The New York Herald Newspaper, May 13, 1877, Page 12

12 DEATH IN THE CAN. Another Huge Swill Milk Factory Exposed, THE HORRORS OF BLISSVILLE. Zight Hundred Diseased Cows Fed on Distillery Slops. Twelve Thousand Eight Hundred Quarts of Lacteal Poison Daily. THIS GO ON? ieee SHALL ‘Tue Hegatp bas described many swill milk establish- ments, but they all sink tuto insignificance before the last one visited, Crossing over the Greenpoint ferry and taking the road toward Queens county one soon comes tothe smail hamlet of Biissville, Lt is mainly composed of cvek-fighting hotels and shanties, It is Situated upon Newtown Creek. Bordering on the ek directly across, and a little to the south of the bridge, there is a large distiliery, The distillery proper is a mass of irregular buildings with the usual lurge and high chimueys, To the west of the distil lery and divided from it by the Long Island Railroad are three low sheds with numerous small hoyels and bing bere and there along the sides, PEST DENS. The sbeda are close on two hundred fect long aud filty or sixty feet wide, One has a flat roof und the roots of the other two aro peaked, with au abrapt slone, The interior of these sheds is divided into sec- tions and each section runs crosswise and has a door ateach side of the building. Exch section accommo- dates, by close packing, two rows of cattle, called by the owners milch cows, The space between the floor | and cotiing is about five or six feet. The ceiling is fese tooned with cobwebs and the floor of tho place 1s ex covdingly filthy, being thoroughly saturated with the discharge of the animals, Tho atunosphere, boing thoroughly charged with ammoniacal gases, 18 almost Btifling as one enters the villunous den. Dividing each go-called stall thero is a narrow passageway that runs from one side of the shed to tho other for the accommodation of tho bipeds while they supply the swill, Ou euch side of the passageway there is a largo trough in which the feed is placed. The troughs are all slimy, and some appeared to be very rotten. Facing the trough there is a row of cows on | euch side, thus making it casy to food them, Un tho outer side of the sheds there are a number of low hov- els, some of which are filled with manure and some | with milk cans, All the milk cans seen in these low | hovels wero exceeding!y dirty. Some milk cans were standing in front of the ducr; while some men were pushing out the manure some fell in the cans; the men picked tho cans up and put them in their place, but Beglected to wash them out, EIGUT HUNDRED COWS. je pest dens bricily described above there are S00 cot in all stages of disease, but not one abso- tutely health, The animals are in a most frightful conditiond®nd their looks alone would elicit the com- passion of any one except an interested official or a swill milkman, ‘Lhey were all emaciated, with rough coats, aud the manure was actualiy caked on their Sides. No bedding is ever furnished them. When they wish vo lie down they are compelled to lic on the rot- ten and filthy floor in about 4 baila (oot of their own discharges, Not one large or fine, healtny looking animal could be seea among the $00, Stump tailed cows could be found im abundance. The writer counted 400, and saw many more without noting it, These men or brutes chop off the testering wil of an animal and leave the bleeding stump to get well as vest it may, While the tail is festering they force the lucteal secre- tion from her just the same. They have becu known to run the colostrum, or the first milk from the cow after she has calved, with the other milk. Nearly as muny cows were found without ieeth as there were found without tall, the hot swill they are compelled to hive on soon destroying their one row—cows only have teeth in one jaw, Some cows bad only one horn; perhaps the other had rotted off or had been muocked ott by the bull or terrier faced attendants, The bind hovis 0: some appeared ready to drop of, Yuey resembled the — festered = hoot’ oft horse after be has picked op a aul, It is wondertul that ail the cows do not have the i row? after standing on the floor for any length of time. It was um exception from the rule to find any withouts ores on their bodies. Muny bad great ulcers on their udders. Somo had running sores on their sides or shins Thero is vuly about two feet of space between the rumps of the two rows. Oiten their ramps touch. In fly time the poor brutes without tals suller all the miseries of the tormenied in the Bext world, They bave no tail to brush away the flies, aud their bleeding sides are con- sequuntly viack with them. ‘The mauure is all nquid, and ivhas the peculiar ap- pearance and color Which 18 characteristic of chronic enteritis, The mapore is placed in large \ubs and 1s tolu to the Long Island gardeners; not a percicle of bedding could be found among it, SWILL. Between the distillery und the cow dens there is af open space bounded by some smail shanties, In the venife Of the space there are situated several large | vals. The vats are built on heavy posts and are | avout twenty feet rom the ground, © The vats are for | the purpose of receiving the boilitg swillas it runs | from the distillery, Three large pipes couduct te | boiling ewill froty the distillery to the vals. A pipe counects with the baltom of each Yat aud opens im a large trough made out of two boards nailed together Ww iorm w rightaugied triangle The large troughs Within: counee, With others sitdated on the outside of the sheds, along which they run for their en- tire ‘lengih, The latter troughs ompty into the troughs — sitgated = Insid te sheds = and outof which the animals te ou at the time of the writer's visit, and pe bad a fue opportunity to imspect the swiil,” When the swill | loaves the distillery itis boiling not, When it enters | vhe feeding trough it 1s 100 degrees Fabrenbert, av: | ing cooled somewhat by passing through the pipes, | Vuis and troughs ouiside, his swill as the very worst known, belug the ‘uistillery wasto’’ spoken ui in the sunitary code, It 18 composed of the residue of Whatever they are dstiiing und fo liberal quantity of hot, diriy water added, The swilt dyes wot contain much soud tatter, and, to use & Hautical expression, oue could see bottom in twenty fathoms if the water used to mix it had een clean It is of about the color of dishwater, Beastly and fithy men dressed im ciothes Aiuhier than their taees, it such a thing were possibie, were in eacn passageway directing the ieeding ul swill, Every lew uaules they Would shout ar the fumiched animals if lbey showed tao much haste in cudvayoring to get | their builing meal, If the shoat was not rutlicient | bhey showed no hesitation i veld | beasts with heavy clubs, which ainu Feeding was going pring the poor ment the ¢ legged hogs appewred to enjoy. The poor animals could bol lap up the Swill, «0 bot wh fuey would dip in their ‘tongue, draw it | out rapidly und then shake their icads to signiy | Uhat it was (oo hot They were pucked so right that | when one stovk ber head ber borus