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Temporary Dam for Ice Ponds.

\ correspondent wishes to make a TEN.
pOrarv pond from which he may cut Ice
in the winter, and afterwards draw of the
water leaving the stream and its banks in
the usual condition. This may be done
by erecting temporary dam in the fol
lowing manner: Select part of the
stream where the largest space may be
flooded with the shortest dam, A place
where the banks slope rapidly and above
which they recede from the stream should
be chosen, In a direct line across this
place set some strong fence posts not
more than feet apart. They should be
Set at least feet deep. and bedded with
lime mortar and stone or cement concrete
to make them perfectly solid. If the dam
is not more than four feet high these per
cautions are not necessary, but if of a
Greater height they will be needed to re-
list the pressure of the water and that of
the ice VIXEN its surface is acted upon by
the wind. The posts should be strongly
braccd-the braces being set in the same
manner us the posts. These posts may
remain ALWAYS in their position ready for
-Ise, and VII occupy very little room or
occasion very little Inconvenience at any
time If they can he set up in fence
row so much the better. All that Is need
81 '-.n ( + provide some hemlock planks
OF equal WIutn and 16 feet long, jointed
and grooved and tongued upon the edges.
These are fastened to the posts by carriage
bolts, the nuts of which are exposed or
the outer side Of the dam. The middle
panel of the dam is made of planks 8 feet
long, so that it is desired the bolts may be
taken out and the planks removed one by
one. and the pond drained off gradually.
The other planks are made to break joints,
the ends being bolted to alternate posts.
which will help to strengthen the dam.
The lower planks must be made to fit the
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MISCELLANEOUS.
CENTRAL VERMONT r. r. LINE.
SUMNER ARRAN CEMENT.
Commencing Monday. June 29M 1874.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH AND EAST.

TRAINS GOING SOUTH AND EAST.
Leave Montpelier at s. am, 2 IS pm and 10 90
a White River Junction and Bellows Falls with
for Boston Worcester &c and at White River Junction
non for Springfield and New York; at New London
with steamer for Kew York.
at m, odeensbu5sh at 100 m st Adams A. sa at
treai at As pm St johns at 10 = NJ st Adams at
7a5 pm connecting at White River Junction and Bel
rvias in Boston at $50 an Ct ou4 rer;G IN MN
York ct IL 81 p N. and ia New London at IL am
TRAINS GOING NORTH AND WEST
Leave Montpelier % and 80 a m. and 3Ss and 545
Day Express leaves Boston via Lowell at 500 m for
Burlington St Adams Montreal, &C. arriving in Mon
Mail Tram for burlington and st Adams leaves Bos-
at 30 an. Springfield at 300 AN Sew London at 200
South Rernoh st o =, i. e1"s srr aS al
Trains leaving Boston via Fitchburgh at 30 and
Springfield at eco connect at White RIVER june
Accommodston Tram leaves White River Junction at
BuriinVton at s27 st Adams at Il Is IN. for st
%sht a EXPRESS ~ ieayes New london at , pm South
Vernon At SIS pm, receiving passengers IRON "iet
Sp pr1 Nief SIS PM, Beli"xs rails at PM
Meeting with trains over the Cheshire hailroad lta.lhe
With ram ssmr 3ost6n at % PIN for Burtton
st Adams Montreal g. ARRIVING IN aontaeai at ~
Grand Trunk Railway Tor The Vest
Sleeping Cars are attached to the Night Express
Train running between sontreal and Boston and NJ
| treal and Springfield and 81. Adams and Troy
Drawing Room Cars Day Express Trains beet"eel
Through tickets for Chicago and the West for sale a
-' - AN 'f' JOHN W HOBART tienI sult
| ct Adams Jnne ~ 1854 FMly
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TRAINS GOING WEST
nR. FLINT'S QUAKER BITTERS.

