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time now the poor wfetches had beNp cutting their
boots Into small pieces and eating them. Ihey We
sso pound wet rags 70 . sort of pulp ana Ss' 'nem
STARVATION FARH t'
On the thirty-ninth day the ham bone WIS ayie
Into rations and scraped with knives and eae! saia
"Ycu say the two sick men remained sick an terou
ana after awhile two or three had 10 be relieved ~
standing watch how did you get along without n's
cinesf
the reply wss:-"ohl we couldn't have kept them
we'd had them; II we'd had boxes or pills. or anyth
like that, we'd have eaten them. IL was just as Vi
we couldn't have kept them and couldn't lad
given them to the sick men alone we'd have shan
them around all alike, guess.n II was said rather
jest, but IL was pretty true jest, no doubt
After apportioniDg the ham bone the captain cut |
canvas cover that had been around the ham into iift
equal pieces, and each man took his portion. This "
the last division OF food the captain made The M
broke up the small oaken butter tub and divided \
slaves among themselves and gnawed them up n
she'll Of tie little green turtle, heretofore mcntond
was scraped with knives and eaten to the last Shawl
The third mate chewed piecas OF boots and spit tht
out but nothing except the SOFT straps OF two pal
OF booseat three on tho thirty ninth day and saw
! rHR AWFUL ALTERNATIVE
The men seem to have thought in their own minds
the shpwrecked mariner last dreadful resort-cannib
ism but they do mot appear TO have conversed about
Tney only thought Of casting lots and killing one OF I'M
number as possibility; but even when they were eat
they seem to have still had notion that II was remo
They felt that some OF the company must die 500
which one they well knew; and during the last thrce
avuA N0yo ~ sAoli vVyoSO ehoy woU P"eAcn1
but hungrily waiting for him. wonder II the subject
these anticpations knew what they were thinking d
BE must have known tho must have feltit. They \
even calculated how long he would last; they said
themselves, but not to each other, think they SCI
tHe will die Saturday-and thenl"
LAND mol
At eleven O'Clock on the 18th Of June after sueriI
all that may suffer and live for forty three days
open boat screening tropical sea- OF the =
{" watch below were lying in - bottom OF the bo|
What do you suppose they didf They said hey h
been cruelty disappointed over and over again. and II
dreaded to risk another experience of the kind-thl
could not bear t-they lay still where they Tn
said they would not trust to an appearance that mi
not be land after all. They would wait
Shortly 1t was proven beyond question that they w
almost land Then there was joy in the party. One M
is said have swooned away Another said the sght
the green hills better to him than days ratons1
strange figure for man to who had been fasting
forty DAYS aud forty nights
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There was only moderate business transacted in tho
wheat market, and prices OF inferior qualities were
scarcely so firm, while prime grades however, ruled
quite firm. The transactions % O0O bushels at
81 80 81 81 for new amber State. 81 25 81 30 for
NO Milwaukee and 81 rs for fair white Southern.
conceded with OF 10 900 bushels al SIC s3Ec for
mixed Western, 83c. for high mixed and 79c 8Oc for
inferior. Oats were In limited demand at unchanged
quotations. Sales 900 bushels 60c for State 4Oc
48c for Chicago Soc. 60c for Jersey, 47c SIC for
Milwaukee and SIC. q 56c for Iowa. Rye being scarce
and in fair demand ruled frmcr Sales So 500 bushels
at 81 12x for Canada and 92c. a e5c for WISCONSIN
Barley and malt dull and nominal
CoTroS continued in active export and good home de-
mand at full prices The sales comprise 3,15e bales.
Receipts only bales The bale OF m.dding upland
cotton from Memphis sold to-day l5c per h.
be shipped for Hayre We quote:-
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THE NATIONAL GAME.
AtIantic vs. Goth.m-nIuain Match.

Atlantic W. Gotham-NIunin Match.
On Friday last the mullins OF the Atlantic Ciib played
tn cir first match with the mullins OF the Gotham Club
and were defeated in nne rnufn game OF nv innings
hufln matches are becoming more popular ts season
than they have been heretofore and is but light that
they should, for II Is in the mun matches that the
weighty men par ercellsos or the several lubs are
brought out First nine matches may serve to show
the fancy players and sharp points Of the gam but the
mufnn mines number among them those who lave been
most instrumental In fostering and Forwarding the
national game and who when they join club ready
to help 1t by word and deed whom neither capal
price can swerve but who stand by their organizations
In veal woe through good report and throh evil
port watching the progress and popularity othe game,
and advancing II In every possible way The men
opposed 70 each other ON Friday, at Hoblken, were
genuine nuns, and tho game played although not
aboundng In splendid points, Characterized BY un-
aloyed good feeling The following the ,core Of the
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COMMERCIAL REPORT.

