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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-09
CITY TRADE REPORT.

THURSDAY. April s-6PM
AsHrs favored factors 100 bbls having realized % 6k
q IS l2tl for pots, and 50 3rk for pearls.
BaEADsrurFs-Flour tended downwards, the business
including 600 bbs common to good Southern at - 10
81 4S ordinary to choice State and common 0rlcsas
at - 31h 81 62,; with mixed to fancy Western at
81 sex 81 SIN. 100 packages fine rye -four were
taken at IS So and 800 bbs Jersey meal part at So SIX
a So 37k-the former figures Wheat remained depress
ed 5000 bushels Genesee white having only realised 81
49, did rye of which there but $500 bushos
bought at 7S 100 Barley varied little Domestic oats
were selling at 81 4se Coo an advance Corn ruled firm
and white Southern, at % a &c.
CoAL.-A cargo of Cumberland was purchased at
CoFrEE exhibited greater animation. the operations
reaching 500 bags Java at ll4c; 1900 Rio at Skc.
and $500 St. Domingo at re sac per Ib
Corror The Afrcas unavorabe adyices have checked
the earlier part week and to effect sales holders have
been obliged to submit to prices fully nc down at which
rate 500 bales found buyers to. day
FREIGHrs were comparatively quiet to-day. and rates
irregular Some cotton reported to Liverpool at
7a2d, flour at Is Cd Is ia, and grain at about 4d
To London 200 bbls -four were cngagedsat Is 3D. Ne
change in rates to the Continent to California
FIsH-Some 500 quintals cod obtained at So 82k
and $50 qbs gibbed herring at S3 rs. Mackcrci and
shad unaltered.
FRvlr-About 400 boxes Malaga rasins fetched 81 oo
and So SO; half do. do. S2ac. a 85c.
HAY-A limited retail demand existed for river at 55c
| Coo per 100 lbs.
LEAp.spanish was offered at 81 So and Galena at 81
| 70, without finding buyer
MoLAssEs-We heard that 100 hhds Muscavado werc
disposed Of at Zoe 2lc and 200 bbs Texas at private
| contract.
NAVAL SroRrs.-Sales made Of 300 bbis. crude
turpcntne at So 5o SO spirits, at 43c and 600 common
rosn, at ST So
ous.There 5000 gallons nseed procured, at &c.,
q reduction.
Provisions the advance, the days sales having
reached $50 bbls prime aud mess pork at SIG l2
and SIT 50 40 packages extra shoulders and hams at
&c. Sic and CSC 94c.; 450 bbls prime lard, at &c
93sc per b and 200 bbs Prime and mess beef ut S5I
| S6M and S9As $121, respectively.
SEGARs.-A parcel of 10000 Manila cberoots found
| market at $14.
SrIRrs.--About 500 bbls Ohio and prison whskcy
were sold to-day, at 20ac. 2D1sc., cash. per gallon
| Market firmer
SUcARs-Included in the days business were $50 hhds
Porto Rico and Muscovado at Axe to 5xc; 258 Orleans
at Axe; and 200 boxes brown Havana at Axe to 6kc
ToDAcco-A sale Of 50 hhds. Kentucky effected at
Be- a &C.: as in quality. Demand limited
! RECEIPTS PRODUCE
BY NORTH RIVER BoATs-2,638 bbls. -four 104 bbIs
provisions. 4Sdo whskey 269 do beef q casks hams and
1000 sides leather.
| BY ERIE RAILRoAD-12O bbls flour 20 pkgs ashes %
do butter. 1888 sides and ga rolls leather
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AFFAIRS I'm THE CITY.
Tammany Society or Columbian Order.

Tammany Society or Columbian ORDER
Al regular meeting held Tuesday evening the Hon >.
