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NEWS DEPARTMENT. 
EOOHESTEfi AND NEW YORK: * 
SATURDAY, JULY 18, I860. 
NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
New York State Item*. 
The Republican State Convention met in Syra¬ 
cuse on Wednesday the 8th inst., and put in 
nomination the following ticket:—For Governor, 
John A. Griswold; For Lieut. Governor, Alonzo B, 
Cornell; For Canal Commissioner, Alex. Barkley; 
For State Prison Inup’r, Henry A Baraum; For 
Clerk of the Court of Appeals, Campbell 1L Young. 
Presidential Electors at Large:—Marshall O. Roberts, 
Henry R. Selden. District ElectorsGeorge W. 
Curtis, Jacob Worth, Edwin A. Studwell, Sam. 8. 
Wyckoff, Moses H. Grinnell, Charles 8. Spencer, A. 
T. Stewart, Frederick Bcheutz, H. C. Van Vorst, 
Ambrose L. Rider, Elisha P. Wheeler, George Innis, 
Thomas Cornell, Charles H. Adams, George W. 
Demers, Moses JL Platt, William C. Brown, George 
8. Batcbellor, James H. Graham, Morris Winslow, 
Patrick C. Costello, Robert Stewart, Edward B. 
Jndson, EL H. Gnthrio, Samuel Jayne, Charles M. 
Titus, Horace Bern is, Ed win R. Reynolds, 8tonghton 
Pittebone, M. Weidrich, Norman M. Allen. 
Mr. Peter Cagger of Albany, a well-known and 
mnch respected citizen and a prominent Democratic 
politician for thirty years past, was instantly killed 
in New York city one day last week, In company 
with Mr. John Develin he was proceeding in a 
carriage to attend a reception at the Manhattan 
Clnb, when a wheel gave way, the carriage was 
capsized, and both gentlemen thrown out. Mr. 
Cagger struck head first on the curbstone and never 
breathed afterward, and Mr. Develin was severely 
injured and it is feared will not recover. The sad 
event has cansed deep sorrow in Albany, where the 
deceased had all his life resided. Mr. Cagger was 
about fifty-six years of age, and a lawyer by 
profession. 
The Schutzenfest closed last week with a grand 
distribution of prizes. JohnBrecker of Guttenbcrg, 
N. J., was crowned Schutzen Ko.-uig, and received 
as prizes five gold and eleven silver medals, a Panama 
hat worth $S, a meerschaum pipe worth §100, and 
other prizi’6 and donations aggregating in money 
value to 81,000. 
A man was run over by the cars at the depot in 
Syracuse on Thursday evening and both bi6 legs cut 
entirely off. 
During a late storm Mr. John R. Bchenck of 
Springport, had four cows killed by lightning. 
Two of the cows were killed at noon, and two at 
about 4 r. m m all being under the same tree, where 
they had taken shelter from the storm. The Auburn 
News say8 that this is a practical, and to Mr. 
Bchenck a somewhat expensive way of demonstra¬ 
ting the falsity of the adage that “ lightning don’t 
strike twice in the same place." 
The New York'State Teachers’ Association is to 
hold its annual meeting at Owego, commencing July 
21st, and will continue in 6e68ion three days. 
Five hundred Mormons, in charge of Elder Perry, 
arrived in tho steamer Minnesota at New York city 
on Saturday from Liverpool. They are on their way 
to Utah. 
The bricklayers of New York city, who have been 
on a strike since the 22d of June, are still confident 
of obtaining a concession to tbeir demands. The 
strikers number about 3,000. Previous totbe6trike 
they were at work for §5 a day of ten hoars. At the 
last meeting of the Society it was voted to work 
eight hours for 84.50. The employing Masons de¬ 
clined to accede to this, hence the stoppage of work 
upon buildings and the idleness of the craftsmen 
employed. They declare that they have funds to 
the amount of 8250,000, which they can draw within 
the next thirty days, should the exigencies of the 
case require. 
Rev. Dr. McQuaid, late President of Seaton Hall 
College at Orange, N. J., was on Sunday conse¬ 
crated as Catholic Bishop of Rochester by Arch¬ 
bishop McCloskey. The ceremony, which was a 
mo6t impressive one, was celebrated at St. Patrick’s 
Cathedral, New York city. 
Within the forty-eight hours ending Sunday after¬ 
noon there were ten cases of Bunstroke in Buffalo, 
seven of which proved fatal. 
