davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-02

Speaking of giving employment to
the persons for whom appeals of charity
have been made by philanthropists in
this city, lady from the farming dis
tricts writes: 'I live on a small farm;
my son is running the farm alone. If
one Of the worthy starving ones, or pen
sioner upon the charity of some Chris
tian philanthropist,' were here, we could
give him work at half price for a few
weeks. We have one engaged for the
spring work-one of the fallen ones at
that; but he processes to be reformed.
Just as soon, however, as 1 find that he
is shammiug or has taken a relapse,
shall toss him overheard in a twink
ling"
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-02

A good Olympia friend writes: 'I
hope the New NORTHWEST is prosper
ing, if any one or anything can prosper
these trying times. 1t takes a great
amount of faith and courage to keep
the good ship Liberty on the crest of
the adverse billows, and but for the eff
forts of her heroic crew she would long
since have been engulfed in the mael-
strom of oppression. May the day speed
lily dawn, when untrammeled by false
public opinion, she may glide easily
and safely into the harbor of peace, and
float quietly and proudly forever more,
the banner of human freedom"
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-02
But we grope and stumble

But we grope and stumble
For want Of light.
Trim up your lamps,
And like Apollo's feet,
Shall come thy brothers willing feet.
For II both alike
Should sovereignS be,
Within this realm of the free,
The choice OF place
The fair shall have,
And we will either hold or drive;
And side by side,
On the car of State,
Shall sit the sovereign and her mate.
With much respect, etc.,
J. A. APPLICABLE.
Salem, February 8. 1875.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-02
TAKE NOTICE

Mr.. Hendee is in town and is taking pictures
in all styles Of the art, and has all the advant-
ages of easy access to his Gallery aud the best
light in the State, and takes as good pictures as
any other man and at as reasonable prices, and
is always ready and good-natured. Please call
and test his ability. Gallery in the middle OF
the block, First street, between Morrison and
Yamhill, Portland, Oregon. 6-2I
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-02

B. S. Pinchback has arrived in Wash
ington direct from New Orleans and rep
resents everything quiet. He says that
the Nichols government is fully able
to maintain itself if let alone, and is ac-
ceptable to a large majority of the
people.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-02
From a DIstinguished Jurist.

81 have tried the PERUVIAN,SYRUP and the
result fully sustains your prediction. 1t has
made new man OF me, infused into my sys-
tenn new vigor and energy. I am no longer
tremuIous and debilitated as when you last
saw me, but stronger, heartier, and with larger
capacity for labor, mental and physical, than
at any time during the last i've years" Sold
by all druggists. "A
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-02

Except the notice published elsewhere
from the Chicago Inter Ocean, we have
had no news from Mrs. Duniway since
our last issue. Whether she intended
to deliver course of lectures in that
city before proceeding westward we do
not know. If not, she is probably well
on her way home by this time.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-02
NOTICE.

Agents will please take notice that it is
great tax upon us TO pay express charges upon
small sums. and they will confer great favor
oy rernitting TO us through money orders or
registered letters.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-02

but wish, as he listened to those impas-
stoned utterances, that it was as easy to
effect reform as it was to see for ones
self how it might be done. Yet candor
compels me to ssy that l think the in
huence of this session of the State Tenn
perance Alliance will be lasting for
good. And I will say further that I
never attended a meeting Of any kind
where more uniform courtesy and good
feeling was exhibited. Indeed, there
was nought but the best of feeling dis
played at any time.
But the Alliance has adjourned, and
1 must accept my friend Nelson's invi-
tatiOn to take look at the new hotel
building he is erecting for the o. & G.
R. r. Co. 1t brings to my mind an an
ecdOte of good church member who
was circumspect in every way, except
that he had a weakness for using SUPER
latives when positive or comparative
should have answered. He was repri-
manded over and over by the church
authorities, until he declared that he
had shed "barrels" of tears over his
failing; and finally it was agreed that
whenever he was heard exaggerating
that his friends should check him, and
he would "amend." One day he said
his father had the longest barn in the
world. "How long was it ?" some one
asked. "It was just half-mile long"
"Wha-a-t?" "It aOas half-mile long,
but only two feet widep This building
is not SO long as that barn, and is few
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-21
DOMESTIC MARKETS.

