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Then extra sea islands brought 81 in gold all
round, and ordinary fair from so to Is cents.
II it is contended the crop Is not wanted, we
ask why was the crop Of $4,000 Of last year
bought down to the bottom.
Again, If the present wars be cited as pre-
Guiding fair PRICES. We answer, that the war
cannot last always, and these cottons are
bought for use at q period when the war VIII
be at an end. And to show what reduction
In supply will effect, inthe face of war, see the
ruling rates of upland in comparison Win
former times. So, too, Notwithstanding the
terrible American war, 1t will be remembered
what fabulous prices all classes OF cotton
reached. Shall we be answered with the dis
tressing deficiency of supply? We reply, let
the present deficiency in long staple, the Great-
est ever known, rule in the same way. Leu II
be borne in mind that the crop is but half OF
last years.. and rot a third of that OF former
years. +,o+
owing to the present underseliiBg, planters
win neither have the means or the induce
ment to plant anything ofa crop for the cur
rent year. We know Of thousands OF acres
going out OF cultivation because 1t does not
pay 10 make the staple at present prices.
The planter says to the manufacturer, we
are willing to work for you at living rates;
necessity forbids otherwise. Very trhly,
JNo. W. Z. Pope.
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MIRINE NEJTS.
cHARLEsToS. ANUARY rs
YESTERDAY.


steamship Maryland. Johnson, Baltin,ore-lcft
24thusr. Mdse. To Mortecai ECO Trenholm.
Campbell, T Lalane i co; 0,Selll. SteIrens.
CoLla l. co. II Klst 4 Go, b Gerdts 4 CO. II Bis.
chotr co, G W Williams e ca: E Batss 20,
RoUson. j A Quackeabusn, j F ray;orts co. Il
Marshail, ] DevereuX, $ Bufnham, Steamer
Emlne, J Thomson / GO. + T smttn, J D Aiken y
": schr Ida Richardson Bedell. Balamote-s days.
Kerr CO, Goodrich, wiueman CO, and
Brown.
sehr Ripley Ropes. Wiley, Havana-5 days.
Fruit. To Paul, welcl & Brandes, and Z Tart
4 CO.
days. Acids guanb and sundrles. To Roach
l. co, TT Kerr 4 CO. " Dukes co, and Rave.
mel Holmes.
Schr NJ E Femerick. -. -.Philadelphla-5d days.
Goal. Il Baker S CO. AND Q " setsnious. ,
1880 bushels rough rice. roj HanoSeL: ,,o,
Schr Southerner, North Santee. HOO
bushels rough RICE To W Bee Il co, 49,:
tierces rice. To Cohen, Hanckel 3 CO, and Stoney
& Lowndes.
n THE oFFING.
Schooner, supposed to be the II Ease.
cLEAcED YESTERDAY.
schr Nancy Smith, Boyd Gibraltar and a Mar
schr Hawkins. Wyatt, Boston-w Reach L
schr VIM Denntag, Cook, Baltimore, via Bull
Riyer-W Hall.
schr C Fay,- Parsons, Baltimore, via Bull
Rtyer--Street Brts-& co.
SAILED YESTERDAY.
Steamer City Potln, Vincent. Palatka, via jack
sonville, Fernandina and Savannah.
UP FOR THIS pOHT.
Bark Rome, o!is. Liverpool, January 81.
CLEARED FOR THIS PORT.
Schr Clark, Dixon, az Baltimore, January IS.
MEMORANDA.
? MISSING vEssEL.-Bark Z D Walkers Pctteneill,
sailed from St Helena Sound, S c, December S.
for Wopd's Hole and has not since been heard
from 1t isfearetshe WIS loss In The gales OF l6sh
to 10th of december. The z u was $50 tons.
built at BrooEyille Ne. in 1852, and owned by Mr..
Samuel WEIGH.
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Interior Cotton Markets

