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To CAPITALISTS,
On Parties OF SNAIL MANS DESEROUs
OF RHGAGLNG IN GRAPE GROR.
ING COAL MLSLNG OR NIR.
RET GARDENING.

On account o. advanced age, am deslrouS OF
changing my rcadence, and therefore offer i0T Slle
my Iarm situated opposite the city Of WhetlInR on
tne river hank, midway between Bridgeport and
Martins Ferry, and Immediately adjoining the
village Of .EtnaVil0. The properly consists Of 90
acres Of hill and table land and IS Ol river bottom
~ lhe NIL there are two seams Of coal 6L and az
leet thick, three depoSis Of limestOne, an foot
vein OF close texture sand or free Iont an IS foot
vein Of mari, which altogether make soil and an
uhderlyibS btd Of deposits Of rich and valuable
character.
On the surface, the larger portion Of which lies
gently sl0png to the east and all under direct ex-
Poslie TO thesuu, lisa Vineyard Of 5G acres mostly
CAtaWba grapes, all in iBO bearing condition about
seven years old, which has proven itself all. 10
pay handsome per cent 10 the culuVatpE,
The property Is being approached above and ba-
low ny an advancing tide Of persons seeking small
hGmtsteads, and Is nov really The only unOccnpIel
territory between Bridgeport and MirtIn'S Ferry.
IL b Vllllble Ns nn Investment for capital seeking
a sal" purchase. and valuable TO those who want
market eArdcning ground eose to the city. II fronts
BEAUTIFULLY upon tee river and Cum uHnds a view
Of the city, the Island and the whole scOueTy Of the
valley.
The terms Of Slle will he one third cash, balance
10 two annual payments, per cent interest on de-
Ierfel "a! meats For further particulars InqulIc
OF RICHARD CRAWFORD.
On the premises, or by mail at Bridgeport, o.
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An EmbCzzIinS Bank President
Sent 10 the PeniIGnliary.

LEAvESwoRTH, October l7.-Tn the
United States Court to-day, before Judge
Foster, ]. S. Frasker, President Of the
First National Bank Of Wichita, Kansas
was convicted and sentenced 10 five years
in the State penitentiary OF Missouri
for the crime of cmbezslement oi
bank funds. W. J. Wright, book
keeper convicted OF fraudulent alteration
OF the bank books under direction OF the
President. J. W. Eldridge, cashier, has
had his trial and the jury are now out,
Frasker, before he was sentenced, made d
full confession OF his guilt, saying thai
his troubles were caused by the financial
embarrassment Of 1878.
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FniInrc:oi cross 4 20.

SAN FRANcEsco, October 1.-The Post,
this evening, says that the latest particu.
lars regarding the recent suspension Of
the firm Of Cross Il Co., show the liabili.
ties to he $695, 900 and the nominal assets
Sie5, 900, consisting in part OF real estate,
mining claims, and 80 on. Within the
past sixty days 1900 pound, sterling
bills have been drawn and mainly nego.
tiated through our banks and banking
houses. A well known banker and 4
large creditor Of the firm informs us that
there is not the slightest possibility Of
Cross Y Co. resuminS business, and states
that . cents on the dollar will be the
largest amount realized on the assets.
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Systematic MniI RObbing Detect.
cd-'rWcnty ThOuSa MI Dollars
Recovered.

Sr. LOUIS, October l7.-About three
weeks ago Auditor McGrew, of the Post.
office Department at Washington, detect.
ed, by new System Of keeping accounts
inaugurated by himself, swindling op-
Grafton which has been going on for sew
eral years by or through the connivance
Of an employe of the Department named
0'Brien, and by which it was thought
that the Department had been robbed Of
100000. +. b. Lilly, Deputy Auditor Of
the Department, was Immediately dis
patched to this city, where he has since
been engaged with Chief Special Agent F.
W. Schaurte and his corps OF detectives
working up the case. The pecuIa.ions
we're all made at points remote from this
city in the West and Southwest, and Mr..
Lilly's mission has been so successful that
he left for Washington to night with over
$4,000 recovered from various persons
who have been in collision with
OBrien,
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Episcopal Convention,