C Mather and Hon Frederick Toilet were duly initiated
members Of this ancient and honorable institution The
ACCOMPANYING report from committee Of the society
informing Lewis Cass Danl s. Dickinson and Others Of
their being admitted members Of the institution will be
read with much interest 1t will be noticed that the best
feeling prevails The mandate has gone forth that union
harmony and concert Of action must and shall prevail
The commands arefa in line. men fall in line Demo-
appear determined to the country from the
hands of spoilers The lion hearted democrats of the
city Of New lork are invincible:-
Council CHAMBER. TAMMASY HALL 1
NV YORK. April 5, 1852
The committee TO which assigned the duty of adj
dressing letters to Generals Cass and Dix and also
Hon. Daniel S. Dickinson and Hon John G. Mather
spectfuly
That your committee have performed the duty thus
depued to them and herewith present copies of the let
tens addressed to well copies Of the received
from the distinguished gentlemen alluded to- The read
ing Of the correspondence will give the society the OPT
MONS entertained by the gentlemen respectively to
their acceptance Of membership well the time it
will suit their convenience to be installed Brothers
Respectfully submitted,
ELIJAH +. PURDY,
EDWARD c. WEST
JOHN McKE0N.
c, s BOGARDUS
STEPHEN IL FEEKS,
Committee.
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second and third class claims Tho State Treasurer Of
Texas in reply to letter Of inquiry upon this subject,
says
now paying the claims, either In gold or fn United
States bonds at three cent premium interest cacu
lated TO date of payment Should any preer drafts
either on New York. Boston, Phadelphia, or New Or
leans they obtain them here at for the bonds
the rate above stated.
Under the decision of the President of the United
States all the creditors of the late republic of Texas
must sign releases to the United States ene amy one
of them payment 1t is therefore indispensable that
every creditor be represented at the proposed meeting in
person or by proxy.
vein of very beautiful camel coal has lately been
discovered in the mines Of the Frosburg Coal Company
Cumberland. 1t lies above and parallel to tho great
vein and about two feet thick 1t burns freely with
white flame, and is very rich specimen OF the camel
coal.
The total amount of subscriptions to the Sunbury and
Erie Railroad, positively secured, is follows Erie
city, 100000; Erie county 100000; Warren county,
$4,000; Elk county 100000 Clinton county, 100000;
Lycoming county 100000; Lock Haven Borough, go,
600; Philadelphia individual subscription, $4295Oo; War
rem county S52OoO-tota one million five hundred and
fifty onc thousand five hundred dollars ($1, 551 500.
large amount Of individual subscription has been secured
by committees s actively employed in increasing their
lists, and from whom definite report has yet been
received.
According to the report of the Auditor of the
State of Ohio appears that the banking business in
that State exceedingly profitable The annexed state
ment exhibits results much favorable than
ticipatcd -
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The McHarcourt ForgerIes In Santa Fe.

From the St Louis Republican, March %
The public has already been made acquainted, by
an official order published by Major General Jesup
Of extensive frauds committed on several officers of
the United States army, by one Gustavus McHar-
court. We find the whole history of the matter to
be about this:-McHarcourt,w who has been employed
the discovery of these frauds always enjoyed high
reputation for integrity and efficiency, engaged
by Capt L. c. East0n, in September, lo49, as clerk
in the Quartermaster's department, and shortly
afterwards went with Capt. +. to New Mexico.
Shortly after the arrival Of Capt. Il. in Santa
Fe, his whole family was stricken down by
sickness, and in the course of few days he
lost his wife, his brother-in-law, and servant.
lie was thus left with several small children, Gone
an infant,) without even the assistance of a SER
want and compelled to fulfil all the duties offather
mother and servant in fact everything that appcr-
taiDs to domestic life McIIarcourt, who, until re-
Gently, had always enjoyed the highest confidence Of
all his employers, was therefore necessarily entrusted
to some degree with the control of business. After
wards, Captain u. being several times absent from
the post on duty the management of affairs was
during these intervals left entirely to the clerk. In
October last Captain f.. who was then at st. Louis
was informed by General Jcsup of deficit in one of
the items Of his quarterly account, ending April
hooks IN company with some confidential friends in
Tins city, when he discovered to his alarm and as
constituent that his books (Which were kept solely
by Nell. had been artiully altered in several en-
tres IN The then current quarters account, by
hanging the figures, and IN two instances entirely
eiasing the entries Of amounts received from other
officers, ard thus reducing the amount to be ac-
counted Tor as shown by the books, near $lS, 600
Ices than was IN iact received and receipted for.
