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BOARD OF FTRADE.
Committee of Arbitration for the month Of December
G. W GAIL.
HENRY JAMES, NJ. A. MlTCHELi1,.
G. C. BALDWIN RICHARD TfNES,
Monstarp ano Commercial gsbltto.
R,IrIMnRE. January z 1850.


The upward movement in Baltimore and ohio haiiroad
Stock still continues and further advance of of
dollar per share was established in it to-day There were
4s shares Of this stock sold to-day at the Board at $73
seller 60 DAYS s734 cash. and s73kG734 buyer 80 and
60 days and it left off at s73 bid, $73S asked regular
wav and s73k bid s73k asked buyer 60 days. Northern
Central Railway was however hardly as firm as on yes
terday There so shares sold at SLY cash. and 100
at s17 buyer 60 days and it closed at S17 bid sl7b
asked regular way. There some inquiry to-day for
Mining stocks and for Guilford the market rather
stronger than yesterday sales of 400 shares being made
s1 cash. We note also sale of 200 shares Gardner
Hill at S2% buyer so days Northern Central Railway
1855 bonds dropped of again to-day per cent We note
sales of COX down to 594 they closed at
59A bid, COX asked Baltimore and Ohio bonds closed at
s4H bid for 1855 50 bid 1885, and Northwestern
Virginia do 90 bid % asked for first mortgage, and 69
bid 7O4 asked for endorsed third mortgage City 6's
continue firm We note sales to-day of sl79 1905 at
ssH@9S% 1905 closed at 9Sk bid and lS75's at 964
bid 81 asked Banks stocks also continue firm There ia
however but little doing in them.
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CIRCUIT CoURr FOR BALTIMORE CouHrY.-Before
Hon. J udue Price

Hon. Judge Price.
TowsoNTowN, Jan. Z, 1860.
The only business transacted in this Court to-day
was the removal Of the Towsontown riot cases to
Hartford County Court. The parties charged are
John Bonsal, Nicholas Whittle, James Hvnson, Ge-
rard Bowen, and E. F. Brawn, together with Geo.
W. Pills0n, for aiding and abetting in an assault
on Michael McCabe DC. They were each held to
bail in the of 81 900 for their appearance
Bowen, Nathan II. Ware, and G. W. Pillson be-
coming their bondsmen.
The further argument of counsel in the insolvent
estate OF ). ID. Tonge was assigned for to-day, but
no counsel being in Court, the case was further
continued, and the Court after session of 80 min
utes, adjourned until Monday morning next.
SUPREME CoURT OF THE UNITED SrArEs-WAsH-
INGToN, Jan. 6, lS60.On motion of Hon. Miles Tay-
lor, Wm S. StanSbury, Esq., of Louisiana, was ad-
mtted an attorney and counsellor of this Court.
No. $50. The United States, plaintiffs in error,
u.s. Jas. Z. Converse, administrator of Philip Gree
ly, Jr., deceased In to the Circuit Court of
the United Stated for the District of Massachusetts
On motion of Mr.. Cushing, of counsel for the de-
fendant in error, this writ of error was docketed
and dismissed with costs.
No. s. Original docket. Er porte. In the case of
the United States, relatione Richard r. Craw-
ford, complainant Us. Henry Addison. On the petit
ton of Richard r. Crawford for peremptory man.
damus,o for a rule to show cause &c. This cause
was argued by Messrs. Carlisle and Brent on behalf
of the petitioner and by Messrs. Davis and Bradley
in opposition thereto.
No. 30. Joel Parker, plaintiff in error, Us. Alon-
20 l.. Kane. The argument of this cause was con-
tinued by Mr.. }. S. Brown, for the defendant in
error.
Adjourned until Monday at II o'clock.
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Fatal Accident.

NEWARK, Jan. flames Taylor and Edward
Duffy, while returning from pleasure ride to
Elizabeth, were run over by the night train about
railroad and South Broad street here. TAYLOR,
man about thirty years old, was instantly killed.
He employed on Budd's express and leaves
wife and two children. Duffy was injured, but not
seriously. The horse was killed and the sleigh de-
nolished
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shocking Murder and su;c,de.

BosToN, JAN Henry Meacham, of the town of
Dickinson, shot his wife last evening, in presence
of her father and mother. They fed, alarmed, to
the neighbors and on returning, found Mrs. Mea-
cham dead, being shot and with her throat cut.
Her husband lay dead by her side, having shot him.
self through the head. Domestic trouble and jeal-
ousy were the cause of the act.
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Arrival of the Overland Mail-Later from
san Juan.

