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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

WEDNESDAY Feb 1b-6P NJ.
The stock market heavy and the speculative feel
ing tame at the nrst board, which showed the unsuo
stana character OF the OF yesterday The course OF
prices being almost entirely dependent operations
OF tho brokers themselves II is necessarily unstable anu
every effort to engineer rise Is succeeded py an ihe
OF depression. This inherent weakness OF the maiAes
esiers no temptation the outside public 70 pu' S
shoulder to the wheel OF railway speculation Inc on-
ferences at the close between this mornings quotations
and those of Tuesdays first board were decline In
Erie OF Y. New York Central IL, Hudson River "a,
Reading l. Michigan Southern "A, Illinois Central lss,
Cleveland and Pittsburg Il, Northwestern TX, Rock
Island " Fort Wayne l. Cumberland Coal advanced
Ak under the twisting process. The clique have full
control OF the stock and the cornerng OF shors Is
their chief amusement
Government securities were steady. Five-twenties
sold at lloh, new issue l0osl, nforties 1925.
At the open board at half-past quotations were
lower New York Central declined IN Erie 81, Hudson
River 1s Reading Ia, Rock Island ~ Fort Wayne r.
At the regular board there further recession
Of prices AS compared with the closing sales at the
fret board New York Central declined q Erie u, Hud-
son River %, Rock Island u, Reading 11s, Michigan
Southern u, Cleveland and Pittsburg u, and North
western 4.
Government securities were dull The gold market
has heavy under the influence Of favorable runors
from sherman's army and the reported advance Of
Grants cavalry upon Fredericksburg The most import
ant of the runors the occupation of Branchvic
and Orangeburg by forces and skirmishing near
Charleston. Quotations, however, Notwithstanding the
very light demand for legitimate purposes, were only
slightly depressed late in the afternoon the decline
partially recovered FROM. The price varied as fol-
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Arrivals npd Departures.

Posr ROYAL srp FoRitAss MosRoE-Stesmship Arsgo-
Major General u F0ster, Mrs Poster Mss Annie Foster
and servaat; MAJOR stons DR. Buchanan Mrs Buchanas,
Major Elliott Capt Ellis, Lieut. Colonel u Cl,z Capt
Mrs Arnold Mr. q Gage, Mr. Potter, Nj Webster, Mrs
Webster Mr. Reed Mrs Martin and cnd Mr. Thompson hire
Scdmorc, Lieutenant Cooncis Kirby. Scutt ON,
Maior siohlbrand GORDON Gluhfras Captains fen
dill Penctt sishnond DaRug Alexander sherman. Butter
wick Jolie, Walker, Hart Leutensnts kidder Cb,t
enien, Fish, Margness poSell frask Williams, Allen,
McFee, HsrknesS horton, TyloS
Secor Gustin. Hans, nsrtseii Booth Mercer Beech.
Oilarre. Branch Mr. 3 Elliott, Timmofs, Lewis
Gersnan, Jacob, Sehrlner, l. Grant Kent Barnard.
Mr. Roberts Lloyd schcded, Brown STEM Bertrand Hes.
Keeling Johnson, 1cknor Loonis, raggAr Batterhrldr
aeb--and 3S the s,eerage. Prom Fortress Manroe-mw
Judge Rrowcr Miss Brower Mrs Browu Miss Brown, a
Swyeon Matthew's, " s n; " Cornell w Rankin, ~,
Capt Chas Bernard Cap, SNOW, Lieut. rash Engineer har
Captain Dnnun, DIN Bmore,. r. i Crawford, shsw
Brown, Kaney Peter Vandcrvoort; EDsign JAS McVaw
Joseph simpson and Mr. Montgomey - y be sie9Asn
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Sassis rss . oSs S6.s g On sin 4 sI ''s -
cross- examination By Mr. sedgwick- The main ia
elected was that Lazarus and Friey = the time Of -
stabbng were very much under me influence Of iquo
TESTIMONY or oHRIsToPHEE RICHARDS.
Christopher Richards, sworn and examined BY ~.
q Mr. Richards, where d!d ysu. live on Tuesday. ~
Sd OF January lasN A. At No. 61s Broadway
@ Did you know Harry Lazarus A. Yes, sir
q How long had You known him prior to that date
q Did yoa sIe know s Friery that days A Yes air.
9 How long had you known hims a. Ao0u' -
same tim tins, should Judge .. -, :.
.,.ssss Were YOU in Hays place the morning he ~
@ Well, now WIN you tell the Jury, in your way.
about your being theref Describe as minutey as yea
can wnefe % you were and what you saw and heard
said 70 me, walking up towards me, s'whal are ysy
walked out OF the bairoom, ' Out o. on ihs The ssoo,
and he did not come; saw two horse sleigh come %
between Frierys door and Lazarus, with Mcdonald,
spo ess IN s 90 as h
acty whether Mr. Friery in the sleigh al that tms
or not then they went into Frerys place suppose
Mcdonald stepped into Harry lazarus place; thought
I would step in to see what was going on
came out2 A. should judge about time enough 10 gsl
drink or cigar; guess about three or four minutes:
then they went into Lazarus place said there will b
something upn waited q few minutes: they had souao
words do not know what words passed between each
other.
BY the Court-what did you do after you heard the
wordss A. After they all done quarrcling steppel
in and sat down by the stove; saw Lazarus table
right by the and Frery at the bar and Cafor
Jack there at tho time and pulled pistol
OF his pocket this way tshowng and offered 1t TO Mr.
Friery; what he offered il to him for don't know hs
put the pistol back In his pocket and about two inmates
afterwards Friery walked towards the table pulled
knife out Of his pocket and jabbed 1t into LazaruS
neck ran out Immediately for policeman and It WEI
five minutes before found one one In the
Gaeties said, lit is pretty place for you TO be u
when a murder Is committed" I"
BY Mr. Halo You think it was between and I've
O'Clock when Lazarus camo 10 you and asked you 70 9
home? A. Yes sir. should judge about that time
O. After he asked you 20 home how long time diA
you stay aroundf A. stayed good while; suppose
out between two and three hours altogether before
| the sleigh came
@ Then neither you Harry went home, but yoa
stayed around thereS A. stayed around there.
O. When you stayed around there you In IasH-
rus placer A. was the st00p
O. For two three hours? A. No. not all the time:
in and out in Mr. Lazarus; did not leave the prem
| ises
This witness examined further in reference to te
occurrence and said that the knife which he Fiery
plunge into the neck OF Lazarus dirk and the blado
| was eight inches long.
rhe hour for adjournment having arrived, the cross
examination Of Richards was postponed till this ThurD
day) morning, to which time the court adjourned
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Total for the week
Previously reported. .
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:. ~, ,ssAooc 2o.2os,ts2 sa,2o4,iU
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SECOND BOARD.
CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT.

