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, 1877-12-11

ard copied on the following: .. MAR, John
tickenson, 8. iIIrks. ". l.. schatIes, y. l..
DcM.int. F, II. Bury. T. 81. Barter j. r. Lyon.
J. y. Dsown, T. F. Ed9erley, +: ". Cowfcs. 9.
e. Clark, !. Il. Hicks. a. i. Weld. (. E. Col
well, y. ketsbew, ]. s. Webster, q. W. Lester,
Ed Powell, Il. II. Woottey, W. u. sturtevant.
"liou's the markctln was once more hurled
across the room, as another Of The organization
msde Ills appcarancc.
"tust about the aame.n
"BuslDcss teems rather dull up heret !" sug.
Rcsted the srr1be.
" Yes. for the present; but we'll rct 0oinE In
good shape by Wednesday morning.
"Don't yuu want 70 trade aome3 y said thp
latest arrival to the reporter.
mo, Eless not. I'd rather match pennies
with you. It's quicker. and not half so dcmor-
izlnR: besides, II | were 10 20 long on 4 ttou-
sand bushels af wheat, wsuld be like the ta7.
ern.kerpcr near Green Bay.''
Allows thnti''
"a commercial tr1vrier pttt tip there nne
night, and at breakfast the next morning ralfetl
for some baeon. Haven't gut H. said the
waiter; 'tent tu town for totnr.' 'sent to
town for snne+' and, turning to the landlord,
'whv dent You ratte your t'wn bacnn7' Raise
whatf Why, man alive. half shoat would gut
this market"
The members Of the new Open Bonrd Of
Trade do nut propose 10 he Rluttcd. 1t 10 now
In order fur the sons of sunny italy to organize
~ exchange Tor traffic In pcAnuts.-no deals to
bs o! greater proportfnn tl'an peck.
, 1877-12-11
EXPLANATION,

To fhf Ehalaf o. Aht 1TteuNss
CHICAGO, Der. 10.-ln tie Tcpnrt given on
tho 7th Inst. in your paper OF "tho alleged
cause u wllieI, tcd 10 the unfortunate Mckee.
McEiiigott shooting aifair Of yesterday, Tits
language Ia nsesi: "Senator nelany, who had
been hia (.ay's) lawyer, and, singularlY enough.
biIss McKre's lawyer aaso. recommended
money compromise, saving that So would pay
tbs sept aud Gusts and recover thu property"
TAls statement m to the alylcc given by p,c,
IL cosrc:s, but a. to my being Mtsa Mckce's
lnWyer, It IL Incorrect, sp1 u sus, eptlb!e
of tho Inference that' | was employed
BY two porttcs whose fntercatA were adverse
10 casl, other, whereas tho TACT IL, was atlt-
ployest by Col. Hay unly. to tr{ = teplnviu tu!t
III wtict, lie was plaintiff. aad Ass. ChaGwl"k,
or EoRic person. representing l,cr, was defend
ant. On tAIa trial Mis- Mckee aud Col. Kay
wore making cGmnon calas against the ChMl.
wiek party, cn1esvosing tu get possession of
pera0ual property Belzel by the Chadwick party
upon atstress warrant against Alsa Mckee.
and Miss hckee was witness IN bettait VI Col.
Ray tu psuye the value Ut the goods tn Cuntrl!-
VcrsY mud tho execution OF the ckattcl Inort-
gusc held by ftay. By advice to settle tue case
gage,', anti my cpnnoetiau with tho lnast1r
rvasc4. This all took plaee !ast August. anu
What llaa taken plsco between the parties slneo
thcn krow nothing Of gxccpt t5oln rc}n,rts.
When was acting fur Col. k2y, Ae aud Mtsa
Nekcs sppcared ~ be on good terms. Yours,
etc, M. 4. nHLAhr.
, 1877-12-11

