The New York Herald Newspaper, January 1, 1876, Page 6

6 * “THE COURTS. Suit for an Injunction Against the Texas Land Company. Application for a Stay in the Tweed $1,000,000 Suit. interesting Decisions by the Common Pleas, General Term, Application for an Injunction against the Texas Land Company was made tn the Superior Court yesterday, on these grounds:—The compamy was organized in August, 1870, by act of the Texas Legislature, its object Detng “to promote emigration to Texas, and thus facil. tate the sale of lands, mtroduce skilled laborers, &c. the capital stock to be $1,000,000, tn $100 shares. Gardner 1. Spofford and Joseph L. Spotford owned enty-one shares each, and they sue the company on their own behalf and that of such shareholders as may Join in the complaint plaintiffs ray the company 18 In @ flourishing condition; that the Brazano Tex Improvment Company 1s sn association consist- ing of John S. Kennedy, Thomas W. Pearsall, John S Barnes and William W. Phelps, with others, ~The complaint says that association ts not legally incorporated, and that its property is, in reality, held by Moses Taylor in trust tor the parties interested fm the association; that the assets consist of the Patten plantation, which cost $54,000 and 1s only worth $10,000 now, and thus the company is $30,000 in debt and has been injured by cyclones, It ts charged against the defendants that for the purpose of render- fing salable their interest in the Brazano Company they greed to purchase its property on behalf of the Tex any at its actual Cost, with interest since ing $200,000, This purchase, It ts all would be most unwise and injurious to the Texas | Company's stockholders, except those interested in the Brazano Company. The complaiut says that of the 10,000 shares of the Texas Land Company 8,¢00 are held by the International and Northern Railroad Company, and that Kennedy, Pearsall, Barnes and Phelps, to- gether with Moses Taylor and William E. Dodge, W. G. Hutchinson (who each own one-tenth of the Brazano Company), William M. Rice, J. S Wetmore and Joshua Grow, who together own seven exxtieths, are directors of the railroad company and constitute together two- third of the directors, and although the contemplated purchase would be ingurious to the railroad, yet tho vote upon the stock held by it will be controlled by these directors in accordance with their prtvate in. teresta in the Brazano Company and without regard to those of the railroad. The gentlemen named are charged with tmtending to reorganize the Board of Directors of the Texas Land Company by ousting all not interested in the Brazano Company, and itis said the value of complaivants’ Texas Land Company stock ‘will be reduced one-balf by this purchase. The work- ing of the Patten sugar plantation is outeide the pur- pose of the company’s act of incorporation and could only be operated With great loss, and they ask an in function restraining the purchase. The motion was made before Judge Sedgwick in Special Term, on an alfidavitjof Mr Joseph L. Spotfora Mr. George W. Wingate was counsel for the plaintiffs and Mr, Wet more for defendants, The ailidavit stat that as a stockholder of the Texas Land Company, deponent at- tended a meeting of stockbolders on the 9th ot Novem- ber. Thinking much time would be consumed In read- ing the minutes, he stepped out and was absent eight minutes, and on his return found that the business had been got through, the meeting adjourned and a meet ing of directors was in progress, who nad all beon elected in his absence. He also says that Paul N. Spof- ford and T. W. House bad been dropped from the Board, and Moses Taylor and W. K. Dodge substituted, and to qualify them, as they had no shares in the company, five shares each were transferred to thei out of the $,600 of the International and Northern Railroad Com- pany, which was a mere colorable transfer aud without @uthority of the railroad company. To make quorum five shares were also transferred to a clerk an the office of Phelps, named Bond, who resigned after the meeting. A committee was appointed to carry out the purchase; their reports and agreement ‘bad been approved. The ousted directors were the only members not interested in the Brazano Company, except T, M. Jones, who was absent, and they together Represented one-third of the Texas Land Company Btock, exeept that heid by the railroad company. Mr. Wingate contended that the action of the directors was void, as having been taken in the State of New York, and because they could not purchase any property they were interested in. Mr. Wetmore read allidavits of Messra. Phelps & Dodge, alleging that the purchaso was for the benefit of the’ Texas Land Company; that ‘only a minority of the directors of the latter were in- nd terested in the property proposed to be purchased, that the lands would be exceedingly valuable, be situated on Brazos River, and that their purchase was within the power of the company, and finally, unless the stockholders approved, the purchase wouid not be completed. ‘The Court reserved decision. THE TWEED O) MILLION SUIT. Mr. Dudley Field yesterday made an application be- fore Judge Lawrence tor a stay of proceedings in the $1,000,000 suit against Willlam M. Tweed, on the ground that, although he had made repeated application to the Comptroller for a copy of or access to the alleged fraud- ulent warrants forming the basis of the action, he wa unable to obiain the necessary information. The Co: troller claimed that the warrants were locked up in the safe and in the custody of Mr. Taintor, who was absent from the city. Judge Lawrence denied the applica tion, on the ground that it should Lave been made im Circuit and not in Chainbers IMPORTANT DECISIONS. The Generai Term of tho Common Pleas yesterday Bandea down a batch of decisions, among which the fol- ‘owing are the most important :-— In the case of Herbert Lawrence against the Mayor, fan appeal was taken from the judgment Term in favor of the plaintitt for $2 1 ac tion was for work, labor and materials’ furnished in re pairing the school#hip Mercury, pursuant to a coniract With the Commisstoners of Charities and Correction. | The defence was that tie contract was not made after public advertising for bids and proposals; that only two Of the Commissioners signed the requisition upon the Comptroller for the plaintin’s claim, snd that the and services were only ‘worth the sum of ‘Tho pinintift re- eovered the whole amount clauned. The General Term of the Common F reversed the 1m ment on the grou! the plaintit! and Pp: payment of the por pas he work Was bot ordere by n that 1 did not appear that there was a fund in the City Treasury applicanie to the payment of the amount claimed, A now trial was | ordered, costs to abide the event. Judgment was rendered yesterday in the case of J, Mekown against Andrew H n, Comptroller. On the Slet of October, 1872, the city passed up ordinance regulating the grading of Madison avenue, from Ninety- Binth street to 10étn sireet, Under that ordim the Commissonier of Public Works advertised tor bids and proposais. McKown the lowest