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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-06-13

MOnterO'S FIsnt.
We were fighting for Don carlos-the cause o
God and SPAN;
As in days of Don Pelaya, the mountain gains
the plain.
The republic sat triumphant on Don Pslaya'
throne;
And brave among the bravest old La Concha let
them on.
We held our proud position on Monte Muro'
And all around Abarzuza their movements wer
in sight
He climbed the village steeple. and bade tn as
saut begin
And they rushed up like a tempest, our vantag
post TO win:
Cavalry and footmen, up the rugged mountain
track,
They kept their steady progress, and not a maj
looked back,
Then we poured from our intrenchments, like
rain-swelled river course;
And they stood against the torrent like the dan
that stems its force.
That living dam was yielding, their strength wa
giving way
Then he hurried down exclaiming: ~ die or vii
to-day
My horse, my horse Montero /" and drew hi
trusty brand
His foot was in the stirrup, but the sword fel
from his hand.
shot Of ours had struck him light on his gallan
breast;
1t struck as strikes the lightning an old oak
honored crest
He fell his bright eye darkened, as the sum
light in eclipse,
With death from the guerrillasl" I" and "God'
mercy" on his lips.
But tune was none for thinking; our advanc
was near in force;
And quick US light Montero placed the old maj
on his horse;
And leaping up behind him, and clasping hin
round tight,
Plunged spurs up to the rowels and darted of il
fight.
Oh! glorious more than vict'ry that fight, whei
as a shield,
The gallant young Montero bore his chieftaii
from the field;
His back u mark for bullets, but none were shot
ween;
Or, il shot, they were averted by our Lady
Heavens Queen.
But men are men. and pressed on, like hound
upon the chase;
And on we spurred and ever o'ertook him In tn
race;
But the three or four that followed him turn,
round we stood at bay;
And along the broken path still Montero held hi
way.
A.. IL t...s
and rein,
He oheered up the brown charger. and all wa
speed again.
He knew, the good steed knew 1t, the race wa
for the life
OF his dear and noble master, sore wounded q
the strife.
l''No quarter 7" was our watchword, "give quar-
ter !" had been his;
Few men were we, and desp'rate, but we neve
thought of this.l
They drew rein in Abarzuxa, and from the pant
ing horse
Tenderly they lowered him-was it life still, or
corpsel
Hh breath'd but a few seconds, he press'd Mon
tero's hand;
And every eye was moistcn'd, for our hearts wcr
all unnamed,
priest quick did his office, his sins were all for
given;
81. Manual pass him quick though purgatory I
Heaven
Slowly we rctreated but while this was going or
Their rout had been accomplished, and the blood
day was won.
But the glory not with us, but Montero mus
remain
And we grudge IL not our foemen-they, too, ar
sons Of Spain;
For never since the Cid's days, Ruy Diaz Of Biva
Did knight or squire win honor by nobler dee
Of war.
weare brothers, we are brothers; or when wi
discord cease
81. Michael, give us vict'ry st. Mary, give u
peace
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"Shakes."

