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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-12-18
LIVERPOOL.
noues,ic unrkct.-mY TELuGRAruI.

bl'S '" No.
New iorK Urcrmnrr IL .:aon. Market fever
i.n. With considerable excitement In llie goid-
room. cold has 5cco lluctIatinR violently .t,
tween 1914 ana ~ tor til. Last ten minutes. ~
o'clock tie price vas l2l.Ml22. Money, PEI cent
in currcncv. G-"gfs, 'C@, ila;. Tennessee d'S-t4-
COUPONS. 81 uc., %. Nirpini- 6's--Ex-coupons,
III now. s.. North Carolina o's-vid, 10 new,
Flour duh and declining, wheat 4 shade hrmer
Tor winter and unchanged lor oplnis; or "a Jt
AZ gt6l3:c. Cotton iirm at -63c. lnrpehtino
st4adi at IlG!!c. Resin firm At 'or
ErehiaG Colon Grm salcs Of 300 bales Mt
25!c., closing quiet. Flour heavy ana 1ecilnihs.
Wheat llGmcr without agclned shimsr; J rs! In,s
s~tcadier; state. &c; wcstern. cS4hS:c: BEL STEADY
I 1or1 ihrca.yy.' Wh.sncy. fiji. I!ice and sugar
dun. Turpentine. G4tI!c. ito-in, s-AS8. FIti9his
dull cotton per steam, 6-lt05c.
IosS.
,l',dy nj 25c. Flour dun and steady. Wheat
| 'hoicc active: prime t. choice red, l.as@f5i.4 40.
Corn-White; o-4'$c.; yeli2"' aSgSIc; on oa, Se aItl
Fork. ,ssG s53. B1co4-ehouIdcTs. ls!c. Lard.
loc. Whi,key, tl.vtHsI.o@.
Virginia 5's-old, "a bid.
whisky held irnly at see. Pork dun, and ot-
fcred at 5000. Lard dull. Nothing doing III Ea-
con.
ST. Lofts. December T.-Corn Grmer yellow,
92m9Jc. white, 0Sns.:. Whis&ey iirm at II.
Pork d4ll at $50. 5ol4:5i. B~ac%n-"nly = Jobb!nE
bushes doing h .l4ers, ls4l5:c. clear sideo.
l.i4l1c. Lard. l7.c.
WILMISGToS. y. G., December I.-SpiriiS
Turpcmtine vcry dan an.i noth,mS d2inF: cTnd";
Eo. :. 9l.J5. Tar IriD II $2.V5. Cotton urn ut
!S!D.!%.
sAvAyvAn, December l7.-Cotton !irIn a; ?!3r. !;
r ccipl5. = t7s baico exports, 0,-1' ba1es hhIcS,
Loo bales.
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Fire la New Orloans-FataI ARRAY.

New ORLEANS, December 1.-THE build
ing No. 40 Camp street was destroyed By
tire last night.
This morning an alteration took place
between +. Y. DuCro1 and 4. j. Byrd, i'll
which the latter received two pistol shots.
wounding him, it is supposed, mortally.
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Serious affair ut Wilmington. ". c

