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TRarFlCKENG In FEMALE CHASTITY.
An Innocent Girl Sent to California ON an
Infamous Errnnd,

An Innocent Girl Sent to California on an
Infamous Errand.
A girl named Elizabeth Wallace, of No. 393 East
Tenth street, about twenty-five years Of age OF pre-
possessing and respectable appearance came to
Judge Scott OF Essex Market Police Court on Thurs
DAY afternoon complaining Of certain Mrs. Miller
and Mrs. Diefenbach as being Jointly concerned
IN entclng her away from her home to join the
ranks OF the fallen and unfortunate. Her state
ment which had oil the appearance OF maiden
candor and truthfulness, Is as follows:-About
tue 20th OF last January 1 was engaged as
seamstress by Mrs. Miller, residing at lOi Fo,syfh
street. She was kind ana considerate and seemed
to lake an interest IN me- She asked me II womd
moi ike 10 60 TO san Francisco. said yes If rot
Q good chance. She said she knew Mrs. Dielrerl.
bach who wanted seamstress TO 20 to California.
She ana went there to see this Mrs. Dieffenbach
about the 26ih of last January. We went there To-
gether. Mrs. Miller and Mrs. bielfenbach conversed
some time In German which did not understand
lily who were going to San Francisco on the 4th of
February In the steamer Rising Star, and she was
We ey mSE IN soa nd wSS receive
cordingly on the day appointed Joined the family
on the steamer. was not far out at sea before I
who, as well as myself were registered as nieces OF
the gentleman III whose company we went Anout
four days az after we sailed one Of the girls told me
san Francisco I didn't Know what to do.
but cried incessaatly, when some Of the
trouble. When told the captain my story % he took 2
this mau In his CABIN and talked to him DON'T
know what they sand; but Captain Conner asked me
back to New York. The Judge Caused Sc the ,nmc' me-
dlate arrest Of Mrs. Miller and Mrs. DiefisnhacS.
court Mrs. Miller was committed without Sai, and anS
Mrs Diefrenoach admitted to $500 bail to appear
Mrs Dcfieubach alias Meyers, is said to be M.
torious procuress, and Ii in the habit Of Inserting
advertisements IN the German papers for domestics
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TIE LATE NLW HAMgUaG DISASTER.
Statement OF the Fireman OF the Expross
Train.

Statement OF tue Firemnn Of tho Expross
Train.
To THE EDITOR or THE NEW YORK HERALD
The statement of Mr.. Toucey, made on Thursday
before tho Legislative committee, In which he ac-
cuses me Of neglect OF my duty in applying the
patent locks. is false Mr. Toucey was not on the
train, as far as know. He certainly was not near
me before the accident at the time 1t oc-
Cured and therefore knows nothing ubous
whether ! was derelict In my. duty or otherwise
Oh to applying the brakes When we were FIRST
sgnalled, "Docn blew "brakes down. and imme.
dfatey applied the patent brakes by pulling In as
least three yards OF tho boil cord, the manner In
which they are applied and which Is sufficient to
apply any patent brakes which are In working
order. Mr.. Toucey says valued my life so mighty
that neglected the brakes and only looked out
for my own safety. This Is utterly false. I
stuck 70 my post on the engine along with
"Doc" till all In our power was done to stop the
train. When met Mr.. Toucey the evening after tho
accident his only inquiry was as TO whether was
much hurt, and whether the reporters had got hold
Of me YETI told HIM no, ana then he advised me
to be careful and look out for them. In justice to
myself deem It imperative to make this correction.
did not shirk my duty. NICHOLAS FALLON.
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SLAVERY AND QUACKERY.

Tho Death of Mrs. Anthouy-The Result of
Taking Home Mado PiIis-A Plantation
Negro as a Doctor.
