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Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-15
SSA srRING sTPpLIEs OF boots

Richmond, Va.
1S54 sEB sEIHG A6EMn sEPfES Il IbSssFoE SE RcoIs Cos
Norfolk w. .oud eau the attention OF every in vT
FHGIES1IS sGST SToSK e s9t5I or Boo7s AND SHOES
'; sfoR s ,n In . Of SSs'
Ihsir Their stock son,i.ts in par, as follows, viz:
5000 Gent. cat and snt Wax leather SdaI BoO,...
iiSSS iSSS S:at.dsi S:R; fEli e52sas' oSi8ts Tic.
5000 Fancy Caters, Paten; Leather Shoes, and
$50" Mems nns Calf Boots long legs: also, Kip Boots, all
,sS ssTed u''" S. cIftssi and Osi ssai slla. prime
1900 Ladies Cater Boots Jenny Lind shoes, and other
1900 cheap ioTSeco Shoes, y,riou. KIDD.
500 . Roy: ard T'a.s' Boots,,, &C. - -',1'
w H. A2piNGToN CO have jus; added OO, 900 worth
complete aud they hope every Merchant will
TpHs-6 months credit. w.H. ADDrNGroY 4 CO,
4 AW BOOks.-A MORRIS, % Main street Law Book.
fssion TO his extensive and collection Of LAW WORKS
desirable il Ens,S aud Hma Jarspud.ps apS ss and
viii furnish to libraries individual upon the most
number same time Among The content. Of h,
The Virginia Report. complete sets the prices,
The Ensli.h cnanssry Reports, eOmplste,su.
The English Common Law Reports Z"
S Eng'h b1:! EsPGs I. u as and Equity, complete
The The ,;nsiL, Ensli.h Jsss Esshtgusr g RsPStl,,
The United States Statutes at Large: 10 vols.
pphlE, on Evidence; yol'; nsv edition
Ps,sT.dora IsIls@,n, aaa .opglsm.nt; II vols.
Atehibald's crainai Pleading, vols, nss edition.
Philips on In.ur,ncs; = vols; new edition.
thsn on injunetons vols
Hllyard on Real Property; vols
vols, 9 vo. ~
Tdste,. conmsn,,rl,,c e Laws Virginia. vols svo
Calrs Virginia Reports. 6 vols.
wahing,on's yirsuia Reports; vols, 70.
Tate's America FORM Rock; Il
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AJOrICE TO TiMHFN GEfTEIts-Proposss will be re.
~ ceiyed ht the office Of the Richmond Fredericksburg
specified below. - - '
White post long less than inches
diameter at the smallest end
two Sides to be six INCHES ihek the end the
square TO he clear Of bad knots rot wind shakes
calculated 70 impair their strength or durability The said s
the road and be placed by the 10 be
loaded on the to be inspected by the
seers on the road The time OF delivery made
hce. W., NJ. BRAgU.
ses-u superintsndent Of Road
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SAND pAPEII

SAND PAPER.
CHM MCDOWELL Manufacture Of ssd Psp.r 10, av,,,.
- h,eor 'lh st All orders carefully htd and shipped.
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Et'AwKEs PIONEER WHEAT DRILL AND GKAss SEED sun ::
NJ ERWe making and prepared furnish the farmer
with something really good the Drill and
Seed sower below We tender few certificates OF
have and have used the drills.
PRHcE EDWARD, Oct 18th 1888
Having purchhed Fawte Pineer Wheat Drill
soSe Manufacture by Mott Lewis Co. Richmond,
log sufficiently tried the We feel II
70 the farmers generally performing what
do THOMAS II. ANDERSON
W. II. ANDERSON
Having PaEke Drill and Grass Seed
In operation think safely
generally as being OF the best Machine, Kind
lam acquainted wM.J. ANDERSON
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NEWSPAPER ADyERTIsINC

