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DOMESTIC MARKETS.

- 80 GALVESTON, July s, 1873
good ordinary l2ac. Net receipts Ill bales Sales 10
Stock, $3.50
Cotton quiet and unchanged; midding AYE. l4ssc.;
low mddilng, lac. good ordinary, BIKE Net receipts
" bales exports coastwse, 5S sales, so stock, l6lL
HEw ORLEANS. July & 1878
l4hc good ordinary lSc Net receipts a. bales gross
stock, SOis6. wv
SAVANNAH July 8 1876
good ordinary sac Ne! receipts ~ 5aSs S''1 Exports port
cOastwise' ~. STOCK, liza c., a..
Cotton steady middIing 14c it;sc low 'mddiias,
bales. Exports cosswi;s; iss sal>s O. stock SSss
for strained. lar steady at 81 IS. 80.
Flour steady sales l,oo bills at 50 3 tor No sSrng,
double Sr HHS 3 lSS
extra white Michigan S. Corn uneha.gsd sales al
boiled per Ton. Utilized steady shorts SO shipsiuas
ana ann rye s.i per 0 NV YSi
per- = q g ne hudson Lake reSsets-sSldS lee.
feet lumber.
Lake reoeipts-FIour So bbls wheat issSOJ bushels
Railroad reSeipts1Flour, 10y TbA wheat 0OoO BUSH
%sa.s@5iOar TOO Sb WHEAT SoOG T SasSss sa alR
ssS Ss saaR'q;: to do Ss
s sS Cats aSs aS 10 n:srG ods 900
NS: g New YORK, tolls Included Flour asc .ishss on
rs: = Ss' isPsF 90
Sa ans ss's S %ssss S sa .%SS,
81 IS Tor he. Corn dull sales BVJ bushels No 2at
lac. AXE quoted at 7Sc. 7ec. for rejected ~ high
mixed oats inacuve; asking 62c Tor No Milwaukee.
aye offered at o. l2i little here Barley, In store
Pork Quieti 81 for heavy mess Lard quiet at lSc.
it'la 'hiGawinss nom'nalIy 81 ~ 49, - ,o,,
Flour 9glsh UNCHANGED Wheat dun, lower, Nos
sIsrs. o. n =. ah amber Michigan. SH AUGUST
81 I'm; No 500. 81 H. Lorn dull, lower high mixed,
IKE July, 1se. August 7l6e eptember 72c,; WHITE
1to.i damaged UOc, Oats steadyj No J, 90; No. j
$50. waite, size; Michigan, CSC Fregnts In improved
demand. " buhalo y|c, TO usweao DC. tor wheat
keeeipts-Whoat, IaOOQ bushesi corn lS,O0 DO Oais
SOU do SUPERINTENDENT l2OcO bushelsi corn l2.OO0
90 oats, 6,VvO do
CHICAGO. July 8 1873
Flour quiet and UNCHANGED, Wheat active ana higher;
No.. SPRING u vo D. Joy: No do, " I4N. spot;
=, w. august " 9za q w. 5eptember No do, vSC.
active and higher; NO, mixed, Ggzc, spot ike. bid
August 72se eptembor; rejected, DC. Oats dun and
loweri No. q 4ac 541sc.. spot 51c. July; sOtsc bad
August. rye sleady NO. z. VOC Barley steady; NO.
spring y UaSi - spotj 81, september ORR IN tair
demand and lower NJ $40 - $40 rs $40 August
Sv n september. Lard dn and lower ~ SIS SIS Us,
spoti SIS H. August; SIS z7H, september Bulk meats
aulli shade lower; shoulders SIZE short rib miudcA
las short clear DO, I2c WhlsKey. 81 IL. FreighIs
acuve; corn 70 Bunao, PIC. wheat TO do 26c. nc.
keceips-Flour ovW bbls wheat ISUUg busheis corn,
wheat lIOOOO bushels; corn la OO0 do oats s0UO do.
higher at 81 Uok July; 81 U5t august Corn hlger at
eyTS july l7se: August Oats easier ut b51<c, July.
PORK nrmer at SO 80 sly IS August; $40 45
Lard firm, but unchanged
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NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY, JULY 9, l875--TRIPLE So

ers 1915 TT15s0. The Assistant treasurer PAID out
to-day s3s6OOO for interest and $4,000 for I'VE.