These ncts appear vi on the face of the books when
closely inspected Captain Il. Immediately wrote to
General Josup, acquainting him with the extent,
and oil the particulars Of the fraud, and started
al once 10 Santa F6 in pursuit Of Mcaar-
court Inc severity oi the weather was such (t
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The Late Explosion at Hell Gate.


The undersigned feels il dutyh owes tohmself,
and the Jurors empannelled to inquire into all the
circumstances attending the death of Capt Theo-
dore Southland and Joseph Martin, to state to the
public that the difficulty to procure the most i'm
portant testimony in this unfortunate explosion,
arises from the fact that the individuals who picked
up Mr.. Malefert, Captain Southland, and Joseph
Martin, when passing through He'll Gate, in their
vessels at the time of such explosion, and after
derng all the assistance in landing the living and
dead upon the shore, had to join their respective
vessels Immediately, and depart to places unknown
to the Coroner And in reply to the attack made
in their card, dated 3lst Of March, 1882 and pub
lished in the HERALD, of the first day of April,
would state that in my charge to the jurors en-
pannelled on the aforesaid inquest, did distinctly
say that report was in circulation in the village Of
Astoria that one of the He'll Gate pilots was passing
along in his boat close to the stillyard of Stephen
A. Halsey, al the time Of such explosion, and that
he was requested by some persons in said yard go
and assist Professor Maicfert and his men, who
at the time struggling in the water for life
that the reply the said pilot made was, " Let them
all go TO hi; they ought all to have gone to hi
long ago; and IT, in their investigation, they
found the report to be correct and true. ! would
recommend them to attach to their verdict rcso-
luton of censure, to expose this monster in human
shape to the public. And if have by so doing OK
posed myself TO the just ridicue Of all sensible men,
and have transcribed the duties of my Office or not
| will submit to the decision of a discerning public
The pilots in the said card, avoid saying anything
relative TO the charge made against this pilot who
refused TO assist these unfortunate men, but attack
the Coroner and jurors for ,ransending their duties
thereby catching at straws to hide this monster IN
the share Ct man, as before stated They think
10 silence the said Coroner aud jurors on the
subject; but they mistake their mon As for my
sell, wish distinctly TO be understood that have
no feeling against the pilots az body fir from
for am assured that many Of them are worthy and
respectable men, and would have rendered all tho
assistance ~ thcir power Il they had been in sua
ton TO do 10 but the conduct Of ths one pilot con
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-09
New York Dry Goods Market

The winter prevented the return Of all ac
tive trade and we have to report dull state of de-
mand which, though only suspended is not without its
effect prices especially of fancy goods The impotence
Of importers Of French fabrics of the is driving
jobber buy sparngy only to keep assortment avoid
ing heavy stocks ofany kind. Brown shrtings and
sheetings dull but steady in price, &C. for light
grades and 90 6asc for heavy goods Bleached goods
without change with good but not active demand
Drills are wanted for shipping and have advancedbiues
SIZE; bleaehed. ia 7Ac.. and browns, TIC. Osna-
burgs have lost in rmness; in large supply with
slack demand Denms sell moderately, at regular rates;
stripes and ticks not active and prices in favor OF
the buyer. Printing cloths inactive, and prices
entirely nominal Prints are in fair demand but the
supply is too large and prices are lower. Ginghams
Lawns in request at ga 11hc Delaines in de-
mand but with an excessive supply, the demand has
not increased with the extended production Manchester
goods sell at 16 II No. and Hamilton ut II 18c. Cloths
doing better but the stock Is too large to amend
prices Cassmeres quiet at declining rates Sanet
on the contrary. active and prices rather buoy
ant Satinet limitations of cashmere styles have been
very successful. Tweeds and jeans are steady and
good trade still remains All the interior of this State
has yet to be supplied we'll as the West beyond. job
beers fully supplied with goods to meet the expected
demand the opening Of which has been retarded By the
hardly take place this month British goods rather
more active at steady staple goods a.
