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SundFieA.

< BBLS. Crushed and Pulverixed Sugar:
y 10 boxes Pickles, pints, quarts and hall
gallons; so boxes WInchester's Family
Soap; 10 boxes Sam Leonardo Sperm
Candies; 20 drums Dried Figs; $50 pounds
English Walnuts; l case, 4s cans, Fresh
Salmon; do. 60 do do. Lobsters: 10
boxes Layer Raisins; case la.ge Span
ish Olives; 10 tiercss Dufield's S. c.
Hams; 3 boxes do. Beef Tongues; $50
pounds Assorted Candies. Recently 70.
ceived and tor sale by
march 10. JOSHUA BCAL.
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Comfort Il Economy.

lust REcEiVED.-Ana assortment of
j Ice Closets & Coolers. to which the
attention of Purchasers is invited to the
Ware Rooms of J. PIER. & co.
June 9th 1853.
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WI is informs the Ladies of Baton Rouge
that she is now ready to make and trim
bOHHets to order. DIT very reasonable prices
she has large stock of lowcrs.ribbon and
other trimmings on hand, of the very la
test fashions The ladies are invited to
call and examine them at the New Variety
Store.
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Notice.

Notice.
WE HAVE in store large stock OF Hay,
W Corn Oats, Bran and Western Pro-
visions, to which we would respectfully
call the attention of our Friends and Gus
toners. We shall be in constant receipt
OF the above articles, which will, at all
times, be sold at the lowest rates for cash
OF its equivalent.
june Is. MONTAN & BRO.
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Just Received
DER STEAMER QUEEN of the
L WEST. a..t.. H.4.s....LE
so Boxes Extra No. l Soap, r.f-r
25 Palm .t..t
200 lbs, Fresh Bologna Sausage,
10 Half bbls Family mess Beat. ..s
Is Cases choice Cheese.
Large Beef To CUES, Duiield and other brand
Of Hams st. Louis Flour, barrels and half do
with the above may at all times be found. Fresh
Soda Crackers and Goshen Butter, all warranted
to give satisfaction. A. MONTAN / BRO.
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M. N: BYINGTON, will give lessons in
1H PHOTOGRAPHY, from four to nine
o'clock, r. NJ, every day, at the school
loom, one door East of Hackett & Brooks
Store, on the North side of Church street.
Feb-l3-tf.
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CUNDRIES - raa.rI .ac e
~ $ Boxes Star Candies; 5s{k 4t. ~
3 Barres Prime Winter Lard on;
~ Boxes Choice Family Soap;
Yirhins Choice Goshen Butter
10 Boxes 1irs Crackers; ~
70 Resms wrappins Paper; , tt
Baskets GOOD and shoies Chsnpoig1o
! BOZ Fresh Beat Tongues;
10 pounds Mace;
Barrel Crsmbeniss: WF
Ditto Dried Apples; .+...
10 Barrels Extra Family Y1eur-et. Lsuis.
The above goods just to hasd pr Steamer .llu.
SIC, !" "st: Nicholas" "Ohis" and for ssls b.
lDec 5Osh.l JO9uk Deal.
Opposite West end Harnsy Hease
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DfssoLur1oN.-By public notice to-
day. it will be seen, that the firm Of
Waddell and Phillips, is dissolved by
mutual consent. w. D. Phillips will
continue the business, receiving direct
from New York, and Philadelphia
manufactors, Gents Fashionable Cloth
ing. to sell at the lowest city prices,
for cash.
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NEW VARIETY STORE,
Lafayette ST., at Mrs. IIuestOn Old
"a

L. MAINE, has the honor to inform
l.. the ladies' and gentlemen of Baton
Rouge, that he has now on hand a large
stock of French, German and English
Fancy Goods, Ribbons Ho iery and a
very select assortment of Perlumery, all OF
which will be sold at very low prices
Ladies and Gentlemen are respectfully in
vited, to call and examine his stock, be-
fore purchasing elsewhere and they will
find it to their advantage to purchase OF
him. liam. 4-yl +. MAINE
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% The fixed salery Of the Cover
nor of Indiana, is 1880 but when.
the cootingents are added in it amounts
TO about $4,000.
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Clothing F! Clothing!
AT REDUCED PRICES.

