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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

FRIDAY, Jan. 9-The Stock Exchange
opened weak at the early call which was fol-
lowed by decline In the railroad specaties of
ii@l y cent At the second call tho market
was strong and buoyant. aud the decline Of the
morning was fully recovered. Later in the day.
with some slight fluctuations. the market closed
steady and strong. Lake Shore advancing
to 6Sh.
The great movement OF the day was seen in
the demand FOR the coal shares. under the ru-
mors Of a new combination. Delaware. Lacka-
wanna and Western advanced 20 454; Della
ware and Hudson. 39's New Jersey Central
3iA. under purchases of40. asa shares. Elevated
Railroad stock stu continues TO advance in
price. 40 being bid to-day. without any trans
actions. Pacific Mail keeps at tho surface. at
49,, To l3A.. under the fOrbrarance Of the Pana-
Rafond All Of the ships vi The company regis
t,red Al the Custom HOUSE n the at the Panama
Railroad Company, to secure a loan oi two million nj
dollars when the payment NJ interest fails the rac
Nail COMPANY will retire. ~ the option of Its rcmOrso
creditor whose regular dividends ~ g cent per
Annum.
Money was easier and loaned down from to ~ y cent
Foreign exchange was nrucr, and advanced 10 - s.
0sAs7l6 tor 6hdays bins and short sight
In Government bonds there was good business. and
PRICES we're generally higher The following were the 3
T. N closing prices
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FIGHTING IN HOT TEMPER.
The Probably Fatal Result OF n Boys Inter-
ference In % Game at Cards.

The York street police in Brooklyn, late on
Thursday night. learned that there had been n
serious shooting ARRAY In Moritz Lochow's
laRer-beer barroom. at 1870 Hudson avenue.
Moritz Lochow. the proprietor, and Moritz
Newman a German friend Of his aged 9s, were
seated Mt n table playing euchre. and now and
then Quailing the beer that the barkeeper
served, Newman boarded with Iochow's fam
lily. and spent most Of his time and much of his
money in the barrOOm. He WAS formerly n eli
garmakery but some years ngo lie tel heir TO
legacy. He weighed over 200 pounds. and WAS
usually loyial and nearly always peaceaDle.
While the two friends were intent upon their
game. Fritz the 10 years old son OF Mr. LsochOw.
stood by his fathers side, and MS It was his
fathers turn 70 play. said. pointing to the king
had won tho previous games, sprang to ms ieet,
much incenssd at Frit2's Interference. and after
denouncing tho boys conduct M unfair walked
over to the lad and struck him with the back Of
his hand on the side OF his face, causing him to
fall, utterlng cry Of pain,
Mortz Lochow threw down his cards and
jumped up, cursing Newman. Newman re-
other nercely They clinched,. aud Newman.
being the more powerful man. backed Lochow
To the rear OF the room and on top OF bagatelle
table. fall ing over on him, and choking him
with his hands. Lochow managed to get one
hand free and to take revolver from n rear
pocket, which. while Newman WAS yet ON top OF
him he fired twice. but without effect. New
man tried in vain TO get hold OF the pistol.
LochOw fired third time, and Newman sDrang
DhNks manu- W ilEhA ,oilh
crying that he was shot LochOw regainod an
upright position. and us hsstood in amazement
at what he had done Newman rushed upon
him again. and. snHtehng the pistol. began to
beat LOchow over the head and face with II. lie
continued his assault from which lOchow in
differently defended himself until he New
mani sank to the floor. too weak TO do any
more Lochow hurriedly concealed the pistol,
and locking up the barroOm. called his vile.
and had Newman carried up stairs and plH to
bed. Lochow warned his barkeeper, Onens-
hausler, not to speak of the disturbance; Tho
Of fhn Faia al oh bnt haH hpa
heard outside. and Capt Crafts was informed,
DR.. Bodkin found that the bullet had entered
N0wmRn's right breast. and penetrated beyond
a point where il WAS safe TO probe The wound
was pronounced to be OF fatal tendency Lo-
chow was locked up and his son and the bar
keeper were held witnesses. II Is thought
that Newman cannot recover.
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DIED.

