The New-York Tribune Newspaper, November 28, 1866, Page 2

Lol is is the substanoe of tho plea. . the radical defect in i 1 1o set up in the & of action contain t is, that the pleader has under. ame plea soveral defenses to the two UNITED, STATES CIRCUIT C EW-YORR «DAILY *TRIBUNE, *EDNBSDAY. VEMBER X, IB66. somo of them for rofuaing to comply with his orders in fhis THE MONEY MARKET. TURSDAT, Nov. 27—p. . Gold is higher, and closes at 141}, after selling os high 8 144, Soveral failurcs are announced of houses dealing ed in the third and fourth counts in tho NALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE. in gold. “This is against the first principles of spocial | U § 6s, 5.0 Coup ‘Bosides, no ono of the defenses set forth in the plea ify the publication of the libel as charged in the two ust oontain one good defense o all that it Tn this case the ples professes to answer tho charge in tho third and fourth_counts, but no one answer set forth accomplishes this. Aguin. the libel as set forth in the third and fourth counts charges th rupt and dishones Uhnited States Disirici-Atio: that the record of b counts. Each ploa m professes to answer. y Webster then move Yibel itself be amen ment by Mr. Webs! 10, the motion, the Tt soems that the end of the trial. ¢ amendmont, and it i claimed by th ehlf of the Government, that the : counts to it. After argu- plaintiff personally s cor- ept ono, set ip in this plea come short of this, and only impute the criminality to his clerks and employés. ception is the defonse—that tho plaintifl fs hooks to defraud the ting it to be true, constituted no defense to of in the two counts which the plea professes t The same remark is true as to the defense relied on, namely, tho coercion of his clerks to subscribe to and support his news that the court below ao- ceded to their request aud ordered the nmendment, hence the lsifiod his record amended so that the additional counts should appear 1t was contended by Mr. Evarts, on th record, that, although matter during the was was taken by th taken, the counsel fenso which, under the circamatances, Y. J i that if the Court below had ordered the amendment, and it did not appear on the record, he woutd be competent to order its Dut, a8 that did ot appear to tent to order the ameudment. he motion to amend the e Court's attention was called to the trial. o conclusive action urt, and that, if any sotion had been the claimants would bave put ina de the amendment not being T, P tho above observations 1pply to this plea as & defonse to the seventh and eighth counts. "The remaining pleas, down to the fortyfirst: inclusive, in various forms set up as & defense to the third and seventh counts, an embezdlement of the public Money while Postmaster pcessal informed counse! iucorporation in the record; be the case, he was not compe- He would, however, hear argu- ment oo & motion to amend the libel, on the ground that the wubstauce of it was insufficiont for the purpose for which it was Now, wo have seen the libe} in the third count charges that scoundrel and knave, and not fit to [ 10.000.... ..... 6 money; and, 1f intrusted, would cou- [ N ¥ State Js, 1874, vert 1t to his own benefit, contrary to the act of Congress; and 9 that he would commit willful and"corrupt felony. The seventh count is the same. 4.000..... These several ploas do not meet and justify the whole of the | N C State Gs libel as set forth in the counte. ea that the plaintiff had committed the offense of em. beazlement is no answer to a charge that if intrusted with he would commit it again. 1 from the fact stated of u provious embezs| rson—and hence s bad as & plea. Tho penitentie, 0 the benefit of which the plaintiff is a full blown be trusted with tho public THE LOTTERY AND POLICY CASES—THE “OUTSIDE" DEAL- EKS TRIDMPHAN I —AN OUTSIDE TO DEMUR 10 Ti JUDGMENT GivEN U. 8. agt. Wm. Craft (two indictments). The lottery and policy fraternity (or rather the * outeide" dealers) have been in & ferment for wecks past, owing to raids that bave been made upon them by Government officials, who have arrested them by whotesale and taken them before Com- missiover Ogborne to answer the chia ges made against them of willing lottery tickets and policies without payiog the DEALER PERMITTED INDICTMEN1S AGAINST HIM, AND This i8 not the ) offect or conclusion ment by tho same pe pleader overlooks the loous every person is entitled. The forty-second eighth counts iu the ‘These counts, as we havy the libel which oharges t innendo, whilp Postmaster, him seamps, and willfull the public money, and plaintiff as Postinaster, a defouse to the fourth and scen, are founded on that part of t the plaintiff, according to tho v natural affinity, gathering about d corruptly employed them to steal t under the conduct, or rule, of the ud while he held the oftice, it bocame & in reference to these essary to inform our readers that it refers “back"” their own books, and will not sell nt The Secretary of the * yefusing to receive the To understand the for the * managers “Treasury haviug made Government tax of §100 frow auy " of the lottery in W ich he sold bocame his sarety or suretics in the sum of §1,000 that he wonld not sell an; ket without affixing the revenue stamp thereto, an anagers”’ refusing 10 bec siders,” they were driven (0 the ue the business or continuing it in sp Now, the forty-second ploa in answer to this, sets up, substan- tially, that the plaintiff as Postmaster had the appointment of his clorks aud other employés, and thoir employment and busines office, broke them open and stole the contents. 