The New York Herald Newspaper, November 28, 1874, Page 5

“. THE YACHT MARIA. Her Reported Arrival Off the Isle of Wight, (ESPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD BY CABLE. ] Lonvon, Nov. 27, 1874, The yacht Maria arrived off the Isle of ‘Wight yesterday, as hailing from New York. (The yacht Maria has had an eventful history. She was stolen four years ago somewhere in Southern waters, and until recently no ene knew what had become of her. At the time of her disappearance she was engaged in the Virgimia oyster trade, being owned by three Hoboken gentiemen. In the early part of September Jast sne found her way into the port of Marseilles. Agentleman went from America to Marseilles to claim her, but he found on his arrival that she had cleared from that port. She was subsequently ‘captured at Mogadore, on the coast of Morocco, by the French gunboat Foriait. She was then taken to Algiers and sent to Marseilles in ballast, and 1s now off the Isle of Wight.—Ep. HERALD.) COUNT VON ARNIM’S CASE. The Prussian Prosecutor Anxious to Exclude the Public from the Trial—A German Editor Examined in Court, BERLIN, Nov. 27, 1874. ‘The Public Prosecutor has decided to ask the * Court before which the Count Von Arnim is to be tried to exclude the public during the trial, as it * will be necessary to read official documents, pub- Ucity of which would be prejudical to the State. 4 GERMAN JOURNALIST UNDER EXAMINATION. Herr Zenliches, one of the editors of the Spener Gazette, was brought before a judge to-day and examined on oath with reference to his statement concerning Count Von Arnim’s negotiations with that journal. ENGLAND. Lonpon, Nov. 27, 1874. ‘ The weather throughout England to-day is fair. ARCTIC EXPLORATION. ‘The Commander of the Fritish Expedition to the North Pole Commissioned. Lonvon, Nov. 28—5:30 A M. Ie bas been finally decided that Commander Alfred Markham, Royal Navy, shall nave chief command ol the government expedition which 1s to start next May for the Arctic regions on a voyage of discovery, THE ARGENTINE REVOLUTION. Government Troops Defeated by the Insurgent:— The State of Siege Prolonged. MONTEVIDEO, Nov. 26, 1874. The report that the argentine insurgent chief Arredondo had defeated the government General | Rocca 18 confirmed by advices received to-day, whieh state that Arredondo captured Rocca’s artillery and took many of nis men prisoners. Ig 19 stated that the insurgent leader Tabuaco, with 6,000 men, has entered the province of Cor- doba, THE STATE OF sIEGR, The Argentine government has issued a procla- Mation prolonging the state of siege for ninety days, HAWAII. ‘The King of the Sandwich Islands on His Way to Americ: SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27, 1874. The steamship Macgregor, {rom Australia and Honolalu, arrived last nignt. The King of Ha- Wail 18 on bis way here in the United States steamer Benicia. CABINET RECONSTRUCTION, Before his departure from the Sandwich Islands, “the King reconstructed his Uabinet as follows:— William L, Green, Minister of Foreign Affairs; | ‘William L. Mocnonua, Minisier of the Interior; | John 8. Walker, Minister of Finance, and R. H. Stanley, Attorney General. A REGENT APPOINTED. King Kalakaua, of Hawaii, appointed Prince Delewhowka as Regent during bis absence in the | United States. The Prince has also been pro- ; ‘claimed as successor to the throne, WHALEMEN DROWNED John Norton, chtef mate of the whaler James Allen, with Alexander Collins, Thomas Barker, | John Seypan, Charles Ambler and Charles Beyer, seamen, went in a boat from the vessel and struck | awhale. The line got foul and they were drawn down and all perished. AUSTRALASIA. SAN FRaNcisco, Nov. 27, 1874, ‘The steamship Magregor, at this port from Aus- ‘tralasia, reports that there are still reports of se- rious revoits in the Fijt Islands; but they are not | credited by the Australian papers, though it is conceded that there is cause for apprehending very grave difficulties. Many ofthe native cmels are dissatisfied with the planof anuexation to any foreign country. SAILORS MURDERED BY SAVAGES. The steamer brings Australian dates to October 4 ‘The cutter Lapwing, with a crew of four white men and several native sailors, while on the passsge from New Caledonia, stopped at tne Island of Santa Cruz for provisions, The savages massacred her captain, officers and all the crew bat one native sailor. No names are given. BUITS AGAINST A BAILROAD, Damages Sought for Injuries and Death from an Accident on the Stqnington and Providence Railroad. Newrort, R. [., Nov. 27, 1874. The following suits have been brought and are in court against the Stonington and Providence Railroad Company for damages and death which Occurred at Richmond Switch, RK. I., on April 19, 1873, the horripie details of which catastrophe will be recalled by the reader of tne HERALD:—Jonn L. Favor, Beverly, Mass., Benjamin F. Butler attor- ney, trialin the United States Court in Boston; J. F. Olmsvead, Mrs, Albert J. Allen and P. bren- nan, of Providence, R. I.; Benjamin R. Knapp, Jr., and Mrs, William J. McPherson, of New York. Toe latter will be represented vy Algernon 8, Sulilvan, of New York. The heirs of W. J. Mourn, of En- gland, will be represented by Henry J. Cullen, Jr., public administrator of Kings