NNISHlNG to close out nv Stock OF
w Winter Clothing and Caps, prior to
purchasing my spring and summer stock
will from this day sell articles IN that line
at Redured Prizes.
Persons wishing to purchase are invited
to call before purchasing else where.
Jan. 9th &c. LANOUE.
Next door to the Post Office.
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1T has heen lntimated, that, if an oppor-
l. tunity should offer to acquire knowl-
edge Of tho French and German languages,
by the regular pursuit Of an easy and sim
PIE method, many might be found to avail
Themselves Of it, Such an opportunity, it
10 said, now offers: The ho~, .chM and
'chers the Office of the Daily Comet will tell.
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Mount Eagle TripOli.

DOR THE HAIR!-Macassor Oil
L Antique Oil, Bears Oil, Pomade Philocome,
NOZZLE de B9uf, Pomatum in Sticks, Clerehugh's
Tricopherous, Barry's Tricopherous, Lyons Kath-
airon Phalon's Hair Tonic Invigorator, Jaynes'
HAIR Tonic, Loutlen's Hair Tonic, American Hair
Restorer, aid Jenny Lind Hair Gloss. For sale at
the Drug Store Of H, T. WADDILL.
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Wrgfettss 40 llr1yiSlsu1.

~ SegRaftee3i TEf.D
= CASKS Sides and Shesldsn; 4Ff'
4 S Barrels Leaf Lard; i'Las.es =
20 Kegs do. do. ena3 -aa =
S Tisrces Prime Caso1ina Rice;
so Boxes Family Soap;
100 do. Star Candles; n eE
so Half Boxes do. do. sb5ls .S fa
Is do. barrels butter busesit; easaa
Is DO. Boston, Soda, Water & Pie Me
Biscuit. Just received and for sale y
julyl. JOSHUA BEAL.
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u R. R.-2O dozen more of Railways
~. Ready Relief in large and small bot
Ties lust received by WV BoGEL.
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WE have received per Latona, Dick
w Keys and Trabue the following ar
ticles which will be sold low for Cash:
IL Casks Bacon Shoulders; F.
2 f" Clear Sides;
barrels Lard
rs kegs ..5--.. =.
S barrels Lard Oil; -.,s
$50 sacks Corn;
100 bags Bran;
IS sacks Oats;
: july 1. A. MONTAN & BRO.
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bacon SHOULDERS. Barrel and Keg LARD.
- Extra st. Louis FLOUR, new Wheat, CORN,
WHISKY and bkAN, just received and for sale
~ My ~. JOSHUA BEAL.
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Porter and Ale.
Talkirks Scotch Ale, Duncan's & Co.
L Pale .dle, Harveys Pale Ale, Barclay
Perkins L Co. Porter. For sale by
Jan. 3lst. T. PRENDERGAsT & Co.
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lust RECEIVED At C. A. Bl.ANcHARps.
d 4 ehaies ~ a Havana Cigars.
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nOMESTIC L1QUOPS Brandy and
IL Monongahala whiskey whole and
halt packages, for sale at New Orleans prl-
ces, for good 60 day paper or cash ls.l
feb JosBuA BEAL
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REM

REMOVAL.
t. MAINE, has removed his Fancy
f. Store to lafayette Street.-The house
formerly occupied by Mrs. HuEsros,
where be has received q fresh supply Of
Fancy articles. June 9th 1855.
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Hungarian Leeches.

