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, 1874-01-13

sral'y tnro,1 ghout tho Woat, except in chtsag9.
woro unfl l;voraIio to holders, loneo !, =
eosssa osSa e e sfeasss seo%s rsss sns Of e
do do seller r' F"brasry, si4.7s9}4.s So; do sol!er
March, si525@l5ao DO s9eT 9s1,a Ara h sl0a9@
primo rr1S d. % %slisseplS @ o. Lard easi raoller
sgsS@S271S; de seiloF March, 9S q
s 9F ,al aph e saS saI ,s eFfsn Is avssases s @
Ioose' R,ose'0 at n'si Sso feF shoulders; 7l@7ySs
,ast ill., @Ss So fss for aose Ss ssaf
aroei, iy l moata 10 lowor than saltcd do. Meets
for february lo1tyery, 2(@2Ko higher, and for
MdGel nElGss Moss esG's bsss extra moss o.
sD.75@10.0o; boof hams, s29.oo@23.25. oity
tullow, GsGop6No; greaso quotnble nt 411@
Co. Balos wore reported Of $50 brlB moss
srellor rllot February, slao0 $50 Irls do At 1886
zoo iris do at 8t4.S0; 750 brls do at 14.75 1000
brls DO sollor N1arch, at s15+o5 , 600 brls do at
sl5o2 500 hpls de ssor Eaa T.. Aprl e. 4155o
February, Il s9.3o; 750tea do so.2715; 25o les do
at $025; 1,O0u tcs do, noller AInrcb, at 5000;
25o tca ao at ts Ses71 s ie5o tes do 1t $o95 goo
do, solior March. at G4o 20, ,006 lbs short ribs
at 4ssl; 900, ,ooo lbs Do sel!or March, at s1so;
100 060 lbs short cloar, seller February, Mt So 10
boxes long cloar at %, 600 lbs bellies Mt 8o
$4,000 lbs green hams 10 lbs) at o]]1c 1l0, 600
LIS do Co ths) at Do; $50 tca ewect ploklod do
(t61S tDs) at 10Ao; 81 tos do 10 hs) 1t 10c.
Flour was strong and quiot. Thofe was a fair
do,nand for export, but holdora generally mark.
cd up tho figures to correspond with tho nd
yanco IN wheat, md most buyers refused to fol-
low them III their mad caraor "--as one OF them
called 1t. Only fow took hold, md that most
ly Oh local account, as exporters took wheat in
l'refcrouce. whore they could got It. Rye flour
was 1irmcr; huckwheas worry dull, aud bran
strong. salos wore reported Of 100 hrs wl,ito
winter extras AZ $685. 100 brls do (Niagnolia) Ut
$9.25; 800 brla do qn private terms; 100 6rls
spring ostraa Mimi at eG.75: 100 hrls do (yau-
pnca) and 100 btls do ut 1925: 100 brla do at
$3.50; 100 brlB do Qow) at $5.25; O75 brls do on
private terms; las brls rye Mt sl.5O. Total,
21o0 brls. Also 10 tonR bran at $3.50 on truck.
The market closed ut tho following range Of
, 1874-01-13
REAL ESTATE.

The following Instruments were flad for
record on Monday, Jan. ~;
CITY PROPERTY.
The nrsu,ites No. DOG alirhtgan Nv, dated Dec. 20,
1875 consideration $4,000, ]. .. spalllng to Eva
Singer.
Thrty.fth at, of Laurol, T. 2sxl25 It, dated Jai.
IL; consideration, $3.50. ......-......
hfowry st. hot TAirty-nrst and Thirty.hEh ats 81
acres, dated jan. 3; consideration, $4,000.
Western av, 46 It Of Twcntys1th 1t, Ell lsx1lo It,
dated Doc, II, 1878; consideration, $500.
Walnut 1t, 500 It Of 1.obey, T. 2oxl1o IT, dated
Jan. g; consideration, "A, ,et0. -.-.
Burlng s., 500 It Of SOPHIA, I, 2a}fxl2a IT, dat0d
March 70. 1879 confederation. 1850.
, 1874-01-13

