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MANUFACTURERS,
Special Dtspatch to The Chicago Tribune.


Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
THE s1IK-TnADE At PATTERSON.
PH1hAPELrIt1A, Oct: 91.-At Paterson, N. j.,
Dexter, Lambert d Co.'s ailk-miu has resumed
Strange silk-mill Ia running on ha1f time, with
no reduction of wages. Hayill & Booths eils-
mill Is running three-fourtl,s time, employing
]cRs than 100 handH when in full operation ago
ara employed.
1aoN MANUFACTURE IN PATTERSON.
The Passaio Rolling-A1ill ia working on fun
time. Tho Paterson Iron Company is working lou
men md will continue through the winter. The
Company, and tho A1cNab L Harlem Company
have enough work On hand, and will probably
continue through tho winter. Tho ma jority Of
the atoppages in tho various
COTTON AND WooLEN M1LLH OF PHILADELPHIA
zero mado with a view to readjustmont OF
wages. A prominent mi1l-owner Informs your
correspondent that standard goodH aro us low
now as before tho war, Notwithstanding the
fact that tho prices of cotton aud labor arc al
most double.
THE BUFFALO MANUFACTURERS.
Special DsDatch to 1he Chfta0o 1ffoune.
BUFFALO, N. T., Oct. 31.-1t il said that tho
in tho matter Of preventing suffering this winter
in consequence Of tho great cutting down in the
number OF workmcn. There will bo between
1000 and 1000 people thrown out Of employ
mont.
DAvENponr, Ia.
spee'a, Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
DAVENPORT, H.. Oct. 3l.-SevernL hundred
workmen wore discharged from the Rock Island
Arsenal to-day.
IN HoDoKEN. NJ.
New YoRK, Oct. 31.-A foather factory in Weat
Hoboken has closed on account OF the scarcity u
money. Two hundred hands arc thrown out o1
employment.
AT BATAVIA, III.
BATAVIA, ILL.,, Oct. sl.-Ihe United States
Wind-Eugine J. Pump Company, tho Ncwtou
Wagon Mannfactory, aud tile Challenge Mill
Company, all Of this place, have each reduced
their working-timo to nine hours per day. For.
tunato]y, the stockholders in these institutions
are pocuniarily go situated and the goods they
manufacture are 80 greatly in demand, TINT thcJ
will be enabled to run with quite strong forca
throughout tie winter. rho paper-mili is at
present compelled to run night md day in ordo1
to supply its orders.
The stoue-quarrics, which give employment to
a large number OF men in the summer season,
arc employing but few men at present.
L. P. Barker, one Of our heaviest Btonc-deal-
ers, and ralroad contractor has ceased work
on lis contract in Indiana, discharged his work.
men. and has returned to Batavia, from hs i'll
ability to procure ut present, money to carry
forward his enterprise.
, 1873-11-01

down to IA. Among theBo Il thoro Is no
costly building projected. It Is eyon quite ltko-
ly TINT sovoral Of tloso projects wll By abandon
noctod with tho Building Department attoHt to
tho aame hlatomont-thnt tic businoss ia tn
uninlfy md tnnaturatly dull.
Besides tho fact that operations are to DO sns-
pended on nearly all buildings oxcept thoRo
which must bo completed, tho UageB Of Buct
mechanics and 1aborers who do continue to find
employment aro to 10 cut down.
, 1873-11-01

Sutciat Diswtch to Tho Chtcuon Tribune.
DAVENPORT, Ia, Oct. 91.-It is denied that
the Hon. Hiram Price will resign the Presidency
OF tile FIRST National Bank Of this city. This
bank to-day declared 9 diyidend Of 10 per cent.
payable tomorrow. The Davenport National
Bank has also doclarod q aemi-nnnual dividend
OF per cent. The Davenport National has
boon In operation eight years and q half. It
has divided profits among its shareholders sey-
entoen times, the first five times at per cent,
then eleven times at per cent, and the last
time ut per cent, passing $1,000 to surplus
OF over S03, 600. Its capital is $200.0 In the
eight years and q half it has paid back to it's
shareholders 5220,000, and passed *93,0o0 to
surplus.
Sp,eta. Dispatch to Thc Chicago Tribune.
DAVENPORT, H., Oct. 31,-Tho failure OF Fl.
Q. Chapman, dealer in dry goods, &c, at Cory
don, Wayne County, iB announced. Liabilities,
$4,000; $1,000 Owed in thiu city, and $4,000 III
Chicago.
, 1873-11-01
THE TRADES.

