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Wilmington journal., 1874-07-03

and orders even for the replenishing
of stock are few and for small quota
tlons. The tone of the Northern mar
kets for bleached and brown cottons is
decidedly stronger, and the tendency
is upward-an advance on some kinds
being confidently predicted before the
opening of the Autumn trade. Light
colored prints continue to be offered
rather pressirgly, and some further
reductions in prices of the poorer quail
tiles Lave been made, but the stan
dards are generally steady. MONEY
The banks have continued to gain in
means. while the demand for money
has not been larger than usual. The
market is sluggish and rates of inter-
est are unchanged.
The chief features Of the market and
the changes Of prices of produce and
merchandise for the week ending were
as follows:
COTTON-The cotton market du-
ring the week has continued to rule
inactive, although there were indica-
tions of a somewhat better tone, but
whatever there was of this, seems to
have since disappeared There has
been only a moderate inquiry and the
aggregate sales were light, the bulk of
which were effected at prices below
the current quotations. A fair por-
tion of the movement was for export,
while there was no speculative demand
whatever. Quotations for the week
are reduced ! cent.
A summary of the telegraphic re-
ports tf the Financial Chronicle shows
that the weather last week continued
favorable for the development of the
cotton plant. Rains were reported
throughout the cotton growing dis
tricts, (and under their influence the
growth is rapid while the clean con-
dition Of the fields removes any cause
for present anxiety from the wet
weather.
At our port for the week thereceipts
of cotton Through and local conslgn-
ments) show an increase of 106 bales
and were as follows:
Wilmington journal., 1874-07-03
E720nci0I

New YORK. July 1-6 Z. NJ
Money easy at 3 to per cent. Ster-
ling Exchange quiet but firm at 81 SS8
Gold weak at 10s to 104. Government
Securities dull. State Bonds quiet and
nominal.
Wilmington journal., 1874-07-03

Cotton-net receipts IS bales; gross
receipts l,O3S bales. Futures closed
steady with sales Of 25,40O bales as
follows: July, 165 to 16 21-32 cents;
August, II 1-32 to II 1-16 cents; Sep
tember, II 1892 to IS! cents; October,
16 1882 to 16 1916 cents; November,
16 11-16 to 16i cents; December,
16 11-16 to 163 cents.
Wilmington journal., 1874-07-03
l1lilmilrotou SAolll-lml,
WILMINGTON, n. C:
FRIDAY. JULY 8, 1874.
The Board Of Grade.

An adjourned meeting Of the mer-
chants representing the business in
terests of Market. Front and Princess
streets. was neld on Monday after
noon. the 29th of June, ct the Masonic
Hall, for the purpose OF permanently
organizing a Board of Trade.
Mr. ". A. French presided and Mr.
+ c. Stevenson acted as Secretary
The Committee on Constitution, pre-
eanted their report, which was read
and received.
The Constitution and BYLAWS were
then considered by sections and after
some slight amendments were adopted
as Il whole They provide for meetings
"a bphel6 every fourth Monday in each
,,ontb and tie duties Of the different
ntficrrs, who shall be elected by ballot
and serve for one year.
An election was then entered into
and resulted as follows:
Presidential. II. Munson.
First Vice President-W. A. French.
Second Vice PresidCnt-F. Ehcin-
Secretary x Treasurer j. ]. Mac1ls.
After the appointment OF the FL
nance and Auditing Committees by the
President. an adjournment WIS had
until the next regular meeting, which
takes place the fourth Monday III July.
The object of the Board OF Trade is
for the purpose of binding together
the business interests of the members
and protecting each other from i'm
position by parties unworthy OF credit.
Wilmington journal., 1874-07-03

Flour, Sugar, Coffee, Molaasss.
1902 !ibiv. Flcur-aIi grades.
I5p Bbz. Refined Sugars.
- Sa,:,7 Prime RIO Coffee.
i2J Hhis. S. IL. Syrup.
For sale low by
WILLIAMS (; MUECHtsON.
Wilmington journal., 1874-07-03
Wilmington Wholesale Prices Current |
Subject to Changes in tie Market.
Lumbcr, (Min.)

a - ' II AGtaS, th't 10
\. =. Bacon
Hams IS a I8
s-.tttsir-.-I2 a 12%
.5houl,ieTs...IULa IL
Hog round IA Il I3X
Western Bacon
(,>iaOAGC-
Mld'ilins:S i.-1,1 II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-21
1874 WINTER SCHEDULE IL,
IEIhE SUPREME COURTOF DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA.

