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ed mess At 80 $40 So and extra do Al 81 Is So 3D.
India and prime were quiet ana nominal Beef
hams were steady with hight GALES at $l2 so $i6. Cut
meats were hrmer and the demand fair; sales OF
shoulders Of &c. T1Sc., and hams at SIC. 9hc.
Lard was firm and in good demand, with gales Of about
40 Dds and uerces at iOxc. lie. Butter plenty
port demand.
RCr WAS in fair demand with sales Of 200 erces at &C.
41sc., and 100 do at 34c. a 43zc
SUGARS Refining goods were some less active and
buoyant while the better Of goods arm
and the advance OF No per To- weeks gales sustain
ed The sales embraced about 700 hhds Including l5O
New Orleans, by auction at &c 7'sc, usaal time The
remainder consisted OF Cuba muscovados including re-
timing goods at 6i4c &c, and grocery good, at sac
7c included Ia the sales Porto Rcos al t.
&c., and 254 hhds molado were sold at Al g. 4zSc
wmsKEY.-Thc sales embraced about 200 800 bbs
at 81 &c.
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CANNING AND SUICIDE on THE SouND.-At the morning
prayer meeting In the OLD South Chapel says the Boston
Journal Of the goth inst gentlemen made q statement
of sad case Of gambling and suicide on board tho
steamer Empire State last night. party of men who
appeared to be professional gamblers playing cards
in the cabin and urging the bystandes TO bet upon the
cards. They induced one gentleman who had been ap-
parenty interested in the game to put down forty dol
lars and by turn Of the cards swept into the
gamblers pocket. The loser appeared to be much agi-
tated and was seen soon after to go out upon the Deck
and in q few moments afterward q man who sup
posed to be him jumped overheard and was lost His
name not known. II is supposed that the chagrin
and modification which filed his mind when ne to
reflect how fooshy he had lost his money, led him to
commit the act The occurrence should warn all honest
not to put themselves in the Of the sharpers
who infest the lines OF public travel
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MH0HANDe. ApFh r. suuset-Ne vessels IN sight bound
b. Wind E. moderate; weather cloudy.
fort LAFAYETTE. Apra "A s..sstNo vessels in sight
Wind NNE, moderate; weather cloudy.
SANDY HOOK AprA r. Msset-Ns vesseis In sight
bound IN. Wind moderate weather cloudy. Two banks
and Eve brigs anchored at the Spit, bound out
Herald Marine CorrespsnAsaes.
BERMUDA, April 16-The steamer Pantagene Capt Mid.
dlesn, from Jamaica via 81 Domingo bound 70 Liverpool with
assorted cargo and thirty first class passenger arrived
March TO- has board family OF sayaxss from Dominica
and two Of the dAughus OF President 0earard from
ningo Hled Prncs klizsbeh and Rebecca Afer having
obtained full supply Of coal from the depot OF Todd,
Eq the Pantagene LEFT 81 Geoage the lAh for her de
nation.
The nall steamer Delta Capt Hunter from Halifax with
the kngish mails Of the 24h M arrived lh inst and saod
the same evening for 81 Thomas
The Globe, OF and from PHILADELPHIA, bound 70 Buenos
Ayres put Into st George the 18Th leaking badly The
agents are Messrrs Higgs and Hyand.
Tho whAeahip Europa of New Bedford out rs month"; with
LOCO bb Of OIL arrived u 81 George the 18Th She intended
70 return homo.
The shp Hero Capt Smith before reported having been
rohed Wa waitng wind 10 proceed her voyage Liver
pool Capt Smith had been found guilty OF aasaul and
imprisonment Of some colorod and fined f0 sermg
Ths britiah brig Henrea Capt Hodson, from New York
which port abe lott On the h INST, bound 0usdaloupe with
IN assorted cargo on board and deck load Of thirty mules
was thrown on her beam ends IN gala from 8. W., the
nsrhern part Of the 0uf Stream days aer abe len port
and lost twenty 1--WE Of the mues the whole Of her water
ohor thn9a She spoken the 18th the souh
.e Of Bermuda intending 20 INTO 81 George Tor sSppiy
Of wafer,
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Foreign and Domestic Mails.