H@stTIdU ACcCNtSs
h00 Hungarian Leeches. warranted. just
1VV received and for sale by
sept .. WIN. BoGEL.
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Package over 4 and
Lot over oH. "a
Package over and
not over 10 ozs.. 10 IL a.
Here they are. Are not these rates an improvement
on that awful phalanx Of figures near the head OF
this article: Really hope some will propose
an improvement on these. These rates, / am very
positive, are great Improvement on those that we
now have. Ask any postmaster. Let common
sense decide. After getting above eight ounces,
Why need there be any variation of rates except to
add four cents ION prepaid fatcs) for each half
pound: or fragment Of a half pounds This Il the
English practice. Though these rates are not the
sane a. the English rates. they are on the same
principle. Hy the English postal law, printed mail
matter includes all books bound or unbound, wheih-
or printed or written oil that have corrections or
mtrgral notes with pen; all covers, wooden roll.
er-ln Tie oase OF maps or prints or anything
else necessary for their protection = and
every article Of stationery without discrimination.
Is not this long, long march aheal OF fearful
and Ridiculous postal scheme IL will be that
tie rates on regular periodicals, where the postage
Is paid quarterly yearly, Is just one half what IL
Is on transient matter II we had uniform poet ge
for letters OF just two cents, aud postage stamps Of
the denomination of two, four, eight and twenty.
four cents, how convenient II would be To prepay
every thing. Then, what more inst and convenient
than TO have i a fixed principle to charge every
thing double that Is not prepaid No one could
complain that we had no rate Of postage for any.
thing less than two cents Newspapers weigh
ing less than two ounces, almost invariably two as
well AZ one (transcient papers) could be sent In
package, for two cents The beauty Of such scheme
Of rates is that not package in four would have
TO lie weighed at all, but the weight (near enough
TO decide the postage) could be told instantly. For
newspapers, would have the following rates--
PR var Per qaIdrtev.
Weekly newspApers........... 70 cents. cents.
stni-veekIy.. 40 cen<- 10 cents.
Trfwsetly Observation-Disclosures. 60 centA IL csnts.
M times wsek. ............. I'D GEMS 30 cent?.
Let newspapers, in the county whore printed, 60
free. ~ they do now. but beyond have no dis
tiuctiOn. The above tWentv cantq (f0r weekly
pspers, and others in proportion) is fair medium
between the present rates Of thirteen and twenty.
six cents and can be paid by the quarter in even
sums PLIsY MrIxa
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THOMAS K. DOWNING City n pce1s
City Tnspe'tor's 1fco New YORK. dec. %, 1896.
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A SrANwM HALL Ay1AR IN PR0vIDExcE-OSE
NAN sBcT Dan AND ASoTuSn VERY SERIOUSLY STAINED
sterling and most dsracefui ARRAY occurred in our
ely last evening the murdeross details Of which viii
utt rival the notorious Poole and Baker AFFAIR Which
csusd 20 great sensation In New York Tire facts ~
learn these: About o'clock sou
rious bully named Than Edwards oiias the
teser homo OF III hrnc Ia the north part of The city
vent TO drinking and gambling saloon Cor this purpo-e
~ fserrg ihc pAiteeper William Cotton Going 10 IN
went fcbibd The Der and cibcbed Cotton, furious
struggle commenced During the melee that ensued
ssss tunblrr thrown By Edwards which struck o.
L. Lay In the fare cutting II badly. Day theo drew
Cos lvcr every barrel Of which Loo I'd With
hall and 6red ~ dwards who IT tho time still cnch-
~ with the hrksspcr. no ball missed the Tor
whom u vas intended bat At uck Jos. & Wheaton who
attracted by the noLe bad Just ense rsd from kroon
10 the right breast, and killed him alDost instantly
Young lay then tried TO discharge tvo more ahots at
EDWARDS, bnt Without the pistoi being Of
Al th Jun cture the hther Vim. Day rushed up
Eds ards vito the knife he bad been uog ops ming
oysters sxd stabbed him In tie back just under the
shoulder blade nalctlng VERY pr baby
fatal wound. The police, hearing u tia Array, vsre
sIeediy the spot and In short time elected tho
rest n AZ the PARTIES concerned and oge them 10 the
watch hDpse. f6vnris wouna VAS dressed in the sz, a
End he then taien n charge BY ocers and removed
20 he watch ous@ Hitter When he reached there
