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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-02

CoSrRAcTTos.-We clip the following from the
Cincinnati Gazette of the 30th:
In regard to the future of the money market,
everything hangs upon the course that Congress
viii adopt with reference to contraction. I'm
til very recently it seemed probable-almost GER
tain--that Mr.. McCulloch's recommendation
would, if not literally, at least substantially, be
adopted but great pressure has been brought to
bear against his policy, and very strong and
plausible arguments have been used to sustain
this movement. 1t is claimed in the first place.
that the issue Of paper money by the Government
forced the country on to the level now occupied
and that therefore the Government should not nut
it in the power of any to force contraction TO
an extent that would produce q panic. 1t il also
urged that whatever measure Congress may adoptt
the policy should be fully and clearly defined, so
that the public may have something reliable to
guide their operations. The effect of this move
ment has been to defeat, in the COMMITTEES Of
Ways and Means, the bill prepared by Mr.. Nc
Culloch at least the bill has been laid aside and
fnew one is being prepared by the Committee.
What the latter win be we do not know but from
a reliable source have the opinion that it win
provide for funding the $50 bonds into lonp
bonds, leaving the currency to stand as it il. for
the present. IF any measure should be adopted
for the withdrawal Of the currency it win be very
moderate and specific in its provisions, limiting
the contraction which would commence some time
IN the future to five or ten millions per month.
This, we may remark, was the phase presented at
Washington to- day.
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fmautiaI ana Commercial.


0OKOs
From the Cincinnati Gase.te Of the soth:
There w. an active demand for hogs to-day,
and with receipts Of only 1851 head for the two
days, advance of Csc per loo lbs was establish-
ed, The sales which come under our notice COM
prised about 600 had It $1l rs; 500 at Sill 50
net, and 800 heavy at - SO gross.
From the Louisville Democrat Of the 3oth.
The packing season around the falls closes with
this week, all of the packers having suspended
operations We have seen it stated that the num-
her Of hogs slaughtered around the falls during the
present season is set down at 100 00o this Is clear
" erroneous as 81, 500 is the outside figure, and
rather above than below the true aggregate.
The estimate made by those entirely familiar
with the subject of the increase in the weight of
hogs slaughtered in this market during this
over those slaughtered last season, is about per
cent, although we have noticed it erroueously
stated at IS per cent. We have - yet no reliable
data of the falling off in the number Of hogs
slaughtered in the interior of this State although
the facts, when brought to light, will doubtless
show il to be- large. In tho city of Lexington,
alone, where about $4,000 hogs were slaughtered
last wear not one has been killed there for packing
In some Of the interiorcountes considerable bacon
will doubtless be made, but in the greater portion
of the State the supply from domestic sources will
fall largely below the demand. There are few
hogs Offering in this market, about enough to sup
ply the demand by the butchers, and are held ut
So 90 to 50 so gposs.!
From Chicago Journal of the 3lst:
We quote at 50 so to 65 for extra Mess Pork
Hogs; So 10 to So for fair grades; and at - %
to 90 for lower qualities.
There has been less activity il the nsskst than
yesterday, and upon the sales made We note de-
cline of Toe per 100 lbs from previous quotations
The receipts been rather better than they have
been for few days past bat they still are lar gey
m ade up of mixed coarse Hogs. We sso note that
a large number of cholera Hogs are being received
and passed into consumption as others. II this
matter received the attention it demands, some
steps would be taken forthwith to put an end to
the system. 1t strikes very forcibly that the
consumption of diseased Cattle and Hogsis calcu-
lated to do q greater injury to the public than
many of the nuisances which our Board of Health
are strenuously exerting themselves to suppress
The St. Louis Republicas of the 3lst says;
Some of the packers arc not buying at present
pr,ees, and sales since last have been small
comprising %aly $50 to 400 head, in lots at s. "
to g 90 per 100 lbs gsass Extra heavy we quote
at SO to Is. Receipts iigns,
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NeN York MARKET.

