The New York Herald Newspaper, November 23, 1872, Page 5

SSS ‘endymdue time Purchases. On the settling day the pool let out thetr stock at 160, by this means @learing nearly three hundred per cent, But a still MORE AUDACIOUS CORNER ‘was managed during the same year in Harlem. ‘The total stock of the company consisted of 17,000 shares. Within @ period of a week 64,000 were bought by the ring. The day for settlement hap- pened in September. Stock which was bought in Jus 20, buyer six, paid in emt, Recrence ui seventy-.wo per cent W ic pool, which held the market at 195. The ‘short’? interest was in a frantic state ofexcitement. A meeting of the Board was called, and the discussion over the matter was flercely earnest and pro- tracted, The vote naturally decided that con- tracts must be fulfilled. But all this time the shorts were determined, and the ring weve a new start to the stock and sent up to 200. The Board was again called in ses- sion, and the brokers selected a committee of four, to whom all diferences should be paid, and who ‘phonid make an arbitration betwegn the parties. ‘The papers intimated to the public vuat the shorts, were ready to settle for 160 or 170 for corneted tock, and the ring subsequently consented to this compromise. The operations of this corner were so far-reach- Ing that some of the members of the State Legisia- ‘are were involved in the transactions, and one ‘was expelled in consequence from the Senate; and, incidental to this, Bartow, cashier of the Com- mercial) Bank of Albany, was a defaulter to the ex- fent of $130,000, and Wilding, an operator frem London, disappeared so completely with $45,000 ‘worth of shares that he has never been heard of mince, In November, 1865, THE PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, better known as the Prairie Dog Corner, one of the most notable of the large number Which have been effected in our street, was sprung Upon the brokers, This at the time was avery obscure Western road, and only had a total capital of $2,900,000, and the shares when the speculation started were selling at 60. The ring lent thou- sands of shares and created a very large short interest, On the last Monday of the same month Prairie Dog had been pushed up to 250, Thena settlement began. Some settied at 110 and others ‘a8 high as 210, and it is historical that one house paid $125,000 to get clear. William H. Marston, at ene time cashier of an Illinois bank, was the en- gincer and leading spirit in this corner. ‘The SECOND CORNER IN HARLEM STOCK happened in 1863. John M. Tobin conducted it when the stock was selling at 60. Throughout the whole of this corner the engineering was the most skillful and far-reaching, Commodore Van- derbilt, at the same time, was interested in the Broadway Street Railroad grant, aud the members of the Common Council of New York had thrown their influence against it, as they had sold ehort of the stock and wished to repeat the charter of the road. At the same time they had in- vested short in Harlem. Tobin owned, as he had Fpivately. purchased the entire stock of the road, it was no very dificult matter to run the rice up to 164, ‘This was in September, and when settlements were made the stocks dropped down to 80, In the early rt of the following year, 1864, the State Legisla- jure repealed the grant, and half the Assembly entered on a systematic raid against Harlem. The stock fell. ‘The shorts began to increase. Several houses failed, and not less than three mil- lion dollars were pocketed by robin and his col- league, the fery Commodore, Some of the individual epersvore. who had agreed to deliver 1,000 to 1,200 ares, were exceedingly glad. to compromise by paying something like $180,000, THE HUDSON CORNER OF 1863 ‘was also one of the most notable of the Wall street explosions. This was engineered by Leonard Jerome and a few of nis fricnds, It appears that the scheme was simply the impulse of the moment. The bears hi got the stock down to 112 and even less. Jerome held large amounts of the stock and grew irritated at ths decline in ‘the price, and sent orders to several brokers to take ali that was otfered at the seller’s option. This pian was continued for several days until the market began to tail, Then the elique began to buy cash stock until al- most ali the capital stock had been secured. At this period many applications were ade to bear houses to turn the stock. They bought it cash of the Ring and sold it back at an advance pon ten, twenty or thirty days options, This clever ruse of apparent weakness euaded the brokers that the clique was great need of money, and a_ short interest again developed itself, and cash stock was sold for future delivery freely—the ring all the time guietly taking it in. When at? length the op- tions, given in the turns, came to maturity, the bears found themselves in a very decided “corner.” No stock could be ebtamed. Hudson mounted up .to 180, Then the leading operators began to ~~ bewail their misfortunes and implore mercy. They Baid they made the turn simply as a matter of ac- commodation, and tt was not at a)i fair that they gow should lose thousands of dollars on every hundred shares. The clique was not tobe in- Huenced, however, and at most consented to tend the stock at five per cent perday. There were 50,000 shares due, and on a very large ye of them this extreme interest was duly | moat At last, not having anything better to do, he bears were obliged to buy the stock. What re- mained was disposed of by being soid privately. ‘What was made on this it is impossible to say, but it can be put at millions. The MILWAUKEE AND ST, PAUL eorner was undertaken riskily—that is, without the co-operation of directors. Garner was the master mind of the ir. The stock was selling at 47 in January and the estate bought calls at twelve months, cornering the entire capital stock, paying $800,000 in premiums. He then ordered his roker to bid it up, and in October it quoted at 111. The direction at this point voted an immediate ‘seue Of shares and the market broke toGl. ‘There was : A CORNER IN ROCK ISLAND in 1863-64, It was enginecred by Morse, of Fort Wayne fame, and Thomas C. Durant, the Union Pa- sific man. ‘In December large sums of the stock were