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For furture deliveries the market very quiet, but
prices well sustained. The sales confined to
3O0 bales follows:-february, 800 l4sc March, 1900
at 4Hc April 400 at 1876. May l00 at l4sc; June 100
l4sc Exchangel-l6c paid exchange 100 February
100 March, Also yesterday after report 1000 bales as
follows Februery 400 at l4sc. March, so0 at I4sc 800
at Ia 7l6c April, 600 at asc; June, 400 l5c, at
N,sc, 100 at IA l5l6c July, 200 15sc. The average
prices of yesterdays transactions for forward delivery
sold at iac June sold al .c july sold AZ iSc @afSn
CoFFER.-Ths market for Rio quiet, as usual on
Saturday but holders were firm in their demanding
prices for grades There 400 bags ex Freya
private The continued 10 rule quiet,
but steady; We append the current quotations =
slsS M ;s good 9 liHc IA IsHc:; prime lsc lSSc, gold,
nc lSc, o,t 81 ,I Domingo Din bond ssc loc Java,
FREraHTs.fhere was out little business transacted, the
generally steady The charering demand light, and
rates tor most kinds Of tonnage favored shippers
gagcments were:-fo Liverpool, 1000 bales
SSa small lot lard st sa and per steamer So eass
7hd To Gibrater. iSO cases petroleum and 10 hhdS
tobacco private terms. The charters bark
Gibraltar for orders French and Spanish ports excluded
Liverpool with 1g00 bales cotton, about Il-l6d.
bark, from Savannah to Trieste with 1000 cotton
2S32d bark to Mobile, general cargo and back port
da with 40 bales cotton, and Boston
Savannah, general cargo, on private terms.
FLoCE AND GRAiN.-Rcceips, 1914 bbs -four, 100 do.
and 500 bags corn meal 500 bushels wheat 200 DO
unusually quiet the demand being very light owilg the in
cemency OF the weather. and heavy especially
Tor lots on the wharf The sales about 3uU bbs
al prices within the range of quotations annexed For
Southern hour the market dull heavy though prices
not quotably lower. Saes $50 bbls Rye -four
ouet but steady In value Sales, 200 bb OF corn meal the
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Defence of the New Hamburgers.
NEW HAMBURG, Feb. Is, 1871.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
We, the undersigned, citizens of New Hamburg.
ask you act OF justice due The Inhabitants Of
this village, to publish this statement as vindica-
tion OF honesty and humanity. This village has
been unfortunate in not only being the place where
the appalling railroad slaughter occurred, but we
have been outrageousy sandered by the reports
to some Of the New York dailies. We do not charge
the reporters Of intentionally accusing us Of brutal
iy In the treatment OF the dead bodies taken from
the wrecked train or OF stealing their property,
but do think they should take more pains
their respective papers such defamatory reports.
The fact, beyond O shadow OF o doubt Is, that all
from the water by the citizens OF this village and
vicinity and all the property belonging to them that
was saved was rescued BY the citizens. The corpses
the broken ice with rope by two strangers to this
place, who were understood TO be employees Of the
railroad. They evidently were drunk, and the
solemnlty OF the occasion only prevented them
from being ducked In the river; for 1t was they
who made disgraceful remarks on the female
apparel as It was taken out OF the water This
body as soon could be got to the ice that would
bear. vas taken possession OF by those OF the VII
layers who were caring for the victims and treated
as tendery as If brother or friend, as all
the bodies were. II you could have seen the tears
in the eyes or those strong men as they tenderly
handled the corpses you would believe they had
some little heart. The accusation OF plundering the
or this village was TO take anything OF value
one report said that half OF the houses OF this
village were lurnlSlcu lTOiu VUe WTeCk. IHe SHaTt
Individual who wrote that report certainly must
have had very correct idea OF the amount OF furn-
ture that could be take nom one sleeping Car with
one-haf burned 10 q coal and the other
half buried SIX feet under water. There can be no
doubt but he has q chimerlcal Imagination. The
facts arc TINT as the trains arrived from b0tn
north ana south, all the vampires and human yu
lures that could raise money enough to pay their
fare came here to steal. There was not much
stolen but all that was stolen was taken by them
Some even from your vrtuous city were recognized
by detectives and the villains we're clothed IN
farmers, aitire. SO even you have some slightly
dishonest people. We may have; but II we rave
they were restrained by the presence OF those who
wonld know and mark them Had there been any
wounded there Is not a house but would have been
thrown open TO receive them, as those passengers
on the unfortunate train who remained In the VII
lage until morning can testify
WIN. q. FERRIS. WM r. DkAkE
WM r. MILLARp. WALTER BENNETT.