E1DEs-wore In fur requeat md ecaas.
Wo con.inuo to quote: oreon city batchorst,
elred s@ou: green ealf, l3a; green KIP, LOO; graeu
froze 10; dry eatf 2uo dry kip, l7c; ry sal.e 14@
scored, cut or otherwlno damnget, two-thirds prico
branded, 10 per cert o. siicer rclts wool eamatod
a. wastcd, per ID. 40GD42c.
llOrs-Tho n,arkot a very dull, but t!cro nro inli.
cations Of better tralo. Stocks In the hands Of
broworB getting low, and II is thought that they
Common to primo Western, 25ayso: New York Htatc,
4uo uavariHn, 4Oc
1NON AND ATEEL-Tho do,nanl continues to i'm.
provo and tile market ia all the while working nrmor.
, 1874-01-13
MONEY AND COMMERCE.
MONETARY.

urv,,v rvrx,,,o 5on. ~
Tim ;,ono.n7 for ,,,onov IN I,,ia m.rkct rrowa
moro octivo ma tim proculation in oraln mud pro.
v}alona ,,croauou IA nr,ccs riso il ta1tcn mora
,nonov In cnrrv t},o atocln IN a,ore, and moat of
Tho bonka hcrin 10 aay lint nouoy il getting
scaroo.
Thoro ia mn activo n,ovonpont Of ourroucy from,
this CITY, botA 10 Now York aud to tho country.
Tho aood pricos now being obtained for wheat
NJ uuss W ae.'vo M""...s - "s Inw ana
VI soathorn M1nnesota ana Hoftncln Ao"", "pa
banks In thuBo sections nro ordering largo
,,nol,ntH of currency to pay for It.
New York exchange was In tlenand to-day at
m, ~ ~ Nv 81 mn '
we 20 100 per s1,oou. A., IN
The National Banks received today tho oll!-
:ial call for published statonont OF tlior coll
ditIou at tho oloso of business On Doc 20.
min ANN onuurNoy.
49, oo -, ...l -
4ne eo'te1'"eso " Wv so'15' ~ a'a'o A.ps ~
Tho advance III the prico OF GOLD to-day. WAS ge'-
erally do ubtcd. There @as, however, an I'D
vAuco. thougI ut tho close 1t fell bnck to about
Mn rloainr nr,ca of Saturday. Mr. Ket1oy'a
- se,,stt. la,,5 !, .ra o,,-.o,.v.irnat,or sc,on,o
ei"atio uon" w" e"'1on a' ,'',.,' s~ s'...
introduced tn tho houHo to-day, doubtless 1ufn-
nislcd tic gold spcculators an opportunity for
seuaation. Kclloya resolution contained two
More's sa"a ~ .s.o c",o"a -, fo,.aa -, noo.or nf
eeeaao u 'a4cs' oeeo'.'' ~ i"'os " 1"4sen ~
the currency ~ cahe tne doVernmaut nno7 i's
revenue unequal to ita current expenditures. As
10 tho first proposition It WIS entirely aupor1Il-
,.,,r ~, u /. vii r,1,rs+ooa +hol 4,,n Wora cul
pus' as =. 40 wv ,,s,, su ~, ;',Io,,,,o
Meaus coluinAttco uafo ute4nAeneo ~ u.lo.s'o
OF inoroaHing taxation. Iho voto OF LOO Ill iavos
Of s,spen ding the rules In order to voto on tue
conaiI.rod " e;ontf,cont ~ tho non,urlty
Ss1e'noteA I,h"'iSs 1H ~ ~ EEsr,tt..s
, 1874-01-13