hypothecated on a .sixty days’ loan, Heavy purchases were then made, More tnan fifty-six thousand five hundred shares (the entire capital stock) was held or Bate at short joptions, Some say at 20,000 in excess of the capital were bought. Yhe price started at 107 and went up to 149. At this state it was found out that the pool was being betrayed. A compromise was then made at from 140 to 143, This occurred in February. The next @ay a broker sold 10,000 shares, and the corucr broke. AN ERIE POOL took place in November, 1803. In the morning Erie sold for 3654, and in the afternoon was as high a8 62%. It isa singular fact that in this pooi Smith and Gould, the two who are now at loggerheads, were partners against Daniel Drew, ‘who was leit out in the cold “short.” In 1867 Van- aerbilt had attempted to corner thesame crowd that Smith, Gould and Drew did—who were all in the same boat at the time. Now Horace F. Clark, the Vanderbilt in the street, is in reputed league with Gould. It is an example of how Wall strect matters change and turn, and how enemies become friends and friends enemies in all the idoscopic changes of Wall street. Woodward, er known as “Sunday School Woodward,” caused A CORNER IN MICHIGAN SOUTHERN im 1866, sending it from 80 to 105, and for some days he received three per cent for lending the stock, being paid perday. This same Woodward, it will be bered, about a year ago endeavored to ron up Rock Island, but failed in his corner and Jost afortune, He is now considered a ruined man HA od aud has done nothing of any note since. Perhaps the best known corner of all was the reat gold corner of September, 1869, the disas- us effects of which have given the name of Black Friday to the day on which it happened. Tt was then that Fisk, Gould, Belden and others united to send up the price of did succeed in sending it up to from a amall premium, It will be remembered q @ fovernment stepped in and put a stop to the spéculation by putting all the gold necessary on the market. This so completely took the ring that they were circum. 1 failed to pay many of their Obligations at the time, ruining many of the brokers and causing more or less gnashing of teeth through the land. The main point of this was that, instead of being stocks, which only affect a few, it was gold, the price of which affects ‘everybody in a greater or iess degree, BALES AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, Friday, Nov. 22=10:15 A. M. 112% US 5.20, ¢, 14y Cy L2%y Xt US 5-20, ¢, 67. 118% 165.0255 HH3 7500 do... Ub F165, Hs. 115!g 20000 US Bre, V8, F. 10 A. M—Before Ca: successor of (200 shs Pac MSSCo.. £9 300shsC & NW RR, oo do. 806 200 Erie RR..... <0 100 do. wo 100 40u 1200 200 ‘00 700 200 20 300 100 200 i 8 30 ino 00 i'w 1000 00 cL 200N 200 100 £00 100, 00 1 wo 300 0 io 400 200 is 8 1300 100 100, OO 100 Us. 1200 cy 1 $3 ia a no y Sees 3 2 =| 8 BY Ad Roushn lst, 4000 M & Bt P 8's, ig 1000 Mas Bee | 1000 Bur, 89 BR eae oe . rs 3000 U Pac % 100 10000 do. & 8 1000 Un Pac i's, ine.s3_ 73% yee, 0, Se Tistm.. 1 3 wanes, 1 10 a ie a ith 100 M: i a Wi me iM 500 70% 700 1500 76% 800 2 8 300 foe 0 3 do. 76%, 500 300 MIL & St B.S cbe.b3. 2° 300 400 “do, 52 100 100 fe d0cni 98 a ig ee oe %8 ay 5 a iw so 81% 15 8 88° 100 534 8336 500 9% a 3 5 By 38 2 ae 10 9% 100 95 xg 100 Un i 83% 100 Er 88°" 500 34 8814 100 34: 88g 100 3 a 8 Bs 93% 133, 90 # ra 200 107 00 + 107: 073 = = SESe: SBSESSSSS Ed #8 PESEceEE: eves S88% SER: etee: 5 “" 12115 and 2:15 P. M. $8000 US 5-20, c, 07..... 11535 16000 US 6's, 10-40, ¢.... 108 12:30 P. M.—Before Call. £00 shs West Un Tel... 10 do. 76 76\4 200 SBSVVARS: SS naan 2000 NJ Cen Ist m,new 1 1000 shs American Co’l 300 New eneeaal be &i 100 shs New Cent Coal. 500 West Un Tel -. 76% 2300 500 do. BB 10% Be0 200 7683 400 7634 200 765, 400 7634 600 763, 500 76° 20 75% 300 iy 100 7 300 75% 20 SSL 7S 807; 1000 do. 86: 100 do. 863 sou do. 1200 do. 1000 do. 86! 100 ao. 86: 100 Atlantic 12} de i le. 100 Union 5 de. Eee 100 do. 3A 100 © do a8 oe ei 55% 56 83% 65; SESESESSSEEEEESER See SnESSESELEAEES . = tt CLOSING PRIOES—4 O'OLOOK P, M, Western Union. 75% a 76 Northwestern. .200 bid. eee ee ons eS Rock Istand....107% a 107% Guickaiver pi 65) 1 a 6&2 facific Mail. ey a NY Centra a 93) Eni sian’. Bash 88 Union Pacities: Sag a M4 COMMERCIAL REPORT. Cotton Qatet and Easy—Receipts at the Ports 18,223 Bales=Flour Firm—Wheat and Corn Easier=—Oats Quiet=Pork Nominally Dearer=Lard Firm—Pctro- leam Dull—Naval Stores Generally Qulet—Spirits Firmer—East India Goods ge ly Quiet id Steady— Metals Quiet—Wool Active and Firm— Whiskey Steadier. FRIDAY, Nov, 22—6 P, M, There was scarcely 60 much activity in commer- cial circles to-day, and, a8 @ Datural consequence, there was less buoyancy and firmness in the mar- kets for a number of the leading articles, while in some cases prices were lower, but there was very little manifest disposition to preas sales, however, so that business was generally light, At the Pro- duce Exchange there was decidedly leas activity, and prices tended in favor of the buyer. Flour was ull, but steady. Wheat was decidedly dull, and, notwithstanding, there wa u ote Tarther improvement of 24. per centalin Liver- pool, prices favored the buyer to the extent of fully 1c, per bushel, and _Were no buyers at the 10s even the reduction. Tol Wis seavy, put in fair demand at rather lower prices, the bulk of the business being for shipment. There was no movement in provis- ions, the pork market being at a complete stand, if we may except a few hundred barrels at an ex- treme figure. The stock is sald to be controlled by one house. Lard was steady at the improvement chronicled yesterday. There was scarcely any change in the freighting or chartering business, there being @ fair inquiry for both freight room and vessels for charter at about former rates, Groceries were very quiet to-day, and while prices were without mate- rial change they were by no means strong, particularly for sugar. Petroleum remained dull, but nevertheless holders demanded full prices. Naval stores, with the exception of a fair speculative demand for spirits of tur- pentine, were quiet; but spirits closed: showing an im- rovement, remained quiet and Cig ‘he same remark will apply to India goods. Wool continued in active demand at full recent improved Prices, | Whiskey, although quiet, was steadier. Asuxs.