The New York Herald Newspaper, October 14, 1872, Page 8

a FINANCIAL AND COMMERCE Skeptical Views of the Relaxation in the Money Market. ——-——— THE MERCHANT VS, THE STOCK-BROKER, Finance and Trade as Affected by the Three Chief Events of the Week. The Treaury Disbursement of Ten Millions, ‘the Pennsylvania Election and the Raising of the Bank of England Rate, ng oe ‘SaTURDAY’S BANK STATEMENT, WALL STREET, Sunpay, Oct. 13, ‘er2.} ‘The course of the various markets during the past week has been affected in quite an important degree by the operations of the Treasury, the result. of the State election in Pennsylvania and the ad- vance on Thursday of the Bank of England rate of ‘@iscount to six per cent, the highest minimum in | wick Railroad, guaranteed by Georgia, 65 a 70; | over two years, The relief given THE MONEY MARKET by the disbursement of five millions of legal tenders ‘and five millions of gold from the United States Treasury on Monday, however doubtful for a day ©r two, proved at last to be substantial, and the Tate on call, after some coquetting with the old extravagant figures to which it had grown accus- tomed during the reign of the tight-money clique, relapsed to 6 & 7 per cent, loans being made on some days toward the close of business at as low as two per cent. Indeed, the quotation after half-past two o'clock on Saturday was 2a 3per cent, the bulk of the day’s susiness having been at six per cent. In some quarters there is a disposition to suspect these low rates as “too much of a good thing,” especially as they contrast so strongly with the recent strin- gency; but it should not be forgotten that money befere the clique touched it was working pretty comfortably, considering the time of year, so that itis only natural that there should be a sudden @ravitation to low rates when the market is re- tieved by the ten miliions of the government and ‘the two or THREE MILLIONS OF THR CLIQUE, There would be more cause for rejoicing, how- ever, did the relief extend to a wider circle of people than the stock brokers and their customers, and include the merchants, who are compelled to be borrowers on their notes of hand. It is true the banks have helped a great many of the mer- ehants having regular dealings with them by use of the money disbursed by the government, and there has been a pretty free movement in paper at bank at Tper cent, but there is a very numerous class of prime mercantile houses whose necessities send them to tne street, and who are greatly dependent upon the customers of the note brokers, For prime paper done in this way there has been a re- taxation to 10a 12 per cent and more willingness to buy on the part of the regular traders, but the fact stands, nevertheless, that business men are paying too much when they submit to SHAVES OF TEN PER CENT, However, this matter may soon right itself, Let the impression once be well founded that money is likely to be easy the restof the year, and that it ‘will be a drug, as usual, in the Spring and Summer, and there will be more disposition to take this kind of paper, especially as the virtual settlement of the Presidential question by the result in Penn- sylvania has quickened business all over the city and driven off that lenguor and indifference which would have been the inseparable condition of another month of doubt, with the prospect of many months of further waiting to learn what would NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1872.—-TRIPLE SHEET. @ appeals comptiling the State to receive the coupons of there latter bonds in payment of taxes, ‘There was better feeling also in the new South Carolinag with the approach of the State elec- tion, which comes off on next Wednesday, ana @t which the proposed amendment to the copatitutton preventing the increase of the State debt without the specia! sanction of the people wiil be adopted for the very obvious reason that “Yes” is on the tickets of the two rival political parties, ‘The following were the closing quotations for the Southern list, inclusive of the leading railway and municipal bonds:—Tennessee, eX coNpon, 72), a& 73; do, new, 723; a 78; Virginia, ex coupon, 44 @ 60; do,, registered stock, old, 38 @ 42; do, aixXes, consolidated bonds, 6314 a 54; do.,do,, deferred serip, 16 a 17; Georgia sixes, 75.480; do, sevens, 86 9 90; North Carolina, ex coupon, 32 a 34; do., to North Carolina Railroad, 45 a 60; do, funding, 1866, 20 a 23; do., do., 1868, 20 a 22; do., new, 18 @ 20; do., special tax, 10a 14; Missouri sixes, 92 @ 923; do., Hannibal and St. Joseph, 89 a 90; fixer, 60 a 66; do. new, 49 a 55; do. levee aixes, 60 a 66; do. do. eights, 70 a 75; do. do., 1875, 70 @ 80; Alabama fives, 68 a 62; do. cights, $2 a 85; South Carolina sixes, 48 a 65; do. new, January and July, 26 @ 2534; de. de., Aprii and October, 2535 a 27; Arkansas sixes, funded, 48 a 52; Mobile and Ohio Railroad sterling, 90 a 93; do. interest eights, 65 a 87; do, second mortgage eights, 75 a 80; Missisalpp) Central Railroad first mortgage sevens, 88 a 92; do, second mortgage eights, 82 a 853; New Orleans and Jackson first mortgage, 90 a 92; do, second mortgage, 82-a 86; Memphis and Ciarleston Rall- road first mortgage, 87 2 90; do. second mortgage, 81 /a 83; Greenville and Columbia Railroad, guar- anteed by South Carolina, 45a 60; Macon and Bruns- Memphis city sixes, 52a 54; Savannah city sevens, 83 a 86; New Orleans consols, old, 68 @ 72; do. issued to railroads, sixes, 65 a 70; «lo, sevenk, 62 a 66, GOVERNMENT BONDS were atrong, beth at home and in the London mat- ket, the sudden demand for five millions on Monday by the Treasury sweeping the market s0 bare that the government was unable to buy any more on the regular day of such transactions, the whole list of five-twenties advancing beyond the par of gold. From the fact that all the bonds sold the govern- ment on Monday had not been turned in during the week it is thought that some of the sales had been made by parties risking the chances of a ‘short’? sale, although the current explanation was that the missing bonds belonged to country banks and had not been forwarded to town as yet. The “ghort” sales, if such were really made, were in- duced doubtless by a belief in a considerable fall in gold and consequent decline in currency value of the five-twenties—an expectation defeated by the ad- vance of the Bank of England rate. The following were the closing qnotations:—United States currency sixes, 112% 112g; do. do., 1861, regis, tered, 11436 @ 11434; do. do., coupon, 116% a 1163; do, five-twenties, registered, May and No- vember, 111% a 11214; do. do., 1862, coupon, do, 115% @ 116%; do. do, 1864, do. do, 116% @ 115%; do. do, 1865, do. do., 115% @ 116; do. do.,. 