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New-York tribune., 1885-02-19
THE COURTS.
AFTER HER HUSBANDS LIFE INSURANCE.

AFTER HER HUSBANDS LIFE INSURANCE.
TIE COMPANIES CHARGE FoRGERY-wAs "A'N|"
DRUNKAEDf
Christian Wagner, who sold liquor nj NO. IL
seventh-ave insured his life in December 1855 III 'he
Union Mutual Life Association OF Bath ana III 'uno'
1884 took out life policies in the Mutual Beneht
alton of Boston, Mutual Benefit Life Association "
America, the Jewellers League. the Home fro' u"
Association OF New York, the Masonic Guild OF new
York the Fidelity Mutual Aid Association Of Phndei-
phia and, finally June &C. in the ST. awTennce n TN
Association the tots, amount Sehg sSe . Christina waS.
her the wife of the insured man. On July ""s"''
died. ,-. . ,,o rari.
Gus companies the alleged TO be due under c
policies the corporations refused payment Tnro5 ,o hs
applications for membership and that conspiracy a
juu. j. Spring and others to cheat the companies,
which conducted on the mutual benefit pan uH
S Ms Wagner hereupon
suit to recover the amounts: , ,,o
services Of Treman Tyler. The frs. OF the cases,
that against the St. Lawrence Association. IS now Oh
wagner is represented by Charles A. Hess and Edward
Ripley S ssss sS g% in and nf
The COMPANY form Of application Is intended ended
makes il uncomfortable for member of the assocatl on
to die. The company say that Wagner suefea M .s" ~
chronic rheumatism and INDUCED IN the excessive use oi
alcoholic and spiruoms liquors In direct 3ppoato ~
his OATH and that he died OF the disease when antc
him at the time OF his application. Yesterday Dahci
Ames swore that the signature on tho application pur
porting to be that OF Christian wagner. aineied
tally from that known to Wagncr's. Mrs. Rudd.
little woman with pronounced German accent sworn
that she had known Wagner for sixteen years seven
years ago met him funeral His feet were bandaged
and he used two canes in walking wagner theh slu
that hesuered from rheumatism that he found hro
burden Henry Mcnsch, friend Of Wagner. had seen
him least five six times under the influence OF
liquor 49, ~,
Did he appear to be sickly man. asked MI
Ripley. , =, r..
Well" the intelligent response. when ne was
well he looked well and when he was sick he lookeu
sick"
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TIE SILThR QUESTION IN ENGLAND.

Mr.. G.. I. Fraser, secretary of the Interna-
tona Monetary standard Association, writes from Lon
don 20 the provisional secretary OF the international Bi'
metallic h,-ocla;lon In this city ~ follows:
The fIr'lDr fall In silver which unfavorably affects
Indian exchange Is arousng attention IN Manchester
and 10, at present Indications of reViying inter
tn the monetary question here. The movement on
your side for the suspension of the Bland BILL and tue
great probation the prices of labor doubt the
primary causes, Jud the subject Is to be explained Tor the
first timc AZ NOrkingmcn'- Conference 10 bc held ms
month. There f. preliminary meeting on January TO-
which paper 10 be read aud discussion 10 follow
Our president NJ. H. Gbhs. was invited TO preside. but
nuab'c Mr. H. T.. Grccnrl has promised 70 take
tho chair. Bluurtasm being taken up by workugncn
|. nnltr A nov lrt-u.r 10 Tie mONemcnt.
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sweepstarcs Will occupy part Of the day, and members
may invite friends to participate In them.
MAYOR GRACES APPOINTMENTS.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND
THE AQUEDUcT COMMISSION.

