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MISSOURI.
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE

ST. LOUIS, Dee 7.-President Young of the
Canadian Board of Trade, was welcomed and
responded by arguing in favor of the present in,
terchange OF commodities between the United
States and Canada. A long discussion occurred
on resolution memoralizing Congress to aid
in levees on the Mississippi. The resolution
was referred to special committee. A COM
mittee was raised to report memorial to Con
gress setting forth such amendments to the law
relative to direct importations as were necessary
to carrying the acts relative thereto into effect
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Four EvILs.-Whoev habitually uses any
alcoholic preparations as an appetizer" will
be as likely to suffer from four evils, viz: an
overplus of food in the stomach, impaired abil-
ity to digest it, the pangs OF dyspepsia. and a
DOCTORS bill Dr. Walkers Vegetable Vinegar
Bitters, the great etotal Restorative Of the
age, without ever stimulating the palate or IT.
ritatiDg the stomach imparts healthful appe
lite. promotes digestion, regulates the liver and
bowels, purifies the blood, and thus, instead oil
entailipg four evils confers four inestimable
benefits. nov14-d4w
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In JUSTICE to DR. Fessenden of the Marine
Hospital we ought to say that he was not at the
Marine Hospital on Wednesday at the time the
small pox patient applied there for admission
If he had been present there is every probabili
ty that he would have taken steps for his re-
moval to the city in a more prudent manner
We learned the fact after our article was
printed,
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
FOREIGN Exports.

Foreign Exports.
ST. JOHN, NIB. Scbr Stimpson-110O bbls
Schr Sea King-120O bbls -four, 10 tons grue, 216O
gals wliskey 1928 do refined OIL AZ pkgs machinery.
Receipts by Railroads and Steamboats,.
GRAND TRUNK RAILwAY-25O cans milk, car
oats, do spools, do corn, do laths, do potatoes
SO pkgs sleds cars Shocks do sundries do paper,
s do lumber, do corn; for Lower Provinces-1700
bbls -four, cars feed, do liquor, do wheat, do
stoves; for Allan Steamers-6 cars peas do flour,
do wheat, do butter.
STEAMER FOREST CITY FROM BosToN-A bdls
castings pckgs iron coils corage 40 bales oakum,
bdls STEEL do coal hods 10 bags oysters, 20 bdls
shovels AZ bags sumac, 20 bbls pork, casks OIL 20
dressed hogs 70 pigs TIM pes MARBLE rs and 20
bales domestics 1873 hides, 80 boxes cheese bbs oil,
70 bbs beef II plates ron rs rkns butter, % bdls
tarred paper, 10 coils rope, Is pckgs furniture 10
sewing machines, 100 pckgs to orders for Canada and
up country organs, SO bales and LIS dry hides,
mower, hid hardware, kegs paint, Il case tobacco
10 bales cotton Is bales leather bds seds As boxe
Spices "a bales wool, 50 pckgs to order.
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Domestic NIarkefs.

NEW YORK, Dec. 7-Evening.-Cotton less active
1stc Flour unchanged; sales $500 bbls. Wheat very
quiet and steady; sales $4,000 bush; Mo- Spring
So; Winter Red Western so q / 60; White Mich
igan 60 9 %. Corn heavy and lower; sales q 600
bush; Mixed Western 1871 q 79c aoat. Oats dull and
heavy; sales 81 900 bush. Ohio and Western at 81 q
Sc Beef quiet. Pork heavy new mess Is 40 "a 10 on.
and firm at 90 q OF. Rice steady at 50 q Gle
Sugar firm; Muscoyado. o.. @ sts; refined . g.
Orleans 40 Ca 55c Naval Stores-Spirits Turpentine
firm at ESQ., Rosin quiet and firm at 90 "a 90 fol
strained Petroleum steady; crude 12ac; refined
oslo, Tallow unchanged.
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UTAH.


THE MESSAGE AMONG THE SAINTS.
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 1.-THE President s
message receives earnest commentator from
all clesses. Even the church organ approves of
portions of it, but makes no reference to that
upon Utah affairs. The general effect of the
message is excellent. Among the Mormons
but few now express any hope of maintaining
the practice of polygamy in tine United States.
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FOR EIGN
FRANCE.

