The New York Herald Newspaper, September 29, 1876, Page 5

od , THE BUSINESS WAVE Views of Many of the Repre- sentative Firms. CHEERING REPORTS ON ALL SIDES. The Carpet, Carriage, Harness, Stationery Lace and Fur Interests. —_-+—___ LIVERY MEN AND CHEAP CABS, + “If,” tald the head of a large manufacturing estab- Usbment yeaterday, “the other newspapers would do what the Hexaup is doing to help restore confidence and tell the actual situation of affairs commercially we sould, 1 am confident, soon have a large revival of trade.” The above sentence will serve to give an idea of the manner in which the representatives of this journa: were received by all cpon whom they called yesterday in gathering facts and figures for the preparation of the annexed reports relative to the different brauches of business therein mentioned. Every one seemed to feel that the Herarp was doing a good work that could nut nelp being of tenefit to every tlass of the community. The same cheerful, buoyant Jone which was found to exist among the representa- tives of tho d.fferent branches of business referred to im yesterday's paper as» rule animated those whose views are presented this morning. The idea prevails everywhere that business 1s growing better day by aay and that the present will be one of the best seasons we have had since before the panic. Nearly all woo were visited yesterday say they are doing far better than \bis time a year ago and are making preparations for a large fall trade, A leading firm on Broadway'in THE HARNESS AND SADDLKRY BUSINESS, who have immense factory in New Jersey, gave quite a rosy view of the situation. “We are,’ said Mhey, “doing botter now than we have done any year since the war. Wo have a Jarge Southern trade, and to twpply, the demand we are obliged to run our factory aightand day. More hands aro employed by us now shan evor before, and, large as our present buildings are, we shall in all probability be compelled to increase shem,”” *+How is the city trade?” “Very fair. The domestic trade is good also, Dur- ing the past summer we have done an excellent busi- ness with the larger cittes in New York, New Jersey and otber States. Prices are avout the samo as lust year; but there is a reduction on some lines of goods, The Southern States are picking up wondertally, and they will do ar inimense business in the future.” THR CARPET TRADE. The wholesale trade in carpets 18 not, according to the information that was obtained, as good as those engaged in it would desire; but the retail business is very lair, so that of course the other branch will begin to feel the revival ina very short time, Scarcely any department of business has passed through the late commercial depression eo safely as (he carpet trade. As the agent of one of tho leading factories ot the tountry said yesterday, “Thero havo been very few failures in our line, and I see no reason to apprehend iy in tho future, Stocks have been kept very low, and those in the trade, wholesale and retail, have sold vither for cash or only to those of the most unques- Monmablo credit. Tho season has been a very fair ono, and wo are looking forward to a very large trade in the spring. The {all used to be the best carpet season, but it haw lately changed to the spring, the Southern men all preferriug to buy at thatume, The carpet trade is tot a bad barometer by which to measuro the economy or the extravagance of the day. Applying this test to the present time it is found that the peopie are still on the economical level and not disposed to get off it, The flemand at the present time for the expensive descrip- tions of carpets, such as velvets and Wiltons, is not very large. Body Brussels even is not largely called for, but there is a fair, steady trade,wwhich has in- creased considerably during tho last thirty days, in Sapesiry Brussels, ingrains and similar jen, Asa consequence, the mills arc manutacturin, descriptions to a larger amount than ever be! STATIONERY, RTC. : ”? said one of the principaljmen in X been pretty weil named. ‘ning bas stood stock still during the last years it has. During the last two moi particolarly during the last couple of weeks, thero has deen a very great improvement, and I really believe the revival of business has at last set in. We have bad large orders during the last thirty days from the city and from the country, Cards and bill paper aro in general dewand, and there is a reguiar rash for ac- sount books and all that class of goods. The printing business, lithographing, &c., have all increased. If pur trade continues to advance at the present rate we shall do better than we have done for yearn, Asin nearly every other business, stocks are low ond we are @apulacturing only for actual consumption, ”” THK CARRIAGE TRADE. ‘This interest would, of cour-e, be one of the last to be affected by an immediate revival of business, Those meaged in it while asserting, what is undoubtedly wue, that they have done a fair business tor the last three years, at the samo time admit that they huve keenly felt the depression of the times. In the last touple of eeasons there bas been a good deal of repair- Ing done; gentiemon have contented themselves with baving thetr old equipages done up “as good as new,” whiie others, whose traps would not stand an over- bausiug, have discharged the coachmen, locked the sables and sold the horses. On the other hand, there aas been a pretty good demand for expensive and thowy turnouts from other countries and other sities. Our large houses are in receipt of orders most every week from South America. England, ussia and even Russia. Our make, said one gentle: man in the trade, who 18 too modest \o allow bis pame to be mentioned except in the advertising columns of the Hsxacp, 18 almoet as well known in Moscow aa it isin New York. During the last couple of years a hew aristocracy, with very uvaristocrutic nauies, has sprung up in the neighborhood of San Francisco, and dur manufacturers have been roquested to minister to its comiort and convenience. It would hardly be proper to mention names in this connection, but during the last four or ‘ive years a large number of u ‘Tiages ever mauulactured here have been the Pacific coast. Cineonati, St. Lows, Philadelph Washington, Havana and cities ha also sent = many or- ders here; 80 that the carringe trade of New York is not only national, but international. A house on Broadway asserts that it bas done a very xood business during the last six months. 11 has filled orders trom Brazil, London, Havana, one from Nor- esterday shipped an expensive couch to have ulso been ived from and Other points. The demand now, 33 Jor the higher and finer class of work. ‘al of business has no influence one way or the other upon it, LACKS AND FURS. Laces and furs are of course articles of laxury, and the demand for them cannot be regarded as an ovi- fence o1 the revival of business, except as « mere inci- dent. At some of the large fur establishments, and one in particular, it is reported that the demand for this cl of goods is excellent, the principal purchusers beng those co Centen Some of thom ing from tho bave no money, and the house in question takes the order and agrecs to send the goods, collect on delivery, 46 soon as they return home. The manager of a largo nouse said yesterday that thoy were doing a big busi- pees in this way, which they consider is good. Cer- tainly it is safe, The city trade in furs has not yet bpened, and, of course, it will not for some weeks. All those engaged in the business think that trade revived to a considerable extent, and tx a good di better than this time a year ago. As to frcoe, the report is that sales are heavier in this line than they have been for years. It seems that our Centennial ‘visitors ure the principal purchasers in this depart- ment, although