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couRI cALsHnARs-IHls DAY.

SUPREME CouRr-CrRcurr-Part 2.--Nos e76, 1905,
1855 1865 l0os, 1870 l072 1074, 1876, 10s6, 1922.
Part 3022 1883, 59 s24 055, sa7, 1854, Gao, 1921,
sI5, $50, lo7l, $40, sei, 1908, l2as, szi, 49,
SUPREME CouRr--SPECrAL TERM-Nos. %, "a, 20,
l46 l0t, le2, 193 l94 1885, 1e6, 1877, 1885, lss, zoo,
2ol, z02, 2o3, 20i, 2ob, 2o6
SUPREME CouRT-CBAMBKRs.-- AZ, Sl7, 10a,
ILL., III, lis, 14 f6 l82 100, 1885, 2i3 2iS, $50 $50.
SUPERIOR CouRT-TarAL TERM.--Part mos. 145.
657 6e3, GIL, al, 553 1863, $751; go. 6s3, 6s5 6s7,
$685. ds3, Coo. Part Mos. 49,, 444, 32s, 53t. 64S,
ags 494 COS, GIG, 1880. 1885, 4l2, 6l1 1882 6ls 800
d22 GA, 800 632, 63s $50, 63s, $40, 6t2, GA 646
64s ESQ, os2 e5s, $50, GEO. 6s2, 66s, go, 672 GA
go e7s, ESQ, sS2 6s4, $50, 6ss, 900, Coz 6e4 60s
oss To2 704, 70s 70s, 40. ia, 5l6. u.s. 72o, 722
COMMON PLRAs.--'TRIAL TgRM-Part 1.-Nos. ASH
sSS, 49, 49i 492. 4o3. 49f 4p5, 496, 495, 1875 425
40, i57, 49, Part 2--Nos. 49, 1903, 194, loo, 3s9,
sl6, z1o 33l, o2e, s43, 444, 445, 44o, AS, 40.
MANN. CoURT--TRiAL TKRx.-Nos 1861. 1871,
1883 1872 i436k, 1890, 1877 1874 1880, 1895, 1900
1924, 1922 1882 1885, 1880, 1887 1883, 1882 1920,
1891 1922. 1893. 1894, 1925, 1eeo 1897, 1898.
:. COURT or GENERAL sEssIoNs.-Before Recorder
hacsett-The People w. Philip Reilly grand lar.
cenyi Joseph Crawford, purEiary James shepherd,
!elonious assault and battery; Patrick Moore,
robbery; William Johnson and Harriet SHREDDER,
grand larceny; Patrick Martin, burglary; Michael
yolths anu John Mcclure, alias John Perry, grand
larceny; George Thompson and David Schiu, grand
larceny; Joseph Davidson and william SpaudiDg.
grano larceny William Rea, burglary; Michael
hefrigan, grand larceny.
. Court or OYER AND TERMfNgR.-Before Judge
barnaid.-The People w. John Rcal--iIomicide.
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NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY FEBRUARY g. 1869

