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Total visible supply 2,96O, 1s7 2,7sI, All 27H,5
Ofthe above, the totals of American and other
descriptions are follows:
Total East India, etc1 ,422 900 $3.50 1SS1 900
Total American. L ,53S ,163 1,2S5,667 9l3,H5
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-03
COTTON.

The Nashville Savings Company furnishes
US the following quotations showing the
prices and movement Of cotton at New
York and Liverpool throughout the day:
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-03
JUNE FASHIONS.
Thin Dresses-Black Grenadine-
Ecru Mexicaine-Blue and
Buff BatiSte.

Black Lace Saeques-Cambrie and
Calico COstumes-White Wrappers
COrday Caps-LneE Suits-EngIish
Riding Habits - Sundry Hints
CrOWnIess BOnnets-Jet Bags-COif-
fures.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-03
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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-03
st. Louis Markets.
Memphis Markets.

MEMPHIS, June 2. - Flour dull and
nominal. Corn dull and market unsettled.
Oats dull and lower at 56ca5Sc. Lard dull
and declined to 11aal2ac. Bacon dull and
unchanged. Sugar-cured hams 135al4c.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-03

Sterling Exchange Bills 4Sss,
United States coupons of 1881. 12lE
5-2Os Of 1882, 1l5a; do. Of 1884, 1175; do.
OF 1855, 118t; do. new 1901; 5-20s Of 1867,
l2O3; United States coupons of 1868, 1903;
new lives, 115!!; 10-40s, 114i; currency SKIES
LA; Missouri State bonds 81; tennessee
old 81; do. new 81. Stocks-Western
Union Telegraph as; New York Gen7-
trail 95s; Erie 32S; do preferred 54s.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-03

bonds were dull. Sticks we're weak an
declining the greater pars of the day will
one slight reeovesy about noon which was
Lost and shortly before the close prices
showed fall of lazs per cent. Ia the
evening the market was steady at a re-
coyery Of sOs per cent from the lowest
point Lake Shore declined during The daV
:. per cent and Western Union 1s per cent.
The other prominent features we're Wabash.
Northwestern, Union Pacific, Pacific Mail.
and st. Paul. Erie was exceptionally lirn
closing per cent advance. The proposed
tax on the sales of stocks and gold. is. of
course, unpopular in Wall street and was
used to bear the markets. The governing
committee this evening empowered the
President TO appoint a committee to pro-
coed to Washington to demonstrate with
the Senate against the passage of the bill. ]
The sales at the Stock Exchange between
ten and two O'Clock to-day amounted to
10000 shares, Of which 1900 were
Western Union, 10000 Pacific Mail. So
600 Lake Shore, 1900 Wabash, 5000
Erie, 2S,000 Union Pacific, 10000 North
western, 5000 Rock Island, and 5000 New
York Central.
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Miss KNICKERBOCKEd
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-11
Diamond Cat Diamond.

A lOng-legged Lincoln county rus
tic, suffering with thirst, sauntered in
to Wilson & Aliens ice depot the 9TH
er day, and seeing pitcher contain
ing sulphur water standing on the
counter, helped himself to a glass OF
that odorlierOus fluid, without going
through the rather Unnecessary form
ula of asking anybOdy's consent. Up
on reflection, however. he didn't APP
pear to be satisfied with the drink, fol
an indescribable expression of alarm
swept over his features; his nose curl
ed upward and snuifed the air furious
ly, and his mouth assumed such q pro-
tuberant pucker that it threatened to
run away with the rest of his face
Charlie Wilson, who loves a joke bet
ter than q feast, happened to be stand
ing near, and he cast an inQuiring look
at the agitated rustic, who responded
to it by unscrewing his mouth and
hurting outI
"Take me up for a skunk, IL that
water amt spiledl"
"GOod Heavens - exclaimed Mr.
Wilson, with well simulated horror
"yOu didn't drink any of the water In
that pitcher, did youP"
"Pm busted if didn't, though =
gasped the Mortified rustic, turning as
white as a baby's night-gown |:
"What's in it?"
"Well," replied Mr.. Wilson, with
great gravity, "there's a difference OF
opinion on the subject; but between
you and 1, to go no further you know
it's all that was left of O rat that died
there about two weeks ago."
SIS that all ?" quietly retorted the
gentleman from the rural districts
now thoroughly relieved swell, I'll be
cussed if 1 wasn't afeerd you'd beer
blowing your breath on itI"-FayeCte-
vile (Tenn.) Express.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-11
OHIO REPUBLICAN CON-
VENTHON.

