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The New York herald., 1871-12-18
COMMERCIAL UNION FTRE ASSURANCE COM.
PANY OF LONDON, ENGLAND.
To THE EDITOR or THE HERALp:-

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
Referring 10 California desp atch stating that
this company would retire after paying their Chi
cago losses az 1f.y cents the dollar Messrs AlIiger
Bros, OF 10 Pine street, New York. managers or the
above company for the United States wish to con-
tradict II Immediately. The companys assets are
S4,5o0,0QQ gold. The total amount they had at risk
IN the city OF Chicago was $62, 500 which mas been
paid on demand OF the various policy holders. They
state also, without hesitation, that the company OF
winch they are the agents here is one Of the
suundest In the country.
r. Y. MULLINS superintendent OF Agencies
DECRMDER IL. 18Th For Ahi1er Bros
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THIEVES ON THE HARLEM RAILROAD.

on the 18th inst. Mr. A. B. Davenport, OF IL Gar.
den place, Brooklyn, was robbed OF q pocketb0ok,
containing ponds and currency to the amount OF
800. Sergeant McCulogh, Of the Nineteenth SUBJ
precinct, on Friday arrested George WISE as ne
was In the act OF rObbng an old man while getting
on train at the depot In Forty second street. Mr..
Davenport identified Wise as the one who had
robbed him. Wise was arraigncd yesterday before
Justice Bixby, at the Yorkville Police Court and
held for trial, on the complaint OF Davenport ana
the sergeant
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The following table shows the highest and lowest

Tho following were the closing prices on
the sidewalk Saturday evening after the ad.
journment OF tho Stock Exchange:-west-
ern Union Telegraph, osk 8s<; Pacific Mall,
SIX 5lA; New York Central consolidated, e2h
92X; New York Central scrip, 81 q s7k;
Erie, 3lh s1x; Reading, 1l51 1l5x; Lake
Shore, e1 o o1k; Lake Shore scrip, So "a;
Union Pacific. 271 a 27's;. .Pttsburg, 12e q l26h;
Northwestern, ely a 6le< Northwestern preferred.
q 50; SC. Paul preferred, 774 Tx; wabash,
634 a 63,s; Ohio and Mississippi, AK a 42H; Bos.
ton, Hartford and Erie, az 8; Columbus Chicago
and Indiana Central, 1Sx a 1ST.
The New York herald., 1871-12-18

The market however very strong We quote 0argocs
(Rio isc l5Ac do. do fair. l5Tc. i5kc.; do do.
good l64c i6c.; do. do prime. 1910. l7c., gold. In
bond. 60 days; Maracabo. TIC. l9c Laguayra, l6zc.
lsc st. Domingo, in bond l2c. n,so; Java, Ssc So,
eod. duty paid.
CoTTos-Thcre was but light demand for cotton tho
spot. with pfccs remaining unchanged For future de-
livery the market only moderately active at former
prices Tue SAFES reported on Change To-day fo
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Totals. t04 6OS LlO6
For future delivery lbasIs low mdd,ng tho sales have
iSNo Fch,SSary S 100 q is,c s iSNc March 800 al
To-day Dssombss goa 400 at ssc January 5Ol
1870 FeSrasry iSSe lcU & ID issc March, 90 a
April scS oS s 70 Sdsc lo az ao%c 800 At SIsc 200 a.
aOo bales Rates On cotton foreign ports closed
iows;-To liverpool by steam, 6l6d "a BY sail 7s2d
BY steam 3D. compressed TO Bremen by steam lc. gold.
compressed To Baltic ports by sail. Ic. lc. gold.
The receipts a. the pcrts sum Gaveeson i208;
New % g'T mooie 400 savannah nah SS Ohares
New York ,ooa; ios,on, l7o-iotsa 2ss This Gay last
week, l2OS6 this dav last year. 1865. We Quote:-
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mated a. 600 sssee. Potatoes h.oysss sales q g per
Coal Oh quiet a. reals gallon Shocks quiet at IN
reals pcr poI shaved 85e short shaved s3s
Freghts uas ana unchanged Exchange-Currency,
United States % sixty day. per cent premium shor.
eight, por cent premum gold, United States sixty
days. ~ 10 per cent premium; sight. It ~ per
cont preminm ON London ~ M per cent premium;
The New York herald., 1871-12-18

