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COAL COAL
We have now on hand and are constantly re-
ceiving at our wharf and storage yards, foot of
Queen streets, all the best GOALS known to
this market. We name in part:
LYEEN'S VALLEY.
SHAMOkIN and EAST FRANKLIN LOR-
BERRY RED ASH.
JOHNS, from EAGLE VEIN COLLIERY.
The celebrated CONTINENTAL and II d
EEL DELL, from the Goodrich Colliery, es-
teclned the best in the market
And LEE and STANTON WHITE ASH
ANTHRACITE COAL, of Steamer, Broken,
Egg Stone and Nut sizes.
Also, GEORGES CREEK CUMBERLAND
COAL
Also HICKORY, OAK and PINE WOOD.
Having ample space, each variety Of Coal is
kept distinct from that of others, and is es-
peclaly prepared for family USE Yards floor
&c lad Coal sent out well screened and free from
ssse, 22lO lbs to the ton. Orders left with
Messrs. Clarridge s. Grigg,. corner King and
Royal sts., at the yards will be promptly filled.
T. J. MEHAFFEY s. CO.,
jy17 Wharf and Yards foot Of Queen st.
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DARASOLS AND SUN UMBRELLAS.
We have Just opened new stock Of the above
goods, very pretty and cheap, direct from the
manufacturer. d. f. BRASHEAR,
je 10 100 King st., Alexandria, Y
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Special Notice.

GENTS EXTRA FINE Doors AND SHOES.
We have just received fresh supply OF Gents
extra fine, hsnd-sewed Boots and Shoes, and
Slippers of every description, which we unhesi-
tatingly recommend to be the very best on sale
in the city. w. b. WADDE1,
apl "a King street.
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ATEY ANDRJA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.
STEHMBOa2 rs.

lSI 4 ARR "a X + M l 81 K
FOR POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS,
Including Colton's, Blackistone's Island and
Leonardtown.
The swift and favorte iron steamer PILOT
BOY, Captain Jo:eph White, leaves sl[si..ls
her wharf EVERY TUESDAY andsE&l::zz585
SATURDAY MORNING, at $50 O'Clock, Tor
Landings on the Potomac, as follows:
On Tuesday for On Saturday for
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GIVE Us A CALL.

Gs- Orders from the country filed at short
office. my 70
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4 rIJ--I.-.-I
piase pevs1satf
r. 49, g: - ~. n, <. -,
had ~ Il 49, "a 80 isrsSiv i.so tSss
natter q The Nineh street pavement, and wished
Wosks "a - e ~ vesk SsiaG done e hat -.
eon u the yea VIZ the witness ny1 H IN m
ssssssabse. ieI1s -a.e-z.-slf.
ssIaeoe Thnf1ee. We have heard ore thsa
- ~ ~ snas " mseeftsi;
M Iosee 1sae9: 49, -. snaesstoea
tia. %sehio:ry 1 70 Sr.sf sss stoo.; a. did ~
~ mcnsv " NE kins-sos snss NJ 'o1n'saso
% Re bought n. Al ,,As,see,d from Mr..
z1ex tes ~ sonn q Eysns va e PsInss
net ~ hs fsrnisSsd tie raocS1 - S S.
q. Wa q yoSr asd SanSss PsynE s.1s;
az e sa T5shsst 4, Th.s
inso the inauiry = tSst ulc NOS 80 - is<
, g, Aaxs {sS ~ e. At All - to ~h.s ieoost,
Iudre Black Yea IN. "S~A
A. hoy hevs got tlfss OF then there.
81 :, ' = g - -! ~ q. fss'
= q. Yea have a tdes Of what thsy ooat,
Yea. IA. = =, = : . ~
= S;ssisr sre q IT, ~ tat mafes thsn n ns
6nt Ssx.st n M -. $500 - ~, ''1s'n up
q. Ca yoa atve q q sppeoxinsts eonjsoturst
O. And the othersf A. They diner In prices e
they vary IN sise spd poWsf. 55't1--1-7'.'--7-'T
BY Senator Thurnsn: O. Are they worked by
ssesnf A. Yes, cir. :, -, = = .. =
By Judge Black: @. Wefs there not ave alto
getherf A. I do mot know. Tkers may have
ben. I did mot pry src.nd the premises.
do net mean ne power also 10 drieoisf A.
mean for the stone crusher. do not Hesa any
Rollers in connection. W '''am .Pp.''.A1'' W
!. q. Did thoss erushsrs not cost then sbost A9a.
