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COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL.
mARKErs BIZ TELEGkAPM.

NEW YORK, April 13.
CoTToN-Firmer; sales Of 5000 bales
at 281<a28Ac for middling uplands.
FLoUR-Closed dull at 5a1Oc lower.
GRAIN-Wheat-D and nominal at
1a2c lower. Rye-Dull and heavy at
81 35 for western. Oats-Quiet at 7613a
TIC for western in store. Corn-Lower
western; S6aSSc for old mixed western
in store and delivered.
PRovIsIoNs-Pork-D at $50 as for
new mess, regular. BeeNQuiet and
unchanged. Cut Meats-Quiet and
steady. Bacon-Dull and nominally
unchanged Lard-Firm at 1s2sa18Xc
for good to prime steam.
EGGs-Dull at 24a25c.
DRY GOODS MARKET.
The only change of importance to
notice to-day is the reduction in the
i4Xcto 14c, otherwise the market gen.
orally is steady, and there is an in
creasing demand for seasOnable goods
at recent concessions.
MONEY AND STOCKS.
MoNEY-Affairs In Wall street were
generally dull to-day. In fact the only
feature of interest was the curious
working OF the money market. In the
morning the market wore a very quiet
aspect, ana IQe ueu1dnu Wac SupplleO
at 0 per cent currency with commissions
OF 1872 and L 81 per cent, but as tho day
advanced, especially after O'Clock, a
large crowd of brokers. assembled in
front OF the Stock Exchange and an
active bull movement was 1naugurateo
in greenbacks, and biddings became
animated, particularly as the offerings
were light, and rates rose from 1-32 to
l-l6 and finally to "a per cent, with in
dications OF further advance. AT this
iuncture greenbacks suddenly became
more plenty and there was rapid de-
cline on the rates for money, being freely
offered at 1892, then at l-16 and 1872 per
cent. This marked change in the mar
ket took the greenback bull by surprise.
and very soon many of those who had
borrowed money at high rates
offered 1t at coin interest, which
was succeeded by a fall to per
cent currency before o'clock. After
that hour capital was plenty at Z per
cent. and the same loans were made at
6.per cent, which may be considered
the other extreme OF the market. The
whole performance on the street to-day
was somewhat strained, and the mar
ket was evidently manipulated for the
rise. 1t was undoubtedly this special
attempt at artificial stringency to-day
which was so clearly apparent to the
public eye that really broke down the
rates. Commercial paper passes more
freely at 10 to 12 per cent. for / best
names.
STERLING-Firmer;p prime bankers 90
days 10771, sight 10s76 a1Os1f.
GoLD-Lower; opened at 152A and
closed at 1S22Sal321T, rates paid for car
rying 1a7 per cent. and 1872 to 1.16 per
cent. The Cunard packet due to-mor-
row has on freight three quarters of a
million in American coin.
GOVERNMENT SToCKs-The Govern
ment bond market was quiet through
out the day, with scarcely any change
In prices. The volume OF business Ia
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Ncw Jersey Election.

NEWARK ApFl 40.
The town elections in Essex county
show Republican gains. The Board Of
FreehOlders has ten or twelve Repub'
licans. The majority in Morris coun-
ty, Chatham township, gives 90 Repub-
Patterson elects Jno. Ryle, indepen-
dent Republican Mayor by 500 majori-
". He was suggested by Democrats.
Also the Common Council has 10 Re
publicans and Democrats pledged to
reform the local questions controlled by
the result.
TRENTON, April 13.
The Democrats elected the Mayor
and Council OF this city yesterday:
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CANADA.


OIIAWAI 4APIII 4O'
1t is believed in we'll informed circles
that Sir George Z. Cartier. Sir John A.
Mcdonald and the Hon. Messrs. Howe
and Tilley, will be made Lords under
a bill introduced by Earl Russell, Great
ing life peerages.
It is said the Government will estao-
lish Northwestern Territorial Cow
ernment with the capital at Red River,
Commons. It is expected $500, 600 will
be voted 10 complete the road from
Fort William to Red River.
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PRESENTATION To PRESIDENT GRANT
On Wednesday last John r. Lewis
OF Rockingham county, Va, admins
traitor of the late John Minor Bolts
presented to President Grant ring,
the signet of which was made of the
filings from the bell that hung in the
Old Independence Hall, in Philadel-
phia. Mr.. Bolts, prior to his death, re-
quested that this ring, which he had
worn, should be given to General Grant,
whom he considered the most fit re-
cipient of the relic.
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m MAESACHUsETTB.