—Receipts for the market has been very quiet, with sales corifined entirely to jobbing lots of pots, which realized $8 25. Pearls re- mained nominal, Buitpina Matearats.—The demand for brick since our last has been only moderate, but notwithstanding there has been no essential chatige in prices. We quote :— Gargo pale, $5; Jersey, $6 50 a $7; North River, $7 a $8 50; Se fon, $12 @ $16, and Philadelphia front from yard, a 845, Lins has been in light supply; and while the demand was_ only moderate the market. was a shade firmer. We quote :—Rockland common, 50; do, Jump, $175, Cement remained quiet and steady at $1 per for Rosendale. rate. under limited arrivals and @good demand, were slightly better, Sales of Eastern spruce at $2 45'a $2 50. Caxpuss—There lias been very ilttle doing, except in a jobbing way; but there has been no material alteration n prices, We quote : Sperm, dc. a 880, ; patent do. 42c. 0.430. ; paraffine, 30c, a Sic.; stearic, 23¢. a 20c., and ad- amaniine, 20e. for 16 ounce. Corree.—With the exception of 1,500 bags of Rio (bal- ance of the cargo of the North America) there were no transactions of importance reported and the market steady at previous figures as follows. We quote :— Rio, ordinary cargoes, I5e. @ 15}4c.; tair, 16e. a 1634.5 ‘ood, 17!4c. & 1730.4 prime, Isc. & 184c. ; ‘extreme range or ity, the, a Iie. gold, per Ib, 00a GD Gaya credit; Java overnment bags). 190. 5 rass ma {ion doers Ningape ¥820 do,~ tbe. a'l6e. Ceylon, 1o5¢e. 3 a 1634 Laguayre, 1i¢e, & 6c. ; St. Domingo, 13340. 0 18%%c. quiet since our last and the estimated sales of Lake only footed up about 100,000 Ibe. at Sle, aSlige. Other metals were quiet and without material change in values, Small sales of Straits tin were made at 30'4c, Pa tet was * metarets ean for. ti) cotton r spinning par} ut e mines of the day ren- dered itdiffcult to devide upon grade, and business on this account was smaller than it would otherwise have been, Exporters were quite out of the market, The best bids from this class of buyers were about. I8ge._ for low middling, and on that basis for other grades, The joined quotations may be regarded as tiominal and sub- tering to sellers, Future deliveries continued activ opening weak, but later ruling steadier. The sales re- ported on ‘Change to-day sum up as follows :— To-Day. Last Evening. Total Export... _ i 1 Consumpt 83 353 Speculation. + ert ry Total...ccccrcrversreovees SUF 488 m5 —For tuture delivery (basis low middling) the sales have been as follows :—Sales last evening alter three o’clock— 400 at Krag hed ate c., 100 at 19 $-16c., 100 a December, F oanuary, 0) at Februar, 7, 800 at 19¢,; March, 100 at 19%4c., 200 at 19 3-18c., 100 at 9c. ; April, 100 at 19 9-16c. ; May, 100 at 19 15-16c., 100 at 19!c., 209 at 19%. Total, 3,300 bales. Sales ay wp. to three PL M—Novetuber,, 20) at 19%c,, 100 at 19 1-16c., at 19%¥¢c., at 19 1-I6c., 600 at 19}éc,, BOO at 19 3: December, 100 at 1834c., 800 at 1811-16e. 1 Sryrz.200 at Tage, G00. at Hi tious 400" ates ar; 200 at c., 600 at 15 1}-l6c., al 4 Teii-dor 400 at 18ife., 200 ut 1811-166. 100 at 18 ary, 400 at 19¢. at 18 15-160., 100 at 18%0., 800 1818-16e., 100 a¢'19¢., 100 at 18 15-16c,, 50 at 19%c. 18 16-16c,, 200 at 19¢.; March, 300 at ise. 100 at 1 3-1 100 at 19i%c., 700 at 19 8-16c., 500 at 80 at 19 5-l6c. April, abd at 10%4e., 100, at, 39.7 ‘at 1W3xe., 1 197-16c,, 100 at L9iZc, 100 ht 19 7-1 ‘at 19 11-180,, 100 at rt B00 at 1954¢., 100 at 193¢¢. + Maly, 1,000 at 19556. 100 at 19 f1-ibe., 400 at l9%e.5 109 at 19 11-60, 4c. paid to exchanged 40) December tor 400 February; 9 paid, to, exchange December for farch. ‘otal, 19,000 bales. Grand total, 22,300 bales. ‘The receipts at the ports sum up as follows :—Galveston, 1,697; New Orleans, 7,693; Mobile, 1,583; Savannah, 3,65: Charleston, 986; Wilmington, 342; ‘Norfolk, 2,022; "13 more, 70; Boston, 3, Total, 14,223, ' Rates on cotton to for- sign ports closed, as follows:—To Liverpoo), » Sia, a'7-loa. : snil, Mates wre, by steam, 1ige, a 1 a suil, te, compressed; to Hamburg, by steam, come pressed’; to Bremen, by. steam, 1346; sail, 14gc.; Baltic orts, by steam, via Knéland, $d. ; Mediterranean ports, by'steuin, via England, Sd. We quote :— Uplands, Alabama, New Orleans. Texas, Ordinary... hes Tog 17 5 b 188 18% 19% Ne 19g bs 29 Do 2012 0% 26 215 —The quotations are based on cotton in store, running in quality not Anes than half a grade above or below the rade quotes orPLoUR AND: Grarx.—Recelpts—Flour, 15.287 bbls: wheat bushels; corn, 172,800 ‘to, ; corn'mcal, 120 bbls, an ; barley, 107,001 ‘buseis. The flour market was Quiet but firm for all kinds, superior and No. 2 bringin Atrifie more in some cases. The sales, comprising all kinds, foot up about 20,00) bhis., at prices within ¢ range of our quotations. Corn meal 4,200 bbls. brought $325 a $340 85a $3 90 for Brandywine, W. e: Ee to! ARETE 175 @ 82 675 & 700 750 a 90 p Ohio, shipping 6% a 700 Round hoop Ohio, trade brands. 725 a 80) Family....... a 800 a 100 St. Louis low extra. 700 a 800 St. Louis straight extra. sevens - 80 ao 875 St. Louis choice double extra. +900 a 1000 St. Louis choice family. 210 50 a 12 00 California. 800 a BLO Rye flour. 400 a 500 Southern 425 a 625 Southern superfine. 1 550 a 625 Southern extra 172 a 87% Southern fumily. + 900 @ 1300 Corn meal, Western 2325 a 3H Corn meal, Jerse I 80 a 865 Bran 385 a 390 400 fob 30 a 365 10.00 f. 0. be , but, there being no pressure, scarcely anything was dotie, the market closing AL about $i 5 a $1 55 for No.2 Chicago and Milwaukee, The sales were ouly about $35,000 bushels, at 81 45 for No. 3 Spring, $1 53 for choice Northwest, $1 54 for Milwaukee In store, $175 a $1774 for’ amber | Michigan and $185 for white “Michigan; — 15,000 bushels No. 2 Milwaukee was sold last evening at $1 55, Corn was heavy and the transactions only mi Sales about 106,000 bushels at 6ic. a 643¢c. , closi tor Te. sail mixed, 65c. for Western yellow, for do. white and 70¢. a 72c. for Southern white. quiet, but not aerial Gienees in price. were only about 26,000 bushels, at 490, a Ste. for new rn mixed, 48¢. a 50c. for do. black. White was held above the views of buyers, and the market closed dull. y was quiet, but former prices were demanded. No . Rye—Sales 5,000 bushels of choice new State at sc. ‘Secranrs.