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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-05-09


NEW YORK, May s.-CottOn dull; sales, 46
bales: uplands, IL 11-l6c. Orleans, l5-l6c.;
consolidated net receipts. zoos bales: exports-to
bales. southern -four steady; common to fair
extra. s3.6O@ai.6O good 10 choice extra 1886
@s6;75, Wheat opened sssdisc higher: closing losing
sl.12S. Corn-Spot h6ekc. higher; ungraded, 5S
@s4hc. white southern. 72k@7Sc.; ungrad d
Spot steady; No. 2, 3sH@ soc. Hops firm; new.
leo 25c. Cofree--spot far and steady at eli .25
No. 7 Rio. spot. $3.50; MAY, Ssf9. sugar duh
extra g, 5k@5s.c. white extra &, 5kD5Ic.: yell
low, 4TlN51c.: or.A, GG6ac; powdered, 7hc. !;
cubes, re. Others unchanged. Molasses quiet
Rice firm. ColtOn-seed oil, 36m3Sc. for crude,
40@45c. for refined. Rosin steady; Tnrpenilne
firm Hides quiet and held steady. Wool un-
Middles nominal; long clear. sIsc. Lard tribe
better and moderately active; western steam,
spot, 1870; May 1852. Fre'ghls firm.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, May s.-B1our quiet. WHEAT
Southern lower and quiet; western higher, closing
dull southern red. sl.l0GSl.13; southern am
Der, sl.I4Gsl.l7: No. q wes tern winter red, spot
41.06 bid-fresh Corn Southern higher aId ac-
tive demand: western higher and fairly active !;
southern white. 65@G5c.; southern yellow, CLIO
C2c.; western mixed. spot. 81 tM6Otc.; MAY, go
es60si. Oats steady and quiet; southern 500 ace;
we. tern white 4 G143c. mixed 3Sd4uc. Penn
sylyania. 39H42. Provisions dull and Easy. Eggs
higher, 13m13@c. Whskey quiet and steady AZ
sll6. Other articles unchanged. Freights dull.
LOi trSltf. q.
LOUISVILLE, Nav s. Wheat In good demand
No. red, sl.05msl.06. Corn In good demand;
No. mixed, 59c Oats IN good demand; Mo-
mixed, SIC. Provisions frm. Mess pork SIS.
Bulk meats-Shoulders. $3.50; clear rib, $500;
clear sides, 50. BacOD-shoulders, s7.2o clear
rib. S9.l25; clear. f9.62k. Sugar-cured bans,
1910. Lard-ste1m leaf. lCc'
81. LOUIS.
~. LOUIS. May s. Flour unchanged. Wheat
dun and lower; No. red, sl.lsk ca III, III. bid
NAV: No. red, = 90 hid, Corn moderately
active and higher; 52@531e. cash, 522(d 52hc.
Nav Oais higher and slow (; 33h@34c. bid cash,
3J4c. MAY. Whiskey steady at sl.ll. Proyi-
siOns steady and more doing. Pork-jobblng,
Lard quiet; $3.50 asked.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. May s.-Flour unchanged. Wheat
quiet opened %Mlc., and closed &c. over yester-
day; May, 92H@93&: No. 2 Chicago Spring, ON
"a 93Nc. Corn strong; opened steady closed lie.
over Yesterday; cash, 55x@65c.; May, 65a@
664. Oats IN fair demand and firm; cash,
32fc.; NAV. 32]sM32%c. Pork q shade hrmer;
MAY, sl7454sl7.5 Lard firm; cash and May,
rS.55GSS.57b. Bulk meats In fair demand
shoulders. So 30; short-rib, 80 An; clear, %.
Whiskey unchanged.
MILWAUKEE.
BILwAuE.z I, May 8. Flour neglected. Wheat
duh aud easy; No. 9, cash. 94hc.: May, 94Sc.
Corn stronger; No. 2, 53@54c. Oats firm No.
q, 35c. Provisions steady. Mess pork, sl5.4o
cash and May. LaFd-Prime steady az $500 cash
and May. Hogs steady at s535@f6.
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THE NEW YORK Failures.
President Fish and Grant Il Ward File
Assignments for Benefit Of Creditors.
CRv feiegra nh IN tbe DIsnatchl