not of the expensive descriptions, such ts point lace, Asa rule very little point lace is sold dutside of New York and two or three other leading sities, This year some very heavy purchases have a Made by our cily people, aud the sales promise to be higher than those of any yoar sinco the vegin- Bing of the crash. wE READY MADE CLOTIING TRADE te dull, ‘The thousands wno are passing trough the tity are making no purchases of aby amount, but those 4p the trade say the outside orders aro heavy and an exocilent season is anticipated. A leading member of tho trade said yesterday tbat in the beginning of the season they made no calculations whatever for tho Centennial, and aro not disappointed at all that sales are Not heavier. He seei to regard the Centennial (ravel as moro of a calamity to general business than anything else; being of the opin: that the money ey jt upon raliroads and hotels isso much withdrawn m parcbases. If there wero less travel, said he, wore clothes would be boughs. THR LIVRKY STABLE MBN, Those engaged in this business say they see no evi- lence of the revival of trade. No class in the com- ity seem to be more anxious to havo things mend. Chey have been suffering a long time, and their pa- lence is Dearly worn out, The patience of their cas- jomers was worn out long ago, t business With them is gett Formerly their regular chargo for a carriage was $1 50 tor the first hour and $1 for every hour Mierward, Now tho charge ts uniform—$1 an hour.(?) 7 MACIUNERY AND MACHINISTS’ TOOLS, A leading house on ‘Liberty sircot in this lino of NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1876.-TRIPLE SHEET. business reports that domeswic trade is still dull although there has been a very sensible ir} rovement this season and particularly duriog the last thirty jurers of machiwery, y say, would r business, be cause people will naturally wait to see wheiher it is real and not a mere effort betore they invest in new machinery. business does begin to re- Vive the machinery houses aod factories expeet to do a very lively business. They say that, as a rule, nearly all tho machinery in use now needs replacement, and would be replaced with proper encouragement. Dur- ing the last couple of years everybody, and particularly railroads, has been patching and repairing and trying to get along as best they could with what they have. A revival of business would of course create a large demand for new machinery of all descriptions. While the domestic demand 1s not as active as could be desired, many of the jeading firms in the trade re- face’ & woudertul increase in the export line. There is ardly @ portion of the world to which we do pot send machinery, aud the demand is steadily increasing: Europe is a large purchaser, South America and Aus- tral are sending orders every day, and machinery men gay it ee bexins to lool United States would become t! Tue Exposition at Philadelphia bas done woud this line, and scarcely a tirm represented there does not receive an order every one or two days, The Vienna Exposition, although we were not as well repro- Seated there as we should have been, was of material assistance im attracting attention to American ma- chinery and inventive genius, and im the future a very steady and growing trade with foreign countries is anticipated in shi branch of business, The demand for machinista’ too! is dulj, but at the same time much better than what was a year ago, Those engaged im that line say that the inquiries in regard to prices havo been more nD merous this season than for a Jong time, and that a large amount of capital ‘seems to be awaiting inve.t- mert in this line if the chance were only to present lisell, Stocks are said to be low. There is very little manufacturing except to filt actual orders, and most of the factories have bardly an average stock on band, If business goes ahead at all every machinery establish- ment in the country will be compelled to largely in- Crense its stock to make anytuing like a display of goods, These are the views ot leading men in the trade as given to a representative of the HekaLp yes- terday. ¢ manulacturiug centre of the world. io ENGRAVING, Very little has been done in engraving for somo time past, A prominent huuse in the business, par- Uicularly that branc! of it im what might be calied fancy work, that this season promises to be bet- ter than any one for several years past. Thero is groater demand for cards, ngs, &c., HOW than there has been for a long time, and it is growing better and botter every day, Tho season 1 engraving has burdly begun. The thousands ot persons who have been away from the city at the watering places during the summer have not yet quite settled down in their winter quarters avd in town houses, and conse- quently their orders have not yet begun to come in to any great extent. Those engaged in the business, however, expect a very large trade, and are maki: extensive preparations to meet it, The indicatio that the coming winter will be extremely lashionable; that New York will witness some of its old time splendor in entertainment and hoa- pitality. Tho orders from tne adjacent cities aro beyond the average of recent years, which would seom to indicate that the capitalists and others: who have been hoarding their money are again disposed to indulge in some of the luxuries which were cut off 0 remorselessly as soon as the commercial depression began to set in. THE PLUMBING INTEREST. Tt is a far easier matter to lasso a wild horse on the rairics—Iif there are any wild horses there—and put Bim in harness than to catch a plumber at the present tume and get trom him anything in reference to his business, Plumbers seem to regard mankind ag their natural edemies, aud to think that they arc looked upon by mankind in the same light, Four or five gen- tlemon in this branch of business wero asked by tho HeRALD representatives to give some ideu of the con- dition of their trade at the present time, and as soon as the question was asked each and every ove of them fled with apparently as much terror as if he were over ono of General Newton’s dy- namite mines, Piumbers do oo: like news- papers and newspaper men as a_ rule Fi- nally, however, a representative man fn thia lino was found who was audacious enough to say that the busi- ness was dull, To say that the plumbing business is dull is a good omen tor the balance of the community, and particularly for that portion that is fortunate or unfortunate enough to own roal property. The advent of one ot them into a house is generally regarded with wrror by the owncr, for he does not know that any- thing short of a huge mortgage or a gift of the entire roperty will satisty him anu induce bim to clear out The particular ‘‘boss’’ plumber, however, who gave bis idoas yesterday, said that during the last two or three weeks businces with meu of his class hed un- dergone a sensible improvement, Contracts for new hou are,.to be sure, rare, bus thore 1# a good deal of repairing and odd jobs in one way or the other, and as oon as tho cold weathor sets in there wil] undoubtedly be more, He said that prices for work and supplies of all descriptions are down, which is good pews, and that the tendency is sil downward. There will, of course, be no great revival in this line until the building era sets in, whenever thas may be. THK STONE MEN, To describe, or even to give on idea of the stone in- terest, the capital invested in it, the number of men it employs, the interests it touches, the conditions of trade and business an it, would require a large n possibly be given to itin these columns at the present time, one kind of stone alone, dealing in it, making or losing moncy in it—blue stone—there are upwards of twenty yards in the cuy ot New York. They employ nearly 1,000 men and represent a