NAVY YARD EMPLOYEES DISCHARGED.
PORTSMOUTH, n. H., Oct. 31.-Four hundred
workmen were discharged from the Navy Yard
tn-day.
, 1873-11-01
'CLAFL1N & CO.
Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.

II. n. MARLIN rn
n,,n vonr ~ ~. - oAf ~ In m,,. w.. ~ .4on
NE" aohh' ocs' '4'-lno mosS ASTOUNDING
funor OF tue aay was to the eject that IL, Il.
Ca1in & Co., ono of tho greatest firms Of dry
goods dealers on tbs continent was embarrassed;
and. unless thew recoiyod at once a larre amount
~ ~a,no,, tta1 .,o,,,1 - ~a.,.o1,sa ~ .,.a1.s
VI money' 'noy "oulo % colnPe4ea TO suspend
The junior mombor Of the firm said Tonight, to
Il representative Of tho Now York Tribune, that
tho rumors were eroundless. The firm
hod ont ,ono ~ fta ovn ,oco-
,1 ~ ' P"so.'
ous naa 'noorsea tho paper OF thelt
customers to largo amount This paper had
accumulated in tho hands Of banks md capital
iste in Nav York and throuobout the conntrv
<~i.o 1870 ,horo,o~a a;root1r ;ntoroatoJ - 49,,
"nu "oio 'u,to'"ie ult.esly ln.eteatoa !" 'no
Monafe Of fho urn; Much Of tbs paper had
lodged ~ WaIl street pankh had ths rumors in
Ielatlon 60 Inc urn Moro Of SPECIAL tntoroa1 TO
taose % known as mercantile pants. number
81 bsohdMa5 nanks were a1ao en interested IN
.ne omcaa. H. mslinaIlon a & o. miaen!tlea ABOUT
~ a'opIfrcss fl sne . nfm Ine ;' rumor vas car
, 1873-11-01

There was moderate inquiry for borth &C.
commodations, with rates ruling firm, except
for grain for which lowor figures we're accept
ed. Thero waH fair demand for yesHo1s for
chartor. principally for those adapted to tho
grain trade.
, 1873-11-01

CINCINNATI, Oct. 91.-Tho Board of Trade to-
day referred to tho Committee resolution
looking to tho e1pedioncy Of tho Government
issuing C5.100 per cent bonds, convertible OIL
domRnd into groenbacks.
, 1873-11-01
BOSTON,.

Special Dispatch to Tbs Chicago Tribune.
1 DREAM or FA1n THINGS.
DosToN, HASA, Oct. 31.-It ia evident that
there ia senBo OF surprise that, notwithBtand-
Ing all assurances that the buslnosa foundations
were secure, aud no alarm need be felt on &C.
count Of the sudden collapse of the stock mar
ket, the buainess interests, at first sustained,
should now, when confdonca WAS returning,
show such
An ALARMING NEAKNEsS.
To tho community At large the prospect ahead
Ia not bright one, and fears begin to DO freely
hard winter in this city. No department Of NOR
cantila business iB active. Even the retail
shops, much reaorted to and generally crowded
at this soason, aro doing comparatively small
buBlneaB. Tho conviction has reached tho heads
Of families and housewives that the safost
course Ia the saving QUO. 1u Wholesale busiueBs
tho fewoat possible purchases are made.
The true northerner., 1873-09-26
Town Q South OF Range Is West.
Town 3 South Of Range Is W.


