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target company, at Sergeantsville, Hunterdon
county, n. j., presented the Methodist minister
at that place, the other day, with target. Upon
examination of this novel present, it was found to
contain S45 in gold. beautifully inserted in it.
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young artist, it is said, has Just discovered at
an antiquarys in Base, Switzerland amin teresting
painting. 1t is a portrait of Schiller, and on the
back are the words "Scher, Mannheim, 1856"
The portrait is nearly lifcsize and is well execu-
tad
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The Boston Transcriptis is informed that the ther-
mometer at Lancaster, n. H., on Wednesday morn
ing at O'Clock, in different exposures, ranged from
33 to 3S degrees below zero!
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The New Orleans Ptcaytme expresses the appre-
hension that the orange-rees in that city and vi
cnty, which for two or three years have been pro-
life bearers of fruit have seriously suffered from
the cold weather. All the orange-trees in that
vicinity were destroyed by the frost ten years ago.
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SEALS PLAYING THE ORGAN.-''W Wonders win never
cease!" was our exclamation few DAYS since on
witnessing the performance of the accomplished
seals belonging to the Aquaria Gardens in this city,
Every student of natural history is familiar with
the singular tractabiity displayed BY many of even
the meanest of Gods creatures but we never for a
moment supposed that authority could be brought
to bear upon the inhabitants of the ''mghty deep'
In such manner as to make them the l,iWinq ser
wants OF their master-man.
Judge, then, of our surprise, astonishment and
intense qualification at seeing-what we would have
hardly else beeyed-the wonderful variety of feats
exhibited by these seals. At the request of their
teacher and owner, Mr.. Cutting, Ned as the
male is named, sat upright and held a miniature
gun with as much precision weIl-driIled soldier
bowed with the elegance of a French dandy and
with grace that many an old lady might envy
went through with the motion of taking pinch Of
snut but the most surprising feat of all, was the
ease and readiness with which he grasped the han
die of the organ, and turned it in manner surpass
ed only by regular street practitioners. TEe.temale
though not so tractabe as her companion il still
very accomplished young lady" Fanny will
when directed, lie on her back fold her arms across
her breast, close her eyes as if in Sleep and rnore
so as to be heard all the spacious hall in which
the exhibition is held. They can detect the foot
steps of Mr.. Cutting, though the hall is full
These seals were taken from Saco!Pool, in Maine,
July, 10th, 1858, and were supposed to be about
three months old at that time Since their intro
duction to the Aquaral Gardens, they have not
failed to amuse all visitors to this place of wonders;
but now, after brief course of instruction, they
exhibit rare and almost human intelligence
ton Post
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Serb, named Moses Paitsch, is in Vienna,
where he is endeavoring to bring to the notice of
the world a uniform mode of writing all languages,
which he has discovered. The basis of his system
is the Arabic alphabet
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Frenchman in California has been detected in
purchasing from the restaurants coffee that had
been used, then drying, mixing little fresh with
it, repacking repaperng and then selling it to the
poorer classes.
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Fl. d. Wattes has sold the "Globe Inn !" at Get
tysburg, Pa, to Charles Wills, for $4,000
During the past year 26 persons died in the Uni
ted States over 100 years Of age.
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roads centering in that citv have determined to is.
sue no more passes, or halffare tickets to clergy
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During the year 1853, there have been hun
dred and fifteen fires at Chicago; the estimated
loss, S7500O on which there policies of insu
rance amounting to $3l4,325.
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Fire in Cincinnati.

CINoINNArI, January 2.-The warehouses on W al
nut street, occupied respectively by James Brad
ford & Co., McGowan & Sharp, and Hawks Berk-
shire, grocers, and Daniel Mills, liquor dealer,
were destroyed by fire yesterday. Loss $4,000,
which is partially insured.
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The Courier dcs Etats Jnis OF New York pre-
sented to its readers the entire message in French
the morning after it was delivered in Washington.
The friends of Gen. Simon Cameron, in North
umberland county, Pa, and the region round about
are forming Cameron clubs.
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There lately died in France an author by the
name OF Lorel, who once sent to the Chamber of
Deputies, under Louis Philippe, petition TO the
effect that in view of the fact that great number
OF persons to the great scandal of the public per-
sisted in killing themselves awkwardlv in public
places, the Place de la COncorde should be arrang-
ed every Sunday a sort of circus, with scaffod
IN the centre, where every one tired of life
should have the privilege of guillotining himself
properly and decently. Government was to reap
harvest from the arrangement by charging an ad-
mission fee to spectators.
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The mercury in selfregistering thermometer,
at the Coast Survey Office, in Washington, was at
zero on Sunday night, and at degrees above at
half.past O'clock Monday morning.
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PROPERTY SALES.

