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, 1874-03-29

adf.hI-1u tn1s n1ancn OF tn6 hse-ssocx natkes,'
also has the past week been 11ya and prosperous
one. The daily receipts proved altogether iadequsta
to meet the daly wants Of the trade, and the ootpe
ton between buyers such that fel1ers experienced
difficulty in working up prices 25@5oc per loo na
to $55o@s.50 for co1uuan to medium, and to {6T5
580o for good to extra, at which range the market
,loees firm. Shippers secured uost Of tho ohe.nes
less than 2o0o head going into tbs hands Of tho local
trAiN
, 1874-03-29

pftts1mrgh It w.. 50 tUnion Pacific stock. SIX
Northwestern. 80. ST.; Union Pacific bonds. IS
Northwestern pfd,. 73As Central Pacific binds. ok
Rock Iaiand 3G7. Del, Lack 1: Tesern.1I
New Jerscy Central. .10T Boston, Hart Erie. *
, 1874-03-29
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.
SATURDAY EVENING, March o.
he receipts Of i've STOCK during tie last week have

Following Is the schedule OF cattle rates between
Chicago and Eastern markets. which went into effect
Feb. Q:
To New YORK, per car s 5000
10 ouatoo, pr caF~~--. 1uOV
10 AuAny, PEI CAT 14W
10 DuHalo Per car 5000
70 PlstsouEGn, per cSr-. 5000
II 1etIolEs pcr eST... 5000
10 Aofeoo, PET car.- N.0Q
CATTLE-The past week has been chazactertzad by
something more than ordinary activity III thts depart
ment OF trade. At previous period since the
Union Sock Yards wero opened ther,s so large IN
assembage OF buyers aud in previous week WA 30
large vclume Of business accomplished. That IL the
face Of supply Of nearly 10000 cattle the roarket
should not only maintain buoysnt tone, hut shoud
actually advance, and that too in the very midst Of
the Le1ten season. u altogether unprecedented Dis
patches received from day to day from the different
Easern markets we're, with remarkable uniformity.
favorable for the shipping INTEREST," sud In the grades
suitable foz shipment, ttain9 spirited from the
opening to the close ut strong 2c 100 s advance
In butchers atud and gtockcrs the improvement
less pronounced but there description Of STOCK
foF which there not slight appreciation in
value, and taken all in ali the week just closed was,
to all parties concerned, the most sats1actoy Of
the season. The fact that IN shs Eastern and Middle
6tateA the number Of fat csttie remaining in the hands
Of feeders has now dwindled to such small dinen-
sons ~ to no longer exert any aPpre8h1o influence
upon 1arkCtvstues, caedJ accounts for ths unusual
dsgres Of strength developed during IT, ra9s fortnight,
Asas;a2 ssafx esn1ss naa1 b mentioned Ga nssF eps
, 1874-03-29

ingtou from life, marked "rare;" Louis NIV..
largo and fine engraving, made it his time !:
tho Count de Vergennes, who secured the French
alliance for America Wilherforce, the philan-
throplst, with h1s autograph and Bishop Wilber-
force; { large engraving Of Ceelorn, bearing
remarkable resemblance to Bill Tweed; pre-
sentatlon-portrait from Sumner, Dean Of Canter-
bury; ditto from tho Earl Of Aberdeen. AIarnuia
Of Lansdowno, Gladstone, Stanhope, Lord Mn
caulay, John Bright, Richard Cobian, and an in
credible number OF other state-folks: preseuta-
tion-po-!rait from Joseph Mazzini; ancient por-
traits Of Mers2tor. stspucci, and Columbus
George Read mud Henry Winter Davis.
Many of the larger portraits are distributed
with reference to scenes Of buildings akin to tho
subject. For instance, the White Gonso accom-
panleB Mr.. Lincoln; and beneath it is IN unfin-
iahed painting, by Benjamin West, OF the Amcr;-
can Commissioners to sign tue Treaty Of Inde-
pendence. The portrait OF Lafayette accom-
panics . view Of tho Luxembourg, and large
engraving Of tho French Assembly meeting at a
private place when d,lyen away from their usual
Of Westphslia, which closed the religious
wars OF tho seventeenth century; the Treaty
at VIonna, after the downfall OF
Napoleon; the Treaty OF Paris, in 1856
the meeting OF soSereigns at Brussels after the
Battle OF Waterloo and Irnmbull's Signing Of
the Declaration Of Independence" II is evident
that ali these things have been collected with re-
lstion to Nlr. Summers occupation ac1 career as
one of the school OF humanitarian statesmen,
and 4 student Of our foreign affairs.
BOOKS.
There are several desks. besides that historic
one where Brooks took Mr. Sumnar unaware;
and in one Mr.. 1alch hadcollected the most valu-
able volumes, such as Bunyan's Biblo the original
draught Of Bruce. Address rope's OWN copy
Of book OF minor poems; Montes-
quieu, with the authors autograph;
manuscript, with notes in the handwriting ct
Cougreyei : hymn-book, ez something Of the
, 1874-01-26
Tho Ruins OF JnKz1 est OWN.