| transferred.
| which chGrgo foows tbs shingles.
Thickncss-Fiso shingles to bo two ineheR ia thick
{ Lcngtl-si1tccn inches.
D!ack Walnut = co,tntu... slooou@15oco; clear,
seGUe9ssuE y ~ atu eonon xaa 7'oosooO eu' s2ooo@
'ssS SSa Sss common
sT sal1ps ss@e
| Gull, $s.CUeel6.u0. 80.
H[siory "a e. s;cs s2ssas0oo; common, s2oooe
Maple--oloar, 81. 3.oua5a5oo; common. fla.oo@2,oo; ;
Tatternat-cioas, sa5.oo@eo.oo; common, s2o.oo@
| 5000.
oSsrryMo,ss7 n y t,s ssSos'ooo; common, slso'@
Whitowood-olear, $50. .oo@4o.oo; common, s2ooo@
| 800 !; Gull, sl0ov@l6.oo
,Sas WGn eess ssc s3Sso 11ss e. pss Sosr%s It,
Florida red cedar, $50 per r mahogany, S0tSAvc;
fSatfs; s a. S SosS Sokoesss xs Ss ~ g.
ginning 10 come forward With more freedom aud the
| market IS quotablo Arm at the annexed range:
ssa d. eoona iSa ss' e. it,: Is
plo TIN Large, 400; smal 41c; bar, 40.
LEAp-pg, s94c; har, luc; Pipe, full coils, 1o}5o;
s,tsE1 x'so1rel , ssass; 1oHo half eaass 1oe;
snEEF i 81 iaoS3NS: Il M IS rates; Raasa Iron. g. ?.
GALVANIZED 1nos-No. 1t6a26 12o; No. 21Gaa, 13c;
40, 25aau. l4e; No ~ 15o; NJ y, 1oc. discount
|
coPrEn-copres bottoms, SIC; hraziers, over IL lbs,
IL; timed copper, see; patIshcd COPPER. 4le; do.
W1nR-Nos; to 90; to ., 1oc; 10 to H. lie: u.
IL lee ~ 1oo; % go tl bando, 30 per cent dis
NA1Ls-rhe demand contlnie, to improve. No
change is noted in sates. but the upward sneney
so nsS 81 o ss ii ind q a. - 81 49,
$5.7o 81 do.ano, s7.25; cnnch, sos71-l?I5c oil for
NAVAL STORES Trade is Light and chief
y for small @ ioss. Quotations arc continued ~
Sarllne, j, 2oasss; tnrred rope, = i, iSslss
ss!g t% y! sa.s ss5s s*'''s's0; PITCH 'r *'''s'''
o1Ls-rho general foaturca Of tho oil market wero
noed on Friday laat Is firmly ndhcrcd to, holders
s,ntcipa.s further onward movement Taspentiuo
hon, l4K@15e; s1tra winter lara soas3c; No. j, Is
stsictIy . pure. s1.io '; 10 ostTs. ooo DO So.
Rsa'as sos III mapaha, @ Is asssy IT; napaths'
rUrAToEs-werei in good local demand, aud there
| waB also Inquiry for shipment, The rec0ips
we're trine arser peachhows are quoted M vt s!o
POULTRY AND aAa1E-Ths offerings Of poor and
frozen stock wero ye1y larse, and . considerable
and gale wus III light loea request. yeniHon Ia very
plenty md SLOW. Ieow thu prices currons: clckens
s aasss ssssis to stsse sss asssa: o
4ta7c; prairie ehiskeny, s:oods2a5 quail, soo;
:s.sEEps-rho market was rather quiet but steaaier,
aud full prices we're ebtalnsl rit'othy sold sa.75ft
900; clover ut $5.?5 for PRIME. Hungarian WAS lcIl
firmly Mt Soc. We note sales Of 3u0 hugs prime mo
/ bapa II tttna ~
, 1874-01-13
,Ehc Prod tlce Markets..

