The New York Herald Newspaper, November 16, 1878, Page 8

————. HE COURTS. Arraignment of an Alleged Band of Incendiaries. DANGERS OF THE SIDEWALK. Curious Mortgage Litigation Be- fore Judge Van Brunt, In Part 1 of the Court of General Sessions, Judge Butherlond presiding, Isaac Perlstein, Abraham D. Freeman, Charles Bernstein and Joseph Levy were ‘rraigned yesterday on the charge of arson in the first flegree, and pleaded not guilty, As already mentioned In the Henacp the Fire Marshal, suspicious as to the origin of the numerous fires on the east side of the city, set on foot a thorough investigation, the result being a seemingly well founded impression that they were the work of incendiaries. Kerosene, it appears, forms a favorite clement in producing these conflagra- tions, it being alleged that in several instances. where fire has been extinguished, articles satur- ated with the oil have met the view of the dauntless firemen in such peculiar positions, altogether unsuggestive of accident. Howbeit, the accused are charged with complicity in setting fire to the premises No. 11 Ludlow street, No, 49 Ludlow street, No. 11 Chrystie street, Nos. 55 wad 63 Norfolk street, No. 38 Elizabeth street and Nos, 9 and 20 Suf- tolk street. Among the most recent of the fires was that at No. 11 Ludlow street, occupied by John Levy. {t is alleged that when the firemen arrived the doors were found to be locked. A number of families lived in the house, and it is claimed that had it not been tor the prompt action of the gallant firemen the calamitous results would have been something terri- dle. Even as it was harrowing incidents are nar- rated. The ‘ises burned are said to have been well insu Judge Sutherland held the accused, each in $10,000 bail to await trial. A COAL HOLE ACCIDENT. ‘The case of Clifford against Dam & Co, was argued in the Superior Court, General Term, yesterday on appeal. The plaintiff, who is « practising lawyer in Massachusetts, and a son of the late Governor Clif- ford, of that State, fell into a coal hole on the prem. ises of the ts about # year ago and was seri- oualy inju The defendants are the proprietors of the Union Square Hotel. The theory of the plaintiff was that the defendants were guilty of negligence in maintaining the coal hole in a state of insecurity, and that the said maintenance was in law a nuisance. The defendants below offered to prove a permit from the proper authorities to con- struet and maintain the coal hole, and this evidence was excluded by the Judge who tried the cause. He charged the jury that defendants were guilty of negli- gence and that the only question for them to coi was, did the plaintiff contribute to the accident ? Ex- Judye Curtis for the appellants argued on the anpeal yesterday that if the defendants special authority to construct, build and maintain the coal hole they were not guilty of maintaining s nuisance in the eye of'the law and that it was an error to exclude the pro- posed evidence of such special authority. Counsel turther coutended that the charge of the Court that defendants were insurers of the safety of all who travelled on the sidewalk was manifest error. Peter B. Olney for the plaintiff contended that the charge ‘was correct, as the defendants had pleaded no license in their answer and the authorities required them to do so, After hearing the arguments the Court took the papers, reserving decision. SEEKING HIS LIBERTY. Michael Marmora, an Italian and the alleged mur- derer of Michael McDermott, was brought before Judge Lawrence, in Supreme Court, Chambers, yes- terday, in obedience to a writ of habeas corpus. Upon the evening of the 8th inst. McDermott was found, as alleged by Detective Carr, while patrolling his post in Roosevelt strevt, tying on the sidewalk groaning. He ‘was about to be removed to the police precinct when he expired. Upon an examination being made it was discovered he had been stabbed to the heart with some sharp instrument, supposed to have been stiletto. At the time the murder was involved ina mys- tery, Subsequently Michael Marmora was arrested in Brooklyn, and the Coroner’s jury having found against him, he was committed to the Tqmbs to await trial. A number of prominent Italians, belie: it the innocence of the accused, have retained Sar, William F. Kintzing, who will act ag his counsel, Upon the return to the writ Assistant dyptrict Attorney appeared for the peopie. Mm Kintzing asked that the accused be discharged, there being no testi- . mony in any way implicating him. The counsel el the verdict of the Coroner's jury as an extraordinary ove, and of being against the Assistant District Attorney Leary 0; sed the applica tion, believing it a proper case to be laid before the ei Jury. Judge Lawrence reserved his decision. The prisoner was then handcuffed and taken back to the Tombe. SLANDER SUIT. sudge J. F. Daly, in Part 1 of the Court of Com- mon Pleas, has been occupied tor the past three days in the trial of a slander suit, brought by William 8. Brown against Matthew Byrnes. The plaintiff claims that on the 28th day of December, 1876, he purchased 8 box factory of James A. Byrnes, the defendant's son, at No. 458 West street. John McKinney claimed to be S partner in the same, and had a lease of the factory