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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-11
WIFE BUTCHERY.

Patrick Smith, of 13s Goerck street, arrived at his
home about ten O'Clock Thursday night and after up.
brading his wife deliberately proceeded to dissect
her, making no less than seven incisions In the
body OF the unfortunate woman Luckily, he struck
no vital part. He was taken before Justice Scott,
at Essex Market Police Court, yesterday, and COM,
United TO await the result Of the injuries,
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FOREIGN QUOTATIONS..
At the London Stock Exchange this afternoon
consos were quoted at 92zs 90; American bonds
OF 1867, 921l a s2AS; new fves SO; American Erie
shares, 55a; protected Erie shares, 551S 55ss.
EXCHANGE
was steady at 11oh for short sights and 1O9,s
1905 for sixty-day bills
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The quotations arc based on c0ttOn running IN quality
not more than half grade above or below the grade
quoted.
fLoUR AND Flour, 55s2 bbls wheat,
200 bushels Corn 800 bushels; meal, 800 bbls and
3D bags; oats TO- AIS bushels The flour market fairly
active and decidedly frmer Sales made OF 10 80
bbs which $50 bbls. Southern and $50 bbl
generally at the outside prices of our quotations Corn
sales OF 700 bb Western yellow 50 the dock and
n AZ rs fnr deliYereh. We
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For future delivery Oasis low middng the sales have
been foows-Saes last evening, after three o'clock
May 6O at BIC; June 100 at 2sc $40 at 23 96c, aO at
2sc Ocober 500 at 70 Total 200 bales sales to-day,
6O at 36c June, 100 at lsc., 100 . 76c., sI
2sc 100 at % 96c, 600 at 2Sc, 2O at 3 7l6c 400 at
Ssss sePtsmee,; so6 at Is1e oetoIss 400 at &C. no
changedl7sc. paid exchange loo September for 100
August TOTAL, 900 bales Grand total, II coo bales.
The total receipts at the ports up calves
ton estimated 100 bales New Orleans, gu Mobile ls9;
1895; Baltimore 26 New York. 8; Boston, 76 Total 800
bales this day last week. 252 bales this day last year.
nal as tolows-To Liverpool, by steam, I'D. by sail,
burg. by steam I'd, compressed &c, sail To Bremen,
by steam &c. gold compressed sail, &c. To Baltic
ports by SAIL &c. c gold. To Mediterranean ports, by
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EARLY CLOSING.
There Is proposition to close the Stock Exchange
at four O'Clock during the summer months and at
three O'Clock on Saturdays AS it seems to meet
with very little opposition there is doubt OF its
adoption.
UNITED STATES SECURITIES.
The highest quotations for government coupon
bonds to-day compare with the prices flast Friday
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS,


BouGHToN-THoMpsoN.-In Brooklyn, Thursday,
May ., by the Rev. 7. Dewitt Talmage, DANIEL X.
BouGHroS to Ida THOMPSON.
PERRY-MAyHER-In Bridgeport. Conn.,, on
thursday May 0, by the Rev. Eaton w. Maxcy,
Mrs. HARRIET A. MAYHER. of BROOKLYN, N Y
W0rToN-CARR.-On Wednesday, May s, at the
residence OF the BRIDES father by the Rev. Cyrus D.
Foss, JAMES A. WoTroN Jr, to- MARY ELLA eldest
daughter Of David Carr, Esq.
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CLOSING PR1CBs-5 O'CLOCK P. M.
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

