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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-05-02
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omething New.

Something New.
THE SUNLlGHTLAMP BURNERS.
for Coal Oil Lamps. new and beautiful
article. They save Hme, labor and OIL in
fact, they are cheaper than daylight. Al
so. Chinneys for The same. and Coal Oil,
all cheap at Irtcin E. KeedYs.
KllNE French Paper spt Envelopes a,
Z tie Irus Store.
III ANTED Bacon. Lard, Potatoes,
III Onions, Dried Fruit. and all kinds
OF County Produce. for which the high
est prices will be paid, either in goods or
Cash. Irrtn & Keedy.
ORlED Peaches and Lard, for sale BY
~ feo - II. b. Botslsr, Jr.
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NEW GOODS.
Everybody Inyited-Bargains for
All-Great Reduction in
Prices

go If you want Bargains 90 to the
$50 Store OF ID ). RENTCH where YOU
will find full Stock Of Goods pur-
chased since the decline at greatly reduced pr.
ces in Philadelphia and Baltimore. | defy
competition in style, quality and prices / am
selling Calicoes from 10 10 10 cent; Muslin 10
to 25 cents; DelaiDes only - cents; all wool
Merinos 81 per yard. | have a large stock
Cassimers al reduced prices. Mems and BOYS
Wear Of all kinds, including Shoes and Boots,
Hats aud Caps, all of which will be sold upon
reasonable terms for Cash or Produce. Come
aud see before you purchase elsewhere.
d. 5. REETCH.
ShepheTdstoWn, October 20, 1867. II
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Wheat Fans, Corn Shelters, Piows. of
all kinds

wheat FANS, Corn Shelters, Piotos, of
all kinds
ChurnS Of various kinds Cstern Pumps, sew
eral kinds; Platform and Family Scales; Grind
stones aud Fixtures; Boring Machines; Jack
Screws; Blacksmith's drills Cooking stoves,
for Wood or Coal; Waldron's Grain aud Grass
SOytLes, English all lengths.
GdrdeH, Field and Fiower Seeds, Build.
ing Materials,
Nails. Door Locks, Bolts, Screws, Hinges, Blind
Fasteners, &c, &c.
.UECHANICS TOOLS,
Planes, Rules, Files, Cbisels, Guages, Braces.
Squares, Augurs, Bits, Axes, Hatchets, Saws,
Pineers, Compasses, Spirit Levels, &c.
Table and Pocket CUTLERY,
Fine Plated Forks, Shoyels, Forks, Garden
Tools, Chains, Iiames, Briar Scythes, Hoes,
Horse Shoes, Horse Nails &C., Cofdsge, Wood
en- Ware, &C, all Of which we guarantee 10
furnish as low al any house 10 the Valley.
April 4, 1868. $500. ,-. f
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WARRANTED TO CURE

WARRANTED TO CURE
Rheumatism, Sprains, Swelied joints, Sore Throat.
Frosted Feet Poison, Sores and Bruises, Fresh
Cuts, Corns, Mumps, letter, Pains in the
Limbs and Back, Sweeny, ON man or
Beast Saddle or Collar Calls Dis
temper, Scratches, Pole Evil,
Fistula, &c. on Horses and
Mules, and all Diseases
requiring an External
Remedy.
All who know and have used this valuable LINZ
ment testify to its great virtues in removing Pans
Swellings. &C. The great success attending the
use Of this valuable preparation, and the extensive
sale of for the few years of its introduction to the
public favor, is sure indication OF its true merits
and great popularity. II is becoming extensively
used in every part OF the country, East, west,
North and South, and wherever it is sold 1t taxes
the place Of all other preparations OF similar KIND
This i! another strong evidence OF It's great power
in remuSng all diseases incident to both Man and
Beast. No Liniment has vet been made to equal
it. it ONLY needs trial to prove its great value
-. sure to ask Tor ST0NEBRAkERS Prepa-
ratinns.
rtS- Every BOTTLE warranted to give sati.fac-
tpn. or the money refunded
pPTnE IN CENTS PER R0TTLE
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Watches for Everybody !