BOsToN, October 1.-THE Committee
on Amendments to the Constitution re.
port it inexpedient to change the rules
Of representation Of dioceses,
In the Convention reports were adopt.
ed declaring It inexpedient to consider
special prayer 10 he used at special
Thanksgiving, and in time oi prayer and
adversity, and that it was Inc xpedient to
embody Canon IL, Title ., as rtlbrie to
precede the marriage ceremony in mAtri.
mOny.
Rev. DR.. Reeder, Of Pennsylvania, pre-.
sented resolution for the appointment
Of three bishops, three presbyters and
three laymen TO consider the functions
OF Tectors, wardens and vestrymen in the
control and in the administration OF their
parishes, and the rights and authority Of
each, aud report TO the next Canon.
After little discussion the resolutions
were adopted.
Declaring that it was expedient TO
amend the law touching Cody discipline
making II more explicit and more readily
applicable to particular cases; also that
the joint committee heretofore in charge
be reconstructed with reference to the
convenience Of assembling, and that
Committee on Conference by the two
houses be appointed to nominate members
for the Committee on Cody Discipline OF
the Laity.
The substitute Of Mr.. DeKoven Of Miss,
Tor an adverse on constitutional com.
mission, and providing for the appoint.
ment OF Ia committee to consider matters
appertaihing to the amendments and
antiquities in the constitution, was
taken up.
The Deputy from Ohio moved to lay
on the table, but the motion was lost.
It was then voted to ballot on the ques.
tion at 4 P. NJ, and the discussion re.
sumed.
After long discussion on the resolu.
tion, Mr.. BurgWin, Of Pittsburgh, moved
the appointment Of joint committee to
considerer the matter relating to revi-
sion Of the constitution and remand Of
the antiquities now existing and report
at the next general convention.
a vote was taken with the following
result: Clerical deputations-Dioceses
represented Al; ayes 10, nays %, divided
L.. Lay Observation-Disclosures 80; ayes
6, nays 30, divided 4.
Messages were received from the House
OF Bishops notifying the convention that
that body had non.concurred in the
proposed change in the hymnal, and that
the House Of Bishops had accepted the
resignation Of Bishop Adams, OF Arizona.
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consolidation Coniirme,l.m

PHTLADELrHIA, October H. The
stockholders Of the Empire Transporta,
tion Company to-day unanimously rati.
fled the contract for the purchase Of the
cOmpanys property BY the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. The President Of
the Empire Company stated that immed.
lately alter the ratification OF the agree
ment the Pennsylvania Railroad Compa.
ny would pay down securities to the
amount Of S2,5O9OOO, or half OF the
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Arrival OF the British Mails,

SAN FRAScrsco, October 1.-THE Aus.
tralian steamer arrived this morning with
the British mails. Two hours after the
departure Of the overland train the mails
were put on aspecial train, with instruc.
tions to oyertake the express train, and
BY making close connections at New
York, Wednesday, with the AbySsinin
Tor Liverpool, Il is expected that they
will deliver the Sidney mail In London
in thirtyEdays.
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LONDON, October l7.-GeneraI Gran
was entertained at Birmingham this even
ing. The Mayor presided. Mr.. John
Bright sent letter regretting his absence
but expressing confidence that Genera
Grant would meet with reception which
would show him how much Birmingham
was in sympathy with himself and hil
country. After the health OF the Queen
was drank, the Mayor proposed tSat Of
the President Of the United States. as 4
po.entate whom all should honor. Thi,
was received with due honor BY the com,
pany. Mr.. Chamberlain, NJ. p. for Bir.
mingham, then proposed the health oi
ex'President Grant in a speech compli.
mentary 10 the distinguished guest and
his countrymen. Gen. Grant, in reply,
referring to the last speakers alIusion 10
the prompt disbandonment OF the army
alter the civil war, said:
1--WE Americans claim so much perso-
nal independence and intelligence that |
do not believe It possible for one 10 as-
sume any more authority than the con-
stitution and laws give him"
"A to remarks which had been made re.
garding the benefits which would accrus
10 the United States by the establishment
Of free trade, Gen. Grant said he had 4
kind OF a recollection that England her
self had protective tariff till her manu-
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Brotherhood of Locomotive En-.
EinecrS,

