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ries shall not be Increased beyond the present
amount of pay and salaries.
Sec. Is. That the third section of the act OF
the legislative assembly of the District of
Columbia, entitled can act prescribing the
mode OF assessment for special improve
ments, and providing for the collection
thereof" approved August 10, 1871, shall be,
and Is hereby, amended SO that the sales
under said law shall be advertised twice a
week for three successive weeks, instead OF
as heretofore required.
Sec. 16. That the Commissioners of the
District Of Columbia ana the commissioners
OF the sinking fund of said District shall de-
stroy by burning all bonds, sewer certin-
Gates, and other obligations OF every kind OF
the city OF Washington, city OF Georgetown,
tofore paid or redeemed by either OF said
boards under the direction OF the Secretary
OF the Treasury, and shall preserve the evf-
dence thereof as shall be prescribed by said
Sec. II. That the period OF redemption be,
! and Is hereby, extended for one year as re.
spects the property Of which, for the want Of
Sufficient bids, the District OF Columbia be-
came the purchaser at the tax sale under the
act Of Congress approved June 20, 1874. enti-
led IAN act for the government of the Dis:
| as amended by section 10 OF an act OF Con.
gress approved March 8, 1875, entitled Gan
act making appropriations to supply def.
year ending June 80, 1875, and prior years
and for other purposes"
Sec. Is. That all laws and ordinances now
to the payment and collection OF water.
taxes, water rents, and taxation for water
/ mains be, and they are hereby, extended 20
| and made operative over all parts of the
| District Of Columbia where water taker
| from the United States aqueduct Is used
| and said taxes and rents shall be payable
1 and collectable therein In the same manner
4 and at the same rate as In the city OF Wash.
1 ington for the year beginning January 4
| 1876 and for each So oseQuent year.
| Sec. 10. That the twenty-third section OF
| the act OF the Legislative Assembly OF the
| District of Columbia, entitled Gan act i'm
/ Iosing license on trades business, and pro-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-03

ANAC0STIA ITEMS-Editor Star: The 11th-
street approach to the Navy Yard bridge Is
very rough. AS the workmen are clearing
the brick for the street cars To run, il is
hoped they will clear the highway OF those
cobble stones. When the moon hides her face
the approach to the bridge Is dark aud dam
geTous,
Nichols avenue is going to destruction.
Will not the Doctor see that this popular
drive is improved by gravel where now there
is q succession of valleys?
There is a new colored Baptist church
lbrick) being built nearly opposite Douglass
hail, at Hillsdale.
The New York herald., 1876-09-27

Was arm a. s75 per ton Catch was qniet a. &C..
ioauaiiv schrcmAie potash dlli Al l;ss. Sal am
ss;.e &c. GsmSisr wa. suiss a. 5,.s gold Epson
we're ~ ialr dsmand a. &C. sunac was arm a. 81 -,
Geni,an nra a s,lc aoe cassa aus.sd
ana lac powdered Gam Ssdaa drm nc. 80
90 r.e. s,e ioSs jumper berries were aaI' a.
o.; senie 'arpen.lns was hrn a. 1ee cAsins s1sD
se les pure mot. ed a. ios gold and do common =,
~ 10 :, ~ Roche e .a,ss osrs steady =, sos1e 'a
nrn; now neld Al - s1 Hue vtrioi WAS stead At sc
sna .s = = " =
raml ~a wa, N a1 o.%ana a. re s r.sst.nI
M % ssd wa; ,1s acid S0s 0s $ 1 s M .nd
'G''ss ,ss' wa sA's sarrsssy
'' sse o.isSi'' ssS rsn.. ,s M :%. i''
ssns f"osa .msl i a. sse. assse csrslisno at
49e. cuttleash bone, ruled firm !. sc. B..aH
: - sae ior American as1sa ana 50 So for sDsn
Cod Ser NSa oil a' va. .' fair "a Demand
,anG and :: 81 ., for xOrwssan khuos.O sa.ss .ss
quoted I,e lac Tor ...S. ..ss Ginger r,, was steady
ssd ), 81 s. i" auisHsssf nssf wa. aao.sS a. 5ss.