capital of about $500,000, The quarries lie along the Hudson River, in the neighborhood of the Cutskill Mountains. Augustus Meyers, one of the principal dealers and operators in this branch of the business, gavo_ his views tu a repre- Mechanics’ year as compared with last yea: one was very little used oxcept for very coarse work, mainly Jor flagging It was first introduced in New York in 1840. Since then the domand for it bas been steady, increasing every year. Improved machinery has made @ wonderful revolution in the whole business. The trade bas more than quadrupled in ten years, and thero aro taken out of the quarries at the present time upward of $1,000,000 worth of stono cach year, They are situated on the lino of the Hudson River from Ki ton to Albany. A large portion of it comes to New York, and it 1a also sent to Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and the Southern cities. Some of it goes as far as Mexico ana the West India islands. During the last decade, with the aid of machinery, the busi- ness has grown into very large proportions. Around the capitol buildings at Wasbington it has been largely used for decorative purposes, und in New York in pri- vate and public work. The busiest season is in the spring and the fall, and this year about one-third more business has been dono than tn 1875.'" jow is tho building interest!” Well, it is picking up some, bat it is not anything like what it was, “You are otten asked for estimates ?”” “Yee, but not to the same extent a3 formerly. Let me tell you what we do now and you may get some idea of the condition of our trade. When we are asked for estimates now wo always ‘figure’ upon a margin of ten or fifteen per cent protit, Formerly it was twenty-five or thirty. We are compelied to do this if wo wish todo any work atall. Prices aro very low, and the ines is it is not so easy to make money as it usea to be. Now we must be content with small profits, trusting to make up the difference in the in- ereased volume of:business. In building there 1s a a slight increase over last yoar. Just at present tnero alight revival, which it is to be hoped will continue to improve,”” ‘What class of buildings are going up ?”” “Private. Vory few basiness houses are being erected, and as to public buildings there aro almost none. POLICE DISCIPLINE. Ata meeting of the Board of Polico yesterday an ap- Plication from Captain Steers, of the Twenty-ninth precinct, for a three days’ leave of alsence to visit the Centennial was denied, and the Board adopted the fol- lowing resolution :— Resolved, That while the Board is in favor of granting all liberties to worthy and eficient officers, it is not in favor of gtanting any to officers whose pree'nets are not in ood con- dition, “The condition of the ‘Iwenty-ninth precinct ix such ax todemand the presence of its captain, and Captain Stecrs will give more attention to bix precinct than he has pre- viously given, Patrolmen Carr, of the Eighth precinct, and McGuire, Twenty-seventh, were dismissed {rom the force, AMERICAN BEEF FOR EUROPE. Four huadred head of cattle were killed at the Jersey City Abattoir yesterday for snipment to Kurope to- morrow by the steamer England, of the National lin A large consignment was sent last Saturday, and it is calculated that during the ensuing winter’ 1,000 head Of cattle will be shipped por week to the Loudon and Liverpool markets, Ot ail the consignments hitherto made to England only one was damaged, and that arose from the failure of the ice eupply. The experi- ment has proved a complete success, and the sale of the meatin the Kuglish markets at rice ten canis per pound lower than that of English beef ts so rapid that the entire supply 18 bought up in one day. ABUSING CHARITY. Three weeks ago two vagrants, named George C. Macklin and Thomas French, applied for assistance at the Gospel tentin Thirty-fourth street, aud Mr, Pryor A. Simon gave them a letter to alady named Houliston, who furnished them with food. Some days alter they forged anotwer letter to Mra. Houliston, and obwained money, food and clothing. At ha Washington place Court yesterday they were held { val, BEATEN TO DEATH. A jury was empanelied by Coroner Simms yesterday to hold an inquest on the body of Patrick Harney, who died at the Long Island College Hospital from the eflects of a beating ho received on Sunday last ina saioon in Main street. A post mortem examination on ‘the body will be mado by Dr, Shepard, WHOSE BONES WERE THEY. Alot of human bones were found yesterday at the foot of East Thirty-eighth street by an officer of the Twenty-trst precinct. How they came there it was impossible to guess. The police were also unade to determine whether they belonged to one of more per. sons. Tho Coroner was notified to hvid an inquest to find out, if possible, tue cause of their owners’ . COAL UP AGAIN Effects of the Sale of One Hundred Thousand Tons Yesterday. AN ADVANCE ON PREVIOUS PRICES. How Retail Dealers View the Situation of the Market. The last great coal sale of the season took place yes- terday at the office of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, corner of Cortlandt and Church streets, whero that company offered 100,000 tons Lackawanna at public auction, to the bighest bidder, The coal is deliverable at the company’s docks at Kondout, during the ensuing month, on the same terms and under the same conditions governing previous sales, except that the company agrees, at its own expense, to tow vessels up and down for all purchasers who wish their coal delivered inthis harbor. The same auction firm which has conducted previous coal sales had charge of this one, Mr. Moulton representing tho company. Nearly 600 persons were present, the bidding being quite spir- ited, and the entire lot was taken in less than twenty minutes after the auctioneer mounted the platform. The Orst lot offering was 6,000 tons of steamboat, which wold at an average of $5 131-6 per tou, the com- petition for it being unusually active. Thirty thousand tons of grate were then offered, and they were quickly dispos:d of atan average of $320 perton, Then foi- lowed tho sale of 20,000 tons of egg, which brought an | averago of $385%. The final offor was 45,000 tons of Blove, Which went off at an average of $410, Mr. Moulton expressed entire satisiaction with the gale, He estimates that the advance over Wednesday's prices will average sixteen cents per ton. Among the heavy buyers yesterday were Hopkins & Pomro™, ot Providence, R 1.; William H. Jourdan, of Worcester, Mass, ; Ward, Talbott & Oliphant, of New York; G. M. Winslow, of Boston; J, D. K, Crook, of New Yor! Lewis Moore, of Hudson, and Castner, Stickney & Wellington, of New York. hero were other small buyers on the line of the Hudson River, but their pur- chases are not likely to materially affect the ruling prices fer this fall, : VIEWS OF RETAIL DEALEKS, With a view ot enabling domestic consumers to form ‘an opinion as to tho state of tho retail market, a Her- ALD reporter yesterday visited a large number of retail dealers in the city and requested them to express opin- ions as to the probability of a rise or fall in prices in the retail market, EF. L. Carey, of Nox 74 and 76 New Chambers street, aretail deaicr and contractor of the Department of Public Works, said :— ‘As far as my judgment goes coal will go up on ac- | count of the near approach of cold weather and tho fact that small consumers are waiting for the market to fall, My advice would for them to pot in their supply at’ present ruling rates, which are in nearly alt the yards delivered as follows for Lehigh :— Stove (white ash), per ton, $5 00 Stove (red ash), per ton Egg (whiteash), per ton Egg (red asb), perton, Theso are tho lowest ruling prices now, but! fear they will advance. The coal business is a reguiar lot- tery to see which company shall coutrot the market, and whichever company wins in these coal sales will be able to dictate terms to all the others. The middie- men, who at these sales bull and bear the market, are working for themselves, As far as the retailers are concerned, we can ouly buy from the company whose rices are “fixed” for cach month. For instance, here is a circular from the company from which I pur. chase:— “New York, Sept. 1, 1876. “The following will be the prices of this company's coals, delivered tree on board at Port Johnston, N. J., between the 1st of September and the Ist of Octover next. The company reserves the right to change samo at any time, except on contracts made prior to such variations. All sales subject to the printed conditions ot the company. ey) S|) S| eB Name. 3 £ s 3 ? 