The New York Herald Newspaper, May 26, 1874, Page 5

FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, | Strength in the Stock Market—A Reaction. GOLD STEADY. Money Abundant at 3 and 4 Per Cent. eae ee eee Set SOVERNMENT BONDS FIRM. Railroad and Southern Securities With- out Much Change. WALL STREET, } MONDAY, May 25—6 P. M. It was not easy to analyze the condition of the tock market to-day because it was abnormal and | unexpected, 1t showed much of the adroit ma. Dipulation that has occurred from time to time during the last sixty days, Temporarily there was acertain kind of strength that encouraged bulls | to buy more and bears to become bulls. Western | Union was the leader. We have no other informa- tionon the subject than that the stock had been | “pat” at 7434 to the amount of 20,000 shares, and | it was deemea prudent to advance the price of the stock, Looking over THE FIELD it appears as if dealing in stocks—instead oi being a matter of calculation, as was formerly the case— has degenerated. business men, instead of obey- ing facts, watching figures and basing their judgment upon intrinsic values, now seem inclined to follow a leader, although | it be to the bad. They appear to ignore existing commercial conditions. Otherwise they would take into account the present status of the | country; the continued depression; the decline in the traflic of railroads; the suspension of mannfac- turing interests; the defaults at home and abroad | in so-called dividend paying stocks; the prospec- live failare of crops; the aggressive warfare made by some of the Western States upon great railway curporations, throwing them into courts, from | which we may expect only doubt for mouths to | come, and a score of other commercially | DEBILITATING INFLUENCES, | Jrom which there can be no definite result for | maby months. One would think that the legiti- | Mate operators of Wall street ought to gauge their | judgments by the logic of these events rather than trust their fortunes to the “points” and manipula- lations of the hour. When a man risks his money | agatst the future tt calls tor a brave front. When he | yields toa temporary and artificial market that may saddenly go against him at any hour In less than | a week it argues a purely speculative dispos'tion, in which are mingled the elements of a gambler and an ignoramus. Fairly diagnosed the stock | market to-day was comparatively strong. In other words, it ‘held its own” at prices averaging 34 per cent above the opening prices today and the | closing prices of Saturday, Whatever gains were made during sharp business hours were followed by recession at the close, as shown by the figures recorded below.. The principal dealings were in ‘Western Union, Lake Shore, Union Pacific, Wabash and st. Paul common. THE INVESTMENT SHARES were strong, with more activity in the dealings, The special feature was Delaware, Lackawanna | and Western, which was in vrisk demand, and rose from 108 to 109%. New Jersey Central fol- Jowed next, advancing Irom 105% to 106%. Chicago and Alton sold at 1024; a 103, Morris and Essex at 96 and Fori Wayne at 93% a 94. Michigan | Central was quoted at 75 a 78, New York and New | Haven at 132 a 183, Pittsburg at 8714 @ 87, Uleve- jand, Volumbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis at 65 a €8 and Panama at 104 a 10644. New Jersey was bid Jor at 121, Peunsylvania Coal at 260, Delaware ana | Hedson Canal at 116, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy at 102 and Chicago and Alton preferred at 1¢3, Harlem was offered at 129, HIGHEST AND LOWEST. The following tabie shows the opening, highest and lowest prices of the day:— Opening. N. Y. Central. eee K Highest. Lowest. 98% 98 Northwestern. 4 Northwestern preferred. Rock Island. 9 Pitteburg. Milwaukee Milwaukee & St. Paul pre! 7 shs Wesi Un Tel.. do NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1874.—TRIPLE SHEET. }, 34; dO. do., consolidated, 60%; Georgia sixes, 16; do, sevens, new, 89; do. do,, indorsed, 79; do. do., gold bonds, 70; North Carolina special tax, clase 3, 5; do, sixes, old, January and July, 20% 5" do, do,, North Carolina Ratiroad, January and duly, 50; do, do,, do., Aprii and October, 33; do, do, of January and July, 28; do, do., off April and Octover, 28; South Carouna sixes, 2544; do. do., January and July, 8; do, Funding act, 1866, 16; Arkansas sixes, Fund, 26; do. sevens, Little Rock and Fort Smith issue, 15; do, | So Memphis and Little Rock, 15; do, do., Little Rock, Ptne Biull and New Orleans, 15; do, do., Mississippi, Ono and Red River, 15; do, do., Arkansas Central Railroad, 16; Texas tens, 1876, 90, do., RAILROAD BONDS were moderately active, although the dealings were comparatively small, Central Pacific led in point of activity and strength, over $90,000 having changed bands at prices ranging from 89}, to 9014. New York Central firsts, coupon, were active at 106, 95%. comes were strong at an advance to 80, bids are:— Alb & ‘The latest Detroit, Mon & Tol bds. 98 Buft & Erie new bds... 99 Bufl & state L 7's Lace Shore div bus. Lake «hy Ches & Ohio 6's, 1st m. chy, Bu ‘B's, 82107 chy, Y Hock tafant Se NY &N Haven 6's.....100 G0, 0 ad istin 78,8 New York Cen 0's, '83.. 914 N'J Cen Int m, new: New York Cen 6s, re. 83 NJ Central, convert. 100% New York Cen 0's sub. if Am Dock & Imp bonds.l00" NY Cen 7's, 176. MUA StL Ist 731", FD big New York Gen ist m, e: 109% Mil & St P ost. J & MD. 77 Rew York Con Ist m, ¥.1u5; H Chi & 12. Te 2d mot, 4 chi é& Hud & 7's, 3d m, Chi & Harlem 7's. Ist Chi & Hariem 7's, Ist Galen: North Missouri Ist Chi & Mil lat m,.