Sos Leave; were auiss but steady ouosa a" 5sc ,or ,o
Rsn6ane aud 81 Is rose. Arsenic lair asm.nd
so ausss We
sesss yeo~ Sss"n sSs.h s aas
yp.sh va. quoted :. Z, @ ana smyrna WA. nm s, a;
BEN va.
flowers i5c- 2oc eiyccrine was in fair
2oc was steady as 1870. l5c.. accord.
ing ~ quality ToncA beans we're easy; quoted
- s5e. for white cut tsum srsoIc was quoted at
loc. for prime and lie. do Angosurs
bark was quiet at 4oc sassatr.s bark was quiet At
quoted at 1Sc for hngsn and l3c tor German Albumen
steady 45c Zoe ior oiood and 81 81 OF for
Sarsaparfilx ouiet but we quote :onduras
common ase. sac do do tor export 35c 1916. gold;
Mexican, l3c i5c Jaiap ixc. l3c gold
87c Asssce!ida steady at l5c lie Carbonate
IN mi att gold
saneerson's. 80 IS lha.en, finest oil SO 37sl; oil
anss. 81 ~. all gold; oil carawAy, 81 ~ - 80: oil
ss1 81 81 S 81. s me- M sss s oil 81 soT.
ya7a; oil wintsrTreen, 50 So; oil sasssras inclusive:
4sc oil psnnyroyai; 81 81, all currency; oil o.
closed drm. with improved tendency The sales
- bleaching powder at 49, currency - sal
bicsrb soda 44c and 100 soda ash 2iEc. all
gold. We quote Soda ash, ordinary TO good brands.
81 IS 81: sal soda 81 SIX 81 ss; eanstic soda.
81 pcs-boEate soda "a l2t, - u.s. all gold
psaching powder q currency sups, carbonate soda
FEATHkR were qniet ~ Soc o'c Tor prime geese and
30c Hoe for mixed.
sales 6Oo 700 bbs at IS SO for Georgos and
IS Tor Grand Bank Mackere steady The sales
No. Box N herring. wers a1m sales Of 700 were
made at 2Dc for scaled and 5c for No. l. Barrelied
he,Tinss dull nnd no a. sas: were repsr.sd
So so Mackerci-Shoie, No. l, SIT ASS; No. = 81 40 a
50 SO; No. s. 80 Box herring Scaled. zoe No. Use
57.I7s bushels; meal. i.5oo bbls. and a sacSs
corn q5 4s bushels; osts ~ 4sO 3,973 do bar
ley 1900 do barley malt, 1873 The hoar market
900 bos including State Western and Southern.
snneAexed quotations Rye Hour was steady with sales Of
DIVINE and 81 IS 81 90 for Western Jersey and Pcnnsy
yellow The sales were about 500 bbs aud 500 sacks
The New York herald., 1876-09-27

20 s2 for ps..mY-r and % 90 and - eaX seller
ssS : w...srs 10 SIS s s
.ses Of sD sierees for the Continent October delivery -
for South Amerea- ioc- Tor Cuba and nomiuAiiy
KeIsTie %arts, "a. s.ro.s and .esv. for Ioai.i.uA
ADou. 400 obs sold =, oe &C. Carolina was very scarce
Louisiana t., 80 PRIME aAc Se and ,i O." so%msa: s1
Ss Prom s.:. saipsS' D"" S sons Circular
rival. this week being 500 bb total since the crop
81 ass no s".
has occurred everything being placed promptly from wharf
rive The demand this pom. necessarily limited bat
W @ sss,e a from our ss
rate s rapidly as the mills can prepare Is tor 70
Tie 7Jsc currency Foreign In light stock ard firm
srsSR.ss Tho market wa, duh ana nominal a. iac for
raw Refined was quiet, but steady We quote Fair re-
timing sc good de- de- se prime do ss cSss Sss. sTos ns
boxes, No. s,cls. se s.s do moass,s. hid. ana
s do siaeery ns' fair so ehoes % s
nSsa.rs nSss rsndcss n o era'lea sa
10000 lbs. syc. s'se. chiefly at ss4e. szsc.