NEW YORK.
New YonK Jan. 12.-CurIoN-Oloscl quiet, but
'Hass 3 aass higher cosoa quiet
Wsa Wssera aud
s4tra extra oa'o St Lonis
and oyer receipts. i5!,SS5 II Nq: ohs,Ee ;i:sa@s
spring, sl.57@i.c5 No. MilwauEeo, sltl@i.cs; %
1sag9 os s pyne naorn ~n'sr 5 ane Ta eo s9
quiet aud arm. oorn IN iii de,nand, and higher;
neee'pta aogo bn old mixed eaor IT. IN sS soFs 99G
nrls,er; receipts, as1o hu mixed WESTERN C5c960c;
white. G51@b0c, Total stock Of grain in warehouse
Jan. 10: w..
0oth, ou.'.. d'out
Uas' e!yGut
tar!ey, pn.......... 4o9,uul
Mali, bu.'. 52,oo9
III Whi1sxr.Auiiso and fr,ner 1t fi.Gi. 'S''
HAY Aap Hopa-Unuhanged. ....
27,Sr; stock ~ store s20 bags. Sugar, moasses, and
rice unchanged. -.
Eaas-Dn!l; Western, 2D@a7c.
Inosisoss-port armer now mess, slc75;
prin.e mess, slb25. BEEF aud cut meats unchanged
kilales trner; long clear stic; short clear, s3.e
SPOT 6;Se sfareh. Lard Armer; eAo spot; $50
BUTTER AND CuEEaE-Unchunged.
ST, LOUIS.
Br. Loula, jan. la.-1lsnEADaTuFFs- q,.tot
and unchanged. WHEAT excited aud higher, hut irrcgu
r spr ;25a for S.asf a.,,t ssf sna
er; No. . o7c on truck; white mixcd 5vo track and
elevator. Oats actlyo md higler No. 2, 44@l5o In
elevator. Darley-No.a ., sl.3s9l.A5. Isye nrm No
W1l1sKY-Ifrm ut 97o.
,a ' sn r sn small - saea . bk M neat.
ss, seF % n,a}s Ss mora sors ngs rm 1ES
H. TIC; clear, 73tc. HUNS, 8Ho. Lard nominal N
=, i5oasassoa%y s s %s,;n,! ,se?in.g 7o@4eo; paoAns
oArr1E--Qslet; fur % good Texans, s3oo9s.7s;
fair to choice natiS's' 81 x!ST .25Sa5;35. Sb3
TOLEDO, uun 1a-nunan uvi ansrvrrs-r]our in eooa de-
bash, *i.ss; No. 9do, s1so; amber michigan. slso,
see so sSsi ss fa sre. 's dsa Ss sad
higher; high mixed, 671dc cash 081so February;
ST. Il III as dsaad aa s III aSss sEa
NJ. ., liz. "'' 0''>' ''"s0'
GLOVER snep-s325:
g., nEcE.r1sFuar Go 1870 bFis; wheat 1900 bn; corn,
' ararses.ta sn ea. 3se sso 10 ors wnea 5000 pu cosn
5000 'a 0@'"' ''''e 81 psrnorr,
i& AMBER $3.50 oorl' steady; old, dao now, co.
OFT. il e9sd , ds,p4st' VI Y at 4o'9c.
n0us-prs'ssa' ss,sei atts,pl11s.
MEurli1s Jan. 12.-lsnxApsrurrs-Flour quiet aud
easlsr, u 19S72c. Oats In good desn.a, at Soc. Arau
hel1 nN nt Nhii. M,1}t at s,4 oomaa an
Tnoylslosa-Lard easier, at e@loo.. Bulk meat4
quiet ''"u'r'' 'tf StSoISss4t s|ss III s' ''eA' se'
s73@si:So. Wneat quiet It silsele5. cora III assa {.
at ssSsuse: oats M gnls! s.,s md III unchanged.
quilt; atenm, 8Lc; kettle, %. Bulk mqats 6rtn;
, 1874-01-13
COMMERCIAL.

MONDAY EVENING, JIM. IL.
Tho following wore the rocoiptB aud shlI'lnonss
Of tho leading articles OF produce In Chicago
during the past forty-oight hours, aud for tue
corresponding date ono your ago'
, 1874-01-13

unwngncsa OF aecra to lay Inst wors's pricre, and
tho refusal o! holders to nccept lower bids cauaed
mada tho ooroat showing Of any day since tl,s opcu-
lug o. e packing scason. Only the best grades wsro
s'labo at bsmrqays prices, willie tho comncnar aorts
at $5.oo 81 for n,adIum to choco Common g.adcs
l!QlulilAl Ut $i.hl.G4.1G,
, 1874-01-13

Tho foreign exports from Russia lavo bccn iu 1869
600 b Of wheat against 30 600 bu In 1860
bu IN lsiu bn IN 1871, aud Gl l3O
III 1872. 1t remains to ho determined how much lB-
sa vii! he ale to supply the importing countries OF
tho world in 1878 mud 1874. During Tho eleven
nont hs cldc1 Nov. 3d. 1873. thcre imported from
Russia lnto tho Unitol Kingdom aud Marselos,
France 19848,18l III Of whent 1t ls quite evident
thut tho EXPORTS Of @rat from nusaia tnri1.g the crop
year, from Sept. l. lH7a to Aug 1874 will bu among
the minimum years Of export. Alyces under date Of
Dec ~ Bsute that tho weather ut Odessa had been very
soycrc and navigation ut NicolaiH lt btcn stopped
by lcc Tic stock Of wheat ut Odessa Dec. O. 1875
only 72, ,o0u qrs.
The stock Of wheat at Genoa, laly, Dec. Is, 1879,
Was &C COO qrH. - 7'
This stock Of provisions In liverpool on The 1st was
l&V0 scs beof u, ,0u0 brs pork, I'll 200 o1os bacon
4,3oo bo3cs beans, 32u0 boxes shoulders, s,0OO tel
larl, and go,0u0 boxes cheese. 49, ="
Tue yaible supply 0! grafn. including the stocks In
grnnary at the principal points Of accumulation at
~ ke a, scanossa M ports M transit by rail md Frozen
, 1874-01-13

