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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-30

Young Lady Eiepes with Ono Of Two Rival
suiters-Tho Favored Man BrutaIly Mar
deped by tho Rejected One.
From special st. Louis Oct. 26 correspondence Of the
Cincinnati InQuirer1 I'D alNls
dreadful tragedy occurred ON the highway near Of
tsrve Cooper county, In this State, few days ago.
Two young men, named Wilson andpHarper, had been
paying their addresses to Miss Brown. Wilson was
the enved recipient of tho adys favor but the parents
strenuously opposed to her choice and favored
Harper On Sunday, the 18th. Wilson and Miss B. de-
termned TO make end Of the matter by getting mar
ned, and, starting for Uerville they arrived ct that
place abont eleven or twelve O'Clock that night and
cesed % the residence q Squire Dempsey who, after
seine hesancy, performed the marriage ceremony. the
couple then returned to the house Of friend some two
and half mes distant. p
The next day Harper followed them. Arriving in
town, he learned that they married, and deter
mined vengeance. After drinking until evening he
left Otterve in the direction Wilson and his wife had
gone When about two miles distant fr1m town he met
them their way 70 relative, both riding one horse
Harper rode up 70 than, and drawing his revolver on
Wilson, remarked. "You are . dead man" His pistol
snapped three times, during which Wilson, being un-
armed jumped OF his horse md ran 70 tho brush fol-
Wilson was wounded and ovssssksn several bundled
yards from the ruad and after being shot down wa
Aeaten over the bead with Yevolvefun life
tinct. The head and fsaturea wofully mutated,
ana presented, on the discovery OF the body the ne
morning. most heartrcltne spectacle - human bal
baYty HAYper's Whereabouts cannot be discovered
Tho hoFse rode by harper belonged 70 Mr. Brown father
Of the young Indy NJ. Brown has been arrested
ce~soy to the murder Of Wilson, and released BAIL
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SAD SUICIDE or A SOLDIER.
From the Buffalo Express. ]


An inquest was held by Coroner Edmunds, Tuesday,
the 23d inst, the body OF John H. Alvsne who
found dead q cornneld his fathers farm. the
Pendeton road In the town Of Amherst about eighteen
miles from Bunhlo. the 22d OF October. The cir
cnmstances attending the death OF this young man
are OF . peculiarly painful nature. and from the
evidence adduced may be summed up a. fol-
lows:-The deceased was twenty i've years Of age
had served Q saldier in the Thirty-tbird
regiment Of New York Volunteers. and had
both Of his hands OF about year ago by buzz saw
since which he appears 70 have labored under hs Of
melancholy and dependence induced by his helpless
condition He le home the 10th Of October with the
declared intention Of going the Lockpo Fair and his
continued absence giving mich uneasiness 10 his family
search for him about to DO instituted when Of
his sisters going into neld short distance from tho
house. TO cut corn found his body lying at the foot Of
stump plat Of grass In the midst Of the corn Tho
girl did not know at first that II the body Of her
brother, until assistance had been called when II
recornized, and, careful search being made, paper
labelled, and which had contained strychnine,
round close by, suggesting plainly the Of his
death From the medical testimony At the inquest the
deceased appeared have died In violent commissions
the head which was lying At the foot Of the stump
being much bruised the skin Of the forehead broken and
rubbed or In many places bearing witness TO the terrible
struggles preceding death The facts connected with the
clearly lead u the conclusion that the unfortunate
young man, in ht Of despair, proceeded 70 Lockpor
procured the poison and then returning 20 his home
laid himself down in the cornneld and destroyed him
ssf IN the above described. The verdict
accordance with the facta-Ba6aio Ezprsaa
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rElEsRApHlc MARKET REPORTS.

