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THE NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

From the NJ Y. Herald
'"The bulls in gold had their turn to-day, and
effected quite sharp upward movement, much TO
the CONSERVATION OF their opponents who were
rendered very uneasy by the energy of the bulls
and were induced in many instances to cover their
outstanding contracts The reversal was originally
implying an unsettled foreign market for our Gov
ernment securities owing to the prospect OF funding
them at a lower rate OF interest. The bears did
not stop to question the truth or such an inference
regarding the proposal to fund the debt or they
would have known that such measure, If enacted
by Congress, would only strengthen the national
credit The bankers In Frankfort are perfectly well
that they must receive par in gold for their
fve-twentes before they need part with them, and
the cable telegram referred to seems rather specu-
lator'S canard than a Yeritable news item. How
ever, 1t sunced TO give the market start, and the
price of gold rapidly ran up to 1908, from which it
declined again to 1905, but was again run up to
12l4-the highest point OF the day-on the reports
that Congress was assuming beiligere@nt @ tone on
the question OF the Alabama claims, and that Secre
taTy Boutwell, would not sell his gold tomorrow
below 121, and possibly not below l22.
"HoldeTs OF gold paid from seven TO two per cent
to have their balances carried over. The operations
of the Gold Exchange Bank were as follows:-
Gold cleared $40, ,964 900
tarhe &oweTnment bond market was active and
strong in sympathy with the advance in gold, aud
under large hOme-investment demand, doubtless
springing from the desire OF rich men, capitalists,
and corporations to convert their funds into Gov
ernments, by the holding OF which the 8st inst.
they may evade the imposition OF State and local
taxation. IL may De remembered tnat Wnen the
raid on this class Of securities was made month
ago an epposc OF the designs OF the speouators
given In this column This plan to break the market
preparatory to laying in bonds for carrying over the
end OF the year has been emnenty successful. They
have sold their former bonds at fine profit and
are now buying them back ten to twelve per cent.
lower
''The money market was easy at six TO seven per
cent. Commercial paper was quiet ana steady.
Foreign exchange preserved the hrmness noticed at
the close Of business on Tuesday, and under q
further demand for bills advanced an eighth per
cent. for sterling
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"The Pearl Diver.o

All Philadelphans If not all fair weather travellers,
are familiar with the name OF Boynton the "Pearl
Diver" whose little curiosity shop at Cape May
one Of the attractions OF that place for several
sons His place burned at the great fire of last
year. The following extract from letter of the
'Pearl Diver" received bya gentleman of this city,
will be read with INTEREST,"
''Fortune has treated me rather badly since lefV
Cape May. / could lind no employment in Philadel-
phia nor could start business, for had no money
SO in despair | shipped on vessel bound for the
Indies From there went TO New Orleans, where
succeeded in getting situation as submarine
diver in wrecking company. have remained as
such ever since. The occupation IS exceedingly
dangerous but love it. There is a wild fascination
about IL that has me completely in its power 1t is
so glorious TO go down, down, down, In the element
TOUCHDOWN among the fish and dead men (some-
times, and 10 work IN silence 30 great that you can
almost hear yourself think. We are at present
bound TO Memphis, thence to New Orleans, where we
Will remain for month"
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MRS. STOWE OUTDONE.
Iinn


An entirely new solution of the Byron mystery
is furnished by writer in the Madras Mail,
who says that ''his father had it from one of
Lord Byron's mCst intimate friends" According
to this lively correspondent whose story we find
in the Echo, "Lord Byron was, in n sense, a
devil. Incredible as the thing may seem to the
thoughtless, the handsomest man in England
had small tail, pair of rudimentary horns,
and short SQUAD feet divided forwards from the
instep into two parts, instead OF being furnished
with toes.
''Before he was born his mother had been once
greatly terrified by seeing, when in a very deli
cate state of health the celebrated picture of
Satan Spurned, in the gallery at La Haye,
and the result had been the fashioning of her
child, TO some extent after the monstrous form
of which this sight caused her alarm, and of
which the continuous recollection could not be
effaced by any means known to her physicians.
At the time of her confinement il was at first
suggested that the monstrosity should not be
suffered to live, but the childs body, as whole,
was so perfectly shaped, and his face so Won
drously beautiful, that the suggestion was forth
with put aside, and England was not deprived
of what was to become in due time
Lady Byron never recovered wholly
from the shock caused by her discovery of what
her husband really was; and partly through ex-
cess of imagination, partly in consequence of
bad advice from persons who shall be nameless
she felt it to be her duty TO insist upon her hus-
band subjecting himself TO certain painful opera
tOns. But this Lord Byron obstinately refused
to do. He urged, and with considerable force,
that the peculiar manner in which he wore his
abundant curls effectually hid from view the
rUdmentary hornsi and that, as he never ap-
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LEGAL INTELLIenNcE.
Court of Qunrter sessIons-Judee Paxsop.


