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PEPPER AND SALT.

certain gentleman Of high-toned American
descent, wen, home very late the other morning,
having made 8 ght Of it" at Il ball. His fair
spouse asked him where lie had been, and also
asked him some "dooced unpleasant questions
such What ais your eyes: WA, makes
your nose so red n &c. lie finally owned UP
that he had been - & Dutch dance. "Oao"
calculated the wife, "And You h.yo been hug
ging the Dutch giri-, and drinking beer -
well, see here, WIFE -s,L he, Its l., use de-.
nying anything. when in Rome, 10 as the
Romantics d. You know. They forced me -
drink the beer and l dida'J hug he 81, any
harder than was necessary tor me TO do and
keep my feet and stand perpendicular The
lady Wa not very mad until she found pretty
little curl OF b!J.d bair in lis vest pocket, We
did not stay 10 hear the lecture that followed.
We saw the cat GU, in tho blck alley lookin,
ashamed OF himself We symp4tAil.d with
him. We knew lie had bcau kicked out, too
4 ieS days ago d certain sportsman got Mr. Red.
mond, the painter, 70 set him UP few decoy
ducks, wooden counterfeit or bogus ducks paint.
ed TO resemble the living ducks and brakes.
These Re placed in the river and hiding behind
a tree watched the result. Pretty soon d couple
o! young swells along aud discovered the
game" and were OF cou!-o seized wish the
green hunters ague. One said, while bis teeth
Chartered, Say, Bill, good aer.r-ra.Lu- ,he.sheo
them ere ducks :" Lor'," exclaimed lie Of the
cognomen Bill, "shoot EN- The other fellow
had been so taken back tina, he had forgotten
that he had gun, aud he proceeded 70 shut his
eyes and gave EN- both barrels at one pull. The
| recoil Of the gun knocked him over log, but
picking himself up, pretty well scared, he en-.
quired, ibid any of them ducks git away"
NO. answered his companion, You didn't
even scare 'em, for they're all there yet" At
this point the owner OF the wooden images
smiled a smole aloud and yelled from behind the
tree, You cussed fools, don't you know ducks
from saw logsE" They offered him four dollars
not to tell, and he DIDN'T, except TO US, and we
| agreed not to speak of it--nei;her nave VI 80.
| There Is a lawyer at Chicago of the name OF
Greeley, and he bad with him until the morning
after the election a student named Brown. On
that morning that student applied to the Su
preme Court for admission to the bar and passed,
| and the new firm starts at an ill.s;arred day as
Greeley Il Brown" but there are cert ain
| deeming features, Greeley's first name is not
Horace" and Browns is not " B. Graf We
have hopes of that firm yet, The other firm of
| Greeley g. Brown has been dissolved by mutual
cons ent, and with the entire appreciation of q
good many voters Of the country. Browa will
| hereafter hunt the "uentle soft she'll crab" in
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-11-09

The horse disease IS undated at Chicago,
and business continues nearly ut a standstill
for want of the usual local means Of locomo.
ton and transportation. Considerable mortall-
ty has occurred among horses attempted to be
used too soon after they were supposed to
have recovered. The disease has appeared at
Peoria and few other interior points In the
state, in mild form.
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CoNUNDRUM.-The poet Moore mentions the
Peri, the noudrscrpt semi'angels who while
debarred from heaven are permitted to roam
into the glories they cannot reach A Peri is
to be hanged at Chicago on the 9th Of Dec for
murder. Will he he full angel or nothing but
plain Peri, after he gets through with that
little sck.te festival Of his9
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Election Returns.

All the papers We receive, especially those
OF the Grant persuasion, devote large pro.
portion of their space to dry figures and de.
tails OF last Tuesdays election, but we confess
we have lost all interest in that sort of statis-
tics. Prehaps We are somewhat like the old
lady who, returning from the funeral of her
husband, remarked that somehow she didn't
enjoy this funeral as she did funerals usually"
1t is sufficient to say briefly, that the fol.
lowing states have gone for Grant by the sup
posed majorit,es opposite:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-11-09

a certain farmer in New York harvested
his crop of deats on Tuesday last. The yield
was unusually large and quite numerous to
the acre. His name is Greeley. lie has gone
west to look himself up a small farm which
hereafter he will cultivate in modest way and
"grow UP with the country"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-11-09

