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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-03

The following Is the report of the Gold Exchange
Bank for ay-Gross cearings $43, s73 900; gold
balances $l534s72; currency balances, So 1o3, 669.
Foreign exchange Is quiet without new features.
and closed steady at previous rates. We quote:-
Sterling, sixty days, commercial, losk 109x; good
to prime bankers, 1oeA l1oX; short sight, llok
q llOx; Paris. sixty days, 6lsA 51sx; short sight,
5.l3x SILK; Antwerp, 5lsx 5.13x; Switzerland,
b.lsx a 6.13x; Hamburg, s5X S5x; Amsterdam,
loh 4ox; frankfort, 4o,. 4ox; Bremen. 7sK Q
Ysx; Prussan thalers, FOX nix.
state bonds were mostly dull and unchanged, but
firm on old Tennessees and North Carolinas. The
following were the closing ngures:-Tennessee, OK
coupon, 63k 63X; do, new SEX sex; Virginia.
ex coupon, 6sX; do, new, 81 Y a61x Georgia sixes
81 q IS; do sevens, Of o.; North Carolina, ex
coupon, So; do, new, SIX So; Missouri SKIES SIX;
Louisiana skies, 10; d. levee skies, 90 64x; Ala.
bama eights, 93 93x.
The principal feature Of the stock market to-day
was the Northwestern shares, which, under pur-
ehases to cover the large short interest put out in
anticipation Of a decline upon Mr.. Keeps death,
were active aud buoyant, advancing to s6h for the
common and ok for the preferred. Subsequently
the common reacted from this figure but closed two
per cent higher than Its opening price. The stree,
is lively with rumors concerning the future direction
of these stocks. The story respecting the manpula.
ton of O former prominent railroad king ia
repeated with additional assurances of Its
trutnfuness, to the effect that he has been dealing
very largely in puts" and "calls" In these stocks
In way that evidences O confidence in his nnal
attainment of his ends. With his elevation to the
management of this road the street would look for
some startling results, after the style OF late New
York Central movements. Another report has 1t that
Mr.. II. H. Baxter, formerly president OF the New
York Central road, ~ to succeed the late Mr. Keep
In the direction OF the Northwestern Company, and
that the nrmness of the stock Is owing to
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-03

pool $50 S..he. wheat At a.. and per steamer $50
bacon sSs 40 cotton ., I'd ana hops
e s::ss Il: lamp ss
bS 90 pc. @ s' sss cheese e.
The bark to cox FOR "Tssrs with
bark 70 0r . ns o.a OH
ders with sou quarters grain at bs direct a. lod bark
Ss North S ss % S
sn h Ia sd and bark for the same voyage
S ~ an d. and P,,ess were nominal at &c.,
Isrss sss saies tSs demand continuing
Ind Ps SHOWS were though not SnHS 0 Ss%
mon to choice grades
HEMP du and prices nominal at the quotations
TN wa: Of :Syy in the
saPpSs sS ss .bo s.. S o y aS long straw" 81 70
were esesd Price. We're heavy nSmns
DO elsyed 4se 6c do Muscovado 7Gc for Porto
Rico 7bc ssc for New Orleans, and &c. 5Sc for Bar
NAVAL sronrs-rhe marke. tor spirits turpensine
1 only
sS,.ns
sS'1$s p: Hss pale e a. &C. 7
ss o. and .ses! as
@ 81 :sess at sa IS 80 for whining
sHS Is olive saa
sp ri %n snd s1d was quiet but steady =.
PETKoLEUs-Crie in tbls was quiet. tho demand being
were unchanged closing q IKE l76c There
Sb duh nominal aass very qus as .nd
sssSS p Sa1 L s ana 81 g.
Naphshs was dull and nominal at she 0c In philsde-
c sales 20 SSs pass aud sSo dO for The last S:ii
YaovsioNs.-R Receipts IS bbls pork los pkg meats
do and 10 kegs lard The demand for pork toleraby
active, but the business light being restricted BY the
1888 Is for The sales 0J bb at $83 2b for
meas No sales were reported for future delivery Live
s qgb but o seSsy e. % with ys
bills Ss Sl2 for plain and s ss for
fierce beef was still dull and prices entirely nominal.
sss g 5 Put @ IN Tss
slow OF sale, the demand being light but
We heard Of no sales moment Cut were in moder
demand and steady the sales being 20 packages within
ed do s PctsS snd
Doc 2c for smoked and bagged do For lard the market
active bit scarcely hrm The sales $50
packages at IKE 1896 for No. to prime steam and ke
RIoE-Carolina in fair request at nrm prices The
sales 25 casks Sac s7Sc for common choice,
the latter price for retail lots Rangoon was quiet but
steady.
SUGARThe market stolerably active pre-
vioas prices were realized VIZ lhs G l1.c tGI fair to
Gs'o & Rehed in fair demand STEADY
i5c yellow wsIe a. ~ and mex extra at s
sEEDsLnseed was more sought after but we heard OF
Grass dun and nominal at former quotations.
TALLow was steady with fair demand, the sales being
WuIsKEY-Receipts 5l4 bbls. The market steady,
with sales of $50 bbls. at III III, tax paid
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-03
Small sales were made
REAL ESTATE MATTERS.
Real Estate Notes.