1t requires no argument Lo show that this plea fails to answer the cause of nction stated in thess counts. "Tlio same remarks are applicable to the forty-third plea—as to rth, forty-fifth, forty-sixth and forty-seventh t to the same objections as the forty-scoond. th plea is bad as an att tude of defenses in oue plea to the causes of and seventh counts. There are other objections, but the above in the course of e the sureties of the { lotters from tho pssity of either abaudoning to make a good fight agein thoy cal! the “ manaers” and whom they are not slow of acens- ing with acting in complicity with high GGovernment officiuls for & what they bave 50 lon, Most all of those arrested, when brought before the Commissioner, waived an_examination and gave bail in the snm of §5,000 either to appear for an ex amination at a later dute or to await the action of the Grand Wm. Craft. the defendant in this ionality of the law rand Jury at the ear- ts were found against found, Mossrs. Wim. R ake an argument on be- ted States Distriot-Attor. € of the Government. Judge the dead letters. the purpose of obtain wrushing out of the empt to set up a multi- | 10,000.......... el netion i the third | Atinatio Mail Sg‘\:’mgn Coutral Jury, as they might clect. onsd,” determiu < and had his case brought before . Tiest possible moment him. As soon as the indictments we; Evarts and James T balf of Craft, and Mr. Courtae We have looked into the averments in the declaration | Marine R isfied tho same are sufficiont, in sub- | 25....... 1 ay plicable to tho plaintiff. The whole | Hudson River. AT of the Tibel is to bo resd for this purpose, whioh will removeall | 100............122 [Clev & Pittsburgh_ doubt on the point. 4%... . 86} Judgment for the with leave to amend to test the co: objected to, und are sati stance, to make the libel ‘62 Alton & Terro H 2 P Hudson River 109 n.t_l?ol ......... 84 | 100............198 Government stocks wero steady, with small sales. Border o Gy ur & QuinBa) 100, —wenres-122% | Btate stooks wore firm end in demand; Obio and Missis- 106§ Milwaukoo & St P 1{ 200. y ...1143 | sippi Certificates rose § per cent, and Railway mortgages I‘:':?M = C:l:?n‘l“ aro steady. Tho Railwsy Share market hus been guite 400..- “Vieg | irregular and foverish, and there is thus far ouly o mod- n"‘-’ orate demand for shares. New-York Central was firm, under reports of an extra dividend to be declsrgd prior to the annusl eloction. Erio sold ss high s 73}, but was plenty all day, and the market fed with all it would take without sending it down sharply. North-Westorn Com- mon sold st 44}, and was the firmest stook on the list. After the call prices wero lower, and there was no demand for large amounts of any stock. At the Second Board prices were lower; Michigan SBouthern fell §, Quicksilver §, Pacific Mail 3, Erie §, Reading 1§, Michigan Central §, Cleveland and Pittsburgh §, North- Western §, North-Western Preferred 1, and Fort Wayne |. Now-York Central rose 13, Illinois Central {, and Cleve- 1and and Toledo . After the Bocond Board prices were lowor and weak; Erio sold at 72, and closed at 724, It is supposed that since Friday last 30,000 shares of Ene have beon put upon the street, which is quite 83 much ns cen e realized upon at anything like cost by its last buyers. The closing rates were: Now-York Central, 113{@113f; 44 | Erie, 72§@72}; Reading, 1124 @112§; Michigan Southern, ek | 82@82); Cloveland and Pittsburgh, 85§ @86; Rock Ialaod, 10y | 1043@104§; North-Westorn, 443@44f; North Western ol | proferred, 724 @72§; Fort Wayne, 1051054 Money is offered on call moro freely by eity lenders, and thers are considerable sums from the interior at 6@7 per cent. The recent broak down in the price ef pork and et Tt | grocks, the downward tendency in breadstuffs, and the Pucifio Mall 8. Co. |Chio & North Wost | eneral paralysia stealing over all departmonts of trade, JE -176 | 500. m unite to produce an eesy money markos on eall, and a hard market for commercial bills. Upon cheaper meney on “’ call, thero will be shown a more active stoek markot, and bi0 1104 | possibly higher pricos, but they eannob bollunind long, T 60 ... 12 | uuless Congress commits the folly of enlarging the o |Ghio & NW Prf_ | Notional Bank circulation, and also takes from Mr. McCulloch his prosont power of funding and paying the short enrrency-debt. Spegulators for an ad- vance must not forget that they are new buying, not in the faco of an inereasing volume of cwrrency, as in 1863 and 1864, or as in the early part of 1865, with & currency unoarly stationary, butagainst a currency steadily decreas- ing by the action of she treasury, and that too in & form N C State 65 10,000.0x o0up. Missouri 6s. [ e N'Y Siate 7 B L reg 107} 400, Erie Pre 5,000...... 100 Tenn Stato 6s New " |Keading 69 500, 113§|Clev & Tolado 000 1 ... 107 19} South Amer. Nav & 23| 200 112, 500 20. - 1104 Mich. 8o. & N. In 200, [ atiff on all the demurrers to the pleas, 24 0'CLOCK BOARD. which must force contraction upon the banks, and all U S 68 520 Coup 4. ‘ksilver 11l Contral. i i -4 R ?‘;;n el e 11s | trding upon borrowed capital. The bauks are already 300. 1194 | contracting, end an examination of the kst statement out noy, wished to do the same on bel. Nelsov decided not 1o v ‘wna fully made up Before Mr. Justice BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE—A CURIOUS DEFENSE. Cornelia Wiggins agt. Wm. A. Russcll This was the suit for breach of & in this paper last Sprin 3 t, saying that his mind the law imposing this tax w cutional, ond ordcrod hat the defendant, Craft, who had been arrested and impris 1 immediately discharged ou their for trial, if called upon. at the next te commencing on t States Commissione mise to marry reportod in which the plaiatiff obtained a ver- fanlt bas since that time been opened. { tho caso Mr. Marsh of connsel for defendant d tho breach were On the calling of contended that as the promise to marTy an admitted and their defense wers affirmative they should have The Court held. however, that the | '18.000.... 