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The New York herald., 1871-02-19
FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
WALL STREET,

WALL STREET, |
SATURDAY, Feb. 16-6 p. N.
On 'Change to-day wheat was duh and without
special feature. Cotton was steady and unchanged.
THE COTTON MOVEMENT
The cotton movement for the week shows o de-
crease In receipts and exports The receipts all
the ports were 14s57 bales, against 1el,o95 bales
the previous week. The total receipts since Septem
ber l. $780, 2653 $3.50 bales against 2032 7S0 bales
for the corresponding period OF the previous year,
showing an increase OF 620533 bales IN the present
crop. The exports rom all the ports for the week
were 75, ls5 bales, against 64,59e bales the same
week last year. The total exports for the expired
portion OF the cotton year $40 1873 bales, against
l. lo2, 510 bales for the corresponding period last
year.
MONEY EAsy-TBREE TO FOUR PER CENT.
Some borrowers call paid five per cent early
to-day but under general pressure this afternoon
TO lend balances the two days to Monday
meney was quoted at ga per cent. with numerous
transactions at the lower hgure. Commercial paper
was in demand al 61s per cent.
Foreign exchange firm on the basis OF 1925
for prime bankers sixty day sterling and 1l03s
1l0,s for sight bills
THB BANK STATEMENT
The weekly statement OF the associated banks re-
meets the large deportation Of specie to Europe the
past week, ana shows a loss Of nearly a million
dollars in the item OF coin reserve. The gain in
legal tenders Is, howev er, nearly six hundred thou
sand dollars so that the actual loss OF reserve is
less than four hundred thousand dollars. But the
deposits have been largely increased both by re-
ceips 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-
decessor as follows:-
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excess OF the reserve required by law.
GOLD sTRoNG-I1I4 1llh.
The gold market was qniet, but firm. The sales OF
the day alternated on the figures lllh and l1l9S,
with few sales at 111A. The course OF the market
is in
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New York, IA. Several protests against
the returns of several districts in Brooklyn,
were received to-day by the official canvass
ers.
A suit for $4,000 damages by the wife John
M adden, killed by the explosion of the steam
boat West6eld, was commenced to-day
against the Staten Island Railroad Company.
U. S. Commissioner White has ordered the
Erie Railway Company to prepare G000 stock
certificates as certificates OF the shares origi-
nally placed in the hands of the receiver and
send them to his (White's) Office before one
O'Clock on the 23d inst, and then to be de-
livered to the attorney of Heath & Raphael.
Two cars with 100 passengers on board
ran off the track on the. Hudson River Rail
I'D at Spayten Duyval Bridge this morning
and stopped within few inches of the bank.
The board of aldermen organized as county
canvassers to-day and proceeded to count the
votes. Several protests were received and
referred to Committees
The health board feel no uneasiness about
the cholera but profess to have some relative
to the small pox, but only eight new cases
have occurred in the whole city since Satur-
day.
new point to-day was brought up in the
Riverside Park case. That all the State laws
allowing commissioners to assess damages
are void under the l4th amendment of the
national constitution, the defendants claiming
that the awards must be made up by jury.
Decision reserved.
The case of Bower vs.. Chase, in which the
former seeks to Dust the latter who is SON.
in-law of Madame Jumet, from the posses
sion of two millions of property, will be tried
!! on the Odd.
Subcommittee from the reform associa-
| tions in Brooklyn are in attendance on the
| official canvass of that city.
General Sherman visited Governors Isl
| and to-day.
Assistant Engineer Miller of the steamship
| Erin, was killed to-day by being accidentally
thrown among the machinery by lurch OF
ship off Sandy Hook. His remains were
brought to this city.
The inquest on the body of Roster recently
| found on the Hudson River Railroad track,
| resulted in a verdict that he came to his
death from pistol shots by some unknown
person. When found he had two bullets in
| his head.
| The directors of the Hannibal & st. Joseph
| Railroad Company have elected Henry N.
Smith President, B. +. Carver Vice Presi-
| dent, and voted to remove the office from
| Boston to this city. Jay Gould was elected
a director to fill vacancy.
| Several sewer and street contractors were
informed by Comptroller Green to-day tina
he would pay them 20 per cent. during the
work and when completed would pay the re.
manning 30 per cent.
Tweed advanced $4,000 to pay the pipe
laborers to-day.
| The republican central committee this
evening adopted a resolution that committee
of q be appointed to decide what legislation
is proper for the republicans of this city to
urge on the State legislature.
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News From Washington.

