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FOR RENT AND SALE.

PEAL ESTATE BJLLETIK
IL
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titsIso- Uste ever ~ td.sri.y $40 saturlsv
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CLOAKS! CLOAKSi
NEW CLOAKSi
Just received at
c. VI. TOVsON q CO.'S.
DOUBLE BREASTED
FULL FASHI0NABLE,
NICELY Trimmed,
Frees from S4 80: s., So, 81, SIS, SO, &c
New stock of Fall Dress Goods, In plain. basket,
dlag nails. Cancels HaIr, Knickerbycker's &c:
prices l21s, rs, IL, 81, IS. &c.
New stock Black Cashmeres, full ward Wide all
wCye. at soc, &c.
Black Alpaca, double width, IL 81, q cents, SC,
COlcred Cashmeres, IS. 81, Soc, &c
New Ca ssimeres for Men and Boy, wear, 1, 81 50.
&. rs, sc. and 81.
New Blai kets, white Iargs size. slcO per pair.
Blankets from S256, So, 50 and IS
flann.ls, Red Twill, &c ; extra heavy All Wool
Twill. ~ ard SIC
sbswls, Ladies' and Gents Underwear 81 soc &c
BsmOral Skirts. all csioIs.
Table ineD, Sheetipg Cottons, &c
CantC N Fisl nels, cheap.
C. NJ. TOWSON a Co.,
6S6 Pa. ace, south side,
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JUST RECEIyED-
REV T. sI .rIs sTsTg FLOUR.
wE!TE CLOytR HONEY.
At g.. q. CCRNWELL'S,
oeipst 1918 PcnnsrEroni1 arcn"e.
OWNERS, SAVE YOUR HORSES,
SAVE YOUR MONEY.
. B9RsFs sHof D Win the GooDEEoCGH saoE:
All 'smersss Of the 90 { cured. or no ray. Bring
siony y ~, hors.s. fr;ce-sls9 e, set eR.ny
FRENCH NOVELTIES
FINE STAPLE DRESS GOODS.
w. VI. suUSTER & BRO.
rksdSS p or srsrfk bsEss GS6Rs Just n eu
ssnt Of coed goods at reasonable prices are re-
aue5teS to Examine our os sTs1 pR fcT All goods
1t 9I9 Pennsplrania arenue.
NIADEMOIsELLE V. PRUD'HOMME's
WI FRENCH CLASSES.
Ba.Sn'Ts Ir'rmsdiats and Adruseef.
.r"nnrciation, the n-e u prsctc ii oonversst',n,
Tor Young Ladies ard Children, 9 a.. IA, 10 a m,
ftT Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, g m
Honrs I.ssIy'd for Privst. Lessons AID nlase,.
sitter p m; other W, ek days BET. D. and / &C str
EVERY ONE READS THE STAR
H so LOOK AT OUR PRICES.
"a
tie beat 81 School Shoe to be ID; Misses But ~
to -, u Nc :, Sly, worth 3 ~; Children 81 ~
h. Ba,t6s' Is. sisO to 80; LIZ lies Fine french
Kio Batt"n. 81 to S. Boys Congress Caters, 81,
J.w. sELBY's,
Cct13-tr 1STf-19f6 Penn'a areHse.
THIS COMPREHENSIVE HERErOFJRE ex
y 18TH between $50. W. UHoATE and BY
tae hlm name of CaOAfE FINLEY, is hereby
dissolved by mutual c hs-nt ~ oom
BYRON L. FINLEY.
The business will hereafter be carried on By the
Undersigned, at the OH stand, where ne asks the
continued patronage OF r.. friends ~, Cuo.rr
September Sd, 1871. ociIs ST.
UNDERwEAR For LADIES AND
We wish 10 stste 20 our customer. and chs public
ana ana srre are 8 fs Ss
Tor LADIES, GENTLEMEk, and MISE to be
found 10 the citJ-
\ h.antiful lire Of CoL0gED HOSIERY for
w. VI. SINISTER & BRO..
II 9I9 PcnHsylr0niG Grenns.
NEW RPETS.
Few CARPETS.
JUST FROM THE FACTORY
NO ACCTTON.ROOH CARPETS Nv OUR
SiOCh.
Our goods run regular all through the piece. No
last ear stock ON hsnd. All Rev, Fresh G. DDS,
Cottage Carpets. 10. IS, -, 23c.
Extra All wool CuttaAe. s. sId zoe
iIgrsH Carpets, soc.
Ing ain Car pets. &c.
FBe Ingralu,Iuc.
ENtTs Heavy Ingram, &C.
Handsome patterns ingram, &c.
Two Fly, flne assortment cheap.
Brussels. patterns, at 9Sc
tMssioS aud bsyng.7C
O.iCloths, all Widths, cheap.
ETuggets, fall width, ali " col, al.
Rugs from &c up.
nottingham La1ts, cheap.
sFCan sEd examine our stock of CARPETS
@. N. TOWSON 4 CO..
ocl3 eotr CSC Pa. are, south sjde. near 3ti.l,
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LOST AND FOUND.

