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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-02-04

REDUCTION OF TELEGRAPH RATES The
announcement is officially made that from and
after Febru Try LIST. 1878, all rates between
offices OF the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany for ten words that are more than
81 o0 will be reduced to t"at amount. This
Includes messages to and from the Pacific
coast
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-02-04
FOR SALE PRIVATELY.

MY HOUSE AND LOT. situated on an S--s
AVA open road 7 of a IuIle from smi thfie ID fSSLs
near the Smithf,ii and SUNNI: Point road. ,ssas4
The Lot c"nta ins Acr-s and Police. sud hss upon
II n proH'Is ng young Orchard. The property will
be anid entire, if found necessarv the Lot lp
divIied int" four. The lots formed by each divi
.ion viii front the open road Fur further psrt,cu
iars arp y to me III Niddleway. in my absence
to Is L. liInherlake, near that place.
July 30 lS72-u JOS nj IIFDRICE
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-02-04

TRY Dr. Garvin's Elixir of Tar. for sale bv
- feo. 4.lo's. GEO. T. LIGHT.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-02-04

GsS See notice of"Superntendent of Gene
terry Wanted" in our advertising columns.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-02-04
PRIME JEFFERSON COUNTY LIANT
AT PRIV ATE SALE.

VIE undersisn"d ofT"rs rsalr Two Hun-ssI
L drrd and ',hIrty-Oue acres"f Frr.t S5S
C'ass Ill 'iESi ONE Ikt'FERSON LAND Of
the arm "t the late Roger tn three NIT from
Turnpike.
1T is WE'LL yvATERED
ov Ev!tt's Run and imclu,- about Forty Acrcs of
good OAK nnu Walnut Timber
70 will either sell it as a whole or in tracts To
suit purchasers.
ROBERT CHEW.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-02-04

SAD AccIDENr.-This community was
shocked on Friday last by learning of the
sudden and untimely death of Mr.. Walter
Shirley, highly respected and we'll, known
citizen of this county, and brother of our
Delegate in the Legislature. Jas w. Shirley.
Esq. It seems, from what we can learn, thar
hlr S. started tor home from the residence of
MI. Philip Gordon, at about dusk on Thurs
day evening, and "A shor; time afterwards was
found in the woods of Mr.. Ephraim Watson.
BY little of Mr. Gordou's, with his head
cut aud his body otherwise Injured. having
been thrown from his horse against tree.
Mr.. Gordon Immediately repaired tn the spot
and removed him to his house, where every
effort was made to bring him to consciousness.
All was unavailing. however, and he expired
IN a :ew moments, having never spoken after
the accident. The friends of the deceased
have the sympathy of the entire community
in their sad bereavement His remains we're
attended to the grave on Sabbath last, by
large concourse of relatives and frinds.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-02-04
PEW RENTS.

DEW HOLDERS are respectfully redutsted 10 DO
L pr"npt in the payment 81 tbei P.v Rents 10
the Presbyt. riAR Church. which s;c nov due. ; ~
An CRaNER.
Jan Z. 1873 Treasnrcr.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-02-04
LAST NOTICE.

WYE hereby give notice tn person. y ho are or;ny
w "s, either hy note or "the,wi.r. ms, upie.s
they c,h spd settle the tsmr IN very short time:
~e will plac" their accounts in the hands of an dfi
for cOIlrctrn
LEafY WILSON 4 JOHNSON.
Summit Point. I'm o. Is1A- 2n,:
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-02-04

WAsHINGToN AND Quo RAlLRoAD.-
The c"mm'ttee on courts of Justice of the
FIrginia House Of Delegates, t.. which was
referred the question of forfeiture by the
Washington and Ohio railroad of the pur-
chase of the States interest ny the company
in that road, have reported that the company
have forfeited their right to purchase under
the act, and the State has right to resume
control of the stock sold by the board Of
pnhiic works, and recommend that the board
take such steps as they may deem best to en-
force said forfeiture
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-02-04

