The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-02-27
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.

Stocks, Gold, and the Markets-ASsassi-
nation Attem pted-Cabinet xumOrs ON
the Observation-Disclosures Case I'm Court
-MOrtuary-GeneraI Grants Move
ments-Mr. JOhusOn's Policy In the
Common COuncil-A Map Case, Etc.
Special Correspondence of The EUening Telegraph
NEW YORK, February 81.
Gold opens at 1877 this morning. The stock
Market is stronger, and better prices are realized
Governments are dull. The produce and merchan-
disc markets are dull, and prices are still ruling
lower. Flour is heavy; Wheat nominal; Cot'on
steady; Freights brisk; Corn and Pork higher.
Money is easy at 6G7 per cent. Exchange has ad-
vanted to 1888. The Custom receipts yester day
nearly million in golf
Frederick DOUGLASS, in q letter to q friend in 40
boken, states that passing through Baltim ore last
sunday night, on his way to the railroad station, he
was recoPniztd followed, and finally SIT uoon by
aiming at a pistol at him. The brick was hurled
with great energy, and grazed his right knee; but
the pistol Jailed 10 go of. Friends who accompanied
pistol was drawn, whereupOn the assassins disap-
peared in the darkness.
The following paragraph from the Tribune creates
some talk here to-day :-"Those members or the
Cabinet we are informed on good authority, VINO
contemplated resiPnng their portfolios, have con-
cluded, after consulting 18th friends TO await the
action of the President They prefer 10 give him the
opportunity Of removing them, should he thnk
II not improbable that he will accept the aterna
tive in the case of one of these gentlemen IN the
COuIbe OF u lew Gays buCu lb Lu6 expectation ~
Washington among persons well informed a"
Trade at some of the Live Stock Markets is more
active than It was last week Beet cattle Is sold at
Bergen from 10 to 1c. better than one week ago.
At Allertons Forty fourth street, do not feel
warranted in quoting the price at more than 10. "
lb higher than for the same an mails last week. lhe
arrivals are heavy txcept in Bergen. The transac-
lions in mich cows are small and prices are no bet.
ter than were quoted in our last report Good veal
calves are active and firm at last weeks figures
he arrivals of mutton are thus far night, trade
being more active and prices better than they were
uunAK n lnR fnnR inn Nha hon
however. are very poor. The receipts of 1--we
hogs are heavy es usual, business moderately
active, ara quotations firm. 1hus far seventY-our
car loads OF live hogs have arrived since our last
report.
There were 495 deaths in this city last week-124
men, 112 women, 154 boys and 106 girlsan increase
last week of 78, and a decrease of SO com.
| pared with the correspond nR time in 1866. OF the
deceaseO 2O4 were children under Ave years of age
The mortahy by the principal diseases fol-
lows consumption, So; Inflammation Of the lungs
| ~; infante marasmus, 27; scarlet fever. "a; IN
fantlle convulsors 83; typhod fever, 13; MANTLE
debility, 49, bronchIhs II; dropsy in the head, 14
typhus fever 10; Inflammation of the oo brain ~
The Inst tutions, and 26 ntermens in Potters Field
The Board Of Councimen met Yesterday AID took
| up the resolutions ADOPTED by the Aldermen en-
dOrstng President Johnson's veto OF the Freedmen's
Bureau bill which occasloned an exciting debate.
substitute was offered disagreeIng with the policy
OF the President, which was suDpan'ed by the
adoption OF a resolution appointing SPECIAL COM
mttee OF three to draft resolutions endorsing the
veto
Judge Barnard yesterday decided in a case that
was brought before him, that the Courts had no
authority TO discharge minors nom the armv and
that application shou be made to the secretary of
| War. n
| An action has neen commenced by Mr. Patrick
OBnen, a civil surveyor, against Mr. James T..
Lloy d, map manufacturer, TO recover over three
thousand dollars for services alleged to have been
| rendered An attachment was procured against Mr.
| l. oyd's property, and motion to vacate was yes
terday made IN the Supreme Court, Chambers,
before Juoge InOraham. The was adjourned
over until Wednesday, after hearing argument OF
| counsel. FULTON.