Special Tenn Probate Jkr,sdictton-N opem5sr,l7ts,
1874.
In the matter Of the will and codicils of CARO-.
LINE EMHEsT. Application for letters tes-
tanentary OF the estate of Caroline ii Emmsrt, OF
the city Of Washington, District of Columbia, has
this day been made by Adeine Army. All persons
interested hereby notified appear In this court
on Tuesday, the Sth day If December next. at II
O'Clock 10 show cause why letters test aentary
on the estate Of the said deceased should not issue
es prayed. PrOcided, q copy of this order be pnb-
ltshed once week, fer two weeks, in the Evening
Star. previous TO the said day. Test:
novels n A WEBSTER, Register 81 Wills
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COAL, WOOD AND
BUILDING MATERIALS.

have slways on hand a large and assorted stock
81 AhIHkACITE and BITUSIHOUs GOALS,
PINE OAK and HICKORY WOOD Id the stfck
OF saved AID splI'; all kept under cover
having the control q -e-eTal brauds n fmnnrtaf
arc Domestic CLEMENTS and CALCINED PLAs-
- hS' 80 hsudlins yearly many millions OF BAN
1Oh LAT HIS, am N condition 90 MA orders Of auF
CHARACTER In my lire with dispatcR aud fidelity AZ
tltion. ~ -s -So
Central Ofiice-623 Louisiana avenue no-thuas.
HrAnCh 1sfc-lst - bet y and q ste southeast,
Nbsrt-Foot o. 50 street southeast
Ocfsl-iy Nm GTTNASD
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MEDICAL. &c.

MEDICAL, &c.
nLD Oh. DARBY CAN BE CONSULTED
- StIhde hai'Y on Ole gEeat speciality rs
bius - re, 3rn,r Fl a. street aud Peursyly1uta
JcT dartct and p3eatrtss 1ny5i.lu.-
stIas WHO hEQUIKa THE SE9yIUEs
H Il d ekli fGl hJ siCizR should csusult
lk. A. l.. DION.
SE;Cs OHJ hestfsHss Be- = lOfh Arssf
: p oishy, hil frmsle Complains Aavice free
ara cCLhdeut ~ all hours. Caii OF write. u5l IA
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Special Notice.

Special Notice.
We have thi season personally selected with
Great care. and
IMPsRrED DIRECT
from London, Paris, Geneva. Vienna and other
European cities, the largest AID most eleg
nentSf
FINE FANCY GooDs,s
CLOCKS, BR0EZEs, OPERA 9LASsES,
HvHHlSG FANS, BROsZE-GILT GOODS,
BhGLIsB POCKET AND TABLE
CUTLBRY, &C.,
offered 10 our customers, which together with
sn unusually large ock OF Watches, Jswelry, Gil.
yer ard Zine Plated are, ofer certainly O. low
the came goods eau be purchased for in any city
III. w. GAIT, BRO. 4 Co., jewelers..
ll0J Peahsylv ania avenue.
BBIpAL AND HOLIDAY PBEsRHrs A
oPEOIAL1Y. Bowel
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For sAtn.A 8kEAT BARG1!N.- small
milss from Oenter Market; we'll fenced, baildinRu,
sos Ess . :.1::t AS
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PERSONAL.

,This e,ieDfStod Lsdy Astgoiosist sad Healing Ne
cinLi CO. ue conslited ST Eo. &sl : street,
Ia 6eliL eatiDs the Past, Present aB6 Future 10
owe or trenoss her advice s inv uabie, describing
your friends pointing ont your cuauies and in.orn.
Tag you 81 the sure way 90 success 10 all under
el; gentlemen, 81 90 iyY-Iv
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COAL AND wOOD.

