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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-09

-sf- - Before Recorder Barnard. Nr
Dsc G-Ihe nrstcase dispoeed Of this morning was :
charge Of orjery preferred against John Graham. He
pleaded guilty TO the fourth grade Of that offence and Was
remanded for sentence.
JOHN alias Stephen Gordon ticket seller was placed
on trial charged with committing violent assault and
battery on John Dulawarrie. The complainant testified
that he arrived in this city from Key West on the 10th Of
August that while shpboard he was beaten by Gordon
and boatman, and compelled 10 jump overheard TO
save himself rom the attack The jury rendered ver-
dict OF guilty; whereupon the Recorder stated publicly
that any person should apply 70 him out Of court in no
ference 70 the sentence, no should impose much
severe sentence than be otherwise would do.
E-Recorder Smith, counsel for the defendant, replied
that he never applied to Judge out Of court In favor OF
client, and when In court aldavs pertaining the
case. gsiR
Recorder Barnard stated that he did not mean TO have
bis remarks apply TO Mr.. Smith, but 70 the New York
politicians.
James s Adness, who was jointly indicted with John
CAndee for attempt at burglary In the first degree
both OF them having been caught the premises Of Mr.
Western The only evidence against them that they
had burglars tools in their possession and that the officers
discovered mark on tho basement door, which
pended W length TO jimmy belonging TO of the ac
cused parties Adness was instructed by his counsel
plead guilty to an attempt at burglary In the third de-
greea plea which the prosecuting officer willing to
accept but he refused 10 do So and concluded run his
chances the trial The jury convicted him of an Mt
tempt TO commit burglary and the Court sentenced him
to the State prison for two years and six months
John Candee was induced TO plead guilty to the
charge and he reanded till Saturday for sentence
Felix vansine indicted for stealing $40 from room.
mate, pleaded guilty 10 petit larceny, and was sent TO
Blackwells Island for six months
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The stock market active to-day and fair business
was done in most descriptions. The most remarkable
movement Of the day in Illinois Central which adj
vanced from Box to 60 per cent closing In the afternoon
at 6sa Did, The advance appears have arisen prima.
ry from some orders from England by the Persia il was
however, materially assisted by the purchases of opera
tors who had been free sellers for future delivery n ana
about Sc per cent We notice sharp correspondence in
the London papers on the subject Of the merits Of this pro-
perry That It's business is increasing there can be no
question: how profitable this business u.s. time will deter
nine Hudson River took start again this morning
rising TO A. which price several hundred shares changed
hands Central pretty steady at Yesterdays price
in the afternoon il closed at an advance Of "
per cent since yesterday afternoon. The Western
shares are steady and in good demand Stouinpton an
seldom heard OF in our market, is wanted at 10 Der
cent u IS understood that this company will pay q div
dend in January. This shows what good management
VIII produce There slight demand this morn
ing Tor the Eric securities but change in price, State
stocks continue depressed less however in consequence
political reasons than from the prospect OF new issues
The street seems satisfied to-day that the John Brown af
'ar has blown over In the afternoon the market
moderately active and stocks closed steady at the follow
ing observation-disclosures 6's, SO u; Canton, 16H II;
Cumberland Coal Preferred II II; Pacific Mail Steam
ship, 70 u; New York Central, 500 5s Erie OK
n; Hudson River, 4ok al; Harlem, 9I 10; Harlem
preferred, s5 u; Reading, 4o9i Al Michigan Central
800 30; Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana. 7
~ do guaranteed, 171 IS; Panama, 1874 i; Illinois
Central, 5oK II Galeaa and Chicago, esq u; Clcye
land and Toledo goa "a Chicago and Rock Island 6,iz
Az
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Our Havana COrrespondence.


