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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-06
FINANCE AND COMMERCE..
OFFICE OF TIE EVENING TELEGRAPH

J
The large crops OF the present season and the
prospective heavy demand from Europe for our
leading agricultural staples naturally lead to the
impression that the course OF trade during the usual
fall months will be brisk and profitable to the
try. A very severe monetary stringency may indeed
check the realization of these hopes, but such result
seems scarcely possible. The ebb and flow of the
money current East and West are too rapid to adj
init OF any serious stagnaion which affect either
trade or money TO any extent The only power in
the country exists in New York. and If heavy cOmbi-
nations for locking up currency and gold there can
be prevented until the close of inland navigation,
when the merchants all over the country will have
effected their usual exchange OF commodities, all
danger will have passed. The attempt has been
already successfully made in the gold market, but as
long as Secretary Boutwell, holds the whip In hand in
the shape OF g25 900 in greenbacks, he check
mate any attempt so Aefarious as that feared.
There is nothing OF interest to-day in our local
money market TO call for comment. Rates are un-
changed.
Gold opened strong at 1875, and is quoted at noon
to-day at 1875.
modification since Saturday.
There was more drmness in the Stock market this
morning, but only fair business was Effected
Nothing was done in State loans. City 6s were
quiet with sales OF the new issues at l0l n and the
old at 91.
Reading Railroad was moderately active and ad
vanced N selling at 494a4S%; Pennsylvania Rail-
road was taken at ok Minehill Railroad at 5sK
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Philadelphia Cattle Market.

MONDAY, Sept 6.-There was considerable urgency
in the demand for Beef Cattle, and the market under
the influence of light supply, was firm, closing at
fraction of an advance for the better descriptions
Receipts, 1874 head. We quote choice at 9@9Hc;
prime at 7@sHc; and common at 5@6kc. per lb.
gross. The following sales were reported-
Head.
50 owen Smith, Western, 7@SH.
IS A. Christy Il Bro, Virginia, 1854.
50 Denger McCleese, Chester county, 7@S.
100 p. McFilen, Western, 16S4.
1913 Phi. Hathaway, Western, 7I6SsL.
81 James S. Kirk, Chester county, 7(9SL.
"a B. +. McFien, Western, 74(9SA.
105 James McFillen, Western, 7@SA.
100 E. S. McFlen, Chester county, 76SH.
POI Martin, Fuller u Co., Western, 7(9S%.
1856 Mooney Smith, Western 6&@9&.
40 Thomas Mooney Bro, Virginia, 69Sk.
43 II. Chain, Western Pennsylvania, 6H@TH.
150 John Smith Bro, Virginia, 6H@9H.
2S Jesse Miller, Chester county, 7@S.
40 b. Baldwin, Chester county, 6S@SA.
so j. Clemson, Western, 7@SH.
95 Chandler Alexander Chester county, 7@ST.
% A. Kemble Chester county, 6N@Sh.
3S j. Golhrop Chester county, 7@SA.
So c. Welker, Virginia, sac.
Cows and Calves were steady. We quote Spring.
ers at s40@60 and Cows and Calves at s45975. Re-
ceipts, 200 head.
Sheep were rather quiet, but prices were without
change sales of 900 head at the Park and Avenue
yards at 4@6c. per pound, gross.
In the market for swine there was better feeling,
and in slop Hogs we notice an advance OF 25c, sales
being reported at S13@ $50. Corn fed were unal-
tered in price, and found purchasers at S14(914'5O
per 100 pound, net.
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Second. Spain to grant general amnesty to the

