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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-07


For delivery oasis low mldllIng iis have
been rs follows s-Yestercay, after Two 7. MJune 60J
at - 2o3lc july ~ At i5 oc., s0O at IS 29sl
gust, 10 s-2c ~ at % Lice. October IOJ az
70 49, January 2o AZ Is 7.lj Total 400 bales 10.
aay, up 10 r. M.--June, ~ 10 1s-s2e. 80 az
4 Lille jay ~ e I1i e a. 10 z c ilg a.
Cc. 10 sl-3ic 2JJ lBc IS ST s.c LOO az
I6c., s,ioJ a. Is jl.ic " az 70 s6 100 IS .l.3c
september, 60 AZ IS l5tc., ~ l53tc October
vember 80 IS 3-t6c DECEMBER. al l5lSc S0 at
40 sieo ~ az 10 Sc January lJo IS II sac 40 a.
at = As3.e., 40 At lo;sc May, 20 At 10 l-i6o.
Total. -u,b01 bales Grana total 5000 bales
The rsceipts az the ports wsre as follows oalvestJn SOL
new OEeans gie Mobile 81 savannah S3. Charleston
247. Wilmington ~; norfolk US, New York IS
Boston, .U Philadelphia. ~ Total, 1880 bales, this
day lass wee ls2i; tnis day last year 22li Cotton
bars W sIeam, Sc. eOmDressol Bremen, - steam.
1sc, conprsssed' Liverpool, li-S2d, BY by sail,
CorfxH.-The market for Rio was Quiet ana steady,
Rad other grades remained quiet and unchanged We
auoe :ordlnary cArgoss i5ssc. Ice air do l6sac.
: i7e good Do Iis : LA.c; prims do. ,lSllc.
gold, W - days, Java, governinent Days
2ic. a5ci 90, grass mAD, 25s a 2Sc. singapore
re. LAguayra 49, zOc. Jamaica, lie. l5bcs II.
domingo, lO11cs q lie. Porte klco l7c lgc Costa
luct l7c. AZ Mexican. 1885, &c. angOsurn, lsc.
lilac Sayan la lsc. = 1sc. Curacao, lie. l36c.
FLOUR ASD ,KAA. -Recelpts-F l0ur. 0746 bpis wheat
sl0bs7 bushels, corn, T.ss3 DO oats, 79sV
ceips ior the week we're Flour bsA3i7 DDs wheat.
me 4, DUis and tsU bags AMI rys. 45j bushels Ihe
nuuf mar.et nas dll aId heavy. some gr .des being
rather lower We uo.e sAes Of 81 nsss. Rye -four
dull anal unchanged Cora meal was inactive Tao
ubis 1T - 5llOr bfaIdywine We quote
e. yenF Al ~ W - 80 Jersey aud cnnsy wanna
yelvw ~ $500 per Lbi baltimore sacked ye.
fine shiLttd ST l5 LOl.eI yellow H. Oh LIED white
VI u VI 80 per ~ ibA jersey saaScd coarse. 81 ~
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RxpoRrs INp IMPonrs

Tie foreiEn commerce oil the tort Tor the week
was ~ foows:-0eneral meTcsanilse imports. In.
ciudIAg dry goods, so,o04,eo7; produce exports,
tl,2cs,ce4 and specie exports, $44ls,co0. The 10.
tai imports or sener al merchandise and dry goods
since January l. this year. are Sl5s 9s1 sos. against
slse.sT221s IN 1874 anu s1e2 e4g,slo in 1879. the
total exports OF produce SINCE January /, tsls
rear, are sss,S7O,sss against sll ,oes In 1874
and sllei2s,o7s In 1873 The tctal exports OF
pece sinco January /, this year. are s35 S79.o s7,
against sS5 in 1874 ana So 40s ga Ia 1sT3
THE GOLD MARKET
gas not particularly excited, prices ruling be-
,ween llGk aud Xix. rnere Is much ndisposltlon
pn TIE Lart " ali cases Of operators 70 20 saOrt
Of the market, aud an evident desire on the part
or those who are short 10 cover on tue most Ca.
vorabIs terms Tne shipments Of the week have
been startling IN their character, and the prob
AulIlues 81 the month 40 suggestive, that ony the
Dolcest SPECTATOR Is Inclined to discount the
sreet on tue Market, or SaT that witnln
thirty or sixty days the price OF Cur
national COMMODITY viii not advance
one, two or more per cent The action OF the
ANAL broker, VIM works Tor fractional per
cent, may produce a temporary enect, but the
onger.neaded DANGERS, the men wno can anord
10 re parent, CLAIM, see In the iutufe OF Golo
verlncaton or their predictions as nnaneIeEs that
Iomc time aud pronably very soon. u must re.
Ipond 10 tue sound mercantile principle THAT
Inability 70 supply enaauces the value OF the de-
mand. Nor. important shipments are expected
fMing me present week, ana they are due largely
70 tue redemption vi tue called bonds. Toe lol-
owing are the fluctuations OF gold Tor the week -
CIe1 LOtC-
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DIE o.