THE PRESIDENT OF TIE FIN. OHi"" "
THE AQUEDUCT COMMISSION.
MavOr Grace will have the appointment OH
May of successors to Commissioner Van Cott OF 'he
Fire Department Commissioner Hess, OF the boaru oi
Charities and Correction. and some other ohcias ihe
question as to whether not the term OF fresiue'
Asten the Tax Department, expires on May l. dePeu
upon the decision OF the Court Of Appeals In the case vi
Police Commissioner McClave. la connection Win 'hs
subject there has good deal Of speculation as u
the purpose of the hill before the Legislature 10
make the president of the Fire Department member Oh
the Aqueduct Commission. Mr.. Van Cott is president
of the Fire Department and his term will expire III TWO
months 1t has been a matter OF wonder to the uhh-
ta;ed why the Republicans in the Legislature should
want to pass such bill, when no meinner
Of their party could occupy the place. and when INC
Democrats apparently took no interest In hc supect.
But the secret OF the apparently let out at
the City Hall Yesterday. ,, =.
new president of the Fire Department will nave 10
be chosen after May l, and Commissioner Iurroy *
poets TO get the place. His election. however may u
bend nron the person named by Mayor Grace 10 scceu
Mr. Van Cott Mr. COtt is said 10 be Wiling 10 Note
for Mr. PurrOy and the Mayor Is said TO be wins W
appont Mr. Van Cott return for the passage ny to
Legislature OF q bill which would make Mr furroy m
Adncduct Commissioner. As Mr. Purroy lives In a ns
rict which will he q good deal affected by aquedlct
patronage he is not unwilling sacrifice himself by be-
coming an AqucduCt Commissioner. Az loast snch was
the talk yesterday about the OF the Board OF
dermcn where all questions of patronage are eagerly
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SHIPPING NEWS
PORT OF NEW.YOHK. ...... WEDNESDAY, FEB ls. 1885
ARRIVED

PORT OF NEw.YORR. WEDNESDAY. FEB ls. 1855
ARRIVED
e,st wyoming ltr, r ,iy Liverpool Feb Queen.
town :. Nth m-o and passengers Gulou Co. Arrived
At th" 49, Il j.. :? am ,.,.., t,v.,c,,i r., > ,
queenstown Win mn-r aud pa--enye to Vernon II Brosu
"s,r -isfe Of Vchrn,Ea iIr Bracs glasgow Feb and
farnc - ri,b mdse passengers Austin Bawin * 60
tGtN"r WariSS Gef Tc',odt Hamburg Feb 3 with
d.c nd passengers knnarit Co. Arrived at the Ban
-ciirr city II Alexandria Reynolds. Vera cruz Feb .
a,,.@ a1j pis,cnicrs o 4 Alexandra I: sons
steamer rna ] , ~ Tn pSe to q Vessels ~ o' '0'
Saaae, licnc'5 ior III o., wilmington Sc days with
ml.c ard rn-,"nrcrst wm Ci7dc y 90 ,.- ,-
steamer Manhattan. stevens Newport News with mdss
steamer iircaA water Ienucv Del with mdso and
pa,,ragcr' To 10 uld dominion So ,.,, MI, .,,, -,
ana ps..cnscr- to Borden !. Lowell
suNsEr-win az sanity ho)H. nsh wNw clear.
II pm-Sandy HOOK Barometer. 30.02 Thermometer 10
W.nd NJ. - miles. Weather. clear
CLEARED.
steamer ocean King ,br'. Denham. London-Arkeh &
steamer ,y o. Berlin BIT. Land. Liverpool via Queenstown
steamer state Of Pennsylyami ,Br', Mann glasgow Aus
W Steamer Perry Client Br BROKER MarseilIo'-senger
steamer Acacia Br McCa,ke, Rouen, Fr-Peer Wright
steamer Eidoralo Hawthorne, New.orleans-John Van
steamer CITY OF Atlanta lockwood CharostOn-J ouin.
seausr seneca Walker Norfolk. West Point and Newport
Newt old DominIn - Go. ,,,
steamer ElcauOra bragg. Portland tial. =,
steamer { COuimOnNca Van kirk, PmldiePna -Johh =
Roberts .,-,. ~
Barr Idaho Richlrlson Cienfuego,-R Tucker q Co.
Bark r. ,ai ton tBri inurss Ddbln--cdlnmell BROS
BARK Bristol (Brl. Lawrence Antwerp-SnOw * burgess
atherine (Br. Reeve Port ElaDeth .AHca-Oor'
ner Bros. -, -, ,.....
Brig Gustav t}r Nelson santo, Bralil-W VI Crossman
& 60.
schr Alzena. Cohin Port spain-F q Chalenor & CO.
SAILED
Ems Bremen; st Laurent Hsyrei talia Lv-
erpbol Devon. BRISTOL caracas Lsguayra CITY OF ALBANIA
Charleston. seneca Newport News.
Bark Ma-cOtte for savannah
Brig Cora Gree IA for Cieniueyos.
the MOVEMENTS ~ SrEAAERa
FOREIGN PORTS.
LONDON Fen ls-Arriyed steamers 3riscoe BY sSo..
from Baltimore Jan 50, Syerdao (Brl MarleL rom Now
York Fog. o-. ~, uoh
QUEENSTOWN, Feb lSAriyed steamer Uanges tbfh Hoo'
erts from NewOre Ian -. Tor Liverpool 49,, ,,
sailed. steamer Clty Of Chicago Br "atklh> Ho LNci'
pool, hence for Now.Nork. ~ u,u,,..
KiNSALE, Feb lsP Passed. steamers oregon l Mlnials'
from Portland Feb on her way to LlSerpo'' low" Di''
walters from Boston FeD6 ,-,,.. ~,
AVONMOUIH. Feb lH-Arrived, steamer hYrshHe tbi'
stuart. from New w.Orleans Dec II. - N, u.
BELFAST Feb lS-Aryed. steamer llorueh 'bIl bio"h,
from Phi pbia Jan 20. - . c,, -, p,A
BROW HEAD Feb iSAnived on. steamer e. oiy OF hlcn. D.
mObd tiir. Lewis, IRON NewfOgk req u On hei way "
Queenstown and Liverpool ,,, ,,
SCIILl. fsb iS-Arryod OF. steamer itlYhaHu' Jani
son from New.York Feb :. on her way to Antwerp
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CAIENDARs THIS DAY.

