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8 THE COURTS. More Interesting Developments in the Silk Smuggling ‘Trial. UNIQUE EPISTOLARY CORRESPONDENGE. A Sharp Judicial Check to the Bogus Bail Business. PARTNERSHIP LEASES. The trial of Messra. T. C. Owen and Alfred Graf for alleged conspiracy in the silk smuggling frauds wag resumed yesterday 10 the United States Circuit Court, before Judge Benedict, ‘The witness, John Scott, re- Sumed his testimony, and Assistant District Attorney Foster submitted several ietters written by James Wells, from England, to the witness to prove the al- leged conspiracy between Owen, Wolls aud Scott, Ex- Judge Dittenhoeter, counsel tor the defence, objected | to thoir udmission, The Court admitted the letters, Bot as proof of the conspiracy, but as showing Owen’s folation to the transaction, Mr. Foster then read the following letters :—- PURSER OWRN'S REVERSED 1NITIALS, {Exhivit 54.) Mz. J. Scorr: Deax Sin—Woils and I have sent two bari by the Koglana, which 1 trust will come bund. Wells toliows next week tu the will bring avoiber lot, Please remit tne Invoices to me, as | don’t Know When | suull go oui; at all events not beloro the 1%ib prox. im the event of Graff wanting any money you might give Bim $50 on Welly’ und my uccount, Should be want uy more muke somo excuse, and say that 18 ull you have in the house. The iodowing are the particulars Of the goods, viz. :— 6 pieces, 25x. 6 pieces, 2x. 4 pieces, 24x, J. We ‘fue invoice 1 will send by Cunard mail on Saturday. I would have seut your lace out belore, but did not know who to Fenske) 1 never expect: to have been Gelayed so long. lowever, | send it by James and trust it will go all right, 1 pave not told bim who it belongs to, He will uuod itto Graf, and the latter wiil send it to Sivree’s addressed to Mr, Brown. I have given an order to Mr. Corsun on you for $100, which please pay and debit tome, With kind regurds, Tam, dear sir, yours very truly, 0. Ct ‘The three letters, O. ., mean Thomas C, Owen, PURSKR T. ©. OWKN ON VINANCE, [Exbivie 58. | Livanroon, May 1, 1875, Mr. Juny Scort: Dax Sin—Avcording to promise 1 herewith give you all particuiurs of guoas sent last week Account ot OU. 520, 80, 80, 79, 6-8, MN: ahs y Cale becnes }, 805s, 802%, BO, Z4VH, ar U3. Total..... [Sundry marks und wumber 240 ©. V., at 6-3. 259 C, V., ut v- 85924, wt 6-9. TOtMl ....00.-00% Another parcel James and sell, as below:— 0. C. T., 4 pieces, 25x, 0, C, T., 2 pieces, 26x, ., 2 pieces, 24x. J. W., 1 piece, 24, # Will bring you invoices, Instead of sending the face of my invoices 10 my wile please wire amounts to Couper’s ax eurly as convenient, as 1 want to bring some more goods with me on the 19th ins, and sball want money, Trusting everything may go well, with kind regards, 1 am, deur sir, yours very. wuly, 0. OL. J. W., 8 pioces, 25x. J. W., 4 piecen, 25x, WELLS! “TA-TA’? LETTER, No. 17 saint Hitva Stkexe, Liveeroon, ‘March 27, 1874, kan FRiEND—Yours recoived ail rigut wud glau to bear that you uave done so well with the goods, and 1 un now tell you tuut] have wow decided not to go lo sea Any more, 40 1 would be obsiged to you to seud me IL. Structions and introductions Lo the buuses you want bought irom in Loudon, also the quality of goods you want and where they could ve leit in New York. I baink Tcould sead you a parcel every week, or peurly so, ~ Lam still standing by the Italy, but am not going to seu in her, 1 1s not yet decided whether her or Ley Queen will go on Wounesday next, the lstof Apri, but 3M the event of the Queen going you muy expect ubout £500 @! goods and i Lue italy goes 14 will be more, I exXpoct my brother will go out tu the Ltuly in my vlace, Dut it 18 pot decided yet. 1 Lave written to Uwe, tell- tug him thut I have ordered those goous to be shipped, Bnd if they go by tho Queen to Gabie my Bhare ut Iu Voice us s00u us they ure sold, as it will mout hkely be here in time tor mv to seud another. jot by the Italy when sue goes, as it 18 expected 11 she does not take the Quieu’s place she will be bere at lousta month, In the eveut of Owen beg out of town Wuen you see the urrival of the Queen (if sue comes beture us), you will please communicaco immeuiate.y with Alvin Grulf, telling hts you expect goods by ner for dir. Owen, and ask him tO luok after tuem In the Usual way. So now, dear sir, L hope you will let mo have the information 1 require tor sending the smalt parcels as soun as you cau aiter you receive this, us bt course 1 will be idle watil | receive it, and be sure to arrange lor a piace to have thet left wuere the poo- ple delivering them can geva receipt tor them. 1 will Arrauge aud be respousibie for ali the Osber part of the ines. 1 will let you kaow whut slip ves Ou Lhe st of April, aud if OWen 18 not at hand you cun com- municate, as 1 suid belore, with A. G. So, hoping tus will find you well and doiug weil, 1 remain, yours truly, JAMES WELLS. 1 expect the letter by Saturday’s mail you promised Me in your last, You will bardly see me again until you come to Liverpool. TA-LA. YROM THE SAME TO THE BAMK. SAINT HILDA STRERT LIVERPOOL, April l, 18i4 Deak Sim—l write you that you may know what to do if Owen is not in town, that | have iuis day shipped by ltaly two causes, 14 cure uf storekeeper, ny brotuer, which Luope wil reacu you ail rigut, Lhe invoices are being turwurded wOwean, * * * [Ibe rest of Ube letter 1s respecting a new address to write to Mr. Boo.) Yours very truly, Jauks WELLS, (Hxuibit 69.) WELLS? PKOFPKRED HORPITALITY. % Warne Koa, May 1, 1874, Dear Sin—Your two letters, he ast dated 17th April, to baud tus week, uuu am very sorry to hear Of the trouble over the Grevce’s goous, aud can only hope the laly’s have veem managed better, anu if Anything was to happen bo them it would be a bad Job Jor me—in lact lor wil of us. 1 have only lad one let. ter irom Owen since 1 have been here, but 1 expect him here im the Luly, Which 18 due here in w day or two. now Lwaut it very badly; co 1 can ouly Lope 1b ts on the way belore tuis—m ‘let, 1 was awlully uisap- ported tu not Huding iL ib your lusticiier, You do uot giVe we much eNcoUragemeut 10 send Ot laces, und it 16 Weil, as tur asicuu see at presen. * * * Itt buve any mouey to spare this summer 1 will go in with Owen, if be will let me, -1 will be very glad to bave your goou lady here avy me she may chuvse to muke it convenient to come. When she 1s coming let us know, 1 wim sorry Wings are duil wit you, but Ce belure this they.may Dave picked up again, would not press you so lor moucy if I did not want it, but I can assure you 1 do, and if [do not get it the sequences Mivul Le Very disusirous tw me, Chere bas buen no profits on my business us yet, and the vutiay bus veen very Heavy, bul expect tu make up | Lum sutisied with my investment, | t9 (ho deieudant in Noyember and December, 1875, Jor it by und by. sud could sell it now for £100 more toan I gave for in So now, dear sir, i hope this will find you as tis jeaves we, and, hoping everything will turn out wen, | Tremain yours very truly, JAMES WILLS, la reply W Assistant District Awtorney Foster Scotty staced that Owen told him that all bis letters in fature would be singed U. U, 'I., and that be did not pay uny customs duties on silks received from Owen, Ex-Judge Vitteuhovicr now procecded to eross-cx- amive Scott, pursuing the cross inquisition with tue must minute and searching inquiry, Lu answer to questions put Lo him Scott testined as follows!