al wanted to ask your opinion"
whispered young peanut peddler
as he beckoned Big English into
Justice alley yesterday morning.
"About war-mapsi" inquired the
big boot-black.
"No, but about drugs. Dad has
got the shakes. He gave me q
quarter to get quinine with. Now,
suppose / get ten cents worth of
quinine, put in chalk or -four to
make up . two-shilling package,
and we lay out the other fifteen
cents in dates and gum-drops and
things!"
at were well, my boy" replied
Big English.
"Yes, but would chalk and quin.
inc mixed together hurt any
bodyg
"On the contrary, they would
soothe the nerves, tone the system
and recuperate tagging energies,
was the dignified reply.
"And you'll get the chalk and
help me mix emf"
81 will. You will find me in the
barn when you return. Say
nothing to nobody, and your dad
shall be made well again and W,
shall be made happy.'-Free Press
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and drive dimly defined by q
shadowy row Of white posts con-
nected by ornamental chains. Be-
yond the embankment lay the
wide, desolate vast of sands,
stretching away for miles and miles
on either hand.
The tide was far ont, so far that
only a sort of pale-gray CLEAN on
the horizon showed where the sea
was just beginning to creep over
the shoals and sand-banks off the
southport coast. Seven miles
away to the right, across the est
uary of the Ribble, the steady light
from the Latham lighthouse kept
vigilant watch and ward over the
dangerous Horse Bank, that treach-
erous, dangerous shoals on which
many a good ship has gone to its
doom of shipwreck and death.
Nellie was leaning out of the
window, her elbow on the sill, her
eyes fixed on the misty, soft dark
ness outside. 1t was as dark inside
as out; we had no thought ol
lighting the gas that long summer
evening.
"How still it isl" she said
dreamily. "What spell of solemn
silence the night lays on every
thingp
AS il to contradict her words,
q faint sound like far-off voice
seemed suddenly to rise from the
sands below, and swept by with q
prolonged, mournful cry.
"What is that 7" she asked, start
led. "Some one calling down on the
sands" i said. "The intense still
ness carries the sound a grea,
distance at night"
81 heard such wild legend this
morning." she went on presently
CONNECTED with those great deserts
of sand that stretch over toward
Latham. Old Joe, the boatman
says they are haunted by phan.
tom voice."
"How thriling" / remarked
skeptically. "Wbat does it say =
"Don't scoff, JEAN" said Nellie
q little vexedly. "It is q most
pathetic, dreadful legend. Years
ago, before there was a town here
at all, people used to cross the
sands between here and Latham on
horseback. One stormy evening
a traveller had crossed as usual, and
had almost reached the shore
when suddenly a bright light ap
peared, lowered for moment over
q spot a yard, or two away, an6
then vanished. At the same mo
ment o piteous, unearthly CRY
echoed all around. The horse be
came frightened, and broke loose
throwing his rider to the ground
When be recovered himself, b,
found, lying on the ground at hi
feet, the body of beautiful youns
girl. She was quite dead, with
ghastly wound in her side, from
which the blood had flowed al
over her white dress. c,
"The traveller staggered away
to the nearest house, got assistance
and had the girls body laid in ar
upper room.
"That night an awful storm
arose. A ship was wrecked on thu
Horse Bank, and only one man
the Captain, saved. He was taker
to the same house where the trav
eler had already found shelter, and
by some mistake, was put into TIN
room where the murdered girl wa
Lying, At the sight Of her he gav'
an sppaiiipe shriok, and Eel, dow
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from the sands, profoundly melan-
choly, inexpressibly mournful, like
nothing akin to humanity. No
words were uttered, but the agony
of the tones was like voice from
the grave.
"Jean-Jean, here it is again 7"
cried Nellie, covering in her arms.
And once more the phantom
light appeared. This time it came
more slowly, glancing to and fro
unsteadily, while the shadowy form
behind it seemed more grotesque
and misty than ever.
80, Jean, if it is true I! II it come
to foretell some loss-some troub-
lie !" sebbed Nellie, in tears.
"Hush-hush, dear!" / tried to
say, reassuringly. at cannot be.
Sorrow may come to us If God wills
it, but not through"
81 say, old fellow!" shouted a
voice down below, in the darkness !;
"you'll frighten somebody into Ats
with that lantern dodge of yours.
You and your confounded bicycle
look like some horrible ghostly
spectcr fitting along in the dark.
You gave me precious start, l
can tell you."
Nellie and l jumped to our feet,
and gazed incredulously out the
window.
Down below in the road, yard or
two to the right, the phantom light
stood stationary at last. In the
glare before it young fellow was
standing, while behind loomed the
fantastic, mysterious shadow, rob-
bed of all its terrors in a moment.
"Isn't it a stunning dodgei" said
the shadow, in most unghostly
slang. "You see, Jack, this asphalt's
first rate to practice on; but a
fellow has no chance in daytime
for those confounded carriages, so
l rugged out this dark-lantern and
fastened it to my bicycle, and can
spin along in peace now"
"Take care you don't spin away
the wits of all the old maids on the
promenade" returned the other
"You look most horribly like some
goblin from the lower regions, with
your dark-lantern flashing in front,
those noiseless wheels and your
legs and arms spread out like great
wings behind"
The other laughed.
"The old maids are all last asleeI
long ago, bless their eyes" he re
turned irreverently. But / say
Jack, the match for the four oar.
will have to be put off tomorrow
we are going have an awful storm
Listen! How the wind sighs and
means among the girders of the
pier! 1t sounds for all the world
like some one calling out in distress
and it's a sure sign of rough wealth
er. What rage Gregory will be il
if"
The two old maids had hear6
quite enough. Nellie and l looked
at each other rather sheepishly, il
must be confessed, and then burs'
into q hearty laugh.
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Cheap Guns for the People.