all dress goods dull and heavy Few British goods
appear auction. The market is however deuged with
French goods and prices show consequent decline.
Dress goods except Of few choice styles very heavy
and the stock Offering foreign account returns
loss to the importer Prices falling the other
sde Ribbons better sustained than other goods
account Of the limited mportation but great many ap
pear for sale Of last springs arrivals The mporat0ns
continue light No steamer sailing vessel brings full
cargoes; but dealers sending their buyers
abroad to arrange for the fall mportations Those deal
and importers producers fare the best who have
bought with prudent limitation but of great variety Of
assortment yet the country out West Is understood to
be bare of staple goods and large sales must yet take
place. forming aggregate of magnitude though the
numerous parties by whom the demand is supplied
der each share comparatively small and give rise to
complaints duneSs.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-09
MARITIME INTELLIG ENC r..
Movements Of Ocean steanors.
NEW YORK, APRIL s, 1853.
Herald Marine Correspondence.

r,or.u.,. KEY WEST lFs March 3D.
the oath inst from New Orleans This made
s o on % 1t .
ssss " with the q the
MIA. This line Ia. been established amid many Obstacles
seaport cities Of this State has been felt greatly by
the cha and residents q this island
New Orleans, pat direct With fenss
= Tas z
on between the above named cities This undertaking
Is ne s'ps$
the amount expenditure there be involved order
a1fs
% s anaersS on a ps has
her leaving for Newport RI whittier to taken by
The brig Sarah vosc port rcparng she has hove
GU. and cauksd and will take and to
The .ehr Harp previously advertised for SALE to be
Advices from Nassau Barbados state that few days
since the bark Sarah Hand Of philadspha Nichols from
oss crew saved The cargo consisting Of sugar was
The g r,ns has
large ship loaded with salt from Liverpoe for Nor
Ground wrecSer in getting her of snd took
the draft Of master for 5000 fer compensation; not
largo ship was reported the NE end of Abuco, with
Arrived isth-U oil schr Eliza Hswand vermiion Bay;
2st sehrs Emma. Aldersluds lamp. Bay Advent Young
Jas Day Paed N0rieans: schr Gov Anderson, Sawyer
do; 10Th brig Anderson Payne NYork GOTH pilot Boat
S:i y9rs Ss.4: @
York; 25th, u steamer Jas pay Pitasid Norlesn:
say Gr ssss ro% %aaSa for Rhm $
Arnold repg for Bath with sails rigging, &C. Of ship
'''A' nor" yrs PnrLAp.LrnIA, April 7-P,M.
Arrived-Bris Mary Sophia tgr Parker Kingston, ia;
s' sS NgsS Gps
hihin Collins, doi Louisa smith NeTburyPort; Msrinah
Furgo, NYork Naiad Watts, do; Alexander Baldwin,
NIiayen; Isabel, Williams, Jersey City; Washington Bah
son. Julien. SNOW, do steamer Delaware, Seymour do
Cicsred-SteamshiP Pennsylvania, Nation Richmond;
Rowland New Orleans bark Gov Briggs Parker Bostoni
brig Emily, Young Kingston ia schrs Margaret, (Brl
Sterling, Hasx Ms Meridian. Smith Baltimore; Mary&
Catharinc Poole Suffolk Adclne Gorham Boston; Sally
Miller Snow, Danvers Mass Dart Somers, Boston Alex
ander, Baldwin New Haven; Isabel, Williams Williams
burg; Washington, Babcock New York Mary Cranmcr.
