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gambling will always go on. Several
delegates denounced the pernicious sys.
tenn of trade in cotton carried on in
Pearl street. by which sometimes three
times as much cotton is sold in one day
rs there is in the country. The majority
report was carried.
st. Andrews Church, on Staten Island.
is burned.
Caleb Gushing, who has arrived here,
expresses himself eminently satisfied
with the Geneva results. He SAYS the
counterbalancing claims will not reach
81. 600, 600. The records of the com.
mission, as printed, mako twenty. five
The illness Of Mrs. Greeley keeps Ho-
race Greeley at homo.
Ihe HeroH is preparing to issue q
German edition.
HARRISBURG, October 17.-Simon Gu
meron celebrated his golden Wedding to-
day.
It is rumored that Cuban expedition
OF 500 men, with 10000 stand of arms
and several pieces of artillery. are ready.
Ihe vessel will leave with regular papers,
and load at sea. The authorities here
are on the alert.
WASHINGTON, October 17.-NIajor Ha-
milton. of the First Artillery, is ordered
to the Department of the South. Muj,
Best. of the First Artillery, is ordered to
the Department of the Gulf.
Probabilities-The barometer will con-
tinue to fall slowly over the lower lakes
and in the Middle and Eastern States,
with South-westerly to South -ensterly
winds, warm and generally cloudy wea-
ther and bolts of rain. In the South
Atlantic States. falling barometer, South
er'y to Easterly winds, and considerable
Gloudiness in Florida, with possible rain.
in the Gulf States. partly cloudy wea-
ther and Northerly to Easterly winds,
clearing weather in the Northwest. and
thenca to the lower Ohio Valley and
Michigan. The upper Ohio River will
probably continue rising.
GoLDsDoRo, N. c., October l7-A
convention of the colored Baptists of this
State assembled here to-day. A large
delegation of ministers and visitors are
In attendance. The convention adiourns
tomorrow.
- Financial nn1 COMMERCIAL
COLUMBIA, 8. c., October l7.-Salep
OF cotton to-day 76 bales-middling
1880. 4
o,i Lospos, October l7-Noon.- -consols
L1vEnrooI,. Ootober 17--a P. M.
Cotton opened quiet and steady-up.
lands 9A; Orleans l016; sales rs, 600
paies; speculation and export 4, 900; sales
OF uplands for December 99s.
LONDON, October -Evening.-Bul.
lion decreased ;e375,O00. -
LIyEnPooh, October 17-Evening.
Ootton closed quiet and steady -nplands
9ss4;, Orleans 1917,
New Yonk, October 17-Noon. Stocks
hrmer. Gold > strong, at 13. Money
easy, at 3. Exchange-long 81; short
W.. governments dull and heavy.
State bonds very strong. Cotton steady;
sales sa =, l3S bales-uplands 191a; Orleans
~. Flour unchanged. Wheat quiet and
heavy: Corn steady. Pork steady
mess II; 6o(914. 70. Lard quiet, ut 81
(9S ZIG. Freights quiet.
= z: M.-Net receipts OF cotton, to.
day, u bales; gross 4.351. Sales of flu
lures 8, ,6oO bales: October Is 1916, 19ls;
November IL GIG. 1S24: December 1851,
d dS !i.do; January 10, 10 1-16; March
20 l-l6: April 20 GIG; May 2O5s. Mo
nney actlver, but closed at 4(0G Sterling
81. Gold 12T@l31s. Governments
.,''Ao ouauBeu. otaCeS worry strong,
especially on Tennessees. South Caro-.
itnas steady. Cotton firm; sales 1885
bales -uplands 1917; Orleans 20. Flour
in fair reqnest and unchanged. Whiskev
". Wheat irregular; common depressed
and good 'scarce-winter red Western
l.689l .65 Corn heavy and lower. bnt
closed frner, notwithstanding the. ad-,
vanced freights. Rice in moderate re-.
quest. at 7%@8L. Pork excited and
higher, at Is. 90. Beef actiyer. Freiohts
frmer.
r CINc1NNATI, October i7.-Flour dull
and unchanged. Corn qniet and un-
changed. Pork firm, at l4.OO. Lard
heavy offerings of city kettle at 8: stock
OF steam light, at TX; summer ~
Bacon firm-jobbihg sales of shoulders
at 7M(97as; large sales of clear rib sides.
at - s9l11a; clear sides, jobbing, l2,
Whiskey firm, at88.,
Sr. Louis, October 17.-Flour quiet
ana weak. Oorh dull and unchanged.
Whiskey dull, at 80. Pork lower. at
1925. Bacon lower shoulders TX:
clear rib sides liz; clear sides II q: or. or
der lots 10. higher. Lard quiet and
unohanged-retail lots of refined at 9L
LoUIsv1LLE, October 17.-Flour steady.
Corn quiet. Provisions firm. hnt NJ