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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-30
CRIMES AND cAsuALrlhs-BY TELEGRAPH

POUGHKERPsiE, y. Y. Jan. 2o.--William Sglar, q
farmer OF the upper HOoG found dead saturday
morning having committed suicide by taking syohnine
UARRlspUEG Penn, Jan. 30 Ralph l.. ROLAND,
the hank robber his from ChamOersburg
Jal arnvel here Saturday, having been captured IN
Chicago.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 29.-By the canszng of "A skif
this four Young washed the Falls snd
two OF their number Thomas Peterson and Patrick Bophy.
drowned.
CuicAGo Jan. 2o-David Raggio who had just
served out term the Wisconsin state Prison for burglary
COMMITTEES, Milwaukee shot on SATURDAY night anu died
today from the effects Of his wound.
PROVIDENCE X. l., Jan. pa safe In the jewe,ry
manufacory Hunt owen Co broken open yesterday
morning. apparently by professionals, ami tOOO'd seNeiu
thousand dOlars' worth of stock
MFMPnIs Jan. 20.-lhis morning Pat Cornell.
remap Was and robsbly fatally innr~i by
John q Jones' Who had been ,rciri ircn "a GOA a,s
minutes previously when lonne VINO present. aie the
remark served him light"
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HOUSE DEMOCATIC CAUCUS
SEVERAL BALLOTS BEFORE THE NoMiNATloNs ARE
,BY rELrGpAru TO THE raInrr;E.l


WAsHxGIOY, Jan. 29.-fhe House Democrats
were in caucus until late hour this evening After
three ballots they chose Tor members OF the Electoral
Commission. Mr.. PAYNE of Ohio, NJ. ilunton OF
virginia. and Mr. Abbott of Massachusetts, all men
of weight and character and COCA iI"yeis'
As politicians they may be classed with the
moderate wing of their party. A large mum,
her Of candidates were put in nomination. ana
on the first ballot Messrs. Payne, Hnntcn Fernand"
Wood. Abbott. and Cox led the poll about IN the
order named. on the second ballot Nh wood fei'
of. and Mr.. Payne and Mr. Hinton hpt each MA
iority The third ballot resulted in the choice al
J,dga Ahhott. There was some talk about refusing
TO accent the decision of the Republican caucus a.
final in the case of GEN. Garfield who appears TO DE
narticularly obnoxious to many of the Democrats,
but the party leaders frowned upon TINS ih'ipleh'
movement TO disturb the entent" cornia''' taAlis
the ground that it is good policy to allow tue Ike
nublicans 20 put any two they like on the COM
mission.
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THE QUESTIONS IITTLEFIELD REFUSED TO ANSWER
ANOTHER CLERKS TESTIMONY.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The questions which
Mr. Ltlefed Of the clerks OF the Returning Board
refused to answer before Mr.. Morrison's committee
to-day were the following:
Did the board or any member thereof give directions
to the clerks other than by written memoranda concern
ing the returnsl
Did any member Of the board ask you perform any
duty in relation to the returns FROM any parish
DO YOU know Of own knowledge or information
of any instruction from a member members OF The
board concerning the alteration OF the records as ey
originally came TO the Returning BOardi
Did you tabuate or perform any duty IN connection
with the returns from Vernon Parish 49,
Did somebody direct to change the vote OF Yer
Is the paper shown you the original of the returns
Was a enauge directed by any member of the Return
Ing Board transferring the Democratic vote to the Re
publican side, and not the change made inc
PAPER passed of the hands OF the Returning Boadf
the Returning Board, testified to the Morrison
Committee that he did not know OF any III
structions to the clerks in relation to addition
tabulaion and compilation other than the instructions
written on the themselves although suggestions
might have been made the members OF the board nc
did not know by conversation otherwise OF purpose
ON the part Of any members of the board or other lead
ing officials connected with the vote of having 1t come
ont i'll "a particular way; ne coufd give no eHpiahltiou
s 10 the change Of the record 81 the votes III vernon
Parish. ,,,-- ,
The Committee on Powers Privileges and Duties OF
the House present during the examination Oh ~
tefeld and when they returned 20 Their room hey calico
ittefeld before them He declined 10 answer many Oh
their questions and the committee agreed te ne sIouu
be reported the House FOR contempt. MI Lawrence
moved that the telegraph operators, DE Berry ana
Brush be also reported for similar but this
motion postponed until the next meeting OF inc
committee, which will take place tomorrow morring
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CLEAR CASE OF CoCNTING IN.