° Ulio & Miss con... Del, Lack & W ii Cen rae goid bas, Del, Lack & W 2d un Western Puciflc bond 4 el Lack & W7's con. 104s Union Pac Ist m bds. oe Union Pac ig 7's Union Pacis (0x ine. 19 Pacitle RR of Mo, Ist m 73 Pacitle RR of Mo, 20m 71 Pac Ri 7's, gid by Mo.1005 Ft Wa Chi Ist m.105%5 Bites FEW a Chi zd m. 101 Clev & Pitts con Clev @ Pitts sd m.. Glev & Pitts ith in Gol, Chi & Ind ist. Ma Col, Ohi & Ind 2 St Louis & 1M Ist'm?.; Bel & so Ill Ist m, 8'5.. 95 Tol, Peoria & War, 2d 1m 8 ‘Tol, Peo & War con 7's. To!'& Wab ist mex. Morris & Essex ist m ie Morris & kesex 2d m,. 1234 Morris & Fasex con, re 3d m, 77s, “83. te 4th m,7?s, ‘80. ie 5th m. 7s, 788. Long Dock bonds’: Buti, U3 Toledo & Wabash 2d i 96 Great West 2d m, 13. P&A old dds Glev, P& A new bus..ag MUNYA Tot sh. BANK SHARES. There was a more active demand than usual in this department, and we note sales of American Exchange at 1114, German American at 893, @ 90, Metropolitan at 1351s, Leather Manufacturers’ at 190 and Park at 145, The latest bids were as fol- jows:—America, 150; American Oxchange, 111}; ; Central National, 101; Chatham, 120; Chemical, tty 015; City, 300; Citizens’, 120; Commerce, 124; Con- tnenta!, 100!;; Corn Exchange, 122; Fourtn Na- tional, 10542; Fulton, 145; Gallatin National, 128; Germania, 105; Gold Exchange, 110; Irving, 124; ol lev & ‘Vol new bds. Leather Manufacturers’, 180; Manhattan, 146; Mar- | | Ket, 118%; Mechanics’, 1364; Mechanics and Traders’, 130; Mercantile, 112; Merchants’, 120; Merchants’ Exchange, 110; Metropolitan, 135; Nas- sau, 102; New York, 127; New York National Ex- change, 87; Ninth National, 100; Oriental, 161; Pa- cific, 154; People’s, 144; Phoenix, 99; Republic, 107; Shoe and Leather, 165; State of New York, 105; Tradesmen’s, 143, THE UNITED STATES TREASURY. The customs receipts to-day were $409,000, Inter- nai reveiiue receipts $607,142, MEMORANDA, Criminal suits have been eommenced against the Milwaukee and St, Pauland Chicago and North- western roads for violations of the Wisconsin law regulating freights. A meeting of Pacific Mail shareholders, repre- senting 55,000 shares, was informally heid at Del- monico’s to-day, but the changes in the ticket to be voted upon invoived, as we are informed, only two names, and these are not such as are likely to add to or detract from the strength of the regular nominations. ‘rhe Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad earnings for the third week in May were :— Tncrease.......+ so teeseececeeccsee $20,061 Comparative statement of earnings andexpenses of the Toledo, Wabash and Western Railway Com- pany, from January 1 to April 30:. Gross Net Earnings, Expenses. Earnings. + $1,693,328 $1,335,863 $357,364 1,668,038 1,121,780 646,257 Decrease + $25,189 lr 083 Jucrease. seeeeeeeeeene + $188,893 SALES AT THE NEW YORK STOOK EXCHANGE (Monday, Mi May | 25—10 A. i) Betore Call, oh shs Union 100 2 z a FAS Ohio and Mississippi 5 do.. « 285 New Jersey Central. 105% ) 100 wo do. © 28% Del., Lack. and Western. as i Ee a0 Big Union Pacific.......+..... 28% 50 Fatt ©, C, and Ind. Central. Ris 19% | 1100 Pis'nd ‘Western Union. 72 voles | 200 Prte Atlantic and Pacific Tel. a TN aig ¢ Matl 43% 3% 30 2% 106% 10634 106% | 4, 4 THE CROPS. Reports from the West and South, which are Fy generally regarded as trustworthy, do not indi- | 7 cate favorable crops. The area of cotton is not | only Jess, but the planter has suffered from frost, | flood and lice. Toa considerable extent replant- | ing has taken place, but not under circumstances | 4, Unat encourage hope, In Western barley the fall- ing off is said to amount to fully 10 per cent, while the reauction ot acreage planted in spring rve is fully 6% percent. In cattle there is a de- crease of 18 per cent. The wheat prospects, however, are reported to be flattering, although from some localities come complaints of bad y . weather. This is especially true of Southern Illi- | 14.0 nois and the corresponding belt of country. ae : oe it would be more gratifying, however, to know | 100 Ww ao. zeus SNe ‘what 18 the condition of crops abroad, If they are ay t6 macnonna! Ukely to be short the United States will be the $300) use! 3% $8000 US 5.20, ° “64. 10% | gainer, for we can sell with a profit and employ 15:06 US 5-20, j our ships to advantage. I, on the other hand, iu os, . na 2a do, ¢, A e abundant we may again see the melan- Us Bebocr, 2521) Libag 500 US 6-26, 768. bern fod By US BG, 4 3590 US 5's, ‘I-40, r. choly spectacle of corn burned as fuel and the smaller grain entombed in storehouses, THE MONEY MARKET. Money ‘oaned at 3 and 4 per cent, and was abund- antly supplied at the former rate. The foreign exchange market was firm, on the basis of 4.8834 for sixty days’ billa and 4.913¢ for sight, with actual business at 4.83 a 4.91, GOVERNMENT BONDS. Government bonds were in good demand at the close at the ,ollowing quotations:—United States | currency sixes, 117! a 11734; do. do., 1881, regis- tered, 129% 2 120%; do, do., do., coupon, 121% a 122%; do, five-twenties, 1862, registered, 11534 a 115%; do. do., do,, coupon, 115% a 115%; do. do., 1864, registered, 11634 @ 117; do. do., do., coupon, ITM @ 11734; do, do., 1866, registered, 116% a 117; do, do., do., coupon, 118% a 118%; do. do., new, Fegistered, 119% a 119%; do. do., do., coupon, 1197% 12%: do. do., 1867, registered, 119% a 120; do. do., do., coupon, 120% a 1207 ; do. do., 1868, regis- tered, 1193 a 120; do. do., do., Coupon, 120)4 @ 121; do. ten-forties, registered, 115 a 115%; do. do., coupon, 115 a 115%; do, fives, 1881, registered, 1162¢ & 115% ; do. do., do., ex coupon, 11534 a 115)4. THE GOLD MARKET. Gold opened ambitiously at 112%, with some promise of strength, but later in the day the price receded to 11234, at which the close was made. The carrving rates were 144, 2, 3 and 134 per cent, No noteworthy speculative feature was developed. The operations of the Gold Exchange Bank to-day ‘were :— $1,646,487 + 1,800,755 + 25,316,000 CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT. Currency exchanges 73,123,132 | Currency balances, 2,953,579 old excha ges..... 10,019,317 Goid baiances 814,014 STATE BONDS were steady and the sales were small. We quote the fate bids as follows:—Kentucky wixes, 100; Tennessee sixes, old, 82%; ao, 0, d0., @X coupon, 68%; do, do, new, £254; do, do, dO, €X coupon, 63%; do. do,, wew series. 