it 18 certain that the lauer has fre- quentiy more influence over her than the members of her own family or even her ministers, ‘The Queen opened tne last session of Parliament in person, and much comment wa3 excited by the fact tnat Brown, io his Highland dress, attended her to Westminster and handed her from her car- riage. It is tolerably well Known that before the day of the opening the Queen declared that she would not appear in pubitc unless Brown accom- panied her, and that Mr. Gladstone endeavored to dissuade her from such @ course, but in vain. She was finally obliged to yield, as the popular clamor abont the Queen’s neglect of her duties was at its height, and it had been authoritatively announced that she would open Parliament tn state. As he had foreseen, however, the appearance of Brown created a most unfavorable impression, and revived all those rumors and inslauations which had been almost forgotten. is APSOLUTE RETIREMENT NBCESSARY. That the Queen will ever again take an active part in public adalrs 1s most improvab‘e, even if her life should be prolonged for many years. She does not make any effort to emerge from her seclu- sion but, on the contrary, exhibits \ positive repug- nance to again don the robes of State, Absolute retirement 13 necessary to her existence, and she would not lve long amid the noise and busue of court life, Let her be judged charitably. As daughter, wife, mother and Queen she has seta brilliantexample by her pure and blameless lite, and ifim these latier days her intellect is clouded by the weight of a great sorrow, and she is no longer capable of fulfilling all her duties, let it be Temembered that devotioa to the memory of a hus- band 1s a positive virtue, although an unfashionable one. Scrious Character of Queen Victorin’s Mness. (From the London Lancet.) We are most glad to be able to state that Ner Majesty is mow rapidly reeovering trom her recent illness. The poe are probably no: aware of the fact that this iltuess has been of a serious character, so much 80, indeed, as to have cA rise at one time to considerable anxiety on the part of those avout the Queen. The announcement made a few days since that a gathering haa formed in Her Majesty’s armand had been opened, was, if not to the puolic, at least to medical intnds, not a little disquieting, inasmuch as it siguitied, under the cir- cumstances, that eorious disturbance of the gencral The Queen’s illness began Osborne, carly im Avgust, with entire loss of appetite, headache, disturbed nights, gencral depression and slight infaimmation of the Feit tonsil, The inflammation of the tonsil svon subsided, but Her Majesty, withouc suffering from any notadle local trouble, continued very ill. ‘The heat -of Osborne aud of \Vindsor Was, inoreover, most trying to the Queen before she Went to Balmo- ral, Her Majesty bore the journey en well, and on the road slept better than she had for several | preceding nights, On the 19(h of August, however, and for some days subsequenily, the queen suifered from most severe sore throat, and there was consid- erable iuterference not only With tue act of swallow. ing, but even with speech. As the throat improved the Queen begau to suffer pain iy litte below {pe right arm, at wien part a sweiling, iat subsequently pperaict, made iis ap- pearance. Her Majesty's genortl Realth was again greatly disturbed at the time, m con- nection With the formation of the abscess, aud for days Her Majesty unable to take any food. On the 4th of September Mr. Lister opened an scess which had formed at the seat of the sw a bevcath the arm. ‘fhe abscess proved to be of con- siderable size; but alter tt was incised it made fa- at voravle progress toward cura and soon healed. ‘rom this tine the linprovement. in the Queen's general health began to show ttself, aud during the past few days has becn very decided, — It will be gathered from these detais that although the Q has never been im she has cen really very ill, aud 7 to complete recovery, een can be as ler Majesty now ', and there are a that although Gow oa the w some time inust elapse before the « Well as she was earlier in the year. Needs rest aud quiet more than ev none of at her convalescence, begrudge her the retirement of Balmoral, the cumate of which Wil, no doubt, as it has often Uone betore, restore Her ‘ayesty again to ber usual heaiin. As «he Quecn desired for herself and the royal household generaily, to have a medi- cal man coustantly I the paiuce vo attend fo cases of emergency, Her Majesty appointed Dr, Mar- shall, of Crathie, to be resent medical attendant to Her Majesty and the royal houschold whgrever the Court may be. Dr. Mafshall came. into restuence when the Queen reached VBalmora: on the 16tt of august, and was in attend e on the Queen with Sir Willam venner and Me, Ltster during Her Ma- jesty's late severe illness, ATTEMPTED SUICIDE, Poor Mrs. Kennedy. Au Old woman, about sixty years of age, witha calico dress on, and a plaid shaw) around her head, was brought into Essex Market yesterday afternoon in a