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DOMESTIC MARKETS.

Yah
Cotton quiet and steady; middiing, i24c low mdding
ll14e good ordinary, lolSc Net receipts 7Gs b4ies
mel 400; coastwise. 27o Sales, 2s54 Stock. 7l,59l
NEw ORLEANS Feb. 10 1876.
ding rs gooq ordi9ary sac a ses feeep's yS'7 bales
SsRsGsD'' sossss ''''' '''''' '''' -'' 49, o'O''
Cotton auet; middng IKE. low mddpg, Ike good
ordinary rs iDe ees % receipts y 9g @ bales Exports
sAvAxSan Feb TO- 1876
Cotton qniet middlns 1859 low mddng ii5sc good
Continent. 35o to the Channel 1850. saes G42 Stock,
CHARLESTON. Feb 10, 1876.
Cotton quiet; middliug, 12he. low midilng l2e GOOD
France 1876; eoastwisc 556 sales 600 Stock, SS1so
wILxrSeroS, n O., Feb. 10, 1876.
oswroo, Fob 10, 1876
s. or amber winter 81 % for white winter and s o for
MeSigsn at 81 IS. extra DO AZ 81 S5 Corn Unchanged
Barley quiet No canada 6eld a. 81 ~ Ne y. Bay a,
and SIS or unbolted Mil feed lower shorts $40 slI
relsSss@FSar to boston. SOc New York. ioc 70 Al
bany, SOC p,-,..,o v.s ~ ,a-e
Receips-Fiour 5000 bbls wheat 1900 bushels corn,
sSpmens-fIour 500 56is. wheat is0jo bushels corn,
5000 do oats. 1000 doi rye ZOO Do Flour arm,
spring s 81 81 No Milwaukee a 81 80 car
Corn scarce and dull sales Of three cars new track "a.
and r sales sf w cars swoowed state a. 7se on tfaeS
three cars do private terms three cars fonrroed
state private Pork dull go for heavy
mess. Lard dul AZ l3j4c. HiShwines nominal
ToLRDO Feb. TO- 1876
Flour quiet; unchanged Wheat steady with moderate
demand, No. white Wabash, 81 fO No. white Michi-
gan 81 2S: do, ~ -: amber Michigan, 81 23l.
March. 81 2s5i; April. 81 3i% Mag, 81 3fd; No DO.
81 Oo4 No. red winter. 81 az No Dayton
red, 81 IS No. red, 81 O5; rejected DO. 9Dc
steady, with fair demand; high mixed f7c March,
45%ci April, t0c May Ole; low do, f5c. grade.
Michigan, $3.50 Cloverseed. S. Hogs, - 81 - 90
RecciptsiOOlO bushels wheat 32OOO do corn 90 do
oats shipments-2OO bbIs. -four. 1000 bushels wheat
CHICAGO. Feb. 10 1876.
PIour-Demand good AZ full prizes Wheat strong and
higher No. Chicago spring 81 "a spot 81 O2k March
~ O15S May No. do, s3hsc s3Ac rejected, .-rc
Cor-Demand active and prices have advanced, NO =
mixed, 4i5sc, spot, 4lac. bid March 42c a23c Aprii,
34c. March Barley quiet and weak at Ifc, 1oc p0ti
071sc. March Rye quiet and unchanged Dressed NOS
active and higher at IS 50 So Timothy seed dull, a. q
35l Clover seed-DomAnd fair and market hr AZ p
IS 10 Pork-Dcmand fair and prices hase ~
sales Al $50 20 $50 TAX spot so - March ~ 10 np
S21 40 May Lard strong and higher AZ ~ W. St5 ~ ~
spot sl2 Is s2 March ti2 20 April 81 W ~ ~
x O8 Receipts-Flour 5000 bbls whest ~ oushesi
lOo1 do shipments--fi0ur, 500 bbiA wheat. J9,VDQ
bnahels corn fOOOO do. oats l9OgD 90 barley 800
a.. rxc 7do A. afternoon cali of the Board whsat
strong and higher 81 O5& February, 81 % March.
ri ~, MAJ Corn higher at 45ac 40 March O9ts
cban9ef PORK hrm active and higher At 80 20 March.
s2l f7k Apr Lard active and hsaer ~ W. 70 March,
el2 ~ ARsA
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bill introduced in the Legislature of New Jer-
sey today providing that all railroads within the State
shall pay an annual tax Of one.haf OF one per cent
upon the cost Of their equipment and appurenances
The news from Chicago confirms the report men
toned in yesterdays HERALD of further impending
troubles between the railroads
The Chicago Board Of Trades Committee Discrim-
ination in their report recommend the immediate for
nation of line of steamers to between Chicago
and Grand Haven, connecting at the latter port with
the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad, by which route
the rates on grain from Milwaukee to the seaboard all
winter have been about eight cents less than by the
spool" lines from either Chicago or Milwaukee.
In view OF the recent advance in OF the ex-
press stocks inquiry has been made at the Board
concerning the financial condition Of tho respective
companies. II appears, however, that the officials Of
the stock Exchange know little nothing about them
and are unable refer any figures OF late date that
arc either credItabe dscreditabe Buyers are thus
left at sea. member Of the Stock Exchange has
been suspended for jocose word but the graver rules
which apply to millions OF dollars apparently
ignored A body of gentlemen important Ill
afford to make such distinctions
A conversation between the writer and one OF the
directors OF the Hannibal and St Joseph Railroad
Company which to-day has been the subject Of con-
siderable comment reveals the TACT that, notwith-
standing all reports the contrary tho the
bonds will be paid The company is under little
barrassment and that embarrassment is within the
complete control OF gentlemen who will not permit de-
fault The amount due is only $780, OO0 and in spite
Of the suggestive ntimatons OF the president it
WILL are assured, be promptly pad.
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JEwELRY sw1NDLER ARRESTED.

