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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-09-05

GOLD
was extremely dull and steady, with all the trans
actions at l0sA and lO9zs, opening at the higher
and closing at the lower figure. Cash gold was less
In demand, and to per cent was paid to have it
carried. Loans were also made nat. The customs
receipts to day were $32s,OOO. The Assistant
Treasurer paid out 100000 on interest accoun,
and 900 in redemption Of fve-twenty bonds.
The customs receipts Tor the week ending the goth
inst. were $4,200,Oo0.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
was weak, and leading bankers marked down
their rates Tor sterling to 4.S8% for 50 DAYS and
4S9 for short sight; working rates, 4.s6 and
AS5x 4.S51. Continentals were steady, Reich
marks, e5s and 96 cables, 98ad prime Paris 5.l5
and 5.12H. From London the advices are that
money is Obtainable on prime three months dis
counts at 2ss per cent outside the Bank of England
or \ below the minimum rate OF that institution.
The Hayaia steamer yesterday brought $4,000
gold from that port, making the receipts this week
fses,s1o
The total imports Of foreign dry goods at this
port for the week ending to-day were So, 1886 200,
and the amount marketed $3,32 The i'm
ports for the corresponding week OF last year were
t3,276,470, and for 1872, $500, 1885,
MONEY
continued without change-2K to 3 per cent for
call loans and 10 Ia per cent for prime mercan-
tile paper, according to the length OF time 1t has to
run. The receipts OF national bank notes at the
Treasury at Washington to-day amounted to
$3.50, 0O0 The internal revenue receipts to-day
were $4,000. Estimated receipts for the month
OF September, ss,ooo,ooo.
THE FOREIGN MARKETS
were quiet, but generally firm, and closed as fol-
lows:-London, September As o'ciock-Consos,
for money, 92is o 92ts; do. LOT account, 92%
92s<; nve-twentv bonds, of 1885, DID, 1Os lOsa;
do. do, Oh 1867, 1921 a 1925; ien-iorty bonds,
lO4h 1o4H; new ives. lO4X; Erie shares, 31H a
3lh Erie preferred, 50. $3.50 p. M.-Erte firm;
now, 3ih; nve-twenty bonds at Frankfort, SS5s.
GOVERNMENTS
were dull but generally steady, and closed 1rm at
the following figures: United States currency
skies. 1l7ss a 117A; do. skies, 1881, registered,
1l7x 1l7& do do, do. coupon, 11S7s 1lS% ; do.
fve-twentles, 1862, registered, 1874 a l12h; do.
do, do coupon, 1929 ll2il; do do, registered
1864, 114 l1424 do do, coupon, do, 1l5I ll6;
do. do, registered, 1855, 115x q 115A; do. do,
coupon, do, 1l6A a III: do. do, registered, do,
new ll51 1l6; do. do, coupon, do. 116s 1853;
do. do, registered, 1867, 1893 III; do. dO cou-
pom, DO, ll7ss 1l7s4; DO. do, registered 1858,
116% III; do. do, coupon, 1858, 117k 1171s do.
ten-forties, registered, 1lOa< q ILL., do. do, cou.
pom, 1llA liz; do nves, 1881, registered, 1I2h o
Il2S; do. do, do, coupon, 1928 a 1873.
RAILWAY MORTGAGES
were hrm New York Central, series of 1885, sold
at s5K; do. Of 1887 at 90; Michigan Central Fights
at 112 and Chicago and Northwestern consolidated
gold bonds at Tx. Union Pacific frsts brought
84X. A sale OF Chesapeake and Ohio, first coupon
on, was reported at 40. slight advance over yes
tsrdN. In the afternoon dealings the market
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A Sharp Turn in Stocks Toward
the Close of Business.
THE MARKET LEAVES OFF STRONG.
Effect Of Advices from Liverpool Announcing
an Advance in Breads,uffs.
GOLD 100 3-4 A 100 7-8.
Foreign Exchange Lower, Money I'm
changed.
WALL STREET,


