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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-23


During she early part OF the day money on call
lent easily at 2a2h per cent, but later on It was
still moro easy tho last rates being per cont
Tho following the rates of exchange New FORK
the aforementioned cities to-day Savannah, buy
Ing 3-16. selling 6-1o; Charleston easier Offering
freely 3-16 . x premium; Cincinnati buying par,
selling ITO; New Orleans, commercial u, bank y:
st. Louis. IS premium, and Chicago, firm, go a so
premium. Foreign exchange is steady and unchanged
with actual business at 4s7 4s7 Tor bankers sixty
days sterling. and 4se5s a. 924 for demand. Cables
sold at 400.
MARKET.
Gold was steady throughout the day at l0Cz. Gold
ioans made at hat, and per The specie
10 be shipped by to.morrow's steamer TO Europe is
estimated at about $3.50 900 gold Gold cIearngs
the National Bank Of the State Of New York Gold
balances, ST. 1o9 ooo currency balances, &.1s7 2s7;
gross clearanccs, S14,75o 0o0
CLEARING STATEMENT
currency Exchanges ........ SEA, 057, $50
Goid exchanges s,4i2,s Ji
Goid balances. 9os,o47
GOVERNMENT BONDS
Government bonds were quiet and some cases
were somewhat lower but at tho close thoy Arm
at the following quotations nited States currency
skies, i25 l25k; do. do, 1881, registered, 114t1
1l4,S; do do, do. coupon, il6H alI5ss DO. do,
1865, new. registered, lllh ll1s do do, do, do,
coupon, 1lltS l1lI; do do, 1867. registered 1tIh
1l45s; do do, 40, coupon, Il4ls ll4t; do. do,
1865 registered ITO; do. do. do, coupon, 10; do
ienfortes, registered. 1l2ss 1921 do do, COUPON
1872 allSh; do nves, 1851, registered liis. ills;
90. do, DO, coupon, 11lL 11l7s; do. AIS, 1884,
registered, 1917 1919; do do, do, coupon, 1854 a
iOsA.
In Paris renlss sold at 1881 45c, but later they
declined to 1903. Ice, while exchange III London was
quoted at 25t 1876 In London bar silver was quoted
\, I'D nominal por ounce
STATE BONDS.
State bonds at the Board were u higher for Ten.
Eessec SKIES old, and y lower Tor Louisiana sevens
consos, TO which dealings were confined. District OF
Columbia 3-5s sold az An. In Now Orleans Louisiana
consos we're quoted at sot so5s.
RAILROAD BONDS.
Railroad bonds continue strong, prices arc
higher with the following changes compared with last
previous sales An advance Of IN Hannibal and ST
Joseph eghts convertbics per cent IN Chicago Rock
Island and Pacific skies, sinking funds u in Toledo and
Wabash nrsts (st Louis dvison), ohio and Mississippi
consolidated sinking funds and Union Pacific nrsts Il
In Len,eh and wilkosbarre consos, y In Chicago and
Northwestern consolidated gold scvcns and u IA New
Jersey Central 1rsts, consos, Milwaukee and ST. Paul
srCrosse. divisiopl and Morris and Essex seconds
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The following table shows the opening, highcs

ADVANCE
The following shows the and decline in the
closing prices of the principal active stocks to-day as
compared with those OF yesterday
ADVANCE. w ostern Uniou, X; Pacific Mail u !:
Illinois Central, y; Morris and Essex, "; Delaware
and Hudson, 4.
DECLINE. Lake shore, u; Northwestern, "; do.
preferred "; OHIO and MISSISSIPPI u Delaware
Lackawanna and Western, "a; Hannibal ana ST. Jo-
seph, u; do. preferred, ~ Michigan Central, "
CLOSING PRioEs--3 N.
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There was some comment on Wall street yesterday
the fact that the Pacific Mail steamship Company
announced their annual election 10 take place on
DECORATION Day, which Is a legal holiday. Mr.. Cyoc.
the president OF tho company, says no believes an
election held on that day will DO perfectly valid
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Tho only decline y In Milwaukee and 81. Paul
sodated sinking funds
BANK sHAltsA
City bank shares sold as follows;-Commsrce az ll2,
Central National at 1904, Manufacturers and Mer-
chdnts' at 90
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS
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PRINT CLOTHS MARKET.
EUROPEAN MARKETS.

PHovipENcE X. l., May 30 1877
Printing cloths little more active prices firmly main
tanned the basis OF 4ac Tor standard and 4x64
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5000 Ga wv { cgb.