BEAS.--In this CITY. June a. MARY Curtis, wife
oil Dudley Lean.
Funeral service At tue Churc1 OF tue Annuncia-
ton. Fourteenth street, between sixth and
seventh avenues, MONDAY, at hall.yast Twelve
O'Clock. lnterment at WOODLAND, Relatives ana
trends are invited 10 attend without FUR ner
notice.
BErz-0n sunday, June g. JOHN q. BgTz, Tor
merry 81 Pottsyille, Pa, in me 18TH year o. MS age
fne luneral vii take place IRON MS iate resi-
dcnce M. 40 West Forty .thIrd street, on Wednes
day, Jane y, a. mo O'CLOCK r. "A. TIE relatives
ana irlends OF the family are respectfully lhNhed
70 attend Without fErtaer DUttcA'
huwKN.-ANN OAKLAND, WI 81 tue laie Joseph
Bowen, ~ the 33d year ui ner age, % consumption.
he friends VI tue family arS eAoectiuiiy knvtteu
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IN regaza 20 the specie movements COM
naerctal bulletin ssgely remarks:-The present
activity OF the exports Of specie and the possibility
that the important payments 10 be made this
month TO foreign oondholders on nve-twenties
called Tor the sinking fund attach special interest
TO the specie movement For the purpose OF in
dcating what position we are In 10 sustain this
present and prospective drain or the precious
metals we compile from Official returns the follow
ing statement, showing the imports and exports
OF specie, Tor the frst ten months or the nscal
YEAR Tor u aeriea ol late years
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TIE MONTY MARKET.

The daily quotations or the rates OF money have
so 1amiiarize1 the public mind with a common fact
that it il scarcely necessary TO reteratc the
same here. From TO per cent may be
regarded as the regular quotation on call
loans, at which figures the offerings Of capital
are abundant. Commercial paper Is IN active
demand at from to 9 per cent, with exceptional
transactions on choice grades at ga per cent.
The foreign exchanges were firm. owing TO q con-
tlnued scarcity OF bills. The principal business
was done at 4S6I a 4.s7 Tor long and 4.s9A
a. 90 for demand sterling. The elimination or the
grain speculation at Chicago induced larger
shipments of cereals, but not suficient to cause
any material increase in the supply OF exchange.
TREASURY STATISTICS.
The amount OF bonds held by the United States
Treasurer as security for national bank circula-
tion Is s37s, 1888, 900; amount held Tor public de-
posts S159I7, 200; internal revenue receipts yes
terday $405 ISL for the month, $1576,764; for the
fiscal year, $lo2, 45s, s44. National bank circula
tion outstanding $3.50, 7so279, OF which $2456,oOo
are In national gold bank notes. National bank
notes received for redemption during the week
ending yesterday, $5.428.97l. United States notes
shipped to banks during the week. s2sos, l57.
Fractional currency receipts during the week,
$685.
These were very strong especially at the close,
prices pelns laFReV symPabhesiS WIN VAC ~ 'insS
In gold. The principal demand Is said to come
from domestic purchasers. Gu the LIST inst the
Secretary or the Treasury, under his syndicate ar
rangements, issued a call for $4,000 COO OF i've
twenty coupon bonds, The called bonds are cou-
pom bonds known as the fourth series, acI or Feb
ruary 25 1862 dated May l, 1862 as fo!lows:-s5o-
No. 20,sol to No. 21,O0o, both inclusive; $l0o-No.
ST. COL TO No. SO 100 ooth inclusive; s5oo-No 81 sol
TO No. 81, 900. both inclusive; S',ooo-No s0651 to
No. OIL $780, both inclusive. Total, 100000 In
terest Will cease on September l, 1875. Closing
prices OF securities in London have been as fol-
lows
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FIRE IN ONE HUNDRED AND THIR-
TIETH STREET.