county, New York. The Providence cases will ve tried in the Decem- ber term of the Court, and are looked upon as the ‘test cases, The corporation, we learn, have com- Nice @ number Of cases without recourse to ¢ law, THE FREEMANSBURG CHILD CASE, The Little One Thrown Into the River by the Mother—Coniession of the Wo- man, FREEMANSBURG, Pa., NOV. 27, 1874, Since early yesterday morning there has been great excitement over the reported stealing of an infant child of Adam Goss from its cradle during the night. Onremitting search by the citizens and authorities resulted in the finding of tne boay of a child in the Lenigh River, which was recognized a8 the missing baby, The evidence indicated that the mother threw the child into the river, and, upon being arrested, she coniessed this was the case, She was immediately taken to the North- bo da county prison, at Eastou, There is much feeling aguinst the woman. THE OENTENNIAL. to Take Part in the Exhibition. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Nov. 27, 1874, The Centennial Commission has received a com- munication from the Secretary of state of the fof | be | private business, Pinchback to-day expressed his | NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1874.-WITH SUPPLEMENT, LOUISIANA. Intrigaes of tne Various Factions for the Control of the State—Bickerings and Jealousies of the Carpet-Baggers— A Chaos of Assertion and Denial—War- moth om the Conservative Programm. NeW ORLEANS, Nov. 27, 1874, The strange story in last Sunday's HERALD has been the exciting topic in this city for four days. It indicated some combinations which are impos- sible with a due regard to the constitution of the State. There was enough in it, however, to ‘set the leaders of both parties by the ears,” and ever since its reproduction here nothing but the “ad- Ministration programme,” as issued from Wash- ington, 18 discussed. The democratic leaders are astonished, and are asking ‘who 1a the Judas that betrays us?’? The Kellogg clan declare that Senator West 1s fixing upa slate at Washington in his own interest. Some days ago I was assured that a combination was made between tue iriends of Kellogg on one side and Penn, Lieutenant Governor on the McEnery ticket, on the other, to drop McEnery, by counting the votes of 18%2, declaring Kellogg and Penn elected, inducing the former to resign, elect- ing him to the United States Senate, so making Penn Governor. This programme, given me by the man who claimed to be authorized to act in the Penn Interest, I gave to McEnery. who declared that he did not believe it, and if such @ thing was contemplated it was with- out authority from Iaeutenant Governor Penn, with whom he was working harmoniously and whose every action on September 14 he had ap- proved, as it has been approved by all anti-ad- ministration personsin the State. To-day a re- publican, who for many years has been the cherished counsellor of Kellogg and the federal government, discloses the tact that he has left botn parties and hereafter is with the people against all combinations; that the election just held was manipulated with a view of electing Marshal Packard to the United States Senate and that Kellogg was a party to it. I have just been in private consultation, for tue first time since I have bean in the State, with a man who represents the opinion behind the Washington throne. Tne interview was of his own seeking. He admitted that KELLOGG’S DAYS ARE NUMBERED, and the end 1s near; that in the late election the main etfort was directed toward electing Packard to the Senate, and that it having failed by the State going democratic, the Governor was endeavoring to compromise with the whites. I called upoa Kellogg later and he denies, upon his honor, that he had any desire to go to the Senate, declared that he ts still Governor of the State, and striking the table fiercely, he stated in substance as iol- lows:— As I nave often said te you, Iintend that the Opposition shall have justice done them. There was talk of sending Packard to the Senate, but vhere has been no combination between Penn’s party and mine. [have done all in my power to satisfy the white element of the State by giving them clerks, &v., of election. ‘The Governor thea spoke of the manner in which he had been treated by the HERALD and its repre- sentatives in Washington, New Orleans and else- where, and concluded by denying the existence of any combinations to which he was a party. Be- coming excited he exclaimed :— Whether I go out or remain I defy a man to say I have stolen a cent. They all know that I have not, and you, the correspondent of the HERALD, who come in contact with all parties, know that no mad can give you proof of any such charge, EX-GOVERNOR WARMOTH has been inthe State for many weeks, and, in ad- ministration circles, was belleved to be in the in- terest of the Penn-Kellogg policy. On a hint from the representative of the Grant interests, I to-day called upon him, and, at his dictation, put the fol- lowing in writing :— In answer to the query whether there exists any inharmonious element among the supporters of | McEnery and Penn, Mr. Warmoth declares that | the irfends of these gentlemen are in entire ac- cord and, in response to the lurther question whether there 18 any intention