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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-08
no NETARY g. 90 SIMERCldIAL
EYanSYfIIA Markef.

ttef2 .A EVANSVILLE. December I. Z
Hoes-Dull. at frona s6 90 10 SO Is gross
and from 81 90 TO s. co net weight. Re.
eeipts good for the season.
MESS PogK-Ffrnn; s23 90 to s2s 30.
BULK ME2rs--Shouldefs ~ to IOe., l4c
for clear sides. and lSe. for ribbed sides. q
LARD-Prfme kettle-rendered I41zc.
BEEF CArrLE-FIrrn; 3 to 4c for best ;
market dull f as7ur E9
FLOUR Superfine So 80 TO 80 90; extra
81 90 TO 81, 70; double-extra sS 80 TO 50 90;
country family 50 so to $40 90; Igieheart's !
best family $40 80. fH 4iE itab sii1i4
WHEAT-MecIterr 81 90, Hill 81 65,
English 81 75 to 81 sS; strictly prime Eng
sh and white, in lots OF $40 bushels, would
command 81 so. Receipts very light.
CoRN--New, in ear. soc. for prime white
old, sshelled. Gs TO 7Oe.l Now corn badly
damaged by frost; none but very early
planting yet 1t for market.
OATs-Dni at soc. for prime. hia Rcii
BEAF44SIs DO per tom Supply light; de-
mand, good ,F..,.,.5 ..-..f ..l......,~.. ID.
SHIPsTUFtss None In market-nOt more
than viii supply the retail trG.te' 10 'iiis
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TIOR ETs,e So.

THE DRAWING WILL TAKE
- pace at Al asoBic ahmpIe, I'm Lonis-
Slilei w sss5 5sntuekyi, On the lfLl day OF Janu-
.Ag nts will, furnish pa4hphIeas afving
description of tie properly, and eontitln-
the sale.
Commissioners who will manage the en-
tsrprise are haned in the act OF the Isexfs-
h.ttlFe, and dher Integrity and reHponsi-
tshieb ~int6e fogka II IN ths the SsmPSietsS ffslS
Of Governor John W. W.sssievensOn, Hons.
United States Senators, Hon. John n
LUNCH spe4ifer eof the Kentucky House
OF keprefSnta yes. Hon Arch ibald Dixon,
2g,osePn Auhh9s, frehloent OF the Farners'
tionai Eank, ) Joiiii X. Barret and Others. or
Henderson, KY. Hon. w. r. Parrett, Judge
oftheC Circuit court Of the FIfteentlr JUDI
elal lllstitet, and M. =. johnson, Judge OF
Hon. Wrng il. Walker, Mayor John :.
Hopkins, President FIRST N6tiOnal Bank.
IND others, OF EyansViue, Indiana, aud
many other gentlemen 4of POSITION and
prominsnce IA Kentucixy and Indiana.
TICKETS can be purchased or
r. II. LYME. Farnietss Bank, Hender.
Il. B. ALEXANDER, Commercial Bank,
THos. E!1.f BsooKs Uovfhston. XIV,
JOHN q. LATHAM, President Bank Oh
HQplE nsvflle, Hopk itlsYtile, KY HfrTF
la JaIhsF ~ y. Dallam, rpmmercial Bank, Pa
sAS- books opened al these points.o on the
lst OF October, 1861. I...r ..f =.
PHI Lip .HUIiNBRDoK, ESQ, Water
street., between Matiii and 'hye yeamOre, and
SleAONIN. DIXON q CO., No. = north
Agents al HI IideIson, III, for those WHO
desire 10 Purehslse.. of dculf seq dtf
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Kew YORK markel.