These celebrated Bitters are composed
Of choice Roots. Herbs and Banks. among
which are Gcntian. Sar>aparilla. Wild
Cherry. Dandclon. Juniper ana other bcr-
re~, and are 80 prepared rs TO retain ali
their medicinal qualities. They invariably
cure or greatly relieve the following com
plants: Dyspepsia, Jaundicc. Liver Com
plant. Loss Of Appetite. Headache. Bill
ious Attacks Rcmittent and Intermittent
Fevers. Acue. Cold Chills. Rheumatism,
summer Complaint. Piles. Kidney Dis
eases, Female Difficulties. La>>itudc. Low
Spirits. General Debility. and. in fact.
everything caused hy an impure state OF
the Blood or dcranrcd condition of Stom-
ach. Liver or Kidneys. The aged find in
the Quaker Bitters a gentle. soothing slim
ulant. SO desirable in their declining wears.
No one can remain long unwcn (unlc>>
afflicted with an incurahle disea>c) after
taking a few bottles Of the Quaker Bitter>.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02

TINY TOKENS.

The murmur of a waterfall
\ mile away,
The rustic when robin lsht9
Upon a spray,
The tapping of a lowland stream
ON dripping boughs,
Tne sound of grazing from herd
OF gentle COVE.
The echo from a woode FL hill
OF cuckoo's call.
The culver through the meadow grass
At evening fall
Too subtle are these harmonies
I.rItn ana -:
.,.ch music Is not understood
BY any school:
cut when thc I..aiH j. ".cI a.ou9At'
3; 1.Gth Il iprll,
Eey,.I. .ll humrn kill and power
To make it well.
The memory of kindly word
tor long gone by,
The fragrance of fading flower
Sent lovingly,
The cleaning OF a sudden smile
Or sudden tear.
The warmer pressure OF the hand,
The tone of cheer,
The hush that means cannot speak
But have heardl"
The note that only bears verse
From Gods own word
Such tiny things we hardly count
As ministry;
The givers deemins they nave shown
>cant sympathy:
Eut when the heart is overweight,
On, who can tell
The power of such tiny things
To make it well
GOOD Word
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02

In little underground room, near
Blocker, half n mile west of Broadway.
is the we'll known pork establishment of
Til>ton the Quaker. Nc has been forty
years in that one lace. and all the while
dealing in one :trticle-pig pork. corn fed
His >pcciltlcS are sausages and miniature
chop ~teaks When he does not receive
the article he wants he will not buy any
thing Often when his customers call for
goods he has none. 1t is considered a
great favor to get his chops and things.
He divides what he makes among his Gus
toners. The ari>tocracy of New York.
and al UP and down the river patronize
him. 1t Is no uncommon thing to see the
coaches of A>tor, Livingston. Taylor and
other wealthy people i'll front of the Old
Quaker door. The room is without or
namcnt. and almost without furniture, but
it is pink spank clean. and one could eat
off the floor. The old Quaker does all his
work himself; will trust nobody. and has
amasseu Il fortune.--Nc1O York letter.
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MONTPELIER & WELLS RIVER X. r.
en- 4 " T. OF TINE
AFTER
MON ID ~, J L LY 27th, S74
Passenger Trains uiN r1l rs t6ll0'cS:
TRAINS GOING FAST.

TRAINS GOING FAST
Mail TRAIN leaves MOntyelier a .45 IN. Fas:
Mnntptlier 03 IN. Flanieli 20 m. Mar>htieli
20 m, Peabody Station : s. Grotnn 90 a m
south Ryegate 80 BOloLyllle - III. Arrlvt-
Wells River AT 81
EXPRESS PAs4E SGFR leaves NJ ntleli-r 40 IN
East Montpelier l57 IN. PalntIed II IN. Marsh
Ieid - Peabody station , IS trrt Il 3't
pm South Ryegate Bio pm Arrives III Wells Rive
MIxfD TRA1S leaves Montpelier - pm Fast Mont
elIrr u Plaueid . Nareilil"id . % IL
Peabody Station e pm ur'tun 30 n. N'lth r.
rite % l. m BUltJuVllle eUs Arrives IL Ntl4>
River al s Is
TRAINS GOING WEST
EXPRESS AND PAesF>GFR TRAIN leaves Wells ElVcr
~ 30 b ltonyIlle 10 ~ am South lsye-afe 10
a IN. Gruton II 90 am. Peabody Station II %
Marshteld II y Plalntied II g Fast VI Ii
p-llrr l. 6 hortE 'eItr at Il
MAIL. TRAIN leaves Wells River rs m I"t rNlll'
II South KYeGatr - tIrft'n 4f5 ~
Peabody station 5. IN. Marshf-ld Is PLAIN
teil 3 IN. tast aItIeller 5i7 IL. Arrives Il
Nputi eller ~ Q 05 IT.
CONN ECTIONS
At Montpelier with trains Central Nern n
Railroad Al Plan.li with STAGES tIue-tiayS Thurs
LAYS and Saturdays f r North MsIItpeer East Calais
south Woodbury.. Woodbury. Center and HariWl' X
AZ Narshfield with sases for cabot and Walden heights
station Portland and osdenslury Railway A.
Wells River with trains CrnuectlCl!t lassl.lli
SIC: and Boston. Concord ( Vi dntreal: White Noun
| tains Monnf Washington Branch Rail Roads
eH For further III inrII atlrr! see circulars
JAMES d FRENCH. MANAGER.
| MontIeer Vt July p. ~
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2ostry.
STANZAS.
BIZ ALICE CARY