The case OF Mrs. Maria Anthony, the colored
woman who died q, 1853 Mulberry street on Thurs
day morning under suspicious circumstances as
heretofore reported in tho HERALD, was yesterday
investigated before Coroner Young. Arthur An.
thOny, the husband of deceased, was a slave on a
North Carolina plantation when the war
broke out, and, being liberated by President
Lncoln's proclamation, came North and found
his way 10 Hartford, Conn. He subsequently en-
listed in the Twenty-ninth regiment (colored) Con-
nectcut Volunteers for three years. but was holl-
orably discharged before his term Of service
expired. He then returned North, and five years
ago married his Vile In this city. She was sckly
woman, and occasionally Anthony prescribed for
her such medicines aS his master and mistress ad.
>minisered to him while a slave on the plantation,
and, although Ignorant but honest, no thought
what had been good for him must Of necessity
prove beneficial to wife. Below will be found
A REPORT OF THE TESTIMONY
gwen Dy tais dusky pianSamon practitioner: " %
posed that his wife had been in poor health ever
Since they were married 1ve years ago; there being
GIVE HER A PILL
he knew how TO make himself, which would make
her stronger and her appetite better learned how
StO make this pill when was
4 SLAVE ON A PLANTATION
kns little sae P ano % maae % BY
"
equal quantities and mixing them together with
,Deeswax; the quantity OF copperas given was about
the size OF pea, powdered ups gave her this pill
on Sunday evening last after winch noticed no
change; she was up and around the next day aud
did her work; only gave her tnls pill Tues
day morning she was very sick ~ the stonlach on
going to my work told her to send for doctor IL
she did not get BETTER and she calico DR.. Smith In
the afternoon; she grew worse gradually TIL Thurs
day afternoon, when she died; never gave her any
other medicine but the pill; have often
TAKEN THE SAME PILLS MYSELF
for strain; deceased had been using wash made
of copperas bluestone saltpcre OF each about the
Size OF pea dilHted in quart or water; she
aQ been using the wash at intervals for two years.
Franklin Smith, NJ. D., testified that he was called
10 see deceased last Tuesday afternoon and found
ner suffering from pain In the abdomen and right
slde; said her husband had given her some pills,
which he had made; she thought the excessive PAIN
was caused by the pll; called again on Thursday
morning By the husband ana
- FOUND HER DYINa
aeatn, IN Dr. Smiths opinion, was due to great de.
preston produced by some OF the drugs, but which
nc was unable TO Icl administered by her husband.
DTS. Marsh ana Smith made post-mortem exam
inatlon on the body, and found the liver lungs and
other organs much diseased, but no effects OF tho
medicine given BY Anthony were discernlbe.
In tile opinion OF the physicians death resulted
from cxnaus.lons caused by pyemia aud such was
the verdict OF the Jury.
Deceased was twenty five years OF agc and u m.
sivc 0i New Jesscys
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SINGULAR DROWNING CASE.

A Father and Child Fall Ovcrboard-Both
Rescued from tho Water, but tho Father
Dies-Neglcct Somewhere.
Coroner Keenan, was yesterday called to so Car
mine street to hold inquest on the body OF Charles
A. Kemp, ffty-nine years Of age and born In Eng.
land, who was drowned on Thursday evening. In
the afternoon deceased left home. with two OF his
chlldren for the purpose OF buying some wood. and
seeing vessel gaily bedecked with nags and
streamers, foot OF Stanton street. In honor oL tne
triulnpnal march OF the German army through tue
CITY Of Paris took the little ones aboard. Nh.
Kemp subsequently took one OF MS children ashore
and returned TO the vessel Tor the other
one; but while crossing on the gang-plank to the
pier, Doth himself and child fell into the dock. The
Alarm was given and both were speedily rescued
from the water; but MIR. Kemp was SO much ex-
haIsted that he died soon after being taken from
the water. In order to give Time for the production
OF witnesses the Coroner postponed the Investigation
for two or three days. There were hints thrown cut
that Mr.. Kemp was not properly treated on being
taken rom the water, but OH that point much viii
be learned during the examination OF wttueSaess
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THE COURT S.
CONTINUED FROM EIGHTH PAGE.

don't two years since, which, when no takes liquor
so afIeots his brain that he has an uncomfortable
desire to possess himself OF horses
The Recorder said that he understood the pre-
siding Judge suspended judgment upon the former
charge alter the mother Of the prisoner promised
tnat she would send him TO an asylum. She failed
70 90 so and az there were 500 horses In the city
q New York, his Honor deemed 1t best to put Mi.
