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, 1860-11-26

SoLo.-ln!er L foreclosure on the ii mort
gage boEds the Rsciue Il Mississippi Railroad
WAS formally sold tn. aaytion by DEPUTY Sheriff
Taylor, the otLer day, 10 .'cssup s Ca, New
Iork. for TUG sum o1 scIo,o1o We suppose
tii;s sc'un. If it has aiy force at all. cuts of
every ccut Of claims tho oil stock-holder,
might have, and lsayes them without redress,
-.Iuu1u:Ys Atltprcts
, 1860-11-26

4 BANNER Towx.-The town Of Nashua In
oglo county, this State. gave SC votes At the
recent election. 81 Of which were for Lincoln
aud Hanlln, 8 for Douglaa. and for Bell.Ey.
etett
, 1860-11-26

tE Some Of tho Secession Journals ap1car
to tnke heart considerably from the supposf-
tlon-TAicl. they state for 1 fact-tl,at the
"Force Bill" of 1882 has "expircd by limita-
tlon.o
, 1860-11-26

Eli al a osrfh!r 'eadacho thIs haftctuoou. hand
stepped into the hapohscares hand S1ys hi to tie man.
"Can you hcasa me OF An 'eaIaeEe2' "Doss 1t hAcho
ard" says' r. "IrxcscIin91y." sa5s hi, haud upon
thas . za'e mo Co2hallc Pill haad pom 'onet It
cuEcd ma 10 quic!S tlas azdly realized I'd I'd
'sadacno.
, 1860-11-26

~ being cntirslr1o.t.- .incrcwas no inquiry
;er b; rhipprr@. and The season mar he said
, 1860-11-26

FAC. Tocfu Tso~7sc-sra.1:r7's eeraalse ri:.. are
Certain core E,z Sick HsatacLc. n!tuons Iioadacse
Nervous He4iicac, Cessireaeaa 2.l CeassA Debility,
, 1860-11-26
GREAT CARPET HALL
Hi0uiSter & wilkins,
I33 i I37 ..- Lake Stree: 80. 133 l. l31
lCpSTAl1al
The Dest Goods at Low Prices,


CARPETtHcS.
Hare on hand and oe1 fur s'c. Of tlclr own imrorta
1gtt"n. Etvct r4p:,:ry. THREE Sncri'ne
va! i,atsi ssseh iisiai:: ~: xsS:.t!e IaSSs;Ty
fseei nes. Ill os ieranic bcfors
op=nsd In Ghiraso aud w:lic s''s5 oicr at s 1owest
possible PRICES.
OIL CLOTHS.
0fthese 10 oc:s lsrg. nil! u:s:y.''s.i assortment
%s:ssn sas aes eal il Il . Il % e nd
] I'll aS : ,1t9! IL s e. st IT. III, xx
# wis a. F'ss ta =; ,n, +. .n N PER yssd
Stair oA Cloths in great vaf!:t:.
H&TTtNGS AND RUGS.
cosoa Ma,:inss for oaers. Churches ye.,ibules :s
saaast.r aa:f QUE; ;aad ';ta'; .asa. ~It aostir y:
ra- skeleton ,iei:ic a::t: sc p.sIia siat4 u tie
Gr::'.-! Variety III Size ali i'l.:cEn.
CURTAIN GOODS.
rsa;c ''Eea:;'s ': e., 'a :ss r:eae r.'st: t
b::crc, M.:i. I::r.is: -: 49,: u T.: liz VII: C:ri:r ~
!3 *o"!: oras- .: gt::; G1;r .-::tn i..,s anil ls
s:si ;l:y: G s 's' i&f ss ea sa;.; ' :as,
I'll klns oi :snsl:-. nert-=as: :uE tast"::S. VIII
fo% Shade. l.: gold burac:s, ir, sud a.: iain..t Il
EhnfeE Af;e. las. Gre !. a.4a i;ue Ss!.e jo ,.IJ a
tu1c,. i!:.lcc ;At:.rs rE;n;1ns, tAsrtrs1;.s Gui
Eait's itieEt .tr' frE't::!:.ts i:; ~ s.--".
!rJ1 ~: E,l:s..' tai si..%
Ctrt~ .:.t I:.~s....
s-GF,E5I34::1t1E; GJC0G.
TT, Hb'e lTsas ia: +; i::":; aaa ,, nsne r.: n:;a |
::EctG2ss =: E> L1nt:i .'4:: Elna l4i.ou'-t
!les. 1owe!A lr II, t!lo :t: iau:: t,te7n. rc.L.t.-
ceFcI ;rlIir and embossed: lu.Hi:u1r CLtI.x; sor.
Ttf"F W.. ln:se sa-urtulsls oi irsSs, l1Ss.ru
EoC!s atii TAsst:s,
UPHOLSTERY GOODS.
M"+s !;:t::v-.r=, tccs Eet:s Holsters ND ii.xxs
!!*aktt. tsu.; Slc:;s. tii:os- t"kt= i.un1et OCT
Eicor. Dt!!E:ra C:utio. Fi.slcs E:a,nclcI {'lo.l3
tEre1 1iatE y: vuE1us Graic.. Mes- 1A Excelsior by
rrss7 Tu,ls md = wlne. lvE CpaelsIss Il = uss,
PRIZE LIVE GEESE FEATHERS.
50 wz11x1na'
GREAT CARPET HALL,
1855 :1x7, Lake Street. iur.s:uin.,...T35 5&a
..eoo-d.5l-"c.1
, 1860-11-26

