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New-York tribune., 1876-07-26

In the Southern State bonds, Tennessees, old
ISSUE declined to 442 later reactng to 45 Ohio g.
1885, selling at 11434. District of Columbia 3.65s
advanced to 72l2. In city bank stocks, American
Exchange (S1) sold ut 108a01O9; Central Ma
tiona C25) at 1O034 101, and Commerce (50l at
ia. There was a large and well distributed trade
in railroad bonds at varying prices The Pacific
mortgages were strong and higher Central Firsts up
to 1891, Union Firsts 1924, Land Granis
1881. and Sinking Funds 04'2. Chicago and
Northwestern Consolidated gold declined
to 954, ST. Paul Firsts, La Crosse
Division bciug steady at 1928. and Hannibal and
St. Joseph convertible IS lower at S0l2 The Gen.
trail New-Jersey bonds were generally firm at l0ll4
for consolidated rsts, new rsts selling at 116, and
Lehlgh and WiIkesbarre consols at s7A. There
were sales of Boston, Hartford and Erie frSts at
1S3.: Erie seconds at 1O3l2a 103os; Long Dock at
1O5. and Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton console
dated sinking fund at 81.
The following shows the exports Exclusive Of
spece) from the port of New-York TO foreign ports
for the week ending July 25 and since the beginning
of the year: ,s.. ,s,e
previously reported l6394SSl5 lSs,l5s.o3o l4As9l2ss
Total since Janl si7oso5, ,lOs sll2952 sl7 sl4}}s3z2
Price OF gold.......... l09ls ll3t llls
Mr.. Thomas L. Raymond having resigned bis posi-
ton as President of the Produce Bank, Mr Salnuei
Conoyer has been elected President pro TEN.
The Chicago Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad to-
day reports its gross earnings for 1879 and 1876,
which compare with 1874 as follows
week Of Jnv sisaa5, Is1a .is;s 1Szs sissso s's
5a Irf Ss5S TO Sag Sf y:: sly 4s554S sss5i 43SiSSi
Showing a decrease from 1875 for the third week
of $34772; for the three weeks of July of S2Sj32,
and gain since Jan. l of S539,543. Compared
with 1874 there is gain of $1,000 for the last
week. loss Tor the three weeks of S7,393 and since
JAM /, loss of $52S, ,791.
The earnings of the st. Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern Railway Co. for the second week OF July
New-York tribune., 1876-07-26
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

IIRfnAl, JnIN 70 I>Ib.
.suES-There only small and unmporiant business
.o rry ious prices still nomDsy 4-sd5e for Pots ani
6l.c fol Pearls -,.u..., ..... o,,., ana
nEfsWAN-Ths market has continued very qlici I5I aa
with supplies onerins prices are easy ana homt
o2SL,c. for sOata,Iu aud Western. . a, -
BROOM CokN-1he market Is den snd no,nhany III ~"
changed We quote; Brush, short groea ss.lVSi h.aaJ
grrsn, y b,ssrdlOc. Green, medium " 10 9o2e '"'
tied aud Red Gpped. v S 5aie. . -. ,., ana
air the oncrinys arc uoI buraensome Pale ErcAs As
New-York tribune., 1876-07-26
THE MARKETS.
Carefully reported tor rss rssuss.,
TOTAL RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE

Per NOrth A,rtf, If45sla, aI,d RIilr0lis.
New-York tribune., 1876-07-26

n,Iyc ruuApELpun STOCK QUOTATIONS.

The London market continues strong for securities
but in some classes Of United States bonds there
was q slight yielding. Erie was steady at l2's~ -
for Common and 20 for Preferred. The money
market was easy, lis for three months bills. Ihe
sum of E2O6, 900 bullion went into the Bank OF El-
GLAND "on balance" to-day. Silver IL firm and
higher at sod. per ounce. In Frankfort, United
States New Fives advanced TO lO3, and five per
cent rentes in Paris, to 106f Zoe, exchange on
London being quoted at 25627. The foreign
exchange market here was the counter
part of yesterday, and quiet. The gold
market was quiet but strong, and all
the sales were at 111si and Ills. The rates
ON gold loans were flat borrowing, and
l., carrying. The export clearances of domestic
produce from the port Of New-iork for the week
ending tonight amounted in currency valuation TO
Si7gO9ll. The Assistant Treasurer paid out IN
July coin interest $4,000, and $4,000 in re-
dcmption of called bonds The days business 1T the
Gold Exchange Bank covered Gold cleared,
Sl436I 900: gold balances, $GG9,77s; currency
balances, 9,499. The principal gold quotations
were:
IOOOlls llsn..lll7s l;0o.....lllIs 23o.. III q
lO3OIll34 IgOO.lllal l3O.....lllIs; 3OO....llie e
New-York tribune., 1876-07-26

