The New York Herald Newspaper, January 22, 1872, Page 9

re THE SYNDICATE. | FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Bho Treasury Department Shrouded in Vucer- tainty—The Mystery Fully Exposed. Secretary Boutwell as a ‘Di- plomatist. Whe Prossing Neod of the Syndicate—Logislation and Not Bonds Wanted—The Treasury Bing’s Proposal to Transfer the Commercial Cen- tre of the United States from New York to London—A $88,000,000 Job— Secretary Boutwolland ur. Jay Cooke Before the Committee of Ways and Means— Opinions of Congress- mon—Details of the Ring’s Plans. WaASAINGTON, Jan. 20, 1872, WALt STResr, Sonpay, Jan. 2}, 1872, ‘The week in trade circles has been devoid of 1m- Portant general feature, althouzh im the leading Specialty of cotton there are signs of an active speculation durtag the spring, based on a belief in the mmequality of the remainder of the present crop to supply the demand hence to the fall months, New York 1s still considerably higher than Liver- pool, the market showing an advance of Ko. @ 0. & pound during the week, and holding the improve- ment firmly, The wheat trade has been slow and prices heavy, In other departments sellers have resisted any concession upon prices, which have been strong, but without important variation. ‘The merchants ure more confident in view of the re- laxation im the money market, and are not so troubled about carrying stocks, even when largely supplied, which they are not in most instances, IN WALL STREET there has been an animated commencement of the spring speculation, and the market on the Stock Exchange bas shown a sudden and large accession of buyers, whose purchases, while taking ina heavy line of the leading active stocks, have embraced an unusually large proportion of railroad bonds, Indeed, the investment interest has ‘The Treasury Department is again shrouded in ; seldom displayed so much capacity for buying, ana that degree of uncertainty that characterized when wholly under the control of the Treasury during and immediately after the rebellion, =| @ne day it is given out by authority that the | Pyndloate has taken $60,000,000 more of our new | bonds, The next day Mr. Boutweil comes down to [Rewspaper row with an ambiguous denial. | Outside of Mr, Boutwell’s Little clique of favor- the Treasury Ring—all is uucertainty, Inside of ¢he charmed circle all is plain sailing. This pro- gramme enables the Ring to maxe a very profitable “corner” in money or other markets every now and en, but it is most disastrous to taxpayers. ‘Becret arrangements are being perfected for netary transactions amounting to $620,000,000— tions that will seriously affect the monetury Of the entire nation—but not one word con- ning the business is permitted to be made public can possibly be kept secret. But for the enter- of the H#RALD in obtaining all tho facts and ‘img them before its readers, not twenty people | jut Of 40,000,000 would be permitted to know a ord Of the business that #0 seriously affects them a KNOW, THEN, ‘suas arrangements are being made fur the Synai- | Gate to have more bonds—$600,000,000, or | more or less—just as mauy as the managers | ‘an manipulate, They run no risk whatever—could it BB Well Lake $10,000,000,000 as $60,000,000, The | vernment risks everything and the Ring nothing, | ne Finanoiai Chronicie correctly atates the case in ese Words: — The Synitcate does not {pouoluis eucayement to ands | ot complete the business if the marke: hai failed to take | om Off their hands ata protit during the six montha Mr. { Boutwell heli no security, we v vy Whica rhe negotia- lon id be enforced, ke seems to have contented himseif Swith binding the ‘Treasury without reciprocally binding tho syndicate, He bouud the Treasury to pay them double ine eat oa ail he Bonus thoy could pase ott 00, anit at the eaylonao of th 10 m to have bound itself by t any the new. five per cent 1 to joate of leges equivaient to all the mouey ‘aloh tho ‘Treasury coud wave by tue reduction of interest uring two years, Mr. Secretary Boutwell’s favorites are, however, Qo hurry tor more bonas just at present, They @re walling now to louby trough Congress certain provistons “giving legislative construction to pre- | ous laws,'’ which will legalize the past violations the Secretary aud at the saime iifae give the Ring protits on future jobs. There is no particniar urty about the nvv job. A portion of the vonds taken last summer are as yet uodispused of, but are mevértheless drawing terest irom the national Mreasury forthe beneit of the Ring. Additional | bonds, in sums to suit, are at tho disposal of tne | Pyndioate whenever wanted. Sucnis the true state- ont of the case, Secretary Boutiell to the contrary | otwithstanding. He dare not publish his corre. | Spondence tn relation to this business, It is the peopie’s business, yet our Secretary keeps overy- Shing secret as far as It 1s In his power, spi “POR THIS WE ARE DOCTORED.” ‘Tho immediate pressing need of the Treasury Ring is, not more bonds, but audittonal legislation, Boutweil does not think it safe to continue ols dicate Operatioas in Open violation of law, id ime Ring managers are not content with two or bree per cent profitson the conversion of bonds. the law cannot be violated with impuaity it cust changed to meet the necessities of the case. Op the 2d inst. Secretary Boutwell wrote that joes extraordinary lewer to Speaker Blaine, which yalready appeared in the HERALD, offering to his cluet clerk, Mr. Sayilie, to instruct a Com: | istee of- Congress as to the method of *y.ving teg- lative construction to previous laws.” ‘Tue Susi- | ess Was too important, however, to be entrusted With a chiet clerk, for Mr. Secretary Boutwell nd Mr. Jay Cooke boin made hasie to appear before e Committee of Ways aad Means and presonia | un person. ! THE RING'S PROGR of all bogus pDilanchropic pnrascology plan is to lobby through Congress cer- fons of law, innocent chough in appear- | but which wili give the Secretary of tae treasury | authority to do three things that he now strictly forvidden by law to do;— First.—He ts to have power to extend the t.me allowed the | nd case to Manipulate bonds oa goyernmen: accvunt from monsbs 10 0 ite year. «. Seond.