GALVESTON: Feb %, 1871
Cotton dull ,nominAl middiins. ~. low middling.
& soea od si sales s e E Il bales Ia
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 20, 1871
Cotton steady; middng ii5sc; low eiddilng. iIsac.;
oooI Exp6rts.To Great Britain iia5l; to France s
4,325. Sales. $500 Stock, 3Us.io7.
Cotton quiet: mlddlng. NE low inldiiins, NE;
sSs sss9s Safes coo s' s ssoeE lbs bales Exports
sAytNSAn Fob. %. 1877
Cotton s,esdet shade higher. noninally anchapsed'
Iisc. Net receipts ooi bales sales. 2a5. stock, 4s2
cnAnlss,I9,S Feb; 20, 1877.
%T 5as x a Sopa tho '' eSansc Net Sales s
1000. stock, 44,625.
oswrco. Feb 30 1877.
FsG' a ssay w .ass 's 81 w liz do ps"s e
double extra ~ aaso Wheat s,eaay sa'soi No MI
%I@.ss g. White extra s% q ~
So." an held at 81 81 No. sea rarSy s@l
s27 for bocd $50 Tor unboed per Miiliecd- shorts
shipments Flour loo Jbls.
Flour steady Wheat dull extra white Michigan si SO;
amber Msaisan spot and March ,r q 81 April = "a;
.Pos9slas AZ %, 81 y az , offered March T
asked Corn dull; high mixed, I4;sc Nay 4s4.s No.
44,e March, t5e; April sg1sc ". white, 45,4e
,yS,ss 50 ~; ss' t s'ef ol 81 800
Oils oa S0 bushels Wheat ee Cs sn d
corn. 1900 do. oats.
Markets generally quiet; prices generally unchanged
sss ss' S's5sS 'a py% s..: 60
Western u. private terms car white winter wheat at
No Toledo oats at sic Pork quiet aud weak: quoted
heavy mess and short cut xU Lard, IU1sc. n lie, In
ticrces snd Kegs Dressed hogsCiy Mt ~ 20 So 10.
western ut y! =, ~ 90 Reccipts-Four 49, bbls.
wheat, loecO bushels: corn 81, 40 do oats, 800 do
barley. $500 do. shipments-tlour. 1910 bills. wheat
Ios bushels; corn 1900 do oats 1880 do; barley
500 do
49, - CnicAGo. Feb 20 1877.
riour duii ana unchanged. Wheat heavy. ective but
YEAS anu sae lower No chicago spring, - 2s, cash
VI 2Sa March; III 3Oa. April, sales vt 81 80 81 BIN
Apil May, ~ 339. No s. do. 81 20 u 81 ~ rejected
VI 90 Corn active. but lowcr ii4c, cash March ;
DUR weak ana lower; S,ac cash; 9tc, Mareh sa'sc,
changed BARLEY dull. weak aud lower at 5asc cash
March PORK heavy panieky and lower; $if 10. cash
%i4 ID xl4 20 March. xlt o. xI4 so April !;
sales at go 10 a. 81 80. April Lard active, but
lower: ~ 10, cash 50 ~. April bulk active. but
shade lower; shoulders oac; shurt ribs 77sc short
clear sides sac dressed hogs active but lower packing
" 20 Whiskcy unsettled 81 81 - 81 No. Receipts
Flour, 1900 bulls wheat. 75U bushels; corn, IUl 20
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-21
SOLD yesterday.
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON SPOT QUIET FUTURES CLOSED WEAK
FLOUR DULL-WHEAT DULL-CoRN EASIER
OATS QUIET--WHIsKEY HIGHER--PoRK
DUIL--LAED LowER--PETRoLEUM NOMINAL
SPIRITS TURpENTISE MORE ACTIvE-RosIN
QUIET-oILs FIRM-coFFEE sTEADY-sUaAR
sTEADY-FREIGHTs FAIRLY ACTIVE
TUESDAY, Feb. 20--G p. n.
Business very moderate In nearly all branches
to-day, and In some few instances important Guctua-
tons were chroniced. AT the Produce Exchange only
moderate business was done, tho markets being
nearly all dull Flour was dull. Wheat was duh and
prices lower. Corn was easier and In moderate
demand. Oats were quiet whskey was decidedly
higher Pork dull and nominal Lard was decidedly
lower Frcights fairly active Cotton the spot
quiet Futures coscd weak Cufec and sugar steady
Oils firm. Petroleum lower Rosin quiet. Spirits
pentine more active.
ASHES were quiet at Axe for pot. and osc CSC for
pearls
quiet and unsettled quoted at I3hc. for
regulus.
BrEswAx steady 400 lbs. Southern sold 34;ac
Western was quoted t32bc. a33c.
BROOM Com in fair jobbing demand We quote -
Rcd tipped. sac 4c medium sc. &C. and choice green,
&c. 7c
CoffEE.-The market for Rio quiet but steady We
note sales at Baltimore of 100 bags Campancro and
1000 bags OK Matthew Baird both Ioysc for strict firm.
Mild coffee steady with sales Of small lots We quote
Ordinary cargoes l74c 17lsc fair do, l04c iglsc;
good do. 1879. 20c; primo do, 2O1sc 2o2.c.;
extreme range for lots. i7l4c. 2-4c. Santos, tair
to good. loc. I0slc. gold. 30 days. ava. government
bags nc BE do. mats BE. 2lc Singapore,
he Gle Ccylon, Toe. gle Maracaibo, 1S1ac. &c
inguayra, lslsc 2Uc. m,ics i1c lsc Domingo,
lolsc l6s, Porto Rice. lSc. 2Jc. Costa ica,
2ic Mexican lSc. .uc. Manila lsc n Iyl,c.;
1vc.
CoorEnAGE STOCK quiet. We quote :-Moasses
shocks J2-ch, with heads 81 75 81 10; sugar Shocks
with heads, S-nch, ~ 30 81 60. do, do. inch 81 III
sS2 box shocks, Toe. SOC. rum do, Vi; pipe do, W
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-21