ne n ofsvs % 40 Il 30 | ~ | 80 80
$ h ofswq 30 so 20 81 q l so 81 90
Town South Of Range Is West.
shofnsq 2 80 ssi.S2 - ! 80 80 y II 40 sS
Part of sw of ne q, bounded on the and W by
land owned by Bsrnum, on the east by land own ed
the . by highway l3 80 II 30 2 20
se a nwq ~ 40 81 =, % 3 IL
n nj OF Sc Il - - 90 9S 80 IS
Middle part OF Of ne q bounded on the n and "
by X. r., on the east by Town line, and on the
by land owned
Ds Ds q hsnpsO1 of h~o "a 90 1Sa 80 So 5 50
e ut OF N h OF ss Il, except IL acres in corner,
bounded on the north by line, the east by sec.
line, on the " and
by land owned
BY Gardper 80 Al ~ ~ 3G ! 81 30
ne corner of the se q. bounded on the east by the
sec: line, on the n. by the q line, on the and by
land owned by
Gardner 80 IL ~ Ue l 90 01
The h of the following described piece or parcel
OF land beginning at the corr OF 3j, thence
west 10 chains thence south 32 j0lUO chains tn encs
west go chains to stake, thence south s0-l00
chains, thence west chains, thence south chains
thence west 25lOo chains, thence south 30 chains
TO the line of section, thence east TO the NJ. C.. X.
X. lands, thence along said land northerly to the
h q line, thence n along the h line S5l00 chains
10 stake In the line thence east along the line
d S3-l00 chains, to the X. X. lands, thence north
erly along the X II. lands 10 the east lire of said
section, thence north along the section line II
chains, 10 the
place of beginning 81 80 1s4 30 50 go
The true northerner., 1873-09-26

" u ole of ne u ~ ~ { II ~ l 30 Ia 10
of NV q, except IL IL acres in 80 corner, bound
ed as follows. commencing In the corner, thence
on q line % rods, thence northerly 40 rods TO
highway, thence northeastery along hghwsy os
The true northerner., 1873-09-26
Town 4 South Of Range i6 West.

Town / South of Range IL West.
South part OF Il b, bounded north by Parks
aud Fordham, east by South Black River, south
by South Black River and ID and w addition to
village OF South Haven, and west by lake Mich
igan and Fordham except lots /, 2, 3, 10, 13, IA,
IL, 49, 36. 3S, SO A, As, 4S. 40 and 30, Tubbs ad
of 5. Haven 6s 80 80 40 l6 O9 1 so 9s Os
Parcel bounded north by Garland, east and
south by Dyckman, Thompson and Dyckman.
The true northerner., 1873-09-26

Van BuRKN COUNTY TREAsuBER's OrrIcE,
Paw Paw, August 30th, 1878.
Notice N hereby given, that the sale OF lands
IN Van Buren, county, advertised by the Audi
tor General as delinquent for taxes OF 1872 and
previous years, will be held at the Court House.
In the village OF Paw Paw. the county seat OF
said county, commencing on Monday, the 9th
day of October next, at nine o'clock A. NJ. and
continue from day to day, tSundays excepted, }
until the same shall have been disposed Of ac-
cordipg to law. STEPHEN w. DUScoMRE.
County Treasurer.
The true northerner., 1873-09-26
Town 8 South of Range 16 West.

n II of NV swq 20 209 IL l 80 90
18th of h OF
sw q of nwq 3 8 / 81 26 80 3 07
SPIT OF g Is acres
of b of NV fl &c 10 2 16 43 / 80 4 90
W pt of 28 ac's
of 4 of fqG 10 2 16 43 80 ! 09
Sc corner Of o h
OF ne q III square
form 10 2 Al IS / 80 80
ne q of sw q 13 40 0 03 / 50 80 ~ 33
W 5-S of Sc q26 50 % 50 4 10 / so 80 q
NV Of NV Il q 80 "a 3 80 G7 / 80 5G
The true northerner., 1873-09-26
Sale Of state Tar Lands.
AuDIroR GENEnAL's OFFICE.
Lansing, Mich. Jnly 1, lS7;

