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The New York herald., 1876-09-06
1878

The marked feature in this years immigration was
the increased number Of Russians arriving many as
$40 seeking permanent home in this country. The
number of Germans arrived this year l7,6o2,
and the number from Great Britain and Ireland,
$685.
The following table will show tho number OF aliens
mr. ved at Castla Garden each xenr sinca 1861
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The following table shows tho nationality of tho
whole number OF aliens who arrived during the years
1874 aud 1875 and will, at glance, show the actual
decrease from each country
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A QUO WARRANTO CASE.

and, waving examination, wero held in default o
81, 900 bail each.
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.

ENGAGED
SHrLLAK-BELKFIELp- JACOB SHlLLAk to LIMA Bal
YIELD, both OF this city. No cards
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MARRIED

MAcx-HAL-On the 10Th OF June, by the Rev.
Highland II. Garnet A. J. MACK 10 LucIE A. HALL
both OF Baltimore, Nd
MARpAGA-JAooB in Washington, September J, BY
the Rev Father wcln, EDMOND MARDAGA, OF New
York. to Mss HEsRiErrE daughter OF Eugene jacob
OF W Washington.
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DOMESTIC MARKETS.

GALVESTON July 2S. 1915
Cotton nominal: no demand middhng. ne low mid
ding. ii good ordipar. ba Net receipts bales.
tNpo,ts cuastwisc i.JsI stock 2.'7i weekly-Sst re-
ccpts. 43S truss. AL Expors-Io Great Britain 60
coastwise. J3i. sales $685.
sAv.SsAH. July -. 1875
Cotton quiet. mlIlng in3.c low mindin D,sc; good
ordinary, -Ssc Net I5 bales. Sales ~ stock
ll7- Wee~ly-Nct receipts. iou, gross, o7s. Expots
coastwiss. 1911 sa.es 49,.
MOBILE July %, 1875.
Cotton unchanged: middIing. iUssc. IO4c low mid
ding ysec. ct.c guoi ordinary ossc. cttc Net
oepis 81 bales sales $50 stock. s5ol. Weckiy-Net
receipts $40. Exports coastwsc. 1903. sales i.OU.
CHsRfEsroS. July %. 1874
Cotton quiet; mIddlng. lie low niaaing zoe IO'.c
ordinary. ulsc. Net receipts 100 bsles sales
stock zUo5 WeekyNet receipts o77 Exports coastwise
ezo sales. 2lO.
NHw ORLEANS, July 2s 1876.
Cotton strong; mdding I4e. log middinr lOtsc I;
good ordinary. D.c receipts. 90 bales. gross
Expcrls-To treat Britain. 10. aswisc. A. sars 7su
stock, JOcS5. Weeky--Net receipts, I,7lt: gross
22So ExportsTo ~ Britain, y7j; the Con- iuc NJ
7oo; coaxtwise. 2.OJG sales. = lJo
ToLKpo, July ~ 1870
Flour quiet Wheat steady In good demand, No. white
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REAL ESTATE.

