The New York Herald Newspaper, October 27, 1877, Page 8

ao THE COURTS. Worthlessness of Judgments Against Heavy Operators in Forged Bonds. BELIGIOUS LITERATURE AND LITIGATION. Uncertainty of Check Payments in the Shadowy Future. DAMPER ON THE COOLIE TRADE. ——— The case of Andrew L. Roberts and Valentine Gloa- Bon, the forgers, has been brought before the courts in ‘another of the apparently interminable motions char- acterizing this cuse, It will be remembered that in the suit of the Now York Guaranty and Indemnity Company agaift Roberts and Gleason, tried in the Buperior Court, the piaintiff got judguiont for $91,000 for loans on forged securities. The bonds and moveys Of defendants had, it 18 said, previously been attached by Sheriff Bgonnan, ut the suit of Oberg & Co, who Claimed $9,000 for Roberts aud Gloasou; but the at- tachment, 1b is alleged, was vacated, and after that, Bod after the judgment obtained by the Guarunty and Indemnity Company, the defendants, as averred, vol- ‘untarily allowed the jadgment to be entered for $9,000, The Sheriff then sold $84,000 worth of the securitics, &t a place on Rivington sirect, it Is sald, at nino A. M., and only realized about $9,000, when ho might, it 1s alleged, have got the Jul! value tn Wall street, und it ig algo said be bad $12,000 in money belonging to Koberts und Gleason iu bis possession at the time, The mutter came before Judge Freedman yesterday on ap order to show euuso why ex-Sberifl! Brennan and his deputy, Jacob ©. Seeducher, should Dot furnish the piuintiffs’ attorney with a full stuto- Msnt of all property seized under an attachment Aguinst the deleudants anc what bus been done with at and under whose care and contro! the same now 1s, and also ap order directing such Sheri! aud bis deputy W deposit all the persuaal property and money with Bowe trust compauy or other corporation or person, to abide the turtuer order of the Court 1n which otuer Attachinent or attachments were issued aud in which Buis ure pendmg. Judue Kreedwnan yesierday ren- dered & decision 1n which he suys that the power of the Court to protect its suitors being ample the sonly question is Whether a proper cage has buen mude out Jor its exercise. ‘The allegutions in the moving of ‘Waste and ingolyency on ibe part of the Sher! and his deputy aud insuificiency of the Sherifl’s sureties. wronot denied by the opposing affidavit, and must, thereiore, be taken as true tor the purposes of this motion, ‘his bemy so, und all parties iu interest bav- dug united in the prayer of the motion, he holds it bis duty to interfere tor the protection of the propert; He orders mreterence to determine tho nevure of the property seized wud wat has veen done witu it, “WAYMARKS IN THE WILDERNESS,” Before the Special Term of the Supreme Court yesterday, Judge Van Vorst presiding, in tho suit of ‘Beach against Colles, cross applications on bebulf of ‘he piainti® and the delendant were made mpon exceptions to the relerce’s report. Mr. Beach, desirfous of promoting the dissemi ‘Dation of religious literature, about May, 1870, placed in the nands of Mr. Colles, his brother-in-law, the sum of $5,000 to be used by him in the Business of Gnglis & Colles, who bad arranged to engage in pub- Usning religious works, among them "The Waymarks tm the Wilderness’? and tho Daily Witness, with this $5,000 as thoircapital. it was undorstood between Mr, Beach and Mr, Colles that tho fund should be Bubject to the ordinary incidents, luciuding risks Of Capital in the business of tue rm, and that upow Mr. Coiles’ connection with the drm ceasing whatre- Mmuined ol the $5,000 should revert to Mr. beach, A disposition of the protit which might arise und provi- Bi0u a3 Lo the pay meut Ol Mmserest ou the Jund mw such contingency were also ugroed upou, but never became Operative by reason of suck contingency never aris. aug, as Usuu WiLL investments of this class, Ou ihe ‘oth of April, 1875, Mr. Co.les, closing up tue business ol Loglis & Colies, sold What remained of the assets of the firm and took in payment a chattel mortgage upon Certuin houseuvid turuiture of the veudee, Subse- quently purt of this luruiture was released on pay- Ment of a commengurate portion of the moriguge devt und & Lew mortgage substituted Lo cover the remaiu- der of tue furniture, With Other goods in place of tuose Feieased. At the maturity of tuis new mortgage, to BVoid the sucrilice of the property covered thereby ut ublic sule, au appruigal was Lad aud the chattels re- eased Upon pay went ul the amount Of the appraised Vuiue aud the mortgages giving wotes for te unpaid Dulance of the devi. On tue Learing before the rel eree, D, P, dngraum, under av order directing lum to Bscertain how wuck of this $5,000 remained ausunk OF Lob lust at the time of the sule of ihe business and Yo tuke un uccount, Mr, Colics was charged with the face value of the mortgage Orst taken by him—say $5,225—und was not permitted to show tue transac. tious touching the substitution of this wortguge by Auotber nor tue uctual value Of tho securities, on the bround that the order limited the releree iu bis in- Quiry to the date oj the saie of the businesy when the Lrst” moriyuge Was taken, on Aprit 16, 187%. Thus Was Cluimed on bebalf of Mr. Colles to be error. Upon the other band, Mr. Colles bad advanced to the drm at vurious stresses of their business sums bf money aggregating about $3,500, aud im writing zp the books o! tuo coucern, alter the termination of the copartnership, had placed opposite the eutries of those amounts the word “ioan’’ Ww distinguish theso Bdvauces irom capital The pianuil claimed, votwitu- Blanding, tbat ‘hese sums partook of the nature of Capital abd were liable to contribute proportionately ‘with the $5,000 tund jor the losses of the frm, ‘tne Feleree, however, held une advances to have been loans, Bud thal, as such, they nad to be repaid to Mr. Colle: Without contribution Jor losges of the frm, in preie Buce to tue claim of Mr. Beh for tue balance of whe $6,000 fund. To this the pluiuuil excepted, Both ap- ications were argued at length, General Tootuas MH, ubbard appeariug lor the pluinull anu George W. Van Biyck for the delendani Judge Van Vorat took the papers, reserving bis decision. NICE POINT OF LAW. Carl Lesser, a young maa of respectable appearance, was brought belore Judge Brady yesterday, in Su- preme Court, Chambers, in obedience to a writ of habeas corpus obtained by Mr. William F. Kiatzing, bis counsel Losser was recently convicted, before Judge Gildersleeve, of tulso pretences, and seatenced to two years in State Prisov, Upon his trial it ap- peured that Losser, accompanied by one Charics H. Melville, purchased from Zetta Gvorges, upon the 28th of last August, some jeweiry, amouuling to $265, for which Melville gave a check upou the Chemical Nu- tional Bauk im payment, duted tor the 29th, the day foliowing, Lesser saying at the time it wus ‘yood.’s The check was subsequently presented und tound ‘worthicss, Upon return to the writ Assistant District Attorney Russell appeared for the people and Mr. Kintaing Jor the accused. Mr. Kiotzing contended Shut the accused wus improperly convicted, the evi- deuce uot justifying @ conviction tor false pretences, He argued that in order to convict there must bo evidence that the «accused had made a false Fepresentation as (o an existing fact, or some Matter (hat had passed, and not something to occur “in tuvuro.” The ttle to the goods was surrendered upon the 28th inst., and the check was taken in pay- ment, It was uated tor the 291u, not the 23th. fhe accused did not say there was money in Lhe bauk, but | that there would be, and when he sald the check was | a," he mount ‘would be goot.”