The Troy Times says that A. W. Griswold, cashier 
at the hank at Burlington, Vt., was robbed of 860,- 
000 in government bonds, which he had in the in¬ 
side pocket of his coat, while on his way from New 
York, on the Hudson River Railroad. Mr. Griswold 
had the- money at Schodack, where the train was de¬ 
tained by an accident, and it is probable that there 
the robbery took place. 
Buffalo bad a Convention of Brewers last week, 
delegates being present from all parts of the country. 
Resolutions were passed consisting principally of 
protests against changes in the internal revenue and 
tariff laws, and against prohibition laws, and claim¬ 
ing that malt liquors are articles of necessity and 
aids to the temperance cause. 
Two men were badly injured in Geneva on the 
night of the 10th inst., by the premature discharge 
of a cannon while firing a salute over the Democratic 
nominations. 
A large party of cricketers recently arrived at 
Saratoga, from Canada. They are to play matches 
with clubs in New York city. 
The mercury was up to 102 degrees in the shade, 
in Poughkepsie, on Saturday last. 
D. H. Devoe, a lawyer of Lyons, committed suicide 
by shooting himself on Friday last. 
From Washington. 
Reveroy Johnson, the new Minister to Eng¬ 
land, has retired from the Senate. A pressure of 
private business to be transacted before his de¬ 
parture for England, caused him to hasten his 
resignation. Mr. Johnson was much affected as he 
arose to bid farewell to the body of which he has 
been a member for over six years, and his voice was 
so untrustworthy that he was obliged to call on his 
colleague, Senator Vickers, to read from the manu¬ 
script his written farewell address. 
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Mr. 
James Dunn, of New York, to be a Commissioner 
under the act of 1867 to reimburse the State of Ohio 
for money expended during the late war, also, R. F. 
Dennison, to be Associate Justiee ol the Supreme 
Court of Washington Territory. The nomination of 
Perry Fuller for Commissioner of Internal Revenue 
has been rejected. 
The President has notified the Senate that the hill 
to continue the Freedmen’s Bureau has become a 
law without his signature. 
The Tax bill has passed the Senate. An amend¬ 
ment to relieve petroleum and other kindred sub¬ 
stances from internal taxation was agreed to. 
Upon his own application, Major Gen. Silas Casey 
has been retired. He was in the service over forty 
years. 
The President has issued a proclamation announc 
ing, in accordance with the act of Congress, that 
North Carolina, having ratified the Fourteenth 
Amendment to the Constitution, is now admitted 
to the rights belonging to one of the States of this 
Union. The President states that certified copies 
of the action of Florida, ratifying the same amend¬ 
ment, have been received,—but such action having 
taken place, before the paseage of the act of Con¬ 
gress making it incumbent upon him to issue a 
proclamatiou to that effect, he confines his procla¬ 
mation to North Carolina. 
The Herald’s special says: Senator Sherman is 
very sanguine about the success of his funding bill, 
but it ie the general opinion among Senators and 
members that it cannot pass at this session. It will 
give rise to considerable discussion in the Senate, 
and meet with much opposition in the House. At 
this stage of the session members are averse to con¬ 
sidering financial measures, and the general spirit to 
adjourn will defeat many similar projects now pend¬ 
ing. It is the general opinion among Seflators and 
members that as booh as the delegations from North 
snd South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Louis¬ 
iana have arrived here and been admitted, Congress 
will adjourn. The disposition is not to adjourn until 
all those States are admitted. 
The last confirmations by the Senate are Ex-Con- 
gressional Delegate John S. Watts to be Chief Jus¬ 
tice of the Supreme Court of New Mexico; Edward 
W. Willet, Receiver of Public Moneys for the Dis¬ 
trict of Sacramento, Cal.; and Alex. E. Mayhew, 
United States for Montana. 
The conference report on the Legislative, Execu¬ 
tive and Judicial appropriation bill, which has been 
agreed to in the House, among other things con¬ 
tinues the Educational Bureau, as a separate depart¬ 
ment, for another year, and then places it in charge 
of the.Interior Dt partment. The offices of Assistant 
Secretary of State and Superintendent of Statistics 
in the ;State Department are alBo continued for 
another year. 
The bill to regulate and reduce the military peace 
establishment was on Saturday the subject of long 
debate in the nouse. Several amendments were 
made, and it is so much altered that it is said the 
object for which It was introduced baa been practi¬ 
cally defeated. Mr. Wilson, Chairman of the Senate 
Military Committee, is understood to be opposed to 
the bill in its present form, and in favor of postpon¬ 
ing the whole subject. 