Nv entities redeemed. The following were the
awards at the Treasury gold sale to-day:-W I.
hatch & Son, 81, 00O. at ZIG; II. Manuel Co.,
S2oOoO at 1885 1902; John B. Scott, SOC, 900,
at Il6OI 1905 q. @. Magoun, $780, O00 at 1885
q 1900; J. 7. Bates & Co., $4,000, at 1l6; John
Wallace, $25. 900, at l16: fl. Kennedy Co..
$40 OOO at 1l6O35z; Wotherspoop & Co., $40 900, at
1l5.O4-total, 100000.
The internal revenue receipts to-day were
s342 $50, and customs $50, 200.
THE LONDON MARKET
Foreign advices by cable state that the Bank OF
England directors at their regular weekly meet
ing this morning reduced the minimum discount
rate to per cent. The reserve Is now AN per
cent OF liabilities against 80 per cent last week,
and this Notwithstanding that the gain OF bullion
Tor the week was only EST, 3o7 A nrm and higher
market Is reported for consols. American securi-
ties are steady and unchanged; the rate in the
open market Tor months bulls Is 2sz per cent,
and money mt The stock Exchange on government
securities ~ per cent The specie in the Bank OF
France decreased IL, 144, 0Cof during the week.
The unemployed notes In the Bank OF England
amount TO f124S3, AIS.
RAILROAD BONDS.
Railroad ponds were generally nrm. The trans
actions aggregated S12s, OOO OF which $4,000 was
in Morris and Essex consolidated hrsts at 1857.
Union Pacific hrsts sold at 102H 102z, sinking
funus at 9eA o 063S, Fort Wayne frsts at Ill,
Michigan central sevens at 104 and Galena and
Chicago nrsts at 1OS. An advance OF u IN St Paul
frsts LA Crosse division) Is also reported.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Government bonds 1T the close were quoted as
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FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
Fancy Stocks a Trife LOwer-GOld De-
cineS TO lis SIS, but Closes al ll6
MONEY UNCHANGED.
Foreign Exchange Firm and Old Bonds
Inviting Investment
WALL STREET.

THURSDAY. July SO P. MI
The market to-day, while interesting. was NOS
particularly suggestive. Considerable realizing
took place in several active stocks at the ngures
that have been recently established, and, under
this influence the closing prices showed decline
from those OF yesterday ranging from - to IA per
cent Pacific Mail led the downward movement.
ana was closely followed by Lake Shore and W est
ern Union. The lower priced securities were com.
paratively neglected, and, therefore, showed
more or less OF the 1rmness that has attended
their market for several days. Notwithstanding
rumors OF trouble with one OF the banks that were
lndustriously circulated after noon and the mis-
fortune OF gold speculator who had calculated
somewhat improvidently. the undertone OF stocks
was by no means dscouragng at the close, and
there were various evidences that investors were
increasing their holdings 1t each fractional de-
cline.
THE PRICES TO-DAY
were as follows:-Lake Shore advanced from 50H
coz, but receded at the close TO 59A. western
Union opened Ut S1H advanced to SIX and re-
ceded to 79Z. Pacific Mail declined from az to
l0H. st. Paul common was 1rm at S4% S41a
34A; DO. preferred advanced 70 So oS18. North
western common was steady at 3eH 39A the
close being at 49, on confident BUYING do.
preferred sold at 80 5o11 New YORK Central
was steady at 100, Rock Island at l04, Harlem at
49, New Jersey Central ut l11H NIX. Delaware
and Lackawanna sold at 1l9 12OH l2o. Erie
moved up to l5X, but closed, in sympathy with
The more speculative stocks, at lax. Hannibal
and ST. Joseph was frmer. at 23A, and, 1t is said,
Is being quietly purchased Ohio and Mississippi
was firm. at 23A a 23%. Atlantic and Pacific
Telegraph was quiet, at 20 a 1914 %. Quicksil-
yer. common, sold at 141 and the preferred at
Fl. Panama 129, ex-dIvidend.
THE SALES TO-DAY
amounted to 10000 shares, which were d.
vided among active securities as follows New
York Central aud Hudson, 1855; Erie, 100; Lake
Shore 81, 900; Northwestern, $500; Northwestern
preferred, 1900; Rock Island, 200; Pacific Mail,
$1,000; st. Paul, 22Oo st. Paul preferred, LOO;
Ohio 1900; western Union &c. 400; Wabash. 700 |;
Union Pacific, sOO Panama, 100.
