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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-06
American stocks wero quoted in London on the 2sd

satterlhwaite's London Circular thus refers to the
market for American securtos:-
The advces Of higher quotations for stocks and lower
premium gold, received just after the publication OF
last had very favorable effect on the London mar
ket for American securities, and both nve.twenes and
lions; the improvement however has boon almost en-
tirey lost owing to the apprehension that the Sonti
mental bourses might become unsettled by the p0lcai
aspect of affairs in Germany American securities
largely dealt in and have the effect Of bringing large
amounts to this market On the week United states
nyewenties show fractional advance, closing at Tx
" Illinois shares the good report just received, are
steady at So but Fries have given way ST. being last
quoted At 66% u. An important advance, amounting
to ten per cent taken place in Virginia six per cent
bonds owing to the rumored proposal 10 fund the over
due coupons preparatory TO resuming payment OF inter-
est Transactions in Atlantic and Great Western deben
lures again been considerable; they close at IS so
for large, and S0H SIX for small. Consolidated mort
gage bonds have been more freely taken, and daily
transactions are officially recorded from u to "a
The returns OF tho Bank OF England for tho week
ending March 81 compare with the statement Of tho
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THIRD srssIoN-2:3O p, NJ.
CITY coMuERcIAL REPORT.

BRxApsrurrsRcccipts 1859 bbls ncur, aess bushels
corn, 3l5 do oats, lbs do malt Tho demand
for state and Western -four was very moderate,
and prices for all qualities ruled shade In buy.
cr's favor common aud inferior grades closing
heavy at n decline OF Co. 10c per Dbl The sales com.
prscd about $500 bbls, including all qualities, at the
suboincd revised quotations. Tho market for Southern
-four was moderately active; but the sales were gone
rally lower prices particularly for the low grades
The sales were nearly COO bbs Canada -four neg.
isctcd and prices nominay shade lower for all
brands The sales were about 800 bbs Ryo flour was
quiet aud unchanged Corn meal was In small demand
and prcos wore sustained We note sales OF 700 bbls
mostly Western private terms, but part Brandywinc
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The Inquiry Tor wheat moderate and pricos. par
culary for common qualities had declining tendcncy
the sales comprised 900 bushels at 81 80 for white Ca
NADIA, 81 90 for whto Gcneeee ~ IS for whie Michigan
and 81 % for old No. Milwaukee, The transactions In
TO very fair extent and prices favored the
bushels t 40 q 1870. for unsound TIC n 7stc for
sound mixed Western, In store and delivered and e0tsc
for Jersey yellow aoat Prices for oats again advanced
under o good dcmand the sales were mainly st SOC
Ate for new and b5c. 57c for old Western SOC 0lc
for Sae $50 SC for Jersey, and $50 bsc for Can
ada Rye was rather dull OF sale and prices were
lcavy the sales comprised 1900 bushels North river al
SOC. Malt was without important change. Barley
IN moderate demand with saes Of Asoo bushels Canada
West, In store, 81 81 Is.
Corros The advises from Europe by steamer Cuba
were considered unfavoabe and prices ruled Irregular
and nominal closing heavy at decline OF fully 10.
The sales we're light comprising only about 200 bales
mainly Of the annexed quotations, more selling nj the
inside rates than Il the outside. We quote:-
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CoVVKk-A light inquiry continued Tor prime grAdea
but the markc, generally was heavy aud Inactive No
sales were reported
rREaHrs we're dull and heavy, and bat very little was
done The cngagements were:-To Liverpool, 1900
bushels corn a 8Ad 600 bales cotton ~ 6-lod. per
steamer, 400 boxes bacon 81 2ba % tons leather e
500 bales cotton u Nd TO London 1900 bushels oats
a. ID. abkd 20 tons wood at 22a Cd. 10 Barbados,
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The of the Bank Of France for the week ending
March % shows the following changes compared with
tho previous account:-Increasc-Cash twenty-five
millions and half treasury balance eleven millions
and quarter; advances ten thousand. DecreaseBils,
forty eight millions and two thirds notes. tweny-sx
and twothirds miions current accounts. twelve mil
lions.
The business at the Sub.Troasury to-day was as fol-
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fhe tramc receipts Of railways in the United Kingdom
OF Great Britain amounted for the week ending tho l7th
OF March, on 1881 mlos TO sess $751; and for the cor.
responding week Of last year on il-p5s miles TO
$500, $40, showing increase Of soi milo ana AZ
Es7 ,221
Money on the continent OF Europe since our previous
sdvices had become easy Of access The following
were the latest quotations In the principal ctes,-
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FINANCIAL.