DANGERous.-One day last week, as an
old gentleman nearly eighty years of uye. was
crossing Main street at one of the public cross
args. he was struck by horse litchcd to
sleigh, which was passing rapidly along, and
Knocked down. Luckily he was not injured.
although for the moment he was in imminent
danger of his life. Would it no, be we'll for
our Town Council to pass an ordinance pro.
hib;ting horsemcn aud drivers trom passing
crossings whilst persons are in the act of cross
ing the street?
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-02-04

IRoN>ORE IN VIRGINIA The Stanton
Ti"dirntor soys: "The vein of iron opened
at Baskerville. by Mr.. Ben. F Jor;lon, is prov>
ing one os the most valuable that has been
opened in this country. The opening is one
hundred feet long and the vein is thirty fee,
wide. The ore is hematite and yictds fif,v
per cent. iron and ton of metal can be made
with one and quarter tons of coal. There
is no siliac nor sulphur in it"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-02-04

ESPLANAToRY.-We have received from
an esteemed and honored friend and eo,-
tleman of superior ability. a communication
which We at present beg leave to decline pub.
fishing. Our reasons for 50 douy are tb,,
the question m""t.d i settled for the present
at len-t, and that deem it injudicions and
impol't'c t. open the sui ect again. With all
due respect for our venerable friend. we trust
he will see the Justice of our reasoning and
acquiesce in nur nnininn
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-02-04

In VAcAT1oN.-Judge Hoge was in town
last week, and sat in vacation from Wednes,
day until Friday, for the purpose of hearing
motions in chancery causes, etc., which were
brought before him.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-02-04

CONCERT AT HARPEn's FERRY.-A
Spectator of the last 4xhibitinn" rconcs,s
Us to announce that ''thrrn will be another
Concert aud Exhibition held about the 18th
of February. by the NJ. L. Choir in Uarper's
Ferry, of which Capt Gruhh is leader. assist
ed by the f"i"wiug talented perEnrmers =
WIN. Chambers. R"ht @. Haines, Misses
Halle krepps, Amelia Eeater. and others.
Miss Hood and Prof. Richardson will be the
orgsniSt4 on the "ccasi"n. There is no doubt.
from the array of talent enlisted. that the en-
tevtaiument will be equal, if not better than
any heretofore held in that place"
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY An attcmrt was
made, on Saturday nj ght last. to make another
raid upon the grocery store of Mr.. w. Ehv.
ON Main street. \ ladder was put up aysinst
one of the upper windows, az was done in the
late robbery committed there, bu, as con,mu.
nicati"n was cut off from the lower stury this
time. and negro man passing al"u. while
the ladder was M. it is supposed the robbers
were frightened off. 1t may be, however,
that they will ye. he detected aud brought, to
Justice.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-02-04

The JAIL Mr.. Thos. w Beale, of Har>
per's Ferry, the undertaken OF the Timing of
our new Jail, notwithstanding the excessive
cold weather, has been engaged for several
days past in putting on the roOfug of the
building.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-02-04
FOR SALE.

A. NO. Fifteen horre Power Portable Ste. m I'm,
n eint, in erfrrt order. with new Saw NfIT at
tach.d- wiuselI separate . th the Will.
Jan II. 1873. WEIRICK WELLER.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-02-04

GReUND>l1oG DAY.-As there was an
ample opportunity on Sunday last. Ground
Hog Day. for this diminu'ive weather prog
nosticator to view his shadow, we presume
we are doomed to six weeks more of hard
weather. Look out for squ,llsl
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-02-04

UNIVERSITY OF V1RGINIA-A letter from
a prominent surgeon Of the United S,o,cs
navy and member of the examining board fer
naval surgeons pays very hiyh compliment
to the medical graduates of the University of
Virginia. Tie st ties that during twenty Years
no candidate from the University Of Virginia
has ever heen rejected by the naval medical
board. which is true of no other medical ip>
stitution in the United States
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-02-04

SEVERE WEATuER.-Iu addition tn tbe
otherwise unusual severity of the present
winter we were subjected in this section, last
week, to one of the codes, spells known in
this region for many years. the thermometer
on Wednesday night and Thursday morning
ranging from 4 to 24 degrees below zero,-
If you don't call that cold, well-subsiIe.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-02-04

DISTRESSING ACClpENr.-T Clark shurs
Ma" learns of a melancholy and fatal accident
which occurred in Simpson. Harrison county,
few days ag'. a little daughter of Mr..
James Handley, went 20 the corn. crib to pro-
cure some corn. She assembled plank to the
door, some feet from the ground, when the
plank slipped from under her; the door of
the corn>crib closed at the same time and
caught the child by the neck In this nos.
tl"n she is supposed to have hung nearly an
hour, and was qnitc dead when discovered.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-02-04
THE AMERICAN FARMER.
1900 POUNDS OF BACON.