Washington, II. 1t is unofficialy stated
on good authority that Secretary Boutwell, in
his next annual report will strongly recon-
mend legislation, to provide for the payment
in Europe of the interest on as much of the
new loan as is or may be hereafter placed
abroad. This it is claimed will greatly ex-
tend the European market for United States
securities.
There was a full meeting of the Cabinet
to day.
At the meeting of the Cabinet this after
noon, only the usual routine of business was
considered except that there was some in
terchange of views in regard to electng a
proper person for appointment as counsel for
the United States government before the
Geneva commission in the place of Curtis,
declined.
One Hoover, has been arrested at the
Treasury Department for obtaining money
under false pretences. He represented to
some ladies that he would for pecuniary
consideration obtain them situations in the
department informed others employed there
that charges were preferred against them
but for certain sums of money he would have
the charges withdraw. Several of the ladies
were duped by the swindler.
Estimates of the appropriations for the
several departments have been received a
the treasury and are being put in proper
form for the secretaries nse.
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Teachers. Institute In Lincoln County.

The Teachers Institute which was held in
Jefferson, Lincoln county, during the first FIVE
days of last week, was one of the largest
gatherings of the kind that has ever met under
the new order of things, in this county; and
commensurate with the unusually large at
tendance was the readiness and earnestness
with which the teachers themselves engaged
in the work. This was especially noticed by
the conductors of the Institute. jefferson be-
ing somewhat out of the way of public travel,
either by stage or railroad and lying on the
extreme north of the county, il was thought
by many that an Institute held there would
be but a meagre affair at any rate. But not
outstanding these obstacles, all but four of
the towns in the county were represented, as
were also Woolwich and Washington, in Sag
adahoc and Knox counties; thus developing
an excellent spirit for their work in large
class Of our teachers, who have inscribed upon
their banners Excelsior" and under it are
marching onward and upward in the noble
york of elevating the character of our public
schools, by presenting in their own work
more intelligent and enlightened methods Of
imparting instruction. d. S. GLIDDEN,
County Supervisor.
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Telegraph News i'm General.

Portland, II. Miss Mary 4. Dobbin of
Jonesport jumped overheard from the steam
er Lewiston from Machias for this port Mon
day and was drowned. All attempts to save
her were unavaiing. Insanity was probably
the cause.
Concord, n. H., Il. The second annual
reunion of the New Hampshire Cavalry Asso-
citation, was held here this morning, G. L. Kid
der of Nashua presiding. The board of of
ticers for the ensuing year were chosen with
Il. III. Smith of Peterborough President and
\. Z. kidder of Manchester, Secretary and
Treasurer. After which dinner took place
and speeches were made by various members.
Attendance good. The next meeting will be
held at Nashua, the second Tuesday of Nov.
1872.
Nashville, Tenn, IA. 1t has been snow
ing since three O'Clock this norniug, but
melts.
Philadelphia II. Two unoccuped pas
senger cars of the Pennsylvania railroad
were burned to-day; loss $4,000.
Bangor, Me-, H. The extension from
Foxcroft TO Guilford of the Bangor & Piscata-
quis railroad, was formally opened to-day.
party of some fifty excursionists going up
from this city, and being joined by others
from towns on the line, dinner was had at
Turner's hotel Guilford, supplemented by
speeches and poem, and the party returned
to this city tonight.
Chicago, IA. Governor Fairchild of Wis
consin has authorized the furnishing of 5000
feet of lumber free of expense to every
family who will rebuild on their lot recently
devastated by fire.
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Boston Items.