of compromising with Kellogg by sending bim to the United States Senate, he declares there is no such purpose nor Will it be approved by any of Penn’s friends, That immediately on the assembling of the Legislature on the first Monday in January, McEnery will be recognized as Governor by bot branches; he will | asked for big message and he will doubtless | comply with the request Jor it. “If there be an effort by the other party to pre- vent such action,’ said Warmoth, “I am in favor of seating him anyhow." Collector Casey, Kellogg and Field are under orders to go to Washington. Fielu leit last even- ing. Casey claims he is going on official and regrets to your correspondent that he did not seat McEnery instead of Kellogg. MORE TROOPS ASKED FOR. A private despatch from Washington announces that Major Merrill has asked Emory for more troops for the Shreveport district, and that Emory has referred the request to Washington. There are rumors in army circles that Lieutenant Hodgson will be brought before a court martial. Judge Trimble, who punished Selye’s Deputy Mar- shal lor contempt of court, has arrived here, and althougn one of Kellogg’s supporters, is receiving great attention from the whites. He declares there was no occasion for the use of iederal troops in his district. Action of the Returning Board—Arrests for Violation of the Enforcement Act. New ORLEANS, Noy. 27, 1874, The Returning Board to-day resolved to promul- gate the returns of all the Senatorial districts canvassed. Nineteen citizens of Laiourche parish have been arrested on warrants !ssued by the United States Commissioner, charging them with violation of the Enforcement act. They will be brought here lor preliminary examination, ARKANSAS. Garland Concentrating Militia ana Preparing tor Emergencies—Feeling of Smith’s Supporters on the Question | of Federal Interference—Action of the Legislature on the School Bonds. LirtLs Rock, Nov. 27, 1874. The gubernatorial contest still remains in statu quo, both parties being confident of ultimate | triumph. Governor Garland has been quietly con- centrating militia at this point and has several companies at different points along the raliroad holding themselves. in readiness to march at a moment's notice. Democrats, believing in the principle of States rights, deny the power of Con- gress or the President to interfere in the matter, A member of the Garland government saia to-day, that, owing to the result of the late elections, Congress dare not interfere in the contest, and if 1 dia Garland would not surrender out meet force with /orce and trust to the people to sustain him in the contest with the United States author- ities, THE LEGISLATURE to-day passed @ bill making valid the sales of | school lands made during the rebeliton and paid for in Confederate currency. The constitution of 1868 repudiated these sales, Governor Smith's Aupporters are in receipt of private advices trom Washington, asserting that the President wiil reo- | ommend, in his Message, that Congress take ac- tion in the Arkansas case, and ciaim that, should he do this, favorable action is sure to tollow. Governor Smith, in an interview witn a reporter. | said that if he had resorted to force and brought about an actual conflict, such as would have torced national interference, he would have been recog- | nized at once, but the question being oue ot con- stitutional law, he preferred to have tt settled by legal tribunals, #18 Iriends seem very jubilant to-day in view of Congressional action, THE WELLSBORO BANK ROBBERY. Arrested for Examination of Parties Complicity. Evaira, N, Y., Nov. 27, 1874, Michael Welsh, arrested recently in Waverley as | being connecte@ with the Wellsboro Bank robbery | and who was having his examination in this city, was removed yesterday to Wellsboro on a requisi- tion, During the examination the testimony was very strong against Welsh, as weil as Vosgrove | aud Uook, Who were arrested some time since and are now in the Wellsboro Jail, and showed clearly their complicity in the affair, HANGED FOR OUTRAGE, ATLANTA, Ga., Nov, 27, 1874, New Dominion government, anvouncing that Canada desires to take part in the International | Exbivition, and asking what space could ve allowed | ber, An answer bas been revurned stating that quch apace as may be required Wil be tur ra | white woman in November, 1873, He confessed George Simms, colored, was hanged to-day at Covington, Ga., (or committing an outrage on a iis wall yeaterday, THE CURRENCY. Report of Comptroller Knox on the Financial Management. RESULTS OF THE NEW LAW. Amount of Paper Money in Circulation. GREENBACKS RETIRED AND REISSUED. Specie Resumption Far, Far Awav. WASHINGTON, Nov. 27, 1874. The Comptroller of the Currency nas completea his report, Twenty-two hundred national banks Rave been organized since the estublishment ot the system. Thirty-five of these banks have failed and 137 have gone into voluntary liquidation by a Vote of two-thirds of the sherebolaers, leaving 2,028 banks in existence on the 1st of November, 1874, Tables are given exhibiting THE RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES at corresponding periods for the last five years. A table is also given exhibiting similar aata on the 2d of October, the date of the last