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A UCTIoN SALE. IN BANKRUPTCY.


In the matter of billiard. Churchill & Co.
Notice is thereby given, that on Wednesday, the
twentieth day of June, A. ID. 1877, commencing at
10 A. NJ, shall sell ut public auction, at the old
store, on the mill property of billiard, Churchill
q Co.. in the city OF Alpena the personal property
belonging to their estate, consisting in part OF the
following: Set platform scales, truck box stove,
water cooler small lot of crockery consisting OF
plates bowls and cups, 80 saw handles, 8 augurs,
| 8 casters, s lamps, &C., wagons, trucks, set
sleighs cart harness, sets harness. neck yokes,
5 buffalo robes lot Of camp utensils consisting OF
| axes hoes, lanterns, cross-cut saws, swamp and
cant hooks, measures, plates, knives, forks, &c. 2
bellows anvils vice. swedge block, hand drill lot
small tools, neck yokes iron, steel, &C. Also, at
their Office SAFE desks chairs, lounge, stove,
| lamps, carpet, &c.
Also, the boomage on Thunder Bay River be-
ginning ut point on said river where the line be-
tween sections q and % crosses, extending up the
river "a rods on both Sides Boom is about one
mile from Hilliard Churchill & Co.'S mill. Sale OF
boom will take place at p. NJ.
| HENRY A. HARMON, Assignee
Detroit May Is, 1877. 3O2w5-S-6s'
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Love, the toothache and tight
boots are things which cannot be
kept secret.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-05-30

An Oil City man is so slow that
his watch sometimes runs down
while he is winding it up.-Ex.
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"Don't you think" she inquired
amiably, "that most men are poss-
essed of a devil~ He said he
thought they were, particularly az
ter they were msrried.-Norwich
Bulletin.
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When the Turks crowded into
Kars the conductor shouted, "Er-
aeroum JPN front."-Graphic.
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Why is a lawyer like a restless
man in bed! Because he first lies
on one side and then on the other.
Eek.
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Oakley Hall refuses to look at an
American newspaper. This is an
unkind cut but he may be afraid
of newspaper war maps-the un-
kindest cuts of all.-Free Press.
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Orpheus c. Kerr tells in the
Graphic how purely legitimate bus
mess transactions are consumated
"You are a legislator. Will you vote
for this billl Let me see your jack
knife. / will give you $4,000 fol
that knife"
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A friend in knead-the baker,
Commercial Advertiser.
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"Numbers is what does the bus
iness," shouted man who lives on
Mechanic street. "When my wife
is alone | can reason with her and
run things to suit myself, but when
her mother is around am not even
a stakeholder in the concern
Titusville Hearld.
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MORTGAGE SALE.

MORTGAGE SALE.
Default having been made in the conditions of
certain mortgage, made and executed by Charles
Schultz of the city and county OF hpena, Mich
ipan 20 Samantha Hitchcock of the same place on
the 18th day of September, A. ID. 1876, which said
mortgage was, on the 9th day Of December, A. ID.
1876 recorded in the office of the Register Of Deeds
Tor the county of Alpena, State of Michigan, in
Liber one of mortgages, on page $40, and upon
which said mortgage there Is now, at the date OF
this notice, claimed to be due, the sum of one
hundred and sixty dollars, for principal and in
terest secured by said mortgage, and also the
further sum of twenty-five dollars as an at
torncy fee, provided for In said mortgage,
should any proceedings be taken TO foreclose
the same, and no proceedings, either at law or
equity, having been taken to collect the debt Sc
| cured by said mortgage, or any part thereof now,
therefore, by virtue Of the power of sale contain
ed in said mortgage, and Of the statutes in such
cases made and provided,
| Notice IL hereby given, that on Saturday, August
18TH 1877 at two o'clock in the afternoon of sand
day, at the front hall door of Potter Brothers
brick block, on Second street in the city OF Alpe-
| na in the county of Alpena, State OF Michigan,
THE said brick block being the building in which
the Circuit Court for the county Of Apena IA held
the undersigned will sell at public auction to tn,
highest bidder, the premises described in sait
mortgage or 80 much thereof as shall be neccssar,
10 satisfy the said Indebtedness, interest, attor
ney's fee, and costs and expenses of sale tn
premises described in said mortgage being all tina
certain piece parcel OF land, situate in tn
city of Alpena in the county OF Alpena, and Stat
OF Michigan, and described as follows, 70 wit
Lot No IL, In block No 10, in Hitchcock's frs
addition 10 the city of Alpena; said mortgag
being given for purchase price OF said lands.
