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New-York tribune., 1874-10-12
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Boston. II & Ere
SATURDAY, Oct. 10-P. VI.

The general trade of the city has given no indlca-
ton of Improvement during the week closing to-
day but on the contrary, in consequence OF recent
failures and fearSof other suspensions yet to come
business has been more unsettled and less promising
than during last week. The latest failure which
has been made public Is that of the wellkno firm
of L. Roberts & Co., commission merchants in grain
and flour. 1t is to be hoped that fears of further
financial disaster among the mercantile COM
| munity may prove to be only fears. Inc
| apprehensiOns of further disaster have for their
basis the fact of the heavy decline In the value OF
nearly OF quite all kinds of merchandise, coupled
with the other fact that of the immense amount OF
extended paper put out at the breaking out of the
panic a considerable proportion is about falling
due. United States bonds have been reasonably
active without material change in prices. In those
ISSUES which show any change from last Saturday 8
quotations there is an improvement of to percent
State bonds have been quiet, with the exception
| of Tennessees which have shown some activity at
| decliuing quotations. Railway bonds nave been
reasonably active at good prices as rule The gold
| market has been devoid of interest during the
| greater part of the week. Gold loans have COM
manded small consideration for carrying and for
use and on Friday borrowers paid as high l-8f per
dem other rates having been 8, T. 81 2. l, and Hat
A dispassionate review of the course of the stock
market for the week is of the slight fabric
upon which operators had been building for the
| past month: and it should teach the lesson that
cheap aud abundant money, when caused by general
depression iu mercantile circles aud unwilling
ness OF capital to engage in Legitimate enterprises is
not of itself sound basis for advance in secur-
ties, excepting those of undoubted dividend pay
| ing ability. The general stock market opened on
Monday at about the closing prices of the previous
week. and declined with the declining day. to open
on Tuesday with q panicy feeling. which con-
tiuued for the greater part Of the day.
but was checked and the market was rallied toward
the close by purchases on the part Of those who
had the courage to sell the market the week before
when it was strong and advancing. Wednesday
witnessed still further recovery; but 1t was at-
tended by feverisb aud unsettled feeling that in
New-York tribune., 1874-10-12

To-day the stock market has been generally dull
and devoid of interest, the business having been
upon a comparatively small scale with unusually
slight variations in prices, except for Erie and Pan
anna The opening prices for the general market
were nearly per cent below the closing quotations
of last nj ght, and the feeling for the moment
decidedly unsettled; but a free buying for the
short account impaired steadiness, and finally
rally took place which carried prices up to
those of last night After another decline
the market experienced still another rally
at the close, which had the appearance
of desire ON the part of the small bears TO close
their contracts with the close of the week, The
transactions of the day amounted to The purchase
and sale Of about 10000 shares. the leading stocks
having been Lake Shore, of which about 1900
shares were sold; Union Pacific, 1880; Western
Union, 25,7OO; Erie. 2i6OO Pacific Mail, 1900;
Northwest r. 400; Wabash, 1Ol00 st. Paul. $500;
Ohios 4SOO; Rock Island, 2,3O0. and Central and
Hudson 200. Compared with last nights prices,
Lake Shore, North West Ohio and Mississippi
Pacific Mail, st. Paul, and Union Pacific
each advanced per cent ; Rock Island, Wabash
and Western Union Telegraph, each t. Hannibal
and st. joseph, d; and Panama. It. Central and
Hudson declined c. c. and |. c. and Quicksilver,
I; Delaware Lackawanna and Western, ]; Harlem,
/; Atlantic and Pacific Preferred, !; and Erie, ll.
The market closed firm. The opening, highest. low
est and closing prices TOR active stocks sold to-day
fo1I
New-York tribune., 1874-10-12
TIE GOSSIP IN LITERATURE.
,,ocn,cv Avn uoNARcHY IN FRANCE.