report, Re- turns from New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore, from the redemption cities and the re- maining banks, are arranged separately. Two bills passed the last Congress relative to the nattonal banking system. The first bill, which provided for an increase of both the national bank circulation and of the legal tender notes to $40,000,000, fatied to receive the signature of the President and did not become a law, The principal points of tne second act are given, which act wens into opera. tion June 20, 1874, THE AMOUNT OF CURRENCY DISTRIBUTED under the operation of this act and the effect of the act upon the reserves of the national banks are briefly discussed by the Comptroller. The sub- ject of redemption is discussed at greater length, and the hope 1s expressed that the present system of exchanging mutilated notes for new paper issues will not long hence be superseded by a true system of redemption—namely, a payment on demand of national bank notes in coin or in its representative payable in coin. During the year ending November 1, 1874, national banks have been organized with an authorized capital of $6,745, 500, CIRCULATION has been issued amounting to $5,817,316, and dur- ing the same year there has been withdrawn and destroyed $2,241,019, showing an actual increase of national bank circulation during the year of $3,576,297. The total circulation outstanding at that time Was $361,927,246, leaving $2,072,754 yet to be issued of the whole amount authorized, Since the passage of the act o1 June 20, 1874, for- ty-8ix national banks have been organized, with a capital of $4,019,000, to which circulation has been issued amounting to $1,842,650, and the total | amount issued to all national banks since June 20, 1874, 18 $3,330,180. The amount autuorized to be | issued to banks already organized 1s $3,707,000 and the amount authorized to be issued to proposed organizations 18 $4,509,900, making a total of $11,546,150, Since the passage of the act of June 20, 1874, $7,714,550 of circulation has been finally surrenaered by the deposit of } gal tender notes with the Treasurer. Tue amount of NATIONAL BANK NOTES OUTSTANDING of insolvent banks and of banks in voluntary liquidation which are now redeemabie at the ‘Treasury t¥ $6,492,286. The amount ot circulation, therelore, at the disposal of the Comptroller, oF hereafter to be placed at his disposal for distribu- tion irom these different sources is as follows:— The portion of the $350,000,000, authorized remain- ing unissued, $2,072,754; notes o1 banks which | have deposited lawful money for the withdrawal out Of circulation, $7,714,515; notes in circulation of banks in liquidation, $6,492,285, amounting to $16,279,589; and the Comptroller expresses the Opinion that a sufficient amount of this circulation wil be redemed to supply all applications that may be received for some months to come. When THE AMOUNTS WITHDRAWN AND DESTROYED from these sources shall have been reissued, it will be the duty of the Comptroiler to make re- quisition upon banks located in States having more than their proportion. This circulation will be withdrawn chiefly from the States of Rnode Isiand, Connecticut and Massachusetts, and the aggregate amount of circulation hereafter to be Placed at the disposal of tue Comptroller, irom all sources, is $47,360,743, The whole amount of legal tender money re- quired to be held in the vauits of the banks under the National Bank act would have been on Octo- ber 2, $124,878,761, and the amount required to be Kept on hand and in the Treasury under the law now i force 18 $104,528,000. ‘The amount of legal tender notes, therefore, released frum the re- serves of the banka under the operation of the new act at that date was $20,350,000. THE AMOUNT OF CASH RESERVE held in the vauits of the banks at the date of their last report, October 2, was $55,000,000, and the total reserve $94,700,000, in excess of the require- ments 01 the present act. If the amount aud tne distribution of the reserves held by the national banks had been in precise accordance with law, the amount of cash released from the vaults of the banks by the act oi June 20 would have been $34,868,000. A table is given, showing the kinds and amounts of reserve held by the banks in New York city, im the other redemption cities andin the remaining banks on Octoper 2, and the amount which these banks would have been required to hold if the reserve laws had remained un- changed. The amount of taxes paid into the Treasury of the United States by the national banks during the year ending July 1, 1874, was $7,083,398, Of which $3,404,000 was derived irom circulation, THE RATIO OF TAXATION under State laws during the 1ast year was, in New York city, 2 80-100 per cent; in Boston, 2 34-100 per cent; in Chicago, 4 34-100 per cent; im Cincinuati, 2 57-100 per cent; in St. Louis, 2 44-100 per cen Chariestoa, 3 50-100 per cent. The average rate of taxation assessed upon the capital of the na- tional banks Is estimated at from 3 to 33¢ per cent. Real estate and personal property generally are not assessed at more than one-third of their actual vaine, but bank shares are usually assessed at their fu'l value, and there is no doubt that the ratio of taxation of natioval banks is greater than