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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-07


SUPREME COURT sALE-IN PARTITION,
~ Of valuable Country Seat
formerly the residence OF hs Exceency
Governor John A. Xix
JOSEPH MCGUIRE Anctioneer,
Will sell ut auction, on
MONDAY. May IL, 1874, at II O'Clock noon,
ON the premises
under direction OF Gratz Nathan, Esd referee, .
that delightful Country Home formerly the residence OF
Governor John A. DIX consisting OF about - acres OF
choice lana, with spacious villa residence, stable;
on the northery part q North Manersing Island, Rye
Westcheser counfy N Y, having extensive 'front.' on
Long Island Sound and Portchesier harbor: splendid
water view land high; fine fishing and boating. ne
attractions OF this place and its close proximity TO
the ne ighborhood OF New York . 49,,
Bros way, or to MAN i PRISONS. Pialnti1s' Attor-
neys No. Do Wall street, New York.
Maps al the Auctoneer's. No 81 Cedar street N y
CUPREME COURT SALE.
- first class fni sized four story high soop brown
stone House No 70 East ixtynnth street Madison
avenue, viii be sold ut auction by DlNGEE, PORTER 4
%, ~ the txchange Salesroom, III Broadway, ~ ~
o'clock, on the l-th INST
THE GREAT SALE OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE
J. DR.. Valentine Mott will be completed on THURS
DAY. May at IL O'clock at the Exchange salesroom,
undersigned, and of ANTHONY j. BLEECKlR Auc-
houeer.
This closing will embrace Atty Of most desir
able Lots The Property, including the whole 'front.' OF
street and the large Lots the RIVERSIDE
Drive and Park. And also The whole OF the vaiuapie
water 'front.' And also the Brooklyn Property corner OF
Albany avenue and Montgomery street. forming the
northeast corner thereof.
n NRY 4. MOTT, Executor and Referee.
JOHN CHETWUOD, Executor and Referee.
AcnE A nm Rafar
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A UCTION NOTICE.
IA JANE, JENKINS Auctoneer. win sell at public
ton this day tThursday), May at II o'clock prompt,
ali the stock Fixtures &c 81 the Garriage Mandatory
Nj. GLtCk NO. 54o WEST TWENTY SEVENTH 81,
between Eighth and Ninth avenues The stock
prses Coach. Sixseat Park Phaeton, Rockaway, 10
top Wagons II open Wagons Express Wagons Gro.
Gerry Wagons light Furniture Wagon; also 7 Sets of
truck Harness, set OF express Harness. Set light road
Harness; also all the Tools and stock of shop
MI RAJ O
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AMUDmIrMNTs.
OLYMPIC THEATRE.
FAMILY RRsOR1.

BURLRsoUE AND NOVELTY TRIUMPHANT.
EVERY EVENING, 8 O'CLOCK.
SATURDAY MATINEE. oULocK
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WILLIAM ABBOTT AUCTIoNERR.
win sell on .hsday q l0 o'clock the Contents OF the
liquor q 1883 Monroe street, Montgomery.
consisting OF fine pull English Ale Pump. splendid
walnut Counters, screens Chairs Tables also the Con-
the butcher shop attached. The lease OF the
whole house will be sold to party tor respectable
business.
400 LOTS MAGNIFICENT HOUSEHOLD FURNI-
HUI ture, 6U yards Carpet at public auction this
MhurSday, atternoon at i O'Clock, a. residence 1s
nues-Magnihcent Pianoforte. rich Parlor Suits II
sam brocatei and reps; Mirrors Curtains, coo yards
KRAEMER, Aucioneer. Responsible men in attendance
to cart or pack goods Tor purchasers city or country
Coz nO0 WORTH OF ELEGANT HOUSEHOLD
DAsJ.UOO Furniture at public auction. this (ihurs-
day a,tsrnoon commencing at o'clock, private resi-
t. octave Pianoorte. Paror Suits 500 yards Car
pet Etagere. Mirrors Bedroom suits, Bedsteads,
bureaus, spring hair Mattresses Buffet, Extension
Table Chairs &c. 800 ots also Basement and Ser
wants Furniture. Sale positive
l.. FITZGERALD, Auconeer.
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7 s. WEINBERGER, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Bowery nine cases Of andise VIZ WeeIlen Wear
mngs, Fringe. Gloves Embroideries, Knitting Yarn
Scarfs Hoods Hats Toy Steamboats,, Playing Cards &c
furniture Brussels and ingram CARPETS Oiicioth Cur
Liquors and Cigars. also three Pianos.
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Pr BARNUM'S
GREAT ROMAN HIPPODROME,
D0 WITH AMPHIrHEATRE
and with
TOTAL CAPACITY OF FIFTEEN THOUSAND.
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A ucTIoSS., cr,, AUCTION; u ,o- AL