FRIDAY. Sept. As m.
the Illogical bears who have been OF late argu-
ing impending disaster from our bountful crops
received somewhat OF a shock this morning in the
announcement that considerable activity prevailed
on the Liverpool Corn Exchange and in Mark Lane.
London, and that corn had advanced one shilling
ana three pence to one shilling and sixpence, and
wheat one penny. This was accepted as an indi-
cation that the crops throughout England HAD not
supplied that superabundant quantity previously
reported, or that consumption was being already
stimulated by production The effect Of this
srIFFENING OF THE BREADsTUFPs MARKET ABROAD
was apparent in the afternoon dealings on the
STOCK Exchange, when prices. after being ham,
mercd throughout the day with varying success.
suddenly reacted in the late dealings, and the
shorts" being frightened at the unexpected turn,
exhibited sharp ADVANCE which was maintained
up to the close.
THE STOCK MARKET
opened steady, and prices in the early dealings
improved y to n per cent. At the first call
there was slight reaction, Dut later an advance
OF 4 to per cent took place. The principal bust
ness was in Western Union, Union Pacific Wabash,
Lake Shore st. Paul. Erie aud c., c. and !. C. At
lanttc and Pacific preferred fell from IL to l0,
covering later and advancing to 121s. New Jersey
Central sold at 1885, against 1903 last night. At the
second call the market was generally steady. In
Harlem 100 shares were sold at 125k this being
the largest transaction in this stock for some time
subsequently at the second cali the market was
unsettled and irregular, the western roads being
hammered by reports OF the decision in the Wis
eonsin railroad expected to-day being adverse to
the roads. During this interval Northwest common
went of to 3sA preferred to 557l, st. Paul common
to 33X and Rock Island to 99ss, the OF the list
exhibiting fractional decline in sympathy.
despatch, however, from Chicago to the effect that
advlces received from Madison stated that no deci-
sion whatever would be rendered to-day, changed
the whole situation. and the s'shorts," becoming
alarmed as previously stated, by the favorable
counts Of the Liverpool and London breadstuffs
markets. fastened 10 cover, carrying the market
up u to u, Wabash being exceptionally buoyant
and advancing Ia per cent. In this Wabash was
helped by an active borrowing inquiry for the
stock to-day to meet deliveries required before the
closing OF the books Union Pacific, Western
Union, New York Central, Lake Shore, Ohio, Pacific
Mall and Co. c. and q. closed strong at the highest
point OF the day. Wabash, Western Union, Union
Pacific, Lake Shore and Rock Island were the most
active stocks throughout the day IN the order
named. The subjoned table gives the sales OF
each stock, as also
THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST purrcs
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-09-05
ANOTHER OFFICE VACANT.
Removal OF the Deputy Collector OF
Asso ssm ents.

Removal OF the Deputy Collector Of
Asso ssm ents.
AS stated In q brief paragraph In yesterdays
HERALD, Comptroller Green removed Mr.. Andrew
W. Leggat, Deputy collector Of Assessments, after
the latter had proposed TO the Comptroller that,
owing to the alleged curtailed appropriation for
the Finance Department. he would serve the city
until next January without pay.
The following ls the correspondence which has
passed between the two of1cials:-
Orr or New YORK DEPARTMENT. PISANcE,
CoxrrRoLLER's 0rrIcR, July la 1874 )
m s s S
soh INST Of making an sxpanson with respect to Your
proposed remoy S rom the 9ce or poson Of deputy
ments Of this departmsns and You are informed that
redaeilon The Tor salaries " this &c,
'A''"'"' very H iSspDaRsEE@SA GREEN, Comptroller
To which Mr.. Leggat replied as foows:-
FINANCE DErARTnEST.
BUREAU TIE COLLECTION or AssEssxENrs
NEW Ycss, July -. is7A
DEAR sRYours OF the 18th inst, requesting to know
wy should not be I'VE the @ deputy
preparation awarded the Finance Department tho
W apS
vi DEPUTY S sasI S sns
iss need not enbarrsss The Finance Department tor
as, under the circumstances SO clearly presented By
in informing the Hon comptroller that, from this data
the close of The hereby reindush all claim
salary and will give entire without
the city do this with the consciousness that
singular at the present time In doing And
also feel that rendering but slight turn q
pie now embarrassed rom financial misgovernment-s
people whom was born and for fty year have
resdedior the many public and private favors received
their hands and in whose prosperity sinyly ndi
viduals q municipality, no one take feel
deeper interest Very respectfully
Mr.. Leggat heard nothing further upon this sub
ject for some time on the LIST inst. he handed tho
payroll OF ms ONCE with his name and amount OF
salary crossed over. the Deputy Comptroller re-
marked that unless his name was restored tho
payroll would not be honOred and that Mr.. Green
did not want anybody to work for him withOut
pay. Mr.. Leggat then made out new and full
payroll but two days thereafter received the an
neXed notice OF REMOVAL
CITY OF NEW YoRx DxrARrxxSr or FIxAScEl
CoMPrRoLLnR's OFrcK, Sept. 1874
To Mr. ASpnEw W LEccAr5
explanation with respect 70 your proposed removal
from the Office position OF Deputy Collector In the
bureau for the oolecton Of In this depart
ment and being heard In relation thereto
hereby removed from said office or position, TO take Of
feet september 8, 1874 Very respectfully,
A. H. GREEN. Comptroller.
The question is now asked. what combination
does the Comptroller propose to form, and In
whose interest Will this vacant once be best0wedt
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-09-05