—L live bow at No, SONinth street; 1 removed from Varick Mrevt, iu April, to Twellin street, im Mra, Webb's boarding house (west of Clinton and Broadway); £ lived tere about six weeks; 1 then went to Buguty- fourth street, between avouue A und First avenue, for bne month; from there 1 Wet to Canada; that wos on | my taui'ly remained 1 Bighty | lourth street; 1 was in Cunada three moutis; 1 came | buck abous the end of August; I went to Torouto on | the 4th of July; 1 weut to Montreal ou the sd of July; | she 25th Of Juno, 15 L went to Troy and the weizbborbood of the Crescent and then to Wateriord; | went to Kutiand, Vt; 1 wear to Larcule and theu to Montreal, aud stayed there About af Lour or two, wud then Went to Torunty and she came avout Ju my last L void you L wanted moucy, and I say | | sale aud delivery o ithe Atany Howl wo mouths; my wile wot | eoidence Iu tis city wncil my | basiness; Mr, Nool’s place; fotit Tvcame back irom took a place of that was 4 store the same floor a keot ou I had tho use of the back room his family took thei meals there; during the time | carried on iny business in Broome rei Seana to Ce pened I glen ig ed not; Mr, Noel represent at my ness when I was absent; 1 ik 1 lived m Green- doing busipess on moved my piace of I lived in Yorkville; ile I iived im South Dun- 1 lived im a boarding house Filth avenue, woen I had the office at Noel's lop’s express 1 knew when lL camo.vack trom Europe; Ihave known Duulop’s express between one an iwo yeurs; Lbad a business matter of my wile’s with Mr. Beli, at Watertord; I bad previously scen him as No. 20 Varick street, but 1 cauuot remember whut time it was; 1¢ Was about a board bill tbat he owed my wile; this debt was contracted by Beil’s futher; that was the private busi@ess 1 bad with biw tor my wie; 1 don’t know whether there is 4 tumily ving in Watertord of tho name of Soott; to Canade because I knew the detec- twwes were after me; I left ov the same day that I heard of 1; there was 4 mes sae sent up to mo trom a person 1 Forty-seventh wt connected with Dunlop's ex- press I received a’ visit in Canada® ti Captain rackett; this was some tine i August; I came buck from Canada after Captain Brackett bad seen mc; through a friend 1 made wu proposition to Captain Brackett; 1 did not make auy couditious; I tuid the ineud | should ike to make my statement to the gov- ernment, because u great many false represeatavious had been 1oade about me and | wished to show my ex- act position in the whole transuction; the answer Was that if 1 cameto New York 1 shoulu be provected while | my statement; I replied to this by let- tor; the name of this iriend was Major Price, late of the United Statee Army; 1 goa’s kuow where he boarded whon 1 wrote to him; he lived ut Alute’s, on Canal street; Lcaunot name any place im the city of New York wuere be lived or did busivess; the aduress on the leer was, Major Price, No, 24 Burclay street, New York city, that wus his place of busiuess; | saw him last a few days ago; that is not his place of busi- ness now; I buve seen him gince my return trom Cauady at No. 24 Barclay street; he was with the Automauc ‘Toy Company; 1 dou’t knot now where be lives, boards or does bus: 1 saw him oats his court room in the lobby day belure yesterday; He uus Leen iH Lhis room while 1 bave been on the 4; the witness is not vow tn this room. (Mujor Pri iverward @1 ed the room aud was ideniiied by the witness.) was a second rep:y to my answer Irom Miyor Pric think Lave it and 1 will search tor i; {came to New York 1 @ongequence of that correspondence aud after a visit trom Captain Brackett; Captain Brackett suid to hat be wunted to uear whut statement 1 had tv make; J gave im all the mlormatin 1 bua; £ vold bim J expected immunity irom tue goveroment jor ten duys; Captain Brackett sent me on that im- mnunity from the District Auorney in August, 1877; 1 cunnot recollect whether I got any promise from tue District Attorney that 1 sould not be prosecuted; I wus inade to unuerstund thut I wouid be accepted usa Witness tor the government, und this implied tuat 1 suvuld not be prosecused OF molested in person or property, Q. Are you inavlvent, or have you any property? Question objected to by the District Atuoruey. bx-Judge Dictenhvoeter said tual be proposed to as- certuim whether te plunder tuis mun bad acquired Was to be protected, Witness resumed :—This immunity was given to ne by the District Attoruey aud in writing, (Lhe wit ness Wus requested tu prouuce it at the uext sitting of the Court.) Have net becn promised “Any compensa- tion whatever as the reward of giving my testimony; no suit hus been commenced by the government ugaiust me arising oUt of Unpaid duties 1m this traus- uction ; the arrangement for the imuwupity was made ulter the indictment was found; 1 did not yo beluro the Grand Jury. Considerable amusement was created throughout the cross-examiuation by the unwillinguess of tho wit- Less to give direct uuswors Aud bis constant besitation iu replying. His identification of Mujor Price as u gentieman sitting 10 the back seat o: the court and dus avoidance of any persoual ideutilication was quite wdrumauc scene, Finally the goutleman was suili- ciently identilied to ve served With 4 suLpm@na by tho defence, ‘Tue Court adjourued to Monday uext, A BLOW Al BOGUS BAIL. The Marine Court, in the case of John Alster against Gottlieb Neise, declared 18 fixed determination yes- terday to break up the peruicicus practice ot giving fictitious sureties upon bail bouds in that Court, Judge McAdum, taking this case as a text, bas written quite au elaborate opinion, whicao 1s given in full below, W. Haynes Jobnson, an attorney, was retained by the piaintif to prosecute the dolendunt tor ulleged assault, Jobnson thereupon prepared an afhdavit in which he presented the wrougs of bis client in # more serious manager than the client’s version of tho tacts Justified, Atter having hia client swear to tho exay- gerated statement he drow an uudertuking upon ar- rest, The client, being impecuoious, was uuable to procure