that of any other species of property, amount of INTERNAL REVENUE TAX | derived from the sale of the two-cent stamps aMxed to sight drafts and checks for the year end- ing July 1, 1874, was $1,502,549, ‘he Comptroller recummends the repeal of the tWo-cent stamp tax, and, li not repealed, that the act shall be so amended and such penalty pro- vided as shall tend to prevent evasions of the present law. A table is given exulbiting the aggregate capital and surplus, total dividends and total earnings of the national banks, with the ratio of dividends to capital, dividends to capital and jurplus, und earnings to capital and surpius jor each half year commencing March 1, 1869, and ending September 1, 1874, ma this table it ap- j=) pears that the AVERAGE DIVIDENDS UPON CAPITAL during the past year have been at the rate of 9 90-100 per cent, e dividends upon capital and surplus, 7 87-100 per cent, and the earnings to capital and surplus, 9 68-100 per cent. The amount of taxes collected by the Commis- stoner of Internal Revenue from savings banks, State banks and private banks and bankers, aur- ing the last year, was $3,387,000, $7,300 of which was derived from the ten per cent tax upon unauthorizea circulation, The Com troller gives statistics of the resources and Nabilities oF State banks and savings banks dur- ing the past year; but ten of the States have ‘3 requiring regular reports to be made to State au- thorities, and a still less number of States com- ile such reports when received. The returns given are chiefly from the banks in New England and the Middle States, and the Comptroller has addressed a circular letter to the Governors of the States, suggesting that recommendations be made to the different State Legislatures urging the pas- sage Of acts which wl secure tniormation to ref- erence to the money institutions of the different States, and asks the attention of memvers of Con- gress to the subject and the exercise of their in- fluence for the same purpose. PAPER MONRY OUTSTANDING, The report also contains a table showing the amount Of national dank notes of each denomina- tion outstanding, (rom which it appears that tae amoun: of notes less than the denomination of $5 now oustanding |s $8,972,841, and the amount of National baDk Aotes less than the denomination of $10, $139,980,406 ; the amoung of legal tender notes Outstanding less than the denomination of $518 $56,223,525 and the amount of legal tender notes leas than the denomination of $10, $107,403, 905. Jf the whole issue of legal tender notes and na- tional bank notes under the denomination of $5 should be withdrawn {t would require $66,196,000 of specie to take its place; and 1! all the paper mouey, Lesa fractional currency, under the denomination of $10 should be withdrawn it would Tequire $295,535,000 of specie to take its place. BONDS HELD AS SECURITY. The ‘Treasurer of the United States holds $385,400,000 of United states bonds as security for Circulating notes, = Tn bonds consist of $146,981,000 of six per cent bonds and $239,440,000 ol Ove per cent bonds; and there haa been ' in- t four crease of five per cent bonds during the li ears 01 $143,497,000, and a decrease of six onds Of $ 100,909,000, THR BANK NOTE PRODUGTION. The Comptroller repeats wis statement of last year thal there la no Dregent nagmasity Lox the en. | Penitentiary. in | of The | graving or new cesigns for the national bank botes. The Tage Dumber of tmpressions printed upon the present plates does not exceed 4,000, waile the plates are capaole of printing an average of 30,000 Impressions, The large amount of en- gravers’ work upon the faces and backs of the national bank notes, id the iutude of the designs of each denomination have tended to pre- vent the issue of counterfeits, not more than forty-six of the whole 6,000 plates which have been engraved for the national banks having been suc- cexsfally counterieited, while under tne old State system the counterfeits were numbered by thou- sands. The Comptroller recommends an’ appro- priation of $5,000 for the redemption of unsigned notes Ol national banks which were purloined irom the Treasury in 1867, THE NEW CURRENCY LAW. A number of amendments are recommended to previous acts, but the act of June 20, 1874, has 80 recently gone into operation that the Comptrolier recommends that it be thoroughly tested before any changes be made, TABULAR INFORMATION. The report is accompanied by forty carefauy pre- pared tables, giving statistical information in the Most convenient form upon almost every subject connected With the national banking system, and as to the distribution of circulation among tho different States, the amount issued to each State and the amount surrendered by each State since the passage of the new act, per capita o1 circu- lation in 1862, previous to the organization of the national bank system, and at the present time, the jount of taxes paid to the United States semi- annually, the ratio of dividends to capital and earnings to capital and surplus for the Jast ten ears, the dividends of the Bank of ogland and of the principal joint stock banks, tables snowing the strength of the banks as to reserves, giving the amount of jawiul money and other Kinug of reserve held at different times, the amount of specie, United States gold notes and checks payable in coin for @ series of years and the different denominations of national bank notes and legal tender notes 1s- sued and retired each year and abstracts showing the agregate resources and liabilities of all the banks for twelve years, and of the banks of each State five times during the present year. A re- port of each national bank showing its condition on October 2, 1874, is also given, THE TRADE OF CINCINNATI. Report of the Chamber of Commerce tor the Past Commercial Year. CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. 