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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-16


zoo shares Warner Mining co. OF Indianapolis
Ind, $40 each. ,,- =,
600 shares Holman Gold Mining Co Of Colorado, - each
IL shares sal sbury Economic Fue Furnace Co. Of New
YORK, 100 each. ,,,, -, , go,
uois - 90 each.
go shares BRUNSWICK Albany Railroad Co, common
500 shares Portage Lake Superior ship Canal Co..
500 each. IN ,,.,,..., re-.
SlOD each. ,,,,--..-., A..
ufarturing Go. of Virginia. Fret mortsage
$500 bond Vernon Railroad 90. OF ILLINOIS,
40 Washin gtOn, Alexandra ana Georgetown Kan
road Go. STOCK, SlUO each. ~, ,..- ~ =,
one Fist Mortgage bond of The Toledo, LoSanspOit ana
Northern Indiana Railroad CO. for Sl,0OJ
200 shares Gold hin Mining 20. stock:
30 shares American Plate Glass Co, 800 each
IFS shares Waterbury Knitting Co, so each.
30 shares Craftsmens Life Assurance Coz 81 OO each
40 shares National .iank oil sat Lake lOO each
ia bonds issued By the brunswick and Florida H. Co
LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES ON LIVES OF .
Davett for SIooo w
Mutual Benefit Life lns Co OF NewJersey, padup policy
mutual Life ins CO. OF Nsw.YorK. paid up policy
Samuel ;. Bowman 'Vo w
Home Life ms. CO--..........-....'' fo,UOD w
Manhatt titan Life Ina Co. 10000 %
(Annual premium paid TO February, 1879
For further particulars >ppy the Receiver nj I'll Nassau
e., Now.York. THEoDoHE d. pANiS RECOVER.
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THE MARKETS.
Carefully reported for ras rRiBUNE.l
TOTAL RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.
irer. Pexssis. and Ra,ir01di

THURSDAY, Mlfch To- IbIT.
AsUEs remain steady and quiet at &C. for Pots and taa
GS-c. for Pearls. ,, MI ~ aoto roId Tor
orary 10 uilmc cargOes; JAVA 2Sd2lc anu
both gold INVOICES sales OF 1900 bags no.
ex Cricket IN Baltimore, Is -, TO- 20 am
tnned unfavoraDle adyices from Liverpool was without lo
tabe chance Gales bales Of which 100 last evening" AZ
Tor home c1nsum Dt.0n TOO bales were delivered on
the receipts al ports 1852 bales against pos
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-16

The cable adviccs were not specially important Brit
ish consos closed to-day at 907lG United states
bonds in London about rs yesterday. though Gu
lsGis were l. lower at 1OGls and new tves 1879 lo1O~
closing nj lOsll and 5G7s at 1924 Erie fell H., 7S,
Central L. lower, at 81. The Bank OF Ed'
gland directors held their wccaiy meeting
and made no alteration interest TCmainns At - The
proportion of reserve to liabilities which was last week
3j IL per cent, Is 464. During the week the Bank
iIrt on balance the sum of goo 900 bullion, losing To-
da tic sum OF 100000 silver is quoted at - pence
the ounce Enclsh standard. Our vcs IN FRANKFORT are
Cyorrd al 1893 TIE Bank ~ France during the week
tmftcd loss of 5000 900 francs. Paus dispatches re-
Tot five pen cent French IeDtcs at 1870 at me
,sd speculation is Just now dead. The sales were az
EOl5 and lOl3i loans costing . and per cent carry
he and fat 10 borrowing The foreign exchange
Ii,aket was quiet at Guota'i ous given below Se'Ing
IN were ON hr basis ~ -5ai aud - SJl2HSA S}'
le Treaslircr paid out 100000 u com interest
;iud $1,000 in redemption OF called bonds Iic DAY
business at the Cold Clearing department of the Bank
a. the State of NeWIol covered: God cleared HZ4.
10000 gold balances Sl,J97l23; currency balances
- gJ9Ios. The gold quotations Wcsc rs follows -.
10 1914 I2......lOi's 2ij...I 0l5I 3...-.. lOlS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-16
WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
ITS REPORTS COMPARED.

