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ssw; No: !: Us = g; Ps: Sis sS1s essr. DO % a
0ua.Linssed was IN good demand and sales were rn-
moTed but could not trace them. Prices drm al &c.
PaovIsIoNa-RsceIpts, 44s bba PORK, $40 DO tee, "a
pactase. meats nj do lard 1857 dressed hogs The
The ..ss we're confined % .soa. 100 SSs Ia lots At 50
S26 FOR new and old ness Ss3 25 for prime mess the lat
81 s s, city, ns ss, M &c s sd as~
v ;ss live A9ss a ass
ss for " extra ms.. and sii II! for plain
prime sns su: for d.
l tierces prime mess almost all at $50 Cut meats mere
i5ze iSsc for picked Isn: demand Wa e.
r S.e' We sy pa cut e sor
so s p n.sd sss aS T.
packages at iSAc lstc for No 70 prime steam rnS
delivery sI At 1sc. !. isS,c. "'
100 bbls refined and ts6 DO crude.
Won. prices there were sales q 6bl. }sc
iver.6s @ week. A. ss and 800 d. no as on NJ.
:.s 4 % Ma % e 500 ss
quiet and lower Sales 1905 bbIs white At sNc
s aC o or al 6.ssm sHs
RioE slow Of SALE but unchanged In value. Carolina
saGsd ~a active
prices again fully Nc highe closing strong At IL
e s aT a o e @ GsS' Rsea sa
demand and steady a isc iSsc for hards c 1896
sEGDs-Linseed was in good request and higher the sales
being 200 packagas at o. 2 gold duty paid 600 bags ao
from store and o per Hensst on private terms Grass
TALON was in improved demand about former prices
The sales l6000J lbs at lie I2sc for Inferior 10
WHisKEY l43 bills Only small Gales Of West
effected at former prices, viz -$l Oh u @ duty
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BROOKLYN CITY.
THE COURTS.
SUPREME couaT-esHEaAL TERN.

SoSn6M6 0oVht -utUEnAL IInms
Quarantine Mt Coney Island.
Before Judges Lott Barnard and Tappan.
In the Supreme Court General Term, yesterday
afternoon the matter Of the application Of the people
OF Gravesend for an Injunction to prevent the Board
Of Health from taking the west end Of Coney Island
for the purpose OF erecting hospital buildings came
up on appeal. II VIII be remembered That
before Judge Gilbert, which was denied, and
an opinion at the time given by Judge Gilbert From
that decision the present appeal II made. The case
Murphy, and Mr.. Johnson, counsel for the Board Of
Health, appeared for that body.
Partnership.
John Pearce and George Hudson Us. ThN,ds cas-
sfdy James Keelan ana Joseph Fdrreu.-The plain
tins and defendants entered into copartnership in
January 1865 each contributing his share OF the capt.
tai The plaintiffs subsequently withdrew from the
amounts they had paid in. When the case was M In
the lower court the defendants entered demurrer.
Now the plaintiffs appeal to the General Term to
counsel for the defendants that some action should
have been taken to obtain settlement when, II that
failed the plaintiffs might sue for the recovery OF
such balance as they sought from such settlement;
but no such settlement having been sought plaintiffs
could not at pleasure sue partnership which had
never been formally dissolved.
The Major General Of tho Second Division.
When the question as to who was the major
general Of the Second division N. Y. 8. N. G.,
whether General Crooke or General Moneux was
brought before the court Judge Gilbert ordered the
jury to find verdict for General Crooke. The de-
fendant appealed TO the General Term on q motion
to dismiss the complaint that the Governors power
was to be exercised only when his action could be
ratified In such way as TO obtain o record OF his
Judge Gilbert, and an appeal was taken on the part
OF the defence to the Court OF Appeals.
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TERRIBLE STATE CT AFFAIRS N ARKANSAS.
nreu Taken To the Woods and Killcd-A
Reign Of Terror.