—He is to have power to pay a direct commission ‘of one per cent on conversion instead of hulf that amount, ee andet the present law. "ht to be authorized to pay the interest in Ly Euro, re, tHe LARGEST Jon yEr. ‘The three above uamed provisions incorporated ito tue laws of Congress wili euable Secretary. | yatwell to pay Lis iavorites # direct commission | of from tive to six per cent, or a Lowa! commissiva ‘Of about $68,000,000 upon tue Conversion of the re- maining $1,500,000,000 new bonus, besides the profits ‘on the Sale of exchange oa Loudon to our govern- ment tor tae purpose oi paying interest, “Po the 963,000,000 direct Commi known profits upon the annual saic of foreign ex- cange to our government, tu pay luterest, must be dod the profits accruing rou the use of unad- | jusied balances and the practice of ‘cornering’ | narkets geverally with goverusuent inoney or bonds | on Job in a nui spell. ‘nls 8 certainly the most stupendous job on | record, Little wonder that its very head ceatre makes haste lo come belore Congress im person to Attend to it, Look at SOME OF ITS DETAILS, By authority of the proposed jaws the Secretary | could issne to the Syndicate §$1,800,000,000 new | Anterest. bearing bunds, in exchavge for a like | ‘amount oi nou-interest bearing ceriificates of de- | osits Of COIN 1M @ bunk Or KANKS OWued or cone ‘olled by tuo Syndicate, the bonds to be retained one year in tho United States Ureasury as security for tue Ccrtiicates of deposit, bul paying mterest meanwhile to the Syndicaic, {From tine to tae durig the year ‘‘called” fives twenty bonds alsu tearing interest could be pur- ‘chased, deposited in the natiouai Treasury and the | Rew bonds drawn out, put upon the market, and ‘the certificates of deposits taken up with the Pp sue Syndicate having during the Whole year at least one full set of $1,300,000,000 | pf bonds im the nation Treasury drawing m- rereat, To this must be added the one per cent direct commission to be allowed by the proposed js , and it Wil be seen that the Ring will realize MetUivE OVE $03, 10J,000 In the course of the year | from cowmissions alone—provided of course (hat | i cnongu 1s browght to bear upon holders of One-twenties to make them “either sell or con- | AMME. io 48 verbinent uccount, ald you have we wuole ert,” q" The Ring will not need to use a cent of its own money it operations, Under the provisions of | the law for depositing governmen: money in | jpational Le ond the Secretary of the Treasury could ruish his friends ali the moncy they migut need, | ‘at will be quite impossible to compnte the profits | ‘of the King uerived irom muuipulating $1,300,000,000 j $n the way of “ovruering” maraeis; or how much | 4t could muilct the goveriiment in the annual sale of exchange on London. Let us, therefore, pass to the | Shird proposition, whic: is to transier the commer. | pola ‘metropolis Ol the United Staics | FROM NEW YORK TO LONDON. | “We have thought,” said the most patriotic ana | fe member of our present Congress, “tuat the juited States would become the commercial centre oA the world, and ata time not far distant; but if | ts proposition to pay the invereat_on a portion of ‘our debt 10 Burope becomes @ jaw that ume will be ostponed many generations, perhaps forever. | vou the comuercial centre of the United States | ‘wil be transferred from New York to the English pielropuils if our government must go ‘shinning’ about tue ar toadane twice a year purchasing exchange on ndon, It will be a nice thing, goubtiess, for bankers who will buy and sell the Soreign exchange on governnient account, but most Gisastrous to Whe best interesis of our country,’’ ‘Such are the words of one oi the best and most Sagacious meu in the present Congress, and he is by no means alone in his opiuion. Perhaps the Ring wiit obtain the legisiation it secks, bali eo. MEAVY Business IN Brnvs.—-The reports from the | dooks of the express office at High Pomt show that 50,000 ed have been Loa) North from that oint tis winter, They slip 86) live birds weekly Oo some park Which is being Jail out in sume of the ‘orthern cities, At this rate North Carolina will soon be swept of Lhis Valuabie Hird and our jarmers ‘will when aiscover What a friend they have lost. Some law should be enacted by the Legislature to restrict (hig indiscriminate netting aud trapping.— Gr AENEOINO (Ne O) PAU WG | Was active at 7 per cent, witn that rate j times in gold and sometimes with @ small comis- | More readily. ' ment of 134 @ 2 per cent. the dealings in RAILROAD BONDS : Since the beginning of the new year argue the growing wealth of the community, A good deal of the inquiry represents the reinvestment of money taken out of government bonds; but outside of this Proportion there has been enough to demonstrate the wider possession of money among the people. It 4s @ season of the year, too, when thousands of merchants and capitalists have various idle balances which they Invest in these sccurl- ties, owing to the prompt conversion such bonds are capable of when tne money is required for active employment. The drift of busl- ness in the metropolis isto concentration at \wo seasons of the year—viz., spring ana fal The gradual development of this tendency leaves a great deal of idle capital unemployed in the tnter- vals between these seasons, and as the best rate for such money during the broken time it may be lent is not more than four per cent (the conven- tional figure of Wall street on call deposits), the inducement to invest temporarily 1n railroad bonds, many of which bearing seven per cent may be bought at all the way irom ninety per cent to par, 18 readily understood, This accumulation of idle ; Capital is reflected in the easier situation of TR MONEY MARKET, which, early in the week, under the sudden demand created by the enlarged speculation; in stocks, some Ston, but gradually relaxed to 6a7 per cent, al- though after accounts had been made there were on same days exceptional deulings at us low as 4 Per cent. There was also a better demand for mer. cantile paper, which the banks were discounting Prime names out of bank were Wanted at 8 @ 9 per cent, and buyers Were, in many Instances, content with 7 per cent, Foreign exchange was dull and steady, the anticipation of firmer rates in con- nection with the new year remittances being disap- | pointed by a continnod good supply of bills drawn against recent important negotiations in Europe of American ratiway and other corporate loans, THE STOCK MARKET Was strongand buoyant, Tigh as were the prices at which tae new tde of speculation commenced, it did not fail to exert the inevitable effect when buyers are more plentiful than sellers. The relative situation Of a speculative stock seems to be lef¢ out | Of consideration When this influence arises, The “bears”? may preach and prove the inflation of prices. But if a speculative