president Fish and Grant ward fIle
Assignments for Benef fit of Creditors.
fBy telegraph to the Dispatch.l
lew YORK, May S.-Assignments were
flee to-day for the benefit Of the creditors
in tie county clerks Office in connection
with the suspensions OF the Marine Bank
and Grant d Ward, as follows: James ID.
Fish fed an assignment to John ii. Nor
ris. Itdirects the payment in full OF any
obligation he is under to any trust fund or
estate for which he is liable, individually
or rs trustee; payment OF any obligation
he is under to the Marine Bank; payment
OF any liza Jility he is under as endorser or
guarantor, or any notes or obligations OF
the firm OF Grant & Ward which were dis
counted for or at his request, and upon
which he received proceeds; also, all in-
debtedness incurred for which he is liable
Jointly with any other person equally and
propor.ionately, as far as the same will go.
The assignment Of Frederick ID. Grant
to James McNamee shows the following
preferences Henry +. Shoemaker. New
York, S125,OO0; U. S. Grant, Elizabeth, N;
j., $4,000; Thomas b. Midway. late OF
Galena, H., Sl5,G6G.67; Cornelius ii.
Garrison, New York. $4,000; Mary j.
Craner, Jersey City, $1,000; Mrs. Bepia-
min L. Honore. Chicago, &c. 900; Virginia
G.. Corbin, Jersey City, $22,500; Mrs.
Frederick ID. Grant, Morristown, n. j.,
$4,000.
The assignment OF Jesse r. Grant also to
james McNamee gives preferences as fol-
lows Henry T. Shoemaker, New York
city, $50, 900; Mrs. n. A. Hopper, Hacken-
sack, n. j., $4,000; John L. Mason, San
Francisco, Cal, $4,000; Thomas Ii. Bal
lev. New York city, $4,000.
The assignment OF Grant & Ward and
u. S. Grant, Ferdinand Ward, U. S. Grant,
Jr.. and James ID. Fish, co-partners under
the firm-name OF Grant n Ward, to Julian
L. Davies, was also filed. The names Of
the preferred creditors are as follows: Ed
ward q. James, James Henry Work, VIII
liam 5. Warner, jerome b. Chafee, Frank
+. Wood, Edward ID. Short, f. NJ. VIII
merding, Charles p. Britton, Ezra futile,
James G. Gardiner, and Frederick ID.
Grant. No amounts are stated.
Judge Donohue has granted an iniunc-
ton restraining all persons from interior
ing with the assets OF Grant & Ward pend
ing the hearing OF the motion for a receiver
of the property made by the Nickel-Plate
Company, which Is seeking TO redeem
1 400 bonds pledged by it to the firm and
by the firm.
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Failure of an Old Mexican House.

GALVESTON, May S.-A special from
New Laredo, Mexico, says the establish
ment OF Francisco Viscaya, one OF the
oldest commercial houses in Laredo,
closed its doors yesterday Viscaya an
nounces that he cannot continue business
and pay the new stamp tax. The stamp
act requires him to pay $4,000 cash on his
present. stock. He says the new stamp-tax
will ,aise the price Of many goods above
American prices, as a result Of which the
larg. American trade for the purchase OF
contracts and articles in Mexico, amount
ing TO several hundred thousand dollars
annually, will be cut off from Mexico, and
similar lucrative traffic viii at once spring
up on the American side. He believes
tina the new tax is greatly detrimental to
Mclean interests.
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P0RTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS-.
senate Proceedings Yesterday.