A superb stock Of fine Gold and Silver Watches.
all warranted to run, and thoroughly regula-
ted at the low pr.ce of 5 0 each, and satlsiac'
ton guaranteed.
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DHALON'S new extract Flor de Mayo.
4 forths handkerchief. Just received and
ior sale al The Drug Store.
GOPAI. Varni.h. best quality. only 81
" per gallon. a. the Drug Store.
I EVILS White Lead $40 per 100 lbs.
N a, the Drug Store.
DAINTS. Oils, Varuisb, White Lead,
I &c, IoI sale at The Drug Store.
"A LARGE LOT of prime Nails. a, 1925
a per Keg, for sale by E. .ShGfer.
gDn KEGS .Els:ls. for sale by
AOO > Panson e. Duke.
sr2l Cbsglestown.
nAR Iron and Steel. all sizes, for sale by
- Rapson & Duke.
mn2l CSarlss,own.
INEMORAkDUN and Blank Books, q
LIZ erea, variety, at the Drug Store.
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LOOK HERE!
THE CHEAPEST BOOTS
and SHOES on Record !
and SHOE

M ! haze aiarge assortment Of home
made work consisting in par, Of Mems
Coarse Boots. heavy. for S.. Mems fine
Boots So. Mems fine Shoes $3.50 to
$3.50. Mems coarse Shoes 50 to "a.
Ladies Shnss Of oil styles, which | am
selling very low. Children's and Misses
Shoes Of all kinds. very low.
All OF The above articles am closing
out a, exceedingly low prices for Cash,
manufactured oul Of The best mater al and
by good woikmea snG would lnri!e my
Virginia friends to call over and procure
Btrssins! SIric, attention paid 10 all
orders. JOHN E. SMITH.
Boon, boro'. Nd. Oct. 10. 1867. u
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BALTIMORE, MD,
(LGie Of Wilson, North CdroinG)
PRICE I.5O PER BOTTLE.
as Sold wholesale by all the principal
Wholesale Druggists in all the large cities o (
the United States and British America, and re-
lied by Druggists everywhere.
All letters OF inquiry, &C., prompt answered.
Address,
DIR. j. J. LAWRENCE & CO.,
Sole Proprietor, and Manufacturer,
244 Baltimore Street,
Baltimore, Md.
IL For sale by II. NJ. BILLINGS, SheP-
herdstown, Va.
March 81, 1865. 6m
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Have in store and for sale
McCormicks Prize Self Raking Reaper, the
only perfect reaper IN Lodged Grain, greatly i'm
prOred for 1865 McCormIsk's Prize Mow.r-
for every variety Of Grass and Land, IL Ma, no
superior; Self DIsehargng Hay and Gram Horse
Rakes, Hay, Straw snd Fodder Cutters, Of the
most approved patterns; Gram Drills, with and
without Guano Attachment and Grass Seed
p
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AUGUSTINE J. SMITH, Baltimore, Nd.
A. F. ROBERTSON, LyBchburg, Va.
]. NJ. BENNETT, Weston, Lewis Co, W. va.
A. R. BorELER, Shepherdstown. W. Va
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WALKER, MILL & CO.,
MD