From The Lyi'cAturJ FtrVsHiGH.
Jamestown waa eotled by tho intrepid John
Smith, hfay 10, 1G07, aud vas as il vol
kuown. the first English settlement on this con-
tinont. It waH peninsula then; It Ii Ill Island
now. The water lous since forced passage
through the narrow mock that connected 1t with
the main la,ld and loft it au island. But tho
effect of attriton did not e1ld here. For nearly
mile from this locality :" tho noble James has
been gaining on the land. So much Of tho old
town il now under water, aud, at low tide, owl
idoncoa Of this faot have somotimoH boon dis
covered In the debris that IL Loft thoro. Tho old
towor and ruins Of tho church nro now less than
fifty yards from tho wator, and must, in time,
DO submerged unlesa sonae actson bc taken to
prevent it. The tower, iyy-grown and pictuE-
asquo aa It IL, lifts itsolt aotne thirty-fve feet
above the PLAIN, and iH oghteon feet square. It
iH impossible to ascertain tho exact date Of the
construction Of this old building. for It was not
the first church erected tlero, though 1t waB doubt
Of it is included in tho fifty acroa decided to tho
loas buit in tho Seventeenth century. Aa tho site
authorities Of Jamoa City for public houHeH,
some atopB should be takou by Tho county or
stata to preserve 1t from further demolition.
and to prevent it from over passing under the
absolute control Of private partios. Tho iHland
is now owned by Now Yorker, aud Aouco tho
creator necessity for action In tho promises
to preseryo this memorial Of tho ilras aottlcmout
Vt Virgfnia.
, 1874-01-26

From the .tito FORK EttNtMG Paat.
1t may not be sonorally Known, but 1t Is fact
nevertheless, thnt eyor sinco tho pope, ut the
ttmo Of Victor Emnnuol's ontry, hinted ut tho
possibility Of bis rottrinu to Malta or Ayiguon,
tho French Government has kept at Uiyita
Vccchia war yesaol-the Orenoquo by namo--
for the oponly Expressed purpose OF receiving
tho pontif and conveying lin whoreyor io might
wish to 60. Tho preeonco OF this vessel has
boon worry CALLING to tho italian Government,
but 10 fnr has led to no opon conflict.
On Now Yours day tho Oronoquo sailed on o
little cruiso Ho TINT the officers could asoid tho
necessity Of paying tho customary courtesy Of q
New Year's visit to tho King Of Italy. sho then
returned TO hor old position.
Several Influential Frenol.men fail TO 800 tho
necessity Of thus maintaining standing CAUSE
OF annoyance to Italy. Edmund About obsorres
that the atTair waa comprohcnsible whom 1t was
supposed that the Vatican and tho Qurinal could
not exist in the Hamo city, and that Plus TX.
might ut any moment, 10 obliged to aeok hos
pitality abroad but when ho enjoys porfoct
freodon1, aud can oroata Cardinals, ca eciln,enl-
cal councils, Issue onoyclloalH, and perform all
hia pontitical functiolH withoutlot or hihdranoo,
1t certainly seeals suporiluous to extend such q
married. dlseourtosy to frendly nation. It can-
not be denied, however, that france delights In
keeping ltnly iu sort OF stato of tutoago; and
Tho lrntiotlH Of tho Empire III thlH respect have
certainly beon inherited by tho Republic.
, 1874-01-26
THE ADJOURNMENT QUESTION.
Il L. HAa fIhiCti.1a 1ttii.Ittle

