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STtCKs-HeaVy, except In Vanderbilt shnTtsu;
they WrTS strong on = Frp1rt thsl the dirrctOrr
would meet tomorrow and pay OH two millions
Of bonds and convert the sc1p Into stock. At
timer during the day thcrr were some heavy
operations Ia Northwestern and HOme Large hold.
eiA OH preferred shares Enld out that stock and
bought common HhSFtr, owing tn the great differ.
ence In price. There Wa alE0 large business In
RDck Island and Lake BhOFv. Express stocks
Arr dali. MiHeell1nrpuH stocks arn HlDFc active.
4 report Il current thRt all the steamers VI the
PaCihc Nall Steamship Company SFr IN b. with.
dawn, except thOae on the China line. The II.
feet has beisn 4 decline In PaCldr Mail stock t1
80. and an advance IN Central PAcidc Railroad
bonds TO ~ bid; In Union Pacific 10 -. and In
Union Pacific and grant lands 10 g.
Western Union Telegraph, 3iS; AdainS EE.
press. GlL; Wells. Fargo a Co., 20 American
57k; United StAtrp, s.: Pacific Nall. dpS; New
York CentFIl. 9t't; Erie, 21h: Harlem. ~; Hnd.
son ScFlp. pOA: Reading. 81 Michigan CeBtTal.
lI1S; lake SHORE, sth; Illinois CGutnl IS6:
Pittsburgh, n; NOTthWrhteTn. ~; do. pre-.
ErFrcd, 81, ROck leland l07l(; St Paul. a., dt,.
preferred, ~: Wabash. SlJi; n. Wayne, 67ls:
rere HHuIF ny; Chicago 1 Alton. ~ Ohio /
MIusIsslppi. 81.
AdViesS nom London and Frankfort arr In
favor Of highEr priecS for T. =. b0Rds London
lstteEp especially pOts = HTOWing demand ir0m
4 more conservative clsps NJ Engllsh IhVeStOFp,
who arr selling out higher priced securities TO
invest In L. =. bonds.
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Para" said small urChin. with a
mischiCvols eye II say, papa, ought the
master to fog fellSr for what he didn't
do:" Certainly not, my boy" well,
then, he logged me to-day when ! didn't
do my sum"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-26

Tux House Of Delegates, yesterday,
passed the bill rcpCaIlng the tcaChcn' test
oath. There was but single vote In the
negative, that Of Mr. WHEAr the member
from Morgan.
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ChIcaso Market.

CHIcAoo, January q,
FlOuR-Quic, aud steady At y Ea0S oO Ne
EpFtng extras
ii plr In fANuFile hOuArN No, : l0aS active and
ietiEC lower Aalca Rt 6OAd81ke; elOsihE Qulel
hl sDS, 6tfOhC; this AitGEROOn market unchanged
AI TCtAie cash and seller February. COEH-nuu
al los lower, 1ih6t7iEe RDF regular and lEv5h
rCCripIh; ClOslnH quiet UtGlSAllhe; No, nOnl'
nal al TIN6t7lNC, Oals-DuN q kd1Sc loWCt;
ElS latOr cash Tor No. :: closing At Sekc, Rye
Quiet; No. 2hCclincd NJ NAlOs St ~ iOF lErah ft-
crIpta, RAFley-Dull; No. nominal q TISbsSt.
IlOaa-, ,DTeSSod-ftFpi at ti00i0 T& CloSlhg
utrOnG al 80 SSSbl0 So LVV-Qulel and lrrEH9'
lar AI o. 1A1S Is for common; q 6tb9 % tOF tAlF
% medium; u SH6b0 6S GOF good TO SItrA.
CATTtE-SieAhy; best grades hlrly ArtlyO q
q zoos % GnP cows and light SIeCFS; eS Iat1S %
iuF Gslr TO medium; - 000T 6a)S iOF good 10 Ca
ira shipping FtCCTA
GADplY and JolIlacatIon are Missouri
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Baltimore Market.

bALTIAOAA, January u.
FLnUR-Dull and unchanged.
GRAIR--W --Whrat-SIG6dY At 81 S1di a. Corn
Finn: white II g3d6,&l o. yellsw Ei 95GSdr. Data
Steady At StG56f. Ryo-Qnlet; prime a tI 05.
Unchanged
wHNET -QuIet; sAleS At 81 Of EoI INN hound
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FRANCE.

