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New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-16
XXXIVTH CON G. r ES S
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE. .WAsuIvcroS, AUG. II. 1856.

SENATE. WASHINGTON, Aug. II, lt56.
The Sepate passed. the House bd to relnbnrse the
State o. Vermont for expenses incurred in paying
militia in 1888 and 1889 to preserve the neutrality
laws.
Mr.. WILSON introduced a bill 10 secure to actu 81
se'ters the bents resulting from grants of land for
railroad purposes; reservDg TO them the alternate Sec
toLs at - 80 per acre.
IRE Senate then resumed the consideration Of the
Civil Appropriation bill. -
The senate made 81 amendment aporoprating
$50 600 fr The Capt,l cS'essioD, aud 100000 fog
the cuntir uation Of the Washington aqueduc'
The Senate then took q recess for two hours.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr. Baynro's amendment spproprl'ins half a
million OF dollars foy continuation Of The do Of the
Capitol was oiscussed aud adopted. ..:
Mr. jaime s's amendment proy1ing for I 40 pinci )a
and two assistant Examiners in the Pacnt-Ofice was
adopted
ri Q bill was then laid aside TO take up the subst-
tut. # the House for the Sense's bill, fixing the
pensation of Members Ct Congress.
Several Senator'S ,aid it was direct proposition to
put two CT tmee thousand dollars into the pockc. OF
each Member for past services, while Others argued
that the present compensation does not enable them IN
pay the re isonabe expenses of gentlemen.
The substitute was adopted by 81 Yeas to lo Nays.
The consideration of the Civil bill was then
sumod, and an appropriation Of nearly million
dollars made to meet the requirements of the bill,
incre asiDg the compensation of Members
Various amendments acted on and the bill
pasfed. Adjourned.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-16
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.

Tie House passed the Senate bill regulating Dipo.
mstjc snd Consular salaries.
Fifty tbOusend copies of the Report Of Mr. Camp
bell Of Ohio fer modification OF the Tariff ,Iwere
ordered TO be printed.
The IIouse passed the bill appropriating 5000 600
for the establishment of naval depot at Brunswick
Georgia.
The Senate bill regulating the pay of members, was
then taken up.
Mr. ORR offered substitute. Instead of s2 800
per year he proposed So 900 for the entire Congress
covering the present one the mileage to remain the
now; deductions to be made for voluntary
absence and the books for members to be paid for out
of their compensat OF. He Orr said members
poorly paid and if there desire to preserve any
thing Ike putty they must be placed beyond the reach
OF reasonable temptation.
Various iIf ffectual motions made to lsy the
bill on the table, when the bill as amended by Mr..
ORR passed by lOl against 9s.
resolution giving the ususl extra compons ation f.
the House Employees was adopted.
Much confusion prevailed throughout the proceed
ngs, and occasional desperate efforts were made by
crowds Of members TO have their several bills taken
~ uI der suspension of the rules.
The Presiding Officer was frequently annoyed by
q hundred voices crying " Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker
in order to Individual recognition that they
might move their respective measures.
Amid the turmoil the House passed the bill prOyic
ing for the appointment in The army Of four surgeons
and eight assistant surgeons; also, the bill pr0v5ing
for survey of The southern boundary of kausa, and
the Senate bill emendatOry of the act regulating the
iees, costs, and general expenses OF the Judiciary.
The bill .Eing appropriations for ctrIyin the mail
in ocean steamers was then considered.
An aneIdn eDt was adopted, in Committee, author
iii notice TO be given for the termination OF the ar
rangement of the addi oDel allowance for the trans
portaon OF the mails between Ncw-York and Liver
pool in toe ColliUs lines.
/. Without disposng of the hi the IIousc adjourned
New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-16

STArrI>C ArrrtY.-Las' night aoou' len clocN'
the employees in the hosiery establishment o' t.
Ray, No. los Bowery, were closing up The Storc' Two
Of the clerk- named George w. Wiley ard hoo"t
Pett2rew, got in an alteration about some 'rlhhS
matter. From words they came to blows, and duiins
the struggle that cnsucd, Wiley drew dix kn'e shd
stabbed Pettigrew in the side ond lower part Oi the
body, nict.ns tn or ih,n wounds. The other clerks
row rtericrcd and pol,cman was called, who ar
reh'ncod Wiley and took him 10 The Fo1r''oer'h
Ward Station House, where he wac i'ckcd up for Tho
night. Petiigrcw was removed to n drws store tesr
by where bis wounds were dressed h. a physicisn
lie rcihltd at the s,or, duiiog tAr Wsht beng una
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INDIANA.
Correspondence. Of The N. Y. Tribune.


