The New York Herald Newspaper, April 10, 1872, Page 4

4 FININGIL AND COMMERCIAL. Persistent Stringency in the Money Market. The Rate on Stock Loans Ranges from 45 to 80 Per Cent. The “Bear” Cliqne Still Withholding the Locked-Up Greenback, Their Triumph in the United States Court. A New Chance for British Abuse of American Finances. Stocks Dull and Feverish and at the Close Weak and Lower. The Gold “Pool” Let Gold Off a Point or Two. American Railway Stocks in the London and Foreign Markets. Reading Unregistered and Threatened with Expulsion from “the Call.” WALL STREET, TuEspay, April 9—6 P, M, On 'Change to-day wheat was heavy and qulet. ‘The cotton market was unchanged. THE EXYORTS OF THE WERK. ‘The aggregate exports of domestic merchandise from the port of New York to foreign ports for the week ending April 9, 1872, were $4,369, 131. MONKY STRINGENT, The story of the money market 1s getting to be stereotyped even in its extraordinary features of ex- cessive stringency. uiside of a few loans made for effect at 7 per cent currency the lowest rate paid by the stock houses was 1 per cent, equivalent to 45%, per cent per annum. The general rate up to two o'clock was, however, %s und 7 per cent; then 3-16 was paid; next 3-16 and 7 per cent, and finally, Whea it was kKuown chat the “hear” clique had won a virtual trimmpn in the abandonment by the United States District Attorney of the prosecu- on against the Tenth National Bank, the rave ad- vanced to ‘per cent, or 90 per cent per annum, ‘The stock of the ‘Tenth National bas been heavy Since the charges made agamst the bank of com- pitcity with the locking-up operations of Wall street, and was offered to-day at 89. The continued stringency of the money market is taken to mean NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1872.-TRIPLE SHEET. ket 1s now in the hands of have termmated. he 18 “ong” of Quicksilver, Canto: necessary, Speculation; at least he thinks so, The bankers | ber,’ 0) at si the enterprise | of an active Wall street news agent for dally cable quotations of Lake Shore and New York Central in London, an extension of: his business in giving the market the foreign quotations for Erie ana tor Union Pacific and other American stocks recentiy introduced into speculation on the other side of the Atlantic, It may be a matter of interest to many to know that Lake Shore was quoted at the equivalent of 97% and New York Central at 99%, vanced to the equivalent of 6544, and, on this side, Reading velng among the SLOCKS NOt registered as required by the rules of the Stock Exchange, the Committee on Securities have Riven notice that It will be stricken from the list of and brokers are indebted to rose from 6343 to 6534. close of the week, the ‘bulls’ began to lose heart, especially-afthe enthusiasm of the outside public has been dampened if not dissipated by the uninvit- 1ng aspect of the money market. The official inves- tigation of the conspiracy against the money mar- the. Congres. sional committee; but probably before thelr labors are well begun the subject of their inquiry will | Mr. Daniel Drew has taken the palus to disavow publicly any connection with the “locking-up’? movement, his sympathy with whicn | Was suspected on account of his position as regards Erte, There seems to be little doubi, however, that Wabash, Western Union and other prospective dividend- paying stocks, 80 that his disavowal was hardly As tor Eric, he 1s not required to make | delivery of: 1t before the end of the year, and mean- ume, espectally alter the new election, he may have | 4 dozen flue chances to make money out of his | 600 at $8 icc. 10 a4 ¥56-160.,600at BHpe. : June, the board 1€ not registered by to-morrow. HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES. The following table shows the highest and lowest prices of the principal stocks during the day:— Highest, New York Central...... - 90% New York Centrai scrip . 9244 Erte..... + bby Erie preterred 81 96% 19% Northw 88. Northwestern 9434 Rock Island.,... 11254 St. Pau 62% Hannibal and St. Joseph. Western Union Telegraph ,. Pacitic Matl........... BALES AT THE NEW YORK STOCK BXOHANGE. Tuesday, April 9—10:15 A. M. 82000 US 5-20, c,°65...68 111% $4000 US 5-20", o, 163... 113!g to 10:30 A.M. 200 ahs Quick M1 Co 200 W Ch nion T 0, uo 500 Pac Mt 8: 300 do 200 LS & MS. 6 do. 10 di 200N ¥ O& HK. ‘suo do 500 do 400 ao. 400 do. 200 do. 63% 90 Bost, H&'ki Bs ‘do. 638 609 Ohio & 65% 200 do. Fira Bonrd—10:3 that the clique bave not as yet returned the money Withdrawn vy them, and, doublless, this solauon Will prove to be te true one, Commeretal paper is nesiected and nominal, Foreign exchange 1s utterly dull, but uowinally unchanged. GOLD STEADY—1104i 4 1104. The gold market was steady, and at the opening Grm, when the business was geuerally at 110};. Subsequently the market became heavy, and the closing transactions were at 110%. Ihe clique brokers appeared to ve sellers to-day, bur no large amounts were disposed of, their object velug ap- parently to lower the price and tempt a short Inter- est without the sacrifice of too much guid. The course of the market Is suown in the table:— 11035 2:06 P, M . 10% Ni, BP. Me... + 10% ++ 110% 4 PMA, + 04 110% 5:30 P. M...,L1044 a 110% 1103, In the gold loan market the rates ranged from Tgold to 1-16 Jor carrying, The operatious of the Gold xchange Bank were as lollows:— Gold cleared... 296, 000 1,412,940 1,605, 650 Government bonds were firm and the older issues of five-tweuties anu the new tive, were a Jraction nigher, The dealings were moderate in amount and the market jeit of quiet as tollows:—United States currency sixes, 1153; a 11534; do. sixes, 1881, registered, 114% a 115; do. do. coupon, 115% a 115%; do, Uve-twenties, registered, May and Novem- Der, 1003 a 109%; do. do., 1862, coupon, do., 112% a 118; do. Uo., 1864, do. do., 112% a 113; do. do., 1865, 40. do., 113.4 11354; do. do,, 1867, registered, Janu. ary and July, 112% @ 113; do, do., 1865, coupon, do., IX @ 111%; do. do., 1867, do., do, 112% a 113; do. do, 1868, do., do, 13 4 113%; do fives of 1861, junded, regisiered, 110 a 11044; do. do. do., coupon, 110 110%; do. ten-lorties, registered, 10835 & 108%; do. do, coupon, 106% a 10535. SOUTHERN SECURITIES DULL. Thé Southern State vonds were dull, but gener- aliy firm. The following were the only prices usade at the Jast call:—Tennessee, ex coupon, (7 a 674; do., new, 67a €7);; Virgimtas, new, 55 bid; do, consois, 65 bid; Georgia sevens, 88 D1d; North Caro- lina, ex coupon, 36 a 36%; doa, new, 20 a 22; do., special tax, 1434 a 16; Missouri sixes, 9% a do., Hanaibal and St. Josep, 923% a 98%; South Carolinas, ex coupon, 53; do., new, January aud July, 3735 @ 38; do. do, April and Octover, 35 a 36; Arkansas sixes, funded, 54 & 56. THE RAILROAD BONDS, There was rather more activity In the railroad bonds, and the market was generally steady, but prices show a slight declioe as compared with those ruling before the stringency In money. ‘The deal- ings to-day were chiefy im the Western railway bonds, the chief transaction being a sale of $30,000 C. C, and 1, ©, firsis at gy. Twenty bonds of B., H. and E, changed hands at 45% a 4533. Union Pacifics were lower for all kinds and Central Pacites higher, sbe latter advancing to 101% on the largely mn. creased earnings Of the past quarter. ‘The tollowing were the bids at the call:— New York Cen 6's, 1t8,. 