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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-07
Export. OF tho Week ending Feb. 8.

FOREIGN.
LTVERPOoL-Per Br bark Bomdon-70 bags
sea isla cotton, 1870 bales upland cotton, 1866
bbs rosin, 1900 stave5..... Per Br bark Georgsna
10 bags sea Island cotton, 1881 b,les upland
cotton, l045 bbls rosiu, 1900 staves bbls wax. l
pkg tobacco. ...... Per Br bark Annie Troop-160
baga sea island cotton, Oil bales upland cotton,
1853 bbls roSin.
A FORT IN GREAT BRITA1N-Per Br bark Foam
500 bbls spirits turpenline. 1850 Dbls rosln.
BARACoA-Per schr Mary E Mangam-25,G0C
feet lumber, and Eundrles.
DOMESTIC.
NEW YoRK-Per am+hip South Oarollna-22l
bags sea island cotton, 1929 bales upland cot on,
499 bbs naval stores los tcs ce, So casks clay
400 bags coLlon seedmeal, so bags cotton seed, Sc
pEg5 sundrles. ...... Per steamship Georgia-Al
bags sea island cotton, 1881 bales upland cUtton.
I'D terces rice. l40 bales domestics and goods,
90 caaks clay 800 bags cotton seed meal, As cedar
logs. 222 empty bbls. a3 pkgs sun6rles. Per
steamship d. ampion-235 bags sea Island dolon,
l+75 bales up aud cotton, 25 tierces rice. 60 bbg
oil, 200 bugs meal lis bales domesfics, l44 pSgs
sundries.. per bark st Peter-G00 tons log.
wood, being The inward cargo Of German bark
Emil sohr Jessie b Smith-10o pkgs
mdse.
BosToN-Per steamship Flag-e9O bales upland
cotton. IA uerces RICE 81 bbls spirits turpentine,
l4S bbls rosin, 200 bags meal, rs casks clay, 163
packages.
BALTIMoRE-Per steamship Facon-673 tcs
rice, 438 bales upland cotton, 20 bales domestics,
al rolls leather, hid and bales hides, IA. 900
feet lumber, 2i bbls oranges 10 pkgs sundries.
........Per schr Kate NC jlintock-900 bags
ground phosphates. ......Per schr Venalia-9O0
bags phosphates.
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REAL ESTATE SALES.

The following sales of real estate we're made
at auction yesterday:
By Wardlaw Il Carew: The rice plantations
in Georgetown County, known as Bear6elds,
| containing $50 acres, and Jutland, contain
ing 200 acres, for $500 each.
Also, plantation In Darlington County,
known as Bunker Hill, and containing 1855
acres, for $500. Terms, In each case, one-third
cash; balance in one and two years.
By Leitch & Bruas: ss7 acres OF land on
Johns Island and lot In the Village of Le-
gareville, for $5l5. One-half cash; balance In
one year.
The three story brick store, No. 236
King street, for sl2,l0O.
The three and q hall story brick residence,
on the south side OF Calhoun street, opposite
the Orphan-H House, for s7ol6.
The two and half story wooden residence,
on East Battery, one door north Of Water
street, for $500.
A lot at the southwest corner of Rutledge
avenue and Line street, measuring 2l2 by
24s feet, for $4,000.
Two lots on the west side of King street,
two doors south of Shepherd street, for $725.
A lot on the north side of Green street,
next west of the Charleston College, tor $1,000.
A lot of land at the west side of America
street, next south OF Hampstead Mall, meas
uring 9s by 200 feet, for s525.
Two lots on the west side of Aiken street,
for $40.
A lot ON the south side of Line street, west
of humans Row, for s225.
A lot on the east side OF Hanover street,
for $50.
Two lots on the west side of Porter's Row,
for 800. Terms, in each case, one-third cash;
balance In one and two years.
By Alonzo J. White = Son: A lot with build
ings, on the east eide of Coming street, next
to Radcliffe street, for $500; one-third cash,
balance In three successive annual payments.
By Lowndes & Grimball !: The three story
brick residence, No. 81 Society street, for
s2s05.
The three story wooden residence, No. 50
Radcliffe street, for $3.50.
A lot on the southeast corner OF Line street
and the South Carolina Railroad, for 1865; and
another lot on the south side of Line street,
for 1926. Terms, in each case, one-third cash;
balance In one and two years.
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BIRDS AND FLOWERS.