James Cunningham pleaded guilty TO charge OF
appropriating TO his own use some money that had
been given him for the purchase OF groceries for
another party. ...
George w. Davis pleaded guilty to the larceny OF
coat, having been caught in the act OF taking 1t
from the door OF q store.
Margaret Sullivan owned up to the theft OF gro
servant. .. -. - ....f
Mary Grifiths was convicted uf stealing an over
coat from a small secondhand shop.
Elizabeth Boilan was convicted Of malicious mis-
chief In breaking pane of glass in the door of
gentleman's residence because she was ordered
by visits of disOrderly character. cr s5L H
Catharine Wallace was convicted OF assault and
battery upon her daughter, q married woman.
Jacob Fisher was convicted OF assault and battery
upon James Burns. lt was a small light growing
out of u discussion over q sheep. +. ..
james Reilly and Thomas Hassan, boys, were
charged with the larceny OF 81 quantity OF cigars
from store at Eighth and Market streets. Reilly
pleaded guilty to the charge, and Hassan was tried
alone The evidence was that both entered the store
by prying open a window, and took the cigars away,
llassan was found guilty
Nisi Prius-.JudEe Williams.
Powell vs. The FennsylvHuia Railroad Company.
An action tC recover damDges for injuries received
by Mrs Powell while passenger from PttSOurg to
this city. Before reported Verdic5 for deIen-
dants
James MCElwee and wife vs. The Philadelphia and
West Chester Railroad ompany. An action TO re-
cover damages for the death OF plaintiffs son, coal
carter, in the employ of George Heb barton, VINO
run and killed on the 18th OF February, 1869, by
the freight cars OF the defendants. The defense
alleged that the accident occurred private track
contIo, and therefore they were not responsible. on
trial.
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stock Quotations by TeIeRraph-I 4. M.
Glendinnng, Davis u Co. report through their New
PhIladeIpA,ia Trade Report.

THURSDAY, Dec. 23-Cotton is duh, with small
sales of mddling uplands at 25Ec., and Gulf at 26
a. 264c.
in Quercitron Bark no change. We quote No. at
$50 per ton IT.
There is no falling OIL in the demand for Clover
seed, and further sales are reported at SSa8l2L6
Timothy is held at ST. and Flaxseed is at S225.
The Flour market is quiet, there being no demand
except from the home consumers, who purchased
five hundred barrels in lots, at S4259476 for super
fine; s4'S7E@6'25 for extras; S525C9626 for Iowa,
Wisconsin, and Minnesota extra family; $5sJOta6
tor Pennsylvania do. do s5'T5@6'25 for Ohio do do
and s6756750 for fancy brands, according quality
Rye Flour sells at S512I@525.
The Wheat market is devoid Of Spirit and only
1000 bushels Pennsylvania red sold at 81 251 S and
small lot OF white at sl42. Rye may be quoted at
81 for PENNSYLVANIA. Corn is but little sought after
Sales Of old yellow at Sl'03, and 1000 bushels new
do. at S0@S3c Oats are dull and range from 55c
to SIC. ..
Whisky is strong Sales of wood and irOn-bound
Western at CSC s1O2 including 235 barrels yester-
day afternoon at the lower rate
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FROM EUROPE.
The spanish Throne QuestiOn-Supporters of
the Duke of fGenOa In Council.
RAJ fbs Era,,,o- sa erjcdn ndble