WEDSEaDAy, Fob I5-6 r. NJ
AsHEs.-Receipts, 10 Dbs. Market dull and nominal.
BREADsrUrr. Receipts 10.s43 bbls -four 134 bbls.
and 32l bags meal 300 bushels wheat, ,322 do.
corn, $50 do oats, and 252 do rye The -four market
have absolved altogether from the controlling
influences OF the gold quotation and is now governed
mainly by demand and supply and as the latter has be-
reduced to comparatively low figure, further
medium grades, upon which the demand just now seems
running. The high grades rule dull and do not
share the upward tendency Of prices Sales 10000
bbis State and Western closngwith sellers at in
sde gures 700 Southern and 600 Canada Rye flour and
corn meal were dn with small sales Of the former at
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Sale OF Prize CDys0u.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb f5 1885
At the Marshal's sao OF one handrc, and ifly nine
bales or prize cotton Lcre to-day. the price obtained
sixty nine and seventy and half cents per pound
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The New York imports for ths week have been very
light. especially in general merchandise which shows
smaller total than any previous week since January,
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The wheat market quiet but very firm the inquiry
being confined to requirements OF the local mil
lera The bulk Of the stock il (which is snal il
held above the views Of buyers and prices largely
nominal Sales 0 900 bushels common red spring IRA
cne at 81 H. and 75 900 winter red Western at 81 40
vance on last sales Barley barley malt wholly
neglected Corn was very dull, with small sales
crop Jersey How ut 81 70 81 ~ Old mixed Western
was nomnay 81 49, in store Oats ruled dull OF 81 O6
for Jersey, and 81 10 81 101k for Western.
CoTToN.--The market was rather more active, but in
prices we have especial change To note Tho demand
was principally spnners the better grades which
were drm, while tho lower grades very much
elected and selling at very irregular prices The sales
were 600 bales, at the following quotations:
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NEWS FROM MEXICO.