BY. Teiegraph.l NEw YoRK, Dec. 7.
CogtoN +NominalIyia shade lower; sales
81 090 bales at 2i34S2i1ae for middlIng up
FLogR Receipts 4i2s Pbls, The N arlket
sr X % g 7 + dr extss sls tste and g 10 gr4s
for extra Western. sS I0tG 50 70 for white
wheat extra, SO 80 @ 90 for Round
Louis, $40 0Os5l2 50 for good TO choice do,
clio Ing quiet. California flour dull: saies
OF l59 ssclss at 80 E5@9 % via Cape Horns
and $40 509l2 90 via the 1sthmus. Rye
-four arIn; sales 400 barrels at So 59aS %. I
Corn MEAL-Quiet-
WHISKY -Qniss small saleaeof Western
Wiz ERecefpts Ge Ell tsgS 72fo busnefS 2aSc
better wiJlT a moderate inaHHy; sales ofl
ptsz Ell; sl 509lc5j for No. 2 do; 81 90 rOF
BARLasY-DhIT;. sales 1900 bushels eanas
cosN-A shade firmer, with a no5ernte
demand and partly speculatlve;s sales of
70.0J0 bushels at 81 l29l II for uusound:
81 i4BI ~ for sound mixed Westafn 81 IA
for Kiln dried; 81 = for new white South
ern; 81 Is for white Western. .HniDhsl-
OATs-Receipts SAIL. bushels: market
more active and a shade ffr1ner; sales of
sllps090 bushels at 7I1sg79s for western
aH0at; closing at the latter price; 7717711c
for ditto in store; T9s for state afi0at. InJ
STOCK or GRAIN IN WAREHOUSE. ngr
Wheat 3 4OO,7U3 bushels: corn 2y05O,439
bushels; oats 2 S52, 1854 bnslIels; rye - 1881
bushels; barley 3d. ,975 bushels; matt S2, ,l0l
bushels; peas 73, ,l94 bashels
RICE-Quiet at SdSs<c for Car aiolina.h9nEgg
CoFFEE-Nomlnallv unchanged, -rrr
SUGAk-Quiet and firm sales OF 81 hogs
heads at lie for Cuba. r-ff.4 -TTrD
AoBAssEs 4Nominal; sales of 30 barrels
New Orleans at 75c. z4srs-~s.-r -.-ra.5
HoPs-QuieL at l5925c for American.
PETROLEUM-Qu uiet
LINsEED, ,OIL-QuieL at 95997c. frs ~
TURPEreTIrSE-Qnlet and Unchanged. H
PoRK-QuIet aud steady; sales of $50
bbls at So 25926 90 for new mess; SIS 509
s26 90 for old DO; $40 5e9245O for prime,
and S2I 50924 25 for prime mess.
BEEF-( let sales of lS0s 0bls.l at Sl3 OOl9-
SIG 81 fer Aew plain sIiaess, atid SIS 00920 90
Tor extra mess. Tierce beef dull at S27 O09
SO % for ptaIn mess, and $50 00934 90 for
India mess. GtA
B BEEF HAMs-Firm; sales of 65 bbls. 1T
So 00G2i %
Cor MEATS -Fir1n and quiet; sales 81 125
packages at l1gIl4c for shoulders; 12915c
for hams; middIes steady aud quiet: sales
of 20 boxes at sIs1zc for Cumberlahd cut
and t354al4c tor long cut hams.
Il LARD-Ftrmer With a moderate demand;
sales of go tiercesat 14543l554c for steam,
and 15s49l61sc for kettle rendered. Also,
$50 tlerces, sellers February, mt l5c. -
E3grTls 4ssteady at .259loc for ONO, and
40050e for state. - =
CHEESE-Quiet and firm.
FREIG HTs-To LiverPoo. frmer; engage
Inents per steamer OF 5000 bushels wheat
At e1aa and corn at sad rs o5 bsT9YIl9I
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negotiations for the purchase of q
naval station ia the West Indies, and
learns that the French are trying to
get the Bay of Samana from the Do
Tniniean q Government. IqFs
Fourth. Official facts show enormous
frauds in the revenue, which must be
corrected, or the revenue will fail
and the nation be involved in ruin.
The message calls for strong legisla-
ton on the subject, aud urges the re-
peal of The civil Tenure act, which is
regarded as a hindrance to the re-
m0val of corrupt officials. Il
Fifth. The President refers to the
Iudian troubles and the views of the
Peace Commission. and fears that the
military. establishment expenditures
will be largely increased on the plains.
Sixth. He favous the withdrawal of
the troops from the Southern States
and the reduction of the army, and
gives a resume OF the operations of
the. land and pension system.
4, It's, not pretended that the message
discusses the above poin t. in the or
der named or in the language given,
but the general tenor Of the document
will prove to be correct. .-
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The Presidents Forthcoming Mes.
sage-The Points it covers.

