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The New York herald., 1877-12-24
LONDON VS.. PARISIAN JOURNALS.

Tho French arc, Immensely pleased at tho notice
which tho English newspapers take OF Partisan poll
tics. and OF tho telcgrsphic arrangements by which
care Is taken 10 have news In the London morning
papers before II appear In Paris. Perhaps they
ought to bo alitto ashamed OF their own backward
In collecting nows; but since thoy look only at
tho complimentary side OF the fact BIO 1t So coula
wish, Tor my part, that English newspapers wero
a little reticent about French affairs There
goodly numDor OF writer's among US who arc iully
entitled TO speak with authority on these matters, but
by tar the greatest number have right 10 speak at
all, and make shameful exposure OF themselves by
JuugiDg the French according 10 English rules. How
ever so long as journal IS serious do not this
point, but my teeth are set on edge when tho
comic journals. l must cry aloud, and spare not.
II u were only an occasional cartoon that wc mad TO
aftcr week with the dullcst persistcncy have
well thcy Understand France. l do not like say a
word against John TenDicl, whose drawing covers a
multitude OF SINS, and VINO must always by avoritc;
no takes the subjects that given TO him and makes
the most OF them. But what right have we 10 inter
fere with our dogmatc jcsts III the midst OF most
desperate party struggle IN tho most sensitive nation
In Eafopcy Tho worst and ugicst designs, bad III
drawing exccru5c IN cnrravlng are gwen week alter
week feeble comic journals each Que processing 10
be more contemptuous than tho other, eich Que dc
cdiIg for tho French their fate IN the most nippant
way each one meddling with wrciched taste IN u
quarrel which is none oi AMI ~nich " not 10 Do
solved by rdculc. Thus IS that tie FRENCH arc TO
learn how witty We English eau Dc.-London World
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scrbed. 'wil'um Bennett; died December 90. aged

scriped, "Willam Bennett; died Decembor 20. aged
waxght candelabra stood at the foot Of tho csskes
ana beside u SAT the mourniui mother. gazing with
tearu earnestness the ace OF her dead child Tho
room was on the lrst floor OF q tall tenement house
and every inch OF space within 10 except where tho
conn lay was occupied by women ana eris OF every
age They had all known little WilIic Bennett who
was born right among them ana they knew him as a
boy who was kind faithful TO his mother and had
CHEEKY word and look for every body. .It was quito
sight,, said his broiher-inaw, John Haley, 10 SEQ
the crowd OF newsboys that came la to view his re-
mains the night no was brought home. One liille ie
low named Frank Coils took oil his cap and made
SORT OF speech 10 the corpse, saying, You Bill.
was boys together aud never went bnck another
and hope you are gone 10 the blessed world where
most OF US here want 70 go' He said more than
that" continued Haley, land toll you he made
great impression on the other boys. They Just
as serious az LOT of old men, neycr thought before
there Was SO much in them boys
syMPATnETc NEiGHBoRs.
People wero coming and going for several hours
before the funeral started. Washington street has
peculiar people OF iis own, and death among them
under any circumstances draws around ,hc Dcrcayed
family sincere though humble synpatbizers, showing
that poverty, misery and degradation cannot cxiin-
guish tho better feelings OF common humanity.
But tho awlully sw and tragic fate beicll poor
Willie Bennett aroused a deeper expression OF pity
ior the afflicted iamiy. and this I, was that caused
groups OF people 10 gather horo aud thero tho
neighbornood oi the house and exchange their
objections OF the boy and express their compassion
Tor the mother. They would recall that only year
Two ago the poor woman lost hcr eldest Of
teen by quick and unexpected illness. aud that
shortly before her daughter OF twenty was taken
TO the grave, and then they would reflect what a
hardworking, deserving woman she was Keeping
her .tle stand ut Barclay street Jerry for the sale OF
evening newspapers, and sending tho thut has
boon so suddenly snatchcd from her TO school when h.
could spare tho time from helping ner. All tho boys
OF his acquaintance ocked around tho vicinity OF tho
house just prior 10 the colin being brought out lhoy
perched themselves Upturncd refuse and coal
bins on garbage boxes and ash barrels and the chatter
OF their tongues was loud anu inccssanL Finally,
when tho colin was deposited In tho henrse and tho
procession OF thirteen carriages formed behind ~ tho
sidewalks on either side tor malt block mpas-
snblc and from the windows OF every tenement house
IN tho nelghbourhood heads were projected aud when
tho hearse moved away with the remains Of The dead
newsboy 4 feeling OF sorrox Tor momcnt touched tho
faces OF the rude and motley crowd
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OTHER Fires.