OPENING. HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES
The following table shows the opening, highest
~ had do
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wheat wss quiet aud unchanged. closing with some
deuand at VI 10 for No Chicago aud 81 ~ tor Alau.
bushels At 81 10 y tor No. zGhicaso, on the spot
ena tor AL July, VI ~ 81 %. same dshveryt 81 ~
81 ~ Tor No, J. and 81 " tor white Canada IN bond.
Corn was strong The saes we're 20 700 bushels AZ 7sc
sis Tor steamer 80 eic. Tor dry Oass we're quiet
mixed, In store &C. tor toledo No. 2mixed, ahnat t5c
for IOWA mixed on track lie, 72c. Tor good 10 choice
and o7c. for 40. Chicago ahoat hyc was quiet and
nominal BARLEY was quiet AMI without important
change. Barley malt was quiet and steady at ~
rowed state
BEANS AND PRAs-Ths market for both mediums and
marr0wa wac quiet with little change TO note IN
prices We quote MEDIUM new, ehoice 81 "; do, fair
70 xSod, 81 ~ 81 20 marrows new choice. ~
81 red kidney, prime. new, s. Is IS 70; green peas
new, ~ ~ q ~ By; white kidney, cnoice 81 ~ Oi
do, fair 70 good, 81 50 81 To-
DIMINISHING demand was moderate and the market
was quiet, aud prices were without decided change.
pore lsc. ls'<e' Calcutta. 9kc. le.; bags. 21Sc
HESl JUrE-Jut was quiet and uncna ngcd. Jute
butts were STEADY, with tar demand nj inll prces
prices We quote "a merican. dressed. per ton $40
$3.50 for doubles s23o $40 for single Manila hemp
TIC. SIC, gold per H., the latter Tor choice Russia
clean, At S2lg u S2Lo gold Italian 326O SHs gold ;
Jute Esc 5sc. Jute butts quoted nc, currency
sisul hemp 01zc. 6tac god
HIDES -ine marKst was very quiet and prices were
without material change The sales were 81 AOO CITY
slaughter AZ we, " Mexican ais aud ~ dry Mexican
on private terms We quote -DrybuenOs AYres 70 iOA
a Is lbs, &c Sc 40. ~ lbs n 70 lbs, zc axe.
rienres a Iba ~ lbs, l9iSc &c Central American Is
lbs ~ lbs lOc, Natamoros, ~ bs. "a lbs, nc lsc
god. selected.
LsAFnnn.-ihs market fol hemiOck sole was quiet
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A SINGULAR ACCIDENT.

TWO HORSES FALL INTO POOL OF LYE AND
ARE BURNED NEARLY TO DEATH-THx DR1vE1
SERIOUSLY INJURED.
At the loot Of West Tenth street Ia large,
vacant lot OF made land occupied by the White
star line Of steamers as q storage ground, upon
which are discharged cargoes of soda ssn im.
ported from Europe. packed in boxes and barrels.
Inc heavy rains OIL Wednesday nignt soaked
through many OF the barrels, and yesterday
morning q large pool or water, about nine inches
deep, highly impregnated with the soda ash and
forming q strong lye covered the centre OF the
lot.
shortly before one O'Clock yesterday afternoon
Marshall Davis (colored) employed by A. q. La.
mott, OF Pearl street. drove team or two horses
and truck into this lot and after obtaining hi
load turned TO 90. The nearest way 20 the road
lay directly through the before me ntioned pool oil
lye, and Davis, ignorant OF Its character allowed
his horses to wade into it. Either tho anlmals
stumbled az their Ieet touched the liquid or the
burning nature or the latter caused them To be-
come excited, and they both fell in the middle OF
the pool. A few moments Of struggling and
splasAing and they re2ained their feet but
peared 10 be wild with pain, jumping, rearing aud
snorung as ! In great agony. The ariyer,
nis seat TO investiSase ana IN so doing sIlspsed
III some OF the I've which spurted On his lace and
hands. In few moments the akin commenced
leave tue suffering brutes. whose rage became
more intense as their agony increased.