sUPRrvr CorRr CH,wBERs Before Donohur. Nos 20
Il 81 1913 luj l8 l6 1872 l42. IA. 1877. 1885, l"S 2ul
2l3. II. 225, 90. 227. > !. ~, 2J}.
SUPREME tOlHT-SIFfiAL lERN-fABl I-ftioT' Law
renee i. NOa y3l, NuL 90
suPRHNE CoUaI-srEclN TEGN-PARr TI-Before Beach j.
Nos $50 1913 $40 80.
surRgNg C0Ugr-CRcUIr-PARr I-De'orc Van Worst j.
Nos 26i3 800 $50 a242 3,Gl. 2hsG. @5Oh. 3O2 lt4e
2-5. 100 .3sl. Ia1S .b'-, GJf 100 lo-' - T.
.S--. > g. 2tfO 700 so. lili
SUPRiME CoUR1 CHCrIT-PAEr II-Nan Bruat, J.-No
2-lD 3ol3. 2pi lf09 p "93l. 2uln "6t. l3 slu5 -.
30il 2G3- auG. 1913, 26J, 2o2G -o2-. 10 1850 Ot
lnt.. 3-33 7tl. 3Oi6. 80 -. , ,
srrEfNF ColnT- tIhctu-rARI lIt.-nc'orc Andrcws
.8D. a Ils- l4l 3I9j ssO 2772. 3lts 3l4. 1870 >
SURROGATE CoUgI-Rolns, s-Nos D. O., l3l 1876 ll3'
1913 ,
SUPERIOR CouRr-srEcIAL TEEN-BefoFo Freedman J.
No day calendar. -,
surEmog Corgr-TRI.L TEgN PArr -Re;ore o IraaI a
sol -o. 20 I'll -O - sll. ia ZIG Sl7 SIS s9 80
,urrrioa Couaf-rsi.L TFEN-PAnT IG-Bc'orc oGor-
CoNMoS PLEAs-E4unr TERn.-Bc'orc Allen. J.-Sos
- . .
Co,poS PLEt--srEciAL TERN-Bciore iarromoro. J--So
H.
COMMON PLRu-TukL TEN-PAI l-Beiorc Daiy e.
Nos 80. o. III l:-. 81. sO' o.. .u- a ! lu''
ComNoS i.Ls,.-fm.. rERN-PAar II.van lIGe,ep. -
Nn- t-i, lUi' llOI 100 llh1 lll1
lI1i lI1-. ~ iols, lOt-. l"9t 81 -, Ill.,. 50.
II4. 2-Iy Hi-l 3f15 .Sil. Jl-t, 80 ID ilhl, "''
~ ggIJ. - t 1887. 1903.
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RAILROAD EARNINGS.


