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'OEIII4EBOAT, DECEMBER 16. 1857.
Finer Peon.—'" What's In a Name
-Dr. Mackay's Lyric Poetry--Burke on Beano
' "my—Very Late from :Utah—Foreign 3tiscol
v, kinyj--„English Copyrights—General
Fotratt 'P.m.—The Lost Arts.
GOVERNOR PACKER.
This distinguished gentleman arrlied hi this
city i last evening, and is a guest at the Wash.
ingtOn.House, where he will remain during
to-day. His health is
,excellent, and he looks
as young and as hearty as ever.
AN OLIVE BEANVIt
The Washington cOrrespondent of the Tour.
mat of Commerce thus ably presents the ad.
-vantages of the methdd of adjusting the Kan
,eas difficulties proposed by Senator DOUGLAS :
Senator Douglas and others think that the Le
oompton Constitution, if it should oven tome here,
Which is Very doubtful, cannot possibly receive and
Irritating
Cdagress, even after a protraoted and
Irritating discussion. Can any other measure of
peace bd indiotited ? Tbere is ono which "Mr.,
Douglas will propose for the consideration of the.
Senate on Monday—to wit, the act which vas
framed by Mr. Toombs, of ea,, and 'is known by
'his name, and ,whioh.was passed by the Senate,
and rejected by the House, prior to the Presidential
election.
This aot was intended to enable the inhabitants
_of Hanna to foim a Constitution and State Gov
ernment, preparatory to admission into the Union,
end It. did_ not preside for the submission of the
Constitution to the ratification of the popular vote.
This omissionThli. Douglas will supply . in the
bill whisilk he propeitos, copying the provision of
the Minnesota enabling act.
..Inlfavor of this project, it may be urgid that
.st requires no ,one to take back anything., The
Toombs act reeeivert,the yeti of every Senator
inho had voted for, the Konsa.l-Nebraska act,
and,. therefore, it 147014't be objectionable to them.
The Minnesota provision for submitting. the
Constitution to the people is in conformity
vith the' President's special readm Incaution
in his.ineisage. Ile thinks it important that,
hereafter,, in. all -enabling acts, this 'protision
'should be specified. -
It it diitimalt, to see what objection atm be made
'id this proposition, 'especially when it shall be
come apparent that the Lecompton Constitution
"cannot be accepted. It would give peace to Kan.-
:sas-and to, the country in ten days. ,
THE KANSAS QUESTION.
The Constitution lately framed in 'Kansas
'will 'span he presented to Congress, with a re
quest that Kansas be admitted into the Federal
Union as a sovereign State, with that Consti
tutiOn as the fundamental law of the new
State. Ought Congress to grant pr refuse that
request?
If the new Constitution embodies and ex
presses the will of the majority of the bona fide
residents of that Territory, then the petition
Ithonld be granted. The question is not and
should not be, whether they have made a wise
choice, but 'whether they have made any
choice.
Their right is « to form and regulate their
domestic institutions (not institution) in their
own way, subject only to the Constitution of
the United States."
At the very most, only one clause of that
•Constitution will express the will of the people
, of Kansas. And, at the very best, the milk
domestic institution which that Constitution
will permit the people to form is the institution
of negro slavery.
We say this, because the negro slavery clauSe
is the only one of the many clauses contained
„in It upon which the people are to be permit
ted to vote.
What'the will of the people, as to any other
•,part of that Constitution, is, Congress can only
-know after the people have expressed their
• :"
views and feelings thereon at the ballot-box.
Any other evidence to establish a point so
vital would not only be dangerous, but it
would make popular sovereignty a delusive
Action.
Suppose every voter in the Territory shall,
• this, month, - vote either for or against negro
slavery as a domestic institution, what light
can • that vote possibly throw upon scores
of other points equally, if not far more, im
portant 1
• Why make the fundamental rights of free
white rice subordinate to rights over, or to
the rights of a few miserable negroes ? Is
, the chief end of a State Government to hold
' or not to hold negro slaves?
The submission of one clause to the vote of
the people is an admission sufficiently vv,eighty
to overcome any reason or reasons which may
be assigned against submitting the whole in
strument. No
,matter What reasons may be
assigned for not giving those people the privi
lege, or rather - right, to' vote upon the whole
• 'instrument, the people of the several States
can never be made to believe that such with
holding is in accordance with the right of the
. people to _form their - own -- dogmatic inatitu
,
'lt will , be said that the 4people of Kansas
were denied the right to vote upon their Con.
stitution, except as to one clausie, for the very
purpose of driving a majority of them to not
vote at all—to thus make it appear that more
votes were given for. slavery than against; to
-thus, while keeping the word of promise to
the ear, but breaking it to the hope, make
Kansas a slave State.
How can the Democratic party avoid con
viction upon that charge ?
We submit, with great diffidence, but yet with
a strong conviction of being correct, tbatthere
is but one way, and that is, by postponing the
admission of the State until the people thereof
shall have adopted, at an election fairly con
- ducted, the whole Constitution which is to
guide and govern the new State.
If that be honestly done, the Kansas-No
.
braska act will have been fairly carried out,
and the Democracy in all the free States will
sustain such a course, whether the result
makes Kansas a free or a slave State. But, if
Kansas be admitted as a slave State, without
• ,first giving the people thereof a fair and rea
sonable opportunity to vote for or against the
whole Constitution, the Democratic party in
tile free States, as at present organized, will
vanish like hoar frost before the rising sun.
' But
,we have strong hopes that, Kansas
' will not be brought into the Union until
:the is let in with a Constitution, the whole
of which shall have received in its favor
a majority of the votes cast at an election for
its adoption or rejection, fairly conducted.
Northern Democrats can in no other way
fulfil their previous expositions of the objects
and effects of the Kansas-Nebraska bill.
And in no other way can Southern statesmen
prove that their previous professions of devo
tion to the right of the people of the Territo
ries to self-government were sincere.
Eighteen months ago our Southern breth
ren, as we then understood and now under
stand them, hold the same views wo have
hereinbefore endeavored to express. For
example: On the 2d July, 1856, Mr. Toombs,
of Georgia, in the United States Senate, on
the bill authorizing the people of Kansas to
form a Constitution, eta, said : -
" I bad again and again avowed my purpose to
allow the people of Kansas the right to make
their own domestic institutions under the organic
law and the Constitution. I stood pledged to that
poliey.ao a public man—a pledge whieb I have
again - and again, at this goasion and at previous
' session,, reiterated Iny,readiness to redeem.
' "I was willing to give (barn-trodden Kansas if
i
she be down - trodden , a right to make her own n•
stitntions, under the Constitution, according to her
' own will. This is the principle upon which I sup
ported the Kansas-Nebraska bill. I stood upon it
311 no fraudulent or double sense, but as an honest
-man, ready to maintain it in the Senate and before
the country, at any and all times.
"I only required ono fact to be established : Is
the Topeka Constitution the voice of l_lansas
"This is the only question I asked. This is the
, sole demand I made:"
On the 28th June, 1866, in the House of
HepresentatiVes, on the bill to admit Kansas
into the Tinton, with the Topeka Constitution,
Hon. A. H. Stephens, of Georgia, said :
, • "I am apposed to this bill, because lee have 7io
evidence that a majority, or anything like a ma
jority, of the people of Kansas are in favor of
this pretended Constitution. at * * * Be
sides this, Mr. Speaker, the evidence is very
strong to my mind, if not conclusive, ,that this
Topeka Constitution does not onset the approval
'of a majority of the people of Kansas. 'When it
' was submitted to a popular vote, only about 1,700
In the whole Territory approved It. Now, eirl
em for no snob judgment either way—l am for fair
dealing in this matter on both sides.
" I wish for nothing but a fair expression of Ike
- will of the bona fide residents of Kansas upon this
subject."
• • Many laborers in the Democratic ranks,
- the canvass of, 1856, presented those
sentiments of Messrs. Toombs and Stepheni,
and similar ones from either gentlemen simi
•ss • • daily situated,, as satisfactory evidences that
, our Southern brethren did not desire or Intend
to-'accomplish anything by the Kansas bill
Which the people of that Territory, at a fair
~-,,elealion, would not lively and fairly sanction.
' We then confided in their sincerity; we'do so
setilbsiand hence, it is confidently expected that
they will now speak and act as they spoke and
;•5 .1-.l4tetecl thew-
LOSSES BY SEA
The, immense amount of capital annually
lost to the country, by marlitoditfasters, is far
in excess of what would be generally sup
posed by those whose attention is not turned
by their occupations to this subject, and ought
to receive the careful consideration of the le
gislators in .the national councils. In other
species of mercantile disaster there is always
the consolation that what is lost by indivi
duals still remains in the hands of communi
ties; but in 105850 by sea and fire the damage
is general, and though it may be supplied to
individuals by insurers, the loss is nevertheless
distributed over the nation at large.
Tho footings of the losses by marine disas
ters during the present year shows the absolute
blotting out of nearly $20,000,000 of capital,
which has been made good by the merchants
of the Atlantie cities through their insurance
eompanies, who act merely as collectors and
distributors of the fluids. This great sinking
of capital is directly traced to three causes,
all of which form proper subjects for con
gressional lzgislation.
The first of these is the want of seamanship
on the part of the officers' and crews of the
vessels. Efforts made by individuals to ele
vate the character of the sailors scent to be
powerless, and many heavy losses ate annual
ly incurred for want of a system for examina
tion into the qualifications - of masters. Con
gress has passed a law requiring that the ma
chinery of steamboats shall be inspected, in or_
der that their deficiencies shall not be the cause
of destruction to human life ; and it certainly
should take a step further, and require that
captains of vessels , should be competent for
the duties they assume, that the lives of pas
sengers and sailors should not be sacrificed to
their incompetency.
Tito second cause of loss is the insufficient
manner in which the vessels built at the present
day are constructed. A case in point came tin
der our notice Within a few days, where a vessel
built for the United States Government, on
being hauled up for repairs, was found to have
been fastened, not by bolts driven through the
sides of the vessel and riveted, but by short
Dolts, with rivets on the ends, driven through
the planking within and without, and but an
inch into the timbers. The bolts were not of
as much value as so many good spikes, and
were certain to draw out in an emergency.
There are hundreds of reasons why vessels
should not be allowed to clear from our ports
unless they were sufficiently well built to pass
a Government inspection. The remaining
chief cause of marine disasters is to be found
in the small number of men carried in pro
portion to the size of the vessels. The ton
nage has been increased in a ratio out of all
proportion to the increase of men. The mode
of measurement aids in reducing the effective
force required by the existing laws, and this
is proved utterly inadequate in large vessels.
