New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-05
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

Information was received In New-York YESTERDAY
that tho issue OF S5ssOJ 4 per cent bonds OF the
city of Louisville, KY. dated April ], lesI. ana ouo
April /, 1897. had been declared invahd. Inns - 80,
was made to refund an issue for a correspondents
amount which matured on April l. Inc new oo"'
were sold b. the Sinking Fdnd Com"iss'o -
Iouisvi,le to the New-York Security and trust
Companv If No - wall.st. OF which Charles B.
Faircbild cx-secretary OF the Treasury, ~ presi
lent. n, lOs77 The contract for the purchase Oh
the bonds was transferred by the Security anu
Trust Company TO Street. Wykes Co., VINO nave
offices In the same building as the security an"
.rrus, Company The bonds had been paid lot
when the city Of Louisville tried to make the de
livery OF the bonds, a taxpayer named thinner
ram attained an Injunction lie raised the pom.
hat there was an ovcrissue He said the premium vs
Of The isse should have been reduced by the
amount Of the pre EN- oyr !" The interest on the
sIsa SsiS"s q Bank as' so9S:
R He in New-York. The presumption Is that
The case will be taken into higher court
..co,o,o,. pohcr, Ammon. 'banker and
hroker sti hold posscssion yesterday OF his ONCE
on tho ground floor Of Nos. i5 and " Newest
DESPITE n dispossess warrant. His chat'eis were
piled I'D In n corner OF the room p"' WV" ~
penters appeared to az up the once 10. 'ne r9e
of the clearing house of the New-fork o'oen EN-
change
on the shoulder Of each so as cqnsIu,te, d on his
cal assault and invited arrest He lrs,s.e o
right to occupy the office under verPa s,een in the
Office last. night. The clearing house hdIns
quartercd on an upper floor OF the Du'i's'
Tho sets OF samples OF tea furnished by the Gov
eminent TO tea importers have all been distrioute''
tho last having left New-York on SATURDAY ia,'
In order to catch steamships sailing from rae'ie
Coast ports which would reach Asatc ports III
time for the samples to be OF use In TINS season
purchases These samples represent the sian nc
which have been fixed upon by the Board OF Les lea
Experts appointed by the Secretary OF tne n,i
~ the standards Is prohibited. Examiners have
been stationed in New-York, chicago anu san
Francisco
TIL, order OF the Secretary OF the Treasury Tor
the cancellation Of the new 81, 81 and % silver Ger
tifcates of which there are Si,i24V" outs'ah'i,e'
was not unexpccted The figures indicating the de-
nominations are not distinct enough. and the lines
on the bills close that they smuass esS ny
For another thing was sad Wnen e more
readily than the old bills The Secreta ar proe'
has been received AT the New-forK ouo iie''u'''
Elverton r. CHAPMAN Of Moore Schley. stock
brokers No 80 Broadway. has not yet gone 10
Washington to begin his term OF Imprisonment Vi
thirty days for contempt OF the United states SEN
ate said yesterday that he would go as soon sor
as he received notice to do so. An appncation Ior
the pardon OF Mr.. Chapman Is now before the
President.
At the annual meeting yesterday or the stock-
holders Of the New-York Telephone Company the
following directors were elected c. f. cutter. )
n ,rahill T T Eckert w. H. Forbes. George j.
Gould f. j. Hall. J. f. Hudson and John jameson
A. H. Calef treasurer OF the Missouri Pacihc Kali
way said yesterday that 1t was not true that the
company proposed to convert 60 per cent OF the
collateral trust 5 per cent bonds into preferred
stock as had been reported
Receipts OF duties at the Custom House yesterday
amounted to 500 4t5 15 OF which s57l5SO@ was on
direct imports and sSs S4 p was on goods with
drawn from bond. The payment on sugar was
100000.
II was reported yesterday that warrants had oeen
issued for five men who had conducted "discre-
tionary order" or blind poo concerns in wan
Street
william J. Gilpin. assistant manager OF the New
York Clearing House. returned yesterday from
trim TO NeW-Orleans He was absent TWO weeks
Hans Sommerhoff Is TO retire on June from the
Arm NJ Woerlshoffer & Co. stock brokers. No. 52
Exchange Place, and go to Europe TO i've