PHnApxlYulA. Dot. q, 1854
Canal IS PSsdephis ana Erie Railroad az Resalns R.i
.sss IS; ssr
Rio ssXc. &c whsicy Arm Al saT.
wheat Arm: red So Is % d. Corn quiet yellow u "a
81 IL white 81 Is 81 49, o.ts steady. Flour Arm; spring
whcst Ws.ern GIG q! p,cv.c ,o, inactive Lard
ar, sG new Clover scarce whisisy very dull
sloyr1sss: 80 Dbl. ;s :. 81 = sa for No. .c,s
Milwsukee per sample e2 TO- cornl2000 bushes opening
bushels IN ots at TO- ost.saes 5000 bushels At sac
chiesgo Soc Canada 81 isy Lard lie. lsc. whisky
80 So Canal freight firm to New York. whes 100 corn
oc Reccpts~aour 1900 bbs wheat 3o6s bushsls corn
202063 do. oats II d23 do barley 81 $50 do 81 do
peas $50 do Canal espcrtsslomr $50 bb!s wheat l6 $50
oswxoo Oct o. 1885.
sales ZOO bushels fair white Canada at 90 o. and 600
sales 900 bushels No Illinois Al q Il m.rke. closing
sSSe snd
81 Is free Rye &c better and scarce sales M bushels
freights steady Lake impor-2s 900 bushels wheat 200
los COO bushels barley 900 bushels LOO usheis
oats, 1Aoo bushels pes Canal s,gcsts M Ssls nour
CINCINNATI. Oct - 1858.
Flour and wheat in good demand whskey Arm at Sc
in bond and 81 8 free Mess pork nominal Lard 1870
Hogs duh. Gold l4ok.
Flour quiet and nrm wheat o. better FOR winter and
linked and clo.ns q &c with go bid 0ai: q better
fSr "s.sssc go Ssi. sear 800 Sasss wSs.
DO 5000 do oats, 1000 do barley shpments2 800
bbs nour. 1900 bushels whes % 900 do. corn. 5000 do
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CovvrE-A active demand prevailed for Rio a. full
america IKE ssd y bond Zoo o:asss 100
ans ss go os
obhing trade inaui The sales confined tring oss
ssv da Fl ss some
ss aHs s''p N @ ' !s
Fam, .noanisd t TOM: and for The
Ga r demand r
at the mines has quickened little but there 10
Per ton y, buyer: ao tempted and WIN rot Is .sIls
' ss: s:'
vssr about al that viii prs.sns
the business Of The Prices Of coal for shipment
ara - g ter s,sm'soo. io = Broad Top
r. sss s,s a", re-
at as TO london u oo a. per ssS:
trsmsIS limited and business was thus prevented TSs
SIMPLY q ~ dissertations !. much reduced and n con
not worth quoting sold today at advance Of 10 10
NAVAL sroRss-There was little more activity In the
ns spirit: sDa ,sAy
s,cm e Sc Ss,odSs :sDSnS order s
Without
y !. s.sr Ss !: .
Pss."os. Gel ~ BILL: pork ssS az beef - DO
@ sss ons ~ ss
.,.s, sns 4 .s g: . GALE: for
e82h0 sS " regular for Do $82 for old do
s ssr s ~ s ';o e. ssEs Sellers
s & sf g. WAS va. .s .s s 81 s s 6
for pan ~ beef hams noics sales Of IS bbls.
at $40 s4b The lard market continued heavy, With only
moderate demand Sales 6h0 bbls. 1t l4j<e Ice Bacon
steady but quiet have only 70 note sales o. 1so
cut and for short clear Cut NESTS rnbsr more
hams and 10 11hc for shonldsrs Dressed hogs were
quiet and UNCHANGED.
Pxssorxun market for both Grade and bonded stu
continued quiet asd further decline ss srbsed TO- The
a 10 IKE. and Of bonded asc bbls At MAC for hight
straw white, 861sc for prime light straw to white and
87<cn Nlkc for standard white. In phadelphiA notice
sales Of $40 bbs crude at and C0 bbls do for The
sr.As,sE was sisady Sales. saoso Ssla ssisxe alSs.
and 1900 40 Rrease Mt 9}sc lie. ,NN Y
susiR-Ihs msrkst very quies. Holden demsHded,
full poeS the close the fair
rood refining Cuba folly IO1al0<c and lOxslic
spectivey The only heard OF - hhdS
ME and % DO st11kAlic and sl6 bo1ss Havsna q
:tsad basis Or isiSjls FOR sssard harss and iSG
wsIsxE11ascsirts. ]7 bbs The marketwo dull,
Gales Of Importance ranspfred Prices however.
changed
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NEWS ITEMS.