JOHN T. MiLLARD. JOHN W. MlEHS:
IT T. RATES. X. A. STACkRlDER.
w. ]. BOGARDUS. PETER LAWSON.
G. r. HASRROOK. WIN. Il. MESTERyELT.
ELIAS BROWER. w. ]. BALLARO.
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safe. small. being about 100 oo, prices

The market for wheat moderately active the demand
ABOUT 81 81 IN store and 81 g. aoa There were sold
So Wife, So and 'T1S 1 for 'Gas = NJ tG
yana Corn was in fair request at rm prices the sales
SsSs o ss nse e o% oaa
d S.Ss sf ss G ns @
dull and prices were nominal At former quotations Barley
disposed bushels Including Bay Qante
po& Barley sSss s'
sales. Prlcea were uncnangsd. ,.
Hors The demand was moderate, aud mostly for amai
within the range Of &C. Ioc for common to extra new
We -. y; 81 ss long
m.Tss, ,STsn and
unchanged We quote: Porto Rico, 800. SIC Cuba
&C. sss %s'ssd s iS' s'' &c. '0' Ne"
mand the market for spirits urpenne nmer and prices
advanced 70 b3hc which the closing figure for mer
Sc 6ac for merchau,aOe almost al At the latter price
and prices lower sades S's aa
changed y n value ss .ass were o 1b and
pale g; g. 50 SI s s.
Ii da R aas sd 1s;Fs pcs. P" @sss
nominal at our last quotations.
bulk and the sales were unmporan while the market was
hsayy y hSnsh No, s a S es S Osnf h
tations Naphtha but little sought after and lower
bulk mS's
S n h %ss IN sn s sg n
Ing at 2ic for cargoes cargo of 1900 bbs sold
ancSand IN wa
quiet s,s Sss ssce but
for spot and 24s4c for March;
ss s s's
s s h Ts r were
slaly for lot. delivery Loo SS.
in lots were disposed Of s for light mess and ss FOR
M I " We
acSn ss " an, &c . sc x 10 city 9 50 c
long ilac for city, Prices were nominal Al ISc
tSt short III. spf FOR @ ca
Cut meats slow OF sale but unchanged in value There
ana Sssed R Ss
@ pSsss s s.sSy s s market for & d
n e TU9 Sn n at l M for prime @ a sn
q teS h1ess there
Ms sy at as o March osa q auG1sS at n s and April l
moment Beef in bes dall and unchanged Sales $50
a w ms aes % hs
RIoEnCarolina renamed quiet but steady and firm with
continued small about % erces were sold at from
sUGAh-1he market for quiet, and with holders
generally snxous to operate prices were heavy at Sc
hhas part e 10. 81 81 sliO'e ass.c for Cuba le
pressed eSs'Ss a, ss for had ss as
We quoe:-Cuba- Inferior 70 common renning, ssac a
refining, 95sc ss4c; far to good grocery, 20 loac.
prime to choice grocery lOac l0s4c centrifugal, hogs
heads and boxes, shc V4c molasses, hogsheads and
boxes, Sac 91oc melado 4c &c. Havana Dutch
standard, Nos 10 to L. 9c l0c do l3 to To- l0c
d. 10 70 90 lssc lac DO white, saic lsae Porto
11c Brazi-Dutch standard, Nos to IL soc. 9ac.
nila-Current clayed and superior, &c. 9>.c.