27, 1874, ‘The report of Coionel Sidney D. Maxwell, Super- intendent of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, on the trade and commerce of this city for the past commercial year will be made public to- morrow. The report states that the aggregate Yalue of the imports.of the city for the year foot Up $831,777,455, & gain over the preceding year of $5,754,001, The aggregate value of exports 18 $221, 636,852; a gain of $8,216,084, The business in cotton shows a decided increase. The chewing and smoking tobacco manufactured for the yearin Cincinnati and the cities immedi- ately opposite on the Ohlo aggregates 5,461,825 pounds, an increase of 794,065 pounds. The cigars Manufactured are 92,000,000 in number, an increase of 2,000,000, The tax paid the government for chewing and smoking tobacco and cigars for the year was $1,553,000, In grain the aggregate receipts, nottincluding wagou receipts, have been 7,521,000 bushels, an increase of 489,000 bushels, The exports were 1,867,000 busheis, an increase of 60 per cent. Tne receipts of corn were the largest in our hi tory. In wheat the increase in quantity was 42 per cent in imports and 89 per cent in exports. Jron has fallen off 32,980 tons and $3,227,000 in value. In the production of distilied spirits there has been an increase of 60,810 gallons, Flour re- ceipts have been 774,916 barrels. The aggregate of the hog product received here, not embracing the hogs cut here, was 55,000,000 pounus. The receipts of coal have been 36,234, | bushels, @ decline of 2,000,000 bushels. The exports ) Were 5,930,000 bushels, a gain Of 1,460,000 bushels, The aggregate production and sale of leather is placed at $5,570,000, The production of beer amounts to 14,000,442 gallons, of which over 9,000,000 are estimated for Jocai consumption, The report says that in view of all the circnm- stances a carelul review of tie past year in a com- mercial sense is favorable and encouraging to the CIty. A BANK PRESIDENT SENTENOED, Five Years in the Albany Penitentiary for Embezzlement. RicuMonp, Va., Nov. 27, 1874, T. T. Broocks, convicted last week in the United States Circuit Court of embezzlement and making false entries while president of the Merchants’ National Bank of Petersburg, was to-day sen- tencel to Ave years’ imprisonment in the Albany troocks’ cunnsel leave for Wash- ington to-night to make application for Executive clemency, UNOONSTITUTIONAL DIVOROE LAW. Boston, Mass., Nov. 27, 1874, Tne Supreme Court of this State declares the divorce law of 1874 unconstitutional, The Court says:— “Chapter 397 of the statute of 1874, declarin; that such divorces nisi heretofore decreed, shall, Without iurther judicial process, hearin, cree, be decreed and take and have the force and eflect of absolute divorcees irom the bonds of mat- rimony, exceeds the authority conierred upon the | Legislature by the constitution and is without | legal effect.” WASEED OVERBOARD. Boston, Nov. 27, 1874, The schooner George B. Loring, now at Glouces- ter, reports that Captain McKenzie was washed overboard and drowned at the Grand Banks on the 8th inst. HORRIBLE ATTEMPT AT MURDER. At half-past nine o’clock last night Luigi Monta- ; bleu, of Tenth avenue and Sixty-eignth street, ‘West Houston street, at her solicitation. After he had entered the room, he turned the key, which was on the inside of the door. He then seized Eva, who is @ handsome young woman of about eighteen years of age, and threw her upon the floor and began hacking away at her throa: with a large currier’s knife, inflicting several severe wounds, Her cries were heard py Oficer Larkin, tne Eighth precinct, who happenea to be standing a «hort distance irom the house, and he rushed into the | house. Upon reaching the door of the room from which the sound came he found it barred, so that ali attempts at ingress were in vain. He then | bastened to the sidewalk and rapped for assist- ance to force the door open. Un the arrival of help the door was broken open by the united efforts of several policemen, On entering the room Larkin seized the would-be murderer, and at the same time his companions carried the young woman to the station house, where medical aid was sum- moned. The surgeon pronounced her wounds to be bot of @ latal character, ana alter dressing them ordered her to be sent home. Montableu, on being questioned as to his object in thus injur- | ing the young woman, refused to say anything. | He will be arraigned at Jefferson Market Police | Court this morning. Montableu is thirty-five years Of age and a native o/ France, FIRE IN BAROLAY STREET, At thirty minutes past eleven last night fire was discovered in the basement of No. 35 Barciay street, occapied by 8. R. Van