More work is expected of the sailors than they
can perform, and the officers are too apt to
resort to brutality to obtain extraordinary
exertions ; and our merchant service, by driv
ing men of - spirit and feeling into other avoca
tions, instead of being, as it once was, a school
for sailors which could honor the drafts of
the Government to any extent in time of
war, has now become a nursery for tyran
nical officers and spiritless crews.
Every one of these deficiencies is properly
within the scope of Congressional action, and
every one of them calls for its interference.
It is in the merchant service that the country
is to find its right arm of defence strength
ened in time of need, and it behooves our
legislators at once to see to it that when its
aid maybe wanted, it bo not found withered
and paralyzed by long neglect and cruel mal
treatment.
We have been led into these remarks by the
results making themselves apparent among the
Marine Insurance Companies of the country.
Within a year, several of the best companies
in Boston and New York have suspended, and
recently, in our city, two of the well-estab
lished companies have ceased to take risks,
and are endeavoring to effect a liquidation.
A third has assessed the whole amount of
notes subscribed as guarantee capital, in case
the premiums of the business should not suf
fice to pay its losses; and yesterday the Mer
cantile Mutual Insurance Company, an insti
tution doing a prudent business for the last
eight years, determined to close its doors.
It is becoming a subject of very serious con
sideration • with the merchants of the largo
cities,,what they aro to do for insurance it
these matters are not checked. Capital will
not be readily Invested in business which
proves itself so hazardous, and the business of
merchant vessels cannot afford to pay in
creased rates of premiums. Under these cir
cumstances, we trust that the attention of Con
gress will be turned to this subject, and that
some means may be devised, not only for the
saving of so many millions of dollars to the
country, but for the lives of the thousands
" who go down to the sea in ships."
BY MIDNIGHT MAIL.
FROM wAsHinoToni
Members of Congress Undecided on the Kansas
Question—Enabling Bill—lnterview Between
Governor Walker and the President—Crowds
of Politicians In Washington—Agents sent to
Kansas by the Administration, &c., &e.
[CorrempooClenee of The Press.]
WASHINGTON, Dco. 15, 1857.
Amongst even those Democratic members of
Congress known to be in favor of the Lcoompton
Constitution there is not that deoided tone of ap
probation which is so much desired by the avowed
advocates and. apologists of that instrument.
While members say that, so far as they have
learned the facts involved, they support the views
taken by the President, that they must not, how
ever, he considered as committed to any such
policy as that marked out for them; that they
wait for ultimate decision as to which way they
shall vote for further developments from Kansas,
particularly respecting the election to take place
on the 21st of the present month. "
The members I have already named in those
letters are decided in their opposition to the Con
vention.
If the telegraphic report is true, then the object
sought to be accomplished by the removal of Stan
ton, and the appointment of General Denver in his
place, has been frustrated, for that report has
it this morning that tho Territorial Legislature of
Kansas has repealed the acts of the Conven
tion, and of the previous Legislative Assembly in
calling it, together, without the necessary authorisa
tion of Congress—indeed, in defiance of a refusal
by Congress of any such authority. The world, it
is said, is governed too much, and it must be ad
mitted by those who acknowledge the truth of this
saying that no part of the world suffers more from
this evil than Kansas, for rho has not only one
government, hut three, at least, whether good or
bad, legal or illegal. Who can doubt, after an
investigation of the foots, and with a desire to
carry out fairly the principle of popular sovereign,
ty which characterizes the Kansas•Nobraska bill
!bat peace and good order would reign triumphant
in that Territory if the entire Constitution had
boon submitted for the ratification of, or rejection
by the people? Thou not oven the duskiest of
the Black Republicans, as they ere called, could
have ground for cavil.
Governor Walker is still confined to his room by
illness. Nevertheless, Ito had yesterday a lengthy
interview with Mr. Buchanan. I learn that
friendly sentiments were interchanged on various
subjects between these distinguished gentlemen,
and that neither of them regards tho Kansas ques
tion as any ground for the disruption of the Demo
cratic party. Mr. Buchanan confesses that, ex
cept on this question, ho has in the Democrats and
Democratic process who oppose the Lecompton
Convention some of tits warmest and most able
supporters of his Administration.
The officers of the last House of Representatives,
subordinate to the clerk, doorkeeper, and post
master, are being gradually relieved of the cares
of their various stations by the appointees of the
Democrats recently elected.
Never before during the past seven years have
there been in Washington ro many distinguished
politicians from every section of the country as
within the week just closed. They increase in
numbers instead of deereasing. The query is,
why are they hero? Who can answer? Whether
they come here to make public sentiment by
bringing the views entertained by their people of
political issues now before the country or not, I
am unable to say.
It is generally believed here that the Admin
istration have sent to Kansas agents instructed to
make every effort to have the slavery clause
stricken from the Lecompton Constitution. This
measure has given offence to the Southern mem
bers of Congress, and there is at present symptoms
of defection on their part from the Kansas policy
of the Administration as it is understood in the
present phase of Kansas affairs. They allege
that the Administration in this violate the
principle for which they contend. Every day,
it seems, only develops new complications in
this matter ; and I hope sincerely, with mo
derato and conservative mon everywhere, that
the enabling bill, which Judge Douglas gave no
tice he would introdueo, and which in its pro
visions is the same known as the " Toombs bill,"
will pass speedily, and at once settle this vexed
question, by an appeal, in accordance with the
THE PRES
spirit of our freo institutions, to the popular will
as fairly expressed. This bill, it is wall known,
during tho last Congress received the vote of every
Democrat.
By the Met steamer from California, the Com
missioner of the General Lend Office has received
the following:
Plat of the Rancho Robber de la biiserin, nattily
confirmed to Daniel Wright et. ge., containing 16,-
887 45.100 mores
Plat of tho Rancho del Agua Caliente, finally
confirmed to Tulgenoio Mignon), containing
$,503 87-100 mires. This rancho is next to the San
Jose Mission.
Plat of tho Mllpitaa Rancho, finally confirmed to
the heirs of Josh Maria Alois°, containing 4,807
72-100 acres.
Plat of the Rancho San Lorenzo, finally confirm
ed to Barbara Soto, et al, containing 6,451. 67-100
acres.
Plat of part or the Ranoho San Gregorio,
finally confirmed to Salvador Castro, containing
15,733 5.1-100 acres. And
Plat of the same Rancho, finally confirmed to
Maria Concepcion Valencia do Rodriguez, con
taining 13,273 23-100 acres.
Also, plats of the sub-divison of township 17,
south range, 41 east; township 17, south range, 42
east; township 18, south range, 39 east; township
18, south range, 40 east; township 18, south range,
42 east; township 19, south range, 39 east; town
ship 19, south range, 40 east; township 19, south
range, 41 east, (Mount Diablo meridian); town
ship 19, south range, 42 east; township 19, south
rouge, 43 east; township 20, south range, 40 oast;
township 20, south range, 41 east; township 20,
south range, 42 east; township 20, south range,
43 east; township 20, south range, 44 east; town
ship 21, south range, 43 east ; township 21, south
range, 14 east; township 22, south range, 43 east;
township 22, south range, 11 east; township 23,
south range, 43 cast; township 23, south rungs, 41
east, township 24, south range, 43 east.
And also plats ofil the subdivision of town
ship 1, north range, 28 east ; township 1, north
range, 31 east ; township 1, north range, 30 east ;
township 2, north range, 29 east. Mount Diable
meridian.
The General Land Office is in receipt of the fol
lowing surveys from the Territory of Oregon, viz :
Township 34, south of ranges 2 and 3 west;
townships 33, 37, and 38, south of range 3 west.;
townships 38 and :39, south of range 5 west ; and
township 37, south of range 6 west. Willamette
meridian.
Banks, of Virginia, works hard to secure. to
morrow, an endorsement for printer for the Senate
by the Democratic caucus. Ile is backed by the
Virginia delegation.
Win. A. Street has been promoted to a third
3IaSS ($1,600 per annum) clerkship in the Pension
Office, to take effect December I, 1857.
J. H. Peabody has been promoted to a becond
class ($1,400 per annum) clerkship in the same
office, taking effect on the same date.
Thos. J. Semmes, formerly of this city, has been
confirmed by the Senate as United States Attor
ney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, vice F.
11. Clack, removed.
The caucus of all parties in the Senate have
agreed to constitute the committees as follows -
Foreign Rolations—Mossrs. Mason, Douglas,
Slidell, Polk, Crittenden, Seward, and Foot.
Finance Messrs. Hunter, Pearce, Garin,
Bright, Briggs, Fess.enden, and Cameron.
Commerce—Me.srs. Clay, Benjamin, Bigler,
Toombs, Reid, Allen, and Hamlin.
Military Affairs—Messrs. Davis, Fitzpatrick,
Johnson, Iverson, Broderick, Wilson, and King.
Naval Affairs—Messrs. Mallory, Thomson of
N. J., Slidell, Allen, Hammond, Bell of Tenn ,
and Hale.
Judiciary—Messrs. Bayard, Toombs, Pugh, Ben
jamin, Green, Wismar, and Trumbull
Post Offices and Post Roads—Mossrs. Yulee, Big
ler, 014111, Fitch, Henderson, Collamer, and Dixon.
Publio Lauds—Messrs. Stuart, Johnson, Pugh,
ft. W. Johnson, Brodoriok, Foster, and Harlan.
Private Land Claims—Messrs. Benjamin, Biggs,
Thompson ofKontucky, Kennedy, and Durkee.
IndianA6aire—lilessre Sebastian, Brown, Reid,
Fitch, Bell of Tennessee,Mouston, and Doolittle.
Pensions--Messrs. Jones, Thomson of Now Jer
sey, Clay, Bates, Thompson of Kentucky, Foster,
and King.
Revolutionary Claims—Alessrs. Evans, Bates,
Crittenden, Wilson, and Durkee.
Claims—Messrs. Iverson, Mallory, Polk, Bell of
New Hampshire and Simmons.
District of Columbia—Messrs. Brown, Mason,
Johnson of Tennessee, Henderson, Kennedy,
Hamlin, and Chandler.
Patents and the Patent Office--Messra. Reid,
Evans, Yulee, Simmons, and Trumbull.
On Public Buildings and Grounds— Messrs
Bright, Hunter, Davis, Douglas, and Hale.
Territories—Messrs. Douglas, Jones, Sebastian,
Fitzpatrick, Green, Sumner, and Wade.
Engrossod Bills—Messrs. Wright, Bigler, and
Harlan.