state of hysterical intoxication by OMmcer Smith, of the Thirieenth precinct, Mary had at- tempied to Jump in tne water near the ferry house at the foot of Grand strect, and she was arrested in te act by the timely ee ae of the officer, “What was the matier, Mary,” sald Judge Scott. “7 was desaved, yet Honor,’” answered Mra, Ken- nedy, «Who deceived you, Captain Kenneay This seemed to excite Mary’s risibi'ities, for she Janghed 1mmoderatety for sone time. “indade it Was not the Captalp; he's a dacent man. less him,’ she continued. “lt was Sshoamp os ‘a hushband’ { have that’s dbrivin me to drink.” Mrs, Kennedy, by direction of Judge Scott, was es corted by OMicer Smith to @ convenient retzeat to allow her to meditate op Me grea UGH galicdy roe her subjects Who wiil, wile they rejuice | IN THE SHADOW OF THE GALLOWS. Atrocious Outrage On a Young Woman in Maryland—Ceoniession of Gne of the Cul- prits—Preparations for the Execution. BALTIMORE, Sept. 26, 1871. In August, 1870, two colored boyc, named William Pritchard and Levin Palmer, committed an out- rage upon Mary Senael, @ young German girl, in Baltimore county, just outside the limits of Balti- moore city, in the most revolting manner. They were both arrested, tried, convicted and sentenced to be hanged. Palmer escaped, bat Pritchard 1s still in jail awaiting ms execution, which 1s set for Friday next, 20th instant, Yesterday a correspondent of the HERALD at Towsontown, Baltimore county, visited Fritchard in prison and obtained from him the following confesston:— CONFESSION OF THE CRIME. Kate Howard and Kachel Blackston, both colored, came over to Dixon’s, where I lived, about nine o’clock on the evening of the outrage. About eleven | clock Levin Palmer ana myself walked home with the girls aad reached Kate Howa: house about twelve o’ciock. We did not goin. We bia the girls good night and started towards home. When we started home with the girls Palmer got a sttck and I Piece oi scantiing or plank, and we still had them on our way back. Coming along the roaa we met the gurl aud the old maa, Palmer said to me, “Leis knock the old man down and rape the girl.” T did not assent, nor did | have any notion of anything of the kind. When we came up to the couple Palmer eaid, “Good morning,” and the old man an- Swered the saiutauion. Palmer walked on @ Jew steps, aud then struck the old man three times ou the back of the head with his sitck, The old sian tried to strike back, but the third biow brought hia to his knees. ‘Ihe old man raised irom ‘bis kuces and ran as fast as if he had not heen siruck at all, and the girl ran from fifty wo one hun- dred yards in the opposite direction, screaming, Paimet caught the girl Hy the head and throat, aud threatened her that he would kill her. He then threw her Gown and accomplished his object, ‘The girl made more fuss about the old man than she did about herself. 1 then attempted to ravish her, but did not succeed, a8 I was too much frightened.’ My heart jailed me. 1 didn’t threaten the girl, nor did 1 bit the old map. After it was all over Palmer ae to the girl—(Here the condemned gave part of tie conversation between mer and the girl, but it. 13 unlit for pubit- cation). Palmer then sd@td he had a great mind to kil her, but said I could. not agree to any- thing like that.’ He wanted to look the man up rob him. 1 told him I would not toi, Palmer got the man’s bat, The simple truth is, I attempted to ravish the girl, bat my heart lailed me and | did not accomplish this deed, aud Lam now being made to euter m Palmer's place for his deeds. Paimer sald if they caught nim sey would give him veo years, Iti had raped this or maltreated her or Bit the old man, they woul have had to lock me up. By false 8 representa ons 1 am here to-day. Had I agreed to kill her, as was said at the trial, I would not be here to-day to be hanged, As itis am glad 1did not, although I am tobe hanged for little or nothing. The police, when they arrested me, sald 1 was not into it much, and that they wanted me to turn State’s evidence; but 1 told them 1 knew nothing of it, and would not have known anything of it until they got me here to be hanged; then I tol the truth. Palmer and had been together at work on the Kimberly piace about three months, but I never went anywhere with him. This was the second or third time I ever went with him, ‘When questioned as to his religious belief the pri- soner said he was a little of a Spiritualist—that i De could make benches rise, and one night in his cei he saw something, though ne: gave no descriptcn of it, He said he heard three distinct raps on the walls of the cell, and when he rushed to the door there was fire under his fect.” He said he was certam, if the watchman had not come to his assistance, he would have died in a@ few minutes of fright, He Was severe upon @& number of ‘witnesses who testified in his case, criticised snarply the manner in which he was tried and said eae ignorant as he was, he could have conducted ii better himself, and evidently labored under the im- pression