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LITERARY CUR1osrrY.-A St. Petersburg jour-
nal has an article by which the public is informed
of a great literary treasure now in the possession
of the Imperial Library, at ST. Petersburg 1t con-
tains nothing less than the records of the Bastille
When, during the French revolution, the rich lit
erary stores of the destroyed Bastille, together
with those of numberless abbeys and castles, were
dispersed to the Winds a Russian, of the name of
Dubrowsky, who was attached to the Russian en-
bassy at the court of Versailles, as translator sa
crihced the whole of his fortune in order save of
these treasures as much possible. Dubrowsky,
later, fell into poverty, but, for all that, and al
though brilliant offer made to hm,-it is said
from England he did not part with his collection
but presented it, in 1900, to the Emperor Alexan-
der, who rewarded him with considerable dona-
tion and pension for life. The collection was kept
in the Imperial Library, and only few small and
particularly elegant volumes transmitted to
the Emperor's private library in the HERMITAGE
The following are the contents of this valuable COL
ection:-Royal letters de cachet; ordinances of the
Ministers; letters of the Ministers to the officers of
the Bastille notices and reports of the police-spes
in reference to the prisoners; confiscated poems
and prose works; poems and writings in prose-
written in the Bastie; and, lastly, the records of
that formidable and hated prison.-London Athe-
nCeunl,
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itlonetarp anb Commercial 2tbiem.
R,IT,NoRE, February %, 1885