MIR. Gwln Not q Duke, hut Simply the
Agent Of French Cn px<a lists for the Par.
chase of Public Lands in the States ~
Sonora and SinasOn.
Correspondence of the Alta California
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For the Week.

For the Week 1868 1884 1885.
Dry goods. $19l, OIL 2,026,06S 621, 666
General merchandise 2,64l ,379 2I05,21T 6SS, 600
Total for the week. 81 932 800 4T3O $50 l,6l6,466
Previously reported. IL, 724 SAT 23675,6lT IL S44 SS1
Since January l.. $2l 556743 2S 405 S96 13 SOL 363
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-03
Effects OF the War.

The New York Times looks for year
of expense and burden for the citizens of
that city. 1t says the war has made the
majority poorer, and it is time they began
to understand it, and to adapt their
mode OF living to the fact.9 Figures are
given which show that a great debt, which
does not appear in any general and public
returns, is accommodating, and must be paid
ultimately by the whole community, in the
form of higher rent and additional cost of
living. In general, outside Of the mercan-
tile community in New York, the expenses
of mechanics, laborers, doctors, lawyers,
teachers, preachers, clerks, and the ike,
have risen far beyond their (nominally)
increased compensation. The mass of the
New York community this next year will
be poorer than in any year for the last ten.
We believe this statement viii hold good
all over the country.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-03
BETTER Late than Never.

The President has signed and approved
an act of Congress prohibiting, under
heavy pains and penalties, officers Of the
Army and Navy from interfering in cleo
tons, as they have done in some Of the
border States for several years past. They
are not allowed to prescribe, by proclama-
ton or order, any qualifications for voters.
This is q step in the right direction, and
wereioice that the "second sober thought"
Of the dominant party has been turned to
the dangers attending such Infamous out
RACES as some Of the military satraps have
practioed with absolute impunity. The
people tamely submitted to the temporary
abrogation Of their dearest rights when
resistance to the death would have been
not only justi6able, but was actually a
duty they owed to their posterity. We
rejoice that our rulers are disposed to re-
cognise again the fact that we are living
under a constitutional form of government
and not under military despotism-
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-03

The Senate has confirmed the nomination of
br,g. Gen. Robert Anderson, to be Mai. Gene
lai py brevet in the regular army; also Brig.
oens' Chas. Paine and Edward Heath, U. 6.
volunteers, to be Major Generals by brevet.
Inc senate has also confirmed the following to
oe brigadier Generals in the volunteer force;
COL fowen Clayton, 4th Arkansas Cavalry:
breVet Brigadier General Greene Braun. U. 8.
Volunteers and Colonel 9Th Illinois volunteers.
vice Tristan resigned. Also the following to
be Brlgadier Generals by brevet: Col James
d. Wade, 9Th U. s. Volunteers; Col Thomas
MOONLIGHT, 9Th Kansas Cavalry; Col Geo P.
Este, l4th Ohio Volunteers Col. Thomas NJ
Bowen, 18th Kansas Volunteers: Col Cbar,e.
Beair, or Beaer, 14th Kansas Cavalry. Co,one,
John W. Ames, 9Th U. 8. Colored. The Sen
ate has also confirmed Ira Bartlett. of Ohio
as Chief Justice, and ]. P. Kidder .n5
VIM. E. Gleason Associate Justices of ~. c.
preme Court of Dacotah Territory. Iamon r.
Litchfield has been confirmed Marshal Of .ha a.
Territory, and D. P. Vinton as Associate Sr.t
New Mexico VI
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-03
Wealth of Michigan.

The following extract from the inaugu-
raj address of Gov. HENRY q. CRApo. de.
livered at Lansing, Michigan, January 4,
1865, will give some idea of the mineral
wealth of that State:
A large portion of the territory of Michigan
is underlied by vast beds of mineral deposits
and in this description of wealth she is unsur.
passed by any State in the Union. Her COP
per Is OF great purity, and its mines-of IN.
known extent-have already, although in their
infancy reached an annual yield of more than
ten thousand tons, equal in value, at the point
of shipment to $1,000 900. Her iron mines
are also OF great extent, and the ore is of the
finest quality; and although they have very
recently been opened. the first yield being only
1,A7 tons to the year 1855, yet during the past
year the shipments from Marquette have reach.
ed the aggregate of pa, 900 gross tons, besides
$4,000 tons supplied to the furnaces of Mar
qaette, OF the aggregate value of more than
$2,000,000. The immense increase exhibited
here, in q commerce just begun, as it were,
renders it futile to attempt an estimate of it's
future importance. The prospective worth of
these mines is, in truth, almost incalculable.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-03
Gen. Sherman,s Letter.