TIE TRIBUNE has published the principal
items OF the Western Union Telegraph Companys state
ent of its estimated business and results Tor the quar-
ter ending the 3lst day of March next 1t however may
be interesting to readers to have opportunity to
compare the present with former statements The recent
statement begins by asserting: The official returns
for the quarter ondIs Dee 81 showed the profits TO be
S43l5S or S3I GO1 in excess OF the estimate" which,
BIZ reference to the estimated statement for that quarter
published Dec 49, 1876 seems to be correct because in
it the net profits were estimated at S9OS5jG. But the
estimated statement as published Dee. 49, compared
with the actual as now published in whole. shows ma
cria discrepancy against the company of $7l2OO as
follows:
statement Jor quarter erded ne 81. 1870 800
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-16
Dipioeno Nolicss

VTNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
- DIVIDEND Of TWO PER CENT on the capital
stocl0f Pacific Railroad Company Will be paid
To stockholders Of record March % 1871.
New Or stockholders will be paid n the office ot tae Union
Company SowYOr, and Boston stockholders at the
O,i,r the Company a Equitable Building, Boston.
The stock books will closed March 90 and Teopenad April
3. HENRY MCFARLAND. Treasurer.
Boston March Is, 1871
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-16
COTTON MARKETS.

.,,.,,s March 1srotton quiet and steady Mldling,
rrsipa tG6 bales shipments 4is bales sales lOoO
hales. stock $3.50 bales. -. ,,t,,,,,a ,,aa,,I.
,o,syuIS March l5-CottOn quiet Midilng III SGl &c
tJScissAII March l5Co gurti MaunhS &C. S cm
Kidding lie: Good Ordinary. lONs receipts bales snip
ments isG bales: sales 81 bales stock i,J5 1a,Js
sIyaSsAu March i5-COttOn linn Nuulns, IL &c. 10"
Msdnns lie; Good Ordinary, Otc; receipts ~ paies
exports To the Continent 3S bales eOas'"se sof ues
ssles 400 bales stock, S-,45o bales .. ,oz -,
MoBiiF March l5coton quiet Midng io s 10, low
exports coasB l35 baes sales looo bales s'oeA o'o'o
bale3.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-16
Dnsli,ess Chances.

XVANTED-A party to put s., 900 to $1,000
w manufacture OF article approved by the best
mechanical engineers Market almost unlimited orders Oh
hand profit large
Address Box 1920 New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-16
1000 Acres of Coed Western Prairie
Farming Lands,

situated Jackson Massac, johnson and Williamson Conn
t i'm lie southern portion OF the state OF Illinois within
distance railroad ast river communications aud
good markets. detailed description Of eacn 80 acres o SAN
lands and abstracts title be had application TO the
receiver. Title perfect.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-16

The Union Trust Company which paid the forged cneck
for S64 purpOrtng to have been drawn by inc New"
York Life Insurance Company, has recrcded me latter
company with that amount. THIS action OF the Chlo.
Trust Company sets at rest the rumors when have Dcch
cnrant for some days past that litigation had been OF
was about he commenced between these corporations
for The purpose OF determining when OF lneh aU i"sc
ne -hl lnI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-16
o current quotations for city
The following were the ct
hank gfOc<s. no sales:
Dduh otOtho iu Sai'o
Of1aren. Askt
Onered. Asked.

In railroad bonds the Pacifcs werc most active, ana
generally firm Central frsts AT 1854; san Joaquin
branch nj 81 Il; Union frsts at 1899 Land Grants ~
lO3, and Sinking fund at 1919. Jersey Central consols
fell 53, and American Dock and improvement Com,
paIy TO IL. Delaware and Hudson 1884 fell TO DO ana
seconds Of Albany and Susquehanna 10 49, The follow
the cnrrenl QmOtntiOns:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-16
Money easy, with call loans at 2l2 per cent on
all classes Of collateral. Commercial paper CONTINUES
quiet. and rates are thus quoted:

There is current quotation for time loans. the I0
loving the rates of exchange on NeW1 DIX at the
aforementioned cities Savannah, "A premium; Charles
Ton easy buying i premium, selling q premium ~.
Louis, buyng very scarce, 100 premium Cintlnhtu
steady buying par selling 10 premium NewOlen"
aud Chicago, = TO 90 premium. The United statcs
Treasurer at Washington received to-day SS4oOuo
National bank notes Tor redemption. The customs re-
eeips S}Gj.O O0 ana internal revenue receipts
100000. The following Is the CleaIlng-aolsc slate-
mcDt to-day: Currency exchanges, S62.2S39II; cur
Iency balances, S3.7I5423; gold exchanges, %Il!Zs
eJ2; gold balances ~ .745,JfO 1890
Government bonds WcTc hFBcr. The Us or ISL regis
tered rising 20 Ii "a and coupon 1868 TO - The new
lycs rmer and $4,000 i3 per cents fetched
los, tie readiness with when These bonds are ~
io6Js probably this afternoon, VIII DC ordered lom
hasLIngtOn. We aMneX latest street quOlatiOns;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-16
HAVANA MARKETS.

