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The New York herald., 1874-11-25
FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL
The Stock Market Un-
steady.
GOLD ADVANCED TO III "a.
A Startling Decrease in the
Exports of the Week
HONEY EASY AT 8 A 4 PER CENT.

WALL STREET,
TUESDAY. Nov. 24-6 +. NJ.
The opening OF the stock market was attended
with such signs OF Improvement as to encourage
the hope that prices would be established on
bass OF some permanency but as business pro-
Rressed II became evident tnat stocks we're losing
much OF the support they had received, and at the
close the decline from the best figures OF the day
ranged from y 10 = per cent Inc pr'hclpai
features were Northwest common, quicksilver
Lake Shore. wabash, Western Union, Erie, Union
Pacific, Rock Island and ST. Paul. all Oh whlch
vtocks maintained strength until about noon,
when the entire tne yielded to more or less Of de-
preston ,.,.,,s
was as :-Quicksilver opened at 35e4, sold
up to 36k, thence receded 10 35; preferred stock,
429i Il. Western Union was comparatively
steady at soh, sos and SOL. The same NAV be
said OF New York Central at o1E. The prices OF
Union Pacific were 355s at the opening, 361s later
and al the close 35sS. Pacific Mail sold at
az 44i4, the closing Price. Erie
opened at 27a. touched IS and fell or
20 27es at the close. Lake shore advanced from
so4 TO slh but subsequently declined to sos, the
closing figure. Northwest common opened ut
l2sI advanced to 49, and declined to 42ss, closing
\! better. The preferred sold at 602i 61 a COS,
Rock Island at 100h l002f l002s, Atlantic and
Pacific preferred at Is l716 174, Pacific of Mis-
souri, at II 47s i7}l, st. Paul at 81 81 4, pre-
ferred stock at 81 5S1l 56s4 wabash opened
Mt 297s advanced TO 3o7S and closed at 2914. 81.
Louis and Iron Mountain at "A, ONO and Missis-
sippi at 80 322s 32k. c., c. and G. at ga GA
on. Hannibal and st. Joseph at 26 259l.
GAINS AND LOSSES.
The following ngures show the contrast between
prices at the close yesterday and to-day
GArNs-Hannbal and st. Joseph, q per cent;
Lake SsnOre, IA Ohio and Mississippi, y Panama,
Il; st. Paul, "a WABASH, u Canton, Ia. Gold, Il.
LoSsEs-Atlantic and Pacific preferred, q per
cent; New York Central Il; Erie. y; Pacific
NAL, u; Quicksilver, Rock Island, "a; Atlantic
and Pacific Telegraph, u; Northwestern pre-
ierred, "a. Erie In London. l.
The stocks which remained about steady were
c., G. and l. Co. Delaware and Lackawanna, Har-
lem Northwest common, Union Pacific and West.
ern Union.
THE SALES
OF theday amounted to 177,000 shares which may
be divided among the principal ocks as follows:-
New York Central and Hudson, AL; Erie. 1900:
Lake Shore. $1,000; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 14o;
Northwestern, S4.soo; do, preferred, $500; Rock
Island, 410O Pacific Mall, 10000: st. Paul, $500;
do. preferred, $50; Onio, %, 800; Western Union,
IL 500; wabash, 10, 500; Union Pacific, II, 800; O.,
c. and l. G., 1855; Quicksilver, 7,9oo do, pre-
ferred 500. Atlantic ana Pacific preferred, $500.
OPENING. HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
The following table shows the opening highe st