Elizabeth Colt New Haven; Herbert, johnson, Milton
Macs Julien Snow Hampden; Luther Child Baker, hos
ton; 4 Leeds, Endoott Brdgerort Leaning. Car
80 Miscellaneous.
BRIG HARRAsrEKET, Of and from Portland al Havana
9th u had heavy weather, and threw part her
cargo In a gale from N
Sem MARY of Newburyport from Pbsdelphia for Bos-
went ashore Rainrd Island 9th she sets upright
md bgcd but will have ITO discharge to get on.
souR ALBANY PAcxEr the schr reported Wednesday as
ashore between Eaton Neck and Sands Point
was bound from Rocklsnd TO this city In boating from
under the point Of land at Loyds Neck she missed stays
ing her Another account says IL is the Harriet Newell.
Notice TO Mariners.
SWALLOWS orr THE ISLAND or TExsL. AND CoAsr IaGwr
AT WEST CAPELLs.
THr HAaus Feb Is, 1859.
The hiavter Of Mssise having taken int soasd~sGas
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being in the winter) that he did not roach Santa Fe
until the 9th Of january, 1862. Ho suffered very
much on the road He here learned that MoIiar-
court had forged his name, and that of Col. X. v.
Sumner, to several drafts, which he sold, and had
left about two months before his arrival for Chihua
hua. Capt T., still pursuing him, started thither
with all speed, but to no purpose When he reached
FL Paso he found that NIGH had succeeded in selling
drafts forged by him as above mentioned, to the
amount OF about thirty thousand dollars, and had
left Chihuahua about six weeks BEFORE for Durango
travelling with great speed. Pursuit being now
hopeless, Capt. f. returped to st. Louis by way Of
San Antonio: reward Of 81 900 was offered by
Capt. f. for the arrest and delivery of the culprit,
which he is still willing to pay. There is no
definite information Of the frauds committed by
McHarcourt but enough is known to say that they
the aggregate. 1t is little singular that no one
suspected him in New Mexico until information of
these forgeres was received from tho United States
Such was his high character, that he sold the drafts
in Chihuahua, drawn for large sums, without any
difficulty.
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Law Intelligence.

U. S. SUPREME CouRT, April s, ls52.-Present,
the Honorables John Mclean, James. M. Wayne, John
Catron, John Mckinley, Peter v. Daniel, Samuel
Nelson, Robert G. Grier, and Benjamin r. Curtis,
Associate justices. Walker Brooke and John A.
Wilcox, Esq, of Mississippi, were admitted attor-
neys and counsellors Of this Court. Nos 456.-John
S. Buckingham ct al, appellants, vs. Nathaniel G..
Mclean, assignee, &C., and N. c. Mclean, assignee,
&c, appellant, Lafayette Bank of Cincinnati ct
al. The motion to dismiss these causes was argued
by Messrs. Chase and Read. No. l56.-James A.
Stewart ct al, Lessee Of Philip Hickey ct al.
Error to tho Circuit Court United States for tho
Southern district of Mississippi. On the motion of
Mr.. Reverdy johnson, stating that the matters in
controversy in this had been settled and agreed
it ordered by the court that this writ of error be
dismissed, with cost
April s, l852-Present, the whole court.-No.
lOS.-Ihe United States; appellants, vs. Will,
by Messrs. Lawrence and Attorney Gencrel Crit
tenden for the appellants, and submitted a
printed argument by Messrs. Janin and Taylor for
the appellees No. lO9.-J S. Morsell, plaintiff in
error, Henry A. ll.-This cause was argued by
Messrs Stewart and johnson for the plaintiff in err
ror, and by Mr.. Dulany for the defendant in error
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Leaving to pay outstanding debts and interest
The Portage Railroad does not seem to pay very well
The expenditures that line last year. than
forty per cent in excess Of receipts.