| Would respectfully invite the at.
tention of the Public TO their
I large Stock Of
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WHEELING, WEST VA
Nov 5, 1867.
THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That The Home hsur-
ance Company Of Columbus, Ohio, has this day
deposited Twenty five Thousand Dollars, $685.
00O) as security TO Policy Holders in this State,
in accordance with an act Of the Legislature
passed February 81, 1867
[SIgned,l ]. II. BRlSTOR,
Treasurer Of State.
rs B. F. HARRISON, Shepherdstown,
Agent for Jefferson County.
February 3, 1868. ly
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Wheat quiet but steady about yesterdays prices
ss sSys!'s 'a e. s @
ss chicago TO- ''ns . s. hrapsss =.
. n.e mixed s"
% q so 70 ss sn': .u 81 SG o oo cd pp a
store For oats there was active demand and higher
store buyers option all this month. Rye, barley and
sseS bushels IN Sond Al 81 p''' "''' '"''' sass
EisSS:IpPS .i: s::%'i ss:
sss e. Te
s S;s., r.
SSis: petroleum, a,ssc. e Trieste, at g. North
3 'I;:s Ss ~:
H.s. an CO
boIss petroleum. and from Ph.d.lphis British bark
.s sv; ss no Of s.
2Sos az GOD e. So Per aqn,a msskere from store
: :ss,ss rs 81 ps seI 3d. Sa so picked
GuNyY CLoIn-There were further sales Of 500 bales
CUNT BAss ss we %sr dal a0a ns%ia.
sale. se y. sc Se .s .na s:
gUS ss0SsSns 20 1n Ish, y. r-,..
changed 1857 CROP aOc loc 1855 do ioc a2O and for
hfpss.Ths market was qui., but prices unchanged
Sale. s cen,r. american and go sogo. private term:
Ss = -: aH 49,, sSms e
GS S. s 5Inocn s' s1s c RIO S. .ss
n ise Maisnorc. s Yer. Cruz lss L Is
.ss S say f isi sss s sss.. . l'' M @ Total
b e. .sa ~ rsn M :Sa &c.
IRoN-There fair business done IN Scotch pig, prices
for @ ssr' S "on Sn; sns
W Scia.:. e. ship and q. e yss.S ga
~ and Garishsrrie do. s<s American q held with
considerable frmness, but the business was light the only
beard q being 90 So No. :. S We :s No
$40 100 DO re a s4s and o do douel: BEADED on Pa
~ LTArHrn."TSere was moderate dsmand for hemlock
full prices The receipts continue fair and the stock
prices previously current We quote I: Hsmloek- Buenos
Nc aec DO n.dsl ss nc d. S % a. Ish
&C. ss GOOD SS d %Sss 's kind: and s ss Is
.cS Der ss rs sS y q; middle &c ia
%s s d s hsSs xss &c The rousSHssyy, De-
LS%b"ordinsry foreign was du but steady AZ ~ S.
MoLAssrs.-rhe marke, still. continued 70 rule dul and
sovsdo !, sac We quote nomnsy, Cuba muscoyado and
clayed DOC Doc. centrfusa sc &c., and Porto R'cc Dc.
Moss heard Of sales Of 100 bales and XIX i've oak
NAVAL sronss Rscsp,s 40 bbs sp,ri ,urpeu,iae and
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THE TOBACCO MARKET.