5 Ye a2 : = AN BA TOG VEE |ss.00] —|83 col gs soles oo 3 0 —| 560] a0] 400] 320) Wilkesbarre, . 3 59) 350) 400) 330 | jouth red ash. . 350] 3 50) 4151 sd | 9 w York city funds within er delivery ot the conl. Kvery contract 'y of coal must stand upon itsown mer- its as rogards prices, terms and conaitions of sale. “We are allat the mercy of the coal combination,”” aia Mr. Caroy, ‘and must pay these prices, When you take into consideration that we must pay freighis ‘on this coal and submit to other agsessments you can easily nnderstand why retail dealers cannot meet the popular demand and put down prices. Why. the re- tail dealers (or consignecs) aro iaxed trom $8 to $10 per day for demurrage, which is an outrage and has | tho effect of keeping up the prices to the poor con- sumer, A Cronbardt, corner of avenuo D and Fourteenth street, expressed the opinion that coal wiil go higher, Say twenty-five or thirty cents per ton avove the present fixures. He thought the increase would con- tinue up to about the Ist of January next, and then his idea was that there would be « reaction, Ol course the stoppage of work in 60 many mines bad been one of the principal reasous for the raise in prices. On ac- count of the low prices prevailing for the past mouth OF more everybody had been laying in supplies. For his own part he had never rold go much czal to families in any corresponding period of a preceding year as ho had during the pact sixty days. He believed that dur- ing the coming November and December munths cual would goa little higher on account of the deplenish- mentin the stock of wholesale dealers, Last year’s prices for coal were high and purchasers held back, but the reverse is true of the situation now. In his opinion, the recent auction sales of large quantities | were bought up principally by speculators. He also | thought that it they held wll the latter part of Decem- | ber or ist of January they would bo able to sell at good profitable rates, The Stock of the retail dealers would give out soon and they would be obliged to fill in again. Thomas Davis, No. 157 Enst Twenty-third street, spoke of the very great demand for coal au the present time and deduced thereirom the beliet that not one half the city bad laid ina proper winter supply. He attended Wednesday’s great sale and believed that it was mainly purchased by middlemen. A great portion “was disposed of to the wholesale dealers im the Trinity Building. Quite’ a number of retail deaiers | also made purchases, and he himself took 1,000 tons. He ¢id not look upon middiemen in the accepted hgbt ot speculators, but descrived tne latter as men iu the employ of tho companies. To his knowledge nothing of the sort entered into the sale o Wednesday. ‘The purchases were made enureiy by wholesale and retail Mr. D Tyued that coal now was seurve, and, increasing, 1t was natural enough that should advance, He had six or seven boats now unloading, and was removing it about as fast as it om io. He wasn satistied that prices would go no Jower than the present rate, and thought there would be a further aavance of from fifty to seventy-five cents per ton. Benjamin D, Hopkins, corner of First avenue and | Twenty cignhih street, said that he attended both re- cent great sales, Ho igure the average difference bo- tween the sales to ve about eighteen cents per ton in- crease on the second auction over the first. MMe attrib- uted this solely to tl MRTTER QUALITY OF THK COAL sold yesterday, the improvement consist the preparation. In the lot sold yesterda bad been taken in removing the impurith betier {acitities were offered to purchasers for loading their boats. Tne sales of both Weanerday and Thurs. reater astern day were made to about the same people. The portion of them, he thought, were tor the trade, The prominent purcbasers were wholesaic coal deaters, who are knuwn as the speculators, About seventy-five per cent of the entire 200,000 tor was taken by whole deal and the Temaiping twenty-tive per ecnt by r dealers. Mr. Hopkins attriouved the advance ior the iast month to two reagons—tirst, the itliing up of the Kastern mar- ket, and, second, a littic fright om the part of retail dealers Tho latter, le said, want to speculate as well asany othermen, He presumed that for the next thirty days the prices tor coal would increase—say, iwenty-live cents per t ter forty-five days or 80 they will decrease to th. ruling prices of the great sale of August 29, The cot largely supplied, und small grocery men, who used to buy a ton ata time, now put eght or ten tons 1m their cuilars ior future use. This bas occasioned a great demand, which in turn accounts to a large extent lor the advanced prices. Lowther & Brother, corner of First avenue and Twenticth sireet, attended both the last great sales. In regurd to the increase in yesterduy’s prices they thought it was due to the agents of tho Delaware and Hudson Mrmr ag 4 having put a fixed price upon tue stock, Mensrs. Ward, Talbot & Co. are the ts 1D whose charge the saie was placed, and they bought in a good deal of the coal themscives. Outside of this they beheved the rest were bond fide saics, Under the existing circumstances they could see no chance for coal to go materially higher, because they are now mining too tast, There had recently been @ very great demand, and the prices had now reavved a stationary point. They were more likely to incroase a littio than to decren id Mr. Lowther in conclusiu We can’t tell much about coal now, 1 don’t know any more about it than you do. It's completely im the hands of the companie: Christopher Fos No, 655 First ay ie, thought the present prices for cont would be matntained, aud might advance a littio, At the sale yesterday be ob- served a imber of new buyers, who were strangers to him, Coat 18 now snapped up by dealers in quick time, ABs soOn as the cold weather seta in, ho believed prices would further increase, Ho thougut wholesale \° | When you are drawn up in the ranks as brigade or men were now selling ata loss. The comsamers are Not nearly supplied as yet, and the demand continued strong. did not attribute the advanced prices to the action of speculators, but to the natural commer- cial laws of my sae demand. Jo! 1 No, 668 First avenue, attended yes terday’s sale aud thought the increased prices were due to the extra demand from the Kast and up North River. Coal could not be profitably produced at pres- ent rates, and he had no doubt bus 1s would further in- crease fifty or sixty cents per ton. He should certainly have purchased at yesterday’s sale had he beea in time. As itis, he said ne knew that he could obtain it from wholesale dealers at as jow rates. He did not anticipate apy advance of over @ity ceuts furth GENERAL SHERMAN IN CALIFORNIA. HIS MARCH TO THE WESTERN SEA—GRAND RE- CEPTION AT THE PALACK HOTEL—A LIVELY SPEECH TO THB SOLDIERS, {From the San Francisco Call, Sept. 21.