BosroS, October 1.-THE annual sea.
sion of the Brotherhood OF Locomotive
Engineers of the United States COM
menced this morning. This mornings
meeting was strictly private. One hun.
dred and ninety.two divisions were rep.
resented by one hundred and forty dele.
gates Of all parts from the ry,includ.
ing Utah and California. There has been
an increase Of ten divisions OF the Broth.
erhood in the past year. All were organ.
lied in the West.
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CasGntelli9rnar.
The Legislative railroad Com.
mission,

% mission,
The Railroad Commission appointed
b,,beL,ri.la,nre OF West Virginia to
,aogire into and report upon the tariff
If charge, in force upon the Bal
roor, & Ohio road has been in ses.
.ion for two days in this city. There
haze been present. on the part Of the
H,p.e Of Delegates, Mesrs. John A. Rob.
ip,op. Of Mineral, John c. johnson, Of
Harrison, and Robert Lowe, Of Marion;
and on the part Of. the Senate, MC..rs. c.
T. Butler, Of Jefferson, and Coloucl Dan
johnson, oiTyIcr. These gentlemen have
a.i fyint session, Colonel johnson as
Chairman. The railroad company has
b.rn rpprc,en,cd by Vice President Key.
.r.anI by Hon. Caleb Bogsess, Of Har.
r,.8n county, attorney for the company.
III. Gr.t meeting Of the Commission
w,.L..lgtJune Atthat time certain
ioogfri.. were drawn up and submitted
IN the railroad company for investiga.
65n and answer at this adjourned meet.
irp Thee injuries went into the
e..ence OF the long standing complaints
Of the interior public Of West Virginia
a,tia., the L. so. Company, for alleged
excessive charges on the local bnsines.
dan. upon the road. The purpose of the
C,mmi,,ion haa been n, to ascertain the
grievances Of the npbIic with Il. much
c,,r,oc.. 4. nos.ible and %, ..2,yyamine
to ri,b, of tbc roil,o,d comn,pv IN i'm.
ro,. the ,olIs comnloinod Of and l3l to
.c,wba. remedy II anv the circumstances
of,b.ca.e would admit Of.
r. .sem. from all ye can learn that the
,.c..ot meeting (which adjourned yes.
terlav evening" has not resulted either
in a satisfactory adinstmcn. Of the COM
plainp Of the public. nor Of the difficulties
surrourlir. the efforts Of the Commi..
sion to Get at the data necessary for a
proper report. They will therefore hold
an other meeting in January next, al
which time they hope to agree npon
report.
/. i.propcr to understand that on the
9Th December, 1873, the Legislature
Of West Virginia pas.ed tan ac, 10 estab.
l.h reasonable maximum rate of
charges for the transportation Of pa.sen.
ger. and freight, and to prevent urjast
Determinations and extortious in the
rates to be charged by the different rail.
roads in this State The present Legi4.
la.iye Commission was appointed in pnr.
.llncc Of this act, in order to ascertain
h5w lar it, provisions had been complied
with. It wn appointed because of the
npmeron. complaints Of cxtortiop made
against the Z. 40. Company, which com.
pl,irl. are a. familiar a. houaehold
worlttg our readers. and need not there.
fore he repeated. The railroad compapv
were limited by the act referred ,o IN
certain maximum charges for lreipb. and
maea.er. and this net thew claimed
and .,il claim. /. in deropa.
iion Of the maximum rates allowed
ia their charter from the old State. Bv
Ae.feIarer they are limited tosix cent.