The tobacco market has been only moderately active during
past days The demand for Kentucky tobacco
mainly confined to the low grades of which about 400 hhds
taken for export and about rs hhds of cutting leaf for
manufacturing purposes Fair hight Tugs being offered
sc heavy at 1Oc l0c and lie. for Clarksvils. With
the exception Of small parcels Of Carksve for Bre
there has been very e movement In the way Of
port Holders Of light leaf inclined to SELL but
owing the light demand prices s above the views Of
The arrivals OF the last three days have been 26
hhds from New Orleans 6 from Virginia and 422 from the
West, in all 5116 hhds.
Sales OF seedeaf have been follows ITO
Ohio, 8c 30 do do, 8hc 80 do. do. 18c. 81 do
State tnew 20c % do. do. ODD, Sc.; do do (od), 7c
% do Pennsylvania new private terms 100 do Connect
cut new, Gil second, loo. a l6c.
In addition to the foregoing small lot OF Connecticut
wrappers crop, taken at &c. for shipping.
Prices remain firm at the following quotations.
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Ssedleaf-Conneccut and Massachusetts, filters, SIC.
TIC; do average lots lsc. 30c do fine wrappers 85c.
55c New York State, filters SIC. 6c; average lots
&c lc do. wrappers lee. B5c Pennsylvania and Ohio
filters, 5kc. 6Lc do. lots, &c. l6c; do.
pers, 15c. 40c Havana-Common &c. 85c do. good,
95c 81 fine 81 Or 81 TO- Manufactured-In bond, black
work. common and medium, 174c 22c do. do good and
dne 23c &c. do. bright work. and medium, 25c
45c. do do. good and fine Soc. &C.
TALLow quiet with sales 10000 lbs, at 11c. 12c.
WHIsKEY.-Recepts, The market continued to rule
dull and nominal at former quotations
WooLThe market for fleece quiet II Is usually dur
ing the first of the week. and what demand prevails is
almost entirely for the medium and finer grades
for the Immediate wants Of manufacturers Prices,
though favorng buyers, without quotable change,
No. l Ohio being quoted at 4sc &c., X do at
DC. 48c. and Xxx and above do. at Soc. n &c.
Some outside lots probably be bought under these prices
The receipts continue fair being about $500 bales within the
past four days California being relatively higher than other
kinds OF domestic is only moderately sought after and de-
Ginning Texas dull but without particular change value.
or foreign the sales trivial and prices nominaly
changed The sales 10000 lbs fleece at 43c &c. incu
ding 5000 Ohio at 4jc See 10000 do about -dium at
Hoo oOS S E1 no Al 4ac &c; 1900 t1bbci
at 4sSc 49c; $4,000 unwashed at 30c Slc.,
chiefly at 30c 30Nc; 10000 tubbcd at 50c., and
$4,000 domestic and Canada combing terms also
10000 lbs pulled at Nc dc 1900 Texas mt 23c 34c.,
the price fine 10000 lbs spring clip California at
32c. 34c., including 1000 lbs. choice private terms;
also 1000 lbs. extra pulled do. Mt 43c
WHALEEoNF quiet. Sales mot previously rep0rted)
of 5000 lbs Arctic and in New Bedford 10000 lbs do ON
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ting shipping tobacco the productions OF Missouri
excellent and abundant Since The sale market
has been dun ard quiet and lower than hey were
"A week rceeipts Us hlds, against 1853 the
week. The fol0wlg the latest quotations. Stems,
25c 500 scraps, $2 - nnsound and common Jugs IS
IS 75 sound ugs SO 70 S6 rs; dark leaf 80 Oa sl2 so;
dark factory dried Leaf ~ 1ls 3d. coory do ST. rs
%lb 5l black wrappers S2 S5 medium color ana bright
leaf Sl5 $s0 fine to fancy do $40 $50 per 400 lbs
PRRMRN, July 2, 1869.
During the last fortnight slight change for the better has
occurred In the tobacco market The various parcels OF
Kentucky offered TO arrive proving TO be OF service
able character the saes of crop sum
up 15oO hhds. The stock Of old leaf tcrop of 1860,
amounting to about 1000 hhds, Ia very much neg
lected. II is general complaint among manufacturers
that the OF said has kept badly and works badly
The sales OF Virginia not in proportion to those OF Ken
tscky partly because some importers not Offering se S
scripon Of tobacco until has passed through the sweat
and properly developed s quality The late sales nave o
made at full prices, but new vrgina In store OF low Ia,
quality cannot be sold readily to arrive as the same kno
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O DO rosn For tho former the was quiet and c
S's Sales sss az" ss ssS YORK
change though rather nor more s'' active T T ol ts decided
ss% 81 81 ss No sSs 10 %
ss So sg % pale a. IS and SO DO 10 or on private
s. sx Sq0 ., s e s u = & IS s g 10 at
OF og 70 81 window glass at So OF tar heard
SSSs5sls ssasrs sss1s os and a' SSis
delivery Is Al e and
q ST. 81 s. os .ns sfss
a, y ws red s: s xe n ~ but
QUITE steady o for t crude Whale Sc
ss bs at
deysry of 100 tons American at $780, and 200 do East India
for pork very quiet but higher closing ss for
prime ss1 thin and "a ~ g ssr p%s
nYSs .'1s 'sM sss: ssss: a:sa 's Reel
and 'S
Tees beei some demand sales 100 tiercs: eItr: In
s s within s Gs Of $s G Ss
RI; s:ss = Ss:.is e
Ia
and f9s long clear s' iss s9' t short ss
Sas
% snd price. ss"s tn.
: sns ub s &c.
srkins and tubs Boo sac The cheese market quiet
11a :sS
% for % TT ". =: sa ana
heard e g . au NJ sas4
q! ;.;: ::ii$ ss. s ':
%ans sslss go bb: IS Sssp1 gravity 4 2oo, and $50
q :ssr: :ss1S.rd for the last
1000 d. crude gT;st. ' 0' M
market remained quiet. though there y asa
%sn SO s % p for
ss y fG HF a.aG q g 81 for ground and &c.
Re wa su aaia at &c. 4
nssed was active request and hgheT
Ss5' s.ss S1S ssSf7
1000 do at Y at 90 and arrive there 600
Sissr ~ s si sooo
Sss P5Ss
in the range Timothy was quoted quiet at 81 50 % &c.
sales, sss asn.1s -a' , ~.
amoun Of business done IN raw light
but holders ndsposed to sell e any extent EXCEPT
hhds at HE iaac for Cuba and $50 boxes at Lac
109c. l0Ac. fair to good, lie. Ike; fair to good
grocery 2c. prime to choice, l2Ac 124c. Porto
RicoFatr to prime refining, 1lc 13ac fair to good
Gerry 1ic. a12Hc, and prime to choice do, 12zc
o so
13Mc. 1411c for yellow.
sruNs-Goat passbly active higher, the sales
being 30 bales Buenos Ayrs 70 do Paya and 30 do Mex
can on private terms. Deer In only moderately
active demand st easier prices Sales 1000 lbs Cen
We quote Goat, Tampico and Matamoros, 55c:, gold
Buenos Ayres 45c Soc, currency Payta, %c &c., do.
Curacoa 42c do Cape. b211c &c., do Deer-Honduras
and Vera EZRA Cruz, &c. gold Central AMERICAN 4sc 47xe
Angossu1s, zoe s2hc do, and Para &c. a5c., do
Of tons English At 2sc gold and 80 pigs Straits at s4c
do Banca quoted at c, do Plates also quiet
but steady the sales being 1000 boxes assorted charcoal upon
basis Of s 2S goid for j. c. and 500 do. J. c. Coke
ToBAoco.There fair inquiry for the low grades Of
Kentucky At full prices and sales effected OF GIT hhds
at 8c TIC. For the low grades of seed leaf there
moderate inquiry at the prices previously Sales SO
cases new binders and filters private terms
and $50 in lots at M lc OF Havana the sales
100 bales at CSC. . 81 OAK Is private
terms. We quote -
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REAL ESTATE MATTERS.
Sale Of Lots at Jamaica, l.. I.