favorite, already weil up the scale, is, suddenly besieged, under a current impression that “tt must go higher,’ arguments are of htile avail to turn it the other way. Itis only whea speculation has run its course and the last “bear” bas covered that the holders all become sellers, in place of buyers, and the most inflated fancy will have tho greatest tumble. The ou:side interest thus developed during the weok was freely supplied with stocks by the professional operators, and a reaction on Friday attested @ temporary excess of sellers over buyers. But the decline thus inaugu- Tated was the beginning of a later upward move- ment, the current of which was strong ‘enough to overcome even the influence of the latest savings bank failure, The professionals have sometimes failed to gauge the capacity of the outside specula- tion, and the resistance to the deciine of Friday seemed to convince many of them that by taking back their stocks they would get higher prices for them. Ali of which is preparing the stock mar- Ket for an eventual crash that will go on the record ‘with such historical events as the Morse panic of ‘4564, the Lake Shore panic of 1869 and tue Chicago panic of 1871, THE GOLD MARKET, A fluctuation of 3¢ per cent was the extreme of the gold market for the week—viz., between 1083 and 109:;—the closing quotation being 109% a 109%. | The merchants are buying @ great deal of gold for customs payments—a satisfactory explanation o/ the firmer tone of the market, even if the suspicion did not exist that @ ‘ball’ clique haa been quietly | Ordinary formed early in the month to operate for the profits of the usual summer advance in the precious metal. GOVERNMENT Bonds, The government list was strong on the prospect of delay, 1f not defeat, of the proposed negotiation Ol six Lundred millions more of the new loan. The extraordinary frequency of savings bank faflures has also revived the investment demand, and the dealings over the counter were quite o feature at the close of the week, THE SOUTHERN STATE BONDS. The Southern list was irregular, but im tne maim strong, the chief ieature belng a rise of nearly 6 per cent the now South Carolinas, followed by a reaction of about two per cent, The Missourls were feverish, but strong, and the Tenuessees firm at an tmprove- The advance in the South Carolinas was occasioned by @ movement on the Dart of some recent buyers of the bonds to have the State autnorities repudiate Alty per cent of tne de't—a course Wiich would enable theze parties to double the capital they have invested. Naturally such @ step 13 strenuously opposed by the ord holders of the bonds, whose interests are of greater conseqaenco, and whose objections have been forwarded in numerous letters to the State authori- ties, This speculation was covered with a glittering proposition to make the Union Trust Company the State’s agent in this city—a movement begotten of | antipathy to the present State agent, whose deal- ings with the Mnancial community in Wail street Rave been aiways of a satisfactory character. He is also an opponent of the “new departure,” for the generally credited reason that, his own private means having been largely invested in tue State's securities, he is opposed to the repudiation contemplated in “scaling” the debt Gity per cent, Whatever the Charleston “nears” may say, or whatever may be the merits of the Bowen-Scott war, it is certain that the State authorities have been “bulls”? on South Carolina. credit, however much they may have failed in their speculations. An overweening belief in their aviliiy to advance this credit nas cost them Qs much as it has the Numerous investors in South Carolina bonds, The Charleston «‘bears,” in Sapping the ioundation of their own State's credit, May yet regret the rebuff they have given Northern | capital and enterprise, THE BANK STATEMENT. The weekly statement of the associated banks re- fects the continued flow of currency to this centre, the deposits having tmcreased about five and a half militons, of which it 1s fair to preseume at least four millions were paper money shippea from the in- terior, the amount of legal tenders being specified in an averago of nearly two millions. There is a smal decrease in specie, resulting from the con- tinued heavy demand for customs payments. The Joans show an expansion of nearly four millions, owing, doubtless, to the readiness of the banks to lend out the national bank notes with which they were so plentifully suppiled during the week, The Drovortion Of reserve to [abilities remaing witugut { 4 WILMINGTON, N. O., Jan, 20, 1872, 92% | Spirits turpentine firm at 6330, ‘Rosin firm at 84 for 74°" | strained. Crude turpentine firm at 88 75 for hard, BO 75 for 93% | yellow dip and virgin. Tar steady at $3 25. oe BUFFALO, Jan. y, Tie | Markets generally inactive. Corn Hoary’ and” unuettiog 823% 82 Other grains, four, provisions, seeds and bighwines nomi- nally unchanged, Unly sales reporied—2 care No. 2 corn at 40% “ Ge. in the Erie Rallway elevator, 74 73% | _ Flour steady with a moderate Pelee eT bherat Pacific Mail... 695g 58% | &7 50. for No, 1 spring, $8 for amber winter, ge @ for wil wint jouble ext 6: jorn dull; ! The following were the closing sidewalk quota- Balen 3600 bushels ‘at 660. nud’ ‘2,400 bushels in car Jota at 68a. Uons subsequent to the adjournment of the cle quette 1 fs a gl i Oe ay Gutate: sie ne us Y i 7 ern, Stock Exchange:—Western Unton, 73% & 74; | Cora meal $i 6) for bolted” $1 66 for unvolted Per ‘owt Pacific Mail, 68% a 58%; New York Cen- Salon gre: aorta, 1335; 3, fiulpatuie, is 8 a7), mi is Mey oni & $20 per ton, Rajiroad frevehte-—Flot joaton, 690. $ tral 97% & 98%; do. scrip 98% 8 03%3 | to New York, bier; to Albany, ia aay Erie, 83% & 83%; Reading, 114 & 14%; Crvoun~att, Jain, 20, 1872. important variation. The statement contrasta with | 15,949 do; lard, 12,087 bbis. and its predecessor as follows:— grammes fo eee pee of salen of 260 an Ms Jan. 20, +] ee ies Aue? | ‘27,693,890 | steady at Tigo. a clear, Zo, 3 301,600 , iand i z iF 5 : 5 ee ere FS have gained $63,550 in their surplus reserve, which | ROW stands at $10,929,625, LATEST PRICES OF GOVERNMENTS. The following were tho closing street quotations Saturday evening:—United States currency sixes, 11624 @ 11556; do. sixes, 1881, regustered, 114% a 114% do, do., coupon, 115% a 116; do, five-twenties, regis- tered, May and November, 110% @ 11034; do. do., 1862, coupon, do., 11054 @ 11034; do, do., 1864, do. do., 11036 & 11034; GO. a0,, 1865, do, do,, 1119 @ 111%; \ fp ebaio eveery allc.; B ated 4 be i iu f. F do. do., 1867, registered, January and July. 111% & “Gise Havene Boxes, 112; do, do,, 1865, coupon, do., 110% @ 111; do, 8 Beet” dood tos o,, 1867, do., do, 11234 112%} do., do, 1868, do, | 1S 5de.26t0 18 Te. a do., 11246 @ 112%; do. fives of 1881, tunded, regis- tered, 103% @ 10934; do. do. do., coupon, 110 a 110%: do. ten-forties, registered, 109}, a 100%; do. do., coupon, 1103, @ 110%. THE COURSE OF THE GOLD MARKET, The extreme fluctuations daily in the price of gold during the week were as tollows:— 8 9%. to choice grocery, Bi cart, Nos. 8 tola, 760, a Dutch standard, Nos, 10 to 12, 940. a 9c. end extra superior. 