The New York Herald Newspaper, February 24, 1877, Page 8

a NN deli THE COURTS. Straightening Out the Western Crooked Whiskey Indictments. WAKING FROM TWENTY YEARS’ SLEEP. Q Preternaturally Grown Infant Asserting His Legal Rights. . SPECULATIONS OF A TURFMAN. ‘De trial of the crooked whiskey cases—the United Btates against Francis 0. Boyd and Edgar P, Will —was resumed yesterday before Judge Blatchford, in the United States Circuit Court. There was a very large attendance present, and great interest was manifested in the proceedings, Judge Blatchtord, very much com- posed, but terribly in earnest, as he always appears to be, with just a suggestion of the incense breathing spring morn about him to relieve tho shagginess of bis brow, took his seat at the usual hour, Mr. Thomas Shields, the clerk of the curt, after calling the jury and seeing them in their place, dropped into virtuous unconsciousness, as if such a thing asa whiskey ring had never had an existence. Generai Benjamin F, Tracy and General Burnett appearec for the defence, Mr. Roger MM. Sherman, speciaily apporuted to prosecute he Whiskey Ring cases, appeared single handed, doing battle for the government. In proving his case be found himself at the very outset met with the great- ost difficulty—the opposition of the purties upon whose evidence he reed, and who, in fact, bad been pardoned by the government for that purpose, oF under the pledge tuey would bo Stave’s evidence, But none of them, when called upon the stand, knew of such a conspiracy ws was charged aguiust the de- fenduute Jucob Rehm, specially depended on by the prosecu- tion to make out a case aguinst the ring, was also one Of sbose who really did wot see why the ring should Bot be sustained—much, ny in otber cases, to the cha- tentitied arin and surprise of the prosecution, Rebn that he had Leen acquainted with Irwin, Ii lector of Chicago, and paid money to lam ip 167: bo made reguiur' monthly payments to him, varying from $500 to $1,500, and that he paid in all between $10,000 and $15,000; Irwin died 1 1874, and he co: tinued to make these payments to Burgess, the success bor to Irwin in the collectorstip; with ved the mouey which ho paid collectors irom a number of | disuiliers—trom George Miller, of the Lake Shore Dis- Ullery; H. B, Miller & Co., of the Biuckbawk Distil- lery; Rust & Columb, Younger, Reed & Co. and others, | General Tracy objected 0 the line of exammnation, He contended that it was totally irrelevant, ‘lhe pros- ecution had not shown, he sald, that any money bad been received trom Kt. €. Mercer, the party mentioned in the indictment, The fact was, on the contrary, that witness bad siaied that Mercer had not paid Lim any money. Judge Blatchford said he would allow this line ot examipation to go ou xo far as tne developments went which it was intended to bring Jorth, If, however, it did not lead to any resuit in connecting the uctendants with the puymenis of money couusel would have nis Feinedy in a motion to #imke it from the record. Witness’ examination being continued he stated, in reply to Mr, Sherman, that ho bad procured, througn the Collector, the trausfer of gaugers and storekeopers irom one place to another, This he hud eflectuated at the request of the distillers who bad paid the money. Witness then proceeded to give is experiences 1a tbo true inwardness of the Whiskey King—ol wuich be was himself a chosen member in good tellowship— stating that he had sola malt to the distillers, receiv- ing w price therelor higher than the murket rate. William Golson, one of the Chicago mugoutes of the ring, Was pext put on the stand, Ie was also one of the indicted whiskey wen, but in his case a nolle pros. equi was catered 10 evablo bim to tesiity on beball of the goverment, Au objection was made to Golsen’s testimony by General Burnett, but the objection was overruled, Ho testilied that the arrangement wax to send Boyd & Co. spirits in large quantittes—‘*crovked whiskey”—on which on sale thereof the defendants wore to bave $2 a gallon commission; the custom was to take stainps off barrels and use them over again some of the barreis came marked “P, 0.) dtr. she man asked what these letters stood for, Judge Biatch- ford said he supposed ‘particular crooked.’’ Connsel for the deience intorpreted it as “pure Cologne, The Court here adjourned to Monday next. RIP VAN WINKLE SLEEP. According to the statement of Georgo Brisbane, his Drother Albert Brisbane, the whilom Fourierite and socialistic philosopher, formerly was a heavy operator in Wall strect, and his stock operations date back to some twenty years ago, and were transacted through Jerome i. Travers and Leonard W. Jerome, then in partnership as stock brokers, According to the stat ment of George Brisbane, who seems to have guaran- teed Albert Brisbane, tho latter dabbled ueavily m those ruling stocks of the street twenty years ago— “Rock Island?” and La Crosse and Milwaukee,” It is med by George brisbaue that the accounts of ero not fairly rendered, and be now aeeks Wo have the books of account examined and new Dalance sheets struck. He says the books are in tho possession of Mr. Travers, and he wishes to have (hem thoroughly overhauled, claiming that such rovestig tion will Show a large ‘indebtedness to his brother, A motion to such effect was mado belore Judge Donohue, in Supreme Court, Chambers, yesterd Both Mr. Travers und Mr. Jerome deuy any traud « their part, and are perfectly willing to have the charges most thoroughly inyestizated. ‘Trumping up such charges alier a Rip. Van Winkle sleep seems to be garded as a chimnera of the brain, as fanci(ul as some of Mr. Brisbane’s social theories, but with a stronger underlying hope of being productive of more substan- Mal results. . TROUBLES OF TROTTING STOCK. Aratber unique sit has been brought in the Su- premo Court, though, according to tho decision of Judge Duvis yesterday, trial is to be had in Buffalo in- stead of this city, where tho suit is brought, Samuel Willett formerly was the owner of tho trotting mare Grace Bortram, Early last. spring he employed Elias B. Astley, according to the latter's statemeni, to take charge of the mare and put her in proper trim for the summer races, the agreement being that up to the time of the racing season be was to | puy 80 Inuch a week for the animals care and bourd | and erward fo give him hall ber wioniugs, Mr. Wil- Jou claims that Ashley took fuch poor care of the mare that she was unable to do justice to herself on the race track, and for 1lis Feason he repudiates the idea of there beipg any just claim upon tim in accordance ‘with the contract stated. As the contract was made iu Buflalo and the mare was more especially fitted for the race track in that city, and as most of the witnesses live there, a motion to change the trial to tbat ‘was yesterday grantod by Judge Davis, A SIX- INF! In the early part of 1876 one Reuben Ross, then the Proprictor of three grocery stores, purchased on credit from the frm of Gounett, Schenck & Korte about $400 worth of goods, giving bis note for the amount, pay ble in four months, He was then about twenty years of ago and an infant in law, incapable of being bound by his contracts, Le, however, concealed the fact of such infancy from whe firm, and beiug about six feot in height and apparently atull grown man, it was never suspected that ho was under age, Soon after contract. ing the cobt he failed in business, his note was not paid, and suit Was commenced thereon, To this suit Koss iuterposed the delence of iniancy. le 18 now Again engaged in business and, as plaintifls im wb suit allege, abundanuy” able io pay | debis, Some days since Mr. Lindsay, coun- | for planus, found defendant's counsel pup took a judgment by defaut in this in fancy suit, and issuing execution thereon placed the Sherif in charge of Ross’ stock, Yesterday tbe case came up before Judge Sinnott, in the Marine Court, on a motion on vehulfof detencant for yor all proceedings on the part of plamuffs pending tho return df a commission which had been kent abroad to take testimony as to defendant's iniuncy at tte Lime of giv. ing the uote in suit, In the meantime plainuifls bave consented to open the judgment and withdraw the Sheriff from possession, but retaining the levy as secu. fity, [1 opposing this motion ou the ground thatthe | defence wus pusillanimous and unconscionable and aid bot commend itself Lo the conscience of the Court, Mr. Lindsay, plaintifls’ counsel, proposed to muke the six. foot infant an exbibit in the alleging that his ape | ance would convince Lhe Court that if he was actually of age he was of such ripe growth it wou a reasonable and fair presumption of law that be had mistaken the year of his birth aud had unconscousiy crossed the boundary of mavhood, Judge Sinnow Feserved his decision. A FISH DEALEL’S FORTU The lovg protracted contest regarding the will of Walter Poarrall was yesterday submitted to Surrogate Calvin, Pearsall was the owner of an jntorcet ina fish stand in Fulton Market, aud bad also some moucy and valuable jewelry. He made a will Jeaving his property to be ite, A, Vearvall, and tis daugh- ter, Eliza dane, This will wus ofered rohate, daughter, Eliza June, interposed a second will be queuibing all the property of every nine a nature to her, The wile’s counsel, Mr. Chord A. MH. Bartiett, argued that on the evidence it was apparent that tho testator signed this lust will, Hi te signed tt at all, to adiflerent piace, and not in presence of the person: whose names were ap. pended to it ax witnesse: Mr. Lather B. Haritton ued, for the daughter, that the will was genuine properly oxecuted. — Surrogate Calvin reserved bis decisiun, The amount Im dispate 18 aboat $12,000. pla SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. Angust Belmont bes brought sult egsinet Poter _,@emnen end wite to foreclose a mortgage tor $00,000, Be ping, the | —_— Saher As neither of the particscan be found, Judge Davis yesterday xranted lwave to serve the summons by pub- lication, The suit of Franz Neasel against the city for $10,000 damages fur injuries by falling into the Fourth avenue improvement excavation at 120th street was com- menced y: day, before Judge J. F. Dairy, in the Court of Common Pleas, The defence 1s contributive negligence, The suit of Carl Wermeck against Elizabeth Onbeverlen, for $3,000, for alleged slander, was tried betore Judge Larremore yesterday, in the Court of Common Pleas, Plaintiff says defendant called him “a thief, « murderer, a scoundrel and a boggish hog.’ Judge Larremore thonght this was too much of the *Ossa on Pelion” style, and directed a verdict tor de. feadunt. The suit of William P. Dempsey and others, coal dealers, against J. Darrow, proprietor of the Ocer dental Hotel, was tried yesterday, before Judge Van Hoesen, in the Court of Common Pleas. Plaintiffs sue on a bill of coal, and defendant sets up that the coal was receipted tor by one Dempsey, as agent of Degraw & Co,, who was boarding at the botel, aud that Darrow accepied a receipt im tull {rom Dempsey, Degraw & Co, say they gave him uo sathority to, receipt a bill im that way, ‘The Court instructed the jury to Und for pluuuts. Henry L., Phelyis claimed to bave loaned $500 to Michael McCloskey, and as the latter dented the loan Suit Was brought to compel its payment, The case was tried yesterday belore Judge Lawrence, holding Sa- preme Court, Cireuit, but tue plaintif failed to sutistace torily substantiate his claim and the result wus a dise missal of the complaint. : Edward V’, Davidson & Co, ed Willets & Co, to send them 5,000 Ligon hides trom Kansas City for ship- ment to Liverpool, The hides came all right, but on arrival iu Liverpool, it 18 claimed, they wore greatly decomposed aud thus very greatly depreciated in value, A Suit was brought tor $14,000 damages, and the cause 0 trial yesterday belore Judge Van Brunt, The ce is a general denial ‘A rather singular application was made yesterday to Judge Davis in Supreme Court, Chambers. The ap- Plication was to discharge Gireo Jactri, convicted and sent to the Penitenuary for four months for assault apd battery, the ground of the appheattou being that ik was not suited In any of the papers or in the testi mony ult was commitied im this city, and tt being claimed, theretore, (nat the matter was not within the jurisdiction of the Court, As the testimony showed that Lho assault was commitied at the corner of cortain streets in this city, altho»gh New York city was not named, Judge Davis’ thought the application rather attenuated and remanued tue prisoner to serve wnt his uilotted sentence, Among the assets of the North American Petroleam Company Mr, Herbort Kittel, the receiver, announ a debt for $10,788 against Frederick Schuchardt, the Jato treasurer ol the company, this amount of twwoney having been collected by Sebuchardt for the com- y and deposited with his firm of F, Schuchardt & Co. bankers, Of this sum Mr. Kitvell says be has been paid thirty per cent, aud, asthe banking firm has failed, he asks perwission to make & compromise for the bulance due by accepting an additional twenty | Lotthe claim, A petition to this effect was y vy submitted to Judge Davis, in Supreme Court, Chambers, ine sult of Henry W. Thaule against Margaret M. Krokeler, for malicious prosecution, tried betore Indge Van Brunt yesterday, the jury rendered a ver- dist In favor of tho platif! for $3,500, to waiek the Court added an extra allowance of $100. On the tral, in addition to the other facts heretolore published, it Was proved that the defendant had threatened to take the law in her own bands; that she would send the plaintiff to the State I'rison, and that she states | tbat she did not arrest him uuu alter a decision mn favor of ine pluiatitl nad Deen rendered agaist her, and that she appiicd to the Governor to remove District Attorney Phelps because he would not prosecute the criminal charge against the plant alter ho bad be- come gausfied it could not be maintained. Mr. D. MM, Porter appeared tor plainutl aud Air, GL, Helbers- tadt for defendant, DECISIONS, SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, By Judge Donobue. Aden vs. Acheson.