The New York Herald Newspaper, February 27, 1872, Page 8

8 THE SNOW BLOCKADE. Twenty-eight Days from San Fran- | Way, cisco to Chicago. Travel Resumed on the Union Pacific Railroad— The Perils and Pleasures of Overland Jour- ney in Midwinter—Statement of One of thé Travellers—Boguiling the Time Sing- ing Songs, Playing Cards and Shovelling the Snow. The blockade on the Union Pacific Railroad has been raised, but how long it may remain so it 18 Aificuit to say. The first passengers overland from San Francisco in thirty days arrived in this city yes verday. The story they tell of their eighteen days’ detention in the suow drifts 1s an Inicresting one, and reveals the privatiuns and hardships which pase ®engers have had to encounter on the Union Pacific the present winter. ‘The staiement of one of them to a HERALD reporter relates the adventures and Vicissitudes of the journey Irom San Francisco to mata. in the former city busiaess of all kinds suffered wevercly by reason of the blockade, particularly at @hrisimas, the merchants Hot being able to procure their stock of holiday gooas from the Kast, Idignation Was expressed in ine city relative to the conduct of ue Union Pacific officiais, as it was Le. eved thatif proper precauuons had been taken and suflicient money expended ihe road might have been KEPT CLEAR OF SNOW. the entire winter. At the date of the departure of the gentleman irom San Francisco the weather was Deauttul, and fruits aud fowers of all kinds were Dursting with bloom, The promise of @ fruitful harvest on the Pacttic slope has never been better, and there is every anticipation of a season of unprecedented prosperity. On the Une of the Ceniral Vacitic no trouble of any kind ‘was encountered, traius were all running on time, accommodation was first raie and officials poiite a@ud attentive, Ogden was reached on the 2a of February, aud here ihe TRIALS OF THE PASSENGERS commenced. There were uumerous reports of the bad condiuion of the road current at Ogden, but the agents of the railroad company deniea the truth of the rumors, and induced those who were meditating @ Stay at Salt Lake to proceed Hast, assuring them That the biockuco was certuinly ratsed for the win- Jer, and that the eastern terminus of the road at Omaha would ve reacned witout difculty or dan- ger. Foruued by tiese seemingly plausivie stuce- mMenis, all the passengers, with the exception of a few who would hut be convinced, leit Ogden, A mumber of LADIES WERE OF THE PARTY, who undaunccdiy anuounced weir determination | fo take all fazurds sooner than remain among the | Mermons jor an ideiiunte period. ‘Yue train Feached Green River without delay, though a pumwver of small saowdritts were encountered, but they were nut suilicicatly large to Impede the pro- gress of tae Wan, Whea Green River was reacuea ‘she train Was Unaccountabdly stopped, and noting Could iduce those im charge to proceed furtier. Persuasious and solicitations were employed fo tuduce them to change their aetermimation, bat without eviect, The parties in caarge were evi- @eauiy acung under orders trom their superiors, @ud could not be induced to proceed. Subsequent qrostedings proved that this action, wough unsaus- ctory to the passenyers at ine time, Was the wisest arrangement (hat could be adopted tor the comiort @! those on board, Green River 1s an iuaccessiLle dattle stauion, lu a LONBLY AND UNYEOPLED DISTRICT, and here tae passcayers were obliged to remain tor thirteen days, passiny (ner Lime away as vest they could. When it vbecawe known that the train Would proceed no Jurvier Governor Potis, a pas- senger Ou We train, telegraplied to San Francisco gavising the people Who purposed to travel east not to come oy the Unton Pacitle, as the road was im. Passavle and blocked by snow. The employés of the teiegraph company at Sun Francisco were evi- deutly in tue interest of the railroad company, ag Governor Potis received an answer froin one of its Officials requesting him to contradict the state- ment or the puss on which he was travelling Would be revoked. He re(used to do so, and purchased a tcket, forieiting the pass. There was an abundaut stock Ol provisions on the train andevery one had enough vo eat, so | hat the suffering trom hunger which was so preva- Jens on the wesiera-vound trains was happily ap | gent. On ihe wesiera-bound Wains the passengers subsisted for days on CRACKERS AND CHEESE, Varied by a little sait salmon. ‘his meagre dict Produced its natural results, aud the passengers in any wstances were utterly prostraied vy sickness. The laqies on the tram bore bravely up against their trials lor a long time, but iinully succumbed, uuerly Worn out and exhausted. ‘The eastern-vound train, Aying at Green Kiver, luxurtated tn canned meats, deve, provided by the skilul marksmen of the party and served up on @ gridiron formed of picces of telegraph wire appropriated from the side lines aiong the roat, For a day or ‘two the blockade Was looked upon as a good joke, ‘The romantic young laay passengers enjoyed we Wing immensely, and were soud in their exciaina- Nous of “How sttange 1” “How delignitul |!” “How giad Lam I did not remain at Ogden? Games of all king were organized, cards were in requist- Mon, and Green Kiver jor atime was lively with Wwe revelry of the merry passengers. ‘Tis was. Well enough for the first day, and jasted through the second one, but when the third and Jour. days | came on a change cate over the spiritof the dream, | INDIGNATION MEETINGS WERE ORGANIZED, dire threats of vengeance were induiged tn against the Unton Pacific oficials, and resolutions were | adopted of the saine tenor and the usual amount of Justifiable 1oolishuess was displayed. When tis @musement had be: 1 3 Wore tougnt over again, ties of flood und field and love beguijed away the monotony of tue time. Even this began w Bet Uresome, and, as a last alternative, the entire crowd Of passeugers commenced te athletic and exhilarating spurt uf shovelling snow. Tis manly exercise Occupied the belated travellers for the ree Mainaer of tue tit ihe train stopped at Green Haver, and was the only geauine joyment they Participated in trom We time of jeaving San Fran- With the addition of occasioual bits of bee! or ante: | fe cisco, During the entire detention there was no commu. mieavon from either Eust or West, and the passen- gers were entirely cut of trow all commanteation ‘With the Outside World, ‘The supply of tuel, which at the first was very good, commenced to Lath short, and it was ouly by dito! lard wore that the peo- Ble kept themseives irom being irozem, The ladjes ‘Were placed in a worse posiuion than the members Of the steruer sex, iey did not make good shovellers, the snow Was too deep upon tue river to allow of skating, and in any case they had no skates, but they endured all unelr suffermgs with & peace and heroism which is spoken of with the hest admiration by ail who witnessed their arduous trials, Part of the time storms raged with unparalleled aoe ‘The winu blew great gusts and the driving 0 SWEPT IN HEAVY DRIFTS against the train driving in the windows and ex- Unguishing te fires, More than one thousand men were at work in the snowy region, but they could make but litte headway against the tremen- dous biockade, ‘the Western bound trains were aieging their way along as best they could, making, WM weveral instances, out FOURTEEN MILES IN TWO DAYS, On one of them tie passeagers sudered {rom hunger and would Inevitably have starved had nota Mr, Soilor, who is about to start a restaurant at Green River, opened two car loads of provisions and per- Great | NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 27, 1872.