7%0, @ 8340 STRARINE remained dull and nominal at 9%c. for tlerces. TALLOW was aeiet, bess firmer for Western and steady tor r 7 Bales 760 bi festern at 9%40., and 5,000 lbs. city at ic. “Warsxry.—Receipts, 455 bbls, and for the week, 4,733 bla, ‘The market was qulet but steady, with salos of 200 ing OATTLE MARKET, The hog market was steady c. @ Ge. ; 9,400 arrived: DOMESTIO MARKETS. KS ON SATURDAY. Naw ORKans, Jan, 20, 1 “4 Cotton quiet, but steady; middiings. 21),0. a Mo. Net The following table shows th it re bal 92, Ei: reat Bri- | ing © highest and lew- | recet; Pes, ee ok Re, ae ixports to (reat Bri- est prices of the principal stooks on Saturday:— cred WAM, Jan, 30, 1872, Highest, Lowest, Cotton—1 4. ‘apart, tendency upward; mid- New York Central....... se 08: 97: Ba Not roocigtne Bbst bal rato 4 Now York. Central scrip... 937 95% | tainrSiBNs; cosaiwice, GU” Bales 1000; Weck, TAsBs. Rend las ne Cotton aulet; middtings, 216 “Net receipias L606 ‘Deloa, nufet s,m 92 O1s¢ | Bales, 600.” Shock, 87,7880" " F Pork dull and a shade lowor; sales at $13 mostly in settle. ment. 1 advance asked, but none eatablishac ; buyers offer 85,0. a Hc.) 446, higher'asked, Bulk meats quiet ‘and weak; shoulders, bo a 5igc.; clear rib sides, 60. a Oizo. clear aid ic. Bacon firm and scarce; an a tablished; shoulders duil and lower, ciear rib sides’ held at 2340. ; clear sidcw Teo. one stendy at $4 Lb a $4 G0; receipts, 2,500 head. hlakey stoady at 88c. AGO, Jan. 20, 1872. Curo, Flour gnict an‘ weak. Wheat dull and ‘a shade’ lower; No. 1 spring, $127; No.2 do., 1 2244: February, $1 2234. Corn dal and crouping; No. 2 mixed, 89%. ; rejected, BSc. for ear, 40c; for mixed: February, 400," Oats dull a 0. 26. 5 Lake Shore, 91% a 92; Union Pacific, 3834 a 38%; Pittsburg, 92% a 9234; Northwestern, 7434 a 74%; do. preferred, 93 @ 9334; Rock Island, 111% @ 11194; St. Paul, 675; a 6774; do. preferred, 823; a 82%; Wabash, 744% @ 74%; Ohio and Mussiasipp, 48% a 487%; Boston, Hartford and Eric, 8% @ 4; Coluinbas, Chicago and Inatang Central, 22% a 23, CLOSING PRICES OF SOUTHERN SECURITIES. The following were the quotations of Southern State bonds at the close of the call on Saturday :— shade lower; No, 2 ut S2iy0.; rejected, 290, Rye dull land 2, 67340, Harley in improved demand ; No. 9 spfing, 1 No. 8 spring, 47360. February, 6c." M Zennossen slxes, €x cowDaD, G8X a OT: do atxes, new | Nn Se Haba Sead aut ih ise vebaer wiht bonds, 66% a 6674; Virginia sixes, ex coupon, 43 a 63; y at 855 a $8 60: February, #7, Bulk meata Go. rogatored, ol, 484 bid; do. sixes, consotaated, | frm. intnce fie, ae SE” cel el walt 51 a 5134; do. sixes, afd., 1834 8.19; Georgia sixes, 77; a 8. jogs packed to day, 9.000, + | Whiskey, 83c. Receipts 4,000 bbls, flour, 10,000 buaa. wheat, do. sevens, new, 86 a 90; do, sevens, endorsed, 70 0.90; | 7,000 do: corn, 19,000 do. oats, 1,000 do, rye, 6,00) do, barley? North Caroling stxes, ex coupon, 89%; do. funding | 180 hoes.” Shimsnis—a.0d bls tou, th baal when act 1866, 22; do. new, 17; do., special tax, 12% a 12%; South Carolina sixes, 65; do. néw, January and July, 283¢ @ 29; do. April and Octover, 28 a 2854; Missouri sixes, 96% a 97; do., Hannibal and St. Joseph, 93% a 9376; Louisiana sixes, 55 a 60; do. sixes, levee, 60 a 64; Alabama eights, 95; Arkansas aixea, funded, 55 bid; ADVENTURES OF A MISERABLE, | given over to the gendarmes and police. We were | | we halted for a few mioutes’ resi, NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JANUARY ¥2 1872.—TRIPLE SHEET : Sar eae, ion. ing to foach my lotgiaas tas stopped four les was ato) or by the ‘National ds, and eT FORCED TO WORK ON THE BARRICADES, but at last i got free irom them and was making the best of my way home when suddenly, on turalug the corner of a street at fall speea, I rushed into the ‘arms of a co! and four soldiers of the govera- ‘my. Luckily when I leit the barricade I bad taken the precaution to wash my hands in the gut- | ter, as taey were stained with powder.’! HOW HIS HANDS BKOAM® STAINED WITH POWDER. “L was under -the impression that you had uot fred a shot,’’ I interposed involuntarily, A noise in the adjoming room made my com- start to his feet and glance uncasily at the panion door, a3 he replied: — “f fired no shot. 1t is impossible to tell on such Occasions how Aands get stained. During the Come mune the air was tull uf powder.” having assured my visitor that there was no cause to fear on ac- Count of tne noise in the adjoming room, he resumed his seat and continued:—‘At the same time the Vor- ‘al and nis men arrested four other National ‘was unarmed, but in to the Kue R—— and placed awainst a wall. A cap- | talu Of infantry came up—a tall, deiermined-iook- Jog man, with a cold tu the head, which provably ; saved my life—{ shail never forget ‘him as long as Ave. “What have you there?’ he roared. “Ab, | four National Guards taken with arms 10 ther . Caporal, arranges Vagaire de ces quatre | tout de i The corporal ordered his men to fire, an MY COMPANIONS PASSED INTO ETERNITY, The giant captain then strode towards me, re- volver in hand. “And you; Wiat have you to say?” | be erp the same time knocking the kepi | from my head with his piscol; ‘snow your hands,” 1 was terribly frightened, and heid them up. 4 NARROW B304PR, DB He placed fis revolver to my temple. The tuuch Of the cold iron makes me suudder sul, Wite us left hand he selaed my right wrist, lvoked at and smeiled my hand; then, grasping my leit wris, he Taised my hand to iis nose and snifed again, How glad I was that he had a cold in the head, ih sure my hands stl smelled of powder, ior I had washed them in the gutver, but Wilnout soap, ‘Khe cold muzzle oi the revolver leit | My temple, and the Captain growled, gruity, ‘You are in luck, Ldon't smell powder. Caporal, n'ar- ranges pas Vajaire de ovt homme. He Wi GO TO VERSAILLES,’ No words can express the affection I saddenty felt