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CHICAGO, Oct. 1s.-E:asier. at 1sz@1selc for
wheat and 17c for corn: to Buffalo. Wheat to
Kingston, 19c- The engagements reported
we're To k1NusroN-Schr Mary, Jane: wheat,
1876; schr New Dominion, wheat on D.. t. To
BuFFLo-Prop Raleigh, wheat at 1S15@185<c;
schr Senator, corn at Tic prop Robin, Holland.
corn ct tic.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. -'18-Vesse1s, scarce, and
carriers ask l8c for corn, and 19o for wheat to
Buffalo-27c to 0swego, and Csc to Kingston
At Chicago 2oc is! asked for: wheat to Buffalo.
No charters.
BUFFALO. Oct. 17.-Coal shippers offer only
91.25 per ton to Chicago to-day, and no charters
have been made. The following charters are re-
ported by Captain ThoB. Collins were made pre-
vious, and not before published : 8chr America,
100 tons r. +. iron to Chicago at e1:75 per ton,
free;echr C.L. Johnson coal to Green Bay at $3.50
per ton,- free; bark Nelson, coal, Cleveland to
milwaukee, at s2.0o per ton, free: schooner
Etna, railroad iron to Chicago ct s1.75 per ton,
free schooner C. A. King, coal, Cleveland to
Chicago at s2.10 per ton, free: achr G. d. Nor
ris, coal, Cleveland to Chicago, up town, at s2.25
per ton, free: schooner q. c. King, coal to Chi
cago, at $3.50 per ton, free; schooner Anglo
Saxon, coal. Cleveland to Chicago, up town, At
92.25 per ton, free; schooner Laura Belle, mar
bic to Cleveland at s1.00 per ton, free; schooner
Prince Alfred, coal to Chicago at 31.50 per ton,
free; schooner N. G. West, coal to Detroit at
$1.00 per ton, free schooner Oneida, same;
schooner Ostrich, iron to Green Bay at $2.o0p
ton free
, 1872-10-21

tiruol good demand, aud prices unchanged, 1C,
10x13 q,otabe at $16.00 do l2x12 al $780, We con-
Tla PtkrE-1c, 1o114, $1,000; do, 12112, s1c5o; do,
14x2o, sl7.oo; do, roofing, 1c, sl4.so;
SHEET z1sc-F.ll Casks, Ike; huf casks, 1oc; less
quantity, IL &c; slab, &c.
snEEr 1noS-No. 81, 7Hc rates.
CoPrEn-Corper bottoms, 4sc braziera, oger u ibs
45c; timed copper, 43e.
W1nE-2 5, &c; 6, T. aud 9, 1oc; 10 to II, lie; -
T. IS snd e j. l2 Il; u an M a4e y 1
fence wire, &c.
NA1LS-A fair business was transacted, and, there
continued follows: led per keg, sG12%@e25 Sd do
$6.37N@G.55; Cd to cod, do, s6.63E@G.16 "a DO
s6.s2E@7.o 50 do, S7G2E@775 DO Sd, fine, $9oo@
9.12}a I'd do, 9.37N@ N@o.50; ciinch, S8.5o@S.62E.
NAVAL Sl'QEES-Nere in reasonably fair demand
, 1872-10-21

