The New York Herald Newspaper, March 26, 1879, Page 8

8 TALMAGE UNDER FIRE naa First Broadside from the Brook- lyn Presbytery. A SEVERE ARRAIGNMENT Exciting Scenes in the Clinten Street Church. By twosand threes, and often in parties of five or six, the devoted Presbyterians of Brogklyn flocked to the Clinton Street Church yesterday after- noon, Under any circumstances Dr, Talmage is sure of an audience. At tea party he would be “a strong card,” but at a trial his attractiveness is beyond es- timation. ‘The edifice was even more crowded than on the first day, People wedged esa into al- most impossible places and took possession of the very pulpit itself, All this required some sacrifice; for a Presbyterian pulpit, though it be carpeted, is by no means an easy thing to sit on, The people of the ‘Tabernacle were the earli- est to arrive, and they crowded as near as possible to the neighborhood of their accused pastor, Perhaps three-fourths of the attendance was composed of ladies, nearly all of whom were of the fashionable circle. ‘The Presbyters came in, mostly gray-haired and stern, and took their seats by the centre aisle, Then Dr. Talmage came, and, atter soating his wife, shook hands with everybody im reach ang sat down to await the attack which the day was expected to bring. By his side were his counsel, Drs. Spear and Millard, and his faithful deacon, Corwin. The prosecuting officers, Drs. Crosby and McCullough, were full of business, not ten fect away. Ny GETTING To WORK. ‘The Moderator, Dr. Ludlow, offered prayer, and Clerk Greene, after roll call, read the minutes of the previous session. They were approved, and Dr. Spear arose to submit three propositions affecting the method of trial, or would have doue so had they been adopted, He asked them because great injus- tice might temporarily be done Dr. ‘Talmage by per- mitting evidence that might be presented against him to remain unanswered even for a day, Dr. Crosby, for the prosecution, said be regretted they could not comply with tho request, as it Would disarrange the order of pro- cedure and inconvenience their witnesses, many of whom came from adistance. Dr. Spear was ready then to strike out the second proposition and slightly modify the third, so that the evidence might be brought into some orderly and tangible shape. He, however, put his original proposition in the torm of a motion for the Presbytery to decide. Dr. McCullough, tor the prosecution, presented his ‘favorite argument thet “this whote thing had been gone over by the Presbytery at the early part of the trial.” Dr. Millard, who makes it his particular province to take the wind out of Dr. MeCullough’s sails, fulfilled his duty in this respect, and then, after much amore ecclesiasti- cal sparring, Dr. Spear withdrew his motion and said he would trust to the honor of the prosecution, THE AUDIENCE IN DANGER, All this having been settled Clerk Greene read a lotter from several individuals declining to appear as witnesses against Dr, Talmage, the same having been published in the Herarp of yesterday. There Was lan effort at applause, which the Modcrator checked. Dr. Crosby said sententiously :—“All the witnesses are unwilling witnesses, I myself aim an unwilling prosecutor.” His speech was greeted with derisive laughter from the good people of the Tabernacle, who appeared to be in the majority. The Moderator repressed them promptly, but not very effectively. Dr. Halsey (# dignitied presbyter)—I desire to know if our sid’ is to be made the subject of ridicule at every convenient occasiog during these proceedings. If so. I shall consider myself under the necessity of moving, according to our rules, that all excepting the members of the Presbytery and reporters be ox- cluded. Dr. McClelland (the blind pastor of the Fort Greene Church)—And I shall consider myself under the necessity of seconding such @ motion if the demon- stration’ are not discontinued. ‘The Moderator—I must request the spectators to heed this admonition or we shall be compelled to ox- clude them. Tt is allowable to laugh when anything of a funny nature occurs, but beyond this I hope the audience will repress themselves. br. Crosby—Do I understand that the spectators are to be allowed to indulge in loud laughter? ‘The Moderator (with a meaning smile)—That is a very dificult point to decide. It would depend largely upon the mirthfulness of the counsel's re- marks, Dr. Crosby, after a momentary confusion, said he should ask that the point might be determined then and there, zi Dr. Spear said he knew where the sympathies of the audience and where the sympathy of the entire city lay. But, in serio-comie style, he asked that the audience would endeavor ‘to keep their respiratory organs under such control as not to produce the vi- bratory motion resulting in sound.” So that was ended, and Dr. Crosby proceeded to fhove that Messrs. F. B. Cogswell, Warren S. Sill- cocks, Daniel Tulnage, Alexander Pearson, Robert 8. Hobbs and Jobn F almage, Whose names were signed to the letter declining to testify, be served with second citations, and, if they aid not answer, should be cut off from communication with Presbyterian Church, as provided by the Church Som -body su, d that it would be well to be sure that the recreant witnesses were Presbyte- rians before taking this step; but it was concluded to send the second citations anyway, THE yinsr oi Now came the opening for the prosecution. Ata word from the Moderator, the yguthful Dr. Crosby arose and read from a manuseript as follows:— What we propose to show is that during o series of years Dr. Talmage, in various cireum- stances anil in relation to different sets of men, has been acting in a deceittul and double-faced manner, aud has repeatedly spoken untruthfuily in order to gain his ends or to cover his tracks. We put upon the stand men of unimpeachable veracity, who will tell you that Dr. Talmage, in the autumn of 1876, when he Wisued to retire from the editorship of the Christian at Work and transier his services to the Advance, insteal of making + change in 8 straightforward md honest mauner, went to the office of the former paper in the evening, under cover of dark- ness, and there surreptitiously and without eo knowledge ot his associates or of the proprictors vot the paper caused to be inserted in the paper, which was being prepared for the press, a yaledictory which was in reality a puff of the Adrance; that he took with him also, and caused to be inserted, an elaborate advertisement of the Adrance, which also announced his transter to that paper; that he then proceeded to the press rooms and gave orders that the presses should be run all nignt, in order that this changed edition of the paper— changed with the deliberate purpose of