tor the huge Captain, Fifteen more prisoners, in pas clothes, Were then brought to tae Rue ho Wile Of one of then clun, despair. In her arms she held @ baby, not tweive monwis old, in vain did the soldiers Uy to drag Le pray and, at last, exasperated by her tenacity, they bh THE HUSBAND AND WIFE FELL DEAD, The infant. pierced with bayonets, was whirlea alott; 11s body tell a iufeless corpse at Our ject, | have Lever witnessed a scene so terrible, Oh, poor in- fant! We were then marcied to Bastiou 41 aud to her husband in Searched, ana our knives taken {rol us, AL seven #, M., Having been ordered to throw away our hats Anu Caps, we started bareheaded ior Versuliles, Our party consisted of about tifseen hundred, all told. a the road we were roughly handled by the gen- darmes, who lavishly trea:ed us With curses und whe but eads of rules. When we ARRIVED AT SEVRES The tnhabitants benaved Kindly; they brought us wine and bread; © had not eaten alything since morning; but tue endarmés roughiy drove them back with sabres and revoivers. Ailer leaving Sevres, when we reached the rising ground, four old men, unabie to | wareh further, Were shot. Alter this act of urutal- ity there Were 4.0 more siragglers, We arrived at Versailles as tne clocks struck eleven, ‘Ihe sioets were crowded witn inhabitants, Who struck us, spat in our faces, pelted us with mud ani ith, and yelled:—‘Death to the pe'ro.eurs, assassius aud tn- cendiaries |’ I thought we had fallen into the power of the gourdins réunis reoummended by the Higaro. | Wearied and footsore, we reached THE OAMP OF BATORY Ai MIDNIGHT. We asked for drink. Our guards repiied, ‘We Will give you ‘alls to drink presently.’ We were ordered to lie down on the Prussian graves and told that any prisoner who moved would be immedi- aicly shot, Shortly alter oae man rose and, tue threat was carried into execution, From three A, M. to tour A. M. THE REPURTS OF FIRRARMS WAS INCHSS ANT; but the fate of our fellow prisouer preveated a movement (0 satisly Our curiosity. At cight o’clocl we were formed into ranks of five. Some sergeants de ville aud gendarmes scrutinized us narrowiy, One prisoner 1n each rank was selected and told to Texas tens of 1876, 9234. COMMERCIAL REPORT. The Story of a Communist and His De- scription of Life on the Pontons. Sarunpay, Jan. 20-6 P, M. Covrzn.—The market to-day has been quiet but firm for all descriptions a of 2,68) bags Rio, per | How Jules G—— Entered the Ranks of the nary, Isige a 0)ger do. G0. fur Ie niTer de de cacy, | Commune—The foenes Through Which He Passed—Wholesale Butchery—Man, Wife and Babe Siaughtered in Anger—A Narrow Chanoco for Life—Dreadful Scenes in tho Camp at Batory— 17dc. a 1730.5 do. do. prims, 184¢. a 183¥0., gold, in bond, 60 days; Maracaibo, 190. 0.200. ; Laguayra,18e. a 20c. ; Bt, Do- mingo, in bond, Ide. a 14340. ; Java, 280, a 240., gold, duty paid. Corrow.—The inquiry for cotton on the spot bas been very moderate to-day, and the market closed dull but unchanged. it at about te nd For tuture delivery the transactions were It; o away, as he was free, ‘The men thus.ordered to + feave arched forward in succession and turned the corner of @ nouse. ‘Their disap) veuanintononed by the report of rifles, 1 nave never been abie to discover upon what princivie these selections were made, bul the inspection and firing con! until th wM. At four o'clock diggers were Called to make graves tor the dead— four went forward but they did not return, and con- sequenuy we never knew for a certainty what had been the fate of our comrades; During the day no | food had been given to us, and at night we again slept on the Prussian graves. On the following day, Tuursday, THREB THOUSAND PRISONERS Were brought in. Seven of them in tue uniform of the regular army and a vivandiere were shot during the aternoon, At uine P. M. we were sleeping on the ground, wheu suduenly we received orders to rise. ‘Get up, you are going elsewhere! Eieven hupdred of us were marched to the railway. We were then placed in cattle wagons ana left for Brest, crowded together in @ conned space. The heat was stifing ana some ol my fellow prisoners attempted with their knives to make the airholes larger. This being Observed at oue of the stations at which the train stopped, the: pencarnen opened the door of the wagon in which I was and FIRED AT RANDOM. Seven prisoners were killed. Their bodies re- matued in the carriage. There was no straw in the wagon. We crot on the floor near the dead and aying, When the t:ain arrived at Brest the deaa were buried in the Cemetery of Belle isie, We been twenty-seven hours on the road withou! 1ood; in fact I had eaten nothing since my arrest, At four P. M, on Saturday we embarked in boats for the Ponton, and were all om board at six: o'clock. in a crcle on the deck, the prisoners were told off into squads or thir- teen, One of each squad was sent to the kitchen; he returned with a pail of water and twenty-six biscuits, two per man. Hungor made us eat with a relish. At ten A. M. a trumpet sounded; it was to fetch soup, made of beans, and a quarier of @ pound of bread for each prisoner. At five P, M, more soup Was served out, but no bread. During the FIVE MONTHS ON BOARD THE PONTON we had bean or pea soup daily; on Thursday a small prece of salt pork: On Sundays some fresh earauce was In Ib, decline In Fates. | The sales reported on "Change Terrible Exoes:3 of the ‘sum up as follows: D-Day. Last Evening. Total. Versailles Troops. 237 B8E 100 1 Panis, Dec. 11, 1871, Total... ves 207 rT) a | Jules G—, the Commanist, like many of his pet fai fare ry LAC Pere, have cesn | comrades when the Versaillais entered, threw down by Te, 90 rent Foon '330) ot iaise” goo St | his rifle and bolted ike @ man—unfortanately for 92 1-16c., at 3c. ; March, 1,250 at 22%<c., 600 at 22 11-160., | himself, into the arms ofa corporal and four privates oe reed case } het ae ‘olay 160 al of the victorious army. He was taken to Brest, ‘To-day—Jant PER ENE» 100 98 51K DI passed five months on board a ponton and returned 00 at B7%4c.. 100 at Been some few days since to tell his tale. I sent to him et word that I wished to see him; but he gave no signs Ped ae of life and I had well nigh forgotten his existence, change, 44. paid to zohange 146 Januat Last evening was cold, raw ana wretched. There Tot i A eR Ne roe) was little ro attract out of doors; the wood fire { ‘Sean, Mat by eal, S16. 