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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-08-13
STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS.

A meeting OF the State Board OF Ex.
aminGrs for the purpose OF examining can.
did"tes for Professional Certificates, will be
hold at NARTINsBURG, Berkeley county,
tho 2sth, 2olh and Soh OF August, during
the session Of the State Teachers Associa.
ton, appointed at that place.
VIZ. PENDLET0N,
jy2l President OF tho Board.
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M A RTIN'S
CAPITAL RESTAURANT.

~ENEII NE NEV NVNNN T.
No. 1855 MARKET 6T., u LAs Only arIi-eIdGi ReS-
tGHrGHt " The ely. Il u the only htstAunnt that
has separate rooms for ladies' or WHERE you CAn hnd
that quiet cleanliness Of home, combined
with ihO lest 0aSiNS that can 10 bound In tho city
he keeps on hand the very best the market affords
In VeSetAblest hsh, oysteru game, and everything
In Seson, and ssTveS II up In manner xcOllod
IN the country. lie can 10 relied upon always 70
furnish everything frst-clASa. AuglO
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-08-13
Mrs. sYLvANUs REEDS
Day and Boarding School fur Younp
Ladlea.

Nos, 9 and s East sd st., New Totk. Fourteenth
year hcelns October, 1871. French the language
Of tho school. Collegiate course Of four Yeas.
Greiul training In Primary and Preparatory
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DOMESTIC MARKETS.

GALVESTON. April 26. 1877
orSass Net sse export,
452. Sales, 4o2. stock. 44722
NEW ORLEANS April 20, 1877
Cotton weak: middling. Ike; low middlng, loAsc
good ordinary oac Net pece,pis o@ BAGS. gross s 5a
Cotton weak and irregular; mddng. itac. lossc low
s ssss l0 '"'' Exports '''''"'' S''' s'0 S0'x
Cotton dull; mddlng. los4c low middlns, lo4c,; good
ports eoastwse, !. sales IS Stock. Sill
CHARLESTON April 26. 1877.
msS s is Gas 1o il
Coninen si5; coastwise i2o Sales. 500. STOCK 1929
WILMINGTON. n. o., April 70. 1877.
for strained Crude r - VI 90 for nad " 30
Flour advanced Nil grades sales Of 400 bbls
s II 81 = g ~ p' White vi " 81 sr
a o Go s"ss but Z. co
sales early of 300 bushels mixed Western At 7us, .
'; S:S:ss
s5 81" s S p.r se Flour shipped Ss naans'
nuyrALo, April 20. 1877.
& orn sSa 90 s
unchangeo Flour good request grades aud held
es.nss $50 wS.s e' a sr' ta @ 10
ws,s g. - ears do 80 one car 49, ss r ~
Tour DO. milling No. s. IS: Ave ears Nsr.iuss
.ss"s Sss 's,p 'ss'y. s
65c $500 do. tile spot, NJ 65c Oats 1900 Ohio
track, SEE; 800 do private kyo four ears
Western on track. at 81. barley ana matt steady no
made public. Observation-Disclosures =, v. X.
Watson. $1,000 bushels schooner Lyman Casey 0OO
$500 bbls. wheat II 200 bushels; corn, 1890 oats
1900 do: rye, $500 do. barley 1000 do. Shipments
oats 1890 DO rye asoo d" barley 2oIo do railroad
ireishts unchan sed from ,sterday's quotations.
TOLEDO. April %, 1877.
Flour firm. Wheat steady amber Michigan ~ 10 asked
seller I "a. .nG J". Do s Ne % 4.s n y ~
acvs demand strong and higher sales Of 100000
bushels high mixed spot, ~ 'asc seller May Gle sell
seller June 63c seller July soc seller, August 66ac
No. white. spot. sic seller May aud June. t3sc.
jes,ed 5ose dsmascd pie Oats IN Light demand, but
Wheat 12UO0 bushels corn $4,000 do oats. 400 do.
Shipments boat. y 900 bushels corn $1,000 do oats,
Junc 81 oo No. red Wabash held NJ - do Dayton and
Michigan. 81 o. sales OF rejected Lake shore 81 10
june. sc No ., May, COG june ;i1sc July, SIC
August. Zoe.
CHICAGO. April 26. 1871
Flour in good demand at full prices. Wheat dull Ak.
lower and unsettled No. Chicago spring 81 81 cash
81 o. May: 81 6ia Jnnc has sod At ~ ~ III II for
June: No d.. 81 So; rejected IL 80 Corn unsettled.
cused 1T inside price,. 5Ic cash. 54ac, May J7lpc
june has sold ~ 56iac 6,e for June rejected. 49,
May. 4lc. June. Eye strong and higher Doc Barley
strong higher ut SOC SIC cash: 60c 6,c. May
PORK irregular and actve put aud lower SIS cash
Ior J.ne Lard active but lower $40 U7f, cash May
$40 l1ia $40 20 June. suIk meats ncti,e and hrn
shoulders Sac short ribs. size. short clear SIZE wns
Flour. lO,pn bbs wheat, 1900 bush L.,
900 do oats. $1,000 do 5000 do; barley 1000
corn 10000 do. oats 53.Uw 90 rye. 1900 do barley
2 ltn do AZ the afternoon call of the BoardWhaat
settled and higher; 81 ~ May 81 10 June Corn higher
5si6r June. Oats unchanged. Provisions 6rmer aud
changed.
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Charles S Perry, the Front street merchants held
yesterday at tho Office Of Register ketchum. Mr..
Frederick s. Wells, the assignee IN bankruptcy, SUBJ
mittcd his reports and accounts, which passed,
aud q dividend OF ono and one.hith per cent was
divided among tho creditors.
The creditors OF Daniel j. Qugiey, liquor dealer at
No. 81 South street, held meeting yesterday tho
Office OF Register Williams TO act on the offer OF tho
bankrupt Tor composition at twenty-five cents on tho
Forty creditors proved their claims, The following
being the largcst:-Davd ~. Koehcr, 81, 302; T.. r,
sl,3l0 Further proceedings wore adjourned the
request oil Mr. Qugicy.
At meeting OF the creditors of Michael N. Van
Dyke, proprietor OF the hoto at No IS Catharnc slp
held at tho Office OF Register Williams yesterday Mr.
Benjamin w West was elected assignee in bankruptcy
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-27
COMMERCIAL RI PORT.