The following from the Chicago Post Of Saturday
evening gives the condition ana prospects OF the real
estate market in that city,
Real estate is reported as ''a quiet on the Poto-
mac:, Notwithstanding the reiterated advice that
'now Is good time to buy, there are many over
wise ones VINO cant see It," We must Judge OF the
future by the results OF the past and see what are
some OF the results OF the past. Mr.. L. on Tyler
street, seventeen years ago, was going home
one evening from his work with his friend
Med, and saw an auctoneer's flag hung out with
the announcement, "Real estate at auction"
.'Let us 90 in,n says L., and in they went, with no
intention Of buying. But they soon became inter-
ested, and consulting together agreed to take ten
lots ut fifty cents foot To-day that property which
was then two miles from any house, and from which
the evening lamp has often guided Mr.. L. across the
prairie from Randolph street bridge, three miles
away, is worth fifty dollars foot, and cannot be
bought for that. Mr.. b., OF New York city, bought
twenty acres, sixteen years ago, three miles from
the Court House. between Harrison and jackson,
has been offered $1,000 an acre, and the offer
was refused. To-day there are just as good oppor-
tunties offered If parties VIII only be satisfied TO
hold on. Not every one can expect to make 300 per
cent on their money in one year. as those did who
invested near the limits one year ago. Make real
estate an investment and not o speculation and you
have a competence for your advancing years and
fortune for your children and chlldren's children.
An eating house adverses "l 900 acres South Park"
In connection with some enormous specimens OF the
genus batrachian II the firm aforesaid can furnish
that 900 acres South Park which will produce such
spectmens, buyer can probably be found to take
the whole lot or their hands at $4,000 an acre.
Frog culture under favorable circumstances is
instanced In their windows would prove the best
investment yet discovered In Chicago, The numDer
OF sales recorded this week - the same as reported
for last week. but the amount still less than In any
previous week since last summer. The decision OF
the South Park question, which is now looked for
within few days, will give much more detniteness
TO transactions. The following table shows the daily
transactions for the week ending Friday night and
n oolo 90 q QQriea weeks OreVlOnS.-
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wheat market decidedly buoyant, under
inquiry for export and speculation and prices ad
&C. &c. per bushe closing quiet aud weak Tor soft
No At ST 60 81 81 but steady for choice do at
81 IS I'll S. aud active and arw for No At ~ 81 freely
No. spring. al SO ri 81 for soft No do, 81 IS 81 IS
for choice do 81 ~ - for Nos and mixed 81 g.
new. amber Indiana, 81 70 for new white Tennessee,
81 IN @SS for California, ,,. m,.h, ". ,oa
81 20 q xI IS for amber Southern Corn was quiet
weak Mt the close The aaes about $1,000 bushels
Soc 81 Oe inferior to good new mixed Wesern and
81 06 a 81 Os for white and yellow western Oats were
lower settled though fair business was transacted
Abou, $4,000 bushels sold soc Tor new Ohio SIC for
Western arrive SAC the spot 75c TIC for Jersey
and Sac state Rye quiet but hrm ~ former
prices Sales 500 bushels State al VI 30 Both barley and
barley malt dull and nominal stock OF grain In New
York and Brooklyn warehouses July 81 6ss bushels
wheat 363 1875 7b4S2 do oats s7b do rye B6i do
barley l06,O26 do malt and 24,26s do. peas
FRRoHrs-The market more active, and rates were
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-03
Fresh Beer from Texas.

