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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-15

::.-ar Alien vHo Charles &. .,ordan-Fir-t
a,s~:... s"U.: .Uy :- .a;I-'l az Orleans 80.
1913.
Wy S.gTEf: OF .yR!' Gr YiEGs siC!ss 70
. ~. .Is"si b.. lin. Eof. 70 T. ifol.'" 1irst
'use CO. .; 'h' pea 10 ~ !Jr 'hs 'srsi. ~ or.
cane III. prHsePs 2" sell At pub auction ~
~atc.sI7e' So i5e sUlis etrs.s. sU AUsHSY.
. nIte -, IS: ~ ewe .vr e..us. v Pho ss.llu.
IN. described 'sy0pert". TO VIZ
sss lot OF hoUSEHHLh FCGSTNUh'.
Seized IN the above entitled Gsd uYultered sue.
epItus-'.lsh au sIe spot.
Tuisl925 JOHN fTC8,Er. Constable.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-15

FIrH.-About twelve s'cfoci; yesterday a
fire broke Ouj in ,he wool and wedding
escAnl factory Of s. schaffer,. sitra:e3 a.
No. 3f Soneesut street. between Royal and
Chartrss. The cause OF the lire IS unknswn.
The names were hyss discovered in the
packing sooiA. and ewing 70 the iDtiam.
n.ab'e Aat.lrs Of the mate rial there the fire
spread with great tapidisy. The building
The less il about t600e. covered by in.ur.
suos in the American INSURANCE. Company.
FeaS. were AZ one time entertained that =
neigi boring shet " the Ieyes steam cotton
Osess tnigLt also take fire. That danger.
however. Vas easily syeyted, ~ the che!
Sas entirety %utfy
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-15

EAsLv NARkETERs- Mr.. Frank O.er had
his private nlaykethsu.e. on Peters street.
A:siess. patren;zed night before las. by
SEINE unknown THE; OF carni,orCus pre-.
cHsties. who got away with 81: worth OF
fresh meat.
;Ir. C.. Shsor,or. VIM has also private
market on the same street. had his est2h.
:'shuehe interviewed in the dead hour OF
night Shile no one was about. by ;ur;ive
acluirss Of cemni.saiy stores. who went
she whole hog. indeed. ~ we'll "a appr"
utensils are worth 80,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-15

POstAL CARDs.-This il the iates. about
Shem: A rural ewain. wished IL com.
manicats with tue object Of his hearts ..e.
sire. barght = postal card. After GOVERN :
shat uaodsrR ~tongne Of the absent" With
word. Of turnio. iovs he sealed UP iAe
document in an unsianped envelope. ad.
dressing il and adding these words: Let
her Glide. old Z. NJ. shes all hunk; this are
ole u them post hsls kafds."
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-15

W T, IT. EPtK,
uota % d.l6 Sheriff at the parish OF Orlears
, 1873-07-07

within Btxty days. It Ia expected that this track
will afford transit to South Chicago for freight
osrs or n tho rsltfoeS w. running NM sa ana
only facilitate tho sl,ipmont Of lumber from
South Chicago to oil rarts of tho Wost and
Southwest, but will furillnl transportation for
coal from the ooal-ilolds Of Indiana aud Illinois
to tho now harbor. .
''1Ns1pE PROPERTY"
We hoar Of no lnrge transactions In other
business Or residence properly within two mtos
Of The !g; g5;o9%t many lots ore
occupy thom for homes, but they arc ,nainly
beyond limit Of two miles from the Court
House. Notwithstanding tho strong probability
that houses will bo gcarco aud ronts high next
fall aud next spring, thoIo are comparatively fow
in any part Of the city
NORTH DEAnDonN STREET.
Francis T. Peabody las hEokcn ground for his
flno residence on tho northwest cor1or of Doar-
vost about $4,000 as "axed capital III this
home outorpriae.
Horny A. Tovnor and ". D, Korfoot aro build
ing m elegant block Of Residences Of Luke Slipo
and Elm streets. .-7
A pimilar block is being oroctcd by Carmichael
y Phillips on tho aamo street, betHoon Elm aud
Mr. D. II. Mccormick has iuat completed
another building, known "a tho Mccormick
D1ook," on tho southeast corner Of Randolph
aud Dearborn, which is Of tho Bame Dimensions,
Btylo, finish, and for very much tho purposes aa
ii Ills hooRor Block !" corner Of Clark and Wash.
Of tho'oity, and cos. about $500, 900 each.
SUMMARY or TnANsFEnB ron THE WEIR.
The following is tho total amount Of city anl SUBJ
urban property transferred during tito week Guiding
Saturday, July 5. City property: Number Of sales,
1!6; confederation, t67a877. North Of city limits :
Number Of salcs = confederation, sl6,7So. South Of
829 Weat OF city limits: Number Of ga.cs, i; co-
Ridoration, 81, GOO.
Total sales, It's.
TQkAl consideration, fa1H.1Tf
, 1873-07-07
MONEY And COMMERCE
MONETARY.