Green out Of temptation by sending him to the State
Srison for two years and six months, where there
were no horses. spysss -,
CLOSING THE TERN. -.
There being no more cases ready tor trial, A.
'sstant District Attorney sullivan said that n
closing tho business Of che term, the Court
tent OF the business transacted. H9 Understood
that there had rarely been term tn which tho jury
had disposed Of % many cases az were tried a this
the jury to try some Of the men who 1t was alleged
lunlawfully combined to raise the price OF coal and
fuel In the city. He (Mr. Suifvani would have
taken great pleasure In prosecuting some Of those
men.
the Recorder then directed the court to be al.
dOurn0d. - -
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The following table Shows the highest and lowe
prices Of the leading stocks:-
THE SOUTHERN LIST DULL.

THE SOUTHERN LIST DULL.
The Southern State bonds were dull and generally
lower. The following were the final street quota
tions:-Tennessee. ex coupon, e4H q 64Z; do,
new, e4X a e4S; Virginia, ex coupon. co
661z; do, new, 82h 636; do registered stock,
old, So 5sk; Georgia sixes s2h s3>S; do. sevens,
soh e1; do. sevens old, o1 %; North Carolina,
ex coupon, 4sH 49H; do. funding, 1885, 80 a 40;
do. do 1885, 80 81; do, new, 27H 2S; do special
tax 81 %; Missouri skies, ol1a 90; do, Hannibal
and St Joseph 91 02 Louisiana skies, 10 II; do.,
new, 6S o5; do. levee skies, "a o rs; do. do.
eights IS SO; do. penitentiary sevens. II 73; do.
railroad eights, IS 80; Alabama Hves, 10 70; do
elghts. 100 100H; do railroad eights 90 90; South
Carolina skies, 72 80; do, new. January and July
59h 90; do. do, April and October. e1x a e2j do,
registered stock, old, 60 65; Arkansas sixes, SO
go; do. sevens, IS 90.
THE &c. .. AND l. O." RAILWAY.
The prominent activity or the stock so uniquely
designated as Is the Columbus. Chicago and Indiana
Central which Ii almost invariably called by It's
initials only, In transactions involving millions Of
dollars, is due to reasons which have been hereto.
fore set forth In this article. The HERALD OF Feb.
ruary 10 contained the following
The board Of directors or the Columbus Chicago
and Indiana Central &C. 9. and C.'l Railroad have
Concise statement Of the ~ result Of the hVuS ne9o.
tlations with the Pennsylvania Central Rail-
road and the terms OF the settlement, BY
which the harmonious relations and cooperation
OF the Two lines are restored. 1t win be remem-
bercd that after the lease OF the former to the Penn
sylvanla road dispute arose tO the question Of
providing for the liquidation Of certain noating In.
debtedness Of the Columbus, Cleveland and Indiana
Central which was or such serious proportions that
the stock, which had advanced from 43 to 50 on the
lease; dwindled away to l6h when 1t was discov-
cred that the Pennsylvania company had, as is al
leged taken OH its express trains connecting to
Chicago from Plttsburg, and otherwise failed 70
comply with the stpulaiions OF the lease requiring
imparlaty In the distribution OF business between
the Columbus, Cleveland and Indiana Central and
Fort Wayne roads. convention OF the officers of
the several reads was held last December and the
disputed matters have been entirely settled the pro-
ceedings being ratified and duly recorded. The
through express trains to Chicago have been
restored, while the recent completion OF the Wanda
la aud st. Louis road gives the Pennsylvania road q
new and Independent route TO st. Louis by connect
Ing trains over the G. c. and c. From the figures
Of tho Treasurer 1t appears that the gross earnings
Of the company during the past year were s. 10000.
The earnings OF January were nearly $4,000 II
excess Of those for the corresponding month the
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Ihe average quotations OF yesterday
6c for March. 12ac for April 4Slo for May IL 4sc tor
june. u &C. for July, u &c for August.