? Had the check jatod the 28th, ibe Lime of the delivery of the Iry and then found worthiess, Uiat would th een, the counsel further urged, & false represe Sion as to an existing fuct, and (he aceused would t NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1877~-WITH SUPPLEMENT. testify that Mr. McEwen had only one-quarter, Mr Smith oue-quarter aad Mr, Campbell one-halt McEwen tostified that che books of the firm were kept by Campbell and otbers, and that be knew little or or pothing of their contenta Mr. Smit! the other hand, testified that be dad advanced large sums of money to the frm, ov account of which, ao arrangement with Mr. Campbell, be became rol one-quarter of the profits of the firm, with seven per ceut interest on bisadvances. Mr, ‘Campbell claims this was assented to by Mr. McEwen, but the latter de- pies uny kuowledgo of this agreement Both joe produced a large number of witnesses, There was an ox- citing urguinent a8 to the admissibility of the evidence of new witnesses proposed :o be examined in rebuttal, but the Court sustaived the objection of the defend- ant McEwen's eneanal. ah a wel sf ‘ae see will be resumed on Monday, Messrs. Spink appeared for piaintid for detendant (Smith), t. Charles B, Ripley, and jor defeudant (McEwen), Miles Beach, ex-Judge Curtis, K ', Garduer end Mere- dith L, Jones. POSTAL CARDS AS DECOYS. In ‘the case of Catharine Thompson against John Looram, already reported in the Haxaup, in which Recorder Smith applied to vacate the order of arrest, upon the ground of fraud in the service of it by the Sheriff's deputy, and in which Colonel spencer ap- peared in opposition, Judge McAdam yesterday filed bis decision, as follows:—The proofs conclusively sbow that the dofendant, who 18 @ resident of Con- necticut, was inveigled into the jurisdiction of the Court by means o! postal cards, written by one Span- del, urging lim to come on to the city of Now York to eflect an aavantage exchange of certain real property, and toat the delendant came on, saw Span- del ding to appoint. and while talking with him was arrested by the Deputy Sherif aud taken to Juul. There 1 vo proof on the pert of the plaintill ‘showing that Spandel was a broker or that be really bad any bona flue exchange of property to offer, while the defendant swears that Spandel was a mere decoy acting in the interest of the Deputy Sheri, ‘Tue courts have unilormly declared against the use of fraud or misrepresentation to bring o party withia the jurisdiction (2-Sand:., 717; 3 Abb, 474; 41 Barb., 45), without considering the ‘propriety ‘of the order of arrest; therefore the motion to set aside the ser- vice of it will, for the reasons aloresuid, be granted, A CHEAP PURCHASE. The trial of a euit brought by Priscilla Smith Aguinst the executers of the late'Alfred Barmore was concluded yesterday before Judge Josoph F. Daly in the Court of Common Pleas, The action was brought for the conversion of personal property, valued at $25,000, which the plaintiff claimed belonged to hor. Tho property in question formerly belonged to Wheeler, Smith & Phipps, and was sold by the Sheriff to Mr. Barmore, under executions against that firm, on January 25, 1868, Tho plaintiff claimed that she had purchased the same property for $100 at 4 previous Saerifl’s gale, alleged to have taken place October 26, 1867, and to support this claim prouaced gevoral witnesses who swore that such a sale had taken piace, ana that George W. Niles, who was ucting us her attorney, bought the proporty for her. ‘The testimony of theso witnesses was very contradic. wory uud conflicting, 4 the close of the piainuil’s case the defendant’s counsel moved for a oonsuit, which was denied Tho defeudunts thon gave sumo evideuce, mainly documentary, avd the case was sub- mitted to the jury without argument on the single question wheter or not the sale of October 2 claimed by the plaintiff! had ever taken piace, The jury, alter being out about one hour, brought in a verdict fur the defendants, * THIRD AVENUE SAVINGS BANK. A motion was.made before Judge Van Brunt yoater- day by Mr. Frederick Smythe, im the action of Hurd, receiver of the Third Avenue Savings Bank, against Spencer K. Green, William A. Darling, Judge Kelly and twelve others, trustees, on bonds given by them to the Superintendent of the Banking Department when the concern was first rumored to be in a suaky condition, as a security to obtun leave to carry ov the business.’ There are fi{teca separate actions, aud the amount sued for is $25,000, wich the receiver hopes to be able to secure for the depositors and then wind up apd make bis fiual dividend. In order to bastea matters for the sake of the depositors, mauy of wuom are poor mechanics, 8 motion was made to advance these actions on the calendar, Ex-Judgo Dittenboeter, Sewell and Pearce, and a host of other lawyers strenu- ously opposed this, but the Court granted tue motion and set the case down for trial on the first Monday in December. THE SILK SMUGGLING FRAUDS. A motion was made by ex-Judge Dittenhoolor yes- terday, in tho crintinal branch of the United States Cirouit Court, before Judge Benedict, to quash the in- dctmonts for silk smuggling frauds found against Jobn Scott, Alired Graff, Thomas Qwen and Francis M, Walker, on the ground that the indictments did not sot forth the ground ou which the alleged frauds had been committed, Judge Benedict decided to cai! the prison- ers for trial on Monday, and if they were convicted tho counsel could raise the point as & ndictments tor av arrest of judgment. Judge Dittenuovlor said he should not be ready for trial on Monday, but it was ugreed to Jet the names remain on the catendar and then make a {urthor disposition of the cases if necos- gary on that day, » YHE COOLIE TRADE, An application has beon made by District Attorney Woodford to Judge Blatchford, in the United States District Court, for the libelling of the vessel Natto a il, of which J. W. Cartor, a citizen of the United Stat # master, for violation of the Jaw in loading his vessel ow July 18, 1872, with coolies from Karkdal and Pondicherry, in India, and trausported them to La Reunion, ‘tu be disposed of and soid as servants, laborers and apprentices.” Judge Blatchford yester- day granted an atiacoment, and mado it returnable on the 12th of November, * SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. References were ordered yesterday by Judge Dono- hue in the suits for divorce ot Hear! Werthember against Ernestine Werthember, and af James Hyer against Hannah Hyer. The former case was referred to 8, Nelson White, and the latter to Hugh Donnelly, William Everett, a lawyer of this city, caused wo arrest of John T. McMurran, a Soutnorner, for de. frauding bim, as alleged, out ot $175 for eleven woekw’ board aud lodging by false represoutations, An appil- cation was made yesterday before Judge Mcadam by Mr, Allred Stockler to vacate the order of urrest and for we release of Mr, MeMurran, Juage MeAdamn, utter heariug all the testimony, ordered the delend- aunt's reloase trom jail On bevail of nimetoen young lawyers’ clerks, who have just passed their