BALTIMORE, February -, 1893.
The transactions in Stocks to-day were quite light and
for the leading speculative baltimore and Ohio Raroad
the market was weaker the sales showing decline in it
to-day of & to q of dollar per share. Northern Cen
tra was however steady previous rates OF Baltimore
and Ohio there 175 shares sold at S604 0 regular
way and s604 buyer GO days, but of North-
ern Central there so shares only sold all $40 buy
er go days. The former stock left off S594 bid $50
asked and the latter at S2O bid S204 asked regular
There were 81 500 Baltimore City 6s 1890 sold
the Board at 99A decline of and $500 do 1890
pom G's at 9SA In Railroad bonds there has been no
movement to-day. The market for them however
firm Baltimore and Ohio 1855 closed at S64 bid, 81
asked and Northern Central 1855 at 69A bid Canton
rmer today the closing quotations for it being $50
bid, S20A asked cash For Bank stocks there
inquiry and sales reported of 20 shares Marine at
S3lS, and shares Bank of Commerce at S244 There
also inquiry for Mining stocks but nothing
done in them Santa Clara closed at SlS4 bid $40 ask
ed and Springfield at $2& bid S2 asked regular way.
SALES AT THE BALTIMORE STOCK BOARD.
Tuesday. February %, 1889.
$500 Bait 6's '9O go7. 25 shs B. &oRR. COX
800 " cps; cash. 9SA 50 ' ..6Gls
9shs. Bank of Com. ..24i 100 4" 60
20 shs. Marine l;ank, ..3lis 80 " b60. COX
50 shs. y. {. HR. boo .20lf
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A SPORTING PLAN FOR THE SUMMER.-The North
Woods Woton Club, composed of many mighty
hunters and crafty anglers in New York State
held a meeting and had a banquet atAlbany last
week. General Sherman of Oneida is President
and George Dawson, Esq, of the Albany EUeil-
ing Journal, is one of the Vice Presidents of the
Club. They had right pleasant time recount
ing the field, flood and forest sports of former
campaigns and laid out scheme for the coming
season.
The plan adopted for next summers excursion
proposes the establishment of rendezvous camp at
Fourth Lake, on the Moose river chain, at which
large depot of provisions is to be established and
local accommodations provided for thirty men.
From this point excursions to be made by small
parties, during the month of June, to every point
of interest in the Browns Tract region. 1t is at
the option of members to remain at the rendezvous
camp or join in these side excursions as they may
choose The camp is to be kept up during the
whole of June, and parties can go in and out from
the settlements at their convenience. store of
ice is to be laid in for the keeping of fish, and
cook stove is to be sent forward with the other
supplies this winter. good cook is to be provided
for the main camp. All the arrangements have
been planned with reference to a pleasant and sue
cessfu trip
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A Port au Prince correspondent of the New Y York
Times says: Stories of unheardof barbarties per-
petrated by the ex-Emperor are in circulation;
among others is the following, about which unhap-
PLY, there can be but little doubt, viz: That on
examining the prison at Cape st. Nicolas Mole a
small town on the Northwest coast of Hayti) there
We're found no less than fifteen hundred skeletons
of persons who had been deliberately murdered in
that place. The prison was razed to the ground by
Gefards army, and the room where the skeletons
were found, and which is below the level of the sea,
was filled up with stones. 1t is said that at the
time it was discovered, the floor was covered with
water to the depth of more than foot
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The Bey of Tupis has been mercfu to shipwrecked
mariners. In the recent dreadful tempest on the
coast of Tunis, the Bey, seeing French vessel, the
Solide, wrecked within view of his palace went off
himself in boat and rescued the He stripped
OIL somo of his own garments to give to one of
them, made his suite do the same, provided for all
their other wants, and in addition presented each
man with 100 piasters and the captain with 200.
Moreover, during the two days the tempest lasted
the Bey was constantly on horseback, visiting diff
erent parts of the coast, to that proper relief
was afforded to the numerous shipwrecked sailors
of different nations
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grandson of Robert Burns, bearing the same
name as his illustrous grandfather, is now living
in the town of Dumfries, where the poet died. He
rem. He is very poor, and though the town of
Dumfries celebrated the Centenary Anniversary
of the poet with dinners and professions, this ne
elected relative and descendant of him whom all
delighted to honor, was not invited to join in any of
the festivities
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A London paper saws: "Mr Francis Fitzgerald
the new Baron of the Exchequer, is brother of the
bishop of Cork. Although reputed to be high
conservative he has taken any active part in
politics. He is supporter of Scriptura as op-
posed to the national system of education, and he
has, it is said, upon more than one occasion re-
fused promotion from the former Government His
practice in equity has been enormous, and his ee-
vation to the bench will necessarily throw a vast
amount of business into the hands of some of the
more eminent Of the Chancery lawyers.n
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The Paris correspondent of the London Globe
writes: "Apropos of which note that old Jerome
one day this week went to st. Germaiu- em-Laye,
and got himself set down at the gate of the Lvce in
that town. Unrecognized, he begged permission to
visit the school, and showed marvellous acquaint-
sought out one chamber and told the attendant
that, sixty years ago, he slept there as boy, (his
school comrade being Eugene Beauharnis) at the
time that an elder brother was getting his first
laurels at the bridge of Lodi, and filling France
with his rising renown.
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ACCURATE.-The Cincinnati Price Current saws
An annual circular has been issued for several wears
by Mr.. Thomas Carr: dated Rostock. Mecklenburg
Schwerin in which the author pretends to give the
result of the harvest in all the leading agricultural
nations of the world, each year, together with the
prominent features of the trade in grain in all the
principal markets. This Circular is extensively
copied from year to year, and we have ourselves
made extracts from it, supposing that the state
ments made were, regards European countries,
in the main correct. In looking over this Circular
published in December last, for the purpose of ma
king some extracts, met with the following, re-
garding the crops in the United States
America.-The deficiency in the crop in those
great producing States, Illinois, Indiana and Wis
consin particularly in Indiana, is very great; and
in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Iowa, and Penn
sylyania. also very unsatisfactory more so in
Chicago, Milwaukee, Virginia, North Carolina, and
Tennessee. In the Missouri States the crops are
toleraby good in every respect, with the exception
of prevalence of smut which exists also in all
other States; in the Western States the grain is
but poor, being much shrivelled. The breadth of
land under cultivation has been less, it wou ap-
pear, than last year, particularly so in New York
Pennsylvania and Ohio States; in the South there
has been a somewhat larger breadth of land cult
waited, and the quality and condition of the grain
in this and the central districts has turned out best
On the whole, spring wheat has suffered most in
quality, and winter least. Indian corn deficient,
for the simple reason the breadth of land planted
is less,
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The Hannibal and st Joseph Railroad Com
nIeted