ban property, improved and unimproyed, at PUBIC
aucfon, IN both cities, during the past week.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY !. -.
New York improved property. $24,oco
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2.
New York improved property. .......S'1s0o0
Brooklyn unimproved property...... 00,2oi
Brooklyn improved property. $500
Bay Ridge, l.. l., uninproved pro-
perty ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1880
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3.
New York improved property....... S3S,575
New York rnimproved property. 243,S25
Brooklyn improved property ........ 2S,630
Brooklyn unmproved property. 47,2s6 -.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY l.
New York improved property ...... .$2lS,350
New York unimproved PROPERLY. A,700
Westchester county (Classon Point
unimproved property. ............. 26.423
Orange county improved property $4,000
Paterson, N. j., unimproved property 6,995
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8.
Isip, l. l., unimproved property. 2,425
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY Q.
Brooklyn unimproved property. ............ 10
Total 1896 4s2
The total OF sales during the month OF Janu-
airy, previously reported amounted to-. 1888, ISL
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MOVEMENT AgoSa OIL MEN.--A meeting OF the OIL
producers was held at OIL city, Pa, on the3Otb
81 January Tor the purpose OF securing co-ope.
IaVe action 10 protect certain interests or OIL PRO
ducers. series OF resolutions was adopted and
committee appointed consisting OF Jonathan Wat.
son, 81 lltusyille, samuel q. Brown, OF Pheasant.
william a. Shfeye, Of on city, and william BrouEh,
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SATURDAY, Feb. 6-6P.M.
coTToN-Receipts, 1919 bales There very active
demand from spectators and exporters and fair inquiry
from spnnsrs and the sales unusually heavy Prices
Ac per h. higher the market closing strong at
the Improvement. Sales, 1880 bales dncludng l26 to
rive Of which 1898 speculation, 1855 for export S5
for spinning and 2S66 In transit There
OF 100 bales mddng for April and May delivery
99c and 100 do, for February and March, VI 291c. An
nsxed are the closing quotations.
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OF the company. Az many as hfty thousand
shares are said 70 have been disposed Of The figure
recalls certain stock operations. embracing that
amount. which took place last year. Were II not for
the abundance OF money the street there Is reason
for thinking that the "bears'' have material with
which to inaugurate campaign against their bovine
antagonists who are fatgued with the effort OF sus
tanning the market at so high pitch. The failure
Of the Erie enterprises the injunction IN the Central
case and the .breakr In Pacific left the market
rather demoralized at the close.
The work on the Pacific Railway Is progressing
satisfactorily and the through line will be in opera
ton by midsummer. The agents OF the Central
Branch announce the withdrawal from market OF
the first mortgage bonds sunicient amount having
been disposed OF TO enable the completion OF this
portion OF the road.
Annexed is comparative statement showing the
shipments OF specie from this port last week and
during the year to date, together with those for the
cnrrpS nondnU Deriods in
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Suboined Is the total valuation OF foreign imports
at the port OF New York for the week ending Febru
airy compared with that of the previous week.
Jan. %. FEB. 5.
Dry goods So 734227 Sl.SS75S0
General merchandise. $500. 2,496,120 2,T3S,2 4S
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCE

SUNDAY, Feb. :, 1889.
me statement OF the associated banks for the
past week compares ~ follows with the previous
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flSt,ZOV
III view or the state OF things up the country at
present merchants are anxious 10 get vessels to
ship what they have In port, and will be willing to
pay high prices.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-19
Destruction Of a RaIIaon.

The French aronaut, NJ. Eugene Go
dard, has been making sscents in his
enormous balloon, LIE Colosse, and taking
passengers on a tour aloft at the rate of
three hundred francs a head, On his
return to earth at the end of his second
trip he met with strange mishap. At
about six miles from Florence the volume
of gas was diminished, the grapnels were
thrown out, and the party aligbted in the
midst of crowd of gaping rustics, many
Of whom had their pipes in their mouths.
M. GODDARD, having to let out the es re-
naming in the balloon, politely begged
the smokers to retire; but, says cor
respondent, he might as well have spoken
to the cabbages growing around. All the
louts pressed forward, pffinng away and
lighting lucifers on their sleeves. The
consequence may be imagined in the
tvinking Of en- eye the air was sheet of
hame; and though nobody was hsrt, the
balloon, valued at 6000 francs, was re-
duced to tinder. Then followed dis
reputable scene of violence and extor-
ton. One insisted upon compensation
for the fright, another for his pig whose
tail had got singed by the FIRE, another
for the pestilential effect of the gaa upon
bis cahhages, and so on, As these de-
mands were enforced by decided threats,
accompanied by some significant cudgel-
play, the aerial travellers were compelled
to satisfy all demands.
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A Sad Affair.

A horrible accident occurred a fort
night ago at the Cirque Napoleon, in
Paris. A rival of Robert Houdin, DR..
Epstein, has entertained the Partisan
public at the Fantasies Parisiennes, and
subsequently at the Cirque Napoleon, by
series of legerdemaln feats, among
which was that of allowing himself to be
shot at by any one who would load pis.
tol and fire at him. he offered pistol to
two of the audience, who successively
refused the experiment. 1t was finally
accepted by gentleman, who loaded and
handed the pistol to one of the Cirque SER
wants. The man, as desired, fired on DR..
Epstein, who at once exclaimed, al am
killed" and fell, blood pouring from his
mouth gaping wound in his breast
being visible to the audience as be lay on
the ground. The ramrod, by inconceiv-
able carelessness, had not been with
drawn, and had consequently been shot
right through the unfortunate exhibitors
breast. The rod was broken by the
shock, and so violent was the riecchet
that fragment bounded back and struck
the person who had involuntsrily caused
the accident. The sadness of the scene
was increased by the frightful grief of
two women, who, on seeing DR.. Epstein
fall, rose from their SEE is and rushed on
to the stage. They we're the wife aud
daughter of the victim, of whose life
there is little hope.
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A Warm Admirer of General Lee
Makes Slight Mistake.

