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CUBA.
heath ac n Pr0mtuent Patriot.

Colonel Edward Monteo, who fell at Las Tunas in
the thirtieh year of his age, was graduate Of Anne
rican and European colleges, and in early manhood
distinguished himself by the advocacy OF gradual
emancipation in Cuba. His views of political and
social economy, which awakened SO much attention
OF labor and wages adopted by him on his fathers
estate which system in the face of difficulties
success. MOntejo was one OF the earliest insurgents
and when Quesada was made Generalissimo became
at once his adjutant. lie was the only brother of
Sonora Mercedes de Sherman, the accomplished
Secretary of the Junta Patriotica in New York
Early in the month Of August last, the Spauiards at
Las Tunas, under Benegasi held the women and
were reported dying daily for want OF food Fired
with indignation, Colonel MontejO begged to be
the relief Of his suffering countrywomen and with
his accustomed bravery he headed the attack which
by a bullet
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l. d w.
Our New Minister to China-Yigorous Policy
to be Inaugurated with the CelestiuIs.

10 ne InuugufHteU WIN tne CeIesttuts.
Writes the Washington correspondent Of the
New York HerGld:-
The arrival of Ex-Governor Frederick f. Low, of
California the Minister OF the United States to
parture of a representative OF this Government to
succeed Mr.. Browne. Mr.. Low expects to have an
and will then probably receive some intimation as
to the wishes and views Of the Government Mr..
Low left ean Francisco on October 49, and en- route
here passed several days at Chicago and
Columbus Ohio. Tine appointment Of Mr.. Low was
made entirely without that genaeman's knowledge;
in fact up TO this time be has never met President
Grant at all. The President, it appears, was anxious
to make the appointment Of suitable gentleman
from California. lie had four names of prominent
gentlemen of that State and handed the
list to General sherman, who had spent some time
well acquainted with the merits of the different
persons noted down. In handing the list to GeneraI
Sherman the President requested him to arrange
the namesin the order of his opinion Of their fitness
for the position. General Sherman placed the name
of Mr.. Low at the head OF the list. General Sher-
man then telegraphed to General Thomas request
ing him TO mention the subject to Mr.. Low aud to
reply in cipher. After considering. the matter
in consultation with his friends, Mr. Low de-
termined to accept, and General Thomas so
replied to General Sherman, whereupon the Presi-
Maine, and removed TO California during the early
days and became merchant. In 1861 he was
elected member of Congress- Upon returning to
California, in 1863 he was appointed Collector OF the
port OF San Francisco and very soon after elected
Governor of the State. Since the expiration of his
gubernatOrial term he has been living in private fe
and until the Offer of his late appointment had de-
termined to accept no more public Offices Mr. Low
is a gentleman OF about forty years of age OF dec-
dedly pleasing manners and face indicating ability
and generous feeling He has wife and child and
will take his family with him. In conversation Mr.
Low expresses himself thoroughly informed upon
the American policy towards China, aud
signifies a resolution to adhere to and advance the
American doctrine Before going to Pekin, if salts
factory to the State Department, he will pass the
winter, during which time access to the Celestial
capital is entirely suspended, in visiting the treaty
ports of China and advise himself thoroughly OF the
condition and labor OF the various consular offices
OF the United States Nothing has yet been decided
whether Mr. Low will go by way OF Europe and
consult with Mr. Burlingame before proceeding TO
China.
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LEGAL ZNTELLIGEMcE.
Court of Quarter Sessions.
THE DISTRICT ATToRNEYsHIP.