"E h,ve on hand aud for saEr IL mo ID. Of
w BACoS-fiams. Shoulders nd Sides Of our
own feeding md euting priccs ,uiI the times:
either Tor Cash or ~. &-hsnr. fer Pr.fur. -
Summit Point. Jan 2S. 1913 3n,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-02-04

pARGAISSi Ext7 ordins ~ B., gains re- offered
- to purchasers for Casn for any Article in my
line. Call aud examine. L. DiNHLE.
Iulz
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-02-04

POSTAL DLcIsIoN-IAe Postofice De-
partnership, where contention arises as to who
IL the proper person to receive mail matter
addressed to the former business firm or cons
pany, or its Officials, postmaster being for
bideu by one party to deliver to the other.
such postmaster should require them to APP
point receiver. and retain all matter until
said receiver is appointed.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-02-04

NEW Crop New Orleans Sugar ami Mor...e..
4S ju.i received by
Dec. 10, t>72 KEARsLEy sHEERgR.
MIS- = HE4T.- We h-ve ju.t received a prim.
..fi article nj MInce Nest p''i i
Dec. II. fs12 KEAasIE9 K sHEEREs
SYnDP Of fac quality ju., received nv
~ Dec g. REARSLEY & SHEERER
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-02-04

THE Dwelling and stor. Room of the National
Il Bank Buiiding. now in the oecupancy Mr
Jacob Il Brown. will be for Rent from the 1st day
of Marth next. For particular. enquire Of either
q. TAI ROTT.
W. H. TRAVELS.
OrJAS LAW HOOFF,
Jan. q. 1SI3-tN1 C.smrDi tee.
, 1873-11-23

crow 10 mob tho frat, nor ovon m iaolated,
inHtanco Of tho brutality barbarity Of Brnnlnl
warfare. Ottor nations 1lnyo bcon equally aav-
ago at other timos. It ia not worse tllan tito
execution Of tho Archbishop OF pnris md n
number Of prioata undor tho Tronch Commune.
America did not Interfere tlor. nor did England,
nor Germany. Capt. Try and Ills follow-Apleri-
cans forfeited their rights AZ American citizona
whom thcy Joinod tho Cuban robcls, md thoy
became amonablo to Spanish Inv If apprchended.
II the barbnritios praotloed OH both Sides III
Cuba call for tho active interference Of civilized
nations, thon lot us, % tho nearest noighbor,
organize tho project, and call upon oshor civil
izcd nations to join in auoh notion. But lot uH
not ntultify oursolvoB rs nation by setting up
domanda, which we should not allow foreign
nation to make upon ua under siml1ar ciroum-
atauCoa,
, 1873-11-23

Tho ru1o of Sau Francisco is, When you 500 q
Clinaman, hit him, and 1t sooms likely to be
adopted elsewhere as tho peaceful md
imparturbable Asiatio Males his way eastward.
When the consus Of 1870 waa taken, thoro woro
only two Cinnamon found In Illinois; now
Ollicago can point to enough Of thom to run
twont1y laundr1es, aud report an occasional in
stance OF San Francisco 'sbouucng." Yoater-
day, Chinaman had the tomcrlty to present a
bill to n coffce-houao koopor, and received
bloody noso In consequence. A policeman was
called upon, but diodaincd to mako IN arrost
Of Il whiso man for simply pummoling China
man. We object to the Bproad Of San Francisco
rylfflanism in tho troatmont Of theso people. So
far NJ Chicago is concerned, Cinnamon havo
shown themselves to be aa fnofronBive ard
poaceable aa any raco on tho globo md there il
no law or custom which guarantees immunity
for abusing them. Thoro is no reason why rag
am,tlIinB should howl after them, or why the
ga',ins should polt them, or why competitors IN
business Should try to run thom out, or why 4
creditor should punch their hoads If thoy daro to
present a bill. Tho police must understand that
it is thoir duty to protect law-abidlng Cinnamon
as roll AZ other people.
, 1873-11-23

