davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1877-05-20
Withdrawn from store during Friday TOR city
CONSUMPTION: 4, 679 hu wheat, 957 bn rye, 4, 500

Withdrawn from store during FFldAy tof CITY
consumption: 4, 1873 bu wheat, 957 bn rye, 4, 500
bn barley.
The following grain was inspected into store In
this city On Saturday morning: cars No. 2
Northwestern wheat. 1 car No. spring, 3 cars
No. do, 8 cars rejected do, IL cars NO grade t2o
whent): 8 cars yellow corn, 5 ca1s No. do, 38
cars high mixed, l3 cars new do, Is cars new
mixed, So cars and g. COO bu No. corn, so cars
rejected do, 10 cars NO grade t229 cosn}; IL cars
white oats, 10 cars No. do, 80 cars and 8, 600
bu rejected do (64 oats>; 2 cars and 800 bu No. 2
rye; car No. barley. 2 cars No. do, cars
rejected do. Total 1881 cars}, $50. COO bu. In
epected out: 8, 142 hu wheat. 15a, 625 Du coEn,
IL 77s bu outs, $50 bu RE, 476 bu barley.
The inspection Of wheat into store for the corTs-
spending day last year was 115 cars, and 1o3 cars
tor do IN 1875 The inspected rece1pts for the arst
10 days in May Of the three yenrs were 277 cars IN
1877, against i, 246 in 1876, and 2, 9o2 In 1870
The following we're the quantities. OF grain on
New York canals MAY 10: Wheat, 431. 763 bu;
corn, l,25o o57 bu; oats, liz, o27 bu; rye, 49, 63
bu; barley, IS, 02o bu- ..
The following were the receipts and shipments Of
breadstufs and live stock at this point during the
past week. and for the corresponding weeks end
49,
, 1877-05-20
TAUGHT BY 4 BIRD.

An April day: the col. wind blew, -!
The dark clouds lowered, the thick snow nH"s
And, where the springing grass lay 2feea,
Only cover Of white Was seen.
Snow everywhere! Igazed with sign;
AZ the big hakes fell from the gloomy skgt
Loading the limbs OF the budding trees, =!
Filling The hollows shout their knees. j.:
Had Winter come back-the vnnquisheo A'aS =:
And rude1y throstled the maiden Spring! ,-.z'-
But 1o1 from amid the storm heard
The sweet, glad song OF tiny BIRD ., =.
On tufted twtg, It's feet in the snow,
Swing by the cold wind TO and fro, !.
It sat and saug-that tiny bird - r
Putting to shame my petulane Wosu- =,
The darkness lifted, the storm was douel ~"
Through broken cloud- riffs shone the aMa' ,n..l
4 breath came up from the South. and tas s13
Melted away in the genial glow
Spring reigned aeafp-and again heard
The joyous cong OF that dear brown plfo. ~;
With quIckeped pulses, and heart 13fo"s -
caught the refrain, ~ told yon SOL" l.
Ah, little bird. had fai.h like you, ~
When life and the world are dark to vteHi 7:,t
When lowering skies are above me benz. ~ /
Could feel your trust and your sWets e7n1eA'.
Ton sang-your tender feet in the sno"' i:
Swung by the cold wind 10 AMI fro: =
Your faith was sure-and uow repe41 '~.%-
Over and over, the lesson sweet.
LAKE MILLS, Wis. ELL8s +. A11A'1~ -.
, 1877-05-20
SUBURBAN..