A gentleman in Washington, d. c., informs us that
q company has lately been formed-he himself being
O member OF ito introduce fresh beef from Texas
into the Eastern States. In Southwestern Texas he
Hvys the finest beef IN the world can be mad and the
first cargo arrived at New Orleans July 10 In per-
feet condition az when slaughtered at lndlanOla
Texas. They will very soon have cargo at Wash.
ington, and follow 1t up by several carg0es each
month The beef Is preserved in It's full freshness
by process founded on the new cold dry air prin-
cipe," invented by citizen Of New Jersey. and It
Is to be awaited OF much larger scale hereafter
TO introduce fresh beef from Texas to Northern
cities,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-03
An Insurance Mystery.

A "Disgusted Policy Holder" informs us OF the
following facts, which he proposes 20 vouch for.
Some years ago the London Loan and Trust CON-
panyn doing business in London England, started
q branch at No. 10 Wall street, under the name OF
the international Life Insurance Company" and
deposited with the Comptroller at Albany $500. 600
as security for the policy holders. Their business
here was successful, but in England 1t began to de-
cline and the earnings this side transferred
TO London to meet the demands there IL con-
it transferred Its affairs TO- the Hercules
Insurance Company, another English concern,
which, after struggling tor time, became
insol vent The International Company then at
tempted TO withdraw its funds from the comptroller,
bat met with decided refusal, and last April the
case came before the supreme Court In this city and
resulted In the appointment Of receiver. The LA
blties OF the company are gwen at 5000 000 and all
assets In this country are the $500, 600 IN the
hands OF the Comptroller, The suspicious circum-
policy holders were not informed OF the transfer TO
the Hercules Company, and even after the date OF
that transfer they were given receipts for
premiums paid IN the name OF the Inter-
moved their once from Wall street TO broadway
without notice TO the policy holders. The 'disgusted
pollcy holder" also complains OF the delay In wind
Ing up the AFFAIRS OF the company by the receiver,
and hints that the amendatory insurance act OF
May 49, 1862 liking the compensation OF receivers OF
that may come TO their possession, may have some
thing to do with this delay, as premiums are being
daily paid increasing the funds. II may be that this
course would increase the assets and consequently
respondent wishes the latter to call meeting and
take the AFFAIR INTO their own hands, and he hopes
some one "who has been bitten more heavily than
he has, Will take the INITIATIVE step In this direction.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-03
VOICE OF THE People.
The Park.

"a" complains that in the Park, from Fifth to
Sixth avenue, near the Lake, down Fifth
avenue by the Lake to the Superintendent rs house is
there single seat. while there should be good
many for the accommodation OF visitors.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-03

at the residence Of the BRIDES parenta by The Rev.
J. Carpenter Smith, Mr. CHARLES HENDERSON. Of
New York, to SARAH c., daughter OF John Purchase.
OpELL-CLASCR Sunday evening, August
l. by Rev. Father Mooney, JAMES ODELI, OF Beau
fort S. G., to Miss ALICE +. Clancy, OF New York.
No cards.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Rev. DR.. Dix. $. 7: d.,
Miss L. A. TURNER to GEORGE X. DENMsTON, Esq,
both Of this city.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-03
STREET QUOTATIONS.
HaIf.past Five O'Clock p. MI
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

MONDAY, August 2--6 p. NJ
CorFEE-Rio in improved demand and held with
frmne former prices There sales Of 1918 bags
Contest 6 do. South America and 100 do Mer
r,mac on private terms Other kinds duh but
changed.
CorroN.-The market only moderately active but
prices steady at former quotations The offerings
light. Sales bales including $50 for export 33 for spin
ming 1853 speculation. For future delivery there
an Increased business sales being foows4OO bales
bass low middlns for December $780, 200 do do for De-
cember $780, 20 do do private terms, 80 do for Octo
Der at 29c 100 for November 800 do
udding for December on private terms We quote ::
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-03
The Nuisance on Thirty-eishth Street ant
North River.