little Rock December 81 correspondence OF the
Memphis Avalanchel
series OF horrd outrages were perpetroted near
Lewisburg on saturday and sunday, Alvin and
Wash Lewis, colored lived ak miles above Lewis
burg with white prostitutes without being married,
creating constant disturbances. They had been or
dered on repeatedly by the neghborhood. on the
night the I'd three unknown persons broke into the
house, killed wash and run on Alvin. On Satnr-
day Matthews, white man. captain OF militia,
with thirty ccored militia, went TO the vcighbor
hood and meeting Joe Jackson and Robert Perry on
cotton wagon arrested them. Matthews ordered
four negroes to take Perry into the cane and inter-
rogated him, after which they stood him against q
tree and shot his ear Oh. He broke from them
They then Intercepted Jackson and shot him In the
did H. and said the force then went TO the house OF
Thomas Hoopcr-aged sixty-mounted him, passed
Icwisburg In the night took him TO bottom, eight
miles below town, and Kept MIN there all night.
The next morning they tied him on mule, with
rope around his neck fastened to the horn OF a
negro's saddle, I'm which condition he was met half
way between Portland and Springfield, on Q BY
road, and near there was aterward found
shot dead, with O load OF buckshot, all OF
which entered AZ one hole In the back OF
ana reported that he had been killed In attempting
TO escape. The sheriff (radlcall seeing him pro-
nouncrd him murdered, and condemned the entire
proceedings "a illegal. He told the citizens II they
would organize and place themselves under his d.
rection he would arrest tho Observation-Disclosures
and band-aithough II would involve conf1ict with
the militia and negroes, whom Mathews could tnhu.
ence. He also sent petition, signed BY himself and
others to Governor Clayton 70 disband the colored
militia.
These events have created great excitement. Tho
militia were proceeding to arrest Arthur Carroll and
Carroll Armstrong and would have arrested them IN
the same way, but were prevailed on by citizens 70
wait untA the snerin could be sent FOR.
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Jersey City.


CHiEY JUSTICE BEAsLBYs DECISION ON JusroBsp
FERs-The Justices Of the Pea,e In Hudson county,
held meeting at the County Court House on Ssturh
day Tor the purpose OF taking action against the re
cent decision OF Chief Justice Beasley in regard q
the collection Of fees by justices on the issue OF GRIND
MAJ warants. After some discussion committed
vas nppomted 70 prepare bill amendatory TO the
nos Uon.utuung the court OF small cases. As everJ
cnn LILLE IN the county could be sued for extortiorS
soSuenk 70 the recent decision It was further rel
soiVeo 70 issue no more warrants In criminal cases
Hudson City.
COURT OF ssssIoNs.-Judge Randolph and thd
Associate Justices sat yesterday forenoon at tho
Court House. and disposed OF several cases Of
larceny. Henry O'Neill, VINO was charged with bur4
glary at the residence OF Mr. Schenck in YorG
street Jersey City, was found guilty. and sentence
ASSESSMENTS ON GRAND AvENUE-The corom,ss
sioners appointed by the Supreme Court TO rev,sn
certain assessments levied by the City Comms,
sioners on property owners along the line Of GranA
avenue met yesterday morning. Evidence on ti,1
part OF the appellants was taken, and the motion
Of the counsel for the city an adjournment to thd
22d inst. was granted.
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BOARD or CITY CANYAsSeaS.

