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, 1876-07-20
EXIT COLVIN.

n1Ho OUT TIE OLD, RING IN THE NEW.
@Thc King Is dcad; long live thu King" Yes
tcrtlay morning as tho hands on the dial pointed
exactly to II o'clock, Mayor Colrln retired from
the cares and pcrplc1ttics Of Office, and Mayor
Heath became invented with tho powers and re-
sponslblllt!es Of tho Chicf-MagistracJ Of city
Of half a million people.
At quarter 10 II, Alayor-clcct Heath visited
the Office Of City-CIerk Butz, and was BY thai
clever official sworn Into ullrc. The requisite
documents were signed, certified to, and re-
corded In duo form, IN operation hichrcqircd
about fourteen minutes. Solitary, alonc, anu
Mayoral office, where sat Mayor Colv!n, busiIy
engaged In signing certificates, saloon Licences,
and other oflle!ul papers which required hls
"Challcs Carroll, Of Carroltton." There wrre
sssrctary Cleveland, tho other attasl'cs Of tho
ollcc, aud curious crowd VI City-]lall loung-
ers, who had assembled to witness the trn,is-
fer Of thu keys Of the city.
II WAS exactly IL o'clock When the Mayors
met The scen1 was impressive, mil In soulo
respccts suggested tho meutnK Of tho loSumo-
ttyGs whom the last spike was nailcd On the
Ereat overland . q, railway: Tho retiring Mayor
end Of hs official trials, troubles, and tribula.
tIonB hal been reached. lie felt tt.at tic cnl
lnd come, md TINT lcnecforth l.ill forever he
was freed from, the political attacks OF those
1IUtll NuGIl W fItuultHllUSEI 1lGH4l1tN
ho took oil the municipal crown, Which Ind not
rested !ikn thu. wreath OF laurri. There were
thogns in II, and llc was exceeding glad To lay
it nsldc. .....
THE 1EcoM1na OCCUPANT
of the Office wore an entirely different inspect.
Ills face was stern and solemn, tri'lc ralc, and
lie somewhat ncrrollsly chuwed the end u MI
unlighted cigar pecrinE Into tho inllncslLate
require tho 1nost careful handling to escape tic
financial breakers which tllrcatcnGl. Tlere was
no lack Of confidence In tho gray cyrs, and tho
whole dcmcanos Of tic tnan gave utterance to
tion, md would not hesitate to net courageous.
ly aud intclligcntly upon cycFy emergency.
THE kEMARkH
as eoon rs Mayor Culyin lad hat! appended
hls signature 10 tho last blank, le urosc, Us did
likewise Phil IIoyuc, and sold:
Mu: MAfon HEATn; In accordance with law,
and. ltrnst, tue be5t interests Of llso people.
have ,hs honor md pleasnss e turn oyer to your
of Chicago and al that pertains thereto. i tako
tle more pleasure IN doing 10 on account Of tho
personally during the last two and half yeurs. It
Ia a pienAlrc for mo to ws!coMa ~ my successor
o9s WIZ hss n al relations Showed himself worthy
ltlsa gratifying thought to mo that during all
fhe timo that ynn hsve been in ths Council. omths
mtttes, there has no difference ever arisen betwosn
~. This thought renders the present duty ulo1s
fiat Il ,' 81 n s sss d a h.
Ee0r!c and a3t hs,o astsa y their bcst interests Is
that caM Will GlRtlly do 10 rEunote your own
petsUnnl itcscst tho intcrusts ct tho people Of
Ch!eago You will hsre nnd everything belonging
uctc Mayor Colyln bowed and slapped, but,
tinued;
! had forgotten to mention that during my In.
debted to my official Secretary, Mr. GlsynlanJ and
, 1876-07-20