4 mining firm at Eureka, Nevada, has become in-
solvent IN consequence Of the decline IN the price of
silver and has siguifed its intention of suspending
operations Its employees III the mines refused 20
consent when asked, 10 a reduction OF wages. At
the election of the Overman and Belmont Mining
Companies the officers of last year were reflected.
We have received "a communication, too long for
publication. from Mr.. James b. Hodgkin. President
of the United States Rolling Stock Company, taking
exceptions TO paragraph copied from The Cterei0Ed
Herald with comments, published in TIE TRIBUNE
of the 10th inst, concerning the Gtlgated ease III
the United States Rolling Stock Company against
the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad Com
pany Mr. Hodgkin denies that the decision
against his Company wasirendered on the ground of
fraud and states also that the directors had no
personal interest the contract, directly or Ino-
rectly. We copied the paragraph from Cleveland
paper and can hardly be held responsible for the
truthfulness or otherwise of the report. The
Court seems to have charged the jury that
the contract was void from the fact that 1t was
made by certain directors of the Rolling Stock Com
pany acting at tho same time As directors of the
railroad company. &c. 1t is perhaps proper to say,
however, that contract fraudulent in law does not
necessarily IMPLY that the parties to it have been
guilty Of an intentional fraud is ii to be con-
cluded that they must have rcaDcd personal advan-
tage from il. Hence if the law calls il fraudu'n5
for trustees to make a contract with themselves,
acting in charge of another trust, because
il is wrong for trustees thus to administer trusts. 1t
does not follow that they have committed any fraud
except in violating principle of Law. But tins is
no new application of law as regards the duties OF
trustees Substantially the same principle has been
announced before in several prominent cases. and
notably in the case of tho Cumberland Coal COM
pany against former President, who bought IN
property OF the Company sold under foreclosure f'r
his own benefit. In this no fraud was intended,
and not any committed probably, as the President
paid moro for the property than any one else
would have done, but the Court declared the sale
void This suit was conducted by Gov. TIldcn, ac-
corling to our recollection. We have no doubt that
Mr.. Hodgkin is entirely correct in his statements,
and willingly accept them, but this is not IN our
judgment, the point involved The law holds truss
tees rgdly TO a line Of duties which may remove
them from the reach OF suspicion; for while Nr
Hodgkin and his friends were entirely innocent
such contracts are liable 10 be of a cousiyc nature
and are therefore held to be improper and Illegal
The theory is that trustees in such positions may
find il difficult to administer both trusts faithfully.
New-York tribune., 1876-07-26
vE,UE STATE of SOUTH CAROLINA
CoraorGilou Noltes.

NOTiCE.-ProposI for furnishing 5000
~ bsr--.s tr.a burnt Ea~l.sh Et-Iiocue PORTLAND
CEIENT viii received Al e Office OF ;ne Defarm.n, o
DOcSs III and 81, gu:i II o'clock a. FRIDAY
4t urasi 1876 Fnriu irOrmAtion The City ceun'
Copies I. al Nc . Liiy Hal.
NOTlCE.-PROPOSALS for building PILE
~ FOUNDATION for PLATFORM IN of Buiktr sd
Wall, 80 and g. t1i uunbcrs " T.. vii bc
rco.Tcd 81 TIE Department u Docks, III 10
DJane 81, anlI IL clock IN of Fnlay 2sth july 1876
I fan formation fne City Record" Copies sale
Ut No. Civ H.i.
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....S377.8G2.O2l q

There was a active trade i'll United States
bonds, and under the concurrent influence OF higher
gold and improved London quotations prices wers
higher coupon 5-2Os of 1857 rising to 120ls; cou-
pon 5-20s of 1855, new to 11sls, and old 1865 to
1854 There were sales of registered Gs of 1881 al
1893; registered 10-4Os at 1885; registered new
5s at III, and coupon do. at 1888. We annex ela4
ofntio
New-York tribune., 1876-07-26