The Prime Minister Of SpainHis luminosity 70 Everything
EngLishCdpaia Generals Secret Instructions as TO the
Stare Tade-R9is.ration Of The Slares Abandoned-Slde
Trade Reopened in Cuba de-, dc.
am anxious to submit fof your consideration the fol.
lowing remarks the present peculiar state of things
existing between England and Spain
The present Prime Minister of SPAIN Gen ODonnen is
The ayowed enemy Of everything English This may &C
count for the bitterness with which the Madrid papers
have for some time past been abiding Englands pos
session OF Gibraltar.
The Spanish officials here are all Of opinion tina. Louis
Napoleon seeking opportunity quarrel with Eng
land and that the pretext will certainly grow cut OF the
"Spansh- Morocco difficulty
Another Of irritation TO England will be the news
that all restriction TO the African slave trade has lust been
Withdrawn here The Captain General has received secret
instructions place obstacle 10 the way Of the savers
consequently the troops that stationed at notorious
points along the coasts Of the island have all been with
drawn into barracks The registration Of the slaves has
been abolished and decree secretly issued to the Lieu
tenant General and other local authorities the effect
"hat they interfere with the slaves
after they are once landed on the island.'
You may depend upon II, ODonnel would like nothing
better than 70 pick quarrel with England if he could
count upon France to help him. serranO's new officials
as rats arriving every day from Spain ThA
new Captain General Scrrano, is himself nephew in law
Of Bon Mariana Borre Of the notorious slave
dealers In Caba 1t s said that some time ago Serruno
sent 10 borrow from Borrel $50 600 which the latter de-
cned TO lend dreaming tia, his dear nephew was
60 coon 10 become Captain General.
The slave trade then, has been reopeDed in Cuba on
greater scale than before known and the only
way TO put stop TO il VIII be for the English and Aler
can governments TO their vessels from the inter
mnabe and pestferous Of Africa and send n COM
biDed squadron TO blockade Cuba, which is the only
market for slaves and feel convinced that this is the
only measure calculated TO wound their PRIDE and induce
Them 70 put end to the infamous traffic Let the gov
ernments recommend the utmost cord.aity 70 exist be-
tween their respective vessels and they will capture
plenty of prizes
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Brooklyn City News.

Boar CnHzED In THE EAST RIvn-On NAN DRowsED
AND NARROW EscApE or SEVERAL O1HERs-Yesterday
morning about halfpas eight o'clock small boat, con-
ning eight United StaAcs soldiers, including sergeant
and two boainsn (brothers named sheehan, was cap
sized in the East river, opposite Woodruff 4 Robbins
Dock fool Of Amty street. The soldiers had Just arrived
from Boston, and were being taken 10 Governor Island
by the sheehans The crew Of French schooner lying
datcy, and succeeded in rescuing all but one manthe
younger Sheehan, whs drowned. The deceased was
about eighteen years Of age. boatman named Conner
rs charged passed close by the drowning without
offering assistance. All would undoubtedly have persisted
had it not been for the brave conduct of the French
sailors The sergeant and Of the soldiers were quite
exhausted Officer DohertY, Of the First precinct police
took the former TO the Union Hotel in Atlantic street. and
the other was provided for at house in Congress street.
KILLED BY FALLING Down SrAIRs.-Mr. Archibald
Graham, aged about sixty years, residing at No 200
Adephi street, fell down fight Of stairs while going to
his bedroom on Wednesday night and fractured his skull
He survived but few moments. The deceased had been
in feeble health for some time
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Supreme Court.
Before Hon. Judge Clerke.
THE WALL STREET FERRY CASE.


DEC S-Jaco6 Sharpe Us. The Mayor and Comn.osauy-
This important briefly opened last week and then
adjourned. II was now continued The first paper read
affidavit from the Comptroller Robert 7 Haws, in
which he sets forth that he has held his office since Janu
ary 1852 and that he believes judgment has been
vered against the city In this action for N 426 49, that
the action commenced before he cams into office, and
the 18th Of September 1858, referred TO NJ G. Ha
5ngton ESQ., that consent had been given 10 the refe
renee and he believes given; and that the Cor
poraon Counsel has declined 70 make or bill of OK
ment and is in the hands Of the Sheriff Tho Comp
roer after recitng other facts says that he ID adj
yised by William Curtis Noyes that the defendants have
good defence upon the merits and he verify believes the
same TO be true he therefore submits certain papers from
the Board Of Aldermen and Assistants, and by his
sci moves to have the judgment suspended and trial
ordered The rs paper, after recting that the Wall
street Ferry Company anticipated making large profit by
hc lease OF the ferry from the foot OF Wall street TO
and the Of their disappointment asks the
common Souncn FOR permission TO surrender said lease
pPyn payment 70 the essees OF the expended the
uohg anu establishing the same to reduce the annual
zen. " he sum o. 50, coo. On the 9Th Of October 1883
we voume on Fnar In the Board Of Assistant Alder
the rent of the Wall street ferry be reduced
10 I'VE sho sane collars year-which report was accent
ed, andthe resolution adopted by 10 votes On October
e. CoQ4uee on Ferpjs OF the Board of Aldermen ro
ported in tayor OF conclrrng with the resolution and the
motion was carried on division. The essees were sub
soqueny epjoned from taxing possession Of Inc sims and
abe lease was conveyed TO the plaintiff who elaine nat he
INJURED 10 the amount Of Sl3 600 bcsdes coss the
case stands adjourned
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Supreme Court--Special Term.
Before Hon. Judge Clerke.

