davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1874-12-17

POTAT0ES-ThO rerefptz wore very light aud thf
stock iF rerorlo, not large hence dealers autscatt
NJ advance soon. especially fl Eaatern Rtort pesuh
Dlws are quoted at pu33e Tor Michigan a,id EASTERN
ToDLTRY AND GAME~Shl,nera Ss,u i aid 1ocal dealer.
wore picking up cloca 'utp Rot oal Of tic roul-
try Il Incoming sofs ,ndcr sl.s intlucnro of warm
rainy weather. Q1ail anl pra'rlo chickens wore
irier Turkcya. dressed, e@iic: chickens, dressed
$L5v@sa5o, Or 1dsioo per b: leks, sy.0vGS1.75; ia
9sss; rrair,o efickens, s3oofi ia5 malInr tlt,cks
s9;3; guatl, s1l5Ge.50 ye,lison saddles, 100 12c;
slEbs-'ftro .iail and unchanged In prlcos, Tim.
j. quoted At s2I;aa5 uossr sol It | s5ss; j. ] psin.s
III gptsa q s';s5: os5er seula Soro inactive
inaw, t1ne sl.e5; Canada do. 9l7t; ordinary soarse
s!ry WIZ Tugs. syo6; % xstoa mss t'ary '1ss Sss
rlsAs--Thu ,ua trade ahows ,noro activity than for
rny nead, @ FOR o arass n of tn r IT ga
s advance Of c per - Ia bciug nase in solno qartcrs
mon to fair, s5i5c; DO Roofl. e5tsGs oIofse to e4
tn hilc, 95rosslo common to Ano old hyaon, a50a
@3a: CONNER. y. 70 ieria .5asc osa to eloco do,
pingsuuy. sl.ouG11.iU; o1tra Moyunc, $l.aossI,ys
choieo 10 cxra acw Japan, .oo common to
o Go'a 9 ,e:1so; fair to ooh ol coesc5s common
s5tat1c; choire to oxtra, s5c@s1Un
TonACcO-rirmnrRa ia still fonturo Of tho mar
Kot. Tho demand continues steadily good ut tho up
FINE Cur-Extra, s0@s5c; cholce, 7o6s75c: mea,-
n MAN, 'sG S's common tn fair, 4ssao' poor to CON-
rtru-Natlral leaf, sotassc; lnlr lr.nht c5cz7o, !:
hlasf. Houn', 5oG35a' cotn'nnn b:neif, 44ea lie.
.,s saoaIsa-.GnM TO- ehoico. aaJsc; medium, 31@
WOODS il a1in demand at tho quotations fol.
lowing neecl,, naple s5.0o@o5D; hlek-
W0DI-rho <lenanl ia limited but stoc1:a are leht
an tna inar4es steady: Good to prl,ns t!b-wlsllDd
, 1874-12-17
sstlys g, .nper fall, saoa45o extra, f46o@4os