commencing at i0l2 O'Clock.
at private story brown stone mansion.
l20 West I'D St. near 9th av.,
$258 worth OF elegant and costly Household Fur
niture, namely, rich ~ octave round cornered
wood PiaEoforte cost $500 superb farior suit in satin
and brocatel reps and cotehne pier ana mantel Mir
rors Centre Tables Eageres fine Oil Paintings Bropzes
Works OF Art and $40 yards Carpets; Curtains ~
magnificent Bedroom suits IN rosewood and black wal
nat dressing Cases hair and spring Beds, Bedding,
Tables, Chars Lounges Library and Dining Room Fur
nlture, Buffet. Extenson Tables, Chairs China
and Silver Ware; basement and kitchen Furni-
lure. l. ftYZGEnALD Auctioneer. would call atten-
ton OF his friends pubic this sale. Is the
largest and richest lot OF good, city made Furniture
offered Tor sale this sale positive, In lots, to
highest bidders regardless of cost value. N. b.
Iianoforte will be sold at O'Clock strangers wishing
to attend take 9th or It'll I'D
LUKE FITZGERALD Auctiuueer
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TRAVELLERY GUIDE.
~-~-~e-
PEOPLES LINE FOR ALBANY:.THE SPLEEN
N. did steamers DREW and ST JOHN leave pier Al,
loot OF Canal street. daily Sundays excepte at r.
~ North and West-Elegant steamboats, daily tSatur-
days exceptedh ats NJ from pier ~ North River, foot
q IAr0 Fare low.
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NEILsON.-ONLY EVENING READING, sTEINwAY
~ Hail. tonight; the Balcony Scene from Romeo
and juliet" Reserved seats at Sieinway Hall.
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NALL RIVER LINE TO BOSTON,

The world renowned steamers BRISTOL and PROvI-
DENCE leave pier q North River foot Of Murray street.
daily Sundays, June IA to Septemb nclnsvel at
r NJ Through tickets sold at all principal hotels in the
city. Halls BANDS engaged for the season.
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| JOHN H. FRENCH, sAUcTIoNEER,

A UCTION-RICHARD j. GARRETTSON. AUCTION
n eer.-R. j. GARRETTsoN CO. will sell this day
fBursday at lg all the Furniture in dwelling No $50
Seventh avenue near rhirueth streetParor and Bed
suits, Carpets Beds Mattresses Pillows Lounges
bureaus, Wararobes Crockery, Glassware, Kitchen
Utensils &c; handsome rosewood Piano and Stool
A
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EXCURSIONS.