This Board concluded Its sessions yesterday at
noon by announcing the result Of the canvass. This
Official announcement makes no material alteration
in tho result Of the elections as published immedi
ately after the election, except in the case OF
Mcveany and Culkn for Assistant Alderman In the
Ninth Assembly district in which Culkin was de-
cared duly elected The contest In this case, may
very sharp; but the fact Of Mr.. Mcveany being
found In possession Of one OF the 01ciai returns,
with which he had no right to interfere and In
which the figures dlnered materially In hrs favor
from the other official returns, initiated against him
on the trial. Mr.. Roche has been declared elected
az School Trustee In the Twententh ward over Mr..
Mauck.
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Two Women Accused Of Attempting 10 Poison
Man.
scona, " II. (Dec. III, correspondence Of the Con-
cord Patriot.l

fLaconia, n. H. Dec III, correspondence OF the Con-
cord Patriotl
wednesday evening last Mrs. Isabella u, Farrar
was arrested here upon complaint ana warrant
charging her with an attempt 70 poison her hus-
band George I. farrari who has been confined TO
his room for several months. The circumstances
were AZ foliows:--Mrs Farrar sent up dish OF milk
10 her husband part OF his supper by the nurse.
The nurse cautioned him not 70 touch IT, as she had
seen his wife put something into IL. He, however,
tasted t. and exclaimed that Ii the same old taste,
he having as appears been nigh poisoned to death
some few weeks ago. The dish Of milk ss sent down
10 E. p. Jewell, who lives In another part OF the
house. He gave some to . cat and the cat at once
went into spasms. To make the matter more certain
Jewell gave some Of the milk 10 another cat, which
suffered intensely nearly two hours and was then
killed out OF pity. letter was found In the house
after the arrest OF Mrs. Farrar duplicating Miss Anna
Moulton, living in Lowell, Mass, Miss Moulton was
arrested In Lowell on Thursday, the 10th, and
brought here to-day. Yesterday FRS. Farrar was
brought before Justice Lane and ordered to recog
nize In the OF $4,000 TO appear for further exam
ination December % Miss Moulton will be arragned
Saturday morning.
Dr r. s. Foster went 10 BOSTON this morning 70
have the remainder OF the milk analysed by chem.
ist Much eScItemeni prevails here about Tue mat
ter
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REAL ESTATE MATTERS.

To-day the business proper OF the week will open
In the real estate market. and the exchange sales
rooms win swarm, no doubt, with the cormorans
and SPECTATORS who manage to keep the market In
such state OF imitation as to deter honestly inclined
individuals to a great extent from trusting them
selves within the precincts OF the salesrooms. The
past week has not been o remarkably brilliant one
as regards the public transactions in real estate the
sales being confined entirely to three days, and but
for two heavy parcels being offered one OF those
days the week would undoubtedly have been very
poor one. II may not be unnteresting to show the
transactions during the past week ut the auction
mart, and the following brief schedule win be found
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CURIOUS CURE OF PrrRTrArIoN.-Itennsa appear
from time 10 time OF cases OF the bodies OF
pereons who have been long dead and buried
on being raised for removal and reinterment
found 70 be In state OF petrlfaction-or, az
the word means, turned TO stone-and In per-
feet preservation such was the IN the instance
OF the removal OF the body OF child nom the Pres
byteran Cemetery OF this place few days ago, after
repose OF thirteen years The entire upper portion
OF tie body from the little thighs had returned TO
dust, nothing remaining 90 Indicate the form OF q
human being, while from the thighs downward was
the most perfect model OF The plump, beautifully
rounded limbs OF a babe; everything dellncated 10
perection-perfect az IN lie-yet solid and white as
Panan marble; even the little shoes preserved upon
ne feet "a Al the closing ~ the tta C0Aiu thirteen
Nelrn nn- IL ~ L.LO.cl. nm L-Lnr-ak
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SUPPLIES FOR the PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