above are 90 bales arrive
Sssse! s IS ys &c.,
December 80 al Is Tisc 200 a. Is lssc January, rs al
10 l532c l at March, 100 at 100 at is 81 sec.
ss .o yU a Up 70 two a. y %
L sS =. SG Is c log 81 a 4 e Ss S
November q 800 az IS 400 4. ~ ssc ~
Y 81 Els sSsc ps's%oe s c at Is 4; ISn ps
a slc fa at Is sssgc March 800 al iSc April 20 At
bales; New orleans 27s Mobile, PSI; savannah, ts7;
is Boston, is PhiIadelpha, 4 Total 1874 bales; this
day last week, i062 tins day last year, 2l@
t r. SsT Sy
Co., OF Wilson, N. c., bought today by Ueo. Il.
Moore Co at l P.a PEI per lib To- :, =, wo
mote and on %
saqsoes isc isr DO ,stss 6ssc good So
l7lSc a17kc. prime do, lsAc. a l9c extreme range
fS S iS grsss SG mats 49, Seyon Mara
eaibo ms aOc LaEnayra sSc ishc; o Jama ac
is sG : costa IT, R Rsn 'Sc aexie ar,o i
n i9tzc. savanilia i71sc. iypc: Curacoa, iItc. q
Gssbssss1were moderately dealt in, in obbing way
at values exhibiting no change. We quote :-2Sc for
SPERM Ssc SOC for patent do 2sc &c for stearic,
II o. i5c lblsc for IL o. and i7Jsc lsc. is
CoRnAGE was only in iaht request and not avonbly
Mia cerdase ases thread, iSc do sihread and
9thread, q in and 6l6 in diameter nc; DO i2thread,
dc 'sy hfss sSs SS acreage
tsrrsd Manila sc ns Isrsd Manila ,an Snsn nc
s.t6resd ANA s.tirssd. y in. and DIG to-, T1c; DO
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-09-05
HERALD SATURDAY SEPTEMBER s74-TRPLE SHEET

was nrm. Central Pacrncs sold at 9oX and Union
Pacific nrsts at S4k Union Pacific Sinking Funds
advanced to 6ek; New York Central first, regis
tered, brought lo5k; New Jersey Central nrst
new, l041, and Chicago and Northwestern interest
bonds 9s. Central Pacific bonds closed at 9oH to
9Oh. and Union PacIncs s41s to s41s for frsts s4z
to So for land grants 7Sk to so for incomes and
SO to 6eh fer sinking funds The following were
the bids on the regular CALI
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-09-05

lie cash.
nsmtnd WIS light and values unchanged We quote -
Moiasses snooks 32incn with heads ~ y 81 & sugar
shocks win heads nch, 81 " ~ 60: sugar SHOCKS
with heads 3einch g y 81 50; box shocks &c soc
noesnenas :. " & hoops "a feet ordinary 70 prime
3oc 4Oc hoops IL feet ordinary TO prime 35c. 36c
"COPPER" ne market ruled quiet out firm. Sales
price.
90 FLOR tNp GRAIN -Receips-Flour 5zs2 bbs; wheat
oA ousheis corn 10 5y0 do oats zo639 do. There
an improved inquiry tor -four and the market ru ed
nrmer but prceswere not quotably higher The sales,
including al kinds loot up about O01 bbls, at
witnlh NE range OF or quotations Corn meal was
20 Tor Brandyw1ne 81 - IS for Western yellow aud
"A an irnnr II,a...
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-09-05
COPARTN ERsHIps.
RyrsTNEss OPPORTUNlTdEs.