BArunpAY EvuNlHu. July ..
Matters are extremely quiet In tAolocnl money
market. The three days' racess OF tho board OF
Trado liolpB to mako tho Bummor stagnatlon OF
buBineau more apparent Alnaost tho only foa--
luro worthy Of noto IN local hnnnoos ID tho fact
lint tho accumulation Of funds Ia making moro
demand for local stocks, Tho two principal
4orpe-raitway atocks, and nlso tho stocks Of
several Of tho loading commercial and eav-
lugs banks have pnid from 20 to 25 porr
cont per annum OH tho par for several
ynnrB past Az q rule, tho earnings OF
all such stochs In Chicago lavo boon larger
tl1ia year than usnnI, mud In the prosont abun-
,auco OF money, when lonns Mt per cent for GO
days arc oonHidered desirable, 1t would 10
strange il tho prospect of such dividonds did not
sttract capital to invostn,ont In tho Btocka at
high prcmluma.
Nov York exchange is steady at 25o per 1000
premium.
There is scarcely any currency going to tho
country.
MoBsrs Adm Smith & Son, proprletors Of Tho
Bwansea Silver Smelling Works. In this city,
made shipment to Now YORK to.dny OF 149 ell-
yer bricks, mainly tho product Of tho last ton
dnys' operations Of their furnaces lie l4v
bricks contained 47,342 OUNCES Of silver, and
5.o0o ounces Of gold, tho total value OF which
MAS s7G.0D0.
Tho National Bank Of Commoree, Of this city,
has declared W por cent diyilond for the qnar.
ter ending Jnly i. On July 4, tho bank movod
into its now office, southwest cornor Of Madison
aud Dearborn.
, 1873-07-07

;;i,0o1 Cook County Naional Bank at los.
{s.3G0 Ccago City Halfway at 155
Ei.haa CnsHgo GINS Light, and Coko at liz.
81, ,0Uu Tradota' Insurance ut 100.
LATEST.
Nt:,Y YoRIs, July 6.-Tho bank statement ehnwA
transferable gain in reserve, hut tho gain Is entirely
n eirca, le''-sen1ezs showing decrease Of $951-
Gb. The percentage Of to the total liabilities
i1 T7-lo0 rcr ee1t for tho National Banks, aud 20
4io0 tnr cent for the Btao banks, and 81 G7-l0Q per
teat foc tho bnnl:a na whole.
Thu Assistant Treasurer paid out to-day 900
Rernu Of interest and In redemption Of go bonds.
Tho following Is tho bunk statement:
RtooslpV0
I"Ea-enacrs, decrease. 15l 900
lHnf1ta 1hcIcaso 6,5!SsDuO
AhaHilslinIl. HtCIeaHc o2i1N
Tn-,ay was holiday in Wall street, 80 far % new
hs4iehy was concerned Tho gtock and Gold Ex-
changes closed, and nearly al tho broke1s' Offices
closed, but thu bankers had to keep open for Tho
Payment Of draftg. The Goycrnment o1lcca and
t,.nks wero alGo opeu tho day not being alega hon-
day.
Vhe Rrecto shipments to-day 5248 000 Of which
$lJu UuU III silver bara
, 1873-07-07

I,nko froighH woEs quiet AMI nnclnnged. Wo an5te @
10 1airsio at 9c wheas to w.iaa, W. + ~, TMs
rio at Uku; prop rlyIuo.th oas, at4So; prop lda-
TO- TO- r"rn lSiong n 10 Nov YORK schr Iomio H. lrton
{rhuruslay oyrnin for corn to nano. NJ O. capacity
ii 0UO bu wIoat a3,60O h.l c0rn 81, ecu bn oats.
DurrALo, July 2.-Cllartcra reported: bchr Geo.
" Waus coa! to ltacllo at q @ per ton. tsee sehs
f. hogsor, coal nutIsao 10 Duluth, Ut 81 eo Pr tons
, 1873-07-07