Police surgeon Walker dressed Davis injuries,
but nothing could be done for the horses as tneiF
burns extended all over thels legs and the under
portions OF their bodies. President Bergh. OF the
Society for the Prevention or Cruelty TO Animals,
was promptly notified OF the strange accident aud
sent mis- deputies to the scene, WAC killed the ami.
mails 10 put them out OF agony
Captain Kennedy, OF the Ninth precinct, to pre-.
vent q like occurrence requested toe Department
OF Public Docks 10 MI in the sunken portions VI
the lot. and within lew hours the request was
DAVIS was sent to Bellevue Hospital
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COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON ON THE SPOT STRONG FUTURES
sTRoNa-FLoUR QUIET AND UNCHANGED
WHEAT QUIET AND UNcHANoED-coRN
sTEApY-oATs oU1ET-RYE QUIET AND NOM
INAL-BARLEY QUIET AND UNCHANGED
BARLEY MALT QUIET AND sTEADY-PoRK
DULL-LARD wEAK-PETRoLEUM QUIET AND
sTEADY-NAvAL STORES sTRoNG-GRoCERIEs
FIRM-H1DEs QU1ET-LEATHER QUnT-o1Ls
DULL-wH1sKEY sTEADY-FREIoHTs QUIET
HEMP AND JUTE QUIET AND sTEADY-GUN-
MES QUIET.
THURSDAY. July Sc p. M.
There was but little change In the commercial
situation to-day. the markets being almost univer-
sally dull, with prices quite generally IN buyers
favor. on 'Change flour was quiet. Wheat was
quiet, but steady; business was moderate. Corn
was steady, with moderate inquiry. Oats were
quiet. Whlskey was nrm. Pork was unsettled
and lower, closing on 'Cnange with u still declin-
ing tendency. Lard was also dull and lower.
Cotton on the spot strong; futures strong. Pc
trole um quiet and steady. Naval stores strong
Hides quiet Oats dull. Leather quiet Hemp and jute
quiet anu steady. Gunnies quiet Groceries firm.
COFFEE -AIthough the market for Rio very Quier
there was q very strong tone and holders were
hdent and looking for a still hrmer market The only
transaction reported sale of QUO bags good to
prime R,o sold last evening at Hampton Roads
1916 gold. The stock Of mild conees in first hands
as follows:-Java, grass mats 4067S; singapore,
1000 do; Ceylon 2.679 bags; Maracabo. 2,e29 do;
Laguayra Gil ao Costa Rca, 272s do. savauia, AAdo
We quote ORDINARY carGoes, l7kc a l7,zc.; isr do
lskc 1870; good do, l9c. 1870; prime do, 1916
l9sc range for lots, IKE. 20Sc., gold 90
30 days; Java. government bags 25c 27c; do, grass
mats 26c. 2Sc Snga PORE do, 90. 2c. Ceyon 2lc
ne; Maracaibo, zic 23c;i Lagnayra zoe. nc. :
Porto Rico lS1sc. 20c.: Costa Rica, l8c ale Mex
can l91ac lUSc Angostura. lSc. 2lkc.; savanilla
2Oc. o nc; Luracoa. ls1o; xoc , o,
Oh the spot continued iairiy active Quotauone
show advance. but the market In fact was rather
higner shown some sales while other sales were
at unchanged prices, with the tendency strongly up
binary strictly low middiing. After Change about
$50 bales sold Tor spinning purposes ut very iuu
reported Tor export supply further Oontins nal
orders. The demand Tor spinning purposef was OF .
somewhat more general character, but mainly tor CON-
ouence OF uniavoraple Liverpool accounts, and lost
Iy2c, there FEW sellers at tne decline,
and in view OF the continued demand tor spot cotton and
hrmness OF holders the market regalned the loss
and closed Lice higher than last nights prices despite
the unfavoraDe OF late private reports Liv
erpoo The Of the market futures strong
August is lls2c I61se sepe nber. IS ilsc. is ss2c
October, IA 23-52c. November. IA 1920 l4xc,:
December, "A lsslc. a 10 i4,sc,; January IA zSsSc
Apf Is l-l6c l5,sc.; May. Is lss2c. l5xc. juno
i55ic a is 25-a2c. Quotations based standard Of
ia force eptember 1874 and upland
cotton running in quality not more than half
l. sc; good ordinary Ahc strict GOOD ordinary, l5c
low miduling l514c nddling, l52sc good midding
lie Quotations based on American standard of eassih
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Government bonds at the close were quoted as


Bank shares sold at ~ Tor Commerce, 100 for
Continental 1927 for Metropolitan and 1ook for
Fourth National. The latest bids are annexed
America, l52; American Exchange, l16; Butchers
and Drovers', 1870; Chemical, 1000: City, 800;
Continental 93K; Corn Exchange, 1873; First Na-
tional, 2oO fourth National, 100; Fulton, 15e;
German American. e3; Irving, 100; Mechanics,
142; Mercantile, los; Merchants, l22; Merchants
Exchange 1O1H; Metropolitan. 1929; New York.