Cotton Market Quiet and Easy; Receipts
mt the Ports, 1,920 Bales-Flour Firmer-
Wheat Excited and Decidedly Higher
Corn Better-POrlk DEMONSTRATIONS I'm
Closed Active and Firmer-Spirits Tur-
pentine Easy-Hay and Straw Higher
Metals Quict-Whislkcy Steady.
FRIDAY, May l0-8P.M.
AsHEs-Receipts since last l06 packages The mar
ket remained without noteworthy change either in
gard TO the demand prices Sales Of pots made at
81 20 s. rs, but pearls nominal.
BUILDING MATKRIAL-The market for brick was rather
In buyers favor owing principally to increased supplies
and only moderate demand. We quote -Cargoes pale,
81 49, Jersey 50 80 80; North River 50 10 Sll Gro
s45 Lime was only moderate demand dealers pur-
chasing sparingy to supply their immediate require
quoted ut 81 90 for Rockand common and so for
lump Clements remained dull at 81 10 for Rosendale
spruce sold at 81 IS
CASDLEs-The market generally remained quiet and
43c 44c Tor patent do DC 2c for stearc, 25c. 26c.
for parafine and lSs4c l9lac. for adamantine.
CoFFEE.-The market shows but little life still holders
firm and demand current prices We hear OF sales of
1890 bags Santos Countess of Kelly private
We quote :-Cargoes Rio ordinary, Ac Hlac. do. fair
1876. lbc. do good 15l4c l6c do prime, l6ac.
Laguayra iSc Nc; st. Domingo, in bond l3c. Java,
&c. a &c, gold, duty paid
CoTToN on spot rather better demand but
somewhat easier prices. The suboined quotations may
be regarded quite nominal and being only OBJ
tanaDe very small parcels well In grade. Average
lines of any considerable magnitude could not command
porters For future delivery the market quiet and
rather In buyers favor The sales foot follows:
DAY Last Ecening. Total
Consumption ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 800 IS 36l
Snarl "A
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The wheat market was excited and decidedly higher
owing to an advance In Liverpool at the receipt which
large portion OF the offerings withdrawn and held
at the advance The sales were about m bushels at
81 rs 81 76 for Chicago spring canal 81 II 81 7SL
for No Milwaukee spring in store 81 80 0 for Western
red winter 81 II 81 70 for white winter including
in store The market closed firm but with few buyers
spot and future The sales aggregate about 10000 bush
els at 76c. a 76,1c. Tc for mixed, closing at
76c q 76isc; Tic tor first half Of June, Toe. for
ali june 7c 7ec for next week; Soc for round yellow
state and Zoe. 76sc for Western yellow oats were
Western aioat, and sc for choice white afoat; sales
about IL 0W bushels, within the range Rye continued
In fair demand and firm at yesterdays improvements
Sales 16 900 bushels Canada to arrive atS IN bond, and
buyers; 81 OF was bid and refused Barley was duh
and nominal at &c 73c for state IVc Toe Tor western
and 81 % 81 10 for Canada =,
FREIGHrs-There has been trihe more inquiry to-day,
particularly for berth for grain for which shade
higher paid Rates on other goods were about
steady There considerable call tor vasea tor Guar
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l2,l5 md 3:l5 p, M.

