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, 1874-02-10


NEW YonK, Fob. 9.-0oTToN-Dull mi1dling up-
land, lGo futures closed steady; aaics ,y00 bales
% 1S sss: sy March, q 5asi' ess 5uns
ID iaL32@17c
rly he1d ssss,p:s zs2 T. 12oeo
ssSa Ws WSsas 6Si Sie
e sns. hss as %s.ss Rss hsss as'n t.
srooK OF CHAIN IN HTonE IN NEW YORK FED. =.
At.-ss.,, j, ~ ~; Inn
o,SUo1
Uaa. sa1uu uUu
itye nn"
nar!ey a,oSo
Alnlt. l4unu
Whit IN moderate supy and ahao higher re-,
cepts, 3d. 600 bu; No. chicago snr,ng, sl.5
do milwaukee,, $l.ss@1. 60 Iowa and ainnoaota tis4
xhs sri 5ns Mo corn oassse atsay
receipts, 900 bn mixed Western, asioat, SOC
s5o d. white a3aSy5o; cla MIXED Western, aaoat,
oo9o2c white. oa@ @o3e.
Hay AND HopB-Unclnngea. -.
a agar % asea M9lsssa a
TuArEAT1Ns-Qutot at 6oGs6okc.
Eoos-Eirn at a1@s42,5c.
mess, $lo.6d@ll.0O; extra, $I2.60@Dlooo. Middlcs
43 sa? pss ssss s5s sss % s9ss f;ss; S
March; DNau3so for April.
UurTRn-Firnl Westuru, 25935o.
onxIsx-S'rm 1t 'iG;stiSj SfHsih11s
MEhp1i1s, Fey. -1ooTToN-Irregu1ar with light
Sss: ow orisf iaaaR R9ls Sss? ss?a sy S11ry 1s
l5S rose!nts, ssa' ba'0H Shipments, sb5s Dalss;
curnneal, market tare; Corn aud hrIn hold
IiAy-Dnll at $tA. .01Gs90.0O.
DnAA-Quiet ut auS III store. j..
PHoy1a1oss-p In far demand, but lowor !;
slor4ers oGasa+o; ;j1 sIdes oai.ts oaai!.ssase.
, 1874-02-10


Latest.
New YonK, Fob. o.-CuBton1s receipts, S2e0,-
600.
Treasury disbursements, a389,000.
Money very plentiful; closed at per cent;
Government bond dealers emit find employ
ment for NIL tho money offered thom.
Sterling dull at $4.89H for sixty days'; $4.801a
for slght.
Gold ranged ut 1119l@112h; closed at ia.
Carrying rates, 3]4@5.
Cloarings, s32, ,000,0o0.
Stato bonds quiet and steady.
Governmental strong. with tho highest prices
at the close.
Stocks active and atrong, with general up
ward movement, from 19@1a9. 4 reaction: OF
A@A occurred just before tho closo but the
market closed firm. The lending features wore
Northwestern common md preferred, Western
Union, Union Pacific Pacific Null, and Lake Shore
Tie Ba!ca between 10 and o'clock were 1874 900
shares, OF which 27,000 woro Western Union,
$4,000 Union Pacific, $1,000 Pacific Mail, 200
Ohios, $4,000 Wabash, $4,000 New York Contral,
10000 Lake Shore, 1900 Lackawanna. %, 600
Northwestern, 5000 Northwestern, preferred,
$500 Rock Island.
Sterling, 2484.
, 1874-02-10
COMMERCIAL.