Tho sales of real estate under foreclosure, at thu
Exchange saesroom, No. Ill broadway, yesterday,
were follows-
f. A. Lawrence & Co. sold tho sixteen lots each
25xl00 the south side of 10Th street. 1l3 feet east
OF First avenue; also eight lots each 25xl0O on the
west side OF avenue A. block front between 106th
aud 10Th streets; also water lots Harlem River,
opposite above, for ST. 900 tho mortgages amount
ing to $l1 300 and the ground rent since May l. 1874
to A. Mastcrson.
James NJ Miller sold four lots each 25x99 H. on the
north side OF West l.3d street, 375 feet west OF tho
boulevard ST. Nicholas. for So 900, to william 7. Horn
f. II Ludlow Co sold the lot, 2Gxl00, on tho cast
side OF Cor,landt avenue, "a feet north Of Mlltos
street, Morris mia, rwen,ythi ward OF New York,
for So 200, TO Isaac y. French.
57h St. SIS; 200 q. Q Of lith av. 5o.4xio2.o,l: W.
57th St. IS. same property; Gerson Boshm and
cid st. n III 81 IT, e. Of Concord .v aisass "0~
S23d wHrd) O. Decker and husband TO T. V. J.
West Farms road q Kiaesbrdee Of ioxiia5 siii 80
wareD. II X Drisco and husband to n Kane. 4Ood
tinn to NJ IIsr, ;........................ 2o5od
same ...;;:.....::;.......:;:. 2o,soo
Gr.n. avi : 'sxl5o esd ward) r.. Logan and -
27SI iS1 q 9. OF 4sh av. iasxssi.a;; j. D.
Meet to W. r. hughes. Nom.
W Bartlett reiercs 10 D. H. Kendall 1900
trslersc to N. = conklin i.oo
g., W. corner Cypress Sd ward w. l.. Liy-
ingston (reieEeeJ to H. Il. Embrss ........,.. $1,000
Chatham square. Nos 2ot and 2o6. 20 years; ".
Levy to Congregation Of sons Of Israel. ..... eco
N. W. corner lst av. ana 77h At years. H. Hecker-
don TO ~ Broscnsr. eOo
o iSSi s. between e,h and iosh as. syo.r: 1900
Bornhari. Elizabeth. to d. q. II. Degerick, D. OF
Noripk ~ - wears. zoo
Conkin, Mary y. and husband, to :. NJ Purdy. Cres.
cent Av Gath ward :3ycsrs.................., ll0
Farrell, John and wife. Sim Farrell (exccutor),
W corner Of 9TH aud 55th 81 8 yea.-,.... AIT
f"t william j.. tcx~cutorl. and others Manhat-
tan Lille Insurance Company, w, corner
Broadwsy and Houston st.; year.....,........ 1900
Souid. Marion j. and Others to VI. q. 1ully, n o Of
corner OF Madison 18Th .............. 3.UO
G,orSe. fredersck Hcoi. to Charles q. Thurnsuer,
s Of i4h ~. ofDh sv. .,,........ 10000
higgins. Jeremiah and wife, to simon Jordan SIS
of l@2i 81 Of "a av.: 10 years ..., 1900
Howard Ann r. - }. u. Wright texecutor), n. .. Of
Clinton place, ". OF broadway. 3 0,OOp
Hart, Mitchell. to Hannah H. Finn, .. a. OF 54th st..
W OF Ist nv. tnstalmsnt 500
same TO same. = VI oath ST.. W. of LIST Av; install.
meni s.%0c
Kendall Daniel H.. to New York Life Insurance
Company. I. n or 18th ST. G. of 4th ay. year. 5000
Levy. Maurice. t. Congregation OF Sons Of Israel.
Nos 2Da and 2Uj Chatham square: years. 20Q
Nckeon, ry and husband. to Maris Brush aud
others sexeentorsl, n. s. Of Lexington sv.. n. OF
5eth ST. 10000
Ramsey. khoda. to Globe Fire Insurance Company.
OF 10th Vt. Of 9Th ............ l5O0
ReuOud. David r.. and wife. to X A. Boyd n. Of
Z}th 81
We'll, Jonas aud wife aud Others. TO L. Mccormick,
Ms Of 3sh ST.. OF I'd av; years %ooo
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NEW YORK CATTLE MARKETS.