NoW HohA MehAeN
Nv T.,esrap6 / NEW YoRk, Feb. /.
Co,ton-Duli snd dropping, y $3.50 foF midiiins.
chiefly at 49,
Whisky-Quiet and nominal at 2502 -.
Grap-Wbeat firm for good sound grades. and dull and
heavy fof commoa descriptions; choice new Amber Nil
At III new white Michigan at 90 Rye quiet. Barley
aud Barley Malt dull and nominal Corn dull AID cent
lower; soOs2 for uusound SASS Tor sound nit wss
tern and delivered and $500 for pss yellow
Southern. Oats dull and declining. At Ao9&s for
sound Western. and s7 So for sound do.
Petroleum Dull, 80 for crude and 6sek4 for refined
In bond
Provisions-Pork quiet and steady; u S71<4ae So
for mess closing at Is So IS 20 for old 20 70 for
prime, and p 2522 SO for prime ALSO so bib
for February, March and April sellers option
At q c09s is Total stock old and new TO February
lst 1865 aa bbls date l.ot mouth 81 rs bis
date last yer 1855 bh Beef steady at 10 5os
II 90 for plain MESS. and q oee2a Qso asv e,tra
Total stock old and new, Feb lst 1895 " SOS
packages same date last mouth 34sls; packages aams
date year 92o Beef hams unchanged Cut n~At
qu,etat liol2 for shoulder, and 16als for hama
dressed hogs dull at l21<@l4A aud lsk for city
Bacon quiet and steady sales of 200 boxes u Il.
cumberi md cut, and ls4 hr sh-rt ribbed. Lasd dull
and lower lsa siI1 Batter d-u Al 80 SIS Tor Ohio
and as9H for s. fatal lchee.s ste.d, At l7l4sis14
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-02

tsh nss4s end sAlss ass snail u 1e<e ~ 0snesaea
niddaines Green hans IN fair request M
slaughtered asA I6e frsa &ossl hags svsss 1aeksso
heuu ,ss M vtth eprsAssabas dsgses Of eaA
,e are o,oted Al l7e Lard dali u IL decline nstsd
.hov ,tn rendered 49, ksttls rsndsfsk lie. Aad No
~ lsk psef bars Arnss II skoa6 Grsass IN ~
,sovest: vs note sales Of white st H. mixed q liz
Dressed hog opened dull and hsavy at decline Of -
hundred; towards the Gloss buysss unaffected noss ~
position TO oper.te odd the market rallied the whole
range Of prices 10 Soo1o 70 closing arm st 10 10
10 ss for lots averaging 80 bs md upwards.
Yiour-Thers IL activity in Flour and prices are
loc Dbl lower spring extras the salss in nearly al
cases private terms.
Grain Wheat lss sctive and Ao14c lower; sales Of
No spring II 221zoi 227z. clo.ins att 2a7G No
prng st0sl bat e1oas paid for iotsin fAvorifs
location rejected o5@es. Fair inquiry for rejected
corn 1T s31zos4 but No corn Is lower; saesas Az
Oats more active and shade rmer, at 2ssfor No and
2l,Sa21s for No 9 Rye dull and easier; small sales Of
No at Soc Barley rules dull the only sale under our
notice to-day was lot Of Canadian at 81 free Of
storage.
Hlshwines-Quiet and alpost nomipsl at IS.
Sssds-Good demand for reeds and the market rules
arm at so for good timothy and7 e5s 10 for good TO
chlice clover.
Pouitry-In better supply and easier.
Beef Cattle more liberal supply, with moderate
shipping inquiry good smooth steers averaging 1850
and 1850 s prices weak Nth further decline OF &c
100 Ma on previous quotations. sales at secs 26 for
fair to sood second and and 2s0s %
for fair to good fat cows.
Hog,-In good supply and the market comparatively
quiet with further decline OF loDlse p 100 hs salss
of s4ss head at 6oes c5 and 25s 20 for good mess
pork hogs and oo1s Is for lair to good bacon hog,
and 3o9s IS for common.
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New York Moasy Market.

By Telegraph kBu fpsh Ill.
Money-Easy at So p cent.
Sterling Exehsnge-Dull and heavy At l0 1loeh.
Coda shs.e easier opening At l4o51, declining TO
1875 and closing At 1&olx
Government stocks quiet and firm,
DCoup,ps OF e. 1914; do 'es, lol1 do OF bs, loI3
loto Coupons IS.
Treasury Notes : sqs Ist series es5&.
T-So,, Al series, esjk
7-Sos, third series, es5z
Us6s l Year Certificates, new issue, ss1x.
Freghs to Liverpool quiet and very firm.
O. f'sl Coupons 1885,
Stock. steady. cumb pfd as n 81; kris 81 n
Hudson 1907: Reading 20. N 8 6s74 III Cen lis: N
2sz; d. pfd 545s. Rock Island $50, " $50 Quincy
H. 4 A l02
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-02

