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, 1875-06-06
avenue have been abandoned for the present on
account Of the inab'lisy Of TIE Commission to
purchase the necessary land at far prices.

avenue have been abandoned for the present on
account Of the inability OF the Commission to
purchase the necessary land at far prices.
BUILDING PERMITS. ...
May 27-John Daaber. oIe-stoty brick 14128
feet, at GIL 1udlaaa aueuuc.
May 27-L. l.. Leach two-story stone Jewish
Synagogue, s01l29 feet, at the southwest corner
OF indiana ayenue and Tuensy-6rst street.
May 27-N21han CorH!th, four-storg nnd base
ment brick 3szl00 feet, at cornor Of State and
Jacason streets.
May 23-Wheclar C2urcu, tvo-story and base
ment. northeast corner Randolph and market
streets.
May 2s-Lawis Ardo, threc-s!ory sad base-
ment stone front 25x70 feet Ct 460 State street.
May CSC. Portman, oue.s.ory and basement
brick 20x50 feet, at % Soigel street.
May 23-,J. Dlonigrcn, two-etory and base
mens brick 222136 feet at 399 Hurlbut street.
May CSC. Halloween, two-story and basement
brick 2315O feet, At 2o5 Franklin street.
May a1--M T, Baldwin. onc-story and base
ment brick 22x35 feet, Oh Michigan avenue.
1ay 31-A. Williams two~story and basement
BRICK 79x38 feet on lrTing place.
May 31-J. HaaIev, t~u-etory and basement
brick 23x32 feet, on Sheridan place.
MAY 31-W T. Ball, tro-story aud basement
stone front 24x50 feet, at 6l3 West Monroe street.
June IF. Cochrad. oue-story brick 20x40 feet,
at S. Commercial street.
Jnne 2-Fred. Goesz two-story aud basement
BRICK o0x32 feet, at 336 West Huron street.
June 2-Fou1-story snd basement brisk 50185
feet, at 262 kinzie Street.
, 1875-06-06

Two Troy Coronos, Blackhall aud Seaman,
were simultaneously Notified that the deadly body
Of a man bad been fond in iield, where it had
lain week or moro They started hastily for
the spot, which Was IL miles out Of town, in .
wild neighbornood, ach morally certain that tho
other would make lsely race Tor tue fec incl
dent to An inquest. they took different roads,
but when half a Mil from the place that had
been described to than, aud where wagons had
to be abandoned, tby caught sight Of each
other. The start on bot ACROSS the rough fields
was about oven. Ech saw cluster OF crows
clrcing in the sir, aid concluded that the birds
had been attracted b, tue corpse; but it hap
pened that there ner two hocks, and thas Black
hallran toward one, mile Seaman legged it for
the other. Neither sw two focks however and
each wondered at hi rivals divergence from q
direct course. Beansn arrived at the human
body breathfess aud exhausted, but Ecry axul&
ant. BIackhall arr,rN ut body, 100, bat foun
it was that OF 4 uofse
, 1875-06-06

= . -fl ~. 1
A8 this entire region Is IN direct comn1unica-
ton with Chicago by through railway lDes,
alfordlns transportation without :ransshlpment,
the business coming to our city from the develop
ment Of this incompatible farming country BY
tho rapid aud substantial settlement now going
Oh under the auspices Of this Land Company is
OF importance only secondary to that following
the settlement Of the lauds along the uhnois
Central lines in the earlier day.
MEasES. WILCOX MILLER
report that Plymouth Church. on Michigan ave-
nue., will be finished in about three weeks, and
will be dedicated tho latter part OF the month.
They have given out plans tor the residence OF
Mir. a. ". Lancaster, corner OF Michigan avenue
and ThlEty-seveuth street. Il is 81 by 10 feet.
two stories high, with basement and Alansard
roof, and Is built Of prcssec brick and brown
stone7 cost, So, 900.
Tho sa1ne firm has planned for the Rev. n. L.
Bartlett and Judge miller two stores on State
street. between Harrison and Polk. The block
is 50 by los feet and they are three stories bigh
with stone fronta- The stories above the store
will be arranged in French f1ats cost Of the
block, go QUO.
Also two stores for Mr. John Q. Adams On the
corner OF Wabash afenue and Harrison street.
four stories Mgh+ with stono-tron.s, 10 by 80 in
ground ares; cost S27, ,00p Also i've residences on
Harrison street, between Michigan and Wabash
avenues. Each will be ~: by 40, built OF brick
three stories high, and the cost Of the block will
be 427.000.
In addition to these the firm have given ont
plans for number OF houses costing from s3-
900 to $1,000. and house On the West Side to
cost s60,0o They are doing considerable out
ot-towu work, among which is the residence Of
s. f. Fletcher, Indianapolis fine building, Ak
80 feet, tro stories high with basement and Man
sard- built OF brick and cut stone, to cost 575 600
ALSO the First Presbyterian Church, Of Quincy,
H. G0x1O0 feet built OF stone, to cost $40, co.,
Also residence Of Mr.. Simeon Howes, Silver
Springs, near Buffalo to cost 9250D0 Also
building at Riverside for H. +. jameson OF
pressed brick aud stone, to cost SIS OO0 and four
cottages At Oak PARK for IS. 600 apiece
, 1875-06-06