1874; New York National Exchange, 100; Pack,
14s; Phoenix. 961z; Iraoesmen's, lao; Union, 1888
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.
The following were the PnIadelphta stock quo
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FOR future delivery Oasis low mddlingl were
iollows-Ausust lSOJ pales AZ 10 5lGc Is ils2e.;
September 33U0 bales at IA Sl32c. Is Lice ctuber
so bales u 81 sc IA .332c. November 2UO bales
at IA gl6c December lUO bales at "a lOSc. January
100 pales at IA 23S2c February, CD bales ll2ac q
IL 5-l6c March, lOv bales at 10 Lice April oO baes
6 y3zc Is 56c May iOJ bales At 10 9i6c. Total 77vO
bales The receipts the ports follows :-Gal.
WESTON Ill bales New Orleaus ~; Mobile. ~; Savannah
more, Y; New ork, a4l7 Total, so2l bales This day
last week, ASH bales This day last year, lUS6 bales
Total since september /, A3l52 bales tune last
year. 373l 23y bales including to-day. Cotton reights
BY steam NC compressed; Bremen. by steam c com.
pressed; Liverpool, Esd. Sl6d by seam by sail,
9-S2d
FLouR AND GRAIN-keceipts Flour, g772 bbls wheat
l 1855 Dushes corn, 81 oats, % lOO do. bar
ley malt do The Hour market was quiet but prices
were without decided change, with sales OF UC0 bbs
Kye flour was sIeady; southern in nodeI te re.
quest Corn meal was moderately active with sales of
IjJ bills and $50 bags Ut - W tor Brandywine, We
Quo1e :-Western yellow, $3.50 q 49, for Jersey and
fennsylvana yellow per Dbl, 81 70 - 10; baltimore
coarse yellow, 81 90 per loo lbs coarse 81 ~; nne
sifed 81 CO., boiled yellow, 81 81 do, white 81 81 Jer
seq sacked coarse, 81 % 81 20 20 ane. yellow. 81 70
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EUROPEAN MARKET.

LoSDoN PRoDuoe MARKEr-LoNDoN, July s-Evun-
ing common rOsin, 5s o.. 81. per cwt; nseed
M 80 per cwt spirits OF turpenunc sls "a 21s per
cwt hops Jun. ne condition OF the crop favorable
VITO the prospect VI largo yle.d CALIFORNIA
quoIed ~ ." lOs e. American States hops ~ I6& n
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We quote .common refining iSc Sc. iaic TO ssof
DO. TIC: &c., prime DO SIC; SIC: CuDa grocery
Nos 10 to ls sslc q s1Sc.; standard A. l0Lc; oil a.
l0Hc. lQ4c-i crushed ll1zc. powdered l1c; granu.
lated, l02zc; yellow &c. We. extra q, SIC. 1Oc cut
loaI, llkc. q IlXc.
was duh at lec a l6s4c for city, ss1c. Isc
Western.
rAILow quiet and steady with sales $4,000 lbs at
SIC. &c.
fEAs We note sales by auction of 1870 half chests
sound teas including 7Y4 half chests from 23c
4ic., 4s3 do. Japan from axe otac Is do uolong
at from 2lc 25c. anu 25 do. Souchong u 231Sc.
WuIsKEY.-Receipts, 3i9 bbls The marker was steady
with sales OF $50 bbls ut 81 ~ per gallon.