Dec S.-DEunoss---Henry Chdmberlin Us Theodore n.
decentralization to set aside inquest and Judgment with
out costs.
AdonVdh p. Qudckenbush rs Richard Oliver and others
It does notappear at what time Mary died az TO deter
mine whether supplemental should be filed or an order
entered merely allowing the action TO be continued.
Mercedes G.. Aontalrdn u.s. Bertrand {. als-Order al
loved
~ Before Hon. Judge James
Etisdbdh B. Jordan Us. Frank Rtres--This case must
be referred TO take the proofs and report the facts TO the
urt tsSr HI
The Pep5etr REL 61, Of JOB Roberts ps Frances Nanlc
and SarGh 5raY is clear that far as Miss Frances
Stanley Is tencerncd that The commitment was right ard
fully warranted by the testimony, and the motion for hi
In the case II MIG Stewart there was no sulcsnt
grounds her arrest and detention and therefore
she mus be discharged Let order be entered in &C.
coroance with the foregoing El
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Alleged Embexzlement or $50, 900.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.
Before Hon Judge Incersoll

DEC S-Walsam B. Dinsmore, President Of adams
kpress Company, Nathan AayoneyThis is an action
Drought py the Adams Express Company against the dc
iendant 70 recover some $50 Co., alleged have been en-
Oy MIN whilst acting as the agent Of tie company
at Montgomery, Alabama Two packages Of mopey--one
$4,000 and the other $40 o0o-were loo, NJ diaoren,
times the first IN March, 1866 and the latter about
septsmnsr' 1871 The $1,000 package received a.
warded by the way of Atlanta Georgia. 70 cojnrobus
It was sent by The way Of Montgomery, Alabama. The
evidence In the case has not yet been fully az
the loss Of either Of the packages and The case IN ali
probability will occupy several days The defendant
states that he will be fully able to showtha he never
received the package Of $4,000 from the messenger sad
the messenger, whose receipt he has fer the sae The
plaintiffs are still reading dispositions taken Charleston
and otner places.
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The import Of last fiscal year. like the export is thus in
excess Of that of any previous fiscal year. with the ex
cepton of lS567tbe year preceding the crisis 1t will
however, fall largely short Of that of the current fiscal
year 1s596o unless importers should decide to re-
duce their orders for foreign goods next spring As
general rule, the above table shows healthy and pro-
gressre movement of trade.
With regard TO the export of SPECIE which has attracted
so much attention both here and abroad the folio wing
are the figures for the past ten years.-
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compares as follows with that Of ID
Domsaic Produce Classified.
Fisheres-embracing spermaceti
and whale oils, dried and salt
nsn.
Products Of the forest--embraciDg
staTes and headings, shingles,
botrds, plank and scantling,
hswn timber, other timber, oak
bark and other dye, all manu-
lectures Of wood, naval stores,
nhes, ginseng, skins and furs.
Products OF agriculture-of ami
r1ale, beef tallow, hides, horned
cattle, butter, cheese, pork,
hams and bacon, lard, wool,
hogs, horses, mules and sheep.
Vegetable food-Wheaf, 1our, In
dian corn, Indian meal, rye
meal, rye, oats, and other small
gram, and pulse, biscuit or shop
bread, potatoes, apples and
OnlDnS. ............. ...s $3.50.
ManrfActures-R Refined sugar, wax,
chocolate, spirits from grain, do.
I nlolasses, do. other materials,
vinegar, beer, ale, porter and
cider in casks and bottles, lin
seed oil, household furniture,
carriages and parts, railroad
cars and parts, hats Of fur and
silk, do. palm leaf, saddlery,
hunks and valises, adamantine
and other candles, soap, snuff,
tobacco manufactured, gunpow-
der, leather, boots and shoes,
cables and cordage, salt, lead,
iron, pig, bar, nails, castings,
and all manufactures Of, copper,
brass, and manufactures Of,
drugs and medicines, cotton
piece goods, printed or colored,
white other than duck, duck and
all manufactures OF, hemp,
thread, bags, cloth, and other
manufactures Of, wearing appa-
rel, earthen and stone ware,
combs and buttons, brooms and
brushes Of all kinds, billiard
tables and apparatus, umbrcl-
las, paraeols and sunshades, mo-
rocco and other leather not sold
by the pound, fire engines,
printing presses and type, musi-
cal instruments, books and maps,
paper and stationery, paints and
vernish jewelry other manufac.
lures Of gold ana silver, glass,
tin, pewter and lead, marble and
stone, bricks, limo and cement,
indiarubber shoes and mapufac-
tures, Lard oils, oilcase, artificial
lowers.
Articles Tot enumerated, manu-
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The inquiry for United States SIS at 94< continues the
6's bonds OF 1868 nominally at 98 100 Business
doing IN Pennsylvania SIS certificates at 49, In the bonds
at s5 S65 and in Pennsylvania Central Railroad at So
Maryland, "a 95x Massachusetts, 1OOK lO2I.: Wiz,
GINA 5's IS 49, 6's, IS 81 Canada 6's us; Nova
Scotia, 1lo1s 1l11s New Brunswick, Ill liz
Sattertbwaite says
The market in London for American securities remains
steady at rather improving quotations For the various
State stocks and the best class Of railroad bonds there
good demand Illinois shares have advanced from "a to
mittee had advised the Board OF Directors in New York TO
make call OF $40 per SHARE payable February 1860
This recommendation is believed will be in accordance
with the views Of the Board hence the call Is regarded as
defntvc thing The debenture bonds are much wanted
to pay the call also the free land bonds by parties
money and 9614 q for account.
The demand is still active Brokers paying per cent
for all they borrow and very choice short
go with difficulty at 6X per cent Most Of the rst class
which passes into the hands of the discount brokers
goes at as. The Treasurer, however, reports mo-
derae demand for his treasury notes. which shows that
the present activity in the market not expected to last
There is nothing doing in foreign exchanges today:
there is no regular steamer for Liverpool or SOUTHAMPTON
before the Cunarder on Wednesday next from Boston, The
leading drawers are heavy buyers Of cotton bills in the
South and is safe TO expect that they will be willing to
draw next Monday and Tuesday on very reasonable
terms.
The following table gives the prices Of sight bills on
New York at the cities mentioned expressed in the cur
rency of the city where the bills are Sold
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MoRroy,1tiE, n. Y. Dec. q