Boston, II. The Merchant and State
Banks which have settled the controversy
about the 100000 lost through the opera
tons of Mellen Ward & Co., by sharing the
loss to recover the above sum from the
United States as the money was placed in the
sub-treasury without consideration. Each
party pays its own expenses.
John Thornton, charged with the murder
of Jesse Kingman was to-day fully committed
for trial.
Schooner Antelope, before reported ashore
on Brewster Bar, will be total loss with
most of the cargo of corn. She was bound
from New York to Ipswich, Mass.
The American Woman's Suffrage Associa-
ton will hold its third annual meeting in
Philadelphia the 2lst and 22d of November.
Mrs. Tracy Cutler, Col. T. w. Higginson,
Lucy Stone, William Lloyd Garrison and
others will attend it.
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BOSTON
|, BOSTON
NJ EDlCAL
INSTITUTE,
No. 81 Temple Place
BOSTON.
.. B. RUSSELL, Prss't.
". r. WILBUR, sscr.y.
b. GREENE, N. D.,
supt. Physician
Once Hours, . to 2.

The object in establishing this Institution
was to attain the greatest perfection in the
preparation, practice and use Of Vegetable
Remedies, and to secure . permanent place
Ware Families, Invalids, or any person could
OBTAIN the best medical advice, and such rem.
edies as each might require, without the use
Of poisonous drugs.
DIR. Greene has been Physician Of the Insti.
tute since its foundation, now more than
twenty-five years. Few men have had SO
large experience in the treatment Of chronic
diseases. DR.. Greene is in his 6fty-ifth year
and has devoted his life to this branch Of his
profession, and his success, We believe is with.
out parallel.
Among the diseases to which he gives es.
pecial attention may be noticed Cancer, Scrof-
ala, Catarrh, Bronchitis, Consumption, Heart
Disease, Neuralgia, Asthma, Nervousness,
Rheumatism, Paralysis, Spinal Diseases, Dys-
pepsia, Liver Complaint, Female Complaints.
Faint Stomach, Erysipelas, White Swelling,
Salt Rheum, Canker, Deafness, Kidney Dis
eases, Seminal Weakness, 30.
DR.. Greene's Medical Pamphlet, descrip-
ave OF diseases and their proper treatment, viii
- sent free to invalids
Address, r. GREENE, NJ. D.,
81 Temple Place Boston. Mas
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EUROPEAN NEWS.

Constantinople, II. A frman has been is
sued by the Porte directing the minister of
works to inaugurate a comprehensive system
public Improvement in view of the net work
of railways projected by foreign capitalists in
the Ottoman Dominions. The harbors will
be improved, the rivers made navigable, new
roads built, and the old ones repaired, and
every effort be made to establish lines of con-
nection with the new railway from all parts
of the country.
Brussels, IA. The session of the Belgian
Chambers has opened and Prince De Legne
was made President of the Senate.
London, II. The British government has
granted a pension of three hundred pounds
to the children of DR.. Livingston, the African
explorer DR.. Liyington, when last heard
from was slowly making his way TO the
coast.
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Arrest of the Murderers of the Parks
Family.

Louisville, Ky, II. Last night the citi-
zens of Henryville, Indiana near where the
brutal murder of the Parks family occurred
on Saturday night put rope around the neck
of Geo. johnson, negro implicated in the
murder, and telling him that the crime was
traced to him demanded to know his accom-
plices. johnson made a full confession
stating that two negroes named Davis and
Taylor with himself planned the murder, be-
lieving that Mrs. Parks had four or five hun
dred dollars of the church money in the
house. johnson watched outside, Davis
held the light and Taylor committed the
bloody deed. His partners refused to divide
the plumber fairly with him. They only got
one hundred and forty dollars. The where
abouts of his accomplices became known and
party of citizens Immediately effected their
arrest. The police took the three prisoners
through the woods to avoid a mob and jailed
them in Jacksonville to-day.
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The mixture of mud and slosh which has
accumulated on the cross walks for the past
few days, has reminded pedestrians that
these walks should be raised and wdened,
and kept clean during this sort of weather.
The flag stones are now about foot and a
half wide; they should certainly be four feet
wide, and raised three inches above their
present position. person standing on
either side of the street, and looking at the
black sea of mud before him, would hardly
guess where it was intended that he should
flag-stones. Let these be raised and widened,
by all means.
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Corns, Bunions, Ingrowing Nails and their
attendent ills. have been, in years gone by,
and will be in years to come, a source of
much discomfort and unhappiness to those
who are annoyed with them. BY persistent
efforts and and untiring perseverance, DR.. j..
Briggs gave to suffering humanity his rene
dies-Alleviator and Curative. The popular
ity which they have gained, and the entire
satisfaction derived from their use, is well
known and are attested by all classes who
have suffered with Corns, Bunions, Ingrow-
ing Nails, Chilblans, Frosted or Blistered
Feet, &c. Sold by all druggists. fly
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the arteries of the human body. 1t is SO ar
ranged that student can start at the heart,
and with ease trace to the smallest artery in
the body, without having to turn over hun
dreds of pages of text books to find them,
thus being great saving of time and labor;
and not only that, but if he studies the chart
with the help of the book he will have much
better idea of the arteries and their branches
alone.
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Rev. Z. Nj. Cousens OF Hallowell will lee
ture at the Methodist church, Browns Hill,
Cape Elizabeth, on Monday, evening Nov.
10th, upon the subject of Temperance as re-
CARDS the youth. After the lecture he will
organize Cold Water Temple for the little
folks
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News From California.