Messrs. Leitch Bruins will sell at auction,
this morning, large and varied collection OF
stuffed birds and artificial flowers. The COL
lection of birds embraces many rare and
beautiful specimens, such as tiny hummlng
birds with Immense whiskers, Brazilian ancbes
that appear green In one position and gold In
another, graceful and symmetrical California
quail, which are mouse-colored and wearing
long plumes upon the tops OF their heads, and
many others equally Interesting. The artificial
flowers are made of floss silk; they are qrite
natural looking, and are Intended to SUPER
sede wax flowers, which will sometimes melt
during the summer of warm climates.
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Muntcipal Courts.
HOTEL ARRIHALs-FEBRUARY 6.
Ch arleston.

Charleston.
JE Winants aud lady, W Winants, New York;
Bryant Goodwin, Coast Survey; P A Brown, W
Giles, Pittsburg; L Fox and lady, Philadelphia;
W q Lyles, Fairfield; h D Cooke, New York; C J
Trnwbridge, -; David Davis and lacy, Oswe.
60; John Cannt, Newberry; George Johnson,
Columbia; George h Connelson, Orangepurg, B
Trent. Nashville; " Clark. snoy. N E Stoops.
Wilets. Miss n wlllets, Ssg York; A F Read.
Cincinnati; Hinckley aad lady, New York; W q
Young nd lady, Williamsport, Penn; J ospood
and lady, Troy; A de Gowr, Philadelphia; Jos A
Norwood, Abbevllle; O Fournier higgins,
New York; " Rhoads, " J Gustav, Darlington;
A @ Dale. o Greeley, Manchester, N a; Cham.
berlaln and lady, Miss Marble, New York; Miss
Romans, Wilmington; W Coe, New York; N
Smith, E Knowles, Troy.
Pavilion.
R Galbraith, New York; Stackhouse, Marion;
AID GOODWIN, Fort Note; N P Beard, Camden;
A W Loyns, Florence; L McAooy, Jr. Nor'h Car.
. lima; q Brock, Philadelphia; @ Myers, Harss.
Vile; II Perkins. GreenvlIle; ironing, st
Johns; W McNeiIl, Sand Hill, SO.
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Interior Cotton Markets.
COLUMBIA February 4.
Sales OF cotton to-day $50 bales; middling lshc'
CHARLOTTE. February 4.
Sales to day 22s bales on basis Of 18Kalsxo lor
low mlddllng; other grades In proportion; Market
barely sttady.
SPARTANBuRa, February L.
Cotton Ia quoted at lsHc.
SUMTRR, February T..
About 102 bales have been soli since last re-
port The staple has been In good demand with
advancing tendency. We quote: Ordinary lt,
good ordinary Tx, low middilng l8x, middling
lSx, strict mlddllng lee. ...
LEXINGTON, February4.
Cotton is quoted at 17halSXc.
NEwBERRY, February H.
Cotton is quoted at 100.
ABBKVMLH February a.
The cotton trade during tue past week has been
pretty brisk; 2l2 bales have been shipped over
the Greenville and Columbia Railroad. the prices
have ranged from l7xa1sc for good middlings.
COLUMBIA. February s.
Sales Of cotton to-day ss bales; middlings isXc.
CAMDEN. January 80.
Sales OF the week 4C2 bales at Is TO Iskc.
ORLNGsBURG February g.
Cotton closed dull at lsx to lsKc.
MACON. February *
The market was not quite 30 active to-day as It
has been for three or four days Buyers are not 80
eager, though holders remained 1rm at 100 fer
middling cotton. The market closed at that
figure. The lower grades are still uHcalled for.
and have suffered still further decline.
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TEE COURTS.
United states Court .