MONDAY EVENING" Fob. g..
The following were tho recelpts aud shipments
Of tho leading articles Of produce tn Chicago
during the paBt fosty-oght hours, and for the
corresponding date ono year ago:
, 1874-02-10

which ehaSse ps follows o l tie shinses. III % "A
n.I. Thlekna*sFvs shingles to bo two inches in thick
Hsnghs.TNte%9n N% lnses; sooRro n,,o re
taina ito firm tono uldor FUR mud Increasing do
maud aud moderate atocks, Following ate tho prices
current:
% d. roSos os14 TO-
pIa T1N-Iarge, $50: small 3oc; bar; 4oe ,o,>n,
Gu. DO. IL. ~ '>.e' '~'' N''' a. s't'' M '
SHEET zlNo-fuli caakss lo3Sc; Aaaf casks loHc;
SHEET 1nos-No: It ratea; Rusaia tron, g. ..
and 70, 22o de Il Land md 12 aie; aq Nc. e. aained' o
' aaIvAS1zap % inos-No. ioa26 IL; No. 21@2a, 1sc;
d. 2oaso lto; NO u LOG: s 70; ~ ~ 1oo' o'aeoune
of 70 se9 y mes 5ettoa o s IA u.s.
49o; timed "copper" aoe; plan'shea "copper" 4'o; oo
W1nE-Nog to q &c; 7to >, l9c; 10 to II, 1lc; ~;
llHe; 13 and ~ 1SIo l5 aha ~. !4c; ~, loo'
IT, lGc; " Wo ~ .oc tnl, p1a,o nM ~ pes cehs "is'
MWsro ssnSe r'' petya y au i'm. Wa ouoto %
@Goa pe5 keg, 1.' IT ~ hot 7 an. S!1v 5 10 to ~
a. ana 81 60, soo; aa ao' 1910 ~ ao' Apo' s's''
NAVAL sTohEs-Met 3, Win a. moderat" inquiry:
ta.rsa u AZ. y g ri sa!e "a e. s9@0Se'o
ptsh 9G ss 1 acstxa w nrces
moro at a6Ne: rofoHsng & arc ,,r to
pricea current Cnrnoh, Lag; GSlfa "tcs !a1u. a.
Sic; NO. ], 18o; NO. 10G2I5c hnseou faw $a.o3
do boiled, Sl.us Whale, Sue4s.o Hpcf1nt Sas!ugs'1
ncata-foot oil, strictly pure. s!.4o 10 e1tfa, 9oo 20
No. !, 76c; bank on, t0e stralts, aoc e!epAant Oh
05o; turpentino QUO 1aphtha u gravity. lo' haph-
thu. common. 1Ac. ,-,,,..,,
Pig IRoN--1tomans firm ut fair and Increasing de-
mand at the Annexea quotanona: seotcn taGeordg 10
brund}. $40.0o@oooo; Maasaon. $43oo Tuscara~aa,
f4300 Lake Superior No: xi6.00 40 NO. =, Sz3.oo;
10 No. ], s4s,o0 do No. ], 5000; DO NJ. g s520o;
Missouri charcoal goal xas M'ssoasl' ssone eoa'
S42. Chieago seono coal $42.Oo. ,,. ..,.,,. =.
p0TAIoES-I9e supply i8 Very Aght' especiaay VI
choice lots, and the MARKET aa Arm III cohseluenco
pces for car lots ruling higher Tho receipts are very
small. Following aEe tho prlcca current PeaoAoioWA
from store at y ~ ner ~ aa1ly Aoae' *1eo per
brl. Gnr-lotA " $l..u8 ueiiVorc1..
rricea. Tho offerings were nos nut amps 10 mees
the requirements Of tho trade No quote turkeys.
choice dressed, 1oH@1lHo; 20 fur v(910c; chHk-
Gus, choics mud oxtra, &}a54375; common 70 iair,
Saboa3Ni duc3H' S37oe94.oo geeso' $o.oosso.oo; oo
live, $3op. ,,
eE1soSw11Aosnf ~ W. ~ ~. t, an
eaRlcr, aeing at fof poor 20 prime: eno!co
Was quoted " eo.Jv' Ton q" ~ ~ ~ S M
garan quotablo At o5(9ioo inlHes " oHSoac lux W
$1,95@9.U5. SRlea include 1G1 bAga anu car prime
timothy y pags anu ~ "a S1 ~ so1 M & W. ioo ~
$3.50: bags mamlnoth ut 32oo W baes gooo do "
$5.70.
sAtT-Waa modernteay AGslvs ana % s.eaay ~ o.! .no
, 1874-02-10
nm GiY,Tk