AtSo'c1ock Thursday evening Miss Carrie Rent
and Charles 4. Bartlett we're married at the resi-
deuoe Of the brides brother, in Englewood. The
psrlors were appropriately decorated with flowers,
and only the near friends and relatives Of the high
contracting parties witnessed the ceremonies. A
collation. YVES eerred during the evening. The
presents werc oaur and elegant, and included u
fpe ehambcs-set. In black walnut with mar
ble-top. from the groom's parents; French china
dinner and supper set 1s0 pieces, Ar. and Mrs. s.
" Roesau; French bronze clock, Nj. and Mrs.
II. keut: eaey chair, Mx. q. u. Lewis; pair Gre
1aa sa*eA. Asa E.t,otton+ octAgpn aquarium with
gold Gsh fron purale: elegant album ettee1- plate
relief. Culver, fagt. Hoync Co. silver cake 5as
ket card receiver. auo 1wo VASES Ttth crystal trim
mlnSs. Co. workers IN toe stose: one dozen break
fast uapkius, Mrs. Mary Gorton: usajo2ica fruit
set with silver knives and napkins, Miss Helen
Pearson; solid sil. rase Mfn. L. Cutter pnouaue
j. pair pictures Italian holly carved framee Mr.:
and Mrs. persS. Bloomington: silver and crystnl
eoloene set. Mr. Carter and Miss Lewis: steel en-
craving. Nk~ and Mrs- Maxwell, Dloomsns-
ton: wicker work easy chair Miss E. Gussfc
Wright: SIS 90 hard rash, MIR. and Mrs "
II. Brooks; psir California b1anxcts, Mr. and
Mr.. II. o. Lewis; Seapoitan Boy in crayou. The
pttcr half of the quartet; nickel and csyeial INK.
stand. T. S. Lyon; workable md u111ing-desk.
Nr, and Mr.. H. B. Armstrong; silver rut-re-
tetyEt. Misses Mack. Smith. and Nuirheaa; dozen
, 1877-05-20

Total eleven cttles... !, 2k+ 853, 16
OF eleven cities reporting fos two years, only
three show any decline In business. At New York
a gau Of about per cent may be attributed to the
increase Of stock Transactions, leaving gain OF
about T. per cent attributable to improvement in
other business. At Boston The same ratio Of Ina
provesnent appears. At Baltimore, St Louis, and
Louisville the improvement, though not as large,
is constant. having continued for several weeks.
Transactions At Pitsshusg certainly indicate con-
siderable recovery in the iron business, and the
activity IN grain s reecled IN cearings at Milwau-
kee. The most remarkable feature In the reports
s the great gain at New Orleans which can only be
attributed to general revival OF business and OF
confidence. consequent upon the restora -ion Of,
neacc and good feeling in that long disturbed city
To other cities and to the people Of other parts OF
the country, It is not an uniuportant matter that
business at New Orleans has increased fully one
third because OF the removal Of nm nnwelcome anu
oppressive ra'e.
GOLD AND GREEyBACKs-
Gold was 1o6@D106sl in greenoacks.
GrecnbacRs we're 943a4033i cents On the dollar
in gold,
, 1877-05-20

-
NEW York. MAY 1e.-corros-Stcady It tmfat!T
futures clo1cd quiet but steady; May. fo0*mE
June l0.s2@lo- $50: July, To- 82@10 o3c; Aoeea -
H. 1ec September, 1o oo@tle, octoeeE 10 ssessss y.
November, TO- 7s a1n: SOC; December, loassmas n
january, 1o.e5@l0 07c; February, A.9'SAl"
March, 11.!stall.30c ~.
FLoug-Dull aud IN buyers favor: reeetpn a@
brls; No = s4.8o9s. IS; supernae Stats Ana wesa1
$7pO37c5; common tn caot:e extra - - ~ S
feusy T. sn0se sssoss s; sstf4 oht. l2s
$751a1l.tu Minnesota patent pE9e' =
Rye -four dull and loEsr q q ss;Go@S s59 : 7a' .,
ooo uu. Rye dull; Western g 9a5c BattsJ 9qs nsts:
arm MaIt quist bns nE; Wests 1S
81 &c: low mixed 6oc: steam mixed q b
Western, ~. Oats less active saa anenalse''
HAT-Unrnanged. - ~
HoPs-unchansed. r,. ..,,,44 III
GeocEE1Es.CoIee dull ana heaVJ; III ao sn2sr III
out arn; falr 10 Cpd re hing io sSo ill.,
= .s; ,5,e e!Ss sa ssaas ss u
l44c; nApI.na. RIc. ' =.
T:Inooi} T:Inowoo9}u!s;t 4 e!;t y q a5n 2, q g sis
SPIRITS Or TCEPENTIxE-53Hc.
Eeazasax{, Wfs;ss S.n,IncK l1 sais Buenos Ay
esiitoFala SsH ssa1ss d. h!es; : s. ia II,
WooL-Dull: domestic fleece. 3,9Is' paH's' ~
si4ss becf quiet; 10 x clear mid ~ - sSS'' I4'
hIM; PFi1s s;ssT :: Ws.ss ~ sas iS's "a
WMrskY-firm; held At 81, II. -..,..u.t nd i
fall demsnd inxos Lake aa!et 4 lsala4S;;. @ as
pig iron quiet but 1sm at = ssoc Amsas's4A Aa'a -,
at l7a2o Rne,ia sheetn: 10 3@i5c e aaa2Ssit 2s!i h1s
shoe, No. g, 114A8s. :;
, 1877-05-20
TO MARAH.