941g esi. wa d Clev'& Pitta con wf Clev @ Pitts 2a m Chic & Altaf. a ; St Louted Iron m, Mil & St Paul ist m 8's, 1079 Mil a BUY Ist m, 73i0.. 94g il & St Paul Ist m.. M fy Hila Bt Paul. lows dir Bos, Hart & Erie gt Cedar F & Minn la STOCKS DULL, FEVERBH AND LOWER. ‘The stock market led off strong as a consequence of 4 geueral impression that money would ease up before the close of tne day, and prices by noon had fcored arise of a ty per cent. This impression did not induce much activity, however, and the market was duli all day, and tn its best moment Somewhat leverish, With the termination of the dealings in the money market, as previously nar- rated, @ lack of cuntidence vecame wpparent, and prices yielded slowly aud returned to tue stage from which they had started, only to be plunged down a@ haif per cent or so more when ‘word went around thay the prosecution against the “bears’’ in the United States Court haa completely fatied and been abandoned. The “poot’ veing ob- stinate in withholding the “locked-up” greenpacks and relief betug for the present tnaccessidie else. where, or unui the spring tide svall turn in this di. reosion, which It may be expected to do towara the Si Ly 5 95% 1400 98° 2 1 Je RI at 8000 Chic & Alt ww Col, C & TC 0 0 Tol, 4 e 20N 434 Lod do. 45% 200 Cleve & 200 Chic AN W 4000 Lake Shore conc. 10u 10UChi aN W 10)) LaCa Ml B's,tst m 100 50) Lake Sh div 5 BWW Sth SRK LT sf, 13shs Merch Bk. 1015, 500 Ls aM 05" 150 ontinental t Nat Bic 5 Det &H Co. 200 Con Coal of Md. ou de 200 do. 100 Quick M 10 ao 100 Mariposa pi. 100 do 30) Atl Mall 88Co.b 6,83 100 Am Mer U Exp .!. luv Us &: 200 Nit do. 400 Tol, W & W 400 cr - 112% #10000 OS 5-20" c LiL, 10000 do. 5U0U US &db, @, 260 abs Weat Union T NYCeAR 70 Unie & NW 500 1000 00) ao anam: 10, C,C & 1 100 Quick 87 a 500 Quick M C 200" do Western Uni Paciue Mail. Nk Cen con... N ¥ Cen serip, Erie, Tf Onio & Miss, Wheat steady—Com Lower—Cop) 1 Quit Whiskey Virmer, continued about th been @ moderate inquiry for both pots and pe show no change. pearis, $10 « $10 60, to note ia the market for bricks, $70 » 8; Long Islan ciand common aod §$2ior do. lumy limited demand change: We quote :—3 wraric, ‘cra the. ; parathne, Wo. & a itye Coveen.—The market ain quoted bigher. The les since our wbout 1,600,000 Lbs, Lake wt d2c, a 440. cash. aud Me 18 0. + Siig 200 Harlem RR 200 Del, Lack & W R 10000 do. and Oa Active and Higher=Tin Ac- tive and filgher—Pork Firmer—Lard a ado Ensier—Spirits Turpentine Lower— BUILDING MATEEIALS,—We have no particu 47% | Southero No. 9 38 Southern superiine. 40%¢ ,| Soushernextra, 78% || Southern tam Gaze | Gorn me Erie ad- Lowest, 98, Cas SRSSPSSESS for forward delivery from tune to October, The market closed rm ing alr, but the’ transac Hone as yerare light and prices unchanged. We near of 002 bags Rio, per South America, on private terms, ‘4nd in Baltimore 4,000 bage, per St. Ursula, on private terms, Menara, Williatn Scout & United States as follow 0; Baltimore, 44, : k, 163, ‘Total, 2 pot continued in’ limited demand and prices were altogether nominal and slightly im buyer's favor. | Forward deliveries were quiet but. steady at yesterday's Prices. ‘The wales reported un "Change {oot up as follow P ae To I Last, Bo’ Tota’. mh tate SH 620 a a 491 nt 1,468 ‘or fuvure delivery (basis low middling) the sales have been “ 4 ates last evening, after threo P M.—Apri, 40 May, at 38" 5-1tic,, 200 at 23: at 23 28%¢. ; Sune, 100 at 23 16-160., 100 nt 2i7¢0. ; July, 300 nt Se. ; August, 100 at 28%%e. ; September, 200 <0 S166, ; November, 100 at 19e. ° No- 10) each at 19. ; December, 100 at ns Sales to-day ‘tip to three P.M. 00 at 22 Ih-16¢., 100 at 23e., 900 ut 22 15-16c. and May, 100 ‘at 28 &1fe., together; May, 1,200 at 887%. | At 93/c.; Anguat, 400 ut 23%. ; Septem- ic. 4 October, £00 at 268-160. ; November and December, 100 each at 190, ' Total, 5,610 baies, Grand total, 9,400 bales, Rates on cotton to fore, e) nominal as July, 200 nt B4o, follow: Liverpoo., yy. sail ; to Havre, by steam, .%e.'; to Hamburg, by steam, 344. compressed; He. sail; to Hremen, by steam, 340., gold, compresses il, 34¢.; to Baltic ports, by sail, d YI Fe. & le, gold; to Mediterranean ports, by ateam, lc. The receipts at the Rone up as follows:—Gaiveston, 146; New Orleans, 771; Mo! ; Savannah, 1,463; Charleston, IT 1,164; Wilmington, 92; Norfolk, 610; Baltimore, u43; New Yora, 638; Bs 9. Total, 5,476. This day last week, 5,000. “This day lat vear, 9,565, "We auote»— y . * Qrteay nae a AE OO goo Tap Be ng. 3 e & UK —Ihe quotations are bused on cotton ranming 1m quality not imgre than half grade above or below the grade ;woted. LOUR AND GRAIN. —Recetpta—Fiour, 11,953 bia. ; wheat, 61,191 busuels; corn, 79,160 do.; corn meal, 20 bbls, and 615 ts, 54.443 bushels ‘The barley, 8,100 sto. flour mai 1 spmlog wheat extras on speculative account and Ii held higher, thoush we make no change in our qu The sales ‘wero ubout 9,000 bbls. Rye flour was quiet, bu ut steady within the ran; of our quotations, The sales were about 150 bbis. Southern flour was sieady under a moderate inquiry, with salea of 675 bbls. Corn fet, but unchanged, We quote: ny) xtra State ra} Choice do, 1% Saperiine Western. Extra do Extra Mionesat Round hoop Ohio, Round hoop Ohio, Family Rye tour... 28ezgeseszeuzer PRES DEEP PED Duaie Inne meee wo Eurepannben otsesess | B81 Sesssetesscesaces: BRSE ESS 7 —Wheat was steady for’ spring, which was i lmited de- mand, but tirmer for red winter, which was wanted for mill- ing. ‘The sales were about 65,000 bushels, nearly all wint at ($1 1 for Chicago spring in store, 172 4 wl 73 fi Fed winter, In, storey #1 75a #1 76% for do. ailoat, BL 87%, $1 95 for sinall lots white. lower, but. tu good di mand atthe decline. The ales were about {10,000 bush Tigo. a de. Cor mixed, afloat; 720, & Tho, for am: Nigh mized and yellow, and to, for rite 5 at Corn wai 0g. for Wesigra ‘mixed In store Oats were dill sod heavy. The sales were about 29,000 pushels at Slo. for poor Weatern, in store; 530. for No. # Chicago, afloat ; d4c, atloat for white Ohio; bie. a Sc. for do. and State on the track. Rye was quiet and nominal at 88. a We. Barley was auil and nominal at former tigures. 