The Senate was in executive session two hours, 
Saturday, discussion being mainly on the nomina¬ 
tion of Mr. Evarts. Colonel Burnside was recently 
nominated for the position of Second Auditor, and 
was rejected after a protracted debate. The Maine 
Senators insisted that the incumbent Of the office 
Col. French, is not responsible for the recent frauds 
in that department, and that the charges against him 
are totally unfounded. Mr. Morgan and Mr. Conk- 
ling urged the continuation of Mr. Evarts, but, in 
consequence of the absence of Senators, the subject 
was postponed until the next executive session. 
Mr. Evarts was bitterly opposed by several members, 
but indications lead to the belief that the Senate will 
confirm the nomination. 
From the West. 
An awful calamity occurred in San Francisco 
on the evening of the Fourth of July, by the giving 
away of the draw bridge at the Ferry Landing, on 
the Oakland side of tne Ray. About sixty persons 
were precipitated into the water. Ten bodies have 
been recovered. It is impossible to ascertain the 
number of persons drowned. 
The Fourth was generally celebrated throughout 
California, Oregon and Nevada, 
Idaho advices to June 27th reported that Gen. 
Crook was recently defeated by the Indians, and 
compelled to send to camp for teams to take in the 
dead. The Indians were well fortified. Gen. Crook 
attacked them with two companies of infantry, with 
the above result. Although the report comes direct 
it is not credited. 
Idaho City lately lost 843,000 by fire. 
Thermond & Co.’s tobacco factory, St. Louis, has 
been seized by the Government officers. 
A tobacco factory was burned in St. Louis last 
week. Loss, 830,000. 
A fire occurred at Champaign, Illinois, on the 6th 
inst., which destroyed property valued at 8100,000; 
insured for 845,000. 
A portion of the woolen mills of Boyd, Haskett 
& Co. at Decatur, Illinois, was destroyed by fire on 
the 8th inst. The loss is estimated at 860,000. 
Thomas Owens shot and killed his wife at Aurora, 
Ind., on the 8th inst. He then shot and killed him¬ 
self. Family difficulties were the cause. 
Kansas City lost 860,000 by fire on the 8th inst. 
On Friday morning, while the train was receiving 
wood and water at Brownstown, Indiana, five men 
jumped on the engine and Adams’ Express car, 
drove oil the engineer and fireman, detached the en¬ 
gine and express ear from the train and started off 
After ruuniug eight miles they stopped and forced 
an entrance to the express car, but were met with a 
volley from the pistols of the guard inside. The 
robbers were driven off, leaving one of their number 
badly wounded, who was brought to Cincinnati. 
A Sioux City dispatch says that a peace treaty has 
been made with the Sioux Indians which ends Indi¬ 
an troubles ou the Plains and closes the labors of 
the Peace Commissioners. 
Advices from Sitka, Alaska, report that miners 
had discovered very rich gold mines in that coun¬ 
try, and that miners were picking np gold in lumps. 
Great excitement was prevalent. 
Mr. J. B. Woodruff, the news editor of the Cincin¬ 
nati Daily Times, was sun struck on the 10th inst., 
and died almost immediately. 
From the South. 
The Louisiana Legislature has ratified the 
Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. It 
has also passed the Metropolitan Police bill, and the 
Police Commissioners are appointed. The two U. 
S. Senators have been chosen. Mr. Kellogg, for the 
long term, is from Illinois. Mr. Harris, for the 
6hort term, is last from Wisconsin. 
In the Texas Convention, the question of the 
division of the State has been indefinitely postponed. 
The subject of the cession of El Paso to the United 
States will be discussed soon. 
The General Assembly of North Carolina have 
selected a negro, named O’Hara, for engrossing 
clerk. A bill for separate schools for blacks and 
whites has been introduced. The canvass for United 
States Senators is very active. 
A convention in session at Burkeville Va., com¬ 
posed of farmers representing twelve Virginia and 
several North Carolina counties, recently passed 
resolutions expressing willingness to sell lands to 
purchasers from any section of the United States, 
and also recommending the formation of companies 
in each county to sell lands to foreigners. 
Gov. Browulow has issued a proclamation conven¬ 
ing t he Tennessee Legislature in extra session on the 
27th of July. It is understood that the chief reason 
for this is the necessity of doing something relative 
to the bonds of the State. 
Ex-Gov. James L. Orr of South Carolina, has 
published an address to the people of the State, re¬ 
viewing his administration, presenting the reason; 
which influenced his public conduct, and advising a 
futnre policy. He says it would have been wise for 
the white people to accept the Reconstruction acts, 
and that if the new Constitution is obnoxious, it is 
the fault of riie intelligent white men who took no 
part in Convention elections. He again avows him¬ 
self in favor of qualified colored suffrage. 