LATER.
NEW YonE, June 5.--Mone5 closed at,2@2H pr cent
! on call
Foreign exchange continues strong, notably IN de-
1naud sterling, the rate for tbs litter being 490 and
the quotation for to-day 436H@487.
Prime mercantile paper 3HS5 per cent, with 4@s ~
the common quotation
Gold closed at lit, after selling at 117,s@116X Bor-
rowing rates, IN and Fer cent and carrying rates
900. The Assistant Treasurer disbursed today
81, 900, and received for customs 52au, 900,
Governments dull but strong.
Railroad bonds quiet and firm in tho late aftarnoon
dealings.
Of business, but later became weak and fell OF 4 to
per CENT after which it became active and strong
and advanced i to ~ per cent, with Union Pacific,
Lake Sho1e, and Western Union ~ the feature. The
Washington that negotiations lending toward se:te-
naent Of the present railroad difficulties had every
prospect Of success- During the afternoon the
kes was dul' but strong. almost all the brokers
or to accompany tho American rile tenn down the
bay- Tic early feeling Of weakness WAS In part due
to the announcement of tile suspension Of Saunders
Hardenburg, bankers with deposit Of about $40 co.,
considerable business. Pe:tee Mann, South Street,
are reported suspended. They are heavy dealers in
Scotch pig and other iron. Liabilities not stated.
Scotch pig iron has been selling in this market ut
$50 per ton below the cost OF importation.
The stock market closed dull, and with better
feeling. The transactions aggregateI 2U9 100 Shares
Of which 1000 we're Erie 7o.9}0 Lake Shore, $500
Union, 900 Union Pacific
The weekly bank ssateme1t is follows Loans
creaso S17oo; specie. decrease, $s2, ,AW; legeten-
ders increase $3.50 4t0; deposits, Increase 200;
circulation. decrease. $50 reserve increase $780,
200,
, 1875-06-06
MISCELLANEOUS,

IMPROVEMENTS ON TIE WEST SIDE
an extension OF the water system Of this city,
westward OF California avenue and Fulton
street, is under way. aud will add greatly to the
value OF property in that neighborhood- Twenty
thousand dollars has been raised among the
p1operty-owners there and deposited With the
Board of Public Works to meet the expenses of
this Improvement. l2-inch main IL to be- car
ried from California avenue to Fulton street.
westward to kedzie avenue; south On Kedzie
avenue to Lake street; west On Lake street
to city limits, and north OF the city limits to
klnz'e street. The owners Of real estate In this
vicinity are also going to" raiss money to carry
the sewers on Lake street west to the bark,
aoVTH PARE AFkovEMExrS.
TINS South Park Commission axo now an+axod
in perfecting plans for Improvements on the
Lake -Shore Park. to which railway vii id
complesed from tho southsaxt corner Of tha
West Park sarly IN July
The contemplated inpro1smsata "a Western
, 1875-06-06
ACTIVITY IN oTHfR DIRECTIONS.