NEw YORK, Oct 19-1n dry goods business is quiet
to-day, transactions being confined to small amounts
for hling assortents- The market for cotton goods
continues stroug with Light stocks in first hands,
Prints nowin fair supply for most styles, with
moderate trade doing Dress goods are n far request
Foreign goods only moderately active, with most
demand for dress fabrics and black materials Of a
kinds. Ribbons are less active. The dry goods I'M
ports for the week are about 81 ,750,0o0
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DETROIT Oct. 19-uF@Propellors Chs c'sa44Risln, 4,
ite, Monitor, Bissell, c. j. Wells and st. Lawrence.
sch1s. Mont Blanc, Pa1n1ico, Hungarian, 4, Smith,
Louisa, stundart, johnson, Nicholson, T. Parsons,
Moshef, Hoboken,, Meriek and Groten-
DowH-Propel1e1s China, Menomonee, Cuba, Poto-
lnac aud Craig. Barks Street. Zach Chandler, Burn
aide and Rensankee. sch1s. cossaes, Cooper, TEo@
bridge and Maxwell.
Wind northeast, =
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Review for the Week Ending Oct 10.
SATURDAY EVENING, Oct 10.
The receipts Of live stock during the week, up
In fhia acaniDr were aR fnt4nW6.
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Total ent- ot port UI9 3U0
warehorse. .... so,aos7oo s., 5,447 s425o, ,7s2
Some ie OF the extent OF the business done ct tho
Custom House during August may be CLEANED from
the following table. The receipts for the month were
greatly in Of the year, although the duties wers
considerably below last year, but the deficit will prob
ably be made up by the increased receipts Of Sep
tenter:
REVENUE FROM CUSTOMS At NEW ToRE.
1870. 1871. 1872.
Seven 7s, 65247 as627 0G5.26 $1,000
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I'll, $50 1G. s1o2 $50 9o4 81 $780, o2Gs1
The export movement shows moderate increase
last year, though not great reported for
July. Tie total Of domestic merchandise and foreign
goods ported exclusive Of specie, was Se0
goods reexpored exclusive OF specie, $40 43,
against 5s7 in 1871, ard 496 in 1870.
Specie was trie Under August, 1871, will be
by the annexed comparative statements:
1870 1871. 1872
Dom. merchandise. .s12 500 1876 SIS eo 49, 52o
Foretgn free goods. e,3lG 1i8 SO 325, 153
Forelgn du!jahlc.... 80s,9t4 4Gl,c49 569,061
Specie and bullion. 1855 o7e a7o12s7 2,5sc,s9s
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LEAONS-There Is not much inquiry TOT lem0ns At
The supply is e nd q pr{sss f
md 81 750(G950 for A:alagas.
LEATHER-A slight decline Is noted in rough
upper, with which exception prices firm, pre-
viously quoted. good business WAS doing at the
quotations. given below:
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foot OIL strictly pure, s11o; do extra s1oo; do No.
l. eo9s5c; hank ol Csc; straits, 7oc;' elephant OIL
PAINTS, CoLoks, AND PUTTY-Remain auIet
and steady at the aubjoined quotations: =. ..
r,Elr
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Total exports. s23 979 STD So 2l1 824 s2a,0 831
III exclyc specie. 13,431, ,49a 1a,51o 5s7 2U46a 74s
The value Of o'r exports during the eight months
ending with August s203 e3a, ,o4o, against s2o7,
o3l TAI las. year. Included in these totals specie
and bullion to the value Of s56 and 6o4
respectively. We bring forward the totals asfolows:
1870, 1871. 1872,
Dom, erchrze Sill 2etG1e STAG oe2 s1a9,15aos5
For. free gools... 22l, ,14f e03,035 105G 0l6
For. dutable..... G,s54,l23 5,324,s9o 6,1a50s9
Specie ind bullion A 311 ,127 55,469G04 5G94o73
, 1872-10-21