Cincinnati ia In trouble over her Public
Library. Tho Librarian, Mr. Poole, having ac-
cepted tho Office tendered him in Chicago, tho
question Of appointing his SUCCESSOR became OF
importance. The Library Board nominated tile
Rev. Thomas Vickors. This nomination was
communicated to tho Donrd OF Education to DO
confirmed, but was not acted on. In tho mean-
timo, thcrc IL lively discussion going on con-
corning Mr. vickern,-tho Gazette and Eli
quirer both opposing and the CONNER
cias supporting his nomination. Mr. Vick-
ors B conceded to be man of great
ability, is linguiat, and is Intellectually COM
potent. Ho is, however, An extrcme man In
polomics He is Unitarian minister, and a
little farther removed from Evangelical notions
than the majority oven Of his own aoct. He led
vigorously in the var for tho exclusion OF the
Biblo from tho public achools and in tho COM
plcto secnlarization Of the schools. Ho is de-
nounced by his opponents, and especially by tho
religious press, aa little better than TN atheist.
Ho IL supported by all those Of liberal thoughts
aud foolinga who do not understand what Libra
rian has to do, officially, with religion, nor how
his own opinions on that mattcr can affect tho
proper discAargo Of Ais duty in receiving, pro-
serving. aud delivering tho books Of a public
library. There Is, however, q general regret in
Cincinnati at tho retirement Of Mr. Poole.
, 1873-11-23
THE NATIONAL BANKRUPT LAW.

rbo n.n1,rrnt inv ~ Enrland Ina ox,utod o;roo
+ho aova - 11onrv VII sn,, tloro crrdo a,,
;n,arfoot stn,to ~ In 'ret ,oa 1,oo,, ,,or,o.od
an5 a,1o,,,o1 ~ to ,ynnta ~ tl,o Tcnnjo 1,v s,o
cossivo an'an1monta Tronoo md Ho11nn1 In "
or.a ,,o,, a;,.iar IN tbo,, conaro1 ,ro,a;ons ~
tno law ~ 1T,,r1ond Almost ovorv co,,ntry~,so
ha1;n.o oyorv o ono n TmronoNhns ;tu n,n,,r,,mt
,".. ~. rn.,s;ar,. h,;na ,nasaat sn 49, ~
ot,,o ~ ra ,,annar. .nI on,tan,a ~ ,.,o y, ,ran
ol.o. "s, ~Ao o0''''''' - 'A0 N'AA''
,rhn In,,,',,rt 1,r mn, T., onors.,,, T., ,ha
11n;tad statoa wos ,,,nrovod hy ~" nroa;,ent
s1"s",' 1ocs ."1 ,pt "pa t ',ora4,a,, ~ a a"a.a
, 1873-11-23

Another Tichborno oaso LAS developed itnolf
in paris which,, in Its general outlines Inns worry
clooo resemblance to tho English caso. Tho
facts aro Us follows: 4 wealthy widow Of TINT
city had son. who, aftor long careor of iiBsi-
patton, cntorel tho army. Ho disappeared In
1870, and Was not hoard Of again until 1872 whcn
his mother received q letter from an army
ot1icor informing her tint private soldier, who,
from papers In Ills possession, must DO hor son,
Ind been wounded in tho load, takon prisoner,
and aent to Prussia. Tho overjoyod mother sont
for hor aon, who returned fearfully disngurod
md partially insane. His condition WAS 30 l1or-
riblo that aho failod to rocognzo him, and refused
to receive him. In this refusal Bho WAS en-
couragod by lor nophews, who wore tho no1t
heirs to her immenso wealth, ind who went 40
far "a to have tho son arrested for forgery aud
false pretonsea. Not bcing completely restored
to hoalth, he was sent to an insano asylum,
whore ho recovered completely, both in body
and mind. He then wrote to his moshor, who
camo to sec him. During tho interview he
mado known matters concerning bis childhood
which no one else could havo known, and which
resulted In hiB mothor'a openly acknowledging
him aa hor son. Tho nophows, howovor, ro-
fused to believe it, aud havo continued the suit,
Which is now pondirg in paris.
, 1873-11-23
CHICAGO TRADE.

