The New York Herald Newspaper, January 1, 1874, Page 7

NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1874. 7 FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL A QUIET DAY IN STOCKS. \Prioes Generally Steady and ; Transactions Light. (MONEY IN GOOD DEMAND. Gold Firm at 110 1-4 a 110 3-8—Rail- road Bonds and Government Securities Strong. A PANIC I BERLIN. iL STREET, } WEDNEsDAY, bis 31—6 P, M. . The events of to-day were of too little conse- fquence to call for general comment, Stocks were \ uiet, aud the Board closed at one o'clock P, M. honor of the closing hours of the year. Upto hat time the principal dealings were in New York ntral, Lake Shore, Rock Island, Northwest, at. Paul, Wabash, Western Union and Pacific Mail. 6 advance in the early part of the day was from i to % per cent; but the improvement was sub- igequently lost, and the market closed quiet, pzanane Toge from 109 to 111, and wound up at 110- ‘Higher London quotations carried Erte to 47, but Mater the Price declingd to 4634. Canton moved from 69 to 71, Northwest common was very firm, and bids 1air to maintain its upward movement, THE UNITED STATES TREASURY, The receipts from internal revenue to-day were $$284,778, making a total for December of $8,012,983, '@N increase of more than $1,500,000 over the ri sceipts of November, the receipts for that month ‘having been $6,734,000. In October they were $6,809,000, and in September $3,824,000, The total ysince the beginning of the fiscal year is $47,826,474, The custom receipts to-day were $129,000. The Assistant Treasurer paid out to-day $1,010,000 on account of January interest, $124,000 for currency Anterest and $43,000 in redemption of five-twenty bonds. The outstanding legal tenders to-day were \ga70, 705, 000; increase since yesterday, $521,000, ‘Custom receipts jor the week ending December 20 ‘amounted to $2,000,000. The following is reported Joy the United States Sub-Treasury to-day:—Gold Teceipts, $1,396,425; gold payments, $1,833,007; wold balance, $52,420,023; currency receipts, $460,154; currency payments, $473,457; currency Dalance, $25,503,936, THE GOLD MARKET. Gold opened at 11014, advanced to 110%, but sub- ‘Bequently receded to 110% a 110%. Tne carrying rates were 6,7, 6,5 and7per cent, gold, and 1.16 Per cent, the loans being made to extend until Friday. The operations of the Gold Exchange Bank to-day were :—Goid balances, $2,445,523; cur- Tency balances, $2,970,978; gross clearances, $74,582,000, THE MONEY MARKET. Money was in good demand, at 7 per cent, gold ‘and currency, On call loans, with exceptional rates dower to prime borrowers. Mercantile paper is still quoted at trom 9 to 10 per cent, The loan certificates have been reduced to $1,220,000, and the banks make 8 much ‘better showing at the close of the year than could possibly have been expected from the Situation during the panic. Foreign exchange was dull and the tone of the market heavy, The re- Ports from Berlin concerning the panic prevailing on the Bourse of that city have been scarcely no- ticed on this market; yet logical results are being worked out on both sides of the Atlantic which no shrewd business man can afford to ignore. The HERALD has too frequently requested attention to the situation to require further explanation now. GOVERNMENT BONDS weré in active demand and advanced. We quote :—United States sixes, 1881, registered, 1163¢ @ 116%; do. do, do., coupon, 120% a 121; do, do., 1862, registered, 113 a 114; do. five-twenties, 1862, coupon, 113% & 1144; do. do., 1864, registered, 113%; do. do., five-twentics, 1864, coupon, 114% a 115; do. do., 1865, registered, 114 a 11534; do. do., 1865, coupon, 115% a 115%; do. do., 1865, new, registered, 114% @ 115%; do. do., five-twenties, 1865, coupon, new, 119% & 119%; do. do., 1867, Yegistered, 1153¢ a 116; do, do., five-twenties, 1867, coupon, 119% & 1195%; do. do., do., 1863, coupon, 119 a 11934; do. do., ten-forties, registered, 11135 a 111%; do. ‘40, conpon, 115 a 113%; do. do., fives, 1881, coupon, 110% @ 11134; six per cent Pacific Railroad bonds, 114% a 11434. THE FOREIGN MARKET. Late cable advices trom London report that £361,000 bullion went into the Bank of England to-day. American securities were strong. Bonds -of 1867 advanced to 107%, Erie to 43%. Rentes at Paris were 58.40, The following are the official ‘London quotation: ‘Consols for money, 91%; con- sols for account, 92; five-twenty bonds of 1865, old, 106%; do. of 1867, 10734 8 107%; ten-lorty bonds, 104% @ 10434; new fives, 1033 @ 103%; Erle Rail- ‘way shares, 43 @ 4334; New York Central shares, 92. This price is on the new basis of 4s, per American dollar. American securities strong. In Amsterdam the following are the ruling rates :— Central Pacific first mortgage bonds, 82; Union Pacific first mortgage bonds, 731%; Union Pacific ‘stock, 26% ; Northwestern preierred, 604; St. Paul preferred, 57%. RAILROAD BONDS, In railroad bonds a good demand prevailed for deading issues, The chief feature was an advance in Chicavo and Northwestern consolidated gold bonds, which reached 85 regular, and 853, buyer 60, The other dealings were well distributed. The latest bids are annexed :— New York Cen Del, Leckey Mm: 100 ew York Cen 0’ Del, L & W 7's, New York Cen 6's, r. €. Tol'& Wab Ist ms LD s4 Jew York Cen o's, sub. lo; & Wab ud 863 Erie Ist m e: Tol & Wab cons, con.... 76 Erie ud m 7s, 8B. cs0. BS: Fong Dost, bend ng Doc Huu'k 7's, 2d Pae RR 7's, re Mo.. ws it ae id by Gen Pac 6 Western 95 Union Pee ir ac Union Pac 8 ifs Fa je a ia T 7% ta TH 103, rth Mo ay 10 & N 50 Chie & 50 ic & N 98 1c &N ET) io & N 73 an & ht Bure C Rk Mule Pang 8 an &Bt J SOUTHERN SECURITIES “were dull. The latest bids were :—Missouri sixes, 93% ; do. do., Hannibal and St, Joseph issue, 91% ; do. do., Asylum or University, 91; Tennessee sixes, old, 80; do., new, 80; Virginia sixes, old, 38; do., new, 40; do,, consolidated, 50; do., deferred, 10)¢; Georgia sixes, 68; do. sevens, new, jorth Caro- ling sixes, old, 25; do., North Carolina Railroad Company, coupon, 35; North Carolina Funding act, 1866, 18; South Carolina sixes, 24; do., January and July, 6%; South Carolina Funding, 1966, 12; Arkansas sixes, Funding, 32; do. sevens, Little ‘Rock and Fort Smith issue, 14; do. do., Memphis “ON Little Rock, 14; do. do., Little Rook, Pine Blut and New Orleans, 14; do, do., Mississtppl, Uhio and Red River, 14; do, do., Arkangas Central Railroad, ot HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES. At one o'clock P.M., when the market elosed, the following quotations were homme 7K ner et Central & Hud. River con. ng 119: 4 ola New Jersey Southern 10 Delaware, Lackawanna 1043 10234 a 2% F 3% 104g ~ nee pret erred... 