POIToMRY-S6 0O0-BRIG SAN JUAN.-AT THE RE-
- quest Of Lorenzo Jusqu master of the Mexican brig
San Juan 2 tons or thereabouts notice given that
their Office 65 Wall street. for the of six Thousand
eight thousand dollars currency which required
near this port on her inward voyage to DO advanced
boomry the vessel and her earnings freight
homeward voyage from this port to ssal, Mexico.
Proposals win be received until o'clock Of Tuesday
next, April TO-
Gated New YORK, April 8, 1866
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CITY TREAsURER'S OFFICE, SAVANNAH GA,
~ March ~, Is56-Tn accordance with the ordinance
passed City Council January 1866 for the purpose
Of funding The coupons Of the City Bends which fen due
spectve OF hundred three hundred and Ave
hundred $780, $780, $500 have been prepared and
ready be issued the oce of the City
vannah These bonds have twenty years 70 bear
interest and tho payable semannually
in city OF New York. Those bonds for which coupons
funded before the first day OF May 1856 will bear interest
from the first day of January last.
(Sgned) R.T. GIBSON.
DUNCAN. SHERMAN 4 CO., Will make the exchange,
1,.ift c,ur
, 1866-10-18

vcr City, the capital of Colorado. The Iowa
and Nebraska Railway will be drawing near
to completion at tho same tine. We do not
believe that our business men fully realize
that by the opening Of navigation next
spring there will extend from Chicago to tue
foot of the Rocky Mountains d continuous
airline railway.
The contractors on the other line Of rail-
way going up tue Kausss Valley, which may
be dcnominated the St. Louis route, have
not been idle. Last May they had completed
their road to Lawrence, some forty miles
from Kansas City. Since then they have
pushed forward the grading and track lay
ing With great rigor and rapldiey. a 1ca-
Fenworth despatch the other day announces
that the road had reached Junction City,
three miles wcst Of Fort Riley, aud lao miles
wet Of the Missouri River. Junction CITY
Is at the union Of the Republican Fork
with the Kansas River, Which, from there
westward, takes the name offSmoky Hill
Fork. The railway will follow up the valley
of this stream TO Its head, thence across
the desert TO Denver City. From
thence It will make the nearest and
best junction with the main line. An effort
will be made 10 unite the two roads ut Den
vcr City or St, Vrain's Fort. If the main
line takes the Dridger's Pass route over the
mountains, 1t will be In consequence Of the
great difficulty Of constructing railway
across the mountains by the route advocated
by The Colombo miners. In that case the
Kansas River branch road will interscct tic
Platte River trunk line in the vicinity of St,
vrnin's Fort, tlirty-six miles north Of Den
yer City.
Next year tho hard md costly work OF con
struction fairly begins, From the Missouri
River, up both the Platte and the KANSAS
Valleys, to the foot Of the Rocky Mountains,
six hundred miles, the whole distance Is cx
traordinarily favorable for raflroad building
hence The unprecedented rapidity with which
both roads arc being constructed.
, 1866-10-18
The. Late c. N, Willard, Esq.-Mcetlng
OF Members Of tho Bar.