TIM OF CLOSING AT rHB NEW YORK OPTION.
DoxEsTU. .Noth-Albsny, Buffalo and Canada. .3s r.
N Western ana @ Ms ii. T Es. RAJ RAJ W ..d IN
south and So W. mails. .5h A. NJ and ~ 2. NJ
Eastern man, BY ra,lrosd Ok A. u and Pm
by steamboat. =. n
SUNDAY AAnS on sunday all mails close As this
CALIFORNIA. By steamship Northern Light Saur-
The ovs s Man for California leaves &c Louis
every Monday and Thursday Al A. NJ Letters
Designed for u should be marked Overland, via
LAKE Crrr The Overland man from r. Jossph MOL 10 ssn
lake CITY, leaves St. Joseph every Monday and
Thursday, at A. NJ. Letters should be marked
sOverland. via St. Joseph"
10. PACIFIC BY steamship Northern Light, sa.ur:
EUROPE. BY steamship Persia, for Liverpool, - =
Wednesday, April Is ................ S< A. NJ
bAHA IAHDe On the day aer tho arrival Of each alter
nate Cunard packet 1t this port, being
month The steamer Karnak will b despatched
viz @l mails for the Bahama Istandseao b landed
HAvANA.....By seamah,D Quaker City, wednss.
Gay, April Zo....... l "A. II
rINX OF CLOSING AT THE LONDON OFFICE.
BoxBAY. The Overland mail TO Bombay closes London
- foDows:-Via karseiles on the Sd and 18th Of
each month Va Southampton On the I&h and
CA1cvrrA Sd. ih, leth sch. Va Msr,ell,es <nIlzn
10h, 9th via Southampton. AHH~H
CHINA, &c. Wa Marselles on the 10th and 2h Via South
ampton eth and 10Th.
Aus1HAA Via Garseiss and Sues on the lsA Wa South
MAuRn1us. Via Alden the 4h and zh Of the month
BRAnL......Vh Southampton on the 9th Of the month.
~ The Marsees mails despatched the OF above
dates Should any Of these dates fan Sunday
Ike srs on tn.
above dates Should any Of these dates fall Sunday the
nnaAl u despatched the morning previous
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Thus we find that the proportion Of VINE was SAX, of
spirts "a and Of BEER ale and porter IL per In
Balancing these statistics and considering that popua
kton of about thirty millions only about ls. i'd
per head per Of foreign beverages might pro-
nounce the people of the United States exceedingly
sober race AS such could highly appreciate them,
hut of course in estimate Of consumption have
lom,ted all calculation of the quantities of spirits
Fractured for home consumption and export In most
barts of the Union quantity Of spirits is dis
kned from molasses, barley and maize. Beer, too enters
Rar0ely into consumption but its peculiar quality, though
Good IN ~ UNITS for use esesohere Tho export trade
yn homemade sprt is q very large one, but,
hand, considerably less than could be anticipated,
relation to the South. There H, however, one great
arswback to the rapid increase in the consumption Of
SPIRITS in the States, vzthe high range Of temperature
IN the southern portions Of the country. We may, thee
ere safely intote that, at least, three jouths of the spirits
:mputed consumed in the NORTH, and that the light ioines
principally consumed in the South. Although there is
nothing in the consumption OF either foreign wine or
Esprit in the United States indicative OF excess, we believe
that the trade but in its infancy, 80 70 speak, and that
more liberal tariff would from the low value at which
these commodities could be obtained by the consumers
result in rapid expansion of the demand lis In vain for
governments calculate upon increased revenue from
high duties upon importatons. In the States the pro-
ducers of spirit strongly opposed to importaons nm
der the impression that their trade will be ruined To
some feeling has been observed here but
NE think tho American Executive may derive important
lessons from the operation Of our fiscal laws under lbe
-N and an enighted system.
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me NAN KILLED AND PROPERTY TO THE AMOUNT OF
$4,000 DESTROYED.
The Terre Haute lind Express says that on the even
M Of the 18th inst very destructive tornado visited
hat city The heaviest part of the storm passed
ouh part Of the city, and was ghtful IN its
Ehe following is the List Of property injured ana de-
he large engine house Of the Evansville and Crawfords
gpe p;;Foad was entirely destroyed and nov mass
e 10 German named Michael Kuhardt was in
hoe h = .erg terribly mangled about tue head aad
1sx.-s,. 70, engines and ear IN the house, the
Rev. WIN. B. nas cen ascertained. The dwelling
sna. 4 ser on the Evansville and Craw-
. efanf0a was unroofed, and one side torn out
Zoe ~ q Henry Stokeman's house was blown down
s1e damage was done 70 a, r. Moor xoorne s o~ ,so
5ouse, distance of three hundred yards.
- q consisting Of two passenger cars ana one
Ar, acar of the and KarSaa were .afn rod over s
iy the flying timbers from the engine house, .
W. q thousand yards Hager's ice house was un-
" aaggerty & MalOney's candle factory was de,
y -; Simpson Co.'s book bindery was unrooted
. belfry Of the Catholic church was blown over
Z sqs mas Of ruins across Firth street. We have
..seast part Of the city W. s. Cooper's house was
Dr less injured, and fear moro damage has been
-, of which we are not yet appraised. most miracu-
rope from death, or more frightful injury was that
4 = b, rployee on the E. and @. Raread named
=, who seeing that he could not escape from the
a.eu building, turned large box over himself, and
,scnped unscathed.
We have been over the ruins In the region Of Hagera
&c house. In addition TO the foregoing we found Peter
hillipg house blown to pieces; n Davis house shat
sad and furniture demolished Leander Warren house
swn over, his arm broken and head injured his child
agen from it, crib covered with rubbish. fast asleep
had anipjured. VIM. woolens house agnileas mass O
niied no two rods from the foundRton his wife and
No children slightly injured Widow hurray's house
osn from it's foundation eighteen inches Alex Thomas
,se moved James kcCruskey shop utterly demolished
n eats new house Of ruins; Joseph Parsons stable
tirely destroyed Walter s. Coopers new house utterly
keAroyed some pieces OF timber blown one hundred
ards and stuck endwise in Hager ice house Ned brl
Wa ouse moved from the foundation; James o. Connel
Nv house utterly demolished LOSS much greater thar
raj easimated-will fall little short Of $50, 900.
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1Vta.. ........ ...s 9I 81
Total In casks and in bottles.

Total In casks and in bottles. So 500 148
From the above comparison it appears that the totar
creased In value only $l41 36s-he amounts representing
S360,7s2 in 1884, and 50 SOC, las in 1859 Compared
with the consumption in England, these amounts exhibit
An result Many Of the wines imported In
1859 show rapid falling off, Sherry, port ciaret and
German qualities have increased, but the most important
saan9e s ~ champagne, ne import Of v.ich rose from
OBS bottles in 1854, 1856, 100 bottles in 1850 Most
other Wines however, appear to have got into dsfavor
with the consumers That the people Of the United States
are not excessive wine drinkers evident from the re-
consumption per head rather less than twelve
In lS5sthe average consumption dry goods per
mead was 6 30 that for every dollar spent in wine
S5I % were expended In clothing materials This ID
important fact, and we may further remark that the
actual increase in the mp0rations 1854 Ia only AZ
re-, cent Mwns iGr an q about 10 per cent
tive sense the cotsHpo Of utne has decreased about ~
per cent ansa Notwithstanding that In 1858 the tariff
Of considerable interest watch the effects of the reduc
ton in import dutes In those levied in the United
States but one object appears to have been held In
absolute system Of ensuring o certain amount or
revenue. In this commercial age surprised TO
find the American executive COntendng for q now
exploded principle. High duties on imports must OF
necessity check consumption, and we believe that a
much larger revenue would be derived from wine
taxed at Is D. per gallon than from an import duty
Of thirty per cent The annual average amount paid into
the United States Treasury for wine duties from 1854 70
S67 was 81 and In 1858 and 1859 the average
amount was 81 oil 30 The reduction In the duty there
formed Of IT, and for the simple reason that the present
value OF wine is too high TO admit Of any important in
crease in the consumption indeed nothing short OF nom
nal duties can possibly have the effect OF increasing
trade which would doubt under wise regulations ra
pdly increase in Importance Thus far regards wine
We may now refer 70 the consumption OF other foreign
beverages in the United States, viz brandy distilled
spirit beer &c. The progress Of this trade since 1854 70
1850, inclusive, may be thus traced
IMPORTS OF SPIRITS, BEER, ETC, INTO UNITED STATES
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Port OF Now York. April ss, 1850.
ARRIVED.


s1r1 @Hs With nf'' and
and passengers TO Ludan Heineken OF Barnega passed
snip Repubii Brem) weuke Bremen. March q with mdse
and passengers Heuschen unkar Crossed the Banks
sp tssss 4 =? > er Boz
The has had strong gales the entire Dassage split
Sa x h dns pss: sa Hnnss March passed Gibraltar
Brig Martha Jane OBJ, Corb Windsor Ms II days, with
Brig Enterprise Br wIseman Windsor Ms, 81 days. with
Big Emily seyburn, Nickes Providence days. in bal.
Ape w sugar and OSBORN
schr Peerless Br Doe Bermuda days. with potatoes and
schr John Benson Mcregor Lunenburg Ms 10 days. with
schr Gilbert Bent , Howard, Passboro Ms, Is days. with
scsr Lotus Ot Irsnton JOY Norfolk days. for Kennsbec
sc n a S an h1 for o
sc5r Tsisg.aph Rogers AmSoSy icT Sardner
echr Bangor, Jordan Ellsworth, 10 days.
Sem M M,sss so Tsss danes ssh y
schr Harris Sawyer Jonesport is days. Elizabeth
sssT hsrGss kfsy seessss
sf SIN 81 ss assSssss s Hssss
schr Tytonis Gilman Lubec 10 days.
sssr ls SS I.ssGs al'sG days
sssT kHsa
scsr Emma Fn.s Ae; Eocs a.. sS.
Schr W, Faulklin. Boston, 5 days.
6chr Era Chamberlain. BoIton, days.
Echr Brave, Lowell, Boston for Albany,
Schr Diamond. Horton Boston for Albany.
6chr Choctaw Harding Warehan, days
Schr Chase, Jones, Harwich, days
echr @ W Baldwin. Croker Gloucester, 2 daya
Schr W Holmes, Weaver, Providence, days
Schr Helena (Br) Robbins, Providence, days.
Schr Argus Norris, Somerset, 2 days
Bchr Lady Adams Davis SomeraoL 2 days.
Hchr p Collins. Gorham, Hudson for Bcston.
Sloop Mount Hope, Sullivan, Taunton. days.
sloop New World. Ely, Providence days,
Steamer Wamsuta. Arey, New Bedford
Steamer AlbatrooB, Jones, Provtdenco
SATURDAY, 2st.
Bark Nimrod of Boston, Lane Arecebo, PR. April g. with
sugar. TO master.
Bark Young America Collins Cardenas days with sugar,
Robert Williams Sailed In company with bark Fanny Ham
ilton, for New York.
big Ocean Telegraph Br Grant, Arroyo, Pr March g.
with sugar and molasses TO Thos James.
Brig Sarah Elizabeth of Csas Raynes, Black River Ja
April !, with logwood, 70 Brett Son Co.
IL with moasaes 70 Peters Sailed In company with
brig Moonlight Small, for Philadelphia.
Schr Anna Jacobs, Hosen, Virginia, days.
BELOW.
Bark Fanny Hamilton from Cardenas.
Bark Light Brigade. from Hampton Roads.
Brig African, from Porto Rico
Schr Adriac from Norfolk for BoetonAh BY pilot bos
Mary Taylor, Nos
Wind during the day NE.
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bank expansion in New York of $3.50 900 900,
10000 miles OF railroad in working order, and the
commerce of the world revolving on two centres
New York in the East, and San Francisco in the
West-both united by Pacific railroad.
EThe following are the proposals received by
Robert I. Haws, Comptroller, April 81, 1860, for
s22s9oO water stock of the city of New York. Of the
year 1854, redeemable in 1875, bearing interest at
the rate of six per cent per aunum.-
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~, HopsR SHoxRs' srMKE.-Last evening, says the
Trary OF the 2st inst Of the horse shoers
RoIbury, Brighton, West Roxbury and Rrookline, met
q the Central House In Brookiine 70 take action WIN
kss.rsrce IN strike for the ten hour system. James
Sher. Of Brookiine, presided, and Joseph Dunn, Of
|brookne Was Secretary. Remarks were made In favor
adopting the system, and the meeting adjourned ol
2sdreeda1 evening and efforts will be made TO secure
sttendance on that occasion. Those present viii
E-s1T culy ten hours previous to that meeting The
&HsrIestOWp bssees have aSceded to the strike,
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Movements Of Ocean stsa Ina rs.
pRON EIyROPU


uerthern Light New York. May 6...AspinwAu
HAVANA, MATANZAS AND NEW ORLEANS.
EMPIRE CrrY-From New York d. arriving at Havana IN
and New Orleans 10th. From New Orleans 2h Havana I'd
arriving ut New York 18th.
CAHAwBA-From New York l1h arriving q Havana l7th
and New Orleans 18th From New Orleans 27h Havana 3h
arriving at New York Sd.
PHn1pE1PH1A-From New York l7th arriving at Havana
sd and New Orleans 21h. From New Orleans 9Th. Havana
6ah arriving ct New York 18th
DE eoTo-From New York 9Th arriving at Havana
New Orleans 3D. From New Orleans I'm, Havana l5h
irving Ut New York 18th.
QUAKER CIrY-From Few York April a. arriving at Ha-
April -. From Havana April a. arriving at New York
April H.
MArANzlFrom New York for MAanzas the 9Th Of easl
month, ct 2PM.
KARNAK-From New York for Havana VA Nassau. MP, o.
The arrival Of alternate Cunard steamer ut New York
the above dates fall on Sunday The steamers viii
sail on Monday, except from New Orleans.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
Az paoaees and asvs insded for To NEW YORK HsRALs
should be sealed
ALNANAc YoRK-rHs DAY.
Sun RISES. % NOON
AZ uICH ave- q
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Since January L.. slo,ss,eas 1a,Sbo,los 5o44,7s'


The receipts of cotton at Southern ports are fall
ing off as usual at this season. but still they keep
in advance of the corresponding receipts of lost
year. The total receipts, up to the date of sailing
of the last Cunard steamer, were 1000 bales,
against 337O0e to same date last year. and 1884,,
600 to same date of 1858. The cotton which re-
mains behind is generally very poor in quality and
80 full of dirt that it is being shipped at merely
nominal prices. Many planters are willing to &C
cent an advance of three cents pound but the
adyices from Liverpool are that they have already
received more dirt than is wanted in that market
The carelessness with which much of the cotton
was picked last season is doing great deal Of
injury to the trade and the planting interest Our
market last week was quiet, with small business
at previous quotations.
Breadstufs closed yesterday with less animation
than the market exhibited week ago. The mar
gin for profit on shipments to Europe is too small
to tempt many spectators into the operation, and
the demand from this source has subsidized. Prices
are thus fractisa lower than they were week
ago. Owing to the interruption of traffic which
usually precedes the opening Of navigation, the
receipts at all points are moderate. Next week
there will probably be more activity at all the lake
ports. Chicago is preparing for very active
spring trade. If any advance in grain should take
place in Europe, the Western people will have =
busy season.
The dry goods dealers did well last week. Bet
ter prices were obtained for all descriptions Of
goods and the market generally had 4 6rneg tone.
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Canadian -four steady and In good request, with sales
of about 500 900 bbls at IS 60 81 25-the latter
prices firm. The sales embraced about 1000 bbls
including parcels for export closing within the range
Of the above quotations. Rye -four was steady at the above
prices with sales OF ITO bbls Corn meal was in steat
request with moderate sales At the above quotations
Wheat was without change Of moment in prices The
braced about 500 bushels including prime red Western
at 81 A. white Michigan afoat at 81 en-, good white
Canadian at 81 co. red Kenucy at 81 49, and Milwaukee
ant while the sales embraced about q 900 bushels, In
GLIDING Western mixed at TO 75c New Orleans do at
o and Southern yeso .s e. r. prime
purchasers Rye was inactive at &c. SIC. Barley was
quiet and unchanged barley malt steady a $780, soc
madam at 43c a $40, and Of STATE At 1870. a44c
COFFEE was nrm: the sales embraced 800 bags Rio,
Forrest King at 1885, and 500 DO st. Domingo for ex-
Co1roS.-rhe foreign news by the steamship America
had no influence upon market The sales embraced
800 bales, closing steady, on the basis Of 1c for mid
FRNGMs were light, and rates were un-
changed. TO Liverpool some 200 bales Of cotsn were
SS so e. 3d. md 20 SS SORT.
at pit To London, Is tuns oil, At 26s. A brig was
engaged for Jamaica to load with slaves and headings at
$40 for rce and bark; l2c for square, and &C. for
round cotton; rosin At 75c.
Flsn-Dry cod Was IN fair demand, while the market
Georges Bank = 8 q. No: mackerel were In nsht
request, with sales Of 500 900 bbb ct SIC Is ST. Her
ring were quiet and prices unchanged.
GuNNY CLo1H-Salee Of 100 bales were made n 133<c
less per cent for cash.
MoIAsna-Sales Of 900 hhds. Cuba musoovado were
made at Soc
NAVAL SroR-spirits turpentne wss selling in lots at
46c &c., and rosn At about 81 60 for common, and at
81 80 TO S. for No. TO PALE Crude was nominal
PRoyiaoNs-Pork-1he market was firm, while the
sales embraced about 900 bbs, including mess AT
SIT SIX $l6 old do at $l7 49, thin at ST. rs,
city prime mess 1t SIT, new primo at Sl4 Is, and old at
- IN 0nnd opSn vi~ao wAr n
The sales embraced about 800 bbls including country
prime n "a "a Is, and country me@ N IS 20, repack'
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CITY COMMERCIAL RE PORT.

hA1UKDAf, April III T. NJ :
AsHEs-The market steady, at SIC. for potts. and
at CSC for pearls, with sales Of about Is 80 bbls
BRKADsruFFs.- -Flour-The market for common TO low
grades OF State and Western was less buoyans and tended
firm and in fair demand The sales embraced about
5000 1000 bbs closing within the following range OF
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Imports (Othsr than Dry Goods and Spe.
cie) at tho Port OF New York, fer the
Week Ending April IL, 1850.
VnI,L
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IMPORTS OF SPIRITS BEER, Ero, mo THE UNITED STATES
me most remark able FEATURE in the above oompa

The most remarkable feature In the above comparison
is the rapid increase in the importation OF brandy and
grain spirit In 1855 the value Of the former imported
only 81 1862 but last year increased TO So 1852 05S
Grain spirit figured for s575 $50 in 1855, and 81 43 In
1862 In the consumption Of beer marked change has
taken place; but the increase the of brandy
Boley to be attributed to the change in the tariff 1857,
when the duty lowered from 100 to 80 per cent Had
toere been q more sweeping change in the wine duties,
The total revenue would doubt have been consider
by benefited as is, however, reverse state Of things
is the In 1856 the amount of duty realized upon
brandy was $2,S59,342 in 1859 IL $97S GIT. The
value Of the mportaons OF the several articles the
latter year was as follows:-