33 we jams Express. Wells-Fa: eon, a oo” American Merchunta’ Union... 51% 58g United States.... aoseee 4 10 In Philadelphia stocks were steady. We quote :— Pennsylvania sixes, 10944; Reading Railroad, 67% ; Philadelphia and Erie Railroad, 21; Pennsylvania Railroad, 474. Gold, 110%. SALES AT THE NEW YORK STOOK EXCHANGE, Wednesday, De Dec. 31—10 A. M., Before Cal}. 100 she Ls & M8 BR.s3 lw do. 63 SEES URN DE ESESESEEsr: = . retake Ss SlESee feed: 10:15 and 11:30 A. mM. bt 16000 us. 5's 10-40, as 20000 US 8's 6 i0+i0'r 10000 bee us in 10000 Us 5's ‘Wan, c. PS iS Wirst $1000S C6's,n, J &J.. a Board—10:30 A. M. 400 shs LS&MSRR. e 7 100 do. ‘BULU Missouri 6 : 8 ing vie a ps ve Prd uni Pac a Ve p. ale 100 7 2000 C & NW oc g 800 vas 1udy 5% AU) 77 500) 90 T's 5000 2300 1% ‘1000 100 Ps be Ud, 3000 vee HO 1000 109 ¢ Lo: 6000 40) © 3000 106 200 Be 10 w B00 80% 16000 91 0 33 100 ; 76% 900 3 80} so” 29.0 . 8u 2 Bw 30} % Bon En G1 1200 30) 31x 800 30% 913, 10 85; + 60 1b 87 0 87 300 Sih joo oe 200 57’ 400 57, 100 Sry 100 800 100 Pr 200 H4 itbe 1a 5u0 of Mo. 30. 40 500 900 200 300 0 5u0 400 6M TOL 0 1200 Sou gw SEee CLOSING PRICES—3 O’OLOOK P. M. Western Un Tel 72% 0 3 Union Pacific.. 30% a 30 rf & ily Pitsburg wee bi on Wty Chi & N Wills. 7 a BT3g ‘Adims Expre 9233 Chi & NW os 8 Weils-Fxrgo £x 68 & 69" New der Cen. 1013 a 1023, Amer bx, 7% & 3856 Chicago & Ri-.10% 4 Lu O'S xpress... Gg a Gv Mila StPadl.. dig wal Facific dail Ee a a ae & st a aoe a os New York Cen. 98% a ‘oled ° brie 7 Olio & Mi BY, 4 Han & St Jo. Bos Harc£# 3% OC &lo. Lake shore... 77, @ Receipts and Disbursements at the Office ot the United States Assistant Treasurer, at New York, for the Month Ending December 31, 1873. November 30, 1873, by balance.......... $62,769,931 Receipts during the month— On account of custom: Gold notes.. Internal revenue. 148,689 Act June 8, 72, certificates.. 12,325,000 Post Oitice Department. 610,333 Transfers. oe. « 14,771,408 Patent fees. . 610 Miscellaneous +. 202,253 Disbursing accounts « 25,735,864 Assay Ottice.. « 1,679,759 Interest accounts, viz. :— ID COIN... +006 1,337,942 78,056,724 $135,826,655 22,814,968 Disvursing accounts. ,814,3 nae Ontice. 1,707,654 terest accoul In coin.. eee in curren i re ———__ 51,287,503 Balanee.t to credit Treasurer United States... 69,496,891, Balance to credit disburs- ACCOUNEB.......+..+.4 19,058,008 Balance to credit assay ontice.. 2,030,161 Balance t accounts, viZ.:— In coin..... «+e. Overdrawn —————._ 84, 589,152 Receipts for customs in the month of December, 1872......,.esceceseeeereees 6,961,774 Receipts tor custome in’ the month of December, 1873.......ccceseeeseereeees 6,658,461 Decrease December, 1873. cesvees $393,313 Statement of Business at the United States Assay Office, at New York, for phe Month Ending December 31, 1873. its of gold— Oereign eoins.. Foreign bullion United States b United States bullion (1 dewellers’ bars. Total......+++ Deposits of silver, including purchase: dewellera’ bara... eles co 80,000 Uni States bullion’ (contained in gold): 7,000 ceeee States bullion (redeposits). 190.000 Inited States bullion ( Superi 1,000 United States bullion (Nebraska) .. 7,000 United States bullion (Colorado) . 76,000 United States bullion (Montana) . + — 1,000 United States bullion (Utah). ° = United States bullion emecay + 155,000 United States bullion idaho) seeee 1,000 United States bullion (New lexico) . 6,000 ‘Total deposits....... $2,000,000 Amount payable in bars..... +» $400,000 Amount payabie in coins. Total... $2,000,000 Gold bars stamped 1,099,006 Silver bars stamped. 158,476 Total........+ «$1,257,482 Transmitted to United States Mint, Phila- delphia, for coinage (silver) . COMMERCIAL REFORT. Cotton Lower—Flour Firm—Wheat Easy—Corn Firm—Oats Better—Pork #irmer—Lard Easier—Groceries Firm— Petroleum and Naval Stores Were Nominal—Froights Steady—Whiskey Easier. WEDNESDAY, Dec. 31—6 P. M. The markets were generally firm, though not very active. The old year closed upon a most healthy state of trade, there having been a rapid recovery from the chaos brought about by the iate Panic. Seldom has the commercial situation been more prosperous and healthy than it was before the late causeless panic was precipitated upon the country—hence the disbelief which obtained at its commencement that it could extend to the com- mercial marts or become so general as it did, But the recovery having been so rapid the situation at the close of the year was eminently healthy and the outlook exceedingly promising. On ’Change to-day flour was quiet but steady. Wheat was in moderate demand at a shade easier prices. Corn was very quiet but firm at the recent improvement. Oats were in fairdemand and firmer. Pork was again better, while lard was less active and easier. Groceries were in moderato request at fair prices. Petroleum and nayal stores were neglected and nominally unchanged in value, Whiskey was dull and declined 3c. per gallon. Corern.—The market was quiet but firm for all descrip- tions, We note a sale of 1,502 bags Rio, ex Merrimac, at 26140, We quote :—Rio, ordinary carg oes, 2330. a 24c.; fair o., 2c. a 2544c.; good do., 2644c. a 2646. ; prime do,, 2634c. 2c. extreme range for lots, 23\c. a 26}4c., gold, per Ib.» 60 and 90 days’ credit. Java, grass mats, 3ic. a Sic. Ceylon, 25c. a 27c.