Boston, December THE Boston
Herald publishes the following this
morning:
The HPresiaeut message Ewas all
put in type this evening, and Will
probably be sent to Congress on
Tuesday. The only reason for the
delay is the reception of the official
news about The settlement Of the
Alabama claims. The ~ essage covers
the following points and conclusions
thereon: First. That the Southern
States remain paralysed in industry;
their resources cutoff; a good pro-
portion of their population dlsfrano
chiSed; their constitutional privileges.
denied through Congressional enact
ment, and most AoR t4efn Remaining
under military rule; and second, COM
mending the report of the Sec
retary of AtheT Treasury, Tand
endorsing its views for re-
turn to specie payment through
reduction of expenditures, raising
taxation and the gradual contraction
of the paper ei eirculatio with thesng-
gestion for legislation for one curren-
cy only, and that the National Banks
should have their powers res stricted.
Third. That our foreign affairs are
in a favorable condition. The nego-
tiations with Great Britain regarding
the Alabama claims (so ealledl have
not reached an endl ! Gertain p0ints,
of the proposed protocol Of ar bitrst4
ton we're not approved bystisis lGoH-
ernment, and have been returned to
Minister johnson. The reslgDailapi
of the British Ministry is regarded
only as, TEN poraFy hindra1Ue. There
are many details relati ves to- hleesse
claims, not deemed properto eQmmu-
nicate, in the message - n : ~ cis,
The offers of arbitratinn1 Between
Paraguay and Brazil have even been
dssllnSd; a5S M Sf parisuag g ag
absence. of Official detailss0f the late
has made new treaties for the protec-
| ton OF anafufalizedc citizens abroad. 1t
has recognizedA thea new provincial
junta in Spaia a. 6he efaefe g6yern-
ment, but has received no form
ally accredited a Minis teruafrem qthe
same. I1ISsl5 -EaOTkIIIs34st - ss.ssi5
| Affairs with Mexico are satisfaeto-
~. Arrangement for a mixed com
mission to settle the elainsaof Amer
leans In that country are in pf6gress..
Government has failed so far in its
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NeM York Ca1tle Markef.

By Telegraph.l NEW YORK, Dec.
BEEyEs ron the day iollo Elng. our last
report the market was moderately active
and rteady at our lastquo otattonsy but on
"Wednesday IL was tatrly active aud Il rm-
err, with yabout J, 100 head on sales choice
erought lASl82zca and. fRferier andI oOms
mon II5c; dprIng the baIanee of the
week the arrivals were insig gnfficafit and
no change of tmportauce occurred in
prices; to-day The market Is without ac.
tiVify5 owing TO the inclement weather:
not differing from those current last week,
eyo00 head 0mpEiseds the Offefings,0fy yvfFtcfs
tne average quality was about TaediuIn;
the Quotations are for extra I61Sdf7c.
prime l6gl614c: fair TO good I41<ai5c: or.
olnary lSgl4c, and inferior l0gI2c.
SHEEP AND A kAMBs--FromI tue date of
last report up to the close Of the week the
market urherwent no change s,f Efe1nifi.
canoe. Trade Is tolerably active most OF
the time, and With made sales about Iflfe
last Mondays pFfees To-day the fhafket
is moderately active, at quite steady prices.
ana moderate offerings OF extra sheared at
615aIe: prime 51z96c; inferior to good 3s<c
SS954ci sales OF the week reported at 23,74
swlaE[ImmedIateIy subseo aee4pEss ae4p u tbe
last report the market advanced L4s<c,
sales being M ade as nigh as s1zseA8<. Il Rese,
prices prevailed mp To Friday. when the
market declined Hc, and closing at SO
nrmer. ranging at 81299c. the latter price
for heavy prime, To-day the marked IL
characteFized by its fair a6tivIty. but with
nDeraI arrivals, being o car loads at For
t1eth street, and OBJ at Camminipaw. the
extreme prices cnfrent on s<afurdsay we're
not realized. The sales to-day We're 2,6lO
80 e. - I2l27ffsLA GFra e9mEsozT
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CINCINNATI.
Burning or the steamer D NJ. setcheI
No Lives L0st-Further) Particu-
lars about the BMrlliHg OF tic
Steamers Uaited eSand America