The four story brick building No. 1is East Fifteth
street, occupied by Jochum letter, copporsmiths,
took fire yesterday morning. Tho loss stock and
building both Of which insured, amounts $500.
slight dre occurred about tho third door
OF No. 2l3 Grand street, occupied by Benson Levy.
Tho damage rs about 500.
Fire was discovered IN tho cellar Of the 1ve story
brick tenement house, No G2S Tenth avenue occupied
by h. Frank a. Son us u st0reroom lor Leaf tobacco.
The building was damaged about 81, 900; Frank &
Sons stock, 5000. Both insured
nrc broke out on Saturday evening, about eight
O'CLOCK In outhouso adjoining the Two story frame
building on the north side OF i3Oth street, between
Tenth avenue and New avenue, belonging 10 Mr. A.
Seisse. IL soon communicated TO the main building
and also 10 tho two story iramo house adjoining be-
longing to Mr.. j. Abbott Fifteen minutes ensued
before the Hre engines enabled to play upon
nrc, owing 10 the Croton nydrans being cogged up.
Tho loss on the two buildings amounts TO about
81. 500; partially Insured.
The ancy store OF Mark Matthias, No. 33l Seventh
avenue, discovered nre last evening. The
flames cxingulshed after doing about Sl50 dam
age to the stock and $loo TO the building.
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"DOING" THE STORES.
TWO SISTERS ARRESTED IN BROOKLYN FOR
sHOpLIgTING.

TWO SISTERS ARRESTED IN BROOKLYN FOR
sHoPLrgTING.
II want you TO accompany me to tho Tonth precinct.
station house," said Detective Lcnahan, OF that sta
tion, TO Mary Mason, alias Catherine Connor, about
oght O'Clock on Saturday evening. as tho latter
stepped from q Greene avenue car Brooklyn. 1t ap-
pears that tho olncer named and Pa,roman o'Conror
while duty In Fulton street, had their attention
called TO woman who going from store to
store The prisoner fualy got car,
which she rode until Nostrand avenue was
reached, when she alighted, and accostcd by
detective. Tho woman expressed surprise when ud-
dressed, ana dropped pair OF bracelets and
position watch chain, which weTo recovered. Tho
prisoner Is iory years OF age and IS living with her
sister, Jano Holland, alias Nora Roach at No. 303
Quincy street. The latter's picture is IN tho
Roguc's Gallery, she having been convicted
for shopIftng IN July last In tho possession Of
Mary Mason was found hall dozan PAIR OF kid gloves
marked ~ Looscr Co." three silk handkcrchieis
two bottles OF Cologne, ono cigar holder, lockct
anu pair oil bracelets Yesterday mornin Jano Ho.
land arrested on tho same charge by Patrolman
O'Connor, who discovered in her apartment several
dozen pairs OF kid gloves silk umbrellas silk handkcr
chiefs, pcrfumery and variety Of fancy articles.
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DOMESTIC MARKETS.

GALVESTON. Dec - 1877.
Cotton weak and irrosular middlieg, io1c low mid
bales gros 2Oso Exports coastwise. $50 sales. LOSS
stock, vd.7i4
Cotton guile: and easier; mitdling. fot.c.; low mid
dling iohc. good ordinary. pac Net receipts $50
France, 4333 to the ContIncnt, 3.SOi. Sales 5000
Stock, 273,236.
Cotton quiet and irrcGular middling l0Sc: low mid.
ding. 9!lc. good ordinary, D1ec. Net receipts 4fG3
bales Exports-fo the Channel 1865: coastwise, 2yD
Sales. 1000 Stock, 5s.o0i
Cotton o,,,, mao,os ,os AyASSan ow 5a pss - ISL
good ordinary 6e WesTsceps bales bsas rrs: se so
Exports eoastwse, 7oIo Sales, l2n Stock, lo1.sj0.
CHARLESTON. Dec. %. 1877.
e.es nss mSSps low %saas o
Expors-ro Great Britain, $50; coastwisc. 2d6i saes
l,2UO. Stock, s2,S96.
sprits OF turpentinc quiet at 2 kosn stcady 4ic
for strained Crudo turpentine steady ut u 81 Tor hard
OswEGo, Dec %, 1877
qase No. Miiwauses ciao 81 "a 30 white Michigan
Ko Toledo 60c Barley quiet. No Canada held ut g2c.
No. 40. SIC Corn meal aud niiIfaed unchanged Rail-
Albany, 3sc Flour shipped By rail. 1900 bbls.
BUFFALO, Dec 22 1877.
Flour fair demand; sales Of o. 700 bGs. unchanged
81 35; do. on private TERMS cars NJ Milwaukee
81 ~ car whto sample ~ 81 30 Corn activc sa IS
Of car. white on track at 4,s car ,eiow on ,rass
bushels old. No = at 52.. and 20 miiiers - ~
45c 80, accordlns 70 conditions o. sc; oats dun
active Barley steady; sales OF 800 bushels Canada IN
store. at sse nisiwinos nominal. othcr articles nm.
Flour. s7co b5is wheat 1900 bushels. corn 1910
do,i oats 700 do. barley. oooo dg.i rye 4suo do
busnels $500 do. oats, 1000 do barley 1880
do; rye. b.UU do - - =. -
fiour uuic mat whi
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THE BRIDGE ACCIDENT.

