The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-04
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Telegraph.
New YORK, April 4.
Government stocks are steady to-day. Gold
opens at 7s-steadY. There is brisk movement
upward. Exchange on London is irmer at the old
Rates. Money is quoted among the brokers easy at
per cent.
There is q little doing IN produce and merchan-
disc, with no change TO note IN prices.
1he receIpls OF all the beeves at the stock yards,
including those driven direct to butchers, amount
10 6097 for the week. The trade was characterized
BY unusual dulness. The best ANIMALS sold tor lSH
ISL cents per ID. dressed meat The number sold
for Is cents was small. The poorest were sold at
10a12 cents per ID. dressed meat The general SELL
ing price was about 13d14 cents per ID. Some reli.
able brokers insisted tllnt beef GEMS per ID.
lower than the same quality sold last week. The
transactions mi ch cows have been moderate
prces easy, and demand fair Tor good mllkers.
They have been sold at all prices from SS0G110
per head
Ma anne Hermann, whose debut in La Biglia,
few years ago, will be remembered, and whose
musical successes at the Prestdigltatepr's sorees
we've so complete, has arrived in town with NJ
Hermann. 1t Is not unlikely that Madame hermann
will appear IN opera before SUMMER and thai we
shall have some new magical seaaces by the re-
nowned wizard.
Niblos Garden was to be pulled down and turned
into O hotel, ana Mr. Mheatley sent TO other quar-.
ters, to be provld by Mr.. Stewart the proprietor,
The fact is, Mr. Stewart has no intention of demOl.
ishng rhe place, and is so satisfied with Mr. Wheat
leys management, and so anxious to retain him as
lessee, that he has advanced his rent for the next
three years eight thousand dollars. Mr.. Wheatloy
Is naturally very proud OF this mark of Mr.. Stew
arts esteem.
Concerning the movements of the wandering
opera troupes, the World has this 10 say:-"Max
StrakOsch is working his musical way northward,
alter a good winter campaign in the South. He
will present his company this week in Richmond
MIR j. Grau of Chicago, ST.. Louis, and Havana
memoFy is reported TO have suD'let the New York
Academy OF Music from Mr.. MaretZek fer brief
operate season IN May Mr. Leonard Growers
German Opera Troupe is at present resting on its
IL work
at Irving Place Academy upon the conclusion of
the Easter Italian opera season, about the 10th
The Meteor case was resumed yesterday at the
United states District Court. Several witnesses
were examined, but the new points elected were not
The number OF deaths in this city last week was
469, or Is less than during the previous week.
Judge Ingraham has written an elaborate opinion
in the case of Mr.. f. A. Stansbury, OF the Morris
Insurance Company, brought up for contemet OF
court in not handing over his accounts to the referee
appointed by JUDGE Barnard. This opinion reviews
the action of Deputy Attorney General Hammond,
and valdates all The proceedings taken before Judge
Barnard in the matter. 1t concludes with the dec
sion, areadv reported, refusing to punish Mr. Staus
bury for contempt, as he, not being lawyer could
not be supposed to understand the technicahties
which surrounded the case.
An action entitled AbOy lincoln vs. Levi A. Lin.
| coin, was tried yesterday IN the Supreme Court
Circuit Part g before Judge Mason. Tne plaintiff
who has been divorced from the defen dant sued heI
former husband for the value OF quantity OF house
hOld furniture alleged to be worth eleven hundred
collars, which he now detains. Both parties sworC
| fatty contradictory to each other as 10 who pur
| chased the property. The jury will bring in yer
- A number OF resident Canadians held a revolu
tionary meeting IN Prince street last night, anC
| appopted a committee to form q pernanen
society in this city to agitate for Canadian inde
meeting of the New York Historical Society
was held at their hall last evening: paper on ta
| Aralic race was read by DIR. Thompson, and
| euogy on the memory of the late Jared Spark
| pronounced by Mr.. u. N. Bancroft. FULTON.