EgfGIHk U44pH{EA W AHo @"t%eR" A''v"'Nt
srnlNor1EIp, ILL.,, Jan. 2t.-1n tho Noaso Mr.
Savage offered q resolution to adjourn sine tio
Fob. 20. A1r. Shaw desired to postpone for ten
days, that they might know where they stood.
Mr.. Hay believed they should Ok Us carly day
aa possible. Indispensable business, it thoro
WAS any, could be done by tho aato ilxoa In the
resolution. Mr. Dradwoll did not think that
there wero such important measures borore thom
as should prevent ~ adjournment, at M carly
day. MIR. 0ber.y WAS In favor Of aettling tho day.
Tho people tlemandod that they should expedite
buBlnesa. They thought they, hal no right to
DO III session at all. The oBtenplblo object Of
the session WAS to consider tho Railroad
law, and that done thoy should 60
home. They had wandered from, tho object
OF tho aossion, wllich3waa only railroad logib!a-
tion, mud had ombarkod on tho unknown Hoas Of
revision. Thoy could finish all tho revision bills
NOW under consideration, and leave the rest to
lie next Legislature. Tlloy wore oxtrayagant.
They wera paying ulorka Of cotnmittoos for doing
no work aud were drawing pay themselves for
work that might we'll ba loft nntlone. Afr. Dun-
ham wont for OberIy, oil the ground tint ho was
pandoriug to lilo Decatnr Convention, though
lto Ind voted for an adjourned seBBion. Tho
scublon WAS III spirit 4 violation Of tue Constitu-
tion. IIo dealrod an immediate adjournment.
As QUO OF tho Revision Committee ho desired
to ssy tho1o wss no necessity Tor TO-
, 1874-01-26
TIE CRIMINAL CODE.
DnUEKESaEss.

special Dispatch 10 The Chicago Tribune.
srn1EaF1ELp, ILL.,, Jan. 2A.-Yostertlay's work in
tho Senate encouraged the hope that ithad almost
finished tho consideration OF tho Criminal codo.
But at an early hour to-day Mr. Sanford took tho
sonnto Away back to soc GIL, Division l, and
offered an amendment. striking out the clause
giving Justiccs power to romit dncs for drunk
onaeBs. This clause afforded the Senate good
picking for half day lust. Monday, mud tho
speeches delivered this morning were but a re-
hash Of thoso OIL that occaalon. The result was
likewise tho same, ns tho Senate refused, by 4
large majority, to strite out.
HOUSES OF ILL-FAaIE.
Mr, McGrath offered an amendment to Soc.
80 Of tlo;Codo, relative to houses Of i'll,
fame. His amendment subjects any landlord
who may rent houso with tho knowledge that
it Ia to 10 usol for purposes OF prostitution to u
fue not exceeding a20o, Tho amendment WAS
adopted without opposition.
, 1874-01-26

The lender Of thu Confeiuratas receives tho
following notice In tho New Orleans Picayune
of Jan. il: "The Hon. Jefferson Dayis, Who haB
Magazine stroot, for some days, lua been bol1o.
fitted 30 much from our mild climate that he llse
abandoned his purpose Of trying tue effects Of
sson VOYAGE and will roulRn in Tho oaty tor aosae
time longer. B1r. Davis weara his ago VOL. hlld,
though somewhat thinner man than when wo
IaHt saw him, he eutera into conversation with
ali his old animation and yrooo.
following: !" Mr. Jefferson Duyls, being asked
to relate tho circumstances connected with tho
Uushing letter, told tho gentleman who 4ues,-
tionod him OH the subject tint he had no recol-
her yeceiyIag any lsstor from Mr: 0ualtng at tue
time roferrod to, and thai ho had no knowledge
Of tho poraou IN wl,ouo lohaf tho loster purports
,he lnuldent Ia one whioi, would ha likely to
Impress itaelt On . mcmoty 10 tenaclous ~ that
Of Mr. DaYls.'
, 1874-01-26
A. Lcxnon Learned in 1scrrien County,
nYlElas