John Dixon, the first settler of Dixon. in
this state and after whom the town was nam.
ed, is still living there, and though IS wears
of age, makes his daily pilgrimage of n milo
to the post Office on foot and enioys his nino
of kllllkinick as well as ever.
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Gen. Meade, the hero OF Gettysburg, died
somewhat suddenly at Philadelphia on
Wednesday evening.
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CLOSING PRICES-5 O'CLOCK m.
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

Cotton Quiet and Easy-Rcceipts at the
Ports, J,410 Bnies-klour Was Firmer-
Wheat Steady-Corn and Oats Were
Lower-Coppcr Active md Highcr-Tin Ac.
two and Higher-Pork Firmer-Lard a
Shade Ensier-spirits Turpcntine Lower
Wool Quiet-WhisLkey Firuier.
TUESDAY, April 9-6 m.
AsnEsReceips since last, II packages The market
continued the when last reported There has
been moderate inquiry for both pots pearls and prices
show change We quote Pots. IS 20 a SIS 20, and
pearls. $40 n $40 90
BUILDING MATERIALs.-we have no particular change
10 note In the for bricks The demand continued
limited, prices remain hrm We quote Pale,
81 30 Ys; Long Island gil 50 Sl2 North River, Si
Sl2 Croon ST. $lj; Philadelphia front, from yard $40
s45 Lime quiet, but steaoy-quo'ed al 81 90 for
Rocxand common and 81 tor do. lump Cement was I'M
ged and quiet Kosendae quoted At per Dbl Laths
were la limited demand at 80 for Eastern spruce.
CANDLKs.-The general market continued quiet ana un.
changed We quote Sperm BIC. patent do, &c f4c
stearic, y6c 2sc paranne. 2oo S7c; Adamsntne lSc
l9Ac
CorrgR-Tbe market continued fairly active and was
quoted higher The sales since last aggregate
about lbs Lake W &c. 49, cash. aud c sSsc
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DOMESTIC MARKETS,

GALVESTON, April O. 1872
Cotton qpet gSos ordinary 2oc Ne. eseE's 4s baes
stock, 1884
NEW ORLEANS, April 9, ts72
gross, l,i7l Sales, $500. Stock, 1896.
MOBILE. April 8, 1872
Cotton quiet price given Net receipts 2oa bales Sales
Cotton in good demand firm; mddhngs, DC. Net re-
eeps lf65 bales Exports coastwise 49, osles $50 Stock
CHARLESTON. April 8, 1874
Cotton quiet; middlings, 22c Net receipts, l64 bales
Sales, 200. Stock 1885.
LOUISVILLE. April 9 1872
Tobacco active Sales, 1876 hhds. Lugs So So 70; low
leaf. S5 49, medium SO 90 $il; good, $I1 30 $i3
BUFFALO, April g. 1872.
Rail shipments none. Market generally quiet and
changed SHADE drmer Sales 1000 bushels corn
Sc In LOTS 500 bbls city ground spring at 20 bills
white do. at 50 600 bushels timothy x3 50 25 5
bushels medium clover seed at IS and 16 bushels peavne
OswFGO. N. Y, April 8, 1879
Flour in good demand. Sales 2400 bbs ut 30 for No.
springs &8 30 for amber winter SO for white winter 30 for
double extra Wheat steady sales 5000 bushels No. NIL
the track Barley dull 2OOO bushels Bay Quinte on
private terms Rye nominaly s5c for Western. Corn meal
Sc Railroad frsshs-Four to Boston. Soc to New York,
boc; 60 Albany, 40.
Flour ., in imprqysd demand a. 50 50 ss 50 for
:. ,.$l q d ~. Corn. dun ana easier.
BaieyNo spring stronger at 4s1sc SOC. Pork opened
strong but closed quiet At Sl 81 90 Lard quiet and
3ao asc for shoulders clear sides sse Sxc. clear
Sides 6hc Hams in pickle at TO- &c. Hghwncs quiet at
&c Live hogs active and shade Nrmer at "a ls So
So do ys 8ooo d. barley and 500
hogs. Shipments bills dour 5000 bushels wheat
q 0Oo do corn. 4Oo do oats 5000 do barley and 1900
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THE MARKET SAVINGS BANK.

