The New York Herald Newspaper, November 23, 1874, Page 9

NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1874.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. THE BALL SEASON. (OONTINUED FROM EIGHTH PAGE.) has The Charity, Circle de L’Harmonie, Lie- Berkravs, Orphan, ree econd regiment, In- fant Asylum, Hoboken Turtle Clu! Weights, New York Masquerade, Toe Elks, Manhattan Wurtle Club, Krench Cooxs, Sparkling Coterie, Caie- Govians, Societé Alsacienné-Lorraine and Lyric Association whereat they have passed a pleasant evening in other years. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL Decline of Trade England. in EVENTS OF THE WEEK The Movement of Gold, Bonds and Money. ‘THE STOCK MARKET. WALL STREET, Sunpar, Nov. 22, 1874, That the commercial condition of the United Btates {8 not exceptional, and that some of the in- Muences at work here are lelt elsewhere 1s a fact illustrated by tne returns of the London Board Of Trade forthe month of October. The total de- Clared vaiue ot exports for the month is £21,918,528, which 18 @ decline of £422,711 com- pared with October, 1873, and £739,208 compared ‘with October, 1872, Tne value of the exports for the ten months ending October 81 ts £202,859,436, which Js £13, 157,323 less than in the corresponding period of 1873, and £10,113,962 less than tn the cor- responding period oj 1872, In coal there is an tn- crease, compared with October, 1873, of 263,192 tons im quantity and of £89,626 in value. In cotton yarn and twist, there 18 an increase of £88,911 in vaiue; in cotton manufactures an in- crease in vaiue of £174,298; tn iron and steel an mmerease in quantity of 12,533 tons, but a decrease | in value of £241,592; in machinery and mill work a Gecrease in value of £33,707; and in woollen and worsted manufactures an increase in value of £64,588. The total declared value of the imports for the month was £27,912,714, which was a de- crease of £3,735,001 compared with Octover, 1873, | and of £2,868,005 compared with October, 1872, The quantity of wheat imported during the month was of the value of £1,943,556, which was a de- crease of 755,169 cwts. in quantity and of £1,047,475 | in value compared with October, 1873, and of | 1,959,713 cwts. in quantity and of £1,787,170 in value compared with October, 1872, The quantity ol raw cotton imported was of the value of £2,240,200, which was @ decrease of £605,026 in value compared with October, 1873, and an in- crease 86,861 cwts. in quantity, but a decrease of £107,931 in value compared with October, 1872, Among the encouraging FEATURES OF THE WEEK Wasa free movement of currency to the West, South and Southwest. The total snipments of the last Jew days amount to about $9,000,000, There \s every reason to believe that still more will be required in the movement of the crops, especially in the business of hog packing. Hence the de- crease in legal tenders reflected by the bank statements may for the moment be regaraed as one of the suggestive and healthy symptoms of returning confidence and renewed trade. Money during the week was in request at 3 and 4 per cent on call loans. The market for commercial paper continues to show substantially the same features as last reported. The demand for prime Paper was active and the rates as low as 5 and 6 per cent. For lower grades the vange was higher and the scrutiny severe. Foreign exchange fuctuated considerably, owing to an advance in the rate ofthe Bank of England from four to five per cent., and to a sharp demand trom bankers to remit for securities soid here on | account of European holders. The prevailing Ggurer at the close were somewhat lower, and are @s follows :— Staty Day Three Days. Prime’ bankers’ ster- oe ve ling bills on London. 4.8534 04.86 4.90 a 4.90% | Good bankers? do...... 4.5436 8 4.8535 4.893 a 4.90 Prime com. steriing do. 4.64 24.85 4.8834 a 4.8934 Faris (bankers’) 5155 & 514% 5.1336 a 5.11% 64 05.15 5.134 @ 5.11% 6.16% a 6.15. 6.13%; 05.11% 4ga 41% 41a 41% 95 & 9% Wie a 96% | 9 a 954 Wiga gd | Bremen. 95 8 96% 9655 a 963, Berlin.... 9 a 9% 96% a 96%, GOLD. The advance in gold irom 110% to 111% was another noteworthy incident of the week. The movement appears tobe based entirely on the condition of our relations with foreign markets, which, as observed elsewhere, bas been subject to the influences o/ the Bank of England, the rise | ‘m eXchange and the shipments that have been made in consequence. It is said that considerable go.d bas Leen bought in expectation cf a fartner advance; we hear of no cliques or pools made to promote the price artificially. On loans the rates lor carrying were variable, ranging from 1to 3 percent. Gold was also borrowed flat. FLUCTUATIONS IN THE GOLD MARKET FOR THE WEEK. Open- Low- ing. Highest, est Closing. | Monday, Nov. 16.... 110% = 1LL3¢ = 110% Ny | Tuesday, Nov. 17... 111i; 111i, ty ty | Wednesday, Nov. 18 111, 111s 110% 1lsg | Tnarsday, Nov. 19.. 111 my 110% 11k Friday, Nov. 20..... 111% = 113g e113 Saturday, Nov. 21.. 11134 113s as ily SHIPMENTS, The shipment of United States note and frac- tinal currency jor the week ending November 21 ‘were $2,308,051. The receipts of iractional currency were $560,000. Treasurer Spinner holds as secu- rity tor national bank circulation at this date | $385,347,750, and for public deposits $16,487,200. National bank notes received for redemption | during the week, $2,424,319. National* bank notes outstanding at this date, $257,831,603. SPECIE SHIPMENTS FOR THE WEEK, IMPORTS OF DRY GOODS. The following shows the imports of foreign dry | goods at New York for the past week and since the beginning of tne year:— For the Week. 1872. Entered at port. 226,099 ‘Thrown on in’kt 1,270,461 967,976 1,360,145 Since Jan, 1. 18i2, 1873, 1874, Entered at port. $129,633,778 $109,058,543 $89,599,859 ‘Thrown OD UKE 125,733,802 110,233,852 102,406,813 GOVERNMENT BONDS, These were in good request by home investors, nd the prices were generally firm and bigner than last week. Owing to this fact, and the cable facili- ties lor quickly making transactions, foreign bank- ers were large sellers on European account—a somewhat novel phase of this market. Our bonds abroad have been steady, five-twenties of 1866 ruling at 106%; do., of 1867, at 1095¢; United States dives, ten-forties at 1044; new fives, 103%, The folowing were the last prices:—United States | 1873, 1874, $1,228,422 $1,227,147 sixes, 1881, registered, 118% @ 118%; do. do., coupon, 11934 a 11975; do. five-twenties, 1962, | registered, 112); a 112%; do, do, do., coupon, | 11294 @ 112%; do, do., 1864, registered, 1137 a U14}45 do, do., do., coupon, 1143 a 114%; do. do., 1865, registered, 114% @ 116%5 coupon, 115% a 1154; do. do, do, new, regis- tered, 118 @ 118%; do. do., do., coupon, 118% @ 118145 GO., do., 1867, registered, 118% a 118%; do. do., do, coupon, 119 & 11914; do, do., 1868, regis- tered, 118% a 119; do. do., do., coupon, 119 a 119}¢; do. ten-torties, registered, 