Detective Richard Conner OF the District Attorneys
Once arrived here yesterday from San Francisco hav-
ing in custody Sampson Roscnblat whom he arrested
in tho latter city under requisiton from Governor
Tilden issued on the complaint OF d. Merritt Co..
OF No II Maiden lanc who were swndled out OF
81 900 worth OF jewelry by the prisoner kosenblatt
came 10 New York last fall, and, In conjunction with
ono Moses strasburger obtained about $780, 900 worth
on ieWery from houses In this city on four montha'
credit By means falso pretcnces He then went to-
~ Louis and sold tho immense stock OF goods so dis
honestly acquired for less than cost He succeeded IN
oisposng IL all before the irst payment became duo
mon Id and Immediately retired TO San Francisco
uessrs Merritt & Co. had Rosenbatt indicted and tho
District Attorney despatched Detective Conner 10
resi- the cuprit The latter taken TO Mr. Phelpaa
once yesterday and committed thcnco TO the TomhG
without bail.
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COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON ON THE SPOT sTEADY-FUTURES QUIET
BUT sTEADY-FLoUR FIRM--wHEAT HIGEKR-
CORN FIRM-oATs QUIEr-PoRK FIRM-wHIs-
KEY FIRMER-LARD FIRM AND ACTIvE-PE-
TRoLEUM wEAK-sPIRITS TURPENTINE QUIET
RosIN DULIr-oILs UNCHANGED FREIGHTs
sTEADY-coFFEE QUIET-sUGAR STEADY
THURSDAY Feb 10-6PM NJ
There was comparatively little change in the mar.
kots either on or 'Change. Holders generally
nrn and in some cases refused bids higher prices
On Chango business was moderate, yet the transac-
tons were, in nearly all cases at full or improved
prices The tax OF $50 per annum upon each Of the
news gathercrs Change the chief topic OF dis
cussion, and feeling has seldom run higher than in
this instance. Two or three OF the members have
spent nearly their for three days cirou
lang petition the Board Of Managers continue the
privileges ofth Exchange the reporters and
petition Is dsregarded it said IL will be- meeting
Is to be called 70 settle the matter judging from the
thus far expressed the Board appears
tanned by very small majority. The demand for -four
light, but the market arm Wheat was in moderate
demand. but prices hi gher Corn firm with fair
demand. Oats quiet. Whskey Hrmer. Pork and
fner and tho latter active. Freights
moderately active with barely steady. Cotton
quiet. OILS we're unchanged. Petroleum weak Naval
quiet Sugar quiet but steady.
The market for Rio Santos quiet but
changed. We quote Sales 200 bags Rio Endymon
on private terms and at New Orleans $500 bags do
Aco private terms. Mild coffee quiet The stock
of mild FIRST hands follows Java grass mats
10 1885, Singapore, 259 do Ceylon. 77f5 bags Mara
cAbo, 2s744 do Laguayra, 200 do; Jamaica, sl2 do
Domingo. 1915 dO Porto Rico. ,022 do Macassar,
12O20 do Mexican, 474 do savanilla S97 do. Total
stock, 49.l07 bags, 1l0439 mats Java and 2,4s9
mats Singapore. We quote Ordinary cargoes 1916.
151fc fair do, l7zc I7c good do IKE lsc prime
do I5l4c lSsc santos, fair good IKE 5c. gold,
lsc ninety days; Java, government bags. 23c 24c do
grass mats 23c 2Jc Singapore do, l9c. zoe CeylOn,
lst.c l95sc.; MarAcabO l7c. Zoe Laguayra IKE
lee Jamaica lie lsc ST. DOMINGO l5c l51c Porto
Rico 1sc. l9c. Costa Rca. lSc. 19c. Macassar 19c
zoe Mexican, lie 1886 Manila, l7c. lSc Angos-
lie l9c Savanilla iIc. l9c Curacoa l6c lSc
COTToN the spot steady but unchanged The
closing prices to-day compare with Wednesdays closing
urc =
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ONE OF HoBoKEN's vIRAGoEa