-~TRIPLE SHEET. from all blame, they did not our travellers that thelr ex. mer on, Te or four hundred on the side tracks along River, destined for the West, but there BO progress made in sending them on their as the road was not “onsidered sufticientiy sate to hazard the experiment. It 18 by asserted railroad men that the companys will lose about three manors by the various blockades this winter, a oom of Omaha the tracks ty from San Francisco, Mails have arrived up to the date of the 17th; the remaining ones may be expected at any time if the road keeps clear, MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. TRE BOARD OF ALDERMEN. Action as to the Opening of Lafayette Place—The City Advertising Adjusted. * The weekly meeting of the Board of Aldermen bie held yesterday, President Cochrane in the chair. OPENING OF LAFAYETTE PLACE, The resolution of Alderman Conover at the last Meeting of the Moard was made the special order after the reading of the minutes of the last meeting. The 1ollowing are extracts from te opinion of counsel as read:— The C the Commissioners taut tne GRR ras uber to stg view for damage for land taken in for ‘buildings taken or damaged., Total. acess 18093, | _ The assessinents ‘proposed to be ind, subject to such re- | view, are a: lows :— On the properiy benefited, ‘On the chy Total The G | and awards as now fixed by the Commissioners, aabjeet to | review and alteration as ablve mentioned, the assessments amount to $860,807, while the awards to be pald amount to $498,700. ‘The margin was intended to meet the increase of Awards or diminution of assessments. As far aa the Counsel | could ascertain {rom conversations with the persona inter ested the extension and opening were not approved. ‘The 981,(00 already spent wou!d necessarily be lost if the pro- Posed extension was not carried out, After a long discussion 1t was decided vo appoint the following committee to inguire nto the whole Matter and report at the next meeting:—Aldermen ‘Van Schaick, Gusey and Conover. THE GAS QUESTION, A petition as to the extension of gas mains be- tween Tnirty-tourtn and Seventy-ninth streets was Telerred to the Committee on Streets, CITY ADVERTISING, Alderman Van ScHaicK proposed the following resolution:— Whereas the publication of the proceedings of the Common Council is ‘ried to an’ extreme extent, and at an unneces- sary expe Kesoive: hat the Clerk to the Common Council be in- structed to prepare, with the approval of tne President, a | digeat of the proceedings of each session of this Board ior | | the use of the public papers, and the proprietors of the | | papers be requested to print no’ other report than that fur- ished by the Clerk. Adopted, Alderman CocuRANE moved the following:— Whereas the Common Council having no power over the | following matter of complaint, but the same being by law | gxclusively in the hands of the Mayor and Comptroller, there- | Resolved, That they, be and ‘are hereby requested limit ‘the pubil cation to the nine daily morning and evening papers and nine weekly papers by them desivnated under fection 1 of chapter d.4 of the Laws of Tail, toa divest | merely of the proceedings of the Common Council, | and that the attention of tae Board of Audit be und is hereby directed to the filexality of allowing to any newspaper any claim under the above law for more’ than the publication of Bimply a digest of said proceedings. the said Shy At and Comptroller, | vi 10 THE QUARANTINE INVESTIGATION. Dr. Carnochan Sustained and Appreved. Testimony of Steamship Companies’ Officers— Drs. Cecearini and Moshier’s Evidence— More About the Black Ball Line and Its “Healthy” Vessels—Adjournment of ths Investigation to Albany. The Sub-Committee of Commerce and Navi, met yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, in the St. Nicholas Hotel, and examined a number of wit- nesses concerning their knowledge of the manage- ment of Quarantine at this port. The testimony, it will be seen, utterly refutes that of previous wit- nesses who 80 eagerly pressed forward to testify against the administration of the present Health Onicer. Mr. George W. Quintard, President of the New York and Charleston line of steamers, testifled— | Have been connected with the compauy for five years; there are four steamers on the line; they were detained at Quarantine last summer during the prevalence ot yellow fever at Charleston; they were detained about twenty-four hours each; they $093,700 | have never been detained when there was no sick- ness; have NO FAULT WHATEVER TO FIND with the Quarantine officials; have had vessels dis- charged at Quarantine; my steamers were always fumigated when required, and I have no fault to find with the prices charged, F. R. Baby, agent of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, testified—I don’t know how many steamers we own: a great many of them run be- tween San Francisco and Cnina, aud have not come to this port; we have never been detained at Quar- antine, because there has not been any contagious diseases at the ports we have salied from, Frederick Kussuer, of Staten Island, testified--I gm voarding officer at Staten Island tor the Com- | missioners of Emigration; it 18 my duty to board all vessels bringing emigrants and to report the condl- tion of the passengers to the Commissioners; I have been (ive years al my present Occupation; I velieve ‘wnat it is NECESSARY TO HAVE TWO STBAMRRS at Quarantine; I don’t think that it 1s humane to send patients trom the vay up to Blackwell's Island Hospital; 1 have seen vessels of the Black Ball line detained for the purpose of cleaus- ing before they could get clearance; steam- ers are allowed to come up sooner than galling vessels, because they are generally not