LONDON Feb. ls-l23O o. m.Consos 30 JIG for money
90 7.l6 for the account Untei states Four ani a
Per lliL2 Atlantic and Great western frst
Mortgage Trustees Certihcaes ZJs DO second Mortgage
7la Erie l do Second COns0ls. ), Eew.Yors Central.
g6 ~ Illinois Central l1J7s, Penn,yv mia 5js Reading
ss Mexican Ordinary 4Os Canadian Pacific 4O 81 Paul
Paris advces quote Three Per Cen. Rantes 81 rsn;s
42I2 centimes the account. .
d. m-CCnaOis 99l4 money and l9s for the accounts
Atlantic and Great Western First Mortgage Trustees Ger
2s Erie Is do. second tJdsOls % IL Sew-10rS
Central 9G3 Illinois Central l212 Pennsylvania 534
Canadian Pacific 40 81 Paul Common. 1918.
amount OF bullion into the BlnS OF England on
balance TO-DAY Il f3GOOO.
India Council bills were allotted to-day at ueelihe Oh
3.lnd. per rupee . 40, ...
Paris quote Three Per Cen; Rchtcs 81 'raaos
80 centimes for the account.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-19
TILE TRADE Is CHICAGO.

CuIcAGo. Feb. Il (SpecidD.-P0rk still led
,ne o,nce on Change with corn good lively partner
The MAY option o the former up to sl3 42As aud
the May option the latter up to ll7s cents Inc re-
cipt, were only seven OF wheat twelve cars OK
earn, and five ears OF Right up TO the close inc
market kept its strength Fork was hep'o some W o
s rs at ,be Yards This ha, been such year
NJ surprises that the big provision pears are oe-
,nnitg 10 feel little over their shortages
The markets closed a. $50 AT the following quota
,ions March wheat 7S3S cents; May, - cents Macu
I'm 3 "a cents; May Il cents March pork, sl3 l2i2
Mav Si32J; March lard. - % May, - 22i2
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ate the question, and the members had unanimously
coeed that the query must he answered In the afrn.
awe lie would. therefore, ask that the report be ac-
cePcd ana the committee discharged from further con-
sideration OF the subject
brudder White" replied the President, perhaps
your con tee also diskvcred vartue an justice also
sweep over dc kentry in waycs."
" No, sab we didn't"
NeIl IL am poo rule dat won't work boat ways, an
de report won't be accepted. II dsr any wavn' dun
ce ce good should wave befo or arter de bad II oar
comes wafe which makes everybody want to Kill his
self u should be followed by one which would make
everybody hanker to lib to good old aiee You kin let
out your suspenders an inch an sOt down"
New-York tribune., 1885-02-19
IRVNG HALL DELEGATES ELECTED.
The nrimaries of the Irving Hall OfcaniZa

ton were held last evening In the various Assembly Dis
tricts Among the delegates TO the General Committee
are Senators VI. c. Murphyand j. Campbell, Assembly
Daniel L. Finn and Joseph Geraghty sherin Davlh
sOn Com missioner Haugbton, General vi. L. MCMAHON,
Aldermen NJ j. MeKeBna and Anthony Hartman,
Thomas Wild, John O. Brogan, T. c. H. Eccesine W; {,
Bennett, Colonel D. X. Perey Seth Z. D9nglhs hoDerI
Thomas Carroll Peter f. Murray Butler II. B,1Dy,
Charles @. Cornell Colonel Dennis DE Conrcey. Henry
Stenert Joseph scuy, samuel Ehrlich. Dr. DemaresI.
Joseph j. McDonough. ID. NJ Kohler, H. W. Ellison john
p. Kane, f. L. Ridgway Oscar Bogart ana LOU
schlampe - ,,,., 49,,
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coyoE1LED ~ orkER pLlCrs