The Louisville Ky) Democrat Of the 2ltn narrates the
following account Of a bold robbery Yesterday morn
ing r. r. McSpcdden from Oak Wood, Tennessee, who
occupied room twenty-sx ut tho Louisville Hotel, awoke
TO ind his money, $l,1oo gone. II appears that
yesterday morning his friend left the ROOM rousing him
and telling him to get up, but Nc having been late
the night previous, soon fell Into dose In about an
hour afterward he awoke and upon looking under his
pillow no found his pants containing the above amount
gone The alarm was at once gwen but no trace could
be obtained TO who committed the robbery. The
pants OF Mr.. McSpeddcn wero found In an adjoining
room.
Twin brothers named Nounuoy, In Mason county, Ken-
lucky. had a drunk and nghi on the 2o.h inst One
beaten almost death by log CHAIN when he drew
his bowie and cut the other through the heart.
james Hughes and Robert Little had quarrel ct Ger
mantown, Pa, on the 10th inst latte struck Hughes
died on the 18th
The Galveston Bsuefn Of Oct 10Th narratss the fol.
lowing There is confined in the county jail . man
in one OF the fashionable houses Of vice. she
respecabIe, citizen 70 the Mayer Win word that she
sGSd pay $500 ,9s he s mayor
the Mayor. "rhsn You are my prisoner you have
tried 70 bribe officer" fhe fellow begged like .
craven coward and was finally let on In consideration Of
his family.
The Richmond WING says that the Virginia tobacco
crop has turned out we'll the quantity being consider
o ss' sDd :. s ss
great money crop OF Virginia Wing nntc pases that
BY tho sale Of their tobacco i farmers viii be placed
IN good financial position and begin their aericul-
tural iabors next year under better prospects.
Two new manufacturing establishments at Fall River
Mass In contemplation. ono 10 make print cloths,
having capital Of o. 900 and running hundred
Thousand spindes, the other 70 run forty thousand
spindes.
Two Baltimore city laborers sued extra pay for
working eight hous day. The court decided that
they could resign their position they objected 70 ten
hours, but could not claim extra pay.
The Mother Superior OF tho Sisters Of Mercy In wor.
ccster, Mass. Ia daughter OF Admiral shubrick and
cousin Of the latc Admiral Dupont
The Pthoic Pa) Record says that DR. Frazier OF that
oleaginous locality has fallen heir 20 q fortune Of
$4,000. just turned mp In scotland
A at Philadelphia oyster house, having been
charged thrtynve cents for oyster stew, objected 70
paying that sum, offering necn cents al which rate he
commended oystermen could got ricn. The Court, how
ever, held that the man was not obliged 70 eat oysters
ahns.aa 10 ~
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MURDER N ROCHESTER.
A Citizen Asso.sinated with slnns shot.

Citi5on Assossinatca Win SiuuG shot.
From the Rochester Union, Oct a.
Another cold blooded murder 10 10 be added 70 the
criminal annals Of Monroe county. Josiah Rogers, who
resided IN Elm street. near the corner o. Chestnut In
this city deliberately and cooly murdered last even
Ing about eight o'clock, In the roadway between the
Fair Grounds and George Rogers hotel There had
largo party or men among whom was the murdered
man. had assembled at the hotel There had been some
drinking there and an alteration between some OF the
party. Rogers borrowed a dollar OF Mr. Shoemaker,
whose horse competed In the race, ana nnally
the whole party started towards the city-Roges 8
Lawrence and Theodore Newcomb, arm in arm. walking
in the rear. They had gone but few steps when .
thuggish blow heard, and Rogers fell His compan-
IONS with bound entered the hotel frightened were
CURED light and went out 70 look for Rogers They
found him with the blood issuing coplousy from his
sa and Just back Of me right ear there was severe rS
biackened. He was conveyed into the hotel, and at
three O'Clock this morning Dr. Dolley sent for 70
Mr. Rogers was conveyed 70 his residence, and
u eight O'Clock he died. Coroner Robb was
noon The police heard of tho assault last evening"
but occurring the town Of Brighton they did not act
in the matter having no authority TO do This mors
ing hearing of the death OF Rogers, the force
started to try and clear up whatever Of mystery
hangs the At eleven O'Clock arrests had
been made, but the probability Is that ere many hours
the parties who supposed TO have committed the
murder win be in custody
The story Of Mr. Lawrence who was with Rogers nj
the time the blow was struck, and that Of Mr.. Shoe
maker who with the rest Of the party do agree
several particulars There Is thing certain-that
the blow was intended for another person than Mr.