Ils,S $1,000 US $40, c, '65, n. ll5sS
1884 10000 U s $40, C, ~. .b3 ll5s,
ll3Is 10000 US b's, 81, c.. 80 ma
lI391 2oOOJ do. lll1s
lI1A
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New Orleans soc. a i5c 400. 73c
Sdsss i'
100 tbs at eotc 30 bills at oOc and 81 bbls at 65'4c
have Only 70 note sales OF 90 Sbs Strained at S. 90 de-
and nominal former figures.
oLs-Lnseed continued in air demand from erushers'
hands, and sales made at steady prices Quoted al
sc in asks and Csc in bbls Crude Whale quiet and
SOC Crude sperm moderately sought after,
NAMED steady 81 w. and ns aror a S
Quoted at eoc Tor choice light Crude cottoneed quoted
PErRoLEuM.-on' Change oday the market for refined
showed moderae degree o. animation n, ;, there was
holders, who asmanded Gii former prices, sales
hall month se and ZOOS b raored same
prices: quoted AZ sizc DE Case oil steady
a sSSsc; Naphha was IN moderate demand, but
sS &C. hSd bulk so0 and 81 c sSSpnS
order At the creek The market qps but very
phia market WAS also quiet but prices about steady Re
I %ss s hear q 'DSi Or
ers option last hall Of month at 2c aud in New York
5000 bbls., same delivery and opton at sac 1000 bbs
Sesy S1ySf n s 81 at o @ sS
in bulk, at lsc the market for refined closing decidedly
s e3s nels eu,meats GsI
anything tribe
@ ans psnd i. e2 july IN
ST Srsa Pfe
of hS sT & st s for Ss a Sc
slow at the decline; quoted At a9ac PC for exemss
sH %s1s made ns S ST p1ss s1ss
for s t $40 ss tor prime s h%s n9
5 and and % or s' SiHs at
ss PS.'i Ss's s, '1% "@SSEs
do bellies &C. &C. for box or loose Lard market
for va steady aer o cash
ps,ssi STs1a go Heroes for May a,
PC: CITY lard was in demand but weak. sales 200
RIeE~There has been little more inquiry to-day for
Carolina and the market is steadie foreisn was also
, $ Sas AZ Ss; n ai5%s - Ssfs Do.
at n FAIR o fne and
the market hrm but not quotaby higher Sales
I na'' ss'ns 'as
Sse'sS FOR 4 asa Iss; lsSs %aTd
sac good fair refining sac sac good prime
prme g & g s af &c foGs @ s
hsssn shd sea bsis
ara SSs ! ds ST. SIC do y 70 ,o e H. g se
49, to T. = .s o ao wSe a. rorS Rico ss
70 e nd NS
a9c: Java-Dutch standard, Nos. 10 to T. &c. 91ac.
%SS sT:S sssiS
d. @ s1'i old seed ss
iss ies sz and &c ss
sw 'Tsp do oo Sassi sS 10
Wisconsin, &c. Il lOc; 800 bales Havana Doc 81 10, ana
200 bales Yara on private terms.
TALLow firmer and in good demand Sales 100000
lbs at 9-l6c
Woo1.-The market during the past three days has
shown rie more life still, the whole, trade has been
comparatively light Prices rather easier but do
show decided general changes but in order to move
lines sellers would have make slight concessions
of of 200 lbs Rio Grandc at &c 900 lbs
pullee 75c. Soc 10000 lbs washed Turkey, Zoe; 10000
6oc 300 lbs inferior super 7oc 1900 lbs Donskoi, 4oe
$500 lbs black WOOL Soc; $500 lbs. Georgia, Doc 75c
1000 lbs Montevdeo, SIC 1900 lbs unwashed fleece, 100
oI In
and 40 bales Mestiza, all on private terms.
WHIsKEY.-Recepts, 500 bbls. The market mod
erately active and steady. Sales 10 bbls at Sc.
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Cotton Receipts.


The following the total receipts Of cotton since Sep
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$1,000 n G 6's, spec tax

300 Erie itll III.
GOO Y pac lU's, inc.
1880 B.H Il Erie LIST m.
5JJO Cen Pa RR cd bs.
25U shs West U Tel.
400 do. ............
100 Con Coal Md. b c. b3
100 U 5 EX Co.
100 do. b c
5 Am Mer U EXP. :.
700 Atlantic nj IS Go. :,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-04

A THEE STORY BROWN STONE FR0Er house
n on West IweGty-sixth street, siAh nyenle ny
low reot 1, a dctiran,e tenant al rees HOUSE Herald
Uptown Branch once, 1900 Broadway.
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AsTsOL0tsY.

MADAME ROSA, GREAT NATURAL CLsIRvUYANrs
vi reveals your whole life, from the cradle to tho gav,'
Az Canal street. Fee 81
DRoFEssOR LISTER, AsTROLuGNR, HAS ARRIVED
10 the city from bosson whefe BE- located ~ sass
and eau be coasn tod UPON all al sl "a c al his fcsaene
"a Lexington avenue. between Twny-tl and twenty ss1
streets uHlre honrs from a. NJ. T. u ". For e''"S
ulossc call or send for q circular
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I'm urnisb I'd.