and lowest prlces OF the day.
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series OF rennsssees, which sold as follows -Old
skies. ex-coupon, at IS; OLD do. 75,l; new SKIES,
ex-coupon, 56h; do, regular, 55h; new North
Carolina skies at 12is, new South Carolina skies
at 81, do, non.fundable, at eL.
THE FOREIGN MARKET.
London advices report a strong and higher mar
ket Tor United states securities, old lsc5s having
advanced y q y, new nves u, ten-orties = ana
1so7s 4 a 4 per cent. Erie was weak, the CON-
mon selling down TO 2514 25 and the preferred
closing at 4l1s British consos were quiet and
steady. The rate az the Bank OF England Is still
nve per cent. No rate for money outside OF the
bank is reported. The late quotations are as fol-
lows:-Consots for money, s3 s3is, and for the
account, o31s s3t1. Erie Railway shares 2a Paris
dispatches quote rentes at olf. 721sc.
BANK sHAREs.
Bank shares were steady. American Exchange
sold at 49, Commerce at 117i4. and Fourth Ma
tional at 97R. The latest bids were :-Amerca,
l4s American Exchange, liz: Butchers and
Drovers, l3o; Central National loo'4; Chatham,
137 ; Chemical. 1900; City, 500; Commerce, ll'a;
Corn Exchange, 100; First National, 200; Fourth
National. 81; Gallatin National, 1915 German
American, s5l; Irving, 1870; Manhattan, 14s; Me-
cnancs 1855; Metropolitan, 1853; Nassau. 1o5;
New York, l25: New York County. eos; Oriental.
$50; Park, 1888; Peoples, 1925 Republic lo4; st.
Nicholas, lO7; state OF New York, l06; Union l34.
MEMORANDA.
AT meeting Of the Panama Railroad directors,
held to-day, the condition and prospects OF the
company were considered. The condition OF
affairs OF the Panama Railroad Company and the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company up to November
10, 1874 is as follows -
Liabilities OF Pacific Company, bills payable,
$46s J25 20; February Is. Mlkada Charter, S36S7l.
gold: due John Roach, balance on three boats.
$4,000: due John Roach, extras on TOXIC ana CITY
OF Peklng, $4,000; que the Panama Railroad
Company, on q loan OF $50. 900 DEBTS in San Fran
clsco, estimated at S25OOOO; due on accounts pay
aDle and estimated, $15O.000; due insurance on
wooden ships, Sl65.000, gold; due Roach Sons
on three new steamers now building sl55, 900.
Total, S3,293,62j rs. subsequently Russell sage
loaned rne Pacific Mail Company Sll2 900 and sub.
sidy due January i. Cash In BANK, Sbo,0OO ana
5000 shares OF Pacific Mail stock.
The following agreement mas been filed In tho
c., q. aud !. c. foreclosure case:-
BY consent or parties leave is hereby given to
the defendant To file Its answer to the petition
within sixty days from TINS date, the defendant
stipulatlng TO waive all objections to the petition
on the ground that 1t embraces several causes OF
all objections, the ground tnat copies OF the in
struincnt sued on and nor filed herewith.
The stockholders OF the Quicksilver Company
held meeting to-day to determine the propriety
of equalizipg the common stock with the prefer.
red.
Thursday being Thanksgiving Day no business
will then be transacted on the Stock Exchange.
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DOMESTIC MARKETS.
SavAxNAu Nov. a, 1874