QuehtlOn-SuDnOrfcra
the Duke efGenOn in Council.
By the FTdnco-Anericdn Cable.
MADRID, Dec. 22.-It is reported in this city
to-day that family council of the members of
the House of Savoy was held in Turin yesterday
for the purpose of debating and to decide, if pos
sible, the question which exists in relati "a
to the candidature of the Duke of
Genoa for the Spanish throne. 1t appears,
as the matter now presents, that the
existing Government of Spain, with the parlia-
mentary and other political partisans of the
Duke operating in Madrid and the other cities
of the country, have not by any means aban-
doned their hopes of his ultimate acce ptance
and enforcement. The Spanish Government
has ordered that the parliamentary elections
to fill the seats remaining vacant in Cortes
shall be held on Goth the day of January,
1870 This step is taken so as to secure, as
is hoped, the return of members favorable to the
throne policy of the executive, and thus give
legislative majority for the election of the Duke.
The parliamentary elections will be hotly con-
tested by the opposition. The newspaper press
unanimously demands that elections shall be Grst
held for the different municipal councils so MS to
thus terminate the existing unconstitutional situa
tion, the presentmuncipalities having been ille-
gally appointed by the Government. The Minis
ters having concluded hintingat the matter of an
excursion to the mountains near Toledo, have
ordered the services of 300 men of the Guards,
with battalion of infantry of the line on duty
to accompany the cortege, so as to protect the
Ministerial party. This excursion, contrasting
as ii does in such n marked manner with the
widespread misery existing in the capital, has
produced n very painful impression on the pub
lie mind.
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personally engineer the case. AS before stated;
in many instances of divorces thus fradulently
obtained, the defendant may have been guilty,
and, consequently, does not contest the matter;
but II some of these cases were to be energeti-
cally investigated it would reveal q system of
fraud and perjury of astounding magnitude.
There are very recent cases that can be cited
where all the villanies above mentioned were
committed, and divorce documents are being
almost daily manufactured for parties living in
different parts of the Union, which would send
their authors to the State Prison at short notice.
N. y. Herald of to-day.
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FROM BALTIMORE.
improvements of Jones, Falls.

HpecluL Do8PuIoH 70 TIC HOo'FlIJ IeWyItIP7l'
BALTIMORE, Dec. 2S.-The ordinance to i'm
prove Jones Falls against floods, assessing one
million dollars on the property-holders imme-
dlately benefited thereby, and the city to
assume the remaining expense, and appointing
Colonel George P. Kane General Trimble and
Henry Tyson a committee at an annual salary
of twenty five hundred dollars each, passed the
first branch of Council, and viii pass the second.
The improvement will cost about four millions
of dollars.
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PLAINTIFFS attorney.

The signature as plaintiffs attorney is also
bogus in this case, and the preliminary docu-
ments thus manufactured having been sent to
the referee, the hired tools OF the procurer go
before the referee to give evidence. Each per-
iurer giyes a bogus name to the referee and has
q slip of paper inside his hat, bearing the dates
mentioned in the complaint SO as to make no
mistakes. AS he makes his statement he keeps
an eve on the memorandum in his hat, and is
thus enabled to tell straight story. Three or
four of such rascals having made atiidayits cor
responding with the complaint the referee,
who, perhaps, may be acting in good faith, sums
ND the evidence with a recommendation, and
the case goes to the Court, when the defendant
not appearing, the decree of divorce is immedi-
ately issued. Before any record is made OF the
decree the procurer makes sure OF his fee, and
then forwards the decree to the complainant,
who knows nothing of the details of the suit.
In some cases the divorce proceedings are not
placed on the record at ALL unless the applicant
for divorce personally attends to It, Thus, In
less than a month"; Mrs. Smith gets her divorce,
and imagines herself free but if the husband,
upon discovering the affair, makes an appeal, he
will have very little difficulty IN getung the de-
cree set aside. The bogus Witnesses however,
cannot be found and if the divorce producer is
required to produce them he can manufacture
lust as many affidavits as he may need to relieve
himself from the dilemma. The witnesses give
some clearinghouse as their place OF residence,
and as it is impossible 1or the Proprletors OF
such places to always remember the names of
their boarders there is not much probability of
the fraud being proved to its fullest extent.
But there is still more profound depth OF vii
lany into which some OF these procurers dive.
Where applications for divorce are based upon
complaints of abandonment or cruel treatment it
is necessary to get the decree from some court
in Connecticut Indiana or Illinois. Chicago is
the favorite place for such operations, although
indianapolis and New Haven are extensively
patronized. A party in New Jersey applying to
n New York procureur for divorce must have
the evidence taken before New Jersey referee.
The procurer in this instance not only manu-
tactures bogus affidavits, but concocts bogus
referees report and forwards to New Haven,
( Chicago, and Indianapolis mass of documents
which do not contain a single genuine signature
except that of the complainant. By means OF
similar trc1ery the court before which the case
comes up is satisfied of the reliability OF the
documents and decree is issued divorcing par
ties who may never have been in the State where
II @ divorce is granted.
A messenger is generally sent TO New Haven
with the documents, but those going to Indian
apolis and Chicago are forwarded by mail un-
less peculiar circumstances make IL necessary to
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FROM EUROPE.
This Mornings Quotations.
n1Jo A mn ey.je19l I0ble