Sale Of Lots at Jamaica, l.. Il.
There were no sales Of real estate at the Exchange
yesterday, but Messrs Johnson Miller held sale
OF lots at Jamaica, J. I. A large number were ad
vertised to be sod but although the attendance was
good, less than fifty were disposed Of Below we
give particulars
16 lots average Gxl00 o block bounded BY Dugan and
Orcharch SITS, Warwick and Ackroyd avs, Gilbert
Sayres, each. ................. $3.50
4lots on Shelton av, Orchard 25xOo VIM Thomp-
son, each. %
lots on Shelton av, adjoining Ackroyd av, same
size, VIM Thompson, each GO
lots on Ackroyd av aljong, same size, w Sullivan,
lots on Liberty st. sbetween GRIND ct and Ackroyd
Az sS1l0s Vim THOMPSON each ~ - sc
Sots. adjoining on Askroyd ay, Hxl00, Ferguson, -,
lot. adjoIns on Xcinyd Nv lsaio7. John wilson, iSe
lots on Futon st, near Ackroyd W. each 26xlSS W 49,
6ullvan, ZACH xSe
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CoPPER-The market for ingot remained firm, with mod
crate demand and light offerings The salea ABOUT
400 900 lbs at 2c for Baltimore, 2c. for Portage
Lake. c for Detroit and Lake Superior and MAc for De-
troit
CoryHE.Ro wa: more active and very. nrm at the
bags e. Contest At gold bond and 1000 do eI West
Rio ordinary carsoss se &C., gold in bond fair IoAc
e1tremss for lots &C. lsSc Ms.sr. William Scott Sons
bile, 1900; oPhiladslphia, 1905 Baltimore $1,000; New
CooPhRhGE STOCK remained steady at 80 los So 20 for
90 80 80 for molasses do 30 inch do SIS 30 for
do So 80 So for pipe do, $50 for box do $52 sos
hoops, II feet and S48 q $50 for do, Is feet
CANDLES quiet but steady nj 2lc 23c. for adaman
tine IA oz, 45c 47c. for sperm and 55c for patent
DRUGS AND DYES generally quiet but steady in value
soda ash at 50 81 90 IS gold loo do. sal
soda at 81 $40 81 65 do so drums caustic soda at &c
&c. do $50 casks bleaching powders at &c 4c currency
500 kegs bcarbonate Soda which quoted at 4hc gold
private oil lemon ut about 81 30 20 casks
Donate ammonia and 200 Damar private terms
FLOUR AND GRAIN.-Receipts $3.50 bbls aour l2l do.
meal and 9,432 bushels wheat The flour market
much steady to-day under better demand for ship
ment the Provinces and fair business DONE There
likewise fair trade demand under which prices
well sustained, and some grades shade irmer with
out being quoaby higher California -four dull but
changed The sales about 10000 bbs Southern -four
dull unchanged. The sales $50 bhis Rye -four
was moderate request and steady the sales being $50 bb
Corn meal remainedsteady with moderate demand Sales
270 bbs at IS % for city and IS 20 IS so for Western We
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APPROXIMATION PRIZES.