15d. even ty | burned cneorily withia, and I snuggled down in an steam, ant gold as (oo we ane: ao eee wy am, | easy chair before it, thanking Providence that this Compressed, “to Bal 7 oa ic., colt | winter at any rate, un'ike the past, Parisians can Be kee oresnn It $190, | enjoy warmth and plenty. | Cuarleston, 1, ‘The door opened abruptly, my servant entered | ei rat hSngerhem oa ee natin and said, im a mysterious, low tone of voice, “ce Ojlands, Auoama, N.Orteans, Teas, | monsieur est lal” We We We | who? ne Z Bi i “THE GENTLEMAN FROM THE PONTONS.” - Poirg 33: 4 “Let nim enter.” re based on cotton running jn quality nol My servant withdrew. An individual with ill. "ade above oF below the grade quoted. FLOUR AND Gnatn.—Receipty 6,080 bbls, flour, 3,009 bushe's wheat, 125,60 do, corn, 606 bbls. corn’ meal and 900 bage do, 14,00 busneis pats, 4.000 do, barley, 400 do. rye. And for the woek, 45,818 bbls, tlour, 17,000 bushela whe. $97,809 do. corn, 1,46 bbls. corn meal’ and 8,602 bags, 120,27 bushels oata, 39.600 do, barley, 400 do. rye. ‘Tae flour market was dull and heavy, but prices were without noteworhy favored countenance entered stealthily, looked about him suspiciously and then closed the door with care. “My name is Jules G—, 1 could not come before, sir, 1 dream constantly’ that Iam about to be shot, and I don’t like it,” said my vis- meat. During the first five days we were muca ill- ; treated by the marines and satiors, but the Captain | having been informed of this, interlered and | ordered his men to discontinue their brutal con- , duct, threatening to put in irons any of them who disoveyed his orders, We slept on the decks for two months, out afterwards we were supplied with hammocks, I was interrogated five tuacs by the Capitaine Rapporteur, @ captain of Chasseurs. I | had been on the pontoa more than five months | ‘When, unexpectedly, at the usual inspection on change. The sales were about 8,00) bb's. iacluiling all kinds. Corn meal continued nominal for ali descriptions, We uote : itor, with a husky, faubourg twang. That voice | proceeded from a man of small stature, who car- 1» 4 State. Ta Bd 50 ! Superfine gs 8 40 | ried in his hand a smail cloth cap. While speaking | ‘Gaaenien we ue ; he unwound from his neck a tremendous woolien | Fuperfine Western Wa 640 | muflicr and divested himself of a heavy top coat Extra do. wa 700 ! Extra Mi itn We ’ 8 reaching from neck to fect, and thus I had time to pnd hoo ir ‘ " emia noeo Ono, ede tran. BE 4B | benoatn ana ne oct ars encased in par of parent ( AIIIYs eevee s a Bt. Lous I ow Qo | : Bt pated salanee Ba 778 | leather bottines, with paper soles. He has exces- | St. Louis choice double 0a 900 | sively dirty hands and @ cropped head, which en) | Sea henee sacri {e119 | hanced the plainness of his features, consisting of \ Sothern No, tJ 5 g , @ Coarse mouth, a battered nose, @ pair of ill-matched | Sonipern extra Tee $a | eves, Which constantly looked in opposite diree- Southern family %a11 00 | tions, Stubble on the upper lip does duty fora wo ! | Gora meal, Weetera Yellow, We 410, mustache, He has the sickly look of a debauched | {er Sora meal, Jersey. 30 | Parisian workman. By trade he isa printer. Jules ora meal penne 8 2 G—, dressed as a National Guard, with sixty p Baltimore. . 410 | rounds of ammunition in his pouch, after a couple 2 of glasses of absinthe, must have been a very dif- | re Bi ferent personage from the timid man with restless gee wel at $1 54 for ordinary No.9 Chicago sprin; T'spring tn store, 61 €7 $1 68 for Pennayl: | n was lower, closiag at Tic. a 7lige for new eyes in whose presence we now are. On the barri- cade he was @ hectoring bully; he is now the per- sonification of low cunning and timidity, Last evening che slightest noise made my visitor start with apprehension, and it was with considerable dimiculiy that 1 could induce him to give me any information, He was very cold and gave indica- tions of being thirsty. His teeth chattered. I ordered nim o tumbler of wine and told nim ot warm himself, He hitched himself on to the edge of a chair, and still kept one eye devoutly fixed on the door, “This wine Is better than that served out to us.on the barricade,’ said the ex-Communist, who was evidently on the point of thawing, but at the word barricade he shuddered, ‘It was @ pity that the Versalilais arrested an honest man like yourself,” I suggested; ‘and you were, I believe, at the time a bridegroom.” ADVENTURES OF THE COMMUNIGTS. “Yes, sir,” replied JulesG——. “1 wasa bride. groom, I had been married but three weeks when arrested. The tast week of my honeymoon was anything but agreeable. These patent leather boots I purchased for my wedding day. I beiieve that you would like to hear my adventures, and, as 1 have been assured that you will not puplish in Paris what! tell youl will willingly reiate them. 8),000 bushels #1 57 for No, vania red. ras iC. & new Southern yellow. Other de- al, Oats were dull and nearly nomi- ero, S6c. a Sic, for white, with sales 82,000 bushels within the range. Rye was dull and it old Ggures, Barley waa in limited request, with ea Lee pastas Weatern at 5c. a 88, Canada noml- at a FREIGHTS,—Tbe inquiry for berth room was very moder- ate, but rates were steady, excepting on grain, which was a trige firmer. The chartering business was neglected, there being but Ilttle inquiry for vessels for one. Rai however, remained about to-day were as follows bushels corn, au bi ve, by pieam, 150 bbls. pork, at at %16c. per lb, To Antwerp, 400 ‘The only charter we heard of wasa Fae |,00 bbls. refined petroleum, at my @ moderate business of 80) bbls. New Orleans at lotto Rico at 4Uc, We quo! Did roy New ‘Te, a Hie, a 26. Be to OL ABBE! ‘ne: as to-day, wt steady prices. from 600, a Bic., and 4) bhds, ‘New Orleans, + 800 @ 450, NAVAL STORPG.