CHICAGO, Feb. 2l.-The Hannibal and St. joseph
Railroad has been completed, thus making an un-
broken line of Railroad from Chicago to Kansas,
and the easiest and most expeditions route to Pixies
Peak.
A deputation from the Chicago Board of Trade
and members of the Press left here on Saturday by
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad to
attend the formal Openinu Tomorrow
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A Berlin correspondent of the New York Tribune
says:
An American medical student named Smith. ma
tive of New York State, graduate of Union College
and the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New
York city, is just now creating sensation in med-
cal circles Some months since he told me of case
of Group shipboard, during his passage over in
which the child fingered along day after day in in
tensest suffering. He at that time suggested the
administration of oxygen substitute for the at
mospheric air, which the child could no longer in
hale in sufficient quantities to life The sur
geon was afraid to venture, and the child died
Since his arrival in Berlin he has experimental
upon rabbits and some few weeks since brought
the matter before a small club of students. Since
that time his experiments have been repeated by
one of the oldest physicians here, under the insruc
tions of Smith, and those who were present drew
up paper to be presented to the Geselchqft fur
He'thHnde, the principal medical society of the city,
The other evening Smith invited to meeting
of the society, and found that he had been elected
active member during his stay here, and cores
ponding member after his return to America.
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ST. Louis, February 22.-The San Francisco
overland mail of the 2Sth has arrived Captain Mes
sick had defeated large party of Indians in Hum
boldt county, twenty being killed. Fifteen whites
had been massacred on the Colorado by the Mohave
Indians. The fight between Col. Hof'man's escort
and the Mohaves is confirmed.
Dates from Victoria to the 22d ult. had been re-
ceived There was much smuggling going on from
adjacent American towns. Fraser river had risen
and the miners at work.
card published in the San Francisco Herald
endorsing John Nugent's course, had caused much
published.
There is considerable emigration from Texas to
Gila river gold mines.
Captain johnson, passenger by the mail from
Fort Belknap, en- route for Washington was robbed
as he stepped from the ain at the Pacific Railroad
depot of 81 900 in money and several hundred dol
lars in Treasury notes
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Deaths of Prominent Men

BUFFALO, Feb. 2l.-Mr. Horatio J. Snow died at
Clifton Springs on Saturday night.
BosToN, Feb. 2l.-Rev. Joy II. Fairchild, the
well known clergyman, died at his residence in
South Boston to-day, aged about SEVENTY
TORONTO, G. w., Feb 2l.-Mr Z. Whittemore,
an eminent banker of this place, died on Saturday
night, after a short Illness
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New YoRK, Feb. 22.-John Minor Bolts, of Va,
to-day addressed an immense audience upon nation
al politics, at the Academy of Music His senti-
ments were enthusiastically responded to-
The birthday of Washington was otherwise ap-
propriately celebrated here to-day by the military
and various civic societies. The weather was most
proptious, and the streets were thronged through
out the day.
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IMPORTS AT BALTIMORE.

MATANZAs.-Schr. Caroline c.
159 hhds. molasses Al tres do. James Fisher Sons
MoYRovIA, W. C. A.-Schr ErchGnqe
Ga casks palm OIL bbls. do, tons camwood, R. H
Atwell.
COASTWISE.
NEW ORLEANs.-Schr ChruSal Palace
1872 hhds. sugar, 142 bbs. molasses, F. W. Brune (
Sons.
FRANKLIN, LA.-Schr. AStred
ia hhds sugar. 45 tres. moasses, 22S bbls do. S. G.
Hand Co.
BosToN.--Bark Hddey.
100 bales hemp, John Henderson & Co; 275 pigs lead
Merchants Shot Tower Company Is casks starch, J H.
Haskell; % trails dates VIM Bridges so bales almonds
Schwartz Dix 1O0 boxes soap, W. G. Price 100 bags
pepper, Levering Co; 200 do, G W Wait 4 Son. "a
bags mdse, VIM. Dawson Co.; go coils cordage A. B.
Morton Sons 80 bbs. herring Curtis 4 Post; 20 do
Gerrish & French; 26O bags peanuts 5000 drums figs
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From the New York Papers Of yesterdo,.