FFrIEsoL CO. iSsS Ts4ri GsrssS SsT FSrs a''''' Of
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n ookING GLASSES, AND PiCTUnE FRAME MANI.
fAOTORY1hs establishment by far the LARGEST In the
possesses many hdyaniaFes In variety and eSrn
ene oi boek over all others and from the long established
snd eon'husd nceae Of trade from all tie Unon
oa tho propretgr 10 disroe Of his ars less prizes
r ~ hs lire OF bnsiness and respectfully his
@ ana the pn6to ss and examine bis large stock Look
~ ua and Picture Frames previous 10 going elsewhere
as.urts them that they will hnd II 70 their decided
Adyantagcin 90 doing. On hand,
- Rosewood, Walnut, and Mahogany afouIdlncu,
VI every description and Of all the lengths shipping
s j. sTaLER
lac ,s -, Nos. ~, OF, 60 and II Forsyth street,
yaiS-dbm-lnl New York.
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bDlTioSA. slPPLS OF sEAsUS .bis..
IA by recent additions TO stock VIC have in
complete assortment have had at this
consisting In part Of: -
Rich Printed and Plain French and American
French and English Merno's and Thibet Cloths
Printed and Plain French Cloths, for Sacques
Assorted CJrd Cloths Ladies' Cioaks
Rich BLACK and Cold ooakns vslvets, all Widths
Plain and Embroidered White Grape and Thbet shayls
Handsome Wrought and Printed Droehe and Cashmere do
Bay State and other styles OF Heavy nc
Silk and WOOL and Wors:ed Piaids. or Dresses
iieh Plain, Plaid and Figured, Coored silks
with full assortment Of Wooens
Rugs, PiannelS &C. which very terms
VALENTINE, CRENsfIAw a CO.,
No. %, corner ssh, Broad and Capitol streets.
~. r..G,
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.BS bills SOUTHAMPTON a. BRANDY,
| 49, 90 DO do-b years old
lai9 JAS, WINSTON
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-03