SATURDAY, August 25--8 P. NJ
AsHEs.-Reccipts none. Pot continued scarce and
firm at So SO So rs; pearl were duh and nominal
BRRADsrurFs Receipts, 6,9s4 bbs -four, 2105 do
and 500 bags corn meal 81 sO7 bushels wheat S24
do corn. H. S52 do. oats and % 61 do. malt The mar
ket for State and Western flour continued quiet the de-
mand being confined TO the immediate wants of the
trade and decline Of lec 15c the grades
was accepted. Sound qualities, which scarce, were
unaercd in value. the market closing quiet at
viscd quotations. at which $500 bbls disposed Of
Southern -four though without decided change value
favored the buyer Sales 800 bbls Canada -four con.
tinued dull and in the absence OF sales prices were
tirely nominal Rye -four was firm and moderately ac-
tive, with sales Of 800 bbs at SIS 40 80 So or corn
meal we notice sales Of ESQ bbls Brandywne at S. We
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Albany Live stock Market.
[from inc Argus, August Is. /

TFTVfH NTHus, NUKUFF
The cattle market opened somewhat better tian ID
closed this week. II evident that the supply would
be lighter than last week and the bulk OF the receipts
bcirg then light stock, the demand for nrst quality aud
hcevcs comparatively sharp and these brought
average advance OF &c per lb, live weight com.
pared with last week. This circumstances helped tho
poorer grades 10 extent but the advance on that
class settled down to about &c per H. and towards the
close sales slow nj that Most OF the sellers pad
high prices their stock in the west and but icw o
them admit such advance as VIC quote; bat think
that taking quality into consideration our figures are
within bounds
The following u a comparative statement Of receipts
at this market the Central Railroad, estimating IL
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MORO wosAS named sarah Miller died In Column
bus Ca the 9th instant The deceased was ave feet
eight inches In height and measured hvc feet the
chest Her weight seven hundred and ninety. eight
pounds aud required the efforts NJ six strong men
remove the body from the upper Goor Of The tenement
IN which shc died 70 the hallway where she egpcd
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arc thus shown

The Agra Mastcrmans Bank, according to the
estimates made mp to the 9Th Of June, ne dac Of the
failure had liabilities 10 tho amour, of 81 100000 bu,
from this may he deducted f2oo ooo estimated = have
been drawn by dcposors at Calcutta Just before the
sloppags aud s2oo, 900 which paid % French cred
tors b. the Paris branch making the present total
81 500 600 on which dividend OF 81 n the pound viii
probably be paid 18th September The entire number of
creditors Is about 10 600 Of whom more than 5000 vii
take dividends IN London.
Tbs prices cf the lsad-g stocks s9lt q s hr'i ses.
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Yankee Notions W.. Hardware.

match game was played on saturday beiwccn The
employees Of j. Henry Smith Payne and Willis Cornell
4 Carey on the grounds nj Mcserolcs orchard Green.
point which resulted after game Of seven Innings in
the success OF ihe j. H. g. &P clerks, by score Of -
10 "a
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Enterprise w. Peconic.

The match between these clubs, played on Saturday
afternoon at the Capitoline Grounds Brooklyn, was
very fine and well played game The fielding on both
ting OF the Enterprise excced that OF the Peconcs or
the Enterprise Cook, Hail. Richards, Patterson and
Murtha deserve notice: and the Peconic, Chapman,
Wilcox, Hartman and Wright. The is follows
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I'i0nccrr ". l.nalc.

A match game between the above named clubs came
on the grounds Of the former Engcwood " J.. on
2ih which resulted In well earned victory for the
Pioneers with the following score:-
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Hammer W. Venture.

match played between the above named clubs
on Wednesday last nj Hobolcn. which resulted IA a
victory for the Banner Club by score Of a. to -
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lyYufunl W. Harlem.

The match between the above named clubs, postponed
from Thursday, was played on Saturday afternoon
the grounds Of tho Harlem Club at Mount Morris square,
Harlem and resulted in the succcx Of the Mutual Club
The playing OF Waterman the part Of the Mutual and
OF McKear, OF the Harlem, deserves notice
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creenbnrR vs.. Pniisad
The following Is the score !:

Umpire--C. Horton, Of Athletes
Sc0rers-Messrs. Tweedy 4 Fawcctt
Fly catchcs--lreenburg, 8: Palisadc. Z.
Time of gsme--Three hours and thirty minutes.
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Cedar vs.. ke,ssonr.