o mourning mother, cease Joaf ~aaA 4
And look above the tomb. =.
Where, safe beyond this earthly reai'
Your precious flowers bloom
,..s
Temptation cannot reach them now ~
For Angels guide their feet: .stt
With patience. mourning mother, bon
Those yellow heads, 20 sweet, :.
VIII greet yon In fairer Cline,
Where sotrow Is no NOR,
Ard soon viii come thas happy Tins *zs, !.
Beyond this earthly shore q .: 1.:.f
Il,
Twill help your own sad gr.ef depsfr rsa1
. Twill check the txll1u8 tear.
~ :. - =: o, ~.t-- -; Lou LoVxIA&"e
, 1877-05-20
FINANCE AND TRADE.
Dull Close Of Dull Week-Excess OF
Loauab.e Funds. g..
Tha Produoe Markets Tama and Weak-A
General Downward Turn in Grain
and Provisions.
Movement Of Cereals and Lire Stotk....Dullness in
tha Forwarding Business.
FINANCIAL.

The week closed in financial circles WIN oasa'
ness in the same dull state as at the beginning.
Beyond the routine regular demand from tae
custo,nars Of tile banks little was doing in ne9o-
t,ah,e nancr. Tho subsiaence OF speculation on
the Board OF Trade adds its share to the general
Quiet among the banks, and commercial, mann-
factur1ng, and miscellaneous paper Is in hsn1
supuly. The loananle means OF the banks are con-
siderahly in excess Of the demand.
Rates of discount were 8@l0 per cent at the
oanks to regular customers. On the street Inc
usual rates prevail. ..
New York exchange was sold between bankH at
50MT5c per 81, 900 premium. The amount max
ing Is not large.
Tbe clcarings Of the week are reported as 1o'lo"s
bv.,fanoeer b. R. Hale, Of the Chicsgo Clearing
, 1877-05-20
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
aAnd interest


BY TELEGRAPH.
New York, May 1a.-Gold opened at 106Y, de-
clincd to 1o6ss, and closed At 1o8A-, Carrying
ratcs, u and per cent, and borrowing rates fat
at 2 per cent
silver at London unchanged Here silver bars
are quoted, greenbaeks, 1904; gold, 1851. Coin
4 per cent discount. ...-..
Specie III pments to-day, $ol0, 900, Of which
S150, 600 Is goll coin, the remainder silver.
Governments drmer.
Railroad ponds strong, and higher In some
cases.
State securities frn.
The stock market has been irregular to-day. In
the carly dealings prices advanced y to X per cent,
but after the first cali rcacted Il to 1s per cent
while after midday there WIS recovery Of i to i
per cent.
Stocks at the close we're strong for Western
shares and trunk lines, particularly roads west OF
Chicago, and lower for coal stocks and Wertern
Onion. Rock Island advanced to 05, Northwest
common to 23, Preferred to 40s5, St. Paul common
reacted to 10H, Preferred in the later eules ranged
between 50ssD50X, after having sold up to 5lsx in
the morning.
There we're reports current on the street as 10 the
answer OF President Gowan to telegram from the
coal confe renee; one to the effect that answer
has been received at Philadelphia, and that 1t vas
0ni1V0Ea0lc. ma inc 0tnef Lnat no answer 0aQ
come and none would come till Monday.
Transactions aggregated Asa, 900 shares, Of
which l, 800 we're Pacific Mail, IL, 600 Western
Union, Is, 200 Northwestern, 20, 500 Rock Island,
$500 ST. Pauls, 2aa.,2oo Lake Shore, 8, 100 Now
York Central, l, 400 Ohios, ~, 500 Michigan Cen
tra1 5, 100 Delaware d Hudson, 50, 400 Delaware
b Lackawanua.
Money easy at 2K per cent on call Prime mer-
can tile paper, 3x94n.
Sterling steady; actual business, 471z for sixty
days, 40 for sight.
.Ciearingr, SIG, 900, Geo. The Treasury dis
bursed to-day, S..3s, 900.
Customs rcccipts, $l83,O0O.
The weekly bank statement shows: Loans, de-
crease, sG24, oo6; specie, decrease, 81, 4o5 800;
lega-tenders. increase, 81, ST. 600; deposits, de-
crease, $3.50, 800; circulation, increase, 81, 200;
reserve, increase, Sl10, $50.
, 1877-05-20
BYTELEGRAPH.