that he was about to sutfer jor the misdeeds of bis companion. He alluded to the Rev. Mr. Hoff, rector of Trinity church, in ve highest terms, Mr. Hom has visited him regularly since his removai to Towsuntown and has leit no effort unspared to secure the interposition of executive clemency. THR GALLOWS upon which Pritchard 18 to be hanged will be erected im the jail yard on the west. side of the jail, nearly opposite tie window of the prisoner's ceil. froma Dill in the fleld adjoming the yard and very near to tie scaffold the execution will be cistinctiy visible, and itis more than probable that a large crowd oO! igen) impelled by a morbid curiosity, will assem- bic here. HEALTH OF THE METROPOLIS, Decrease of Disease—Cellars of the City—The Condition of tho Poor and Their Habl- tations=Sweeping Reformation—No More Permits for Underground Homes To Be Granted—Frightfal Mortality Among the Poor—Twe Hundred Cellars To Be Vacated. Ata meeting of the Board of Health, held this afternoon, President Bosworth in the chatr, the fol- lowing reports from the various bureaus were Latah ee joaae ‘hen — russe HEALTIL ¢ course of contagious diseases, as reported by the City Sanitary Tuspector, was ns follows: Sept. 18. Set. 3. Typhus fever. it 6 iy iT] 16 W %B i 3 8 Diph 8 ‘fie Register of ‘Records reperis ‘ae follows: —During the past week there were regiatered 603 deathe, being 17 less than tor the pon o week tm 44 more than for the correspond- ing weel rr lic aifect.ons occasioned 170 deaths ; Ben Rational, th: focal, 147; developmental, 37, and violent causes, 27. ‘THR FATAL. CABRS OF GMALLPOX tmcroased from 2 to measles 1, against 6 and 2 respectively 11 the preceding we Diphtheria and croup together cai Ban increase of 2. The number of deaths from whooping cough rose from 15 to 23, a remarkably large mortality {rom that disease. ‘Three geaths were ascribed to typhus fever and 10 to typhold—a decrease of 1 in the former and f 4 in the inter, Ninety-one deaths were due to d'art eomplaints 3 less than Fevious week. Seven deaths were referred to Wermittent and4to remittent fever. These two diseases have UNUSUALLY PREVALENT AND FATAL Gurus the prevent monde in the waper wards qf the fy, ‘There were 72 deaths in the past week caused :—Mean reading of barome- er, 29.475 inches; maximum temperature, 73 degrees; mini- mum temperature, 44 degrees; moan temperature, 68.08 de- grees, being ‘degrcea less than for the corresponding erjod during the pastten years: mean’ degree of humidity, ‘The sre et Inspector reporis a total af 2,708 inspec- {ions 47 she Heaite agnectars as follows—vis B pnblig builde ings, 1 ement louses, 67 private awelings, 28 other Guthiden, £8 siaautactorice’ and! workshops, S store Workhouses, #7 horse and cow stables, 1 ealvaniziny lishment, 2 badder civaning establiehments, te fat estatlishments, Gl slaughter houses, 5 du 1 brewery, Lrag house, 65 sunken anc yards, courts ad arcas, 147 celiars and base: pipesand drama, 258 privies and water closets, 71 Meats ae tera and sivewaiks, isterns and cesspoois, 2 sireet h basios, 11 dangerous stairways, 1 other nuisances and 2) CONTAGIOUS DISRAGTS visited. 2 received from the Health Inspector 631 ring the week 39 conplamts have been received ‘from citizens and re‘erred to the Heath In ore for inve’ tion and report. His re- forts shaw thas during the week the disinfecting corps have Visited 27 premises whete conta;{ous diseases were found, J have disinfected aud fumigated 14 honses, 27 privy gether with clothing, bedding, &c. Tweive cases of x were removed to hospital by the Ambulance corps, number of atrerts and avenues have heen disiutected ie the Uiroadin disincectant wad qalestine, ‘This report also shows 129 sinks anu cesspoois to have been cleaned and disinfected by the night scavengers under per- | mite of “the Board, and 411 loads of nighisoi! removed trom the clly. Five complamts concerning BTREET PAVEMENTS and sewers were referied to the proper dopartments. There have algo been 2,919 cattie inspected at the cavle yards, of ‘and 7 badiy bruised, One mper In quarantine, was sent rn Permits have been granted Sarge cargece, on voockers ffom ise Healts Oncor of the port, ‘anitary Commissioner of Poles reports the amount nvound meat, &e.y seized by the Neat Inspec food fot the week ending September 3, 151: H oiognar, 15 hounds, Fhe Attor- er 25, 1871: nee with Ts na of Hea! e1W: number of Judgments obtained in pending actions, 8; number of actions Wiscontinued won evidence of abatement of all cause of compiasit, 20; number of complaints by Inspectors exam, {now and forma of ordor entorsed thereon, f or fiuch complaints examined and returned for additional staic- meut, Dootor Stephen Smith presented @ report uj 7 the condition of the cellars in the city occupies | dwelling places, and o/fered © resoluuon that a | permits trom the Hoard giving permission to people | to lve in these places be in future denied, and all | those neretofore granted be rescinded. Dr. Sintth said that he had personally visite. all the cellars of New