SAMANTHA HITCHCOCK,
Mortgages
J. D. TyTTrr, Attorney for Mortgage.
| .tnIA .x
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els it not time that you paid me
that five dollars Z" said farmer to
his neighbor. "Tain't DUE" was
the reply. "But," said the farmer,
"you promised to pay when you
got back from New York" "Well,
/ amt been," was the reply.-Ex.
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A friend in deed-the lawyer
Detroit Tribune.
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A gentleman advertises his will
ingness to exchange a cork leg for
a revolver. This is the nearest ap-
proach to the old law of retalia-
ton we have seen for long time
1t isn't an eye for an eye-but it's
a leg for an arm.-Free Press.
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Few people think of the differ
ence in time between this country
and Russia. 1t is the month OF
March there.-Detroit Tribune.
That's so; the Russians are do
ing a good deal of marching, just
now.
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EUROPEAN MARKETS.
COMMERCIAL.

LoNpoy. March TO- 1877.
In Mincns Lane the leading markets 90 mot quite main
supplies The export trade still depressed the serious
falling or shown BY the official returns includes various
Coffee after huctuating closes at last Fridays rates with
good demand Native Is lower Other kinds are not
in the hands Of the trade arc known to be
low; isw eargoes sof new ,,s. Barmsh rice
become Hat Low sorts have fallen Is
per cwt could be realized in quantity the
way fhe feature in the tea msrxet has been the large
public sales of China during tho week which established
Green teas are depressed Spices nimproved.
Calcutta linseed oil, 49s. per quarter,
Produce-Sprts OF turpentine, 27r. 3D. per cwt
NEW PRODUCE EXCHANGE REPORT
LIVERPOOL. March TO- 1877.
Pork-Eastern dull at 75s Western dull at 6is Bacon
long clear dull 1885, dull sos. Hams-Long
cut dull at 45s. Shoulders dull at 2ss. Beef-lndia
AZ ses sxsr. %s.s DUH At i1os prime mess dun
Prime city Gull al 40s OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES dull az 2s
Rosin-Common dull ut IS. cd. fine dali ~ los sd
the market Flour-Exra State steady 26s Wheat-No
spring steady at los Sd No. spring steady At los A.
ut los Sd. Corn-Mixed soft steady at 24s.
FINANCIAL.
LONDON March 10, 1877.
On the Stock Exchange during the week business has
been inactive The of from day day has been
cded and the about equally divided Russians
are better and Turkish lower. few purchases caused
American governments TO rise Il American railways
little changed. Canadians heavy.
Paris dvces quote live cent rentes lO 15c for the
SILVER SHIPMENT FROM EUROPE.
LIVERPOOL. March 10, 1877.
Tho Cunard line steamer China which sailed from here
for New York to-day, took out $4,000 In silver bars.
SILVER.
LONDON, March 10. 1877
Silver closed to-day at 55sid per ounce.
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Another Considerable Decline
in the Coal Stocks.
GOLD 1O5 Is A 1O4 ga.
Government and Railroad Bonds Weak
and Lower.
Money Easy at g a 8 Per Cent
on Call.


~ SATURDAY, March lO--6 r. NJ
81 There was but enc noisy spot the Board to-
" and that WAS occupied by members who were Gu
Raed In pounding away ut Delaware AMI Lackawanna
Y 10 heaviest blows were dealt per wire from Twenty
,rd street which, Tor the last day two, has To-
hussed It's errant members IN tho upper chainper
Incred to bearsh plols and to-day united them IN "n
I oatack upon the coal fancy. over oncIhrd Of the
mornings business, or So COO out OF I36 900 shares,
shauced hands in the above stock at prices which
ranged from 63,s TO 62ls-he latter quotation ocihS
the final The attempt TO stincn up the vcrtepre
or the coal carriers by whispering the magic word
ssCombiuaton," has proved dismal failure, though
Il was renewed again to-day IN luce OF the news which
comes from the mining regions that ship
ments were likely TO Increase, and prices de-
creased proportionatey. Lake Shore came next
in order point of magnitude OF transactions,
but the price remained remarkably steady, possibly
because the efforts to advance and depress IL
balanced, the meeting at Chicago to-day OF
railroad representatives their expires SO deter
Mutation TO sustain the tarf compact being set Oh
against the probable damages likely TO be assessed IN
The matter OF The Ashtabua disaster. For stock
usually At the apex OF activity Western Union showed
bot little disposition to from the dead level of a
tame steadiness. Despite the mysterious hints to
the contrary holders OF the stock that are
still sceptcal as TO the dividend. and this feeling was
u
taken through the courts to enon the same. Judging
Nv tho price Of the stock, however little heed WAS
gwen to the matter, since the closing quotation was
but shade below the best OF the day. The remainder
Of the utterly without feature prices sway
~ing to and In small as affected by tho pur-
ehases and sales of the small fry operators.