bidder, and gave two sur for the faithful performance of the work, who were preseuted to the Comptroller for his approval, The Comptrolter refused to approve the sureties, for the reason wthe « ed valuation of the property fronting on Madison aven! would not be saflicient to stand an Assessment for the expense of the work, and returned the bias without bis approval. Thereupon the relator Mandamus proceeding to compel troller to approve tho sureties and to re the Commissioner to lication for the manda he General Term reversed the Term, boldiog that it was uni sufliciency of the val for any local improvensen: record of the assestors when the work was complote: and not when it was bid for. Th of the Gener Term directs & per Comptroller to appr: and directing the Co execute the contract Nuendorf vs. the time ago manager at Terr issued and given to the Poiic force the law of 1860 forbidding the: on Sunday and other entertainments in the York. Viaintil brought suit against the M Police Commissioners to restrai with Lim. The constitutionality of {nto question, It was heid at &; Jaw was violated by theatrical pe ances on Su and the Genera! Term ailirmod that juiginen DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT—CHAM By Jadgo Lawre Young vs. Steavens. —Case aod amendments settled, and directed to be tik Morton va Southern Transcontinenta pany.—How can 1 grant this applicaty chap. cvi., sec. 6. 3 The people ex rel. Pinckney vs. The New ¥ of Fire Underwriters. —Motion for a pe damus denied, with costa Op Matter of Hunter et ai —G Vilman vs. Moyoboban = wer to tax these frees. “Uidee va, Van Loon.—cannot gr ‘without a bond. Eaton vs. Sedgwick.—Application refused Simmons vs The Mutual Benefit Savings There should be a reference to ascertain Ul Matter of Slade, &e.—Order granted ¢ port of referee on final accounting. By Jade Brad : fipe va Bailey et al.—Motion for an injunction or cranes be denied, with $10 costs vo abide event Slemorasasm, Brown vs. Lyddy.—Granted. Backborn ve. Milier.—Motion denied. "The National Photographers’ Chemical Company vs. Motion denied. Memorandum ‘The Nasional PLowgraphers Chemical Company Ve Mayor. —Tho plainti? was some Garden cal perfo ted. do not soo that! the injunction Memoran- , | On the equity side 315 suits were commenced. NEW YOKK HEALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 1876. Senoonmaker.—Motion @ented, with $16 costs Memo- randum. The People ex rel. Higgins va, Fowler.—Granted by default, Strachen vs. Van Tayl--Motion for a receiver granted and am injunction against all the parties in in- terest Order to be settled on Sd of January, at ten A.M. Memorandum. Felikampt vs, Goodehild.—Memorandum, Mori age ve Vogel et al; Ranney va. Fisher; St Luke's Hospital va) The Mayor, &c.; Matwer of the Market Insurance Company. —Granted. Dean va Ward. —Piaintit?s allowance ‘five per cent on $5,000. Morange vs. Lent.—To be settled on notice January 8, 1876, atten A. M anne and another vs Baker-—Granted by de- ult. Jessup vs. Downs.—Let the order be resettled on January 3, 1876, atien A M., and in the meantime let the proceedings be stayed. Lyles eval. vs, Justice et al —Memorandum. SUPREME COU SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Van Vorst Martin va, Walker ot al. —Findings signed. Stahlin ve McGuinness —Judgment for plait. Opinion. SUPREME COURT—cIRcUIT—PaRT 2, By Judge Van Vorst West et al, va, Lee and another.—See opinion. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Spetr. Elverson vs. Vanderpoel.— Findings settled. By Judge Freedman. Lord et al. va Thompson.—Case and exceptions set ed and fied Ryan et al va. The Mercantile Mutual Insurance Company.—Order settled. COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. Ry Judge Larremore. Masters va. Eclectic Life lucurance Company.—see decision. By Judge Robinson. Rothman vs. Segier,—Defendant adjudged in con- tempt See decision. By Judge Loew. McGuinness vs. The Mayor, &c.—The plaintiff's au- thorities aro not altogether in point, I therefore think that judgment should be ordered in his favor, the ex ceptions, however, to be heard at the General Term in the first instance and judgment tn the meantime to be suspended auts vs. Bristow.—Memorandam for counse Sutherland va. Sutherland.—Report sent back. IN EQUITY, By Judge Kobinson. Kissick vs. Gilmour.—Decision, By Judge Loew. Pearlstrum vs, Bennett and James vs. Burchell.— Opinions COMMON PLEAS—GENERAL TERM. By Chief Justice Daly and Judges Robinson, Larre- more, J. F, Daly and Loew. Vauder Minden ys. Rehberger.—Judzment versed with costs. Opinion by Judge J. F. Daly. Gold and Stock Telegraph Company vs. and Raynor Lithograph Company; Derleth et al. vs. Wimmer; Keating vs. Morgan; Fish va Dunn; Le- viness vs Post; Dalton va. New Jersey Mutual’ Life Insurance Company; Ordieg vs. Gerken; Schuylat et al, vs. Hayward etal ; Gillespie vs, the Mayor, &e. ; Marston vs. Gould, Judgments aflirmed with costs. Opinions by Judge J. F. Daly. Barrows vs. Howells; Baltimore Steam Packet Com- pany va. Garrison; Gifford ve. Waters; Shea va Monell; Barrows vs, Howell,Judgments ailirmed with costa. Opinions by Chief Justice Daly, Smith, &c, vs. Hartshorne, &c—Judgment affirmed with costa. Opinion by Judge Robinson, Neuendorf vs, Duryea. —Judgment and order affirmed with costs. Opinion by Judges Loew and J. F. Daly. Willard va. Peck.—Judginent roversed, new trial or- dered, costs to abide event, Opinion by Chief Justice Daly. Monheliner vs. Muller et al—Judgmentasto Fredrica Muller is affirmed with costs, avd the judgment against Morris Muller is reversed with costs, Opiuion by Judge Brace vs Hamilton.—Judgment of General Term of the Marine Court, go far as it reverses the judgment, aiirmed, but the judgment absolute for defendants rendered by that court reversed, and a new trial or- dered, costs to abide event Opimion by Judge J. ¥F. re- y Lawrence et al. vs. The Mayor, &¢ —Judgment re- Yersed, new trial ordered, costs to’ abide event. Opin- ion by Judge J. F, Daly and Chief Justice Daly, Matter of Coiat (a luuatic). —Order aflirimed. Opinion dy Chief Justice Daly. Fenerstem vs. Isidor et al.; Agate va. Lowenbein et al; Kreymborg vs. O'Brien, &c.—Judgments reversed and new trials ordered, cosis to abide events Opin ions by Judge J. F. Daly. Hartney ve. Bruns —If plaintiff will stipalate to re duce the Judgment to $406 79, and interest, from Sep tember 41, S71, it may be alfirmed for the residue without costs of this appeal to etther party, otherwise judgment reversed and a new trial ordered, with custs of appeal tn this court and Marine Court, General Term, to defendant; costs of Special Term to abide event of new trial. Opinion by Judge J. F. Daly. ‘rhe People, &c., v8 Linkart, &¢.