tho "outn shook each other, and tlcrcupon the
erowd offered their congratulations Mayor
Heath then planted himself In the Mayoral
chair, behind the Mayoral desk, and was soon
wAs being explained to him by Secretary Clevc-
land.
Mayor Colvtn put on his hat and lnughlngly
saying, ~ will now 20 lack 70 my frat love,
the cxprcss Rus!ncss,n proceeded to shake i,ands
with the clerks IN the Comptrollcr's Office and
tho attaches Of tho Mayors Office, to nil Of
whom ho wished prosperity, lie then took his
departure for the iron front on Washington
street,
, 1876-07-20

malic or the ncitls OF lemons, and r,pc fr,,,,
10 grateful and sstal: p1c:. your kan ~, nEs iIs
tahle 70 mnko II squeeze lnure easllr 1y on ,u tlu
press the Juice into i bowl or tnmblcy.nto"rssn, men
into t'n strain out alt The seeds, AZ tlcy ies
ead taste; Remove all the pulp from liz 's "es,s
e1trnet tho acids. 4 few nin,1tcs' GkoJ,1P{s-to
enough; then strain the water with Tho in"ss i J;
the lcmonsi put q pound Of white surar 1.s = ot
pint oi the 1nlsc; loil ten minutes; Iottsto 70 Il
aug your lemonndc is ready. Put a teaspoonfnl
aod you have cooling, healthful drlnk. "a'e''
, 1876-07-20
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.


Tho Executive Committee OF tho Floating
NosnIta) held meeting on tho boat Yesterday
.us~,oon hvt t-.renc1od M hu.,ncss ri anv
sitc' hoo' ous ''"'''">.'" AAS 01S'''o0' ~ '1
importance.
Tha Temperature yesterday, az observed by
Manasse. onttc,nn, 81 Madison street. TntpuEs
ra,,xt.ss - ~ = =, ~ ,,rr,cc.. n, r., 40.
nuNu'ns, ""o Nv o. n.,I' n,' y ~. s ~ ~
IL m., WI p. H., WI p H.' WI oatolhetess
3 l. m., 20.11; . p. M, 28.H.
ct,hca oorc. NJ M. "a Ho,,th Icay,,t strcrt.
III. s'.s.,.,,,s t. - ~ ts,1.v.ra ~, ,va,n,,t
"hilo swinging lu seo]oi|thto w walnut
street yesterday afternoon, acciuent'y 1cIl and
baiIly broke hts left shoulder. Hc. was nttend-
cd by DR.. Millard, who pronounced the Injuries
severe.
1vI,,t,,, n,omw.,,. emn,ov.d IN the noeton
q. Msa'.a.A eton sS, e'"p ,~t,,a,. 80 - 't,
etorc On state street. was sunetfttcK as noon
yesterday while going 10 nlh home on the cor
ncr Of jackson street and Michigan avenue.
The strnkc VIVA bnt q light ono, and tho gentle
man soon recovered from its effects.
,,t....., .,..4 r,..d, ,r....,, 49,,
II B repotteu that lnvlu =. iialhmonn ana
Ben. Hotcliki,s l,ayc been tnm'n6ncu my, t9 Was!l-
Mgton to testify beioro the Civil ssrylce Keforn
Russell Jones, CONNECTION With lie appointment
ot Sweet ns pcution Agent nnd OF other Fed
srai .Wo.rs - - Thioaro ~ ~ S N
1'o o"'eo'a III e'"~A6o' ..
The Long Branch correspondent Of The New
York Herald of Sunilay last SAYS; 'tMys, i. ".
1ns carrir1i mt H. thc nnl]rrtnw. iicr rrics fnr
sw1 hrnnrht mi II. u Tcmis. of Chfconn, n
u ~ H. rTn, ~ a,.+os iintn} whe a,as'
, 1876-07-20