-" The sun comes up ard the sun goes down,
And the day and night are the same as one.
The year grow $ green and the year grows brown,
And what is it iii, y;nen all is done?
Grains OF sv1el Or shining sand,
Sliding into out Gil the hand"
" And Men go down il Ships to the seas,
And hundred ships are the same as one;
And backward and forward blows the breeze,
And what is it all, when ali is done?
= tide with never shore in signt
Setting steadily on to the night.
The fisher drCppetn his net in the stream
And a hundred streams the same as one;
And the maiden Greameth tie love lit dream
And what is il all, VIXEN ali is done?
The net OF the fisher the burden breaks,
And always the dreaming the dreamer awakes."
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DRYAT &TRATTON CH0OL
BOSTON,, MASS.


RRiAT &TRATTON Cho0L
BOSTON, MASS.
COMMERCIAL
Course of Study Ireiar to Business.
The studies embraced the plan of the School AID
designed for those pupils who have acquired good
knowledge of the Elementary English Branches
BOOK KEEPING
(By Single and Double EntryD
COMMERCIAL ARITHMETIC.
designed for Practical Arbitration i'll Business
COMMERCIAL WRITING.
with Special Reference LeSiblity and Raridity)
COMMERCIAL LAW.
Relating to Negotiable Contracts. Partnership
cts etCD
All of which especially necessary for and adapted
Commercial purposes.
included N the above studies may select any or all 81
the following studies. viz: READING. WRITING SFELL
MO GRAMMAR and ARITHMETIC and pursue them as
associate studies or separately.
Pupils desiring other studies than above named ma
select all OF the CoMNoS English STUDIES and
pursue them in connection with separate from the
COMMERCIAL STUDIES.
Pupils received at any time if there vacancies
Prospectus and Circular of the school post free The
school is nov LOCATED At 49, Washington Solicitation
HoURs.9to2. CLOSED SATURDAYS.
VACATION DURING JULY AND AUGUST
Application for admission September LIST may be made
in person till July lst from July LIST to August 17th by
letter only. build closed. August 18th till septem-
sff r. ne principal viii 10 in .s'end.n'e daily from
18yl ER HIBBARD. Principal
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02

Ten rules For FARMERS. i. Take
good papers and read them
,. Keep an account of farm operations.
;. DO not leave implements scattered
over the farm, exposed to snow, rain and
heat.
t. Repair tools and buildings at a pro-
per Time and do not suffer subsequent
thrcr-fnld expenditure of time and money.
>. Use money .judiciously, and do not
attend auction sales, and purchase all
kinds of trumpery because it is cheap.
8. See that fences are we'll repaired.
ard cattle not grazing in the meiows, or
grain fields or orchards.
l. DO not refuse to make correct ex-
perimrnts. in Il small way. of many new
things.
s. Plant fruit trees well, care for them
and of course get good crops.
9. Practice economy by giving stock
shelter during the winter; also good food,
taking ont all that is unsound, half rotten.
or mouldv.
10, DO not keep tribes of cats and snarl-
inc dogs around the premises, who eat
more in a month than they are worth in 4
lifetime.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02