LvOR ExCURsIONS-THE FIRST CLASS STEAMERS
~ VIM Cook, Arrowmth and Norwaik; barges sands,
Haskell, Myers, Morton and others Dudlcy's, Spring
Hill and Myers Groves Iona Island and Attorney Park
ONCE corner Morton and West streets No outside office
nor agents J. 4 II. MYERS
E1sMlNG BANKS. SUNDAY, MAY IQ--STEAMER
virginia Seymour. leaving Franklin street. North
Riyer ga Eighth street East River 80; pier East
pier 3 North River, A. NJ Managers AL. 4. @.
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HENRY d. MINER, AUCTIONEER,
IL late Of Henry H Leeds Miner, established 1877
Saiesrcoms l05 Duane street. doors of Broadway
The undersigned has removed his business to No lO5
HENRY D. MINER,
Gate Henry Ii. Leeds Miner.
BY HENRY ID. MINER
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SSIGNEE'S SALE.
"A $1,000 worth OF Dry Goods and Fancy Goods
TIL tuesday, and FRIDAY, May and &
commencing at 10 O'Clock each day,
at the 32S Blocker street
Black Silks and fine Dress Goods Ladies Suits an
Undergarments fine Table Linens Napkins Quilt
Bhirtings and Sheetings, Musns and Linens Curiain
Lace, Gloves and Trimmings
Sold IN lots To sult private families
BY order OF
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A UCTIOM SALE. AUCTION SALE.
IA Over 400 lots handsome Household Furniture,
TINS (rbursday) morning, at lD1s O'Clock,
at the private residence 1913 West Twentyeighth street.
Sixth avenue.
j. KRAEMER, Auctioneer. Parlors--velvet Brussels
Carpets Pier and Mantel Mirrors magnificent rosewood
IA octave ionr round Panoore stool and Cover
elegant Paror suits covered with crimson satin, blue
Paintings, Curtains Clocks Bronzcs Vases, rosewood
and walnut Chamber suits Mattresses Bedding Mirrors
Turkish Chairs Lounges, Library and Dining FURNITURE
&C. sale positive. Goods packed and delivered for
purchasers by responsible men
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TOR NEW ORLEANS DIRECT.
II MERCHANrS STEAMSHIP LINE.
The steamship WESTERN METROPOLIS. from pier So
North River oot Of North Moore street, on saturday.
Frelghts received daily Through rates given to St
Louis, Vicksburg, Mobile, Galveston and Indianola-
For freight or passage having superior accommoda.
TONS apply FREDERIC BAKER, pier So North river
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$500. ~ RATES OF PASSAGE,
Il, oABiN, sS and $50, gold, according to accomm0da
ton Round trip tickets at low rates.
ndonderry London Bristol, Sardifs Belfast Hsyrcs
or Hamburg SD Prepaid ceriifcates $50 currency.
passengers are forwarded to Sweden, Norway, Den.
mark and Paris at reduced rates -
Dras issued at lowest rates
For cabin and general business apply the
Company's Office No. 10 Broadway.
steerage Offices IS Broadway pier Is North River
JOHN q. DALE. AGENT
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CTONINGTON LINE FOR BOSTON
- w The elegant steamers
Saturday
Friday, from pier 50 North River ats p NJ.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-06-24
The PrOhibitory Liquor Law.
Prom the Boston Gazetie.l

lfrOm tnc boston oAxcuc.I
We at length reached the hotel again.
and proposed glass Of brandy and
water. Ny friend looked at me and
then at the lanlor,l; and then the land
lord looked at my friend and then at me.
Perplexity ovcrspread the eountenances
Of both. "Such thing as a drop Of
liquor is not 10 be had in the place, !"
said the landlord.
Bought, you ncan," retorted my
friend.
"Bought. mean, was the answer.
Then both eyed me significantly.
Does anybody give IL away id
quired, greatly puzzled by the mystery
that appeared ON both Of their countcn-
ances.
Not exactly You see. the State
Constables would be after me in no
time IL l sold liquor" explained the
landlord. "Do you want some very
badly?"
could not explain how badly I
wanted II. and could only give vent TO
my feelings in sigh.
Without u word. the landlord dissp-
peared within the recessos Of a small
room behind the Office desk. and pres
entity came forth with two empty tum-
blers in his hand. These he placed
upon the desk.
{" But where is the liquor ?" I in
quired.
"The law forbids me TO sell IL, he
said, and dare not disobcy the law. II
you can find any here You are welcome
10 it," saying which he accidentally
turned back the breast Of his coat. The
neck Of a bottle peeped forth from the
inside pocket. He winked his eye at
me. and winked my eye at him, after
which l drew forth the bottle. He
family struggled with me to prevent the
daring robbery upon which was bent,
but proved inexo-ablc.
My private bottle is kept for medi-
cinal lpurposcs, andnOt for sale, he moan
ed. as he poured ont the liquor for my
self and tho worthy chairman Of the
Parish Committee.
''IIavc some water, gentlemen" he
added with alacrity.
We drank. and replaced the bottle
in the repository whence had taken 1t.
Then put dollar in his hands.
"what is this fors" he asked. rs he
deposited il in his waistcoai pocket, and
gave me half dollar in change.
''For bnshel Of oats, " answered.
"Kcep them till I send for them"
"Ah. sir" said the landlord, with an
air OF yirtuous indignation, "tho pro-
hibitocy law has done world Of good
In stopping the sale Of liquors. rs
n severe law on Us, but its good
one"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-06-24