Tho Dafty Derrick, published ut Oil City, "a,
tile relations botwoen supply and t]ornnnd. aa af
footing prices during tllo ,rnnt yoar. Tho opon-
Ing Of new wollR did It. Tho following was tho
rnt,ga nor hrl lt Oil City -
, 1874-01-13

from shippers there was only small 1c1an trading.
might be Hnpposcd waa oxtroniely sInw. The con.
dItlpn Of tho markets. below Ia m,rh tho Hana aa on
Tho cloaing nyB Of last wcok-!f trcyruma from III
dlnerett points may bc relied npon-bnt tileto VINO
nevertheless fair inquiry for guod to cholcu ehira
ping booyos, anl ut prices not approcably lover
t,all prevailed OIL Friday and Saturday laHs. Medium
shipping grades and common aud infor!or stock gs,-
crally was almost wholly neglected. snd had It leon
forced upon tho narko, must llayo sold IT material
reduction. salcs reported ut $20o94.00 for ILL
ierlor to cono a. 81 6075 0D for medium to good
loiH and at 53ofat 80 for choice to oxtru, Only
limited nunDor of common cattft changed hanls.
Will be aeon by gancinB ut tle transactions publhtu
below. Tile market cl0acd tlu1ls
QUOTATIONS.,
Extrn Hcovca-Gradcu stccrs, nyoraging 400 ....
Choice 1ceyes-Flne, fat, well formed 3yenr
1,iso 6.2o@a56o
aseosa. averaging 1,209 to 1850 lbs.+. l.75a5.o0
Medium Grattga-StcerH III fair 4byl aver.
aging .150 10 100 lbs................ 4.60@4.75
Dutellers' Btock-Comn,on to fair Bscors
nnd good to cxtrn cows, for city slaughter,
averaging $50 TO ,loy tin. 3a5Gs4 as
Stock Cattle Common cattle, in decent
tes averagny 700 to l,150 lbs. ....... 9.7sG93.16
1nfertor-LRht antl thin COWS, 1elfevs,
htaEs, bulls, nnl scalnwag atecrs ........ 1,75t26
Cattle-Texas ch0ice cortl-f 423G94 10
Catlle-Ta1us Bunlncrol North, ,,.,,,.... 31i(13 rs
oatt!e-Iaxus. through drovca. .......... t.T5GR176
CATTLE GALEH.
, 1874-01-13

LrvKnrooI, jan. Pill a. m.--FIo,r, 2ss@23s ID.
WAcat-winter. lis 4a@13s: spring, l2s 4dGSl2s 8a;
white, 13s ludGsl4s Id club, 1As<S14s Sd. Corn,
39s I'd. Pork, Gus. Lard, AIS.
LrvEnrooI, Jan. la-i:aU p, 1n.-corn a9a 3d@
39s Sd. Hest unchanged.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 12--a p. m.-corr, 39s Cd.
L1vEnpoob. Jan. l2-5 p. n.-Cutton active ard
nr1nor .nldliug upland, B.6Q93sd; Orleans, 8Nd.
Sales, 900 ba!ea Anercai 800 bales; specula-
ton mud export, 1900 bales.
Corn, 39a pd.
Daeon-Long clear, sss; abort clear, o9s.
LospoN, Jan. 19.-5 =. m-'The anuunt Of bullion
gone intu tllu Bank Of England baureo to-day is
el2l ,0oQ Consols for money, o9H OIL account D2.@
931f. unitod states sccuricH-5-20s Of '65, lg7,1;
do uf o. lU7h l0-4os, 105 o., lU3Y Now York
Central, oak; Erie, 433i preferred, Us.
Taluw, 40s 9hlila.
IAls1s, Juu. 1a.-lleutes, 69f TOO.
, 1874-01-13

Now Y0rK Ury-G0ods Wnr1Ects ,
NEW Yonk, Jan. 19.-Jobbing branches rule quiet,
but agonts distributing far quantities of staple
aud fancy goos to local und country Jobbcts. Cotton
goods seay til prlc: blcaclea thrt!ngs ind wide
light shifting Briros In good demand from rst Aands;
Iaete pereaes III brisk rcqueat Ut 4lc wooens quiet,
, 1874-01-13