Special Di4pa&cA to TA< Tt9axz&
LIVERPOOL, May l9-1l:30 q. m.-FLoVR-5A / III
No. ?. 3os- :. r
GRA1x--Wheat-Winter. No. l. 1as 4ds Nn 1 N;
spriuE, No. l. ia. Cd; No. 2 Is ID; white, No II
III; No. =, 12s I'd; club, No. l, 3ss Cd; "a = u.
Corn-o6s. -. .t5:.
Paor,s1oss-Pork, s4s. Lafd. 48ssd-
L,vErpool, sfay 1890 p. m.-PRosls1oss-PGk
I1vrEsocE May IT. E53c,S%Ias+Es. 3S,%I!s ..sssss.
BEE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sr white whca .setks II
I'd sI3s; do clno. I3s 81 .1N u: err1ng, II 38laH
EIour-Westetu canal 81 ,33a CoEt-Hsstetn EaatA
:Gs. Oats-American. 3@A 3d. Barley-aed Psa~
Observation-Disclosures 3osaN-
PHovrsEoxs-Ncas pork. 61s- Prime me1 oee1 a
Lard-AmeTican. AS. 6acon-Long eaE4a ostda III
'Ar.i ATrALLow-Fine To- American. rs q. .,:
SprE1rs or TUKPEsTIxE-8s Cd: resnsd, lASa-
LfSsKEp OfL-3ls6a11s Sd. =.
RgsiS-Comnoa. Is 81; pale, lA ts
SPIRITS or TyEPESrISE-GS -
CNEEsE-Amertcan. 72s. y ...,,...
Loxpox. Ney tD.-sP1RlTs TCHfKN1I31-z7lse0
ASTwEE Nay ,sr1rao1ETsSa T,c.q.a b, III. CIR
Ltvxnpoo1.. Nay ie.-Pr!me mess potEEa1tstu. = =
Western, Ga. Dacan-Cumuerland4 3al; shJtt ~
3ss 8l; long clrar, :a short clear. ~: tQoes1E1
mess posx. ~: india mcs.. s5s; ezra tndia mes in
Cheese. rs 81 Tallow. 42s 81. ~
LoyooS. May M1uuE =, - -
norala club ls +d3tss "a. Eal.forasa *ae y %ts
us I'd. Corn hFm at .85. CnrrJes on coast-"as1 -.
asie1 % e coss =
wheat OF cost. 64s: fair ayer9ge auAass s1nx WEE
for prompt shipment by SAIL 63a. '..:.,
, 1877-05-20

> Advieee from italy inform us. that: ~s.Although
Cardinal Manning eats almost nothing, and Is al
thin az a shadow. he has the gout'' His Eminenca
ought to gout OF the unhealthy climate of Rome.
, 1877-05-20

The following were the receipts aud shipments
Of the leading articles Of produce in this city during
, 1877-05-20
,xttha~s ,,, dronn.d atc Lbs