United States Court.
Petition of VIM. Melen, Of Union, for volun-
tary bankruptcy. Referred to Registrar Claw
son.
Petition of Thomas W. Hutson, of Charles.
ton, for voluntary bankruptcy. Referred to
Registrar seabrook.
Isaac Scha zbacker was declared bank
rupt on the petition of Pforzbeimer, Dreyfus &
Keller, of New York.
David E. Thomas, of York, vas finally dis
charged from bankruptcy.
The assignee of Thomas E Fountain was
discharged on the reading of his final report.
Court OF General Sessions.
Rufus Conyers and James 8. stocken were
acquitted Of the charge OF murder, and dis
charged from the custody of the sheriff.
Under the existing law no regular petit
juries are organized In the General Sessions
Court, but the jurles are selected, when de-
sired, from the whole number Of petit jurors
drawn at the beginning Of the term. The
petit Jurors drawn for the present term of this
court are as follows: Clauss johnson, E. Car
ter, William Tavls, Thomas MIshaw, Lewis
Middleton, Barney Bonneau, Harry Middleton,
]. Moultrle Lee, Lewis Peters, Joseph Noisette,
Henry Laurence, Frederick Robinson, John
Warren, Absalom Johnson, Edward Lowndes,
F. G. DesverHey. Edward Daily, William B.
Smith, John B. Daniels, Thomas Dixon, Aaron
Jacobs, L. F. Campbell, A. Dunneman, NJ. G.
Camplin, Benjamin Nesbit, E. II. Pltray, L. F.
Morris, Edwin Elfe, Primus Green, Jr., John
Judea, John Bruning, Jacob Royal.
Trial Justices' Courts.
Cesar Ramsay, James Jones, and Frede-
rick Middleton, colored, were committed to
jail yesterday by Trial Justice McK'nlay, the
two first for trial on charge OF grand Id. >eny,
and the third for trial on charge of burglary
and grand larceny. Ramsay and Jones rifed
the pockets Of an unknown Individual, who
lay asleep 10 Phillips bar-room, State street,
on Tuesday night last, obtaining therefrom
about forty dollars In currency. They were
arrested by the detectives, and acknowledged
the theft. Middleton Is supposed to be The
Terpetrator Of q burglary, committed on the
residence of Mr. Jacoby, at the corner of
Coming and Radcliffe streets, on last Saturday
night, by which the premises were robbed of
several valuable articles Of clothing and
gold watch, chain and seal.
Municipal Courts.
Joseph Mustapha, colored, stealing five dol
lara, case continued; Thomas Goff and Prince
Bull, night cartmen, violation of city ordi-
nance, case continued; London, colored, driv-
er OF cart, owned by Langley Pringle,
jammiDg his vehicleagainst aud damaging an--
jother cart, two dollars and the costs of re
pairing; ]. Wilson, drunk, one dollar; John
Robinson, colored. dlsorderly, housebreaklng
and resisting the police, five dollars or twenty
days; dog at large, fifty cents.
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COMMERCIAL NEWS.
The charlsston Market.

The Charleston Market.
FoR TIE WEEK ENDING THURSDAY, FEB. 6, 1878.
THE CROPS This period has been dry ana
moderate, no event Of Importance taking place
bearing on the future crop-planters are hoWeV-
er, getting ready for earnest work as soon as the
yer hecomes sufficiently advanced.
TIE RscRIpTs.-The arrivals at the cotton ports
for the week up to Friday last were 1l4el6 bales,
against l36.4o3 bales for the week before, ana
s2.6Ss bales for the contrasting time last year.
At New Orleans the supplies were ss,4s4 bales
and l16 bales for the week OF the year previous
The total receipts at the cotton ports from
September ], 1872, up to the latest dates, were
2,Slo,06 bales, and ls7O, 1874 bales the previous
year, showing an increase Of sSs so5 bales The ar
rivals at the principal Southern markets from
september l, 1872, up to the latest telegraphic
intelligence, as compared with the year BEFORE
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RADoUx's KID GLovEs.-We Invite attention
TO ]. B. Read Il Co.'s advertisement of Rod.
oux's Paris Kid Glove, of which they have re-
oeived the Agency for Charleston. ]. R. Read
& Co. have also just opened another full line
of Harris's "Seamless" Kid Gloves.
foh6.wfn
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-07
COMMISSIONERS OF THE MARKETS.