BOSTON, AprII 10.
Judge Marcus Morton, OF the Supe-
rior Court, has been confirmed as JUS
tice of the Supreme Court OF Massacnu-
setts, vice HOar.
Well executed counterfeit twenty
dollar bills on the Fourth National
bank of Philadelphia are in circula-
ton.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
EUROPE.
ITALY,

FLORENCE, April IS.
Marcel Cerruti, the Minister at Wash
ington to be supeceded by BertIonette,
has been appointed Minister to Madrid.
SPAIN.
MADRID, April 13.
The Government authorities continue
to make arrests of Carlists. in the Pro.
vince of Grenada.
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OheGttelE1qet1ce1>


Cool IMPUDENcE.-The Morgantowr
Constitution says:
The State election in Connecticut or
last Monday shows immenseDemocrat.
lc gains, with a probability that the
State and Legislature will be Demo.
cratic. How are you, "negro suf
tragers."
The fact Is that for the first time Con.
necticut elected Republican Gov
ernor and Legislature, having year
ago chosen English, Democrat, Gov
ernor by over 17OO majority. II the
Connecticut election has any signifi-
cance at all respecting negro suffrage,
it is an endorsement OF 1t.
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TIE Legislature of Michigan has ad-
journed after passing about five hun
dred new laws. Among other things
done, was submission to the people of
a constitutional amendment providing
for impartial suffrage ,and proposition
to increase the salaries of Judges.
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THE Baltimore papers contain elab,
crate accounts OF fashionable we'd
ding at Christ Church in that city, last
Thursday. the bride being Miss Mary
Joanna Hughes, a daughter Of DR.. AL
fred Hughes, formerly of this city and
the happy man W. Peytou Moncure,
Esq of Fredericksburg, Va.
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REVOLUTIONS OF REsPECT.-On the
first day of the April term OF the Ritchie
Court, meeting OF the bar was held
with Judge Stuart in the chair, and
resolutions OF respect and coincidence
touching the death of Gen. r. P. Peir.
point and c. NJ. Brown, of the Ritchie
bar, were passed.
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CONGR r E 8 s.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, April IS.
The Senate met at 12 O'Clock.
The resolution to print five hundred
copies of the Pr. sident's Message of the
7th inst, relative to the claims against
England, for the use OF the State De-
partment, was referred to the Printing
Committee.
The Senate then went into executive
aeaatOn
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Mr.. THURLow WEED is on his way
from the South, where he has been
spending the Winter. He is said to
have been driven out of Aiken, 8. c.,
by hordes OF Office seekers, who follow
ed him in person and by letter, beg
ging for his "inhuence."
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WEST VIRGINIA P. o. APPOINTMENTS.
The Office ut Valley Point, Preston
county, is re.established, and John H.
Feather appointed Postmaster.
At Cologne, Mason county, H. C.
Brown is appointed Postmaster, vice
George w. Harrison resigned.
At Vanclevesville, Berkeley county,
D. a. Hill is appointed Postmaster, vice
William II. Simmons resigned.
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SAIr LAKE CITY, AprlI l3.

SALT LAKE CITY, April 45'
The time between the termini OF the
Union and Central Pacific Railroads ls
reduced to 24 hours. Wells, Fargo q
Co.'S stages now make the route by the
north end OF the Lake.
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Bar Iron.
WHEELING. March p, 1869.