—Memorandum, Matter of Silverstone.—G ranted by dofault, Straue vs. Waring.—Motion demed, Memorandum, Constable va, Isaucs.—Denied, Disinissed on notion, De Peyster vs, Katzensteiu.—Deuied. Memorua- dums. Jobnson vs. The Empire State, Texas and T. L. M Company.—Motion denied, without costs, h gor vs. Marshall.—Decision of motion sug- uutil decision of motioa to open default, arlo vs. Suowden; Straub vs, Eberhardt; Asbley vs. Willett; Jones vz, Kubets, Jr. man vs, Dickson; Ledue va free; Lumway vs. Powers; alutter of Bohm; Matter of Crissey; Hotlouder ve. Herzveg, and Cuciing vs. Stevens, —Granted, ‘The Caited States Life Iusurance Company vs, Poile lon; Brisboue vs. Travers, und Meok vs, Carrab Motions grauted, Matter o! » Security Life Insurance and Indemnity Company; Livingston vs Curtis; Schappert ve. Ra- benstein, and Sturin vs. Freoman,—Movious denied, By Judge Lawrence. Kelly vs. Sullivau.—the allowance asked for exceeds the amount which the statute permits the Court to al- Jow. Ferguson ve, White.—The order in this case was signed on Wednesday und sent into Circuit, Part 2, to » delivered to the attorney. Apply to tho clerk of Circuit, Part 2, for 1, By Judge Da The Emigrants’ Industrial Savings Bauk vs. Smith.— The referee’s report should be produced to the Court. Pearsail vs, Feuring.—Granted, Kerr vs. Reyuolds; Briggs v8. Briges etal, and matter of the North American Petroleum Company.— Orders granted. Price vs. Price. —AMdavit of service does not comply with rules, and affidavit not properly made betore notnry. Matter of Cogswell.—Prayer of the petitioner denied, with costs to be taxed by the Judge. The Court ot Ap- is have held that an additional allowance cannot ve made in special proceedings. Tho application thero- foro must be denied, SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM, By Judge Sedgwick. White vs, Coltax vt al, —Order seitied. Barrow ys. Holly et al. -Motion denied, Nitschke vs, ONeill, —Findings gettled, Avecassis v& Gray.--Motion denied, Hinsman et al, vs. Ryder.—Oraer granted and undere taking upproved, je The Commercial Bank vs. Eocles.—Reference or- dered, Yutte vs, Rauch.—Order granted and undertaking approved. Fiallas et al. va, Dill.—John M. Harnett appointed receiver. ‘The Western Union Telegraph Company vs. Harring- ton et al. —Undertaking upproved, Hexter vs. Knox.—Motion to stay proceedings granted, Memoranuam. Streppman et al. vs Mallor et al.—Order vacating stay of pruceedings. Struppman et al. ve, Muller et al.—Appeal dis- inissed, Lawrence ot al. vs. Gallagher et al—Order amending er. Cohen ys. The Continental Lifo Insurance Company ; Vogt et al, vs. Hroplir; ‘The New York Lule Insurance Company vs. Chave et al.; Morgan vs. Allison, and Appel vs, Muller et al, —Orders granted, By Chiet Justice Curtis. Warren vs. The Western Transpurtaviun Company.— Prepared case and amendinents sottied, Konicke vs. Solden,—Order settied and signed, COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TEBM, By Judge Robinson, Weed vs, Broit. —Further diadings settled, Judge Van Brunt, Mathew vs, Irisit and olbers.—Findings signed. by Judze J. F. Da Rendorf va, Wilron.-—lerder signe 1 w York Elevated Ratlway Com- pary.—Jadgment for plainti? with costs, MARINE COUKT—CUAMBERS, By Judge McAdam, i Authony vs. Stouh; Beyer vs, Murphy.—Opinions lev. curity for costs ordered, ‘y.—An appeal may bo takeu to the General Term without secarity when no stay 18 dee sired (Marine Cu Pr., 2d ed, p. 264) Motion denied without costs, | Irwiu vs. Zychinki.-Motion to vacate, first, on | ground of usuilicioncy of the original papers denied, without costs costs, Lowell vs. Sprung; Murphy vs. Poohl,—Complaint disiniseos Hocrschelman vs, Hoerschelman.—Justification dis Missed, Northrup vs, Cohn.—Proceedings dismissed. Withaus vs, Porter. —Motion denied. Solari vs, Deiuto; Fox vs Rollins; Bulls’ Head Bank vs. Hanson. —Detaults noted, Soul vs, Wesion. —Sureties approve ridge; the Star ishing Company apany; Withard vs. Covert; Knapp vs. Blo co ve, Emanuel; Cohen vs. | Cohen; M Calvert; Frew ale | Ciauss'vs, Kieuna; Popp vs. Straub; West vs, Vroo- | second, on the anerits, denied, with vs. Une Blustic Wyatt vs. ‘Rendall; Ferguson vs Duly; Me- | Donough es. Ferguson; steven vs, Empire Laundry; | Flyno vs Cupler vs, Brigg; Dens vs. Kiem; Cou Wilson vs. Willy; French vs. Maly y; French vs, Smith,—Orders granted, Kittel vs. Stratton, —Order suited, Payne vs, Reilly.—Bond approved, OYER AND TERMINER. Before Judge Brady. THE CART RUNG MURDER. | The trial of Rovert Garrity for the alleged murder of | John Smith with a cart rung on the 4th of last July | | was yesterday resumed. But litte time elapsed in | | the complotion of the jury. The prisoner is rather | boyish looking, pleasant featured and of quiet de- | | moanor, and manilested much interest in the trial, | making frequent whispered suggestions to his counsel, | Mr, William F. Howe, beside whom he was seated, | Agsistant District Attorney Morace Russell opened | | the care for the people, insisting that the crime wus of murder in the first degree, The frst witness | ed was Livzie Woll, of West Sixtyctiret street, who | | testified that she lived with Mrs smith in’ | Twenty-thira str | company with a lady naw Miss Mack at Thirty. eighth | streot and Tenth uvenue, they were insulted by the prisoner, who struck ber in the face and kicked her in tho side, after which he ited the deceased with the cart rung, inflicting wounds from which the Intier died, This testimony ‘was corrovorated by Kato brand, Schrubel Geare, Wile f West | 1. The ath of last July she was ia | NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, FEB liam G. Cole, Catherine Downey, James Keenan and the widow of tho deceased. Mr. Howe made a brief opening, after which he placed the prisoner on the witness stand, who testified that he was kicked and was struck while oo ¢ ground and attacked the deceased while be was in a passion. Jobn MeMabou, Catherine Morgan aud Mrs. McCloskey deposed © seeing the prisoner's face, shirt and coat covered with blood, The prisoner's mother Aiso testified that when Garrity came home bis face was swollen, After the conclusion of the evidence Judge Brady gave the jurors the usual admonition and adjourned the case to next Monday, when counsel will sum up. BROOKLYN'S RESERVOIR SUIT. The suit brought by Messrs. Kingsley & Keeney against the city to recover damagesin the sum of $178,000 was resumed yesterday before the referees in the Common Council Chamb Samuel Mciiroy, civil engineer, who was cross-examined tor the plain- tiff, testified that the addiuonal excavation made by the plaintiffs on the Hempsteud storage reservoir was unnecessary und the prices charged excessive. The relerence Was adjourned to Thursday, March 8. COURT OF APPEALS. ALBANY; Feb, 28, 1876, In the Court of Appoals Friday, Febraary No. 18734. Arctic Insurance Company vs. Austin. — Argument resumed and concluded. No. 207, Sprague vs. Holland Insarance Company.