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The New York herald., 1874-11-23

rennessees and North Carolinas all make better
showing than heretofore. and even poor South
Carollnas are commanding more than usual atten-
ton.
THE STOCK MARKET.
In the early part OF the week prices OF stocks
were strong and higher, the market being
led by such securities as Northwestern
common, st. Paul, Ohio and Mississippi Union
Pacific and Wabash. Later, however, a de-
cline ranging from TO 2x per cent
followed aud was felt by nearly everything on the
list without recovery. Lake Shore was prominent
on account OF the large daily transactions made
In the shares and other evidences OF sharp
speculation. A notable event OF the week was the
decision by the United States Supreme Court con-
frming the validity OF the transfer OF the Pacific
Railroad OF Missouri to the company by the State
OF Missouri, which had a marked effect in ad-
vancing the stock Sk per cent, and on the stock
OF Atlantic and Pacific preferred, now the lessee OF
the Pacific Prices at the close were barely steady.
The following shows
The New York herald., 1874-11-23
rs he A M0NOMANIAC7
A Bold Effort to Return TO Specie Pays
ments.


An alarm OF nre was sounded at fifteen minutes
past I've last evening In Jersey City. In the neigh
borhood OF the boiler explosion on saturday. A
crowd soon collected around the building, No. 35I
Brunswick street, between First and second
streets, In the upper noor OF which resided man
giving his name as Michael A. Norton. He refused
mt 1rst to open his door. but was soon compelled
to give admission to the neighbors, who rushed In,
The alarm proved TO be false one. The DANES
issuing from tue chimney came from smelttna
furnace which Norton had improyised Tor the
manufacture OF fifty cent COINS. Three dies
well executed. were found IN the room,
and these the police took into their posses.
sion. Norton was conveyed to the ponce station
where ne underwent a preliminary examination.
lie AT hrst ueclined 10 give any information until
brought before the lolice Justice. After having
been informed that III Was optional with him
wnetner he answered the questions put 10 nim of
nor, he SAID he mad nothing to conceal. He
then Launched out luto a dissertation on the
necessity oil speedy return 10 specie pay.
ments aud SAID that ne was only
pioneer IN the great work OF bringing PACK
the country 10 prosperity now that the rernolcan
party, whom ne styled the money -1rapoers.
mad been overthrown he insisted that horace
Greeley was his prototype IN the business, ana
that IL was by suCD means tue great Cnappayuf
| farmer amassed all the wealth ne possessed Nor.
ton was in lerrupted IN MS ravings anu consigned
to cell till this morning, wnen nc VIII be callo0
| I'M Tor ex xamlnAtlon-
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THE BOSTON NAVY YARD FRAUDS.