634: Virginia sixes, oid, 31; do. do. 20'Un Pactiic Rb Py do.. 100 100, Atl & qu) Wires “coger zoaie big 4 A. M. ii8 cnt ry NW DNF Cen 106 S21 Ine = 106hs i 10 Pos, tha BR. 1 3 ob d RRR. getausy seamen ee Ey SESSSCSSe=z= Michigan Central sevens were in demand at | Union Pacific firsts advanced to 85%, and in- | y ee iw wii ‘2 r | 4 bio 88 be ‘ | 10» we | 10 | 400 | do. Ths toy 0c, 0% | a x. | i Mich, Cen RR be ys iw Rs j 300 Un tae Go... P. M.--Before 300 she Chi & NW RR, MD Chi de 1”) Union Pac seseeSSSa eeS8 28 re sEssae: RR $.000 US 5-20, ¢, 65, m.. 119% $4900 US 5-20 ¢, °67..... 120%4 Second Board—1 P, M. 7654 $3000 Georgia 7's, n.be 3 2) New Jersey 1ti-be 1000 Un Pac RR... be ee on te 220) Un Pac | Stun wn Pai | 1000 Mor & Es Ist m 1000 Mor & Es 2d mn... Iv 1000 Lol & Wab ist m. 100) TAW Ist, St LD. lu) Tol & Wil 2000 Mich South 4 © & RE & Pi BLN C & NWe eg bds T0she fourth Nat Bk ¢ 10 B’k State of NY. 1 Del & H Can C 0 West Un tel | v0 aes 800 do. 1400 do, 3 160 = do. 100 Mi&St PF RI jibe J do. 4 8X) Tol & W RK..be D3 400 do. H do. 9) do. 1900 do. | S00 do. 20) do. 100 Mar L’d 100 Aner. EX Uo. . Fi hi Bost, eB a De 400 4 ao * aor cf WONYCa HR 216 | 100 do. rr lo 10) Krie RR p 200 Harlem 168. SY LS& 400, do. it do. . 19) | 100 do. 20 At&PacRRpt..be 154 8 do. 100 Pac RK Ot Mo....be 39 ea) do. 2:30 to 3 P. an shs i’ac Mail ss $10 (0 Cen Pac RRgb 200 Go. 5 4u0 shs Con. Coal Ls aM SERS ESEELEEEHE = CLOSING PRIGES—3 O'OLOOK P, M, vs Unt 3 a 13 Oh cha NW. Seti 8 we CNW ig Sider Cen Can COMMERCIAL 1 REPOR!. en" see EAR t | Cotton Dull—Flour Dull and Lower=— Wheat Active at Lower Prices—Corn and Oats Lower=—Pork Lower—Bacon and Cut Meats Dull-Lard in Buycr’s Favor—Groceri Quiet—Naval Stores Inactive—Petroleum Steady. MonDay, May 25—6 P. M. There was considerable irregularity in certain departments ot trade to-day, but it was confined to those marts which have been controlled of late by speculators, The irregularity was brought about in some instances by the failure of operators to keep up their margins—in view of which business was circumscribed. On ‘Change flour was dull and lower. Wheat was lower but decidedly active | for export, the sales being heavy and the market closing steady. Corn and oats were dull and lower. Whiskey was firmer but not active. Pork and lard were at a standstill, The market was almost nominal for both at lower figures, Freights wore firmer. Cotton was not in demand. Speculation | in “futures was but moderately active. Sugar was sustained in value. Coffee was quiet and nominal, Rosin was firmly held. Spirits turpentine was dull, Tar neglected. Petroleum was more firmly heid. Correx.—Apart from a sale of 300 bags Rio per steamer Ontario on private terms, there was no business reported from first hands. A moderate jobbing trade in Rio and mild coffees was in progress, at former prices. We quote:—Rio, ordinary cargoes, 16Ke. @ I7e.; fair ao., 1c. a 18%; good do, I8he, a 18KC.; rime do. extreme range, for lots ogy bags, Ze. a 24ec.: evlou, 8. 22.5 Maracaibo, i * maica, 18c. a 20e. ; ‘Nt, Di Pita initos bs ike. a aide. Costa Rica, 19. ‘3 aia xican, 19¢, a’ 20c.; Savanilla, I7ec. a 2ldw Cikadon tripe: 193% orron, =the demand for epot cotton was confined to unimportant lots tor mare oses, and the market continued dull and prices, int nsactions, were wholly nominal. 19c. a Wy ‘ava, GOV ‘alue of this grade aren only & t. We quo Niotande dlabamas W. Oricans, Te quality not more than haifa grade above or below grade quoted. The sales we! Export.. Consumption Speculation.. Totals...... 4“ 837 —For tuture delivery ‘Wasis iow middlin les have been as follows :—s saturday evening miter ‘oe ovclock-— ung, 100, bales at 17 18 9.8be, ua i ie ber, 100 I 1 aa ct 17 25.82 ae a a ea a 29 6c.; Jul: 18 ™ Be, 100" ai 15 os i A teats fe te Tite poe ie Ha 0 at axe "3 To a ad bales. | east 338 athe bia i evan: Wilmington, a "Norsolke Calves. Bab, 49; * = 48's | business tor spot delivery at $177. clea: ye | ‘4 was “imu ao small jobbing ri rand the sales were made | bbls. 5 | tlerces: ‘| axe) bell Fhiladelphia, 17. Total this day last week, 8,468 bales. | year, 7,937 bales. Rates on cotton to for- } oan ona. wees juoted as follows:—fo Havre, by ssil, | . To Hambur, by steam, %c.; by sail, %e. ‘To Bre- by A Side Y Bail, HC. ‘compressed. To Liv- FLOUR axp Uxain.—Reeeipts—Flour, Wheat, 447,238 bushels; corn, “32:0 dors Oats, Ins do, | ‘The sour market was dull wnd lower toscll—pariicularly lines of, fbinping extras which were freely oft $6.25. The sales were about 13,0) bbis., including 3, bbis., sor delivery first week in June, mainly at $6 25, Rye flour was dull, with sales of 400 bbis. at $4 Ba $0, Corn meal sold to the ex: tof 00 bbis.; Western, at $4 4) 9 $4 00, ana Brandywine at $490 a $5. Rogues | o 35. i of es 6ya bw 6a 700 | Superfine W 5400 5 80 | Extra Western Wa 625 | Extra Minnesota a 8 Round hoop Ohio, shipping brands. 6WHa 6B Round hoop Ohio, trade brands. 6H a 700 Family. . THe 8 St. Louis, low extra 6a 67 St Louis, straightextra 70)a 77 | Bt onis, choice che extra 80a 8 ov ui, 85) a 1 8D | Nominal. | | Rye four, 45)a 600 Southern, No. 40a 475 Southern’ superiine, 5Wa 575 Southern extra 640 a 825 South 8 25 «1075 . 