Rogers Mr. Lawrence thinks Il intended for him.
He had had words but day two previous with
persons who In the party.
Mr.. Shoemaker is confident that II was he for whom
the blow Intended and he believes robbery the
motive After the races he had displayed In the hotel
large amount OF money, and II was this 1t Is thought,
that the assassins after.
The deceased has resided in this city for twenty-five
years, and blacksmith by occupation. having .
shop on Ely street. he was forty-eght years OF age
and leaves wife and and daughter. He gene
rally peaceabe man. but occasionally INDUCED In in
toxcatng drinks We do not learn that he was intox-
Gated last evening.
The police have made some further developments In
tho case but they Of nature improper for 10
state Al present When the arrests made shall be
at liberty TO disclose 70 readers al that know
about the bloody ahsir
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From the Louisville Journal Oct a.
About seven o'clock, Wednesday evening iass Ben
jamin Warhsd, EsQ., wealthy and most highly re-
spec,ed citizen Of Lexington Ky. was shot and killed
Several weeks ago the father OF young Arnsnt was
killed In his yard by some pcSson unknown but
suppposed 70 be Q nefro man with whom he had quar-
relied and who belonged 10 Mr.. Warneld and who
arrested for the offence. Out Of this occurrence
there grew up personal Misunderstanding, which
suited In the almost simultaneous shooting Of the
the other upon tho moment Of their meeting IN the
hotel, above stated. Tho report we have before
says that they into the ONCE through different
doors at the Same moment Armant was shot slightly
in the breast but his victim escaped less fortunately
being shot In tho shoulder and bowels he
veyed TO mis- home where he died at two o'clock A. NJ
having been fully conscious up TO the very last
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meal va. IN moderAts demand. with tendency
ss,es Of 40 bba mads % 90 for city and Is

demand for wheat was good and prices To-
&c per bushel with saea O bushels 81 81 50 81 70
FOR Nc milwaukee, % 90 for amber State and
~ 10 Tor common No. Chicago. Corn advanced &c. &c.
per bushs but business at the higher prces
psrntivey small the sales comprising 10000 bushels AZ
Western In store and ahoa and 81 % for white and yellow
X ~ Oats Improved 10 q per bushe, With sales Of
x e: 20 for State Rye ruled n,mer with s.ies Of
al 81 ~ Barley wanted but higher prices were de-
handed BY holders and business restricted Rales
bushels, at 81 25 30 STATE 81 IS for
NADIA West n bond and ~ sea 81 10 for do free MALT
steady but quiet with sales Of small lots at 81 q.
Corr0N Tho market inactive but prces remained
sepdy closing quoted below with sales Of $50 bales
receipta had & haiaa We 0uoto-
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COMMERCIAL REPORT.

MONDAY, Oct 9-6 p. NJ.
BnrApsrvYrs ii.ns bbs -four, % do corn
meal i7os2s bushels wheat; 40 DO corn II do OATS
H. 30 rye. esv do. matt and oo do ba ley. An
tive demand prevailed for State and Western Gour and
price. advanced isc 2sc per Dbl The comprised
nesr, iAo bbls tho revised quotation. snncre south
ern rour was also scers favor under fairly active
and The saes reached 20 btis Rye aour continued 10
rsio gacr being offered srarinsy, and Ary acse ds
uApA 1ss sAiss sws 10 tbla. naiab q q aSs - cern
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Mining stocks depressed BY sales TO rcalsc aud
the hsmmerng OF the bears Al tho nrs, board corydon
closed isc lower than at The Same time on Saturday.
selling al 80 30; In Crosse gold TOO, selling At So At
,antic and Pacific 100, selling at 50 6o ophr ioc sell
ing ., NJ rs; Nye gold steady At zoe, Davidson
copoer Al so Al the second board Cor don closed zoe
hover than at tho Ora, board selling at 90 TO- "a Crosse
sold ioc selling a, ss; Sye Ecid was =, ady At Soc. A.