In response to q call a large NUMBER of the victims
OF the Market Savings Bank failure assembled yes
terday at the Office OF J. f. Dwight, receiver In
bankruptcy, to prove their claims and vote for an
assignee In bankruptcy. Several hundred crowded
the Offices and displayed great interest In the pro-
cecdlngs. They seemed to be almost unanimous In
favor Of the appointment or the present receiver,
Mr.. Worth, and nearly all the votes cast were Tor
him. In an adjacent room an Indignation
meeting was held ol q rather dsorderly character.
the speakers being Interrupted by hootings, cat
Sassa the appoln,ment OF trustees 10 work
in conjunction with the receiver, and one OF them
declared that 100000 or The deposit0rs' money Is
locked up IN the Park Bank, upon which dividend
could be declared at once. Many opposed the ap.
polntmcnt OF assignee In TOTO; but rs only
small proportion Of the depostors voted yesterday
tae OF the majority could not be ascertained
For several hours the Jam in the Office OF the regis
ter was intense, and during the surgng to and fro
OF the excited crowd valuable plate OF glass was
broken out Of one OF the doors. The result OF the
voting will not likely DO ascertained for some days
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HORRIBLE MURDER IN MARYLAND.

Young man named Abraham Lynn, belonging
20 one OF the wealthlest families In Carroll county,
was found murdered in mill, adjoining his house.
near Linwood, in Carroll county, Nd, on Saturday.
etn Inst. At Two O'Clock in the afternoon OF that
day ne lett his house, taking with MIN $500, aud
went to the mill. Hts wife saw him count the
money ana place IL IN the side pocket OF his coat.
A snort tune after her husband entered The mill
Mrs Lynn saw the miller, man named Davis, ride
away on horseback. She saw nothing more OF either
OF them until about nyc O'Clock, when she saw
Davis standing In the door OF the mill. She re-
auested him TO tell Mr.. Lynn come to his supper,
TO which ne replied that Lynn was not there.
Shortly afterwards Davis closed up the mill and
again rode away. Mrs. Lynn. now becoming
alarmed at the absence Of her husband, procured
tho aid OF her neighDors, aud, on making search,
found the body OF Mr.. Lynn horribly crushed about
the head, slowed away In one OF the bnns OF tho
mil. The $500 were gone; but small pocketDook,
containing about 500 and gold watch, were found
the body. The miller was present at the inquest
ana although suspicion was strong against HIM
gave his evidence In the very coolest manner. He
explained MS absence from the mill oy saying that
Mr. Lynn sent him away TO collect some money.
aud that when he came back Lynn was gone do.
tectives are now engaged In hunting up the case.
The excitement Is fearful, and II the murderer Il
discovered he Will undoubtedly be Hncned.
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STOCKS DULL FEVEhsH AND LOWbi@
The stock market led on strong as consequence
OF general impression that money would ease up
before the close OF the day. and prices ~ noon had
scored rise OF Y a n per cent This impression
ola not induce much activity. however, and the
market was dun all day, and in It's best moment
somewhat ieverish. with the termination OF the
dealings In the money market, as previously mar
rated' lack OF confidence became apparent, and
prices yielded slowly and returned TO the stage
from winch they had started, only 10 be
plunged down a hair per cent so more when
word went around that the prosecution against the
.bears' In the United States Court had completely
failed and been abandoned. The "poor being OBJ
stlnate In Withholding the 'locked.upn greenbacks
and relief being for the present inaccessible else.
where until the spring tide shall turn in this di
recsion, which II may DO expected 10 DO toward the
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WORTHY FAIRS.


