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The New York herald., 1876-02-26

tions Of activity decline under the least pressure
70 sell Corn was quiet and without decided CHANGE
Provisions quiet and weak all along tho line Pork
WAS dull and easier Lard was lower and IN modet
the week except that grain TO Lvepool per steamer
clined little Cotton steady Cohee was strong pu.
was weak rosin steady Petroleum was dull and nominal
sugar Was steady. but very little doing. r.> A..
pots; pearls were quoted norninally at &c
ANriMoSY was unchanged; quoted at l41<c. a141sc. -
BEswAx was steady at 32c for Western and 52zc Soc
BRooN CoRS quiet but unchanged. We quote RED
49S &C.. red tipped. Sc &C. medium green 71sc &C.
choice green hurl and brush. 0c. lOc-
'CANDLEshere fair retail trade at quotations I'VE
quote ;spsr% ee sperm patent Macy Sss ssssIe
az. "A l6 or, 12c 17c- parafine as 6's and l2s
CoFFKE-The market for Brazls was strong but quiet
Mild coffee steady We sales OF COO bags Mara
cabo r. y shutz Mary erton, Marshall Reynolds and
grades Of Maracaibo hands, Also 270 bags Porto Rico
at lsc. Wequote :ordinsry cargoes Ice l6c fair 40
lsc Santos fair to good i7c is c gold ninety days;
Java government bags 23c 24c do mats, 2Sc
MSsesbS Ts aS isc ISsGayfs SesGr i7c sc Sa
maca, l65c isc; Domingo, Zoe 151Sc; Porto Rico
ielc; Mexican i7c ise Manila, lie. lsc. An.
gosLura, l7e lskc savanilla l6c. lsc Curacoa Ice
CooPERAGE srocK.-Tho market was quiet but firm.
We quote -Molasses shocks S2inch with heads q 90
do, 30nch 81 81; box shocks 75c SOC. rum do -
pipe do, s6 SO 5o empty hogsheads So sos hoops IA
CoPPER-The market was firm at 22s<c for ngot Sales
CoRDAGK was quiet but steady. We quote = Manila
darge and small size per h. 141sc. a l51sc. do
ssS oSe O Yo rope ie ns ' New Zealand ffb i2
Russia hemp tarred, l4c American do lac Russia bolt
rOpe. lie.
CorroNThe market for cotton on the spot was quiet
steady. Futures closed firm The closing prices to-day
compare with Thursdays closing prices as follows =
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GOVERNMENT BONDS

GOVERNMENT BONDS
moderately active, but in sympathy with slight
decline the other side and symptoms of financial
trouble there a trne lower, The close steady
at the following quotations United States currency
skies, 12eA l27; do. do, 1881, registered, 123k
1231s; do. do do, coupon, 1235S 123k; do fve-
twenes, 1865. registered, 117X lis; do. do, do,
coupon 117'l 49, do. do do. registered, new, 1l9X
1l97i; do. do, do DO, coupon, 1l9H a 11o7S do.
do, 1861 registered, 100 122JS do do do, coupon
1217S 100; do. do, 1865 registered, 123H l24 do
do, do, coupon, 1881 123z do ten-forties, regis
tered, lis 1lsA; do do, coupon, l21 y l2lX do.
nves 1881, registered 11sx 11s2S do. do do, cou-
pom, 1lsZ 11s7S
MINING
The following the closing official prices Of mining
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Wheat was quiet bul steady No Milwaukee being nom.
inal az - a 20 The sales nDOt 10 90 bushels at
si O4H 81 O5 tor spring 81 10 Tor No. Mil
waukee. Sl 10 for and 3 mixed. ~ II for old No Y
Chicago store. 81 % for grade winter ~ 20 81 30
m winter. ~ 50 80 ior white winter and 81 ~ for
amber pennsyvana Corn quiet and easier options
Int about steady spot Old mixed held zoe
The sales embraced VOOO bushels Csc for old Western
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DOMESTIC MARKETS.
CONTINUED FROM EIGHTH PAGE. ]