The telegraph infurmR Of tho sinking Of the prop
rladslphla qn the A'h inst se atrucs rock Ut sae
loaded With wheat from milwaukee, Tor Eric.
Into ass saus TSSes TSs
C.o,thwatte, and il owned w Nesars; Mtderhousc,
Of buffalo. Sue is sailed M l BY Capt. h1ch1illan.
rather hey were rendered entirely useless ii tbs vo.
eai viz 6 eaa s a1 eH o md ovsa
there by tho tug Protection.
Of corn.
The lighthouse schs Belle wsa thrown on her beam-
ends ty heavy aquall, aud dsiyon on bur with tho
anco Of the United States reyonuo cutter Fossondon,
sho was saved from shipwreck.
aunS * oil Long Point, Is ; Progressing ' ' ~
nsr Acnooncr called Tho Jonsneymsn 10 aboat te
s stls, s sa 81 slo e. vi rssa s at an
Tho Detroit iress Of The 9Th aaya: large vessel.
cusort 10 Of the Achor line Of steamers was ro
over, tho steamer enaeavorng to get her neat. Un-
fortunately our informant could not give us tho
A new ycascl tho C1ulnsir, launched at st. Cath-
crimes on Saturday. Her capacity IL 226oo nu what,
ont Of tho shpyard III sprnRwells. sho IL intended
for tho route betwoen santluaky aud tue Islands.
Ihs ny oy Tribune gyss The following about out
is io!ng built Tor Mr. James White to coat 0o which
to engage in thu riser trade The bout y os fses
long, Ia teae beam, anti ~ ftet ho!d. ~ lAe aaMo
yhra -tnhsted sclooner is bring built for III.
feet hold aud 03 fest pea mud will reg|aer about $50
TONS. Sle will cost $75000, will 10 named the G. "
Junes. nut will 10 launche carly in AugNst she wiii
engars In the Iron mud grain tsaas; Mr. Elle''-
woo Of Detroit, hax nearly eon.rleted tFes.massd u
I Tllia vessel will also 60 tuto the grain trade
re Aautewoe e oi tue % s1s4 af Tue 10 1oo~Gg ah
rich Iiuv The rrop Depsro made her trial trip On
aundsy forenoon. abs steamed around lho lake tes
shout Two hours. md then nads for port where sho
tho bost oror and works perfectiy. Bho then went
back up KaAs yard, where hur cabin, which IL not
| p4lreiy huIyhed, will bo completed.
tho acr a. b. Moore Ass gona to Bay City for
| pairs. $500.
Tho Butcher BOY has arrived at Buffalo.
The water In tile Detroit River Is u1,ltsna1y low
anil thoro Is danger Of drop laden vessos beyond tba
| us,,n] draft striking OIL tho slo0l crossinKs,
Tho erhr VI q. Grant las bcrn rnrclaaod by 11r.
Ellsworth Anl will DO taken 10 Detroit and thoroughly
pyeYlaulotl,
, 1873-07-07
ito0 HALEH,

: 3IEEP-The sUppy hns only about eQl.nled tho
wants Of tho home tTndc, aud shipments to tue East
ern n.xrkots hare boon made FROM this paint City
butchers hayo taken the daily urrlyala ut
1nfor'or to common at 81. .60@576 for medium, aud q
f4.D09t.to for gooA to chnico qualities Lambs soil
anywhere from $50 10 800 por head.
, 1873-07-07
MARINE.
Fort Of Chicago