DEMOCRACY AND MONARCHh IN fn"'~
NEW BRIGHTON, Oct. 10.--Nearly TWO year.
80 pro, f,bar,as Randall Adams OF the university vi
N,oh,san gave course Of University lectures on 'ne
,,t,cs q, rrance since the Great Revouton' As no'
s.,don b.nnens with scholars, the studies whch these
necessary have led him to more elaborate
"a .,,nroa work in the shape OF volume presently
=, =. nuh,,shed by Holt Il Co.. and entitled democracy
80 snsonsrchy in France from the Inception OF the
Creat Revolution TO the Overthrow OF the Second
E,,n,reY The ten vouminous chapters begin
after the introduction-with 1.-THE Philosophers
of the Revolution end with the fall Of the Empire
of the Third Napoleon-a period full Of spirit ana
action that II is wonder IL fascinates the nistorea
writer In his Introductory chapter Prof Adams con-
trass the educational history Of Germany with that OF
France to the sad OF the latter and notes
ms the factors of the political problem he Is about TO dis
cuss thirty per cent OF all the male inhabitants OF
France unable to read universal suffrage so firmly es
rablished that its expediency longer practical
ouest,on: revolutionary spirit that is permanently
content with nothing. The destruction of this revo-
lutionary spirit he declares in his preface
h the great present need of France and If that destruc
ton be impossible "he need next in Importance Is the
establishment OF such Government as will make the
revolutionary spirit poweress" 1t is quite possible he
says that the of MacMahon will result In the ac-
cession OF the Prince Impeal but that the nation ne
adds would be content accept permanently OF any
thing better than some form of Napoleonism, bad as
every form OF 1t is to be growing more and more
improbabe" AT er what of narration and rea-
sonipg the Professor arrives at these conclusions far
more competent pen than will shortly tell you for
the book will soon lie at the disposition Of the critics.
n. NJ. II.
New-York tribune., 1874-10-12

The financial advices from London reported con-
soils frmer United States bonds steady, and Ere
weak. on the contents of the report of the expert
accountants. On the Stock Exchange, loans were
quoted at II per cent The foreign exchange market
was dull but sales could be effected mt 4.sid4eit
and 4s7!Q4S72. All the sales Of gold were at llo
and 1lOa, the market being devoid Of the slightest
interest On gold loans the rates were HAT,
and g l. and II per cent raid for use OF
coin to deliver The highest price OF the
week twas 1lO!. and the lowest, lO9. Ihe
Assistant Treasurer paid out $4,000 in coin interest
on the public debt and $4,000 in redemption OF called
fve-twenties. making the respective weekly totals
Sl62OOO and $4,000 The import entries oi
foreign dry goods at the port of New-fork for the
week ending tonight were S2Ol9.Si' 1.-THE amount
thrown upon the market footing up S2,lS9'9to) and
of general merchandise, S4459Si2. making total IN
gold coin valuation of S6.4791S9 The export clear
ances of domestic produce from the port OF New
York for the week ending Friday, October o.
amounted in currency valuation to S6'Sd,@ls lhe
specie movement is given elsewhere. The days busi-
ness at the Gold Exchange Bank was rs follows
Gold cleared. S27, 1901 900; gold balances, Sl0i9tD ;
currencv balances 8, ,9S9 561.
New-York tribune., 1874-10-12
HORSE and CARRIAGE MARK Ell
NEw.YoRK. Saturday, Oct. 10, 1874.