SURE FORTUNE TO ANY ONE HAVING TASTE
N Tor The business Is offered tragniacept PIANO.
rama high moral character eonss ting OF 80 paintings
OF the owner. Address BOX 1874 ysew York Post Office
A GLUE fACrORY-N KrNNING ORDER, WITH
"A perfect Machinery. wfshe additional en-
Address. With real NAME, yA0r0RY, bex i2Q Herald
office,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-09-05
HAVANA MARKETS.

HAVANA, Sept g. 1874
Exchangc quiet On the United States sixty days cur
rency, 70 g premiums short sight, do, 60 Is pre-
* rs premium On London, rs a 90 premium.
spanish gold, IT. q ia American gold, l75 Ito
Sugar nominal.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-09-05

Notes receivable. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $7,e55 66
Cash. Observation-Disclosures. 225,87S OF
Due IRON U. S. Treasury Department. 5l5,267 IL
Colorado Cen. X. r. bonds and stock. 1,22O.411 90
Utah Cen trail Railroad stock. 900 90
Utah Southern Railroad bonds. $4,000 90
Omaha Bridge bonds. ................ 5,161 50
Union Pacific stock. ........... 8,244 Is
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph stock. 242O,0SO 90
st. LOUIS Council Bluffs K Omaha BIDS. 29,7II 81
Douglass and Washington co. bonds. 10000 90
Due from Central Pacific RallrOad... 3717O II
Due rom Utah Northern RaIlroad.... 64,24I OF
Land agent and sundry accounts. 54OO 90
Land notes to July 81, 1874. ,...... 26757I9 81
acres OIL land at So per acre. 55 900 90
Total assets. sea, 81, OO9 SO
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-09-05

The Official list reports q sale at the second
board of Tennessee skies. new, ex coupon at 5e16.
CITY BANK SHARES
were dull the only reported transactions having
been in Merchants ut 12O and State of New York at
Ill Chemical was bid for at l193:-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-09-05
EUROPEAN MARKET,
FINANCIAL.

LONDON PRODUCE MARkEr.-LoNDoN. Sept 4-Even-
ing Hops, 81 4s los per cwt for American. Sperm
oil, 500 fl00 per tun.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-09-05
CITY TREASURY.

Comptroller Green reports the following dis.
bursements and receipts OF the treasury yester-
day.
DISBURSEMENTS.
Claims paid, number OF warrants IL amount
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-09-05
STATE BONDS

were quiet and steady Michigan sizes OF 1879 sold
at 1o2. and Virginia cons0ls at 50. The following
were the latest bids -
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-09-05
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT.
THE TREASURY BALANCES
main nsa to-day NJ Wa hinnf
MEMORANDUM.

The following statement Of the assets, the secu-
rites being given at par OF the Union Pacific Rail
road Company is submitted:-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-09-05

5000 Va 6's, con. :. bic
1000 Michigan 6's, ~. ]
10000 Alb a SusQ LIST. b3
1000 B, II d +. Ist. be So
1000 & 4 N w c C b.. .
1900 Clev & Tol 8 f.....
2000 N Y G 6's, 49,. ....
800 N Y Cen SIS, ~. =.
200 Mich Cen SIS. ....
II. 0 I'm Fac RR LIST. ).
$500 Clev 4 Pitts 81 IN
800 q d o LIST, c on.
loo W Tn Tel 7's.....
1000 Chi, b 4 @ 8s. ..
2lU shs Mercantile Blk
100 quick Min Co. be
lUV 40.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-09-05
CLOSING PROCESS O'CLOCK P. M.
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