LOST AND FOUND.
4 osT-A BUNDLE q AFFIDAyITs Of Col
- sty and others IN suppert Z war clsim of
n IA. shscklett. FINDER VIII be reward - N lie
sir-d, II returned 60 Mr. GOODWIN Star 0tfioe 1t
II osI-Lsst .vetias, an oval, gold mouated agate
~ sbhtNI III TON attached 90 a cuff. cts
" us III be I'd the finder 4, alt Brot herr. No
11OS Pen nsy lSaEia avenue. IL
Il osT-In NashiuRion. u. q on Thnrsds' Ocfo-
4 Der llth, POCKET BOOK with about sl4,
cont aiming cards vith meme % Miss Fity gerald
Feifimcre. suitable reward will be pad the
fnceT If left 81 this flee. octla-ats
The New York herald., 1877-03-03
NEW YORK HERALD SATURDAY ls77wIrH SUPPLEMENT-

tious follows -Consols, both for money and
account. 9s4 s0}s dve-twenty bonds of 1865. old,
lo5 lo0i.; do. do, OF 1867 1905. lO9A; ten-forty
bonds, los u; new dves, 107x a 107k; Eric common
shares, IN; New York Central, 92k; Illinois Central,
50,z. In Paris rcntes closed lO6f. CSC Bar silver
closed at 56lad. per ounce.
RAILWAY bonds
Railroad bonds were moderately active, with the
following changes In prices compared with last pre-
vious sales:-An advance OF Ia per cent in Union
Pacific sinking funds per cent IN Delaware and Hud-
registered and coupon 9ss, per cent In Albany
and Susquehanna seconds, y in Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy ciyhts Lake shore dividend bonds, Union
Pacific nrsts and Toledo and Wabash seconds, y IN
Pacific Railroad Of Missouri, hrsts. u In Chicago and
Northwestern consolidated gold sevcns and Ohio and
Mississippi consolidated. There was a decline of
per cent In New Jersey Central hrsts consolidated,
per the convertiblcs and In tho nrsls new.
Toward the close OF the market railroad bonds nd.
vanccd, the principal rise being Delaware, Lacka-
aud Western.
BANK SHARES.
Bank shares sold log for Central National 1l2 a
l2,4 Commerce. ll5 for Park and 1905 tor Fourth
National; Mechanics brought l37k, aud American
Exchange, 100.
MINING SHARES
The following the opening prices or mining
shares at San Francisco: :-Goud Curry II; Savage,
s; Chollar-Poosi, "a; Ophr, 25; Hale Norcross, s.
Crown Point, 81 Yellow Jacket, III Belchcr. 8: lmpe
rial, 2: Virginia Consolidated, 49, California Al; Over
man. 81; Raymond Il Ely, 6: Eureka, G. ", 8; Best
Il Belcher, "a; Kcntuck, 0; Union Consolidated, o.
Alpha 10; Meadow Valley u; Sierra Nevada, Z; Mex-
can, IS; Caledonia s. Silver Hill, s.; Eureka Consol
dated,15; Justice, IL; Julia Consolidated, s.
The New York herald., 1877-03-03
DOMESTIC MARKETS.