WASHINGTON, May s, 1884.
The Chair laid before the Senate mes
sage from the House announcing the nos-
concurrence Of that body in the Senate
amendments to the pleuro-pneumonia bill.
On motion Of Mr.. Miller, OF New York,
the Senate insisted on its amendments,
and the Chair appointed as committee oil
conference on the part OF the Senate
Messrs. Miller Of New York.. Plumb and
Williams.
The Chair also laid before the Senate
House message announcing non-concur-
renee In Senate amendments to the fitz-
John-Porter bill. On motion OF Mf. sewer
the Senate insisted on its amendments, ana
the Chair appointed as committee OF con-
ference on the part Of the Senate Messrs.
Sewell. Logan, and Cockreh.
Mr.. Logan asked TO be excused from
acting on the committee. He said That IL
was web known that he was opposed TO
any proposition for the relief OF the per-
son named in the bill, and he therefore ala
not think himself the proper person 10 DC
on the committee.
The President OF the Senate stated that
II was the custom TO place on sucn com,
mlttees some members who had voteo
with the minority on the passage OF inc
bill forming the subject OF conference.
Mr.. Logan said be could not and woula
not serve. He was accordingly excused,
and Dir. Hawley was appointed In MS
stead.
Mr.. Mitchell, from the Committee on
Pensions, reported fayorably, with an
amendment, House bin granting pensions
TO soldiers OF the Mexican war. IL was
placed on the calendar, and bills heretofore
Introduced ia the senate for the same OBJ
ject were indefinitely postponed. The
amendment provides that emo such otiicer,
enlisted man, OF widow, shall identified 70
the benefits Of The act unless dependent IN
WHOLE or 10 part upon bis or her own
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ANOTHER MARINE DISASTER.
Wreck of the Steamer City OF Portlant-No
Lives Lost.
lily telegraph to the Dispatch.l

Iiy telegraph to the Dispatch.l
R0CKLAND, Me-, May S.-The steamer
City Of Portland, Captain Larcum, OF the
International Steamship Company, plying
between Boston, Portland. and st. Johns.
Y. b., struck on GrindstOne Ledge, Owls
Head, at 3:15 o'clock this morning. The
steamer left Portland last night at S:45
O'Clock with seventy passengers and about
two thirds Of cargo. The night was
clear. As day was breaking the first pilot,
I'm charge, sighted a striped buoy on the
port-bow between Sheep and Fisherman
island. In few minutes the steamer
struck the ledge, slid on amidships, and
stuck fast. The captain landed boat aud
drove to Portland, six miles distant,
for help. The steamer RockIand. Of the
Boston and Bangorline, promptly answered
the call, and reached the scene OF the
wreck at $50. In the mean time a sioOp
from Owls Head answered the signals, and
two boat-loads OF women and children
were transferred to the sloOp without acct
dent. despite the heavy sea. The rest OF
the passengers, together with the baggage,
express, freight, ETC., were put aboard the
Rockland and brought to this city. The
passengers were well cared for here, and
will he forwarded to their destination.
The captain OF the soop ut FiSherman's
says: The striped buoy was out Of posi-
ton, and had the steamer passed within
one width OF the other side of the buoy
she would have been all right. A heavy
easterly gale prevails, and the steamer is
rapidly breaking up.
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| they were cIinging, and as many OF those
on top bad lost friends. and one brother,
their feelings can be better imagined than
described. Toward morning the noise
ceased, and they came 10 the conclusion
that their companions had succumbed.
When they were rescued they broke
through the bottom Of the boat with oars,
and
A HORRIBLE SIGHT
met their eyes. Eight bodies were float
ing there, while man named Donaldson
was still alive. although unconscious from
the effects OF the long imprisonment.
Bennett says the conduct OF the captain
OF the City OF Rome was shameful, as that
steamer passed within half a mile from
them, and might easily have hove TO for a
short time and taken them all off the boat.
On being asked why so few passengers
were saved, he said IL was all their own
fault. When il Is remembered that within
fifteen minutes after the vessels collded the
steamer went down, it will be seen that the
suddenness OF the catastrophe prevented
any being saved except those who kept
their wits about them and leaped into the
boats.
Andrew N. Steele, surgeon Of Mon
treal, has made n statement similar to the
above. He says that King got back TO the
steamer and went down with her. He
also says the captain blew three whistles
when the vessel was sinking, and upon
being asked the reason for this said he was
bidding those In the boat farewell, and
that he wanted to show that he was
STICKING TO HIS VESSEL UNTIL THE LAST.
The boat that capsized contained three
anadians-Edington Bennett, and Be-
thune. Bennett was the only one saved.
The crew cannot give any information be-
yOnh that already reported.
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LYNCHBURG TOBACCO MARKET.
fRanorfot for tt,o ntas.t.h

MAY 6.-The market for week ending to-day has
been light In Dolnt of re 'eipts and sales but ac-
tive and stiff In prices. Common dark lugs have
notably advanced; also, extra brown and red leaf,
one sale In this latter grade reaching si7 so,
highest OF season. Receipts FOR week estimated at
100000 pounds.
Luqs.-Commou dark, s6.506s7; good, S7@ss .
fine and extra, SSMs9.50; common bright, Al 90
&l5; medium. Sl5@S20; fine anG fancy smoking,
s35Ms45.
fine, s12@sl4; extra brown End red, s149
5000; fine bright, $500 $50; fancy bright.
S6O6SS5,
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GENERAL MARKETS.
NEW YORK IRON MARKET.