he hsd tainted fiom Ices ~ blood having blsd pro
tufsly, but Il vss thought be would surviye.-Iro1dcno
Pca Dec. 20
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ALnAsY, Dec Is, 1856
Cdral A1Tcsntmests- Anrity Of ne Office Scdkas--
Amop NctAisg Soiidarlty-D fiodte Ouacs Of TIE Neg
Loasd--A Policol Aope in he C5uwtyy.
There rs on1,iasrsbe excieme4t among the adj
Leepts Il The incoming State miui,trarion In r-ga
to the appointments made BY the Csnsi Board; and
the oce seekers and heir friends usual talk oady
ara threeteo boldly In Of deie st-sb loudly
booty In ,sct that mssy persons pretend believe n
tbs isuIng al the the successful Candidates will
be the signal for general outbarst But they mis-
tab-Dtbe sdnesve power IT the Presden ia eecl,n in
prospec rye viii hold tho Knew No,hings together for
another year. The who canal ,oIsctorsnips
t's year. II sppoinsed, viii remember THAI there
vii few vacant csei al OH In 1867, and wiI
nam tr,e 20 Ssm and sef.
TIE gestruen sha 40 70 take cha o. tha s ate Of
fees the list ~ mex nth will have good
wori'iR jwity In fb~ Canal ard called up,u
disch"rge avery aeic.'e and ar6aons duty IA making
their eet o sub rdin.te oihcera Iher election IL
sIkec ehuxs ~ the reckless folcy irruei by Weed
n &C., IN their management Of the pu0ic WORKS. aud
t-tii distr'huri y patronage
Tho Ieopl ct hell state officers to reform the
sbuies ttat bsve 80 iug prevailed and to place ths
canals 10 the hsDcs Of capable II properly dischsry
ing The various duties nposed upon them. Pro,abl
will understand the necessity ~ mee,icg he ours
pee alton IN this matter bat thsy viii need ordinary
degree Il frnnes.. AIe.d, mon bu-iiy at work
aesvor,Dg 10 control thei action. travelling agents 70
certain rspi ing gen ensn hsve been Ia the aterior
wese o. he Sta procuring tho passage throug
the Know Nothing Councils OF resolutions tntendsd
clote the Authorship against such men Ruggles an
Benton snd to make way for iouag America stump
speaker The Authorship IL vrry important Office aud
should be In the hands u Of experience judg
ara determination. The resolutions au1s to hsvs been
other places but they should have ~eig whatever
vi h the State officers elect.
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tnE,i~4tus -lDaf-- ms make, ~as ara, ..,s ps~s-
z i,.s,.e' d. usn'.e,i .. sms'. ID .s,s y %,
lh'cc thls inrlsdf Sn1nson W. STATE o. ~ Isk
" ~ ciosieg nm 81 The iaiiss hs sItss a = a.
ssisn 10 s.s'en airsa, f.ssy AL sr,s, ~ y u
" 90 eth ssas otb.r Lo,s 81 ~ ". csasias sss
unchanged rl .aIfs y 30 go bs. :, o. 20 sie,
Bavs,e srss,, a ~ srd o,h~ ~. --s ss,l.
-: 80. p i' 70 S5 Mn, 49,. ,.'.. ss.
Hss tss S',,. ~ .a =. q % 80 q. s.s.,....
Eys n'ur nps, vs. IN y OF IMPORT demand .. ~ ~ O.
quotations Anosg 'hs sslss co.. ss.,..as Geo.
dan .hfs, 81 private 'sr~s ,msu iss vr.~s vki,s
rsahssa .sa -as aass, !, q y g. ,.s t..ss...s
Doninsi Germ vas Lvsf, he sales ssssss<ed skssA
- 90 . 1000 bosLsi. xsvra n;rs, 81 70 . d
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embraced etao 500 busA-ls, mostly IL 81 ~, vtsA
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fs,ss we're 81 90 -Four, ne fos sra's ssd gs IT, ~
sas.es. To As,-wy ~. ~ss q ia. - o.isssas,
,ss, ,shrd hoa =. Ne ~ loo, HssAsass sss', 10
boar -s.'s. 4 ;, ,i.,c.. .sea., cor. n.4. .. sx.
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los.
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srnnsasa sbcai 100 tes crop ss~ oi~@ss 81 49,
NstAl f-sa~oN v.se q.Ars, 49, Estpes aeehxox~4
fAfnsy.s - fosk--ks salss ln~isd.t 90 zoo 49,
us.s ~ 90. 9Th s0t1 hss rspsr.ss % ole 70 rAno
so1 sssiI l->f sss sasSst shssss tsso~~ skis -
ssis. u n~ss'sy ns~< ard psin< vsrs osnsaN 70 -
30 taas Issfh.r.s a. sis ss 10 wss<~vs -
r~>is1 sscAs s~ss fvs~sss so~s II o. sks-
Lard Jts nsstss qwet, sri ssiss eosaa<l -
sA,-u, 80 tAs. ~ i1ss- i7As. Bate, sa4 49,
ves stiisoas sAafxs 10 qss'suoss. 1s~~ vA8as tks.
lie
ksE-rs nasrtss hesy ~. isss'tvs. a,,ssss -
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fsn - tskss - on~ssss.os - 'hs ss'ils ksvsax e.
ssrssa 70 isfsDw tsis y prtsns g.sss~ ere ks14 -
~ $40 no sso>s fes sbs ssssI e. snss-Afsv an ~
trrw-ls 100 esse~ u c<s~as ~~ss ~es Is sss
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sss11 - ssts ssies .hieb s,narss ~ sac -
hhes Tub Al Ne, 9Th sssll Ia Il kosa. yrvsss
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