Bar Iron.
DAR1RoN. ROUND AND eQUARE, from
X Wavne and American and Sligo AiIIs'
PittsburEh.
BAR IRON, nat. rom %X5S 10 0AZ3: o,nIJ
BAR IRON, oval, half oval ana nHII Shna
BAR IRON, single and double hOIhS SHOo'
BAR IRON, hoop from u 70 4 IN,
BAR IROH, Wagon tires cut 70 4SnS LIZ; LIE
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Indians on the War Path.
SAN FRANCISCO, Al

SAN FRANCISCO, April IL.
The Indians in Humboldt county,
California, are again on the war path.
They recently raided the settlers near
Camp Grant, and q house burned. A
party OF soldiers and friendly Indians
pursued and attacked the hostile band
but we're repulsed with one Of the SOL
dlers killed.
Indians in the neighborhood OF Fort
Smith are fighting among themselves.
River and weather.
CINCINNATI, April 13.
Weather cloudy; some snow squalls.
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The missing banker, F. G. Jewett, of
Skaneateles, has not been found, as re-
ported.
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The only change of importance to
notice to-day is the reduction in the
price of Slater bleached muslins from
l41<ct to 14c, otherwise the market gen.
orally il steady, and there is an in
creasing demand for seasOnable goods
at recent CONCESSIONS.
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River and weather.

Weather cloudy: some snow squalls.
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An Economical Dish,

Steam or boil some mealy potatoes;
mash them together with some butter
or cream, season them, and place o lay
er at the bottom of the pie-dish; upon
this place layer of finely chopped cold
meat or fish of any kind, we'll seasoned;
then add another layer of potatoes, and
continue alternating these with more
chopped meat until the dish be filled.
Smooth down the top, strew bread
crumbs upon it, and bake until it is
well Drowned. A very small quantity
of meat serves in this manner to make a
nice, presentable little dish. A sprink-
ling of chopped pickles may be added if
handy, aud when fish is employed, it
eats better if first beaten up with raw
egg.
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HIoIr-CouOyer,

A noXious rumOr is current that Gen
eral Grant has it in his mind to invite
one Joseph Holt, ofinfamous notoriety,
to a seat in his Cabinet! This is too
incredible, of course. But even such a
mere rumor, with Hollis name attached
to it, makes the ghost of the dead rebel
lion rise and grin again. What-Holt,
the confidential adviser of the man who
helped to crush a revolt which Holt
condoned and justified in 1860, and
helped with all his underhaBded might
in 1861 by suffering Fort Sumter to fall
at the outset into the hands of his
Southern friendsl Holt, the champion
of Southern treason at Washington
when AlexandeF Stephens was combat
ing it in Georgia; Holt, the renegade
who fawned in 1862 at the feet of
President whom he had previously de-
clared worthy to be elected by the
thieves and plunderers of the Northern
States; Holt, the judge advocate who
disgraced two military commissions
and made a mockery of even military
Justice" by course the uuscrupulous
villainy of which has since became
patent to all men-he, Holt, to be Cab
met Secretary under Grant, It is truly
ridiculous. 1t is-new that we remem-
Der Conover-the most preposterous ru-
NOR ever set afloat.-WOrid.
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Ended mt Inst.

The great vexation of orr legislation,
the Capital question, came to its end on
yesterday. The Senate in the morning
adopted substitute for House Bill NO.
4, which substitute named Charleston
A. the fnture seat of Government, the
law to take effect in 1870. This substs-
tute was sent to the House for concur
renee, aud was considered yesterday
afternoon. Au attempt was made to
amend it, by fixing 1872 as
the year in which the bill
should take effect, but the amend
nent failed. A motion was then made
to disagree TO the substitute and ask for
n committee of conference. When the
vote came to be taken clear misunder-
standing was shown. Some members
thought if they voted "aye" they voted
for Charleston; other members supposed
that to vote "no" was to vote against
Charleston. An attempt was made to
explain the true position, that to vote
fave" meant to disagree, and therefore
to reject the substitute, but in the con-
fusion incident TO a final vote, it was
not clearly understood, and after the
vote was taken several members
changed their votes, to get themselves
right.
The House refused to disagree. Many |
supposed that vote would next be tax
en- on the question ofconcurring, but the
Chair decided, and properly as is said
by good parliamentarians, that the re-
fusal TO disagree implied concurrence,
and that the bill was law. This took
a great many completely aback, espe-
cially one Jealous gentleman who in
sisted then and there upon amending
the substitute. There was considera-
BILE talk last night of a reconsideration
this morning. How this may be We can
not tell, as to predict any action upon
the Capital question would be like in
quiring into the infinite mysteries, and
would have about the same prospect of
reliable results.
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West Virginia Legislature,
FRIDAY, February 26, 1869.
SENATE,