1hc Late c. N. Willard, Esq.-1Icetlns
OF Members OF tho Bar.
Yesterday afternoon meeting Of the members
Of the Bar was held in the library ROOMS Of the
Law Institute, for the purpose Of passing Eesolu
tons relative to the recent death Of the late Major
Charles II. Willard.
On motion Of E. F. Ruuyon, ESD, hon. Joseph
Eno1 was appointed Chairman. Mr.. nunyon
vas appointed Secretary, Judge Knox On
Ing the chair, said that il WIS unnecessary to
give any Information respecting the object Of the
meeting. az al we're we'll acquainted With the DE-.
en- yeers that he had resided In this city tho de-
ceased had been naishbot or hiar and he knew
back, hut 10 hts face Tie deceased was a loyal
man, and loved our Democratic PRINCIPLES Al
he e.Ss en It, sen e ss sssel IsesGn e
was talented and honest. Never did he seek to
deceive his opponent. In any manner, and Fhe
npop ns tic Rcsords Of each coass ia his iy. " -
II. u. Chase. Esq. moved that . committee OF
nve be appointed to prepare tesol1,Ions relative
1ea II ssd ahs as csair a' .pponsd Messr
Icy Ind E. f. RunJoD, who ai,ef adjoa1nlne ,o the
Chairman: the following. witch were unanimous
1ss5IE:d That .hs bsF Of IBIS ety hsys e .sss!vsd
who has long been u highly esteemed member OF
tho bar OF Chicago.
Rfso!std, That ONE deceased brother. by bis
pAtu1al powers Of mind, bis forensic ability. bis
capacity, Industry ard unt1ing zeal and assidnity
IN lhe profession, Of which be vas prominent
character, recognized not only By tho peofsasio
hui by all who knew him, aud that In his death
VIZ are called on TO mourn the loss OF most able
and successful lawyer, and Kind and true friend,
Resolred, that the Bar desire hereby to mani.
fest, and place on record lis sncsra respect toE
lie memory Of The deceased, and its sympathy
with his bcrcaved family, aud desire that copy
OF these resolutions be transmitted by the SecTe
tary to The w!dow Of the deceased, and presented
for record to the sevcral Courts Of tats city.
Mesers. 81. II. Chase, E. u. Haw1ey, E. F.
Runyon. and J: 8. Quinn, each spoke ID cnlogJ
Of the deceased brother III the legal professor.
Ms. Quinn moved that 4 committee be appointed
10 present the.e resolutions to the, several Courts
The Chair appointed for the United States Court
Judge Gookins Superior Cou1ts Robert uesyey:
! Circuit Court, Wm. R. McAthster; Recordets
1 Court George L. Robinson; County Conzt,. E
". Evans. :,
meehng adIourned.
, 1866-10-18