A FRENCH MINISTER.
PARIS, Dec. 1.-THE appointment of Jules
Ferry as minister to the United States was Off
cially promulgated to-day.
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST BoNAPARrIsTs.
The Figaro newspaper says that orders have
been sent to the arsenals at Cherbourg and
Brest to have vessels prepared for cruising
about the coasts of France The Figaro repre-
sents that these preparations are taken to pre-
vent what is called another return from Elba
MESSAGE OF PRESIDENT THEIRS.
VERSAILLES, Dec. THE message of Presi-
dent Theirs was received in the assembly to-
day. 1t announces that the British govern
ment had been notified of the intention of
France to abrogate the treaty of commerce at a
stipulated time, but France will not discontin-
ue the negotiations for Encouragement of
commercial relations with Great Britain. Dep
uties are warned never to forget to what depths
of wretchedness the Empire led the country
France should now look for a complete reor-
ganization, to God and to time 1t was her
policy to endure a dignifed peace. Should war
occur despite her determination to remain at
peace, it should not be her deed. France must
resume the position to which she is entitled,
not only for her own good, but in the interests
of all nations
France sympathizes with the Pope in the
maintenance of his spiritual independence, and
will, in case of need, give the holy father vigor
GUS support. The utmost cordiality is mani
tested towards Austria for whose prosperity a
fervant hope is expressed. The relations of
france with Russia are those of reciprocal in
terest. Theirs deplores the Indebtedness of the
country, but says it is due to the notions of the
Emperor Napoleon. The President advocates
the establishment of a general compulsory mil
itary service in war time, and proposes limita-
| ton OF the annual contingent to &c, 600 men in
time of peace. The message concludes with an
expression of confidence in the patriotism of
the assembly.
GREAT BRITAIN. ~
DEATH OF AN OFFICER.
LONDON, Dec. Sir James Yorke Scarlett,
Lieut.. General of the army, and distinguished
in the war of the Crimea, died yesterday, aged
Y.
THE PRINCE IMPROVING.
The bulletins from Sandringham continue to
report steady improvement in the condition
OF the Prince of Wales
REFORM DEMONSTRATION.
There was an imposing demonstration last
evening at birmingham in favor OF a radical
reform in the House of Lords, and limitation
OF Its power to defeat or suspend the beneficial
and progressive legislation of the House or
commons Among the speakers were Dixon,
Duke, Potter and Bradlaugh. There was much
disorder while Dixie was speaking. He was
frequently interrupted, and so great was the
CONFUSION, he was obliged to desist.
Resolutions were adopted which protest
against the principles of hereditary functions,
and demand the withdrawal of legislative func-
tons from the bench of Bishops.
PRUSSIA. a.
BISMARCK INTERFERING IN THE AFFAIRS OF
THE EAST.
BUCHAREST, Dec. 6.-The Roumanian gov
eminent has received protest from CONSTANT
nople against the conclusion of the treaty with
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NEW HAMPSHIRE,
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN BRISTOL

CONCORD, Dec. About two o'clock this
morning three two story wooden buildings in
Bristol, owned by A. w. Bingham, G. G.
Brown and N. L. Rollins were totally DESTROYED
by an accidental fire. The occupants were A.
ed for $4,000; j. N. Dickerson & Co., clothing.
loss not known; Mary Mullin, millinery, stock
saved; &c. G. Gardner, photographer, H. B.
Fowler, medical, books, ETC., and the Good
Templars' hall, total loss; Farrar & Broadman,
stock of groceries saved. Mr. Rollins is insur-
ed for $4,000. The total loss is set at S25. 900;
insured for one half
LABOR REFORM CONVENTION.
The Labor Reform State Convention met here
to-day and nominated Lemuel P. Cooper of
Croydon, for Governor, giving him 100 out of
134 votes cast. Levi B. Tucker of Pittsfeld,
was nominated for Railroad Commissioner
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METEOROLOGICAL.
SYNOPSIS OF WEATHER REPORTS FOR THE PAST
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS.