Yesterday Messrs. Gibson & Co.. sold at the
salesrooms of the Merchants Exchange, a lot Of
ground and improvements, situated on the west
side of Scott street. st. Peters, with front
on Scott street of thirteen feet six inches, and
depth of eighty feet to ten foot alley, subject to
ground-rent of thrty-three dollars and seventy
five cents. Purchased by Bison for S340
Also, lot of ground and improvements, adjoining
the last named, with front on Scott street of
thirteen feet six inches and depth of eighty feet
to ten foot alley. Purchased by 7. l. Griffith
for $685.
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SALES AT TIE BALTIMORE STOCK BOARD.
PRICES AND SALES OF STOCKS INN YORK
nv TEL EGRApH
Through LILLIAN FISHER Son. Stock and Bill Brokers
No. % South street.

Annexed the United States Treasurers monthly state
ment showing the amount in the Treasury with assistant
and designated depositaries and in the mint
branches by received Goth December 1852
subject to draft. Showing also the of future
transfers to and from deposares ordered by the Sec
retary of the Treasury.
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ROMAN ANTIoUIrlEs.-A letter from Rome saws
that the season for excavations nsearch of antiqui-
ties has recommended with great activity The dis
coyery of the Venus in the Gardens of Caesar,
and the high price which the owner of it received
from Russia have excited many persons to seek for
an equally profitable chance. The Chevalier Guidi
has just commenced digging in the vineyard Man
zani, not far from the place where the statue of We
nus was found and some remarkable objects have
already been discovered, which prove that this
| mine OF curiosties has not vet been exhausted
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The Seventh Regiment of New York, have pre-
sented Mayor Mayo, of Richmond, Va, with full
suit of National Guard uniform
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WORTHY OF IMTTATToN.-Two inspectors of cleo
ton in Madison, Wisconsin, were last week con-
victed on a charge of receiving an illegal vote, and
fined one hundred dollars each.
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A DEAR LITTLE HERoNE-On Friday afternoon
fatal accident happened little girl, daughter Of
Mrs: Cole, residing miles south of this CITY
on the Hernlake road The little girl, whose ace
was seven years, was playing in the house with
her twin brother, when he, in the wantoness of
shot taking effect in her throat She Immediately
ran toward the door, where, meeting her mother,
she exclaimed: "Brother didn't go to do it!' and
died almost Immediately. A dis play of heroism
and fortitude equal to this, in so young a child,
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In Alexandria Monday at early dawn, the
thermometer stood at 80 above zero; at SUNRISE it
stood at 50 above zero; and at eleven O'Clock had
moderated to 100 above zero. During the day the
mercury did not reach higher point than 17o.
The sun shone brightly, but there was cutting
wind ahrnad
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-04

Gov. Wise, in his address to the Southern medi-
cal students at Richmond, said: have been sign
ing patents for the last three months for the coun
ty of Ritchie, lands which contain unlimited ouan-
titles OF the best gasgenerating coal in the world
and if you ask who own them, YOU will find that
they are chiefly in the possession of Northern men,
or at least will be before twelve months They buy
land at two cents an acre, and one peck of the
Ritchie coal will thus purchase a whole acre of
land. would possess ourselves of these sources of
wealth.
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Ship News.
n I'M