— Sabmiut No, 190, Crosby vs, Cratt.—Submitted. No, 427. People, &c., vs. Mowell.—Argued by J. neck tor people, H. B, Cushing tor derendant fn error. Proclamation made aud the court takes a recess to Monday, March 19, 1877, No vew calendar will bo bengal The old one will be taken up where it Is now eit off, Decist The following decisions were banded dewn:— Motion denied without costs—The People ex rel Bar- roughs vs. Brinkerhotf, Judgment allirmed with costs—Mandeville vs, Rey~ noldy; Smith vs. Mayor; Grinnell va, Kirtland. Judgment reversed and new trial granted, costs to abide the event—Baird vs. Daly. Yesterday morning Mr. Edward J, Isnacs came into the etore of Taylor & Brown, at No. 5 Bond streot, and offered some diamonds for sale. Mr. George C, Taylor examined the diamonds, and recogoized them at once as some thut bad been set in cameo slecve butions for a iriend of his in St. Louis, Mr. Taylor procured the arrest of Mr. Edward J. Isaacs, Jr., and he was bronght to tne Washington Place Police Court yesterduy avout tweive o'clock, Justice Otterbourg presiding. M Taylor said that (he diamonds offered to bim for sal were part and portion of a lot of jewelry und diamonds stolen from one of the berths on the steamer Adriatic on the loth of June last, and that the property stolen was valuod ut $2,000, The father of Edward J, Lsvacs appeured in court yess terday and said that he bad received the diamonds in 4 regular basiness transycsion from Mr. Allen, a well known jeweller, Mr, Allen was wiso preseot, and ae said that he had received them trom a dimond broker hamed Duncan, Justice Ottervourg consivered all tho gentlemen concerned in this little diamond transaction highly respectable and fair dealing men in their wi aud adjourned the examimation of th: case till Maraa, 4, wheu itis expected the alleged owner of the dive monds will be present, Mr, Isaacs was released on parvle tll that une. TOE CASE OF MILLEN. Joseph A. Calvort, who was arrested last week at the jnstigation of Andrew J. Millen, on the charge of per- sonating an officer and thereby causing the complain- aut’s arrest, appeared yesterday at the Tombs Police Court, before Judge Duffy, and, after a sbort examina. tion, was again permitted to go on bis parole uatil the first Woapesday in Murch, i e magistrate expressed himself satisfied of Cal- vert’s innoce Calvert, it appears, came to New York with a warrant for the arrest of Millen on tne charge of swindling, which warrant bad beon issued vy Aidertoan Corpenter, a Philadelphia magistrate. Cal- veri, not being an ollicer, solicited the aid of Superin- teudeut Walling, who placed a detective at his dis- poral. The following day Calvert spicd Millen and took him into custody. and Judge Bixby committed tho prisover to the Tombs to await the arrival vi requi- sition papers trem the Governor ot Pennsylvauta, Calvert, in the meantime, through counsel, sued out a writ of habeus corpus, und on berg released mado such representations to Judge Du ag sinauced the latter to geanta warrant for Milleu’s arrest. Millen is now iu Ludlow Street Jail on a civil process. SARAH’S WICKED TONGUE. Sarah Curran was allowoto go {reo yesterday mora- ing, though she was charged with calling her mistress bad names, Tho lady with whom Sarah was employed withdrew her complaint on the promise that Sarah would act more discreetly in the future, But Sarah, as soonas in freedom once more, burst upou her, reiterated her choice epithets, and Mrs, Mary Holly again brought complunt against ber ‘Sarah. Cuiran engaged counsel to defend her, fo fortified, reappeared as a sort of detant prisoner. When asked by Judge Smith at the Fifty-scvonth Strect Court if she would bo sworn she answered affirmatively and repeated the latter part of the oaih, “go help me God,” with great earnestness of manner, Under guidance of connsel she denied that eho had bad again let loose her tongue, but evidenco was too strong against ber and she was held in $400 bonds for good behavior. THE CULPRIT FAY. Two charges of burglary were brought against Fran- cis Fay yesterday at the Filty-seveuth Street Court, The first complainant was George Kracht, of No. 621 West Forty-second street, who said that Fay opened the front door of the residenco above named and went throng the hallway into the cellar, and there broke the locks of six woodhouses, stoaling a quantity of coat and wood of the value of $10. Fay was caught by Kracht inthe ceilar, On this charge be was held in $2,000 bait. Nicholas Henry, of No. 519 West Forty-second street, preferred the second complaint, which was that Fay ebtered Henry’s residence through a vacant house adjoining by removing a board trom a purtition, and thut he then took away acarpet, a comlorter anda cushion of the vaiue ol fifty cents, On this second charge Fay was held in $2,000 additional bail REAL ESTATE. Tho tollowiag parcels wero disposed of at the Ex- cbange Salesrooms, No. 111 Broadway, yesterday ; By W. 0. Hoffman—vharlos A, Lane, retereo, fore- closure sale of one lot, 25x100.5, on East Sixty-third street, southeast corner of Madison avenue, to E. M. Kingsley tor $5,100. By Richard V. Harnett, Stephen H. Olin, reforee— Foreclosure sate of a honse, with lot 25x04, ‘known as No. 117 Elizaveth street, west stuc, between Spring » streets, to H, D, & J. U. Brookman, tor hard V, Harnett (Charles Price referee), fure- of land, 80.3999 11 feet, on the north side of West 138th street, 425 feet west of Tenth avenue, to Annie F. Curnen, piaintil, for $1,000, by Bernard Santh—Stephen H. Olin reteree—fore- closure sale of a honse and lot, 18x109.5, on the south | side of Weat Filty-third street, 469 6 feet west of Sixth avente, to E. 8 Chapin toe $13.00, Throe sales adverused lor yesterday were indefinitely postyoned. TRANSFERS, wat Leh aye, 4,000 erly. 1,00) of Forsyth st k. Galion, 1,000 Front st. 1, Parsons to Susan Bd ny, We Sy AAS Ite Witzen to I, i tte, of 4th av. i 9x10; B. Vonboy MeCibe vis is of ay. LLU Ate my 2 tw, Julia M. Walter and husband to op. 4th st. 124 tt. e. of av. ©, o wlso 4th Stes a (No. S10): John Dinkel and wite to L Heeclister S erect 2d nv. of Aist at. BERR; of Water st. ieorne V, ileckor ite to IL. 1h. Hangs fk, 6 Of Txt ay, 4 itn jamin A, Levy to \ ww. OF COR 8b Oth shoe Sey LEE TR, we of 2d ay Ti, Geet to Benjamin A. Lyon he jevard, We Corner OF Ost Rte, DRAG Bo ton. Of TSE st, nu 1 Col TSU st. 8 8 Eiiznbetn d oy HO thee [hand wite t 20x. 005 to Wikiam He # years. ~ eurner 0 00) 1,000 10,000, 10,000 4,009 1,200 TOO 24,000 Matle beth 'st., Obreight, Surah wud Ist avs inst 000 yuu 1. M., to Kol 14 pens 1,000, rel wit, Ww. 8 OF Ot ay, et Py 8,000, ne bo wunee, We 8, OCGEN AY, H CMFR ss Mb! . 