COLUMBIA, January 26-Sales OF cotton yes-
terday, 100 bsles-middiing l3!Sal3Sc.
YoRKrILLE, January 25.-Market quiet at SO
al2 30.
ROCK HILL, January 24.-The receipts have
been moderate, with sales nf 200 bales Tor the
week, at lOl!c for stainetland 1870 for middling
CHARLOTTE. January c5.-s,les to day 90
ba.es at 1O1sal3Jac fOr cXtrelnes. Market un-
changed.
ATLANTA, January o5.-The market today has
heen quiet and firm; middlings l3isal3ac; low
mddling lSc; good ordinary l22lc; ordinary llc.
COLUMBUS, January s5.-Our marx is active;
low millling l3hse: midhiing l4e, good styles;
sales 95l bales receipts 7G6 bales; shipments S2S
bales.
MONTGOMERY. January o5.-Our cotton mar.
ket Is very strong. with good demand; good oEtft-
nary lS2Ic: Strict good ordinary lGl:c; low mid
dIIng Ike; mitldllngs 14lSal1Sc.
SEtNA, January 2i.-There were sales yester-
day to the amount OF 61J bales: low middiing 1lc
There was good demand. and The market closed
very firm at quotations. Good cot on very scarce.
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New York ,sIce Market.

From The Daily Balletin, janu try %: The gene
raj tone is Sill pretty strong, AID fer the small
lots changing haadS sellers manage 10 obtain
about lorAlcr rates; but nee the late a'lvaqce
there has been some arrivals and, with reports
that there is likely To be an licrcaSe OF shipments
from Tie S3utn, the boulancy las disappeared.
Sales to-laT II 60 tcs EarUna ~ 7ifaISl: Ipr o.
binary to prime and Sc for cn"ice, aud small hts
RangOOn at &C. l.
From the Journal Of Commerce: The marker Tor
domestic is steady. The supply here IS small and
The advces from the SOU b, by Ilo,ing au advance
there, augur poorly Tor lnrrr SHIPMENTS 'niess
there Il change in values. We quote ~ &c FOR
common TO pline; SIC Tor fancy; sales - casks.
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East India Is rather more active at steady rates
800 bags In bond sold for export at SIC, gold.
change. The So es include 90 tIerces Carolina, at
from 71<a7xc per ID for fair to good, and !Iasc
for prime 90 choice; 100 bags Rangoon, In bond,
realized SIC, gold, per ID, and $50 bags do, duty
paid, were disposed Of at &c, the market closing
steady, but very quiet.
From the TImts: Carolina has BEEN offered
sparingly, and has been firm, but not active, az
from 81 STa8 25 as the extremes. per LOO pounus.
EasI inilia has been dull, but quoted steady at
about 81. currency, free per 100 lbs., at Which
rate some Job lots have been placed.
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New York Naval Stores Market

From the Journal OF Commerce, February 70 !:
The market for spirits turpentine continues quiet
Holders are offering no fulot at any concessions
The demand Is for small parcels to meet wants OF
the home trade. We quote merchantaole lots at
4sIaaec, with 10 barrels sold from the wharf at
The latter price. Rosins-The strained grades
have met with rather more inquiry from ship
rers, and full prices were paid. The fine sorts
are selling slowly In small lots to the home ITade
at unchsaged prices. The sales embrace 5000 Dds
strained, part TO arrive. at s2 25, and 1000 ools
good Strained and low No . at s2.5. We quote
Strained at SO 25; No 2 at 81 sOa2 IS; NO az s3a
rs, and pale and extra pale at S4a6 %. Ial Is
steadily held at 50 40a2 IS, with small BUSINESS
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DACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPY'S
THROUGH LINE TO
CALIFORNIA, CHINA AND JAPAN
FARES GREATLY. REDUCED.