1867, registered, January and July, 114% a 114%; do, do., 1865, coupon, do., 11434 & 114% 3 do. 0,, 1867, do. do., 114% @ 114% ; do. do., 1868, do. do., 1143¢ 0.114% ; do. ten-forties, registered, 1083; a 10834 ; do. do., coupon, 10834 a 1083, ; do. fives of 1881, reg- istered, 11034 a 110% ; do. do., coupon, 1104 a 110%. THE BANK STATEMENT, The weekly statement of the associated banks proved highly favorable, the gain in specie ana legal tenders being over six millions and the gain in net reserve over five millions, The statement is made on rising avcrages, 80 that the condition of the banks is really much better than presented in these figures, and will be more truly indicated by next Saturday's statement, should no untoward movement occur to disturb the present relations of reserve and liabilities, Were the banks to report their condition as they stood at the ciose of business Saturday afternoon the gain in reserve would doubt- less show as much as eight or nine millions. The easier position in which the banks have found them- Selves has enabled them to send large amounts of currency to the - SOUTH AND WEST, the outfow to which regions is shown in the discrepancy between a gain of only three and a half millions in deposits and an increase of over six millions in legal tenders have been the financial policy of the candidate and party whose chances were so signally overslanghed on Tuesday last. There are millions who believe that Mr. Greeley’s administration, should the fates grant him one, would not be less conservative of ‘the business interests of the country than General Grant's; but now the Presidential question is de- cided—at least so Wall street believes and bets, and 60 think the thousands of merchants who have been waiting. The change since Wednesday morn- ing last has been like the work of magic. The dry goods trade sprang into life once more; a confident, feeling pervades the money market; stocks have risen several per cent, and real estate ts firmer, and all because men may make reasonable calcula- ons of the future of everything for THE NEXT FOUR YFARS. And this view further suggests that the forth- | coming Winter and Spring are to see a revival of | speculation at the Stock Exchange unparalleled | since the palmy days of the Spring of 1869, when the Grant administration began to pay off the national debt at the rate of a hundred millions per annum, and equal perhaps to the great inflation of earlier years of the current paper money decade. One important matter should not be lost sight of notwithstanding the unfavorable action of the Bank of England—viz., the flow of foreign capital to this country, which will be resumed with a greater vol- ume when the bustle and confusion of a Presiden- tial election are over. It is significant that our bonds in London jumped up when the news from Pennsylvania was known and that the bank put up the rate the following day. Last year at this time the managers raised the rate to 5 per cent, and kept it there for several wecks after the rate in the open market had fallen to 3% per cent. In London money was quoted the past week at fuctaations ranging from 5 to 414 and then to5a5% per cent, while the Bank rate was 6 percent. Still, it must be admitted, the for- eign money market may remain active the rest of ‘the year, for it has many causes for doing so; but | the new year will bring with it the release from the | imperial German Treasury of the equivalent of | about a hundred million of dollars, and doubtless inaugurate 80 easy a condition of the finances abroad that it would not be surprising to witness a spectacle of WORLD-WIDE SPECULATION { and infiation in the coming year of grace 1873, The | #igns at home here all point to it, while the settle- ment of the Alabama claims and the entente cor- diaie between the three Emperors of Europe are | international testimony to the same effect, Our foreign trade is fortunately helped by the precautionary measures of the Bank of Eng- jJand, and foreign exchange has advanced to such @ point that the exporting mer- chants can forward thelr stocks as rapidly as they find freight room. One reason of the south. | ‘ward movement of money the past weck was the heavy movement of cotton to this city for ship- ment to Europe. Gold was highest on Tuesday, | when the ‘bears’ in the precious metal became | alarmed at reports that Hartrantt was falling be- hind and was likely to be defeated, and sold at 113%, but fell next day to 11214, rallied to 1133, on | Thursday, and closed Saturday at 112%. The fol- | Jowing table shows the extreme fluctuations daily | in the price of gold during the week :— ae rag Lowest, 112% 112%, 112% 11: Monday, souTH SEC ‘The Southern State bonds sympathized with the weperal bnoyancy at the Stock Exchange, and many of the list were Veneficiaily anected by the wesult of Uie election in Pennsylvania, the moral of Which is the defeat of the extremists, who have Srieied repudiation of the bonus issued by the re- peblican Legislatures of the Southern States, The and especie. A contraction of a million and a; the supposition that the banks cancelled more loans in the earlier part of the week than they made in the latter, the principle of averages making the- result appear as in the statement. The gain in specie is just about the difference between the |, Treasury disbursements by public sale and for interest and the receipts on account of customs duties, The increase in legal tenders is accounted for by 2 THE TREASURY PURCHASES: of bonds, of which, by the way, only $4,400,000 out ofthe five millions bought had been turned in at the close of business on Saturday. The statement contrasts with its predecessor of last week as follows :— Loans. Specie Circulation. Deposits... . Legal tenaers 41,915,700 45,729,400 —The changes being in detail as follows:— Decrease in loans. Increase im specie, Increase in cireulation Increase in deposits... Increase in legal tenders, AN ANALYSIS of the above figures shows that the banks now hold asurplus of $3,575,400 in excess of the required legal reserve—a gain for the week of $5,154,400, This result is wrought out in the following calcula- tion, showing the relation between the total re- serve and the total liabilities this week and last:— Speci soaks gi ai Ine.. $296h 800 Legal tende: 41,915, i 45,729,400 Inc.. 3,816;700 Total reserve... $51,860,000 Circulation. 27,604,200 Deposits... 186,150,200 Total Habilities..