STEARINE-We heard of sales, the demand being light
Prices without particular change We quote Prime
l3tic
SEEDs.-Clover remained quiet Mt ll5ac. No OF
ment reported. Timothy dull and nominal. Cal
cutta nseed quiet at 81 TO- gold, duty paid 10 days.
time.
1ALLow.-The demand was moderate prices were
steady Sales 10000 lbs. at SIC. SC. for prime.
WHIsKFY.-Receipts, b4s bbls The quiet and
heavy. Sales 2lU bbls. at 92llac. a 92ac.
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PINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
WALL STREET.
SUNDAY. Feb. 10, 1871.

SUNDAY. Feb. 10, 18Il.l
THE GENERAL TRADE OF THE CITY
during tho past week was better both IN extent and
tone. Still the transactions far from rendering
trade really active. The merchants do not look for
u heavy business early In the season, but the
buyers who have already appeared have shown less
hesitation in their purchases and II they are sam
pie OF the great mass OF out-oftown merchants who
are to follow decided revival In the spring trade
may be looked for
THE WEEK IN WALL STREET.
In financial circles the business OF last week was
perhaps the lightesJ transacted In many years the
check to speculation Is exhibited in better way.
The daily printed lists of the sales at the Stock Ex
change show that money steadily going into trust
worthy Investments such as the first class railway
mortgages, and that the dealings In the active
stocks are confined more less to the old hGbttues
OF Wall street. There Is very little question
about the cheapness OF many OF the dlvi-
dend-paying stocks, but the outside element
has grown cautious ana conservative and
win not readily join in any so-calied "movemento
where the treachery or cIiques likely to leave
them In the lurch. There at present fully o
dozen first class railway stocks which are selling
far below their value as compared with invest
ments such as bonds and mortgages, or even gov
ernment Donds but che pools and rings OF the street
have 30 terrified the public thai they will not buy.
In fact the only outside purchases nowadays Of
such stocks are made by parties who can pay for
them out and out aud take them home.
The stock market was very duh and very steady
for business OF six days. The only changes of i'm
portance were In Western Union Telegraph, which
advanced about one per cent, and in Pacific Mail,
which improved over two per cent. The latter
seems to have been selected the present "card,n
and rumors are IN circulation, usual under such
circumstances, that an alliance OF highly remuner-
alive character is to be made with the Central Pacific
Railroad. The New Hamburg disaster made the
Vanderbilt securities heavy, but lowered their price
less than one-half per cent Wabash fell or per
cent and st. Paul was weaker. Erie also receded
from It's recent advance. Otherwise intense stead-
ness and intense dulness prevailed.
Gold was feverish, owing to the complication
arising out OF an advance III foreign exchange,
coupled with q fear OF sales by the Treasury De-
partment. In fact rumor that there had been
secret sales on government account produced
sudden decline to l10a early in the week. against
1l11a at the beginning. The street being unable to
athom the truth OF the rumor, and foreign exchange
advancing to 1925 for sixty day sterling gold,
back to 111K, The extreme fluctuations. daily in
the price OF gold during the week as follows:-
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THE FATAL FIRE IN BaOONLYA.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
There is some mystery connected with this lro
which Coroner Whtehill would do well to inquire
into. For instance, how is 1t that il Mr. Weinberg
was in the building No. 1873 Fulton street, Brooklyn,
when the fire occurred which caused the death OF
my poor father. and knowing that there was a
strange old gentleman In the house, he not make
an attempt to save him, or at least give alarm
which might have saved his life at such early
hour, between six and seven O'Clock In the even
ing2 And as l am Informed that deceased went
there a teacher at a certain hour In the day
that is, from six to seven-where were his pupils
at that hour?