s4yASS4H, Nov; p 1874
.ssssss 1is Sss: sso:: .as Zen s:s
middhns isAe : is;sc. good ofdinars, s,xc. isss
sses @ A~'0r 70 Great
Cotton steady mddling, lH6e: low mid lin iss4c.
lc good ordinary Isss c an, Ne, Issep.s Sa9'
s ss resss s9s oas hSps1. e ns Gn G1ni
nent so sales, 500 stock S3,osl. ''' - wv
WILMINGTON. Nov. "A, 1871
.Taasd s1di '1gPsssas ss at ss ?r
Tor yellow dip 81 60 Tor virgin Tar Ste d. at 81 S.
Flour se.ay sale 400 oo osvySs WSss ssv Sais Il ls sa
Milwaukee club held at 81 20 Corn hrm sales. 1900
Ss@
@ 81 ar n m tor 81, aOsa s sr
middlinas ss per ton: Through shipmen's by canal
@ nays 'G
@ iS ssas naTsy H. aS rs
for as s .orm ns ao oats L @
do barley, 40jo do rye 1900 do peas
raas ss ss s 81 9s last M $
oats 50 $40 do. barley, a9o do Canal shipments-No
ss sFa@ snpesd s'Hay d & Do su do
s"as Sss' IS 'sis ss
sss \ { S"s',s Tss n
nOmnaIlv. VOC. barley quleti tHnhun. 3i W 81
Western 81 30 81 S. Barley malt firm; Canada s. JJ
a 81 60: Western, 81 45 81 3d. other articles IN
changed.
TOLEDO, Nov. "a. 1874.
Flour steady Wheat firm and in fair ccmand aipbcr
Michigan 81 Wa January, III ~ No red III lt No.
Edo. 81 o62l Corn qGlet but firm high mixed 7gc
9ary 72c aew low mixed sssc Oats auil and lower
Bunaio, &c. 5hc: to oswego, n1se nc Clever seed
wheat, 27 oW do corn 1oDc do; oats shpments-I5,0O
bushels wheat, 43, 900 do. corn. 600 do. oats.
CHICAGO. Nov, "a 1874
Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat active aud higher;
No / spring. Gssc. No. do, RtSc.. cash Vecc r.,
925ic; January 93c No. do. S5lsc rejected sic.
Size Corn lower and in lair demand; No. Mixed
sJi,c cash 75Ac all the year Ike. for May; No.
mixed 6c. &c., rejected CSC. Oats dnli and shade
lower No at 5c cash; 53lsc all the ycsr; rejected
sic. Rye active and higher; No at elc 92c. Barley
quiet and unchanged No spring. 81 26f cash De-
ssalberi SO. spring, s. iSa si. roS $ active and
Lard higher and " in far demand sls ~ cash Or an
demand shoulders G1c. short rib niddies, 9kc. =
sared nnda
demand at Ylac. on aa OF the Beard this afternoon,
wheat oscd firm at g2aic. Decembcr; 93sic January.
Corn. Slc cash nc. all the year. Pork, $40 S5 Fehru-
ary Lard lsc tia ia a,l ne % snlss at iss Feb
els corn $500 Do oats 2lsolao 5000 do; bar
z5,0O bushels; oats 5o0bdo.; barley 5000 do
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Compressed. TO Liverpool. "a. a 7.ls. B steam; BY