%x sst'yS s,7ssl snss Is fall, saoa4so o1trs, 6o@4os
StoaS; No. ada sl07eai 0s; Nj si,rina, u2o lid.
'sspe aSss nfns5 ia,iGyN 's f5s o,'s r'9
1'5e; v,,,snyy lyo scady NJ |, flu. s'' ~ '''-'
pn ss"fss,, 5s,n dS l!ns s 1srss; as
ea'a yssy t au nony ''i i"%sr = no 1'a Gsna.a nk
Msc1H1rTa-our = f, to1e bs1a; wt,cnt, $4,000 ,,
,,0n e01 1'ooo ; o't' aooo In; rye 5Ooo b; barley,
=, Lns'Isv11LE, Ky.. .Deu. l0.-rtoun ANN an.,x-
oss s1ess r i, ,S"' @ @sa .naers
f'G; w's,; ps cnsaat' 1oc. Lar', 1+@NKe. '''Af
nALr1AoHE, Doc. 1S.-fLoun-Dult, sscady md lin.
:, dRt1s- Wheat t1u and heavy; nmper wcs,s,o
si,i5Sila; rojoete, s1.1. Corn m aiia n nj, ~ IT,. p
nll1td Western unchanged Oats steady: wIite Wast
c1Gn: e1fs'o'; '"se'. ea@a'c. lyo .lall und u,.
rnov,sloxs-Que. and generally heavy. Mess ror,t
@ @moan,tnt'y S2.o. nacon uwer; shoulders tusal1Ac
1iGhf4Ec. ~'"'N A'"AA""S
1urTEn-U Unchanged.
EoFfKE-Uncl.angch.
WHisKT-Uiclangcd.
TOLEDO,
,,. TOLEDO Doc. lo.-FLoun-steady and in moderate
GHA1s--whcat dull No. 2 wl.flo Wabash, Sill;
'T, wle mixed, tll5; an,~r Michigan si.o9. Corn
T,atc ~; a'd o ueHned; sh mixed 72o 5elles january,
CLOVER sEEn-s!:d0: mammoth, 5000,
DnsssEp li1ns-s7.7h@a.25.
D,D0u hi oats, 2,nO0 tll. "'
~ ysMtpMrkrs7Flonr, dn ,ono; wheat, 1000 bu; cor
J7,oao bn; oats, 5,oU0 bn.
BUFFALO.
,HusFA10, Dec. 1G.-HnA1H-Whcat aud rye ne-
Rlectch cot1i quiet J5UU hn at sic; 1900 hi,
on track ut 8oec. Oats nninial at G1c retail narlcy
CLEVELAND,
CLEVELAND. O.. Dec. 1G-t}nA1s-Wheat ateaty and
unchanged. Cora steady, in fair demand, 1uI uu-
chnnged. Oats atcaly anil unchanged.
pEIMo'EuM-Steady; standard white, car lois, 8kc
onio htaso test. l0c HInall lots 20 higher.
~ 5MaGecEip7s-"Acat. 7oo bn; corn. 1850 bu; oata,
, 1874-12-17

1
london Correspondence cfths Nria York Graptfc.
It IL searoey slir.rising TINT tho n.olccnleH of
| which Prof. TyndRll haB heretofore nIatlo 10
much uso Should feel rathor soro by l,ia present
treatment OF them, aud olo oil tl!onl it appoara
has written the following atnnBiug lostor to the
| Times:
SIN: eons!aar am receiving very unfalr trent
nlrnt at tho landh Of Prof. Tyudall. Only lie otlcr
tny nc rocognzcl III tlle promise md lote,cy Of
all forma Of fo" aud introduced ME to the nn,!co II
the British Association III particular and society iii
general aH sufficient 10 account fur ull vitality and
intelligence to be fonnd In tho llniverae And now
in this discussion hD Ia raising ABOUT typhoid foyer
which ne appears to regard ms the product Of ul
that ho cannot fairly bo asked how thia Or Or
ganis NJ hegan, anl, adopting tho language
OF Sir ThonAs Watsou dcnes that Al 1ltl foil air.
aud thu gaseoia products Of animal aud yoganllu DE-
composition, ayes produce contagious fevern or III
otfer words, the organisms WHICH give rlsa 10 sI,oE
f0yers Rlhnit. utter layiuR 10 receut,y beeu the
means Of extending far and wtto tho fame Of Dr
to leave entirely ont OF accnnnt nov II by nv
Inherent structural Anl other force u,n rapabp il ia
Infatuated a, OF constructing globe and Int,
y Wit, te and beauty, think it very loca, tu anS
tne least of It, to alntan " lo .locg, tl evci,
with tho proper combinations of nlth, oyor-crowtt-
thg tsecun1'osing nattoEY, p,ltrll wafer, Gc I
cannot oriEIat" aud 4e ,iata construct ialtry MI
no right to exas higl. lie did nul t4eu vc,,
the ecclesiastical dust which he raised ahot ms IL
shhaiula4 10 spurn my powers and capabilities iu 10
S,,ali @ n'atser aa ths nrotcst 4yanat such trent
q 4l. from ihe higuss to tho lowest Turn 10 yuu
tlnt Joa ay Share IN slo resentment fcel ngainat
ono WHO tirst roHrtH mud then cunton,ns.
"a IA0MI'tSu ANIL POTENTIAL MoLEqpLE
lllHHBunY, Nov. IL.
lint " not bad for n Moloculo, aud tueao
atona, II they should combine together, might
easily FORM irankeustoln which rrof. Tyndall
could not slay.
, 1874-12-17
MONEY AND COMMERCE,