SYNOPSIS OF WEATHER REPORTS FOR THE PAST
TwENTY-FOUR HOURS.
WAR Dept OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL)
OFFICER, Washington, d. c., :
Dec 7 600 P. MY
Probabilites-A rising barometer with clear
ing weather and fresh westerly winds is proba-
for Friday on Lake Superior and Michigan.
Southwest winds with clouds continue west of
Mississippi Southwest winds with partially
cloudy and pleasant weather continue in the
south Atlantic States The area of lowest bar
ometer will move northeastward with brisk
winds for short time on the lakes Partially
clear and clearing weather in the Middle and
Eastern States. Cautionary signals continue
for this evening at Oswego and Rochester, and
are ordered at Buffalo, Cleveland, Toledo, De-
troit, Chicago and Milwaukee.
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SAD Aoc1DENT-Col Charles Hannaford OF
Cape Elizabeth, while engaged in telling trees,
was struck on the head and shoulders by one In
its descent, and was very seriously but it is
hoped not fatally injured. The accident occur
red on Wednesday.
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CALIFORNIA.
CALIFORNIA JUSTICE.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec IA Portuguese accus-
ed of shooting and killing Chinaman, at Haw-
kinsville, Monday, was discharged because the
only witnesses were Cinnamon, whose testimo-
ny was not permitted against the Caucasian
race under the State laws.
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NEBR ASKA.

OMAHA, Dec. 1.-THE westward bound trains
from here Dec. 1st left Laramie station this
morning but have not yet reached Rawlins', al
though the track is reported clear of obstruc-
tiOnS.
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New York Stock and Money Market.

New YORK, Dec. 7-EUening-The situation in
financial circles is characterized by intense dullness
on Stock Exchange transactions were limited and
long intervals elapsed between sales, in leading
shares. Late in the day there was little firmer
tone to railway speculation increased ease in
Money and small increase in business, but the i'm
provement was hardly perceptibe. Gold declined to
1893. The feeling is very bearish and there is
growing disposition to discount the large disburse-
ments of coin in January. The Treasury paid out
$2000000 Of Gold in redemption of 500 bonds, and in
face of this cash Gold was this afternoon and
borrowers had to pay 16i per cent for its till to-
morrow; clearngs were S45, 1000 Money was firm
in the early part of the day at per cent currency
Gold interest In the afternoon it freely offered
when it apparent that the days demand was
filled with small transactions; the rates lowered to 6
and per cent? and then to per cent. The last in
cdent in this brief work of fiction loan of $685.
600 at per cent. The decline below as arti-
fetal the recent rates above 7. Sterling Exchange
109 Governments stronger on old bonds. New loans
weak. State securities steady and dull.
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The GRAND ARMY FAIR.-There were not
many people present at the Grand Army Hall
last evening, owing to the public attractions
elsewhere, consequently the Fair was not pc
cuniary success. But the tables of fancy arti-
Giles were good to look upon and better to select
from; the charades and tableaux on the stage
were excellent-well planned and finely execut-
ed, and gave real pleasure to the few who wit
messed them. The Fair will be continued this
afternoon and evening" and the ladies who work
so zealously in the cause of humanity should be
met with smiling faces and liberal hands to en-
courage them in their GOOD work
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PORTLAND CoMPANY.-Since the first of JAN
uary last, the above named have manufactured
and sent out from their works twenty-three
new engines besides changing five from the
wide to the narrow guage for the Maine Central
Company Besides these, they have now in
their shop nearly completed, one new engine
for the Maine Central and another for the
Portland, Saco and Portsmouth Railroad Two
new engines for the Grand Trunk Railway are
also in progress of construction. These are
shifting guage" machines which by simple
process can be made to run on broad or narrow
guage roads.
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UNITED STATES WATCH Co.-This Company,
we observe, continues to hold the leading posi-
ton among American manufacturers; at the
Fairs held in different parts of the Country
where there has been great competition in this
line, the Marion, (Giles, Wales & Co.. United
States Watches, have been regarded as greatly
superior in every particular to any on exhibit
ton, and have been awarded the first premi-
ums, over all competitors, in every fair where
exhibited. f&w
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REMEMBER Prof. Stone gives away to the au-
dience each evening, at Fluent Hail. gold
watch, barrel of -four and from fifty to hun
dred other costly gifts. dos ct
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VIsIT. Gilvery's shooting gallery at 3O7 Con-
gress street, open day and evening. No gamb-
ling Ct betting allowed,
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AUCTION COLUMN.
Horses, &c-F. o. Bailey g. Co.
ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Theatre-Bidwel & Wilkinson.
Fair-G. A. II.
Beneft-Prof. Stone.
SPECIAL NOTICE COLUMN.
Tar Remcdies-Dr Garyin.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT COLUMN.
Canal National Bank-B. C. Somerby.
Removal-Miss H. F. Marsh.
Store for Sale-W. P. Merrill
National Traders Bank-Edward Gould.
Notice-Estate of James Pool
For Sale-Clay s. Raymond.
Opera Sacks and Breakfast Shawls-Mrs. WEIGH.
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MEssRs. f. o. BAILEY & Co. will sell at 10
'nis morning at salesroom on Exchange Street,
a. urge lot of furniture, &c. Also at same time
20 barrels of apples
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logical Seance and gift entertainment at Fluent
Hall this evening. dc8 2t
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A Scranton special to the Times states that
the miners in the Nanticoke mines had their
wages cut down from 93b to Sc cents per ton.
They have sent delegation to the Carbon
mines to consult relative to strike if the wag-
eS are cut down there
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nov30-ded1y