LIVE STOCK AND PorULArIoN.-Pro-
lessor Thorold Rogers of Oxford Univer-
sitv, England. has made upa curious re-
turn of the proportion of domesticated
live stock to the population in the most
prominent countries in the world. Ii
shows the following results:
Great Britain has one COW to every
twelve persons, a sheep for everybody,
and one pi = for every six.
France has a like proportion of sheep, :,
double share. comparatively. of COWS. but
only one pig to six persons.
The SwcdrS have Il COW between thrc,
and one half of them, Il sheep between
two and three quarters, and u pig to :,
bakers dozen.
There are us many sheep as there are
Norwegians in Norway, when they are all
ut home. and two and IL half of them are
the Norwegians-en entitled to Il COW
They can have one and one eighteenth OF
4 pie each.
Denmark has Il COW for each person. IL
many sheep rs persons, ,nt a plr for foul
and three quarters persons.
Prussia. with her usual uniformity, has
an equal number of cows AMI pigs, one
to every five inhabitants, besides u sheen
apiece all round.
WurtemberS has quarter rs many
cows as people, a sheep to two and three
quarters and a pig to seven.
| Bavaria rates the same rs Wurtcmber,.
te: off for pigs us one fifth is better thar
| one seventh.
Saxony has Il sheep and a pig for every
IaJf
Holland has COW to four, Il sheep to
| four, and Il pig to twelve persons.
Belgium, Il COW to six, Il sheep to nine
and n pig TO eight (Which is an Hiberni
clSm).
Austria has Il COW to six persons. AMI :,
sheep and pig to every five.
Switzerland runs up to the Swedish
standard OF cows. one to three and one
half persons, ana has sheep for five and
"A pig for seven and one half persons.
We Americans close the list with a COW
for every four of us. a sheep apiece, one
pig to every one and One-half
TIE FEEDING OF ANIMALs.-It is well
known that herbivorous animals are fond
of common salt, and this is true of wild
animals as those domcsticated by man.
Carniverous animals either have no
liking for salt or show a positive aversion
to it, Cats, for example, will rarely
touch salt meat. This difference is not
easily explained. The blood of both class
es OF animals contains certain amount
oi soda salts, but the quantity of soda in
Il vegetable diet in not necessarily less
than i'll one of flesh \ German expcri
menter, Herr Bunge, has been the first to
suggest plausible solution Of the enigma.
A vegetable diet furnishes twice as much
potash as Il flesh diet does, and it occurred
to him that the greater supply of potash
must be attended with a greater waste of
soda. To test this theory xperimentally,
he put himself upon a perfectly uniform
diet of beef, bread, butter, sugar and a
small quantity of salt, When by daily
analysis of the urine, he found that the
quantity of soda and potash excreted Ia
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How Lost, How Restorde.

Just published, in a new edition Of DIR. CULVER
WELLS CELEBRATED ESSAY the radical with
out medcine) of SpermatorrhGa or Seminal Weakness,
Involuntary Seminal losses, lmpotency. Mental and
also Consumption, Epilepsy and Fits induced by self
indulgence or sexual extravaganza.
E-Price in sealed envelope, onlo six cents
The celebrated author in this admirable clearly
demonstrates from thirty successful practice
that the alarming consequences of self abuse may be
radically cured withous the dangerous internal
medicine the application of the knife; pointing
mode of at simple, certain and eectual by
means of which every sufferer no matter what his con-
dtion may be, may cure himself cheaply, privately
and radically.
IL This lecture should be in the hands Of every
youth and every in the land.
Sent under seal, in plain envelope to any address
paid, receipt OF six cents two post stamps
Address the publishers.
CHAS. j. c.. KLINE q CO.,
127 Bowery, New York, P. O. Box 1856.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02