York, and had come to the conclusion that DUR MORTALITY AMONG THAT CLASS of the community who were competed to live In | these underground holes was a thing terrible 10 con- | template, and he advised that t should be entirely | stopped and no one be aliowed to live in anv place | under the level of the in future, The maver was referred (0 the Comumittee on Law and Ordt- nance’. BROOKLYN M0 § MORTALITY. There were 197 deaths in Brooklyn last week, be- ing oac less than the week preceding. Of the de- ceased there were men, 98; Women, 44; boys, 51; girls, 64; 49 were infants under twelve months, 29 were persons between the ages of forty and sixty years, and 5 were upwara of cighty; 126 were natives of the United States, 45 of Ireland, 16 of Ger- many, 3 of Eng!and, 2 of Canada and Norway respec- lively, and 1 each of Nova Scotla, Scotland and un- Knowd. Smallpox carried off 2: croup, 5; dysentery, 6; marasmus, 17; consumption, 31; disease of brain, 13; cholera infantum, 16; diarrhoea, 4; pulmonia, 9; tetania and paralysis, 3 each; dieease of Kidneys, 4 remittent fever, 7; lyphowi fever and gastritis each; diphtheria, scariatina and pyenma, 1 ea The hignesi dealin rate was obtained in the Tenth Ward, Where The total BUDLDET Was 1% 4 | registered stock, old, | Irving, FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. WALL STREET, WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27—6 P. M On 'Change to-day wheat was strong and the market active. Cotton was firm and steady, MONEY UNSETTLED. ‘The Money market was spasmodic and unsettled. The supply was abundant up to two o’clock and the rate declined trom seven per cent to five per cent on stocks, the rates on governments meantime being six and five per cent. Before the close of banking hours @ sharp inguiry set in, and borrowers paid as high as seven, gold, After three o’clock the supply became better again and some large amounts were lent at six per cent, és The banks reported an active demand for dis- counts on mercantile paper, On the street prime names were firm at teven per cent d'scount, FOREIGN EXCHANGE WEAK. ‘The leading foreign bankera were more willing to draw on Europe, and biils were lower both over the counter and outor second hands. The fear of a crisis in England, as foreshadowed by the revelations of My, Disraeli, is regarded as opposed for the pres- ent to the withdrawal of foreign capital now accu- mutated here, The press cable telegrams also report large shipments of specie to America, Tie following table shows the range of quotations:—Sterting, sixty days, commercial, 108 & 10844; good to prime bank- ers’, 10834 @ 10834; short sight, 109 a 10934; Paris, sixty days, 5.313 @ 5.26%; short sight, 5.23% a 5.22345 Antwerp, 5.50 @ 5.25; Switzerland, 5.28% @ 5.23%; Hamburg, 3534 a 35%; Amsterdam, 40% a 40% ; Frank- fort, 41 @ 4134; Bremen, 78 @ 7834; Prussian thalers, 72 a 725 GOLD STRONG@—1149¢ a 1143. In face of the weakness of foreign exchange and the reported export of specie from Great Britain to Us country gold was strong and advanced to 114X%. A variety of influences seem affecting the marker, It is expected that the Bank of England will make a fresh advance In the rate of discount at the usual weekly meeting of the directors to-mor- Tow, and the London prices of consols and five- twenties have ylelded % @ % percent. An uneasy feeling 1s also reported in the English market gen- erally, owing to a sharp reaction mm prices of leading railway stocks, which, affected like our own by the plethora of money throughoat the summer months, advanced 20 a 40 per cent, but are now rapidly declining. Cable advices report that the sem!- monthly settlement showed a heavy interest on the “bear” side, The lower prices of American securi- tes are taken to mean that the bank rate will be advanced. It was also thought that the govern- ment gold sale on Thursday will be conflued to the amount advertised, the recent ill effects upon the money market of extra sales naving eiicited 80 much unfavorable comment, This view 1s, further- more, supported by tne absence of a necessity for interference now that caen gold is easy. The course of the market 18 shown in the table:— 104, M..... 114% 1PM ’ 10:02 A. M 114% 2 PLM. 5 10:37 A, M 4s SP M 114% 1 A. a 14s 4P.M. 11434 12 M. 114% 5:30 Pe it 4s a 114% In the gold loan market the rates ranged from one to four per cent fer carrying. The operations at the Gola Exchange Banx were as follows:— Gold cleared. +++ $52,831,000 Gold balances. + 1,625,420 Currency balances, 2,050,177 The China, for Liverpool, took out $263,000 in mlver, GOVERNMENTS STRONG, The government list disregarded the reports of lower prices in London and sympathized with the more immediate influences of the advance in gold, Bnder which quotations were % ao % per cent better, the market leaving off with a steady, if not @ strong, tone. The following were the closing street prices:—United States currency sixes, 114% a 11434; do. do., 1881, registered, 11744 a1174¢; do, coupon, 118% a 11834; do. five-twenties, registered, May