In compliance with the Mayor’s request, business 
was almost entirely suspended in Wheeling on the 
11th inst,, in order to permit the citizens generally 
to participate in decorating the soldiers’ graves with 
flowers. 
Col. H. M. Ashby, late of the Confederate army, 
was shot and instantly killed at Knoxville, Tenn., a 
few days since, by E. C. Camp. 
Both Houses of the Legislature of Georgia receiv¬ 
ed a communication from Gov. Bullock, informing 
them that by the orders of Gen. Meade they are not 
recognized as a loyal body until they have expelled 
members who are ineligible under the Omnibus dOL 
He suggested that a Committee be appointed by 
both Houses to purge themselves of such members. 
Gov. Waraouth of Louisiana has notified the 
Commanding General of the adoption of the Four¬ 
teenth Amendment, but no order has yet been issued 
turning over the State Government to the civil 
authorities. 
The Louisiana Senate having adopted a resolution 
to induct Lieut.-Gov. Dunn into office, the cere¬ 
mony was performed by the Chief Justiee of the 
Supreme Court of the State, last week, and Senator 
Lynch, President pro ton., introduced Mr. Dunn to 
the Senate as the first Lieut.-Governor of the State 
under the Constitution of 1868, with a few compli¬ 
mentary remarks, in which he alluded to the race 
to which Mr. Dunn belongs. In his reply, Mr. 
Dunn said:—“ As to myself and my people, we are 
not seeking social equality. That is a thing no law 
can govern. We all have our preferences; we all 
wish to select our associates, and no legislation can 
select them for us. We ask nothing of the kind. 
We simply ask to be allowed an equal opportunity 
of supporting our families, of educating our children 
and of becoming worthy citizens of the Govern¬ 
ment.” 
From Soutli America. 
Fourth of July was duly celebrated by the 
United States shipB in the harbor of Panama, and 
by American residents on shore. The Presidential 
elections continue to create a little excitement in 
the interior, and some slight troubles bad occurred. 
The New Granada Congress closed its session 
June 3d. The President, with the consent of the 
Senate, has named Gen. Santa Acosta as Minister to 
the United States. 
Dates from Lima, Pern, are to the 22d. Yellow 
fever was decreasing and business becoming decid¬ 
edly brisk. 
The news from Chili is to June 10th, and abso¬ 
lutely without interest. Yellow fever had broken 
out, and severe shocks of earthquake been felt in 
Ecuador. 
Frony.be Argentine Republic advices are to June 
1st. The state of the country is deplorable and the 
Presidential election continues. There were serious 
disturbances throughout the country, and more es¬ 
pecially in tlnvnorthem provinces. 
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Latest Foreign Intelligence. 
According to the details of the latest news 
from Japan, it appears that the Mikado etill retains 
the supreme power. The representatives of the 
foreign powers have had interviews with him, at 
which they were well received, and negotiations 
were entered upon for continuing the treaties in 
force. The Mikado expresses the wish to maintain 
the best relations with the foreign nations. 
Representatives of all the governments of Europe 
save one—that of the Pope—are now assembled at 
Vienna to improve the telegraphic communion 
which now exists among nearly all the civilized 
nations of the world. The convention meets in ac¬ 
cordance with a stipulation in the telegraphic con¬ 
vention, signed at Paris in 1865. 
General Napier has been pensioned, and has been 
made a peer under the title of Lord Napier of 
Magdala. 
The Irish Reform bill has been passed by the 
House of Lords. 
The municipal authorities of the city of Southamp¬ 
ton recently extended an invitation to Admiral 
Earragut, of the American navy, to a grand compli¬ 
mentary dinner. The Admiral declined. 
Ismail Pasha, the Viceroy of Egypt, has married 
the daughter of Abdul Medlid, the Turkish Minister. 
Prince Napoleon has gone t,o Athens. 
At a trial of the reaping-machines of the world, 
which took place at Berlin on the 11th inst., the 
English reapers were decided to be superior to those 
of America and took the international prize. 
The Generals who were recently arrested at Madrid 
for political causes have been sent in banishment to 
the Canary Islands. 
By virtue of the provisions of the naturalization 
treaty recently concluded between North Germany 
and the United States, the North German Govern¬ 
ment has stayed all prosecutions against the adopted 
citizens of America of German birth. Those who 
have been sentenced or imprisoned will be released 
forthwith. 
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Mexican News. —There are rumors of an intend¬ 
ed invasion of Mexico by the Imperial leaders. Te¬ 
jada is reported in New Orleans urging an operation 
from that quarter. Santa Anna, being penniless, re¬ 
mains quiet. The water in the new Havana aque¬ 
duct is said to contain poisonous particles. The 
cholera increased during the latter days of June, but 
has considerably declined since. City or Mexico 
dates to the 4th state that a baud under Esterda had 
entered, sacked and burned the town of Villa del 
Valle. A brother of Gen. Miramon was arrested and 
documents favoring the reactionists found on bis 
pefson. 