Alleged Cheating Of the Government TO
the Amount OF $25O,OOO-Omcers and
Contractors in Collusion.
BOSTON, Nov. q, 1874.
Added to the late political corruption associated
with the management OF the Navy Yard at this
station, a Iull account OF which has already ap.
peared in the HERALD, there now come some ne "
and startling developments Of alleged fraud and
cheating, which, 1t is alleged, mplcate some high
officials OF hitherto good standing in the Navy De-
partment and In The community. The Charles
town Advertiser In Its Issue OF to-day
notes as facts many rumors winch have
been prevalent in Boston for the past two or
three days. 1t appears that while there Is no call
whatever for the immense quantities OF material
that is being piled up az the Navy Yard ana espe-
cially ship timber, still these supplies continue to
be received, unti. the entire appropriations have
been eXoended, and not a cent has been lett for
labor The receipt OF ship timber, that covers
nen large dnrn~ the hast snm
mer, exceeding that OF any period during the war
even, and rumors have been constantly anoat
that somebody was making large sums OF money
in these timber transactions.
AN INVESTIGATION IN PROGRESS.
During the past week these rumOrS have been
repeated ana greatly accelerated oy an investiga-
ton that has been going on at the Ordnance De-
partment unaer Captain Brown and by the sus-
pension Oi Charles nj. SpOoner, Storekeeper Of the
Cons ruction Department. Just what charges are
pre- erred is not known, but IT is reported about
the yard that Mr.. Thomas smith, assistant store
keeper under Spooner. and who died this week,
the cnie, party to great fraud in ships knees
wuich, It is alleged, reflects upon Isaiah Hanscom
Chief OF the Bureau OF Construction aud Repairs
The report Is that Smith, who, as government
officer, was not allowed TO make contracts, pur-
chased a large amount OF ships knees AZ very
low figure, and then made contract in q third
party's name to sell them to the government at
twice their value. The party OF whom smith
bought, discovering the price which Smith, or his
alias, was TO receive, got offended and informed
against him. and hence the investlgatlon which IS
now going on. Smith oeing confined to MS home
by sickness lett ms business IN the hands OF his
SUPERIOR Mr.. Spooner, and hence again wnen the
investigation was commenced ms iact was as
covered and Mr.. Spooner suspended. When the
Court went 10 the residence OF Mr.. Smith to ex-
anime him they found that he had
DIED AN HOUR BEFORE THEIR ARRIVAL.
1t Is stated that this reported fraud amounts all
the way from $4,000 10 $250,O00, but OF this
nothing Is definitely known to outsiders. 1t Is
only known fact that the investigation IS
going on-that Mr.. Spooner has been suspended
ana that Mr.. Smitn Is dead.
Mr.. Hanscom Is said to be implicated by the
fact that, II the government contracted TO pay
double price Tor ship timber the bureau OF which
he Is at the head must have known all about IL.
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Strty Days. Three Days.
Prime bankers, ster.
GOLD.

the advance In gold from 11oX to 111,I was
another noteworthy incident OF the week. The
movement appears to be based entirely on the
condition OF our relations with foreign markets,
which, as observed elsewhere, has been subject
to the influences OF the Bank OF England the rise
in exchange and the shipments that have been
made in consequence. 1t is said that considerable
god has been bought In expectation CT o fur tncr
advance we hear OF no clques or pools made to
promote the price artl1cially. On loans the rates
Tor carrying were variable, ranging from / to 8
per cent. Gold was also borrowed nat.
FLUCTUATIONS IN THE GOLD MARKET FOR THE
The New York herald., 1874-11-23
CONFIRMATION IN ST. NICHOLAS CHURCH
PAoSAIO.

An edlyng spectacle was witnessed in the
church OF St. Nicholas Passac, n. j.. OF which
Father Schneider Is pastor. The sacrament OF
confirmation was administered by the Right Rev.
Bishop Corrlgan to l52 children. The Bishop
delivered a brief exhortation to the children on
the importance OF the sacrament they were to re-
ceive. The progress OF Catholicity IN rassalc has
been most remarkable. There are now in the
schools conducted by the Sisters OF charity 200
pupils, Just the whole number OF Catholics IN the
parish wncn tne church was built SIX years ago.
The pastor was warmly congratulated by the
Bishop on the great NUTS OF his missionary zeal,
a well as that Of the good Sisters Of Charity.
The New York herald., 1874-11-23
A MANIAC'S VAGARIES.
He Imagines Himself n Herald Corre-
spOndent.
Boston, Nov. q. 1874.

BOSTON, Nov. q. 1874.
letter from st. John N. b., states that
on Friday man named John Mckinley entered
the Police Court, saying he was NEW YORK
HERALD reporter, and was elected soon after Tor
talking 10 the prisoners. A few minutes later Mr..
McDonough entered and laid information against
the same person for snatcning his watch, worth
500, the night before. He was arrested and
locked up. Before going to the Court he had gone
to the Mayor and introduced himself as Mayor
Cobo, OF Boston, and reported that he had been
tailor. Mckinley was thought to be crazy. lie Is
q native OF 81. John, and some time ago studied
for molly orders. TINS he gave up ior the more
lucrative employment OF trading In horsenesn,
and lived in Cambridgeport, Mass, for long
time.
The New York herald., 1874-11-23
THE COURTS.
FIFTY-sEvESTH STREET PoL1os COURT.