8,000, no to AAO, Went sf 8,000 woke, 1,500 1,000 RUARY 24, 1877—WITH SUPPLEMENT. VALENTINE GREER’S ADVENTURES. LIFE INSURANCE COMPLICATIONS. WESTERN FARMERS AND APPRENTICED BOTS— HOW THEY ABE TREATED—THE BOY'S TRAMP ¥YROM INDIANA, In the latter part of 1872 John Greer, the father of nine children, seven bo; and two girls, died. His wife being too poor to support ber family sent five of the boys, namod John, Alonze, Henry, Valentine and George Washington, to the Juvenile Asylum in West Thirteenth street. The boys remained tn the Asyium for about six months, when they were engaged to farmers out West, Valeptine was hired to Sim Dowell, a farmer, of Hoopston, IIL, be being at that time only ten years of age. No sooner had reached the farm when+ he was set to work chopping wood and following the plough. Being un- able to perform the necossary amount of work !m- posed upon bim by Sin he was rather roughly used by hisemployer. For eighteen months he was kept bard at work on the Illinois farm, then Dowell moved to a place called Rensselaer, in Jasper county, Indiana, Here ho was again forced to do enough work tora man, and not being able to comply with what was re- | to the station nous quired of him, he wus frequently beaten by his employer. It was after one of these thrash- jugs that he resolved to op away, from Dowell, One day about noon in last Semomber, while Dowell was out superintending the work on his farin he embraced the opportunity and ran away. For thirteen tong miles he travelied us last as be could uptil he rexened the village of Fraucis- vile, arriving about mighuall. Here he rested bis weaty limbs in an ol@ barn. The ext morning be went in search of work, but beng unaole to get em- ployment he determined to sturt for New York, STHALING RIDES. Being without money to defray his expenses to this city be waited uround the depot unuil the arrival of a tremht train, 1p which he stowed timselt until it had started on ity way Fast He was, discovered by the conductor and put the train wt Latayetie, forty miles trom Francisville, When the train was about leaving this town he secreted himsef on the tender aud traveled forty-seven miles without interrupuon, until be reached Logansport, when, driveu by hunger, he leit his hiding place abd songhi something to eat. He called atu furmer’s houses and ou stating pis pitialie condition the good Wile took compassion on bin and supplied bis wants, He returned to the depot soon aiterward but the train bad gone. He was torced to stop until another train would arrive. The next night he leit for Fort Wayue, eighty miles distant, und reached there the foliowing morning, He wandered around that city for several duys, aud on guing six miles enst of tie depot caught a freight traiu and hid bDimsell in an empty car until bis arrival ata siuall ¥ Jage culled Van Wert, He would have contiaued on his Journey, but the cold being so intense be Was con.+ pelied to leave the cars and seek shetier, A TKAMIMS PARADISE. While trying to On -ome piace in which to lay his heud he met @ museravie, wretcbed looking tramp, Toe tramp, more experienced than the boy mi the ure of living sithout money, brought him to the county lockup, Where liltecn or twenty other tramps were abled. Tuere was bo fire in the brokeu down stove, and the congregation of veggars tore the poplar bourds irom the partition dividmg the front and back of the lockup. With (hese they built & freand the con- gress of cadgers went to sleep. The fire gradually increasing the stova pipe becamo red Lot and the shingics of the root ignited, ~The tramps, awakened by the crackling of the burning fool, ran away. A boy — named Ave Prouse, whd had tramped from Fort Wayne, lod, fled with young Greer, ‘They separated about two miles from the lockup, Prouse, who was only thirteen years of age, told Greer that be intended to goto Phila- delpbia, Young Greer lett Van Wert a day later aud continued his journey eastward, encountering great difficulties in getting from one place to another. He parsed through some ot the principal towns and cities dn the State of Ohio, stepping & uumber of days in cach, unul bis urrival in Pittsburg, Pa., wuich be reacued on New Year's bay, SENT TO TUR POORHOUSE. Crossing the river to Alleghany City, he rested for the night under the Mayor’s oifive, whore he was dis- covered by « watchman, who had him sent to the Poor- house, He remained about a month there, when ho was notitied by Superintendent Grab tbat the rules of the institution required 18 boing sent to the House of Retuge. Becoming alarmed, be tod bim his history aodadventures, It was arranzed that Greer was to start once inore on his way toward home. He leit Al- leghuny and walked to East Liberty, a distance of thi teen miles, where the Superintendent told him he could get a train that would take him to Philadelpiia, He was suocess(ul in packing himself away in a car loaded with lumber, and passed through all the small towns and cities until bis arrival on Jucsday last in vhe Quuker City. THE PLACK WHERE IR WAS BORN, Ho was directed to the Muyor’s oflice vy a gentloman to whua he related bis story, and was furnished with apass to New York. On Washington’s Birthday ho arrived in bis native city and proceeded to the house where bo was born, in ‘Tbirty-filth street, near Second avenue. Upon muking inquiries ue could find no traci of his mother’s whereabouts, Ho wandered through the streets, hungry und footsore, until noticed by Vilicer Lawson, of the Tenth precinct, who took bim Yesterday be was brought to the Central Office and placed in care of Matron Webb, An officer way detailed to find the residenco of the boy's mother, and, alter along search, ascertained that sho resiwed ut No, 330 East Erghty-tiret street. She was notified of tho artival of her son, and will no doubt call tor him, THE MAN ON THE WALL. DISCOVERY OF A LODY ON THE SFA WALL OF THE HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD—WAS IT AC- CIDENT, SUICIDE OR MURDER? The temperance advocates find their strongest argu- ment in tho fact that the use of liquor makes one for the time being helpless, and while in that helpless condition crimes aro committed and {requently life is jost. Whether intemperance was the causo of the death of the unknown man of this story is not au- thoritatively decided, but tho circumstances of the case aro such as to lead to that belicf. The simple story as told by the police is as follows:— About (hroe o’clock yesterday morning Officer Ham- mond, of the Thirty-Grst precinct police, while walk- ing up the Hudson River Railroad, when about at the foot of 108th street, saw sticking out of the sea wall which separates the railroad causeway from the waters of the river a pair of boots, It was dark and ho could see no moro; but on going closer he found the body ofa man banging over the wall, with the head downward toward the water. The feot wero caught on the stones of the wall, and it was with some difficulty that the officer loorened the body and raiged it up, npon which he discovered that the man was dead, Calling for assistance Oflicer McKlguin cxme, and together they bere the body to the station, which