davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1870-12-13

It's stated lhat the terms upoa which the Cam
t3en i Auboy i New Jefscy RailroAl Com
pauies viii lease their property to the PennsJt-
vaEta Central COMPANY arr Tor guaranteed div
tdcnd Of to per cent on their captA1 stock. The
property to be- thus transferred Is Tosth at least
sac o10 900. The united companies will also lease
other local roads, spreading over the Southern
Part Of New Jersey, The t3ts1 value Of which IL
f1gpr {93, 900 600 more,
, 1870-12-13
LUXEMBOURG.

1oSpaS, pec.11.-A Adylres from The laH9e stase
that lie regn.1aions Tor the cekstoa Of Luxeu1-
uou.g arc nearly completed.
The excitement at BRUSSELS concerning the
threats Of Blsnnik agatnst Luxembourg runs
l h1sb,
, 1870-12-13

lsntlrond rFoJcct-W0TE Suspended
on the 81. Anthony: Fails Improves
mCnt.
Special pe+rsteh to The Chtcaxo Tribune.
ST. P4CI, MtSx. Dec, 1s.-Segotatiors have
bccn concluded between association Of citizens
Ct St Paul ani the managers Of the Vest Wiscon-
en- Railroad by which the road Is expected
10 be completed to this place By the nrst OF
JnIy next The road IS to run via Saltwater and
CfnsB Lake to St Cr0ix4
Work mas c!nscl on the falls improvement at
s.. anthony FAtls. the government appropriation
and local subscriptions having been expended.
, 1870-12-13
IOWA.

Strike OF Es1idRc I.nborcr> Mt Council
Rlugfs-ObttunFY.
Erteial Dcspateh 10 The ChNA Aso Tribune.
CoCxctI BIcrrK, Iowa, DEC. 19-The labbrers
on the great Pacific Railroad bridge At this point,
numbering about l;3 men, strnck, to-d4y, Tor an
Advance Of WAGES. Tnetr plAcea afc being sup
Piled With new men, and the work Will not be tt-
1Ardtd. ......
j, Nop1aldo, President Of the 1cA.tan Comm.
uit1 Of French Sefueees, died. this QofulaKs Of
heart diaeaset Ut his ho1ne IN AaAmB County.
, 1870-12-13

FO1-perenbtr L. 1t 6 O'Clock n u, 1t his stsi
ds5ee ~ South rs1k avenue. America soat1.'
.WHirEAs Naes.- 1T. D*seahc1 il. 4 a .. =,
q .spcp;t.y. Nj Ktlism While: e n. Ses1 1e.s;
II osisSs ffends Of the family ar invited to attend
LEW Nis1NsTn1J tEenins. December IL, dHaH
kunrsal from The residence Of his sou-n Otto 2
Aatzs - Uak stsret, Tuesdsy. December L. Ass8
p M - .
,tOGG;-Sasday. peeenbes II. Knuy W.Ee. wife Of
EsaeF;. ss wssaP9ss4,y, ?. A. from .: seds*fsf
8RlDGNAN-Ih New Yerk. peeemhera. MteI I
i.nt Hhess., eata. wtte of Vim H. a1adsraaa' ~
bowels, John q. Ras1y, ard u yeara
Funsxai fEota he iesldense q h,s no9ht5ana4aw
, u u ~ l. ~ b uslyas7 hy ths esaesesJ Es1A
, 1870-12-13

ca.ueusa, principles Of the party, VIZ. tes
b,tot. ttEue Of money by the 2orttn
fnr III benet Of The peop'e and the F1zht Of eu1i.
pept tona1n In the puhllc lant. and sAld, II
!. succet d IN securing chan zes 70 out oomesas
pouc5 enbt artng 80 much Of reform n 1ae I9ns ~
fmperiahsbie fenown, emitting them +, the R,ati-
tut3e oi what will be thereby rendered me E'A9o-
eat nation Of equti people the *os'o nAa ese3
E1nM0-r
, 1870-12-13
THE ATLANTIC CABLE.