4 few yeara ago, Cincinnati won tho proud
titlo Of II Porkopolis" and the residents Of that
quiet and pleasant city grunted with supreme
satisfaction ovor tho distinction. Then st.
Louis grew ambitious aud onvlous, and made
herouloan efforts to clean out tho Augoan hog
pons Of Cincinnati and Bat tlom up On tho
banks OF the Misaisaippi. Thon KenHns City
put forth hor youthful onorgoB, organized gigan~
tioatookyards and dBlaughter-housos, and proposed
to try conclusions with both Cincinnati md st.
Louis. In tho moantimo, Chicago pursued tho
even tenor Of its progressive way, and ono bright
lay, Kansas City, st. Louis, and Cincinnati
woke mp to tho startling realization that CHI
cago, in eomo mysterious and surroptitlous
mapnor, had captured nearly all tho bogs in tho
Woat aud Northwest, and waa rapidly converting
them into pork with which to torrify tho
Jowa Of Hamburg aud Dromon, into ba-
con to do1iglt tho hoarts Of tho Liycr-
pool draylnon, and into hams to food
tho grateful pooplo Of tho world from Rottor-
dunn to Vonezuola. This waa tho condition Of
things before the panic, and tho panic mulo It
worso than over, al far US st. Louis aud OinoIn-
natl arc concerned. rho hogs Of tho country
nude perfect stampodo for Chicago. This city
booamo tho Mooca Of all porclno pilgrlmageH.
Big hoga md uttlo pigs, fat porkers and loan,
whole families OF conservative awine, dcsortod
their moal-troughs, raisod tholr voices, curl
cd thelr tails, and migrated to CHI
cngo. The TRIBUNE Of yesterday gavo aomo
atatlattoH OF this unparalleled maroh Of the
pork tribe. For tho woek ending yoaterdaY,
, 1873-11-23

The baltimore american Atatea tlat tho Low-
Church pooplo Of TINT city rogrot exceedingly tho
corlso adopted by Bishop Cumminy, while tho
High Church party rojoico at the retirement Of
ono who noyor seemed to regard tho ministry Of
their Church M any highor authority than that
OF non-Episcopal bodlos. Tho aamo papor atatoa
that tho resignation Of tho Bishop la but part Of
Holomo devised juat prior to tito General Con-
for Its object thoalteration Of the prayer-book to
suit tho extreme yIows Of tho Low Church I
, 1873-11-23

The recent death 1T Mrs. Crle, In Boston,
while undor tho influence Of anpathetica during
dental treatment, Is now undergoing medical in
vostigation, tho result OF which will bo awaited
with great interest. 1t proaont 1t is impossiblo
to state just how fur tho anmathotica employed
caused her death, aa tho dontlHt who was front
Ing hlra. Oro used mixture Of othor and chlo-
roform. Tho general opinion OF tho profession
for loug timo las been unfayorablo to tho uHo
Of ohlorofor1n, from tho fact That it has
many tlmea causod doath, wlaore fatal
result could not in any way hayo boon
anticipated, and even when It was administered
, 1873-11-23

From the northwestern part of Iowa comos
cry Of suffering which ought to be needed. 4
large aottlomont OF poraonB, from various causos
find themselves, ovon thun carly in tho soason. In
absolute destitution. These people aottlcd upon
hon!oatoads, and arc suffering for want Of bread,
fuel, and clothing. I'll difficult for r,a to taho
in at once tho picture Of community Of people
perishing by starvation. III tho rich abundance
of all kinds Of food in tho Northwest, 1t tlooH
SOON strange that my body Of people should die
from want of bread. Yet such ia tho caBo, No
nun will rofuso dollar or pound OF n,oal to
food these perinhing families in Iowa.
, 1873-11-23
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER a3 1873