every man tha, came under the protection Of Its
nag as al american e.uxrn. May VIC not suppose
The Roman Empire, which extended It's lRws, civii-
Kaiion. protection md power. over all the wo:!d
so sn nsa nn IT, hInd sn1 70
citiEenst Ibis coart1y must q necessity, IN ny
poor jndsnent c1cnd Ia. sonsh. where tace4 are
The privilege Of American citizenship, hui
who In NEED American insttIulo3s, AuaoEt:
protection Of 'he Amc1caunag. So ismay extend
north and lake In tcrsltoty NOT yet fitted 10 par
that lie grca; destiny, lie manifcst destiny. fuoi
TO ute = word that has fallen inio disrcpute), The
great destiny Of this country Ii 10 possess ttis
CT e. 5 oaes es so f. @
may atlGrn under thr fsosts Of that region. ZAP:
plsnse:l u thS,o Is my strain upon onr iusiitu
or'gt,a1 idea OF our iathers. that wherever The
American Gag went, and whatever land We took
undsE It mns; s, Of necessity make u inhabitants
attention to whether that policy may not be, and
onght not to be in tho missionary progress Of
this country. changed. II 80, then, there Will be
TO the internal economy Of cur Government by
the conquest Il ron please or tue requirement Of
IN, e1lsnt Of territory: II Il glorious honsht
| nken single toos q territory by wsr and op: m
| preston. Every foot xe have ever gained
ssa ti9 RqsA1ssaS ps.eSs.a 1oussss o BY
! California from Mexico. taken first by ar1ns and
then paid dollar for dollnr foot for foot for every
rood We received So In tho future trust We may
not 60 on acquiring By conquest, hut that ne arr
to neqnire dominion over ibis Continent eau be no
more doubted than that ii may be doubted thu,
| for some wise aud great and oenedcent purpose
the Almighty has seen ht 10 protect and preserve
our nutton us the great nation Of progress In 20
ll3cal ideas and in free governmental
inftttutfons. under greater trials
and through greater caamitles Than had ever becl
] Inflicted upon nny other naiion, and thai noH
that innfetiop. IN eomo WAY. in His own beat Ju1g
! mept and In His own good Providence we arc
| surely to be fafe'y brought. We may dlEhr - te
the meAne; we Insy not see through The dark fost
and clonds tlat envetop tho immediate vision
All OF Us who have belief IN the true direction
Of Of an oSHerS[nllng, SsaS :. ell-wtss Froridenct
Is TO TO aud establish Itself and ita institution
equal }uelice 10 all men. and equality Of rights Il
| all men, under Its laws.
Tho General retired from the robtrum amid en-
thu.insttc cheering, aud was Immediately sur
/ rounded by hEs tafe audience, all Of whom wet
anxious 10 take lin by the hand.
j, C. Dofc, Etu.. concluded the proceedings b.
saying: ''Ths is thc fret visit, undcre,nnd whlc
General Butler has made tu onr city, and tid por
llou OF out county. II appears tlRt he has q
| once ccnprchcnded Tie situation. II we arc II
| need Of any one thing more than another It Is Ia
crrarcl facilities Of Gnnsposlatlon. tencral Dul
1cr is bound to be member Of The next Congress
(applauscl and take Il from tho compr.hensiy
views which to has advanced, wc may safely rcck
on upon hIs vute In favor Of al appropriation fu
| futerua! Improvement" [Grcat npplanee.l
, 1866-10-18

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,,r;nc,nn, ,,.rt,o, ~ th,a .nn.niraer "ro A.
.t,cw .1nln.on md thc ano,,r,c corcrnnr
swan who t,ns anil, out A. ,h,. rchcl, IN ~
,,ono ,r socnr,ro m o,cc,,on ,n tho uo,sto
nr t1,a f1r,t.1 s,otns ~, 49, l..
os EJ,ow.. coro-nor awon III, ="
morc thc po,Ice c,m,n,ss,ono,. -.
cousc t,,cv rcf,sn n n,,,5,irt 5,a.s,
Of clcc,,ons IN rcrrivc thc rn,cs ~ ,na ~,
ala whn harr hccr ,,lsf,. nc,,,s.d IN. +ha t,on
1t,tutIon and 1awa or sIorv]ana III. ns,,r
nm lion 1,v Vim cnvnrn,,- III, ~ ,on,s. ~ =.
sisted ,r Tim Union nrn md IN ncco-Jnnc.
wifi, nm ,,,,craton,,tr,, no, rvo,n 1oI,,s,n ana
swan thc farmer wifi scn5 In I'm a,,,v y, 49, ,,v,
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, 1866-10-18