examination for admission to the Bar, Mr. Hamiiton Cole, one of the examining com- inittee, raised the point, in the Supreme Court, General ‘Term, yesterday, tuat toe recent rule making a dis- tinction between attorneys and counsel would uot apply until three weeks aiter October 4, aud that these yen- Uemen should be admitted both as counse! and attor- neys The Court promised to decide the point on Yuesdoy next, and dirceted that the newly examined candidates then appear belore the Cour, Ou application of Mr, Lewis, chaigman of the Alder. manic committee investigating tho Ring trauds, au at- tachinent Was issued by Judge Dononue yesterday for contempt agaist Jobo Bridgetord, of Albany, wuo was summoned to appear before the committee on October 24, but who instead sent a letter to the effect, by ud- vice of counsel, that be declined to answer. Ho states in his loiter, however, that he intends tw prepare a full eta ot Meantime he declares the statement made by Tweed in regard to Hamilton Harris to be correct. The suit of Henry Colton against Joun Morrissey came up yesterday for argumeut vefore the General ‘Term of the Supreme Court, Plaintit’s case {8 that on the 1dth December, 1869, in the suit of one Simmous against Murray & Co,’s lottery establishment, Jobo Morrissey was appointed receiver, and that he con- spired with Simons to defraud ‘pluintifl ovt of tis partnership interest in the coucera by a frauduleat sale, which Was afterward set aside, aud suit for dam. ages was Vogun by Colton, Judgment by default was taken against the plaimttf, in the absence of his prin- Cipal witness, and (rom this he appeals, The Court took the papers, ‘There was @ lengthy argument yesterday in the Supreme Coart, General Term, in the suit brougnt by Lhe executors of the lateJonu W. Peitigrew against Jaue Fosbay, on appeal trom an order retusing au in- been properly couvicted, but uot so wuen the check ‘was to be paid “in iusuro.”” He cid the case of | Rauney vs. Tue People, 224 N. Y. Roports, ia woien | Chet Justice Comstock says in order tu convict of | fulse pretences “there must be at least adireet und posilive fuise assertion us Lo howe existing matter by | which the Viet is indueed to pare with lis mouey | or property.’ Tbe representation complained of,’ | Buid tue Jearned Judge, was essentially prouussory | $n 1t# pature, dad (is Las Lever been Leld ww be tho | foundation of @ crimmul obarge.”” This appiication, | At was stated, Is for the allowance of a writ ol error ud stay of proceedings, pending au appeal to the Su- preme Court. lo couclusion, Mr. Kiutaing said that Be thought the case aduressed itself to the fuvoravie consideration of the Judge lo whom this application 1# wade, aud to Whom the iaw has contided tue © iso of & sound discretion. Ansistaut District Avor- ney Russell, in reply, argued that the couviction was | tn ail respects proper, tue rulings of the Judge cor. | rect and the sentence eimipentiy just. Atter uouring the respective couusel Judge Brady wok tue papers fn (he caso, promising © uecision at an early day. in | the meantime the wccused was remanded to tie cus. tody of the Warden of the City Prison, PARTNERSHIP TROUBLES. | An interesting case to business men bas been brought to trial in the Court of Common Picas, beiore dadge Robinson, in whe Spociai Yerm, William Camp. | bell, who will be remembered 18 pluintul in the now fawous divorce case of Campbell va Campbell, is also | the plaintiff in toi sult, atid Josoph MeBwen and | Henry A. Smith detendante, Ali the parties are prominent iu New York business circles as large fmanotacturors of paper hangings. The quesuon im dispate which bas vccupied 60 much tie in tral ine volves mauy thousand dollars, bethg the value of ove | quarter interest iu the tirm lately dissolves of Camp. bel) & Mekweu. itappears that ow the desviuwoa of the fitm jn Apri, 1870, Campuell paid Mekwen $A,000 for oue quarter ipiercst im tbe Grew, Mr. MeKwou at that time claimed Junction staying proceedings velore the Surrogate, The deiendaut, tt will be remeubered, Claimed $40,000 from (he estate Lor services us Housekeeper und nurse, Alierward sue alleged thut sla was te widow of Pettigrew, Sve was foally paid $17,000 1 comproe tise of all her claims wna upon signing a paper set- tiug forth that she was never married to Pettigrew, Alter this ste applied to the Surrogate claiming Ww bo Mra Pettigrew, to bave the letters of admiuisiration setaside, The Court wok the papers GENERAL SESSLONS—PART 1, Before Kecorder Hackett. PRESENTMENT LY TiE GkAND JURY, The Grand yury through their toreman, Mr. D. SM. Turnure, handed io yesterday the following important aad Uitnely presentment, addrossed to the Recorder:— ‘The Grand Jury for tue October teri of the Co Geucra Sessious Las completed ie work aud ts row to adjourn, During that term 208 complaints have been examined, 243 mdictments prevented, 57 Complaints disiissed and 8 compiainis unfinished. Lesices tho ordinary calendar of crimimal business, winch bas been duusaally large, other matters have recvived cousiderution, Uut oot so fully and satisiac torily a& we could Lave desired. The conditions of tho apartineuts occupied by Une courts, as well as those occupied by the Disiriet Attoruey aad at Judges’ chanibers Lave been investigated, and in reierence to these We desire to present a lew suggestions, Tho court rooms are Dadly jovated, badly arranged, lueiectively veotiluied, and, at mes, aifficult of upprowch, trom the pressure of persons bear the entrances, which, however, cannow very well be avoided. ‘The offensive utmospnere geu- erated by the proseuce of a lurge uuwber of persous, crowued juto 80 Bindil & space, the continu. ance of & practice which bus ‘so long pre. vauied, of coniiuing criminals awaiting arraigamont beture he Courtin a siaail inciosure in the court room, the waut of suitavie accommodations tor wite Desses Wud Jurors, aNd the total absence tn, ab least, one of the rooms of any nde ventilating appar- atus, are causes sufficient and reasonable for directing for oue-hait interest i0- entitied Wo be pal e-quarver; but Mr, Campbell und Alt, Sunt | » of those Oh Whom the responsibility Mr.” | he jous for our crime | tnal courts to the condition of those rooma ri pied by peng ier ro low OCCU! ey ani Fesistants and other ‘4 much out of repair and ladies” the Closets and other vate os tremities of the balls are out of e proaches to and tnsudicient room are bad, Suitable facilities for the dignified and impressive administration of criminal justice ip & great city like New York, whore the pressure of tho courts is constantly on the increase, is @ necessity, and while wo are not grenaree. to state on whom the responsibility rests w such facilities are wanting, or vnly partially secured, er whetner the building now occupied is ust suitablo and proper locality for such a work, we desire to offer a few suggestions Sa Ne pee ui First—The construction of an elevator, either on the exterior or interior of the building, whichever may be deemed most advisable and suitable for the accomods- tion of the judges, law offices, witnesses, jurors and othors whowe attendance is required. Second—Tho construction of a ventilator with an Bperture at the root toconnect with the ceiling of the Jower court room, Third— Either the entire removal of and the substi- tution elsewhere of the private accommodation at tho extremities of the halls or