$213,754,400 17,447,200 Ine. 692,800 25 per cen STE G00 = 361 ie Excess ov al (Deficiency). Peserver ssn + B1OT%000 $3,585,400 Ine.. $5,151,400 A YBAR AGO, during the corresponding week, which incinded tne panic occasioned by the Chicago fire, the reaerve of the banks had falien a million and a half dollars below the legal reserve, The next week, ending October 21, they had an excess of $1,500,000 over the legal reserve, and by the following week, emd- ing October 28, their surplus had increased to $2,750,000, while in the first week of November it had risen to very nearly $6,000,000, STOCKS ON SATURDAY, The following table shows the highest and lowest prices of the principal stocks during the day:— Lowest, 9534 New York Erie Lake § Wabash... Northwes' . Northwestern p Rock Island. St. Paul... St. Paul preferred Ohio and Mississippi Union Pacific C., ©. and LC Western Union Pacific M The following were the prevailing quotations when the Board adjourned at three o'clock :— 144 a Northwest’n Western Union 3 ‘ Sante Maik Pacifle Mail... St Paul pi NY Central, Wabash. ; Ohio & Miss Boston, H & F 6, Calo, COMMERCIAL REPORT, Cotton in Good Demand and Higher; Receipts’ at the Ports 14,076 Bales— Breadstuffs Steady—Provis Qalet and Unchanged=Groceries Quiet, but Firm — Petroleam Nominaily Up changed=Nava Stores Quiet, Steady—Whiskey Steady. SaTURDAY, Oct, 12-6 P, M. The past week has been one of comparative qui- | etude in commercial circles, the occurrence of the Tennessees recovered to 73 and the Virginia con- sole underwent a sudden advance to 53%, An | Pariy ADinlon te npked for from the Virginia Court. | October electiong having engrossed public atten- lion to some extent, while the radical fluctuations inthe gold premium, brought avant py govera- halfin loans is not so readily explained, unless by! but |” mental interference in monetary matters, have tended to greatly unsettle the markets for almost every species of merchandise which is at ail affected by the value of gold, and by consequence to greatly restrict commercial transactions. During the week the gold premium has been vacillating and fitful—conatantly vibrating between 12%4¢. and 13)¢c,—and aiterwards taking in the whole range within the space of two or three hours. Nothing isso detrimental to a steady pros- ecation of business enterprises as an arbitrary dis- turbance of values, such as that occasioned by the enforced dechne of about 2 3:per cent in the gold Premium a week ago; hence, though there may be extenuating circumstances connected with It, the system is pernicious in the extreme, and is all but ‘unlversally condemned by the mercantile public, The movement in dry goods has been rather slug- gish, though ‘the market can scarcely be called dull, Cotton has been dealt in to @ falr extent, while in breadstuifs, provisions, groceries and other leading commodl- ties, business has shown considerable falling off, though s fair business has nevertheless been done, To-day business on Change was only moderate in breadstuffs, and prices showed no material change, yet at the close wheat was scarcely #0 firm. Provisions were generally dull, but no essential change in prices wan perceptible. In the grocery market sugar continued to be the attractive feature, and former prices were well maintained, Petroleum and naval stores were bat little sought after, still former price current. Corrrx.—The market Wi firm for all descrip ote uales of 8 to arrive tons, We have only to Baltimore per Cricket Rio, ordinary 90 oH y i BURY ray Ingo, Wize. a He. : Java, BMC. w We., gold, mand for spot costo vas fae ai ne ct hy yas I7ige. 8, Domi A nee ih, abeonte ana @eeiae ah ic Suprovement, Future. deliverien ru Durinews wan restricted ‘by the ‘reluetance evinced by crate. ‘The sales sau o fe veapuiteie ssi ‘reDuye Last Beeninge ‘Total, $14 67 i3 oa cu "Total ..... Retr) m6 2 —included in ihe above ‘re 820 bales to arrive. For future delivery (basis low iniddling) the salew have been us tol: Balen last, Oetober, 900 at aes es al ee ier ie A of at ec. 80 Dales. Sales 100 at 18 18-160, 109 at 188%¢.,, 100 t 18 9 at 1k 1B7¢C. 3 November, 1,200 at 1834¢.. 1 it a Hoat je. Bie., i 200 at 18 11-16c. i oo at 181116, 100 at 18542 18 [i-i6e. ; January, 200 at s74e, 19¢., 100 al February, 300 at 193;¢,, 200 at 19 9-16c.,.200 at 1934¢. 10) at 19 1-60.» 400 at 206, 5 April, S00 at 20%56. Dales; grand total, 11,50,” The receipts at the ‘a8 follows:—Galveston, $11; New Orleans, 4, 1,855; Savannah, 3,269; Charleston, 1,710; Wi 2933 Norfolk, 1,495; New York, 45," Total vine, ‘This day last week, 9,300, This day last year, 9,631. ‘Rates on cotton to foreign porte closed steady as follows:—To Liverpool, by steam, 24d. a 7-I6d.; by wall, ‘4d* To Havre, by steam, lye, gold; sail, lk ‘o Hamburg, by steam, . TO Bremen, hy steam, lge., gold, compressed. ‘to ‘Baltic ports, by steam, via England, li-I6d. To Mediterranean ports! by steam, via England, l1-16d, We quote :— Uplands, Atadenia. New Orveans. Texas. 6g 1,793; Mol inington, Ordinar: 6 16!¢ Good ord 18% 18% 13% Ing Low middling.,....- 19 1h 19 1933 Midalin 1 19 19 1 Good middling.....; 2088 20) 203 © quotations are based on cotton in store cunning in qui ity not more than half a grade above or below the rade quoted. SRLOUR AND GRais.—Receipts, flour, 14,168 dbla.; wheat, 80,600 bushels; corn, 182,199 do.; corn thoal, 1,980. Dbis, + oats, 62,100 do. ; barley, 19,000 do." The flour market ruled steudy ‘but the usual Saturday's dulness prevailed. | The sales since our last, comprising all kinds, foot up about 9,500 bbis,, at prices within the range of the annexed quo- tations, Corn meal was in better demand and firm, Sales 500 bbls. of Brandywine at $3 90, and 10 tons of coarse at $1 20 per 160 Ibs. We quote — te. ses2ss FRERePE PP DEERE EP DPR EERPED 2 oF eB SP SF ERESESSSSRETSSRSLESTES Round hoop Ohi: ing’ bran Round hoop Ohio, trade brands. Family... Ma Bt Louls low extr: Bt. Louis straight extrs St. Louis choice double St. Louis choice family wet caems eomtasweaes: te eONo me mwiscarmustere we! 75 B 75 10 25 00 00 : 50 California. wo 00 30 75 wD 0 ad 3 6u 85 2 8 400 oO. 360 8 ; ‘ 110 58 f.0. rn was qui former prices’ we asked, but buyers were slow y them. The sales Were bout 000 bushels at $1 Gf al 98 for No. 2 Mil waukee spring to arrive, held at 49 for do.on the oy $1 5) tor cincsns spring, $1 a $1 45 for No. 8 spring, $1 59 a $1 Gt ier red winter inferior to choice, $2 US tor Diehl Genesee. Other descriptions were nomi: naland euahene |. Corn was firmer at the opening, but subsequently closed steady. The sales aguregate about 116,000 bushels at 58¢, for unsound, 6244c Bee. fo) steamer, bte, for sail inixed, G43¢e, « Olge. for high inbxe do., Oe. for Western yellow, and 66c. a U3e, tor do. white. were wshade firmer under a moderately fair. de- id. les al C. for new be out £6,000 bushels -at 40c. ik Western, 43c..a 45c. fe for do. mixed, a D0c, for in ferlor to choice ne: dc. white, Se. for choice old whit- State. Barley and rye continged nominal iQ the absence of transactions. . Faricirea.