San Francisco, II. Mr.. Loring who was
murdered with others in the Arizona stage
was popular author and journalist, and was
on his way to the East intending to lecture in
Arizona and expose Collyer's Indian peace
negotiations.
The appellants in the case of Mr.. Fair
have twenty days to file brief. The people
have the same time to respond so that it is
doubtful if the decision is rendered before
the first of January.
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New York Stock Market.

Nc" 1VHh, November, IT.
Mariposa do pid., IL; Canton Co. 70ls; Cum
berlanJ Co. 40 +; Western Union Tel. Co.. 67]t
quicksilver Mining Co., FOX Pacific Mail, Az !;
Boston Water Power, 80 Adams Elk. Co.. !;
Wells, Fargo Co., American Merchandise
U. S. EN-. Co., N. \. Central Il Hudson
River, s!h do. scrip s1's Erie 3Ils do. pfd. IS
Harlem, 100 do. pfd l2U Reading. 100. Mich
Central, l22 /; Lake Shore and Michigan southern
s75s Illinois Central l32 ;Cleveland X Pittsburg
ia Chicago North Western, COS do. pfda0 /;
Chicago x Rock Island, 1928 Mil 4 st. Paul So Il !;
do. pid., ~; Toledo Wabash Il Western, G22s ;
do. pid 80 Pittsburg Il Fort Wayne, 951, Terre
Haute, Is do. ptd 81 Alton, l6l4 do, pfd lis
OHIO q Miss, S94 Boston, Hartford & Eric.
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Charles Wilson, Esq, of IIallowell is driv-
ing the work on his new block on what was
formally the site of the Exchange Hotel, for a
long time an eye-sore to the passers-by. The
lower story is brick, and the two upper sto-
ries are to be built of wood. The third story
will contain splendid hall which will sup
ply want long felt by the citizens. Some
ten hands or more are at work and are "push-
ing things" to get closed in before winter
sets in. 1t will be nice block.
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Supreme Judicial Court. BIckersOn Judge.

Tuesday, Nov. l4th. The Judge charged
the jury and they retired with the papers in
the action Martha Young VS.. Levi Hicks. In
about one hour they came in with a verdict
for the plaintiff, assessing damages at Sl02. -
No 200, George S. Richardson VS.. J. AL
len Jcwett, Libbey for ptf. j. Baker for diff
The ptf while minor bought of the def.
one half interest in a panorama, and paid
5000 toward the purchase. Afterwards he
claimed to rescind the bargain, on the ground
of minority, and sues in an action for money
had and received to recover back his money.
Verdict for ptf. for Sl75.
No. 2l0, Andrew Clark and wife vs.. City
of Augusta T.. w. Whtehouse and Libbey
for PITS, w. z. Whitehouse, City Solicitor,
for diff The PITS while riding in sleigh on
March IL, 1870, on the road from Bolton Hill
to Nassalboro', were thrown out in conse-
quence of the road being encountered with
snow, and the wfe's ankle was sprained and
her leg and body severely bruised. The pits.
bring the suit to recover damages for the in
jury thus received. From the large number
of witnesses called by pits. the trial is likely
to occupy considerable time.
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NEWS BY MAIL.