Of our Postal System.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HER AID.
You have given In your columns most fair state
ment and resume OF my little work on Postal Re
form, but there are some material facts connected
with the working Of postal system that had not
the room to explain fully in my pamphlet In fact
there are some gross absurdities and Inconvenience
in rates OF postage printed matter. that was
scarcely aware OF when put my work to press.
have just made our rates Of postage on books and
papers careful study for several days, AMI by sc.
we're attention and several visits to the Post Office
during which took voluminOus notes, / believe
have nearly mastered the subject. say nearly for
one should not be too sanguine In matter so uncertain
and abstruse this. Still, if / am wrong am
confident that Mr.. Thomas Clark, the able manager
Of the newspaper department in our Post Office
through whose intelligence, patience and poltcuess
! obtained the Internationally not only forgive
me. but get me right. And, before proceed further
in this long Introduction. wish to say that do not
believe that one person in forty who habitualy read,
your paper-apd they ought to be fair sample of
the intelligence Of the countrycan tell rates OF
postage printed matter, or that onc-half of the
Postmasters and clerks In the Post Offices In the
United States tell them without referring to the
law. This is not in consequence Of any calelessness
inattention. obuseness Of intellect but from the
ridiculous complication and absurdty Of the rates
themselves. stated in Postal Reform" that TAX
ing all sizes OF books from small volumes to ordinary
octavos, we had over fifty rates ofbook postage. SO
far from that reaching the case. we have more than
ten times fifty rates. Monthly and quarterly peri
odicals, you are aware, geaerally weigh somewhere
from one to sixteen ounces. Taking. then. sixteen
copies Of books, pamphlets and periodicals, weigh
ing respectively from one ounce to sixteen, the
rates of postage on them, seyerally and individu-
ally under the various circumstances Of their size,
form, periods Of publication, quality sort Of ma
teriai in their contents distance they sent and
time Of paying their postage, given in the follow
Ing table. The figures in the first column it win be
observed, give the weight in ounces, and by going
through the horizontal line the various rates Of post
age on each copy will be SEEM
RATES or POSTAGE ON PRINTED MATTER.
TRANSIENT MATTER.
Books, Bound or Untoa.d.
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Con-, = m.,,,,,. Pod UrCsI Fa s U'pa1s,
Copy Of 7 siai Reform. ~ 10 q
YnrsAte Of psmpbicts