I'll 94t DO W 1fA ot11 |
sHEEp-Tho supply Of sheep on sale today was
comparatively light, the fresh receipts amounting to
loas than $780, whllo but little stock left from
Inst week, but tho quality poor, and buyers did not
seem inclined to invest except at something Of re-
duction from former quotations. We quote good to
choice at 59096.75, aud poor to medium at 1918
@4.75. -
NEW YORK, Fob. 9.-DEEvIs-Freeh 2. offerings, $3.50,
making 9010 for the wco, against Ito for last wcek
The Innrket opened moderately active at Rhao ensicr
prices, but closed dill and dropping, with number Of
car-loads unsofd. Tho latest transaction was at q
decline Of about Nc. Poorest to best native steers and
oxen RANGED at 8ho TO 13o cut1nou to good Texans,
q9 s eus e t1 ss ssF sGsa
for bceEes to ST. or cnr. This had something to do
with the weakening Of tho market.
SnEgr-ArrirnB yesterday and to-t1ayt 1900, making
8100 for tho week. against TO- 500 last week. The DO
nanl was fnr forfas aheop and very hne lots sold ut
gond figures, but generally tho market WIS weakor,
aud prices fell Off about NC. The range was GS84c.
Sw1AE-leceipts for two days. II 800 total for the
week. IT, 70o ugai.Bt rs $50 for last week. The mar
kct wins dull and woak at G904o for live !; 7@8c for
city dressed: 7@7Nc for Western.
EAST IIBE1tTY.
EAsr LIDnRTr, Pa, Feb. 9.-oATrIE-Afrivals In
SsoUG563o; coInon, $l.oo@4.75 aud stoekers, S3.26
Hoos-Arriyals, including Saturday and Sunday. %
cars best Philadelphia. $6.oo@e.6o; Workers. $500
BnEcr-Arrivals, including Saturday and Sunday,
1'N''' PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 0.-CArrLE-Hed firmly.
sulcB 5000 Extra State aud Western steors At $7.6o@
800 FUR to good sG.DU@7.00 consnon 4.00@5.6o.
GuEEI-Fatr demand salcH 1000 at $700@7 30.
uo0s-Ffrnlly held ; sales 5000 at 50. o.25@o.b0.
, 1874-02-10
TIE LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

W MONDAY EVENING, Feb. 0,
OATTLE--Naceved snco Saturday, 1870. There
was decidedly frner feeling IN the market to-day,
aut, for anything that would answor for Shipment
East thore we're bhyera at loa6o advance. rhta IT,
vorablo ehauge was brought about, tn part, by the
greatly diminished supply and partly 'hg the
, 1874-02-10

NEW Yont, Feb. 0.-DusinssH was rather moro
active with commission houses to-day, but tic job
binH trade romalus dull. Cotton goods lii uoler
ate request at steady prices standard and wide
frou lirst hanls: Warrington spring prtnts sellig
freely 1o3u Catleton aliirnga reduced to Dc do
mestio mud foreign drcsafabrlcs improving: woolens
auIet.
, 1874-02-10