—Application denied. See opimion in the People v& Carey, General Term of this Court, 6th of December, 1875. “Opinion by Judge the saloon of Henry Skinr gr, a colored barber at No. 176 Spring street, for &, shave. In Harry's presence, Skinner says, he place 4 $5 in his vest pocket During the shaving, Skinnervswears, he felt Harry’s hand in his vest pocket qhere the money waa After the shaving Was OV the barber missed bis money, and had Harry arrested. The prisoner said he knew nothing about th money, having only gone into the saloon for @shava He was held in $500 to answer. Rew Thomas J. Mooney, pastor of St Bridget’s church, corner of avenue B and Kighth street, appeared as complainant against John Sands, who refused to give his residence, It appears that Sands entered the church on Thursday evening, with other persons, ap. parently to worship. He, bowever, broke open the charity box and secured its contents, and escaped by Jumping from a window. An alarm was the prisoner, after a sharp chase, was arrested. pleaded guilt the charge, and was held without bail for trial At the Tombs Police Court yesterday Edward Wiston, a physician, was held to answer on a charge of stealing three coats, valued at $50, the property of William No. 282 Seventh avenue. m Walker was yesterday arraigned before Jus- tice Flammer at the Tombs Police Court, on a charge of perjury.on complaint of Amasa T, C. Dodge, recently the proprietor of the Tyler House, Twolfth street and Broadway. Mr. Dodge states that tn consequence ofan advertisement in the Washington Star, stating that the propriewry interest in the Tyler Hotel was for sale, he came here und saw Walker, the ostensk ble proprietor, Walker made, Dodge alleges, representations which were utterly —_ false. Dodge paid $5,000 down in part payment of the furniture, anil subsequently $5,000 for Hitting up the dining room, of which he took possession, He was not long installed im the hotel when a marshal was brought in on atlidavit being made by Mr, Rollin, the owner of the house, that Mr. Dodge was about leaving the city. Dodge and his family were confined to one room in the hotel, out of wach Walker or his agents endeavored to smoke hita by stuffing the chimney with carpet rags. Not succeeding, Walker, it ts alleged, caused Dodge's arrest on a charge of owing him $4,600, and had him confined in Ludlow Street Jail for twelve days, Having been lberated Dodge caused the arrest of Walker for perjury in swearing that he owed him $4,500, whereas he owed him nothing. Dodge has lost his possession of the Tyler House. Justice Flam- mer had an examination of the case yesterday, which was adjourned until Wednesday next THE ASTOR ESTATE. | + THR WILL OF THE LATE WILLIAM B, ASTOR ADMITTED TO PROBATE YESTERDAY—THE BE- QUESTS MADE. ‘The will of the late William B. Astor, a full digest of which was exclusively published in the Hxratp on the 7th of last month, was admitied to probate yesterday by Surrogate Hutchingr The document is quite volu- minous, making fifty-one pages of close printed mat- ter. The original will bears the date of the 17th day of June, 1850, and ig twenty-two printed pages in ex- tent, the witnesses being Dantel Lord, No. 34 West Seventeonth street, and Henry Day, No. 47 West Nineteenth street. There are nine codt- cils to the instrument ‘The first was made on the 26th of April, 1862; the second on the 22d of December, of the same year; the third on the 2lst of November, 1863, which revokes that made in December; the fourth is dated on the 30th of January, 1865; the firth on the 28th of December, 1566; the sixth on the Ist of February, 1868; the seventh on the 19th of December, of the same year; the eighth on the 28th of May, 1569, and the ninth on the 2d of June, 1871. By THE ORIGINAL WILL the deceased bequeathed to his “dear wife Margaret” (who died some years ago) all his household furniture and effects in his city and country awell- ing houses, carriages, harness, horses, paintings, plate; his house in Lafayette place, where the family then resided (1856); his country seat and farm, “Rokeby,” in Dutchess county, at Lower Red Hook, the tarming stock, fixtures, &c. By this will he or- dored his executors to set apart $400,000 for his wife, to consist, at her election, of real or personal property or a part of each, the selection to be made by her; gave his wife full power to dispose of the house and lands in Lafayette place and “Rokeby.”” To his daughter Alida, wife of Join Carey, Jr., in addition to $200,000 given to her as a marriage settlement, out of a fund of $500,000 left by the deceased’s father for the beneiit of his (the deceased’s) children, he devised $281,000 addi. tional trom his individual property. To his daughter Laura, wife of Frankiin Delano, in addition to her mar- Tiage settlement of $200,000, he set aside out of his father’s residuary estate $200,000; a life interest in the dwelling house and lot occupied by ber on the west THE BROOKLYN RING. Indictment of W. A. Fowler, of the City Works, FOLLOWING UP ROGUES. The Documents from the Grand Jury Room. The Grand Jury ofthe Kings County Court of Sessions camo into court yesterday shortly before noon ana pre- sented to Judge Moore a batch of indictments, among which was one against Commissioner William A. Fow- ler of the Board of City Works, in which he 1s accused of receiving money from gas companies holding con- tracts from the city, The court room was crowded with officials and lawyers, Among the latter were Gen- eral R. A. Pryor and ox-Judge Morris, counsel for Mr. Fowler. The foreman of the Grand Jury handed the Judge the following presentment, which will be found interesting reading for the new year by the taxpay- ers:— To rm Hox. Jupas Moore, Court op Sessions, Kines We Oe grand jurors of the county of Kings for the Deceit term of your court do respectfully present as Si ‘That there have been laid before us by the District Attorney certain matters relaung to alleged corrupt payments of money by certain corporations of the city of Brooklyn. These matters were partially considered by our immediate predecessors, but by them unfin- ished for want of time We have carefully considered and examined into such matters, and while we find sufiicient evidence to satisfy us that moneys have beet demanded from the gas companies by certain officials and large amounts had been paid to certain officials b; the gas companies admittedly tor no service render: but, as we believe from the testimony, for purposes that were discreditable to all parties concerned. Yet we regret to state that, owing to the astonishing loss of memory of the oificials connected with the companies as to why or to whom large sums of money were paid, we have been unable $0 obtain sufficient evidence to justify a criminal indictment except in one instance, These operations referred to were so care- fully screened on the part of city officials from investi- gution by tho employment of irresponsible agents and go-botweens that we find it aiffioult to specially censure in this direction without involving by mtimation some who should be exempt from suspicion. It is a subject of congratulation that the evidence tends to show that so far at least as corporations are concerned bo moneys have been paid during the present year, ‘The demanding or collecting of moneys by city officials for other than legitimate purposes from those who have pecuniary relations with the city as contrac- tors or otherwise, and the payment of such moneys to them, we believe to be a violation of good government, prejuuicial to the public interests, subversive of public imorals and justilying our severest censure and con- demnation. We desire to say that the District Attorney has aided and co-operated with us whenever required during our session. CHARLES J, CAVE, Foreman, side of Madison avenue, between Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth streets, and the stable lot on Thirty-foarth J. F. Daily, The Peopte, ex rel McKowan, vs Green, &c.