per mile for passsepcera and eight cents
per ton per mile for freight Nv the aet
oilS73, they are cut down very ma,cri.
ally below these rates, Acting on the
protection Of their charter ,bev have p,iI
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WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, D. C., October IA. "
Fletcher has been reinstated Superin
tenden. Of the folding room. Seator
Gales, nephew Of the late Joseph Gale,
who was appointed to the position viii
be given another place. Speaker Ran
dali interested himself to have Fletcher
reInstated, "a the rule Of the Hous,
makes all doorkeeper's appointments sub
jeCt to confirmation by the Speaker.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
The President sent the following nom
nations to the Senate to-day, together
with several hundred other appointment
which have heretofore been made public
EnvoyS Extraordinary and Minister
PlenipOtentiary OF the United States
EdwSnd F. Noyes, France; James Russell
Lowell, Spain; John A. KAsson, Austria
ThoS A. Osborne, Chill, Henry W. vii
lizard, Brazil. Ministers resident Of the
United States, John l.. Stevens, Sweden
and Norway; James N. Comley, Hawaiian
Islands; John NJ. Langston, Hayli.
NO ACTION ON NOMINATIONS.
The Senate, in executive session, re-
ferred the nominations received to.day
TO the appropriate committees without
taking Them up Tor any other action
The additional Iisto appointments made
during the recess Of the Senate viii! be
sent to that body by the President to,
morrow. Those transmitted to-day are
only about one.halt OF the total number,
OPERATIONS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MINT
WAsurScroS Oc,oher 17-Tbo ,0ro,,
nj Inc Commis.;on ~ ;r,a';;,,a," ~ ~. ",'
cra,ions anJ conJmct ,fihs Sc E.o"o;sp s"e ny =
Mini and Cus,om Tons" IA % %,Jo I,Is' ""hI;o
The Commi..,on nnonirrorsIw soi,o., 80 ~.
the resnIt of tba;r ;nvost;,",;9r ,Eo, ,%a H..
Customs serviro nj Tho nos, ~ S,n E.an,
ci,co Ia in,siI;aon,Is III IL S,;o"',. a. 90" A "a"
fo,msj mi on ,ho vSoIa S"I .,s'! ~" 'o'..' pe;,
Lonas,i, anI III nt,I,,i s 'Se''"T ~, %
Co",n';..;o" 80 .ooa", ."Iy - .T,'.tie M, ne
,Ss, T., hnIiion wa ~ - W s"e M'n'
i,i,bfnIIy arJ oiI;cisU,in eoOJno,oJ U"J' nS a'I
,La,;n I.;nm;,. ,barn I'M 'i.iis ~, "n''
Si,S @ ~ ,,,,a G,iono. nen' n,.o ,ie.s PrtTeu'
m,sn,,o % La, ra.io.n'oi ''isi Ia
"SJ "SJ H ,,oJ Fiji ,n'u n'S .'t. sn%Ie o, ~ H'
~ """'a a enms,e" 70 h c,e"aI nm, tnereLoF' they
t", ,a"oseII, M""enr '"at f TniIe she c.etk,
"i,ioisN, G Tv'' 'IeI taI;n io"I" Conptltnt anG
an.,,',1,.,. "s,r"a - a 10 Uei'TFsH ,,: huhoes ol
.oi,,d noo T',na '., iH" ,He,AGlens persons nave
Snsre" n,s,n,ont 'r't"',;"' sn 'Ie general uei
Ib.oh ,i;';"a " ''s l'"| ,1 anu useH re.a!neu
Sn t, "',s'ona ,, VI o'le, CONCENTRATIONS
~ @ ,Lo cLa,t hn S; nature. ~ ttg1tu
=" m,o ,,', o"" ssS y! ln"gy "s1I"'t Ia
Us, uo'.,t.",Is "liese' l,1uIs on 'he
So ,na" ."' '"I s"1e VI ol'4
,o.,iS,e!,. 49, Wv! go" 'naa ,"tt! VA ny ms own
Ynv w.: ",";,,ai -" "nfV '.I ~ "a i''e e'iUie II
""! "eae 'J'na'i''eui ,,.i !na' ne received
Traced by any evidence e1rer, pinn.vi,
TO the hands Of Lagrange. They report
however, in regard to these alleged trans.
actions, and concerning others in which
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Masonic Grand Lodge Of Ohio