Since tho opening OF the railways from Russia
tho grain traao Of Konigsburg Inns beon rapidly
increased. The exports from Konigsburg dur
ing 1878 comprised 81, 900 wispols Of wheat, 140,-
600 wiBpols OF rye, 10000 wispels Of barley,
$4,000 wispels of onts 900 wiBpels Of oil seolH
mud $4,000 wispela Of poas, beams, and taroB
The grain movement from lussa to Germany
by rail is large, WITH 4 good prospect Of being
continued.
Advicos from Odessa, urdor date of Jan.
u, 1874, report worry little alteration in wheat
during tho three weeks eutled at TINT
date. Prices closed lirmor in consequence Of
moro favorable reports from abroal aud tho
limited spot supply. Tho tlcl.verios from inland
were very small, and the larger portion Of tho
grain arriving being mostly in bad condition il
Immediately shipped. thereby preventing M i'll
incroasa Of stocks. Tue inland reports complain
Of q total abBenco Of nnow.
Adyices from Adelaide, South Australia state
TINT tho farmers wore engagel III tho whoat hhr.
vest In many diHtriots, with prospects Of bettor
wheat harvest than hud been expected. Eati-
mated yield 8N to bushels por acre, or an osti-
mated surplus for export OF 125.0O0 to 100000
toms Of whoat.
Foreign exports Of broadBtuffa from tic
United BtatoH to tho United Kingdom OF Grcat
Britain aud lroland, and to the Continent, from
Sept, J.:
, 1874-02-10


trliling Variance, olthor as regards nj, avorngo
Or nn ovor average, whcn compared with ls79
In 1878 tl,an In tB72
1875,
2ss,,ss e.; f;'S sS' i Il ss
ss s:s% s sssns Of ,Ssa crops y in 1s 5s' unss
o.ss s.s,,ns esa ns,'<y. 19t' 9 nenss. = r*as
AT; $;;;;ii; i; i i i;
3 II; gs viii s ss; ; r saa Sns 1ss ss
bsou ~ follows:
s,.s''t;@ Ti59;. katsi; 1~;ls''-'i Flour, R1:ai,
Import. 5 assss, g, ao 9;tsssss
Nst . sogpy ,!eae2e. 2ea''sa l0ssss
"'''' ' " 7'"' '''" 'ls79.4. .1e72.s
Imports foreign, 4X Months. ~. 4,<lo555 so1o,702
Homo deliveries, eatlmasod, Sept. M, ~, -, ia,
sssi ss :appy Il nS;s:: ss sas5sst s5ssssa
Annual consumption q. ~, 100000 a2ooo,ooo
Reain to bo supplied in TX noH ,27et51 1a?oo.77o
matod compare NJ follows:
1873. 1872.
B:'';s;;s ;;ssS a,s $'tt L. jan ssss2 ;ss
ncmalp to DO doliya In 7ss rpos. so17,1oo 5o4o6os
Total to he supplied in 7; .1327o5s1 1a7do77d
Remain to bo supplied from inl- -
OF passaSe, IN transit. jan IT, is7sess 'esass
To,bo shipped IN 7s4 month"; from
foreign countries. 6,as1a1a b,719e5s
E1aal In BUSHELS. ..el,03o,e2t A5,7cssGA
Tho imports into tho United Kingdom from
Of flour and q, $50 583 owts Of whoat which aro
equal to C,82t ,849 qra Of whoat Of which 1,406,-
25o qrs wore in trauet, leaving g. 415 800 qra for
shipment 5ro from foreign countries Jan. IL to
Tho 1nrge supply OF potatoes in 1873, In con-
nection With larger root, oat, barley and bean
crops, and tho l{ghor prices Of wheat this aaa-
Son as compared with last may diminish tho rc-
from imports million qr Which
1874.
GAIL noAnD.
Provisions were rathor quiet In the afternoon,
exconting lard, which was in fair domand. Tho
the month, s1A.s5@14.a5;.. soller March, sl4.4o
@14.471l; soller April, s14.G5@14.75. Lard,
cash or sollor tho month, S8.S5@89o; nellor
March, sSo5@9.o0; seller April. e9.12I I@o:15:
@7.76; seller March offered ut $7.8714; sollor
April, 57.9o@s.12>14; short ribs cash Or seller
the month, offered at $3.50; seller March, s7.G5
@775; seller April, 87.75@s:0o; !; shoulders, cash
April, 515@Go. salos wero: $50 brls mess pork
soller April at s147O; 1850 tcs lard seller Ainrch
at $500; $50 tcs do at s8.0711; 1000 tca seller
April at So.1211; 1,750 tea do at $015.
LATEST.
Wheat WAS fairly aotiyo In tho afternoon and
stronger, solling at 31.23S{@1.24 seller March,
closing ut tho outside, sollor April at st.2G9S@
1.2011S, seller the month at 81.229a bid. Corn
selling At 57S@5so sollor March, closing At tho1
outside. Also at G3l{c seller May.
, 1874-02-10