Tho mnst.mcet,ng reasscmblcd In front Of the
Home; Something Of a characterization was
looked Tor by tho Superintendent, and police
man WI: invited 10 participate in tho Hot, but
beyond hoots and howls nothing was donc by
the tnys, who shortly afterwards lsspcrBed.
Mr+ Huntington admits that m two occasions
can't account for Il, ns i,o had tito tar1n gr1b On
his own tahlc. IA to Mir. Dumpy, Mi. Ifunt-
lnEton says he was tho worst boy In the house.
AZ midnight, tho excitement Was quicttng
down among tho boys, an1 II ID probable that
Tho papers Will como out tl,ts morning and the
shtniug-up Will 60 OH ns usual.
, 1876-07-20

The charge against David McAllistcr Of steal
Ing watch from sirs. ToInllnson, at No, 1850
State street, was heard by Justice sum1noracld
,cfrni1nrt xhn WI. ho,,orn,r NV " ,schasa. a'' en0
acic''''a"1' WIZ ""s ''p''otao'y "lae1'arseo'
Sneak thieves In tho West Division Yesterday
made away with silver tco.pttcl,er from Mrs,
Rancy, ot No. 100 West Monroe street, and
VIII hass'a'l,lea.nor easo oi sample teas from
House.
Detective Elliott Ycster,lay locked nm at thc
biom wo "a nt.sc @ e II sx'nnn ia 'iae os ,nS d. M
ut ~ s With - ss insn ~ hI"s hIm m ypa, %onan 1aa
nas @ ~ hx. S "Im Tara ~ gwen , nm 70 nves1 ior
Ut, Ut s ,.a,rn'.s ~ sa. LIE case
en,, W HI III nais "ha, % 'n'fo nas
oeen out ''''1c SAIL aoout IT,
Detective Simmons yesterday asrcstcd ayoung
woman named Amy Adams who Is accused o}
stealing u gold watch and cllan valued at 300,
md some other yuluat,lcs, from the room, o{
Mira. bennett In tho bryan block. Some month";
ago the sans lady WIS robbed Of large Quan-
tlty Of diamonds by Ill unlutltul son.
~ v,,da,,,,-r tho nr,,.,o,o =, ..
, 1876-07-20
SO7OI)ONT.

AL dcntfEices had theIr drawbacks nntn tho ss,o,
bstous bark Of The soap tree was brought from Fl,
ChillAn valleys to perfect the fragrant sozodopt
the most wholesome. reliable. and delightful a,tir,
Tor tho teeth that brush was crcr tlIpnc1 into
, 1876-07-20
AITEMPr TO SNilNnlE-

a party calling himself 8, Norton Is trav.lr,u
In this section Of the country representing lms'
self as the authorized agent Of tho Fahnc,lo.1, %
Wh'te-Lead Company Of plttshurg. An per,on.
Ate cantf,ncd ngnlnst recognizing him In nna
way OH o,r account, rs lie Ii not, and never ~
been, employed hy lis. FahuestocfS WhIte.tna11
Company, PIttshurg. s'A0aa
, 1876-07-20
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
CTR MtN19TER5.