in his own name from William J. and Matthew Byrnes, Jr., and being in arrears of rent to his land- lords, confessed judgment in favor of them for $231 50 in the Seventh District Court. Execution was issued on said judgment to Marshal Goldstein, who ap- pointed McKinney as keeper. While he was k of the property, and on the 2d day of January, 1877, plaintiff, as alleged, entered the shop and commenced taking down the machinery. While thus ¢1 the defendant came on the scene. and the plaintiff charges that he called him a thief and a burglar. This the defendant denied, and the plaintiff sued him for $10,000 damages for slander. The complaint served ‘was not veritied, but the defendant retained an at- torney in Fifty-seventh street to draw his answer, which he caused the detendant to verify, although not required by ‘aw. The facts sworn to in the answer were claimed 4 theadefendant to have been inserted by mistake, and the’ Jefendant so testified on the trial, but although the defendant insisted it-was wrong snd ‘wae su rted by five witnesses, the jury believed the laintiff # version and gave judgment for the plaintiff lor $100 damages. J.N. Wilcoxen appeared for the laintif! and John Flanagan, Lewis J. Conlon and hard S. Newcombe for the defendant. CURIOUS MORTGAGE LITIGATIONS. There was tried before Judge Van Brunt yesterday, im the Supreme Court, Special Term, » somewhat furious suit brought by Elizabeth C. Cornell against Conrad Muller. Mrs. Cornell was the wife of Fred- erick F. Cornell, and had a son known as Frederick F. Cornell, Jr. Mrs. Cornell had a large amount of prop- erty in her own right, including three lots, 150 feet south of East Houston street, and running through from Goerck «treet to Mangin street. On these lots at different periods two mort- ager, one for $5,000 and one for $6,000, were recorded and afterward duly assigned to the defend- ant. The plaintiff's husbaud, Frederick F. Cornell, hhas since died and Frederick, Jr., has flea the coun- try. It is now claimed that one of these mortgages was acknowledged by T. MBymant, who has since died, and the other one was sworn to by William Kay, as witness, before August Reymant. The plaintiff claims that both these mort; were forgeries and brought ‘this suit to have them declared null and void on t) gecount, The defe was that the moi jen were taken in good fait! d that the same wate betioten to be genuine. Judge Van Brunt gave judgment for plaintiff, but without costs, SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. Michsel Weis, who was convicted on Thursday of having feloniously assaulted Edward Pfluge, saloon keeper, of No. 565 Ninth avenue, was yesterday sen- tenced by Judge Sutherland to two years and six months’ imprisonment. James Smith, alias Ainsworth, alias “Broker Dick,” recently convicted in the Court of General Sessions of forging ten dollar notes on the Consolidated Bank of Canada, was called to the bar for sentence yesterday. During the absence of the prisoner's counsel J Sutherland allowed the matter to stand over unt ‘Tuesday. Margauerite Gautier brought a suit for limited di- yorce against her husband, Celestin Gautier, on the ground of alleged cruel and inhuman treatment, Since the commencement of the suit she has put in a supplementary complaint in the Su sourt, in which she charges that she has discovered that her husband has been guilty of adultery, and she now aske for an absolute divorce. Jacob Shear, a boy nineteen years of age, swears that he is now lying in St, Vincent's Hospital, suffering from injuries sustained by an assault made upon him on the Ist of October last by John Ludin, for which be wants to recover damages. His sunt, Elizabeth Geib, was yesterday appoiuted the boy's guardian ad item for the purposes of the suit. Charles Baker yesterday presenged @ petition to Judge Lawrence, in Supreme Court, Chambers, in which he states that Thomas A. Sharp was appointed receiver of the Long Island Railroad Company, and bhot on the 12th of September last he (Baker) who was On one of the trains bound from Hunter's Point to Rockaway us 4 passenger, was thrown trom the train and jujured, and he accordinyly asked leave to sue the Feceiver. Judge Lawrence granted tie peution. iu Marine Court, Chambers, yesterday, on applica NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, -1878—WITH SUPPLEMENT. tion of Counsellor Wiléam Begus, Judge Sheridan male an order directing J, B. 'ollin, who, it is claimed, has been ed in scattering the Wild Gals newspaper by the waysides of New York, to appear on the 26th inst. to testify in relation to his hus a gudgment Collin for It is claimed rey of tog Faletio, a child two years old, thut she her foot injured by being run over by scar of the Broadway Seventh Ave- nue Rai Company and has thereby suffered dam- mee to the anfount of $2,000. Her father, Egedo Fale- » was yesterday, by Judge Sheridan, of the Marine comms, appointed guardian ad litem of his daughter ‘or the purpose o! uting the railroad company. ptile ‘Thomas Meagher, ot No. 36 Gates avenue, ooklyn, was through Cherry street on t! night of the 20ch of Goteber he was attacked by two amen, one of whom held him while the other snatched his watch and chain, Edward J. Carroll, of No. 400 Cherry street, a driver by