We print to-day letter from Gen.
SHERMAN that merits an attentive perusal.
His views are profound and conservative,
and will please all who are not crazed with
hatred to the South, which hatred they
imagine is love for the Union. SHERMAN
believes that love of country means affec-
ton for the whole country. On questions
other than those of war-on questions re-
lating to peace, reconstruction, and the
terms to be offered to the South-Gen.
SHERMAN expresses himself in terms worthy
of statesman: 81 would not subjugate
the South in the sense so Extensively as
sumed, but would make every citizen of
the land obey the common law, submit to
the same that we do-no worse, no better
--onr equals, and not our superiors. The
very moment the men of the South say
that, instead of appealing to war, they
should have appealed to reason, to our
Congress, to our courts, to religion, and to
the experience of history, then ] will say,
Peace-Peace = go back to your point of
error, and resume your places as Anaeri-
can citizens, aoitb all their proud her'-
tnooc 49,.
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Draft 10 Commence ON the Sth Of
March. =

1t will be seen by the following notice
that towns making no efforts to fill their
quotas, will be subjected to the draft on
the 9Th of March, and that under no cir
cumstances viii drafted men be allowed to
enlist as volunteers and receive the Gov
eminent bounties: ,.ta.. -. =
AcArING ASSIST Provo. MARsHAL's 8 OFFIcE,l
q 2 11 ST.. PATTI, Feb. %, 1865.
1t is hereby announced by authority of the
Provost Marshal General, that the draft to fill
the quotas Of the sub-Districts of this State un-
der the call of December IS, 1864 for 800, coo
men will commence in those towns that are
not likely to fill their quotas with volunteers,
on Wednesday, the sth of March 1866. No
man under any circumstances, will be permit
ted TO enlist as volunteer recruit after the
date of his being drafted. @
JND T. AVERILL.
,rs Col A. A. P. NJ G.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-03

Senator HALE, of New Hampshire, in
the recent debate on the CONSUMPTION act,
spoke eloquently on this subject. He said {:
If trial by jury is overthrown in this country,
take the rest would not lift my hand, not
open my mouth, nor counsel one of my con-
stituents to shed drop of blood, or pay dol
lar of treasure If the constitution is to be pre-
served emasculated of the great safeguard of
liberty. In these times, when so much is de-
manded, and so much is at stake, with gen.
erous confidence would give to the admins
tration almost everything thafthey want. l
would consent, and I have consented that the
habeas corpus may be suspended and these
extraordinary tribunals may be erected and
instituted for the trial of everybody
that voluntary comes forward and connects
himself with the public service. But, Sir, if
you are going to throw drag.net over the
land, if you are going to bring in this
whole people and sub ect them to the penal
ties that may be inflicted by military tribunals
and these courts-martial, then the last step
in the humiliation and the degradation of the
country is taken, and we shall be left fit instru-
ments for any despotism that the bold and the
lawless may see proper to establish over us.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-03
Whistling UP Courage.

The Richmond Examiner of the 21st
has an article upon the situation, from
which the following is extracted:
There is not at this moment 80 much to
alarm rs in reality as there was last May. 1t is
not true We have go many troops, but neither
has our enemy by great deal. On that occa-
sion, too. Butler could and did land his forces
at City Point without any effort or loss, but
this year Sherman has to fight his way through
many sWamps and take or turn many batteries,
and leave many blue coated corpses behind
him, ere he can hope to see Virginan rail-
road. It is hoped the President will not re-
lieve Beauregard at the very crisis of his cam
paign, and appoint General Pemberton in his
place, with orders to slip around to Sherman's
rear, and march away to Mobile; but barring
this or some other equally erroneous blunder
or crime, it seems evident that Sherman has
before him much more difficult and perilous
part of the grand campaign than Butler had
last year, and, in the meantime, his devastat.
ing raid through South Carolina is no more
conquering that State than his great raid
through Georgia has coverted Georgians to
the. Union. Richmond is safe if all parties
concerned do their duty. .a'
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-03