Grant is "unloading" the Republican
wagon in such helier skelter fashion
as to endnger the integrity Of the tall
board.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-06-24

Mr.. +. W. Williams, a prominent
banker Of Charleston. ;. g., made
speech recently strongly urging young
business men To- ''bcware Of lawyers. ="
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-06-24

A coLoRkD man named Henry Sanders
was held to hail in Little Rock for steal.
ing house from the grounds OF the
penitentiary.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-06-24

BRooxs' men do not fight shoulder to
shoulder 80 much Us backs TO Baxter.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-06-24
LOOK AHEAD.

A pelican, nyine home one day ift u D.
With flae AT fsh from Oyster Ray.
Ror something tn rtill tie hurser's pan.
And who knew that a-h wss gesd for the brain,
Va he .lyly said, "why, friend, what's In you.
To carry h-h at full neck's lsngtht
L. that any way to eeonsaiixs stiengthf
I call u waste Of muscle and rinsw.
Just throw your head over your shoulder. 30
You dlstributc the weight over al your frans,
You can carry . double load of game.
And thas. without tlring, home you gor'
The pelican did - hls hise friend bads,
But ssrisiAg eoayh hs eslns v wreck.
Anddowd hg - vith sfoksn nsek, -
And the crow bad royal dinner OF shad.
I wrote this hbie for three iitfis men.
whoso nance are Willie and Arthur and jack
And this 10 the moral clear and piAin:
When you run forward. don't lock back"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-06-24

Fifteen years ago a Washington gen.
tlcman scratched his name ON gold
dollar and sen, il on its travels. lie has
never seen il since.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-06-24
TRAVELLING lsD YaElGlnse.i
VIRGINIA AND TRUCkEE
RAILROAD.
sasnlLsl47a

OS AND AFTER ocroBRR q ins,
, 1874-05-10

| could be swung sideways from each car. The
rope would hang along tho train to tho next
station. There tho Withdrawal Of the clamps
and the application OF brakes would bring it to q
atand-stilL This method would secure 3 more
even motion, and would dispense With the heavy
locomotives otherwise necessary. Both these
facts would diminish the jar Tho Indirect 3D.
vantages would be the absence Of steam and
smoke, and the possibility Of making tbs tunnel
lower than it would have to be in order to per-
nit tho passage OF locomotive depth OF
1lins OF ten feet would be sufficient This would
shifting soil The city's sewage system seems
at first an insaperable obstacle. Our sawers
have to rise steadily from the water in order to
get sufficient slope. 1t Western avenue they
are very near the surface, The proposed sub
sidewalk roadway would cut OF au the
connections Of houses with the main sewer
Of tho street. Even In the heart
Of tue city tue sowers are not deep
enough to be below the level Of such = road
bed, much 1esa at tho outskirts. The difficulty
can be met thus: 4 sewer must be built On the
inside OF the tunnel half ; rnile or mile long.
AL the houses in that distance would drain into
this. At its end al U-shaped pipe, passing
under the tunnel, would connect it with the
main sewer. cssspool on the inner curve Of
the would catch the solid matter too heavy to
be forced up the other side. This cesspool could
be easily cleaned, at regular intervals. 4 series
OF such side-Bewers would drain the whols street.
3Ir. Echofeld's plan strikes Us as tho best Of
ali the underground schemes, it the engineer
ing art can overcome the obstacles. Tho space
his railway would occupy ia Of Ittle value.
Where It is used at all it holds only coa1~vau1ts,
water closets, etc. The streets would have to be
torn up only at the crossings. Tho Company, in
return for tho right Of coudemning the needed
land, might justly be required to strengthen
the foundatoo-walls on one side and the curb
wall on the other, and to lay stone-sidewa1ks for
the roof Of its tunnel It would thus benefit
property in mora wayB than one. Men who
ought to know believe that the main objections
urged against the scheme ara not sufficiently
wejg6ty to counterba1aDce the arguments in its
favor. Some OF them can be- overcome. The
others can be borne. It seems, as We have said,
the best OF the underground plsns. and is Ger
talnly worthy the mature consideration OF civil
engineers in connection with tbs p1oblem OF
intramural transit.
, 1874-05-10