MoR1oN'ItiE, y. Y, Dec. 8, lb53 4
JANIS GoRpoS BEsxErr.~-
not'ce in your paper of the 5'h inst the death Of
James T. Morgan, OF Manhattan Engine Company No. s.,
oy nena -re- sv,FnVine Company 10. 49, while pro
S ,1 H SIS e Z '''v place. VII you
Rank .gtl
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si ss2s, oos ae2 ESQ esq a24 Al ass ass


viii thus be seen that exports greater in the
fiscal year ending June 30 last than in any previous year
with the exception Of 1861 The excess over former
years partly in specie and partly in domestic exports
We shall show further on that this excess in domestic ex-
ports mainly in cotton the export Of breadstus having
been unusually small during the year ending in June last
The parallel between me export movement OF the last
fiscal yesr and that o. 1867, the year just preceding
the crisis, is TOO striking 70 escape notice.
We menoned shove that details Of the import move
ment have yet been Published We are simply tsld that
the exports rather than in excess Of
the imports This satisfactory result s mainly due TO the
moderation with whicour importars purchased foreign
goods during the hst ak months of the year 1853 The
following table will show how the fiscal year 1859 com
pas with previoA years in respect of both imports and
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Deiore lion. Judge Mocarthy.

DO NOT gEEP VICIOUS DOG.
DEC s.--Renry r. Bush gs. Ricscra oorses.-Ihs was
nm action for injury cone the plaintiffs child who was
bitten by vicious cog tclong ng 70 the defendant Yer
oct FOR plaintiff 500
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The cotton and tobacco Of the slave States are in fact
the greal staple export Of this country at the present time
will be noticed in examining the above table, that the
export Of breadstu and other products Of agriculture
much less in 1859 than in 1S57-S This Is due to
our poor harvest in 1855, and the excellent har-
vests abroad which checked the export Of breadstus
to Europe Cotton shows o thirty millions Of
dollarsan enormous The increase 10 Of due
to the extent Of the crop of 1885, and the high price
manded abroad II is probable that the cotton export Of
the present year will exceed $780, The crop
larger than that Of 1885, perhaps by half million bales
and the price, thus far, s well maintained. can never
be too often repeated in the present organization Of COM
mercal affairs that the cotton crop Of the United States
mainstay and backbone Of our foreign commerce Any
accident To the cotton crop would bring about general
revulsion every increase in the growth Of cotton in
not only the wealth Of the Southern planters put
the commerce. industry and general prosperity Of the
whole cou, w.
The steamship Persia arrived rather Unexpectedly this
morning. with advices from London TO 25th ut Consols
x higher the 2Sh, being quoted at 9eH; French
rentes were also higher closing 25th at 1920 The
demand for money in the London market had active
but not excessve bullion was steady but bar silver was
rather lower. Both cotton and breadsufis quiet
Spinners had heard that the s'king rost' had done
but little injury TO the crop, and were looking for de-
cline In prces-he stock at Liverpool being enormously
large. In some places decline of Is the quarter on
wheat reported at the Close however, just before the
steamer siled, better demand prevailed. Provisions
were quiet The conciatory tone OF the Times, and the
understanding that all aspertes between the British and
French governments were being smoothed over, were