TODAY.
The sales Of active stocks to-day aggregated 1856 S22
shafss, which distributed as follows-New York
Central Z 745; Erie, 1000; Lake Shore, 80, 900; Wa
BASH 200; Northwestern 1000; do. preferred, 700;
Rock Island, 300; Milwaukee and st. Paul, 200; do
preferred, 900; Delaware, Iackawanna and Western.
81 $780, New Jersey Central, ], 72O; Michigan Central
g. 200; Union Pacific, 3o0 C., c. aud l. c. 100; Ohio
and Mississippi 200; Western Union, 2,2l0; Atlantic
and Pacific Telegraph, 967; Pacific Mail, 1000; Quick
silver 100: do preferred, 200; Delaware and Hudson
Canal, 6,400
OPENING, HIGHEST AND LOWEST.
The following table shows the opening, highest and
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COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON : SPOT 1-16c. LOWER FUTURES CLOSED
wEAK-FLoUR DULL-wHEAT FIRMER-coRN
EAsIER-oATs STEADY FOR THE BETTER
soRrs-wHIsKEY NoMINAL-POEK LOWER
LARD WAS EAsIER-PETRoLEUM QUIET
SPIRITS OF TuRPENTINE FIRMER-RosIN
FIRMER-oILs FIRM--CoFTEE sTEADY-sUGAR
NoMINAL-rRElGHTs DULL.
SATURDAY, March 1O-6P. H.
Business was generally light to-day, but there was
more animation certain quarters at nuctuating
valuations On 'Chango there was business,
though not In all at better prices. Flour was
dull Wheat was in rather more demand and shade
frmer, with some few sales for export Corn was
easier and dull Oats steady. Whiskey nominal
Pork and lard were easier but more active. Freghts
were dull Cotton the spot was l-l6c lower.
Futures closed weak Coffee was steady. Sugar nominal
Oils firm Petroleum quiet Rosiu and spirits turpentine
Grmer.
CorrAs-rhe market for Rio was quiet Sales at Bati-
more $500 bags Campanero yesterday and 7sS
bags OK Keystone both on private terms Mild coffee
was quiet, but steady We quote:-Ordinary car.
goes, tic. q i7lAc.; iar do. 1890; good do,
2Oc; prime do. 2oslc. 2lc. extreme range
for lots lie. 22ac. Santos. fair to good. 914c. y
2Oc god 30 days; java government bags 90 23c do
grass mats 2c 24c Singapore, 19c 2lc Ceylon. Zoe.
de; Maracabo 1876. 20c.; Iaguayrs. 1876 20c
Jamaica, 1856 19c.; st. Domingo l61ac l7c; Porto
Rico 1885, 2o1sc; Costa RIGA. 1sc. 2lc Mexican, 1sc.
zoe Manila. lsc. y 19lac. Angostura. 1885, 2ollc {;
Savsnila. 1896 v 2Oc.: Curacao. 1876. u 19c.
CorroS the spot quiet and again lcws. prices
being marked down l.l6c iverpocl very dull with
sales 5000 bales at unchanged prices Arrivals
Lied cheaper, which subsequently recovered. Our
opened steady the closing prices Of
the previous evening, bu. almost mmedistey AFTER the
OF points owing the three r. NJ. despatch from Liver
pool coming rm but the market again weakened owing to
the large recepts at the ports Subsequently large
of icng cotton was thrown on the market which
there was a reaction OF points which only held for
few moments when the advance lost the market clos
ING weak at the prices of the day. The closing
prices to-day compare with Fridaysas foows-
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registered, ll3,< l141< do. do, do, coupon, ll3z
lI4< do tcn-fortes. registered. Ito l1ok; do do,
coupon, Io,s III do Gves, 1881, registered. 1los
n HOY; do do. do, coupon, nos ll0's do. AVS,
1891, registered, 1857 lo6,s
RAILROAD BONDS.