NS100Y sA~~ N* ~~
TIGHT L0CK-sTITcu
Family and Tailoring
SEWING MACHINES,
SEWING MACHINES,
SEWING MACHINES,
SEWING MACHINES,
SEWING MACHINES,
SEWING MACHINES,
BUT A ltACHISE-One that IL strong, wc!lfulshe.l
and reliable. ons tli4t heavy roods will not t.saln gu:
Que lint requires no tools to tot tho needle u ea
operated. stmpls.-aud not nore trouble than /: =
One that mnkes tho double lock stitch with no
threads Hat will mt pull out nr un1aye =
Ono TINT makes the stitch alike both stde5 oi ~.
elotl,-uie most desirable ssitc, now IN usr
handling ali materials that can s .eweu.
One that dues int use CrkYkp NRkntrs xhtct ase
constantly breaking. Straight needles known tu ta'
One that does not break the thread. skin e::sc...
es, nor form looped rsIsu the audez4ide Of thc
e!otlI.
Orc that will sew over seams ard gathers without
breaking thrtad 0r change Of tcnhtun.
work more perfectly than any other niaclli,,e
One that makes tfa stick YOU wan. IL e!1xQ p1a
syen OH hoth fadcs the clnt:l.
One that Is fully licensed under uowo's Extcr .tL
Fa's ne m ,Sai re Ell, iTo'a s, ,a[nTene1s; E
without lR3t1QE. EuChl Is
, 1860-11-26

OF these 80 oCt< larx: mt. un-:v..;e.l assortment
either fes"' Il. qualify st, s o. ii'. uf tt n IN!
AmeTran nI.uiat tnrc III it:4 y: OLE y1EL, ard
Al!af y.r- nlf: two sErls Wilt. &! rEtts nu:n si.rse
1!l.A tu six sill tns ncF yard, ala'. Heavy Sheet
Uti Ciots twelve 1ei, CI.!t:r feel aud tu.uty our
feet wi! at prizes tEa inns t., ssD filings per yhsd
AfsO-lnb:e Iii Cntt4s IN pattern. nna b. Ile yATa.A
Ernfr tofh in -.
, 1860-11-26