From the New York SUM-
Yesterday afternoon as Judge Francis
the genial editor of the Troy Times, was
sauntering down Broadway, be was sud.
denly accosted by sharp-feaiured, high
cheek-boned, black-hsired gentleman in
spring suit Of clothes, who grasped him
warmly by the hand, and said:
General, | do assure you, sir, before
God, that this is enc of the hsppiest mo-
ments of my life My heart is filled with
gratitude to God that / am permitted to
thus grasp you by the hand. God bless
you, sir, God bless you thousand
times. |"
Judge Francis was slightly staggered
at this warm-hearted salutation; but
before he could express his thanks, the
6ery-eyed Southerner continued:
You can not conceive, sir, the
warmth of my feelings toward you. | do
assure you that, were we not in the city
of New York, and if dared do it, |
would tear the hat from my head and
give three rousing cheers for old General
Lee-the grand old "Uncle Robert" of
the Army of Virginia. Yes, General,
yes, sir, / would-before God would u
So saying, the enthusiastic Confederate
wound his arms about Judge Francis,
and kissed him twice on the left cheek.
He then warmly pressed the Judge s
hand, and swept up Broadway with tears
in his eyes.
The Judge stood like one bewildered
for some moments, then, turning to o
friend, he said: "Well, / declare, this
beats all. l have frequently been mis-.
taken for Eiwin M. Stanton, but never
before for General Robert L. Lee.
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colors, and silence is stealing in with the
setting sun upon the crowded town. 1t
is the eve of one of their most holy festi :
walls of the church. One vast church
edifice is directly in view of my window,
and but short way Off
As / lie musing, from this church at
hand comes the softest, sweetest tones OF
an evening bell. Another tone responds.
A third is heard. The Ivan Tower on the
hight of Kremlin utters his tremendous
voice, like the voice of many waters.
And all the churches and towers over the
whole city, four hundred bells and more,
in concert, in harmony, "with notes al
most divine" lift up their voices in an
anthem of praise, such as never thought
to hear with mortal ears-waves Of
melody, an ocean of music, deep, rolling,
changing, swelling, sinking, rising, sound
ing, overwhelming, exalting. | had
heard the great organs of Europe, but
they were tame aud trifing compared
with this. The anthem of nature at
Niagara is familiar to my ear, but its
thunder is one great monotone. The
music of Moscows bells is above and
beyond them all. 1t is the voice of the
people.
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Fare by the Pacific Railroad,

The Central and Union Pacific rail-
roads have made due arrangements to &C.
commodate the trade and travel across
the continent. The first thing upon
which they had to sgree was, of course,
the rate of passage. The respective eff
GERS of the companies, after consultation,
haveeome to temporary understanding
that the fare from New York to San
Francisco for emigrant and second-class
passengers should be SIS, aud for first
class passengers SITS. Concerning
freight nothing definite has yet been ar
ranged. 1t is expected that the trip from
shore to shore can be made in from six
to seven days. For the present The time
of running viii be rather slower, as the
track is new and needs ballasting. The
Union Company, as also the Central,
have each, il is stated, over two thousand
freight cars, and while the frst has over
one hundred and fifty locomotives, the
latter counts one hundred and ninety.
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London rs ft Is-sociaI Degradation
in the British Metropolis.

A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette, writing from London, draws the
following picture:
Crime in England assumes every fes-
tufe, form and phase of which the dia-
bolical, imagination can conceive. A
few nights ago at Wolverhampton an
English woman was scalped by an Irish
man with razor "as skillfully," says
the report, :" as if he had been an Indian"
She is dying; he is in Jail. As to the
metropolis, every day brings some
thing new" in the way of wickedness and
vice. And yesterday brought the news
that the Hsymsrket section, in the very
heart of London, where the women of
the town ply their vocation, and which
the Times very truthfully says nightly
presents a scene that could not be tole-
rated in any civilized city out of this
country" is henceforth to flourish un-
checked in all the audacity of its shame.
The harlots have got the best of the po-
lice, who have done their utmost, backed
by a civil magistrate, to keep them
within the bounds of public decency.
This Magistrate says: There is no help
for it; the night-house. keepers must 60
on their own way; the police might give
up their supervision. he was pOwerless,
and therefore disinclined to enforce what
for seven years had been considered law,
but what had be.n suddenly upset at
Quarter Sessions" The Quarter Ses-
SONS we're SO very scrupulohs, and pre-
else, and technical, and all that, in the
"night-house cases brought before their
lordships, that no conviction could be
obtained and so Haymsrket after mid
night now furnishes a spectacle which
the "vickedest man in New York and
the wickedest woman in Paris would look
upon with amusement, if not detestation.
The curious are now added to the vile,
and so. add to the imposing character Of
the dreadful scene, which no pen dare
describe, and which even the "sporting"
papers do not venture to disclose in pic,
ture or report,
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That Triple AIliance-HOwt the News
was Received I'm Washington.