82g | | Feercuts.—The inquiry for berth room to-day has been buts | fair, but chlelly for grain. | Rates on all goods showed no de- « 82% | cided change. In the chartering Hue there wi Er inquiry tor vessels for the petroleum. tra 33% | for naval stores and genernl cargo, and th Si | full rates. The engagements reported to-day 83” | lows:-—To Liverpool, by steam, $2600 bushels grain at 4 i 19, | and inst evening, $7,600 busueld grain at 44, Small lots of 0 A. 67 200shaNYC& HR RR 987 70 ao. iy RR Bi 3% 20 Han &StJo RR... 00 do... be 1100 Union Pac &R.b¢ 200 do. i Readin ; Maa BO | frm, ‘The nales aggrogate about 130 tweroes and bags a Lake Shore... Bos,HarA&Eric Yea 9 9 defo. for Carolina, 740. a 74,c. for Paws, and 6/40. Union Pacific. Haw &3tJo.... 40Q 0 for Rangoon. | Pistsvure, Coi,C Ind Cen 346 G2ly | SUGAR The market for raw continued moderately Nortuwe: id firm for all descriptions. The sales to-t pate — pg 1,045 hhds, and 1,565 bo: | COMMERCIAL REPORT. Rs ph Cotton Quiet and Easy—Keceipts at the | 126," : to choice grocery, 9 Ports, 5,476 Bales—Klour Was Firmer= | ge. 094+: molasser, nde and bores, TURSDAY, April 9-6 P. M, Receipts since our !ast, 11 packages. Cement was un- 1d and quiet; Kosendaje quoted at $i per vo Lathe in st #8 fur Eastern spruce, 4,—The general market continued qulet and un- rm, BSc. ; patent do., disc, a 440. ; ec. ; adamuntine, 18%, inued fairly active and ws st u d Boyes 45'9 | comprige:—A_ Norwegian bark, bh 48% | bbls. of petroleum and products, 68. ; a Swedish bi 483g | to Gottenburg, 1,60) bbls. of petroleum and product A 98% SR Sa Were ‘The market ame as when last reported. There bas and prices We quote:—Pots, $825 a $8 76, and F change | The demand continued limited, but prices remain firm. We quote cargoes: G11 60 a B12; North River, #11 a $12; Croton, $12 a $15; Philadelphia front, from yard, 840 | J), 2.945, Lime was quiet, but stesay—quoted at $1 60 for | ai le, | provisions at foriner rates. To Antwerp, 160 boxes bacon, 8. Gd. id 3S hhds of tobacco at is. 6d. The charters | private terms; 6,000 tbs. washed East India, 60c. ; 50,000 tbs, Stontevideo, ‘B3ioc. ; 75,600 Ibs. do., 5239. ; 6,000 Iba, Austra Lian, 706. a The., and 5,040 Iba, of nolls, 46c- Wiisicey.—Recelpts, 635 ‘bbis. The market was firmer, under light re teandafair demand. The salea were bbls, at 7c. a 65c., closing at the latter price. DOMESTIO MARKETS: Gauyi Cotton quiet; good ordinary, Wige, Net rec Exports— To Great Britain, 980; coastwise, 2,004 ‘Sales, 600. Svock, 19,924. New ORLEANS, April 9, 1373. Cotton weak; middlings, 2230, Net recei 771 bales; axons, LAM. Sales, 3.100. Skncks 136158. Monte, April 9, 1872. Cotton quiet mo price given. Net receipts, 20 bales. Sales, 5, SAVANNA 250. Stock, 3 April % 1872, Cotton in good demand; firm; middiiogs, We. “Net re: Seipls, 1465 bales, Exports coastwise 119. pales, 860. Stock, PON, April 9, 1872, receipts, 146 baler, CHARLESTON, April 9, 1872. Cotton quiet ; middiings, 22¢.; Net Foselpia Wie bales. 055. Sales, 200. seock, 1} LOUISVILLE, April 9, 1872. Tobacco active. § 126 bhds. Lugs, #7 — $775; low loaf, $4 a $9; madium, $9 60 $11; good, $11 60 a B13. BUFFALO, April 9, 1872, Rall shipments none. Market generally quiet and un: change. Seeds a shage firmer, Sales 2,000 bushels corn at 6c. in lots; 500 bbls. city ground spring four at $7; 40 bbls. white lo. at $8 ; 500 bushels timothy seed at #3 a $3 25; 17 bushels medium clover aved at $5 75, and 125 bushels peavine ‘7 25 $7 00. Other articles unchanged. steady ; sales 3,000 bushela No. 1 Mil- Waukee club at $1 62, Corn dull; sales two cars at 780. on the track. Barley duil; sales 2,000 bushels Bay Quinte on rivate terms. Rye nowlnally 86c. for Western. Corn meal— 1 60 for bolted. #1 50 for unvo.ted, per owt, Highwines, Rallroud frelghts—lour to Boston, 60c.; to New York, 0. 0c; to Albany, Ou10Aco, April 9, 1872. ro aap Wheat Mae mies of Nod swetar extra sspring, Wheat dull; sales of No. 2 spring at Bl 22 gl ra dull stale, Rye No. 2 very quiet; Oko. offered, 68340. anki No. 2 spring stronger ut 4i}ge. w Ge. | Pork openod firong, but closed quiet at 11% 8 ii 90. Lard qui lower at 8 80 a $8 35, Bulk meats—olLose quotable at 8440. a 8\c. for shoulders; clear rib sides, aides, 6c.” Hams in pickle at 70. a 90,’ High hade @irmer at #4 13! Ble. Live hi active Is. 6,000 bushels wheat, howe Shipment Boin? dour 6,000. bu 0, 20 do, corn, 41,000 do. oats, 8,000 do. barley 0 THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY. A Woful Wail Over the ‘Mutilated Charter’— Much More Work To Be Done—Pa- thetic Address of the Seventy— The Spring Election. The Committee of Seventy, at a very full meeting, adopted the following address to the people, which had been prepared by the Sub-Committee on Elec- tons, Mr. Joseph H. Choare chairman, after au- thorizing the Chairman and Secretary of the Sev- enty to append their signatures, so as to give to the instrument the full weight and force and influ- ence of the committee, The following 1s the addres: To raR PropiE oy THR City or Naw York: ‘The Committee of Seventy respectfully ask tho attention of their fellow citizens to the present critical condition of {Taira for the purpose of warning them not to rs- are thetr efforts for reform, nor to indulge in ut hopes of achieving it without renewed strug- gles, and sulil greater exertions thun those which they have already put forth, ‘The present situation must thoro who were credulous enough to belleve that the over. whelming triumph of the ple in the November election “had secured the tinal defeat of the corrupt forces which have banded together against the honor and welfare of the city. It is true that that outburst of Popular wrath huried several of the ringleaders of the conspiracy from power, and drove them beyond the city Umits, and effectually ‘st.pped, for the time being, “the Plundering of the ‘Troasury and wasting of the public hly undeceive those an American ‘bark, of tobacco, 87a, Bd. bbls. rosin, at 3s. Bi., or Ss. 44., according to British brig, 230 tons, from Weehawken to. Aspinwall, ; a British burk, from Philadelphia to a Continontal 40 bbls. refined petroleum, 48. 