* Maracaibo, 26c. a 27c.; Laguayr: a 26c.; Jamaica, 2%c. a %e.; Bt. Domingo, 2c. a Rorto Rico, Axe & 25i4e.; Costa Rica, 2h. a Mexican, 26e.;" Savanilia, 5c. "a 26c. ; Curacoa, Bice a 26e.. gold, Gand w days credit, ined quota tions appended show vised quotations appended show on ordinary and good ordinary, 1-160. food ordinary and 440. per Ib, on low middling” The vet- fer qualiies wero anchanged. For future delivery the market ruled fairly active ata concession of Jac. per Ib. We quote :— i Uplands, Alabama, N, Orleans, Texas, 13 13} M4 14 15 5-16 a Orainary.. » 13 lahg Good ordinary: 13 143g 15 15% Strict good ordinary... Low middling. + 15% 153 L534 iddiing .. . 106 16: 16! 165 Good middiing. 173; 173 I —The quotations are eae on cotton in store running in quality not more than halt a grade above or below the grade quoted. The sales bg te — Last Fo'g. Total. Export..... re — 473 Cousumpiion 02 165 967 Speculation. 3 3 March, 500 at 16%c., So.B90. 200) at 16 5-i8c., Iw atis oie, tree aac at ibic., S00 at 16 200 200 at 16 Be. at 16 21-32c. at June, 1 10 Hite. ab at ise, Total, 10000 bales. Graal total 1,400 bales. The receipts at the ports, Charleston being Eslmsne, were Galveston, 2141, bates, New Orie Tals: Aabite, 3,654; Wilmington, lortolk, Baltiinore. v3; Now York 49; Heston, 17 Penadclphy 10. Ra‘es on cotton to foreign por oted thus:—to Havre, by steann, 4 fam , by steam, 544 marks per 100 Ibs. al by suits iio? fo Bremen, by sean, 130% vy a 4 Liverpool, 3¢4. a 7-16d, by steain: 7-164. by Evoun ay Gnaix.—Regelpts—Flour, ‘0.209 vole when 72,500 bushels; corn, 5,410 do.; ogts, 9,00) do. The flour market was quiet, Pyhsien ny ‘e ‘heard. of sales, com- Drising all kinds, of 9,800 bbls. at prices within the range of our quotations. The comparative stocks of four in New York December 31 for six years were :— lars ig Ath sr a al a7 a 6 1675 a7 Houna hoop Oey shipping brand bn at ound hoop Ohio, shipping bran } a Round hoop Ohio, trade brands, 265 a 7 Fam! aa [750 a 8B St. Louis, iow extras... 5650 a 6 St. Louis, straight extra..... -70 a7 Bt. Louis, choice double extra. ~7 50 8 St. Louis, choice tamily. 800 a 10 Catitornia, Nom ye flou 50 Southern, 450 Southern, superfine. 57 Southern, extra 7 00. Southern, tamily. 80 Corn meal, Western. 2410 Corn meal, Jerse: 78.90 Corn meal, Brandywine. 1480 Caloric . nay Cy aukee, $1 winter red and ics 90 ie white wi Se quiet, but the market ad firm. We have a to note sales of 42,000 bushels, at 84c. in store and 8c. afloat for old Western mixed, tor good new do., 7/c. for damp ois demer, and white were entirely nominal. Oais were firmer and in fair demand. The sales were about 64,100 at 60c. tor whe State in store, 604¢c. a ‘estern mixed, 60c. a 6c. afloat tor do., and 62c. for Western white. Barley and rye were ted and. quoted nominally as beioi has been comparatively little doing cither wa berth freights or charters, but rates Were not essentially cha: The jagements were :- To Liverpool, by steam. 16,000 bushels ¢ sigrain (last even- Ing) at 1244d., 100 boxes’ bacon at f0s., 500 bbls. of flour at through "treight, 300 bales cotton at 44, 8 7,360, To London, by steam, 30 cases of tobacco at 36s. To, Glas ow, by. steam, 8.0N bushels of grain atiZKd.: & or at Lod" per se tbe. 800 boxes bacon At Bee, 2.800. Hulk fat 10s. 300 Dbis. pork at sutton ‘on private terms. mn bark, hence to Cork, t 8s. Italian eat, at in sto x toe G1 dg Palermo, 2 British bark, fro cae ork tor orders, },300 quarters grain on private rims. MoLasaes.—A moderate Jobbing business was reported, Jusotpar ress the market was t but firm. Stock this date, 1,200 bbis. of Porto Rico, 810 bbls. of Ingtish Island and 4,005 bbls. of New Orleans. We uote: Cuba, o nr l'and mixed, I8c. a 1%.; do, clayed, usoovado ‘refining, dic. a die. ‘Etta eo cer & 3ic.;_ Porto Rico, 2c. lin isuands, Sc. ; New Oricane, Sic. ‘a foe old’ crop. New rop New Orleans, Gc. & Navat Stongs —For piri ‘ts of turpentine the market [ras inactive and entirely nominal, Holders wero ask- ing 4c. tor merehantable ut there was no dispo- dition sauulfested to operate. Fhe market for prime wi avo dull, but values remained about the sane. W quote strained, $2 6) a $2 55. A sale of pe ‘at the inside price. Tar io pitch were not ident in, and qoted nominally ae betor Perzougus.—The market, today was dull for all do- scriptions, but quotably changed. Ke- fined juoted at Bie tor for pptor Prt deilvery: cries in bulk, case at 198., and naphtha at 8: at tor cit, te e"Builadelphis market! was. also dull, sa he same. Refined qnoted at 13%c. A or spot or danasryaetivery, Brie the oll preiae, rerecks of if oo market, with no mate- bbs ; beef, 71 pai ons cut meta, 2,108 Go. lard, 1,680 bls, and tierces. market for mess pork was again firmer, with ales Dorted of 70) bbls. of new mens for March’ at $1699. 0 Pork quoted at the same prices. Bacon Ww ‘arn eard of sales ot 100 boxes short clear at 8c. a 8ixc., boxes of long clear at fe and ig pon of long “and short clear together at gs were quoted stoady, but the mar wae guiet, "Beer sold in @ Jobb! ay t about noted at 20 8 80, iN) eae 0 for extra dy Dd Ie.. 325 a $26 for India'do. tierces and exten’ indin tose,” Beef Ham were quoted ‘at for Western. 124 bble, within the range. Cut meats were quiet and values tial nged. We heard St aaich of 200 bbs, picked shoulders on private. terms; 109 smoked hams at I 2B) do shoulders The. and ‘dee | bdeliies on private term: 000 Ibs. preren weight te ice a, Wed ate r 1) nite tlerces fc Rice.