4 mork-ns merry monk a. one would hons
TO sec OF summers day in fair 1talls-aed us
down q Ioug flight Of steps into thc toruba. The
long. low, narrow balls were joined one to an
Eeetnesl as II We walked a mile or morc IN one
hall and down anotl,er, until W. were quite ut
loss to fnd our way back to the sieps by which
We had entered. On both sides of THESE llallA
tive Or six deep. some Ut these boxra had
wtndnws In the sides q single pane Of g1ass;
soma were all Of glass, like stiow .catcs, Within
thr1n lay the bodies Of the iate residents vi
exhibiting their carter de s4<f'e III gilt framo on
the nutsidc Of their shov-caecs Onc man held
hts photograph In Ills Ehitc-Eloyc.l hand, 70
That you could see i readily; aud there he lay
glass eyes, o white nccktte and plumpcrs, fonl'y
rcEartiinE the counterfeit rrcsentmc:,t Of the
swell hc was, aud smiling At ltfe's iccttng shows
a. one might sntlc who considers himself
Tie first families Of Palermo, wncn they pcr.
lsh, are carefully Anolnted with bn!sans and de-
Gently buried. In rear Or two they arc resnr
rccsed by contract and examined. The wetl prc-
served ara arrived tnoru ur less gOrgeously and
hung up on u mali to dry. The doubtful cases
are allowed to rest In trtr cot!ina, but they may
still receive the Cnzc Of tho curious tl,ruuxh a
eky!icht Of ehpw-w Inflow, 80 they hare not
little chairs, awaiting tho last trump, aud
gathering more dust tlinp Is becoming. Virgins
were crowned with silver.gilt CROWNS ~ high as
section Of stovepipt, and still they looked not
llarpy. Young tnen smiled with sad ssnCc
smiie that came back to INC Ioug utter bud tett
from the place, md cfttcL mo to The marrow.
Dld men had dropped away iuto the corners Of
A,etr cases and looked horot evcn In death.
fhs walls were liued with these t,,urnnics, all
tteketed and labeled, a:t classified sni fcstooncd
| afunx from arch to arch. dcyftishly decorative,
Aul, ID VIC went to and fro, not knowing
| whether to lHush Or weep, d large cut sportca
/ aiming tue bo4es, and from time ts time ceased
purrtng aud atching her bnck, as she epran. At u
| fy Ut ths cheek OF sotne cid acquaintance, Or
plnyed with tte skirts of = lady Iii bur satin.
With wrcath of largs yellow roses tiltins over
one ere. We wcrc askcl tU kindly take hold oG
the tongue Of q monk, Just within arms reach,
Ind ceased to wag Tor moru than hun,lrvel
years. This u tnt1tc deaths victory, Wien 0lle
Is held up tu everlasting dcrsston. and this
embarrassment Of buct, Hi exposition ns this p
Tho graye's 1ndylng stlng.--Steav corrs.pv'.d-
| cue San FfdHelscv lhrD,.fdts.
, 1877-12-11
COOPERATIVE FARMING.

