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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-01-29

Under this head the Montpelier Journal
has hliel notice OF Rev. Amos Blanchard
who died suddenly 1T Norrisville Il fort
night since. VT. Blanchard was a na-
live OF Peacham. where in youth he had
the moral training of the late Rev. Leon
ard Worcester. and for a time the intellec-
tual culture OF Peachain Academy. when
he entered the Watclman office a. an ap-
prentice. and was. until liz majority. Il
member ut the family of the late EZeki, !
Z. WALTON. having Chester Wright for his
pastor and the advantage Tor term or two
of Washington County Grammar school.
PretcIring to bc Il preacher rather than 4
printer OF the Word. Mr.. Blanchard soon
prepared for and entered upon the WORK
OF the ministry, in which he has done good
service. lie was Il genial man. though ii
manner showing the stern schools of the
old ministers: torcible preacher. and Sc
faithful and efficient Il pastor as TO retain
/ the charge OF the congregational Church
al Mcriden. y. H.. for twenty-five years, i
/ term OF service rarely equalled. save il
Olden days. Daring his apprenticeship
and atterward. Mr.. Blanchard was ire
quently contributor TO the Waterman. il
! CPpCKERYCUISACI RRITAS\IAANDsTIVEE
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RMSiness Eh0!LHcS.

ID. q. Woodruff has bought the Ira Bag.
ley place opposite passenger station. and
contemplate> converting the first story
/ into a salesroom and workshop for his
stove and lin business. This sale has
been on the tapis Toy several weeks. bur
was not completed until few days since.
Ihe price paid was $1,000.
The new grocery and provision store
under the PasSumpsic House WAS oncnc,!
last week. The firm ia Hiram GOss. John
Allen aud john y. Gale. and will be
known a GoS>. Allen q CO. They eN-
poet to connect meat market with their
establishment in the spring.
Ross u Chamberlin have sold out their
milk route to Cross u Matthews. bakers
the milk to he furnished at Mr.. Ross
farm. as heretofore.
Go~s u Wilder. at the Caledonia flour
in mills. have dissolved partnership. Mr..
Wilder selling cut his interest To Mr.. l..
GoSs. The new firm is /. 4 II. :. GosS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-01-29
Spetial AutlGrG.
Masonic Hall---Union Block.

a Masonic haIl---Unlon BLOCK.
TX PAssUmrsIc LODGE.
w no. =, F. 4 \. NJ.
stated meeting, Feb - C,Il,d meeting. MAY t.
L. II. HEALD, Srcy.
HASWELL CHAPTER. NO. II. K. y. II.
Regular n,c citing. FRIDAY eve T,h. p, i7t".
I. }. pALIo., S,cret,ry.
PALESTINE COMMANDERY. 20. 8.
stated ConcIave Feb. q, i>,..
!. l.. rEI;hIN-, Coirul,.l"T.
CALEDONIA LODGE. I. o. of o. +.
Al THEIR LorGE ROOM. HgNns'> BLOCK.
Regular meeting every "wednesday ryr4. a. o'clock.
JOHN y. GALE, Secretary.
GRAND ARMY OF THE REP UBLIC. I. 5.
posi- 80. DEPARTMENT uT VERMONT,
Enc .mpmeut every In sd ~ e., M =.
I. +. WARMER, Post Adjt
EAGLE TEMPLE. NJ. !. 7. OF H.
BROWNS BLOCK,
~.,tcd me. tiuaa every Monday Evening.
MILO ". HALE. ". L.
80 gentleman from Bethel I'LL. Ne .sy=ts, Me-.
Allen Bros proprietor OF Philip Aliens r.iut v,k- l.
l., ysn''- i't,i recently. ;rouiu. ul,u
on, oil them WI a...ekei wiz SEA ir ih,um. isr -o
-gIdcly, ;h., Ia, hal ie c-ri,d from I'll, pond
lie iot,L bottle Of ..I..u-.,s Aao..a. liz. m.ur'
49, ..., - .., ,.t
:s-fo. ga to-,l:, I'm u't f rrns we'll Till
oils and head ache. ha,. hr,n looking round fr
box o., "ru~-ons Purgu,iyr Fil-." hut trader
al! sold out.
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other srcu ic- amt Their val l.lc-. H'u -'f- dc
r,.t yiuI-t ~ STAT. STREET Il -rolf III Ul.,.I\-
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rates from so t" u " Pc Hnnun They also p'T &
receive o spec al deposit l. Rc, sccurt e.. # pee
s,- lieu. f,, ,b . mt. mr. ray, r-r. r,t ,..4-.
"I t't Army ana Navy, matters I'll N'7-' = i N'i-
Circulagq containing full plui,uar- frya.drd 90 up
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-01-29