—The or- dor is reversed, with costs, and a peremptory writ of mandamus awarded in accordance with foregoing opin- jon. Opinion by Judge Loew and Chief Justice Daly. Connor va Bernbemer, &c—Motion for judgment dented, verdict set aside and judgment ordered for de- fendant, with costs. Optnion by Chief Justice Daly. White vs. Whiting, Jr.—Judgment reversed, new trial ordered, costs to abide event Opinion by Chief Justice Daly! Devlin vs. O'Neill et al.—The judgment will be affirmed if plaintif stipuiates to reduce the judgment to $389 and interest from November 3, 1870, and costs of Speciat Term, no costs of appeal ‘to either party. Otherwise jndgment reversed and new trial ordered, with costs of appeal to defendants. to abide event, and costs of Special Term, to abide event of such new trial Opinion e J. F. Dal, Rawier vs Hamilton ‘et al.—Jadgment affirmed, with costa Opinion by Judge Loew and Chief Justice Daty Harrington, ke, vs. Libby.—Judgment reversed, new and further accounting ordered, costs of ap: peal and of previc accounting to abide event. Opinion by Chicf Justice Daly and Judges Larremore and J, F. Daty. SUMMARY ‘The receiver of the Mutual Beneilt Savings Bank ap- * plied to Judge Lawrence, in Supreme Court, Chambers, yesterday, for an order granting leave to sell Now York city bonds and other available securities for the pur. pose of declaring an carly dividend, The Court took the papers and reserved decrsion. = Testimony was taken to-day in the habcas corpus case of Mrs. Annie Burke. Sho is separated from her husband ond she sues for the custody of her childrey, There was a very affecting scene in the court at its ad- journment, the mother kissing her children and weep- tug bitterly at being separated from them. Judge until Monday, go Maxwe orge W. Maisell, alias Lewis , Was y brought before Judge Law i Supreme Court, Chambers, on a writ of corpus. The petition claims his discharge from sonment in the Penitentiary on the ground that ors disclose @ case of false pretences against Special Sessions had no jurisdic- as adjourned until Tuesday, tay James Ryder, of Sing Sing, was arraigned ed States Commissioncr Shields on the of the non-payment of the special tax as a retail liquor dealer, and was held in $1,000 bail The General Term of the Court of Common Pleas met yesterday and handed down a number of opinions. Before proceeding tw business, however, Chief Justice Daly made a few remarks in reference to the retire- ment of Judge Loew froin the Common Pleas Bench. His remarks were highly eulogistic of the retiring jurist He said Judge Loew had ever been a most zeal- ous and assiduous yudieial officer, and in concluding his address said:—‘My edileagugs desire me to add their concurrence in the few observations I have made with respect to my retiring colleague.” Albert S. Corivean, who ts a dealer in cigars at No. Tl Broad street, was cl before Commission Shields yesterday with having placed a large quantity of cigars in boxes that had been previously stamped. He was held in $1,000 bail. Dartug the year 1876 there have been commenced on the common law side of the court, exclusive of those in whieb the United States isa party, ninety-two suite, and forty-cight were tried and disposed of. ms € rd on motions for injunction, of which and 11 denied; 78 were discontinued On the Admiralty side, upon an ap- District Court, 12 cases were brought up, © disposed of The total number of ap- reme Court dufing the year amounted On the criminal side 121 inaietments were found, of which 20 were tried and disposed of During the year the sessions of the Court were beld by Justice Ward Hunt, Associate Judge of the Supreme Court of the United States, and Judges Johnson, Shipman, Biatebiord, Beuedict, Wallace and the iate Judge Wood. ruil OF LAW CASES. Lawrence adjou Gee Pilist e OT were And dispose peai from th of witteh peals to the in all to 2, POLICE COURT NOTES. At the Washington Place Police Court Nellie Malloy was fined $10 for disorderly conduct. On leaving the rein charge of at per she siruck the oficer two ere blows in the face, for which she was brought k and sentenced to te i City Prison ia default of $300 bail to keop th for six moatha Aucust Bowlser and Eliza Meyer were held im $300 ach for stealing two pairs of shoes, valued at $5, from Hudson street t, of No. 470 Hudson street, was held in pea $ tho Lottery laws AD officer en: v od Keiubart in the act of selling | We tekets Alexander McGarren, of No, 9 North Moore street, was held in $1.0 the sar The complain: nt was a wor living in Grand street, who paid Sevouty cents sor policy tickets, but tajied to receive a prize a 1 Maceorent was arrested on the complaint of e Roche, Who said he bad « quarrel with the 2 & lager beer saloon, and in the fight whiel comer bita large piece out of bis right ‘oner was held in $300 for trial, Thirty-third street; Simon Strafford, No, 850 Bighih avenue; Matthew Whelahan, No. 495 Eleventh avenue; Joho Tiernan, No. $10 West Thiryy-ninth street, and James Donnelly, of No. 45 Eleventh avenues Yostervay Macry Villetse of Philadelphia entered street; the income, during her life, of $460,000, to be heid in trust by the executors for ber benefit; the cap- ital of such trust funds, and the remainder jn the real estate in which she has a life interest to go to her issue at her death; absolutely four houses and lots on the easterly side of Fifth avenue, between Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth streets, and improved real estate to the valne of $40,000 to be selected from the residuary real estate of the late John Jacob Astor, and one-third of a sum of $50,000, NOT A PAVORITE SON. In the original will he bequeathed to his son Henry $150,000 out of the residuary estate of bis father Jobn ), $100,000 of water stock the decedent then held possession, and the further sum of $100,000 out of his own mdividual estate, But in the ninth codicil, made filteen years aiterward, bis son Henry having formed a “matrimonial connechou under peculiar cir- cumstances,” to use the language of the will, “and in such rank of lite as that the large property derived by him under deeds executed by my father will be more than adequate for ail useful purposes,” all these be- quests are revoked, and instead of $150,000 out of the duary estate of his grandfather, Henry given only $30,000, the remaiming’ amount is of the original bequest ($120,000) being devised to Alida Carey, Laura Delano (the testator’s daughters) and his granddaughter Margaret A. Chavlor ¢who died a few days ago}, each being given $40,000 The $100,000 wa- ter stock previously bequeathed t Henry is by this codicil divided into twe sums of $50,000 and bequeathed to Alida Carey and Laura Delano. In revoking the $100,000 previously given Henry ont of his owm indi vidual estate, the decedent bequeaths $50,000 of it to Margaret A. ‘Chanler, and the remaining $50,000 in equal shares to her and his two daughters Alida and Lanra In the original will occurs the following exhi- bition of PATRRNAL SOLICITUDR. “In reference to all the suid gifts and appointments to my daughter and to my son Henry, I declare that the inequalities between the property appropriated to them and that to my & John and William are not owing to any difference in my affection, respect, esteem and regard jor them, but inasmuch as they all receive very ample tortunes 1 have imtended to relieve them from the care and exposures which @ larger for- tune would carry with it!’