IN this matter petition has been presented on the
part OF Mr.. Sheppard setting forth that upon the
contestants figures alone the following results are
shown
In the computation by the Court upon the decision
OF the contested election an omission appears of 86
naturalized votes for Mr. Sheppard. In the purginp
OF the polls an error OF 70 votes occurs
The illegal and unassessed vote, adding the nm
proved Republican vote and the proved Democratic
vote, leave Mr.. Sheppard majority OF A votes
he petition prays for rehearing and recount and
the petitioners expect to prove these facts
Court of Common PIeRs-Judge PeIrce.
A CLAIRYOYANT JUROR.
Yesterday case was tried in this court in which
the Philadelphia Association for the Relief of Disa
bed Firemen sued Messrs. LouX a Ruth, of No 619
Market street, for the penalty OF $50 incurred bv
their leaving open hatchway in the second story OF
their building, which discovered by freinen
while endeavoring TO eXtnguish fire which had
broken out there. The defense set forth that thev
were not in actual occupancy OF the building "a Il
then in an unfinished state, and in the hands of
the builders. His Honor, however, instructed the
jury that the defendants were legally IN possession
and were therefore liable. This seemed plain
enough but for some cause or other the iury hesi-
tated TO render verdict and at the Adjournment of
the court were still out The following communica-
t0n received by Judge Peirce at his residence about
o'clock In the evening, explains the natter
Pm AnFI pFII, Oct % 1881 Hon William Peirce.
Juoge-Dear sr;-Ihe dissenting juol TINS case 10
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WYOMING.
The NIcssnge OF the Governor.

The message OF Governor Campbell to the first
Legislative assembly of Wyoming contains some in
teresting facts about this new Territory. The act
creating the Territorial government was passed
July 20, 1865. The election for the First Assembly
September last There have been three raids by the
Sioux Indians within the Territory during the pre-
sent year. in which eleven white men have been
killed. Some protection has been furnished by the
Government but the Governor advises
unteer companies or the enrolment OF all persons
liable TO military duty Arms will be furnished
by the United states. There is within the Territory
an Indian reservation Governor Campbell thinks
every Indian should have enough land TO support
himself and family by proper tage and the reserya-
wyoming Territory contains $1,000 square miles.
Little is said about its agricultural advantages, ana
a lack OF rain ana OF trees ls mentioned. STOCK
raising il very promising. The mining resources
are in9alcglaiIe. Coal takes tho place 0f WOOD az
ipel. The gold discoveries haYe been very encou'-
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THE GRAPESHOT.
The nIuIiny on Board of the FilibusterInI
SIRnmRr.

Ine mutihS OH DObIu OF tne tl1Oustefln9
a gentleman communicates the appended note to
the New York IrtbuHe:-
have Just had q most interesting conversation
with a gentleman lately returned from Cuba, who
was a passenger on the GrapeshOt, and who is too
modest to trust himself in print. From the diary OF
this gentleman | have collected few facts, which
have put together as below, hoping that the original
may be given to the public at some future day. The
GrapeshOt, brig which sailed for cuba, fTeighted
with munitions Of war, and men eager to strike for
the independence OF the island, it will
he remembered, ran the Spanish block
Cuba, and escaped from the Spanish -beleagured
isle, Notwithstanding the vigilance exercised. She
set sail from Hunters Point on Sunday evening i'll
May with fOrty-one Cubans, all generals or line
officers, and with fifteen hundred stand of arms and
much powder The vessel was regarded with sus-
piCion by no One and although there was no caution
exercised to escape detection the ship set of towed
by a tug to the Hook. The passage to Beaufort was
pleasant one But there were unpleasant features
mutiny showed itself after the captain left Beau
fort lie declined accepting the risk of entrance
into Cuba. He was bound for Falmouth, Jamaica,
ana he w8S determined not to forfeit his ship
for few Cubans. The passengers then put him
in the cabin, and took command OF the helm them
selves. They were quite willing to surrender their
assumed responsibility a little while afterwards.
The vessel was thereafter managed by the captain
without opposition, and he prevailed on to go to
cuba. The arms were landed and buried, the men
were shot in due time and.the vessel was sold. The
after suffering Imprisonment in Falmouth, escaped
Or the fcrty-O who failed in the expedition but
two remain. The deadly fever and the sharp
shooters bullet carried them Off.
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evidently deyanged and there is earthly prosp of
agreeing He is 'clairvoyant" and spirit seer .rd
spirits tell him to be firm, that the law is Illegal
mas upon several occasions knelt down and c9mf~nsd
with the spirits he and therefore pray that we
may not be confined here account OF Insane
Very respectfully,
G. II. WOODWARD, and Others Jurors
Ills Honor Immediately repaired 10 the COIr.
liouse and discharged the jury from further consde
ration OF the case.
Court of Oyer and Terminer-.Juducs Iudio,y
md PnxsOn.
In the case Of Daniel Reading charged win the
murder OF William Morton, before reported the Jury
rendered a verdict OF not guilty
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FROM THE PLAINS.
CollIsIou on the Pacific X RaiIrOad-FOur Persons
Killed and Three Injured.