6d.; a Noi from Philadelphia to Gibraltar a cases refined pet and 85c. for cases; a ian bark (now here) from Philadelphia to Stock- 500 bbia, relined petroleum, 6a.; » British bark, 518 ‘0'Cork for orders to the United Kingdom or Continent, 1,088 tons, hence to Bordeaux, German bark hence to | B38 and 551 tons, to 819 per M. and ie. per foot; # British b: tons, sam voyace and cargo, $20 and ‘a brig, 450 hhds., to north side Cuba and back, sugar, $6; British schooner, hence to Liverpool, 1,000 bbls. retined petroleum, on private terma. GUNNUBS.— The market since our last baa continued quiet, but without perceptibie change in prices. ‘The current quota: tons are:—Bage, t7c, a 17 gc. for ‘light to heavy, and ciotl, 630. for Calcutta and 163ie, w I7e. for domestic. Hem? anp JUTE,—The market for hemp remained dal andentirely nominal, Jute and jute butts have been quiet and unchanged. ote:—Dressod American, 18230 a #26 ver tou; undressed do, 150 a 160 per ton; Mintiay Lipo. |IN%e., gold; Sisal, 1ic., do.; Tampico, Tie. 0 7340. doe, In bond; jute, Sige. w 7o., gold, and jute butts, Suc. a Sige. currency. "The sales haye been about 20) bales of butis at Biyec., cllrrency. Hops.—The market has shown no particular change since our last; the inquiry is fair, but desirable kinds are scarce, and transactions in consequence are light, Th guotations were :—State, 25c. a fie, ; Eastern and Western, 5c. a Bic. ; yearlings, 1c, a Be. 0c. a 15e Be. a 75. Hay AND Straw.—The demand for hay continued good, and {ull prices were realized. Straw was only in moderate t prices were sien g firm for all kinds, There were no sales reported, We quote: No. 1 American, 2; No. 2 do., $49 a BOL; Giengar- nook, to arrive, 8 , and Eagleton, spot, B53 a 855. LuATHER.—The demand for bemlock sole for the past week hae ther better and prices show no declded change, There is ascarcity of ught weights and damaged loather, which meets with a fair inquiry. The recelpts have been moderate, but the stock I# slowiy accumulating. .Oak doin tive demand, both from manufacturers and better qualities have er ib. ‘The current quotations are uenos Ayres, heavy, 28)9 Meer a BC. ; don, iheit, Phe, ; do. 2 8c. ; do., middle, Wie. w Se. Irinocdy ke., Leavy, Bic. a 27e ge. ; do hin ah te. af cropped, bes do., light, s7c. a midlle, B10. a 38e,; do. 5 ; BBC. a dic. in the rong! heavy, 816. a 36c. ; light, 520, w She.: dellies. I7e, a 19e. MOLASSE®.—The market for foreign continned moderately active, but domestic remained quiet.” We hear of saies of a catzo of muscorado comprising 488 ihds, and 40 Uerces, on private terms; also 100 bbis. New Orleans at from dle. & bac. We quote :— New Crop. Blo. a S40. Bt Bde. 25e. w Bc. Ac. a 70c. arkei for spirits turpentine waa There were no gales in round lots—quoted In small Lote the sales were atoat 60 bbls at duti and lower, at 67 ie. a RBe, 68c. Komin was quiet but firm, under light ined quoted at $3 1259. We he ft Of good strained and low No, 2 at at $3 623g, ‘Var was dull and nominal at former tigures, PRTROLEUM.--On "Change to-day the market for refined q | was quiet and unchanged. There was very litle offering and but little disposition shown to operate; quoted for prompt 2 ude in bulk was also 5 Si but held at $2000 N Car old 38 9944 UL luc. Case otl was "200 Brooklyn 6" + BS 6 iy c- a faphtha was steady, al- 2000 Ene din m * vr 700 thongh entirely nominal, at % 5 ereek the 1 Siig WOWNYCaH icctterbe fig fed, and ‘no detinite quota- 20000, do» ° gee 01 ‘The Puiladelphia market was quiet and #00 Erie RR t4ig | Unchanged, refined quoted at uikc. for prompt delivery. B00 #4 | We hear o:'sales of 5,00 bis. standard white, tor last halt 647g | Of month, acalse, Later we hear of ales in'New York of 4 65.5 | 300 bbs’ each, last halt of May and Juno, seller's opting, at 900 Con Coal of Md. 65" | 22e.; 2,000 bbls. of crude and naphtha ov private tering, and 100 Mu Coal 643g | 3:00 bbls, of reiined, for last half of April (iate last eveniny), 25 D & Aud CG : at 25,0. gy) West Union Tei. ait} PROVISIONS.—Recewts—Pork, 1 200 ‘do. 98% e8: Cut meats, 1,059 packages; I do ¢ 9% | and 20 kegs, The market for 200 Pac M aig | Tately active and firm. The saie 500 bbls. were: delivery, at $13 15; 500 bbla. tor April, at 813 13 60, and 1.000 bbls, for August, at BL rime mess for prompt delivery, at B12 50, a for July, at 3! ‘Also 250 bola 0 Nig | About 100 bois. of mess in Jobbing lots, at B13 35. Bacon— The market ‘was quiet and unchanged for all descrip- tions, We heard of no sales. Dressed hogs were quiet, but steady at Bo. a 6K. a8 extrem mained quiet, but unchanged; the sai wero ort 7 Dba, at from $8 to Hil for mess, 10a B12 for ex- ie ‘mess, $15 a B18 for prime mess tierces, and $1 a $20 for 3334 | India mess, tlercos. Bee! hams were als) quict and steady, 483 | although nomina), at $23 a 427. Cut meats were in fair jon. 4sig | bingdemand, but beyond this the market was quiot and 2454 | prices unchanged. We quote'—Smoked shoulders, be. a do. hams, 1V6. '& 120, ; pickled shoniters, ‘be 9) a i do. beliies, "Tc. a 80. tor @ market for Western wan dull, The sales wore 180 tierees of common to » aah prime quated at 8740; for Apel 250) tierces for May at 4 ibsibe., amd 3 tierce for July at # irl8e, City inrd wan quiet av HSge. a BX%c, Baies 150 tierces. Rick.—Kusiness, on nccount of the storm, has been con- fined to jobbing lot oniy, but the market remained very Havana—soxes, Dutch 50. dey 10 10 1% BAC. & 16 to 1% 10Sge, m 11g. 5 white, Lis se, n'privaie terme 0 cases Ohio, do, alic.; 1 cases W IN sania at de. a $1 10, N.--The market for vig was moderately nective and decidedly firmer, 0 9 ant avanco on (ie other aides We hear of saies of 1,000 sinbs of Straits on the spot at 4c. = 1 al 38g¢. a 400. Pinte tin was The c ke. werne at B1U 60, old SLL 50 a gil 75, guid. to arrive, at 40c., gold ‘ i ALLOW. —The market waa quiet, but firm. We | wales of about 40,000 iba, aL B¥e. 4 Be, for fair to poodeene OF Woot, — We have nothing new to note io the wool market, and vontinues very light, and maniifacii y ‘8 compelled. Prives were without perceptibie oar of sales of 4.00 ive, Gecce combiuas on v money. The frauds already committed have been exposed, and steps have been taken to bring their authors to punish- ment. ‘But nothing of a permanent nature for the relief of the city and the reorganization of ite government and -aQatrahas yet been consummated. The Chief Magistrate, under whose auspices all the municipal crimes of the past four years were perpetrated, still remains in power, and all the executive and’ administrative offices ol the city, from the highest to the lowest, continue to be occupied by his appolutees, The Legislature which