occupation, was pursued and captured, and, on pleading guilty in Part I of the Court of Sessions yesterday, was sentenced ie aes Sutherland to four years at hard labor in In the suit of Havemeyer against Havemeyer, which has been on trial for several days past before Judge Van Vorst in the Court, the facts of which have been in the Hap, were examined yesterda; _— Among others exami oO. sare bend Lawrence Waterbury, William A. Havemeyer, Abram 8. Hewitt and Robert L, Cutting, Jr. They teatitied generally to the nature of the combination which was entered into to sell out the Long Island Railroad stock which forms the sub- ject of the controversy between the Havemeyers. COURT OF APPEALS. ALBANY, Nov. 15, 1878. In the Court of Appeals, Friday, November 15, 1878, Present, Hon. Sanford E. Church, Chief Justice, and associates :— No. 78. Charles V. Dubois, receiver, &c., appellant, vs, Barnard Cassidy, impleaded, &c., ndent,— Argued by J. Newton Fiero for appellant, M. Schoon- inaker for respondent. 2 No. 16. Charles W. Miles, appellant, vs. Francis Loomis and another, executors, &c., dents.— Argued by Frank Hiscock for appellant, William C. —_ for respondent, . 88. Franklin Lee and another, appellants, vs. The Pittsburg Coal and Mining Company, respond- ent.—Argued ny Nieman, 8. Rogers for appellants, M. A. Whitney ndent. No. 118. Carrie rig, meng Trespendent, vs. William A, Fish and others, trustees, &c., appellants.—Argued by Sherman 8. Rogers for appellants, W. Woodbury for respondent. The following is the Court of Appeals day calendar for Monday, November 18, 1878.—Nos. 289, 84, 113, 104, 102, 5, 111, 106. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. UTAH POLYGAMY CASE—ARGUMENT IN THE CLAF- LIN SILK SUITS—A REMINISCENCE OF THE WAR. Wasuinaton, Nov. 15, 1878. The following were the proceedings in the United States Supreme Court to-day :— No. 180 (assigned). George Reynolds, plaintiff in er- the United States in error to the Supreme ment in this case was con- the priso 2 developed the pointe raised e ner, wi e points yesterday in the latter's defence by bis nzaooiate, Mr. Sheeks. He contended that the federal government has no rht to interfere with the purely domestic relations of the inhabitants of a State or Territory; that it is not the custodian of the morals of a country — = mo more a, ae a wean form of marriage than it can instruct their duties and relations to their children, Bigs iy. he urged, or polygamy is not an offence under the common law; it is un artificial crime created by legis- lative enactment, and involving, when practised a8 8 religious duty, no moral guilt. He denied the right of Congress to make it a crime, and closed with an appeal to the Court to award justice to the prisoner, however obscure he might be as an individual, and however austerely they might ay the marital relations into widen had en! ‘THE CLAFLIN CASES. Nos. 388 and 389 (assigned). The United States, Plaintiff in error, vs. Horace B, Claflin et al.—In error to the Circuit Court of States for the Southern District of These two cases, which were bronght origin- ally in the United States District. Courts, raise precisely the same questions of law. It is me on the of the plaintiff in error at the def its at various times from December, 1871, to November, 1874, knowingly received, bought and’ concealed large amounts of fraudulently im- ported silk, and thereby made themselves le for an infraction of the act “of 1823, chapter 58, 2d sec- tion, and of that of 1866, chapter 201, 4th section. The counsel for the defendants demurred to all a the plaintiff's declarations, on the ands :— iret That the second section of the act of 1823 had been repealed by the act of 1866 before the trans- actions complained of occurred. Second—That under the fourth section of the act of 1866 no civil action could be maintained for the fines which, alternatively or jointly with imprisonment. constituted the penalty of the crime named therein. The demurrers were sustained in the District Court, and afterward im the United States Circuit Court, and are now brought here upon ffaal appeal. If the judgment of the lower courts is affirmed it will be decisive of the whole clase of similar cases. If not the cause will go back for trial upon the facts. It was argued here by Solicitor General Phillips and Attorney General Devens for the United States, and by Joseph H. Choate, of New York, for Claflin & Co. A CASE OF DISLOYALTY. No. 39. Daniel A. Beckwith and Gilman Henry, plain- tiffs in error, against Andrew J. Bean—In error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Vermont.