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new YORK.

NEW YORK, December 2O.-COttOn-
Steady at l2Ifa12 6.l8c. Flour-Moro dis.
position to purchase; Superdne western and
State S. 00aS %; common to good IS 50a
s 65; good to choice IS 7oa5 rs; white wheat
extra S. sOa7 90; extra Ohio IS 60a7 90;
St. Louis IS 5OaS %. Wheat-FGir de-
mand; ungraded spring 81 l?a1 %; No. .
Milwaukee 81 81; No. Q Chicago spring
81 IS; W lite Michigan 81 so. Kye-Firn;
western S0aS2c. BaTley-Quiet; No. l Can
ada 81 o.; No. 2 do. 9scaSl 90. Corn-Dull
aud declining; mixed new no grade 5sxa
SOC; Kansas mixed old 62c. 0ats-Fairly
active; western mixed and State Ssha5lc,
Hay-Firm; shipping at CSC. Hops-Dull,
Cotiee-Quiet; Rio cargoes 109la20c. Su'
gar-Firm for fair to good refining; prime
unchanged. Molasses and Rice--Quiet
Whisky-Firm at 81 IS.
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Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, December 2O.--Petro
leum--Quiet and unchanged. Flour
Firm; extra Minnesota family So 25a7 90
Whsat-Firm; amber 81 40al so, Rye
77as9c. Corn-Aotive; white new 64A66II Nc
sail 56G5Sc. ,Oats-Firmer; western mixed
ISAAC. Pork-$17 %. Lard-10Sal0sSc
Butter-Firm; New York and Bradford
county extra 39aSSc; tirss 27a29c; western
extra 25a27; tirsts 20a2Se. Cheese-Firm
western lSKal4S<o. EggE-Western fresh
2Sa30o, Whisky-Western q u,
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Chicago.

CHICAGO, December 2O..-Flour--Firm
western extra 81 50A6 80. WheRt-Aotivel
firm and higher; No. > Chicago 81 1879
cash; 81 20kal 203S January; No. 5, 81 07a
I07|f; rejected 9Sa95c. CoTn-Dull; Az
cash; 3SXc January. Rye-Quiet at 90 Nc
Barley-Higher, 65a66c. Pork Active
aud prices advanced to $l6 rs. Lard
Strong and higher; $40 IS cash; $40 571<a
10 80 January; $40 70 February. Bulk
MeGts-Fairly active and shade higher
6NaSskaSs;c. WhiSky-$l OS. II4
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NEW YORK, December 2O.-Brown and
colored cottons more active and firmly
held. Denlms closely sold up. Utica
wide sheetings closed out by agents.
Prints in fair request. WoolenS In iFregu.
lar demand. Flannels quiet. The Bulletin
says grain bags are jObbing at low prices.
Foreign goods dull.
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: ID; Geesc, Oa7c rer lbi Chicken.,

l0a1lc perlb.
PRovIsIoNs-We have no important
change to note in the hog product Follow
Ing are the jobbing rates: Mess Pork
SIS 90. Bacon-New bacon now ready
shoulders SIC; hams l4}fc; breakfast ba'
con l3Lc; cleanides lilo. New Lard
Butchers l024c; fancy city lie.
SALT-Per barrel, 81 25.
SAUER KRAuT-Per barrel, $Ga7.
sRRDs-Timothy seed, 90 90 per bush;
clover nominal. .
WOoI-The market Is firm: $sa40c for
choice washed, and one.third da'for un'
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Toledo.

TOLEDO, December 2O.-FlOur-Steady.
Wheat-Firmer amber Michigan 81 Al;
January 81 40A; February 81 AZ; No. 3
red 81 %; rejected do 81 13If. Corn
SteadyI high mixed $50; No. Q, 47c; reject.
ed 44XG. Oats-Dull and nominal; No. 2,
34LEc offered; seller January S55fc.
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BALTIMORE, December 90. =. Flour -
Firm and unchanged Wheat-Searce and
firm; No. 2 red western 81 IS. Corn-WeSt.
36a19c. Rye 70asOAc. Clover Seed
Active ut l4al5c. Butter-Unchanged.
PetrOleum-Crude easier at 12s<al2xc;
refined nominally Sic Cottee-Strong and
unchanged. Whlsky-Frm at 81 10.
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BP TELEGRAPH.
New York Money ANA stocila

NEw YORK, December 90 MONEY
Active at 5a7 per cent until near the close,
when ~ was the rate. Prime mercantile
paper 5a7 per cent Custom receipts $780,.
900 The Assistant Treasurer disburSed
$4,000. Cleariugs $4,000 900. Sterling
firm at $4.s2ifa4.8iA.
GoLD-opened ut l0794, declined to
107k, and closed at 1079.. Carrying rates
4aJ per cent. Silver 12ial2lH per ounce.
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>1tsS summer, autumn and winter
iii S,,aa Tte days and the rounded veal
VIC. IA iI.SoESd through is term q
Il, ~. .aa !. 10 dropped, ltsO a dead mar
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
wheeling wholesale MARKET.
OFFIOR DAILY IETELLlGEScER,
Wednesday, December 90,

wednesday,, DtcetnOeF 2V' }
There has been no improvement in gen.
eral business during the past week, nor
was 1t expected that there would be; the
demand for all the leading articles is still
Of hand.to.mouth character, as it always
is the last month OF the year. Flour and
Wheat continue firm with good local
trade, but there has been no change 10
prices since the date OF our last general
report. The only new features in Groceries
is that Coffee and Sugars have stitiened up
again. The Hog product continues dull,
aud prices continue easy. For Butter,
Eggs and Poultry, there Is fair demand,
but no important change in prices to report.
APPLEs-The arrivals have been light
during the past week in consequence OF
the cold weather rendering 1t hazardous to
make shipments, hence there Is an i'm.
provement in prices; We now quote at 81 90
al % perbbl. Tor fair 10 choice fruit.
BEANs-Small navy, per bushel, 81 Goa
175.
BUrTRR-Dealers report brisk demand
for good stock, which Is in tolerable good
supply. We still quote at 20a22c.
BAKING PowDRH-S5a36c per lb.
BRooMs-Fancy, So OOa2 95aa co. plain
81 75a2 90
BEEswAx-95c.
CABDAGH-Pcr 100, 81 00al0 90.
CANNED GooDS-Trade continues 10
improve aud brisk bushes Is reported.
We have no changes 10 make in
our Quotations: Peaches, 3 Id cans per
dozen, 50 Is; 9 ID cans, 81 G5; ID cans to.
matoes, 81 %; 2 ID cans tomatoes 81 40;
WinslOw corn, ID cans, 50 90: sweet corn,
ST. 90; common corn, 81 65; strawber.
rieS, 2 ID cans, 81 30; blackberries, Id
cans, 81 so; raSpberries, ID cans, 81 90;
plums, 2 Id cans, 81 20; lima beans, 2 ID cans,
81 90; cove oysters, 1 III cans, 81 00;2 Id
cans 50 90.
CRANDERRIEs-Pcr barrel, 50 75alO 30;
per box, s. 80. .........
CoAL-Per 100 bushels, 50 C0a7 90.
CuEEsE-There Is steady demand, but
no changes In the quotations. Prime Ohio
Factory lac; N. Y. Goshen, 14hc.
DRIED FRgIT-There Is quite revival
In the trade, but no changes In. quotations.
Apples quoted at 5aGc; Peaches lie
for mixed; lilo for prime halves. Other
quotations: Prunes, 7a7Ac; Currants, 7Hc;
Raisins, new, So 10; old s. 20; Valencia,
new, 10c; old, sa9c. H.f.
EGGS-The market continues active, but
prices remain unchanged; fresh stock 23a
2Ic. The supply is light, but will be heav.
Ter after the holidays.
FIsu-There is n fair trade. Quotations:
For packages containing 100 pounds OF
sound fish; light weight and inferior quail
ity at prices to correspond: Goldfish nomi-
nal ut bHc. Lake herring; none in tho
market. White Fish, $3.50. Half bbls. No.
3 nackerel 81 80; No. 9, s. 25.
FEATuRRs-Dull; live geese, 6OaG0c.
FRUIT-0rangos plenty at s. 20 a box.
Lemons at IS 90 a box.
FLoUR-Business in this staple contin.
ues light, and the demand Is confined
chiefly 10 supplying immediate wants We
continue 10 quote:
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uTm.
STATE BoSDs-Quiet. @
SroCEs.-The market was strong early
In the day, and prices advanced 4 to "
per cent, but In the afternoon a portion OF
tho Improvement was lost. Lake Shore,
Michigan Central and Pacific Mail were
the most active stocks. Pacific Mail ad.
vanced to 25JS, and reacted la7S on final
sales. ohios rose from 5H to on, and
closed at OK. Western Union sold at the
close at 7lNa72, ex. div. Of X per cent
Illinois Central fell of to 6SI<, and C. c. c.
& l. to 40. Erie declined from 95S to 81,
and recovered to az. Northwestern aud
St: Paul shares declined 4 to y per ceAt.
New York Central and Rock Island were
firm. Coal stocks strong. The transact
tons aggregated 10000 shares, Of which
1900 were Pacific Mail, 1900 Western
Union, 600 ST. Paul, 5000 Erie, $4,000
Lake Shore, 5000 Ohios, 1000 Wabash,
5000 Michigan Central, and 400 Della.
ware. I.ackaWannn & Western.
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Cincinnati Retail Hay and straw
Market. U I'Es

The market was well supplied during
the past week with nearly all articles usu.
ally offered, and sales were quite brisk,
but prices were easier. The following
quotations aro for oil articles delivered by
wagons: 49, ----
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ar ISTELLIGENCER will present daily .thl
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rTrat%
,.,r WEEKLY . printed on Thursday, and can
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES active at s0a9Oc

GISsRNG-More active at S0a90c.
GRAIS-The receipts Of Wheat continue
very meagre, and with a good demand
prices are firm with IN upward tendency;
quoted ut 81 3eat s. for old, and 75caSl 20
Tor new. The Dat market has not varied
much for two or three weeks; quoted ut,
old 4Oc, new S0a3Sc. Corn is coming for
ward pretty freely, and quoted at 45c for
new, aud COO for old. Rye In light supply,
and may he quoted at 50c. Barley dull at
SOC.
GRoCRRIES-Therc Is slight improve
rnent in the grocery trade, and the pros
poets are favorable for u good business al
an early DAY. With the exception OF Cot
fees aud Sugars, which are higher, the
leading articles present no important fea'
lures, and there has been no change In
prices during the week under review.
Quotations: CO6ecS-Good Rio quoted al
2lIsc; prime 23a49 I<c: choice 23A23lfc
Java 96c; best roasted 27I6c; yellow Rio
23kc. SyrupS-COmmon 46a50c: prime
55N6Oc; New Orleans MolaSSes, choice Csc,
tlered and graduated l2kc; A COteel2 4ci
y l9Ac; extra G ll1c; commercial a
Sugar l2c; commercial b II Hccommerclal
| v llACI NtlluN 1lCt INt-SNtulluh OElS'
HAY-'rhe market continues quiet, al
though 1t Is frmer In consequence OF light
arrivals and offerings. Loose quoted at SIC
Rl2 per ton.
NAns-The following are the card rates
Nails, BradS and FCncing-10 to cod 50 So
Sd and Cd s. 10; Cd and I'd s. IS; Id and ID
S5.eo; Sd $i35; I'd IS 40: Barrel-JS in.$5 S.
i In. S. IS; " in. 81 90; TX In. 81 IS; ~
in. IS So; ~ In. s. 90; FiniShing-l In
81 IS; ~ Ia. SO IS; l Y In. 81 IS; 9 In. 81 60
az In, 81 IS; 8 In. 81 10; Casing-l0d 10 30t
| S. 60; Sd S. s.; Cd 81 10; 4d s. IS: Fin,
B!uel-4d 81 60; Sd IS IS; Cd 50 60; Linini
NAils-j< In. 81 50; Tobacco Hhd-6d ant
| I'd IS So; Sd s. 90; Clinch EGlls-all size
81 60; Cut Spikes-all sizes s. 10; Boa
Spiks, cut-$S 60.
'otIs--Carbon, SOC per gallon; miners 0:
AG5c.
OSIoNs-In fair demand, but the suppl,
10 ample and prices remain unchAuged; s.
a? % per barrel.
PoTAToBs-In consequence OF the SuS
pension Of river navigation, the receipts
are comparatively light, and We advance
our quotations on Irish TO 81 l0al Il
per bushel; Home Sweets, s. 90 per bar
rel; Eastern Sweets, s. 20 per barrel.
PoULTRY-Spring chickens % 00G2 81
per dozen; old do % o0aS 90. Drssset
Poultry - Turkeys, SS1oo per lbi Ducks
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Accommodation Inln leaves BellAtre ut i40 IN
and Arrives Al StsubSnVIDe at G:l6 I'm.
Special accommodation trIIns leave BcllalIe ~
80 AN. and 1850 p NJ; Bridgeport zoos An. and
Los r. Nj arrive at Martins Ferry I0I6 AN. and
LIS =. y Returning leave Martins Ferry al 1880
A. n. and S;.OP. NJ; Bridgeport iI;4o AM and $50
p Nj arrive Ut BellaIre Al lE65 n. and SAS ?. Y.
Tickets To ali pripcpGl points In the East and
West can b procured At tho Union Ticket ofaca
hLnrU Housc, aud At The station at Bridgeport.
n MYERS,
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The Cunning Of the Fox.

The Trf Field and Farn. relates the
following, illustrative Of the cunning, or
shall We say, the reasoning faculty Of the
fox: "a farmer possessed large num-
Der Of fine turkeys, which usually roasted
in the branches of some tall Scotch frs,
Immediately joining the farm yard. Rey.
nard had his eye on them, and made sew
eral visits during the moonlight nights,
but unsuccessfully, as they were perched
too high for him to reach them. He was
therefore obliged to resort to stratagem,
and this was the plan he adopted: Ho
first scratched the ground beneath the
tree with his fore feet, and then the base
Of the tree itself, in order to attract the
attention Of the turkeys, at the same time
looking up to mark every movement. He
then ran round the trees in rapid rings.
The turkeys, aware Of their danger, fol-
lowed his quick movements with their eyes,
and became confused and dizzy. One fine
bird fell to the ground, was instantly killed
and carried of to the earth. The scheme
was repeated with equal success. The loss
Of turkey after turkey induced the farmer
to watch in ambush, and the truth Of tho
stratagem was fully established.
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The India Rubber Tres.


| The India rubber tree is found in parts
Of Mexico, Central and South America,
and 10 the East Indies, and is one Of the
noblest and most picturesque Of an the
trees Of the forest In Assam, beyond the
Ganges, it Is found in incxhaustible abun-
dance. Il is either solitary, Or 10 two or
three fold groups; Is large and nmbrageous,
and may be distinguished from other trees
at distance Of several miles BY the strik
ing beauty Of its dense and lofty crown.
The main trunk of the Assam trees meas.
ured seventy-four feet in circumference,
and the area covered by It's extended
branches had circumference Of six hun
dred and ten feet. The height Of the
central tree was one hundred feet. It has
been estimated that there are over forty.
three thousand such trees in one district
within an area Of thirty miles BY eight.
It grows on the slopes of the mountains
from the valleys to the elevation Of twenty
two thousand feet. The raw seeds are
poisonous to man and quadrupeds, but
macaws eat them and they are used as
bait for fish. Long boiling deprires them
of their poison
A large proportion of the quantity Of
rubber or cautchouc furnished to commerce
comes from Brazil The process Of gath
ering the juice is very simple. The tree
is tapped in the morning, and during the
day gill Of fluid is received in clay
cup placed at each incision in the trunk.
This when full is turned into jar, and Is
ready at once to- be poured over any pat
tern Of clay, the form Of which it takes
as successive layers are thus applied II
comes from the tree purely colorless, ike
milk, but when dried by the sun it is white
within aud a yellowish-hrowu without.
Its drying and hardening are hastened
by exposure to the smoke and heat Of
fire, and it thus acquires its ordinary
black color Complete drying BY the sun
requires several days exposure; during
this time the substance is soft enough TO
receive impressions from stick, and Is
thus ornamented with various designs
The natives collect it upon balls of clay in
the forms Of bottles and various fanciful
figures, in which shape it is often expor-
ted The clay mold over which the bot.
ties are formed, being broken up, is ex-
tracted through the open neck. Usually
i has been brought to this country in fat
cakes but method has been devised by
which the liquid is shipped in air-tight
vessels Of tin or glass just asst comes from
the tree
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FEBRUARY l776-l876.

As noted in the article Of this series for
January, the burning of Norfolk, Va. with
which the year commenced, added another
proof to the assurance that the questions
at issue between Great Britain and her
colonies were no longer capable Of AMIGA
bic adjustment. Other circumstances led
to the same conclusion. II was now ra-
mored that Great Britain was negotiating
for the employment Of foreign troops for
the war. The first steps in bargaining"
with the foreign princes were suspected, if
not known, early in the autumn of 1875,
though the treaties with Brunswick and
Hesse were not signed until late in JAN
uary. The support Of the Commons,
foregone conclusion, was not formally given
till the end of February. Meanwhile the
rumors Of this measure intensified the
feeling of resistance in the Colonies.
Farther evaporation was caused by the
attempts of the officers and emissaries Of
the Grown to recruit royal regiments, aud
even to enlist Indians. In New York
these attempts had been suppressed in the
valley of the Mohawk by General Schuy.
Ter, without bloodshed. In North Caro-
lima the extinguishment of similar meas
ure was destined to assume greater conse-
quence.
The beginning Of February was marked
in New York by the partial occupation of
that city by Gen. Charles Lee with body
of New England troops. On the 4th, the
same day that Lee entered the city, a
British squadron, from Boston, with Sir
Henry Clinton on bord, anchored in the
harbor. Clinton landed two or three CON-
panies Of troops, and Lee was reinforced
by regiment from New Jersey. New
York was in sad confusion. Nobody was
ready for extreme measures. Clinten
pledged bis honor that no moro troops
would be landed, and proceeded on his
way to the coast Of North Carolina, which
was bis actual destination. In Carolina
the Royal Governor, Martin, was making
vigorous preparations to act with Clinton.
Seven British regiments were expccted,
the place Of rendezvous Cape Fear River,
on wbicb IL sitnated the C;tv ~ W;Ir,;,o.
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GOVERNORS ELECTED ny THE LEeisrATu
Ancient Church Bells.

The bells Of Christ church, Philadelphia,
are not the oldest in the country, nor are
they the only chime to which there is at
tached any historic interest. The bells Of
Christ church, Boston, were brought from
England in 1744, and they are, conse-
quently, ten years older than the bells in
Philadelphia. The church itself was built
in 1923, and from the tower in which the
bells are hung, the lanterns of its sexton,
Robert Newman, gave the signal that
kindled the fires Of the Revolutionary War,
on the night Of the 18th of April, 1775.
The inscriptions on the bells are them
selves histories. They tell their own story.
The tenor, first, says: "This peal of eight
bells is the gift of number of generous
persons to Christ church, in Boston, New
England, Ammo l744, A. R. The Sec
ond "This church was founded in 1923;
Timothy Cutler, Doctor in Divinity, the
first rector, A. r., 1744.p The third
says; @We are the first ring of bells cast
for the British Empire in North America,
A. r., l74I." The fourth cxclaims,
"God preserve the Church Of England,
1744." The fifth commentaries "Wil-
liam Shirley, Esq. Governor of the Massa-
chusetts Bay in N. T., Ammo l744." The
sixth tells us: "The subscription for
these bells was begun by John Hammock
and Robert Temple, Church Wardens,
1743, completed by Robert Jenkins and
Ino. Gould, Church Wardens, l744."
The seventh adds "Since generosity
has opened our mouths, our tongues shall
ring aloud its praise, 1744." And the
eighth concludes: s'Abel Rudhall Of
Gloucester cast us all. Ammo l744."
-Four generations have passed away since
these bells first greeted the infant Jesus at
the Christmas season, aud still they fll
the night air with the glad tidings brought
BY night to the shepherds at Bethlehem
--Bosion advertiser.
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$50 PER ANNUM.

light warm parlors, in their pretty glow Of
tasteful arrangements, and drew him down
beside her on the sofa. He felt as If he
was courting her again as he watched her
fingers busy with some needle-work, and
listened to the cheerful voice which he
had loved so well two years before.
"What are you making, Lizzie ?"
A pair of slippers. Don't you remem-
Der how you admired the pair worked
for you, oh ever SO long ago2"
" | remember; black velvet with flowers
on them. used to put my feet on the
fender and dream of blue eyes and bright
curls, and wish time would move faster to
the day when could bring my bonnie
wee wife home, to make music in my
house 2"
Lizzie's face saddened for moment,
as she thought of the last two years aud
how little music she had made for his low
ing heart, gradually weaving it from its
allegiance; then she said:
Il wonder if you like music az much
as you did then p
"Of course | do. | often go in at Mrs.
Smiths for nothing else than to hear the
music"
| eau play and sing better than Miss
Smith, said Lizzie, half pouting.
But you always say you are out of
practice when | ask you"
II had the piano tuned this morning.
Now open it and we shall see how it
sounds"
William obeyed joyfully, and tossing
aside her sewing, Lizzie took the piano
STOOL She had sweet voice, not power
ful but most musical, and was very fair
performer on the piano.
Ballads, Lizzie ?"
"Oh, yes, l know you dislike opera
music in parlor."
One song after another, with nocturne
or lively instrumental piece occasionally
between them, filed up another hour pleas
antly.
The little mantle clock struck eleven.
Eleven! l thought it was about nine.
l ought to apologize, Lizzie, as | used to
for staying so long, and | can truly say,
as did then, that the time has passed so
pleasantly can scarcely believe it is so
late"
The piano was closed, Lizzic's work put
in the basket, and William was ready to
go up stairs; but glancing back, he saw
his little wife near the fireplace, her hands
clasped, her head bent and large tears fall
ing from her eyes. He was beside her in
an instant.
Lizzie, darling, are you i'll? What is
the mat,er?'
"Oh, William, l have been such bad
wife. heard you tell Mr.. Moore, last
evening, how | had disappointed you; but
| will try to make your home pleasant,
indeed l will, if you will only forgive and
love me.
Love you! Oh, Lizzie, you cannot
guess how dearly love you F"
And as the little wife lay down that night,
she thought:
al have won him back again Better
than that, have learned the way to keep
him ~