Cocoa Matthias for Offices, Churches yessibulcs as
IL all w!!t!4 lsu.m oae Ii .u9 yards iIr l1nt.'
straw sat:i:g. bot, Wilt. and ciet Eed. os, osle and
a4aarteE aat& oMe-aad Ea,; sasis y fe Aosaic Vel
Bru-' sS''stun tieiic n::t: SIC psAta aiai4 u tar
.r.Et. 4 Iyfi.fy lii elke
, 1860-11-26

1U IDs, Tor ueslyrr3 vsi ...~ -.-. ---
aud ,fnr heavier average 50. Buyers n
10 contracts for a late delivery. One lo
, 1860-11-26

Sas5 co. a1d others report Flour dull and ID Il ehin.
, 1860-11-26

s1st.; Beds 1a.:, Cotton, Sea-Grc:= Excelsior =Id
Mn4. !t;:ce-r=, cltscs Iets Holsters MD iiSxs.
!!:aktt bulls: Shc:;s. tiI:y.: t.ke=- Lonnsee. oc;
kiGor. Billiard C:utb. iI.slrs. E:a:ncl!cI t>lo.l3
t.rled 1ilE y; vus1uu4 gratics es, ard xces!or BY
W t,.t st:.:s:r.s- sp.in;. Webbing. l:ca Lace, Nat
, 1860-11-26

Plow, Wagon and Carriage Hs2u:a:ture-s
Sales Rooms. 40. 90 west Lake street. fac:o Nos-
rstsa ena fads of Waaaa ri hsndes
and P1oW Ee3u3 lot sAlc, Ises 32Gp
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-14
HERALD SATURDAY APRIL H. 1850 TRIPLE SHEET

suDpdve demand for these securities is oonsiderar
bly, in excess Of the supply The last quotations Of
the day were:-viginia Sc, % q !; Missouri 6's,
S9t . 4; Canton, 204 . Z; Cumberland Coal pre-.
ferred, Aaa; Pacific Mail, lo4 . 1; New York
Central, 7sI 49, Erie, lss a !; Hudson River, 800
q 40; Harlem, lot q Z; do. preferred, 3Gs q ];
Reading, Az al; Michigan Central, 47s al;
Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana, III 1;
do guaranteed, 22l q J; Panama, la44 I; Illinois
Central, COZ q &; Galena and Chicago, 62i q 4;
Cleveland and Toledo, Ell 8; Chicago and Rock
Island, sssss.
The import Of dry goods is light again-$s55 600,
sgainst ,S45 600 week last year. that this
years excess Of importations over last years is
now reduced to about $4A0 900. 1t win not do,
however, to conclude that the importations are
falling off, Next week, when the cargoes Of the Per
STA and one or two other chips have passed through
the Custom House, the tables viii probsbly tell .
different story.
The exchanges OF the Bank Clearing House this
morning were s20,756,625 80, and the balances
$l,l54l7o sc.
Treasury notes are held for premium FOR the 6
per cents.
The City Bank has declared dividend Of per
cent. The Manufacturers Insurance Company, Of
Boston, semi annual dividend Of fifteen per cent,
payable on demand This il an increase of per
cent on last October and makes 155 per cent, iivi
ded in successive dividends, averaging 2S per cent
per annum.
The Chicago Press OF Wednesday says the re-
ceipts and shipments Of produce, live stock, &c.
during the past week win be found in the follow
ing comparative table,
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EuAyCUAp Eah ls6f