Tho prisoners convicted during the October
tenn Of the Recorders Coart were yesterday az
ratsncd for sentence. Taey were disposed Of as
follows:
There were etnt to Tho pcnitentiaEy: WIllam II.
Adams, for stealing 80 worth Of c13shiug. t:To
years, Mary Brennan. for receiving stolen goods,
one year: Richard Gaueer, for larceny Of clothing,
800 worth, one yc1t; c. +. Burckha1dt, for ief-
eeny Of clothing valued At S53. one gear; John
snider larceny q elotLins yalned go fire years.
from the pocket Of a street car conductor. i've
years: Jesse Morris. larceny o11 s., laken from 4
fellow prisoonr in the armory cells, three years;
William r. Robinson. stealing watch, two gea5s
Philip SchuTK, larceny Of Sd, thres ycsrs: VIII
liam Thompson. brrElaripas entry into. the house
ofqueettopable fame kept BY Ida North, one yeaI;
T. A. Jones, stealing Watel and chain tc9iaHsa NJ
clothing, one Tear; Jcan C. Reese, at esny q 3., ~
one year; William seeiey, larceny or a eoat, one
year; Ann Bowen, larceny Of bclihns, on5 yea.
| J. R. Steele, who was on Tuesday eohtictea u
forgery was aentenced to tenn Of thirteen ycaEe.
| His wife waR In court and caused foase Sommo-
on among the eJstaness b tsin1i5fE nfet 3 nes nas-
! The total 1umbe1 OF years Of serslca aue Inc
| Statc itom ihe above is forty -ahree;,
There we're sent 10 the BstdeWeu re1anne5s q. n, IS
| follows: Gerhard R1nnirg, larceny ol %LM thlftf
| daya; John Fitzgerald. lad, Tor asaaniuns ms
stentather with deadly weapon, utee monas !
E. ftindiyf1le> piekpocset. e.sn'esa tns montns
John Smith, lnrceny Of 1,on.. u T. 1n1,1h
6iivae Br.S. iarceny Of clnshine, six rnon,hs:
From those The city Inay expect forty months oi
service. ,,.,,,,,, aaad,v roanor
upon her stepson, WAS bent 10 the County jail tol
, 1866-10-18
AID FOR THE QUEBEC SUE.
FER Frs.

The appalling details Of the terrible fire In
Quebec, which VIC published in our special
dispatches yesterday morning, must have
aroused public attention, aud moved the
deepest sympathics of our readers. IN extent
and In the amount of suffering It will occa-
sion, it las not been equallctt on this con-
tinent since the great contlagration in New
York city, unless, indeed, We except the
recent calamity in Portland. It probably
exceeds that in the number of persons rcudcr-
cd shcltcricss, although not in the value of
the property destroyed. Twcnty-tlvc hundred
buildings in ashes, eighteen thousand hu-
man beings made homeless and destitute in
single night, on the eve Of Canadian
winter, and three million dollars worth OF
property consumed, certainly present q pic
ture Of disaster aud misery too vivid in It.
self TO require en1bcllishmcnt. More than
onc-third Of the entire population Of the
city are left without a shelter over their
heads by this fearful catastrophe, and are in
q moment thrown upon the charity Of man.
kind.
A calamity "a vast appeals to every ono
whose heart is touched with sympathy for
| the woes Of his fellow men. Such suffering
| calls out for help beyond the limits of the
country in which it IS located, and is Of suf-
tcicnt magnitude to move continent to
tears of pity. The misery Of the situation is
enhanced by the rapid1y approaching vim
ter, in q cold and bleak climate, whose in
| hcspitablc enuws and winds render shelter
and warmth doubly necessary. Unless the
unfortunate sufferers are rescued by prompt
md ample contributions, thousands
of them must perish with cold
, 1866-10-18
TIE FRENCH EMPEROR AND
THE REBEL CRUISERS.