It furthor contemplated n nocoBaion from the
Church aH Hoon as ono or moro DiBhops would
tako part tltcroil, 80 NJ to nocuro tho "Epiaco-
pa1 SucccEoon." which Ia doomed, ovon by tho
Low-Churol'lnen. au Of groat Importance. II III
further stated, that Bishop Cummtna, as long
ngo as 1871, approached bishop broIlvalnc, Of
Ohio, with tho propontion TINT tho Eyangellcan
nioul1 withdraw from Tho Church aud sol rp
now ecclesiastical organization. Though Bishop
Mc1lvaine aympathtzod with tho Evangolicalu,
and wna considered tloir lender, ho refused to
give any countouanco to tho ucllomo,
, 1873-11-23

with grcat caution. On tho other hand, 1t is
cla1ncl t]ias tho surgical use Of ether cannot bo
fatal untlor my olrornstnnooB. Tho mixture of
tho two. ii, this instance, complicasca tho caso,
but gli!t tito two nnmsthotics l,ayo boon in 1lao
long enough, and su0'c1ont atatiptlcg have boon
colleotol enthusiastically otor1niuo tlolr erocss
AS tha caao is in te hands Of sono Of tito bost
aurgoona md nlct1lcal mon in tho country, thotr
decision ought to satisfactorily solvo tho prob
1ctu,
, 1873-11-23

At last, Andy johnson has discovered mfs-
sion lit life. Ho has obtained d patent for COM
bination plano. The details Of tho patent havo
not yot boon stated, but, US tho plano Is conf
bination QUO, it is not altogetor impossible that
lo may be aDle to swing round circle With it.
, 1873-11-23

moro tlan double the numbor Of hogs came In
to Ohicago that camo in tho corresponding wool
Of Inst yoar. In tho preceding four woo1sp, moro
ttan do por cent III tho laHt throo months,
twice M inany as In tho samo tfroo months of
1871, aud moro thnn d third moro than iu the
sane throe months Of 1872. Tho tota1 number
Of hogs that oamo to Chicago In tho yonr 1872was
8,i8S, ,528 tho receipts Of this yoar will probably
roacl lalf million moro; md 1t Ia intimatod
that Chicago handloB no nany llogs now ~ Bt.
LouiH and Cincinnati put together.
Tho now and forciblo impetus given to t1o
hog-trado Of Chicago In tho very nidHt Of tito
panic was duo to tho fact that ths city Alono waa
ablo to furniah tho nocoauary funds to handlo
tho stock. Chicago lid not 60 into tho
foan-cortiacnto business, for ono thing, as
did Cincinnati and st. Louis, and tho banks
worc always in condition to advance money to
their legitimate patrons. Tito Chicago pork
packers, for another thing, Ind confidence In
thor ability to handle the trade, and won't on to
Boil oven whom things looked bluest, thus maxi
ing profits that enabled thom to sccure money
whorovor 1t waa to bo obtained. Moro than this,
tho pork-paokors Of Chicago mako business Of
It, md do not allow funds to be diverted
into speculative channels at auoh timca Of tho
year when they arc not actively engaged In
packing. Last yenr, they had capital of about
s9,o00,000 in tho business, and to this they
added laat years. profits, which amounted to not
loss than al,250 900. Tho result was that they
started In tlls yoar with bona Jado capital Of
moro than s4oo0oo0, with the additional ad
vantage that tt was available, while tho capital Of
other oities was not. ThcBo are some OF tho
rensons why tho hog-trado Of Chicago inoroasod
10 amazingly during the panic, while business Of
oycry kind was falling OF olscwhero.>
The incroaae in Ohieago'a hog-trado is not
owing to any increase In hog-raising, but to tho
diversion Of tho trado from othor cities. Ihla is
attoatod By tho fact that notwithstanding the
atoady increase Of stocls, tho prices have
risen with equal uniformity. If tho in
croaso Of Ohicagos trndo were duo to
general increase, tho rcvorao would occur,
and prices would fal1. There Ia no danger but
that Chicago will DO able to retain all the surplus
of trado TINT hns como to ua ainco tho panic set
in. Aside from our central advantages, md tho
ample facilities for handling and killing, tho
hog-raisors Of tho country NOW understand TINT
tho money awaits them in Chicago oven whom
thoy can got 1t nowhere oiso; and that Is the sort
Of city with which they prefer to do business.