Our LAST advces were Of the 2ls January since which
time tie London mail OF 10th December Is at hand the
Sd instant with New York detes to Nov IS. We note
slight decline In teas In England the rate for common
copgops beng is Adj per h. Silk maintained ts rmness,
end full .ransaccps had taken place AZ fully former
qGotatons The settlements OF teas with very
light owing to the holidays bat within few days there
have been several chops Of backs settled mostly by
or two houses, while small business has been done In
purchases have been mace although advance
OF 10 10 taela Tho unsod stock 900 10 COO
bales.
Japan advices from Nsgasaki to jan %, and IA
psgsws 10 Jon IA. The Japanese government has made
COPPER free an considerable quantities were being
quence OF the demand TO $50 per peCul OF l33 lbs.
The arrivals Mt Karagawa had been-powba,aa from
Hong Kong Urania, Sir Geo. Pollock Azof Tacs A,talan
,e, L. hevsr, Ne's and Contest from SbanehAe. The
TsIca, waa. Atalanie for shangbae add Contest with
peas, for Hong Kong would leave within ten days. The
hae
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-14

n1Ouerates Wehtner
SANDY BOOK, April 10 sunsetnOns abtD, three bsrks
ard two bes tncbored outside the Hook bound In Gad
W. moe crate; weather clear.
below the inward bound vssses To siahi
WndNW, tresh; weather clear.
Miscellaneous,
Purser Tisdale Of s,eaAhp Alabama from Savannah has
thanks for papers In advance Of the mail
BRIG I'M ryIss abandoned on hs 5ssssss from ~gss.
at Frankfort, Me, wheie tte WIS owred.
81
scuR r LTAY-ssvannsh, Apsn 1sschr L rsy took fire
ooss o S and hs SH.e =, 9g1es hs bag
n 70 ESooa TShsr :S o sSriss s o. ~
1.d by Mr. n lake and osrs Of rS
dslPhs HDchsr d.spach asys-she viii be rAAed to NOR
bias with iuaber was WRECKED 9Th ns On he coast Of North
tai ioss. By iei]
A FAD OCCURRENCE ybs bark Eosccs returned on rhurs
e &c
,,.y 'sl IN yin whales The %sls lowered "a TOOK
.sa g. ~ Y, sss, soys Ire sOsnd nate went bis =.
e. Fss ss;s.: ssm: s.s
lhurson ast Xanuel YoItpeuie Previous to ih- Of
s sf Sas n? sss ss
1r s he ss ss 9n @
men here end much Spsiny for The fsaly Of
end Der dsukher re,rsa n ;hs chip which ,usb
s y s ss s 20 so% ss e. ass sss
Serewy. > - '-' - Vow 49, = ''N'''A
ship VIM sprague built in Bri,'ol RI in ,s4s OF live osk
from lao 10 1850 tore cargo Wa snd run
sps ~ aSsGSs s
hiss been cold at auction for sl2 100.
Nat1ce u Mariners.
COAST FfoRTpA-NIw sFAcoAsr LGHr-JurrrER INLET.
oaca ini9rp ,ion bas been received Ct hs ooe from Ma
be % o%pssed
The e q sss ss & focal
lLe Isn'eTp is OF IRON with obique asiragas Tho numi
ssi,ss csad lens Of ,ss r oEde,
a minute ,na s sSss 3
I'd =; there \ sunset on The
evening I'm + 'e !; II OF Greenwich
Ny 'F'sr o. Inc isAl WI SMITH Engineer Secretary
Treasury Department. once Lighthouse Board Wssnn8tsa,
e. ~ r. s q
: on Sasa s.
5s + , Free III m soma rsSee sTs, @
,ts.pie has hers.o,oe served landmark % mari
.ss s sy 81 es sSs o. me on
sss .'0s' ss' e.''s' -" WIN ,ss ua :. .a.. ~
as Il s'pf on = s Gs s' s:o s # "
from a s IS E 81 ana sss s 81 rs e e.. ASS
s 81 sssoe A srS 10 Ss:sc vS
ssa sIsct rori above mennsd iss,Souse
!hs. 1s9s.s from u. . bSSoy .hs
r. A. HIRsoH. oldsnburg Consul
Bosop, Aprn IL, 1850.
Whalemen.
81 NSw feofo,d lah Inst, ship Contest LUDLOW. Ho,o
u'u 100 IBIS wh OIL Gas st bSN hcme
bore rent b me 20 bbls 2eoe VII OIL and bono re-
per,s ec -. IS Jon 16 rs sprss bark George Silva NB
o. Jshs'ten EIniipg, do do The Loaf overheard,
March 70 GO botnske OF och port NY sfed I'll
Also srrfsrk ksrs harrison, Mar illus ESQ VII $50 no.
Afc fT shir psnel wooo Horre1n Honoloiu falkland
shnf with Coz tbls VIII Oh ard COCO lbs bone sent
,me ice0 hhs wb oil ard IA do of and % coo lbs bone
ing stDtshb Issrts left at fskand lslsf d. Morning
ght Nb srd He.per FL; tse latter he'd been struck hy
cirpr, o. Killed, dF cot do much dsmsse 10 The ship
The O fsd hso wesifer IN the FINLAND fslspds
100 arr fsfb roseo wfeh ED Nov or The Pacific ocean,
% nee scei ahnve) Has ,sbop 50 bbs o. oil.
pcIs speke lat a 49, len 62 So March s AnIawap, Mat
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House and 10. s Seth 1t, IS 6xqs o....... Sc 800
lot 4 4Sib st. 40 IT W Sd av. 2sxl0O5 ... 1900
lot 12etn st. 235 II 4ih Az, 25xg9 IL .... go
lot S s 13Oth ct, adi 10 rear do ........ 61o
House and lot cor 9Th av 4 s4h St, 2oxss 49, $500
ByE II Ludlow & Co.
House No. $50 Fss. 18th St. with lease Of S. 900
House and lot No. IL Martin Terrace, iS 9x9S $500
House spd lot W cor Ann and Nassau SITS,
lot 34x70 So 1913
House and lot Nassau st. adj above, 25x70 f.. eco
By A. J. Blocker, Son h Co.
story brick bouss and lot 123 Canal ct 25x25- 400
years' lease of No. t34 Broadway ......... J. 800
LfasehoId Of No So Barrow s., with renewa) 49, $50
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-14