NEw-YoRK Saturday, Oct. TO- 1874
There has been no animation in the local
horse market any time during the week ending under
this date This certainly due a great extent to
the rainy and changeabe weather, which always proves
disastrous business in the market; but besides
this there prevail afeelng among dealers that
this Fall season will not prove more lucrative at
the end than did last years. with the panic to account
for IT, compared with former years. As usual when
trade dull the bulk Of transactions Is done under the
of the auctoneer. The number OF horses sent
disposed OF through these agencies has OF late been
steadily Increasing The prospect OF buying cheap
racted larger atcndances than usual and with
far competition satisfactory prices were realized ln
Bulls Head market the arrivals OF work horses from
tho West and Canada have about kept pace with the
regular local demand. The latter class and prime truck
horses there accumulation. have pretty well
maintained their values as given In our last review.
Finer carriage and pleasure horses have thus far been
nomnay held at strong figures and dealers III that class
OF stock are Iue, reluctant To name prices
realized and are much given TO exagserate IL stating
them at ALL some inquiry however, enables us TO state
large concessions have been made to
with cash hand, and IL would be difficult therefore to
give correct approximation OF values. Business to-day
quiet the weather sufficiently inclem dur
ing greater part to dampeu the spirits buyers
SALES OF THOROUGHBRED AND TROTTING STOCK.
Colossus. very fine syear old filly was sold during
the Waterloo by Mr.. Lowell TO Archy Fisher for
sl5Oo Horense imported by E. C. Patterson for cross
The dun.colored geding Coburne the property Of Mr.
Shannon Of Brantford was purchased by Mr. White OF
Watertown, n. Y, for 81 500 Mr. Scrbner OF Cleveland
Ohio, has bought from b. F. Ackers the trotng geldng
Dstan Of Fayette County. KY. has bought from A.
COOns county. the +year old black Alley West
with record of 229t for 5000 Mr. H. d. Trisby sold
the Syesr OLD gray sedng 3D. Des Taylor at Lexington.
Messrs Barker Son report their SALE held to-day at
their City Auction Mart and NewYork Tattersalls, as
New-York tribune., 1874-10-12

STATE LINE
To GLASGOW. BELFAST LIVERPOOL; LoNDoNDERRr. &c
or NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. w EDNbSpA' Oct IL
STA1; OP .,......... .WEDN EsDAi. Oct. -.
sTAFE OF PFLORIDA"..........ME MEDNhsDAf Nov. 4
...W
STATE OF PRSNSYLyANIA....w .wEDNESD Nov Is
From Pier 30. North River a.
AUSTIN BALDWIN Il Co, Agents
~ Broadway. New.Yofk.
sTEERIGB As Low As BY ANY OTHER LINK.
Onice No. 45 Broadway.
New-York tribune., 1874-10-12

The mOuey market has been quiet and easy, and
call loans were done at q aud per cent prime mer
camille paper selling at 6S7. The Treasury received
$2aS.OOO iu National Bank notes for redemption
to-day. The National Bank note circulation now
outstanding amounts to &sSl Sl.HS.ooo Of when
S2ilOOOO are gold notes. Bonds held to secure this
amount to esss $4,000. aud to public deposits
3ls5O0oo. The customs receipts for the first three
days Of October were sl:loo0Oo. The bank exhibit
reflected slight increassin loans but decrease N
all the other items, The LEGAL tsudsrs and spscss
New-York tribune., 1874-10-12
Deniisirp.

IN OOn PEOPLE have had teeth ex-
s)U.VVO hseed under fresh without pain or In
i,, Al 80 each additional Our metallic ensmeled
s are highest and Prices Of oil operations very
T.m DR.. WAIT SON.
New-York tribune., 1874-10-12

WHITE STAR LINE.
goR QUEENSTOWN AND LIVERPOOL
CARRYING TIM
UNITED STATES MAIL.
uEw AND FuLI-POwERKb SrEAASuiPA -
a.inss nom SATURDAYS ou Liverpool - THURS
DAYS "a linz at Cert Hsrto' each
BALTIC kArURDAi. October IL. at lOOV Ia
ADRIArIC. SATURDAY Oct "a a. 800 m
tELTIC. SATURDAY. Oct ~. at lO;OO "a
OCEANIC. SATURDAY. November 4 at 500 pm
REPUBLIC. SATURDAY. November IL at 500 e. u
trsu the White Docs Pier 52 North hver.
ifor all eissss4l uariyas esubass
SAFETY. SPEED AND COMFORT.
ealocas state u,isnp
usn where sss motion felt Surgeons sai Hs~des aeempAs'
steansn-
KATks-ssosn $50 rsis. Return rete.s $40 ao Eeersss
p,es rse vsAiss for fssis tas Oh Csaasff
sbssis prepaid certificates at los raea
Passengers hooked iron OF Ansrss Psns htmhug
Nsrvsy Bwsdss. India Australia China Ss
pnts hom 81 spwsr.
pusa Of osas ssI ether sppy q ,hs csssy'
s1see Ia ~ bsvadusg. hsv. Isfk J. COBIl1 Anat
New-York tribune., 1874-10-12
Neu pnblifatlons.