The Senate was called to order by the
Clerk.
After prayer by the Rev. Mr.. DOC
LITTLE, the Clerk announced that the
first business in order would be the cleo
tion of President to fill the place of
Mr.. FARNSWORTH, who had qualified
as Governor.
On motion of Mr.. FOREMAN, Hon. J.
I. HOKE was declared unanimously
elected President pro tenn.
The House bill for the location of the
Capital coming up as unfinished bust
ness, Mr.. DRUMMOND Withdrew the
substitute offered by him on yesterday
On motion of Mr.. BURLEY, the vote
by which Charleston was rejected was
reconsidered:
YEAs-Messrs. Applegate, Boreman,
Burley, Gathers, Dix, Doolittle, Price,
Phelps, Ramsdell, Werninger, Wilson
and Workman-l2.
NAYS-Messrs. Hoke, president, }
Chapline, Dawson, Drummoud, Davis,
Foster, Humphreys, Leonard and Young
g.
The substitute with Charleston in it,
was then adopted by the following
vote:
lEAs-Messrs. Applegate, Boreman,
Burley, Gathers, Dix, Doolittle, Price
Phelps, Ramsdell, Werninger, Wilson
and Workman.-l2
NAYS-Messrs. Hoke, President :
Chapline, Dawson, Drummond, Davis,
Foster, Humphreys, Leonard and Young
%.
The rule was then suspended, and the
bill passed by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Hoke (President), Ap
plegste, Boreman, Burley, Chapline
Gathers, Dix, Doolittle, Foster, Hum
phreys, Price, Phelps, Ramsdell, Wer
ninger, Wilson, Workman and Young
Il.
NAYs-Messrs. Dawson, Drummond
Davis and Leonardo.
The following bills were introduced
and referred:
By Mr.. FOSTER: Supplementary t
an act to incorporate the Laurel Fori
and Sand Hill Railroad Company;
By Mr.. WERNlNGER For the re
lief of b. +. Shuttlesworth N Bro, o
Harrison county;
By Mr.. LEONARD: To legalize
certain deed in Harrison county;
By Mr.. YOUNG: To exempt John A
Mcneil from the attorneys test oath.
By Mr.. BURLEY: For the relief o.
Jacob jefferson, late Sheriff of Marshal
county;
ByMr. WILSON: To place the res
estate Of the Riverside Iron Works
Company on the footing of personal
property;
By Mr.. YOUNG: To amend Chapter
"a, Acts of 1867, and 1S2 of 1865;
By Mr.. YOUNG: LegaliZing certain
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transfer of real estate in pocahontas
AFTERNOON SESSION

AFTERNOON SESSION.
The following House bills were passed:
Tor the rellef Allen Simpson, admin
istrator OF Jelfn Morrow, deceased;
10 amend the charter of Portland;
10 incorporate Harrisville;
10 incorporate Fetterman; -
Exempting James UHatchinson, of
wood county, from the lawyers test
oath. n - .-,s-,-,TT
To amend the charter of Weston;
Authorizing the Board of Supervisors
or Harrison county to refund certain
taxes to A.D. Nuzum; ...--
Declaring portion of Middle Island
creek, in Doddridge county, lawful
Declaring Meat House Fork of Middle
Island creek public highway;
authorizing the trustees of the Pres
6yterian Church, in Clay township,
hitchie county, to sell their property;
70 legalize the sale of certain church
property in Shepherdstown;
Relating to tho settlement of ffiduciary
accounts;
For the relief of W. A. NJ. Reed;
Refunding certain taxes TO the estate
NA DoNlu
Releasing Robert j. Parks, of Har-
rison county, from the payment of a
certain militia fine; .Ess
Changing the times of holding the
courts in the Seventh Judicial Circuit;
Amending the act establishing Lin
coin county;
To incorporate the Elk River Land
Improvement, Manufacturing and Boom
Company; -
Fixing the times ofholding the courts
in the 18th and 18th judicial circuits.
The following Senate bills were
passed:
To amend the charter of Middle
bourne;
Exempting J. B. Solomon from the
teachers test oath:
To legalize certain deed, in Mason
county:
To legalize the official acts of H. J.
Benedict, as Agent of the Point Pleas
ant Marine Railroad Company.
Exempting J. B. Hoge, of Berkeley
county, from the attorneys test oath;
To incorporate the Shepherdstown
and Halltown Turnpike Company;
To incorporate the Kabletown and
Bloomery Turnpike Company.
To amend section of Chapter 1877 of
the Code of West Virginia;
Legalizing a certain deed in Berkeley
county.
A large number of bills were read the
second time and appropriately referred.
Adjourned.
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ABrace Of Punny s,ories.