Trtv
rnp pr Il T. i,rsn M aR m M ~ eona n,Scr ,fo o'e
s'hr G: O. Butts, "hifo Lake, 30 m lumber, 20 eds
ssl,r O. H9' D. pou,pa,,, Cleveland. 51o tons coal
schr shr Am94nrFf ofveq IN a. u aGt , sSa
ssaE Festesis ssMhoyg,n 70 70 nn1sr
sr scbr hGrsc M1st ~ Mushenou is aey er 10 m ah
eei,r ee ni.rS Snat"n" TX n, imminr ~ "
sehr S N"tS, ;, II % ~ ~ 1'n ~ 3,or .. ~ ,
sehr sehr mmons n,sksgo ~ a ~ ,1nIer . " MIL
SsSr MsHksson &C. n%sss %
Eli Hari Acorn, sheioyFan 2ao ~ lumocr.' - - '"'
si sehr nsn'Gsn, @ NT, nrini Is9t ~ ton. o,1
Is,rrc rttr of Ts,nJ Havo,. urnn Haven aao m linn,
's' nor. 1a:' ' >''"'' ''''~- ~N' - '''''''
hr sshF os Gs1e ~ hleGan e III S d M ber 40 m
s,,,, d,a..r 1nth; o,.v ,1ou,eron 1os m ,p,r,,o,
scow 1arsj .s Dick LaIes 70 N imhar. is N lntb
shr ssSr j T. 1sn ss ons s noo,
1a,rt Ii,ns 1rackr pcnaaufna zoo n, iumber loo n,
shr ,an ,sin = ,c ~ shnsps Tor River 900 m nmbar Is m
aehr Ma!y s.s : 5 i iss!s. n,s!e $50 ton. coal.
cir schr 4. ). h1owry, Han,lin, 1so m lumber.
sshr J. sanoo5n LSl91a, h, isq m meer 1s sh m
schr Iobefe S 1o"le' "n''s LAKE, 4'o m 'unoef' m
achr naw1 yhi.e Lake. 60 m lumber. Is m iatb
Eehr q f1arrino,, Whiie Lako, iii m lumber
ahr T,ta 4 ~ IIncmsn sho,oyosn oo5 m fnmhor
c schr Mary, Whio Lake, 10 NJ lunsbsr. 1'0~'
oent r. III - n ~, mirfats ~ " AA'o'4' ~ ~
sc,,r Il ~ Il, 1fnhbard. frankfort IA m lumbar
E,rt =. g. L.. Sivnonnes, 10 1, lumber, Is N lab.
schr M John Miner, Cleveland, $50 tons coal. '@
stmr sfmr saepoygsn ao phgs i,e
schr A. ssntcn asE.q Man1ss1 5 i,g ler II %
ssow Sra stsr. Grand Haven, ioo N ubor, 50 n lpta
sebr a. Ellsn. Grand lIaTeu, e5 N lumber.
scnr 6zarl % nnfSaso. ESQ TOM soa,.
iron Intar- ocean, buffalo eco tons coal,
, 1873-07-07
rQLQnn.

I;!,,", i;1.a,n"sga o1LanRo ih'nofa1'''....''.' lgo
kt,gs., rea az eda; H., i290
nmeIsan s Iesa IsaH' H'...;;.....'....'" lIMt9l!h9
Ens,ash s,ss vern,,1!!Io'' per o'...'".'"' l.4oa dl6
nSnfs0s T%nIs a,ti, Igh"''oA oro 93m ~
WITH o'oolg a9o
,,:,...:, 2oo@ AGO
,,,,,,,,, ..... Fof19' o,<,o,<.
~ hascrs ''''''''''' '''''''' 9o1e5aHo
- ,n..ot ,.a sxn
1 ~ 1..,a i .i.het @ W.T. 1 a!1nefa'u'y snph"eu'
nnn n o E" oy lat nha q " & on D. 1aea 70.
aurInu do - Ma m 'o'A'' "' 4'F 'u
'l9n lrf,9n aTrf:9 % s'oSg,.eo. Si . l., =, m
or III for eoio aorfnra III wer" NJ
rndirr ainr nj N a. ~ ~ ~ III ''b' ~" "e'" a"
aaIwns eu' ~ cn,n f%r w. o NJ ~, ,,co,
rtvrr he1nw. rh"ntla1" otI "n. n t,'n o u m =.
nrnnry cooruc 20 nv cnsrao 4Sa'nn, g II"
rnmnn a,,sr q M 'uIo at ua.o i a. *.
tyt baes slfHaI b. asn, a!ry pAs. H. sncE na
anHrbn nslns .rtsi s xn, r,cvo ,p mammal wo
onnin r,trnfhv a. nntSA ~. nInrsr Il xxx *.
,nn;fnt 651Sn5r. itu,rnrjsr TX, onr ' ~s7s
TESs@YIa ca rso wa oIsI with nr,ces nomt.
;,oiiv n,chnnc o rnucnt n,,r nt ~ folfovs yo,,nn
hyr3n. cu,r,un 10 rar s5faS5e: do noou. 6qta7Uc:
* ci,ncn ~ crtro fmn n5rG e. IN c6n,,n, ~ ~,
oit hyao,,. 9CSo5c. con,tno innoflai GfSfHc: mai
In cnIcn ia R)cdstt ID fn!r Ia rootI ti1,,nowIer
, 1873-07-07