Efforts TO Repair ahc Broken Cable.
ST. JouSs. y. F.. Dec. l9.-The Atlantic Cao1t
Comrary.s repairing steamer Robert 17wey r.
tnrnct here yef,erhay, from her stternpt to re,
rair tho eahle. she viii take on coal and sup
plies. aud Eail again to-norfow. Captain Kerr
n. ~, VINO has for many years been On the coast
on the nex1 cruise. Els 1ss1s t2nce win, no doubt
be Ct great value. The weather conunne4
stQlMy.
, 1870-12-13
MISSOURI.

Governcr.E;tect Brown ON the Lubor
Question.
St. LOUIS, Dec, IA delegation OF gentlemen
Representing the Labor Reform Party, called on
B. Gsatx BfoWp, t3oyernor-elect to-day, conxTsiu-
lA,ed him on Eis election, and presented m 3D.
dress highly conmendlcg some positions taken By
him On tue labor question during tae cs0S4AA
and some of the lpec1nc purposes of TIE National
Labor Reform pAtty, u set forth Y theu recent
convention IN Cincinnati He Wfs giad 10
know tnAf tnelf AIN u to reconcile, nshe'
tnN 70 aatagpnlxe, the relations Of 1A9ol
Il capital He approved sas three tVa
, 1870-12-13

Important Railroad Consolidation
-0ssc Murder mud TWO Suicides al
Saginaw Ctsys


Saginaw City.
DETROIT, Drc. 12.-An important railroad con.
solt.!at!on is on the !dpis. The Canads Southern.
1unniug from Buffalo to MooEctowu, opposite St
ClAlr, one or two sections OF which are uuet con-
Tract, and The Michigan Midland. protected from
St. Ctsir TO L4usng. and the Fe1tnsulr Railway.
slrcaay running from Lansing TO cassopons, and
graded 10 South Bend. xith further e1ssnsseu
projected 10 chicago This, as viii be seer, fosns
smother through line FROM Buffalo to Chicago.
4 meeting Of parties Interested was held last
week 1t lansing, and al preliminary as77uIe.
ncnts made. nanel Drew. ". D. Thompson and
Milton Cour1ixht arr deep In the project, and
rrnpoFe 10 furnish money.
Friday night Frcnchman named J. p Glrafd.
fsenzed with tiquoF and passion. shot his wife
and then himself, 81 SAGINAW CITY. Both died
Almost Instantly. They came here HSont 4
month since from Fo1t WaJue, in quest Of work
They leave child one year old.
William G. Sheldon. young nan nf %. CON.
nttted suictde ty shooting with reyo1se1, n
Saginaw CITY, Friday. ue nBc been 11bortng IN
der great depression ln consequence OF con
nrrucd hcaYi Ltsease. He was supposed 10 hArs
been temporarily insane.
, 1870-12-13

the settlement Of claims Ct Officers and Aoln1ets o1
'AE -. sep'1 H. M9yN1aThH,A H,Annron.tads9 condemned
c,1 acn inr fhr Sait, nal tekic{cE5 at KaoxFll:t,
Tim. ~ ,,,,. -,
tue ~ 'oo,nnl.t.on al lie Missouri i Montana RAIL-
road. ,;. .snr,, ~ .,,rtas n,ssou,. Into three
judicial tlIasricrs.
Jnli Z iEsa 0ranttpc lands fer the improvement |
By Nj. SMITH tU,con)-To aprrnpoatt1 prpnn - M ~
pro1 eds Of sales Of publs tands ~ o'e8oa " ME
support OF comEon scaeess eoe'e'
pESx01SE' kAriis@
Nj. McCHARf t1rrra resol.at"n SH'npS nI ,nr
inform na',on concernin9 the improvement " ''e
DesMoiaes TIA, las Adopted.
Nr. ntrrI III mas. report iroH The dadscsa-
r, anmmtites iii to repeal the acts Of March
an 1ptI &C. ss o5ea 'ae ee 'Ins,a p9eVious
| question on its passage. .,,,.x
| Mi, cox asked whether Il WAS an unconalton-
ii rcptsi ot all tepurt-of-onlc- acts.
MT. BUTLER rerie'i IN the afn:mAa'e
The bill rassed Vi sote oi o W =.
rAy or LOUISIANA xEAtKRa
Mr. DAWES ousrra 7esa,auon to r.y Mesata.
| sfnher xnd Merry. members 3Fnm Louisiana.
sssrr enH rn,es9e f:om rhe beginning Of the
pnssn, Conefr4s, .,etucstng tbe anou:t ta'aH pa!d
ner coItessants tor tue SEATS 1t the last session'
,snnxrscn.
.....x,.sa tntns resolution sa-
~: ba:h 1otsEmaTI It.,. ~ arnn,ot cnmmssiou,
thollzlnE tae Efes1aena " noo,ra INN tne ex.
copeAunR " w H. ,reatr Etth rue author1-
81 n - nna,So III is acnu,s,tion lie moved
yes y. oau M lo.nto a ~ ~ ~, n ~ strnnt3nn
thG f'ttoun Iast.oa ". .~ona - nrry1cus oucs.
; m ianase refused 70 seeona lee p'e'''1' 4'@-
a?a = c " the resolution on the t'-
Ut The icatoa ~as 4 ,hen re.ered with leave
re1sa, It nay time after nrc days nosicc-to the
lisuse. zo,,..v .,c,sx
1s ,t.aS%spa n11.pas eae eaecaffeut resolution
. ~ - : %rrce,s Of Congress from Thursdar, Deem
, 1870-12-13