Isnnc and rssino % IS Davidson COPPER q 70. orhr
4 n
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

HoSrAY, Oct ze-0P n
Tue stock market maintains upward tendency and
midway shares with Eric leading the way, experienced
q further advance to-day. This disappointed some Of
me old conservative houses the bear side and few
- Aha weak speculative houses followed their
"a The latter find their position becoming and
re perous for rising OF speculation threatens
40 eagun Them i ruin, and hence they resort TO
misrepresentation and trckery whenever an opportu
ssy presents itself Their latest effort has been to pro-
soos an impression that money Ii tightening and with
hss they have cent round to the Offering
barrow absurdy enormous amounts at the minimum
soto Of interest which they unprepared to take
which banks equally unwilling to lend them
They entertained strong hopes that tho bank statement
week would be OF little assistance their
SEPARATIONS and that drain Of currency westward would
sesn but with provoking perversty the bank statement
turned out resssurnS while all the West the
indications favorable fow eastward at the
sAme time that the railways overburiened with
hsight In this connection the Chicago Tribune OF Fri
cay remarked:-
There ia comparatively little exchange being made
owing 10 the scarctv Of freight the railroads. and
IRE high rates of lake eghs shippers TO hold or
compelling the banks 10 the property until II can
b forwarded better terms Round lots OF exchange
placed between bankers AT Soc discount Soc pro
nium-closng with more buyers than sellers at the
upper figure Some Of the banks say they will be COM
peeled ship IL the present stringency
hnues much lenger There no change In counter
sass-l-Ioa discount buying and par selling
q the inside figures.
With REGARD to the money market the Cincinnati
Uasette Of the same day said
There is a good supply OF currency in the money
suarkct and all legitimate demands readily supplied
as 10 per cent interest prime paper Tho market
rules easy.
If we may Judge Of the immediate future from the
JAciilty with which money borrowed at per cent
to-day, the present week h likely witness greater
nonstary than has been experienced since the pre-
Willing speculative activity commenced. There q
hrge amount In Of the requirements Of borrow
offered at this rate, while two three OF tho leading
dealers In government securities supplied them
sstves without difficulty q 3 . az per cent The
ssosptions too, At per cent fewer than usual
e late, and FIRST class commercial paper was in
ssquest at per cent The associated bank state
mont FOR the week ending Saturday shows decrease
II $40 loans and Of only 81 2sl in deposits
sAus indicating that the banks In easier position
- the extent Of tho difference between the amounts
shan they previously The legal tender show
unmporant decrease Of $6eoS44, andthe circulation
q $17s 500 Tho specie shows increase Of $47o 752
stead Of decrease Dying to the million Of paid
~ the Treasury into the Bank OF Commerce for the
chase of foreign exchange being counted In the state
snt The totals Of the present and last previous state
stand undor.--
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PaaT of NEW Yuax. OCTOBER 20, 1855

QTeaFe0s
ssttsamshp Rebeees Clyde Snyder, Boston.wP Clyde
s ssmsSpp EWSir6Snis Hunter Bcs,ouw CLYDE
ship American Eagle Moore, London-E Morgan SON
49, nnrk per Wsnderer (Prusl Boje, Antwerp-Funch.
Brig MARYLAND Isr). Harding. Cork and nsrkst-J L
sshr Matilda tBr Stevens. SaIsnSam and pars-c Luds
sss1 sss Ss s. " R Ess:: no.rs
sssr yolnns.sr sRT Holmes Halif.s-D nswof Co.
ssSr Ralph Pos. w:.L pslsohicols-va brown Co.
ssnr MARIA RATION. Chisholm, ssvannah-N McCrsady
sehr Bramhan Hussey. chare.son-N /. xccrsady
schr L Thompson. Smith. Nov Hsvsn-s D stannArdL
Arrived.
Steamship oaassr c,sy Wsst Charleston, 20 hours. wit
sisamship c"%s.rlsnd RSsnson Wilmington, NC
Steamship pub ssemars Bourae eanend and Norfolk
sss aad TO Hsnsssn P.i%ors s0ri'1 with
folk with %d:e s1 70 Jss Hand ' ''m'oa ''d nor
Steamship Chesapeake, johnson, Portland, with mdse to
sIn BaEs s yspSS Aug 81 Tsh
81 % Il IA: wash H
5 sna
81 is :''ss1s' o :aIs.s
Issss assns iSsnssr sc.s issso lon passed
srs ~ss AZ s H'ss ie s1 heavy
gale from Sc with sudden squan lost mansai foresa,
'f fore and si" sna inner
si.SS
doors and oher small damages done John Kelly.