COG: tsa- 7,ls. ls-Cr-s 4 =. n
q. va, the i've cfushers and machinery and
sngfnsf a. That do not know. They NAV have
paS On e1A,eoe more machinery than there wa
@. That u net the question. am spsakinr
A. sSorss power boiler vii! run two II tsS Ss
boilers they have Tot, or how many fest Of eosf.
ing they have got, Or how many puilsys, or any
the machines '7,'',i, ~ =.
Q. Those machines arc regllar-noe Of tho
nsehinsA but Of the boiler. A.aNo, sir. -
cost Of them; you do not undsrstand much about
that eostf 49, l- : - ---l'i-'y
? Witness. Do you mean from Mr.. Z1ggfs
, A. 10, sir. - = - "a -,
e. You nave no knowledge on that subjectf
Suppose now that they did cost go. cog. and that
stones that were obtained ffcm the Government
under this contract, didn't that make the oDbbls-
stones, when broken. very costly articlsf e. Il
suppose stones would be very costly themselves.
q. Would they net have been able to buy other
ssa p S,s p
have taken these c0bhlestoneS and recxushed
them in ths w they didi 4: ~ q ~ no
By 8 stone-breaker than you can y hand.
: @. II you have got the machinery. A. If you
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G0eu VINO C8fL6Q IT,
Q. Do you know their names1 A. don't
know just at this moment. :
@. wiz you furnish their names to the COM
mitteeei A. think can obtain their names.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Mattingly.
Q. I understood you that you had laid your
pavement In New York before coming here |;
q that sol A. I was the general superintend-
emit of the Scharf Company before / came
here; that was when dnt commenced in this
business.
Q. How much did you get for your pave
ment in New York; A. The pavement that laid
for the echarf Company on Central Parkwe
were to get $3.50 yard for doing the grading.
There was no grading 70 DO there Of any conse-
8 ws:. other prices al you ssn A.
P1SspsWst b Park 1, S'00 Say ;s.., ..
there was $3.50 q ',.,--.,r $
Representative Wilson. What year was that :
M. M.tsinsiy. what wa the thickness Of
thati "A. That was Whist We cal six-inch
compressed pavemsus, about i've inches ct the
angle and seven and half to eight inches
on the corner Of the street.
| @. How does that cemPere With the pave
ment here I'm thielasss that you laidt A.
a Q. DM You get es 80 there, or did the Bchaff
Company Ct Sy0i That yss H. Price Ne
NerSt Is ct fof TIE pavsdns6t.
Q. War fAsss4hipE0n W11'seti A. =
fsupsrintend fAe iaying q Shs ~ 4, hoy hea
. 6ookkespss aAd collector. q
&c, g; A. .sy CT 80 axM g. g.. 10y
A:fmSs ddi1ss md d1y essts wss tssH
S4zaydE .ssSsis6<ssaHa6sa.H e,I
No y q - - a
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g. Do understand you to say that In the
paving IN front Of the White House, on Penn
ylvsnia avenue, Laid BY John o. Evans & Co.,
there WAS no asphalt nssdi A. Noe WnM
call asphalt. Twas down tAsfe and got sam
pie or two of what they called asphalt, which
a. Did you notice that work whie II was
being pEosecutedi A. Yes, cir. oF-f 7Es
@. Oid you notice bow the pavement
was iatdi AL did. Q. The material that
was used IN ri A. did. -Thst Is, I saw what
was pat On Il. ] supposed what r. was. Idd
not pay any particular attention 70 what they
were putting on II. ! saw them putting the
stone down, but what their competition was
do not know. q. You have testified on this
subject before the last Investigation, have you
notl "A. / think haw tntj1ed % al points
I do not know. Q. Now, N-the stenographef
on that occasion recorded You % saying, that
you dn not know anything q to the man
her Of construction, e that smother mistake .
A. No; the manner Of construction. ~ sAl-s ! :
q. Hes, strs A. DM ! say that I dld not
know anything about ne manner Of eonstrue-
%. Yes, a. What was thai mt Was,
thss RnesinE cfeewncf ssoess % The matsri.l. !.
q TINT gavsmsntt 4. No, sir.. IaYPo ~;
1n6N anJt3g aboat u. taSM them puttine
- - ! 49, All bi,Saf an6 iopsISr.' j
- Mt shnew snytao sboasi =. could ~
81 ~ ~ 80; = y. i. @ -, j, =. .