FCINCiNNATT, Dec. THE steamer ID.
III. SeehIer took ireat Carrolton, KY.
on Saturday, by the bursting of coal
oil lamp. She burned to the water s
edge andsthen sunk. No lives were
lost. The boat was valued at sc, 900.
Details of the collision between
the Aa1eriea aud United States are
oeming. insalewly. The indications.
are that both boats we're, at The time
of the, collision headed teward the
Indiana shore. 81 The Gen. Lyttle ar
rived last NIGHT with a few of the
survivors NJ Hall, of Evansville,
was among the saved on the United
Statesl i.lH = i1ua ~
'sThe charfed remains of eight bodies,
supposed to be females, have been re-.
covered from the United States; none
of them could be recognized. Mr..
I Bigley, of PiusbuFg, mentioned yes-
lterday as having been lost, is safe.
/ George W. Fahnestock and daughter,
lof Philadelphia, were lost on the
I United States. Nlr. Fisher, of Penn
isylvaufa. a passenger on the' United
States. is burnt badly about the face
and hands. Mr.. Cunningham, of Al
| Ilegheny City, Pa, on the same boat,
is in the hospital in this city, badly
burnt on the hands. feet and right
side of the face. a lad fifteen Years
old, ,-en route from Rhode Island to
Memphis, is slightly burnt. Mr.. Tay-
.llor, Clerk of tire America, visited all
the Wounded ins5 this city yesterday,
administering to their relief.
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CHICAGO.
Breaking of the Trestle Bridge on
the Fox RiVeF-ElgIn, ILL.,, In q
Bad Pretlicanf Reception TO q
German TFagedlcnne. IV e1

-kRM WAN fEDk 8R
CHICAGO, December 7.-It has been
showing moderately all day, but the
mfldness OF the atmosphere has caus-
ed it to thaW about as fast as it fell.
The streets are IN very disagreeable
condition. H 88E F
The extensive iron trestle bridge
across. the Fox River at Elgin, Illi-
nois, broke and fell into the river to.
day at noon. A drove Of 100 cat
tie and heavy body of snow proved
too much for its capacity. IL leaves
Elgin in a bad predicament for the
Winter. as about equal proportions of
the citygare located on either side.
An unknown man died of censump
ton on the cars at MiddlotOWn, five
miles west of Madison. Wisconsin,
this morning. He got. on the train at
Minneapolis. His body was taken to
Milwaukee this morning. at4A1
At 10 o'clock a schooner nearly dis
masted was seen drifting on the lake
mile or more EOTtheast Of the Illinois
Central car shops. One man was seen
on deck making signals of distress,
but before the vessel could be reached
she. had drifted down as far as Oak
land Station When she struck her
broadside was opposed to the waves,
which made clean breach over her.
When approached the man bad dis
appeared, and there were no signs of
life In the vessel. lie was doubtless
washed overheard and lost, and prob-
ably the remainder of the crew had
shared the same fate.
The Germans of this city gave a re-
ception last evening at Manneehor
Hall, to Madame Jonauscher, the
celebrated German tragedienne. DIR.
Fessel made the reception speech,
and was feelingly replied to by the
Madame. During Dr. Fessels re-
marks, he presented Madame Jonaus-
cher a beautiful laurel wreath. A
musical entertainment and supper
followed. which lasted till late hour
The Ministerial Union, composed
of the evangelical clergy of this city.
held meeting this forenoon for final
action on the resolution recently IN
trodueediHte. that body, ia denuncia-
tiOn of popular amusements. The
atteudanee was not large. and the
clergy manifested considerable luke
wsrmness upon the question The.
resolutions we're finally adopted .f<sVo
The Republicans of this city are
making arrangements, TO erect a
Union Hall, after the manner of the
Union league Hall In Philadelphia.
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/. ESTABLISHED. 3 Y Al 1881.
cARP.EITS
VII A. e FhkHcHsi cI4As. .RLrNGELHDFER.
SAlAssPI1EFJ WAREHOUAE.
y sas WIZ. Z. FRENCH & CO., s
y .Si.fr SS,r 81 =. nllo 40 MAIN ST.,