—This cause has already been once before this Court, and is reported in 18 Wallace, p. 510. It was an action for assault and battery and alleged illegal imprisonment of Bean for seven months by 8 United States provost mar- shal and his assistant during the rebellion on the charge of disloyalty and affording aid and comfort to the enemy by en soldiers to desert the army of the ing remanded by the United States Su- preme Court it was again tried and a verdict rendered in favor of defendant in error, with $15,000 damages. It now comes up a second time on writ of error. The argument was opened by Solicitor General Phillips for plaintiffs in error. Adjourned until Monday, twelve o'clock. THE VANDERBILT WILL. Contrary to expectation the Vanderbilt will case was again adjourned yesterday after a very brief ses- sion. Counsel forthe proponent were expected to an- nounce what evidence they proposed to move to strike out, and warm discussion was anticipated. Mr. Com- stock, when Court opened, announced that after pro- tracted consideration of the subject himself and col- nor Te aepcn ans ad make any motion to strike out. Then Mr. Clinton handed up the record of the trial and conviction of Biggs for attempted blackmail on the Astor family. Mr. Lord protested against this being done except in the presence of the witness, Biggs. Mr. Lord said Biggs called on him and informed him that he had been pardoned before his term expired on the pe- tition of Mr. Astor, the plaintiff in the suit against him, that the whole thing was a huge mistake and » conspiracy against him. The Surrogate snuounced that Biggs would be given full notice whenever the record was offered in evi- dence. Thereupon the case was adjourned until Tues- day next, ut baif-past ten A. M. “A SPLENDID FELLOW.” A timid little woman in deep mourning appealed to Judge Morgan yesterday morning in the Jefferson Market Court to protect her from the violence of her husband, Charles Black, of No. 110 Charles street. He is » hard-fisted, rugged "longshoreman. She cer- tainly docs not weigh more than ninety pounds, “You've been heré before?" said His Honor. ‘No, Yer Honor.” replied the man, hesitatingly. “Yes you have. You were locked up by me just be- fore election for beating this wretched little woman, weren't you?” But I didn’t beat her,” asseverated “Ye-e-es, sir, the prisoner. “Didn't he, Mrs. Black?’ queried the Judge. ‘You, sir,” she replied faintly, and swooned. ‘L know all about this. Black, you've been com- plained of by your wife and others for abusing her. ou got out election day to vote, when I sent you down before. You're a brute, a perfect brute, onduce killing that woman by cruel treatment.” “He's a hard working man, Your Honor, and a splendid fellow outside,” remarked Black's foreman. “You. He's one of those fellows that behave them- selves «plendidly before the world, but lead their wives and children dos’ lives at home. I'll send him to prison. Look at that woman stretched out like a corpse on the floor there and tell me whether you think the man that placed her there is a splendid fel- low? Held for examination.” Dr. James D. Bryant, of No. 68 West Thirty-fifth atreet, was making professional call in that thor- oughfare yesterday, and left his horse and buggy to the care of a small lad while he entered the house. On his return to the sidewalk he was somewhat as- tonished to see his vehicle departing up the street at around pace. The Doctor followed and the buggy was dtl rapidly. Guichening his pace the ¢ veded 1g the horse's head, seizing the reins and stopping him. To jump into the bugyy was but the work of an instant and then de pinioued the chap who was driving the concern away. He was William Willis, of No. 101 East Twenty-vighth street, seventeen years old, and not the lad who had been intrusted with te turnout. The Doctor detained him in the vehicle 4 prisoner and drove him to the Thirty- seventh strect police station, whence he was brought frieraay afternoon to Jefferson Market Police Court. is excuse for attempting to run away with the horse and trap was that be wanted a situation from the gentleman and tuis was the way he took to get it. He was beid in $1,000 bail to answer. OUR COMPLAINT BOOK. [Norx.—Letters intended for this column must be accompanied by the writer's full name and address to insure attention. Complainants who are unwilling to comply with this rule simply waste time in writing. Write only on one side of the paper.—Ep, Hznap.) ATTENTION, CAPTAIN WARD, To rue Epitor or THE HERALD;— I desire to call the attention of Captain Ward to the crowd of loafers that assemble in Forty-seventh street, below Ninth avenue, They are sontinaaty ieee passers by. ;HBOR. STREET OBSTRUCTIONS. To rae Epirox or THE HERALD:— I should like to know why the street and sidewalk at the corner of Elm and Pearl streets are allowed to be continually blocked with lumber. My wife pass- ing a few days ago tore a costly silk dress. G. B VEXATIOUS ELEVATED RAILROAD DELAYS. To rue Eprror or tHe Hxmaup:— Why are passengers on the Metropolitan Elevated Railroad delayed at times from two to four minutes hth street before the train can land at the station? company has two stations at thet but makes use of only one. STEADY A RAPID TRANSIT INQUIRY. To tue Eprror or THE HzRALD:— Why is it that the New York Elevated Railroad Company does not stop its cars on Sundays at Sixty- fourth street and Third avenue for the accommoda- tion of to Central Park? Persons are passengers: gone, up a8 day os te latform of the station at the erican Institute and ipsiaiko a WHAT Is HE DOING? To tHe Eprrom or THe HERALp:. The Clinton Savings Bank closed its doors more than ayearago. After waiting for three months the depositors received twenty-five per cent, and now, after waiting nine months, weare still without s word what the receiver, Mr. E. L. Pairis, is doing. Is there no way to find out what has become of him? A little money would come very handy just now to ley in coal, ben for the winter. MJ, W. AN ELEVATED NUISANCE. To rue Eprror or THE HERALD:— The west side elevated railroad have an engine stationed over the crossing at Sixticth street and Ninth avenue directly over the people’s heads who have to cross that way. This engine is continually dropping oil and water, and for all purposes it might as well be moved a few feet above or below this par- ticular spot. Why, then, is it allowed to stand there, creating a very great nuisance? 