Cotton More Active and Ffrmer-FlOur
Stcadfer-Wheat, Corn and Oats
Higher-POrk Dull and EOmimaI-Lard
Quiet, but Firmer-Groceries Steady
Freights Observation-Disclosures Weak
Spirits Turpentinc Lower - Rosin
Steady-NIetals Duli-East INDIA Goods
Inactive-Tobacco Firmcr-Wool Firm
Whisky Steady.
FRIDAY, Sept. 4-6P. N.
AsHEs-Receipts. for three days, 102 packages
The market was quiet and unchanged. Pots
quoted at 61sc. and pearls uominally at &C..
BEEswAx met with fair inquiry. with sales at
SIC. 321sc. for yellow Western and Southern
BROOM CORN was dealt IN moderately at steady
prices. quoted at &C. a 10c for new green hur,
lOc lie. short green brush &C. &c for red tipped
and &c. a &C. for new and old mixed
BUrrKR.-The demand to-day has been moderate for
both State Western and values underwent no
tial change We quote -StsteFirkins choice selected
3lc 35c. per h.; no., fair TO good, &c. a 33c. ;
half frkn tubs, choice selected 35c. do, prime
3sc. 34c. do, fair to good Soc. q SIC. do common
2sc SOc.; Welsh tubs choice selected &c. &c.: do
prime, Sic. &c.; do, rair to good. 3Oc. 3lc.; do
Se @
DO ar to Sosd c sc do go no c "a
and Schsan os
s sd aa lair soS s1Ga TO- ns
s0s$ to xST% sf o Gs d a ss
shose 2sc; d. do do;u ta i, to good As 2Sc;
good, 24s 2ss ono and Indiana ,uOs good e prime.
nrkns good to prime 2sc 2sc; DO DO 81, air to good,
&c z4c' warlour syies. oouinou' &C. u 80. A..
the trade eAs ow
readily placed at full current prices but the low grades
were not much wanted, except at prices generally
below the views of holders. We quote state factory,
fine to fancy lsszc Hc; DO do, good 10 tne, l2.c.
134c do do, fair TO good llc 21sc.; State daires,
fne iOtsc L2hc Orange county. skins, &C. &c ONO
factory Gheddar shape cnolce III export nc. &c;
for domestic trade. 12c &c. do: do, tair good,
lOc lie. do do, poor to fair, &c. l0c: Michigan
and Wisconsin, factory fine. lie. a i2sc.
CorroN on the spot good ordinary and grades above
getting very scarce and difficult to FIND lines suit
spinners, and for good working qualities. In
Guided in the sales OF today Is a line of GU bales
new cotton, basis low middling, at l514c. per lb,
deiverabe on before September ls To-days demand
is mainly from few buyers the general market while
strong, being rather quiet ahs annexed quotasions
improvement noted the market closed firm with an up
present prices Futures ruled more active, and ad
Of l6c. Nc per h. was established the market
closing firm at the Improvement Laier-At least 600
bales been sold since report probably opening
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The quotations based cotton In store running
In quality not more than hall grade above below
the grade quoted. The sales were:-
To-Day Last Evening. Total
ExpOrt... :....s..'.'' 10 "
Consumption. ............... 1880 LISA 3,2S4
Total ,..,...,........,.,2 UH L35f 1850
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-02-05
The Pound Of Flesh.