would surike tue | beck of the one Standing next Some of the animals did not have the ipeiwation 1 they bad the strenyth. which 8 coubliul—io get Up irom Hlthy aud dis. gusting floor to eat the repuisive too If they did get Up it Was peficctly sickening (o see the quid dlih run from their sides, DEATH IN THE CAN, Upon the large vats tiree men were standing, alters nately stirring up Ub nd taps as a Woli-like yeip came irom the $$$. no action im the maiter, ‘the Brooklyn Health Board stands by m a delightiul state | of apathy, ond its iniantie death rate rises and stil they say nothing. Queens county | Hart's desk. | in w tew days.’ when he was accosted by a burly brate in the torm of a man as tollows:— “What's der matder wid ‘em ?” ‘The fellow looked truly ferocious as he stuck out his lower lip and folded bis arms to make himsvif look bad. The writer waswered bis interrogation vy intorm- ing bum that he cows, and asked the terms. The buriy brate called over a sleek indi- vidal, who wore a brown overcoat. The just in- dividual bad a loug, silky beard, and le Was recognized a8 one of tho Brookiya milkmen, When he came to the writer the loliowing conversation tovk place :— jo you wish to siable cows f'’ “Yes; we thought of it, provided you’ve got room enough." “How many bave you got ?”? “about titty.” “Where are they ?"? “On their way bere from the West; we expect them “Are they new cows %”? bs, yes; they are all new milch cows, What do they charge here a head #” “Seventy-seven cents.” Weil, Suppose we brought one or two hundred wouldn't they make a reduction 7” i don’t ink 80. ud that's what L pai “How often do they feed tuem ?"”” “Three times 4 day and twice va Sundays.” Do they kave men to look atter tne cattle??? 0; you bave to keep your own man, All they give you is just the slops.’” capes we go over to the office und sce the ors”? “All right,” auswered our informant, as he kindly showed us the way, ag von to geta new cos- tomer for the distillers, hea we entered the o we were relerred toa short, thick set German bor keeper Who Wore black side whiskers and a mus- tuche. After a consultation with our guide, to be sure everything Was all mbt, the bookkecpor answered tho followipg question: “What do yuu cbarge for cows?!” “Seventy-seven cenis u week.” “Have you got any room now ?”? “Viisee.! ide then called to a young man to look over the books, and after that reference he said, “We have only got room for forty-five,’? “Do you expect to have any more room in the sum- mer time?’ “L don’t know; sometimes we do; that 1s, somebody might (urn (heir cows out to grass this summer," re you sure they will?” No, it’s only probable. THE LYGAL PENALTY. Several lirge trucks were siunding about the place, The trucks have the vrand in large gilt letters "Gall, Finechmany & Co,, Distillers.” The nome was ta- mitiar, aud thoughts went back to yeast bread that hud been caten coming trom wayous bearing the utle of the above firm, The owners are very wealthy and arive about town behind tnagniticent teams. These is Ive got one dundred bead asection im the sauitary laws of this State that reads us follows :— the view of | li keep cows for sly ur ex vi, or feed the pure, diseased’ or unwhole- wilty of w misdemesnor, and doby wine of not ives than atid it the tine is not puid, she ho shall adulterat. nie for sule or exch eon tuod that pr we milk, shall be deemed on couvietion shail be punisl $50 for eaca and every vifence shall be imprisuned tor not ‘less than tuirty day Penitentiary or County Jail wutit suid tine shail be paid, Every tuun employed on the place, as weil as Gall, Fleiscumaun & Co., 18 lable to panisument under tno above law, ‘bey ull avow thitt two-thirds of the cows coulinea in the wbove place are actually rouwen, ‘They kuow thai the feed produces impure milk. The tirm at one tine, so the Writer wus iniormed, had a number ‘of hogs at the ubove piuce. ‘The purk wus palmed olf on the unsophisticated people of New York and Brook- lyn us coru-ied pork, THR SWULL MILK PRODUCT, Each cow contined in the above pluce will average sixteen quarts of milk uw day. Eight hundred multi- phed by sixteen gives & total duily product of swill muk irom this place alone of 12,800 quarts. nat number of quarts of this vile poison 18 capable of kill- ing ball the cbtidren of tuts city and Brooklyn. Tho Heaith Board must know that the above place sends ous muk to kill infaits, and yet the Board bus taken authorities look on with a bland smile and do not ap- pear to cao go long as their cockiights go on and they ure mused, The milkmen are ail wealthy, aud it 1s there pature to club togetber, and it has been whis- pered that Queens county juries are very intelligent. The milkinen all drive to the swill establishment with their wagons, und never meet with molestation trom tho police along the road, Are they also intelilgent? | AL tbe time of ihe writer’s visit a milk wagon stood in the yard; it was visible trom the roud. ‘I'be wagon | bore tue inscriptivn *222 Tillary street’? upow the back panel. Nobody offered bindra: when it drove Girestiy past the station house. HELP YOURSELVES, If there ts no help trom the authorities a call must be nade upon Mr. Bergh, He cau arrest the people on the charge of cruelly to animals, It is not only croeity to animuls but pernicious to the heultn of the community, Lf the Health Board capnot proiect the pabiic why cannot a society be organized Jor the pre- vention of cruelty to human veings, with some man at the head of it who will act with honest deteriination ? An unprojessional man would vo the best, whose tine would not be occupied in endeavoring to build up a medical practice, What does Mr. Bergh suy? WEED-L DE A rumor was current yesterday to tho effect that Attorney General Fairchild veing advised by Mr. Wheeler H. Peckham that the evidence which * Boss’? Tweed offered to furnish in returo for bis liberation wou'd be of no use whatever in the trial of the ‘*Ring’” suits, hud returucd the so-called confession and de- clared that Mr. weed would have to spend the re- mainder of bis days in jail Mr, John D. Townsend when visited ata late hour last might declared that he had beard nothing of such a decision, aud emphatically expressed the wish toat Dame Rumor would und sume oluer subject than his chent to exercise her inventive faculties upon, Mr. Fairchild 1 busily engaged in urranging for the acceptance of Mr. Tweed’s proposition, but hus insiated upon the ‘Boss’? supplying certain missing links in the chain of evi- deoce be proposes to furnisb, lhose best inturmed think that the 1st of June at farthest will ind Tweed o free man, PATRICK CUMMISKEY'S DEATH, Coroner Simms, of Brooklyn, commenced an inquest yesterday on the body of Patrick Cummuskey, who was found on Wednesday last in the river, at tis foot of Conover street. Cummiskey, it will be remem- bered, was a rock blaster and had been work- Jug on April 16, the day ho disappeared, in 103d street, this city. William Kelly, who was in the company of deceased on the evening of the 16th of April, was