in- juring the Christian at Work Company, in whose employ he was, changed in the interest of hie new employers —might be struck off before the roprictors should know that their property was being tampered with, aud, in order still turther to secure this buso ' and dishonorable end, he wade arrangements that copies of the paper as it was originally prepared betore he deceitiully changed i shouid be placed on the desks of the secretury and of the mantying editor in the morning. by which trick they wore d od into the belie that the pa- per was being issued in its original, proper nd inno- cent form; ond all this was done although but a few months before he had rigned an agreement that he would not withdraw from the paper without giv- aug thirty days’ no. THINGS LEFT UNDONE. Under specification 3 we shall prove that many times, through different years, Dx. Talmage pro- claimed from his pulpit that the church was free; that the pews were not reuted; that they’ were assigned to those who wished to become regular attendants without reference to the dollar question. using expr Indeed, that was in the habit of sions which were intended to and did ssion that there was no connection subscriptions which ail were expected oward the supportof the church aud the occupancy of the pews. In other words, he do- clared that the pews wore free and the subscriptions voluntary, yet ut the very thuo he was making these ol the officers of the chureh who had the asaigninent of pews of of the collec- subseript were refusing to assign pews ty those who, applied for them unless they also subscribed, and to those who did subseribe they ansigned seats according to the aniount of their #ubseription, those who paid ‘much having good gonis, those ‘who paid little having comparatively poor ones, and 1 some instances persous were come pelted to give up their seats becuse they could not Or would not pay 48 muchas it wax thought their seats should bring. And we shall show thet Dr, Talmage knew that this was the caso, ey MAT NR, atos a course of conduct and a f possible, more Mr. I. N. Me fication 4 ina: f falsehoods which ure il than thowealroady re » Church, was ngayed by the elt v4 to devote his tu the temporal ant spirituai interests of the ch. He officiated at Tauerals, he visited the Tt was also hiv s aid to assion the sick and did other pastoral work oss to collect subseriptio tue thy bas sunuuer of 15 ta eribed im a @ Jester fuan worthy of all coutide Atter he had youe away from #rooklyn an urvicle written by Dr. Van Dyke ap, the Presiyterian whjeh of the financial cond contained a iu the article 1 to nen 4 correct, but that he had not given De. Talmage informed De, ¥ hat Lath wa aninusiworthy Dyke tust he had hi way was it pitied the funds of the church NEW YORK. HERALD, honestly, and used ressions in regard to him which Dr. Van doubt Hathaway's in- tegrity and to fear he had made a serious mis- tate in indorsing him to the professors at Princeton as he had done. * When Mr, Hathaway returned to Brooklyn in December ut the close of the seminary term he found that there were rumors afloat to his discredit, and so, like an honest man, went to Dr. and demanded an investigation. NO MUTUAL FRIEND, At this interview Talmage intormed him that Van Dyke had said that way) had given away the Tabernacle and had ed his trust as & con- fidential agent of the church and thus led aethoway and z to believe that Dr. Van Dyke had him. ter some days Hathaway sought Dr. Van Dyke told hun what he had heagd. Van Dyke indignantly denjed that he had ever said what “po by re- rted him as . Hathaway again upon . Talmage and his intention of bringing the whole raster before te Pres bytery. no course Dr. Talmage strongly objected, Hathaway with destruction if he dared attempt it, and also refused to go with Hathaway and confront Dr. Van Dyke, declaring that he did not want to seo him, whereupon Hathaway left him and immediately to’ Van Dyke's study to ask him what he should do, had not been more than five minutes before Dr. beperes appeared, Seeing Hath- away he would have withdrawn, but Dr. Van Dyke calied him in, After a short interview, which will be given in detail upon the stand, Dr, Talmage asked Hathaway to step outside the door with him. When they were aloue he asked’ Hathaway to wait until Friday evening, when he promised’ that the whole atlair should be satistactorily adjusted at the meeting of the session, ‘To this Hathaway agreed, and ac- cordingly on Friday evening, January 12, 1877, a res- olution was by session lomcamonaly all rumors about Hathaway talse an slanderous, and acopy of this resolution was given to Mr. Hathaway. ‘THE DEBT BUSINESS. In to Dr, Talmage’s attempt to induce his nephews sand another gentleman to give thelr hawies to a fraud and deception for the purpose of obtain- ing larger subscriptions rBeiedl 9 the debt of the church than he could otherwise obtain, the main facts are already known to you, and Dr, Talmage does not deny them, but on the contrary justifies and defends his conduct in somewhat violent terms. But we shall also show the mot unimportant fact that the day before hé sent the telegrams to his nephew in Baltimore he endeavored to in- duce the younger member of the firm, Mr, Daniel mage, to assent to the’ crooked and deceptive course he proposed, telling him that he must have his name to use on others; but, ot course, 28 an honorable and trutaful man, Mr. Daniel Talmage utterly refused, and showed his uncle the immorality of bis plan. Yet it was after he had received this humihating rebuke—the day ufter he had been thus warned—that Dr. Talmage sent the telegram to John ¥. Talmage which has be- come 4 matter of apt and received the stinging reply which was in such remarkuble harmony Wit! the sentiments his younger nephew had already ex- ressed, and, we may add, with the sentiments of all Konorabie men. PLAYED THE ORGAN. Specification 6 reters to a course of deceitful and underhand conduct on the part of Dr. Talinaye which would be disgraceful in any man, and is, of course, doubly so in a Christian ‘minister, whose honesty and frankness should be unimpeachable. The facts in outline are these. The trustees of the Tabernucle wished, for the sake of economy aud for other rea- sons, to dismiss the organist, Mr. G. W. Morgan, and to appoint another mun in hié place. To this chauge Dr. ‘Talmage and the elders were opposed. On the evening of Match .21, 1878, four of the trustecs met by arrangement with Dr. ‘fal in. his parlor, to talk the matter over with him. “After they had reached the house they were surprised to learn that the elders were assembled up stairs. Dr, Talmage came in and invited them to unite in a joint mecting swith the session, which, after some hesitation, they