QUEER THINGS ABOUT BEEs.-The pop
py-bee makes her nest in the ground. bur
rowing down about three inches At the
| bottom. she makes Il large. round hole,
and lines it splendidlv with the scarlet
leaves of the poppy. She cuts and fits the
pretty tapestry, till it is thick and soft and
warm. then partly fills the cell with hon
ev, lays IN egg, folds down the red blan-
ketS. and closes up the hole, so it cannot
be distinguished; and there in its rosy
cradle, with food to eat, and 4 safe nook
to rest in, she leaves her baby bee to take
care of itself. The leaf-cutting bee makes
her cells of green leaves, shaping them
like thimblcs. These little jars she half
fills with u rOsy-cOlOred paste of honey
and pollen from the thistles, lays her
eggs, and covers the pots with round leaf
lids, that fit it exactly The mason bee
makes its nest out of mud or morter 1t
looks like Il bit of dirt sticking to wall
but has little cells within. The mother
bee does all the work, sticking little
grains of sand and earth together with
her glue. -NeyTy's Museum.
SoFrESING HARD WATER. is usu-
ally done with sal soda, but the effect is to
hurt the clothes that are washed in the
water thus prepared, and the hands also.
1t is because there is an excess of the soda,
more than unites with the acid of the wa
ter, which makes it hard The remedy is
easy: Use enough of the salt to take up
the acid, and no more. In this way both
acid and soda dessapear, leaving neutral
salt, which is harmless. The water will
be soft. Test certain amount of water,
beginning with IL very little soda, and ad-
ding more if you find you need it. With
Our own spring water. which is hard, a
lump ofsoda the size of a large pea to 4
pint of water is about the right proportion.
OF course the amount of the salt should be
according to the degree of hardness of the
water.
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became constant. he proceeded to take
such dose of potash o. salts during the
day as would raise tee amount OF potash
in his diet to Level Wit. that consumed
bv : herbivorous animal. Tie result was
an immediate excretion CT chloride o. sod
illm in the urine, the amount beng 81 cnce
increased three-fold. Much potash was,
of course, also passed. The experiment
was repeated at various times, employing
different salts of potash, but always with
a similar result, dose Of potash ia every
case producing an Immediate excfetion OF
soda Bunge believes that this tendency
of potash to produce a greater waste OF
soda in the system is the cause of the fond
ness of herbivorous animals for salt
Their vegetable diet is generally very rich
in potash, and they instinctively seek an
additional supply Of soda. Sofa does
not seem to be an essential ingredient OF
plants, but it is certainly Indispensable in
the animal economy. In the muscle and
in the blood corpuscles potash is an essen
tial constituent; but iii the fluid portion OF
the blood, potash is injurious. and if inject
ed, even in small doses, produces death.
Soda salts, on the other hand, can De in
jected with safety, and their presence III
the blood in essential to the continuation
of vital processes. -Jourpal Of Chemistry
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-02
MISENCELLkOUS.