As our readers are informed else
where, the basis upon which the
House of Representatives was organ
lied, was that the Republicans should
have the Speaker, and the standing
committees, and that the AnOti-Mo-
nopolists should have all the other
officers and Il majority on all COM
mittees OF investigation. When the
question of -lecting the First Assist
ant Clerk was before the house, Mr..
Danforth made Il personal appeal In
behalf of the Republican candidate,
stating that Mr.. Van SteenburH was
n most excellent officer, the best the
House had ever had, that he was =
soldier who had lost his good right
arm in defense of his country, and
that his opponent had gone home.
He hoped, for the purpose of expe.
diting business, that the Anti-M0-
nopOlis,s would be generous enough
to retain him. MIR. Hoggatt said II
bargain had been made, and he in
sisted that the Autobiography candi-
date-who is his nepliew-should be
chosen. He demanded the "pound
of flesh,' and Mr.. Van Steenburg
had to give place TO an able bodied
man.
To show how eager the hungry A.
Ms were for office, and how tena-
cious they were to secure everything
nominated in the bond, they turned
out Mrs. Smith, who was temporary
paper folder, Notwithstanding the
statements made to them that she
was II widow who had lost her hus-
band and two brothers in the army,
and had two children t6 support. 1t
was hoped that ut least this woman
would he retained in an Office thnt
yields only 500 per day. But the
Antics were ravenous, and deter
mined to have all the blood. -Fdir-
feid Ledger.
Mr.. Danforth Republican, made
a mistake in asking, even for one
armed soldier and a competent and
worthy man, that he should be re-
tained in violation OF disagreement.
Such proposition, coming from the
other side of the House, would have
been generous and happy thing
for the A. MS, and 1t 10 only fair to
say that one of them-Mr. Hanan--
stated he could see no reason why
Mr.. Van Steenburg should not he
retained, but 1t could not be cx pected
that Irish, Claggett, Evans, Gillespie,
& Co., would listen to anything OF
the sort, or allow any generosity to
disabled soldier Republican or a
soldiers widow.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-02-05
startling DisciOsure--Attempt-
ed Bribery.

Under the above caption, we hnd
in the Hawkeye Of the 28th ult. a let
ter from G.. w. Sherman, formerly OF
this city, Sergeant-at-Arms OF the
last Iowa House Of Representatives,
and now editor Of the Mills County
Journal, making what seems to be q
"startling disclosure" What he re-
lates will be somewhat startling, and
might be entitled to be called dis
closure, IL he had gone far enough to
make it such. He withholds the
name of the guilty party, and gives
us no means Of testing or proving
the trtuh of his statements, which
have behind them no evidences OF
truth beyond Mr.. Sherman's word.
He Is a violent partisan; was a good
Republican two years ago, and by
favor Of the Republican party In the
House was elected Sergeant-at- Arms.
In June following he turned his coat
and espoused the Greeley cause.
This course killed his paper, and
forced his removal from ValiscA TO
Glsnwood. whore he y now located.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-02-05

The Fairfield Ledger relates that
the final organization Of the Iowa
House of Representative was due
to scare on both sides; though nei-
ther party knew that the other was
frightened. In the Republican cam
Gus on Thursday afternoon "one gef-
tleman stated that he had acted with
the Republicans up to that time be-
cause he sympathized with that par
ty, but in giving them his aid to or
ganize the House there was one
thing he had reserved-his official
integrity, and he could act no longer
with them than one or two ballots
on Friday" after which he would
act independently. After the CON-
promise had been effected and the
members had mingled together one
of the Republicans stated to an Anti
the possible detection Of this one
man. "Thunder" said the Anti,
" we were In n worse FIX; we had
three men i'm our caucus who declar-
ed they would vote for Gear to.mor-
row unless compromise was effect
ed this afternoon"
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-02-05
Train Robbery.

At 4:30 p. NJ. last Saturday, at a
station on the Iron Mountain Rail.
road, 120 miles south of st. Louis,
FIVE or elk masked men turned n
switch and ran train off on a side
track. They arrested the conductor
and all his men, placed them under
guard and then robbed the passen-
gers, the express and the mail. The
booty obtained aggregated 5000. A
note left on the train by the robbers
thus tells the story truthfulIy and
briefly:
"1He most Daring RoJbesy ON Rec
ord. south bound train on the
Iron Mountain railroad was robbed
here this evening by five heavily
armed men, and robbed Of---dOllars.
The robbers arrived at the station a
few minutes before the arrival Of the
train and arrested the agent and put
him under guard, and then threw the
train on switch. The robbers We're
all large men--nOne OF them under
six feet tall. They were all masked,
and started in "A sOutherly direction,
after they had robbed the train
They were all mounted on five blood.
ed horses. There Is hell OF an ex.
citement in this part OF the country.
fSigned. "1RA A. MERRILL"
No other violence was offered to
any one on the train, and the train
men unhurt, were released when the
work Of the desperadoes was finished
The train then proceeded on Its way
The whole affair was coolly, syste'
maticalIy and successfully, though
bloodlessiy managed. There was
something decidedly chivalric In the
transaction.