At about half-past twelve O'Clock YESTERDAY
morning o are was discovered "a the four story
brown stone house No 81 West lsotn street. Al
though an alarm was promptly sent, bringing ths
engines 10 tue scene without delay, the IRE had
made sucn rapid progress that % the time tue
steamers got larry working tne en- tire upper part
OF he mousse was Ia names. Caoiain burden, OF
the iwelf Dteclnct, with posse OF men, rem.
geFed ASSISTANCE 70 the nremen. The mouse, which
was unoccpnied, but mrnlsneo throughout at the
tinlo 81 ne lre. was owned py Il. II. rrestod,
whose loss u estimated &C about 81 600, wnicn ID
partlany covered 81 Insurance.
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sUFFocATED IN A LIMEKLN.

workman employed az Hngn Ciark's lime.
Kiln on North Tenth ssreet, Brooklyn. Il D., %
going light the are in tue kiln, shortly before
noon YESTERDAY fonno the dead oudY OF lad OF
fifteen years lying face downward among the
lime. Upon tnvesu9atioB II was founa that tns
bows name was Patrick Giynns who resided VITA
his parents at No. 20j Norm Eighth street H0was
that ne went INTO the kiln - GleeO, when he was
overcome ana sndocote BIZ the lumes CT the lime.
me oOdV WAS removed 10 me residence of me
parents aud Coroner Nolan notified 10 mold an IN.
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STATE AND RAILROAD BONDS.


The former have been but little dealt in and the
latter SHOW no change OF great Importance. Yes
terday the sales show an advance OF Il In Erie
tniros u in Lake Shore dividend bonds and North
western gold sevens and per cent In Wabash sec
onds as compared with last sale day before yester
day. The Pacific Railroad bonds were steady, with
no changes or importance. The only bonds which
were lower and these only 4, were Chicago and
Alton lrsts, New York central SKIES Of 1888 and
Hannibal and ST. Joseph Fights, convertible.
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.


JoNEs-BosTwIcK.-- Brooklyn, June 5, 1878, at
the residence oil the BRIDES uncle, a0mas 4. Row.
land, By Rev, Thomas w. Haskins assisted BY Rev.
Roger ). Howard, -. D., WINTHROP ). JONks TO
CAROLINE II. BosTwICK, daughter OF frederick l..
BOstwlok OF New haven. Conn,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-07
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON ON THE SPOT wEAK-FUTUREs WEAK
FLOUR DULL AND HEAyY-wHEAT FmMER-
CORN QUIET AND FrRMER-oATs DULL AND
LowRR-RYE oUIET-BARLEY NEGLECTED.
AND NoMINAL-BARLEY MALT QUIET AND UN-
cHANGED-PoRK DULL AND IRRKoULAR-LARD
DULL AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FIRM-
NAVAL STORES QUEr-GRocERIEs QUIET
HIDES AcTIvE-LzATHER oUHT-ons QUIET
wHIsKEY sTEADX-FREIoHTs QUIET AND
FIRMER
SATURDAY. June SIS P. NJ
There was no essential change In the general
aspect OF commercial matters to-day, though the
markets were quiet, as usual on saturdays, there
belag a few noticeable exceptions TO the rule
though not so active as on Friday, aud the mar
kst closed strong. Corn was rrmer, with good
demand. Oats dull and lower. whisky steady
PORK and lard were duh and irregular, closing
with downward tendency. Cotton on the spot
was weak and without demand; futures were
weak. Petroleum was nrmer. Naval stores were
quiet and unchanged. hides were in moderate demand
Leather in air request Oils Groceries
generally quiet.
CoTToS ON the spot was without demand and values
wholly nominal in the absence OF sales The dis
position 0f sci ers Indicated weak market and certain
lots the tables at Prices which would justify
rather lower quotations, but in the the offerings
held about former figures despite ued
decline IN futures Futures lost &c under the pressure
sell caused by large bombay receipts and shipments
lied decline In Liverpool favorable weekly ports
regard the weather aud generally promising cond
zion The growing cotton. 1he market closed at the
lowest figures, with the exception June contraetA
which ls2c. l-lGc. 5oJ bales In
the way OF short notices were taken by prominent
house Rssurodly for export Il 2I-s2c. Futures
feeble At ths close ~ the following agures;-
June 10 gssc l5c; July Is 25s2c. August Is ls-lsc
sept0moer, 10 1i-5lc, l3Ae.; october, u hI8c. q
ID sEc November, IS $50 10 5s2c December, l5c,
4 Is Side January. rs p3sc - H. a2o IN
ID lkS1e. l. L5zs. March, IS 2lS:c. q 10 ~ $40
April u ls-l6c l55sc. May 10 l92c &c sS2c. QUO.
Jations based on standard % eassaoa0n In force Sep
tomber l. 1874. AMI on upland cotton
augtty not nlure han haif grade above or BrluW
the Grade quoted --Orinary, lac. good ordinary,
l5c. strict gooI ordinary. i51.c, low mddIiuK I5y.c
middiing. lble good middli1a The Quotations based
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q 4, one yellow s2a 8 g, AID hne white 81 $.