METALS AND T1NEENS' sTOCK-Wcra in light
Request at tho annexed pricea:
nv pLATE-IC, loxl+, sl4.b0; do: l2112 $500; do,
ass2g. sls.so do, roohng' 1o, si4oo; do, 2o12s'
TIa T1N-Largc, 4?c; email, 43c; bar, 44c. ....
SHIRT Z.No-Fi,ll casks, lie hstt casks, 1G@llHc;
tesa quantity. .llHc; slabs, oc.
HHKEr lRON--ho. "a, GHc rates; 1luasla iron, 22o
do NJ. stained, 1lc rates.
GALvAN1zED 1nos-No. 15ee2o, 15c No. 32@2t leo;
No. 21QS28 Ito; No. 27, l8c: No. 2b 2oc. discount
uf 20 ror cont ii made from lhls list.
CorrKn-Ooppar hottoIns, 400 lIrazcrs ever II lhr,
40; timed copper, 4oc; pA1'ahsd copper, @ac; Ito,
wlnE-2 to ), 30; o. 8, and o 1oo ito II, llc; T..
l6c; lo, 1go; 70, 2ge full hnndlo, 10 per cant da-
count tenes wre, 7He: BY eaf 10, losa, 7ko. o..
1u0G0d, per keg t4.s7 rasoa; sl Do, $s19f; ed do,
Ss.3TE ID DO, $s.7b; Sd DO, $o31H: ID do fms,
N.a1H: 2d do, $8,14h; clnch, $7,25.
NAVAL sTONE6-rhe average trade was cxpe-
runcea forn,ur rrices bolnH sustained - follows
heap ha sasis aSs eos!., I! aossse; marns ssSass
1atciu !e, s'Es Es ID tss' Sri
OI1.s-Carbon Was ~ lower, declining TO f8c. A
ware reported .iaady snA nac''.a9ed. We quota !:
Carbon, 1so; e1trh Lard oil, re; No. J, o7c
y6c: hper1n, $300Qs11o; neaa foot OIL strictly pnrc,
$i.1u do e1trA, 0uc do No. /, TIC hank oil, TOO
srass. 7to: clophsnt oil, 0so tarpsrsins, bas54u !;
fA1Nis. 0OI.Olss, AND tuTrY-pricss range tho
nAn1 lur fortnight pAat, nlasa tsy Are steadily
held. We repeat cur list ~ follows:
gtrtctly rurs,,,,.,.....,,.,....,, $lIoofa1lo
Fancy bralds. lds.................... e00g5la.b0
Genuine Yeillo Alontagus, ....,,,,,, l4oo
American. ,......,,........ l1.so0l2oo
, 1873-07-07

VCHEel TrhHafGF9.
The following IL List OF tho conYeyances OF vessels
during June, 1873: ... ... 49,.
Cannl-boat q. L. Booth, James y. McGee to J. '.
Robinson, $500; n interest.
scow sehoouer q. O. Butts, L. E. Marshall to Jacob
Roller, $500 +; II interost.
Schooner Mary booth, Gaorge Bautsch to Gustav
Grams, 81 200 j; \ interest.
Schooner Horace Greeley, James N. Clark to Wet1uz
johnson, $50 4 interest.
Schooner uarnlonIa Charles Peterson to r. Ulldss-
deli, $500; 4 interest. ..
CanAt-boat Robert IIolueH, Janes q. Mcdee to N. r.
Rector, $3.50; u interest.
Schooner Harriet Ann, Clark Liro to 4. Il. Wart-
man, 81, 600 tho whole.
canal-boat Johnstown, L. D. Dye to ". P. White,
$hD0; y interest.
CanA!-boat Lcgraur, WIlfnm r. Huse to John 4.
Ma[oy, $500 /; u interest.
CasaLboat Milwaukee, Frank HoQkinA to E. Wa4h-
burn $l.l00; ths whole.
CnEa-bont Gen. RoEencranB, Jno. Schroeder {Bher-
IN 10 Henry Durrel, 5000 the whole.
Ganal.boat ". r. lockwood astato Of J. 4. Ackhurst
to j. Hiltiard, 81 900 tho whole,
Scow Sultan, Margaret II. Curtis to Michael oBren,
$500 3; TIE whole.
scow sea-Dirl, Jeaso Coz to E. D. costain L H. Il.
Amos, $500 !; tic whole.
Total number Of conveyances during the month Of
June, II, for a total consideration Of ,7G0.
, 1873-07-07
CHICAGO LUMBER MARKET.