Tspsvprrw md Nnv An. f1Hh.
,oa 1....'.,. N.' .,",.t ~ cs,...a n".n a,n.
Having read your letters abont farming with
very much interest, having no fnteuttynaf furn,-
tno mysctf. Iut bcnr in q ,,o..t,on II, know The
,,s."s .'.ss,,t., s,s ~, 49,, l., ~n,,s ,.,t..
u,stFess pFesA.nk, NV ~" ''nee ~ 2u.'l w..
"fart'i-l l.ifc' strucR me t1c Hsost: ']Hhc5s'aek
uny the necessary saeans to ennhle them to lnakc
u start. No pla,s have vet been devisctl, nor
,n"an. h,,t % sih'Tw;se n,taitGra9 tnr s,rrcss II,
n.lr,nu .torf' i i.nva altar tbl'rrht thc sui,.
in, aaE ,or "n ,o NJ n,iph t'nn c'i amI H.
1gscrou,n1t,.tnI' sfv Han il IN tni" ,sIse. I'm
tr1.anv ~ c,n,o,Ist. tnko s,v. t..wnshin
NJ l,nvy,n,ncnt lnr.i. and 1n.kaasG farms III
";ohtv orr..s ,,..h' Ernm cnrm ~ thnse inrms
r"s.ryc twrrtv arrrt t;n,hnr or nsstmrs In,ni
corto,n w. to o,n..,,n; n nsst, Ak s n
hnlJ IN rt,nn. iu,t nails r. that il urI,,altv
he.n~4s ~ Iv ~ thc fnrm aIso tho t;nIcr. If nTy,
.1.,,'n1 IL ~ sn M nrrnrTn1 That "vcrv nwn.r ~ n
1.rs, r,n,id ,,rnw IL sunnlv ~ xooI frn,t1 H.
r. .nnIi,i i,o ninrs.i In III, hantls nj cnrmipis
.t,nars I'd thnsn tn, .,rsi,n"t,s wlnt wmn1
sn'."iI hc ~" ~, '"~'1 ~ 3e'''"'~ "~>N
viii ca,',tnI nf s"w' s1lH} iii cosh' hrnrinH in
mimi t,,at nna,, nT flnsn crnrrtinr Il, scttlo
hov" INV ,nru,,s. ami. tn ins,,r, liz bcnrII. tu
tfn ,r,,1. Ius"rr;,,r fhn cn.,nsnv ,sn,,,,l i,hva
- ,o ~ .,t,rI, In ~, f,iinrfntr rnv. rnnr,,ra
~ti, ii nj "I,i..hnl',l ,".,s ",sn viii init
ii:s con3, - nuss y mcjlml examination t.n
anr1, os r. t,,a~ sniist in fhr nrny ii's ,Y,mi.
sa' ~ ~ T. ,naa tior ,,n .srr t.it. thcn hmrh
mi ,,,c,iir~i ott"m1a,,.,r and EiH ,wr r,m,fh.
S:mnm"nco In nnrnvi".s h. 1nmd-oen,srnlim imnr,,re.
romt ot e,r.t .u,h ~. rnn.l. edr.tnin" ut,..:
tinn hrit,i i,,ssaa ~, onri, f~rn nnd ~ fasf Az
te cascs ~ afs q pn' s,1 y ss ,r .on a.c @ r,t w."
, 1877-12-11

~ = = .Sfh @UFk Nun, II
Ns. Hereh having ,fcerecd stint tho anaconda
IN tho aquariun, shai not be tctl on live annas,
and % tt will not eat food that IL Inns not killed.
Jcrsuy CITY, on Tuesday. ltia eleven tert ii
lengt1, and weighs, when we,.!ct. nearly forty
1a,lll,ds. un Tuesday u weighed onlY twtntY'
eight pounds, not having broken IT. Inst A'urt
the latter part uf October. Wien rabbit was
let ou&e tn tho room the snako coIlct ltsef aud
followed the lItals su!mal With ElistcnIllg ewes.
Thcu II slowly gtldssl to the middle of tho rnoll,
aud repeated tbs boiling prucess. The rabbit
sat upon tn launches, The snake, with cyca
shinluR like rea.hot Goals, caught the glanrc al
sprlug, liked tta fauvk In Ills tAruat. THEN tbs
lttle creature was crushed to death. It was
nearly thirty minutes beiure t!se e1ad VI tho Fat-
bit'a tail disappeared dowA the hllxke's throat.
The young anaconla., born ou Tia Nth Inst,
Jje4 On Sunday,
, 1877-12-11
CURRENT OPINION.