GALVESTON, March ?. 1877.
Cotton steady; middling. is,c; low mddng &c. ;
good ordinary i0stc net receipts 533 bales gross.
Experts coastwise. II9S sales. 9jl Stock, 7O,esal
c.kly-Net receipt. G.o59; gross 6Os7 Exports-To
Great Britain, TJ7; constwise, 7,727 Sales. 1898.
NEw ORLEANS, March .. 1877.
Cotton firm: rsddng 1I7sc. low mIdding iissc good
ordinary. IU5ac. Net J35s bales; gross b3%t
Exports-To treat Britain 10; to Ito Contncnt 1857,
coastwise s7 Sales. $500 Stock, BOZ. ..,o4 Weekly
Net receipts 30 Sss gross. 80 $50. ExportsTo Great
Britain i6 1S: France 3.957 to the Continent 81 40;
to.the Channel 1850, coastwsc. 5,1l3 sales, 23Spl
BUFFALO, March =. 1877.
The arkcs continue dull and slow unchanged prices
Tho only sales reported ~ ut Ole
81 1c go do. ungraed spring wheat NJ ~ 10 aud GD
bbls nour nncnnnged prices Other articles nom
naly unchan cd in the absence Of sales Railroad
unchanged Receipts Flour 5000 bbls wheat 1870 bush
ols corn. 1OSp do. oats. 100 do; barley I'D do.
rye, $50 do shipments-Fiour, 40 bbIs wheat 1900
bu,hes loiUD do; oats. 100 do barley 200 do
rye, 800 do .
ToLEpo. March 2, 1877.
Flour firm. Wheat steady; No ~hite Wabash, 81 SOL
No. white Michigan. 81 81 extra do, ~ 81: amber
Michigan spot, 81 471s April 81 5Os May. 81 53A: No.
do. 81 ~; No. red winter, 81 ~; March, 81 49,
rejected red, 81 H. Corn firm; high Mixed i3@sc May
47c.: No. = spot 43'c; May held Ale. 4elc offered
Michigan. SIC. Clover seed. IS So Icccipts-ii,nD
bushels wheat. 55OO do. corn. 1000 40 osts ship.
ments2Oo bushels wheat. $1,000 do. 5000 do oats
The New York herald., 1877-03-03

~ Lite: low mddng. Iissc.; nidding ii5sc spot
sales follows
Consump,ionToday 3I7 last evening. o6 Total. 4i3
Deiv 400 bales For future delivery tho
sales follows Yesterday after two Y. M-Mnrch,
800 bales H. 4c 100 nt ~ 4dc 100 at l24sc April,
pp II B~c H. &c. 40 at ~ Toe, 40 H. sc
100 At ~ re. 500 ~ 7c 2o NJ I27lc; May. 400 at
~ SSc 1900 I2Sac. 200 NJ 2DDc., 500 i20c.,
500 NJ IL sr,c. 500 ut l2gc. pp ~ Ole. june BOD
I30c o at i3Uic.. 500 ut l3oc, 100 at 10 O7c. Ut
I3OSc 800 ani,c. July 80 13Ac, GOD at i3 Ice
August; 80 a, iaaie October 200 ,as iacac Total.
H. Ale. April 100 at IL. 7Gc. 500 275c ~
~ 74c 600 at H. 7c 90 at Tie 800 ~ Tie.
ut u. Toe. SDD i2vc. 40 i26sc. iJO at i267c.
a2o a, l2c 100 at " doc 800 at u Die 100 at u ec,
ID at ~ tc., NN 26Jc. 800 At l2J5c 200 "
at " Gle. 3U L. oOc iUO H. &c., i2GOc
The New York herald., 1877-03-03
The following table shows the opening, highest and

THE MONEY MARKET.
During the day money was easy at from a per
cent on call, and closed easy at 3 per CALL
THE GOLD MARKET.
The settlement Of the Presidential question at TN
early hour this morning caused decline OF "a a in
the opening price OF gold from the closing price OF yes
terday After opening at l044 gold advanced "a, and
during the day sales made at figures between 10is
and l04 X, the latter beng the closing price.
Gold ciearngs at tho National Bank OF tho State oi
New York -
Currency balances. lJJ4 Ill
Gross clcarances.. 33 72s. 900
The New York herald., 1877-03-03
PRINT CLOTHS MARKET.
Print cloths market y little active. Sales Of sm all
OTIS at f1ac FOR best "a squares.
EUROPEAN MARKETS.
THE COTTON TRADE.