10 ahs Editor " Ths Tribune.
CHICAGO, July 10.-A1low tna to reply to my
two correspondents, an. l.. b. and M. 8.
g." Nclthcr Is minister, each tells nc, and
tho frst one IL not minister's wife, but tako
II that tho latter ono II. And, probably, corro-
spondcnt No. l ie u Indy.
Well, would like to say FIRST thnt the time
Is past when TO critfcisc minister Is considered
equivalent to procuring your passport and tick
ct to tho place where good people arc supposed
not 10 60! -! y
say agatn, there Is feeling In The comnu-
nifty TINT our ministers ought to do more. be-
nevolens work; or cn.lrte don't pretend to
know tho mind ri every pcrson on this subject,
nor nm ncQuafntcd with every. act of charity n
general observation. m: n +. b." tells me that
i salnry Of 5000 or 90, 600 for clergyman Is
for any other man! Wonder ot won'lersi y
It possible this is sol I Will think about Il
nwhilc, for cannot accept that statement now.
Mr. correspondent qucstIons mo IN rsgartl to t!e
M. L. B." will spare ny. btushes, will say
that in ny.humlle way ! have done so1no be-
ncyolcnt work, but TINT llaFc not the time or
menus To accomplish wliat I would llko to do
Therefore turl, 70 tue clergy, With tl,cir timo
and means, to attend more closely than they
havc done TO this work.
Just hero would lilss to sny that city min
aatcr expects vacation OF ntput 0nc-ejxSQ OF d
years time. Why Is this, when other people
Just as worthy MS lie llave to stay at homo, or
lnaks flying trip of 4 week or tw0t Last Sun
t1ny attended fashionable church, md the
pastor very calmly remarked, at tic close OF tho
service that tho church would b. closed until
September, MS he was going away on his vRca-
tio1f. Well, thought to nyself, what is to be-
come Of poor sinners In tho menntimct 1can-
not quito make out portion Of IN. L. Ds"
article, rs tho wicked printer has 20 mixed up
the type, but In general understand t. And I
llave no objection 10 a minister wearing good
clothes and having soft hands,
My correspondent "M. 8. On seems to think
Ihaye not enough charity for the ministers.
We'll, I try to have, though nm somewhat Of o
doubling Individual had not heard OF The
pastor who wished Ills salary reduced on account
Of the hard ttn,cs Dnt ] had heard Of tho same
church that increased its pew rents some time
ago, md pronoscd to increase tho PASTORS
salary. And II would, indeed, be pity II the
pnstor, who receives the largest salary In the
city, and only himself to support, could not
devote son,c money to benevolent PURPOSES
IN. 8. e." Is evidently one Of those who nrc
uailtng for Moody nnd 8ankey to arouse tho peo-
pie, md .nakcs the suggestion that they should
labor with the writer.
My correspondent does not eectn 10 under
stand TINT already belong To M orthodox
"1nceting-housc,'' and that atn generally CON
silcrel Il very moral aud upright peraonl
Ahem! exctlsc sclf-ptnlsc. We'll, let US sll do
our duty, anl no doubt things will turn out
right. Yours respectfully, J. Il. III.
, 1876-07-20

THE PtTrsBUR9 FEMALE COLLEGE
has superb buildings, osh! departments. .,.
twenty y.slx teachers. II you hare q daurb,e, ~
educate, by all means send to The President ~. w.
Rcv. ]. G. rcrshlng, u. H., Plttsburg, ~, fo,,
catalogue. Tho fo1i term will commcnca Een4
, 1876-07-20
MAIkI4fAGEH.

WlLDEta-C0Iy yEK-Tncsday evening. ,1ul1 IN
a. tho residence q The brides pAronts by tho f,er
=. Z. Goodwin, p. -. W. T. Wittluf, 6f Lundon'
Culver. Esq. ''t 4
, 1876-07-20
THE CROPS,

6pscto1 DtspateA 10 7ns 7tfbuat.
LApoArs, Ind, July lo-Moat Of tho wheat
In Lapost County ia harvested. Tho farmers ali
over tho county report M excellent crop. sey-
e1al Large contracts hare been made NJ 81 per
, 1876-07-20

10 tka Editor V JAe IffoNNe.
CHIcAoo, July ia long time ago you told
sprlnklc the crossings. ! wish you would re-
lnind them Of 1t again. The fact Is, they are
too ca1elcss OF too lazy, probably the latter.
A SUBSCRIBER.
, 1876-07-20
bushcl Tho crop of hny Is very large. Corn ns
agoncrnl thing looks well.