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Torpedo Factory Exploded. — A building in 
Repo, Pa., used for the filling of torpedos and stor- 
agt of powder, was blown np on the 10th inst. Mr. 
T. F. Munson, who was at work in the building, was 
thfown through the air Borne 500 feet and came 
down a shapeless mass. The windows in the houses 
for a distance of a quarter of a mile away were 
blolcen. The loss is about 85,000. 
A Toronto paper is glad to be able to state that 
Jiiss Rye has been promised £100 sterling, by the 
Dominion Government to aid her in bringing out to 
Canada one hundred more young women. Free of 
all charge to the country she has already brought 
one hundred girls, whose services have been gladly 
received. 
Democratic National Convention.— This body 
concluded its work on Thursday, the 9th inst., by 8 
nominating Hon. Horatio Seymour for President, c 
and Gen. Frank P. Blair for Vice-President. Gov. ^ 
Seymour was nominated on the twenty-second bal- 
lot, the various delegations going over to him en , 
When balloting first began Mr. Pendleton f 
was ahead, but it being evident that be could not ; 
be nominated Gen. Hancock was taken up, and led 8 
the list during the last- ballots, Hendricks coming i 
next. The Ohio delegation initiated the final rally- 1 
ing by easting its vote solid for Gov. S., who return- * 
ed thank 3 for the compliment, but insisted that he ! 
could not be the candidate of the Convention. Mr. 
Vallandigham insisted on Mr. Seymour’s yielding to 
the demonstration in his behalf, and Mr. Kernan, on 
the part of the New York delegation, urged that 
gentleman to allow the use of his name. The bal¬ 
lot was then taken, and Mr. Seymour received the 
entire 317 votes of the Convention. Gen. Blair was 
nominated on the ftret ballot for Vice-President. 
Intense enthusiasm followed the result Just be¬ 
fore the Convention adjourned a vote was carried 
tendering tbankB to Chief Justice Chase for the 
able and impartial manner in which he presided 
over the Impeachment trial of President Johnson. 
University op Rochester. — The Commence¬ 
ment Exercises of this flourishing institution took 
place last week. Rev. Wtty land Hoyt of Brooklyn, 
preached the annual sermon before the Young Men’s 
Christian Association on 8onday evening. On Mon¬ 
day evening the Sophomore Prize Declamations were 
listened to in Corinthian Hall; and on the evening 
following Hon. J. M. Bailey of Freeport, 111., deliv¬ 
ered an Oration before the Society of Alueini, and 
Mr. Edwin R. Johnson of the Rochester Democrat, 
read a Poem. Twenty young gentlemen were grad¬ 
uated on Wednesday, and received diplomas. The 
graduating addresses were supplemented by the 
usual Alumni Dinner at Anderson Hall, and a levee 
at President Anderson’s residence in the evening. 
The following degrees were conferred by the Uni¬ 
versity: — A. M. in Course, A. Judson Sage, Wil¬ 
liam P. Hellings, Burr Lewis, Henry L. RobinsOD, 
Hiram W. Conklin and W. Lincoln Sage. The H n- 
orary degrees are as follows: —A. M., Charles Me 
Lean, Principal of the Brockport Normal School; 
D. D., Rev. C. Bennet Crane, Rev. Lemuel Moss and 
Rev. Henry E. Robins; LL. D., Hon. E. Darwin 
Smith and Hon. Sanford E. Church. The degree of 
A. B. was conferred upon W. O. Stoddard and Sam¬ 
uel Poi ter of previous classes. 
The Democratic Platform. — The Platform 
adopted by the Democratic National Convention 
is made up, in Virief, of the following planks:—Am¬ 
nesty for all political offences, and right of suffrage 
in all the States ; pajme-nt of the public debt, where 
the obligations do not expressly state on their face, 
or the law under which they were issued does not 
prove payment in coin, should be paid in lawful 
money of the United States; equal taxation of all 
property, including Government bonds; one cur¬ 
rency for the Government and people, laborer and 
office bolder, pensioner and soldier, producer and 
bond holder; economy in the administration; re¬ 
duction in the army and navy; abolition of the 
Freedman’s Bureau, and of the inquisitorial modes 
of collecting revenue, tariff for revenue, and such 
equal taxation under the internal revenue as will 
afford incidental protection to industry; subordina¬ 
tion of military to civil power; equal rights and pro¬ 
tection for native and adopted citizens against the 
doctrine of immutable allegiance; the right of each 
State to exclusive control of suffrage within its bor¬ 
ders ; belief that the reconstruction acts are usurp- 
ative, unconstitutional and void; the faithful pay¬ 
ment of soldiers’ and sailors’ pensions; and the 
reservation of public lands for homesteads. 