6 plaintif had the affirmative to show the circumstances of tho | Tennesseo 64 New cuniarily, and aggravating matter to fix the | "9 000..0x coup. 69} mages, and thorefore the plaintiff had the right 10 | Mo 6s, Pa B K s d_to issue no wore outsiders” from the yoke of the * Man. | the opening of the case. ot oply do business without the “Mana but they can transact it el jubilant over this vic rowning one in the is to be passed upon, t & majority of the Ju gors, " and they cau nov oy tax therefor . tory, and say that it is but the pres Supreme Court when the quostion ¢ good reason to believe ¢ mion that the law is un b 10,000..... ... Pk paintiff went on the stand and. tostified that the defond- | Obio aid Atiss. Cor| ted himself s worth over $100,000; that three | 0000......... 3 ov., 1838, and had been fixed for her marriage—N y 1, 1830, sho was at great expeuse (over $1,50) sions; on Feb. 24, 1660, he told her ‘on the point of buying a house for him, and if it suited them they would locate there; sho next | 100.. .o saw the defendant in the following October; ahe then learned | Cumberland Pref from him that he was married on the 27th of February; she | 100............ 70 wout to Troy on # request of Mr. Russell to see him, and had | Westora Union Tel the October intorview with him ; she told bim that his sister | o3 . had told her that he was married, but she could not believe it until she heard it from his own lips; be offered her §50 to pay her traveling expenses, which she deciined To Mr. Marsh—I got the §1,500 from my industs in drossmaking in Jamnica, Erooklyn 15 years of ago on my own atbush; I cannot fix dat rincipal of a lady's furnishing ests for the proprietors; I went back after th 10 Long Island; I don' State, and other J had previously decided t imposod & tax in preparing for these oc. that some gentlemon were on erime, or what was tons and laws in th ., that e would give the District-Attorney an nity to have Craft's case_ brought before the Supreme s E. W. Stoughton, esq., ho is associated in the matter with the District-Attoraey, ution, that the defendants be permittad to demur €0 the indictments, which was granted, and judgment was given for tho defeudant on the demurrers, thus declaring the indict- ments to be bad in substance, as showing no_offense co in law. The effuct of this procedure is to put the reco whape that the question wmay be presented to the Supreme the United States ; and as_criminal cascs are usualiy in that tribunal, this case will probably be heard early term, which bogius on the first Mouday in Decom Distriot- Attorney ication was made b 1 made it % I com- acoount; I also made i know whether I w eame to New-York; d I have stayed there ever nk, before 1850, 1 was at Sing Sing ben this promise was made; 1 was any business; I was an entire stranger at the hotel, and lived at the hotel while I was , 1658, and other i latter part of 185, business in Brooklyn. I thi to stay n couplo of woeks w Sing; 1 went to there; the letters of the defendant of July letters, showing the commencement of the correspondence by | L5 first lettor accompanied some books, and | 406 -« . avother letter of July 18 aliudes to ... 1,000 ... at one of the books, written d, may contaiz matters th warm expressions of | Reading Mllll.nlmn:fliup of uncoustitutional ; the defendants in the latter cases havi the law as it stood before July last, sell without a license ly last, by iuserting ict-Attorney contends since July has become am: for not paying the “special tax,” and bolds that there is dis- ween the liceasing of lottorie & Nelson, however, does not perceive any essential ween the liceusing of them or the imposition of & tax; both being, in his opinion, alike unconstitutional. it being then con- calied the Indy ** dear gir thoso books, and expresses # fear t) by Lola Montez, which be has not bardly proper; the letter concludes foction and regard. This closed the formal ease of the plaintifl el for the defendant stated that he fully and frankly | 4 e s I Wi e j;‘u'l-l tax" instead able to the penalty ‘:'I'l o Fi 1194 | will show that they aro now in & position, whon at any sl b moment thay may be obliged o make large sacrifices to Chio & North Weat | promptly meet theie deposits. 0 v | The etatement shows the banks to be bard pressed for 100..... .. 72 | logal tonder, and in no conditioa to meet & eontinued ao ™ | drain. “Their circulation and deposits are $244,776.402 Calling for a legal tendor reserve of. 61,194,100 Legal tendor roported ... 62,390,204 Surplos above laga! roservo. ... 1,165,150 304, 500. - 304 Erle. 100............1 Any furthor drain upon them ean only be met by solling s 7 Pitta K. W.& C -~ 2| 0 evboaineIBl compounds, or gold bearing dobt. Bince the year com menced the bauks have reduced their surplus of lega %00 S tendor to & very large degroe, as will be seen by ihe follow- l‘(illuh St Paul rr_-]' ing figures: v g (vl Circulation and Deposits, Deo. 30, 1365, 215,541 Chio & Aiioa: ™ " | Cing for egal tder roserven. ... i Allgai i fisgte Logai tender reported. ... ........ 0 et ol Surplus legal tender, Deo, 0, 1865 o T arekm Burphislogalteader, Nov. 4, hgé 200, ) B 7 Milwaukeo & 5t P 64 . UPEN POARD OF KROKERS—10 A. M. Decreaso of surplus legal tooders............. 018,165,967 Proforred Mich So& No Ind | (Chio & N Weat | | 7o banks are atill too much expanded, and will s0on » u" 100 ... 43} | be scrambling for legal tender to keep up their reserves. 200 b3 b3 K| 200 ¥ kg N Y Gesivel i S e % ] | This circulation in at the highest point, and this, too, ;r;; . ? 12} :n‘ . o. P} b3 44 | when the Tressurer is calling in its logal tonders by which . 