"WEDNESDAY EVENING, Doc. IL,
Tho flnancin1 aituation to-day presented uc
change for comment. Tho price Of Now Yorl
o1cl.ango continues to grow flrtncr; aales were
lnado !o..lay and yeBtorlay at 50@80o promtun
pctweou banka for $1,000. Tho shipping point
ass been reached. Currency waH nont E;ast to-
5ny, and tho movement promises to incroaso.
Tho enpply Of exchange is limited by tho light
,hfpmctta Of grain nna provisions, md tho do
n'and continnoh largo. Country banks aro ORDER
ting literally on account Of Lheir customers, WHO
wisl, to settle indebtedness III Now York.
The orders from country banks for currency
woro small, ind not noticeably creator or 1eaa
tlan tho light average Of tho last ten day8. No-
oaipts arc had from dfToront dlBtrlois,-tl,e
wheat districts Of Illinois. from 1udiana, tho
lumber districts OF WISCONSIN, from scattored
points In Iowa; but in no Eroat volumo.
Tho cleayingB woro $1,000, 900.
The demand for loal,a continues Us quoted
before. Some Of tho balks lavo had 10 good a
demand tlat they have now no surplus funds
for outside borrowers; but this is not generally
tho case. and it il no doubt oaBlcr to borrow at
concession than II seemed probable would bo
tho case slroo weeks ngo. Tho rato of discount
IL 10 per cent 10 regular customers, with devia-
tions to independents borrowers with tirat-class
collateral for short time. Street rAtos arc 8O19
por cent; real cstato lonnB are 9GDlG 1>er cent.
Tho llockfatl Shoe Company Ii, Mnino has
suspended business, and an investigation into
ttB affairA develops tho fact that during thu two
years and half OF it's existence, itB entire cnpi-
tal stock has been sunk, and its liabilities exceed
itH nssets by nbout $40, ,00U.
Tho following iB comparative statement OF
Tho exports of epecia from tho port OF Now
York to foreign ports since jan. ! aud for
, 1874-12-17
nrH HAf.E

tila!if-ltte hhlS WIN at[n iarRc, but uut]er I'LL
nctiso demand ho ,ltrkat ruled nnit steady at yca-
terday,s deciIo. Sales mt s.. .Db60U for poor 10 OK
tra-prlNc'paIy At ki.6@4.75 Ior common to choIro
EAST lINERTy,
EARr Liberty, Dec. 1B.-CAtrGE-I,ccei,ts tu.flnr
4u1 head for lilo last two dayR. 14lB cal Te H,,i,.
ry fr yard anlrs III very light btt better grade than
Usual, bcE mostly gOo t1 extra, 1tld prices Ir at
hhado advanrc. Good 10 cxtrn, 6a{t91u: good to
medium, 4atAiHc; enln,nou. 4GsiNc; gtockora
Kcnrco Mt 1a3t.t; bulls, 9lish13,6e.
ionH-li1ccfpB to-day 3,h;h iiea.l for twp t1avs
4,5lo head: best Philadelphia, s7,;07 760; Yorkers,
h5lEEr-lscca'ptH to-day. $500 1cast: for Two tluys
70oo0 Aead. Best $5.nl1.25 medium, 81 AOUGe is.
BUFFALO.
upFFALn, Dec. Observation-Disclosures. Gao: total
Tor tho wock. 60t1. MARKET, with scarcity Of stock
tniy 20 higher Oil gontl aud common CATTLE and i;c
better OH Hight int buchers' stock. Haes G0 Illinois
atecra 0e8 to 12y9 lbR, nt st6OtAGcO 15U 1nlin,la
secrs no to ,007, at $376l.60; a5 Texas Rtccrs.
aGQ TO Do8 is at a .094.2a ~ Olo steers 1909 Ibs
at &c. H. 10 Michigan steers, MI lba, Mt 81 IN.
HIIEEr AND lAMuJ-leccipts. G,1t0s totul for thu
wrAk, 200. hlnrknt active. Western Rhecp. $j75@
t50 4 largo humber Of primo christmas stock offer.
inE.
lEo0s-ncectrts aeon; total for tho week. u, 700,
Market active ut AIight decline heavy i,oga aul
corresponding adyanco on Workers. Workers., sG.75@
ST. LOUIS.
~. l.ou1s, Dec. 1G.-1i0a9-RGcctpts, 1895: park-
e. ers ofit OF market; only few sales at range OF
oArrIE--1seceipts, GOO; unchanged.
, 1874-12-17