NJ, q n - ~ "a "a T. 4 ~ eNOh a u,
SOS. - nlld 40 MAIN ST.
sz.l ne i9a14 ii EvANsv11LK. IND.
NN.lsOel WANTS A NICE CARPET
lie abo1t II oha Die price, and no trou-
Nox y Is the time 1 to make a vorr u,,. :.
fFseslds handsoine Chrfsffios B~ese,,f y Z ~
az the same Time make home as cofnforf
ab and cosy as "A palace ~
Low PRICES, GREAT I.SDTrc,p, AZ Z, ,rr,.s
AND GOOD aADNTCEe m T1f ~ ~ 80 = :. = = .
IN order TO reduce our stock befora r,aHr.
Ing ing oar annual Invoice on January in
BtTRfE NEXT so DAYS "a
- - @ @oLIer our Slafpets az tile lowest possible
penSes. = -
Also, In order to give empioymeut 70
our Carpet-matcers and Upholsterers tiur-
ing tne dull season, we propose TO make I'D
ana tdD aQsog al Carpefs we sell til JauuL
aeI assF{lss TsEs TEE S,l.l QE GAAkqE. All goods
Our stpek Of Mattings, OIL Cloths, VIM
0oW SnAdest DaTnasks, Lace Curtains Cor.
nlcesl Wall Paparss and House Furnishfan
knoocs1ss generally - larger than all others
we propose 10 sell them as low aa fbesp
gnous are retufted In the United Safes.
We are eIetttsluekV In this line OF Business
W w nat obners can do elsewhere we propose
70 90 10 Evansville. Every man to hfs
6raae. saa Sily Business Is divided; Don't
Don't buy rice or rat-iaii tiles In a srocls.
cry store Don't ask Tor mutton In a mill
Iinery shop. Don Z thiclr You ca i,afefase
1fy goo % IN a drug ore. And, above all
Don't buy your uARP ETB ia DRY
qarpet-ua akipg tor 80 days. Is given ergtfs
ier t E6e 3 y 9isnent of rAH ioAonI Z may con
2 1rvansHille, Ind Z beoy1 gIs6sL ,.lafae5
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.-nnr Fatal kccIaeht.a

Fort BRANCH, Dec. 5, '68.
Editors journal: K3B88 dEA EOBA 7
This afternoon, Joseph Lagrange
accidentally shot and instantly killed
mis-. cousin, Richard AHegrange9, While
hunting turkeys two milesdieast of
this place.
Richard and his friend, John Will
Hens. were behind a large log, call
ing the turkeys, which had become
scattered, when Joseph coming with
in range and seeing something dark
moving in the direction of the noise,
fred, the bali passing entirely through
bis cousins head. dl5ts % stosssoons)
WM. r. GEN6Ne.
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6ONGREssIONAL-e
q a4esxs< q - sT0as .
Ebtlf CONGRESS = THIRD SESSION.