The Republican state conven-
ton adopted the following plat
form with great unanimity:
l. That we rcallirm the princi-
pies and policy of the Republican
party as announced by its nation
nj conventions; that we are proud
of its history and great services;
and we especially commend the
vigor and force by which it main
tanned the union, abolished slav-
cry and secured equal civil and po-
litical rights to all citizens. We
demand that these rights be en-
forced by appropriate legislation,
so that all citizens shall have the
equal enjoyment of their rights.
We demand of our public agents
fidelity to their principles, the hon
est execution of pledges made to
the people, purity, integrity and
economy in the discharge of their
official duties, and 81 prompt and
fearless examination and punish
ment of those who violate any of
their obligations.
,. That we favor tariff fo- rev.
enue, with such incidental protec-
ton as may foster and encourage
American industry.
,. That we denounce all forms
of open or covert reputation, and
declare that justice and the public
faith alike demand that the debt
of the United States be paid in ac-
cordance with the letter and spirit
of the laws under which it was Gre
ated as declared in the act of con
grcss of March 18th, 1869, and it
is the duty of the national gov
eminent To adopt such measures
rs shall gradually but certainly
restore our paper money to 4 spe-
Gle standard without shock to the
business interests OF the country.
/. That when the currency shall
have been restored to specie value
banking should be made free, so
that the circulating medium may
he expanded or contracted accord
ing to the demands of commerce
and trade.
3. That the Democratic party
by its uniform opposition to i'm
provement of our harbors and our
great national water courses has
shown itself incompetent to deal
with the vitality important ques-
ton of cheap transportation and
all internal improvements.
&. That We hereby indorse the
present Republican congress in
repeating the law increasing ofll-
cial salaries and in reducing eX-
penses by more than twenty mil
lion dollars.
Z. That the recent outrages and
murders in the south, of which I'M
offending colored citizens have
been the victims, committed in
pursuance of the avowed purpose
of maintaining an exclusive white
mans government, demand and
hereby receive the indignant con-
demnation of the Republicans OF
Ohio.
s. That restraint of intemper-
ance and its causes to the full ex-
tent of the legislative, judicial and
police powers of the state, and for
fixture of public trust for intoXi-
cation is demanded by the moral
and material welfare of society
and the state.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-11
Stolen Girl.

A bright, hazel-eyed, dark hair
ed good-loOking girl, between 5
and 6 years old, made her appear
ance at Black Hawk more than q
month ago. She was accompanied
by two others. They took up
their abode in a cabin, and she was
permitted to sleep on an armful
of straw in the corner, so Ill fed
that she often fell down from sheer
weakness. The three men were
constantly drunk. One of them,
who claimed the control of her,
told various stories concerning
her. One was that she was captUr-
ed by the Indians when four months
old and he had re-captured
her. Another is that her mother
had died when she was eight
months old, and had given the
child to him up in Montana.
Still another is that she is his own
child. To Father Bourbon he
stated that one day he was going
past a house in Minnesota, where
he saw o woman beat the child
fearfully, and he ran to the child,
seized her and took her away
Father Bourbon gave him five dol
lars to pay board, with the sugges-
ton that by the time that was
gone he would get work. About
this time, or two weeks ago, he
took the child to r. Black, and
engaged him to board it. Since
that time the man and his com
panions have disappeared. After
remaining some time with Mr..
Black, Mr.. Franks, our Street
Commissioner, took her to his
home and has kindly provided for
her, and she is winning golden
opinions from him and his family.
She shows indications of severe
abuse and lack of care and nutri-
ment. She calls her name Lizzie
Burch, and says that is the name
the man who had her gave to her,
but that it is not her own name.
She thinks she lived in Minnesota,
and talks of some bodies of water
or place called Canada Lakes. She
has a scar under the left side of
her lower jaw, caused by burn or
scald. She says she had q trunk
of clothes among which was red
dress. The man, when drunk, told
that he had left trunk containing
his and her clothes in Omaha.
it is very evident that she
has been stolen from heI
parents, though she cannot tell
anything about it. Our exchanges
and other newspapers will confer
favor by publishing this notice,
that if possible she may be return
ed to her friends. Information
concerning this child may always
be obtained at this office.-Cen.
trail City( Col. Register, Aug. %
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-11
a SHIREWD swINDLE.