The Following olr1cers were elected: 81. ". 6.
H.. K. +. Shelley, Of sprlnyaeid, r. y. D; g.
Il, u. II. Graves, OF Aontcello; Z; y; G: w
James A. Gregory, Of St: Louis; 7. ". =. =, =.
ii. Sloan, OF st. Louis; r. r. g. T.. ". +.
i thompson, Of St. Louis; r. ". G. Re-, =: x;
IhreiIcld, Of Kansas City, and Alfred Bennett % nt
Hannibal; " 9. e, j.. n; Ghe5tssat, OF q
G. C., James a. Price, OF Weston: Y. g: G.,
Frank Tnomas, Of Columbia; ". G. H., Franz
Dingcr, Of 1ron:ou.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Several lodges in this state, .chisan, and Colo
RADIO have ordered new sesaiia from this CITY,
P. G., J. F. Applcberg, Of the Swedish Lodge
No. 47a,. who hns been Steward at tns h! Ma,ne %
sven ifoteI the other evening by his friends. He
has lived twenty-five years In Chicago, and. as he
intends go.ng East to rema:n this Testimonial was M
Il hIs departure While here he won tue respect
Of ali his associates and brethren, and tney wish
him SUCCESS in the future
, 1877-05-20
BRESnS'TTrFF9,

F1oUR-Was veTy duu, aud probably eaa1er though
% 1tttc was done tst it difficult to gauge prices
Ba3eEs held CT for eonreas1ooh while holders were
pzotessoy unwilling to sell except 1t former quot&.
, 1877-05-20

FOREIGN.
LONDON. May 1D-5 p. m.-Cousols-Money and
account, o. SIC.
American securitfes-65s, 1021; 1915, 100;
10-40s, 1o8n; new IS. 106A.
Now York Central, 90; Erie, 6x; preferred, 10;
Illinois Central SO.
PARIS, May 1o.-Rentes, 1887 2Kc.
, 1877-05-20
ODD.FELLOWSUIP.
THE GRAND LODGE or MISSOURI

held its annual meeting in ST. Louis las1 weeK.
The report Of the Grand Secretary T. H. o4oon'
containfd the follpWipg statlstlce: -
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1877-11-30


de venta de cerdos: ell que de tai
modo Sc quejaba era un cochinillo
de leche.
Son imponderables los excesos de
algeria que hizo nuestro buen hom-
bre al encontrar tan pronto 10 que
tanto deseaba 4 fuerza de ruegos,
sdplicas y un punado de orc, consi-
gui6 hacerse con 9I. Inmediatamen-
te fue conducido al coche, y Ell el q
casa, donde mand0 su dueno lavarlo
Embellishments con aguas olorosas y
prepararle un gabinete proximo al
suyo entablaba con 81 largas con-
versaciones, en- Ia creencia de que,
aunque no podia responder, le ola y
comprendia perfectamente y omi-
tiendo muchos otros detalles, la ciu-
dad donde residia le vio durante al
gun tempo pasear en- coche con su
amigo .junto d 81 -.
NADIA queremos anadir 4 las pre-.
cedentes llneas, dejando al criterio
de los lectores ell calificar senleiantes
doctrinas, que, aparte de sus errores,
conducen l6gicamente q tai punto y
hechos parecidos Cd 4 holnbres por
otra parte formales. -
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1877-11-30

pals, Sc hacian & partir de 1868, las
mislnas remesas 4 Cuba que en- la
actualidad, Y los preci6s de Ia rama
vueltabajera sc sostenian elevados !;
pero apenas empezo la prensa 4 COM
batir un fantasina que no existla, 8 81
existfa, era en- pequena escala, GUAM
do empez6 4 bajar el tabaco de las
vegas oc.identales La prensa Gu
bana y en- especial La Toz y III Eco
han hecho d legr iRsB mucho dano i
los mismos que querfan proteger y
dado cuantiosas ganancias 4 los es-
peculadores que saben forinar' caba-
las para hacer compras ventajosas.
Razon tiene ell corresponsal consola-
reno de In Toz de ClJa, para decir
10 siguiente
'Ettabacono Sc vende, porque por falta
de organization y de sentido comercial
prdctico, hemos dejado dominar nuestro
mercado por los que en- t6rmino general
llamamos mercaderes de tabaco."
Esos mercaderes de tabaco son los
que han medrado con los editoriales
de los colegas susodicllos y con la
Memoria de que nos hemos ocupado.
Abran, pnes, los ojos 4 la verdad ;
despojense de toda passion y conven-
zan al Pals de que ell tabaco de Puer-
to-Rico que entra EN- la Habana es
como una gotta de aqua en- el mar ;
y 81 no 10 creyesen asl, cltennos ell
n1mero de quintales que Sc impor-
tan de aqul en- Cuba y ell nGmero de
quintales EN- rama y millares de ci-
garros torcidos que salen de la mis-
ma isla para la Peninsula y ell ex-
tranjero, y ent6nces veran los vogue
ros de Vuelta-A Abajo que no hay
motive alguno para alarmarse, como
no 10 hubo durante los trece amos en-
que sin protestas de In preasa nj de
nadie Sc ha estado enviando parte de
nuestro tabaco 4 la grande Antilla 10
mismo que ella nos manda parte del
suyo.
Con este y con que nuestros cole
gas nos ayuden recablr del gobier-
no la prohibition que hemos sollcita-
do, la question quedara arreglada
satisfactorlamente para los producto-
rns de nntramhas Antillas
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1877-11-30

En- las ruinas de Cana, en- Darien,
cerca las orillas del Tuyra, Sc encon-
traron algunos cahones de pequeno
calibre, procedentes de los que forti-
ficaban los fuertes que ALI tenian los
espanoles cuando dominaban aquella
region americana estos caiiones, de
tres pies de longitud, son de bronco
y pesan 120 libras, conservandose
aun en- muy buen estado y con pocas
senales de haber servido. Tienen gra-
badas varias inscripciones del NOM
bre de la pieza, su peso, clase de me-
tai de que esta fabricada, escudo de
armas de Espaila y la marca Pieza
hecha por Joseph Barnola, de BARGE
Iona, l744.-Lo mas notable que
ofrecen estos. canones es que ,estan
dispuestos para ser cargados por la
culata, mediante I'm sistema imper-
fecto, pero que Sc puede considerar
como ell orlgen de los usados por la
artlllerla moderna.
Ell teniente de navio Wyse, de Ia
expedition francesa exploradora del
extreme de Darien, ha visitado las
ruinas de Cana y ha adquirido una de
aquellas pleas que lleva el nombre
de N Moro, que destina q un Mu-
SEQ de Francia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1877-11-30

meros concluyeron su relate, prorumpie-
rcn en- desaforados vivas Cuba libre y
mueras a Espana.
A Penalver le costaba trabaio repri-
mirse, y yo tambien tuve necesidad de
hacer un esfuerzo para no contestar &
las baladronadas de aquellos miserables
n,ajoes, que sin tener Ell valor de expo
nerse 4 nuestras armas, Sc atribuian
ahora un triunfo al que ellos no habian
contribuido. Fing1 no oirlos, y me ocu-
pe en- construir una barbacoa para dor
mir separado del aqua.
LEGO un momento en- que la asque-
rosa mujer del prefecto me parecio una
huri encantadora; no porque me sedu-
jeran sus petJeccioneS, que no ponia gran
cnidado en- ocultar, sino porque con
una gracia inimitable, nos presento un
gran trozo de j2tia y no pequena por-
cion de maiz, que nos dispusimos en-
gullir, con las mejores disposiciones.
Todos comimos en- la misma yasila, y
esta veg no repare 81 mis- comensales
tenian las manos sucias 8 limpias, blan-
cas- 8 negras, a pesar de que nos SER
vfamos de elias como lnico cubierto.
Oh poder del hambre
Vino la noche; Penalver y 20 nos
acogtamos Ell la barbacoa que yo habia
hecho, en- Ia que ap6nas cablamos, y
nos cubrimos con un pedazo de manta
que nos dio ell cabo Domingo.
A pesar de 10 incomoda que era nues-
ira CANA, empezaba conciliar el sue
no. cuando uno de los dos hermanos
blancos cogi6 la guitarra, y acompa-
n6ndose con ella, do principle d una
desagradable canturia, cuya letra era
un asqueroso insulto los espanoles.
Sus companeros le hioieron coro, y con
sus gritos Y mueras 4 Espana, Sc prepa-
raban 4 no dejarnos dormlr.
Nj Penalver nj yo estabamos para
bromas el hambre NAL satlsfecha,. la
noche que nos espefaba, nos tenia de
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1877-11-30
LA GUERRA RUSO- TURCA.