3112 09.... LA . “ e | B 222 e Cler & oo 44 | eirculation is redeemed. In plain logal tenders they are Ene 400 mhrm &N W Pref all poor, and at the next pressure for money will be 1 e P O - R obliged to strengthon themselves by purchaming plain 00 .. BBy legal tenders, by selling their interest-bearing resorves. Since the commencement of tho year the postion of the Treasury and the banks has been reversed. In Janoary, 1865, the Treasury was hampered with a short floating 86} b0 wig P F L.l o] 400, RockTn. & P 0 . 108 oo e | 5% 55109 | bt controlled o & great dogree by the bauks, whih held 200.........b10. 114§ 900 13105} | the Department at their mercy. Now the Treasury has no admitted the promise, and that at the time of making the prom. PSP | 800 > b3, 105§ %0, “ floating dobt which it canuot readily ey, and no debt mataning until June of 1867, 1t has the ordinary expenses ise looked forward to bringiag home to biess his Louse o woman as willing, however, to oblige the District-Atiorney by to whom he could intrust the care of his eight children, and OPEN BOARD OF BROKERS—] P, N giving him an opportunity o have that poiut decided. with whom he trusted to be happy and to share happiness. But | Canton | Reading. Chic. RT& Pa of the Goverament and interest to pay, but beyond this is OPINION IN THE CASE OF THE U. SCHOONER GEORGE DAKBY. peal from a decree of the Conrt below el filed to forfeit the vessel uj and which was seized Sep- “The libel was Qismissed on the ground that the lace, in contemplation of law, before the rway to commeince he of New-York ; that she in & semso to constitute the delictusn cognizable by the civil law. into the cases refe d 1 ), and which are relied on in so; stated, we are inclined to concur with the ‘The owners and master of the veasel seem to have been en- tirely ignorant of the shipment of the contrabsnd goods; not ouly so0, but had endeavored to procure s custom officer to the lading, in order more effectually to guard temptation of the shi before consammating the marriage be discovered that he bad | 100............ 47 been too hasty in the selection of & woman whom be found alone | Mariposs Preferred.| 600 He had found that Miss Wiggine had made com- | 100 .. oh of promise | 2000711100 974 400 uetion. He hoped, in proving this, to aveid | 100..7 7" 'b5. 27§ 200...... of such cases, and be had no doubt | Western Union Tel | that it would be considered not only that he had a sufficient ex. e re s ouse, but that it was his bounden duty to keep his littie brood | Erie | of children from the contaminstion of such o woman. The de. | 300... 72| 400 fendant bad another defense, Desiring, as was natural, to avoid | o hind ngread with this womas to pay her nst asother man for & dismissing the L rt of Boanfort, N plaint under oath accompanied by the usnal miscrable details s uhuv.:ruk lnl.q-m id $50. and agreed to pay her §50 on her surrender- | 400 a7 port of the principle "The money was paid, but the letters were not | Hudson River ex dv| 400... - Ex-Attorney-General Cushing was called, and te e knew the plaintiff (He declined to sa) crawn and signed Cushing could not In June, 1858, he against whom.) e vlaintifl. The Court ruled that Mr. | 100............ 7 anything which ke obtained from his OPEN DOARD OF PROKKRS—H tfor her, | Mil & St Paui a complaint | 100...... saperintond agaiust imposition or board this description of goods. Th this vessel, either in her = Mnfih.nf the :"‘I:.iml(lllll.l st can make it a pub object {0 strain the principles of law, or apply to the facts & rigid construction in order to forfeit the property. after an examination of the proofs, we feel bound to say, the client to the counsel, paration for the vorage, | communicationa made by 0, e in pursuance of such commmuni- | 10000 e RSy Sations. The Court ruled that be coukd not inquire into the | QuiChuiiver 4 b g jed by could ask for acts done evc: complaint uutil it was shown to have been publis af 80............ 1194 freo, and in & position to name its own price for the por- tion of currency debt it is able to retire with its surplus tncome. It has the 7.30 notes to fund, but the Secrotary 400 b3 1134 € has at command bonds which he cau sell, rumng - 4 ‘:;;""“"‘"4 | %0 “h | 40 years, at mx per cent] absolutely, & security o | aw . &} 100 440 | which placed in the market for 7.30s would absorb them. 00, of b 7 oy :J‘: ) apidly as the dew disappears before the sun in August. 73 [Clev. & Pitts Chie Forty years and 6 per cent are high rates for money, but it 200 Yo13| Cleyeland & Tolod ::f . N would be a smaller evil than paying the 7.90s in curreney, ified that | 100 400 114}| 20 . 73} | and it is the plain duty of the Secretary to fund st these 1144 4w +3. 74 | raten if lews rates fail. Unless Cougreas deliderntely pro- | 500 P FLW&Cex 400, 2 1isj | bibits the Treasurer from funding Lis sbort debt aud eall roM \ ing in legal tendem, nothing can stop the existing move client. Mr. Marsh contended that though he could not ask for | 0 & Miss Cert Mariposa Pret (Chile, R Is & Pa_ | ment toward specie payments. Upon legal tenders over Ny 10 i 104 | trading and speculation bave proceeded I 9 104 | peculation bave proce until st last the il & - 1043 | fubric drops of its own weélght, us is proved by the disasters e e “ x‘ G . E :::: | falling upon merchants, mannfacturess, traders and specu 100.. . 474 200... 