Wheat good demand Tor export and the market
closed hrer at about 81 Va Tor good No chicago anu
at ~ ~ 81 USla for No Chicago 81 IL Tor Milwaukee.
81 i5l< 81 IL tor No l. 81 10 do, arrive next
quiet The sales about 800 bushels al nc 79c
ior steamer ana sic. s3lc. tor dry. dun and
lower Wlth sales q 20 G0 bushels Zoe. Tic Tor
mixed western and Canada, &c. Csc Tor track Bar
ley was neglected and nominal. barley malt quiet ana
unchanged aye WAS quiet The sales wero 1000 bush
els ~ ssc Tor state ana yYc. for canada III bond.
the week were :-27,2J9 rom Buenos Ayres per
from Cindad Bolivar, per Mary BurGet 546 Savanilla.
Galveston, per CITY OF Austin; SIS from New Orleans
coaswlse Total, 81 O99 hides ana l3) bales Cacutta
buffalo per Ca.narvon Castle The stock hand vas
tcsO dry Buenos Ayres Entire Rios &c 1880 do Mon
can 800 do Bogota go do. Porto Cabello $500 do Ari-
can, 40 do. Vest Indies 6,400 do Iampico llt0 do.
Iraxllo QUO do Mexican, 1850 do Texas, western
southern Total 26l 2OD hides and l22 bales Calcutta
Cow la9 do DO buffalo same time last year ~ lIo
We quote :-lidesBuenos Ayres IS lbs % lbs &c. y
selected; Montevldeo 2(I lbs. az lbs re, gold
seiected Rio Grande 20 lbs y lbs 2c. abe, gold
selected orinoeo q lbs rs lbs DC, gold selected
American, IS lbs. Il lbs 2Uc gold selected Juan,
y lbs "a lbs yc, gold selected Matamoros % lbs a
a lbs lsc Zoe. god, selected Vera cruz y lbs z
lbs, 7c lsc., gold seiecled Bogoa is lbs 20 lbs,
lSc 2c. golu selected; Maracaipo, 20 lbs 3 lbs
l61sc gold, seected Bahia p lbs y lbs, l6sc gold.
sc, gold seected Caracas, 20 lbs % lbs, sc gold.
selected Payta y lbs Is lbs, &c., gold selected
sisal 70 lbs q lbs. 5c gold, selected; Campeachy,
70 lbs 70 lbs l7c., gold selected Tobasco, % lbs.
LKArHER.-The market was quiet with moderate de-
mand Better graded and prime were dull and nominal
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NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY JUNE T. 1875-TRIPLE SHEET