consented todo, At this joint meeting, atter cons! le diseussion, it was ‘unanimously voted that another organist should be appointed in the place of Mr. , Morgan, and the tras- tees retired, naturally supposing that the affair was” settled, They were still further confirmed in this opinion when, on .the following Sunday, Dr. Talmage said from his pulpit, referring to the subject have no preference in the matter; I have had, but not now. The Board of Trustees of this church, without any exception, are my warm ual friends, us well as ali the members of the session. I leave the whole matter to them; what pleases’ them will please nie,” or words to that etfect. On the next evening, how- ever (Monday, March 25), the trustees were surprised by a request fromm the elders to consent to a reversal of what had been agreed upon, and this request was urged on the ground that the pastor strongly desired it. To this the trustees would not consent. Yet without fprther notice the pustor announced on the following Sunday, amid thunders of appluase, that Mr. Morgan would continue in bis position as org: ist. ‘The right of the session to control the music in the church we do not question, but the evidence will show that Dr. Talmage’s conduct yas tful throughout. MISLEADING PUBLIC OPINION. We now come to the last, but by no means the least, of these spocitications. On Sunday, February 2, 1879, Dr. Talmage, according to the report in the Eagle ‘aud other papers, made the following an- nouncoment:—“Ali the papers say that I am to be arraigned and tried for being unsound m doctrine and yyterian.- What ull the papers say must be true. Iam told that I am to be arraigned to- morrow. Well, Lam ready. (Applause.) Next Sab- buth I will preach on orthodoxy aud heterodoxy in reply to my assailants and give my views in regard to God and, the Bible in such » way that there misunderstanding,” evidently intending to give the impression tliat he believed that his brethren in the Presbytery considered his preeching heterodox, aud that he expeeted to be arraigned on the charge of bemg uns in doctrine. shall show, how- ever, that he hud been conferred with in regard to the rumors which were afloat coi his want of veracity; that he was explicitly told some months the Presbytery looking to au, investigation of such ter; au inves a of suc! rumors; dist tt was at own urgent request that at that time the matter was dropped; that the article in the agle, of ‘Thursday, January 30, upon which he based his lealing an- nouncement, contained but the slightest al- lusion to doctrinal unsoundness, and ut the same time referred to the fact that there had been a former intention to arraign him, thus necessarily reminding him of the interview alluded to above, And this was rollowed the next day by an editorial in thee same paper, which, in commenting upon the “possible trial of Dr. Lalmage,” nevee once reverts to bis ai- leged heresy, but does allude to his deceit and sensa- tionalism. in thus yielding to a temptation to pre- judice the public mind in his favor and against the mombers of the Presbytery cere representing them as heresy hunters Dr. Talmage manifested a moral obliquity, which surcly unfits him to be @ teacher of truth and righteousness. It is well known that it is always difficult to prove adeliberate falsehood. Asiip of memory, carelessdess of specch,@ habit of using cxsggorated expressions may usually be pleaded with great plausibility to ac- count for untrue statements, but when tueré is an evident motive ot personal interest, or when there is @ series of false statements linked together, one cov- ering another, or when they are frequently repeated, or when thoy manilest ingenuity in their cousiruc- tion,.or when all these conditions concur, as they do in this case, then the broadest charity can only con- clade that they were deliberate and inten- onal, * THE FINSE WITNESS, “Robert Waugh testified he was in the office on the night of October 9, i476; was asked by the toreman to remain in the office atter the forms had gone to press; saw Dr. Tali come in and enter the proof foom; the foreman tollowed him; afterward the vi tory of Dr, Ts was ordered to be set, and witness, by order of the foreman, took out an editorial trom the form ‘and inserted the yaledictory in its piace. Counsel for the defence bothered their opponents for some time by insisting that before tuey could put the advertisement iu evidence they must prove that it originated or was in some way authorized by Dr. Talinage. “Dr. Talmage is may write,” said Dr, Millard. “Nor for what others way do,” added Dr. Spear, with emphasis. After 4 while it was learned that the witness knew precious little about the advertisement anyway, 80 he was banded over to Dr. Spear for cross-examina- tion. It wound up én this fashion :— Dr. Spear—Theu you know that Dr. Talmage called at the office on the evening of October 9¢ Witness—-Yes, sir. De. Spear—That he remained there about fivo minites and then went away? ‘e Witness—Yes, sir. Dr. Spenr—You don’t know that he spoke to any one 4 gave orders to any ome about the advertise- en Witness—No, sir, Dr. Spear—And you don’t know anythivug moro about it? Witness—No; that's, I kuow all 1 havo testified to. Dr. Spear—That's all. Mr. E. Re: My “oY nidulle-eger! | i th ir. E. Remington, » m: gentleman, was sworn and testited that he became, by a series of subseriptions equal to. $40,000, the chief owner of the Chrutian at Work; while De. Talmayo was editor nothing of au unpleasant nature occurred betweou him aud the witness; witness did not personally conduct the editorial columns, bat made a few sug- gestions to, Dr. ‘Talmage at various times, which were us@lly complied with, Dr, Crosby here produced a letter, which he put in the hands of the witness, but Dr. Millard obtained possession’ of it almost immediately. ‘The counsel for the prosceution looked surprised, and stretched his hand out toward Dr, Millard for # return of the document, Dr, Millard—We have a right to see this. Dr. Crosby—I must ask to withhold that letter from the opposing & uaned, Dr, Millard handed it to Dr. Crosby, who again gave it to the witness. br. Mr. Moderator, | submit that we are entitled to see that letter if it is put in evidence. Dr. Crosby (in trinmph)—It is not yet in evidence. T want the witness to identity tt. Witness having done so, and the letter being put in evidence to prove the relations existing between De. Talmage and the witness, Dr. Maliard again ob- tained the letter. Turning to Dr. Tal e he asked if the signature was bis. Dofendent nodded and Dr. Millard promptly gave it lo witness, saying: —"Aay- bf that Dr. Talmage bas written we are wsatistied with, srosby asked the witness if he wrote a note to De. Taimage