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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-11-24

TRADE QUOTATIONS.
I2uosetlons are gwen ror the ouylng prices on
grain ard produce, and the selling prices Tor
Hour and other merchandise.
BUILlniNG MATERIALS Unchanged.
"A ne; Eslpni ana aun cunt s.c; Peru. soc
Hair, 4Gc per bushel. Plaster: Michigan, IS Is
Newark, &C 80. Fire brick, IS to per hundred
Whites and, "a per barrel. Cement, 70 per bar
6ROOMS-Common,s2 5OSS 90; medium, % 25@
8 so; extra. IS O0a4 %.
DRY GS2OS-Trade is fair at OR last euota-
BArrrsS- -ordinsry, lOsE1<c; middling, l5c;
Bsows DsIELIxe-NsshviHe. IOXc; Peppersl
Ti0xISe-jmega a inch. lsc: Amosksag AGA
nc; extra.ss. 80; extra a, zoe: Lewistown 81
Inch, &c; ditto q inch. zoo; ditto % inch. lcc
sKIRTING Rg2rPzs-AmsricaR, Ga, lc; SIS, lQc
Whittenden lsc, l4c, and l6c; Union, Ii, 10, and
FAPxR CAxaR1cs- Common eolors, 90; high
cOlorE, cent higher.
PRIErs-Amsncan. 71lc; wsshinsson. Msrri-
spragus's fancy. $40; Freeman. go; standard
shirting printE, L.; Albion solid eolorx. 7hc;
Peabody suitinS 5os wamsutta. %; Mourning
O1ErE UHA1x-white. Csc; oolorsd. SIC; COW
Brown sHxr1xoe-vsrmont, 90: Mash.
Albany. So; stalk A.. &c; Laurel Ed D.. So;
laurel e., So; Park A.. lei Granite b. sl<c; Bed
sKc: Pspp K. DC.
IiaR q. lie; H9gs
Phlci ~, 1910; Dwight etar, loo; Vaughn Xxx
50; Red Dog. 10; Quaker sHc: Cambrics, Ions
6c; Wamsutts, lac: New York Mills. lac.
6RAIB BAGs-Amoekeag A., 3Oc; Lewiston A,
10; stark. soc: Union. 7sc; banner. 500; Mon,
DRUGsrs Steady at our last quotations.
AEgaimtida - quoted ~ 2oyoUc; alco-
81 = ss s psr po oln sO s5 pssnd
POUND. 9 fSei 8; cOppsras. barrels. Per
ats0 PER SST5Ds ,Ss sSsi 81 coIISs 6Slae per
sor ss So S g. OIL Ss S I pss
S &c 3a SSsT s o. b.. . SSpsSs
Oc; soap. oastils, NJ, l2ol5c; SODA, bicarb
req, per pound. 6oec; salts. epson.
Tos.. IL; mad, Sa.rsts per case q Pa do. ss,
Ne; suipnaur, nSur, Per pound, s9ec; ssltpstrs,
little less active b. reason of
the prevailing warm weather.
ss P Wn, Sn g 5s srs. block per
lie; Pitisburg, "a; Brasil INIT, domestic, iSc;
nc; Indiana cannsl, "a.
CoKn-lfc: crushed, l6c.
FIsH-Tssre is fair trade for this season of
Labrador herring. bbls. 90 half bbls, "a 80 No.
AXE herring, half bbs, 50: quarters 81 SO; kits
25c4sl 90; No. pickerel. half bbls S5T quarters,
ri At Is os g. d MS S Sa1:s f hsi
vs. sST 81 K,. White Z. h bs.s s. co.
Mscksrel, new mess per brl, SSO933; half brl,
SIS 00gle 0oj 91arter barre. ts 50; kts. % So;
barrel, % oV45 60: kits, q IS; No. e.
half barrel, 81 80: quarter barrel. "a 60: kits
81 30; Cod nah. Is 609S. Holland herring per keg
u 50; scaled herring 800. Halibut. smoked. lac.
Prepared Goldfish, % 0Oes 50; Round Shore her.
ring, "a 81: half barrel, sl00
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Trada Pafacc. oct. \.

Trade Paface, oct. 4.
To the Country Readers
We respectfully ask your tmnne :
date attention TO the best selected
ytock OF Dry Goods, Notions and
Millinery ever. brought tothis city.
BY giving our Individual attention
to buying in New York, we have
secured line OF St1ke, Black
Goods Dress Goods. Dometics,
wooleas. Flannels, Stawls, Table
Linens, Blankets, Comforts, No
tions and Millinery st such rates
and on such terms as ena oles us
to offer the loweSi prices known
since 1892. Our prices are alike to
ali, and CHANGERS as well as 9TH
ers will find st no other mouse
more attracti> goods or lower
prices.
Il. 8 AYRES &c CO.,
TRADE PAL ACE
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EAST LIBERTY LIVE STOCK MARKET.

EAST LIBERTY, PA, Nov. 2.-BEEF CATTLE
The receipts to-day were ,054 head, % cars of
through and "a cars of yard stock, making total
for the week ending this day Of 1884 head,
l93 cars of through, and SO cars Of yard stock,
against 5554 head, 1872 cars OF through. and 223
cars of yard stock the week before. The mar
ket for this week has not opened the run SO far
is light and likely to be,
HoGS-The receipts to day were 2.640 head,
making total for the week of l6.445 head.
against 2S.l60 head, the week before; Workers 81
az 80; Philadelphia 81 50@S 90.
SHEEP-The receipts to-day were 800 head,
making total for the week of II, lU0 head,
against 1880 head the week before; none SELL
ing.
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CINCINNATI LIVE STOCK MARKET.
IBy Telegraph to the Sentinel

CINCINNATI, Nov. 22-CATTLE-The receipts
for the week Were 6,057 head cattle, ,l27 head
sheep and Al, 1865 head hogs; slow and dull, clos
We're made at IS 5O95 IS. "a 75@5 Is, IS 5O@4 so
and 81 2593 Is.
SHEEe-Slow and dull (; some left at So 7595.
HoGs-More active and higher with quick
sales; the whole range was 81 l5@7 IS; packers,
81 1907 ~; all sold.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-BEKF CATTLE-Receipts
$500 head quiet but firm: cows, - 5O@3 IS;
stockers. SSg3 rs; through Texans, $685.; ship
ping. 81 d6 90; shipments, Ito head.
HoGs-Receipts II, 200; dull but steady, closing
fairly active; mostly sold; sales at 70 50@7 IS,
mostly 20 Sj97 Is; shipments, 1000 head.
SBEEP-Receipts $50: in good demand and
firm; common to choice, So 5O94 10.
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NEW YORK DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK, Nov. 22-Dry goods-The trade
movement was slow in all the departments;
cotton goods in steady but limited demand !;
brown sheetings were drm; plaid prints were in
fair request; dress goods moved slowly; shawls
were dull; fancy cassimeres and worsted coat
ings in mo Gerate request; foreign goods were
very quiet.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, Nov. 22-5 p M-The amount Of
bullion Withdrawn from the Bank OF Eng
land on balance to-day is 5000 The rate OF
discount In open MARIE for months bills
is "a per cent, or per cent below the Bank
OF England rate. The rate for money at the
stock exchange on government Securities il
Ia per cent. There is limited consoIs for
money in consequence of the recent purchase
oy the Bank of England. Consols pay IS: and
on account, "a 1916. United States bonds
Sos ls6a, l0S5s; 520s, 1857 lO9; lO-4Os 1857 new
os, n41s. New York Central, 81: Erie A.
ana File preferred. %. Sugar-No II ID. s.
spot Us Sd do aficat DIS a22s Sd. Linseed OIL
At 26s@26s Cd.
PARIS, Nov. 2. -Rentes, SCI SOc.
FRANKFORT, Nov. 22.-American securities
New IS, S9Z.
ANTWERP, NOV. 22-FIne American petro-
leum, 2Si.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. "a. = Cotton-Firm: mid
cling - uplands Gsd; Orleans Sled /;
sales l2,OOO bales, 1000 of which were for
speculation and export and 1900 bales American.
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MoYEMENT OF HOGS ANp PRODUCTS.

MOVEMENT OF HOGS AND PRODUCTS.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 20, 1875.
Messrs. J. IL. McMahan Co.. provision
brokers of this city. furnish the Sentinel the
following, which shows the movement of
hogs ana provisions at Chicago for the week and
sinee November i, 1875 and 1874:
Receipts OF Hogs. Pments of Hogs.
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Copper Shssting. IA 70 10 o.. SIC: plan
ished, 70 10 o., 4oc bolt copper, 46c; bottoms,
$40. Lsad-Pig, re; bar, go Antimony, lsc |;
WHBKY-Is very firm at 81 Is.
WOOL-Unwashed. B032c: tub washed, 450fc.
WOODEN WARE-No1 tubs per doz. ssss % no.
ditto, s787 50 No. ditto, s6a6 50; No. Churns,
common, per dozen, SO 50; MOI ditto, VI so;
No ditto, 81 50; No. l cedar churns brass
bound, s2ioz No. ditto, s2oasN; NO ash
half bushel measures, IS 50; hoop iron bound
ditto, IS 50t97; keelers, i've in nest, 81 IS; meal
buckets two hoop, a s0oI %; ditto three hoop
81 l0Q2 %. ~ tI
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NEW YORR COTTON MARKFr.

NEW YORK, Nov. 22-Cotton-Quiet: mid
ding upland - 1-l6@I3ssc. Futures-Closed
weak; November, Is ll-S2c; December, Ii $50;
January, Ii 5-l6c; February, IL lS-S2c; March,
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SAILS ON 'cHANaE TO-DAY.
VISITORS ON 'oHANeE TODAY.

B.F Luse, 0entsrville; j. c. Hill, Carthage;
r. w. Hubbard, Madison, Ind; A. Burke
Thorntown. Ind. >. o. Burns, Paris, ILL.,; A. b.
Powell, Paris, H.; ID. Feck, Arcadia, Ind.
Asher Kellum, Plainhsld d. D.Uames, Nation
H.; NJ. j. Lands, Paris, Ills; b. l.. Gregory,
Brooklyn; Calvin Ely, Brooklyn; r. W. Ander.
son. baltimore, Nd.
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PRoDUcE.-Not much that n new can be said
of this branch of trade. While the week closing
with to-day has not been really dull, IL has not
been very active. There has been limited To-
cal demand for most articles. The weather Is
stu unfavorable for dressed poultry, I'm winch
not much Is yet doing, notwithstanding themes
approach of Thanksgiving Day. Butter ad-
vanced until the supply exceeded the demand,
when prices dropped back 10 presentQuotations.
Vegetables and fruits have ruled dull all the
week.
GRAINS, FLOUR AND FEED.-The week has
brought about no special features in this i'm
mense channel OF trade. Except in corn there
has been very little activity. Corn has ruled
steady and firm, with an advance OF from lie to
&c per bushel. Prices are held too high to admit
of speculative transactions, Consequently little
in that line is being done. Flour and feed have
been dull and inactive throughout the week.
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THE PRAIRIE FARMER /!
WEEKLY
Agricultural and Family Journal.
TERMS 81 30 PER YEAR.

PpPp The numbers for the remainder of
lehis le75 will be sent free 10 ali new
yearly subscribers for 1876 from the time the
names are received.
or to those sending In clubs.
Specimen copies and canvassing documents
sent free.
The Prairie Farmer was ests bIished in 1871 and
Is now the IL aiding paper of its class in the West
Address, PRAIRIE FARMER co,
lis Monroe St., Chicago III.
Please say where you saw this advertisement
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Sale for Street Improvement

By virtue of q certain precept to me directed
by the Mayor OF the city OF Indianapolis, Indi-
ana, and duly attssted by the clerk Of said city,
under the corporate seal OF said cisy, will on
SATURDAY, December 18Th, 1873, =
sell ut public auction at the City Court Room,
between the hours of 10 o'clock A. n. and 4
O'Clock p. n of said day, the follow ne described
lot or parcel Of land, or so much thereof as may
be necessary to satisfy the sum hereinafter
named as assessed against such premises for
street improvement, and all costs, To- wit.
Lot No. forty (4O) in Parkman and Pieree's
subdivision OF indianapolis Il Cincinnati Rail-
road Compsnys addition TO the city OF Indian
apolis Marion county, Indiana, owned by Oscar
+. Moore, against which Is assessed the sum Of
two hundred and sixty-two dollars and fifty
cents (s262 5O) for street Improvement in favor OF
o. W. Kelley, contractor.
HENRY ". TUTEWILER,
City Treasurer.
Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 18th, 1875.
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Sale for Street Improvement.

Sale for Street Improvement.
BY virtue OF certain precept to me directed.
BY the Mayor of the city Of Indianapolis Indi-
ana, and duly attested by the clerk OF said city
under the corporate seal OF said city, will on
SATURDAY, December 18Th, 1915,
sell at public auction, at the City Court Room.
between the hours Of 10 o'clock A. N. and
o'clock p N. OF SO Id day. the folio wing described
be necessary to satisfy the sum hereinafter
named as assessed against such premises for
street improvement, and all costs, to-wit:
Lot No. thirty-six (30 In Psrkman and
Pierces Subdivision OF Indianapolis & C1ncin-
OF Indianapolis, Marion county, Indiana,
owned by Oscar f. Moore, against which is
assessed the sum Of two hundred and sixty-two
dollars and fifty cents (S26z SOY for street inn
prsvement in favor Of D. W. Kelley, contractor.
HENRY W. TUTBwILER,
City Treasurer.
indianapolis, Ind, November 10Th, 1875.
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u $40: April. Is 95-S2c: NAV, 10 $3.50; June,
IL l-lfc; July. IA SIZE; August. l41zc.
INDIANAPOLIS LAVE STOCK MARKET.

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY. Nov. q.
There were 500 head of good cattle at the
Exchange Stock Yards: al Of which were
sold at prices ranging from "a 90 to sl2s for
choice butchers cattle Prospect fair. Three car
loads were shipped. The following are tie ouo-
tations:
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MONEY, STOCKS. ETC.
Nrw YoRE. November
2 GLASS Steady and unchanged.

At s. and 70 per Ceut. on sbOvs.l
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.The purchasing prices for Government bonor
in Indianapolis Way from the Nsw York quota
tiniH k0l ner cant
, 1875-09-15

Once moro the Episcopal Diocese Of 1lfinois
will undertake tho difficult task Of choosing
a Bishop Dr. DE KovEN, who was elected
By The Special Convention in February last,
md WAS subsequently rejected BY largo n1a-
iority of the Standing Committee of tho
Dioceses in tho United States, has recalled
his acceptance of the Episcopato, thus
leaving tho present Convention FREQ
to begin afresh in tho election Of Bishop.
It ia quito certain that Dr.. De KovES'a namo
will not he pressed again, although his
friends still maintain that ho WAS completely
and economically elected Bishop, and that
the Standing Committees had no right to
defeat the will Of tho Diocese Of Illinois
in that election. For the good of tho
Church in this Stato it is earnest
ly to be hoped that the present
Convention viii succeed in putting aside the
tendency toward intolerance manifested on
both sidea in former conventions and in ar-
irving at Christian and reasonable conform
ity, if not unanimity, in the matter Of the
Dishop,--that the minority will not abuse a
(. prerogatise possessed ~ virtuo Of sllecr
force of numbers, and that the minority,
when beaten in q foir contest, will gracefully
accept the result
, 1875-09-15

Tho report at Srecia1-Agent Hale, Of the
Treasury Department, on tho subject Of tho
interior potts Of entry and the workings Of
tho Immediate transportation act, Ia alto-
sether tlattesing to tho Custom-IIouse Of
tlcors Of Western ports, 1t is founl that up
1'ra1s'as ara naaae with great strsctnesa, no
un!orvaluations being discovered, and tho
system in genernl is warmly commended
Various improvements are suggested in con-
1lection with the customs service nt the ports
of arrival, with u view to facilitating tho
transportation Of imports to interior ports,
ind q disposition IL manifested to increase
tho efficiency and Talne Of the system, instead
Of l'a,npering it, rs Yves desired by the sea-
LparIl imnQrtar9.
, 1875-09-15

crat, cAts gird for supporting tho Peoples
party" Ia, tl,nt tho Republicans secm tn t'c.
MIRO TINT a regular Democratic ticket allalf to
run. 4 1nnn whose actions are governed by
such rulc in q reckless and Nnthinking crea~
turo. To do ona thing simply be-
cn,sso somebody advises nnother is silly
confession of weakneas. If Republicans tle-
sire that the Democratic party shall run
ticket this fall. 1t ia because they prefer to
seo tho city Offices In the hands Of that party
(tho respectable members Of which will hold
the ofsice-holders accountable for their cot,-
1uct), rather than IN tho llnntla Of irrcsponst-
Bile bummers. insent on plumber atti ta1.eat-
ing, who hold themselves accountable to no.
body. Mr. kEHoE is himself an oficr-
holder, and, IS auch, ho seems to think thnt
the interests Of the public arc naturally nm
tagonist'c to his own personal interests.
Without any regard to tho taxpayers, to
ro'iticnl principles, to party organization. lio
is ready to join or support any combination
which promises to keep him in Office. lie
says, in effect, 10 tie public, tint he. f.ocsn't
caro- how many bummcrs and 6calawags are
elected to Office, how much the ta1.payers nrc
robbed and cheated, or how much the city Is
abused aud disgraced, If he ean only hold his
placo at tho public crib. II think tho best
why to do this, Mr.; KEnoE aays virtually, :" il
to keep up tho niongrel organization Of
foreign Know-Nothings, and induce Demo-
Gratis to giye it their votes under tho impress
Eiou that this is the way to beat the Repub-
iican party" "Supposo it IL, in the reply
which tho Democrats make, "what good docs
1t do tho Democratic party when tho iefeat
of tho Republicans merely gives the Offices to
o-party ,nongrcls and bad men, who take no
interest in the Democratic party nor the pub
lie good, and who merely use our votes to
help them plumber M as ta.-paycrs2"
Tho A1ongrels represent nothing but Fpoils
and tho know-Notl,ing spirit. Mr.. HEs1Sa,
their loader, declares he is not n Democrat,
and refuses to promise that, il elected by
Democratic votes, he will do anything for
the party in tho Presidential campaign. He
wants a fat Office, but declines to bo aecounta-
ble to auy responsible party organization
for his administration Of that Office. Is Ao
really willing to indorse nil the bummerism
AMI corruption aud ratify all tho scandal Of
the past two years in tho City Government it
he can thereby possess himself Of tho County
Treasury? Wo hope not, He wnnts
respectable Democrats to do the Same
thing, but respectable Democrats haven't
tho sa1no Inducements, He wants The Re-
publicans who voted for the Peoples
party" two years ago with special purpose,
which is long since accomplished, to do tho
same thing this year without any purpose,
and they have peremptorily declined to do it.
Whether or not the respectable Democrats
will permit themselves to 10 bullied into
doing it VIC do not know but, If they do,
thoy will havo no right to complain Of bum.
meris1n and scalawagism after they have con.
trihuted to its support, mud indorsol it BY
their yotcs.
, 1875-09-15


The mongrel combination known as tho
Peoples party, sired BY HEs1vo and damned
by their own mis<leods, made a desperate
effort 10 capture the meeting called by the
regular Democrats on Monday evening. It
was not very honorable or hisb-mindod pro-
cseding, and did not meet with tho unquali-
fiod succcas which Iii. HEs1Na's ambassadors
evidontly expected. It simply produced
regular old-faahioned Democratic brawl,
which is the usaal result Of an unwarranted
interference in political gathering. The
representatives Of Mf. HEs1Na failed TO mako
q favorable impression either inside or out
side tho meeting, because they were wholly
md utterly illogical. They Ind no
reason to ofer why tho Democratic
party should abandon the fold in this city.
They could not explain why, SO long as tho
Democrats are trying TO maintain their party
md elect their ticket in Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Iowa. Wisconsin, and genernlly throughout
tho country, the Democrats Of Chicago should
deliberately givo up their organization with
tho simple purpose Of electipg D lot Of bum
nerB and blackmoilers Of both parties to tho
city Offices. This il the point at issue bo-
tween the Democrats and tho hlongrels, as
we'll as between tho Republicans and The
Mongrels i; and there is no moro reason why
the Democrats should givo up the city with
out q struggle to the no-party bummsa than
there il why the Republicans should do 40,
unless they have more natural sympathy with
the bu1nmor element.
The "People's party vaa simply CON.
bination OF tho foreign element 10 bent the
81 ruritaus" on tho Sunday ordinance and
secure its repeal. Tie foreigners succeeded
in this, the Sunday ordinance has been ro-
pealed, there is no likelihood that any party
will ever Try to reatore it, and there Ia an end
OF the issue. The "Pedplea party" ticket
was elected to repeal that ordinance, and has
accomplished its purpose. A majority OF the
voters Of Chicago were In favor Of keeping
the liquor.ealoons open on Sunday so they
could get thoir tipple without restriction,
They 10 declared themselves. But they hays
found that the persons whom they elected to
enforce their views in this regard have dis
graced and plundered the city, They ara
now asked to keep up tho organization in
order that these persons aud others Of Their
Tx may continue their plunder. This
is the only purpose Of maintaining
the "People's party" There is not even q
pseteuse Of anything else. The Republicans
who voted the ticket two years age
because they were opposed to Puritanism
and 6abbatarianism are asked 10 vote it again
to keep bummers In Office. The Republicans
hays Refused and will run tickot Of thai,
, 1875-09-15

The New York and philadelphia tlaily pm
pers of Monday morning, Sept. II, wero
pIaced on our dcsk yesterday Cfuesaay) morn-
ing at GU carly hour. having como BY tho
new fast mail train over the Pennsylvania
Central and Fort Wayne Railways. Wc &C.
scordingly tender our acknowledgment to
tho officers Of this great Company for their
advance fnvora.
, 1875-09-15

The losa Of the propcllers Equinox and
MENDOZA in the Into severe gale should direct
attention to Tho practices Of our tako marine
There is little doubt TINT both these vessels
were unseawortly. They woro both rated as
i 2, uo1s 10 condemnation. The rnscs arc
l. 4 ., III, u ., md condemned. Those
1atea d cnn get no insurance, which is Tho
best practical test OF unseawo1thiness But
thcy arc kept in service and loaded down to
tho wa.cr's edge as long as they can get a
license. Tho trouble ia that tho vessels are
not condemned when they ought to be. As
rule, all tho vessels which nre rated as 3 ,,
aud cannot get insurance, aro in nh uu-
fit condition for service. An American
r11MsoLl might find herein Oh excel
lent opportunity for famo and for
beneflting his fellow-creaturea. Perhaps
the work in this country would be Of so dif~
fused nature as to require rather m associa-
ton than individual application but cer-
tainly there is d demand for closer inspection
and prompter condemnation Of our lake
vessels.
Tho prnctice of towing bnrEes is also ono
that should DO prohibited. Had tho Eq,i-
no1 aud tho Mendoza been FREQ on Thurst1ay
night, there is reason to believe that they
might havo escaped, or at least that they
| would not have been 50 suddenly md totally
] wrecked aa to give the crews and passon-
gers scarcely opportunity for saving
their lives. Tho bages are m inven-
I ton to make ono propeller do the work
Of two. When they were hrst used, they
wero made from tile huiks OF abandoned pro-
| po1lcrs; now they are built especially for
this service, scoopcd out 10 rs to hold tho
| greatest possible cargo, and hare broad,
ilas front, which presents n resistance against
the wares instead OF cutting through them.
Tho Mendota, scnrcely fit to propel itself md
its own cargo, was towing two Of these i'm
1nense machines. They wero attached by
| greas hawacts to the rear Of tho propeller,
dragging 1t back; ut the same time oil the
power Of the steam and the scrow Of tho pro-
pellcr was brought into uso to pull them for
ward. Thus there wero two great forcesworling
| in opposite directions. 1t was as If two pow
arful horses should Take hold Of frnil wood
en- box and pull at it in opposite ways. The
strain On the propeller OF these opposite
forces weakened it in it's yital part, and whcn
thu waves struck it the arches gave way.
A large proportion Of the disasters which
tlavo occurred On tho 1ako have been under
the circumstances in which tho Mendoza went
to piecea. Tho unseaworthiness OF the pro.
pollers for one thing, the practical carrying
Of two or throo loads instead Of ono for an.
other thing, and tho tremendous strain ofthe
barges for third, arc tho principal reasons
for the bad WRECKS and fearful loss Of life.
There should ho such system Of inspection
as To prevent these abuses.
, 1875-09-15

course, there arc many ignorant pcrHons who
advocate initiation because thcy really be-
lievo it is for Tie general good, but every In
ic1ligent n,nn who favors .1ebasc:ucnt Of the
currency does 20 for private reasons Of his
own, and belongs TO this category OF tho I'M
lucky Spectators who hope to toncft them-
solves at the e1ponsa OF everybody else.