Chas Ingalls, of this village proposes ia
sell his hotel at West Danville at public
auction Wednesday. Feb. 3. at | O'Clock
L. NJ. Mr.. Fits. the lessee of this hotel. is
now doing good business with it. and il
the proposed railroad is built the coming
season. this will be one of the best loca-
| tons tor hotel in this part OF the state.
The DanviIle dramatic club make their
first appearance before the public this
| (lhurSday) evening. at which time they
will present Ten Nights in bar room. =
and close with farce entitled, My Neigh
bor'S Wife" They will make their second
appearance the next evening. when will
be resented The Little Treasure" and
the farce FOO Much fer Good Nature"
CABOT.
Mr. NJ. l.. Sumner has sold his house
and lot in this village to Mr. David New
ms tor >I2OO.
j. p. Lamson, Esq, has purchased a
building lot of +. II. Lance. upon which
ne intends 10 build the ensuing summer.
McosrS. kimball n Thompson. mer-
chants, At the lower village. have closed
out their stock of goods at auction. and
sold their store to Mr.. Noah CLARK
The last t0l has Il statement that Mr..
\. NJ. Foster OF Calais raised II bushels OF
the DOG@" wheat from bushels sewn on
one acre al ground. 1t should have read
Mr.. \. VI. Foster of Cabot (mistake OF he
printer. The above statement i correct
Is your correspondent has positive proof
of the same. ard Mr.. Foster intends sell
inc ihe whole crop to farmers for seed
The Cabot Dramatic club gave lis Sd
entertainment of the season to Il crowded
house on the evening OF the 22d, in the
plays ot the "lIi,!dcn Hand" and Hiram
llile"W. The parts were thoroughly
commit ted and aImirarl y performed. The
music Was furnished Lv Tanners orchestra
"i Woodbury., which is admitted by all to
be one OF the finest III this section. j.
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MNMi.H.

school house II LUnenburg Corner took
iir" from a dcicc, in the s.ovc, and had
burned 4 Iar-r hole in the floor when dis
covered. The discovery. however, was
Just in time to save the hDu>c-bcing at
"bou. : o'clock in the evening. 1t was
soon cNungUishcd.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-01-29

binding LETT al thu office last iaIl, Is
now ready t" be delivered. Another grist
sill 20 to the mill thc first # February.
urIr.s handed il at once will be in season.
It a'e'"iiIa i-.''-'' w. " l. w. p' w. F.
.-au- condition. Is officers are y. G..
-. e.. Harvey: '. a., y. ID. Corsrr: Sec
r..a,y. !. \. Gair: treasurer. g. ID. Ran
dali: r,.mau.u- secretary. J.. L. Warner.
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'.'""' "", '.,'> were turning rom roI'-
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Halls band viii ~, Give concert
...... .., some nftIo n,,,.nap,rs
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-01-29