ss sos r.s. quiet '' sa
s:s stss' so a as%n: , Iss.s as 6
81: coke. s. so a 81 a6: terne:. So II a 50 s7,s
active and steady We note sales of 10 snndries At
II do do crop 1874, 161c.: 1877 do New England,
CROP S 49, " Re I'D sr. and an and DO sa
vate terms for Wrappers 567 Pennsylvania crop OF
1875 l9c 25c 32 do Ohio crop of 1874 and 1875 at
e and private terms: 90, do Wisconsin crop OF 1874
ranging from $50 TO 81 20.
WHIsKKY.-Receips--544 bblA The ma-ket was hrrn-
FRsIcHrs-Qute a fair movement reported in
petroleum vessels and also in miscellaneous cargoe at
some~hst easier rates IN me Instance o
tiers Grain tonnage was an ana nonac % Inc % en@age
bacon ss, 500 do do on private terms grain room
I'D nomnaily abou 900 cheese on private terms
range 45s sos 100 erces beef at 5s I'd 500
,iersss DO private terms To London by ,sn, sail,
per steam. 5000 bushels grain on private terms
To Bremen by sail, 1000 boxes starch at us cd
Nd per b privilege of Liverpool or Havre. 10 sd
British bark SCI hence to the Mediterranean with
schooner 800 hence 80 Bboa, with refined
troenm. aad home with general cargo at lump sum
private Norwegian bark 4s5 tons hence Goole
(England) with rosin ut s. Sd. Norwegian bark 532
hence to Hamburg with general cargo at lump sum
Norwegian bsk ilS tons now here), from baltimore TO
the Continent, with general cargo al lump sum q
swedish bark, hence TO Antwerp Bremen. with 5000
Rotterdan As 90; British brig, hence to Marseles.
with 80 bills crude petroleum az Is lod privilege oil
refined 24c Norwegian bark hence 70 Trieste,
to Hsvrc with 300 bbs crude at Is Tlsd; Norwegian
bark hence Bordeaux with 5000 bols crude at As 3D.
6s brig 10 arrivc) hence to Morgan Pin,
with 600 bbls naphtha at os Norwegian ship, from
bbl& refined Is Cd German bark hence to antwerp
or Bremen with 200 bbs do, at As Ard, IL Ham
burg q. ID British bark 10 arrye from Pnadelphia
5s I01ad.; Norwegian bark. Phi adelphia Cork
for orders. with $500 quarters. at is: Cd Norwegian
bark thence for same voyage with $500 quarters same
The New York herald., 1876-09-27
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON: SPOT QUIET AND 1-8C. LOWER FU-
TUREs CLOSED EASY AND 1-32C 1890.
LowER--FLoUR FIIM-wHEAT DULL-CoRN
EAsIER-oATs IRREaULAR--wHIsKEY fIRAr-
ER-PoRK QUIET-LARD QUIET PETROLEUM
FIRM-sPIKITs TUGPRNTINE FIRMER-RosIN
FIRMER-oILs sTEADY-CoFFEB FIRM-sUGAR
NoMINAL-FREIGHTs FAIRLY ACTIVE.
TUESDAY. Sept 26--o p. n
Trade matters were In very much the same situation
to-day that they wero yesterday fair demand pre-
vailed OF the leading commodities, although
business moderate on Change. Flour firm,
with fair demand for low and medium grades Wheat
was dull and almost nominal good grades being held
steady, however. Corn easier. Oats. irregular
whiskey Hrmer. Pork and lard were quiet Freights
fairly active Cotton the spot was quiet and n
lower Futures closed easy and l32c 332c Coffee
firm. Sugar nominal. OILS remained steady. Pc
troleum Rosin and spirits urpentine ruled
ASHES were quoted at 53c 51sc for potts. nominal
6S4c. a &c Tor pea1a
ANTiMoSY very firm at l5lac. q 15Xc., gold
BEEswAx steady At s2c for Southern and Sic for
Western.