buil, whereupon Jolnson supplied the suretics himself. The papers appearing regular upon thor Juce, the undertaking Was approved, aod an order for the dofeudaut’s arrest duly granted by w justice of this Court, ‘The defendant was taken ito cus- tody undor it by the Sheriff, and was re- luased alter giving required bail, Subse- quently the plamnttf’s Tomplaiat was dismisscu, with $60 29 costs, fur which amuuut judgment was entered awainst the plainuf, aud it remains wholly aupaid and uuceilectuble, Seurch was made jor the sureties upon the plaiwti’s undertaking, but they could not bo found, aud the delenaant Claims that thoy are dettious aod fraudulent, The defendaot pow moves ww punish the-plaimtit’s attorney for miscOuduce in giving such Dui One of the sureties is descrived in the unuer- tuking us “Christopher Sayles, of Nu. 119 West Filty- second siree..” No such person residvs either there or auywhere cise. He isa mythical indiviaual, with bo Occupation of habitation, Lhe other, designated as ‘Edward Drawm, of No. 76 Greeuwich ayeuue,’? never resived tuere, the place indicated being 4 Vacant lot. A person Of the same yame, residing elsowbere, was produced in court by Johuson ag the surety bear- ing that name, but eveu be was not sure whether bo sigued the unuertaking or Bot. Ho was not positive ubout the eigputures, aod testified that if Le did sign tue underteking the bature of the obligation assumed Was not expiaived to nim, and that Le 1 not able to pay the $100 mentioned tu it, Auother Undertaking given upou procuriug an order of arrest in # similar uclion, oblaued uboUt the same time as Lhe one m question, Was produced upon the bearing of this ap- plication, and the name of this same ‘Edward rumin” appears upou i us surety, aud his residence is there stated to be No. 75 Spring street, Drumm never residud there, ana Mr. Haynes Jounson is the plaintil’s attorney im that action ulso, it 18 cicur irom ail the prools that the bail is fetitious aud frauduient, ana that the pluntill’s attorney knowingly imposed on the Court when he presented the unde taking und procured its approval. Such conduct, peeialiy upon the part of un officer of tue Cour: highly unprofessional and censarabie, aud is yuulshablo uw a contempt of court (Lode of Civil Procedure, sec. 14, 3d vol., Uuh ed, Ki. 3., p. 649, sec, 60), ‘The learned protession of the Jaw exacts frum its members a much higuer standard of prolessional ethics, ‘Tue pluntitf is insvivent and the surcties on 418 Undertaking ate fraudulent. ‘This Court condemns such practice, und declares its fixed determination to summarily puuisn all such olleuders, no maser who they are. ‘The ate torney Wil, tuereiore, Le adjudged guilty of miscor duct in and will be tuned, as for con- tempt of court, $100, the amount in the undertuking ($60 29 being the of the, deiendonv’s judgment for costs, and the $Y Tl, being the expense ‘tne’ defendant pat to i AdUILION to said costs in prosecuting this proceeding) and the attorney will be imprisoued jn she Cougty Jail uatil the fue is paid, AN UNPROFITABLE CUSTOMER, Tho suit brought by Alexander T, Stewart & Uo, against Moses Strasbarger came to trial yesterday bee fore Judge Douohue, The suit was to recover $2,804 25 for u bul Of dry goods sold by the plaints About three days alter the purchase of the goods the deiendant made an assigu- ment ior the benell: of his groditors. ‘tho pluincils thereupon oviwined au order ot arrest agaist him aud bad him arrested on the ground of fraud 1n contracting Lue devt, in thay ho Was insvivent as the ime and was guilty of fraud in couceaing tho fact of Mis insolvency trom the plants; aug iue- ther, that the gouds were vougi Will the intoution Of DOL paying tor them. The order of arrest was set aside by Judge luwrence at special Term, on the ground that the defeudant uid not personally make KOY Fepreseutations as Lo is Fespousibiity, and chat as (be purchases Were Mude by his wile it’ could not be said tit be Iragdulentiy conceated the fact of nis jusvivency? ‘fie Genera! Term aiterward reversed Judge Lawrence's order vacating the order ol are rest and held that the delungaut was guilty of fraud a6 charged, ‘the present ial was as to the ¢ Kouds, the detvudant’s auswer setting Up Utst a general uenial, and that the goods were Lougulou w credit Which bad not expired Wien the sul Was Commenced. ‘The jury, under tue diroction of the Court, reudered a verdict fur tue plain. tis tor the tuil amount claimed, with imtorest. ‘Tho order of arrest being still iu foree, it tue de endant fui to pay the judgment the platutils wili have tue right to issue au execution agatost uis body aud pus Nits in Lodiow Street Jai uotil the debt ts paid. alr, H. HM. Riwe ap red tor the planus and Mr Ml, ‘Yownseud tor RENEWAL OF LEASES, tuo | For a jong time there has been ponding in Court a Vato aie : ain ef Nk Where that | suit brought by James 8S, Mitchell aguiust Cassius i. ¢ EXprees WAgOD Was; ourdiog there; | jp CU as tn cut tis es poaruivg there; | Read to vctermine the question of the right of one bol there HOw, Wor ihe express ollice; Lweutto rive in | Partner ‘o renew @ lease without the consent of the Vurick street on tue Lou of October, 1874; 1 elt tor | oul rand if such renewal did not furnish guod Beotland i tue Veginoing of July, 1874; 1 bad pre- | basis ior damages, ‘The plasntilt aud deieudant bad ously been living in Yorkvilie, avout two years; belure | live y Cars’ lease of the Hellman House, which expired shat L wad iived ju Grecuwich street, at No, 600; tuxt | on May 1, 187Q Just veture tue expiration of the “1; prior to Ving im Green- | louse sir, Read vbtuined @ revewal tn his owa Yorkville; L don’t Know wuetuer | The case was seut Ww tbe Conminission of Appew ib Was @ Gay, 4 Week or winonth that L lived im Yurk- | where it was bed that ove copartuer cancel, vive prior bo my tu Greebwieh street; ny wile | duriug the eXistenco of tue copurtuersmp aod kopt« buardinu house tn Yorkville, in Mighty-lourth | without the kuowledgo of bis partner, take it, near First avenue; vetween 1870 aud tue press | a renewal leasc ior bis owa benelt of tne wine 1 bad @ place of busiuess in Broome street, 1871 L woved ity South Filtu avenue; I Gret and premises Jeased by the firm, aad Liat @ lease bo taken by oue partner in bis owu name inures to tue bevellt moved it6 Brogine street in 1570, bewween Kim and | of the Urm, aod that & partuer in Woes bame It is Crosby; 1 cannot tell wuether | was iuere one day or | taken can Le required ty account to lt 8 monto; I moved alterward into 008 Broome street; 1 don’t remember exactly how jong | remained; itwas | Juuge Lawrence, could pot say exactly | ‘Term, om the question of damages. i was two yeurs or wot; I got buck irom | im September, 1974; wien 1 