WlLMINGrON. =. c, December T.-A
German named AugIste Lessman was to-
day struck on the head with a %iour-pound
weight b, Il nero and his skull badly trac-
turcd. I'll, recovery is hopeless. \ son Of
the injured man shot at the negro, but
missed him. The negro escaped, and the
son rv1~ arrcstrd.
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New YoRE. December ia telegram TO
the Hcrofd says the Cuban insurgents have
reGccupicd Mogatc, aud are in force in the
~neighboring mountains. NalmaSeda writes
to The Captain-Gcncral that he must have
rcIniorcemcnts, and that onc-third of his
men are sick. The Marine infantry lost
tlirty-two men from vomito in one day.
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Corxr JoHANHEs.-Tlis gentleman has re-
cciycd from two of the relatives OF Mrs.
Lsigh, the sister Of Lord Byron, t letter in
Witch they cxprcss their thanks TO and re-
yard tnr finn - the author Of one Of the
pprinciIal drtences of that lady which have
been published by the American press.
These relatives are George Leigh, the son OF
Mrs. Leigh, and the Earl Of Chichester, ller
nephew. The communication oil these gen
tleInen is in answer to Il letter addressed 10
them by tie Count, and offering, IL thev III,
tended bringing Il civil action against Loiu
Byron's slandcrers, he would attelo 70 Il.
furnish security for costs to any amount
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TRUMAN 4. PAEKER Z CO.,
dealer, IN
White Pine. Poplar, Black Walnut. Maple, Ash.
Hickory. OAK, Cherry, Mahogany. aud Sycamore
Lumber; also, alt kili3 Of Building Lumber,
Shingles, l.a'hs. slaves. Spokcs. &C.; keep a!mays
on hand i large stock. and SILL At lo" prices. Their
oil! customer. ard all other, In want Of Lumber,
are particularly invited 10 Civ" them 4 call bciorc
b uyiug elsewhere. Corner SlAth aAd Canal streets
Richmond, Va. no I'm
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ACCIDENT ANp Loss OF LIFE Is New
JEHsEY.-Ncr0rk, December ia boat.
containing Il party Of thirteen workmen,
who had been engaged in putting up the
frame work of the new draW-bridgc for the
New Jersey Railroad Company over the
pa,~iar. cap>iZcd this noon as the men We're
GOING IL dinner. and four mrn and one boy
drowned. They were iron-workcr> IN the
employment Of the pittsbur@ Bridge Build
lrn .NlntElnN.
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Foreign Marsets-IBY TELEGEAruI


LIVERPOOL. December IL NooH.--Cotton steady.
uplands, utd.; orleans, I'D; estimated sales, L.
40 bales. Red western wheat, -. 2J.Ies. I'd: rel
winter. Is. l0d. Lard. rs. Beef, iu3s. CL, for
new. Ttro D'cLo"L.-Cottou advancing sales viii
be- j., Gy bales. Yarns ana fabrics ~ NaAcheSter
lrmcr.
LIVERPOOL, December l7-Eucntng.-Cctton
drm uplands. l.9n5l Orleans, l-Dl2sd.: salee,
4, .6 bales, inclGCiug 5000 plies Tor export anal
speculation. Common rosiu, %. IaIsow dull.
Turpcnt!ue irmcr.
cotton TRADE.
LIVERPOOL ENG, December 1.-THE sales OF
cotton Tor tic past week reached ". 900 bales, II
Guiding ID, 900 QrcApurt and u, 30 FOR Spcculalicii:
stock on hand, 80, 90 b4les, Including $4,000 Anne
r!can: stock ahodt, 20, 900 bales, including lal,-
900 American receipts FOR the week, loo. goo pale,
including 10, coo bales American.
LoSpoS, December II Noon - Coasols, e-!.
United 1t ties bonds, SO. Turpentine, -. d..
PARIS, December N.--BoCrsc opened CRU /;
rcntes, IT. csc.
HAvRE, December H.-Cotton opcrcd galc. ard
unchanged.
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wer,. amusing themselves by >n1W-Iallin-
in the uppcr part Of New York III Sattr-
when one named James Doody, aged
six wears, was struck on the head hy Il ball
with 4 piece OF ice in it. The little fellow
wa, taken home. and, complaining Of i'll
ness, was put 10 bed. He grew worse ra-
pidlv. and died on Monday afternoon IRON
The elect Of the injury received. We hope
this ,ad lesson will not be lost upon the
yautn of our city.
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WHITTLEsEY vs.. MCkESzIE.-What Whit
tle>cy relics upon may be inferred from his
notice to Mr.. NrkcnZin.