Shall ] take up your space and the time Of
your readers by asking the necessity for this petty.
troublesome, nonsensicd and perfectly uncalled Tor
and unreasonable distinction and Discrimination
shall ! ask why there IL any difference in the
charge on packages of printed matter that may be
precisely OF the same size, weight and form, ana
why there Ia any difference In the scale Of charges
according 70 distance' Why one sort Of matter
pays double for journey 70 California or Oregon,
and each of the Others do not And why are maya
zines and small pamphlets mulcted in . ane Of
double postage whom not prepaid, and why are
only Sity per cent on the original charge, in
eases where. they are not prepaid Why should
= payment OF cents take . package
Of small pamphlet, weighing eight ounces,
charged 9, and my pamphlet or any other work,
not periodical, lsl Why should there b any dis-
having any necessity for looking after or inquirng
nbou. the contents any further than 70 see II they
are printed Documents will not weary your pa
thence with more interogatories. He who runs
may read Blu, J fear that few who " read will
" understand !. ewhy we have such rates Of post
age One word an 70 the last columns 10 that noa-
strous. table given aboye-the postage on period
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have been induced to try them bnt they have in attn al
every Instance, been abandoned aud pucst AM nes'
oils permanently establ-hci Ia pub 10 favor. arg,
hIe recently occurred In extensive mschine
ship r m tho hea ting IL journals caused uudoubted D.
By tho use Of iior cstrs oil of impure qua t. rnis
shows The importsnee o. using the very best nlo
market The Mania tan on Company hsvs an norm,
ana 'atidy Dcrcss Dg consumption Ia ufsct re-
which Is The bot evidence the Of s1peority
II Is solo, believe for about haf tho Price OF tho
purest sperm, and said TO be equal in every rcspfos
The anthracite cai ade l. red the bull
noes done ny wsy Of The Racing Railroad Tue Scbuyl
MI navigation IL cl~ed. The iopnage ~ last
weti, ending the 20 h, 1907, lag nusge
for the l05 z63 tens inst 1904 tons 10 the
same time sst year. The Il 1877 800 tons
iy 0Ier cent increase the business ~ Las yosr. Ia
dependent Of the Increase Ia the amount OF tonnage the
prices real red toD have ALSO materially letter
The Navigation Company Is la better condition IN at
any tine before In many years I, ia NOBLE enterprise
and We ri leo al the prosperity effected through it,
pretent piufont management The Reading Raroa
Company shos tonnage for ths west cneDg ihnrs-
day la', OF 81 OF making tonn-ge from the
ins 81 I'll tona agu,nst u 800 10 ths tune
last year.
Interest tho California seven per cent civil fund
bon que on tho LIST of Jsnusry viii be paid at the
State agents Office, NJ. 81 Broadway.
The Bank Of the Rcpusc rccs,ved the money from
the State Of visgnis for the OF the Interest
the debt OF that state duo Jnpuary l. The due
abroad rcmit,et time ago.
Albert II. Nicolays regular sent weekly suction salo
Of stocks and bonds win pace Monday next tho
cath inst at 12h O'Clock the Merchaats' Exchange
Tho value Of merchandise exported from this port du
ring the week ending and including Friday Decam,er
- iooo whH III WI, dSl
General merchandise impo ted in
ume ......... ..............+.. tl,jOSuIO
Dry goods DO. 1869 47d-2 OK, 6tG
Excess OF imports over exports. 1865
viii be seen that during the past week there
shipments Of specie from this port OF the exports,
breadstes form the bulk of the value and ship
ments we're made TO nearly every port with which
trade To Havie alone, upwards OF $500 900 az bread
stuf- were exported or the Imports the principal items
coffee $3.50 3o7 brandy s.3 200 un5ressed slius
$780, Si hardware 81 e5s iron $50 2o3 steel so ls5;
,Ieor 500 i0, SPICES, Ne or sugar, SD oio; tea,
s360T. These ilcss form ABOUT onsha % The total
importstiops Of gencr Nj norchaodnc.
Tho following IL comparative statsment II the value
Of certain aticies exported fom tho Of
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