The Portland daily press., 1871-02-24
NEW YORK.

THE PRICE OF FUEL.
NEW YORK, Feb %. The latest wholesale
prices of Coal this afternoon, by cargo, ranged
from $40 to $14 per ton according to grade,
ree Ores Gsgg eshe
sold by the basket, fully $2S to $50 per
ton. Coke is in great demand, and the pres
ent supply at the gas house will soon be
exhausted. Wood to-day advanced ST. 30 per
cord, and kindling dealers nearly doubled their
prices. The Erie Railway Company offers to
deliver coal in any quantity at 81 per ton of
1000 pounds at Port Jervis, and So per ton at
all other points east on its road, Including
Jersey City. The coal deposit near Scranton,
Pa, covering one hundred and twenty-five
acres, supposed to contain twelve million tons,
was sold at auction to-day at one cent per ton.
THE FRENCH RELIEF SHIP SUPPLY
Has been receiving her stores to-day and to-
cargo, which will consist of 1000 barrels beet,
-four, peas, beans, &c, is all purchased, $500
barrels -four having been bought at The Pro-
duce Exchange this afternoon by the Chamber
of Commerce. Chicago will forward at oace
1000 barrels of -four as her present quota.
Among contributions received to-day were $50
barrels -four from d. y. Brainard, a deacon of
one family of The New Lebanon Shakers. The
relief subscription tonight amounts to $105,
SIS, of which $4,000 were received to-day from
Plymouth church, Brooklyn, and 800 from
Gerrtt Smith.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
Thirtv-iour roughs, spectators to dog 6ght
in late Kit Burns place on Water street, were
arrested by Bergh for cruelty to animals aud
acquitted in the Court of General Sessions
to-day, the theory of defence which was sup
ported by several witnesses being that the fight
was accidental.
A. portrait of Washington by Rembrandt
Peala, valued at $780, was sold at sheriff's
sale 10 City Hall to-day for $3.50
The smallpox is spreading in Hoboken, and
aif fhnr dor oA a
hospital to be put in order for the reception of
patients.
ANOTHER FEARFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
ELMIRA. N. Y, Feb 23.-The night express
on the Northern Central Railroad between
Baltimore and Elmi.a struck broken rail a
few miles below WilliamspOrt, Pa about seven
o'clock this morning, and thrown from the
track down forty foot embankment. The
engine, baggage and first PASSENGER car cleared
the rail in safety without leaving the track.
The second and fourth passenger cars and the
third sleeping car went down the embank-
from the track, but did not go down the en-
bankment. The first passenger car made
three complete revolutions in going down the
bank and is a complete wreck. In this car one
man, named Adam Trymeyer, of Milton, was
killed, and Edwin nj. -Cemon of Warsaw n Y
BADLY and Benjamin Weeks of Havana slightly
injured.
10 all II persons were more or less injured
81. FL. Board man Smith of this city, was pas
senger in the sleeping car and went down the
embankmen but escaped unburt. Horace Be-
mis- OF Hornellsvile was in the same car and
was thrown violently backward, and his face
badly cut, and he Ieceivedsother injuries which
were probably not severe.
The car took fire from the stoves at either
end but the flames were extinguished before
they did much damage. Commander f. A.
Roe, United States navy was passenger on
the train bat escaped without injury.