Los extensos telegramas que, tra-
ducidos del Bulletin de San Thomas,
publicamos en- nuestro 1ltimo n1me-
70 indican que la guerra de Oriente
ha eptrado en- una nueva Ease. Has
ia octubre el buen exito de las armas
parecia inclinarse evidentemente del
lado de los turcos pero despues que
fu6 reforzado ell ej6rcito moscovita,
ha adelantado bastante en- ell sitio de
Plevna y logrado por tercera vez en-
este siglo apoderarse de la importan-
tie plaza fuerte de Kars, en- Asia.
Turqula, p,les, Sc encuentra en- una
crisis suprema. AL no dejarse i'm
poner por la Russia en la famosa
conferencia. ha jugado el todo. por ell
todo y por ahora, aunque Mukhtar-
baja ha dado pruebas de ser I'm buen
general y Osman-baja, ell defensor
de Plevna, de ser emulo de Palafox,
todo hace presentir un gran desastre
para la media luna. va los rusos
intentan invadir la Rumelia en- Eu-
ropa, y correrse hacia Constantine
pla por ell Asia. DifIciles son, sin
embargo ambas empresas, pues seria
muy peligroso atravesar los Balkanes
y aproxiimarse 4 Andrin6polis dejan-
do intacto, aun en- la suposicion de
que Sc rinda Plevna. ell cuadriiatero
bdlgaro que, como es sabido, Sc COM
pone de cuatro ciudadas fortiGcadas,
Rustchuk y Silistria, a la margen de-
recha del Danubio, Shumla entire la
primera y Varna, y esta Ultima que
es puerto de mar inexpugnable para
los moscovitas, que tienen una ma
rina inferior d la de los otomanos.
La resistencia heroica que ha ofreci-
do Rustchuk da la medida del mu-
cho tempo que habrian de tardar en-
rendirse las cuatro plazas citadas.
Ahora bien, qaedando estas plazas
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1877-11-30

Con mucho sentimiento hemos sa-
bido que el 10 de octubre fallecio en-
Barcelona la senora Daa Rita Suarez
y ell 10 del corrieate su esposo Don
Pedro PUG y Pl, jefe que fue del
battalion de Voluntarios y corregidor
de Arecibo y protector de lbertos
en- esta capital, cargos que siryio fiel
y gratuitamente con ell cello que q
tan buen ciudadano caracterizaba. La
muerte Sc cebo en- esa distinguida y
apreciable familia, pues ell Ia de Obre.
habia apresenciado ell Sr. PUG la muer-
tie de una hermana, 10 que lie afecto pc
nosamente, falleciendo tambien por
los mismos dias un primo hermanosu-
yo d quien apreciaba mucho. El Sr.
Puig abandono ell mundo ignorando
que su esposa, aquien no llego 4 yer
EN- la Peninsula por encontrarse fuera
de Barcelona cuando ella desembar-
CO, lie habia precedido en- el camino
de la eternidad, pues sus amigos lie
ocultaron piadosamente esta desgra-
cia
Acostumbrado 4 la vida activa que
habia tenido, el Sr Puig habia des-
mejorado mucho en- su retro cuando
marcho en- busca de SUI salud a su
proyincia natal.
Todo ell que lie conocio saba las
muchas virtudes que lie adornaban.
Hacemos votos por que Dios Sc
haya apiadado de las almas de los
que han dejado este vale de lagri-
mas, y a sus respetables deudos da-
mos ell mas sentido pesame.