. H-~ttS
4 In answer 10 the cider problem We have
received many replies, most of them SINH
lar TO the one below which comes from
PaSsumpSc.
A"Strer He first draws out the 3 "al-
lon can tuil and emptes it into the > gallon
can: then draw the gallon can full again
and cmpties enough of ii into the ) gallon
eau 10 fill il. which will of course be , raj
Ions. leaving | gallon in The 3 gallon can.
Then he cmptics the gallons back into
the kc@, ana empiieS the gallon remain
ING in the 3 gallon can into the > gallon
can. and draws ont the , gallon can full
again. which makes with the l gallon in
the gallon can exactly / gallous.
Answer to the blind be@gar puzzle
Sister.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-01-29
CASH CAPITAL, 100000.
PAID IN FULL.
BRANCH OFFICE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING
puII AnET ptUA


Where the general bushes. OF the Company
ed and which all general correspondence should be
addressed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-01-29

been in failing health for months. and
even years. Mr.. Clapp came to ST. Johns
bury in 1880. we believe. and was the first
pastor OF the South Congregational church
IN this place. For several years past he
had not been settled. hut preached in diff
ferent places as his health permitted. His
last labor in Vermont was done at Lyndon
three years ago. where he supplied the
desk of the Congregational church for
several months. As a preacher Mr.. Clarp
was earnest and convincing: as a pastor.
nci.hber. social. kin'l and beloved by all.
When a good man dies the people meurn.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-01-29
o. B. CUTTING,

D'H". Ia ". M"ii,in =. Family Dy,s Dye stuff
tT 1m"ry Baoks- stationery, Fancy Good, Pocket
tIrry lltet WaIe. Spectacle. Clocks, Jrwclrv &c
- ca! in a. tn lat hand door Of Woodbury. &
i;u--, : HIldu..
WEST CONCORD. VERMONT
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-01-29
FIVE MILLION DOLLARS,

Total, ............. s. OCT, e5IG1
This large ,mount lie only indication of the i'm
traffic that must so tie through line In
few months. when the great tide of Pacific travel
and trade will begu. 1t is estimated that this business
take the earnings OF the road from FIFTEEN To
TWENTY MILLIONS A YEAR.
A. the supply Of these Bonds will parte.
no desire in in them will find for their inter
est 10 The price for present is par
and accrued interest from Jan l, in currency.
subscriptions will bs received by the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-01-29

For the benefit of our Medical Fraterni-
y. who were 80 unfortunate is not to have
been present at the session OF the Culchp-
MIA Co. Medical society. held at Barnet ON
The l5!h inst. permit me 10 say. additional
lu last weeks notice. that the addresses
from Our president. B. F. Eaton. and SEC
Rotary. :. i. Brooks. were listened to with
unusual attention. and elected the liveIirs;
Interchange OF opinions upon the subjects
presented. DIR. Eaton diScnurscd upon
lie comparative superiority OF modern
over ancient medical science. in which he
r'tre>henrd our minds with formulas. al
the present day simply rcdiculouS. were
they not formerly sanctioned by the high
Get authority. |, showed cuuclU<ivrIy the
cause tor rejoicing which the atllctrI oil
the present day havr.iu those preparations
which recommend Themselves to reason
aud good sense. DR.. Brooks spoke at
length aud arrcptably upon the tehrlr
diseases of children. cliciting discussion
- Ia whether the same We're idiopatiic or
symptomltic. Discussions were cut short
in order hat the subject nr hemmurrliagc
might he di-c>tcd. Cases were reported
which evidenced that we need not travel
tar tor rare or exceptional eases. Such
cases were reported hy DR.. Goodall OF
U.iCen>boro. OF poisoning by oil Of Cedar
also of lislua in ano. still under treat
u!eat. such veterans Is Dr>. Tuttle. New
I'll and Skinner. gave Il, no occasion to
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-01-29

CLARENCE II. CLARK, President
JAY COOKE, Chairman Finance and Excsdtfve Com
HENRY ID. COOKE, Vice Freirsnt.
EMERSON W. PEEr, Secretary Ard hstuAry.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-01-29
ORLEANS COUNTY.