40a 40) 440.0 450 | 459 a 5.00 | 415 a 445 4a = Awa. — = Wheat Kit ‘ active Fipy ¢. The sales were about $4,0,0 bushels. at a 1'45 for No. Sapring, $1 a $1 AY tor hoe f ChlCay Oy 48.0 $148 for gingraded. $148 a $149 for No.2 Waukee, $1 ola $1 o4 tor No.1, $1 5a $1 56 tor red wie ter. $1 47 for No. 2 Milwaukee, to arrive ten days in Uurie also 75,000 bushels do. at $1 47, to arrive first fiteen aay June’ ao 10.04 baa is do., to arrive next week at$i 48a $1 49, and 6,000 bushels do, to arrive frst hal? uly, at $145, buver paying signtdraits, Corn was duil and decidedly lower, 5c. bel ig the best price at. the Close. The sales were about 8,00) bushels at Sc. a 46) inciuding old yellow, to arrive all ‘his wee closing at 82c, a tbe, Jarly for mixe t Ge. Yor mixed and Ui. a, 6c. tor white Western. bushels ot Canada peas sola at Yc. in vond. lke malt market w: yak: j 0 bushels choice Lake shore were placed at $2, aS, and 3,600 bushels Canada at $2 10, 6) days. Kye Was without activity maigitrs rin berth sreights iere was onl ate business ‘ain room Was most wante manded higher figures but ‘otherwise the market. was unchanged. The chartering demand continued good for Yessels suited to the wants of the grain and petroleum trades, wrath Fates slightly, more in owners’ favor, | ihe engagements comprise:—To Liverpool, by sieam, 32,000 bushels grain at luxd, a 11d, cloaing ab the latter rate; | by saul, 8,400 bushels wheat at 934d. ‘To London, by oh 24, 00 Dushels wheat, chietly in ahip’s bags, at 10; 2.90) buls, flour at2s, &d., and 500 bois. rosin on brivate tering. To Glasgow. by stedin, 9,000 beet grain at lsd, a Lid. a mode and com 16,000 busheis do. at 10%d., and 16,000 bushelsdo. a 1 To Antwerp, by steam, 15,000 bushels grain at private terms: 42 hnids, tobacco at 428, 6d. To Malia, 50) cases refined petroleum at 2745c. ‘The charters include acoloutal bark to arrive, hence to Cork tor orders, und United Kingdom with 4,300 quarters grain ati Russian bark, with 3300 quarters grains samme voyage, at Pia short lay deve: Vite Norweiian barks, Wilh 2,400 quarte: ON quarters and 2.80 quarters grain ea All same voyage, at 7s. 444d. ; a North Ger- man brig,’ hence to @ direct French port, with | 1,25) quarters grain ats, 3d.; & Norwegian bark, with | 140 quarters do.. same vovake. at Zs. 6d: and £10 dratul- 18 Norwegian bark, hence toa direct port, continent, win naan quarters grain, at 7s. 6d.; a Norwegian bark, Ww 800 quarters do., hence to a direct port, between Havre'and Hamburg, with 3800 quarters do., at7s., short lay days; an American ship of 1,696 tons regisier, latd on berth for a general cargo to London; a German bark, hence to the continent, with 4400 bbls retined petro- m, at 48. 9d.; an American ship, hence to Cronstadt, with 3,400 bbls. Teflned Go,, at 68. ; A German bark, hence to Konigsberg, with 2,00) bbls, refined do., at 53. 13éd. an Austrian bark, hence to Odessa, with 13,000 cases: re- dined do., at 39., and £10 gratuity ; a British bark, hence toa direct por diterrancan, with 15,00) cases refined do., private terins: an American bark, hence to Venice or irieste, wiih 14,000 cases do., at Se.'; a British bark, from Philadelphia to the continent, excluding Duich ports, with 6.000 bbls. refined do., at 'd3.; 4 Norwegian bark: from Philadelphia to Cronstadt, with 3,000 bbls. re- ned do., at 6s. Od., and a British ship of 1,140 tons, trom Newburg to Liverpool, with timber, on private terms, ‘The new rooms of the Consolidated Maritime Association and Merchants Exchange were opened. to-day for the transaction of business. ‘They are well lighted and com- Mmodious, with entrances at 6} Beaver and 113 Year! Hroets. Mo.asses.—The inquiry was fair in a jobbing way, but otherwise the market was quiet, yet firm. for both’ do- mestic and foreign, We quote:—New crop—Cuba, cen- riiuxal and mixed. We. 9 Sie. 5 do. clayed, Soc, a Uc | do,, muscovado, retining, 37 ; do.,do.. grocery, ‘orto 4c. & 70c. cngiish Islands, Ae. 520. ; New Oriean.s, Naval, Sronks—The market for spirits turpentine raied dul! to-day, and was quoted weak, with merchantable order offered at 89. without buyers. Strained rosin was quoted «trifle firiner, but the demand was limited, the | ouly sale reported belt 2.000 DbIs., at $2 7 0; quoted at the’ close at $270 a $275 for common to good, In fine grades there Were no transactions and quotations re- mained nominally unchanged. ‘ar steady, with 81 bbls. Washington sold at $2 87!sc. ROLKUM.—INe market tor reflned was a trife r under reduced offerings and a tair demand. include 400) bbls, prompt deliveries, at 1334c. i ready June 5, at 13%. 4 axes were i better request aphtia continued to rule dull | ‘¢ ‘ude in bulk was avout 4; active; quoted nominally 5 . for futures. Sales of 4,00y bbls, June and ‘Urude in | shipping order inactive at ¥%ec. a l0e. The primary | marke were generally, gull with spot quoted $1 00 at ‘Titusville and $140 4g 4% the range Tor all lines at Parker's. At Philadelphia the market was steadier, With a fairexportdemand. Sales of 3.00 bois. Ist to Sih Ol June, at 13%4c. ; 5100 bbls. first halt’ do., at 13}¢., and 2.500 bbls, last i} F ROVIsIONS.—Rece | | 262 packages; lard, and " For mess pork eee ae cult pad lowers closing with a ountinved downward tendency, ‘The ales comprise 251 bbls. tor glume at 817 86, O00 tbs, tor July at $17 75 and a limited Dressed hogs were | Gull of sate at 7340, 4 THe, per Ib. for city. Tobones Jong clear bacon sold at lU4gc., an extreme pric ‘Ba Closed at Adige. a 1c. tor 100; 1d ge. for short demand to-day other sales. ‘eels, footing up 100 pot and 6 Hoon Shis, Fuly: deliveries on private tor «pork. “none: beef, do; cut meats, ES & | packages. ‘ices ruled stead: for ingia do. and $30 50 cates “tia mess. Beet ian | } ot values nominally unchanged. Quoted at from $16 | | q $23 for the range of Southern and 25 | Went rn. Cut meats.