Second Spain to grant a general amnesty TO the
insurgents.
Third. Cuba to pay Spain for all the Spanish pro-
perty on the island and for all the property Of loyal
Spanlards destroyed by the insurgents
Fourth. Suffrage to be granted to all the popula-
tlon OF the island, so that the people may have an
opportunity to decide whether they will remain with
SPAIN or whether they prefer to be separate and in
Fifth. Spain will guarantee full protection to such
OF the insurgents as may be selected to come through
the lines OF the Spanish army, for the purpose of
treating with the representatives OF the Spanish
Government for settlement on the basis OF these
Sixth. The United States to guarantee to Spain
debt P'''''O
In reply to the above Secretary Fish sent
despatch by cable stating that the Government
of the United States was glad TO know that Spain
accepted its mediation in the difficulty which
had arisen between Spain and Cuba. Inasmuch
as the attempt at negotiation for a settlement
had been thus far successful, he trusted the
interest TO accept the proposition offered
by Minister Sickles. Mr.. Fish in this de-
spatch made no allusion to the substitute pre-
sented by Spain, which may be regarded as
n refusal on the part of our Government to ac-
cept it, or indeed to take any notice of it, The
representatives of the Cubans in this country
have already signifed to Mr.. Fish that under no
circumstances will they accept the proposition
basis of settlement submitted by General Sickles
is their ultimatum. Since the reception of
SPANS substitute, and the reply of Secretary
Fish thereto, about half dozen kilograms
have passed between Minister Sickles
Secretary Fish They are merely
advisory of the situation, however, and re-
port no material progress. Judging from their
contents, Mr.. Fish is of opinion that Spain will
ultimately accept the original proposition offered
by the United States. 1t appears that recently
Serrano, as well as majority of his Cabinet, are
convinced that the wisest and best thing for them
to do is to take the Cubans at their word and get
the hundred millions, of which poor Spain stands
so much in need. The trouble is, however, that
heretofore the Spanish people have been kept in
profound ignorance as to the true proportions
and condition of the insurrecton in Cuba. They
have been led to believe through their press,
which is controlled by the Government, that the
rebellion was insignificant, and that in a short
time everything would be quiet and Cuba would
become once more the faithful isle" Serrano
and his counsellors are in reality afraid to reveal
the true state of affairs which the acceptance
of the proposition of the United States would
do. 1t is thought, therefore, that, as already
stated in these dispatches, final action will be
postponed until a king is selected.
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THE SOUTH,
Gloomy Accounts of the Condition of AGairs.