so dirty, nor the passages so long; during the last year there were 210,000 emigrants arrived by steamer and only 21,000 by sailing vessels; the steamers carry from 600 to 1,400 passengers each; I never koew of vessels Leing unnecessarily do tained at Quarantine; the Officers and passengers are personally ¢.amined by the Health Oticer; it takes about an hour and @ half; no man or set of men could examine 124 vessels in one day and do it properly; Dr. Wulser never personally examined passengers; knew of his aliowing several iniected sels 10 Come up to New York wharves; believe that more than one nad smalipox on board; WE NEVER HAD REASON ‘TO COMPLAIN dn any Way, suave or manner of Dr. Carnochan or the officers under him; Dr. Carnochan lives at Quar- antine ali (he ume and 13 constantly on daty; never heard of any cuuse of complaint irom steamers of other linca, Francis Macdonald, COMMITTER ON SALARIE3 AND OFFICES. The report of the above" committee recommended | thav the payment of laborers employed in the pub. | lo works be not subject to the receat reduction of | the Commissioner of Public Works. The report was adopted, Alter the transaction of a large amount of routine busiuess the Bourd adjourned at six O'clock. THE BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN, ‘Tnis Board met at three o'clock P, M, yesterday, President Hall in the chair, Aresolution was pre- sented aad referred to the Committee on salaries and Ofiicers to appoint Charies Gallagner door- keeper of this Board. A resolution was presented to the effect that the designations and salaries of the employés of the Board of Assistant Aldermen for the year 1872 be and they are hereby as foliows (providing the Board of Aldermen concar), and that all resolutions or ordinances conficting with this Tesolution be and are hereby repealed :— Clerk to the B Deputy First a Second as: ‘Third Awa Oficial Reporter. = 85,000 a v0 "0 0 | Engrossing Clerk. 00 General Clerk 2,000 Index Clerk + 2,000 | Sergeant- 3009 Doorkeeper and Ser; 2000 | Messenger to Board. 2500) Reaier to Board 00 Messenger to the 3000 —Which was referred to a special committee of three, consisting of Messrs. Healy, Pinckney and The Committee on Railroads presented a ee in favor of adopting tne following resolu- tion:— Resolved, That the Eighth Avenue Railroad Company be and they are hereby directed to run night cars from Fifty- ninth #reet to 12th street, as follows:—A car every half hour from eleven o'ciock P.’ M. to one o'clock A, M., and car every hour trom one o'clock to four o'clock A. M, —Which was adopted, In reply to a resolatton of inquiry the President of the Department of Public Parks stated that the number of laborers employed in the department at | the present time 18 2,231. Ordered on ‘fil “In accordance with @ resojution of Compiroiler seat in a communication giving -the | nawes of the employés of the “Bureau of Markets,” | the dates oi appointment, &c. The Comptroller states | that none of the clerks have the power to lease Stalls, but un ler the direction of the Superintendent of Murkets the clerks have the rignt to assign space in the streets adjacent to the markets to Wagons for market purposes, Lhe report snows that there ave forty-turee employes im the market interest of the city, with salaries ranging from $600 to $2,000 per annum, Ordered on file, The following commanteation was received from the Corporation Counsel: — Law Department, Ovrtor oF Course; ‘TO THE CORPORATION, Feb. 23, 1872, To THE BOARD OF ASSIBTANT ALDER! — GENTLRMEN—I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your resolution of 12th instant, reciting that certain depart. | ments of the chy government have reduced the wages of | laborers eraployed therela without eonierring or comiunt- ating with the Common Council in respect thereto, and | requesting me to rénder ao opiaion to your Board, | showing by what aathority of law or ordinancd fuch reduction has been mate, and stating whether r to) fix laborers — wages exists in uny department of the city government, and whether it does not by law exist exclusively in the legisiative depart- ment. In auswer thereto I beg to say that, by ordinance adopted December 29, 1869, the wages of laborers employed by the Corporation was fixed at $2 50 per day (Rev. Ord., page 4). [ cannot discover that any action of tho Common Council has ever been taken fixing any rato other than thet named in eaid ordinance. If, thea, the power of the Common Council in relation thereto remained unaffected by Aubsequent legislation the rate of wages xed by that ‘ordinance could not be changed by action of any head of department, tion % of chapter 137, Laws of 1870, however, tho f the Common Council in relation to fixing the com- quiry the lo be transfer: ‘That act provides that the number of all officers, clerks, employes and subordinates in every department (except Police and Fire Departments), with their respective salaries and compens: tion, shal be such as the head of each de designate and approve, except that the aggregal expense thereof shall not _ ex the amount appropriated 4 Jaw to ment for such purposes, It may not be alt from doubt whether it was the intention of the to include the wages of day laborers in t or “compenss The ianguage of the act, hor seems to embrace every species of compensation paid services. 1am of the opinion, therefore, that the power con- ferred to fix the “compensation” of employes enables the head of department to tix the wages of laborers em- siature: ea” mitted the hunury crowd to take what they Wanted. ‘This timely assistance was appreciated as tt de- served, and the passengers were loud in their ex- pressions Of gratitude to Mr. Satior for resculag them irom an unvimety and horrivie fate. On the trains there was g aiversity of opinion among the travellers reiative to the uct of the Union Paciiic ovlicials; some maintained thar they were not to blame tor the biockade, and that it coula not have been prevented by avy action of theirs; but the Jarger portion were of a different opiuton, and asserted that there was no excuse for such long delay and hardship, and that with reasonavie energy and determination and a proper expenditure of money on the part of oficinis who understood their business the road might have been kept clear, A pumber threaten suit against the company for the damages they have sustained by the detention and the irreparable loss they have suffered tn their bust. ness. This, however, is probably mere idle talk, a in the heat of their natural anger aud vexa- jon. After the lapse of thirteen days the travellers from San Francisco got aboard the train again and started for Butler's Ureek, sixty-one miles distant from