1. #of Chio & North West | Iators in all directions. Until it is discovered that Con- matter of regret but of satisfaction, that we find the 18w to harmonize with the right and justice of the ease. decree of the Court below affirmed. THE CHILIAN ' TORPEDO-METEOR ' CASY. United States agt Benjam; The defendant in_this case, it will be remembered, was with complicity in an sttempt 1o send out f bosts and also musitions of war by the ** Meteor,” to Chili from ar between Chili and Spain, thus The trial had been set down for ven. On motion of Mr. E. cKenna, the case was ordered to over till, and the indictment and bail-bond were ordered over to, the next term. "Tbe witness continued—A copy of the complaint was served, and the defendant employed counsel, and put in an answer not | gg0 ba on oath; the defendant’s attorney was Richard Busteed; this is | Now York Central tae snswer that was put in; the answer came to the knowledge | “5o) . arrangement betweon w E the defend- #6400, and_for laiotiff; that suit was settied by the plaintiff, and the defendant d me $800, of whioh I paid over to her which she gave me this receipt; the complaint was destroyed by of it; that complaint eontained an alle- had been peduced under breach of prom- seduction and in Vicuns Mackenna. me, aud I have no coj B e T torts, and bail had boen counsel for Mr. of marrisge by the defendant, aud was for breach of promise of marrage; this complaint was signed and sworn to by the plaintiff; the seduction had been a con- tinuous seduction, runping over the two or three years next preceding the commoncement of the suit; that suif was car- Tied through between January and June, 1838; I have not since i l’l'l‘l‘,'m_‘.,mm = = :“‘ | gross means to put on more financial steam, in the form 1 0. .19 C b 44 | of eirculating woney, people cannot be too careful about e B3LII4 L;;’v & Pitts. i & NW l'r-"_‘ gotting in debt, for the panic of last week is not the ouly 7 x:::\ 0. one in store for traders upon borrowed money. [ 488:........0. S} M48.... ] Bterling bills are quoted at 109] by leading Liouses on 60 3 200..0... a5, 834 |P, FI W & C ex div | doys. 7 '\’1&.}& St Paul o | J‘: oo l; In Freights early in the week, the market was very dull nigy| 100,527 3, S0y 200 10o: | and rates declived, but st the close there is more doing 1124 :‘2‘: & Tol i | 200..... . 10"! and rates advanced. The engagements to Liverpool are : o sk AN 100 bales Cotton at 3-16@jd.; 16,000 bush. Barley at had any professional relations with ber; at 8 subsequent inter- PETROLEUM AND MINING STOCKS. 54d.; 7,000 bush. Peas 8t 5.; 14,000 bush, Wheat at 5d., UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—Nov. 27.—Before Judge Br view she told me she had made favorable arrangement with a FIRST BOAKD, man for marriage, showing a letter with the name turned he asked me not to disclose this former sult; I told her Petrolewn flvrfl it was confidential, and I should not: at o subsequent interview Bennehoff Run. .. bad informed | Buchanan Farm.. CONDEMNATIONS. Returns of process were made in the following . one lot of buman bair, &c.; Same agt. 24 bhds. Same agt. 4 boxes plug tobacoo marked various places; Same agt. 1 found it was Wm. A. Russel; she a s him, as he had discovered the former suit; subsequently sbe | Central . told me she bad made a friendly arrangement with him about | linton Oil. i failure to fulll his promise of marriage. To Mr. Bliss: The first of thess interviews I have mentioned | Manhattan. was some monthe after the settlement—less than a year; she | Mountain Oll was boardiog at the American House in Sing Sin, or ; the last conversation pember, 1850 ; that was the last interview I | Pit Hole Creek had with her ; 1can't tell whether it was a_year after or more; | Rynd Farm.. vious interview that Mr. Squires nde River...... the suit ; this was previous to Sep- | United States.. & x Bame " and other goods at gars found at No. 338 Broadway. for the above articles, on motion of Assistant United District-Attorney, B. K. Phelps, decrees were entered oondemuing the above articles by default. SUPREME OOUBT-L‘u\cnr— Nov. 27.-Before Justice ave testi- | N Y & Newark.. . 12 NELSO! LIBEL SUIT AGAINST THE TRIBUNE ASSOCIATION— at ‘OPINION ON PLAINTIFK'S DEMUKRERS TO DEPEND- | hog Sorbmed sr- Toussel biad informed Mr. Russel ANT'S PLEAS. tember, 185, The following opinion has been rendered by Judge | The Court then adjourned to to-day at 108 m. Nelson in the sbove matter. The declaration in t. The Tribune Association. is case contains eighi counts. The first_charges the defendants with wickedly composing sad & the libel, setting it out hace verba. TLe substance of iiff is & defaulting army million of dollars, ; that some §70,000 had been recovered by arresting in various cities and compelling them to disgorge; fiah;:l:;u no:l::‘undlvelnpod kn-(gn. but .bm“bc wn t was made postmaster at Chicago by Senstor offics becathe & den of thieves under s Tule; not have stolen the money, but he SUPERIOR COURTSrictul, Trms—Nov. 21.—~Before Juy DEFAMATION OF CHARACTRE, Chas. Freidlander. This action is brought by the plaintiff against the DAMAGES CLATMED F( Lena Steinhardt £ made certain reflections stated to several persons that she bad used medicines to produce miscarriage. The that the defendant wrote aletter to her mother accusi and per stesmer, 7,000 bush, Wheat at 6d. To London, | 4,300 bbls. Flour at 2/; 15,000 bush. Wheat at 6d., and to | Glasgow 18,000 bush. Barley at 6., 7,000 bush. Wheat at 6d., and 7,000 bush. Corn at 6. The business in charters | bas been moderate, and the supply of tunnage is large. | of the Sub-Treasury was: Receipts, $1,404, 961 67—for Customs, $206,000; Payments, % 62; Balance, $103,912,034 62 Gold Notes, $262,000, | The New-York Stock Exchange has practically repealed | all restrietions s to commissions, and instead of § as now charged, customers can make terms with their brokers. Bid. AM‘ Hibbard Gold & 55 Hulm . 2/ Hoy 200 xrflu.n- Silver 180 Kipp & Buell G 35| La Crosse Gold. . 25| Liebig... A © 0 72 Liberty Gold ftwas, T | NY & Alleghany. 510 7 00 Montana Gold Excelsior “ wll'eo(; &8 o arts Hill i ey Stocks are bought and sold by street brokers ut§1 56} per 05| Vanderbu 100 shares %' Caunda Co 9 Davidson l":.}m % Evergreen BCop... ... 4 00/ Franklin Copper .. . | Hilton Copper 400 Knowlton Copper Exports (exclusive of specie) from the port of Yorkto Foreign ports for the week endiug Nov. 27, 1866, 43,466,611 Earnings of the Chieago and North-Western Railroad for the third week in November ——aieea o dofendant for defamation of character. The Paiutifl oharges | Losion Conscld.. .. 