SAL, 9-i2d.
but rather easier prices We reduce our quotations
&c. per lb. ali grades ordinary. We hearu
sales in lots footing up 49l bags Ontario on pr
terms Mild coHee was not dealt in, save ~ loD
dinary csrgoeS ies.c. i7e lair DO l7ae lsc good
do. lSic. lssc; prime DO. l9ec. ig'ac. extreme
for lots 64c 2c. Java. government bags 24c
Z6c; DO, grass mats 25c 2sc. ceyon, i1c isac.
MaracaIbo Ike l9lsc.; Laguayra, lsc. 1916; !;
Jamalca, i.c. lse, s. Domngo id'fe i7e Iorio
lsc. lqc; Aneostura lie. lyc. savanilln l5lac.
l9sc Curacao, l6c iSc, gold, 81 and ldays Messrs
William report the stock oi Rio In tie
CpIie states this date us follow: -;aiveston itO
bags New orleans. 500; savannah, $50; Charleston,
4Co0; Hampton Roads, 400; BALTIMORE, os67; sew
York 2S,uEa Total. 81 II0 bags.
Flour AND GRAlN.-geccipts-rlo ll07l bDs wheat,
I5iGlj bushels 6s 7s do cornmeai % bbls. aud
So bags: oats, 20 100 bushels: barley, 397S do The
fiour market csdy, with II fair demand, some
grades being held trmer The sales including all kinds
foot up about III 2Dl bbls. at figures within quoted
range Cornmeai steady aud sold Ia The extent OF
bbs at 81 S5 10 for Brandy ywne and ~ ID 81 20
tor Western, Jersey and nnsvlvania yellow; also $40
sacks of Baltimore yellow at 81 50 per 100 lbs. We
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,,,,. Bsnos Ayse. .G,alJoria cem"o" ne. ne.
H'saat' HSa: s ss.s sSs e. s. IS ss,:s'
ssS 'sss; damaged ssf se 's sss ss ss ss' H
rSST paas backs s6c s9s middle
sas c &c. essy @ dlsp Sp. @ 81 Texass s aa srSp erop
Sc &c % middle sS and over croD. se ssc oagn S1D,
Rough hemlocK 7c. 2sc rough oak, Sc Bic. bel
MoLsssts.-l here was limited demand for domestic
g MSa s wsn ssfa esn
uga aud mixed. new crop 55c Sc 10 ciayed, SIC.
arecsry Ger 'G &c a"af s RICO &c &C.: &C. Hnss aS
islands, ioc. 60e. New Orleans, &c 6oc for new
Naval srors.-Thc market for spirits Of turpennne
note safe Of 50 bbIs, msrehanabe order, at 3ec f1e
nrs MIR 'in rS u Saf SransrS
sSa %sSnson % ana Wilmington" Pitch aao;ed u ea ~
olLs-Linsced met with fair inquiry. and ruled firm
a. 1,c nc IN casS, rS o "n M @ Se ~ @ ren'
si~ady at 81 s. V ior preseat make, AM 81 10
and M Ma Sr Suor srs 1t sSa .se nj .oa m
small a Nc. i7c FOR small ols crude. and 52c
1877 WIZ and
a % or shaas ns''S %n q Sd S escssa - or %"a
s t s"sd a"a sT and
under better nSur cie.qs at ae'c Sae on S. Ss SPOT We
DseeIfr q l;s =, yT"Ss SalG sl.e 6Ener
81 M S,e held al price at lie close 5a,es quoted
steady at lGlac Glic and naphtha held IO,c Tor
city. The fniladclpha market also frmer with
sales reported sise our last ol 80 bols. OF refined
November at lniic,, 80 bbis. Of Tor do. a
lJ2c, aud 250O bbls ot do tor do. lgLc clos ing
with i0Mc asked. At the various oil producing points
the quotations follows .-Oii City T2i5c 7sc.;
Petroleum centre, 6-sc 65c Ttnsviilc, 74c. 7d.sc;
Housewife. o5c. b5sc idiguc, 42sc. wells; Par
kers 51bc at Jnited and 72lsc. immediate shipment.
Later heard sales IN New fork OF 30Jl bbls. ot
refined Tor prompt dehvcry ct iulc aud n sale in Bal
more tmadc late Yesterday o ie0D, bbls at lu1sc.
PkovsloTs- iptsfork, bU5 bb s. Lcet. y4 pack
ages; meats, i,lii do lard G9Jg Dbs and tcices
The marKet ior mess DorK remained quiet with values
not essentially changed. we heard oi saics % i5D bbs
obpne ot al go aili So ami 10 bDs. January
at 81. Dressed hogs shade n.uer, bu quiet /;
quoted wthn the range oi s5ac. sac per ID bacon
was inactive Long clear quoted on the spot at lie
Snort clear was offered or the winter months al i0sc
and long and short clear together at O'sc. per ib.
Beef sold in small way Mt steady prices
within the range of $40 Sill for plain mess bbls sli 80
81 Tor extra do. doi Slg 81 = 80 tor prime mess,
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THE NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE.