George Robertson, a col0Ied servant in the
house OF f. l.. Fields. at No SO West Fifty yfrrtst o.
Tuesday found stranger under the dining room table
and another In the pantry The men threw The 'cf
want down, but chased To the second floor Of a
tenement house. at 30 l3O West Fifty tysccond-st. by
Officer I,yrncs. William sanhcd, of No. ll3 MacDon
gn-st., was arrested and Identified IN the iOrkyile
Court Yesterday 10y Joseph Foster. servant OF j J..
Webster OF No. 81 West fty rst-st. having escaped
from Mr. Wcbstcrs house uuder about In" same clrcn
stances on February 7. Mr. Webster lost silver plate
worth $lO7, and the prisoner was held In 5000.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-19
DIspLEAsED AT THE BELLS RECEPTION.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1S.-There Is con-
considerable dspeasure in Philadelphia that after all
the fuss made the Liberty Bell It has not yet been
given permanent position ia the New Orleans Exposi
tion So far results Of the trip the bell have not
been at all satisfactory. II quite n shock that u
special should have been made to have Jefferson
Davis among the first 10 welcome IL. The opponents oi
the removal of the bell 10 NewOrleans are JuDaht over
the present dIsafcctiOn.
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TO KEEP CONTROL or THE TAMMANY SOCIETY.
The Tammany Society held q special meet

ing Tuesday evening and initiated forty new members.
Many new members elected. The annual election
OF officers will take place In April The Taminany lead
ers do not Intend TO allow their rivals the County
Democracy to catch them mapping and thus gam control
tho Society To guard against cOnting gency OF this
kind special meetings like that OF Tuesday evening will be
held to ballot for and initiate members can be
depended the right ticket Among those mi.
tated Tuesday evening are Congressman Abraham Wd
pey Morgan J. OBrien Nicholas A. Conner and BRYAN
g. McSwyny A handsome portrait OF John Kelly, the
gift Of John " Tracy presented 10 the Society by
WisklusAle John d. Newman.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-19
SEEKING 4 CAUSE FoR RUSsS DEATH

Coroner llesse, Of the Second District ol
Kings County held the inquest last evening In the case
of Charles Russ lmbsono sculptor who found deal
recently in his room IN MeekcTaye.. near the Penny
Bridge. Evidence Of a terrible struggle In the
body bore IN the throat,
fracture OF the skull and several scalp wounds ~ wei
as number OF bruises. bloody aud sculptor
chisel aud uIaet, also budstuinrd In the work
shop The evidence taken consisted mainly Of repot
ton the facts already published After five witnesses
had been examined the inquest was adjourned untl
T.. .l..a
New-York tribune., 1885-02-19
BIG DAMAGES SOUGHT FROM MACY co.
Mrs Ca1harinn NJ Rnrnham SAWS that on

MIS-. CdlldIlHc W. DuInndH say '""' VIZ
February 1888. while she In the store OF Macy
Co.. she accused by superintendent Bowyer OF the
merchandising department, with taking articles Tor
which she had paid; that she subjected TO an
examination, and that articles which she had bought
esew taken from her and have not since been
returned For this she has brought an action agsir me
firm and the superintendent for the modest sum oi 80
The firm makes general denial of the charges Inc
case Is on trial before Judge OGorman I'm the superior
Court Mrs Burnham subjected to n long cFsnni-
ton Yesterday number of the shop girls of Macy q
Coz nNOusly waiting yesterday to be called
as witnesses The case goes to-day.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-19
CLOSING PRICES or PHTLA DELPHIA STOCKS
Renoried bu JoMN IL DAVIS Il Co. u WNLS.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. ls-P. VI,