was elected by you and by your fellow citizens throughout the State in sympathy with you for the one great purpose of applying & prompt and eflicient remedy to the gross abuses under which New York city was inboring, of cleaning out the entire army of corrupt oflice-nolders, who were preying on its vitals, and of reorganizing its government on some basis” which should secure fo its citizens the substantial right of self-government, has now reached the ninety-ninth day of the hun- dred allotted to it for the work without passing a single measure for our permanent relief. The charter, designed and framed with great care to organize and carry out a compre- hensive and harmonious system of reform, which we vre- sented on your behalf, has been mutilated in the Seuate to auch an extent as to be past recognition by its authors, and the two houses of the Legisiature seem 10 be in no haste to reconcile the wide differences that exist between them npon {t. Inthe meantime no other charter or scheme of gov- e has been proposed in either house for {a manifest that the ¢ at Albany 1s between the charier proposed by us as it has passed the Assembly, and an in- sion of the present charter, witn the con- ower of those who hold odice under it, We tinuance in should be false to the trust committed to us if we failed to advise you, in this position of affairs, that {t Is our de- Mberate conviction that the principal eds from the obstruction to mm to their piuces and p a fri Interested politicians of both parties, who chink’to find thelr own account in supporting and retaining tiem and ip keep- Ing things as they are. ‘The vast patronage in tneir banda te being freely used and abused at Alvany to deleat your just hopes. And the fate of the city, so far us it depends upon the action of the present Legislature, secms likely to be determined at best by co: tiobs of a partisan and political nature, few days will probably seitle the question, and decide whetl u er just demanda of the’ great body of honest citizens who have at heart the honor and prosperity of che city stall Prerall orthe new ring, which ts seeuiag to appropriate to ts own corrupt uses the power which you thought you had wrested in November from the old one, It a new charter is granted ws a general municipal election rust immediately ensue, and at the worst the Legislature will not venture to adjourn without passing a suitable enactment to vacate the fice of Mayor and ordering # new election of Chief Magis- ate. In either event we consider the immediate and thorough organization ani enrolment of all citizens who are willing to pledge themselves to the cause of reform in municipal affairs to be a matier of the first importance and necessity. In this way only can you reap the benetit of your past eiforts, and carry on the good work to the end. It ia not to be expected that either of the Political partics, “ay such, wil, enter upon & city election on the sole ba: of reform, or conduct it Independently Of thelr party purposes and interests; but the doubt that the distater will desire to pal aifairs on the side of reform, without regard to or national politics, This Gomumittee nas no organizations in the Assembly districts. or where only they can be made effective, no hinery ot its own for creating such orgautzations. But already, in nearly all the Assembly districts, bodies of public spirited citizens of various nationalities have or- anized under different names for the purpose of advancing the cause which we are seeking to promote, With a view, therorore, to concentrate and harmonize their efforts and to unite wader one standard and with a single aim, all citizens who sincerely desire a permanent and complete reform of municipal affairs and the lasting overthrow of that corruption which has so long disgraced the city of New York, we invite and recommend all such legal voters,’ in their respective Assembly districts, without regard’ to party or religion, nationality, condition or color, to unite and co operate with’ such bodies Council of Political Reform ang the German reform nd such other associations as are friendly yM. F, HAVEMBYER, Chairman, SIMON ST#RN, Secretar ‘The discussion whicii followed the reading of the adaress by Mr. Choate Was very generaily partici- pated in by the members, inciuding tne ciairman, who called Mr. William H. Neilson to preside pend- ing the discusston. THE MARKET SAVINGS BANK. In response to a cail a large numper of the victims of the Market Savings Bank fatlure assembled yes- terday at the office of J. F. Dwight, receiver tn bankruptcy, to prove their claims and vote for an assignee in bankruptcy. Several hundred crowded the olfices and displayed great interest in the pro- ceedings. ‘They seemed to be almost unanimous in favor of the appointment of the present receiver, Mr. Worth, and nearly all the votes cast were lor him, In an adjacent room an _ indignation meeting was held of @ rather disorderly character, the speakers being interrupted by hootings, cat- calls and yells. me of the speakers advo- cated the appointment of trustees to work m conjunction with the receiver, and one of them deciared that $100,000 of ihe depostiors’ money 1s locked up in the Park Bank, upou which a dividend could be declared at once, Many opposed the ap- polnotment of an assignee in /ofo; but as only a small proportion of the depositors voted yesterda: the sense of the majority could not be ascertained, For several hours the jam in the office of the regts- ver Was intease, and during the surging to and fro of the excited crowd a valuable plate of glass was broken out of one of the doors, The result of the voting wil! not likely be ascertained for some days ye. WORTHY FAIRS. Home Fair. ‘Tne lady managers of St, Luke’s Home for Indi. gent Christian Yemales held a fair at Apollo Hall, corner Twenty-eighth street and Broadway, last evening, which was a marked success In every way, hemg well attended and thoroughly entertaining, There were flowers, music, pictures and those most entertaining and seductive of ail fair entertain- ments, the bazaars, attended by smiling angels, Where you pay on an average $25 for twenty-live conta’ worth. The object of the fair is a highly worthy one, and its success 18 thoroughly gratifyiug to ol. Mrs. Henry A. smythe 1s }resident, Mrs, Jonn Priestly Vice President, Mrs, Williaiu C, Moore ‘Treasurer and Miss Klien Kewvie Secretary of the Lafues’ Board of Managers, The Hommopathic surgical Hospital. The Charity Fair in ald of the proposed Hommo- pathic Surgical Hospital, on Third avenue and Twenty-third street, will commence on Friday