COTTON on THE SPOT 1-16c. LOWER; FUTURES
CLOSED wEAK-FLoUR HIGHER-wHEAr
HIGHER--coRN H1GHER-oATs HIGHER
wHIsKEY HIGHER-PoRX LowER-LARD
HIGHER.-PETRoLLUM DULL-sPIRITs OF TUR-
PENTINE FIRM--nosIN FIRM--oIIs QUIET
COFFEE FIRM SUGAR FIRM - FREIGHTs
sTRoNGEn.
THURSDAY, April 26--6 T. NJ.
There was much excitement In the Change markets
to-day ana prices OF all kinds Of breadsus and cereals
were higher and closed with still upward ten.
dency Flour held $50, and in some cases Soc,
higher. Wheat held Be. 10c. higher Corn and oats
were active and higher Whiskcy WIS higher.
Dressed hogs were lrmer. Pork decidedly lower but
active. lard active aud higher. Freight, rmer
Cotton the spot Lice lower Futures closed weak
Coffee and sugar firm. Oils quiet. Petroleum dull Naval
stores firm.
CorrEE--Thc market for kio quiet but firm. The
Oilers has arrived with 19505 Rio and 32l
do. Santos and tho samples will be put on the mar
ket tomorrow. Mild coffeo quiet but steady
We quote :-urdinary carsoes, 1875 1d]sc nir do.
1870. 1896. good do, l9c 1910; prime do,
oOc ~ 2O4c. extreme Tor lots, l614c 1O3ac !;
Santos. fair to good. 1Ss4c. l3tic gold, 90 days;
Java government bags BE 23c do. grass mats 23c
Die Singapore. iec. Gle; cey.on, loc. pic Mara
caibo lsc zoe Laguayra l9c. zoe. Jamaica, lie a
lSc 1t. Domingo Ice l64c. Porto Rico Isc. zoe. ;
Costa Rca lsc lie Mexican, 1sc. l9ac. Macassar
be- 2lc; Angosturh, l9c. 2Jiac: SavanillH, lSc
roe Guracoa l6c a lsiar
the spot at tecline OF Ice. and
the close holders Offering ~ FULLY l0c below tho
quo.ed prices Liverpool Tat and irregular icr spot
midding quoted a 3D. Sales 5000 bales Arrivals
and actiye The market opened points lower ubse-
qucny reacted points but soon gave way again, and
under The influence OF Liverpool closing weak prices tell
rapidly and the market closed weak with the p,ices show
nric dave m MARI Law usto
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NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY APRIL 27 ls77.-TRIPLE SHEET