San Juan.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. THE Overland Mail brings,
via telegraph to Gilroy advices from San Francis
to the evening of the 10th. The steamer North
erner, from Victoria on the 10th, had arrived The
American citizens at San Juan had held meeting
and passed resolutions declaring that the island be-
longed to the United States
The Legislature of Washington Territory had
organized; III. S. Maxim being chosen President of
the Senate.
Business at San Francisco was more active
There had been advance in the prices of COAL but
the market was much excited.
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SALES AT THE BALTIMORE STOCK BOARD.
PRICES AND SALES OF STOCKS INNEwYoKK
Ii ~ Il 4 IL
e New York Erenino Post saws: =


The first week of the year closes unsettled
stock market lower of prices after much agi
ation and depression The feeling since yesterday and
to-day hopeful but at the close the market
has sluggish tone with an increased disposition to sell
the improved prices. New York Central mmedatey
after the adjournment of the Board sold at "a, after
naming steady at 74SG744 the call. Illinois Cen
trail Construction demand sc being bid the close
In the coal stocks there decline of AGGh per cent
in Delaware and Hudson and advance of u per cent
in Pennsylvania and Cumberland The list of State
There have been public sales of United States stocks
recently. The coupon fves of 1874 1004 bid. The
fives Of 1865, 90 q (G1O0.
The money market has more settled tone to- day,
though the abatement in demand is simply that grow
ing of the subsdence of the artificial activity which al
ways attends feverSh and anxious eelingsuch as
seen on Tuesday and Wednesday. The market is still
tive with strong demand from borrowers Of all classes
at the minimum figure Of 7 per cent.
The weekly bank statement, closing to-day and to be
made up Monday, is awaiting with an interest equal
ling that manifested during the serious drain of gold to
Europe last May. reduction in both loans and specie
looked for.
The exchanges through the Clearing House the past
week bear testimony the excited state of the money
market, they amounting in five days to Sl36 09 1915,
average of S27, POI SlS75 per day.
The Arago for Southampton and Havre, to-day, took
out S51 100 in specie
We comparative statement of the imports of
Foreign Dry Goods at New York for the week ending
Jan. g.
For the week 1859 1860.
Entered at the port. Sl27lS7O 81 ,562 ,63
Thrown market ...... l ISL 527 ,257 ,76l
The New York Tribune of Saturday says:-
The annual statement of the Erie Railroad has been
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The alarm of fire yesterday morning at ~
clothing in the house No. Al North Caroline street.
between Fayette and Hampstead streets, occupied
by William George. The clothing which was burnt
was hanging on the stairway, and is supposed to
have been set on fire by the carelessness of some chill
dren. The loss in clothing was about SIS, and the
damage to the house about much more. There
was no insurance on the wearing apparel. The
house belonged to Mrs. E. Muller and is insured.
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plenty would be found that side patriotic enough
to accept the Presidency, in preference to negro
Laughter
Mr.. STOKES resumed. He had been askad If he
would dissolve this Union. He would never consent
to it for anything He would maintain the Union
at the last extremity, and at all hazards. Zap
plause.
There could be no affiliation on the part of the
Southern 0ppostionsts with the Republicans
Outside of the slavery question there were some
things on which they could agree-they could
unite heartily in their opposition to this admins
tration Tor its corruptons. 1t was not fair to ask
the southern opposition members to act with the
Democrats, unless it could be shown that the latter
could reconcile the differences in their own ranks.
The Democrats have had two chances to elect MIR,
Gllmer, a Union-loving and Constitutional man,
out they have refused to do so. He believed that
Mr. Etheridge or Mr. Harris, of MARYLAND could
concentrate the vote of the Southern Opposition
Why do not the Democrats organize the House2
(There was a lively time generally, owing to va
rIous questions which had been propounded, and
the replies thereto.)
Mr.. STOKES said he was Union man. and averred
it on all sides.
, The call for the previous question was resisted by
Mr.. Hickman in an effort to introduce his plurality
resolution, and after considerable discussion the
vote was taken, and the House decided, by vote of
lO8 to los, to proceed with another ballot
Mr.. D. q. DAVIS, an anti-LecomptOn Democrat,
nominated, in a short Speech as a national man. for
the Speakership. A. j. Hamilton, of Texas
Mr.. DAVIS, of Mississippi, Withdrew the name
OF Mr. Bocock, who he said would vote for Mr..
Hamilton.
The result of the trial was then announced to be
as follows:
Whole number of votes. es..................21l
Necessary to choice. ce....................IO
NJ 3neIiail
MI Iamliton..'..... ....... .......... SO
NJ pa,neI ''''''''''' ''''''.'''.''''.''. "a
lr' Feynods'.'' ''...'..'.......... .......
scattering ....,.........-...,..........
At ten minutes before six o'clock the House ad-
journed
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LTIMORE, MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1860