o.1 r.r
grarltating into proper shape. They are weedlnx
out The remnants OF Republ,can.tu,. In order that
H.. h.. rnony ~, ncre..,rv "a VI, n.,ro NJ vii ;.
OF sousheru Dsmoeruts may not he disturbed. It
sccms that th!a festnrs OF the psogramne wa1 pro.
yidyd tor In advance, the suceeptor. 10 those who
htse Just Resigned being sleeted some t'me since.
aud 10 ware ali seads. s.-l'Issturo Commercial Co.
nr'. ''. a.
TAat part OF the Mossage devoted to tho
d'ecnt'ion Of Tho dnnnee' !. for tho no't part I'd.
m'taph' HMkes posnNo etoana ~ 1a'ot u 1e.
sumption of spcets. Payments, and It IL plain that
an a1s ns sSa"fy
so,..". u, nj. sna ~ ;. s,J.,. nn...v., ts..
lhe President hak oeen sn,,tten by ulld and rum.
rauttssfY hatAllr". !o!nl of the silver esate, ~
l'ss IT, e;s" saspsetsa'-sp''"saE'a t4a1''' e"'0"
Tis iool!as OF ne = natsi,ca g . s.'l he r. !est N
~ !e &: LIZ 1sos ,rha nns t1s.s .nt
an ofEhn " tns caMeEMssao M WY asst!oJe9 snsef
s!.op in tls heliI u t. tlcnstat Coinage a. of
tlanA Of tne esusIaes. = U9lepth1i oal thsy wsta
assa snd ssfss H. H. peopis - IT, ls1a;tsnast Il
Ifsea ~ Ds,a. J. WV ~~'''''''~'' V we ''''''''
w.. tu.,L,r ....a t,,t Aha ,,,,,,,,a,. .n
We frankly s.h9g 1na. ., ana aocnueat' s.a 90
TT ~ y Fettesenta tid national policy ot tha
E1sealtvs n.feA our emrhatc aisappf1fsi I6e
IEeslt!snt estHees determination to otadl? ride
h1. pet 'laltrtes, Regardless al the huHlillattng
failure thus far athicvrd. and ol the hlsasters
thfeatfnsA by no tysIenst't eaotte tu eoaea!lsts
tht dts}oFal sitsf dsosIsfsY ssatnA .! our pola'
t!ca BY shtAsaaaxing ana dtsnlekr4ttnx tae Nepph.
Iran party which s!setsd 911a. -H4agoF 14s.}
Mig tbidi"s "r0a").
Within n fort,,;cht tba .and;3acv IF sfr
wa.hlnstoa Mclean, of Cincinnati. lfot ths untea
esstrs senatorshap from Oh1ol. has grown tnto
rtoniprnes. Ar. Mclean y !ht father Gt the
Rfsensack movement. ai'a II NosRAn ana EWING
dsfrat Formulation. that tleuient 9f the party mar
he esries to hIs support tion. MORAN, It IL sad,
will carry bis vatsa to Mclean. should hs lack
strength u secure Tho prize, and dcpend un suc.
, 1877-12-11
SHElLErS ANTl-cH!NEsE BILL.

CHICAGO, Dec. lo.-1n reference 10 the bill IN
troluesl lu the House by BIZ. 6bellcy, Of Ala
nama, and purportinx to regulate Chinese I'm
ntarailon, caunot for my part SEQ tue manner
In which Mr. Shelley III The pcoplo could there
b. regulate the same, and a such bill II passed
would become law In direct antasonEsm TO tue
letter Of the Constitution upon whleh our 0oy-
rrumcnt u t'asej. sueh nlrrow-Willde4 uls.
eIiniuasiun of mankind IL certainly unjust, anu
should not bu recognized " eountenAnced by
give tic putH 4oMa light on tna SUBJECT. and
gratefully oblWa baliases In the equality u
mankind OLN AoDuLA
, 1877-12-11
A GOOD MOVE.

Cansda PARTIES interested in chipping are beetir.
ring themeelyes TO bare tho Dominion Government
hui3d haraor of refuge some where fu Pigeon Bay,
this ride Of Point au Pelce. Whether there or West
nf Long Point IL tho most desirable plaea IL m
open question. perhaps one which The engineers
could retue; bnt Il IL beyond controversy .nai 4
ha1tor ofseture tbon3d be e.tsblised On The uortt
shore Of Lake Erie, between Far and Long Points,
Vessels lvund Tor DufIslo from the upper 1aker,
alu'ott without exception take that rnuts: indeed,
rsrt Of the way It u unavoidable. snd the h-tnry
of The past et1 weekt tells tts tangcions nature.
The Dominion Government OWES II 10 itE own com.
neree directly. and TO humanity ii large, 10 make
the f1ule more clear than It now ls.-DsfroA Iose
aAd tribune.
, 1877-12-11
Pll0PO3ALS.
PROPOSALS FOR GAS.