II! e&sssYsak NH TAeassn1 swig . o. "a
you ax1gh Nm. saT1s'
aGsSsGlele ~ Aqt6ss4 4koGlaQ AsWls 81 y.
III IS : Il. 81 g ca hkrH .'
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at $3.2Ol A. Altogether or In parta
Q. Yes, SIR; for what they had-do you know
whether the Government paid theml Did the
Government pay them the full contract price
at $3.50, or did they make draw, backi "A. I
believe after the Ninth street wosk was done,
and the Fourth street work was done, I think
their accountant and book keeper. Mr.. Pechin,
stated there was SIS, 900 retained.
Q. Do you know whether they were paid
10 or mott A. No, sir; only by the account
we have got from the books Of the company.
Senator Thurman. It is Q matter susceptible
Of definite proof Well, never mind that.
Representative Wilson. In looking ct the re-
port of 1873, on page 2, I zee . contract here
numbered Is, LAYING Parisen pavement on D
street north. There seems to be q warrant to
you. That Is one you have not msutioned
A. Yes, sir; that was IN the original contract.
did not lay that pavement.
Q. Was your pavement laid therei A.
did not lay that. That was laid on wood. The
contract, ! presume was cancelled It says
there, "relinquishsd," butt never relinquished
any conlrsct.
Q. Your pavement was not laid there? A.
No, sir; that was laid in wood.
Mr.. Cbristy. You may state what knowledge
you have Of any pavement laid by John D.
Evans ON Pennsylvanis avenue, between FIJI
teenth and 6eventesnth streets, and the char
acter Of the pavement laid; that was also en-
memorialists, = stated In the answer Of to-
day.
Senator Thurman. That pavement from the
Treasury Department west to the corner of the
Mr.. Christy. Yes, sir. - $3.50 : -
Witness. They laid concrete pavement
there.
Q. By whom was that laidi A. By John D.
Evans & Co.
Q. State, If you please, the character of the
it cofrespondsd with that latd
in front of the Arlington-as to the material
used, or the manner Of layingi A. As Il WIS
originally laid, do you mean?
@. Yes, sir. A. We could not compare It q
all.
@. For what feaeonsi A. In the frst u,acA.
the stone was very large and very coarse. an
the base part Of It cobble-stone. Amer the
stone was laid II was merely sprinkled on tie
surface. No composition whatever percolated
through, % Is to bind or make the stone ID
binder q soand ssose Or gravel waS iaia On Top
Of that and thoroughly rolled, and then mastic
was put on top.
Q. What proportion Of asphalt was usedi a.
don't know; don't think there was any q
what call asphalt ~ - IL paNenene.
They had what they called IN asphalt, know
that; what called bituminouS cake. I 81
, piece from one Of their casks one DAY. Thy
might have used other insredjsnts; DIDN'T
know 1t that time what they used; was on1
looking q the constsastsoo Of the work part
1larly; but there was no comparison between
that and the construction Of the Arlington
pavement. XII
Q. How does that pavement compare - oil
durability with the one IN ftUnt Of The Aflin4.
To- A. That spavemM vas Al ;resazfheed;l
hink; they la8 tAat peye0ent, Originally, h |
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themselves IN the first year. Some pavements
viii develope themselves in thirty days.
have known some to do that after their being
lah. The Ninth street pavement, for instance,
was Laid. The dust getting through the win
dows ON sofas and over the furniture.
Q. II guaranty ID taken to repair an
asphalt pavement for three years, Il that
length Of time suflcient to secure q proper
pavement , A. II might secure . proper pave
ment, l suppose, for three years. But would
pairing ''--' - 90 b.
@. By Representative Hubbell: Take the
pavement properly laid at the time It was
made. A. Yes, sir; II An asphalt pavement is
properly compounded and properly constructed
and laid down - Il ought to be, honestly and
fairly, there 70 no repairing Of any amount or
scarcely any amount of repairing required on
that pavement, during the three years for
which this contract calls. -, .-,,--r
/ Q. You did not get his question. he desired
to know three yean u suf6ctent time to
Certainly. have snswsr. s that t ONE year and
sonlettmes ten days viii do It,
Q. By Mr.. Mattingly: You laid, believe,
the pavement on Vermont .ayenue1 A. Yes,
sir. $50 "a -E1e-15-F5 - ~
Q. Is that better pavement than that in
front Of the Arlingtonf A. No, sir. I
9. How did you testify ON that subject before
the. last inyestigationl Al testified that u
thought could hay . better pavemeu than
that, because thought had better material.
