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DOMESTIC MARKETS.

GALVESTON. July TO- 1871
oo sasy o Ss ssp. S ~ s %ssnx % I
STOCK iO,272.
Cotton quiet; midding ll,4c low middlns. io's good
ports to Great Britain, Ids Sales 7S Stock, STOCK s2.ss
MonILr. July 10. 1877.
Cotton quiet mtlding l11Sc; low middliny. lus4c. !;
siss ss ss''.y "a ssss o rs @ bale Experts
good ordinary, Iosc. Net receipts, a72 bales Sales j.
CaAnLssros. July 10. 1877.
like; good Ordnary: ioac Net receipts. iio bales.
wrLxrxcrov, N. c.. July 10 1877.
Spirits turpenne steady at sse hcsin hrm ats . for
yellow dip, - 20 ior virgin. Tar steady at si 75
9swseo; July 10. 1877
lsasy: SaSssa as 3 9 dosss
III s e'Tts. .a s' %ss sales al s% %
fair white Canada aud car lots OF No. Milwaukee club
Corn me al unsSansed miiicsd nshsnged canal iresHi.
ass sa ssaa oa .a
.sS H"ss9 s1 Tor % d. s9S
so5 do rye. 5000 do; peas. 1900 do.
BUFFALO. July 10. 1877
prices wheat dull ana unchanged iigh, milling
al sa's Of 'psss p q ~ n Mwaus. :. y @ 80
M*l so: car nav amber At 81 IS, ar,Ivs:l
w's nj Corr s. II lid c@ s Of ss.sa c.
:s y g. sf Ss. ss Ass s @ .., % s. ss S
300 DO st ,se M last tn n"i 70 Of j"y 5a,.s bis aass asked
60 W sa Se1s @ s az
asked last hsf Of J1lv sse BID, s. asked I'u Aass.
Gs ten Ss'5 (, ss :s sS &a., s
bushels Dc" m :. s . Aqsq' ss Of S..' s do a. &c.
last salf "fJa,y; 2eoo do a. 5.iss Aasa., 800 dG
at Ssc; IL ears. 70 miller according 70 condition
ss.s. & &c 80 d. :,s. !. Sc H.,: dun :e. SS
8 @ Ssespts sgs % Il s S's a. wIss
1000 tierces pork 1872 bbls by rsroads-Fiour, 300
bills wheat 5aoo bushels corn. ii,2Uo do oats, 6.yu
ew",er is s bushels corr" iIss =" o e"na 10 n No
tsrmedn'e, s G ,9 bushels een by @i'r.sds
o. S a. sss.: Sa ss" do
whea, quiet: amber Michigan. spot, So %; No red
r No. s.s so 'ps IS 81 ss.esca 10 'sy e S. %
quiet Lui steady high mixed pet 5tc No spot. 5is
Aug"st & Sa%e Il. scpcmsssr ,s.c rsleesed S6aae dam
inepts .5.on bu-hsis wheat; o70o do corn. At tie
No red winter seller N.Y. Il s2is seller August. 81 ao
Corn quiet, No. =. seller August 52'ac.
CHICAGO. July 10. 1877.
Flour auis, and weak Wheat in go,a semana Du
81 iesss 81 IoH August: 81 10 81 13h, september:
lss,ca Corn steady ana firm; tse cash .s,se Az
y ..aS anshaassa Po,f fairly sssy, and shade
August; 50 2os 90 22. September Bnfineat, steady
Corn Bunalo &c. Keceipts-rloas 300 bbls Wheat,
ss so sS.. sS 0s,S % SS,s.. s a' corn dc 1883
$500 do barley. SGp do AZ the afternoon call OF
the ios,d ~ "nes. % heavy and ,ower q III i7x Aa
Oats unch ansed Pork and lard hrmer but unch angcd
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HERALD WEDNESDAY JULY H. ls77.-rRIPLE SHEET