The efforts which aro being mailo by Franco,
England, and Germany to accumulate gold, tho
first for tho resumption OF specie payments. tho
second to maintain It's reserves against tho drain
from tho other two, and tho last lor the sbBttl.
ton OF gold for silver in circulation, p1aco it
beyond doubt TINT toro will DO steady flosY Of
gold outward from this country for some time
10 como. Tho United States is tie chief source
Of supply for Great Britain. This state Of alrnira
gro lis direct interest III tho recent rso III tho
Bank OF England rnto, mud its effects. Tic
London Times OF 4 recent dat0 says:
We Aayo the singular coincidence to deal with Of tho
Bank OF prasa requiring gold for coinage purposes,
ut the tno that tho UAuk Of Franco In cxerng
ttsclf 10 spceio payments, hnying With this oh
5ect fiji riew Accumulated nearly seven millions Of that
metal between tho 2ah OF aIny altt the 2a inst. As
regards Germany moro particularly 1t ia difficult 10
estimate to what extont aud what period tie
value Of money here will be influenced In Tho future
from TINT quarter, owing to tho unfortunate mistakes
that havo been nado with tho conago. Tho last n1-
no Doubt pars Of policy whic is being adopted iii
rosy thAn for tho rrusslan nacirra TO rotracs their
tels. As gold Is at premium III Germany, owing 10
Ihe demand for IT, especially by lie tau;H whirt wo
understand changing their silver for It, the t,egteo
10 which 1t may De found nechsEary on that sldS 10
adopt protective neasurts caunut Tor fo present be
eamated. 1t may he fairly injured, that tho nrca
ent state OF thngs IL due largely IL which Ia
quite exceptional aud tn It's very naturo tra,lstory
The money markets of Europe cannot very long remain
under ita influence. -
CuTcAHo aorp..rAnf1rr
, 1874-12-17