4 H. und-tops0ns1 tha&s coaes q Iris
river bettee than I %, Rosendale hydfaulic
es9nt 1tom New York, ssd NJ = spuial
article IN he nanufAetus. 81 pavement. i
~ thatda IL Arllngteno rxEr
70 lps1esaeah q 1sss ~ q thH lnAss
inssstig sioa.- esy Is stsnosfsphsr q 1Ast
occadon mads anDfAes mistake M' yousrtesta. i
n6J. n ii6WsffS q sslf0A yel on snd|
Aesosfhs the mannsr IN Which the YesSsnnkue-
ma pessnaat = eoaGsls1ed = III Mpa, s1d
~ III Qo1sl3s9 = p1t TO .Yo9. ,!ss9ta&e
1A6lhse IL passneaty 0u 1ssg nv 19h9a
4 Z Z & i E g. 60 G 81 n.
s !. sss lll = ! - 9 - Ssf2A.1
.es1sss.a.ass - q, Is4aaass Ess.|
Il a - ~ dlhnksa ~ ~ r. s5aiits,ess
/ s06y 81 F61stencs e tn 6toaD. III 10
tn ~ 1eskssssk soae, end = 4 aAsae
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the psve0est laid in Psnnsylvsnis aysnpe. ad.
joining Ninth strsst-whsre Ninth street inter.
Jon issd Il q that season Of The ysss. why ~ss
II thss yon laid the pavement during that Insea-
sonabls time Of the year o Jacksca S4uarS; By
NJ. Mettnsl[: He has testihed to that.
ME- Chrtsty No, cir; he only gpoks o. psrsons
Z e Board u Fl P.Be esy II FuSs
sgpsrintsndent bslesging 10 ~ : . 4
WEI" W;t rave any 9san5 told me that thas street
.MTeA9ebat down. 5.g
vSssi.r i hat 3 l. evidences. - > - ---,
slpsrhssndsnt in ths employ q ne beard there
Not tnst know or - -, 1900 I.l.-5li +,
q. Did any nsnbsr efths board appear thersf
sss a., ss ssa s.,s esS Js :a & ::
q j. STATE yhas you nov. :, s ~ -
M. Christy. That was apon JacEson square.
Witussa Mr.. Mullest sent for me. - ~, Z
/ Senator Thurman. Who 10 hat 7s-fg,,, -
ne bSs1a ~ wo 4 II ns il n'nO'i
Witness. Nh: Mu1lstt ssnt for me, and WAITED
e know Nh,s iisd q p.ysn.st sG S.a
much Of any kind Of psyement, Tot y wss sssson
81 tie year that I could mot lay PAysmsnfs g.
e sc s m sss & s:s :. s asf !. =
q Il md 6rssf % sAs surfses and paf Shape;
that I did not want It 70 lay thas vsy on NJ eNn
Il vs. m ipiuIt IA ny nanA- ana ~ patent -
have = e; shss isseS not g Az SSse = .ss
that pavement would haya = b p1t. deW1 aght,
Q: msde tight, or sonsthing 70 that elect; and q
Isested bsl6Fe, ] took every opportunity WhGa
MI Day s6erS4 % pat sAaS lassas0s dsWn and
ii. Iaisinaly. 1Aas ,vas ,ailsr thes passlnsns
had oee4 nt& A. That va g "a tine-no; /
lhad not Anished Al q g Vt Is % E{hth sired
bos ~ leVHpast esaatdss R5nnsy lv6lilA exSRae
vess heoea.0A. 1.Rno1 ~ NoakA ureAh -
tHenfyse1x Aeets aNeywasd. at eli faa sslitor,
%. . va I'm tAet H. Anllset MHe a4A tala
y, e SSSlS ~ e Sass z aE1si a T..
- - ssaSss ~ Aysles Y! g ts&s - g
q ~ d. 8 = ~ - al "a sss O. -
ye1teft1ettna 4 Hp& g - . tie fexaass2 -
~ az ~ Z = - il HI
1900 . ~ 61f1o 80 $3.50 ti;i.