MAY 6.-The market for pig Is without radical
change. The best brands Of American pig are
held firmly on the moderate output and light accu-
pOrtatiOns sim come 10 consumers direct. Prices
are unchanged. Quotations: American pig, No. I I,
at S2O.500s21.5o; No. 2. Sl9ds20; forge. t17
G&17.50; Scotch pig. S2l,J0 for Glengar-
mock, s2I.50@f22 for COltness. 5000 for Es-
linton, and S21@t2l.50 for Summeree; $500
S22.5D for Langloan; s2l.50mS22 for Carts
cherrie: s21 .50M S22 DOR Carnbrue. American
steel rails S336s34 AZ mills: old rails az 5000
81 for T, and 500 for Il. H.; wrought scrap az S2l
@S22.-J0uTnGi Of Ton merce.
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DANyILLE TOBACCO MARkEr.

TKtpOfWu TOT tilc UIspdVCDsI
MAY G.-Salfs for the week about COT TOO
pounds, nj average Of sl5.5O-an increase In
weight Of about $500 pounds. In average OF about
zseents. Market steady on all grades, with per-
baps an upward tendency on strictly fne filters
AID wrappers. II Is expected that these grades
will sell for higher figures than they have yet
brought unless larger proportion 81 them should
appear IN the goods vet 10 be delivered han has
been Indicated. Common dark iugs. s6edf1 /;
good. NM9, common bright. s1Qmtl2 medl-
um, sl2@&15 good. ti5MS1S fancy, ti6@t3e;
common dark leaf, t6.506fS. so; medium. 1880
@tl2 good, f12@sls. good 10 hne red wrap
pers, eIsMS36; common bright leaf. $50
mon bright wrappers, t206s25; medium, 1880
$50; good, s3b@s50; fine, t50@s60; fancy, e65
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The sharon Divorce Suit.
TBy telegraph to the Dispateh.l

SAN FRANCISCO, May SIN the Sharon
di'orce case yesterday Expert Hyde, who
has made microscopical examination Of
th, alleged marriage contract, concluded
his testimony. In response to question
whether he could state positively II the
writing on the contract was made before
O. after the folds i'm the paper were made,
he replied: 81 am able to state positively
that the paper was folded more than once
before it was written on" His reply ere
ated a sensation in court.
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A Negro Murderer Lynched.

RALEIGH, N. g., May S.-Henry Swain,
the negro who last Monday morning so bru-
tally murdered Mrs. Reed at Waughton,
near winston, and has since been In Jail al
the latter place, was taken from jail at 2
O'Clock this morning by a large party OF
masked men and hanged. He confessed
the crime, which he declared was for the
purpose OF robbery. The murdered
woman was sixty-four years Of age.
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The share market opened weak ana depressed Tor
coal stocks Reading and New jersey central were
especially weak, the former breaking "a anu the
latter 81 Roomtraders were conspicuous sellers ns
and made strenuous efforts TO disioage oo,Voo
shares of Jersey Central held by the keadlng
Gnmnany. To accomplish this various unfavora-
ble rulnors were circulated. IL Vas reported tnat
The Reading receivership had not oeeh as
charged according 10 the terms nxea Dy the
court and that the receivers certlhcate on.tne
,Jersey Central property had never Deeh reueeneu'
Grangpis and trunk-line shares were also weak.
canada Southern fell OF y, Northwest ~; u.
paul ~. Lackawanna IL, Lake Shure 4; new
York Central y. Missouri facthc, Wes'crn UNION,
Northern Pacific, and Erie were excepti0nany
strong aud in good demand, the weakness IN tue
other list not having any effect upon tesc SHARES
After midday II was announces from SVni nss
sloner FiDk's Office that the Baltimore anu OhIo
had restored grain rates from ~. Louis, eastward
10 the basis of cents from Chicago 10 New nork'
This caused the market 10 chanBe tor pet.er.
The bears made "a rush 10 coveri put iouhu tcss
stock Offer Ing than they had anticipated. In thelr
haste TO buy they bid prices up on themscl'es, anu
ia very little time the market was ief4 niRner'
the Improvement being quite general, Rev Ser-
sew Central reese 4, Reading -, Canaaa sontnern
IA, Central Pacific Y, Northwest ~, ~. PAM =,
Lackawanna ~, Denver W. Loalssihe sna Nass-
Kansas and Texas IL New York Cen,
iE. Union Pacific IL, Western Union ~.
there was reaction OF 40 \, the latter Heading.
subsequently strong buyfng movement 80 IN,
and many shares sold up 10 The highest point OF
The day. Just before the close the bears raided
Wabash prefer ed down 10 l4x, kansas and Tex
as, l5k; Lackawana, llSsi Reading, sou In
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COMMERCIAL.
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE

RICHMOND, May 3, 1884.
OFFERINGS.
WHFAT.-White, 140 bushels. Red, s34 bssli-
els. Mixed, 600 bushels.
CORN.-White, 622 bushels.
BLACK PEAs.-22 bushels.
FLoUR.-7SS bags.
SALES REPORTED TO SECRETARY.
WHEAT.-54 bushels good Longberry at Sl.15;
120 bushels good shortberry at $l.06. Mixed,
600 bushels good at clio.
CORN.-White, l22 bushels common at 62e.
500 bushels very good at CSC.
PEAs.-10 bushels at S1.40; IL bushels at
S1.35.
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PEANUT MARKETS.
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
IReported for the Dispatch. !

INNH fVI II'UF0NI'J
MAY 7.-1herc are no transactions 10 report,
and have been none for week or more past.
Holders refuse 10 sell az the Prices offered by buy
ers, and the market is practically closed for the
time being. IL IS understood 70 at holders Of stock
are taking steps TO clean their peanuts, and thus
break the deadlock In the market.
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A Veteran Tramp.
fBy telegraph TO the Dispatch.l

COLUMBIA, S. c., May s.--A special to
the ,Ddfip Register from Sumter, in this
state. saws that Captain Il. M. Andrews,
aged ninety-three, started yesterday for
Boston. Mass. on pedestrian tour. lie
expects TO make the entire Journey on ioot
and is confident OF his ability to do 50.
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PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET.

THtpJfIVI TOT tIIt IISpatcT.T
MAY THE market Is frmer. with increasing
receipts. Sales Of loose tobacco during the week
endi & to-day aggregate about 10000 pounds;
sales OF hoRsheads, $50. There Is good demand
for all grades. sales: PTimings, s650d $3.50 (;
Tugs. S7dS9; leaf. s9N4l6.5O brlght 900 $50.
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NEW YORK TOBACCO MARKET.

MAY 6.-For western leaf the market Is without
change II moment There Hight sales. with
holders quite firm. Seedlaaf meets with fair sale
on home-trade wants. Prices are essentially as In
our last. At the Naval stores and Tobacco Ex-
change sales Of 25 bOgshead contracts, July OPP
zion. at Szc.. and % hogsheads August option at
8 5-16c.- Journal Of Commerce.
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TOBACCO MARKETS.
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.

THURSDAY, May q, 1854
Prices for common grade rather cosier, NO
change In good.
Lugs-Common, s5.50@ss.50;. good, t74 es.
LsgG-Common,e 6@e9s; good tl0@slS; mig,
sus-euRKp.
Lugs.-Unsound, t6.0het6.75; sound, e7.oo
" Lsaf. Common, ss@els.5o; medium, tllo
els; good, ti4@sl7.60; notne received YET
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by Telegraph.
KEW YORK,

NEW YORK, May e.-Noon.-StOcks lower.
Money firm ut 3G4 per cent. EhclahRe- -i
dull. states unchanged. 800. 49, 40,
Euenfng. Exchange. 1864. Money: 394 per
cent. sub Treasury balances-Gold, sl26,OSl;
Currency slO341. Governments lower; per
cents, 1881 8 per cents 1904 bid. state bonds
dIn
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,n,dur lreu,cro-- ! .,,,,s Tr,,..,,,aT

f26: dne, &Z2f9s2J.
$50 6ne. 922.J0nsz5. 80
WrapDers.- Com mon. sco@s25; good, s27.So
@435; fine, 940@t75.
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E'lour.