even- ing, m the armory of the Twenty-second regiment, on Fourteenth strect, and will continue some days, ‘The Object of the fair is to ald in the building of a Homeopathic surgical Hospital on Third avenue and Twenty-uhled streot, where there are surely tramic anu travel and aense iy ag enough tor insure (ue ureeas Ded Of sUCR AD LNBUtWHODs THE WALL STREET LOCK-UP. nnn THE MONEY MARKET STILL TIGHT, A Card from the Ursa Major, Dan Drew. Something About the Usury Laws. General Sentiment on the Ques- tions Involved. INTE ESTING PROCEEDINGS IN THE COURTS The Charge Against the Bank Dismissed. ‘The failure of the proceedings iu Court against the parties accused of withdrawing, for unjustiflable purposes, several millions from tne ordinary chan- nels of trade and speculation was the great feature of tne Wall street lock-up sensation yesterday. Of course every one said that this was exactly the re- sult which they had individually expected and pre- dicted, and, it must be confessed, that in the vast majority of cases the claim wasa justone, Even on Saturday, when inaignation was loudest ana most clamorous, and when the bulls were still smarting under the sense of loss, there were but doubtful hopes expressed by any one that the Courts would successfully grasp the guilty oper- ators, Indeed, tne entire matter fell clearly beyond the pale of legal crime, though perhaps’there were many who regarded it as involving a great moral wrong, But, whatever may be the status of the action of Messra. Gould, one gentleman, wno has been vehe- mently accused of complicity with them, was pro- voked yesterday into issuing a card to clear him- self from the reproaches and abuse with which he had been overwhelmed. This was no less notorious @ bear than Mr. Daniel Drew, and his letter is as follows:— New Yor, April 9, 1872, To THe Postro:— ‘The persistent attempts of designing parties to connect my name with the recent disturbances in the money market and with the withdrawal of money trom the legitimate channels of trade, as well as to connect it with the exorbitant rates charged for money, induce me to deviate trom an established Tule of my business life and to answer over my own signa- ture charges which otherwise I should pass in silence. In justice, therefore, to myself und the business public, I state that Ihave not ‘directly nor indirectly drawn a dollar from circulation during the presont year, and that never in my life have { charged or recelved more than seven per cent ber annum for the use of money. aren the sooty Tam myseif largely interested in stocks bonds which I hold for investment, and very often am compelled to pay usury, though I never received ii, Very re- spectfully, D. DREW. ‘This shows pretty conclusively that the arift of popular sentiment is against the morality of lock- ‘Ups, and, this Once estabushed, the Ingenuity of the lawyers or of the United States authorities can doubtless discover some means of preventing such operations, it. was noticeable yesterday that there was a great deat of quiet discussion in regard to the usury laws. ‘These restrictive measures were very freely handled and were generally deuounced as unwor- toy Of a great commercial people, waile they defeat the very object tor which tney were originally framed—that 1s to say, the protection of traders and speculators from the greed and avarice of unscru- pulous money lenders, it was all very well in tne Middle Ages,” was said by more than one gentleman who tigures oc- casionally as a borrower, “when there was no such thiug known as political economy, for legislators to sup) that by limiting the rave of interest they could provide against extortion. But we ail now know that money ts just as subject to the laws of supply and demand as any other article of general consumption. When the country is prosperous men ‘Will compete for capital aud can atlord to pay high rates, use they get high profits, As the case is: now, however, the usury laws make 1¢ an illicls and punishable trans- action to get the full value of accumulated wealth whenever the percentage rises above a cer- tain very low figure—seven per cent. Consequenuy Tespectabie men have to retire from the tleld and abandon the business of money-lending to men who have no scruples. Thus the rate rushes up by six- teenths and eighths, and sometimes even rises to nearly two hundred per cent per anuum—a price altogether and absurdiy unnatural.” However the problem ot futute lock-ups may be solved, the men who nave started the present one show no signs of relinquishing the policy which they have adopted, ‘Their money still languishes in fruitless idleness at the bottom of their pockets, or in the recesses of their sales, and the waole commercial world of New York groans with distress, Yesterday the market was sull tight, and it must be uphill work for the bulls to stagger along with their stocks, the Interest eat- ing up their prospective profits before they are earned. It ts contidentiy predicted, however, that another week or ten days will positively end the existing trouble and restore to the sireet the luxury of cheap money. Close of the Case in Court—A United States District Attorney at Fault—The Charge Dismissed. The investigation into the charge against the Tenth National Bank of this city of “locking-up” United States and national bank notes was resumed yesterday, before Commissioner Davenport, in whe Grand Jury room of the United States Courts, the little sanctum of the Commissioner on the second floor being found too small to accommodate the large number of Icgal gentlemen engaged in the case, and the immense array of journalists wno attended to report proceedings tor the evening and morning papers. Mr. Jay Gould was among the spectators, Mr. David Dudley Field, ‘Judge Edmonds and Mr. W. HL. Fields appeared as coun sel forthe bank, aud Mr. A. H. Purdy for the gov- ernment, A LEGAL CONTROVERSY. Mr. David Dudley Field—Let me see the affidavit on Which this complaint 1s based. Mr. Pardy—It is up stairs, Mr. W. H. Fields—We have @ copy of it. Mr. David Dudiey Fieid—Thts ts an affidavit made by Mr. Purdy. We ask that Mr. Purdy be put on the stand as the first witness. Mr. Purdy—An aMidavit 1s proper when a pro- ceeding of this kind 13 instituted, and [ know o role authorizing that the pariy making it shall be examined. Mr. David Dudley Fieid—I desire to cross.examine Mr. Purdy. ‘The Comiissioner—I decline to allow Mr. Purdy’s examination now, fle may, perhaps, ve exammed aiter he has closed his case, Judge Edmonds desired to know tn what postion they stool—whether the proceedings were on a warrant