8. ‘THE SIXPENNY SAVINGS BANK. To rue Eprror oF THR Heratp:— Will the receiver of the Sixpenny Savings Bank Please inform the depositors when they may expect a second dividend? Mr. Russell was heralded, «when appointed, as a model receiver and one that would attend to the interests of the depositors with an un- selfish aim. It may be that he is doing so, but it strikes me that he is in no great hurry. As receiver he is not entitled to much credit for the first divi- dend, as he haa the money or bonds on hand to do this at once. Yet it took him months to do what any basins concern would have performed in as many weeks. Many of the depositors are also anxious to know if the receivér has discovered any fraud or i ularities on the part of the rs of the bank that were alleged to have taken place before the failure by the Depositors’ Committee. I am aware that the receiver is an officer of the Court that appointed him and only responsible to the Court, to whom,I presume, he makes his reports; but reports made in Kingston or some other out of the way place are seldom seen, let alone read, by the depositors, the majority of whom reside in New York city. If Mr. Russell has made s thorough investiga- tion of the affairs of the bank why not give the result to the depositors or let it be made public ? A STAND UP DEPOSITOR. REAL ESTATE. ‘The following sales were made on the Real Estate Exchange November 15:— « ‘BY BERNARD SMYTH. Hamilton Morton, referee—Foreclosure sale of eight lots, each 25x100.5, on the south side of West Sixty-eighth #t., 500 ft, w. of 8th av., to Jobu Lindly, reforee—Foreclosure sala of the four story brown stone front dwelling, with lot 18x30, No 48 East 79th et., 8. »., 39 ft. © of Madison a to plaintiff... C. Chetw: ‘ERS. B. referee—Foreclosure sale of the three story brick building and one story brick building in rear, with lot, 71.3, No. 145 Prince st., n. @. corner of Suuth Sth av.. to Henry Sufke, Also, two three story frame buildings, with plot af land, 45.2x50, Nos. 113 and 115 South Sth av., e. 55.10 ft. #.'0f Prince st., to plaintiff. miler sale, James ‘isk, referee—Of three story frame bu! ing aud one story fra stable, with plot of land, 55.10x50, No. 11] South th av., corner of (Nos. 140 and 142) Prince st., to laintif. . . Also similar’ sule—Edmund Coffi the three story brick dwelling, 25x93.5, No. 67 West 1ith ut. 1ith av., to plaintiff. 5 J. Sanford Potter, referee—Foreclusure sale of t! two story frame dwelling, with lot 30x99.11, No. 154 West 129th st.,s.#., 150 ft. ¢. of 7th av., to plaintiff. By L. J. Put rs. R. 8. Newcombe, referee—Foreclowure sale of three story frame buildings, with two lots, each 100, w. & of 8th w 11 ft. n. of (now closed), to plaintiff. met BY ©. 3. LYONS. Israel Minor, Jr., referee—Foreclosuro sale of the four Ve brown stone front dwelling, with lot 25x08.8, No. 411 W. 3 205 ft. w. of 6., adjoining above, to plaintiff Total... OFFICIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS, The following is a statement showing the real estate transactions recorded in the Register’s office Novem- ber 15, 1878:— 52d st., 112.9 ft. of 1 chael Valentine to Alexa 52d nt, #. 6, O49 ft. 0, Sehwars to Mitehol V 18.9x100.5; Mi- Doraphe Spor..... av., 37.0x100.5.; Auton 87,847 5 . @. of Mi . Sterling to Margaret 164 ft. o of 4th 1 Murray and husband to Robert 16th st., East (No. 208), 194x103.; Sarah A. Sullivan oe muy and husbant 100x128. 2s tr. Reynaud..... ; Albert Reynau Ay, C, @. 8, 68. Solomon Fisher th wt, 8. %. 2Ath wt., 8. F. Dierck au to sam #, S00 ft. e. of Sth ay, 25x100.5 Joline (referee) to George H. Kingsland (erustees).... nm & Kiliott; ‘owt, No. S yours... Ludlow 'st., near Broome; 3 years... Conklin, Jolin W, and wite, to Joba P, Me eutor), Sth of 18th st, ; 9 year D., to Samuel A. Warner, 5,000 oy (exe- iD (trustee), .'s, of Bd #t., 6, of 2d av.; 5 yours, Herring, Silas ©, and wite, to Thomas ¥. V w. «. of Groenwich st., n. of Perry; 4 yours, Lerot, Henry and wife, to Charles Froutel, 14 Alexander av, ; 2 yer oA. Ls de in Forest, sone, n. #. of 78d Seller, James, to L. M. Pan) 5,000 $12,000 4,000 4 nes 12,000 smith, Willian 1 * 232 urges, Daniel to Elizabeth Wintringbans 6,000 Wainwricut, Margaret L., to Juiiaa H. Karla PWT FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL The Stock Market Active and Feverish. GOLD STEADY AT 100 1-8 Government Bonds Firm, States Active and Railroads Irregular. MONEY ON CALL EASY AT 8 A 4 PER CENT. —— Watt STRxEr, } Furvay, Nov. 15—6 P, M. Even the oldest stagers, familiar with the ins and outs of stock speculation, confess their inability to make head or tail of the existing market, Prices when apparently at the strongest topple éver with a suddenness that causes the bulls to gasp for