wrrested on complaint of Michael Cummis- key, a brother of deceased, who thought he was coa- nected in some way with his disappearance. Kelly was discharged by Justice Morgan, there being no evi- denee agatost him, Dr. Nathaniel Robbins testified before Coroner Simms yesterday that ne bad made a postemortem e@xwmnation of deceased, found on the mght temple wound about two inchos ia ieogth, Which may or may not have been inflicted betore deatn; the skuil was iu- tact; mm the opimion of witness death was occasioned by drowning; the wound found on the right temple tad hounng at ail to do in regard to death of aeceasea, Ollicer Dennis Ford, attached to the Iwenty-thira pre Ciact of Luis city, testified that ou the eveuing of tho day 11 question he saw deceased stavding in front of a liquor store at the corner of 103d sireet and Third ave- nue; Kelly asked hin to come into the store and he reiused; Kelly and deceased then went down Third avenue logetier; both men did not seem to be much under the luiluence of liquor. The inquest will be continued at the’ Brooklyn Morgue an Slonday next DOG LICENSING RECORD, During the past week 3,197 licenses were granted to owners of dogs and the amount of $6,714 lias been re- ceived. Yesterday 621 tags were handed over Major Among the accommodated were Com- missioner Dunlap, one aog; Lester Wallack, threo dogs, aud Annie Jilie, of West Fourteenth street, two “*guzolles.’’ A Miss Hoffman waited her time patiently in line for a considerable time aud thea informed the clerks at the Permit Bureau that she wished licenses for three Spitz dogs and a mougre!. When arked for the fees sho reused to pay and walked away with an angry stride, MUNICIPAL NOT Collector of Assessments Gilon reports having re- ceived $18,401 61 during the past week, them that one trougn was iui of the muilk-puisun- wg mess. The sour odor of the slop as poured through the troughs almost maue one sick. Several wagous drawn by apologies tor horses and w Swill cart lashed crosswise ou tiem drove unde Vats upd louded up with the poison to cart away to | ¥ome cows in the neighborhood, Boys would come | With goat Wagons on Which there would be uwo or | Unree mik cans, the cans would be tilled and the boys | would vepart With poison lor other cows, Tn | pie put wk in the sutne cans end sell i to he hot porsou was not only pul inio the 1 | duced in the Board of Aldermen, providing that for | every dog redecmed a feo of $3 must be paid, and pro- F the | when © Au amendment to the dog ordinance has been intro- | viding Usat vone Dut resident’ dogs shail id tor aptu Iso preventing dir. Bergn’s interter- euce with dog catcher STEAM STR The Brooklyn City Horse Car Railroad Company is we | AWaking to the fact that popular sentiment is rapidly Ail seemed to | growing in favor of steam as a conveying power, Tho goat wagons, but some caus Fipsed oUt With tue tearful mixture, | company bas determiued upon asking the consent of the revel im the awill and fi some Of he city practitioners would go to this | e Common Council to use the noiseless steam | vl death of children in many cases. How could tue | motor, now so successiully operated in Philadelphia, place they would no longer be in doubt us to the cause | brutes expect the cows to ve Lealiny whea they only | on Third avenue, irom fwenty-ifth street (Gowauus) fed Wem apon the boing, Lithy mese’ The cows w Fort Hamilton, The people at the latter pont are | confined ju the Blissvillc disullery never smell of any | particularly eusiusiasve in their adyocucy ot the food except the poisonous swill, The bot mess pro- | Measure, cad there ts no doubt but that the City Fatuers will willingly accord their sai rapid transit scheme THE RAILROAD MAGNAT duces all manner of diseases of the alimentary It destroys the Mucous membrane of their at find once Usat 18 destroyed how can digestion go out Jtia mmpossible fur w Gow to give bowithy milk if #oy of her ussnes are nM discascu state, ‘he tissues uf ber different organs eannot be in a healthy stave when sue dovs not receive a full supply of up- netion to te | | The eoveral meetings ot the presiaents of tho trunk propriace und nutritious oi such aa tt was tutended | freight Nines seem to have been nad with a different jor ber to eat, A COW bas been Known to hive on ct Uh , Be rite Rabies ewe, «1 veclare that 1 | object than that generally imagined by tho pavito, | The conference is to be resucned this week. President proper food; neithe is the boiling, Cithy ond scpking mess that 1 Pho ito bo Wougue of tho cows ac | Jowett suys that the question under consideration t« the forination of a “pool” of tue trafic, tr Hissville. GRYRNET-BRVEN CENTE'A Whi, eveb corporation will uraw @ proportion ot As tho writer was mapecting One of tho stables bo | which it shall bo entitled acer bappened to rel Kite bis iri Who was standiog tumide one of We sections, “Not much rovm here,” OPENING THE TUNNEL. SALUTES OF CANNON, DISPLAY OF BUNTING AND ENIHUSIASM ALONG THE kO'ITE— SPEECHES BY GOVERNOK BEDLE, EX-GOVER- NOK HOFFMAN, W. WALTER PHELPS AND OTHERS, ‘The enterprise showa by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company in conitructing the new tunnel under Bergen Hill, With its approache: which inciudea the magnificent bridge over the Hack- ensack, at a cost of nearly $3,000,000, was in a great measure rewarded yesterday. At the hour appointed for starting the pioneer train from the depot at Hoboken there was assembled a gathering of rop- resentative and influential men in the full sense of the term. In the vicinity of the depot groups of men, womer and children were congregated, while the employs of the railroad company siniledas though they were enjoying a holiday. Cannon were placed in Position on either side of the track ut the starting point and no expense was spared in tho display of flags and bunting. The locomotive “E. 8, Auchincioss” was selected for the occasion, and was literally covered with small flags, Three handsome palace cars were attached, and in these the excursion party w: when at fifteen minutes before eleven Mr. Samuel Sloan, president of the company, jumped upon the locomotive and, relieving the engineer from the honor of opening the route, gave a whistle signal, pulled the lever and the train started, Thecannons blazed out the event, cheers weot up from the crowd aud then followed such an incessant din of whistling from about tweaty locomotives in the vicinity of the depot that the noise was positively deafening. The example wus speedily foliuwed by all the locomotives both on the coal and passenger lines til the Hackensack River was reached, Steadily along the new track, and at a pace that showed Mr, Sloan’s conflcencejin the solidity of the track and Datlasting, the train approached the tunnel, the entrance tu which was lined ou either side with spectators, Here cupnon Were placed on each side and thundered ont a salute, On the crest ot the hill over the entrance to the tunnel was «dense crowd, in front of which riders ou mules were drawn up in ling, These wero