tet.iXuel the 0!cs u tbs Mayof Vt tprin.dsl. Ill.
lntil osl9<k y! " tha aaE4 ~ ~ It 3auSGJ I'm
auali " plns1luE ~ 1otb fnf p4b)lr sna tflsste
tsr prfe1 u tYv!a ~ . tssu!y .s.ss
lxa r. asty soa.tsssnx M y hs,s t.S4.!fs y! f;Mt
rTisHtu lse sUs the term II osu specified;
TAa pTeseAt fstNlIs!thts sra supty tyr 256 stsct
tya Il shout =! w !set :sck! kyeatI fouf ho".s
Ii tt,4 ttenfnl tt1I khu 14Wl Ut IAy.
Tho bds ulust slAts pren fYr Rss supplied aud
stAu thu prize for Il34tluk s1tlnRIsnk Gle aupx sad
ktsplns IL tp4r Tho .ltret anls, ai.o ths price pct
i fiji t. = p.u ey 9riv3tts f1asams; .c,.,,
had In the ot yaaA " Gs fortslted II sass thn
4{iy biu4luk should tail tu rntEs 1tu I.utIxst alter
tte 64 tf Tho pF1ptr authorities VI tho ctty
Tbs cI reserves lha Right !esst snx sud ~ eIs.
UEl. W. k1tt}uELL.
ChxlTn2n Hk4 Light Cul1M!ltes.
, 1877-12-11
COTTON.

%.
Mfror.a concerning Yield and Condition.
Ne" ORLEANS, La. Ncc. 10.-Thc crop re-
port Of the Galveston Cotton Exchange is ~
follows: E{t]uv-.Ix ynn};es fron, furtv..,r
counttc. In .n.wer n a,,e.t,on. .cn, ~, -: w..
49, =" ~"s"e' :. 'iaess'o"r oe"t Jul oH tne
@ott' oi november, hare bcen RECEIVED. The
average date Is Dec. 2. The weather has been
less favorable during tbs uunth Of November
ttton the samc t,,nc fa.t vcn, Twon+v.,hrao
eoaat'es report tue cotton a!l picked; fesen re-
port ecFen'elchths picked: s'1tecnaropurt three
fousths picked All viii be gathered BY the 18th
Of Dccember. The increase re,s,rtt.1 IN fvc
..,,..sa. ,..t, J.. .ras.r. ~ m s....'.. ~,
to""'.s ia y. n" ,. VI ~ ~ sent l"e
uocreabc IN th'rty'e'eHI coant'cs Will average
87H per cent; three counties report The same
Us last rear; ninc counties report 20 per cent:
thtr,,..rycn roun,,cs ,enort f,at< ~. c.n, ~
49,. ,..t,,,.1 r-,,a..t,.s ,.I. s.u,s,. -
c'op ma9he'eu' EAecesso fa'"s auf't's tue
month of November tnterfcscd With picking,
and, tn consequence, tile aelus could not be
sart'l.
Fron twensy.eieht parishes we hnse flfts an
ewcrt, asGraGe date DEG. II. Tile weather has
lEen much lcss favorable than for tho same
month last rear. Picking has been slow: Two
q ,ns rGe ~sn a. s
picking Will mol be completed before the 2oth OF
January: fle ytcii tn tho large river parlsnes
WIZ be 70 70 % per cont 9fcattf thnia lust year+
HAlc III 0tl'cE post10la " tlle StAtn OefEEAse
Of 10 to 81 per cent la reported. We estimate
the decrease fnr the state ~ Der cont. Abnt
41 per ceut of tue crop has been marketed. AL
out correspondents cnmplaIn OF too much min.
10 MisafsslpIl our report fe COMPLIED from
fifty answers received from twentr-sx counties,
the dates ranging from Nor. 10 t0 Dec I. Tho
weather Is reported Is mitch lcss fayurahlo than
tor the came NINTH lust yedr. fiektnR hns
been retarded. Sot moro tbau two-th!r,!s Of
crop hiss been gathered, and II u esttlllsted
that picking viii not he completed before tho
18th Ut 'lanuarY. Ihe ysci1 In Mississippi
and Yazoo ltlver Counties VIII ie 10 10 20 per
cert greater than last year, while IN other por-
tlons of the State corresponding dccrtase Is
reported. W. estimate the average for the
State at 5 per cent urercaee. ulr curresponll'
eats report that about ~ per cont ot the crop
has been marketed.
From Arkansas we have received thirty.s!x re-
piles from twenty-ono counties. Of average date
Dee. +. Tho weather has been less tayosa.
he than for the same period last year. Two.
tn r1s OF the crop f,us been picked. md pfckIng
will he finished by the 18th to the 2otli of Janu-
aey. Nine Ut out correspondents repoFt the
yield the sainc as last year; fourteen report n,
increase OF 10 TO " per cent; eleven report d
slccrease Of 10 TO - per cent. The average in
dlcatcs crop to 10 per cent greater than Inst
year. Thlrty-eevcn per cent Of the crup bud
been marketed up to tho uate OF uut replies.
The cstlmases frum all the states orc based
upon thu sathe acrease as laat yeur. Wy hnvc
nut Included increaaa4 aercuge in our estimates.
MEMPHIS, lcnn.. Dee. lU.--Tlts November
crop report Of tho Memphis Cotton Exchange
, 1877-12-11