T.avivA Marca lj.Spanish gold 22J29zzl. Tt
IN, on tr ulirl States, 60 DAYS, currency, ltHl us
count or To.don. n = premium SuEl ~ ~ aH IN
CI,vtd 40 IL llGIll. MUacOyo Ean 10 GoJd lNJ'2c'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-16

In arriving the average gross receipts ana pr0iils
pcr message for 1876, 302202 realized from the sales
of bonds S125 received for exchange OF nelna
onal Ocean Telegraph stock total of S4272O2 are
deducted the gross receipts and net profits given
above because they were extraordinary receipts not de
rived from the usual business of the company. It Will
be seem therefore, that the receipts per MESSAGE nclud
ing money ORDERS fell off $4,000 cents while the eN
penses only defined go cents To estimate that the
present areof rates 1919 per cent below the average
rates of 1876 seems to be reasonable calculation II
So Oh the bas OF the business OF 1876 (which included
the extra Centennial and general election teeErahingl
tc receipts at existing will be reduced to about
AZ cents per message Can the expenses be reduced any
These are matters well worthy the attention OF invest
ors who think "a per cent stock ~ cheap at %.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-16
WHITE STAR LINE.
FOR QUEENSTOWN AND LIVERPOOL
CARRYING THE


CARRYING THE
UNITED STATES MAIL.
The Steamers OF this take the Lano Routes recommended
by III cut Nsury T. s. NJ gong south Of tho Banks the
passage 70 Queenstown all the year round.
GERMANIC. SATURDAY. March IL, $50 A. m.
ADRIATIC. sATU RDAY March 81, $50 =. N.
BRITANNIA, sATU RDAY. April 7, 1890 pm.
CELTIC SATURDAY. April Il, pm
FROM THE WHITE STAR DOCK. PIER So, NORTH
RIVER.
These steamers are uniform size and unsurpassed ap
poinnent. saloon, stateroonis. Smoking and Bath
Rooms are placed adsps where the noise and motion
least felt ahordng degree Of comfort hitherto unaanabs
a sea.
RATEs-sacon $50 and 500. gold. Return Tickets
favorable terms Steerage, s2s.
For Inspection plans other Information, apply at the
Companys ofiees so. 81 broadway, ~ low. YORK.
RI. CORTIS, Agent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-16

surplus per quart.1l $50 slOI9j3 Dee, t]O,.l2
While the foregoing comparisons arc suggestive hy
no means certainly follows that tine estimated statement
for the current quarter must necessarily be as different
from tie actual when made were the two separate
statements for the quarter ended Dec 81, yet it Dc
well 20 remember tnat the present estimate. Ike that Of
Dee 49, 1876, makes allowance for expenditure for
construction which by the actual statement for the last
quarter seems to have been $sj,33S, or only 1867
above the average per quarter for the whole year OF 1876
But what most the public and stockholders Is
the prospect OF the company 30 its capacity for flu
ture earnings The recent statement has appendix rs
follows:
The official reports for the last six months of 1876
having been made up the last meeting OF the board,
in is now practicable to make comparison Of tue Dls
ness of tic calendar year 1876 with that Of 1879, which
is as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-16
ota! sales for the dav.
.lOi seller IL days. ti3A2 seller days.

The following table OF prices Of the prominent GOLD ana
silver mining shares including the opening prices on
today rs received by telegraph from san fran"sc" IS
by Ward. DreAc Building. All prices III EOld
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-16

IN State bonds there active business III DlslrIct
Of Columbia 365s az IT, old is OF Tennessee being W 10
ga Missouri Us steady at lOjl2 Quotations are
ls iuiloMa.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-16
Net earnings for quarter. $&JSJl6 S9ihlOS
ADJ .Ir,lus from oct -........ lOlUi5 lUiUiJ

Statement J0r qu7rter e,ded nee 81, 1876
BY siaieImcnts Of Dec. l3 lel6. MaIoh -, "a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-16
financial.
Ocean National Bank Assets at Auction.