lower; sales at 81 90 81 35 Dressed hogs quiet but
steady at 50 30 80 50. Pork unsettled and lower
eel I2 81 IS spot s2l 35 sSi s7JS April: s21 60
$2l 05 May. Lard unsettled aud lower, $2 65 spot
Sl2 80 April $12 97< May Bulk dull and shade
lower; shoulders sSc short rib middles llsc short
clear mddes, l1Ic Whiskey. 81 O3. Receipts-Flour.
1000 b6ls wheat 5000 blshels corn; i0l 900 do I;
oats, 81 900 do barley 1900 do. 1000 do ship
ments-Flour, lsooo bbs wheat. 10000 bushels;
corn, $4,000 do; oats 1900 do. barley. 5000
do; rye. 1000 do At tho afternoon call OF the
Board wheat weak and lower, az s7As March ss99s g:
lower, al 3lSs. March; 3l94c. April Pork easier, At
S21 32z 81 SO April S2l % May. Lard shade lower
st $i2 60 March; SO 77< April
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BEEvxsT slow but irm. and on moderate run of
fresh cattle all sold OFF, prices ranged nom SC aZ4c
per b. weights 5A ~ cwt rom - les 3e los
has been allowed Tho quality Of the herds was from
poor fair, with only few good steers 20 hand AZ
sixtch yards r. q Eastman sold or sell ~ ln,s
at per lb with fraction on PEI! head "eik
"a scant 81 Illinois steers At lQc per b wcsbt =
cwt.: "a Illinois steers az lOc lo'ac per ID WIN
fraction Dor h. weight ~ cw scant, ~ Illinois steers
At iO>c 1886 per lb wegat ~ cw, s'rons ~ ~ io %
sc. per b with ~ on per heh weisht "a c"
Ulery CASey sold FOR b . Crocker ~ lln9is ~
1OtSc 12tc. pcrb., weight ewt ho'entnsi sofa ier
NtaC. DC per ID, weight
"a. cwt. George vael sold for ~ kirchway - naiana
steers 1Oc per ib. weight ewt;i ~ ILLINOIS steers
lO4c. per b., weight "a cwt - lnoia steers ~ li;ac
ner n weight cwt b. knowlton sold Tor H. 1ildcrslceve
- Michigan az 014c per lh, weights cNvt %
cut 10 Michigan at lOc per b. weight 64 cwt
state steers D veieht az ewt strong D. Waixei
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FIN ANCIAL..

A UGUST BELMONT Co.
"A Bankers, 10 and 21 Nassau st.
issue Travellers Credits. available in all parts Of the world
Messrs. DE ROTHsCHILD
and their correspondents
Also Commercial Credits and Teiegraphic Transfers OF
Money California and Europe.
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are Offering privileges this active stock market very
contracts ssued month costing 500 and
upward worth stocks from tive TO ten times
the Any stock at the Exchange bought sold
mn Of fhxan nerc Ger
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Address, for information.
Bankers aud Brokers,
all A
The New York herald., 1876-02-26

A PARTY HAVING A VALUABLE FINANCIAL AMI
"a commerc al Influence would like receive the agency
of manufactures whereby he would receive equt
able consideration for attending the sales and also fot
dscounting the paper would like 60 take the financial
position in house already established Address
FINANCE, Herald Office.
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NEW YORK CATTLE MARKETS.

RECEIPTS FOR TWO DAYS.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-01-15
Cold Pits.

The many uses these subserve render
them great conveniences on the farm or
in the village garden. They need not
be sunk in the earth and indeed ought not
to be, as they are thus too damp, and PEG
pie who are not professional gardeners do
not give them the proper attention to ven
tilate and air them.
Plants in cold pit need frequent air.
ing, else they sicken and often die out
right We have found it better to make
them above ground entirely. There is
less dampness and more light and sun can
be given the plants. If made on level
ground for lettuce, cabbage, or other early
vegetables, the bed should be raised on
the north side so as to give a face to the
sun whenever there is opportunity. The
beds are made with slope to the south.
1t is best to make these beds, even if the
pit is for storing house-plants, or tender
roses, unless one has natural bank slop-
ing south; in that case no preparation is
necessary. Drive posts at the cornt Is and
along the sides and board up tightly -.he
back two feet above the surface of the bed
and the front or south side one foot, the
width to be such as to admit three-toot
sash to rest on the sides. Bank around
with alternate coats Of dry leaves, or straw
and earth, until you are satisfied that frost
cannot get to the apartment beneath or
through the sides. Cover with ashes and
i'll cold weather with mating, old car
pets, boards or anything to keep the frost
out. During winter give the plants sun
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-01-15
Mysterious Kidnapping and Return Of
Boy.

Some time ago the people of Mariana,
Fla, were excited over something like
Charlie Ross case in their midst. A little
boy named Charlie Burgess was kid
mapped and no trace could be found subse-
quently of either him or those who had
carried him off, though every search was
made. An account of the affair has trav.
eled through the newspapers of the coun-
try and 1.-THE sorrow. of the bereaved family
has been shared by many. Now comes
the sequel to the story, which is pleasant.
On one Sunday night lately the family
from which the boy was stolen were gath
cred in the house with doors and windows
closed against a bitterly cold wind which
was shrieking outside and were wonder
ing, it may be, of the whereabouts ON
such night of the missing boy. All at
once some one heard q cry, which was re-
peated; it came from the front of the
house. A search was made to learn the
cause of the strange sound, and the
mother peering out into the darkness saw
something upon the front steps. In an
other moment she had her lost boy in her
arms. At the same time a man who had
been concealed in the shrubbery of the
garden darted away and could not be
Overtaken. That is the whole of the
story and the entire affair is mystery.
the child back was one of the kidnapers, but
the original cause of the abduction and of
the child's return remain alike unknown.
The mother is satisfied with her Christmas
gift, though.-,St. Louis Republican.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-01-15
Sancho, Of Milwaukee.

A very handsome dog is Sancho, of NIL
waukee, Wis, and well satisfied with
himself. When Sancho's master comes
home in the evening and puts on his
dressing gown Sancho is always on hand
to hunt up the slippers. If they happen
to be out of place it makes no difference.
for he will rummage around until he finds
them, and bring them in, wagging his
caudal appendage vehemently. He ex-
changes the slippers for his masters boots,
which latter he carefully deposits at the
foot of the bed. Sancho has been petted,
of course, until he deems himself of much
importance, and this has bred jealousy.
That dog flies into q terrible passion of
anger and grief if his master caresses his
wife, or the wife the husband. Occa-
sioDally, In order to test the feeling, the
wife will pat the husbands shoulder It's
worth more than a circus to see Sancho
under such circumstances. Adissatisfied,
protesting howl and bark is given, and he
then tugs at his mistress dress, pushes
her away from her husband, and crowds
himself between them. There is a huge
old dog, belonging to q neighbor, which
occasionally trots over and pays a visit to
Sancho's master, receiving Kind treatment
and petting. Being of double Sancho's
size he pays no attention to him, but San
cho becomes furious, not only at sight of
his rival, but at the mention OF his rame
If the master happens to mention in
Sancho's hearing the name Hector" a
low growl, a short bark and angry snap
to the eyes show that Sancho understands.
The dog is under perfect control of his
masters voice. Without raising the tone
of voice, or pointing, the master says
" Sancho, l think you're too near the fire
you should go under the piano. flor the
dog is allowed in the parlor), and Sancho
doesn't stop to question it. but immediate
ly Obeys.-Remdrkdble Animals.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-01-15
A Magic Dining.RoOm.

Some months ago an Engl;shman named
Atkinson bought country place near
Pithiviers, in France. For many weeks
thereafter carpenters and masons were
busily employed in repairing and altering
the chateau and after their work had been
completed Mr.. Atkinson issued invitations
for large dinner party to all the most
prominent families in the neighborhood.
The guests arrived at eight o'clock, and
on taking their seats at the dinner table
noticed with surprise that there was not
even one servant to be seen. The soup
was consumed in silent establishment.
When all had partaken of it the host
sounded a whistle, and as if by magic the
soup plates disappeared, and three mag
nifcent silver plaiters, each containing
roast goose, appeared. Little cries of ter
ror were heard from the ladies. Mr.. At
kinson took no note of his guests sur
warm evening whistled again and the
whole ceiling disappeared, the hosts
black coat vanishing at the same moment,
leaving him clothed in a white suit. The
guests, alarmed, were about to rise from
their chairs when they found themselves,
their chairs and the table suddenly raised
five feet above the floor. They, however,
were soon lowered again to the floor, and
all took refuge in hasty flight from the
demoniac abode. A judicial investiga-
ton was instituted, and it was found that
Mr.. Atkinson had been for ten years the
chief machinist at Covent Garden Theater,
London, where he hau amassed a nice for
tune. The dinner was a little freak to
indulge his fondness for his old pursuit
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-01-15
The City OF Rome.

Rome is gigantic village, which has
grown up in helter-skelter fashion, with
no order or regularity. One-half the town
is labyrinth of narrow, crooked streets,
leading to nothing, and in which one may
be easily lost. Some foreigners who have
known the place twenty years cannot find
their way from the Pantheon to the Chiesa
Nuova without map or guide If half
the buildings were thrown down and more
convenient avenues of communication
opened, the remedy for actual defects
would be but partial, for these defects pen
citrate to great depth below the present
surface. In breaking up the ground to
put down drains fragments of ancient wall
of enormous thickness are everywhere en-
countered, through which it is as difficult
to penetrate as through the solid masses of
a stone-quarry. They are now carrying a
drain across the square of the Pantheon,
and, at depth of ten to twelve feet below
the modern level, blocks of travertine of
great thickness are come upon, which it
is not easy to remove. Every kind of de-
bris Is thrown out, from fragments of what
were once representations of the human
form TO bits of tiles and vessels of terra
Gotta which served for domestic use 1000
or 1000 years ago. The ground is a mass
of minute objects upon which the hand of
man has wrought, crumbled by time and
destructive violence into indiscriminate
and worthless ruins.-Ropae Cor ". Y.
TTibunR
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-01-15

Some little time ago we gave q sum-
mary of the evidence in the possession Of
botanists relative to the vitality of seeds.
Recently q slight contribution to the SUBJ
ject has been added by DIR. II. Hoffman,,
who publishes in the Botantsche Zetttng
the results Of certain experiments with
soil from the diluvial beds of the Rhine
While railway excavations were in prog
ress at Monsheim, near Worms, Dr.. Hoff-
mann took about seventy-five pounds of
the Loss soil from q depth of twelve feet
below the surface. 1t was obtained from
q fresh cut, and the implements used in
securing il were previously washed in
weII-wsfer. No precaution was omitted
to prevent the intrusion of foreign seeds
or spores Despite Of the pains taken,
various species of MOSES and ferns and .
earth, which was deposited in pots and
covered with bell glasses. All these
species were common either in the green
house or its immediate vicinity, and not
in the locality whence the soil was pro-
cured. A similar experiment was tried
with white tertiary sand, and with similar
results. On repetition of the trial with
the Loss soil the only plant developing
from seed that could have been pre-
served in the experimental earth was .
delicate specimen of the Festuca pratensis
Fesure Loss), and this was supposed
probably to have sprung from q small,
light germ conveyed by the air. These
results were negative; but the author
placed them on record as evidence of the
difficulty of obtaining positive proofs in
experiments of the sort.-Chicago Tribune.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-01-15
Rob,

He was q magnificent Scotch dog Of
great size, Drawer than lion. He had
but one bad habit when had him-to
see . cat was to fly at it. This ended in
his worrying to death a favorite grimalkin
belonging to q neighbOr, and the catas-
trophe raised . fearful commotion. So,
with many regrets, sent him to Brechin,
fifteen miles of. There, early on the fol-
lowing Sunday morning, Bob was OBJ
served with head and tail erect, and q
resolute purpose in every look and move
ment, taking his way toward home.
Whether he had kept the road, or come
by some path across the country, know
not; but when l was leaving the church,
about one O'Clock, was met by the
beadle, with his old face lighted up with
an unusual expression of glee, and ex-
always been fast friends You mauna
put him AVA, minister, though he should
worry q the cats in the parish" On 60
ing to the manse l found Bob outside the
gate Is fiat and motionless as if he had
been stone dead. 1t was plain he knew as
well as did that he had been banished
and had returned without leave, and was
liable to be hanged, drowned, shot or 9TH
erwise punished at my will. l went up to
him and stood over him for awhile in 81
tence. He lay as if he had been killed
with his large, beautiful eyes half-shut,
he kept winkIng and looking up in my
face with most pitiful and pleading ex.
preston. Though might not go the
length OF old Johnny in making free OF
all the cats in the parish, there was no re-
sisting the dumb but eloquent appeal. I
gave way, and exclaimed in cheerful
tones: SIS this you, Boby" In an In
slant, knowing that he was forgiven, he
rose at one bound into the air, circling
round and round me, and, in his joy,
leaping nearly over my head.-Remarka6s
Azir1aLs
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-01-15
How John Bull Circumvented johnny
Crapeaud.

Apropos of England's purchase of the
Suez Canal, Kate Field tells story which,
as an example of " smartness, )" could not
be excelled by the sharpest of Yankees ::
Do you know where Alden isg Get out
your map of Africa, and you'll see that
Alden is at the head of the Straits of Ba-
belmandel. Well, it has long been an
English fortress, but it does not command
the Red Sea. France found this out
some years ago, at the same time that she
discovered the Island of Perrin to be the
proper place to hold. She sent fleet to
quietly take possession, this being the
way that foothold in Africa is made by
European powers. Instead of going d.
rect to Perrin, the French fleet stopped at
Alden, where the officers were invited to q
banquet by the English authorities
Johnny Crapeaud went, was sumptuously
entertained-in fact, SO overwhelmed with
hospitality that it flew to his head, and,
in moment of effusion, he confided his
secret mission to the attentive ear of sober
John Bull. The fact is" whispered
Johnny Crapeaud, were going to do an
immensely clever thing to- morrow morn
ing. We're going to plant the French
flag on Perrin" John Bull had not given
his banquet in vain. Without leaving his
seat at table he wrote and dispatched or
ders>for the immediate departure of ves-
sci for Perrin, with instructions to take
possession of the island in the name of
Great Britain. When Johnny Crapeaud
walked up the next morning he set sail
for his coveted prize, and, on arriving,
found the Union Jack flying! This is
how the English took Perim-in itself
a rock, but a rock like Gibraltar. Who
holds it rules the Red Sea. You hear a
great deal about Alden and nothing about
Perrin, because it is British policy to be
very quiet about this very important strong
hold. Can't you see Johnny Crapeaud
tearing his hair at his own folly and his
neighbours quick wittednessi
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-01-15
Knows How to Keep School.

Up in the town of Crystal Lake there Is
"destrick school," So there is in each
town of the county, but we refer to this
particular school because thereby hangs .
tale. Among the attendants at that school
during the winter months are several big
boys-men grown, who have been accus.
toned to constitute themselves "A board
of directors" and run the machine.
They ran their teacher out a year ago in
named Wilson, from Richheld, was called
in and completed the term. He succeed
ed so well with the school that he was re-
engaged to take charge of the educational
bureau of Crystal Lake during the present
winter, and q few days since he opened
that country school-house for the season
of 1856. The big boys came and seemed
TO be disposed TO make mischief. Wilson
said NO more than was necessary, but had
his thoughts upon the subject. Ono
morning not long since he observed that
the big boys had their heads together and
seemed to be full of business.
When he returned from dinner he was
confronted by q set of rules and regula-
tons" chalked upon the blackboard for
his observance. The big boys snickered
and whispered TO each other, while Will
son stopped before the board and read
what was there written, instrueting him
that, on pain of being pitched out of the
school house head over stomach.
When Wilson had completed the read
ing of the bulletin, without speaking he
peeled off his coat and vest and hung them
on peg. Then facing the big boys, he
quietly remarked:
IF the young men who have adorned
that blackboard will step out Of doors
with me for few moments we will settle
this little matter at once! If they are
large enough to pitch me out of doors
that fact can be ascertained, and will
then pack my paper collars and go home!
Otherwise, l propose to teach and control
this school during the present termF'
He moved toward the door, but the boys
had ceased snickering, and none Of them
offered to follow him.
He extended a second invitation to the
responsible parties, but there was no re-
Spouse. You could have heard pin drop
in that school-room.
Wilson put on his coat and vest, and re-
marked: "As the author of these lines on
the blackboard has evidently gone home,
I will rub them out! You will resume
your studiesr'
And they resumed. He has had no
trouble since. The big boys think the
world of him now.-St. Paul (Msnn.)
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-01-15
How He Recovered His Place.

Mr.. Raymond, a Government offic ial
under the First Empire in France, has
just died, leaving all his fortune, 10000
francs to the gendarmerie. The following
story is told of NJ. Raymond, when he was y
secretary in the War Department: IAN
employee in that department had been I'M
justly dismissed. He appealed in vain
many times to the War Minister. His
letters were ignored. While Respondent
IN consequence he met one day NJ. Ray
mond, the Minister'S secretary. He told
him his case and said: You are man
of honor; can you understand such a de-
NAL of justice" Listen answered
Raymond. Your writing is useless; by
it you will accomplish nothing. Do you
want me to advise you as a friend 2 Yes,
indeed We'll, then, you see that little
window at the angle of the gallery.
Every morning at seven O'Clock the En-
peror shaves there before little mirror
suspended on the window sash. To-mor-
row morning put your petition on the end
of stick and wave it before the window
until the Emperor notices it. You can
be sure he will send to ascertain what it
means So, the next morning at the
hour designated, the employe, stationed In
front of the window, was seen violently
waving stick with scaled packet
fastened to it. An officer came up to him
and asked what he meant by that proceed
ing. Sir" was the answer, 81 am the
victim of an outrageous piece of injustice
on the part of the War Minister, and l
want the Emperor to know it Give me
your petition; am Marshal Duroc.' The
same day the petition was sent to the War
Office, with these words written on the
margin by the Emperor: 1t what this
man says is false let him be arrested. If
it is true let justice be done him within
twenty -four hours The next day the
petitioner was reinstated in the war De-