G.: md Ss''.
sAp ns M. 9Osmo Cousins Liverpool % days with
Isl ship risn, nm iysrPeol Sep: q nth d:s 70 spo
s an a ns x: q ~ ION = IN
G. h:s ns SEPT .s T &c
ss.t Golden y:ses Rsodss Barbados, Is days. with
s:M Easls R.%lss.ea Savannah. days. with cotton,
srg Convoy tBr) Evans Rio Jansro IS days. with coffee
!, Brig chs,t.a .sr Conrad 81 AIMS Bay J via 1nasua
s ss ao.lsas s:pIa@: p D'"''''' a.'' ~''
.a .s
With sugar . Jas y Ward i Co. A1''' 0''a'na' = aa'
VIZ sns S sp s5 G.St m.ss0r 5s'f A.
lon % e., w .na ,nss q a. ship Nth rigging attached appa
Brig Mcnntanser IBr) Percy, Labrador, 10 days. with
Sas Annie Colin: tS, Smith, windsor, Ms. day.. with
plaster. q master
xasy Ssr: Co. Had strong Ne S' Winds ' &:
Brig Sarah Peters Wallace, MIlbridse, days. with iu.
si e s Win
schr Meteor iBr) Dunscombs Bermuda. days, WITH salt
Sshr Nssen ,Rr). Isa,t Cow Bay, Sdays with coal.
schr Gar Hssmond Lnssn. 10 days. with essi 70 Geo
Brewev Is bound 10 NewhurH. $500
schr Village Beik ORB Doyle Halifax 10 days. with nsh
schr John Noythrnp lBr Sanford windsor. Ms days,
with plaster. "a d n DsV0k 3 Co.
s: s y: ss S's:ss e ss''
echr Alcora- Talbot. NschAs.
fchr Julis. Nash. Jonespork
Rchr Evsiyr, Crowley, Jonssp0r.
fchr 50 CYoix, Mcfsregor. Calaia days.
Schr Iyra, Haskell Hanger.
Schr Burrows q. Tracy, BANGOR 4 DAYS.
Schr Julia, Rcales, Jonesboro, 7daya
schr Wary, Rogers Cutler. days.
echr Sussn 4 Vary. Kenyon, nockland.
Sehr Ella. Packer. Rockland.
Tchr Hannie Westboook. Litt1ejohn. Portland Ne.
echr G ]. vandarvonv. Bakor Boston
Schr Sea Flower, Chase warsham.
Echr ~xnarunc. -. Warsham.
Schr Vassav. Jr. Christie Wareham.
Schr 1eona Xix PAN River.
Gchr Bela Peck. Avery. New london.
schr smith. Turner Rondout for Boston.
sloop Harvest, Corwn. Providence.
Below.
Schr Ruth II Baker.
Wind sunset Sc. fresh.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-23
The Gold Barometer.

THE various fluctuations in gold yesterday,
opening as it did at decline of two per cent,
and touching, at one time, 379, has created
considerable excitement in the market, and
surmises are rife as to the cause Of the rapid
fall. According to one account. the sudden
sale OF gold by the Secretary OF the Treasury
caused the decline. while another imputes it
to a ring composed of the "bears," who are
seeking to use the change only for speculative
purposes. The facts Of the case appear to us
to be that the Secretary has indeed thrown a
moderate amount of gold on The market, but
not with the intention Of selling it to control
the market. The demand at Washington for
currency to cancel the temporary loans
has been so great that, in order to Sc
cure the needed sum, the gold was sold,
or rather the currency was bought up, by the
Government This, of course, had its effect,
but other causes combined to produce this
result. The high rates at which everything
has been held has been unnatural, and it
required constant buoying to keep them up.
The approach of the session of Congress, and
the renewed confidence that the President
does not mean to act as the Democracy pre-
dicted, has combined to cause this falling off.
These, with the prevalence of the idea that
Congress and the country do not favor nasty
contraction, alike combined to cause the tall.
1t is probable that still further decline will
occur; but abodt the first of December a
reaction will probably set in, for political
purposes, and we should not be surprised
to see it touch the point it reached two
daVs ago.