WHITTLESEY vs.. MCkES2IE.-What Whit
tie>cy relics upon may be inferred from his
notice to Mr.. Mckenzie:
= hereby notify You TO produce then and
there aug and ali entries. memoranda, and
accounts, upon your books. or elsewhere,
any and all vouchers, invoices, receipts.
blil>, and evidences of sales, transactions, or
dealings, had or negotiated by and between
yourself "a agent, principal. partner, OF
commission or Otherwise, and the provi-
>lonal or permanent government OF the
Confederate States, 50 called, it, ofli-
GERS, agents, employees, and contractors.
embracing and relating 10 grain or quarter
masters stores or supplies of any kind, cX-
ccutcd, done, or occurring within the first
six months of the year 1861, and particu-
Iarly that you bring and produce at said
time and place any and al such en-
tries. memoranda, accouniS, vouchers, in
r~oi1c>, receipts, bills, evidences OF sales.
transactions and dealings in grain or quar-
tcrmaStcr stores OF supplies Of any kind
IWithln our possession or c0ntron had or
done within the months aforesaid bv and
between yourself rs principal, agent, part
ncr, OF on commission, and John y. Fields,
acting, or appearing 10 act. in an official
capacity, or rs contractor or agent. for and
in behalf o. lie Confederate states ~ aiorc-
said. 10 the end that the same MAY br used
and improved hy NE III connection with the
testimony Of some of the witnesses above
named in proof of the allegations Of ny no
tlcc of contest heretofore served upon YOU.
"tIAELES WmTTLEsEY.
"t.iicr0narjd, Ia, December i, 1859
Among the witnesses to lie examined ut
Alexandria on Tuesday, 2Sih December.
are Captain Coghlam, Il. " ellis, and John
\. PizZiii. OF Richmond.
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7Enh;1n ks1cca.

MOBILE. Ala, December 1T.-MaGnctia
races-third day-mile heatS-won by Lo-
bella in 1.5lE, I501s. Coquette came IN Sc
cond and Zuzu third. Donovan and Wlsen-
| hart were dista.ccd in the second heat.
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ro>v-OFEICE DEFICIENCY ~ OHIO
y!er.iunJ, December ia. +. knight,
postmaster at Edgcrton. Ohio, and ". +.
l,uop. one Of his >uretic-, Were brought
here to-day charged with cmbczzlcment Of
money-ordtr funds Of the Po>t-Ditice De
uurtlncnt. special Agent Baldwin reports
a deficiency Of i've or six hundred dollars,
Both were held t. bail III 5000.
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Associated Press t~e!egrams.
Congressional.

Associated Press telegralns.
Congressional.
WAsuISGToS, December E~-Senate.-
The bill relative to the French Atlantic
Cable was taken up but no action was
taken upon it.
The Democratic senator's will remain IL
until adjournment, in order to prevent the
Georgia "horror," as they call it, from
passing in a slim Seuatc.
On motion of Mr.. Williams, the. adoption
of the fourteenth amendment was stricken
from Mr.. Morton's amendment so that the
adoption of the fifteenth amendment is now
the only prerequisite.
Nessrs. Ferry, Edmunds, and Coukling,
spoke in opposition to the amendment.
The session ran into the night, and the
bin Is still being discussed.
Miscellaneous.
WASHINGTON, December 1.-THE House
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FATAL SHOOTING IL GEORGIA. Coit"ntbr$,
o., December 1G.-Gcor1c I.a-ic was Killed
in Il saloon at = O'clock this morning. Peter
Dr>Iam knocked him down, and Peter
Troot Knocked his head against the floor,
brcakin. Iii, skull. The men had spent the
night ina gambling saloon, and were drunk.
Tfoot. and Dcsh3un have been arrested.
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Financial and Commercial.
Gra.n and Flour Market.
COHS ASp FLOUR EXcHASSE-
RIcHMoTp, VA. December II, isas'