bHHod COTTON
more than halt grade above below the quoted
FLOUR AND ReceptsFlour, J., ,534 bbls. wheat,
bags; OATS siSo bushels barley 1880 DO The our
ket ruled du but there pressure TO sell prices
NO lower The sales about $500 bbs Rye
dull Southern -four dull but quotations nom
nay unchanged The sales about 800 bhls
quiet bat steady Sales 150 bbs Western yellow ct
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Died.
ANpERsoN.-A Buffalo, N. Y, on Saturday, De-
C0mber 10, ALEXANDER 8. ANDERSON.
Further notice hereafter.
ATKISsoN.-In Brooklyn, on saturday, December
10, MARTHA, wife OF the late Thomas Atkinson. IN
the list year OF her age
Notice oil funeral hereafter.
BECK.-In Brooklyn, H. D., on Friday December
Is, PETER $. BECK, IN tho list year OF his age.
Relatives and friends OF the family respectfully
invited to attend The funeral, sfr0m his late resi-
dence 21s Ross street, Brooklyn e. d., on Monday,
December Is, at two o'clock Z. N.
Georgia papers please copy.
BLAKE.-On saturday December 16 JAMES BLAKE,
aged 63 years and 2 months.
rhe relatives and friends OF the family are respect
fully invited TO attend the funeral from his late
residence 3ls West fiity-lrst street, on TUESDAY,
December Ia, at pm.
RUsHhoRE-In brooklyn. on Friday December
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SATURDAY. Dec. t8-6P.M.
CoyvEE-Therc has bcen considerable inquiry and soms
few saes the particulars Of which were not made public
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Wheat dull and about lc lower though
sellers at the reduced prices the principal receivers being
still very firm In their views The sales ABOUT 10000
aloat 81 ls for small lot No Chicago 81 SO for small
old mxcd nominal at 79c 791c., and closed firm
7S1 the sales about $4,000 bushels at 76c 7s5c
for Oats heavy, but In demand the
sales were about 2 900 bushels At 55c 5s for the
90c. for Western Barley DUH and nominal
FRRIGHTs.-The market continued duil but rates are
without material Change. There a moderate call for
vessels for charter chiefly the petroleum trade
:-To Liverpool, by steam 800 bales cotton 6l6d
d 40 tons seed at 4Os 100 bbs porK 3D. 100
bales cotton at 1921 a3ad To London, by steam 500
g. TO Antwerp aOJ boxes bacon at S5s The charters
comprise "A British brig from philadelphia to Cork for
6 3D. Sd. of If ordered direct British bark from
Philadelphia to Trieste, 240O bbs refined petroleum at
Is. 3D.
MoLAesEs. There was very little inquiry for either for.
and domestic the market remaining quiet steady
We hear OF sales of l20 bbls. New Dreams crop,
The New York herald., 1871-12-18

An analysis OF the above shows that the banks
have decreased their liabilities s5. co., 900 and gained
ST. 430 900 in legal reserve. Adding one-fourth OF
the former the latter gives g. s3l 900 the gain
In the surplus reserve, which now stands at
$S.552,l25.
THE STOCK MARKET.
The stock market was unsettled by the bank
failures and The srlngency In money but gradually
recovered, and after the bank statement advanced
to the best figures OF the week for OF the active
speculative favorltes
STOCKS ON SATURDAY.
The following table showa the highest and west
The New York herald., 1871-12-18
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.