- =
DAv1xronr, H., July ly-AdviceA from
Muscatino, Cedar, Clinton, mud ecott Counties
nre 70 thu effect that thu daily rnnh Of the rnst
week have nearly r,,tncd tho bnrleJ md wheat
crops. Tho former Inns hccn ready to cnt for
days, but the rains llarc 1attcnett whole iclaao
IL. Neither wheat nor barley will bo tnnrc tllRn
half q crop. Fruit will be an immense crop.
, 1876-07-20

&NsA4ttp430 l{WN.
To look at q Sioux Is q horsc-headed man,
ipIge lips, facs broad acToss tAe cheeks, low,
, 1876-07-20
TIE CNOOKKn LIME OF BURvHToRS,
II TIA E,fffo,. NJ 7-AA F-rfhuns


CHICAGO, July 19.-Durtng the last snonti,
considerable Excitement has taken place along
Archer avenue, between 1falstcd street and the
South Branch Of Chicago River, respecting the
changing Of the old landmarks established be-
tween twenty and twenty-thrce ycars ago. As
Mr.. Greeley and Mr.. lltrach arc tho PRINCIPAL
causes Of these changes l hereby challenge
them before the Board Of Public Works and
City Attorney to shuw their plats and field
notes Of rseonl fur changing the lnea OIL Deer
Ing street aud Archer avenue, and also
for eucroaehing 2 feet into Archer avenue,
ard l foot 0 inctcs Into Ilalstcd street
at the southeast corner Of llu1sted aud Archer
avenue, and that they notify the President OF
the DoarJ Of Public Works at wha: hour and
day thcy will meet me before the Doard Of Pub
liz Works, Within tho next flyo days after this
date. ! will tlcrs pruvu their want Of local
knowledge Of tue pranllses aud Of % much law
as would cnsblo them to keep those for whom
thcy survey out Of trouble. Yours truly,
MICHAEL MuDRRhoTT,
Civil Engineer mud City Surveyor.
, 1876-07-20

0Z0hIZED 0x.MARA0W FOR THE HAIR,
Dy Buck d HaJnes, makers Of tho "N&1s" Coiogus.
, 1876-07-20

70 the Edi.or af Tie Trttuns.
CHICAGO, July ILL., take tho liberty Of m
old subscriber to make few comments On tho
statements made by Col. aturgs to TRIBUNE
reporter, and publiahcd In your to-lay's issue.
Ills unsccmly attack on tho memory of tho
brave officer whose death the whole country
mourns, c,nanatcs from sheer jealousy and long
dislike Occas0ncd bT Clusters grentcr popularity
aud ability. Tic cnmtty Ut Sturgls for Custer
has long been known In army circles. II xas
no doubt 4 very Calling thing for him to know
that he WAa In q manner "}ald OH tho shelf"
while Custer was reaptng the glory OF his (Btur-
gts) cotnnlund,-that The loss OF Ills son has
added to bis bitterness no ono can doubt, but
from sncering remarks OF "Youug Amor1cn,"
aud applying tho cpfthet to Gen. Custer, the
fnct must be patent to all that his bitter feeling
arises from no worthy renson, but from one that
Is entirely unworthy Of Col. SturGs rs an officer
and gentleman. lie motlestly points to Ills own
exploits and successes us nh Indian fighter, but
fails to comprehend tho difference between tho
indians Of Ills tine and those Of to-day,-the
ono, snnl, bnnls Of ill-fcd, poorly-armcd,
tribes; the other, the moat powerful body Of In
dians In existence, and as we'll for bettcr) armed
und accoutred rs our own nrny. Tho compare
kntl Is too obvtons to require airy roInarl. Gen,
Custer Hny hare been rash md hnsty III hfa Ut
tack on the enemy, but no ono for q moment
will believe that Tho charges aud inslnuntionB
made against him by Cot. Sturgis orc true, and
tn tho future whatever opfnons Ut Gen. Custer
he may have ho will add TO Lis own reputation
by not expressing them. Ex.SoLDlRA.
, 1876-07-20
WHY TIE PoruLAH LOAN IB UNPOPULAR.
Ii iha Editor Of Th4 Tfihunt.