RUsmvnI.E, Iud., Monday, Aug. II, Ic;6.
We are now doing the good work here which you
told us recently ought to be done to secure the
State for. Fremont. On the 25th ult. We had a
glorious meeting in AndersOnville, Franklin
County, which was attended by over Is, 900 per-
soar. Henry S. Lane WAS the speaker there-that
is, he Wss the IiOn ara did up the ~ork nObly.
On tie 9th inst. We bad another fire meeting at
KnightstOwD, Henry County, which Was attended
by still greater number of persons than our meet.
irg at AndeIsonsille. This meet n was ad-
dressed By Csss:us D. Clay and others
Tee enthusiasm Was immense. Mr.. Clay
also addressed the people Of Union County
on Saturday last, at Liberty. The crowd is said
to have been the largest ever assembled in Easter
Jndape On tine 9TH inst, Sir. Burlingame and
+. A. Hackleman addressed about 1000 people at
Danyie, in Hendricks COUNTY. Mr.. Burlngame
also spoke 10 about 1900 people the next day at
Creensburg, IN Decatur County. His speeches in
this State are said to have had a wonderful ertec:
for the right. On last Saturday we had one of the
most enthusiastic meetings in this place that has
ever been hed in the county. 1t was the day on
which cur County Convention was held. and we
did not anticipate such crowd. There could not
have been lees than 600 or 1000 people present.
and such heartfelt enthusiasm AS was exhibited, L
never saw equoled before. VIM Grose was the
speaker. 80,
The people are awake in this district We Will
send Will Cumbach back with rOusng ms,orlty.
We have no difficulty in getting people out to our
meetings Then are aroused Set our State down
At %, 900 msjority for the gallant Pathfinder.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-16
AE ENGLISH VIEW or FREMONT.

Az able bistorcs sketch of the American Cccapro
III Is, contributed 10 TIE LoadAs Da.iy N.Ss by
T.arriet Msrtuesi has recently seen reprinted in a
pamphlet form, and presents a succinct an2 lucid
,iew Ct tic quI stions at issue n the pending eec.
!iCr. OF C,. Fremont the wEacr remarks
II il wCre sot gre at mistake 10 look TO- any polit
cal ob ice e.; redemption in Are crisis tie pres
eut the plobabe return Of Colonel FrcmSnt PfesI-
cent, aid Mr Dayton as yice-PIesdert, would seem
20 open Q. bright prospect. Colonel Fremont wou.i
almost sem to baye been created fcs the difficulty
lie is = SoEttcrn MAJ by birth-Sds edacii I'd a
South Caroline where and in Nir rnie, hs pa.4eI
,cut aud carly manhood OF vigorous stu1y hf', an
then OF umble ald heroic lalSr las tsacue. ~ -
msisemdt cf, for .hs sake of his wido"s1 IL - a.;
ara Ier Children. he is classical schoaI .. ~ 80
,aiy attairmen.s his surveyD Dg ac1ig' .,,s 10
ls1 matL tma,ieal accomplishments hs ~. 80 b;,o
ard retired lDArners have attached everyooS - u.u
whoioytr lie went ThuS ne is-"hat lIc H., p pro-
f,sses 10 make a point of-a geAt,s III od-an,pp ~
ft:sioral occupatioIs ead bls uaNels nn' az ~ ~
iaye kett him out Of the field OF potiee ed re en-
teuoco sptg of party while his reatoLs WIN tHe III,
-, anS H.; 81 innecton .th California, have proved
RI .n,,;.,,st,ve ability TO be very great. Hi, wide
trrryi1r1e bss made Lin thorough solog Free
{, ~, ard 10 Lin the Urion owes nee Cahiorn.a,
~ "a r. him Cshfornis owes bor being free. lake
80 ,r;,;,ery oficiss he is more pacific ally Inclined
aus often ate aid than President Pierce has
fSyn 5nscf % be. On .as ground ESQ tho SoGtb
New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-16