Broom CoRS quiet but unchanged We quote RED,
4lsc &C. red tipped sc. &C.. and 7c Sc. for medium
to choice grades
CAxpLrs-The market was quiet but steady. We quote
Sperm 2sc SPERM patent 3sc searc acid u6 oz) 2lc.
23c; adansntne u2. II, le oz.), l2c. Ice. paraino
(4's, 6's and l2s. l9c. 2Oc.
CorrEE-The market for Brazils and mild coffee 70.
NAMED quiet but firm We note sales at Baltimore Of coo
bags Rio aance Of cargo) at private price, and l52s
bags Rio Drummond at l4s4c. for low ordinary. We
quote :-Odinary l5s4c fair do, l7c good do,
lsc. PRIME 1876 extreme for lots 15a4c 2Oc
Santos fair good, lie l7, gold, ninety days java
government bags. 2oc &c. do mats, 2lc 23c
singapore lie sc ;Ccyon l6c. lie Maracaibo 15c a
l7c Lasuayra lec. a I74c jamaica 15c lec St. Do
mingo l4sc 1850: Porto Rico 1876. IKE; Costa
Rcs i6c. l9c. Mexican, 1916 l7ac. Manila. i5isc
l6nc. Angostura. l5c. l7c Savania. l5c. IKE
Curacao. bc. a l6i.c.
CoopERAGE srooR.--The market quiet but
unchanged. We, quote -Messses shocks 3?inch.
with heads, 81 81 s. %; sugar shocks,
with he.s, ss,Inch 81 80 = 81 e5; do. do .ssinch.
81 so S. blx shocks. 75c. sOc do. 81; pipe 40
So 80 so empty ho shea s. so; hoops, "a ee ordinary
10 prime SS5 s37 hoo - feet. do. $50 S33 per
CoPPKR quiet but firm at 2OAc. 2lc.. cash.
toRpAGx qniet but unchanged. We quote MANILA
darge and small size), per H. 3ac. 15c. do cordage
bolt rope yarns. l6c l7c. tsrred Msnia 14c: S.sai
rope loo lie; New Zealand. ISc IKE: Russia
hemp inrred l4c; American do lio Russia bolt rope
lie
Corrox-sp Spot cotton ruled quiet and quotations were
Nc The market for future deliveries opened
easy nd declined during day closing easy de-
of i2c 332c. The closing prices
wi; NJ fpOWs:-
The New York herald., 1876-09-27
DOMESTIC MARKETS.

...... GALVESTON. Sept. 28, 1875
good y ,,.s Sss Iss s. ss &
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. &c, 1875
ding ioc good ordinary se Net receipts at2s bales
gross sss Exports Britain, i9lG salcs ? $50
MOBILE sept 2e, 1875.
Cotton quist: midding lokc low middling, 9sc good
sos. Sales. 1000 stock. 1882
Cotton steady; mddiug lo,sc; low madns 1896.
good ordinary, yac Net receipts i.775 bales Sales,
oswxso. Sept. 2s, 1876.
Wheat unchanged; extra white Michigan 81 81 No Mil
waakss eSS y 10 Corn steady a. S oss o 5se Barley
S sf sr sss ss IT, I 81 %sSss
Ss% YORK; 'a% and 30 &
as '. lumSsr ia9sooo lee, Canal ssipnents2bariey,
road ioo Sbia A"''
sas ss Of ;' s %
for tA. same lime last W. an 0 5o ears The
equal to the supply shipping grades Prices are shade
ss s' :aes s sos e :ss :as IS
Offering in large @ nn%osT' u, % With gh. demand The sales
s s. e.s ssx. .s.Si sn s.s4. steers At ts =
S4 Sheep ambs-No fresh to-day total supply
Se S ss .ss 1s &
active about oil offerings finding saay SALE For medium
- sss $
IN light inaary sales s OF 500 ISs a. unchsnred
900 bushels Wisconsin spring No white ~ 81 a.