came back 4 | more than six mouths; Boounlk , Tuo testimony Was quite contlict co-purtner fi Alter (his decision the cuse came belore bolding Supreme Court, Special The plainwitt clusmed to have been injured Lo Che extent of $860,000, » Alr, Griswold, of duaages. | COURL OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel, putting them at $300,000, and Mr, Leland at $19,500, A deci was given yeater- day by \wrenee award $25,000 damages. In arriving at this conclusion he takes into uccount the fuct that the plaintiff! was not thrown out of the hotel business, Le being the proprietor of a rival hotel. COUNT JOANNES AND SOTHERN. George the Count Joannes applied yesterduy to Judye Lawrence for an order of arrest against Mr. Edward A. Sothern, the actor, en the ground of the latter's alleged speedy departure tor E: which case he he would be remediless in his action for damages against Mr, Sothern for bis alieged impersouation of the Count in the “Crushed Trage- dun.” In his -alfidavis forming the basis et bis application the Couat J cites bis career a8 dramatist, public le turer, delineater of Shakes; historias biographer, contributor tothe press and counsellor of the Supreme Court. He claims that Mr, xotherp 13 making $3,000 a week, Ojuer affidavits are ulso ap- eee to 4he application, including one by Miss dia Livonia Fairbanks, who, alter announcing berse!f 8 ab authoress and dramatic artiste, states that, while witnessing the piay, she overheard a lady, alter look- ing through her opera gluse aud then at the Coust, excluim, “Why, what imitaion!’? Judge Law- rence patiently reud over the mass of manuscript and simply indorsed them, “Application retused.”” MR. TURNER ‘URNED OUT. James H. Turner, whose story, if true, furnisnes & remarkable example of what is styled domestic in- felicity, inatituted proceedings in the Supreme Court recently for separation from bis better ball, on sc- count of alleged cruel and inhuman treatment of tho plaintf, Amorg ober things he charges hor with drunkevness; that she tore bis clothing, broke bis jewelry, struck him with an axe, beat him witha stick, that she likewise beat the children, and finally, ou the 28th of August, chased bim out of his bourding house, No. 144 West Fortieth street, removed all his Jurpiture, audethus broke up bis house, ‘Tis formi- dabie catalogue of charges is most empuutically denicd by the defendant, aud yesterday application was nade betore Judge Lawrence in Supreme Court, Coumbers, for altmony and counsel fee. The Court orderod u reference Ip the case, SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. Julius Meikel and Moses Meike!, whole-ale dealers in millinery goods at No. 608 Broudway, were arrested yesterday upon an uward issued in « civil process be- fore Judge Blatchiord on bankruptoy proceedings against the firm, The defendaais wore held in $6,000 bail. There was a Jengthy argument yesterday In Supreme Court, Chambers, belore Judge Lawrence, on a motion to confirm the report of William C. Traphagen, the referee in the matter of tho Sea Clif and Metropolitan Cump Ground Association, The report 1s in favor of tho present trustees, beaded by Rev. William H. Depuy, and in opposition to those claiming election as such trustees beaded by L. A. Battersbais, Messrs. Joseph Feitretch wad Johu De Witt War ner appeared for the motion aud Mossrs Chauncey Schaffer and Lewis A. owun in opposition. Juage Lawrence took the papers, Samacl J. Conroy, a boy thirteen years old, having gone one aay to seo w fre instead of to school, his mother, with view to punish Dim, made complaint to a police mauistrate, wuo seut him, under tue School ‘YYruant uct, to the House of Retuge, She alteges that. she supposed that he would ve kept in the institution but a lew days, whereas she now learns that it 13 the iutevtion to keep Lim were till he 1s twenty-one. Moreuver, the boy’s futher states that the comuittal of the buy was without bis knowledge or sanction, and through Mr. J.C. Quinu he applied yesterday tor a writ of babeas corpus directing the institution to pro- duce the boy iu Court. ‘ihe writ was grauted and the matter will come up to-day for examination, Peter J. Quinn, an ex-puliceman, was recently tried betore Judge Sutherland, in the Court of General Ses- sions, for having show a man in Teuth avenue. Quinn Was sentenced to the State Prison for thfee years, but his counsel, Mr. Jobn McKeon and Mr. William F, Howe, secured a writ of error und stay of proceediags, and yesterday obtained an order for the prisouer’s re- Jease on $1,000 bail... | DECIS#ONS. SUPREME COURT-—CHAMBERS, By Judge Lawrence, Bium vs, Blum.—Kelerred to Mr. William B, Nas- guu to take prools and report whether any, and i Ko, what amount.should be allowed to the defendant lor temporary alimony and for expenses, of defending ‘uns action, ‘Turner va, Turnor,—Tho matter 1s referred to Mr. Jovo Lamberson to ascertain und report whether any, aud if so, Woatsum should be allowed to the de- iendant for temporary alimony aud to enable her to eaploy counsel, Gregory ve. Suntord,—I think that 1 should bo shown by affidavit that somo effort has been made to serve the deieudant im this State, The mere state meut that the defendant resides in another State does hot satisiy the requirements of the code, Kingon v3, MacKay.—Siotion gruntea and causo set dowu Tor the 16th st, Biuke vs, Bluke—In this caso I desire to,bo far- nished with the order substitutidg Mr. CulverSus the attorney for the plaimtifis, end algo require that the releree Should take prool 1 the service of the sum- mons and comp:uint vn the detendant, Van Wyck va Waltera—ido not deom tho surety Couway us sullicient, The otner surety would seom to be incompetent under rule § of the court. Edmonds vs. Edmonds —Ropurs of retorce ts con- Eo aud Judgment of divorce granted to the plain- tall, dn tho matter of Wiel; East River Savings Lustitu- tion vs. Eiias; in the matter of St. Patrick's Cutho- dral; Foster vs. Coburn; Smith vs Mills; iu the mat- ter of McClosky; society ior the Retorm of Juvenile Delinquents vs. Brandt; im toe matior of Scholle; in the gutter of Smith; im the maiter of Meyer; in tho Inatier of Cockrelt; in the matter of Rotnschild; Irvin vs, Audrews; Dilion va Dillon and overs; in he mauier of Earle, —Graute. Equitable Lue Assurauce Company vs. Hecht,— Memoraudum ior counsel. ‘Ihe Feople ox rel Tuuser vs. Folaom.—Writs al- lowed; fiiteen others. SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Van Vorst, ae va Schlesinger et al—Findings settied and signo Murtman ve. Taft.—Assignment approved, Lane vs Abbey aud otuers.—Oraer overruling ex- Coptivas, &,, setiled and signed, By Judge Lawreace, Mitcuoll va, Rouu,—see vpivion, © COMMON PLEAS SPECIAL TERM, By Judge Robinson, In the mattor of the assignment of Wansor.