else their complote recon- struction accompanied by rigid responsibility for their suture good condition and cleanliness. Fourth—Vrovision be made outside the court room, if possible, for the security of criminals awaiting trial, Tbis recommendation is made both for public and sanitury reasons, It 1a desirable that the attend. ance in court of those whose presence 1s required sbould be accompanied by as little annoyance as possi- bie. v neral repairs to all the rooms and offices. These recommeudativns are not made in view of the permanent occupation of these apartments but to meet a present necessity, Which we know oxists and in the expectation that more eligible and suitable apartments to whicb these courts may be entitlea will, in tbe future, be provided, Portion of the repairs aud improvements suggested will be made during the eusuing week by the Department of Public Works, AN ITALIAN AND HIS GOLD BELT. On the 18th inst, an Italian laboror, named Michael Lo, Loss, became engaged in o fight with one Danie! Sulhvan, living at No, 22 Cherry street, and in the heat of bis passion stabbed bim with a koife, Upon being arraigned yesterday the prisoner pleaded guilty, and the Recorder sent him to the Penitontiary for eighteen months, It seemed that tho prisoner bad about bis person the sum of $800 in gold sewed up io @ belt which encircled him. When seatenco had been pronounced & large deputation of friends and aumirore, among th up being a woman who claimed to be bis wife, od to tutervicw the prisoner, but the court officers properly reiused to allow thom to come municate with bim, Ryaighiad with bis gold the prige oner was conveyed to the Tombs. PLEAS AND SENTENCES, Joseph Farrell, alias Red Joe, who was found guilty of stealing $48 and the pawn ticket of a gold watch from James Gillespie, on the 19th inst, was sent to the Penitentiary for one year. William Smith, @ truck driver, of No, 153 Delancey Street, was charged with highway robbory. Asa boy named ‘'homas Golton, of No. 298 Delancey strect, was going an orrand the prisonor knocked him down, and held him while a confederate robbed him of $2 The prisoner was promptly convicted and sentenced to ten Years 1p the State Prison. Thoouore J, Meyer was arraigned on the charge of baving stolen trom the German steamer Kéln $11,000 worth of diamonds und $7,600 worth of platina, Tno primase pleuded not guilty aud was remanded to await w GENERAL SESSIONS—PART 2 Betore Judge Gildorsleeve. THE GAMBLING LAW VINDICATED, The trial of Loring M, Black, who was jointly in- dicted with Stephen Fielas and William Marston for violation of the gambling laws, was brought to a sud- don stop yesteraay, the accused tendering a plea of guilty on the fourth count of the indietment, charging him with keeping a gambling saloon at No, 1,252 Broadway. The details of this case bi already been fully set forth, It wili bo remembered that Thomas McKeon, a paintor, residiag in Williamsburg, was the | complainant, He tosufied substantially that on the 1th of February last Marston introduced him to Fields, who, he said, was a highly cultivated gentlo- man; that he was induced to hand over the sum of $1.500 to Fields, and in return received its equivalent in what in gaming parlance is termed *‘chips;” yhat tho accused, [Loring M. Black and Fiold, alternatcly dealt the cards at the game of “faro;’? that ho being ignorant of the game was di. rected by Marston, who induced him to part with bis money on the pretence that it was only ajoke, and with the appurent object of relieving Field trom duan- cial distress, McKeon further testilled that be lost the $1,500; that he eubscquently told Marston that bi tended tnaking 4 complaint, and that thereupon Mars- ton threatened to charge him with conspiracy to rob Mr. Black, ‘The complainant also statea that when he interrogated the uccused and Fields to the where- abouts of Marston, they denied all knowledge of ever having seco him, the witness, before, At the sitting of the Court yesterday, Mr. Mott, with whom was asso- ciated Mr. Kiutaing, touderod u plea of guilty on behalf of tho accusod, He asked that sentence might be deferred until the tirst day of tho next term. ‘be do- fendant bad pieaded guilty to the fourth count of the indictment and it only remained with tbo Court to pronounce sentence. The accused had somo busie hess maattors to attend to vetore undergoing 0: der tho circumstxnces he asked the Court went Judge Gildorsleeve said, if he could seo any benetit that could result to the prisoner, that under the giroumatances bo would grant the re- quest, No doubt tue Sherif! would allow the prisoner to make the arrangements referred to by the counsel, Assistant District Attorney merring said be bad nu objection to ullowing the prisoner to having the same time that would be accorded toany criminal Alter every means had been exhausted in behalt of the pris- oner, there could now be no bope of any further effort in that direction. Mr, Mott disclaimed any attempt to make any effort whatever on behalf of the prisouer pow that he had pleaded guilty, He had only been retained in the case tho day provions, and had therefore had no opportunity wo exhaust any eflortin bis bebull, What was dono bofure he came into the case by others be did not kaow, All tue prise oper wanted was a little time to arrange bis affairs before undergoing his seutouce. ‘Mr. Herring urged that sentence should be passod at Once intimating that be had no doubt ample time ould be allowed the prisoner for the purpose meu- toned, Judge Rte, shagadd then passed sentence, Ho said that the conduct of the prisoner sinca bis arrest and during the trial—bis coming iorward like a man to be tried when calied upon—com mended itsolf to the con- sideration of the Court Ho undoubtedly guilty O1 the offence charged, tho law had provided puulsh- ment und tho prisoner must receive it Lu view of hi conduct and the plea of guilty which he now rende the Court had determined to make the punishment much lighter than it would otherwise ve, He was therefore senteuced for the term of six months In the Peuiteatiary and to pay @ dno vf $250. The prisoner, who ia fitty-turee years of age, wus then romoved, As the complainant, McKeon, was leaving the witness stund One of Lue representatives of the pross Jocularly admouisued him not to drink any more or vi am bing Louses, but to is painting, Whereupon ho expressed the b signeu w perdition and for ‘tb thing out ho got in in papers’? he said he would like to ‘bust him in the jaw.’ ANOTHER GAMBLER's FATE, . Stephen Fields, who was jointly indicted with Loring M. Black and William Marston, for violation of tie Gambling law, was next arraigned at the bar by Assis tant District Attorney Horriug. Murston not baving yet appeared, bis counsel, Mr. Mott, stated that when bis case Was called the day previous the defendant was absent and bis bond forfeited, the reason for this being that he was tulormed tho trial would not take place On being communicated with ly surrondered himself at the District Attorney's oilice aud now pleaded guilty, Judge-Gile dersleeve in passing sentence said that be would take his plea into Cousideration, ‘hore was no doubt he was equally guilty with Black, aud be would therefore have tO pass the samo sente! upon him, He had “no doubs thas th were many others Who deserved as much and more punishment than the prisouer tor similar offences. ‘They were uot present, nowever, under the same cir- cumstances ag the prisoner, und having the samo evi- dence aguinst them justico would be meted out to them. He could ouly dispose of them when they were Lrought before him, ‘This Court was oot churged with the apprevension of crimiuals, but when they are caught and brought within its Jurisdiction it proposes to deal with them ay they deserve, In view of tho prisonor’s plea be would gota light penulty, the sen+ er being Bis moutis in the Penwentiary aod a ooo ut $250, WHO HOLDS THE BONDS? Mr. Ezra M, Kingsley, treasurer of the Union Theo logical Seminary, was robbed last Augast in ao street car of $5,000 worth of coupon bonds of the Cuicago and Nortuwestern Railway, A few days ago a mes senger boy upplied at the company's office to have Cashed seven coupons Of the stolen Londs, The clerk, who knew that the bonds bad been stolen, sent for Captain Catlrey, of tao Firat precinct, and the latter accompanied the messenger to a building in William: stroet, Where the man Who had given the coupons to the messenger agreed to wait, but when the Captain arrived there be had gone. Yesterday Thomas Dew hike, acoilector, applied at the company’s oftice to have three of the imiesing coupons, worth about $50, cashed, Ho was immediasely arrested, abd said that had received the coupous from Mr Mitch. eit Laird, & wellknowu lawyer, at No, 319 Broadway. ‘The latter, together with Mr, Denke, was taken Leiore Justice Duily, at the Tumus Police Court Mr, Laird said that on fuursday lust a wan bad called at bis office for 4 chattel mortgage und bad given pum the three coupons im paymeus tor protessional ser- vices. He thought the man's name was A or Eustis, He took tue coupons, and when Mr. Donike called 10 cullect a bili requesved the latier to cash t) coupons fur bim at the company’s oflive. On hearing these statements Justice Dally paroled voth Mr. ad Mtr, Laird, who leit Court in company jount Oates to lovk jor Alt, Laird’s cent ROWN’S LOST BABY. STATEMENTS OF THE SEARCHING PARENT—~ STRICTURES UPON HIS ¥YATHER-IN-LAW— MORB FAMILY SKELETON, A reporter of the HxxaLp yesterday interviewed Mr. Joseph S. Bown, who, on Wednesday last, sought to compel his mother-in-law, Mra isaac J. Oliver, bya writ of habeas corpus before Judge Donohue, to pro- duee the body of bigchild, wnich he alleged had been placed in the Foundling Asylum in Sixty-ninth street on the evening of December 21, 1375. Mr. Rown was Rot at all loth to converse on the matter and expressed Bimsel! freely to the roporter, He seemed greatly hurt by the statements which bis fatner-in-law, Mr, Isaac.J, Oliver, had been reported to have made con- cerning him, and brandod all his assertions, witb but & fow unimportant exceptions, as unqualified false- boods From what Mr. Rown said it would appear that he ‘was at ono time an extensive teu dealer in this city, having owned a large stand in Manbattan Market, and had also been sole proprietor of a tea storo in Eighth avenue. He failed, howeve and in Septem- ber, 1875, went to San Francisco with his wile, hoping there to retrieve ois fullen fortunes, He there obtained employment ag porter in the tea smporting house of Castle Brothers, which position be shortly afterward left to become an ageut for the same frm, In Decemver, 1875, bis wife became enceinte, and expressed a desire to return to this city in order that, during hor coodnement, she might ve watcned over by ber family ang not by strangers, Mr. Rown was loth, he stated, to have bis wue leave bim even for ashort time, but was Guaily induced by ber en- treatios to consent to her departure. MB NEVER ABUBED HIS WIPE, He denied most positively that he had ever abused her while in Culiforpia, and, as an evidence of his teuth, produced letters apparently written by her to him, which were vory affectiouate in their tenor and contained numerous allusions to the py life they had led in San Francisco, Ho also producud a lotter, written, ho said, by his wife, in tho spriug of 1876, in which she implored bim to return to her, as Ler father had refused jonger to support ber. Tt was tn obedience to this entreaty of his wife, he said, that be Feturned to this city in April, 1876, tuoreby losing a lucrative position, Mr, Rown next producod bis marriage certificate to Gisprove bis luther-in-law’s statement that the mar- Fiage between Rown and bis daughter bad been per- formod without his consent. ‘he certificate was signod by both Mr, and Mra, Oliver and also vore the signature of Mr, A, Oakey Hull, who bad performed ceremony, “1 am very sorry, ind ” Mr. Rown continuod, “that this matter bas attainod go much publicity; but 80 long as Mr, Oliver seeks to biast my reputation it ig only right that I shodid endeavor to thwart Lim, All the trouble I over bud with my wilo, und it was very little, was caused by her family. 1 wanted her to keep uway from thom, because | kuew they were sewking to prejudice her aguinst me, When | spoke to her about allowing our child to be removed from her she sald sho could not help it, tuey bad influenced her so. She bad olten intended to obtain bim again, she said, but could not, owing to her poverty, which was in no way alleviated by ber (amily. Iuon’t say Mr, Oliver basa right to take care of wy children, but Ido say that he nas no right to shut them up and put them where can’tgetthem. Lt might have been a great deal better for bim bad be placed nis own cbildren in an asylum, where they would have received vetter care than he has ever given thom.’? Here Mr. Rown pussed severe reflections on two of Mr Oliver's children, which are unnecessary to print. He contivued:— “[have always been able to take care of my chil- dren without bis help and always will be, He says I aod'drank heavily while in Californie, I did necessary, can procure proof of my state- pot, meat” Mr. Rown then spoke about the proceedings which are now pending betore Referee Sinclair, and declared his intention, at their close, endeavor to have hig wite’s parents criminally indicted, He scems to fe logs of his child very acutely, and is seeking by evory means in his power to rocovor is irom among the many uoder Sister lren charge, Ho nas a partial description of the clothing worn by the child, and tuat fact, added to the time when the infant was placed in the asylum basket, may help to tix its identity, A WIFE’S SAD STORY. HER HANDSOME HUSBAND AND HIS ALLEGED WILD LIFE. : Manael Martinez, aged thirty-six, and a native of Malaga, Spain, was arraigned in tbe Fifty-seventh Street Court yesterday on a charge of abandonment pretorred by his prosent wife, Adele, The lady's story is as follow’:— “Some ten yoars ago my husband came to this coun- try and settled in NeW Urieans, where his brother had previously gone and married into a respectable and well known French family. Manuel was then a hand- some man, and soon made the acquaintance of his brother’s mother-in-law, a widow, In the prime of life ‘and possessed of considerablo moana, Marriage took Place between them soon after ; but a few months of this kind of lifo sufflced Martinez had expected the widow's fortune as wollas her hand, He didn’t get it, and in his anger he became cruel. His wife soon sought divorce and obtained it, The handsome Span- tard then induced me, bor daughter and his step- daughter, and at that time a mero schoolgirl, to be- come hia. I was ovly sixteen, and consented to elope with him, Fora