for the week ending this date were s4o7o lGi against
S. GLIB 1874 the total exports of produce
January this year were si5. ,465. against
y37 SOL 232 Tor corresponding period in 1875 and
$685. S92, o4S In 1874
GOVERNMENT Boyps
Government bonds were generally steady except that
1S67's were q shade lower They closed quiet at the
following quotations United States currency skies,
1891 1885,; do. do 1881, reg stored, liz ll2 do.
do, do, coupon. ll27s a ll3ss; do do, 1885, regis.
tered, 1855 l0s7s; do. do, do coupon, 10sss
1887; do. do, do, new, registered 1905 u 1895
do do do, do. coupon, 1891 1925; do do. 1867,
registered, 1929 ll2sS; do do do. coupon, 1925
a l12H; do. do, 1858, registered, 1I5x 1l64: do.
do d. coupon, lex llGa<: do ten-forties, regis
tered, ITO a 1104; do. do coupon, 1i4ts 1l4A :;
do. lves, 1884, registered, Ito ll0,&; do. do do,
coupon, ITO all0's; do AS 1891. registered 1868
i06ss
THE FOREIGN MARKET.
The London advccs report steady market Tor con-
soils and United States bonds except in the case OF
ten forties, which declined y per Erie also
4 per cont weaker. The bullion the Bank OF Eng
land decreased 100000 balance to-day. Routes Mt
Paris declined fraction Tho closing prices wcre:-
Consols Tor money and account. 95a+ 9o5s; United
States bonds OF 1868, l05h do do 1867 1905 l09A
tcu-IOrty DonuS, lOoA; new yves, Erie, ga
Illinois Central So In Paris rentcs closed at 1857 95c
Bar silver was Sod
UNITED STATES TREASURY.
Revenue receipts to-day 5000, 600; customs
ccipts, $780, 00O bank notes received, 100000.
STATE BONDS
State bonds at the Board steady with sales Of
Georgia sevens gold bonds Tennessee SKIES, new, pnd
new series and North Carolina sixes The principal
quotations follows-Georgia scvcns gold
bonds, 1O6 n; North Carolina special tax second Glass;
24 Tennessee SKIES new, 42s District Of Columbia,
three-sixty-1vcs. IL
RAILROAD BONDS.
Railroad bonds were moderately active, and prices
generally lower with tho largest decline in the
Lchgh and Wilkesbarre consols which sold at 81
decline of New Jersey Central frsts consolidated
sold ut 64H "a, against o. yesterdays latest sale.
The other changes decline OF ~ in Toledo and
Wabash ist Louis divsionl, per cent in Morris and
Essex Of 1871 and the lrsts consolidated, u in
Hannibal and ST. Joseph cights convertbcs and Louis
VILE and Nashville of '9s, and u in Union Pacific
Grsts. There an advance OF Y in Union Pacific
sevcns land grants, and "a in Chicago and Northwest
gold scvcns. Rock Island declined ~ per cent
10 los, and Delaware ana Hudson regulars Of 1854 X
per cent to 97sl
In bank shares Fourth National declined to 102.
Merchants Exchange sold at 90 and Continental at TO-
Later In the afternoon Fourth National sold down 10
1919.
SHARES.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-21