Hve-twenty bends OF 1891. loc1; ten forty bonds,
lo9x Iosx; new nves, 1885,; Eric common shares.
o; DO preferred shares. II; New York Central 9lK
Illinois Central 81. In Paris rcntes fell to 106f
s71c. while exchange on London was quoted at 25G
l8Lc
UxiTKD srATEs TREASURY.
Tho receipts today were sei5, 900; customs
receipts 5000, 900; bank notes. $l,G0o,000
STATE BONDS.
state bonds at the Board were y lower for Louisiana
sevcns, consolidated, and steady for North Carolina
sixes. old January and July) to which dealings
confined. District OF Columbia B. a65's sold at ;9s a
79x In New Orleans Louisiana consolidated were
quoted at 76k a77A.
RAILRoAD BONDS
Railroad bonds generally higher, with tho
largest transactions In Chicago. Rock Island and Pa
ci9c skies Of 1917 at l04 The largest advance 2
per New Jersey Central convertbes; tho nrst
consolidated declined "a per cent The other changes
as iollows:--An advance OF per cent in Ohio
and Mississippi consols, 4 In Norris and Essex 6rss
consolidated u in North Missouri hrsts, X in Milwau-
kee aud ST. Paul consolidated sinking fund.-. New
York Central SKIES Of 1856. Union Pacific sinking
fund, Ohio and Mississippi second and Pacific Railroad
Of Missouri nrsts.
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EUROPEAN MARKETS.
COMM FRCIiI.