COLUMBUS October l7.-At the morn
ing session Of the Masonic Grand Lodge
after holding memorial services, it wa
decided to hold the next session at Day
ton. Five new Chapters were granted
a resolution was adopted providin!
that the fiscal year shall close August 81
The election of grand officers was com
menced. ". NJ. Cunningham, Of Newark
was elected Grand Master, and Reuben Q
Leeman, OF Toledo, Deputy Grand Mas
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A special from the Sitting Bull Com.
sion, near Milk river, states that infor.
nation reaches there that Sitting Bull ia
now at Fort Walsh, with 30 warriors.
awaiting the Commission. The Commis.
sioners will probably reach Fort Walsh
on the 18th inst. Sitting Bulls village
ia some 40 miles from Fort Walsh and
comprises $50 lodges, representing about
1000 warriors. Some Of them are es.
capped Nez Perces.
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IIeavy slaughter OF u Rolling
MIL.

MILES, O., October 1G.-The rolling
mill formerly owned and run by James
Ward, known as the Old Mill, which has
stood idle since his failure in 1874. was
to-day bought at auction by Cleveland
parties for $4,000. The original cost
was 100000. The furnace in connection
with the mill was bought by A, NJ. Rob.
bins, Of Niles, for $500.
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NEw York, October l7.-Tweed was
before the Investigating Committee OF
Aldermen to-day and said, among other
things, al now affirm, and am willing to
submit to close investigation in regard
to it, that l am not to-day the owner Of
any money or property OF any kind what.
ever from which five thousand dollars
could be realized"
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Booths Ring Lost and Found.

Sr: LOUIS, October l7.-On Monday
evening last Edwin Booth, who IL playing
an engagement at De Bars Opera House,
this city, missed very valuable dia.
mond ring from his dressing room. The
police were notified and to-day the ring
was found in pawn brokers' shop, it
having been pawned by courtesan. The
ieweIry was promptly restored by the
pawn broker, and the capture Of the thief
was only n question OF time, woman
having disclosed who she was. Booths
engagement at De Bars was the most
successful one played here Tor several
years.
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FBANCE.

LONDON, October IA Times special
says: The Government seems decided
on using the formidable administrative
machine 10 influence the election OF !, SOC
conseillers d'arrondissement and conseilD
ers generaux on the 4Lh OF November
three days before the meeting OF the
Chamber. These elections are Of impor.
tanCe, conseillers generaux and conseil
lers Acknowledgement and delegates oI
municipalities being electors TO the Sen,
ate. One.third Of the Senate retires in
1879.
PARIS, October 1.-THE OfeiGl Com,
mique contradicts the rumors oI the resig,
nation Of the ministry. 1t points oGt
that for the present at least the ministry
must necessarily remain in office.
The Committee OF Senators OF the Lei,
estimates that after the second baIlotinC
and the result in the colonies is known
the Republicans will have 335 in the
Chamber. The committee also protests
against a revival OF the system Of official
candidates rs in the late election.
NO NOTION OF REsrdSISd.
Further denial ia gwen to the state
ment that the Ministers intend TO resign
It is added that the Ministers have mol
Tor single moment entertained the idea
OF resigning, any more than the President
has thought Of separating himself from
them. Minister Fourton, in receiving
the Projects unexplained to them thai
the government electoral struggle, which
had gained fifty seats for the Conserva-
tives, would continue on October 2Slh at
the second baIlotings and on November
lth at the elections for councils, under
precisely the SAME conditions az it was
entered upon. 1t seems certain that Gam
beta is strenuously endeavoring to unite
all the factions Of the Left into a single
group.
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RICHMOND, Va, October l7.-Rev, E,
T, Baird, the late Secretary Of the Pres.
byterian Committee on Publication Of
the Southern General Assembly, was in.
dicted here for the embezzcIment OF funds.
The committee was on trial to-day. Al.
ter the examination Of three Of the prin.
cipal witnesses Judge Guigon stated that
he saw no necessity for further proceed.
lngN. This opinion was coincided With
by the prosecuting attorney. The iury
without leaving their seat; rendered =
verdict OF mot guilty" The accused was
Immediately discharged.
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MINOR TELEGRAMS.