PARIS, January 95.
Al the trial Of Prince Pierre lSonnr0rtc
Dcpnty Gambettc willappcar for the tam
ily " Victor N0ir.
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wE should like TO enquire Of our Market
Street nelghlOr Il Is still Of the opinion
that there Is yet room for Improvement
In city politics, aud IL sNin what direction
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MRs. STANTON advises men, in choosing
A wife to examine their teeth, ~ good
teeth are an Indication that the whole
body il perfect
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Commercial and Financial.
New York Money and stock Market.

SKw YORE, JAnnIry =.
MONEY-EasIeF At 4t7 per cent. chiefly TGII
per cent on call loans. RITnc transactions re-.
ported Ut 8 pcF cent
STERLINg "A shade Armer At i0,titIO0k.
(tOLD-WithOut decided change: opened 81 i3l;
closing Al I3lS. CIeannreA &t0O00DO,
rovvwySrpvrp pnSr,a BtPro
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A new charter for the city Of Brooklyn
was proposed by Mt Whiting in the
BroOEIyH Board Of Aldermen yesterday.
The leading features are the election Of a
Mayor and seven Aldermen for the term
OCtivu years, the bonds ofeaCh to be E, 500
pcr annum; said officers 10 be 6alloted for
with tickets and no ticket to contain more
than five names for Alderman 20 rs to
insure always majority representation In
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Nav YORK Dry Goods Market,

EEW YORE, January S6,
Little doing owing TO the SsvOFS rain 'tOrm
Prices unchG ugOd,
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A telegram was received yesterday By
the strikers ut l.OnEhrcak that the men 1T
SusQurllannR Ind struck. Al about noon
the men at Port Jervis had not yet taken
II stand, hut II WAS expected that notice
To that effect wOuld reveal them either
through the telegraph Or by delegate
this morning The men AnXintSly " a wait
the decision Of the Buffalo men.
SMALL FOX.
Fifteen cnscS Of small pnx was reported
10 the Board Of Health, yesterday. In Rd
ditiOn tn the three reported on Sunday.
These cases make u total Of about 200
which are known to have occurred In the
city.
Charles Eaton got a verdict Of $l,OOO
against the Delaware & I.AckawanA Rail.
road Company, in the Supreme COnrt
yesterday. IIe was dead head on the
train butwNs injured by the allege'lcar'
leSSneSs Of tho conductor.
CUSTOM HOUSE DEFCTB.
Alta meeting last night Of the Custom
House Department they was not pleased
with the late order Of Collector Grinnell
respecting the carriage Of. bonded, goods.
The chairman, Mr.. G. Reynolds, said the
collector did not appear to have any mind
Of his own. hut simply as others told him
the question had come to bc n fight he.
tween Fenton and Morgan.
BRoKERS TAX.
Three prominent brokers paid 81 ,OOC
each into the registry in the New York
Circuit Court, yesterday, the money
representing the fines which were imposed
on them for violating the revenue law.
THE REPUBLICAN GENERAL COMMITTEE
The Union Republican Committee Col
1870, last night, adopted u constitution
and bylaws Tor itS government The
question NJ AppOrtlonioning delegates was
referred back 10 the Committee on Tie
Constitution i0F report at the next meeting
BALL POR PRINCE ARTHUR.
John A. Dix with Mr.. Grinnell, August
Belmont and n number Of other prominent
citizens, have determined to celebrate
the return Of Prince Arthur to this city
by giving a hall in his h0nOt.
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ClucAOo has just dedicated it, Sn,
German High school
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NEW YORK CITY.
A Fresh Observation-Disclosures Myste-
rious Murder.