—' et was easier. Sales pares if January at 8 13-J6c. ai frebriary a0 how today, Dut the market pate at The sales were abou' sug! ke ¢ om n the ba: is of T3z6, reauin Y be sakes. Ineli thoy? Mantle on cor rivate orn rate the Morrison, cd tee gls e circular of this date, sum up as fol- pixie de, Bowen age, Melada, oops “ge count, inc! ~ S887 $2.00 SI1427 4.888 ooulp since Dect 11,345 20,467 sat S07 Totals......... mm, S37 585.754 a Sales since Decem| 609 22,84 98,677 LS 87.311 30,608 287,182 900 pati ith ‘stock Ja ouney ibs sage MM 48.862 110,618 158 with ‘stock Jan: oat Tier siccic en hs SATS 5,800 2,362 ary 1 167i" oe 2,501 68.217 807.8852 74 Wa onate = Cuba—Rafining. interior to common, Wc. & | Re: fate to good fale, Tico, 0.7¥0.+ gpod te prinne, 22. @ seer. fair to gs gc. a Bc, .Centritugal, sthds und heel rah Ty inteee,bitda: and bases do. 534 dn Oa Tie. 0, 1 ‘Bc. «9! ‘do., 19 - “ob. Porto eae jiny 10 to 12, Tige. a 6! rior, 6c. & Tic. Stealing was neglected and values nominal. adiALLOW Was quiet, but frm, ‘Sales 6,000 Ibe of prime Wuiskey.—Receipts 252 bbla The market was dull and easier. Sales 150 bbls at S10. DOMESTIO TIO MARKETS, Gatrnston, Dee. 81, 1873. ood Ordinary, 13%c. + Cotton firm, demand modera\ maa Bates. exports const: nag ige Net rece loa lea, 1,20. of Nuw Oxtxans, Dec. 81, 1873, Cotton irregular and easier: middling, nominal ‘at 164c.; low middling, l4%e. ; strict good ordinary, 135;c receipts, 7,513 bales; gross, Fe? Expors—To Great Britain, 19, rps Sito Brance, 4,53/. pales, 3,000; last even- ing, 6,500. " stock, 254,007. Mositx, Dec. 31, 1873. Cotton weak and quiet; middling, ioc. Jow mid- hing, 14ge- 8 14sec good ordinar: c. Net receipts. dice “Ea portesTo Great Benains fl to the Continent, 2740; coustwise, 2,082, Sales, 1,000: Btock, 63,280, Savannan, Pee. is 1, Cotton nominal; middling, lige. 8 1c. -eipta, Ava peles Exports coustwise, 1,148, Salien, L0r3" Stock: Cuarueston, Dec. 31, 1873. middling, 15¢c. a 15: low middling, strict goo ordinary, 1c. it rec hed ‘Exports to the Continent, 690; coastwise, Sales, 1,000, stock, 71,087. Witmrncton, N. 0., Dec. 31, 187% Spirits of turpentine duil at 37%%c.’ Kosin quiet at $2 15 for strained. Crude turpentine quiet $2 tor bard and 4 9 tor yellew dip, ‘Tur steady at $2 15 Oswxco, Dec. 31, 1873, ed: sales of 1.70) bis, at for No. 1 sprin, jor amber winte 3 BD for white winter, $10 for double extra. Wheat juil; sales of one car choice white Canada at $1 82 and two cars No. 1 Milwaukee club at 53: round lots ot latter offered at $1 56. Corn si oh les of four cars at ‘Te. uoted $1 62 fi e Canada ; $105 tor 8 5,00) bushels upiake on private terms, Corn'meal~$1 00 for bolted, $1.54 tor unbolted per ewe, pi unchanged ; shoris, $20; shipstuffs, $22; mid- $25.0 $44 per ton. allroad treights Flour to Paitadelph Boston, 60c.; to New York, Sc, to pera tc. imports for the api pean 161 UL bushels; corn . 2400 do. 240) te ground nd spring rary Ach 5U; Dakers’. ‘ord 2 2 white, $8 50a 89. Wheat inctive but strong, sea of Muwaukee No. 1 asking 2c. advance: liwaunee No. ae $1 47; do. No. 2 do., ‘87; red winter, $1 50: nD quiet; sales of 7,000 . sate 7.No. 2 Western ie. Barley nominal; ia, $1 60 a $1 65; 2, $1 00, Kye nominal at $1. nie quale drm Canada)’ $l 75a $1 bs Western, $1.60 4 $175. Dressed hogs, $70 $7 50, Uther articles unchanged. TOLKDO, Deo. 31, 1873. Flour steady. Wheat in fair demand and firm; Sout Holy amber Michigan, $1.90} cus it 5646 a $L 67 February, 8: font si No. 2 red, January, Februar’ orn steady ; hij mixed, 6 hac. e “low mixed, lew, Le Cloversceds, $ 25. iressed hows firm a. $6 Ey) Ww. Receipts—1,000 bbls. flour, 16,000 bushels wheat, 11,00) do. corn, 2,00 do. outs, a ha eal bushels wheat, 7,000 do. corn, 1,000 do. oF yoo Dee. 31, 1873 Flour quiet and unchanged; light sales: salcs of extra spring at $579.0 $6: Whaat \ctive and higher: sales of Sprite at Bi 20; Nos? don, $1 18, spot gr January, $1215; kebruary; No. $do,, $1 14g i, $L 10. firm and in tair demand at B74c spot or January; ioe. Feb How No. 2 mixed, soos rejected ald. S3c, a 23s 4630. @ 47330, Cats firm and in iuir demand for No.2, cush or January; s9%sc,, February. in fair demand at 7/30. a, 78c.. tor No. 2 Bark rt im and in f air demand at $1.40 a $1.45 tor No.2 1a a4 $1 Lior No. 3 spring. Pork quiet and easier at 1412s" Spot: ek as Fecruars, $18 20 Waren Lard 4 aud Weak at $340, spot or J $8 70 February, $9 March. | Bulk meats in go id; sales of shoulders, lodse. at Dic. a Sigc.j short. TID. middles, loose, Tao. Green ‘meats strong at ole. tor shoulders; sho 64e. diye. a Je, Dressed hogs acuve and Righerst' $0 td'a 46 40" Whiskey arm'eed Mover he mand at 9c, Receipts—16,00 obis. flour, 208,000 bushels Wheat, 30,000 do. corn, 38,00 do. oats, 2,000 do. 'rre, 19,000 do. barley. Shipments—11,0.0 bbls. four, 10,000 bushels wheat, 2000 do, corn, 16,000 do. outs, 2000 du. rye and 6,0) do. barley, BOSTON WOOL | ‘WOOL MARKET, ww. Dec. 31, 1873, There 19 no chango to roport in the condition oF the wool market, which remains quiet, there being no dispo- sition on the ‘part ot either buyers or seliers to make any important movement. As holders think that allof the stock on hand will be wanted, Shey are indifferent about selling at present. We quote Ohio and Pennylyania tieeces at Sz3gc. a S5c. for extra and good lines of me- dium, and 85¢ a Stee for double extras wath very. little offering under Wc.; Michigan and Wisconsin at 48c. a 3 According to ‘quality; combing fleeces have been ut held mostly at6vc, : supertine and extra pied have 'boen in demand aud ‘are scarce, utd Se. per Ib., as to quality. Calitornia wool has been quiet, with’ sales at_i8c. & per Ib. a8 to quality, in Cludiby tall and springs EUROPEAN MA MARKETS. Lonpow Morey Mark: ne @ Ibe. 2.431 bales 1471. Cotto: 1%. Floar steady and unchan; and Burraro, Dec. SI. 1873. , = .—Loxpox, Dec. 81-1220 P. u. 1063 United States Pree bonds,” 1367's, forties, 104%; new fives 10354; erie Railway shai doy Preferred, do's, 1) P.M — erie kuilway shar onsois for money, 91%; for the United States tive-twenty bonds, 1867's 107 Kaluway shares, 43}, 8 1. M.—brie ‘Kailway ‘shares, me 2:30 P. M.—Paris M—Freoch Paris Bourse.—Loxnow, despatches quote rentes at 581. 