on the 19th of March, i876. ile an- swered that he did address a note to Dr. Talmage shortly after the lutter severed his connection with the Christian at Work. Tne defence elsimett they could not admit ovidenee about the letter wutil it: aimage received euch a letter, three o'clock toalay, was proved that Dr. ‘Lhe trial was adjourned not fommonsshie for what others | THE COURTS. Reaching the. Bottom Pacts'of the Adelphi Explosion OUT OF REACH. Establishing the Innocence of the Sus- pected Election Marshals. ‘The trial of the euit for $5,000 damages against the Columbia Steam Navigation Company on account of the death of Miss Sarah Seward through the explo- sion of the boiler of the steamer Adelphi was con- tinued yesterday before Judge Barrett in Supreme Court, Cireuit. ‘The examination and cross-examina- tion of the witnesses are very thorough, so that the progress is very slow. The day was consumed in cross-examining Mr. Bromley, of the Quintard Iron Works, and in the examination of tho engineer of the Adelphi at tho time the boiler exploded. “Suppose this boat and boiler had been brought to your shop a week before the explosion to be repaired, could you then have detected the weak spot which eventually fractured under the explosion?’ Judge ‘Baapett ann Mp. Paonia. ah thn oles of dis exum- ination, “I think I could,” replied the witness. “Mr. Bromley, why did you not detect that weak woh, in the boiler in ~~ and June, 1875, when Mr. hite sent the boat-and boiler to your place to be ‘theran aie eeter ‘was asked the witness by Mr. Denis McMahon, the defendant's counsel, ‘This question created some excitonient arid was ob- jected to. Mr. McMahon ciaimed that all his clients vould do was to employ first class mechanics to make the repair and to pay a good price for it. The wit- ness replied that he did not examine it him- self; he detailed men to do it. The general tenor of Mr. Bromley’s testimony, however, was that the sheet of iron which was fractured was i ity | defective when put in, and that it could not be detected except in the ways detatled by him, one of which was the hydraulic test. Mr. McMahon next Jed examined the engineer of the boat, J. A. Howland, who am other things testified that the boiler was inspected in the usual manner by the United States Inspector Blake, He was re. at the inspection. He described how the cold water test was applied, und the pressure put on was sixty pounds, which, under the act of Congress, gave the inspector the right to grant @ certificate’ of forty pounds to the square inch, Mr. Howland, in his exanination of the boiler, said he never for oge moment suspected that weak spot in it, but that he supposed it was in ood order. He also detailed the circumstances of the explosion. Two of his subordinates were seriously injured, and he was enveloped in scalding steam, but escaped without injury. Pending his cross-examination by Mr. Christopher Wise, the plaintii’s counsel, the Court adjourned, RAISING A SALARY. Charles E. Hart agreed with Rev. Mr. Page, pastor of the Eleventh Street Presbyterian Church, to act as conductor of the singing society of the church for one year at a salary of $200. Some months before the expiration of tue year Mr. Page requested Mr. Hart to retire from the position, promising him to raise his salary. What was meant by the word raise Mr. Hart did not quite clearly understand, and on asking Mr. Page how it was intended to “raise” his salary, was informed that it was to be raised “by hook or by crook.’; Some little time having elapsed without the salary being ra‘sed by Mr. Page, or by hook or by crook, Mr. Hart entered # suit against the reverend gentleman in the Marine Court for his $200, The case was tried before Chief Judge Alker anda jury, when it appeared that no iixed re the expiration of the year had been named for the pay- ment of the salary or pay, part of it. Ifthe absence of any other understanding ou that point the Judge held that the expiration of the year must be con- strued as the time of payment, and as the suit had been commenced before the money was due it was premature and must be dismissed. THE BLISS-BIGLIN iGHT. Mark W. Healy, chief supervisor of election at the last election in the Sixteeuth Assembly district, ar- rested some time ago -upon charges made by Colonel Bliss of having falsely certified as, to the services of supervisors and marshals of election under him, was djscharged yesterday by United States Commissioner Osborn. When the examination was called yesterday Judge Dittéahoefor moved ror the discharge of his client. In granting the motion Commissionet Osborne said that the decision of Commissioner Lyman in the Cosgrove case, that the law under which the complaint was brought was not applicable to that case, applied equally well to this case, and as tho District Attorney had made no other complaint he was obliged to dismiss the tie 8. With the exception of Thomas H, O'Neil, similarly charged at the instance of the Biglin party, and who waived an examination betore the Commissioner, all of the per- sons arrested upon charges made by Colonel Bliss, as well as through the retaliation of ren 4 Biglin, have now been eer oy and the political quarrel has served rier the put the court officers to great un- necessary trouble and the principals to considerable expenge. { NOT A LIFE SENTENCE. On the 10th of September, 1873, William Kennedy was iried for the murder of Dennis Mahoney, for having, in the month of June preceding, shot him in Water street in front of # liquor saloon, Ken- nedy was convicted of murder inthe second degree and sentenced by Judge Sutherland to imprisonment ia State Prison for life. Mr. William ¥. Howe, Kennedy's counsel, however, immediately obtained a writ of error with a stay of procee@ings, which had the effect of preventing Konnedy’s transfer to the State Prison, and detained him in the Tombs until a royiew of the case was had by the General Term of the Supreme Court, which Court reversed the con- vietion. Kennedy was yesterday brought into the Court of General Sessions and permitted to pload guilty to hter in the third d On his arraignthent at the bar Mr. Howe rect circumstances of his client's conviction aud the dis- position of the case by the Supreme Court. Judge Cowing, in passing sentenceo» Kennedy, said: —“You were indicted for murder in the first ree and the jury tound you guilty of murder in the second degree, on whieh conviction this Court sentenced you to State Prison for life. since then the Supreme Court have held your crime to be of no i grade than manslaughter in the third degree. vith this view J agree, und taking into consideration the fact that you have been imprisoned nearly a year, and that the punishment for the offence to