c',ango can bo noticed, things remaining IN stati
ono. IN fact, at tin'o lilo tha, whom activity
~ llopp for rather than expected tho leRBt said
tho bottor.-Nc,u lio,h Ti'nes Dec. Ii.
TRANSFERS IN olItoA0o.
Tito following Instruments wero filed for
record Wednesday,. Dec III:
ctrr PROPERTY.
Van Durnn Rt, n cor Market al, a + 70h1h0f,
piaek ilawS 1t, cor ii Sioliawk IT. S;s 1'''"
1sspa sa s 81 Is = 9qs sophis i; i;::i; ao
ft, tlate' My. :, laD..:. "................ 1900
-, dated ;]a'. ~ :............:.. 5000
we,t 1wenty-artt st, " cor oskiey u, I, 10 9''
=, 112Ri IT, dated Der. ec.a:.::.:...."......... 1900
:. st. t, 25xt0o IT. statod Inly %. ....,...... 800
bryson ", % T. " OF Lincoln st, H f. 23x112 IT.,
west Jaek.nn "nn ~ mi =: mi ] 1900
st nf. a0x125 #, with building, .'atol NuY.
wsstsfn ~. ii;; Of ioi It, H.
@ hfSi It. li'I ii oi Michigan ay 5000
r, 1oxS0 #, aated Dec c4................... 8,o0D
Mary #, lssfi Ut Archer Nv, vi, s0x1Oo #,
orsen,er a,g mi It, ioT II of o;;rrer 4; q: 1000
125 fl. with buildings, tatod Dec. ID $500
bistaaEck q, 123 # W Of flsockwcl[ st, t, 50x1as
#, dated Dea. $500
nbovc, slatctl Dec 10 tllumboldt rart Rest
denco Association 10 Elias GrcencbAtl.).... $1,000
bhalrtleR ~, Il cor OF Whltehouao pace, VT,
1sxi25 # dated My; ;2o;:..:...:.;: 1906
IT, dated Now 10. ....,,..........,....,,... 900
sourH or o1rx L1M11sANn WITHIN HAp1us or ls1Ey
FlloM THE COURTHOUSE.
Eiity-sixsh st. ea5 It y Of stewart ar, II I. 1oox
r ltg IT. 6atsa sont ao.,.. 1,7oo
10 ID, aatea Oec' 1'''.........."......... 200
, 1874-12-17
MARKETS DY TELEGRAPH.
FHrct1r, Alarifpts,

WHY vlavEnr1oI Dec i'll 2; m.-Flonr, a2s@2sa Cd.
Wlss, os lod$ club, lbs 4dalUs I'd. Coru ISL
oltao9a. Fork, S's Lsr1, CTS Cd.
All unchanged e'e"0''
1oSpos, DEG. 1o-Tho bullion gone into the Bank
ol Eutlnna N bslallco to-slay In .el23, 200.
aceos,'t, 92H!;; 5-aos III. l06'( h-2oa,s vi, lux
3eaos loth; new o. 1Q91&; NSw York Ccntral. III:
Eric, rs rreforrrd, %.
Tnllow, 4as Oh.
lAH1s, Dec. lG.-Rentca, off 45c,
llvEnpo11. Dee. lG.-DreaustuAs q,liat Petroleum,
N""hM. 1!rff, a9. pacon, loug clear inldales, bis
I'LL: Shoulders, 'sl.. HUNS, lonB clear, Co.,
ANTWERP Doc. lJ.-retrol.,,,, a7f,:
, 1874-12-17

LATEST.
Nrw yonv Doc 1aMsro,ar law. ,., ,,,.,,.
s,vaHc n"h' M s s;.h hoosGs aet.ye and h1gner
n,nraa~tio ~ r,va - W. nn osness asa. iflne
aon nserng or ste"oy as 4o42So Tor GU days, and
&'C Cuota,.is, aot n,sns. ...oa,,,4a e,oo nm
Gaaa Gusaonas @ recelpte; Elos.ogu.
two n.tranns upunsu a ~ & ao elosoa At lll me
~" IL I5so.nos n VI tuo aeS. carrying rates, 10
~: H. Borrowing borrowing Mat. 49,,
n,1s M"es'';i daeaSM9ef do oan dsouraod Sl25o0o
Srsa, GSeai,lhEA, si4,ooV,ouo. ~
81 1xe9to aa nns GssaEelnoIs ior to.morrowa htoanor
VI sola Ell1 DO transferred TO California this
"Gsa, Ga..u,,,...
railroad bouds steady.
! 1,t,+u L..
, 1874-12-17