4 DALI COAL! WOODl WOOD
JoHysOs BRorHRRs,
EHoLksaLE AND BETAIL DEaLrRs
CAhGOhS or COAL AND WOOD AsgyV.
Inc DAILY
One Of the best selected stocks ever offered a
Washington. u
We invite the public, or those in want o. F,si 20
cail aoEh To- our wbATNes aid depot AID see IL
2,24o lbs guaranteed 20 the ton.
ChsGp Chsapt Tor Casa
Depot and Nbarves-F GOT 18th street southwes.
Offices l2O2 ~. est northwest
lll2 9Th street oc.sl -satr
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NEW COAL AND WOOD DEPOT

Corner o. Maryland svenue and a. street
stock Of
WOOD AND COAL,
the subscriber sclicifs a share Of patronage frau
trlffSs and TIE ruDc. Coal II all choice alt e.
Oak, Pine, aud Hickory Wood, sawed sld sp'ft,
aIc in the stick. TEiDs GRAY
oroers Jeff with BIDDER a Mclean, 7 -bsccapis.s
4ll 7th ~ viii receive pren y hfIeuf.nn or, III
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MADAME FLORENCE
.'S 7HE CEIkbEA1 Ed CLAN 10 YdNT,
1. une9usiied IN testing the pss. present. and future
u your life, ia causing speedy marriages, bringing
Tue separated together, and pointing out tae sure
way or success in life. In matters Cf business her
adVice Is tnraus6te. She gives uni ersa saiisfsc-
ton; none ever regret consulting her Satisfaction
slVer, CT no pay. Gan be consulted At her P.rIo-s
40. llh y street northwest. Jg7-ly
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FOR SALE.

Eos sALE-A good Potable FURNACE, win
sr,s e.. ..s slr sese'i sc e.mt,;; I'll - sod
t.ee, hesIs Of SSa4p n po,S s.-"
oIsI-A sihGTos PaRk'-Ae PBiyAre
MsskCt nv CstSTis a., snd istornsioa Of Lari-
oR saLr-CsesT-toey 900 sod SALMON
y BRtCk, IN lots 20 SUI rarchs-ers
WIVES sesn Z, Plant. BailiiIs nc1Is 81
For sALE-HOBsr. PBAEros SAD HAg.
s,Hs; IsI.:sls and Speedy. ATsi, : BE. In
Gle lsih street. soyls-l~ ga
FOE sALr-A light cABRTAer cor Basi,~-.
sold ehssp. AEplJ to asa s,rest 49,
Eoh saLk-A P.iT % Black kIessIf o,TTiSSS
u boRsEs, s5uEd Snd orderly: NTH sly n
ON q. nss s.ss 1870 n n, hSrosss SC The ~
Irquire q kf LIB sR's s'sbIc. e. noVIs-2~
F0a SAIL. .sTr sl.ssn, sett Of DRAwIsG
BOON TUksiTUBs, n, pieces, tsciodiuS
hue ss'in dsnssh; 10 use onl, 4 -ontes As,
tds ~ MSsS.t csrpet7S yards. ASH a. ms
PROFESSIONAL.
DTssTT..s Tx 3. rosTIR, N, D, No.
t,I,iOI siysr TO the rrss'@ SS Z ali lis I
csc, 81 the teeth. Sets Of teeth on -~f,So
GBoRGk PETER. BEsJ. J DARsIILL ~
pEIy yBsA !pAKsxILks,
htH lNGTOg CITY. b u.
OFFICE; No tS2 ,OogsEK oF n ANp az sTsx.,,
lpPPoStfs Ctfg HauD
Niu practice IN the COurts Of tie District a, ,l,.
toniols 10 the Court ~ Clsrss. and IN toe Supreme
Cont of the United statss usrls On
FAEfs u. CLEP.Axg.
~. ,. Cors az Of CossF csrfr az Csstsx
sal k1dra rz.T ~ CsprosTv.l
sheaT'hAhD sSiTks AND Law SA
onios; a.. iis street.. sst~-.r i-t sns D
tsctns lndtsus .veaSe. -r-rs.rr
SCpuTTs7 RAEsSAE,
YISfe.
Fr'Sco, Decorative e sd eySrT de>cripsiSn n On
mental zn0 Flaiu stut,uE
T2r s;h street nortHze>t
NeSNth &e hUOei re sfrset uJr.t,~r.
cosby SSsBlfGF0N, " q
MEDICAL, DC.
AL ID Oh nAEEN CAN - III ~ n,
The Portland daily press., 1874-07-07