dosig- nated the McAndrew cava'ry, the mules being those tbat had been empioyed by the contrautor, Mr. Jouo McAudrew ip the excavation of the great buce. o rider carried a and the simultuneous waving of tae line of colors, adued to the prolonged cheering and the blazing of canuon, produced a most inspiriting eflect. The tram passed through the tunnel us smootly as though the road had beev operation lof years. On the western side | another popular ovation was tendered. The | splendid bridge over the Hackensack was next crossed. ‘At Newark, Orange, South Orunge, Summit, Morris- town, Svontou and Hackettstown there were salutes of ariilery and coutinued cheering. All the stations | were decorated With bunting, Morristown was reached at twelve o’clock and Paterson an hour laver. At the | latter place carriages were provided for the entire party, numbering about eighty, by one of Paterson's | jJeading manulacturers und President of the Board ot | ‘Trade, Mr. Thomas Barbour, who conveyed tho party | to his paiatial residence, about three miles trom the depot. Here a sumptuous bayquet was prepared, and, | with the addition of the local’ guests, the party that | sat down to dinner numbered avout one hundred and | the guests:—Governor thi ty. The following were ort 3 Bedle, ex-Governor Jobn f. Hoifmau, Wilham Walter Puelps, Samuel Sloan, K.P, Pyve, Moses Taylor, Will- 1am &. Douge, Marsnall 0. Roverts, John Brisbin, Will- jam G. Sebenck, 8. B, Chittenden, Jobn McAndrew, Jackson Schultz, Wolcott Jackson, general super- intendeut New York division Pounsylvania Railroad ; Beach Vanderpoel, John G, Dale, Senators G, A. Ho- | bart and Joun Hill, Joho H. Draper, Murcellus Massey, W. W. Shipven, James Hough, president of tne Jer- sey City Police Commissioners; Judge Hop- per, Mayor Buckley, ox-Mayor Smith, Robert Hamil, Thomas G." Hoxsey, and Jobn Cooke, of Paterson; A. L, Dennis, A. F. R, Martin, Gus Fuller, £. 8, Auchincloss and H, 8, Aucbincloss, Dexter Lambert, beside the following oflicers of the company:- A Reasono, geveral superivtendent; J. Grilliths, assistant superintendent; James Archibald, chief ebgineer; Superintendents ' Halstead, Niver, Phelps and Humphrey. Speeches were made by Mr, Barbour, Samuel Sloan, Governor Bedle, ex-Governor Hollman, Moses Taylor, William EB. Dodge, 8. B, Chittendea, William Walter Pueips, Joba Brisbin, Mr. Ryall, Jackson Schultz and Mayor Buckley. A despatch was received from Senator Rando'ph, regretting ne could not be present, Governor Bedie, in his address, wished that the people would understand the difference between railroads which are used for developing the material interests of a country aud those used tor spcoulative purposes, Antong tle tormer bo classed the company that built the hew tunnel Mr. Puelps made a speech | bristling with humor, which convulsed his hearers with laughter, Mr Brisbiu said the tunnel was not in | completed, but every doliar of the expendi- ture was paid. Unless some terrible crash should come the Delaware and Lackawanna would be able to pay every dollar, und if the wo should happen they bad o property in threo counties of Pennsylvania which they could mortgage for $50,000,000 at par value, Mr, Schuitz did not liko the | way the Jersey people do business. He favored a comn- mercial union between New York, Brooklyn and Jer- sey. Goveruor Hollman remarked humorously that the opening of the tunnel was memoravie to him. | On the day the opening was commenced he retired | trom office and Was consigned to private iife. The others came out at the other cad of the bole, while he could not see whether he would ever get out. ‘The party left Paterson shortly afwr six o'clock and arrived at Hoboken at bull-past six, Mr. Sloan was | very enthusiastic over the completeness ot the work, aud said, poimung to the contractor, “That John MicAndrow ta laithful und au bonest man, Hé has | done big work well, and I will always stand by him.’? Mr. Sloan also deplored tho loss of lite during the exe vation of the tonvel, Mr. Archibald explains that a clerical error occurred in tue report regarding the pumber of brick laid in the tunnel, which shouid read five millions, Mr, McAudrew insists there were s¢ven millions and @ hail, THE TAMMANY SOCIETY. INSTALLATION OF THE SACHEMS AND OFFICERS. The ceromony of instalijng the sachems and oflicers of the Tammany Society took piace at the Wigwam, in Fourteenth street, last evening. The following officers were duly instailed, having been chosen tor one year:— Sachems—Jobn Kelly, Bernard Rielly, Thomas Dun- lap, Henry L, Clmto, Charles Douotue, Nuthamel Jarvis, Jr,; Miles B. Andrus, Willa H. Wicknan Edward L.’ Donovily, Charlies H. Haswell, Menzel Diet fendort and Joon’ J. Gorman, Secretary —Joel 0. Stevens, Treasurer—Aribur Leary. Sugamore—Wit- son Small, Wiekinskie—-Joho D. Newman, Muyor Bly wii be installed as ove of the Sachoms at the next regular meeting of the society, Ou the 21st ot May a meeting of the sachems will be hea tor the purpose of electing a grand sacbem, father of the council and @ scribe, The ceremonial, of course, was entirely py SURROGATE DAILEY'S VIC TORY. THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE DULY QUALIFIES | AND ASSUMES THE DUTIES OF His OFFICE, The democratic politicians of Brooklyn were quite elated yesterday over the succos of Abram A. Duliey in bie sayt against Walter L. Livingston, The friends | of the latter gentleman made no atteinpt to conceal their disappointment at his removal from the Surro- gateship by the verdict of the jury. he official acts of the retired Surrogate are, however, valid in law, wud require no revision oF re-enactment. Mr, Dutiey uppeared betore Justice Gilbert, in the Supreme Court, Chambers, at eleven o'clock, and obiaimed His Honor’s signature tw tho judgment of Ouster to be oniered upun the verdict. He then Wok the oath of office as Surrogate and tiled bis official bond of $26,000 tor the faithful performance of the daties attached to the office, His voudsmen are Henry Hamilton and arthur Lennon, Mr, Dailey was re- ceived by Chief Clerk Judah P, Voorties in tho offic Ol the Surrogate, abd given the k: was reappotuted (o the pusition whica the past twenty years, Other ap made during the Week, and it 13 the tutention of the pew Surrogace to reiustate several of the clerks who were remouyed last Jangury wacu Mr, Livingston Look his seat, 0 e husbeld jor ointments will be BOY. ‘A well dressed map, about forty yoars ot age, en- tered the dry goods store of Weschier, Abrahams & Co., on Fulton street, Brooklyn, last Friday afternoon, and ordered $100 worth of silk sevt to the Mansion House, in thatctty., He gave a very aristocratic pame. When an errand boy was met the aristocratic todivicual in the office, The stranger asked the lad tu accompany him toa bank near by, Reaching the bank, the man pulled from his pocket a gold pen and hastiiy wrote acneck, This he offered to the boy, Who refused it on the ground that it should be certitied. The mau then drew u plat and, poruting it at the boy’s head, deciarea he woulk blow hig brains owt if be did not take the check and deliver up the gouds, AS soon as the lad saw the p tol Ho ran away, holding the silk tigatly, The stranger disappeared, aud has not since been found. ANOTHER BOOTBLACK GO} At the Tombs Police Court yesterday William Ma- louey, a bootbiack, aged seventeen, was held in $2,000 ballon the charge of breaking Into the store of Will: | iam Gilvert, Nor 17 Stond street, and stealing the from $0 worth of shous, MUST PAY THR PIPER, James Sharkey, residing at the c@guer of Fourth avenue and Twenty-fourth street, Brooklyn, obtulned a Warrant from Justice Ferry for tho arrest of John A. Wade, & blacksmith, who is eburged with stealing lead pipo and pine flooring to the value of $100, Wade was arrested ye day by Oil Cullen, Third pre- Ginel, ab No, 8Y Market wip, this city. | mit this decepuion | Among tho attentive auditors im cuurt yesterday were Mr. Voornies | nt to the hotel with the sik bo | NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MAY 13, 1877.