exercising decidedly beneficial effect on trade finance
and public securities.
The return from the Bank Of England for the week end
Qu;xya
pared with the previous week.
Public deposits f8 062 OH Increase 81 6S7 Oab
Other deposits ..13 1852 $50 Decrease. es0057
Rest 3,lS6, o72...... Increase. 5,ll6
On the other side Of the account
Gov. securities flO, 925 1857 Unchanged
Other securities 19,06S sos. Increase. f1S77lS
Notes employed. 9,640, Increase. 397O36
The amount Of notes in circulation is f2O 44 1885, being
decrease Of FL 125 and the stock Of bullion in both
departments is ,e64, showing increase q
fl24 1884 when compared with the preceding return
The following are the last quotations of American stocks
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The trade tables Of the commerce Of the country for
the fiscal year ending the Both June last have at
length been partially footed up and find the results ia
the Washington Constellation 1t seems that tho total ex
ports for the year including specie and foreign produce
reexpcrted amounted to about 1856 900 900, and the
imports i the same period 10 about $685. Oo0 OF the
imports we have no details The detailed figures of the
exports compare as follows with the previous fiscal
years
Enports 1866. 1867 1873 1858 o.
Dom 4SS 051 27s l3 25 O33 27s 3s2 $50
For. do. l6,378,b7S 23,9766l7 2O,e6O 24l 200O0O0o
specie... A,l4S,279 eO,o7sa52 52,633l47 575O2,aO5
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Last fiscal years export Of specie (Which for the
most part in the early months Of the year 1850 will thus
be seen TO be in Of the export Of any previous
year, with The exception Of 1851 me export during
the current fiscal year win likewise be veryl large;
though should foreign demand arise for Northern pro-
duce and the price Of cotton DO maintained abroad it is
possible that the export of specie next spring may be less
considerable than is at present anticipated.
We now turn 70 the exports Of domestic produce of
which furnished with brief classification which
compares as follows with that Of last year.
DoNsstic Produce Classified 1878. 1882
Fisheries embracing spermacet
and whale oils, dried and salt
fish. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S3,5 2o5 81 462 974
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The Boston Post Of yesterday thus notices the money
market Of that city,
On Saturday the supply Of money was somewhat Init
ca NJ the banks and considerable paper that Days
before would have been eagerly taken, forced ito
the street. where II paid to s per cent.
We hear Of nothing done on cali below per cent and
there seems TO be some contraction of loans all
Many o. the banks are rather short Of Specie and cannot
legallytenEmuch at any price, After New Year things
viii probably take an easier turn again. but banks
loan much more coin TO New York. this market cannot
borrow sufficiently in Wall street TO relieve Il and turn
the tide OF exchange Business, Of course very dull,
we except some branches Of retailing, and the general
grocery trade
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On the other side Of the account:

The amount Of notes In circulation is f2O 1885, being
decrease Of FL o2s 125 and the stock Of bullion in both
departments is slo,os5ee4, showing an increase q
fl24, 1884 when compared with the preceding return.
The following the last quotations of American stocks
Daily national Democrat., 1859-05-07

MeulCHT InsIIuIti oaCTdIntIIO sITttIi
below Montgomery, opposite Pacific Mail Steamship
Co.'s Office, San Francisco.