Special Despatch t, The Chicago Tribune.

Erecial Despatch I, The ChIcaEs Tnbunt.
GOLD.
SEw Yosx. Dec. te-The gold market exaib-
tied continued dulnesA Tie range Of prices 10
day, was between 11oK aud 11ot, and The closing
ouotat,sa lloh. The rates pail for carrying Wete
from Il per cent
GOVERNMENTS.
Government bonds were strong. aad there "as
N uuutuaily large b18tness In CenU2i f4cloe 1ot
tnyestu eot 1t will be remembered that, On 1anr-
a,y, there u = per cent gold coupons due On
these bonds. !
rhe week opened with an improved feeling Ia |
.ne rnone, uslet notwithstanding the untarora- |
HE bank statement rendered on Saturday.
1h,a u due 70 the belief that no further attempts
vii, },e made at present to eject m ARTIFICIAL
su,nccncy. Tne ruling rate on call loans vas
| per cent, With exceptions ut s. Old !oans dse
standing at :, but there sre no ne" engagements
at thai ngure- At the banks there u !aI nut
rot pfefsIu0 demand for discounts. which, now
eye :. Ia epeac,ent 70 employ the funds get apatt
bY these Institutions for this purpose. 10 thatas
rr,l+ the banks Are not buyers Of ontstdc palef In
the opep market. There g amal supply OF
rntc!ass commercial paper, tiut rather liberal
| offerings OF inferior Rrades- The near appaoaen
| nf the close Of the year, when merchants are de-
k.rcus Of knowing precisely the resolts Of The
| teat's husiheas. Induce many OF them 10 one9
papef fruninz Into the next year, which they haVe
| reretFcd from their customers at higher rates
| rhan tner would 1T ether aeasona, which Accounts
tor the liberal supply and irregular rates Of snls
| clasr Choceshort datc accersancea we're quo1ed
to-day at 6X07K. while inferior Rradea OF douhIe
| paned ranged from sE 10 .. The range OF single
! | .a1uca was u 1sc, according to the grade
FOREIGN EXCHANGE ....
: The 1orrign exchange market ~as dSA At losf
| atOS1: for prime bankers; Sky days stetilp9
,llf. af,t sight, 1t9ttta ie9's.
, 1870-12-13
MARRIED.

,HA!CH-CARR-;Moudsy Dee. Il. by. the Rev
At Chicago.
-cRAHAMGE1z-As St J.rae.. Rresnry, by the
feS r.. Es!anst. December II. MI. Richard Graham
, 1870-12-13
rxotsbre In the United NtntcR Court
Konua nj S01l Q.NkCA

Room Mt SA1t Lake,
SALT LAKE, 7. r., Dec 1s-Tc-day, while the
Supreme Court WAS tn chambers. Judge llhWlfJ
ami Gentle lawyer named Hask!n had a1itu.
cnty.. psskip tmpcacne,i the Julgc'a yer8c!ty and
rc1iop tn case 10 which he Dasklns w1s inter
cs.e.l. Tue Judge threatened to commit him Tor
contempt NatAih said lie might, ~ he had .
rIetpunts cOnttnr. tor 1Iaw.ey. who ordered the
TIL, States Marshal to arrest HIM Suose-
qucptlS fs1& Etn threatcuel 10 kick iawaey nut bI
the courtroom, claiming that the court was not
sitting. tt
Winter has faIrly set In ID this yaf:eJ. a scEesc
snow-Efcrm prevailed yesterday.
, 1870-12-13