~ 8@E8M Wff& En
SEN F'Es.......... W AsEEENGFON, Dec. z.
The third session of the fortieth Congress
began at II o'clock to-day. There were
present Senators Anthony, Cameron, Cat
ietfg con Kim sIaiandIer. Sonness CoTbatt,
Bssssen den. Fowler, Frelinghuysen.9 Grim es,
Harlan, H arris, Hendricks, Howe. Kellogg,
NfS.l srtsefy,s Morgan, Morrill, Of Maine, Nor
mn of Vermont, Morton, Norton, Nye, Pat
terson of New Hampshire, Patterson of
tennessee. Pomeroy, Ramsey, Ricr, Rob-
ertSon. Ross. Sherman, Spencer, Stewart,
sThaveT. 1ranball, Van Win <le,k NickeEs,
Wade. Wiley, Williams. Wilson, Yates.
After pray-erAby1 the Chaplain, the SEN
ate was formally called TO order by the
President pro. tenn, Senator Wade, who
1fIer presented the credentials OF senator
FtifiaIfnds OF NefmOU which were read
the first time. He also announced a COM
mn nfcation rom the Governor of Georgia,
which was Iaid on the table. . -
Sherman presented the credentials OF
Senator Hin. Of Georgia.
DriRe moved sosFefer them to the judi
cierv Com nnaitteeZ He understood that,
after the legal mem berS OF sac Legislature
~ ifSaorqIa had l5een elected, under the re-
on,SstrTlction laws, toe white men OF that
( + a0iSl lsFf t1re had combined alld expelled all
fITs sg,irre j. m en1bers, thereby putting the
HerfsIature under trehet control. II this
were Sd. NE thoaght the reconstruct1on OF
EsoTdta III Should not be recogh1zed as ccm-
piefe. as il would be by the admission OF
The President said: Under the rules of
fhe-S5en ate there was no committee IN eX-
istAaceyet to which to refer credentials.
Mr. sherman hoped such an unusual
course as the reference OF n Senator'S Gre
dentlSls to a committee would not be
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Chicago Market.

sy I'eIegraph.f qgE1H CHfcAso. Dsc. Z. z
EASTERN ExcHANGE = Flat ana Lover: ::
buying par, and LILO per cent. pfefniunl
Ff6GR Firlnef:: Spring extra, S. 75a
81 o..
+ WHE IT-ActIve and hrm 2g2L5c higher
sales ct No, at 81 24fai =: No. =, al sl61SS
81 1Sk5. eioSfug steady nj 81 Is Tor No. /,
sales of No since 'Change at 81 10.
CORN-Old firmer and more active; sales
of No al q EsS0c; No. 2 a. 74975ci new in
fairre1tfest s1fd 4 shade hiKner at 5lI@
52tse; Kiln dried quiet at Gle for No. ., aud
5Sc Tor rejected; closing steady at 5l54 .952c;
this afternoon nothing doing.
lDAFs-sSteadg,i firm, and qaiets sales OF
Mo- : at 4S12td4S5 &C; and rel cJed at 46c. ~
.RYE r nm ami fe high er. ISales OF No
at 81 1891 ID and No. 2 at 81 I2144I IL;
dosing at outside price, u99A 1IlW 1I fGdi
BARLEY -Firm, ac i've, and lg2c higher;
ciosing At 81 90 for No. in Northwestern
elaVator- aud 81 60 EfoF fEaaufar.l q 3 ,lnGFDEl
+ HTGHWiSE5 Dull and weak; sales of
Esxtl slE sic. sslLi1 10 GU1 islt goIq Illygn
+ PROVISIONs-Firm but quiet. Mes Fork
-for ettslI, IN nhQI1f q a nd nOGnInala al S23; q
lot OF 5OJ barr us, sellers January, sold at
~ 50. ffiguLEc rlo gN 4llsE5G Wia9uoID4l
I HAMs-Sweet pickfed 12l4g121zc.--
GREEN MEEAFs--SliO OuBdefs Sc hams IlaL
1I12c.
IfzAKD-I I4slI1zc forsteam and kettIe rem
dered.
-Hods-Dressed in GOOD demandl ana
more active at 50 2599 50.
I CATTLE : Very qIIiet aud unehanged.u it=s
HoGS-A ctive at 81 20g7 40 for common
and 81 599S 90 for good To caoice. q d see 90
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Lao &AAAs-l1IAJ Il
st. Louis Market