The Committee on Supplies Of the Board Of Educa-
ton, consisting of Commissioners Brennan, Vance.
Dupignac, Hail and Jasper, having advertised for
proposals for furnishing the department with books
and supplies during the coming year, and having
prepared list OF the articles requred-some 200
proposals which had been sent In. There were some
twenty different bidders, and as the bid on each
article was SEPARATE the committee had good, long
session. The proposals were generally 50 nearly
alike as to require careful consideration and dis.
elimination. The awards were chiefly 20 ID. Apple
ton 4 Co.. Harper Brothers, Ivison, Phinney &
Burnton, A. s. Barnes Co.. W. J. Pooley h Co. and
Wood X Co,
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The market for spring s dull AMI heavy. and
prices declined 10 Be. per oushel holders IN
beng Aufious 10 reallss The sales we've ABOUT
bO0 bushels Al 81 So for Nos and MIXED sprtog
for straight No. DO IN store ~ ~ ~ ~ Tor DO snost
e. for amber STATE. ~ 30 ~ Is for white winter Amber
closed quiet aud nominal a. Il 81 VI Co. Rye wa quiet
With OF sbou, asd bushss ls u ls for prime
Western mssd, 81 % fo~ rsA DO, ~ ~ ~ Lor 90
.shsd, ssost and ys1o. zee. IN stors, with Gales
OF 1000 bushels, ~ nc Tec Barley and barley mat
were duh bat unchanged in value. To tai stock OF gram
he New York and Brooklyn warehouses, Dscsmpr ~
is5s:3tstA bushels wheat 6rBls do corn, ~ DO
os,s saiol do ne eral DO barley Pses DO malt aud
SsSieirs-rss m.rss ws san dull bu, rates gen.
The engagements w.re-To fiverpoot 800 bbls aour at
lhOW bushels grain at 6d I'D 90 bbs pork b. and COG
uerces laro ~ eos The charters were IA brig with b,Wn
cases perolsum 70 the Adrso al Ec gold and an Ameri
can shp, i Dns " CaiAo, railroad mAterslss on private
ogsrrs continued % rule dull q, lie si'Nc for bags
Saturdays quotations
BKsp.iaulis was dun and nominal a. iic., gold yu,e
was dull AZ &c. bLc., gold
MoLAssrsThs market was stu, dun end prices were en-.
urey nominal AZ former quotations Sales i05 bbls. New
Orleans at Toe. = Tsc.
NAVAL gToREa-Recepts, $500 bhs rosin. For spirits
turperne the market continued dull bt prices shade
better closing IT fsc FOR mrrchanaDe and abc.
ming sales lIll bps pars az t41c. Rosn quiet
III. un,hauGed ~ value l,tov bb strained At ~ =
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

MONDAY Dec 14-SP NJ
Gold opened this morning a. isoH' s"venoou "
u fall again 70 Y. then TO u, subsequently rallied
N = and after nuctuaung between that and y
saosed In the room at the latter nGure The general
! feeling in the market was one Ul WEAKNESS, ana
Transactions were light Cash god was In good sup
and rom two to five per cent was paid for carry
A. later on the receipt of news from Washing
,ton gold improved In price and at the close Of husi
meas was quoted at 1857 1854
II washington Is the bugbear the street at pre-
sent and, pending the settlement OF questions there
The entire market is unsettled and feverish The
decision OF the Supreme Court upon the cases now
before It, involving the constitutionaty OF the Le-
gal Tender act Is anxiously looked for and excites
THE greatest interest and curiosity. The great
importance OF such decision Ia certainly not
exaggerated, although the effect OF IN
opinion adverse to the constitutonality is
m some quarters not quite clearly understood
That it would induce serious embarrassment in bust
ness and great fluctuations In values Is well COM
pretended. and while still mere matter OF specu.
ation nearly all but the regular operators on Change
have assumed the role OF spectators and decline to
enter into new engagements as either buyers or
sellers. or assume any risks, OF the extent OF
which 1t Is so diicult at the present time TO form
any opinion.
1t may, perhaps, not be supernuous to say that a
eScCsiou tuc VI Tue dCt
would not put any new feature upon contracts en-
tered into since its passage based upon The recogn
tion OF the greenback currency az 'lawful money"
These would still hold good any contract at CON-
mon law, the consideration Of which fully under
stood by the parties either part. But contracts
formed prior to the passage OF the act where awful
money" was specified, would have to be executed In
coin, while in the future coin only would be the
standard OF value, and greenbacks quoted at their
discount value, in California. 1t can readily be
seen how important Is the matter thus involved In
legal controversy and now SO nearly to be finally
act the great revolution that would occur In the
business OF the country. 1t Is not therefore, mat
ter Of surprise that while hourly expecting intelli
genoe OF the opinion OF the Supreme Court there
should be comparative lull in operations In the
Stock Exchange.
Itwould not appear from the course Of the gold
market to-day that there was much anticipate on
among the gold brokers Of the annument Of the act
as the closing quotation for gold exhibits decline
upon the opening price. In fact late in the after.
noon II was stated that . private telegram
had been received announcing that the Legal
Tender act had been declared constitutional,
which, with other news, induced o more buoy ant
feeling In the market, the Improvement In gold no
Sced subsequently to Clearing House hours being due
80 the general revival which was apparent IN all
other values and the prospect OF better market to-
morrow. The following table exhibits the range of
uold during the day.-
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JOURNALISTIC BHGHTS.