Y,
The stock speculation today was undisturbed by
rumor. good bad indifferent except such as were OF
a personal character The universal bookkeepers were
bu.v I'm giving information that such a capitalist
WAS purchasing and such stocks aud that certain
large spectators heavily short OF stocks that
will cause advances which will make their har curl
The change from natural causes such general Inn
movement I'm commercial affairs, etc. etc, to the
existence of large short interest o. as reasons for buy
ing stocks Is "A marked and rather dsasrecabe one out
nevertheless one that has been experienced
during the last three days. Ihe market
was dull II Judged by sales of only l9"'io shhr'S'
against 292, 10Y shares yesterday, nut OF hactu"o'
wide and frequent, there was no lack Dela"are'
Iackavanna and Western was unusually quiet only
81 900 shares are reported for the transactions IN II Tor
the day and per cent covered the width OF lts hucuE
,s and "a per cent marks the extent OF its final decline
from yesterdayss last price Traders and that Is
all there OF tho marketseem disposed TO AVOID the
stock At all events they did do SO to-day Special at
tention was given to Central and Hudson ana 10 Lake
shore owing the personal rumos before referred TO-
The fluctuations in Central and Hudson VIII
serve to illustrate the general movements OF the "hoe
market when there was any approach to ACTIVITY IL
opened at 94s and sold 81, then rose To % % "c
clned 20 943s roso to 94A, and closed at ota Laho
Shore sold up from 643sV6i To o0's ana enue ' VI 81
While all these rapid fluctuations were So."s y"
t,ron and Union Pacific only nucuated y and y per
cent and as much of that down IA II was up North
western aud st. Paul ruled comparatively steady WITHIN
range of ~ uer cent and Northwesterns ina decline
is s per cent while 81. PauFs hhal advance Is sp per
cent Much qualification was expressed that the report
s ., paurs earnings for the second week showed so
small a loss-only S33,600-but 1t was not
remembered that the comparison was maze WIN
an unusually small week of 1884. Louisville ana
Nashy bloomed into unusual activity, and its price
rose rom e7Ss027l4 to 2s4 02sa Central OF NewJer
sey with small transactions. marked an advance ot ~
New-York tribune., 1885-02-19

NEw-YoRK, Wednesday, Feb. Is, 1889
The following sales were hid At the Exchan"
Salesroom to-day:
By DANIEL n. Seaman.
. a.s,orv brown .toue dwellings, with lots Nos S:5
and a. East 7Sthst 30 II " OF staFS ioss ,o6
each 2lxlu22 Max Danger. FA'''~
similar ds e.iiugs. with lots. No 81? am @
5Sth.st II = adjoining above, lots eath -ohi- lsDCc
BIZ Bernard S0iyh
brownstone with lot No 2l2 Fast "a ST. hs WI acOo
Aye.C lot "A xl0J.lO; Michael f"''''''''''''' ''
RECORDED REAL ESTATE rRAN'FE"A
NEw-YoRK CITY
72A n II OF l2th-st, IL 3X6o Anton Hams- an -,o
80 ~ nj wife Charles tlnAbelnet s9,'o"
pes t,o n e Of lOthavr, ,Niooo' WILLIAM On o,o
a. ami wife JOseDh johnston :...; 'o''o"
a 20 u OF Saaye 3JxlOOo; Mahuei .. xao
=. ar ri 10 eliza Burgglo:. -. A''oo~
Z, >i.S"lasaye OF liJth+St, lo2- -2xloDI
OF la IO 10 l4Sthst xJ0xo9 lxl-S5ra hchiy M ~ ,oo
ir,dhurst Robert Nc c4anerty. s"'""
22dst n 2a3 Il ot Sthayc l0sv3lli Stcpnen' ,xn
Wright and wife 10 sas Hyatt ii''ov
Oh ave : e cor sith.st. 5lxlOt alSons ssu.s' iUV
n Of "a ave 50xl022 also Stth.st .vo ~" q, ooo
OF lstaye l0Oxl0 jane Colvil 10 IVA nuuer, c'ooV
1l7thst 3 800 n Of lOth-aye, lJo1 nvil LAW ooo
renee ID 0lnsted ~ Mara Olmste AL ......;, oVVov
Same property; Dwight omstead 10 lawrence an ooo
oues ~ Nos IS and i5 ii interest Irving Hunter ,.s
and wife 10 Ella Hunter. W.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-19
SERVICES on rHE FIRST DAY or LENT

The services of Ash Wednesday were held in
all the Roman Cahoc Churches in tho city yesterday
Thousands OF the faithful went to the churches and
knec.ng AT the chancc rails, who the cross OF ashes
was placed their for, beads, prepared by meditation
and prayer fpr tho season ~ Lent. In OF the Pro-
csant Episcopal Churches also, morning services were
f..Hf
New-York tribune., 1885-02-19
HeEOy MAT0H OF THE 0ARTERET GUN CLUB.