LONDON. July 10. 1877.
Tho Mark Lane Erpre In Its weekly revrw ~ the brit.
si corn trade SAWS .-"Hcavy rain the past week has
tcnded promote the growth OF and has hilcd
the wheat Hops too, are bcnstued bu. root
have made slow owing 10 cold nights Hay
making has been hndsrcd by the weather bus large
OF gathered In good order tho Yield
being almost everywhere good. Reports rom the
vary to bc aspect OF the wheat plant White
In some ocaiitics IL Z. said 10 give promise Of
average crop. In other. II appears thin ana dwarfed
having the effects NJ the wet cold kpeny
Sor are aaviccs favorable regarding bnrcy aud
Judgng by n-ids the homo counties IL docs
pear hkol barley VIII yield much than half
Beans and perhsps tho best Of all tho
roals which, whole. do oYcr prospect
ssral,uriss hero tho Contncnt whore appcaanecs
M prcson, point To- iu nvorsgc yield harvcss prospects
in Russia are very favorable Odr seasen having far
tho chances Of damage from stormy weather
considerably csonrd hut even shcuid climatic Influences
avcssbe Letsccn this and tho harvest average
crop all that be expected The insiguncHn,
supplies Of acat. both tho Mark Lane aud
exhausted may "c confidently stated that little
nothing will 10 let o last years crop spite tho
rmness with which have stood by their remaining
stocks. has becn dnicult "a sell English wheat as
weather has dspresssd trade and prcca
been obtained with d,ncsl.y rhs Imports Of iorei,
vas ssu AsrAsm NuasiA sss lss she Aealap 4 Qssusay
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COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON SPOT 1-1GC. LOWER; FUTURES CLOSED
FIRM - FLOUR FIRMER WHEAT STEADY
CORN STEADY - OATS FIRMER-wHIsKEY
QUIET-PoRK FIRMEE--LAED FIRMER-pE-
TRoLEUM STEADY - SPIRITS TURPENTINE
QUIET-RusIN QUIEr-oILs sTEADY-coFFEE
sTEADY-sUGAR NoMINAL--FREIGHrs FAIRLY
ACTIVE.
TUESDAY. July 10-6P u.
Tho markets were generally quiet but strong, both
aud of Change Cotton was steady but quiet.
Wool strong. On 'Changc flour was 1rner. Wheat
was quiet but steady. Corn active at about steady
prices; futures rather easier. Oats steady for
mixed and lrmcr for white. Whiskey quiet Pork
quiet but irmcr Lard hrmcr. Fsights fairly
active Cotton the Lee lower Futures
firm. Coffee steady. Sugar nominal. OILS aud petro
leum steady Naval stores quiet.
Asm,s were In moderate demand 4<c for pots and &c
for pearls.
AxriMoSY was quiet and steady at ike 12Ac, gold
for regular. according to brand.
BrnswAx quiet aud unchanged; 5000 lbs. Western
and Southern sold late last week at SOC. a 3lc.
BROOM CORN nominal. We quote Red tipped 3sc
Sc. medium. sc. 6c choice green, &c. 7c.
CoyrEr..-Rio remained steady but quiet A sale was
made in New Orleans of 1000 bags Rio saskunnern
private Mid ccfce steady and quiet. We
quote -Ordinsry cargoes, l7c. Ike fair do, i9Hc
good 2Ohc.; prime do 20ac. 2Osc; extreme range
for lots. l7c 2atac snntos. fair good. l9lsc 2oc
grass mats. 24c 2ic Singapore. i0c 2Okc Ceylon.
l9c gle. Maracaibo, lsc, 2oiac Laguayra, loc a
zoe Jamaica. l7Jac 19sc; ST. Domingo, I6hc l7c ;
Porto Rico, tSc zoe. Costa Rica. Isc.a 2lc Mexican
lssc. 20c. Macassar, lec Ole Ansosnra. ls1ac.
2Olac.: savanilia lSc 2Oc.; Curacoa, lie. u lie.
CoopERAGE Srocx.-Markct very quiet but unchanged.
We quote hoasses shocks. 32ineh with heads, 81 10
g2 sugar Shocks with heads 3sinch 81 10 ~ 30 To-
do. 3Jnch, 81 so "; box shocks. Toe 75c do,
81 pipe Co. 81 x6 30; empty ho-sheas ~ 80; hoops
IA feet ordinary to prime S33 1885, do II feet do $2s
u $50 per VI.
oprEl.- -rhe market quiet. We sales OF about
l5O.WU lbs lake at 19c. qAi3i.c.
CoRpAGE dull but Unchanged. We quote Manila,
large and small size. perlb llAc i4'ac do crraagc,
bolt rope i6c l7c tarred Manila. lie Sisal
rope 9.sc lotsc; Now Zealand 1iac I2isc. Russia
hemp tarred, l4c; American do lac Russia bolt rope,
lie.
Corroy.-lIoders Of spot cotton disposed to
the Views OF buyers, and prices were
duc,d Lice, the market ruling easy at the do:
cine The Liverpool market quiet and
steady and without change IN values and sales OF
only 5000 bales Our market of futures again lower,
sold ut the opening at H. and September
D2c thus showing dccliue on those months OF about
points The market Improved during the day and closed
firm with loss for the day Of only points 1nc clos
ing prices to-day. compared with last Mondays wore as
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Tho closing quolatlons al .hree L. NJ. wero:-