NissrrYSTn WiRp RRPrHLIcss CLrB.-A spir.
tied NJ. eting took place yesterday evening at
CotYac's Hotel, Sixty second street. Mr.. CosRAp
Dnros p,etictd. Measis. GEORGE I. CREGoRr and
". W. Dow, Secretarics. Aier some necessary ou-
siDess was arrsI ged, Judge BPQsALL addressed hi.
brother Republicans IN pItby oiation. lie te.
sreekerl walnsd bis paItizl1s egans, patty mea ic
tev,rey cae.igated The maledm,nstraion OF tue dem
q. ocucr ia Lower. The Repeal 3t the Missoun Com
liomse must b. repealed, lLc o5seivedl to edson's
Freedom or Republican pilLcipes. He repucIs'e,'
he .Iicn oas d hat tte Fremonters wero sec.ou.
He u.tlol.d bis Colleagues ~ carry On thc w"a az" AZ.
b,raueIDy igor. Fillmore was cenouiced a. -
tnioris. On he -ubi.c. Of Slavery IN ce'.ean ~.
leon Fillmore hsd sioe!e voter, IKE inc w"h ~ VI
I'm r1itb he lantern by his sdc-li Voice-a antx
.n,r,alInsr man nj, ,bt be considered a. the ms. 0.
III" t,;be lCon.icelable app.ausel. Mr. Coniaa
Ds,tou argued oIh p'pseht saicas2 asshs.
to' v1le accu .atio9s OF oi the BuchaItes snn
F;Iu oIeitfs in cenouncDs Repubnca.s a. ee'
80 MT Judge ELr,XLEY followed 10 soue
Nv remsAs in keeppg w.h his esotLer speak-
lS' 10 Tine. h. observed, had never akered the
Sa.;s Of iudepenaence and the spirit Of Liberty mus
Sv,r ,fun:n Inherent in the hearts Of every true
American. With all .he armies tEat daspos might
mise the so3d never vanGuish fru'h and Justi.c
The meeting adcursel untl neat hIlday evening wi.s
usual Lttuya ioy lie p2~iOic PatLlndei an1 us
popu'sr coeojutor Dayton. l. is wcIhy OF fe'na,s'
t5ai in every Fremont Club tle-e cIits tie tam. ma
tsrIal unaDiu .y sohdity o. az, em2nt, end fonmb
tonstteLcy proving that The people arc vice swass
10 their vital Interests. snd cen 40 lager De aupta oy
the .opbisiry OF those sou Ude lAibaTADs' u. "H'
crXtrs.
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vR. TEAS1ER ~ SELF DEFENSE.