-QUINTUPLE SHEKT. MISS MORISON'S MARRIAGE. THE ROMANCE OF AN INFATUATED YOUNG LADY AND HER PERSISTENT LOVER—a DO- MESTIC’S IRE. Asuit for defamation of character 18 about to be instituted against Mr. F, L. Morison, of No, 143 West Forty-second street, by Mra, Sarah J, Liliias, lately in his omploy as a servant, and who acted as ago-between for his daughter Georgianna and her lover Joseph Lopez, who secretly warried her three weeks avo under circumstances previously detailed im the Heeauv, The basis of the proposed suit is the aliegation of Mr, Morison that Mrs, Lillias and others planned the marriage and elopement of bis daughter with her unknowa lover for the purpose of vluckmail, It was also stated by Mr, Morison and his family that Lopez bad been introduced to Miss Morison by Mra, Lilias The latter, in conversation with a HERALD reportor yesterday, ul the office of her counsel, Mr. Gibbons, stated that she formed the ac- quaintance of Lopez while out walking one evening about one year ugo; that be accompanied ber to the door of Mr. Morison’s house, whore she was | employed, and that he asked, permission to “keep steady company” with her, Mra, Like ling states that she told that she could uot think of jowing apy one to pay her attontions then her Lusbaud had been dead only two or three years, and tat ufler seeing iim once more she went into the couatry and did not returo until the Unristmas seasou, A day or two alter ber return she Was called to the window by Miss Georg!- anba, Who pointed out Lopez im the street, and said tat he was ‘her veag.’? Suortly alter Miss Georgi- anna Went out walking with Lopez one day and Mrs. | Lilla informed Miss Kachel, ber eldest sister, of the uct, In doing this the serVaut declares that she was not actuated by Jealousy at ull, but by a sense of duty, ‘ihe tumily at Ouce took measures to prevent com- munication between their daughter and Lopez. THAEATS OF COLD POLSON. In this juncture Mrs. Liilias admits that by the im- portunities of the young lady she wus induced to carry two ietters to Lopez and to bring back their answers to her young misiress, ‘Miss Georgianna told me,” she suid im telimg the story, “that if [would nov de- liver the letters or it 1 bettayed her that she would | tuke some poison which was im her brother James? | i closet, 1 sald, ‘Chere 1s no poison there;’ aud she sad, ‘Oh yes there if some bur dy Bue IT aidn’t think there waz,’’ While Miss Georgiapoa was under wateb she met Lopez iu the street several times by appointment made through the mail, and Lopez spent two évenings with her in the kitchen, where be called Ostensiviy to see the servank Mrs. L ho Was Induced to per- the Ubreats of tue young lady, who swore that ti she did vot succeed in marrying Lopez she would ao something which, ta tho language of dirs, Lillias, ‘was much worse.” A SECRET MARRIAGE, After two interviews in the kitchen Mrs, Liliias says she was wlraid she was doing Wrobg, and iniormed ber young mistress that 1! she wished her lover to cull any inore she would have to. see him on her own responsi- bility and in the parlor, She knew uo more of the atluir until Miss Georgiunna, entering the house ove day three weeks ago, sbowed her a wedding ring and said she had just beex married, hon came the distovery oy the Jamily and the removal of the young ludy, Mrs. Lillas states that during tho two years she lived im the family she bever saw apy indication that the young lady was of unsound mind, us 1s now alleged by ihe family, nor did abe hear any one refer tout. On the coptrary, she considered Miss Georgianna the brigthest of the family, and when Mr. Morison was ill, some time azo, 1 Was she who nursed bin. Lopez says he is determined to have his wife, and will sue oui A writ of habeas corpus to-morrow tor her recovery. 1t 18 stated that she has been removed to a lunatic asylum, Lopez asserts that be parted with his wile immediately aiter the ceremony vy Dr. Til- fany, and told her not to let ber family know of the mutriage for a tew days, until he should be ready to take her West with bim, THE ROE DIVORCE SUIT. In Supreine Court, Chambers, at White Plains, Westchester county, yesterday, Judge Dykman lis- tened to the summing up of counsel in the divorce suit of Roe va, Roe, The cause was commenced and tried before the Judge above named at Newburg, Orange county, where the plaintiff, Mary H. Roe, and her husband, William J, Roe, restde. The testimony elicited on both sides has already been fully set Jorth inthe Hxraup. From the high social pogition of the litigants tho trial and ite revelations of domestic un- huppiness e vcuasjoned quite @ sensation througn- out the section of the State where they lived and moved in ab atmosphere of afflueave ava refinement. the plaiatiuf and her motner, The detendant, who 13 urraigued on u charge of crue) and inhuman treatment toward his wile, wus wlao present, bUt occupied a seat at the opposite side of the court room to his wife throughout the proceedings, Fraucis 3. Bangs, counsel for the defendant, in his address to the Court reviewed the testimony in a dis- pussionate and lucid manner, urging that, although vcoasioual acts of craeity may bave been commited by tue defendant toward his wile, it does not compel the Court to grant her a divorce, During bis speech, which upied about threo hours, counsel read copious extracts from tho letters of plaintiff! and defendant to each o:her both belore and since their marriage. General Burnett summed up for the plain- ul He strenuously argued that the allegatious of cruelty to bis client had been conclusively proved. He | scathingly denounced the couduct of the deiendant, whom ue urged was unfit to be intrusied with the future welfate of Mrs. Roo add ber two youug chil- dren, Judyo Dykinan will render bis decisins in the case at a future duy. LEITLE AUGUSTA LOGAN, Officer Morse, of the Jeflerson Murket Court squad, yesterday morning arrested William Logan, of No, 10 Rector street, aud brought him before Judge Wandoll, on tho complaint of Mr, Jona L. Bates, Auditor