Steamers Of the above line leave Pier ssEEH4.
No. 42. North River. foot OF Canal .S&iEaaSS
street, New York, 1T II O'Clock noon, Of the ~.
and goth OF every month except wien these
dates fall on Sunday, then the Saturday preced
ing:
Departure OF the 10th connect at Panama witt!
steamers for South Pacific and Central American
ports. Those Of 4th touch at Manzanilo.
Steamship GREAT REPUBLIC leaves San Fran.
cisco for Japan and China March l, 1871.
No California steamers touch at Havana, but
20 direct from New YOrk-to Aspinwan.
One hundred pounds baggage free TO each adult.
sfedicae and attendance free.
For Passage Tickets or other information apply
at the COMPANY'S TICKET OFFICE, on the
wharf foot OF Canal street, North River, New
York. +. Z. RARf, Agent.
iuly16-1Vr
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Receipts by f;ailroad. January 27.
sorTH CAROLINA RAILROAD.

ITO baihs cotton, 20 bales goods, l?5 bids -four.
cars STOCK. To Railroad Agent. and otlisis
SoXrE EASTERN RAILROAD.
13S bales up'and and haS sea Island cotton:
l62 bbls naval stores. cars ptiate. lumber and
wool, cotton seed, live STOCK. &c 10 Il WI.
liams X co. Frost II Adger, w C Zee * co, Graeser
l. Smith, salinas, Caldwell j. Son. Drodle u
CO, Smith. lrowry " Son. G. " W!tte. Pclzer,
Rodgers * co. J 4 Prirhartl. W Mckay, Bowling,
horn. Herring & co, Green. f Gai;lard, Mar
Marshall Jr. ] QuasHentu.h, Fass, yelling,
Railroad Agent, aud Order.
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6)7lo
11sh Average pounds per acre. ...le.l 4

Ilsh Average pounds per acre. ..4e.lt
Now. q field to make on average OF lib or
l2O pounds weuld usually have acres ranging
in yield as above. =. 40
Every planter will upon mere glance at the
Statement above, see faithfully accurate estl-
mate of what actually did take place In the
broad fields the past season. In some local
instancesof peculiarly adaptable hands there
suits have been modified by the recupefative
capacity of plant, so that 7-lS TO S-l2 were
realized, but these were Yeryexcepoonaf.
Now this comparison, made between tle
estimate of the individual value Of the pods
and the field resu,.s, has grown under my pen
without being forced, or even my knowing
where 1t woaid reach. Let us boldly apply
S The @ erop @ grown in ss of 27;ooe bales calls for
area of about l62, 600 acres; detictfng One-third
Of this urea for, the portion planted In upland,
we have 10s 600 acres, which, at an average OF
seventy: pounds per acre, woad give US q crop
of 25, COO This enhancement of orep, lnprom-
ise,i arose from escape frOel worm, and lar
better crop to August, than that OF 'Ss.. Now,
intorderSto account for local exemptions OF
season, &C., let us tone down deduction o!
7.l2 on the crop to 5-l2 and 6-l2-thls would
give MS crop from Il. 500 bales 10 ID, ,6s3,bntes,
with an average Of 13, 500 bales. 1t Is clear
the crop js between Shess figures, as the re-
ceipts show. Let us sse.
Report of CROP In the Courier and NEWS up
to20th instant, IS for crop OF 1876 III
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SHAMPOoING AND HAIR. CUTTING.

LADIES AND CHILDREN
Attended at their residences promptly and al
reasonable rates.
send orders to
". e. MARSHALL, Barber,
Broad street. next door 70 Telegraph etdce
may18
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COMMERCIIL NEWS.
EXPORTS.

GIBRALTAR AND A MARKET-Per scar Nancy
Smtth-l.5o bales upland cotton.
EosToN-Per sehr n Hawkins-Sl0 bales up
land cotton, IL tierces rice, 1880 bushels paday.
900 bushels rice -four, 81 bags cottonSeed, paies
leather betting.
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A N S w E r.,

Shall act accordingly at once. The following
articles Will conviEce you Of 1t:
cases Of IA FINE LoSGCLorH, only 1oc,
formerly l25Sc
cases OF 81 Fine Longclotb. only SIC, former
~ 10c
10 cases Of fl Fine Long cloth. only 12ii to a0c,
formerly Is 10 csc
cases TO- Fine sleeHng, only a7,ic formerly
cases 1914 Shee,lng, only 3I1sc. former.
: II soc
2 cases lO.4 P:llow.case Sheetlng, only l7hc
formerly 20c.
500 dozen. AI-Linen, Huck Towels, 81 per dozen,
worth 81 IS
500 dozen, All.Linep, Damask Towels, 81 26 and
81, worth ST. go end So so
100 pieces u inch Diaper, 81 20, worth 81 60.
a large and well selected stock OF TABLE DAM.
ASKS, Crashes, Napkins and Doylies, at CORES.
ponlinglr low prices.
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Optical.