AlKEN.-In Cleveland Ohio. Jan ! the Rev Samuel
Aiken. aged ~ years, prominent Presbyterian NM
istrt ore he retired. lie was native OF vermont
BuGk-ln BsOoklyn, on Friday, jan. D John b. Back,
AK q 70 years
Relatives and friends N the family are invited to at
tend The funeral from his late residence, ls skman st.,
on sunday, at2 Z. VI
BUCkLEY ION Friday Jan. s Murty Buckley ma.
tive OF Paris. OF knncgh County Cork Ireland, Ia The
7oh wear Of III axe
tend the funeral from his late residence % Henry St
SUNDAY. Jan D at 2 O'Clock 4. NJ. toCavary Cemetery
NoADl-On Thursday, JaL ? after severe Illness
Thomas J. Cuady at his late residence l2 lie Nnr
Funeral on saturday. jan =. at II A NJ, from 81
Stcphe MS Church, East 18th
CREtGllTON On Thursday. Jan. 2 Ann, widow oi
Hugh Creighton IN her 10Th year
Relatives and friends respectfully invited 10 attend
the funeral frsu her late residence i5l MaNeToy place.
ON sunday. Jan =. NJ ~ VI.
GATES In Loadye. col Dec 2 Daniel virfil Gates.
aged 90 wears. native OF Rochester. y Y lie gave
public readings when hut thirteen years ot lie
educated for medicine bat preferred the lie made
MS nrst appearance ~ the Albany Museum as taicshJ
TO the elder Booths Richard. and subsequently efer
tensive travels went To California where he lead.
ing stock actor for n long time.
IRWIN AT LanesNilie, Mass, Christmas Day Mary
Irwin aged 81 years
MURRAY At Cambridge. Mass. recently. Isabella
Murray, said Ia be- lo3 years old. She native OF
England and loved cats
,MsckEhkh In Newark. n j. on Monday, Dee 30
William u Mccreery, aged ~ years
Funeral services At the RoseAn ~ - A. T. Church,
on sunday. jan 3, at L. VI.
PALMER-In North Dartmouth. Mass, Dec. 81, Mrs
Hannah falmeB aged aS years
PIERCE Crclevile. Ohio Dec. 80 Mrs Nancy
Pierce. aged D5 wears mouths and day. She waa
daughter Of John Blaisdcl, soldier IN the Revolution
and born at East kingston y. n May IS
i7S3 She was married 20 samuel Fierce Of Ncwbury.
port August 1875. and has bcen a widow since IsI6
unul few months ago she was remarkable for her
health ~ mind and body.
SHIELDS In st. Louis. Mo- Dec 80, Gen. william
Shields IN the list of his aye.
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FmnAY, Jan. 9-FLouR AND MEAL-Trade
was lmleded by variety ut obstacles, and iIces
were nomiuay unchanged We guute supcrnne, 81 10
esstSo cxtra STATE, 4c, s. 75ssi Al Vest IN spring
Az and KAN 81 laes*a so do winter shipping extras
SiSbGS4 81 do Xxx aud XXX SI5u@s5 50 Minnesota
patents. g. f1 10; city shipping extras 50 7hdRt 10
crn shipping extras si9s4do Rye hour upernnc e. rs
taS1 10 Corn meal-Nestrrn, Ac S2.:a@S2UO; mandy
wine, &c f2h3 BuckwheAt -four " 100 rs 81 3f H.
fnovIsiosS-fork nrmet aud more active safes as
odd mess for January AZ s1u new mess held a. g rs
tor February and March Beef and beet hams quirL
Bacon In good demand at te9iac tor Western aud city
lunr clear Western long and short clear
Lard nrmcr and AcuNe ON the slot hut futures dul
sales the spoi LOO tea AT g. AleSh 40 prime citv
nud T. s5etA s1a Tor prime MtsGin aud Tor iatlre de
hNcrN 500 ties ht g. Nsfa S7is Tor January, a. $40
81 ~ ior February s. ulCs$a 82t March aud 81 ~
aS5 Tor Apri Dressed hogs, 40ttsc plVs, 1hG4yc
Butter IN large supply; cr"Alncnes. 2n@Hc. Cheese
GRAM Wheat hrm, but onll mWeraley AVn,o, sales
sSAO bush, Including large liues OF No spring At So
amt No amlh"r Al tlui9fi u1k and We quote M
SitSL atI SsiS; and No white Al 81 80, O. Fof
tntur, drhVery, pouO bush, including No red winter
al II ONA Tor January and FIlO Or February and Ne
amber NJ ~ u9s o'4 Tor January AMI y ha fer Fcb
ruAry. Rye aud barley hrniy held aud quiet
Oats quiet hut steady sales lNUpl hush NJ aNgi@c for
mixed. and 3a990c. Ter white. Including Ma grade NJ
3Asc iOr miNrd, ami 3ac Tor whie. Indian corn with
prime obi sales On the spot u mi bnsh At l4c Tor 80
3 miSrd, I7Is@t7hc. Tor old No 2. Aitel1c. fuT
southern yellow and i5C3th'. Tor new western white
Fnriulure delivery T2Un bush old Nn a January, 4TN0
47Ac., and steamer for January, tx; new No
offered AT fbc Tor January
GRocSHiEs-HaN sugar was very nIm az - 46hc. for
fair ~ good refining, Witi >Ales ~ 80 hids rehn"d
more active At hk0OAc. Tor hards and Htsc. Tor "
standard Rice Was IAlry active Al 5ti9Ic. iUT L0eslie
New Orleans molAsses sold slowly 25esc klo caire
Was nrmsI and fairy active, Oh he hAais VI IAAoiee
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The Pioneer Steamship OF the New Unicorn
f-iae Experiencing a Rough Voyage.