—The market for spirits turpentine 6 sales were | quiet, bat without not) only about BU bbls, at 0 quiet but | firm, | We hear of sales of 4 70, wfiont; | 800 bbls. low No. 2 at #4 75, 600 terms, and 3,800 bbla, strained to arrive, at €4 10, Tar w dul! and nominal at ficures. Ghat omen 1 had been tem months without work, and, not Inquiry; quoted knowing what to do, as marriage was easily effected by during the Commune, I married at the end of last | Lage. fot we ae April, This, however, made things worse; for my A ts : wite, @ servant, lost her situation on the 5th of May. on urper tsa G1 0b on lower ranks site Phiadelphta faarker | Forced by absolute necessity, I remained quiet but steady at 92%c, for retined for spot or ENTERED THE RANKS OF THR COMMUNISTS. Fonth, Bales were made late last evening of 13,000 easeest | cris enabled me to draw thirty sous per day for RO nae, = Receipts Fork Iss bbie; beef. 457 pack: H myself and fifieen sous for my wife, During tne i 5 bla, for Fae eee Pio Whit beet. List oackaness out meus. | MINt Of the Suriday whan the Versuulals entered Sunday morning my name was called. My age, place of birth and other particulars were asked and then, to my inexpressible delight, they informed me that I was LIBERATED, Ninety-seven other prisoners were also sot free at the same time were taken ashore to tho Maurie, where we received passporis, and thence to the Pretecture, where our descriptions were taken. While awaiting the departure of the train we were kindiy treated by the Inhabitants, in consequence of the prisoners on my ponton—the Napolcon—haying raised a subscription for the widow and semaining children of a fisherman, whose boat was swamped | ‘within a cable’s length of our vessel during the equi- i les. We were eye-witnesses of the disas- ter. iw tier and two sons Went down wih the boar, and we, although prisoners accused of mur- ‘and incendiarism, subscribed 100 francs for the family. There ave fifteen pontons at Brest, eacn containing 1,000 prisoners, Whether others sub- scribed I cannot say. We left Brest at midday and AID DAP ve, wo wer n the following morning a nH vi 'e Wel sul dressed in the uniform of the National Guard, but we were not insulted during the journey. Dur- ing our imprisonment we were mfested with ver- min, and my first care when I returned was to rush to a bata in order to get rid of my garrison. I am still very nervous whenever I meet @ policemun aud the sight of a GENDARME I8 TO ME A NIGHTMARE. I pass restless nights dreami: tnat lam about to be shot. I have been liberated in consequence of my i Brogelme on Tuesday, at oldest dauchter of Obartes B. Hotetkta, Esq., of Bridgeport, Conn. bgp EY —At the residence of the brides BOGE on Thursday, January 13, by the Rev. Homey Montgomery, 1. KUGENE SMITH, Jit, WO ELLA dog daughter of KE. T. Reaney, all of this city, Diea, Avoausr.—On Saturday, January 20, SALoMon Ag usr, aged 74 years, Relatives and friends of the famify are fully invited to attend the funeral, residence, No. 125 Kast Filty-third day, January 22, at ‘en o'clock A. M. BRENNAN.—On Saturday, January 20, ANDREW BRENNAN, Jr., aged 26 years. ‘The relatives and friends are invited to attend the faneral, on Monday, at two o'clock P, M., from eis late residence, 360 Kast Tenth atrect, Noricx.—The membera of the Thomas FP; Daly co- terie are notitied to meet at Humboids tail, No, 98 avenue 0, on Monday, January 22, at one o’cleck, ww Attend the funeral of our iste member, Andrew Brennan. By order. DANIEL HANLY, President. P. J. UASEY, Secretary, Brown.—at Spring Valley, N. Y., on Sat January 20, Eva ARTHOR, daughter of James C. Annie L, Brown, aged 2 years and 10 months. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are pe Fieidonos ‘OF WH ‘Ariuun, on 48 Fuse. place residence of W. H. Art a.. haiepast we olen Burorss,—At Yonkers, om Sunday, January 2, GRorar W, Burarss. Reiatives aad irends are invited to attend the funéral, on Tuesday, 23d inst, from Yonkers Metade dist church, at two o'ctock P, M BoRNS.—On Sunday, January 21, Mr. RiowaBe BURNS, aged 43 years, The relatives ana friends of the family are reg fully invited to attend the funeral, from his lave @once, No. 278 avenue B, on Tuesday, 28d inst, a8 one o'clock P. M. respect- his lave on Mom FANte p, wife or Wile Mam H, Clevelan ‘ ‘The relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, on Monday, the 22a inst., al two P. M., her lato residence, 33 Lombardy street, without ther invitation. CoLks,—CLARENCB, eldest son of Samuef and Debdorah Coles, aged 8 years aud 6 months, Funeral on Monday, January 22, at twetve M., 2 White iains Upper Metnoaist church, Friends ee family are invited to attend without further’ no! CoLTon.—On Sunday, January 21, DANIEL Colton, fged 45 years and 3 months, . The friends of the family and those of nis brot! Edward, and nephews, Francis and Edwi Mathews, pre reapectiully imvited to attend she’ funeral, on Tuesday, January 23, at one o'ciook P. M., irom the residence of bis brother, Edwapd Oole ton, 199 Stanton street, FULLAN.—On Saturday, January 20, atthe reai- dence of his parents, DaNigL O'CONNSLL FULLAM, aged 29 years, The remains will be taken to the Church of Holy Innocents, corner Thirty-seventh street Broadway, this (Monday) morning, January 22, a& half-past nine o'clock, where a solemn requ! mass will be offered for the repose of his so! from thenee to Calvary Cemetery for interme! Relatives and friends of the family are respects invited to attend, GnatAM.—On Friday, January 19, HuaH A. Gra- HAM, in the 25th year of his age. Relatives anu ttiends of the family, also members of Scotia Lodge F. and A. M., are respectiully im vited to attend the funeral, trom the: Twenty-f street Methodist Sa oa churen, on Monday, inst., at one o’clock P, M. GRattaM.—Scotia Lodge, No, 634, F, and A, M.:— Bretbrea—You are hereby summoned to attend @ special communication, on Monday, January 22, a& Pelt haat twelve ~. M., sharp, at our ro Eighth avenue, corner of Etgoteeutn street, for thé purpose of paying the last tribute of respect to our deceased worthy brother, Hugh A. Graiiwm. ren of sister lodges are iraternally invited to unite with us. By order, # KENNETH MACKENZIX, M. WIttiaM R. Eaktns, Secretary. Heaty.—On Sunday, January 21, 1872, Mra. Anew HEALY, @ native of the parish of Ballybroughans,, county Roscommon, Irelaad, aged 45 years, Tne friends of the famuy are invited to attend the funeral, from her late resiueuce, 407 Tenth avec nue, ou fuesday, January 23, at one o'clock. HUNCKEN.—On Saturday, January 20, HUNOKEN, 41 years of age. The relatives and friends of the family are re spectfully invited to attend the funoral. from his late residence, 68 Leight a (Monday) after oon, January 22, at one o’cloci Hoyt. —On Frigay, Janoary 19, WiLson J. Howe, in the 92d year of his age, she relatives and friends, and those of his som, Nathaniel W. Hunt, are respecifully in vited to at tend the funeral, from lua late residence, 138 West Twenty-first street, this (Monday) afternoon, at ong o'clock. Jack8ON.—On Saturday, January 20, DAVID &. JACKBON, in the 50th year of nis age. Relatives and friends of the family are respecte fully Invited to attend the funeral, from St. Nicholag church, Ninety-ninth street and Broadway, on Tues. day, 230 Inat., at ten A. M. KING.