Eorses, Carriages, 6arncs5, Nf.
LARGE STOCK Of my own make OF CAR
n -IockaNays two iour, ard -ix Phacous,
business WagOnsdt yc?y 10" uSiiuidctur.rs
p"'''' " ~ - CHARLES GRUBE.
New-York tribune., 1876-07-26
ysyyCTAL PFTOET y .. s1"ck ff'HA""H "A1h''
july cb, is76
m us.r.s bEFoRE THE CALL
n.nr.,rnr srnck pEpARrmENr- lOL O'CLOCK

GONLI,NNENT AIUNh UfI HT' - .
ASD IL L. O'CLOCK A. NJ
- = =, fo-st.red 1881 iUs5s, 1910 Registered sos
bc
>, : w, ',a,,o, Issi q js, 1881, Registered -
- ""F0'' 100 bc lI9L, llUuU uU..........hcs3ll7
rr'ow, ,'"'~'' iIss. L s 5.20 Coup 'B5. New
, , ,'p,5 ,'p sG- 2j 600 he 1855
%, o11 "f' bcc 1905. L S $50 Coupon, 1850 ,,
Iouno -..-.l lZuis 6.0u0 llo4
New-York tribune., 1876-07-26

Corresponding period in lS75..........sl27,l7j 3S
The San Fernando Tunnel, on the Southern Pacific
Railroad, is completed, and trains are running
through. 1t is about 1000 feet long, runs through
soft rock, and is arched with brick and stone
throughout. The road is now 365 miles long. and
has reached the great California wine districts.
The san Francisco Mint has resumed the exchange
of refined for unreined bullion. The following dyi-
dends additional to those heretofore reported have
bean maid i'm San Francisco since July |:
New-York tribune., 1876-07-26
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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-14
Acts that Have Become Laws.

The Governor approved the following
acts February IL, 1876:
To amend section 16, chapter 1913, Code
of 1873. as amended by an act approved
April %, 1870, in reference to commissioners
In chancery. -..-.
To incorporate the Charlottesville and
Rapidan railroad. ;.
TO amend section 80, chapter 100, OF the
Code Of Virginia, 1873, in relation to OBJ
structing justice by threats or force.
To Incorporate the Chamber of Com
merce OF Richmond. .-..... .-...-
To incorporate the Woodland Cemetery
Company.
To amend section % of chapter Is of the
Code of 1878, allowing commission to gene
raj agent and storekeeper of the penitentiary.
To incorporate the Aged Home Assoca-
ton.
To authorize the qualised voters OF the
county of Chesterfield to vote on the ques.
ton of the removal of the county court
house.
To amend section of cha pier SO of the
Code of 1878, and to amend section of an
act in reference to distractions to highways
and hindrances, approved February II,
1874.
To authorize the recordaton by the Regis
ter of the Land Office Of copies Of papers
recorded in the clerks Office of the Common.
wealth.
To incorporate the trustees Of the Lone
Star Lodge, No. 1910, of the Grand United
Lodge of Odd-Fellows, of the city of Rich
mond.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-14
The University Bill.
RANDOLPH ID AEON COLLEGE,
ASHLAND, VA, February II, 1876.