? ADDING WEALTH TO WEALTH. In the first codicil he increases the original bequest to his wife of $400,000 to $500,000. In the second he adds $100,000 to this amount and $200,000 to the $100,000 devised in bis will to Mrs Chanler, $50,000 to the $281,000 originally devised to his’ danghter Alida and $50,000 to the 10,000 previously bequeathed, and gives $2,500 to Philip Kissam, Augustus F, Satterieo, William W. Bruce and Thomas M. Beare, provided they should be in his em- ploy at his decease. In the third codicil _he bequeaths to his wife an annuity of $15,000, to commence trom his decease. It will be borne in mind that Mrs, Astor died before the testator. In this codicil he provided that if she did die before him his house im Lafayette place and the land given to her in his will, togetner with the furnitare, &c, and the income of one-third of the $600,000 devised to her, he gives to Mrs. Altda Carey for her natural life.’ The income of another third of this amount he gives to Mrs. Laura Delano; bis country seat and lands (“Rokeby”), furniture, sock, &o, and the income of another third’ of tho $600,000 he bequeaths to Mrs. Chanter. In the fiftn codicil he devises to his daughter Alida (Mrs. John Carey) a piece of land atthe northwesterly corner of Madison avenue and ‘Thirty-fourth street, 37 feet on the avenue and 95 feot onthe north side of Thirty-fourth street, land on Thirty-fourth strect, 25 feet in width on Thirty-foarth street and 70 feet deep; to Laura, wife of Franklin H. Delano, land on the westerly side of Madison avenue, 87 feet from the corner of Thirty-fourth sireet, along Madison avenue 37 feet and 95 feet westerly; a lot on the north side of Thirty-fourth strect 26 feet westerly on the north side of Thirty-fourth street In the sixth codicil, in addition to the gifts and devises made to his grunddaughter Mrs. Chanicr, he g ves ber twe lots on the westeriy side of Madisoa ‘avenue, between Thirty. fourth and Thirty-dfth streets, and disposes of several valuable paintings and pieces of statuary among his sons and daughters and to his grand- daughter. In the seventh codicil be de- vies to Mrs. Carey three houses and jots on Fifth avenue, near Thirty-third street; to Mrs Delano four houses and lots on the some avenue, be- tween Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth streets, to Mrs. Chanler three houses and lots on the avenue; to Mr. Chanler, in case his wife died before him, the school and asylum for poor chiliren near Red Hook and the lands on which i 1 butit; also eighty-two acres of land iu Red Hook, and to her husband forty-six acres, also in Red Hook. In she eighth codicil he declares the bal- The following is the text of the indictment:— State of New Yorks, County of Kings, s. s.—The jurors of tlie State of New York in and for the body of the county of Kings, upon their oath present th: By an act of the Legislature of the State of New York, passed June 28, 187%, there was created in the city of Brooklyn, county of Kings, a Department of City Works; that said department was composed of @ president and two comupissioners, each of sard Commis- sioners known and designated as Commissioners of the Department of City Works, and the said president and commissioners constituted and were known as the “Board of City Works.” That at the time hereinafter mentioned the said de- partment was duly and legally organized, and William ‘A. Fowler of the city and county aforesaid bad been duly appointed, qualified and had become and was act- ing as one of suid Commissioners of the Department of City Works aforesaid. That on the 10th day of December, 1874, there was n existing and, in full force and eifect, a certain cor tract between the city of Brooklyn and the People’s Light Company, a corporation doing business in the city of Brooklyn and duly organized under and by vir- tue of the laws of the Siate of New York, in words and figures following, to wit:— ‘This agreement is made and entered into this 2d day of April, 1874, between the city of Brooklyn, through its Mayor and’ Commissioners of City Works,’ party of the first part (by virtue of a resolution of the Common Council of said city, adopted March 9, 1874), and the People’s Gaslight Company, party of the second part: Witnesseth, that the said party of the second part, for and in consideration of a sum of money hereinafter agreed to be paid to said People’s Gaslight Company by party of the first part, has agreed and doth hereby agree to furnish gas of not less than fifteen candle illaminating power for the street lamps and public buildings in the district occupied by the pipes of the said company from the Ist day of January, 1874, to the Bist day of December, 1874, both inclusive, for $2 50 per thousand cubic feet, the gas for street lamps to bo furnished through three feet or four feet burners as the Common Council may from time to time decide, and the burners in said lamps to be changed to conform to the decision of the Common Council upon ten days’ notice thereof to the said company. And it is expressly agreed that in case of default in either the amount or quality of the gas supplied from whatever cause, a corresponding reduction shall be made in the bills therefor, the city reserving the right to ascertain, atany time, by actual experiment, what amount and quality of gas 1s sufficient, and also to in- crease or reduce at any time the number of street lamps to be lighted. Said company also agrees to clean and repair the strect lamps for twenty-two cents per month for each lamp, and to light and extinguish the same for one cent each per night; said lamps to be lighted and extinguished im accordance with the following time ene Lighted. — Extinguished. in 1M. 1M. January 1 to 81.. ; 430° $256 Peprokty 1 to 14. + 5 80 6 tal 08 February 15 to 28 26 00 430 March 1 to 16 - 600 430 317 March 16 to Si. + 6.30 re} April 1 to 15. 6 30 480) 965 ‘April 16 to 30 7:00 ‘ i} May 1 to 15, 7-30 400) 96, May 16 to Si. 7 80 3 30} Tune 1 to 30, 8 00 300 © 210 July 10 81... Lt 8 00 300 © 87 ‘August 1 to 19... ras 800) 999 ‘August 20 to 31 +780 8 ist September 1 t0 1B.....+... 7 00 Cot ee September 16 to 30 » 630 4 oof J October 1 to 18. . 6 00 £151 gor October 19 to Si, 26 80 avof 8 November 1 to 18 28 00 500) age Noveinber 19 1.30. 