T, Il, Eiiso, = p: ). !. Trf1' 4.
SIR: l have noticed a !oar Journal an att
c xa:c. has tsea puL4sasc by Ba.on HUMBOLDT IN
The Sgsrer,cIe T. gag "a relation - my translation
u. hs Essay on he Islsrd Of Cuba, published by
D,iby & j ,cksor. As your readers nay he led to
in'eE that heYe wllraly mu;ilsted work OF that
great writer. ,eq-s., yo- will publish the following
explanatory
B''rg e,sro.s Of pls,;rg tie hsuds Of American
:esces saoa n'o-na;la IL relation 70 the slanc Of
CLba a. my s.scis, Afd enabled to obtain, mtde
tA= tran. stion -ef=,red :c a. beng the bert work
ySc ever tttn o. :ht sui jet. In undertaking this
Isbor was Lot aUarr that any English version OF tne
80 : nh1 .Ver been ms5e, and | Gsed the Spanish
eoro1 or te1' simply because, being gnoran' OF the
French isDg~age co-d lot tsnsls the E;say from
that tongue.
A 1t was written tblty yess ago, during which time
The material ceytlc pueut Of CLba had beer very
g'6ai, continus'ion Of Baron IIumboldts remarks
btcane rtcessary. n order 20 brig the suoie t mat,
Ter ap 10 the present time, and this labor | hsye in
serec in notes. In carving out the design of work
"a t4bs desm that | couo take up tn subject
bt more appropriate point than that where the illus
;nous sutbor bac LEFT il in l-25.
The chapter COR aimed Of o. berg omitted is dis
tinct es;ay On S.svCry, Grc j. 40 enttled in the
yolrme WHERE ii II published. Cub, ia only accident.
ally III utta 10 il H. while II begins with this express
declaraton ~ here close the Erqmep or Political
E.say on Cuba in which have presented the st ste
4" Of ts important Spanish possession ii a. present
'tAi..s.' BaroL Han bolCts complaint is LOT that
lave nutlattd bis essay CGba, bu that have not
published all the ate- contained in the volume from
which save translated tis work that important
slaud would ada tha' no one entertsins higher
or mere sincere regald than 90 Tor the great ana
eraole name of Alexander Won Humboldt
Iwculd ask those journals tha, may have auded to
OF published the article IA question to publish aso this
6tiCs. - -
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ccmrcura Of the srs..t rarsltJ mirsre'e't'oon' ~
lons.t tren.stoD OF foseres the Comm zee
dared to sho" by proof Ius Sn no.,...on It shall he
soudsed hmi sd !; far .,s fbssed TO
,S s rs ,sat ms ,v Of the COmmee. .n'""s
thi. fact ave loaned Themselves to FFe 'oe"i
awb state Of ns. before them the maj,ny >, -
Commi,toe have bsen reete'a eoousn az .ms ouroosc5v
sunS1, w9Sn ,o S 6 % The f. and nooS'; 20 s4'c, e.
a6ds... Of he nscs nSi ths Sac. rule Of Al codes
Of law ard morals, hat wiiliai saPP''''0"
,, n, blusbns impudsnce-the brszen issho9d OF
.h, dOeHm.n, % o se, the high obligation. they
snd ho !: ia.e to n%'s . ana no hS ~
opu.s,ioT 10 the dirty Tos % Pa"y AZ II he
we're SsieI. 4, ,Sl a, Luei.r'
49,. h hch contra iicting these ~atement' WI srv
y. yibr contained IL this report. wheo It Is seen
nat 20 Ti responsibility Of TN. gusse nc' mine let teo.s
h brought this base rle Of frauds ald Pctue: in1 tes
soo.s sns the country II de.eTes more than have
sci. Of although has cost the people large sums saa Con
res mueh slime, in It's PTer.fs' ioa - o.. s,o,..
spch faets as contains are not surpassed oS 1e
Of GulyeI Manebauseu the widest fanes' OF hst 9us
lent peve made Tor eieeuoneeins purposes unworthy
the consideration Of lust r-eE ~, - IL,
Mr. SHERMAS--Tbat is sufficient. I1ere are owner
extracts which have m k=d that reflect personally
or the character Of majority Of th's o lse. a. they
do not affect me- excep, n member of his body
have not esked that they should be rea1 l ola not
hear the gentleman from tcnuessee uteI Tue lanSuSo
which has been report I'd because At the time he made
this part Of ls speech not within the bar oi the
House If had hear il then. should at once have
called the attention Of the House to IT. J nav" now
but this to say tho pgusZ read by the Clerk /. vo-
lative Of the rules of the i0use-a creach OF para-
mentsry cecOrum-and of hat gentle nsriy courtesy
which oueht to prevail be members OF this BODY
And Sir il is not tru,. TITS ia all | wish to say, and
ell that ttC extracts read demand
The whole country should have looked at this
y hiVelrp A MIR sherman nlIpt the UlDWg.
He did'nt dare open his head. He is the man who
springs TO do errands for Bully Brooks, when an
anti duelist speaks out tho honest sentiments OF
bis mind as in the case of Mr. Woodruff OF Con-
necticut. aid then goes siraghtway and mlsrePrc.
septs the conversation IN letter TO the Bully, and
when called upon, as be was by Mr. Woodruff. to
explain his conduct, said he might hare been mis-
taken, he wrote from memory When Tennessee
voted the noble and gallant Cullom out of Con
gress, to give place to this savage bantam-eock, 1t
did the very thing to lower its own dignity and to
lessen the opinion of States in its sound Judgment
New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-16
AMERICAN MEETING AT ALBANY.
ALBANY, Friday, Aug. /

ALBANY, Friday, Aug. Il, ls56.
The American meeting last night was one of the
present from New York, Troy, Lansingburgh, Green
leland, Cohoes, and Gnenbusb II is estmsted that
pot css than l. OOo pcrops the ground ana in
the hall of the Capitol. The principal speakers were
+. A. Talmadge, W. G.. Issbrouck, Francis Granger,
Geo. Copway, l.. +. Wood, Thomas H. Bond, h. o:
Perrin, Samuel Slower of Troy, and Others. Several
bands Of music and largo number of banners trsn.-
extended from the Capitol steps around the Park,
down state street to the Post Office and distance
along Broadway John n. Mder was the President.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-16