SKATES, SKATES. A Job Lot Skates selling
cheap at
novM-2w CHAs. DAY, JR. & Co.
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INCREASE OF WESTERN FREIGHTs.-Tbe ca
mails having closed, the Western freights from
New York have been largely advanced by the
railroads as may be seen from the following ia
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These figures show the need Of more lines re-
quired to bring the products of the West to the
East without the cost of transportation being
several times their value where they are pro-
duced; and further, the fatal consequences of
these lines falling into the hands of monopo-
1v
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'NIINION OF CANADA.
TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS,


Coal shipments from Australia to California
have almost ceased.
Twenty wooden stores and four stables in
Lincoln, Illinois, were burnt Wednesday night.
Loss $4,000.
The loss by fire at Hagerstown, Md, We'd
nesday night was $50, 900.
James Mclaughlin fell into an area in New
York, Wednesday, while intoxicated and froze
to death.
The State Methodist Convention in session at
Syracuse, N Y, has voted to raise half mil
lion dollars for Syracuse University.
Jersey city had the same trouble with it's
water works Wednesday as Boston had last
week.
Patrick King, George Westly Owen Nc
Donald and Michael Gorbett attempted to cross
the Monongahela River. near Pittsburgh, in a
skif, on Monday night when they were run
down and swamped by tow-boat. The men
were drowned.
A passenger on the steamer Westphalia's
last trip from Europe has been arrested for
smuggling large amount of diamonds and
ether jewels.
Mr. Lehigh of the firm of Hurd & Lehigh,
Toronto, has abseonded, having committed for
gerieS to a considerable amount. His forged
paper has been freely discounted by brokers
and others.
Three children were drowned in Westchester
county, N. u, Wednesday while playing on
thin ice.
At meeting of the Union Club in New York
Wednesday evening" Mayor Hall was formally
expelled on account of alleged connection with
the Ring frauds.
The coroncr's jury in the case of Katy Lee
han, murdered in Boston, have returned ver-
dict that she was killed by some person I'M
known.
There was Tammany meeting Wednesday
night, said to have been for the purpose of ex-
pelllng Tweed, but there was no quorum.
William Stowe, postmaster of Springfield for
fourteen years and clerk of the House of Rep
resentatives for six years died suddenly We'd
nesday morning, aged 50 years.
Louise Brown, ballet dancer at the Howard
Athenaeum in Boston, was badly burned We'd
nesday night by her dress taking fire from a.
gas jet
The body of Lawrence Cronan, IS years old,
was found in the Blackstone river at WOon-
socket yesterday morning. He probably fell in
from the bridge
Surgeon Lyon of the navy, at Baltimore, has
been declared lunitic.
McMurtrey was accidently torn to pieces
by the revolving machinery in his own saw
mill at Backingridge n. j., Wednesday night
Michael Fitzpatrick threw Edward Clarke
from the door of the formers liquor store, in
Hobot en-, n. j., Wednesday evening, killing
Clarke. Fitzpatric was arrested.
The debating city treasurer Marcer of Phila-
delphia, has ,een convicted on five counts of the
Indictment. The grand jury will enquire what
he did with the money
The last rail of road connecting Hartford,
Ct, with the Hudson river was laid Thursday
and was celebrated by canon firing which cost
one boy thumb and another an eye.
The Agricultural Congress in session at Sell
ma, Ala, has adjourned to meet in St. Louis in
May.
Judge. Bond of the U. S. District Court of
South Carolina, has overruled the motion to
quash the Ku-Klux indictments.
The annual reunion of Dartmouth graduates
came off in New York last evening" and was at
tended by many men of note
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DON'T forget the astonishing and amusing
experiments in Electro Biology at Fluent Hall
this evening. dc8 2t
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Senator Norton who was robbed the other
day while getting on board the cars at Jersey
City, has had his pocket-book returned to him
with all its contents excepting five hundred
dollars in money
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MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.