The changes proposed by the bill which has just
passed the Senate, authorizing new coinage,
follows First it proposes to alter the silver coinage of
the country materially The weight of the silver dollar
is 4l21 grains and the Senate bill proposes its
ducon to 3s4 grains rather it proposes reduce the
half dollar to 1872 grains and the quarter dime and half
dime respectively, one-haf onc-Hfth and onetenth Of
the weight Of the half dollar The real value Of the dol
lar now compared with gold is 40OK grains. The
ducon Of value is thus nominaly Oh 100ths per cent
really 1210O per cent-that is, less than per cent
The reduction in the legal weight of the half dol
ar 206 grains to 1872 grains is insisted on upon the
round that silver is all the while going out of the
try and that this reduction in its value making legal
tender TO the amount Of S. the Senate bill proposes is
he only way to keep IL in The second great change in
The Senate bl-and it is very important ons-is the
segnorage 1t imposes Of OF per cent not only upon
coins but upon all bars ingots of gold silver which
the act allows to be made and stamped in ten ounce
ieces and under down to of standard weight
and hneness The third change the bill proposes is So
gold coin The fourth proposition is to put this act in
operation on the first day Of June next.
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demn. In the discharge ofmy duties know no dis
tinction in mon Q! any body Of men. shall always
at all times be ready to protect the innocent And,
in conclusion, would say again. that if tho afors-
said pilot did make those remarks, and kept close
along the Long Island shore to avoid those nfortu-
nate sufferers then in the water, and struggling for
their lives such pilot should BIO dismissed from pub
lie service JOHN l.. BOYD, Justice of the Peace
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BcfOTe Hon, dUHgh InlfNIlif1-
ArnfL S.--7ze Neu York Tire department Solomon
Bpffn-The plaintiffs complain that In June, 1870 the
defendant erected building the northeast Of
avenue b. contrary TO he provisions Of the second third
and nineteenth sections Of the act Of March 1919 which
imposes penalty OF $500 for the infringement and
go flr every wenty four hours the building remains up
after notice being served The plaintiffs contend that
notice was given on the 18th July following The do
that the building did not infringe on these c
lioos VI tbe act. Verdict for pain,ias, $1,000.
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Before Recorder Iilou.
Arm There being no causes ready for trial the
morning was taken up in the settlement OF technical dis
putes IN relation TO points in indictments witnesses
The Recorder censured the improperly of the neglect
take recogni2snces for the appearance witnesses
APRIL S.-The court opened this morning. hut there
being ready TO he proceeded with adjourned
till Monday next at eleven O'Clock.
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BANKING IN OHo-ANNUAL NET PRoFITs.
ha,al dI,l Onr and I'M

This is not surprising when look at the operations
of these institutions Their discounts amount to nearly
three times their aggregate capital With such
pan,ion it follows that great profits large losses must
be realized.
bill in relation to the trusts created by the United
States Bank has boon reported by the Judiciary Com
mttee in the Senate of Pennsylvania. We learn that
meets with general favor except from the trustees
who it said, using strong efforts to secure its
defeat By telegraph, learn that the bill taken
up and passed in Committee of the Whole.
The Milwaukee Sentinel of the Goth ult., learns from
Madison that the proceedings against the Wisconsin Fire
and Marine Insurance Company have been stayed, to
give the corporators time to elect whether they will
organize under the General Banking Law Of the State
discontinue business-Mr. Mitchell STIMULATING to take
the other
The business of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
for the month Of March generally anticipated to be
quite large but the result ascertained exceeds
the most sangune expectations As compared with the
corresponding month last year. thencrease is about $50
per cent as will be seen by the annexed figures -
PENNsYLvANIA RAILROAD.
1851. 1862. Increase.
From freight. ..... 1888 80 1884 66 94,422 70