} General Sherman and Mr. Cameron, Secretary of War, arrived last evening by overland train, and with their party proceeded, without parade or demonstra- tion, to the Palace HoteL At San Leandro the train was boarded by Major General McDowell, bis son and Major Keeler, who rode with the distinguished visitors until the termination of the journey. The party regis- tered ag follows at tho Palace Hotel:—Hon, J. D. Cam- eron, Secretary of War; Miss Cameron, Miss V. R. Cameron, Mi<s J, M. Cameron, Miss Burnside, General W. T. Sherman, Mra, Sherman, Mr, T. B. Sherman, Miss P, T. Sherman, Mr. J. Daffy, and Lieutenant F, V. Greene, United States Army. As General Sherman prominently figured in the carly history of California, and is personally known to many residents, evon of twenty years’ standing, bis visit awakens generous feelings of frioudship, and is in aspecial sense a welcome ono. His ‘Memoirs’? have made his connection with the State famihar to tho reader, and business men have not forgotton bim asa partner in the banking firm of Lucas, Turner & Co, Some proof of the esteem in which be is held was populariy displayed by the reception tendered him last evening at the Palace Hotel 4+ was military as faras his wishes were concordant. He received the officers of the Second brigade, who were intro- duced to him and Secretary Cameron in the parlor on the ground floor by Major General Vernon and Gea- oral McComb; and it was civic, and ercditably ropre- sentative of the city, an assemblage of at least 2,000 persons mustering in the quadrangle of the hotel for the serenade which bad been arranged, The serenade music was performed by tho Fourth Artillery band, Among the notable personages present = wero = Senator ~—_Shuron, Jharles W, Crocker, Major General McDowell, Major General Vernon and staff; Brigadier Geueral McComb and staff, and Paymaster Cunningbam, United Siates | 'y, and many officers of the regalararmy. Tue General was escorted to the reception room from the first floor corridor by Major General Vernon, and Secretary Cameron by Colonel Mayer. A long scrics of introductions took place, and occasionally the Geu- | eral recognized officers whom be had known during the war, The presentations over, tho Goueral re- | turned his acknowledgments for the reception. AN ADDRESS ON OUR VOLUNTERR FORCES. General Sherman, in acknowledging his reception, said:—Gentlemen, 1 am very glad to meet you person: ally in this way, representing the militia. “I say this, and 1 say it emphatically, because I think that in every country, and expecially in these United States, we should hi some volunteer soldiers, and the better they aro the better for the country. There should be | volunteers in every city that has a large population— floating, and sometimes empioyed and sometimes un- employed; sometimes food and someiines vicious. division and you are told by the Governor or Mayor, todo a certain thing I know you will do it, And this is a matter becoming very important as our interests get larger and becomo more diversified, I do not thiuk any person in this whole community—in San Francisco, New York or Philadelphia—are en- titled to more honor than the young men who servo as our Yolunteers, The volunteers fought in our civil war, and they did it first rate. Of course we of the’ reguiar army think that a military educa- tion is a good thing, and it 18; but it is not the only thing. A military education ‘is very valuable, but of itself! it would be nothing; you ean havo a good education and will and intention and bealth and purpose to do something, and something will be done if you work together, You young men are joined to- geiher as a military body, and you can observe and you have obse: sity of organization. If you have got good company you can haye a good Fegiment, and young men who can command a com- paby may command a regiment; and three ‘regiments make a brigade, and ho who ean command a regiment may commana brigade. This is organization. Tho next thing you havo to attend to is obedience. The commanding officer must be responsible in war, and ho most be respected, aud must keep his own secrets in his own house, and mast tell a man to go, the Bible and he goetn, and come and he cometh; and th re obediet 0 first duty of the soldier. It was go in C: time; it was so in Napoleon's time, ton'stime. It is an ble obi soldier pays. He ts not vo, A solaier obeys from high priuciples. You teli sum to do a thing in a par- tictiar manner, nnd he gocs anddoes it. It is.an hon. orable and not a slavish business, and a sokler ought “ to be the most hovorable of me and I think you in San Francisco, by ineulcating this love of order and obedience to the an- thorities—whether — they civil oor mih- tary it is the same thing and equally honorable—will perform importaat service, That principal, pervading influence will make the democratic government of our great Republic the «trongest government in the world, as we were shown to be tn our civil war. The people of the United States by end through this organization subdued eight imillions of people, and now they are Just as obedient ns the rest of us are. They may havo had some bad thoughts in their mind, but they aro afraid to mako them known, and that fear a great piece of wisdom. hope, therefore, you will cultivate tho spread of military knowledge and military organization and military obedience in San Francisco; be ready for any day that may come, If you are prepared the day won’t come, but if you are not it may come. Therefore you young men shonid endeavor to be good volunteer officers, 1 thank you for your reception. Three more cheers wore raised for the General, and also for Secretary Cameron, who was called upon tor an address, but deciined, although encouraged thereto by General Sherman. In taking leave for the night the General remarked :—‘“'I am periectly willing to see any of you during my stay in your own way, and if in waiking the streets i should fail to recognize you just pull me by the coat.’ THR SERENADE. General Sherman and Secretary Cameron then ascended by the elevator to tae first floor, where a large party of ladies and prominent citizens had con- gregated in anticipation of the serenade. ln the quadrangle beneath a crowd of at least 2,000 bad a: sembled, and the General was cheered heartily on pre- seuting himself to view over the balcony of the east corridor. Tho band played several patriotic airs in spirited style, and Major General Vernon giving a tor- inal jnireduction, General Sheruan spoke as follows:—Gentlemen, I have an idea that trom the form of this magnificent dome I cannot mako my voice heard by this crowd. Cap you hear mey (Cries, Yes" and “Go ahead!) Then keep quiet and | will say afew words, It 1s im- possible for mo to convey my senso of amazement every time I coine to Calilor and Ihave been here off und on about ten times, by almost every routo travelled by emigrant, soldier or citizeo, 1 have been round Cape Horn, have come by Panama, Nicaragua, across the Plains, partly by wagon and partly by mule, and iatterly in a palace car, as com- fortably as jt I uad been in my own house in Washington. Here we are, ten days from Washing- ton, having stopped at Leavenworth, Denver and the great bonanza mines, and I feel about’as fresh as when I started, and would have been at the theatre had it not been. for your visit to-night. 1 know you Calilor- nians bave 4 kindly feeiing toward me, and I assuro ie reciprocate it with my whole heart. (Applause. ) have seen your little Yerba Buena grow fF step by step to be a city of the tirst magnitude; and I remem- ber when we asedto take our own biankets to the different taverus to sleep on out of doors and pay $3 for the privilege; ond wow here we wre under the dome of the Palace Hotel, which 1 pronounce siperior to the Grand Palace Hotel of Paris or of Vienni guest. (App trong men of mind and body, and the muscle and the brain, that have brought these things out of chaos, And‘ict ne now eny a low kind words of Bully Raiston, whom I knew long betore ne came to San Francisco, No mat- ter what ho bas done, I hope he bas gono to bis heavev, (Appiause.) For bere you in San Francisco behold each day & monument of his achievements im this grand Palace Hotel, Now I do not want to make & speech inthe senso of a apeech, To individuals, to halta dozen in a room, or to one of them getting along on horseback, I would be picased to recall the memories of '46-7 8-9; but to a crowd like this it is im- K seible, for Ido nut intend to keep you standing. hore is Leidesdorfl—do any of you remember him? (A vowee, **Yes."’) And thet Foluom—do any ot you remember him? (Voices, ‘Yes,”) He was my close friend, and he was a rough fellow; but he bad stern, manly noble quatities about him. There were giants in those days, boys, and you, their successors, must be worthy of them in industry, in generosity, and in manliness. They laid the foundations; you are now reaping the rt is. And remember tho next twenty or forty years may mal m Progress as the past twenty or forty years, though it seems to be an impossibility. 1 think San ‘Francisco js now one of the great and leading cities of the world; aud you, gentlemen, its merchants and bankers and business men, are responsible that it is not only a great city, but that it Is an industrious and patriotic city. (Ap- plause.y We must be a united people—(appiause)— and we will bo all the stronger because we haye diverse sentiments and diverse interests, Callforaia is all stronger because it 16 a Cagso per ore | Stave and while other States of the Union produce corn and cotton and other commodiues vier ry for our woll-being. Tho Stat of the Union are dependent each upon the other, and must bo held together a» by bands of adamant or steel. (Applause.) Thank you, 4 friends of San Francisco—a thou- sand times I thank you. 1| hope to spend a week here with my wife and my famiy. I have brought one of my sons with me, who left here a baby and who 1s now @ man, and has got to go to work for himself. ( and applau: Let every young mao in this cuy member what his father or bis grandiather did, and let him toil and lavor with a bead, with sense, with ins, and there is no telling but that you will have a hundred of these palace boteis. (Laughter.) Thank you, and good might ull, (Applause.) There were cries for ‘Carmeron”’ as the General con- cluded, bat the Secretary of War evaded an address. « The band afterwards played a numbor of patriotic airs, aud at ten o'clock the assemblage broke up. = Tho St. Germain, of the French Line, Loses Her Rudder.at Sea, ADRIFT FOR FIVE DAYS. The Vesse! and Her Passengers Saved by the England, of the National Line, TESTIMONIAL TO CAPTAIN THOMPSON, The steamship England, of the National line, which arrived at this port yesterday, had the good fortune of becoming in mid-ocean the rescuer of the crew of tho schooner Middlesex, ot Milwaukee, and of giving valu- ablo aid in a most distressing hour to the steamship St. Germain, of the General Transatlantic line, which left Havre for this port on the 9th inst., and which was met with by the England carly on the morning of the 22d 1m latitude 45 deg. 2 min. north, longitude 52 deg. 50 min, west, It seems that the Middlesex, with a créw of nine persons, was bound for Leith from Quebec, with a load of lumber, and had during a galo sprung a leak three days before the England came across her, which was on the 19th inst. She wes then in a sinking condition and Captain Colbrick and his men, who had been at the pumps almost constantly trom the moment the vessél bad begun tolet in water, were uiterly exhausted. The chief officer of the England, Mr. A. D. Hadley, on seo- ing the signals of distress made by the Middlesex, manned the lifeboat and rescued tho crew. This was at hal!-past twelve o’clock, when there was a heavy gale blowing and a high sea running, the England pitebing and rolling ‘irighttully,” as one of her offi- cerssays. Throo days afterward, on the ono in the morning, the England espied a large vessel to the north showing distress signals, which turned out to be the St. Germain, which two days before had Jost her rudder, THR LOG of Chief OMcer Hadley, ot the Engtand, concerning the Middlesex and the St. Germain, 18 as follows: — September 19—Latitude 48 28, longitude 38 2 west blowing a heavy gale and high sea running. 3 P. M. observed a vessel to tho southwest showing sig- nals of distres& ore up for ber, lowered the star- board lifeboat, in charge of chief officer, and puited to- ward her, "She proved to be the schooner Middlesex, of Milwaukee, waterlogged, and crew completely ex- hausted, Captain and crew desiring to abanden her, took them off accordingly—nine hands all told. By 2:30 were on board, boat secured, and proceeded full speed, PSepiember 22—Latitude 45 2 west, at 1 A. M. observed a ves: distress signals; bore up for he proved to be the French Transatlantic steamsbip St. Germain, with rudder carriod away; was boarded by two ollicers; they agreed with Captain Thompson to transfer all the passengers; 5:30, commenced to take them on board; by 7:40 ail safely transierred with ex. coption of ubout Siteon or twenty; at 10 passed baw- sors and took her in tow, shaping a course for St Johns, N.F. September 23,—-Six A. M, passed Cape Race, five miles distant; 4:30 P, M, rounded Cape Spear; two tug- boats came out, but, owing to the exorbitant demand made, agreed to tow in with the England, which wa successiully done, anchoring the St. Germain at 6:45 P. M., although a heavy sweil on at the time; ato anchored in thirteen fathoms port anchor, sixty fath- oms chain. September 24—Fivo A. M. commenced to transfer the reinuinder of the passengers, mails and baggage; 8:30 all safely on board; 9 weighod anc 9:30 rounded Cape Spear course southwost 14 west tor Capo Raco; 2:30 pi Cape Race, about five miles distant, from which I take my departure. September 28.--Noon ot 25th passed Sandy Hook and at 1:15 anchored at Staten Islaud; passed modical sar- vey and proceeded toward the city; three hours docked ship at pier 44, discmbarked passengers and luggage. WHAT THE COMMANDANT OF 7! GERMAIN BAYS. Through the courtesy of M. Louis de Bebian, tho agent of the Genoral Transatlantic line, a Hakanp re- porter was able to obtain in brief form from a lester Commandant Reculoux, of the St. Germain, had sent him by us purser, M. Langmesser, the Commandant’s story of the accident to bis vessel. The Commandant states inthis letwer that on the 16tp inst. the steam- ship encountered a violent northwest gale, accompa. nied by a tremendous tea, Tho gale was 80 grout that he had to heaa the ship dead against the wind, the sea, at times, breaking completely over ber. Though sho pitehed and rolled terribly she proved entirely sea- wortby, and he was never in any wise fearful of disas- ter. On tho 18th inst., about eleven in the morning, it was discovered that she did not obey her helm. Un going aft and investigutimg he found that the head post ot the rudder had been broken, The vessel was still bebaving splendidly. Having tho necossary means on board he had a temporary ruduor constructed, but the sca was fo Violont that it was shortly carried away. He was about to construct another, when, on the 22d, @ vessel was espied, which was signalled and which proved to be the England, of the National line. Com- mandant Reculoux, in lis letter, states that the pas- sengers were periectily calm while tho vessel was driiung about, but on tho appearance of the Eogiand and feariul jest another gaio would «pring up they wero apparentiy uot willing to take any additional risk, and 80 requested the captain to have them transferred to the England. Their trauster was beguu without the slightest danger, und accom- plished in porfect safety. The captain of the England, adds Captain Reculoax, proposed to tow the St. Ger- main to St. Jobns, tnat being the nearest port, which proposal, after calling a meeting of his officers fer con- suitation, aod they being of the opinion that the sug- gestion should be accepted, was agreed to, Thirty- foar hours afterward the England nad towed tie St. Germain to St. Johns. In bis letter Capiain Reculoux speaks in the warmest terms of Captain Thompson, who, he says, ‘put himsell entirely at the disposition’’ of the ngers of tue St. Germain, and makes a special request to M. de Bebian that be will call upoa Cuptain Tuompson and thank him on behalf of the General Transatlantic Company for his kindness aud gentlemanly conduct toward his officers and crew, as well as toward the passengers of tho St. Germain, ‘A PASSENGER'S STATEMENT. The following statement was made toa HeRauo re- porter by a passenger of the St. Germain:—Ihe firat three duys alter leaving Plymouth the weathor was pleasant, but the fourth day the wind came out ahead, gradually increasing in force until on Saturday and Sunday, the 16th aud 17tb ist, 1t biow a gale with, on Sunday, a heavy head sea, Avvut three u'clock Mon- day morning the rudder was broxon, vut the fact was concealed {rom the passengers till late in the afternoon, during which time efforts were trade to repair the damage. It had been broken just at the shoulder, so that 1 was held only by one pintie, and the rest on tho heel of the rudder. The attempt was madeto remedy the breakage by arranging to steer by the two chains ude ol the rudder attached directly wo the steam paratus, The engines were started Monday night, bai ebort time the steering gear aguin broke ao ‘Tuesday morning, the L¥th, an attempt wos made wo stcer by veering astero, with chains, the two halves of a wine cask, strongly strapped. “By the aid of this arrangement and the sails the ship was enabled to make about 130 miles during the day and Tuesday hight 1n a north-northwostly direction, bringing her more directly in the track of inward bound steamers, Irom which We bad drifted considerably. During this time a uew steering apparatus had been devised. A Spare topmast was moved to the quarter deck, and at the foot of the spar, at intervals of about two feet, six holes were bored, and as many awning trong, avout it feet long, were inserted, standing like posts of a fence, Cordage and chain were interwoven on thes posts and the whole secured by a chain passed over ail. Cables and chains were rigged irom the two sides ior working this novel rudder, and a tackle depending from a steap in the main crosstree was made fast rather more than half way from the foot of the spar, by host joy on which the spar with (he rudder uttachment could be launched and by its own weight partially submerged in the sea. Tne spar thus remained suspended by the tackle, retiing on the siera of the ship us a pivot, and guyed by two watch tackles making fast at the sides. This substitute tor rudder was finally jaunched on Thursday moruing in the presence of a Vhrong of passengers who had patiet.:ly watched its construction during the preceding day. A tow revolu- tions of the screw demonstrated the uselessness of the new goar, as the play was too great, there being no forced hituer and thither aor the ship. besides and the other it Hite effect It might otherwise smooth sea with which we had boon red during the two Jast days. The spar was, how- r, again t don deck, and some changes were mado in the arrangement of weights and cables, when it was launched another time and a few revolutions of the screw made, but with no better result than before, and in addition the spar Was split tho whoio length of he rudder attachment at the foot, Tho failure of what was regarded as OUR LAST HOPE created no little excitement among the 170 passengers on board, who began to realize the true position of the ship in case of a change of weathe Until this day (Thuraday) sailing ships nad been constantly in sight, bat none had been signalled. The commandant of the St. Germain, in response to urgent representations of passongera, engaged to signal any steamer or sail- ing Vesse: that might be wade and give to any persons desiring it option to leave the ship. About midnight the nigutof Thursd: be 2) inat., the pees ots north, longitude $2 50 Ito the north showing poke her. Sho 2 down and spoke us and laid off for us to aboard. Those of the pussengers who w D were roused, and by (ve time our hoat returned an ager and excited crowd attended her. The passengers were called to the saloon by the commandant and informed that the steamer in sight was of the National Steamship Com- pany, of Liverpool; that she would lie by us till day- d inst, at | PERILS OF THE SEA | thanks for the prompt n light, when she wouia receivo all passengers who de sired lo goon board. The news was received with eu- thusiastic cheers, and the passengers at once com menced prepurations for leaving. The t completed about eight o'clock, aud we were find ourselves abourd the fine’ steamer Englan tun W. i. Thompson, by whom, as weil as vy Chiet OM. cer Hadley ana Purser Owens, we wero received with the kindest attention, The passengers by the England also submitted with cheerfulness to the changes and crowding of staterooms, The St Germain was ‘thea taken in tow by the England for St Johns, distant about 150 miles, where we arrived at six o'clock the evening of the 23d, proceeding on our voyage tor New York the morning of the 24th. It is due to the officers and crew of the St, Ger to sey that no labor or attention was spared, ait accident, in the effurt to save the ship But we feel that the company should receive the severest censure jor placing passengers (ravelling by what ts supposed to be uw first class line aboard a steamer hike the St Germain, incapable of making more than sia knots in ‘weather in waich the steamers of auy other passenger tine would make from ten to twelve. Tregret to make this reflection of nogitgonce on the part o/ the officers, and it is done only in the hope of saving Some other ship and passengers trom the auxiely and DANGER TO WHICH WK WERE SUBJECTED. During the last four dayson board the St. Germain we were inaking considerable water, and had we encoun- tered only a moderately rough soa it is almost certain the rudder would have been carried away wholly, por- haps making a hole im her stern and almost certainly jangerous the existing leak. When it 18 con- ered that her bouts could accommodate only one- third the souls on board we have every reason to be tuanklul that we were taken off beloro having to face that terrible extremity Otherwise certainly before us. ‘The generous conduct of Captain Thompson, of the ngland, deserves the highest praise, The command tof the St. Gerthain was determined to stay ship and endeavor to take her inte port, notwithstanding ber helpless condi- the failure of all attempts to improvise a steering gear aud the absolute certainty of ber lose in case of encountering a gale of wind sooner (ban to put his sbip into admiralty uader salvage claim. Cap- tain Thompson generously waived this claim, render- ing the necessary aid lo passengers and ship alike, withont any stipulations whatover, leaving the whol@ toa friendly seitioment between the two companies concerued, It should also be-recorded that lour days beiore taking us off the St, Germatn the England had taken off the crew, nine souls, of the schooner Mid- dlesex, of Milwaukee, disabled in the g: of Sunday, the 17th, and waterlogved. Chief Officer Hadley, under orders from Captain Thompson, went into tho life boat and cailed for volunteers, who were immodiately found, and the suilering crew rescued in a most danger ous sen, tion, STATEMENT OF ANOTHER