issued for the arrest of the. bank, or on proceedings before arrest. Mr, Pardy—While the law provides that the bank itself may be proceeded against as for misde- meanor, I know of no way of arresting the bank; qs con roceed against it a3 against any other ol- fender. Judge Edmonds—The bank ts the only party com- Plained of in tals affidavit; 1s the only derendant; whether this {8 an examination preliminary to ia- suing & warrant, or whether it 1s an examination after arrest. Were they to regard the bauk as ap- pearing there? Mr. Purdy—Yes; I understand the counsel as ap- pearing in the case yesterday, otberwise | shoud gO on as bY proceeding betore issuing the warrant, Mr, Field—The moment you arrest a party 1 un- derstand you will have to examine the person by whom the complaint is made. mr, Purdy—Thatis not the pragtice in this Court. Mr. Field—If the person who makes the aMidavit goes away there would be 4 difficulty about ex- amining him, but the person who made the davit in this cave is present, and we desire to cross-examine hi if the Commissioner says he cannot be examined, why, then, we will take such course as we may ‘leem proper; the statute is ex- plicit that a person who makes an afidavit on which @ complaint Is issued may be examinea, Mr. Purdy—There 18 no such rule of proceeding. Mr. D. D. Fieid—Criminal proceedings here are regulated by proceedings in the State Courts. Mr. Purdy—No; because in the State Court, In a criminal proceeding, you can examine a defendant on his own benalf, and no such practice prevails in thia Court, The Commissioner overruled the point for the present, Mr. Purdy—lI will call Mr. Palmer, RBXAMINATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE TENTH NATIONAL BANK. Waiter B, Palmer, sworn—I am President of the ‘Tenth National Bank of New York; I was such on the 3d and 4tn of April, and have been since ha) 10th of January; 1 am ‘as such oMcer acquain With the operations of the bank since that date. ee Q. Do you know of Mr. Smith depositing 10 bag he Gree or A “Liat OB. en? A, After ban! 4 What are those hours? ‘A. From ten to three o'clock, mf . At What hour did he make the deposit in the back? A. [twas about four o'clock | ee were ne How mugs Ae amount? A. checks for $4, . Q. Were Steve‘ checks deposited os himself personally? A. Yes, personally.) re Smith a director of the ban: Do you know by whom the checks wero drawn? A, Ido not. . e tho checks given to the recetving teller? Ato they were not, as ME, Wood, ie receiving voller, had gone home ———————__—__ Q To whom did Mr. Smith hand the cuecks? A, ‘TO me personally. Q. What aid you do with the checks? a. 1 them a8 the gafe, Where they remained until next Q, What was done with them then? A. They were added to the exchanges Of the Clearing House; morning. $100,000 that came from Albany that morning. Will the books show on what bai wore drawn and the amounts? A. ves nen . u show the names ri ey cer ER a oy Haye Smith made two dra! it one i. thal was at twelve o'clock, and I Sealine sh ene on ie ground that I had not the money in the I HAD NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS in the bank; the check was drawn to the order of Osborne & Chapin, and when the balance was cleared that day at the Clearing House the payment was made there; the money was paid in envelopes presumed to contain legal tenders; there was an additional draft for $3,100,000 drawn by mr. Smith about three o'clock that day; the actual payments did uot take place until half-past three, as it took some time to count the money; the money was pald in legal tenders received from the Clearing House; at is the rule of the Ciearing House to make tts pay- ments by legal tenders; Mr. Smith did not particu. larly scate any preference for any partic kind of money; the day previous I had called a loan for the bank for about six hundred thousand dollars; I called $200,000 from G. B. GRINNELL & 00., $100,000 from Osborne & Co., $159,000 from Jocelyn, Beach & Co., and $100,000 from Willard, Martin & Mauding; these loans wets pledgea chiedgran Take 3 loans were ples el on rail road stock und bonds, Py tisiagy Q- Had you any conversation with Mr. Smith in relation to his drawing out these Ii sums? A. ‘There was no connection whatever between the loans of the bank and Mr, Smith’s transactions and deposits; my deposits fell on Monday from $19,008 Lo in the neighborhood of $15,000, and my presump- ton was, as President of the bank, that my deposits would still further fall, because I anucipated very heavy draits; I called loans on day and Wednesday, and had not realized vhe total amount of my calls, but was obliged to indulge various parties in the pay- ment of bonds and renewing them in the afternoon; On this Thursday, in the morning 1 made upmy mind tt would be necessary to call this large amount without any Knowledge that Mr. Smith made these transactions; I received the information that he wished to draw the money, for the first time, about two o'clock, or about that time; 1 had no conversa- tion with Mr. Smith prior to the deposit in relation to the draft; Mr. Smith has made deposits in the bank at various times for safe keeping; | do not know whether he has deposited legal tenders for sale keeping; I have no recollection of his stating to me the contents of any package he leit there; the only time | ever loaned Mr, Smith any money was TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ON RAILROAD STOCKS in the summer of 1871; there was no portion of this money withheld other than was absoluely necessary for the business of the bank; I paid 1 over to Mr. Smith as soon as I could count it; 1 re- ceived no knowledge from any other person in re- gard to this draft or to a large credit to be made at the Clearing House on Friday morning, Q. Who has charge ol making loans in the bank? A. Ihave; { do it chiefly; we have discounts. Q. Do you keep any book that shows th@ loans? a bag and the securities on Which the loans are made. Q. Had you any intimation from any source that these deposits were about to be made? A. No; 16 was salu thai I made such a statement; but I could not make a statement to @ person of a thing of which 1 had no knowledge; if | made anv suca statement it must have been predicated on my call- ing in the loans, as I was pursuing the poilcy of cailing in my loans the whole week up to tuisaime, ae "e Mr. Jay Gould @ director of the bank? A, ‘es, sir. q And Mr, Smith, also? A. Yes, sir. Q Do you know who the largest stockholder of the bank 1s? Mr. D. D. sity for Mr. Purdy to go tuto the private history of e bank, Mr, Purdy put the question