of the Hudson River Railroad Company. Mr. Logan was charged with threatening to take Mr. Bates’ lune if bis child Augusta, nine years of age, = Was not delivered to him. Tho story of the abduction of Mr. Logan’s child by Mrs. Rich, bis wife’s sister, was published yesterday, Logan denied all the charges of assault, and said that he visited Mr. Bates for the purpose of serving a sum- | mons on him for the recovery of his child, Judge Wandell discharged Logan on his promiso that ho would cease to aunoy Mr. Bates in thetuture. Mr. Bates | voluntarily told tho reporter that Logan met the mother of the caild on a steamer coming trom tavre to New York. An accident occurred vy which the | mother of Augusta came near losivg her life, Logun saved her by bis courage and presence of mind and | married her alter they cume to this city, When Mrs. | Logan died she requested that her child should be | convigued to the custody of Mrs. Bates, lwhiek request Me Logan complied = with, |The child was in the custody of Mrs. | | Bates ior three years, when the father claimed it aud | took i witu nimi to Chicago, Shortly after the ageat fire be returned to New York and delivered the cbtid agai to Mrs. Bates, Who has taken care of i ever since. | Logan contends that tbe child is un heiress to some | propery im Germany, and that Mr, and Sirs, Bates are | retaining her on (Wat account, Op the contrary Mr, | Ba states (hut Logan is af improper person and wn- | fitied jor the’ custouy of any child, and that he (Mr. Bates) and bis wite are anxious to tuke care of the child for the mother’s sake aloae. AN UNNALURAL MOTHER, Officer Chiardi, of the society for the Prevention of Crucity to Children, brought to the Tombs Police | Court yesterday Catherine Cullen, a ragged and dirty | | femaio, carryiug in ber arms an infant whose pinched face told of sutiering The officer charged the Woman | with erueily beating her eight-year old ghter | and driving ber irom nome, compelling ber to si | station house: When arresied she was lytu | in her squaud apartments at No, 002 Green wi | wb her baby stretched ou the Hoor, Tae prisoner | was beld ia $00 bail to unswer. ENCOKE, Charles Easton, colored, who has juat terminated a Six mouths’ term of jinprisonment in the Kings County Ponitentiary lor larcepy, was brought betore Justice | Walsh, Brooklyn, yesterday by Detective Corr, The | ex-convict, who was employed as & waiter at the | bowiding house of Mrs, Menrieita 8. Yoemans, No, 3 Montague Terrace, is charged with having stolen | jewelry and other property from bis empioyer, | amounting to the value of about $800, The prope.ty | has ait been Fevovered, Easton 1s held vo await ex- amination, 11 MARRIAGES __~. MARRIED. Annotr—OLMsTRan.—At the South Congregational | Church, Brockiyn, on Wednesday evening, May | by Rev! Dr, Lymun, Cuarues M, Annort, of New Yo und Kedding, Coun, to Josa Fuanens, daughter of the late Hirain Oimstead, of Aibauy. Hovurrrs—Kuisto.—On Tuesday, May 8, 1877, by Rev. A. K. Shaw, at the residence ot the bride's pa- routs, Closter, N.J., Gronay KR, Hovenrra to Jura | K., aaughier of Mr, Albert Bristol, forimurly of Jersey City, No cards, Laek—Hawea,—On Wednes May 9, 1877, by | Rev, B. M. Adams, Mr. Crane: LkRK, Of Brooklyn, | to Miss Sanan |, Hawes, of New York Navins—d1CDEY ity, Phorsday, Muy 10, } At the bride's by Vicur General Quinn, Wittiam KR. Nevins, formerly of Hadsen, N, y¥., to - M | | Un ‘Thursday evening, May 3, atest, Laurence’s enureh, by the Rev. Father Ashland, Wat. O'CoNNeLL to Kikanon F, daughter of Jotin F, Monks, of New York, TRRNUNK—DINGLKY.—On Weanesasy, May 9, 1877, | py the Rey, Wiilain A. Clatk, Anas B. TéRnUNK, of erson, N. J., to Onantorre M., eidest daughter of Charles W. Dingley, of this city. | o'clock preet of Richard Storis Willis, to Lieutenant J. #, Brop ukav, U.S, M. GC. No caras. DIED. AkssrRoxe.—On Thursday, May 10, Winttaw ARM- sTrosc, Jr, of heart disease, ‘The relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the tuneral, on Sunday, May 15, ai one o'clock, trom his late residence, No, 500 Weat 35th st. Buake.—On Saturday, May 12, ulter @ short, but severe iiness, MicHaRL Biakr, a native of Clomave, Purish of street, Cognty West) ih, Ireland, in the GULL year of bis age, ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to a:tend the funeral, from his late res: dence, 515 one 18th #t., om sionday, May 14, at on Friday, May 11, Mary ANNIb BLAKE, beloved wile of Goorge Biake, in the friends of the family are reapectfully invited to attend the funeral on Sunday, May 13, at three o'clock P, M. Boxyncr,—Suddenly, on Saturday, the 12th inst., at the Mountain House, Orange, N. J., ALBERT BonyNok, in the 26th year of hie age. Funeral services at the Church of the Reformation, Gates av., near Franklin, Brooklya, on Monvay, tne 14Ub inst, at half-past two P. M. Brive On Saturday, May 12, 1877, Aveusta J., widow of the late Joshua F, Bridge, di. mm the ist your of her age. Relatives and triends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from her Inte residence, No, 115 Kemsen st., Brooklyn, oa Tue: , Muy 15, at two. M. Please t Mowers Crawrord —At Greenpoint, on Wednesday, May 9, Epwarp CRAWFORD, aged 46 years, The relatives und friends of the family; also socio. tics of St, Anthony's RC. T. A, B., the No. 3 Young Men's T. A. B.. aud the Greenpoint Branch Clan-na- Gael are invited to attend the funeral, from his late res- idence, No. Leonard st.,on Sunday, May 13, at two o'clock P. Dep Suddenly, on Thursday, 10th inst, Mar- Gane, wife of Gilman Dudley, in the Toth year of her age. Funeral from her late residence, North Broadway, Yonkers, on Sunday, 13th inst., at balf-past two P. M. Carriages tn Walung at depot on urrival of one o’clock train from 30th et, Lakie —On Suturday, May 12, Jexxie A., yourgost dagznter of John L. and Janet Earle, in the 6th year ol ber age, Relatives and friends respectfully invited to the funeral, ov Monday, the I4th, at two P. M., from Che residence of her parents, No. 105th st, Harlem, Eakty,-—Saturday, May 12, Grace, wife of William Eakin. Notice of funeral hereafter. Fircit.—At his residence in New Haven, Conn,, on Wednesday, Muy 9% Wrtutax Freca, of the rm of W. 2. 't. Fiteh, neral serviecs at his late residence on Monday, 14th inst, at ball-past two P.M, Fivasi 3.—Un Saturday, 12th inst, Grorce Firzstuno & native of the parish of Maybologue, county Meath, Lrelund, aged 72 Funeral on Monday, at two 0’ residence, 416 West 23d st. Foxks,—On Friday morning, May 11, 18 Foxes, in p18 42: year, Funeral take place from 764 Van Buren st., | Brooklyn, oth on Sunday afternoon, May 18, 1877, ek. attend o'clock is Bast 13. "clock, from his late Grorok nada) papers copy. Gatrikty,—Ou Friday, May 11, Bruixpa, widow of the late John Gattield, ta the 89h year of ber age. Relatives and friends are respeottully invited to at tend the funeral, trom her jate residence, No. 123 Eust 60th st, on Monday, Livh inst, at ball-past nine o'clock A, M. Gray. —Un Thursday evening, May 10, Saran, eldest daughter of the late Wiluum Gray, Esq., In the 68th year ol her age. Funeral on Sunday, the 13th inst, at two P. M., {row the residence of her brother, John Gra; 121 | Ryerson at., Brooklyn, Relatives and frien spectiully invited to attend Rt.