'Smeer," residing in Thrty-elghth street, be.
tween Firth and Sixth avenues under date OF
August l. sends to the HERALD bitter com plant
against the continuance OF the exceedingly offensive
nusances in the nelghbOrhoOd Ut Thirty-eghth
street and North river. On the evening OF the day
named, coming from his dining room alter hearty
meal he was 80 affected by the stencil that he has
been severely indispOsed ever since. He Wishes II
the Board OF Health DO not quickly interfere with
the necessary deOdOrzing and dsinfectlng ma
teras that his nelghbors In that populous district
should unite and prevail upon the proprletors OF
those fat rendering establishments to so conduct
their business as to become less offensive.
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FLOUR AND GRAIN Receipts 1854 bbls. of four 100 do.
neal 1850 bushels wheat $3.50 do. corn 7 do oats
and 100 do malt. The dour market quiet and weak
but we make changes In quotations The sales
only bb Southern aour slow Of sale and
prevailed fair demand at steady prices, and sales
effected of $50 bbs Corn meal quiet but steady Sales
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-03
The Newark and New York Railroad.
A Tunnel from, Staten Island to Elizabeth
City.

correspondent furnishes the following reasons
In favor Of constructing tunnel connecting Staten
Island with Elizabeth City, NJ.
There s a greater concentration OF population and
business in the vicinity Of Elizabeth than at any
other point on the dividing line between New York
and New Jersey, except Jersey City. Elizabeth has
$4,000 inhabitants; Newark, within seven miles,
$4,000. The railroads and connecting lines touching
Elizabeth extend through the whole country. They
must oil have an interest IN reaching the deep
waters Of the harbOr by shorter and more direct
route than they at present possess. The market
transportation and passenger patronage OF the
so 600 inhabitants OF Staten Island cannot be deemed
too insignificant Tor the notice OF those interested in
those numerous railroad lines. 10 the Inhabitants of
Staten Island It must be OF great benefit to have, all
the productions OF the country brought to them
directly without breaking bulk from the place OF
productions also to be able to go to any part OF the
country direct without first going 10 New York as
the starting point, as they now do. new and very
quick route to New York IS obtained. From Eliza
beth, by the New Jersey Central road across Newark
Bay, New York can be reached In about thirty min
utes. The facilities for making a tunnel at the
point indicated are very great long stretch OF
sal meadow on the Staten Island side would
facilitate the descent to the tunnel so that 1t need be
scarcely perceptble. on the Jersey side there are
no serious difficulties. The population Of Staten
Island Is now increasing in as rapid ratio as New
York. and with such added facilities Of communica-
ton the increase would be much more rapid, and
there would be an immense increase in the market
value OF real estate on the island as well as at
Elizabeth and Its vicinity.
The same correspondent says that he measured
the distance across Staten island Sound from the
Old ferry dock to Elizabeth CITY, and found the dis.
lance only little more than 200 yards. II the ordi
nary form Of railroad should be too great an inped
iment for the shipping this wound be an admirable
opportunity for travelling.
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
Married.

Married.
HALL-EAroS.--Tn Williamsburg. n. Y. on Sun
day August 1, by Rev. Mr.. Haskins Mr.. SAMUEL Il.
HALL to Mss MARY G. EATON
Observation-Disclosures Sunday. August |.
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should unite and prevail upon the proprietors OF
those fat rendering establishments to so conduct
their business as to become less offensive
The Coal Monopoly.
A well known merchant OF Water street writes US
to say that he and many OF his friends fully approve
OF the suggestion Of the HERALD, that Congress at
Its next session should abolish the import duties
coal, as the present monopoly In the coal trade ''s
one OF the most widely extended IN Its effects grasp.
ing every Industrial as well as domestic interest," and
IN his letter to Circulate for Signatures bet ton to
Congress for the abolition OF the coal duty and have
1t ready for presentation at Washington next De-
cember, which trouble he is willing to undertake
and give it his personal attention II in other parts
Of the country similar movement be at once begun
there Is hardly a doubt that II Will succeed.
Opening of Varick Street-Not a Bad Sugges.
ton.
reader Of the HERALD, writing from No. 30
Grove street. suggests the opening Of Varick street
from Carmlne st.eet to Seventh avenue. The pro-
jected cutting through of Fifth avenue TO West
Broadway, he says will but partially effect Its pur-
pose since uptown travel would be throw again on
Broadway north OF Twentythird street, where 1t Is
already overcrowded, While Seventh avenue 10 COM
parativey deserted He also remarks that 1.-THE sug-
gestcd opening lof Varick street) would bring to
light ana connect with the outer world locality
unknown except to residents. Bewidered
strangers passing through 1t would not then nave
cause to grumbe at such laying out OF streets, lead
ING anywhere except where they wish to CO."
The Newark and New York Railroad.
The dissatisfaction OF the people OF Newark as to
the tariff Of fares established by this new railroad
has already been noticed IN the HERALD A letter
from citizen Of Newark explains that it under
stood ever since the road projected that 1t was
10 be peoples line;" that tsingle fare would be
fifteen ceats, excursion tickets good for one day
twenty-five cents and yearly communication fifty dol
single tickets are twenty cents. excursion tickets
thirty1ve cents and 100 tickets may be bought for
fifteen dollars The writer refers TO the charges Of
the Harlem Railroad to fremont, as far from Twen-
ty-slxth street as Newark Is from Liberty street
eight and half mes-the fare being fifteen cents
and 100 tickets sold for twelve dollars, and also
TO the SOuthside Railroad, which charges fifteen
cents to Jamaica, distance Of nine miles.
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The following from the Chicago Post Of Saturday
evening gives the condition prospects OF the real
estate market in that city,
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-04