L. STERN. 95 Sixth avenue New York.
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R E OU
rCONTINUED FROM EIGHTH PAGE

It. "He that knoweth his masters VIII and doeth
It not shall be beaten with many stspes;' and such
shall be the fate OF all who having an opportunity
have deferred for forty or fifty years clay not
that daering uncti0n to their sous that they will
be permitted 10 pass out OF this world into oblivion
without being held accountable. When the Bishop
mad concluded hymn was sung. During this time
the candidates for confirmation stepped forward to
the altar rais and knet down. There were six in
all, three weather-beaten sailors, two women and
young girl. Tue hymn being concluded, the Bishop
confirmed them by the laying on OF hands, amid
breafhlesS silence the part OF the congregation
The ceremony being over the Bishop pronounced
singing
Hero rest my or divided hear,
fixd Thso, God, Thy SAyour's rest;
Who with the world would grove to part
When calld ON angels food to feast
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The banks sll continue to hold Sl9 OOO 600 In
excess of the reserve required by law.
THE FINAL STREET QUOTATIONS..
The following were the closing street prices Satur
day evening for the principal stocks:-Western
Union Telegraph. AK Az; Pacific Mail. AK
AK; New York Central, consolidated, g4Is q 94A:
New York Central, scrip, 9oA 9Osl; Erie, 2lyz
%; Reading, 99A ssk; Lake Shore o41 ae4x:
Northwestern, 7514 761l; do preferred S6& s6,5;
Rock Island, lo7H 1914; st. Paul, 53h 53sS: do.
preferred TAX IS; Wabash, SO q 52k; Ohio and
Mississippi, 35al 35M; Boston, Hartford and Erie,
2a2A; Cincinnati, Columbus and Indiana Central,
1Sh q 1S4,
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
Married.

DAvIs-PORTER.-At EastOn, Pa, on Wednesday,
February Is, by Rev. DR.. Porter, or Lafayette Col
lege WILLIAM II. DAVIS to MARY J. PORTER, daugn-
ter OF the late James M, Porter.
NEwCOMB-HARRIS.-On Thursday, February 16,
the residence Of the brides parents, by the Rev.
Dr. Dying, DR.. o. NEwBoMB to Miss FANNIE L.
HARRIS, eldest daughter Of the late Thomas Harris,
oil OF this city.
TILroN-JoHNsoN.-On Tuesday. February IA, at
the brides residence by the Rev. MIR. Cameron
FRANCIS w. TILToN, OF Long Branch, TO LAURA L.
JOHNSON, OF this city.
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government bonds also were Irregular the recent
sharp advance having brought such large supply
OF them from Europe to depress the market
nearly one per cent. The German bankers were
very successful in this speculaIIon and credited
with having made heavy profits. The market
having found It's level became steady. and
toward the close became strong, with an
upward reaction. The prices at the close
Saturday were follows:-Unived States cur
rency skies, ll3 1885 DO skies, 1881, registered,
ll416 1l414; do do, coupon, 1l4h l14I; do. five
twenties, registered, May and November, Ill Ill
do. do, 1862 coupon, DO, 1l17S liz; do do. 1864
do. do, 11l1a il1n; do do, 1865, do do, Ill 4
1l17&; do. do, registered, January and July, 1Oh
1101; do. do, 1865, coupon, do, 1l015 l101; do.
do, 1867, do. do, 1lob 1lOA; do do. 1865 do.
do, ll0A l10I; do. ten-lorties, registered 107al
o 1919; do. do, coupon, l10sl l1O5s.
Money was easier than at any time this season.
After two O'Clock on Saturday many lenders found
difficulty In placing their balances at better than
three per cent. In the regular hours Tor making
loans the general rate was four per cent on all
classes OF collateras. Prime commercial paper is
scarce and in demand at 6k per cent
THE BANK STATEMENT
The weekly statement of the associated banks re.
fleets the large deportation OF specie to Europe
last week, ana shows loss OF nea ry million
dollars In the item OF coin reserve. The gain in
legal tenders Is, howev er, nearly six hundred thou
sand dollars; that the actual loss OF reserve is
less than four hundred thousand dollars But as the
deposits have been largely increased, botn by re-
ceps OF currency from the interior and by loans OF
the banks to their customers. the liabilities have
been SO increased that the surplus has been
impaired to the extent of over nine hundred thou
sand dollars. The statement compares with It's pre-
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COMMERCIAL REPORT.