5c. 3 P. Fentes, O8F Siice. 5 °F. M-—-French rentem, 63f LiveRroot Corton MaRket—Livenroot, De Sales on the basis of middling uplands, good ordinary, deliverable, January, at tiverable Januaty and February, at. 8d.” ‘The’ sto afioat iy 368,00 bales. including 240,000 American. Sales onthe basis ot middling uplands, nothing below good grainary, shipped Decouiber. at Sd; Wo, nothing below low midillings, shipped December and January, at 8d.; do. do, detverable February and” Mare at 8 116d: Saies on the basis of middling Orleans, nothing below Jow middlings, shipped Janu: ed January and February, ‘ys do. do., shtp- B3jd. Or the sales to-day bales’ were America aA mareet is dail and easier; middling uplands, 8d. a 8id.; middling Orleans, Bigd. Sales 10,009 bales Including £ 00) for speculation und export. The sales of the week have been $9,000 bales, of ‘Which 3,000 were taken tor export and 1,000 om specula- tion. The stock in or by actual count, is 593,000 bales; ted, Americam, by actual count, $7,000 bales. The receipts en 43,000 ‘bales, including 24,000 export, 000 ie 1. Sales on the pe of mi \duling uplands, nothing below good ordinary, shipped December and January, at8d.: do. do. deliver: able December, at 8 1-16d.; ‘do., nothing below low middiings, shipped January and February, at sd. ‘OOL BREADSTUFFY MARKET,—LivERPGOL, Doc. 31-5 Po NThe market is quiet Lavenroo. Puovisions Mauxxr.—Livezroot, Dec. 31-5 P. M.—Pork, 61s. per bbl. for new meas, Liverroon’ PRopuck Makgxt.—LiveRroot, Dec, 31-5 P.M.—Refined petroleum, 12d. 4 14d. per gallon, Loxnox Vropucy Market. —Loxvon, Dec, 31 Even. 88. per cwt; linseed oil, turpentine, 31s 8d. por cw! 5 i do wv eetimated peor may iri jeum, lsd. @ 12d, per gailon; tallow, dis 3d. a dis. 6d. per wt. PeTROLEUM MARKET.—Antwerr, Dec. Sl- eum, 301. for fine pale Ameri + ee FINANCIAL. eee errata Mane “LAPSLEY & BAZLEY, BROKERS, 7 BROAD- tock and Gold Privileges; also Double Priv- ileges in Stocks and Gold, All contracts signed by mem- bers of tock, Bachange oF responsible parties. Stocks bought and sold against these contracts in place of mar- fu ‘enabling persons of small means to speculate, with ut little risk. Explanatory circulars mailed to any ad- A —PUTS AND CALLS; $10 TO $100 INVESTED IN + them often pays $100 to $1,000; the only sate inethod ot operating in Wall sireei, on limited capital, tully explain page acted mailed tree to any address; orders executed on margin VALENTINE TCUMBRIDGE & 00., Bankers and Brokers, 39 Wall street, New York. tion YOUNG LADY WISHES TO BORROW $75. WILL de diamonds for security. Address 5. M., sta- A WTRUST MONEY, JUST PAID IN, TO LOAN AND 1 bt Morteages on city Real Estace, in sums to suit pnd lone tong | a Address THUST: box 2,681 Cc fz SAVIN Ke OF THE oiry” OF NEW YO! 1874—JANUARY INTERESTS The twenty-seventh semi-annual interest, at the rate of six per cent per annum on all suns of $6'and upwards, whieh have been on depos or one or more months next Drevious to January |, will be credited and paidon and after ibang d fanuary 21. All interest not called for will remain as principal, and draw interest Boordngi¥, and will be entered on the de- veeeied books any time when presented after the 2lst of ary. "The bank is open Lig 4 yey for. \ Bayete ce eee ment of money irom 10 and ol a ap trom 10 A. M. to wits made on or before Pabacry ‘2 will draw inter- enn trom the lst of gansary, Bank books in German, French and English. Bank 58 Bowery, southwest corner of Canal street. INTARD, Presiae: uR A. Boron, Secretary. hierar VHICAGO CITY BONDS.—INTEREST DUE will be New York 1st rs TENNESSEE, VIRGINIA gtd wil'he coal pr Pee on ean, Cn be paid e Gallatin Radoual Bank. tay Railroad coupons, due Janne oa o8 on sates Ae heed that dave by RT. Railroad cou; on and after tha: East mn Tenner tnd Georr ar wi WILSON 00, yor SALE. 1 8 AND 10 PER CENT City and County Bonds, aaa, allen Stock va and other choice Stocks and Bonds, paging WW to 20 per nt, at low rates, by ALBERT H, NICOLAY & 00, lo, 43 Pine street, New York, N. B.—Investment Securit ritles our specialty 22 years, ‘ORTY-THIRD DIVIDEND, HANOVER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, A semi-annual Gividend ot ~ T cent i: ‘able on and atter January 1. EMSEN LANE, New York, Jan. 1, 1874, Secretary. REBNWICH SAVINGS PARE SAnUARY INTER- Gren ir 1874 —The Board ot Trustees have ordered in- teed to be paid to depositors on and after Monday, the 19th January, 1874 at the rate of 7 per cent per annum on all sums of $500 and under, and all sums over $500 at the rate of 6 per cent per annum entitled thereto. inter. est not called for will be ry rine} sited on or before loth of 3 Samay wl Pea rom Ist, Bank open fom 1 aM ind ox ot Mondays, Welle Frid ye i carne President Janes Bry BER’ ‘reasurer. 3. Hansen Toons | { Secretaries FAgkixs 4 BRAINE, BROKERS, 11 BROAD STREET, Stocks and gold bougnt and sold for cash or on mar: ain; privileges negotiated on responsible. firms, wich can'be used in piace of cash margin; thisenablosany one c with small capical t Withamalleaplcal to speculate with title risk. -Lxpian: | to loan upon first class city property ]*V88t martnoan stock ying lead mine, with 900 acres of deeted res of leased land, with two smeiti furnaces in ‘operalion, turning out five tons ot pig lead a) et ian Giher ood minora}, improved ant unimproved Proj in Jasper count, pera ara Tends ia North Mis. rh, Lowe a les pertect, tor gale tor cash or revi ‘oxchariee farm Lands and city Property for other improved improved county or city Property ; sell to actual settlers on long time ; special inducements to colo- nies, Inquire of C. SENG way, New York, with Sager & Hulsto ae w days, or address WILL Bry ce, FIRST AND sROOm yon r reet on roperty. | Prinsi only adress CA LIST, tor 170 Heratd office, 6 wssouas, KANSAS Al TEXAS pone WANT- i—In Gzohenes tor New York Real Bst . WILLARD, 53 tichange place. NEW, YORK, DEC, 81 1ST. HLS, GERMOND, MEM: ber of thé New York Stock xchange, will continue the commission business on his own account at the office of Messrs. George D. Arthur & Co., sd Wall sureet 0" FICE OF THE HANNIBAL AND ST. JOSEPH Koltroad Company, No. 78 Broadway, New York, MGoapous “tne Januai 1, 1874, on $3,009,000 of Missouri State Six Per Cent Bonds, known as “The Hannibal and St. Joseph issue,” and $1,200.00) bonds of the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad ( (Cameron Branch), will be paid gn and after the 2d day of Junaary, 1874 at ‘the Ban North America. DUN B. ACKER, Treasurer. (PREASURER'S OFFICE, NEW YORK AND NEW Haven Railroad Company, Grand Central Depot, gorner ol Forty-~.coml sireet anid Fourth avenu York, Dec. 15, 1873.