ITALY,

nfRSE, ner- lA.-The Swtss Federal Council
axis an exits nsfon for eight months Of tue treaty
relative 10 the St GotaaTd RAILWAY.
, 1870-12-13

RHE1Is
The wheat market vas unsettled. Holders. ID
view Of the almost total cessation Of receipts and
rnpre favorable foreign avtces, were disposed u
nix more money, hut shippers did not appear to
hare money otdeEF, and, although ocean ffetghts
were easier, no considerable movement toof
n1aec. and pttces we're but fraction higher.
, 1870-12-13
uIIN0B.

Trial et Marion F. SpAnKlcr for the
mur<lcr of Timothy Keanes nenr
Dlxon%
Bpeeisi pespateh to The Uhleaxn TrihapA
p1xoS, Dec. 1a-Tha trial Of Marion F. Stang-
ler, for tho murder Of Timothy keane, occupltd
all Of lAst week In the Circuit CouH Of this diS.
trtrt md tdtsfair to Last the whole OF this week.
The rIfrae wns Committed sotne tNelyo MONTH
s.uce. Spansies shooting keane dead instantly, OF
aooount Of 1 quarrel growing ons Of depred@aaoa, @
EE1x4 II fs.tssrp. Hppetrs for the defence kut
II. II. o'B1ien, Of Peoaa, for The prosecution.
, 1870-12-13
The Rev. Horace Cobk.

-sfR OF sDes. III 1Rz1eh 70 lK< Ci7t7H1d:s toaF
1AereiaL
The Fey. Horace Cook Of elopeuens fame.
o'clock found him Numbering In the gutter Of
the ar1stoeratic T*enty-thisd street, in from
Of Jem Mace's ta1oon. The reverend gentle
nao wss lectused and discharged b. 1ussic'
Coz yesterday.
, 1870-12-13
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE.

TrR1H, Dec 9.-Tne Spanish depu.atinn Was re-
reiEetl to- Guy, ty AoSta and the Prince OF CarR-
, 1870-12-13
NtW Orleans Market,

faFor. The city r. -u-ent Is largely R.p1h-
nc1n-
ye9teioay, nj ,oo9 -stortty.
, 1870-12-13
HOLIDAY GOODS:
REVOLUTION
DOLLAR STORE,
rs Lake-st.
JUST RECEIVED,
25 More Packages
| NEW AND ELEGANT
Holiday Goods
TIE LARGEST AND BEST
| ASSORTED STOCK OE
FANCY GOODS
EVER DISPLAYED IN THE
EVER DISPLAYED IN THE
WEST,

WEST,
Including all the latest novel
ties In English. French, and Ger
man Goods, Writing Desks, Work
Boxes. Glove and Handkerchief
Boxes In endless variety, Ladies
Companions in Velvet and aIoroc~
co, The latest novelty in Cigar
Stands, Genuine a1eerschaum
Pines and Cigar Holders. real Am-
ber Tip. Handsome Steel EnsraT~
ings in Black Walnut Frames, Bo~
hcmian and ParIan Eases and
Statuary: also, a large stock Of
Perfumes and Fancy Soaps.
We would direct particular at
tention to our Department Of Black
Walnut Goods, in Cribs. Bedstcads,
Bureaus, Tables, Hat Racks, Tow
el Racks, Wall Pockets, Book
Shclyes. Brackets. Writing Desks.
Work Boxes, &C.. &C., got up ex-
presslr for the Holiday Season.
and very handsomely finished.
i Don't forget that We are selling
our Books at about one-haff les:
than Publishers Prices.
Routledge & Sons Edition OF I'M
English Poets on toned paper
> gilt edge.
This edition IS not TO- be found i
! anv other Dollar Store.
, 1870-12-13