III: other kinds the msysss wa: qyst but fun prices pre-
7S0 bags st. Domingo l0onaveG at kc, gold in bond and
82S bags new Maraoabo private We append the
current quotations Rio ordinary cargoes l0c f6c fair
do, loAc llo good do, llAc. l2hc prime do l2s<c
. !skG.; extremes for lets. 10c. . l1c, ali
gold, in bond Java tgoyernment bags,, isc. a
Soc do (S66s grass matsy lSkc 1sc. Singapore, l7c
1so; Ceyon. ltac. a ITO; Maracaibo. Ic q Iso La
guayra, NFc deAc; jamaica 12c 14Sc.; st. Domingo
tgoid bondl loc lOAc COSTA Rioa, lS,ac l6c Ma
nna SS 100 Mexican. lso. loo. SavanIa l31c 16c,
FsRlsHIs-Wth fair amount of room on the ssrtb and
continued go offerings the market quiet and heavy
and rates were lower especially for grain
pool steamers, which was engaged a. 3d.
cotton were unchanged The demand for
WAS less active. and rates st In shippers
The engagements were: ITO Liverpool, 700 bales cotton
e Nd .tl6d,, ESQ bbls. pork at Is. 3d.. i50
corp at Skd per 50 lbs, 1900 do wheat at 3D. ioO bbs
pork a 9 Cd Sg0 erces beef at &c. 3d. 50O bales
gSsd II 3d. ego bales hops I'd. TO London1 800 bbs
hour at at o. a. rS bushels wheat at d. 2o
steamer s50o bushels wheat At 7<d To Bremenloo tons
honey " 3d. and 500 bbls spirits rpentine Glib.
ratas-eo hhds TOBACCO on private Tho charters
were:-A ship, with S,l00 bales cotton, from Galveston to
Croustadt bark 10 Glasgow, general cargo, and vessel
sugar, 65c.
FLOUR AND Receipts ITS bbis Hour, 100 bbls
and s00 bags corn meal $3.50 bushels wheat do ovrn.
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FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
WALL STREET, |
FRIDAY, March 3--6 p. N. I

WALL STREET,
FRIDAY. March 3--6 p. N.
On Change to-day wheat was more firmly held
but buyers refused to concede the ADVANCE and the
market was inactive.
Cotton opened heavy on large receipts at tho ports
and suddenly declined to lsXc. for low middllngs
and l4Kc. for middllng uplands, Futures declined
In greater proportion.
= MONEY EASY.
The money market was easy at three to four per
cent on government collateras and four to five per
cent stocks Prime commercial Is still In request
OF six and half per cent with occasional sales at
six per cent for 'git-edgedn pieces
Foreign exchange was drmer on the announce
ment that the Bank Of England had ralsed their rate
OF discount to three per cents but at the close prime
sixty day sterling bills were to be had at 1O9K less
o sixteenth. Short sight was quoted 1lo,I HOY.
GOLD srRoNa-11OX A 1I1X.
The advance in the rate OF discount by the Bank
Of England and the decrease Of &losO0 In the spe.
Gle average OF the bank for the past week-ltems Of
news which were prevented from reaching wall
street yesterday owing to the occupation OF the cable
by the press reports OF the events transpiring
at Parts-started rather more activity In the Gold
Room, and the price, which after opening at 1l1H
had declined to 11oN rose again to lllA. The nrst
decline due to the fact that simultaneously with
the news above came the London quotations for our
bonds, showing sudden rise OF n per cent in them
despite the screw which had been put ON by the
Bank Of England. The foreign bankers took advan-
tage OF this to buy bonds here sell gold against them
and order bonds sold In London. It was only after
the market had recovered Its equilibrium that gold
advanced TO 111K. The course OF the market is
shown I'm the IA ha.-
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GOVERNMENTS STRONG.

GOVERNMENTS STRONG.