The stockholders at recent meeting accepted sup.
plenent TO their charter passed by the last Legislature
This supplement empowers the Central Railroad Company
of New Jersey to erect wharves at Ebethport adoin
ing any lands owned by them, and to wharves in
New York II also authorizes them to raise their stock
10 any not exceeding five millions OF dollars 1t also
provides that it shall be lawful to operate other railroads
interesting the road guarantee their bonds under
certain conditions and giving the Central road power
alter their line between Phpsburg and Eizabehtown,
not varying in any case mile from the line
located The road is TO pay half Of per centum
uon the cost OF the road shown the annual report
The following resolutions unanimously adopted
Resolved That the supplement just read be approved
by the stockholders and that the directors be authorized
TO this assent to and acceptance OF all the prov
sions of this said act by the company to be fled in
writing, required by the said act
Resolved That the stockholders assent to the increase
Of the capital stock from two to three millions by the
directors from time to tme required for the purpo
SEES of the company.
Resolved That the directors be authorized and request
ed to change the value of shares from fifty hundred
dollars TO issue share of the value In place
Of every two of the formers value held by stock
holders
The work Of laying double track is progressing and
will add to the extensive facilities Of this carry
ing freight The Lehgh extension is in state of
wardness, and it probable that the connection will be
made 10 bring down coal before the next winter
The contracts which have already been entered
forwarding coal Of the extensive character and
demonstrate the profitable Of this great work.
The permanent character OF the work may inferred
from the fact that the storm has not at all affected
any portion of the road.
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the Third ward station house, from there took
him to the Tombsi the Police Court was closed ami
about haf-past FIVE quarter before six in the
afternoon several fremen, friends Of his followed
in about ten fifteen minutes after Judge Bogart and
Alderman Howsrd came in; made my statement to
thief 'nG d mot ne he ws
charged him with reprimand; took the coat TO the
Chiefs office; have got the mans at the station
No II Hook and Ladder Truck his cap the assistant
foreman and several men, with the same No. their
caps followed him. he took his cap OF after arrested
him, and some Of those around him took his cap and
gave him hat he admitted he had taken the from
the fire. he said he belonged to No II Truck and the
assistant foreman said the same.
TESTIMONY OF JOHN A. cocHRANE.
John Cochrane sworn, deposed follows:--I was
formerly in the employment of Jennin "a d Co.. left
there one year ago last February it was common talk
Richardson Of it, never heard from fire warden;
when told this to Mr. Richardson he a clerk with
Mr.. Jennings.
TESTIMONY OF TIMOTHY WATERS.
Timothy Waters sworn, testified as follows-I reside
at 464 Tenth avenue was the Are shortly after the
wall first fell my brother, Patrick H. Waters was the
first or second taken from the ruins he informed me
that he had 2's pipe at the time: he is Of II
Engine Company; followed him to the City Hospital,
where saw him and other injured persons there
The next day when saw the bodies Of Diegan Keyser
both Mcksys, Christman Flynn, and Reinhard when
der and ems Of ans o
and distinctly recoect black frock coat resembling
the one shown to me by the coroner yesterday, with
ticket of Mr.. Jennings on it it is my impression,
as near as can recolect, that this is the coat
noticed the that having the ticket on IT, it
was placed the litter under Of the dead bodies
this was late in the afternoon of Wednesday; do not
remember which body IL under; several other
articles of clothing which with this coat placed
the filters to carry the bodies to the Hospital on;
under the impression that tickets several other
articles OF clothing at the Hospital which had been used
for the same purposes the inspected the clothing
at the Hospital more closely than otherwise would do
was that wanted to learn whether they had been torn
by the falling of the walls or burned.
The testimony Of this witness closed the examination
for the day, and it viii be resumed this morning.
The Coroner stated that he had been requested
form the reporters that of the clothing from Mr.
jennings store had been found the body of William
Diegan He was willing he said, to testify to the truth
of this himself as he had the body.
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The following gentlemen we're elected officers for the
ensuing year Of the Mining board -P. Mervn Presi-
dent; B. H. Talmadge, Vice President; Edw Henriques
Treasurer; W. B. Warmer Secretary Z. A. shipman,
Roll Keeper.
The receipts n the ocs of the Assistant Treasurer Of
this port today-May 2-were, received s105 14o paid
3l7a,9 900 ss--bslanoe, o sos, es3 SO.
The foreign trade Of this port for the month of April
presents very favorable features There has
an increase in the value Of exports and decrease in the
value Of imports. The annexed table exhibits the value
Of imports and exports for the month
COMMERCE or rH PoKT NEW YoRK-IxPoRrs AND
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ly weI and was evidently by scholar never had any
reason to suspect person Of setting this building
re mentioned the fact of having received the letter
to Mr. Richardson the partner Of Mr. Jennings but he
took no particular notice Of it.
TESTIMONY OF GEORGE sCHwALLI
George Schwal deposed follows:-I live ut No. 81
Elm street. was of the cutters of Mr.. Jennings and
worked in the back Of the third story there
all day last Tuesday from O'Clock in the morning. tin
not leave the store nobody could mp down stairs
without my seeing them one Of my men left there
tween and o'clock don't know anything about the
cause OF the fire. II occurred after left on work and
To Juror-No with me Is in the habit Of smoking
pipes segars there Ere in the furnace that day
TESTIMONY OF THOMAS MANNING.
Thomas Manning sworn, testified As foows-I live at
nines left the store at quarter past on the
night Of the fire. don't know anything about the
IT vac up on Ss third hi, and fourth s ssIe. that s:y
in the second, third and fourth stories busting all the
things OF and putting them away made Ere in tho
o'clock made II Of sticks and Liverpool coal II burned
the whole day when went away II was burning; there
no e above that that day there n va: IN the
O'Clock that evening he brought to the third storyL
don't know Of any other FIRE In the building that day
The Coroner here said that he had received note
MI Henry Robinson, foreman OF Engine Company No TO-
stating that the body Of John McNuy member Of that
company, who lost his life at the fire. taken to
the City Hospital but conveyed at once from the
ruins to the store Of Rushton Clark from thence
to his residence in Cedar street.
TESTIMONY OF J. ". cRoPsEY.
john W. Cropsey, being sworn, testified as follows:-
am police officer Of the Third ward was AT the FIRE Of
MT Jennings store on last Tuesday evening" got there
about half an hour after II broke out; was there after
the building fell and some Of the bodies were taken Out
OF the ruins have not heard anything about the origin
Of the fire; on that night spotted leaving gray
mixed coat at the bar OF John d. Vail corner Of P.rk
place and Broadway he left It with George Sheppard the
barleerer, and told him to keep II until he called for ~
went in there TO get oysters when the barkeepcr
drew my attention TO III told him not to give II to him
when he called stayed duty up to or AZ O'Clock
the next morning. went around to Mr. Wallis on the next
afternoon to II this had called for the coat and as
went him going out barkeeper told me that this
was the that left the coat and that he had come
rftcr it rrn out md caught him The corner II
Warren street asked him II he the one that went
down after tie coat and he said Yss' TOOK him TO
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-03