RANDOLPH ID AEON COLLEGE, I
ASHLAND, Va, February II, 1876.
Editors Dispatch Every true lover Of ed
ucation in the South must feel an interest in
the University bill now pending. For this
reason I address you this letter, expressive
of the views of the Faculty of Randolph-Ma-
con College.
II is our earnest desire that the University
shall receive the support necessary for its fu.
ture growth and prosperity. We appreciate
the great work which it has wrought for the
educational interests of Virginia and the
South, and our hope is that i, may now enter
upon new career OF usefulness.
We wish to help in this by all laudable
means. We are. therefore, very earnest in
our approval of the bill; but there is one
feature in Mr.. BggwelIs amendment to
which we feel forced 20 object. 1t is the pro-
vision by which be proposes, independent
of all examination at the University. to give
free tuition to those that hold diplomas from
colleges or certificates from high-schools.
To this scheme there is a fatal objection.
1t removes from the University authorities
ali control over tie terms of admission.
A diploma or certificate will entite Vir.
giuian to admission no matter from what
school be may come or what may be the de-
member that schools are not all of equal
grade. It is not uncommon for q student TO
fail in che college and afterwards graduate
with distinction in another. This provision
will prove disastrous. 1t will place those
institutions " hch strive for high grade Of
scholarship at the mercy Of their interiors.
Schools will Did for numbers by lowering
their requirements, and as an inevitable
consequence the University will be flooded
with men unprepared to appreciate It's advan'
tsges.
But is there no remedy! a very slight
change will effect all that can be desired.
Let the bill provide that every Firginian
prepared for q University course may enter
free Of tuition, aid that no others shall be
admitted; further, let it provide that the
authorities shall test The fitness Of candidates
By a sufficient preliminary examination.
The bill will then receive our hearty and
unanimous support.
We do not fear the free tuition feature, to
many such bugbear. Remove from the
University the money necessity for patron
age, and every inGuccment possible is at
once brought to bear upon the Faculty TO
bring the University into its true position.
Such an amendment will put the colleges
into harmony with the University, will en-
courage high standard In the colleges, and
By the excellent material supplied will ena;
Bile the University to do true University
work. A great incentive to honesty and
faithfulness will then be given the schools
of the State. Atthese preliminary examna-
tons they will be tested and each will re-.
ceive the just recognition of its merit. Who
could then complain? HARRY EsT1LL,
Professor Of Mathematics, Randolph
(,oIIpoe ?"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-14
Guarding the Sale of POfsons.
FLOR the Dispatch.


Extract from the Journal of the House Of
Delegates, page 204, Friday, January %,
1876: .-.-
ono. 81. Senate bill entitled en- act to
amend and reeract section Of chapter 1S7
of the Code OF 1873, in regard to the sale Of
poisons, was read third time and passed.
"Mr. Hoenniger entered motion to re-.
consider the vote by which the bill passed."
Saturday, January 20, 1876, page 2l0:
"The motion entered by Mr.. Hoenniger to
reconsider the vote by which No. 81, Senate
bill entitled, &C., was passed, came up.
"The motion to reconsider was agreed to.
HThe question recurring on the passage of
the bill,
"Mr. Taliaferro of Gloucester moved to
pass by the bill; which was rejected.
Mr., Popham moved to dismiss the bill !;
which was agreed to-ayes, So; noes, 36.
"On motion of Mr. Mathew, the vote was
recorded az follows Ayes, So; noes, SO.
"Mr. Williams, OF Richmond city, moved
to reconsider the vote by which the bill was
rejected.
."On motion Of Dir. Strayer, the vote was
recorded as follows: Ayes, q; noes, 49,"
The above ,record shows on its face that
YOUR correspondent In Saturdays issue,
signing himself" Hanover" whoever be may
be, founded his indictment against my ae-
ton and motives upon information which
was unfounded in fact. ~.
Before assailing oge whom he does not
know be should have taken the trouble to
inform himself Of the true facts Of the ease.
Had be further taken the trouble to inform
himself as to what manner of man | I'm, be
would in all probability have found that ]
am one who has consistently observed the
golden rule of minding his own business,
aud who would not Under any circumstances
be guilty of so nean an act OF calling
up the bill of fellow-member, un-
less solicited to do so by the party him.
self-least of ALL during the absence Of
the patron of the bill. Before he knows
of whom he speaks, he should have refrained
from making sach filings at ma and my mo-
tiyes as he does in the second paragraph OF
his communication. Whether in the back.
woods or out of them, that courtesy ..'Yhich
he seems, To- expect so much from others
would have prompted ma TO inform myself
thoroughly before +, assaiied one publicly In
that way. Like Hanover" have been living
in the bsckwoods country for thirteen years,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-14
The BARBER" and Figaro. =