COLLISION on THE RIvER.-Yesterday morning as
the steamship Joseph Whitney was coming up the
river, dense fog was prevailing, and when near
the mouth of the river she came in collision with
the tug Tiger, carrying away part of the stern of
the tug The Joseph Whitney lost part of one of
her Warehouses;
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True CHIvALRY.-A large crowd of persons, at
tended bv concert troupe, recently visited the
the hallowed spot a dirge was sung The ladies of
the troupe at first stood in the snow, but the Ken
lucky gentlemen doffed their coats, and casting
them upon the frigid earth formed a carpet upon
which the women might stand in comfort No re-
fusas could be taken and the daintiy covered feet
of the fair women were safe, dry and warm.
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NJ. Castendyk, a native of Bremen, who has
qualified himself for the task, has started on an
expedition to traverse that portion of Africa which,
lying TO the west and northwest of Monrovia has
never yet been explored.
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IMPORTS AT BALTIMORE.

FOREIGN.
MATANzAs-Brig Marshal Dutch.
207 hhds. Molasses Kirkland Chase & Co; Is, 700 ci
gars, Morrell & Randall.
Rio DE JANEIRo-Bdrk Ella Virginia
5000 bags coffee, +. l.. Brauns & Co.
ST. JOHNS, N. F.-Br brig BridqelCdtsr.
906 bbls. herring, IA half bbls do tcs do bbl.
salmon, 60 otis. Goldfish, R. & H. r. Tucker.
Rio GRANDE-SchT. TVni. L. Montague.
S,497 dry hides, Spence Reid.
COASTWISE.
BosToN-Str Joseph Whitney.
pkgs. GIN Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 100 cases dry
goods, Mills, Mayhem Co.; 21O do, J. S. Barry; 100
pkgs. boots and sho es sundry persons.
NEW YORK-Str. Locust Point
100 coils rope, F. W. Bruno Sons pkgs brandy, ".
Grange & CO. 500 pkgs. mdse sundry persons.
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POLICE INTELLIGENGE

Conrad Fite was arrested ou Saturday by officer
Edwards charged with violating the ordinance, re-
lating to the oval of snow from pavements
He was fined 81 and costs by Justice Reid the fine
being afterwards remitted by the Mayor.
James Green, (negro) was on Saturday arrested
by officers Dearing and Dinsmore, charged with
stealing a bag of potatoes, from Samuel Kune. He
was committed for Court by Justice Ensor.
VIM. Vail was arrested by officer Pindell, charg
ed with fast driving. Justice Ridgaway fined him
So and costs.
Henry Snyder was arrested by Sergeant Hol-
brook, charged with gaming Sunday. Justice
McAllister fined him $40 and costs.
ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING, January 9.
HoLLDAY STREET THEATRE -Hamlet.-Mr. MUIR
doch as the Prince.
MUsEUM-The Pilgrim Of Lore and The Irish IT.
ger, with G. e. Charles in both pieces.
c rEoI5 m STREET rnaarhEMcSGPer % G1psr" T'2pe
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TR CTIoN BY MAGNErIsM.-The New jersey Cen
trail Railroad Company have made arrangements
for the application of electro magnetism to a loco
motive on their road experiment Should it
prove successful it will greatly increase the useful
effect of light locomotives, on up grades, or on
wet track.
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UsURY IN TENNEssEE.-A bill has passed the Sen
ate of Tennessee to amend the usury laws, which
fixes the of interest at six per cent but allows
the recovery of ten per cent for borrowed money,
where the parties shall have agreed and such
agreement be expressed the face of the con-
tract.
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MONUMENT TO Thomas H. BENroN.-The Missou-
ri State Legislature have recently unanimously
passed bill appropriating two thousand five hun
dred dollars, for monument to the late Colonel
Benton.
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The Italian residents of San Francisco met on the
evening of December 18th, and appointed commit
tee receive donations of money to be applied to
the purchase of arms for the soldiers of Garibald
1t is proposed to send them 100000 muskets.-
Mr.. B. Davidson, Sandman Consul, a Hebrew, and
agent of the Rothschids in San Francisco, is the
treasurer.
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The decrease Of expenses, it will be seen, has been
rather greater than the loss of traffic The largest de-
has been in fuel and repairs of freight and
track The large expenditures for these purposes in 1858
rendered it unnecessary in 1859 to make further serious
expenditures The result of the statement shows that
the Company has earned net about 500 900 than
the mortgage interest.
We extract fran the Boston Courier the following
monthly statement of the value of imports and exports
Of goods and merchandise entered at the poots Of
Boston and Charestown during the month of December
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During the month of November 524 deposits of
gold bullion, weighing S3S,O7S ounces, worth $780,
6l5, were deposited in the Mint at San Francisco;
45,526 ounces of silver purchased; $4,000
were coined in double eagles, $50, 900 in eagles
SIT 500 in half eagles SIS OO0n quarter eagles, and
S42, 900 in silver half dollars.
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EXPORTS FROM BALTIMORE