Audit and Control of Contingent Expanses—
ifessre. Evans, Wright, and,Dixon.
Enrolled Bills—Messrs. Jones, Brown, and Doo-
little.
Priating—Messrs. Johann, Fitzpatrick, and
Force:46n.
Library—Messrs. Pearce, Bayard, and flaw
mond. :X. Y.
PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS
The ltonznni ballot troupe, certainly the boat
we have over bad in this country, continue their
very attractive performances at the Academy of
Stoic. Thin evening, they give the second and
third acts of "Biricchino di Perigi," (Le Gamin
le Perla) with a new comic piece, the mono in
Italy, called "Alloggio Militate." The farce of
"Box and Co:" comes between the ballots.
At the Arch Street Theatre, this evening, Mr.
Leland's new play, "Beatrice," will be performed
for the first time. A now piece, founded on an
American novel, and a Christmas piece, are
on
lorlinod here,
The Buckley's, who conclude their season here
in Saturday, will repeat the " Trovatore" to-night
and to-morrow. On Friday, a complimentary
benefit to R. Bishop Buckley will bo given, loclud•
eg a Concert, and the burlesques on "Lucia" and
the " Trovatorel," with a great variety of other
performances.
Dr. Mackay's first Lecture on the National Bel
lad poetry of England, Ireland, and Scotland comes
an', to-morrow evening, at Concert Ball, and ought
to attract a very largo, literary, and appreciative
audience.
Miss May, who is now at tho Girard Houso, gives
rt Concert at Musical Fund Hall, on Friday. She
will be assisted by Signor 'Marini, the tenor, Herr
Ftudolphson, tho baritone, and Mr. 11. Sanderson,
the pianist, who will then make his first public,
, FFearanco in this, his nativo city.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THINGS AT ASPINWALL.
The snecr.vsfal Laading of Gen. Mateo under
the Guns of the United States ship So; atoga—
The importer:toe and assumeion of the " Pi e
sidcut " of Nice, ra zita--71iii Captain of th e
Fashion a true Yankee.
(Correspondence of The Prom, I
ASPINWALL, N. G., Deo. 2, 1857.
The harbor of Aspinwall was unusually stirring
to-day. After several days of perfect calm in the
commercial circles, the day was ushered in by the
arrival of H. B. M. ship Brunswick, 80 guns, and
quite a fleet of sail. Later in the day the Star of
the West made her appearance, bringing the news
of General Walker's departure from the United
States. This item gave, to some, immense satisfac
tion, to others (and by far the major portion of our
"Yanlea village") mortification and chagrin.
This information had scarcely been digested, be
fore the Royal Mail steamer Deo arrived from San
Juan del Norte, astounding us all with the infor
mation that the "gray-eyed man of destiny" had
actually arrived at San Juan, and that the Fashion
had landed at Soot's wharf her cargo of fillibustere
in broad daylight, and under the guns of the Sara
toga, before any one divines! the object of her visit.
Walker is now encamped in Puenta Arenas, wait
ing for accessions.
Wonder upon wonder! In comes the Fashion.
This vessel, after discharging her graceless cargo,
comes quietly hero to coal ship. When the board
ing officer of the United States steam frigate Wa
bash made his appearance, the captain of the
Fashion was a true Yankee, and answered the
questions put to him in a very innocent manner:
" Rad clawed from Mobile." " Had had an
assorted cargo." "Had carried some hundred
and eighty passongors to San Juan." "Couldn't
tell whether they wore organized, but it seamed to
him they , IMO very disorganized whilst aboard
We craft.""Walker might have been on board,"
sto. He finally came out with tho whole story, and
said that many were already fever-strioken, and
talked of going aboard the United States vessel
there. Some were still maimed from wounds re
coifed in Walker's previous campaign.
A gentleman from San Juan informed me that
several United States officers landed near his en
campment, whereupon ho stated, in his nasal drawl,
that he had a couple of hundrod boys and he
guessed they would have to take to their boats,
as ho did not allow any one to land without his
pass. So, you see, this president without it re
public, this general without an army, has begun
with as much grandeur with his FalAaMan train
as if he had sat down in the city of the aware.
The United States steam frigate Wabash, 40
guns and six hundred seamen and marines, goes
to see 10-morrow ; and by the next steamer you
may expect to hear that Walker in ingloriously
wishing he had never fallen across this steam levia
than of Uncle Sant's. In the meantime the Fashion
remains in this harbor, in "durance vile."
The health or the Isthmus is good. The dry
season has fairly set in. Perhaps some of your
readers may not know the difference between the
rainy and wet seasons , Such being the case, I
will give them the distinotion During the rainy
season it rains all the time; during the wet it is
all the time raining ! Ever yours,
(From the New York ravers of lant evening.]
AltitlVAl. os LAHAN.—TILO brig E. Drummond,
Captain Chapman, arrived at this port this MOW•
ing, from Aspinivall, and has on board a nook of
forty-two Lamas, consigned to James Fisher it
Son. These animals are Alpaeoas, and were
brought from the Cordilloras to Guayaquil,
thence shipped to Panama, and by railroad to
Aspinwall. There wore originally taken on board
the E. Drummond seventy-one, but owing to hen.
vy weather on the passage twenty-nine of them
died. The E. Drummond - put into Key West on
the 4th instant, where the animals were much
recruited. She sailed from thence on the sth,
and brought her live freight to this port in good
order.
The Pat Cattle Show of the American Institute
opened this (Tuesday) morning, at 9 o'clock, at the
Crystal Palace, The number of animals on view
is very small, though the boasts are of superior
make and quality. The managers, however, state
that they aro receiving stook continually, and no
doubt the exhibition will possess extraordinary at
tractions. Nearly all the articles lately exhibited
in the fair are still In the Palace, and the steam
machinery, particularly, gives no little -gratifica
tion to the curious visitor..
.-PIIILADELPHIA, VVEI)NESDAY, DECEMEER 16, 1857.
LETTER FROM CALIFORNIA.
Oorreepondence of The Frese.)
SACRAMENTO, Nov. 10, 1857.
The reception of the first copy of the first paper
ever Issued in .Philadelphia, and intended *sole.
sively for circulation in California and Oregon,
has boen the source of much pleasure to Pennsyl;
venter's, who are mattered through every city, val
ley, mountain, town, and mining ghloh of 'Cali
fornia. We hit've always considered it a singular
fact that while New York, Boston, New Orleans,
and St. Louis sent out by every mail their steamer
papers, no one could bo found with sufiloient energy
to compile the news and intelligence of the Key
stone State in a condensed summary, suited to
the tastes of readers on the Pacific. coast. Califor
nia possesses more of a reading population than
any State in the Union in proportion to the num
ber of its inhabitants. In every little mining
cabin under the lofty pines of the Sierras, in every
eanvas-tent in its sequestered ravines, and in
every dwelling of the sun-browned ranchero, the
"silent messengers" from eastern homes are
found in surprising numbers In Sacramento,
with a population of about 20,000, live daily and
six weekly newspapers are published, and in San
Francisco more than double that number. In
Marysville, the population of which cannot exceed
8,000, three daily papers are published.
Politically, there are no events or importance.
John B. Weller, Governor elect, will be inaugura
ted on the' fleet of January, on which occasion a
number of military companies will visit the city.
lie will probably appoint Ferris Forman, of tills
city, Secretary of State, and John Nugent, of the
San Francisco Ire)ald, Controller, in plaoo of
Mandeville, who was elected, but has received a
Federal appointment. The capitol building is
being rennovated preparatory to the meeting of
the Legislature.
The trial of Dr. Bates, late State Troneurer, on
the $121,000 defalcation charge, will probably be
postponed until the meeting of the Legislature,
when, it is believed, that a compromise can be
effected. Both Bates and Rowe, the latter colii
mitted for failing to testify, aro still in the prison
brig. The latter was up before the grand jury a
few days since, but failed to amiwer in a satisfac
tory manner and was recommitted for contempt.
lie has boon imprisoned for five or nix months.
The prosecution has boon conducted with an abili
ty and independence seldom evidenced in Cali
fornia.
Last night, a German woman, rehiding in this
city, was murdered by a German cook who had
become enamored of her, and whose advanceaohe
had rejected. Sho kept a drinking saloon, and
whilst playing on the piano, ho came up, placed
his arm around her neok, and, without saying a
word, stabbed her to the heart. She died in about
an hour. This morning ho gave himself up to
Sheriff Manlove, having been Emoted during the
night.
J. P. Addams, the Yankee comedian, Is playing
a rather successful engagement at the Forrest
Theatre in this city. Last week, Miss Emma
Stanley wives a series of entertainments, and on
Monday next Mrs. Rayne, after a profitable tour
through the mountains, will once more delightl:
with her classic and refined porsonations.
.1 have already made my letter longer and more
uninteresting than I intended, and must olo'se
abruptly, as the mail leaves in a few minutes.
Yours, Sum.
THE LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH.
tEITICO/AL IMITATOR FOR TOR PRZEISj
Dreadful Murder of Two Women.
LANCASTER, Deo. 15.—A double murder was per
petrated fldS morning, about ten o'clock, five
miles northwest of this city. The names of the
victims are Mrs. Gather and Mrs. Roam, and the
supposed murderers aro two negroes, who have
boon arrested and are now in prison, awaiting the
coroner's investigation.
Non•Arriral of the tt learner Canada
11AmrAx, Dco. 15, 9 o'olock P. M.—There are
no signs of the steamer Canada, which sailed from
Liverpool on tho 2d instant. She le hardly due.
THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS,
FIRST SESSION
U. S. CAPITOL, WASHINGTON',
December 15,1857
SENATE.
Mr. ]leis:, of Now Hampshire, announced, In
appropriate forms, the decease of hie Into colleague,
Senator Bel, who died during the recose of Con•
green.
Messrs Fgsstmw, of Maine, and SztvAnn, of
Now York, also delivered eulogies, and, after the
adoption of the customary resolutions of respect,
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..,
The testimony in the election contest from the
Third Congressional District of Ohio, and in re•
lotion to tho seat of F. Ferguson, Delegate from
the Territory of Nebraska, was referred to the
Committee on Elections.
The resolutions of respect to the memory of
Senator Bell, of New Hampshire, adopted by the
Senate, were reoeived.
Mr. TAPPAN, of New Hampshire, delivered an
eloquent eulogy.
Messrs. Cot,eAx, of Indiana, and \VasilMinim,
of Maine, severally paid tributes to the memory
of their late friend, and, after the adoption of the
usual resolutions, the House adjourned till to-mor
row.