Robbed ON the Highway.
Before Judge Murray.
On Saturday morning about two O'Clock, as
Robert J. Menair, OF No. 51l Eleventh avenue, was
on his way home. he was attacked by three men
In West Fiity-third street ana had bis GOLD watch
and chain, valued at $685. stolen from him. one
OF the thieves put his arm round Mr. Mena'r's
neck ana then pulled him backwa toward q
amppost, against which he held him powerless
either to move or TO speak. The others then
robbed him, besides severely beating him. While
endenvoring to make their escape one Of them
was arrested aud gave his name as Joseph Craig.
He held for trial, in default OF $1,000 BAIL The
stolen property has not been recovered.
The New York herald., 1874-11-23
ARREST OF PUGILISTS.

1t was reported uptown yesterday morning that
prize fpnt had taken place shortly after dawn
In the vicinity OF Astoria, L. H. and that the prin
cinala In the conteat we're two men. named Thomas
The New York herald., 1874-11-23

misesssd ;Is above bales arrive u
follows Yesterday alter two r M.-December: 200
bales at 4 5-l6c 100 at 45c January 400 at $lsc
Ne Nsss & & sSs Is S ss
sa,. Z Dsss%ss risrS.2S saSs !, ;. 5sn
March Is 25s2c. Is l3-l6c; Aprii, ID saac. May.
ID Is &c. ID 7.loc: June i6stc 70 ll-iSc Market
At lsss. so AL H$2e 800 at l51Se;; March 200 st
AZ Is =. Apri o5 at Is s s = Way s a.
Grand total s2,i0o bales The averages OF yester.
Ssy syysms sE~A'f ssssFs' ss1s ss" % ya sna
islsc Nay, i &c.. June iss7so fiss esll-SSys%.
Second 90 At e saSsasPy S aPT 50 e ro'a a. lS SSls; 4
l6c Total 800 bales Noie-ihe receipts at Port ROYAL,
tor the last two weeks were ATT bales Of these 400
23T bales TO be added this week Galveston, 4 bales
charleston, 26lo; Wilmington. 4o4; Norfolk, 3,2,e;
2o5i his day last week 7o6 THIS day last 1880
Rates tor cotton reights closed foows:-Io Havre,
by steam, &c. by sail &c. To Hamburg by steam, Ac.;
Compressed. TO Liverpool, by steam I'd d 7.lSd by
sail, 5-l6i
FLOUR AND GRAN-Receipts-Flour, 7lSi bbls wheat
257 i5 bushels; corn l0s 400 90 meal 800 bbls
the ending this datetlour. 73U2l bb.s wheat
2,3S bushels corn f55iI3 do meal. 100 bbls.
and 0O bugs oats lS 1877 bushels; barley. 260406 do
rye, izle. DO; The flour marker was not essentially
changed in value and the demand was only moderate.
Sales l30U bbs including all kinds, at our quotations
Corn was quiet, but hrm Sales $50 bbls figures
The New York herald., 1874-11-23

Devine ana Jonn Callaghan OF this city, while Gil
alders aqd abetters OF the encounter were from
tne uptown districts. Tne police oil the Twenty.
third precinct heard the rumor and watched for
Tue return TO the city OF the men OF whom 1t
spoke. Iney were successful in meeting some OF
the sports VINO were coming from the entertain.
ment and arrested twelve OF ihem
The New York herald., 1874-11-23
THE BALL SEASON.
CONTINUED FROM EIGHTH PAaE.l

such as The Charity, Circle de LHarmonie, Lie
6erkrans, Orphan. Twenty-second regiment, 10
fant Asylum, Hoboken Turtle club, Heavy weights,
New YORK Masquerade Tne Eks, Manhattan
Turtle Club, French Cooks Sparkling Cotere, Gale
donians. Societe Alsacienne Lorraine and Lyric
Association whereat they have passed pleasant
ayeninp In other years.
The New York herald., 1874-11-23
COURT OF APPEALS CALENDAR.