GREAT BARGAIN
Fot fcw days opty. my honte aud lot. No. q Con.
E7rvt+t. fer sl..s0n, onehaf ea.h; batanee 10 eve
lad iIts oni, s frtt from the new tae q statett
making il NJ key of v.laaht corner iet Ihs 70 ~
ti!e ptopsy e1p*rts Tht hong h.s !. 1ssSe sEos1s
will r:rt at al U9 rcr year. Apply # :hc nfce of
Psirey q Marble, No. IL Metropolitan Block
, 1870-12-13

DISSOLUTION.

wlu, >. t.,.hx xI.ep that owing 70 thr death q Ne
HIE.cT n.5S fht busfpess heTr.otofe tonduStfa ~
,he ia Il sa;sa I9seh1s * 49, = H. .tx,e of 81;
...tr ID ieona,d Loekhaft condsns rE1fte1-
= who, ii toreys due the aid e.tatr T7st e pAa3.
20 " "ooot 40 Il. H. CuSuE1L~ IIuNee
<.v,>e.eo Der u. Is.U.
, 1870-12-13
THOUSAND DOLLAR SUPPER.

SEQUEL to the Arrest OF agnes Cooper
-Four Thouhnnd Dollars In n
NomnC'A notsth-Shc SWALLOWS n
s1,ODO Hll1-rnrtous E1pedienth tu
Recover it,
, 1870-12-13
REMOVALS. H

The Arnaa1 Mes anf Of tht steekholdene cf IL Eit
for the eps4ne yra:. tII he htlt At the Office ct esd
Bank. in Chicafo % Tnceaay. January 10, 1s'1. ee
| TWEEN the houza IT and ,. IN:
The New York herald., 1870-01-11
RELIEF from Telegraph Monopoly.

tFr0m the La Crosse lWis.) Democratl
tbs against the principles OF rho democracy which
believes In dsr.nctgovcrnnsnto OF the people, with
Out unWarranted interference or u5urpaLlon5 Oh the
Dart OF those temporarily Ill power that the govern
snent should assume control of individual branches
O industry ana IL Is Just as much against the prln-
Ciples Of an honest democrat taat m0nopoes should
De permitted TO Thrive aua bud themselves up ut
the expense or the people. in behalf OF the people,
Ia behalf Of the prosperity OF the county, we have
always spoken OUT most earnestly Ia opposition Ia
any monopoly, as beng dangerous and disastrous.
and among NIL THESE. very lew have Dcen tnan
that OF the telegraph. IL has been close aud
rigorous ia It's management, extorlionate Ia
sts charges, controlled IN the interest or
select lew und used Win All It's might TO crush cut
such a. did not receive tnelr isv0r lis privileges
nave never been Within the reach OF people or ordt-
nary means and hence iIs utllty, except as a mon
Btrous monopoly, has been seriously crippled. II
khoud DC for the puossc good. /. IL not that the
expenses ale So largo that teeQTaphic tolls aad rates
are SO eXOrblt3nt, INT 1t IS because the aair IA uc
cided, coldhearied monopoly. II should be brought
within reasonable reach and made more useful, anu
while the present managers ~ the different lines
Will not Go thus wnic there - such an unaunify OF
Charge and sieai with al lineS aud sney oil pretend
TO be competing, we can but look win favor upon
some action that viii compel these MolUpolles 10
treat the public vt least dec.nsly.
The New York herald., 1870-01-11
JUDGE LYNCH IN KANSAS.
a w no Takes Aichison by storm and Hangs
Negro.
From the St. Joseph ,Mo.l Union, Jan. OIL