FREIGnTs.-Berth reights were quiet and steady The
charterng business dull and both oil and
grain tonnage. The engagements were as follows 10
Liverpool by steam, 24UDO bushels grain at SID 3D.
by sail, 560U DO do. which 4O,0JU were from
store) at 71d 81. per bushcL Glasgow, by steam,
l60DJ bushels grain private terms. The charters
were:-A Norwegian barK. hence to Yokohama, with
lS,UOJ refined petroleum ut Sac. per case; an
American ship, OF III tons register, voyage. with
general cargo at lump sum- not reported American
brig Philadelphia Venice with 100 cases re-
fined petroleum at Soc British ship 6OJ
register from st Johns to Liverpool with at
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Consolidated Virginia Mining Company. - 96s, 900
Belcher Silver Mining Com pany. ......... $4,000
RedlnQton Ouic ksllyer Company.......... 226,000
Grown Point Silver Mining Company. 100000
pany. Observation-Disclosures. 100000
Black Diamond Mining Company. go. 100000
BLACK Bear Quartz MininR Company...... $1,000
Great western Quicksilver Company. $4,000
Jene rson silver Mining Company......... $4,000
Manhattan Silver Mining Company....... $4,000
Company ........................ $4,000
Lyon Mill and Mining Company .......... 10000
Leopard silver Mining Company. $4,000
Rye Patch Consolidated Mining Company 22,600
Empire Gold Mining Company ............ 10000
Oneida Gold Mining Conn any. ........... $1,000
Excelsior Mil and Mining Company...... 12.000
Empire Mining Company. 5000
Genesee Valley Mining Company"....... 5000
IOtbl 4zlyoUU
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WANTE0-S26 COS PARTNER FOR THE FINEST
w summer concert garden west side OBJECT TO
large business, references exchanged Address o. box
WI uerAld tptown Branch otiioA
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The following were the Philadelphia stock quo
tatfons at three oiclock:-

CALIFORNIA MINING Dividends.
The mining dividends paid py san Francisco
gold and silver mining companies during the first
half OF the present year have been as iollows:-
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IU:IJ and II:3U A. NJ.
'0A $1,000 U 90, r, '65,n. I205x
UT l0JU) do. lzUh
'l1s 50u U s t-2U. c. 'o9. -. l2lE
ia SOJO0 U 5 SIS, c, '5l-.... llek
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THURSDAY, July s, 1875.

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SALES
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dividend
~ GERMAN-AMERlCAN INSURANCE COMPANY
Cash capital Sl,000.u00
Cash assets, 81 ,952, 1856 10
No. 179 Broadway
NEW YoRK, July g. 1875,
At meeting of the Board of Directors held this day.
semLannual dividend of per declared, paya
bic demand
JAMES A. SILvRY,
seeratarv
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-05-22
WOLFE.
The Battle OfQmebec.

A period of imbecility, gloom and
disaster marked Britian's share in
the war which followed soon after
the truce of Aix-la-Chapelle, till
the Great Commoner was called to
the councils of the nation. Forth
with vigor took the place of des-
pondency and defeat. Men were
intrusted with the conduct of the
war because of approved fitness.
and not from family connections
or parliamentary interest; and
among the rest, young Wolfe was
selected by Pitt. and sent with
General Amherst to this continent,
where Lord Loudon had been con-
Quoting matters to NEST unsatisfac-
tory results. Forthwith all was
changed. At Leuisburg, Cape Bre-
ton, Brigadier Wolfe effected a
landing under the eye Of the gene
raj and Admiral Boscawen, in the
face of powerful batteries and with
sea so violent that many boats
we're foundered, and pushed on the
siege till Louisburg fell and Cape
Breton with it. Tie fleet to which
the Court of Versailles had confin-
ed the defense of French America
was destroyed; the captured stan
dards were borne in triumph frolh
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A Thrifty Virginian.

Some Of the ex-confederateS be-
longing to Mahone's brigade, who
held a reunion in Petersburg, Va,
last week, naturally wished to Wis
it ssthe crater" where some Of their
bravest and most perilcus fighting
was done. The result lis thus des-
cribed by the Norfolk Virginian :
when nearing the famous hole
the party was halted by man
who claims tC own the place, who
threatened to blow out the brains
OF the first man who trespassed up
on his premises. He was talking
to men who had been shot at and
shot be fore, and who did not rel
ish such talk. The consequences
to him, might have been serious,
had not gentleman in the party,
one of our townsmen, asked how
much was to be paid for stepping
on the holy ground. He was an
swered twenty-five cents for each
person. which was promptly paid,
and the party proceeded without
further moIestatien.0 This thrifty
individual Is a Virginian, a native
Of Prince George county.