Toe I0foWIng COMPARATIVE e.aNment Of The Imports
OF foreign dry goods II New York for the week md
since Jan. L.
For the Week. 1883 1880 ls6O
Entered AZ the port. $3.50 1886 1916 sa4 e6606o
Thrown on the market. 6o9,766 l,SA,44 7s2,o39
Ssncs Jan. !.
Entered At the port sss So 500 80 900 sls
Thrown On the market 1929 662 6l547s see 5Ss
VIII be seen BY the above tabular statement that The
entries Of dry goods at this port last week. as we'll "a the
amount thrown upon the ket exhibit marked diuai
mutton compared with those Of the same period year.
while the entries slightly lees than those for the
same time IN 1858. The goods thrown upon the market
however, were In excess Of those for the time 10
1862 The annexed tables give the classification OF the
goods entered for sumption thrown upon the market
warehoused and withdrawn. Of the goods entered 70
consumption, u appears that the value Of wool,en'
amounted to s2es $50; cotton do ssS,2s7 silk 90,
$n9; fax DO, $lO1 $50; miscellaneous d. $lS,l0S,
total, s67a, 9l7.-
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especially qusnes suitable for the China trade 0thr
stcn goods, with domestic woolens and mixed avtsss
we're unchanged.
piorefn goods The Snscess doing WINS moderate, and
chiefly confined 70 certain styles of fashionable article
.apted to meet tbs local and near by trade aud W 81
repienishng orders from the interisr Some Eskhsh
weolsps were selling at low prices 70 cothsfs for
isctaTipg into stock for the fall trade
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sales Of Coo bbs Mt IS e6 81 e. Southern was more
active and nrmer, with saes Of about 5000 bbs closing
within The range Of the above prices Rye -four was
meal Was steady, with sales Of 400 to 400
barrels IT the above figures. wheat-The mar
ket was heavy and less active. The sales embraced
about GOO bnkhels including Milwaukee, and Ra
cine at 81 % 81 g. amber Western at 81 49,
shIe Michigan at 81 66 and No. Chicago spr ng a.
81 II Corn was less buoyant and GALES confined 10 about
eco IA GOO bpshek including Western TIC
,bc unsoanc CO. 81 re jersey and Southern white NJ
100 49,, and good Jersey yellow at TIC. Rye-Sales
Of GOO bushels we're made At &2kc. sSha, Barley
<as steady with sales Of about 800 bushels Stale aud
Canaosp at T. Oats In good supply, and prices
easier, with fAss OF Western and Canadian 4sc
. 46c., and Of State at sc. 1870.
Tho following statement from the circular Of ". G. Cut
irg gives the receipts and exports Of -four and grain
this port for the week ending day-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-14