leading Republican from South Carolina,
who arrived in Washington yesterday, brings
rather gloomy accounts of the condition of
affairs in the western part of that State. The
Edgefeld and Abbeville districts are infested
with bands of Regulators and Ku-KluX ruffans,
many of whom reside in Georgia, and escape to
that State after perpetrating their outrages. 1t
has been found necessary to send a small force of
U. s. troops to protect the internal revenue Off
GERS in the discharge of their duties. At the
present time the United States Deputy Assessor,
Captain Richard Realf is guarded in his resi-
dence at Graniteville. He has been the recipient
of many threatening notices. Governor Scott
is endeavoring to suppress these disorders, and
has stationed there a force of the State con-
stabulary armed with Winchester rifles Meet
ings were recently held, which were addressed
by Judge Hoge, Colonel Chamberlain, and Mr..
Realf, for the purpose of inducing the leading
citizens to take measures, conjOintly with the
State authorities, to punish these outlaws.
In Lexington county, near Columbia, bands
of armed and disguised men are engaged in
driving away coloBed laborers. One man was
recently whipped and shot at. Many of the
laborers neglected to make written contracts,
and it is believed that this system of violence is
resorted to in order to defraud them of their
share of the crops Murders are constantly
occurring. One old colored man was recently
beaten to death at Newberry by n Ku-kluX party.
Apart from these troEbles, which are local and
intermittent, the general condition of the State
is excellent, crops promising largely, and all
the lower country is in peaceable condition
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ult.:-"The adventures of Mr. Wells, the Ameri-
can aeronaut, and his balloons, in Rome, have
not failed to notice at the time he excited so
much interest among us here. / find his expert
ments are now mentioned honorably in two or
three of the Milan papers. The LoH,bdrdtd and
the PerSeUerdnzid have an account of two as
cents, both of which might have terminated very
fatally for very different reasons. On the even
ing OF 4th inst, in the Arena theatre the bal
loon President Grant was to have taken up him
self, two or three gentlemen Gone of them an
orderly officer of Prince Humbert), and lady.
But the gas furnished by the MilaDese was not
provided in sufficient quantity even to carry up
the car prepared for these venturesome young
persons. Not to disappoiut the audience, and
in proof of his readiness to fulfil his part
of the compact, Mr.. Wells had the cords cut,
and, hanging by the network and waving his
banners, went up with the balloon filed but one
third with gas, which, nevertheless, was sufli-
cient to carry it up till 1t appeared mere black
speck in the clouds. After rather more than
hour, it descended slowly into a field near viii
lage. few miles from Milan. Here the peas
ants crowded round and, from malice or igno-
rance, attacked the innocent aeronaut, and were
only prevented from destroying the balloon by
a consideration of 20 francs. Mr. Wells, after
watching his property all night, found the next
morning, Monday 9th, that his balloon was
still almost as full of gas as when he
started. AS the most convenient way of
getting it back to Milan, he attached himself
to it once more, and cutting loose, with
n taVoraDle Wlnd was making rapid progress,
when at a height of some nine thousand feet $50
says the PerSeUerdnzd) the gas heated by the
sun dilated the balloon to its utmost tension and
threatened explosion. While Mr.. Wells, fully
aware of his peril was in the act of working the
valves to obviate the danger if possible, the bal
loon actually burst at one side, and Immediately
emptied itself of gas. For some three thousand
feet it came down like an arrow, and its conduc
tor would have met with that untimely end too
generally the fate of these aerial voyagers, if
the material had not providentally taken the
form of parashute, and allowed the machine to
descend with rapidity sufficiently diminished
to permit Mr.. Wells to reach the ground without
seriOus iniury,
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Philadelphia Trade Report.

MONDAY, Sept. 6.-Bark-100 hhds. No. Querci-
trOn sold at s35 % ton.
The Flour market is steady, but the volume OF
business is light, there being no demand except
from the home consumers, who operate sparingly.
Sales OF 100 barrels superne at $780, extras at $3.50
@6; 800 barrels Northwestern extra family at s7@
7'I5; 200 barrels Pennsylvania do do. at s675@725;
200 barrels Ohio do. do at s7@750; and 100 barrels
ST. Louis do; do. fancy at $780, Rye Flour sells at
S625, a decline.
The demand for Wheat continues good, but prices
are not so strong. Sales Of 5000 bushels new red at
Sl50@155 10000 bushels Western do. private
terms; and 1000 bushels No. spring on private
terms. Rye is firm, with sales of Western at siiS.
Corn is quiet, but we continue former quotations.
Sales Of yellow at 81 90, and Western mixed at Sll5
III Oats are unchanged. Sales OF Western at 63@
CSC, and new Pennsylvania and Southern at 53@6Oc.
1000 barrels Western sold on secret terms. Nothing
doing in Barley or Malt.
Whisky is dull and lower. A lot of iron-bound
Western sold on saturday at 81 90 and so barrels do
to-day, wood. bound, to arrive at 81 30.
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FROM NEW" YORK.
Gale in New York 4prbor-suDposed Loss of