ALBANY. N. Y, Nov. 81, 1874.
The Court OF Appeals amended day calendar for
Monday, November %. is as iollows:-Nos. l9, 72,
66l5, SO, 40, SO, o. and 90.
The New York herald., 1874-11-23

CLOSING PRICEs-THREE O'CLOCK P. M SATURDAY.
Pacific Mail, AK o 47X; Western Union
Telegraph, 7sA 79N; Quicksilver, 32A ss; do.
preferred, 3o1s 40; Adams Express, 1loh q
HE; American Express, 84H a 65; United States
Express. "a e4a1; Wells Fargo Express, s0A 81;
chicago and Alton, 10l 102; PIttsburg, sSA q
SSa<; Chicago and Northwestern, AK 4lk
do. preferred, 59K 59H; Chicago and Rock Is.
land, 991l 99A; Milwaukee and ST. Paul. 36k q
36sS; do. preferred. 55I 564 O.. G. and l. O. eK
a 9H; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 1O9,s
o 1925; Erie, 2S5s 2S1a; Hannibal and ST. Joseph,
25s %; do. preferred, 331s 34h; Lake Shore,
SOH S0A; New York and Harlem, 1907 13l /;
New York Central ana Hudson River, 10lx q
1913; New Jersey Central. 107 a 107A; Ohio and
Mississippi, 3lA 80; Panama, Hay l15k !;
Toledo and Wabash, 3o,4 soh; Union Pacific.
35,s 355s.
Among the incidents OF the week in connection
with the subject OF railroads 1t may be stated that
the Solicitor OF the Treasury is understood to
have called on the Union Pacific Company for Ave
per cent OF the net earnings OF the road from No.
vemoer, 1862 to October 81, 1874, making q total
OF $1,O4O,0O0, to be paid within sixty days. The
demand IL resisted By the company. The Port
Royal Railroad, OF South Carolina has recently
established steamship communication with Balti-
more. or late many large steamships call at Port
Royal for bituminous coal, which Is brought there
from the Tennessee line and put on board vessels
at 81 65 per ton, or about the same price as In
poltn,Orp
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IMPORTS OF DRY GOODS.

IMPORTS OF DRY GOODS.
The following shows the imports OF foreign dry
goods at New YORK for the past week and since
the beginning of the year,:
Entered @ Cd at port sl,aseOe sl,a2sl22 s1,2s7,i4
Thrown on mkt l,27o4el 9e7,o76 1880, las
Since Jan. l. 1912. 1873. 1874.
Thrown on mkt l25. 5.733,S02 Ito, ,233t52 1922 Sl3
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
These were In good request by home investors,
and the prices were generally firm and higher than
last week. Owing to this fact, and the cable facili-
ties Ior quickly making transactions, foreign bank
ers were large sellers on European account-a
somewhat novel phase OF this market. Our bonds
abroad have been steady, nve-twenttes OF 1866
ruling at 1861; do, OF 1861, at lO9e; United
states dves. ten-fortes at lo4k; new hves, 103%.
The following were the last prices limited states
SKIES, 1881, registered, 1lSG a 1lsX; do. do,
coupon, lleI 1l9M; do. 1ve-twentles, 1862,
registered, 1925 1l2&; do. do, do, coupon,
l12's ll2I; do do 1864, registered 1135s a
tl4A; 40. oo., do, coupon, 114s 1l4,s; do. do,
1865, registered, 1liI q 115k; do. do, do,
coupon, ll3h 1l5s4; do. do, do, new, regis
tered lis liS4; do. do, do, coupon, llsx
aliSI; DO, do, 1867, registered 1IsA llsI; do.
do, do, coupon llo li9.4; do. do, 1868, regis.
tered 1lsss a l10; DO. do. do coupon, ll9 q
1l9ls; do. ten-iortes registered, 112X 1l2<
do. do, coupon, 1iaA ia; do. nves new,
registered, 112H a 1i29; do. do, do, coupon,
1l2a ll211; Pacific, SKIES, 1isx.
RAILROAD AND SOUTHERN BONDS.
In both OF these departments an active business
was done ut improved prices. This is especially
rue OF the Southern State bonds, which, since the
change IN political parties, promise to become
once more desirable for investment. vir0tniaa
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PRINTING CLOTHS MARKET.