Raphael Ecmmcs, the pirate of Alabama
fame, in a vigorous attack upon tho Emperor
Of Franco, for his duplici,v and impestineuce
in The a1fairs of Mexico, make some Int tcrcst-
inr statements III regard 10 bis Maicsty's en-.
cuusugc,nent Of tLc rebellion during It's carly
stages. As scmmcs was OH The epot. and
doubtless l,as personal knowledge of what
lie states. his assertions carry with them mn
authority that would attach to Inc statc-
ments Of few other men 1Jc .ovs
that Mr.. s,idc,1 Ind ,rcorrnt and
,nttsf,ctorv ;n,crvicws wiz, tbc Frcnrb Min
istcr of Fnrc,un Atrn3ra and t,,o Minister NJ
Marine II wos tac,,iy ncreca ,h., tl,c tim.
federatcs shou,;1 construct six sbtps Of wor
in thc v,,,,ps morris or Frnncc ~. a.,ur-
ou-r of Ac E,,nroor mn. o;,r, tbo, \. ,,ou,,
.buf nj. ry,. n,11 Ino,n ro,h;po aho,. n H,,,
This nro,n,sc hrrn Carried mi II va, dorh. !.
los. t1,e in,cn,1or II n,occ t,r 6orml,,, Viz
fret under t],c md nr srmmcs htn.ott
Al tl,is lime wc urc to,a Nonn1con r,11v ho.
llcycd in tho success Of ,hc Southern Con.
fclerncy, and counted with confidence
nj, tho defeat Of the Federal orm,cs.
In addition 10 this. he was craapcn,trI l,v
the bclticcrcnt attitude Of sccrc,nrv scv.r,,
on the Mouroc doctrine md sccm,pr1y do.
lcrmnctl 10 revenge himself by giving ,lis
secret aid to the rebellion.
At any mtc, VIC arc told Tint contracts
were 1nadc by rebel agents, and the con.truc.
t1on Of these BLK slips of wnr was undertaken
for 1863 1. Hut before they were complc,c,1
Semnlcs says that Seward deceived I'm
French Government. aud made Sano1con ,,c-
lievc that Ii he would stop the building Of
the ships, the United States would, In due
, 1866-10-18
IFtAE AS A nEmOCRAT.

The Copperhcads nrc bitterly assailing
GcucEn1 1ognn with accusations that prior
TO July. 1861, he WAS opposed to the war and
the Republican partyi aud they have got q
returned rebel soldier to make au affidavit
that General Logan urged him to join the
rebels, promising to follow shortly.
The affidavit as published omits an impor-
taut item. It docs not state how much was
paid the trnitor for proclaimtnS his own
degradation. It does not state how much he
required to be paid down before he made
public oath that he had left tho State of ILL.,
uois to take up arms against his country.
The falEity Of the statement Is evident ou the
face Of the paper, and We leave Davis to bc
dealt with by Logan himself.
The Coprcrleadf, however, assume that
the story Is truc, mud viewed from their
standpoint, what does it establish To O
Corrcrhcad the story reads thus: Up tc
August. 1SGl, John Lo.an was Democrat
lie WAS opposed to his country, aud stood
with his party opposed to the war and ir
favor Of the rebels. Dickcv was a Democra,
also, and, like Logan, WAS with his party
Logan went to Bull Run up to that Tim
lie had hopes there woald be no actual
war; the moment the fight bcSaa h:
borrowed a muskct, md took hi
place in the ranks as volunteer; he fought I'll
day. Haring Satisfied himself that the rebel
intended by arms to destroy the Union, h
returned to Illinois, volunteered, raised
regiment, went to Cairo. fought at Belmont
and never quit the service until the las
armed rebel had surrendered. Dickcr, also
about the same time left the Dcmocrati
party and went into the army. His reg
ment WAS in several battles, but Dickey n
1usined at headquarters; he saw there I'll
melancholy list Of good Democrats killed o
their native Southern soil, and bis heart re
Tented. He sent in his resignation, and Grar
unwilling 10 subject him to tho painful o
deal Of fighting in cause IN which his hea1
was not ol!sted, promptly accepted his re-
ignatiou. Dickey came home. lie aud Ii
gan lad aid aside their Democracy at tt
samc ts.ne- both had become abolitionist
and tools Of Nncc1n: both had borne arm
egains! the Del-,c,atic South, and had CO:
.-ibutcd to 1cstTo, es,ycry. Dickey disco,
Z .,1 * error in ti'nee come home and d
-'sto u Sls-ous opposition I