The organization OF tnis important body IS 40
iollows:-Presldent Fred. Fraley, Of Philadelphia;
Vice Presidents, IS Nonrse, o Doston; II. +. DoFr,
OF Buliaio; U. Il. culver, oi CnicASo; :. Lester
Taylor. VI Cincinnati; Ii. p. Dridae, oil Detrolt; II.
Milwaukee; j. e. Johnson, oi Newark: William N.
Burwc, OF New orleans; George OpdyAe, Of New
York; e. j. Hoffman, OF PhlladepEla; 4. J. Hcrsey,
OF Portland; William Grosvcnor. OF Providence;
Il X. Bonner, OF ST. Louis. secretary aud Treas
urer, Charles Randolph, OF Chicago.
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For future delivery low midding the saes have
been a follows esterday after two O'Clock T. M-Dc.
ccmber 2Ut at IL s139c january 100 an rs 3Ibc March,
400 at l52i2c. sD at I5 Bite pr 5JJ al Gltc; May,
aIosiny priees.November ii iilGc. Deccmner u
X,S2s l5sc; January - 552r, 70 s-ltc; February.
a l61sc.; May, 1870. le l352c J1ne I6 q ;i2c.
I6 Al &c. Market quiet To-day np 10 two oclock r.
M..Nevember, 200 az u l5iGc; December. 7pJ at
l3Jc, lj at - G2c. 1000 at lEsc. IiO at IA u Sc
llW al 1876; January 90 10 Be 300 3.lGc.
iebrnary ls~ a. i5s 100 At 10 IS &c ibO at l5ac.
0 at 10 I3le 800 al Jtsc 60 at ID " 52c 40 5tsc
March, 100 at 10 10 6c 100 at h5Gc Apr l00 at 61sc.
June, 100 at 10 lIGc. Total H. 40 baies Grand tota,
1921 bales ibo averages of Yesterdays forward uev
eres e were as follows w !: pccembcr 1873; January,
First call-D ecelnbcr, 2Ol ~ IA ,3lGt. March $40 st
10 1916 May ~ at ltac June, 30 at 10 u SIC To-
tai, LAJ bales. ecoud call March ~ AT 10 II SIC. ;
May, zp a. - g. jun, 2ya 4 l61a Io!al, tOj
bales keceip sat the portsGalveston, 1913: New Or
leans, sGl3; Mobile, z7l0; savannah 40; Charleston.
2,7O, wimingion 2R, Norfolk, 20j9 Baltimore, IA
S46I ihs day last week, 30,o9I his day last year
2Iu20 bales Cotton ghts coscd thus.-Io Bavrc, by
stcam Nc. BY sail, &c. To Hamburg. by steam 40
by sail. &c. 10 Bremen, by steam, As. by sail, Nc
The New York herald., 1874-11-25
EUROPEAN MARKETS.