'fohn Deko.en, Of tbs Merchants National, in
which he IA made to say, or words to that
elect, "tisat banks were like women: anv
scandal - to their character ruined thcm,"
clearly intlmatIn1 that the hnnks ~ class arc
IN the annIs boat. the SURVIVORS heng tho onrs
that the Ittonle havc tho confidence In. ttat II.
there Il no Innate strength In tho bank a. a
bank, but ahe strength merely lies In the fact
that tile de.ositors ,lo nut want their money
- mere matter Of iuek-"a as Idle ~ a painted
shfp upon painted ncenn."
Now then, tho true cause Of this trouble ls the
resumption sst,emc and tho dcmoneifzat'on nj
eilycr. Whyi Simply this: that the bankers
have ali nlona acted and rcckuncd ~ II thev
were creditor class, when really they arc
debtor class. Afaney has certainly hecn grow.
Ing dcarer Tor yeur*, and their Indebtedness to
their depos,tors has perhaps been relcntlcss]s
tile same. until ait at o,tr, wien noues llns be-
come aln,nst ns dear an tfe dey'E:tttleas Of man
ca1 maze 1t, his lepohtors demand their sn6ney;
then u course the natural sepust,sc Is collapse,
and what hanIs will tide over thrse dull t.nra
Those lAnks, anl those only. whose ionositor*
kindly let their money renIan IN tile tank until
money In some wav hccou,es cheaper cum.
mx1iy. So you scr that, instead ol being n
survival Of the !ttcst, 1t Il survival nf the
tn, klest: as the bat,kers themselves sny, No
bank van stand run." JoHx K. TAoE.
, 1877-12-11
SURVIVAL OF TIE rirrEsT.