last Thursday morning, as the cars
came hy the Peabody place, in Coventry,
they took Il couple Of colts belonging &c
StiIlman Se;,ver, pitching one OF them on
to the bridge Near by, killing it instantly
and the other WAS taken by the COW
catcher, and in some manner or other il
was forced behind the fire box, got int
the machinery ana was smashed all to :
puumice, setting 50 wed@ed into til,
machinery that j. stopped the train neal
Barton. Strange TO "a the engineer
Ind not know when or where lie got the
colts. and could not think what was W
nil the train was stopped and he inspect
Cd the works.
1T tie late term of the county cour
at Ira>hu,g, Harry Cheney OF WcStmorc
WAS fined $50 aud costs for selling liquor
and fer the same offence K. III. Little o
Barton was fined $50 and costs.
\ milestone quarry has been openeo
on job browns farm, and they ar,
drawing them TO Wo.cott where they
are being worked into whetstoncs ant
homes
\ Mr. Chapman from Bellows Fall
has moved to Evans Mills. in Brown
ington, and Is putting in shingle ma
chine which Is expected to cut titteer
hundred cords OF cedar into shingles pei
year, and enjoys some ten hands
Charles :, son of Mary j. Conant
OF Greensboro, aged years, had his arm
broken last week while at play at school
\ son of Hiram Mason of W estmorc
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-01-29

ECEIvISGNEwsTYLEsAT
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-01-29

We are glad to be reminded 10y a
".rai at Waterford that our Groton cor
r--pondent made = mistake in crc.lilin"
'io -ayiug See that We tail not out by the
"4y.' TO Jacob. 1t an! ei oar readers
.s'e curiosity in the mn'jrr they can GET
satisfied by consulting the latter part OF
..- ag.v-tiilh chapter of Genesis.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-01-29

-Biudir@ len a, Thu office last tall, Is
now ready To- bc delivered. Another @riSt
atUl 20 to the mill the first # February.
Orders handed il at once will be in season.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-11
A dispatch from Lasalle, dated the 10th

A dispatch from LaSalle, dated the 10th
says;
Yesterday farmer of Homer. by the
name of John Shea, thirty years Of age, be
longing to respectable family, and the
possessor of an estimable wife and three
children, was brought before Justice Fore.
stal, Police Magistrate, charged with an as.
.ault upon the person Of Mary Ann Flood
ten years old, Of this city, on Saturday
evening last, near the Illinois Central depot,
with intent to violate her person. The
proof was too conclusive to admit of a
doubt, and, in default of bail, the prisoner
was sent to the jail at Ottawa to await the
session Of court. He has long been an ha.
bitual drunkard, and was probably in,oxi.
Gated at the time of committing the oiieuse,
but popular Indignation was aggravated
rather than molifed by that circumstance,
mensces of lynching were freely and loudly
uttered during the preliminary examination,
and at It's conclusion the officers had to resort
to strategy to elude the fury of the popu.
lace and place the prisoner aboard the
cars.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-11
others are expected in a few dn,a