Providence. r. L, Nov. H. 1874
The sale Of printing cloths during the week foot up
64x64 goods and Hsc. tor 56x6Us The market closed
steady at these quotations
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Futures" at o reduc-
We quoie:-
u standard OF classinca-

-Foliowing quotations based standard Of Gas
sifcaiion in force september 1874 and upland cot
ton in store: running IN quality NOT more than hall
lsc: good ordinary, l4Sc strict good ordinary l4tsc
low middling, IKE; middlng. i5sc. good middling
The New York herald., 1874-11-23
SHIPMENTS

The shipment OF United States note and frac-
tional currency Tor the week ending November 21
were $2 sos, ,o5 The receipts OF fractional currency
were $56o,0Oo. Treasurer Spinner holds as secu-
rity ior national bank circulation at this date
$3s5,a47,75o, and Tor public deposits s1e4s7, 200.
National bank notes received for redemption
during the week, s2,424,31o. National. bank notes
outstanding at this date, $357, 1881, ,6o3.
SPECIE SHIPMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
Gold coin. 81, 434, 801
Gold bars. 1888
Silver bars. 15792I
Tai aI aoo a.
The New York herald., 1874-11-23
FINANCIAL.


A s NATTER OF GAIN AND SAFETY.
PUTS" "CALLS" OR DOUBLE PRIVILEGE"
contracts used In specUatons by the largest
operators, and very large often realized from
M odcrate investments.
THEY COST FROM $50 TO $780,
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OPENING, HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES SATURDAY
The following table shows the opening, highest
The New York herald., 1874-11-23

ing was q tribe In buyers favor.
tion OF l-32c. q Lice. closed dull.
Quotations based on American
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THE Y0RKYFhhE G. ENQUIRE

stand as the law of the State; for although
the act of 18th March, 1874, section 2, enacts
that all acts or parts ofacts inconsistent with
this act for the purpose of this act, are hereby
repealed" yet as both the amendments of 1873
and 1874 have special reference to article II,
section II of the State Constitution, and to
none other, while chapter X, section l, has ref.
erence to article w, sections l9, 20, 2l and
25 of said constitution, and was passed in
furtherance of the provisions therein contain
ed, with regard to the election of local or cor
porate officers, these amendments cannot by
any implication be extended to the provisions
of chapter x, which, therefore, cannot be said
to be "inconsistent" with the amendatory act
of 1874.
If my views be correct, we will be subjected
to double election this year, to the great det-
riment of the people; and even if my sugges.
tions and views be susceptible of doubt, and
all the elections take place in November,
there will still arise amongst the officers elect
ed feeling of insecurity with regard to their
tenure of Office, which might easi y have been
avoided by thu exercise of a little more breadth
of detail amongst our law makers. H. NJ. Il.
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fiuantial artb Gommertial.
[Yorkyille quotations repored by james Il. Fayssoux