Corn, dull and easy sales Of bushels sample 81
% OF o nohns s.a mixed no
Barley IN light inquiry; sales Of l 4-rowed State
Hs sAs i sGsss % sn l'
o sa,y sS DIId Ies; %
changed highwines in fair demand al 81 10 81 IL.
1929 bills ltU426 bushels; wheat 325 2sl do OATS
50 600 do rye .eo do Railroad recepts-tlour 900
bois corn. 3 9o3 bushels wheat 1850 do oats. 1000
sidcwa.eccorn, $3.50 bushels wheat g. ISL do: rye
25 lO4 do. Interior pontswhea 400 bushels Railroad
s 205 do; oats i40J0 do barley sO0 do rye 4oU do
TOLEDO Sept 70, 1876.
Flour steady. Wheat steady; M. white Wabash,
ST. l4ls; No white Michigan, 81 l3: amber Michigan,
spot and October, 81 s No do 81 10; No red winter
amDer Illinois 81 Is Corn firm high mixed sic. low do
White, 4oc Michigan, kecsipss-iooo Ibls Hour
900 bbls aoSr 1900 bushels wheat iOOu
do. corn, d, % do. oats
CHICAGO Sept. 20 1870
Flour steady and unchanged: Wheat unsettled; No. =
spring, 81 U7s4. cash 81 o4s October, November NO.
do. y5c rejected 7sc Corn dull; No. i61ac cash
44t4c October 43sct November. rejected, 44ssc
at Sic Barley in fair demand SIC. Pork dull
$l6 DO CASH Sd TO- October $l4 TO- all the year Lard
easier at $40 80 cash. $40 - October - 20 all the year
short rib short clear mddes whiskey 81 Os1a Rail.
road freight: unchanged Receips-lo0Oo bills. -four,
$1,000 bushels $500 Sseo 400. ta,i., S
shipme 500 bos Hour, 1900 bushe wheat
do 1900 do e95 do rye 20 900 do barley.
Corn and os. unchanged Lard rmsr At So 81 50 IS ali
the year.
The New York herald., 1876-09-27
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

II was rumorcd yesterday that Messrs Schumann,
Liugg Co. importers Of fancy goods, of No go Leon
ard street. had suspended payment owing TO their ina
bitv TO convert their assets cash. Tho firm havo
always stood well among The people OF their trade IL
was stated ALSO that they were preparing statement
which will be ready in a few days
Mr. Frederick Schuchardt OF the 1rm Of r.
Schuchardt h Co.. bankers OF No. ~ Exchange place,
has been virtually discharged from bankruptcy. AZ
meeting of the creditors held yesterday before Register
Fitch or No. 345 Broadway, there was objection
offered 70 the order OF discharge being granted
nrst meeting OF the creditors OF Messrs wrislcy
Co. was held yesterday before Register Fitch, when
Mr. John c. Freeman was elected assignee num-
Der Of debts proven, the following being the
lsrgesl:-Elliot K Rindaub. 81 3B6 65; Z. A. Lewis.
81 sol 49, and Nathan Van Bell, 81, 750
The New York herald., 1876-09-27

Dsvcred on contract GOO bales future delivery the
sales were YESTERDAY, after two r. october
a4pO Mt ii 6c, 100 II 5-}-c. November, leo at
ii 3.isc December 800 u. II s-s2c; January 800 81
$3.50 pses. To-day up 10 two y. M.-scptcmDer. 100
bnes Ay IL Slice. October. BOD III 3l6c TOO nc
III 5-3lc. e0) at lmc November. 100 Al Slice, 100
II 7-,2c 200 at 3i6c December, zoo At IL &c. 500
at II 1926; January, ,an at III 7-l0c.. $40 At
II issss Iss 500 go ios F'0snsy T..gs 600 sso at at
ike Total, 500 bales. Grand total, 1880 oaes.