Yesterday Mrs Sarah Henderson. wife Of well "a do
milknAn, OF No. 40 Clinton street, Hobokcn. n j..
was before Recorder Bohnsiedt for nearly k'n-
Ing John Scott, ono OF her tcnans. Her
story Is that Scott was about killing her with
q hammer. after having broken into her apart
ments and demolished several window paDes tno
evidence 20 show that she struck him WIN az her
force his face with beer lng, smashing " s ,n.o
atoms. Shewas placed under 81 900 20 appear ooiO.s
the Grand Jury. Mrs Henderson has oDtainea wa. ~
rant for Scotts arrest for assault upon her he ~
however confined 70 bis oed from ths results q y"
, lniurlca
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RAPID TRANSIT.

The public who watched the proceedings OF the late
Rapid Transit Commission will remember that the
Gothic arch elevated road OF Richard p Morgan, or
Illinois, was one Of the plans complmented. At re-
cent meeting OF the Morgan Elevated Railway Com
pany, held At Bloomington, H., Jose Navarro, Sec
Tetary- treasurer Of the Manhattan Elevated Railroad
company OIL this city, elected Of the direc
tors THIS looks though an enort will be made 70
construct part Of the lines in this city after the
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SURPRISING THE POLICE.

Aspccial meeting Of the Common Council Of Union
H, N. j., was held yesterday with reference to the
dlsbandng Of the police force OF that township That
action had become necessary account OF the police
appropriation fund having become almost exhausted.
Alter the expressing OF many regrets on the subject
tho resolution was passed and TIE police force was put
cut OF exislence Ill more prosperous times.
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The following table shows the opening, highest and
rHE sALEs TO-pAY.

The transactions on the Stock Exchange to-day ag-
gregated 200 shares, which divided among
tive securities as followsNew York Central and Hud-
son, 500; Erie, 1895; Lake Shore, SO 500; Cleveland
and Pttsburg, 462; Northwestern, o,e20; do pre-
fcrred 1900; Rock Island 1885; Pacific Mail, 400;
ST. Paul, r. lOo do preferred, 605O; ohios, 800;
Western Union, 14,5oo Wabash, 500; Union Pacific,
300; Panama, 1856; Michigan Central, 2,450
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TIE roREIaN MARKET.