With al the dizziness that exists in the trade
in suburban lots and minor departments OF
city realty, there has not in many months been \
tine when the demand for good business prop
erty Was more encouraging than now. 4 large
n12ler CT home and foIsign capitalists are act-
uxily
II LAE1EaT SEARCH OF pEs1HBLE 1SyEsTHEy1e.
The causes Of this arc too familiar 10 need any
extended explanation. In truth, there is iittle
bc!ond rea! estate, in which capitalists hage the
confidence to put their money. Ra1lro4d secu1i-
ties as clSxs lave become affected by i taint
walcL recent disclosures, and the aua-
picions which look for still more dam-
ag.ng ones, hare fastened On them. Govern
rlc-t ard desirable municipal bonds are already
too nigh for profitable investment, new enter
priscs Of ell kinds ARE discouraged. and busi-
ness Is 1t Al ebb which requires the minimum
Of eaPital. Hen with surplus means are forced
t. lock to real es;ate. It il gratifying to fnd
thzt. among the rnoneyed ucn ct New York,
:cstoa. Cincinnati. ph.ladelphis- Baltimore,
~ni other eities, Chicago 1eal estate is looked
upun
WITH GREAT coNT1DEScE
as their recent purchases and negotiations
which ne know to be pending, show They re-
gard the prices At which Chicago realty
is held as cheap in comparison With that
in other cities. For instance, in Proyi-
depce. R l., land that WIS only prospect
isely valuable rs the site OF business eept,a
sola recently At the rate Of $1,000 front foot.
Tho sales noted shove on Mon1pe-s1eet afrord
the neAna for a comparison of the price of
similar Chicago property th2t IL really much
more valuGb!n.
Beside these outsi1a partiae fhara In an -,
eseA humber OF local capitalists standing. caah
II hand, looking tor bargains in rsa1 estat.. Tha
purchases Of
hoard or 7kAoz xu .. x1cn,ear .vx
secaaalJ illustrates thi&. Qns snao>asfp1 nr.r>
, 1875-06-06

| F@.L..
g11y ho'el 10 on atate st1eet. eofne. OF nl1ssonsu
a1 ns oo, 1oaa seo.les ane uaseen. ane r. ac
Ao9r ~ 70 oo occu?leo 1os loI1 sso'es, 'ue ses.
ono a moor !of resuenees' ano tue ~ sso ,e uppe'
nools loG'uaeu ~ ~ tne ~ e1y ho'e1'
"enL "4l eos. so.'"D1,
rot .. fracs y 20, on lna'ana asouoe ~" 10,
s"esn sixteenth end S'Hnteentn streets, a. olosn
or use residences, - oy % feet eaea. laet ass
70 ee OF joliet m&r1!e eaoofate's caFveu "isa
ocsasooal 1ront5 lDree stories. suo-cetiats; Aoo
oesement6;, With cu' stone steps, ana s!l.er. n,s
! plated ratings on balconies nnd steps. 4noy
| Will cost SG0, 03o.
| They are also erecting ior A. I. Gals Esq On
Dearborn. corner Of Schiller handsome douoie
houee, pressed brick, With elaborate cnt-ssone
Trimmings aud portico, round bay-w!ndow III
front and octagonal bay-window oa the south
side, two-story aad basement, French roof al!
[ around. slated.
For ". D. Hsnshtoline, Esq. on North Dear
born street near Oak tTo honscs, With elaborate
! cut-stone fronts, with bay-windows OF unique
style OF french architecture, three stories ano
! basement, 61 by 50 feet.
The elegant residence ot Enos Ayros' 49,
located on Michigan avenue, corner OF ElRh-
, 1875-06-06

A very interesting ele Of autographs has Just
taken place 1t the Htel Drout-the great auc-
ton mart Of Paris. iors are few OF the most
important Balzac, 10 francs Bsaumarchais, 30
franco; Lucre.ia Bnsi., 205 francs; Bossuet.
165 francs: Camill' Desmouiins, 100 francs !;
Fenelon, Its frsne; Fouquie1-Tinyllle, 12o
francs Francois H. irat husoand Of Mary Stu
art, 200 francs Fra21lin, 100 francs Creme,
200 frAnca Lnfontaae, 515 francs Louis XIV,
francs; Montesquia- zoo francs; Petor tne
Great 1H f1ancs; Nine. de- Ponoadour, l65
franca; Racine, ~ francs; Robospierre, 100
francs; 6csrron, $50 4&ncs voltaire, loo france
Washington, 20 ftaae; md Wsbes, lis f1aues.
, 1875-06-06

Hops tbs 2o,U5 ......
Fish pkys SIS 749
Withdrawn from store On Thursday for city con
sumption 2412 bu wheat, $40 ou corn, 4o5 bu osts,
357 bu rye, 1880 bu barley.
Tho following grain inspected into stors On
Saturday morning.: rs cass No. apr1ng. 63 cazs
No. 2 do, 10 cars No. do cara rejected do, ear
no grade do (l51 whesp; car No. corn, Is CATS
hiah mixed d. ss cars No. d. II cars rejected, do
car no grade do f1l7 CORN; u cars ~hite oats,
IL cars NO. do, rejscted do, rs oats); car
No rye rejected do Tosal 2ss ctr7 CT 145,ooo
bu. Inspected out: u.s. o6 bu wheat, ual bu cosn
1854 bu oats, 2o5 bu rye. 75a bu barloy.
The following were the receipts and shipments Of
breassus and live stock at this point during the past
week. and for the corresponding weeks ecdiog II
dated:
, 1875-06-06
THE LOAN MARKET.

The features Of the loan market the past Weeh
call for nothing worthy OF special mention.
There is something doing in renewals and in the
buiding-loan department. A loan has been ef-
fccted on the old Metropolitan-H -Hotel property,
southwest corner OF Randolph street and Fifth
avenue, which will probably be expended in in
proving tdat uns;gh1ly vacuum. The rates OF
interest are from to per cent on Good secur-
ity. As general thing, there are but few COM
plants about payments Of interest, and the list
OF aeliuqueats is yory small.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT fon TER NEHx ENpsa
&
, 1875-06-06
THE ARCHITECTS,

NE5sRs WHELtOEk & THOMAS,
architects, 10 Dearborn street, have in process
Of erection. in accordance with designs and plans
made by them. tho following buildings: For
Iessre. Haskell T. Barter, two handsome stores
on Wabash avenue, 50 feet north Of tho Clifton
House. 8ox155 four stories and basement. Elab-
orate stone fronts, 6ret-claes buildings, and de-
signed Tor the gholesa!9 tr2de> They will cost
from $G5, 000 to $4,000
For J.. G. mcCord, Esq, eut-stone front
storc On Madison street, between Franklin and
Fifth arenua. ~ feet in front, IS feet vide in
5ear' and lSo feet deep, four stories high, With
basement The cost viii be about $40 oDD.
Fo1 jacob Hax1is. Esq, n aadisos T. hs
, 1875-06-06
TRANSFERS.
The following instruments were fled for record
Saturday, June 5:

c1rT r8opEnrY-
Cs1n3 NJ batreep Harria3n anil Afathkr. a r.
o 1asrIG;n r.; - a.ted Msrch17. William !. Smith
~ = n sh;rE Z e0 oDo
vast Hnnroa st ioa LIN I, a Of seeley AZ. n /.
slsoO Il, dated siay ao...:,............... 40 2ooo
Jones st. iso # Of ThirtJ- third, I, 2a1l5o It,
dated June e3......:.::...;....:. ;:..;.; 800
hnnsey st, ~ # Of Wet ohiow + undivided ooo
o ~ Il Il aaa 1sas Nay y a:toi e1o oo
West pok s ao ID + d of snlsted' saxls t.
seSrsska a sat,' s % Il of iaain 3;1io5X IT,
dAted June ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2,2oo
Thirty-eighth st, 100 IT. # Langley, I, 501
, 1875-06-06
TO A GEEK GIRL.


[4.}1tr d tocek ef landor's I" Htt,entes. =
With tbynay breath and bees that hum,
Across the years y7u seeIn to COME
Across the years nth nymph-Gko head,
And wind-blown Rows untilleted;
A girlish shape tint slips the bud
In lines Of unsp.i1ed symmetry:
4 girlish shape tht sttrs the blood
With pulse OF Sizing, Autonoe!
"herc'er yon pass whare'er you 60,
hear the pe0bly 7llet flow;
Where'er you 50, shere'ar you pass,
There comes gial1ess on the grass:
You bring buthe Us where'er you tread
Duthe airs that aov from hill and 8ea
You wake IN n.n Pan not dcad,-
Not wholly dead-A1touoe.
How sweet with yu On some green sod
To wteathe rome l1sttc garden-god;
How sweet beneatl the chcstnut1s shads
With you to wesvea baAket-braid;
To watch Gcross To stricken chords
Your rosy, twinaing fingers flee;
To WOO you in sof woodland words,
With woodland piIe, Autonoei
In rain-ln vain! Tho years divide:
Nhcro Thau.is roA murky tide,
sit and fill my painful re2ms,
And see you only my DRAINS -
4 Tis!on, ike A}cetis, brought
From under-laulA Of Metnery,-
d dream Of Form n days Of Thought,
dream--. dretn, Autonoe.
Austin Do5son in the .o'adon ouectator.
, 1875-06-06
COMMERCIAL.

The following were the receipts and shipments Of
tbs leading articles Of produce in this city during tho
twenty-four hours ending at o'clock On SATURDAY.
morning. and for the corresponding date one year
ago:
, 1875-06-06
TELEGRAPHIC MARKETS,

| >.
asseiss D.spateA 10 Jhe Chicago n7~4.
| L1yEnroo1, Iuns 5~13 n
| l, oh; No. 2, ola.
Observation-Disclosures, No. !. 81 ID; Ia. 4 b.
spring. No. l, So I'd No. 2 81 3D. white, No. l, Id;
No. 2, 81 lod; club, No. !. 9s ID: No ~ ID Oa7
No. ], Sis +; Nc. 2, Sos ID.
PKov1s1oKs-pork-73s. Lard, 62s ID
L1vraPoo1, June s-s p m--BnzAos1ru117
Quiet and unchanged.
PHov1E1oss-Lard, G1@6A.
IdvERroo1, June une5-Egs-F11uz-Extza ats&s nd
Western, Us.
GHA1s--Wheat-Ne. - s4ziag, II 3d0s ~
Corn-Mixed, 2ls.
PROVISIONS -Pork-Western, u 81; Esstr1, n
Cd Beet. American, 7ss I'd. Lard, A1noztean, a.
Bacon, Cum berland cut, 5oa.
CaExsE-Fius Amaxacan, SIS
TA11ow-4ls.
RuSzD Pzr1ozxun-ed; spdrih do. 7xd:
IoNDos, June SIS p rn.-BCxLron-Tha 8utou4a
Of bullion gone In tho Bank of England On t.anos to.
day n E18,o00.
~Cozso1a-For money, ak@o7x: soeounA s1xa
924.
American HEcuH1ruH-esa, lodx; T7s, 1oax;
io4o- 1os; -, 1o2x; Central, 81 Erta IL; pta
ferred, Is.
TALL1ow-fas sd@43s Cd.
PAK1s, Juna a~-RHx1B-54f 77ka
NE W rOHh FHOUUCe MAHNE
NEW York, June -FLoGR-Receipa, 1000 hrh
limited denand; superdne Western and state, 540o1
4o; common 10 good extra do, f. 7595.15; good to
cho:ce, $5H{S5.50; white wheat Western extra IS 5O4
6G; extra Ohio, S4.85tR7.0o; st. Louis. $5I55815.
Rye non= quit At 81 30s5-51.
cons~HEA1-Quieta and steady: Western, sa.6o94.n.
GRA1s-Wheat- 3ll.oo0 bu; drmcr with
falr demand No. spring. $1>l3@l.l7: No. Nil
waukee $l-16: No. . Chicago, $i.D7a1 o.; do Nil
wHukee. $.l2; do Northwestern, $1.'8a1.e9; un-
graded iowa and Minnesota spring, s1oI II winter
red Western, S1.2ogl-33 amber do. 33 vita
do, sl.as@1.34- Hye steady; Canada, IN bond, 9oc.
Blzley qu1et and nominal Malt firm with good tn
4uiry; Canada West $I.75 Corn-Recefpts, 5000
bn scarce aud better mixed Western by steam, Tia
75Ac; do by sill, ap S2c- Oats-Recepts, 600 In:
dau and Lower; Exed Western. S5d37lc ulite do, ID
@7'c.
aAx-shippin9, 6597oc.
G1ocEEIEs-Cotee-Ro qaiet snd upchauped
Sugar arsn fair to good refining. s..fas9.c; p1inst
aye; Muscovado, 8L93.c. Moiasses dun and zn-
changed. Rice quiet and unchanged
PETHoLECM-Ftncr; refined. 12xc; crude, 7xe
SzEAISED Realistically 1t 81 .s5seI.3l.
Sp1RtT5 TuRP.sT1SE-SteadJ Ut 33Ac.
PRovtaIoSs-Pork heavy; new Iness, 5000. Beaf
unchanged. Cat meats dull; u1iddes uu!et: long
clear. l1He; short do. 1l;+c. Lard lower; px!m2
steam, noca,nay 14c>
CHEEsE-e@12c.
HH1sKf-S>eatly at 81. 20.
EaGs-Firm; Western, 191i&2oc
BurrEa-Seady; Western, i2{al3c.
Lkt7HER-HcaT-'; heutl,ck SOLE, Bueuos Ayrea kud
t.c; California TO, 251sG-7Ac; common do, 25x0
TIC.
Woo1-Domesttc feece, 42z63c; pulled, 3o95oo;
lnTashea, l5.134c.
META1s-a1anufactured copper quiet new eheath-
ns 5000; 1nyot hike heavy, $40 tigiron Scotch,
nd heavy at s3.ot@2soo; Russia sheet, 5o In gold.
SA1Ls-Cncl1ngea.
, 1875-06-06
MONEY AND COMMERCE.
FINANCIAL.