5000 @ a NV c cgb.
0uD II a - 10 SIS. c.
5000 Mich Con rs ]. /.
lU)D Cen 7 list. ) J b.
lsp<O do. .b3
1000 West Pac bonds.
5000 Tn Pac RR LIST. .
1000 4 RR OF No LIST. .
100 r. 1T w a q Sd. .
5000 l. n n con. '9S. b3
5000 Rem 4 Sara ist..
10 shs Mer Elk Bank. /.
LOO Del 4 Hud Can. be
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HAVANA MARK Ell.
FISaNt1AI.

H,yhya May ~. 1877
Spanish gold. 228it 22Z Exchange quiet. Sugar quiet
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COMMERCIAL.

LONDON May 22-5 p. n.
Produce--Sprits of turpentine 27s I'd per cwt.
ANTWERP. May ~, 1877.
Petroleum-3O T. for fine pa;e American.
LONDON, May 22-Evening.
Linseed oil--E2s a f2s IS. per tun
HEw YORK rKopuoE ExomANGE REPORT.
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The following 10 tho Official report OF sales at III
Now York Open Stock and Gold Exchange May 22
1S77:-
PIRsT CALL-9.40 4. NJ
10000 Am gold. log 1915 100 shs Lake Shore " 52a
100 shs Erie. 6ss 200 do....,.,..b3 52I
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-stainedroood orn,nnry. olbloc; strict good ordi-
nary, 7-l6c low middling, 9Sac. middng. loac spot
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4 r REI-ONABiE KArEs-dONEl o. LIFE AN5
n Endowment lnsnr Policies Mort cages; sttno
bon t ance ali kinds effected with best
j. 4. HABRICu a CO. IIg BrDaayAy
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GALVESTON, May q. 1877
Cotton quiet. weak; middiing lO9.c: low niddlinr
aysc good ordinary 9Sc Not receipts bales Sales
Stock. 20.3lI.
NEv ORLEANS, May -. 1877
Cotton steady middliug 10lc. low middling ZOE good
ordinary. glc- Net receipts, bales; Efoss
The New York herald., 1877-01-17
THE COLLEGE OF NEW YORK.

Mr. WOOD RE-ELECTED CHAIRMAN-THE AP-
PRECIPITATION.
Tho Board Of Trustees Of tho College Of New York
met yesterday afternoon Ia their rooms, corner Of
Grand and Elm streets After the roll called the
election Of chairman for the Board OF Trustees was
proceeded with. The whole number OF votes cast was
IS; necessary 10 choice, IL; Of which Mr.. Wood
received II, Mr.. Beardsco 4. Mr. Halsted l, Mr..
ycrmilye l. Dir. Wood on taking the char, briefly
thanked the Board. 1t had been the custom, nc SAID
for the newly elected chairman to deliver an inaugu
ral address, but although possessing ample materials
therefor, he would now deviato from the custom.
Further explaining this determination, he said:'You
are aware that during tho past year academic calm
OF the college has been somewhat RULED by tho action
OF the Executive Committee. When the special mat
ter to which refer was adjusted, Tho Executive Com
nttce proceeded iurthcr In what II considered the
line OF duty aud for tho best interests OF the COL
lcpe, and when recently taken seriously I'll
tain Investigations were pending before II which have
III u measure been interrupted by my illness and
Board ' OF Viewing s sas Of %ars
Mr.. Wood believed that ''silence IL golden,
That last years Executive Committee might continue
It's good work nc tncn announced the reappoEtment
OF It's members foows:-rrustccs, Rufus o. Keards.
lee, William powd, Eugene Kelly David I. Baker,
Kane, Stephen AmbrOss Walker, and A. s. Webb and
William Wood members er 01icto
Mr.. L. ID. kiernan was reelected secretary.
A communication from the Board OF Estimate and
Apportonmcnt announcing the appropriations 1877
was then road as follows
The College Of the City Of New York for salaries
Vi professors and officers scientific apparatus
book. and supplies support and maintenance and
For repairs to buildings ........ 1000
MI Bcardsee then offered resolution appropriate
Ing Sl50Uu0 to meet the current expenditures or1S77
which was referred TO the Executive Committee Com.
missioner Dowd moved TO amend BY appropriat,pR
$50. 900 for present expenditures.
Trustee Everett r. Wheeler offered tho following
resolution, which was unanimously adopted:-
Resolved, That the resolution offered by Trustee Boards
lee be referred to tho Executive COMMITTED College
OF the City 81 New YORK. with instructions inquire and
report whether the expenses the said be
duced during the current without 80 the college,
The New York herald., 1877-01-17
THE EAST RIVER BRIDGE.
TWO POINTS OUT OF THREE CARRIED BIZ
THE HERALD--sHALL COMMISSION NOW