NORFOLK, Jan. 3.-The schooner Sattella from
Sombrero is ashore at Curituck. The wreckers
have gone to their assistance.
SAVANNAH, Jan. 3.-Arrived, steamships Flinda,
from New York, and Commerce, from Baltimore.
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ANOTHER DEAD SEA.-A writer in the Union
(Cal. democrat gives very interesting descrip-
ton OF Mono Lake, which has recently engrossed
public attention, from the fact of the discovery of
deposits of gold in the neighborhood. He SAYS:
Mono Lake is more literally "dead sea" than
the sea of Sodom. According to DR.. Clarke, that
''sea swarms with fishes and shells abound on its
shores" Mono Lake has neither. The extreme
length and breadth of the Dead Sea- according to
Merritt, are rs by l6 miles, giving superficial area
of 600 square miles; whereas, Mono Lake contains
go square miles. The river Jordon and Arnon,
and the brook Kedron, besides many rivuets, emp
ty into the Dead Sea. Into Mono Lake. McLane's
river falls from the North and Crosby's river from
the South, and three large brooks or creeks fail
into it from the West, besides numerous rivuets
and springs all around its borders. But this lake
not only responds to the Greek epithet nonos as
being "aone, solitary, deserted, forsaken,' but it
also answers to the same adjective explained in
the Spanish as being ''pretty, nice, neat"
The lake takes as many shapes as the points diff
Ter from which you view it. From the west side,
about ten miles from its northern limit it appears
like beautiful crescent its horns curving delicate
y around you on the right and left. From the
north it appears to be near circular like the full
moon, the islands in its waters strikingly repre-
senting the clouded spots that planet. From
the east it appears to have particular shape but
1t stretches off irregulary among the mountains.
There is little echo around this lake, and
indeed it is difficult to understand person talking
at little distance. dreamy, spell-like spirit
seems to pervade the atmosphere. The smooth,
CLASSY surface of the waters; the upheaved dsrup-
ted, volcanic mountains surrounding the lake,
looking down, as it were, into this abyss of their
election; the illusion of vision and the whitened
shores, thickly columned in many places with vesi
cular lava which looks like monuments erected to
the "mighty dead;" all conspire to impress the
mind with the idea Of fictitious scene, portrayed
by the pencil of an omnipotent hand.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-04

Last week a millionaire named Scott, purchased
small pocket-book at stationers in Brompton. He
was served BY young lady of great personal at
fractions. So smitten was Mr.. Scott with her
beauty that understanding she was single, he then
and there made his fair ensaver an offer of his
hand and heart. The sequal is to be found in the
marriage announced as having taken place at
Church OF some notoriety in the neighborhood
stepped into carriage and 100000 year, after
courtship of only one daY.-London Court CircnLnr
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New ARRANGEMENT.--We understand that the
Directory the Orange and Alexandria Railroad,
have made arrangements with the Alexandria
and Washington Railroad Company, by which the
passengers and mails to and from the former road,
will pass between this city and Washington, over
the Alexandria and Washington Railroad.
nndrin (nzntIe
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The New Haven Register says that the valuable
library of the late poet, DR.. James g. Percival, of
that city, has been sent to Messrs Leonard & Co.,
of Boston, by whom it will be disposed of for ac-
count of the mortgages at public auction 1t con-
tains upward of 10, 600 volumes, and variously ap-
praised at from $l0,0 900 to $50 600
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The London Gazette states that in the first ten
months of the present year iron valued at fl0,-
IS5. .6S4 was exported from the limited Kingdom.
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Vessels Ice-bound.
BosToN, Jan. 3.-The schooner o. NJ. Petit
hence for Mobile, is frozen up at Harwichport.-
Also the schooner Witch, from Norfolk.
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JURORS FOR THE JANUARY TERN OF
THE SEVERAL COURTS OF BALTIMORE