—Order Bottled, Brandt va. Mann.—Motion denied, with $10 costs, See memorandum. By Judge Larremore, Heidelbach vs. Berg.—Buud approved, Dreyius vs. Laserowitcn; Watsou vs, Kielor; agate vs, Darragh ; Same va Same; Sanevs, Same; Suite vs. Same; Same vs, Same; Same vs, Same; Kennedy vs. Fireproot Building Company; in (he matter ot Frank; Markle vs. Kicuardseu.—Applications granted. ‘Tyler ve. Maguire.—Motivu gracted, with $10 costs to ubido event. Sulzer Vo, Smith.—Motion denied, with $10 costs, Wewvng vs Vau Antwerp.—Demurrer overruled, witu leave to auswer on payment uf costs, Busseil Vs, ows, —Deimurrer overruled, See opinion. Ken, the Knickervucker lov Company ; Fowler j Moore vs. Gootzel; Wutson vs. Kutter; The &e, 5 vs, Campbetl.—Motions granted, Harrison , vs, Uraleger.—Appoal dismissed, costs. In the matter of McCandless and another.—Order of publication granted. Stamper vs AlcCarvile.—Motion denied, with $10 costs. Puizel vs. Tuska,—Application granted. lu the waiter of Coveu,—oud ordered in $80,000, dno the matier of Gilmav,—Boud ordered in $13,000, MARINE COULI—CHAMBERS, By Judge McAdam, Field va. Leverich; Aister v6. Neiss,—Opinions, Moiler vs, Leouard.—Judgment tor plaiuuil on do- murrer, Sweeny va Walsh; O'Dea vs. Green.—see indorse- with | ment on papers, Hauiitou vs. Clark.—The petition, objections and Plaintll’s ports wust be eubimitted on the Lub iM Hurkart vs. Hartog; vi 5 Kiem. ing vs Kuguell.—Mutions x i Vedder Ve. Barnes. —ailabie wtiachinent ordered. udlam v8 Pinckoey.—Urder moditied, Bricksou v4, pherudan.—E, Jacobs (executor) ap- puiited receiver, Crooks Vs. Schmidt —Motion denied, Lucgen Vs. Coles.—Veluuits noted, AND TERMINER, Belore Chief Justice Davis THE BUANTY UOMICILE—CUNVICTION OF JAMES GORMAN OF MANSLAUGHTER, This Court was occupied ail day yesterday in the triat of James Gorman, indicted for murder tn the first degree for shooting Thomus O'Connell, The’ facts of the case have already been tuily published m the Hkuato, The prisoner lived in a shauty between ihirty-sixth and Tuirty-seventh streets, pear Twellth Avenue. Un the uiyut of Seprember 26 @ indy who bad been visiting Lim started w go nome, when a gang of young rougus, living im the veighvo Stopes al hor, compelling her to retura, Goran, aud, tubing 4 horee pistol, ue fired out of winuow, hitting O'Counell aud causing tis death, prisover Wax represeuted by Mr. Peter Mitchell This incoused 0 aad {he proscoution by Assistaut District Attorney Kullins. ‘The testiouy developed the above state of facts, With tue furiher proof that two shots were alsu fired from the crowd, Gorman stated be wax very mucu excited; that the might was vark and that wen he fired the shot be did nut expect to hit any ove, After a briet summing and short but clear charge trom Judge Davis tie case was given to the jury, which, Alter & three-quarters olan hour's absence, returved with # verdict of guilty of thansianguier in the second wegreo, The prisouer was sent tu State Prison for five yours, two years being deducted (rum tue extreme penalty om yocouat of provi of nis good churuuter, GENERAL SESSIONS—PART 1 Before Judge Sutherland, A WARNING 10 S1KANGERS, James Dillon, # guost at tho Fifth Avenue Hotel, on the evoning of tho 1st inst, took & sirull to see the b sights, He feii in with an interesting young man of pleasing addross, who called himscif Thomas Petber, and who said he lived at No, 428 Sixth avenue, his oc- cupation being that of a “travelling agent.” Alter an evjoyable ramble, during which several drinke were indulged iv, Dillon became unconscious, While tn this condition bis amiable companion knocked him down aud robbed him of his gold watch and chain. ‘The “travelling agent” was aboutto truvel off with the stolen property, but happily the entire occurrence was ‘witnessed vy Officer McCool, of the I'wenty-ninth pre- cinct, who pounced upon the ficeing robber in com- mendabie style. Peter, iu bis flight, wy’ away the watch and chain, but they were recovered by the offi- cer. On being arraigned lor trial yesterday the pris- ouer pleded gus. and Judge Sutherland sontenced him to State Prison tor five years, GENERAL SESSIONS—PART 2 e Before Recorder Hackett, THE RYAN MURDER TRIAL. Recorder Hackett took bis seat ‘on the bench promptly at eleven o'clock and, after disposing of some minor business, proceeded to charge the jury in the trial of William Poot and Joseph Font, who were indicted for the marder of John Ryan, in Leroy street, on the morning of the 29th of Apri! last, Tho court room was crowded aud the remarks ot the Recordor were listened to with the greutest attention. He succinctly reviewed the evidence use detailed by the witnesses ior the prosecation who had described the tinding of Ryan io Leroy strect at bail-past jour o’clock im the morving, his dying con- gition und big death belore reacuing the station b 3 also the fact that the ace: wore seen in the Vicinity of the bomicide, their arrest and subsequent admissions wbeo conflued in the celiz, His Honor called particular attention to the evidence of Detective Noble, who testified to baving beard these admiwsions, the prisoners being unconscious that aoy person was listening to them at, the time. It was for the jury to determive what testimony they should believe, Jor with them rested the solution of the important prebiem ws to the prisopers’ guilt or tunocence, Although tho prizoners bad not denicd these adinis- sions, either of them bLaving come upon the wituoss sung, the present law giving them that privilege, the jury must not let that iact weigh ‘aguinstthem, Thi ‘Recorder then‘referred tv the law bearing ov the caso und to the different counts in tho indictments, Shortly betore one o'clock the jury retired, and after an absence of about an hour and a hull returued with a verdict of guilty of murder im the secoud degree with 4 recommendation to mercy. Mr, Price, who ap- peured for the prisoner lool, moved for a new trial on the groued that the evidence did not werraut the ver- dict, and asked that Judgment m'ybt ve suspended until counse: could be heurd in support of the motion, As- sistant District Attorney Lyon, who appeared for the prosecution, said he had uo objection, The Recorder intimated that he het no alternative but io sentence the prisoners for life.” Mr. Howe also moved tor a new trial m ihe cage of Font, and requestes thatthe Re- corder would allow bim untii Mouday next, when no would prosent the points before the Court ou which be based the motion, The Recoruer said he would hear counsel vn Monday, und ordered tho prisouers to be remanded until that time, COURT OF APPEALS DAY CALENDAR. Auuany, N. Y., Nov. 9, 1877. ‘The following }s the culendur tor Monday, Novemver 12, 1827;—Nos, 191, 155, 174, 192, 194, 195, 197 und 193, THE RING SULTS. THE SEVEN MILLION DOLLAR SUIT AGAINST EX- COMPTROLLER CONNOLLY—SELECTION OF THE t STRUCK JURY. It looks now very much as though the long pending suit against Richard B, Connolly, ex-Comptrolier, for the recovery of over $7,000,000, alleged to huve veon received by him as his share of the gigantic Ring frauds, would be speedily brought to trial Asa pre- limmary step in such trial an order was recently granted fora “struck jury,’? und Mesara, Samuel D. Bubcogk and Willium Orton were. chosen to select such jury. These gentlemen have selected the following persons, from which numbor to be chosen tho ‘“tweive men, bovest and true” to sitas jurors in the case, the first addross appended to the uname being that of eacn individual’s private residence, and the second, whore any such appear, being that whero the individ- uals are to be jound when eugaged@ their usual daily occupations or business:— THK STRUCK JURY, 1. Uriel A. Murdock, No, 313 Filth avenue. 