The receipts the follows: Galveston 665
bales New Orleans LAS: Mobile 725; Savannah 53l;
Charleston, i,T75 Wilmington, $780, Norfolk. ,692 Bal
Total, 1882 bales This day last week, l0, 2s2
This day year. l2uS+ TOTAL since September 1530<
bales Cotton reigh,s closed follows TO Havre. by
steam &c. comprcsscd to Hamburg, by steam, NE,
compressed to Brcmen, by steam. t,c compresscd to
Liverpool. i2-S2d ov steam Nv sail. es2c .
lob lois were selling s6 So currency powdered
IS rs currency shciac was hrm, and quite active
passing oo lots There also good de-
and large Advccs from Calcutta state that the
prices almost all brands have been marked
Up from Is to 20 per cent We anotc ID o." SIC W
were quoted at 42e. Tor ID c." 34c. FOR ". $ o."
and 32c FOR "Diamond T." all currency. Ginseng
was In light stock aud arm at 81 Is 81 80 oil
2,se per lb. for small lots Camphor steady at 27
cr rehned In bbs on spc. ana ele Tor delivery
can French Sac for powdered in bb!s ana 35c for
DO In boxes Aicoholics--Choroiorm and ether wero
55c tor the iormer and Doc 6oc Tor the late
Borax easier quot ID A. lie il4c Tor rehnsd city
es currency. burgundy pitch vas quoted AZ sac dlsc
Gunrana was cutirsiy nominal AZ 81 90 s3. Mama
quotcd ~ 5pc 900 Tor
asan ~ 10 for large ana toc Tor sortA Div oivi
The New York herald., 1876-09-27
MINING SHARES
The following the closing cial prIccs OF mining
MEMORANDA.

MEMORANDA
Rumors rife in speculative circles that the
Delaware and Lackawanna Company had passed their
quarterly dividend Thus far they not true.
meeting will be held Friday, when in the of
usual business this matter will be determined
At meeting of the stockholders of the Gold and
Stock Telegraph Company to-day the following di.
elected for the ensuing year:-Messrs.
william Orton, william X. Thorn, George Walker,
Augustus Schell, Tracey r. Edson James H. Banker,
Norvn Greene, Henry r. Person, George b. Prescott,
William ". Bliss Tho election OF president and other
executive officers Will take place on Friday next
The report made 10 the New York Stock Exchange
by the Mariposa Land and Mining Company of Cafor-
MIA gives the disbursements for August folows:-
For constructing new mil and other mining
improvements sinking shaft, mining man
tunnel drifting IN minc machinery, iron
arr prc, supplies. freight, digging canal
labor ana Office expenses. 500 600 l8
Paid Messrs. Donohuc, Kelly Co
count OF Indebtedness, secured by mort
iage..... ..."....... %, ooo W
Tho semi-annuai rcpors of the company will be
issued October l.
The following shows the earnings Of the Ohio and
Mississippi Railroad Company for tho second quarter
in september
.$91, SIT 35
1876 ...............,.,,.. co. 7l0 81
Decrease. Observation-Disclosures. $791 IS
The following shows tho earnings of the Michigan
Central Railroad Company for tho third week in Sep
iember:-
76I 70
1876. ........................ 14S,Gso IS
Decrease. $l,3o1 o2
The New York herald., 1876-09-27
ll4X; do do, DO, coupon, ll4X llS; DO. four and
halls, lllh lllA.
TEE EoREIoN MARKET.