refined at Philadelphia I5c I5e do at Baltimore isc
g 60 Paker's unsettled declined 10 81 4eA; now
iS'% pss; ~ sS' Win ready sale :. ",
oxs state and JERSEY iss psr
Western ioc Turkeys state and Jersey ac ioS West
si q per pair paeSs- e. s Sc 81 pair
s''i s"ss 70
as ss s 70, far 10 Feed DO Chickens were quoted
Facrisoss" Ressipss%Posi. ir4a eol.; lard. se4
and
q so rs % and Sa s al I
sa ss$ 4 s:sss as SS u
sales were ioo ssl.. extra prime Western sis 81
S s Western s prime s.' s. s "d ~ s "
sis % Tor Nay and sS s. SIS s. and ~ %
s"S SMOKED ss S sa. tor .s"vS bacon a Ss
s os e s. Short s ss sold ssa $50
iS@ ' 50 ss. ezra sa mess sold q siI
III S elees city s ps n samna At w Bse
hams wsro rm; barrels Western .sd " Saa
ss . ssvs a ss ST; s s...
ssssa ss sic jss s,s
asked me ss a ' s5sss a.. e S sn 40
$40 $40 sio sa s.. aal go 81, To- Iay
ern at i $40 ss1s erees grade 80 Is srccs
a s Refined ws q but WAS 800
o'lc Continent ~ lose. Cuba =. s,ac and Dc as,Yc for
quiet steady At i5c ine state and
Oc. 1sc for ino Western Cheese Receipts.
;lsc i5c es old wesisrn laSe i4.c: new
5,se SIC good S'.e. 5,1c prime sac: cnoee,
e,sc. a7c Loussna. FIJI, DC 5,.c good prime 'sc
aadAsc rntna 7'sc. a74c, currency Ransoon IN bSnd'
here very fair demand i0r rsw aid tho
s,aS. at 9 q nsa an aS na st. hss
@ r a. ana @a msrs Active
q, ' he a'S dos h " " rednss M good
IN hnds md hoxps Nh ~ M.
refining common 70 prime she Pas DO ~ cery; lr
on 4. iossc. io7sc crushed iI7sc; powderea. isc.
sm o i2e wn n s eYar" u soe
sTn.nisS- market was ,qpI-t bu, firm at ii'Sc a
if s = i s Ter and 1877 se
5 "rss !. w"s e. u & a ' ss were
a s .o &c y * al 0' The market was
fn,Iurs. grain tonnage fairly active both
Steamer with further advanced An unusual rise in
provisions WINS gained per seasr g y
bushels grain (. a. 7sd an advance per snsns
s' 4a f s s Which los per af "SSs. the
price; 100 hhds: iaow. 3as 3D. against 25s ro
saree CHARTERS "A Norwegian bark SO tons hence to
e sac with alvp 30 ss refined . as WIN
2iuH cases do " 3oc American ship. las5 TONS
orders At current rates m American ship,
with 100, eases Co ~ current rates. nnd IN smericnn
marEc; British bark, s'a from rhiladsph. 70
ea I" M s as
Richmond closed ther' Baltic with 800 DBL. re-
hence to Cork or orders with a.5oo quarters grain Al
sd snAnsran sark 4s hence !, % Cork tor Or
tons henss pelars Roads with ooo Quarters y in At
rc!aaa with 1900 quarters grain, "a: Italian
brig s tons hence to cas. soest ireland d. with 100 quar-,
ss with w mSsy Z, to
YorkO n nor
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-27
COMMERCIAL.


LiyrRroot, Anril o6--5 ~ +. VI.
Cotton-Funres weak npands dow midding cAuse),
May and June delivery, 5 2J-32d.
LONDON, April 20 Evening.
Calcutta linseed, SIS per quarter. Lnccd oil. 60
ESQ IS per ton. .
TRow. AS Sd. per cwt
LONDON. April 10 1877.
Petroleum Refined i2xd per lailon. Spirits turpen-
tine. 2ss. per cwt
ANTWERP, April % 1877
Petroleum 33isr Tor fine pale American
LIVERPOOL. April 265 4. N.
Brcadstuis-Corn, 2ss. I'd 29s. quarter Tor new
mixed Western. rr,visons-Lsrd, iDs I'd per cwt Pork
SIS. per bDi for prime mess.
NEW YORK PRODUCE EXCHANGE REPORT
IdvtRPooi. April 26. 1877.
Pork-Eastcrn dull at IT'S: Western steady ut 6,s
Bacon Cumberland cut uu ut Bs short RIB dull
: lid. long clear dull ut los short clear dull Ais
amslung cut duh at lbs. Shoulders steady 2s I'D
India mess steady at Ds Ii mer ut IT'S ;
prime nrncr US. Lard Prime Western hrmer
~ ss,s I'd Taiiowirmc city Hrmer As rurpcniinc
spirits dull ut rs. i'd HosnCommon steady at 5s 81
nc dull lbs. 3D. choice duh ut Ibs
Lard viNonc III the market FlOurExtrn state Ermcr NJ
32s Wheat-S Spring No. nominal at lbs. spring No =,
frmcr At Us. cd. Corn-MiSed soft frmer at 2Ss ID
FINANCIAL.
LONDON, April 26-5:15 y. NJ.
Consols - 1916 for both money and the account.
PARIS April ~, 1877
Exchango London PSF 13,sc. for short sight.
PARIS, April 20. 1877.
Tho specie in Bank Of France increased 5ouuo
during the pastwock
LONDON, April 26-4 r. NJ
silver Is quoted ut Dad per ounce
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-27
A PAYN'S-TAKING CAPTURE.