Despatch TO The EUeniilg Telegraph.
OMAHA, Oct 29.-The westward-bound pas
senger train on the Union Pacific Railroad, on
Wednesday, ran off the track near Evanston,
Utah. Before the train could be got on the
track the emigrant train following, without pay
inc attention to the signals, ran into the regular
passenger train. One passenger, named John
Eustin, was killed, and Miss Percy wounded in
the head, not seriously. Three Mormon emf
grants were killed and five wounded. The
wounded were all properly cared for by two
physicians who happened to be ON board the
passenger train. The conductor and engineer of
The emigrant train, on whom the entire blame of
this fearful accident rested were Immediately
dismissed by Superintendent c. r. Schaller.
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FROM EUROPE.
This Mornings Quotations.

BY the An1to-AmeTtcdn Cdbe.
z LONDON, Oct. ell A. M.-Consols 90 =, for both
money and accOun. American securities quiet 5-2Os
of 1862, s22s; 1865, old, S1M 1867, s3; 10-40s 765
Stocks quiet; Erie, 214; Illinois Central, 9SH At
lantic and Great Western, 25.
LIVERPOOL, Oct. ell A. M.-Cotton steady; mid
ding upands, 12d. middling Orleans 19lld The
sales of the day are estimated at $4,000 bales. The
sale sales OF the week nave been d $1,000 bales OF which
cepts Of the week, 5S 900 bales, Of which 1000 are
American. Stock in port, 1000 bales go, 900 bales
of which are American
LONDON, Oct. 29--11 A. N-Common rosln CSC
60
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE..
OFFICE OF THE EyrsINa rE1reRAru,,

Friday, Oct. ~. 1861 }
features which have characterized it for several
weeks past The banks are not in n condition to dis
count much outside paper, and besides find their
Gust, mers, who look to them lly Tor relief in
ali emergencies like these. In he street in conse-
quence outside parties find it difficult to negotiate
paper which IS not usually regarded bankabe,
though perhaps equal in merit to the best paper the
market affords.
To-day the rates are very steady for all classes Of
loans and without material change, obvatng the ne
cessty of repeating our quotations
Gold continues to decline, bit not heavily. sales
at the opening were made at l2Sl, out advanced oe-
fore noon to 12SH.
Government bonds are dull and still lower.
There was not much activity in the STOCK market
this morning, but prices were stronger State
looms were neglected. City 6s were without change.
The new issues sold at 100H@100sG.
Reading Railroad was dull and ranged from 4IG
to 49,; Pennsylvania Railroad sold to a limited
extent, at 90 3o@551 Lehgh Valley Railroad at 59l9;
wissa Railroad preferred at 81.
Canal stocks were extremely duh. Schuylkill
Navigation preferred sold at IA.
Coal shares were in better demand; AZ was offered
for New York and Middle; ~ for Fulton; and 75S
Bank and Passenger Railway shares were neg
lected
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haven & Bro, No 40 s. Third street.
FIRST BOARD
slOoo do. .........1 1925 1s sh Penna r.. 55S
fSS dG es So lss ss lS5 90 sn oasS SIX
$1,000 n Pa 7s. Is. SO es sh Leh Val. Is. 52H
$1,000 Harrisburg bs. 9O4 100 sin Ocean OIL. sc
8 sh Cam II. 1904
MEssRs. DE HAVEN IL BROTHER, 40 No. s. Third
street, Philadelphia report the following quotations:
Us IS OF 1881, lls%@1ls% DO 1852, 11s@119%;
do. 1864, 117@1171G; do. 1861 1lSt@l1SE; do. 1865
new, l15%@1l5ZS do. 1867, do. ll5%@li55s do. lses
per cent Currency, 107A@l07H; Due Comp Int.
Notes, 19A Gold 12SH@1294 Silver, 125912TH.
JAY COOKE co. quote Government securities as
foows:-U.s. 6s Of 1881, l1s%@l1s2s 6-9Os of 1862,
119@119A do, 1864, 11T@1l7A; do, 1866 1i7s{9
l1s2; do, July, 1865 li5%@il6; do. do, 1897,
l15%@1l6; do, 1858, 115A@ll6; iO-t0s, 1O7H@1OIG;
6s, 1914 bid; Gold, 12s1l
MARI Il LADEER, Bankers, report this mornings
Gold quotations as follOws:-
1000 A. M.........12Sl l'30 A. M...........12SN
II OF .......".. .12S9S 1892 1881
1125 " ............12813 IL 55 .......1 1857
11'2S " ..........12S}s 1885 p. M...........12 1883
SCHUYLKILL NAVIGATION COAL TRADE for the
week ending Thursday, October 2S 1S69-
Tons. C,ct.
From Port Carbon. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $3.50 O5
From Pottsvile. e........................... 169 90
From Schuylki Haven. ................... 1880 10
From Port Clinton. Observation-Disclosures. 534 90
Total Tor week. eek....................... 1858 Is
Previously this year. 535455 90
Iotal,.. .....'.'''..''.'....'...... o49,3lS 10
To same time last year. r............. s09,413 10
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SICKLES.
"a Man ScbooIed by Sorrowv