B.kvks-Tnere change in the condition of trade
's' qTs s
RANGED from ssac lose, strong. per head. weights
shipped alive England AZ sixtieth street
sales as follows: illinois steer. At ue 9.e per h.
weight g. cwi., sean 4s Illinois 9Jsc per iD
IA 9 Illinois steers at s,c. lc per ID weight Is
sw sold s ps & .sf d rs Ohio Sss
shpped TO L9siand a, ioc per ID weight 9 cwt seigel
nos ea'e At o,4e per ~ weigh. cwt; 80 Illinois steers
few Cherokee % cows IN q, sc Ue s,ss's WIN
strong Held sale 80 Cherokee steers g. Kahn sod
Weigh. Gs Kss,asHy steer. '' a, y 5 psr "S h. B.,
weight ies oa Ke9,n ~ i'ssr. a q peT le ~ Tess ~
70, With s on per head. weight cwi, strong; Tor q.
t. Nsntasss steer. o'.c per ' IT, ssisht g. ..
cwt Tor Brown ~ mixed tennessee steers and
samuels sold irscn. Meyers Co ,! Illinois steers at
per ~ weight q. c~l Illinois steers At e4c. per 10.
WY, wh 81 per he.d Teish' c cw w % iao. steer a.
D. m wcish' CIV. ~ ", '.oid enmd. sod lor sadder Co
nos ot. per weight est is Illinois steers
At ioae per 10 weight eS ~ liias's steers At loAs
Meyer e - ~ ~ ir oos Ss' Steers "sa al e pst % % 3
u s.e PER IT, g. e~t i illinois steer. al i'"s' oeps1
~ wslghi , eT s sos ne s,eer, @ q, os per weight
head wysht ewt strong so Illinois steers a, 10 per
sou grass Clio steers al 0,sc per H. weight cw,
Tor J. Holmes, . oso s'eefrs a, b,.c eAe per 10.
A. Gillespie ~ Illinois loe per TO-. weigh, IA
sjs ewt, strong or Rice Illinois bus At alac per h.
gross weight i.26p lbs pr head
>fAAr LAMBs.- lrade slow but arm. .heep sold at
fs,c a7sc per d. lambs at SIC per ~. C.
sod 20 kentucky sheep. weight U,po 49sc H.
lE kenlneky lanbs wegat 800 lbs, at o5sc. per 10.
iiupe Elliot, ;.i ,; -, cas.la lambs wese, $3.50 ~,
". Elliott sold "a Ohio sheep weight 600 lbs. ,1c
lu kcntncky sheep weight 30 los. be- per 10.
80 kentuc.y sheep. weight SO lbs at 5lsc To- iGl
KentncKy lambs weight l.70 lbs. at 7sc. per b. ,5
tanada lambs weigat - ~ lbs, 1l,c. per To-
kasc Pldcock sold -J Ohio sheep weight NJ lbs
per head AZ &C. H.. 4oy Mayl,d lamns weight G.1
Ds per mead nt % per o ol jersey lambs weight % lbs
per mead. at sjzc per 10.
Mil,n cows-irade small at $50 se5 per head calves
included
NEALs AND CALyKssmooh quality veals In fair dem aud
al - - :, per bead ordinary quality calves slow o sale
III last quo ,tinns
Ioss. -Ihele u live ho.s on sale.
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ssp!snSer. 81 osl do Soc; No. red winter new
low do, 4oslc August 4s,sc september, a.c no grad.
ss]sc; August siiSc. kecsp.s-ioo eS. Hour 1000
bushels wheat, 81 900 do corn shipments'p Dds nouf'
CHicAco July % 1870
Fonr dull Wheat strong and Sc. higher: no chieacs
ssptember: 10 chicago spring, .se 49, rejected
e2c Corn in active demand and higher Mo- al 4ss.
Oats steady dm No. q 2olae 29ssc sepsem-
Ps s & ~sT ne.a at and de higher SIS
spot Sis % sls d7l sepe~ser Lasa ACTIVE s,, and
Bulk easier; shoulders ,c. a5sc short rib sides
olse a n-sc; short clear sides ezge whiskey steady
lsoo9 s",sss sor0 ldoooo so; oats. $50 5000 ae e.
Gs xSss 40 Ss o ss ssrn d.
Sg re .S, se At The al.srnoon call o' the Soa car
unchanged.
Flour weak. but generally unchanged sales 1900 tbs
Wheat steady sales of3OUo bills No. Milwsukes club At
81 II, lots le higher lots OF extra white
Michigan 81 IL Corn steady bushels grade
Mn cca s M sa at oo nssanss msa s"inAssS ss
ssssap'.Mwhsa, s 1%po easheis; lumber as.NI sss
feet
BUFFALO. July -. 1875.
Lake receips-Fiour. 20, bbs wheat 81 OJl bushels;
corn. 2o,5oi do, Railroad receipts Flour. 42oo bills
Ss 9S 600 ss . d si sss soo
Wheat 7s 900 bushels 25oo do oat; 60 900 DO;
ss.sa %' s"0' 800 rs H;sse s.
shpmsrs-Floar, 42os bes wheat - o 10 bushels. corn
higher shipments. Wheat, asac earn. .e; oats
wb, msw ,o sv %
hner; sales of 10 Kansas to arrive private terms;
WESTERN Oy x and Il a do h s
oa ys & se m ssy hsax sSss,sd sss
Ii,2c. Highwnes uominally vi i2lsc 81 isc.. city
mad
Spirits of turp 'nne steady a 2s Stained osin steady
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PRINTING CLOTHS MARKET.
COTTON RECEIPTS.