THE SEVERAL COURTS OF BALTIMORE
CITY
Sheriff Dutton has summoned the following nam.
ed citizens to as jurors for the January term
of the several Courts of Baltimore city, commenc-
ing next Monday, the 9th instant:
CRIMINAL CoURT-Grond Jurors.-Edwin 4. Alb
bott, William Chestnut, Charles Towson, Thos K
B. Garfield, BENZ. F. Nails, Derrick W. Keyser
Henry Travers, VIM. II. Bayzand, Joseph Harvey,
John B. Redgrave, Thos. II. Mules, Rich'd France,
W. H. B. Fussebaugh, Edwin F. Krebs William
G. Hickson, John W. Richardson, William W.
Watkins, John X. Caldwell, Thomas Kelso William
Welsh, Henry H. Stewart.
Petit Jwors.-Samuel Dorsey, j. E. Brgg,
Samuel Allen, A. Bond Jarrett, ohm S. Smith
Thomas Pindle, Elliott Roberts, George w, KEYS
Samuel Norris, Richard W. Ijams, Geo. Sberefed,
Robert c. J. Waters, Michael Caughey, John
Street, Joseph Hughes, Elisha Randall, George W
King, Edward H. Dorsey, VIM. Ealey, Jesse L.
Hiss, ST., John Haggerty, Richard Sands, Daniel
Farlan John Westwood.
SUPERIOR CoURT.-William Devries, BENJAMIN F.
Gator. Daniel Miller, John R. Jarboe, Z. j. Coch-
rane, Benjamin Crane, Edward Morrison, W. T. r.
Saffell, John W. Fisher, F. w. Dammanp John C.
Jones, William 7. Wallis, John A. Hambleton,
Andrew Gregg, George w. Bain Lambert Hop
kins, Elias Ellicott, John Cushing, Jr., Adam
Wolfe, John Cugle, William A. Dean, Joseph D.
Matthews, James Gill, Charles H. Clark
CoURr OF COMMON PLEAs.-Joseph Shiplev Geo.
NJ Addison, Robert II. Ayres, George Hall, George
S. Roy. John P. Gleason, William G.. Patterson,
Moses kempton, James Flemmng, John Weaver,
Aquilla j. Henry, John Bangs, Richard Sherwood,
John 7. Gorsuch, William 7. Scarf, l. Taylor
Starr, Thomas Little, William L. Williams, John
T. Henderson, Samuel Taylor, Joshua Jessop,
Franklin F. Ijams, Henry Forrest, Thos C. Elliot.
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The Providence Journal says: "We lately men,
toned that twelve-pound cannon-ball had been
found here in a bale of cotton, and we then took
occasion to remark that the substitution of iron for
sand as an article to increase the weight of the bale
packers. But something worse even than sand has
been found in bale which recently arrived. That
is, luciter matches. They were in pine box which
was partially broken, that they could not fail to
ignite IN passing through the picker Had they
not been accidentally discovered, they might have
caused the destruction of one of the most valuable
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The Erie (Pa) Dispatch says: We announced
time since that the Erie and Railroad Company
and after December 1t proposed to exact arbitrary
rate toll upon all through freghts passing its
line. The tax was imposed to reimburse the road for
money spent in maintaining the line during the Erie
some two or three since. The Erie road gave
tce to its customers and to its Western connections that
it would protest the bills of lading of all property
signed to it against this tax, and the road paid the Erie
and Northeast road its toll, but under protest.
The Cincinnati Commercial understands that
Messrs Osborne and Blanchard, of the New York and
Erie Railroad have been obtaining the necessary ada
Wits and documents and have gone to New York, where
it proposed to test the right of the Erie and Northeast
road TO levy this arbitrary tax.
The imports into Boston during the past year amount
to s4471S against $S s2s O95 in 1885, increase of
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La W iNTELLIGENCE.

SUPERIOR CoURT.-Hon Il. n Martin, Judge.
The following occupied yesterday:
Elisha Warford and others VS.. Richard Covn
Warford. An action of ejectment, under the will
of the late Rachel Colvin. Before reported
Counsel still engaged in arguing prayers.
CIRCUIT Court FOR BALTIMoRE CITY.-Hon. Wm
George Krebs, Judge. The following occupied
yesterday:
Louis Filling VS.. Charles Herrold and wife. Bill
to set aside deed as being fraudulent Before re-
ported. Not concluded. Reynolds for plaintiff;
Magruder for respondents.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT CoURT.-Hon VIM. Fell
Giles, Judge. The following occupied Yesterday:
Isaac Singer and William Clark Us. William S.
Walmesy. An action to recover for an alleged
infringement of sewing machine patent Before
reported. The evidence in the case was continued
CoURT OF COMMON PLEAs.-Hon. Wm l.. Mar
shall, Judge. There was business transacted
yesterday.
The alarm of fire at o'clock and fifteen minutes
last night, proceeded from the burning of the ware
house of Messrs. Trust, Sickel & Co., No. 3l2 W.
Baltimore street. The fire originated from the
pipe of stove in the next house. The department
responded promptly, and by their efforts confined
the flames to the building in which it originated.
The store was almost entirely burnt out. The
amount of loss is estimated at $4,000, which is
covered by insurance in the Associated Firemen's
and Baltimore Fire Insurance Companies
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The cold weather has almost closed navigation
upon the Potomac river. Sailing vessels are all ice
bound. The Alexandria and Washington Ferry
steamers have ceased to run, and laid up-and the
Aqua Creek mail steamer passed here at late
hour yesterday morning, cutting her way through
the ice with great diIicultv.-ALe. GaseNe.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-04