Dominion Notes..

Dominion Day was observed throughout the
Provinces with more parade than usual.
A cargo of preserved lobsters valued at S4O.-
900, has recently been shipped from Halifax to
England.
The New Brunswick Synod of the Church of
England has voted to unite with the Provincial
Synod of Canada.
Hon. George Brown, who engineered the re-
ciproCity treaty, will shortly proceed to EGG
land where, it is understood, he will be created
a baronet.
During the year just closed there has entered
at Halifax ,119 vessels from foreign countries.
i. e., ports and places outside the Dominion
The number of foreign clearances granted were
736. Since the I'd of July. 1873, the duty COL
lected amounts to $1,12l, 092. 80. During the
month of June the revenue was $90, 1896 rs.
despatch from Victoria, British Columbia,
to the Toronto Globe, says that meetings held
at North Suanick, the principal agricultural
The Portland daily press., 1874-07-07

district on the island, recently, unanimously
condemned the local government, and demand
ed that negotiations be opened with Mr..
Mackenzie Premier of the Dominion Govern
ment.
The Evangelical Alliance of the Dominion
Conference in the city of Montreal, in October
next. They have resolved to solicit the presence
and aid of eminent Christian brethren, not only
from the Provinces of the Dominion, but also
from Great Britain, the United States, and
elsewhere.
The Toronto Mail, discussing the resolutions
of American lumber dealers against reciprocity,
saws America has suffered more than Canada
by the abrogation of the old treaty. and asks
if the Dominion is ready to pay 100000,
turn the Western trade away from its ports
and lose the revenue derived from manufac-
lures. in order to repeal a set of duties which
figures prove have not injured, but rather bene-
flied Canadian trade.
An Ottawa despatch says "the amount of
lumber exported for the month ending June 30,
1874, was q, 1870, 9O4 feet; same period last year,
%, 456 $40 feet, showing decrease of over
Z 900 900 feet. The number of American boats
EMPLOYED in freighting lumber the past month,
and which left the Chandiere, is 154 against 92
for the same period last year. They carried
over $4,000, 600 feet Only "a Canadian vessels
cleared during the month, carry ing $780, 44
feet, against 154 vessels for June, 1868. 1t will
thus be seen that the American boats are fast
securing the monopoly of the freighting bust
The Portland daily press., 1874-07-07
STATE NEWS.
YORK COUNTY.
(Pless Correspondence.