From the LapUrfc Herald.
Some timo, 4 Mrs. Duckoly, who lives ovor in
Borrien County, directed hor aon Samuel. u Ind
OF II years to tnlto turn at tho ehurn. Now as
Samuel Ind set his henrt on going q tiplfng at
that very tin,o, llo "got bis back Hp' and 1!atly
refused to ayitate tho cream. Tho curvature
was promptly takon out of hiH spine BY slipper,
and with "tears in Ills oyes," lle wont on duty
during tho briof absence OF his mother, Ills oyes
smart thought struck him. Just before Mrs. D.
came in, 8afnuel lifted tho fatal plattor to his
face, and as shc entered he put the '''po,son :"
"There. mother. I ,gaoss you won't lick nc no
s!lc shriek for doctor and fall into mysteries
Not much. sho simply took Samuel BY the napo
Of the neck. lifted him deftly into tho pantry
beat tho white Of six eggs together, and toldhim
to ongulf tho game iuBthntor; ho, refusing, aho
callcd tho hired girl, and IN twink1ing Sam
found hmaolf outsidn tho alhumon. Then Mra,
T. boGau preparing mustard emetio. 6eaing
This. batn's pluck dissolved, and he commenced
begging, crying, II was only tryin' to skeer yo."
But tho stern mother Vas not to be softonod, and
Samuel Ind to swallow tho muBtard. 1lo waa
then forced to take dose Of pait1-killor and had
his back rubbed with tho ''Vigor Of Life" aud
his stomach with the Oil Of Glndnese." Then
ho vomited up everything but his boota aud
socks. This hoing over, ho took seven Ayers
pills, two spoonfula Of oaBtor oil, toaBpoonful
OF salts, and kno pill. And now, ii you want
to behold the maddest boy In Michigan, just eay
"ly poison to Sam Buchloby.
, 1874-01-26
A Lively Debate OH tho Adjournment
Question.
The Senate " Practice" Bill Passed
in the House.
Prospect of the Entire Railroad Ques-
lion Being Reopened.
The Senate Adopts the "0ption" Clause
in the Criminal Code.
RAILROADS.
PROSPECTS or LEo1BLAT10N.

RAILROADS.
PROSPECTS OF LEGISLATION.
Special pispatch to 1'he Chicago Tribune.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. 24.-Tho HouHo Rail-
road Committee appointed n subcommittee,
consisting of Hildrup, Connolly, shaw, Arm
strong, and Harrington, to franc bill in con-
formity with the instructions Of the House,
which were to the effect TINT tho Commissioners
schedules, or some other schedules should ba
ennotod. Tho Committee will hardly tnko tho
tin,o or trouble necessary to construct new ta-
blcs, but will proaeut q bill with tho Commits
aionors' ratios oud lot tho I1ouee do 30 it likes.
T4ero will bc pleasant time, considering tho
long rows dt figures, Y they erc eonssdcred.
aud tnke Tho chnnces. It. nov looks ns II the
entiro subject Of railroad Legislation will bo re-
commtssionera decided t that through Il. freight '
sion gayo muuh dissatisfaction. hlr. Jones pre-
sontcd a bill ths morning amending tho slirl
section M follows:
And further Provided, That nothing hcrein con-
taincd shall bo 80 construed TO HIply 10 through
freight being transported through or out Of this
s.ase coming Into this Slate from other States.
, 1874-01-26

viaing the lava at this timo. An
Soon as tl'oy onaocd n Jury law tioy should 60
homo. Mr.. Jones' believed Tho resolution wan
incomplete. Ho was opposed to precipltato no.
tion. This 'SnB nj, at.oinpt on tho part Of tho
lairoad Commission, to prolong itB life, and, Ms
for tho nnslrona INV, ho mover wnntetl 10 20
homo I'LL 1t was amended. hfr. 1tny aai4 recoss
waH contemplated roxt wco1s, mid thoy Ind bot
tor fix tic adjournment 30 thoro would bo no no
COSTLY for q rcceHH. Tlioro woro many buncumbe
speeches In tayor OF ad 1ou1nment. and tho rcBo-
luton was introduced to glyo. candidates for
oongress chance to air their yirtuo and adyor-
adjourn s!ne die next. wook. TO POSTPONE
they can accomplish but littlo In tho 1nonntimo.
Tho criminal code has occupied two weeks i'll
reading beforo tho hitler end Of next week.
Thon 1t will talo thrce mon twelve dnys to o.,-
groaH 1t, 30 that 1t cannot possibly reach Tho
House before tho first wook in February, md
did ia tho SENATE. Il tho llouso did nothing
else It could not possibly paaa tint bill by Fob.
20, 10 Bny nothing OF other bilis. They Ind bot
tor adjourn sino tio noxt wcols, or coase wasting
political capital. 1t is choco. between nd
journing immediately, or remaining tn Tho
b1uo-birds arc M lnrgo as wild-gecso. If they
aro honnst. they will 60 homo next week.
Without dspoaing Of tho resolution, they nd
journod.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS,
A Republican caucus WaH hold this afternoon
In tho Lelnnd House, to sayo tho party by in
sstipg upon united action in reference to the
adjournment resolution, and by attempting to
genuine fnrmora III the House were conspicuous
by thoir aLsonce, md only men liko Hurt, h1of-
fit. nnd Gordon, who want to DO Gov
ornora or congressman OH tho strength
publicnutsm,: wore present to assist tho
lawyorB, Mr, UrndwGll was deDQHed from tho
, 1874-01-26
MISCELLANEOU
Special Disputed to The Chttago Tribune.