—‘There has been very litte doing in. the way of berth treights to-day, and rates were decktedly easier, particularly for accommodation for grain. The charter” ing business has also been qui Ly ‘ates were rather ganicr, The enzagements were!—To Liverpogl, by # 15,000 bushels corn (white), at A0%4d. ; 7,000. bush at at 103d. $0 tens leather at Os. ;'and by sail, 200 bales cotton at ‘yd. The charters include :—A Norwegian bark, hence to Trieste, 2,70) bbis. refed petroleum at 7A. 6d. ; a British con arrive), hence to a Continental rt, ON bas. rellned do at G8 Sd-sa British brig, Si7 Por , to Rio, general cargo, lump sum; a Norwegian bark froni Philadelphia to a Continental port, 3,300 bbls, Te- fined do. at 7s. 3d. ; an American schooner, from Savannah to Genoa, 1,70) bales of cotton at Movases.—There has nothin to-day, the market remaining hitherto noticed. We quete:— e. of impertance trangpired in the some condition as Ota Crop. New Crop. Cuba—Centrifazal and mixed I9e. n 2b. C. a 280. Clayed. + Re. a Be. Be. a Ble. ae Muscovado, refinin Muscovado, grocery 10 Rico. 2 a— 40c. a We. Naval Stores.—For spirits of turpentine the market was let, but steady at the oie ihe of Pte SS only to quote sales of 120 bbls. at 62fjc, Rosin quict and unchanced. Strained quoted at $435.0 $440. Sales were reported of 2,000 bblx. of strained on private terms. Tar and pitch were inaeuve, but nominally unchanged. PrrkoLeum-—On ‘Change to-day the market for refined was rary gvict and hardly as strong, yet nominal in the absence reported transactions. “We quote :—#ic. a 26\4c. for spot or remainder of month. Crude, in bul! was inactive but sieady at about 1c. Cases were quiet but.firm at S0e. a Jl. Naphtha held at Ize, a 2c, for Western or city. At the Creek the irket was nomin- ally unchange 415 on the 4 Quoted at $4 0n the upper, Jower road and $¢ 30 at Oil City, Messrs. He ceived the following despatch rumor that was current, to Ol Clty were about to resume Ou, City, Pa., Oct. 12, 1872. The report that the producers intend’ starting their pumping wells at once is false. The representatives of gach and every district in council assembled here to-day have unanimously resolved not to resume either pump- ing or drilling until the expiration of the full thirty days from the time they shut down. We must and will have $5 for every barrel of crude ol, 2 gallons to the barrel. WILLIAM HASSON, President of the Council. The Philadelphia market ‘remained very qu there was no seeming weakness on the part o oI Refined quoted at 26%. for spot, or remainder of month. Provisions.—Recelpts—Becf, 40 packages; cut ineats, rd, 636 bbls, and tierces and 240 kegs. The mar- for mess pork was quiet, but steadier; 250 bbls. sold ber at $1439, but that price was refused at the he Jobbing trade was unimportant. Bacon was buf little sought after, and prices were more or less nomi- nal. Dressed hogs were a shade easier, under a very moderate demands quoted at 6¥c. a 7%¢c, for the range. Beet ren d qniet, at $5a $10 for mess, $10 a $12 for & Ries re- in reference to a ess tierces, and $17 a $20 were dull and nominal jay was essential i —Trade tod: and there was 1 8, 124 Sige. a i Can Mio, shoulders, 7c. a THC. R hams, Lge. a aioe Phos the mmerhet for Western re- mained about steady, although there were holders for Bige. Sales 100 tierees steam at 8340. : 220 terces of new to arrive, @ choice brand, at W) Heres No. 1 Western at 84c., and ON tierces fo re steady at 83¢c., with sales of 250 tierc Riee,—The market to-day was quiet, but unehange The saies were only about 200 tierces and bays at 7¢c Sie, tor Carolina, 73sc. & Te. for Patna and 6%. a for Rangoon, Scoan.—There was a fair business consummated to-day in raw sugar, and the market remahied firm. We hear of sites of Saha. principally, ref } cluding Porto Kicos, at boxes, principally mo- a8 t Ac, ‘and 2, H)'baga of Brazilian on private tinued Ir demand und steady at %, City lard was ge. for hards, We quote — common, Be. a B3%e.5 fair, food” to” prime, cj Mocert, alt to good. MGc. a Wise. britney eC. a Tl centrifugal, hlids. and boxes, Hiec.} malnssek, hhds. and boxes, Tisc, a ¥8Ke.; 6 a xes, Dutch’ standard, “ae, @ IMG. 5 dO. 13 0.019 to 2, non to prime, Hse. a Shc. grocery. fale tp ac.) grocery, is Wwe. Brazil—Datch standard, Me Atos, i Java—Duteh standard, Nos. 10'to 12, 9340, © ¥ perior and extra superior, : 4c. Manila 4 (ATwaiNe remained nominal in the absence ot quota. tions, TALLOW Was scarce and firm, particularly for choice, quoted at 9 5-160. Wiisaky.—Receipts, 393 bbls, Tho imarket was less bbls, active, but steady at Qe. Sales DOMESTIO MARKETS, Ganveston, Oc! }. 13 Sotton stendy ; ordinary, 1B\¢eca losce.y Boek” anhes 150, Net ‘pts, 1188 bales, ports coastwise, 1,002 bales. Sales, 600 bales, Stock, 201% hates Nuw OnLeans, Oct, 12, 1872, fair demands govt ordinary, 1736 40. Hinge, 18%.’ Not re- orts—"To Havre, 30505 last evening, 2700: 12, 1872, 740.5 low Net receipts, 1,439 Sales, 400, Stock, 1, ayy 15005 Monrne, Oct, fon quiet, bat firm; good ordinary, lings, 170.3 middlings, ISge. ENpOrLS Coastwise, 915 bales, : Savanwarr, Oct, 12, 1872, s8 fair; good ordinary, 1746. ; low middlings, 13s¢, “Net re in, 480, Great Brita ON, Oct. 12, 1872, wood ordinary, Cotton active middhings, 17%4c, a7 BHT Vxports: Tg, “Ste ni © Cotton firm; ordinary. Lge. ; offering 74 To eptsy Sales WARE? ali IPe. @ 1DBge. ; low widdli .; midalings, Ie, Net receipt, 6 iu, "Ha porte—fo Continent, is. Bales, * yee Wiannctow, N.C 12, 1872. its turpentine aniet at S6e, iain, 8678 for No. 1; ri $ "y; $4.00 for low pale, Crude turpentine steady sf fer fea gs" lor follow dip’ and’ virgin: Tar rate Piour, 9423 bls; whee uses: af “ comme tisho aie ont aa dos barley, do. Can stupments—Wheat, Ii bushels; corn, do. ; oate, 9,782 do, ; barley, 23,900'do. Ra ship from "eleva: ‘-Wheat, 6,500 bushels; corn, do. 5 24,800 y; OW do. Flour quiet; sales ‘of Western baker's, $7 20 0 $8; amber, $8 00 & Sor uftraukoe “Nor 2 Epring neaniy” Milwaul . Husted held ‘nominally at 814%, Gorn dull of 2 sail lots at 533g. Outs dull ; offered at 862¢. Curcago, Oct, 12, 1872. Fiour steady. Wheat active and higher, mainly on Re Borate. 