112% a 112%; do, do., coupon, 113% @ 114; do, fives, new, | fegistered, 1i2}¢ @ 112%} do. do,, do., coupon, 112)4 @ 112345 Pacific, sixes, 118%. RAILROAD AND SOUTHERN BONDS, In both of these departments an active business was done at improved prices. This 1 especially stue of the Southern State bonds, which, since the change im poljtical parties, promise to become once more desirable fur investment. Virginian. | benefit to trade, do. do, do, | | Tennessees and North Carolinas all make a better showing than heretofore, and even poor South Carolinas are commanding more than usual atten- tion, THE STOCK MARKET. In the early part of the week prices of stocks Were strong and higher, the market being led by such . securities as Northwestern common, St. Paul, Obio and Mississippi, Union Pacific and Wabash, Later, however, a de- cline ranging irom 1 to 2% per cent followed and was felt by nearly everything on the list without recovery. Lake Shore was prominent | on account of tne large daily transactions mude | in the shares and other evidences of @ sharp | speculation. A notable event of the week was the | decision by the United States Supreme Court con- firming the validity of the transfer of the Pacific Ruilroad of Missourt to the company by the State of Missouri, which had @ marked effect in ad- vancing the stock 83 per cent, and on the stock of Atlantic and Pactfic preferred, now the lessee of tne Pacific, Prices at the close were barely steady. The following shows THE EXTREME FLUCTUATIONS in the leading stocks during the week :— Highest. Lowest, 101% New York Central. lem. 130, | 23% | ae 30% | 40% 5B 993% 35% St. Paul pre: 5553 Pittsburg.... 814 Del., Lackawanna al 109% 10934 | 10734 | 104 854 | 934 | P Reeene i 2534 | Hannibal and St. Joseph preferred 343¢ 4 Ohio and Mississippi. 324 81% | Panama....... t6 4% Western Union Telegraph 81 79% Atlantic and Vacific Tele, 1934. Pacific Mail 43% Quicksilver......... 2s | Quicksilver preferred... 2 Adams Express... ng | Weils-Fargo Express 80% | American Merchants Union Ex. United States Express, Missourt Pactfic.. 4834 Atlantic and Pacific Tel. preferred. 16% OPENING, HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES SATURDAY. ‘The following table shows the opening, highest and lowest prices of the day :— Opening. Highest. Lowest. 10155 101% 101% “aaa | + 8054 81 8045 » $1} Ble 30h, aig 41K 41% | Rock Islagd. + 0% 100 99} Pittsburg: «+ 8855 4 8835 | St. Paul. aa + 365 3655 36% | Ohio and Mississippl. 32° 32 317 Del., Lack. and Westlern. 0914 10934 1096 Union Pacific, BA 85% 385 @ G, C aud LO - 99 036 oi | Western Union. « 70% 793% Atlantic and Pacific Tel. 193¢ 19% 193% | Pacific Mail. 44% 44% 4455 CLOSING PRICES—THREE O'CLOCK P. M. SATURDAY. Pacific Mail, 44% a 47%; Western Union Telegraph, 79% a 79% ; Quicksilver, 324 @ 33; do. preferred, 393, 940; Adams Express, 116% a 1173, ; American Express, 6434 a 65; United States Express, 64 a 6434 ; Wells-Fargo Express, 80% a 51; Cnicago and Alton, 1019 102; Pittsburg, 8834 a 8894; Chicago and Northwestern, 41% a 4134; do. prelerred, 5934 a 59:4; Chicago and Rock Is- land, 9934 2 9934; Milwaukee and St. Paul, 36% a 3655; do. preferred, 55% a 564%; 0., C. and I. C., 93% a9%; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 1093¢ & 1095¢ ; Erie, 283¢ a 2834; Hannibal and St. Joseph, 25% & 26; do, preferred, 334, a 3434; Lake Shore, 8054 a 80%; ‘New York and Harlem, 1303 a 131; | New York Central and Hudson River, 101% a 10134; New Jersey Central, 107 a 10734; Obio and Mississippi, 31% @ 32; Panama, 1145 @ 1154; Toledo and Wabash, 30% 2034; Union Pacitic, | 3514 a 355%. : MEMOBANDA, Among the incidents of the week in connection with the subject of ratlroads it may be stated that the Solicitor of the Treasury is understood to have called on the Union Pacific Company for five per cent of the net earnings of the road from No- vember, 1869, to October 31, 1874, making a total of $1,040,000, to be paid within sixty days. The demand 18 resisted by the company. The Port Royal Railroad, of South Carolina, has recently established steamship communication with Balti- more. Of late many large steamships call at Port Royal for bituminous coal, which is brought tnere from the Tennessee line and put on board vessels at $4 65 per ton, or about the same price asin Baltimore. COMMERCIAL REPORT. po ees Cotton Quiet and Easy—Flour Steady— Wheat Slightly Easier—Corn and Vats Firmer=—Pork Nominal—Lard Ef’sier— | Sugar Firmer—Coffee Firm—Freights | Firmer — Petroleum Nominally Un- | changed—Spirits Turpentine Nomin- ally Easier—Rosin Firmer—Whiskey Lower. SATURDAY, Nov. 21—6 P. M, Whatever of improvement in commerctal mat- ; ters has recently occasionally manilested itself | has proved to be only spasmodic and of no lasting During the past week the mer- chandise markets were irregular and prices varied even more than usual, mapy descriptions of mer- chandise having materially declined while others appreciably ennanced in value, others, again, al- ternately advancing and declining. Hopes of more active, healthy markets in the near juture were caused in some quarters by aspasmodic movement in certain kinds of merchandise, but they usually proved illusory, the markets having relapsed into a state of dulness and depression. The ad- vance of the gold premium was without influence for some days, but the increased premium having been sustainea, exerted some influence, and rendered holders of merchandise in some cases firmer in their views. This was particularly the case with imported merchandise quotable in currency, still there were few decided or marked chdnges during the week. Trade, as a whole, was unsatisfactory all through the week, al. | though there were some causes for encouragement, chief amonz which was the decided impetus which the | ireight and chartering business received, rates of treight for grain and grain charters being decidedly higher, while the demand for room and for vessels was activo all through the week, even at extreme figures— a ood augury for the future of the breadstuffs market. The dry goods market was slow and unsatisfactory, with prices generally tending in buyer's tavor, despite the curtailment in the fabrication | of both cotton and woollen tabrics. The hardware trade | {} was sluggish, though some houses succeeded in doing a fairly lucrative business. Groceries were in moderate movement. Olis were slow, but generally firm. Cotton favored the buyer, though the chief bmsiness wasin tu- | ture contracts, asusual. Atthe Produce Kxchange the | trade movement was very erratic, Flour was in fair | demand for the most part and prices were compara: | tively steady, Wheat was irregular, alter- nately advancing and dechning, with the gen- eral tendency in buyer's favor. shippers did not want much, and the markets were wholly nominal some days, the shippers selling grain here under cuble orders at a swnaller protit rather than ship it with the