moro favorable tone Of toegrama from somo Of the
Eastorn markets hut tho principal cause of tho hi.
vace ls found In tho fact tiat t6rc was 6fd reduo
tan IN tho rates NJ tfght between horo md Now York,
growing out Ut tho ngbt between tho Nov York Cell
t1al and tho pcnnayiyanin Oontrn Tbs several roas
leading eastward from Ghfongo woro tolay receiving
catn ut $50 per car, which Ia reduction Of $780, thu
ntd rates having been $i1o rha ftdnrea rates had
tle effect 70 stimulate operatsona OH tho 1art
vantage Of having to pay tho fnll tariff, wliIo
It rosultca In yirtnat suspension OF operations
by tic fow who On account Of tho liboral "lraw4
bucks received, havc heretofore beon oablod 10
uorolizo tho shipping trado. BlpperH woro On nn
cqal footing toay-so far At 1cast ns tho rates Of
freight wero concornod-anl moro nctive compeli.
on was tho result, Sales 1nnIo ut for
common to extra shipping gradea; at 81 &c for
pour to good bu'clera' alocE, and e $3.254 90 for
common to good stock atcors. Tile market closed
firm.
Extra Deevcs-araded steers. averaging 400 .-
to 1.350 ibs.. ..................... A8.D0
Chotco Douves-Fine, fat. vol formed j year ;,
to year old steera, averaging 1,a5o to
1,4so s.oo95.4o
steors. averaging 1,2oo to 1850 III ..... 4.7s@too
aging .t5o to 1900 tta................ 4.2s@4so
Dutchors' gtock-Conlmon to fafr steors.
and good to oxtsa cowa, for city slaughter,
hvor0ginK $50 10 1.100 ibs. D25a4 90
Stock Gat{le-0omtnon cattle, III lecont
flcsh, averaging 7U0 to l,050 ........ 0004 90
Inferlor-LiRht and tlin COWS, 1eiforH,
stays, bulls, mid acaawaa stccrs.. 1.7s@2eo
Catt!e-Toxhs. cloice cor1t-fcd. 4.0054 80
Cattle-Tcxas, wntorcd NORTH. h............ I00Gya61
Untte--4o11s, through ufofCR. 1.T5Qa2.7a
, 1874-02-10

1879, tho aggregate Of uildcr-avorago returns
are noarly tho samo, wll!lo in 1879 thoro tB but
n trliling VARIANCE, olthor as regards an avorago
or MI oyor nvorago, when compared with 1879.
Barley, oatB, and boanH make boeter showing
in 1878 tlia,l In 1879.
Tho following is summary Of tho rcturna In
, 1874-02-10

Flour, brls...,..-..
Wheat, bu....,.....
CoEn, .;bu,.,..,,-..
oAts, bu........s..
, 1874-02-10
RAILROAD TIME TABLE
ARRIVAL and DEPARTURE OF TRAINS,

ExPtANATroN or REFERENCE MAnKs.-f satnrdays1
oeptea = Sunday c1cepted: Monday excepted. Ar.
rtva Sundny At 500 i. M DULY.
MICHIGAN CENTRAL 4 GREAT WESTERN RAILROADS
Deot, yeet Of Lek; IT., and yoo: q 1*1eutyseeond-t.
and It EaHuf-sf., 4j' AaitEor.
, 1874-02-10

CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE & ST. PAIL RAILWAY
Us3on Depo corner )atson and canalsts. 7itkst 0c'
ID South ctart. ordsitd Sherman Ho,se, anl Depoil
, 1874-08-26


A fow days sinco atl elderly gentleman, who
had got out Of business and considered that Ae
WIS too advanced III age to do hartl work, oon-
oiuded to start grocery stora. lie secured
stock of goods, and yesterday morning, wiiilo
preparing for opening the establishment, COLL
cudod TINT ho would tap the kogH Of beer lott
Oh tic previous day. 4 friend who was prenont
seoing Aim approach one Of tho kegs with mi
augcr, inquired what Ito was going to do, aud
learned that ho iatcndc1 to tap the beer"
The questioncr suggested that tho proper way
WAS to place tho faucet in position and
drive III tho cork which the roYonuo
stasnp covered, but tho old gentleman con-
cluied that his way rus tho best, mud
forthwith forced a hola through tte top Of the
key. OF courao sho bocr assembled like a fou..-
tain as ho Withdraw tho augnr, aud he onloavor-
cd to suupress it by putting laas hand oynr tho
huie, and, failing III this, Gy inserting his ti1l-
gor; as q laat rcaort lle sat down upou It, ea!l-
Ing loudly Tor aonlo ono 10 hand hlln n fnllcos,
but meanwhile the beer had forced its way
through his pants, climbed upward, and wa1,
oosing ont eVeEywhere-enevgl from his
waistpnnl, and oven at Ills shirt collar, and tho
bystanders were laughing i,ar;l shas they wcre
unuble TO do anything to reilevo him, oven If
they Ind tlureI to venture within tho area Of
beer spray. IL WAS not until every dr,n l,aa
loft the tg TINT tho old goutlenan selt warrant
cd In getting up.
, 1874-08-26

Dearborn and Morgan. Tho Indy did not oh.
hetve auyttlldg tintibsial lit tho abpsarahce Of
thoao who sat bositlo her, autl catlhos dosoriho
nliy Of tito pasadngera.
YastoHlay morhgs'b pnpsr 1noutloi.od tlio ar.
rpst ot E4wntti Il. Noulll oil whrfhnt' iAtned tty
Jdalleo uInsdnlo. charging Him with onbdzn1c-
mont, ant hB hoar,ng continued till tho nftor-
noon Nn4or 77Ovo bYil, Az O'CLOCK, tho .oaysc
that July. 1879, tho complainant, htr.
Trutlurfck Vlnar, Of Nuw Yur!1 City, con-
stttutod th0 aonuscd na lils agont In
Ch'faEo for tho aso ot ,iman ilais ,lndor tho fol-
lowing to.ns: Vilu,ar iynA 10 furnish tic stock
as q low Invoice to lluohl, wiso wae 10 boar n1t
oxponHes il tho business, and remit tilo livoico
prico to Vlttnar ut cortaih {icrioda. Tos d tive
everything went aloig Bwiin.ntng1y. Finally
1tooh, 1t lB clafmod, llsposaa. of stock to tllo
saliio OF eG,15S.5l, mid Inns n6vor ac-
counted to Vlmar for 1t, houoo tho otarges
Of oinooznlomont. NooIll'a etoro In located at
No. 10 State atreet. Judge pool,ttlo appears for
tho def6nset mud Jn6soh Il Anderson for tic
prosecution. To-day will decide tho guilt or in
npcenco o. tho prisoner. Mr. Yiinar has also
conlmpncod h civil action againHt 1sooll III tho
Superior Court for tile amount claimed, md yoa-
tertlny capias MN Eaue1 nul plaocd iii tic
liailds Of Deputy shorlir Sclnrlau, WHO arrested
lloc fato last evening, as he WIS leaving Jupt!co
lfinhflAlp'a otllcc.
, 1874-08-26
ufiIS COUItY'S,
Record OF Business TRANSACTED Xcs-
tUrllnrs