and November, 1155 @115%; do. do., 1862, coupon, d0., 115% a 115%; do, do, 1864, do. do., 11554 & 115%; do. do., 1865, do, do,, 11556 a 1157 do, do, registered, January and July, 11434 @ 114%; 40, do., 1865, coupon, do, 114% a 114%; do. do., 1867, 00, do., 1145; 2 114%; GO. do., 1863, do. do., 114% @ 115; do. ten-forties, registered, 11134 a 11134; do, do., coupon, 111% a 111%. THE GOVERNMENT PURCHASE OF BONDS, The Assistant Treasurer received offerings of five- twenties to the extent of $4,780,550 at prices rang- ing from 112.97 to 114. The amount accepted was two millions (one million more than was adver- tised for), and the prices pail ranged {rou 112.97 to 113.17, gold at the time being 114,37 STOCKS DULL AND LOWE?. The stock market was dull, Prices opened stropg and improved a3 money became easy, but fell off in the afternoon, Tne only important variae ton was in Lake Shore, which advanced to 106%, declined to 105%; and closed at 106, The average fluctuations elsewhere hardly exceeded one-half of one per cent, except iu the Hannibal! and St, Joseph stocks, Which Were vory strong in the morning, the preferred rising to 76, but were correspondingly weax in the afternoon, when the com:non declined to 6044. The gross earnings of the Union Pacific Rallroaa for August show an increase of $17,815, and the net earnings an increase of $67,520 as com: pared with the corresponding monbi: of 4870, HIGHEST AND LOWEST: PRICES, ‘rhe following table shows the highest and lowest prices of the principal stocks during the day:— Highest, Lowest. + 9255 New York Cemral consolidated New York Central p Reading Lake Shore. Wabash. Pittsburg. Northwestern Northwestern preferred. Rock island. ‘St. Paul p: Olio and Misaissipp Union Pacific... Hannibal and Si. 7 The Southern State bonds were steady, dull and neglected, The following were the closing street prices:—Tenness eX coupon, 71 a 72; do, new, 71 72; Virginia, ex coupon, 62 a 63; do. now, 68 a 70; do. 52 a 53; do. consol, 643¢ & 6834; Georgia sixes, §$ a 86; do. sevens, $1 a 92; North Carolina, ex coupon, 41 @ 43; do. funding, 1866, 32 a4; do. do,, 1863, 30 a 32; ao. new, 23 a 24; do. special tax, 17 @ 18; Missonni sixes, 961% a 97; do. Hannibal and St. Joseph, 94 95; Louisiana sixes, 67 a 70; do, new, 60 a 62; do. levee sixes, 71.473; do. do. eights, 80 a 85; do, Penitentiary sevens, 69 a 72; do, railroad ights, 70.4 82; Alabama fives, 63 @ 70; do, eights, 101 a 102; do. railroad eights, 92 a 95; South Caro- lina sixes, 75 a 80; do. new, January and July, O4'g a 96; do do, April and October, 67 a 68; Arkansas sixes, 59 a 60; do. sevens, 52 @ 62. CITY BANK STOCKS. The following were the bids for the city bank share ‘Manhattan, 149; Merchants’, 120; Mechan- 1¢3’, 134; Union, 198; City, 280; Phoenix, 106; Nor River, 95; Tradesmen's, 152; Gallatin National, Merchants’ Exchange, 99; Leather Manufacturers’, 186; Seventh Ward, 106; State of New York, 100; Commerce, 117; Ocean, 90; Mercantile, 125; Amert- can Exchange, 119; Bank of the Republic, 113: 126; Metropolitan, 140; East River, 115; Nassau, 110; Commonweaith, 99; Park, 154; Manu- facturers and Merchants’, 102; New York National Exchange, 100; Central National, 1093s; Ninth Na- tional, 116; Bankers and Brokers’ Association, 93, THE RAILWAY BONDS. The following Were the bids for the railroad bouds:— New York Cen New York Cen 6 Rew York Cen 64 re. New York Con 6's, sub New York Cen 7's, 1815 ws Brio Ist m, ex Hen & Navies Ish Gt West Int Gt West at Quincy rol 'tety Nasi jal & Chic extended... Mt e bd + Wh elie ‘stm ps ‘BG cid gran Union Bac income 10's. Ti Cen 7 pe, 17 Alton 1.11 lat my Alton & T 12! m prot. Alba TAj di dug, Mas Poul aw D. ws = ba STREET QUOTATIONS, Half-past Five o? Clock P. M. oe fbr 16 a aye bess we ey a) aH aT Northw: Nerthwestn pf a BALES AT THE mie YORK STOOK EXOHANGE. Wednesday, Sept. 27—10:15 A. M. nes pA 98 17 abs Park Ban 2 stettee ate eieae 2p Seusebe ose Sess cesEeee e By ca Bi 2 ee = 16C, 100 100 100 200 100 90 «0 Ri’ 10 S000 Pitts THVAChIC 24 Ite 168 6 B00) CLIC ATC Lat oss 108 1000 nfon Pac Hib 3 4 1000 St L & Iron M iat. a $00 Ohio & Wise RE..bo 4 rine age oe £10, tak 92% 3 Toe 000 296 00M) UB 5. oS Tow u's Gah, oes: One o’ Clock P. M. 800 sha Pac M88 Co.bo 51% noe soe saree mw . Hg 100 Wells- Far, as SP. 3) WONY CAH 924 faq B00 ‘do 03 924 ‘200 bo 92) 10000 8 68 ud BLY 200 B07; 200 300, ‘a, 400 5000 Cen Pac gid b. 200, 100 aha Con Coal of 100 B00 4 200: 0 300 le 1 10 400 wo COMMERCIAL REPORT. Wepnrapay, Sept. 7—6 P. M, Corrow.—The movement in cotton on the spot continued fairly active, and with favorable foreign advices and mode- rate receipts at the ports holders were enabled to establish an advance of 34. per Ib, for ordinary and good ordinary, yc. per lb. for low middiing and 4c. per Ib. tor middling, Good middling wasreduced 440. per Ib, this grade betng plentiful and notin demand, The market ‘loved strong for the other fiaden at the improvement noted. | Forward deliveries were igher, the final rates being at 19 ee for September, 4c. for October, 19 2-16e, for November, 19 3-16¢. for December, 196 ee. for Janna, Ie Tose. for February, 1Wi¢e- for March nd 20) ‘sales reported om "Change were as Tovey. — Last Bvenv Total, Export... 