chances in favor ot either a loss or a still smailer profit, Coru was dull, heavy and declining all through the week, the etforts ‘betore’ put torth to susiaim the market having been apparently abandoned, and Prices matertaily declined. ats were tiriwor during the greater part of the week, but subsequently reacte and dectined somewnat. Boriey was firm unul the middle of the week, When the market became dull avd the exueme figures could not be obtained. Whiskey | was in buyer's tavor ail the week, without radical anges. rovisiotls Were avout as uncertain as usual, or, perhaps, even more so. Pork generally ruled quiet, but’ firm, both for lots on the spot and for forward delivery. Bacon was in demand, but cut meats were neglected. Lard was irregular, but gen- soul ut fil pr Today the markets were un'Onange four ruled steady, but the demand ly = | | | | noderaie. Wheat was quietand tended sliily | 'stavor, although at the extreme ctose ruled | steady. Corn ruled dirmer in value, but Was also quiet. | Gates met with a fair den 4 at betver prices, the market | closing tirm. Barley and rye were ull. Pors, in the business, was entively nominal id opened decidedly lower tor what and closed steadier. Gro: lemand, — Cotton Ww. ve. ereights. were ement int f 1 Spirity of turpentine while rosin wits the wun deare 101, lifered'a deciing ote. per gallon. ~Wor Kio the markot Was generaily quiet but We heard of sales, ex Ontario, fooling up 2404 I7iqe. a 184e,. which leaves a stoce 1 sew York 0 “bags. “Mild coffee Was quiee but fru. 44 bags of Maracaibo, ex Viciorm, at tie. We 10, ordinary. ew Ihe. Core: fiw, : LS is,8. , Hise, a Litge. a 19! Ge. 3 Sivanilia, 1b old, 60 wud YO days, wenOrron.—The market for spot cotton was inactive and, | while (hare was ho aual change in vrices the feal- . Ze. a Ae, Ww Ivdge. | Costa a We.s Angostura, Ie. + Curmcoa, 160. atee., | | 16.13e. | Charleston, 2610} Wilimmgton, "4 | sail, S160 |. For | 257.151 | Sales 11,800 bols., includin ing wasa trife in buyers’ favor. ‘Futures, at a reduc- tion of 1-82e. a 1-16c., closed dull, We quot (Quotations based on American standard ot classifics- on. Uplands, Alabama. New Orleans, Texas, Ordinary. + 1G 1a 12% H u 4 Mig 4 149% 14% coe 1 15, 15 2 Ds 15g 1s 2 ASg 15 15) 216 id 16% 16% quotations based’ on standard of clas siflcation 1n force >eprember |, 1874, and on upiand cot- ton, in store, running in quality not more thas half @ rade above or below the graae quoted :—Ordinary, Shgc ‘ood ordinary, lé%se.; strict good ordinary. 14sec. , low middling, 143gc.; middling, 1d4gc.: good middling, Kee. The sales were :— Export...... Consumption: Speculahon. To-day. Last E'xg. g": 1 24 35 .2l4 0 2 bales to arrive. For tu- ed in ti i he abo’ | ture detivery (basis low middling: the sales have been as follows :—Yesteraay, aiter two P. M.—December, 1,200 | bales,at 14 15-I6c.,. 100 at 147¢c. ; January, 2100 at 15 $1 20 at'15 5.520. DJ at io 17 he 1 + & 15 Tle: weak. To-day up to one P. M.— December, 1,100 at 14 29-82¢., Lay) at 147q Ls 2932... 400 at L4%ec.; January, 4.200 at 15 5-l6e.; Feb- 153¢c., 900 at 15 17-32e., 700 800 at 15! March. 200 at 300 at 15 27-32c., 100 15 27. al 15 13-16¢., 609 at ld 27-32c. ; Aprii, 200 at 16 5-42c., 60) at 16%¢0. ; May, «00 at 16 7-loc.; June. 500 at 16 2%3-32c. Yotal, 14,100 bales. 100 bales. The averages’ of yester- day's eliveries were as follows, ‘viz November, 1427-32; lecember, 89; Janus ary, 15.17; February, 15.52; Maren, 1534; April, c.; May, 16 43c.; Jume, 16.67c. First call—Novem- | 100" at “1 January, 1,300 at 153-16c.. March, at 15 27-320 KU 'at Indgc, Te 200 bales. Second cai!—January, at 16igc. Total, 800 bales. Noie—lhe re for the jast two weeks, were 4777 bales; of these 2400 bales have been included in the general totals, leaving 2,877 bales to be added this week. Galveston, 2.404 bales; New Oricans, 1,976: Mobile, 4,028; Savannah, + Nort 63; Boston, 19. Philadelphia, 2,051. “1 his day it week, 17,061. This day last y Rates tor. tton treights closed as follows:—lo Havre, by steam, Xe. ; by sail. 4c, To Hamburg, by steam, 34c.; Sec. To Bremen, by steam. ‘yc: by sail dpc-. compressed. To Liverpool, by steam, 34d. a 7-16d. ; b¥ UR AND GRaw.—Receipts—Flour, 7,184 bbls. ; wheat, bushels; corn, 103,400.40. ; corn ineal, 1500 bbis. and 500 bays; cats, 24,304 bushels; Perey 37,916 do, And for the week ending this date—tlour, 73,022 bbls. ; whea 952,348 bushels: corn, 455,475 do.; corn meal, 4,100 bbls. and 1,020 bugs ; oats, 183,737 bushels; bariey, 4 ry Fre i702 do. The four marker was ct essentially changed in value and the demand was only moderate. ali kinds, at our quotations. Corn meal was quiet, but firm. Sales 450 bbls. at figures velow. We quote :— New York, $3 0) 2 $375 37a 40 4750 50 Choive stat 5008 50 Superine \ 37a 400 Extra West 4754 500 Minnesota ae 50a 6 Round hoop Ohio, shipping brands 4750 500 Round hoop Ohio, trade brand: 5a bw) Family... . 6Wa TW St. Louis, low extra. SU) a 525 St. Louis, straight extr “ Soon WH St. Louis, choice double extra....- 8000 70) St. Louis, choice tamily 7a 850 Rye flour, ti 400.8 5 36 Southern, Nominal. . Nominal, 50a 600 6258 8 50 ala 47% 5 4108 480 Corn meal, Brandywine 5a 515 Corn meal, puncheon: “ [22 00 a. —Wheat was slightly Inthe buyer's favor, but not teriallv lower. ‘The sales were only about 96,00) bushel aL$l 03a $l 05 for No. 3 spring, $1 (6.4 81 08 for No. Chicngo, $1 12. $113, nominally, for No.2 Milwaukee. $1 13-0 $116 tor old No. 2 spring, '$t 15a $1 2 for ho. i spring, $108 a $1 44 tor ungraded, $1160 $125 for winter red, $1 25 a $1 2814 for amber, aad $1 24 a $1 4) tor white. The market at the extreme close ruied steadier, Corn was a shade firmer, and in moderate demand. ‘The gales toot up 113,000 busbels. at 9c. for old Western mixed IM store, Osc. tor do. afloat, 8: Se. for new mixed, and 6c; for old white, | Oats were a trite firmer, and int sales foo fair request at the improvement. ‘Ihe sale t up 65 000 bushels, at 65c. a o7c. tor mixed and 67c. a 69. for white. Barley was duil and drooping. Sales 5” bushels of tour-rowed state at $143. Kye was dull; held nomi- nally at 94c. a 960. Veeicuts.—The market for berth treights has ruled auiet to-day, in consequence of the scarcity ot room and the advanced rates demanded for accommodation, ‘The supply ot tonnage tor charter was very light and stead | $a is) February: $9) 00, M 78c.; No. 2014 at Se..a85c. Oats quiet; No. 2 Western id at 58. tye nominal at %e Barley quie! ‘anada, 81 40 a $1 45; Western, $130 9 $135. Barley malt Canada, 55 a $1 6; Western, $1 45a $1 50. Other ar- les unchanged. Lanai Toveno, Nov. 2, 1874. Flour dul! and unehi 1 white Michigan, $1 13 1 red held at 3! 10. $1 of $1064. Corn firm and in fa! at 79. 