breath, and when at the weakest spurt upward witha velocity that makes the bears howl. A day like the present one, with its quick and rapid fluctuations, presents a dismal list of killed and wounded upon both sides of the account, and is in the main satisfactory to nobody, The market to-day has been of the most irregular description, strong upon some things, weak on others, and altogether at cross purposes. The list of active stocks at the close showed a decline for some and an advance for others, and in fact this heterogeneous condition has been the characteristic of the entire day. While outside of the purlieus of the Stock Exchange all branches of business are manifestly improving, and there are clear tokens of a dawning prosperity, within the walls of the Board room everything is chaotic and unsatisfactory. There is scarcely a doubt that were stocks left to their own volition a slow but steady appreciation of values would ensue. Con- trolled, however, as they are by speculative schemers, the prescience of a prophet would hardly avail to pre- dict the future. It is said to-day, with some plaus- ibility, that a new speculative triumvirate has been formed, the components of which are Messrs. Gould, Keene and,Sage. It is not said, however, upon which side of the market they intend to work, which is, after all, the only fact worth knowing. It is known, however, that this ring, or some section of it, supplied the market freely with Western Union between the highest point of 99% and the lowest point of 973;. At the close the price rallied to 9834, which was within a fraction of opening figures, In smore moderate way the same rise, decline and rally characterized the other active stocks, and the question arises as to who the good Samaritans are that minister to the market when it looks the sickest, nurse drooping values and set prices upon their legs again. The question is answered by brokers who are daily receiving orders from their Western customers to purchase shares of the most prominent securities, and by the German element, which expecially cottons to the Northwesterns and buys at every decline, Lake Shore was only moderately active to-day and quotations did not exceed one-half of one per cent in spite of the rumor that $500,000, which had been carried to construction account, would be capitalized and the proceeds added to the next dividend. The highest prices of the day gave way in the afternoon, on a reiteration of the stories concerning the cutting of railway passenger rates, For good solid ‘bouncers’ these stbries lacked nothing, being carried to the extent of declaring that the price from Chicago to New York had been re- duced from $20 to $12, and from Cincinnati to New York to $1, and no questions asked as to whether the dollar ‘tendered was to be “trade” or “paternal.” At last the Board is waking up to a sensible and practi- calecheme for defeating the pernicious competition of the bucket shops. A petition, signed by a num- ber of prominent firms, will be presented to the Governing Committee asking for a more complete recognition of dealings in fractional shares than at present exists. Under the present ruling quotations are not made and printed for amounts under 100 shares, and the consequence is that dealers in.diodd.tots” are unable to’ buy or sell without making a very material advance upon or concession to the market price. It is hoped that, under proper regulations, lots of ten shares will be afforded an equally favorable market with lots of 100 shares, and it is urged, if this be done, that the smaller traders who have been attracted to the bucket shops will be inducea to return to the Board room, where greater safety will be guaranteed and no higher comniissions charged. The opening, highest, lowest and closing prices of stocks and gold at the New York Stock Exchange were as follows:— Lowest, Closi 100%; 100% 48% Abi MTN Pacific Mail. 1X 1H 1b New YorkCcn.and Hu 11a. a 112 Oy «= 69g 67 684 isd ey 118 118i % «48% AB Te «| TOCT5IG 8G 32g 82D ey OBITS sag wag BKB 1946 19% 1955 1945 Ohio and Mississippi. sb 8 8 Tig St. Louis and Iron M. 15 6% MK 15% 23g ae 34 32% «83 1% BU G8 «OTK OTK 3% BS 16% Wis b16 14 41{ 41 OX ‘The closing quotations at three P. M. were:— Asked. Bid. Asket Canada e 427 43% Kansas Poeific.. 11 i Chica 40% Kansas & Texas, 5! 5! Chi, be Chit Bur Mortis # Essex. toi, te C. Bu! iricwgo & Al 1S Cicero Chi dalton pl..uay = % 8 Canton. . -@ — Ohio & Miss pref. 14 14 % sk &W.. 51) 51 it 15! 1575 Del, Lael Pacific Mail Del'é Hud Canal 48% 40% Panama. ‘Adams Expross.108!, 107) ‘American Bx... 4419 40 US Express... 47" | 48 Wells, & Uo Eri 10% £2 148 . 