tisements to equal the New York Herald. Bu:,
relatively to the population OF the c1t7. InE
TRIBUNE is already the greatest advertising
medium in the world. Thus, while the Times
represents q city population of nearly three
and half millions, and the Herald Of million
aud halt, drawing as it does not only from
New York proper, but from Hobokon, Brooklyn,
Jersey City, and other large suburbs, the pop
ulation OF Chicago is less than half million.
From fair point OF comparison, therefore. the
advertising literature Of TIE CHICAGO Tribune
ia the most remarkable in the world.
, 1874-05-10
LITERARY FRiE0LiTiE3.

AY PROF. WILLIAM 1ATHEWH.
l. history OF the nisdirected lsbors Ct tho h1.
man x4ce would form one Of the moa. curioa1
luminous, booka that could be compiled 1t
would show that, while utility has been sbkz2
spnr to human effort, difficulty and t14s love af
praise have furnished motives equally powerful
Not to speak OF tho pyramids. those raonnssns
Of masonry, which, though costing the hto7s o.
thousands for many years, serve only as no:a'
menta Of human folly; or Of huge walls stivtca~
ing along the length Of al Empire; OF Of IL
costly monuments reared TO perpetuAss the mea'
ory Of things which men should be anxious !"
forget, or OF the OCEANS of time wasted in ts'
prohuoss researches Of estro!ogy, magic, qase'
rature Of the circle, perpetual molten, etc: ~
ua gttnce for = few moments At so:as o1 tas
fruits Of similar folly in the literary "o:''.
Hera, after all, will be found the mott prcdee@'
waste Of time and Labor, Us tins far-stretc1aas
8ahRras OF uselees. and worse than useless
books that greet tho eye in eEeE1 bod!s'41
library will testify. There are authors "ho nav
written hundreds Of volumes, folio, quArto, soI
octsvo, full Of the veriest commonEl@ce ~
which now not only sleep quietly ard una.+
turbed on the shelves, but which respect 'o1 1'
huuan understanding conpcls us to bens''
could never have found evan yawning readefz
Perhaps theology may claim TO be tie A&s1-
at literature, for here aro faf-rcacsun$ "as'es ~
Great Deserts Of books, In which ons asc3.
travel for ages, could he get lease OF life i@
Movable forever" without finding s:og!s w.
dant spot to relieve the eye or cheat tia ps'o'-
journey. Ia one Of tho imznenso hnf1se7~
Continental Europe there is pointed c1: 70 -.
traveller one enriro side Of long hall 1aeo Nh.
nothing but treatises on certain my:
cal point in divinity, al ot "n'4
arc now but 30 much old lu'aps.'
neglected oveu By the antiduAzy. and IL oa,'
for the paAtry-cook or tina trunk-msxcs' -
space il hrnitless, and there ara large cl27a' y.
1t still untitled By intangible bodies 1T nay &c.
cruel to 9rudes these wnhags the room :nes
cupy. Yet one cannot but lament suea III ea1.
nous waste Of Labor, nor with tho utHos: s'se1@
OF charity can he refrain from bshe7ihs 49,
though Nstuza may have abhorred Faeea.
tho days of Ar1stotlo, har fee1inga .nurt ns'
greatly changed since mediocnsy has hiiea
NTH 10 z1e:chad apologies Tor sucas&n'
form.
Tho celebrated William Prynns, whose es
we're cut OF by Charles IL, vrote over ~" 49,
ueari9 al elepLaotins folios or bulky qA~E
not one Of which tho most fnvotarats 1:e'.-
rnouser ct Cur d1y srar peeps into. N tHo -.
Rsv. william DAvy, n obscure enrato 10 ps' ~,
eaiss, baxaa xdHax "syxtan Il Dsss13p'
, 1874-05-10

banished hsr from the Court. The s.ori.. x
subsequently, proved untrue, but not pnt,1 -.
girl had died OF broken heart. From th,t ,;,-.
the Countess ablured Ill love and respect ~, :,
Queen. She never appeared in Court or nm, 49,
public fete-da5, and alwa5s insisted th.t h..
murdered sister would be reyensea. The tt..x
ness Of her feeling isshoUn in the defiant treou ~,
made in her ri1f.
, 1874-05-10