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NEWS PARAGRAPHS. 
A lady seventy years old, in Berlin, Hardin 
county, Iowa, recently surprised herself, her husband 
and the neighborhood, by giving birth to a lively 
nine pounds baby. 
An examination of the United States statistics of 
manufactures, shows a clear increase in wages in 
1866, of upwards of GO per cent as compared with the 
wages paid in I860. 
Com. Jas. V. Miller, of the United States Navy, 
died in Charlestown on the 11th inst., after along 
illness. He entered the service in 1812, and was 
made commander in 1861. 
A large amount of counterfeit money is in cir¬ 
culation in the Saginaw Valley, in Michigan, and 
recent developments show that it is manufactured 
in the vicinity of East 8aginaw. 
It is rumored that a sixty-four gun man-of-war iB 
now on the stocks of a private yard in New York, 
being built for the Spanish Government, to be used 
in the war against Pern and Chili. 
A ropewalk in Trenton, N. J., has just turned 
out the longest wire rope ever made in one piece. 
It is 3,700 feet in length; its diameter is over 2}4 
inches, and its weight some twenty tons. 
Wildcats are plentier in Connecticut than they 
were fifty years ago. In the northern part of Litch¬ 
field county many of them are shot. One weighing 
26 pounds, and standing 30 inches high, was recently 
shot in Hartford. 
Prof. Hitchcock of Amherst College, in a lec¬ 
ture delivered at Concord, New Hampshire, recently 
asserted that there was copper enough in Gardner’s 
Mountain, in that State, to supply the United States 
for two hundred years, the vein being five miles long 
and five hundred feet in depth. 
The Saltan’s silver table is to be 148 feet long, by 
16 feet broad. There is to be a fearfully elaborate 
center-piece, two feet six inches high, besides end 
pieces, triumphal arches, flower pieces, <fcc. It will 
cost about 8800,000, besides which 8400,000 will be 
expended for linen, glass-ware and accompanying 
furniture. 
A Wheat Corner in Chicago.— Chicago is a fast place 
and given to sensations of various Hinds. The most re¬ 
cent one attracting the particular attention of the Press, 
was the proceedings of its “Wheat Corner a combina¬ 
tion of speculators in wheat. This grain generally 
means in the Chicago market No. 2 Spring, which sold in 
New York about the 29th nit. at 82.02 per bushel, and 
should have been worth in Chicago, at that time, 81.60, 
while in fact it commanded $2.10. The cauee of this 
anomaly, says the Chicago Tribnne, “is that the wheat 
market in this city has fallen into the hands of specula¬ 
tors. Speaking in the commercial phrase, ‘there is a 
corner in it.’ A knot of operators conceived the idea a 
few weeks ago of buying contracts for a million bushels 
of wheat, to be delivered to them on the last day of this 
month, and also buying up ail the wheat phipped to this 
city before that, time, so that, the parties who sold to 
them would be obliged to buy from the ring the grain 
which they had agreed to deliver, and, of course, to pay 
for it whatever price the ring might think expedient to 
name. The scheme has succeeded. The price of wheat 
had been put np sixty cents above the legitimate figure. 
The consequence to many of the speculative sellers will 
he serious. They will pay dearly for their whistle. The 
great majority agreed to deliver the wheat at 81.60 to 
§1 90 per bushel, and are, therefore, required to pay a 
margin of 20 to 30 cents on every bushel sold for the 
future delivery. This will average 81.250 on each 5,000 
bushel lot sold.” 
RURAL NEW-YORKER OFFICE, ) 
Rochester. July 14, 1668 . } 
The money market, both local and general, continues 
quite easy. But little, difficulty was experienced by the 
basks in making their quarterly returns satisfactory. Those 
who could not easily make a good showing for the July 
statement must have managed badly. 
Gold has been higher for a few days. Sales were made 
yesterday at 1405f. 
The exportation of specie continues quite large. The ship¬ 
ments from New York on Saturday were over 11,700,000. The 
shipments of cola for the week were over 84.COO.OOO. 
Wool.— In some places in Western New York the wool 
market Is a little more active, than heretofore. In the South¬ 
ern Tier counties farmers are Belling quite freely. The range 
Is S3@:5?c.. hut buyers generally decline to pay over 35e. 