e No. 1890 Inclusive each $500
No. 2sooo inclusive each $3.50
No. $50 inclusive, cash 900
No. 1880 inclusive each $500
to No iSsSc, inclusive, each $500
* 7si to No ~ no. inclusive each $500
Prizes paid in gold. Information furnished The highest
paid Douboons aud all kinds and Silver
TAYLOR 4 CO.. Bankers, 10 Wall street, New YORK
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COMMERCIAL REPORT.

TUESDAY, July N-6P. M.
BEEswAx was duh, at 4411c. 451Sc. We heard of no
sales.
BUILDING MATERIALs-Eastern spruce was in toerably
active demand and higher closing at $S 2 The sales
amounted to about $50 feet SIT so 800 Yellow pine
timber was steady, at $50 1886. Laths were in
demand. Sales 100000 feet, at $a7 80 90, clos
BIO for so%mos and g for lump Rosenda. cs%en.
Sl for Long Island SO 80 $40 for New Jersey $40 $l3
FOR North river, $ls $22 for Croton and $4 $50 for
terms.
CoTToN.-Receipts S6 bales The this staple
depressed by the cable advces and
about Hc h. lower At the reduction, however,
improved demand prevailed and sales were made Of 1880
bales OF which 80 taken by spnners and the balance
by spectators. Subjoned the closing quotations.
Uplands Mobile Near Orleans
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president, in the place of Mr. Richard Heckscher
signed.
Consols and American securities were quoted thus
in London to-day and on the previous dates men
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DY ROBERT sOMRRvILLE,


ID BROKER, AUCTIONEER AND REAL ESTATE,
81 NASSAU STREET, OPPOSITE THE POST OFFi0E.
ROBERT SOMERv1LIE will sell Thursday and FRI
day. July IS and a. at auction. large and valuable coec
ton Of modern on Paintings, by eminent foreign and
American artists among this fine collection Will be found
Landscapes Marines Fruits Flowers Historical and Re-
gouR subjects they all arranged for pubic exhsD
ton until time of sale.
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good reason, but In framing an act for this purpose
in the future care must be taken that 1t Is not made
retrospective IN its character and In this connection
Q correspondent sends us the following
The Funding BILL which has passed the senate,
legaizcs contracts payable In gold and provides that
II shall not apply TO the renewal or extension Of any
Indebtedness under contract already entered fnt0
unless such contract originally required payment In
coin. Now, all contracts made previously to the
suspension were originally male payable IN specie
payment In specie Of all bonds and mortgages given
prior TO the suspension OF specie payments any pay
held as renewal Of the original contract to pay in
spece'
Mining shares are very dull and at the first board
Montana sold at 4lc.; Rocky Mountain, 10c.; New
York Gold, o2c.; Buchanan Farm petroleum., 5'c
00c.
The issues Of United States gold bearing bonds
outstanding on July 1, 1868, exclusive of the new
vetwenties Of 1896, 1867 and $685. which are being
continually increased by conversions OF seven-thirty
notes. are thus described by the Secretary OF the
Treasury
Five per cent bonds due 1871 outstanding 900
Five ter cent bonds due 1874 outstanding 2O 900 600
Eve per cent ~ as
SIX per cent bonds OF 1881 outstanding 265 262 200
Six per cent nvetwenties Feb. 20, 1852,
siJ per cent nve.twenties, June 30, 1894.
s,S per cent svetwenties, 1895. May and
November, outstanding 1871, III $50
outstanding aa4 s72 $50
ing. .se4 I2s, 200
Six Der cent fve.twenties, 1895, outstand-
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meeting OF the directors Of the Kentucky I'm
provement Company was held in Boston on the 10th
instant when Mr.. J. Hampdeu Roob was elected