2, David H. McAlpin, tobacco, No. 673 Fifth ave- nue; No: 146 uyenue D, 3 John W. Graydon, No, 26 West Forty-oighth, sBtroet, 4. Charies B, Fosdick, hides, No, 85 Wost Thirty- sixth street; No. 26 Spruce street. oe. ‘go S. Fraser, leather, No, 87 Park avenue; No, 92 Ciiff street, 6. Jumes G. Deforest, morchant, No. 37 Weat Thirty-s:xth street; No, 82 Soath street. 7. John R. Harris, No. 448 Fitth avenue, & Urson D, Mann, publisher, No 14 Kast Twenty- second street; No, 37 Purk row, 9 William ZB, Northrup, No, 8 East stree 10. Francis T. Walker, banker, No. 179 Madison ave- nuo; No. 2 Nassau street. 11, Abrubum R. Vun Nest, hardware, No. 63 West Tuirty-fourte®irect; No. 120 Chambers street, 12, Luther G. Tulottson, president, No. 19 West Forty-ninth street; No, 8 Dey street, 13. Hibvorne L.’ Roosevelt, organs, No. 46 West Nineteenth street; No, 40 West Eighteenth street. 14, Joseph K. O’brion, broker, No, 106 East Twenty- second street; No, 39 Wail sirect, 15. Garaiver 8. Spoftord, merchant, No, 125 Madi- son avenue; No 29 Broadway. 16. Freucrick Sturges, No, 36 Park avonue. 11. Heory a. C, Taylor, merchant, No, 12 East Thir- ty-lifth street; No. 44 South street 18, Audrow G. Binuinger, No. 47 Eust Nineteenth atroct, 19. William G. Brokaw, clothing, No. 628 Fifth ave- ‘o, 34 Fourtu avenue, ). George Paien, hides, No, 84 Irving piace; No. 87 Gold strect. 21. Uliver H. P. Noyes, teas, No. 62 West Sevon- teenth street; No, 101 Front street, 22 Willum R. Morgan, No. 2 West Sixty-second Btreot. 23. Joon R. Mortimer, real estate, No. 10 West ‘Thirty-second street; No. 11 Wali street, Zh Willam F, Mott, No, 83 Irving place, TRIAL OF THK SUIT. The trial of the case has been set down for the 19th inst, before Juage Barrett, holding Part 2, supreme Court, Circuit, and wall doubtless occupy several aays, It 1s understood that William M, Tweed will be the leading wituoss for the prosecution, und it is also stated that other important wud unexpected witnesses will appear. Fortieth MILNER’S Miss, READY TO MAKE HER M&S, MILNER—MAL- BIAGE ZONDS Vs. PRISON BAKs. Charles 5. Milner, who ts said to be the son of wealthy parents who at present are temporurily so- jourmiog im Europe, has been since the 2d of June last a prisoner in Ludsow Strect Jail His incarceration was tho result of improper attention to Miss Catherine McConville, a quoudam maid servant of bis mother. According to ber story he professed urdent atwucb- ment to her and under solemn promise of marriage cceeded ix cflecting ber raw. He then, as she Bias larther, went to Europe, where be rr maiued for severat inonths. Va bis return, finding him unwilling to fuitil his promise of marriage, soe caused is arrest, with the result as stated aboves Five mouths’ incaurcerauion bas caused bim ty adopt Muuilied Views on the subject of matrimouy; in other words, like Burkty, bo is “wiilin? ’, and pow preiers the bonds of matrimony to the bars of Ludiow Street. The case Came up in Court yesterday, belore Judge Larremore, on a mouon by dir, Baldwin 8 Strauss, his Counsel, for an order to show cause Woy he should bot by allowed to marry Miss McVounville, or ia the eVent of ner adowillinguess to marry Lin Lo be released from ju Mr. Byron A. Coheu, counsel for young Milner, stated that the latte: as DOW prepared to resist « Geiul for $10,000 damages tor alleged seduction apd broach of promise ol murriuge ana to marry Miss MeCcuville, Im proof ot (his statement he submited tue following letter, which explains itsell ; LupLow Sreunt Jab, Oct. 25, 1877. Mrs, CaTuanink McOosviitn, dian vt Cathuriue Me- Gonville: Dean Mavat—Inesmuch as I wm catirely destitut ploy cctnsdl, aad seeing He prospects of being ret prisoment, 1 have conc.uded to marry your Ward at ones, wich cau 0G done.) thivk, by any judge of the Court, ‘Mlenie mame a day this week will go with me aud your duwshter bo Court to support « wite, ws 1 informed you, su L sll repent it, but [ caunot endure further imprisonment kod woud marry any vue ty Ve relieved from this torture Yours reapecttully, CHARLES D. MILNE, air, otruuss said that having received a notice of this motiun, as also a copy of the letior, he bad en- deavored to tind slids MeCunville, seas to bring her to cours for interrogation by Lis Houor as to her willing- ness to marry Miluer, but had been unable to fiud her, He asked au adjournment until next Monday to enable lim to continue his searen for her, Mr, Cohen, while protesting against Keeping bis client’ iu jail longer than wus absolutely bocessary, Dually cou- sented to the adjournment. It proposed to bring both parties iv court on Munday und marry them thea apd tuero ti the ‘lady in the case’ gives ber consent, AFTER MANY DAY On the 10th of October last at midnight the police boat Seneca, Sergeant Schultz in command, was pass- ing the Bremen steamship dock, Jersey City. A suund ol wood sawing proceeding irom the dock above men- tioned was heard by the Sergeaut and he gavo orders at once to head the boatin shore, On nearing tho pier a small boat wi discovered just rowing out, wih Sergeant Sebultza Failing, attor repeated ord stand, he fired und, as it was subsequently ascertained, wouuded 1m the groiu one of tue men WuO Were iu the small boat, whicu, however, kept ea its course, The Bergeaut brought the Svueca up the Bremen pier. to 1b Was then dicovered tnt the ware. house dock had Leen vroken ito und 4 cage ot silks, varued at $2,000, was lying om the outside of the pier ready to be carried away. William Scanlon and James Cassidy were arr in West strect, near Chariun, yester by Sergeaut Schultz, who recognized them the mon who wore in the smail boat, ‘once as bern They w taken — belor u Smith, at Lssex Markot Polico Court, yesterday, and remaudod tui sJurther evidence, - NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1877.