| eSl2Ho; Wilmington Icnnulu, 7@1oo: Tennessee pea.
h1,s; ,t%H eIa9e h! Af,Gs tt loahn.', 5slefac.
frI, but oer fruits woro .nl nn raty. We ,l,lao
LEMONS, 80: bp380o; to,ia!a,a oraNca, s9Doea l0.01
Il ft' esssss;iiss "a, sn Ca psE spyI* Ety. ss %
~ M .lnsea ut sa75 por hu; NalaVn graper $.t0ds0.U0
.,'tooEn1Es-A reduction Of 1ca2c In Now Orleans
mol1nsss Nsh the only q,so!nhIo alteration III gooln
sons sona ,.er Ill. i,oai s4Bars eofcra EpccA ntt
@ rsry 'koly adsance. Following "ro tho rriccH er-
iSu oorFEEsMo sa;.s e. Javs. s22aSs; Jaya Ne %
s's91Sess ss'sae%fS ;sys; ; $SSo; co:'a Htas' ssa'ass
@ @rowiofsd, 1lssi1 Ss Se assaa{s s ss Asiaa.
@ 5es I? 5 ~ yeoa asa'S No. I 'Sas ';sss ssss g
sG, Su IL prs 90 e sos: sr DO n
9ao7is; isjr do. sstss.s; common d. 7atsso S
ny. cominon 10 oc!olee, 7iG6lc.
oxtra c 7So: @ "f :r esar Sr!s,
s5tsa ~ 79s76c Now Orcat,. moIaneea, choice ,lc,
;;n,n H.. 10 prime. 7oa7sa; o eomon, c2@u5a
S43c. 'e'''e' o'''''''' ''''''''''' 40
,srscEs.-:Allsptee. 17@1aNo; cloves. s5eseo: eaa-
1.!s ginger, African, 2Hs2se: do uac,itta 1se52Gc.
aosrs;,lern.n q, Mostlo, oNe,7o; unien West,
N.s!s @s iy 5a qfa; t Ma' dxsse %zs Seo'
aitWlNEa-Wsro Il. fair demand md firm Mt The
rs ~ ao weSk "s bac aaea hsng roorel Of 900
ts ~ VIC Fer Galon+ This market cpsni sr0g At
tilat htlnre, In synathy with reported i.nproyc-
nens T.! tIp tono at New Yorl. holders,
tlrn Mt $500 43o for Weatern and A5c for
rS,s!eft anu 4595oo on time. brewers are buying
moaefatsy ns rule, only few being very we'll sn,.
nllud Tic arkot is atroug, in ayn,pathy viii Nav
o 1o ;pana w9Ie risea aayo recsutly alyaec Tie Lou
Rtonka nrs much reduced. Tic demand for c1,nrt
contnNca, " ''i e@pot'
HAf-Timothy was in tonlau] tho two b,phcr
GrsdGa for tho stoet-ynrds and No. for nhnncmt.
rrnire was seadcr To-day, ,,der nrptehe,,sios tint
the ray woather would havo tendency to materially
t?ago No. fls.5oa1p00; No. y. DO. siU 5ota III:
m1xea NJ Sl4.Soal6e0; ehoice upland rrairse sl30o@
tS;1o: ~; No do 80. !, slough, sl.o0
prairie 81 outa1b.oo. Oat straw. sl0.olS 90.
neutrality-suspicious. IL worry littln doing. Tho Gazette
States "htrcady millions OF feet OF lars havD bceM
clt and skdle ready for lauirg, In lilo Michigan.
wisconsin any @ Minsaoa Districts mud the work IL
,ook for I'LL tho ioga promised by tic la rreparaonB
, 1874-12-17

l'osToS. Dec. l6.-Woo III aeady demand with very
sln feeliHg TAern III FUR 1roIpcct of higher prlcea
vt an carly day. US stocks at all rus arc pute snu
for the acaHou. Gonl lines Of and Xxx Ohto and
IennsyisaniA GiHcult TO lind utler 5dc. Tho hujk Of
Eiotks held aboys thia price. Michigan aud Wiscon-
fs'l 'iteecs hrmt tsnnd continue III delnand ut 49(a1s
Cohlnlns ami uoaihe Rcetlans steady al tJGsGaho
sltpcr and extra pulled, 4U;s:4ir
, 1874-12-17

l43dh-IAure was Bonlssyllat n0rcasrd yas.lnny Ut
sales today, ~ compared with yesterdays tra!Hat-
e saurlIlep Of prices, tho market llatton!nH out
strung 2utsa5c p"r 1Ul ,s fur paeIny grades, Thu
c1tra qalit !es such ~ Philadelphia hyera apct waa
laaa ssv're, hut the decline III thopa descriptions wuA
tho country ahlppcra wore entitled, aud they wuro
gloomy ookl,lg crowd. 1iuyer4 had larKa supply
iEoM which u lnaka their syectony, aud the{r pf-
hence ths ANAL uusnbaf Of aAes psloss below 1gy3
, 1874-12-17
New York. i}ry-taaotts l,Jarlsct,