5 ne T0330. ry. ba Bu c. A'S: to Oswego, Sc. a Wie. Clover | seed. $5 45: mammoth, $5 60. Receipts—Wheat, 23.00 | bushels; corn, 42,00) de ts, 5.W0 do. Shipments— | Wheat, 29,00) bushels; corn, 81,100 do. ; oats. 2.000 do. | Curcaco, Nov. 21, 1874. | Wheat stead No. 1 aise. December; 9:%e-. die"; Teiected, Bie. a Sle mixed, 81% ash ; 77% i Tthc., May; new hi xed, 68iz0 ‘new rejected, nd and higher; No 3 rejecter Flour dull and unchanged. spring, 92c. : No. 2, 88%c.. cash Ja ‘Yi 3° do., Bice. Gorn ac ive and higher: No. 2 bid, all the yeai new No, 2 m in fair dem bu! oz No. 8 do. ash sa.es No! an ir dema 0. ‘Do. 2 spring. $1 40, cash or $i it. naily at closed at De Pork unsettled and irregular; HY 25, all the year: 19 35; February sold at $1950 a $2025: closed at $20 1235, im fair demand and lower, loose. Green hams, l0c. a 100 ey sieady at dsc On the call of the Hoard, in ‘the afternoon grain, wa and unchanged. Pork sold at $19 39, allthe y arch. Lard, lde.. cash ; 3c. u Keceipts—8.00) bbls. flour, 37,000 bushels 26,000 do. corn, 12,090 do, oats, 2.00) do. rye, 29,000 | do. barley. Shipments—9 000 bbls. flour, 45,0) Dashels | ‘wheat, 12,000 do. corn, 77,00) do. oats, 8,000 do. rye, 10,000 do. batiey. PRINTING CLOTHS MARKET, Provence, R, L, Nov. 31, 1876 The sale of printing cloths during the week foot up | 00) pieces at 5340. a oigc. for standard and extra X64 goods, and 440. tor séxtu's. The market closed Steady at these quotations. oe FINANCIAL. 8 A MATTER OF GAIN AND SAFETY, “PUTS,” “CALLS” OR “DOUBLE PRIVILEGE” contracts are used in stock speculations by the largest operators, and very large sums are often realized from moderate investments. THEY COST FROM $50 TO $300. Contracts negotiated through us are obtained at the best rates in the market and on Al parties, WE ISSUE A PAMPHLET FREE, explaining the various modes of operating, also show- fas bow large profits are realized trom moderate 8 gaprons having any interest in making money should send for a copy. Any information relating to stocks cheerfully turnisied, and how the fluctuations of | the market may be best taken advantage of Address, | for particulars, TUMBRIDGE & CO. Bankers and | NK . 2 Wallstreet N.Y. | A WRAILROAD BONDS OF ALL KINDS BOUGHT + and soli. -ecarities ot detaulted roads a specialty; | District of Columbia 3.65 per cent Houds, guaranteed by | United States, for sale. EDWARD ©. FOX, Post office box 1.336. SU Broad street. i A —STOCK PRIVILEGES—PUTS OR CALLS, $50 TO | ©, $100; spreaas $100 10 220): double Privileges, or | Straddies, at inarket price, $250 to $350, all on members | Stock Exchange. Market active, with good chance tor | profit. Send tor circular. HAZARD & MONTAGUE, No. 6 Broad street. A —8T. JOSEPH AND DENVER CITY RAILROAD, Wen Lagat ciaciie. alapar ols Pecmington ea! estern and other detaulted Railroad Bonds bou; the old established house of s v ALBERT B. NIGOLAY & CO. Stock Brokers and Auctioneers, No. 43 Pine street, New Yorn. N, B.—For sale, 7,8 and 10 per cent Municipal Bon paying 10 to Teer iA ci —DOUBLE PRIVILEGES AT MARKET PRICE OF +, Btock—G150 to $3, are fully explained in pamph- let, “How Money is Lost and Made in Wall street” Free to any address. LAPsLEY & BAZLEY, Brokers, 74 Broadway. | FY REASONABLE RATES—MONEY ON LIFE AND | other Securities. Endowment Insurance Policies, Mortgages and best companies, J.J. HABRICH & CU., 117 Broadwa: firm | the uptown districts. | third precinct heard the rumor und watched for Si | jan Bag) to the city of the men of whom it d. Wheat steady; No. | e. 43 gan. gl Uris: N ‘o. | the do., 81 bake 2 | ment and arrested twelve of them, ; ranged $1845 a S13 t5: | yesterday in the Park Hospital from causes un- | Were sent to the | in the engine room in a two story frame dwell- it, At a large reduction below par, | Judge Spaulding.—Nos, 271, icAdam.—Nos. H oe 1188, 182, 657, 709, 710, 711, 712, | 1825, 108 iD, of this city, while all encounter were from The police of the Twenty: Devine and Jonn Call alders apd abetters of ti ‘They were successtul in meeting some of orts’ who were coming Irom the entertain- NEW YORK CITY. Mr. Wallace Bruce will lecture to-morrow even- ing. at Steinway Hail, on “Robert Burns,” for the Burns Monument iund. A fre occurred yesterday afternoon in the dwelling of Mrs. Dowling, on the third floor of No. 254 West Twenty-fifth street, and damaged | ae jurniture aud the building to the value of 100. A woman whose name could not be learned died known to the surgeon in charge. The remains orgue and Coroner Woitman notified. A fire, believed by the police to have been of in- cendlary origin, occurred yesterday morping in the tancy goods store of Harris Golberg, at No. 1,171 Second avenue, It caused damage only to the value of $50. About half-past twelve o’clock yesterday morn- ing James Walsh, 2 young man who. resides at No- 421 East Nineteenth street, quarrelled with an un- Known man at the foot of that thoroughtare, The stranger ended the controversy vy drawing a knife and stabbing Walsh tn the left thigh. The wound is not serious, Early yesterday morning a fire was discovered ing, at the foot of East 117th street. Belore it Was extinguished tt damaged the building to the | value of $1,000, and the machinery contained in | the house in the sum of $5,000. The building was owned by Hugh Young, and occupied by him | as @ machine shop. THE COURTS. FIFTYSEVENTH STREET POLIOB OOURT, Robbed on the Highway. Before Judge Murray. On Saturday morning, about two o'clock, as Robert J. Menatr, of No, 511 Eleventh avenue, was on his way bome, he was attacked by three men in West Fifty-third street ana had bis gola watch and chain, valued at $135, stolen from bim. One | of the thieves put bis arm round Mr. Menatr’s | heck and then pujled him backward toward a | lamppost, against which he held bim powerless | either to move or to speak. ‘The others then robbed him, bestdes severely bi | ting nim. While | endeavoring to make their escape one of them | was arrested and gave lis name as Joseph Craig. | He was held for trial, in default of $5,000 bail. The | stolen property,bas not been recovered. COUBT OALENDARS—THIS DAY. SUPREME MARINE VOURT—IWIAL TERM—Part 1—Held by 147, 1508, 477, 651, 992, 994, 1298, 334, 1778, 1779, » 7 707, 708 Part “2—Heid by Judge McAdi 1 34, ‘533, 1103, Thi, 715, 716, | Part 3—Held by Judge Shea. —Nos. 679, 1668, | i 1724, 1691, 1742, 264, 308, 1351, 1620, 1602, | 1488, 1355, 836, 305, 1852, 1076, 1077, 152, 1584, 1428, | 1758, 164, 984, 1872, 1688, 1728, 1036, 1590, 1570, | CousKT OF GENERAL Sgssions—Held by Judge 0, Insurance ot all kinds effected with | | y —MONEY LOANED PROMPTLY ON MORTGAG . Mortgages cashed; Stocks, Bonds, Keal Estate, Furmture ae. sold by auction, V. k. STEVENSON, Jt. 11 Pine street or 31 Kast Seventeen:h street. T LIVINGSTON °& (CO,'S, BANKERS, 10 PINE | street, $125 000 to loan on New York or Brooklyn | the tow available vessels here were held at very high | pro tixures, which almost entirely checked business. The | facilitate negotiations. cilgagements wei by steam. 5.000 bushels * ot wheat for prompt . 