At FORT wAsHIEGTON.--To LET on L'AsE, A
~ Mansion grounds, with Graperos greenhouses,
large barns stables other oubai9ings tie dwelling has
on rs nnor Two communicating drswilg rooms diniug
ROOM tulers pantry, library aid aitu4 room; second
floor bedrooms vita water costs ana baih Third
I'VE be iroDos shout ucres, rart ~
Den ard iriu; hcson Tire bglesi on the island, having
magnificent Views N every reciion.
- PorIER BROTHERS., Noa. mn Warren street,
one ,toar Jom hroaO;eay.
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CTGAM POWER-TO LET, LARGE AND SMALL
- Rooms with without twoolworsers aowedl,
at the ura Machine Carving WORKS. Nos o. e. 81 and 81
Cannon
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SSTEhM Pow ER-To LET, WITH POWER. ONE ROOM
- c0xsD feet with l,eh on al sides desirable for woot
workers. Apply to NICHOLS 4 SMALL, $50 Bank stree
between Washington ana West streets.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-06-08
General Stems.

There have been three hundred and forty
nine new Oranges organized i'll the United
State since the first of JANUARY last.
The officers of the Illinois State Grange
of Patrons of Husbandry were duly installed
ut Sterling, on the first Wednesday in May.
A sturgeon weighing over ninety pounds
was caught in Massawippi Lake by a man
named Beaudette. with an ordinary hook and
line.
Horace Greeley was married in the Episco-
pal church at WaTenton, n. c., in July,
1886, his bride being Miss Mary Cheney of
Litchfield, CT.
South Carolina has twenty-five Subordin-
ate Oranges, but as they expect soon to have
SO or rs they wish to delay opening State
Grange until that time.
An Iowa farmer advertiscs for a runaway
wife, and cafls attention to the ungratefulness
of her desertion after he had wintered her,
Just as the springs work began.
By new discovery steel can be heated
without losing its temper; pity that the proc
ess cannot be applied to human beings in
general. and to ardent politicians in particu-
lar.
The rains of the last two weeks have great
" improved the crops of wheat and other
spring grains at the west, and revived the
hopes of the farmers, who now predict
bountiful year.
There is minister in Minnesota who is
strong in the belief and loud in the announce
Al. A. nil cf tha
present summer. And yet he has planted
100 acres of wheat.
Whitefield has larger lumber revenue
than any other town in New Hampshire
Her annual shipment of twenty-five million
feet includes large quantity Of high priced
pine lumber, long and short.
An inebriated democrat was dining ut n
western hotel, the other day. "Beef pork,
mutton, veal or chicken" said the polite
waiter II don't care II d." was. the re-
ply; "any thing to beat Grant"
A Boston lady seeing among the religious
notices that certain clergyman would
preach 'D "" said at once that she would
90 and hear him, presuming, us she did, that
the subject of the discourse was dolly Var
den."
Another of Gen. Washington's servants
has come to light. His name, this time, is
Morris Jasper ofFairfax county, Va, and he
was 66 years old when the general died 1t
is confidently asserted that this is positively
the last"
That fabulous monster the sea serpent, was
seen last week by the captain and crew OF II
Texas bark, and according to their testimony
was 100 feet long, and with the exception of
three or four fins resembled the serpent OF
terra firma.
The Louisville Courier-Journal expresses
itself as desperately willing to receive AT
once the mites of all those wishing to sub
scribe to fund buying up and makinga bon
fire of everything in the state of Kentucky
that is called dolly Warden"
The campaign having fairly opened, ardent
politicians are beginning to take votes or
cars and steamboats,, which result in IA large
majority for Greeley, or Grant, according to
the proclivities of the papers in which the
returns are published.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-06-08
agricultural Stems.