The DIAMOND GLASSES. manufactured By j. +.
SPENCER & CO., New York. which are nowDiiertd
to the public are pronounced 10y all the celebrated
Opticians oil the world to he the most Perfect Na-
tural Artificial help to the human eye ever Snavn.
They are ground unrler their own supervision,
from minute Crystal Pebbles. melted together,
and derive their name. diamond" on account
OF their hardness and brilAancy.
The scientific principle Oh which they are con-
strucled brings the core or centre Of the lens dI.
rectly in front Of the eye, producing clear aud
distinct vision, as IN lie natural, healthy sight,
and preventing all unpleasant Sensations, such rs
gliAmering and wavering OF sight, dizziness, &C..
peculiar 10 all others in use.
They are mounted in tile finest manner, IN
frames OF the best quality, of all materials used
for that purpse. Their rnish anil durability eau.
not be surpassed. y
CACTIoS.-NOne genuine unless bearing their
trade mark stamped onscvery frame.
JAMES ALLAN,
Dealer In Watches. Jewelry. =
Sterling Silycrware and Optical Go0ds
No. 307 King street.. :
ct31-mwslyr Charleston, s. c.
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Norfolk Market.

NORFOLK. January 5-CoRN.-The sales are
o,oS hnsHes yellow at 7Gc, and 47O0 bushels white
at SOC to Sic: the market closlng:frm.
PEANUTs.-We have no Transactions reported
today. We quote common at SOC to 81; good TO
prime 81 20 10 90. Market quiet.
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RATES OF PASSAGE FROM NRw YORK.
BY Wednesday steamers, carrying only caoin
passengers.
Single Tickets-First Cabin s1So goldi Second
Cabin, $50 gold.
Return Tickets-First Cabin, $3.50 gold; Second
Cabin, $3.50 gold.
BY Thursday and Saturday steamers, carrying
Cabin aud Steerage Passengers
Single Tickets-Flrst Cabin, $50 gold; Steerage,
$50 currency. Return Tickets, $50 gold.
Parties desirous Of bringing out their friends
from Europe will please apply 10
WILLIAM ROACH Il CO.,
Shipping and Commission Merchants,
General Agents. Charleston, 5. c.
Ian1a-stuthl5
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~ GEORGETOWN STEAM PACKET.

The Steamer EMILE, Captain G. -asl=A
C. White. will receive Freight at IassssSzaliikI|s
Commercial Wharf, every SATURDAY ana WED
NEsDAY, and leave each port as follows
Charleston, SUNDAY and WEDNESDAY NlS1r a'
10 o'clock. III
Georgetown, TUESDAY and FRIDAY MORNING at
o'clock.
IN SATURDAY River Freight will be received Tor
Ktithheld and We, mouth Mills, and on mEDNES-
DAY for Brookgfeeu and Waverly Mills.
For engagements. apply 10
decI7-sg Boyce'swharf.
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Eo R F L % Il i
TWICE a WEEK.,

FOR SAVANNAH, FERNANDINA, JACKSON
VILE, PILATKA AND ALL POINTS ON
THE ST. JOHNS RIVER.
The Steamer DICTATOR, Captain nix h
George f. Mcmillan, will sail from ssssSEi2.SiSs-
Central Wharf for above points every TCESDAr
ErESING, at O'Clock, arriving back al Charles.
ton every SUNDAY AFTERNOON, at O'Clock.
The Steamer CITY POINT. Captain u. B. Vim.
cent will sail from Central Wharf for above points
every FRIDAY EVENING, at s O'Clock, arriving
back at Charleston WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, at
O'Clock.
octl0 RAEESEL ~ GU, A2epIs.
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LIVERPOOL cLAssleIcAryoN.