"Talk about bedbugs,p said Bill Ienes
who had been across the plains, 'you
sbould have seen some of the critsers
met in Idaho, last spring. / stepped
one night with some settlers, who lived
in log cabin containing only one room
and a loft. When it came time ts 70 to
bed, they strung a blanket across the
middle of the room, and the setters
family slept on one side of it and give
me the other. laid down to 60 to
sleep, and the bedbugs begaa to
gather like lunch.eaters around q free
lay OUT / tried to kiver up and keep
away from 'em, but the pesky varniints
would catch hold of the bed-clothesand
pull them off from me. They didn't
think nothing of draggin' me round the
room if / held on. / fit 'em till ABOUT
midnight, and then'I looked around for
some way of escape. There was lad
der reachin' up, into the loft, anh
thought the best way to get away nom
the blood-suckers was to climb up thar,
so Ibid. There wasn't any bugs inthe
loft, and laid down congratulatin' my
self on my escape. Pretty qHick l
heard the ladder squeakin' as if some
body was coming up. Bimeby l saw a
bedbug raise himself up through the
hole in the floor and look carefully
around the loft. Soon's he saw me he
motioned to his ehums below, the blood
thirsty cuss and cried, exultin'ly: Come
up, boys, he's here p"
There are good many anecdotes
related concerning that "werst actor
and best poker player in America" Nc.
Kean Buchanan, who has been engaged
for years past inficting unheardIof
tortures upon William Shakespeare.
Here is one a California friend related
to us:
While in California Buchanan be-
came engaged in law. suit. Calling on
James w. Goffrath, Celebrated lawyer
of San Francisco, the great tragedian"
said:
"Mr. Goffrath, in this lawsuit of
mine desire to retain you as my conn
sell"
Should be happy to serve YOU" re-
piled Goffrath, "but it's too late"
"Too latei How too late, my dear fell
low ~ .,.
"Why, you see, Pm retained by the
other side" ...-t-'..
'The other sidei How's thatf"
"Yes; Pm retained for the other side.
Pm going to act in behdGcf ShGkspeares
heirs" ..r.. -.--..
Whether the "great tragedian" saw
the point or not, everybody else in San
Francisco did when the story was told.
Fat Contributor in Cincinnati Times.
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How BARRIERS shave People in China.

A fellow who has been shaved in
China says that the barber first stropped
the razor on his leg, and then did the
shaving without any lather. The GUS
toner demonstrated, but was told the
lather was entirely useless and had a
tendency to make the hair stiff and
tough, and was therefore never used by
persons who had any knowledge of the
face and its appendages. After the
beard had been taken otf-and it was
done in a very short time-the barber
took long, sharp, needle-shaped spoon,
and began to explore his customers
ears He brought up frem numerous
little crevices bits of wax and dirt that
had been accumulating since his child
hood. The barber suddenly twisted his
subjects neck to one side in such man
ner that it cracked rs if the vertebre
had been dislocated. "Hold on w shout
ed the party, alarmed for the safety of
his neck. 'All right" replied the tom
sor, "me no hurt you" and he continu-
ed to jerk and twist the neck until 1T
was as timber as an old woman's dish
rag. He then fell to beating the back,
breast, arms, and sides with his fists,
and pummelled the muscles until they
fairly glowed with the beating they had
received. He then dashed bucket of
cold water over the man, dried the skin
with towels, and declared that his work
was done. Price two cents.
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Reuutify the Teeth.

Dissolve two ounces of borax in thre,
pounds of boiling water, and before it il
cold, add one teaspoonful of spirits o
camphor and bottle for use. A table
spoonful ofthis mixture, mixed with al
equal quantity oftepid water, and ap
piled daily with a soft brush, preserves
and beauties the teeth, extirpstes al
tartarous adhesion, arrests decay, in
duces a healthy action ofthe gums, anC
makes the teeth pearly white.