Money on call was easy at per cent and closed at
~ a per cent The following the rates of OK.
change New York at the aforementioned cities to-
day:--Savannah, buying 3-16, selling 16; Charleston
easy, a premium; Cincinnati, buying 25 TO par
selling Ito; ST. Louis, 30 premium; New Orleans
commercial ~ bank u, and Chicago firm, go premium.
Foreign exchange IS steady with actual business at
T. S6H 4s7 for banEors sixty days. sterling and A. sod<
4.S9h Tor demand.
THE GOLD MARKET.
Gold sold throughout the day, as on yesterday at
lo6h The borrowing were fiat and u, /, 2 and
Ia per cent. Time loans mado at 4 per cent
for thirty days, s.16 Tor sixty days. a for ninety
days and u TIC tor twelve months
Gold ccarings at the National Bank OF the state OF
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The receipts a. the ports a. ioI,ow. %
casi...oe iiS Ssriols ss Sss York i'f
a. Ssy sss ss asas sea & bales h, day las, ssss s
bales % lasi night yos.n reish,s closed IS follows
s.sam se%pres.s y" Srsssn by .,.sm siec
senDIssssd Iysspso y steam, 70 asa%; by SAIL
81 & ss and u.ssr
shsllacs advanced IN CsieSiia svsr per
aao,sa as s end ao %
ns sss lss ss'ss % ss + r S
al 81 she for prime. Merphne Mnnuiactarer. price
i'' S"as s.s sssS'
iSss VS. ss's has:' sis ss
e 7s Hemp y so caraway, i2s.s csr.ndsr.
ss % rssa.d 'ss in 's s osHsss. sa ss'
sa @ % for ass.Isd 's' ts sas s s
10. Tor. az ;, s 20 sossa @ md ehe, were
ss ss 4 os II. lo 70, ss.: ,snsd ~ s. s
is = ' a"ss Sas ~ss "a 's quot q ss sss
ss.~s s:.s fss::,a,s rss..s va: ss,..ss$4s.s
80 = , s'. .s T samss :. l". "a. a ls y 81 fs'a Is
- . - 30 s Sassa q &c ses ,ss was qssssa si" :. sss @
IL & @ sspsr jun ss'as Ts. s"'s %s;s a as @
- = ~, and 9rdiaay a, ae . s'ae. orange peel
~. ss.ssss ssap-touu white was qnoted a. lie
isss M.I.s'.' gass @s.isa :. iY,ss lis, ssd; ANA
LUMP w.s quoted s-,ss tnosa,s = potash s aass Al.
va, as ss' at sss Tor ss sHa and s % ssia
sorss Sa,e at iron" to ;s be- "s'a eSrsncs .t E
@ ss,e eoss sss a. At se Sna., 'oS a.
soc large Suxalins q, she stc Il s. small o.sc.
a3c yerisaro at 42c cuttlcdsh bones quiet as
81 80 ror sps" Gaasa S roo, %s sso.% .%a l
Mss as @ aa's % a SO &C. 81 ~ S for S rs5 oil
uuu ~ - 20 lUr Norwegian. fnuburb Quiet
ranging IRON soc 70 u 10. Aoes qne.el
ir Cane Ginger was steady at isic sc. for lammica
gaotea " islae gold here, 4s,4c 49, gold in Cali
orna Csmoniie iowsrs we:e quies at 22c 35c or oer
quiet vt 25c. sweet marjoram quiet at lSc u 1Sc
o" wa s 70 or sr s
l6c tor Gcrunn sarsaDariil WAS quiet quote Hon
so %snea at ' a' @ &C. Ss ssDSr w @ aosa a.
DE gold 'ia% d.. a4mar wss aast at isa iss ameoge
i7c Carbonae ammonia was quoted a, iJ.sc. gold;
ss ssshS Il s. ~ * Sn s NJ 81 % s - S
SOFA ~! lbs; loo drums cnus,c sods y 4he. all
ssrgamot ssndersons, s4 oil iemon ssnderson's. s.
sas " a Eod oil s.ra"Ay si 10 s = 80 j. oil eros"n '
ss p; o si,rones s5c, eSe oil lavender. 7.c ~
So so oil sasssiras aeas,ve 4e oil pennyro,a nominal
FsArsns were dull At 4 Soc Tor pnms live geese and
Poe. 3'c. Tor mixed.
FIsm-Codnsh steady and fair demand Mackcrei
were scarce and wantod Box herring werescsree aud
wanted. No on.rslied herring in stock. aud demand
Shore No !, *ls y2o do No =. 8, $40; DO. No. 3
81" s1y So So / sa s si4 ag SS ,1 so ao .,xs
lSc q 2Uc. No. l. l5c
l5a bushels; meal 1910 bbis. corn 1877 bushels
oats, 30. 4v7 do. barley s4i3 do barley malt 1920 do
prices were paid especially bakers brands The Sale.
were 500 bbls including State Western and Southern
sales we're .Soas SSs at% sales s were
about 1900 bols aud bags at prices within the range We
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and India has prevented the weekly return fse9
inirstnv any decrease OF inp"r' stf,a The eHi-
mared stock Of wheat In ionu,n ON the I'M OF
June Dnuco anTrte-s against about ls!vo
the March, and the period tne
of -four and show also slight nsrcHsc Will:
barley has drcrea-ed .OEp quarters Tho esnssud
dcst marked the r last year. but
shows uimnution sf hslfa million quarters ON Sire
bic circulated respectin. the frcnch ernp
sharp advance In values has taken place bath IN Paris ana
Msrsees. This. coupled with ihe broken weather has
had hardening effect upon msrtet. and should Cont
higher psiccS.
Produce Refined Dc, roieum lOtsd per gallon. sugar.
a1s s ais per ,wf ior Ao II Dutch standard. mo
spot, and sos "a. Il 3ls for do. afoai.
LIVERPOOL. July 10. 1877.
cotion-Thc sales OF cotton today included 2soQ baes
American. Futures duh Trade Report The market TOR
and fabrics "a, Manchester Is a"et and unchanged
PRODUCE yxcuAssK Errosr. -
LivFHroor. July 10. 1877.
Eastern Gull at as. Western duh .yJs Bnccu
long dull , ID short clear dull ~ 3fs 6d. ~ mnir--
I,ng duh SIS shoulders dull ~ 2 I'D l,eelndis
steady ~ a.. isrI-rrims Western steady e. 81. "a
Talow city steady at t ID spirits turpcnne dun
AZ :is I'd Rosn--coinmon iu'i at 3s line du At los
Cheese American choices steady at 3 Lard ol dull st
spring steady i2s No. , do ut lis al Win
Southern In she nnrket winter Western. none
In the market. corn-MiScd colt steady ut 2fs 3D.
FrSANcIAL.
Loxpox July 1O-4 p. u.
United states four aud half pcr cent bonds. ioos; new
hvcs 1854. Illinois Central ~.
Paris ad,ccs quote fye cent rentes ioSf s7c for
PARIs. July 10. 1877.
Exchange OH London, PSF lSlSc. for short sight
BKRLIs. July 10, 1877.
Tho weekly statement Of the imperial Bank OF Germany
shows decrease VI $4,000 marks a.
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lO:ll TO ll.30 A. NJ.