Record OF Business Trnnsactod' Xos-
tUrdllr.
UNITED STATES COURTS.
Ths Second National Dank OF Aurora began q
suit ngainat Samuel J. Jones, clanus a1,600.
HANKnupgcy lyEMk.
q. q. samons was appointed Assignee Of tho
ep.ae Of David &. White under d bond for
e5,0u0.
Tho case OF julius KirchoT was referred to
tAa Register for Gnal report, on the petition Of
I'D. Krcholr for u final discharge.
Alexander bradley WIS appointed Assguce OF
e. l.. Clemcnt.
auPEnIoH COURT IN nHIEF.
". ii. Derby commenced suit In assunp''t
nsai,,stJamas L. Tyler to rocoyer $25,ooo.
Barclay, voorl,is 4 Co. begun Aut against a.
G, aud d, F, Badger and ". W. 1lllton. claiming
Gaaso. Bhorwood'.s Co. sued r. h. Hoy for
Q1.Q00.
Ralarel ]. Walker fol. 81, 60u. T.. ,,,
II. L. bradford and Nathan Anthony brought
, 1874-08-26
A HISTORICAL IIOLD,.
Ects, pntlut,iy. Stntfsa Drst,..

4 correspondent" Of" lilo D,stdn Advertiser.
writes NJ follows: ut. waa my fortune willie
making trip recently III tho pleasant Town Of
pomItret 'isI Conn: to VISIT u eosnpany with jolly
Gei. Putnam, wItlon . young man, ia1730, at-
tackled and killed q alo wolf, wHdse slepseda.-
!io''B npon thd sheep. mud goats of tho noigh-
1o'hod1 ;had '1aipcd tho whoio county agaiass
pubHhod IN l7eS, has g,ton a vory minute. nc.
count Of this adventure, and in 'Ma description
"rhe aperturd OF tho den. on tile southeast of
very high ledge Of rocls, is about foot
asq's'ro; from, THENCE 1t deacanla obliqnolY Ii
feet, thcn running horlzontn!ly about 10 fees
mofe il deacends gradually IL feet toward lis
tonntnation. Tho sides Of this Bnbtorra1lean
caflty aro composed Of smooth aud ao!id rocks,
Which seem TO- havo beon d!rldoa from each
bottom aro also Of stone, and tho entrance In
winter being covered With Ice, IA osceedilely
slippery. It's il no pIaoo. high enoug1, tor
man to raise himaolf ulrright, nor In ady part
more than 8 feet III Width
~ was curious to investigate this historical
dsu for myself, allu,, though tho place was far
sresle ,n bad pto9asa mysef m II vth S1as stsns aaa
stick, about foot IL length, to fool my way
seo o. S we ots Is s9s roseed
e!. After worxing myself along on my elbows
with conodorabo di1foulsy. I at length reached
tho end OF tho cavo, and found mysotf ,An q
small chamber; very low indeed, hut SOMA wider
than tho ontrhnce to It. 80
'As Humphreys aaya, tue entrance is about q
teet square, but ns to thero being an pblflna:
desceat and IN ascent towards tho termination,
ho is utterly ut fault. As ! crawled ~ dd not
notico tho leaet depression Ia any part Of tho
way, and when reached the eud Of Tho ~oaye,
where !, found little moro room, 4 fow rays OF
light from tho entrance struck tho rocky wall
oppoalto, whcn could nos have taken plaoo ii
tic passago Ind not boon level. Furthermore,
tho passogo il entirely. straight from tho open
ing to the end, and not obliquo: whilo the'diB-
tance, which ! carefully measured, is not over 25
feet. .Humphroys' account makes it ovor 10
foot. / objected my retreat from this holo by
tho only posslble mothod,-tlat Of backlog out,
-aaa was thankful not to have encountered any
Of those reptiles (snnkos) which, according to
tradition, infest tho place.
Notwithstanding tho dramatic way In which
HunlplreyB tolls Ills atory, besides making tho
passago from which his hero was drawn out b.
his lo; |. crooked ono aud nearly double It's truo
longth still 'Old Puts achevnment Ia untitled
to tue adu,iration Of all boys of small or larger
growth"
, 1874-08-26