TIE INITIATED ELECTION RETURN IN LOUISIANA
FULLY IDENTIFIED-HJw KNOTS COMMITTEE
SECURED IT-A STARTLING STORY.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 29.-The testimony in
relation to the muation Of the returns from Vernon
Parish in louisiana was resumed to-day before TWO OF
Tie House committees. that OF which Mr.. Morrison is
chairman and that on preroga;ives presided by Mr.
Knott Mr. Littlcheld clerk Of the Louisiana Return
Ing Board whose duty 10 compile the returns Tor
tie electors examined by both committee In e&ch
ease he placed himself times III contempt by re-
fusing answer questions by lis testimony however
tie paper produced last SATURDAY. fully deutiAcd as
TIE Official from Vernon Parish. and tie changes
were proved beyond all question Mr.. IAtieheld no
doubt tie who made these changes ana as this act
sby the laws Louisiana forgery his refusal u testify
IN Iegard 10 Them il sufficiently explained.
]. II. Murphy of Davenport, Iowa. another witness
examined by Mr.. Morr1s0n's committee supplied the
missing evidence. He testified that he was the person
who brought the Vernon return 10 Washington, and
harded David Dudley Field. His presence at the
MEETINGS Of the committee several days and his
slant prompting Of Mr.. Field when examining other
Witnesses, had previously been noticod but Democratic
members Of the committee had ia every instance ne
ehned to give his The most Tint they w0ud say
was that be expert engaged by the committee.
The substance Of his testimony Is that the 10Th or
9th Of December he met in ST. Louis man by
the name OF speaiing, and Mr. Littcdeld, the clerk
who examines to-day. At that meeting the lat
r produced tie Official from Vernon Parish and
allowed him 10 look ~ 10; he did not then obtain posses
sion Of it ~ finally did the paper from speirng
While has way 10 y, wOrleans he denied that he pad
anything for the paper that lie had any knowledge OF
before he II IN St Louis or that he kne" now the
payer had first left New-Orleans.
When examined by Mr.. jerks, Murphy testified that
Htced gave the following explanation in regard T.
The paper Daring Of the executive sessions of the
turning Board night eXGOv. Wells directed him to
nanspOse he votes Of two polls OF Vernon Parish from
e Democratic the Republican SIDE In order To elect
The Republican candidates for DistrictAtorney aud DIE
tct Judge both OF these candidates being neiglbors
and friends of Wells, whose SUCCESS he had especial
Interest this Littleheld did when the Morrison COM
mltiee arrived in NewOrie and began 10 pess the
Board TOR tue production Of the papers, cXGOv. Wells
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THE SPiRTTUALIST SLADE ACQUITTED.
Yam

The appeal of Slade, tho American spiritual
t who was prosecuted under the warrant act and
fenced by Magistrate Flowers TO three months conhne-
ment at hard labor the House OF Correction, came up
for argument to-day the Mddesex Sessions. Sergeant
Ballannr was counsel FOR Slade; Mr.. fill represented
the Government. After hearing argument from both
sides, Judge En quashed the sentence because the in
dicnen did not decpre charge that fraud was ac-
complisled "by panistry or otherwise these four
words of the act being omitted from The charge. Mr.
Hi said these words were adysady omitted, the offence
being he commended specifically described by say
ing that sade used subtle craft, device" The
appellant was discharged
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MINOR POINTS IN THE SITUATION.
BETS THAT HAYES Will BE INAUGURArED-IhE
DIFFERENCES AMONG REPUBLICANS.