Wheat duh and lower; sales 5000 bushels ut 81 ~
spring. and ~ 10 ior extra white Michigan IN store kye
quiet but steady. Barley barley malt were dull.
changed sales 5000 bushels n. Ole for graded
anoat Die Ole Tor ungraed; Doc tor atoat;
Doe 62c; for southern white. and 57iac steamer
mixed for March delivery Oats we're aaie hut without
decided change: sales soon bushels 42c for No
GRADED a.c a42e for mixed Western and 0oc for fancy
rnvIr Foreign dried rather quiet but prices
nuseatcI 81 20 81 81 per box: vseneia si.e Sc
citron, isc Figs-Layers IUc Iic Dates 4i.c Brazil
nuts &c Turkey pruncs. oi4c 5.sc for OLD and 0,e
20 size. Domestic dried was quiet and steady We
quote pplcs-s,ate sliced, aye 5c do quarters,
4c. &c do fancy. Ole. Peaches Peeled Georgia.
prime to fancy; zoe a'c unpecIed do. quarters. O.
q l7c rIums- Southern isc. zoe: do. state. 2oc.
Backberres,, new, &c. re; Peanuts remained firm.
ST. 20, Wilmington, SI % 81 30
Hay AND STRAW Market quiet but steady ut Toe Tor
Hrxp AND Jurr-Thc market for Jute butts qmc.;
We quote Amcnca dressed. $40 for single s225 1888
for double and $3.50 slsa Tor nndrsssed Russia clean
51sc currency ute butts. ac currency, cash. on spot
and Tor nearby arrivals and &c; a5Ae. gold 70 arrye
al gold -.
Safes 1000 dry Texas at 1sc, leo Maamo,os at
lie 60 days, ana on private terms Ioy corpus christi.
2a bs "ysrase' 10, airy ao ,,u. ANA g
2s los, sle me- do, ~ TO Of; 70 ,bs 2lc.
sorrencs u 70 ~ lbs. 100 zoe Grandc, 20 -
lbs, ornoco ~ to 20 lbs, zoe 2O1ae Ca'iiornia
isc IsJsc Matamoros ~ 60 % ibs, i7c is1ac Vera
Cruz IL TO 10 lbs, i5c. &c., all gold. sccctcd dry
"a 10 80 lbs. De- lie. city tighter OK 90 to 80 lbs
SIC. s'sc do, - to 90 lbs. 7c &c. al!
ncrs The market was quiet and easy. The shipments
since Friday last amount TO ivo bae. We auote;--N
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-21

so 5o empty hogsheads. 8, so; hoops II feet ordinary
to prime. 800 et7 hoops. IL Iaet. do $50 $33 NJ
torrkI-ihe market WAS quiet hut unchanged and
without any feature of especial interest The
about aoD."ni lbs Lake At l9lsc. cash.
CoRpAGE was qnet but unchanged. We quote MANILA
large and small sze). per h. l2c l5c. do, cordage
bolt rope yarns, Ice 7c; iarred Manila lac sisal
rope loc llc; New Zealand. &c. l21sc: Russia
lie.
corroS on tho spo. quiet but unchanged The mar
ket tor futures OWING chiefly the improvement in the
Liverpoo market opened at adv Mondays clos
Ing prices OF s. sc. c Later lverpool easier
and TINS nct combined with receipts at the
caused the market to weaken and the advance par
italy lost the market closing weak The prices however
as compared with Mondays closing showing advance
Tor the day Q! Isle lie Tho closing prices to-day
Z M fullu
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-21
OPENING, HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES
The following table shows the opening, highest and
lowest priccs of the day.
ADVANCE AND DECLINE.