" tI1o 9tc., m ,fEott IIt1tOH
SoUTn ANNOY, Feb. 2l.-The steamboat Trenton,
of the Camden and Amboy Railroad, with the pas
sengers of the two o'clock train from Philadelphia,
for New York, sprung leak when about three
miles from this place, and put in at Totten's land
ing, Staten Island Her passengers were all landed
IN safety. The steamboat Transport has gone to
her assistance, and will convey the passengers to
New York
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CINCINNATI, Feb. 2l.-The Courthouse at Madi-
son was partially destroyed by fire at twelve
o'clock last night Loss $4,000. All the records
and papers were saved. The building, when new,
cost $40 900.
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The Steamer Rremen ,t ual;f,,

HALIFAX, Feb. 22.-The steamer Bremen, from
Bremen, with dates to the 5th, arrived here this
morning short of coal. She experienced strong
rumors continued to be circulated throughout
Europe.
The Bremen will proceed to New York tonight
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The Boston Mechanical Bakery

BosToN, Feb. 2l.-The fire inquest upon the
burning of RusselPs mechanical bakery after a
lengthy investigation, find that the fire wa. kinded
by an incendary, well known with the pre-
misses, but evidence fails to fasten the guilt upon
any party
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ANOTHER GIGANTIC ENTERPRTsE.-One of the most
stupendous commercial enterprises of the present
day, is a proposal to unite the bay of Bengal and
Siam, by ship canal across the Malayan Peninsu-
la, which would shorten the voyage from Canton
to Calcutta over eleven hundred miles Sir
John Browning, who has been addressed on the
subject by the Chamber of Commerce of Bombay,
states that the direct passage the ISthmus
about fifty miles and that from information furnished
him, it would appear that ga few miles of canaliza
tion are alone required to unite these navigabIe
communications as they now exist Even in the
event of the necessary length of the canal proving
greater, the saving of even nintey-five miles in
every one hundred, is sufficient to make the work
one of early probable completion Philadelphia
Ledner
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MEXICO AND SANTA ANNA.-The States SAYS: We
have seen private letter which came by the last
steamer from gentleman occupying a high posi-
tion on the island of Cuba which states that Com
missioners sent by Miramon had arrived in Havana
on their way to st. Thomas, to enter into nego-
tations with Santa Anna for his return to take the
head of the monarchist party in Mexico. On his
acceptance, Europe becomes the unlimited mistress
of the future of our unfortunate neiphbor
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NAVAL INTERCHANGEABLE frigate Cumberland,
and sloops-ofwar Marion and Vincennes were on
the coast of Africa at last dates, but tdings have
been received from the Dale, which was ordered
home some months ago. Apprehensions are enter
tanned for her safety.
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The Western Elnnds

PITTsBURG, Feb. 2l.-The water is subsiding and
the damage to the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad is
trifing. The track was merely overfowed, and the
officers report that all will be right tomorrow The
railroads between here and Cincinnati and Chicago
were not injured. The trains from both cities ar
rived here on time to-day
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La w INTELLIGENCE.

Court OF COMMON PLEAs.-Hon. William L.
Marshall, Judge. The Court was engaged in the fol
lowing business yesterday:
S. $. Stone us. Robert Gilmore, Jr.. an appeal
from Justice Hayward, Judgment affirmed.
Simon Stockett Us. Jacob Michael. An appeal
from Justice Welsh. Judgment affirmed
Assignments for to-day, 6S to 94.
SUPERIOR CoURT-Hon. H. Collins Lee, Judge
The Court was engaged yesterday in the following
cases:
Maltby Us. Smith, an action of replevin, before
reported. Not concluded.
Assignments for Thursday, 642 to 669.
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PIXIES OPERA House, Cincinnati, was lighted up