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. Sie A TERY pitas Wan TO THE BUTT. PROGRESS OF TRE CIGARMAKERS’ STRIKE— LIVELY DISCUSSION AT HEADQUABTERS— WORKMEN DECEIVED BY EMPLOYERS. One of the most excitea discussions that bas 00- curred in the central organization since the clgarmak- ers commenced their strike took place yesterday after- noon. It soems that ove of ine employers some days ago siguod ap agreoment with bis workmen to take them all back ut the advanced rates. Ho has two shops, in one of which he pays the full price, but iu the other, it is alleged, he pays no advance at all, When the matter was brought before the central bo¢y a debate arose pro aud con, the interests of the em- ployer being represented by one of bis own meu and legal counsel, the strikers by delegates fromi amo! their own number, ‘The chair remarked that the workmen could see from this want of faith that tho sigoature of a boss is not worth a straw unless the workmen Bave a strong organization to back them. The altercation had con. tinued at considerable length when the chair put the Diunt question, “Is tho boss willing to pay $6 per 1,000’? (the lowest price the strikers aro allowed to work for), Ihe upswer came as promptly, “Nein |’” ‘The Cham-—“Phen it mast be declared a strike shop.”” Cries of “Bravo!”? ‘Bravo!’ uud loud applause greeted this decision, ‘I'bv uproar was continued for womme tume ausid cries of “Puy him out!’ “Pug bin vull” paving reterenco to tho employer's representa tive. ls was dpally det-rmived to uppuint # special Committee Of 1X Lo investigate the matior aad report Ms 6000 uy powaibie, 4 STOSED PORKMAX, Another little flurry amvog tho delogates was Creuted when it Was unnvunced thas the foreman of Lichtenstem Brothers had uccepted un tnvitulion to revurn to work, but When he did so he was stoued by the strikers, He now came to ask the advice of the Central Vounci, Lt was claimed that he should first have come to them for advice velore resuming work, hve that it was (oo lave pow to expoct sympatuy from them, TUS TRNEMENT WECTMENTH, ‘The Executive Committee reported iu regard to tho Court tevement Louse ejectinent cuses that all four of those of Straiton & Siorm bad veon disminseu by Juage Linke! of the Fourth District Vourt; also two privue or inuividual cases, Since tho last report Foster & Hilson bau issued one uisposses warrau! George Beuce nine vew warrants; Simon, of Fill, SIXLU street, Who failed Lo Wispossess bis (onante iu the uptown courts will try ib again in the Marine Court, A dispossess caso of Sutro & Newmark bus becn postponed. AN MUMBLED DXLKGATE. Une of tho detegutes, u memuer uf the Execu Committee, was urraigued ou a Coarge of baving given improper advice to sume of Kerbs & >pies’ peoples which prevented them trom going out when they were willimg to do so. in bis deience the uelegute stated that there was a divisiou.amovg the Germans und Bohemians iu Kerbs & Spies’ iactory, aud the advice he gave, be thought, was justifiable uuder the circum- Stances’ ‘The delegate Was sbarply repriuauded by the Couir und provesied that he thonght he was act- ing right CHain—Do you think that you acted in accordance With your auiy 48 u member uf this orgauigauion and of the Executive Committee when you told these peo pie Chat they Lad a right to remain? Axswkk—[n u certain senso I considered I wus right. Cuatk—There is po sach thing as right or wrong in these matters, Kverything 18 govorued by power of might. ‘Tue case will be furthor investigated. ‘The conirivuuons yesterday amounted to about $300, $100 being sent in by the Bohemian Ladies’ Sick Society, ‘The last ball realized $109, ‘There was an oxtra meeting of the central organiza- tion lust eveniug tor the purpose of finisuing up some routive business which the protracted discussious in the afternoon prevented being reached and dis- posed ol, . No ularm is as yot expressed among the strikers in regard to the advent of the San Francisco Chinamen, REAL ESTATE. The sales on the Exchange yesterday were as fol- lows:— BY WINANS AND DAVIKS. Suprome Court foreclosure sale—Wiliiam P, Dixon, refereo—of the brick tuctory buildings, with two lots euch 20x87.6,.Nog, 16 aud 13 Jay ot., a 6, 125 ft. ¢. of Greenwich et; tu pluinsiff............+400-914,000 BY JAMKS M. OAKLEY AND CO. Suprome Court foreclosure sule—Wiiliam L, Find. i the three story frame dwelling and 25xU8.9, No 447 West 3uth f10eh uv. ¢ to plaineiff,, 4,000 BY HUGH ¥. CAMP, Court foreclosure sale—. 8. Ransom, rot- . ‘4y.,.8 0. corner of 48th at., 1 yours; to plain + 12,000 ‘ano sae Supreme Court foreclosure s.lo—Willium A. Boyd, Teferee—of six tive story brown stoue front bulld- fugs, lots oacl 25x100.4, Nos, 216 to 226 Kast 66th Bt & &., 200 18. w. of 2d ‘uv; to plaintiff. ++ 10,200 BY JON 7. YD. Supreme Court foreclosure Frederick W. Loew, roloree—of the threo story frame store und dwoiting, lute each 25x10, Nos, 1,441 and 1,843 Sd av,, ue. corner of 103d x6; to plaintiif, ++ 14,000 Y PETKR ¥, MEYER. Supreme Court foreclosure sale—Georco P. Smith, Fefereo—ol # plot of lund, 99.11x150, on 10th f 13: {also two lots, . 8. 8, LOU 1. w. of 10th Ws. 25% ‘Total sates for the day,. TuAxsraus. Sos. 149 and 151, also Houston, n, w. J. M, Gocks to Auguit idiinm, No. 63, i on and husband wo J. i. Jacovs... 25.5x102. 10; 100; Dinah wh, S24 tt a of 48h ine tO BmIe 5 26th st, n. &. 37.61. w, Jam Lyuch to Dennis Lynch...... 123th st, # &, 202.6 fe, of Williaa Soiimanu and wite to Kil 54th st, 8. &, 295 Mo, of Goh ich to Kinina Bartlett... #., 200 ft. 0. of Sth’ av, d wife to Duniel A. MeUool. 175 ft. 6 of Eh aud husband to w. 1. Tillotsor 40 tt. w. of Lexington av., 2 Scott oo... sees x80; J, Straus and 4 ol bio W. L. Cuttin at., No. 10k; BF. m4 Miiice ind wit clair (reteree) to ith ay,, 8.6. corm (reterée) to A. B. Cri 86, 102.2100 8 Madi: py AER 00x102.2; Henry rt a A a of 6th w 875 th, w. of 6th av, n, #., 400 1. w. of 6th ot. hn. 8, 75 ft. w. of wt wt. m. 250 ft. w, ©. Rendall and wito vt 100.11 also 1300 at, 8. 10ux 100.11; alvo 120th at. 100.11; alvo Ki Tay. Washi ere) to W. W. Conklin e BU th. @. of Bt! i to IL Selneidormunn,..tee.. 17,000 Valontine av. (2th ward); Jonn srady ‘aud wife to Juin J. Brad ae. 1,600 Grand at (No, 245). also ‘Fr Geurge Bulkley to B. Audrows.... Worms Bulb nt, Mom, 481 Tw. of 10th a i MeGeun to Thomas Owen! 1,932 ny w, of 1Ouh wv. j I our’ MeUoul, Daniel A., to 8. Walidch, 6. ‘of Gl a RIS: + 20,000 % Goth st. 0. OF Sti ay. yi Your... 13,000 ‘uinson, James aud wile, to Mary B. Hutehin: © of th a yeur... Same to name, & & 0 Saie to same, Josephine ot Bl Mis av, (23d werd) ; Andrews, B., to H, W. Andrews, Samo to Jou Andrews, n, & of Front as %. 