Green Kiyer, whicti Was reached without in- werruption, Wiien they arrived at Separation the ‘train was again biocked, tuere being several large snow drifts between Separation ana Simpson’s Hill, ‘The disciples of muscuisr OChrisuavity again came upon the scene and devoted tnemseives, heart and soul, to the task Of digging pathways througa the aritts. »y hard labor, assisted by the employes of the company, the train was enabled to proceed at a tedious rate, and Simpson’s Hull, 267 miles from Ogden, was reached, alter the mockery of a journey which occupied eighteen days, Then an immense snow Uriit was encountered, to clear which ail the Passengers worked incessantly for ten hours, after he lapse of which a passage Was cut throug: Ou reactung Medicine Bow there was another tedious delay, this time from another cause than snow. Seven or eight Western bound trains had been de. tained for a number of days at Medicine Bow, and these had to be switched off the main track before the Kasterh train could proceed, Seven or eight hours were occupied in this wearisome and m0- novonous work, but it Onally came to an end, and ag ‘Were were no other obstructions ‘Omaha was eventually reached. 1 taey found every- wing in confusion; and wough the local monn wore GuueeyonDe ly caiQuAe UM vn and that the power to fix Inborers? wages. in né various departments of the city government docs uot ‘Dow exist in the Common Council, ours, tay, EICHARD O%¢ ORMAN, Counsel to the Corporat Ordered on fie, ae ee ‘The following was adopted:—To concur with the Board of Aldermen in adopting a resolution rescind- ing a reso|ution authorizing tne New York and Har- lem Rairdad Company to lower thelr tracks and lay additional ones north of Forty-second sireet; to cause the chamber of the Board of Aldermen and the clerxs’ office to ba thoroughly refitted and ree furnished in @ suitable and ‘appropriate manner, Bees (he expenses for the same do not exceed The Board, after passing some tnimportant Papers, Adjourned to their next reguiar mecting day. REFORM IN TRE FIXANOE DEPARTMENT. Mr. Adam Engel, a German, who resides tu Third Street, recently called voluntarily upon Comptroller Green and stated that he had been put upon the roll of clerks of the Board of Assistant Alder. at $2,000 a year, without his knowledge, and asked the Compiroiier that uis name should be taken from the foll, a8 he had not periormed any Service, and he did not Wish te receive money he had notearned. ‘This fact 1s but another evidence of the good effect of Mr. Green's auininistration of the business of the Department ot Moance, PAYMENT OF CITY OPPIOERS AND BMPLOYES, Comptroiler Green paki yesterday as follows: ‘The Comptroller's Office, Auditing Bureau, Berean of Arrears, Bureau of City Revenue, Bureau of Markets Department of Finance), to January 1, isi een $4,808 2 The Board ‘ot Aldermen’ ana Am 6 from October, 1871, to SaNUAFY 1, I572..ses.40.+++, 96,001 08 And the same two Boards, for the moni of Janu. ary, 18 ++ 18,883 27 RO-DAY HE WiLL PAY |” ‘The Board of Healtn, from September, 1871, to Jan- An Soginosre bod saa eogineeré an Voir, fo ful, £0 st January, 1872. 2,900 00 Steamships, tesuulied beloas, to our iime; we carry passengers and cargo; Lhave nofaul: to find wita the management of Quarantine; | have been agent for the ine at this port seventeen years; we started in 1864 wit oue steamer; We now run twenty-eight steamers to this port; our vessels have never been detained at peer ane unless they had smallpox on board; we ave. NEVER PAID ANYTHING to any person connected w.th Quarantine other than the legal charges; we do not care whether our Vessels are boirded in the Upper or Lower Bay; there 13 uo diner anchorage anywhere in the world than tn New York Bay, Dr. Jacob H. Mosuer examinei—Am a Deputy Health Oficer; most of the sickness came to the Upper Bay last year; Dr. Kammerra, of thi. city, does tne vacciiation; about seventy thousand wert vaceinated last year; either myself or br. Read boards tue vessels; We are paid by Dr, Carnochan; have been practising as surgeon and physician since 1865; both the steamers now in use are needed for quarantine work; 1¥ THE BOARDING STATION ‘was at the Lower Bay 1t would stil be necessary to have a Station oillce and dock, Xc., on the Island; & floating voarding station could not be kept in the Lower Bay during Wwe year on account of the ice; ig not possible to board vessels at ail times with small DOALS: WILhIN LWo Wucks & Vessel Was sunK by the ice 1 the Upper Bay; a large steamer bad to leave (quarantine ast year ou accoua’ of the 100; it we keep well and sick people togeuner on board the vessels, (hat would bea good way of getting rid of the necessity of sending any to Blackweil’s stand Hospital, here have been more cases on board Vessels of THE BLACK BALL LINE than others; they had 30) cases of smallpox m } theie vessels in one year; the pusseagers were gen- erally un @ debilitatew condition; a steamer with 1,000 passengers could not be examined in twenty minuies; tae way We fumigate vessels 13 the best way kuown to science; 1b would be dangerous to aliow the stevedores to come to the city; the steamers Andrew Fletcher aud Fenton have done no towtng under Dr. Caraoce.’s adminisira- tion; i¢ would not oe practicable to board vessels in the Lower Bay; t notliy cae captains of a Ubat have to go into Quarentine verbally of my de- cision; 1 understand that the steveuores remain in the bay; the Franklin had goven cases of cholera on board; ‘a few days later there were iorty; there ‘were & Dumber OL deuths in Haliax {rom cholera brought were by the Franklin; 10 is necessary that | tue Quarantine bere should be siricier taan at any other port; We Ove 200,000 arrivais yearly; and then We are so near the West indies; i these ves seis had been allowed to come up to the city, the result would have been very «disastrous; never knew Ol any Vessel being detained except on account of disease. HAD THE QUARANTINE LAWS not been striculy appited within the iast two years the result woald have been worse to the commerce of New York than any loss trom the detention of vessels could have been; Dr. Carnochan ts a careful cer; his orders nave been carey carried out; his reputation as very higa, Dr. Kead here stated that ne Would like to make an expianation why certain charges against tne present administration of quarantine were brought, aud lo make a statement ot facis concerning te Tates Of ireignlage, &c., Whicl the vesuumony aid Bet show. Mr. Aiverger deciined the request of tne OCLs VALUABLE TESTIMONY. Dr. Ceccarim, Chairman Of the Sanitary Com- Mittve of the Board of ftealth, was thea exam. ined:—Dr, Carnuchan has consulted with tre board ol Health; tue