Providence. II. T.. July 29. 1875
Printing cloths market dull and weak and without
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Crosse divlsion to 102 and Southern Pacific Missouri
bonds TO 64 Central Pacific gold bonds opened weak.
but aiterward recovered and sold up 10 10sa1 The
other issues steady.
Bonds were firm Il the late afternoon dealings ex-
cept for Chicago and Northwestern consolidated
coupon gold bonds, which of 94Is but alter
ward recovered TO 9fA Milwaukee and ST. Paul LA
Crosse divison sold at 1o2, New Jersey Central
sodated hrss at 9est, do convertible at 92: Ceve-
land and Toledo new, at 1O5 and Cleveland and
PIttsburg consolidated sinking funds nj los.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Government bonds closed steady at the following
quotations: United States currency sixes l25,s a
1885, do do, 1851, registered, 1l9H 1l9a do do,
do, coupon 1908 1903; do do, 1866, registered,
ll5z 116; do. do, do, coupon, 1l5al 116; do.
do, do, new, registered, l17x 1l77S do do, do,
coupon ll7s 1l77s; do do, 1867 registered, ll9's
1919; do do, do, coupon, ll9ss ll9Sl; do. do,
1865 registered, 1915 l22; do. do do, coupon,
1919. l22; do tcn-for.,cs, registered 1lsIz al1sI
do. coupon, lls4 llo4; do. fves, 1881. regis
tered. III NIX; do do, do. coupon, lls5s
IlsH
THE UNITED STATES TREASURY.
The Assistant Treasurer paid to-day 1924 900 gold
account OF interest," and Sl4 900 in redemption OF
fvc-twenty bonds
Tho sub-Treasury released to-day $2s, 600 silver
coin
Revenue receipts $S33, 900; customs receipts to-day,
sl00 600; bank notes received for redemption today
sl,50O. 900.
FOREIGN MARKET
The London adv!ces report an advance in consols
United States bonds and the Erie stocks 1858 how
ever reacted the close TO lO9is; flGC0 bullion
went into the Bank of England on balance to-day The
OF discount in the open market Tor three months
bills was - per cent or e a per cent below the
bank The kilograms about silver ccntrndic
tory the public dispatches reporting the price ut
81 I'd and the private sdvices OF the bankers at 90 i'd
Sid, with dull and heavy market Some accounts
tate that the British government selling bills
India, and others that the German government was
quietly selling silver in The London market At PARIS
there another advance in rcntcs the latest quota
ton beng 107r &c. At Frankfort United States new
hves suffered another fractional Decline selling
down to 1929. The following are the quotations at
five p M. --Consols for money, 967s do for acconnt
oe7s; hvetwcntes, 1865 tod), 1861; do, 1857, 1895
ten-fores, lossl nves, 1861 Erie. l2's l2H;
do. preferred, 20.
In bank shares St. Nicholas brought 10l, Market 113
and Central National l0l.
PHILADELPHIA sroCKA
The following the Philadelphia stock quotations
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EUROPEAN MARKETS.

LONDON July 2S-Evenng rosin, IS q S. Sd. I
spirits turpentine 23s 6a 23s 3D. Linseed OIL
23s 3D. a 2Is. per
LlvXRrooL, July 2s-Evcnng g-Linseed OIL 25A per owt.
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BURGLARY IN BROOKLYN.