4 druggist in Des Moincs, Ia, was
recently made the victim of a rather
expensive practical joke. \ man, ap-
parently under the influence of liquor,
entered the shop one morning, and
called for glass of saltwater. After
drinking it he staggerded against a
pane of French plate glass in the show
window, shivering it to atoms. See
ing the mischief he had done he hur-
ried away, sbut the druggist pursued
and overlook him, demanding pay
ment for the damage. The inebriate
protested that he was impeeunioHs,
but the plea did not avail. Two clerks
seized and searched him, and extract
ed from somewhere about his person a
800 bill. This they deposited in their
money-till, deducted the price of the
glass, and, stufiing the change into one
of his pockets, sent him adrift upon
the street. Dnriug the day the drug
gist discovered, 10 his horror, that the
bill was a counterfeit. or course no
time was lost; officers were sent in
every direction, and the offender was
at length captured and brought before
the bar of justice. Here, however, a
legal technicality disturbed the even
Row of eq uity. The drunkard urged
that lac was guiltless of any crime
that the counterfeit money happened
TO be in his pocket at the time of the
accident, and that it was taken from
him by force. Under the circumstan-
ces, the honorable gentleman who pre-
sided over the court felt constrained tc
dismiss the case, and the druggist
with the fear ofa suit for assault be-
fore his eyes, declined to move further
in the matter.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-11
a GENTLEMAN.
Tinsley's Magazine.

We may have n correct concep-
tion of the character without be-
ing able to enter into an analysis
of it. Courtesy and simplicity are
its leading features. The most
highly cultivated men are ever the
least conceited, and we generally
find that the pedantic are men of
small understanding Chesterfield
cmbodies its constituent clements
in the term ''politeness," which he
defines as hcncvolence in trifes,
or 4 preference of others to our
selves in the ordinary occurrences
of life. Gentleness, the founda-
ton OF the character, implies a re-
served power, and is to be distin-
guished from weakness, as it is
from passive tamcness of spirit
and an unreasonable compliance
with the dictates or the will o
others. 1t renounccs ne just right
from the fear of their frown, and
yields no important truth To theiI
hattcry. A prominent feature o
the character is considerateness
which may be said to consist o
delicacy in the use of power
physical, moral and social. For
bearaqce and wisdom in the eXer
else of this power-of that whicl
the husband exercises over tn,
wife, the father over his children
the teacher over his pupils, tn,
old over the young, the strong
over the weak, the master over hi:
hands, the rich over the poor, tn,
educated over the ignorant, TIN
experienced over the coniiding-
mark the gentleman.
Bashlulness is not incOnsisten
with the character, and we ar
surprised that so rare quality i
not more highly appreciated. Tn
thoughts and feelings of the retiI
ing disposition are not less rein
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-11
The southern Timber supply.