EAT NUM- DA IL iNIOhF4.
FOREIGN.
DEMERARA-Brig Humboldt.
1,3l7 bbs. -four, so bbls meal, 10 bbs. beef 20
buckets lard 100 tins do so sides leather, 200 bushels
IA chairs 200 boxes candles so boxes rasns
10 bbs vinegar oysters 100 bags peas terces
hams.
DEMERARA-Brig Zuleikd.
1900 bbs -four 800 bbls meal 800 bbls bread 400
bushels corn 100 bags peas 100 bb pork $50 tins lard
400 boxes candles, 900 slaves.
GUAYAoUIL. EcUAnoR.-Bdrk Scotland.
1910 pcs lumber $50 tons COAL 70 pcs iron bds rods
box containing washers bolts and red lead bxs
glass, bbl gas tar, set harness. keg red lead do
OIL box paint cast iron reducing branch, % hhds,
cask glassware box do bxs gas fittings II bxs glass
ware and gas fixtures do containing meters, $50
bdls gas tube, piece do, bxs drugs.
RIVER LA PLATA-Bark Pyrmont
s17 bbls -four 100 do rice 200 do alcohol 2s5 pkgs do
mescs $50 bbs sugar Is do syrup 10 bales wax, 20
backing 100 bxs starch 2 kegs butter 90 bro
gans, cigars is doz buckets 100 kegs nails 3S bxs
oysters Holsters and salmon bales duck 20 bxs
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Gen. G.. F. Henningsen, the well-known Hunga-
rian leader, and Walkers right-hand man, has
written long and able letter to Victor Hugo in
reply to the rabid uterances of the latter concern
ing the execution of John Brown. Henningsen es-
nnuseS the Southern side.
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IMPORTS
Dutiable, entered for consumption 81 497 ,376
warehoused Observation-Disclosures. $50 S06
Free Exclusive of specie in bullion) $50 361
Specie and bullion 1886
Total imports. 179
EXPORTS.
Domestic merchandise se...,.............. s637 $50
Foreign g dutiable. 50 ,155
free .................... 59,575
Specie and bullion. $500
Total exports $3.50 $50
sumption .................. 6s7 O63
The earnings of the Ohio and Mssi sppi Company for
December likely to foot up about twentysX thou
sand dollars in advance of the corresponding period last
year
TRADE OF CALOSTTA-The Boston Courier speaking of
the trade of Calcutta makes the following statement Of
the principal articles imported into the country for the
tnrnn
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A YOUNG AUrHoREsS.-The author of 'Sir Ro-
hans Ghost" a romance of uncommon power,
which is now attracting much attention in literary
circles, is Miss Harriet Prescott of Newburyport.
Miss Prescott is fresh from the halls of education,
and is quite young She is a native of Calais, Maine,
where she was born little more than twenty years
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BUILDING IN CHcAGo.-The Chicago Herald says
that the whole number of buildings erected in that
city during the past year, is 6s2 at a cost of near
ly seven millions of dollars.
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The New York Tribune of Saturday says:--
The annual statement of the Erie Railroad has been
ceived, and is annexed During the past six years the
road has earned and expended as follows
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A MOVEMENT IN THE RIGHT DmRcrGoN.-A move
ment has been started in England to encourage
young women to learn the trade of matchmaking,
with view to qualify them to clean and repair
watches-a branch ofbusiness in which there is con-
that the Massachusetts, American Watch Company
at Waltham give constant employment to a large
number of
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l. UniUers, the Roman Catholic organ in Paris,
in its issue of Nov. 25th, 1859, has article on
John Brown, his trial, ETC., in the Victor Hugo
vein.
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NATIoNAL CONVENTION OF MoULDERs--A National
Convention of Moulders will be held in Albany
from New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Balti-
more Rochester, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, st.
Louis, Troy, and many other cities 1t is thought
that some 200 delegates will be in attendance. The
session will continue through two days. 1t is said
that at least 10000 connected with the
MOlders Unions throughout the country
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RHODE ISLAND REPUBLICANIsM.-The Republican
State Convention of Rhode Island was held JAN
l. The Abolitionists controlled the meeting Mr.
Davis the presiding officer, was the leader in the
fanatical meeting in Providence for condOling and
sympathizing over the hanging of Pottawattomie
Brown! Seth Padelford, Garrsonian Abolition
ist who openly endorses Helpers infamous book,
was nominated for Governor! Abolition delegates
were chosen to the Chicago Convention-among
them Senator Simmons and r. G. Hazard, the lat
ter rank Abolitionist enough, the Providence
Post says, to vote for Garrison for President
Hartford Times
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A New Process OF PAPER MAKING.-A large fac
tory, capable of making thirty tons of paper per
week, has been erected in Bordeaux. The paper is
to be made Of African plants by the process Of NJ.
Bournevalle; so tons of these plants are required
for 80 tons of paper The inventor has now a small
mill in Marseilles, in which he is making two tons
per week, at 80 per cent less than paper Of a sim-
lar quality can be made for from rags.
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THE GREAT EAsTERN.-Letters from Europe say
the prospects of the Great Eastern are looking bet
ter, and that there is probability that MIR. Lever
will be allowed to charter her for trip, next sum-
mar to Portland and then to New York
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POSITIVELY REFREsHING"-G Morgan, of
New York, in his late message censures, in soft
terms, to be sure, old Browns raid into Virginia.
and disclams that the people of New York have
any right to interfere with slavery in the States
where it exists. This is refreshing in view of the
fact that Gov Morgan's name is among the first of
those who recommended the universal circulation
of Helper's infamous book.
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ELECTORAL COLLEGE OF lS60.-The total number
of votes cast by the next Electoral College will be
3O6 OF this number the Northern States have
lS6; the Southern States, l20. Number of votes
oIa
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o, 4e7 ,o,e 1872 groom s2s,72s