igan, 81 NJ amber Michigan. cash and June, 81 q
July, 81 2zs 81 IS; August 81 2ls 81 ~ NO. red.
81 %; No red 81 2OIx 81 q July, ol 2g}z Corn
trn and u air demand high ni1e4 &c July a5s.e
75c grade Csc. G91Sc. Oats steady; No J. 6tc.: No
2, and Michigan. Csc. Receipts-Wheat 1900 bush
els; corn 20 900 do. ats, aOOc do. shipnents-Wheat
A0l0 bushels; oats, 1900 do
FloT dull and unchanged. Wheat active and higher
strong; We spring, SIC 9sc.; No 2do yi4c. spot,
$500. Juy: No. 3 do Sole; rejected, &c Corn adj
yanced and IN lair demand; 10 mixed, 66sit spot !;
Ggl bid July rejected 6315c lair demand and
hcher No. 2 oOc. spot 5b1sc July n5ac. 42c. Al
gust RE quiet and unchanged. Barley quiet but
firm; No sprlng 81 Is spot, 81 September. Pork
IN ar demand advanced At SIG 30 SO 60 spot $40 ~
july, SIG IS August LarG-An advance asked, but
established safes At $l3 SIS IS spot SIS 671
$l3 10 July. SIS IS August. Bulkmeais quiet I'M
changed Whis6ey in good demand at 81 IL. FTeighs-
Wheat 70 Buffalo, sszc. corn to do. SIZE Receipts
Flour 1900 bbls wheat 10000 bushesi corn, 1900
oats $500 do. rye 100 do barley, 1000 do Ship
mentss Jour 6,00O bbls. wheat, $4,000 bushels corn
a. 900 oats 1875 90 do. At the call the
Board. Wheat irregular, higher at siAe CSC. June ;
96s5c. July. Corn rmer nt 66zc June 695c. Juy Oats
higher at 606c- June, 5651c. July. PORK and lard
changed.
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soul aud IRON thence to calvary Cemetery Tor
nterment.
the beloved son or Thomas y. ana Jane Russell.
aged 40 years, months aud days.
Relatives ana frlends OF the iaullly are requested
70 attend the funeral. from the residence No. 4l8
slxtn avenue. on Monday, the 7th Inst. at one
O'CLOCK.
SCnucH.--on saturday, June 5. MARrN 5.
SCHooH, aged ~ years and months.
The relatives and frienus are invited 10 attend
the uneral IRON Sl5 west Thirty-niLh street, TINS
morning, at eleyen O'Clock. typographical Union
No. o are luvied 10 attend.
SKELLY.--On Saturday evening, June 5, MARY
AGNKs, tnird chIld VI Patrick and Annie SkeIy.
aged years, months aud ~ days.
Reatves and friends are RESPECTFULLY invited 70
attend her uneral, on MONDAY morning, June Z,
NJ naipast ten OiclocE, from the residence III ner
parents, No 40 West Houston street.
STILLMAN.-At the rtsiuencc OF MA spn-in.law,
James N. Armstrong, Morrlsauia, y. ". Jane ),
1870 JANEs STILLMAN, III toe 72d year 81 is gqe.
yitcd to attend toe funeral, nom the Conarega-
tiOnal church. Washington avenue, between l05tn
anu leoth streets, OF Monday, june !, Al two
swAaiwoUr-At aorristown, n. J., on sunday.
June q Of pneumonia, MINSlE ELIZA. VIE VI VIII
liam ii. SwartWuut, Of New YORK.
Notice OF iuuearl nereaIter
SwELSY.-At Parts, i, ance, on sunday June oin,
alter snort Illness JAMES n. SwEESy OF TINS city.
Due NOTICE " funeral Will be given upyn arrival
vASDEvEaa. Jamaica avenue, Flushing, on
SUNDAY, me ON inst, HoMAs NJ, sou ol Geo We 4.
and Helena 4. Nandeyerg. AGED ears.
The re .ailyes anu iIienas Of the family are re-
hlcIk lIl AuNAltu W dAbShd tuLctu VI AhoN-
day, the Stn lust, al three O'Clock 7. NJ rom us
pRreuts' residence, Jamaica avenue without lur-
tHer invitation.
WATJEN.--uf dipnleng, on sunday. jane Q,
THEODORE H., younger son Of LOUIS and J0sefa
WhLlen. ageu lnuutbs ana AZ DAYS
Funeral from the residences Of his parents, 81
East lnlrtJ seventh street on tuesday Jube 5, At
ten a. VI,
MILs0S.-on Friday evening, 4th inst. ALExAS.
DIR WILSON, 10 tie IOth year Of hts age.
Relatives ana friends u ghA anly are lnNltod
TO attend the lunctal rom nk tate residence, NO.
24V Jcrres avenue, Jersey easy, On TUESDAY, stn
mat, ~ Vne O'CLOCK Y. ~.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-07

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT IHR PARTNER
IN ship heretofore existing be tween under the
OF Forsyth Baty was on June 1873 dissolved by mu-
tuaI consent John A. Forsyth will settle all accounts
OF me firm and sign in liquidation. JOHN A. FORSYTH,
JOHN r BATTY. n. B,-The business to be continued
under the name firm forsyth h Co
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-05-13
A victlmized Young Man.

