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DOMESTIC MARKETS.

GALVESTON. July 20. 1876
Cotton quiet; middling lie low mddns, ior. good
ordinary, sc net receipts Se Sales. lao; stock. 47eo
NEw ORLEANS. July 20. 1876
good ordinary s4e net receipts 23s bales; gross
Sales 800 Stock, 81 ,S53
Cotton selling: middling. ioAc. iol.c; low mdding
Exports ccastwse, .. sales, zoo Stock, o,47s.
SAVANNAH. July 20. 1876
E Exports coaswse &C. Sales. Stock. i.sS7 Ss ''0'' o.
CHARLESTON. July 20 1876
Cotton quiet middling lie. low middlnc. Toe lo4c.
ssorss sS4a 4 Sales 81 LIS bales
WILMINGTON. n. C. July 20. 1876
0 Spirit, @ st STEADY 81 2 h0n dull at 81 20
oswseo N Y, July 20. 1875
rGSg se%SS White DC ss P!!ss s asss sassa
49, concessions are made large ots sales 400 bbls
TAss: $ S.S ssnss%
Ms 81 a Corr sS;, G
ceipts-Lumber sol 900 feet Canal shDments-Lumbsr.
BurrALo, y: ". Jnly 30 1876.
Receipts by sbsT,our Sn sS wheat. M Zoo
wheat, 1000 bushels corn. 1900 DO oats. 1900 DO
sssy o ,asSs. Sy S
Wheat, $500 bushels; 1000 do oats 1900 do By
SS. ss
Canal ,reshts no%nay unchanged Flour auie. and
quotation, entirely nominal in absence Of sales
dSi sales Of sooo bushels Western in lots a. sss sse
Rye and barley inactive Pork lard and hirhwnss quiet
TOLEDO. July 20 1876.
Flour steady. Wheat steady; No. l white Michigan
g. is1; amber Michigan, spot and August u os July
81 U3ta September. ~ uo: No. do 79c No Dayton
and Mehga red 7sc rejected red. 62c Corn quiet and
steady high mixed August SOC. september, 5Os4c low
mixed 41aic; august is5ae no grade 4S,lc dam aged
gan s21e white 95c Receipts 10, o. bels -four. 1000
sS -FOUR bushels wheat dp
corn, 1900 do oats
CHICAGO, July 20, 1876
Wheat unsettled bnt generally lower; closing. No
eisc September; SO Chicago spring lie 7iisc: re-,
jecied 5jc Corn dull. weak and iower No. $3.50
SPOT; 4sSc. 43c August; 43sac 43lc.. September;
rejected. 37c 37ac. Oats hrmer; 27s1c options
Rye inactive a. 56c Barley dull and lower 4sc. 4sc
spot; 6Oc. 64c. September Pork active but lower
opened panlcky, closed firm: SIS 70 SIS So spot or
August SIS s5 $40, september: has sold at SIS 10,
August Lard unsettled but generally lower. $40 92la
SOD, spot 81 o. September has sold vt $40 60 August
Bulk meats me weak and ise ower shoulders rs 7'as
Wh,skey steady and unchanged Railroad ire,ghts
Flour $500 bSls wheat. 5000 bushels corn ls2 coo
shipments-Fou 1900 bbls; wheat, 1000 bushels;
1900 do oats. 1900 do barley 400 do At the after
call OF the Board Wheat sironger Sc. SIC cash.
9O21c. Gle. September Corn hrmcr; 44c July. f3Lc
43sec. August Data nominal. Pork higher SiS 30 bid,
August Si9 05 September Lard hrmer $40 97>a August
Oh. bid SEM
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wheat was quiet but without change in prices $ g.
as %"f
vices from Kansas report the wheat secnred and
aa iooooo bushels At s7,ss isr chis.sS store
ssaI' ls1ss s1S''' u ls % IN Sagrsdsa and 80
y Is for . ss. s%Se weo Dews.s Law ore
bushels a, as sse Tor steamer soc for low %ixe SOC
store. and lac or no grade Oats Were quiet VITA sales
Of 5000 bushels 25e s7,c for ihe range mixed,
@sea 800 Soc 70 ar 10 % YORK graded mixed ss ,or
zoe Western. barley aud bsrey quiet
1r asD s..,sa s .rks s w,' % sq. .oss We
SIS double and $40 sias rough Manila hemp
sss o N.i' rod us ss' SSiy as ssSa butts &
s sGa ' s @ sss
steady prices Foreign yas frm We quote Cuba eenir
aS@ Vaao r reSnns ,s.s Soc SIC sroesty sae roo
Rico 3ec soc English Island. 3as SOC New Orleans,
NAVAL sroRrs There little accomplished in way
seans supplies We quote spirits .arpcnns 1T Soc
a ~ IS s9d Mmnssan anss y j. s 90 = *
Adsess G % od wess 81 d n T
penline steady hard 81 soft, 81 75' virgin soe. spirits
olis were quiet, We quote :-Iinseed. casks &c;
ts s S @ @ s esssS % SAss Winter e @
olive, casks. 81 ~ 81 22,; do cases = 30 81 40;
PsTnoLnuM-seaned wa, in fairly active demand for
"sS % a. sad ss. =" a. ssrgss a, ss
Little done at Philadepia Baltimore IN refined The
in bits, i5c is,sc refined in ebls. i7,ac. bid in
cases. aOitc. 2Os,c. Naphtha Ios4c: refined Pha-
delph.a l,e a,.,ae; 90 at gnnoe, &c lass ,a IA,
bd United, 81 24s asked s. ~ bid Shipments Oh CITY
Gru, but nothing doing y 2s'a bid Tor United :. 2s
feovisIoSs -neeeipts9fork "a bbls lard 54s terces
and p eases; cut . go g. & SseGn and S
s pork a.is 81" 8 ss sS ses s :. Se
go 20 asked The sales wsse , 10 ~ be,s At sly -
lbs pcslcd bellies. II lbs sold at HE tresh
hams were quoted ioiac l2c fresh bellies 9isc
io ioc and osed bellies at 9 is Bacon was steady
o7sc io'sc for city and o.e Tor Western long clear
msss 81, 81 PLAIN mess 81 SID packed ss
tierccd city India. Ss2 S23; lnoa mess s2i
~ $50 with advancing tendency smoked meats
dull aud nomnay unchanged Lard was quiet and with
eat decided snrn:s & closing h a. So inc second sa Z, fol
bid fii 33S a.ked; september, $1l - bid sli Az
asked oeoes, 8 - ee ~ 4 80 ,o asked the snss we's .
$i 57 September spot sales were I terces city
isc aud ~ ticrees Western, old At lis Refined was
steady at 22c for fair to fne state and lie
d. Western Cheese weak and nominal NJ 9sac. Oc.
W ,s,cr the market was steady and fnirly active The
stock OF RangoDn bond 2oD bags We quote -Caro
Ina to prime 5ySc s'sc Louisiana. fair good
Sic a astc. do. prime &c. 6isc. Rangoon, fair
good, Gaac. 6'ac; pana good, 'sc Tsc. god;. Ran
sueARolders of raw still firm in their
views aud Ia some nsisnces Sc per 10 ooove onr Quota
nined Tor ar TO good renn- ,cs as viii be seen
by the comparison given below shows marked reduction
and the arrivals ~ zoo s c"b svc. seller M the
io, bbds do stc and 3 boxes Ole;
refined active but steady The stock OF sugar
iollows:- 49,, 49,
stock (ascertainedby actual
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
The Stock Market Dull aud Irregular With.
out Material Change.
GOLD FIRM AT Ill ga A Ill 7S
Money on Call 2 1-2 and 2 Fer Cent--GOvern-
ment and Railway Bonds Less Active, but
Steady-Investment Shares Quiet.
WALL STREET,

THURSDAY. July 20-6 M
Speculation to-day was little moro than repetition
Of that which has preceded It since the beginning OF
she week. Tho market was sluggish, destitute OF
buoyancy, difficult TO sustain, easy to yield and devoid
Of attraction all Tho few parties directly en-.
gagged in manipulating the figures. With the ther-
mometer up par and fraction. there is little en-
couragement to the most enthusiastic Of bulls or
bears indulge tho physical exercise incident to the
purchase or sale Of stocks.
The most noteworthy feature of the day was dc.
cline IN Pacific Mail which stopped to the front in the
beginning at 24s4, but later took back seat after
fall TO 23s The assigned for this change is that
the expense putting the steamship City Of TOXIC in
aseaworthy condition Will amount to nearly 5000 00O
and thus make another hole in the treasury OF the
company. 1t is also gossiped that statement is
forthcoming which will show the condition Of tho
Same.
About there a trifing rally along the line,
but 1t not maintained and as will be seen by the
closing prices, the days work shows but little i'm.
provement on that of yesterday
Western Un,on opened 7O7s, declined to 7o's raj
lied TO 70y., and ended at 709s. Michigan Central
moved from Asa to 46, but later went down to As u,
and closed at Asa Lake Shore opened at 53ss and
closed at 53, selling meanwhile 5lia Erie quiet
l41S. ST. Paul sold at 80 3s7s 39tx 391s. The
preferred stock at 7O4 709s 7lls 7os4. Ohio and
Mississippi stilcned from 14s< TO 10. Union Pacific
brought COX. Northwest preferred 65ss 65 and the
common stock Al y 41Js.
New York Central is down to 1867, while Jersey
Central and Delaware and Lackawanna were CON-
paratively neglected. the former at 72 7zla and the
after at 1O1x The rest Of the market requires no
special comment
THE SALES TO-DAY
The transactions of the Stock Exchange to-day
aggregated 53 925 shares-Eric, 1000; Lake Shore,
is 700; Northwestern, 400; do, preferred, 3oo Pacific
Mail $3.50; ST. Paul. 4.4o0 do preferred, 5000; Ohios,
R,SOO; Western Union 6100; Union Pacific, 300;
Michigan Central 7,l75; New Jersey Central, 1000.
OPENING, HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRicEs.
The following table shows tho openinC highest and
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MUNICIPAL NOTES.

Mayor Wickham complained very much OF the heat
yesterday, and left his Office in clrriage early
hour Of the afternoon In the morning he visited the
Commissioners OF Charities and Correction and Park
departments and considerably exposed to the
The Common Council has requested Comptroller
Green to furnish them with information relating to
the running of the Jersey City Jerry from the foot of
Clarkson street
Comm ssioner OF Public Works Campbell complains
OF the hardness in completing the iour floating
baths ordered by the Board OF Apportonment 1t IS
expected that only Two OF them Will be ready for use
during the present season.
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A HEINOUS CRIME.

Yesterday vincencio Iizzo, degraded looking
specimen Of humanity an Italian, was tried and
convicted In the Kings County Court Of Sessions
for committing an outrageous assault upon u
child eight years OF age. Judge Moore in sentencing
the prisoner which he did for period of twenty years.
regretted that the punishment could not be made
greater, as he SAID it crime which ought TO be
punished with death g. Schipart, u Front street ship
ping merchant, arra2ned before the Court for hav
ing offered $50 the father OF the erl he would
leave tho country and prevent case being made by
the prosecution against Tizzo. Judge Moore repri-
manded the merchant for his action and discharged
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ATTEMPT AT MURDER.

John Haggcrty Of No. 22l East Thirty eighth street.
ana Thomas Bushnell, Of No. 2l7 East Thirty eighth
while In company together on Wednesday night drank
much that they quarreled without cause Haggerty
gave some beer TO female acquaintance, and re-
monstrated with for dong by Bushnell who struck
him. Haggerty then drew pocket knife and stabbed
Bushnell IN the face once and in the body twice
The wounded man was taken to Bellevue Hospital and
attended by House Surgeon Thomas, who pro-
nounced MIN Ia IL dangerous condition. Haggorty was
committed at the Fifty seventh Street Court await
the result OF the injuries.
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ASTUTE THIEVES.

Yesterday afternoon, while the family OF Joseph A.
Rose, OF No $40 West Forty sixth street. out shop
ping the house robbed by sneak thieves Of jcwery
and silvcrwarc the value OF 1900 large trunk in
which the property was packed was also stolen. The
property ionnd at No 236 East Fourth street, and
Mrs Louisa Sancroit and her Michael ar
rested anu held by Judge kasmire In the house was
also found q kit Of burglars tools
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A BRUTAL DRUNKARD.

On Wednesday evening Peter McCancry, of No 2Os
East Thirty-ionrth street, attempted to throw Mrs.
Rosana Ryan, who had assisted his destitute family
IRON the roof OF her residence. Failing IN that he
kicked aud beat her, ms well her little daughter
Justice. kasmIre committed him Tor yrtaL McCauety
was drunk at the time
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ADvASCE AND DECLINE
Tho following are the changes in closing prices
pared with those OF yesterday
ADvANcE-New York Central a; Delaware and
Lackawanna, y; Erie y; Lake shore -; Northwest
preferred. q 81 Paul preferred. 4 gold "a.
DECLINE Western Union, -; Union Pacific, /; St
Plul, 70 Panama l; Pacific Mail, 1ls.
The oil the market stationary,
THE MONEY MARKET.
The local rates Tor money unchanged and call
loans continue TO be made the basis Of ~ and 2
per The following the Of exchange
N New York at the aforementioned cities to-day
savannah, Il premium; Cincinnati quiet, 1-20 1.1O
premium, selling; Charleston, offerings light, ID pre-
MUM; New Orleans, commercial u, bank q; Chi
sago, 60 premium; ST. Louis, IS premium.
Foreign exchange was quiet and unchanged.
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
MARRIED.

GILBERT-WooD On Thursday, July 20, at Calvary
Baptist church. by the Rev. r. 5. Macarthur WILLIAM
r. GILBERT TO Miss ADDIE ELLA WooD, both OF this city.
No cards
Observation-Disclosures ER--On the 10Th inst, at Jackson
vile, Fla by the Rev. T. b. Frazee GLokGE HUGHES
TO ADDIE WARRINER. No cards
wALkgR-LI.RENAU.- 20, 1876, by the Rev. DR.
Ernest Oxee, OF M0rrisania, LEwEY w. WALKER to
SOPHIE, daughter OF Dr. Charles Lebenau, all Of this
CITY,
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The following securities sold at auction to-day
900 United States government hvetwentes, six per
gold coupon bonds OF 1867, due 1887, interest
coupons payable January July 119s{ $4,000 Cali
fornia Pacific Railroad Company first mortgage seven
per cent gold bonds due 1882 interest coupons payable
January and July in New York. 81. 900 each. S8s4
ST. 900 New Haven. Mddlctown aud Willimantic Rail
road Company first mortgage per cent bonds, due
1882 interest coupons payable May and November all
unpaid coupons atachcdL 81 100 shares Safe Deposit
Company OF New York. $25 oach 11x S645 note against
+. z. Howes, S. For account Of whom 1t NAV con-
cern, 80 shares Metropolitan Insurance Company, $50
each, 90
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Delivered on contract 800 bales For future delivery
sales we're as follows Yesterday after MAugus
IL 2ls2c September, 200 at II IL 32c October
IL 1l32c November 100 ut Ike February, 300
II 9l6c May 7oJ NJ II l32c Total 500 bales Today
up to M-July. 2UO ut III % 32c., 800 III 6c
Hugust 100 At ii 2i.32c 800 ut ii lite 4 % az
ii &c. 15oo II lllec September o0oat ii I932c
200 ii lee October. 900 at 1sSc November, 100
II 9,sc December 200 at IL o-ies 800 at II 9s2c. ;
January, POO at II 1859 Total 6.soO bales Grand
lows Galveston, so; New oleans 23s; Mobile. s;
Savannah, 4; Charleston. Is; Wilmington, g.: Norfolk,
ST. Boston. Philadelphia. IS Total. 456 bales This
day week. $50 This day last year e92 Total since
l. 4O79,96 bales Cotton freights closed
follows Hayre. by steam, &c compressed 10 Ham
burg steam, 7sc compressed To Bremen, by steam,
&c, compressed To Liverpool. 5i6d by steam by sail.
g.
II $50 bushels meal 600 bbs and 100 sacks; oats
623l7 bushels; 1i5 752 do. rye 800 do; barley,
500 do; barley malt. 29o14 do. the Hour market
dull gular and lower TO all home The sales
were about 1000 bbs including State, Western
Southern at the annexed qnotations Rye -four quiet
with sales Of bbs ut 81 so S5 10. Corn meal-We
note sales bills and TOO sacks ut 81 20 $3
dv,.iu 10 uuote
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Gold opened at 1llA declined to Ill q aud aerward
advanced to lll7s, the closing price, Tho carrying
rates were and - per and the borrowing rate
Fat.
or the $780, 600 gold COIN put up and engaged for
shipment to-day, $3.50 900 withdrawn, making the
shipment $d50,O 900 gold and $50 0C0 silver bars
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Tho following the Philadelphia stock quotation
a, three O'Clock this day
MINING STOCKS,

The following table Of prices OF the prominent gold
and silver mining shares including the opening prices
of to-day received by telegraph from San Francisco
Is furnished by William Ward. Drexel Building
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INVESTMENT suAREs-

INVESTMENT SHARES
In investment shares New York and New Haven sold
O l54; Chicago and Alton at 102; Chicago Burlington
and Quincy at l17J. Pttsburg and Fort Wayne lO3
sl03k. Rock Island, at 1885, n 1854; New York Cen
ral at lo7,S 1861 Land and Petroleum. 1l3a Chi
sago and Alton preferred, l0s; Delaware and Lacka-
wanna at lola; Jersey Central at 72i4 a726.
THE UNITED srArxs TREASURY
rhc Assistant Treasurer paid out to-day 1896, 900
eold OF interest," and So 600 in redemption
Of nve-twcnty bonds. The Su6Trcasury released to-
day S19 400 silver coin. Revenue receipts to-day
e400 600; customs receipts, $450.0oO; bank notes
ee.vcd, ST. O00 600. The Banking and Currency Com
ttee took action to-day the repeal Of the Specie
GOVERNMENT
Government bonds were strong and higher. There
~cre transactions 1s67's and nves, the former
selling l29 and the latter at llsis The following
we're the latest quotations: United States currency
uxcs 1858 l26ls; do do, 1ssl, registered 1l9ss
ll9I; do. do, do, coupon l2o1a 1903; do. do,
lscs registered, ll6H ll61s; do do, do, coupon.
li6x ll6A; do. DO, do, new, registered, lis llsa
do do, DO, do, coupon, lis 1lss: do. do, 1867,
registered. 120 1204; do do, do, coupon. lI9's
1905; do do, 1868, registered, 12l1s 1922 do do,
To-, coupon, l2l l22; do ten fortes, registered.
ASK lls's; do. do, do, coupon, lls5s ll91s /;
TO-, Gves. 1884, registered 1l6s< III; do do, do,
soupon, 1lsK . 1881.
TIM FOREIGN MARKET
The London advices report continued buoyaucy IN
securities consols being again higher and United States
bonds strong. The Bank OF England directors at their
weekly court to-day did change tho rate of dis.
count, which remains AT per cent The proportion OF
bank reserve 10 liabilities, which last week was 81 per
cent Is now 56h. The specie In the Bank of England
mcroassd FL, 1871 900 during the week, and TODAY
E2a 600 bullion in addition went into the bank The
specie In the Bank OF France increased l4.5s1 900
francs during tho week At Paris, rentcs have ad-
vancsd to 1867 soc. The following half past four
r. NJ quotations :Consols for money 90 ls-l6a s65x
cousols for account o6,S 90 5lo; nvstwenty bonds
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PRINTING CLOTHS MARKET.

Providence. Il l.. July 20. 1876
Printing cloths nomnaly steady 81 cash for
and 64x64 with quiet market and slightly easier
faalio.
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.UROPEAN MARKETS.

feeling.
EUROPEAN MARKETS.
LoxpoS July 20-Evening -Iinseed oil, 23s Cd. 23s
Cd
LoXDoy PRopucE MARKEL-London, July 2O-5 80 z.
M.-Sprits OF turpentiue. 23s Sd 24S per
LivkRPooL CorroN MARKKr-LrvEKPooL. July 2O-5 T.
M.Cotton. futures firm. Sales of mddng uplands low
middling clause. August ana September delivery, At
5 25-32d.
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stock la.certaincdb by actual

COUHf, IHVfUN'H- 7UV0"
t.onj. July i.lsIo.....-. !.
Receipts since July i.......
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$1,000 $3.50. .,a7 1870 $1,000 Us SIS. c. VI.

$1,000 " J G lat. con. +.
cUO " x st 7 SIS. lst
5tBit u y " & c = %
900 Erie 18th IN ..
1000 y \ Cen Cs. n.
1000 y Y Cen 6s. 'r3.
500 Tn iac rs. I X.
surb North Mo lst e.
700 & 4 l. con ) T..
10 casolst, with in c
500 W n ,unl. b {
- shs ID a II Can be
= 4 y Express. b c
80 Amer kx. b c
2J0 West Tn Tel 4. 10 c
, 1876-07-01
Grain for the Centennial.

EDITOR STATESMAN If the proper effort
Is made, briirYr that .hs country of This
interior basin, including Eastern Oregon,
Eastern Washington. and North Idaho, can
show At the continual exhibition This fall The
largest acreage of wheat, and p-rhaps oats
and barley, of any country III the CIVILIZED
world
If number of prrsOns within 20U miles Of
this poin, will send mu samples. of say ten
pounds each, of whraf, oats, barley and rye
frum ti..lds of ten acres and upwaris-giving
me- their name and address, also the section,
township and range on which the grain was
grown, | will either TAKE or send it 20 he
exhibition this fall with n large m.p showing
the whole country, with each individual spot
where the grain WAS grown marked on II.
This will give strangers the v'ry best pos
sibls idea Of the * ent and wealth of onr
locality as II grain producing country, and
will be the very best advertisement that our
connfry csn have.
l think it would not be advisable to send
Samples from fields that will not average 30
bushels per acre. and the larger the field is
with large average, the more valuable it
will be.
II will be necessary for these samples to
reach me free of charge. as nn mon,y has
ben furnished me for this purpo-e, not even
TO pay my EXPENSES as commissioner.
Youis, PnILIP RITZ.
, 1876-07-01

The IMPEACHMENT Trial in the Sen
ate, 1t is now decided, will proceed on
the 9Th of July and not be adjourned
until November. To !his order il
added the provi-o that the trial "can
only proceed while Congress is in ses>
sIon." This provi<o opens the doc:
for another contest in which the ma
jUri,y in The Senate will endeayor 10
force the majority in the House TO re
main i'll Washington during the sum
mer-something the democrats, who
want 10 work in their districts, will
not like. The whole trial has become
50 bound up il the p. esiden'isl cam.
paign that each iarty will sght for
effect before the Country. The repub
hcans, who are anxious to punish Bel
KNAPP for the good of the party, will
have 10 fight the F,bian tactics OF
BeIknap's counsel. The democrats
can get As much political capital out
Of the case if it is left unfinished Is
the republican judges as i Belknap
Was convicted, are not likely 10 help
;he Senate in It's difficulty. For the
sake Of public business il would be as
We'll 10 get he case out of the way
before The fall. but for a COO! trial per
haps November would suit all parties
better.
, 1876-07-01

TuE PKo>PECrs.-MIny persons are
now Insklns inquiries as TO the pros
poets with farmers, financially, for the
pre'ent season, as ulon the condition
Of farmers depends business in San
Francisco. The question turns prin.
clpalIy upon the piice of wheat. We
have large surplus crop, and at
moderate figure 1t will bring a consid
rrabie sum Of money-enough to Car
ry California safely through the year.
England wants our wheat, and her
vessels will come for it in preference 10
going elsewhere it the price br rea.
snnable, and there is now every prus.
pee that such will be The case. Caii
foruia wheat is acknowledged TO be
the best in the world, aud It's cundi
lion is admirable for shipping, owing
TO oar drS seasons hence it is prefer.
red. Whest at 81 624 per GENITAL,
about The present price, is very low,
and IT does not seeu probable that it
can 90 n lch lower.
, 1876-07-01

C,RE OF TIE INDIANs.-Tbe q. S. SEN
ate a. The bidding Of the Indisn ring, has re-
fused to pass the House bin transferring the
con,rpl OF the Indians TO the war depart
ment. All experience proves that the sole
eff.ct Of The Indian bureau up to this time
has been TO foster corrnptiUn and fisnd, en-
coursging the plundering Of the Indians.
foment difficulties with them, and embsrrsss
the action of the military. Nearly all the
Indian wars and outbreaks that have cccur-
Of late years have been trsceabls to The NAL
administration Of the Indian bureau and IFS
incompetent aud dishonest agents. II is true
;nat tbs war department under BelknsP dad
much to zliena,e public confidence, but Bel
knaps only come onoe iu a generation, and It
will mot do TO coudemn the system for the
crimes Of one man. The chief argument for
transferring the control OF Indian affairs con-
sist in the advantage of having single gov
ernnent, and Of combining the civil aud mil
itsry treatment. Under the present arrange.
meDt the Indian bureau and the AT DEPART
ment are almost al"""-s at loggerhesds, ench
accusing 'h- o;ber of neglect Of dnry, thus
.ering away the responsibility between
them. Where The propoeed change adopted
no such evasion would be possible, but the
war department. would be- alone responsible,
aud Congress could then bUld all employed
about the ludisn affairs TO a strict sccUunta-
bility. 1t dors no, look like anxiety for re-
form when the S,na,e refuses TO entertain 3
proposi,ion the advantages of which are 80
manifest, snd which has received the approx
al Of the bigbe authorities. II the old sys-
TEN is maintained there will be no ground
for anticipating any change for the better.
The ssrne incompetency and the same venali-
~ will cont iiuur TO characterize all dealings
with the Indians, and we shall continue 10
discuss recondiie plans for civilIziug the saw
ages, until they have all been killed off by
rutgut ~hiSkry. small pnx, and Gcbauch-ry,
or until they form Il combination aud uec
sssirate II destructive and costly war, in which
az usual, the iunocrnt will sutf,.r, while The
gniiIy will get fat aud rich, and escape un-
harmed.