In the United States circuit court Monday
afternoon, Ellery c. Daniel, the defaulting
cashier of the Webster Bank, was sentenced
to five years Imprisonment in the Dedham
Jail.
The court-martal at Paris is rapidly dis
posing of the cases of the communits prison.
ers OF the accused who have been tried
l0,645 have been discharged, 773 convicted
and sentenced to various degrees Of punish
ment.
There is some excitement in Newark, as
three fires and several false alarms occurred
within twenty four hours. Reilly's morocco
factory burned, loss $1,000; McCabe's ROOT
factory was damaged $4,000, and small
stable was burned, loss $4,000; allincendiary
Elder Lindley of Utah, in sermon a,
Williamsburg on Sunday, made use of the
following words: 1--WE are Gods chosen
people. He is working. few weeks age
Chicago was destroyed. This is but a droI
of water to what will soon happen. Viewers
driven from that State, and God said they
should not live there"
At a meeting of the Directors of the Bos
ton and Maine Railroad, held Monday
Nathaniel G. White, Esq, Of Lawrence, wa
unanimously elected President.
There is not doubt that Tweed's resignation
has been in the possession of Mayor Hall sine.
Thursday last, and yesterday consultations
were held with prominent citizens by tn,
Mayor in an endeavor to urge them to accep
the position.
There are rumors of an alliance between
Tweed and Tammany republican members o
the New Legislature. Controller Green ha
| removed all the Tammany clerks of the diff
ferent markets. He also yesterday paid ovel
one hundred and sixty thousand dollars to the
department of instruction for teachers sala
ries.
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sion, consisting of Hon. Benz Kingsbury, Jr.,
of Portland, Hon. f. r. French of South
Chesterville, and Hon. S. Garnsey of Ban
gor, to consider and report upon an indus
trial school for girls. The Commissioners
are to hold a meeting at the Mayors Office
in Portland on Thursday.
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Frank Partridge, the attentive clerk in
Partridge's drug store, has recently painted
a large sign, which is to be put up out in the
country, directing those in want of drugs,
&C., to the store in Market square. The
lettering is we'll done, clear and regular, and
the sign would not be discreditable, as far as
its execution is concerned, to any store on
Water street.
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Ia about ten days mail agent will be put
on the night express between Boston and
the New York dailies will reach here the NEXT
morning after their publication, instead Of
laying over at Portland. The new postal cars
are working we'll.
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Deputy L. S. Marshal VIM. II. Libby of
this city, arrested James Mccarthy at the
Military Asylum yesterday, for stabbing one
Patrick Doyle. He was taken before James
W. Bradbury, Jr, L. S. Commissioner, ar
raigned and continued to Friday, Eth. VIM.
Z. WhitehOuse, Esq, appeared for prisoner.
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Loss of the Brig Il. c. Sweet of Bath.

Portland, Me-, IA. A despatch from Capt.
Geo. ldleton states that his vessel, brig L.
C. Sweet of Bath, Philadelphia for Portland
was lost about seven miles off Sandy Hook
Friday night, and the captains wife and three
of the crew drowned.
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The ladies room at the depot in this city is
too often frequented by ladies { p who do not
congregate there for the purpose of leaving in
the trains or of meeting friends who they ex-
pect to arrive by the trains. This sort of bag
gage had better be spitched off on to some
other track.
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A Franklin county letter to the Portland
Press gives statement of the fact that farm
ers there are recovering from the panic into
which they were thrown by the drought and
grasshoppers, and have fallen greatly on the
price of produce. Hay is quoted at S25 per
ton; beans, 81. so to $500; butter, % to 35
cents; eggs, 80 cents; potatoes, 40 to 80 cents !;
apples, $500 to $500 per barrel.
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If man wants a bottle of whiskey, let
him buy it and take it home like man, and
not sneak home with bottle of ''Bitters' or
Cordial" and pretend that it is medicine.
II he wants a tonic that is something better
than temporary stimnlant, he should get a
bottle of Peruvian Syrup, Gan iron tonic that
will vtalize the blood, and give durable
strength to the system. d&wlw
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Wadsworth & Smith, merchant tailors, are
turning out large numbers Of nobby suits, this
fall, that fit to perfection. Their cutter, Mr..
James Larkin, is surpassed by none in the
State. They are honorable, accommodating
and courteous to all their customers.
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We understand that Mr.. f. +. Patterson is
to remove from the city, and that his store on
Water street will be occupied by Mr.. j. W.
Gross, dealer in boots and shoes.