Railroad bonds irregular, but generally lower,
with the following changes in prices compared with
last previous saies:-Au advance OF u In Chicago and
Northwest consols Morris and Essex Grsts and West
Union Telegraph coupon. There was decline OF
per cent IN New Jersey Central convertible, Ia III
the nrsts consolidated, 1 per cent in Lehigh aud
wnkesbarre consois and 81. Louis and Iron Mountain
nrsls, q IN Chicago aud Northwest consolidated gold
sevens and Toledo and Wabash nrsts tSt. Louis dvis
ion) x IA Delaware and Hudson registered bonds OF
81. aud a in New York Central SKIES OF 1888, Gen.
trail Pacific gold bonds and Union Pacific sevens land
grants
State bonds At the Board were per cent higher for
Georgia sevens, new and steady for Arkansas skies,
Funding act, to which dealings were confined. DIS.
tricI Of Columbia 365's sold at 1874 r. Missouri
SKIES, long. brought lo5s. In New Orleans Louisiana
consols brought 63zs 64,s
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This Company building their lines from Washing
Orleans by July when the tariff these southern
points will be hxei ~ Zoe for 10 words
IT REASONABLE kAIES--MONEY ON LIFE AND
bought; OF all kinds effected with best
j. j. HABRICu Il Co.. 119 Broadway.
A JEFFERSON RAILROAD PER CENT FIRST
N MORTGAGE Bonds, interest and principal guaranteed by
Erie $1,000 for sale. JEFFtRsON. box l2I Herald Office
A $50 TO 81 90 IN STOCK PEIvILEGkS OFTEN
N .mrkes thrceoid in 30 Stocks bought aud
per cent margin Orders mail and telegraph send Tor
~ page book explaining everything .
JOHN HICkLING Co. II Broadway, New York. :
A DAM b. REID, EXPERT AND GENERAL ACCOUNT
Asnt-Reports. given In detail. Box 2V43 fost ofce
372 Pearl st
A REspONsIBLE WOMAN WANTS TO BORROW
"A S5OJ has income and will secure payment through
her attorney. Address w. W. W.. Herald Office
A JOHN y. BAILEY a. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
sold margin or for cash hrst class stock
Exchange privileges
A DvANCES on FURNITURE. PIANOS AND GOODS
kind stored put sale at our storage and
saIesroon.s. tO3 TO 1O7 West SD Il.
A COMBINATION or CAPlTAL.-NEw MODE or
Aoperating In Stocks; profits Money can remain
under INVESTORS control box us Herald.
BUTCHER STORE AND FOUR ROOMs-kENT
Aoniy SIT 50 Fixtures for sale cheap DOB West
9th st.
III PARTIES NOT DESIRING TO DISPOSE or
Athcir Life Insurance Policies by absolute sale can
borrow their cash value. MACDONALD, 2i2 Broadway.
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rhe lOlowIng were tho closing prices N San Fran.

The following the earnings OF tho Central Pacific
Railroad Company
1876 1877
For the month of February. OH 203 1881 900
Earnings lrst two months. 2,Oll ,542 2,076000
Receipts Of produce &C., at Chicago, from March
TO T. 1875 and 1877, six business days. were
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Tho arket quiet bat shade hrmer The sales
about $1,000 bushels part last evening, tor export anu
milling at 81 25 Tor old ungradcd spring in store; VI AZ
81 a. Tor No Milwaukee in stores ~ ~ 81 tSa for
new No do 81 40 Tor new No. Chicago IN store and
gI 40 for Corn easier Tor new. We
note sales Of $4,000 bushels a. 64c Doc for nnsraded
mxed ,c for mixed; 5itAc o4isc Tor No
fc Tor white Southern in store and 57c Tor western vel
low Rye steady bushels sold within the range
of sic sac for Western SOC for Canada Barley was un
settled oO bushels sold at 81 for mngradcd Canada ana
No. Canada O private terms. Barley matt was uui
oats we're steady sales NJ - 900 bushels at Soc Tor
No 3 mixed: 45Isc. for No whites sc. 44c Tor mixed
Western; 40c Sic for mixed State, and 43c nc Tor
white Western. -. ,
Hrxp AND Jurr.-Jute Butts remained quiet ana
but about steady. We quote :-Amercan dressed
$3.50 Si35 Tor undressed; Russia, clean, $zoo u
x25 gold Italian 1915 $3.50 gold utc. &c 5sc cur.
butts. &c. cash, on spot ana DC
slsc gold arrive Manila hemp, &c. She. s'sal DO,
JAtc istlo 5ssc., all gold -
MoLAssEs Orleans was steady quet foreign
also steady. We quote Tuba, ccutri'ugai anu
covado refining, $50 4yc, grocery. 35c zoe Porto
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--Stained-Good ordinary 1O5sc; strict good ordinary.