LIvERrooI, March 2, 1877
Tho Circular Of the Liverpool Cotton Brokers Associa
tion viewing the week ending last
depressed Friday aud saturday with prices
lar aud unsettled The demand Increased on
Monday aud has since continued good with
stcadipesS American In very limited
demand tho early OF tue week aud declined
has since been active Tho decline has fully
covered. and quotations somewhat higher
Thurd In Sea Island the sales moderate prices
uncnanged. In futurcs there was n tmr business
throughout the week without great fluctuations. Tho
closing quotations show all improvements Of SD to Lied
The market " active and urmcr: tniddiins uplnnds
ill6d micdng orleans. 6ysd sales 1000 bales in.
cudng 5000 spccula alton and uplsnds low mid
ding clause March and April delivery. cad, also sales Of
the same. ~ SD. uplands. low middlng clause. April
md May delivery 2o32d upands low middlng clause
May and June delivery, 61sd.
MARKET.
The New York herald., 1877-03-03
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKETS.

Brny'A liners yas further falling, OF in trade in
other than light the herd, would have roAnsd
wss ws Ss 81 a,sss e% eS'sa WEAK =. g s s y per s
allowed net; ESnera sales on % lbs net A. six,ic!n
ears oi horned cattle; sales ss iolows.-lo loi
- nss s" 'sss .s.s. At a., .,ssp, sss TsFs
per D. weigh. ~ ew A. Illinois steers ut Io,lc
per iS, weight x ewi NJ T. arcissd sold for RANKIN
ss ws % 'csrs o"n " Ss' @ ..a w os %
sion % Illinois steers q 9s per lb with 81 on per head
si %ssE; * s~; o. 1iaos s ;'ss': r IT,
sss:; 81 q s;':
'~'1 is.i steer. ~. e. sss B. ss Siss s:. ss
At o9sc per lb weight 81 cws q Illinois steers At v4ac
* ' ''ssss r s SSfHss
g 81 e 1o Iss ss ssss1 q. D. rs #
S sl Wss ls v.,s, ,. a ss :.
s4s per weight 7ew kessn.sn sod cp ssif' self and
sv, IL o 20 sSer' g o!p 20, S with y on per
weigh. ~ ew. 80 ao; s steers at oc per ID weights
e s per D. % asa' a% Sss On Y'f. it,
*; s; S & F., ss:s Sstss
s Gs' ' sS SsF' ~ 's'nt 5s: sS 1s |
ut Be- per ib weight o cwt ~ Limos steers
at 1oc. per H.. with 5oc. of per head 81
Illinois steers ut Dlsc h.. weight cwt. 23 Illinois
steers iO1ac 1Oy.c H.. with III of head
he nd and ~ head Is head weights 7ls Ss
cwt NJ. Lauterbach sold TOR Waxei 4 Aiarton 70 Illinois
gc per ib with 81 per head weight 6is
30 Illinois steers at Oac b. with - on - head and
. ess Sssi s fy s e '''
SHEEP AND LAMBS --rxdc slow that It only existed
Sheep sold at Sac 6ic. per ID. There
sulc j. Kirby sold 2s sheep weight 1880 lbs. 5tc
per b I9i sheep weight 1880 lbS vt 5sc per Id. Hume
Elliott sold iSS Michigan sheep. weight 1870 lbs,
5i4c b.; i55 Michigan Sheep weight 400 bs.,
65lc per ID.
MiLcH Cows-Th0sc to hand held on sale.
VEaLs CALvgs--Smooth quality vcaIs not to hand
Coass slow OF sale 81 $40 he
Hocs.-ihero live hogs sale
The New York herald., 1877-03-03
MEMORANDUM,

London advices announce that the Master of tho
Rolls, to whom referred the appeal in the amalga.
nation contest Of Mr.. Ponder, chairman OF the Globe
Trust Company, against the ruling OF the Chairman
at the recent meeting Of the Direct United States
bio Company, has decided n favor OF Mr.. Pender upon
all points involved The will probably be TAKEN
appeal to the Court Of Chancery.
The New York herald., 1877-03-03