| NEW YORK, Aug. ia Herald spe cia
from Richmond says Gov. Walker, whc
has been on visit in this city for the past
two days, had a lengthy interview with Gen
Candy to-day, on matters relating to the
state, the result Of which has not transpired
The governor left for Norfolk this morning
The counting Of the vote on the constitution
aud state officers being now finished, Gen.
Candy has signihed his intention of promal.
eating the result of the late election thus
far in few days. Fully ten days must
elspse before the vote on members of Con-
gress and the Legislature can be counted.
1t will be over two weeks before the result
| of the latter vote is announced.
CHICAGO, Aug. ll.--Daniel Stowe, an in.
sane prisoner, committed suicide by hang.
ing himself in the county Jail yesterday.
Theodore Shock killed himself with laud :.
anum yesterday, at his store, No. Z Blue
Island avenue, on account of pecuniary diff
fcuities.
Deaths last week, 20s, of which 81 were
from cholera infantum.
A special dispatch from Massilon, Ohio,
says eight miners were descending shaft
in the mines Of Henry Saltz, near that
place, in cage weighing two tons, when
the connection broke and the men all tell TO
the bottom, distance Of forty feet, injuring
them severely; some having both legs bro.
ken, others their ribs, &c.
Mrs. DR.. Schrader and her mother, at
Red Rock, Marion county, Iowa, we're poi.
soned, and died yesterday, through the
mistake of druggists clerk.
The National Labor Convention meets in
Philadelphia on Monday. The eight hour
question, Chinese labor and the apprentice
ship questions will be discussed.
Peaches are selling at fifty cents bushel
in New York. Sixty thousand bushels we're
received from Delaware Monday, and an
equal amount yesterday.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-THE Turnfest con.
tnued yesterday at Wright's Grove. The
exercises consisted in jumping, leapinP,
swinging and climbing. The attendance
was not so large as on the previous days.
At night commons was held in Turner Hall,
fine COLLATION. and plenty of lager was
served. Speeches were made by several
gentlemen, and the evening passed in high
social enjoyment. To-day closes the feast.
The Turner teachers Congress occurs this
forenoon; an excursion on the Lake this
afternoon and the distribution of prizes and
balls tonight.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-11

On Sunday last, parties who we're picking
black berries near Carhnville, ILL.,, found g
man dying in the woods, northwest of that
city. Word was sent to town, and assist.
anee started immediately; arriving on he was
dead. A post mortem showed that be had
been shot in the face. He was a common
farm laborer named William WATSON, and
had no money to tempt robbery. Hispock'
et.book, with twenty-five cents, was found
on his person. A man named John Glib
bons, who had been drinking with him in town
and was seen going with him in the dlrec'
ton of the murder and returning alone, has
been arrested and held for trial by the Cor
oner, after two days inquest.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-11

1t is understood that in the event of the
Empress Eugenie making tour of this
country, the Navy Department will be ad.
vised by the commanding officer of the
United States squadron in Europe in time
to make preparations for her reception. The
French fleet to convey the Empress across
the Atlantic will, in that event, probably be
escorted by Rear Admiral Radford, in his
iiag-ship, the Franklin.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-11

The London Telegraph, contains an edi'
torial on the case of Haggerty, United
States Consul at Glasgow. After paying q
tribute to the uniform good faith of the
American executive, as far as Fenianism
is concerned, it justifes the refusal Of the
British government to grant the exequatur,
President Grant had no notion of the record
of Mr.. Haggerty, and under the circuu'
stances the government had no option but
to refuse to ackpow ledge him, and the US
tice of the refusal will doubtless be recog-
nized at Washington.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-11

The National Executive Committee Of
the UuiOn League of America, which usu.
ally convenes in New York, will meet at
the Union League House, Philadelphia, on
the 18th instant. Provisions will be made
for guaranteeing Republican form of gov.
ernment in Mississippi and Texas, by car.
rying the elections for the Radical ticket in
those two States.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-11

Advices from the City of Mexico state
that prominent citizens and Europeans bad
been arrested on suspicion of being connect
ed with plot to assassinate President Jua
rez and his Ministers, and pilage the city.
United States Minister Nelson had been ap.
'pealed to, but refused to iDtercede in behalf
of the alleged conspirators.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-11

A disastrous fire occurred Sunday after
noon at Elizabethtown, KY, destroying six
dry goods stores, three groceries, six stables,
four bar.rooms, Hawkins hotel, one oonfec
tionery, two boot and shoe stores, one sad,
dlery, one meat store, one dwelling house,
one ten-pin alley, a railroad Office and four
out.buildings. Supposed to be incendiary.
Loss about $l25,OOO. Insurance small.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-11

On the morning of the lO,h at the coal
bank near Massillon, Ohio, the iron cage
containing eight men, fell forty feet to the
bottom of the shaft, severely iniuriug all
breaking the legs, arms and ribs of the suf.
ferers. Medical assistance was Immediately
called. All are doing well.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-11

On the evening of the 9th, Mr.. Benjamin
Richardson, resident of Joliet, died very
suddenly. 1t seems he had been reading a
newspaper up to o'clock, and then stepped
into pantry to get something to eat before
retiring. and dropped dead
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-11
Farm for Sale.