0 [ . rroughs Gold... 35 45 Mendota Copper.. tho defendant with baving n July ast upon several oecusims | CACTCH Ui 51+ 2 25 | Logg Taand ess name; and that he has | (- 3 | 1866........0225,355 | 1865 $205.994 | Increase ... $19,961 Crozier Gold. ... 50 Tuod Load .. 275 28 tineaho | Coactauied Col " - % % 15 | Eamings of the Detroit and Milwaukeo Railroud for the oo | Contalidated Greg. & 0 9 o0 Ratlnd Murbie 10 0 0 | weok anding Nor. 22 4 on...... ... 371 rou S that on scoomny | S0 0n i B 3 I T e Stocks, | 1666......... 835911 | 1803....... 120 | Decrease..... 45,399 nataral affinity, and the publio displa, uufifi?’“-}&"& splay: n n 1as, ) and themalignity of bis oastiie were any honest man had ») by wos ol ooeselon; that Senator Dos (plaintiff) with rascality and peculation, WD truth of 1. Now this tprdadm aintiff, as paymaster of to his Ll ‘and” benefit 8 large to the United Stat and and _corrupt felony aguinst the Count—Libel —That the plaintiff, as such army pay- ‘million of money in gambling. @ in tirstcount. Inuendo: That was o full-blown scoundrel and with balf & million of money ; coavert it to his own benefit, Inuendo: While affinity gathered sbout him sosmps would, in the course of their employ- that the Post-Office thereby becaine a Touendo: Babstan- laintiff, a8 army o had lost the balf ber (the plaintiff) of being & wmnu:lymalllnle- of that letter her Schwartz was broken $25,000. udant in his answer admits & which be is not charged. The case was ,y worning on & motion to strike out those he answer which are superfiuous and irrelevant to the jssue. ‘The Court after hear: ordered rfiuous portions of to one David damages she | 1o po was #o thoroughly For these and ot the argument of answer 10 be stricken out I House for plaiutiff; Stallknecht aad Hal for defendant, | United Statcs Tet E % b | E COURT CALENDARS—Tu1s Day. SUPREME COURT—CIRCUIT, Pant I—Adjourned without day. Pant I~ Gourtopecs e 10 o'lock on. it by MoLLex, J.— it Count.—Libel same li 'Wb—“. Alley Allen, n At 1574 Richardson 1578—Same agt. same. i . g i Fi 1 as in first count. H =g i tfs "The Com [1616—Wiitiinghten sgs. MeCor- | Tonaas Goid~ 900....0000 i3 ror ot al. ih s! s in first count. ii i | Dusne-st.—Court opens t | ‘published yesterdsy remains unchanged. SUPREME Wi Held by SuTRERLARD, J. 3-Tn re. the app. of Marphy te . Oreon. Tl 44 i ! H Held by P J. No. T3 (sld by Porrem, J.. ot o.~The Celender as L H 2, £ | 3 ; —Same as fourth, except composition of libel ineho: The Usneral oall is No. 108 'Duly sgt. Ericsson. ot of both branches of Court this e oases o0 rda which will probably seoupy ue. to third, fourth, seventh and eighth eounts, a8 follows : That the plaintiff was Postmaster nt and dismiss clerks; thad bad to Pawrs [ and 11.—The celendars power to a) MARINR COURT—SPECTAL TERM. Held by Auxan, J.~Court opess st 10 o'clock & m. tie sEsf i i 263-8ads ; ik g 75| Adams. 5 7800 | Esrnings of the Western Union Railroad for the third | | merican........ B0 00 €3 00 | 4 ith First National.... n.\u-d"m-m L7500 7900 week in November ok | Fall River G Min. . _ Manfacturing Stocks. | 1666........ 916,657 | 1865....... 015,000 ] Increase 0,744 e arbour | Gilpin Gold ....... 100 3 00{Savon deTerre...” 10 oo | Earnings of the Toledo, Wabasl aud Western Railioad Gunoell Gold... .. 95 98 b for the third week in November | e 67,280 40| 1865..... 78,857 97 | Tncrease.. 46,423 49 | Pretroleum Stocks, |Nye Gold Mountain Ol 500, 100. $ the Pennsylva- “The number of tuns of Coa! shipped | the BALES, i | | iniag inas [ttih & Furaaiee | T T uis Cosl Company for the week ending Nov. 24, was : Corydon 200. e TH9) 1866 ... 470,054 | 1805 516,650 | Decrease. .. 46,601, T ":‘J’ g,’fi {gg g 7,3 A The failure of Dehon, Clark & Bridges, & prominent -3, 3 10|Long Tsland Peat 1 100 house in the provision trade, but recently engaged in e At Bhaina) speculations in cotton, railroad iron, gold and stocks, is 860, 3 03| 200... ... 63 30! announced, 60 3 00 The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Com- 500, . ¥all River. o | pany sold to-day, through J. H. Draper & Co., suctioneers, 40,000 tuns of Seranton coal. The different va- rieties of the conl sold at a decline varying from 45 cents to §1 40 & tun—the lump bringing an average of about $3 80; the steatmbonat $4 25, the grate $4 90, the egg $4 95, the stove §5 42, and the chestnut §3 80 a tun. The receipts into the Treasury of Obio and the disburse ments therefrom for the past seven years are reported by The Cincinnats Gazette as follows: 3 olock Disbursements. 071 48 12 after 0. 1 70 1863 L gl e 18564 [k Greg Gold 18463, 6169 11, i 1806 © 380,748 41 10 10 The large excess In the amounta for 1665 s owing (o the sol- 100, 10 95 diers’ allotment fund, a8 over #5,000,000 were collected durin 200 10 5| that year from the Ohio soldiers in’ the field and ocamp, i 100, 10 %0 transmitted through State and County Treasuries to their faml- 100. X lies and friends at , while in 1866 the amount was less 100, ¥ 60,000 The finances of the State are certainly in an excellent condition. 0 State debt is being rapidly reduced, and the lfl o o) of the State Government are being ourtailed, conses 500, quently the taxes are becoming lighter, which will be & source 200 of great satlsfaotion to taxpayers. 100, 1t hos often been asked if the reports of the dail, Treosipts of 0, grain in N I-!muluflhhodnmm’.