Married.
CANAvEN-DAvIEs.-fn this city, on Thursday,
December H. by Rev. Morgan Dix, JAMES Ii. CANA
VEN TO EMMA DAVIES, all OF this city.
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NAVAL src.ssrnc market for spirits urpeniias was was
RSs s..s xs1 sSs ssoa nd sd S IN @ a SssHs I
and latter price S5 S Of ,05 S
ss sssns r sasd ssa
5 y ana Y $ N g SS @ es on 1s psyass ss s
Tar dull and ar M ann
FOR
Ssa Tor rs%apdss % month 4 sss, Wiz ls4s ID WHIT
y4S s
quoted at s sc A. the s1 sress @ the market M was rrsy
saS ss
'.Fsz a:'s Ks: s:fs :s?'';
ne
s ssT
ay
q ss' sss
:pss sold ios March ' a;
sGs cor Continue: In Fair former pres. The sale.
Gssy been $ r.
sUaAR-he market generally continues quiet for all de-
@ S1' q = sssss s aas'sd
::s. ''sss ':.% s'!ss
s; sess ssan,as as' ss''1s s: @
10 ss and ssss to e. M @
SSF;' Ss':s s'sss;,s I'll & g.
sss sscss sSsse91 ISse ssss.Ss:ss @
Sos so fSo Ssns"suDsror .na s,aassaa sssf.
sTEXRiSE continued dull and entirely nominal a. lo, for
quiet, but steady We hear of sales Of 5000
''e WsRsY KY .Rese,ps sn bbs The market was unsettled
about So 9Sft sSs 5ois SS''A' A'DA ' '' '"e' "e'
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sMITH.-On Friday December is. MARY, reict OF
Martin Smith. in the 7tth year OF her aac.
May she rest in peace.
Her relatives 0nd friends, and those OF her SON.
Rev. William ]. Smith. also or her sou -n-faw,
Thomas Heaney are requested To attend the funeral.
from her late residence 3i3 Third avenue.
pose OF her soul In st. Stephens church. East TWEEN
ty-elgnih street, on Monday morning. December Is
ct halfp ten O'Clock.
M, daughter OF Chauncey and Ann st. John, aged
% years.
The relatives and friends OF the family are rcspecs.
fully invited TO attend the funeral, IRON tue rest
dence OF her parents, I3S Eldridge street. Mon
day. the 18th, at Que p. NJ.
TAYLoR.-On Saturday, December 10, at Newark.
N. j. ANN, wife OF James ). Taylor, aged 10 years.
Tue relatives and friends are invited 10 attend tue
funeral from her late residence, liz Mount Pleasant
avenue, Newark, on Tuesday December 10, at two
O'Clock p. NJ. Carriages will be In waiting at Centre
street depot, New JERSEY Railroad, arrival OF QUO
O'Clock tram from New York.
TUCKERMAN.-On Sunday. December Ii, at I'D
Madison avenue, OF pneumonia. Henry I. rUs kerr
MAN.
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
UpToN-0n Sunday, December IL, JOHN buLHAU
UrT0N.
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
Boston papers please cory.
VOORHIS--On Saturday, December 16, THOMAS
VoOKHIs aged 40 years, months and II days
stant at twelve O'Clock NJ, az the First PrcsDy
church, UacKensack, N. J. Relatives and friends
are respectfully invited TO attend.
WELSH. suddenly on Friday, December -. ISL;
WILLIAM WELSH, OF 0fhemorrhagc OF the lungs, ayes
35 years.
20 attend e ns aeGa r9 nterso es a,o AZ Two O'CLOCK
WILLOUGHBy.-On sunday, DecemDer IL, Nicu0-
LAS wILLoUGHBy, aged 65 years.
fully Invited 10 attend the funeral from hls iato
residence 224 sixth street. ON TuesdaS. AT ons
O'CLOCK
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-08-10

LAWS RELATING TO NEwsPApERs.-We
have been asked to give the law, as it now
stands, relating to newspapers and subscribers;
l. Subscribers who do not give express notice
to the contrary are considered wishing to con-
tinue their subscription.
2. If subscribers do not order the discontinue
ance of their periodicals, the publishers may
continue TO send them until all arrearages are
paid.
8. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take
their periodicals from the office to which they
are directed, they are held responsible till they
have paid their bill, and ordered them discon-
tinued. :
4. If subscribers move to other places with
out informing the publishers, and tho papers
are sent to the former direction, they arc held
responsible.
5. The courts have decided that refusing to
take periodicals from the Office, or removing
and leaving them uncalled for, is prin,a .tacit
evidence Of intentional fraud.
6. Any person who receives newspaper and
makes use of it, whether he has ordered it OF
not, is held in law to be subscriber.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-08-10

SHAKING THE TABLE LE-CLoTH.-"Mercy on
us Carrie, where did all these pieces of bread
and cheese, of cake and sandwiches, dried beef
and pie, come from? Enough to mako some
hungry child meal"
Carrie looked out of the window. 1t was her
father who had spoken. He was standing on
the icy pavement before the door, regarding her
curiously.
ooh r' said she, it is where shook out the
table CLOTH"
:'Where you shook out the tablc-cloth, my
daughterp p
Carries mother was very careful woman );
but she had been sick day or two: and the
work had been done by Carrie.
Her father was all ready for walk, his over
coat buttoned to the chin, his fur cap drawn
down over his ears, and an umbrella in his
hand but he turned and came back into the
house. and sat down. Carrie knew that lee
ture was coming Now, like most little girls,
and some large ones, she was not fond Of lee
lures ; but in the case present it could not be
helped and she knew she deserved it; so she
submitted with the best possible grace.
"My daughter, if you want to grow up to be
a careful, prudent and saving woman, and do
honor to your mothers training, you must be
careful how to shake your table-cloth Many
a man, despite his hard toll and labor, had
been kept poor man for life just because his
wife did not know how to shake her table
CLOTH"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-08-10