The following interesting announcement we clip
from one Of our Western exchanges
The axe handle which called in company with q
tall gentleman, yesterday at Office, Is respect
fully informed that the editor il out Of town. ana
Will be for the next six months.
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Dgctprrl Trox ExTRAoRDrNARy.-0ne hundred
and twentyslx white envelopes, bearing, 70 speak In
naval parlance, the broad pennant OF Collector
Fuller went nutterlng about the Custom House yes.
tarday, containing the unpleasant announcement 10
recipients that from and after Thursday, the loth
inst, their services would not be required luis re-
Secretary ~ the Treasury through special agent
nnw IN Ills CIV heln Qllauna PlcdDlilf. DtC. v
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fYaif.past Two O'Clock p.
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

CoYrEH-Ths market for Rio quiet, but prices were
steady last quotations We heard OF saies OF mo-
rnsnt. Other kinds were dull and unchanged.
CorroS-Reesipts 73s bales. The market vas tosrsbly
active being chiefly from spinnsrs, and prices
frrn Saturdays quotations The sa'es ~eSe 2Ns
bales Gncndng go TO nrve) which Sn for spin
ming 36 FOR export aud SO wer IN transit
For delivery there doing and sales were ef
for December Sac, 200 do for
February and Gn do for December both al also ~
bales for January and 30 DO tor February on private terms
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fLoUg GRAtN.-Eeceips $500 bDls nour, is0 30,
is1 bags corn meal bushels wheat 30 @ dn corn
Se do aud 90 do malt The market for Western and
dour ruled under moderate demand from tbs
trade and fair inquiry for export which, however was
checked extreme who demanded
o lie Nc. FOR extra State. This not paid,
few instances, however, and the market eossd
quiet Saturdays prices. California n0ur who I'm.
provemen the market being duh and nominal The sales
$500 bbiA southern hour quiet but
steady, though prceA slil nominal. The
90 bhla. Rye dour fair demand and hrm,
the asles being $50 bbs duh
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COURT CALENpAR-IHls DAY.

BROOKLYN CITY CoURT.-Nos. ITO. III, 119, 124 1875,
l26 2 l2S, 1885, $50, 1872 133, 134, 1885, 1885, 49, l3S,
140 14l.
KINGS COUNTY SUPEME CoURT-GENERAL TERx.-
Nos O. H. s. g. !, 8, H. 10. II, Is, 10, 90 49, a. 25,
"a. n. %. o.
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TOTAL.
II the property offered for sale today brings any
thing like ordinary prices this week will foot up
much heavier than the week just past largo
amount OF Brooklyn property II placed in the market
and will no doubt command high prices, notwith-
standing the immense advantages offered by West
chester county for eettlng Then there are different
parcels of city property to be sold or offered for SALE
which may possibly be purchased at reasonable
prices. Present appearances would indicate busy
day at the Exchange and q lively time among the
brokers and breakers. As far as can be now ascer
tanned the remainder OF the week will be very quiet,
and the usual winter duness viii be more apparent
and perhaps significant this year than 1t has been
In years past.
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Died.