( it oity, ae pers for three conseoutive dag wllowing pleaty of time for the arrival of the tows at Now-Yor) BHIPPED BY TUWS. Com. Oats. R 1T vee. 30,700 180 0,300 sales of 670 bbls. at 861 3 heavy at $5 75 for Jersey.and fl';en: Flour is lower, s GRAIN—Since this day week we ha Db lowek and ery Irroguiar markot for Wi iry prevailed for ordi ut the busgness has prov to start fréaly in view of the very li, Sotire Soviad (pcoved shosk 1o pe sk active, Spring improved about lc. mon qu\lngu ‘Beco bave beea taken export. Winter, however, is fslow of sale and 93 15 o Wgeciod 2 for ; busb. Amber St 31,800 101,400 in at New- York are in store, it would Jmu the quaatity on. ‘might admit of some addi {Albany Argus. The European Times observes: Since {tho redsction in the rate of intersat, except on the hen keyt-back bills were presented, not much busi- now stand in the the successive reductions in the dis- connt rato have failed to atéract business to it, the termns in the ‘market being still lower. Owi on in the advancos on influx of Government Teakiviers shoye export and home use. 500,000 S LA ; “ e ig firmor, but quiot, owing further | 6000 uah. o rowed Heaio ot tious of ”'""m?fi'n w‘b::l‘ohh i shown below is £253,001, a distinct flux of coin from the Provinces is indicated. The‘mmm‘ lrv,: the Bank of England for the week ending Nov. 14 gives the fobowing results when compared i g &= . ncrease. £45,436 Deorease. 763,004 4 news and the marked cl stocked, and shi) ase, notwithstandin New 18 now arriviug freely, and is in our stock has increased but slj :}:mu ull our ho:'a 'blenlt 3 e markot open tter, under more favorable Hurope, but with some advance in freights the imy lost, and the market 964 for Western Mixed in store; §l 2 afloat; 81 25@81 25} for Western Yellow in s Now-Jersey, and 8108 for do. Delaware, BXPORTS OF BREADSIUYFS. ! Government securities £12,304, Other socuritios. The' st o otid i stooumei decrease of £284,485 ; aad the stock wents {8 £17,144,607, showing an increase of X2335001 when, compared with the preceding statement. 5 Mesars. Sattorthwaite's circular says: We have to note increased nctivity in the London markot for Americun seouritios during the past week. The recont importa- tion of U, 8. 5208 appears to bave been well taken on both Lowe and continental demand, and the closing price for the next set- 70}, shows an advance of nearly two per cent on The 1865 issus of thess bonds trodwecd on this market. Thes isswe, excepting that they have first quotationa gave a profit of §2 per cent, by exohanging the dates, 30 that many holders for per- manent wvestment made the oxchange. The stock imported, however, baving been absorbed, quotations bave more nearly [ imated, sid now not more than 1§ ista. Hlinois Contral shares have been have improved from 773 to 78}, Eries have not beon so much , and on the recent set- for the loan of stock. At ‘estern debentures and consolidated bouds bave dechiued 1 per cent on the week. Anunexed is a summary of the exports of British cotton and woolen fabrics to the United States during the first nine monthe of each of the last threo years: B Tncreass. 43 2 on s £2,276845, htly ; it ‘1" howe of bullion in ‘both depart- i & 53 g5 M vacerly boon tn. | Total to Great Britain and the Continent ree more years to run. The earlier for the more recent bbla. e r cent difference ex. | For the week ending Nov. 26, 1866..159,249 S on in small lots, and l&ifin‘ 2 ," . 1,536,595 430,625 1,928,480 favor the buyer ; wo quote GUNNIES are quist and prices Bags, and 25} 2 29c. for Cloth, been moderntely active the' past ces.~ Wo quote as fob- ideo, 20to 22 b, 183D ; Rio Grande, 20 to 2 ' {or na they were ton da, tloment abont 1s. lantio aud Great ‘The market has Dry Ayros, 20 to 23 th, 20 @21 Corrientes, 21§ to 22 m, 1 Orinoeo, 21 to 23 ™, 18e, tral Amorican, 18 to 21 17j@18c; Vers Cruz, 18 to19 1, G4e.; Toxas, 2210 25 1, 13@16c.; Western, 14 to 25 ®, inas, 15 to 16 1, 18@1%., Cotton Goods, yd @l6e,; Tampico, 2 to oid. Wet Saited Hidoty- yres, rande, 44 t0 48 @, 100; California, 45 t0 50 1, 100.; Para, 35 t0 40 ib, 104e.; Ne Ionus, 5 to #) B, 132 i3jo. ter 1L o ‘Western aad Country, 60 to 70 &, 60 080, 124@ i, all goldy Printed cloths, The Providence Journal says, are dull, Y. with liberal arrivale ond sales light. Manufacturers ask 12c. for 64x64, and printers offer 1lje, ©0x64 aro offered at 11je., with no salos. The following are the sales: 4,000 pioces 60x6, 1140., early in the woek, on hand; 10,000 do. 60x64, 11jc., oarly in the week, on band. Total, 14,00 picces. ‘The following 18 a statement of coal transported on the Dolaware and HudsonCanal for the weok ending Novem- AY—The demand is loss act not 80 firm; sales of shipp! Qll 20781 0 ¥ 100 B, Strar J and in good demand for home consumptiosy o ffom 20c., 40c., and 60c., a8 to growth and quality. HEMP—The business.in Manila has boen to a fair extonty rice but are without change at her kinds are dull, aud in the absence of tra iy of Sootch Pig is limited, and domand prices tend upward ; sales of 200 tun at the q No. 1 American is Delawarn and Hudaon Canai Co Pounsylvasia Coal Co. ... Delnware and ifudson Canal Peansylvania Coal Co....... 125 0@ 180 00 145 002 155 00 145 00® 155 00 v Rods (§ @316 inoh), e, (el g Ovals. half-round, ¥ -Ill.knu‘x'l:.T:: market ior Hemiock T.eather has besn and prices again show more decline on the week. , and atocks bt moderate, but abaa [Carafuily veported (o Tux Trisuwe. | Tursvar, Nov. 9 almost all branches depressed, the decline in many staple pro- wud the demand at the concossion is still A more stringent money market, and the fear of & sud. n the owrrency, have oaused much Breadstuffs have declin k aud Baoos are much lower, but Lard and Hogs Cotton has sold moro freely, and has fluctuatod. Fetroleurs has declived, and has sold slowly. In Wool,we hat wve declined, aud close with a down- there is an_abasuos quiet and pries romain without 1): Hemlook A —Busus light, 3%@3c. Cali Sinoa the date of our last woekly rev wd tial change. We quote (oash A1 @¥o.; middle, 32§ @! ¥y doste, middie, 3edgor 284 @3le,; Poor do., 2@ IIMM—":;L middle, heavy, 40@i20.; doels