A NEW WORK.-THE MOTHERS HYGI-
N ENC HANDBOOK By X. T. TRAIL. D. lnpor ant 10
Pnce 81 Fine Edition 81 20 Sent PREPAID hrst posi-
rrly.te f4lca wOr
New-York tribune., 1874-10-12

The city trade In during the past week was
not SO remuneratve to manufacturers and dealers as
we would like to report III in fact there very little
doing In any class OF vehicles. The stock hand is
large and in excess OF tho demand cou-
sdered the best time during the Fall season, theres
little hope for Improvement left Work at most OF the
carriaRe factories Is at present confined orders
mainly Prices for tue fue grades OF work have been
more steady but for work they decidedly
weak ...o
EsJorts Of Carrsd0" | Exports 9 Cdrrt1ss Mdsrials
Cl.vov easss wagons $246 Antwerp, care whes S65
R,i,.b ss, indies 200 Liverpool. pseksges i73
Iupo~t of Carrtagea Bht Austrais. l3i pkgs 3 U75
- 691 British West Indies. boIes
Exports Carrta0s Matsrsaa brar 2S pairs shee 1e5
Hamburg. o cases spotes... Sl6o
New-York tribune., 1874-10-12

The Treasury balances at the close of business to-
day were: Currency, sA,746,4s2; special deposits
legal tenders for the redemption of certificates OF
deposit $57,525Ooo Coin, SSo,6s5.924 including
coin certificates. S26,9l4,oO0; outstanding legal
tenders, SSs2, 100000
We annex closing nominal quotations Of foreign
New-York tribune., 1874-10-12
Ocean Steamers


4 MEXICAN LINE.
n THB AMERICAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY
OF PHIL ADELPHIA.
Weekly Mail Steamship between PHLADELPHIA and
LIVERPOOL calling at QUEENSTOWN sailing every THURSDAY
from philadelphia and sailing WEDNESDAY from Liverpool
The following Steamers sppopel to sail from Philadelphia;
'kBNIbWOkTH....... ............''O october 10
sABBOTsFORD. .oetoocf
A.
PRICES OF PASSAGE IN CUkRENC1:
Cabin $40 to 800. according to accommodations ,
et.srse aud intermediate Tickets and from all points AZ the
lowest rstea . . ,.u.
steamers marked with Star do not intermediate.
accommodations classes unsurpassed Ample al
provided Surgeon and stewadess
These steamers supplied with Rats In addition the usual
Life. Boats and hfe.Preservera :,
Tiees anJ through Bills OF LAng ssned between
popts
For passage rates freight and other nfomston sppv to
GEO. W. COTTON, Agent AZ Broal-st, NJ T.,
JOHN MCDONALD, Passenger Agent
S-Bat,ery Place, HewYork
PETER WRIGHT L. SONS, General Agents.
307 Halnutst Philadelphia
Richardson, Spence Co.. Liverpool.
NIL Cnmnins Bros, Qaeenstown.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-14
Mark Twain interviewed,