From the ST. Joseph MOL Union, Jan. OIL
The Umt0is OF Tuesday mentions the fect That n
Mr.. Cox, living near Atchison, had been shot and
morsaily wounded BY negro, while returning to
his home from tho city, and that negro mad been
arrested and had confessed hts guilt. ON Tuesday
night, at about haf.past eleven O'Clock, mob OF
people, said TO be from Walnut and Mount Pleasant
townships, came into the city, surrounded the JAIL
took the negro Johnson who shot Cox, from the
custody OF the lailor and hanged him from the rail-
ing OF the Fifth street bridge.
The Champion says tnero was a rurnor In the city
early In the evening that such move would De at
tempted and the Sheriff, II Is sad made some pre-.
paratlons to guard against IT, bur they seem have
been entirely Inadequate Tho fire alarm bells were
rung and dozens OF people rushed TO the engine
houses and into the streets, bat they uuarIned
ana unorgauzed and almost as soon az they had
got into the street the mob was coming down Fifth
street, dragging the prisoner, win rope about him,
ana having already shot him In several places. Near
the corner OF Fourth ana Commercial Htreets the
mob fred dozen shots or 80 and rushed on 10 the
Ftfh street bridge, where they hanged tho helpless
wounded, bruised and manged victim or their
brutal fury over the railing, and then iet as aud
deny az they came.
They came into town worry quietly and as the
rpmors respecting them did not seem to have b3en
such an emergency TO resist such al 0utragvi on
law and humanity. And about as soon es tbc nrst
atfoke OF the bell was sounded they had the PRISONER
out OF jail and were rushing down the hull With him.
our midnight dispatches state that AZ special
meeting OF the Council resolutions conforming the
action OF the mob wcro passed, and H,at tue City
Attorney had been employed to asHst the County
Attorney 10 prosecuting all persons xnown to be en-
gagged In the affair.
The New York herald., 1870-01-11
THE PUSIAL TELEGRAPH SYSTEM
N1ore Opinions in Favor Of tho
Measure.
Extortion or tho NroncpoIy.

lfrom the GAINESVILLE (Wis.l Gazette.l
:, aenerai Wasbburn has our thanks Tor "a copy or
ms speech upon tho postal telegraph. II is ques-
ston VI great Interest to everybody In general aud
20 me members q the press IN particular, and nus
spcecn contains much useful information on the SUBJ
yect The people OF the United States WILL hail the
aay Wlcn they can have similar facilities for using
tue te.eraph that they now do with the postal SER
wee at reasonable cha.ge and be freed from the
grasp OF few men. who know nothing but SELF and
are converting TO strictly private uses that
which ought to DC great public bless
ing: The nature or these cxiortloners is
pretty well Illustrated by their treatment OF US
and the people of GAINESVILLE. They were not
satisfied with furnishing US reports az FAIR prices
although when they pretended to do SO the only
thing reliable about it was the bills which pre-
Eented with great regularity, but they lnncied that
by sfnnnina they enrld ensors a iistie
more money from the wheat buyers, traders and
merchants by selling private dispatches rnan II we
published their meagfe reports. but like the child
trying 90 grasp two apples IN IT'S ttle hand, lost
botn, Tor our cIlzens are determined 10 suDmlt
20 such conduct and now Iney nave the gratnca
tlon OF sending money mere every month to pay the
expenses OF thus of1ce In their greed TO get more
they have converted this oiice from q paying one
into non-paying one, and everybody here IS glad
pi lt and are delermmed 70 patronzo them just as
Jtte Us possible until they come ~ their senses and
show some disposition 10 grant tho people some
little favor whose Legislature has granted them
many. a aH1v se.H. m rHI
The New York herald., 1870-01-11
NEW YORK HERALD H. SHEET