which you lave pleaded is no higber than four years, the scn- tence of the Court is that you be confined in the State Prison for two years. At this announcement Kennedy seemed much elated, and, after grasping Mr. Howe by the hands and ferventiv thanking him, was escorted back to the ‘Tomb: M&S. DAVIDS' INSURANCE, + Mrs. Caroline FP, Davids is the hulder of policies in several insurance companies, among them the Com- mercial Fire Insurance Company of this city, on prop- erty situated in Pompton, N. J., which had been de- stroyed by fire, ‘Tho company refused to pay, alleg- ing overvaiuation and that the fire was the work of. an incendiary. Suit was bronght in the Marino Court to recover on the policy $660 for the loss of @ piggery and some other outhouses, the trial of which continued during a week past before Judge Sheridan auda jury. It was sought on the trial, through the testimony of aformer coachmay of the plaintiff, to throw the responsibility of the fire on 4 son of the plaintii!, who was represented to bo a rather wild young wan, The utinost exteut to which the testi- mouy went on this point Was, however, merely to give some suspicious citeumstances, and on tho question of valuation the original estimate put on the property by the fnusurance agent was relied upon as supporting the claim of plaintiff. The jury yes: terday found a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, but. limited the amount to $400. SUMMARY ‘OF ‘LAW CASES, ‘The final decree of distribution on accounting of William H. Parsons as executor of John Palmer, de- ceased, has been eutered in the Surrogate’s office on application of Abner. Thomas and Roswell D. Hateh, counsel for the executors and parties im interest, ‘The estate amonited to about $90, Charles MeCabe and Joba Harringhon succesded in picking the pocket of 8. L. Newberry, of No. 50 Chat- ham street, on St. Patrick's Day and were arregted. When arraigned yesterday in the Court of General Sessions they B ws i guilty, and being old offenders were sont by Judge Cowing to the State Prison each for the term of five years, ‘The examination of Herbert and Murphy, the two men accused of complicity in the bay ot) smuggling case, is set down for Saturday next, No new arrests have Leen since made, but it ix expected that devel- optnents wiilexd to other arrests in a few days, Under the howling, “Large Seizure of Cigars,” it | Was ortoneousiy stated in the Henatp a few days ago that Louerce’s brewery, in West Vorty-first street, had been seized tor sonding out wnstemped beer. ‘Tne brewery was not seized. Some bottling mate- rial was, however, seizod because of a suppose cun- nection, contrary to law, between the orewery aud bottling department. The charge, emanating ‘from y¥, Was subsequently ascertagned to be un- an empl founded. Before Judge Spoir there was tried yesterday a suit brongut by Lizzie M. Livingstone against William W. Suith, her laudiord, to recover damages for al leged snjaries trom the falling of @ ceiling in the house in which she lived, her collar bone, as she says, being broken. Oa the trial yesterday it ap- pearing that the plaintif kuew for days beforehand of , WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1879.—TRIPLE SHEET. the leak which caused the ceiling to fall, and took no ‘ano Ot Phe and that tho landlord was “not a me i tiff incurred the ieee Oseme appcened and Mr. J. W. Gerard for the de- bound to repair, and that the forthe plant and. Str lor fendant ing ‘from H. B. tent, Aumont RG Ay ches e DI the General Term of the Su; new trial and had appro’ the conviction of General Sessions, Arrangements re about made for the arrest of the parties, on bail the resuit of the ap after the first despatch, however, Mr. counsel for the accused, who had in the Court of Appeals, received a forth that the decision was in favor the opinion of the Gencral Term ha This news was despatch. The to State Prison, a new trial having been secured, COURT OALENDARS—THI8 DAY. Surnewk Count—Cnasmens—Held by Judge Law- reuce.—Nos, 12, 49, 52, 57, G1, 62, 66, 75, Ti, 78, 83, 95, 152, 173, 176, 200, 202, 203, 213, 215, ay 224, 225, 235, 289, 240, 241, 249, 251, 254. Surnume Couhr—Grxenat Tenm—Held by Pre- siding Justice Davis and Judges Brady and Potter.— Nos, 65, 66, 239, 96, 7, 98, 108, 137, 182, 110, 112, 144, yl 4 165, 177, 186 34, 114, 273, 103, 176, 187, 19833, Supreme Count—SprectaL Term—Held by Judge Van Brunt.—Nos, 563, 960, 503, 917, 485, 949, 953, 5 951, 954, 972. Supreme Covrt—Cntcurr—Part 1—Held by Ju Daniels,—Nos, 2763, 4265, 3259, 3277, 4367, 2228, 180534, ‘BI21, 2174, 2243, 943, 3264, 4145, 4759, BOd4, 4309, 4310, 2874, 2786, 2321,. 3128, 4708, 1707s, 2856, 2857, 2858, Part 2—Held by Judge Burrett.—Case on (4924); Leon- ard vs. The Columbia Steam Navigation Company. No day calendar, Part 3--Held by Judge Donohue,— Nos. 1905, 1907, 3310, 2386, Prt aga Count—GENERAL Term.—Adjourned for e term, Surrnion Count—Spzcian Term—Held by Judge Freedman.—Deniurrer, 6, Isstes of tact—Nos. 45, 21, 44, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 36, 37, 48, Be, Surerton Count—TntaL Tenm—Part 1—Held by Judge Speir.—-Nos. 403, 106, 970, 607, 576, 633, 619, 506, 622, 453, 593, 116, 137, Part 2—Adjourned for the terin. Common PLeas—GexeRnaL Tznm.—Adjourned for the term. Common Preas—Equity Term.—Adjourned for the term. Common Pugas—Spectan Txnm—Held by Judge Larremore.—No day calendar. Common Preas—Triat Tenm—Part 1—Held Nos, 979, 1222, 172, 178, 880, 87 \dge J. ¥. D: 917, 861, 988, 971, 1025, 1497, 2062, 1487, 838, 747,,2021, 998, 315, 941, 1013, 961, 903, 2079, 905, 666, 1021, 782, 983. Part 2,—Adjourned for the term, Manine Count—Trian ‘I'xnm—Part 1—Held by Chiet Justice Aiker.—Nos. 5396, 141034, 5445, 6447, 5042, 2718, 5Y65, 1265, 2468, 5611, 6612 Part 2.—Ad- journed for the term. Part 3—Held by Judge Sheri- dan.— Nos, 5573, 4455, 5593, 5040, 6564, 5567, 5582, 5586, 5574, 5292, 6111, 5392, 5226, 5222. Court ov GENERAL Sxssioxs—Part 2—Held by Judge Cowing.—The Peopls vs. Frederick Simmons, burglary; Same vs. Charles Ellis and Charles Smith, burglary; Same vs. Phillip Haffer, John W. H. Wil- son and Robert Hall, grand larceny; Same vs. John Jacobson, grand larceny; Same va. Mary Hal- denbacker, grand larceny; Same vs. Ernest Neithardt, grand larceny; Same ys. Nellie Lee, grand larceny; Same vs. Anielia Connelly, grayd larceny; Same vs. Ferdinand Tomassally, grand uy; S#me vs. Joseph White, grand larceny; Same vs. tte, Margendorf, bigamy; Same. vs. William Clark, lar- ceny from the person; Same vs. Max L. Davis, false pretences; Same vs. Abrahum J. Kaurowitz, misdo- meanor; Same vs. Benet Schiffman, misdemeanor; Same va. Jacob Block, misdemeanor, COURT OF APPEALS, Avnany, N. ¥., Matcle 25, 1879, In Court of Appeals, Tuesday, Mareh . 