To Ehe EdkdF u 246 IFtbHWs
-Calc4gO. Dec. 1Q.-Tnat ORGAN ot tho gold
resumption acheme, tho "GTcat MusRl Tea :hcs
the Northwest" said the other day concern
~& the collapse ot tho Ges1pau National:
.fhs cottapss Of The German f.Sstlonai Adde An-
aast 70 ths !at ot oostsclss removed II was only
sosssttun of tina; sud It u only 4 question Of
ttNe whsp utssy otheF wax hanktu D huu-o shall
- s1nRc}lcd to cl1sa iss dooss. The coaatry II
ntes'lng ths Auit OF The mushroom growth Of
~ sp$eRlatlon Era, prctaratury 70 Fc4unptiou-
antre y NJ legitimate business for sll this host OF
n-s1s 10 da. sna there - not gong tu ". All of
tea. sahno& survive. and nune can escapa tho law
~ the 4ussi a of tbs Gttesk
- ", Brother Storey, tho survival of the
s:fest, u u Il the survival Of the luek!estl
'eu reported the ethrr lay ~ interview with
, 1877-12-11

NUaI " E1EE NJ UUFFAI0.
Tho eoastwifd vessett At buffalo dufinR Novem-
ber numbered a3l: aggregate tonnage. al6. 90;
number Of men un board. a,14o. American yea
sels ffon, Canadian ports. u: CANADIAN vessels
from Canadian ports. 10. The cosatwise clear.
apces wete al+, tonnage. 2o., ,ps0; crew, 3, aa7.
Amer lcan ycsscls 10 Cxnad!an ports. 2O: canadian
rived, 2.0, 81J; cleared. a07, 1so.
, 1877-12-11

''Is Gov, Rice Iut'' Inquired seely-looking
lew uIglta ago. ~ Yes" said the clerk, "yes,
hs III ''Wsll," sud thu man walking out,
"rnl glad Of Iii lt's WIT night, aud he might
catch cold II l& was uut.h
, 1877-12-11
DAY CITY.

attcfa' Dftbafea 10 ne cafc4do Tribune.
EA*T SAGtNA~, Mich. Dec. 10.-The reported
sors al the tug Witch. with two lighters and twen-
ty.one men, on Saginaw nay II unfounded. Ths
tug aud lighters arc ltil up IN Bay City.
, 1877-12-11

Tbs Grand Haven batgta arrived herr again res.
tcrdsy... There was no demand On Change yetter.
da5 Tor resscfs....T The KeFahaw will 1sy up At 3ti.
wAnkec.. The Goodrich steamers ttlll continue TO
run regularly The stcam barges l]allentlue and
1'arnum hare arrived 1t Milwaukee from T,utlaIo.
a.. The atms Forest CITY arrf1ed At drnnd lIasen
Saturday With cargo Of Rratn frou, Milwaukee,.
THO rchr Graham uros. II due here
bsp:oo Ts s'sss son 4 %bs Al ..: nd a II Hs:es
The Directors OF the yeyael. Owners Towing held
u meeting yesterday, and declsret. dividend Of Id
aSeaa d g &c Cent Il .t IT,: sa.
bern declared this yeaf....Aneu* Little. second
oaicst 81 lug ,ssnr hu.keson, -. u,sI!led la,,i
Ill., isns s*s a a. Gtds oMs w. e,a'
An effort u 10 be made 70 have tho CANADIAN Gov.
esninent make = gran. fur building a harbor Il
to cous ont ycstcriay and leave lot Ratiso =. :.
Il,e sehr shawnee. pufrhssed II Marshal snls at
sl!.0oo, was sold by him to Detroi. parties day
or two s!acc for Sig, 000... THE Canadian cust0ts,s
Authert]es .se shoui 10 n'akr raid On oil patiles
Ifackclt and tow, Bob t}rant. wtfe ut f;fand LA
ven Fa.urday unloading coal.-reresre fuel for the
Thu j'osf tays: 'If ii u true that Capt Hs1rinE.
ton told the story accredited 10 him In relation 10
the Magellan dIsaster. he must acknowledge him.
deck oi u weasel, "".:..Ths tur 4. j. ant6
iste be thentl,ed with iron preparatory to lighting
of Detroit River. The tcbf Erotla, chartered
rome tine ago to Take corn for 1u1alo and keep It
TIL thr opening Of navigation next scason+ went
Capt Noac}. at It. Jon, sa3s that ths tugs Shials
nna Ia'rant pus onek Mth their fows. the ssaf:
5ssxY ~ son.y ~
pte that tho ycs4cls will arrive hers Shts nlutpjp1
, 1877-12-11