Thu Eastern wool market is tolerably active. The sales in 
Boston last week were 725,000 Tbs., at 81@g3c. for fleece. The 
Boston Commercial Bulletin of Saturday says:—“The re¬ 
ceipts are now quite liberal from several of the prominent 
wool growing States, including Ohio and Michigan. Not 
much has yetbeen received from the Middle States,and buy¬ 
ers have thus far been unable lo do anything or consequence 
in the extreme West, owing to the relatively high rates at 
which the clip is held In that section, which do not afford 
any margin for Bhtpment. to the Eastern markets. In North¬ 
ern Ohio and Michigan, wool Is being bought up at very rea¬ 
sonable prices, ranging from 35 .to 46c., and Invoices con¬ 
signed here sell promptly as last as received. In the South¬ 
ern counties of Ohio, good extra wool is being taken by local 
buyers and manufacturing agente, at 38®42<:., though very 
choice and fancy clips could not probably he obtained ex¬ 
cept at a material advance ori these figures." 
Wheat and Flour— The favorable, crop reports lo most 
localities have a depressing effect on the market for wheat 
and flour. The following from the Chicago Republican of 
Saturday ehows about the feeling that Dae existed l'or the 
last week :—" Thu wheat market was almost lifeless, scarcely 
enough being done to establish a market, and prices through¬ 
out faVorcd the buyer. New York was reported lower, and 
Liverpool 2d. higher on red. There was no disposition on 
the part of purchasers to operate, in round lots, and but lit¬ 
tle on the part of holders, sales being confined almost ex¬ 
clusively to car-lota to the milling trade. Before 'Change 
there was notliLng done. At the opening of the II o’clock 
Board there were several lots of 5,000 bn. for future delivery 
offered ou the market, but there were no buy era at anything 
near the prices asked. Alter working hard for half an hour 
One Jot was disposed of at fd.Sh, seller to the I5tu. One car- 
lot changed hands about the same time at 81.82. Bayers, 
however, had it all their own way, and paid just about wbat 
they chose for the few ear-lots offering. At the close the 
market was doll at $l.79@1.80. 
Local Market.— The changes in onr local market . hoe 
last week are but few. Red wheat has declined five cents 
per bushel, and white from ten to fifteen. Dairy products 
are without change. The same is true of meats, barrel and 
cut. flops down and not saleable. They arc nominal at 10 
ucSOe per pound. 
Wool remains at former quotations—35c for that gene¬ 
rally otiering. Receipts light, as some holders prefer to 
take their wool home again rather than accede to the terms 
offered. We hear of a sale of 20,000 pounds, at Duneville, 
at 38 cents. 
ROCHESTER, July 17—Flour, wheat, $12,50@15,00; Buck¬ 
wheat, 18 cwt., $4,50@5,5Q; Corn, per bushel, $1,10@1,15, Mill 
feed, 4'28®85. Wheat, red, $a,20@2,30; Do. white,|2,40@2,50; 
Rye, $1,75@1,S0; Gate, 75a78c; Barley, $0,00@0,00; Beans, 80,- 
O0@5,00 ; Fork, mess, $30,00@so,00j Beef, cwt., $10.00@14,00; 
Dressed hogs, cwt., $00,00@00,00; Hams, 20@2lcts; Shouldere, 
13@13KC; Chickens, 1H@20c: Turkeys,22<g£!5e; Batter, 25@26c: 
Cheese, 12@17c; Lard, P®d9c: Tallow, 9K@10c; Eggs,25@26c; 
Wool SMsnocts: Honey, box. * 20®25o. Hay, 18 ton, 
$12®2S. Maple Sugar, 18®22cts. Hides, green, 8Hw9tic.— 
Calfskins. ISMHio. Potatoes, tdd,80c@$l ,15: new do, $2,22,25, 
Hops nominal at 10@80c. 
THE PROVISION MARKETS. 
NEW YORK, July U—Ashes, pots, $8.2fi@8.37K; pearls, 
nominal. Cotton, 82®82KO, Flour, $(i,75®14,50. Wheat,$1,75® 
2,55. Rye, $1,86®L87. Bartey, $0,00. Corn, $l.0X@l,15. Oats, 
ARRXBD. 
On the 4th of July, at the residence of the bride’s mother, 
by ike Rev. R. Richardson, Mr. CHAS. HUMPHREY of 
Springwater,N. Y., and Miss NELLIE ROWLEY, of Ben¬ 
nington, N. Y. 
SUBSCRIBE NOW ! 