Flour.-We quote: Fine, s2.5O6Ds3; superfne,
t3.25@s4; extra. S4.7b@f4.90; family, 500
1925; Patent family, country, s6@s6.60. Mar
ket dull,
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MAY 6.--Peanuts are held steadily. with mode
rate demand. The quotations are at Toe. for best
hand picked, 9Ac. tor extra hand picked. and Sc.
for other lots.--JOu-ndi If Commerce.
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FINANCIAL.
RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE.

THURSDAY. May g, 1884.
SALES.-FRsT BoARD.-l,000 North Carolina
As at 81 : 800 Virginia 3's, fractions. at 5S7s; 10
shares Petesburg railroad stock at S31. 10 do. at
33i,. IL do. at 33s; 10 shares Norfolk and West
ern preferred at 81.
SECOND BOARD.-2,000 Richmond and Ale
ghany Railroad first rs (B. b at CT; 5000 do
al SO, 1000 do. at &c, 1,009 do. at 60; 1000
Virginia new 3's at 547S; 1000 Petersburg Rail-
road bonds, Class b. at soy; 1000 do at sea.
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NEW YORK suMaC MARKET.
By TeiPsrnpD.

MAY 6.-Quoted at s75@s77.50 for Virginia,
and S97@Sl00 for best Sicily.-JoUrndi OF Com
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the final transactions there was q rally
Of 1MH. aud the market left OF firm.
compared with yesterdays closing prices are 10
lk higher fer Canada Southern. Canada Pa~ihc,
Central Pacific. Quincy, Denver, 81. Paul. Rock
Island, L0nisvilIe aud Nashville, Lake Shore,
Missouri Pacific, Kansas and Texas, New York
Central. Erie, Northern Pacific. Pacific Mail,
Oregon TranscontiBental, Reading. Texas "a
cl1c. Western Union and Union Pacific, and 80
~ lower for Northern Pacific, Lackawanna- !er-
ses Central. Omaha preferred, and Wahash. i'li-
nois Central declined 2. Sales. 574.000 shares.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, May 6.-virginia 6's, deferred, 4;
consol, 40k; past due coupons, 40. Bid to-day.
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by Associated Press.l
THE TTTANIA AT MONTREAL.
The Shipwrecked Crew and Passengers
Landed.

MONTREAL, Nav S.-The steamer Titania
arrived here at u. NJ. to-day. A large
number OF persons had met at the wharf to
witness the landing Of the shipwrecked
crew and passengers OF the State OF Flor
ida. AS soon as the Titania was moored
to the wharf she was boarded by the Gus
tom-house officers, the American CONSUL
and representatives OF the press. Shortly
afterwards the crew and passengers OF the
wrecked steamer came ashore In charge OF
the agent OF the State Line, who had Sc
cured accommodations for them at the Al
bion Hotel.
A PASSENGERS STATEMENT.
The first person seen was j. ID. Bennett,
OF London, Ont, the only trst-class passen-
ger saved. At the time OF the accident he
was in the surgeons cabin, and mad very
narrow escape from being killed when the
bark Ponema came crushing into the State
OF Florida amidships. one man OF the
Ponema went mad from exposure ana want
Of water, and died in the boat before the
captain and two other sailors wererescued.
The captain OF the State OF Florida
awakened the passengers ana told them
they must take to the boats instantly; but
1t appears he made no effort 10 devise a
plan by which the passengers couio get
into the boats. At the time OF the COLT
sion the captain was in his cabin. He
rushed on deck in his night-dress and as
sumed command. When the boats pushed
away from the ship, and the plunges pre-
vious to sinking took place, the most
HEARr.RENDNG CRIES AND APPEALS FOR HELP
were heard until the final plunge was
made. Bennett saw one boat hanging by
one davit. He heard that 1t was not con-
sidered safe boat, and that the ropes
were cut in order to hinder any one from
using II. =.
Walter King, Of Toronto, occupied
same cabin as Bennett, and when the ship
was about going down came to him and
said: "For Gods sake, Bennett,
stay by me-; am not able to
swim.o Bennett and King then
got into one OF the boats, the lashIngs Of
which were cut at one end, throwing all OF
the occupants into the sea. Thirty persons
might have been saved but for this mishap.
Only seven were picked up. All night
they could hear people groaning and
struggling underneath the boat to which