Amount Of cotton at sea .l080o0
Forw arisd from the shies as res, 10 .pin.er.. i210
American sAIes OF the week $500
COMMERCIAL
ANTWERP March 2, 1871
Petroleum. aa'l francs for p"s pale pale A%s,ie.n
Produce--Tallow. AIS 9d. a "a. per ewt.
Linseed oil era los. a e25 per ton.
Nkw YORK PRODUCE EXCHANGE REPORT
Pork-Ea.tern duh ut 7ss Western dull At ass bacon--
Cumberland cut steady at SIS short rib dull 39s 6d
ians-Iong Gu, dun Shoulders dull at os Besin.
& ds mes, dun :. sos sxiT. mess dS a. o prime ms.s
Tallow-prme city aulI at 4os. Turpentins-spirss
dall 2ss; Rosln Common dun at So 3D.; line dull ..
o-None In the market. FourExtra state dull At 25s
o a. Winter s"n.hsn % none % in the market, DO Ws.
ern dali vt n 3D. CornMixsd soft dull at 25s for old
and 2ts 3D. for new.
THE GRAIN TRADE.
LivEnrooL, March ?. 1877
tho provincial marksts, though downward s
apparent 10 Wheat on The consa some few places re-
cleared aud with the small choice there NO inducements
tor passage shipment prices rather
against sellers Our arrivals Tor this past three
avesxths Californian. Transactions since Tues.
day have been -, very limited ana prices were
unusually light At this market today tue attendance
messre business IL wheat was only moderate. sellers con-
white. Corn declined I'd per quarter aud fair
quest ut the reduction.
FINANCIAL.
LoSpoS. March 2--5P.M.
Paris advces quote five 1857 05c FOR the
account
SILVER.
LoSpox March 2-33 33oPM
Silver closed to-day at 5o.d per ounce.
The New York herald., 1877-03-03
my GOODS IMPORTS.

IMPORTS.
Tho Imports OF dry goods tho port OF New York
for the week ending date 81 1872 672 and tho
amount marketed SO 2o5 2sG The total imports of dry
goods ut the port January SIS 533 603 and
the amount marketed SIS, 7g3, ,5e5
GOVERNMENT noSDs.
During the day government bonis were nrner, in
sympathy with gold, and they closed strong tho iol-
lowing quo;ations:-Untcd States currency SKIES,
1928 1913; do. do, 1881, registered, 1lIsS 1lsa
no. do, do, coupon, l12 a ll2a; do do,
1865, registered, 1919 1851; do. do do,
coupon, 1919 1885, do. do do. new, registered,
l0sKa l0Ssl do. do, do coupon, 1857 al0sx; do.
do, 1867 registered l1l;4 a 1l2; DO do, do,
coupon, lll94 49, do. do 1865, registered, ll3Is
l14; do do, do, coupon, 1l3}s ia; do. ten.
ortcs, registered, 109la il0 do. do coupon 1lOI,
Ill; do. ivcs, 1851, registered lC9l4 ITO: do do,
io., coupon, lo91 10; do 4yss, 1891, registered,
t05I loo; Contra! Pacific gold bonds 1867. a loGi,
FogEiGS M,RKEr
The London advccs report consols fraction lower
md United States bonds somewhat irregular lsGas
DID, and lSS1's Doing steady LOO LOO ~ while ten
orlies declined ut tho opcnns 10 l0s. and recovered
10 10ss, and dvcs advanced from ioI y to 10, sa
O7A. Ero was steady ai "a a a. aud New YORK
Central roscto o3 The Bank OF England lost another
Sl000 bu!lioa balance to-day. The latest quota
The New York herald., 1877-03-03
1913 AND LEO A.

IV'I' HNU II.JV II, Vt.
a $1,000 US SIS, r, 49,. 1O9is
5000 Us 5's, c. 81. -. lOJi,
- 2nD do ......... iOgiS
"a 1900 US as, r. '91. 1904
q 1000 do ........ be IUol.
The New York herald., 1877-03-03

nLs quiet but firm $50 bbs SPERM Just arrived AZ
Boston, sold for export ut private price but supposed to be
about III 3ls We Insccd aud bbis. Gec
tonsccd crude Soc Southern yellow 5c Doc yellow win
ter. 5sc Guc white winter 2c G3c lard prime winter,
ODc Oc sper, crude 81 fO do bloached winter vi 80;
do. natural do. 81 6D whale. crude Northern 75c do,
Southern, Zoe bcachcd winter 7sc natural do. Toe
16 extra do. S5c winter beached FISH, 5uc o2c crude
fish f3c. fJc
PxrRoLKuM--The market quiet and easy. A small
lot OF 500 obs high test sold ut l3sc but refncrs
asking l5Xc. leo. The closing prices as iol.
lows Crude. In bulk IOc lO4c. do. Ia bbs. l2lsc.
i21c; rcdnod in bbs ids,c ais,6c: do, In cases. 2c
q 2lc. naphtha, I2c. Tor prime cy refined at Pln.
delphis Ic; do. Baltimore iss.c. Advices from tho
Creek follows parkcrs quiet and dull; United,
81 3D. shipments. nominaly 81 ~ Oil City steady;
United. 81 3J.t bid Shipments, ~ ~ w ~
PouLrRY.--Thc quiet and easy We quote
Live fowls State and Jersey i3c lac pcrlb state aud
Western. 12c 13c. ro0sters &c. luc Tnrkcys-atatc
aud Jersey I3c lac Western. lie 1c Geese jersey,
VI 7j ~ per pair; Western: VI % pcr pair. Ducks
pair Dressed poultry were quoted at 12c 15c.
The New York herald., 1877-03-03