EHov Ah'
D. D E w E Y
has removed to his
NEW STORE OF STATE STREET.
one door East former place OF business where he will
continue the Manufacture of
TIN, SHEET IRON md COPPER WARES.
Also keep constantly on hand.
At WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
afull line Of
BRITANNIA and WOODEN WARES.
SILVER PLATED WARES.
TABLE CUTLERY.
KEROSENE OIL,
MATCHES, &c, &C.
AIarse stock OF Kerosens.Goods. including a-srge va
riety Of
CHANDELIERS.
BRACKETS.
and the celebrated
GERMAN STUDENT LAMP.
TUBULAR LANTERNS,
only safe lantern for Burning Kerosene Oil Ais
THE HOME LIGHT OIL.
~ Al kind. Of barter ter, Bought and Sold II
RLAi BOOK
AGAZINE BINDIN G.
The we'll known and long established
FER E E. II Il " BIN d E Il 7
HEAD OF STATE STREET. MONTPELIER.
Is at all times prepared to do any description of
MAGAZINE AND Music BINDING,
PAPER RULING TO ANY PATTERN
BLANK BOOK -M1NLFICTL'RING,
in the best and highest style OF the art aud at lrce
| that caulut IAN to give satisfaction.
To,cu, Cou,!ty and Frobdte Rtcort BOOK
Made: to order of the best materials and Of any de
sired pattern
1--WE shall MAKE extensive si i to our a
Of the mos; and Ierect esAbll ailments
It's line WITHIN the STAT, t1!eEen'sI "HfAl ne
pIoy ed and the work "l4I be Warranted - give sal
order. sent BY man hliei promptly. and cheary
| though contracted for III person ~,
Address AL orders to
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A COLORADO SHEEP FLoCH.-The Den
yer, Col, Tribune of October 18th, has the
following:
Yesterday morning Mr.. Perea's vast
flock of sheep arrived on the bluff to the
southwest the city, and this morning
they were delivered to the parties to
whom they had been sold. Cur reporter,
in company with Mr.. Perea, visited the
flock, which numbered about ten thon-
sand five hundred mead, and was surprised
to find the animals in such splendid condi-
ton, after u jaunt of over four hundred
miles, which was accomplish in about
forty-five days. On the trip to Denver
/ only about Thirty head We're lost, includ-
inc those killed by the heriers for meat.
/ Four thousand ewes, not Il black one
among them, We're Kept by themselves,
and, rs they We're hudded together by the
order of Mr.. Pcrca, the 5 light was not soon
to he forgotten, Tie movements OF the
bodies. rs the sun shOnc across them, re-
minded one most forciblv of the waves on
Il E,rgc body of water. The sheep are d-
vidcd into tlocks of about 1910 each, and
are then tended by two men. At night
the sheep will remain around the camp
fire. and will not wander, as would be the
natural suppo>ition, At the first peep of
day they are started on. and they move
ahead only about rs fast as they craze the
ground.
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MISCELLANEOUS
" IL Ell K BITTERS,

P"rely Vegetable. free tronl .4lsoLo1
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nR. PLUMLEY'S METHOD

SOLD ALL DRUGGIsrs AND DEALERS IN MEDICI
FMl3N lew.
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In my haste to call assistance ran on,
to the dark hall, from which stairs rose tc
the second story, and, in my reckless II yht
encountered a man who seemed to have
crouchcd at their foot. | screamed. and
the sound was heard, and followed 10y the
sudden opening of ioors above. The man
rushed past me, and WAS lost in the dark
hess of the night and the deserted streets
| went back and found Bella in grea,
AGITATION. StruvNllnW to Use
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-05-05
MONEY, STOCKS. ETC.
l.orf NEW YORK MAY 4.


Treasury disbursements $4,000.
Customs receipts 1851. 900. goo .nei
Money easy at 3@4 per cent. 15v
Sterling exchange quiet at "a s7lz for 60
days and "a 90K for sight. qouq lQ nottt-
Gold ranged from ll2%@ll2N, and closed
at 1928. .' -i-44
Carrying rates from to per cent.
Clearings, $1e,0OO.O00. 3ai
State bonds quiet with slight improve
ment.
Railroad bonds are active with an ad-
vancing tendency.
Governments closed weak in sympathy
with gold. l-,..-.
Stocks opened weak, and before the first
call the whole market declined Z@2H per
cent. c., c. & /. G. led in the decline on the
reports that statement of Capron & Mer-
riam will not be very favorable. During
the last hour the market was heavy and
prices made further decline under the free
sales. The decline for the day ranged from
l to 81 per cent, and the closing quotations
were generally the lowest. The unsettled
state of the market was caused by the Wis
consin legislation, the treasury gold sale for
May, the House financial bills, the talk
about retiring legal tenders and the RI
mored lease of the Atlantic IL Great West
ern by the Erie, The activity was greatest
in Western Union, Pacific Mail, Union Pa
cific, Wabash, st. Paul, Northwestern, Rock
Island, LakeShore and c., c. & I.C.
Total transactions of to-day 204000 shares.
of which IS, 900 were made after o'clock.
The sales included $1,000 shares Western
Union; $1,000 Union Pacific; 1900 Pacific
Mail; $1,000 Lake Shore; $1,000 st. Paul;
1900 Northwestern common; $4,000 Rock
Island; 5000 Cleveland, Columbus & Indi
ana Central; 1900 New York Central, and
8 1900 Wabash. The sales of Western Union,
Union facific, Pacific Mail. Lake Shore and
Rock Island. were greater between 2 and 3
O'Clock than all the rest of the day.