The Winona Republican, speaking of
the proposition to tax railroad lands, says:
It viii result in rendering the lands granted
by Congress to the various companies practi.
cally worthless as means Of assistance. Even
under the NEST favorable auspices, experience
has taught rs in Minnesota that it Is extremely
difficult to induce capitalists to invest their
money in our railroad enterprises. What NAV
we not expect, then, if we invite them to such
q ruinous investment as this principle contem-
plates? Unproductive lands subject to heavy
taxation, instead of being the basis for progress
In building our railroads, would rather involve
the companies accepting them In bankruptcy,
and thus check the development of our own
resources and drive away all incentives to i'm
provement.
1t Is claimed by the advocates of the meas
ure that inasmuch as settlers under the home
stead act are required to pay taxes upon their
lands, the railroad companies should also be
required to do so-that It would be unjust to
the former not to apply the same rule to the
the lands were granted to the State for the spe.
cific purpose of constructing our railroads, and
not for increasing the State revenue. To. tax
the lands before they are sold to the actuaD6et-
tier would depreciate their value to such an
extent as to defeat the object for which they
were granted, and thus work general injustice
The companies will do more to increase the
revenues of the State by constructing our rail-
roads, inviting immigration, and thus adding
to our population and wealth, than they pos
sibly could under the proposed taxation sys-
them. The good that would flow from such
system would only be seeming and tempora.
~; the evil would be incalculable and lasting.
We hope, therefore, that the legislature viii
not persist in its action-especially if the rule
adopted in the case of the superior road is to
be made applicable throughout the State.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-03
Lees Last Resort.

The following from the Army and Nary
Gazette, may indicate the movement by
which LEE win startle the country, IS
limited by PRENTICE of the Louisville
Journal: SIS, fss EiL 10
Lee must not let the enemy occppy VIII
mington if he intends to hold on 70 Richmond.
Should he abandon it, he may try great coup
to strike the North to the heart IN its moment
of citation. A sudden, well conducted march
into the district of Columbia, 3he capture OF
Washington, the invasion of Pennsylvania,
even toTNew York itself. are possible.
There is nothing very startling in this,
at has been tried too many times, and uni
formly with disaster to the rebels. keJ
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-03
PRIsONERs...HOPE
FULNKSS OF THE REBELS.

NEW York, Feb. 2s.-The 1,i6nnes
Washington special says all the released
prisoners are sent south to oppose cne!-
man, and they appear more enthusiastic
and hopeful than those who have been In
The Times prints list Of 500 released
Union officers cent to Annapolis. This
empties the prisons at Richmond and Dam
vile Of our gallant men, who have sur
viyed the horrors of these rebel prison
pens.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-03
Furloughed Soldiers.

Soldiers of our State who are home on
sick furloughs should remember that re-
cent order of the Adjutant General OF the
United States provides that soldiers who
have received furlough from a hospital
for certain time, must return at its expi-
ration, or be treated as deserters. It will
not do for them to send certificate that
their disability still continues. They must
report at their Hospital.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-03
Free Trade.
The New York Eoening Post, speaking
of free trade says:

The New York Evening Post, speaking
of free trade says:
That principle, now that slavery is removed.
is destined to be the rallying point of the
great popular and democratic party of the fu-
ture it is positive, comprehensive, true and
consistent with our institutions; it has always
been, from reasons of circumstance, very &C
ceptable at the South; and the concession of
it on our part would be- we believe, hailed
with eagerness and Joy by large numbers of
our Southern leaders and people as compen-
sation for the REIMBURSEMENT or loss of slavery.
1t would furnish the only basis of compromise
now possible with honor to either side. Did
the President think of it; did Mr.. Seward sug-
gest it; was it talked of at all; or was it wholly
overlooked? L-G
The President and Secretary of State
would sooner offer to the South compen-
sation for every niger stolen or lost, with
every thing of indemnity for the past and
security for the future that slavery could
demand, than to offer it free trade. The
loudest freedom-shrieking would be but q
gentle murmur in comparison with the
clamor that the descendants of the Pill
grims" would make over such an offer of
settlement.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-03

"A dispatch from New Haven says s. l.
hoyie, United States detective connected
with the Provost Marshal's Office in that city,
last night, on returning home about ten
o clock, asked his wife to get some cartridges
that he might reload his revolver. As she
started To comply with his request the ham,
mer OF the weapon slipped from his fingers
and the pistol went of the ball entering the
heart OF his wife. The unfortunate woman
sprang forward eXclaiming, am killed
kiss me before die, and in moment was
dead. t'1-.f l..t .4355a- .-6'T fflf