A SUBJECT Fon INVESTIGATION pY THE
TRUSTEES.
rhe ruins Of the brick arches OF tho East River
Bridge, the tower the Brooklyn side OF
tho river, where the unfortunate aborer Neil Mullen
was crushed on saturday evening, was the scene OF
considerable Interest yesterday, and visited by
several hundred people, who specuiated, variously,
TO the causes contributing to the accident.
Az the present stage VI tho great work
OF constructing the approaches 10 the bridge
IL Is or course OF the utmost importance, not only
those VINO IN charge OF the vast enterprise
the general pubic also, that step in
ing ana architectural Instruction shall be
fully aud scientifically STUDIED, In order secure tho
greatest security and immunity against accidents III
tho future. Nineteen arches Of brick, similar tho
two that foil on saturday, have already been com- :
pleted and considered solid, saie and substantial
In every particular. Tho arches which fell
IN weighed about live tons each. They thirt cen
feet In length and had twenty inches Of riso. The
question has been discussed among workmcn as 10
whcthor such riso tho IL sufficient. Tho
upper arch OF the ter which Tell carrying away tho
benenth, had been hnishod only two duys and It
supposed that the mortar had not sufficiently dried
Tho master mason Mr.. Berwick, says that the weight
OF the upper and lower arches caused til outside
'to give, anu hcDce the accident. The will
thoroughly investigated by the Board OF Bridge rrus
teos VINO will meet on tho second Monday January
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extra do 81 35 amber do, spot and December 81 30;
January, 81 3os No red winter. spot and December
81 2s January II 2sf; February 81 3ox No spring.
vi " Corn easier: high mixed. Sic new. 471sc; NO =
spo 5Olsc May 47sc. new spot and December fI5ac;
January. 4fTc rejected. 49c: new. 42Ac damased.
44lsc new, 37c Oats dull; No. 2szc. Prime clover
seed - 7o; No; 2. s. 40 Receipts-ioo bbls Hour.
shipmcns-3oO bbs Hour, 1900 bushels wheat $4,000
do. corn, 800 do. oats
CINCINNATI. Dec %. 1877
Flour dull and unchanged Wheat steady; rod. 81 Is
81 % Corn dull a7c SOC. Oats In fair demand at
2Sc 32c Rye duh 6Jc i2c. Barley dull and nomi
naL Pork In fair demand: $ll rs cash Sl2 %. buyer
March. Lard quiet; steam 81 sO kettle. - 25 ~ 80
Bulk meats quiet shoulders ac 4lsc CLEAR rih. sc;
ccrr sides &c bacon quiet and unchanged Green meats
lower, at VI o. Butter duh and drooping Sugar steady
and unchanged Hogs In fair demand but lower: common,
$3 so S3 10: light S3 30 50 95 packing - 81 10;
butchers 81 - 81 20; receipts, 397 shipments, 665.
There viii be markets on Monday next
CHICAGO. Dec 30. 1877.
Flour steady and unchanged. Wheat active and in fair
demaud. but lower; No Chicago spring 81 u9 cash and
December 81 u9a 81 095s. January; 81 lOh III LOGS,
February; No do 81 0lt rejected Sic Corn irregular.
closing lower 44c.. cash and December; ic January;
42c February; rejected 341ac Oats steady with lair
demand 25c cash 24zkc. 25c, December: 23c 2isc.
January; 23i4c. February: Rye hrmer at 56c. Harley
easier ~ 51Lc Pork dull and shade lower. Sil 10,
cash: 81 20 January; sli IS 81 s71 February Lard
81 so. February. Bulk steady aud unchanged.
Whskey steady and unchanged Receipts Flour. 10 ooo
bbis wheat 74oo bushels; corn. 600 do oats, 1900
do rye, 2.3o0 do; barley. 10000 do shipmens-Fionr
1000 bbls wheat 20 900 bushels corn 26 900 do
1900 do. barley. l2,000 do.
The New York herald., 1877-12-24
COURT CALENDARS-THIS DAY.

SUPREME Couar--CnAnBERs--Iiold by Judge
Brady-Nos 20 u. 81 81, %, ~, 52 53 50, 90, IS,
co. o. o. ~ ~ ~ 70, 49, l02, los, l09. Then con.
tinuo with 40. li3 on general calendar
SUPREME CoCnr -CRcUiT-Pdrt 3-Bcld by Judge
Van BrunL >-No day calendar.
suPREA. CoURr-GESaKAL TERM.-Adjonrncd until
December %.
SUPERIOR CoURr--SPEcAL TEaM-Held by Judge
Scdgewick.--Ucmurrer,N No q.
COMMON PLEAs--EoUirr rERN-leid by Judge Van
Hoeson Case on. No. T. No day calendar.
MAgISg CoURr-fHiAL Tgnn-Part l-iied by Judge
McAdam.--Nos. 2so7, 23i5 1868, 2agl, 2536, 1906,
3sI3, 251t, 2575, 257G, 1882 25s6 2ol3 266l 26G2,
2oC5 1904, 2G66, 2067, 1909 to 2679. inclusive.
4 All other courts adjourned for the tsrms
The New York herald., 1877-12-24
DItO.

BgLL--Un Sabbath morning, December %, LULU,
Oldest and beloved daughter Of II. y. and Louise A.
Bell, aged eight years
1e funeral Will be held at tho residence OF
her parents Englcwood, n. on Tuesday morning De-
cembor 25 at ton O'Clock. Trans leave Twenty third
erry quarter alter eight and Chambers street
halt past eight A. NJ, via Northern Railroad later.
mont at Yonkers Cemetery, on arrival OF two O'Clock
tram from Now ork.
California papers please copy.
BENSON --On sunday, December 20, SARAH f.,
widow OF Benjamin /. benson, aged IL
1ne relatives ana friends OF The i1r!y are respect.
fully INVITED TO attend tho funeral tuesday after
moan December 70, at four O'Clock, from her late resi-
donce, No. l53 East l25tn 81.
CALDWELL --On the I'D inst., OF paralysis, GEoRGE
CALDWELL, Sr., aged III years.
The gemana viii be taken 70 PAlatns Briags wher,
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VICTISIIZED CONSIGNEES.

For somc time past merchants doing business along
the downtown piers OF tho East River have boon not
un,.eqncn,y victimized bv unprincplcd parties pro-
sen,lng forged orders Tor consignmcnts and carting
away tho goods thus obtained. few days ago Albert
j. Freeman, dong business at pier East River
was presented with order ior the delivery Of 100
barrels OF -four, valued IL 5000 10 J. w. Irving Tno
order turned out TO DC forgery. aud Captain CaIrey
undertook the task OF finding Irving. ON SATURDAY
night Irving was arrested by Detective Hogan. The
prisoner was arraigned nj tho Tombs Police Court yes
ierday ana the request OF the polco romanded for
the collection OF further evidence.
The New York herald., 1877-12-24
AN UNPROFITABLE BOARDER.

Dennis G. Hanson, aged twcnty-threc years, resic-
ing at No. 432 Seventh street, Brooklyn, +. d.,
arrested Saturday night last on "A charge of grand
larceny, By Sergeant Lloyd, of the Eighth precinct
The ompIanant In the Is A. Is. Richardson, OF
No 432 Seventh street. who charges him with steaiinI
several articles OF clothing, Jcwe!ry ana syerware on
tho 18Th inst, the accused having been boarder IN
the house OF tho pminLIM Tue property stolen was
valued ut $780, Several pawn tickets were found in
his possession Tor stolen property. Tho prisoner,
VINO Is clerk by occupation, was locked up 10
The New York herald., 1877-12-24
PARIS GREEN.