Bg the Angt0-AnteTicdn Cd6te.
LONDON, Dec. 23-11 A. M-Consols 9216 for money,
and g2A for account United States nve-twenties OF
1862, s56 of 1865 si24 Of 1867, 1875 tenfortes s2
Railways unchanged.
LONDON, Dec. 23-11 A. M-Cacutta Linseed
active and unchanged. Refined Petroleum, is. sd. "a
Is SID.
LIVERPOOL Dec. 23-11 A. M.-Cotton steady
upands, H. I'd; Orleans, 11Ad The sales to-day are
estimated 12 600 bales; sales OF the week. 5S 900
bales including 1000 for export and 5000 for specula
tion stock, 100000 bales, OF which $4,000 are Ameri-
can; receipts "a, ,000 OF which 5000 are American
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and produce unchanged.
ANTWERP, Dec 2S.-Petroleum opened firm at
6O1f 49,
day at 666 and at Hamburg at 1902.
PARIS, Dec. 23.-lhe Bourse opens quiet. Rentes,
72f. 4Tc.
This Afternoons Quotations.
LONDON, Dec. 23--1 r. M.-Consols unchanged.
United States 1Ve-twentes OF 1862, S55S OF 1865
s49l; and OF 1e67s S3&. Erie, 16A Illinois Central
99sl Atlantic and Great Western, 20.
IIVERPoOI- Dec. 23-1 r. M.-Stock OF cotton aioat,
Q4sOOO including l54, 900 OF American. Corn, 29s
for No. mixed Western. Lard, 76s.
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.,
OFFICE or THE EVENING TELEaRAPH,l
Thursday Dec n 1850


We notice no material change in the local money
market to-day, the demand having greatly eased Off
during the last two days. The wants of the market
almost entirely limited to the business Incidental
to the Christmas holidays We continue to quote
frst-clasS mercantile acceptanceS at 10 per cent.
outside the banks but for much that is offered many
are willing to pay l2 per cent rather than have their
appeals rejected. Considering the quiet condition
Of the market yesterday and to-day the severity OF
the rates is unaccountable. Call loans were quite
active at per cent, and are in much favor at the
banks as they enable them TO keep control of their
funds.
Gold again opened strong, and is evidently under
artificial influences. The Secretarys declining to
sell more than $40 00O0 instead of f3000,000, has
doubtless had an effect upon the market. To-mor-
row the January interest on the public debt will be-
gin in advance of the time and without rebate and
we anticipate serious fall whilst the unloading is
going Some S33, 600, 600 will be more than the
market can carry at 1870 or over, The sales opened
this morning ut 120ai and declined to 1908 before
nOon
Governments are dull but steady at former quo
tatiOns.
The Stock market was dull, and prices unchanged.
No sales of State securities. City IS sold at 9S4 for
the new issue.
Reading Railroad was moderately active Sales
at 40 94m5Sia, b. o.; Pennsylvania Railroad was
quiet at b37S and Camden and AmbOy Railroad at
11SH. The bids were barely nominal.
In Canal shares we have no other sales to report
than ehigh Navigation at 15@933 "a, b. The rest
of the list was neglected
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haven Bro, No. 40 S. Third street.
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FROM THE VEST.
Rioting on n Railway Train.

Despatch % The EDeIliIg IeLegTdph.
SPRINGFIELD, H.. Dec. pa terrible riot
occurred on train Of the Chicago and St. Louis
Railroad on Monday night. Five drunken Irish
men attacked the conductor and brakemen and
passengers, knocking down several, and break
ing the car windows They were finally ar
rested
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You are hereby summoned and required to answe
the complaint in this action which Will be filed in
tine office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the
city OF New York, at the City Hall, New York; and
TO serve copy OF your answer TO said complaint on
the subscriber at his ONCE, NO. = -, within
twenty days after the serving of this summons on
you exclusive OF the day of services and If you fail
10 answer TO the said complaint within the time
aforesaid the plaintiff in this action will apply to the
courL for the relief demanded in the complaint.
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FIRST BOARI