II the HsGeizfsd PTtu:
The Cabinet has not ordered discontnlarcc OF the
Kansas prose cutons.
Nj Blair, Solicitor of the Court OF Claims, has ap-
pointed John ID. Mcpherson as bic Deprty, and it is
-eid TIE President las appointed Dan'l Radcliffe As
sisfart Solicitor, as PROVIDED by the feent low.
There is no truth in the rumor that Mr.. Dobb,n i. to
supers ede Mr.. Mason ms Minister to France.
Gen. Lane Of Oiegon has been Offered the Cover
nor-bp OF Washington Territory. He declined it.
Recent sovices received somewhat exenuate thu
conduct OF Gov. Stevens in that Territory.
The majority of the Naval Committee Of the IiO 1se
have agreed 10 strike from the Senate bill "Amenda
toy OF the act to promote the efficiency Of The Navy
the sections authorizing promotions from the reserved
lst, while the minority simply propose to leave the
en.ire matter TO the President and Senate. There is
no prospect Of final action the bill this ion.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-16
FIVE LIVES LOST IN BOSTON HARBOR.

BoSroS Friday, Avg. i5, 1856.
4 yaclt was sull; in our harbor yesterday by com.
ing in collision with an East Boston ferry boat. Out
oi ten persons on LosId the yacht the following were
drowned viz Mr.. Samuel Robinson, Mrs j. Eryne,
Miss II. Greenoush, Miss Mary T.. Hamilton and Mary
{. Hamilton.
county Fremont ratification meeting is to be he'd
in Fsneuii Hall on the 18th inst. Tie Hon. n. /.
Banks and other notabilities are TO be present.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-16

without accomplishing the object for which they
met, notice ttrg given them By certain dis
tneuisbed South Americans, that il they persisted
in requesting Mr III lmore to withdraw, that they,
the South Americana, should declare for Fremont
in preference TO Buchanan. A storm ia brswing
New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-16
TIiK ARABIA Al HALiFAX-ACCIDENT ON
THE WAY UP.
IIIfiTAN. ficay, Aug.

UtLiIAN Fn6ay, Aug. To, 800;
The steamship Arabia arrived here at 10 o'clock thus
morning from Bos.on. She experienced thick fos on
the way No. and touched ground Yesterday morning
rear Sesl I.and She is Taking considerably, but the
extent of the damage has not yet been a5ccnalntd.
Size will not cave here be fore tl- evening, aud per-
haps No. iii tomorrow morning.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-16

Z ay probsb'y ipctre TO him. The Moth Is eIth1,'-
asiic even beye,d It's wort in this contest and grsvr
men deo.srt that since the time Of WashiDgton 10
,oh eeuobstra,icn tss ben witnessed 10 the Es,r"
S's'es The Convention At Philadcpbs for the NOM
nat!cn Of FTtmo nt ano Daytan.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-16

AMAr1tn or TAsrT.--h fos wotAs $50 -tstS
individuel arrived at Kew Beatori, bays "e 80
o,d AS ,silcrs On board OF opc Of ouI "LI'oa'sy, W,
T1sy b.orgod TO rome OF Tho i.leL's in the s,u's
Pacific, where human h,.h is CONSIDERS s.,d ,hs ."
sslir . ,bat cop be procured. On berg Iatei"S nr.
a. to which they prcfcfed TOR olnne' ,s",si, n :,
ii.bman or FrcDchnpb, they spoke es' -, e,
saSor a .he Gc,mer, &c 'he rsssos thai a. we
ju1.' .
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o,be. rssp,,,, sri toss tas most important We have
hen be',.vc. ursu.nCCs,? veil sst.s6ed.
ian ST. rs,r Z .folly,
sar,-v, Hot,! \. ls-k, suE. IS, 1850. 'EhE FosrEk
Nv s. Oft voyss. printed By order q Tbs Hous
New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-16
IOWA ELECTION.

CHICAGO, Friday, Aug. l5, i-36.
Reliable accounts from Iowa state that in the LIST
Congre e.sional District, Curtis Republican, has ma
ioriiy of $50 votes Hall, Border Rufau, with
only four small counties in the extreme west TO be
heard from.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-16
MARINE DISASTER.