BETS THAT HAYES Will BE INAUGURATED-THE
DIFFERENCES AMONG REPUBLICANS.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
WASHINGTON. Jan. 29.-The betting men are
now Offering heavy odds that the election OF Gov Hayes
will be announced by the commission. one pet was
made today Of 800 against 1900 Another bet at the
odds OF TO gwen up by the Hayes pary' 'ho
Tlden man paving onehalf of his stake to be let off,
Among members OF Congress there ia not as nlcb conn
depce In the result as there appears be with the sporting
fraternity. The active aud laxative Republicans VINO
give tone TO the current conversational discussion have
recovered from dislike and distrust OF 'he coDnS
sion scheme and are not ready TO take back their pre-
d!ctiJns that IL will prove a Democratic trick.
Some conservative Republicans fear that the qnares
IN Tie party over the membership OF the cOmhIsSoh'
and the determination Of the faction which opposed the
compromise 20 tako possession OF majority OF the APP
oolatments may work prejudice of the Republican
case i'm the minds Of the Supreme Court judges They De-
love that the way to obtain favorable verdict Tor Gov
HAYES ia not 10 nut men upon the commission VINO are
such strong partsans that they will oppose the process
and methods OF evidence and argument most likely to
convince the judicial mind. Denying the Jurisdiction OF
the tribunal and insisting 1t ought to decide at the
outset that there virtually nothing for to hear and
determine, II resOred to by either party VIII nor; ~ ~
half Of that party The class Of ncmers wDlch p'opp
OF this OF thinking wanted the Repubicahs III Don
houses ~ select COMPRISE me who hre capanie o tlS
aside all appearance Of partisan feellhg oh tuc o,ct
Aant gentlemen of the sort known, Tor want Oh
more expressive name, Radical RrpuDllcans, SAY
that il was essential that 20 one should ne put on te
commission represent the Republican parry WHOSE
convictions are not firmly established that tuey ciu
not be shaken by the technicalties ana ieSa, dlsl
Gov. Hayes case lost Tor want vi courage
and firmness In its chosen defenders.
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PRICE FOUR CENTS.
FOREIGN NEWS.
TURKEY AND HER vAssAL STATES.