SATURDAY EVENING July 5.
The market WAS we'll uupp!ied With lnMiber, aud q
to!eraby fair. though by no means active, business
was traisasted taking lnto consideration tho insrru
ton incdant to vi departments Of trade this mock
, 1873-07-07

gallon.
Lake freights quiet and strong ut Go for corn,
and 615c for WHEAT, by sail to Buffalo.
Provisions quset md strong at the following
range Of prices: Meas pork, cash or aollor July,
sollor September, 515.50@15Go do soller Decem-
bar, 818.25@19.75; lard, cash Or boller july a705
@8.00; do seller August, $8.15@8.25; Hu,nmer
do, 755. Sweet piokfod hams quoted at 100
Shoulders; 835@855c for short ribs; aud y G@81ao
for short cloRr. Boxed shoulders, G16@7o.
English moats, 8s$@851o for short ribs; 81
quo for short cloar, Dacou ia quoted at 71lo
for shoulders 9Ao for cloar ribs; 011c for
short oloar; and 13@15o for hams, all packed.
Moss beof, s8.75@9.0o; o1tra mona do, s0.75@
1000 beef HAMS sat .oo@2s.50. City tallow,
7%@7s6o; grease quotable at 5114@G34o.
Flour quiot and unchanged, at tho following
, 1873-07-07

Total os9, ,21e.ao t2,2os,5os.9e
Corresponding wock Inst
Tito following quotntions Of local stocks arc
furnished by MesBrs. Hammond i Gage:
, 1873-07-07
COMMERCIAL.

SATURDAY EVENING, July q.
There was no regular trading in produce cir
clos to-day, aud worry little TINT was irregular.
The Board OF Tratlo had adjourned over from
Thursday oyening to Monday and n rulo re-
Gently adopted prevents tho Board from rocog-
nizing tradoa made during Hl,cll an intorval Of
adjournment. Honco thoro WIS no disposition
to do business, though sovornt operators gath
erod on tho sidewalk in tho morning, md talked
ovor crop prospects, aud tho probabk prices Of
Monday.
Tho only bustness reported wae tho chartor Of
threo vessels TO carry out 81 900 bu wheat, H.:
500 bu corn and 35, zoo bu oats At &c for corn 10
Buffalo; mud two or throo tradoH In wheat ut
91.145G@l.1i111 seller July. Tho latter aro not
necessarily binding OH tho parties unlcns ratified
on Monday, aud We therefore reproduce the quo
tations Of & o'clock Thursday afternoon as fol-
, 1873-07-07
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Review for tho yYcoiI Ending Satur-
day Evening, Ttsly s.

BArunDAy lVEHINa, Jnly &.
Tho receipts Of livestock during the weck lve boon
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-07-15
singular starry Of a weaseI.