LoSpoy PRopuck MAnKEr-Lospos; Nov, N-Even:
ing.-Sprits turpentne opened at 25s. 25s gi. and
closed at 25s 3D. per cw LinYecd oil, 24s 3D. 24s Cd
per cwt.
LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARxEr-LivEaPooL, Nov. a.
Evening. Iinsecd oil. 26s. -. cw Spirits turpen
tie, 25s I'd. a 26d. per cwt
The New York herald., 1874-11-25
The Grain Market in Europe.


This wceS's Mark Lane Erpre. reports a general ad.
vance IN the Connenta markets since It's last issue OF
Is. in the pricc of wheat.
The New York herald., 1874-11-25
FIvayUiAl.
4 S A MATTER OF GAIN AND SAFETY.
PUTS" CALLS, OR DOUBLE PRIVILEGE"

FTvAyCiAs..
A S A MATTER OF GAIN AND SAFETY.
PUTS" "CALLs' OR DOUBLE PRIVILEGE"
contracts used ia stock spccuatons by the largest
operators nnd very Jrgc sums are often realized from
THEY JOSH FROM $50 TO $500
Contracts negotr led through are obtained at the
best rates IN the nidrket ana on Al parties.
WE ISSUE PAMPHLET FREE
explaining the various modes OF operating, also show
ing how large pron,s reazed from moderate
rsks: AL perO1s IaAing any interest IN making money
should send for copy. Any Information relating 70
stocks cheeruy furnished, and now the tucfulons OF
the market may be best taken advantage Of Address,
Tor particulars, TUMBRIDGE CO., Bankers and
Brokers' NO. Wall street y. y.
A -RAiIROAD BONDS or ALI KINDS BOUGHT
n and sOll sccurtcs OF dciaucd roads o specially;
District ~ Columbia $50 per cent Eond guarantged ~
United stptcs i0r sale. EDWAkD e. FbH,
Post dfiicc box 1895 70 Broad street
A r gEAsONABbE RArE>-MONEy on LIFE AND
~ Endowment insurance Policies. MoiNa1es ava
other aiscurtcs Insurance ~ all xmas cnectcu WIN
best companies. }. j. HAbKlCd Co, ~ b.oauMay.
At LIvlNG,TON Il CO.'S, G.NkERs, ~ PINE
IA strccI--Sl25.W0 to buy Mortgages on New iork or
Bro0 Slyn Property, sums to SUIT PRINCIPALS brh2
papers TO actatc negotiations
RAILROAD BONDS or ALI. KINDS BOuGHr
~. and sold SECURITIES of dcauitcd roads specially
Extension rs for sals .ntsrnatI2nal E oon
Post oliico box 1885 ~ Broad street
The New York herald., 1874-11-25

A N ACTIVE AND RELIABLE MAN, WITH $780, CAN
~ have either interest salary in good paving legi
mate office business. Address ). EDWARDS, Herald
Ofn
The New York herald., 1874-11-25
HE UNITED STATES TREASURY.

Internal revenue receipts to-day, s151,0o Ma
tiona bank notes received for redemption to-day.
s42s,ooo. custom House receipts were s225,oo
The Assistant Treasurer to-day paid out SIS 600 on
account OF interest. and s208, 900 redemption of
nve-twenty bonds. Treasury balances-Currency,
$500 900; coin, ss2 ooo 600; less coin certificates
H22 $50. 600.
The New York herald., 1874-11-25

d GS0n 0On TRUST FUNDS TO LOAN-IN sums
DCUU.UUU to suit; Second Mortgages cashod;
S6O0! loan on Leaschods principals desiring money
should bring papers
The New York herald., 1874-11-25
BUSINESS oPFoRTUNITIEs.


A MAN OF SOME MEANS AS PARTNER IN THE
IA diamond ana loan bnsne ss no rapid fortune prom
ised. but money can be made. Address LOAN BROKER,
box Ito Herald office
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AN EDUCATED YOUNG MERCHANT, THEOKETI.
IL caly and practically experienced In the manufaO-
turing Of wool iets wishes TO join capitalist tor the
purpose OF establishing manufact OF such rial;
he would enter existing establishment under nc.
ceptaD.e conditions Address l. LEHtE NkRAUSS Ger.
mania savings Haus, 315 Fulton street. BROOKLYN
The New York herald., 1874-11-25

contracts used in stock spccuatons by the largest
operators and very ,rgc sums are often realized from
THEY josh FROM $50 TO $500
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do l0A WANTED-BoAD AND MORTGAGE ON
YO:UOU improved property in Jersey City costing
Sll 00); legal interest and bonus paid Particulars o1
MUERHEID MCGEE, Counsclors No. MONTGOMERY
street, Jersey City.
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GCnn nnn TRUST FUNDS TO LOAN on BOND
sDOUO.OUU and Mortgages OH New York city
proved property in 10 suit: Second and Lea ehOl0
Mortgages cashed at reasonable rates. CALLENDEH i
LAURENCE. 20 Pine street.
The New York herald., 1874-11-25

yTANTED-THE USE or ABOUT $500 FOR A
w few months security IN machinery and mate.
rails broaeaDy employed of four time. the values
the best references given. with very liberal prcmium
I43 Herald Office
The New York herald., 1874-11-25