600 bushels No. ~aakee spring a, 81 Is in
at 9oc Barley and barley malt were quiet Corn was
as kpot % e. o g. s asa ws0 @ sSsSs I'D
Western mixed % in store .so 5oooo DO steamer 10. a.
wsrs about ~ Mere a who"s a ar ens sales
03c tor state white.
fnuIr.-Fore,gn dr;cd steady, with fair Jobb,ng
movement We quote New raisins-Laycrs, sl65 per
s9S b nr a do soc "a do aos .oss M 81
new y.r, sarr,sns an, 9Se @ae Leghsrn e'oa isc fss
aass ssc. for old and o,c aelc French
% 4rsps e '%sst' & a!,sd led wa. c
quarters i5,c. &C.. DO. fancy 6'sc a &c Peaches
I,'' ' .A"'E c TX s &C. &C.
Sn",rss loe as, ise zoe do
M f% Is VI anGss vrHa 81 - p%s Soc 81 fancy 81 10"
81 a. Asp sInAw STR W. were eos steady at 7c for shipping s5c
lKnr AND JurrIhs market quiet but firm for jute
sa,,s m ismp was ssgssssd We quote Amsrcan dressed
undessee Russia clean. 800 s2l5 god, Italian s275
saa "e on pD. as and &c. I to 9u % s
hemp oae "s'sc.; sisal do. 5;kc dc Istc. 5SAe all
,Drs01ho %srke. was was Guo. aud unsettled Sales
months dry Texas % I7s IS Currency g lays lays
ss ys cs,enss ~ lss s,Srass at os four months and
e aysr@ss Ell 700 santa re ~ lbs "yerags 200 e"Sn
gaois Basnos 1yres Ss ss Do % to :, lbs.
. @ SEC e s e ss Is b @ ases ~ %
II to - lbs 2uc. California ~ TO % lbs . Central
s cruz il 70 10 S & a. s IL to q
salted Texas. ~ 10 bs l4c &c., snted South
- to 30 lbs Yc lie city slaughter 60 to 40 lbs
&C. do ~ TO 60 lbs 7c Sc all selected
Eors.-I market quiet and easy We quote New
YORK. good I, choice Toe. lie Eastern. 1Oc.
i5c Wisconsins Sc lie. ycarlings. &C. lOe ods all
growths. &C. &C.; CalifDrnias I5c.
ron tnominal). l5c. u 2uc
IRoS The market very dull for all kinds Prices
were unchanged. We quote: American pig. Ma. l. $50
s2I do. No 2 xo; do Jorge. Sl Scotch-Cotness No. l.
S21 80; GlcngarnocK. No. ]. $26 IS; Eglinton No.
80 80.
LEAD firm ut So rs currency. for domestic and 50 -
a 81 gold Tor foreign.
LkAriEK he market airly active prices were
shade easier The receipts for tho week ~ 6 sides
and MG bales The exports tor the Is 800
sidcs-vix. 600 20 England and 1900 the Continent
We quote :-iiemock Light Bucnos Ayrcs, 23c a 2Ic.
do California. 2.e. 2ic DO. common hide, re.
2tc. De; do hide. Die 2ic heavy Buenos
Ayrcs, ~ &C. 25 California do. 24c 2jc do comma
hide. 2,c 2tc good damaged Bucnos Ayres 22c as,c
do California, 2lc. II pc do. hido 2Dzc. 2lc
poor damaged common hide. lie. ivc
MoLAsskS was Ia moderate request for all kinds. We
quote Cuba centrifugal and mixed, 2sc. &c caycd,
33c. .c do. muscovado refining, Sic 37c grocery,
35c Zoe: Porto Rico, 4c 55c. English Islands. bic.
1,c; New Orleans good. Soc; prime, 5tc CHOICE Jdc
fancy, 5Sc.
NAVAL sroREs -Sprts turpcntnc quiet but lrmcr.
Sales O bbls at c 4Oc. the market closing with
doc bid Tor large lots Rosn active. sales.
yesterday, we're 5000 bbs good strained at 81 % ~
We quote ,sprits turpentne. merchanabe order a91c
Pitch, $2 so Tar-w Wilmington, 81 co. Advices from VII
mington follows lsosin quiet strained 81 90;
good do, 81 65 Tar quiet 81 90 Turpcntinc quiet;
hat .softa andy rv TX firm.
The New York herald., 1877-03-03
A FIRE INSURANCE SUIT.
CONTINUED FROM EIGHTH PAGE. ]