The following is the result of news
paper reporters interview with Mark
TWAIN
@. How old are you?
A. Nineteen in June.
@. Indeed would have taken you to
be thirty-fve or six. Where were YOU
born
A. In Missouri
@. When did you begin to write?
a. In 1886.
@. Why, how could that be if you are
only nineteen now?
somehow.
@. 1t does indeed. Who do you consider
the most remarkable man you ever met
A. Aaron Burr
q. But you never could have met Aaron
Burr If you are only nineteen years
A. Now, If YOU know more about me
than do, what do you ask me for?
q. Well, it was only suggestion, moth
ing more. How did you happen to meet
Burr ?
A, Well, | happened to be at his funeral
one day, and he asked me to make less noise
and
@. But, good heavens If you were at
his funeral he must have been dead and
If he was dead how could he care whether
you made noise or not?
A. don't know. He was always n par
ticular kind of man that way
@. Still, don't understand 1t at all. You
say he spoke to you and that he was dead
A. didn't say lie was dead.
@. But wasn't he dead T?
A. Well, some said he was, some said he
wasn't.
X. What did you think?
A. 0, it was none of my business! 1t
wasn't any of my funeral
Q. Did you. However, we can never
get this matter straight. Let me ask about
something else. What was the date of
your birthp
A. Monday, October 81, 1903.
Q. What! Impossible! That would
make you 1870 years old. How do you ac-
count for that?
A. don't account for it at ALL
Q. But you said at first you were only
nineteen, and now you make yourself out
to be 1870. 1t is an awful discrepancy.
A. Why, have you noticed that2 (Shak-
ing hands, Many time it has seemed to
me like a discrepancy, but somehow l
couldn't make up my mind. How quick
] you notice:a thing.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-14
TyphOOn at CHM.

Late advices from Macao and Hong
Kong report that the damage by the ty-
phoon and tidal wave as more than con-
frming previous reports. 1t is estimated
that total of 1900 lives were lost. At
Macao the typhoon was of the terrible
charactes. The tidal wave broke on the
shore with awful violence, sweeping every
thing before it. When the tempest was at
its height fires broke out in six different
places, malciously caused by pirates for
spoils. The church Of st. Antonio and
large number of houses in the neghbor-
hood were burned down. Many people
lost everything and were rendered home
less Macao was laid in ruins, and the
misery thus entaied upon hundreds of Its
residents is fearful, while the loss of life is
enormous. 1t is computed that over 10, 900
lives were lost in Macao alone. Four days
after the aff1uvia arising from thousands of
decomposing bodies was so great that the
soldiers revolted and refused to bury any
more bodies. The governor fearing the
plague would follow if the bodies were not
disposed of, ordered them burned. Four
thousand bodies were cremated, the troops
first covering the corpses with tar and then
setting the heaps on fire. The loss of lives
around and in the vicinity of Hong Kong
will exceed 1000.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-14
Ex-GOv. SMITHS Testimony.

One of the most interesting points in the
hi. tory of the Central Vermont railroad
troubles was reached, Thursday at Mont
pelier, when ex-Gov. Smith was called up
IN to testify before the legislative commit
tee, who are giving hearings to representa-.
tivcs of the bond-holders on a petition to
have the road put into their hands. The
bondholders recently held a meeting at
Boston and provided for a committee to
bring as strong an influence to bear upon
Inc legislature as possible, and strong eff
forts have been put forth to reach this set
Element of the matter, though disinterested
persons have seen but slight probability
that the Dor dholders would accomplish
heir purpose. Gov. Smith testified for
three hours. He gave full history of the
litigation, and explained the equipment
loan, the relative position of all the
trust securities and the history of the nego-
rations with the Vermont and Canada.
fIe claimed that the charter of 1872 gave
the power of relief from the anomalous
position of the receivers in court, and that
the charter put no one in place to harm the
securities. He put the blame of the failure
in the negotiation on the Vermont and
Canada, and stated that it is the aim of the
Central Vermont company TO pay its press
ing debts, then adjust the securities in
order, all of which is being hindered by the
obstinacy of Brooks friends. The cross
examination was begun by Mr.. Willard,
and postponement then taken til Friday.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-14
The Importance OF "A single Vote