—A dividend of five per c the earnings of the past six months on the cap of the company has been declared payable to the stock holders on und after January 2, 1874 ‘The transfer books will remain closed not Santry, 14, 1374, inc usive. Nf SHELLON, Treasurer. (PENTH Tivionag, BANK, Broadway. 'w York, Dee, 27, 1873. tn dividend of two and one-half ay) Der. cent has this Gap heen declared, pera ‘able in gold, on and alter the sec- ry y of January, 1 GEO. ACKERMAN, Cashier. aE NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY OF THE CITY OF New York will pay its usual semi-annual dividend of 4per cent on and after January 2d prox. The trans- fer books will be closed w that date. D. R. MANGAM, President. ew Neg INVESTORS, Butlalo City 7 ber cent Water Loan Bonds Interest and principal payable at the Gallatin National Bank. prucipal due 189 For sale by DANIEL A, MORAN, ‘40 Wall street. HE TRADES SAVINGS BANK, WEST TWENT third strect, No. 275, near Eighth avenue, have di clared their usual dividend of seven (7) per cent payable January 20, 1874. Money drawn by checks when desired. Money deposited betore January 2 2) will draw interest from January L BARON, President, 1, M. Frese, Secretary. IRGINIA AND LOUISIANA PAST DUE COUPONS, payable at their respective treasuries, collected oF bought si al-o Tennemec past dic Bonds and Cou- kone funded. into the new funding bonds, by JOHN 5 New street. $1 TO $10) IN WALL STREET OFTEN LEADS TO Stortune. Thirty-two page pamphlet tree. NTIN BRIDGE & CO, Wall street, Bankers and rokers, No. $2,500 WANTED—ON IMPROVED BROOKLYN A) Property worth double the amount, Ad- dress SECURITY, ald oftice. 000 7° LOAN-FREE OF BONUS OR COM Oe mission, on First Bond and Mortgage on Irst class City Property, for five years, No answers no- ticed unless ‘location ‘of property js given. Address Z, LENOX, Herald Uptown Branch office, $26. O06 TO BUY FIRST MORTGAGES IN Westchester or Brooklyn: also funds tw buy second mortgages. AW A T, 54 Wall street. 125 000 —I HAVE $125,000 I AM DEP ROUSE: 2)! cot tinmediately Investing im good Hirst and Second Mortgages on New York and Brooklyn Prop perty. Ad Address HONEsT LOAN, » Herald ottice. $150.000 7.204%,,0%, MORTGAGH—IN VA- rious amounts, on good New York city improved Property ata ESR no bonus. NT 58 Exchange place. $163. 00 IN LARGE OR SMALL SUMS, FOR YOU vist Morteages; good’ Second’ Mort: ages on lly property wanted. snes PHALON & SLOAN, SI East Seventeenth street. € TO LOAN ON BOND AND MORT- $200,000 ) gure, om irookiym Properiy) summa from $1,050 to ere the security 18 tuily double, Aadress BROC LN FUND, Herald office. existing between JL E. iunder the style of J. dissolved by mutua h The basiieen will oe carried ob by Mrs J: E under the same stylo, . B, STECKLER & CO., 90 White street. New Yorx, Dec. 30, 1878 RSHIP,—THE ISSOLUTION OF COPAR’ co- Partnership heretofore existing between the unc signed, under the firm naine of “Ka vanugh & Pecks having expired by limitation, 1s dissolved, ay xu be Son maned by. atest TeDURY & a ae Ventre stree: jew York ci Jan, 1, 1874, COKER, ISSOLUTION,—THE FIRM HERETOFORE EXIST. ing under the name of Gunst & Blumlein has been dissolved by mutual consent December 1. A. BLUM LELN will conduct the liquidation and settle all aecounts J{RENCH & TRAVERS—LIMITED PARTNERSHIP.— Notice is hereby given that a limited partnership has been formed by the undersigned, pursuant to the provisions of tre revised statutes of the state of New ‘ork Telating to limited partnerships, and the acts Amendatory thereof, upon the following terma:—First The name or firm ‘under which the said partnership is to be conducted is French & Travers. Second—the eneral nature of the business intended to Be transacted fa general merchandise, brokerage nod commission business. third—The names ot ali the general and spe- cial partners interested in the said partnership, and their respective places of residence, are as tollow: is to say—The general partners therein are Seth B. French and John Travers, Junior, both ot whom reside in the city, county and State of New York. The special artner therein {s William R. Travers, who also resides In the city, county and State ot New York. Fourth—The said William R. Travers, as such special partner, has contributed $10),000 of capital to the ¢ cominon stock In United States currence; ftn—The said partnership is to commence on the lst day of January, in the year 1874, and ts to continue until omd terminate upon the dist day of December, in the your 1x76, ew Yous, December 5! ENC JouuN TRAVERS, Jn,,} General Partners W. R TRAVERS, Special Partner. R. GEORGE FOX KETIRES FROM OUR FIRM’ Ni aut ie ntease onanen from this date. war: ica abn bebe RLUGXANDER T. STEWART & CO. Nx, EW york, JAN, 2. 1874.—-IN CONSEQUENCE OP the Goverinination of babe J. Dompater to retire from ve. pusiness, soe Dempster & Co. has been diwolved A, auscat cae eats oe eae will sign in liquidation. ARTHU TERA. Referring to the above our friends are interned that the commission business will be her by the subscriber under the style ot A. B. Koss & Co., the ‘offices remaining, as now, jon. 4 and $6 Broad street, New York, and 105, 107 and 0 Catttor street, San Fran- cisco, and at (he latter place Mr, G. 8. nyt aye es our firm per procuration. A. B. ‘Liberal cash advances made on approved consignments foelther market. Orders tor purchase of California wool solicite ‘EW YORK, JAN, 1, 1874.