16% Han & St Jo pt. 4 Illinois Central, 7933 79% ‘The sales of stocks at the Board to-day were as follows:—Western Union, 62,200 shares; Pacific Mail, 400; New York Central, 260; Lake Shore, 52,520; Union Pacific, 4,850; North western, 10,016; do. preferred, 11,560; New Jer- wey Central, 2,590; Rock Island, #00; St, Paul, 3,350; do. preferred, 2,500; Wabash, 2,225; Ohios, 100; Lackawanna, 11,500; Morris and Essex, 315; Hannibal and St. Joseph, 500; do. preferred, 600; Delaware and Hudson, 100; Kansas and Texas, 3,200, ‘The money market was easy, call loans being made at 3.04 per cent, and the closing rate being 3 a 344 per cent. The following were the rates of exchange on New York at the undermentioned cities to-day:— Savannah, buying 1-16 discount, selling \ » % pre- mium; Charleston, casy, discount, a par; New Orleans, commercial, 3-16 a, bank 5; St. Louis, 50 cents premium; Chicago, % cents to 50 cents pre- mium, and Boston, scarce, 124, cents premium, For- eign exchange was quiet, with actual business at 4.814 a 4813¢ for bankers’ long and 4.86% # 4.86 for demand sterling. Gold was quict all day at 1003, the carrying rates being 1 #2 per cent. The Clearing House statement was Currency exchange Currency balance: Gold exchanges, Gold balances, The London advices report consols strong and higher at 964, for money and 964 # 96\ for the ac- count, United States bonds were steady outside of ten-fortics, which fell off to 109g and recovered to 109%. New 4}4’s closed at 105, 1867's at 109 a 109%, and fives at 1083, American railway shares were all better, New Jersey Central being the feature and well- ing up 3 per cent, to 344. Erie was steady at 20, The preferred rose 4s, to 3354; Dlinois Central \, to 814%; Pennsylvania 4, to 33%; and Reading \,, to 14. New Jersey Central consolidated firsts sold at 75 ex everything—this being the only form of quotation which will be recognized by the London Stock Ex. 1 chanwe hereafter, ‘The Bank of Knwland uained E £25,000 bullion yesterday and £8,000 to-day. At Paris rentes rose to 112f. 7c. Government bonds here were fairly active and firm and closed strong at RWOgel 30% 1000 CP Lat, San 2k 5 vhs OutSilver M.be 30% 5 0, + 39 "le {29x 2508t L,I M following tations :— bo St L & San Fi - whe Bid, Asked, Tog Boost Lat San pe United States currency sixes... 12g 122 19, 100 Han é St Jo. United States sixes, 1861, regia 109 100% ‘3% lop Obie & Misw be 8 United States sixes, 1881, coupons... 109 10045 SBM 100 Onlca Mise phibe 0S 14% United States sixes, 1865, new, reg... 10334 1034 pb cp Nagai 230 P.M United States sixes, 1865, coupons... 10334 103: BEFORE CALL—12:30 P, M. United States sixes, 1867, registered. . 106% 10634 | $85000 Louisiana 7's,¢ 77 m Pacific. Beted States sixes, 1867, crmpone: ‘ae a 1063, = & 8 b -. 19% nited States 1868, ered. . = United States aixes’ 1068, coupons... 1084 | 7anahMo, Kea B13: tay 199 we pales pr — pamenee: tore wis ‘8000 M, car s 465, 100 4 1 eee a lo, United tates fives, 1861" sogintered.. 106 106%¢ | S000 St Paul leri@st 10s? S00 os United States fives, 1881, coupons... 1057 106 | | 200 sbe NJ Contral.b3 33,4 3600 United States 43's, 1891, registered. . 103% 103% ee United States 45's, 1891, coupons... 104% 104% : 33'S G00 Northwosiere., United States fours, 1907, registered. 10055 100% x a 400 do... 43: United States fours, 1907, coupons... 1004¢ 100% = 1 Morthweatern pt. 3 t In State bonds a heavy business was done in Louis- : BT aD y iana consols, which declined from 17% at the close ps y Pod ae 2 yesterday to 76 Missouri, Hannibal and St. Joseph, 300 ae issue of 1887, sold at 10414; North Carolina, new, at a bt Tiel A 934, and do., special tax, at 2. oy ea a6 wi Railroad bonds were irregular but generally higher, Sg ae with the largest transactions in Denver and Rio Grande 8 1s firsts, which advanced to 85%4—u rise of 1% per cent; ; a a: Ss 18 the next largest transactions were in Missouri, Kansas 3 ons x st Boole, O42 Ss J and Texas seconds, which advanced to 12%, arise of + 8 sa Dia 7 1% percent, and the next in Ohio and Mississippi 30 P.M. seconds, which fell to 71};—a decline of 2 percent. | $4000 US 5.20,¢, "08... 18 Sonne TS oe ee oo Loge ‘The other changes were as follows:—An advance of 1% in Missouri, Kansas and Texas consols, assented; 14g in New York Elevated Railroad firsts, 1 per cent in Wabash seconds (ex coupon), { in New Jersey Central firsts, consols, assented; Lehigh and Wilkesbarre con- sols and St. Louis and San Francisco seconds, class B; and 3g in New Jersey Central convertible, assented. ‘There was a decline of % in Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern firsts, 34 in New York Central firsts (coupon) and 3 in Central Pacific firsts (San Joaquin branch), 3 ‘The closing prices of Philadelphia stocks were:— Ane 0 327% 1335 87% Catawissa Railroad me 35 Philadelphia and Erie Railroad. 1% Schuylkill Navigation preferred. 5 6 Northern Central Railroad. pty 1436 rabee EDD ss oasnste 16% 16% Pittsburg, Titusville and Buffalo. 5% 6 Hestonville Railway.. ye 12 Central Transportation 41 41 The sales of mining shares at the New York Min- ing Stock Exchange were:— ¥Inst CALL—11 24 09 O'CLOCK A. M. 200 shs Am Flag.....93 200 shs GPlacer.be b30 500 Bertha & ith. .be 100 do, be 10 CaVa omit yes)b30 Dahlonega... .be 63 1000 $00 -be_¢ 500 1 b8O ‘300 1c DIS 500 be 53 ‘THIRD 83 be 500 do... ...be 20 Con Virginia ; 1000 Findley. -be 500 do. 10 9 Sierra Nevada. 190 Crown Point.. +. _8% Union Consolidated 143 Eureka Consolidated 351; Yellow Jacket. 22; pea “shan seen 114 Bodie ‘Urry i Grand Prize. 