London advices report consos lower at the opening
and aterward 6rmer, and United states bonds steady
without material change in price. The Bank of England
rate of discount remains at per cent the rate for
three months bills in the open market being 3 per
cent, and money at the Stock Exchange, on govern
ment securities, oanng at so per cont The bank
made gain Of f76,0oo during the week, but the
proportion Of reserve to liabilities is 42& per cent
the same as last week. To-day Is ticket day and to-
iortnighty settling day at the stock Exchange
The specie the Bank Of France increased 49, 1876 OO0E
during the week Tho following the last quota
tions --Consols money, "a 046; do account
81 3-l6; 1865 bonds, Old JOG a 1863; 1867 bonds
1O93s; ten-forty bonds 1855 1881; new nves, 1O6
1865 Erie 1914 l53S do. preferred, 80; New York
Central, 1921.
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CLOSING PRIcEs-3 p. NJ.
ADVANCE AND DECIINR.
The changes in closing prices compared with those OF
Yesterday are as follows

The changes In closing prices, compared with those OF
Yesterday are as follows
ADvAxcE-New York Central x; Michigan Central
Is Hannibal and ST. Joseph, Ii; Harlem X Lake
Shore, IL; Northwest = Ohio and Mississippi, y;
Rock Island, = ST. Paul, = Western Union, a.
Quicksilver, y Wabash, Ai Union Pacific, q; New
sTHr.oNARY Atlantic and Pacinc Telegraph. Erie.
Northwest preferred, Panama, 81 Paul preferred and
THE MONEY MARKET
The closing rate for money was per cent Dis
counts on prime paper arc as last quoted
The following are the rates Of exchange on New
York at the unde ermentioned cities to-day savannah
bringing par, selling = premium; Charleston, un-
changed; Cincinnati dull at IS to 100 discount New
Orleans commercial 10 premium bank !. premium;
ST. Louis 100 discount, and Chicago so discount
Foreign exchange quiet and nrm at 4s5sf for
bankers long and 4.ss 4soK for demand sterling
Tho nominal asking rates are 4s6 and 4 500
MARKET.
Cold was steady throughout the day at 1l27S The
rates paid for carrying were 81 and per cent
OPERATIONS oP THE GOLD EXCHANGE RANK.
Gold balances ..-........ ss4Ss2
Gross cearanccs. l6,1O1 OOO
CLEARING HoCsR STATEMENT.
Currency exchanges SOS, 213o75
Currency balances. ...................... LIB OO6
Gold eNchangcs. ''.................... I,lo- AZ
Goia Daances..... ...........-............ IoZ $50
UNITED STATES TREASURY
The Assistant Treasurer paid to-day sos 900 gold
for interest and 1904 redemption Of nve-twonty
bonds Revenue receipts day. $500 900; customs re-
ceipls 5000 900; bank notes received $500 600 Tho
OF legal tenders national bank currency
since the passage OF the Resumption act amounts to
over $40, 900
RAILROAD BONDS
In railroad bonds the transactions we're small Har-
lem coupon nrsts brought 1l7H. Union Pacific Grsts
1857. I04x; land grants, 1Ol Central Pacific, San
Joaquin Branch el's Albany and susquehanna Grsts,
1l4L; New Jersey Central consolidated drsts I1Ok
Erie fourihs, 1905; Michigan Central sevcns 1857
1888, and New York Central SKIES Of 1883, 1O4 Chi
cago and Northwestern consolidated coupon gold bonds
were firm at 90, and Milwaukee and ST Paul consol-
dated sinking fund at s6| Chesapeake and Ohio hrsls
coupon sold at 31H 31i4: c., c l. O. drst at 53x,
seconds at 90 and Toledo, Canada Southern aud De-
troit Grsts at 90 In the late transactions Union Pa
cIacs rsts rose to lO4 land grants TO 1O15I sinking
fands 70 96 Central PacIdcs 10 lO6. aud Western Pa
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1870 6.754 93.o26 I,749
81, ,62o 33.247 l46,0O2 100
s.59s 0,6ls 1896 "a