From Washington
WAsnixorox, Deo. D.—Governor Walker will,
according to the assertions of his most intlinato
friends, soon withdraw altogether from the Gov•
ernorehlpof Kansas, and will, in tendering his re
signation to the President, state his reasons for this
course; designing, however, not to use any lan
guago which may have a tendenoy to disturb their
present friendly personal relations.
Judge Douglas's bill. altkoosh eloilar la lie de
tails to that of Mr. Toombs, contains an additional
clause, that the Constitution, when formed by the
Convention, will bo submitted entire to the people
of Kansas.
Senator (Jain has received a largo number of
lettere from California,in which the writers espre.la
an intense desire to be mustered in the service of
the United States against the Mormons, who, it is
mentioned, have emissaries throughout that State,
meditating most serious mischief.
Some of the Senators aro preparing speeches on
the Kansas question.
United States &weenie Court
WASIIIMITON, Doc. 15.—Nos. 4 and s.—Before
reported Argument continued by Messrs. Cushing
and Cutting for the defence.
Dreadful Steamboat Disaster--Fifteen to
Twenty Lives Lost.
ORLY.A2OI, Dec. 14.—The steamboat Colo
nel Eilwarda was destroyed by fire on Red River,
on Saturday morning. Tho vessel and cargo are
a total loss. She had on board over 1,009 bales
of cotton and many cattle. Fifteen or twenty per
sons perished.
Petinsylvnnian Hank paper refused by tile
Cincinnati Banks.
CINCINxAri, I)oo.ls.—The banks of this city hare
thrown out all Pennsylvanian bank paper, includ
ing that of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and a one
and a half per cent. discount is charged on such
paper. The rates of exchange are unaltered.
Money continues tight, and in deinand at two per
cent. per month.
Minnesota United States Senators
CHIVAO6, Deo. 1.5.—Th0 statement, derived from
private messages received at Washington, relative
to the clootion of Mums. Shields and Steel as
United Senators from Minnesota, is without
foundation, as up to the latest dates from that
Territory no election had taken place.
I=l
NEW Yomv, Deo. 1.5.—Th0 brig E. Drummond
had arrived at Aspinwall, bringing forty-two Pe
ruvian Llamas. Seventy-one wore originally
shipped, but twenty-nine died en the passage.
Return of Explorers—The Pawnee Indians
Sr. Lours, Deo. 14 —The St. Joseph foto mil
announces the arrival of Lieut. Warren and Dr.
Hayden, of the Geological Survey, who wore sent
to explore the region between Dneotah city and
the hoadwnters of the Running Water.
Also, the arrival of Major Donniston, Indian
agent, with ton chiefs and six braves of the Paw
nee tribe, en route for Washington, to ratify the
treaty recently made.
Flro nt Clnrlnnati
CINCI3NATI, Dee. 15.—The stock of the clothing
9toro of Mown. Hyman, Brothers, ,1.; Co., on Main
alma, was dontroyed by fire lent evening, causing
a lons of $20,000. The building WII9 damaged to
the extent of $2,000. Tho loss on the stock was
covered by insurance.
1 larket%
Exurrmonn, Deo. 15 —Flour flat. Wheat 3a50
bettor. Brokers aro giving 43 per cent. for Now
York Exchange, and yelling at 5 per cent, pro•
PITTSBUROII, Deo. 15.—Flour is dull at $1.25 for
superfine from the wharf, and $1 50 from store,
and sl.B2asl 75 for extra. Wheat is dull at 82n for
rod. Barley, 55e; corn, 40c. There is nothing
doing in provisions. Whiskey has do/lined to 170.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 14.—Cotton—Sales to-day
10,000 bales. The news by the steamer Europa
caused a decline of In on Middlings. The finer
qualities also declined. Middling quoted at 10a
104. 14,500 bales of Cotton were received at this
port today. Molasses quoted at 200. Mess Pork
is dull, and, owing to the large receipts, the mar
ket is unsettled. The price asked is SW, but buyers
demand a reduction. Hants quote at 10a1040.
Coffee--Sales of 5,500 bags of Rio at BiaBla.
Freights have slightly declined; on Cotton, to Li
verpool, 7-16 a 3d; to Haves, lf. Exchanges are
nominal and unchanged.
NEW ORLEANO, Deo. 15.—Cotton.—Sales to-day
20,000 bales; receipts, 7,000; middling quoted at
10a Receipts at all southern ports thus far, less
than last year, 371,500 bales; stook in port 241,000
bales. Pork is very dull at $l4. Lard, in kegs,
Italic. Freight on Cotton to Liverpool 1a7.I0;
to Havre if. Exchanges on London 1011a1050_
On New York 1021a103.
CINCINNATI, DBO. 15.—• Flour le very dull ; sales
unimportant. Whiskey quotes at No, and steetly.
flogs ore in bettor supply, 8,000 having boon re•
caved within the last twentyfour hours, end they
are held firmly at $5.5045 00. Buyers are onu•
tious, and holders unpins. Provisions continue
Urns at yesterday's prices.
Mr. Martin Rickert, a native of Germany,
died recently at the North Mountain House, above
Clearapring, Washington county, Md., at the ad
vanced ago of 100 years and 11 months Ile came
to America at the close of the revolutionary war,
and coat his first vote for Washington. The Ea
gerstown Mai/ says he svas accustomed, when one
hundred years of ago, to walk to 'Olearspring, a
distance of four and a half miles, without extra
exertion.
THE CITY.
AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING
AMERICAN ACADEMY OP MUSIC, MRDAD AND I.OOONT
ihracgra.—. , Ii Biricchino di Parigi"—u Alloggio
five,'-..“ Box and Coz.
WHISATLRY'S ARCH &MST THEATER, ARCH &retiree,
11101,118ixTn.—" Beatrice; or, the False and True"—
The Spectre Bridegroom."
THRATRR, 'WALNUT STREET, NEAR EiaHTH
— 4, Dr. Kane"--'. Equeetrlan Performances."
J ARMOR Naar HALL, CHIBTRUT &BEET, DHLOW
SSIOINTH —l3llekley'li Opera Troupe
ilabrolllo/10PNR1 /1008/1, ELaVCNTH &TAROT ARMS
CEIRRTNOT.—EthIopIan Lire Illustrated, concluding with
a laughable arterptete.
MILITARY MATTERS
For The Nese ]
In your paper of yesterday, under the head of
" Military Matters," allusion was made to the con
templated revival of the Junior Artillerists end
their resumption of " their eM positton," conclud
ing with hoping "soon to see them once morn in
the Artillery Regiment."
You also announce the fact of the revival of the
National Greys, end of the effort made at the lest
session of the Legislature to reinstate them in their
former rank, regretting by implication, if not in
terms, that the attempt failed.
That these two companies may be resureitate4 is
unquestionably the desire of all connected with the
volunteers of the First Brigade; but that it should
bo effected to the Injury of every organized com
pany in it, is surely neither just nor desirable, for
companies take rank In line according to the date
of their organization, and this matter of ,an is
ono of which they are justly proud and tenacious.
Those now existing in thit brigade have struggled
on without enoduregement from, and almost in op
position to, public opinion, have maintained effi
ciently their organization, end have answered
promptly all the requirements made of them
by law and otherwise; and now to supplant
them in rank by legislative galvanism of do
tenet bodies, would be neither just nor pa
tine ; for what inducement would inembors of a
company have to sacrifice time and means to main
tain their organization, if they know that they
may be outranked in this way, or that they may
quietly subside for the time, end years afterwards
be restored to their old position z Tho Junior Ar
tillerists and the National (treys ~ere both dis
banded by the Brigade Inspector in 1853.
In the matter of the National Greys, the effort
made at the lest session of the Legislature was not
only to reinstate the company with its original
organization, but to till up the break in the com
missions of Ito officers; and the opposition that it
met with is not to be wondered at, but approved
of. That the effort wee 11111110 is in itself a soft
dent indication of the sensitive feeling of com
panies and officers on the subject of rank ; end it
MO a matter of surprise that so old a soldier as its
contemplate(' captain should endeavor to inflict
this injury upon his brother soldiers. In his cuss it
was the snore flagrant if, as your article states, his
company was to he attached to the Artillery na
tation, for it had never been attached to that
regiment.
You are in error, I think, in regard to 'one
(the italirs are yours) of the Grey companies
petitioning against the bill of the National (treys.
There was nu petition sant, as I am aware, by any
of them, as the matter was so quietly introduced
into the Legislature, and . discovered at 60 late a
day as to prevent any company action. That some
few individuals did (and you yourself will, on re
flection, confess justly) take steps to oppose it is
true, but the question was so plain, and the injus.
tide Attempted so palpable, that it needed but a
plain statement of facts to prevent it.
That the two companies spoken of may succeed
in their reorganization, and be attached to the
Artillery Battalion, is the earnest wish of all at
present connected with it, but not at the sacrifice
of esprit die corps and all military etiquette, of
which they have already a striking example in a
corps attached to the Battalion—the Philadelphia
Greys, formerly commanded by General Cadwala
der, which was disbanded and resuscitated within
a few years ; but they never endeavored nor de
sired to claim their old rank, although they had
better grounds for it than either of the two com
panies alluded to, for their disorganization was
caused by their °dicers, (Captain Cadwalader,
lieutenant Vance, Sergeant Brown,) and many of
their members entering the United States service
during the recent war with Mexico.
Dectuenn 15, 1857.
Special lifeeling of C0)117/1071 Council.—A
special meeting of Common Council was held pester•
day afternon, in accordance with the following
John Miller, Esq., President of the Common
Council of the city of Philadelphia.
The undersigned, members of Common Counoil,
request you to call a spacial meeting of the said
Counoil, to bo held on Tuesday next, the 15th day
of December, 1857, at 3 o'cluok P. M., at the
Chamber, for the purpose of considering reports
from committees, and resolutions to authorise the
mit% of Twentieth and Twenty-second streets,
in the Fifteenth ward, and for other purposes, and
the ordinances end resolutions on the president's
table.
December 11, 1857.
Charles F. he:ranger, John M. MeHoy, Andrew
Miller. J. F. Marcher, Andrew J. Holman, John
B. Making , JAMBS Hutchinson, C. 13. P. O'Neill,
Peter Hall, Joseph P. Fiticr, Thomas Wilmer,
William C. dlenszey, Thomas Jones.
John D. Miles, Clerk of Common Council,
Please call a Meeting of the Common Council,
In accordance with the foregoing requisition.
JOu( Mudge. Provident
. . . .