Double shot Guns, from a. 70 ESQ Breech
Loading Shot Guns, from s25 TO $3.50. sing.c
Shot Guns all kinds, s3 TO $25. Rifles, Muzzle
and Breech loading, Single and Repeating. J, 10
and "a shooters. Revolvers, g., and shooters
Goods sent by Express C. o. D., with privilege
10 examine. Price list free Address, GREAT
WESTERN GUN WORKS, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Prince Demidoff, a young Rus
sian lady wearing the full uniform
of hussar and mounted on q
magnificent charger, rode at the
head Of a splendid regiment of
cavalry, through the outskirts Of
Bucharest, not long ago. She is
the daughter of the honorary col
onel and proprietor Of the regiment,
who is reported as spending $780,
600 year upon 1t. No Russian
cavalry is so well mounted, the
horses averaging sixteen hands,
comprising chestnuts, whites,
browns and bays respectively.
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"Pa," inquired youngster,
looking up from his catechisrn last
Sunday afternoon, 81 say, pa, what's
Catechument mean :" The father
thought for moment and scratched
his head. "Cat acumcn my SON.
he quietly replied, as that won
drous instinct which prompts q
Thomas-cat to disappear instantly
at sight Of a boot-jack or any other
dangerous missile. The younga
ster said, "oh," and went on num-
bling. "sn inheritnr Of the Kingdom
Of heaven as before. 0e'4'A -
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It is a curious fact connected
with those who we're for a long pc
riod absent from their ship, that
the hair on their faces was bleach
ed nearly white. The loss of color
was gradual, and, although noticed,
was never alluded to, each one
imagining that his companions
hair was turning gray from the eff
fects Of hardship and anxiety. 1t
was only after their return to the
ship that those possessing boards
and mustacbes discovered the
change of hue in their own hair.
The color gradually returned in
in about three or four weeks
[Capt. Markham, in Good Words.
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There is certain sort of guile
lessness which never wears out,
We were reminded Of this while
standing at the entrance to Bar
NUNS circus the other day. Two
women, the youngest about thirty
years old, approached the door
tender. The elder extended the
tickets, one being red and the
other green. The door-keeper
took them, looked at them, and
then at the two women, and blandly
observed:
"All right. Which OF you two
is under nine years Of age :"
The two women looked at each
other with an expression of sicken-
ing uncertainty. H aaauIdf
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ADVERTISING RATES.

VIZ. w'ksI y AS w,is mos me- 50,
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Young Men.

peylie. Great Nerchsntile College, keokuk,
ro~g on the sIisssAppi Tfnetecnth year.
About sixty dollars pay al sSpease-, for Mem
betxhip, board and stati,nary Book-keepers,
1... "a Toacherr thoroughly htted. Railroad
=, 1s rednoed. oood situations. No vacation.
ncuf fail 10 address frof Miller, keckut, Iowa
bVh ''a'i " 253yi
, 1877-09-26
BULLS AND BEARS.
The MtnaKrr1e In wall street T3clnE White
wnai,rt1 sThItcr Thhn Ever.