is in 100th street, near Ninth avenue, How bID HK DIE? + At first it was thought to be as:mplo case of what is go often termed 1a police reports ‘ound dead,” but on making a closer examination of the body severe vruises were found onthe buck and a cut across the root of the nose, from which the blood bad flowed treoly. Tho place whero the body was found is a dark und lonesome one, distant from any residence, A theory was advanced by the police that the man was simply drunk, and, while wanders ing along on the railroad track, was struck by a passing train and hurled = against the sca wall with such force as to kill him and fx his tegs to firmly in the stones as to prevent him from falling inte the water; bat a little reflection, togetner with an examination of the body, would show thag theory to bo natcnable. There were no bruises on the body, ex- cept those on the upper part of the back and the cut the luce, aud no Lones were brokeu. It a passing iu had struck pim with sufficient torce to kit him aud hart the by tainly bave b ‘The next theory s there is less evi other. External vivienee however, ott 4 several bones broken, ested was (bat of snicide, bnt pov to support that than the mM come Kiod Was undoubl- ediy tho cause of the death, but whether that violence 8 18 was traceable to intenvondl of unintentional mea the unexplained mystery. Toe cut across the seemen to have been severe enough to cause uncon- keiousness and the Inverted position in which the body was found might enatly have produced death, SRIPTION OF THE DECKASED. ‘There hav y person ly reported to the police as missing, and go often have unrecognized Lodies beck found by thein, upon which were marks of violenee, that the entire lorew are on the the shgitest ciew that wilt lead to the expianation of these mysteries, Ths cage possesses all these ele- ents of mystery mud also the possibilities of a mur. wer, There ts this man’s death was caused by ciiher accident or suicide, ‘The titst thing in the ine vestigation is of course the identiticatign of the body, Atter being taken to the station it Was thoroughly rourchod there were found inthe pockets « low keys, a pawn ticket Learmg the name ot “Wolf,” | snowing tint a black pants and Vest and a eheet had been pawned to Thi Green, of No, 171 Bowery, for $1 25, and dated February 21, There were also Jound two bottles, one cinpty and the other containing | a savali quantity of whiskey, The min was anywhere between furty and fifty years of age, ant varance of respectability, He was about ti inches tall, hud sand | plexion and side whiskers, ‘The top of bis lead was |, bat the tack and side Were covered with trons gray hair, The body was warily clad in dark striped pauts, dark biue (almost Diack) sack cout upd yest, Dive dad White cotton socks, a White shirt ant two nudersbirts, the one hickory aud t The shoes wore of cloth avd the hat a soft blu ove, There was aiso & brown cardigan jacket under the coat, [his deseription may serve to jead to tis identification by sume oF bis inends, as we did pot look like a tramp, but was evidently a man who bad Iriends Aiter haying been thoroughly examined the Lody wns taken to tho Ninety ninth Street Receprion Hosptial, where it awalted (ho arrival of the Coroner, who ordered it taken to the Morgue, where a thorough {uvestigation of the circumstances of the death will be made, and it is hoped that it may be settled by which of the threo causes (his life was lout ly into the sea wall thero wonid cor. | i vive for | tainiy more reason to believe that | a fellow mun than by | THE TWO REFEREES IN THE CONTINENTAL MATTERS—-EXAMINATION OF A DIRECTOR— THE GAME THAT J. H, STEDWELL AND BEN- JAMIN NOTES ARE PLATING. ‘The Albany referee (Mr. Abrabam Y. Do Witt) ta the case of the Attorney General vs. the Continental Life Jwsurance Company, held a meeting, pursuant to adjournment, at No, 22 Nassau street, yesterday morn- ing. A number of attorneys were present for the pur- poso of proceeding with the examination, but as the Attorney General was not represented the hoaring was postponed until eleven o’clock this morning, As was expected, Attorney General Fairchild is intending to assume personal charge of the case, and will endeavor to annui all the proceedings for dissolution that nave taken place iu Brooklyn, He has been in town tor two days, and it is understood will remain until some sot- tement fs arrived at. A strong eflors was mado to make him a party to the Brooklyn proceedings, but ‘thustar bo has refused to recognize them ip any manner. THSTIMONY BRYORE WILLIAM ALLEN BUTLER, The reference under the case of lioyt vs. the Contl nettal Lite Insurance Company was continued yeste: day afternoon, There were fewer Jawyers present than formerly, and less interest was manifested in tne proceedings 11 18 clear that the evidence is almost exhausted, and Referee Butler stimated yesterday that it was nearly time for his report to be made to the Court. James B, Colgate, a former director of the Conti- nental, was first called to the stand. He was ques- tioned by Mr. Mosos with regard to the annuities pald to some of the officers by order of the Finance Com- mittee, of which he was a meinber, Witness testified that he had heard of a proposal to pay these annuities of five per cent in addition to.tho salaries, and had expressed his disapprobation theroof; bad never understhudingly voted for such proposition; resigned his office as director in September, 15 several reasons induced bim to leave the company, among which were this annuity plan, and the fact that the Conupental had remsured the Empire Matual withous consulting the Board of Directors, ‘The attention of Wilhess was directod to the records of a mecting of the Finance Committee in January, 1872, at whicw'he in- troduceia resolution im favor of withdrawing the company’s deposit in the Loaner’s Bunk, Witness said t Was Mis opimion at the ume that the funds of e Continental ougit to be deposited im a stronger imsnitution; had urged that they should be kept in the Umted States Trust Compauy; had no coufidence in the Loaner’s Bunk, and opposed the 1elacions with It, despite the iuct tat some of tho directors of the msur- unce company were also directors of the bank; desired to resign trom tne company tor some time, because his advice and counsel were not needed; had been oa the Finance Committes and Auditing Committee and dropped Irom both; witness once stated to Prosident Laurence that the Market Bank was not the placo tor depositing the funds of the bank; on the next day he learned that tbe funds were in the Market Savings Bank, acorrupt institution; concluded trom all cir- cumstancos that It was tine for bim to quit; the an- bual statements of the company were read to the Board of Ditectors, and wituess supposed that thoy were drawn up with great accuracy; suspicion to the contrary was first aroused trom the fact that tho real estate Was vaiued at. $700,000, which consisted solely ofthe buikiing on Nassau street and