Washington Dispatch to Cincinnati Commer'l.
The cable news that an effort is being
made to form an alliance between Eng
land, France and Spain against the
United States, the pretext being the for
eign policy Of our Government, has
created much excitement here to-day.
The news was early telegraphed to this
city from New York, and has been dis
cussed by Government officers aud the
foreign diplomates, and speculated on by
the public generally in all its phases.
Most people believed the news to be
trustworthy, while few guessed that it
was merely sensational story got up to
affect the gold and stock markets in
New York. There was great rush for
the White House and the "Stock
Boards " at the telegraph offices after
the news became known. Numerous in
quiries we're made of the President, but
he said he knew nothing about the mat
ter; and from his manner to several who
questioned him he seemed to care
nothing about it. When the news was
first communicated to him, he was talk
ing to General Mcclellan. After read
ing it, he quietly went on chatting and
smoking with his visitor. The story is
dscredited by the Secretary of State, for
the simple reason that the foreign pow
ers alluded to in the cable dispatch have
never been officially informed of the for
eign policy Of the present administra-
tion.
England, of course, knows of the &C.
tion Of the Senate on the Alabama treaty,
but it is hardly probable that she would
take such action as the dispatch mem
tions before the arrival of Mr.. Motley at
her capital. So, too, with France and
Minister Washburne. The Secretary of
State thinks the story is very plausible
to the public, judging the foreign policy
of the Government from the unofficial
statements of newspapers. During the
administration of President Pierce a
similar story was published when it was
thought our Government showed signs
of demanding sn annexation of Cuba.
1t proved untrue, but had the effect of
bringing forth from Mr.. Pierce procla-
nation of neutrality. Timid people
throughout the country, who fear war,
are constantly writing the Executive,
urging q proclamation of neutrality in
regard to the present troubles in Cuba,
but the Executive seems to be in no
hurry to take such course without suffi-
cient cause therefor. All the circum-
stances connected with the alleged ships
ments of men and war munitions for
Cuba from New York and other points
are being carefully investigated, and
whpn the proper time arrives an opinion
of the Law on the subject will be given
by the Attorney General, The present
seems to allow no precer
dent to be made in the case of Cuba,
which might enable England to escape
the responsibilities in theAlabama claims
unless by establishing such & precedent
we are the gamers.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-19

The Committee of the Massachusetts,
Senate, appointed to examine into the
claim of females to vote, has reported an
amendment to the constitution, which
reads as follows "The word male is
hereby stricken from tia third article of
the amendment of the constitution.
Hereafter the women of this common.
wealth shall have the right of voting at
elections, and be eligible to Office on the
same terms, relations and qualifications,
and subject to the same restrictions and
disabilities as male citizens of this COM
monwealth row are, and no Others"
The report is signed BY nine out Of the
ten members Of the committee. The
friends of this measure are very saDguiEe
as to its success.
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family of this bigh-sprited man, VINO was
loyal to the Government, despite ipjus-
tice, to the last, are without proper sup
port, while within half mile of them
live women of bitterest rebel sympsthies,
who draw pay as clerks in departments
here at this time. But 80 goes the world,
and some have thought that Republics
are upgrateful." SELlM
Washington, D. c., April %, 1869.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-19

To ascend q staircase eighteen feet
high requires thirty-six times the force
that is required to walk eighteen feet on
level ground, aud would therefore be
equal to q walk of three hundred and
twenty-four feet. So that person shut
up in the house, and in need of exercise,
can walk his mile by going up these
stairs, say sixteen times.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-19

The corpse Of young girl Of tweHiy
dressed in the hight OF fashion, was re-
Gently found in the Seine. The poor
girl was found TO be stabbed in o great
many places. A medical examinatien
showed that an unsuccessful attempt had
been made 10 outrage her person. No
body was able TO tell who she was. Her
face was verv beautiful Thousands
fiocked 10 the M1rgue to look ct her re-
mains, but no one appeared to give any
information about hsT identity.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-19