32,0) bushels of NY PARTY (PRINCIPAL) WISHING TO PURCHASE grain, for shipment n a Ud. § bales | one-halt interest ina Colorado Gold and -ilver Cotton at 3a.; and by sail, 200 bales cotton at 9-32d. Yo | Mine, sald to be equal in richness to the Red Cloud and London by sail, 5) nhs. Maryland tobacco at 25s To | Vold Spring mines and which already pave the cost of | Antwerp by steam, 2.000 bbis. Hour on private terms. To | development, will address box 467 New York Post office | Bremen by sail, 50 bols. syrup and 1,000 boxes starch me oy “95 on private terms ‘The charters enibrace:—A French ship, 1,100 tons register. hence to Longon, full cargo oil | cake at 22s, 6d; a Norwesian bark (rumored), hence to Cork for orders, with a cargo ot hools, bones and bone dust at 353., or if to a direct point 2s. off; 8 vanish bark, from Philadelphia to Copenhagen. with about 3,000 bbls. reflned petroleum, said to be av 3s. 6d. ; ru- mored, a vessel tur grain to Cork tor orders at 6s. 6d., without reliable particulars. - MoLassés-—Foreign grades were still neglected, but domestics met with a fair demand, with sales of 300 obls. ot. New Orleans within the range of 63c. a 65c._ We quote:—Cuba, centriiugal and mixed. new crop. 8c, & ; do. clayed, 37c. a 42c. ;.do. muscovado, refining, 38 a 43c. ; do. do., grocery, 426. a 5c. ; Porto Rico, 4c. a Boe. : English Istands, 4c. a'Gc.; New Orleans, 65¢. a 65c. for new cro} Ds Navau Stones.—On ’Change to-day the market for spirits ot turpentine ruled dull, nominal and weak, clo: ing at Soc. a 354. offered freely ut the outside price without finding buyers. Kosin was @ shade firmer, but quiet. Strained quoted at $2 30 a $2 35. We note sates oF $00 bbls, strained, including small bbls.. at $2 99 a $2 40, and 288 bbis. ot No. 2 at $250. ‘Jar was Inactive, but quoted steady, at $2 25a $2 5. Pitch sold in » small Way at $2 3734 lor city. terroLEuM.—The market dull and nomina changed. Retined auoted at Luige. tor delivery balance of month. Crude, in bulk, at 53%c.. with sales of 1,000 bbls. at that price. Cases xt 1640. a 163{c., and vaphiha at Wc. tor city. ‘The Mhiladeiphia market was duit and also unchange!. We note a sale of 1,000 bbis. ot re- tined tor prompt delivery at l3gc. The Creek markew were generally dull. and quoted thus .—Oils—city, 724c. ‘Htusville, 72i4c. a 7c.; Rouseville, 623¢c.; Tidioute, 4:3gc.; Petroleum Ceutre, Oc. a b2sjc.; Parkers, 45%\c. at United, 73%e, tor immediate shipment. Puoristons.—Receipts—Pork, 06) bbls. ; beef, 353 pack- ages; cut meats, 657 do; tard, 1,655 bbis. and tierces and 00) kegs; anu for the week ending this date, 1,770 bbls. ; beet, 5,910 packages; cut meats, 4,787 do. lard, 7,172 bbls and tlerces and 1,625 kegs. tion, February. Bacon—the market was dull and weak. Long clear ofiered at Iie. on the spot. Long and short clear together quoted at W3gc. for December and sho clear tor do. at lW%e. per ib. | Dressed ogs steadier; quoted al Sc. a 8%e. per Ib. " Beet—There has been no change in the market to-day; the demand was ofan unimportant jobbing charaeter and values were | uoted sieady as follows:—$10 a $11 for plain mess, bb! $irWa' giz for extra. do, do, $19 5) n $20 for pri mess, tierces: $22 a $23 for India do., do., and $24 a $25 for extra city India mess. Bee! hains were inquired for in a smail way, and were quoted steady at from $21 to $23 tor Western. Sales iu lots 75 bbls at prices within the range, Cut meats were moderately inquired tor, but without resulting in much business, quoted steady as follows:—Vickled shoulders, 7c. a 8c. ver Ip.; smoked do., 8c. a 9c; plekled hams, 1sgc. ; smoked do., 18c. a Tic, and pickled bellies, 104c. a luzsc. Lard—cor Western steam the market opened decidedly caster tor futures, but subsequenily reacted and improvea consid- erably, closing firm. The sales incluve: spot at lic. a 144s. : 3,700 tierces, sellers’ opticn, balance of year, at 13%c. a 13%c., closing at 139-16c. ; 750 tierces seilers’’ option ‘six months, at 13) was tirm, with sles of 10 terces at 13%¢. pet Suear.—The market tor raw sugar ruled very firm, under a continued good demand. We quote 8igc. a Sigc. for tair aid 846. for good refining Muscovado. We heard of sales of 2,057 hhds. of Muscovado on the basis of sige. a Bisc. tor iain and Bic, for Kod, SH has. ot Cuba at 8. a Sic. 139 hhds. centrifugal at 9., 8 Thda of av 9c, and 1Ui4 boxes do. at Disc. Refined was very firm, but rather quiet.” We quote:—Cuba—Refliing, inferior to com- | mon, 6%e. a 7%e. {air to good tair, 7%0. a Be. ; do., ic. & Bi4e.; groce! Tair’ to. kod mae to.ctiorne: bee a ae ‘ood’ to. prime, entriftigal Bic. a 84 a hhds and boxes, Nos. 8 to 13, 3! und boxes, Oe. a ie. foxes, Dovah \. 2, Cc. a 3 melado, de. standard, Nos. 7 to 9, 7 O,. 1 do, 13 to 15, Bic. a 10.. 16 to 18, 29, l0igc. a 104%c., ‘white, 8 a lve. ; do., 0, Porto Kico—Re! 8 ,¢.; Srocery, fair to choice, 84c. a 8c. Brazil—Dutch srandard. Now 9 toll, 7c. a 7%e. Java—Dutch standard, Nos. 1) to 12, 83 8%c. Manila—Superior and extra superior, 734c. Kick. —There was a moderate distributing business re- ported and the market ruled stealy. Sales 85 terces of Carolina ut trom 7c. a 8e., according to quality, and 173 bags of Rangoon at 6c, a b%e. perib. We quote:— Carolina, 6%¢. a 7c. for air, 74@. a 734c. tor sood, 7340. a 7%e. lor prune and 8c, for choice; Louisiana, 7c.’ a 73¢c. it Ib.; Patna, 7c. a7)gc., and Rangoon, 6c. a 6%c. per p STeantNe.—The market was dull and weak; offered at 17%. without Anding buyers. ‘aurow was duil and ensy. | Prime olty quoted at Sic. Sales 35,00) Ibs, of out of town stock, at Bic. a 8Xc. per ‘Witsxey,— Receipts, 6% bbls. making @ total for the’ week of 2.455 bbls. The demaild was tair at a aecline of ‘ge. per gallon. Sales 36 bbis. at $102 and 60 bbls. of Aicohol at $1 Ul proot gallon. DOMESTIC MARKETS, Gatvestos, Nov. 21, 1874. Cotton steady: middling, lige. Net receipts, 2,454 bales; gross, 2454. Exports—to Great Britain, 3,434; coastwise, 45. Sales, 1,125. Stock, 67,244. New Orveans, Nov. 21, 1874. Cotton—Demand fair; middling, I4jyc. Net receipts, 1,976 bales; gross, 3.407, ‘EXports—to France, 976; coast: wise, 305, sales, 7,20. Stock, 126,922, Mosity, Nov. 21, 1874. Cotton quiet; middling, !43¢c. Net receipts, 4,023 bales. Exports coastwise, 1,497. Sales, 1,700, Stock, $8,256, Savannan, Nov. 21, 1874. Cotton quiet and Sens esidating, Tago. a 143§¢. 5 ining, ‘common to. prime, tc + low middling, 13%¢, a lde.