The London advices report United States bonds
steady and consols fraction lower The sum of
fl00 600 bullion withdrawn from the Bank OF Eng
land on balance to-day. Tho Findncier OF this morn
ing says:-"There is a steady demand for the new Ak
per cent funded loan, which proves to be avorlse
investment with bankera" Silver closed at 524d per
ounce The following are p. NJ prices:-Consols for
money, 9ok 96,s consos for account, e6& as6's
nve.twenty bonds, 1865. old lc6 nve-,wenty bonds,
1867, 100; ten-forly bonds, l0sA; new hves, lo7I
los; Eric common shares o., a9%. In Paris, rentes
loeI '2hc Exchange on London, 25f 235lc.
RAILROAD BONDS
Railroad bonds in the morning generally lower,
with the arges, decline In Lehigh and wikesbarre
consos, which sold at 544, a decline Of 3h New Jer
sey Central 1rsts consolidated declined per cent or
to 81, and The convertibles y, or to SAX c. c. and
c. hrsts declined per cent? Pittsburg, Fort Wayne
and Chicago rsts Great Western hrs,s OF SS and tho
SECONDS a each; !. ia Pntsburg, Fort Wayne and
Chicago seconds, and in Union Pacific nrsts. There
was an advance OF :, in North Missouri frsts and St.
Louis and Iron Mountain 6rsts, and y in Milwaukee
and St. Paul frsts Tia Crosse divisionl The sales OF
city bank shares were 100 Commercial at llo, and
Hanover at ST. In the afternoon less activity was dis
played Milwaukee and ST. Paul gold sevens advanced
to 1888; Northwestern consolidated gold coupons de-
clined ei,s. Sales OF Lehgh and wikesbarre con-
sodated made at IS, but the closing quotation
55H bid and 81 asked. New Jersey Central con-
sodated nrsts offered at time low as SO ~
and convertible at 49, The closing quotations were
speciively s3i5 to S3I, and so TO 81 Tho following
wcre the closing quotations for Pacific Railroad
bonds II nion lrs,s 1oGN to 1915 Union land grants
I04& to lo5; Union sinking iunds 9lH 10 80; Gen.
trails, 1l06 to Ill.
EoNDa
State bonds at the Board were y 4 per cent lower
for issues to which dealings werc confined
District OF Columbia 3-65's were steady at 71k
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.
The following nre the closing prices Of Philadephin
The New York herald., 1876-09-27
FALSE PRETENCES.

Henry N. Little yesterday arraigned before Jus.
tice DUFFY at the Tombs charge Of obtaining
money BY false pretences On the 25th Of July II was
alleged be called upon Xian Van ensselacr OF NO. 50
Wall street. and represented to that gentleman that Mr.
William r. Jordan, OF No 56 Pine (who. no said
then out OF town. haa sent HIM for tho loan OF
$50 with which TO purchase books That amount was
advanced him, but was subsequently asecrainod that
his statement WAS untrue, and no arrested Little
wa held IN 81 QUO bail TO answer
The New York herald., 1876-09-27
GOLD AND SILVER.

The Congressional Committee held another informal
meeting at the ST. James Hotel yesterday morning
Thore were present, Senators Boutwell, Jones and
Bogy, and Representative Willard long consulta-
ton was had regard to future organization and the
appointment OF experts, but no Official business
transacted. The commission will meet again At noon
Iaa
The New York herald., 1876-09-27
STRUCK WITH A sLUNG SHOT.

A hight occurred in Washington street yesterday
morning between Richard Mccarthy. OF No 22 Thomp-
son street, and unknown man. Mccarthy ha1
Knocked the other man down and was about heating
HIM over the head with sIungshct whom Detective
Murphy, OF The Eighth precinct, came up and seized
him, when Mccarthy turned on the officer and struck
him the head with tho weapon, injuring him So
vcrcly AZ the Washington Face Police Court ycster
DAY he was hold for trial In default Of $500 bail
The New York herald., 1876-09-27
HAVANA MARKET.

HAVANA. Sept Is. 1876.
The market 10 DUH. Exchange and gold quotations un-
changed
EUROPEAN MARKET.
LONDON PRODUCE MARxEr.-LoSpoN, Sept. 26-Even-
ing Sperm oil, s3s. Lnsced OIL 25s ID per cwt.