JAY COOKE & co. quote Government securities AZ
folows-U. s. IS Of 1ssl, 1lS%@11sZS; 62os OF 1862
1191S; do, July, 1865, 1142a@11456 DO. do, 1857,
ll4&@11475; do, 1865, 1145.@ll4zs; 1O-4Os, iOsX@
MEssRs WILLIAM PAINTER Il Co, NO. 36 S. Third
street, report the following quotatens:-U. =. 6s OF
iiiI@iiS do. 1865, i1tSE@i19; do. july 1865, 1861
1l4ss@114H; do. July, 1861 11416s1i4sS; do July,
1865, 1145S@ll44 bs 1040 10s4@l0ST6. U. s. Pacific
Stpa0y
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peared in public without his boots and trousers
none would ever suspect the existence of his
other defects, with the exception of his valet, in
whom he placed implicit confidence"
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NEW York, Dec. 23Arrived, steamships Russia, from
Liverpool Eagle, from Havana and Fab Kee, from Ber
muda.
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ARRIVED THIS MORNING.

CLEARED THIS MORNING.
Eutaw, Ootfn, New York, John Il. Oil.
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LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

(BR TeLeqrapE

(By TsLegrGph)
NEW York, Dec. 23-ArTived, steamships Russia, from
Liverpool Eagle, from Havana; and Fab Kee from Ber
muda. ...
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA. DECEMBER 23.
STATE OF THERMOMETER AT THE EVENING TELEGRAPH
OFFICE.
IA M.......s5 IL A -. .S9l 2P. M........H
CLEARED THIS MORNING. nd
Steamship Eutaw, Ootfn, New York, John II. Ohl
ARRIVED THIS MORNING. .f
Steamer w. Whilldin, Rggans, IL hours from Balti-
more, with mdse. to A. Groves, Jr. IH''
Brig Annie Batohelder Steelmau 8 days from Portland
with headings Isaac Hough Morrisvessel TO Work
man Co.
Schr Mary ella, Thomas, days from New York, with
mdse to knight Sons.
Schr j. w. Everman, Outten, days from Pamunky
river, with railroad ties to Albright Finley
Schr Southerner Heron days from Leesburg Va with
lumber TO Jas. L. Bewley Il Co. LI.. ...t-r.tf- III
Sohr Thos. Il. Tasker Allen from Boston.
MEMORANDA.
Steamship Yazoo, 0atharne, for Phiadelphia via Ha
yana, cleared at New Orleans 18th inst.
Steamship Brunette, Fowler for Philadelphia, cleared
at New York yesterday.
Barque Mexican, Arthur for Philadelphia, sailed from
Liverpool 9th inst.
Schr Alex H. CAIN hence for Boston, put Province
town yesterday with loss Of manboom and boat BY col
lisiOn.
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PORT OF PHILADELPHIA. .DEoEM

STATE OF THERMOMETER THE EVENING rELEdRAPf
OFFICE.
IA. .M........35I IL A. S9l2P. M........4
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-05-18

A CASE OF EPILEP Monday at
ternoon last, a man was found at tue
West end of the Ma tional Bridge, lying
in an Ell ileptic fit. He was hauled to
the Mayors office. and physician sent
for, who attended to him promptly when,
after having several epileptic fits, he re-
turned to consciousness, and gave his
name as PETER SHARP, and stated that
became from Pittsburg, Penn and was
on his way to Indiana polls on foot. when
he was attacked-not having sufficient
money to go there by rail. Whilst in
the Union Army, he had an attack of
sun stroke, and ever since has been snb
ject to these fits.
He seems to be a very religious man,
and claims to belong to the Baptist de-
nomination, and, whilst he was in the
Hall of the Calaboose, where he was ia
ken, he said his prayers there very fer
vently-this, probably, being the second
time, that audible applications to the
Throne of Grace ever assembled from
that quarter, in our city. The I. c. q
c. r R.. through the Mayors solicita-
ton, furnished transportation to Mr..
Sharp to Indianapolis.
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Safe Investment.

In our advertising columns to day, will
be found a notice from the President of
the r. d Fl. Wayne R R, WM. Parry,
offering for sale the 3-1Oth City Bonds.
They can be purchased at the"Citizens"
and First National Banks. Those who
have capital to inv est can not, we think.
do better with their money than to pur
chase these Bonds-selling, as they do
at 90. This discount and the interest
on these Bonds make them as SAFE and
PROFITABLE to the holder as Uncle Sans
Bonds, notwithstanding the former are
taxed tyr State and County purposes and
the la 'er are exempt from that kind of
taxati n. From numerous inquiries re.
garding these Bonds. we would not be
surprised if they we're all purchased
within the next three weeks. Those de-
string to purchase these Bonds, would
do well to apply to the Citizens" and
First National Banks, immed lately.