The residence Of r. McLeeds, No 81 Second plaeo,
south Brooklyn, was yesterday ertsrsd BY burslArs.
aud a quantity of jewelry carried on Among the
stolen articles was watch bearing the inscription
'Frcsented TO Captain =. W. Partridge, Of tho bark
EDDY Adams, OF New York, for his humanity 10 the
survivors Of the British bark Delaware, ssptem0es.
l6su"
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lO:lj AND ll:3) 4 NJ.

ll9x $iOCOo US5's lo-4O. r. llsH
l2ul5 10000 U $ SIS, lO-4O. c. lls3.
ilyL lUOJO U ) 5's. C, Isl. C lIsH
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ADVANCE AND DECLINE.
The following are the changes in closing prices com.

ADVANCE
The following the changes in closing prices com.
pared with those Of yesterday
ADvAScE-New York Central, y; C. C.. c. and l. l !:
Delaware and Lackawanna, az; Ere, u; Lake Shore
ss q. Jsssry
DEcilNE-Hsnnibal and st. Joseph, preferred,
Harlem, \; Michigan Central, Land and Petroleum,
4; 81 Paul, preferred, u
The rest OF the market was stationary.
THE MONEY MARKET
Money closed easy at y n per cent on CALL
The following the rates of exchange New
York at the aforementioned cities to-day Savannah,
premium; Cincinnati quiet and firm, so TO 100 pre-
MUM; New Orleans, commercial a bank 4; ST. Louis,
Is cents premium; Chicago, 60 10 cents premium;
Charleston, offerings light, y premium buying, \
premium.
Foreign exchange steady; prime sterling, ask
ing rates. 4ssh and A9o1a selling rates, 4s7I and
ASS and Ass,s a4s0 Reichmarks, 94I a 20 and 95H
96x; cables, 96k- Prime Paris, s. Is and sl2H
THE MARKET.
Gold opened and closed at lllX with sales in the
Interim At lll On gold loans rates paid for car
Pying wore u and per cent and tho borrow ng rates
3 per cen, to aat
OPERATIONS or the GOLD ExcHAxGE BANK.
Currency balances. cs....................... 643.s40
Gross ciearances ..-....-.........-. 13, G47, 900
CLEARING STATEMENT
SutIeucy Z,I6J, SOS
oo!o exchanBcs.... o,oO3, it4
Oo'u oO3, 3Zi
The specie engagements for Europe TO- morrow
amount TO $500 00o
Tho imports OF dry goods at the port fNcw York for
the week ending to-day were 81, ,04s, la3 and the
amount marketed 81, 7so 735 Tho total imports since
January were s49 lS3, '4s. and total mar
kesed $40, Ga, ,o47
INVESTMENT SHARES
Investment shares brought the following prces:-
Jersey Central, 63tz 63ss 81 62a4 o21i 63s u
64k 65 66 S4K a G5H a 6454 a 63h Delaware and
Lackawanna, e4% 95t. s41s "a, 90 n 961a a 97A
a97 vs. s6t 81; Rock Island, 1914 los a I0sh;
Union Pacific 80 59ha; Cleveland and Pittsburg 95A
= 05h as55. New York Central, LOG; United States
Express, "a; American 59ls; Delaware aud Hudson,
lO0k l01 l00h Fort Wayne, 1929.
RAILROAD BONDS.
Railroad bonds were generally steady, the exccp-
ions the market being All advance In Chicago ana
Northwestern consolidated coupon gold bonds TO 95
do plain 10 l0ix. Milwaukee and St Paul nrsls LA
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NEW YORK HERALD SATURDAY, JULY 49, 1876
.Ion ana IN .,ers rnnnIng IN anag th.a

-Stanedood ordinary. strict good ordinary yic
low mddiing. loe middns loac Spot sales were AS oi-
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1HE Esu1 MINE rNTEsrIG Arrov.