Duzer, druggist. It was extinguished after @ damage of $5,974. The cause 01 the fire is at present unknown, and Fire Marshal Sheldon has ordered an investigation. THE END OF A “TRAM Run Over and Mangled by a Loco- motive. [From the Rochester Express, Nov. 24.] At half-past mine o’clock last evening a shock- ing casualty occurred just north of the Central Railroad depot. Locomotive No. 327, engineer Glenn, after drawing the special Chicago express into the depot, was detached from the train, ran up to the switch ana commenced backing down toward the round house. Just before the pon- derous machine reached the Mill street crossing, the flagman, Michael McNierney, saw & man stagger around the corner of the depot ana upon the track, im front of the approachin, engine. flagman shouted at the top o his voice, swung his lamp and the engineer rung his Dell; but ali to no purpose, The unfor- tunate inebriate, paid not the ieast attention to the warnings. The dagman ran and attempted to push the man from the track, but bejore ne could do 80 the locomotive struck the man, knocked him down and the wheels passed over nts body, crusn- ing 1t {na horrible manner, Of course, death was instantaneous, The body presented a sickening spectacie, ‘Tne arms and legs were broken an the trunk and head crasued almost beyond recognition. ‘The face was bruised, but not badly disigured. Two baggagemen took up | the lifeless fo: and conveyed it into | the baggage room, and Coroner Harder was summoned. That oMcer searched the pockets of the deceased, but rt found upen his person by whicn he could identified. A small smount of money, less than $1, was found in nis | pockets; also two pairs of gloves, a razor, pipe, | other articles, and a broken buitie which nad | contained whiskey. The remains were taken to | Jeflrey’s undertaking rooms, where they will re main until to-morrow for identification. Coroner Harder summoned @ jury and held an inquest this morning. The testimony of tne fagman and engineer Was taken, after which a rdtet was rendered hy the jury in accordance with the pt It W thougnt the deagesed was a or de- | | entered the apartments of Kva Reed, at No. 65 | A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY. Mrs. Edward M, Spencer, a young married lady, shot herself in the stomach with a pistol at No. 264 Clermont avenue, Brooklyn, on Thanksgiving evening. Dr. Hutchison, of Clinton avenue, was summoned, and extracted the ball. ‘The lady, who | is the wife of a prominent broker, has been Jealous of her husband for some time past and em- ployed @ private detective to watch him and re- port aby suspicious circumstances connected with | 1s movements. On the other hand he tas been | Jealous of kis wife, and the couple irequently quar- | relled, On several Occasions she has threatened to take her life during the criminations and re- criminations which passed between them, Yester- | | day Mrs, Spencer was in a very critical condition, | | and serious doubts as to her recovery were enter- Uained by the atvending physician. | THE POTTERY DISPUTE. The diMculties about wages between pottery manufacturers and operatives at Trenton, N. J., | were settled vy the former withdrawing from the fignt and conceding the demands of the latter— that no reduction be made, The manufacturers Lave resolved to go on with the business until a falling off in demand or in prices of ware compel them to stop. There was no conlerence, as in- tended, the operatives’ committee being iniormed the bosses had no communication to make, This settles all the dificuities for the forthcoming win- ter, The operatives have formed a union, which Will be perfected at a meeting tobe beld next Tuesday evenin; THE SIGNAL SERVIOEZ WIRES. ‘The United States Signal Service wire, running from Sandy Hook to barnegat Bay, has just been connected with the government cables and is now working through to Cape May. By the aid of a repeater at Long Branch, this wire is connected with the Chief Signal OMce at Washington, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY, The following record will show the changes in the temperature during the last twenty-four hours, in comparison with the corresponding date tast | recorded at Hudnut’s drug store, 218 | "1873, 1874. . 87 33. 1873, 1874. 37 49 3P. M. 83° «6 P.M 45 | 3 OPM 42 44 12P. M 40 Average temperature yesterday. *” ++ 40. Average temperature for corresponding date fast year..... sevens 8339 Silenced in a few Hours—A Distrens- | ing cough, by HALE’S HONEY OF HOKEHOUND AND PIKE'S TOOTHACHE DROPS cure in one minute, An Offer Will be Received for Two TEN CYLINDER HOE ROTARY PRESSKS; WILL BE BOLD LOW. ADDRESS THE NEW YORK HERALD, | AmFor a First Class Dross or Business | HAT go direct to the manufacturer, ESPENSCHELD, Li3 Nassau street. A Marvellous Cure.—W. H. Donaldson 420 Broad street, Newark, N,J., cured by Dr. FITLER'S RUBUMATIC REMEDY, 13 Bould street aud druggists. 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AILEEN FERRERS, AILEEN FERRERS. Auovel BY 5 ‘ jal fame uo! 'y Susan Morley. 