—On Saturday, January 20, ANN a native of Athicague, county Koscommon, | a@ed 48 years. Her friends and those of her brother-in-law, James: Kane, are invited to attend her fuueral, at one o'clock this (Monday) afternoon, from her late reai- dence, 853 Third avenue. KissaM.—On Saturday, January 20, WILLIAM A, Kissa, son of tne late Kev. Samuel Kissam. Relat.ves and frieads of the family are fully invited to attend the funeral, trom the Middle Retormed “church, kev. Mr. Ingersoll, Harrises street, near Court, Brooklyn, on Monday, inst, at two o'clock P. M. LatDLaw.—On Saturday, January 20, JOHN Latm LAW, io the 80th year of his age. The relatives and friends of the family are tm vited to.atiead the funeral, irom his late residences, 72 Middagh street, Brookiyn, on Tuesday, 23d ines, at three o'clock P. M. Nova Scotia papers please copy. Ling.—in New Uaven, Coun,, on Friday, January. 19,*ELLEN, the beloved wife of Mr, Jeremiah and daughter of Thomas and Frances. 0’Maille, tives of Limetick, Ireland, aged 28 years. Limerick and Irish papers please copy. Mack.—On Sunday morning, January 21, Joanna Mack, widow of George Mack. Relatives and frienus are respectfully invited attend the funeral, on Tuesday afternoon, at o'clock, from her late residence, 70 Willet street. McLAIN.—WARRES B, MOLAIN, eldest son of Joan and Mary Ann McLain, aged 5 years, 8 monsha and 25 days. Funeral to take pace from the residence of nis arents, 84 Waits sireet, on Monday afieracom, january 22, at two o'clock. Providence papers please copy, McNoLTy.—On Saturday, January 20, Bripgi rest wile of Dennis McNulty, in the Suth year her age. Tue relatives and friends of the family are respect fully invited to attend the funeral, from her law residence, 146 West Twentieth. street, on Tues di morning, at half-past nine o'clock, to the Cau of St. Francis Xavier, West Sixteenth street; trom. thence to Calvary Ceme-tery. Newron.—On Sunday, January 21, PrEsMan ¢ NeEwrow, in the 62d year of his age, Notice of tuneral heceafter, > Noven.—On Sunday, January 21, 187: Louisa, beloved wile of Abraham Noden, nies of the late Ricnard B. and Jane Jones, of England. English papers please copy. PEARSALILA—At Flatiands, L, L, on Saturday, Janu of pneumonia, HANNAN Balsby, widow of James H. Pearsall, in tiie 74h year of her age, Funeral from the house of her son-in-law, Asher H, Hubbard, Flatlands, L. 1, on Tuesday en ge 23d, at two o'clock P. M. Reiatives and friew Mary | the'ramily invited without further notice. Carriages wili be in attendance at Flatbush depot unt half past one o'clock P, M. PRALL.—At New Rochelle, on Thursday, January. 18, HENRY WORSTER PRALL, aged 27 years. The relatives and friends Of the family are reé-. spectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Mond: January 22, at one o'clock P. M., from the Refor church (Rev. Dr. tuttoa), on Washington square. ReyYNoups.—Oa Sunday, January 2i, after a long nd protracted tliness, JAMK’ REYNOLDS, @ native of the parish of Clum, county Lettrum, Ireland, Ma the 60th year 0. his age. The friends and acquatntanees are respectfully im- yited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, No. 400 West Fortieth street, on Tuesday alternoom, at one o'clock, Swsensy.—On Sunday morning, January 2%, Maky, the beloved wite of Joseph F. Sweeney. The relatives and friends of tne family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, irom ner late residence, 415 East Tenth street, on jay morn ing. the 28d tust., at half-past nine o'clock, to St Bridget's chureh, corner of avenue B and Eighth street, where a requiem mass will be offered for the repose of ner soul; trom theace to Calvary Ceme. very for interment. TRipp.—At North Castle, on Friday, January 18, antecedents having been good, and there being no- thing against me in any respect; but still I feel un- comfortable, My old patron has taken me again | into his employment, and my wife is in service, 80 that we have every reason to ve content. More- over, 1 have taken oath never to dabbie in politics, So that there 1s no sear of my again falling into a sinilar duemma. I hope, Monsieur, LeeMan B. TRIPP, 10 the 56th year of lis age. Dearest father thou hast left us, And thy loss we ceeey, Joel; But ‘tis God that hath bereft us— He cau all our sorrows heal, The relatives and friends are invited to attend the ‘ou will keep | funeral, at his late residence, North oor on Mom my Name secret—not that 1 am afraid, for 1am 80 | gay, January 22, at eleven o'clock A. hones* man and——." The beil rang—Jules G did not wait to finish the sentence, but hastily snatching up his cap, coat and muimier, he slid down the wack staircase, to pass another aigat of terror in his garret. FIRE IN WILLIAMSBURG. Partial Destruction of a Distillery~Lose 915,010. ning @ | dence, 337 East hty-fourth Shortly before six o’ciock yesterday morning wile ot George Big Tin months and 10 a: fire occurred in the extensive distillery of Oscar Kthg, situated at the foot of Division avenue, Wil- lamsburg, and caused damage to the &c,, to the estimated amount of $16,000. The build- ing was not matertally damaged. The fire origio- fAted in the still, but the cause is not known. big ured in various companies. This dis- Pinag'iy the onig one in operation in the Kastorn district of Brooklyn. er eS LTT MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. Married. PARKER—HoToartss,—On Thursday, January 18, 1872, at the residence of the bride's paronts, G konas Wavew PARKER, Moriden, Goan, to Mamta | Waps.—At Tremont, Westchester county, on Fri day, January 19, ANN ©. WADs, of Port La oye va. but for many years a resident of Brooklyn, L. ¥. ‘Tne remains will be interred in Greenwood tery on Wednesday, 24th inst., at twelve o'clock Witsun.—On Sunday, January 21, at Fort N. J, FRANK HAVILAND, only son of Francis H. Sophia P. Wilbur, aged 5 years — 283 days, jotice O1 funeral in Tuesday’ WILLIaMs.—On Sunday, January 21, at her res t, Nerrig H., 20 years, ® The relatives ‘and friends of the family are respec stock, stills, | fully hey to attend Ln funeral, from the rents, Southampton, L. 1, on Tues at two o'clock. of her day, January Vong muy ea please copy. BL et | Sundar, January 21, E.izassrm The funeral will take place from the nee Htuestay. sanuaty 23, at two o'clock P.M Weladl yg esday. ; " aud fricnds are respecuiully invited to attond. * Wourr.—On Sunday mor January 21, ‘ having been delivered of a dat it Fen the boloved wife of Herrmann Woil *.3:years, ‘The relatives and frionds of the family 69 invited so attend the Lane from net late resi? gnce, No. @ Beckman piaes, between Forty-minv’ ang Puvuete street, to“jay (Monday), at ong Bh ¥