At meeting of the commissioners Of the
markets, held on Wednesday evening last, the
following officers were elected 10 serve for
the ensuing year: ]. T. Milligan, chief clerk;
q. Z. Toomer, assistant clerk, Lower Market;
W. ]. Wiley, assistant clerk, Upper Market;
I. A. Baynard, clerk of weights and measures;
8. B. Garrett, public weigher, Market street
scales; E. J. Gary, public weigher, Calhoun
street. Mr.. W. b. Kirkwood, the former chief
clerk, declined reelection.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-07
TIE COOPER RIHER DROWNING.

The body of one Of the colored women who
were drowned in Cooper River, opposite the
Hayne plantation, about two weeks ago, was
found on Wednesday. Information of the
fact reached the city yesterday, and Deputy
Coroner Burke was dispatched to hold an In
quest. The other two bodies had not been
found at the latest accounts from the vicinity
OF the drowning.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-07
UNION PRAYER MEETINGS.

This friday afternoons services, begin
nlng at halfpast four O'Clock at the Gleoe
street Presbyterian Church, will be conducted
by the Rev. John g. Drayton, D. D. The
public are earnestly invited.
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New York Naval Stores Market.

The Daily Bulletin says: Receipts to day 1859
htis rosn 2o2 bbls spirits turpentne, SO bbls tar.
sprts turpentine opened a. about esasS1S Ios
onecnIsi i've excitement wss rapidly run up 10 CSC,
tIs6 az which there WIS lull aud the market drop
ne nod tn s7as7X but later became excited again,
vii with rather free sales, aud closed very strong,
,vith s.c bid for mtrchantab.e order, and but
,n.'io Wtn orer,ng below esHc Sales include 80 b:ls
at ssn. Isl at 67, 40 At 67K, 1852 at 68 q New
W York nbs at ss Z, and $50 do at go. Strained rosin
was entirely ueglerted: the interest Of dealers
appearing to be entirely absorbed WIN SPILLS u sS
tnough It is probable an actual buyer could obtain
r. mich lower. The fine grades are also quiet.
Tar quiet but firm. Pitch unchanged. Late IN
the day we hear OF ESQ bols strained rosln az
sa aha2 10.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-07

For THROAT DISEASES and affections of the
chest Browns Bronchial Troches" are of
value. For coughs, Irritation OF the throat,
caused by cold or unusual exertion of the
vocal organs, In speaking, in public, or sing
ing, they produce beneficial results. DowIE,
NOISE & DAVIS, Agents. novt0-wfm3
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Wilmington Market.

WILMINGTON, February s..
SPIRITS TURPBNTlHK.-Sales OF 625 CASKS at
sakc uer gallon for Southern packages, an ad-
vance OF Nc since last reports
Ros1N.ESales OF S50 bbls at So 80 for strained.
Market steady.
for vI-gin and yellow dip and So Is for hard. Mar
ket steady.
TAR-Sales Of 1856 bbls at 50 so per bbl. Mar.
ket quiet and steady.
CoTToN.-sales Of is bales ct Tx and 10 at II,
Tx and 18c per ID.
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CITY AFT A I R S.
MEETINGS THIS D4H

Strict Observance Lodge, A. F. NJ, at half
past 7 P. II.
Marion Lodge, /. o. o. F., at P. NJ.
National zouayes, a, half-past7 Z P. N.
Marion Fire Company, at P. N.
Hope Fire Company, at half.past P. n.
Eagle Fire Company, at P. NJ.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-07

Hot BED SASH Hot BED SASH Two thou.
sand Hot Bed Sash Just completed, and now
ready for delivery; price low. Call and ex.
anime same at P. p. Toale's, Nos. 20 Hayne,
and 3S Pinckey streets, or on Horbeck's
Wharf. dec3O
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THE OWEN d DIxoN's TROUPE.

A good house attended the first performance
of this company last evening. The entertain
ment was varied aud amusing, and the music
was particularly fine. The second perform
auce takes place this evening.
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AUCTION SALES THIS DAY.

]. A. Enslow & Co. will sell at II O'CLOCK, at
foot OF Vendue Range, bagging.
Leltch & Bruins will sell at IL O'CLOCK,
at their Office, stuffed birds.
william Mckay will sell at 10 O'Clock, at dis
store, furniture and sundries.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-07
EIpOrIa.