with the general market after the boards tbs follow
Ing being the closing street prices this evenings
tennessee cx coupon, SAX 55; do, new, 49H 4ok;
do., I'VE per cent 40 Il; Virginia, ex COUPON 501
6l; do, new, bs a 60; do, registered STOCK Az
43; oo., do, 1895, IS 81; do, do, 1897. 90 6l
Georgia SKIES. 80 q sly; do. sevens, 90 a 01; Go.
DO. interest payable In Georgia. Is 81; North
Carolina, OK coupon AN 43h; do, new, 27k q
%; DO special tax 2s q 2sjs; Missouri skies, 88s
81; do, Hannibal and 81. Joseph. 81 o s0s
Louisiana sixes % 70; do. levee sxes 90 q 60H;
40. do, eignts, Il s4; Alabama eights, o. 05;
do. avcs SO 05; DO. skies. sterling 75 80; South
Carolina skies, II 70; do. new, "A 7s do. regis
tered stock 10 IS; city Of Memphs skies, At AIN;
do. Atlanta eghts, 40 as; do. savannah sevens, 83
65; do New Orleans consos, 10 rs; do. do. issued
TO RAILROADS.. o5 81: MOBILE ana Ohio sterling 81
6s 90. eghts, 90 B1; Mississippi Central Railroad
nrst mortgage, T2 73; do second mortgage so So;
Memphis and Charleston first. So q So; do. second.
u "A; do stock, 40 Al; GreenvilIe ana Columbus
Railroad, guaranteed, IS = o.
CLOSING PRICES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
The following were the closing prices OF stocks at
the last session OF the Stock Excnanec:-Canton,
81 %; Cumberland, q 27ls; Western Union, 32h
s2Xi Quicksilver, l47s 15a1; Mariposa, TX ssi;
DO. preferred. 17sS 17%; Pacific Mail ASK a 4asS;
Boston Water Power, l4s. a Ays; Adams Express,
eik o2}l; WellsFargo Express, 201 20,s; Ameri.
can Express, 81 ss; United States Express 49tS
5l New York Central consolidated, e2Ts
ea; DO. scrip, s7% o s7K; Harlem, 13s q
l39; Erie, "a q 24sl; Reading o5Y o54;
Lake Shore, sssS a se}S; Cleveland and PIttsburg,
SO s7al; Chicago and Northwestern, 73,< 1871
do. preferred sssl sozs; Cleveland, columbus and
Cincinnati, 751 Tx; Rock Island, 1869 a 1o5ss;
Milwaukee and ST. Paul, TAX IS; do. preferred,
SIX s7X; Toledo aud Wabash 621z q SO; Fort
Wayne. IS sstS; Alton and Terre Haute, "a; ohio
and Mississippi, 25G 20, New Jersey Central,
95% 957f; Chicago and Alton, las: DO preferred
las la8; Morris ana Essex, s5 q So; Hannibal and
st. Joseph, ilo; do preferred, 11o; Columbus Chi
cago anu Indiana Central, 17x ais
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
The rates for foreign exchange were nrm at the
opening ana business active, but IN the afternoon
the figures bid became the figures asked and the
market closed steady with the following range OF
Misunderstanding sixty days, commercial 10s a
1os,l; good 70 prime bankers, 1857 1oSA; short
sight, 1924 1oo3S; Paris sixty days. 5.c2sa 6.17s;
short sight, 5.16,4 5.l5; Antwerp. 5.221s 5.1Tk;
Switzerland, 5.22h a5.I71S; Hamburg, a5H q 35gs;
Amsterdam, 4014 . a0;S; Frankfort, 4o11 4o,l;
Bremen, 7s1 q 7SX; Prussian thalers. 7o>s a. 7lA.
THE COURSE OF GOLD. hMr
The fluctuations In gold are recorded In the follow
The New York herald., 1870-01-11
surx Of A psunxu1 ssw psnpsm,s ,ayrtn.

Concord, N. II. (ysn. ., correspondence Boston
Herald
sau case OF snicido occurred at Canaan early
Yesterday saturday morning Mr. VIM. Pickering
Weeks, an old and widely known lawyer anu
esteemed citizen, u reported 70 have risen early ana
atcr making fre ~ usual, he went to his stabic
took halter from horses n6cx, and from thence
nc went 70 scafIold where no hunx himself from
beam. Inc family on rising. found the Ise burned
OUT, aud one OF his sons, on gony To tie
stable. cut down the Itfc,ess body Of hs
ialher, no hanging cold In death. short time
since Mr.. Weeks visited this city. and was OBJ
served 70 he laooring qnGer unusual depression OF
SPIRITS, N Is said that Tor few years past he has
feared shat no should come TO want although he
was large real estate owner, q nQn or accurate
business habits ana usually prompt IN hts judy
ments. He was about sixty -sey en- years Of age lie
was born IN Greenland, N. H., and graduated NJ
Dartmouth College In 1880. IN The same class with
gnief Justice Chase. He has held many responsible
State and town 0nces. In 1870 he was President OF
tue New Hampshire Senate, and IN 1850 q member
or the constitutional Convention. He frequently
represented the town Of Canaan III the LEGISLATURE.
He read law with Judge VI. uayes, ay south Ber-
WICK, Me-. and settled la Canaan In 1929. hNa
Rev. Solomon Atlas, a rabbi from Jerusalem is in
Montgomery, Ala. His mission TO this country to
collect funds TO establish hospitals and schools for
the poor and suffering IN the hoy Laad.