Affairs NJ Washington market stand pretty much the
scme as This day week ago, important change having
taken place IN the retail prices Of meats and domestic pro-
duce Lamb has gone down four or five cents in
the pound, and vegetables have increased about cent
per pound. The potatoes In market just Of a
very inferior quality
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CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT.

FRIDAY ApfH 1916 r. M
Asnxe The market steady and sales moderate, n
S. Is for pots sno - 6s for pearls -,,-s - ~ n
BRE4islrIIs -Flour-Ibe market WAS again active, and
prices were hrmer. Tho chief demand was from the
1ene trade while some purchates made for export
The transactions en- bfaccd about ~ coo COO bbls
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-14

The March returns of the South Carolina banks,
when compared with the February statement
show the following changes:-A decrease in cir
culation of 81 s0575e ~; in specie of $le3225 SO;
in domestic exchange Of $780, 1862 So; and in dis
counts of ss3e,7o6 81 and an increase in deposits
Of $72,l64 II, and in foreign exchange Of 1885,
sol ~.
A supplement to the London Economist Of March
81 furnishes the returns of the declared value Of
the exports from Great Britain for January and
February, 1860. The totals compare with the two
previous years as follows
ioo5s lN,N1 ,0b0
$780,. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2O,oSS ,436
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.
he FIRST week in April is SIS, 500 over las
ock market continues very active, and
9 decided daily increase of speculation.
ousand shares of Central changed hands
B the business in all descriptions ofbonds
tie railroad stocks was above the ave-
the opening demonstration was made
ars mainly on the strength Of the foreign
] prices declined fraction from The
Of last evening; but, as the business OF
oppressed, everything improved, and the
osed quite steady. New York Central
at one time this morning as low as ISL,
rd sold on time at 792, and closed at ISL
t79a at the close yesterday. There is
rther from Albany about the railroad
he Western shares were pretty steady
VS. advance. Pacific Mail advanced to
losed 104 bid, against 103l at the close
All State stocks were strong to-day,
re the beat railroad bonds. The con-
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Steamship Kangaroo CIR, Brooks Liyerpool-J @ Dale.
Ship l2ask wthon, tmalev, s. dney. rsN go
ship Austria (Ausl, V!duleh, Aniwerr-W Eclrnid-
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The following articles are specified as exported
to the United States during the two months as
compared with the corresponding months Of last
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-14

THE DRY GooDy TRADE.

The following comparative statement Of the imports
Of foreign dry goods At New York for the week and
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-14