25, 1879— Present, Hon, Sanford BE. Church, Chief Justice, and associates. DECISIONS HANDED DOWN. Smith vs. The City of Buffalo; The Tron Company vs.Walker.—Judgment affirmed, with costs. Be ceee ying: vs. Shulman and another.—Judgment med. ‘The People ex rel.. Murphy vs. Kelly, Comptroller; The People ex. rel. Murphy Vig Kelly, Comptroller, and others; The Cambridge Valfty National ve. Lynch, receiver, &c.—Order'affirmed, with costs. eme Court Eee a Learn vs. Currier.—Order of ‘Terin aflirmed, with costa, Wright vs. Fleming.—Judgment on demurrer aflirmed, with costs, with leave to plaintiff to amend his complaint on payment of costs aud within twenty days after notice has been served upon his attorneys of the judgment of this Court having been made the judgment of the Court below. Comins vs. Hetfield.—Motion to dismiss appeal denied, with $10 costs of motion. The St. Vincent Femalo Orphan Asylum vs. The gy. of ‘i a ame for reargument denied, with WU costs. Reilly, Sheriff, va, Demestre.—Motion to prefer cause on the calendar denied, without costs, MOTIONS, Richards vs. Richards.—Motion for reargument submitted. Fortune . Brown and another, executors, &c., re- spondents, vs. Warren R. Clark, appellant.—On mo- tion of Theodore Bacon cause ordered on calendar as a preferred cause. APPEALS FROM ORDERS, No, 382, In the matter of the petition of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Compan; to acquire lands.—Argued by 5. P. Nash and Joseph, Choate for appellauts, John E. Burrill tor re- ‘spondent. No, 302. Henry R. Pierson, receiver, respoudant, rederick A. Freeman, impleaded, Sppelant. No, 885. William M. Tebo, assiguce, Xe., appellant, vs. Eliza Baker, impleaded, &c., respoudent.—Sub- m No, 383. The People ex rel. William H. Donott, survivor, , #ppellant, vs. The Comptroller of the bag Soot New York, &c., respondent.—Argned by John H. Yand tor appellait; George Rynde Stetson for respondent, ‘ CALENDAR, The Court of Appeals day calendar for Wednesday, March 26, 1879, is us follows:—Nos. 36), 15, 133, 134, 186, 139, 141, 287. SPECULATORS IN CHARITY. To tax Eprron or tar Henatp:— ¥ In accordance with your advertisoment in yester- day’s Henatn that a benefit concert for the Szegedin sufierers would take place in the Academy of Music next Sunday evening, and that the box office would be open for the sale of seats at nine o'clock A. M. to- day, I waa on hand before the opening of the doors to secure two good seats, Although the first man at the desk, to my astonishment I and the small crowd woo came equally early, including ladies, were coolly informed that all the parquet seats and the firet throe rows of balcony seats were already sold tr disposed of; in fact none but a few undesirable back seats were to be had. Of cotrse I and others were obliged to go away in disgust without tickets. Can- not the Himanp Mit eT oe voice against so flagrant au outrage? ‘The usual practice of finding tho bost seats in the hands o HY cmvrnece is bad euough, but this new method of advertising (under the guise of clarity) tor people to go out of their way aud lose their time to no purpose is really a little too much for the patience of even a New York public. Will not the JinmaLp, always first in the cause of charity, see that the proc of tickets for tho concert go where they should—to the sufferers for whom it is jiven—instead of into the pockets of the specula- ? SZEGEDIN. MancH 24, 1) * THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE. No less than four petitions from members of tho Produce Exchange were presented to the Board of Managers at their meeting yesterday. The first asked that a meeting be called tor the purpose of voting on a division of the surplus fund, amounting to $350,000, among the members of the Exchange. Tho secoud asked for tho gstablishnient of a redemption fand vi & tor cortifieutes of membership, so that a e might be fixed for the same, and they be re- deemed by the Exchange. The third asked that the Sun Telegraphic Company should not ocvupy that part of the Exchange facing Pearl streot. ‘Lhe fourth asked for the reconsideration of the amendment to the lard ond provision rules which was adopted by those trades, aud which lunited the namber NF my ages to be inspected to two per cent of the sale in- stead of five, ‘Lhe first three petitions were laid on the table and the Board of Managers reconsiderod the amendment to the lard rules aud referred it back to the Commit- teo on Trade for further consideration, ‘The following named gentlemen were admitted to mombership:—simon EK. Bernheimer, K. 8. Brewster, pow J Hisenbaum, F, Escalante, Kdwin W. Foster and 0. D. Tyler. eee ay ® A MERCHANT'S SUICIDE, It is believed now that Mr. Caleb C. Garthwaite, of Newark, whose body was found floating in the Passaic River on Monday morning, as previously reported, committed suicide while laboring under an attack of temporary insanity, He was fifty-ive property, Fi of ae ne. leaves considerable a th of ho frequently vaned the fear that he would die in the poo Deceased ‘was at one time extensively in tho clothing bi having @ large atthe South, Some was months ago he removed go New York. bachalor. Maubatten Cl Re and @ member cently he returned to his old home in Newark. the authorities are satisfied suicide no inquest will be held. aan agate — MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, ance sly alae ath aan bods Ley, in his 3lst friends aro respectfully invited to bi cog og tie siaiaease of her ‘brother, Ga wo, fom. Bouth 6th st., Brooklyn, E. D, rete Canzy.—March 24, 1879, Many, wife of Lawrence ttliifen and lene of the tamiy re reapetfaly respec Into needa Tal invited to attend her funeral, on 26, at one o’clock P, M., trom her Macdougal st. No flowers, 18 Kast 24th st., on Thursday, at half-past one P, M.” Donis.—In Brooklyn, March 25, Owcx Doris, be- loved husband of Sarah Doris, in the 77th year of his ‘Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend his funeral, on Thursday, March 27, at nine o'clock A. M., from his late residence, 53 DeKalb a1 thence to the Church of Our Lady of Mercy, voise place, where » solemn uiem mass will coffe for the rey of his soul, and thence to Cemetery of the oly. Crows, Flathosh, DrumMonp.—On Tuesday, bh 25, Jamus Drum- MOND, in the 81st year of age. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, from the Caual Street Presby- terian Chureh417 Greene st.), on ‘Thursday, the itp inst., at two oTlock P. M, Fay.—At Boston, Mass., on Tuesday, March 25, Wrt1am P, Fay, in the 36th year of his age. Frnx.—On Monday, 24, Jacop L, Fenn, in the Gith yoar of his age, Funeral from St, Luke’s Church, Clinton ay., near Fulton, Brooklyn, at one o’clock on Wednesday, March 26. Friendsare ray aa invited, GriuEN.