The Cherokee council lately passed an act for
bidding free negroes residence in their Territory,
but their chief vetoed it,
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Treasury of the United States Washington 24 s97 81
Assistant Treasurer Boston ............. 1868 4e0
Assistant Treasurer New York;. 102S $50 II
Assistant Treasurer, Philadelphia ....... 132402 18
Assistant Treasurer Charleston ........ l01 239 SO
Assistant Treasurer New Orleans ...... asa 664 So
Assay Office of the United States New York. 432513OO
Mint of United States Philadelphia 241 954 16
Branch Mint of the United States Charlotte $4,000 90
Branch Mint of the United States Dahlonega 2795O 03
Branch Mint of the United States n Orleans 4S9 267 46
Branch Mint the o. States Francisco. 500 900 90
Net amount subjecto draft. sSs, ,2O1 OF
Transfers ordered to Treasury of the United
States, Washin ngton n.................. 5000 10000
York ............... 100000
Transfers ordered to Assistant Treasurer, San
Francisco 100000
100, 10000
Transfers ordered from Assistant Treasurer,
New York. s545 900 90
Transfers ordered from Assistant Treasurer,
New Orleans 12s 600 90
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SINGULAR STATE OF PRIsoN DIsCpLINE-The pri-
soners in the Jail at indianapolis, Indiana, held
mock trial on one Quinn, charged with wife mur
der, few days ago, and convicted him. They then
made rope from strips of blankets and proceeded
to hang him, which they very nearly accomplished,
the turnkey cutting him down barely in time to
81 his lirn
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At the annual communication of the Masonic Grand
Lodge of Pennsylvania held in Philadelphia, Dec
9th the following officers installed Hop Henry
N. Phillips R. W. Grand Master; John Thomson,
t. W. Dep. G. Master; David G. Skerrett, r. W. S.
y. Warden; Lucius II. Scott, R. W. j. G. Warden;
Peter Williamson, r. W. &. Treasurer; William
H. Adams, r. w. G. Secretary. The following
officers of the Grand Chapter were also installed:
N. =; Grand High Priest--Com. Benz. Parke NJ.
Grand Scribe-Com. jeremiah L. Hutchinson; NJ
Z. G. Treasurer-Com. John Thomson; NJ. E. G.
Secretary-Com. VIM. II. Adams
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During 1859 there were built at Pittsburg, Pa,
and vicinity, "a steamboats,
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The citizens of Petersburg Va, contributed ST.
400 tor the benefit of members of the Petersburg
Battalion who were at Harpers Ferry. number
of the officers and privates of The Battalion have
salver and goblets to correspond, which are to be
presented to Mrs. r. S. Brown, of Charlestown,
Va, as an acknowledgment of kindness received at
her hands,
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The Newark On. d. Mercury, says that the scar
let fever has been making sad havoc among chill
clan during the last six or eight weeks, has had
thirty-Six cases under his care In one instance,
four little ones in one family were swept away by
the scourge. The disease is of an unusually ma
lipnant tynp
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An antislavery writer in London paper, ex-
presses the opinion that it would have been great
deal better to have banished Brown and his brother
rufians than to have disposed of them by violent
death. In the opinion of this individual then,
he should be caught, or blow any more Indian in
surrectionists from the cannon's mouth-NorfoE
Herald
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ton was inaugurated ON Monday.
Mayor Lincoln's address exhibits the present and
prospective condition of the city as highly encour
aging. The aggregate amount of the CITY debt is
nearly nine and three quarter millions, and there
are funds on hand applicable to its payment of
about one and three-quarter millions. The debt
was mainly incurred by public improvements,
which the growth of the city for the past twenty
years demanded.
). Putnam Bradee was elected President of the
CITY Council, and Otis Capp Chrirman of the
Board of Aldermen.
The Grand Jury has indicted Isaac F. Shepard
Tor embezzllng the funds of the Hanover Street
Savings Bank. The charges of fraud were thrown
out.
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DOMESTIC MARKETS.
COFFEE CIRCULAR Monthly

Same period 1885, of Rio..... 135 636 bags.
Other descriptions ............ 60,766 !"