—Thero has beon a fair business consummated to-day in berth freights, more particularly for accommo- dation for grain, and rates were without essential change. ‘The chartering demand _was fair for vessels for the vetroleum trade, but aside from this there was but little inquiry for othér purposes. Rates generally were without perceptible change. The engagements were :— To Liverpool, by steam, #2,500 bushels of grain, at 8¢d. a i. but principally at the higher rate; 1,000 boxes cheese, 408, and by sail, 750. 8 cotton 44d. for, compressed. To London, by steam, 3,0) boxes cheese, 20 tons of grease, 37s. 6d. » an To Antwerp, by steam, 200 packages p: ovivions at 50s., and 8) tons of measureinent goodsat 37s, 6d. To Bremen, by sail, 450 bales cotton at 15-16c. per 1b, The charters comprise :—An Italian bark, hence to Gibraltar for orders, 1,700 bbls. refined petroleum, 6. Od., excluding Spanish porta: an ‘American bark (rechartered), hence to javre, 4,00 bbls, of crude or naphtha at 6s. 9.2 an Ital- ion brig, hence to a Mediterranean port, 1,100 bbls, re- fined petroleum on private ter rig, hence adirect Spanish port, 1,500 bola, do., alsoon private lerms. Gunnixs have met with rather more inquiry during the pasi three days, and the market was in consequence steadier; sales since our last, 1,000 rolls of “Ludlow” at 2c,, 200 Folls at something over I3c., and 2,000 rolls of In- dia companies’ bagging, sold some time since, at 13g. We,giiote:—Domestic Clot, eu 12%c., and bags, Mie a 14%c, Heap ann Jore.—All descriptions of hemp remained very quiet, but manila was slightly firmer, quoted at llc. a Thige., gold. Jute remained Inactive, but was nominally gC., gold. Jute butts continued in good d and firm; sales 300 bales for prompt delivery at h, and 6,000 bales on private terms. “We a 234¢., cu rTenCy. w.—The demand for both hay and straw brisk, and in some instances a further rite hay, continued quit advance was established. We a's} 1 10 a $1 15; retail qualities, long rye Sea, $ A $1 40; short do., 95c. a $i 05; oat, a and wheat, 75. & 860. Hors.—We have no particular cha branch of trade since our last report. The receipts been comparatively better, but still continued lizht. Everything desirable offered was readily taken at full current prices, We quote new hops, 38c. a 38c. Mo.asses.—There was no business of importance re- ported, the market remaining as previously noticed. We ie Old Crop. New Crop. Cuba—centrifugal and mixed..... He. a ihe. Slay Muscovado, refining. Muscovado, grocery . & Bh, ts of turpentine in ap) has been fair, the ket was just a shade better. ‘We heard of sales of 242 bbis, at O)igc, : 0 bbls at 60c., flat; 5 bbls ind 100 bbls to afrive at Oe 2.800 with vaciniaed irm, at about mm 225 Dbl, 801d hands, but prices were sperm were quiet iY ately fair der d firm. qi ra, in casks; crude whale, 63. a 7c. for northern, 63c. a 65c, for southern; 72e. for natural Winter and 72c. leached do. Crude sperm, $ gar 0; na 160, and bleached do., $165. Lard, 70 » for present make and . ‘5210. a Sc. for selected for choice brown. Crude cottonseed, mnesTRoLro™.— For refined the market remoined re was no apbarent weakness 1e quoted at ft on te tor Spay tnontty or Be rude, in bulk, was jut not quotably lower; gt 4e i ‘saul ‘pale 6 50 Dbl eg rally quoted at 13%c. Fepol for: prompt delivery, at I4\¢e.; cases were Bovina ab Sle. a 82c. Napht ‘as also nominal, ghiey. end bo Ac the Oreel en, ned very ‘end bo. change fees ‘The Philadelphia market continued dull, but still the nominal price for refined for spot oF a, rings 2 wea arin awere unser tied ¥ 6%e. for sit 1 demand) “The "sales were kage: fr 3 for new extra ime th: Si a SFfor ab, ‘prime me, with sales of Eo) bbs. at that of mi and ‘estern steam was firm! at 8%c. for wooden-bound, but the best bids were not above 8),c. Sales 250 tierces, new, at Bic.; 500 tierces at the West, for January Sad rabeaaty at Tice, and 230 t for March ‘at a 2 ierces for Mar al > 200 terces ot tity old nt Se. cash, ‘aad tice. for dod Rick.—The demand to-day for rice has been limited, but there was nochange in prices. Sales 45 tierces Carolin: atti vigge Hangoon at Ye. 4 Tige. Pala . 00 bags SebaThe Popa light ence our 1 ‘¢ our it for linsced, yet 2 old, eoatinued the, aominal Price, Clover has beet in light request, with sales a of two or three car loads at 9} sommon to chuice quoted at 9440. a 9%c. Timothy remained quiet, but was eect reins $3.30 per bushel Rough flax quoted UGAR.—ihe market to-day for raw has been unusual; dull, and while prices were unchanged it would have been necessar; make concessions in order to effect transactions, No sales of consequence were reported, Refi was also very quiet and ha were rather . easier; quoted at 12%\c. a 12%c. for standard A’s, and pee: We quote :—Cuba—Refining, in- fer ce a . 3 fair to good fair, 4c. a O34¢. + groct eer contin’ a, hds. and r Dute to 10Hee; ds 0 1Ke. | do, 2sge. & 12%C. 5 Porto Rico—Refin! common to prime, 9'4c. A + grocery, fair to cholce, 10}c. a 10%, 'Brazil—Duten standard, Now 8 to 12, . Java—Dutch standard, Nos. 10 to 12, 10c, @ Wc. Manila—Superior and extra superior, 846. a 9c, TEARINY.—No trade was reported to-day, and the nomi- nal quotations were 8c. for hhds. and $c. for prime in terces, for early delivery, TALLOW.—The market to-day has been fairly active, and Without noticeable change in prices, 350 bbls. of good Western brought 83c., and 10,00 Ibs, in hhds. at 8 13-16e. ; also 300 hhds, for short delivery on private terms, and 1,080 DDls. at the West on private terms, and 160,00) Ibs, at alveston also on private terms, ‘Tovacco.—The demand has been only moderate since our last, but there was no material change in prices, ‘The sales were as follows :—100 cases old crop seed leaf, lo, vant lerms ; 3 " © $1 09; 200 bhds, Kentucky, d3ger'a Ibe, ne? HAVaN™ ® ‘oov.