17 ot 1768 Consumpti 1,213 78 1,991 ena a" 18 pihy 1,487, wa sama jn the above are 727 bales to arrive. For future ry (basis Jow middiing) the sales have been as fob Pa :—Last evening—Se, omag” 100 wt 19 5-160. 5 Uctober, #00 at 18 15-16c., 700 at 18%s0., 400. at 190, ; November, 1%e.; November and December, 200 each, it 18 15 We. iba De ; Febri "160 nt 19340, ae baies, Fonnp—aepuember Cx, GO) ant 19) ia hts Geiokee, aid at BovZen 1300 ck Te ab te. at 18, ¢ Octo: nd. December, 100 cack, at 196, ; January, Febraary and March, 100 each, at 1954 ether ; October, November aud December, 100 each, at 19 tober, i 9 at 18e.; November and December, MY bacey mn ty tu er; Novemt Se * Yee 200 at idee, SA ber, 200 fe 1861, 800 at Ci and Decem- iy adv ech st ‘tog ‘Novem! % Stisite togethets December, 309 a is eee bse cme 100 at W96e, oom Tue, 303 Sesraary, 10) By! March, = Whe, He eston iaaie “i wet it ‘ae on At 18850. 8,100 a Decem- Lgo.; January, ‘Apal, Is E100.” Wo quater Dotan anne New Orteans, Temas, Ordinary « 17; Wi Gooa oratt: tog be rd 1 ‘Low mlddit Ws 1959 1a 30 Midding . He 20 r Fs) Gooa mia 4 =The quotatio based dn eo:ton running ia quality noe more hap balfa wrate ab above or be! red A ay 3 Fa net Tooetpts ‘atthe ports sum up boy jalvestor New ‘Orleans: Wisi. Mobile 2742 Buvannuhy’ 296, jharloston, 1,033; Wilinington, 100; Norfolk, 983; Baltimore, 49: Kew. York, 549, Total, "5,878 Same day lust week, 3,551 bales; same day last year, .#,659 ba'es. for ebiton freight to, fo foreld ports closed as, follows To Liverpool, wh by Gd, To Hay by steam, le., gold; ‘rail ah Hamburg, by steam, 34d. compressed. y steam, o., gold, compressed. To Baltic ports, by pail, ae. A Iyen eld CoFPRE,—The market for Kio was strong and prices ruled 3c, per Ib. higher. |The were 1,000 bags per Cassini, du bs mack, andin Baltimore 3,000 bs per Ad- aide On private terme, there was ® movement in Lecuayra and Maracaibo yesterday which was kept private until to- day. Thesnies comprise 5,249 bags Lazuayra per John Hoiton and 3,663 bags M pring Bird and Impulse on private terms, We quote: Riv, ordinai & Like. j (air dow Togs. a Lie; good do cargoes, Die, & Bacatee Wins . Myo. a Mige, Maracaibo, 1530. a 17ige.; Latayra, iige.; St. ‘Domingo, in “heeds ee Togo Juve: 816. a $30., gold, erty paid. Fioun Axp GRAIN, -Hecoipte—Plour, 21,218 obs. | wheat: $2,900 bushela; do. ; corn meal, 3 bbls. and 2:0 aga; oats iy "34 ‘bushels; barley, Bacordte’ prions, oyant under Yanced. 106. 4 tne vate ‘ularly for sipping grates, The | salen were about bbls. Rye flour continned quiet and | steady. Corn meal was in’ etter demand, with sales of #50 | Dba. ai $3 80 for Western yeilow aud Coles county and 994 10 Tor M caloric, delivered. We qnot 550 6m a 70 Oa 725 Wa 6 Sa 7 00 tye Wa 850 Ronnd hoop 0 Onto, shipping brands. a 7 00 Round hoop Ohio, trade brands. wa 725 Famiiy. Ba 8m 20a 7 00 Oa 7B 50a 8 50 | 81: Loi 90a 109) lye ilour. 4a 535 Southern No, 47 60 Southern guperfine. 8 00a 6 40 Southern extra Ciba 8% Southern family. 8 26% 10 60 Corn meal, Western wi Siba 400 Corn meal, Western yellow. 3a w Gorn meal, Jersey Baba 4 00 randy 4 ibn 425 jacheons 20 Wa - “Wheat was fairly active anil prices were 1c.'a ze. better— clos.ng at abo $1 53 for No.2 spring. Tho sales eventig) were abont O00 bush at $1 59 for good No. 2. in score, 1 0 aT Be a $1 53 for Chicago and Milwan- @ $1 62 for red winter, $1 63 store and af aa es the Corn wan more active and firmer. 197,000 bushels at 12340.5,1u atore, aud TSMC. 9 73\e. for 5 afloat, and 74c. Ve Tic, for Western it, Oats were firm at Sie. a5] 4c, for mixed and 6: white, with sales of 64,000 bushel mand, with saies of 6,! bushels spring.” yo was colet, with but tht ingulrys a We. for ‘and $1 481 08 for State. Fmiaurs,—‘The market continned quiet, and rates firm. Tn the chartering Ine, there was a call for vessels for both grain and petroleum, at abou gagenents were:.To Liverpool, by steatn, ny at 10344. & 11d. ; E00 bales cotton, 2,000 boxes che: 0 tierces 1, 15,000. bushel grain, 184.5 oll © rosin, 3a, Sd. To Glasgow, by, steam, , at 10344. To Antwerp, 100 ne ara cofspeloe?-—h Britigh bark, 4 800 gra: grainy to Core for orders, 8. 6d, ani usual continental clause; two Taian barks, one.3,i0) quarters, the other 4/00. quarters grata (to ar- rive (rom ibostom) to Cork tor urders, ¥ German brig, | herice to a direot Baltic port, 1.700 bbe. steady rates, ‘The en- Avo), bushels | bbls. floar, i ito London, $28. 6. 5 150 500 bust tobaccd, Us, ror Britan te ‘rom Phin Pan bole. refinied Petroleum, 1s, 6d.:a iritish Lark (470 tons) trom Baltimore ‘all ¢ mai 0 of tobacco, on private ewan quiet. We note sales of 0 20\qj Ibe, at Liv. and 150 wet salied to Bordeau dl deraand, s. at yard ab bbls. c., 8) BY buttfrom dock at ae and 0 64 At 62340. a Bic 4 $3 6249 for ican trained a ira 6, 340 bbl, do, at $3 62) Pe Oe Ry bbls, No. Tate you ‘bie, fag Xs: rie ls. do. wt a gr ay, 6 nar, 100 bbte. extra, oo ont ES ‘in Witmington'7,00 biys. were resold om Aeruae “tar was fire, wita sales of 200, Obie W tapten on pilvate terms, and 50 bbls. (pro onia—The marker was quiet but st fh casks and 85c. in bbls. Fish inter, a 850 Lard oil wi mand for shipment at former prices. PRTROLEOM.