The government list was strong ami higher, but
not so buoyant as might have been inferred it would
be after the facts above mentioned. As it was,
tho demand ran largely on the '1ong'' skies (of
1881 which advanced TO I15k, the investment inte-
rest selecting these issues least likely to be dis
turbed by the operations attending the refunding
of the five twenties. At The same time there was
considerable realization in the tenortles which were
the isolated weak spot and declined fraction The
following were the closing street quotations -
United States currency skies, 1i3h q 113%;
90. sixes, 1881, registered, 1l5H o 115%;
do. do, coupon, 1l5X r51.; do. fve-twenties,
registered May and November, 1l2H 1l21; do.
do, 1852, coupon, DO, 1121 l12h do. d., 1854,
do. do, 112b ll25s; do. do, 1886, do. do, 112k
112b; do. do. registered, January and July, III
111h; do. do, 1885, coupon. do, Ill 111h;
do. do, 1857, do. do, 111H 111H, do. do. 1868,
do. do, 1l1% 111%; do. ten-fortles, registered,
1os1S lo9%; do do, coupon, 1oo,s Io9s..
STOCKS ACTIVE AND RAMPANT.
Tho extraordinary strength and activity Of the
stock market were again the real features OF Wall
street. Business IN other departments almost stood
still to look on at the excitement pervading the
Stock Exchange. which was from morning until
night dense mass Of brokers. whose cries and
shouts made the din and tumult OF the
building incessant. There were, no doubt
hundreds who thought that the gloomy weather
would be surely turning point for the current Of
prices for the speculative mood Is curious one and
is often deeply affected by such circumstances But
the ''bears'' who sold such theory were doomed
to grievous DISAPPOINTMENT for the whole market
plunged forward once more In its headlong
career, and its swimming buoyancy was per-
haps most pronounced IN the closing dealings
IN the Long Room and on the sidewalk. New favor
ties again turned up, and, like unknown horses at
the racecourse, were trorted out for the exhibition
OF hitherto disguised points. Union Pacific was
treated to further instalment OF Washington tee-
grams, and as the conference committee were re-
ported agreed on the Senate b the price ran up to
82X. &c. @. and l. o." was taken in hand with
fresh vgor and advanced to PAX, but subse-
quenty fell OF to % on the report that the company
had defaulted on the income bonds-a security which
Is in the nature OF preferred STOCK and has not as
yet, participated in the earnings the increase Of
which is the means to secure dividend upon 1t.
Ohio and Mississippi sold at AK. The story OF the
day is best told however in the following table, an
inspection OF which will show the further progress
OF the upward movement
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
The following table shows the highest and lowest
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TIE NEW GOVERNMENT LOAN.
Treasury Department Instructions to the Ameri.
can Loan Agcnts-The Banking Houses
Authorized to Receive subscriptions
The Instructions to the American agents Of the
new loan arc as rollowa.-
= TREASURY pEPAsrMssr.l

w.Sn,asTas TnEAsTay ppSrA.ssr,ss,'rTl pss = r,sss,'rTl
the 9Th OF March this country Europe for sub
aSaae ln IN. sss sSs
January ISL The proposed loan comprises three classes
bonds hs amount q payable COIN
coin. a shs per % per snna ss'.ss s'"
q: Ss
nvetwenty bonds at their value The coin received In pay
is' Ss tsa' "
$ * ss% $ $ g s%::s,ss W.
nSpnaton except she ast two The interest. win be pay
ssr sas ss
years ron the date OF their issue and bearing interest
able quarterly coin at the rate Of -four and half per
eon n ,Rs to ss % a. smqan q parable IN
from date OF their issue and bearing interest paysSis
IT, con m A. the rate four per cen.