—There has been ah active demand during the Past three days for nearly all descriptions of wool. any while higher prices were paid in some instances the gen- eral market can peray be cailed better than w: he : noticed earlier in 3 still holders of wool are very confident and show but little dis- to “sell except at their own figures. onition The ‘sales ‘since our lave Feport. sum up ‘as follows: 10,000 Ibs. unmerchantable fleece, 52c. @ 55c.; 15 bales California Fall clip, 30c. ; 25 pales do. do., scoured, $1 03; ‘21 bags low scoured, We, ; 100 bales Cape, dlc. ; 1U,W00 Ibs, Me ull, 70¢.; 7,000 do. Lima, 1c. ; 20,000 do. Angora, nis; 10,00) do, Australia, do. Wo; 10,000 do. black nia, 25¢. 100,000 a D vate’ terms; 60" bage’ ex Hy 6235 KAS, rive TMs; iJ ull, 62des 15,000" tba “Dominion fleece, private, herthsy bags super, 623gc. a Bic. ; bales Cape, 20,000 Ibs,” African, 80c baxs ot 15,000 Ibs, Cape, 42c.: 2,000 Ibs. extra pull, 63c. ; 2,000 Ibs. Georgia, 0c. ; 160 bales Cape, 45c. ; 90 do. do., 40c. & 423¢c. ; 20 bales California, Spring prime, 40c. a 42c.’ 25 bales 0., 42c. a 45c. ; 5,000 Ibs. Ohio fleece, 6c. ; 35 2; 4,000 Iba. No. 1 mestizo, S0c. ; 2,600 Ibs. bury 309 bales extra pull, 60c. ;42 bales super do., 25, Montevideo 46)¢c. ; 150 bales extra Pep 6le. do., 623gc. ; 50 bales do., 65c.; 50 bales super do., 67. 80 Dales do., do., 5c. ; 100 bales do., do., 53c. ; 80 bales do., do., Ge. : Wuiskry.—Receipts—755 bbls. The market was rather more steady, closing at 99¢., with sales of 130 bbls, at that price, Cc, DOMESTIC MARKETS. Gatveston, Nov. 22, 1872, ordinary, I7/s¢. a 1630. .. orts—To “Great Britain, 785 bales; coastwise, 696 bai day, 1,000 bates; last even: iug, 1,200 bales. Stock, 49,761 bales. Weekly net receipts, 8,287 bales. Exporta—to Great Britain, 785 bales; coast- Wise, 2,738 bales, Sales, 11,100 bales, New Orveans, Nov. 22, 1872. Cotton steady; good ceipts, 1,697 bales. i Cotton quiet; prices nominal; good ordinary, 17}4 low, middlings, Iic.; middlings, 19%c. Net “receipts, 7,593 bales; gross, 191. Exports to. the Continent, 1,438 1 Bales, M0; last evening, 300). Stock. 140,80. Weekly Net receipts, 39,019; gross 45,018. Exports—To Great Brit Hin ore ; to the Continent, 14,693 ; coastwise, 6,443, Sales, Moniix, Nov. 22, 1872, Cotton weak; good ordinary, i7%c.; low. middlings, Cc. 5, 18lgc, @ 1834. ; middlings, ize. a IB?c. Net receipts, 1,083 bales. “Expo ‘0 Great Britain, 4,675 bles; coast wise, 819 bale: Saies, 500 bales, Stock, 24,472 bales. Weekly net receipts, 12,210 bales. Exports—To Great coast- Britam, 5,050 Dalen to the Continent, 1,073 bale: wise, 7,048 bales, Sales, 7,600 bales. Cotton dull; middlings, 1854 Exports—To the Coutineht, 7M. Stock, 68,524. Weekly—Net ports—To Great Britain, 8,500; to coustwise, 7,877. Sules, 11,41, Crantxston, Nov. 22, 1872. Cotton dull and nominal; middlings,'Isgc, Net re- ceipts, 936 bales, Exports coastwine, 2120. ‘Sales, 590. Stock; 27,879. Weekly—Net receipts, 12,116. Exports—To Great Britain, 4.924; to the Continent, 2/26; coastwise, 7.810. ‘Balen, 8,50. Wiarton, N. C., Nov. 22, 1872. Spirits of turpentine firm at Sic. a Sdc. Rosin firm at 30 $3.10 for strained, Crude turpentine ‘steady at $3 tor ard. $6 for yellow dip and virgin, Tax firm at $370. Burrato, N. Y., Nov. 22, 1872. Lake imports—Wheat, 13,350 bushels; ‘corn, 45,287 do. Canal shipments—W heat, 36,200 bushels; corn, 10. 5 barley, 27,00 do., all tor Way stations. "The canal is still unimpeded. Rail shipments from eleyators—3,600 bushels corn. Great difficulty Is experienced in moving freight on account of the siow blockade. | Flour dull; Western Spring, $7 & $7 25; bakers’, $7 a $7 50; ambcr, $8 50a $8 '75e white, $9 a $9 8). Wheat steady’ and in light in. guiry;sales'in small lots of Milwaukee No. 2 Spring at 7'37 4 $1 38; white Cavada at $l 75.0 $1 8. Corn dull: sales of 16,000 busheis No. 2, in lots, at 49e., and small lots ‘of high mixed at 0c. Uats quiet and nominal at 37c, for Toledo and Western, Oswxco, N. ¥., Nov. 22, 1872, Flour in good demand, and the market steady, Sales 9 $400 bbls. at $8zor No, 1 Spring, $9 for amber Winter, 19 75 for white Winter, $10 8) for double extra. Wheat irmer, Sales of 4,000 bushels No. 1 Milwaukee club at ‘Corn quict.” Barley firmer. Sales ot 5,000 bushels 10,000 do. ba ‘eceip the Col ay; shorts BY; shipstats: Side aniddlings, $41. per "shorts, $17; shipstufts, $19; imiddlings, $21 per nal freigits—Corn was taken this inorning at New York; lumber, $4 60 a $4 75 to the Hudson, ad freights—Hlour to. Boston, 7: New York: Yo Albany, Bie. Receipts by lake 38,00), bushels Wheat, 18,20) do, corn, 6,00 do. barley, 107,000 feet lun: ber, Shipments by A1—8,500 bushels wheat, 77.000 do. it 000 feet lumber. uriey, 8,200 do, rye, CmtcaGo, Nov. 22, 1872. Flour steady. Wheat buoyant and unsettled ‘opened higher, cloved ‘weak; No.1 Spring $1, 20 a 3No. 2 do., $1 10% spot; $1 10 December ;,No, 3 do., $1 a $1 OL; rejected &7c. a 88%. Corn opened firm but closed dull; No, 2mixed S240, "a Sic. spots SMe, December re jected, 20i4c. Oats quiet and unchanged; No. 2 at 23! 'h 2336c.; Fejected, Zhe. a Zee, Kye 8 an ih i Sse. Barley dull and lower ; No. 2 Fall, #e. Provi jemand. Pork, $13'a $13 25 Spot; options i1 75 a’ $12 00; January, $12 25a gc. bid, 736C. asked ber. All meats demand light revious quotations. Green hams, . Hams in pickle, 9c. 10K Whiskey steady Freights nominal. Receipts—4,000 bbls. tlour, 40, bushels wheat, 49,000 do. corn, 19,000; do. oats, 4,000 do. rye, 29,000 do. barley. Shipments—7,0% bbls. flour, 65,000 bushels wheat, 49,000 do, corn, 17,00 do, oats, 24,00) do, arley. e COTTON RECEIPTS, New York, Nov. 22, 1872, Total net receipts of cetton since September 1, Baltimore... Philadelphia Boston.. New York Providenc Nortolk, EUROPEAN MARKETS, Loxpon Moxey MaRxer,—Lonpox, Nov, 22—5 P. M.— Consols closed at ‘and 9255 for the ac- count. American » nged. Erie Railway; S0ig: IROT 9944} ten-forlies, Higt mew ives 8g 3 8, 1-101 8, ve ae ‘Pints Bounsd.—Panie, Nove 1 Wenten, t8 Liverroot Corton Manxet.—Livenroot, Nov. 22—5 P. M.—The market closed unchanged. The sales of the day have been 12,000 bales, including 2,000 for speculation and export. The market isfirm, Sales of middling upland for November at 9%c. a 913-16d ; uplands, ‘at opening + maldaling Orleans, i0igd. The sales of the week have been 97,000 bales, inclading 0% for export and 900) on speculation. (The stock in port is 4250) bales, including 1,000 American. e Feceipts of the week have been 53,000 bales, including 26,000 American, Actual export, 12/000 bales. ‘The stock at sca, bound to this port, is 239,00) bales, including 116,000 American. Trave at MANCHESTER.