ruary l3. ls73......... 1887 2o,343 $3.50 2J3
We quote Fair good refining, 7ssc. 71Sc. Cuba.
grocery, iair to choice. size Ssc. do. centriugal
hhds and boxes Nos to 13 Sisc. BE-; do. moasses
hhds. and boxes elze. re. Porto Rico refining
10 prime &c. Sc. do, grocery fair
choice, SIGc.i s1sc standard A, 0s4c. 076c; Of A.
s7sc crushed, iOssc; powdered, lO7Sc graduated
lO4c., cut loaf. lie
prime Western sold at 1916
TALLow-Receipts ~ hhda 40 bbls and casks sales
81 hhds. choice 5iOc 6 hhds. do. 0c OOJ lbs
q 94c. and 10 bbls.. arrive. 94c.
WHsEKY-ReceiptS 100 bbls whskey, so bbs highwincs
and 81 bbls. alcohol. The market drmer; 11O bbs
highwines sold AZ 81 l3
FRmGHrs-A fair demand prevailed for charering
firm ratesthat Is for grain and petroleum vessels
Otherwise the market dull both for tonnage
berth The business IN the latter
light unchanged figures The engagements were 10
Liverpool per steam 90 bushels grain, I'D 90 lbs
Tor prompt shipment. 32s. Sd, and for week
3Ds.. with small lots reported these
prices o London. by sail, 600 bbs rosin IS Cd
The charters comprisedA German bark hence Bremen
with 1900 bids refined petroleum az Is 3D. Italian
bark hence Cork for ORDERS with 1000 grain
3D. privilege Of Irish & 3D. another hence
Cork for orders with coo quarters at @ 3D. all bulk
Norwegian bark pm Baltimore to do with $500 quarters
Is Sd. Austrian bark tnow at Fortress Monroej,
thence voyage With 1900 quarters 1Oi9d
eman brig reported thence 20 do with 200 quarters
Is sd a Norwegian bark hence To German Baltic direct
with 800 bbs refined petroleum AZ 5s. Sd British ship
ia tons, laid the berth for Liverpool with general
cargo rates. and another 256 tons same
nort and term
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Delivered contract 800 For future delivery
sales follows Yesterday, after two Y Mob
raa 200 a. u 3,l6c, 100 Short n9ee a. ise 100 at
IL 2132c March, fO a Is l32c 100 a. IL ll6c April
go At - ss2c May Loo a. ls4e, 100 st 10 IIsSc
rs 29-32c Total, $500 bales To-day, up two p NJ.
February 400 AZ 2tsc 100 at ~ 2v2c tno notice this
week, 200 At IL 2952c March, 2O0 At 10 il6c, 100 AZ
I3 3}2c., 500 I3xc 100 10 3-32c, LOO At l3fe
APRIL 800 10 5-t8c 400 13 1i-52c 900 at 13sc.
100 AZ 10 s2e 100 AZ iSse May so at 10 9iee 200
at - iS32c 100 i3ac 800 AZ 10 432c 200 az 1870,
100 at u le32c June 800 at 10 % &c 900 at ~ 5iSe
July, 200 At 10 3i32c. August, 2OO at IA l-l6c.
Total $500 bales. Grand total l34OO bales.
The receipts at the ports as follows l15
bales; New Orleans so3; Mobile 2O6 savannah H. l3f
Charleston, $685. Wilmington az Norfolk s32 BALTIMORE
95 New York. SAT Boston 1853: Philadelphia PAS Tota
1888. THIS day last week, 25b32 This day last year
1887 Total since September 5l42.OB bales Cotton
iregh@ closed follovs:-Io Hawe, BY steam, &c To
Hamburg. by steam lc- compressed To Bremen, by
steam ic compressed: By sail 1i-l6c To Liverpool, By
steam 5i8d bY sail. Nd Market nominal.
FLOUR GRAfS-keceipts-FlOu >. o25 bbl2 wheat
13ODO bushels; meal 800 bb and 435 sacks corn
DO barley malt 4oe7 do The hour market quiet
Tho sales including state western and Southern
about $500 ohls ~ the annexed quotations. Corn
meal steady, with fair demand. The sales
bbs and 6OO sacks u 80 for Brandywine q 30 20
Cor Western yellow bb aud 81 Is for baltimore coarse
.nr D D H.
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NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY H. SUPPLEMENT