—DISSOLUTION OF PART- nership.—the firm of Townsend & Davis, builders, has tas day Spnotved oy mauiual consent. ‘The business n wosen wi carnied on by B. To’ our. RALPH T JOHN W. EW YORK, DEC. Sl, 1873.—NOTICR IS HEREBY ven that the Arm of Deas & Elilott 1s this day dis- solved. by mutual consent. Either party will aig 1p tr AS. liquidation. R. & ELLIOTT. ‘0. 35 BROAD Inggeag hi The firm ot cone ton ry Fares is this da: Aissolved rt ti wi ‘au e firm nam S TC = ofa MES T WORTHINGTON. 8 Mab d) MASSETT. ~~ No. 85 Baoan Starer, } few Yor«, January 1, 1874. The undersign=d have nied day formed a copartnership under the name and style of Wor:hington & Nichols, tor the purpose Of transacting business as tankers ‘and Brokers. 8 T. WOKTHIN JAMES R. NICHO! OLS” Member New York Stock Exchange. EW YORK, JANUARY x 1, 18 1874, We have this day Associated + Kod ‘ug Mr, Henry Cohen, of the late firm of -onneborn ae of our firm will be Hess Brothers & Co. Wet shall c nue the bat ing business as heretofore in all its yanees branch HESs BROTHERS, FFICE Wis Che WILLIAM SIMPSON & SONS, RK, December 31, 1873. 6 Franklin w Yor Wo have ‘tte day admitted into our copartnership in wh or et commission business Lincoln Godirey, Ia e firm of B. G. Godtrey & Co. and John U. Fraley, late of the firm of Joveph Lea & Oo., of ikke city, under the utle of iiliam Simpson, Sons & Co. who are the sole agents tor ths gale Or bi William simpson & Sone’ Prints Puitapaurata, January |, 1874 aoe COPARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE EXISTING imder the Bra name of D. Kleen & Co. ts this digotve by mutual consent, D. LIKBER, New Yorg, Jan 1, 1874 J. J. SPIRO, The undersigned have this day formea a copartnershl; for the} Pero ot carrying on the wholesale liquor bu: ‘Broadway, under the firm name of B. Lieber, a LIEBER, ea BP. LIEBB! New Yons, Jan, 1, 1874 3. J, SPIRO. HE ae oe oes & BERNHEIMER HAVING id will. ae ition of ¢ a ial lation of commercial paper TL GPOLD RNa “nw Yous, Jan. 1, 1874 ye LIMITED PARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE i ‘land, Hen isting betweem John BR. Gi pos ‘eely and Thaddeus eR New Yous, Deo, 3] BE COPARTRERSHIP HERETOFORE, EXISTING me ot W, M. Parks & Co, at No. the rm day dimolved by mutual consent; Broad of the partners wilt sign in ar ar sane, B. G, SMITH, Jr, New Youre. December 31. 1573, ee COPARTNERSHIPS. bw Ln ging PARTNERSHIP OF HAYS formed b undersigned, ander the laws of the State ot New on th day of January. 1873, for tha cartying on of’ the business of paural stack krehent 0 Ee ae county sad “tate Sf Now York, nattets jay been dimolved matual consent. Either of the General pariwers will sign in Liquidation. ry SIMEON J. Deaxe, { General Partners WITT ¢. HAYS, opecial Partner, New Yorx, Dea: 'Si a I Hace PES Or jaune 2. CONNOR 4 a oo Pry Rf iv mu comsen| Jame iw alone ‘sign in iquidation. JAMES A: CONNUI jnw York, Dec. ‘Deo. ah, sts. GORGE BINTOUL, 3 PINE STREET. NEW YORK, DECEMBER si, e 1873 —The co} eg or Heyerdabl, Schonbe: 4 Co., here and in inated this day by Tanta The ‘subscriber will contnoe in London the agenc; ot sam ‘ox & Oo. (Limited), and in that city, as we! as in New York, the weneral steel aa business & DRAKR, on his own accour SCHONB! 64 yee NEW YORK, DEO. 31, 1873—THE copartnership of Gilley & Germona is'this day dis solved by umuitauon. “FW. Gilley, Jr, with sign in Ligue dation W. G: Jr. i. 3. GekMol 'D. J MBLEON TAPPAN, 64. BROADWAY, NEW voRK, DEC. 31 is. 7 undersizned ‘have this day formed ship under the firm name ut ¥. W. Gilley. 3 ocks, bonds, dc., at the New Yor ‘tock « Exchang W. Glidisk, Jr. E 8” GILLEY, NELSON VAPPAN, special partner. ——_+2o+ THE BUCHU CHIEF JUSTICE. The Legal Profession Opposed to the Confirmation of the Buchu Chief Justice. {From the Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle, Dec, 25.] It 1s stated by some of the Noxtuern papers that when Congress reassembles the nomination of Mr. George H. Williams will be withdrawn and the name of Edwards Pierrepont, of New York, substl- tuted. We have no idea that there is any tounda- tion for this report, save in the acknowledged un- fitness of the nominee for the position, The papers say bis name Will be withdrawn, because they Know it ought be withdrawn. We have no idea thas his nomination will be recalled. It is not like the President to take the ‘ ‘back track” on any measure, U General Grant ever had any policy whatever or any settled line of action it has been in a dogged tenacity of purpose—a perseverance in either good or eVli—inost frequentiy evil—which the assauits of enemies and the entreaties of irieuds alike prove powerless to weaken or break. We mzy rest assured that Mr. Williams will either be rejected or contirmed ; he wili not be withdrawn. ‘that such nomination should never have beem made there can be no doubt. That, having been made, it should be promptiy rejected there is equally as littie doubt, Five of the seven mem- bers of the Juaictary Committee of the senate have reported against his.contrmauon, Vice President Wulson deciares him wholly unworthy of the posi- tion which he has been elected to till, The Cone Necticut Bar, judging trom the manuer in which ha conducted the Crédit Mobilier suits at Hartiord, Oppose the appointment on the ground of the Gon incompetency of the appointee. ‘Ihe New, York Bar, coniessedly the ablest in the Union, has presented a protest against the confirmation Of the nomination, based upon the same grounds a8 those assigued by their Connecticut brethren. ‘The Wisconsin lawyers are also arrayed agains’ him, and ior similar reasons. How the Appointment of a Buchu Chie# Justice Is Viewed in Vermont. {From the Burlington (Vt.) Free Press, Dec. 27.) It