The London Examiner, in the course of an article
on Cuba, say or the American Minister in Madrid
''IIe is man schooled by sorrow as few men have
been, ana whose early ambition has been sated with
distinction won in his own country by conspicuous
gallantry and skill in the field. II ever man eX-
plated the commission of one rash act, foreign to
every other of his life, and provoked by the most
eXtenuating of human wrongs, 1t Is he Rho now
AGED before his time, and bearing about him the So
bering though honorable marks OF suffering is the
Envoy of America in Spain. 1t were enough, per-
haps to say that such man could have no motive
for playing the braggaIt and the fOol.n
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FROM NEW ENGLAND.
sale of wooI-Boston's LunatIc Asylum

Sale q WUOI-bU5tUII
DESPATCH to The E0ening Telegraph
BosToN Oct. 29.--Nearly two million pounds
of wool have been sold in the Boston market
this week.
The Common Council last night recommended
the purchase of sixty-one acres of land in the
Eighteenth ward for site for a new lunatic
hospital
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FROM NEW YORH.
The Gold and stock Market.

Despatch to The EUe,ling Telegraph.
New YORK Oct. 29.-Money fairly active at
per cent. ON call. Sterling firmer; quoted at
1OST for 60 days and 1929 for short sight.
Governments opened with feeling of great de-
preston and pressure to SELL the market has
been unsettled and irregular, with q falling off
on all descriptions. Stocks unsettled by the
operations of the bears, who seem anxious to
break the market in order to cover previous
contracts. There is a pressure to sell on all
shares excepting the Yanderbilts, which rule
steady. Gold, 1881 4@12S19, unsettled.
New York Stock Market.
NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-Stocks Unsettled. Money 6
@7 per cent Gold 12S19. Five twenties, 1862 cOu-
pom, 119; do 1854, do, 117A; do. 1866, do 11714 (;
do. do, new, 1885, do. 1861 115Z do. 1868, 1i54
Ten-forties, 107 Virginia es, new, 52G Missouri 6s
s72s; Canton Company, 50; Cumberland preferred,
2S; New York Central, 1907; Erie, 90A Reading,
96iI; Hudson River, 178; Michigan Central, 121
Michigan Southern, 91N; Illinois Central, 1871
Cleveland and Pttsburg, S619; Chicago and Rock
Island, 103A; Pittsburg and Fort Wayne, 1S5
Western Union Telegraph, 36A.
New York Produce Market.
NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-Cotton heavy; sales OF 200
bales at 26kc. Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat
declined 162c; 81 900 bushels No. sold at Sl'2O
winter red at sl'4O@141. Corn firm; $4,000 bushels
mixed Western sold at s1O7@sl10. Oats ilrner
sales OF 81 900 bushels at 6296oc. Beef quiet Pork
dull +: new mess, S3l@3l'25 Lard dull; steam, 17al
91sc Whisky quiet and unchanged.
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Benevolent.