NEW foRE, Dee. to.-Tle plclage tratle IN toncs,c
Eoods continues slow. but tlers IL fair order deautl
irln The interior: Drown aud bleached cuttous rot
ton-annols, aud sattrena in steady request 1t IN
ehnil9ed pricFs. Clint: aiebanas mud .ieaiua atye
Kentucky jeuns Rn Inv Eraie ack roucllauts fnrl,:
active. Foreign gous|H rolnEin quiet. '
, 1874-12-17
COMMERCIAL.

WEDNESDAY EVENING, Dec. ID,
The following wcro tho receipts aud ship
ments Of tho lcading articles Of produce in Chi
cago during tho paat twenty-four honrs, aud for
the corresponding date one ycar ago:
, 1874-12-17
REAL ESTATE,

Quite number Ut sales hayo been consum-
mated ut a,,ution durint: tho pnsL wouk, md thu
to.al value uf eityreul oHtato dspoHo4 Of reaches
the sum Of @32G. .57l, NJ ugainst ic4A 725 for the
previous woak. Regarding tho market there iH
no.l.ing particular to ba snld, except that no
, 1874-12-17

Mo,t Of tito trading VA. at sa21to for common Ia
extreme r!,Ro wiz s'.SoS7.ln. Packer, pad sGa5ts
a9 alinuHl tho bulk of their purchaser urra nj fD5oGt
olo Ihe market closed woa,t with argo amount Of
utIsotd stock III Tho re,a.
, 1874-12-17

TAN ON NATIONAL HASKa.
br. hlaynard, from tile Daulttn, CumnlIttee re.
nartcd baek adversely tho bill to amend tie luter1aI
Ncyeluo law, by increasing tho tax OIL tho circulation
of Nationn! Dunks from onetwefth to onc-fourth Of
l,er cont pcr month. Nefcrrod.
LEGISLATIVE APPROXIMATION DILL,
The House wont into Committee Of the Whole with
+. H. aoherts ~ the clair, tho Legislative Aupru-
1Elaion BILL. The amendments nlicaetl On Monday
by Mr. Eteslcr Oh tho subject Of natonnl asyl,,1n
for alsae,ed volunteer sesrs ysro offered,
force in tito seeona Auditorta Dureau from forty
to thirty-seyen clerls of class three; fro1n
scventy-nino to sorenty-thrca Of clasa two
md from aixty TO fortylyo Ut clnes oue Thoy ropoa
SO much of tho act Of tho Sd Of March, 1861. ineor-
porating the asyln, ay approrriatta to s support a
GERS by courtmuria alt forfel.rcs uceonut III de-
gsrion, and all unclaimed noncya duo doecaae aol.
dlera and oticers they provide for tho support OF
tue asylum BY direct apprnpratton tut for tho nuxt
fiscal year beng 500 00u. Mr.. Wheeler congratulated
ihe Connittcs nn having saycd by their action $i0O-
ooo Tor the next hacal year, very 1noorate conf
putatolI.
After progressing far the forty.sccond pare,
tho Committee rDsc *"@'
CIvft-nI1uTS DIIL
Mr. Butler thfasH), front tho Judiciary Committee
rorortel tho Supplementary Clyil.NlgGts bili. Or
dcrnh printed, snl recomn,itted.
Adjourned.
, 1874-12-17
THE COURTS.
Assets OF tho Atlantic s. Pacific
Insurance Company.
Judgments and New Suits.