MARINE ITEMS.
The schooner Hamlet is reported dismasted n
Grand River. -
"A new lighthouse will light the mariner into
Duluth next spring.
The propeller Alaska is reported aground
On Fighting island, Detroit River.
The attempt to rescue the propeller Detroit
proved failure. She has been raised: but the
pontoons chains gave away and cut her in two.
The schooner B. +. Gardiner and Amar-
anthe lost their bowsprits and head gear and
were otherwise damaged by collision On Tuesday
while crossing the fats.
"A despatch from Port Burvel says the barge
Robert Emett WAS driven ashore Tuesday night
about ten miles west Of that port; no lives lost.
The scoT. Laurel, in tow Of tho City Of
London, struck No. 6 lock of the Bunharuoif
Canal, and sunk with $500 bushels OF grain,
She is fully insured. ::
The scow Juno, upward bound, and laden
with coal, went ashore sometime Wednesday
night the head of Belle Isle, and is said to bo
hard on. The harbor tug Clara has toligbter
and pull her of.
-The bark. Great West, from oconto, WAS
driven upon PeshtiSc Reef during the :gale Of
Monday Her cargo WIS jettisoned, and in at
tempting to save the vessel the mate W
drowned The bark was towed to Gh'"~eo ny
the propeller Favorite.
Coote. of the schoores white Oak, a the Vel.
land Canal. Mcutny morning. The man diod
ana hot,r after. Coroner Cumming, OF elland,
Ont, held an inquest, at which . verdict Of
granddaughter was returned.
The schooner George ". Holt u reported
cigmasted above Point al Barque and 1t anchor.
It is stated that she is downward boun1, and vii
probably be taken to Port Huron for repairs: L
Is presumed that her disaster was caused BY
heavy weather., Being laden with lroG ore, hea
cargo will sustain no damage.
, 1872-10-21

LAsALLE Ill, Oct. 19.-R1vEa-A1rived-stea
Depue from All Forks, towing barge Of wood for thu
Lasa1e Glass Factory, Steamer General MIcook nght
for Lasane. Canal boat Isabella, from Peru, loaded
with corn for Chicago. Departed-Stea1aer Dspre,
light, for Hennepin Steamer General Nccoot, towing
canal boats Sunbeam and Olive Branch both Light to1
Hennepin, and carrying dozen 1aSalla srortsnen On
duck-hunting excursion to SnachWine Lake.
CANAI-Passed in-Isabela, fro1n Peru. loaded with
gorn for Chicago and barge n. 4 Light @ lor otta"4'
Bouchard, loaded with lumber for Lasae GeneTleYes
light, for Ia6a1le.
, 1872-10-21


SALT-OEing. to the continued good demand, and
scant supply, the market hr1ner, but make no
changes to-day. Saginaw, fine 2.20; coarse Diamond
c. $25; dairy withoutbags $500 do with bugs, s400;
ground solar, 2o5; Ashton dairy, per bug, $500
ground mum, $2.25.
sEEDS-Were very quiet to-day. Prices steady
and unchanged. Sales include q sacks good timothy
at $500 % sacks at $27o a aaehs prime mammoth
clover at $5.75.
TEAs-Business WAS moderately active, with
little or variation in prices, which ruled
steady, US follows: Hyson, common to
fair, 5o@55c; good, es@75c;, choice to extra !,
common imperial, e5@75c; good to choice DO, soee5
s1.05; fine to good gunpowder, 8oe@s103; choice
s1.1o@12o; extra, $l.25@135; choice to extra lem
Japan, 90c@$105 fair to good do, 6o99oc; colored
natural leaf Japan, 55@65c; common to fine oolong,
45@55c good, 60@75c; choice to extra. 9oc(SSl05.
TODACCQ-Was firm and uuchanged- We quote: ::
sCHEw1sa-Fine Cut-Extra, 75Gsoc; choice, 659
7oc; common, 65@60c; poor, 4o@50c.
saoKEso- Extra, 3a@35c; medium, soSa2c; COM
mon stems, 27@29c. ::
black, sound, 4e@55c. 90
Bessh, sl2oo; maple, $500; hickory, s14oo; slabs
$7.5o@8.00.
Wo0D-Was in good request, and prices were ad-
yanced, Soc. per cord. We now quote: Beech,
81. .5o rnaple, 1850; hickory, f14oo@145o; alahs
$500.
wo0I-Was dull and heavy, there being no material
change in the market, excepting slight inquiry for
fine qualities We continue to quote:
, 1872-10-21