Tbs Mena2er'e In Wall street Tsc'ng White
spte,ai ot.rateh to 7st c1seago tribune,
New YonK, Sept. 2t.-Thc Inyosttcatiur
Committee apnotntetf by thc stock EXCHANGE tn
c~ant,a 49, ,,,a .I,.sa.,a as s..,,.sa+t -. -, ~
s1a''''no w. 'nto '"e a"ekse.ona puo's"eu III I''e
1i"es fnfolvln0 some Of As member, convened
to-day. Mcssrs. ulll, Mc}sickcn, and Bur-
rns. tbo hrokcra vhnte trauaart}nn. xrcrt.
nvoc Jara. I,,i,,n ~ a~.rio,s,r,e, ,.rnL.x
ss.t "..e ..!1'"' .t' s"s us ,','s poAs,
tnfoaEn "hom Tue aceoseo psokcrs af1cu, ant
Detective Carliu, who made the discoveries,
wcrc present a. wltnetkcg. Tho DOOR we're
lockcd, and rrnatIos, Of the prnrcnfnrr W..
-af..sa.s 80 a. ..... r.,,., - ms..s. C,....
le4"'-" ~ Luz Fese. e"na - "o''s' enaa
, 1877-09-26

Tho following were tho arrissla and elaarapees
for Tho twenty -four hours endlug 1t 10 o'clock Lust
night:
AxEsvAIs-euun CosnnA 81 Joseph. suoaste4s kos.
aundrea. rtups Arab!s, na1sl9. susdfuls Csa.as'a,
teahtixo towfnG: New kr. tirAnt liAFen. tI~inRs
&4nus, 0adsnsoutl sundrto.; Ats.enKrE. hentoa
t. e 6,issa: s.uE:.aek. ssadfsss: Js, j;oaI! III:
H. H. psasio :sess:e ss%ss kassss.y: he:1*s
tss nesf; :; s.sS sas.; Mts:
loJ, Cheb0yxan taIahtrs het enlh Ohio, Mu.kexvu.
ntoass; ASss,sas HsskeE9 !aMsst; g's ,1.f IT. f1aasS:
texae. iau.ler. e. Elan. Wlits Laas llmheFi GeorVr
sherman. rtsfeAal coals Mtlsa. Mn, 70, lutaluE;
t!x1!s nosk. south llAssn. lumber. scu* tf1h2uz.
chxasAxns.-sshs III. .s !. Il. Rs~,4ut Msa.ssl.as 81
ou 0als Drl vi. Aul sundHeaj bark Gpltcu West HUI.
e. Co. 4 .iat = III p19s SsS RSsst 81
schf g. Eilsa, Whito Lake 81! b9 rss beef. sul
eDhtls !ssl: sehr Ellen spFy, Ba1.1 r. 70 ba sotns
gton T. GstSs po1: Ms,on III 11'1, =, bu ~, f"5n TIT ~
tsgs a,1.h ~ .eed; schf t. Alutecht luf1slo Is nn
1sisss "a ,.{ ;,.; ss's 6:
ssRh 5o p.sssft. e Frysss3 .aa g., '1ssss
Wia.os y, IL 6sits 81 10 Lu ee1a; sehr q. ". Ad.h,s
nasS t.;.s y aao: M e' FL ata u9o
bu corn' prop loloIae, H4tt*lo. 10 a bu wheat ~
bu tA1 brt4 1uuf. suu bags hAx iced an1 sau
siS tss1 % sp!s ;p 9' snl, F.s ~
GIss ssa,r Suske Nu.keasa - bzs pSrf. 70 hfIs
tuaaI md a4otrtes seht LotsIs C"oper t.Edsn.nu,F
81 xheas tchE Alert Pesni.so. / ~ bu oao: bark
NontR0sear4s Buffalo, ~ 0o2 uu Gof1.
, 1877-09-26