Gale in New York Harbor-suppOsed Loss OF
New YORK, Sept. 6.-There was q sharp gale
in the harbor yesterday afternoon, and it is sup
posed occasioned several casualties.
Seven young men hired boat at the Battery
for a sail. The boat was subsequently found in
the lower bay, bottom up, by the police boat.
From papers found in the boat it was learned
that the names of two of the unfortunate young
men were Powers Beach and Arthur Swartout.
One of the boats of the New York Yacht Club
was also picked up outside yesterday, and it is
supposed that there has been loss of life in this
case also.
who are Supposed TO be Lost.
New YORK, Sept. 6.--It is not yet known
with certainty who have been lost by the gale
in the harbor, but from papers found it is sur
missed that their names was as follows:--
Arthur Swartout, of Brooklyn; William Nor
ris and George Boswell, of Selma, Ala; Will
liam Thomas, of Madison, Ga; David Walker,
of Trenton N. j.; Henry Maner and Powers
Beach, of Brooklyn; and Charles Chaffee, of
New Orleans. Two others are thought to have
been with the party, but their names are un-
known. They were all clerks, and employees of
the firm of Evans Gardner u Co., dry goods
merchants.
Further Particulars.
Despatch to The EUenilg Telegraph
New YORK, Sept. 6.-The police boat yester-
day picked up a capsized sailboat off Fort Rich
mond. A coat, pocket diary, and letters addressed
to Arthur Swartout, No. $50 Broadway, were dis
covered. The owner of the boat was found, and
stated that six young men had hired it in the
morning and nothing had been heard of them
since. There was much excitement over the
disaster, but inquiry this morning shows that the
occupants were all picked up by another boat
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THE NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

The following extracts show the state of the New
York money market on Saturday.
From the " Y. Herald
'"The dullness and quiet OF the summer have given
place great activity IN Wall street affairs and the
fall campaign opens with unusual briskness. The
chief movements of the past week were in the Gold
Room, where 'bull combination OF reputed large
capital and possessing undoubted boldness, have
taken the market by storm and precpitated contest
seldom equalled in monetary affairs for the enor-
character OF the transactions involved IL seems
that few weeks SINCE when gold was going down
so rapidly before the reports OF heavy cotton ana
wheat crops this season. and had touched 1871, the
clique were secretly purchasing the gold which the
their hands, however, until Thursday last, when
the whole amount offered for sale by the Govern
ment at the Sub-Treasury In TINS CITY was taken Ia
one lot and greedily bid for that the price onered
was not only higher than other bids, but III advance
OF the then market price The street at once @ conl-
pretended the situation, and the pears were
thrown into CONSERVATION by thenceforward
steady rise of the price to lSI3 the eHtfee ngre @
touched on saturday Ine aId we're heavy Sellers
giving the bulls all they would Iake. Ino Cussii
clearances OF gold on Friday anu % SaCuS & rsSr1 Sun
preprted the enormous sum OF nearly iouT nun
dred millions OF dollars, which, as the legtnaGe i
demand for gold is daily seldom o more tna .aa nX
traysaont character OF the speculation which is
going on in the Gold Room. In other words tne
Sold four times more gold than there is In the whole
United States, and twenty times more ta @ eie t1 ~
m m oress a GRE nm TO the close OF daylight on Saturday
evening when the price had iaieh on 10 io,1s, puI
strong at that tb qguTe caton sSpmens Come to
their rescue The bulls say that IleanGlLle tIey
viii squeeze them by excessive @ PoIfoWIg ra'es
1raThe money market was easy at seven per cent.
90 the extreme rate on call loans with pledge OF mis-
cellaneous collateras. Commerclal paper was dull
Of nine to twelve per cent for prime acceptances,
hnyers giving the preference 10 snort-tlme paper
Foreign in ged the advance in the price Of the
latter repressing the little demand whch exists at
L he
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SPAIN AND CUBA.
Text of the Proposition for the Purchase of the