At the second board quotations for fancy stocks show
further decline. Erie Railroad fell off * per cent Nj
csragua Transit Il Reading Railroad, u New York
Central Railroad " There a fair amount of bust
ness transacted but the market closed heavy.
The Bowery Bank has declared semi annual dividend
of four per cent
The Central Railroad of New Jersey will pay interest
At the rate of per cent per annum to its stock
holders the Sd inst The directors Of the Buffalo and
Ptsburg Railroad have called for the nsalment
Of ten per cent on the capital stock, payable May l.
The Essex Land Company Of Massachusetts, have de-
clared dividend Of six dollars per share payable May
2sth to holders May 1st Land sales of this company
have been very extensive during the past year.
concern is in highly prosperous condition.
The demand for money continues to increase and the
apprehension regarding the export of specie in tom
rows s very great Present appearances seem
to indicate that the amount will not exceed half mil
lion, which would exhaust the increase shown in yes
terday's bank statement We already beginning to
feel the effects Of the dangerous reliance have placed
supplies of specie from the country Money 10
coming n ii is true from the West and the South and
will continue to do doubt long exchange
mains at its present point and the country banks
stand the drain but meanwhile the country merchants,
whose cramped by the forced contraction Of
their banks cannot remit to New York. We shall thus
be eventually the greatest sufferers by calls the
Willy, perhaps, on the West for, by last adj
vices hear that there little -four TO for
ward from thence, the demand for home consumption
having been much greater than was expected.
The tightncss Of the money market is most unortu.
nate at the present time. Most Of the railroads will
qure large Of money to repair the damages caused
by the recent freshet and this demand which win be
imperative, will absorb funds that might have made
matters easier.
As might have been expected there has been diff
fculty about the payment OF the second nstamsnt
the 81 900 Of Erie bonds taken up month since by
leading house in Wall street. The payment should
have been made yesterday, but not informed
whether it has been satisfied at the present moment
This the money borrowed by the Erie Company for
the purpose Of making their last dividend and as the
intrinsic and nominal value Of their stock have since
fallen materially and the recent accident put them to
unusual and heavy expense, 1t would be well for the
owners Of the bonds to get them out Of their hands at
any price,
The mining market is dull and depressed. Some little
activity In North Carolina, caused by the falling due of
several bear contracts the only feature worth no
tioe. The following the bids -
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advance The business embraced 900 bbIs common TO
choice state at 81 75ass l2 mixed to fancy Western
al IS 12s IS 90; and other kinds ut proportionate
prices Sales made of 600 bills Canadian, in bond
at ~ slh 1900 bbls Southern at yesterdays quota
tons 90 bbs fine -four, at 81 75 and 500 bbls Jer
sey corn meal at So rs, per Dbl The transactions in
wheat limited to 400 bushels poor enesee white,
oats unaltered Corn tended upwards The opera
tons comprised 62,ooo bushels at 79c Soc for New
Orleans sic S29sc for mixed Western and Southern;
S3c sec for white Southern and round yellow and S5c
SIC for yellow Southern per bushel
CArriE-TheIe were offered at Allerton,s Washington
drove yard on Monday 43 beef cate-oercd during the
week sl3 We suhoin the returns of the week in
TAIL together with the section of country whence the
Erie Railroad. ....... SAL Ohio, 7S6
on foot 2 se on cars 1913
Kentucky, cars. 295 Hudson river boats.:.. 2lo
i'iinois, on cars....... 90
Har. RR--CowsScalves IL Har RR-sheep limbs $50
9 Veal calves ] ,107 Erie RR--Swne .4,3f6
We have to record another material advance in the
price of beef cattle the result chiefly of scarcity
sequent upon the late weather preventing sup
plies reaching the market But for the accidents upon
the Erie Harlem and Hudson river roads many cattle
il was intended to have in market early ON Monday morn
ing would not have been kept back As it is purchasers
have been obliged to submit to advance Of dollar
per hundred We revise quotations to correspond
Beei cattle ~ w " w
Cows and calves. 80 90 40 90
veal seal ca''es'''.' '...'..'.',.....'.... VA oob
sheep. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 90 10 90
swine (gross weight ................ GA Nk
Veal and pork In good supply, and do not share
the advance in beef Both swine and calves cheaper
than last week, and sheep about the At Brown
ings-Ofered l51 beef cattle, 63 and calves, 45
vea and $50 sheep and lambs. The prices of beef have
advanced half dollar per cwt the sales day for good
retailing qualities ranging at from S. so to $40 SO per
cwt Cows and calves are also scarce and prices firm
sales at from $50 to s55 $50. Veals ranged from
41ac. to 61sc per Id. All sold. At Chamberains-(ud
son River Bulls Head)-At market 200 beeyes 100
and calves, 100 veal calves and 1000 sheep and lambs
Here too prices have advanced say a dollar per hun
dred on the better qualities Sales were male at FROM
Shc. to lie. Cows and calves from s25 to $50 Veal
calves from &c to &C. per h. The prices of wool sheep
ranged at from SO so TO So % SO sheared 50 80 81
rs, Lambs 81 SO to So 90 n SIS. All sold At Morgan
O'Brien's(No Sixth stree)-On sale so beeyes, and
10 and calves The beeves all sold al from IS rs to
$40 So and the calves from $50 S35 to $50
in uuality RE,AprUr 4T1oN
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No of pieces 424O5 500 Value SIS, els, 40 80