L1yERPooL-Per Br bark Emily-1O1 bags sea
island lotion, 2693 bales upland cotton.
NEW YOEK-fer steamship James Adger-222
hags SEQ island cotton $3.50 bales upland cotton,
10 terces clay, IS bales domestcs, 200 sacks eal
Al pkgs.
WEYMOUTH, MAss-Per schr Moses Williamson
-450 tons PHOSPHATE rock.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-07
BUSINESS NOTIOES.

HIGHLY IMPORTANT 70 the agricultural world.
We refer to the advertisement Of John Com
mins in another column.
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COTTON FOR GREAT BRITAIN.

Messrs. Watson & Hill cleared for Liverpool
yesterday the British bark Emily LoWther
with lOl bags sea island cotton and 1858 oaies
upland cotton.
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OPERA, MARINE AND FIELD GLASSES in great
variety, including those of the finest make,
at reasonable prices. Allan's, No. 307 King
street,
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PLATED WARE, In new and exquisite de
signs. Tea Sets, Ice Pitchers and Castors, at
Allans, No. 307 King street.
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ALL the popular grades of the Waltham
Watch mandatory, at James Allan's.
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NoTs.-We have deducted from New Orleans
1l6, O90 bales uplands from Mobile 142 bales up.
lanus; from Savannah 4726 bags sea island and
1918 bales 2land. and from Charleston 3l9e bags
SEA island and ss4 bales upland cotton; being
the quantity received at those ports from MO-
bile. Florida Texas and Savannah.
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The receipts Of cotton at the chief Southern
markets from January 80. 1873, to February 8.
1873, inclusive, as reported by telegraph, were as
follows:
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New York Rice Market.

The Daily Bulletin says: Tue market Is active
for domestic at full prices. We note sales OF 80
tierces Carolina at SAGE; $50 bags Rangoon at 6H
16Hc.
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GisiiI pnraE L. ports or Cotton nd ftfco
from thc Port OF Charleston. from Sep
tember 1, 1879, to February S, 1873.
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Stock OF Cotton In the Interior Towns
Mt the Latest Datch.
, 1873-06-29

changed to the mississippi Fauey Progress, and
removed from Dcs Moincs to st. Louis.
Tho Missouri Fiver has made cutoff at the
Big Bend, four miles south Of Onawa, Iowa,
thus transferring abont 1,5G0 acres to Nebraska.
Machinery is being pnt up at the new quick
silver mine, near Moscow, Muscatine County,
Iowa, by which 100 pounds per day will be pro-
duced
Pedro Martinez, from Havana, u passenger on
tho steamer Havana, while laboripg under fit
Of insanity, jumped overheard at the Quaran-
tine Station. New Orleans, and was drowned
James a. Allen, messenger Of the Revere
Bank, Of Boston, arrested for ombezzlement,
Of the President OF the bank, that al{ the money.
and checks had been refunded, Judge Chamber
lain ordered tho discharge OF Allen, the bank
officers declining to prosecute.
While gang Of burglars, On Friday night,
we're il the oct Of gagging and binding Robert
Fralck, watchmsn at the reaper factory at
Plano, another yatohman, hearing the struggle,
came to the rescue, whereupon tho sooundrels
unccremoniously left. set Of burglars tools
found this morning indicates that an attempt at
robbing the safe Of the factory was in contem-
plation.
, 1873-06-29
SPRINGFIELD.