2 6 00 Bist December 1 to § * 8 00 530 387 ‘And the aid party of the first part will, in considera- tion of the said party of the second part fully comply- ing with the terms and agreements herein mentioned being fully kept and performed by the said party of the second part, pay, or cause to be paid to the said party of the second part, heirs or assigns, the sums above mentioned lawful money of the United States ot America, as follows, monthly. In witness whereot the said parties have hereto subscribed to these presents, the day and year first above mentioned. EDWIN LUDLOW, Contractor, Signed in presence of G. D. Weeks, J. W. HUNTER, LORIN PALMER, President Board City Works. Attest: Wintia G. ‘Bisnor, City Clerk. The jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths aforesaid, do further present :—That on and after the 10th December, in the year of our Lord 1874, it was and became the duty of the said Board of City Works, and of the of- ficers constituting said Board, one of which was the said William A Fowler, to certify aud determina, from tine to time, the amount duc the People's Gas Light Company aforesaid trom the city of Brooklyn, under and by virtue of the contracts aioresaid, in order and to the end that the said The Peopie’s Gas Light Com- pany might and should receive payment of such amounts so due as aforesaid, from the said city aforesaid, through and ' by its proper ollicers authorized to pay the same, That on the 10tb day of December, in the year of our Lord, 1874, at the city of Brooklyn, in the county aforesaid, William A. Fowler, of the city and county aforesaid, then there beimg such Commissioner aforesaid, not regarding the duties of aid office, but perverting the trust re; in him and contriving and intending the said the Peopie’® Gas Light Company aforesaid to oppress and injure on the said 10th day of December, in the year of our Lord 1874, in the county aforesaid, by threat thas he, the said Wiliam A. Fowler, as Commissioner aforesaid, would refuse to certify Uke amount due the People’s Gas Light Company asoresaid from the etty of Brooklyn aloresaid, @ by virtue of the contrast afore said, and thas the satd William A. Fowler afore- said woald obstrnet, hiuder aad delay the certification and payment of the just and lawful dues to the People’ Gas Light Company aforceaid under and by virtue the coutract between the satd city of Brooklyn and the People’s Gas Light Company aforesaid, unless the said Willman A. Fowler's demand then and there made was complied with, Did then and there wilfully, corrupt!y, ance remaming unpaid of a bequest of $250,000 mado in his will to the srustees of the Astor Library to be $49,000, THE ASTOR LIBRARY. Ia addition to the original bequest he adds in the codicil $200,000, payable in three equal successive an- naal instalments, the first instalment w be paid ono year after his death. He directs tliat this sam of $200,000 be invested and kept by the trustees of the library asacapital or permanent fund, the iacome to be ap- pled w the purchase of books and the maintenance of the library, with liberty tospend $25,000 for books only. ‘The vast residuary estate of bis father, in whieh the do- cedent bad only a life interest, be leaves 40 his two sons, Joba Jacod and William Astor, and his own'resid- uary estate to bis executors to be held in trust for Jobn Jacob and Willum and their tasao, The only benevolent bequeste made vy the will are $10,000 to the American Bible Society, §5.000 to the Soctety for the Relief of Respectable Aged Indigent Femates, $5,000 to the Lnstitation for the Blind, §5,000 t@ the New York Ladies’ Depository and nevolont Fund of executors and tras- anteer Fire Departmen r the will are Jam Hatin, John Jacob Astor and William Astor, his sous, Franklia H. Delano, and Jobn Carey, Jr., his sons in-law , William W. Astor, thasen of tobe lac abd Gharies %, Soukmard unlawfully, extorstvely and by color of his’ said office demand and attempt to take, procure, extort and re- ceive from the said the People’s Gaslight Company and induce and compei the said company to pay the sum of $1,000 in lawful money of the United States of the value of $1,000, while in trath and in fact the said William A. Fowler was entitied to receive no sum what ever for approving or certifying the said just and law- ful claams and demands of the said People’s Gaslight Compauy againat the city of Brookiyn aforesaid under and by virture of the contract aforesaid between the said the city of Brooklyn aud the said the People’s Gas- light Company aforesaid against the peace of the peo- ple of the State of Now York and Qieir dignity: And the jurors aforesaid, upon thetr oaths aforesaid, do further present that by an act of the Legislature of the State of New York, passed Jaume 28, 1875, there was created in the city of kiyn, county of Kings, a de- partment of City Works, that said department was composed of a president and two commissioners, each of said commissioners known and denominated as “Com- missioner of the Department of City Works," and tho Faid president and commissioners constituted and were denominated as the Board ot City Works. That at the time bereivafter mentioned the said de- partment was duly and segaily organized, and William A. Fowler, of the city and county aforesaid, had been uly aad legally appomted, quauied, and bad become and was acting as one of the said commissioners of tne Department of City Works, aforesaid. ‘That she said William A. Fowler, of the city of Brook- lyn and the county of Kings, on the 10th day of De. ember, in the year of our Lord 1874, when being & commissioner of the Department of City Works in and for the city of Brooklyn aforesaid, did by threats that he would do and perpetrate an injury to the People’s Gaslight Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York, then and there doing business in the said city of Brooklyn, by means of an unlawful and corrupt use of his position and office of Commissioner of the Department of City Works afore- said, on the day and year aforesaid, at the city and’ county aforesaid, ualawtuliy, wilfully, corruptly, extorstvely, and, by color of his said office, did deman: and attempt to take, procure, extort and receive from the said, the People’s Gaslight Company, and induce and compel the said company to pay a large sum of money—-to wit, the sum of $1,000, lawful money of the United States, of the value of $1,000—while in truth and in fact the said William A. Fowler was entitied to receive no 8um whatever from the said, the People’s Gaslight Company, for any (3 whatever against the peace of the people of the State of New York and their dignity, WINCHESTER BRITTON, District Atiorney. MR. FOWLER GIVES BAIL. As soon as the Grand Jury had been discharged Mr. Fowler, who was in the Court House, repaired to the office of the District attorney, in company with his counsel, where he was officially notified of his indict ment The accused Commissioner next proceeded to the City Court, Chambers, before Judge Neilson, where the bond for his appearance on the trial was entered into by Mr. John F. James, of Montague street, in the sum of $20,000. Mr, Fowler pleaded ‘not guilty,” and went off smiling to resume his duties asa member of the Board of City Works It is reported that Mayor Schroeder will remove him from office in consequence of this indictment He demands an immediate trial, which will be accordea him next week. ‘To the pub- he?’ he has addressed the subjotmed card :— In view of tho indictment this day presented against me, Towe it, perhaps, to my friends and to the community among whom I have so long resided and whose opinion Tam #0 anxious to retain, to assure them that I have com- mitted no offence, and that on the trial the facts will #0 ap- Dear bezond all doubt or dispute. Deo, 51, 1875, WILLIAM A FOWLER. He has been connected with tne Water Department of Brooklyn for the past ten or twelve years, and has for along time been prominent in the councils of the democratic party of ke eounty. Mr. Fowler is also member of the State Democratic Committee. He is among the number of impleaded officials and contrac tors in the reservoir and Third avenue sewerage suits, which Mr. Parsons is about to pi BROOKLYN COURT STATISTICS. Since January 1, 1875, there were 486 arrargnments in the Kings County Court of Sessiona Of this number 330 wore tried, 264 being convicted, 57 acquitted. The jury failed to agree in 8 cases. The term of sentences tothe Penitentiary would aggregate 474 yearsand 6 months, and to Sing Sing 15 years. Ono hundred and thirty-seven civil cases were tried, 3,001 orders and 413. judgments granted in equity cases and 989 orders in ‘supplementary proceedings. in the Brooklyn City Court 1,563 suits were brought, including the Tilton-Beecher suit; 626 cases were tried, 1,01 judgments entered and 1,950 motions made at Special Term. BOARD OF A short session of the Board of Aldermen was held yesterday afternoon. No business of public interest was transacted other than the calling up of the Windsor Hotel bill for expenses in the entertainment of King Kalakaua, which, after some discussion, was laid over for future consideration, The Board then adjourned two farted for the last time on Monday next at ten o'clock. ALDERMANIC CONTESTANTS. At the recent election twenty-one Assistant Alder- men and fifteen Aldermen-at-Large were voted for in several of the districts, These gentlemen, through ad- vice of their counsel, Mr. William 9. Wolfe, clatm to bave been etected under the charter of 1870, all laws subsequent thereto bearing upon these offices being set down as unconstitutional. Yesterday nearly all these opposition officials were sworn in before Judge Mo- Adam, of the Marine Court They will probably at- tempt to secure possession of the Aldermanic Cham- ber on Monday next, The following is a list of those who were sworn in yesterday :— As Aldermen—John J, Kehoe, Martin Burns, Albert R. Learned, Charles Schwartz, Christopher’ Bathe, George Kelly, William E. Demarest, Edmund M. Plum, William J. Thornton, Wallace Darrow, Joseph P. Strack and Thomas J. Quirk. As Assistant Aldermen—William T. Kavanagh, Martin W. Hynes, William J. Smith, Joseph H. Brown, James O'Rourke, Daniel Hogencamp, Mi! ‘Kreman, Thomas Drummond, Patrick Tuelly, Patrick Toner, John Nikia, Hugh Mallon, Martin Keogh, Jr. ; Bernard Gilmartin, Wiliam Kenney, August Erck’ and James R. Brown. ALDERMEN. SURROGATE’S OFFICE. Tho will of Mr. J. S. Burke was yesterday admitted to probate by Surrogate Hutchings. The retimng Sur- rogate, Mr. Hutchin; reports that during the year 1875 there have been fifty-two cases of contested wills, all of which have been settled. MUNICIPAL NOTES, Mayor Wickham and Sheriff Conner will not receive calls at their respective offices to-day. Neither will County Clerk Walsh. The Shertfls and County Clerk's departments, however, will remain open for the trans- action of business. ‘The Committee on Rumors around the City Hall had no further statements to give out yesterday relative to the nomination for Commissioner of ic Works, The Mayor was also non-committal on the subject. Comptroller Green was busy yesterday paying offa number of city employés before the commencement of the new year, The attachés of tho Mayor's office have not received their salaries for two ACCIDENT TO HENRY CLEWS. Mr. Henry Clews met with a very serious accident on Thursday Jast, which will prostrate bim fora tew weeks. While making a cail on City Chamberlain Tap- pan, the trustee of his estate, he mistook the door, and, stepping into the coal hoist, fel: down a depth of over forty fect. His body was badly braised, and both his ankles were sprained. Assistance was promptly ren- dered and Mr. Clews conveyed to his hotel. The injuries he sustained, though severe, are not likely to cripple him permanently. On Friday last he received his discharge in bank- ruptey. He will still be bound to appear upon sum- mons in any investigations yet to be made inthe interest of the creditors who did not the dis- charge. Most of the assets of the estate are in South- ern securities, and if only in two of the suits now pend- ing before the courts a favorable verdict should be gained the trustee would be enabled to pay a diviiend immediately, The object of the suit is to make these Southern securities valuable. RECORD OF CRIME. The liquor store of James Dunnigan & Brothers, No. 95 Tenth avenue, was robbed of eighty feet of lead pipe, valued at $20, David Johnson, of Cross street, West Farms, was robbed by a roommate, named Andrew Benzen, of $62. An unknown thief entered the rooms of Mrs. Fan- nester, No. 548 Ninth avenue, and stole @ gold watch and chain, valued at $100. The office of Charles Scott, No. 41 Dey streot, was entered he Soe of false keys, and jewelry amounting to $85 stolen. SS oeenee In front of the store of Charles Mitscha, No. 484 Broadway, was broken by thieves and $05 worth of furs carried off. The apartments of Timothy Dwyer, No. 406 East Etghty-sixth street, were robbed of $80 worth of jew- urgiars entered the premises oceapted by George P. Paine, at No. 20 New Church street, and carried of « rosewood clock valued at $20. Lee temporary absence of Henry Komahosens from his apartments at No 358 West Thirty-eighth street, an Loe gest bas bend one dozen of siiver spoons mar! “Heary Komahosens,” and six shit tn all valued at $50, stad Grammar School No. 61, on Third avenue, between 169th and 170th strects, was robbed by thieves of two clocks valued at $16. The apartments of Heyman Bernstein, at No. & Rax- ter street, were robbed of $20 worth of clothing. The property was subsequently found by @ Fourth ward pobceman, Sneak thieves, with false keys, ontered the resitence of Jobn R. Sergeant, No. 295 Fifth avenue, oo Thurs day evening, and stole Jewelry worth Late on Thursday night Patrotman Eagan, of the Fighth precinct, startled a burglar at No. 52 Wooster street. He ran into No. 57, an unoceupied bouse, and escaped at the rear, Captain MeDonnel! subsequontly found a jimmy and other tools, which indicaied that a party of thieves passed through No, 62 Wooster street, and when disturbed were forcing open the scuttle on the roof of No. 481 Broome street, eccupted as a fur store. A professional negro thief, who styles himself Francis De Lilly, was bronght before the Court of Quarter Ses- sions at Jersey City yesterday and wo five yoars in the State Cornelius McCarty, one of the of rowdies who broke into the saloon ef Thomaa io Warren street, Jersey City, dred a pistol at him ‘and took com- plete possession of the saloon, was seatenced yesterday to six months in the Penitentiary. Three notorious characters were taken yesterday from Jersey City to the State Prison at Trenton. The; wore Edward Smith, the burglat who concealed htmseif in the bedroom of Dr, Levering; James Power, who thrashed a police officer at Ditmar's a Thomas O’Brien, a faithful discipte of Robin beaten at mn Saturday last, is now in & jorag Was atresicd yesterday City, by William Horan, precarious condition, Mi aod committed for trial sere. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL A Faney Rise in Stocks for the Benefit of the New Year, on a Dull Market. GOLD 13 A 183 1-8 A 113, Money on Call Loans from 7 to 4 Per Cent—« Governments Firm—Other Invest- ment Securities Steady. Wave Street, Friar, Dec. 31—6 P. ‘eh Of course, after the meeting of the railroad magnates: yesterday and their resolve to mark up rates of freight to apaying price, the stock market was expected to sympathize with their decision, So it did at the open- ing, and fora while there was thunder ail around the hortzon, grateful to bulls but discouraging to bears. Unfortunately, the effect did not last long, and the market which opened, as it were, with a salvo of artillery, closed with acrepitation of Chinese crackers, Specus latora, as@ rule, did not take much “stock” tn the promised advance in freight charges, They felt that there was a doubt about the programme being faithtully carried out, and of that doubt they took the benefit There was nothing new in this reported harmony of railway spheres, Many and many a time before had the same chord bean struck by an apparent community of interests, and as many times had there followed a discordant result, “like sweet bells jangled, out of tune and harsh,” In a word, Stock Exchange people do not believe {x these publicly professed railroad friendships, Their expertence has been that @ sworn compact, im “congress assembled,” is but the prelude to ® rupture at the dictation of individual greed. There is no confidence in the bargain as being binding, and no surprise is felt when evidences of special rates and a general ‘cutting down” are show as proofs ef breach of solemn contract, So often: has this unfaithfulness occurred in railroad compacts.” that {t would almost seem as if they meant to play at the old game of “beggar my neighbor,” or, at the most, would be contented with that questionable satis-: faction in which the poet tells us —— “‘the pleasure ts as great Of being cheated as to cheat,”” Nevertheless, believe it or not, the result of the meet_. ing yesterday had a decided effect upon the raltway: market, and particularly upon Lake Shbre, which opened 3 per cent higher than yesterday’s clos- ing price and gradually improved upon the same until the end. Michigan Central, as one of tho contracting parties in. the railroad conference, by its course seemed to pos- sess but little faith in the action of its confreres; for though {t commenced with a good show of strength, it eventually fell off a good 1 per cent, rallying somewhat at the close, Pacific Mafl early tn the day collided with tho Twenty-third street party and went into dock for re~ pairs, damaged two per cent from best figures, Of Union Pacific there is nothing to be said, exeept that, Judging from its stupor, Jay Gould has not yet mended his wrangle, and the stock won’t wasb among general operators, With the exception of the favorites above referred to the market was as calm as a June regatta, The half holiday feeling which had more or less manifested itself during early hours later on developed itself into a whole holiday feeling, which simply put a stopper on anything like business and wound up the day in general fun and frolic. Although this last day of the dying year records a past twelvemonth of disaster, privation and disap- pointed hopes, the Stock Exchange broker is nothing disconcerted, but looks forward hopefully to the good time coming. Nothing can disconcert bis equanimity or crush his spirits, and when the blackest clouds lower he is quick to detect the silver lining; and, trust- ing confidently to the future, under good or bad auspices, chooses as his motto the old classic words, “NGL desperas ” The transactions to-day aggregated 89,000 shares, which were distributed as follows:—New York Central and Hudson, 4,550; Erie, 400; Lake Shore, 43,000; Clevelana and Pittsburg, 100; Northwestern, 500; do., preferred, 1,000; Rock Island, 1,000; Pacific Mail, 17,200; St Paul, 1,630; do. preferred, 1,400; Ohtos, 975; Western Union, 15,800; Union Pacific, 200; Mich- igan Central, 3,300, ADVANCE AND DECLINE. The following are the changes in closing prices since yesterday :. Avance, —Central and Hudson, %; Delaware, Lacka- wannaand Westeru, 4; Hannibal and St. Joseph, 355 Lake Shore, 1';; Northwestern, % ; do. prefer Obio and Mississippi, ; Rock 44; St. Paul pre- ferred, 4; Western Union, 34. Decline —Michigan Central, ; Pacific Mail, x; Quicksilver, 5 SraTioxaky.—Atlantic and Pactfic Telegraph, Erie, a, St Paal, Wabash, Unton Pacific, Jersey, 3.65 District of Columbia bonds, OPRSING, HIGHEST AND LOWEST. The following table snows the opening, bighest and lowest prices of the day:— Now York Central Hi Mil and St Paul pref. Ohio and Mississipp! Now Jersey Central. Del., Lack. and Western Union Pact C., C, and 1. 0.. Western Unio! S % Atiantic and Pacific Tel. Pacific Mail... + 89) 39 ie CLosiNG Paices—3 Fr. mu. 29% & 395 os ray a 749 60 4a 19 GC r.... 174 a 18 Del, Quicksilver pe 230 8 24 Bri are M78 w Han Bos Was Power 835 Han principal business, b mestic exchanges on New York are quoted as follows: — Now Orleans, 2 7-16 discount; Savannah, \ a 5-16; Charleston unchanged; St Louis, $1 75 per $1,000 Cimermnati, par a 60c. premium; Chicago, 500 dis- count to par. Sterling exchange was firmer at 4.85 and 4.80 for 60-day and sight bills, respectively. It seems that the market was broken yesterday for the purpose of buying im the loaned exchange at as low a price as possible. THR GOLD MARKET. Gold opened at 112%, advanced to 113}5 and closed at 113, fhe rates paid for carrying were 4, 5, 4%, 3, 334, 1, gyand dually 6 percent Loans were also made flaw ‘The two extremes of gold for the year were 117% and uly. GOLD FLUCTUATIONS POR TRE WEEK. Hi Lowest. Ma tiay ny ns «nay Os 3x os 643 3g =x «1B 13% «lee OPERATIONS OF THE GOLD EXCHANGE BANK. “ + $2,350 184 IMPORTS OF DRY GooDs, ‘The imports of dry goods at this port for the weet ending to-day were $653,760, and the amount marketed $967,138, The total imports of dry goods at this port since January 1, this year, wero $89,819,383, and tho total amount marketed $39,500,524, BANK SUARES. Bank shares sold, German-American at 80 a 82 a 85, Hanover at 87, New York at 105, BARK STATEMENT. The bank sielemeat for bhe week sbows on Jocrsaaé