The Boston Atlas Of the LIST inst. says
Since the Cochituate Bank failure more attention has
been given manufacturing stocks mode of invest
ment and there is consequently very considerable i'm
provemen in the market prices of some Of the promi
nent factories. Such stocks as Lawrence York, Bay
State and other concerns which for years. dating from
their starting, have paid from to 10 per cent, would
not sell at ruling quotations If the public gave such in
yestments the examination which is bestowed banks
or railways We TO assert that stocks in this
market with the exception OF one or two of the insur
rance companies, have paid large average dividends
for the last fifteen years factories.
The Central Railroad Company of New Jersey have
inst made their annual report We exhibit of
the company's financial AFFAIRS
CENTRAL RAILROAD, NEW JERSEY.
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in the time amounted to SO 474 5a5 as appears by
the above official accounts. This pretty evenly balances
the outward and inward movement OF specie so far as
this port Is concerned.
The value Of exports from Baltimore during the past
week, amounted to $751;, 662.
The gross receipts of the Pontchartran Railroad for
the year ending November 80, 1853, s114,747 95
and the expenditures $50 427 o. leaving for net profits
s55sl9 49, Of which 900 has been divided among the
stockholders, capital Of 100000.
The warrants entered the books Of the Treasury
Department. Washington, Saturday, the 10th April
were
For the redemption Of stocks. 1926 742 A
For the payment of other treasury debts. 6S9l9 10
Covered into the treasury from mis- sources. 432 "a
Covered into the treasury from customs 35S SO
For the war department lo9,ll3 90
For repayng for the War Department. 3,127 10
For the Navy Department. ............... 9lI9 So
For the Interior Department ............ 1871 20
The receipts for duties at the Philadelphia Custom
House. for the first four months of the past years.
1852. 1853 1854.
January. s3lb,s71 81 $685., 0l0 25 s539, 292 10
IeHssfuary" 10000 90 e23, $40 IS 6eess saa 70
March,. 67,400 10 437 $50 SO 3l6333 10
sl,l72,27S 20 $l3ls,273 SO sl33o,724 "a
April...... 500, 922 50 264,763 SIS 379,47l ~
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FINANCIAL AND CONNER GAL.
MON e Y M lark EFT.


At the first board to-day there great desire
hibted the part of holders to SELL and quite large
amount Of business transacted Prices for the lead
ing fancies were pretty wen sustained while others of
less note neglected and depressed New Haven Rail-
road fell of per cent; Harlem, d; Michigan Central
Railroad, u; New York Central Railroad, a; Reading
Railroad 4.
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CITY TRADE REPORT.

lslr-gaIos Of - ibis were sgee.e1, .. - &c 0ss
for POTS, and o. for pearls, err 100 lbs.
transformations Was in better demand, and on the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-03

THIS week Uec... Az Inc. 440 Inc. 1923
buyers The sales were $50 bales for export 465 do for
home use 465 do speculation and 10 do. in transu
Total ,1Ss bales.
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This shows decrease in the balance against on the
foreign trade Of the port for the month Of April this
year. compared with the corresponding period last Of
$40 The value of dutiable merchandise imported
in April this year greater than in the month
last notwithstanding which, the amount Of duties re.
ceived at the Custom House less. or the exports
the was entirely in specie and the shipments OF
precious metals during the month large enough to
Afford very important decrease in the expectation of
merchandise and TO show in the aggregate Increase
in the month this year of 81, 1914
The amount Of gold and gold dust received this mort
from California, during the month Of April according
the ahps anifests, was q, 1850 The expectation
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-03
LAG, 200 IS Sl.533 026 SIS 81

sl,476,20o IS 1888 ,026 So sl,76o,l06 II
The expectation Of specie from the port of Boston in
April amounted to $4S3 OO4 of which S449, S24 in
gold, and $3S, $50 in silver. The imports in the
time amounted to s42 $50 of which $685. 43 in silver
and 50 1877 in gold.
The amount Of treasury notes outstanding the 1st
of May 1854 s1l3711 o. Of which sl03, oil Of
issues prior to the 22d of July 1916
The Director of the United States Mint, Philadelphia,
makes the annexed statement Of deposits and coinage
during the month Of April, 1854
UNITED STATES MINT, PmIApEPinA-DEpoHTs COINAGE.
Gold bullion Deposited Value.
From California. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. So 3T9, 600 90
n mn M