me London Times concludes an elaborate
review OF the biography of the late Pres;den,
Lincoln, published in London, as follows.
Every one must believe in the Divine and
NOT IN the human government of the world.
who sees how the Northern people were car,
ned through that period OF tysbulat;on co.
.ne n,enest estimates of Mr. Lincoln's powers
would not justify the opinion that he was
either cloud by day or pillar of FIRE nv
nignt 10 tne Nation over whose struggles and
sorrows he presided with such sorrowful svm.
patty and honest care.'' - -
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-02

from the st.ILouis Press, Jan. SIS

IfIUn t1e 'tuLUuIs resst JHH oIEtJ
cattle-Receipts for the city during the last "a
hours were 100 head. We have nothing new to
offer in the aspect Of the market. The demand
continues to be confined Immediately to local ne
cessities, and prices remained without change. We
quote common at 81 to &c; good, to SIC; prime
81 to 6ie and strictly choice at 81 to c per ID gross
Hogs-Receipts for the city during the past 81
hours were $50 head. The market is heavy this
morning, packers refusing to purchase at over &c
per Id for heavy hogs.
Sheep-We notice better demand, with sales in
a small way at So to s. per head
Mich Cows-There is a fair demand at tbs usual
rates.
Horses and Mules-The week promises we'll
for the trade generally. The active demand which
prev..iled last week for mules extends over, and
good animals selling readily at the stables of
Finn Co. and Shsrkey Il Daniels, at <T5to $500
per head.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-02
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH


~ rsisgrapA.l
o'ions-rhs receipts Of hogs, both livsapd drr...a
posted on change. foot mp nearly laooo h..d
anese cosssnasd heavy Receipts were not ,ooA = -
s'n'laly supposed that tie bulk Of tAs hog. bed
~ ana IaAs ~ the end Of the present well tee
ppy .oa.d dsis1ss down very oossider.bly vhsr !,
''.s,eo mat the hsss this yesr viii ss+s.s, asnso
'0aa those received 1t shis season - yss. u,
a.' ma' % very short afssr all Tie naskst To-
49,, = ~. aai' aes - notes ascli.s u 800 psr
-. = p0ss. and H0kc y , q lask 80 q ~
city brands closing quiet II y 90 n2e IS ~.
pork quiet Light salss u v q. Ios .ne, ao....s
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-02

The total product of the fisheries of the Uni
ted States, according to the returns in the new
volume of the census, was upwards Of thirteen
millions of dollars, ($l3.664 $685. More than one
half Of the amount, or $7,749, 800, was the pro-
ceeds Of whale fisheries, and g. 1888, sos reprrsen
ting the value Of cod, mackerel, herring, &c.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-02

NoTIcE.-The office of the Toledo. Wabash
q Western Railway has been removed to the
new stone depot, cor. Front and johnson st.
Ticket office first floor, freight office third
noor. W. II. McDoEL,
jan291w Gen'l Accent
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-02

ALL SPEAK WELL of DIR. C. L. Spencer.s FIR.
grant 0doHselfne fer the teeth Warranted IN
contain no acids. makes peariy white teeth, puri-
hes the breath, and is all We claim the purest and
most fragrantly scently dentri6ce ever offered to
the public, For sale by Wilkinson Bartlett, and
all druggists ova,dt
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-02

.-, The commerce of the Mississippi river is now
employing sl0 steamers, with . capacity OF or9 :.
as a4a TONS valued at $24, 800 St. Louis ha.
zlo steamers, With capacity of ll0.76g ton.
ralued nj Ss,sso,oo The next principal port il
.neinnaei, 100 steamers; New Orleans. 81 PITTS
eMurgh, - steamers and 81 tugs; Louisville. ga !.
"e"Pais, co Wheeling, ~; ST. Paul. 40
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-02

GEE woman in another column picking Sam
burg Grapes for SPEER's WINE. 1t is an admir-.
Die article, used in hospitals and by the FIRST elias,
iamihe' IN Paris London, and New York in pref
srence to old Port Wine. 1t ia worth = ,r;., .na
gives great satisfaction. o..
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-02

A GENTLEMAN from Texas says il n M,
known what has become of Senator Wiofa,l
II Is considered certain that he has 10.
crossed the State into Mexico, and if in the
United States, his locality is secret. MANY
believe that he is dead. 1y
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-02

HorsE WASTED.-By small family with
out children Any person having small
house to rent, IN u respectable neighborhood,
can find permanent and punctual paying
tenant by applying at this Office.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-02

IssrRayCE-We call attention TO the state
ment of the Lorillard Insurance Company OF
New York. Its capital stock is $1,000, 600,
all paid up.
The old Insurance Company of North Anne
RIGA, Philadelphia, Pa, publishes their an
nual statement. Capital stock, S5oO,0Oo, all
paid up.
Mr.. H. B. TenEyck represents both OF the
above companies in this city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-02

THERE are 6fiy-four million acres Of land
in Minnesota; twenty four millions arr nnoc.
cupied, and open to settlers, under tha home.
stead law. Good farms are cheap there
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-02

IHE Macon Messenger advises the vo.,n.
men OF Georgia not to 60 to Mexico, tellins
them that whole country will be in the q nita3
States within two years. : A''s'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-02

The mines of Nevada yielded during the
quarter ending September 30 last, precious metals
10 the amount of S2,452,4s2 As. For the quarter
ending June 80, 1865, the product Of these mines
was valued at IS, l25, 600.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-02
CITY NEWS.