Preparations fox the Payment of tho
StHtc Knterc6t--~Cases to Efe Ifear.
Eucd in the Supreme Court---He~
- --cnvefnent.
Epe,tol Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune.
SPa1soF1ELn ILL.,, June 2S.-G. A. Sanders,
Assistant il the State Treasurer's Office, leaves
here next week for New York to pay the semi-
annual interest on the State aud municipal in
debtedness. Tbs interest will reach nearly
81, 100000. Tho interest on our city indebted-
ness. due July i, was sent On to Now York to-
day. It amounts to $3G,541.B0.
The Drake Rotary Fire E1tinguiaher Com
pany, Of Chicago, capital 100000, fled articles
Of association With tho Secretary Of State to-
daY.
Five cases argued before the Supreme Court
ct the January, 1878, term, in this city, have
been get dorm ngain for reargument. viz. !: No.
34-City OF Quincy TB. Laura Jones ct 81. 100
McRoberts va. Conover; 199-Denning w..
Jaraos 173-Toledo, Wabash g. Western Raul
road vs. Spangler; 165-North vs. Mzer.
Miss Virginia Henkle, daughter OF J. G.
Henkle, : prominent business man in this city,
died to-day Of consumption. THIS is the third
death in M1. Henklea family from this disease
inside of q year. His wife died first, and was
soon followed by his eldest daughter, and today
another. The other members Of the family are
in delicate health Mr. Henkle has tho SYM
pathies Of our people in his sad afdiction.
, 1873-06-29
SAN FRANCISCO,

Smnl1-P0x---Tho Deuf and Dumb and
Blind Asylum Invcztigutton -~-
Stocks.
OF smallpox are reported to-day.
The special committee, appointed by the Gov
rn!or ernor to Investigate the charges against ".
for the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind, have lied re-
port acquitting him. The Committee find, how
ever, that On several occasions he employed
coarse aud insulting language to female pupils,
but his general department WAS lind and courte
ous.
The stock market is weak; Raymond & Ely,
g.; Meadow Valley, e; Halt Belcher, 95; Over
man, 96; Hail Con. Virginia, 1o6; Savage, 1885;
Crown Point, I0s113; Jacket, 6311; Hale & Nor
Cross, AZ.
A new trial has been granted in the case Of
Raymond d Ely vs. The Hexmes Mining Com
pany, Of Pioche.
Portland las passed the cubic foot Of air or
dinance," directed at the Chinese.
Ten cases Of smallpox were reported in the
city to-day.
, 1873-06-29

their portable e1tinguishers Us may be deemed
desirable, and twenty have been accepted. The
Company will thus get itself oxceuently adyer-
ttsed at tEia!ng cost, and the Exposition VII be
can make it. Writing Of fire extinguishers
reminds one Of fire insurance, and We nro
glad to be able to tell the stockholders
that Arrangements have been made to insure the
Exhibitors can effect insurances with the Same
companies On equally moderate terms.
With respect to railroad facilities, the follow
ing circular was sent to the different companies
doing business in Chicago on the 26th inst:
DEAR sn: We beg to cali your attention to enclosed
copy Of condensed programme for exhibition Of
the prodacts Of industry and art TO be held in this
i eoaaa das et e auas ana
= Of contributions :izttore IN attendance md v1ua
6ono 6s s hid nf in I County, s be b t.
s1st 90 by 500 feet located on Lake Park
'front.'. adjoining the business centres, and within
passenger depot in ths city IS under contract, and vii
Be completed in al respects eary IN septembez. In
s pany goa 4eprse ws and nd Particularly tat 20 you VII
permit the announcement as early - possible TINT,
FIrst-Arttcles intended for exhibition will be trans
ported over your line to and from the Exposition
Ownership unchan8ed) FREQ
Second :That you viii ar1unge for e1cursions over
days IN esch week during the continuance Of the E1-
position
For tho Executive Committee. Very respectfully
yours, JOHN P. REYNOLDS,
Secretary.
OF couree there has been no time for replies
from most Of the companies but the Chicago,
-Danville 4 Vincennes Company yesterday wrote
Is follows:
CHICAGO, D4Evn.LE l. VrcESNEs Ra1InoAD,}
CHICAGO, June p, 1873.
J. r. Reynolds, Esq, Secretary:
DEAR S18: Tour circular Of the 26th was received
this Z. N. This Company will meet the request Of
your association IN regard to ths trsnsporta@on @ o.
articles sent over is road for exhibition, and also as
to excursion tzains at reduced rates. Respectfully,
]. E. louHGt Manager
The Chairman OF the Finance Committee,
naturally anxious as to the money aspect OF the
undertaking, has nade inquiries as to the result
OF other Expositions, and found, to his high !
qualification, that Cincinnati has declared $50 |
per cent in dividends, and that st. Louis stock !
was reported held at 400,