Nav3gatl0n At tic 1nEF1an A7ov aeapnrt Of Tagau-
roY wps closed on The Doth November. There wero
remaining socls Of whoat, With little prospect Of sup
plies froIu the interior for .ne to come, Tho
Governments that havo good crops of what In South
Russia lud market for their wheat from other
Governments that have lcarth Of crops. Tho export
Of wheat from Tuganrog in 1878 50 per cent less
than IN 1879 and IL per cent efs hnn III 1911 There
have been GAS b28 qra Of wheat In 1879. ngunst lCG5
027 qrs IN 1917. ami QUO, ,A1G qrs In 1871.
The exports from st. 1etcrsburg for tho under
mentioned years lnyc been az follows:
, 1874-01-13
LOCAL STOCK AND D0ND MARKET.
Measra. Preston, Keaa l. Co. quote III follows


600. "~1'
IrcnBury disbursements, $544 900.
Sterling dull at $4.83 for Gu days; sI.9GM for
sight,
Money easy through the day at GOT.
0old ranged ut lllA@1l2}a; closed at 49,
Carrying rateH wore 3(p7.
CloarinSs. SIG, 600 600.
state bonds quiet, t,andl slightly improved.
Governments closed strong.
Stocka active, with large business; openod
strong; became weak In consequence OF break
" Pacifc Mail from, 433S to ~, on rumor that
Tho law giving Increased subsidy was to be re-
ponlpd., Tho general market declined 15@126, re-
covered later and closed ut tie highest prices Of
tho day. Union Pacific was tho principal feature.
Tho strongest stocks wero Now York Central.
Rock island, and Columbus. Chicago l. Iuliana
Central. The total sales between 10 and 2
O'clock wore 2o2 0oo allares Of which G4, 600 wore
Union Pacific 30,0uu Western Union, 25 900
Lake Shore, 5000 Columbus, Chicago l. Indiana
Central, II, 0o0 Pacific Mail, 9,700 OhioB, 8oOC
st. Paul, 5000 Wabash. G,ooo St. JoReph. and
& 400 Nav York Cantrnl
, 1874-01-13

'uwts, equal 2lD.2s6 brls.
tcwts, equal III ,857 Iris. --
Stock in Glasgow, Dec. 81, 1878: Wheat, 10000
Qrs; corn, 48.o00 ora tuur, 45pOO brls. .
From The ud to tho etl Of Deecmher 70 cargoes Of
wheat pAssed through the Dardanelcs, including 45
for arscillcs, IL fur the uuitol Kingdom, mud for
Italy.
Tls grain weekly supplies ut pcsth, Hungary, for
tho four wceks ended Dec. II, 1s73, have bcen rs
follows:
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-07-27
MeretrlclOus ,rendlcant.

The Detroit FREQ Press says: I" The
other day an old man, poorly dressed,
limping as II very lame, and wearing
green glasses, entered q saloon on the
river road and asked for money, saying
that he lived ut certain number on
Seventh street and that his wife was
very Ill and he to old and lame to work.
In the saloon wasa man living at the
very number given on Seventh street,
and he branded the old man as liar.
The beggar then said IL was Seventeenth
street, bnt he was so confused that the
half:dozen mea present determined to
see how he was made up. He shouted
police as they approached him, but
the men locked the door and threw him
down. The green glasses covered as
good pair Of eyes as were In the room,
and no cause for his limping could be
found. he had his left hand tied up,
but they ierked tho rags off and found
no hurt or wound. Lastly they fished
out OF his pockets S3S.45 in small
money, as he had begged ii, and dis.
covered that he had o handbook on q
Chicago savings bank with SiS0.50
to him. He made q great iuss
as they went on to expose him, and
finally promised that he would leave
Detroit by the Pacific express and never
come here again. He claimed TO have
begged most Of the money in Toledo" ;"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-07-27
A Place for Pigeons.