the lady managers OF st. Luke's Homo for Indi.
gent Christian Females held q fair at Apollo Hall,
corner Twenty eighth street and Broadway. last
evening, witch was marked success In every way,
being well attended and thoroughly entertaining.
There were MOWERS, music, pictures and those most
entertaining and seductive OF all fair entertain
ments, the bazaars, attended by smiling angels,
where you pay on an average $25 for twenty -nve
cents worth. The object or the fair Is q highly
worthy one, ana It's success is thoroughly gratifying
TO all. MIS- Henry A. Smythe Is PRESIDENT, Mrs.
John Priestly Vice President, Mrs. William q. Moore
Treasurer and MISS Ellen Kemole secretary OF the
LADIES' Board or Managers
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Iva; :. 80. 4sl NI i,aoo
For future delivery basis low mddng the have
as follows last evening" after three F. M-Apr 400
~ ibsc May Loo at " 5l6c 200 a 23sc, 200 at %
S2c lU nj 2Sc June, 100 Mt % lbl6c 100 2c july
lec az 800 at &c August 100 at 23Hc September 200
nj Hsc October 500 at 70 Bloc November 100 at l9c No
vember and December 100 each at l9c December 100 at
ssac Total S's9o bales Sales to-day up to three M
Az ADri leo at @ and NAY, 100 at ss ois togsther May
july zoo at 24c Lao at % August 400 at 2ssc sepem
ber 20O at sc October 500 at 20 3l6c November and
s1o bales Rates on cotton foreign closed nominal
to fIavre by steam c gold; sail. &C.; to Hamburg. by
seam d compressed; Ec, sail; to Bremen. by steam,
&c ic gold; to Mediterranean ports. BY steam c. The
receipts nj the ports follows veson l6;
New Orleans, IN Mobile 2Os Savannah 465 Charleston.
Lisa; Wilmington, 81 Norfolk, 6l0; Baltimore 343; New
55UU This day last year 9555 We quote "
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close Of the week. che sbulls" began lose heart,
especially. as the enthusiasm OF the outside public
has been dampened II not dssipated by the uninvit-
ing aspect OF the money market. The Official inves
tigation or the conspiracy against the money mar
ket now in the hands OF the. Congress
slona committee but probably before their laDors
are well begun the subject OF their inquiry Will
have terminated Mr.. Daniel Drew has taken the
pains to dsavow publicly any connection with The
docking ups movement, his sympathy with which
was suspected OF his position as regards
Erte There seems TO be little doubt, however that
he Is 'Iong" OF Quicksilver, Canton, Wabash.
Western Union and other prospective dividend
paying stocks 50 that his dIsavowal was hardly
necessary. AS Tor Erie he Is not required to make
delivery Of 1t before the end OF the year. and mean
time, especially alter the new election lie may have
a dozen 1ne chances to make money out OF his
specuatlon ut least he thinks so. The bankers
and brokers are indebted TO the enterprise
OF an active Wall street news agent for daily cable
quotations OF Lake Shore and New York Central IN
London an extension Oi his business In giving the
market the foreign quotations for Erie ana Tor
Union Pacific ana Other American stocks recently
introduced into speculation The other side OF the
Atlantic. 1t may be matter OF interest many to
know that Lake Shore was quoted at the equivalent
OF s7H and New York Central at 99h. Erie adj
vanced to the equivalent OF 65k, and, this side,
rose from 635s to 652s. Reading being among the
stocks not registered required by the rules OF the
Stock Exchange, the Committee on Securities have
given notice that IL will be stricken from the list OF
the board II not registered by tomorrow.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
The following table shows the highest ana lowest
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GOVERNMENTS FIRM.


S COG cleared. $751; 900 GOO
uoiu DalanCes. l,4l2,940
currency balances. Observation-Disclosures. lG05, $50
GOVERNMENTS FIRM.
Government bonds were firm and The older issues
OF fve-tweIties anu the new tiye5 were traction
higher. The dealings were moderate in amount
and the market lett OF quiet as lollows:-Unlted
states currency skies, 1855 1883; SKIES 1884,
registered, il41< ll5; do. do. coupon, ll5K
1l57s do, 1ve-twenties registered, May and Novem
Der, l0s3s 1925: do. d. 1867 coupon, do, ll2A
1l3; 40. do 1864 do. do, ll21& 1l3; do. DO. 1867
10. d. ll3 ll34; do. do, 1867, registered. Janu.
ary ana July. 1924 1S; do. do, 1865 coupon, do,
Xix my; do. do, 1867, do, do., 1928 1lS;
do. do, 1865, do do. ll3 a ll34 do. 1ves OF
1851 funded, registered. 10 llot4; 10. do. do.
coupon, ITO llo4; do. en-lortes, registered 1855
1854; do. do, coupon 1881 1851.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES DULL.
The Southern State bonus were dull, but gener-
ally firm. The following were the only prices made
at the last call:-Tennessee, e& coupon, - 6,s;
do, new, 81 a 6714; Firgnlas, new, IS bid; do,
consois, 55 Dld; Georgia sevens, So pid North Caro-
lima, ex coupon, 50 3Gh; do, new, 20 a %; do,
special tax, l4t4 10; Missouri SKIES, 30 e5ss;
do, Hannibal and ~. Joseph, 929i 93t4; South
Caroinas. ex coupon, SO; do. new, January and
july 37s IS; do. do, Aprl anu October, % q SO;
Arkansas skies, funded, "a u So.
THE RAILROAD BONDS.
There was rather more activity In the railroad
bonds, and the market was generally steady but
prices show slight decline compared WIN those
ruling before the stringency In money. The deal
iDgs to-day were chiefly III the Western railway
ponds, the chief transaction being sale OF $4,000
e. q. and !. Z. frsts At % Twenty bonds OF b.. Ii.
and E. changed hands at ass 45ts. Union Pacilcs
lower for all kinds and Central Paclncs higher
she latter advancing to l0l Il the largely In.
creased earnings Of the past quarter The following
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The Homeopathic surgical Hospital.