(Pless Correspondence
Early on the morning of the Fourth, Willie
Weeks, youth of IL, while firing gun near
his home, in E. Par onsfield, had his left hand
completely shattered by the bursting of the
gun. 1t was successfully amputated just above
the wrist The young man IS the eldest son of
widowed mother having five younger chill
dren. which renders this accident particularly
affecting.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
A Naples correspondent says we were in erro-
in stating that the Naples people favored the
discontinuance of the daily mail from Portland
to BrdgtOn, and in lieu thereof a tri-weekly on
that route, getting the daily mail via Oxford
The people wish the mail continued as at pres.
ent, and don't care to have their mail via Ok
ford, which is an uncertain route. Our cor
respondent suggests, if the government wishes
to save money, TO discontinue the Oxford mail
from Edes Falls to Oxford. also the afternoon
mail from Brownfield to Bridgton.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
A fireman. had his jaw broken by the brake
of Eagle engine while playing for the prize at
Watervlle, Saturday.
KNOX COUNTY.
The deputy collector of Rockland seized an
illicit whskey still at Windsor Thursday The
proprietor. James Brown, could not be found.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
Arrangements are being made for reunion
of the 18th regiment in Bath.
The house of one of the residents of Bath
was entered and robbed Thursday night of
large amount of silver and plated ware.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Mr.. Thomas Howard, formerly conductor on
the Maine Central, is to be landlord of the new
SkOwhegan House.
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
The contract to furnish uniforms for the COM
panies of infantry at Oldtown, Hampden and
Belfast has been awarded by the Adjutant
General to Wheelwright, Clark & Co. of Ban
gor.
The work of completing the Bucksport &
Bangor Railroad will be commenced at once,
the necessary funds having been raised. 1t is
probable that Mr.. Savage of Augusta, the we'll
known contractor, will finish tbs road bed.
After the trial of fir, engines at Bucksport,
Saturday, the Belfast tub ran over the leg of a
little girl named Annie Setson, eight years old,
bruising her badly but breaking no bones.
Lehman, accused Of the murder of jeremiah
Daley in st. john, who was arrested in Bangor
and has since been lying in Jail there, was
taken to St. John, Saturday.
The Portland daily press., 1874-07-07

THE letter of Mr.. Blaine, elsewhere pub
lished, is an important and significant docu-
ment as are all his public utterances. He
shows in strong light the absurdity of the
dogma, enuncated by the Democrats oil
Maine, that taxation should be direct and
that there should be not even revenue
tariff He also concurs fully in the views OF
the PRESS that the operation of the ninth
article of the proposed Reciprocity Treaty,
permitting free trade in ships, would be dis
astrous to our reviving shipbuilding and
should on no account be adopted. His po-
sition against the adjustment of revenue
questions by the treaty-making power is
fairly open to criticism. The business rela-
tons of two nations so intimately associated
as our country and Canada must suffer il
subjected year by year to the vicissitudes Of
legislation. Men will not have confidence to
engage in enterprises of any considerable
magnitude, with the risk that the conditions
upon which their action is based are likely
to be modified to an indefinite and, possibly,
ruinous extent. Thus treaty with distinct
specifications and an exact limit of time is
much more favorable to trade than system
dependent upon the decisions of two legs-
latures acting from opposite standpoints.
We need Reciprocity Treaty, but not one
which will desolate our ship-yards and drive
our coastwise commerce into foreign bot
toms.
The Portland daily press., 1874-07-07

GENERAL HowARD.-A Washington special
Howard, on the charges of misappication of
the public funds, in connection with his ad-
ministration of the Frsedmen's Bureau, is not
50 complete as was circulated extensively by
his friends after the adjournment of the mill
tary court, and it was ascertained that a ma
Iority of the members agreed to an opinion
which exOnerated him. On the final vote on
the case, the court was divided four to three.
The opinion of the majority. Generals Sher-
man, Meigs, Reynolds, and Miles, set forth
that General Howard, when charged BY his su-
periors with great work, arising out of the
war, devoted his whole time and energies tn
the execution of that work. In regard to the
expenditure of money, it appears that his &C
counts are closed and settled to the satisfaction
of the accounting officers of the Treasury. To
relation to the investment of public moneys in
Unite States bonds, the court does not hold
that such investments were justified by exist
ing laws, but attaches no blame to Gen. How
ard, inasmuch as these investments were made
under the opinion of the Second Comptroller.
The opinion concludes that in all Smatters
brought to the notice of the court, they find
that Gen. y. y. Howard did his whole DUTY
and deserves we'll OF the country This opi,.
ion three members of the court, Generals Nc
Dowell, Pope and Getty, dssented from, and,
in that shape, the finding and opinion was sent
to the President, who at once transmitted the
same to the Judge Acknowledgement of the
Army for review. Judge Holt gave the evil
dence, as set forth in the findings, his closest
attention. After labor of upwards of five
weeks he returned the evidence and opinion to
the PRESIDENT, accompanied by his review, COW
erlng 113 pages of manuscript. In it are
great many severe structures on the action of
majority of the court, in refusing to admit
relevant testimony and declining to receive
additional important evidence.
The President has approved the finding of
the court and it has been dissolved
by order of the President, Gen. Howard has
been assigned to the command of the Depart
ment or Columbia, with headquarters at Port
land, Oregon, and will proceed there as soon
as possible.
The Portland daily press., 1874-07-07