—LivERFOOL, Nov. 22.—The market for yarns and fabrics at Manchester is firmer, and prices are generally higher, expecially tor yarns. Liyenrool BReapstorrs MaRket—Livenroot, Nov. 22, 5P.M.—The receipts of corn at this port for the past three days aye, en peo quarters, including. 000 American. ie receipts of wheat at this port for tt re] three days have been 35,000 quarters, including 30,000 American. The market 13 dy. Wheat, 13. . per cental for club California white. Corn, 28%. id. a 298. per quarter. Flour, 30s. 6d. per bbl. for Western canal. Liverroot Provisions Market—Liverroot, Nov. 22—5 my ‘38s, 6d. per cwt. for Cumberland cut; 36, cwt, for short rib middles, Bacol 9d, pei Livenroos. Propuck Market—Liverroot, Nov. 226 P. yg 44s. per cwt; common rosin, lls a Ils. 3d. ir ow! NDON Propuck Manxet—Lonpox, Nov. 22—Even- .—Spirits turpentine, dis. 6d. a 42, per cwt. Retined roleumn, 19341. a 20d. per gallon. Perno.eim Manket—Axtwenr, Nov. 22.—Petroleum, ‘58)4f. a Sif, for fine pale American, HAVANA MARKET, — oo s “ Liars itATAiA, Nov. 18, 1872. Sugar—Operations limited, owing to the scarcity of classes demat ip t; receipts scanty, and quo- igen san Pheer XC8 at! oa ol the week, £00 box: ‘and 875 hhds. Exports, 12,00 boxes, including 10,000 to the United States, Bacon steady percwt, Butter quiet and weak. Fh ‘eat 1675. Hame—American ar Lard steady; ous, er quintal. toes ‘Tallow quiet and sieady. 10 0). ions Nominal and ‘At 5} a 536 reals per gallon. nd White pine, Of; pisen Ine, vane a 4 Hd CR) sate oR 1001 $0; Sicrvehaved, it Havana for $20; per hogthena f molasses Borth Const for ited States Exchange steady. 8 art -recell a necttied the seen? of tclegrams since Saturday United States. sixty a a short sight, 834 nf chy Premium; sbort sight, 22 ‘2 4 32)4 premium; on Paris, 15 a ‘xchange irregular. On 6 7 ; Hiaty dave gol, 'sha He remium; on London, ih premium, _ + + FINANCIAL, JAY COOKE & © ae » BANKERS, AS We offer to investors the FIRST MORTGAGE L. GRANT BONDS of the Northern Pacific Railroad Com Dany. ¢ ‘Atfontion is called to the ample real estate whien'these bonds are based, in aduition tothe Gaul rantee of @ first mort; fo on the Road, its equi; He traffic. The ‘Landsof the Company thus tar sold have realised $8 91 per ncre. pers HOUSE OF FISK & HATCH, No, 5 Nassau street, New York, We receive Deposits and allow interest on daily bal- ances, issue intercet-bearing Certificates of Deposit, make Collections in all parts of the United States and Canadas, and execute orders at the Stock Exchange for Invest- ment Stocks and Bonds, We buy and sell, as usual, Government and Central Pacific and Chesapeake and Ohio Bonds. The smaller denominations of the latter are nearly exhausted, and of the $1,000 bonds we have only small supply remaining. At their present price they yield over seven per cent income in g them, We strongly recommend I |i This great work is about completed; there are now nearly 400 miles finished, and only about 30 miles remain to unite the Atlantic tide waters to the Ohio River valley by the shortest and easiest route, The company have, at considerable expense, caused a geological survey to be made of the route of the road by Professor Ridgway. Copies of this valuable report, and also.a pamphlet containing the latest information in reference to the present conditien and future prospects of the road, can be had at our office, The quantities of white oak, chestnut, walnut and other valuable timbers; the cannel, splint and bitumin- ous coals; the varietics of iron ores; the limestone, salt and other products, render the route of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad probably the most attractive location for iron and kindred ind: A. HARGE ESTATE FUND TO LOAN ON FIRST class New York City Property ; $60,00) for Brooklyn Property; $100,000 to buy Mortgages. Address ATTOR- NEY, box 319 Post office, New York. ‘ies in the United States. FISK & HATCH, T REASONABLE RATES.—MONEY ON LIFE AND Endowment Insurance Policies; alse on Bonds and Riortesnes! Insurances of all kinds effected with best mm panies, Jed. BRICH & CO., 119 Broadway. OTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN TO HOLDERS OF OLD Manposa Securities that the option at present rates to take the Mariposa Land and Mining Company's stock will close on the 30th inst., at the office of the Mariposa Land and Mining Company, 34 Wall street. QRexran SAVINGS BANK, _ 435 Grand sireet. Interest fromthe Ist of every month. E_HAVE MONEY TO LOAN—IN QUEENS AND Kings counties, Long Island; also on improved city property ; principals only. 8, VITT, 54 Wall street. ARD & LE, TO LOAN—ON UNENCUMBERED val Estate. Address OWNER, box 4,482 rk. $22.000 Fost office, New $25.000 WANTED—FOR property’ will gua IMPROVED CITY tee filty per cent profit in cash; principals only will receive attention. Ad- drcss OWNER, box 187 Herald office, parce re Sa a METEOROLOGICAL PRENOMENON, + A Beautital Phenomenon Scen from the Wyoming Valley. WILKESBARRE, Pa., Nov. 18, 1872, To THE EpiToR OF THE HERALD:. The citizens of this part of the Wyoming Valley, 80 noted for its gorgeous sunsets and grand meteo- rological phenomena, witnessed last Sunday even- ing one of the grandest and most beautiful atmos- pheric spectacles that it is the untrequent privilege of man to behold, In this instance mild-eyed Luna, instead of the garish sun, played the princi- pal part, as if ambitious to show that she, too, with her berrowed light, could perform celestial won- ders as well as her mighty patron, the God of Day, who some time before had sunk behind the western his, At about half-past seven o’clock, although the western sky was one deep cerulean vault, studded with sparkling stars, there might have been seen im the east some fleecy, striated clouds that, by the effects of their parallel position and the law of perspective, seemed to form a combined, radiating nebula, with its centre in the east, and its diverging radii, of nearly equal width and length, spreading over that. part of the heavens from the horizon to the zenith. In the focus of this radiation