At fifteen minutes after three o'clock only
turum oe mewtmrs seas present. Mr. Andrew
iller moved that the Chamber proceed to the
consideration of tho resolutions to tittthori.m the
paving east Washington lane, in the Twenty
second ward. Agreed to
Mr. Stevenson opposed the pmsage of the rem
lotions at sumo length and with much spirit. lie
considered it ndi4graeo on the part of the Munici
pal Government to contract a new debt while it
had old, but honest ones hanging about its neck,
end crippling its every energy. Ile referred to
the non-payment of city warrants, and alluded. in
come feeling remarks,to the vast amount of cutler
leg which this refusal on the part of the City Trea
surer would be sure always to remit in. Numerous
cases had oomo under his own immediate notice,
where poor mon, who had by hard toil acquired
tho right to prompt payment for their serviem bad
been turned from the office of the City Treamrer.
with the consolatory advice, .q.lo to a broker and
get your warrants shaved." Such a course purcued
hereafter, us it has been hitherto by Philadelphia,
would inevitably result in its everlasting dis rracc
Mr Stevenson further stated that the rate of tasel
paid by the borough of Germantown did not Rai'.
sant the improvements sought to be made by tho
adoption of the resolution under consideration.
Mr. A. Miller replied to the remarks of Mr.
Stevenson, and said that it was evident that that
gentleman had not a proper understanding of the
matter under discussion. The non-payment of
city warrants had nothing whatever to do with the
question The paving of this lane was to be done
by contrasts, and could not result in the We of a
single cent to the city.
Mr. Wolf also replied to Mr. Stevenson, and 11(1.
vacated the adoption of the resolution.
Mr. Stevenson moved to refer the resolutions to
the Committee on Finance. Ile desired this refer
ence, because it was only legal to make approprin
lions through committees by ordinance, and not
by a simple resolution.
The motion, to refer was disagreed to by a vote
of 10 yeas to 42 nays.
The Conunittee on Highways reported a resolu
tion authorizing the payment of the claim of Mr
Quigley, who, in nucordance with a contract made
with the City Commissioner, built the bridge over
Mill Creek, in the Twealy-fourth ward
Mr. Stevenson stateirthat his duty would compel
him to oppose the resolution also.
Mr. Miller thought-that the gentleman from the
Eleventh ward, Mr. Stevenson, took more plea
sure, in opposing than understanding all of the
resolutions 'brought before the Chamber. Mr.
Miller then rend from the report of the Commit
tee on Highways some lengthy extracts relative
to the work on this bridge.
Messrs. Ridgway and Stevenson opposed, and
Mr. Miller advocated, the adoption of the resolu
tion. The debate sore prolonged and uninterest
ing.
Mr. Masoher thought the subject IVIIS a proper
ono for the consideration of the Committee on
Claims. Ito moved to rotor the resolution to flint
committee. The motion to rotor elicited Zr sharp
dant° between Messrs. Miller and Stevenson.
during which the former said of the latter : the
gentleman from the Eleventh ward is either ICO stub
born that ho will not understand, or on stupid, that
ho cannot."
The President decided that this complimentary
alluolon was out of order.
Mr. Miller. All right! I ask the gentleinan's
pardon. (Laughter.)
After a sharp debate, the motion to refer to the
Committee on Clahnswas disagreed to by a veto of
27 yeas to 27 nays.
Mr. Pnlcthorp moved In postpone the farther
consideration of the resolution to the last stated
meeting, of this week.
Mr. S ites thought that hasty legislation 11119 a
thief whieli often plundered the city treasury,
and Ito was therefore in favor of postponement.
Messrs. Ridgway and Drayton also favored the
postponement. The motion was finally agreed to.
A resolution from the Committee on Highways,
to authorize the paving of Pratt street, between
Till and Logan streets, in the Twenty-fourth
ward, was also discussed at considerable length,
Mr. Stevenson, as usual, lending the opposition.
A motion to postpone its further consideration
was disagreed to, and the ayes and nays wore
called upon the question of the adoption of the
resolution, which resulted as follows—yeas 29,
nays 12. No quorum voted.
A motion to adjourn was mode by Mr. Sloven.
son, and the yens and nays called upon it, with the
following result—yeas 12, nays 31.
A quorum of members being present, the ques
tion was taken on the adoption of the resolution to
pave Pratt street, and it 'wait agreed to by a vote
of 33 yeas 10 12 nays.
Mr. Masohor, from the Committee on Trusts and
Fire Department, offered en ordinance authori•
zing the Superintendent of Trusts to invest ti . 397
in city loans; which pas..ed finally.
Also, a resolution accepting the services of the
Columbia Hese Company, and admitting it to the
Fire Department.
Mr. Parker opposed the resolution, and stated
this company was foremost in encouraging a spirit
of insubordination among the firemen. 110 desired
to ROC a paid fire department.
Mr. Ridgway, in reply, said it was well known
that the Columbia lima Company enjoyed the re
putation of being among the foremost of the quiet,
respectable, and efficient fire organizations in the
eit,v.
The resolution was adopted.
The same committee reported resolutions ex
onerating the Moyamonsin Rose Company front
all blame for an alleged vio lation of the fire ordi
nance, and instructing the Chief Engineer of the
Fire Department not to report companies who are
really guilty of no offence, but to endeavor to pre
serve the quilts and harmony of the department;
also, a resolution adverse to loaning hose end
making appropriations to certain companies, all
of which were agreed to without dissuasion.
The committee alsoreported a resolution waking
un appropriation to the Superintendent of Truce
for payment of the survey of coal lands In Schuyl
kill county. Agreed to.
The Committee on Surveys reported a resolution
authorizing the transfer of certain items of appro
priation. Agreed to.
Also, an ordinance authorizing the construction
of a culvert in Bank street, at the expense of the
property holders in said street. Agreed to.
Also, an ordinance authorizing the construction
of a culvert on Race street, in the Tenth ward,
under the superintendence of the Chief Commis
sioner of Highways. The ordinance was laid over.
The Committee on Surveys submitted several
reports relative to the continuation of surveys in
different wards. The resolutions attached to these
reports were adopted.
Mr. Hacker called for the yens and nays on these
resolutions, but the call was nut seaunded. 1k
said it was apparent that there was not a quorum
of members
. present, and it was clearly wrong to
transact business while such was the fact.
. . -
Tho Committee on Claims presented a report,
with on ordinance attached, appropriating s9,onn
for the payment of numerous claims agetnat the
city. On motion, the ordinance nos laid over and
ordered to be printed for the 1130 of members.
The Committee onrort Wardens offered a reso
lution authorizing the repairing of the Pine-street
wharf, on the river Schuylkill.
The yeas and nays wore required by Mr. Ridg
way, and seconded by Mr. Rocker, and were—
yeas 33, nays 5.
•
No gamin voting, a ?notion nos made to ad
'auto and agreed to.
.91 a Meeting of the Scott Legion, held on
Monday, a committee, consisting of Captains S. 1).
Breece, Grey, and Berry, and Serpents Tapper
and Junes, wa appinto.i to receive the remixing
of their Into fellow-member, George Bretton, which
are expected to Arrive in the clipper ship Ring
leader in a short titne, at New York, from Catgut
ma. A committee was also appointed to confer
with the Camden Light Artillery, to make ar
rangements for the proper reception of the remains
of Captain Reynolds, of the Now Jersey battalion,
on their arrival in New York. Both of the de•
ceased will be buried in Glenwood Cemetery.
The Factories on the Silinytkill.—The facto
ries on the Schuylkill river, just beyond ehe city
and those around and in Norristown, are ovi•
(lenity wit likely to resume work as soon as those
in Germantown and Mannyunk. Ono of them,
however—W'hite's straw factory—it is expected,
will be put in operation in the course of n few
woolen. Jamisall's end M'Cready's cotton mills
are closed. The large machine shop of Corson
West is in a eimilar condition. The iron works of
Col. Shall, however, will resume in a short time.
The Scott Legion of this city hive nude
arrangeinente to attend the funeral of the late
Col. 1•. M. Wynkoop, at Pottsville. to-day They
will 1e..v0 by the Reading cars at 7 o'clock in the
morning, and return on Thursday. The Legion
is composed of n large number of Cu! Wynkoop's
command in Mexico Beck's bend hare, wo un
derstand, also volunteered their services for the
funeral.
Military Funerals.--The members of the
Washington Grays, Captain Parry, attended in a
body, iu citizen,' dress, at two o'clock yesterday
afternoon, the funeral of Mr. Jtmeph Worrell, from
his tato residence, No. 7 South Penn Square. Thu
company made an exceedingly creditable turnout
They paraded forty soon.
Robberies.—On Monday afternoon the dwel
ling of Mr. George W. Dyer, Seventh street,
above Reed, wall entered during the temporary
aboonee of tho family, and robbed of about fifty
dollars' worth of jewelry and silverware. It is
thought the robbery was committed by boys who
entered the house through a window In the rear.
The University of Pennsylvania.—The ex
amination of the College classes at the close of the
first term commenced yeltorday, and will continue
from day to-day until the 23d. On the evening of
that day an exhibition of declamation of original
composition, by members of the senior clan, will
be held in the College Hall.
✓1 man named Cornelius Collin+ was arrested,
in the Eleventh iverd, on Monday, on the charge
of sobbing the '• Ohio fat woman" of $29", and a
gold watch. The robbery is ntleged to have been
Conlinitteal at Cleveland. Cornelius was Commit
ted to await a further hearing.
By an advertisement in another column it
will he seen that Judge Sharsiveo , l intends de
livering nn addreis before the pupils of Professor
Saunders' Institute, West Philadelphia. to-morrow
afternoon. An interesting address may he ex
peeled.
Sales of Real E: stale, Stocks, e r c,__The, fol
lowing sales took place at the Philadelphia Ex
change, last evening :
2 Shares Philadelphia and Havre do Grace Steam
Tow-Boat Company, $100; Share in the Phila
delphia Library, $32 •'
Share in the Mercantile Li
brary, $9, 2 bonds, $l,OOO each, Allegheny county
(Pennsylvania Railroad) Coupons, payable No
vember and May, duo 1878, 09 per cent; Season
Ticket Arch Street Theatre, $9; 5 Shares Acade•
my of Alusic, $273; Phrenix Mutual Insurance
Company Scrip, 31 per cent; American do.,
31 per
cent; Delaware do. , 333 per cent ; Union do., 31
per cent ; three-story brick dwelling. Pratt etreet,
east of Fairmount, street, $lOO ; three-story brick
dwelling, Pratt street, $100; three-story brick
dwelling, Pratt street, $l6O ; three-story brick
dwelling, Pratt :. , treet, $300; three-story brisk
dwelling, No. 934 North Twelfth street, between
Poplar street and Girard avenue, $1,073; three
story brick dwelling, No. 913 Wharton street, be.
tweet' Fifth and Sixth streets, $l,BOO.