--The market for remed continued quiet ant | moduce of our country \ Gers worsens e port was 1.000 bbl, standard whi:e, bi Yon, all Four, at Mice. anda rurmorad sala ‘of LOO vile: for Goro Bice. VAL ihe Creek the, market, wes quiet, bur seedy Jeiteday'® quotations, The Fhiindelphia market showed me ation, but closed weak, The sales bon ger | white, for balance sof mo do, at 384 >) 2 halt Crh! a pane morn ry agpeee atl es = Reesipts— Por! ackages ; beef, cut meats, 190 do. ; lard, 300i ad ate nd Say towed ‘The market (or mess pork was a shade rately active, The sales were Daw $13.58 cash, pole. for der of month at bla. for bor at #13 56, 500 bbls. for Jantiary at $14 ‘114 a Bi 35, Jobbing lots brought $18 82% for mess and s10 75 11 for orime on eas boxes an clear at Bice. ‘We. rauote a Short clear, Bige. ri c.; short rib, #o.; Stratford and Birmingh: ‘waa in fair denand and tirm for spot, bat | fa ‘atures show some little weakness, tierces Western at 10¢., 40) do. on Por oi terms, October at 10c, 280 do. for ‘Doommbel as 9Ke., 160 10. for Jan? CSI at Dec and 1000 do, new, to We ino Date Of 250 Uerces lt Beat” 1n27e was a llaht Inantry, in the fou ne tocs 8 sale ‘sobbing business 10 Shoulders at steady prices, We quote: Dry exited shou. the market wea per ea hama, l0c. a 13c.; sugar cured and sn i Dressed hoge wero in good demand and u.™*i. 4 % my ‘and cheese mec* for the range. Ranuoon a oie. cea 9, per lb. by lg aril his. aud 1,000 boxes: inglnding 675. bis, pood refining al 94Gc. per Ib., 700 bhda’ fully fale reaning at ac Sic. per loc) boxes syrup’ sugar at & ige., 200 bores at 940., an closing weak on the basis of barely 9ige. a 3gc. for fale t good rei Re ned was quist but stoady at 123g¢. for ana 130. a for bard. We qnote:—Guba—Inrerior Bier “refining. Boge. a o Tose, contettugni, moiasses, hhds. and boxer, 80. m Tyee HavanaBoxos Duten standard, Now B5gc- do. 10 t0 12 94am 10 isto im 1Nic0rn Hise, i Ite. alse. Porto Rico. grater, Bcc. cary rape ee Ween Hee, Meas-Duon sentry No Hon 0}46.JavacDutoh standards Now. x poise ne, Manila—Current Clayed aud superior, To “ SreARINE was In falc demand and a trifle higher, Salea were reported of 150 tlerces at lsc. a 10 4G. for _— TALL Dw waa moderately active and continued firm, Sale@ 200,000 Ibs, at B44 Sic, for commun to aes Se, casks Ci 1 anles were 1,600 reir to oa Poy 9ye. to prime reining, "940. a 974 Wise. prime to choice rooney, naa. and boxes, gros me HISKEY.— Res ‘05 bbls, The market was owing to a further iSivanos in Ciaiagg ‘Sales 260 bbis. DOMESTIO MA MAREBTS, er Av anwamt, Sept, 27, 1871 } middlings, 1846. ; net tecei ‘sales, 615; stock, 4,517, Cotton in fair demand; 728; exports coustwiao, 1,558; & vgs at ddl oe Oryareetipte Or bly vr ‘otton ateady ; middlings, 19)4c. Net receipts, 1,155 nales, 600; took, 21,878, . bo ae Sept. 27, 1971. Flour firm, Wheat a ed ies, NO. a er; BL 19%, “seller October. anc a spring, 81 19) tarry jean firm at it 18) spring, £119} 0 8 2 ‘the atveraoon ee ok ciel fue, Ic, ndiaeacin i thi igen enlier Ootader, Ow Oia re ensler ; NO. 4 die. 882 Bishoeies unsettled and Wregular oa! Pork easicr; BIS 8 #13. Lard moderate Ls Co and uncbanged. "i ue steady; 8245 5 1s. ; Wheat to Baal, LMG, Reorpie—Line, 227, * 161,00, busne hela, baries ED Sra 1000 Sai ie ey ae ated ushela corn, el bushels barley and 2,000 hogs Burrat 27, eoeipte5,000 bbls. Dour, 58,000, bushels Bevan aqrcorh Tt) dos onto, ide ‘fo,pari Shipments oats, Shipment nis by rail—73,000 ‘corn, Canal Weatera is held at 230. Wheat in far demaud jand higher: saiea 7,20) bushel Ghicag at $1 405, 0. 3 21,000 do. No. 9: Chi Mi ak boats. Oats ASAIy salee’ and barle aoa Ree enc Sab cor nally els W Pork held at ‘Timothy. Osw: Heady and unchanged; tales ne ie ee mee esr as heat has at tho clone No. Milwaukee clu) was held at Bt 645 early in the day, 7-0) bushels red io at $1 #944, 31 } 53, 10,000 bs ‘Mich! at 31 8a: dl ‘Corn fr tes {sales 17,000 bushels. No.2 iilfaove at au‘ 1,200 bushels, iu car lots, at Gc, Batley in talr ‘Jem but there is none offering On the pot) aplake ‘Canada Ls to. arrive, ri meal—$i 60 for bolted, for uapolted, ia wt. rie in shorts: B19 oe roche ere “ab a $35 idan, Daa at dc. me rit Lard, I ighwines nom!