Gustavc krapp a clerk employed by Frederick VII
mar dealer human hair at No. 81 Bond street. went
home intoxicated on Saturday night to his residence
10. 270 East Tenth street, and after saying goodby
his mother and sister left and returned u few mo
mcnts later suffering from Paris green POISONING.
physician summoned and relief soon followed
Krappi Is now lying Bellevue Hospital, ana IL IS
expected will be out IN day or two. He admitted
having taken tho poison and the cause is supposed
be an affair OF tho heart
The New York herald., 1877-12-24
HAVANA MARKETS.

HAVANA, Dec. 81. 1877
Sugar-More cheering reports from abroad have i'm
parted rcassnng influence the latter part OF .he week.
producing sales in sellers favor Quotations. however
still nominal. The weather grinding the
Tho principal sales OF the week 6O boxes ciaycd
sugar Nos 70 u 7ss reals per arobc 800 bags
centrifugal, No 10 at reals and 500 hhds moasses
snsars no At $500 oh reals stoess in ware .ro
bags and II 900 hhds Receipts Of the wssktoo boxes
400 bags and 800 hhds Exports during the 600
boxes 5000 bags and $50 hhds. ncuang 200 boxes
and all tho bugs and hhas. the United Bacon.
peor American Flour S35 s35 so per Lb for An,cri-
Jerked bce $2 l21s gold, per arrobe Hams. So
$56 per quinta tor American cured Lard. kcgs,
SO Tor and $iB 10 for Gne. per quntal do
.ns, sss for common and $i SO for ane per auin..l
per quin,al wax-ysow. si7 SIT so per
stores nominal. Coal oil scarce; no inquiry. Lnm.
ber entirely nominal. Shocks duli box,
hogsheads 10 reals White beans. % - reals
arrobe Chewing tobacco, $50 $50 per qunta Corn,
llM II reals arrobo. Hoops nominal; long shaved,
$5a $50 per NJ Freghts-only charters made
at lowering tonnage Is daily increaslng Tobncco
guet; vuelta Abao. t45 $50 per cwt;; rartdo $40;
Rcmedios 81 SAG Spanish gold 224h 2.4h.
Exchanses at on the United stassh sixty days
days, gold ~ premium: short sight, do, 55s
mum; on London, i4A l5i4 premium; on Paris, Ia
premium.
The New York herald., 1877-12-24

DAMaAyx--srAsroS.- .--Decombcr %. BY the Row.
Father Farrell ot st. Josepb's Church, JonS 4. DAM
NAM TO May H., eldest danghtcr OF 4. N. Stanton,
ESQ of Chicago, ILL.,
ti.plirz-LaSDoS. In Brooklyn December 20, 1877,
by he Rev !. u Landon, assisted py the Kew sey-
~, dnugbtcr OF the late Dillon ). Ltndon. NJ. ID.
'MEAgs-sEE.-On saturday 22d Inst, by the Rev.
Mile. LOUISE SER
REip-MonGAS On the 2olh inst, at Grace Chapel,
by mo Rev Wiiliam I. Egbcrt, KENNETH REID, N. D.,
10 Mrs. EMMA MORGAN.
The New York herald., 1877-12-24
DIED IN HOSPITAL.

On the 18th inst August Uhl injured by the
falling Of a partition in HupicIs brewery, in East
hirty -eigbth street. He removed to bellevue
Hospital, whore he died ON Saturday night.
The New York herald., 1877-12-24
PRINT CLOTHS MARKET.

PROVIDENCE L. L. Dec -, 1877.
The print cloths mark dull throughout tho week.
with reported sales rcacnng only H. 400 pieces Prices
nominaly at 4c cash. for extra. aud 3sc 5l6c cash.
Tor standard 6Ix4 with offers OF To- 30 dnys 0l6c
a5c, CASH asked and 3sr. offered for J6A6o cloths.
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Tho report has boon the source OF considerable dis
cusson, but putting aside the bias with which bulls
and boars aptto regard such statement 1t
be doubted that the road has madc vory fair show
ing whom Ia considered that tho present year has
been Of tho worst ever known IN the history OF
American railroads. To show this the dgurcs may be
well arrayed as foows:-Net earnings. 81. 76o, ,ooo
Paid for unusual expcnses-15, 600 steel rase
say 900; Ashtabua disaster, say $500 0O0 sink
ing fund.- $25000 Fifteen days. loss use OF bridge
at Ashtabua, ana fifteen days for Strikes say one
months lost time. will cave tho earnings at over vo
per cont
COINS AND BULLION.
Tho following are quotations In gold for vnrIous
The New York herald., 1877-12-24