ATTEMPT TO CHEAT LIFE INSURANCE
CoMPANY.-Some time ago four young men en-
gagged in business in Bridgeport. Conn, entered
into an arrangement among themselves to get
their lives insured for the sum of $4,000 each,
each to contribute to the payment of the pre-
miums of the four, direct understanding being
made that in the case of the death of ther the
sum of $4,000 was to be divided equally among
the three remaining. The insurances ON this
basis were effected, and payments regularly
made, and the four rested in satisfaction as to
the prospects. Meantime, as is alleged, two of
the party suffered from embarrassment in bust
ness, and were in tribulation as to what method
should be pursued TO raise themselves to point
of self sustenance again. A week since a boy,
supposed to be of German parentage hastily
entered a store on Main street with box of fine
strawberries in his hand and inquired for a
man who was employed there, saying that a
person had met him on the street and request
ed him to carry the berries to him. He was
pad for the errand, but could not say who the
person was that had sent the package. The
man thought the circumstance a little strange,
but accepted the berries and took them home.
On his arrival he told the story of obtaining
them of some kind friend unknown to him, and
his mother and family tasted of one or two of
the berries. The flavor being disagreeable they
elected them from their mouths. A closer in
spection of the berries showed that they were
sprinkled with STANCE substance, which was
found to be phosphorus. Some of the pa rticles
were large as peas. A chemist was immedi-
ately applied to, who, after trying one or two
experiments in Analysing the substance. said
there was enough in the strawberry basket to
kill dozen men if it had been swallowed. It
was ascel tanned that former business partner
of the man referred to had day or two pre-
vioussy inquired at a drug store for phosphorus,
but as they happened to be out of the article
obtained it at another place. No connecting
link between the purchasing of the phosphorus
and the receipt of the Strawberries by the in
tended victim has yet been discovered, nor has
the boy who brought them to him been found.
The Portland daily press., 1874-07-07
Current Notes.

The Boston Globe asks the small boy not
to begin the firing of crackers before 9 O'Clock
on Fourths of July, and so far favor the old
buffer as to yield up to the trader of fish the
sole and exclusive use of the tin horn.
The San Francisco Chronicle says that the
rate of interest in California is going steadily
down, and that, spite of the low rates at
which money is offered, there are few bor-
rowers compared with the number of lend
ers. Commercial paper is discounted at rates
which before were charged for loans upon
land security; and money on mortgage is
loaned at two-thirds of the price it command
ed only year ago.
The most frequently mentioned among the
aspirants for the Russian mission are ex Sen
ator Nye of Nevada, and ex-senator Cattell
of New jersey.
The Boston Journal after the noise of I'm
dependence-Day," says: "With all humility
and difidence, we suggest to the Philadelphia
papers that they vary their Centennial edito-
rails by urging the invention of some decent,
comfortable and appropriate way of celebrat-
iIg the Fourth"
In speaking of the discharge OF the clerks
from the Washington departments, the Prov
idence journal says that Sin no country are
the emoluments of office more precarious,
and the tenure so uncertain, as in our own.
In the departments ut Washington, the rou-
tine work, not very severe, of the ordinary
clerk, tends to unfit one for energetic and self
imposed labor. 1t is about the last place any
person should seek. While we complain, and
justly, of the Indifference of the better portion
of the community to the control of politics,
the setting out of young man to get his liv-
ing by offices is the very worst thing he can
do outside of criminal intent"
The Boston AdUertiser says that ''the grand
mistake made by the Count de Chambord.
if he really believes in his own destiny, is the
idea that France needs him, and must have
him on his own terms"