TNHE subscriber offers for sale by private sale,
l. his farm Of one hundred and twenty acres,
situated in Coal Valley township, about three
miles south Of Coal Valley village on the Coal
Valley and Berlin road. Tho farm is under
high state OF cultivation, being fenced oil into
convenient fields we'll watered with springs and
wells, also large cistsrn. On the premises IS a
large and commodiou4 brick dwelling house; q
large and thrifty orchard of the very choicest va
rietes of good bearing spple pear, plum ana
cherry trees, as well as the smaller fruits shrub
bery and shade trees the necessary out build.
ings, sheds, yards, and pasture lots. Part of the
farm is seeded down to tame grass.
As the subscribers brother also offers the ad-
joining farm of one hundred and twenty acres for
sale, any person desiring can purchase both. The
location is desirable, convenient to churches and
schools. The purchaser will be required to pay
one half the purchase money down, the balance
on terms AS may be agreed upon.
Inquire on the premises, or by mail to the sub.
scriber through the Coal Valley post office, Rock
IslaIi county, Illinois.
JOHN D0NNAN.
Coal Valley, H., June 28, dw4w.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-11

The law against cruelty to animals is be-
ing quite strenuousy enforced in Franklin
county. Mass. Last week Marcellus c. Mil
Ter, of Nor.hGeld, was fined S45 dollars aud
costs, abou. $50 in oil, for excessively driv.
ing aud whipping horse.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-11
patlp argus.
OFFICIAL PAPNR.

The contract for the consolidation of the
Lake Shore aud Michigan Southern with
the Buffalo and Erie Railroad Company,
has been ratified.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-11

The total loss OF insurance in stock at the
great FIRE in Philadelphia, night before last,
is stated at s2,299, goo; London and Globe,
slsO,OOO; Imperial (London), $4,000;
New York companies are heavy losers.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-11
Chicago Market.
Tslsgraphsd to the Ansvs.

Chicago Market.
Tslsgraphsd to the Ansvs.
CHICAGO, August II.
Flour dull
Wheat quiet 43.
Corn active 96!a7 No 2.
Oats quiet 12ia5.
Rye firm l0ia5.
Barley nominal l,SOaSs.
Provision nominally unchanged.
Pork quiet 1878.
Lard nominal ~.
Shoulders firm lSs
Highwines active firm l,05a4.
LIVE srocx.
UNION SrocK YARDS, August IL.
Cattle rects STe sales $40 at 3a8 butchers;
6,S74 medium TO good.
Hogs dull reots 7466 sales 3lsl at s,65a90 ht;
s,5Oss0 fair to medium; 9,62as5 good to choice
New York Market.
TslsgrAphed to the ARsus.
New YORK, Aug. II.
Flour-Unchanged.
Whest-l55al60.
Corn--I, balls.
Oats--70a72.
Pork--33,l2.
Lard--l9s.
Stocks and Money.
Telsgrsphsd to the AReus.
Nrw YoRx, Aug. II.
Gold, 1881.
Coupons of 'slA "a, so. 24a. 81, %, 65, 23.
new 2I5, 81, 20, SO, 2ig; lO.40s I4Y, N. Y.C.
2loti Pfd 97s, R. l. l,l7i st. Paul SGT, Pfd
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-11
DUsTMUsS CARDS,
BLYTHE 4 ST0DDARD,
WAGON MANUFACTURERS,
Rock Island. Illinois.

MANUFACTURE sll kinds. of Wagons,
a'A Carriages Sulkles, Skeletons, Farm and
Express Wagons, &c. Every description OF rs
pairing zone at short notice. Particular stten-
ton paid to manufacturing to order.
mny26dly.