TURKEY AND HER vASSAL STATES.
sERyA DISPOSED TO NEGOTIATE FOR PEACE-Cor.
GORDON RECALLED-THE TURKS WARNED TO ACT
PROMPTLY
LONDON Monday, Jan. 49, 1877.
A Reuter- telegram from COnstantinOple says
Servan has asked the Pcrto 10 enter into
negotiations with the scryian Diplomatic agent AZ
Vienna, Scrya having representative at CONSTANT
Bope.
Col Gordon, the African explorer who recently arrived
IN England. has received urgent summons from tho
Khedve TO return TO Egypt. Commenting upon this
circumstance The Tunes intimafes that the Sui an may
intend to make him Governor of Bulgaria. 1--WE should
be surprised says TO hear that he has overlooked
the very man in all Europe who would satisfy the per-
sona conditions implied IN the demands OF the Confer
enco The CHOICE II made at all, must be made soon.
Turkey has time 10 lose now that great army 10
massed her frontiers. Perhaps her last chance OF
peacefully tdng the next few critical years lies In
the selection of born ruler Of 10 govern Bulgaria.
VIENNA. Monday, Jan. 20, 1877.
The Montags Recue, semi-oflcial paper, says:
The expected Russian circular will open entirely
new phase Of the Eastern question The note VIII re-
natives VIII the Powers attribute mere platonic
character TO the views they expressed NJ The Conference
Portei The former would probably result in procras
HatOnhe latter In further Independent action by Rus
If intends, by carrying out its constitution and by me
conclusion peace with Servil and Montenegro to de-
DANGER Of war al Is not nedintey thicatenne m can
only be banshed from the political horizon by great ex-
ortlOns.
LONDON Tuesday, JAN 30, 1877.
Vienna dispatch to The Standard says negotiations
between the Ottoman ambassador and the seryian DIP
lomatc Agent there have already begun.
Gen. Ignat!cff has arrived at Athens
Reuters telegram from Constantinople pronounces I'M
founded the report that Midhat Pasha had issued an
edct the disarmament Of the oIuat!0n. The same
dispatch says it stated that the POrle intends to az
point five Christians to be governors OF provinces.
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ministerial certificate OF a clerk purporting to- verify
udgmeut 10 see what the Judgment really IL DIV II
Congress revise the action OF the board u NUS t i'm
TO the bottom OF the poll aud ascertain the true Voe III
all the contested counties il wcud have To go "a Jar ~
a court in o q,,O carranto proceeding Such an attamp.
would not he made. for there Is not time, ana any ls
less woud be unjust for going 10 the bottom OF the
poll the committee say, would show according 10 ,nd
more than O3O majority The report then proceeds 70
discuss the testimony in detail and cites ana comments
upou the various OF Democratic ana Otner Ihrc
ity and frauds in the election, which compelled the can
yassers under the State law 10 throw out retrhs
report was adopted by all the Republican members ol
the Committee on Privileges and Elections. MI Cooper
gave notice that he will hereafter submit dissenting re-
nnrt LII hehalf OF the DemOcratlc minority
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IRON AND STEEL EXPERIMENTS.
An APPROPRIATION OF $4,000 ASKED FOR TO
CARRY on AN IMPORTANT WORK AT WATER
by TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

10y TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBUTEl
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-COl. Laidley OF the
Ordnance Department, Gen. Gilmore OF the Engineers.
CLiefEugnocr Smith, and Commander Beardsley OF the
Navy Gen W. S. Smith, Mr. A. i. Holly and Prof Chas.
A. Thurston, the commission appointed by the Presi-
dent under an act Of Congress 10 conduct experimental
tests and Steel by the last Sundry Cv bill
discontinued at TIE end OF the present fiscal year The
commission have just got ready for operations at
tie Watcryliet Arsenal one Of the most complete
testing machines in existence. They are anX
ious to carry out the provisions OF the act
under which they appointed as 1t would be impos
sbc for any private enterprise to carry on this work
and they have asked Congress for an appropriation OF
$4,000 TO carry the experiments through the next
fiscal year Tie President will, tomorrow or next daY,
sead special message To Congress embOdylng the views
OF the commission this subject, and ufgng that te
Appropriation be granted The experiments are OF sr'
importance 20 the iron ana see trade Ih"y not Ohy
propose determine the amount OF strain wncn ron
and steel Will bear but make thorough test or me
theory CTysaiDZatiOl Ill iron as SCI 1Drth III 'hc
op.Yl0n cugucors who investigated the breaking OF
TIE AshtaDula bridge.
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FLORIDA ELECTION.
REPORT OF TIE SENATE CoMMITTEE-CONGi'Ess
WITHOUT POWER 10 GO BEHIND THE RETURNS.
InKNkRAL PREss DIspATCu.l

WITHOUT POWER 10 W bfHiNb Inn hHiNh.'''
IGEsERAL PRESS DisrATcHJ
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Sargent TO-
dv submitted 10 the Senate the report OF the special
committee appointed 10 investigate the Florida election
The rcport covered 100 pages of foOscap The commit
tee sav that the pursued by the Board of
ers WAS exactly in accordance with its practice III 1874
when by the written advice of toe Democratic Attorney
General and the Democratic lawyers 1t went behind the
returns for the benefit OF The Democratic party The re
suit of the present canvass was $50 majority Tor the
HAYES electors The committee argue at length that ths
count was legal and constitutional and that
the board had right to seek the true
vote behind the returns under the statute when
created IT, They say, statute enacted pro bono puoheo
IN urevent election frauds should be benenciy con-
srd The report that the finding Of the board Is
conclusive and cannot be revised by rccanVass or
reached by writ of quo UdyTanto because the electors
are nncus o6eio, and that it cannot be reversed by
Congress because the Constitution lodges the whole
mower in the State great many authorities are cited
TO abstain these positions. distinction Is drawn
In the case Of the ministerial ceruhcate OF
a Governor, who ia not member OF the
board and has power TO dec de anything.
II n argued that Congress may look behind his certificate
w ascertain facts court may 10 behind tle mere
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began to be alarmed about the Vernon Parish return
and requested LttleGed to manipulate the official report
from that parish TO make IL appear that us
votes had been thrown out this he did after care n
examination OF 10, aud he informed Gov Wclls that II
freclncts Nos y and 10 were attached the entire vote
OF them would just aggregate l7S this would account
for the disappearance Of Democratic votes but not for
the increase In the Republican column; Wells then
directed him to record the Democratic votes rejected
have the necessary adayits made which this recc
ton to purport TO have been based and to destroy
ne original return some of the papers connected with
this return Wells burned in Ltleficd's presence. Mr.
Murphy testified that after hearing this story he sig-
gested 10 Spearng and Ltlecd 10 at 10 Spring
Held Illinois, and there consult with Gov PGlmer this
suggestion acted upon, and the whole story was re-
lated TO him; Lttefeld was subpenaed at Murphys re-
quest.
me paper produced IL the original official return rom
Vernon PARISH second that us votes transferred
IRON the Democratic to the Republican electors In that
parish after me return was onencd III the presence OF inc
sherman and Palmer committees; third. that TINS chanee
was made before The final compilation of the returns
This shown by the fact that the tables made up by tile
Returning Board showing the result OF the election cor
respond with the return of that parish as 10 now appears
and not with that opened In tue Returning Board IN the
presence OF the visiting committees The proof OF forgery
under the laws OF Louisiana is therefore complete The
testimony To tbs responsibility for this Ia far from
satisfactory. II Murphy story which at best second
hand has 10 he received then the forgery perpctraeh
by the clerk Lttefeld by the direction of ex-Gov Wells
but court IN Chrisendom would convict exGov Wells
OF this crime tue testimony thus ar received and tue
fact that Littlced, in order To testify against Wells
must convict himself of forgery, will Of course throw as
ere dit on anything he say. The most Damaging
feature OF this development in the Louisiana case
that IL that somebody, eheT the
Its clerks else who had access to Its papers
actually changed the official returns by TRANSFERRING
votes 10 the Republicans from the Democrats Nhlic
there is yet evidence and suggestion except III
the form OF that this done In any parish
except that OF Vernon the fact that done in that
parish throws more dscrcdt and suspicion upon the
whole work or the Returning Board than The Democrats
have heretofore been able TO fix uponit
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THE ELECTORAL BOARD.
1T NOW LACKS ONLY ONE MEMBER.

IL INON IhOho ONI1 O'G
FINAL NOMINATING CAUCUsEs ~ CoNGRrss HELD
JUSTICE DAVIS DECLINES TO SERVE - GEN.
GRANT SIGNS THE BILL
The Electoral Commission was completed
yesterday by the caucuses of the parties in
Congress, as far as the Congressional delega-
ton is concerned. There remains yet to fill
the place of a fifth Justice of the Supreme
Court Justice Davis has stated privately that
he cannot act on the Commission. Gen. Grant
signed the Compromise bill yesterday, and sent
to Congress special message approving it.
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AFFAIR OF HONOR ON THE PLAINS.