EVE AND THE FIG LEAvEs.-An amusing
story is told of daughter Of distinguished
Southern General, who was spending the sum-
mer during the war at Silver Springs, Florida.
AS is well known, the ladies were compelled to
resort to all sorts of expedients in order to
make their gowns presentable, and manyy OF
them became very expert in the use of dyes so
that, shut out from the rest of the world as they
were, their attire was almost invariably neat
and lady-like.
1t appears that the young lady in question
had black barege which she wished to restore
to its pristine beauty, and 80 ordered her maid
(Eye) to boil her some fig leaves, which, al Is
known, are excellent for restoring color to dark
materials,
Having waited some time for the decoction
to be brought her, she went out upon the gal-
lery of the hotel, and called in q loud voice
GIVE have you put on the fig leaves ?" A
number of gentlemen seated below With diff
Guilty suppressed laugh, and the young lady
receiving no answer, reiterated her question
more loudly than before. Unable to restrain
themselves, the gentlemen laughed loud and
heartily. The absurdity of her question sud
denly flashed upon the fair young lady, and she
retired, to hide her bushes and confusion to
her chamber.
Eve and the fig leaves was standing joke at
Silver Springs all that season.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-08-10

THE RICHEST WIDOW IN AMERICA.-1n the
bright and bustling city of Hartford, Connect
icut. resides the handsome and wealthy Mrs.
Colt, relict of Samuel Colt, the inventor of the
revolving frearm. From the Brooklyn Union
we learn some interesting facts relative to her
property. Some ten years ago Colonel Colt
died, leaving magnificent property, including
nice little estate valued at 0OO 900 to his wife,
The estate is comprised of beautiful grounds,
on which are residences, churches, manufacto-
ries. etc. The widow has improved the origi-
nal value and beauty of the grounds very much.
A 100000 church, for the workmen on the es-
tate. was erected under her direction. 1t is
ornately embellished with everything that cor
rect taste backed by an open pocket-book could
furnish.
Colts perquisites are, that her grounds contain
great ponds fairly alive with enormous gold
and silver fish that the lanes are adorned with
exquisite statuary, including small but other
wise surprisingly close copy of the Amazon,
that such envable delicacies as fresh figs, oran-
ges, peaches, etc., are obtained from her NAM
mouth hot house the whole year round; that
her huge Conservatives contain collection OF
rare exotics unsurpassed in this country; and
that, in fact, she has within her grasp all that
an enormous fortune handled with appreciatiye
lavishness and culture can procure.
Mrs. Colt continues to wear halt mourning.
She is brilliant lady, who receives and enter
tains her friends in manner so pleasant as to
render it particular favor to be ranked among
her acquaintance.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-08-10

FLIES ON HoRsEs.-The Journal Of Chen'is-
try gives the following as preventive OF horses
being teased by flies; We wish some me Of aas our
through these columns. The recipe is rs fol-
lows: Take two or three handfuls of walnut
leaves, upon which pour three quarts of cold
water, let it infuse one night and pour the
whole next morning into kettle, and let it
boil for quarter of an hour. When cold it
will be fit for use. The way to use it is to nios
ten sponge, and before horse gets ont of the
stable fct those parts which are most irritable
be smeared over with liquor, viz: Between and
upon the ears, neck, hanks, etc. Not only the
gentleman or lady who rides out for pleasure
derive pleasure from the walnut leaves thus
prepared, but the coachman, the WAGNER, and
all Others who use horses during the hot wealth
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-08-10

a FEMALE ODD FELLow.-An old man
sixty-fve years of age, named Stoole, who was
the ianitor of Odd Fellows Hall in Indianapo-
lis, and had charge of the private books and
works, as well as keys, for some time past, has
been under the domination of Mrs. PHIL
bean, who acquired a fearful influence over
him, and prevailed upon him to let her witness
the initiation ceremonies in Odd Fellowship,
while she was concealed from view. There is
room adjoining the main hall of the Odd
Fellows building, designed for the reception
of an organ. Entrance to this room can be
obtained only from the outside, and there Mrs.
was admitted by the janitor on several differ
ent nights. Thence she witnessed three if not
five limitations. She was supplied with the
private books and work of the Order, and the
keys to the rooms These articles were taken
to indianapolis day or two ago by the Chief
of Police. 1t is said that the janitor instruct
ed the woman in three degrees of Masonry.
She makes herboast that she is an Odd Fellow
and Free Mason, and has given evidence that
she knows about Odd Fellowship. For some
time past the janitor has paid twelve dollars a
month rent for the womans house. She want
ed more money, and demanded one thousand
dollars year. This he refused to pay. She
asked for five hundred ard mortgage OIL one
of ianitor's houses. This was also refused.
Then she told what she had seen and learned.
On Friday night the janitor was tried before a
committee of Odd Fellows and expelled from
the Order. 1t is said that he is keeping close
to his house.-Baltinore American.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-08-10