Text of the Proposition for the Purchase Of the
Island.
The New York Herald of yesterday morning
contained the following in its Washington corre-
spondence:-
There has been great deal published lately
concerning the negotiations inaugurated by
Minister Sickles with the Spanish Government
for the settlement of the Cuban difficulty, but 1t
appears from official documents on file in the
State Department that very much of it is mere
speculation and most of 1t wide of the mark.
The original proposition presented to Regent
Serrano and his Cabinet sets forth that
whereas, there is now prevailing in the island
of Cuba a devastating war, destructive of life
and property, and inimical to the interests of
trade and commerce. the United States, in the
interests of humanity and with view to bring
the sanguinary struggle to close, offer their
services as mediator" The propositions sub
mitted by General Sickles were in the following
terms:-
First The Spanish government is to acknowledge
the independence of Cuba without conditions.
Second. The Cubans are to indemnify Spain for
the Spanish property on the island such castles,
buildings. The aggregate amount Of indemni1ca-
tion, however, is not to exceed 500 OOO, 900.
Third; Slavery is to be abolished on the island.
Fourth. AS soon as these propositions accepted
py notn parties hostilities are to cease and the
United states Government Will guarantee the fulfil
ment OF the agreement to both parties.
About two weeks ago Secretary Fish received
despatch by cable from General Sickles, which
was the reply of the Spanish government to the
above propositions. After stating that SpaiI
accepted the mediation of the United States
and thanking our government for the interposi
tiOn OF Its good offices for the settlement of tn,
difficulty between Spain and the ever Faithful
Isle, the despatch goes on to cay that In lieu o
the basis OF settlement proposed by the Unite
States Spain offers the following;-
First The Cubans 70 lay down their arma
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The New York stocI, nInrl,et.

NEW YORK, Sept. G.@stocks a unsettled Money easy
1923; do. 1864, do, 1223s do. 1855, do, 1925; do.
do. new, 12lJ5; do. 1857, 1915; do 1865 12O1 ;
10-40s, 1l14; Virginia skies, new, 50; Missouri
skies, 81 Canton Co., 81; Cumberland preferred,
92 New York Central, 2O4a Erie, 943S Reading, 81
Hudson River, 1S32{; Michigan Central, 129; Michi-
gan Southern, 1O4: illinois Central 1881 Cleveland
and Pittsburg, 1OsJ& Chicago and Rock Island 1l3%;
Pittsburg and Fort Wayne, 1875 Western Uuon
Telepranh R7K
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FROM THE SOUTH.
Marine Disaster-six Lives Lost.

NORFOLK, Sept. 6.-Part of the crew of the
British barque Ezra, ashore on Body's Island,
have arrived here. They report that in an at
tempt to reach the shore in small boat, Cap
tain Hairless, his wife, the chief mate boy, and
two seamen, named Peter Hanson and Peter Will
Hanson were drowned. The crew also report
thnt the vessel will prObablY be q total loss
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Condition of Secretary Rawlins-He is not Ex-
pected to Live Out the Day-HOw Life is Sus-
Iained-His Anxiety TO See the President.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-At o'clock this
morning Secretary Rawlins cough was more
troublesome and respiration more difficult than
earlier in the night. At II o'clock to-day he
was asleep. One of the watchers at his bedside
was General j. E. Smith, of the army. Nourish
ment and stimulants have been frequently adj
ministered, his physicians hoping by this means
to sustain his fast waning strength until the
return of the President, who is now expected
this afternoon.
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Stock Quotations by TeIeEraph-l p. M.

YORK house the following
N. Y. Central X R.....14B
N. Y. and Erie R.. "a
Ph. and Rea. X. 80" W
Mich. s. and N. l. r. .103%
Gle. and Pitt r.. los
Chi. and n. w. conn.,. s2A
Chi. and N. w. pref. 9l1
chi. and X. l. X. R......119A
Pitt, TT. Way. a On. SIA
Pacific n S..,..."" son
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Lehigh Valley Railroad at 66IS and Camden and
AmbOv Railroad at i2iH.
Canal shares were quiet. Lehigh Navigation sold
at 31l6; 1S bid for SchUylkill Navigation pre-
ferred and 917s for the Lehigh Gold Loan.
Coal shares were neglected
The only transaction In Bank stocks was in Me-
Chancs at 924
Railway shares were without Improvements. Hes
tonvllle was taken at 12%.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haven & Bro No. 40 S. Third street.
BEFORE BOARDS.
DD
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FROM NEW" JERSEY.
Four Long Branch Hotels CIese.