Board aiways endorse the action of Dr, Carnochan, (Copy of resolutions passed by tie Board of Heatth, June 18, 1870, expressing conil- dence in the judgment and prudence dispiayed by Dr, Carnocuan in tae discharge of his dues, was read and eatered as evidence, ‘Mr. Boyd read a letter from Dr. Moreau Morris, of the Board of Healtu, in reierence to ine detention of vessels, The letter stated that vessels arriving from infected ports would not be allowed to come to the wharves of this city wi:hout having under. gone @ rigid quarantine, Tnis letter was ordered wo eer by Dr. Morris, by the Sanitary Come mu CARINV’S OPINION OF THE MEALTH OFFICER. r, Carnochan stands emimentily in the proies- sion, During his administration the city has been free from cuolera and yeliow fever. But for his vigilance and sktil the cholera and yellow fever would have come up. ‘Tne result would be dis- astrous to the city and to its commerce, The committee thea adjourned to Albany, THE JUDICIARY INVESTIGATION, ‘The session of the Judiciary Committee was con- ducted at the Filth Avenue Hotel yesterday with the same secrecy that has characterized the pre+ vious proceedings of the trivunal. The number of Witnesses in walung was not large, but the room assigned to them was better filled than on Satur- day. ‘The Judiciary Commitvee continued its ex- amination of the charges against Judge Cardozo, who was amoung the first tu arrive in tne commitiee room, ‘The first witness examined was Edward M. Plum, who was oa the stand but a short time, Mr. Sherman, of the firm of Field & Sher- man, Was then summoned and subjected to @ long examination, Among the witnesses subpoenaed to testify yester- day were F, U, bixby, Join Townsend, and Wal- ter 8. Palmer, Cashier of tne Tenth National Bank, Last night the committee were to return to Aluany to enable the members to vote on the adoption of the charter, ANOTHER SUICIDE—POVERTY AND DESPOND. ENOY THE CAUSE, Conrad Etssle, a German, forty-five years of age, for some time past has occupied room 15 in the ten- emeut house 126 stanton strect. He recently lost his wile, Which made him very despondent, which was further increased by the loss Of position and lack of means with which to support himself, Yesterday Eissle was more than usually low spirited, and, re+ solving on death, entered his room aud with a razor cui his throat, death speedily ensuing from hem- orrhage. No cause except poverty and despond- ency 1s Known lor the commission of the ach Cor- oner Herrman was notified, ORUSHED TO DEATH BY A RAIL CAR. Coroner Young was yesterday notified to hold an inquest at bellevue Hospital on the body of Timothy Mulvey, twenty.three years of age, and born in Ireland, Who dicd from the effects of injuries re Ceived late on the night of the 19th Inst. Deceased, 22,072 03 | while intoxicated, was riding on the front platiorm of @ Third avenue car, the wheel of which crashed one of his legs, Captain Leary, of the Twenty-first Other rolis are under examination, and ag | precinct, will secure the attendance of witi soon as audied payment ys thes. wil be Joade yn w day ua hase Yeon ted ‘tor she investiga: _ WINDOBE Aplaye ent for the Anchor line of | FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, DECLINE IN STERLING EXCHANGE Stocks Up, Gold Down and Money Easier. A NEW POOL IN NORTHWESTERN Why the German Bankers Sold Governments “Short.” THE NEW LOAN OF THE CITY. WALL STREET, } : Monpay, Feb, 26—6 P. M. On’Obange to-day wheat was dull and for most varieties weak. The cotton market was quiet and | steady. vs MONEY EASIER. ‘The money market was easier, taking the general | result of the day’s business in the loan, The first ; dealings were almost exclusively at seven percent | gold interest where the collaterals offered were the | miscellaneous stocks, and at “sharp” seven cur- rency in most of those upon government bonds, After two o'clock a leading house operating on the “bear? side were free lenders, and the rate declined to sIx per cent, some small business being reported at as low as five per cent. At bank the rate insisted upon was seven per cent to the close. Commercial paper was quoted 7 a 83g per cent discount. Foreign exchange was heavy, owing to a better supply of commercial bills, and the leading bankers | lowered their rates for sterling to 10934 for sixty day and 110% for sight bills, The recent advance in gold and the easier price of cotton explain the appearance of commerciat bills. GOLD LOWER—110% A 11034. The gold market opened weak, and at one-eighth decline {rom the latest sales of Saturday, owing to the Washington telegrams regarding the alleged Proposition of our government to accept £10,000, 000 in settlement of the Alabama claims—an adjast- ment likely to be well received in Great Britain, We are without advices of the effect of this news upon the London market, which appears to have | been generally neglected to-day, owing to the | Occupauion of the public mind there with the | yee and hohday to-morrow in connection | | with the thanksgiving for tho recovery of | the Prince of Wales. At least prices were steady and without feature enough to indicate the introduction of any special imfuence such as would arise (rom so important @ matter, With the subsequent weakening of the foreign exchanges gold went off to 11034, recovered temporarily to 110% on the covering of snort contracts and closed at 11054. table:—~ ‘Ihe course of the market 1s shown in the 11034 los | 11095 1109 + LL03G & 11096 In the gold loan market .the rates ranged from 3 to 7 per cent tor carrying. The operations of the Gold Exchange Bank were as follows:— Gold cleared. ++ ++ $43,850,000 Gold balances, + 2,083,023 Currency valances...... 