One vote in the city of New York re-
turned republican member of the Assem-
bly,, which made majority in the legisla-
ture of that state for Thomas Jefferson,
and gave him the vote of New York, with
out which he could not have been elected
The whole policy of the United States dur
ing tue Jefferson and Madison aiminislra-
tons, period of sixteen years, hung OH
that vo,e. One vote elected Marcus Nor
ton governor of Massachusetts,, in an ag-
gregate popular vote of nearly 100000.
One vote elected William Allen, in the
Chillicothe district, to Congress in the year
1884, AID one vote subsequently, made him
United States senator for six years after
ward. The following case of the kind Is
still more remarkable In 1880, Dan Stone
of Cincinnati was q candidate for the state
legislature. Walking up Main street on
the morning of the election, he overlook
an acquaintance going to the polls.
who intended to vote the opposition
ticket. Stone solicited his vote. "We are
old friends" said he, sand / know you will
show friend that mark of kindness. "
Party spirit was then comparatively quiet.
The voter replied: swell, Dan, you are
pretty clever fellow. don't care if do"
That vote elected Stone, and gave a major
ity of one in the Legislature which made
Thomas Ewing United States senator Mr..
Ewing's vote on the question of confirming
the appointment of Martin Van Buren, as
minister plenipotentiary to Great Britain
enabled the ce-president to give the cast
ing voting against it, and made Mr.. Van
Buren, first vice president and then presi-
dent, and determined the general political
policy of the country for four years. OH
cdg0 Inter- Ocean.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-14
rhe Cornwall Election Case.

The committee on elections have nearly
completed their labors On the Cornwall con-
tested election ease. The report will soon
be made out and referred to the house for
Its action. The persons whose right to
vote was questioned being more than
dozen, the report cannot be very short.
One of the questions for decision is the fol-
lowing Is certificate of naturalization
valid and final? II is claimed by one Of
the parties that naturalization certificates
can be set aside If obtained by fraud. On
this point there is not precedent found In
the journals of the house, and no Vermont
decisions in relation to it, and the proba-
billty is that no similar election case oc-
Cured in Vermont. Therefore the forth
coming report will establish precedent in
this particular, and define definitely the
opinion of the committee on this and other
questions.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-14
The civil flights lBill.

Several gentlemen who have recently had
extended conferences with the President,
says Washington dispatch, represent the
latter as being very positive in his convic-
tons about the civil rights bill. Some go
so far as to say that from these converse
tions they are convinced that If Congress
shall pass the original Sumner bill it would
not receive the Presidents approval. The
President is known to be specially opposed
to the school provisions Of the civil rights
bill, and if this provision iseliminated there
is no great doubt that he would sign bill
which should give the colored people bet
ter opportunities for protecting their rights
under the fourteenth amendment.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-14
Out OF the Woods into Trouble

Jones and his Dulciana passed through
Burlington Wednesday afternoon he did
not drive a roundabout, but directly
through the city. AS he passed n. Aliens
store, on College street, he espied the Van
Ness House, and as this was one of the
principal landmarks or 'spotted trees" on
his journey, he made straight for it through
city park. The fence viewers had taken
down the fences year or mole ago, and
there was nothing to prevent this course
The French carriers, through Whose lines
he charged shouted for him to come back,
but on he drove, through the ems, and
passed the fountain without difficulty.
When fairly out of the woods. however,
the disaster came in all its magnitude. In
driving down the steep embankment, into
st. Paul street, he became spilled out over
the dash board, and stood on his ear but
Dulciana bravely chung to the wagon. The
horse halted, aud as Jones righted himself
from his lofty tumhling, he said: 'It they
intend this patch for COW pasture, why
don't they keep the fences up? Somebody
will get into trouble yet" And they drove
on. This should be warning to those
who are not acquainted in town to "go
slow. "-Burlington Free Press.