—On Friday, the 1th inst, Fraxk D. J, . of cousumpton, in the 23d ir of his age, The relatives and iriends of tho family are respect- fully mvited to attend bis faneral, trom ‘bis late rest- gence, No, 35 Perry st, this (Sunday) aiternoon at hall-past one o’clock P. M., without turther invitation, re re. Heapguarters Wastixaton Light Guann, Courasy B, TweLeTn Iveastey, N.GS.N.Y. “ sew York, slay 12, 18 t [Special Order, No, 2} The mewbers of this command will assemblo at Regimental Armory, Sunday, 13th inst, at hall-past twelve o'clock, 10 citizen's dress, to atten.t the funeral of our late comrade, Frank D, J. Haggart. Members of the regiment are invited to attond, By oraer JAPTAIN CHARLES 8. BURNS, R. N. WALLER, First Sergeant, Huusr.—On Friday, llth inst, Bniza J. Hust, wid- ow of the late John D. Hulst, ‘The relatives and irieads are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from St. John’s Episcopal Churen, 7th st., Hunter’s Pott, Long Island, on Movday, 14th inst., half-past one P.M. Jouxsox.—On Thursday, May 10, Wituram H. Jous- SON, aged 34 years, 4 months, 18 days. Funeral sefvices op Suuday, May 13, at a quarter to two P. M., at his late residence 405 West 32d st. Relatives Iriends aro tnvited to attend. Remains will be mterred in New Brunswick, N. J., on Monday, Kreine.—Saturday, May 12, 1877, Dora M,, beloved daughtor of Frederick and Dora Kleine, aged 2 years, 10 months and 2 days, Friends of the tainily are respectfully invited to at- tend the funeral, without further notice, trom the residence of her parents, 3d av., corner of 117in st., on Sunday, May 45, wt hait-past one o’clovk P. M. Manauay,—Ob Saturday, May 12, 1877, Mary, wife ot Thomas Manahun, aged 36 years, Notice of the funeral hereaticr, % Masxpet. —In Port Gibson, May 6, Louis L. Maxvet, of New York. Mitis,—In Brooklyn, May 10, 1877, of paralysis of the brain, Isaac MILLS, in the 69th yeur of ms uje. Friends of the tamily are respectiully invited t tend the funeral, this (Sunday) morning, at half-pa: nine o'clock, ut the Bedlord Avenue Retormed Church, corner of Madison st, and Bedford av., Brooklyn. lu- torment at Springfield, 1. 1. Long (sland papers please copy. + Mornison.—Un the 11th inst, at the residence of his uacle, Robert Morrison, No, 152 West 53d st., G & MORRISON, aged 23 years, The funeral services will take place at the above number, on Sunday, tho 13th inst., at a quarter to one . M. Interment at Woodlawn. The relatives and friends of the {amily are invited, Meneuy—Wini D Mureuy, youngest daughter of Michnel and Margaret Murphy, aged 3 years aod 6 months. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respect- fuily invited (o attend the funeral, irom ber parents’ residence, 128 Smith si., corner Deun, Brooklyn, on Sunday, 1uth inst., at two o'clock P. M. McCuswek—On Friday, May 11, B KER, in the 48th year of bis age. Relatives and friends ot the family aro respectfully Invited to attend the fageral, irom his lute residence, 60 Ridge st., on Sunday, May 13, at two o'clock. McGixy,—On Saturday, 12h, after a short illness, James MoGiyx, @ native of the county Tyrone, parish of Killskerry, Ireland, aged 37 years, The relatives and friends of (he family are respect- fuliy invited to attend his tuneral, on Monday, at two otelor MoGrath.—On May 12, Etizaneri, aged 78 yeurs, native of county Tyrone, Ireland, wife of Thomas MeGrath, Funeral trom her late residence, 452 West 40th st, at balf-past exght o clock, to Su Paul’s Church, 59th day, 14th. iN Me ERNARD MoCus- eGNEY, On Saturday, May 12, iu ay., ip bis dsth year, ‘The relatives aud {riends are Invited to attend the funeral, on Monday, May 14, at nine o’clock, to bo taken to St Paul’s Romaa Catholic Church, and from there to Calvary Cemetery, MoKexxa.—On Friday, May 11, Jaye McKeva, of Pneumonia, Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to at- tend the tuseral, oa Mouday, May 14, at two o’ciock, from her late residence, 333 West i7tb st. McNanty.—Ou Friday May 11 Deyxis McNauuy, aged ars, a native of Kings county, Ireland. The reiauives and friends ot the tainily are respect- y inyited to utiend the funeral, trom his late rosi- dente, No. 156 Unton place, Greenpoint, on Sunday, two P.M. Interment in Caivary Cemetery, B on Friday, May 1, Patiick Nxvintr, New Ross, county Wexford, Ireimhd, in bis 74th year, ‘The funérai will take place from the residence of his son-tu-law, Kaward W. Hughes, No. 342 West 17th st, at one o'clock Sunday, May Calvary Cemetery. Picanb.—At the resideves of bis son-in-law, Theo- dore D. Kich, Mount Vernon, N. Y., on Friday, May L, Huyri Jeas Louis Pica, in hie 8ist year, ‘The funeral will take piace on Monday, the 14th inst, at hall-post ten A.M. Traia leaves Grand Contral Depot (New Haven Raiirc 6. Carriages will be in Waiting at Mount Vernon station. M1 Friday, May L1, daconise, wite of Honry 57 years, 2 month iriends of the family are respect fnily dq to attend the taueral, from her late residence ek. Reiatives and friends of the family uvited to attend the funeral, at Madison, N.J., Mon- day inorning. D leaves Hoboken at 9:10 A. ML Sairiul.—Suddeniy on Saturday, May 12, Jerome B, Swird, in the 45th yoar of his age, Nouce of funeral hereafter, sPaTsON,—Suddenly, Muy 1, Janse P. Sterson, aged 30 years, s X—On Friday, lth inst, Baruara Sirxer, mother of Joseph Stiner, aged 87 years. Faverslon Sunday morning, at tine o'clock, from her Inte residence, di4 2d st, No flowers. SUSMAN.—At Vienna, Austria, April 16, FRaNcisca, the beloved wife of Juiius Susman, 30 years ola, Philadelphia qui Miuwaukee papers please copys fayi.on,.—On Saturday, May 12, Lewis Tayior, aged 86 years, Nouce of funeral bereatter, ‘ TALMAGR. —At Kingston, N. Y., May 9, James ALEX- Axven, son of Rev, Juines Ro and Mary 5. Taimage, in the zis y age. TeRshte—Ob Friday, the L1th inet, GRoRak E., son | of George | montos, d days, | Funeral on Sanday, halt-past ove, trom the residence of fis parents, 95 Lith st, Williamsburg, L, L Vaxpenvos!.—At Fort Hamilton, L. 1., May Hawn G., widow of Abram B. Vanderpoel. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend ihe funerai, from her late residenee, on Monday aflervoou, Lith Inst, at three o'clock, Wanuxa—in Brookiyn, on Friday morning, Ith inst, NATHANIEL KF. Warixa, @uunsellor-atlaw, in the Tst year of lls age, Funeral services from his late residence, No. 19 tte av., Brookivm, on Sunday, 13th inst, as 6 respect{ully | Wiiti8—BRopaKap,—On the 12th of May, at St. | Stephen's churca, New York, Juusie Maun, davguter kK, from bis late residence, No, 230 Rast 40th st. | 401 Broome st., this (Sunday) afternoon, at two | Ros,—Suddenly, on Saturday, May 12, Luisa M. | Ros, wite of Autonio M. Ros Notice of funeral hereafter, WePLER,--On Brigay, May 11, 1 after a ee vere jilness, ANNA Kees, beloved wite of Max M. Schedier, aud Sarah sl, Turwer, aged 6 years, 7 | | tr FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL The Stock Market Active and Generally Highex GOLD 107 1-4 A 107 1-5 The Coal Stocks Still Very Weak. THE BANK STATEMENT. Money on Call Easy at 2 ¢ 2 1-2 Per Cent. Want Street, Saturnpay, May 12—6 MS Saturday, by a sort of tacit consent, is regarded by stock specalators aa the “settling duy’’ of the week. Not to the peremptory extent which obtains bie monthly, under the same phrase, upon the Lonaow Stock Exchange, where hopes and fears, weighed for a fortnight im the balauce, come out kicking the beam or fouud wanting, as the case may be, but as u géneral gathering together of the ravelied ends of speculation and tying them up over the intruding holiday. It may be Safely said that nine-ieprths of the small operas tors view Sunday with an evil eye—not with regard to tts sacred character (fur brokers are notoriously sur- charged with Christian graces), but because they bave lively recollections of the great New York Central divi- dend and the Boston fire, beth of which, occurring upon thut day, bave lett their mark, for better or worse, even to the present time. [imbued with this superstitions feeling, the great army of ‘wealpers” are prone to close up all outstanding contracts betore the close of business on Saturday, luaving them at full liberty to pray for favorable pros pects in their orisons on Sunday. Since the business for the last two or three days has been pretty much left to this industrious, but linpecunious, faction of tho Stock xchange the course of prices has hud but little siguiticance. The seckers alter elghths and quartera have gleaned the field of speculation with all the ardor that Ruth exhibited im following the footsteps of Boaz, but their labor, so tar as it is significant of a good crop ora bad crop ip the {uture—that is to say, of higher prices or lower ones, for speculative stocks— 48 Worthless ag a criterion, Much of to-day’s bust neas grew out of these samo uovcertain sources. The master bands romained deep in tho pockets of then proprietors, and were seldom withdrawn to direct the course of speculation, Accordingly pricea swayed to and {ro in a gentle and rostric. tive manner that gave more excitement fo the stock telographer than it did to the stock operator, Iu a moderate sort of way both bulle and bears had their Innings this morning, the market going down and up and down and up again, The coal stocks wore at the head and front of both rise and fall, and to a great ox- tent influenced the rest of the market, ‘ho intentiowt manifested on the part of these companies to cut loose from all previous proclamations of prices and soll to the best bidder as the daily market may afford, has not only depressed the value of stocks but has led to a fear that the engagement between the companies to take place the 1st of June may prove adead letter hia impression has, for a day or two past, acted as a drag upon quotations, as we see exhipited in the lower ug. ures obtained, while at the samo timo a ronewed besr- ish feeling has grown up which bas fostered a ‘resh and vigorous exhibit of short sal After midday the whole list, led by the cohl stocks, improved consiier+ ably, Lake Shore and Central and Hudson and Ouios being particularly strong, but the advance was not sustained, and before the end a relapse took place whieh closed the market rather weak and feverish. OPEXING, MGHEST AND LOWKST, The following table shows the opouing, bighest and lowest prices of the day: west, 3, Highest. Low New York Central. My Lake Shore... Northwestern Northwestera preferred Hock Island Milwaukee aud St. Pa Mliwaukee and St. Paal j Del, Lack. and Western Union Pacific Ohio and Mississippi. Western Union Pacitic Muil.. PRICES—3. P.M. Aner. M4, cLosi Bid, Dog woe Bil, H NY Contral. M& St prot 4813 Pittaburg..... Del, Nod Gentral Dei & Hudson Morris & Es: Mich Central, 45 ADVANCE AND DECLINE, The following shows the advance and decline in the closing prices of the principal active stocks to-day as compared with those of yesterday :— Apvaxce.—Western Union, '4; New York Central, ; ke Shore, tral, 44; Northwestern preferred, 4 St. Paul, 4; Oluo and Mississippt, 34; Hannibal St Joseph, 3g; Atlantic and Paciiie, 4; Michigan Cone trai, DecLixe.—Panama, 1; Union Pacific, 2s; Northwest. ern, 4; Wabash Delaware, Luckawanbe and West erp, 134; Morris and Essex, 2%; Hannibai and St. Jo- steph preferred, $4; Delaware and Hudsou, lington and Quincy, 45. THE MONEY MARKET. Money on call was easy at 2 a2\ per cout, the former being the closing rate. The following were tho rates of exchange on New York ut the undermentioned cities to-day ;—Savannab, baying 3-16, selling 5-16; Charleston, none offering; St. Louis, 1-10 premium; Cinecinnaul, easy, buying par, selling 1-10; New Orlcans, commercial % a 9-32c., bank 34, and Chicago, 50 pre- mium, Foreign exchange 18 quict and unchanged, with actual business at 4.87 for bankers’ 60 days ster- jing and 4.895 for demand. THE GOLD MARKET. Gold declined from 1074 to 107, recovered to 107!$ and closed at 107!,. The carrying rates were 34 and 1 per cent, and the borrowing rates flat to 1 per cunt, Gold clearibgs at the National Bunk of the State of New York :— Bure Curreacy valauces Gross clearances CLNARING HOUSE STATEME Currency exchanges Currency balances 14 $62,532, 960 2.801.408 Goid exchanges, 4,453, 116 Gold balances... 990,633 WERKLY CZRARING HOUSE sta Currency exchanges, $432, 340,460 | Currency balances 19,719,403 vid exchavges, + 1), 4 Gold balauces. 7,748,989 GOVERNMENT NnoONDS. Government bonds were firta and closed strong at the following qnotation8:;—United States currency sixes, 125 0 12544; do. do., 1891, registered, 114}5 @ 1144; do, do, do,, coupon, 1154; a 115%; do. do, 1865, new, registered, 11%) a 111}; do. do., do., doy coupon, 11134 a LLL sg ;do, do, 1867, registered, 1144) a 11444; do, do., do, coupon, 14sy-a 11424; do, do, 1868, rogistered, 11534; do, do., do, coupou, 115%; do,, ton-forties, registered, 112% a 11275; do, do., cous pon, 113% #11344; do, fives, 1881, registered, 11174 a 112; do. do., do., coupon, 111% w 112; do, 435'8, 1891, rogistered, 108% a 108%; do, do,, do,, coupon, 108)4 6 10576. THE FORBIGN MARKET, The London advices report a deciine of \% a % por cent in consols on the more serious turn of British relations with Russia, United States bouds were all steady at yesterday's closing prices. Eric eommon dectined }, per cent, the preferrea and New York Ceu- were steady aud Ilnnols Central advanced 1); pet cont, Rentes at Paris declined 2740, Sixty-five thousand pounds in bullion was withdrawn from the Bank of England on balance to-day, The closing prices in London té-day Were :—Consols, monvy and account, 93% 293%, four and a half per cent bonds, 103%); 1867's, 10814 a 010854; ton-fortics, 108!,; new tives, ie, 64(; do, preferred, 17; Mlinols Con, ew York Central, 90, a 91, Bar silver past th o’cioek, P. M. Relatives and iriends are respectiuily invited to attend. Was quoted at S4jgd. per ounce, Io Paris reutea