The Lotto. tho first OF tho steamships that
u plv between this and European ports under the
auspices o. aud In with the New York Cen.
trial Railroad arrived yesterday morning from spain
laden with fruit for Lawrence Giles Co She Is billed
10 start for Hamburg with provisions under the n W
management John e. seaver. about the iith inst She
Is the pioneer steamship Of the Unicorn Line and was
built three wear. ago
Capt wedda reports that his passage hitler from the
enced lie steamed nom the Straits the 9Th ult lie
said
First had strong head winds that continued to In
erchsc. There succession II gales The were
heavy ereskinE over the ship at every wave AZ various
tunes every sail split except the IN and the
iorrsal On the 29th ] Jaw that We approaching
cyclone. Every thing above and below hogan u iook
dirty, At 4 NJ the barometer fell suddenly Every
sail WAS furled aud We AIMED along slowly Knowing
uat We rule - mat cyclones travel in that locality
toward the northeast ordered the course tow ard the
south west that We might escape the storm
the cyclone was travelling almost due eastward and be-
tore knsw We were IN ~ centre The rain fell In
sheets You could scarcely live deck In the midst
az the storm the rdder chains broke but were pre-
pared As We carried lacking RIG Of such
accident and We continued 10 plow along httie be-
Tore midnight saw signal light on the port bow IL
coNd not have been beacon light as II flashed
approach the signal neither could boat be launched
The waves ran 50 high that the light when
We plunged In the trough Of and could only b.
seen when we were on crest itwoud have heel mad
masted Nes-e as could sails On the ne Ut M
ing the Louie cut through the the other
and almost Immediately II grew calm That Is compAr
auycy So for still blew fresh gale The storm that
struck Us on Thursday last near BafnegAt earned on
without lying OF
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MIKIiIEIl.

DAv1s-vAN vALKENBURGt1-On the LIST inst. ~
the Rev y. 5 wh'demer, William 4. DAVIS TO Mary,
daughter ~ William Van Nn'ken1urgh.
HANLEY-COrriNBhAN.- Jan. I. 1t 81 Mirhaelt
Church. Jersey CITY by the ~ fAtht he toucilio MI
~ HAneN. formt rly OF TaTrytUwn. n. Y, to Mary
Cottin ham, both OF Jersey CITY
LANGSTON-NAfikR-fn Nashville, Tenn, Dec "a
Arthur n. LnnJron. coorcd sou OF John v. langstcn
Minister 10 Hnyu g. Ida NJ Napier daughter OF Carol
Napier The bride bore in her lcu baud magnificent
bouquet made enuely Of camciihs ami tube rose. sht
was atured In cream colorvd silk dress, with Nhut
tullc skirt and tulc and ace trimmings tue veil
trimmed with hyAcinth- tell from her head 70 the loud
trail The bride has larse lustrous eyes. regular tea
lures dark hair. aud lair complexion.
LNONS-MCCARfHl Al Hay on e, \ j.. on Tuesday.
Dee 81 the residence OF Mrs Frank McCart G' q.
Lyons " Versailles Ky. 10 Carrie T. Mccarthy only
daughter N Mrs Frank Mccarthy 81 Bayonne. n j.
SrENENSON-ENfNG.-A Cniontown. Pa, on We'd
nssdav, Jan. l., the Rev. ellison DIR John J.
stevenson OF New York 10 MARY G. daughter VI the Late
Nathaniel Ewing. ESQ, ct Uniontuwn
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FITz JOHN PORTER's CASE
Two Government witnesses FIatIy Contra
dIcted-The Gaze Closed.

WEST POINT. Jan. 3.-The witness Dyer who
was examined yesterday, was to-day crosseNamincd by
Mr. Buht at length lie indicated several points the
roid which he remembered aud described small frame
house where there well, and also the appearance
OF Bethlehem Church. with It's seeple lie also located
GEN Portors corps ON the map. but In different post
that assigned II bV Capt Pope aud the ORDERLY
Duny Porter's counsel called m rebuttH Mr. Whcrlrr,
J. Leachman and W 7. Hereford. residents tor many
years II that part Of Virginia They tcsunvd that the
house at the we'll described BY the orderly Dyer
built until long aitT the tune ~ the campaign IN
question: aud that the Bethlehem Church has never had
pie They also testified that no such person judge
Baker mentioned by former Cove rnuCnt witness had
lived IN that part of tie country,
Gen. Georse II Gordon OF Boston was the last witness
aud called BY POrter's counsel. lie In command
OF brigade Of WIlisms's DIVISION. Bankss Corps lie
confident that no part Of the corps BTstoe
Station the 18th August and none could have pre-
coded linn. Tor has command was the leading brigade.
The corps not he said In he ncghhorhuOd o the
battle Held the 18th. and his memory NJ tins
ireshed by letter from a stall officer o Gen. Banks
which stated the same Tact
zen POrtoTs counsel then submitted number Of doc
uinents consisting ot three letters 0 Pope
Secretary War ami 10 Gen sherman aud letters both
printed ana In writing from Pope with reference to the
extracts from Iongsreets and JackSOn's reports all u
which admitted Counsel then announced that
their ease was clossd.
Mr. MHtby then began his argument in behalf OF Den
Porter which Is likely to extend through the