The following Is the difference day in tho prices OF
stocks as compared with those of yesterday
ADVANCE Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph, !; New
York Central, IA Burlington and Quincy, IA Illinois
Central, q ! Lake Shore, "a Michigan Central, a;
west u; do. prcicrrcd ~ Pacific Mail, "a ST. Pful,
q do preferred, Ia; Union Pacific *; Wells
Fargo II.
Decline. Chicago and Alton. u; G., c., G. and l.,
IL; Delaw are, Lackawanna and Western, 1ss; Deia-
ware and HUDSON, ~; Erie ~; Hannibal and st.
Joseph, u Harlem Il New Haven, a OHIO and Mis-
sssipp, q; Wabash, y Western Union, 70 /; gold, a.
CLOSING PRIcEs--3 p. NJ
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-21

do. oats. alnp do rye. 30 do: barley, 27OO0 Ia
SHIPMENTS -fi"uf 1000 b1s wheat. 10000 bushels;
2sUJi do oats. 22Do do rye. .U, do: barley, &c
do At tho iterno1n call of t- board wheat heavy
aud lower: 81 .s3s. March, ~ no April. Corn and osts
weak and unchanged Pork heavy and lower: xi1 "a
March; 81 80: ApnL Lard heavy and lower; 80 so,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-21
COFFEE MARKETS.

Rio JAxKino. Feb 10, 1877.
coc market quiet; prices mali no change: Rio
good nssta 81 y $3.50 refs per 10 kos Exchange %
LONDON. 25As.
SANTOS. Feb 10. 1877.
Coffee market quict prices ntninsd no change 50.
perior santos. $500 q, zoo reis per 10 kiios
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-21
MEMORANDA.
The statement OF gross earnings for the week end
ing the 18th OF February OF tho Missouri Kansas and
Texas Railway were follows:--

Washington despatch says that the Senate Com
mittee Post OiIices and Post Roads has decided
to report in favor OF continuing the Pacific Mail sub
sdy for 1871.
In regard to the kilograms from Montreal respecting
the Merchants Bank OF Canada IT IS Officially AN.
ncunced that the directors decided to mark of and
wipe out $40 900 railroad bonds other bad debts
which reduced the surplus from ST. 1893 600 to about
100000 The capital OF the bank is So OOO which
remains intact
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-21
HAVANA MARKET.

HAVANA. Feb. 20. 1877
Spanish gold 12lL iaiH Exchange-On the United
States 90 days, ~. discount; short sight
"a -. discount 90 days, gold. III premium Lon
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-21
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SALES

5000 N j Cen LIST, con
1000 WuTcl c,I0UJ
5uWDWcst 1 r, 1900.
1DOyO st LID Il q lst.
90 UC a. NV ccg b.
, shs Fourth n Bk.
1900 lncitic Mail, -.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-21
CLOSING pRicEs--3 p. NJ.
The closing prices wcre:--
THE MONEY MARKET,

Money was easy ut per call; later in the day
II was something higher being quoted Il to4 and the
last transaction was at the former figure The follow.
ing were the rates OF exchange New York at the
aforementioned cities to-day :-Savannah buying u,
selling "a Charleston, easy buying 4 premium, sell.
ing "a premium Cincinnati moderate demand buying
par, selling ITO prcmium; New Orleans, commcrciaI
sl6, bank q ;sl Louis % premium, and Chicago par
MARKET.
Gold was firm at 1855 a 10jss. The rates paid for
carrying ranged from to per cent. Loans were also
made Hat
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-21
$50 Dis Col $685..

1000 Chi. II a q IS
500 NJ Cen LIST. n.
ZOO Chi. Il ! " 4 Us
5000 Chi X NV con
1910 NJ &~t 4 list. &c
5000 II X st 10 SIS. c
100 Chi a NJ lst.....
1900 Tn Pac RR LIST.
3WniPac OF Mo lst. -.
1000 Alt Il 7 ii ID pf.
5000 q. q 4 | & LIST.
2OOU OF Westlst. 'SS.
5000 Del x II &. 81.
1000 ID X II r. III.
7DNDei Il II r. '9i.
10 shs wellsFargol;x
40 pac MAJ be
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-21
COMMERCIAL

STOCK
LONDON Feb. 30, 1877.
On the Stock Exchange to-day tho foreign market 10
sagnan Prices tend down. but there Is doing
The OF the political situation hnens all inter.
national stocks American railways ara depressed.
LONDON. Feb pol y. NJ.
Paris aiviccs quote five luj 05c for
the account. Erie Railway shares 81 Illinois Central, 60
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-21
SEGOND BnAKn-l p Al

$1,000 6s r. 49,. l126 5000 Us is c. ia,
$500 do. be IL 1000 Us 81 c. 'o... w.
1UODJ u o-.U's G, ~ Il.la "
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-21

At REASONABLE NATEs-MoNEY ON LIFE AND
~ Endowment Insurance Policies aud Mortgages: same
bought nsurances of Mi kinds effected with conpa
~ HtRBICu 90 10 Ilrondwnv-
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-01-26
Emporia markets.