3 Spring, $t ie Sct "Bahn let but firm; No, 2 mixed, » or October, Seie, Noveinbers Teldcted sie. aaihye.: Ne J canal, Se. 19c-'a lose, Hye ead yi hey bat Bac Warfey Gai ind lower: $0" 2 valle, "Prov et and duchanged. Se. Bulk meats quiet f Whiskey hea ‘ban A Onwnaa 6 and unchanged; sales for No, | 8pri Weior amber. Wintel Winter, $10 60 for double extra, | Wheat bushels Spring white Canada ai $1 90. Corn quis S00 bushels prime C sedan grog 4 8 sean i (000 do. 000 bushels prime ‘Canada a 4 $1.06, anil 10,000 do, i 3 ship. nal . Y., Get 12, 1872, “dull; salen 4000 Flour stead: ings, $22 per ton. wines, ‘te. to New York; to Albany; bam- o New York, Railroad teeighta ton, to New ¥ Be. to A! by lake—9,400 bush 3. feetlumber. Ships bushels barley, 92,000 feet lumber. Re AReIee. TEED FEW FIRST CLASS SECOND MORTGAGES FOR talc, on Brooklyn Improved Property, at a liberal Aiscount-” Apply, between 19 and 12,A. M., or address W, TUNBRIDGE, da ‘Rroadway, room 7 SSEX8MENT—GOULD & CURRY MINING COMPANY, ecember 4; payment may be made o Calltornia LEER WALLER, 38 Pine street, n IN BOND AND MORTGAGE and New Jersey, Princl- WOOD, Jr., 155 Broadway, MONEY TO LOA in New York, Brooklyn UEL 8, pals only apply to SAM. room 10, or FISK & HATCH, NO, 5 NASSAU STREET, “Waw Yoru, Sept. 18, 1872, Deposits received, on which we allow interest atthe rate of four per cent per annum. Special arrangements made with eavings banks and others depositing large Bixee “HoUsE amounts, We Issue Certificates of Deporit available in all parts of the country, and bearing Interest in caxe of spectal de- posit. make We make Collections for n ‘hants and others in all parts of the country. Orders for Investment Stocks and Bonds executed at the Stock Exchange, on commission, for cash, We deal in Government and other first class Securities, such as Central Pacific and Chesapeake and Ohio Bonds The small.amount of Chesapeake ‘and Ohio Bonds re- maining in the hands of the company will be disposed of dy us at private sale, giving Investors an opportunity to purchase this tavorite security upon terms which should insure‘an advance upon the completion of the road and their introduction at'the Stock Exchange, FISK & WATCH, 30. WALL STREET, NEW itors as incor- balances atthe H ‘OWES & MACY, BANKERS, York, offer thé same facilities to de a choice Stocks, Bonds, &e., ee aces kL a 2 ‘ORTGAGES FOR SALE—IN NEW YORK, BROOK- lyn, New Jersey and Westehester county; princk pals only’ need apply discount liberal, » Ms MASON, N Ct JECRETARYS OFFICE, ERIE RAILWAY COMPANY, i New Yorn, Oct. 8, 1872. iven that the Transfer Books of this be closed at ita General Office on the 7th 1d remain closed tail the 18th day fotice is hereby will wenther, 1872, of Nov ber, 4872, wh the oks will be sreopened for transfers at the office of Duncan, Sherman & €o,, who have heon appointed Transfer Agents of this Compaiiy. By order of the Board, H. N. OTIS, Secretary. 5. 000 N BOND AND MORTGAGE, De giving full particulars, INVEST- ENT, Herdld Uptown Branch office, 1,265 Broadway. $157.000 ond Mort KENNEL TO LOAN Ki, OND AND, MORT. ‘age -on first class city property. See- ages cashed immediately. nt pst wM. , Real Estate and Loan Broker, No. 4Pine st. $250,000 faues—tity property onty bonvesnnl nd applications at once, 1 applications a PMON Jr., 39 Nassau street, room TO LOAN OR BUY MORTGAGES— $300.000 Anytesived amoune pronerty ta New ‘ork, Brooklyn, Westchester and New Jersey. Also Money withoutbonus, PAUL P, TODD, 58 Liberty atreet, $400.000 Improved New York an Brbokiya Waal ©. E, WILLIS, state; no bonus required. . Be Montauk Insurance Co., Ié Broadway. ~ COPARTNERSHIPS. ISSOLUTION.—THE CGPARTNERSHIP HERETO- fore existing under the firm name of Jul. Sewuberth & Co. is this duy dissolved by mutual consent. O. Witte ‘will sign in liquidation. JULIUS ee orTo WI! New York, October }, 1872. ‘The well known business heretofore conducted andor the firm of Jul. Schaberth & Co, publishers and dealers in foreign and American muste, wil Nereaiter be carried on by the undersigned under the firm name of Jul. Schu, berth 4 Co., Carl Heuser, suceegsor, at the old place of business, sai Broadway. CARL HEUSER. New York, Octobor J, 1872, Saaieathie anaes HALLS DRIVING PARK. A good gathering assembled at Hall’s Driving Park on Saturday to witness a trot for a purse of $100 for horses that never beat three minutes, There were eight entries for the purse, of which seven came to the start. The race was well eon- tested, and was not concluded when darkness caused it to be postponed until to-day at ome o'clock. ‘The following |s a ; SUMMARY, HALL’s DRIVING Pakk, Oct. 12.—Purse $100, mile Lev og oe three in five, ip harness, seooe4 120 -38 5610 -1 248 -2 3384 6 4 65 dis, Literature +6 6 6 dr. Henry ..... ob THE TIME. First Quarter, Hair, Mile, First heat. 43 1:25 2363 Second heat. 41 1322 214335 ‘Third heat. 4g 1:23 247 Fourth heat...... 2, 124 2:60 Besides the conclusion of the above there will be match race and @ purse for 2:43 horses to-day. The a for the meeting at Hall's Driving Park for the week from 2ist to 26th, inclusive, will close this evening at T. B, Johnson’s and at Hall's Hotel. COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. SurreMe CourtT—Cuampers—Held by Judge Ingraham. 03. 41, 72, 85, 90, 91, 102, 104, 108, 109, 124, 125, 128, 137, 140, 141, 148, 154, SvuPREME CovrT—Circvuit—Part 1—Held by Judge Van Brunt.—Nos, 161834, 8084, 480, 588, 770, 80843, 24, 300, 924, 930, 982, 904%, 042, 944, 946, 950, 052, Bt Supreme Covrt—SreciaL TermM—Held by Judge Barret Dewurrers—Nos, 15, 16, 18, 20, 36. Law and Fact.—Nos. 5, 18, 21, 39, 64, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 74, 76, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 84. SUPERIOR Cournt—TRIAL TERM—Part ‘am, 10, ar’ Judge Barbour.—Nos. 29, 1429, J. K., 531, 1813, 1 1743, 1697, 807, 1143, 1133, 685, 647, 1711, 1718," Pi 2—Held by Judge Monell.—Nos, 1940, 1334, 1646, 1350, 876, 954, 1168, 1226, 1392, 1804, 124, 078, 1618, 880, 28, Courr OF ComMON PLEAS—GENERAL Tenm—Held by Judges Robinson, Larremore and Daly.—Nos. 11, 3, 17, 25, 67, 192, 158, 144, 146, 171, 172, 174, 175, 177, 470,182) 183, 184, 185, 188, 190, 193, 104, 196, 198, 199, 200, 202, 208, 204, 205, 206, 207, 209, 211, eg Mai” 214, 215, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222," 223, ‘224, $25, 226, 227, Court oF CoMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TeRM—Part 1— Held by Judge Loew.—Nos, 68, 1632, 374, 1051, 1366, 885, 1000, 213, 1677, 1678, 1680, 1661,’ 1682, 1683 MARINE CouRT—TRIAL TERM—Part 1—Held by Judge Gross--Nos, 652, 532, 640, 550, 562, 604, 670, os 074, 676, 678, 680, 682, 684, 686. Part 2—Held b; Judge Shea,—Nos. 541, 653, 367, 689, 651, 325, 627, 626, 031, 633, 635, 637, 630, 641.’ Part 3—Held by Judge Curtis.—Nos, 49, 90, 68, 152,-156, 152, 198, 387, 397, 372, 424, 459, 482, 513, 520. COURT OF GENERAL SEsstoNs—Held by Recorder Hackett.