E\NE OF THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED HAT STORES
~ in the city situated the best busnes thorough.
fare for sale This is rare chance Tor party with
81, 100 cash. Address HATS, tox 22l Herald Office
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-02-20

elegantly-furnished case would be
mere shell-those hands motionless
and those figures without meaning
are made of brass. Investigating fur
ther, and asking what the spring is
made of by which these are put in mo-
ton, am told it is steel. l ask, what
is steel? The reply IS, 1t is iron which
has undergone certain process. So,
then, I find the main spring, without
which the watch would be motionless,
and it's hands, figures and embellish-
ments but mere toys, is not gold, THAT
is not sufficiently gold,) nor of brass,
THAT would notdo, but of iron. Iron,
therefore, is the most precious metal,
and this watch but an emblem of soci-
ETY.. It's hands and figures, which tell
the hour. resemble the master spirits
of the age, to whose movement every
eye is directed. Its useless but spark
ling seals, sapphires, topazes, embel-
lishments, are the aristocracy. It's
works of brass are the middle class,
by the increasing intelligence and
power of which the master spirits of
the age move; and its iron main
spring, shut up in a. box, always ut
work, but never thought of, except
when it is disorderly, broken, or wants
winding up, symbolizes the laboring
class, (which, like a main spring, we
wind up by the payment of wages,
which class are shut up in obscurity,
and though constantly at work and
absolutely necessary to the movement
of society, as the iron main spring is
to the gold watch, are never thought
of except when they require their
wages, or are in want or disorder of
some kind or other."- The Manufac-
turer and Builder.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-02-20
How they Played ON n Senatorial Aspi-
rant i'm Kansas.

A protracted contest, like the one
through which we are passing, is not
without it's amusing and exciting in
cidents. In the early part of the cam
paign, when the senatorial mania was
raging at its hight, and every other
man had q lightning-rod in his hat, a
respectable, well-to-do farmer from
Doniphan county, Rippey, by name,
appeared upon the scene. A friend
suggested to him, by way of a joke,
that, he should be a candidate. The
old gentleman, having taken the meas
ure of the average candidates, and
Justly considering himself the peer of
most of them, readily fell in with the
idea of his candidacy, Acting under
the advice of some of the " bOys," he
immediately procured rooms at the
Teft and prepared to receive members.
It was soon known to the gay and fes-
tive that something rich was on the
carpet. The managers of the pro-
gramme were appointed. Gentlemen
were taken to the Rippey rooms and
introduced as memberships So-and-
so, from such county, until about
seventy-five members had been intro
duced and pledged to Rippey. Then
Mr.. r. was requested to define his po-
sition, and the poor old credulous, un-
sophisticated gentleman was hoisted
upon a table, where, amid plaudits,
Interruptions, and cries of "louder,"
he harangued this heartless, jeering
crowd. He was next persuaded, in
view of the absolute certainty of his
being elected, to furnish an oyster
supper for those who were his support
ers. To this he willingly consented.
His friends expostulated with him;
told him he was the victim of huge
joke. But his head was turned, and
he turned them away as the supporters
of rival candidates. NOtuntil the bal
lot of the succeeding day did this cred
lous old creature discover that he had
been made the butt Of q stupendous
jest. However, Rippey is not the only
man having senatorial aspirations who
was made victim of misplaced conf
dence.-[Topeka Correspondent of the
Globe.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-02-20

A good story comes from Vienna of
an actor whose conceit is only equaled
by his unpopularity. He was sitting
in a cafe, one evening, when a waiter
informed him that gentleman out
side wished to see him.. He stepped
out at once, and found awaiting him a
noted wag, with whom he was famil-
iarly acquainted. Swell ?" said he,
and the Joker echoed "Wellw "Did
you call 2" inquired the puzzled
ThesPian h.t ., aidn rspsa the wit
was the tormentor's answer. ono
ticing that you are never called out at
the theatre, wanted you to have the
pleasant experience of being called out
Just once" We are not informed
whether the victim reciprocated by
calling his jocose friend out in another
manner or not. 90