These two junior clubs played well contested match
a, Hobokcn on Wednesday last which resulted in VIC
tory for the Kcysoncs, In game Of lyc innings by
score or 90 10 ~.
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The Greenburg Base Ball Club, Of Dobbs Ferry. and
the Athlete, Of White Plains, played match game on
the grounds Of the later Wednesday, August %
Owing to some delay the game was began until hale
past four and only innings played The fol-
lowing L the sc0re:-
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The game between these clubs played on Friday last
resulted in a victory tor the Exccslors after cgi,
innings, by score Of 90 10 II.
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Eureka, Jr., VS.. Carr

Eureka, Jr., VS.. Carroll.
A match was played between the above named clubs
Friday afternoon, on the star grounds Brooklyn.
which resulted In victory for the Carroll Cub after
game Of eight innings. Tho score Is as follows:-
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4 HAUNTED HOUSE.

4 Building In Troy Haunted with Sfras
and Bloody Spcctres, who Appear to its
mates and Float Away NIystcriousIy out
fhs yYindasrs . :.
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ENrERPRrsE.
PECONIC.
Clubs 1a 3D. 81 ~. &1 eA 7n. 81. Oh. Toea.
Ffseasi'se.. Fsscnia' ~. 2 Z ) ! Z. / I $

Fly catchee-Enterpr1se, 10: Peconc, O.
Out on fouls-Enterprisc, o. Peconc s. Passed balls,
kiers IL; Richards, ID,
TimcyOf game-Three hours.
Umpire-Mr. Derby of the Excelsior Club.
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usRi.yu

HOME funS-IlafIem, y; MutUhI. =.
Fly -catchcs--ffarcm. II; Mutual. IL.
Outs on ioul--fIarlem. o, Mutual. 4.
Time OF gamc-Two hours and forty minutes.
Umpire Mr.. Humphrey. OF the Eclectic Club
Scoicrs--Messrs. ID. NJ. Doughty aud ". II. poncRn.
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Home rnns-ThAtcher |, GeddinRs ], Athcrton Osb0r
l. MullisAn I, Miligan q Brown l.
Fly catch-Athert0n, 1.
Umpre--Mr. Gavigan, OF the Mutual Club,
4corers-Messrs. Powers and Whiteside.
Time of game-Two hours and twenty five minutes,
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UmpIre-Townsend, OF Friendship Base Ball Club
Scorcrs-Mr Watkins for Athlete Mr.. De Witt Tor Green
burg.
Greenburg Pniisadr.
The Palisadc Base Ball Club OF Yonkcrs visited the
Grccnburgs Of Dobbs Ferry, Friday, August "a and
played a match game resulting in a victory for tho
Grccnburgs.
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FxccI.,or vs. Iwdrpeudcp,.

scorrrs-wessrs iIumphry and Green.
Umpire-Mr e. pemcrcsi Of the Paiisade Base Ball club
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The total imports at New York for the week ending
August "a compare follows with the weeks pro-
viouey:-
Week ending run 10 ing ~ Aug a.
Dry goods. s2, 267 los So ,r57 S20il l6l
General mdse. 2,2910Jl 34s04i5 2I93 3O3
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on Monday, The ihirty.elgh,h day after tho disaster,
We had nothing ieii,n said the third mate. but
pound and halt of ham--the bone good des the
heaviest part Of --and one soap and bully tin These
things were divided among The nftecu men and they ate
Il all-two ounces OF food 10 esch msn do not count
le ham peae. rs hat uas saved .ST rc4i cay tcs som'
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CrccnI,ure W. A.I,Irte.