PORT or CHICAGO,
The following were the arrivals and cleasnnces
for Tue twenty -fous hvurs ending u 10 o'clock last
night:
.AR11vAts-rrpps Menomlues, Mantanwoc, sunariea,
Sar Eta. tiEand iiaveg sqna1tess clIy Of Concord.
dTittl schst htauntu UFAnd Haven. lnnbefi Transfer
!r4nd Haven. lunsbess CltY oE usand Hapts. Grand
llassn. lumber.
CtEan4Arks-rroas New Err. Grand Haven, 10 hr!p
etraf. tots hay, ana auafrtcsi HpnuMtnre ttAeare,
10 tons pix tr1n5 milwaukee, " brIa arirJ spp.es. ia
lae3 hroiHl corn and Buntfes MsaituMuc. ou1 green
hidet and kuudFtta,
, 1877-12-11
4 CLEAR AND PRECISE STATE
hlENT.

To tht Editor u TIT Tribune.
weet. Inca nv Iesd ' yoar s nre!e. IN liz liz
.remoneti:st!on Of etlyes With mitch interest," and.
though entirely disasree With Tou - 70 ehs W.. r..
through ignorance that do No.. a. / lnse yrt 10
nnA In Jour paper xnv clear ana psectes statement
Of the ossthts to b. derived from silver ts;onst
purtnnity. thereby, jnubfIeAs. comforting 4 favor
upon n,any Others ~ well As my.clf. v. r.
trhls searvh.r after information will nnd n
tolcrably "clear and precise statement " al the
benefits 10 bo derived from silver rentonetfta-
tfon in yesterdays TRIBUNE IN The nrtlcis GU.
titled IIoncst and Suhstantta1 Iniintlon," anil
also In tbs KeoIsuk letter Of Mr. o. c. Hale.
Let him supplement- ttu%e statements by his
reflections, dIvchted Of pre1uIiccd predl1ecttons,
aud he cannot fall to perceive the vast value
Of rcu,onctlzIng sllvcr.-Ep.l
ONE WHO HAS SEARCHED THE
"NATlON."
Tnfhs Editor af Tbs Tribune.
GRAND RArIps, Dec. 8.-The article In last
wcex's S1fion attempting 10 ltsprpYs tile charge
that the silver dollar was snrrcpttIousfy dropped
from our coinage, aud it, strong assertions ns
tn the pHbl|etty OF the action anil The "wlle-
spread discussion :" thereon, has tt,4lutcd inc to
lonk carefully through my ales Of ttat papfr to
t'ntl, IT rossbc. its opinions at That ttsnc an1
It's contributions 10 the "discuskion." judge
o! my surprise oil asccrtaning, aftgr q careful
anil cnse aearvt, that nut one wnrtl III regard to
the matter had nyer apEeareA during nl' that
opinion. papcr o7cr rea1y 10 erit,rIse anl oiIer
wtl.Jigested apd valuable considerations, Its ed.
Iturs closc students Ut political ecoaotms and e4,-
Temporary hl4tory, It had not tue word TO ofIer
on this highly Important question during ail
FREQ eousldoration." What Ia thu cxplanat!nha
S.J. II.
, 1877-12-11

wear them, hut until we Obtain GnantaI relief
We may e1pcct all Industries. Including real cs.
tate, to 20 begging for a market. e. B. X.
, 1877-12-11
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

UFFIC1 " E0NFtNUlLEH ~ TIE kNiE4EFHVds RHE,s
txuFok, Usc y. las7.- huttea Il hereby xtssn r. VI
porous may LAse tsllnt sian&s ths hfd RAtluo2}
b4nk u Chlt ILL., that thn s4tit MuAt ~ ptraeMtr
u Huntington " Jackson. Escf!seE. win The l<ial
nruof therxvi whu tt.fes In from this dAAe ot
tleT xi!l 10 JaAllywtt JN1. JAY kADX.
toiuptIusf Ut The Cur.sntY.