Low mtddung "..:.........liI1-
Mlddnng .............''t4HigA
Strict mtddHpg.. ........lotEg-
EIcE-The market for this grain was quiet and
no sales took place.
NAVAL SroRRs.-There was 70 business of note
in thess articles.
FRsIaurs-To Liverpool, BY steam direct nomi-
nal on aplands; via New York NJ on pplands, l1<d
on sea Islands; by Ball 3s@716d on uplands, IA
on sea Islands. To HaVre nominal. Ueasrwtse-to
New York, by steam, nc on uplands and lc On sea
Islands; 81 p tierce on rice; by SAIL PC = is on
cotton; tisree-on rice; 4oc q barrel on rosis
s7@s a N on lumber; ss9lo 2 on timber. To
Boston, by sail, Xc q Is on upland cotton
TO Providence, by sail IS q on boards &c
= ID On cotton; by steam 81 p bale on New
Yerk rates. To Philadelphia, by steam, Kc y h
on urlands; by sail, s. p 81 on boards; 50 On
timber; So 2 ton on olay, ard ss@s so On phos.
phateaI. To Raltimore,.h by steam, nc 10; by
sail, So 5o@7 a Mon boards: $s@S25 p ton On
phosphate rock. Vessels are in demand by
eur merchants to take lumber freghts from
Geo,getown, S. G., Darien and Sstilla River, Ca
and Jacksonville, Fla, to Northern ports, and slc
al2 p NJ are the rates on lumber ahd boards.
ExcHANdy.-Sterling SO day bills lail@le2s.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE. The banSs purchase
sight checks at X@H OIL, and sell at par.
GoLD-gh9l1.
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5emins Hlarhlnes.

are the best In use.
For sale on the Lease Plan, with monthly pay.
ments, on easy terms, or for cash. All Kinds q
Machine attachments, Needles, Cotton, white
black and colored.) Silk, OIL, Soap, &C., &c.
Repairing as usual. Circulars and samples o.
work sent on application. -
D. B. HASELTON, ::
General Dealer IN First class Sewing ha
chimes and Material, No. 3o7 King street,
auzl7 Charleston; 8. 9.
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ToR BEAUFORT AND PACIFIC LAND

ING. FENwICK,s ISLAND. CoFfIN'S POINT,
PORT, ROYAL. RAILROAD WHARF. PARIS
y ISLAND LANDING, STATION: CREEK,
AND OTHER LANDINGS WHERE IN.
JUDGEMENTS ARE 0FFEKED.
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Tn. CmarIes,on Cotton. ntc- and Naval
Stores Market.
OFFICE CHARLESTON NEWS.
FRIDAY EVENING, January q, 1871.

CorroS.-This staple was generally held steadi-
Is by factors but buyers did not enter The mar
Set freely and purchased but moderately, the
article presenting quiet but unchanged aspect.
Sales near 500 bales say 81 at l3 Is at 1873, 123
at 13I, et1SX, 60 OF Ii, 20 at ll4, 40 at 14h III
at l4, Is at lax, III at 15 s5 at l5}s, 81 at 15+c
We quote:
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The steamer PILOT BOY. Captain : .l:EE-h
J. W. sly, will sail for above points
every THURSDAY MORNING. at 8o'clocE, ana Mpen
Landings,
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NOR PHIL AD E L P 81 I A [.
THE REGULAR STEAM LINE-wEEKIT.

NARD LINE.
= = - & 8 = s e
BRIrIsH AND NORTH AMERICAN RoY1H NAIL
STEAM PACKET co.
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ToR SAVANNAH VIA PACIFIC LAND

TIE fas, sailing steamer PILOT .slEwA
EOf. Captain J. ". sly, VIII leaYeaZaIa
Ccn,ral Wharf for above places every MONDAY
MORNING, at O'Clock.
RETURNING, -.
.Thel PILeT, BOZ. Will leave Savannah every
TUEspAX MoHNING, at 7so'clocs- Rsaniort ana "a
tlc Lon,iiur same day. ]. d. AIKEN d CO.,
noy29 Agents. Central Wharf.
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VIII leave Beaufort on FRIDAY MoRNINd, toue
Hov,o Agents.
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(ITEEKLY LINE TO SAVANNAH.
THROUGH BY DAYLIGHT.