AuDIToR GENEnALs OFFICE.
Lsnring, Mich. Jny 1, 1878.
Motto. II her. ~ CIV u tnat certain lands.
situated il, the a. uut, of Van Buren. bid on 70
the state for tax-~ of 1871 SuH previous Years,
and described III etsteueuts which will be
Forwarded 10 tie Office OF the Treasurer or said
county some time in September, will be sold at
public auctlon, by said Treasurer ut the county
seat. on the fret Monday OF October next, at
the time and place desgnated for the ordinary
tax sales il not previously disposed OF at this
Cffice, according to law.
Ss,a statements contain full description OF
each parcel OF said lands, and may be seen on
application at the office OF the County Trea-
slrer.
Lands struck off TO the State for taxes of
1871 or other years, at the tax sales in October
last. win be offered subject to the right Of re-
demption prescribed by law, as well as to the
right OF purchase OF the State bids at this
Office prior to the sale.
And further notice is hereby gwen that GER
tam lands situated in said county, which were
bad of to the State Mt the tax sales therein for
the year 1865 and previous years. will be oner-
ed for sale at the same time and place, to the
highest bidder, in accordance with the provi-
nons of section 124. Of Act No. 169, Laws Of
1862 WILLIAM HUMPHREY, Auditor General.
ANNUAL TAX SALES.
AUDITOR GENERALS OFFICE,
Lansing, Mich, July !, 1873.
so much OF each Of the following described
tracts or parcels OF land. situated in the county
OF Van Buren,, delinquent for unpaid taxes, for
the years mentioned below, as Will be sufficient
TO pay the taxes interest aud charges thereon,
will pe sold by the Treasurer OF said county, on
the first Monday of October next, at such public
and convenient place ss he shall select in Paw
Paw, the county seat Of said county, according
to the statute in such case made and provided.
WILLIAM HUMPHREY. Auditor General.
lsJs.
Town South of Range 16 West.
The true northerner., 1873-09-26
ANNUAL TAX SALES.
AUDITOR GENERALS OFFICE,

swqofnwq ~ ~ - ~ 81 II
NV q of nwq 80 80 10 IL lu 50 Ii 81
1871.
Town South of Range 13 West.
n % acres of los
acres of swq - ~ - JJ 90
Town 2 South Of Range 16 West.
b of e h of NV
lofneq 26 10 10 ~ ! ~ u
Town South of Range IL West.
so q Ofnep ~ 29+ " - D 81
ESSI.
Town South of Range l3 West.
Parcel of land commencing "a rods south of he
corner sec l. thence - l. Tods thence 100 rods
thence 53 L. rods. ih'uce l6b rods 10 the place
OF beginning ! - So 20 - l 30 > ~
Parcel of land commencing the and q line,
90 IL rods OF the line zion l. thence so rods
thence 81 rods, thence 50 rods thence 81 rods
to the place OF be
ginning l rs 50 . AZ 80 80 46
The true northerner., 1873-09-26
And ut Such Low Prices