BosIoS, Friday, Aug. -, 1880.
Tic steamer Admiral, arrived at rcrtlsnd. reports,
at noon yesterday, saw an English ship n'de o' oae
ALT. a1parertly water. logged. A United States
,Icanrnr hiOnoaidE.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-16
The YELLOW FEVER AT CHARLESTON.

CmARLEsTON, s C., Friday, Aug. l., ls5G.
There are no new case Cf yellow fever in the city.
There is little apprehension lt that the disease viii
bt come epidemic.
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DIED.

CoLBY-O Friday, Jan. % at y o'clock m aged 2 years
Mr. CORNELIA wifi Andrew g. Colby, and daughter
Of Charles Tompkns OF Hudson. 800. -, +,
The and friends Of family fully invited
10 attend her funeral her late residence No IL hyng
ton street Sunday afternoon IL o'clock her remains
will be Hudson for nterment on Monday morning
Hudson and Boston papers please copy
CORWIN-On Friday Jan 25 Of dropsy the brain aged
year and 10 days EDWARD TANJOR, only child OF George
s. end Maggie L. Corwin. a., g,
The relatives and friends the family respectfully invited
Z. c. Corwin No III Warren street Jersey City
He sleeps alone--our irst-bOrn son
Too beautiful for earth.
The remains inferred the Cemetery Of the Evergreen
GLOUCEsTER-On Wednesday Jan. p STEPHEN H.,
eldest the Rev james and Elizabeth Gloucester IN me
18th wear Of his age. - 81, -
His funer will take place Saturday 18th AZ II O'clock,
from the dwelling Of his father No 40 West Broadway
LATUROP-Ou Thursday afternoon, Jan. "a, At Stamford
Conn Mrs ESTHER +. LATHROP, mother-i1~lsw OF
c. X. Garrison esq, in the 6A year Of her
The funeral services will take place Oh Sunday afternoon a.
O'Clock. in the PRESBYTERIAN Church, Stamford.
Buffalo aid ST. Louis papers viii please copy.
PECKHAM-On Wednesday evening Jan. % aged ii years
lOmonhs and p dayf, SETH w. PECkHAM IT, the eldest
son OF Seth ". and Julia +. Peck ham.
the family respectfully invited
TO attend the residence Of his No
81 West Tweny.sxth street between Broadway ami sixth
avenue Saturday 26th, at without tufther notice
PHILIPS-In Brooklyn, on Friday Jan. 25 aged year,
months and p days, THEODORE PHILLIPS, only son o
George s. and Emira Phillips. -.
family respectfully invited 10 attend hrs
funeral D. Sunday Jan. n from the corner
OF Carroll and johnson streets Brooklyn.
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SECOND BOARD



There has been fair amount of business in the
Stock market to-day the principal activity being in
Erie of which there were sorle considerable sales in
addition to those printed. The market was lower,
with but few exceptions and in the decline
was IL g cent; we could hear of special reason
for the fall Il appears to be one Of the heavy
"terms' of the Stock market which ike the heated
or cold terms of the weather can be more easily
described by some financial Merriam after than before
they have terminated. Erie fell off 7 e cent closing
at SCH Reading was dull al ESQ; New-York Central
declined to sl3 Panama, 99i; Cumberland was 23i;
Nicaragua, 22l and firm In Western Shares there
less doing. Cleveland and Pittsburgh was firm and in
demand at 60 63I Galena sold at lO5 which appears
very cheap for stock which has paid % per cent du
ring the past year beside retaining large surplus and
which has averaged Il per cent dividend during
eral wears New-Jersey and Hartford and New Ha-
ven are selling at 1913 1874 and not yielding nearly as
large dividends. Chicago and Rock Island sold at &c
sol Michigan Southern sol. Michigan Central s9l.
In Railroad Bonds the business was small and the ten
dency downward. State Stocks are quiet at abou.
previous prices.
The Exchange market closed dull. The supply of
bills from the south was large. Sterling II act.
Francs 527I 5.2l4.
The business Of the Sub-Treasury was: Paid,
s2l3,6s9 o. Received, slsO,Oss Is Balance,
s2,C44,54s SO. Paid for Assay Office 5000 i5. Paid
on discussing Checks, slO,se5 IS.
The imports of Dry Goods for the week are again
very large including the argoesof the three steam
ers. The aggregate Is g 81 $50 against o26 723
The figures are: