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NEW YORK HERALD SHEET

i63o boxes beef terce and SO bbls Tho pork marke:
sS:s se I 81 call Sd a. SCI T ..
ysnr year s,a 90 bid; SIS asked about 1000 bbis;
iq s.S Se''Ss, es. meat. @ sss 900
picked bellies Y ss average sold a. io 20 boxes bel,
hams We're quoted at ioAc isc fresh bellies at 9c
i psea ,s Ssss a. !. ss~ az
Sc s,le and box bellies ioae. i5c Bacon quiet.
e so city u sp 81 S saa
wa, eaie, Nv, unehansed We quote :-Bsrrels, ex.r.
mess Sii asis PLAIN ness 80 81 PACKET si2 Si4
mess. ss Beef hams remained quiet At sss sa7 10,
and sas S fair good S0 sn
Lard was irregular and lower but fairly active The closing
o 10 G
ss BID ~ Sb sa asked Jsnssy 50 - I'D 70 ~ .sfsd %
october $40 $40 is for Nove@bsr 76 So 20 and 50 10
s
80, sna ss & a ab. % z according TO delivery
Rlcx-Ths mafse, ior domestic was nrm .nd unusually
and tas 80 SS .s
Ss sc and 100 6ol. new crop Louisiana at sAe .ss
fair to prime 5',c a &C. and do common ac &C. Ran
7sc 7se currency Ransoon in bond ssSe asic gold.
%afAe' 70" raw sugars as Saes sat no
nned quiet, We quote Fair refining oc sate; good
fair choice s4se loc do cenriega hhds and boxes
Nos 10 ~ gas io4e do. moas'es, hhds and boxes
s ds grocery, i., sI@S: os isaSss stand
loaf. llh4c
SrEARISs.--Recepts. casks Market quiet ut i2slc.
TALLow.Rece epts-52 hhds OK bbls. and \ casks. Tho
market was hrmer. closing with SAc refused for relned.
sales OF about 10000 lbs. at st.c, sac.
WusKkY.--Reccipts. 1873 bbs The market hrmcr.
i25 bbls sold AZ 81 lO III IL closing the inside price,
FRktGnrs.Thcre tair business pished the
whole, rates somewhat easier for petroleum
market otherwise steady. The engagements
To Iiverpoo per steamer 1900 bushels gruiu at sgd
80 lbs TOO boxes bacon, ut os 37s Sd To London per
steamer grain room, ut SID. go lbs, nominally. The
charters comprised AN Austrian bark hence to Cork
for orders. with 400 quarters grain. ut 5s 3D.
short lay days; two, British barks, from philade del
phn. to east coast OF ireland with 400 and 5000
quarters respectively at os .M Norwegian bark.
ported from Philadelphia to Cork for orders with 32O0
quarters do at is 3D. British bark thence for same
with 1000 quarters ut rates bark reported from
Ba;imore TO Cork for orders. with $500 quarters Us
Sad British bark 800 tons reportcd hence TO Belfast
with deals At Dos. British bark $50 tons TO arve
ported from Galveston to United Kingdom Continent
with cotton at sd British ship from Philadelphia 10 Ant
Bremen with 200 bbls refined at Is Cd
British bark hence to Cork for orders with 1900 bbls do
at 5s I'D 3D. oifnto direct port; Norwegian bark
hence for with $500 bbls do at IS. 3D., 3D..
bbx and o refined crude and naphtha ut 5s 3D..
arrivel from Philadelphia Bremen with 400 bbls.
refined and Norwegian ship from Baltimore elct with
5000 bbls do both reported 5s port; Ger
man bark hence Dansie with 400 bbs refined is
rcan bark from Philadelphia Genoa Leghorn
with 1900 cases refined ut 27c Norwegian bark
ported with oO bbis- do from Richmond the Mediter-
aneun At
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NEW YORK CATTLE MARKETS.

~ Bssyss opened slow .si, isroSooS
saa s
s OF pss b. Prices 7hs lo1e per b.; weights weight;
not. top that obtained sss
sss%i.sss y kssssassy Ss; x ~ssn:
head % head xsixS;. sv. sxt IS KsatSssy
@ @ II Res "a sss o
head weigh, Kssissay ssser.
per ID. with 81 oil per head i head. xeisIs
AL :, sAs per iS, weight ~ Si, sS.; En:
y fasyy .s steers :; 3 S;Ei; ss
ss. Ss It &c. S
q Ksausay steer, rs VIII, X
j Bq5sA:d ss. sS4 tor ysn y a 81 Indians steer, q.
.' H. With It ii i oil per head weight swi; 10 India"a
at per H. Ses s 10 nssnn ss.,
& Jersey ci:s yards ,consy asfheSsea sold 3.
1' 3
s r wSn sse s q s4 s
snn a. Ss per S weight s s~ : strong had
sns s Sat !. 100 p pss III 81 sa 81 ws n lit
* swi ssIasshSias sod iIr.sh Indiana
8 i:s.a ,ss,, SEER: s.S ~ ~.sss 81
ssSr !; 90 e}.s psrlS:. weight ~ es..;
sws for Rohsehids Co. Sherosse steers .. 7e per
Weight S'ss sws s' 81 Ma1q sssss at pei & so
per h. weight ewt. 74 cwt N. Lauterpach sold for
Isad 'fs' steer. nsa az @
@ e 81 % pc, ssh sa sn sale nH no sisters At
L. vogel sold n Norris 0I Illinois l0c. oc
:s Morris Pc 20 Mi S.ca ~sA: ..:s:. "a y, I
per ib., weight ala cwt "a Missouri steers At
poi psi b "Sfhs WITH 81 q pof head sa ssa
weight d1s cwt crore cwt strong W. E. Dudley sold
for n Morris n Cherokee steers A. per H. weight o
hea weight 81 cwt strong: for SELF 80 Illinois scer
s'se per d. weigh. an ews r.sa srcng .,a :, ,. .,
sol sold & =. a.4c 17se per H. with poor quality ewes a.
per To- 60 OHIO sheep, weight " los head 5sc
b 30 Canadn lambs weight 73 lbs head sac per
h.. IS Kentucky lambs weight GO lbs head ut
ib: rs state lambs weight 20 lbs per head az .5sc
per IT, Judd 4 Buckingham sold 2ss Ohio sheep weight
1880 lbs. 4s4e o. u Ohio sheep, weight 1900
a. q s! per head; ad Jorsey ewes, weight a5s5
5oso lbs. s s per DO s'ssg sSnsss. Swss sssl' ssssp
weight go lbs, at Sc per ID. 1877 Keutucsy sheep;
lambs Weight at 5c per b. ii Canada s1esp
weight $40 lbs At 51ac per ib "a Ohio sheep wegbt
lbs q, SIZE per lb i27 ohio sheep WEIGHT iaoo lbs At
sac To- rs State lambs, weight 7l60 lbs. st 5c.
b. lis Pennsyvania lambs weight 900 ibs Ut 81 Der
To- l25 pennsylvana lambs, weight sso lbs at SIC per
& 81 s sSr % s sp .na lambs weight lbs
&C per b Al Jersey smbs. weight 1890 les at 64c per
b. W Jersey lambs weight si9 lbs AZ e'ss per H. a
lcnbeck sold 81 OHIO sheep. weight 800 lbs. per
lb; - Canada lambs. weight 6,22o lbs at 61sc per
Mich Cows.-Ihose Oh hand held ON sale.
vEALs AND CALvks-Trade slow smooth quality vcals
sold &C. per ib Gross calves generally At 50 70
head
HOES Trade nodorate. SO State hogs live weight. ao7
lbs head sold ut Gc per h. 1873 Ohio hogs. live weight
1So head, sold SIC lb.
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DOMESTIC MARKETS.

GALVESTON. sept ls. 1875
eood ordinary. 9c Net receipts is7s bass s7a
Exports eoas.wlse. 2su sales, $40 Stock. i2.75a
NKw ORLEANS. Sept. l3. 1879
Cotton quiet; middling lie low middiins. 10 good
Gspa..s Hlaaa to snee ~ aso ss zoo is ss &
Stock. 29.l92-
&c Cotton auet middlns iosa Io'ss low m,ddlins
eossss sos sSsa g. s5a ssosk D bales hAD'
Cotton quict middns o.sc. middlins e,sc good
saios. go. Stock. ii. .s57
spirits of turpentne dull 2stsc nosin st Il TX
for strained iAs arm ~ 81 b..
Lake receipts-Flour 400 bbs corn 5000 bus.eis
receipts oriou aso 5os wheat 1865 bushels corn,
iesl1 do oats le 700 DO barley 1000 dc $500 do
7.ss. do 20 the intororcorn. 25.2is bushels; wheat.
sae CORN S.ia ' saliss si
1000 d. rye $50 Do rlour steady asms9d ,,ss. a:
Su. Little doing e., wan, Of stock to operate with es SO
S Cora saie' steady ana r% ss
100 bushels No. 5iJsc iSOo sample two
sales e.s shas Ohio on "ss az Rye barley
ss s % doing sv,r ss r .n @
demand prices shade stronger Hgnwincs quiet; nomi
Flour in good demand at full prices heat excited and
s. i 5soOs s. ''s sa
cs.s: s'.ns % sss's ID 1s es sS'1 y
,emee,., t4hse octooer. Oats moderately aesiys .,d
,ose Ss"s' 4s '1 saoa ss@asd 'Hf' a. @ pres. os s
ss Sssy ..f Sss:, sis 50 cash =.
ss.s e. as c Ls,S s,S ss sSpssd a. sSSd. ss e
:.s.dy ssd unchanged aai.cad eisd,. aeslsnFed. Re-
go ss s % y; s DO scS
a. .Ss sa o tho
i9wer sse 44s.e. september; s,Ac st;se, oc,oSsf.
A ID. ~. nj he
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ADVANCE DRoLNA
Tho following the changes in closing prices
pared with those of yesterday
ADvAxcr-Erie, u; Harlem. \; Lake Shore, IL !;
Michigan Contra, Northwestern, preferred, 1;x
pho and Mississippi, 4; Pacific Mail ~; RoeS
Island, "a st. Paul. Ia preferred "; Union Pacific
gold, X.
DxcLisE-Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph, u; New
roa rork &c Central 4; C., G. and e. consoi,aa.ion
hudson, ik, Illinois Central, III; Morris and Essex
"a New Jersey Central, y Now York and New Haven,
1; American Express, ".
MARKET
Money closed easy at ls per cent on CALL ster-
hing exchange little hrmer; primo asking rates.
asa and As5k; selling rates, ASK 4.ssjs and
AS4k 4Ss Reichmarks 94I n 9sss and % o5,s.
Cables. o51s Primo Paris, 519,s and 5.17h
Tho following arc tho rates OF exchange Ne~
York in the cities aforementioned Savannah, pal;
Cincinnati. steady, 60 discount; New Orleans, com
merc,Ai, par bank y r.. St Louis, par TO 81 pre-
MUM; Charleston, y discount par; Chicago, so dis
count
GOLD MARKET
Gold opened at 1904, advanced to HOY and closed
nIl0. The borrowing rates Gat i, Ih 2 and 8
per cent
OPERATIONS EXCHANGE BAxK.
c"rrcnnS vnSnces cs,.nc.:
o'oos sCcaTRncos.. ol,oso, UUO
GOVERNMENT
Government bonds closed 1rm al the following quo.
tations:-United States currency skies, 1868 127
do do, 1881, registered, 1l74 ll!7S do. do do,
coupon, 1lsH 119; do. do 1865, registered, ll2A
ll3; do do do, coupon, l12A 1l3; do do do. Icw.
registered, ll3x ll3k do. do do, coupon. 1l3s.
ll3il do do 1867, registered, 1o4 il65s do. do.
do, coupon ll6x u ll65.; do do, 1868, registered,
ush 11s4; do. do. do. coupon. ils1. 11sa4 do.
tcniortics registered llbss ll51s do do, coupon,
ll5A ll6; do., nvcs, 1881. registered ll5k L5.;
do do do, coupon, ll5A ll5h.
THE UNITED TREASURY
The Assistant Treasurer paid out to-day 60 0oo gold
account OF interest," and nothing In REDEMPTION of
nve-twcnty bonds Tho sub.Treasury released
$500 silver coin to-day. The customs receipts TO-
day were se9a,ooo
despatch from Washington says:--The internal
revenue receipts IRON all for the past three
months show decided increase over the corrcspond,pr
months OF last year, and indicate general revival OF
business.
Aaolhsr despatch states that the Comptroller OF the
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COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON SPOT EASY AND Lice. LowER--Fu-
TUREs CLOSED WEAK AND 1-l6c. A 5-32C.
LowER-FLoUR FIRMER--wHRAr PRIMER
CORN FIRMER-oATS HIGHER-wHIsKEY
FIRMER--PoRK QUIET AND EAsIER-LARD
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FIRMER-sPIRITs
TURPENTINK EAsIER-RosIN sTRADY-oILs
GENERALLY sTEADY-CoFFKE FIRM-sUGAR
NORMALLY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. QUIET.
WEDNESDAY, Sept lS-6P.M
Tho merchandiso markets we're generally firm, with
q fair inquiry for most OF tho leading articles. On
'Change a fair business was done Flour active
which was taken for export improved Hgurcs Corn
likewise fairly active and firm Oats were active
and higher, particularly prime old. Whiskey was
quiet but Armer Pork was easier and quiet. Lard
was unsettled. but fairly active Frcights we're quiet
Cotton spot easy and lI6c lower Futures
weak and 5-;i2c. Coffee firm. quiet
Sugar nominally unchanged Oils generally
steady Petroleum Grmer Rosin ruled steady. Spirits
turpentne easier.
CorrxK-Thcro firm but quiet market for Brazils.
We sales Baltimore OF 1000 bags Rio, Drum
mond. and 900 bags Newiight private terms and
yesterday 400 bags Rio Yamoyden, at l7c 90 bags
do ex May Queen 1t lsc for good and s35 bags do.
Winnersd on private s terms MIG sonee WAS auis
stse raass s for lots se santos fair s good,
l9c. 2ic do grass mats 2oc 22c Singapore. tic:
rssyr. oeyen ise % j.Gssa iss Ice s. bomso 4s s
4sc.; Porto Rico l41ac Costa iica. i6c. ise
si7c savanis. I4}lc. a I7j<c Curacao, lac ioc.
CorToM-The market for spot cotton easy and Lice
low tho previous with very
large receipt, At the ports The nsraet closed weak with
day W IS
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Wheat fairly active. winter rincr The
Minnesota u y Tor 40. 81 81 10 for red
Tor new amber Miehsan II Is or old White 81 80
ana i5c c ior white Western Rye was steady: 500
bushels Western sold arrive 6c. 5000 bushels
bushels six roweG .od arrive private le
Sas aSaa gas s.s ea.e a. 4 oar. % RI ~ s % &
for No Chicago the latter price tor old delivered
white Ale Tor No2 Graded ic s5e for mixed western
aid s2e ise icr white Western Corn was in fair de-
for ungraicd mixed. 5Je 57tsc ung AIDED Kansas
sail yeow, 54la 5s,sc ungraded steamer nxed
llsSr AND JUrn -rhe market quiet bales butts
quality. Ne quote American dressed SiSp $40 or
s aoS sssn zoo 4. Soscs sDs ana ao a & s GSa
ias se sao oe & ssS %,s s.a sul' & & e cash
@ai so'a ists y s.e "a, sc cola sD" ''' ns'' '' ""
MolAsshs -ine market was ,quict but steady. We
s,e 4oe DO maseo.1do reclining, Soc iie 90 gro
soc oUc New Orleans FAR good. $50 SIC. prime
ehoce, 56c toc
qut nnd ca~ier small sales were nlmdc within the rsge.
Iosin ST. aiy LOO tb good strained sod nj 81 o7
tine, sc renn, s.ranea, 81 s11s Asi %: good
s. 70 AZ 70; p'.eh, 4dsecs rom wilmington
follows itosin qust and steady strained 81 l7s
sd sSd ss 81 r1sn b S s
oiis were generally 'tssdy; We quote ;-inseed casks
SOC yellow winter SOC 5sc white winter. o5c lard
pIsssa a,s 81 &c. ao ma.n ps' De- aa
northern, Ooc do. southern Soc bsaeled winter Disc
PETROLEUM 1he market for refined Irner In tone,
en @ no Gas.Gy n, shsr I se nasn'A m ,Sa =. ioe
i5c. do. In bbis. lyc. refined n bbi., 2 1Ulsc do.
,1 pha. sa'ss e a ao a. samss a as a. HasSs
from the Creek were follows quiet and nrn.
much doing - sa;. bid ior old cortilcasc: shipmeni
Pmovsioss -Rsccipts-Pork $40 bbs lard 472 terces
and Asss; cus moss. iso1 pAckAgss bsson sscs Aad
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TREASURY BALANCE to. DAY.

Coin. .......................6 81, 10000
Less coin certificates. 3l,00oOOO
THE FoREiGx MARKET
London advices report that f539. 900 bullion have
gone into the Bank OF England balance to-day In
Paris rentcs i06t 22lsc To-day ticket day and
tomorrow rortnightly settling day at the Stock Ex
change. The following the latest quotations.
Consos for money. 95ss 95A consols for account
95ss a 95< nvc-twenty bonds Of 1865. old, 1057S;
do of 1867 1905 ld94; ten forty bonds, 1o7x
1875 new lives, 1918; Erie common shares,
STATE
State bonds at the Board were steady for Tennessee
skies, new series, to which dealings confined.
BANK SHARES.
The only sales OF bank shares were 20 Park at l21
and 33 Republic at r.
MINING STOCKS
The following are the closing official prices OF mining
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AND li:3I A

l2s< $50 Gus $780, '6s. be lis
la.s 1000 US SIS. c. 49,. us
l62< 5000 do. be liz
luss 500 U > So 81. DO IL.
l6L 5000 U 8 is, cur. III
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HAVANA MARKETS.

HAVANA sept ID. 1875.
Spanish gold. 225 229. Exchange active; the
United States ~ days. currency, discount short
sight par; 30 days, gold "a premium short sight, ~
10 premium On London. 2oAA 2lA premium. On Paris
W W premium.
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POsT OFFICE NOTICE.

DOST OFFICE NOTICE.
Tho foreign mails for tho week ending Saturday Sop
A. NJ. Tor Europe pcr ship Navada via Qucenstown
"Wednesday. at 30 A. NJ for Europe, per steamship
Abyssnia via Queenstown; THURSDAY. II ~ NJ
Tor Europe Steamship Gellet via Plymouth Cherbourg
sweden. Denmark and Norway per steamship Moscl Via
Southampton and Bremen ~ NJ for Europe per steam
ship Germana. VIA Queenstown Correspondence
land Germany and France by this steamer
must be specially addressed and ut II ". Tor
direct pcr steamship California; via Glasgow and at T.
n for France direct. steamship france via Havrc
The mails for the West Indies. via Havana leave
New Yort September 2S
The mails for China 6c. will leave San Francsco oeo
Dor l..
Tho mails for Australia &c will leave San Francisco Oc
tober IL. !. L. JAMES. Postmaster.
LEGAL NOTICES.
DURsUANT TO JUDGMENT or THE CHAN-
Gerry Division OF the High Court OF Justice made In
tho the Estate OF William Hyde Bailey deceased
and la a Newton against Taylor the ditors Of
William Hyde Bailey late OF staten Island New York. In
Colnbrook. Bucks. England. gentleman. who died
about the month Of August, 1888 are before
day OF November 1876 70 send by post prepaid WI liam
solicitor OF defendant. John Taylor Of The
Of Ann Taylor. deceased. who the Executrx OF
said william u yde Bailey. their Christian and surnanos
claims statement OF their and the
securities uf any held by them; In dcfan
will be peremptoriy excluded from the benefit
Judgment Every creditor holding any security TO pro
nj Chambers. situated No IL New square Ilnco
Inn Mddescx. En- gland, Monday. the 18th day OF No
vember 1876. at ~ o'clock. being the ap-
pointed for andcatng tho claims. Dated this 9th day
JOSHUA BIRD ALLEN, chief Clerk
30 Chsncery iare London. Agents for newton Wallis
Solicitors. Newarkon Trent Motifs Enslsnd. plaintiffs
Solicitors.
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MEMORANDA.

The American Mining Board has under consideration
the subject OF removing all restriction to the classes
OF stocks in which II shall deal Tho Board will hold
its first session for tho call OF stocks Monday Octo
Der 2
executor:-
Twentyeight shares Mercantile Fire Insurance Co.,
500 each $92 For account OF whom II may concern:-
Fifty shares National Broadway Bank, $25 each, $201
80 shares Safe Deposit Company of New York, S25
each sl20; $1,000 City of Savannah per bonds,
due $780, interest January and July, $500 each, 74
$1,000 City of Savannah per cont bonds, due 1900,
interest May and November, 81, 900 eaoh 75h.
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Currency does not anticipate any further deposits Of
legal tenders the security of bank circulation and
says it is probable the s22 600 900 held will DO
Withdrawn and foar and half per cents deposited
IN their place
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-06-08

N. THIRRs IS PowHR, But Nor IN
OprIcRL Theirs has not bccn in
power for three years. bat his ideas
still rule f; he told me yesterday that he
likes that better. A great mind as he
is, prefers to see its policy in power
rather than itself. The proof 10 that
in these three years he has not grown
older; IL he has any chAgrin Il came
from seeing the reaction fail To recog'
nixe his aim. 1t has tinctured my
views of humanity with some bitterness
20 remark thaa the saloons Of N.
Theirs are much more crowded since
the elections have proved him to be
right. There are people who worship
the rising sun; prefer those who turn
to the setting. or even the sun already
set. That is, in regard To friendship,
n. Theirs has no raneor he knows
men too we'll to assume an iron port.
He is the talker par excellence always.
Il Is a keen pleasure to hear him start oil
from politics, traverse philosophy, pause
before tho walls Of art, and enliven his
gossip with the figures Of celcbrsted
women. Always new aud unexpected.
sometimes you would say that you
heard history herself talking some
times you are in the presence ola phi
losopher like Mantaign. passing from
this 10 that topic, borne by his fire and
fancy. ltell you, verify. il is the mira
clio Of conversation. And that pcrpctu.
81 malice. even in his gravity How,
in his disdain. he smiles with senti-
ment Of Christian charity on all this fu-
~ Of parties and parts assumed !
Nothing is strong enough To anger him.
Like blooded horsc, he will not let
himself be touched: he tosses his head
aloft and speeds whether he pleases.
Like Voltair, he recognises bu, one
mastcr--thc love Of Humanity. and one
opinion public opinion of to-ncr-
row. But a small number of women
visit n Theirs. for the reason that
women do not know how 10 hsten--ex-
cept when you speak to them of ,heni-
selves. Nevertheless. the feminine
auditory is charming. Madame Theirs.
who kecps all the characteristics Of her
provcrbial beauty Mile Dasne. all vi,
and facnation the Dutchcss Colonna.
that sculptrcss who ehiscls marble and
words: the Princess Troubctsky. hun
CRY for politics, and finally. Madame
Henry Houssaye de Tenncvill dc Arsgo.
with now aud then distinguished for
elsn lady. passing through Paris Al
the Princess Trouhstsky's may be found
che same ladies. together with many
oshess of oil parties. mean. of course.
the parties. The Republic he's not ye,
its Jr4ams du ssoaie. - IRENE Haassass, .
PUis Correspondent.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-06-08
KRUPP's FAMOUS GUN.

At an carly hour % morrow il is pro
posed 20 raise from the hold OF the
steamship ESSEX. now lying at Alli-on's
whsrf, west side Of Schuylkill river.
the monster Krupp gun, which is ssid
70 be one Of the largest in the world
II 10 thirty-thrce feet In length. has
bore OF thirty five and half centime.
ters in diameter. weighs sixty four Eng
lish tons and carries u projectile weigh
ing sixteen hundred pounds. The gun
resembles in shape huge wine bottle.
Mr.. Alfred Monnc. one Of Mr.. Krupp's
engineers. who has had charge Of the
transportation of the gun has come here
for the purpose Of experimenting its
delivery on the Centennial grounds in
good order. etc. Tie powerful steam
derrick of the Junction car-works will
be employed in raising the iroa mon
ster. i. will be remembered that dur
ing the war scve raj Of our largest guns.
some weighing forty one tons, were
transferred by Mr.. allison at this
wharf But. powerful as this derrick
is, it would be almost impossible. owing
to its position in the hold. To raise this
gun a. dead weight. The ships tackle
will be calio1 into requisition also. and
il Is the intention Of the engineers now
Ia charge to raise the gun by blocking
up first one end and then the other, and
hoisting by means Of . tackle made
fast to the trunnions. Once above the
deck il will be transferred To the great
18.whccl gun.track belonging to the
Pcnnsylvania Railroad Company which
is To bs brought here for this purpose.
The truck is built especially for the
carriage of heavy guns, and itself
weighs about forty tons, or as much as
n locomotive. The gun carriage it is
said, weight ~ tons. II will be seen.
therefore. that the whole weight-truck,
gun and carriage--amounts To the enor.
nous total of. say, $50 tons Fortunately
no long bridges have to be crossed
The longest is Thirty nh street. which
can readily be shortened up il necessary
The foresight Of those sending the gun
IL shown in the rolled iron beam. OF an
I shape, % inches and two feet in thick
ness, and SO feet and 33 inches long.
The beams can bs used in crossing road
bridges Of less span than the length
Of the beams. and. As there aro several
OF these small bridges tn be crossed,
will greatly facilitate tho transportation
of the gun to the groands. .-Paiiadet-
phi0 Press.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-06-08

GRHAr SALT LAKE STEADILY RI
sixG.--A corresbndcnt writing to the
Salt Lake Htnd from Black rock. on
the lake. says: Of late there has been
some agitation about the rising Of the
lake: hesss ! thought TO give you
the reoord since September Is. 1878. ,
monument having been put up by DIR.
:. X. Park. aud weekly observations
'nads with the following results: Dur
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-06-08

ing the month ending Octotrr lish The.
water fell inches TO November 18th
q inches 20 Deamter 18th. rose 4
inches 10 January II. 1876. ross 5
inches TO February llth. rose I
inneh 70 March 18th. rose IL inches
20 April 18th. rose 3 inches F; 70 Nay Is
rosa 8 inches showing . total for the
eight moths over the fall Of II inches.
I have aiAo sounded the hks from the
shore 20 Blsck rock After leaving
the shore few feet the depth vsriss
from eight TO eleven feet. This il
where the pioneers walked over dry
shod twenty six years ago. OH . reef Of
rocks. Ny soosdings poved to me
that the reef Of rocks had worn away.
% al of this depth cannot be attributed
10 the rissing of the water alone.
That the water hes great force was
shown by yesterdays storm. when boul-
dcrs weighing - much - ton were
washed awsy from Black rock. II
slso moved in three hours bank Of
gravel four feet thick into the lake.
which bad washed up along the shore
during the last three years.