ciacs to %; Hannibal and ST. Joseph convertible rose
TO $50 Morris ana Essex hrsts brought 1ls, do. 40
sevens OF 1871 no. Erie thirds and Ptsburg fourths
lO2h
BANK SHARES
Bank shares sold at 10 for Continental 11s for Com
meroe, SO for Republic and 1927 for Manhattan.
STATE BoNDs.
In state bonds District Columbia Co.'S firm and
advanced from p to 72&. Mssouris steady at
1O2K 1925 for long and 1Ol for skies OF 1877 and
1878 Tennessee new declined to 43 and series to
42X.
GOVERNMENT BoSDs.
These continue to show the effect Of a continued
demand by Individual capitalists and institutions
Quietly the American people absorbing this class Of
securities, and taking from the hands Of original
European Investors what they have to oner with an
abiding faith that national credit Is
stronger than any other promise in Christen
dom. The market closed strong at the following
Ates United States currency skies, 1854 1875 y;
do do, 1881 registered 1929 1898 do. do, do,
coupon, 1929 1928 do. hve.twentIes, 1864, regis
tered caed) 1l4& do. do, do coupon, do 1l4l4;
do do 1865, registered, 117H 1174 do. do, do,
coupon, 1l7k HIS; do. do. do, new registered,
1l93E 1895 do. do do, do, coupon, 1l97S ll9si
do do, 1867, registered, 1913 122; do. do, do,
coupon, 1919 12l5S do do, 1865 registered 123
lzo5si 40 40, do, coupon 10 I-Stsi 40, 40 'eu
fortes, registered, 1l6N a III; do do, do, cou-
pom, 12o]s 12OH; do. ives 1881, registered, NIX
a 1l77s; do. do, coupon, 1l75s ll77S.
Investment securities sold folows;-Chicago and
Alton at 104, Delaware. Lackawanna and Western at
1ls1 HIS Panama 1870; Illinois Central, 9o4 994
adams Express 10; wes-Fargo, s71s sS; United
States, 6sh 90; American, 63 a 63h; New York and
New Haven Railroad 1904 Rock Island 1OS7S lo94;
New York Central, 1929 New Jersey Central, 1924
1919
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u d. I22IS $4,000 U s SIS. r. 49,. 1i75f
65.. 1l7ss $1,000 U ; SIS, {, 81. 1l7A
-. ll0X 5000 U ) SIS. cur..... l2oSS

$4,000 Dist Col 3.65's.
1000 Chi, Z l & Z rs
1000 NJ * 5 7 con S E..
7OtO do. bic
1000 Nor & Ess lst.
10000 NJ * L rs. '7l.bc
1000 Erie Sd IN. ......
1000 Ind, b q W lst.
1000 Clew& Pitts 4th
100 West Pac bonds.
1000 do.
6OOO I'm Pac RR lst.
SODJ Tn Pac siukt. be
5000 l. & n con. '9S..
% shs Bk OF Com.
3 n \ { & Ii X. pc
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MINING STOCKS
The following we're the opening quotations for mi
MEMORANDA.

The sum OF 500 600 buIlon was shipped Tor the East
at San Francisco to-day.
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PRINTING CLOTHS MARKET.
PRouDsHcF. n l.. Feb. 40 1875.
ness -FNs Wv" '"- -
EUROPEAN MARKETS.