D1LL AIoNED.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jun. 24.-Tho Governor has
signed tho bill giving fees to jurors. It is an
emergency bill and takcs effect from to-day.
THE pnAor1oE ACT.
Tho HouHo pnaHod tho Senate Practice net.
THE PRINTING COMMITTEE
has not got very far along into its investigation.
They arc waiting for Information from tho Sec
rotary Of State, which cannot 10 furnished short
Of ton days.
THE AGRICULTURAL nEroRT
waB Hent to Chicago for measurement by Chfca-
60 printers. and, according to their estimate tho
printers here were entitled to $50 moro On tho
book tlan they charged.
GounT-ficUHF AND IA11.s.
The House considered tho revised bill on
counties. and adopted nn amendment tllnt, in
countios not under township organization, voto
Of tho people should DO taken before 3 oourt-
house or Jail could bo built. This IL special
legislation. Why not apply it to MI co1ntlos, If
to any2 Are officials in connties not under town.
Alip organization less honest than officials iu
counties undor township organization
PRorosED VACATION.
There Ia D disposition to adjourn from next
Thursday to the Monday or Tuosday following to
n1low members to visit tloir families. as tllore
has buen n constant attendance for three WeekB,
i'll Dotl Houses, aud sessions Of six hours day,
besidos Committee work in the, evenings, menu
bers think they alo entitled to three or four days
with their families and constituents. There In in
air Of wearinesB md liRtlcsslless coming over tho
members, which few days recreation may DIS
pol, aud il 10, tile vacation would result bonot-
chilly to tho Statc. h1olnbors think thor consti-
tucnts will not grudgo shom threo or four days
for thoir private buslnoss and rost.
RlIEnIFFs
Tho House passed. the Senato revised bill re-
lating to shoriffs. Il docs not change the law
very materially.
THE BISHOP FOLEY DiIL.
Is the nanao Of tho person who wrote the Let
ter aud sent tho bill relating to tho Catholic
Church property to Senator Hampton, has been
divulgod, tloro is no obligation restraining the
statement 1t il the Rov. Air. Larmon, Of WaBh-
iugton Heights. It IL asaortod hero that ho was
dopoHod by Bishop Foley, aud takes this moaus
Of getting even. That would not affect the bill
ono way or tho other, aud il tito session IL pro-
longcl thoro il hardly doubt but that it will
pass. Tho Catholic monbcrs are lukowarm On
tlo BILL They don't seem dspoucd to fight it.,
and oven il they did thoy not sufficiently nu-
1uorous to prevent its passaSe.
, 1874-01-26
OPTIONS.
6TEELE'H SUBSTITUTE,