Pixies OPERA HOUSE, Cincinnati was lighted up
on Saturday night. The Commercial SAYS:
There is, if we may express it, an evenness in
the brilliance which diffuses itself upon the vast
area in one steady and delicious food. This science
Of artificial light, too often overlooked in places of
amusement, is most exqusitey well as tastefullv
displayed in the present instance; there is no un-
pleasant glitter glare to distract the sight at
one spot, and contrast with the twilight gloom OF
another, dreamy-like halo pervades the whole and
contributes in no small degree to the fairy-like
beauty of the scene. 1t is also worthy of remark,
that in this, the first trial of the gas apparatus,
there was not single leakage or flaw, but all was
as perfect as if in operation for months The clas-
sic elegance which pervaded the whole, struck us
as being the very perfection of harmony and refined
taste.
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Capture of n Supposed slave,

NORFOLK, Feb. 2l.-The bark Julia Deane, of
Charleston, Capt Hedane, with cargo of rice, dry
goods and rum, has arrived here in charge of Lieut.
Braine, of the Vincennes She was taken as a
SLAYER off Coast Castle.
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CoURr OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND, Dec TERM
1S5S.-ANNAPoLTs, Feb. %, 1S59.-No. 81 Cumber-
land Dugan Frederick James Dugan, and Others
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City,
was further argued and concluded by Machen and
Nelson for the appellant, and by Brown for the ap-
pellees.
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The act of Congress entitled "An act providing
for keeping and distributing all public documents
approved Feb 5, 1859, repeals, by its sixth section,
the tenth section of the Act to establish the Smith
sonian Institution" requiring the author or pro-
prietor of any work for which a copyright ha.
been secured to deliver copies of the same to the IL
brarians of the Smithsonian Institution and Con-
gress Library.
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The Florence correspondent of the Newark Daily
Advertiser, under date of January 18th, says that
"the rumors of wars and instructions have caused
the prohibition of masks this carnival"
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ANTT.VEMENTV

HOLIDAY STREET TuEATRE.-Miss Davenport will
appear this evening as Catharine in the pay OF
"Czarina, or The Court of Russia" ga Phenom-
enon in Smock Frock," is the afterpiece.
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The Christian Inquirer (Unitarian) contains
list of 'cerca converts from the established Church
of England, AZ in number, to Untarianism," and it
is said the list is not complete nor does it include
converts from the other sects
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Captain John H. Glover, of Salem, Mass, now in
the eghtieth year of his age, went to the mill
pond on Tuesday last, and skated with ease that
surprised himself and astonished the spectators
although he had not been on skates for sixty Years
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Marine News
A Port an Prince eoorresnondon,

NORFOLK, Feb 22.-The schooner Maryland from
baltimore bound to Charleston has arrived here
leaking badly having got into middle ground.
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Mile. Anna de Bonne, French ballet girl of the
Opera Comique, has determined to wear the mantle
OF Rachel, and will shortly appear in one of fRacine
tragedies.
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South Caroinan who thinks it best to let Gu
ba alone, proposes Through the Charleston Mercu-
ry) to cut a ship canal through the peninsula of
Florida, and thus by making a great Island for
ourselves, create second Cuba which shall hereaf-
ter command the Gulf of Mexico and forever neu-
tralize the Spanish Isle a strategetc point
When that is done we shan,t need Cnha he thinks
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The Cincinnati Commercial says Most of the d-
vorce cases and suicide accounts which appear in
our exchange papers, associated in some man.
ner with the sp rit knocking business. The facts
are so palpable that they cannot be overlooked.
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The losses sustained by American merchants in
Canton, amounting to S700, 900 have been recogni-
zed by the Chinese Government through the efforts
of Mr.. Reed, the American Minister and are to be
paid from the custom house receipts.
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The best five acres of corn presented to the Indi-
ana State Agricultural Society for premium pro-
duced S573 bushels ofshelled corn, orI7l% bushels
to the acre.