, 1870-12-02
NEW YORK.
The Railroad Kings Still Talk
ing Over the Freight
Question.
Decline in Gold, and Oulncss
In The General MsarA cts.

Special Despatch to The Ehiesso Tribune.
0otn.
SHw yoRS, Dec. L-Go1d WAS weaker today,
,he decline being to 10Y. Thelower range Of the
rs.rr il dug to the belief that peace Will be At
ta'ued at An early naJ. Acting on this optnlnp,
large amounts have been so't on speculative hc-
rnelut and the putEtantt1g short t1kercst t8 such
that holders of gold were enabled today to get
from to per cent for the use Of their balances
The closing quotation for gold WIS lr.s:.
MONEY.
There Hhs better demand for mpnfy, but With
cut change In tbs ratea- The advance to per
crct, yesterday, seems to have been entirely aru-
ncial. Commercial paper was dull, and choice &C.
ceptaIees were quoted q. 6H31H per ctut, accord
ing to tic time they zua.
GovERSxESr BONDS
were inactive, and generally ahale lower. The
Assistant Treasurer bought in a million At
rs s. 100 to l0G 33-l0a. al the Pacific railroad
securities we're stFsnE. But little importance
se ms 10 he attached to the reported act7n OF tt,e
Secretary Of the Treasury IN rezartt to withhold
the payment - the companies far transportation
s..y1ces rendered 10 the Eorernment, As the
amount involved Is trtnlug compared With the
earnings Of the road,
foREIuS EXCHANGE.
The foreign exchange market wss weak. Prime
1nss. 10 1cst:, with sales nj the lover quoIatiou
less = brokerage and sight. as 1CoB to lo9,;.
Commercial bills RANGED from los TO l03x.
s1DcKa
TIE stock market was ttthet weak. The street
was engaged IN discussing the probable issue OF
TIC conference OF the managers Of the 1eatfinK
trunk lines Of railroad. The problem Tor them
now Is the PRO raid Of receipts 1t the leading
Western points to lie allottel to each cofnpany-
These mectinRa were held to-day, without reach-
Ing 4 satisfactory conclusion. There Ia poss!-
bty OF a failure to agree: aud, II such Is the
suit, the railroad war Will he resumed With more
bitterness than ever, to the continued injury Of
railway securities.
FLOOR,
The market..f0r all grades OF State and Western
1ours Was 1rm. In fact, haliets were disposed
10 advance p1ces. but no de>1ded improvement
coufd he realized, though there was no dlspost-
ton to buy At yesterdas's prcies. The adv .uce
III u1ctpool, reported by cahsc, Was not made
public until after Change. 80 that its foil effect
was not demonstrated. Private ndvtces reported
sales Of extra State in London at 25s I'd. 1t Ia
probable that there Ia demand In both London
auli Liverpool, preparatory 10 supplying Paris
with food whenlt sn nil surrender.
WHEAT.
The wheat market was a shade urtner, but 1t
WIS not until the last moment On Change that
LIE HJ8ueI uEuIE8 Euulu uE fEduztus An1 kNeQ
only to . moderate extent 10 new spring; while
other descriptions remained quiet
ITO the Assoc1ased PresAl
NEw ToRK, Nov. 1.-The Secretary Of the N4vy,
Mi. hobesop, made speech here. tibday, On tue
tecasion Of .ns la.tn St ~ corner stoae oi tae
cnu1e here today % isius By his presence tho
interest which the department, with which he
wzb connected. and the whole government felt
in The objects Of the tustttntlod.
1Cp0E NELSON
Several prominent mea1oeFs vi the bar nre now
considering movcn cut 1aotlpR toward tue CON-
Mem0rat4pn Of the Semi-centenntai anniversary Of
Judge Nelson's connection With the bench.
AGRKAr SENSATION.
/ NEW ToHK, Dec. l.-These Ia report In Wall
issiox e nom nj e1e u M ns t dscoyerea detslcsuon
Id ita accounts OF over four millions ThtA causes
great surprise, as IL has been believed this was
country. Orlcers OF the railway say the story Is
4 canArd to depress Etocks.
STREET CAR RoRBKRa
Directors q seress! ssEses sa'waJs. after Rsk;
] en- IN average Of 10 t. Is per cent Of all taetr
earnings, and see no why 70 prevent It. They de-
Clare 1t tsrposs 1ble 10 get honest conductors.
| SALE OF CnCRCH SITES,
It Is stated that Trinity Church and gro1uds
have been sold for r. non dor, and that new Mer-
chants' Exchange md hanking honse1 arc To be
erecled cn the present SITE Negotiations are
| said 10 be making for Grace Church. which must
| te sold to pay 1ta debta-
TIE pAHlEN EIPKnrT1oN.
NEW YoHK, Dec. 1.-Thla morning, the D2Iten
lsthmnA Surrey 5,ng. .sh'p Guard, LETT the brooklyn
| Nary Yard, where ehe has been 0ttlnG uut, and
proceeded 10 Ellis Island to take On board her
| fsthmnt. On the Facl1c a,Ae TIC saginaw ID de-
tailed for lutI, whiic ths Nlpse will communicate
| hGtNeen the Gua.d ana fanamA ~ necessary.
oniy ,h'1teea mlfinss vii BE- taken. tAe remainder
ts:ep tss sR f. % SsRtps @ oed ssa e sse ass
Of tho river A1alo, 10 put ashore various parties
detailed lor the survey of route for ship cansl
ridge. commanding thc exps,l'ton, wtl sail II Inc
/ Guard tor Atrato, aud ret thiues well under way
before be proceeds to the racine side to tnansnf-
me tees1a% @ nSt xss % scat ee q com@suder
l1ail. At his home IN Wisconsin, to join the cx:
ptdttou at cnce,. The fotto~fue IS the list Of
aeI fcr pseviaus st c7pedt,on: commanaer Taomss rs
GomEandst F. r.; Mai!, eommsaaes Of
mander ana Executive oifee: j. i. Mcneil.
Master @ and EassEa'qri S a K Landen: J: 7: sua,-
s.cln, Assistant s9reson: F9s*ell, Acting ASssst-
nu1 surgeon: r. 9. Peck, c T. kunherdt. J. J.
sass Sn1.. sI s1f GsiS TT as Ma.sps9 gsa.
The c.sil.ans comprise the following names; A.
esSslass aso = tsss 5sae
Barnes. Ctvu Engineer; T. DlaSe, Jr-, Is
| ftppoueF; 4. FohierK, DsxuEhtsnen; 4. Etsslt
nuyAl, Aaststant Engineer: John Aofao. Photo
| EIApher. Tho GnAtd also takes steam launch
and three 1at boats. fifteen feet long, tor ascend.
| tnE shallow EtEeEs, which are rtted with wheels,
and can be used on ffFTu fFnsn.
cct1kdK KIENI0N.
The Alumni Association Of Dartmouth ColeKt
j rartook OF their seventh annual d{uutr, thi
afternoon, at Delsnon!eox. Richard B K1mbal
presided Among those Present wete Senate
/ Morrill, Hon. T. 4. RolitaA, Amos I. Akefmau
/ Attorney General. and Asa Dodge Smith, Pres.
| dent Of dartmouth.