TWO POINTS OUT OF THREE CARRIED BIZ
THE HERALD--sHALL COMMISSION NOW
DE APPOINTED?
Tho Trustees of tho Now York and Brooklyn Bridge
Company, in having awarded the contract for cable
wro the lowest bidder crucblc steel, has yielded
two Of the three demands made by tho HERALD
namely, that Bessemer steel should not be used and
that the contract should not be gwen 10 Roebing's
Sons unless they furnished the best wire. The third
and important demand Is yet in allegiance. Tho
tests proposed in the specifications arc utterly In
adequate TO demonstrate whether or not the material
offered comes up standard OF tho requirements
namely 16 600 pounds Of tensile strain per square
inch and iorty.sevcn hundrcdths Of elastic limit This
must be inquired into aud remedicd, either promptly
voluntarily by tho engineers OF tho bridge them.
selves or by q commission Of experts.
DIFFICULTY IN RIGHrIxG THE SPECIFICATIONS
Mr.. Albert Hill, engineer, was visited nj his office BY
HERALD reporter yesterday Being questioned ~ u
tho tests be expressed his conviction of their
efficiency and concurrcd tho opinion that Of the
two things suggested above should be done.
"But, Mr.. Hiil" said tho reporter, "since the
tract has been awarded how can any change be made
In the specifications under which 1t was made? Gould
not tho contractor tho trustees the bridge for
breach Of contract they to make change now 20
81 think not" was the reply sThe gentleman "a
whom the contract was awarded ike all the Other
nsh material which should among other tests be sub
jec,ed TO certain amount OF tensile strain With
gwen elastic limit Since the proposed change IN the
Specifications involves nothing than SIMPLY the
demonstration that his material actually comes up "a
that requirement, fail TO 500 how no can possibly
make any valid objection" F"
..whai do you think would be the functions Of such
q commission the HERALD proposcs?' was asked
Tho line Of inquiry DO adopted by such o CONF
mission, said Nj. Hli .'woud be very simple ono.
1t IS hardly likely that tho members Of such COM
mission would tocl called upon TO question either the
tho extent OF tho requirements set forth in
tho irs: part OF the specifications. Professional
tcsy aonc If othor consideration, would dicate thai
tney should leave tho entirely In the hands OF
the engineer IN charge OF the work. Hence all thas
would loft for them 10 decide is whether the tests
provided for in the specifications adequate to do
monstrato tho suitability OF the material offered"
might not the appointment OF such q commission
be looked upon as discourtcsy 10 the bridge eng.
neers 2" asked the reporter.
safer all that has boon said and written in regard
TO defects their specifications and the nadequacy Of
tho tests proposed by them, am inclined think
they would be very likely themselves to urge most
strongly upon the Board OF trustees tho appointment
OF such commission, not only from desire vindi
cato themselves but also with tho 10 set at rost
all doubts the public mind In regard the ultimate
success Of the work intrusled to them.
The New York herald., 1877-01-17
CONTRABAND TRADE.

0ccrs connected with the Office OF the special treas.
ury agent this city visited tho steamship City Of
Merida, arrived yesterday from Havana and scizsd
l2oo choice cigars which were found concealed In shs
sailors sleeping apartments
The New York herald., 1877-01-17
COAsTWIsE STEAMSHIPS.