CITY POLICE.—DECEMBER. 15.
[Reported for The Preto
As Anusnn Wire.—Mrs. Hannah Masters, a
stalwart-oaring dame, with a good allowance of
noso and chin, came panting into the Mayor's
office in suoh hot haste" as seemed to denote that
something particularly startling or important war
about to be revealed
Is there no law against the tyrannizing of a
husband''' she exclaimed, in a soico shish, if
possessed by a sea-captain, might enable him to
dispense with the use of a speaking trumpet Then,
without pausing for a reply, she turned her heed
and thus addres,,ed a sheepish-looking individual
of the male sex who was slowly following her •
"Jake Masters, you murdering, blood-tucking
ruffian you come here end toe the reopie gee
%hat sort of an onearthly, onboarable monster
you aro. Please your honor," she resumed facing
about to the tribunal, " are you going to let this
villain be the death of me'"
" Certainly net, madam. What hn , he done
"Oh, everything, your honor, and a groat de
more "
:dn,tera certainly looked euviciently condemned
to be guilty of something atrocious, and such cit . -
cum4tances as having one of his eyes blacked and
a dirty red handkerchief tied around the other did
not make hie appearance more preposse:siug. Hit
wife continued :
"I ueuldn•t engage to mention anything that he
wouldn't do I know there'd nothing at all but
devilment in hid though ti, if you could only nee
them "
31ra, Masters, no can do nothing nth
him for hi.t thoughts. IYhat hal ho dont Uid
ho boat yon'"
"Ah," ocelaime.l 31r+ 31 as oho i•lenche,l her
mirlonbinis fist and gave it a significant shake,
" like to seo hint try. lie would be more
licked than he was la't night "
"Yes, it seas then I got this Hack eye," grow•
bled illaster3.
" To-be-eure, you bloody-minded Int - mint—and
that's only a taste of what you'll get neat time."
" Bow %as your husband's head cut, Mrs
tete "' inquired the magistrate.
" Why, sir, he hit his ugly pate against the soap
stone griddle
" Ifow did that happen
" Oh ' I was holding up the griddle, just
while I was folvi , ing him not to stay no long when
I sent him alter a penny-candle. Juit then the
rhettmatis happened to twist my atm, and I let
the griddle fall on his noddle without perceiving
it. But what's the we of talking about that
Don't you see chat It roar, ill-natured, devil i
look he hits this very minute I don't think it's
,afe to live with him, and I want him rent to the
penitentiary or the House of Refuge."
It might hose been charitable to send fpoor Ma ,
tcrs to any place of refuge, but to the great cha
grin and disappointment of Mrs. DI , she nag in
formed by the magistrate, that her troublesome
husband could not be disposed of according to her
wishes. Whereupon she expressed a very unfavor
able opinion of the Into and its ministers, using
Poch irreverent language as made it nbevsary for
one or tho officers to lead her ottt of court. W.
4J*(jlftth
1111=
Nit PRlrti—ittilgo Thompon —The en. , e of
White and Latimer the Delaware Mutual In
ruratice Company, before reported, to dill on
trial.
CO , I3I , ) , IPIALII—Judgo Thoinron.—Equity Ar
gnment List.
Dia - enter Count —Argument Lirt.
Orin &Nu Tritmtunti—Judges Allison end Led
low.—Tho ease of James Diamond, charged ith
the murder of Edward Muldoon, is stilt on trial.
There were a great number of witnesses for the
Commonwealth, who all testified to nearly the
Fame Ailto of facts—the conflict, the arre.d, and
the Ridden club. There is considerable discre
pancy in the witncs 'es' testimony, and the counsel
for the prisoner have great hopes now of hie ac
quittal. The Commonweelth closed its coca about
half-peat four, having refund to call several wit
nesses whose tonnes appeared on the back of the
bill Mr. Dougherty contended that they should
be called, end the court having decided the mat
ter wee entirely in the discretion of the District
Attorney, Mr. Dougherty ached permission of the
court to nee the witnmes, which woo granted.
Mr. Dougherty trill open fur the defence. The
case trill probably creepy to-dey end to-morrow.
PHILADELPHIA 31 HIKETS
TVERDAY. December 13th.—Evening—Breml•
stuffs tire dull, but holders generally are firmer in
their demands today, and the sales of flour com
prise 500 bbls supeifino at $3, some holders ask
more; 700 bbls extra at S 5 25, 450 bids Wesb rn
do, and 400 half bids on terms kept private. The
local trade has been moderate to-day at price
ranging from $3 to $5 75 for comma to extra, and
Stla :1.7 per bbl for fancy brands Rye Flour is dull
and unsaleable at SI 25 per bbl. Corn Slasl sells
sleety. and 100 bbls Pennsylvania brought 55 per
bbl. Wheats have been lightly dealt in to-day;
about 500 bush red sold at 110011 Ic, 100 bah in
ferior at 1020, and 1,500 bush white at 118a121o.
Corn is rather dull to-day, and about 0,000 bush
only found buyers at 51n37c for new Pennsyl
vania and Delaware yellow ; 300 bibthels old
sold at titia6oe, in store. Oats are better, and
2,000 bu good and prime Delaware have been cold at
30350 afloat. ltye is taken by the distillers at
75a7tio per be Dark has mot with very little in
quiry ; the stock is light, and holders firm at $2O
tor first quality Quercitron. The demand for
Cotton is very limited, and buyers take hold only
to supply their present necessdies at about former
quotations. tiroceries are not much inquired for
to-day ; there is very little passing in the market,
which continues firm for all kinds. The dealers
in Provisions are holding oft for lower prices than
are now current, and there le little or nothing
doing to establish a quotation for any description.
Seeds are steady ; about 200 bus Clover brought
S 5 25a55.771, and 400 bus Flaxseed at sl.3sper
bu. Whiskey is selling in a limited way at 22e
for hhds, and 223a23i0 for bbla. Sale of drudge
gat made at 21io,
THE MONEY MARKET.
PRILADELPHIA, December 15, 1857.
We believe that the minds of business men are
generally coming round to the opinion that the
resumption of specie payments by the New York
banks not only will he maintained, but will be
found to be the best measure that could have been
adopted for the promotion of sound and healthy
business in the opening year. One of our cetera
pornries justly remarks that the financial revul
sion has done a good work in cleaning out of the
dead wood, and all that is left is of the right kind
of material to build a new and better system upon
" It is a very curious fart that during the pre
sent financial revulsion most of the tenures have
been among our oldest, largest, and what were con
sidered the wealthiest houses in the country.
Many of these concerns have no doubt been living
for years upon their previous credit and position,
and towards the close of their career were literally
shells, likely to bo crushed by the first pressure.
This tevuDion has done come good, at all events.
in 'slushing out these concerns anti leaving the
channels of commerce free foryonoger, more vigor
ous and more enterprising parties The revulsion
having done thus much, at least, gives us less cause
for complaint It has been of great service in
clearing away a good deal of rubbish and rotten•
noss in the financial and commercial world, and
guarantees us many years of health and prosperity
in enterprise and credits, provided the new ad.
ministration of mercantile matters is prudent and
conservative.
The coupons of the seven per cent. mortgage
bonds of the Donaldson Improvement and Rail
road Company, now duo, will be paid on presenta
tion at the office, No. 23 Merchants' Exchange.
The Honesdale Rank, at Honesdale, Pa , and
the Phillipsburgh Bank, at Phillipsburgh, N. J.,
opposite Easton, have resumed specie payments.
The official averages of the banks of the eity of
New York for the week ending Saturday last, Dec.
12, present, in the aggregate, the following change:,
from the week's statement of Saturday, Dec. 5:
Increase in Loans $122,350
Decrease in Specie 10,955
Decrease in Circulation 206.5n5
Decrease in Uttdrawn Deposits ...... 1,534 375
Including the operations of the Clearing-House
for the week, and the Sub-Treasury statement of
Saturday, the following is the general comparison
with the previous week.
COMPAHATIVE IMCACITULATION.
Dee 6.1%67. D.c 12.1 , 157.
.t. 153,519,000 ;64,668,0110
96,333,587 96,525,0:7
Specie
Circulation ...
Gros4 Delmits
E xchanged . • .
23,063,832 116,033,877
6,555,000 6,313,494
78,492,065 75,305,134
14,047,600 12,457 131
Undrawn— : 64,414,375 62 908.,000
In Sub-Treasury 3,933,112 4,237,840
We give the principal items of the weekly hank
statements in New York, on the dth of Augu4,
when the expansion was at its greatest height,
on the 10th and 17th of October, before and after
the suspension of specie payments, and now at the
time of resumption :
Loans Specie. Circulation Dewar.
Aug 8 6122 077.252 011.737 .167 ES 981,710 607.372.601
Oct 10. 101, , n7,561 11,176,291 7,521 599 49.715,176
Oct. 17. 97,215,826 7,613,230 8.001,111 42 606012.
Dec. 12. 91,626,037 26,059,877 6,118,191 62,909,000
The position of the Boston banks, nt the two
eriods of suspending and resuming, compares as
foj,llows:
October 14. December 7.
Loan; 518,013,861 $50.822.333
Specie 2,461,001) 4,400.500
Due train vaintry blts 2,41 4 1.706 2,167.011
Depoiiits 12,170,450 16 105,465
Circulation 6,355,002 6,230,151
Condition of the banks of 31a3sachusetta. De
cember 7, 1837, compiled from the return to the
,Secretary of Slate :
Capital 8. 41 0,38" , ,722
Net Circulation 10.512,177
Deposita 21,789,360
Profits on hand 6,514,50
billA of exchange, An 10)2,432.001
Specie
Real eRt ate
The above statement exhibits a contraction in
the circulation of $6,062,644 since August 3d. It
also appears that the banks of this State have
at the present time less than two dollars of pa
per and circulation for each dollar of specie.
The above statement also exhibits, as compared
with the let day of January last, en inereade in
the item of capital of $1,813,792, and of spade
$552,659; and a decrease in the item'of pet cir
culation of $6.592,035; of deposits 51,823,536. and
of loan $7,243,160.