which ho did not believe was worth more than half a million, OFURR WITNESSES, Marvin E, Parrot, the company’s claim agent, was then valled upon and submitted a list of the contested claims against the Continental, Witness also susmit- ted is contract with the company a8 clum agent, dated April 14, 1874, Ho testified that under the five per coat cluuze im that contract ho hud probably re- ceived $1,500 a year during 1874 and 1875; 1t made no diflerence in the amount of compensation of a claimant as to the delay iu time of payment D. P. Fackler, the actuary who recently examined tho accounts of the New Jersey Mutuai Life Insurance Company, testified that certain bonds bad been pre- sented to bim by J. H. Stedwotl, the president, which the latter said were hypothecated to the Chemical Bank of New York; witness said he made @ list of these bonds and forwarded them to the Secretary of State at Trenton. John L. Hail, now counsel for Receiver Grace and formerly for Jon J, Anderson, testided a8 to the legal services he had pertormod in connection with the Con- Upental und the value of the samo, Tne regular reference herv adjourned until Tacsday next ut two o’clock, aud some special references of comparatively little interest followed. TH NEW JERSEY MUTUAL'S ASSETS. No arrests ot Now Jersey Mutual ollicers were mado yesterday, and no pews of them was obtained. It geems that J. H. Stedweil was in Washington last week, for be addressed w letter thence to Governor Parker, the receiver, at Newark, relative to the assets ‘of the company, which are in the poss: sion of bimself or Benjamin Noyes, Governor Par- ker bas bold no negotiations with them furrber than that he requested Noyes to gee him some ten days ago, winch request was complied with, Since then the two presidents have addressed occasional letters und. tole- grums to the receiver, expressing great solicitude tor the wellare of the policy holders, and announcing thoit roudiness to co-upetate with any view to a settlement, ‘This 18, however, ull the satisiaction they wil afford, and when Noyes is asked to give up the assets, Le re- plies that be will willingly doso whenever the con- tract for the tranater shall be obtained from Stedwoil. In this way the two are deteating the wishes of the receiver, and disobeying the order of the Court, They want immunity, vat Judging from the disposition of the New Jerscy officials, they will hardly succeed in obtaining it. MR. KELSEY’S AFFIDAVITS. ‘The affidavits upon which the warrants were issued get forth thaton December 31, 1875, J. H. stedwell, late President of the company, und Charles H. Briuck- erhoff, the Secretary, made an official statement to the Commissioner of Insuranc?, tn which it was repre- sented that tho total liabilities and obligations of the company were $1,808,597. This, it is alleged, was in- correct, In that there was omitted $150,655 19 of in debtedness, ns shown by the books of the compan and their own private balauce sheet, A second spectil- cation of the charge is that Daniel J, Noyes, the attor ney, by collusion with the President and Secretary, obiained $90,000 of the company’s funds on bonds and mortgages on property said to be worth double tho amount, whereas i is worth at the most only $20,000 to $30,000, and probably not more tian $10,000, Again, it in charged that there is a deficit of $450,000 in the assets of the company, and that when this was discovered the three named olficors conspired to defraud the shareholders and cover up the fraud jn putting on the company the said morigazes; also that they conspired to prevent the appointment of a receiver, and, being appointed, from wssuming control of the assets and securit also secretly and without authority of the stockhold- ers removed « large part, if not all, of the assets to New York or Washington to avoid investigatio R kides this there 1s another wM@davit charging Brincke hoff and Stedwell with perjury im swearing to the false catement before mentioned. YOUNG BURGLAKS ARRESTED, John Ayres, of No. 59 Gouverneur streot, while pass- ing the liquor store of FP. L. Fogarty, of No. 376 Cherry street, about four o'clock yesterday morning, his attention was attracted by aloud noise inside He ;municated his suspicions to Officer Brady, of the venteenth precinct, aud together they entered the hatiway of the house in Cherry street.” They found that tle pavel had been forced opeu trom a side door ud on entering the store dix- ned John Billo a Moran, whom they arrested, The pitse before Justice Murray, at tho Essex Market Police Court, yesterday, and’ held in $1,000 bail each to answer, YOUNG PICKPOCKETS, Officers Dolan and Slevin, of tho Fifteenth precinct, made a raid Thursday afternoon on a lot of young pick- pockets, ranging from ten to fourteen years of age, who wore operating on the crowd of people in Broad” way waiting for the procession. ‘They arrested sevon of them, among thom Peter Yoro, of No. 64 Mulberry ktreet, Who robbed Mr, Danser, the deceased gainbdler, ol $1,000 about five years ago. At the tine Mr. Danser nie, bat Perer was arrested shortly ling ten cents, avd sent up tur two years. Yore and the rest were cominitted to the ‘Tombs In deiauit of bail THE CAPLURED BURGLARS., Captain Caflery and Oficer Fogarty, of the Fifth pre- cinct, gave evidence in the Tombs Police Court yester- day against William O'Neil and Patrick , the young men who were found carrying away tho trunk contnin- ing $4,000 worth of ladies’ wearing apparel stolen from the promises of Rosenbaum & Irreeamao, No. 37 Thomas st. ‘The particulurs of the case were published in yesterday’s Henatp, The prisovers were each held in $4,000 to answer. KNUCKLED DOWN. It was the fact of his being found with bras knuckles D his pistol pocket that troubled George Anthony more than the charge of intoxication preterred ayainst lim yesterday at the Filty-seventh Street Court, He as xpluoation that he loaned aman some tuuney and reesived i exchange the kunekles. His explanation did wot ighten his bail, and be was held 14 $1,000. HE POISONING OF RYAN. County Physician Word, ot Newark, visited Prince- ton College yesterday and aseertamed that an annlysis Of the stomach of Tuomas Ryan, Who committed sui ide in the Essex County Jail to escape thy gallows, has resulted in the certainty that a suficient quantity of arsenic Was taken to produce veath, A auaniuim fest is yet to bo made to determine the exact amount of porson swaliowed. This sustains the dying doclaration of Ryan, #6 contained In his letters to his mother aud Warden Johnson, but fatly contracts his oral dociaration to the jail offieers and doctors a tow hours before bis death. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL The Stock Market Active, with a Gen eral Decline in Prices. GOLD 104 3-4 A 104 7-8 A 105 1-8 A 105 —_—————. Government and Railroad Bonds Steady. Money on Call Easy at 8 ang 8 1-2 Per Cent, Watt Stree, Faipar, Feb, 23—6 P. xu} Veritably the stock market is ina tangle, Warp and woof are inextricably mixed, and the only yarns that are clear and distinct are thoso that are spun out in the form of street gossip. In the vocabulary of the guild, the market is demoralized, as @ glanco at tho record of fluctuations, {requent, sudden and feverish, will prove, Swinging backward and forward, with spasins of strength atone moment and fits of depres sion at another, the general tendency of prices bas been downward, with im many instances the closing quotations the poorest of tho day. Various causes combino to produce this result, a few of them good, moro of them bad, but most of them indifferent The chiet culprits are still to be found in the coal stocks, and their malign influence is an evil eye upon the mar. ket which cannot bo plucked out, offensive though it be, Tho reports of tho companies have carricd no weight with them except such as has proved a millstone to prices, whilo they have created a comparative doubt as te valuos and a positive hopelessnoss as to dividends, It la nut to be disputed that tho “hope on hope ever’? sens timent which possessed the souls of stockholders bag been rudely shaken by tho unpromising nature of the reports, and has given rise to a rivulet of real stock, which, flowing upon the market, is slowly but surely wasbing away the stability of its current vatae, It is the characteristic of securities of this kird which have been held in high esteom that in many instances the income derived theretrom {s the sole support of the owners; when that ceases there is no alternative but to sell, either to reinvest in something more pro- ductive or to drive the wolf from the door, In adai- tion to this cause for dechne, i¢ is more than probable that some of the large and wealthy holders regard with complacency, and may even lend a heiping band, to a_ further fall, in hopes of striking a favorable average by pure chase at lower figures. Added to the incubus of the coal stocks was the further weight derived froma lively flight of canards set looso by the bears. Among the most hardy of these was the story that tho rail- roads were again at daggers drawn and wero cutting and slashing away at the treight lists; that Lake Shore ina fitot indignant virtae bad withdrawn trom the compact and had set itself up to mind its own business on its own hook; that Gould was patting young Van- derbilt on the back in the matter of contesting the Commodore's will and admonishing him to “go in and win,” and that he would stand the exponse, looking all the while to a bad break in Central and Hudson for a quid pro qua. No matter how unfounded these stories may bo they produced a certain eflect upon a market all ready to take arm, Investors sold the coal stocks, speculators Central and Hudson, and Mr, Keone Lake Shore, while tho predatory horde of cighth hunters skipped around the outskirts and secured sach scalps as were offering. As the imagina- tion of the rumor committee all ran one way, and (bat in an ursino direction, and as tho bulls felt themselves more or less cramplod as to horna, the market bocame disorganized, ag wo have rolatod, toned down jn matter of quotations and closed up at three o'clock weak and feverish, THR SALKS TO-DAY. The salos of active stocks aggregated 213,878 shores:—New York Central and Hudson, 7,566; Erle, 3,125; Lake Shore, 57,000; Northwestern, 2,400; do. proterred, 3,300; Rock Island, 5,120; Pacific Mail, 6,550; St Paul, 800; do, preferred, 9,200; Ohios, 600; Westera Union, 33,200; Wabash, 100; Union Pacific, 500; Panama, 100; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 43.05: ew Jersey Central, 3,400; Michigan Central, 18,750; Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph, 8,530; Delaware and Hudson Canal, 13,847; Morris and Essex, 950, OPENING, HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES, The following table shows the opening, highest and lowest prices of the day:— 4 Opening. Highest Lowest, 975% 97% New York Central. ’ ria" Harlem. 137% 1g Erie... Bis b Lake Store b1K 48% Northwestern. Bib Buse Northwestera p 53 51 ty Rock Island, 100 sag Milwaukee apd St 13 1% MilwaukecandSt Paul pret 47% 46% Del, Lack, and Western Oy 60% New Jersey Central..... us 10 Union Pacific. 6 0d Onto and Missiseipp 5% Western Union. os 6H Pacitle Mail... 2656 CLOSING PRICES—3 FP. Me The closing prices wer Offered. Asked. Hacife Mall... O4g 2045 6) ‘a 655 0 2% Quicksilver ht: ee Quicksilver pt. 19 WwW Mar be Min” ig Hun & st Jo pf 2 Mar Le M pt GH LN & Mo.” . 48% Adains Exprossl0: 108") Mich ral ANG ‘American Exp. os 60 NY A Harlem, 137 U's \ apres. nl NYORWE Wells-PargoBx "24 BUG NIC | Che Alton. 9% Yoty Obi & Cleve & Mitts. 88 exy Pana t Chia NW, $ BH, Tol & Wai 6 Chi & NW pt Susy Union Paeitio, 64! 65 ia Chie RT iq Dela Hua... 47% 47) a Mia st 18 . OL $2 e Maser a7 } ADVANCE AND DECUINE, Too following are the changes ia prices of the prin- cipal active stocks at three P. M. to-day as compared t with the closing prices of Weduesday:— ApvANck.—Hannibal and St Joseph preforred, 34; Harlem, 43 Ontos, Jy; Kold, 34. { Decuink —Atiantic and Pace, %; Chicago and ” Alton, 4; New York Central, 13¢} Consolidation Coal, 13); Delaware, Lackawanua and Westeru, 2%; Dela: ware aud Hudson, 34%; Lanmbal aud St Joseph, 5 4 Lake Shore, 4 yuu Central, 234; Morris’ and Northwoste |, 3a Rock Isiand, %; St. Paul, ‘re preferred, 34; Union ille, 3¢; Western Union, %; United States Express, 5; WollseFargo, % THK MONKY MARKET. Money closed easy at 3 4344 per cont on call, which woro tho ruling rates during tho day, The following were the rates of exchange on New York at tho undere mentioned cities to-day:—Savannan, buying \, sell ing 44; Charlestou scarce, buying 4 premium, soll ing 4 premium, Cincinnati, steady, buying par, sell. ing 1-10; St. Loais, 40 preminm; New Orleans, com- mercial 3-16, bank ; Chicago, 50 discount Foreiga exchange dull aud steady, with actual business af 4.83 for bankers’ 69 daya’ sterling, and 4.84 a 4.84}, fon demand, ‘i THE GOLD MARKET, Gold openod wonk at 10434, Lut became firmon a despatch from Washington forecasting the improb- ~ abiity of any action being taken by the House on the President's Message anent resumputon, or the Sonate Dillon the same subject The price advanced to 105, with tho latest salesat 10174. The rates paid for carrying ranged trom 33; to l per cent, Loans were also made flat. Late in the day gold advanced to 105%, with @ subsequent reaction to 105, al which price it closed, ‘old clearings at the National Bank of tho State of ew York — Gold bal con. slag clearance Now York, $1 21a $1 ui per ounce. ver ounce; London, 50 PRODUCE IMPORTS. The imports of dry goods at the port of New York for the week ending Uuis date were $2,484,333, and the amonat marketed $2,511,607, The total imports of dry goods at the port since Jannary 1 wore $16,400, 93), | andthe amount marketed $16,498,279, GOVERNMENT nOSDS, Government bonds were firm during the day, ane closed ateady at the following pricos:—United {CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGHI