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No. 683.
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
The Tribune's Washington correspondent

The Tribune's Washington correspondent
says:
NO testimony has been given before the
Hsrpers Ferry committee of investigation in
any way duplicating Republicans with John
Browns raid. Mr.. Realf states empbaticaIlv
that the movement was known to but few per-
sons, as Brown was secretive man, and kept
his own counsels. None who accompanied
him to Harper's Ferry, but Kagi, was informed
of the plan, which did not contemplate running
off negroes. He says also that Brown and
those In his confidence were radical abolition
lists, who denounced the Republicans. When
Senator Wilson made his speech in Lawrence
they assailed him for failing to approach their
standard of duty. Mr. Wilson appeared before
the committee, and stated that he had written
to DR.. Howe, of Boston, for the original letter
which had been referred to by Realf That let
ter was written In May, 1858, and substantially
tells DIR. Howe that information had reached
him to the effect that Brown intended using
arms furnished for Kansas by the Massachu
sets Aid Society in manner not contempla
ted, and advises that they should be withdrawn
from him. Mr.. Blair, of Colliusville, who manu-.
featured the pixies which figured at Harper's
Ferry, states that they were ordered during the
Kansas troubles, as weapons of protection. Mr.
Calender, cashier of the State Bank at Hart
ford proves that Brown had funds there which
were drawn to furnish supplies for Kansas
Neither had the remotest idea of the movement
in Virginia till it was published"
The Heralds Washington correspondent
says:
"Reaf concluded his testimony before the
Harpers Ferry committee to-day. 1t was de-
tailed account of the organization of the Brown
provisional government in Canada, which has
already been published. He testified that he
went to England in 1858, and knew nothing
about Browns operations after that time. He
was requested TO examine certain letters found
in Browns bag, to see if he could identify, but
testified that he knew nothing about Browns
correspondents or the authorship of the letters
1t is evident that some members of the COM
mittee have been disappointed in Reaf7s testi-
mony, he having testified he knew nothing of
any importance that was not before in evidence.
Mr.. B. b. Newton, the Vermont member of the
National Kansas Committee, and previously the
leader Of the colony at Mapleton, Bourbon
county, Kansas, confirmed the testimony of Mr..
Corning, as to the refusal of the National Com
mitlee to furnish arms to Brown in 1857
When he commenced testifying in relation to
the invasion of Kansas by armed bodies of men,
be was stopped. Senator Wilson went before
the committee today, and informed them that
he could produce copy of the letter to DR..
Howe concerning the movements of Brown,
based upon the information he received from
Col. Forbes. He had sent to Natick for it.
The chairman informed him they we're willing
TO give him his own time to prepare his testi
mOny.
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We would also appeal to the readers of these
papers, and ask them, is their course consistent
with their professions of loyalty to their homes.
and opposition to the fanatics of the North I?
All gentlemen, acts speak louder than words"
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IMPORTANT TO FARMERS.
MOVABLE AND STATIONARY FErcrs

I'M receiving letter with Eve >tsnps enclosed ,;ry
~ send In return printed circular of stationnr snd
movable eEces Every farmer should have ines
they being the best and cheapest. Address Se''
% Box oS7, Bloomington, riroi.
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scribing rules for the organization of the House.
They had heard others proclaim threats of dis
union. They had heard men proclaim that if
republican were elected President of the
United States, they would tear down this fair
fabric, and break up this Union of the States.
NOW, they saw their ancient adversary broken,
dispersed, disorganized, driven into the support
OF gentleman who was elected here in open
aVowed opposition to their organization. He
would regret extremely, and as national ca.
iami'y, to have any supporter of this Admins
1ra'ion, or any one owing it any allegiance, IA
yor, or affection, elected to preside over this
House. de would regard it as public calami-
ty to have the powers of this House pass direct
ly or indirectly under the control of this Ad-
mnlstration. 1t would seem to him to be
fatally mistaken policy to trust the powers Of
this House IN the hands and under the control
OF gentlemen who have proclaimed that in any
event and under any circumstances they would
dissolve the Union of these States. He regard
ed 1t as the highest duty of patriotism to sub
merge all personal feeling and he was ready to
sacrifice all personal feeling and private inter.
ests for the good of his country. He had pro-
claimed few days ago, and had always occu-
pied that position, that whenever any of his
friends could combine greater number of
votes than he could, he would retire from the
field, and give him the honor, if honor it was,
of the position he had occupied. He believed
that time had now arrived, and that a combina-
ton could be made with persons outside of the
Republican organization to give another gen.
tleman greater number of votes than had been
given to himself. Therefore he respectfully
withdrew his name as candidate, and in doing
so, he returned his heartfelt thanks to those
who had stood by him, and especially to those
connected with him, not by party ties, but by
the higher ties of mutual sympathy, respect,
and affection. If he were to ask any favor of
them, it would be that, in unbroken column,
with unfaltering front, every man of them wheel
into line, and cast their votes for that man who
he trusted could command majority and be
elected Speaker of this House.
The House then proceeded to the fortieth
ballot for Speaker, with the following result:
For Mr.. Pennington lis
For Mr.. Smith, of C. ll3
Scattering
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DEATH OF Ex-MAYoR GILpIN. - Philadel.
phia, Jan. 2s.-Ex-Mayor Henry d. Gilpin
died in this city this morning. The deceased
was United States Attorney General under
President Van Buren,.
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The other votes were scattered among other
gentlemen.
Mr.. Winslow moved that the House again
proceed to the election of a Speaker, and moved
the previous question.
Mr.. Mcpherson wanted to make personal
explanation, but if the understanding was gen.
eral that there should be no general debate at
present, he would defer his remarks.
A conversation among several gentlemen
ensued, from which it appeared that there was
no obligation to held gentlemen to such an ar
rangement-
Mr.. Hickman raised the point of order, that
unanimous consent was necessary to proceed
to another vote. This question was debated at
some length.
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seeord assault and battery in breaking into hons
aud stealing 800 sn on being stopped 6y rri cnt,n
hr with rhhife lie was sehenesa 0f e'sh'
Sing --.-'
Istharins Inln gil Of the pave charged with easd lar.
ony In stealing watch valued at 1920 pleaded guilty. o. petty
larceny sndv9s sent to the Pentensry or six months With
fine e showed quite smiling and when
the Recorder emontsted with her the nature Of the crime
she said pn expect such things he came 10 the
ct drunken spree.
and w . Bs e f an, sn @o
His arm bsd been broken in taking him into custody
ed guilty assault with dangerous weapon with nientto
20 to'v barn His first Ofense Sent to the PonenHy for
chriy. wilson pleaded guilty burglary p the third degree
in altering % store Ss % fss SI ons snS
Patrick esas Ss "y oT 81 petty ,x, larceny IN ''e's
Brid,et Tunsy FOR stealing dresses msnt from Louisa
pleaded rulty Of petty larceny and Vas sent to the
Samuel Ndsn and VIM Weston, AHA. Philadelphia BIZ,
charged with an assault on Samuel Mason WIN ,nee 90 @
avenue between w fourth and Twentyhh streets IN
which the pln, stabbed the bessen and licked
trial Az cfcer testified that he heard cry of Watch on
the night in question and fastening 70 the place aore'd
So T Of thu H.oneT Nolan :. he wa. sssag Mason
him to he would split him w psna Z % ,a s
sa Intent kin and sentenced to the State Prison for
and ices to,he Penitentiary for fOur months.
John 0tspeaded guilty offogey Ia the fourth degree Two
yf Peter Green and Hugh Carney were jointly grand
larceny in sealing ee hogs Green Pssdes gay Of petit
larceny buttsn ne ana oaney " Vis " w 'i sc
glass OF Five months in the Penitentay awarded
for this service. CAREY pleaded not guilty and on trial was
acquitted
Levi ROsensein tive charges Of grand the other petty
larceny sent to the Penitentiary for three years
Charles Ecker and Henry r. pleaded guilty OF forgery In
the fourth degree former was sentenced to State Prison for
two wears and the Of the latter judgment suspended
Jacob Burton charged with stealing trunk from the side
walk June 1859 containing dresses etc. valued at 100
was sent TO Sing Sing for four years. .
The Grand Jury in and resered large batch Of 10.
and aer being comp ented by the Cour! for the
amount of business transacted, were discharged.
John Gilbert Frank Fowlers chief Clerk was srraigned
for ticket swndliDg, and plead not guilty.
Among other prisoners srrsigned John Bartlett who
claimed 10 be North American Indian bu. evidently OF
mixed origin he pleaded guilty Of sodomy and was sent to the
State Prison for two years. f.
Patrick Connolly pleaded guilty Of assault with intent to do
bodily harm. Two years in the State Prison.
Michael McGsth for carrying slung shot about his person
pleaded guilty and sentenced 10 the Penitentis for
year -, go. -, !,
Charles Pierce and John Sims pleaded guilty ofburary In the
third degree and sent TO the Penenay for two
very large Of business transacted and the Court
adioul ned TIL the regular term. H..
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ERCnND BOARD.
FRIDAY, August l0-P. NJ,

Business at the Stock Exchange continues TO display
great activity and the speculative vgor of the market
uIdereoes no perceptible diminuton, although there
was less excitement to-day than during the early part
of the week. The movements now embrace wide
range among the Railway shares, and the buying Is
stl confident and eager. The Bear policy has proved
so improbable of Late that but few are bold enough
to oppose the upward surge in prices but few oper
atsrs sti keep the field and look with dstrust upon
an improvement which has astonished majority OF
the veteran operators Of the Board. The advances
have been rapid, and under ordinary circum-
stances a reaction would be inevitable but
it is undeniable that strong comoina-
ton of facts favor an equally rapid deve
opmept of business in a section of country which,
for three years has been in PROSTATE condition, aud
TO this we may ascribe the unyeldng strength of the
market at s present stage NewYork Central fell of
q cent at the First Board, partly on account of
smaller gain in the July earnings than had been antici
pated but after touching 81 was in demand, and
closed firm The Autumn traffic will make up for any
prefent disappointment. Erieadvanced to 30, and was
active. In Harlem old the movement was vigorous,
spd tie stock advanced to 49,. with lively de-
mand throughout the call. Reading sold at 49,
at the start but finally settled down TO 49,.
The Western sDaTeb WeJe IISueI VIII puV Vn0 vi WV
exceptions. The most important advance was In I'LL
nos Central which, from S5} at the close yesterday
vert up to 81 and was of the most buoyant stocks
on the list Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy was in
demand, and went up to go bat was freely supplied at
the price and in cosDg saleswas sightly lower The
fret weeks business of this road ar well as OF the IL
lnois Central, shows very large increase The Bond
market shows further Improvement for some descnP-
tons, including Cleveland and Toledo Sinking Funds
Erie unsecured, Michigan Southern Sinking Funds
and Second Mortgages. Other descriptions were
steady at recent quotations. State stocks were in good
request and generally frmer. At the Second Board
there was large and well distributed business with
out marked change in prices Harlem, old, was In
active demand at 20i@20l, and the Preferred at 81.
Michigan Central and Toledo were both a fraction
lower. After the Board the market steady at the
following quotations. United States Elves, 1871, l02
@Io2ii Virginia &c, 81 a9li; Missouri 6, s2l es2i
Canton Company, 20a20li Cumberland Preferred,
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Winter wheat was almost failure. Average, e,sn'
bushels to the acre. Spring Wheat very nucn I'LL -
ag by the early outb, say twelve 70 seen ousno's'
Barley and oats, IL some 9ces very sv ~ H.
before this State can be developed, the co 1nry ~
be out under fence and the land under the POW ana
deep cultivation, with energetic men, Rooo, pfs's'~
farmers, and good tools <,h;,
State must ard will be the great bu. mess Sne ca
pabe of furnishing you with your Hour fouf 70 sH
weeks ahead OF any other State, and OF oeaer qan
y. SIZE is all but ready to roll hour on oosrds os
largest ship for any country But shof. nn.", sna
our railroads will penetrate the great grain growing
district and then -four that will stand 'any Gu
mate will be brought before the trade for warm en-
mates. But who IL to put this country under cniya-
ton. The old Texan "caif hunter or soe n,ssos
all the former ants and cotton and corn or d-n INC
country, is the motto of the latter while our s.sady
and brave Western boys come on 10 stay ana wors,
not ony with their hands but their heads Let % get
rid of few ultra political demagogues office seekers
and that brother chip Of yours, IRe ~ 7. Day,Boox,
and introduce practical working farmers and readers OF
The NJ Y. TRIBUNE, and allow MS TO manage and eon-
troll our domestic affairs as we see ht ara you
frst agricultural States Of this Union; say this
Union" for 1t must stand. And, blythe by, am
glad TO see you Republicans have cleaned out the Abo
iilonists and placed M stone upon .nS aess T. sne
tive man at the helm. Abe Lincoln know b good
and true and will allow all Southerners 10 enjoy
our opinion and IL we want 70 keep our niggers
he will be the last man 10 interfere. know somethng
of how he performed in Indiana when abe abolished
Slavery. But am DEPRESSING; three cheers for Abe
and few words regarding sheep, and | close, 1
regard an investment in sheep rather hazardous unless
by practical map and who will give them aten-
ton. Kendall no doubt, being quite successful and
the investment paying beyond any safe calculation
but must say to my Illinois friends prepared 10
grow wheat, barley and oats raise fine stock in
mall he will 10 4 AryQ
nor the Winters more severe. 49," sEF
Rather warm; IS in the shade; cool nights and
good HEALTH hard living, and generally rather ordinary
society. More anon. Yours, &C.,
FARMER.
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BOARD OF COUNCILMEN.

The Board met at D. m, last evening. There was
but a single absentee-Mr McCarty--an unusual cir
cum.tance and Indicative of something unusual likely
to trsDspire. There also good representation In
the lobby, but those anticipating anything out Of the
usual run were disappointed t %
Resolutions were adopted, that Chambers street, from
Cbabamstreet to North River, be paved with trap
block from curb to curb instead of from gutter TO got
ter that the carriage way in between
Lexington and Fourth avenues be repaiIedi and that
the Of James McDonough, in the recently accepted
list of Commissioners of Deeds be changed 10 Patrick
McDOnough. .'n .. l---. .Pla
Resolutions were passed that Sixty-sixth street DO
opened from Eighth to Tenth avenues; that Thirty
second street between Eighth and Ninth avenues be
paved with trap-block pavement and in favor Of Q
sewer In First avenne between Twenty-ffth and
petition was referred of Steam Engine Co. No. 80
for tender. - .r
Reports were laid over in favsr of basns and csl.
yerts corner of Bridge, PEARL and Whitehall streets;
sewer in Fifty -eigbth street. between Seventh and
Eighth avenues; basins corner of Eighth avenue and
Eighty sixth street, and Ninth avenue and Forty
fourth streets; to pave Thirty sixth street. between
Park and Lexington avenues. with trap-biock; also,
Twenty. sixth street. from Sixth to Madison avenue;
and also Forty street. between Sixth avenue and
Broadway.
An ordinance was coneured in authorizing the Con-
troler to issue 1888 900 additional Central Park stock
communication received from the Street Com
missioner stating that he had advertised for pro-
posals for building steam engine for Hose Co. No. D,
because the epeclncatloDe were not prepared.
The Controller presented statement Of the opera
tons of the Treasury up 10 Aug. 8, as follows:
Balance July 81. ..."................ S5lol6z w.
Receipts 10 Aug 9.....................- l0Sl,07d 30
Total. ...........................SlsHz 33 50
Payments i,iVo,Vo<
Balance Aug s............... S+aslss II
Reports were adopted to build sewer in Oae.hnnd'
red sndtwenty fifth street. between Fourth and Fifth
avenues; giving the contractor TO build the Infants
Home Elk months additional time for basins corner OF
Fifty third street and Eighth avenue TO build an iron
railing around Mission Square; directing the Chiei
favor of new engine for Company No. A.
Adjourned to Monday evening. a--ast
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Old Rohir and His Proveb nv Mrs Henry T. broch ldno
Il pp 1ol. American Tract Society. ..s ~ +,
III. b.a,n Why. Natural hi tory. Emo pp oS' DICK
Fitzsersd. a., = A.,
tn, SGT Of Rinsrc onol BY Aug L. Afuoh l2ho pP
LIFE Of ti,n ~, " So MT n BY John n. Norton. A. 2no
~ Ae0 General Protestant E?iscopsl Sundaysehoo
The M.nurnatnre of Vinegar By Charles NJ Wethere ~ d.
I2mo nm 40 Lindsay 4 BlakestoD.
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I5I a1s; Pacific Mail, s2i GS3l New-York Central
a36s1l; Erie Railroad, 30ia3Oi; Hudson kivef
Railroad, 5Sl d $751; Harlem Railroad, 2Oi e@l; hsr
lem Railroad preferred sol S5l; Reading Railroad
sIG4sl; Michigan Central Railroad, 67ie"u
Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad
24le2il; MichigabSouthen and Northern In ilana
Guaranteed, 49049I; Panama Railroad, R'0l29ii
Illinois Central Railroad, S0Sl; Gaena and Chicago
Railroad, s2eS2i; Cleveland and Toledo Railroad,
FI0fi; Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, S4i oS5i
Chico go, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, Ssl0soi
Illinois Central Bonds, 95I a96. E
There lie not much movement in foreign bills ard
rates are unchanged. Sterling 1904 l(95. France,
sis d5.14t
Freigsts-To Liverpool $4,000 bush. Wheat, IN
bags at 1Id.; 200 bales Cotton, at 3l6d; 500 boxes
Cheese and 300 6rkins butter per steamer at Sos. To
Glasgow: 1900 bush. Wheat on private terms; ioo
bids. Tobacco, at 32s. 3d. To Rotterdam: 200 bbls.
Rosn, at 4s. vessel Of 220 tuns to Neuvitas and
back with Sugar, at $751;. and Moasses on deck at So
brig from Norfolk to Demarara with Slaves al
$l3 50. schooner of 247 tuns from Jacksonville
here with Flooring Boards, at 50 y NJ feet. brig
of 200 tuns from Windward Island to New-York for
$780, A schooner of $50 tuns to st. Domingo and
back for q, 275.
The business of the Sub-Treasury was: Receipts,
1907 629 22-for Customs 1903 900; Payments, $780,
O47 IS; Balance, s., 9O4345 40.
The net earnings of the Reading road in July were
B60 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. sIMc0
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We see by the Chicago papers, that lumber WHICH,
short time ago was dull at Sc 5Oa$7 per NJ, ia now
at IS 49, at which latter prices it pays fair proht 70
the manufacturers This is owing to the expected DE-
mand from the farmers now about to be made rch by
fine crops and fair prices. The Chicago and North
western Company have this Spring made extensive
preparations to meet this demand, by erecting
a very large depot on the Wolf River, oPpo-
site Oshkosh, on piece Of land given them by MT
StriDebam, large proprietor there. The land being
low they have dredgeda slip each side Of the depot
several hundred feet lorg and deep and wide enough
TO accommodate the largest boats in the Lake Winnie
bago and Green Bay trade. Oshkosh being at the be-
ginning of the great pine wood country of Wisconsin,
is much ct eaper market orlumber than Chicago, and
It can, by the North Western Road supply almost the
entire market in the great prairie country adjacent to
the Galena, Milwaukee and Mississippi, aud Racine
Roads. In consequence Of the demand for lumber,
there is already inquiry for the Chicago and North
western land scrip which has been entirely dead hith'
erto owing to the collapse of land specuaons in 1857
We AM ex a comparative statement Of the Imports
of Foreign Dry Goods at New-York, for the week
and since Jan. |:
~ wiss 1sss ssi;s lsso
Thrown on msrlet..... 2'sO,7il asls,2ls a,577,sOe
Since Jan 1. =. 80 a..
Entered at the port :. 9,4l4oeo B,762&0 ~
Thrown on market... 42,56S,Osl 1S9i4Vo' o'Hf'|''
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Both pares ready to 90 and build this very de-
sirabe enneetOp could fair division of the business
be arrived at. Such connection would add very
largely to the earnings ol tie Harlem Road BY turn
ing much of the traffic which goes down 10
Bridgeport, and over the New Haven Road, 10 the
Harlem Road at Dover.
The movement Of Produce into Cli,ago, Aug. =
was as follows. "..
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BROOKE wv ITEMS.

The CoURrs.-Judge Culver viii attend to Cham.
Der busiuess in the City Court this morning. The
Special Term of the Supreme Court will be opened BY
Judge Lott at 81 o'clock on Monday, August l3.