Umpire-Wm. Hacerty. of the Franklin Club
Scorers-Messrs. Wilson and Coles.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-04-11
-S9C G. IL et III Ds.:, p

When you 60 into neighbours prem
ises, be suro to leave the doors as you
find them. Ifyou find door shut, you
may reasonably suppose that your fr!eod
wanted it shut, and therefore you have
no right to leave it open and if you
6ud il open, no matter how. cold the
weather is;s do:you %eaycgis;open, tor>it is
but reasonable to suppose that it was
left open for some good. purpose. And
the same is good for all places, whether
they be houses, stores, factories, Offices
or whatever they may be. Remember
the rule-it has no exception. Leave
tho doors ds you find them. If>the
owner Of door does not know how be
wants it, how do you know how he wants
itf 10 A .s.s,c: - -: :: -; =. - -. =
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-04-11

PRUNING TaEES-Iti,a practice with
many farmers to prunc their trees du.
ring tho winter or carly in the spring
months. and many probably do no. stop
to consider the results. \ little study
Of tree philosophy will show the scuttin g
away Of limbs during tho seasons Of re-.
pose will give the troe an excess Of
growth during the coming season, be-
cause the less number Of buds to be- sup.
piled carly in the seasons, and therefore
their moro rapid development and elon.
CATION Of wood during the carly summer
or tho growing seasons. .a.}..
Trees, therefore, that orc wanted to
be keps.io a vigorous, growing state, j,
is we'll to prunn at this season; butEif
bringing them into bearing is tho object
sought, then pruning should be de-
- layed until July, when the evaporation
is great, Sand tho tree is forming its in.
creased size Of limb, and storing up food
in the bud for another season. Elf the
Hatershoot, crossin:-truaks, &C., arc Ia.
ken out, the remaining buds ars supplied
with the food that would have becu par
tally absorbed by those branches cut
away; aud hence, arc more. perfectly ri
pened and brought to maturiiytor bear.
ing coalition. Cutting away large
branches should never; DC: 'doho''in the
winter season, because tho wound so left
bardans all ue3:.so the outer bark, and
prevents the formation Of ucw layers to
cover and shield it, which, if the cut is
Eado early in July, it will do, and in q q
few years will present re appearance Of
limb ever having been ,bsre.-Rural
Anerican. 81 - ..s
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II $R,A |ssiS55,,s 4

!. SltNt 4. }3I.G5.$-., tS-ty ca y ~
The following resolution, was passed
tby the Legislature At its last session: The
soldiers Of the state-will doubtless IRE.
ceivc with pride tho tokens Of esteom
from tia State. 5,As no description Pti393o
aeA9 ss'iefstah r9 bsspsR % ! esd' J
subjoin the whole act:
! A Joint Re,olsiiun Proriding Aedp" q hoe9s
for Tes. Virginia Soldiers:
R,,olrtd by tho legislature OF est Ylfgi";a,
That tho Governor procure, or cause - Y.
nrocurei, suitable mclala as t9ksns ~ !esRest
toibe otteers md, solalsrsol Mss! : !Estn@
who have Served during the rebellion IN tine
service Of the United States, containing upon
ono sidc tho name Of the recipient, with ms
regiment, ENllaIan, oE battery spEFoundel ny
a wreath; upon the reverse side some appro-
pirate design and inscription The medal to
be suspended by a piece: Of tri:eo!eEeH 5sl MI
ribbon; iis artistic ftnturc'to DO equal'tc+ tue
Crimean medal and its cost not to exceed one
dollar each
The mcaalssaud :inscripdansto bs Of
four kinds. fl
l, For the officers and soldiers Of The
volunteer army who ,.haye been or.vho
may be honorably discharged from the
serrice.
,. For theToficers:audi soldiers who
have been killed in battle. -
3. For officers and soldiers who have
died from wounds received in battle.
+. For tho officers aud soldiers who
Ihave died from, Diseases contracted 10 !. th Is
sersies!i3 fGITas II :Isf !
|, { no bsaals5as IAs ioficesa!s and sol.
idiers who havo been killed 10 battle or
who hare died of wounds or disease 10
the service, to be delivered to the families
of said officers and soldiers. e..
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TO PUR,HY RANCID LARp.-Tha fol.

40 fGRlfr RANCID LARp.-Thef fol-
lowing is said to effect this perfectly:
81 !" Knowing tho au.iseptic qualities Of
sthe chloride Of. soda, lprocprod,tsrcc
DANCES, which l poured in,oa raiiful Of
/ saltwater, aud, when hot, the lard .ad
Sded After boiling thoroughly for an
,hourfortxo it was set a'ido to cool. The
lard wasstaEcu off when nearly cool, and
ssab seqasntIs $bailed up. The color. ,sos
restored 10 ao alabas,er xhitc,.and the
lsSd Wal; as}swset3as 4 rose.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-02-25