TIE ATLANTIC PACIFIC 1NaunANCE COMPANY.
Y. a. Iurpfn. 1ocolvor of tho Atlantic 4 pas
emo Insurance Company, filed another peli,ioa
Jostofday, stating that tho Company owns seo
o.'d mortgagos OH fifty lots In Doxtor Park Sub.
division, aud atso q largo number OF lots In
Hinckloy's noynolds', rhnto's, Iroltnos', bfo.
IooiH, dallaghor's mud Colo l. Couoy's BubilI-
7iHlona. The va1ue Of which property is 48s, 700.
us ost'inatol by tho appraisers. Tho llrst 1nort-
gagoa OIL tho lots amount to about e11,sl5.70.
anu $1,000 accrued interest. This must DO mid
~ ~ order to savo tho Compnny's intorost undor
.ne second iicumbrancos, and the Receiver
en'nKs ho can thereby rcatizo $4,000 from The
property.
1no Company claims titlo from N. 7. Fitch,
WIZ aeeund 1t to @. D. Hooker, II. d. Do,rcu,
Tn1, 1"u A. ~. Wascra, officers Of the Company,
.,.ss .ssA uuo us partner, Nichols, now acso that
su.s s.'o "as fraudulent and yoid TINT tho Com
~ p""s Anow OF tho facts. aud therefore acquired
'a:'ieSs W the aafc. They hive accordingly
p.sssu =" o'oad on tho title, which n,,,Bt bo ro-
. " st'e la1a will be valueless. an arrange.
1s'.H. n"" poon "ade' subject to approval by tho
-, ~ ",i'e" flonole md Fitch are to roleaao
Ano company any interest they may
W. "Au p'ocuro conyoyances from other
parties to whom apv port ~ tho
premises nay llavo been couyoyel, ,,ndi,,,aos
TINT tlo Company pay NJ! incutnbrarcca n,ior IN
iss mortgage, and giye them tho exclusive nnt,o1
ior d soar to buy tho property. or enr ,ort 81
INC prices and terms liked by tho aoprn,acra.
Mr. Turpin tllnka this would be m ava,,,o
arrangement, and asks that 1t may bo allowad
Iho Judgo agreed with tho Receivers y;owa and
srauted tie petition.
ITEMS.
Judge IlodEptt IL henrj,r pnt nnaao
Judge Aogera is engaged with tax apucas.
and pariica Interested should bs on hand to.t)a,
nS tho whole caiondar ia on call.
Judge Moore Ia disonsaged, and will take IN
my caee t1at u,ay 10 ready.
DASERurTcY ITEMS.
J.. B. Weber Il Co., schlndgall l. gchuman.
Farmer u Otis. and Henry Hormau, filed po,i.
tion against J. Bolllo l. Brother, boot and sloa
deasers at Lockport. Their claims amount ia
sl,9l7.os, and they charge that tho dobtore haya
allowed a Judgment to 60 againHt them by con-
teHsion, liaYo suspended payment of commercial
paper, and hayo mnde sllndry preferential puy-
monts. rulo to alow caiae Dec. 80 yaY en-.
tered.
Ed"aro II. hutchinson, rcstauraut-keepex
on the corner OF Monroe md State streets be-
foro lilo tiro tiled voluntary petition. Hia lia.
oilities asnounr 10 s32G,750, and lis assets ia
Sl,-oo IN notes shd M open account. Tho casa
Tau reforrou to tho Register.
William II. Phelps sIa alBo oandidnta In tn,en
advantage Of tho Bankruptcy Inv Helms boan
engaged III the hardware business at OuuawkA
Ills assota ate 100000, aud ,s liabilities 81 sis.
lilo proesedinsa against r. ". Kelley wora
o1o oraerod M to 70 dismissed, unless objections aro
- Discharges M woro iasned to Wllam " Church.
u. Mundol, Gilbert S. md Johu G. baldwin.
sUpEh1oR COURT IN BRIEF.
, 1874-12-17

Tho next Legislature Of Michigan IL to be
asked to mako new county, to ba composed Ut
Grand lsaplaa and its auburbl.