AS will attract attention, excite admiration and
draw the public from every quarter to this
noted establishm Mt, the
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deposited here as base of supply for the
army which, on Monday afternoon, moved
over the Chattahoochie, in quest Of the re-
treating enemy. The quartermaster used
large frame building, near the railroad.
track, for wareroom, while an old build
ing, some fifty yards northwest of it, was
used as transfer hospital: In front Of
the hospital the ammunition was placed,
and so arranged that large pile of cases
containing shells inclosed telegraph-poe
On top of the boxes was quantity Of tow,
designed for waddDg.
1t was probably not week after the
battle, when there came one afternoon one
of those short, fsrce storms, peculiar to
the South, where rain pours as we seldom
see it at the North.
TIE sentry on duty in front of the ware.
room was guarding Government stores.
Suddenly, just as he was under the tele-
graph wire, sheet of lightning came down
on the wire. when it parted, one stream
shivering the guards gun-stock aud stun
ming, but not killing the soldier. The
other followed the wire until it reached
the pole around which the shells were
piled; the lightning ran down the pole,
heaved up and scattered the boxes. Toe
tow was ignited, and many of the boxes
we're quick ly on fire. Soldiers and citizens.
in alarm, fed for life. Lieutenant Room.
son, seeing the danger, snatched his gum
BLANKET, and crying out, Boys, who'll 60
with me p rushed to the burning pile.
Graspiug pole and, thrustlpg one end
into the blazing tow, he threw 1t far from
the pile. A few buckets OF water, aided
by the dashing rain, did the rest and the
L'eutenan.'s &" Ais right, boys!' told Us
! that the danger was over. One young
man, whose name We did not learn, follow
ed the lieutenant and assisted In extinyuish
ing the fire.
Tne brave act Of these men saved hun
dreds, it not thousands, of lives and thou
sands of dollars worth of stores to the
Government. More than niue years hav,
passed since tn It storm at r .sacca, vet to
this day it is III cult for Us to contem
plate, without shud Ter. what must havs
been the re .ult had an explosion taken
place.
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LIGHTNING PLAYING WITH ARTILLERY
STORES. The bloody battle at Resacca,
Georgia, closed with the retreat of the reb-
ell forces, Sunday night, May 16, 1864.
The village was occupied by our army on
Monday. Conolel Moore, with his regi-
ment, the Il5th Illinois Infantry, was left
in charge Of the post, and Lieutenant B.
Robinson was detailed from Company z.
Of 10Th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and
placed in command Of the transient camp.
and charged with the important duty Of
gathering up and forwarding to the front
struggling and convalescent soldiers.
The Sanitary and Christian Commissions
were promptly on hand with stores and
workers to aid in caring for the sick,
wounded, and dying. The Engineer Corps
had, with characteristic energy, repaired
the railroad, and the cheering whistle Of
the locomotive assured us of open commu-
nications, and Of abundant supplies of food.
Vast stores Of provisions and ammuni-
tion were brought up from the rear, and
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conceal my legs, which were clad in the
pantaloons usual tn land animals of our
species and l turned over. This had
the surprising dioramic effect to the
audience of sudden disappearance. l
had vanished as to my legs, but there still
lay beached upon the stage the biggest
half of the whale. The Queen of the
Fairies, and his Highness the Prince, who
nearer to the footIights, were trying to
carry on the play had their voices drowned
by the cheers of the house. All this
mingled dimly in my ears with the
vituperation OF the chief Of the supes. and
the prompter. 1t was the three in their
wrath who pulled the whale off the stage,
leaving me still in view, exhausted by
strangulation. Just as I was recovering
enough to think about gathering myself up
to steal away, two supes marched in and
carried me off like piece of stage
furniture.-Ralph Keeler in July ALLAN
TIC.
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to conduct, except for the shortest possible
time, anybod5's private affairs, but mostly
because the Court is that very tribunal
alluded to in the Constitution before which
every person "ought to obtain right and
justice freely, and without being obliged to
purchase it; completely and without any de-
nial; promptly and without delay, conform
ably to the laws
ln conclusion the committee would express
their high appreciation of the gravity and
Importance Of the duties imposed upon them,
aud would commend the careful psrusal OF
the testimony to the Legislature and people
of Vermont.
D. R. BAILEY, o..
N Committee.
LovELAND MUNsoN, uo,s.
P. P. PrrKIN, c.... 1,e
JOSIAH GRoUT, Jr., O"' ''e0'
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NEW JERsEY,-l7S0.