Flour was very dull to-day. being reported
moro plenty, and easier in New York, and in
addition to Our local weakness in wheat. Hence.
the shippers were ont of the market and the
only buying was done by home dealers.
Holders generally reported prices as unchanged.
Sales have been reported, Of 1ob lr1s spring
extras [OrientaD at 500; 200 brls do (Glory)
ut $67o; 20 brls do, at $G.3711; so do, at 5000;
200 brls do, st $3.50; rs br1s do, on private
terms; 100 br1s blckYheat flour ut $3.50; Total,
6a5 brls. Also 10 tons bran at $1,000; 80 tons
do, at $9.75, all on track.
Wheat was 1ess active weak, and 1Mo lover,
being rurnored to be lover in Liverpool; while
concerned, nothing being said in the dispatches
about buyers. Lake freights we're again held
up, with scarcity Of vessels, and O glut On the
railroads that seems to render almost hopeless
the attempt to ship out wheat as fast as it ar
riyes here, while the etringency Of the: money
market threatens to make it equally difficult to
hold as TO Jet 60. Hence further weakness, and
the strong ones into whose hands the bulk Of
the wheat changed s. few days ago, prove not to
be strong enough, or not willing, to take care Of
the fresh additions to our stocks ID the shape Of
current receipts, There we're plenty OF guesseson
the floor to-day that wheat will touch 81. 90 PER
bu before long. Seller tho month, or cash No. 2
yanced to s1:1oA dropped to s1.o9, End closed
@1.1oM, closing ct s1.o9. Seller the year sold
at 81. 1.05s1@1 165z, closing ct the inside. Seller
DECEMBER sold early at Sill. No. 1 spring
closed at s1:15; No do at SIC; and rejected do
at SIC. Cash sales were reported of 200 bu No.
spring 1t 1e1 4oo BY DO ;, ct S115 10 o5e9 500
1o.eo0 bu DO at 81 .0ssz Assoc bu do Ut 91.oe11
"a f03 bu do at 81. .09L; 2l, 600 bu do ct s10911:
$500 bu do at 81. .09; $500 bu No. 8 spring at
So; $500 bu 10 at 97]<c; 1890 bu do at Die;
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stately roof cutting against the steel blue
sky. As she stood quite motionless sue
heard clock, far away in the heart of the
silent town, striking two; and at that mo-
ment, almost as If the stloke had been a
signal, wild glare of flame burst forth from
the hitherto dark and silent Deyereux house
For an instant Alice stood petrlfed, abso-
lutely doubling the evidence of her senses,
and chained to the spot by sheer amazement /;
but this inacton did not last more than an
instant. She was woman Of rare co0ness
and presence OF mind, and she realized at
once that owing TO the lateness of the hour
the flames were likely to make fatal head
way before any one was reused in the quiet
neighborhood She could see that the fire
had burst forth in the kitchen wing of the
house If the alarm was given Immediately,
therefore, ii might be possible 10 save the
main building. She sprang from the win
dow, and running hastily down the corridor
on which her chamber opened, she was soon
laundering vigorously at Colonel lngleshy s
door.
[Contnued in Tuesdays Conme,ctdtl
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-06
CHAPTER vi.

IL may he imagined that with thoughts
slch as these for her companions, Mrs. In
sleshy was little disposed tor sleep In fact,
que sun paced her chamber long after the
ouler inmates of the house were wrapped in
fIel Aumber-long after even Roses white
n''s had sunk over her violet eyes. 1t was
Nci' On toward two o'clock when, at last, she
s,uNlehly stopped and made an impatient ges-
things seem fantastic and unreal at
r'Sh', she said. Somehow they are al
way magnitied, and events or feelings of
,sa.ly small importance assume gigantic pro-
roi'lois when viewed at such time.
ia Aiow perfectly well that all these absurd
"Iuples ON the one hand, these old, senti-
ii,th'ai recollections on the other, will fade
ir ;,,'o absolute insignifcance tomorrow morn
~: ~: Therefore, why should torment my
sell With them has the surprise of the
uuy ulslrung me? Am mad that l don't
've, not only what Icould, but what must
a, one walked abruptly across the floor, and
Jiew back curtain from one of the win
aows-a aIN window looking out over the garden
"uu toward the Devereux house. The fra
s'ahl stiffness of the starlit summer nighl
Helleu to come to her like a soft caress
uiple was not the faintest CLEAN of light any
"Here, not the faintest sound of moving life
uy only the perfume of the flowers, the bright
"''s ot the stars, and the dark outline Of thu
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-06