II Me Editor QJ TIE TRIBUNE.
CHICAGO, July 10.-In your Issue of ycstct-
dny yon state TINT hut d su.all portion Of tho
81, COO, 900 loan called for by tho city authorities
in anticipation Of the taxes Of 1870 had been
subscribed. The reasons arc, think, evident,
VIZ: the minimum sum should b. 40, and not
$500. Very many who hive small sums on
deposit In tho sayings-banks would gladly
Change them for those certificates, rs they bear
ahlghcr rnto Of interest; the security Is ample;
all they have lost confidence In those savings
banks from the recent failures Of some Of those
concerns, such as the Cook County. Another
reason Is that, tho very mon who wcrc loudest
In their denunclatio1!s against tho city bor-
rowing money on thone certificates having
got Into office, plunge into the same OK
pedtcnts. II tho authorities will issue to
its creditors only one-ycar certificates at per
esnt, lnsssn Its extrayagant expenditures ny
tax-caters, sell its unused real estate, aud com.
pel r. tho army of ta1s-1ghters to pay up or llnyo
need 10 borrow. but could conduct Its business
on n cash bnsis, and It's evidences Of indebted
ness would l,s largely bought BY tho banks who
now refuse to help Chicago.
, 1876-07-20

BY JAS. r. MCNAMARA q Coz
lit W'abash.a .ay.. N. ". cor. Aadilon.st,
1000 Lots Boots aud Shoes at auction Thursdt3
Morning, July 20, at Dh o'clock,
JAS. p MCNAMARA l. CO., Auctloneera.
, 1876-07-20

HtT!ubslt pEcft!,tHt tGAcHcfs' urAt1 leH5Oh, Ny
". Tllo!naa, On Tho Unity and Continuity of
the Biblu;e md grand balloon Rsccnaon on
the biun in tho evcnIng.
TIE CRISIS. ....
will bo reached Friday. 1t has been decided 10
make soil,o changes In the programme, 30 ~ to
give H. q hort Of Cuntcnn!al.crlcbsatlo chnsac-
ter. A special c1curs!ou train will leave from
tho depot at Ktnzte and Canal streets Mt O:l5
a. NJ, and. returning, will leaye tho Bluff at Il
ffound:trip Tickets, 70 be had at the train and
good for ono day only. Tho exercises will llopcn
Ut 1880 o. NJ. with music by full brass band
and 100 singers. Thy H9n. 'rhousaa !Ioyae
Mill presae, ,and Coy. geser'dge will read Wash
bank, tho popular reader, will read the procla-
mation Of Emancipation, and tbs Rey. Dr. o.
"pattle Cry Of Freedom" will bo sung,
anu sass hs w nRpssS, IL and 9stns' aa%",
Great preparations have been made by the ID
dies to Insure the SUCCESS Of this part of the
programme. Thcsu will bo tho spectnl features
Of the occasion, In addition to which thu Key.
Meet" anu Other lights of the Church walll ad-
dress the nsselnbly oil various topics.
AMONG TltH ARRIVALS YESTERDAY
wcre Mrs. Il. d. Hit, Mrs. Iluss, Mrs. Bhep-
herd. silsa Grover, Frank HIT. Evanston; tic
Tomblin, Mrs, II. N. Mllef, Miss Hattie 4. 3.
% xngie' deorgs i. Moody, % iso5srt L. l. Me. :
CAhe, Arthur Edwards, Mss; Thomas Kent, Mrs.
n NJ: se9gtll' pri e.. 3: G. Blaks. 4; Q: Abbott.
Franciaco; Mr. and Mrs Kline Wipnclka; Mrs.
y. A. johnson. Waukegan; tho Nev. ". E.
Walker. Kcnosla; George K. llihburtl, Sycn-
aoa, Boston, Mass; tho Rsy, William Clark,
Monence, III.
The New York herald., 1876-01-29