The conl tonnage over the Lehigh Canal, for
the week ending Deo. 12, was as follows:
►O6 WILCI. TOTAL
Toni Cwt Toni Cwt
... 613 32 306.396 13
10,010 14
FROM
Mauch Claim(
Twanel No 1....
EIDEDMIESE
Emt Lehigh Minrq
A. Lathrop and othera, rea
and Duet Coal
Eu3l Mauch Chunk.
Spring 31ountain Mines
Leat Sugar Loaf eta.
Coleraine do.
Stafford do
N Y and Lehlelt Coal Co
German l'enn Coal Co
South Spree :Mountain Coal.
North Spring Mountain Coal..
Denver Meadow Co
Pane Ha ma
Martel. Coal Co
Cranberry Miller
Diamond Mora
Connell Ridge
Mt Pleasant Coal
IV, tTOP
Mick Mountain Coal Co
Waite Harm.
Wilke4arro Coal Co
Wyoming Coal C 0......
Hartford Cool Cu
For t%, o<•k .
Per Ind report
The followinp, are to-day's quotations for Specie,
by Croniso Co., Bullion and Specie Brokers, .10
South Third street, payable in bankable funds
Amer Dollare,oll-1 05Am. 0014, 01 , 1 coinage 1 05
•• ..1 03 I Soverogns 4 p s
Mexican Dollarg 1 On ....4
Fouth Am •• ..105 , N spolern.'2o France] 71 91
Splotch Pillar Dollars 104 Tan Guiliers ..4 01
Fne Fl.llMi 04 Ten Thaler.4 ...800
German Cr on ns 104 •• •• Proaalan..a 15
French 110 Div:lt+
American OM '2 , , to 3 rrerntunt
Na,, York Eishange "` In "
11o4inn s s to 2
lialtimorn.ti to 1: \ 4,4
TIIIIADELPIIIA STOCK EXCIIANOS SA LISS,
December 15, 1451
n.q , Oticel by H. Manly.
811
FIRST
Jr., :_4tort Brower, No
tut Meet.
BOARD.
2 31orri4 Cmaal 01 a I
6 do ...... .. Ski
10 Ilarrinbarg 8. 5 'N
1:, do 5 - 1
4 do 521:
100 Long Idnod 11 ... 0 y
200 New Graoads . .. y
12 Bank c 1 Penn, ...10y
10 do 10y
9 do 10y
9 do ...... —lO y
1 d" 10 y
5 Philnds llsok ....^l5
500 etty R 6+ ..e& P. 83
500 du et P.13:14,
10 0 0 do Cl.l' IQ
1000 d0.C.1.1' PRI( gl
'J/0 renna Sc gi v
1000E1(114,1.117.11o1 m 09 , ,
4000 do do.bo
1000emtnwtg•e. R 7c —4l
2000 Del R 3lt di etch 7O
500 entavriegn bde
1000 CAI f.m
2000 N Penn&
2000 L 4 ch Nev 6+ '72 ..74
10 La, Dick
3 .
10.! Peons R.... tots
M.4111t Canal ptd 8 t
5 do ....
TIOAUDI!
100 Hooding II
100 do ...
100 do ...
DETWEE.
Reading 11 ...55,20N
MI do 53.26,1,
A do 4.203'
.•
100 do .... 245 , 4
SECOND
20) l'it Now 91
100 do Nen CO. C.Ol
1000 Scl Nay 6. 02 .. 62
160 X) do ..... .01
VA Morris Canal 05..721,
1000 Penna .5s
4000 Cant & in h Tns
BOARD.
LO Long Wan.l R ...Oy
3 Donna R ....
do
do "SS,
do "S
2
I.nlugh Serip..bs 3l
3..) Reading It
3 Ph 1.1.1 s
4 limn% of Dennl...lo
foi oti4 de 74
4000 Cam k Am It 64
'B3 cmh 70
700 City R ei..ok I' 84
AFTER
400 Perms Zio
CLOSINO l'Al
Bid. Asked.
Y.B-BT 11A DT
Bid. Asked
N 'B2 pre( 11 17
Wm.p't 2c }7m R 1124 121
do lstmortl'nl72 2 i 70
Phll36'n Int 0.81 81 4(
•• •• }tII.P 81,.,‘
do '2.1n1 49'; 46s
Long Gland.... 8 6 , ,
i01,,1 , 0rg 7
Girard Pont 4 8
Lehigh Zion.... n 1
Union Cut! 1 4
New Crcelc
CatoninE a It It.. 6 6•,,,
New.9l 01
Per n4yll
R^n•imgß "6, 7 , _ i!i
do Ponds '7O 74 75 t
do Mrt Cm' I 91
Penn Mt sc%
51rorioCanl Con 4.5 47
Pe N 1i,72 t.'(
1
stock ... 10 11
PROVISIONS AT BALTIMORE, Pee. Il.
The market was very dull and uncettled, and vie
nro still without any movement to note in Bulk
Meat. In the absence of sales we arc unable to
giro correct quotations. Bacon is selling in job
bing lots from stom at 10c for new Shoulders ; 10 t
Pie for do Sides, and 12Aill:31 for do Hams Old
Hams, is, to quality, may ',till be quoted at 11113 e
per lb There was nothing done in Barreled Pork
to day. We quote it nominally at $lO per bbl for
city packed Moss ; slom.s.lo 50 for Western Mr...,
and 1-1 , 15 per bbl for do Prime. Beef is steady at
$l9 for Baltimore Packed Mes. 4, and flit per bbl for
do No 1. Some small idles are being made at
these figures, for :hip stores nail export We quote
Prime Mess hoof at 4, 30 per limbo of 3111 lbs, and
`F:I2 per tierce of Cu lbs for India mess. In Lard
no had no movement to note to-day. We quote
city rendered, nominally, in Ibis at o.lao{ cents,
and to eitorn do at Oialo cents per lb Refined
Lard may be quoted at 1.1!a1t cents. Butter and
Charm are in fair supply. Demand good, and
sales nro making freely from store at previous
quotations
llogs—tive lingo were In light receipt to-day,
there being only , otne 1,200 bend at the sales.
Provers advanced their prices, but packers were
not disposed to operate at the advance, conse
quently but few calm were affected. 'We quote
prime packing tinge at $0ir!0.123 per 100 lb?, and
for butchers' uso ;d. 2 _5a13.31j• per 100 lbs was
asked
PITTSBUIIOII MABXETS Dec. 14 —Flour:dull
and declining; sales of 20 bbls extra from w.igou,
1.25. From store, 41 bbls super, at 81 10; 10 0 do
extra at $4.62; and 150 do at z. 1.37 for super; $4.62
for extra, and $5 for family.
The following aro the inspections of Flour for
Nov. 1837: Superfine, 20,833 bids; tine, 282 bbls;
middlings, 83 bbls, condemned, 103 bbls; Bye, 123
bbls. Total, 21,541 bids
drain—Sulos of 145 truants Oats from wharf at
30 and 130 do from More at 31 ; Corn, 103 bushels
inferior at depot at 35: 240 do ear on wharf at 40,
and 800 and 117 dodo at 45 Rye, 17c bushels from
first hands at 00.
Buckwheat Flour—Sale+ of 1,000 lbs bulk at
$2.25 ; 1,210 lbs at $2 37, and 1,100 lbs and 40 eke
at $2 37
Potntnes—ln moderate request; sales of 30 and
102 bushels Neshannocks at 50.
Dried Apples—Sales of 40 bushels at $1.20
Pig Metal—A sale of 100 tons on private terms.
Butter—Sales of 3,000 lba keg at 10}a121, and IS
kegs do on prlvato Ulna.
BY THE PILOT LINE,
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
(Correspondence of Th• Preto J
NEW Yottx, Dee. 13, 18137-5.20 P. M.
I have to correct an error in my letter of yea
terday, which, if it exist in my manuscript, must
have arisen from inedvertanee. It is with regard
to the amount of specie in the bank statement.
It should be a derreeme of $.10,955 since hist week,
and not an increase, as printed in to-day'a copy of
Tae PRESS. The loans are only nominally In
creased, the amount being made up of Met;ropoli
tan currency certifeatcs which are made to couut
as loans. In reality, I believe the actual dis
counts are considerably less than last week.
Counting the California remittance of yesterday,
and the sums which bare been received from
other sources, the specie reserve of oar banks et
this moment cannot be much under 52,3,0V,000, t 3
which remittances from the interior are daily
addinx.
Notwithstanding the favorable news from En
rope and Cadiforma, and the advantage likely to
be derived from a resumption of specie pastorali
by the banks, the feeling of distrust continties, and
although relieved us to foreign sources of appre
hension, is as strung as ever with regard to the
probable action of the banks. I hare good reason
to believe that my first opinion as to the motiv ei
which led to the resumption was correct.
The fear of prompt action by the Etate Legisla
ture to enforce the law, and the knowledge that
several members had declared their determination
to vote for any measure, however severe. which
would antral the charters of the suspended. banks.
were the moving reasons for the step, which no
amount of ttrength. or no consideration for the
public good, would have induced them to take.
To sp.nk plainly. I believe the banks resumed be
cause they were afraid of punishment for ei.vkla
tion of the law, and not because Cher conscientious
ly believed thit they were bound to do solo the
interest of thepublic. Sofar as the mereantile tom- .
munity is concerned I can Sod no difference in
their hopes or activity now and before the re
sumption, and I can only trace their sluggishnegi
to a want of confidence, not in themselves, but in
the banks. They gay we trusted once, ail have
been badly bitten, and see shall try to avoid being
caught again
I must not be undcrstowl to mean that it is the
duty of the banks to make any sacrifice inconsis•
tent with strict prudence, to revive commerce and
help industrial enterprise; merchants and busi
ness men of every degree, unworthy of credit.
should not obtain accommodations at all ; nor is
the bu-iness of the banks t, turn merchants
or step out of their ordinary course of
busine a, but what I do Media is that they should
employ the vast accumulated wealth which they
now hold, to advance commerce and trade, by
liberal leans to men of undoubted solvency and
integrity. who have a sound and legitimate busi
ness, and to enable the vast stores of produce now
lying idle to be converted into money to pay our
debts. If some good spirit were to convince oar
bank directors that this was the course to punroe,
and not undue caution, and if the same spirit would
make them adopt it, they would do much to re
deem the great wrongs they have committed, and
get rid of the mountain of obloquy which they
have heaped upon themselves.
They hive now a greet opening to distinguish
themselves es favorably as they are already en
favorably distinguished. The bad and shaky firms
—those who dealt io stocks and gambled—are all
swept away. Those who have weathered the storm
unscathed are undoubtedly worthy ; and those who
have weathered it, although crippled somewhat be
the fault of others, are yet firm and worthy enough
to be ranked as A I at every bank in the world.