CHEYENNE, w. T., Jan. 29.-At Galloway's
rancho % miles south from here, difficulty arose on
saturday between two horse-herders named e. W. Via
and Granville Peake which eliminated In both drawing
six shooters and Ia the exchange OF shots OF which
Prake received In the neck one In the face ana one
In the stomach. lie will probably die Via was seriously
wounded Ia the hip and arm. and brought here yes
terday, He will likely recover
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WASHINGTON.
po1JrICAL THEMES UPPFRMOsT.

,DrropT on FLORIDA ELECTIoN-THE FORGED RE-
Trims IN LoUIsIANA-rHE STATUS IN THE SOUTH
PACIFIC RAILROADS.
Senator Sargents committee Republican reported
an the Florida election yesterday. Testimony was
,sten bv Mr.. Morrsons committee showing how the
democrats obtained possession of the original cleo
ton returns in Louisiana, which had been altered.
Cen. Grant Will not decide between the rival Gov
srnors in Louisiana and South Carolina until the
national question is settled. The Pacific Railroad
hills received attention i'll both houses of Congress
Yesterday hut nothing was accomplished except,
nerhaps virtually TO set aside the Texas Pacific bill
N the House for the session. Alexander H. Ste
,bcns is still i'll but considered TO be in immedi-
ate danger.
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TIE KANsAs sENATORsHIP.

topeka, Jan. 29.-On the tenth ballot for
the United States senatorship to-day, Osborn received
A votes (s2 being necessary to ch0ice); FUND oZ;
simmons %; Harvey %; Sears, % Martin, &; s,l-
i,s q. shannon y. Elder and FentOn, each l. On the
eleventh ballot Sears gained two, and Naun anu st.
ings each lost On the twelfth ballot siiiings gained
one and Elder received none.
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THE FIsHKILL NATIONAL BANK TROUBLE

PoUGHKEEPsIE, n. Y, Jan. pa special
dispatch from Washington to The Eagle says the report
10 the Controller Of the Currency shows the Fshkll Ma
ona Bank defacation be larger than was at first
stated and that the directors OF the bank over
drew over $4,000 Henry Bost~Ick has been appointed
receiver Of the bank, with bonds liked at $4,000.
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TIE REVOLT IN SONORA.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29.-Reports from
Sonora. NJ xco via san Diego. say that Gov Marseal
tho military Governor, has issued proclamation de-
clring Igleas legal President. and ayowng his par
pose 10 support him PesqueTa with BIZ troops are re-
ported committing numerous Outrages on the Inhabitants
bat avoiding battle with MarlscaL
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DEATH OF PETER wINTERMUTE.

EIMIRA, y. Y, Jan. 29.-Peter Wintermute,
who shot aud killed Gen. McCook al lanSton, Dakota
Territory, years ago died OF consumption at his
fathers home ia Horseheads Chennng Co.. on Saturday
last He was tried for the murder of Gen McCook at
the time and found guilty, but obtained new tral and
W. acquitted.
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PREPARING FOR A NEW POPE.

LONDON, Tuesday, Jan. 80, lNII
The Standards Berlin correspondent says it
reported in seml-ocia quarters thar the Powers have
recently exchanged communications respecting the even
tualty of vacancy the throne OF ST. Peter 1t is said
that the Catholic Powers have eng gci 10 make the
strctest Of their ancient prerOgtyes 20 insure eyl-
afy In the election OF q 10 Pope Pills Ia
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ORE FROM THE BLACK HILI.S.

DEADwoOD, w. T., Jan. 29.-Capt Gardner.
prominent mining operator OF this on, leaves for
the East to-day with samples OF from 80 different
mines 10 Of which the silver district of Bear
Butte. His object Is simply TO display them as IN in
oeniiye 10 tho direction Of hther and the erection
Of smelling works
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ALARGE CARGO OF COTTON.

GALVESTON, Jan. 29.-Thc steamer Austria
liam which cleared to-day from this port for Liverpool
has the largest cargo that cleared from here having
on board q 24s bales OF cotton.