Buy the Doak CuItivatOr. aor sale At 81
Madison street leo@-4"
Dry Goods NJ AaefiOn.-A fuu and com
pleta stock, at r. J. Dalton Co.'S 80 NORA
Crg~r street.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-02-25

dian, Egyptian, Sc, have all fallen on, except
Brazilian. A striking proof Of the error ofsnp'
posing that the supply Of American Cotton had
become 80 large as 70 lower its market rate
The following is a review Of the market day by
day:
MoNnAY.-The market was no better than on
saturday. aud holders were much discouraged
buyers offered 80 cents for Middling, but no lists
could be got under IS cents. Middling, nominal,
s7aS cents.
TUEsDAY-New YORK adviees were favorable
and infused some spirit into the market, but
the transactions were unimportant; in the
small outside" sales rates were not SO good.
8lddling. 35gs7 cents.
WEDSEsDAY-News Of an improvement OF
two cents in New York, and an understanding
that although the public kilograms were silent,
private dispatches made known an advance of
OF a penny IN Europe, had a stimulating e-
feet, and a spirit was exhibited that had long
been absent New York dispatches, though si-
lent as 20 the British steamers that had arrived
with important news, reported cotton in that
city firm, at 400 - cents. Lists that on Tuesday
would not bring IS cents were sold at 20 cents.
A fair amount Of business was done at SgafO
cents, for Middling.
THURsDAT-NothIng from New York, the
market there being closed In honor OF the day
being Washiugton's birthday. Not till this a
was the arrival OF the Moravian, with news Of
p advance IN England, publicly known N
Memphis, and even then Il was from Northern
papers. What VIII future millionaire cotton
merchants Of Memphis think Of a fact like this
occurring in 1862 Middling, 3aaf0 cents.
FRTDAY-The vagaries Of telegraphic com
municauon had left 50 much doubt, perplexity
and mystery, that nobody liked to operate to
any extent, and a small amount Of busine
done at sag % cents, for AnddIlng.
SArUEDAN.-No reliable dispatches were on
hand to show the state of the New York market.
and In the absence OF full and trustworthy in
.,eiiigence, there was no disposition 20 do busl-
hess. The sales reported 10 us are too trivial to
De worth reporting. Middilug, nominal, 39G40
cents.
Receipts by river for the week, $50 bales.
against l-I6j bales last week. Shipments. 8l3t
BALES, against 2,3s0 bales last week.
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J.. y. Frank & Co., - Front street, be
tween Madison and Court streets. This enter
prising firm has In store choice articles Of fancy
sRd domestic groceries, which they advertise b
another column. Their importauons ere IN
d8ubtedly pure.
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COMMERCIAL


The past wees hHs not keen as thoroughly
gloomy US the two or three weeks that preceded
It. On the day we concluded our last weekly
review the market was stil gloomy, and no
business was done that could figure In q report
Quotations we're nominaly 8As93se &c for Mid
ding. On Monday there was no Improvement
and the Offering for MiddliBs did all s-ces5 So
cents Tuesday, however, brought some change
In the market soon after o o'clock ia the
morning news reached private parties thar
there ~e1s Ga.urs Ia Of an improvement Of
hree-fourths OF a penny IN the english i-ar-
ket. Although this gratifying intelligence was
supported by The announcement that Cotton
had CONS up Two cents ia New York, is iniu-
encc was fl a great measure BeGtI@iEea BY the
fact that although four teiegrsphic slips arrived
in the course OK the day, not one OF them gave
h1nt o. the arrival or European steamer
COTTON that co-ia md nc buyer OF Monday st
s. cents went on on Tuesday 81 80 cents, On the
strength, principally, Of the New York newS
But the animation and activity In sales that
should have beloved The European improve
ment was lost BY The failure OF the teleRraphie
news complers 70 send the truth and tine
whole truth" The dispatches 20 the press were
also silent or i error, and the weeks business
that sbould have followed the advance in Liy-
crpUOl has been Hai-AA~~ ~ D e -
transfer publicly The very favorable European
Intelligence. There is one aspect ofthat news
that Is deserving Of attention. When the bull
lion in the Bank Of England was Increasing,
and that institution raised the rate Of interest
TO per cent, Cotton declined. The news that
has caused the improvement mentioned above
Informs Us that bullion had increased el0s,0oO,
and that American Securities were nrm ana
one description had advanced nearly one per
cent, along with which American Cotton had
advanced with heavy sales. Another incident
shows The close connection between the inn
proFement in monetary matters and the sd-
vance in Cotton, aud the Independence OF the
price OF Cotton on the predictions Of Increased
receipts 70 eome-at the very time American
Cotton advanced three-iourths Of a penny.
other Cottons declined one-fourth and one-balf
o. apenny. TAse other descriptions I'm