THROUGH BY DAYLIGHT.
FOR PACIFIC LANDING. BEAUFORT, HILTON
HEAD, SAVANNAH, DARlEN AND
:. BRUNSWICK, Ga. = - I
+ ! The favorite Steamer Il !, |:
E Ii n A H a n C o Il,
Captain L. ". BURNS,
will receive Freight at South Atian- .sN.A
sic wharf for above points every ssa.szs.I1isi..
TUESDAY, and leave on every WEDNESDAY MORN
ISG. at O'Clock, arriving al savannah the same
evening, and leaving for Darien, &C., the follow
ing morning, Returning, Will leave savannah l9I
For Freight: or passage, applyto T.
SsS RAvENEL, HOLMES d CO.,
sap10 No. LII Fast Bay.
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SAN DOMINGO.
What the Commission are Doing
Novel Event.

mover ENeht.
New YORK, February l3.-The fol-
lowing is from the San Domingo CORE
spondence of the New York Associated
Press, per steamer Tybee:
SAN DOMINGO CRY, February IA
The Commission met last evening and
exchanged views in regard to the work
remaining to be done and the propriety
of forwarding a preliminary report OF
the investigation so far as made, and
particularly the result OF the past few
davs, which begins to open wider than
was expected the first week, and it was
agreed to name the middle OF April as
the time of their arrival at Washing
ton. Upon the question of brlef
report by mail it was decided not to
send it. in view of the fact that
considerable important information just
obtained might materially modify any
report made up from what had been
fully considered. The Secretary OF
State was addressed in a brief
letter, giving an outline of the work
already done, and list Of expeditions
sent into the interior, together with the
objects OF each. The date named above
was also communicated as the probable
time for reaching the home. The par
ties now ont, officially, are the follow,
ing: Prof Blake, with the geological
party, and Prof. Crane, for the Comnls,
sion, are on their way across the island
to Puerto Plata. Prof Ward is ex-
ploring La Vega; Gen. Sigel has gone
to Asna, and Profs. Marvin and Miller
have gone in the same direction, with a
view Of examining the copper reg ion.
DR.. Parry is making thorough botan'
ical examination, and DR.. Newcomb is
pursuing medical researches in various
directions. The health of the whole
party remaining is excellent.
While thus far the bulk Of testimony
takec indicates very favorable condl'
ton Of affairs, certain information, the
exact character Of which the Commls'
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ST. LOUIS.
ImprOy ement OF the Mississippi
Shooting Of Capt. Jenkins.

W
ST. LOUIS, February 23.-The Board
of Trade adopted memorial to Con
gress asking an appropriation Of mil
lion and a half dollars for improve,
ment of the Mississippi, between the
mouth at Missouri and Cairo, by means
of dykes and other structures, which
will tend to strengthen the river and
give greater depth Of channel in time OF
low water.
1t appears Capt. Jenkins, Deputy
L. S. Marshal, who was murdered at
New Madrid last week, was not killed
in the sitting-room of the hotel, but
was shot while standing in the doorway
of Tickell's warehouse, in which build,
ing he and a friend had a sleeping,
room. The shot received was charge
of buck shot, which almost completely
severed Jenkins left arm; but notwith,
standing the rapid flow Of blood from
the severed arteries, jenkins pursued
the assassin and fired several shots at
him from a revolver, but without effect.
He finally sank to the ground exhaust,
ed, and died soon after, although every
effort was made to save him. Lindsey
Murdoch, L. S. Collector of the Second
District, and the Sheriffs Of New
Madrid and Jasper counties have
arrived, and will probably take to New
Madrid to-day Benz. Boyce, who was
arrested night before last on suspicion
of killing Jenkins.