England this season.
The canker worms are beginning to swarm
on the trees near Boston.
The prospect of good apple crop in the
valley of the Hudson is very encouraging.
our Dumb Anin,als says balky horse can
be started every time by dashing water in his
face.
MERGED county, Cal, will try cotton thor
oughly, this year, having planted about 1000
acres.
There were 1882 tubs, equal to 74,464 lbs.
of butter, shipped from st. Adams Tuesday
May 2sth.
Alden p. Wood, of Bridgewater, made
from 300 trees in Is days, 1900 lbs. of sugar
and syrup.
Erastus Tabor, of Swanton, has a heifer
only IA months old that gave birth recently
to II very fine calf.
Take care to avoid the mistake of going
into the culture of any fruit or garden vege-
table too largely at first.
There are but three farms in Massachu-
sets having 1000 acres of land-one in Bris-
tol, one in Dukes and one in Norfolk county.
The birds, like apple blossoms and dande-
lions, are unusually numerous this year. and
came early, without regard to the cold sea-
son.
1t is stated that As per cent of the gross
products of California are from agricultural
sources, while but l6 per cent is from gold or
other metals.
Judge Abbott of Barnet has shorn from his
flock of Cotswolds-2l ewes and bucks
225 lbs of wool, averaging 90 lbs. He has 10
large lambs from the ewes.
A. S. Fuller, the great horticultural. says
he has brought down his list of potatoes to
three enthusiastically Rose for early, and
Peerless and Peach Blow for late.
Bella Hastings recently sold cow pur-
chased of Calvin Bigelow of Lyndon Center
to Bartlett, Lewis Il Co., which dressed SOC
lbs, and had 50 lbs. of rough tallow.
The Oxford Democrat says that over two
hundred acres within four or five miles Of
South Paris, Me-, will be devoted to sweet
corn this season, to supply the corn factory
The crop reports from Southern Europe
are very encouraging. In Spain fruits and
corn are rapidly approaching maturity, and
in France the agricultural promise is magnif;
icent
p. Bushnell, of Waitstfed, has White
Chester pig that when 1t was four weeks old
weighed 10 lbs, when eight weeks and two
days it weighed 46 lbs, II gain of 80 lbs. in
80 days, or Ito lbs. per day.
In spite of the general absence of rain,
grass is coming forward grandly all through
the middle states and Ohio, and if june
proves IL propitious month, the yield of thai
great staple will be abundant.
North Hero farmers are going into the
bean and onion business quite extensively
this season. Nearly 1000 acres have beer
planted with beans, and several farmers
have from half an acre to two acres of on
ions.
The Coos Republican is informed tina
Mcssrs. Kidder & Edison have decided t.
erect II starch factory during the presen
summer, and are contracting with farmers
for the next cron of nOtatOes ot az cents no
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NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY DECEMBER ls72-TRPLE SHEET


They would have 10 be well paid. II would require
q large amount OF money. That was the trouble
the last time ! was in Cuba. We did not nave
money enough, put OF course ttbe General
smiled,
HONEY Is NOTHING TO THE HERALD.
OFFICER-0h, mol
The GENERAIr-rhe best way would be 20 send q
large body OF men; 5000 would be q good number.
tel you, the HERALD ought to DO 1t. would
land with tnis army on the north side OF the
island, force my way to the insurgents, supply
them with arms, and-would you believe IL FIN
thirty days our force would number 90, 600 al the
that and march westward to the Central Depart
ment. The people are fairly dying for want OF
food. Thousands would Join us every day, and
within six weeks, sir, we could drive the enemy
behind his intrcnchments
OFFICER-What would be the cost OF this exped
tion2
The GENERAI-Not very much when you consider
the resources OF the HERALD. Five thousand men--
that's $75o,o00. Then ri1e and ammunition I;
that's $50 for each man, and clothing about forty
dollars; that would amount TO $500, ,O00 Then
there IL q steamer to be chartered. Oh, the ex-
pense won't be much more than 1000, 600.
THAT'S NOTHING FOR THE HERALD,
I'm sure. We'd want besides about eight hnn-
dred stand OF arms and equipage for 1000 horses
Then there would be the artillery.
OFFIcER-And do you think that such force
could crush the SpaniardsY
The GENERAL-Why, II. Is easy az rolling Oh a
log. In sixty days you would not see Spaniard
outside the Entertainments. The HERALD could
ss1naner Cuba lust o. well as not. ten you the
OrrIcER-And in case OF your death, General9
The GENERAL--YOn mean the expense Of my fune.
ralf Well, guess I'd pay Tor that
:. OFFIcER-Whither shall we remove your b0dy-tC
New York;
The GENERAL-wen, II my bones should be the
cause OF quarrel between the United States and
SPAN should be glad OF having died.
The New York herald., 1872-12-06
THE JERSEY RAILROAD WAR.
Mr.. WlliamsOn Opens the Tom Scott
Battcries-The Attorney General to
Reply To-Day.

