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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1876-06-30

Is e G.S U @ R q
We shall always be supplied with com
plete stock Of Foreign and Domestic Wines
and Liquors, &C, of the best brands.
N FLOUR, ofall brands, CORN NEAL
&c, always for sale al market prices.
%s~ Having purchased our stock mon
terms that will enable us to sell AS Low
AS THE LOWEST, we respectfully ask
inspection of the same before purchasing.
~ COUNTRY PRODUCE bought at all
times, at the highest market rates and peo-
plefrom the country will find il to their advan-
tage 10 give us a call.
METZ & PARSLEY,
80 Bridge Street,
mar 81 -yI5 Georgetown, D Z.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-27
r,~remily reported tor rHK fEIBJSy.l
TOTAL RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE
Per Norm Rlrer Tesseis aud Rl,iro1ts.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.


AsHFS-There was Oay small trade bat changes took
pncs; Pots quoted ut 42tc., aud Pearls sac
observation-disclosures h trade Is quiet prices are STEADY OW
i 70 sua stocks; Western and Southern Yellow 3la32r
BgICK-Te business In tins market has Otel very Limited
Ing nos imprar,icabc besidos lee has shut on most
the supplies; Prices remain steady VIC quote; ra w.
. 2g$G frepss Cotton grown III dark ~ are S' Sio
delivery included ass higher ordinary, anu $3.50 ON
BROOM coRN-A modc ate business has been done at
vIunn s quote Green BIus aSe Green lsurl
S,:@7iqc: Medium Green. 6G6e; Red and Retppe sac
w, ouote, Spern p TO- gSC Patent, SOC Aoanautiuo
l2d 10 ounce Ia IA lBc Paaihnt as Us aud TN l9aZrr
ayolilo brands receive steady hgnos Fplsn mas sod mot
eracly in o1bns way ,IS1g al disr ey pneS; We
Roman, - 30dSS Io heenea Coarse 81 foG$oi heeneS
WifiC, 0isY has been quiet AZ ~. rte, golc
C0AGho business b sheii ~ hHs Oteu about al that there
mUo the same as nc lrc'ous SALE eAee.t Ihysu ~hn
was BitumlnCgs Les bccn m dcmtGd moderate supply
LOO Jas sOdSll: Newcastle do 10 COS scotch 10, ~
4 steam, SaaS5 io Provincial. - 6Oa5o 81, cur,
.dWsu a. Cumberland AMI Broad top aud CeIried
$3.50 20 ana Anthracite. s30$f by tho ear2o
R1 hi her but quiet at tie advances no Sales wcr
made either hare or ot OF town Ils etpas los lie ast
stock here OF 6flg bags tlat az other porte geng 93
s at aiiinoe; the total Unite STATES Visible supply vas
800 against 65OOU bays ~ this une last year The
gSoS S s are = ls & GpI sooi 'SsS os
DO prae car socs, a0a a2Oe extreme range tor ot -
1S ssi Se = Naive ccyion' f7ise NaaSaibo Il
lgr IasuqyTa lisge ssnto n,9rinsc lggi0te SS co.,
Porto Rico ifdiec. AnSosturs l7Slsr; Jamaica ldNSiSe;
csSSSPkexds sioeS-fSeis h%vc been
pieee We Gnos spsy hogse S ss ~ ~ 90 ueo,s a
ssss shooEs ~ inc1s Will Heads u Sugar shocks.
with Heads 80 inches - 10 az 55 do ~ inches VI 0ugSz
Box Shocks. TosiOe sum shocks "a Pipe shocks 40 90
coRDAGE-The usu ado has been done We
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-27
s.roRK AND BauoKLrS

Total bush -. 975L0lS .0G20If7 z.5l2.Tal 6.524,0So
HAY AND SrRAW-Ihe demands have not bcca ytU
which reduced stocks that holders are dsosdD
ask advance We quote; liay.shipping 900 Co.'S ne
straw for Ions Rye goa zoe ior short Rye aud S
6lc Tor oar. . - - l., - 49,. c.. LA
with sales OF 5000 bales TRANSFERRED Jute BIis
quiet at SAC. Juto was dull aud nominal atSs"4-1
WiDEs-During The past week the has not ben
"a liberal AS late, but holders continue 10 entertain u
strong prices Receipts or the week. ~ 81 n ds md
i34 6Glts East India sacs fame time lGs9o hlat All
III 500 hides and 10 bales time last year, sizes
TODAY Of Ito Dry sayana aud 100 Dry Southern on I
Ayres, 2O125 d, 26a25'cc; MonieyReo, '2is.1 'S 800
Corrcntes 2td2 H. 20 d24 Lc RIO GTande <0d-2 ~ ZSTS
2ic. Centru American. lS@2l 70, 22a23s; san Jy,h 80
a. II ad22e. Matanar0s, e122i ID, 2l2@2St ,z se.s
Cruz lSGl9 o., 2la2-e; Ianico 20a24 3 10 I1s5.sc
Bog0ta lsa2O ~ Il 024c. Maiaeaha, 29N-J u lS"-oe"
Raha, 2ld25 10, l0G2Oc. Puerto LaDlo anH IasTs@s
2OG22 n, l9a2Oc CaracaE aoq23 70, llEGIoC. tsS 80
23d25 b. lS02Oc. Ssal. 20d22 n, iSa i9t ca pSa.n'
Texas and Southern, p 20 b. l3@21c Net SA.i,s
Bueuos AyEes, 1000 n II l2c gold selSSt "a o , ~
diO n, ga Oc View orleans CITY, 6OGS9 D. 1900
Texas, Pulled and Packed. 5O1sO ~ ia e, , az.
6JGoO To- ic: City slaughter, Gov, 3fG0O ID ICE - enc
IOPS-Pneru las latt fiy been good rNpolt No. in
choice et!ss Of state mrSns ~ s Sh cs % he lew
and medium grades are plenty, dJl ahl e,sl MI.
Y0rks G0od 20 Choice, 22a3!c INV 70 tal'' g. 90
2OW35c WISCONSIN,. l21lsc: Ntat!l1g' iV-LoN'' 49,
au erOwths iaSc C2il1IuiaIs aud Oregon -1t<ve' "a
INDIA nURBER has been quSt aud NltlN!il ~ ,.sei
puOe 5so Fine Para; 52o or hsatIaui ooc ~ s,p
Gusysqul; 47o. for do CatJhagtha iSe tof NeAlaSu" WV
LST-rSe receipts have continued small, and te sGpp BE
quite Hight an adNahce 10 = was t'i4i1eN 49, -
t',e al nj e eosi MAS stin quite bu0Yent -.
XritFR hOrg bust has been less liberal p
AGAIN ire rcepis the labnsres eonnae On Fsry "
arole
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-27

In State bonds, District OF Columbia o,o2s au-
vnnred to II ON the announcement OF the SOLICITOR
If The Treasury that they arc exempt fOm the semi
animal tnxation SiNcs OF Missouri sold at 1912,
aud Old TennesseeS at a. IN CITY panS saoTHS,
change uOl al 1915 20 Rharcs UniOn Trust Com
Dany fetching 1870. In railroad bonds, Union Pacific
irsts advanced to lOGLj Toledo ana "a sls,l
irsts TO I02 and St. Louis division nrsts
tn ~ There were sales of Missouri Pacific hrsts ut
81: cleveland and Pittsburgh Consolidated Sinking
re et co6sos at ssh Conyertiblcs at So;
Nichignn Central rs at 1921, and Delaware and
Hudson Canal per cents OF d9ol at p9 % the
G.. C. and T. G.. Railroad have commenced SUIT III the
United States Court at indianapolis against Tue
Pennsylyana Railroad COMPANY 70 enioTGe s gu UNI
anre of the lease and that II Is expected to be tred
duriuu this Winter. In the mean time the Pennsyl-
vania Company is paying into tue Onlted states
conrt Mt Ncw-York under it's order, such sums ot
nance ns il lthe Pennsylvania Company ackn0wl-
edges 10 be the net earnings OF the C g. ana l. ~
which sums thus far have been sufficient to pay the
cn,,pous on the old bonds, which take precedence ol
thr inst consolidated mortgage bonus.
The cou2ons of the first mortgage bonds OF tine
Blcecker Street aud Fulton Ferry Railroad Soin-
many. due Jan. 1, will be paid at the BANK Oh the
The Chatham National Bank has declared semi
annual dividend of PER cent ,- ,..,.,
THE National shoe aud Leather Bank has declared
diyidcnd of 0pcr cent payable on and aftor jan z,
1877. ,..,,, an .oros,
dividend nj the rate of per cent per annun TO de-
nositOrs of over 50 and not exceeding pl'oOO, anu
one az the rate of PER cent per alnnm ON sums OK
creding 81 900 aud not eXceealDg T.,'OUO. -.
Mc,srs. Fisk a Hatch will pay the coupons due
Ian. of the Central Pacific, Western Pacc, an' Oh
tie California aud Oregon Railroads.
Referring to the notice of the election OF the lion.
Samuel sloan as President Of the Rome, WATERFOWL
A. Opdcnsburgh Railroad Company, IL should he
stated that it IL in place Of Blarceus Massey, esq,
VINO had resigned in consequence Oi Impaired health
MIR MasSry Is the Yice-iresldont. anu VIII render
such service as he may be able NJ that capacity. ,
.TLe eurninas of the Denver and kO Grande Rali-
vav for the week ending Dee. IL were:
ia-G ~ 1876 rs 1876. 81, 0Oj ~ Increase SbiS ~
hdditiUnsl earnings, trinidad extension 81 6s ,
The Chicago milwaukee, and 81. Paul llallrOad5
earnings colnpaTn rs follows:
ia. I'd week December ,o.,,o -. . ~, ora
Three weeks,
Frlm Jan Ia Dee. 81, -..... .,,,,-.
The folio ing shows the exports eNcluSIye OF
snccin from the pore OF NcwYOrS to lJrcigh ports
Tar th5 week ending Dec. rs, aud since the begin
ming Of the year: - ,- ,.Ae
Far The week 49,. s5,s5Gt77 s3.75D.i0 sJ.lGJ,30o
pnyousy reported %! ,6J262j 2ol,2d,l9| 261oh4'2
n,a since Jaul s2sd $50 100 JsJi002l s27l075777
Price OF gOli...-.-. IFS lI-'S IVA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-27

There was n restricted demand for money to-day
herause of the limited speculation IN stocks, ana
early business at aud ON al classes 0t c0at
eral Later the hcaylyess of the Gold Room charges
wns made patent anddemaud loans ran NJ Ia ana
2. gold Discount continues 10 z. There is no
material change in rates OF domestic exchange
The United States Treasurer at Washington received
ton The customs receipts were 100000, ana
internal revenue receipts 100000. The following
exrba,,,. SsG sol G22 currency balances -, us,
$50; gid exchanges. $l2, 1877 id2; gold balances,
al ,GSTJ3 ,.;..
Government bonds were only moucraOely h tse,
fin, urirrs heinz generally strong coupon new 1868
selling at 1888 coupon 1863 ~ ll6os, coupon new
Gycs at lI23sGll2ls, aud coupon tcn-forties 'at
II3T. we annex the latest street quotations:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-27

quote: Manila cordsgei nses shove l2-thread saa
Hay Rope lSc n; do DO i2tnTsad lSaS DO
Rope Yarns lslac do, DO, stnresd , and ssaresG
Fine Tarrsd Manila Lath Yarn. 16c; slsai Rope,
l2threai 12c, DO, 6thread and 9hread, 12i2c Tsrod
sssI IsR Yarn lie; Fine Tzrred Sisa do, IL c Russs
Hemp Tarred Cordage. l3c.; American Hacked Hemp
Tared cordage l7c arred American iAth Yarn i2c Fine
CoTToNThe market the spot was dun ana unchanged,
there was holiday Liverpool and no adyees exporters
accordingly disposed TO do busness while there
24 for eporf S5 for home Sumption and las for specu
tom 300 bales delivered contract The receipts
the ports on Saturday 2S4l bales Yesterday 40
bales and today 22597 bales against 3VI5z DSes this day
last week aud 1862 bales this da1ast year total snco set
neriod last YEAR The quotations still folows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-27
not have been had the facts published in another

not have been had the facts published in another
column been generally known. The remainder OF
the LIST was only dull and steady ut the decline and
closing prices compare with those of last Saturday
IA follows: Declnes-Ene and Western Union each
Ia Central and Hudson, Rock Island, st. Paul, and
81; Delaware and Hudson, %; Lake Shore, e; Del
aware Lackawanna aud Western, and Michigan
Central, each Ia; and Illinois Central, 11s. Adj
yances-Central of New-Jersey, ls; North Western
Preferred, 1; Pacific Mail, % and Wabash 3 per
cent. The following table shows the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-27

Cold closed ON Saturday nght NJ IUI a anu OpcncI
to-day nj 1919. from which il declined 10 lOI IS Tor
rcasops given above and the necessities OF the cash
gold. Holders compelled them 70 pay charge = vary
The close. Time loans are about 1904 carrying ior
90 days and per cent for four months The foreign
dH,t%crs advanced the rate for 90 days bills 10
81 s3io and demand bills to$i s5l2 actual rates for
business following mp 10 50 S3 and ~ 3D. with con-
Siderable more doing. The export clearances OF
domestic produce from the port Of New-York for the
week ending tonight amounted III currency Valua,
ton 90 50. 1906. The Assistant Treasurer PAID
ONT m coin interest = u20, 600 and T0l 600 IN re-
denption of called bonds. The days business at
the Gold Exchange Bank covered: Gold cleared,
So. S53. 900: gold balances, Sl5l9,22o; currency
balances Sl,6J7,G7j. The gold quotations were "S
follows:
Io..IO7S- .lo7 b 2.....loTh 3..'-lo's
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-27
Nrw lJublirailons.

CHEAPEST BOOKSTORE IN TIE WORLD'
Y - Tg2 fcNGIIsu GIFT BOOKS At Oar Price.
7l7y2 AMENICAN HOLIDAY BOOKS At Your Prica
liZjgsGOKCEOUs JUVENILE BOOKS At ANY Proc.
LEGGAT BROS, 3 Beeknan.st. opposite FostOhce.
DIARIES 1877, Fine Stationery, Daily jour
~ osis Expense Books Desks POrfoios Pocket Books lux
Trars Memo books Cards DOninUes Backgammon Boards
Chsen Pocket Gallery Albums Blank Books AMI PRINTING
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-27

The arrival yesterday aud to-day OF the steamers
kbyssInia, Labrador. and Celtic, having on board
c35O 900 gold CSl 750, 900, and the fact that the
Treasury begins the prepayment to-day OF the Jal-
aTy coin interest without rebate, operated adversely
against the gold market The half yearly gold i'll
terest on Government bonds now being paid is as
follows: ,,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-27
DenilsIru

nR.T. G. WAIT, No. As East 23d-st., near
~ Maiisonave- Is only nFstcass DENTIST IA the city
So performs every Kind OF dental operao1 Ut law popular
uTlce lSsautiu Pearl sets. $l5 $50; best Rubber
$40 10 Gold and PlaHa. so % si5 Teeth pagsei IN
nIorior manner 81 upward Cal and examine lteieT
entes, REV Dr. Crosby Dire. Ramsey, Budd Weir, Gncrs
Janyrin Batavia and Rove.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-27
90 GDBom it alan Concern

MARKET MEN known as CARRIERS do
IVA now appeal the municipal authorities Gov 1ldsn
JoLu MoIrssy and account OF TIE
bad tirHss For the committee JOHN JOULDIE HENRY
GOSLER JOHN MAYEltS, JOHN HINES JOHN ID.
TOiBEAl, FRED DANE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-27

UNION cEoP
Struoat.r.

LrME-1hs market has continued quiet and aefi,1d $50
changed We quote nominaly f0llOwhi 1t,fr
0Uc b bbl Tor Common and 81 20 for Finlshns S0'
soc d bill for Common and al tor Fnishn.R ..-re aad
LUMBER-Eastern Spruce has CONTINUES ,s.,,si we're
holders manifest much nrmness, whs VIZ ,,nlel Sc
sIf 5OGsla 90 and specials at sl5 % ~ 40
White Pine has continued move slowJ ~ We arrlo
frm owing To the exceedingly limited Olsts anil uls
pomiraly at sl70sl9 y for shEpss avt sls 5JasIs
,xnra, SfAaRl7 do do 10 and l2peh an Y,llss
Tor hex aud l2-ineh- building timber, sSossS~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-27
STAINED. ...,.,

Coed ornary IU5s a NY
For future eyery there was snail business a, al
saes Friday amer D. r no January w iz os 1oo
1905 April GOO i3s,s May. so ISsa June 200,
airy, 100 Isisssi second aDscembor 100 I2S Tnra
mDecember, id0 1913; 100 D., 2stn, l2si Jannary,
Boz 1915 1000 l2isss 800, 1915 900 l2ls 400 l2s 200
issa hs SUS 100 lss; TO- 1876 zoo i2is !So iSs;
200. I2sisa zOo I3i April zoo dS,la sgc liSr 100.
together May SSS, august zoo lsls Total 70 %
Change 100 January February. Note.The Exchange
VIII be closed saturday Dec. 30 The market closed f
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-27

are Cream.
A FACT.-HORTON'' ICE CREAM IS MADE
FHoM PURE ORANGE COUNTY CREAM
and appreciated for purity richness and certainty OF be-
ing delivered IN good order.
CHURCHES, FAIRS, FESTIVALS, &C, supplied at
2Jc. PER QUART.
CHARLOTTE Russo and JELLIEs, rch and delicious at
prices below those Of any o;heI establishments
Icpos 800 F0tthaye 1921 broadway, and Is Cathains
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-27

THE ERIE RAILWAYS ANNUAL REPORT
Mr.. II. j. Jewett, President and Receiver Of
the Erie Railway Coinany, has made 10 The directors
report OF Us business aud finances which although COW
erug the same period the recently made TO the
State Engineer contains mush add tona information of
eunera interest The business Of the company for the
Last compares with tho preceding year as follows:
PASSENGER MOVEMENT.
For rear ended Sept 20. 1879. 1870. Dhegenee.
No. of passengers o,.,a., =, a., 80,
carried 0,O1s,S0) O,OiZ,o5l p7e' lu'V~a
No. Of passengers ,,. - - =, 49, IN,
Earnings passeGl. . ,o ,oa -, ,ax
gerper inhe.. Cents 0S'sT oAiVA W. 'V'A-'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-27
Mllsfeilaneons

ANCER.--New Treatise--How cured, without
Oknfe orr9isopous uinerals Dr.soddaEaS l4tas,h.Y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-27
Oi.s54 Dec oo.os6
Oo24s Dec. 00.O29

The same feature s here observable as In tine passe
ger business Of the Central and Hudson, but TO mucn
less EXTENT decline in local business greater than he
Gain on through
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-27
Business CHANCES.

A COLLEGE GRADUATE wanted to CAN
IA VA - for sab, crb.Ts 20 class family paper good
opening for man education and ability. Apply AZ Onuo "
PUBLISHER, Box lGy New-York T. o.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-27
Sales On 4urilor

Sales On 4urlioT
-
a. MERwiN, Aucuoneer.
10y BANGS& Co., $50 Broadway, near Bond
ID 81. sales Of books. Works Of ART &c. xe
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2l-NsALUABLE BOOKS, nc. ana
old in every department Of Literature ana Illustrated "cis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-27
THE ERIE RAILWAYS ANNUAL REPORT.

To,al since s2s5 $50 100 $2JsJi092l s27l07577I
Price Of gola......... lllb lie lU't
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-27
V|'Ta .
Il Hautc and Indps
~ ~
THE CALL.
l2b 0CLoCK-sALEs BEFORE
GOVERNMENT STOCK DEPARTMENT. O'CLOCK.

500 Registered. 1867
lO.ffW. .......s.... ..'l 10y
Z y 5.GO Coupon, 1857 -
10. nOO...........-....llb't
u s %. Coupon, 1881
10000 .................llZ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-27

Expenses per passen-
gerper mile. cents.
Profits per passen-
ger per mile. cents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-27
THE MONEY MARKET.
orT1cy3L PEroRTE y CROCK FTlGTANGE aiLES
DEcENRER &C. 1876
10 4. M.-sALEs BEFoRg TnR CALL

GOVERNMENT STOCK DEPAKTMENr-lo4 oCLoCh
AND ILL., O'CLOCK A. II.
U $50 Coupon. 1885. Us o. coupon 1901 he ,,oa.
30OQ ~ 1l34 = 70 ''''------ po' - ~
b.2) Coupon, 1867 . - ~ 70 ~ sr,non
LnI llC54 2JUUU... Del 10 q
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-26
MEETING OF The BAR ASSOCIATION

There were present in the U. S. Circuit
Court room Saturday morning large attend.
ance of the members of the N. 0. Bar Asso-
citation, to take action upon the McCreery bill
to reorganize the Federal Judiciary.
President j. J. Finney occupied the Chair,
and.E. II. Morgan acted as Secretary.
Major New read the bill as reported upon
by the Judiciary Committee of Congress-.
This bill has for its object the establishment
Of court of appeals to be presided over by
district and circuit judges in rank just infe.
rior to the Supreme Court.
J. D. Rouse, Esq addressed the meeting
stating that it was deemed necessary for the
passage of the bill to have the support of the
bar OF the country.
Judge Msrrick and Major Austin spoke in
favor of the bill, and the bar adopted mo-
ton to favor it.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-26
A Curious Conflict of Authority.

The court of justice at Munich has been
called upon to settle a somewhat curious dis
pute which had arisen between the municipal
authorities of that city and the clergy. 1t has
always been the custom to deck the two
towers of the cathedral with fl igs upon occa-
sions of public festivity; and until recently
this practice had never given rise to any mis-
understanding Since the unifcation of Ger.
many the Archbishop Of Munich has always
hoisted the yellow and white flag with the
keys of st. Peter upon the towers on saints
days, while upon political holidays the NUM-
cipality has displayed from the two towers
the black red and yellow flag, surmounted by
the imperial eagle.
Upon the last anniversary of the battle of
Sedan these emblems Of the new Empire
"foated proudly in the breeze" but the
chapter OF the cathedral protested against
their exhibition, bAsing their objections upon
statutes which date from the eleventh CEN
tury They instituted proceedings against
the municipal council, and the trial, which
lasted several days, is reported to have excited
great interest in Munich. After making q
careful study of the local customs, and in de-
fault of any precedents to guide them. the
judges have decided that. though the body of
the cathedral is the exclusive property OF the
clergy, the city of Munich is inscribed upon
the public registers as owner Of the towers.
The municipality is, therefore, entitled to be-
deck them as it pleases, at all events unless
the superior court, to which the chapter in
tends appealing, should override the present
decision
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-26

game, but the comparison is loosely used.
The analogy exists, but it is extremely faint
Between the deep-laid plans of commander
of armies, involving an infinite variety Of
elements and extending to in1nmerable re.
mote consequences, and the schemes of the
chess-player, there is no more likeness
than there is between riding on horseback and
the play of q child bestriding' broom.
stick
If the titled baubles of the chessboard were
multiplied by thousands, and the problems
presented were hund fold more compli.
Gated, there would still be little resemblance
between it and the grand drama of war.
Hence, there have been few great strategists
who have been chess-players, and none who
have been rem arkable for their skill IN the
game. On the other hand, the government
that would search in chess clubs for its raw
materials of generalship, would expose itself
to merited ridicule.
Lovers of chess are liable to become enthu.
siasts, and are prone to excuse their extrava-
CANT Partially for the game by making it ap-
pear to be useful. Their claims in its be.
half are delusive. They tell US that to play
the game we'll much forethought is requisite,
and that careful play cultivates that valuable
habit; but the forethought which chess cul-
tivates is nothing but chess forethought, and
can apply to nothing else but chess There
fore, we often see men who employ circum-
spection and calculation in forecasting their
moves, neglect business and ipjure health,
while they waste their time in excessive play.
So, too. memory is serviceable in good play,
but it is species of memory which can be
applied to nothing else but chess. There are
calculations made in chess resembling those
Of mathematics, but the graduate of Q Univer-
sity might play chess daily for score OF
years and yet receive no accession to his
mathematical skill. A player may be in his
games full Of expedients and resources, and a
match in strength with any adversary, yet be
found mere child in the antagonism Of bust
ness.
Perhaps we should concede that careful
chess play cultivates the habit Of attention
and increases the power of continuous abstract
thought: but that seems to be the only way
in which it strengthens the natural faculties,
wsy certainly inferior to the study of a
science or the diligent pursuit ef any INTEL
lectual vocation.
As change, relaxa'i ion and an amuse-
ment, chess has its we'll known uses; but when
too much time is consumed by it, when too
labored thought is employed upon it and too
much feeling enlisted in it, it becomes mere
dissipation.