An amusing story is told OF young
American gentleman who, while sojourn-
ing in Paris, invited two demoiselles to
accompany him to the theater.; He Sc
cured three seats, and drove to the house
of his fair friends, half hoping that one
was indisposed, so that his felicity might
be unbounded. The two were awaiting
him, and their mother as well, who
kindly invited herself to chaperon the
party, and intimated that her daughters
could under no circumstances go without
her. There was no help for it: The four
crowded into the carriage. No fourth
seat could be obtained adjacent to. the
three already secured, or even on the
same tier, and during three long acts the
three ladies sat in a box, while our
young American. gezed at them with
feelings unutterable from Ids seat in the
parquette. "a.
The drama over, only cabs with room
for two could be obtained to convey the
party home. Here, then, was dilemma.
Which young lady should he select as
his cab companion? They were both
charming, and the matter was difficult
to decide. The old lady settled it, how
ever, to her satisfaction, If to the annoy
ance of our now miserable countryman.
"Hortense and Sophie, you go in this
cab. Monsieur and / will follow you in
the next"
The young gentleman now thinks that
French social customs are barBar0us.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-05-13
NUMBER 2.
t" A Road OF TOmbs."

Colonel Forney writes from Rome
Everybody has read about the Appian
Way. 1t was the great line of communi-
cation between Rome and Southern Italy.
Before you reach the old road you see the
colossal ruins of the baths of Caracalla,
which occupy the space OF nearly a mile,
and accommodated one thousand and six
hundred bathers at time; but this is
surpassed by the size of the bath of
Diocletian, which accommodated three
thousand and three hundred bathers at
time. The baths were the favorite re-
sorts of the poets and philosophers, and
were adorned with porticos and vesti-
bules for the idle and libraries for the
learned; they were also decorated with
the finest objects of art in painting and
sculpture, and placed in the midst of
fountains and shaded walks. Along
the Appian Way were built the tombs
containing the urns with the ashes of
hundreds and thousands of Romans who
lived and died thousands of years ago.
These tOmbs are temples above ground,
built of solid stone walls, inside of which
were placed the urns, while outside were
carved the beautiful decorations and in
scriptiOns, oftentimes including exquisite
statuary to designate the dead. Many of
their busts were found centuries after
inside, and as you now ride along this
solid road you see the remains of costly
sepulchers, with the fragments of their
marble memorials and highly wrought
statues. You would think that this road
of the tombs would be rather mournful
affair, but the Romans had strange no
tions of death. Their funerals were jolly
feasts, and they liked to have their villas
and their merry meetings near the houses
of their departed relations and ancestors.
For miles the relics of the graves extend
along the Appian Way. One of the most
curious of these sepulchers is the tomb of
Cecelia Netella, erected sixty-seven
years before Christ, to the memory of
Cacelia, the daughter of Quintus Metel-
las, the conquerOr of Crete, and wife of
Crassus. 1t is a circular tower of massive
construction and enormous strength, and
has seen many changes. 1t was fortress
or feudal stronghold in the Middle Ages,
and sustained great injury in the six
teenth century when Rome was besieged.
To-day it stands in solid and solitary
grandeur, as if grimly defying the
ravages of another enc thousand and
nine hundred years.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-05-13
Another Geological Tragedy.

For several days past there has been
an interesting exhibition of SNAKES by
Court Turne, at Schickling's beer saloon,
over the Rhine. We should not mention
the unpleasant subject were it not to
give the facts of a dreadful struggle
which occurred there Thursday night,
terminating yesterday in a tragedy. 1t
has been the custom of the exhibitor to
throw into the snakes boxes an Occa-
sional live mouse or rat or squirrel to
serve at once the purpose of fodder and
the means of diverting spectators by
showing how long it takes for an animal
to die after having felt the poisonous
fangs of a snake. Thursday night a
squirrel was thrown in with an ugly
looking old rattlesnake, and the bystand-
ers waited to see how soon the little dem
izeR of the forest would curl up and die.
But it was not that kind of a squirrel.
It's first move was to spring nimbly on
the tail of the snake and bite off one or
two Of the rattles, probably under the
mistake that they were hazel-nuts. This
aroused the sleeping ire of his snakeship,
who Immediately began to show fight in
his own peculiar venOmous style. He
had already given the squirrel one small
bite with his fangs, when the bushy
tailed combatant made another nimble
spring, and seized his antagonist by the
neck with his sharp teeth, and shook
him as jackasses have been known to
shake lionesses. The snake threw up the
sponge and lay down to die. Mean
while the victorious squirrel was taken
from the cage and banqueted on nuts
and almouds. He has not yet shown
any serious effects of the bite, but the
rattlesnake yielded up the ghost yester.
day morning, and his stuffed skin will
be preserved as trophy of the struggle.
The squirrel will be given perch in the
stall of the heroic donkey at the Zoolog-
ical Garden.-C Cincinnati Gazette.