THE MONEY MARKET
There attempt made 10 rig the market upon
two occasions during tho week, and money was run
up 132 per diem, but tho attempt ailed money
easy at a per cont, with exceptional loans as
low as per cent Leading note brokers furnish
the following the latest quotations Tor prime CON-
c,ai
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Inc Dahk report showed decrease oil Sl,s9o 400 In
legal tenders but tho loans increased 81 000 The
following were the changes for the weok -
Dee l5. Dec %. Differences
Loans.. S237 5o 900 S239 16i 200 Inc 81, 2G0 200
specio...... lv.5o6,s00 l9,6.4.60O Inc. l07, 500
Legal ~, 562 900 80 06, 800 bee. i95 4C0
Dcposits... l95,soo4O0 la SI2 300 Dec. lo53 900
Circulation. ls,6'6soo 1872 900 Inc. 6II,2O0
The following shows The relations between tho total
reserve and the total iiablites:-
Specie. SIS. 1866, 500 $i9G746 900 Inc s1o7 500
Legal lenders. 3I,5G2,9Oo 30067,500 Dec. 10000
To,arcs've s57,l29, 100 sS5, 742 100 Dec 600
Rcs'vc req'ed
asi depslls 4s,o74,lOO 4s7lo,o25
The New York herald., 1877-12-24
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
MARRIED.
ENGAGsp.

BLuMcrARpr- srgs.-Louis AnNsrrIS TO DESA
BLrMGuARDr. No cards
The New York herald., 1877-12-24

II is subject for sincere congratuation that in all
tho financial and business troubles Of past year
New York city banks have shown that they aro well
able TO cope with the difficulties OF times, and
that they deserve tho confidence placed In them by
tho public.
Washington dispatches state that the national bank
notes received for redemption for the week ondng
December % and tor the corresponding week OF 1876
were;-
1877. 1876
New York. $S3l,0 s574, 900
Boston ................... 2,293,0 900 l,SlT000
philadelphia. ............. 49, 600 163 600
Miscellaneous. ............ $4,000 100000
Totals 80. ..............S4,0S9 1000 s3,454000
STATE AND RAILROAD BONDS.
There was no change 10 speak OF in these bonds tho
The New York herald., 1877-12-24

IST GLASS CLEANING AND DYEfNG. i.ai3 RROxDs
lxnv ~ Division ST. 532 and 53t 9Th works GiS
West doth 81 new saed; reduced price. CIAs fkAAk
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-06-17
Letter from CornuropIn.
CoRNUcopIA, Juno 10, ISL

EDITOR ISDErENDESr:-- Our little
camp is beginning to look up again.
Two ncw promising prospects have been
struck within the last week; one by
Phil Sullivan. the other by George
Dowlcs and John Owens. Iiumors Of
several other finds are current, but
nothing definite. Our leading mines
here have never looked better. SIr.
Coffin assures he the breadth of ore OF
the 40).foot level OF the Leopard still
continues full. nnd increases in rich
hess us the diff progresses. The same
ledge has been cut Oh the 500 and COO.
foot level. The ore Oh the 500 is better
than Oh the loo, and that OH the GOO
still better, but not quite 80 large.
About eight or nine tons from each
level is being extracted daily, with but
few men, thus demonstrating fully the
ability Of Mr.. Coffin TO run pino eco
nomicnlly anil we'll. The mill is run
ming steadily and is well supplied with
wood and orc.
The lIusscy * looking better than
ever before in its history. The ore be-
ing extracted is Of splendii quality, and
Of tho quantity there is no longer any
doubt: On every level the vein is
cut. and the mine is in splendid condi-
ton The only want felt il IL mill for
the reduction Of its ores, and then il is
ready to take rank as one Of the per-
manent paying mines Of the country.
For the months Of April and May. ore
enough las been taken out IN much
more than pay all EXPENSES Of working
the mine. and none Of the orc worked
went less than $3.50.
The Panther is running with in.
creased force. shipping rock and doing
first rate generally.
Some Of our sports Eot mp horse
race. yesterday, which ended i'll the
owiirr of one Of the horses putting II
fancy co!ored mug on the other.
1t is reported that u wedding @! par
ties heretofore unsaspcctcd OF Inatrino-
NAL intent, is abont 10 take place, and
curious speculation is rife i'll conse-
qu4nce.. but cIiisolcs OF such charac-
ter possess little interest for your cor
Respondent. y. y. L.