hung the bright and nearly full-orbed moon, forming a glow- ing centre, from which these radiating clouds, softened and illumined by her lignt, seemed to be her natural emanations. Such a halo alone would have satisfied the most ardent admirer of the Juminary of night; but, as if prodigal on this occa- sion of her achievements, and, as it were, to add ornament to perfection, she threw in another glory of light that even Old Sol himself has never at- tempted to imitate. The sun can never girdle him- self, in his most gorgeous presentations, with that zone of light that so often encircles the mild aspect of “‘night’s chaste queen.” But not so she on this occasion, for round her glowing orb swept a glorious lunar halo, cutting the diverging radiations at about half their length, while, by a happy coincidence, on its upper edge of soft tinted light sat the faintly glittering Pleiades, like a crown of clustering diamonds, while still beyond its circling beauty pacreree the outer extremities of those radiating luminous clouds, like a corona Of light, as if this halo of the moon was itself the centre of a halo. This unsurpassed and perhaps unexampled henomenon Was but ephemeral, and retained its features and character in all their relative perfec- tion but for a few moments, when the shifting clouds and the love-lighting, fickle moon, that had other beauties to watch over, parted company, and this grand. illusion, like “the baseless fabric of a vision,” melted away. DE WITT G. COOLEY. THE NEW DOMINION, The Canadian Dilkes Creating a Stir in the Quebec Legislature—What About the Crown Lands? QUEBEC, Nov. 22, 1872. Anexcited debate occurred last night in the Quebec Legislature, Mr, Joly having moved for a committee to inquire into the administration of the Crown Lands Department, with especial refer- ence to the sale of “timber limit.” The government resisted the motion. The Premier, Hon. Mr. Channean, said he should treat | the motion as one of non-confidence in the admin- istration. On a division Mr. Joly’s motion was lost. Unveiling of a Statuc of the Queen at Montreal. MONTREAL, Ont., Nov. 22, 1872. Yesterday afternoon a Florentine bronze statue of Queen Victoria, by Marshal Wood, was formally unveiled by the Governor General, Lord Dufferin, who accepted the statue from the committee on behalf of the citizens of Montreal, Some twenty thousand persons were present. His Excellency delivered addresses in English and French, THE GREAT FIRE IN ILLINOIS, CHICAGO, Nov. 22, 1872, . The total loss by the fire in Galva, Hl., yesterday morning is now figured at $218,000, Thirty-five business firms were burned out and thirteen fami- lies rendered homel SNOW STORM IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. CONCORD, Nov. 22, 1872, Snow began falling here about three o'clock this afternoon. ‘Two inches or more has fallep find it 1s still snowing fast. Lwee nen Sn THE DANISH INUNDATION. The Consul of Denmark acknowledges the re- celpt of the following contributions for the benefit of the sufferers by the above calamity :— $9 50 Christian Bors, Swea- 10) igh and and Norwerian, by Fea Stal “160 00 200 Hilmert & McGowan. .100 00 3 Attaches of Castle G 5.00 den (S100, gold)... 118 00 5.5.00 €.7. C, 0,00 Fix dol: y. “20 Vars):...1 “658.60 Bowie Dash.” 8000 Total seve G1146 60 rx dollars has been remittea to ope an ot catia. Further contributions are jicited, and will be received at the Consulate, 30 Broadway, between the hours of nine and five, 5 REFORM OF LEGISLATION. — Assemblyman L. Bradford Prince on the Modern Methods of Law-Making—Special and Local Bille—How the Overwhelming Business of the Representative Bodies Can Be Lessened and Simplified. The rooms of the Liberal Club in the Plimpton Building were quite thronged last evening by its Members and friends, who had assembled to listen to @ lecture which had been announced Would be delivered by Mr. L. Bradford Prince, the well-known chairman of the Judiciary Committee of our Legislature, The subject upon which he spoke was “The Method of Legislation at Albany, or How New York Laws Are Made.” Among the distinguished persons who Were present were Stephen Pearl Andrews and & beautiful blonde lady, who is correspondent for one of the leading journals of St. Petersburg. She watched the lecturer with interest, and seemed greatly amused by the not very self-fattering ple- ture which he drew of our American legislative institutions, THE NEW YORK LEGISLATURE EXPOSED. Mr. Prince was greeted with decorous applause ‘The New York Legislature had unhappily become conspicuous and notorious for the dishonesty and haste of its law-making. Our statute books con- tained much that was crude and bad. It was fashionable some time since to lay the blame of this upon Mr. Tweed. But @ year ago a reform Legislature was elected, of which better things were expected, Its members were not bad men, They were not brilliant men. It seemed to be their idea that their responsibility was greater than that of an ordinary Legislature, as if the People expected more from them than from any former body. Their character was not such as to account for the marked defects in their action, The cause of this anomaly, in his opinion, was to be found in the method of our legislation, This was, then, a question of great importance. If the method of making laws was defective, the laws themselves could not be ex- pected to be perfect. He looked upon a reform of this sort as most essential. It would have to be & constitutional reform, : There were provisions in the red book of the * Legislature that each bill should have three read- ings in each House before ita adoption and intervals , of time to elapse between them, But there was such an impuise and such A NECESSITY TO “PUSH THINGS” at their utmost speed that the rules were Teally of little value to secure deliberate and prudent legislation. Mr. Prince mimicked effectively the mummery practised by the Clerk of the people's assemblage in reading the title ofa bill, At least five hundred bills were passed in each House during one session, of which not one word was read beyond the title. ‘The work of the first few weeks of a session was usually very well done, but the change from this thor- ough and deliberate