Quite recently an elaborate caIcula-
ton of the amount of timber remain
Ing in this country was pub
lished, and attracted notice be-
cause, coming from an indi-
vidual interested in the trade, and at
firmed by some organs of the lumber
interest and introduced to CONFESS as q
motive for legislation, it left the whole
amount of standing timber In the
United States and Canada only 24S.-
10000, 900 feet, of which Canada has
Il, O00, 00o,0 coo. The statement left this
country but 500, o0O,O 600 feet of yell
low pine, of which Virginia was cred
tied with 100000 North Carolina.
1,600, 600, 600; South Carolina, 90,OOO,-
600; Georgia, /, 5OO, 0OO, 600; and Flor
ida, 1906, 10000 We find In the
Georgetown IS. CO. Times q very able
criticism on SO much of this paper as
relates to the timber supply of the
Southern States, contributed by David
Risley, who claims experience and abb
solute knowledge that enable him to
contradict the former estimate. He
says that Virginia has been greatly
oYeI-estimated, and so far from having
100000 feet of yellow pine, could
not produce 5000, 600. North CARROLL
ma cannot furnish &, 000, GOO cubic feet ;
but South Carolina possesses 2,643, 1885,
900 of good merchantable yellow piRe,
squaring ten inches and upward, clear
of sap, and 100000 acres covered with
| oak, ash, cypress, and similar woods.
Georgia is credited with $500, 0Oc, 900
feet, notwithstanding the great amounts
exported, and Florida with 5000, 000,-
600, to which Alabama and Mississippi
add $500 ,0O0, coo. Mr.. Risley thus
locates 1883, 765, 900 feet of yellow
pine where it was alleged there were
but 6,O40, O00, 900, or more than double
the amount. He adds that It Is con.
tanned on about $4,000, coo acres, scat
tered over large territory, and that
although the supply near watercoarses
has been thinned ont, new foFests
have been made accessible by railroad,
and the price has diminished from
$50 per NJ during the war, and 500
and $50 for the following year, toward
the S24 to SIS it commanded previous
~. Quoting his remarks; tsThere. Is
enough to supply the worlds demands
| for years to come" The importance
OF this publication to the lumber trade
need not be dWelt upon. It's accuracy
Is another matter. The writer claims
long and complete acquaintance with
the whole subject, and his assertions
demand that. But the original state
ment, on which so great lamentations
were based and proposed, proceeded
from Montreal authority, who GER
talnly has no patent claim to be con-
sidered better posted on the facts Of
Southern yellow pine than Ar. RisIey
He adds that turpentine hackers ere
destroying more than ten per cent
l per annuIn. and large amounts are cul
for lumber and elearings; and ths
Middle and Eastern States for ship.
building and other purposes. -Phila-
delphia Gazette. So. zt
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-11
TorEKA, AUGUST 81, 1871

LOIfhA, mug uSl III, 10 4.
Hon. Gerrit Smith, Peterboro,
letter enclosing one thousand dol
LAYS for the relief OF destitute per-
sons in Kansas and Nebraska has
been received, and half of that sum
has been sent to the Governor of
Nebraska.
It is not our purpose to go out
side of the State for aid, but the
present generous donation from you
is accepted in the spirit in which il
Is rendered.
Since the day of your vote for
free Kansas in Congress twenty
years ago, this frontier territory has
become State containing more
Than 100000 people, and with prop
crty of more than two hundred mil
lions in actual value. The great
mass of our citizens, however, are
men OF small means, and the calam-
tiles eff this year leave some ofthcm
in destitute condition. The new
homestead settlers in the western
counties have had their crops de-
strOycd by an overflow of grass
hOppers, and require assistance.
An extra session OF the legislature
has been called to take measures for
their aid, and with this relief and
such assistance as will be gladly
given by the citizens of the old
counties, we shall meet the ncccssi-
ties Of all who have suddenly been
made destitute. The State ia
rich in resources aud will permit
none of her citizens tO suffer.
This brief statement of our condi-
lion and purposes seems due to you,
not only on account of your present
generosity, bat also from your con-
slant friendship and historic scrv-
ices in ali the dark days of our early
history. There is not hcarthstone
of an early settler in Kansas where
the name of Gcrrit Smith il not
known, rcNcrcd and loved, and to-
day you are extending to new
generation OF pioneers the bounties
you bestowed So literally upon us
when we were enduring similar
har,lships, while your brave words
In defence of freedom and Justice,
ut a period in the history of the
country when it required the high
est order of courage to utter them,
will live forever in the hearts of
our people. Struggling as Kansas
then was with the powers of human
slavery dominant in the land, she
will never forget you and your no.
BILE co-laborers who struck hands
with her in the scvercst hour of
peril, and opened the pathway TO
universal freedom. But the now
Kansas has forgotten the animosities
aud strifes of her warlike days, as
you were the first to teach US to do,
but her gratitude to her benefac tors
will ever remain.
Allow me, then, on behalf of the
whole State, 20 renew to you our
expression of heartfelt esteem and
Vencration.
Very truly and sincerely yours,
Thomas a. OSBORN.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-11
NEW S.
q MOBILE BETTER AND AN
ELOQUENT REPLY.