time we lived at the house of one of bis friends, near the city, and then, when a suitable opportunity occurred, we sailed for Havana, and were \here married. We soon left Havana and went to Philadelphia, and from there to New York, where my husband became a_ to- bacco morchant. Hero be unluckily mado tbe acquaintance of Ferdinand Guirrel, better known as Charios Riss, Together they entered into some dis- reputable Coase | to avoid the consequences of which they fled to Philadelphia, There | followed them with my three children. In Philadelphia they opened a gambling saloon, and it was not long before ere afterthem. Then they roturned to ged their names, and Martinez becamo New York, Guirrel and Guirrol became Riss. Thoy still go by these names, My husband hol Custom House, and yet refuses to rt mo,’? Mr, Martinez was found by an officer in No. 176 Bleecker sireot. Io court he had nothing to say tor himself or against bis wife, Senator Worard, bis coun- ut a note to Jasticeo Murray ple that his client would appear on any day the Jus appoint, The prisoner was thereupon paroled, Besides the above 1d positions Mr. Martinez is said to have filled it 1s claimed he was both United Staves detective and connected with the Spanish Lega- tion in this city, Examination into the monits of the caso was set down ior a future day. POOR JACK. & position in the THE SAVINGS OF EIGHT YEARS GONE TO THE DOGS—SELIOUS CHARGES AGAINST 4 SWEDISH BANKER, Jonn O, Ablatrom, a Swedish sailor, at present stop- ping at No, 57 Cortlandt street, appeared before Jus- tice Dafty, at the Tombs Police Court, yesterday morn- ing, and told a pitiful tale of how ho had beoa do- fraaded.of over $1,100—the savings of eight years of bard labor—vy a Swedish banker through whom he bad desired to send the money to his relatives in Sweden. On the Sth of last March, he said, he pur- chasod of Bo Christian Roos, broker, No, 20 Staie street, a drait fur 3,928.80 Swedish crowns, for which be paid $1,150, The banker made out a draft on Ash, Berger & Co, of Stockholm, Swedon. He informed the sailor that the draft would be paid on its prosenta- taon at Ash, Berger & Co.’s oflice, Ahlstrom then for- warded the draft and left on a voyage to London, On bis retdrn to this city he was notified that Ash, Bor- gor & Co, had retused to pay the draft, because Bo Christian Koos already owed them a large amount of money. Abistrom then, on the Oth of July, called at No, 20 State stroet and asked the banker why bh “alt hud not been paid, Alistrom was informed that there bad been a heen | between Bo Chriatiun Roos and ihe Swedish bank, but that the former would make ty ali right. Mr, Roos thon paid the sailor $24 53 dnterest on bis money since the time of the former dratt and gave cond on the Géveborg Répmans Bunk in Sweden. ‘ho sailor again had to Joave this city on oyage, this time going to Bor deaux. Woea be returved ho lound that the second Gruit bad not been paid and that Bo Christian Roos was insolvent und could not pay bim back his money. Ho atterward found that Mr. Roos was indebted to Ash, Berger & Co. for a large amouut, and churges bim with intent to defraud, a8 when the draft was made out he could have bad no expectation of its being paid, The poor sailor bad been working hard tor oight years, during which he had saved this amount of money, Which be vad deposited in tho Seamen's Sav- tugs Bank, When be drow it to buy the draft he asked the teller to recommend bim to some frm (rom Wuorn vo bay it, ‘The teller, he says, recommended bim to Bo Christian Roos. Justice Dully Lela Roos tw $2,000 Before the case was concluded a Danish miner ap- ured Bhd tastifled that Le had been detrauded out of 500 in & sitailar manner by Bo Curistian Roos. The latter was held 1u $1,000 bail in this cnge, 1b was al- leged that Mr. ous has been in the babit of choating many poor Danish and Swedish emigrants iu this manner, and that there areas many as sixty com- plaints against by f THE RING SUILS, TRIAL OF RICHARD B. CONNOLLY—APPLICATION FOR A STRUCK JURY. . ‘The caso of The Peoplo agaiust Richard B, Connolly, brought upon ap application made by Wheeler H. Peckbam, on behalf of the plaiauf, for an order to show cause why a ‘struck jary’’ should not be selected to try tho cuso during the November term of the Court, was brought up yesterday before Judge Dono- hae, ia Supreme Court, Cnambers, ‘The suit ts for the recovery of $7,152,508 29, with interest from Sep- tember 1, 1870, ep te ss to the lead beonass jaiust Tweed and Sweeny Y, agreement oO! juusel cee hearing upon the epplicattoa was eet down for pext Mouday, A BROOKLYN POLICE OUTRAGE, —— 4 RESPECTABLE CITIZEN DBAGGED THROUGH THE STREETS HANDCUFFED AS A BUBGLAB— THE CHARGE AGAINST THE POLICE OFFICER PROMPTLY DISMISSED. From o statement made yesterday by a well known and respectabie wine importer, of Beaver street, @ member of the frm gf Charles Schmidt & Peters, No. 2% Boaver street, it would appear that Now York is not the only city where police outrages remain unpun- ished. This gentleman accuses the Brooklyn Police Commissioners of having allowed an officer of the Brooklyn force to subject him and his brother to the greatest indignities and of virtually indorsing the con- duct of the policoman in question by dismissing the charge preferred against him, The story, aside from the charge against the Brooklyn Commissiovers, is of interest. as showing how easily it is for the most re- spoctable gentleman to bo mistaken for » burglar, and in broad daylight to be ironed and dragged through the gtreots to the poligp station as a common {clon A REMARKABLE STORY. 1s appears that Mr. L. (the gentleman desires us to suppress bis full name, having already occasion to Jament the unpleasant notoriety which he obtuined Shrough this unfortucate aduir) was asked by his part- ner, Mr. Schmidt, in the above named firm to-take full charge of bis interests while Mr, Scomidt ro- mained in Europe during the past summer. Mr, Schmidt sailed in April, and only returned a few weeks ago Mr. Schmidt resides at No. 9 Honry street, Brooklyn, He had Jets the keys of his residence with his brother-in-law, a Mr, Wolff, but when the lattor moved away from the neighborhood to Staten Island he intrusted thom to Mr, Schmidt’s next door neigh bor, Mra. Huchthausen, a Gorman lady of great cau- tion, Mr, Schmidt, while in Europe, wrote to his partnor, Mr. L., to look after bis house a little and to wtrew some black popper on the parlor carpet to pre- vont its being moth oaten, Bir. L., in company with his brother, who resided in Clinton street, and is a geoticman of position and weslth, went on the morn- ing of September 11 to Mr, Schmidt's residence to exe- cute this errand, Mr, L. had been cautipus enough to ask Mr. Wolff for a written order to Mra, Huchthausen askivg the latter to give tho keys for this occasion to the bearer, Mr. L.” Mr, Wollf, having been originally intrusted with the keys, and only having, as it were, deputized that lady to keep them for him, undoubtedly had the right to issue this oraer, Tho lady, as men- tioned above, however, was exceedingly cautious, She tirst objected that she did not know Mr. Wollfl’s bundwriting, but whea Mr. L. fully identilied himself by letters and documents on his person she thought “it was all righ’ aud surrendered the koys, Mr. L, had scarcely entered bis partuer’s residence, however, when that cautious iady, irighteped