48 yeurs Same to G, sulkiey, No, 249 Grand at.; 5 yoars., HOME AGAIN. The two companies of artillery which recently leit Fort Wadsworth, Clitton, to fgut the Indiaan, have all returoed Ww their old quarters, wh « FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL The Stock Market Dull and Weak. GOLD 102 7-8 A 109 8-4, Government and State Bonds Steady and Railroads Strong, —_--—_—_ MONEY ON CALL EASY AT 6 A 6 PER CENT, oe Wa. Sraesr, Fawwar, Nov. 9—6 P, M. Tn tho endeavor to make something out of nothing chronic specutators upon the Stock Exchange have as difficult a matter to-day as it bas been for a week past. Very wisely, small operators direct their atten. {ion to such stocks as Guctuate to all percentages and offer a market on w variation of an eighth or « quarter per cent, While doing this, however, they logo the opportunity offered by a number of stocks, which, being ua it were, ‘hors de ligne,” escape thelt observation, though subject to important changes, Thus it bappeved to-day that whilo attention was directed to Lake Shore, Dolaware aud Lackawannaand Western Union, aquiet deciiue was going on in Chi- cago aud Alion, Uilinois Central and Mich), CeutraL Fow remarked it and few beneited by at, although the net gain to. those whe wold short ut opening pricea amounted to 1} a 2 percent, Thus Chicago and Alton fell from 7646 to 74, Ulinois Central from 72% to 715g and Michigan Central from 63%; to 61%, Prices were fractionally botter at the close, it is true, but some of the bow win- dow bears bavo commenced to “bowl? down the values of their propertios as they did with the coal stocks, and ure trying to con#Mce the speculative public that the ruling prices are unwarranted either by their financial position or by the amount of traiie which comes to their share, Business to-day wat dveno to w generally declining market, The dip of the morning was somewhat recovered from about noonday, but subsequently a further Teduction took place and prices as @ rule closed at o decline irom opening figures, In fact, the market is a blank, so far as speculative impressions go, und no one is wise enough to predict whether it 18 to be the limuing bandof bull or bear that {s to sketch out the course of future speculation, For the moment the quick turnera—tho turn verein of the market—are mustets of the situation, such as it is, Like prodigal sons whoare down on their luck thoy ure feoding upon tho husks of speculation in the tond bupe that the great operators wilt shortly kill the top ted calf by giving @ Start to a moro spirited market, OPENING PRICES. ‘The opening prices wore ab tollows:— Gold..... 102% Northwestern.....0. 843% Western Union... Northwestern pr 4 Uluois Centrak..... 72: Bu Su Paul pret CLOSING QUOTATIONS, ‘Tne closing quotations as three P, M, were:— ¥, Contral., 105% “100% Michigan Cen. “Ga” ye Contr: yan Cen. agp TES 1% Tiok cone: Taig we vi¢ Union Pacilic. 6b; Go! 67: sas Northwest'n pf 6475 Pi ook Isiand,... Fort Waynes. Og Mul & 5¢ Foul. i M& df Haul pi. 67% Quickstiver °: Pivteb 1; Quicksliver pf, 35 45) 46% 47 © Adums Express U7} 98) lig, 11% Wolle Fargo kx 86% 87; 43% 43% Amoricun kxp. G2ig 54 WN Te” Ustxprom... 47 WIGLEST AND LOWEMT, ‘Tho following were the highest and lowest prices of stocks to-day :— Highest, Lowest, Chicago and Northwestern. - Bhg Cuicago aud Northwestorn prelerred... 643g Chicago, Kook Island und Pacitle Cleveland aud Pittsburg. Chicago and Alon .. Delaware, Lackawanusa und Western. Deluware and Hudson Canal, Morris and Kssex, Milwaukee aod St, Paul, ‘Yoledo, Wabush aud Union Pacitc... Western Union Telegraph. ‘THE MONBY MAKKST, Money on call lent at 5a 6 per Mercantile puper was quoted at 6a 8 per cont, Tir.. following were the rates of exchange on Now York kt the odormentioned cities to-day :—Suvannab, buyiog! 5-16 a % diecount, selling 4¢ discount; Cincinnati, easy.” par, selling 100 premium; Charieston, scarce, % dis). count, 3g par; St. Louis, 25 discount; New Orleang,): commorcial % @ 7-16, bunk 3¢ discount; Chicago, 75 premium, and Milwaukee, par, Foroign exchange was quict at 4.80 for bankers’ sixty aays’ sterling bills, and at 4.8334 @ 4.84 for demand, ‘THE GOLD MARKET. Gold opened at 1027, und closed at 10234, all salos of tho day having been at these figures, ‘Tho carrying rates wero 434, 4,3, 3 23,2 andl per cont, The final loans wore made flat, A GOLD CLEARINGS AT THE NATIONAL BANK STATE OF NEW You, Gold balances, Currency balances. Gold clearances, CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT. Curreney exchanges $1,845,561, 1,904, 466" 15,674,000 $08,153,738 $ Currency bulances. 8,431,684 Gold exchanges 9.334, 689 | Gold balances, 1,101,586 * GOVERNMENT BONDS. , There was but little busincss done in governmept: bouds to-day, but prices wore steady, closing firm at tho following quotations:—United States currency sixes, 12154; do. sixes, 1881, registered, 11034 a 110544 do, do., do, cuupon, 11044 a 110%; do, do, 1865, now, registered, 10974 a 10534; do, do., do., coupon, 10656 & 106%; do. do., 1867, registered, 10844 = 108%; do, da, do, coupon, 108% a 1085;; do, do, 1808, regi tered, 110 4 1103¢; do, do., do, coupon, 110 a 110%; do, ton-lorties, registorod, 107% a 103; do, do., coupon, 108 1¢ a 108 4g; do, tives, 1381, registered, 106% a 106% ; do, d0., do., coupon, 106% a 106%; do. 454"s, 1891, rogistered, 10544 @ 105%; do. do., do,, coupon, 10556 « 10644; do. fours, 1907, registered, 10254 a 102%; ao do, do, coupon, 1024¢ a 102%, DRY GOODS IMPORTS. The imports of dry goods for the woek wore $736,603 and tho amount marketed $719,728 The total imports of dry goods since January 1 were $71,171,660 and the total amount marketed $72,046,015, ‘THR VOREIGN MAKKET, The London advices report consols % lower and United States bonds about steady at yesterday's prices, Erie advanced % per cent, selling up to 9%. The pree ferred rose vo 22 und reacted to 2134. New York Cen- tral advanced to 107 and reacte@to 106%. Lilinow Contral oil off to 7354 wud recovered to 73}4. Bar ulle ‘Vor ia quoted at 66d, per ounce. The Bunk of England gained £40,000 dullion to-day on balance. ‘The rate of discvunt for turee months’ bills in the open market te 8% por cent. At Faris rentes fell off to 1051. 2740, and later recovered to 1051, 37}g0, Exchange on Lom dou was quoted at 261 lic. The closing prices in Loudon were:—Consois for money and tho account, 9634 8 965); new four und a-halt por cent bonds, 106 4 105 jg; five-twenty bouds of 1867, 108%; ton-fory bouds, 10844 a 108% ; fives of 1881, 106%; Erie, com- ! mou shares, 9%; Krio, prelerrod shares, 21; New York Contral, 10644; Lilinois Contral, 7334, STATE BONDS, State bonds at the board were higher tor Louisiane Sevens, consols, and stoady for Georgia sevens, new, 4 [CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE)