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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-08
NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY

toeer Sii 67S bid 81 Tx asked November $40 90 hid
81 asked $40 so bid $40 IS asked We note sales OF
80 tierees mostly for September at 81 10 Tor Sspem
city Vt l4c 100 tierces Western sold Sll 6a and 100
tereos Do new at 81 A. Refined quoted al i2,se
Tor Cuba Butter and cheese steady.
RIcK-rhers fair jpbbing demand ut steady prices
100 bags now kangoon sold At 2se gold We quote .csro
otle. aud do common, Axe. &C.: Rsnaoon fair 10
good nonrsy de ass r..na. good 74s 7se,
srGARSThe market Tor very the basis
OF ssc SIZE for iar and Dye good refining We note
glsc and 3s7 boxes molasses 7Ac Refined hrher
We quote Fair refining sac. ezsc: good do, 9rc;
SsSa a s,G1s'y '.r to ssoise ee 9 DO
hhds and boxss rs $40; Porto Rice refining. com
men to prime r"n ass DO grocsry ai, ~ choice sse
crushed li'se; powdered. liiAc ll1c; granuiated
ii,se. second quality do, l.ac cut oaf il,sc.
srnAa'sn -.tecspts. li2 ,erces The market firm
at l4iAc. "A lisic for prime 70 choice
TALLow.-Receipts 80 hhos lBs bills. and casks The
market was hrm; aboat tatoy lbs primo sold at sac
81 Is asked
steady aud fair business done In petroleum and grain
vessels Tor charter The engagements To Liverpool
per steam 2suu bushels grain at sid for 1000 bushels
whcat 1000 bushels do in bags sId 5000 bushels grain
on private terms 100 bales compressed cotton 5ied
cheese Dos 10 Bristol steam 2iO bushels grain
private terms To Glasgow tubs butter and
2sD boxes cheese At Sos To Gibraltar by sail 300
tobacco ut ic The charters comprised Austrian bark
honce to Cork Tor orders with grain
6s i'd British baraoLtnc from baltimore Cork for
orders, with 1000 do. do ut It's I'D German ship laid
snm BritiAh bark hence Rotterdam with OO) bbs
refined petroleum. At a an American bark hence to Glib
eases do az s and .5c privilege of Aretic Us I'D
32r British bark hence Bremen. with bbis
IT, AIM MP hr.s" nsk, from rnla'ephla to London
punkk, with .,SOp bbs Grade petroleum NJ Ia. IOsd
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DOMESTIC MARKETS.

Nsw ORLEANS. August Z. 1875
Cotton 81 -ong; midlins. like. low maIug Iu5tc.
good ordinary 5se Net receipts, jug bales gross 3y7.
sales 900 STOCK 3s.2
CHARLESTON. August Z. 1876
Cotton nrm: micdling. Iisc. IKE; low middling.
lO4c good ordinary s,c as,4c Net receipts. III bales.
Exports coastwse. 2vi. sales 81. Stock, 2.21J.
SAVANNAH, August T. 1876.
Cotton hrmcr middling. lie. low middng IUlsc. good
ordinary sac Net receipts 2o bales Exports cosstwsc
ia7. sales. 30. Stock. SO.
MoniLr August Z, 1876.
Cotton firm middling II &c. low mddng lOtac- good
ordinary 0ac Net receipts. "a bales Saies IuU Stock
I,l51
GALVESTON. August 7. 1915
Cotton steady: miadng ii'ac 10y middIing. iO1sc
SOCK. l,sIv
wILxISarox. August Z. 1876.
Spirits OF turpcutinc steady at 2Isc kosin quiet ~
81 10 Tor strained. Tar hrn a. 81 20.
Oswsco, August Z, 1870
Flour unchanged. sales 500 bbls Wheat steady No.
Milwaukee, clue. 81 Is. choice white canada. VI 42H.
Corn quiet; old. 5c grade ooc Corn inoal-t2b Tor
boifeu, $40 Tor unboted ton Milleod-shorts, Sit:
shipsufs. Sio niddfings SO per ton. Canal heights
unchanged railroad irrghts to Boston BE-; TO
New York. BE to Albany zoe. Lake reeepts-Whcat.
3ilu bushels: lumber IisS.uOo ee canal shipmcnss -
Lumber. sO6JUJ feet.
BUFFALO August Z, 1876
Lake rcceptsfiour II 900 bills wheat 1000 bushels
corn 23UJJ do. hailroad rcceiptsf Flour o.7OJ vDis
wheat, 5000 bushels 2JUyD do. 2uCDJ
barley, $500 do rye. 1000 do. Canal Shipments Tor
tidewater heat. 2tUtJ bushels; SS 10 do:
2J'sO do. Interior poinss-whcmt. 900 ba-heis. Rail
viJJO do, oats. 81 90 do barley. 1870 DO rye.
2.Do do Grain IA siore-wneat .sSsis bushe,s
vsii DO. malt. s4oss do. Canal frcights
daIi and unchanged Flour suiss and ssssay
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Gold opened nj ll25s and closed 111y The decline
s ascrbcd TO the action Of the Secretary the Treas
dry in announcing for sale the 1--WE per cent Alabama
indemnity bonds, which, after beng cold Tor gold Will
DO converted into currency. The carrying rates wcrc
half and per Loans made Hat
OPERATIONS rnE EXCHANGE nAxK.
Currency baancsA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Ll:I4la
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DIED.

AcxEnxAS.- Monday, August 7, Mrs. ANY AcKEx-
NAN, IN the SIth year OF her age.
Relatives and trends are respectfully invited to at
tend tho funeral services from the resId.ncc OF her
daughter Mrs II. Ferry, 10 East 10Th ST., Wedncs-
day afternoon, NJ four o'clock
bEcKwlru.--On SUNDAY, August q, GEORGE w, In.
FAINT OF John A. aud Katie W. Beckwith, aged
month ard day.
The relatives aud friends OF tho family. and those Of
jacob Weeks, respectfully invited 10 attend the
funeral at the residence OF JACOB Weeks, No $50 9Th
NV, on Tuesday, Sth INST. at five T. NJ.
BEgKMAN-On Sunday, August D. BENJAMIN r. BECK
MAN, IN bs Gath year.
The relatives aud iriends arc respectfully invited 10
attend his iuncra from his late residence los East
l2Sih st., On Tuesday, at two O'Clock.
BoyLAN-0n Monday, August ], MAGGIE. youngest
daughter OF Law renee and Mary Jane Boylan.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend her
funeral, iron the residence OF her parents 407 Hen.
dcrson St on Wednesday, at two o'clock 7. NJ.
BnucKnEagH -MosEs, infant son Of Leopold and
DORIS Bruckhoncr
Funeral vii, take place from their residence, 1872
I'd av., on Wednesday morning, at nine O'Clock.
BURrIs- Brookiyn on Monday, August Z Mrs
SARAH buRrIs widow OF the late Thomas Burts, aged
Al relatives and friends are invited to attend tho i-
neral, on Wednesday evening, at seven o'clock from
the residence of her son. William smith Bur,s 81
CALDWELL Monday, August !, at the residence
OF his parents No an East SD st, ADDISON s. infant
sou OF Jacob y and Mamie y Caldwell
Notice OF fdnoral hereafter.
CALLAGnAS On Sunday, August O. CAruARNE,
widow OF Colonel Cailaghan In the 6sth year Of her
age
Relatives and friends are invited to attend her
funeral, from her late residence. No. Oak St, on
Tuesday, Sh inst. at two O'Clock
CAnrDsIL.-On sunday, August Q, JONI CAnrDKir.
aged "a years
Funeral from his late residence 425 I'd av at ono
O'Clock Y. ~, this day.
ConNsLI@--On sunday, tho 9th. at Saddle River, Of
Inflammation OF the brain. EDWARD FREScm, youngest
son Of Dr. g. u. and Miilic j. Cornell, az months
aud 10 days
Relatives and friends respectfully invited to at
tend the iuperal. on Tuesday, tho stl at four T. ~
IRON z3 Madison av., Jersey city Heights
Cox TN Saturday, 3th inst, ALICIA, widow OF tho
late Benjamin Cox, ia the CID year o her age.
The relatives and iricnds and those OF sons,
Thomas, John. James aud samuel NJ, respects uly
Invited to attend the iuncrs Tuesday, August s. at
O'Clock, from her late rcsidencc No III East 3Jth
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COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON: SPOT, 1-4c. HIGHER; FUTURES CLOSED
kAsY-FLoUR DUIL--wHEAT DULL-CoRN
EAsIER-oATs sTEADY-PoRK DULL-LARD
FIRMER-wHIsKEY FIRM--pETEoLRUM QUIET
NAVAL STORES QUIEr--ous srEADY-GRO-
CERES CoFYEE DULL; sUGAR srRoNGEn-
rREIGuTs STEADY.
MONDAY. August TO p. NJ.
markets generally, although there more irregular
ity than usual On 'Chango <nour was dull but with
out decided change Wheat vas dull generally lower
and nominal; no strictly primo spring was offered,
and there was no getting at its probable value; un
sound wanted and lower Corn easier
fairly active Oats steady, whiskeywas hold nrm
Pork dull Lard hrmcr. Frcghts wore steady
Cotton the spot Ac higher; iutures closed easy
Coffee dull sugar stronger Naval stores
quiet OILS we're steady. Petroleum quiet
CoFrEk.-The m arkct for Rio duh. Mild coffee
quiet Tho stock OF Rio here to nj ht is l TAO
Galveston, 1880 do At New Orleans, 1913 do Mobile
1000 Baltimore. 81 l02 do aoat and loading for
United States to June 20, 1857 bags; purchased
for United States to August 8. 5000 bag,
We quote ;-ordnsry eargoes iiye a, loo; hair
do i7>sc l7s.c extreme Tor lots. i4a.c 1875
santos lair good 6Ac. lie. gol ninety DAYS; Java
government bags 2Oc re do grass mats zoe. 23c.
Singapore, do, lsc. C.; Ceylon l6isc lsc; Mara
csibo. ltsc. l6,.c Iaxuayra Iolc l71ac: jamaica
Ice lie; st. Domingo. Ike lac. Porto Rico. IB1ac
lsc.; Costa Rca. l6c. size: Mexican. l51zc NJ
l4s1c. lie Curacao, l4iac. lie
COrrON.Thore u nrmer market for spot. and
tions marked lac The market Tor futures closed
easy closing prices oday compare with saturday
priccs Olows:-
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sales 200 bbis Wheat in good milling deman1. but
changed saias 800 bushels Sheboy 81 Is: $500 do.
No. Ihsrd Milwaukee AT 81 is; $500 do. No Milwaukee
81 Corn duh and heavy: asking Die. Tor No West
ern. Oats duh. Rye Inactive Barley neglected alt
dull. Seeds very little doing. Pork quiet SD so
$40 10 heavy Lard dull ut lc Hghwnes nomi
nal. -
TOLEDO. August 7. 1915
Flour steady; Wheat in good demand steady Nc white
new 10: No Edo 81 o.; do old VI os; amber M,ehi,
gan. 81 II: September 81 IL new. spot. 81 49, no
do. 92e.; do, new. u "a No. red winter ~ 22;
rejected red. 6c do. re No amber Illinois new.
vi 10. Corn dull high mixed. 494c; September held at
Sic. 5Olxc offered low do +s,c grade 4je. dam
aged. :Yssc Oats firm: No. 2, 3kc. Michigan 33+c
Kecepts-OO bbis. flour 25On bushels wheat 5000 do
corn OLi Shpmeuts-aO bbs flour. 300 bush-
els wheat. $500 do. corn. 1900 do oats -
Flour quiet aud unchanged Wheat in iar demand but
weak lowers No. Chicago spring sSc. spot; ol'sc.
Septeuber v3tc. October; No Chicago SPRING ~
rejected 0oc Gee Corn active but shade lower; No.
AZ 45'ie spot August Aud September: rejected ale
4iAe Oats easier 40 at so.1e:, spot so'.e did sep
holder. hrm at a5c o7cs spot Toe bid sepsemeer.
September. Iard generally unchanged, but some
sales rather higher; $Il 80 spot; xl 37s September.
Hulk meats steady unchanged. Whisky, II lols.
kccep,sfioar, 100 bblK wheat. $4,000 bushels corn,
277OtO do oats 5000 do. 5000 do barley l.6O
Shipme 900 bbis wheat u 900 bushels;
1000 do "a 100 do barley 1900 do At tho
afternoon cal Of the Board Wheat easy Ssc. August.
81 snc.. september Corn unchanged. Oats nominal Pork
lower $lS 20. August SIS ~. september Lard easier
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BLEECKER STREET RAILROAD.

The Receiver Of the Blocker Street Railroad ycstor
day filed lis report In the County Clerks Office for tho
past month The rccsipts for tho month given as
$32 $50 10. making with tho previous receipts sinco
his rcceiycrship $751;, 167 ST. During the month the
operating expenses were S14, $50 49, making with OK
psnscs previously reported $l03 700 o. thus giving
tho net earnings as S4S, 462 3d. For permanent i'm
provcincnts there has boon paid during the month
81 ABS 49, On account OF the old company there has
thus lar boon paid 81, 8S4 IL
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IMPORTANT RAILROAD WAR.
CONTINUED FROM EIGHTH PAGE. ]

Of complaint except far such discovery has been
gwen, iully and completely II tho said matters
and things in this answer stated and forth such
thereof As would be suitable 10 that end, had been
pleaded In bar OF the relief and discovery sought by
sand bill. with an answer support OF the plea or
pleas. And all the aforesaid matter aud things these
defendants arc willing to ever maintain and prove as
this honorable Court VIII aircct. and humbly pray TO
be hence dismissed with their reasonable costs and
charges IN this behalf most wrongiuily sustained.
JAMES p. SINNOT, Solicitor for Deiendants
Siened-Wiam H. Scott, James o. Carter, f. r.
Narbury OF counsel for defendants
signed-Charles Butler, Samuel }. Tildcn. Russell
Sage, kobers Bayard
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THE FOREIGN MAKKET
This being u holiday in London have no foreign
advccs concerning the markets the other sldo.
State bonds at the Board were quiet and firm, with
sales confined Missouri long skies and Virginia SKIES
consolidated. District of Columbia 365s were steady
at 713s.
.suARES
Tho sales OF city bank shares were as follows:-
Twelve Bank OF America at lao, five Bank OF New York
at III and seven Commerce lis
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.
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BROOKLYN STORAGE RESERVOIR.

Judge Barnard Of the Supreme Court, Kings County,
decided yesterday in the matter OF the application Tor
q mandamus requiring the Brooklyn Board OF City
Works 10 nish the Hampstead dam and gates that tho
Board must obey the Common u unciI and Inish tho
dam and gatcs, ut an outlay not TO exceed $780, O0
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THE UNITED STATES TREASURY.


Revenue receipts $s40, 900; customs do.
$3.50. 900; bank notes received for redemption
Ss25.O00
The Secretary OF the Treasury has just issued notice
that sealed proposals will be received tho Treasury
Department until noon on tho 18th inst and opened
Immediately thereafter for the sale of per cent
pom or registered bonds. In lots OF less than
$500 900 the total Of g. O00 Tho notice
embraces all tho conditions Of the notice issued April
IL last
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Government bonds closed firm At tho following quo
tations United States currency SKIES, l26h 1858
do, do 1881 registered, 1l9I 1907 do. do do.
coupon, 1908 l20A do, do, 1855, registered, ll6
ll6a do do, do, coupon, ll6 q 1lo4; do. DO. do,
new. registered, ll7a+ lis; do. do, do, coupon,
1l7< N.Y.; do. do, 1867, registered. 1l9z 100;
do do, 1861, coupon. ll9k a ll9Js; DO do. 1868,
registered. l2lh f2la; do. do, do, coupon.
l2lI l2lx; do do. ton-forties, registered, 1855
1885; do. do, do, coupon, lie 1l0A do. do.
ivcs 1881, registered. 1l7k q NIX; do do, do.
coupon, 1l74 1l7k.
RAILROAD BONDS.
portant Chicago and Northwestern consolidated gold
coupons declined from o. to 03A and North Missouri
1rsis from 81 to s6s Union Pacific lrsts brought
lOlA 1045s; New York Central coupon nrsts, 12l1;
Harlem coupon irsts, 12l Chicago and Northwestern
nrsts 1885 1O4; c., c.. c. and l. frs,s 1917 Chi
caso Burlington and Quincy Fights. ll5a4, and South
crn Pacific OF Missouri, 81.
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
MARRIED..

MyERs-CLARK.-At Harlem, August g 1870, by tho
Rev. George II. Smith, SAMUEL X. MYERS to MARIA
JANE CLARK, both oi Ibis CITY, No cards
NEwroN-FRANKLIN- lon Friday, July II. 1875, by
Rev. w W. Sever OF New York. JAMES 8. NEWTON to
MAMIE +. FRANKLIN OF Flushing.
RASNgY-CELLK.- On Tuesday, July 20, at Newburg,
on Hudson, by Rev VIM. X. Hall, Dr. A. l.. KANyEY to
Miss MAnIE CELLE, both Of this city. No cards
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Delivered contract Coz bales For future delivery tho
sales ms follows Satarday after one r. M-August.
ioo at II a,ioe 100 a. !. ia.c: ssp.emesr so At
II i'-idc 800 at NE; November 500 u. II 2,s!c;
day, up to two r M.August. 100 y. u 7isc zoo ut
~ l3slc. ut IL 7i6c. 400 at II l5j2c September,
40 a, !. :issc ssn at lalse aD as y ,,Iec SO a!
n 2os2c. 200 At II is,iee 10y as II " s2c. 800 at
100 At II lsloc 40 At u a53 g. LOO 1t II 10 lsc.,
800 at II a7a.c; ioo =. u ls-loc 100 ut II a5-;e
.7:s,c 9tD a. ii7sc i!snusry 20, u. re 200 1T II
II si-sac; February, i.oc, at Y side Total. 1900
n Tho ports we're were, as lo.o~s ;-anl, e.,on, 10;
~ Wilmington. 7; Norfolk ti'; Boston. 81 Total i.67
This day last week lOD3 ths day last year. 49, Total
since September iUs4ala bales Cotton reight closed
follows: To Ilavrc by steam 49, cnmprcssed Ham
burg. Wy steam sc. compressed; to Iremen by steam,
Sc. ssed ~ Liverpool 5iGd. by ssii.
5-IBd.
FLOUR GRAlS-Rcceipts-Flour $50 bbls.; wheat
4o.la Ius.es cor" meal 1856 bb's aud 80 sacks
,64t bushels. 81 40 do. ~ do barley 500
do barley malt ~ {! do TIE flour marset was quiet
and easy Ont without deeued change The sales about
li.oU is; including state, Western and southern at
the xed quotations Rye flour steady With sales
Of 4oJb AT $50 as1 Is Corn al ruled quiet.
Of $50 bbis and IS sacxs ut IS ~ 20 io~ rnndy
and - Us ~ tor Western aud Jersey yellow. We
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ADVANCE AND DECLINE
The following arethc changes in closing prices COM
Jared with those OF Saturday
ADvAScE-Atlantc and Pacific preferred, 4 ST. Paul
preferred, u
DECLINE New York Central, az c. G. and l. c.,
u Delaware and Lackawanna, /; Eric, - Hannibal
AMI ST Joseph common, x Harlem, y illinois Gen.
trail, y Lake Shore. - Michigan Central. ~; MIS-
souri, Pacific, al Northwestern common, "a 40. pre-
fcrred, =; Jersey Central la Ohio and Mississippi,
q Pacific Mail, "a Quicksilver Il Rock Island, q ;
b. Paul common u Union PACING, y. Gold, u
The rest Of tho market was stationary.
MARKET
Money on call closed easy at IL and per
,ent The following were tho rates OF exchange on
Now YORK aforementioned cities to day:-sa
vannah, y premium; Cincinnati, easy, so a 100
premium; Now Orleans commercial, "a; bank, 3. !;
ST Louis. so a 100 premium; Charleston, offer
ing, selling 4 premium, and Chicago, 80 20 pre-
mium
Foreign exchange dull The asking rates are
unchanged but actual business was at ASK for
bankers sixty days sterling, aud 4s9l4 4s9Js for
demand.
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Wheat las duli lower aud nominal The sales only
Which 81 "a wa; said !. haye o.sn ti on Saturday, Iae
81 24a 81 20 red and amber state 81 u Tor No.
sen Say Sy,n WAS ", ,sats, a. s.er pres
5d,ac 30. Tor PRIME sail 55'sc. 56c tor ungraaed
graded .iors. SIC. graded mixed aaa ss
or aagsaaed sail nxs, 10, Western yellow and 5se
The sales 5000 bushels AT 4sc. 4ic Tor mixed
,nixci aud ce 4ac Tor water white. Kyo quiet bar
ley aud barley mai, were also aaes ,.,
A%srean dressed % s!ss 500 Tor 'as,s 500 sa.'
gold l' a.ss clean o' &c ' Soa Italian saS sas
sHs ls ais e soa .. ss '@ @o % cash"
re market m, Tor Ssw Orleans was qaiet
oSsrias Ne Cuba centrifugal and mixed. Re
49, ,s.sr sa s p Por so s"nns se sye
Islands. s2e Soe New Orleans. fair TO good. 41c soc
NAVAL sroaksrhe general market quiot but prices
not materially changed We quote spirits Of sar
81 U.s. lar. WILMINGTON aud Washington - 10 ST. 4d.
Steady n.rd ST. SOFT 81 So virgin 81 oo .Dr.. dull
n..n ...................... s 1861 4 s.s.s
Tar ....................... ............... vi -
rurpentne .......,.................... Iisa lu
ons-fie market steady. but quot We quote :
s a%'s yellow s"is % saass 'sssA
wa,.s winter s'e !, lard prs.ss. make; Sc Sc
d. s as wA s"as northern soc d.
s. m A Is as s,s
ush. u 4sc crude hsh, Soc. \ SIC.
pbTKoLEUM-1hc mArxot quiet, but without
change IN prices 30 bbs high Phia-
dcphta fSsc aud late Saturday 500 bD refined here
i4c ana 900 bbls ~ rhiadsphia q, i7,sc. The CLOS
ing prices we're MS follows :-Cruus. Uuik, Ole:
do. in bbls 1896 1890, rshnsd. in bbls.. i7s4c
do in cases. 2lc 2ilsc NaphthA lie refined At Phs
driphia do. AZ baltimore, IKE Advices from
follows :-rarkcrs steady; United. ~ 3i
Union. ~ sl s. 47,s bid shipments OH city firm. adj
vancins - 80 Did UnteL, sellers shipments q 90
PROVISIONS kcccpts-Por - bills lard Adj tIerccs,
n Kegs and 2, ces cut msats oi5 packages bacon 80
t,crces and I5t bbis occf G5 bblx The
pork neglected closing
the cai SD ~ Did and SD ~ asked
SO 10 bid and So ~ asked Tor September spot
quiet SO 7J Cut meats quiet 800 picked sEou
yi4c and ~ boxes bellies AT losc Is lbs
Frosh hams re quoted ~ osca la'c rcsh bellies
Ui,c luc picked hams at lie @ac picked bellies
iUac lSc, and boxed Uces 1T lUsc iJc. Beet
quiet and unchanged. We quote :Barre mess, 81
plain NESS ~ ~ packet xI2 x14 ticrccd city
extra India $40 s.l India PRIME mess ris
Beef hams quiet at $50 Tor prime Western Smoked
meats were steady Al i4;sc i51c for haus and lo1c
lie. Tor shoulders, oDJ hams sold 1pl4c.
Bacon In more demand aud JVy reported
the private terms 100 city long clear
private terms quoted lUt.c for iuilc
tor Western long clear Lard nrmer. The closing
''cal" prices were ioiiows:-August, Gil 90 oid,
Sii 10 asked september $ii DO bid SiI d2 asksd; Do
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-12
q he 8ultetin.
PARAGRAPHS.

Three "thr, c.card monte men were
recently sentenced al Tours France, 20 two
years imprisonment and atty frances fno
each, for "iaking it," several passcngc;s IN
frst-elass carIla yes OF the Orlcanos Railway.
A contractor named Doucct lost 2l,200
frances, and NJ Motto. Bordeaux student,
was swindlc out of 400 frances.
--"suppo'o." said alawyer to wi'nc : he
was trying to badg, r. "suppofc SHOULD tell
yeu that could bring doz II men Of your
own town to this cour, room who would say
they would not believe you on oath, what
would you sayY' And calmly the witness
made HI reply. al would say you led" A
gentle smile diliuscl itself all over the court
room, and the witness stepped down.
"A singular case has just been brought
before the Board ei Pardors in Harrisburg.
A boy 10 years of age. Is serving torn of
Imprisonment in the schuylkill county Jail
for having shot another boy. but withou,
effect. Strong effort, arc making to procure
bis release, but these are opposed by the
uthfull lris ner, himself, who Ike. the
! Jail 80 well that he desire to stay there. lie
is employed by the prison officials as mes.
'cuger.
lie, anne home very late one night, and
after funblng with his la,cl key good
while, Auttered to himself, ~ he a; engtl
opened the door, III mushnmakeny nosh
caush tholoman's ashlccp." H. Invested
himself of his garment, with some trouble
and was congratulatlng himself on his sue
cess a. he W getting into bed, when 4
calm. clear, cold voice sent chill down hi,
spinal column: "Why, my dear, yeu amt
going 10 sleep in your hat, are your
AT the grand Illumination in honor OF
the Prince Wule in Madris many 81 p
Keepers took occasion to advertise literally.
Ore man displayed the loyal Ito, "God
preserve the Prince OF Walc,, direct impor.
ter of msrmala io, jams. Eu-li.h stores. ale.
wine, spirits. and boot. End shoes
Mr.. Jerome IIopkin. reports in h'.'Or-
| pheonist that Or. Hans won u ll.W found
! NJ, Auhcri play Ing q; The foot Of an orches-
! TIA IN Philsdeipn and brou sht him TO New
! York to perform at III concerts a. -olo
| yioloncel'isi. BLOW. though German,
/ can appreciate EMU, q 4 frt n b sriist.