Mr.. Whliamson Opens the Tom Scott
Battcrics-Thc Attorney General 10
Reply To-Day.
The argument IN the great railroad Injunction
suit continued yesterday before the Vice Chan
cellor at Trenton. Immediately after the opening
of the Court Mr.. Z. T. Green proceeded to read the
balance OF the dispositions OF witnesses examined
on behalf Of compainants. lie was followed
by ex-Chancellor Williamson, who opened
the argument on behalf OF complainants
lie made most exhaustive and elabo.
rate argument and had not concluded
when the hour Of adjournment arrived. The prin-
cpal points on which ne dwelt were the power and
construction OF the eighth section, and the fraud
which, he alleged was pYactised by the defend
ants IN procuring the passage OF the bill by the
Legislature authorizing the building and construc-
tion OF the National Railroad from Philadelphia to
New York. lie was particularly severe on Hamil.
Railway and devoted great part OF
his argument In condemnng his actions
In reference to the policy he pursued,
undeveloped and 1t Is very likely that he will take
at least two hours OF this forenoon to finish The
ex-Chancellor will be followed by Attorney Gene.
raj Gilchrist on behalf OF the defendants.
On a proposition made by Senator Stockton that
when Mr. Wiamson's address be concluded to-
day that the Court adjourn to next Wednesday
morning considerable discussion took place, The
Vice-Chancellor ntimatcd that he was anxious
that the case should be proceeded with without any
Interruption, and he was satisfied to adopt the
usual course OF adlOurnng over Saturday. Mr..
stockton stated as his reason for asking for such
adjournment that he had to attend to official
duties in Washington, but he was satisfied to give
way If the counsel on the other side made any OBJ
lection. No understa ndng was arrived at between
counsel In reference to the question, and the mat
ter was laid over for further consideration until
to-day The court room Is filed every day by
parties who seem to be deeply interested 10 the
proceedings
The New York herald., 1872-12-06
THE BANK CLERKS.
Fourth Anniversary Of the Bank Clerks
Mutual Renefil Association.

Mutual Benefit Association.
Association Hall, corner Twenty-thrd street and
Fourth avenue, was well filed last night on the
occasion OF the fourth anniversary OF the Bank
Clerks Mutual Benefit Association. There was
very large attendance OF ladles-the wives, sisters
and sweethearts OF the cierks-and the audience
was highly respectable one An excellent band,
under the direction OF MIR. f. J. Eben, OF the Sew
enty.frst Regiment Band played some choice
pieces preliminary to the commencement OF the
exercises.
chair was taken by J. D. Vermilye, President OF
the Merchants National Bank. The Chairman in
the course OF an address reviewed the position
which bank clerks occupy, and urged upon them
1athfulness and Integrity in the discharge OF their
oncrous duties. The annual report, read by Mr..
Parsons, shows avery gratifying financial status
for the society," the last year having been more
prosperous than any preceding one. Rev. Charles
Hall, OF Brooklyn, and Mr.. Robert Anderson also
terminated.