SATURDAY, Feb l8-6P.M.
CoTToN-The market, without noticeable change in
prices quiet but steady The demand mostly
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at halfpast eleven A. NJ Carriages Will be In wait
ing on the arrival OF the tram at Yonkers.
SMITH.-On Saturday. February Is, Mrs. AENR
SMITH, widow OF Bartholomew Smith. late OF tho
parish Of Lavee, county Cavan, Ireland in the 6oth
year OF her age.
The relatives ana friends of the family respect
fully invited attend the funeral on Tuesday after.
noon at O'Clock, from her late residence, No. 63
sNoDGRAss.-At his residence, $40 East Eighty
NJ, THOMAS SNoDGRAss. ex-sergeant OF police OF
this city, IN the list year OF his age.
Relatives and friends OF the family are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral, which Will take place
from his late residence, on Thursday afternoon, al
Lancaster pal papers please copy.
SNooK.-On Friday. February II, MARY 8. SxooK,
widow OF James Shook, In the 10th year of her age.
The relatives and friends, and those OF her son,
John b. Shook, and son-in-law, William T. Doremus,
the residence Of her son. Jonn B. snook, 15s South
Eighth street. Brooklyn, Z. D., on Tuesday after
noon. at two O'Clock.
illness, MARY, wife OF Charles W. Taylor.
The relatives and friends OF the family are respect
fully invited 10 attend the funeral, from her late
residence, 230 East Thirty sixth street. ON Tuesday
afternoon. at one o'clock.
:, InoRNToN.-on Saturday evening, February ls,
MARY, eldest daughter OF william ]. and Eliza
thornton, aged year and months.
me funeral WIN take place from the residence Of
thOndayl afternoon, at one O'Clock.
VAN BRUNT-on saturday, February IS, Mrs.
The relatives and friends OF the family are invited
to attend the funeral, from her late residence, 220
s"Se LiSHy-Hltu stEcct, Oh 1ueSUay morning, a6
hanpast ten O'Clock.
..vARsUM. On Friday. February II, Of pneumonia,
MARY A., widow OF Joseph B. varnum and daughter
OF N. B. Graham deceased.
The relatives and friends Of the family, and those
OF her sons-in-law, Henry A. Mott and Edward De
Rose are respectfully invited to attend the funeral
tnlS Monday) afternoon, at three O'CLOCK from the
University place church, corner Of Tenth street.
WADSW0RTH.-On Thursday evening" FEBRUARY ID
EMMA ", youngest daughter OF John and Caroline
A. Wadsworth.
Relatives and friends Of the family are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral from ST. Francis
Aavier's churcn, Sixteenth street, between Ffftn
and Sixth avenues, this tMonday) morning, at ten
O'Clock. Remains WY be taken to Washington v.
wArERBuRY.MAt Ssren Conn, on saturday.
February is, JOHN VA ERBURY. aged 50 years.
The relatives and fra us are invited to attend the
funeral, from ST. Luke's church, Darlen. on Iues-
day afternoon, at two O'Clock. The New raven
Railroad train leaving Twenty-seventn stIeet as
1l:30 A. NJ will met by carriages at Noroon STA
uon. -
Woops.-on Saturday February Is, ELLEN, wife
OF James Woods a native OF Tpperary, Ireland.
aged ~ years.
The relatives and friends OF the family respect
fully invited to attend the funeral, from her late
residence No. rs King street, this Monday) after.
noon. al one O'Clock
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-12-07
Grumbles at Newspapers.

Horace Greeley hits the nail on the
head when he says: at is strange how
closely men read the papers. We new.
er say anything that anybody don't
like, but we soon hear of it, and ever
body tells us about it. If, however,
once in n while We happen to say Il
good thing, we never hear Of that--no-
body seems to notice that. We may
pay some man q hundred compliments
and give him a dozen pufs, and he
takes it as a tribute to his greatness,
and never thinks of it~--nevcr thinks it
does him any good. But if we happen
to say anything this man don't like, or
something that he imagines is a relec.
ton on him or his character, see how
quick he flares up and gets mad about
it. All our evils are duly charged to
us, but we never, apparently, get any
credit for what good we do"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-12-07
Louisiana Under Radical Rule
Decay OF New Orleans.