practice was soon apparent. THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, whose work was usually slow and thoughtful, was iirst gotten rid of. Bills, which take, perhaps, a halt hour’s attention of the Committee of the Whole, are laid over for a few weeks, and progress is reported, This report is doubtless disagreed with by the House, and the bill is then referred to & committee. When it again comes up it is passed without being read beyond the title, or perhaps it does not come up again and is never heard trom. The modern step is the Sub-Committee of the Whole, or THE “GRINDING COMMITTEE.” The vast powers of this committee appear in the fortieth rule, It takes the place of the Committee of the Whole and acts generally with more haste and preoipitation. Its limitations are of some im- portance, and in fact its original object was really good. In actual practice it opens the door to a great amount of hasty, immature and even corrupt legislation. Soon cven the or- dinary method of referring bills becomes too slow. A resolution is passed empowering the Speaker and Clerk to select bills from the rolis to be re- ferred to the Sub-Committee of the Whole, and probably fully one-half the bills sent to “the grind- ing committee” are those excepted by the fortieth rule from its action, They are given, perhaps, three minutes of scrutiny, which may’ be called deliberate, (Laughter.) “The worst feature in the whole system,” con- tinued the speaker, referring to the tine previous to last year, because the last Legislature was in some respects a reform one, “was that of sending a bill to a committee to ‘report complete,’ because the ‘grinding committee’ was trammelled some- what as to the character of the bills which 1tshoald report upon, TO ‘REPORT COMPLETE’ carries away all such limit and it takes the bill to the point of its final passage. In the committee it is amended—the amendments not being printed— and is ignorantly voted for by misinformed mem- bers as being in its original form, The last Lesis- lature, however, abolished the system of referring measures to be ‘reported complete’ and deserves credit for that step of reform.” Swiltness in calling the roll seems to be the great accomplishment of the Clerk. During the latter part of the session he is expected to give only from one and a half to two minutes to the dis- posal of a bill. The Assembly roll consists of about one hundred and twenty names. On days which are given to third readings the actual number of votes generally amounts to five. Sometimes mem- pee ee put down as voting when they are really absent, THE EVER-READY EXCUgE is, “We must get through. Why, just look at the files! It will take us a year to get through.” There are introduced yearly about one thousand three hundred bilis, of which about eight hundred are passed, The average time given to each is fifteen minutes. If the letter of the law were complied with it would be thirty-nine minutes. ‘Che annual session of 100 duys includes about two hundred and fifty hours of actual work. The consequence is obvious, Either the time must be extended or shorter methods must be devised. There is no possibility of extending the daily hours of the House, as the remaining time is needed by the committees. It will be seen that these “short cuts” have been necessary, and until | is any hope of their being disposed of. the necessity of haste is done away with there can be no reform in legislation, A glance at the session laws of the last few years will suggest the two most essential remedies. Nine-tenths of thei are special laws, the necessity for which could be obviated by avery small amount of general legislation. THE FIRST AND MOST NECESSARY STEP, therefore, is an amendment of the constitntion striking out the few words which authorize special laws. ‘ The justice and propriety of leaving local legisia- tion to the Boards of Supervisors in each county or village was well shown by the lecturer. These two suggestions would certainly reduce the bulk of legislation one-half, Last year but 66 laws were enacted, against 936 laws passed during the year before, Soine measure of still more radical reform is necessary. It can be done by litniting the time for the introduction of bills. Up to the ist of April bills are coming in with greater rapidity than mere eo time for their introduction should not extend later than March 1, Having reduced the bulk of legisla- tion to the proper amount, all ‘‘short cuts” would be avoided and hasty legislation need never occur. A provision of this sort, like thatof the Iiimois constitution, would do away with all possibility of ignorant voting and of hasty legislation, THE ALABAMA DEADLOOK, The Two Legislatures Sitting—A Gross Muddle Over the Election Returns. MontTGoMERy, Nov. 22, 1872, The Legislature at the Capitol met this forenoon, At twelve o’clock the two Houses met together and Lieutenant Governor Moren proceeded to count the vote for State officers. The result will show a majority for the republican ticket of over eight thousand. Owing to the faet that the Supervizors of Dallas county reported alarge majority for the democratic candidate for Auditor, which Will elect him, the result will not be declared until the Supervisors bave a chance to correct the supposed mistake, If it was @ mistake and is correcced, the republican candidate for Auditor will also have 8,000 majority, ‘The other body met, but did no business of any kind, ae enactment ¢ OHIO ELECTION BETURNS. CoLumBvs, Ohio, Nov. 22, 1872. ‘The oMicial canvassing ol the vote cast in Ohio for President and Vice President, in November, was completed to-day and shows the following re :—Grant, 281,852; Greeley, 244,821; Black, 2,100; Eobanon, 1,163; "Scattering, 162. The total voto cast was 29,698, Grant's majority over Greeley, 37,631, VIRGINIA ELEOTION, RicHMoND, Nov. 22, 1872. All the official returns are in. Grant received 93,468 and Greeley 91,652, The vote of Buchanan county is 214 for Greeley and 63 for Grant, bat hy robably be thrown out, on account of informality 4 the Teurns, If such js the case Grant's eat over Greeley will be 1,975. O’Conor's vote is 4 ws? counted, but it is small. ‘The State Board of Ci vassera meet on Monday to make their official re port a