IYorkvilIe quotations reported by James II. Fayssoux]
YORKVILI4E, June l7.-CoTToN.-The mar
ket has been dull during the past week with but
small sales, at a decline of one-half cent per
pound. We quote extremes at 81 to l53 cents.
Flour, S4.75 to $500 per sack of 100 lbs; Meal,
Sll5 to Sl2O; Corn $llO to $l.l5 Oats, Is cents
Peas, $l.l5.
CHARLOTTE, June l5.-CoTToN.-Sales for
week about one hundred bales. Market dull and
lower Low Middlng, l64 to l6l.
NEW YORK, June 15-COtton quiet at lS3.
Futures closed steady. Sales 1880 bales as fol
lows: June, l7s to il BIG; July, II 9-32 to Il
SIG August, IL 2l-32 to II ll-l6: September, II
to II GIG; October, III to l? 9S2 November, l7d
December, liz.
Comparative Cotton Statement.
NEW YORK, June l2.-The following is the
comparative cotton statement for the week end
ing to-day: 1874: 1919
Receipts at all ports for the week. ...l246 l9057
Receipts for the year to date, 3443 O5
Exports for the week l5 "a l3O
Total Exports to ,7Sl, l62 2,3.S, 3o3
Stock at all United States ports. 500 2554 49S
Stock at interior towns..........".4S,S14 5l ,20o
Stock at Liverpool ..95S 600 S!S oOs
American afloat for Great Britan"l2 900 2ll 600
Financial.
NEW YORK, June S.-Gold l0A to II.
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TWO ELECTIONS THIS FALL!
WILL1sToN, S. c., June


10 the Editor of The Ne,us and Courier:
In the course of my examination Of the Re-
vised Statutes Of the State, l have been struck
with an incongruty in our election law which
fear, will entail for this year at least, serious
trouble and expense to the people.
By Section II, Article II, of the Constitu'
ton, the first election for senators and repre-
sentatives is directed to be held on the 18th
18th and 18th days of April, of that year
(186S,) and the election on the third Wednes'
day in October, 1870, "and forever thereafter
on the same day in every second year"
BY the amendment to this article and sec
ton, approved January 29, 1873, the words
are altered to read as follows: "And forever
thereafter on the first Tuesday following the
first Monday in November in every second
year"
Chapter VIII, section of Revised Statutes,
provides THAT the general elections in this
State shall be held, pursuant to the consttu-
ton thereof, on the third Wednesday ofOcto.
ber, 1870, and forever thereafter on the same
day in every second year." This was also
amended by an act passed at the last session
of the Legislature, approved March l9, 1874
to the following effect: "The next general
election in this State shall be held, pursuant
to the provisions of amendment to Article II
section II of the Constitution of the State Of
South Carolina, on the first Tuesday following
the first Monday in November, 1874, and for:
ever thereafter on the first Tuesday following
the first Monday in November in every sec
ond year."
On turning to page 3S of Revised Statutes
Chapter X, section /, under the caption o.
The Election of County Officers" we fine
as follows: "There shall be a general election
for the election ofthe following county officers
to wit: Judge of probate, county commission
ers, and school commissioners held in each
county, on the third Wednesday of October
A. D. 1870, and on the same day in every
second year thereafter, and for the election o
sheriff." &c.
This section has not been amended by any
subsequent act, and must, I apprehend, still
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r. G.. DUNLAP, AGENT.

I'm these piping hot days there is nothing, SO
L comfortable as good Lounge. 1t can be had
Of r. G. DUNLAP, Agent
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YORK MARBLE YARD.
Monuments, Tablets, TombstOnes, Mantels,
&C., on Hand or Made to Order at
Short Notice.

T WOULD respectfully inform the public that
! am prepared to furnish anything in the marble
line, from plain slab to costly monument ex-
ecuted in the best style of the art, with the very
best materials, and at prices as low as the same
class ofwork can be furnished anywhere in the
United States. Orders from distance promptly
filled, and the same attention given to work or
dered by mail as if the parties were present in
person. From this date work will be delivered at
any point on the Kings Mountain railroad, or at
any tla.e between Rock Hill and Winnsboro. on
the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta railroad,
FREE OF CHARGE for transportation. Thank
full for the patronage heretofore bestowed upon
my establishment, my determination is to merit
a continuance of the same.
F. HAPPERFIELD.
january 1y