—In Jersey City, N.J., on Tuesday morn- ing, March 25, James E., youngest son of the late James and t Gillen, aged 29 years. Relatives invited to at- tend the funeral, from his late residence, corner Montgomery and Barrow sts., on Thursday,-March 27, at nine o’clock A. M.; thence to St. Peter's Church, corner Grand and Van Vorst sts. Ha.t.—On bee morning, March 24, 1879, Lex Haxcnow, only child of John King and Katie Leo Hall, aged 8 months and 5 days. Relatives aud friends are respectfully invited to pager i Parra jes ice of parents, io, fest 28th st.,on Wednesday morning, 26th inst., at eleven o'clock. Hanr.—Ou the 2ath inst., Emma k., wife of Regi- nald Hart and-danghter of the late William C. Far- ley, in the 23d year of her age. ‘Velatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from St. Mark’s Church, Mount ‘Train Kisco, on Wednesday, March 26, one P. M. eee Grand Cen‘! ‘Depot 10:30 A. M. tor Mount 10+ Huxman.—Suddenly, ‘Tuesday, March soe on '. 25, EYMAN, Fuheral from his late residence, 239 West Slst st., Thursday, ten A.M. Friends are requested pot to send flowers. Monday, the 24th inst., Manoaner, wife of Robert Irving, and mother of Robert G., William H. and Joseph B. Irving, aged 58 years, ‘The friends and acquaintances of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on ‘Thurs- day, at two o'clock, from the residence of her son- in-law, A. G. Carpenter, Esq., No. 65 South 9th st., Williamsburg. L.I., March 25, Manta Jouy- famaica, son, widow of the late Vohn Jonnson, in her 82d year, Funeral Thursday, Mareh 27, at three o'clock, bs jc Church, Jamaica. Alle toe pace N ea » No. 108, P., and thé Senefelder Mutual Benefit Asso- ciation, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral trom the church corner Madison and Montgomery sts., on Weduesday, Murch 26, et half-past one P. M. ALLEGHANIA Lond, 10s, K. or P.—You are hereby summonel to meet at the lodge room, No. 134 Canal st., on Wednesday, March 26, at twelve M. sharp, for the purnoes of attend ‘the funeral of our late rother, peler, T. 8. HICKS, K. of R. and 8. Kuuix.—At point, March 23, Mania KiLuy, aged 75 years. ‘Relatives and friends are res) ‘ully invited to at- tend her funeral froin the resic o€ her daughter, Mrs. W. N. Doan, 147 Franklin st., on Wednesday, 20th inst, at two o’clock P. M, Kiesxt.—Tuesday, March 25, infant son of FE. and imma Kicsel, aged 1 year, 10 months anfi 8. ‘uneral from Trinity Church, at one P. M., Wed- nesday. Interment in Greenwood, Lancastsn.—March 24, Mrs. Mary Lancasrep, in the 88th year of her age. Funeral to take place the 26th inst., from the resi- dence of her daughter, Mrs. Henry Brown, 142d st. and 3d av., Now York. Lyxcu.—On Monday, March 24, 1879, Sanan, widow of the late John Lynch, aged 52 yoars, Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully iuvited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, No, 162 Leroy st., this (Wednesday) morning, at half-past nine, to St. Joseph’s Church, corner ot 6th ay. and West Washmgton place, where a solemn masy of requicm will be celebrated for the repose of her sou); tience to Calvary Cemetery. MonacuaN.—On Monday, March 24, Feuix Mona- GHAN, in his 67th year. Friends are invited to attend the funeral, from his ye Se equ 361 East 35th st., on Wednesday, at wo PB. MULMOLLAN,—On Monday, March 24, Ampnosx MuL- HOLLAN, uged 54 years. The faueral will take place from St. Vincent’s Hospital, on Wednesday, 26th iust., at ten A. M, MicKxox.—On Monday, the 24th inst., Many, wite of John McKeon. Relatives and frieuds of the family are invited to attend the funeral, from residence, No. 17) Kast Tist st.. on Wednesday, 26th inst., at ten A. M., f the Church of St, Vincent » corner of 66th st. and Lexington ay., where a solemn requiem mass will be of |, thence to Calvary Ceinctery. In accordance with the wishes of the deceased, friends are respectfully requested not to send flowers, Sr. Vixcunt Fenrer Uxtonx.—Members are re- juested to express their condolence with Messrs. ohn and Wi H, McKoon, by attending the funeral of Mrs. Mary McKoon, the wife and mother respectively of these our fellow members. WARD J. MULVANY, JOHN H. HARNETT, . GroncE Brapbury, President. Secretar MoManon.—! Axprew McM. te Funeral will take place on Wednesday, March 26, at two o’clock, from the residence of Thomas Murphy, 165 Cumberland st., Brooklyn. Nexeres.—On ‘Tuceday moruiug, 26th inst., Saran J., wife of George Necfus, in tho 47th year of her age. Relatives and friends are invited to attend tho funeral services, at the family residence, No. 116 Orchard st. Newark, N. J., at ten o'clock A. M., Thursday, 27th inst. Interment at New Brunswick, N.J., wt the convenience of the family. Nouman.—After a short illness, ALraus J, Non- MAN. i Funeral will take place from his late residence, 180 ee av., Greenpoint, one o'clock, Wednesday, 9 oy : O’Muxta.—On Monday, the 24th inat., at Rondout N. Y¥., Paraick O'MELIA, @ native of tho parish Deson, Kings county, Ireland, aged 47 yours, His remains wili be taken from the residence of his brotherin-law, William Korke, 511 ‘Wth st., on Thursday morning, aaa nine o'clock, to St, Francis Xavier’s Church, 16th st. and 6th av., where asolemn high mass of uiem will be offered for the repose of his soul, after which his remains will be taken to St. bom mane Cemetery for interment, Qurmpy.—On Monday, the 24th inst., Sanam M., widow of the late John H. Quimby, Helatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, on Thugsday, the 27th inst, at Lodge, No. 373, K and A. M.; half one P. M., at her resid » Eaten” age ta te Rupews.—On Tuesday mot March 25, Vicrom rning, Rupexs, aged 43 years and 3 mouths, Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on ‘Thursday morning, at ten o'clock, from his late residence, No. 21 Kast Mth st. SoryMeen.—Saturday, March 22, Wit.1AM HL, non of the late William and Rivire Seeyinser, iged'ss roars. ” Interred at Greenwood, STRVENSON.—At Iist #t. and Railroad ay., Morris- - on Monday, SAMUEL BTRVENSON, agod 48 years, ¢ relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, on Thursday, March 27, at one o'clock P. M. ertimss ores, ce, 7 Kast 37th st., March wonfor house of J. and J. stunrte bor an Notice of :uneral hereattor, A gpa g on MarchJ7, Jnssn W., the youngest son of John W. and An Valentine, tte femaing wane’ to St. Paul’s Church, en i. Kast Cheater, N. Y, hae Van Buuxt.—On Tuesday, March 26, Canouinn E., wife of Isaac Van Brunt, in the Seth year of hor age. Relatives and trionds are respeottully invited to attend the funeral, from her Ey Pal veka, om Fa 7» March 21, at two ‘Van Bavox.