2,318,862 The Assistant Treasurer paid out $1,253,000 on account of the ten-forty interest due March 1, GOVERNMENTS STEADY. The government list was steady, and even frm, considering the lower ruling of the gold market. ‘The mails from Germany explain the recent heavy, and it was thougat rash, sales here of the German bankers, 1t seems that the Berlin Bourse went into spasms over the misunderstanding bvetiveen Great Britain and the United States as to ‘indirect dam- ages,” and our bonds fell rapidly and heavily betore whe panic ended, The agents here soid for iature delivery and made a nice proit by buy- mg vhe bonds of the frightened Berlinese, The tower price of gold acted directiy on whe cur- rency issues, witich were higher and strong. The following were the closing quotaiions:—Unitea States currency sixes, 114}; &114)4; do. sixes, 18], registered, 1l4}35 @ il4}g; do do, coupon, 115% & 115%; do. fivestwentics, registered, May and November, 111% a 11134; do. do. 1862, coupon, a0., 111% @ 1113; do. do, 1864, do, do, 21144 a 11134; do, do., 1865, do. do., 11175 a 112};; do. do., 1867, registered, January and July, Til a 11134; do. do., 1865, coupon, do., 11034 @ 11034; do. do., 1867, do. do., 11196 & 111%; do, do., 1863, do. do., 11214 a 11244; do, fives of 1891, funded, registered, 1083; a 108%; do. do. do., Coupon, 108% & 10874; do. ten-lore tes, registered, 10734 @ 10734; do. do., coupon, 1103¢ @ 110%. SOUTHERN SECURITIES QUIET. The Southern State bonds were quiet and without new feature, excepting the South Carolina July issues, Which were weak and declined about one per ceni. ‘The folowing were the prices at the close of business:—Tennessee, ex coupon, 67 a 6744; do, new, 67 @ 6744; Virginia, ex coupon, 52 a 65; do., registered stock, old, 45 & 62; ao. sixes, consolidated bonds, 55 a 55%; do., defer. red scrip, 16819; Georgia sixes, 72478; do, sevens, 85 a 88; North Caroliua, ex coupon, 34% @ 3534; do., funding, 1506, 23 a 26; do, do,, 1868, 21 a 23; do,, new, 18 @ 19; do., special tax, 14 a 15; Missouri sixes, 953s 295%; do., Hannibal and St, Joseph, 92a 93; Louisiana sixes, 59 62; do., new, 50 a 60; do, levee sixes, 62 a 65; do. do, eights, 75 w 80; do, do, eights, 1875, 80 @ 85; do, Penitentiary sevens, 65 @ 70; do, raliroad eights, 70: a 80; Alabama fives, 62 & 65; do. eights, 90 @ 94; do, eignts, Montgomery and tulauia Rail. Toad, 87 # 92; South Carolina sixes, 62 & 60; do, new, January and July, 3055 a 82; do. do, April and October, 29a 31; Arkangas sixes, funded, 65 a 57, THE RAILROAD BONDS, ‘The following were we bids for the railroad bonds:— New York Cen 6's, 1887. 93 New dork Cen 6's, re... ¥ New York Cen 8% Tol & Wab 2am. ‘Tol & Wab equip bi ‘Tol & W cons conv. ist, 1800... 93 lows m. Ast oy wi Gal & Chic extenied, Chi, Ria Pacitic Mor & Masex ist m.....6109 New Jer Cent Ist 104 New Jer Cen 34 m. lua Pius, FW & Ohic WL Clev & Pitts con af 4 Clev & Piits 4ta m, 85 ‘Alb & Bus ud bi ij Chic & Ait f. fu diseh Cen iat m d's, %83 Chic & Ait Ist to 05 ‘Onio & Ming Ist 19" Chic, Bur dQ, 8 poy 1st m.113) eH 1S Oblo 4 Miss con, Mich 807 pe 2a m: ‘ Mich 3 & a, Fac Ail & St P Ist m, 73-10. Mil St Paul Is¢m. ig Mil A St Paul, LD. Mil & St Paul 2d m Mar & Cin ist m. Han 4 stJo land Han & St Jo con, 98 Del, Lack & Wea Lat m.105 Dei, Lack & West 2d m.100 ‘Tol's Wad Ist m, ex+.44. 96 ot & W lstm, StL div. 9 COMPARISON OF THE IMPORTS. The following shows the imports, exclusive of specte, at the port of New York for the week end- ing February 24 and since the beginning of the bg Lda 1810, galtThog 0008. ..+++ $1,992,5' 3,405, Dry Grerehdise, 2.082820 4,020,054 ‘Total for week. 715,509 $8,035,653 Prev, reported.. 31,205,01% 40,216,851 Since Jan, 1...$85,280,418 $48,252,504 $54,842,505 THE SPECLR MOVEMENT. ‘The imports of specie at this port daring the past week and since the beginning of the year have been Chews, ne We as follows:— ‘Total for the week. Previously reporte Total since January 1, Same time, 1871 y 1872. although the “bull’’ cliques were zealous and early in their endeavors to get up animation, But the Ungering reminiscence of Saturday’s bank state- ment and the present activity in money kept the market all the forenoon at « complete standstill. With the approach of the second board a fresh stir in Pacific Mail and 8 well-maintained specalation in Northwestern, which seems to have been taken under the wing of some recently organized combl> nation, inspired the general list with a moderately active movement,. which, carefully fostered by the | “bull? side and only feebly resisted by the “bears,” had the effect of advancing prices an average of % a 1 per cent, North- western taking the iead and rising as Much as 2% per cent, It was as if two vast armies were getting reaay for a campaigu. The | “bulls” pushed forward one corps (Northwestern), | followod it with another (Western Union) and | Marchea several others in the rear at a more moderate pace. The “bears” were on the watch; drew in a picket here and there and seemed care- fully observing the movements of their adversaries, betraying a little timidity when couriers brought word that the United States (through its agent, the Grand Jury) had expressed indignation at the con- | scription of its greenbacks and tne forced service thereof in the ‘bear ranks, After a quiet and other- wise uneventful afternoon the day’s strategy closed With tne “bulls” intrencned on the advancea ground which they had occupied, In other words, the dnal prices were the highest of the day, except for Union Pacific, which, carried up with the tide at first, fell back to its starting point. The net ecarn- ings of the road for 1871 (last week of December estimated) show an increase of $973,253 over 1870. But the total amount, $3,921,115, ia only about suf- ficient to pay the interest on the bonded dept ont- side of the cleemosynary second morigage held by ine United States, Mr. Thomas Scott’s graceful re- tirement from the enterprise 1s not so mexplicavle in view of the company’s return of annual earnings. HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES. The following table shows the highest and lowest Prices of the principal stocks during the day:— Highest, Lowest, New York Central . 97% 974 9334 92% 31 113% 4 15% Northwestern se TAM Northwestern preterred. 91 Rock Island . . i ‘St. Paul.. 5635 St. Paul preferred. Th Obto ana 1381p 1 43% Onion Pacific .... Shy Western Unio) 69 ‘acitic 593% CITY STOCKS AND BONDS, Attention 1s directed to the advertisement of the Comptroller, offering $425,000 of city stocks and bonus, for which proposa:a will be received up to Saturday next, at two o’clock P.M. These securi- tles have thirty years to run and bear interest at the rate of six per cent, payable semi-annually. No bid of less than par will be entertained. SALES AT THE NEW YORK STOCK BXOHANGE, Monday, Keb. 26—10:15 A. M. 1000 US 5-20, 0, *62..... 11134 $1000 W U Tel 78 JHU US 5-20, ) '64...'s 1% 2000 Cedar Ft M Ist... 8336 Tov00 U 8 6-20, r, "64 in G, it 10000 US 5-20, 'c, "69. ‘5000 U 8 6-20, ¢, 65, 5000 d0,. 17000 US o-2u. 10000 U B 6-20, r, . $5000 US b's, RL, 0.25.08 100 Tenn 6s old. 15000 ao, 65/00 Tenn 6 N Car 6.0 ba... 35. 1NUOSU 4's, n, daddy. s 8136 200 aig 5 Am Mer Uuxp. 150 ‘Adame Ex Co. Tw0 10000 T & W Is ‘000 Mor & En iat m. 201K! O & Miss con bda. 2uu0 Mi) & St i? Ist. 2000 6, C&C lst... 92: 1c, C 12:15 o’Clock P. M. $9500 US 6" 11536-2000 U S 5-20" *67. 10UN0 U 8 Bs nes 1600 U8 b-20, oF 588, ‘500 | do. Tg 9000 US 6's, "10-40, 21000 U8 6-2 i 4, 10-40, ‘8500, nw, 110% UL, in One o’Clock P. M. 813000 Tenn 6's, new... 67 30shs US Exp Co..b 0 BSE Va 6's, de (0 1716 2 RRR..be 5 do. bs 7535 New Jer Gen RR.b © 11035 Obia RT RR. .be,03 111 Mil & StPaui KR pr. é 200 Pac M BS Ce “ do. © 695 ‘Western Union. Pacitic Mall NY Gen con, NY Cen scriv. Lake 8! Union Pact Maa Pittsburg. 