—Grand larceny, John W, Faguan, William Long (two cases) and James Reilly ;. murder, James Kelly; rape, Cornelins McGuire, ‘Thomas Brennan and Patrick McNamee ; burgiary, Williain Davis and James 8. Smith, William Howard, Patrick Kane and bef Kelly and Alcxander Anderson; forgery, Josiah Preston; felonious assault and battery, dames Farreli, Thomas Farreli and James Don- Dagan; petit larceny, John Bennett, FIRE IN NEWARK. Yesterday afternoon the residence of George 0, Davis, No. 84 William street, caught fire, but the prompt arrival of the Fire Department saved the THE JERSEY CITY BANK ROBBERY. —_+—__—— Interview with Chief McWilliams in the © ty Jail—He Acceunts For His Disappearance and Wants A Speedy Trial—He Does Not Desire To Be Builed Out. A HERALD reporter calied on Chief of Police MeWilliame in the Hudson County Jail yesterday. The visitor, who was evidently unexpected, found | him géated on a smail wooden bench, beside an iron crib, which served for a bed. His head rested between his hands, and when he arose suddenly at the cali he put on a cheerful smile and invited the reporter to take a seat on the cot. Some friends, it appears, had left not many minutes before, “Don’t be afraid to sit down,” he sald; “this is the best I can offer you; there are many ups and downs in this world, and every man has his troubles some time or another; I think you know by this time that I have had my share.’ A long conversation ensued, in the course of which the Ohief remarked:—“I am very much obliged to you for calling upon me. So many ac- counts have been published about me that people must think Iam avery bad man. 1 feel that my good name is ruined, and I would not care so much but for my family. My wife has not come to see me, because I sent her a special request that she should not eall upon mein this place. My mother (and here he was deeply affected) cannot call npon me, for Lbelleve she is not able jnat now. A great deal of censure has been cast upon me because I did not appear on the day the indictments were presented. I was in New York on that day, and Llearned there that Doyle had been indicted and arraigned, but I never expected that I would have been indicted. When I returned to Jersey City 1 wag informed that a writ was issued for my arrest on the charge of complicity with Proctor and ten others, and the news 60 confounded me that | took to drink, although, ali who know me can testify, J never was addicted to liquor, I have only a it recollection of my arrest by Cronin. the deputy sheritt; but I know that when I le/t him I walked down Montgomery street, met a knew and croased to New Places where I was uainted, and, after having a few drinks, I started Boston, where I fell in with some old friends, While there one of them directed my attention to a report in the HERALD that I had fed from justice. ‘The moment [ saw that 1 made up my mind to re- turn immediately, and I set out for home, after sending @ despatch to my bondsmen—Mr. Edmoud- son aud Mr, Browp. When I got to the depot in New York J met Mr. Edmonson, who asked me what I was going todo. I replied that 1 would over and deliver myself up right away; but he said, ‘Don’t you do it, Ed.’ J persisted, and took a coach, which conveyed me here, where 1 delivered myself up to Mr, Jones, the keeper.’? ‘The Oblef added that he would wish to have a speedy. trial, but his counsel, it seems, desired time. Whether a postponement would be asked for on Wednesday he did not know. The trial he expected would occupy a week, a8 eighteen or twenty witnesses would be examined for the defence. The most grievous disadvantage on his side, he complains, is that, having been convicted and disqualified with the Police Commissioners, he is not competent to testify in his own defence. If he were allowed to go on the stand he could explain many points which may be con- strued against him. But his counsel thinks there is @ point of law in this respect which may be decided in his favor, and that after all he may be allowed to testify im his own behalf. He is confident that John Eagan, Chief of Police of St. Louis, with whom he 18 Well acquainted, will show up the character of his accusers im the proper light. When asked if he wouki not furnish bail to-day, the Chief remarked, ‘‘No, [’'d rather not be bailed out. I’ve been brought up in Jersey City and peo- le vould look down upon me. I prefer to wait till am tried on this charge. If] am guilty, this place is.good enough for me. “But if you are innocent?” inquired the reporter. Well, then it will be all right; I Suppose bave wo remedy for the injury done me,” was the re- *ponse. ‘The Chief said ‘he preferred the cell in which he was located, because he could take @ walk along the corridor and get a little alr and light, for the cell is rather dark. He was divested of his coat, ‘his shirt sleeves were turned up to his elbows, and yet his toilet ‘was faultiess, As the reporter with- drew-and the heavy iron belt clanged when the keeper turned the key, the Chief cast a long look through the bars and nervously twitched his mons- tacue. He must have keenly felt the transition from the supreme control of the police force to the indignity of a prison cell, POISONED TEA, Death ef Mrs. Van Syckle from Arsenic Administered in Tea. Mrs, Van Syckle; the lady who was reported in ‘hese columns yesterday as dying from the effects of arsenic administered through some unknown Agency in tea, of which she partook on Thursday last, died at her residence, corner Henry street and Love lane, Brooklyn, on Saturday night. Deceased had been shopping in New York on Thursday, and upon her return directed one of her domestics to bring her a cap of tea, Shortly after swallowing that beverage she was taken {ll with violent retch- ings and pains in the stomach, Dr. Crane was summoned at an early hour on the following morn- tug and he discovered unmistakable symptoms of such a8 are usually administered in cases of poisoa were given Mra. Van by Gees but their effects were not at all gratifying. tte of the tea which had remained in the cup from which she drank was procured by the physician, and, upon being sub- jected to chemical analysis, was found to contain arsenic. Other physicians were called in, and everything possible under the circumstances was done to save the life of the patient, but without etfect. She breathed her last between seven and eight .o’clock on Saturday evening. Coroner Whitehill has been notified, and wiil foubtiess in- stitute.a shoroogh. meres in the case, which 18 at present involved in mystery, Deceased was, is said, possessed of considerable ponerse, in her own right. Her — hus- a, John Van Syckle, 1s @ butcher, and kee] @ store on the corner of Columbia and Doughty streets. His treatment of his wife for several years has not been such as to establish the idea that he was a good husband. Mrs. Van Syckle, on the other hand, is represented as having been a most exemplary, prudent and active, though