ENPoRIA, ks, Jan -, 1871.
Wheat lower in low grades, corn steady al
20 to 81 cts, -four gone mp % cts. per 100 lbs,
and hogs are little lower than last week.
We quote to-day as follows:
wheat-No.2 3, 81 Is; No. 3, 81 10; No 4, 81 tc
los, rejected, soc to Soc
Corn-2O TO q cents.
Oats-l5 cents.
Flour-Emporia Eagle. per lo9 lbs, - Is;
xxx s. rs; xxx - Is; xxs245 Graham Flour
81 IS per 100 lbs These are retail prices.
Corn meel-$f per 100 lbs.
Bran and mixed-6o to 20 cents per 100 lbs.
Butter-Grocers pay Is cents and sell for
% cents per ID.
Egg-1S cents per dozen; 20 cents.
Posasoes--T5 to 81 IS retail.
Sweet potatoes-$i to IS
Apples--$1 IS retail.
Cranberries-1S cents per Quart.
Maple S1gar-2s cents per ID.
Ponftry--Turkeys, live. cents per ID.
dressed, 10 cents Chickens Z cents; cents.
Hays 90 70 - 80 per ton.
Wood--$3 50 to - for soft and green wood
q and - 80 for dry hard wood.
Coal--Lyon eoaDsy. Fort Scott and Usage
shan $40 per ton; Icalif<ter, s..
Cattle--on foot ~ cents for fat COWS; 81
Hog.-;.;Ss g 70 : co gross; SO sos. dress
Fresh meats--10 cents per ID. for steak;
seents for roasts; cents for boiling pieces.
Lard-Renderef IS eents retail; leaf lard,
II cents.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-01-26
EMPORIA NEWS.
FRIDAY. JANUARY 26rH, 1877.


The compromise In reference 10
counting the electoral votes is at
tracing the attention it's importance
deserves. There is feeling among
many Republicans that the plan
suggested by the joint committee of
Congress is a dangerous one, and
we share the feeling to some extent.
A compromise simply smoothes
over an evil, and postpones the dam
ger. The compromises of Clay on
the slavery question only made mat
tiers worse. Theyonly gave the en-
emies OF the country the time which
their interests demanded. We are
inclined to believe with Senator
Morton, whose speech we will print
next week, that this plan is simply
q mixing of the rights and preroga-
lives of the different branches Of
the COMMUNICATING constitu-
stional duties from the sproper au-
thorities and transferring them to
another. 1t is Reorganization
Morton truly says this plan springs
from weakness in Congress. The
Democrats the country over, are
pleased with the compromises
Why? Because they expect to gain
a point by 1t. We would not en-
danger the country frem q spirit Of
partisanism, but we would have the
Republicans hold their own with q
firm grasp. Asesia.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-01-26
THF BENNETE-NEAY DUEL
The Bully and shoulder Hit
ter is NOT the Brave MAN.

ter is not the Brave MAN. :.
New YORK, Jan. 18.-The Tribune
publishes the first accurate MARIA
tive of the -Bennett-May duel. It is
the story of an eye witness, who
says: "The first shot fell to Mr..
Nav. The arrangements having
been completed, the principals took
their position at distace of about
twelve yards apart. The pistols
were loaded and handed to the 10,
aud the seconds retired to one side.
Then came the question, are you
ready1' Immediately, and before
the 'one' could be given, Mr.. May
raised his pistol, took q hasty aim
aud pulled the trigger. The weap-
on Iaissed fire. On receiving in
formation that it was his turn, Mr..
Bennett raised his pistol, cried
scornfnlly, Il could kill you now, if
l wished and pointing it into the
air fred quickly. The duelists then
saluted one another, when suddenly
ovrcome by shame and mortifica-
ton, to the utmost amazement of
all present, Frederick May turned
and hurried away unable longer to
face his disgrace. No words passed
between the principals at any time
during the meeting, excepting Mr..
Benefits remark when he fired his
pistol in the air. As soon az the
retreatiDg duelist was out of sight,
the rest of the party returned to the
railroad station. Mr.. May betrayed
8 nervousness strangely at variance
with his reputation as q cool aud ac-
curate marksman. Bennett, on the
other hand, showed no sign of tre-
pidation, either in speech or man
ner, and from the first seemed to
look upon the meeting rather as
disagreeable than dangerous oc-
cQrence.