A Fresh Observation-Disclosures MYste-
rioua Murder.
NEW YoRH, Jan. p.
The ciIy is startled this morning with
tile report Of fresh mystery and proDa-
BILE murder. a captain named Alexander
came to this city from New Orleans in
September, 1888, and took lodgtngs At the
lOarling house Of ]. G. Gardner, l21
street, near I'd avenue. He disappeared
suddenly, and with him large sum Of
money, nearly $GO,0OO in government
I,onIS Subsequently his body was dis.
covered in Greenwood Cemetery, hurried
under n false name, The contents Of his
stomach were placed in the hands of DR.
DOrenNtS llrcxAmInAtion. In consequence
Of his report the Gardner family were last
night arrested, charged with the murder
Of Cant. Alexander. Their mode 0f life
has apparently improved very much late
", which adds To the suspicion Of their
guilt. They have heretofore moved In N.
spectacle circles and have heen accounted
honest people
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WASHINGTON.
The Yirrlnln Congresslnen.

WAsHISGTON, Jan. %.
The House Committee on Elections
have dcridcl To oretAin for examination the
credentials Of Mr.. Porter, Un account Of
his alleged disloyal record, Of Mr. Seager,
by reason of the question Of the right Of
Virginia To send a Representative at large,
and Of MeSsrS. Booker and Mckenzie lN.
cause their seats arc contested. The Gre
Lcntials Of the resi- Of the delegation will
le reported lavOrAbly at once, subjccIing
them In take the usual oath. II is expect.
cd that no objection will bc made 10 the
swearing in Of Senators without reference
Of their credentials to the Committee on
judiciary
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Prince Arthur has promised to visit
Richmond before returning 10 Europe, but
declined u present invitation. The Prince
and suite to-day visited the treasury de.
partment and were escorted by Secretary
Boutwell, through the building.
THE GOLD INvEsTIGATION.
c. r. Willard and Mr.. Martin, Of the
firm Of Smith, Gould, Martin & Co., and
Mr.. Carver, NJ New York, were examined
hy the Committee on Banking and Cur
rency to-day. Mr. Corbin is expected to.
mUfrOw.
REPORT REQUIRED OP THE HANKS.
The Comptroller Of the Currency lla'
Issued notice to National Banks requiring
them to forward to his Office Immediately
report Of their condition as shown by
their hOoks at the Close Of business on the
ED inst.
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Fifteen caseS Of small pnx was reported
to the Board Of Health, yesterday, In I'D
dItiOn tn the three reported on Sunday.
These cases make total Of about 200
which ARE known To have occurred In the
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rME COAL INTERESTS IN DANGER
The Committee on Ways and Means TO,
tlay had before them the proposition to adj.
nit all coal lrrc Of duty, and 1t was agreed
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-28

He had nothing to do with beef
contracts for General Sherman ell
ther. began to think it was Gu
rious kind of 3 government. 1t
looked somewhat as if they wanted
to get out of paying for that beef.
The following day l went TO the
Secretary of the Interior. said
"Your Imperial Highness, on or
about the 10th day of October"
"That is sufficient, sir-I have
heard of you before. Go--take
your Infamous beef contract out of
this establishment. The Interior
Department has nothing whatever
to do with subsistence for the
army"
I went away. But / was exaspe-
rated now. I said 1 would haunt
them; l would invest every depart
ment Of this iniqaitous Government
till that contract business was set
tied l would collect that bill, or
fall as my. predecessors, trying. 1
assailed the Postmaster General ; /
beseiged the Agricultural Depart
msnt; 1 waylaid the Speaker Of the
House of Representatives. They
had nothing to do with army con-
tracts for beef. I moved upon the
Commissioner q the Patent Office.
| said:
"Your August Excellency, on or
about" 81 r.
"Perdition have you got here
with your incendiary contract
at last : We have nothing to do
with beef contracts for the army,
my dear sir"
ooh, that is all very well-but
somebody has got to pay for that
beef. 1t has got 70 be paid now,
too, or I'll confsoate this old Patent
Office and everything in it.
"But, my dear sir"
at don't make any difference,
sir. The Pstent Ofkce is liable for
that beef, / reckon; and liable or
not liable, the Patent Office is got
to pay for it."
Never mind the details, it ended
ia fight. The Patent Office won.
But l found out something to my
advantage. l was told that the
Treasury Department was the pro-
per place for me to 60 to. ] went
there. l waited two hours and q
half, and then l was admitted 10
the First Lord Of the Treasury. l
said:
"Most noble, grave, and reverend
Signor, on or about the 10th day of
October, 1861, John Wilson Mac,
ken" -a.st eE
THAT is sufficient, sir. | have
heard of you. Go to the First Au-
ditor of the Treasury"
~ did so. He sent me to the Sc
cond Auditor. The Second Audi
tor sent me to she Third, and the
Third sent me 20 the First Comp
troller Of the Corn Beef Division.
This began to look like business.
lie examined his books and all his
loose papers, but found no minute
of the beef contract. ! went to the
Second Comptroller of the Corn
Beef Division. He examined his
books and his loose papers, but
with no success. I was eneour-
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-28
roo DoGG0SEn POLITE.