VF YOU WANT to send money TO your friends in
a. II. GRIMSHAw,
my1A-tf No. q W, Third ST
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-06
1872, The Direct Route 1879.


L. 80 y S.
TO
MONTREAL OGDENSBURG and QUEBEC,
is VIA THE CONNECTICUT RIVER RAILROAD
LINE,
And the most direct route to Brattlebero', Bellows
Falls, Rutland, Windsor, White River Junction,
Wellg River, and 80 nIILES shorter than any other
route TO WHITE MOUNTAINS.
EB-Fast Express Train pm.
LeaNing New York at 800
Springfield at 500
Arriving at Montreal at $50 q M.
Pullman's Palace Sleeping Cars on all night
trains.
tW-Thls is the only line running Express Trains
through from New York 10 Montreal with but one
change.
ga -fassengers can procure tickets at all the
principal Hotels and Ctfices, also, at New York ana
New Haven Railroad Depot, corner ATth street ana
9TH Avenue, New YORK. .. 54-
EE-Don' forget to k for tickets via Connecticut
Railroad Line. .-sl.
@. W. PoULsoN,
my21-sm General Agent.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-06
rny1O-dAw

Fl, Sm rxszSszMysgS. DELAWARE RAIL ROAD
M&3 E ~ 1dtE& LINE
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.
ON AND AFTER MONDAY, MAY 20TH, 1872,
(Sundays excepted) Passenger Trains will leave AZ
fOnows:-
SOUTHWARK NokTHWARD.
Passenger. Mixed Passenger. Mixed
AM, PM Pm. Am, Pm Pm
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-06
PEHERsHEyAF1A 9ESHEEt FE1HA11noAp. IFA =