lUlJ IU ll.3O A. NJ.
$1,000 6s 81, ll1G $4,000 U 500 c. '67.. loa5s
1000 U > 6s ~, l1?tS 2UEU SIS, 1U4D ll2st
5000 do be liz 1000 s., 81 c. IiI5%
1000 ) j2Oc. '65, lUo5G Iony ) 4is's, W. 100
5OUUl do iUEs 2ooJO co........bc 1U3
1000 > j-2U c. 81. lOOss
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CRUELTY TO A HORSE.

John Rochlcr. wealthy junk dealer Of herrisania,
was nrraisned N the Harlem Police Court yesterday
by Omccr Thomas Bradley, OF the Twenty pre-.
cnct, Tor driving disabled horse In front OF heavily
loaded cart The animal covered with sDros, aud
when Embarrassed dropped 70 the ground from shsse
exhaustion. II was killed BY OF Bergh's oGosra'
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RECKLESS DRIVING.

George Belts. ohd i've ycnrs old. was run over BY
a truck driven by John Davis, 10 sho employ OF the
Eighth Avenue Railroad Company, on Juy a while
passing through West Thirty seventh street. Coroner
Flanagan held an inquest on the body yesterday, and
the jury after hearing tho testimony, held that the
driver was ciimnaily responsible for the death OF tho
child. Coroner Flanagan lxcd bail ut S50O which was
al once iornsncd BY H. T. Wilson. tho Superintendent
OF tho Eighth Avenue Railroad Compauv
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The closiug ptices in San FRANCISCO were

dlvidond OF 81 per share on Northern Belle was
declared to-day
Tho sales OF mining shares in New York. as officially
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The closing prices OF Philadelphia stocks we're
MINING SHARES.