who Is Vice President OF the Standard Oil Company
claims that he held policy for 900 IN the defend
ants company that on the 3oth OF July, 1872 guam
lily OF barrels OF naphtha and oil, which were
ago at Grccnpont H. l., were destroyed by fire. Tho
defendants refused 10 pay, and the plaintiff to
cover $40, 900 and Interest since August :, 1872.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-03-23
Costly CnokS.

Few thinos are more s!g1ult amt Oi the
growth OF luxury IN this cOUatry IN the
past twelve years than the prices de-
manded and paid tor cooking Mrs.
Paran Stevens a lazy WHO would appear
to he prey to designing servants, hay
ing been robbed OF her jewels by one and
OF many other valuables by another,
came into court on Tuesday to resist pay
ment to Andrew Godeur, lately in her
service as cook. She testified that his
wages were $40 . week, ana that she had
promised to pay him $3.50 gay Tor ex-
tra work. Assuming this latter to have
taken place twice week, AMI this would
bring his emolument to So a week, and
probably his perquisites, III the way OF
kitchen stuff, would amount 70 50 week
more since We know or French woman
in the service OF Il wealthy merchant who,
receives 5000, gold, year, ana III nine
years has never spent a cent of her
wages, finding her perquisites more than
sufficient for all her expenses. Such
salaries as these, with board and lodging
of the best go to make an income which
thousands OF highly educated men and wo-
men regard with envy, and, in view OF the
awfully overstocked condition of the
learned professions, and the rarity of
good cooks, ladies and gentlemen, who
are conscious of fitness tor the culinary
art might do worse than cultivate it.
At the present moment an extremely
handsome young Engishman, a perfect
lingrist, and a graduate of Ballot Col
lege, Oxford, son of a late distinguished
official, is performing the duties of butler
in family here, and the gentleman with
whom he last lived declared that so per-
feet servant he had never had. He
must regret lack of culinary knowledge,
which might have enabled him with, the
govt, anu discriminating palate, which
long acquaintance with the art of dim
ing has gwen him, to become Gordon
bIeu of the cuisine.-NeU York .Sun.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-03-23
HOW cLAnKs 80. y. r." SPOOL CorroS ORIGIN
ATgD.

HOW cLARK's 80. y. r" SPOOL. CorroS ORIGIN
ATGD.
Until within few years the great difficulty
10 g overcome III the introduction of sewing
machines war the objections made by manu-
factnrers and operators 90 the then popular
threads. These complaints were o loud and
well founded that the sale Of sewing machines
was greatly impeded OF account Of the impos-
sibiiity Of obtaining Il thread adapted TO their
use. Mr.. George A. Clark. approaching the
dithcutv. introduced into the American mar
ket the now famous Clark 20. \. I. spool
Cotton. an numbers being six cord. from 10
100. which met the demand. did away with all
complaints. and long since established its repu-
tatiun us the Lcst thread in use for sewing
machines or hand sowing. To Ny. George A..
Clark belongs the credit OF being the first TO
supply those fine qualities Of SiX-Cord Spool
Cotton with which his name Is associ-
ated. The thread is used and recon-
ucnlcd hy agent, of the Singer, Wheclcr Dc
Wilson. Grover & Baker. Domestic. Howe,
Florence. Weed, Wilson, Biees, Remington. Sc
cor. Home Iathrop and other sewing machine
companies. The superior quality of Clark :
80. \. u. Spool Cotton soon secured for 1t az,
immense sale but with the great popularity OF
the goods came also couuterfeits which made IL
necessary for the manufacturers 10 adopt trade
mark for their own and the pubhcs protection.
and now upon every genuine spoo! Of their
thread j. the following