HARTFORD INSURANCE CoxPANY.-in GU.
advertising columns will be found the annual
statement of this old FIRE insurance company.
Capital stock $1,000, 900, which is all paid
nm VIM. Fulton is the agent for this city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-02

EVERY housekeeper who studies economy,
should attend Bostwick & Co.'s great clear
ance sale. Their Dress Goods, Cassimeres,
Blankets, fancy Flannels &c, especially are
o be sold at old time prices. f-fri-tue-2-6
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-02

The CLOSING SALE of amarked down
stock is still progressing with undated vigor
at the one price New York Store 300 cloaks
marked dewn to half price; 5000 fast colored
Prints, at 20 cents yard 200 pieces Elan
nels, marked down TO panic prices; 500 rem
nants Delaines, at % cents yard 600 yards
French Thibet Cloth, double, with a decided
bargain, at 40 cents yard, importer prices
90 cents. We are selling a superior linen
handkerchief for % cents-last years prices
so cents; l0-ll all wool Blankets, very heavy,
eight dollars a pair. Several large double
Shawls at six dollars each. We are determined
to close out our winter goods without
reference to cost, to prepare for vigorous
spring campaign.
The public most emphatically acknowledge
the One Price New York ''the cheap store of
keokuk." NJ. GREGG, Agent.
Nos. 8 and 6, Estes House.
dec22-fri&tue-w
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-02

CONCERNING the man Robbins, arrested
near Burlington, for participation in the bar
barous murder of Holtz, at Springfield, the
Harkeye says:
1t seems that Robbins, man named Ward,
together with the murdered man, Hotz, all
boarded at the Rockway House in Springfield.
Holtz had been recently discharged from the
army, and had six or seven hundred dollars
in hispossession which was known to the other
two. On the evening of the 10th all three
started out from the hotel, arm in arm, for n
walk, after which time. none of the parties
were again seen at the hotel. On the Sunday
following, the body of Holtz was discovered
on the prairie near the city, with five ball
wounds and six knife cuts in It, and on the
same day Robbins left the city and went to
Quincy, from which place he came here, fol-
lowing the east bank of the river, and avoid
ing all places within reach of the telegraph.
The officials here had received notice of the
murder, and the suspicious attaching to Rob-
bins, and he was promptly arrested on his
arrival, as was stated in our issue OF Sunday.
No money was found in his possession, but
as he had plenty of opportunities to conceal
it, that circumstance has little weightin favor
of his innocence The circumstances point
strongly to Robbins as one of the guilty par
ties, and if SO proven, he should be made to
suffer the severest penalty of the law.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-02

-
Yscipths following fr m the New Yort Indsp.,
dent ofeepf. 18th:
-Tais Company vas erespifed in Js4e On The npfrsl
eystsn, With the yeti hpoyp Advantage of furnshiyg
nsarHpce 81 its sctual cost In the opnt Of tsf
ness II IL the iHgest life insurance company IN ",
country, apd with the exception Of German ect5.
pany ths argsst in the World |ts accumulated capital
Is nearly $1,000 90 1t hsA paid since ia orssnss,os
oveS 10 The families add cretory Of deceased
members, and has refunded g 900 900 TO policy
holders In dvidends or surplus premiums Its prese nj
surplus 10 s. GO GOO from which the annual dirI
dsnd will be declared lst OF FEB. The number
OF policies issued during the year 5s5. It's
income is - ooe coo per year Its eps inter
est alone being half . Million which more than
paid its iosses for the ending LIST November
Prom these figures notion may be obtained Of the
-sBens g bus'Bess de- by the and Of the
vantage. ODE. 81 20 ..erep f-ne. AFRICANS 81
fcn nd FL an Sdvertseneat 10 ipotHef column Uf It's
sdrantAgep OF life insurance II II sesrc%iy esssy N
ssy anything 81 this day Lord Ch.peeiior u ndhunis
remark, tbst - usu win dspesaens farily free
from rereaeh II his fe insured not too strong
The duty Of Insurance being admitted the thing
10 fnd safe and cheap company; and the conneeteut
AatHal u both
a B. Trs Ercx is the Agsntfor this popular company
In this city. octs
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-02
MenstarY Matters.