Tho following were tho opening quotations for
mining stocks Mt San Francisco to-day ay:--Gould &
Curry, l2 Savage OK; choar Potosi. 80; Ophr, Is !;
Halo Norcross, s.; Crown Point, 81 Yellow jacket.
1oi Belcher, 4; Imperial 1; Virginia Consolidated,
"a; California, So; overinan, 13; Raymond h Ely,
O; Eureka G. ", s; Best BoIchcr. 17h; Kentuck,
Sh; Union Consolidated, 5h; Alpha, l2; Meadow
Valley, IN; Sierra Nevada, An; Mexican, 10ls; Gale
donia, s.; Silver Hail. q Eureka Consolidated, "a !;
Justice, $; Julia Consolidated, q
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THE GOLD MARKET,
rKoDucx EXPORTS.


The exports OF produce from this pert for tho week
ending to-day were 022 $685. against S7,170 soe Tor
the corresponding week last ycsr. and S. ol3 24s in
1875 The total exports OF produce sirce January 1
were sl4 iSo against sl37 o2s 357 tho CORE.
sponding period in 1876, anu $IS2 aS5, ,3qs In 1875
GovEKSMESr soSps. .
Government bonds iair demand, and they
rioscd arm al me following quotations; States
currency sixes. i2sts 1898; do Sizes 1881, regis
iercd Ill a ii1h; do. DO, DO. coupon. liz ll2A;
do DO, 1895, nov, registered 1861 1904; do d.,
DO, coupon, loex . ioSN do DO. 1861 registered,
losh lcSk; do. do, DO, coupon, I0ox a iosk;
do do. ls0s, registered, ll2x IlS; do do, do,
coupon, il2s lt3; do t-n-fortes, registered l12k
\ llS; DO. do. coupon. 1874 llSk; DO nves 1884,
registered, Illx ia; do. do, coupon, 1l1A Il?
do th's registered, 1891, 1854 a 100, do DO, do,
coupon 1857 a 100
THE MARKET.
The London advices report consois shade weaker
and United States bonds strong American railway
shares strong for illinois Uontrsl AZ 81 and New
York Central ut ~. Eric common quoted At o% q
Gh and me preferred at IL. The Bank Of Engnud
gained xos2,ooo bullion ~ balance to-day. Tho
spcctn In ,he Imperial Baok OF Germany has decreased
1900 msrks during tho past The closing prices
in London wsro ~ scows;-Consos for money aud
account osx; new ~ PEI cont bonds. 1osx lesX;
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PRINT CLOTH MARKET.

Provrprycy. Il. T., Jniy IN, 1877
Print cloths raiher active. prices slightly easier;
some sales OF 3txNfs NJ 4hc cash.
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SALES
$4,000 La CON-.

StN)O y, Bur X v rs.
1000 VI j. l. LIST con =.
1000 q. RIA T 6's. 1917
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-04-06
Keep Your Coin

Until you have seen the New Self Threading,
Self Regulating American Sewing Machine.
Profting by the experience and mistakes Of
Sewing Machine mechanics of the last thirty
years, the American Sewing Machine Co. have
given to the world machine that seems to
be absolutely perfect. We have watched
closely the developments made from year to
year in this department of mechanical sci
ence. We are acquainted with all of the first
class machines in use, and we have no hest
tation in saying that the American stands at
the head of the list. 1t is simple in ills CON
runs easily and almost noiseless,
and is not liable to get out of order, and what
i of more importance the machine does all
it's work to perfection. Keep your coin until
you have an opportunity of buying one.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-04-06
announcement for the Feeble.

Debility, whether it be inherent, or caused
by overtaxed strength, or protracted illness,
has most depressing influence upon the
mind, breeding an abject melancholy nearly
akin to despair, and enforcing the abandon
ment of cherished projects and high hopes.
Happily, the enfeebled system, even in eX-
treme cases, il susceptible of invigoration. Ii
is proved by incontrovertible evidence that
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is an unfailing
strengthened of the weak, and that in addition
to vitalixing the physical organization, IL
establishes regularity among those organs
upon whose efficient discharge of the duties
imposed on them by nature, continued vigor
and health depend. Thousands Of instances
may be cited TO show the regenerating iutiu-
enee of this health giving agent in cases of
debility, liver disease, dyspepsia, nervous
ailments, constipation, intermittent fever
urinary and uterine troubles, govt and rheu-
matism, and other maladies.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-04-06