on Tuesday Aaron Erickson, ESQ.,, of Rochester
N. y, left that city to sail for Europe Wednesday.
Before leaving Rochester he gave to the Female
Charitable Society 200 barrels OF our TO the Indus
trial School 10 barrels, to the Home OF the Friend
less 10, to the Orphan Asylum 10, and to the City
Hospital 10, making in all 240 This is a timely and
noble gift. and one that might well be taken as an
example w VIneIs,
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aging thus far registry law to protect the purity
OF the ballot is recommended. Curiously enough ali
criminals Of the Territory are now transported to
Detroit, Mich, for Imprisonment under contract.
I he Governor advises that penitentlary be built
IN entire code OF laws is to be adopted by this
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CLEARED THIS MORNING


CLEARED THIS MORNING.
Brig Brig SNdeS MdG head DpS Boston Day Hudde
Schr Alfred d: Huddell, Long, Boston, do do
sh sShr Eliza Y ls,s B: Emory Clayton, % Boston, do
sSRr Fanny Johnson SSrts 0a1SS1Sss DO
sOhr Eliza and Robeooa' Price, ProVdence do do
&fsSass &sS SSns DE-
SShr r :; vsi a. BroOna h Douglass Charleston. do
Schr Sarah jane Osborne, Salem, N. j., do
schT Seorke wbil Frame Alexandria. Blakiston Graef
sohr Ar Annie Masee Young, East Cambridge. dc.
sohr " g B&rtlett, oOnnelly, DiShtOn, Do Do
sShr s J. IS s. Mel Weldip p CESwsll, % 81 PToyidense. do
BARGE Reading R No s. Hendricks. New WY York, Day.
Barge Reading RR. No q, Hqqghton. New York. do.
Barge Barge g. Reilly Reilly HSE1a sSEpess New MIA Haven DO
Barge John Craig Bankson Marton, do.
ARRIVED THIS MORNING.
wS mase 70 rSp H. Baird aaFSTp g. hours from Ne" YORK.
Steamer amer T. Willing oundif' Is hours from Baltimore
schr ifs PSnsStsr Roa4fe. IS days from ST. John
with iaths 70 Q r Calvin Co. In gale. asd inst lost
Dndt days 5ss % bsso4s bsssnsor
MsSs sssr M,S IHfy sh h0l%Sss: tn Ss:ows 1dons
F Sohr b s. r. IGnbs9 PhslPs IS BsntOa satis4 Bro s'
Schr William and James; ess;oISs do '-O 0""'eS
nseI; Sshr W. Hail. POWELL days from Boston, with ice
to 0Srpsntsr taSsn TSs GE Gibbs days from New Bedford
with box * boards to Rice a 90,
So.c,a, Despatch T1s sOs,tsg & e 5gs'sgSaPs gaPs.
y HAvnE HtlA.vSanning' Rn as foIiows;-
win TIN Sseas stone - for Marcus HoSE
:Iais s5srWGGtSi wt lumber to Patterson LippinoOtt
EiHsse Eifss Bss' Win timber ESosqS Paving Co.
Harris Edwards, with lumber to order.
MEMORANDA.
Brig Samuel Welsh, Darah, Ia days from Key West at
schr A6sa, for Philadelphia, sailed from Charleston
: CsISiass,
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The NorfoIIt NIarkcts.

NORFOLK, Oct 29.-Cotton weak; sales OF so bales
low mddling at 24'S@24Hc receipts 1900 bales ex-
ports coastwise, So1 pales.
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SECOND EDITION
HORRIBLE ECATAsTROPHEs

Further Particulars of the Stopewan
Disaster-Two Hundred and
Eighteen Persons Either
Drowned or Burned to
Death-Collision on
Western Rail
road-AL Loss
of Four
Lives.
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Stock Quotations by Telexraph-I p. ".
LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
For additional Marine Ne,us see inside Paqes.