The Sidney (Ohio) Journal says
not long ago newly-married couple
from this county established them.
selves at fashionable hotel in Gin
einnati for the purpose of seeing
the sights. The lady vas young and
pretty, the husband honest and ver-
dant. The pair had been in the ho-
tel some twenty-four hours when
the bridegroom walked up to thu,
clerk and remarked:
"That's my wife that stops ia tbs
room with me-"
Yes; | supposeso,7 was the bland
reply of the clerk.
"Well, I thought I'd mention %
continued the man, $50 you wouldn't
think it strange in nv complaining.
| never like to find faaIt, you know
but were kind Of bothered. We've
only been here since yesterday, and
NJ NJ vic has been invited to ride
three times, and to go to the minstrel
shows likewise, and Just now g
sleek-lookIng chap knocked at the
door and wanted 70 know if that
countryman che had on the string
was gone. I've no doubt they
mean well enough, but they are too
doggoned polite for me-" The poeg
fellow was assured that ths swell
meaning Young men should not
annoy him any farsher with their
politeness, and he retired apparent
~ much grssfied, 80
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-28
LITERAL ANSWERS.

A lady noticed a boy sprinkling
salt on the sidewalk to take off the
ice, and remarked to friend, point
ing to the salt:
"Now, that's benavolence."
mo it aint," said the boy, soms-
what indignant, otis salt"
So when lady asked her servant
girl il the hired man cleaned off the
snow with alacrity, she replied:
"No ma'am, he used q shovel
The same literal turn OF mind
which we have been illustrating is
sometimes used intentionally and
perhaps a little maliciously, and
thus becomes the property Of wit
instead of blunders. Thus we hear
Of q very polite and impressive
gentleman who said to q youth IN
the street
:aBoy, may l inquire where Rob
inson's drug store is ?" D.
Certainly, sir" replied the boy,
very respectfully.
"Well, sir" said the gentleman,
after waiting awhile, "where is it Z"
o 81 have not the least idea, yer
honor" said the urchin.
There wss another 5boy who was
accosted by an ascetic middle aged
lady within
"Boy, want toe go to Dover
street"
"Well, ma'am,' said the boy,
"why don't you go then ?"
One day, at Lake George, q par
ty Of gentlemen trolling among the
beautiful islands on the lake, with
bad luck, espied little fellow with
q red shirt and a straw hat, dang
ling line over the side of boat
"Halloo, boy, said one of them,
"what are you doing P's1ia nosao7s's G
Fishing" came the answer.
"Well, of course" said the gen.
tleman, shut what do you catch "
"Fish, you fool; what DO you
s'pose p
"Did any of you ever see an Gle
plants skin % inquired teacher
OF an infant class.
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it also. He did not survive. Ba.
ker J. Allen left it to Arson G.. Ro.
gers, who attempted to collect it
and got along as far as the Ninth
Auditors Office, when death, the
great leveler, came all unsummoned
and foreclosed on him also. He
left the bill to q relative of his in
Connecticut, Vengeance Hopkins
by name, who lasted four weeks and
two days, and made the best time
on record, coming within one of
reaching the Twelfth Auditor. In
his will he gave the bill to his I'M
Gle, by the name of O-be-joyful
Johnson. 1t was too undermining
for Joyful. His last words were !:
"Weep not for mel am willing tc
CO." And so he wss, poor soul.
Seven people inherited the contract
after that. But they all died. So
it came into my hands al last. 1t
fell to me through relative by the
name of Hubbard Bethlehem Hub
bard, of Indiana. He had had a
grudge against me for long time,
but in his last moments he sent for
me and forgave me everything, aud
weeping, gave me the beef contract.
This ends the history OF it up to
the time that l succeeded to the
property. 1 will now endesvor to
set myself straight before the ma
ton in everything that concerns
my share in the matter. ] took
this beef contract and the bill for
mileage and transportation 10 the
President of the United States. He
said:
Well, sir, what can l do for
you ?" | said: .s .al.e
"Sire, On or about the 10th day
of October, 1861, John Wilson Mao
kenzie, of Rotterdam, Chemung
county, N. j., deceased, contracted
with the General Government to
furnish to General Sherman the sum,
total of thirty barrels OF beef"
He stopped me there and dismiss
sed me from his presence-kindly,
but firmly. The next day l called
to see the Secretary of State. He
said:
"Well sir ?"
l said: our.Royal Highness,
On or about the 10th day Of Octo-
Der, 1861, John Wilson Mackenzie,
Of Rotterdam, Chemung county,
N. j.; deceased, contracted with the
General Government to furnish to
General Sherman the sum total of
thirty barrels Of beef"
That will do, sir-that will do 4
this Office has nothing to do with
contracts for beef"
| was bowed out. l thought the
matter all over, and finally, the fol-
lowing day, | visited the Secretary
of the Navy, who said: Speak
quickly, sir; do not keep mo wait
Ing" | said: "A
Your Royal Highness, on or g.
bout the 10th day Of October. 1861,
John Wilson Mackenzie, of Rottsr-
dam, Chemung County, n. T., de-
ceased, contracted with the Gener-
al Governn eit to furnish to Gener-
al Sherman the sum total Of thirty
barrels of beef"
"eil' 1T was as far as | could ret.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-28
THE BEEF CONTRACT.
How It was Made Qand How Mark
Twain Attempted Hts Collection.