delicate, woman, She was the mother of thirteen children, but four ef whom are jiving, however, and was forty yearsof age. On Saturday morning, when she realized the fact that her recovery was hope- less, she executed a will, leaving her property to her children, Much comment was excited yester. | day at the delay of the Corener in faill to visit | the house and view the bod Steps will speedily be taken for the arrest of certain persons, inmates | of the house of mourning. THE WARD'S ISLAND MYSTERY. Informal Statement of Amelia Kleiber, Several reports have appeared in the HeraLp in relation to the case of Amelia Kleiber, the German woman, forty years of age, who, previous to her death in the fmigrants’ Hospital on Ward's Island, expressed a desire to make a astate- ment touching the condition she was then in. Ac- cordingly Deputy Coroner Wooster Beach waited upon the sick woman, who said she lived in Mis- | sourl, and expressed hopes that she might recover, | although she was then in adying condition. Dr. Beach then todk her informal statement, and in answer to this question, “Do you think that your present illness Was caused hy neglect of any one?” she replied:—‘At the time my child was born the nurse slept alongside of me, and when J called her she did not attend to me. Between four and five o'clock my child was born, and the nurse attended me at about half-past six o’clock in the morning. 1 lay unattended after the child was born for au hour and three-quarters; the child Pog! ~ cry after its et when she did attend to me she did 80 proper! Aiter the teath of Miss Kleiber Dr. Beach made a post-mortem examination and found that death re- suited from puerperal peritonitis. Coroner Keenan, who has the case in charge, wil) make & turther investigation, To make an ante-mortem statement of any bind- ing force whatever it is necessary that the sufferer should consider himself. or herself to have no hope of recovery at the time of making the statement. Miss Kieiber, at the time of making the informal declaration as given above, did not believe herself to be ina dying condition, and hence there could have been no legal force to what she said, SUDDEN DEATH OF A PROMINENT JER- SEYMA! Mr. William R. Clayton died suddenly at his residence, corner of Fourth and Monmouth streets, Jersey City, at five o'clock yesterday morning Although suffering from occasional attacks of rheu- matism, Mr. Clayton was in comparatively good health up to Saturday. He actually attended to business on that forenoon, and the announce- ment of his sudden demise cast a gloom over that section of the city inwhich he had been long held in high esteem. Mr. Clayton was born in Clay- ton, St. Lawrence county, N. Y., in 1826, and had | been a resident of Jersey Ci lcd cight years, He | was @ most active member of the present Board of Chosen Freeholders of udson county. To his ef- forts the people of Jersey City are chiefly indevted for the erection of the new morgue, and his latest public act was directed to the amelioration of the condition of the lunatics confined in the County Asylum. At the meeting of the Board on last Thu é procured the passage of a resolution roviding for the appointment of a committce to aquire into the treatment of lunatics in the County Asylum, and he was appomted chairman of the committee. In private life he was genial, kind- hearted and charitable, ‘The funeral will take dwelling, though it and the furniture were damaged $1,000, Place to-morrow, poison in the sufferings of his patient, Antidotes | | obliterated from your memory ? Ii not —_— APRICA’S HERO. —_+—_—__ A Letter from Stanley—He Vindicates the Daunt< less Discoverer and Himself. The following characteristic letter from the com-' mander of the HERALD expedition for the relief of the noble old man who fs consuming the best y: of his life under vertical African suns for the tion of a geographical problem which has the ages, and for the exposure and breaking up the infernal slave trade, appeared in the Londos- Times of the 80th ultimo:— 5 To THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sin—You published a letter in one of yon ely umns soon alter my arrival in England which was rather derogatory to me, as a gentleman and am honorable man. The letter to which I refer was Prompted by one of Dr. Kirk’s relatives, wit whose name lam well uainted. It insinuat that I had slandered Dr. Kirk, but to this charge I was allent, as I was periectiy well aware that Dr. Livingstone’s lettere would clear me entirely from an. such unkind imputa- tions. I knew well that I had not deserved them, and I patiently vided. the publication of the cori mndence of Dr. Livingstone with Dr. Kirk, for on them 1 would base my deience, Yet it ts & matter of wonder to me that though each of the. great morning papers published the letter imput ig tome certain motives unbecoming a gent man, none has perceived that my detence has beem published, and my innocence of such motives fully, established by the appearauce of Dr. Livingstone’# own letters, Since the journais which were the medium of injury to me with @ people which shouid have at least thanked me_ have failed to do go, f must perforce undertake the task myself, and point out to your readers wherein lies my defence.: First, let it be clearly understood that I arrive UH, where I met Dr. Livingstone, November 10, Dr. Livingstone arrives at Ujiji October 16, witly his mind embittered against the slaves who have bafied and thwarted him and caused him that weary march of ‘700 miles under a vertical sun,’ and a “mere ruckle of bones” from the sickness! which has almost driven him to death’s door. That very evening of his arrival at that lake port he hears that he is destitute, that he has ne ine left of that stock of goods sent to him from 2apz- bar, that the man Shereef has sold his for. ivory. Recovered somewhat from the fatigue of the long march, he indites that letter, dated Octo- ber 30, 1871, which appeared in your columus Just Friday, wherein he coldly addresses “his old. and trusty friend John Kirk” as “Sir,” and complains of how he has been treated by the men sent to him from Zanzibar. Question.—How could I possibly know bette of the circumstances of which he complains, ant how could he have written anything in that letter pore any information 1S haa from me eleven day at Five days after I have met him (November 16) he adds a postscriptum, saying :— Tregret the necessity of bringing the foregoing ver; unpleasant subject potre zem Dut have just reeled Information and letters which make the matter doubly serious * * * Butyou had recourse to slaves again, ‘and one of these slaves now informs me that they req mained at Bagamoyo four months, or till the end of February, 1871. v Question.