—We have only to report ie limited trade to-day, at prices Ce BAM no (betad Ty change. ze es Were 0 ade ot, 5 smoked shoulders at ked hi A3e. and 1,000 Ibs, hits i 3 a + Olee. ber Ib. Sate ‘was weak, with salew or Ho ee June at ll G-l6c. a tierces July at a 14.181. bbia.; | | rates. Bs 30. and 260 tierces rt atligge. butter and | one er were dull, but unchanges Rice. —The market was quiet, but the few transactions were within the range of steudy prices, Sales in small | Jota of Carolina at 7740. a Wc. per Ib... according to quality, and of Kangoon at 7% a 7'4c. per lb. he market for raw sugar was steady, with a moderate demand.—The sales were 700 hhds. tair to good | Tetning muscovado at 7c. a7%e.. Sales of 1,700 unde. | and 2,600 boxes, which transpired some time since, were | Made public late Saturday. | Refined sugar steady, with @ moderate demand, tormer prices. We quote :—Cuba—Refining, inisripr to comions He. ir to good fair, i340. B7XC.§ Sood to prime Brocery, | ena Sige. aM. ; prime tochoie, Sh ntrifugal, bhds aud’ boxes, ‘Nor. 8 and boxes, 7c. a Dic: mela es a Ne Fay Nos. 7 aK 16 to ‘whiter dice. a 10 mon’ to'pritme, Ze. 0 8. 4 8i,c. ‘Bruzil—outch standard. Java—Dutch standard, Nos. 10 a Bye. Superior and extra superior. 7c. ATK KARINE remains firm. but very quiet, at 12!gc. tor tern and Ize. a 12940; for elt uiow is stronger and in Rood request. Sales ot 50 good de a oe “e Cs i Sianiig= Pal hhds, city at 7%c., 75 hhds, do. at 7c. and 132 bhds, out-of town stock at 7c. a. eens dull but sleady. alee of 150 bbls, at 97) DOMESTIO M | MARKETS, Gatyeston, May 25, 1874. Cotton dull and easier: good ordinary, ée.* mudiine, 8c. Net receipts, bales. Exports—Constwise, 1,030) | Sales, 100 Stock, 14,09. Onteans, May 25, 1874, Cotton dull and inactive: Tuidanug, 19g. Net recel pte, ai Arous, Lf 7s inate 2,913, Sales, Stoel 4 97: 147 20. 1874, mi middling, Cotton dull and easter; middlin; a 1644. ; strict good ordinary, I5igc. Net receipts, 813 bales, Exports—Coastwise, 8 Si Stock, tad Cwarteston, May 25, 187 Cotton dull; middling, 17%c. a 1730, Net fecelots op les, EXporis—Coastwise, Yl. Sales, 100. Stock, 12 Savannan, May 25, ag | Cotton dull; misdiing, 1 ise Net receipts, 449 bales. Exports—Coastwise, 3 ic, 20,258, iti N. C., May: >, iat. Spirits of turpentine firm at 35c. Rosin tirin ar 8: strained. Crude turpentine steady; $1 85 for hard, ‘3 ‘3 tor yellow dip, $3 5J tor virgin. Tar steady at $2, Oswxao, May 25, 1874. Flour 25. lower on the three upper grades; sales of 1,600. bbls, at $7 75 for No. 1 spring, $8 26 for amber win- ter, $8. fe ior waite winter, $9 25 for double extra. Wheat | 10d. ind; sales cies Met bei of gpoice uaa pr 0. mn privat cuo'do. Treadwell nt $146. Corn dull: fale ott Pa bushels ‘yellow at 80c. Gorn meal—$1 70 tor bolted and $1 65 tor unbolted, per cwt. Millteed lower; shorts, $28; shipstufis, $30; middlings, $31 a $33 per ton, Uclivered. ' Canal treights—Wheat Ses corn and rye 7 peas 7c. to New York ; lumber $3 26 to the Hudson, id $4 to New York. Railroad freight Flour, to Boston, to New York, ey A Albany, 60, Lake rece! eipts ol 600 bushels whi corn, 8,200 Go. rye. L901 00) feet oC lumber. Canal shipmentas6 500 | bushels wheat, 3,000 do. corn, 24,0 do. rye, 10,300 do. eas, 1,271,000 feet of lumber ee Burrauo, May 25, 1874, Grain in store—Wheat, 287 416 bu 1Sguny ses 49,5 guts, 0.000 do; barley. 0,993 do. : peas, 1,896 {865 do.” Lake and ral Inport for tue last forty-eight Hours Flour, 24 30 bbis.; wheat, 202,909 bushels; corn, } 97.4 do, outs, 138,403 do. ; barley, 800 do. Canal shi | ments—Wheat, 137,:98 bushels; corn, ea Tdh’do vutley," 431 do. tal phat a Duishels: corn, 26,600 do. ; oats, pansy, freight’ | lower ‘wives tern Da 1 spring at $142 ee Shiwanke mei 8D lowers '# 21,000 bushel: fy oi 10. at Tle. Oats steady ; salo: hy fel al a WG Rye nominally a cs Arley t Taatt aim $195 a $205; Western, $18) Pro | mess pork, 9; short cuts, {St 50; Tams ost ders, $9; breaktast bacon, ‘Iie. smoked be fonsues, $6 per dozen. ard, in derces and bbls, Ue.} | in tubs aud kegs, Ujge. Uther ‘tr eb in 1874. Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat a aa Mandtower at $1 Slior No. L white Michy ue r Michi- fan, cash and June $1 3 2 red. $1 36; June, 137. Corn in tair ‘at 67\ge. for might Bisad cash eg ¢ May uly: 6584 2, Sept + bw 16d , 65c. ogee ie qamece 2c, Oats | Guil aid eet at Tor 526. for No. 2, Freights, dull—to, Buttalo, he ‘to Geweio Bec. a | cep a0 bushels witeat, db,000 do. corn ‘and Son'do. cate Shipmenta tBu els, a fours 00) bushels wheat, 10,000 do. corn and 3,000 do. oa: o May Flour dull and drooping: low tm Votent an aul, iprew: and lower, at $l 22a t | $d 8 Bot Nod dog oscar Carn’ ngnitios| Sur r danand waited at g8ie, ensh ; S40 Jane feetNon duane ease ed 1 i $1 tor Barley quiet and sinchanged ant ae igh a AP fo, rng quod’ at $1 6). Whiskey steady at give dull and lower at openin, vanced at ciose: sale: ereraes heals ithe, cash e Bali di Buffalo, FINANCIAL. At REASONABLE RATES—MONEY ON LIFE AND Endowment Insurance Poticies, Mortgages and other | Becuritien, Insurance Sot all kinds effected with best A 8200 TO LOAN IMMEDIATELY, + smal 1 & CO,, 117 Broadway. LARGE OR i amounts, on First and second d Mortgases and Leasehol't Property, eit, Brooki; PHALON E SLOAN, st Bast Be LEXANDER and Financiat Agents, 12 Wall street orated companies. make investmencs cor; and American for manufactur pris rious lowest current SLOAN, 31 Kast” Seventeenth street, BANKERS organize in- FROVHINGHAM & CO, for European capitalisis and secure additional capital | ers, Merchants, miners and other enter amounts jor investinent aud to loan, eran ? beimeht prone ia awit WA BLL AVI LEG. botBLe PRivinedes, on Dit. CHANGE” OPERATIONS LEGES. $100 $300 TO $400 COPY oF Street Reporter, WEER’S DOI ongra:ions on small eapital, alls a Fates for Al contracts; $80 for i) shires, RESPONSIB MADE AGAIN! ; er 100 SHAKES FOR PUTS OR CALLS; OR DOUBLE PRIVILEGES, THE LAST NUMBER OF THE WALL 5 containing a | @ full report of the opera- | tions of the past week and ¢ M1 explaining how large profits are made in stock speculations with but a small risk of Joss, will be mal led free to any address by the publishers. 