''''.''.''s'ss'- A-Au ul5,
rease in the Cleveland and Toledo earn
be frst week in April is SIS 1900 over las
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HIGHLANDS April ID, sunsat-One brig il passing ths
Highlands, bound IN Wind NV moderate; weather clear.
SANDY hook, April l3 sunset--One abip three bsrks
6Ties sncbored outside the Hook bound In Tad
W, crate; weather clear
FORT LAFAYBT1E April Is. sunset-One brig anchored
below the Esrrows inward bound yssseis siSht
U,ndN fresh usathe rctaar -
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BAL1l@ ORE. Apr'i t2-~Ayr bark Blue Wing Burrhan,
Eo Jsnrr CD bfgs Chsapooea AID
Euenos Frances Isne BTcb 81 johns Peer
fss Pate, 10 slo) Maryland ard sarah
Bee Bei,r Portsrd scphronia ysn Name NYork; Ida
benz Sid hshr DeEord, Eatlet Boston, Br brig 81
nes klts Hsvlns.
nCHArihsIIN Arp bsck es'e-Arr schr z F Young.
PACKARD bccs sld brig Mary Cobb wall NOreaDs;
rctrs Rchsro LAW, sas'ery. EYork CumninSs Jones.
GeoieScwp. W g., -.
AZ ~ sse' 19,k scnr Haw'
IRE Sfnn teskn 1T ire cnpf tchr Fpor from WIrties.
ihP 'ohn hssenst Jsres Nrcnssd Dutch bark Lnconia
hGtnH rscr, Z srHepopo.
fAtL htys r. Apin i2Arr .cnr Cicero Burroushs Phil
Se,,,,e .y, ..rT T n scvsn .Aeanora s'oops
'f T.Ts y sxrN cl IN So.'1n r.nasetbpnII
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-16
A Pioneers Narrative.

At the recent entertainment to the early
settlers of Wisconsin, given at Madison.
Joseph Crele made the following speech
Fellow PIONEERS IL have looked
forward with deep interest to this meet
ing. Permit me, an old man, with the
frosts of one hundred and seventeen win
tiers now whitening my brow, to greet
you to-day, and to express the hope that
you may live these many years to meet
together on similar occasions.
My own pioneer life has been peaceful
rather than eventful. A native of Detroit,
l was partly raised at Kaskaskia and
Prairie du Roche, in Illinois, and subss
quently became an inhabitant of st. Louis
under Spanish rule, and for many years
in the last century was engaged as veya-
geur between St. Louis and Prairie du
Chen and via Wisconsin and Fox Riv-
ers, and Mackinw. l was in 1914. a
participant with the Americans in the
conflict and served as an express carrier
in the Black Hawk war, when q COM
panion was shot dead by my side by the
stsalthy Indians in ambuscade; being
myself Frenchman, and my wife related
to the Indians, ! have reason to believe |
was purposely spared.
Forty -one years ago l located at the
Wisconsin Portage, and nearly third Of
a century since was mail carrier between
Mineral Point and Green Bay It has
fallen to nv lot to live successfully in the
same country, under French. British,
Spanish and American governments; and
have defended the latter at the hazard
of my life.
Though have thus spent my days
uron the frontiers, my memory is too frail
to permit me to go into dates, and could
1 recall them, l fear they would only
serve to ill up the picture already but too
we'll known. of border dangers difficulties
and privations. have been three times
married, and of nine children but single
one survives-the seventh by my first
marriage. and she has nearly reached the
age of three score and ten allotted to our
race. But l have grand children, almost
without number, and for the benefit OF
some Of the latter l hope yet to obtain
some bounty land from government for
my early services.
/ come down to you, fellow pioneers,
from a former century-an old man, with
the habits, customs and feelings of the
simple-hearted, contented race of a eentu-
ry ago, with few wants and no ambitious
aspirations. can in truth say that I love
my native land have cheerfully risked
my life in its defence. in repelling the
British and Indian foe, and / trust there
are none here to-day who will fail to
stand BY our country in every hour Of
trial and danger-none who viii ever I'M.
der any plea, lend themselves to the dis
reputable work Of weakening the ties that
bind together our glorious Union. /
have lived here in the West under des-
potic sway, and know full well how to
appreciate the blessing of free govern
ment, which l heartily commend to your
6lial love and protection.
In conclusion. fellow pioneers. / can
only give you-it is all have to offer
an old mans prayer and blessing.