BuYYALo, Sept 25.-Vesscls passing Port Col.
bosno tock IN fotty.elghs hours ending Q o'clock
Sept "a:
EaAtnard-Psopa Europe, Chicago TO St. ca.bar.
Ines; champlaln, Chicago u ogdcnsbusg; City Of
Now York aud Buckeye, Toledo to Ogdcnsburg;
Celtic, Detroit to Montreal; schrs J. Maget, s.
Cook. 81. LUZ a. l. Bacon. and Yankee Blade, CHI
cago to Kingston; 8. NeoAn, s. O. Benson, Gn!naIr,
and II. l., Hrcek, Toledo 10 KLngston; Catla,
Middle 1stond to kin4aton bolivia and 9terllnu,
Detroit t0 Klngaton: q. q. fIunGhton md Monte.
rey, Milwaukee 10 Ktneston: Ktral, Detroit
t. oswsEo; k.t. Kelly.., black jsirsr 10
Mafy, do to Wettsnd: A.. Craig, do 10 Torunto i;
II. /. Murray. Point rc1ce to Thorold; Persia,
KingAsillo to Toronto; d. Freeman. Maiden 10
Montreal: ". T. Taylor. Toledo to Collins Day;
Mary Lyon, Milwaukee TO Saekett'a 1tntbot.
WestWard-propa Qrap!ta State. 0gdeasburQ to
Toledo; City OF Concord. do to Chicago; barks
Siberia and Norway, ,Kingnton 70 1oiedo; Van.
to Chicago: Fenokee, UaweKo to Mtlwankce; GInrn
81. Catharines to Milwaukee; Montana Clayton 10
petrott; Antelope. Port !>alhousfe to do; A.
lloody. Lake Vincent to Toledo; JENNA White,
Henderson. and ". 0rotoD, Clayton TO Chicago;
pycton, Kingston to Detroit: Mary, do. no orders !;
l.. tors. Prescott ia Detroit; No vada. 0swego to
Miawaokeo; Banana, do 10 Detroit; China, Kings.
ton to 38rnEo.
, 1877-09-26
Tho INDIANS Frieudly md Industrious.


tYpfesaf DtspafcA to 714 Chicago Tsibmn4
WAsillNoToN, D. G., Sept. 25.-Tho Associat-
cd prcss dispatch thia morning from Portland,
oru., which represents the Indians Of ALASKA as
threatening tho inhabitants OF 6ltka, II not COR
dr1ncd BY the Information received 1t the Treas
u1y Department. On the contrary, letter was
received to-day from Capt. White, In command
Of the Keyenua Marine Steamer Corwin, dated
Port Townsend, Washington Territory, Sept
II, which represents the condition Of affairs Is
quite tho rrvcrse from that set forth In this
mornlng's Associated rrcss dispatch. Capt.
White was on h!s return trip To San Francisco
from = ptosrac.ea eFaise throuehout
alt thu Alaska 1B1an4s, undertaken
st the lnstancc Of tho Government Capt. Whfto
vtstted all TIC trlbca. liz found them engaged
In tsadiuR, hunting, and 9klEug. They were
thrifty and Industrious. Motives Of self4nter-
est eonpcl their friendship for the white tnsIs,
as tho trn4ls Of the white suau 4 tsss bceoming
. nccessty 10 them. Capt White says: ~
saw no Drunkenness or dtsordesly conduct DUR
lug my &tAy hero, Or heard OF any breaches OF
tho peaeeh Capt. White sees no reason to N.
tlclpato any disturbances, unltss there should
be 4 drunken orawi. lie reports the discovery
ot gold LII Alaska In considerable quantities.
, 1877-09-26
MATRIMONIAL,

spectal HspaseA 70 TAt Chicago Tt1bx~<
AILwAuKx1, 4opt ga brilliant wedding
took place tn this city to-day. Tho contracting
parties were C. z. Lyman and Miss Alice Maud
Mitehell, daughter OF the Hon. George W.
Mitchell. The lady and gentleman are
both popular In society here Several hun
drsai persons were present 10 offer their hearty
by iho ReY. Dr. Fulton, Of Ut. Paul's Church,
Il tho grand parlor Of tho Newhsll Eloute, the
es,upte standing beneath mammoth aoral-belL
superb dlnuet wss given, aud l*JEe nunlbef
of elegant presents were rendered the bFlda.
hs. and Mrs Lyman sEe row on ths!F way to
the East.
, 1877-09-26
PORT HURON.

Kpeejaf nspateh to 7a< Chicago Tstbsnl.
PoRr IIulsoN. Mlch.. Hept a5.-DoWn--rrope
Hussts, II. Holland. st. Abaus. Fletcher And con-
sort, Mary Jarcckl aud consoH, Forchs City and
consort, George Worthlngton, ana Inter. Ocean and
eonaoEt: schrs h. J. Cummings. Michigan. Nassau,
Lake Borost, D. 4. Van Valkenpurg, +. "a.
Ocorgcr, s. II. Fostos.
Up-Props Fsssaic, Ncwburg, ncan Richmond,
James Davidson, Wl4Aahickon. Cubs, Wales and
barge, Swallow and coHsort, Michigan ana barRss,
Antelope and bargea, D. 81. Wilson aud cnnsort,
plymoata aud ossScs. Eln,l1a and oa.ges; .chra =.
HclIe. j. +. Card, ". 8. Ccosthwsite, Oliver
Mitchell. John 4. Eoyea, +. L. uAnfosth. Joseph
Paige, City Ut TAw1A
Wind soath, ccnt1c. Wcathsr Gue,
, 1877-09-26

County-ss pcr cent: White, 81; Cook, 81, and
other counties considerably less The rr'lu>~
titns nre gc,csa!ly small Quite contest en-
suc'l nj the afternoon ttsslon oFrE the addition
reported hT the Cotnmtttcn on i'trsonaI rfDpcr-
ty 10 Ctr'k COUNTY. The report originally
made the addition u pcr cenL hut
hy thu prote,s technically called
"fpseatllng back," Or distributing the
surplus, the per cent Ia reduced u, 81. III. Roo.
moved tn rcslnrt the per cent to 10. md made
was hcgatlve'l. The queAtien will come up
aEain, however. The Donrl further reduced the
assessment on town lots In Gallatsn County :
Der cent.
, 1877-09-26

The barge 6hswues, belonging 10 the Western
Tranqportat1on / Coal Company, Wa4 ae!zed on
Thuraday night while I1ing At Windsor BY Deputy
United ststes Marshal Cash +. Taylor Oh iore-
closure Of mortgages of some SEQ 600. lie also
selxcd tho sehr Dolphin and transferred her 10 ths
pone-J4rd.
Tha stmf Ruby vas selzed and transferred to
Clask's dry .doek-
deputy United States Marshal John Horn, Jr.,
and L. 4. 1uchMoud. The 1rst two mentioned
veAssla settled thsf claims md proceeded thelt
Hty.-A<trois FFts PF<ts, .225tA.
, 1877-09-26

Ut y VIE7NFs7sF "1-E'5s
The continued aonthwest wind has kept the up
bonnd grain feet back, and It Ia psohabln It will
not reach here uuti The latter part Of the weck.
The craft not mike nitro than furty m.lns day.
The n1cr Aret Is also Delayed. and The asrt*alt are
very few and rcattcr.,l. a shift Of Wind ar3und 10
ths north nfd will hfin7 the 1tnmense Aee& of all
Kinds Of craft III in rhor tis>c and .nsireaa will
70 looming In the s!xer until tha Tesactt gel away
euAtp.
, 1877-09-26
WASHINGTON.
Proposals for Printing Government Notrs.
Sprctat Nspaseh II 1AA CAtea9o Tribune.