48 Broa street. New York. NGS IN WAL STREET explains stock jample copy sent tree. nd Double Privileges at ruling market 100 for 100 shares of any stock. Bend tor ee xplanator; Lua WUMBRIDGE & CO... phiet Beuxerss ‘and Brokers, No. 2 Wall street, corner Broadway, New York. — A @ specialty; acuve stocks, eren —HASEING.. 2 BRAINE, 17 BROAD STREET, tock and Gold Brokers. Stock Privileges Puts, Calis and Double Privileges on all smail capitalists will find this a sate | method of speculating. Explanatory circulars, with rel- 4, mailed A. Moncy to M. JOHNSON & BROTHER, ‘on appli on. 16) BROADWAY Joan on New York and Brooklyn with- gut bonus: first, second and leasehord Mortgages cashed, ‘Those desiring inoney will please call. N INVESTMENT FOR &. italists.—9: the Staite of N cent interest, payable by the J fore May next out of the present tax l & SLOAN, 31 ast Seventeenth st PHALON A wMONEY * years on 40,009 in on iew York (a ci TO LOAN FOR THA Real é FIVE Estate; no bonus charged, Prin- OR cipals apply to T. C. ALLISN, No. 9 Pine sircet. A —MONKEY + and Mortga; large Morigages Aa LOAN PROMPTLY UPON Bi ‘on first class city Keal Estate ; also STEVENSON, Jr., TO 1] Pine street. Av issue trave! rs) or World, through the Me! ST BELMONT & CO., 1 Nassau street, its, available in all parts of the ssrs. De Rothschild and their correspondents. Also commercial | money on Calitornia “ANY, AMOUN' Upon city property, for five improved: no bonus. Address TRUS: office. Europe and Havana. T FROM $5,000 TO $90.00) TO LOAN— ;, improved or un- EE, box 3.84 Post MORTGAGE, house cls: SMITH, No, 42) West J (Oersrieiere capital, Exchange pla Cash advances and time; Casl chandise, stot us on FE. Paul J. Armour, Jose F. Navarro, Fe! John Baird, WILLIAM James CLYNK, red in our own wal ‘orable terms. FAUL FOR $5,000 FOR SALE—ON A FIRST to run 10% months. uty first street 4 Owner, JAMES West COMPANY—CASH iam street, corner i Warehouses, Atlanuc dock, Brooklyn. made on first class securities, on demand hr advances made on all kinds of. Met rehouses or consigned to J. ARMOUR, President. F. NAVARRO, Vice President. L WAREHOUSE , 000,000--Ortice, vi Jon BAITED. Second Vice President. ) LATABA, Third Vice President. im, D, Bowerman, H, Delamater, x oLaigen” Suan J. dora, Thomas Murphy,” Heury B. Hyde, TOBIN, Superintendent of Warehouses. Secretary. XECUTOR FUNDS OF $275,000 TO LOAN—ON FIRST | Y class New York City Property; will also make loans | on Buildings in box 1,241 Post of STATE FUN $175,000 tor second mortgages; also well located Lots, course of erection. Address EXECUTOR, Mice, New York. DS ON HAND FOR FIRST MOR!GAGE with Uberal Loans, Call. NEO. W. KING & Dratts on Bure in London, ALLL RPART, 906 and 908 Third avenue. BANKERS, 74 BROADWAY.— suns to suit. Correspondent ANK: (TED. FORDERS oF PAST DUE CLAIMS AGAINST THE Chicago and Canada Southern Railroad Company may learn of som Ricating with None but bona thing to their advantage by com) ANTI-CONSOLIDATIUS, Herald office. flde holders of past due Claims need an- Communications strictly confidential. OHN §. PIERCE, 106 BROADWAY, amount of money $10,000 to $10,000, on farms in tae 8: Parties who are willing to pay HAs A LARGE to purchase Trat Mortwages of | tate of New York, from Mverally. ONEY TO LOAN—ON MORTGAGE ON IMPROVED New York and Brooklya Property; also First and Second Mortgages LEVI COOK, pasha: roadway, basement, room 'B. ONEY, TO LOAN—ON BOND A) tchest Mortgaces bought, ‘D MORTGAGE, ON er county Property. First and Second M. DAVENPORT, I8t Broadway. iT VER NON RAILROAD BONDS WANTED—BY ‘ou C. B. LE BARON, 72 William street. OTIC fie exchange promptly attend lina Bank and Trust Compan; eighth of one per cent Gs) E.—PERSONS HOLDING BONDS AND STOCKS ot the State of South Carolina who desire to ex- of that State, can nave the South Caro- pon the tace Consolidation Bonds and Stock. Express charges paid by the owners of the bonds. PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS WitICH who desire ritten staveme! | box 172 Herald HARDY SOLOMON, President. ‘National Pars Bank, New York; Peoples’ ch ARE JUST assistance may obtain it by sending a full nee detail of all the tacts’ Address L. oftice. SILVER MINING PROPERTY, LOCATED IN LITTLE Cottonwood ; the mos: valuable prospect in’ Uta wants capital to develop; extraordinary liberal terug offered. Adaress UTAH, box 191 Herald omce, tain first class Mortgages on desiral New Jersey improved property at a It Giscount, be gan saaress, for personal interview, DISGUUNT, box 195 Post office. EB HAVE TRUST FUNDS TO LOAN FOR TEN Yours on first class New York Property: money for Brooklyn, Westzhester SHIPM 52 William : street, Union 1 Buildings. New Jersey, short notice, oreo, short ptice 7E ARE BUYING SECOND AND LEA‘ Mortwages on city Property ; large proterred. ARD & LE: 4 Wall street. $10.00 Second Mortgage in or tiear the city. i A. B. HO $10.00 000; rents for Apply to HR. waaley Jn 67 Third avenue. TO LOAN ON GOOD NEW YORK CITY Property and Lar elag to buy a First or 'o_534 Pine street. ) WANTED— ON city PROPERTY, FOR five yours: house 20x88; lot IW; worth five per cent bonus to $15.500. sey Proj ort worth double the Bere —FOR SALE, FIRST | MORTGAGE Staten Island Pro rty ; $29,000 on Jer. lortgages, discount 10 UFUS K, McHARG, Commissioner for every Biante, 186 Broadway. $20.000 Westchester eoun' MARSHALL & V! White Plains. WANTED FOR A CLIENT, A LOAN + on valuable improved real ‘estate in security undoubted, Address HPLANCK No. Li Wall street or / $100.00 Donus reauired ; LLARD, NOPARTNERSHIP AND REMOVAL—I HAV, mitted my tinue the brow Ke: Putzel & Counsellor: room 13, Hours: to 4. te wld FIRST AND ‘ECOND Loa five i No princttel AD. son (Gustave) as a partner, and will con- ie business under the firm name. of es Nassau street. M, PUTZE) dissolved by me in siguidation, New Youe, May 25, 1874, ~ BUSINESS: OPPORTU NITIES. "HERETOFORE EXISTING . J. Hardy & Co. is this day nulval consent, Mr. P. J. Hardy assumes abilities, and is alone authorized to sign JOUN A. MURTHA, “NGLOTHING TRADE f the best paying and largest cash trades iy ‘tine Ooo For particulars address CLOTHIER, Herald Up. town Branch office. BELBNDID BUSINESS Is OFFERED TO rh $4,000, cash ; purchaser. 000 profit books ah ae on J.T. POCw I Oh 6L Wittiain street A PER- can veg | ya than that the to the AN YOUNG GENTLEMAN, WITH ©. APITAL, WISH. ing to speculate in Wall street, with the help of Those who control chance by giving name. address and amount , Herald office. to CANDO! the stock market, may hear oi of capi AL fbte cash large demand; Address read, BUSIRE MS box 125 PARTNER WANTED—WITH $600, IN A RELI. Rae eae f business; article staple; wick returns; profits large. lerald office. A daily, Ferent owier , will “OLD ESTABLISHED MILK tty 12 CANS th Wagon and Double tor sale ; faving gained an einer ‘tishes ly to rince A YOUNG MAN WITH $300 WANTED—AS PAR’ ner, or will pa No. I chance for steady man. No. 14 South Fifth av. y good salary for man and money; MECHAN nection Teer machinery Gt ncknowie ioeryo given. Address MACHINERY, ICAL ENGINEE wit in he yy! will as aeeRie® 1ON- shortly establisn an desirous of introducing any it; rete ferald foffice. sae ai few hun terview, ‘Dial PABTNER WANTED bet enterprise in a d dollars hecessary, Ad "OP , py en y. piel a) oi ng im Sy yhry ay tes A eo theatre ; on! Uptown Bran edits and telegraphic transfers of | . hearly new | pb! pe ned pure and smooth. ital | bay to cnpress them; but BUSINESS OPFORTUNITINS. PARTNER WANTED—oR A FEW HUND qra a agit Bay an old catablised ‘rst ‘clang i 1s of dollars . rticulars at 1,24, Broadway, up sala Brute Petcbacha AND GOOD REAL ni: nem: Howl, Din! or" Lavery” Sanh a os Address E. C., Bos a ery es Brauch office, ogre ee GENTLEMAN spectable business man niready establianed manufacturing or Ved respons tak te, moderate business. “Address 8. U., box 440) New York Post offi )URNITURE AND LEASE OF A BUSINESS :E, i 4 ong exabiished.. sor i i splendid ehanoe (org ati oO undersi a ie bus.ness. Addi EBs, box 109 Herald Uptown Bi fsa ne G00P CHANCE FOR A YOUNG MAN J small capital to take a halfinterest in a ae Sample oom in Brooklyn; established five mpeses Se frst class customers. For particulars inquire in ‘shirt nue, Brooklyn. 1 HAVE A MANUFACTORY (FEW HOURS FROM CITY), ) A with $3,000 worth of improved machinery; manufac | apie, with steady market for full running ca- working ‘ean equal Partner Canis capital to fill orders Ate wl fo will furnish $ ‘Address 68, box 18) Herald office. i on LADY HAS A NICELY FURNISHED HOUSE 4 in & good location—Would like to meet respectable lady with some mon+y to take hail interest in keeping a boarding house. Address, for three days, B. &., Herald | Uptown Branch office. HYSICIAN'S CITY PRACTICE “REGULAR” FOR sale for cash; incumbent leaves city. . Address, with references, J. W. K., box ARTNER WANTED. a town, N. ¥., An experienced man, with $5.00) oF more, will find it rire opening. PANK, Sees N.Y. ARTNER WANTED—WITH acT treasurer; + EA OUIe gasiness oa ctenoee right nan. WOOD, 353 West Seventeenth street DROPRIETOR OF A L. ESTABLISHED MANU- facturing business, with complete works, in a subur- ban town and office 2, oe, city, desires competent: ngs the finances. | ) Broad: SHOE STORE WANTED—IN A GOOD LOCATION, with Fixtures and small Stock, if any, or would take & partner with some capital. Address, stating particu- lars, INDUCEMENT, Herald Uptown Branch office. TA NTED—A PARTNER, FOR A FIRST CLASS FUR- nd carpet store, with about $10,000; old es- tabi business; references asked and given. ‘Address F., box 12) Herald offie WANIED—A SMART, ‘ACTIVE BUSINESS MAN, with @ capital of about $6,000 to $5,001, in a manu- yacturing business, chiefly city trade; references give! and ‘required, Address” MANUFACTURER, Herald we, with WITH FROM $5,000 TO $10.000, fo form manufacturing company under the laws of the State of New York, so as to increase the scope of & business now in active operation. Address S., manufac- turcr, Herald office, staung where personal interview can be bad. ws NTLEMAN WITH $19,000 TO ACT AS treasurer an ral manager of the most tavor- able contract ever cflecte beplutely no. credit realized proats immediately, Address P. 1. B., box 188 Merald Uptown Branch oitice. $4 FOR THE EXCLUSIVE SALE OF MY SELF- Bo er Paper Clamp, for schools» Patentee, 133 Nassau street. CASH WILL PURCHASE ONE-HALF OF A mapatecturing office business, canned fro monopoly secured by Unite 40 Broadway, room 56. $1, 000 PARTNER WANTED; MANUFACTUR- ‘« inx business. sound and substantial; 