Grain md Flour Mafhe"
Cogv ASp -FOUR a
T8 RIcHMOSp. VA. December H. i'"'
OFFERINGS.
! Whent.-Whitc. e.l3s bushels. Red, 1855 Dusn"
corn.-wbIte. ia bushels. Mixed, 2ao bushels.
Odts.-320 bushels.
Rpe-Id2 bushels.
Meul tbgshelJ.
Srrcenin1p.-1o bushels.
C0ckfe.-2s bushels.
Wheat.-Whlte. sos bushels prime a: sl.S.t 10
bushels prime y p'roi,ys Ste t It'll n = st .:g S:' 70 bushels
yerv falr ut $3.50 100 bushels mir at ~ s1
bushels ut SI.2o 10 bushels foul - na.tnta!: h, ,ao
bushels. Red, SO bushels very Eo9d al St.-l1 O.
bushels good ct :l.?5 lei bushels inieil.s on p~1S
bushels COMMON at El.t5 :.j hnshefS fair M 80
- bushels prime on private terms-tota', l'.."
bushels.
Cora.-Whitc, 10 bushels prime new on priratc
terms: 80 bushels prime new ut poe. Jag DpshflH
cid at s1tc. 10 hc?heis oid at sSr;' new : Dvs At ssc .e: d
bushels good new It. :Cc.-tota!. or bilsheiS; Slx-
ell. - bushels very good ny at SIG; - nnrnri.
very good old AZ CSC. .o8 bushels new on prlSa'e
tertns-total, 20 bushels.
GGts.-I!j nu~hcl, very good on private terms.
Rye.-l7o bushels very coed NJ Sll0.
C0ctie.-2s bushels ut lSc.
nE-ExiIBIrEp.
Cyra.-WhItc.a busnci<.
OntS.-l20 bushels.
REMARKS Offerings of Wheat on Change to-
day 2.l3g bushels white and l 53G bushels red or
which l,S0I bushels white ard t:2 bushels rcd were
sold; rnarkc. rather active and prices unchanged.
Offerings Of Corn l.o!0 bushels, "f which %? bush
els were sold; market active and prices u shade
better. Oats very dull. Rye steady.
offerings Ok Gr,in on Change on the l'th de-
ceInber. 1888. were: Wheat-Wh!tc. 6le bushels
whcat-Ecd, $50 bushels. toru-White. > a2i bush
els orn->traw-c0l".e 100 bushcl, corn--Iel-
low. 81 bushels a.; ccru--MiXed. $50 bushels. oats
loo bushels. Rye. 30 buslclS. Prices on that
day: Whyat--Wh itc VERY good, @:.35; rcd--'ery
Y sod. =. 10. Corn-WhItc new CSC. osta-VeTy
good. Gic. Ryc--Ncry good, Sl.i3.
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TIE ATTITUDE OF GEoRGIA.-iNdntd.
December lG.-McctinGs are being held III
various parts OF the state. endorsing the
Presidents recommendations regarding
Gcor.,ia. The Democratic papers are urS-
inv he members Of the Legislature 10 re-
sim rather than rescat the negroes or railiy
Tie fifteenth amendment. Prominent De
1nocrat> continue 10 dcnotlnce Tat letter.
Spccial d,SpQtch to torncy's Chro"'c(e.
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CHARLES q. GREGORY
t. receiving. and keen, constantly on hard. Il lar@t
assortment Of the most improved patterns OF
CtphING-SIGE+S for wood or coal.
pSkItE TDSi~ q; every description. Ire
celebrated furl-sarcr. "MDRNlhG GLbR1 y
In. SHEPHERD COOK. for wood MDkNlht'
and Evening TAkEXTENDED-ToP COON
~ or :" @Ism No. lu7 MAIN STREET.
= JNNTSIDE TRIUMPHANT.-The
- ou,y premium given by the Firginia state Agri-
cultural society for stoves was awarded me !
INSIDE STOVE. For sale Onl! by
TIE. $50 Bru1l street.
This stove heats one or more rooms, anu Is IN
surpassed for economy, cleanliness, ana heating
,np.pr no l0-dS !tw
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TEr TIE BEST.
u
FIREPLACE STOVE,
HEATIEG TWO AMI THREE ROOMS.
TIE BEST STOVE OFT.

Tho undersigned would especially refer 10 the
nrrrrron, ~rittzcn, to whom he has sold these
stoves =. to their economy, convenience; anu
! cleanliness. JOIN 81" Eh1'
| Plumber AMI Gaa-Fit,cr. and dealer In Tin ano
Woodward. ifGu-,.-r Furnishing Goods, &c. Iron
! Ernnt knlLLtnw- tinnrrnur 8,rCct. 81 II
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GoING SouTn.-About 10 negroes left
Halifax county on Thursday ior Louisiana,
From other portions Of Virginia they are
also leaving in large numbers Tor the same
Observation-Disclosures TimrS.
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Foreign News.
ROME.