in this form—is Mr. Smith the largest stockholuer of the bank? Witness—He 1s not. Q. Does Mr. Smith hola any office in the bank buat that of director? A. He does not. Cross-examined by Mr. Fieid—Are you aware that the charge against the bank 1s withholding from use for a consideration a certain amount ot United ae ae nd national bank notes? A. Yes, Q Now, sir, did you withuold for one instant, for a consideration, any national bauk or United States notes? A. Never, not at all, sir. Q. Had Mr. Jay Gould anything whatever to do ‘With those depositing and drawing out? A. Not as all. Q. Nothing whatever? A. Nothing whatever. EXAMINATION OF MR. JAY GOULD, Mr. Field, addressing Mr, Purdy, saia, that it had been stated that Mr. Jay Gould had somothing to do With this atfair—with’ those deposits, Mr. Gould haa voluntarily came duwa here, and was tn atvend- ance to make a statement. Mr. Purdy—I wilt call him. Mr. Jay Goald, swora, examined by Mr. D. D. Field—Q. Are you one of the directors of the Tenth National Bank? A. Tam. ae Are you acquainted with Mr. Henry N. Smith? es. Q. Had you any knowledge from Mr. Smith, or otherwise, of his being about to deposit and draw out this money? A. No knowledge whatever—not the slightest, Q. No connection with the transaction? A. Not the slightest, Mr. D. D. Fteld—That ts all; I now desire to ex- mune Mr, Purdy. TESTIMONY OF A. H. PURDY. Mr. A. il. Purdy, Assistant District Attorney, was then sworn and examined by Mr. D, D. Field—1 made the affidavit Institutng this prosecution; the Main sources cr my information were statements made to me by parties and what I had read tn the newspapers; 1 had seen it stated that the Tenth National Bank had been jor a long time engaged in “LOCKING UP!’ MONEY, but more especially inat on the 3d of April Mr. Smith aeposited tn the bank checks for an unusual amount, aud, as I understood, the money had been received {rom the Geenay House during the day, althougn these checks had been presented to Mr. Smuth for payment; I was under the belief—the evi- dence of Mr. Palmer has sausfied me it waa not s0— that at the time this first draft at twelve o'clock Was presented the money was there, but that by a Previous arrangement it was determined it should not be paid out then, and on that theory I based the charge. Q. Did you derive this information from the news- papers alone? A, It was stated to me by parties ‘whose names I cannot now recall, and I think Mr. H. J. Bowers stated facts of that Kind; that was be- fore this particular transaction. Q Have you not entirely got your information FROM THE NEWSPAPERS ? A. Ithink I may say it was; the prosecutton was instituted for this reason:—Charges bad been made and reiterated severai times—it ippeared in the papers of that day—that the bank was being used lor locking-up money, and 1 felt some invesugation ought to be made, espectally as 1 understood that the Clearing House Committee Nave resolved to in- vestigaie the matier, sol thought there must be something wrong ta it. ig Q. Having stated that you obtained your imfor- mavion regarding these maiters from the news- papers, did you not think it your duty to make some inquiry as to the correctness of the report before commencing a criminal prosecutiont a. [ Saw in the newspapers that Mr. Patmer had made these statements about these matters; I had a con- versation with Mr. L. ©, Moore on the subject; I received information that Mr, Palmer had stated to Mr. Moore prior to these matters that he expected on Friday the vank would be largely credited to the Clearing House; I asked him if that was so, aud he replied he bad made no staemeut of the kind; i was ofmctally complained of in this case; parties insisted it was the duty of the government to investigate this affair, and a special committee waited on Secretary Bout- Well, who stated that the matter was enurely tn the hands of the District Attorney, so that if it Was not investigated it would reflect discredit on the Dis- trict Attorney’s office; {do not think it would be Proper to mention the names of my imformants, though personally I bave no objection to do su. Q You now know that there I8 NO FOUNDATION FOR TUE PRO:ECUTION after the explanation of Mr. Palmer? A. { am willing to say there 1s no foundation tor it. Q. At whose instance Was tiis prosecution instt- tutedy A. I received information from mal sources; but in this particular transaction the facts, the amount of money deposited, anu by whom it Was drawn, Was gathered entirely from the news- papers, Q Were you urged to this Denn achens by any in- alviduai? “A. I uniuk I should nave begun it mysell voiuntarily. Q Were you not induced to do so on the com- plaints co which you refer? A, 1 mugat be influ. enced by the complaints of parties, whose names I do not think I would be justified in mentioning. Mr, Field—I will not press you any further. (Ad- dressing the Commisstouer.) 1 suppose the charge ‘the Comm iasone ‘Yes, sir ‘ne Commi ‘. ‘The case was thereupon dismissed, and the pro- ceedings ended. ste HORRIBLE MURDER IN MARYLAND. Ayoung man named Abraham Lynn, belonging to one of the wealthiest families in Carrol county, was found murdered in a mill, adjoining his house, near Linwood, in Carroll county, Md., on Saturday, 6tn inst, At two o'clock in the afternoon of that day he leit his house, taking with mim $800, aud went to the mill. His wife saw hun count the money and place it in the side pocket of his coat short tme atter her husban a phe mill fies ‘Lynn saw the miller, a man named ride a on horseback. She saw nothing more of either of them untii about tive o'clock, when she saw Davis standing in the door of the mill. She re- quested him to tell Mr. Lynn 10 come to his supper, vo which he replied that Lynn was not there, Shorty afterwards Davis closed up the mili and again rode awa; Mrs. Lynn, pow becoimin: alarmed at the absence of her husoand, procure: the aid of her neighvors, aud, ov making searc! found the body of bir. Lynn, horribly crushed avou the head, stowed away in one of the binns of tho mul, The $800 were gone; but a small pocketvook, containing Bvout $100 and a gold watch, were found oa the body. The miller was present at the inquest, and although suspicion, Was strong against him gave his evidence in the very coolest manner. He explained his absence from the mill oy saying that Mr. Lyon sent him away to coliect some money, aod that when he came back Lynn was gone, tectives are now engaged in hunting up the case. The excitement is fearful, and if toe murderer 4 discovered Ue will uadoubleaiy be ivmoned. Field did not thmk there was any neces