BY Telegraph. Sr. LOUIS. Dec. ~
TOBACCO Vnchan ged.sa = aas9aFW
t-OTFoE-Q aiet At 221zcfof 4s1lddIfBg.
FBOUR-Quiet; low grades are scarce and
wanted; superine sold at IS 00aS6 90; 81 259
So - T6e Xxx. 81 O09z % for nXKX, and
fancy SIS OO9lO 75.
WHEAr-AII grades are dull and slow,
except fancy, which is waited prime 20
choice red Fa1ls1 45e1I S5: fancy 81 SOL 30; (;
Spring SO. q a 81 30al 35 for No TO choice.
CoRN-Duli and unsettled rangi9ss at
63q70c.
OATs-Dull at 55956c.
RARLEY-Steadys al 81 S092 90 for Iowa
and Nebraska Spring. and 81 592 70 Tor
sRYEEFffrn 81 1891 20. snn -
WHISKY-Firm at y5c. -1sis-L 10 Z = q "A
PoRK-Advaneed to e23 e0G24 00 a sl4s1
BULK MEATS -Dry-salted shouidefs sold
sstr 96s914c, and clear sides at l31t3tzc, but
generally held 40 higher. TTATT n ~
BACoN-Clear sides sold > t tl6149l63<e and
sugar.cured srl1an1s aE l611e, but Spack < ers
generally con tend Tor higher prices. va
Aie6z-r Excited and higneE;g71 1zaF51cfor
fair TO ge8a; 75z9Se for choice, and 80 fof
eesis 4saHD very nrin At at i4c for steaIh Ihdahn55 dan5
I515G fer lcllolce keg. n asfg sffeonUtif
CATfLE-Common and medium are Dlen 4.
ty and dun at 2a31Sc; fair to good Are in
moderate supply at 495c; prime to choice
extra are scarce and nominal at 514@614c.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-08
Stateof Affairs in Arkansas.
State Co1stitntional Com.
Vention IN Tennessee.
WASHINGTON.
The Joint Com mlttee-The President
VIII send Ills Message on Wesiaes-
day-GeBeral GFeeting Among the
Members of Both Houses.

a.e.ss f.s s.48e ltA tuaN -bgEsrE A&A IL
w AsHINGToN. December Z : The
President has informed the joint
Committee appointed by tho two
Houses to wait on him, that he viii
send his message to Congress on
Wednesday.'- '.asa.sa'
There was ageneral greeting among
the members of both political parties
in the House and Senate Chambers
before the hour of meeting. Very
many Of their aqq1aiptanoesA were
present nlinglipg2in the, ,,copgratula-
tiohs. Good humor was everywhere
prevalent. The galleries were crowded
to witness the opening proceedings.
The Supreme Court met at noon.
All the Judges were present except
Grier. The Commission of Wa Nj.
Evart, as Attorney General, was read,
when the court adjourned, in order to
pay a visit of courtesy to the Presi-
dent. To,morroW the. docketW1ll be
called. .g,,,, -
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-08

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WHEAT--DuM hwm muEafTfH aarf4nrN
CoRN-Steady at 62G64c.
OATS-Firm at 60G62c.
RrE-Qufe at 81 280i 30.
BARLEY-Unchanged and very dull.
CoVT0N-DuH and prices decfining: mid
ding, 221zc 10 y -2fi7,- ''--''I
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- mHoGs-Acttve: ali sold; closing at 81 Goa
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FkoYISIoSs-Unsettl tiled mostly held out
OF ths u9arAxet4 .6tEs Pork held at s9#. no
buyers at better than S23 80; bulk meats
sold at 914191@c' for shoulders. and DO
lz54c for clear rib sides. "a O
GREEN MEATs-Tn demand at Sc. lie, and
&c Tor shoulders, sides, and hams, but
holders asked nc higher at the close
LARD-HeId higher; prime steam held
at l91ze. with buyers at l45<c; Kettle rem
BUrrER-Firm at 35@S9c,
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OIL-Libseed oil 93998c.
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GoLD-I3554 buying.
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