—Bexsautn Ven Barer, Sr., aged 87 years, Funeral from Ebenesor chi ‘6th, near Broadway. Sunday, 80, awevans” As deceased committed FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL The Stock Market Dull and Quiet. Government Bonds: Weak, States Dull and ———— Money on Gall Active at8a6Ga 7 Per Cent. WALL SrRerr, Tuxspay, March 25—6 P, M. An old story tells of a scarcrow erected in a corn field “to fright the souls” of predatory wild fowl as being actually appropriated by the birds themselves to purposes of nidification,so familiarized had they become with its presence and so Little were they alarmed by its counterfeit terrors, Very much as the birds stood to the scarecrow do the brokers stand to the money market. They are beginning to learn that tight money is but a bugaboo after all, and that in its contemplation they are more likely to be fright. enedthan hurt. Some sober second thought of this kind checked the sale of stocks to-day, and was in the afternoon even influential in strengthening prices and converting the whole market from a bad beginning\ into a very good cuding. For want of something better to trade on values wero regu- lated by the complexion of the money market. Nervous borrowers, early in the day, determining to make themselves comfortable at any expense, took time by the forelock and did their borrowing at. seven percent; later on the leas timid obtained the needful at six, and toward the close bold borrowers found all the accommodation they wanted at from thrée to four. In fact, the real rate of the day was six per cent, and we have reason to know that large sums were offered to first class houses for any length of time at this price. It by no means follows, however, that the period of active money is over. The higher rates are likely to be the ruling ones for two or three weeks to come, since the Treasury exchanges are by no means in @ satisfactory state, and the shipments of currency to the West and East, on account of the April liquidations, have hardly yet begun. Never- theless, there is very little of the insensate “seure’ as to @ money squeeze left to affect values, and from its absence, perhaps, rather than from any other reason, prices improved and the-market closed with the strength is did, ‘here were some other things, however, which helped mattérs. The tunnel under the Detroit River connecting the termini of the Michigan Central and Canada Southern roads is reported as a fixed fact. It is to be built by Mr. Vanderbilt at an expense of $1,500,000, to be taken from his own pocket, will be leased to the above roads at » reasonable rental, aud will completely remove the difficulties and expense— particularly in winter—which have heretofore im- peded the transit of loaded cars over the Detroit River, We have « semi-official statement that the comparative earnings of Lake Shore for the current monthto date are in excess of last year by $83,000. The carnings of the St. Paul rqad for the third week in March show an increase of. $6,100. Wabash remains mysteriously strong in spite of the stories of a receiver being ap- plied tor and the report that the books of the con- corn hav@becn ordered into court for examination, Until late in the day the weakest stocks were Dela- waro and Lackawanna and New Jersey Central. ‘ho firet was sold down upon reports of the serious ill- ness of Mr. Moses Taylor. It shortly turned out that although the stock was “sick” Mr. Taylor was not, bs ‘Lhe man recovered of the bite, ‘The dog it was that died. Not too dead, however, to obtain a resurrection of some % per cent, which it maintained at the close, In other securities the latent strength, which has never left them, was observable the day through and sustained prices firmly to the end. ‘The opening, highest, lowest and closing prices of stocks at the New York Stock Exchange to-day were as follows:— High- neat Delaware and HWdson... a 39 S103” 10434 et By +» BY | 23% my ire a 9 5y 12934 aso B5ig 85K MY 8b 384% 88K SIX | 8B 45% 45% 82% BS oo 594g 20 2045 3555 36% gag ROG O% 10 Han. and St. Joseph pret. ra is n. and St. Jo ref, 425g 42% Louis and Sen Finn, Ox Ory ity P.M Bid Asked. Am Dist Tel... 48 ‘At & Bae Tol... 3546 Canada Beg Ohic & N Chic & NW 5 Roly Chic, RI & Paco 190% Mil & Se Pout Chie, Bur & 113% Mil & St Paul C0& o Now York Cs *Rx dividend, ‘The total sales of stocks at the Board to-day aggre- gated 122,697 shares, which were distributed aa fol- lows:—Canada Southern, 1,255; Chicago and North- western, 8,400; Chicago and Northwestern preferred, 6,500; Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific, 600; Dela- ware, Lackawanna and Westorn, 39,175; Delaware and Hudson Canal, 850; Eric, 16,040; Hannibal and St. Joseph, 200; Hannibal and St. Joseph Preforred, 800; Lake Shore, 8,400; Michigan Central, 1,910; Milwau- kee and St. Paul, 2,200; Milwaukee and 8t, Paul pre- ferred, 1,310; Morris and Essex, 620; Now York Cen+ tral, 345; New Jersey Contral, 9,500; Ohio and Mis sissippi, 410; Pacific Mail, 1,200; Union Pacitlo, 260; Wabash, 2,310; Western Union Telegraph, 10,385. ‘The monoy market to-day was active, and call loans were generally made at 6 per cent. The highest and lowest rates of the day wero 57 por cent. The fol- lowing were tho rates of exchange on New York at the undermentioned cities to-day :—Savannah, buy- ing 1s premium, selling 4 premium; Charleston scarce, para \% premium; New Orleans, commercial ‘\, benk par; St. Louis, 60 premium; Chicago, firm between banks, and Boston par. Foreign exchange ‘was woak and the posted rates were again reduced )¢ of 1 per cent to 4.8514 a 4.98 for bankers’ long and short sterling. The Clearing House statement to day was as follows:— Exchanges Balances on 3,904, 1¢ The Sub-Treasury to-day paid out $89,960 specie for legal tenders redeemed. The London advices re port a heavy decline in prices for nearly all kinds of securities at that point, the only exceptions being United States bonds, which remained firm at the final quotations of yesterday, Consols degined to 96% for both money and the account. In Amefican railway sharos Erie common fell off to 234% 8 23%, preferred to 43, Illinois Central to 82, Pennsylvania to 36%, Reading to 12'¢ and New Jersey Central to 364%. New Jersey Central consols dropped to 86, and Erie second ex-eoupon bonds to 62 Tho Bank of England gained £15,000 bullion on balance to-<ley. At Paris rontes wore weak, and fell off to 1198. 57}¢0. State bonds at the Board to-day were dull, with sales confined to Missouris, Georgia sevens and Dis- trict of Columbias, Railroad bonds were irregular, cllowing were the changes compared with Inst previous sales:—An advance of % in Northweat gold sevens, % in Union Pacific sinking funds and Chosapeake and Ohio firsts, series B, % in St, Paul (1. aud D. division extension) and Denver amd Hie $66,766, -| Grande Grate, and 3 in Bt Paul (Le Crosse divisionh ,