Total. e,4e7,o,s ls2,e7eoli S2S,72s ste,4ss72s
The foreign imports at Charleston for the year
were 81 ,596,l35, Of which $so9,6l7 were from
England
With reference TO the position Of the dry goods
market the Independent Of to-day says
The year opens with fair business equal fully TO
general expectation, though hardly up the views Of
sellers who hare large stocks Gu hand Toe market h
much more prousely supplied than In January, 1859.
The early husioess chiefly In staple goods Farcs styles
OF silk goods are scarcely looked at The assortment
tboogn large. rs hot full more are coming The prices
asked high, and rather above those Of last year
Joneers are buying prudsnty from the importers The
tuporaous OF goocs last week much below thoee OF
the corresponding week Of 1889, but this only ,cden-
ta owing 10 the arrival OF veeseis for the
However the usual cry Of imptrtatons coming ~lrd
CARRIER than usual set TO induce dealers 10 buy,
though for pest this cry has always proved
be fslsity From the large number Of vesscs laden
with dry ecods now over QUE may expect the entries
ast be than maize no BY subeequen; large
,pcrease Silks are the least active, but moderate
uqiry prevails and Il the Linens ere very
active German cloths bcipg preesed on the mar.
kst but woo. moety Gull There is rather lsss
dong IN domestic goods The large jobbers have com
p tea her purchases Many orders for future delivery
be fed thai stocks OF staple cotton goods
are noi unlikely coon Be unduly heavy Southern zeal
ere Continue bay. notwithstanding the political cry
Pgiuss 10 good supply and invite inspection Fancy
are moving freely The competition between
homemade and foreign goods Likely to be brisk ibis
season.