H0EON GATCH OF THE CARTERET GUN CLUB.
The Carteret Gun Club, of Bergen Point, N.
y, WIN give pigeon shoot Monday. February 23.
Tho hrst prize win be copper lamp OF artistic design
with ahandpainted globe. The second prize will be an
ivory carving set The conditions Ten birds each
three misses out ties, II any, to be decided miss and
NY reentrtes allowed Shooting will begin on the ar
Sval Of the 1880 m train from New York and entries
vii close the completion Of the first round Optional
New-York tribune., 1885-02-19

tricts the Committee Of Seven having completed s
investigation OF the condition OF the organization I'D
those districts To-norrow evening the Generai Noin
mittce VIII meet In Irving Hall Tor 0rgalHa'loh
New-York tribune., 1885-02-19
per cent The market closed Irregular and extrsmsj
feverish.
Government bonds were dull but steady at quotations
as follows:

State bonds neglected with sales Of 81 900 each
OF North Carolina special taxes and consolidated 4s OF
city bank stocks, Merchants sold 0 at 1870 against
127i2 yesterday, Tradesmen 50 at 9s. American Ex-
change (5 at l22, Commerce (J5) at lisdli7 aud O.
man American (5)'at 100
The railway bond market was dul but generally was
rather firm In tone. Erie seconds rose from So to 574
There small sales but because they
made on the main floor. while the bond call was In
progress IN the bond room, quotation granted But
II should be added that under no other cond could tho
ngurcs nave been made, because at the same moment
when the bonds offered al J0 upstairs the closing
figure was 50l4 West Shore and Buffalo first 5s rose
per cent TO 81 and closed 36s 363 Chesapeake and
Ohio hrsts series B, were up a a. and the currency
Is q higher at 25la. Ncwl Or, Chicago aud 81.
Louis frsts were up g per cent Al ~ Central and Hn-
conso rs sold at 1924 1873 1928 and the deben-
ture 5s brought l04. Burlington and Quincy debenure
IS higher at 99 Denver, Rio Grande apd Western
rsts were up S to 40l2 Oregon Short Line 6s were OF
L. at sia Central and Pacific irsts, California and
Oregon, sold at 97d96 Northern Pacific frsts continued
firm at 03a 03a Rock Island IS sold at l2s. Louis
vile and Nashville Collateral Trust were up from 10 to
Tie Sub Treasury to-day gained balance s4s2 LAG:
made up by gains OF S45l SOS currency and $3oaIs
s03; payments, $ss3747 currency balance $23, ,446,'
059 coin balance, Sl3l ,797,222.
The money market was easy at l0lia per cent for
call loans.
The Clearing House statement to-day was as follows:
Exchanges, $50, $50 Cpl balances. Si.3l9.074.
The United States Treasury at Washington today re-
ceived 1904 900 in National bank notes for redemption.
The customs receipts were S1l2lO7 and the Internal
revenue receipts were Sls9,001.
The foreign exchanges were dull and without feature,
and quotations were steady for business as follows:
sterling respectively; 522s ana 52oi for francs; oiia
and % for reichmarks; 1875 and 40 for gnllders.
In London British cOusols carry advanced 4 per cent
and later reacted 10 and closed ~ 99i for money and
at 993s for account. United States il2 per cents were
quoted at lila American railways were higher simply
In response yesterdays AMI this mornings homo
bo.ni" India council bills allotted at decline II
}l6d. rupee The Bank OF England gained G35.oo0
bullion balance At Paris French per cents al
st = franc
New-York tribune., 1885-02-19

The sierra Nevada NpuE pmoany has levied an as
scssmrnt OF - cents prr sitt".
The Ophir Mining Company has levied an assessment
OF 80 cents per share
New-York tribune., 1885-02-19
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

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