mai.
ssns s'ss s, '1a %
Thomas and West indies This now the most direct route
S wsss s Ssa:,ea
pacific NAIL 5rksT.,I,S AMP RHSATH HSSrs TRANSIT
70; His ArHS SSEaA SSEaN sEw
:s 'i. u. i HfI,S yS 81 PANAMA
:. FROM SAx FkxSCisco TO JAPAN and CHM
Sss% s%g SSSssIy AUS
Steamship Wednesday, January 81
wM :. GLYDE% co, or Il. j. BULLAY. superintendent.
10. q Bowling Green pier ~ North River foot Canal st.
FoR NEW 4Tk EskEASS SkSu%rItil RINhCri LINE.
ssw nskBaSTs .ssss; 81 ssss W. MI
I'm, from p .irs pier No. :,S North TNr'. Syer a..
Dons s s s,s'n 10 "'''' ana '''he'D''
Apply to 6rSK .ss sESxS Sc ss'%Sss IS %s.s sa
AID DOMINION srEAMsnIP COMPANY.
~ sailing from from pier 80 North River
days and sss,days At conasc,ns with sSs Virginia
"f "s x;s ,Ss All
n lines nS ''S, pSss in oh cs csrcns snd
every tuesday. Thursday and saturday =,
with Maryland aud Delaware raiIroad@
PASSENGER accommodaii ms ansnrpassed ,
lowest rates. Insurance Norfolk. xe., psr cent
Freight received daily ut per "a North River. General
ofrces iv7 trcen~ich st. n. l.. McckEADY President.
1TORGAXs NEW YORK. NEW ORLEANS AND TEXAS
Vl ships.-The steamship LONE STAR will sail
pier 81 North River saturday January 20 for New Or
leans direct transferring Texas freight there to Morgaus
ouisiana Texas Railroad tor Morgan City thence per
Morgans Texan ports through bills OF adng
all the Mississippi River, Mobile ti-
Ind nols Corpus Christi kockpor Braxos sant-
Brownsville and to all points the galveston iiar
and Great Northern Texas Pacific and
continental railroads Freights for S. Marys and Fulton
landed Ut Rockport
Rates San antonio freight via Cuero Marion route
BE- designated on shipping receipt Apply tor rntes
Lghteragc and channel dues Corpus Christi
xox santiago the expense ard risk OF consiguec.
Insurance be effected under open policy of the line.
To New orleans. per cent; to Texas ports per
MORGAN. Agents. office pier 10 Norsh River.
ITO NASSAU. n. P-REGULAR MALL STEAMERS
leave New York January 70 and February leave Sa-
MURRAY FERRIS CO., e2ssouth st.
N Y, HAVANA AND MEXICAN NAIL SIS. LINE
- ''''""s' FOR HAVANA Direct -
CITY or NEM Thursday anuary y
Cimy ~ January =.
crY " SEHA vaG cK AMI EW oRGAS SSa"y 81
va Havana, prcgreso campcachy. Tuxpan TampIco:
s,camsrs will leave New ORLEANS fooruary and Fe6ru
ary 10 Tor Vera Cruz and all the above ports.
r'' ''ssaiL s%LHl%NDHE ssSSs 81 and 80 Broaoway
DIONEER LINE AUSTRALIAN PACKETS. ESTAB.
&c.-Undsr arrangements with the government Of New
South WHes approved emigrants are carried to sydney
Australia Tor S37 50 gold each. For further particulars
apply 10 R.w. CAMERON CO.. 20 8. William ST.. n. Y.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-09

A Lykens Valley Nine on Fire.-On
Monday afternoon fire broke out in
the deep workings of the Lykens valley
mines, at Wiconisco. There are four
collieries-the Short Mountain, Lykens
Valley, Big Lick and Summit Branch.
Together their workings form one of
the longest subterranean galleries in the
world, having continuous communica-
ton of about ten miles in straight line.
AS nearly as can be ascertained, the
fire broke out in the pumping way near
the bottom of the principal slope, which
is nearly 500 yards in depth. Its origin
is unknown, but in less than twelve
hours it had made its way along the
slopes and gangways to the surface,
where it burned the pumping-house con-
tanning powerful Bull'' or Cornish
engine.
Eighty six mules were suffocated
by the smoke and gases. The latest des-
patches say that Bear Creek, which runs
over part of the workings, had been
turned into them, and that the fire was
thought to be under control.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-09
Brief Items.


x Coal digging in Little Germany has
been suspended on account of inclement
weather.
y Tramps were made available on We'd
nesday last They were set to work
cleaning the sidewalks of the snow.
S)Work at the Newport Furnace has
been again suspended owing to depres-
sion in trade.
We think the deer hunters from this
county have this season had bad success
We have not had our usual allowance of
Venison. r.-
Friday morning was the coolest of
this winter. The thermometer at A.
M, was down to to 6 degrees below
zero. T-FfFtEft a.
The person or persons, who borrowed
the digging iron from the Stone church,
in Little Germany ARE requested to return
it Immediately.
Several upsets occurred last Wednes-
day night by the sleds and sleighs going
to Centre Literary Society. No persons
were hurt. f5t It}I 3F.fE
A singing class has been formed at
Shermansdale, with DIR. Fuget as teacher
On Christmas evening this class held a
concert in Fishing Creek Valley.
Beltznickels were quite numerous in
Little Germany, as several houses were
visited twice by different parties the
same evening.
- A Centennial Literary Society was in
augurated at Elliottsburg a few weeks
ago, consisting of about twenty men,
bers. I Hl .L 75fl
Is the County Superintendent ben
fit to our Schools" is the question for
debate by the Excelsior Literary Society,
next Thursday evening, at Elliottsburg.
The rain of Saturday and warm sui.
of Sunday made it hard for roofs to bear
their burden. Some gave way on Sun
day and others were made safe by shov-
cling off the snow.
During the session of the Excelsior
Literary Society on last Thursday eve
ming, several young gents enjoyed them
selves " hugely riding down the hill ,on
sled, past the school house in which
the society was held.
The billiard room attached to the Bed
ford House, at Bedford, caught fire on
Wednesday night the 28th ult., and
burned out, but doing very little other
injury. A servant connected with the
house, named Mary Tony, owing to the
excitement, expired on the pavement of
a ruptured blood vessel. "
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-09
For " The Times. ~