(By TeleQraph)
FORTRESS MONROE, Oct. 29.-Sailed barque Ferpnaen
for New York, and fleet Of coasters.
PORT OF PHn.ADELPHIA.....- .-...ooToBER 40.
STATE OF THERMOMETER AT THE EVENING 7ErEeaApH
OFFICE
IA. M.."... AZ II A. M. .,...49l l2P M.,.,, 20
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FIRST EDITIO n

Wreck of the Steamer Sierra Nevada
on the California Coast-Extraor-
dinary Scenes on Board
Safety of the Passen-
gers and Crew-Total
Loss of the Ves-
sci and the
Cargo.
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G. r. N r. r AL n e VIZ S.

Tragedies in the West-The Tennessee
Constitutional Convention-Af-
fairs in New England
Southern Bounty Frauds
New York Finan-
cial News.
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BROTHER, 40 No. s. Third
the following quotations:
SO: DO 1862, 119@11916;
800, 1lS(@llSE; do. 1865,
, do. l15%9l151S; do. 1868,
D7l4Ca10IH; U. s. 80 Year
llCa l01H; Due Comp. Int.
l994: Silver, 125@12716.
Government securities as
l1SsSC9l1S7s; 6-20s OF 1862,
'@1l74; do, 1865, 1i7s{@
1524,@ll6; do. do, 1867,
t@ll6; i0-40s, 107H@l07E;
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Ner y.RK, Aug "a Evening Wall street 10.
day has been the scene of more activitg and ANNA
ron than for some time past, and there have been
SOME lively speculative movements in the Stock Ex-
change and the Gold room. The bears of the Stock
Exchange opened the ball with grand raid chiefly
on the vanderbilt Stocks and the result a gem
eral decline OF per cent. The Money market to-
day was easier than yesterday, and offerings were
very liberal. Bank officers generally report fall
ing on IN the demand for currency from the West,
aAd the shipments from this port are below those OF
last week. The Treasury will buy So 900, 10000 worth
day. which will release s3,5OOe coo In currency
this week, while the prospects of disbursements on
account OF pensions are large. The early business
ON can was At to per cent, but afterwards per
cent became the general rate, and before O'Clock
loans We're made at per cent There is very little
asposton to discount business paper call loans be-
nc rates are to ~ per cent for the best
me Gold room exhibited more life to-day and indl
cauons point to regularly organlzed n noa orth
ment. 1t is est mated that about S7.ooO,ooo worm
of Gold have been taken by prominent bull parties.
The Gold market active and strong .hs ai a.,
noon the decline in bonds ana On and
at 1881 The rates paid for carrying 70 Gay were z,
8, 49, So and at noon Gat r0fe,g Edte4ange
GENERALLY steady. Henry Clewes q Co. furnish the
following 10 Omitted States coupon SIS.
12iI; do January and July, 1901; do 1867 1901; do
1868, 1901; do 1O-40's, 1l4l; Pacific 6's, 1904.
Southern State securities dull on the last call and
changes generally slight.
The Stock market was subjected to great pressure
of sales this afternoon, under which prices fell off
from to per cent, and Tor time the aspect was
very gloomy. The decline was started by the bear
raid and assisted afterwards by free sales of long
stocks for account Of weak and timid parties To-
ward the close there was more settled feeling and
the decline was partially recovered. The market
closed weak and excited. The following are $50
street quotations:--Western Union Telegraph Co,
g; Pacific Mail, 794; Hartford " Erie, 1877; New
York Central, 1861; Hudson, 1881; Harlem, 1892 !;
Reading, 95; Michigan Central, 131 asked Lake
Shore d & Michigan Southern, 1o6; Illinois Central,
AZ uhrrrn N.art1
Western, "a: do preferred, SIS; Chicago & Rock Is
land, ia; Pttsburg & Fort Wayne, 1919; Erie, 20;
do preferred, 51l.
The balance at the Sub-Treasury to-day is as fol-
lows:-Currency, $40, 1879 600; general $50 057 OOO
The gross cearances at the Gold Exchange Bank
to-day amounted to $142, 4S1, 900.