+ good ordinary, 13340. & i8%c. Ret‘ receiptss bus bales: “grows. bud’ Exports coasy wise, 702. Ales, 1,991, Stock, 79,717, Cotton quiet; middling, 1 Cuancestox, Nov. 21, 1874, gc les, Sales, 700, Stock, 63,5 lage. @ Me, Net receipts, 2,610 53,504. Witsaxoton, N. C., Nov. 21, 1874. Spirits of turpentine dull at 33c. Rosin Arm at $2 05 tor strained, Crude turpentine steady at $1 00 tor hard, # & tor yellow dip, 0 tor Virgin. Tar steady at Osweao, Nov. 21, 1874. Flour steady; sales 2,200 bbls. Wheat quiet; No. 1 Mil. Waukee club held at" $i 20 Corn steady 2,500 Dushels new wmixed at37e.; one car old + ty Canada ofered at $i 49 a $l ov, Cornmeal Ited and $56 for unboly Short, S4b; shipstutls, $24; miaul $28, per (on. Canal his—W he and peas, ‘orn and rye, Sioe.y barley, Se. to New Yorke. to Albany, Lake re: | celpts—Wheat, 1400 busheis " Canal shipments Wheat, 8,00) bushels;’ barley, 900 ‘dl l0-; Kye, 16,700 do.; pear, + Nido. UPFALO, Nov. 21, 1874. B Lake and ralt imports for the Inst twenly-tour hours i= Flour, 13,200 bbis.; do. 5 Sats,’ 2I,008 a shipments—wWheat, 7, Raut heat, 13,601 oats, 25,10) do.: Ye, BH Ho. Canal Only shipments bY steamer—Wheat Flour quiet: Western spriu bal a $7; amber, $6 a$6 25; white ) ul le Michigan white at $i zs: MIL ¢y No. ng, $16 a $l 1,04) bushels do, No, J do. at vA Carn inactive: salaa high mixed Ta Tolada at pork, | ‘The market | for mess pork was dill and nominal in the absence ot | | business; quoted at $21 on the spot and $22, puyer’s op- dence. rt | ‘Full information furnished by AB lierceson the | ic, a 1330. City lard | ae ec. Clty la ra IXECUTOR’S FUNDS OF $259,00) TO LOAN ON | New York and Brooklyn first class Property: also | on Westchester and New Jersey Property. Apply to | KXECUTOK, No. 6 Pine street, room 18. | OR SALE—ST. JOSEPH AND DENVER CITY Railroad 8's (Western division); Cincinnati, Lafa ¢tte and Chicago First Mortgage 7's, gold. bes yaa | | i Railroad Bonds and Investment securities. GEOR H. MARVIN, 0. 62 Broadway, room 1, New York. ALWAYS HAVE MONEY TO LOAN ON GOOD | New York city oremanes, without bonus. Vrinct | pals desiring to BURRUW OR INVEST apply to H. L. GRANT, 11 Pine street. — our mind, thereby having the experience ot others, | which can be b. st Free to any address. LAPSLbY & BAZLEY, Brokers, 74 Broadway, LY ia SIX PENT CENT srock of the CENTENNIAL BOARD OF FINANCR 4s now offered for popular subscription. The Centennial | Board of Finance wasincorporated by act of Congress, | and authorized to issue $1u,000,000 of stock at $l) per , the proceeds to be devated to tho erection of build- | ings for the International Exhibition and other expenses | connectea therewith. | | ‘The buildings are ander contract to be completed in | | January, 1876: more than twenty foreign nations have officially accepted the inyitation issued by the President to tane part in the exhibition; many of the leading men of the conutry are giving their ald and services to the Centennial enterprise, and the people have now ai opportunity of securing, at small present cost. a partnor- ship. which will be both honorable and profitable, in the | celebration of the Anniversary of American Indepen- | and subscriptions received | 4 RENTANO, Union square, an: H PEASLEE & CO, NO. 23 NA-SAU STREET, General Agents for New York, Massachusetts and Con- necticut. ‘ WANTED—BOND AND MORTGAGE, ON 3.000 improved property in Jersey City costing 21,00); legal inverest and bonus paid. Particulers of MUERHEID & McGE&, Counsellors, No. 1 Montgomery street, Jersey City. $25.00 WANTED ON Proporty; chines and Scows: liberal Address 8. B, F., 487 Broad $50,000 WORTH OF Steam lug. Deeigion Ma. arrangement will be made. wi EEP THE PAST HISTORY OF WALL STREET IN | | Same vs. August Saime, lelonious assault and bat- | ertyin sums to suit. Principals bring papers to | The People vs. Jonn E. Murphy, violation of the ad by rea ling pamphiet, “tiow Money is | Wall street’? con Sutherland.—fve People vs. Walter Haynes, rape; tery; same vs. Alired Linkart, grand larceny; | Same vs. Charles Brunell et al., crueity to ani- | mals; Same vs. Thomas Kerrigan, felonious as- | sault and pattery ; Same vs. Abrabum Joues, OYER AND TERMINFR—Held by Judge Barrett.— Election law ; Same vs. Sigmond Schwab, violation of the Excise law. COURT OF APPEALS CALENDAR. ALBANY, N. Y., Nov. 21, 1874, The Court of Appeals amended day caiendar for Monday, November 23, is as 1ollows:—Nos, 19, 72, 6634, 83, 40, 93, 96 and 9 THE BOSTON NAVY YARD FRAUDS. Alleged Cheating of the Government to the Amount of $250,000—Oficers and | Contractors in Collusion. Boston, Nov. 21, 1874. Added to the late political corruption associated | with the management of the Navy Yard at this | Station, a iull accougt of which has already ap- _ peared in the HERALD, there now come some new | and startling developments of alleged iraud and | cheating, which, it 1s alleged, impjicate some high | officials of hitherto good standing in the Navy De- | partment and in the community. The Charies- | town Advertiser in its issue of wwo-day | whatever for the immense quantities of material | | that somebody was making large sums of money } tion $I FOR street 1 | $300.000 TRUST FUNDS To LOAN ON BOND | . and Mortgages on New York city 1m- proved property, in sums to suit: Second and Lea elold lortgages cashed at reasonable rates. CALLENDER & LAURENCE, 50 Pine street. @ | TO LOAN—IN SUMS TO SUIT, ON $500.00 Real Beate in New York and vicinit: Company, 137 Broadway. ——— A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR PERSONS WITH limited capital to engage in business disposing of goods under county right, which enter into the indis- ensuble use of every amily in the United states. From 30 to $70 can made by proper exertion. RHIND, 40 Cordandt street. ust finished, with large saloon attached. | Address IRE, Herald office | FORTUNE FOR SOMEBODY.—AN ARTICLE needed in every household: just invented ; is cheap and selis rapidly; “Eastern States for sale. ‘Any one wanting @ dig Opportunity may callon owner, No. 36 | Broad street, room 16, | A GOOD MAN. WANTED—WITH $500, TO JOIN | advertiser in buying an established business of ten | Years’ standing: sure income of $3,000 per year. Call at | UAMPBELL'S office, 122 West Broadway. | YAVITAL SECURED FOR ME tarers, &c.—Undersigned have app! numerous persons who desire to invest capital, ALE, ANDER FROTHINGHAM & CO,, Bankers and Brogers, 12 Wali street. Coxsigs MENT WANTED—OF MADE UP LACE theatre, THE. | of DINING, SALOON —WaNTED Kestaurant or Hotel, in exchange for a Residence at Ruthertord Park, 100 acre re on Long Tstand, or Lots near depot, Address HOLEL, box 161 Herald 'Up- office. f° SALE—THE STOCK, LEASB AND GOOD WILL | of Cigar Store at 1217 Broadway, Apply on the | premises, pee WANTED—WITH place of one retiring: the best paying and most | jegitimate business in the city; splendid chance for an energetic mai MALONE’S Store Agency, 121 Nassau street, | 0 IMPORTERS AND WESTERN JOBBERS.—THE | advertiser, having been 25 years in one hotise, in- | porters aud jobbers ot hosiery, &c.. desires to make an arrangement with parties to eben @ house in same tine | in Phiiadeiphia, or would go West to take charge of & departmeut, or would act aa resident buyer in Inquire ot T. H. MACKLIN, 21 Howard street, New York. 1 WV Antena By A YOUNG MAN, INTEREST IN 1 music and plano business In Philadeiphia: adve: tiser can furnish capital a) is & food pertormer; or would start business with one having experience in above. Address KELIABLE, 2,341 Post oftive, Uhtia- deltphia. | @r AN ACTIVE YOUNG MA $5.000. A rcoa whoteyale ines which is, outgrowing gfiice partner with $6,000, Apply to GRIUUS & CAB. ‘ON, & ice. town Brane! 