Il CENTRAL RAILROAD Assa I'D zs-1@sst saas-e.-esaisstts
WEST PHILADELPHIA, ~.
Trains leave Depot. Thirty-seconi and Market
Trains arrive at Depot Thirty-nrst and Market
~ MAIN LINE WESTWARD,
Paoli Accommodation daily, except sunday, 625 A.
NJ, $50 A M. and lilo A M, LILO r. NJ, $40 +.
Lock Haven and Elmira Ex daily, ,ex Sunday Am.
Niagara Express daily, except Sunday aS9A.M NJ
Mail daily, except Sunday 500 A. M
Fast Line and Erie Express, daily, ex-
Hsfrsbarg srRs 9 Acc. daily except sunday a,sSP. NJ
Lancaster and York Acc. daiy,ex-
psrRes6urg IKE Train daily except Sunday, SPM
SinsinT1aIi iiSSiTJ All Express SI daily, ,.,, SsoPM
Southern Express daily 9,OoP.M
Through Passenger daily ex. Sunday, 1880 Z, M.
Pso PsSpS sunday MNRrsEE Trans $40 and ssS n
Ee NAH saupsS Tu1s INV u vi
For through Passenger Train, tickets must be pro-
cured and baggage delivered at 1le Market street
NEW YORK. DIVISION.
Express for New York T1O, 80 and IL A. M,
1920, 3, $50 and 6.45 P. M, and u night.
Emigrant Train for New York 1l.sU p. M. 100. --
New York Sunday Trains $50 A. M, 64oP P, M,
KENsINeToN DEPOT.
Rolmesburg and Bustleton, S45 A. NJ, 12.So b.1b an
Way traios for Trenton, III l. M, and 2sSP. n.
Way Train for Bristol 600 p. M.
FOR BELvIDERE DELAWARE RAILROAD.
Express TOR Trenton, LambYille, Easton 30, z AM.
Express for Trenton, Lambville Easton, &C., Pm.
i W. Train for Trenton, Lamb'ville, Easton &C. Pm.
| MARKET STREET FERRY,
AAIBoY DIVISION.
| Accommodation for New York, via Ambey, TAM.
way Trains for Trenton,s and 10 A. M, IL noon,and
Accommodation for New York via Jersey City
| Accommodation for South Amboy, 400 Z. N.
Way Trains for Bordentown, g. T.B0 and 1l.O0 T. M.
/ Express Trains for Hghtst0wn, .Ji
GO, A. NJ, and $50 p M
Way Train for Pemberton, and N. J., Southern and
TuckerpOn Railroad, 1000 A. M
Way Train for Hightstown 40 z. N.
| Way Trans Ior Pemberton, 2,20 and 80 7. M.
| Way Train for Pemberton q Tncksrton Il. Il =.
Way Train for Mt Holly, Monday, Wednesday,
| Thursday and Saturday only, 11,sO Z. M,
| Sleeping Car Tickets for the West can be had On
application at the Ticket 0hice 90l Chestnut street,
and at the Depot Thlrty-second and Market streets
Agents OF the Union Transfer Company will call
for and deliver Baggage at the Depots Orders Will
receive prompt attention, and Railroad Time Cards
can also ne obtained at the following
.-,.-, ,,,-.,,.,. No. soi Chestnut street
| No. 1l6 Market street;
and at the DepOts and Ferry named above.
je7 A. j. CASSArT, General Manager
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-06
rFrom AppletOns Joarnall
.,se INcLESBY'S SlSTER-IN-LAw.
. STORY IN SIX CHAPTERS.

H.. author Of "Vdierte Ayln,er," "MOrton
BJ N'e Holse'" "Mabty Lee" do.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-06
KENNEDY's HRNLOCK OINTMENT.
n 0CKBRIDGE ALUM SPRINGS, VA

OPEN JUNE 18th, 1872.
The proprietor offers additional attractions this
season. New, elegant and spacious drawing and
Ball Tooms beautiful lawns, exquisite air and
scenery while the waters OF these special springs
invariably relieve Consumption, Scrofula, Bronch'
tis Dy spepsia and Da rhga,and for sale by leading
Druggists everywhere. Readily accessible via
Chesapeake and Ohio II, X. Stop at Goshen Depot,
where coaches will be in waiting. Pamphlets on
application. JAMES A. FRAZIER, Prop. je24 4w
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-06

The mixed train will be run subject to delays in
cident to freight business and will stop only at Sta
tens where time il given.
NEW CASTLE TRAINS.
Leave New Castle for Wilmington and Ihiladel-
phia at Z 30. A. M. Leave Philadelphia, II q a. NJ
and Wilmington, 100 P. NJ, for New Castle.
SMYRNA BRANCH TRAINS.
Additional to those above, leave Clayton for
Smyrna $40 A. NJ, and 90 r. M, leave Smyrna
for Clayton l1S5 A. M. and 1856 p NJ, to make con-
neetions with trains TO and from Dover, and Sta
ttons south.
CONNECTIONS.
At Townsend, with the Kent County, and Queen
Anne's q Kent Railroads.
At Clayton, with Md. Il d. r. r.
At Harrington, with j. u. X. r.
At Seaford, with d. Il Del. r. r.
At Delmar, with Il. $. X. r., and W. a P. r. R.
IL. II. KENNEY, Superintendent
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-06
educational.