HUSBANDS M1sTAKEs.-We make great
mistake in our treatment of our wives; as low
ers we are worshipped, as husbands we are too
often bearish to them. We run into extremes
each way. But why, after paying woman the
highest compliment we can, we are, when she
has accepted it to consider her exempt from the
attentions due to her sex, we could never un-
derstand. Is it that Familiarity breeds con-
tempt?" In that case, she also should lose her
former exalted opinion of US. Politene:s,s py
its silken fetters, restrains many an evil teel-
ing; it is bad plan to throw them off entirely.
We need not be as ceremonious as II with ut
Der strangers, but we had better keep. up our
good manners it pleases the wife and does us
no harm. Last year we would not have sworn at
her "strumming OH the piano." nor told her she
did not know what she was talking about-whyy
should we do it now? At least, let US school
ourselves before folks :" there is no occasion to
mortify her foolishly, women will better bear
downright ill usage than this kind Of lowering
treatment. Let man respect his wife, treat
her like lady, and she will most commonly
act up to his standard. The woman who is con-
stantfy put down, becomes incapable Of acting
for herself on an emergency; she has no conf
dence in her own judgment; she distracts you
bv her irresolutions, or occasionally obstinately
adheres to some i'll advised line of conduct, be-
cause your continual opinionative contradic-
tons have ceased to have any weight with her
Once she learns to say, "Oh,. when l propose
ANYTHING, Mr.-will 60 to the contrary way,
there is an end to your domestic comfort.
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Curious Crops in Germany.

A Nuremburg letter to the Chicago Tribune
says: =
One of the most common crops raised In
Germany is that of trees, so that one sees pine
forests planted in great numbers. These are
laid off in rows as straight as those OF corn
field. There is scarcely any wood at all in
Germany but what is thus cultivated The
land is, in many places, so poor that it cannot
be titled every year; so that by taking num-
Der of wears to raise crop of trees the occu-
pants effect the double purpose of supplying
themselves with wood and of getting, at the
end of that time, fallow ground again. One
can see the pine tree fields of all ages; some
with little trees of one or two years growth,
and others with large ones ready for the axe
When they gather in forest they grub up
every stump as low as there are any roots ut TO
burn.
Another curious crop in Germany is that of
fish. In Northern Bavaria, especially, the nsn
ponds are very numerous. Ihe whole country
is spotted with them and has the appearance
of being filed with lakes. The sight is quite
unique, and often beautiful. Wherever there
is a marshy place, or the lands need to be
drained. thew catch the water in fish pond.
Those in America who are cursed with sloughs
might take lesson from the Germans In this.
Many farmers realize as much from their water
crop as from their land crop. At the foot OF
hills often, and where the waters come down
from mountain, they build these ponds. Not
unfrequently they dam up large streams or
turn off sufficient of the water for their pur-
pose Sometimes along a whole brook one
may see dozens of fish ponds following close
one after another. They have, accordingly, in
Northern Bavaria always good supply of fish,
Notwithstanding they are far from the sea-
and no large rivers flow through their country.
Another crop that is extensively cultivated
in these regions is hops This being the great
beer country, hops are, of course, in extensive
demand. The whole country in the neighbor-
hood of Bamberg and Hersbruck produces
scarcely else. AS far as the eye can reach the
hills and valleys may be seen covered with hop
poles, which are now stacked in pyramids, the
time having not yet arrived for planting them.
The shooting of the young hop-vines has just
begun; and, as one rides along in the cars he
can see for miles on both sides of the road,
field after field of hops rising to his view. In
some localities one can see nothing else, every
hill and hollow being planted with them. l
presume that nine-tenths of the country people
in some of these districts are engaged exclu-
sively in hop raising. The grains also that
are cultivated here, as also throughout all Ger
many, have a close relation to beer-making,
barley being the chief one of them. Barley
here takes the place that wheat or corn does in
America, and when farmer brings his crops
to market it is not to the warehouses, but to
the breweries.