Proposals for Printing Government Notrs.
Special nspaseh II 1A1 CAlcsgo Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept 2a-At tho OPEN
Ing OF the proposals for printing the backs Of
tke lc0al-tendcrs and tho National Bank notes
at Lhe Treasury to-day. II was found that tue
Government Burcau OF Engraving aud Printing
had underbid all competitors. This Is yery
significant fact when IL Is known that all
the leading bank-uose companies Of ttfs country
enterod into tho competition. Tho bid Of tho
bureau OF Engraving and Printing was two
cents less Tor the baeks OF tho legal-tcnder
notca n,d "A cents less than any other
bidder for thu backs Of the National Bank notes
The noticeable thing about this btdltnr IL that
the leading companies Of the United States have
bid rcry closely. Il shove how keen the COM
petition " tor this class Of work. and how much
the great companies desire to have tho Govern
rnent Printing. Tho Secretary will uudouLted- :
~ award the printing ~ the Government lu-
fcar, ~ tic cannot but be satisfied that Il has
alt the facilities tor the work. Tic sxvfnc to
the HovcFnment bY this arrangement will DC
$45, 100 annually
One peculiarly Of the bids is that the firm
whIcil l,as the present contract 1t SIS themselves
bid sll.49, when IL reduction Of from ~ to ~
per cent over the contract which wxA awarded
while, no reduction In the cost OF material.
With ths award Of this Contract the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing OF lc1al-tendrr anl
National hank notes, Is we'll as Of tho tntarnal
fevctuo stamps, the Bureau viii do tho
work at saving OF at least g., 900 over 1aat
year's appropriation.
II thA Wtstsr7s Aftostated Frvss.
WAsll1NoTDN, D. G., Sept. 23.-The Comp
culation OF National bank.notes issued during
the present month will not be less than 81, ,OO1,
0u0, and tue Indications sro that much larger
amount will he issued during Octobcr and No.
yeMbef TOT tho purpose Of SUPPLYING the banks
with the currency necessary for tho movement
OF tho crops.
, 1877-09-26

Dn1Da1soR1. Sept rs. 5.-ArElved-p3nube, OF.
taws, &, 100 bu corn, 10, saa D. seed; prop Pcer-
1eas, Ottawa, I, zoo ou corn; Tempest Ottawa,
Zoo bu eo.u; Sunshine, Seneca, u zoo hu eornj
Monto Chnsto seneca, Q, QUO bu ooru.
Cleared-Csyugs, Loekpors. 10, 3S2 II lumbos,
1a, 400 lath; Frtendahip, Joliet 81 1b4 II lumber,
Seneca, Joliet, u. 460 4 lumbar. ), COO la.h.
HHtp0xr0nr, Sept 25-lD p. m--Atrtsed-
MIlkts, ottAwa, 4, 900 b4 cosA
cItAfed-1sabclla, Makseilles and Iockport,
81. VT II of !umbcr, 50, 500 sh!ogtes; Montreal,
Otlaws and Joliet. 100 900 shingles, 40, 600 Il
lumber; Mary oreleyt LockpoFt. IL. 900 II lun,-
beri Morning Light, Ottawa. 81, B76 It lumber,
3, 900 nEdfng
, 1877-09-26

CntcAoo, Bort. 25.-Tfaighta were actlyo md
nrmer. Com wss tAkan at 4D4Ac, the ontsldo
being the elosIng rate. The ndvnnco WAS duo to
the scarcity Of vessels. In tho Afternoon wheat
was taken It 4Ac. The capacity foota up 65, 600
bu wheat 2o5, COO bn torn. and 10, 600 bu TO.
Charters: 70 DudAlo-8cArs b. Stewart, II. s.
Dacon T. 1oues, snd Orphan hoy, eoen At 4c;
eehss Montmorcnry. Caps Horn. Hippogrtt, F1tx.
gerald, md F!octwtng. corn at4Ac:. prop badger
on p t. To Collingwood-Schr u. brown, corn oi,
p. t In the afternooa tho baruo j. navitnot,
wheat TO Buffalo at 44c. Schr L. Pratt for u, GOO
DErnorr, Sept. 4.-Chortern: sehr Ella 1tur-
ton. salt Goderlch 10 Chicago, At 70e per ton o.
b. schrK. Carnngton. cfdar posts. Faao rreeqaa
An Sable 10 Detroit nt 81. .25 on rail-; sclr Hun.
Gcrfor1. lumbGr. Aiptna 10 Cleveland, at 81. TO On
rail-; scow LoulAa, stone, Marhlehead 10 Au Sable,
at 81 ppt cord.