Hete, Is tn the East, bankers and noney-lendsrs
make the uuvaryi1g report Of accumulattng sur
plus Of loanabie funds, and diminishing numoee OF
desirable borrowers. This accumulation Of means 49,
in limited sense, evidence Of financial health anu
strength but to be remembered that in tho pause
which has como On 50 many branches OF proaac-
ton the actual surpus ia much smaller now than ii
more actiyo times In thrifty nations Ike ours there
il always surplus, but when times are depressed,
as at present, the surplus finding few out
let's, grows in the bands OF cnp3-
t.ists. Hence, with larger supply apparent than
usual Of loannble funds, the amount OF earnings
turned back into production IL actually less than 1t
in prosperous years, return to tue former demand
for funds cannot till the surplus On hand Of
zious kinds has been used up, and the savings If tie
people generally hnve msde good the Losses Of va.
ton, extrayagance, and oyer-productiou. T"s local
loan market remains unchanged. The banks a2ys
large amounts OF funds hand, which they offer ut
rates unprecedented in this market. Ioans on cali
can ba had as low in certain casea per
cent, and time loans for thirty hixty days
going At 6&7 per cent. OF course
when discounts offered at low rate the closest
possible scrutiny exercised by lenders The usual
rate Of 10 per cent Is atil charged by tho banks to
those who borrow all tho year round.
On the tho street aimilar prevails. Rates azo
6@1s per cent
There were shipments Of currency to New York
yesterday New York exchange vary 1t 75c
premium between banks for s., 600.
The cearings Saturday were 54,173, 1854; for the
week they 81 $50 11o.67, and the balances 81 49,,
4sG3 The figures for the corresponding week Of last
year were SCI, ,359, ,l68.57 and s., ,096.75.
Gold WAS ll6H@ll7.
FonEIaN EXCHANGE.
Sterling exchange WAS 4ooH cable transfers,
London, 49l Paris, $40. Other rates Of foreign
, 1875-06-06
OCEAN NAVIGATION.
National Line Of Steamships,

NEW TORK TO QUEESsTu1y A:;D LIVERPOOL.
EGYFT Ss9 tons Saturday. 18th M.,. 1t Ii - IT.
InE 4GEES. 4sl tons. .sail4s 5th June. !. .. m.
EfN, 1oio tons .SAurday. 18th june. r.
FOR LONDON EIRECT.
NCtla: :sd.y, June 2, 2.
ITALY Tuesday Jrno Il, At ,.
Cabin rassasc, go aad Ssn. c.rrc:c5. S:e2ra<a It
greatly Fsduccd price Return tickets reduced
rates. Apply r. B. LARSON
Norshesst CLARK Raodoph s1s iopoos.e nex
ShetIlaa Hou3c9, Chicago.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1875-01-21
Smuggling as q Fine Art.

The Spanish contrabandisss who
| were in by-gone years the heroes of
many a romance, fourished because
import duties were high. At one time
English cargoes, or miscellaneous car
goes in English ships, were landed at
Gibraltar on purpose to be smuggled
over the frontier into Spain, to the
value of el,000,0 900 per annum. AS to
France, in time long subsequent to the
era of the Milan and Berlin decrees,
and when import duties were levied
only for the sake Of revenues, the land
frontiers were the scene of extraordi.
nary smuggling. Dogs were trained in
Belgium on purpose to rsmuggle goods
into France. The animals were of
large size. and were trained to carry
twenty or twenty-five pounds each, the
load consisting Of tobacco, sugar, cof-
lee, etc. They were converted acrcss
the frontier in packs from France into
Belgium; they were kept all day with
on. food, beaten numerically (what
superior being man is y laden in the
evening and started off. The poor
hungry animals made the best of their
way to their French homes, usually two
or three leagues from the frontier,
and were there we'll fed and kindly
treated. In ten years more than 40,-
coo of these hard-working dogs were
destroyed by the French custom Off
Gers, three francs being given as q
bonus for the capture of each. Some
times dog would be found laden with
nearly ESQ worth OF 'smuggled goods.