6rEELE's SUBSTITUTE,
special Dispatch to IAe Chicago Tribune.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jun. 24.--A1r. Rteelo's sub
stituto for tho gambling in grim" etc.. clause
Of tho Code was up for trouble in tho sonato
this morning. Mr.. Stoolo did not like tho OK
preston dead yIctuals," which was yeBtorday
inserted by Mr.. Caniold'H motion. He offered
an amendment Striking out " doad vicsnala,"
and substituting " commodity" aud tho amend
ment WAS adopted. .
Mr, Williamson, Of Cook. spoke at length on
The amendment. lie favored the abolition Of
grain -gnnlbltng, but doubted tic ability Of tho
Assembly to franc law which ehould 40 dis
criminate as to punish gambling without at tho
eanlo timo interfering with legitimate trado.
MIR VoriH made savnge attnck on the option
men, Us dangerous characters to business
health. Tho effect Of their transactions was to
REEF THE GRAIN MAnKET DGRAEaEn,
to tho serious injury Of tho producers Of tue
law which would wipe out that claas Of
ganbtcts
mr.. atoele spoke in support Of Ills amendment.
He acknowledged that he was not fully posted,
transactions which tho amendment was to pro-
sapa;co saps ''u Of S mon ~ who A wcro o. posted
that tho amontiment would servo slho
purposs. He waB encouraged 10 ropose cnnti-
donce in tho amendment by tho fact that strong
lobby was working hard to secure itB dofent.
ThiB statement ho made from knowledge. He
exhibited genuine "call," aud explained its
effect It was evident, however, tllnt for once
Mr.. Steelo lad gotten into deep water, and ho
hardly did himself justico.
Alr. Thompson made m elaborate explanation
Of tho terms "put," call, n and ''optiou." 1to
thought Mr.. stcoles amendment reached furtl.or
than desirable, interfering with bona-iGlo Rales
Hc, however, would assist In forming an amend
nent that wonld kill the pernicious system Of
''puts :" and ''calls"
1t was, on tho whole. evidont TINT tho senato
had tackled question Of which 1t is almost en-
tiresy ignorant.
hlr. MoGrath moved o postponement OF
furshcr consideration Of the amendment in Or
der to give tho senato an opportunity to post
themselves. Tho possponomont was refused,
the amendment was amended, and WAS thon put
to vote and adopted, as follows:
Whoever contracts to have or give to himself or
another the option to sell to buy at future time
nuy grain other commodity, stock Of any rail-
road other company gola or foresalls tho mar
kct By spreading false ruofs 10 influence tho rr!co OF
commodities therein, "corncra " tho mnrkets, or
atteuYs to do 10, III sny OF such commodities, shall
be ncd not less than SO mora than 81 000 or
fined in tho County Juil nut exceeding ono year,
both and all contracts made in violation Of this
ton snll be considered gambling ccasractH aud shall
| be void.
hlr. Williamson entered motion to recon-
| slider, aud the Senato adjourned till Monday.
, 1874-01-26

finding him at home seatad himself at lis
friends writing table to note down various nlnt-
terH, 1Io was soon soixod with strango inti'H-
position, from which ho noarly tainted, but tu-
ing It proceeded fron dreadful odor TIC traced
nppleB 11o stopped out Of tho room to inlialo
tic frcBll air, WHOM ho mot tho wife Ut Schiller,
who raid llor husband kopt tho drawer always
filled with rotten apploa beoaugo the scent waH
80 benolclal to him that Ae could not think or
work without 1t.
, 1874-01-26

4otas.ss.... ,o0a
NOBODY INJURED.
AS remarkably fortunnto fcature of this
catastrophe it is worthy Of note that no livea
wore lost, and nobody, so far as wc Gun learn,
A'nEst1N1scESoE.
Onco before In tho memory Of 'tl,o olleaS
inhnbitsnt" Of Duffalo did s1oll a. catastrophe as
in tho year 1916. On lilo 18th of March
in that year the Ice formed dam above tho toll
gate, we'll known to oar old citizons and burst
ing down tho creek swopt everything in ttB route,
vessels and all; but in those good old days thoro
waB no Michigan street swing -britge to check
tile stampede, and so almost tho whole number
Of vessels wont clehr through into tho 1ako.
The disastor occurred on Saturday, and in tho
following Mondays edition tho BYDato Patriot
and Journal Tor Pilot snyB:
"On Saturday afternoon report camo thai
tho leo was forming dam souo three mifos up
tue crock, and tho probability WIS TINT when It
gave way It would do much damage bolow. It
past :. urged forward with timpotuouB vio-
lenca by tho high waters Of tho creek. When it
struck tho steamboat Wieoonsin which was
moored near tho Ulark & Skinner Canal,
ulc broke away, although held by two
strong chain cablcs-ono attached to
nn anchor, and tho othor to throa
pilca-and hawsor, and swooping In her COURSE
twenty-five steamboats,, brigs, and scl,oonors,
most Of which woro moro or leBs injured besides
damaging otllers along tho crcek."
Tllon follows long list of the einturol vosaola,
among which were tlo achoonotB H. Calvin, Frca
Trader, Dayton, Empire. Daltio, Dolphin,
Aysnger g Daniel WobBtSr Martha EromS Etc.
Dewitt Clinton, mud tho Indan Qucon, the lat
tor Of which arifted down tho river aud ran
aground on Horseshoe Reef. near Black lock.
Tho loss was In the nelgl,borlloud of 925, 900.