Zt.ta. weei uamn, vukuiAmv. snimaiin,, i a v. tic is. mime, 
16@17Wc. Bacon, Cumberland-cut, ig®lSc.; long-ribbed, 1% 
short-clear, licts. Lard, l7@I3fcct*. Butter, 20®35c. Cheese, 
ll@i5>ic. 
Lard,19(at9>.(j. Butter, 32@34c, Cheese. 14®)5c. WOOl,?8®42c. 
BUFFALO, July 1 1.—Flour, $i>,OOaiL25; Rye flour, $9,00 
V Cl DOOUi i uv. yi, rvijiiw.u'J , t Jlli- 
othy, $2.TV :3X5; Flax. $2.50. Provisions Pork, mess, $37© 
28,25; Lard. I7W@>18C: Itams.20c; Shoulders,14c; Dried beef, 
SqSc; Butter. 28®30e; Cheese, KXylSc; Eggs, 25c. 
TORONTO, July 9—Flow, $6,1007,00: Wheat, spring, $1- 
40®1,42; fall, $1,45(51.48; Outs, fSifiOc: Barley, $1,00; Peas, 
SSffiSoc. Fork, mess, $22,U0®28i prime, $15® 16,50; Bacon, 1<X3> 
THE CATTLE MARKETS. 
NEW YORK, July 8 —Beeves—Receipts 5,902head; quo¬ 
tations 12@16.kiC. Veal ealves; receipts 2,413 head; quotations, 
7@12c. Sheep and Lambs — Receipts 23,965 head; quotations, 
Sheep, 3@6>jc; Lambs,8@10)$c. Swine—Receipts 18,790 head; 
quotations, 8; ,@lOXc. 
ALBANY, July 9—Beeves, $3,00@9,50. Milch Cows. *50® 
110 . Veal Calves,7Jf@SH<5. Sheen and Larabs-State 5@5c.; 
Western 4)s@0c.; Lathba 7@8}qc; Hogs, 9@9%,'c. 
JJllUU LOWS, nuu twivui , 
Yearlings, $2()@30, two-year-olds, $ao@45; three-year-olds, 45 
@60, Sheep and Lambs.3®60< extra, lffll'.qcta; by the head, 
$2@5,50. Swine — Shot**, wholesale. 7(5Sets: retail, iCaPcts; 
spring pigs,—(a—c; Fat hogs, lOtotOjicts; Hides, 8@j0o. $ 
tt. ; pelts. 7.V.@$2,50 each. Calf Skins, 13@2Qc. & tt. fallow, 
7^-9c. Veal Calves, $2®1S. 
CHICAGO, July 11—Beef cattle range at from $5,15(3.7,25. 
Sheep, 5X®6XC. Hogs, live, $3,1 ax®8,85- 
CINCINNATI, .1 vi.v 9-Beeves, $3.25(70,5(1; Sheep, $2,50® 
8,50; Hogs, $6,50@7,75 gross. 
PHILADELPHIA, July 9 - Beef Cattle, 6®10cts; Cows 
and Calvea, $40(7(70; Sheep. 4@i,qc. gross; Hogs, 12@13c„ 
BALTIMORE. July 9-Beef Cattle, 4>i<88&cts; Bheep, 4X 
@5>$o; Lambs, $2®4; Hogs, I1@12>4C. 
TORONTO. July 9—Beeves range, at $4@6,0Q; Sheep, $2, 
50@4,00; Lambs, fl,50@2,50; Calves, $3,00@6. 
THE WOOL MARKETS. 
NEW YORK, July ll.-Market is active. SaleB are 835, 
000 lbs. at 42@55a. for DomesticFJee.ee, 39 S 44 cfor unwashed. 
3 lc lor pulled, 20@38c. for Texas, and 25@5.-.o for California 
BOSTON, July 9-The following are the quotations taken 
from ttie Boston Journal:—Fleece,ll@5oc; pulled,2<@o0cts 
medium and extra Western,48t<?47e; new combing fleece,52' 
@55c, and Canada do, OUgidSo. 
rrNrrn^NATl July ll - Tins following th© Gftzottij’B 
quouum^- Puv’ed. ; Tub Walked, 40@42c; Un 
washed, 25@27c; Fleece, 35@42c. 
CHICAGO, July 9,-The following are the quotations: 
Fleece. 42 @Uc.: Medium, 38@40c.; C-sarae, 37@4lc.; He..vy 
Unwashed, 22@25c.; Tab-washed, 45«50c. 
BALTIMORE. July 0 .—Unwashed wool,27@29c; bury, 19 
@34c; tub-washed, 38@42c; Fleece, 35(1'40e: Pulled, 30@8sc. 