How It was Made Aand How Mark
Twain Attempted Hts Collection.
In as few words as possible l wish
to lay before the nation what share,
however small, l have had in this
matter-this matter which has so
exercised the public mind, engen-
dered so much illNfeeling, and so
filled the newspapers of both CONT
nents with distorted statements and
eXtravagant comments.
The origin of this distressing
thing was this-and | assert here
that every fact in the following re-
sumo can be amply proved by the
official records of the General Gov
eminent.
John Wilson Mackenzie, of Rot
terdam, Chcmung county, N. j.,
deceased, contracted with the Gen
eral Government, on or about the
18th day of October, 1861, to fur
nish to General Sherman the sum
total of thirty barrels of beef. We
ry well. He started after Sherman
with the beef but when he got to
Washington Sherman had gone to
Manassas, so he took the beef and
followed him there, but arrived too
late; he followed him to Nashville,
and from Nashville to Chattanooga,
and from Chattanooga to Atlanta
but he never could overtake him.
At Atlanta he took Il fresh start and
followed him clear through his
march to the sea. He arrived too
late again by few days, but hear
ing that Sherman was going out in
the Quaker City excursion to the
Holy Land, he took shipping for
Beirut, calculating to head off the
other vessel. When he arrived in
Jerusalem with his beef he learned
that Sherman had not sailed in the
Quaker City, but had gone to the
Plains to fight the Indians. He
returned to America and started for
the Rocky Mountains. After eigh-
teen days Of arduous travel on the
Plains, and when he had got within
four miles Of Sherman's headouar-
tiers he was tomahawked and scalp
ed, and the Indians got the beef.
They got all Of it but one barrel.
Sherman's army captured thst, and
so, even in death, the bold navigat
or partly fulfilled his contract. In
his will, which he kept like Jour
nal, he bequoathed the contract to
his son Bartholomew w. Barthol-
omew W. made out the following
bill and then died
THE UNITED STATES
In account with John vii
son Mackenzie, of New
Jersey, deceased,
To thirty barrels Of beef for
General Sherman, at 500 5 $500
To travelling expenses and
transportation .. Fl 900
Total : -o. s17,3Os
Received payment
He died then; but he left the
contract to William j. Martin, who
tried to collect it, but died before
he got through. He left it to b.
ker j, Allen, and he tried TO collect