BL,NK.-on. saturday. December -, Godfrey
HENRY, son Of Henry and Meta Blank, aged "a years
and months.
fully requested attend the funeral from st. Pauls
Lutheran church, corner South First and Ninth
Streets Brooklyn, E. D. this Iuesday) afternoon, az
BoYpsS-In Brooklyn, on sunday, December 1s,
ELLA LOUISE, eldest daughter OF George A. and
Sarah Louise Boyden, aged years and months.
The relatives and friends OF the family are invited
to attend the funeral, from A6 Carlton avenue, this
Tuesday afternoon, ut two O'Clock.
BuRSs.-on Monday morning, December IL, after
n lingering illness, GERTRUDE A. BURNS.
The relatives and friends Of the family, and those
her sonn-law. George H. Brewster. are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral, on Thursday morning,
NJ eleven o'clock from her late residence, NO, los
East Twenty NTH street. without further notice
CUMMINGS Monday December Ia, after a shorp
and severe illness, EDWARD CUMMINGS, In us o4th
The relatives and friends Of the family are respect
fully invited 20 attend the funeral from bus ae resi-"
dence No. 81 Oak street. on Wednesday afternoon
CowIEs.-At Bolivar, N. Y, on Saturday, Deem
Der S, LEICESTER CowLEs, aged u years.
LAss.-on sunday. December 10, FRANK A. LANE,
aged 20 years and months.
Funeral will take place from MS laie residence -
sackett street, South Brooklyn, this Tuesday) alters
CosKLis.--on saturday. December IL, at Engle
wood. n. j., LYDIA, daughter OF Joseph and Jans
Conklln aged year. months and days.
The relatives and friends OF the family are invites
TO attend the funeral services at Factoryyllle s. L.
l
from New York. -
CAssIDY.--Tho friends and relatives OF the late
MICHAEL H. CASSIDY are invited TO be present ~ -
solemn requiem in St. Stephens church. E as
Tweny-eightn street. on wednesday morning, D on.
cember 10, at hafpas ten O'Clock, It being the an'
niversary OF his death. r.,,cv
DURNiSa.-on sunday, December 10, PArhi'A
BURNING, aged 90 years. -. -.snoc,.
The relatives and friends OF the family are res
fully invited to attend the funeral, from ns
dence, 542 West Twenty seventh street. 'h''
afternoon at one o'clock =. rantain Tous,
DAvIDsosThe remains OF the late oap nn Snn
EDWARD DAVIDSON who died In GaIseS,v AZ To- -,
day January TO- will be taken 70 ~ two acIoan
terment this (ruesday sfternoo snsctfuliy nvitea
The friends OF the family are Iespo0siulv hs s
TO attend the funeral, wltnous a' -s' A0A'
no loo satnrday' December IL At his residence
No. . staple street. JoHs DUNN IN the sHn year OF
H Tie friends OF the ,y ss also the members ofths
NJ n Mnrphy Association, are respectfully Invited To-
70 attend the funeral this tuesday afternoon, 40
one O'clock the remains Will be Inferred IN calvary
OI pouefirY-M Newark, \. y, on sunday, peccni.
| her IA Mrs ELIZA 5. DOUGHTY, widow Of dr, Ed
/ ward Doughty, in tho s4th year Of her age.
J The funeral will take place rom Trinity chuISu,
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UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.
The Fort Wadsworth Robbery.

Before Judge Benedict.
William Buckley was arraigned before the Court
yesterday on charge Of being implicated in a rob-
berry at Fort Wadsworth In which $40O or $500 worth
OF property was stolen. The accused gave bail in
the sum OF 81, 900 to await trial.