THNAYtOR . JACKsON'S
SCIENTIFIC, CLASSICAL
AND
oMMERCIAL CApEMY.
Foa BaTn aiHSss AutuTn Term opens Sept. "a
New talogues now r ady.
YOunR,men' residence. Franklin st, near stn.
Young ladles' residence No 222 West ltrert
MILTON JACKSON, M. S /, Principal.
nov8O, lydSw
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-06
! n NICuoIs FxPREss. Baeraxe re-

q L. NICHOLS q CO., EXPRESS. Baggage re-
Samoved TO any part of the city. Carpets cleaned
and preserved from moth and relaid with care: Cal
somining whtewashing, DC, &c. All orders Ihank-
fully received and promptly attended to. once, sOo
King street. Please leave orders at the following
places for baggage and carpets, &C. Mr.. j. h Holt,
Third and Market streets; Greenman, Pieraon
Co., 419 Market street; s. X. Ball Co., bl1 Market
street, A. Bradley jones' 6ls Market street, Joseph
Jones' Fifth and Market street, and 1875 Orange St.
See wagon on the street. feb26-Sm
WILMINGTON TRANSFER AND BAGGAGE
wv EXPRESS will call for and deliver baggage
and packages to and from all parts Of the city Rail-
road Depot and boat. Also, baggage called for and
checked (where Railroad tickets are held) TO- all
points from private residences or hotels. orders
left at tthe Franklin Telegraph once, No.
q West Third street; E. Bringhurst Co.,
Sixth and Market; Smith Painter, Seventh
and Market and b. O. Shoemaker, sos Market St,
will receive prompt attention. Principal ONCE, Bag
gage Room, r., VI. and b. Railroad Depot.
j. j. MoMULLEN,
sept1s-ly j. II. SEAL. Proprietors.
Smyrna times., 1872-06-12
from the Newspaper Reporter.l
ltreeley as a Young Printer,

=, EdIt2T Reporter: Most people suppose that
hr' Ureeley as young printer was about as
hOuest; mlld, money saving BENJAMIN Frank
IN klnd OF man as one would wish to meet.
NOT so-he was running over with a vitality
winch Aothng would control, and it seemed at
times as though he could be rough and noisy
enough TO let t1y his stick at the head of anv of
ms ,companlonS who had the temerity to differ
with MN, especially if arguing g moral or no.
lItical question. As young man had the
somewhat equivOcal pleasure of working with
MN. lie was then in the employ of Jas. d
armstrong, who is now living in New York
Mr.. Armstrong published at this time n panrr
called the Sptrtt Of the Times He found Young
Ureeley hard to get along with Mr. Armstrong
was Ureeley trst employer in the city, and
he embryo philosopher had not vet been dis
ciplined IN city rules. He would work for some
time quite steadily, and then run off at a tan
gent about something. Though but nineteen
years old nc was forever talking about politics
ana social questions, in the discussion of which
ne would get greatly excited, and not only lose
MS own time, but occupy the attention of the
other wOrkmen. This made matters so nm
pleasant for the publisher that Mr. Greeley was
at last discharged. At this time he received
salary OF six dollars per week. His personal
appearance at this time was very peculiar His
halr was white and straight, his pantaloons did
my 0OSW ~ COuie uIuCn UeIOW MS knee, and he
looked rough and uncouth. On Ieaving here
ne went into partnership with a stranger, and
they managed at last to make weekly which
met with some success.
would add tor the information of those who
17ellght IN calling Mr.. Greeley the second
trankli3, instead of the " first Greeley las
he should be called) that he has no particular
claim to being printer, as he was very poor
workman in the business, preferring to make
time IN the compOsing-room over hot dis
cussion of his pet theories, to becoming pro-
fcient in the art of printing.
MIR. Armstrong, his first employer, may be
seen in New York to day, as hearty and ener.
getic as ever. lie has had publishing expe-
rience of nearly half a century. In 1890, as
manager Of that paper, he started the New
ork Express, and had it in running order in
ten days after sterting. He was afterwards
foreman OF the EUentng Post. In every posi-.
tion he has had, he has commanded high
salaries, and his services have been greatly an
precated AN ON PRTNrEp