sentatives Garfield. OF Ohio; Wheeler OF New vOrk
Hoar OF Massachusetts,; Barnum, Landers and
and Phelps, Of Connecticut; Postmaster Bidwell
ana Allen Tenny, OF Norwich; eIRepresen-
talive Kellogg, Of Connecticut; H. T. sperry
OF the Hartford Post; A. H. Byngton and Deputy Ser
se-'' alarms Lilbrdge. Mrs starkweaiher will be
Opaiiiou ~ Mr. and Mrs George NJ. Landers aud
President Bishop, OF the New York ana Hartford Rail.
road, VIII meet the party at New York and convey
them over his road on a special train
The funeral will takc place at Norwich al two p N.
on Monday.
THE OPENING OF THE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN
A meeting OF the National Democratic Executive
Committee was held al the Arlington Hotel tonight.
Augustus Scholl, chairman On motion Of Senator
Randolph, Of New Jersey 1t resolved so begin an
early and active organization OF tho democratic party
through the United States for the campaign OF 1916
Senator Randolph was chosen vice chairman, Hon
W. H. Barnum, Of Connecticut, treasurer, and A d
Banks, OF Mississippi resident secretary. Speaker Kerr
Senators Wallace (Pennsylvania). Gordon Georgia.
and Stevenson (Kontuckyl, and Representative Lamar
and others were present
RECALL OF THE PERUVIAN MINISTER
,Sehor Coronel Don Manuel Freyre, for years
pst the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Penpoten-
tiary Of Peru accompanied by Mr. Fish, presented his
letteS Of recall to the President to-day upon which
casionathe usual addresses were made
The New York herald., 1876-01-29
ENGLAND.
CONDITION or TrNANcE AND TRADE-FoREIdN
sEcURrrrEs-oN CHANGE AND IN THE LIvER-
pool, MARKET


CONDITION or T1NANcE AND TRADE-FoREraE
sEcURrrrEs-oN CHANGE AND IN THE LIvER-
LONDON, Jan. %, 1875
The London stock market has again been quiet and
without feature, excepting speculative activity in
Egyptian securities at the close Of the week upon
mors OF various tenor OF which confirmed by
tie press or other authoritative repor The statements
were chiefly in connection with Mr. Caves mission
and the amount and disposition OF the floating debt
Some classes OF Egyptians show decline OF from one
10 two and half per cent on the week
THE TURKISH LOANS
Some ofthe Turkish loans have also relapsed one or
two per cent and others show equal advance.
SPANISH IMPROVED
The Spanish government loan has improved por
cent
Consols hree-sxteenths better the week, but
declined yesterday and to-day, Notwithstanding the
favorable bank statement and the improved condition
OF the European Bourses Americans continued strong
throughout the week. British railways have i'm
proved. The reduction in the bank rate had little ef-
feet In the open market. which weak, with a
downward tendency. Money has been in fair demand
the Stock Exchange for the purposes OF the fort
nightly settlement
AT Liverpool cotton has been In good demand
throughout the week. but with the continued abundant
supply prices of descriptions have been in favor
of buyers In American descriptions there has been
good business The rregularlty In prices noted last
week has disappeared, out the demand is still freely
met and quotations unchanged Sea island cotton
is in moderate demand. In futures there has been a
fair amount OF business and alter slight uctua-
tions prices about whore they were last Friday.
The New York herald., 1876-01-29
PRINCETON ALUMNI.

MEETING OF THE WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION
DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMEN PRESENT.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s, 1875
The Washington Association OF the Alumni of Prince
ton College held its fth annual meeting and banquet
last night The President DR.. Harvey Lindsay, occu-
pied the chair. Among the company were Secretary
Beknap Representative Jones. of Kentucky; Senator
Kelley OF Oregon; DR.. Charles r. Stansbury, Alex
ander Porter Morse graduates OF Princeton Dr. Peter
Parker, representing the Yale alumni; Professor
Walter s. Cox Of the alumni Of Georgetown College
Professor Thomas Henry formerly professor Prince
ton; j. c. yelling, alumnus OF Princeton and now
President OF Columbia College in this District Secre-
tary Beknap responded to
THE FIRST TOAST:
Nassau Hail. her relations the Revolution. In the be-
ginning OF the history OF the country found
in council and held, battling for liberty and right.
Other responses made to toasts and the estvi-
ties continued till ene O'Clock 10 the morning.