To prevent these men horn inaugurating an
onward movement is unjustifiable, and were the
itll ress ion removed that accommodation is
not possible, except on impossible conditions,
things would txm improve. The business to-day
was very small!, both at the banks and the note-
brokers. Nothing but first-class paper can go at all.
except at ruinous prices. and the rates for first
class range all the way from seven to fifteen per
cent I learn that a number of suspended houses
arc buying up their own paper at fifty and tee
enty-five per cent with the proceeds of their cc e.•
leetisas.
If in this way they can manage to make up
what they bane lost, or rather what in many cases
they pretend to have lost, they will have made a
good operation, and begin again as very immacu•
late, upright traders. It is good for the creditors
of such men to get anything at all. Foreign ex
change was very dull to-day and unsettled; aixty
days sterling wan sold from 1021 to 110. and the
demand slight. On Paris the rates are 5.22,a5 13i
The receiver of the :Mechanics' Banking Asso
ciation, Andrew Carrigan, DI , is paying the re•
maining 50 per cent. and interest due the deposi
lOTl!. TO-ITIOTTCIS there 14 to be an election of QS
CCIS with a view to resumption of business at an
early day. Too much praise cannot be given to
this energetic and faithful officer for the manner
in which he boa paid off the claims against the
bank and manage.' their affairs.
The Fulton and 1:111,111 bank, have declared
dividends of fire per cent.
The clearings to-day at the clearing house were
$1.2,099,000, and the balance! $.743,239.20. The
cash transactions at the Sub-Trtarmy were as La
b:wee :
Total receipt!, $:4,002 (including 530,100 from
customs) ; total payments, $35,102.47 ; total bal
ance, !,!.1 230,706 76.
SO9 331,403
5.133,10
1,11F,3?:
$99,":31 803
The stock market was more active this morning,
at an advance. Bank and State storks were in
demand, and of railroad securities Michigan
Southern and New York Central were the la.
vorites.
At the second board very little business was
done, and the feeling was rather unsteady, though
pricei were maintained.
103 01 53,833 13
716 16 3.90,4.77 03
NEW YORK STOCK EXCDANGE—DEc IS
FIRST BOARD
5000 Toon to. '9O 94 t :4 Erit Railroad 137 Il'
1000 511,scuriCa :TS 50 do 9 , 91 IT a.
1100 do :a 'l7O do 17,
6 0 60 1 to;zinia 64 a 7 ~, IN do alO 17
1090 Cal :lute 7s '73 60 .403 do s 3 17
2000 Brooklyn City 64 91 COI do 1.3 1:
1000 N Y Cott 6. ad 'let) do 111 11
2000 NY Con:.-•x lot 96 Itik, do e 1:
4003 Eno Ronda, '0.3 60 ; 353 Hodson Rif R 1 3
/000 do of/ a, .ICO Maritza R 130 7%
5000 Erie Monis, '75 /2 tii 35 do 7%
5000 Mud R 3.1 rn 53,5 100 do 7a,
500 , 1 do 1 , 30 64 I 15 1110,416Cen SO
5000 Harlem Istin 0.5%61100 do coax
1000 111
no Con Rd
aaki,lso eloa A r•ooll , . 13%
'Zino
5.51. 3445 Rtailini: R 522,
I:000 6 cotton !Yoh Rd Olt% ,000 do nip
1000 Mt Cen 9p et lot 20) do 1.0 52,54
m9kg I d Con Die Si No :On 61 1:051%
&COO do 1 1 3 i 300 do 5-i
1000 do 03‘. 'll O 3 do
5 llk of Arnow' IC') IVO do 111 55
100 Ph•ntx Bank 95 t 2 0 ,4 MIA E 0 B 21
hl National Rook 90 i,3 do 2114
i Bank Comrzorto 91 103 do 110 21
101 do 95 110 tt, 913 21
11 Arroanoan Ex Pk 11d, 1:0 do al 2.ri,
10 Metropolitan Lilt 9,3 i5O do 910 ?..1 t.
20 do 97 CO) do oa.
50 :Theo and Leath B 9 00 :110 311th SAN I prof 3154
100 Penn Chal C 3 .0060 1 17 do S4>;
50 do €.112,1100 Cloy & Tall as 42i
115 do 61 ;00 do t_ 4 ii
10 do 100 612, 40) do all 42)9
50 Comb Ct.: 9a. 1703 do .3 43.
I°o do 91, ;100 do 910 42%
110 do 10 , 100 do 119 41'
:.5 ra .00, 511,1 Co 67S ilk) do 115 42 la
3:0 Nl' Ceo It 71, , ,!100 do 110 479
lnit do 71 a, ,100 do el) 42%
50 do Ito 71 t t soo do 4.1 a.
165 do 7/%1 .50 CS , &R I R .2074
75 05 35,1E4 11
95 10 25,1E6 03
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9,371 61
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100 0, .1: 74 t do 13) 75
100 4 , .3 71A :. 0 gi. , .41 74
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100 3.. tOO 74', :,,,,) dl 1111".,
150 3r. .10 7434 11 0 d , .3 10
:IC II& gqtncy II 57S , 153 k!... 10;,
10 Maw & Mi. F. 30 , 0 Gal &al e R 'll
A..iu•s —The market i, lower and urti , ettled for
Potl—sale, at .$6. Pearls are belt.] at ,S 6 12.1.
C ,, vt EE —AU kinds are quiet: ■n auction sale
of Rid if announced for fr.-morrow Prices of meot
kind; are stork of Rio 104.359 hags, cf a3l
kinds 133.:‘00 bap and mats.
r:Y:roN —The market has continued heavy eel
flat under the Europa':i news. 311.1111ng Uplandi
are nominal at 10:c
Foot r., .4e.—The inquiry is rather mere actite
for wcstern canal flour - for the home trade, but at a
decline cf 10,a per bbl on the lew grades The de•
mend is limited far expert. even at the abatement,
aria the market elopes heavy.
The sales are 11,000 bbls at $1 10a54.;0 for eons
tnnn to good State, $1 0041 75 for extra $4 40
a 424 50 for superfinelndiana and Michigan, 54, P,04
53 00 for extra do, $d3a.55 00 for :.•cunnen to good
extra Ohio, $, 0047 for good to choice do. 53 @ )s
$l.lO for Ft Louis brands. and 60a$7 75 f. .:r ex
tra flene.‘ee—o called
Canadian Flour is in limited demand and
again lower; the sales are 000 bbls at $1 t eJ
for superfine, and $1 50.40 25 for extra do S nib
ern Flour is exceedingly dull and heavy: prices .
at the elo-e, arc quite comiaal ; sales 300 bble at
;$ -, 40 a for mixed to good brands, and $5.35a55 53
for the better grades.
Rye Flour is quiet at $3 2541 30. Corn Meal
is in good demand; .ales of 200 bbls at $3 23.1
$3.10 for Jersey. Buckwheat Flour steady
Gaits.—The demand for Wheat at the opening
was rather more active, and the low grades were
firmer, bat Pt the clo4e the market was tame at
about our inside figures. The sales are 34,000
bu , bel at $I I I for red winter Illinois: $1.12 for
white Mi.!higzn: $1 05 for Milwaukee Club; 07es$1
for Chicago spring: St 20 for fair white Canadian;
12i for prime white Kentucky, and $1.13 for
red do.
live is more plenty, and is lower; sales of 6.1 1 ,33
buAels at 7Z , c for river, Cats are doll and heavy,
the supply large; .ales of :. 4 tate and We - .rn at
Vial?c. Barley is rather lower; sales
bushels at 75aidc, and Malt at 1 , 11,P.:..e.
Corn is more plenty, and rew is tenth lower
Kale", of 2200 bnthels at Zifar , P.',c fey new Southern
end Jersey, eye for old and new do mixed, and t' , Sa
iCr for We3tern mixed
HIP n ..—The market is steady at the rates of yes
terday. therush holders would willingly accept a
moderate re ln:tion to sell to any considerable ex
tent the ste7.lt is still hoary, and no prospect of
any re , overy of prices ran be anticipated for at
le ,st a flicrt period.
Ins> , —The market is st;!: quiet, hat prices do
not vary; small sales ct Scotch rig at
617103.
LE ATllER.—Bayera par freely 23 ecnt. fo . t . crime.
Buenos Ayreslreink , ck.ind 19.120 e Pr do o:mi.:.
Oak is steady. but quiet The reetipts ace not
equal to the transacoons.
I.l3lf.—Rockland is quiet and nominal in the
abnoce of rtock in first hind=.
Mocossitc —The demand is fair and prices are
steady. Sales of new crop New Orleans a t 34,3,:‘,.
Cuba Muscovada at 22.12.4 c, Porto Rico at 26.12`k.
NAVAL STORV9. — ErlfitSTOlTCatille is in better
request, and prices are sustained. Salts of s.-me
500,809 bbls at 40c rash, with small sales of inferior
at 39;0. Crude is still dull and heavy. Common
ro..in Is in better request at slightly reduced rates
Sales of .1,700 Lbls afloat at, supposed. 51 25 pee 31U
lbs In other kinds but little i+ transpiring
Poovimoxs.—The demand for Pork is fair. and
with limited receipts, prices of mess are Netter
The sales are 150 bbls at $1.5a516 for and
$l3 503514 for prime, and $lO for clear
Beef is heavy and rather freely offered dales
of 140 bbls at $3 73a5.3 75 for country prime. s7.s
$lO for do mess, sloosl2 75 fcr repacked western
mess, and $l3 73a514 50 for extra do.
Prime Mets is dull and nominal Beef Hems
are heavy and lower, sales of small lots at !It s
$15.75. Cut Meats are lower; sales of FO bhds at
s9as9l for hams end s.7aSli for shoulders
Dressed ll , gs are firm and in demand at .51161:
Lard is pressed on the tuatket and is lower: sales
of 120 bbls at Butter and Claee., are
steady and plenty.
Rico.—The supply is fair and prices steady at
;kJ 43 75 per WO lbs. as to quality.
St:amts.—The feeling is good and a mdernte
demand prevails. chiefly froze refiners Refined
are in good demand. especially coffee descriptions
TgAl.—Pending an auction sale, announeed 1.. r
to-morrow, the trade are doing very litde.
TALLOw.—liolders are firm; sales of 5,000 lbs
prime at 100.
Wnisanr.—The market is better, the demand
le fair and the arrivals light—eales bbla at 22
4210.
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