st. Petersburg dispatches say that
There has been serious riots at Sarotoy,
Polish Russian, and that 40 persons
were killed and wounded.
The Spanish government intends to
temonstrate with the UnitedStaL against
the duty Of so cents per tou on Spanish
shipping entering United States ports,
The body OF seigfeld Dresle, who has
been missing since Monday morning,
was found floating in The old basin a
New Orleans. He Ia supposed 10 have
been accidentally drowned, "a his watch
and several hundred dollars were found
in his pockets.
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Attempted Assassination OF an
Astronomer.

SAN PRAScGsco, October l7.-News per
steamer Australia says that an attempt
was made to murder Mr.. Russell, The
government astronomer, at Sydney, By
means Of explosives, enclosed in box
addressed to him, and left BY youth Al
the observatory. The nature Of the con-
triyance was discovered by Mr.. Russell
while opening the box, and the plot mis-
carried.
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Masonic.

COLUMBUS, o., October 1.-THE Ma
sonic Grand Lodge this evening elected
the following addional officers; Jos. E.
Stewart, Of Springfield, Senior Grand
Warden; S. L. Fisher, of WellsvilIe, Jun.
ior Grand Warden; F. J. Phillips, Of
Georgetown, Grand Treasurer; J. D.
Caldwell, ot Cincinnati, Grand Secretary.
The question OF recognizing colored
Masonic bodies was laid on the table.
a resolution for subjecting to discip-
line members doing acts subject to penal
correction, except the selling Of liquors
by hotel keepers, was laid over until
next session.
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REMOVED FOR CAUSE.


San Francisco, October l7.-TherC
was a judicial election held here to-day
and there was no session of the stock
boards. The interest centres on the elec.
tion Of Police Judge. Iardeuback il
probably elected over Bradford Demo
craft. Ferril (Democrat) is probably
elected City Criminal Judge. For Judg,
OF the Fifteenth district b. WinveIle hai
no opposition.
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Wall street.

NEw York, October lG.--There il
nothing in the situation which warrants
the belief that the speculative capitalists
who have carried prices up in the last
six months have released their grip on
the market or have diminished their load
OF stocks. At present they are strong
enough to control events, and while they
continue so they can mark prices M or
down as cults their interest. Whatever,
therefore, may be thought OF buyipc
stocks, or By actual holders Of selling
them, 1t IA clear that it ia dangerous to
sell them Short"
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An Illicit still and Irs Opera.
lives Captured.

STOCKTON, Wis, October l7.-Wm. A
Gavett and S. a. Whitfield, reyenu,
agents, have captured here an illici. still
and iIs operatives. 1t was worked in III,
celler Of Henry Leibt, a wealthy Germar
farmer, living seven miles northeast O
Stevens Point. The transporIabIc par
OF the establishment was brought hcp
and IeibG imprisoned.
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Advance in Freight I,a,es,

CHICAGO, October l7.-An advance Of
five cents on grain and fourth class
freight bound East goes into effect to.
day. This makes the rate to New York
40 cents, Boston IS, Philadelphia 3S, Bal.
IimoIe ". These rates include boxed
meats and flour.