WAsuNGroN, April 2O.-Gcn. Baxter was
examined 10y the Committee ON Foreign AGiirs
tod ~, ana testified that lac never heard 4 Prof
Bske's letter Of the 9th OF Julv. 1871. In dcro-
CATION of the Emma mine. until ieccntlv. He
further testified that there was no prcrar I'll n
Of the mine f1r Prof silliman's examin ton.
lie agreed ln 'iy SLIM u not less than SiJ.UOO
normorc than soon, TIE compensation depend-
Ing on the value Of his profc sional services.
Sillimln, however, was paid 5000 through
j. NJ. Sepvcr GEN. lIaxter said that M to the
time the mine was sold he never heard from any
source doubts expressed ~ to the value Of the
mine or its continuance to yield ore. The COM
pensation to Prof. silllman did not depend on
the sale OF the mine, and he never intimated to
him that he wanted favorable report.
J. VI. Selover Of new York testified that he
visited the Emma mine ia the winter Of 1871
He was requested by Gen. Baxter to 20 thithcr
that he might give him 0Iaxter) advice concern
Ing the property. Gen. II xter was to pay bis
EXPENSES and sad II the purchase Of the mine
should Yield ANYTHING he would reward MIN.
After he had looked At the mine carefully he
told Gen. Baxter that about million and a half
dollars worth OF In sight. the mine
was AN extraordinary good one. The witness said
he was at Salt Lake In July, 1871, when iOf
Blake made an examination Of the Emma mine.
but the witness did not accompany him. when
Prot Blake and his party came back to the hotel
where tho witness also STOPPED, their report
they had seen. He mad conversation at the
hotel with Prof. Blake as to letter tue latter
was preparing to send to Gen. Baxter. The let
ter was favorable, and contained nothing against
the permanence or value Of the mine. The let
ter corresponded with that dated the 25th of
July, ISL. Prof. Blake did not say anything
about a letter written the next dry, aud
the witness never heard Of such let
| ter. which was in disparigement Of the mine,
until he reached Washington. The witness
sent the report Of Prof. Silimnn to Coates
and Hankey Of London, despatchlng II from
| n point on the Central Pacific Railway. lie con-
sidered that Prof Sillim n had made fair report
on the mine. Gen. Baxter gave to him SJOUOO ~
| compensation to Prof. Silllman and himself.
| Gen. Baxter told him that Prof. Silliman was TO
| receive not less than $4,000 nor more than ST.
| 0O0. Prof. Siiliman had been paid 5000 In sd
vance. but the witness gave him 81 NJ Ia addi-
ton. The Professor thus received S2J.OOJ IN all.
| The witness gave him 5000 more than was
agreed on with Gen Baxter In consideration Of
| services performed by him IN the examination
| Of miues in Calforni apart from the work rem
| drreu to Baxter and Park.
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THE PAPERs PEOPLE READ.
some Facts and Figures Derived from an In
tciligent NewsdeRler.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: 1t
Is my privilege TO live in brooklyn, and l usu-
lily cross the river by the Montague street ferry,
l. nding GA the New York side at Wall street.
Most Of the passengers at this ferry are down
town business men, merchants, bankers.
brokers, lawyers Sc. The other morning while
waiting for the boat to come IN l happened
to glance at the newspaper stand inside the
gates, where the passengers Get their morning
paper, and seeing an immense pile Of suns, |
asked the newsman how many SUNS he sold
daily lie SAID, About four hundred, some
times more, and on some days us few as three
hundred and sixty"
And how many HCrdldsi" about nfty."'
" And the HmesY" " The same as the Herald"
" And the Irihuncf" From twenty to twenty
I'VE" Anu the WOrldT The same as the
Tribune"
II see how it is" said; they buy The Sun
because n Is only iwJ cents
Not at all" replied the newsman, i" the Wit
ncs, Is the same price as HE Sun, and sell less
OF that than OF any other.
These facts may not be specially interesting "a
YOU. As you must know them already, but they
are really of very great interest To advertisers
Presunlng that the neWsulen at all the otnci
ferries could tell the same story, the ineNitabl
conclusion would be that an advertisement IN
TIM sun would 90 worth l,6O times more than
one ia Jay Gould's organ issued FROM the tai
tower. DOWN TOWN.
HROOKLYN April 70.
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In the narrowing field of geographical
research, few points are more alluring or
more impenetrable than the great islands
of the Indian archipelago. Although CEN
turies have lapsed since their nominal dis
coycry, part Of Sumatra, more than half
Of Borneo, and the whole interior of Papua
remain rs little known as Central Africa.
Some interesting information, however,
respecting the southern coast of New
Guinea has lately reached us from two in
dependent and trustworthy sources.
The MAcLEAY expedition, fitted out by
Australian capital, left Port Jackson dur
ing the month of May, 1875 in the bark
Cheyert, and followed the difficult wind
ngs OF Torres Strait from Percy Island %
the English settlement, near Cape York
Throughout this part Of the voyage the
Papuan mainland was rendered inaccessi-
BILE by an unbroken mangrove swamp
backed, however at no great distance by
ridge of hills well wooded, and perhaps
two thousand feet high. From Cape York
the Chcvert went TO Warrior Island, toll
erably well known as the abode OF the
most vigorous, numerous, and warlike rae,
i'm the Torres waters, and thence, by Il slow
and pcrlous course through II labyrinth
Of reefs, TO the mouth Of the Katau river
which was the proposed starting point o.
exploration. Upon the arrival of the yes
sci the chiefs OF the nearest village came
! on board, ana being made TO understand
4 uiat the visit was a friendly one, contem
| plating only an inspection of the country
aud "A ool!ec, 'nu of animals and plants
they promised co0pel"tion and invited thu
whites to land. The village, named Mo
hatta, was found to consist OF seven houses
each about hundred feet in length ant
accommodating some fifty persons.
The natives are a strong, wel-growr
race, of deep black color, with Jewisl
noses and straight foreheads, and withou
the projecting jaw of the Australian type
Their hair grows in tufts, forming, wheI
long, compact woolly shocks. The Mohatti
men wear no clothing, and narrow ban'
! about the l0Ips constitutes the single femal
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Judge Cartier and the Kilbourn Case