THAT STUFFED CAT.-The other day
when Detroit boy of fourteen bought
a stuffed cat at auction the crowd de-
rided him and had great deal of fun at
his expense. They didn't know that
the boy had a heap of genius and a
mountain of bright ideas, and he didn t
tell them. Yesterday morning the lad
opened out in vacant lot on Cass ave
nue., having the help of several other
geniuses. A clothes line was stretched
from peg driven at the sidewalk to a
fence fifty or sixty feet away, and not
over foot from the ground. BY means
of straps around the body and two iron
rings, with stout fish-line to pull on,
the cat could be drawn along the rope
like flash and hauled through hole
in the fence. When things were in
working order the stuffed feline was
placed at the stake, the boys got behind
the fence, and the number of dogs which
tried to give that cat cold shaking up
was almost beyond count. They strained
every nerve to catch her as she was
drawn along the rope, and as they fol-
lowed her through the fence, believing
they had dead sure thing, two boys on
either side of the hole let fall four stout
clubs with military precision. Each dog
seemed to realize the whole joke in a
minute, and the way he started for
home nearly killed the jokers. Detroit
Free Press.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-04-06

TOBACCO is said to have destroyed the
art of conversation. Per contra, it intro
duced the era of peace. Peace Con
crosses AMI international codes were un-
heard of before the introduction of the
'pipe of peace" But tobacco ended also
the hilarity of the good old times, the
laughing period. No man ever laughs in
smoking.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-04-06

A wEIL-DREssED beggar presented him
self at bankers in Paris, who enjoyed a
great reputation for his charity and gen.
crosby. "Lend me a hundred francs"
he said.
"But, my dear sir" answered the
banker, 81 don't know you well enough
to lend you such sum-"
"What does that signify?" said the
claimant.
ut signifies good deal, my friend be-
cause, in the first place, don't even un-
derstand the grounds of your request. In
similar cases only give five francs, and
never more, unless the applicant is armed
with letter Of Recommendation from .
personal friend"
"Oh," said the fellow, putting on HE
hat with his grandest air, ''if you are 60
ing to give me . lesson in begging, must
really wish you good-morning."
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-04-06
Bank Robbers Arrested.

In January, 1875, the Northampton,
Mass, Bank was robbed of bonds and
valuables estimated at $720, 900, and the
robbers made good their escape. On
Wednesday of last week, the detectives
arrested, in New York, Billy Connors,
one of the seven men engaged in the rob
berry, and two of his contidants, Robert
Scott and J. H. Dunlap, were arrested in
Philadelphia the day previous. These
men were the leaders of the gang. The
bank officers claim that these three men
are the only members of the party who
know where the stolen securities are,
and that they have been known and
watched for months by New York detect
ives. Scott and Dunlap have notorious
record as bank robbers, having been as
ISOLATED with John Berry, distinguished
safe blower, now in the Auburn Peniten-
tiary, Scott being graduate at Joliet.
Connors is a middle-man-a sportsman
and gambler. Scott and Dunlap were
arraigned on Monday, at Northampt' n,
and held to bail in $4,000 each. 1t is
believed that only $50, 900 in Government
bonds has been divided among the cracks
men with the money, so that the bulk of
the $4,000 taken is still intact and it is
hoped that the three men arrested will
produce the treasure in order to secure Il
short instead of long term of impri>on-
ment. The detectives are confident that
they have sufficient evidence to convict
those now under arrest. The capture of
the thieves has been considerably de-
layed by the slow process of negotiations.
Several of the bank directors and some
of the private depositors were emphatic
from the first that there should be no
compromise, and it was some of the lat
ter class who held out to the end. The
robbers were unreasonable in their de-
mands, asking about as much for the re-
turn of the bonds as could ever be real
lied on them.-N. e. Farmer.