ROME.
Row.. December 11.-Thc Ecumenical
Council So far has failed t" frame = commits
sion to regulate the relations between
Church and state.
There is no uneasincss felt with regard to
the popc's health.
FRANCE.
PARIS, December LIN the Legislature
Yesterday Deputy Estanielou expressed
homage for the Orleans princes, and regret
ted their continued baniShment. NJ. For
cale protested against his remarks, and VI.
E,iAnicIon responded, but Was called to
order.
EGTPT
LONDON, December 1.-THE rulnorcd
CLOSING Of the Sucz canal for new cNcava-
tons Is authoritatiycly denied.
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you will be better off in the end. Please
take advice from me.
"Haye this last published in all the pub.
lie columns. Put my name TO it, as follows:
az. 4. Q. v, THE VICTIM"
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Bidders for stationery ccntracl. III The III
terror Department have been used 10 pug
lown articles never Issued, or used 50
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WAsuIsGToN DoCTors.-Fifteen .physiI,
rjau, have published il card requesting all
regular physicians in the District OF CO,
llnnbia TO meet to-day to take action with
reference to the formation of a medical so
cicty, and extending equal rights IL pr!Vl-
Icgts 10 regular practitioners OF mcdl'liic
and surgery. This movements "gaIn,t Il'g
present Medical Society, which has excluded
cUlyrcd doctors from membership.
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Delegation from Florida.

\ delegation Of Florida state officials
(somc OF them colorcd) arrived here to-day.
and had interviews with the President and
and secretary Of War. Their Object is to
have troops sent 10 Florida to Use III hold
ing III subsection the people, but based really
upon alleged violence and depredationS 81
lawlcs> persons, whose acts AZ" u~nju>tly
chnrurd mnnn CONSERVATIVES.
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Texas Election.
General Butler received a dispatch TO-
day from Galveston saying that Davis was
elected by 800 to 1,2o0 majority. Three
Radical cOngrcS>men are elected.
Appropriations.
The amount OF appropriations for lc4isla-
ton and executive purposes, a stated 10
the Appropriation Committee to-day, i
thirtv-iye millions, being three millions
more than the appropriations for last year.
WALLACE.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-07-24
AN ExrRAoRD1NARy MAN.

A Pennsylvania paper is responsible for
the following startling story: One of the
most extraordinary cases Of peculiar FORM
alton in the human body we witnesseda .
few days since at ConuclIy's Hotel, Aer-lS
Ger, in the person Of eOlored man, .
stranger. Il is hardly correct, perhaps,
10 call it case Of maiformation, as the
phenomina were entirely internal, the
man presenting no unusual appearance
whatever. This person, by some inward
muscular power, which he cannot explain,
can shift the position Of his heart at viii.
We went TO see him, not believing more
than half that We had been told, but we're
convinced in less time than IS taken to
write it, He requested US TO satisfy our
selves that his heart is in the position
usually occupied by that organ. Placing
our hand on his breast, We could feel the
beating distinctly. He then commenced
a series of contortions with his abdomen,
rolling il over and over several times. At
the conclusion of this striking exhibition,
We placed our hand upon lump in his
left side, below the waist, and there was
the heart humping away as if nothing
unusual was the matter. A few moro
contortions, and the frisky organ passed
across the abdomen, and on the right side
kept up its work Of throwing the blood
through the system, as if in its natural
position. More contortions, and it traV-
eled back home, its course being easily
traced under the skin till it passed under
the ribs. The man then commenced q
sort of rotary motion of the bowels, appar-
emily turning them over several times,
when we felt complete set of ribs cover
ing the abdomen, the regular set being in
their usual place Turning the bowels IN
the opposite direction, the false ribs dis.
appeared. On being asked if his parents
had any more children ike him, he re-
piled that he had brother over six feet
high, who could reduce bis statute to-
something less than three feet. We be-.
lieyed him readily after having Witnessed
the above performances.
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Go TO BED EARLY.