. LiYkRrOOL PRODucE MARKEr-LlVnnPoOt Feb 10
2ss. per cwt
l.oNpON PRODucR MARggr-LovDo Feb 1O-Evening-
common rosn ' spirts of turpentine 2is. 3D. per
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General NesCs.

Secretary Robson yesterday assum-
ed his additional duties as Acting Sec
retary of War. No successor to Belk-
nay has yet been elected and probably
none will be chosen before the next
meeting of the Cabinet,
The President yesterday nominated
Chas. B. Gorham, of Michigan, to be
Assistant Secretary of the Interior;
James I. Mason, of Virginia, Consul
at Dresden; John D. Carothers, Consul
at Saltillo, Mexico; Henry p. Farron,
United States Attorney for Georgia
and John A. Gray, Police Commits
sioner for the District of Columbia.
The Belknap scandal was the subject
of discussion at the Cabinet meeting
yesterday. AT the instance of the
President, the case was referred to the
AttorneyGeneral for the purpose otin-
stituting criminal proceeding against
General Belknap, Messrs Marsh and
Tomlinsou, and whoever else may be
shown TO have been implicated. The
criminal proceedings will be indepen-
dent of the impeachment trial, and
will dot be delayed on account of the
| Impeachment.
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nent position, but our demand was re-
political wrong. He is indeed the natur-
al and inevitable sequence of it. What
he did he saw others deing allaround the
political circle he was not singular in it.
In 1868 he might have seen the coming
President of the United States barterug
his office of General of the Army for t,po
terms or nothing of the Pa esidency, and.
being elected. farming out the patronage
of the Government to host Of relatives,
whom want of character and incapl city
had left stranded on the shores Of de-
served poverty later he might have seen
him receiving with favor and loading
with official places "the gift-bearinV
fused, ami our Chief Executive sustains
him in his offense and office. We make
a Morton leader for us, and reverently
listen to him as he clamors for the ad-
mission to seat in the Senate of the
Republic of a gambler. and felon, and
we give seat in the Senate to Stewart
without question, who does not deny
the charge that he bought and paid for
his seat.
Who can say. in view of the corruption
that runs mp and down the whole politi-
cal scale, that the end has been reached
by the crime of Belknapp Or. who shall
say that nothing except his military rec
ord can be offered in extenuation of his
crime? Mr.. Clymer was right in saying
that the late Secretary Of War is but the
Greeks greedily taking their doles,
whether they were brown-stone houses
or bull pups; later he might have seen
him arraigned for completely in the gold
conspiracy; later trying to force the gil
gantic st. Domingo job upon the Trea-
sury and so on and SO on to the end of
a chapter that is long and not pleasant
to read or Belknap might have seen the
coming President receiving 81 900
bribes from the envelope contractor
whom he favored; or Credit Mobilier
gressmen voting themselves back pay to
which they had no honest claim or Cab
met Ministers robbing the Indians, OF
| riding in costly coaches built at Govern
ment expense or a Foreign Minister sell.
ing his office for Emma Mine shares.
These are the things Belknap saw, 60
ing on all around him. He is only par
ticularly ripe specimen of the fruit that
was growing all about him. He is ne
worse n growth than we should expec ct
from such soil and atmosphere. Blu
that should not save him from PUNISH
ment. Nothing should save him from
that. Others guilty as he have been dis
missed with the beautiful letters of cred
it, on which they could draw for any
amount of character, and hence his
crime. The time has come for the penal.
ty TO bo applied; this business must
have check if not an end, and let this
check come through Belknap. 1t is not
he alone who suffers from his offense ;
the honor of the country suffers more,
and it cannot be vindicated except
through his punishment. He should
have no mercy shown him, if we would
have mercy for the nation, now given
over to official plnnderers. An example
is needed. Let William w. Belknap be
the example, and let those who made
such a criminal possible, and inevitable
share in his disgrace. Let the whole cor
rupt administration go down with him
for it is responsible for him and hi
crimes.