The Topeka Commonwealth pub
fishes the following correspond
encc. Gcrrit Smith was one of the
earliest and has been one Of the
ERNEST friends of Kansas. lie has
admirably illustrated, during his
whole life, by noble and generous
deeds, what u good man having
large wealth can accomplish for HUI
manity. His brain is rs vigorous
and clear as his heart is true, and no
man ia the country has done more
10 promote every good cansc. His
letter will be read with pleasure by
thousands of old friends in Kansas.
Gov. Osborn appropriately and clo-
quenily replies, speaking the uni
versal voice of the State in the es-
tecm and veneralion he expresses
for the old man who has done so
much for Kansas, and whose long
life has been so active, so useful and
so beneticent. The following is the
correspondence, which will be read
with great interest:
PETEEBoRo, N. y, Aug. 81.
Hon. Tnos. a. Osborn, Governor
of klnsas-Dear Sir: have read
in the New York Times your letter
respecting the grasshopper calamity
which appears to have reached
your State and Nebraska rs well
rs Iowa and Minnesota.
Let me say that while ] admire
the honorable sclf-rcliauce which
refuses to ask help for Kansas from
abroad, there are special reasons
why | should love her and coyet
tho privilege OF doing something
toward allcviatinS her present dis
tress.
First. | worked hard in Con-
gress to save Kansas from the curse |
of slavery.
Second. aftcrwar! contributed
SIG,OOO TO the various. funds for
lighting of from her that matchlcss
curse.
Third. In saving herself from
slavery, Kansas saYcd the nation
from il. Had the slave power tri-
umphcd in Kansas, the way to slaV-
cry into any free State would have
been opened. 4 great savior, there
fore, is dear Kansas.
Fourth. John Brown, who did |
more to save Kansas to freedom
and thereby save the nation TO free
dom, was my warmly cherished |
friend.
Now, | trust, in the light Of those
facts, you will not refuse to accept |
the incloscd draft for one thousand |
dollars, made TO yourself and to the |
Governor Of Nebraska, and to ac-
cept it with the understanding that
onc-half shall 90 to those in Kansas
made destitute by this great calami- |
ty, and the other half to those in
Nebraska made destitute by it.
With regard, yours,
GERRIT SMITH.
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ed, although they may not be ex
pressed with the graccfulness OF
the ready speaker or the impetu-
osity of the rattle-pate. This dis
position frequently arises from the
mind running in channels other
than the commonplace of ordina-
ry conversation, and a consequent
consciousness of inferiority in the
art of pleasing. The assumption
OF the character is often but sim
ulation of the more agreeable hab-
its of society, and only the veneer
which hides depraved tastes and
vicious propcnsities. Nothing
more displays n frivolous, selfish,
and vulgar mind than iuattentiOn
To the simple courtesies of life,
and without this even profound
learning IS no more than tiresome
pedantry. a person of this de
scription says he can be n gentle
man when he pleases. A true gen
tleman never plcases To do any
thing else, and never, by any ac-
cidcnt, derOgates from this stand
ard. He cannot stoop to a mean
thing. He never struts in borrow
cd plnmage. He never stabs in
the dark. lie is not one thing to
Il mans face and another behind
his back. Papers not meant for
his eye are sacred. Bolts and bars,
locks and keys, bonds and securi-
ties, and notices to trespassers are
not for him. lie is n consistent
observer of the second great com
whatever he judges To
he honorable he practices toward
all.
Perhaps it was because ofThack-
eray's keen -sightedness to detest,
and his readiness to expose and
pillory the snob, that he could the
more gcnially describe n gentle
nan. There are many passages
in his writings which bespeak his
of the character. The
reader Will remember his famous
prospectus of the Pail Mall Ga
zettc, which, being conducted by
was to be addressed to
perhaps" he says,
"a gentleman is a rarer parsonage
than some OF us think for. Which
of us can point out many such in
his circle; zen whose aims are
generous, whose truth is constant,
whose want of meanness makes
them simple, who can look the
world honestly in the face with an
equal manly sympathy for the
great and the small? We all know
n hundred whose coats are we'll
made, and q score who have excel
lent manners, and one or two hap
py beings who are what they call,
in the inner circles, and have shot
into the very center and bulPs-eye
Of fashion; but of gentlemen how
many? Let us take little scrap
of paper, and each make out his
list"