at the possibility of baving been deceived by a burglar, called Vilicer Joha Luwe, of the Third precinct, who happened to be ‘passing by, aod Barruted to him the circumstances under which sbo hud given up the keys to Mr, L, ARRESTED 43 BURGLARS. The officer might woll have retlected <bat this was a queer wuy of going about a burgiary—it such it could be—tor it Was uow nine o'clock in the moruing, und the peighborhood was stirring with lite. Besides, Mr. L. bud leit the trout door standing wide open, aliowiog Mrs, Huchthausen or other neighbors to 101- jow and watch him if they pleased, and ull bis move- “ments should bave certainly disarmed the suspicion that be Was a crimiuaL ‘the olficor, however, evidently thought that hore was a great opportuaily tor distinguisning bimselt, He did not content hin- selt with asking Mr, L. for a convincing expia- Ration, bul alter summoning tauce roughly ar- reated, Mr, L, and bia brother, hapdcufled them aud told them to march to the station house, Mr. 1. and bis brother are small while the two otficers aro burly and power! and there was po earthly necessity for ironing ther 4nnocent prisoners. Mr, L. entreated the olficor bot to subject him to tne doxradation of drag- ging bun thus ironed like a common tuiet through the streets, His broshor, ho said, and bis family we memoers of Christ Church, in the immediate vicinity, gud were well kuown in this sectign of the city, and he begged bim to allow them to remain in the house under their guard while telegrams or messages wero sent to their relatives close by, to Mr. Wollf and to tho Prosident of the German-American Bank in New York to come and tdentily thom. ‘hey exhibited Mr. Woill’s order jor the keys und letters trom Mr, Scbmiut, the. owner of the house, but the policeman would listen to no explanation, Tho brotuers then deciared sbeir readiness to go quiotly to the stavou house, and only asked that their bandcufls might be removed, but tlils eutreaty was only uvswered by a sudden twist at the “nipvers,’? anu they then sub- mitted to their fate, MARCUXKD THROUGH TOR STREETS. On their way to the station house, only a few doors from the residence, Thomas Singloton, the owner of acarpenter’s shop, stepped out and tully idenutled Mr. as a gepiicman woo tad employed nim alter Mr. Schiwidt’s departuro to do some work 10 tho house, The policemen, Lowever, turned a deal ear to all these explanations, and, accompauied by a hugo crowd, there respectable gentlemen were marched 10 tho station Louse, Here toc mistake was soon cloarod up and the brothers wore discharged, 1t might buve been thought by those not fully wcquamted with po- lice etiquetto tout the oilicer, Joun Lowe, migtt at loast, Without doing violence to bis sense Of self-re- spect, have courtevusly apulogized to Mr. L. und e: pressed regret for the mistuke he bad made, But tous worthy, on weeung Mr, L, outside the station house, only sneeringly asked bim “If he had cooled off yet.” Toe officer evidently thought that 1) was an outrageous and mawkish aifectation lor these two gentlemen vo Tesent being thus marcbed through the stroets 10 irons, for he sald to then 1p au insulting tone:— “If you wore dressed im rugs you would have thought nothing ol it, but you are two of these higu- faiuein? felows—you are tryimg to make something olin The abovo wero the facts as sworn to by Mr. L belore the Brooklyn Polico Commissioners, Had Mr, L, been a Brooklyn city politician it 1s probable that the oflicer, lor hig unnecessary harshness in making the arrest and bis subsequent ungontiemanly do- meunor, would at leust Lave been rebuked if not dis- missed Irom the force, Even conceding the right of the officer to arrest Mr. L., under the circumstances Mr, L. doomed himself entitled tv an apology on bis part, but the Commissioners, without giving uny Teusons jor their decision, simply aisumussed the case, At should be stated bere that Oillcor Lowe admitted under oath that the brothors offered no rossiuaco woutever when he bandcutfed them. WHAT TH POLICK COMMISSIONERS SAY, The Police Commissioners who wore called upon yestorday tor the ‘‘other side of tho story’? seemed wo Fegrot thy aflair as uniortunate, bat did not view tho cunauet of the officer as seprehensivie, Mr. Pybura koew potuing of the cage and asked big colioaguy, Dr. Hurd, fora statement of the circumstances while the writer was present, Dr. Hurd dwelt ou tue fact that Mr. L, who was @ Southerner, wore diamouds con- spicuously, 80 that tho officer might easily mistake him jor a ‘genteel burglar,” General Jourdan, wuo evidently took the affair seriously and pronounced it BS @ Most UDlortunaLe one, suid that the strict orders of tho Commissioners were to handcuff all men suspected to be burglars, The officers being big and burly men their small, wiry prisoners might easily givethom the sip! As to the language used by Officer Lowe it was admitted upun the trial, but the officer explained it as having buon made use of in & vod natured, apologetic Way, Tho oilicer was proba- fly oo the poimt Of tendering ao apology, but was stopped by Mr. L.’s indixnaut resentment, a iecling whieb be (General Jourdan) considered quite natural under the circumstances. As to Mr. L.'s thoroughly Fespectable appearance General Jourdan delivorately gave it us Dis experiencg that tho most dangerous pro- feasional burgiars wero men of the most suave and high toned appearance. Commissioner Pyburn sent tor Lowe’s application, trom wuich it appeared that ho bas been ton years on the force. Whou asked whether guy other charges bad ever been preierred against him Geueral ;Jourdan replied in the affirmative and ex- plained that they wore for violation of ruios aud regu. lations of the torce, Mr. L, seems to bave received much sympathy from prominent gentlemen in Brookiyn, aud more espociuily trom parties in the neighborbood who wit- hessud Lhe ulair, Aud Who agtoo In denouncing the conduct of the olflicer as bursh and brutal in the ex- trem’ and wholly unwarranted in the exigencies of the case, Mr. L. has reéeived quite a nanver of letters expressing this feeling, and among others exhibited ope trom Assistant District Atioruey Moore, who devounced the action of the Police Commission- ors ag vuid of decency and the respect due to ail rep- utuble citizens, IN = THE STEERAGE, Complaint was mado to the Commissioners ef Em}- Gration yesterday by some steerage passengers just ar- rived bere from Havre, respecting their alleged 11 treat ment on the voyage to New York. These pussengo who came here on the steamer France, of the French line, say, in substance, that the food given them was very poor and that there was a painful searcity of water, especially during tho latter days of the trip, For the last two days some of them say they could got no water at al, This deprivation they made tho subject of @ potition to the officers, but they got no redross, A few suy thoy gave the sieward jee, 10 consideration of which he promisod to give shem provisions, wator, &o., but be failud to keep that part of the agreement, thougn bo did uot fail to ke the foe. A passenger named Marcom turther stat that he was Vivieutiy assaulted by employés of we vessel, and another, uamed Joho Wain, suys bis lito waa threatened because ho askod for waser, The Comniissioners will doubtioss make some inquiry into tne alleged abuses of Which complaint bas been made, BLOOD ON THE RAIL Captain