—Does Dr. Livingstone refer to me whem he says “‘one of those slaves’ informed him ? ; 1 certainly compelled the slave to carry Living-’ stone's letters from Unyanyembe to Ujiji, as & would have done for any other benighted traveller in the regiong of Central Africa, and I feel assured. that every Soe will say 1 did pei tly” right. When Livingstone asked me whether the slave’s story was correct, I corroborated him to the best of my knowledge and belief, Hence the proseriptum to that complaining letter which’ caused Dr. Kirk to declare in my presence that he’ Meh rrildees tee Dr. Livingstone again except im an official capacity, i Quosion. Does that mild complaint of Dr. Liv~ ingstone justify Dr. Kirk in mal that violent dctaatian that, be oul Deron it him again ave in an official capacity In my opinion it does not; and Icannot think the’ friendship to ever have been very great to have been sundered by.such a slight cause. For what says the adage, ‘He is a friend who will par-} don his iriend’s errors, but he is a better who takes no notice of them.’? Had Dr, Kirk said to himself, “Well, it seems Let apart is angry with me now,’ ‘but it will be all right when he comes back,” any: little misapprehension between Dr. Livingstone’ and Dr. Kirk might have been repaired and cleare: up a8 s00n as. the old traveller would appear at zanzibar. For Dr. Livingstone is a man so full of titude for the slightest service done to him that ig nature would never permit him to rest an obligation without acknowledging it at once; and if he was thoroughly convinced that a man ha done him a service no man or body of men cou make him: believe otherwise. b Questions—Has Dr. Livingstone no right to com¢ plain when he finds that, contrary to his wishes, the British Consul at Zanzibar intrusts his Supple to miserable slaves over and over again, whictr fail to reach him? Has Dr. Legh eben na tight to complain after such non-compli wit! his wishes, which cost him nearly two thousan: miles of travel, when at his age every hour an every day are so precious to him? me Let fair-judging English gentlemen and father of families who know what it is to be kept | away from ther own homes read those letters of Dr. Livingstone again and ask themselves what they would have done in @ like case—if they could have resisted the temptation to state their grievance and complain.) | Let them ask thempelves if they could have con- | tained their feelings and complained in such mild terms as Dr. Livingstone has, Has Dr. Livingstone deserved to be called demented or soured, because he complains that the inability of Dr. Kirk to assis him has cost him two thousand miles of travel How many of your readers would not have poured forth their grievances in page after page of hot. flaming anger and hitter reproaches? Yet Dr) Livingstone employs the mildest terms, and the most freezing portion of his letter is contained in that frigid address, “Sir.” Is that monosyllabic word so very awful as to merit in return a violent declaration that all friendship is severed; that im) jutare Dr. Livingstone must help himeelf the best, e can But permit me, sir, through your columns, which,/ 80 far as my experience goes, are always open to the afflicted and the unfortunate, to plead with you for the sake of the unfortunate traveller, Dr.’ vinj . You must be aware, as well as I am,: that the illustrious English traveller has incurred great personal danger through his bold revelations respecting the slave trade. How will you curb the anger of the Banians and Arab slave dealers that must now vent itself against your worthy country- man? Is the fate that overtook M. Maizan, Baron von der Decken, Dr. Roseber, forgotten ? Are the perils that the explover Burton incurred cerally, may I il this is the time for cold-hearted mn] «) at Zanzibar? dj ition Once more, sir, before IT conclude. Dr. Kirk mentions the word “slave chains” frequently in his letter, as If with a desire torefect upon tne humane character of Dr. Livingstone. plead ‘ing Suggested the “slave chain” as of subduing the refractory and securing his deserters, and that in future he shonid carry one with him for their Pes Ob- serving the great moral effect of this instrument of punishment upon my men, he requested me to progate him one, and he promised to try it, as hitherto he had been unable to compel the obeaience of desperate char- acters, You must be aware that a chain in Ta van of negroes in Central Atrica is as nece: @ jailin England, Because @ man takes a slave chain with him it must not follow that. faithful, een men suffer by it. England is not regarded ag being more cruel than other countries because she ssesses such fine bhp Newgate and Pen- onville; nor must Dr. Livin, regarded as now proving a recusant to the humanity he has all his life preached and professed because he 1s about to carry a slave chain with him for the moral effect it produces on the minds of the refractory ang deserters. I remain, sir, your obedient servan' HENRY M. STANLEY, LonpoN, Sept. 28, 1872, . A BROOKLYN STABBING AFFRAY, Probable Fatal Result of the Encounter The Cause of the Trouble, An affray occurred at an early hour yesterday morning on Gold street, Brooklyn, between two men, Edward Hart and George Rogers, Daring the encounter Rogers drew a sheath knife and stabbed. Hart with that instrument four times, inflicting wounds which are sald to be of @ fatal character. The blade penetrated the abdomen, inficting an incision two inches in length and one inch anda half in depth. There were also three deep cuts under the left arm, The murderous assailant was taken into custody by Sergeant Carrougher and Roundsman Grant, of the Second precinct, and was locked up to await the result of his victim’s in- juries. Hart made his way to his father’s residence, B16 Park avenue, where surgical ald was procured. The father-in-law of the wounded N. Atkins, who witnessed the affray from the window of 174 Gold street, was arrested andis held asa ‘witness, e fight grew out of an im- proper intimacy which existed between anda female relative ofthe prisoner. Coroner Jones has been notified to take the ante-mortem deposition of the unfortunate man. FOUND DEAD IN WEEHAWEEY, ¥, J. Yesterday afternoon an unknown German, forty years of age, was found dead near the quarry at Weehawken. He was dressed like @ neggar and had sandy whiskers. A man, giving the name of Anton Beasly, was arrested on suspicion of having murdered him, as he was caught beside the de- ceased and refused to give any explanation of how hecame to be at the scene of the poor German’s death, Deceased was known to lie among the trees frequently in the Elysian Fields,