The performance of the " Marriage Of Fl.
garo'' in this city reviyes some historical re-.
miniscences Of interest. The author of the
Barber of Seville and the Marriage Of Figaro
was PIERRE AUGUsrIS CARoN DE BEAUMAR.
cHAlS, a French Dramatic author and specula.
tor or genius and restless energy, famous for
court iutrigues, gallantries, and intrepid EN-.
terprises, aud also famous for having beer
an active friend Of the Republican cause in
Au!e.ira. Is early as 1I75 he was engaged
in speculation TO supply the Americans
with arms and munitions to carry on their
fsh. with Great Britain. In that year be
ha,! interviews with ARTHCg LEE in London.
He lid much 10 induce tue French Govern.
mcns to extend assistance to the Americans.
The Cabinet advanced to him 100000 OIL
llyrcs, and Spain contributed an equal
amount in arms, g., on condition
tina, h. would replace them. BEACMARcHAIs,
under the firm Of RoDERIoUE HoTALGz s.
Co., at the beginning Of 1777, forwarded
three ships carrying 200 pieces of ordnance,
%, OGO muskets, 200, 900 pounds of powder,
and other munitions. Some fifty officers
sailed on the largest ship, including LA RoU.
ERIE, Pulaski, and STEUBEN. They all safely
arrived. That year BEAuMAEcuAls's dis
bursemsn,s amounted TO 5,000000 francs.
This active friend Of the American cause
was brought into severe revofses by his eX.
penditures in its behalf; and he was REIN.
L., ft1 Nv hat In Ind lafn
his claims were paid. The last instalment
| 800, 900 'rancs) due was paid 70 his heirs or
creditors so late as 1885 by The American
| Government.
BEAuMARcHA1s wrote his Barber de Seville
in 1772, ard bis Marriage de Figaro in TIA
| They we:e both produced upon the Ffenc CHI
stage after great opposition from the high
officials of the Government. 1t is most re-
markable that it should have been the for
tune of the author to have had his Barber of
Seville set to music by RossINI, and his Mar
riage of Figaro set TO music by MOZART
the two greatest of ali The masters of the art.
The Barber ia one Of the most delightful OF
all operas. Its music is enchanting and the
story most pleasant. The Marriage Of Figaro
has not been exalted by the music Of the
immortal Mozart to anything like an equal
popularity with the Barber, mainly for the
want of the piqusncy in the story. Never
theless, the discriminating auditor can never
fail to be transported by the divine melody
and the rich Instrumentation Of MozAR1's
triumphant composition.
The facts above given are but little known
now, and we suppose will give added inter-
est to any one while listening to these de-
lightful operas.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-14

I sTHELArE RRvERExJ oHNsoa. Il nfeferring
to the siot In Baltimore in 1885, IN which Mir.
JOHNSON was the object of popular yindic-
tIyeness, we didnot mean to concede that
Mr. JOHNSON had done anything to justify the
public ill.will. 1t is matter Of no interest
now as to that. We suppose that the gen.
.leman, who. got control of the Bank
OF Maryland desired to get the benefit
Of MIR. JoHNsoN's legal knowledge and
good judgment, and thus associated him
with the directory. Farther than tbia, we
do not suppose that Mr. JOHNSON was
ipculpated. He could not have been re-
sponsible for that previous mtsmanagemehI
which devastated the funds of the bank and
involved Its customers in immense loss by
| the failure which followed 30 soon after ne
became director in the bank.
In the matter of Mr.. JoHNsos's public SER
vices our sketch will be assisted by the fol-
lowing from contemporary journal:
ga leading lawyer in State and United
s,o,ss courts. prominent In the Maryland
7 legislature and the United States Senate, o
member of President Taylor's Cabinet, call
ad mon for legal counsel by various Admin
;Strations. and once Minister to England
Mr., johnson certainly exhibited great aoill'
ties as we'll as ABUNDANT versatility OF talent
Personally be vas a gentleman OF high ana
cbiyaIrous instincts, without fear or re-
proach, kindly and generous ~
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-14

hut / ave been at the same timeabae to look
beyor I'd. them, and cones so the conclusions
that commerce should under NO cireunl.
stances be bufdened with unnecessary Sfe-
strictio ns, from the effects of which ID has
already suffered serious detrimeut In this
State. And know further, at least three Of
these dr'1gsareisold annually by the million
in small phials by every store. keeper in this
State nd everybody knoWs that the law,
If amended. would have been so much rub
Dish on OUT oyergrown tatute-book, because
it would have been violated every hour In
the day. You might as we'll require gun
smith to keep record of purchasers of guns,
pistols, powder, and shot. is.. II Ont
have consistently opposed all unnecessary
restrictions upon commerce, and am opposed
to passing Ineffective laws.
I thank you for suffering me to trespass
upon your columns, which would not have
done but for the fact that cannot allow such
an indictment to remain uneontradicted.
Respectfully,
... T, w, HOESyIGER,