Killalea, of the Tuirty-third precinct, in company with the station master at the Mott Haven depot, went on Thuraday night to the railroad briago over the Harlem Kiver to investigate the report thata man bad been «tlled there by a train. Between the tracks po germ of clothos was found, and on the rails blooa discovered. There was’ nothing on tho clothing by which it could be identied. Lt i sour owed that their owner was killed and that nis into the rive FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. A DULL DAY ON ‘CHANGE, L GOLD STEADY AT 102 3-4 | Government Bonds Dull, States Inactive and Railroads Quiet and Firm. Money on Call Easy at 6 a 7 a 5 Per Cent. WaALt Srrest, Fripay, Oct. 26—6 P, u} ‘The stock market, which oxhibited a remarkable strength yesterday, showod itself to be advorscly’ ‘weak to-day, aud operators both great and small aru pty in e quandary as to ite future course. Vulgarly spea > | ing things are “mixed’’—more thoroughly even tha. the “pickles” which gave goat to tho description of. — tropical yacht cruise and more cunningly blender than a pot of Crosse & Blackwell’s best.” The Orm- | ness of yosterday yields to the weakness of to-day, | and the onl and acia of a strong aod weak market mal dressing for prices which, from its insipidity, fails to excite the palate of either bull or boar. Con- sequently business lagged to-day through the doubt which hung over the markot—a doubt strong enough to check dealings, but not decided enough to invite speculation or to hazard an attempt at tak- ing a trick in the existing dubious deal, At the opon- tng all hands were {ull of tramps—gauging the cards by @ bull estimate—for tho market opened higher than it had closed and prices adyanced for all the ac- tive shares, Thus Lake Shore rose to 7144, Western Union to 8334 and tho rest of the list followed with more or less alacrity. After midday, however, the sunshine began to fado away, ana before the end things became decidedly clouded under the lower prices which had set In, and the market closed as dull and gloomy as the outdoor weather. Wostern Union - in final dealings dropped to 8134, Lake Shore to 68% and tho rest, of the market to points in keop~ ing with tho droop of the tavorites, Although we were told yesterday that a great advance in leading securitics was as cortain as death or taxes the experience to-day has tended to shake the stock. Jobbing faith. Messrs, Keene and Vanderbilt upon the bull side, and Gould and bis following upon the beat side, have originated a condition of “pull dovil, pull baker,’ which 18 likely to make a lively market in puint of tluctuations, but a decidedly precarious one to smull dealers, In this condition of things the gamble ig Likely to be an exciting one, and participators on a small scale will get plenty of fun for their monoy, which tho dealers on a large scale will mevitably sooner or later absorb. * OPENING, HIGHEST AMD LOWEST, The following table shows the opening, highest and lowest prices of the day:— ? Opening, Highest, Lowest, Now York Central. 103 108 10634 PIO. ses 13% 1K 12% Lake Shore. iW i 683 Wabash 16% 167, 16 Northwe: 8936 893g 30% Northwestern preterr eo 736 675g 65 Rook Island......++++ 10234 102% 1013 Milwaukee aud St. Paai 87g BT be BK MliwauKee and St, Paul pi 10 70 te Dol, Lack. und Western... 6234 2g 51% Delaware and Hudsvo Oanat 463, we 455 Morris and Essox. 18 18% 18 Michigan Coutral, ot 6755 66 Ithanois Contral..., W re "4 16, Onio and Mississippi, 2% 9x 9s Western Union. 8355 8135 Pacific Mail... wet BK ‘The closing quotations at throe P, M. were:— Asked, si, 1064g I!) Central... Bia, NY Contral.,. 1063 ‘78: 78% Harlem. 143 144" Union Pacific, 673g 67! Er G,Celd..... 4 4 Luke ‘Shore: Han & stJo.. 11% 1259 Wabash. 2bg BT, ¥; Oe Ae! 3 20 x 24 uicksilver,... 17% 13 wicksilver pl 405g 41 SEF Aduas Ex... U7 OB 86 Sa «7 THE MONBY MARKET, Money on call lont easily at 6 a7 por cent and lent down to 5 per cont at tho close, Tho foliowing were the rates of oxchange on Now York at the undermen: Woned cities to-day :—Savannah, buying 3%, selling 1 discount; Cincinnati, (air demand, par, selling 1- pre mium; Charleston, oasior, a 5-16 discount, 3 ay discount; St. Louis, 1-10 discount; New Orleans, com. mercial 5.16 @ %, bank % discount; Chicago, 25 pre- miam; Milwaukew, par. The lowness of the rate in the London market, where the rate in the open mar- ket is only 334 por cent, aflected foreign exchange, and bankors’ sterling sold at 4.80 a 4.803¢ for long and 4.8436 a 4.85 for demand, TH GOLD MARKET. Gold was steady throughout the day at 102%, The cogpying iates were 1, 34 and 13, por cent and the borrowing rates flat and 2 per cent. GOLD CLEARINGS AT TUK NATIONAL BANK STATE OF NEW YORK, $1,492,061 @ > 1,536, 403 Gold clearances GOVERNMENT ONDA, There was very little doing in government bonds to-day, and they closed quiet at the following quo tations :— Unitod States currency sixos, 120% a 121; do, sixes, 1881, registered, 109% a 110; do, do, coupon, 11034 & 1105; ; 40., 1865 now, registered, 10536 a 105%; do, do,, do., coupon, 10535 a 10534; do, do., 1867, regis» tered, 108 a 10834; do. do., do, coupon, 108 a 108%¢; do. do, 1868, registered, 1093; a 10934; do. do,, do, coupon, 109}, a 1093{; do. ten-lortics, registered, 10734 & 107 %¢; do. do,, coupon, 108 )¢ a 1083¢ ; do. fives, 1881, registered, 10634 a 10634; do. do,, do., coupon, 1079 a 107A; do. 434’s, 1891, registered, 105 a 1053¢3 do, do, do., coupon, 10475 a 103%; do. fours, 1907, Fogistered, 102 a 10244. STAT® BONDS, State bonds at tho Board wore X higher for Ten- Dosseo sixes, old, to which dealings were confined, RAILROAD BONDS, ns Railroad bonds were quiet and firm; tne only | changes were an advance of $4 in Rock Island sixes of = ( 1917, 3 tn Louisville and Nashville consols ot 1898, % in New Jersey Contral consols and Lake Shore rogis- tered firsts, and 1g jn Chicago and Milwaukee frets There was a docline of \ in North Missourt firsts and Obio and Mississippi consols, sinking funds, THR VORKIGN MARKET. The London advives report cousols steady and United States bonds a shado casior, Erie deciineu to 12%, and preferred to 23, Lilinois Central was steady at 77K a 1744. Now York Central rose to 107. Bar silvor was Quoted at 56 %1dd, per ounce. Af Paris rentes foll off to 106f, 45¢., and roso to 106f, b23¢0, The specie in the Bank of Germany shows an increase of 1,000,000 marks for tho past week. The closing prices in London were:—Consols for money and account, 9614 0 96%; now 43% por cent bonds, 105%; fvotwenty bonds of 1867, 108%; ten-iorty bonds, 108%; Oves of 1881, 106%; Erie common shares, 12% ; do. preferred do,, 28; New York Contra), 106),; Lilinois Central, TT. MINING SHARES, The following wore the opening quotations for min- ing stocks at San: Francisco to-day :—Gould & Curry, 9; Savage, 9; Chollar Potosi, 30; Ophir, 15; Hale & Norcross, 6)g; Crown Point, 5; Yellow Jacket, 8; Belener, 65%; Virginia Consolidated, 29; California, 20; Overman, 17; Raymond & Ely, 8; Best & Belcher, 18; Kontuck, 7; Union Consolidated, 634; Alpha, 14; Sterra Nevada, 4g; Mexican, 10; Euroka Consolidated, 4354; Justice, 11; Utah, 13; Juckson, 5 The closing prices in San Francisco were:— Keutuck. Northern Bolle, Overman California ophir .. Cholla Raymood & Ely. Confilence Silver Hull, Culovonia Savage... Crown Poiat Segregated Bolobet {OONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE.)