The House Of Representatives did per-
fectly right in obeyug the writ of habcas
corpus issued by Judge CARTIER in the
KIBOURN case. But when the return OF
the Scrgeant-at-Arms showed that Kill
BorRN was held in custody Ivy the House
for contempt in refusing TO answer ques-
tions propoundcd to him as witness by
the House IN respect to matter within
its jurisdiction, and that he could be re-
leased MS soon rs he replied to the ques-
tions, Judge CARTIER should have inn
medately remanded KILBoURN to the Ser
geant-at-Arms.
The case is precisely similar to that OF a
witness before court who refuses to an
swer questions on the trial of an action,
and whom the Judge sends to Jail for con-
tempt. The prisoner procures writ OF
habeas corpus from another Judge. 1t Is
served upon the sheriff who has the wilt
ness in custody. He obeys the writ and
brings the witness before the Judge who
issued IL and i'm his return the Sheriff
states the circumstances under which the
witness was imprisoned. Immediately
thcreupon tho Judge remands the witness
to the Sheriff. who takes him back TO Jail.
The KILBoURN case ought TO have been
promptly disposed OF in this manner by
Judge CARTIER. The Supreme Court
of the District of which CARTIER
is Chief Justice, will find ample
scope for the display OF its legal acu-
men i'll the trials of BABcocK, HARRISG-
TON, BELKSAP, and the other distinguished
culprits whom the Grand Jury has already
sent, or soon will send, before it, without
wasting its brain power on metaphysical
controversies with the House OF Represen-
tatives. II the court wishes TO astonish the
nation with an exhibition OF rare courage
and lofty virtues, it will have an opportu-
nifty for this when the prisoners stand at
its bar. And il will be fortunate if Chief
Justice CARTIER and his associates so con-
duct these trials as to relieve the court
from the suspicion that it sympathizes
with and is the tool of the robbers Of the
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