~ G0, Sept. 27. Cate ‘100 bbls. ot 8799 f for white wip! 30 tons $ es corn and (o new Nore: tum bts; “id tothe Hudiga, $8 vo Ne ow fo Yorke ‘Hairoad Flour to Hostom, Bie! ‘ork, 46. ; to Afban: ceints by lake, 38,00) 754,000 feet of ium! wheat, 83,000 bushi amount of co ene on the can terday noo: near as can be bushels aerial ,00) bushels corn, 915,000 240,000 bashels ye. jariey, 73,00 bi JONATHAN OLDBUCK ON THE GOLD MARKET. © of Gold and Ex To THE EDITOR oF THB HERALD:— Does the Secretary of the Treasury exercise tegh, timate power when he attempts to depress and strike down the price of bills sold by our exporters of farm produce against shipments? This is an im- portant and should be an imperative qucsuun, Does the Secretary rightfully possess the power to put up, or put down the price of farmi produce? Is there intelligent man in our country that will advise hing to use such a power? This 18 a more arrogaut and excessive exercise of despotic power than has coi to our La since the organization of our pre- sent government, ‘rhe price of bills of exchange drawn against the shi) ment of our farm and other produce regulates und fixes the value of the produce here and in all paris of our country. If these bills can be sold at & lair remunerative price our produce merchants con purchase aud ship to Europe. If wb price of bills falls bclow the remunerative potnt, thet shipments are checked unull the price again rises to that point. ‘Therefore, the higher the price of exchange and gold the larger will be the shipments of produce. 18 Not this @ plaio as we'l as true proposition? We all wish to encourage the shipment of our prodace, ‘Therefore we must wish to see tne vills of exchange, drawn against produce snipped, sell for a large and remunerative price. Ths brings us to consider the action of our Secretary of the Treasury. What hag he done? As 800m as produce dill rose to 114—which is a barely remunerative price —he hastens to order goid in large lots to be sold im open market to de. fraud the produce shipper Oi lus fairly earned re- ward for hts enterprise. ‘Thos the gold and exchange market 1s oppréssed by the Secretary to the destruction of our exporia, ‘The produce dealer is made to lose on his bills of ex- change that the importer of foreign merchandise May purchase these bilis at ruinous rates. Tie Secre‘ary injures, and, as far as he cau, destroys the \ exporter, for the benetit of the importer. Is this | right, fair or honest? - There 18 Ignorance or dise houesty iu this, Uur Secretary shoud be both wise | aud honest. ‘The price of gold and exchange has clearly proved ; during many years to ail obs-rving minds that the will not, and cannot be shippe 1 to Enrope when the price of gold and ex- change fails below 110, and that 112 will greauly tn- crease our exports-over tne lowest price of 110. The healthy polat in the price of bills of exchange aud | the one that will make business brisk and profitable. 18 about 114; below that pointour business may be trom fair to good; but above this polat the whoie country Will feel a glow of prosperity. Our iuterest, lies 1n An iocrease Of exports over imports, Keep np the price of export bills and we Love alt grow rich; depress them below the export price and we shall become pour indeed. JONATHAN OLDBUCK. SCRANTON | COAL, One Hundred and Thirty Thousand Tons Sold at Advanced Prices. The monitly sale of Scranton coal came off yes terday noon, at 26 Exchange place. The atteud- ance was jarge and the bidding lively aud spirited, Messrs, Johan Draper & Co. sold 130,000 tons at prices considerably in advance over those of last month, Sales of lump were made at $4 27%, $4 29, $4 15 and $4 13965 steamboat, $4 50 and se 46; i plates $5 89, $5 -5, $5 5, $5 121; and $5 10; eee, 4734, $5 40, HH BTM, $5 ‘3356, $5 30, $5 2745 ‘and $5 25. stove was started at $6, and be ays rose 10 6 02%, $6 10, $6 15 aud then fell back to $6 07%. Chest- Hut sold at $4 70. $4 024, $4 95 and $4 O75. ‘The following shows the comparative races atthe August and Sepvember sales :— Tons, AFTER THE ABO “ABORTIONISTS. the ° Lawyers to the Support of the Authorities. Following so closely upon Judge Bedford's recent impressive charge to the Grand Jury, aad his re- marks upon tne prevalence of the crime of abortion aud his expressed hopes of securing more effective jaws against that crime, it Will be satisfactory to hint The Doctors & to the law oficers to learn of the support they | ¢ received Irom so }mportant an organization us the Xow York Medico-lgal Society, followlug isa copy of an act recorded by tl at society at its Jast meeting: At the stated meeting of the New York Medico-Legal Soct- 171, « committee was 4p: b Jeet of the practic: ety, held on the 1th of Septembe: polled to take into consideration value of the exiating statutes ta this fave relatin tion. oC eriminal abortion) to report thereon to U knd to proseat such suggestions Tor furter toga that subject as the committee m The committee appointed by tas Chair oniabe ot James J, O'Dea, Mb Willtam Steady, Elbridge T, ty George F. Siirady, M. D.; Stephen Kogers, M. Prestaeut of (s, Society, being ee fe: De Weak. Most sellers were asking 264. for ‘of mont but buyers neratly, were not disposed to aver 2iiyc. | Crode remam viet put firm, quoted at) ‘and 144¢. tor heave, Case oft was without change, re: jog dull and nominal at 6s Naphiha wat a We drm at le. @ i¢!ge. The only sale of relined we ber of the commictee. We are ft 1 to at Indve Bedford's suggeg, tion is to be cous.devod by such & body Of GILMCMae