the Charity Fair In aid OF the proposed Homeo-
pathic Surgical Hospital on Third avenue and
Twenty-third street, VIII commence ON Friday even
ing, IN the armory or the Twenty second regiment,
on Fourteenth street, and Will continue some days.
Tue object OF the falr IL to aid In the building OF
homeopathic surgical Hospital on Third avenue
and Twenty. third street, where there are surely
trafiic anu travel and dense population enough to
insure the urgeat need OF such An lnattIuops
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Tor forward delivery from June to October The market
closed urn at 4bc., cash. and 35tc &c. for future
CofFEE-The inquiry continued fair. but the transac-
uohs as yet are light and prices unchanged We of
safes oil 2u bags Rio South America private terms,
Sha IN Baltimore 900 bags st. Ursula private
United States as folowsNew Orleans, bags Mobile.
1851; baltimore 1851 New York. l63903 Total, 2s 4i6.
COTTON on the SPOT continued limited demand and
prices were altogether nominal slightly buvcrs favor
Forward deliveries quiet but steady yesterdays
prices The sales reported ON Change up follows:
To-Duu Laa Ep,g Tcdn.
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Stocks Dull and FeVeriSh and at the
Close Weak and Lower.
The Gold ssPOOI'' Let Gold Off
a Point or Two.
American Railway Stocks in the
London and Foreign Markets.
Reading Unregistered and Threatened with
Expulsion from 'the CALI

WALL STREET,
TUESDAY, April 90 =. NJ.
on ,Change to-day wheat was heavy and quiet
The cotton market was unchanged.
TIE EXPORTS OF THE WEEK.
The aggregate exports OF domestic merchandise
from the port OF New York foreign ports for the
week ending April Q, 1872, were s4,369,l ISL
MONEY STRINGENT.
The story OF the money market Is getting to be
stere0typed even In Its extraordinary features OF
cessivc strngencY. outside OF few loans made
for effect ut per cent currency the lowest rate paid
by the stock houses was q per cent, equivalent to
ASS per cent per annum. The general rate up 10
two O'Clock was, however, u and 7 per cent;
then $40 was paid; next 3-16 and per cent, and
finally, when 1t known tnat the '.hear" Clique
had won virtua! triumph IN the abandonment by
the United states District Attorney of The prosecu.
ton against the Tenth National Bank, the rate al
vanced TO Il per cent, 80 per cent per annum
The stock OF the Tenth National has been heavy
since the charges made agams. The bank or COM
picity with the locklng.up operations OF Wall
sringency of the money market Is taken to mean
that the clique have not yet returned the money
Withdrawn py them, and doubtless, this solution
will prove 10 be the true one.
Commercial paper Is neglected and nominal.
Foreign exchange Is utterly duh, but nomlnaly
unchanged.
GOLD sTEADY-1l04 1l0is.
The gold market steady, and ut the opening
firm, when the business WAS generally at 1lOI.
subsequently the market became heavy, anu the
closing transactions were at llot4 The clique
brokers appeared to be sellers to-day but large
amounts were disposed OF, their object peiug APP
parenuy to lower the price and tempt short Inter-
est without the sacrifice Of too much gold. The
course OF the market Is shown in the table,
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running qualify
more than half Grade above below the grade
FLOUR AND GRAIN. -Receipts-Fiour, 1883 bbls. (;
na IA bass "as Ias busba, w. orn m IN ~ "p,,
flour market ruled frmer under fair inquiry part for
spring wheat speculative lines
held higher though make change in quotations
The sale. were about 1900 bbls. Rye flour qaiet.
but about steady within the range of quotations.
The about 100 bbs Southern flour was steady
fnea wi oui Int unch Wa
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private terms 5000 lbs washed India &c. 600 lbs
Montevideo, 5Sc 10000 lbs. do, 5,,Sc 5000 bs Austria
Ian, Toe &c., and 5,OJO lbs OF noils, 46c
WHIsKEY.-Recepts, 6So bbls. The market was hrmer,
under light receipts and fair demand The 25U
bbs at SIC. q &c., closing ut the latter price.