NEW JERSEY,-lIN.
Here's the spot. Look around you. Above on the
height
Lay the Hessians encamped. By that church on
the right
Stood the gaunt Jersey farmers. And here ran
wall
You may dig anywhere and you'll turn up ball.
Nothing more. Grasses spring, waters run, flowers
blow
Pretty much as they did ninety three years ago.
Nothing more did say Stay one moment; you've
OF Caldwell, the parson who once preached the
Down at Sprngleld2 What, no? Come-that's
bad, why he had
lthelJerseysiafame. And they gave him the name
or the "rebe high priest" He stuck in their gorge.
For he loved the Lord God-and he hated King
Georgei
He had cause, you might sayl When the Hessians
Marched up with Knyphausen they stopped on their
At the Farms" where his wife, with achild in her
Sat alone in the house. How it happened none
But Gopl-and that one of the hreling crew
Who fred he shoti Enoughi-ther she lay
And Caldwell, the chaplain, her husband, away.
Did he preach-did he pray? Think IF him as you
stand
By the old church to-day think of him and that
band
OF militant pioughboys! See the smoke and the
OF that reckless advance--of that struggling re-
treatl
Keep the ghost of that wife, foully slain, in your
view
And what atcould you-what should you, what would
you do?
Why, just what he did They were let in the lurct
For the want of more wadding. He ran to the
church,
Broke the door, stripped the pews, and dashed ou,
in the road
With his arms full of hymn-books, and threw down
his load
At their feet Then, above all their shouting and
shots,
Rang his voice-"Put Watts into 'em-Boys, give
'em WattsI"
And they did. That is all Grasses spring, flowers
blow
Pretty much as they did ninety three years ago.
You may dig anywhere and you'l turn up ball.
But not always a hero like this-and that's all.
BRET HARTE.
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ADVENTURE WITH WILDCAT.-An un-
usual and very exciting contest took place
at the ranch of Mr.. Ramon Felix, on the
Moro Greek, abont fourteen miles from
this place, one morning last week. 1t
seems that Mr.. Felix in the morning went
out to feed his stock, and soor after was
startled by the cries of his wife and fami-
ly. Running to the house, he found that
a large wildcat had seized his youngest
child, an infant, by the back of the neck
and was making off with it. After severe
struggle, he succeeded in rescuing it, the
cat making its escape. Some time after
the excitement had subsided, an Indian
boy about eighteen years old, went OUT to
bring in some horses that had been staked
'ut over night some distance from the
house. He had been gone but few min
utes when the family were again aroused
by the or cs of the hos. who came rushing
toward the house yelling like a madmap,
with the identical Cat that had caused the
first disturbance firmly seated upon his
back, with its teeth embedded in the back
Of his neck. Another desperate battle en-
sued, which resulted in favor of the cat.
which successfully defeated the whole Felix
family. killed their. two dogs. and retreat
ed in good order to the house of Mr.. Z. NJ.
Howe, under which he enscouced himself,
defying all efforts to dislodge him until
night. when he escaped unscathed. The
wounds received by the Indian boy were
quite severe, and the people fearing that
the cat was mad, thought best to scsrify
the wounds, which they did BY heating
crowbar, the only implement about the
premises that would answer the purpose.
Considering the ordeal of scratch ing,
biting and singing the boy passed through
be is doing remarkably we'll, and will be
ell right again in few weeks.-San Luis
O6isjo (Gal.) Tribune.
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There was less than ordinary satisfao-
ton mingled With TIE feelings Of Eve Yale 4
.tadenss who vsrs arrested and Ieoksd up n '''
fof the night for sersnading ysG. Is Pa, ST., nj.
boarding last week, csIsr
that oil the occupants had v.ss.s
day before they tuned their
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In September. 1861, j. q. Smith procured
the lease of the Sullivan Railroad, and in one
form or another it has been leased until the
present time, and is now leased to ). q.
Smith for the benefit Of himself and his as
sociates. We find that it is undoubtedly for
the best interests of the Central road that
the Sullivan road should be operated in con-
nection with it; that their interests should
be identical and not adverse. We also ind
that the Sullivan road has not been run to
the prejudics of the interests of the Vermont
Central road.
Since the leasing of this road in 1881,
large profits have accrued and been paid over
to j. Gregory Smith and his associates. II
appeared that the net earnings had exceeded
four hundred and fifty thousand dollars.