Yesterday, about noon, while young child.
about six years old. living on Old Levee street
near Jefferson street, was out on the street throw
ing sway some bones coming from his mothers
kitchen, be was set upon by large, rabid dog,
and was horribly bitten about the face and body
by the animal. The poor child was Immediately
conveyed into bis house, where he now lies almost
beyond recovery, and, what ID more distressing, is
conscious Of his fate. Last night addressing his
mother, he told her that he knew he was going to
die and wanted to be buried with his aunt. An
affidavit was entered against the owner of the
dog. which was, unfortunately, lot killed. IL is
not known whether the animal was attacked with
hydrophobia or not.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-04
UTILITY AND SENTIMENT.

off everything" said Sydney Smith, '1sso
be sacrificed to util ity, why do you bury your
grandmother at all? Why don't you cut ner
into small pieces ct once, and make portaoie
soup of herr" This argument against tne
utilitarian school is as specious as it is witty.
II imputes tenet that is not really held, and
then reduces it to absurdity. The trick is
stale, brilliantly though IL is executed In thus
instance. No utilitarisn philosopher ever
proposed to ignore the natural affections and
the moral sentiments. These and all other
elements of human nature must be taken INTO
account in any true system Of utility. But
let MS consider . moment the tenability OF the
anti utilitarian doctrine involved in Sydney
Smiths criticism. He assumes that sentl-
mentality SHOULD have its way in all cases.
without heeding the calculations OF utility
and the admonitions of reason. Take the
case of filial veneration at the grave OF
grandfather. In civilized countries there Is
but one visible mode of manifestlng this
feeling. It is by dedicating monuments to
the deceased. Among some of the African
tribes it is attested by the immolation of hu-
man sacrifices to the ancestral names. No
utilitarian considerations interfere with its
unbounded expression. But let us
suppose that uncalculating devotion in this
particular form is out of the question among
civilized people. There remain, then, monu-
mental offerings in testimony of flial venera-
ton. Now, if everything is to be sacrificed
to sentimentality, why do you erect tomb
stone of only twenty feet in height to the
memory of your grandfather, at the cost of
two or three hundred dollars, when, by sacri-
fcing your whole estate, say fifty thousand
dollars, you could erect a pile in honor OF
the ancestral shade rivaling in height the
column of vendome or the shaft on Bunker
Hill2 OF course, you answer that this would
be excessive, and ruinous, and contrary to
the fitness of things. But how do you come
to this conclusion? By calculation, do you
say? Precisely. And yet calculation is the
very crime for which the utilitarian school
is condemned How thoughtless and un-
worthy is this judgment, you can see plainly
by rejecting whether you can, as moral and
conscientious agent, perform any work OF
feeling and affection without in some way
exercising the calculating, the comparing. the
reasoning faculties-in short, without con-
sulting the question of utility. The fact is
that there is no real ground of antagonism
between utility and healthful sentiment The
useful, the expedient, the moral, the beauti-
fu., must be construed together in the COM
pick and may affairs of this world, if we
would avoid endless jarring and confusion.
They cannot essentially disagree, since they
have point of unity in one central truth.