- !
The following story was told to Us as
beingla positive fact the narrator, pro-
f..ssins 10 be one of THE vorkrnen who
witnessed the performance OF theisaid
weasel: : sns
party OF men were prying stone in
d field, and found under a rock nest
containing four young weasels, which
they captured and put to one side. Upon
the return of the old weasel quite scene
ensued. She became very much excited
and very angry, aud at once set of, but
soon returned and, going to the little
pYil containing the drinking water for the
men, she spit something in it, and was
about to 90 off the second time. when
SHE discovered her nest ard her young.
all alive and unharmed She Immediate
ly returned to the pail, jumping and
pushing at it until it was overturned, thus
paying the lives of the men she evidently
meant to punish for the destruction Of
her offspring.
gA tall Slim Fellow is III trouble.
He wants to know what character to as
sumo at masquerade A kindly jour
nal advises him to braid his legs and 60
asalwhip lash; swallow himself round
and round few dozen times, and go as
sroll Of tape wrap himself in the Amer
len ang, aid goas barrier pole ;iibris
tie his hair up, and 90 as a whitewash
brush swallow afew marbles and go as
a rattle-boy; put an insulator in his
smouth, and, go, as telegraph pole, or
walk on his hands as pair Of scissors.
If he does. not fancy any Of these, cos
TUNES he might chalk his head and 60 as
billiard-cue. He is ia worse trouble
now than before.
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OF chronic or Acute Rheumatism, 6Out, So1e
alta, Headache, Lumbago, Ague, Nervousness,
or Kidney affections, accepted for treatment,
that cannot cure.
wRwBRR CURRD BY DR.. FILTERS VEG
ETABLR RHEUMATIC SYRUP, the prescrip-
tion Of An Eminent Regular Physician. After
using without benefit bitters, compounds,
baths tonics, liniments, pills, plasters. washes,
mineral springs, ETC., we know this wonder
ful discovery by J. P. Filter, M. D., during 80
years. special practice in Rheumatic and Ner
vous Diseases, will cure permanently the
most aggravated cases without I'M ury to the
system. II develops new medical combina-
tions, scientific principles, advanced chemis.
try and progressive pathology. and is in our
Judgment the only cure before tie public
We particularly and earnestly recommend 1t
to sufferers of moderate means, who cannot
afford experiments and loss on useless prepa.
rations or exhausted treatments.
Rev. Thomas Murphy, D. D.. 23d ward,
Philsdelphta; Rev. C. II. Ewing, Media, Pa,
Rev, Joseph Boggs, 22d ward, Phils. REV. John
Stockton, Camden; Hon. Judge Lee; Camden,
New Jersey; ex Senator Stewart, Baltimore,
Ex-Governor Powell, KY; Hon, J. v. Greedy,
member Of Congress, Phila.; Hon. Alderman
Comfy, Phils.. and thousands of others, as
we'll as the following celebrated professors
signature, endorsing professionally DR.. Fit
Ter, viz: Philip syng Physick, M. D.: j. Red
man, Coke, NJ. d; N, Chapman, M. D.; T. C.
James, Robert Hare, N. D, William Gibson,
M. D.; W. &. Horner, M. D.; W. P. Devices, NJ
D.; S. Jackson. M. D.; John Bell. M. D j. K.
Mitchell, N. D.: Thomas Harris, N. D.; II. L.
hodge, u. D., Benjamin 8. Jenuey, n. D.; N.
Shoemaker, n. D.
The oft deceived sufferer may wisely ask
what security or evidence has he that DR..
FIfLER's RHEUMATIC SYRUP will cure his easel
The protection offered to patients against i'm
position is in legally signed contract which
will be forwarded without charge with ex-
planstory pamphlets to any sufferer sending
to Is Fourth street, PhiIs. Home Office, by
letter description of affection, this guarantee
will state the exact number of bottles warran-
ted to cure, and in case of failure the money
paid will be returned to the patient. A re-
ward of 500 for an incurable case. No other
remedy has ever been offered on such liberal
terms. Get circular on the various forms
of Rheumatism, also blank applications fer
guarantee; gratis of the special agent,
J. G. MoCULLoueH, Agent, Beallsville. Non
roe county, Ohio. June 8, ls73-m9.
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~Old Welterby, at the age of 81.
proposed to take for his wife damsel
of seventeen he was rich, and the
girl was poor. He had q sumptuous
home, and she had been we'll nigi home
less from early childhood Welter5y
promised to be kind to her, and to settle
upon her a competence. People were
scandalized when they heard of it, end
many werethe disparaging and bitter re
marks which they made. Welterby heard
them, hnt hefdid. not mind. 1T wasre-
sersedfof the aged clergyman, to give
him blow which staggered him.
At fsie clpselof the usual services, on
a certair Sabbath, Welterby presented
himself at the altar, leading the promised
bride by the hand. tzH
Nj. .dear sir" said the clergyman,
.yop kdye padea mis- aka. The font Is
1t the other end oft church ~ : . :
,""What dc, I want with the font 7" de
dsnd1 itbe pet sgepsyisn sekSe
II beg your pardon. I thought you
had i6roughtt this child to BE- clustered