94 9 YMG Northwestern... 76140 167 COMMERCIAL WEPORT. Monpay, Feb. 26-6 P. M. CorFrEE.—The market continued dull and fhominal for all descriptions, Messra Wright & Co.’s telegram from Rio is athand, and reads as follows:—February 6, 1872. Sales of coffee for the United States since the Ist inst., 6,000 bags; shipped to the United States, 4,500 bags; loading for the United States, 11,000 bags, Stock at date, 150,000 bags. Kx- enange, 243d. We quote:—Cargoes Rio, ordinary, 16\<c. a 16e. ; fair, 17¢, 217440. ; good, 170. @ 17%{e. ; prime, 18)4c. tee ne a ar Breen Java, Be. a is Id, duty paid. Corron.—The SeXtket for cotton on the spot was quiet but steady at Saturday's prices. Future delivery was in good « i, but at A¢c. lower, part of which, however, was af- faand, Dat Ot aca: "ns salen reported’on "Change were as follows: — Day, Sat, Fon Total. Export . ote Eee od Conmuts ba 8 Speculatio . @ EF TotAl..+.sse0se Too as 1,504 —For future delivery (basis low midaiing) the sales have been a8 follows :—Saturday evening—March, 1,800 at 22 5-I6c., 200 Bass 1h abs 9:10 at 22 11-30 ce 28.5 1,100 70) at ve, ‘ay, 600 at 253¢¢., 1,200 at 25 7-16c. 200 at 2s%c., 200 at 285-.6c,; Inne, ‘at 23 9-160, changed—300 February for 200 March, evan; Sc. paid to ex. ebange 100 Marca for April. Total, 12,500 bales, To-dav— February, 100 at 22 0-16c,, @0U nt Big at 2 Ftc. Mi at 9, 00 at 3B co, 400 ps3 ) at Ys T-16c, BOO at 93740., 200 at 33 7-160. 108 ‘Apriy Tie. pald to ‘exchange. 200° March aia to exchangs 100, March for 10) May. Total, ob sso ‘The receipts bales, Grand to’al, 96,350 5 4 the ports «um up thus:—Galves- 45; New Orleans, 10,5,7; Mobile, 3,593; Savanna, 2,067; jeston, Wilmington, 107; Norfolk, 1,420; Baltimore, ‘New Yora, 467. Total, 20,131, This day last week, 15,748. iy y I Fong! bine ay Ae cotton Kaiti id Me as _follows:—To } steam, Md. = ‘o Havre, by steam, Ye.r gold: by wall, Li-t6e, bs by steam, ‘<d., compressed. "To Bremen, Dy Bail, Sl To Hamburg, 34. To Baltic ports, by steam, %(¢., gold, compressed ; ‘sal fail, 24ce a Te, gold. We auot Conse Alanama, New Orleans Tee*. Ordinary va, 0 206 Good ordi 2135 at a1 2% Low middiing, es a Be Be as Ea4 Ne —The quotations are by more than half a grad FLOUR AND GRAIN. —Receipts.—Flour, Ey a on cotton rifining th quailty not above or below the quctes, Wie Hele: wake 5,183 bush do.; corn meal, 856 bbls, and bags; oats, barley, 6,955 do, ‘The four market was dul Res.” Business war interrupted, owing {o puyers and setiers being apart in their views, The sales Aggregate about 9,000 bois., including 1,426 bbls. Southern, all at prices within ne Of our quotations. Corn rea! was quiet but atendy; #aler, 100 Doi, Jersey yellow at $B W. We te. a Haten State = 70a 72 25a 7150 6a 675 inant ie $10 fi Hound hoop Onto, ahi) 7100 700 Round hoop Ohio, Tee sy Be Lows 1% a yo straight a Bt Youle choice donbie extra, . Wa 950 kk Louls choloe family. 9 50 9 11 00 a Soon G00 Southern $8 so hern extra. a po 835 95 4 | Sc." Lc; molasses, hhds, aad ssid rat BESs | Aioat for No, # Chicuse: Sie foe aies afloat re 1 a ry | Bac. for black Westerm. im ste | 36,000 bushels within the | *Paetanrs.—The inquiry | very limited. ‘The avavable | Mactabig: chenged: "1s the’ chee | quot chan, . in | anton vessels for the’ petroleum former raten were realized.” There waa for suita! hel ‘The Te orted to-day were ‘sail, Busieis grain at 6i.; £00 bales cotton on priv ackages provisions at 2Js. 6d. The nominal rate | by steam was irgd. 474, To Londons by sail, 7.500 corn at bd, ‘To steitin, by steat rosin at 4a, per 280 Ibs., 300 Uerces lard at Ss, charters ‘British brig, hence to Gibraltar for orders to the ranean, 7,00 cases refined petroleum, 26}c.; a Germam | bark, hence to Bremen, 2,650 bbis. re! im, 88. One or two other veascis were rumored closed for petroleumy but without particular MOLASSES,— Doweatic meets with a mogerat foreign remained dull and nominal. We hear bbis. New Orieans at from dle,a. # i E { i iH peel Fa if it a < é 3 = a 3 = 4 B F hear of | oi | Rosin was also dull, but witbout noticeable chan; | Brice, Hales, 100 bbls wtralned at $4 70 and b0 bbls. Nowa ‘ar was quict, but urm, bear of a sale 90, ts e bbls. Washington at $3 375 a 88 50, O1L8.~‘Linseed was in fair Sele ware tanto ee Wan casks aedees ea thie (Ora | Olle were quiet and quoted steaay ws former prices. PETROLEUM.—The market for redued continued dull se, Cuse oil was in limited request at 80. — Napbtha was quiet, but unchanged ; ‘Western or city. At the creek the market remain but without, yercoptibie change} quuted, at $8 55 upper ani on the lower ro: e mare Ket was also dull, but nom-uailv unchanged. Refined for remainder of month at Zi 4c. a Ql hear 500 bbls. at i. bis. 22ig0., the market closing tirmer, with 24¢e. bid, FROVISIONS.—Receipis—Pork, 3, ry ia; cut fbata 9,628 packages; lard, 1,177 bbls, ind terces and 840 Bh market for meas pork was a gnade lower, the: Inquiry mostly speculative. Sales, 260 bos for Mare! 1,000 bis. (on Saturday) for February and Maron at $14 Dy! BO0do. for May at id 28 wad 20 bole, ford une ab, $14 B14) In jobbing lots avout 150 bvis. changed hands at 50 for old; $14 20 for new and $15 26 ror sheer clear mess, _Bacon— ‘The market was a trifle weak for ordinary cubes ee | tlons were in demand and very firm. Sales, at Pic. for city long c'ear and 734c, for du. short clear. Dressed y ogs were in better demand and a shave firmer tor city, bu? steady for Western; quoted at 640. am bic. for ‘the range of city and 5/c. for We Beef—The market was quict and unchanged. In small about 75 bbis, were su.d withiu ie rake of $8 a @ll for, mess, 10a ii for extra ‘mess $10 a old for prime mess Hereds, and 18 a 32) for Inia iness tlerces, Beet Rams were also quiet, butsteasy, within tue range with ales ot 00 bbls. Cue meas were quiet, with oe thon of w bmited inqury (or pickled ues; gales medium at @4o, We quote :—smoked soul do. hams, Ze. Hokled shoul tert, Se, a ams, B34, & j.do, bellies, 7o, | Lard—The market for Western was quiet and about steady z Saies 460 tierces, at Isc. fur No. 1 and 9940. 09 1-léo, £ prime. For future delivery, 500 tierces for March sold at Nac. 30 for jast halt of Aiarch at 9 15 16c. Por April (tor Saturaay), 1,000 uerces at 99¢., anid 250 for May af y lard tive, wich sales o1 400 tierces at Bsc, to-day has been moderately aotivés and was atrifie firmer tor Caroina and steady for ‘The sales were avout G0 tivrces of Carolina at 844 125 bags Patna at 73gc. a 7e., und 890 bags Rangoon ay al 640. a Tic. SuGAL.