1n- vestor can centrol the finds and manage; @ very rare chanee, worth investigating, MITH, 66 Cortlat $5005 nt street. $1 500 IN AN HONOKABLE AND PROFITABLE | <)) manufacturing basiness; will pay $5,000 nhum: one to attend to manutacturing preferred; | per | Brst class opening: relerences given and required. ERITY, Herald ofice, pal 000 —PARTNER WANTED, TO DEVELOP five different patents, one ot them is the reatest invention of the age. Address, tor one week, . H. WILLARD, box 175 Herald office. $2 OOO. Active, PARTNER WANTED, IN| A | downtown restaurant gstaplished five years; doing a cash trade ot upwards of $20,0W a year. BUSIN Herald office. dress 5 5.000 THE CONTROL OF AN ENTERPRISE e). + highly profitable, practical in every re- spect and certain to yield large immediate returns; may be secured by the use of this amount, Principats only | may address or apply personally to E.R. TRE WALN, 6 Wall street, basement. 40.000 TLEMAN WITH THIS . int in cash, including his ser- vices, wishes an interest ina first class importing or ymmiss on house. Address R. A. Herald Uptown nich office. a THE SUPPLY BILL DISPUTE, The Albany Argus of yesterday asserts that there is @ direct issue of veracity between Senator | Wood and Assemblyman Batcheller as to how the | ttem of $10,000 salary to the Superintendent of the Cupitol got into the Supply bill, the former insist- ing that it was inserted before and the latter that | it was ipserted after its final passage. The Argus emphatically contradicts Wood and declares :— When the Supply bill was engrossed the clanse under discussion Was not in the bill. Hence it could not have been in the bill when | it passed the Legislature. Mr. Batcheller remained here alter the adjournment ot the Legislature and examined the Supply bill, and the controverted clause was not then | init, Mr. Wood subsequently examined the bill and the clause was notin it then. And the bill wus then re-engrossed and the clause in question inserted. An eXamumation of the Supoly"b bill, on | file in the office of the Secretary of State, shows | that page forty-nine has becn re-engrossed. The | Paragraph reiative to the new Capitol begins: ms page forty-eight, and that page is all engrossed in one handwriting. Page forty-nine, beginning in | the course of that paragraph, is in hey writ- ing; while page filty is in the same writin; | lorcy-eight, as we judge the remainder 0: the bill is. Page forty-nine wus re-engrossed in order to insert the salary clause. THE LORRAINE SILVSR BRIOK. [From the Virginia City (Nevada) Enterprise.) The silver brick which is to be forwarded to Sit Lambton Lorraine by citizens of this portion of Nevada, in vestimony of their appreciation of his | noble humanity in the Santiago de Cuba affair, is now completed and will be sent away as soon as a suitable box has been manufactured in which to | Snip it. The bar weighs over fourteen ponnds, Troy, and was purchased by contributions of one | dollar each, made by citizens of this town, Gold Hill and Carson—no man being allowed to con’ ute over $1. The brick 1s very handsomely pro- ‘he upper sur. polisved until ic is as bright as amirror, while the bottom and sides were lef just as the bar was taken from the mould. The se eet which is as follows, is engraved on the Jace in old Engiish text and old style Homan let- ter:—‘‘Blood is thicker than Water. Sautiago de Cuba, November, 1873, To Sir Lambton Lor | From the Comstock Mines, Virginia, Nevada, A.” This inseripuon is surrounded by a ne; bamental border, which runs round the whole face of the brick. STREET LABORERS IN COLLISION, Fatal Result—Twenty-one Italians Com- mitted to the Tombs. Coroner Woltman is actively engaged in endeav- oring to learn by whose hands John Donovan, twenty-eight years of age, late of No. 75 West street, received violence which resuited in his death, On the evening of the 12th inst, a gang of twenty- | One Italian lavorers were engaged in sweeping the west side 0: Chatham square, when they were set | upon by & gang of laborers of another nationality, | during which Donovan was terribly beaten, he, as | charged, being one of the assailing party. The Italians were pelted with brickbats and stones, and some of their neads cut open. The Italians, who defended themselves as best they could, have since been very reticent regarding the matter, and none of them seemed able or willing to tell who beat Donovan; but it is presumable several Italians were upon him at the same time with hoes or some Other heavy Weapons, a8 @ post-mortem made on the body yesterday morning showed that he had a bad fracture of the skull, which was crushed in upon the brain. At two o’clock yesterday afternoon twenty-one of the Italian laborers were summoned bel Coroner Woltman, and, through an brnbeds gp 1 in- tormally examined errr Each one claimed to know nothing about the fatal encounter, al- fos sh some of nem con'essed to seeing & crowd e street, but said they did not know who Strack deceased. ‘The examination proving very unsatisfactory, the Coroner announced to tne men that he had he deemed it his di ocet ‘bloc, teen cat Hin Bich one, of th gee inless_ they ber assaultea deceased. The me: aatert to their previous Dig ct Coroner Woltman sent them to te Tombs. An inquest Wiil be heid in the case 2 ins in afternoon. AN OLD RESIDENT KILLED, SPRINGFIBLD, Mass., May 25, 1874. Ebenezer Ashley, 80 old resident of Weat Spring- field, was killed by & train of cars, while walking ‘on the track of the Boston and Albany Railroad. this morming. A LEGAL HOLIDAY, PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 25, 1874, Governor Hartranft has signed the bili making Decoration Day a lewal nolid: os