The New Orleans correspondent of
the Times, in a letter dated New Or.
leans, Nov. 81, says:
This once great metropolis is fast
losing its prestige and position owing
to taxation, and enormous and rapidly
growing debt, a falling of OF business
and an oppressive license system.
hear on all sides the cry of despondcn
cy. Real estate cannot be sold tor 81
per cent. Of its actual value and prom
incnt land and holders say
that il they could sell for one.ha!f o.
the estimated value ofthcir possessions
they would sell out and leave this tax
burdcncd State. The debt of boil
State and city is increasing,
This is but the other side. NJ the pic
ture at Montgomery. Mobile, Charles
ton and other points South where tn
effect of Radical misgovernmcnt is seel
and felt.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-12-07
The Great Pictorial Annual.

Hostettei's United States Almanac for
1872, tor distribution, GRATIS, throughout
the United States, and all civilized cOun-
tries Of the Western Hemisphere, will be
published about the first %ofJanuary, in the
English, German, French, Norwegian,
Welsh, Swedish, Holland. Bohemian and
Spanish languages, and all who wish to
understand the true philosophy of health
should read and ponder the valuable sug-
gcstions it contains. In addition to an ad-
mirablc medical treatise on the causes,
prevention and cure ola great variety of
diseases, 1t embraces a large amount of
information interesting to the merchant,
the mechanic, the miner, the farmer, the
planter, and professional man; and the
circulatiOns have been made for such me-
ridians and ATTITUDES as are most suitable
for a correC1 and comprehensive NATION
AL CALENDAR.
The nature, uses, and extraordinary
sanitary, effects of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, the staple tonic and Alternative OF
more than half the Christian world, are
fully set forth in its pages, which are also
interspersed with pictorial illustrations
valuable receipts Tor the household and
farm, humorous anecdotes, and other in
structive and amusing reading matter
original and selected. Among the ANIMALS
to appear with the opening of the year
this will be n of the most useful, and
may be had for the asking. The proprietors
Messrs. HOstetter & Smith. Pittsburgh, Pa.
on receipt of a two cent stamp, will for
ward Il copy by mail to any person Wit
cannot procure in his neighborhOOd
The Bitters are sold in every city, town
and village. and are extensively use(
throughout the entire civilized world.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-12-07
More Notes Of Reputation.

The Southern States. under their
new regime, cannot pay their immense
debts. Some Of them are poverty
stricken. Florida, It is said, could
not pay its debt If the property of its
private citizens were sold in detail.
North and South Carolina are nearly
as badly of. The cry Of reputation,
therefore, comes to us from these
States, while the Charleston News ad,
yises citizens to 'rciusc to pay the
State and county taxes now falling due
until a trustworthy exhibit is made OF
the entire liabilities Of the State, and
until, furthermore, satisfactory guaran
tees are given that the monies OF the
people will hereafter be honorably
spent" The Charleston Courier, com
menting on the recently discovered
over.issuc Of more than $4,000, 900 OF
State bonds by the carpet-bag Govern
or Of South Carolina, says:
Our tax-paying citizens have but
one course to follow, and that is, to
rcpudiatc every dollar Of the debt OF
the State contracted under the corrupt
administration Of Robert X. Scott. Of
Ohio, who. first by military power, and
afterwards by political manipulation
has, unfortunately for the honor OF the
State, been twice elected Governor o.
South Carolina"
The coIored members Of the Legisla
turc, in caucus, declare sin favor O
%gcpudiatiug the old and new debts O
the State
II is decided to make no appropria
tons the coming season for the pay
ment of interest on the State debt, anc
this is reputation.
The Radicals have done a deco
which will depreciate American stocks
in every market in the world The
Grant administration gave up these
States to the pillage Of military adven
%turers, and banded thieves, and hence
this record.