cent amour. Of Of which there viii
S for a for the
Soad-Subserptons for equal amounts Of each class of
Thdsubscrptions for equal OF bonds bearing
a. the rate q 81 four and half cent aud of bonds
tomA-subscripttons for any five pen bonds that
When subscription made S'' the Subscriber viii be 70
the ore or o tho 70
e exchanged to be accounted for by the
aar.sry the rs. days q February May and
dues o. II The T"ssd ssasss ss1
clPal local authority Aer maturity hs issued
:sys. but Mi :sss; 4, s..s.s
loan in Europe authorized % arrangements
IN % I se SoT s
The banks to receive subscriptions
ss
Cincinnati. oho Louisville % Mobile. Ala, and is P:bu%rs %
The following banking are authorized to act -
agents m y ressyng sas,srpo1s in the % United
Si sis pSss
s9rSn Go Ps1ny %
ss.s sss dssy Hsssi s;n
Kogn,zs brothers. Leonard, sheldon FOSTER Maitland
s1sg' G oSsyss s''2n GS 1ss s
Leo s Co. aaid sws Co.,
fsssss Fs1ss NSsoy4 Hoffman Co..
fs%s,o GsTsa rSssl SS F. p;
sTs.y GO IT.
AsT,;sn w. w. Painter I Co sadsr Stevenson D. w.
Bete1;-Bake Brothers, Brewster. Sweet Co Dupes,
Brothers Co.. Kidier, Peabody Co.; Lee, TssInson
ras s'n'
yI.aia,qs. Mi1E. v Cor Co, william Fisher Son.
J. !; Sicho son son, iSo%a. 4 Rich Co. o. A'A oo'
ton .na
smith ha Brother M F. s'O1s Co. w5snn TTspa Co
Lucas bank teSnard Mathews National Loan Bani
ns.sss sca. ss;ss. S.1s A.as.s Son.
MEspy, Heidelbaeh Co.; Gilmore Dunlap Co. Hewsou.
sonsood Ss ean'' co. Co., Laftn wright s'''
4 Y Painter Price Brothers, Henry Wick Co., doorssE
ot vssSsSs %ssnisssos.
D. IL Jay p,s Gooss Co, Fau Washington Co.; HidaS
rsn ssnsla1 ssg h.1ss s.S.
aHssassn, 3 ssrsstos @; c'n s"' 1''''' o''''
EyaPsvils, W Lowry Co. indianapolis. g
A. r,.s wa'cnssr soS.Te. UG. Keosok SAVING, RAM
Kqnsls.-Leavenworh, Scott Co.; Leavenworth Savings
kentucky; y;-Louisyiis, G; y: Warren 4 Co.
ssysiss. s.ss,s'iSs sss'ss%F:ns 70
p5s ass: s,sss
en-:
Wing %,1sss soa % ssaisnve shsIras A000N'
Reed ksf Gs n 1sya
G9 fq.akSy e. = as e sya AUD
asrTi;sass 5sap&s SspG. Bank, Seasssiy. SrssssS2
ls
SCI os sssas: George ssnk
kin%s'i iiSssis Farmers and lsshanlss, bank Tco:-
I
Ssasss asa n.,,h.u
GEORGE s. BOUTWELL, Secretary OF the Treasury.
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previous year. The latest reports from Columbus,
the Treasurers headquarters give the earnings for
February up 10 the I6th-tho half month showing
an increase OF $276s5 At this rate OF increase tho
earnings for 1871 ought to reach the vicinity Of
$4oOoooo and in two or three years be sufcient TO
pay dividends on the income bonds and common
stock.
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sSar market ruled srons. wi.6 fair demand
,.I Ioo better @ The Gales were sSou. 1900 Sbl...
-four in demand al steady prices and sales
were made Of 900 bbls Rye -four steady with mode
actve sales BOO bbls Western at ia is 3 so We quota:
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S,SJV al
Included in the above 547 bales arrive. There
large movement In speculative contracts but prices rapidly
sunk under large 0erings At the close the market was
without improvement the tendency OF figures being sl
lower base The saies odav were y GOO bales olows
1870. 200 =. Is liIsc, sSS fsSo April 100 ii lso.
$40 at 500 at lc. 200 Al s l5l6c 90 a g., 500 4;
isc 2eo at iss.s Jane ZOO 4 lac, alta lEiss 100
20 isss.. 200 :. 10; August. loo !. ia'ss,, isa''ss,
fsows March, 100 at i4sc, tbo At il lisc 200 al 4o,
100 sl3 April 800 at t4c, 100 at IA 1tsc Nay 200
q 1891 toSe.her June 100 at ltc COO q l41sc August