On dit that Mr.. A. r. Corbin, re-
tired millionaire of New York city, will,
on the 18th instant, lead to the hymenial
altar Miss Jennie Grant, sister of the
President of the United States. The
wedding is to be Of a private character.
The President will not be present. Gin
cinnai Chronicle.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-19

my friends" said returned mis-
sionary at a late anniversary meeting,
"let us avoid secisrian bitterness The
inhabitants Of Hindoostan, where have
been laboring for many years, have a
proverb that though you bathe q dog's
tail in oil aud bind it in sphnts, you can
not get the crook out Of it. Now, a
mans sectarian bias is simply the crook
in the dogs tail, which cannot be eradi-
Gated; aud hold that every man be al
lowed to wag his own peculiarly in
peace.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-19

The brilliant colors on the backs Of
playing cards are put on by means of a
combination of arsenic with copper
The work is injurious to the eyes and
nostrils of the artisans. So is that Of
putting on the smooth glaze which makes
the cards easy to shuttle. This is made
nf whita lead.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-19

Rosa Allhoff, residing at Dayton, Ohio,
went to sleep on Monday evening with a
shawl pin in her mouth and swallowed it,
The pin, which was more than two
inches long, with large glass head, had
to be removed through an incision in her
throat.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-19

John Carraway, negro member of
the Alabama Legislature, was arrested at
Mobile, on Thursday, and held in $1,000
bond, on the charge of bastardy, prefer
red by daughter Of Jacob Anderson, a
colored Justice of the Peace.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-19

The railroads of the world, at the close
Of 1868, arereported to have been in the
aggregate l09, III miles long. The com.
paratiye mileage ofthe different countries
is given as follows: The United States,
42255; Great Britain, 1924; France,
1894; Prussia, 1926; Russia. 4.3l1;
and Italy, 4,l09. The total for Europe is
sc. $50; Asia has 4,474 miles; South
America, l,424; Australia, 7s9; Africa,
5e3.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-19

In New York recently spirits, who
would ring the door bell, frightened
family out of their dwelling Investiga-
ton proved that rats, interfering withihe
bell wire, caused the scare,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-19

Among the new round hats worn by the
ladies, the beehive" the "shepherdess'
and the "bombshell" are said to be the
most popular.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-19

A successful office seeker in Washing
ton had to search a Gazetteer to aseer-
tain where the country was to which he
was appoitted as Minister from the United
States.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-19

Two French women ride the bycicle
at New York rink in a costume that
would make the Black Crook beauties
blush.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-19
MMERCIAL PROSPERITY

Strangers visiting the city will find their advantage deal with
house where the ONE PRICE principle strictly carried out We shall offer
Dry Goods of every description prices not exced outside Of New York
During the week will take pleasure showing visitors stock style
of business
s. COLL, Mains Street.
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Low, Lower, Lowest.
GET THE BEST.
Sent by Express. Cash on Delivery.
OF the South and West.

Sent by Express. Cash on Delivery.
The Genuine Oroide Gold Watches,
IMPROVED AND MANUFACTURER BY
L us are all the best make, hunting cases,
finely chased and beautifully enamelled, patent
and detached levers. full jeweled. and every
watch perfectly regulated and adjusted. and
GUARANTEED BY TIE COMPANY 10 keep correct
time, and wear and not tarnish, but retain an
appearance equal TO solid gold as long as worn.
These celebrated watches we are now sending
out by mail and express. G. o. D., anywhere
within the United States and Canadas. at the
regular wholesale price. payable on delivery.
No MONEY Is REQUIRED IN ADVANCE as We
pre- fer that all should receive and see the goods
before paying for them.
A Single watch 10 any Address, SIS.
A clHb ef six. with an extra watch to the
agent sending the club, $50; making seven
watches sor 500
Also. superb lot Of most elegant Oroide
Chains, Of the latest and most costly styles and
patterns, for ladies' and gentlemen's wear,
from ten to forty inches Ia length az prices OF
81, 81. IS and IS each sent VII n ordered with
watch at the regular Wholesale prices.
Describe the watch required, whether ladies'
or sentlemen's size. ana address your orders
-'- '' THE OROIDE WATCH CO..
oav56-t lie Fulton street. New York.