The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-10


terday New York Central y, Krie2k, Reading " Cieve
land and Pittsburg x, Northwestern preferred " Rock
Island u, Fort Wayne T. Government securities were
| firm Coupon ten-fortes active and advanced y,
seventhrty notes Of the first series r. State stocks
were active but lower Missouri skies declined y. At
the one O'Clock sessions prices higher except for
Pittsburg which was steady. and Erie. which, after
previously selling low 81 sold at Slys The ransac-
lions In Michigan Southern the open board
| S,lO0 shares, and the price improved r. At the
| half-past two o'cack board quotations were in the
ascendant New York Central closed u lower than at
the first regular board Reading u, Missouri State
l. Erie advanced IL, Hudson River " Reading y,
Cleveland and Pttsburg u, Chicago and Northwestern
y, Rock Island X, Fort Wayne n Quicksilver X. Gov
eminent securities were dull but firm. Coupon 6ve-
twentes Of the original issue and thirty
unatered
AT the open board at half past three the market
tnued firm. New York Central sold at ok, Erie s2's
" Illinois Central 1l4K, Cleveland and Ptsburg 7o,
Michigan Southern 73, Northwestern d. 81 25X, Fort
Wayne S9k, Schuylkl Coal l6 Afterwards the market
was steady. Michigan Southern quoted at halfpast
Ave at 73 a. Cleveland and Pittsburg 76, Erie S2k
S2H Money abundant at per cent, with OK
cept ons at six. The discount line easy at per
cent for first class commercial paper
The gold market continues weak, owing 70 the
spectators in II being almost exclusively the
"bear'' SIDE The floating supply Of coin is gradually
becoming scarce In consequence OF the absorption of
coin by the Sub-Treasury for customs duties. The
opening price was 131X, followed by a decline
1901 at the closc Loans made mainly without
interest but in the afternoon the borrowing
three per cent
Foreign exchange was dull Bankers bills at sixty
days on England were quoted at 1osk a u, at short
sight 1o9k " commercial 107K a 10sK, francs at
long date .2eil 525, short date SILK a6.1sN.
Petroleum and mining stocks active. Benneho n
Run closed at SIS IS, Buchanan Farm &c., Central So
IS, Pit Hole creek So 20, Shade River So co. United
States SIC co. Webster 7Oc Bates and Baxter So There
was excited demand for the latter.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Within the past two days delegations from Maryland
and Kentucky have had interviews with President John
son, and presented him with resolutions endorsing his
late veto and general policy adopted by
the Legislature of the former State and by a
meeting held at Frankfort, in the latter The
Kentuckians urged tie removal OF the Freed
mons Bureau agents, representing them
only source OF annoyance and evil Tho President
warmly expressed his thanks for these manifestations OF
approval and informed his visitors that his stand Ind
been taken, his marked out and that he should
take step backward In the work Of reconstruction He
ntimated that he considered the radical Marplos little
better than armed rebels but hopeful that long
all present internal difficulties will be settled
Enemies Of the President have recently started in
Washington the report, which Is without foundation
that he has decided TO release semmcs Of Alabama p
rate notorcty Semmes' has lately, In
formed, been under consideration in Cabinet council;
but no such decision has been arrived at
large steamer pissed Halifax ut O'Clock yester-
day afternoon. She Is probably OF the European
steamers and will be due at this port Monday after
noon next
During . drunken fracas In grog shop Fort
Hamilton, between party OF soldiers and citizens.
Thursday and while detail OF troops In the Of
quellng the disturbance, soldier named william Hunt,
white attempting TO escape BY the of the house.
after repeated challenges to haiti received a gunshot
wound, from the effects Of which he died. at tho hands
OF William Cole Of Company F, Twoih United States
infantry. corouer's inquest held yesterday and
the jury rendered verdict Justifying the shooting
Cfcers who, since the Of tho horrible
affair have been busy In unravellng tho mystery
nected with tho murder Of the Joyce children Bassy's
woods, near Boston, the 18th Of June last. have
finally collected such a chain OF evidence rs TO
leave little doubt that the murderer is .
man who is serving q term In the Mnssa-
chuses State Prison for burglary. His name Charles
A. Dodge aims scratch Gravel" and is said that he
has led very che kercd, adventurous and criminal life
An account Of hts career and OF the circumstances
which led to his being suspected OF the Joyce murder ap
pears in this mornings HEaALD.
Mr.. Sothern the well known actor, already famous a.
Lord Dundreay, gains OF notorcty by the
progress Of his law proceedings In London against his
quondam friends. the mcsmerists and spirituaiss At
his suit Mr.. william Coleman, the alleged author OF
certain letter. defamaory Of Mr. sotherns character
published in the Spiritual Magazine, has been held
for trial for libel. Mr. sothern examined
before the magistrate and made very extraordi
nary revelations and confessions Of his "experences'
in spiritual circles when New York. and how he
assisted by Judge Edmonds. Judge Tallmndgc and
'tweve gentlemen Of high pos tion this city In
der 10 'Joke" persons o; both by system in
which he does not 'honcsy believe that anybody be-
levcs inn