Go TO Fluent Hall this evening and witness
the most amusing and astonishing entertain
ment by Prof. Stone. dos ct
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William Titcomb teller of the five cents Saw
!ngs Bank, and his wife were Wednesday
evening thrown from their carriage near their
residence in Everett, and Mr.. Titcomb Instant
ly killed. Mrs. Titcomb, it is feared, was fa-
tally iniured
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for money and account.
American Securites-U. S. 5-2Os 1862. 92s; do 1865
old, 92s; do 1867, 95l; do 10-i0's, 500.
PARIS, Dec. 7-Rentes 56f 90c
LIVERPOOL, Dec 7.-10.30 A. M.-Cotton closed
hrm; Middling uplands 81 d; do Orleans 1O!d; sales
LONDON, Dec. 7-1.3O p M-United States 500,
1867, $50. '
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 7-1.30 P Motion firm
sales IL 900 bales.
LONDON, Dec. 7-f.30 P. M.-The bullion in the
week. 'ON' "'iAAs '"'
. LONDON, Dec. 7-i3O P. M-Consols closed Mt %
for money and account ~ " %
american ne SecuritiesU. s. 5-2O's 1852 92s; do 1865
OLD, W; do 1861, 954; u. S. 1O-4O's sO3 Nv AVN
PARIS, Dec. 7-4.3O P. M-Rentes closed or .e,
95c. N''eu ~ 'o'
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 7-4.30 P. M.-Cotton firm. Mid
ding upands 9ad do Orleans 10 "a 1Oad sales Is OO
Racln IS fnr har laIall
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Weather Report Dec. z, ~ p. M.
War Department, Signal Service U. S. Army, Di-
visions of kilograms and Reports for the benefit of
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Russia made years ago relative to consular iur.
isdiction on the ground that it is in violation of
the treaty of Paris. The protest is ascribed to
the influence of Bismarck who, careless of
Prince Charles, induces the Porte to assert his
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CONGRESS HALL RE-oPENEB.-The hall has
dancing capacity of so couples, and can be
hired for $500 per night Inquire of Dodge,
under the hall, or Webster, at his saloon in
Fluent Block, Congress street. dec7-1w
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The ARMY AND NAVY CoNoERT.-There was
dense crowd at City Hall last night to listen
to the concert of the Kreutzer Club, given in
the Army and Navy course. 1t was admitted
to be one of the most delightful entertainments
of the present season, and the different selec-
tions were followed by manifestations of appro-
baton by the audience. In the midst of so
many unexceptionable pieces we cannot for
bear mentioning the rapturous encores which
Mrs. Cummings received at the close of Badla's
Ceechino, Mrs. Barker's cavatini from Rieci, and
Miss Cary'E Dermot astore by Crouch.
FERRY VILLAGE.-George Tobey, one of the
roughs mentioned by us on Wednesday as hav-
ing been engaged in malicious assault at Fer
ry Village on Thanksgiving day, was yester-
day sentenced by Justice Henley to pay fine
of 500 and costs. Turner, who was arrested
with him, was discharged Cushing, another
of the party, has not been arrested.
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MADRID, Dec. THE municipal elections
are over in Madrid. Of the members of the
Council the Radical elected IS, the Republicans
20 and the Ministeralists only 8. The returns
come in slowly from the Provinces, but those
received indicate that the Radicals are every
where successful
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MOBILE, Dec. 2.-There has been considerable ac-
QUESTION to tonn q in port turing the past week and
we have a very duil market in all directions. We
quote to Liverpool per sail, 9-16d. Coastwise per
sail, 5c,
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A FRENCH MINISTER.
PARIS, Dec 1.-THE appointment of Jules
Ferry as minister to the United States was Off
cially promulgated to-day.