Lins boen la; : a the w@sde; light, 47 th ; light, %939, Be le. LEAD—The business in Pig has been limited, but prices ; sales atGj@7c., gold, for Spanish, 0--:.. nglish. Bar at 10fo., and Pipe aud Sheet at lla, i muech depreasion ; prioss © undergone no essential change: the demand mo 10 tor Pots, and $14 o, closing ot ¥ and dull for common at $12a812. Croton @824, and Philadelpbia Frout have advanced to BEESWAX - Yallow Western and Southern has been in fair 8, 2e. g “ LIME—Hockland remains firm, with & 2,000 bbls. st 81 70 for Common, and MOLASSES—The dullness whi the week still continues, and, t domand; sales of bas prevailed former Sgures s ressure upon the market would 'his_afterioon the adv T bas givon bolders rather wmore come forward. We taken for expuct; prioes are without important wie. for Middih 2dency of dling New Orloans; sales of 1,22 s bupess Sepns ote nominally at 50@65. for Cubs Muse z yed, 467500, for Centrifugal, sad &0.@ $1 10 for New-Orleans ; the stock s estimated Cuba, 2,000 do. Porto Rico, aud 100 bbls. New -Orleans tion, 190 bbls. New Orleans ut 8oj@jc., and does at Sy @5Tc., four months. NAVAL STORES—Spirits Tu closes very dull and heavy ; sales bbls. in bood at 66e. Rosina have deolined and hav sales of 2,000 bbls. at quotations. Tar has ruled declined. We quote ; Tar, Was! n{mn and Newbern...# bbl o. 1. ; Uplands to 56} w37c. for e - COAL—The regular month came off to-day as annow tuns, all of whieh were much lower than those obtained last mouth. auction sale of Seranton Coal The offerioga comprised 40,000 The prices realized are Annexed are the 500 tuos Steamboat ntine has declined 150 bbls at 72@730.; ;4,000 tuns Egg at 84 9045, 8,000 tuns L5 $50 85 624 9,000 tuns Lump at 84 50w 84 ) tuns Egi at §5 60 @85 70 tuns Stove at 86 45a#5 G2y 6,000 tuns Chestnut at 4 124 @#4 374 We learn that dealers bave sufficiently stocked themselve. to or, and it appears to be the general im This is good news to | consumers, and we see Bothing to causs an advance, unless o huve been more liberal, The trade are busing very ing overstooked ime Iast yoar, while the demand from {n much loss, than fast season muoh lower aod nominal at the close; ia Foreign & wmoderate business passing at irregular p NDLES pec 3k Inst through the W, prossion that prices w canu® FEETEL S Eo asd eseees E Spirits Turpentine, Amoricas. 8 Linseed has dull, prices have and close beavy at §1 43@#1 45 for City. In Fish Oils 10 change to note, the business having been onl Red Oil ruled dull and prices specalative movement. nnd the stock s scoumulating sparingly of Domestic. much larger than at this | change; the business has been t WaXe. for Adamantive, 40c. for - ~Ihe market for all kinds is devoid of sotivity Ou_many styles prices ai somewhiat below last week, but at the decline thero is We quote Rio as follows Lard Oll, Fair to Prime. - ir to good cargoes, in @ Singapore, FaMo. ‘wrong at K2 Laguayrs, 174@19e., and M0@M2 gold for city, in MF AL has been in limited demand and is unsettied 82 4008 45 10D The PROVISIONS—We have market for Pork Hogs and_material advance tage, which however, is for the moment. The spee owing 1o a large faflure in t closed firm at our 700 bbls. Mess, at for New (1866 and ‘67). In Prime rices are nominal. he taated with gold, bt dasle; Maracaibo and St. Domingo, 16 of Kio fu the country 44,57 bags, in- 100t New -Orleans, 6,000 in Baltimore, and 34,297 in ing the past week there has been sold in Balti- bags Rio ex Agnes at 13fc., aud 4,000 do. ex Wik t week, The light arriv in them give nd.hnu‘ some sdyaas "n'-': demand has been light and nemm“uu-lwmun, perican Logot has advanced, without mpoh se- g quiet at . for Detroit 40, for Baltumore New Sheathing and | el | apply of Rosendale is light, aud with a fair {oes are firm at 81 75, cas E y are dull, and the market de- Chemicals, under unfavorable adyices from Europe, ure lower and have 8 downward teudency ing has been done and pi been offernd more freely afair jobbing demand; : ! ~ for d);:i'h dl:. & ro freely, acd with only ¥ 2083 for To-day there was some ine 50 tes. City India con. { Hi rivate terms. Cut 3 low the views of Arsevie, Powdered. § Balswm, Copaiba, ¥ 1 BiCarb, Soda, Newcastle, Caustie Soda, 1 (gold) Cream Tartar, Prime, (gold) poom Salts, § i rabic, Picked, 9 ... ind Beof has been nlcg:m" wo note sales of We notice more # Ay: sales of 30 bbls. Western, n better demand, Bacon has been in Jower, though with few been sold at 12@13e. lave adyanced, closing firm. at 11@11 Lias beon in_more sctive demand f with limited arrivals closes firmer kg, at 13e. for No. 1, 13} 1c. for Kettle Rendered, wi Clty is beld at 1@ e AFIXRNOON PROVISION i llers. A fow huns +"Now City 8. C., sad 13ic. for bave arrived spari \ Seneen Root, # 1 Sodn Ash, ® 1 (gold) Sugar Lead, ¥ 10 ( the i o v uch firmer with & 13§0. for fair to 7 sl loa 8¢ g MARKET, § m?'c for Mess became heavy, + note sales of 1,000 bbis. Lard o YEWOODS huve been only in limited dema there has beeu no material alteration. Per tun..§30 0024 ¥ we 2 ttar Cheoss. Lard Tok bbis. fes. tuns tune. tuns. tuns. tema principally for small lots from t To G. Brit'n and Cont. business on the part of holders, but « reaiize would undoubtedly cause deelin Dry Cod has besn ouly moderate ; Wl are very heavy at the close. Mackerel mand, and prices are steady. Pickled and Smoked Herrings are dull, but without chauge (o note in prices. 2 & > = g Salmon, Piokled, No. Herring, Scaled box. i sessss FLOUR AND MEAL-—Wa ha market for Western and St Iarger arrivals, the material especially of the Medium & ket, have induced the tiade 10 b considerable Kastern demand ade sud Family Exiras, and to rades), and & strin old off, and in t wa have had realy very 14 and sudden ness would have been much larg fluotustions er; the liberal arri Wheat Extras has added to the d