Despatch 10 The EUerfn9 Telegraph.
LONG BRANCH, Sept. 6.-In consequence of
cold weather and departure of guests, four of
the principal hotels close for the season to-day.
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ARRIVED THIS MORNING

ARRIVED THIS MORNING.
Steamship Brunette, freeman "a hours frem New York,
Steamship Nsyaa9, Grunley 30 hours from Hartford.
Steamer II L. GaW5 Her. i8 hours from Baltimore. with
Steamer James Green, Pace, from Richmond via Nor.
witt %dse ydo S1Se Co.. hours from New York.
Steamer Concord Norman "a hours from New York with
with wr&RGRE Baird s'GT9 hours from New York.
Steamer Monitor, Jones' q hours from New York,
Steamer Rattlesnake Beckett, days from Salem, in
grindstones to j E. Mitchell. 0OSs'"S ~ o. WIN
Brig Walter Howes, Pierce; II days from Bangor with
Brig e N; Kennedy Staples, sdays from Portland.
with pig ro% 70 T. Whit Whitney sqns ,TSm Londonderry S.
Sehr Lena Hume, APpIeby, IL days from Windsor, N S.
sehr p s. Qonsnt. Garrick, days from Boston, in bal
Sshr VIM Slater, Watts days from Boston, in ballast
sehr Star. 0rOwell. from New York, with cement to
Sehr yemillon, Lockwood, from Rockand Lake, with
ice 70 hncKeroocker y ~ Ice vessel to Knight Sons
with ice to knckerbocker Ice Co.-Vessel to Knight
SGhr EEansis Gibbs, days from saco with ice to
SGhI Esw1 Baker days from Gardiner, with ice to
v; SShT s. s. BicEnore E Barter days from Portland Me-
Schr bMontrose Grearson days from Calais with lum
SShF osbEt Parker, days from Boston, with fish to
barges TO W. p. Clyde A Go. "' " W" Vi
Tug Commodore, Wilson, from Hayrede Graca u,h .
tow OF barges to W. p. Clyde Co. VIZ"
Gu, MEMORANDA
p deea1isdas Gates for Philadelphia sailed from
sp ship MarGaretta, Hammond, hence at Falmouth astb
Steamship Hornet, Esng hence for Oueenstovn vhiob
put INTO Halifax N 81 LIST inst for coal has been da
cha pS ine me oustom House authorities and was dis
Barque Tejpca, Howell, hence, at Venice 10th ult,
and cleared 10th for Genoa ~ N's'@A'@i Ao'n uiV'
dBSrSue g. W. Dodge, MunrOe, hence at Charleston
Barq9e Daphne, Weisser. hence at Stettin 18th uIt
OO, Eurus Wiley, for Philadelpha, at st. MarSs Ga,
Aia5Sg isng Esmssd ard L0ehn Dennis from New York. Ast
mSsfS SS Y va, 2Sth ult, for PHILADELPHIA. =
sh sShr HeSa yr9wel hence, at Newburyport 81 inst
Instant ~"s'''i nen'V' @'A'NA-N'SA ~
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GRADUALLY Sinking.
Special Despatch 10 The EUeni1lg Telegraph.


WAsHINGToN, Sept. 6-10 A. M.-Secretary
Rawlins is still alive but he is gradually sinking.
His physicians now think he may live through
the day.
The President has not yet arrived General
Rawlins inquiries for him every few minutes.
The Pulse Ebbs Low.
Despatch TO The EUenirg Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, Sept 6--11'30 A. M.-General
Rawlins is rapidly sinking he is sustained by
stimulants. A physician has his finger on his
pulse constantly, and when the beats fall below
one hundred small dose of brandy and water
is administered. The effort seems to be to keep
him alive until General Grant reaches here,
which will be some time this afternoon. Though
his mind thus far has been perfectly active, his
intellect now is becoming somewhat clouded.