—Ihé market for raw stil continued quiet, but without material change in prices, We hear of sales of 60 hhds, good Cuba retining at ¥4c., 160 bhds, of mixed do. Moc, and 147 boxes centrifugi at 9%c. Reth was’ in limited re;uest at unchanged prices, Wa quote :—Cuva—inferior to common renning, 840, 0 8%46, ; faiz to good. air Founiny, Ye. w 940. ; youd to prime S746. 0 Sac. tule, 10" good grocety” Yee. w M446, § {0 choice grocery, Wee, a Lage. j couttifugal, i fo. Bo. boxes, 4icc, a Ic. Havana—Koxes, Dutch stan ra Sige. @ 9C.: do. WW to 12, 940. wW40. ; UO. 1S to 15, 1094¢. 5 d0...16 t018, Mo. a 11340. ; dos, 19 60 20, Le. a do,, white, 1lige. a 12ige. Porto istco- Common. to prime tnlng, $0, w Sige. iair to cuoive urocsry, Yeo. m A Brazil—Dutch standard. Nos. 5 to 11, 8¢,'a Bige._ J Duteh standard, Nos, 10 to 12, 940. a 9405 anila--Saperice eciee Bieri, TM Wace cf orien Ra grades, 934c. a 94sec. : grocery do., Hig. a 10gc, STEARINE was in better demand und firmer. Sales Sq ee! was a c | tlerces prime, spot, at 10%,c., and 25V tierces for April at SALLOW.—The market was quiet at 9 3-160, for choice eltyg Late Saturday about 400,000 1ba, of cuoice city sold at 94a. WHIsKEY.—Kecelpts 616 bbls, The market was quiet bi steady. Sales 160 buls. ut 91 igo, DOMESTIC MARKETS. quict and weak; geod in ica i opaete Cotton a ceipis, 745 bales, -Exporis—To the Coal ‘Wise, 600, Sales, 300. Stock, 43,149. NeW ORLEANS, Feb. 26, middliny Cotton depressed, prices deciinin, WK Net recelpte, 1,01 bales ;aruss, 10,,73, kaports—To 8,991; to Cork, 1,60; to Hamburg, 4,396; to Barcelona, 470; fantander, 100; to Havre, 16; coustwiae, 1,808 Balesy to M Feb, rie: Ne ad Suis, 300, Blocks. 8,800, Stock, 224,082. Cotton dull and nominal; middli tae Exports coustwise, 1,33 3 SAVANNAH, Feb, 26, 18f* Cotton—Stock withdrawn, holders unwi.ung to buy: ers offer very low, asking 21%c. a 2M. for Net receipis, 2007 daes. Exports—To | Great yi89 to the’ Continent, 419; cvastwise, 84. Btoc! 68. 4 sete CHARLESTON, Feb, 26, 1872,» Cotton dull; middlings, We, Net receipts, 677 baleg, 4d ports coastwise, 1,500. Sales, 100, Stock, 1,243.3 ey LOUISVILLE, Feb. 26, 18h, Tobacco active and unchangea, Sa.es, 245’ bhds. d . Bure xo, Fob. 26, 1H? Rail shipments—-Wheat, 20,000 bushels ; corn, 3,000 fea 6,000 bushels. In store and atioat—W 144,470 Dushels 5 1y 8,080 bushels, "Flour quies ; sal quotations. Wheat duil ; sales #1 45, Corn dull and heavy ; sales thres cars Weaern at On track, Uats, rye and barley neglected and unel Seeds quiet-and sigady; eales 210. busuels timovby at 82 00 50 pashela medium clover ut 38; #5 bualels larze clover at a $7 95. Pork quiet at $13 5, Lard quiet at 93g¢, wines—market bare. Flour steady with » good deman.s for No. 1 spring, $8 25 tor winter, $9 25 for doub.e extra, Wheat q Milwaukee club, $1 68 a @! 60: choice white Can: #1 855 Corn very scarce; nominaily 7c. Barley, $1a. rs] 05 for, Canada, hye for Western. Corn meal— it 60 for ui ; shipstuills, #26 a $27; midalings, $28 ighwines, 89c. a 89',¢. Railroad freighte—Flour, to Gc, ; to New York, bc, to Albany, 4¥c, Cutcago, Feo. 26, 187% Flour—Demand licht; holders firm at 88.40 2 ere t extra spring. Wheat active at unchanged prices, find drooping at Sie. a i'gc: for No.2 mixed on track. - Oatdl fn fair demand at Sic. for No. 2. Rye quiet and unchanged tales at 74c. tor No. 3. Barley unchanged at 590, for regular, 6c. for do, fresh. | Pork dall xnd drooping st $i cash and seller March, Lard duil and lower at #8 a $885. Green and bulk meats nuchanced, Live hogs qi and unchanged ; prices range from #4 15 to 4 hogs in good demand ; soit sold ac $4 96, stiff at $5 a 8d 10. Cattle strong for good grades; suppiy scarce. Whisl in fair demand and lower at 85jgc. bois. flour, 5,000 bushels wheat, 28,000 do, corn, 12,000 do. oats, 1,000 do. rye, 9,010 do, barley and 8,000 hogs. Shipments- bbls, jour, 4,00 bushels wheat, 12,000 uo, corn, 11,000 do, ontey 9,000'do! barley and 6,000 hogs, KINGS COUNTY MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. Meeting of the Board of Aldermen. The Board of Aldermen met yesterday afternoon, Alderman McGroarty in the chair. A REQUEST TO THE LEGISLATURE. ‘The Board reso:ved, in view of the present finatis clal liabilities of the city and the probable material increase in the rate of taxation for the present year, to urge the members of the Legislature from Kings county to use their utmost ¢uileavors to prevent the passage of any bill now belore it for the increase of Brook- lyn taxation, except the bill Jor the construction of @ sewer in @ certain portion of the Gowanus districts The Clerk was directed to forward a copy of the regolution to each of the memberg of the Legia-’ lature. The bill providing for “deficiencies” was alse. excepted, and it was provided in the resolution that no bonds should ve issued without the consent ot the Common Council, and in no case should amount exceed $500,00), ” ’ ECONOMICAL COMMISSIONERS, mc Messrs, Smith, Ludiam and Probasco, under act of the Legislature passed in 1871, were appoln' & commission to devise a plan for the draining of, the low lands adjoining Fourth avenue, and ap priating the sum oi $10,000 for the expenses Ay commission, It was subsequently decided to fll tie 1@w lands, and therefore the Rc tg did: not deem It oe a a a any or eae ak. that was spent was (01 ‘Algermen, RICHARDSON offered @ resolution teré dering the thanks of the Board to the commission~ ers for their economy, and commending theix example to all other boards and cominissions, D ‘The Alderman of tne Third ward moved to amend. by striking out the latter part of the resolution, “commending their example,” because he cons sidered it @ reflection on the Board. 4 ‘Aldermen Ricuarpson did not consider it a flection, and said the least they could do was to recognize the fact of the economy of these commis. stoners, bec naa the power to spend $10,000 ‘and o nt $1 amendment was carried. DEATH OF A DISTINGUISHED JERSEY DAME; In Boonton, N. J., a few days ago, died, in het ninetieth year, Mrs, Abby Halsey Van Doren, @ matron of more than ordinary distinction, She was a daughter of onc of Washington’s oficers, and at the death of that distinguished man she went into deep mourning, and wore ber weeds until le& to the altar by Rev, Isaac Van Doren, then’ ®@ minister in Orange county, New York, He wag bsequently principal of the academy in Newarky and afterwards principal of the Collegiate Institut jor young ladies on brooklyn Heights. She was the mother of fourteen children, some forty grandchil« dren and about twenty great-grandcnilnrena Among her sons, sons-in-law and granusons were ministers, lawyer and other prominent men. Sn@ was an untiring worker in the cause of true Chrisie Ye in avers Raapact a mogde) Womam