troM tho UnHton {0.> Jaar'0t.
On the night of the 1st Of August, Mrs. Mary
Hess, wifo Of David Hess, living at pottsdam,
Miami County, gavo BIRTH to twins, who as i
natural curiosity excel tho far- famed Siamose.
The ch,llron vera both males, fully developed,
their 'combiuod weight being 13.% pounds. Each
had separate circulation, aud tAey wore in all
RESPECTS two distinct paraons except tho union
betwocn them, which was about as follows:
, The distance from the baao Of tho Hsuil to the
point :of union was IL inches on oach side.
The length of tho union waB ~ inches, o1tond-
lug 10 tho lmbilious. ti,tre bong but ono for
hath. The nipples wore 2t4 innhoa apart, and
tic nrplu or tho left child was on its back. It
was inoaea from the joint Of The right shoul-
der Of tho right child to the left ahontdor Of tho
lott child. Tho circumference OF the unon waa
18 incltos, and tho autiro length ot the children
was 10 inches. Tho bond Of union betwaan tho
tTo was buny substance. -
Botl children wero born doad but before tho
intermont photographs Of them woro taken, aud
u Picture OF thom iii India ink Is on exhibition
at tho gallery Of tue Mesara. Trosizo, on East
Fifth street In this city. Mr.. Hoss, tho father;'
In II blacksmith, and tarEo Hima OF money wera
offered him fol Che bodies Of tho children, but
llo deGfined tlcii, and. after the burial, guard
.waa placed over tho grava to prevent them be-
ing btol6n away. IlloY wore afterwards Becrotly
removed aud buried In another placa un|euown
10 any person but tho parents. Tho mothor was
tl,rco dars In labor, and was attended, BY Drs
SIsorfoost and DobDs 6lo has bden up mud wol
for son1o timo.
, 1874-08-26

ni,. E1.n.., "...-
LUG oehevefs hee1ns TO 10 hold at tho
Hoanahh2a homo this Afternoon will consider
LUG se"oiI9 Oh aolo1ns IN Christ
Tho Board Of Manngera Of tho SoldiorB' Homo
will meet at tie Lo,,sc Of Dr. Iraajli. M. Goa
Wabasl, avonuo nj . o,c,oclt 1,rt10v f,a,,,on,,
,N>'o. "aso."''''
INC secora troo excursion for chtldton aud
families will tako place to-day at Highland laris,
The Goodrich steamer will lcayo i,cr f,oct al
Tust, utroot hr,,1ro NJ a j, =, wv" ''S
1'eset 4s'~0s eA| ~ "' 4''
1ho heY. y. IL. IyIor' OF Ithaca, N. T., former
pastor OF tho South Congregational Church, Mlao
has been supplying tho Plymouth Church during
tho present month. will meet his friends NJ tl,o
rou1onco - H. i, Ka1,o., A.. 30 ~, ~ s4.o
ava,.wa ~ ,ra.'.1..' ', ~ 11o a.. w1'lneR
avehue' On iha9eaaY evening, tho 18th inst.
Tho Invitation Is general and cordial to all.
Soyenty-fvo norsons ia t,,o avarn9o otton51,oo
NJ ,ho noord,v 5, ~ ,y1%'..,s
~, ~ A. osouuss ptA'u1 eo's' ~ w. Hnltso
e!l iea tue - meeting yosterday; the subject bong
Ino free TILT U: It: alcGulloch was an-
nounccd us tho leader for to-day.
Tho regular meeting of the Socioty of fho
Good Sanlarjtans will 10 held Mt tho rcsiaeuce nf
Mrs. Leonard, No, sos Fulton stroct Mt 4 oc,ock
this afternoon Alllaaies Who ara interestcd II,
the work arc invited to attond: ~N 80
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