is not to be denied that the selection was exe tremely distasteful to the Bar throughout the country, The Attorney General’s appearance as counsel of the government in the recent Crédit Mobilier suits in Connecticut seems to have beem very little to his credit, and doubts of his ability and qualifications have multiplied, Of late more serious charges bave been made. It ia stated that at the receat election of a member of Congress in Oregon, gross frauds were committed in benalt of the republican candidate; that @ packea Grand Jury in the United States Court have ing refused vo tind indictments against the actors. in these irauds, on evidence that the Grand Jury’ had been tampered witi,a new one was sum moned at the instance of the District Attorney,! but that, beiore they could act, Mr. Williams ordered them to be discharged and at once ap- pointed a Successor to the too zealous Attorney. | It is asserted taat a fine carriage, bearing the Williams monogram, and used as the family care riage, was paid jor out of the contingent fund for the Department of Justice. It seems plain that the selection of Mr. Williams as Mr. Cnase’s suc- cessor Was not a fortunate one; aud if the ap. pointment should be withdrawn or should fail of | @-nfirmation, there wul be Little mourning throug the country. The Buchu Chief Justice a Champion for Baliot Box Stuffers. {From the Hartiord (Conn.) Times, Dec. 27.] ‘The newspapers of both parties are unanimous in the opinion that Mr. Williams is not fit tooccupy the chair of the Chief Justice. He has not the requisite talents nor is he fitted by education. He is too small a lawyer jor the important stations But this, bad enough of itseil,is not all. Ic is a shame that he has ofictally, as Attorney General of the United States, directed the State Attorney of Oregon to discontinue suits and stop proceed- ings against a set of men who committed greas Irauds in the last election. benrad frauds were im the interest of the republican party, and it appeara. shat the newly elected. Heater, Hippie ‘Mitchell, understood their object and character. The men who had violated law and filled ballot boxes with fraudulent votes—those who had corrupted the elections and defrauded the people—were about to be punished. Mr, Williams interfered, with his Official power as Attorney General, to defeat the ends of justice and clear the criminals. He even went so far as to order Mr. Gibbs, tue District Ab torney of Oregon, to rescind the order for summon- @ Grand Jury to hear tne prooi against the ballot box stuffers. Mr. Gibbs teiegraphed to Mr. Willams that the proof was clear, and that the guilty parties should be punished. Mr. Gibbs was sustained by the United States District Judge of that district, Williams, instead of aiding the cause Ol justice and protecting the purity of the ballot box, had Mr. Gibbs removed and a willin; tool of his own appointed in his place. such @ man fit to be Chief J ustice of the Supreme Court of the United States? Is Presi- dent Grant, upon whom rests the greatest part of the responsibility, to be justified in nome nating him and holding him before the Senate, after being informed oi these jacts? Is the Presi- dent to be justified in making a party test of this nomination, the Senators bei made to under stand that they must vote for Williams or be de- nied favors at the White House t Another /act transpires, Mr. Williams has used the public money to purchase a fine span of (oe and @ $1,600 carriage for the use of his iamily, et himself on the plea that other Parties ave perpetrated similar wrongs upon the Treas- vry. It confirmed as Chief Justice, he might rule that such inroads upon the public Treasury—alarm- ing enough at best—are lawiul! Is he ft to be Chief Justice? Is the President right or wrong im Jorcing him into the position ? DISTRICT AITORNEY BRITTON. His Case Argued for Six Hours Before Governor Dix. ALBANY, Dec. 31, 1878. The hearing before the Governor in the case of District Attorney Britton, of Kings county, took Place to-day, Among those present were Messrs. Backhouse, Coit and Allen, of the Committee of Fifty of Brooklyn. Messrs. Morris and Davis ap- peared fer said committee, Messrs. Tracey and Cullen for Mr. Britton and Messrs. Runkle and Clinton for Mr. Shanks, who was also present in person. Mr. Clinton detatied the proceedings of Mr. Shanks’ committal for contempt at the Brooklym Oyer and Terminer, because he refused to divulge the name of a contributor to his paper. He claimed that as soon as Mr. Britton discovered th: Mr, Shanks had been removed to New York on @ habeas corpus he falsified the Sherif’s returna, substituted a new comiuitment for the illegal one on which Mr, Eee A hed, ane oD. did other acts howing him to be unfit sor z Mr Davis followed in behalf of ‘the 00 Committee of Fiity of Brooklyn, and charged although Britton was iniormed of irregularities tised by the Tax Collector (Mr. to allow em to t be the Grand Juty) a also, Cr a} connived at election frauds Sn eee to! Bag and would not ni bring the oftends® Sohlowed on the same side and denounced the conduct of Britton, all that he dare not p! ive the ballot box stuiers because ted by 3,000 majority, when it was votes were polied. ‘Mr. Tracey, r Britton, spoke A 7m stderanle fog ai aires @ denial charges, stat thi were trumped uj up ‘or the purpose of injuting Hy honest, faitnfut oficor. interview lasted over six hours, = hy at ite conclusion, the Governor oer the pape: a Prompt decision is expected. FINANOLAL SOUNDNESS OF WHEELING ‘Wnueexina, W. Va., Dec. 31, 187% At the close of the year it can be said of this the largest nail and glass manufacturing city in the Union, that it has passed through the late panio without @ single suspension of & mercantile or manutacturing firm or run on any of our banks, Our mills and berger are in full blast, money is comparatively easy and parties are already paying their January accounts