8vay nt, delicacy of taste and nice discern- er Review, 01 given Us a novel exceedingly good ime sy, interes ang anc mple in Getail and wertton ite e nm which 1s very creditibie. * 8's The whole book dose #Teat credit to Miss Morley Asa study of character, lace apart irom iis ini ‘anity Fair, ‘Ailen Ferrers” merits ® erable rivals, © * * Mi vel {ar above that which cul- atain madon. A work ot decided cleverness and artistic power. Oden Iai tae chartalng creatare, a t i¢en is a Very charming creature, drawn with great firmness and delicacy. The aurhoress has succeeds? @ portraiture of pertéct goodness without a toueb foedinoss of « feeling of inslpidity. © * * lias Morle as Written 4 carelul, sensible and interesting novel mud written it exceedingly well. Her sentiment is as her atyle is excellent. “If this be her frst wo pay, hope for great things trom her.—British Quarteriy jeview. * s § We will leave the story, with a hearty recom- mendation, to the reader.—Pali Mall Budget, ‘The production of # thoughtiul and weil culttvmted mind.—Athen@uin, London. lis unforced pathos and simple language, its delicate contrasts of light and shade, its Knowledge of dramatic edect, with true insight into human nature, combine render it an uncommon book. There is & promise future excellence in such & singularly gracetal story, told in such a singularly pure sod unatiected style.— Academy, Loudon. ni. THE LITTLE LAME PRINCE. THE LITTLE LAME PRINCE, By the author Halia Gentleman.” Illustrations. Squu: cloth, “John 16m0y “This delightful fairy tale, in which the adventares of a iittle lame prince are narrated, is one of Miss Malock's: most charming contributions to juveniie literature. [6 is issued in a Very tasteful and elegant form and is eme beilished with many beautiful illustrations.” Gail Hawliton’s NURSERY NOONINGS, NURSERY NOONINGS. By Gall Hamilton. author of “Woman's Worth and Worthlessness,” “twelve Mules from a Lemon,” &c, 16mo, cloth, $1 25, “Ifevery one who is intrusted with the management. and training of young children, either in the home or af school would take to heart the lessons incuicated in this littie book it wouid be of lasting benefit both to and old. jersell With a charming vivacity of style, the author writes of ‘The Baby in Up Parents,’ ‘Discipliai Children, ‘Mothers 3’ and kindred subjects: and, as the wors is published in a very neat and convenient form ani ts. printed in (air, large type, it wlll doubtless be one ux most popular books of the’ season.” Mrs. Eiloart's THE LOVE THAL LIVED, THE LOVE THAT LIVED. A novel. By Mrs. Eiloart, author ot “The Curate’s Discipline,’? “Brom Thistles— Grapes?” &c. 8yo., paper, 50 cents, It 18 with sincere pleasure that we have read Mrs. Eiloart’s last novel, “: he Love that Lived.” * © © Some of Mrs. Eiioart’s brief and powerful descriptions oi scenes, both grave and gay, will long remain. with vs, * * * This i» one of the most pleasing and ini esting novels of the season, and we trust that it will pre- cede others trom the pen of so successful an authoreas.— Examiner, London. All Mrs, Enloart’s books are honest books, spiced witt: independence of thought and sweetened with a pleasan® humor: and “The Love that Lived" possesses these qualities in as eminent a degree as 1's: predecessors. * * * We will not relate more ot this pleasant novel. but will merely say that it breathes the tresh air of the country, that tts characters are true to life, and that it well deserves the attention which it will no doubt re- ceive.—Academy, Loudon. NORDHOFF'S POLITICS FOR YOUNG AMGRIGANS. POLITICS POR YOUNG AMERICANS, By Charles Nordhof?, author of “The Communistic Societies of the’ United states,” “Northern California, Uregon and wer Sandwich Islands,” &c. 12mo, cioth, $1 25. “The title of this work {ails to. do Justice to the im— portance of its contenis. xcept In the transparems. simplicity of its style it is not a book for young peo- ie any more than for intelligent readers of everv itis rather @ treatise on the elementary principles a government and political economy, with special refer- e to the practical workings of the American sys tem,and distinguished only from the usual text boot gu the subject by {ts treedom from theory ‘and abstract discussion, the familiar tone of its illustrations, | Miinuteness of its details, and the adaptation of its | treatment to the mass of readers. It is not only. vet | intorming in its lucid expositions, but singuiarly | tractive ih its methods. It leads on by a natural prog- | ress irom one step to another until the reader becomes acquainted with the whole mechanism of civil society. ana prepared to act the part of an enlightened citizen. The work would be of great use to. editors and callow members of Congress, containing information on topics ) of which they are tor the most part ignorant of the A, B,C. The torm of the treatise is admirably aaapted to popular use, It is not a production of temporary in- terest, but it should retain a standard value for maay | years, and even for more than a century.” HARPER & BROTHERS will send either of the above. works by muil, postage prepaid, to any part of the United States, on receipt of the price. GP sv00CKss. I. Justin McCarthy's new story, . WINLEY OCHFORD, 1, or $1 75 cloth. tions sold in two weeks, Price, Five 1. General Custer’s great book, MY LIFE ON THR PLAINS Flegantly illustrated. Price, $2, Two editions in two weeks. ll, LOSING TO WIN. By Theodore Davies. Price. $1. 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