MECHANICsBURG, Pa, Dec. 20, 1876.
Mr.. EDITOR Seeing you frequently
publish items of news from Cumberland,
thought probably it would not be amiss
to give you little evidence of what we
are doing across the mountain in these
days when thermometers are pointing
toward zero Now for q few local items.
During Christmas all the places of bust
ness were closed. Did / say all ? Yes,
so say our citizens if you ask them. But
are not saloons and hotels business
places? If you were to hear the hide
Gus oaths and yells of some of our young
men, and some not so young on a holt
day evening you would think surely
some one had done business. But then
many of our friends say these must
be kept open lest we have no place to
enjoy ourselves on holidays. Our town
became quite excited over the doings of
Mr.. Pig on Christmas afternoon. Mr..
Pig, after having the necessary amount
of the needful, was deprived of part of
his caudal appendage, the remainder
was shaved and creased, after this he
and about twenty men and boys were
turned loose in a lot for the race; the
conditions being that the victor should
hold Mr.. Pig suspended between heaven
and earth by his posterior projection.
After many of the contestants having
measured their full length on mother
earth and tumbled around promiscuous-
ly with bleeding noses and sprained
wrists, Mr.. Pig, was suspended In mid
air by one of our young African breth-
rem. Those who witnessed this scene
were an innumerable number of boys,
many gray fathers, and ladies from all
the windows and porches within sight.
ATn ,nf nxxyfft hs,f /
it from reliable source, we think you
will admit, when we tell you the author
is School-master."
But while all these scenes were trans
piring in the outside world, how differ
ent to be in the st. Marks Lutheran
church, the only one which had services
on Christmas, and listen to the services
commemorative of the occasion. st.
Mark IS was beautifully festooned with
evergreen on this occasion.
Our public schools are closed during
the holiday week and our boys and girls
are enjoying themselves hugely with
their skates and sleds, wishing only that
the school holidays might never end.
On the Friday before Christmas the
teachers were made happy by their pu-
pills presenting them tokens of their re-
spect. w. II. Hench, principal of the
High School, received from the pupils
of that school six bottled silver castor,
one of the best and prettiest we have
ever seen. G.. M. ID. Eckels teacher of
the grammar school was presented a
four bottled tea castor. NJ. M. Foose,
teacher of 1st intermediate school, ac-
cepted from the pupils fine, complete
glass set. The remaining eight teachers
all received some gifts but of less value.
w. III. Hench was for several years
teacher of the Newport High School but
has been in his present position for five
years. M. M. Foose formerly of New
Bloomfield has held his present situation
for four, years. VYX.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-09
DEATHs.

HELFNER-A At the residence OF Mr.. T. Dewalt,
at Shermansdale, on the 25th OF December, 1876,
Mr.. Andrew Helfner, aged about rs years.
OwEN-ln Miller township, on the Goth of Dec,
1876, Lew +. N. Owen, son OF John S. Owen, aged
20 years, months and 29 days.
FoosE-On the 4th Of January. 1877, of paraly-
sis, Mrs. Susan FoOse, wife of Daniel Foose, Of
Spring twp. aged 81 years, months and 9 days
GRAY-ln Madison twp, on the 30th ut., Mr..
Hugh Gray, aged Y years, months and % days.
STAMBAUaH-In Galloway county, Missouri, on
the 22nd ult., OF typhoid. pneumonia, MIR. G.. w.
Stambaugh. formerly OF Savie township, this
county, and son OF Alexander and Mary A.
Stambaugh, aged % years 10 months and 5 days
NoEL-In New Germantown, TobOyne, twp, on
the 10th ult., Mr.. Alexander Noel, aged44 years.
10 months and 5 days
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-09

Almost Frozen TO Death.-Mr. Dougher-
ty, the gentleman who carries the mail
from McAlevy's Fort, Huntingdon coun-
ty,to Reedsville, Mifflin county, and vtce
versa, narrowly escaped being frozen to
death, on Saturday, the Goth ult., while
crossing Stone Mountain on his home
trip, and but for the timely aid of the
Greenwood Works teamsters, in all
probability would have perished. When
found he was in comatose state, and
after being reused, he had to be assisted
from his horse, being SO much affected
by the cold as not to realize his condi-
tion.