2,000, TO TAKE THE | New York. ALONE IN ntile business Broadway, + + ABREST OF PUGILISTS. It was reported uptuwn yesterday morning that a@ prize fignt had taken place shortly after dawu in the vicinity of Astoria, L. 1., and that the prin- cipals in the contest ware two men. named Thomas te, 6 | Xo bonus required. (0. &. WILLIS, Lancashire Insurances | PY sickness len Sher, and hence again Wied tne | BUSWESS OPPORTUNITIES | Apply to | | PARTNER WANTED—WITH $2,000, TO START A | going on—that Mr. Spooner has been suspended | fact ‘that, it the government contracted to pay | joods or Fancy Goods, suitable for holiday trade, , School Trustees, Superintendent Dickinson, | ae Eee here in Lalas SEAT oe : Lk many prominent areuare bs * the pups more room than they require, or would let part of store; chool _‘ thronge: the | heat: reierences Address CONSIGNMENT, Herald Of Mey een ious ‘congratulated feren ine | efficient atd she had rendered the public during A DINING SALOON, | her career as conductor of the scuool, and the | Schvol | schools. | Kellet with @ beautiiui statue, illustrative of a | Father Schneider is pastor, | Bishop Corrigan to 152 children, his capita, would like @ reliable | delivered a brief exbortation to the children on notes as facts many rumors which have been prevalent in Boston for the past two or three days, It appears that while there is no call that is being piled up at the Navy Yard, an. espe- cially ship timber, still these supplies continue to | | be received, untii the entire appropriations bave | been exoended, and not a cent has been lett for | Jabor, The receipt of ship timber, that covers | aimost the entire lower portion of the yard, has | been unprecedentediy large during the past sum. | mer, exceeding that of any period during the war | even, and rumors have been constantly afioat in these timber transactions, . AN INVESTIGATION IN PROGRESS. During the past week these rumors have been | repeated and greatly accelerated py an investiga- has been going on at the Urdnance De- partment uncer Captain Brown and by the sus | pension of Charles M. Spooner, storekeeper of the Consiruction Department. Just what charges are pre.erred is not known, but it is reported about the yard thac Mr. Thomas Smith, assistant store- keeper under Spooner, and who died this week, | Was the cbie: party to a great fraud in ship's knees, ; wuich, it 1s alleged, reflects upon isatan Hanscom, Chiet of the Bureau of Construction aud Repairs. | The repurt is that Smith, who, as a goverument | 50. 000 —NEW \ORK COUNTY SIXES 'e + sale by DANIEL A. MORAN, 40 Wall | officer, was not allowed to make contracts, pur- | chased a large amount ol ship’s knees at a very | low figure, and then made a contractin a third party’s name to sell them to the government at | twice thew value. The party of whom smitn bougat, discovering the price which Smith, or his alias, Was to receive, got offended and informed agaiust him, and hence the investigation which is | now going on. Smith oeing confined to his home | by sickness leit Nis business in the hands of his | investigation was commenced this tact was dis- covered and Mr. Spooner suspended. When tha Court went to the residence of Mr. Smith to ex- amine him they found that he had DIED AN HOUR BEFORE THEIR ARRIVAL, It is stated that this reported iraud amounts all the way from $50,000 to $250,000, but of this nothing is defuitely known to outsiders, It is oniy Known as a fact that tne investigation is und that Mr. Smitu is dead. Mr. Hanscom is said to be implicated by the | doubie price for ship timber the bureau of whiel he is at the head must have known allabout it, HONORS TO A TEACHER, Public School No. 1, of Hoboken, was the scene of | an unusually interesting ceremony on last Friday | | afternoon, Miss Matilda M, Kellet, who Jor many years hus conducted the female department of tne school, was presented with a handsome set of resoutions by the members of tie Board of | | Education on the eve of her retirement, The | universal respect and love of ali the children who had passed turough toe curriculum under her charge. hey also expressed the hopes of the Commissioners that ber matrimonial | migut be crowned with as reat as those sne had passed tn the The teachers then presented Miss | days success cowing scene in her iie—leading to the altar— and the children offered a beautiful silver pitcher and richly embroidered tray. Superinteudent Dickinson responded on behail of the recipient, | and the ceremony was terminated ‘by a generui | handshaking with tie lady, who bears with her juto her new sphere of lue the oest wishes of ail Jor her Wellare and happiness. CONFIRMATION IN §T. NICHOLAS’ OHUROE, PAsS8Alo, An edifying spectacie witnessed in the church of St. Nicholas, Passaic, N. J., of which | The sacrament of confirmation was administered by the Right Kev. ‘he Bishop the importance of the sacrament they were to re- | ceive. The progress o| Catholicity in fassate has | been most remarkable. There are now in the | Schools cohducted by the Sisters of Charity 2oo pupils, just (ue whole bumber OF Catholics in the arish Wwoen tae churcu Was buut ix years ago, he tor was Warmiy congratulated by the Bisdop on the great (rults Of his missionary zeal, ga Wou aa that of the good Sisters of Charity, EASTERN RAILROAD ENTERPRISE, Will the Pennsylvania Line Have a Terminus at Boston? The Project Announced as Soon To Be Executed. PORTLAND JOYFUL IN HER FUTURE. Opening of a Short Route to New York, Saving 106 Miles of Travel. Boston, Nov, 22, 1874, There 1s a serious movement on foot to extend the Mine of the Pennsylvania Railroad to Boston, thus transferring the eastern and northern terminus of that great line from New York to the “Hub.” The project has been in contemplation fora year or two, but now it is beginning to take practical shape, and it 1s probable that during the coming spring the enterprise will be realized and that through freight and passenger trains will be run in and out of the city under the auspices of the Pennsylvania management. Mayor Bastman, of Poughkeepsie, together with several gentlemen connected with the Pennsylvania road, are in Boston now for the purpose of obtaining aid and encouragement in behalf of the new project, and their efforts in this direction are likely to be emt- nently successiul. Bostonians have been growling about inadequate railroad facilities westward for the past quarter of a century, and they hail with eager delight anything looking to a multiplication of thoronghiares between the points of sunrise and sunset. This proposed new line involves the construction of only eighteen miles of new road, together with THE BRIDGING OF THE HUDSON AT POUGHKEEPSIE; and then there ts @ direct route