~ d. e - 49, Nj 14yaa -
- r. ~ - Z g. ~. "a - & |
~ rs { }sSSSS 7tS54 M q 50 80 akS
1870 ss'ia - Z
= - - !. e g e.. - - ~
~ u s1A1letss lovs allowed M y o s,aG.
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In Madison place You say in the jackson
place is your pavement, and there are no car
Tiages stand there. How does that compare
with that in Madison placei A. They are
both in good order, believe, now, although
- do not know that there has been any repairs
made on jackson place. However, l think
d.. there was. think there was . little piece put
In by trap or man-hole in the middle of the
street, where the earth had not been
well packed, In the latter part of the fall of
1870 and 1871, where the earth sank and the
pavement sank There was no break In It 1t
all, and that was merely brought up to . level
and filed up. But that which was repaired on
Madison place was broken up and disintegrated.
The one on jackson place is just ~ good now
as the day laid it, with the exception Of where
this depression took place by the ground sink
ing underneath, and this trench which was
merely filled up to bring It up to the level; but
" that In Madison place was broken up, dtstR-
tegrated, and had TO be repaired again.
By Representative Wilson. Q. By your con-
tract you were to do two feet Of grading A..
Yes. SIR, . .s-7sr z-7-r -, If-.- III
9. Did you do that! A. Yes, sir. ~.
q. There was no contract for grading let In
ladyance of you'll A. No, sir. : .l1r
=. 10 some other persons! A. No, sir; not
on that contract.
- By the Chairman. Was Il necessary to dip
Two feet In order to put your pavement down
-psrfectlyl A. No, sir; we had concerned to
The grades OF the engineers. II the street had
10 be cut down we had to take out two feet ana
over that. OF course the excavation was
:. Dy Representative IIubbell: o. To take Il all
Tout were you paid extra for all over the two
. 1ssti A. Yes, cir; two feet We were compelled
BY seustor Thurman: Q. Does not th.t
pavement Of yours tp very hot weather get very
DIN, % that the carriage wheels make iDdentsr
fa0n6a A. They make alichk trder,t .ff,,,.. q
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SALES FROM q O'CLOCK p. ". TO
or nf
MONDAY. June S--p NJ.

MONDAY, June S-P. NJ
The week opens upon dull markets in all drec-
tons. The subject of the conclusion to which the
Conference Committee of Congress may arrive upon
the Currency bill is still discussed in the street In
sort of listess manner. but seems to possess very
little real interest account Of the general belief
that it is qne impossible for the present Congress
to agree upon financial measure which will meet
the approval of the President. The stock market
opened heavy at figures somewhat below those at
the close Saturday last and ruled feverish for
short time; but late in the day prices i'm
proved under a free buying Of Lake Shore.
Union Pacific, and Westerni Union, the purchasers
representing the operators the short side of the
market. This stimulated frmness in the whole
list which ruled strong until after IL o'clock, when
prices eased up little. leaving the late market
tame and steady. Erie was exceptionally weak all
day. The volume of business was light. and the
prominent stocks were Western Union Telegraph.
Lake Shore. Pacific Mail, N. Y. Central, Union Pa.
cifc and st. Paul. There was q quito general sd-
vance over Saturdays prices, ranging from to II
per cent, as will DO seen by the following table,
showing the opening, highest, lowest, and dosing
p,ices of leading stocks sold to-day.
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athlete, rather than Of the dainty steps OF an elem
mate exquisite.
a., ra.tor The Tr,buns.

70 the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: In THE TRIBUNE OF yesterday you re-
mort an assertion Of the Rev. Dr. Brown clergyman OF
Q, pan, that seryetus had been condemned to death
in Catholic Austria and escaped and fed to Geneva
make bold TO inform the Rev. Dr. Brown that this Is
sheer invention. Whether from ignorance or malice
do not say servetus never in Austria In his me-
never WAS condemned to death or to anything else III
Catholic Austria and escaped from that country
10 Geneva The assertion that CALVIN tried TO save the
life OF seryetus is equally false. Servetus was arrested
in Geneva at the instance OF CALVIN who recommended
that he should he beheadcd rather than burned alive
thinking that cold chop" was better remedy In the
case than "hot steak" II the Rev. DIR. Brown OF b.
