The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-20
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The News.
POLITICAL AFFAIRS.
We publish in another column some interesting
political intelligence respecting the candidates TO.
sfice in th State, together Nth complete list d
nomins es Tor ei.> and county off ers in this cty
- far ascertanej.
The returns FROM Pennsylvania indicate that the
prohibtory uqnor law has been rejected By the
people. 81 FIR as heard from the majority agl,us,
the law is 1913. There are yet five counties t.
be heard from, and although it is anticipated tim,
they have CIV msjorities in favor Of prohibition
SET are Of op non that the law will be defeated.
folock's aj,rity for Governor will not vary f.
from $4,000. willie the demo ratlc candidate for
Judge leads his wing 0pponen. nearly 10000 votes.
A detailed report of the actual business transact
Cd by tie Know Not ing Convention in Massacau
setts, on Wednesday, is given elsewhere. 1t l.
represented being Of the most turbulent meet
hgs ever held in that STATE Tae split in the ordec
Ut ica i raid TO he complete and yond repair.
The Vernon, Legislature yesterday elected Jud yes
u she supreme Court and State Off ,ers, with tn
exception Of Secretary.
TsE POLITICAL LIBEL CASE.
We give in another part Of this mornings paper .
report Of the opening Of tie case O. Barr age,ns
Erhen, instituted the Common Pleas. for a. alleg
Dent in political circles and mary secrets OF t9s
Municipal Reform Committee will be brought y
light in the coayse Of the trial, the public may e.
Pect soG,e interesting disclosures. There is brit
hsnt stray Of counsel on either side, ard the fge
VII be Q welt contested one. In view Of the cming
elections, the case has been brought On most oppor
turely
ANOTHER DEFALCATrON.
These are troublous and uncertain times for the
Ruancie,s and holders of bank bills. Throughou
the West here have been recently several terrible
Monetary ex losions and the entire financial system
ont there seems TO be in an eruptve state. In this
city, too scarcely day passes that do not chro-
n,cle he collapse .f an institution" Yesterday
Wall street was perturbed by the repo't of the de
falcation Of the paving teller Of tie Ocean Bank
he is Elus seventy-fve Thousand dollars the bank
minus similar amount. The bank, however, Is
said 70 be unaffected by the Transaction. Ho ders
Of bills of whatever description should be on their
guard.
STATE OF THE MARKETS.
Common g sdes OF Stare fou. we're without
change yesterday; extra brands wers firm. Gsneses
white wheat sid a. SO 22, and fniian corn az 7sc.
aS0s Mess pork soli at $i2 Is. Cotton was NOR
sctive and the sales amounted t. about 240O bales
~ full prices sustaining the advance previously no.
tee.
The stock Of sugars in this market Ia very light.
Il ascertaired yesterday Thar the entire stock
Of hos shesds am un ed 20 about 1909 Afterwards,
the aggregate sa es reached sb,u. 100 hhis. leav
Ing a reduced stock Of only about 6,4o0 hhi
aganst o. out 10000 .; the same period last yea.
IHg STEAMSHIP FRANKLIN.
The mains Of the wreck of ,he steamship Frant.
lin, exclusive o parts of her machinery, a., pre-.
yiously saved, was sold by auction at Mofichss, L.
l., on the To instant, for 81 500 The iroa, AID
Fragments Of her machinery, vita oshsr materials
taken from h. VIZ, ok, will b. sold to-day by Messrs
Walter GIeeDough & Co., 100 Wall stree, on az
count Of whom it may concern.
AFFAIRS IN THE CITY.
TIE roHce yesterday ARE sted man, named Ed
ward Hogan, on suspicion Of being the burglar who
shot efHcer Cahill some three weeks since. The
alleged murderer, together with q coafeder,ts
named Cushing, Was sent to prison to sait an
exasination.
IL O, other column we give an account Of the a.
rest, yesterday, Of Edward l.. Houghson, msr
chant Of this city, on charge Of fraud, involving
Deariy five thouss nd dollars.
The session Of the Board OF Aldermen, 'as. even
ing. vss mainly occupied In considering reports
relative to the places for holding elections and ap
pointing inspectors A commune alton from tn
Comptroller conc ming the interm,n abe Reynolds
offA O. ntract real. It may be fou id in our re
port of sbe proceedings The m ,nthly report Of tue
Sixtp and Eighth avenue railroads places t,e re
ceipts OF those roads for September NJ $il,255 6s.
THE DRY GOODS TRADE.
Messrs. Wilmerding, H,gu-t and Humbert hc
. catalogue sale OF 500 pieces of Freach aod Scotch
atwood plaids, aud 200 cartons dress thinning.
and millinery goods, which embraced Ia ab M,
S7S lots The Atwood pl,ids iocluded desir.br
styles, suitable for The city trads, and re re .dy
sold Mt 53c. 55c., iadicsting IN Improvement Owe
previous sales There we're also lines Of tr nm,ass
including black velvets, and woosn aad six g,o,s
together With colored gaoons- Of which sold
VIII, and many lots Of tue trimmings and gallo IN.
were duplicated.
Messrs. Coffin and Haydock held large sale o
French cords, including tx AID sorsted goods
ladies' cloths, velyets and loves. This cat.osu
also embraced about 600 pieces Turkey reds, sal
. 10 for dresses and upholstery purposes, all OF
VI ieh we're sold at satisfactory prices. The othe