About three weeks ago Detective Payn, OF Queens
county, arrested In New Jersey German farm hand,
named John Mctzel suspected strong evidence, OF
having set FIRE to the barn oil Mr.. Isaac Downing at
Mncoa, on the night OF the 1lh Of March last Mctzcl
consented TO accompany him without a rcquisiton,
aud he had got him lar as Hunters Point, on tho
way 10 the Queens County Jail, when tho prisoner
made his escape Payn has been looking tor IN dill
gently ever since, and has laid traps Tor him,
ono OF which sprung ana caught the iugiiivc on
wednesday afternoon. Alter his escape II appears,
Me,zci venlurod TO New Jersey. whore he remained
against him has accumulated, and IS found that he
mas been engaged IN number OF criminal transactions.
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Speculation at advanced prices continues quite active
In the Produce Exchange, all kinds of brcadstus being
affected or loss As instance OF this the sale
OF load OF rye spoken OF yesterday In which
q profit OF ST. 200 made In a few hours II Is The
same with wheat and -four, which have steadily ad-
vanced since the receipt OF the FIRST tho
9th INST Several days ago was thought by
tive dealers that tho spectators had FULLY anticipated
tho war and discounted IL Tor all II worth.
but prices have boon found 10 advance daily
still reported rising Now, II Is claimed again that
tho present wholly IN excess OF the
gagemcnts OF shippers and are the result Of venture
some speculation looking to general European war.
sant,mo consumers here must pay the penalty.
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delivered contract. 500 bales For future delivery
sales were MS follows Yesterday, sier two r NJ May,
800 at lo2c, 100 al iolc June 800 at &c., 500 at
= l2c $40 Il = ioc $50 =. II las 600 IT. IL lie; July
BE- 500 =; 30, 'ss 200 St ll;'s o., seoss I'm
up r NJ. :-Aprii, 100 at loo5c.. 500 at lI94c
itl7c 300 ioc 200 At 10 a5c, 800 AZ iooc. 700
800 II 2c 800 at II 9lc 100 ut 9Dc 2D ut ~ stc,
100 10 s,c. 100 at 1850. 700 lOS3c 100 S5c
June. 6ooat ode. 1000 ut o5c 800 at Die,
llo3c 800 At II OLE, 900 at 1oic. 800 ut lie,
I,2oO at li.Uic., 200 1O99c. 1900 lO0sc 500 at
iu97c 300 10 &c. 400 l0a5c 800 lO9ic. 300
io9c Iooo 10 92c 800 at loyc. 2Uo at lo95c July,
24OO l1sc. 400 ut IL. 19c.. 700 1l2Oc. 1909 ut
life 200 at IL &c., 100 ut 1jc., 800 az H. l4c.
800 at II l3c., 100 ut 2c 900 ut II BE 600 at l2c
100 iio,c 200 at i1osc. august. 400 a, ii,soc.,
II DE 127c 200 ll.26c., TOO II be. 800
:, y pc goat ilasc 100 At s2c 200 o a. ~ a4c
ii &c., 100 Lie, 800 at 16c 500 at l5c, 200
II lnc. septcmhcr 40 at Lille. POO NJ la2c 400
iio7c NoyemSer la' 4. irac 100 :. 10 SOC 200 at lic
2o 10 e7c Total 3d. 800 bates Grand total $500 bales
Tho receipts at the ports follows lsi
bales New oricsns, 5N; Mobile, ~; Savannah. 20:
Philadepha 24a. Total 93s This day last week. 4
THIS day year. 35 Total since sept .mber j. 7!S 066
bales, to last night Cotton ieights closed cliows:-
To Havre by steam a.. comprcssed by sail. ssc 10 Ham
burg by steam. sac. compressed Bremen, by steam.
&c cotaprecsei 10 Liverpool. sld BY steam; by sail
e he Market s S"c' = o,o M. w,..
10 400 bushcs meal 10 hbls ana ;s25 bags
o. 6 bushels oats ~ $50 d.; rye. DO do barley mat
200 The -four market was still excited aud most radcs
we're held higher. he sales were about l20n bbls in
cndnr State esern ana Southern at the annexed
tations Rye flour fair and active Sales 200
bbls Corn meal active and firm. sales 800 bbs
a nurx NJ Init Wa
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RIO JASEIRo. April %, 1877.
Coffee market animated; large sales for the United
States. ko. good rsts 500 $3.50 refs per ~ kils
EScnanee London, 235s Average daily receipts 600
bags. shipments tor the wecko the Channel aud North
OF Europe. 1900 bags TO the United States 100 do
sales OF the weckfor the Channel and North OF Eurore
81 90 bags for the United States 3Op do stock. 5000
bags Freights, sail, tor the Channel. los
SANTOS. April -, 1877
Cehce market animated; prices firm superior santos,
$500 u,J refs ~ kios Average DAN, receipts lOb
bags shipments the to all countries, luuO do
the Channel. Europe and Mediterranean. 1900 do.
Sales OF weekror Europe 500 do Tor the United
States, 1000 do. Stock, 20, do.
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CLOSING rRIcEs-3 =. N.
Tho closing prices werc:--

The money market was very easy to-day, money
toaning at per cent CALL and then declining
10 2 a 2H the last loan being yer
call Tho following tho rates Of exchange
on New YORK at the aforementioned cities to-
day.--savannah buying ., selling Il Charleston,
scarce, nothing doing; a. LOUIS, ITO premium;
Cincinnati, steady and firm. buying par selling lilo;
New Orleans commercial 5-l6, bank "a. and Chicago,
so 10 60 premium. Foreign exchange continues firm at
.s7a4s7l. Tor bankers 6o-day sterling bills, and at
4. a 4 SOL. for demand. Tho quotations Tor
ne papcr are as follows
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5000 Mo 6's rs. ......
1880 La con. ..........

90 Adams tx In yes
,..tuv'u ttuf al
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ADVANCE AND DECLINE.
The following shows the advance aud decline in the
closing prices OF tho principal active stocks to-day as
compared with those OF yesterday
ADVANCE -pacinc Mail, Al Erie "a; Illinois Gen.
trial, %; Northwest, "a DO preferred, 70; ST. Paul
preferred Il Hannibal and ST. Joseph, "a; Burling
Ton and quincy, "a.
DEcLINE-Western Union, l New York Central,
IL, Lake shore, "a Union Pacific, Il Rock lsiand
- 81. Paul 4 Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
81, Morris and Essex, ~ Atlantic and Pacific, "a /;
Delaware and Hudson, "a Michigan Central !.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-27
MINING SHARES

The following were the opening quotations for min
ing stocks at San Francisco today:-Gould Curry,
4; Savage, A; Cholar Potosi, SO; ophir 49,; Hale 4
Norcross, 2ls: Grown Point g. Yellow jacket, =
Bechcr 5; Imperial, TX; Virginia consolidated, SO;
California SO; Overman, IS; Raymond L. Ely, 81;
Eureka G. ", 3; Best Il Becher 10; Kcntuck Az;
Union consolidated, s. Alpha, IL; Meadow Valley,
III Sierra Nevada 3la Mexican, 0; Caledonia, "a |;
silver Hill, ~ Eureka consolidated, 90; Justice. s;
.Jula consolidated. 4,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-27
SECOND noARD-I 40 p. N,


NEMUKANDUM
The following shows the earnings Of the Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad for the lrst three
weeks Of April and the earnings Of the corresponding
weeks for 1875 and 1876
1875. 1876 1877.
First week. ........ S1io,9 1913 Sl57, 200 Sill 600
second wcek....... l32,GS7 1874, $40 10000
Third wcek........ 15l,l12 152 s53 129, 600
The above shows decrease for the third week OF
April Of s23,S53
New York Open Stock and Gold Exchange. Official
report OF sales April 20, 1s.I.--
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ln.la AMI ll:30 A. N.
iIHST BOAl,I)-lO.3O A. N

5000 US 5-2O's. c. '6S be rs
$1,000 U 5 SIS. 1910. r. lI1X
10000 q 5 SIS, 'Sl. reg. ll0la
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Wheat fury active but held 1T such extr ordinarily
high prices that bnycrs could much. Prices
Sc. Sc. better and in cases fully uc was a,ked
The sales were abon. oo bushels at 81 al 81 IS
old unrrndcd 81 50 Tor old Milwaukee, and >! 10 tor No
Tho sais were about $1,000 bushels SPOT at ose ssc
s to- White os s s s"sn yellow yellow on %
6Siac dc Tor No and GO for No $ or forward de-
May At 67c e7ae.; 2ppoo 40 for june. ~ Csc
1909 90 a9 for Arr q az and = o No. = Tor Nay
mand and opened c higher The saes were 1000 bushels
a. 80: Sc as ss os e @ G or ss" mixed DOC
40 do DE Doe No do. 5c Tor NJ. 3dc aud i5c.
Ss we're 900 bushels Maryland Il 81 10 ana $500 STATE
t. arrive next week ut 81 10 Barley aud barley malt we're
lIrsr Asp aurn ue butts wers anies .., firm We
aas, and weak. but ssai remained very hrm We eno.e
Anne cnn dressed SID sIl Tor sinsie $40 81, Tor
sso gold Italian s27' ss75 gold; jute. 4c. 5lac
Tna b s.s o4 SIS s,s d. s s ss e
gold. ....
Foreign hrn We :Cuba. centrifugal and mixed
45c grocery. 400 47e Porto Rico, .2s SOC English
eh i,aees SEE a sss ansy 5se i'"" S'''
NAVAL sroars.-spriis ,urpcntpe drm but quiet
m"ss With i the aase II IS ss' good
strained weo'e Esprit, s g. s"o o g.
Pitch q Tar ~ Adyises from rom Wilmington Yin" ~ Mets
I'D r"H Steady al 81 20 ufpensne rn hard sc:
soft. s. ~ yrgin: y 50 spir,ss sle pd aov.r =.
sic and 100 for Jane delivery ~ 53c AZ the csi
BID Js sns s " s ss e Aps M.y o
bid 5e asked seller year, ss bid Iss " ssss
s apa s' Crude 81 81 d. SIs.esa winter
er@, Soc bleached winter. 7se natural do Zoe 7.e
do s,c winter beacncd fish, 5c a2c; crude sh
rrTpolrvM market was dull, but prices were
sn,nas rns closing n p1 Ss snc IN sp 5c
i5'4 do. in eases 2oc naphtIa, ioc Tor prime city
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-07
AcoLD BLooDED MURDER!
a TRAMP FILLS TWO MEN AND
WOUNDS TWO OTHERS!
He is Coming towards this City, Lock
out for Him!

The telegraph of this morning gives the
following account of cold blooded muir
der which was perpetrated near the little
town Of Gibson, Knox county:
On Sunday a tramp entered the house
of Charles BeldeD, at ellison, this state.
The family, on returning from church,
found the house open. Search was made
by, who Immediately opened fire with a
revolver, instantly killing Mr.. Belden,
mortally wounding Mr.. Charles McCowen
and wounding Mr.. James Packerel in the
leg, also boy named Keoter in the foot,
which will have to be amputated. The
whole populace is jn arms and after him,
yet without success.
|. r. Wilder, u resident Of Knoxville,
arrived 10 this city this morning in search
Of the murderer. He says that the fell
low is coming this way-as he was seen 10
the vicinity of Rio, Knox county, last
evening. He is described as being of
medium height-about 5.8,-heavy set;
broad square shoulders; dark or black
curly hair; full dark beard; had on dark,
ribbed pants; dark brown coat; toes OF
shoes or boots boxed and ribbed; boots
or shoes run over"
Mr.. Wilder says that on Friday or
Saturday night of last week this same
tramp burglarized gun shop in Elmwood,
Peoria county,a and carried off six revolvers
and one double-barrelled, breech- loading
shot gun. He was followed to ellison By
the deputy sheriff, and there can be no
doubt but what this is the same fellow who
committed the murder, as he threw away
shot gun after the shooting in the corn.
field.
Mr.. Wilder also gives detailed account
of the shooting affair. He says Mr.. Bel.
den first approached the fellow in the corr
field. He was on horseback, and the
tramp was walking and lodging among
the corn. Mr.. B. commanded him to
halt. He turned. and, drawing a re-
volver, said, 'Halt yourself, you - Of
a--and fired, the ball striking the
horse in the neck and then entering MIR.
BIS head, killing him instantly. About
this time Packerel and the boy, Keoter,
came up, both being mounted on one horse
They also commanded him to halt, but he
answered them in the same manner as ht
did Mr.. Belden, and then firing, killed
their horse Before they could regain
their feet he had shot them both, but theil
wounds are not fatal. Mr.. McCowen ther
ran up and fred one shot at the tramp
which missed him. The fellow turned OF
, him. and, again repeating his answer Il
, the demand to halt, shot him through tn,
E breast near the heart. from the effects o
. which he died at IL o'clock yesterday
Every shot fired by fhe tramp took effect
1t is to be hoped that the scoundrel vii
be arrested and dealt with as he deserves