Pau doubts the correctness OF this statement. let MN
consult Henrys Leben Johann Calvin" TRANSLATED by
Dr. stcbbing Professor George r. Fishers admiraoie
work on tho Reformation. LAfMAN'
Dob6s Ferry, June 8. 1874.
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Del. L. and w...m.........iosy. 100 Iosb 100
Ss:,:T "a. Sts. l..e..o. q" * ,.es &
Adams kIpfcss. ...lui - o 'Vs
Atlantic and Pacific Preferred. l5b 1914 ioH 1919
The bidding and asking prices at the close were as
follows

Gold opened at 1lO,, touched 110l, and then adj
vanced to 1O ruling AT no. 110, for the most part
after the first half hour, the frmDess beng ocea-
stoned by the covering of short sales put Out iast
week. The market was moderately active hair tho
day and dull the other half, and at the close was
weak again al 1lOl. Loans cost per cent for carry
ing TO fiat. The London market for securities was
dull and steady and money easy Foreign exchange
was nomnally unchanged as to official rates, but
sales were at 4S7. 1883 for GO days, and 4Soi@
4 81 for sight. The Assistant Treasurer redeemed
$4,000 OH called bonds disbursing $4,000 IN coin
interest. The days business at the Gold EXCHANGE
Bank covered: Gold cleared, sG8,9S1,eO; goid pa!-
ances Sl.3539Oj; carrying balances Sl,bz9,jo. Inc
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New Unblifatlons.

rT,UE CHURCH JOURNAL AND GOSPEL
MRssBNGBR Pabl,hed weekly. Terms: So per snnum 7o3
Broadway, Eew-York.
rJNHE USE of ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES1-See
i Dr. HAMMONDs Lecture Alcohol Gin TRIBUNE EAihA
". 10 Price 10 cents
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GOVERNMENT STOCK DEPARrMENT-l0t O'CLOCK
AND IL! O'CLOCK A. ".
U 8 500 Registered, 1865 os coupon 1901 ,,2a
5000 o.oJV ~
U \ O. 20 Reg stored 1887 looV'''''' '''''4-'''"'
1861
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Specie ........... 24.ss2 100 Deposits 25i 9i33oo
Circulation. ..............t2 6, 10000.
The transactions at the Clearing house for the past
week compare as follows with those of the Previous
week:
Clearines for the week ending May ~ Sols9Sl 70
Clearings for the week ending June o''... %
Balances for the week ending June &c.. 2css6s 10
Railroad bonds were firm in tone aud prices were
II .aaint aimed The following were the bids.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-09
inc werc the quotations for gold :
al closing rates for foreign

Money has been in superintendent supply, and call
loans were doing all day at 81 and per cent, aud
there is no prospect of any hardening OF the market
for the next few weeks. Prime discounts moved at
4iQ6.
Government bonds have been dull and without
incident or feature. We subjoin closing street quo
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-02-02
A FOX STORY.

A certain Norwegian hunter, who was
one morning keeping watch in the for
est, saw fox cautiously making his
approach toward the stump of an old
tree. When sufficiently near he took
high and determined jump on to the
top of it, and after looking round awhile
hoped to the ground again. After
Reynard had repeated this knightly ex-
ercise several times he went his way,
but presently returned to the spot, bear
ing pretty large and heavy peace of
dry oak in his mouth and thus bur,>
dened, and, as it would seem for the pur-
pose of testing his vaulting powers, he
renewed his leaps on to thu stump. Af-
ter time, however, and when he found
that, weighted as he was, he could make
the ascent with facility. he desisted from
further efforts. dropped the piece of wood
from his mouth, and coiling himself up
on the top of the stump, remained mo-
tionless, as if dead. At the approach
of evening an old sow and her progeny,
five or six in number, issued from a
neighboring thicket and pursuing their
usual track, passed near the stump in
question. Two of her sucklings follow
ed somewhat behind the rest, and just
as they neared the ambush, Michel, with
the rapidity of thought, darted down
from his perch upon one of them, and
in the twinkling of an eye bore it in
triumph to the fastness he had so cum
ningly prepared beforehand. Confound-
ed at the shrieks of her offspring, the
old sow returned in fury to the spOt,and
until late at night made repeated des-
perate attempts to storm the murderer's
stronghold; but the fox took the matter
very coolly, and devoured the pig under
the very nose of its mother.