8% Stocks broke badly after the regular callin the afternoon, Ophir selling down to 51; Sierra Nevada, 170; Union Consolidated, 133, &c. _ Later they re- covered. The raid is attributed to insiders, NEW YORK SOCK EXCHANGE SALES, Farivar, Nov. 15, 1878, BEFORE CALI—l0 A. M. $10000 Louistaus c..03 7734 000 a . a Bs pref. ‘ 100 7000 do. % 210 Northwestern 25000 Can So ist gid. 100 di ‘$000 NJ Cen Ist ¢ as. 107 agaeeees pear ats 10ON YC & Hud R 500 Erie. as oe Pane egy 88e Seeees = 1 6% 400 C, 0, C &I, opened yesterday, 923;; broker failed to report it. 10:15 A. M. $$35000 US 444'n,¢,01.b3 10434 10000 US 5-20's,r, "U8 be 100 $1000 US5.20's 1 50000 U 8 5's, "81 ,r..b3 108° FIRST $5000 La 7's, con. 7 s000 | do... 10000 M6's 11481 2000 N Huw CANW ce gld bs 105 200 000 do... ... 1064, 1400 12000 Winona&StP 3d, 10332 100 Mich 000 Del, Lac 100d , 2000 Dail e, § 100 Minois Central.be 79% 10” do 400 Union Pucitic. be 1000 D & 1 ig 1100 do. 1000 Alb'y&Snsqyti.b3 100) 400 L 8 & M 25000 Donk Kio Gd 100 000 Erie 4th io wo OH & StI 8a eve. 108 1500 di Gs) 6000 Mich Cont 8's, sf. 100. a 20 NYC 0 . woo 10000 Gt West dd'x e! 2006, C0 & bbe do... 1 74¢ Too Chi, M & St P.be woo | do. 5000 Or: di 7 Amer Ex 200 Erie Rail a0” do. e +g 5000 100 do.. . 300 1200 do ’ ~~ de do ry g 5000 K P 1 2 10000 US 6's, cur. ‘1, 1219%% "3000 US 434's, G01. 1066 SECOND BOARD—1 P. M. 0000 Chi & Alton ine 10034 600 sho L Shore & M 8, berries & awa. HE. ae tinier Pacific...be 1000 M & St PC. , 1073 0... 10000 M & Bt Pes f.03 997, 100 Pacific M 8S Co.be 153 2000 C & NW ee gb.. 105% 100N YC &H R....be 112! 2000 NJ C conv, a... 72 100 Erie... e ii 1000 Del & H reg..’91 9734 200 Chi & be pt . 98 1200 do. 5000 B00 do. 1100 Chi & NW pi 500 do. pec teege a evens) ZeeuR, itd 44 ott 100 do. 100 N J Souther B008tL, KC & $5000 Lk Shr 000 Da RG 10000" do. 25000 do 15000 M. K & T 2d. 2000 M&S P ist LC 5000 Ren & Sar'ga 1st. 116 100 shy Pullman PC.. 73, 700 100 Del & Hud......b3 46% 100 do 300 Western Union... 98% 109 Central of ) 9813 50 do. sguaegzaeeesas = ge 98 rast 28 98 d Fs d ‘Bi a 12 d Ba te 5 100 1 200 Harlem, 2 00 100 Morris R34 200 di 100 do. 2 88°" 300 Del, L & 81 40) Michigan Central, 69, 500°" do. 51 1500 Lake Shore....... 68% 1400 do. 51 500 6333 400 de. 51 : 200 Bt L&T 1 200 “et 68ig 200 100 ‘79i3 200 100 Union Pacific. 67% 700 100d @7% 400 909 do 100 200 do 800 300 Northw. 43% 100 d 43! COMMERCIAL REPORT. COTTON: SPOT STEADY; FUTURES CLOSED STEADY—FLOUR EASY—WHEAT LOWER—COBN QUIET—OATS FIRMER—PORK QUIET—LARD i QUIET—WHISEEY DULL—ROSIN UNCHANGED— ,; | SPIRITS TURPENTINE HIGHER—PETROLEUM STEADY—COFFEE QUIET—SUGAR QUIET. Farax, Nov. 15—6 P. M. Business has been fair in most departments of trade during the past week, and in some thére had: been greater activity as a consequence of the termin& 4% tion of the yellow fever in the Southwest and the con. . sequent revival of business in the Southern trade centres. The dry goods market, hardware, boots and shoes and other markets have ruled steady, with a fair movement. Breadstuffs have not changed es sentially, though they have ruled firmer during the most of the time and shipments have continued pretty heavy. Corn and oats have Yuled pretty firm without being purticularly active. Whiskey has declined. Pork has boon dull and prices are very low. The same is trae of lard. The trade movement to-day (Fr day) was only moderately active. On ‘Change flour was easy and quiet. Wheat was dall and lower for all kinds, cash and futures. Corn was quiet, bat without im portant change. Rye wen quiet and easy, and barlay dull and nominal. Oats were firmer and whiskey dui Pro- visions were quiet but without material alterations, Cotton on the spot was steady; futures closed steady. Grocories were quict. Spirits turpentine was firmer, but rosin was unchanged. Oils and petroleum were quiet, the latter being steady. ‘Asuxs were quoted at 4%. « Se. for pots and Sic. fos pearls. ANnimoNy raled firm at 12c. a 12ic., gold, for regulus, Brxswax was quict ut 26c. a 26}c. for Western and Southern. ® Correa.—The market for Brasils was more active. We note sales of 1,210 bags Rio, ex-Galileo; 1,500bagsdo..es Betty; 200 bags do. afd 1,342 bage Santon | ex Kron Print Fr Wilhelm, and 200 bags Rio : withdrawn from stock, per same vessel, all Mild coffee T2kKe. ge. ; Laguayra, i4e, 1 BU Bomlnge, ize" tet Coste It 15e. a 17e, :Mucassar, 17¢. w 1He.: Ai Savanille, ie. a 17¢. ; C ineh, ipe do, rapty hoj Sniinary to prime, $39 © #0; do. per M. xu wan dull and quoted at 453 lak ox was fairly active and steady. We ote :— find nual sis, por Ib. lie, © 12ste.; do, cordage, bolt rope yarns, I4c. a 17e.; tarred Manila, 120.} Sisal rope, Hge. a 1030. Russia 176. 3 Corrox on the svot was strong at former prices. Futures opened at yesterday's closing figures, bat efoved with a lose for the day of from 2 to O points. ‘Tho market, however, cloned steady at the decline. | The closing prices of to-day compare witl h yosveraay’ Consumption.......... Delivered on’ contract of 5 enn si in quality not more than half « grade above or below jo quoted) :— Ordinary... Good ordinary Strict good ordinary. Low middling... 9 ddiing. ury the sales w December, 400 bales C5 2,000 wt 1,000 at 8.%0e., be. 1100 wt 9.5¥e, Ty nt Bte, he. CAM) wt es + 900 wt .4e., 000 arch, .78e. “at OO Wt Bethe, 20. jay, S00 at Lode. 200 at o.iWe.; June, 200 at 10,14 a, 40.000 bales, Grand total, 60,900 bales, The receipts at the ports wore as fol lows }—Galveston, 1,804 balox; New Orleans, 5,567; Mobile, 4/188; Savannah, 4,682; Charleston, 3,480; ‘Wiliningtua, {CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE. 1