NJ II o'clock A. H. at Exchange Salesroom III broadway
civ NJ NewY through Messrs. ADRIAN III. MULLER
SON Auctoneers the said bank consisting Of the
following described real and personal property:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-16
NORTH GERMAN LLOYD

ONLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE.-THE
" GENERAL TRANSATLANTIC CoAPANl,S NAIL
STEAMERS BETWEEN NETWORK AND UANRE,
CALLING at PLYMOUTH &C. b. for The landing of pascal
gers. - - -, -, ~ 49,, ,,....-.
every alternate "wednesday, beginning with: -
LABRADOR, Sangior. " WEDNESDAY, March 81, $3.50 IA.
f0' LOUIS d. BEBIAN Agent. No. 50 Broadway.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1877-12-08
The Great Flood.
The Rgmney MteRigeneer says

The Romney hteHigencor says:
Never since The memory Of man has there
occurred such rises in the streams of this coun-
~, nor so great destruction OF crops and fencing.
So extensive has been the destruction that it
amounts to calamity. Tie South Branch
commenced rising on Friday night last, and
continued rising until o'clock on Saturday so
rapidly that in many localities the rise was
from twenty to twenty-five feet perpendicular
wafer, on the level bottoms. Sc freely a shock
of corn or stack Of bag remains the whole VAL
ley is Clean sweep, crops and fencing EN-
baukments all broken or swept away the fine
bridge near R0muey is saved and nninjured !;
but only saved by the loss Of the heavy en-
baukment on eack SHE Of tie river, the long
embaukment on the west side was swept away
some quarter Of mile down 10 the natural
level aud in same places ten feet low, COW
eriug many acres of the magnificent bottom Of
Mr. Wm Taylor from one to three feet in
gravel The loss to the county is heavy, as
the bridge is almost useless without the em-
baukmeut The losses in this valley are so
great that it is difficult at this date to even APP
proxmatc the amount All the fat cattle aud
other stock Of every kind left on the hands of
the farmers at the beginning Of winter without
food, probably not a sulliciency of food left to
winter the horses that are used to till the
ground, consequently the cattle must be thrown
on the market, or seek more favored country
for food.
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1cou.uUyUATED.l

TEN0 THE EDITORS OF THE FREE PRESS =
4 Please grant one of your readers space suiii-
Gent for her own vndication, and the exposure of
swirdng on the part of one who has for some
time past, on sundry occasions, assumed my name.
Mrs. John Apell, Of this county, formerly Miss
Betsy Smallwood, travels the Country, not con-
fining herself to this County, in a conveyance
driven by her husband-a robust man. APP
preaching a house, he stays with the wagon at a
convenient distance, out Of sight, while she goes
with paper, stating her great restitution, her
husband in poor health, and six small children.
concluding she sis an humble disciple Of the Lord
Jesus " Attached TO il is list Of respoBs iblesig
natures, as contributors Each reader is asked
to do likewise. Ii you haven't money, she will
"take bread stuff, or even old rags" When asked
her name, she g.ibly replies-"Mrs. John
Quick" and the only misuse she does not make Of
that name is in her steps when detected. | de-
sire TO state l am Mrs. John Quick. The latter
part of last yearwe were burned out. Nv hus-
band had engaged farm hand for Mr.. W u.
Beall. Knowing of our misfortune, he let US
move here several weeks in advance of our time.
Ny husband, according TO agreement, went to
work New Years day. His time is not up, and
we still live on Mr.. BealPs place.
Dec. s,lST-lt KATE QUICK.
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Grnpe Culturc ana Wine.

The culture of grapes in New Jersey is get
ting TO be one of the most important industries
Of the State The principal varieties raised
are the 0porto and Concord Mr.. Speer's vine
yards at Passaic promises larger yield this
than any previous year. 10 consequence MIR.
Speer bss reduced the price Of his Port Grape
Wine The oldest can now be had at 81 per
bottle from any Of the Druggists. 1t is used
for medicinal purposes as a superior wine, and
in families as an excellent evening party WINE.
Its intoxicating properties are so slight that
the weakest person may use it to advantage,
and temperance persons cannot object to its
use for medicine EceRiRg Bulletin.
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ST. NICHOLAS FOR 1873,

Besides Miss Acotts serial for Girls and the three
serials for Bows, will contain short serial story
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The Staunton Tindicator snys:

Not long since general regret was caused
by the burning of Capt Lewis Harman's barn,
uninsured. Capt. Hartman accepted his loss,
which was heavy, and no more was thought
about it, A day or two ago the Georgia Home
Company sent notification to Mr. JAS Ker,
their present agent here that Capt II insur-
ance for 81 200 on his barn, taken cut Cor five
years on December ~, 1872 would expire in
the approaching month. This pleasant news
was communicated to the insurer who in the
lapse Of years had overlooked it,"
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4 dispatch froea Aoredeld, Hardy County,
W. Va says that the destruction 10y the food
in that county alone will reach 800, 600
There are not a thousand shocks Of corn in the
valley Of the south bsapch Of the Potomac
Farms have been washed completely away aud
land that was worth 500 on acre is now ut
terly without value. The suffering among the
cattle is very great, aud hundreds Of farmers
are ruined. The torrent reached from noun
tain 10 mountain aud was twenty feet deep.
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country. There are many persons who will
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LETT the States
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