Many children, instead of being plump
and fresh as peach, are as wrinEled as
last years apples. because they do not
sleep enough. Some physicians think
.nat the bones grow only during sleep.
This may or may not be so but VIC know
that those little folks that sit up late
at night arc usually nervous, weak, small
and sickly. The reason why you need
more sleep than your parents is because
you have to grow and they do not. They
can use up the food they eat in thinking,
talking and working, while you should
save some of yours for growing. IF you
do not you will in activity consume all
you eat, and have none or not enough, to
grow with. Very few smart children excel,
or even equal other people when they
grow up. Why is this? Because their
heads, if not their bodies, are kept too
busy, so they cannot sleep, rest, aud grow
in the body and mind. Now, when your
mother says Susie or Mary, Sammy or
Louis, or whatever your name may be,
it is time to 60 to bed, do not worry her
by begging to sit up" just q little longer"
but hurry off to your chamber, remember
ing that you have great deal Of sleeping
aud growing to do to make healthy hap
py, and useful men and women.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-07-24

SLIGHT MIsTAKE.-If you want to
laugh till the tears come, read the follow
ing description OF phenomena observed
at the recent meteoric shower, copied
from the Winsted Herald Of May 10th.
1t is incredible that TIC typos transpor:a-
tie1 ci tSo little words could mako we'll
written article so utterly ridiculous:
"On the morning Of tho l4th inst, at
Eve, as | went out to milk my COWS, OBJ
served numerous shooting stars; and I
counted, while milking six stars, more
than one hundred and twenty coms-some
small with short tail of light, and some
large and brilliant, in stream Of FIRE ex-
tending across the heavens for perhaps
thirty degrees"
Oh, mirabile dIctu just think of q
celestial COW sweeping through the firma,
ment with tail thirty degrees long! one
is almost persuaded that it was-himself
who, while extracting that lactea boVun1
from the stars discovered this wonderful
phenomenon of literal milky leay!
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-07-24
PORT CHARGES.

The Oregoniaa colla.es the following
facts in relation to Port Charges. They
are important to Oregon and indicate that
this State should take early action TO re-
duce pilotage at the mouth Of the Col
umbia River and thus foster and encour-
age a commerce that is suffering 10 its IN
fancy from excessive port charges. The.
Oregonian says that the last Legislaturs
passed an act reducing pilotage ct the
mouth Of the Columbia but that for some
reason tie act is neither observed nor en.,
forced. Z
~ writer 10 a commercial journal shows fhGts
upon ship of 900 tohs the charges Of entering
at Boston are s570, at New York Ss7o, and aat
New Orleans 92,555. BY excessive port charges
the Of New Orleans 10 seriously csippleds
The principal items are pilotsgs aud toNAges. ss4
At present it costs vessel Of 500 10 800 fohI
about 4706 10 sntcf the Columbia river, ascend 70
Portland With cargo and depart; while the char
ges UPON ship of 1000 tons amount TO about
double this SUN. A vessel Of 900 tons, loaded,
will draw probably 10 fee:. The piIotags across
tie bar at 9I2 per foot amounts 70 1922. Pilot
age up the river to thia city is - Per foot nnorsS
amounting 10 sC4. Touages cests about $10o.-
Here We have S45s for pilotage and toWage on .
600 ton vessel to Portland. Descending the river,
the charges are probably somewhat less; but they
considerable enough 70 make the whole cost 70
. vessel of this class not less than 500. Tsks,a
ship Of 1000 tons. Eupposing that she draws 20 :
fs0t with cargo piIotsge TIE bar il s240, and
10 Portland $50 more. Touage 10 this city wOuId
be at least 800, and has amounted on vessels Of
this class to $500. Bu! placing at 800, the ag-
gregatc of these figures would bc 1920. ToWags
and piotage down the river, tonnage duties 1T the
Custom House and pilotsgs out - sea would carry
these figures up to 81 400 or $3.50. This is
$1,000 less than the port charges 81 Ssw Orleans;
but the charges there are paid in currency while
they are paid here in gold, which reduces this :
difference, and, with other items not enumerated,
brings our port charges nearly up 70 those Of New
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