1Oitc: low mddng III l-l6c mdding, IL o-loc. spot
''''' "''' To-Day. Lust Erenins. Total
Delivered contract 600 bales For future delivery the
sales follows Yesterday after two M-AprIl.
loo bales n iasss 900 % y &c go :. At 9 at at
i2e4c July Y zoe. 100 Y 75c 300 at IL 74c.;
ber 100 ut October 100 at l23c December. 900
Total 100 bales To- q %. one a n rel
400 a. isiae. 300 at = ioc:, POO at l3.ooc.,
100 at i2o1c April. 200 At i2s,c' 800 ~, GA
zoo &c., at H. 24c 800 NJ IL 2c 400 at IL 22c..
800 ut 2Ic 1000 a. - 2oc goo at y oc 200 as y isc.
IL 4sc 800 At 45c 4es 500 at 24Sc.. 200
at Lac 1900 H. &c., 240o vt II 45c. 100 24ic,
800 at IL 43c 400 II 42c $40 at u 4c 500 24oc,
60 az IT. n Soc. 4ooas ia,c 100 a. IL 5ic 800 a.
June 300 o2c. 600 at 126c. 500 l2Ipc 800 at
II osc 700 at y $50 ooo a. Y Sas 500 at y c goo
isesc. 500 At isSsc, 200 al la.Ssc.. 800 At iss7c
Co at IL 6sc. 400 iaGac 600 l6ic, 500 II
October 200 at - POO at y 24c December 400 at
loo At 2s Is sso s '" ss Gr cl t %srs
snr bales New Orleans
,ss; Boston 45s Philadelpha iii Total. 5000 bales
This day last week. 4l4s This day last 30 Total
since september 1905 1874 bales Cotton ireights closed
follows:-ro Havre. by steam, &c, compressed by
sail, ssc. To Hamburg. by steam. s4c compressed TO
s,eam Ia BY sa ac e IMPRESSED Market quiet
FLOUR GRAIN.-cco pts--fl0ur. 4,sI3 bills. wheat
400 bushels corn meal i-o sbs and ioo sacks corn
malt 1880 do Flour dull but nominay unchanged.
The about 1900 bbs including state. Western
steady with sales OF 800 bbls. Corn meal quiet. with
sales LOO bbs. aud sacks at unchanged prices We
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York Open Board OF Stock Brokers to-day
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FINANCIAL.
( TLANTl0 AND PACIFIC TELEGRAPH co.
COMPARISON OF RATES!!
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CLERKS OFFICE BOARD OF CoMMISsIoNs,
Sealed proposals will be received Mt tins
Office tor the following work, until Wed :,
nesdav. March ~, Is !, and to close NJ IL
" O'Clock. noon, OF said day:
River kCaL-30 cnbic yards Of macada'
MIXING: 2DJ cubic yards bridge masonry,
second class; 1000 cubic yards OF emDahk-
FIRST Division Greggsville, Clinton and
Potomac Road-20O0 cubic yards eXcaVa
ton 80 cubic yards bridge masonry second
elias; 80 cubic yards rip.rap. o,o
Second Division Il. {. Il 7. Road-S0O
cubic yards matchmaking 500 cubic
yards excavation.
Eairmout hoad-3OO cubic yards macada'
MIXING; 300 cubic yards rip'rap.
West Union and Roney's Point Road
LOG cubic yards matchmaking.
Fist Division Wheeling, est Liberty
and b. Road--0O cubic yards rip rap.
Second Division Wheeiug, w. l.. II b.
R0ad-I,2O cubic yards macadamlzing;
Meeting House Hill Road-ZoO CUBIC
yards macademiZing.
BIDS must be Scpai ate TOR eachroad ana
must be by the cubic yard for each class
OF material, specifying III the case OF eHca,
walton the prices for earth, loose or SOLID
rock, respectively, including cost OF haul
ing not over 400 feet. All matchmaking
To be three inch guage, measured III the
string.
Bidders must give full names and post.
office address: also, the names OF some re-
tponSible party or parties, as reference LOT
the character and capacity OF the bidders.
Plans and specifications to be seen at
this office. Board reserves the right To re-
ject any or all bids.
CHAS. II. DEITERS, Clerk. :,
w. G. SMITH. County Engineer ana
Genn Supt. Roads. mrlOra