NEW 1oRK, Feb. ].
The Commercials monetary Srticse ssys the
stock market is quiet There is hull in speeuS
tive operations, and for the moment prices tend
lower.
There is rather more movement in Government
stock, but without any change in prices. The
later foreign adyices have no effect quotations.
Gold is irregular and on the whole. tends down
ward. The demand for customs is large the in
creased supply of exchange tends to keep dpwn the
premium. The demand for street loans is very
limited, owing to the dullness of speculation. The
activity in the application for discounts continues,
and exceeds the demand for paper. There is no
change in the rates Of discount. Operations in
Foreign EEahsnge very limited.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-02

SEVERAL good bottom and upland farms
for sale cheap on reasonable time. Enquire
of II. STRONG. ian29-IOD
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-02

Down Cones THE PRlcE OF Day GooDs.-
We will, during the next twenty days, sell
goods at the following prices: Fine Swiss
blankets, largest size, at SO, formerly $751;
The best make of Flannel at prices less than
they can be purchased elsewhere. Our line
of Dress Goods such as we sold at 50c, we
now sell at 35c, and all our other Dress Goods
are marked down in proportion. In Bleached
Goods, of the best makes, our stock is very
large, and is offered regardless of cost
Cloaks are marked down to half We
are determined to close out our entire Winter
stock without reference to cost, in order 10
make room for our large and handsome
Spring stock. YoUSKER Il BRo.,
td&w) 81 Main street
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-02

Pinkerton's Wahoo and Calisaya Bittefs are ths
best appetzing agents in the world Try then
dyspeptics, and You will be convinced ja2l-2v
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-02

New YORK reporter, giving an account of
very select and recherche dinner party given in
Fifth Avenue recently, does it up in poetry, and
closes his account with the following feeling
stanza:
But strange to say what ere did pass,
Was il soup, Ash, tarts or filters,
Between each course they quaffed glass
OF l. VI. o. X. Bitters
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-02

~ The most eonpie.s stock In the city can sivays
be found the above establishment aud ut the very
lowest agures. JAM
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-02

EOk SALE-The House and Land now
l. ocenpied by Charles Ivirs, the bluff two miles
and . half above Ke1knk-20 Of land, IS under Q
high of cultivation ard we'll fenced Pine growth
of nit all fruits and grapes brick house
tanning rooms good cellar ctstern ard out houses;
desir able country resider Possession the OF
tober Title perfect, inquire of
auxs H.. B rHN-EYCK
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-16
Marine Intelligence.

FORTRESS MONROE, April H.-Tne brig Undi,ae,
which arrived here to-day from Pernambuco,
brings intelligence of the total loss of the bring
Emma, of New York, an American vessel under
English coors from Richmond, with cargo of
-four, bound to Rio Grande de Sui, South
America. She struck on the Rio Grande bar on
the 26th of December, and went to pieces in
fifteen minutes, the crew being taken off by
life-boats from the topmasts OF the vessel.
The English barque Orird, which arrived
here to-day with cargo of guano, reports hav-
ing sailed from that port on the 2lst of De-
cember, In company with the ships Su'add
Eliza N. Bright, and Royal Family, all bound
to Cork, with cargoea of guano for orders, and
having seen the two lastnamed vessels off Cape
Horn. She had fine weather and light winds the
entire passage.
The BRIG Water Witch, from the West Indies,
bound to Baltimore, reports having passed Cas-
tie Island, April l, and saw workmen employed
in erecting lighthouse on the west end of the
key. This will prove good guide for vessels
coming through Crooked Island passage in the
night She left no American vessels in port at
Santiago de Cuba.
Also arrived here brig Ulad,ne, from Pernam.
buco for New York; schooner Annie Borldnd.
from James river for New York
1.-THE following vessels arrived in the Capes YES
terdaygafternOon, bound to Baltimore Nd, and
were quarantined for fifteen days. All hands
well.on board:-Brig Rohsay, sixteen days from
Porto Rico, with cargo of sugar and molasses.
Brig Caroline, twenty-five days from Mayaguez,
Porto Rico, with cargo of sugar. Brig Ohatia.
nOo9d, eighteen days from Mayaguez, with a
cargo Of sugar.
The schooner Clara sailed yesterday for Phila.
delphia, light. .r.