The New York Herald, In an editorial Of May
Q, entitled "Two Journals and Two Citiea,"
compares tho number Of advertisements It pub
Gshed on April ~ with tha number published
by the London Times Of corresponding da.e.
Tho figures atani thus:
London 1tn<s l.e4c advertisements.
New York H1GM, 1861 do.
On the 18th OF April TIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE
publshed 2, $50 separate advertisements. Lew
the age Of tbs Journals out Of tho question,
TIE CHICAGO Tp1nu1E 1sads tho London Timer
7oo sdrsftisanaqls, md xsats oaly d1t Adrs1-
, 1874-05-10

Within the last three weeks there have oc-
cured two advances in tho wholesale price Of
beef, mutton, and veal, aud tho retail prices Of
these articles have also been advanced beyond
all precedent. The prices OF beef on the hoof
at the Stock-Yards have had an average rise
within the last thirty days OF from three fourths
Of cent to cent per pound. This is the
total rise OF the price OF beef on the hoof. The
price Of the beet sold to Chicago butch
ers has advanced from $3.50 to $4.25 and
SA0o to @4.75 per 100 pounds, while
the retail prices OF baef have advanced IN ayar-
age Of to cents per pound This il Id out
rage upon the public, and has no warrant in JUS
lice. The rise in the retail price Of beef Is the
result Of mere combination to keep up prices,
and force from the public 2 or cents pound
extra for all the beef they consume.
In the case Of mutton thero hos been greater
advance in the Wholesale cost than in beef The
butchers' mutton, Which sold in the ya1da at
$3.50 to 81 per hundred, has advauced to
81 and $3.50, while the retail price has advanced
from shilling to IS and 20 oents pound In
this case, too the advance in the retail prices Of
mutton has been ont OF MI proportion with that
in the wholesale prices.
In this matter ne do not suppose the respon-
Bibility attaches 60 much to the retail butchers.
They are themselves victims. With oompa1a-
lively few exceptions, the retail butchers Of
Chicago do not do their own slaughtering.
They purchase Of the wholesale dealars
in dressed beef. 1his last business
has now become enormous. These men
purchase the cattle, slaughter them, and
sell the meat to the retail dealcrs- We have
no doubt that they can in this way furnish the
retailers with beef cheaper thsn the latter could
supply themselves directly; but nevertheless,
it places the whole business ia the bands OF u
small body Of men, rho At any moment, by CON-
binntion, eau levy ta1 Of !, 3, or cents q
pound on all the meat purchased in The city.
With beef selling on tho hoof at $3.50 Z
hundred, there is no reason Why the retail price
Of the choicest cuts should exceed Is cents, nor
At an average Of q ahilling q pound,
An advance Of this tind in en article
OF food OF such necessity IS beef is severe az
tortion upon the community. We do not know
that thero ia any redress savo that Of not buying
the beef until the prices fall. There ia no
scarcity OF beet, nor is the quality at beef depre-
ciated The really fine cattle which are sold At
the Chicago stock-Yards are never bought tor
the city trade, except to = limited extent, BY
few butchers Who do their own Strengthening.
The cattle sold here for city consumption aze OF
q class known to every herdsmau and
stock-rniser from here to the Bio G1ande.
Whenever there Ia COW that is
not cl.ssab1e under any Of the heads Known to
the trade, the animal Is designated ~ "Chicago
butcher stock," and Is forwarded TO Chicago.
While tho frst-c1asa beeres paas through here
BY the thousands for other markets tbs u Chica-
so butcher stock" stops here, is purchased,
and retailed to ths general public
It pxtsts utdah would wei oompsnsa.s fat th4