The banks OF Betsey river, near
Frankford, Mich, are favorite resort
for pigeons, and they are annually taken
there in great numbers. Tho nesting
is about three miles wide mud fifteen
miles long, aud extends along both
banks Of the Betsey river. On their
tirst arrival, which is in May, the
hunters bnild ,huts Of bouehs on the
shores OF Crystal lake, a due sheet OF
water nine miles long, and IN other open
localities, and shoot the pigeons as they
fly in masses. There are three flights
a day. First the male birds begin to
fly Just before sunrise, leaving the nest
inss, and hy north and east from ten to
sixty miles TO feed. This fi9ht lasts
nearly two hours, at which timo the
sky Is actually olouded with chem. AT
seven o'clock not o bird can be seen.
Again, OF about half.past eight, the
male birds begin to return, and tue
"hens" begin to leave tho nests TO
procure their late breakfast. Tho males
always take the place Of the females,
aud do their share Of the sitting. AT
nine o'clock the scene beggars desctip-
tion, when the sky 10 spotted with con.
tinuous clouds Of pigeons going each way
with the rapidity Of the wind, aud
coming In sight continually for two
hourp. Tho "hens" stay out till four
In the afternoon, when they return, and
the "Toms" again go out IN quest Of
food and stay as long as they please.
Some do not return until sundown, ut
which time they can be knocked down
by dozens, ,as they q y only afew feet from
the ground. Later in the season the
catching IL done in feed beds and salt
springs, which are prepared some weeks
In advance, being baited With corn and
salt, which, being mixed, ia scattered
over smooth spot In the woods near
q muddy spriug,which being also sailed
protuseiy, afford. drlnking place,
when birds begin to work the feed beds
in suiIicient numbers, ayfrom one hun.
dred 10 six hundred dozen, then tho
slaughter commences. The largest
mhar,l " that has been made this season
al one spring Of net was atty dozen.
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A Tcn.rhousand Dollar Girl.

On certain day, on Pennsylvania
railroad, belle OF a thriving Pennsyl.
yania town, the daughter Of wealthy
lumber merchant, was travelling in the
same car with shrewd old citizen Of
her native town and an agreeable young
gentleman from the West who tells the
story.
The latter had been talking to the
belle but as night drew on and the
young lady grew drowsy, lie gave up
his seat to her and placed himself
beside the somewhat cynical Pennsyl.
vanian. The latter begun conversation
by pointing to high mountain past
which they were whirling, aud said:
"You see that mountain2 Six or
eight years ago twas covered with as
ine forest as ever grew, and worth
$40, 900 and upward. Now, without q
tree, covered with stumpS, the land is
scarcely worth q continental. The net
produce OF that mountain lies over
there In that seat, and he pointed to
the reoumbent belle; "tbat Is my cal.
culation. II has Just absorbed all Of
that lumber, which her father owned,
to raise and educate the girl, pay for
her clothes aud iewelry, bring her out
in society and maintain her there.
Some Of you young men, II you were
given yonr choice between the noun.
tain yonder as IL now stands and the
net produce on that seat, would take
the net produce; but as for me, give
me the stumps."
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Awelsh naturalist says: One day,
while hunting for specimens, in the
early summer with o friend, we came
across fine snake measuring II, we
remarked q sort Of protuberanee or
lump midway between It's head and
tail. We took no further notice Of this.
carrying tho snake with It's head down.
ward, till II appeared that the lump
moved gradually towards the head.
Fasteniag apiece Of grass to the end
Of It's tail, and hanging It to tree, We
anxiously awaited the result. Atlast
its mouth began slowly 10 open. and a
large toad made it's appearance. The
toad was covered with q greenish slime,
and after some minutes recovered, and
was, seemingly, little the worse for It's
imprisonment. My friend has still
both the snake and toad preserved In
spirits OF wine. The snake was the
common gray, and not by any means
the largest Of that kind that 1 have
Reef1.
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The London Boy.

"I never get tired Of studying the
London boy" writes the Danbury man.
I" Hc is always on the street, and al.
ways in the way. never saw such q
boy in any other city. He is not quar-.
relsome, mot saucy, not addicted to
smoking, ard I never heard one OF them
swear, even under the most favorable
circumstances. To tell the truth, /
never heard ihem say much OF any.
thing. He is helpless yeuth, addicted
TO store windows, rubbing against build.
inge, and toppling over distractions.
He has q dreadful tendency to be al.
ways backing up against something,
and always missing II, to the detriment
Of his bones. Only they do not fall
with sufficient force 10 break bone. I
have seen one Of them slide from the
side Of . lamp.post, turn apart sum
mersault, recover himself, hit up
against the post again, slip on the curb,
aud gradually get down on his back 10
the gutter-taking IN all some dozen
seconds to do II, while an American boy
would go down and staye q hole In the
back OF his head, and make a doctors
bill OF eighteen dollars In less than q
second. v