afforded trom Boston to ail potwts im Pennsylvania, the great South, agd the stili greavcer West and Southwest. From soston the route 1s over the New York and New Engiaad road to. Willimantic; thence to Hartiord over the Hartiord, Providence and Fishxiil road, and Irom Hartford to Poughkeepsie via the Con- necticut Western and Poughkeepsie and Eastern roads. Here a bridge is to ve bulit over the Hud- son—the charter fur which already exists—and then the construction of ciguteen miles of road over alevel country to a,place known as Pine Bush, and the new line by the Pennsylvania roure is realized. The cost ot the new road to be con- structed will be about $500,000 and the time occupied will be avout six months, Work, it ia understood, will be commenced at once, and the road is finished before the bridge the trains will be taken across the Hudson at Poughkeepsie by means o! large boats, the same as those on whicit the Boston aud New York Shore line trains are carried across the Thames River at New Lonaon. The new route will be through the very heart of the manu- facturing districts of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Eastern New York, and they will be putin direct and short communica- tion with the cval fielas of Pennsyivauia and all the other poiuts reached by the roads managed by the Peunsylvania combination. tis proposed to run througa express trains between Boston, Philadel- phia, Pittsburg, Cincinnati and Washington, thus saving to Eastern phssengers 100 miles in distance and the delay and expense of transier now neces- sary at New York and Jersey City. Completion ef a New Route Between New York and Portland—A War of Competition Between the Boston and Maine and Eastern Railroads, and the Portland and Boston Steamboat Com=- pany. PORTLAND, Me., Nov. 21, 1874. There is great rejoicing nere—“away down ih Maine’’—over the completion and early opening of @ new railroad which forms the connecting link ot a new and direct line between this city and New York, the great commercial metropolis of the world. It is an event which has intoxicated the people with delight and enthusiasm, and inalew days it is to be celebrated with that commendable pomp and splendor which the extraordinary occa- siondemands. Already the “last spike” has been driven, and that circumstance was notless impor. tant in its way than the driving of the celebrated aaiden spike at Promontory Point on the completion of the great Union Pacific kallroad. The link just completed is Known as the Nashua and Rochester railroad, all of which les in New Hampsnire, and its connections are such as to form almost an air line between Portland and New York city. The old line between these two points, via Boston, is 444 miles, and by the new line the distance is reduced to 838 miles, thus effecting a saving of 106 miles between New York, Portland, st. John, Halltax, and other points in that direction. The same sav- ing in distance is also effected between Portland and Albany and points westwerd, 80 it will be seen that the enterprise is one of consilerabie advan- tage and Importance to all concerned. Why Port- land is particularly elated 18 accounted tor by the fact that she 18 so 7 MUCH NEARER LIVERPOOL than either Boston or New York, that she hopes eventually to become the great outlet for the ex- portation of American products to Europe, and er superior harbor facilites are an additional excuse fur these happy rejoicings over the new railroad line, which is to bring in the cargoes for the imaginary fleet of steamers which are to arrive and depart trom her wharves. Regular freight and passenger trains will commence run- nivg over the new route on Tuesday. and afew days later there will be a formal celebration which will include an excursion Of Maine magnates to Worcester, and a lormal reception by the authort- ties of the latter city. The lines between Portland and Boston—the Eastern and Boston znd Maine railroads, and the Portland Steam Packet Company—are just now ine dulging ima LIVELY COMPETITION, which 1s very wholesome for the public. The re, ular fare by rat! from here to Boston Is $3, but the competition has brought it down to $1 50, and the | fare vy boat (usually $150) is reduced to fifty cepts, There is also a corresponding reduction ia Ireight rates, and all of the competing corpora- tions declare their determination to hold out. All of Which the public is very grateiul for. A MANIAO'S VAGARIES, He Imagines Himself a Herald Corres spondent. Boston, Nov. 21, 1874 A letter from St. John, N. B., states that on Friday a man named Jon McGinley entered the Police Court, saying he was a New Yore HERALD reporter, and was ejected soon after tor talking to the prisoners. A few minutes later Mr. McDonough entered and laid information against the same person jor snatching bis watch, worth $100, the night before. He was arrested and locked up. Before going to the Court he had gone tothe mayor and introduced himself as Mayor Cobv, of Boston, ang reported that he tad been swindled out of $10,000 by McDonough, who ts a tailor. MoGioley was thought to be crazy, He ts | @uative of St. John, and some ume ago studied Jor holy orde: This he gave up tor the More lucrative employment of tracing to horsefesh, And lived in Cambridgeport, Mass, for a long time. 18 HE A MONOMANIAC? A Bold Effort to Return to Specie Pay« ments. An alarm of fire was sounded at fifteen minutes past five last evening, in Jersey City, in the neigh borhood of the boiler explosion on Saturday, A crowd soon collected around the building, No, 357 Brunswick street, between First and Second strects, in the upper floor of which resided a man ving his name as Michael A. Norton. He reiusea t Grst to open his door, but was soon compelled to give admission to the neighbors, who rushed tn, The alarm proved to be a Jaise one. The dames issuing from tue chimney came irom a smelting Jurpace which Norton tad improvised for the manulacture of fity cent coins, hree dies, well executed, were touud ia ‘the room, and these the police took into their posses. sion, Norton Was conveyed to the poiice station where he underwent a prelimimary examination. He at first declined to give any imiormation aati broughs vetore the Lolice Justice. Arter having been informed that it Was opuomal with lum Whether he answered the questions put to nim or hot, he satd he nad nothing to conceal He then jaunched out to a dissertation om bhe hecessity Ol @ speedy return to specie pi ments, and said that he Was only @ pioueer in the great work of bringing back tue country to prosperity now that the republicag party, whom he styled the “money-zrabbers, had been overthrown. He tweisted that Horace Greeley was his prototype in Che business, and that it was by suco nieaus the great Chappague Jatmer amassed all the wealth he possessed. Nor ton was interrupted in pis ravings and consigned to aceil till this moruing, When he will be calleg Un Jor examination.