PASSENGER. “Another passenger made the following statement:— The St. Germain encountered heavy seas atter the Mth of September, but moderate wind until the 16th, At three A. M. of the 17th her rudder was disabled by and from that time until the morning just. she was perfectly helpless and at the mercy of the tempestuous weather. On the evening and night of the 20th three sail wero in sight, but the French captain, tor some reason best known to himeelf, refused to signal them. ‘This so exasperated some of the passengors, who were aware of the critical state and extrome dauger of the ship, that they formed themselves into a comumittes of Vigilance and kept regular watch noxt day and night. About midnight of the 21st a light was seen, and pressure was put oa the oiticers of the St. Germain to signalize, bat their signals were very impertect, and tho steamer signalled was very neurly going away without any notice being taken. ‘However, she bore up for the St. Germain, and proved to bo the Na tional Company's steamor England. She lay by till next morning, and then took off all the passengers who desired to go, and took the disabled St. Germain in tow for St, Johns, Newfoundland, where sho ar- rived in due course. ‘Thence wo proceeded on our voy- age to New York. The St. Germain was picked up about one hundred miles routuweet of Capo Raco, THM ST. GHRMAIN’S PASSENGERS. Tho following i8 a list of the cabin passengers of the St-G in:-—M. Forestier and Mme. Forestier, New M. Joacquim Quirino Dos Santos, Spain Clason, Geneva; M. Schneider and Mile, Schnet- der, America; Mme. Laclaveric, San francisco; Mme Martha Word, London; Mme. Mirellt, Paria; M. Justin Kohler, M. R. Craiq und M. Jacob, London; M. Alfred Michel, M. J. M. Almeida Darboza and Mme. Almeida Darboza, Paris; M. KE. Lionnet, Havre; M. Allgeyer, New Orleans; 'M. Rodriguez, Mme, Rodriguez, M: Rafael Rodriguez and M. Ignacio Rodriguez, Paria; M. Frederic Bozalia, Tarin; M. Joseph Hart, M. Cuo- vas, M. Tamayo, M. Simon Weill, Mme, Weil and en- fant Weil, Paris; M. Francois, M. Edm. Labrosse, Mme. ft. Dolivet, Mme. Roger, M. mson and Mme, Samson, New York; M. Troncy, M. A, M. Truchara, M. St. ’Jean, M. Bard and M’ Antonius Trachard, France; Mine, Caroline Port, Sour Julius and M, F: Greininger, Paris; M. J. E. Schweizer, New York: M. Louis Lodoatna, Spain; M. Ivo Decorte, New Oricans; M. Oscar Ferrert and M. Antoine Vitelli, Milan; M. ch jark, Now York; Mile, Villemniot and M, Vil- larés, Paris, © IAL TO CAPTAIN THOMPSON. All these passengers, together with those of the England, were 10 tho best of spirits on their arrival yesterday afternoon at picr 44, North River, where they were welcomed by a host of friends who were waiting to receive them, It may be mentioned that the passengers of the St, Germain and vi the Eogiand pre- sented Captain Thompson, of the England, with the following lettcr the day before tho vessel’s arrival port, It speaks for itself:— FROM THE ST. GERMAIN PASSENGERS. At Ska, Bept. 27, 1876, To Cavtain W. H. Tnomrson, screw stoamer Mngiand, be louging to the Natlonal ling of Liverpool :— We, tho undersicned, paxsengers rescued by you from the French steamer St. Germain, disabled by the loss of ber rudder, desire to offer you our most ninces gratotul ner in which you came to our ae sistance Jate on the night of the 2ist of Septemper, and for she creat kindness displayed to us by yourself and the offt- ave Dec Bon board of are, dear sir, your Rovert 5. Craig, Jule: Coarlos 8. Clark, Simon Weil, AL R. Mattschinsky and ider, Josoph C, Hart, T, Kihler, ‘Ottoe, Robert Jacon, oakeo, Alfred 1 N. Michel, is. All and Andrew Nilla MH. Barh Lederma Cusofore M. V. Bi it Bailey, Jule Nellio’Setn ellermaii 4 Clason, aria Ladavent. M. Aosst, Fauny Samson, Rodrignez, Rafwel Rodrigues, F. Fram cisco, Soenr Julius, A, Viteeli, M. Varlol and others. FROM TH ENGLAND'S PASSENGERS, To Captain W. H. Tuomrsox Ye, the sim—W sion of our ing the numerous passengers of the Germain from perilous situation on board their ais- abled ship; as also the gallant condnet of your first officer, Mr. Hadley, and tis boat's crew in saving the exhaunte Captain and crew of the American schooner Middlesex from their water-logued vessel. | 1 ‘ou for tho kindness and coartesy experienced from yourselt and officers while un boned your ship, we W. D. Hartt, W: Bickel, William B. Mr, Toom Harris, W. AL jaraton, John L. Cole, Koiutrome, Thomas Kerr, Richard K, W. Anderson, Victor Bomstran, Mrs. Maud Marston, Mrs, Kittie C, Bersiran, Miss Martha Crofton, Miss Alico H, Cole, Mrs, FH. Cole. Mrs, M. L, Robertson, Jobn Rowland, Miss Bessio Cagney, Benjamin Kenyon, Henry B, Keuyun, Philip Wamsley, Henry Carter and others. An addross was ulso handea to the captain by the steerage passen, f the Si vermain. QUEENS COUNTY FAIR, There was again a Inrgo attendance yesterday—the closing day—at tho Queens County Agricultural Fair at Mineola Pecuniartly the exhibition bas been a success, notwithstanding the bad weather of the first day, and the result will be a bandsomo surplus in the society’s treasury as a basis for operations next year, Though some of the departments—especially of cattle, vegetabics and fruits—were not so full asin some pre- vious exh. bitjons, the show as a whole was decidedly creditable as proving what the Queens county farm- ers can do even under adverse circumstances The effect of the Colorudo beetle pest was seen in the scarcity of good potatoes, and other classes were ren- dered less attractive than asual by th mmor drought, which stinted the growth of vegetables. The show in the various classos fully up to the mark of Long Island excelience. A number of contests of #1 in the latter department attracted particular atten- tion throughout the day yesterday, the trotting track being pea ly surrounded with spectators and the grand stand well filled, One of the moat notable contests was for a handsome silver cap, @ pitcher, with two goblets, offered by Charlies H. Jones, vice presideat of the eociety, for the best road horse, driven by the owner, to wagon, It taken by Mr, William HL Watkins, with his horse Racket, HEMPSTEAD RESERVOIR. The referees appointed by the Brooklyn City Court to hear testimony and examine the claims of Messrs. William C. Kingsley aud Abner C, Keoney, met yestor- day. The Corporation Counsel, Jesse Johnson and Jobn A. Parsons appeared to a 4 the city, ana Gene ral B. F, Tracy and Joshaa A, Van Cott for the plaiatifs, The piaintifis’ counsel cited the act of the Logisiature authorizing the work and held that the money was wrongtully withheld, The contractors bad been com- pelied to stop the work because the city had orokea its contract with them. The original estimates for the work wero offered in evidence by General Tracy, but counsel for defence objected, A lei i, argument ensued upon this subject. It was held that the esti. Inates presented were not official and the Corporation Counsel wanted to prove the fact by introducing the evidence of President Slocum, of the Board of City Works, as to an intorview between himself and Chiot Engineer Adams on the subject of said estimates, The reterces held that conversations on the subject were immaterial, After considerabie discussion upon this point Commissioner Slocum was permitted to teauty that he heard the Corporation Counsel tell jneer Adams hot to make the statement for the pial and he had also advised him not to doit. The bill of par. lictlars comes to $1,261,937 69 The case was adjourned anil Wednesday AN OLD LANDMARK GONE, An old willow tree, which stood for several gemeris tons on the corner of Church tay id Flatbush ave. nue, Brooklyn, and which, tradition says, sheltered the headquarters of General Washington di occu my ot Long Island by the Continental sepa, was blowa down by the gale on Wednesday mien, =