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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-15
EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MARKETS

LONDON Nov lal23O msonsols 96l,s for money 80 Is
Tor the account u bonds four and half 1861
ex coupon: 1905 luS7s New ivcs l0Ss Illinois Central.
sl Tue rate Of Oi,connt iu three mgnth' bills 10 the
mdrtt Is = per cent which Is = percent below the Bank
OF Enc and Iate.
LONDON Nov. l4-l:3p y. m.-Ere Railway shares 2Oi4
do preferred. o3I Pennsylvania Cenra 3Ja interest
Reading Railroad, 1873. Pau- adyices quOe per cent
reHier 20 Al. francs ~ confines tor the
LONDON. Soy l4-3Sn D. n.Ihe bullion in the Bank OF
England ha- increased &2Il0O0 during tbr past The
proportion % The Bank " England tn liability. which
last Vees was 81 per cent, Is now 8s'a cent.
Lo*luN. Nov. Ia y. MI ~. bonds. four and half
per crns 100 5G7S 100: Erie Railway shares 20 Illinois
Central 81 IA New Jersey 81 y. Paris adyces quote
nv" per crnt liz o. continues Cor the acct
io%DdN Nov l&-ijO p n-CCusolz, 90 = Tor money aud
O5i H. ior tbs
PAEis. Nov H.-EXcnange London. IS -
tune, f checks The IN hc Bank Of France hos de-
creased ilOO0 francs during tis past week
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THE MARKETS.
TOTAL RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE,
Ter Worth RlUer. Vessels aud Railroads.
THURSDAY, Nov. Ia, 1873.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.
THURSDAY. Nov. IA. 1879.


T
COFFtE-ltio dun quito depressed stock hero IN
ERASED bags by arrival of the krn Prnf with 20
1 o ailes her; samples
~ KrnI lr.uz will bs he mtrAet til OmOTrOw
n,fninal lie. In NrWDfitans 1000
jag- Mare spatz s,lI at puyate terms' hd Ersdrs
quot uncaaugrd. sar. 800 bags haratal'o, 800 bags
Sayauia private terms AarIcabo 3L0l6 &c. savanilI
I.dl1C; LAVA, - ga2i Llc, gol1.
CII.Tyi N-~Do cotton very nrm but quiet salCs l2if
balrs s-7 lat evening" 2or exPr V17 Tor spinning 40
iu Contract Receipts at ie
If. - 7pJ bales. ib5 ts ln6t week. 81 O5
iast year Ordinary UpiaadA oisc Low Adins do,
lag plIn1A easc Futures mOdcrteiy active
and rleguar Que time "a ponts lower. CLOSING = .
evening, 5000 Dales TO day
tli-NoyeoircT H.. lSh. 90 DecemDer 81 January,
BgT eaG: MaTuh. 80; Apus Osl; MR Wv Total luO
O67; APRIL y-p 9sf total 11 bals IBiru Can
10 OF jail, 10 - total 400 bales to-day Noyem
her 20: Decrmier g.BJdi4 January - 40. H6 Fnbr
am 95Gc9GO Marcia 0G9q 1880; Aprl, 97g3902 May
10 ll0O; July 1910 10 q, total AAJUO bales, grand
=. CT IN .a. Pm Ur4a glf4 Il afpl
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tions being higher. We annex current closing quo
tations:
City bank stocks were
quotations are as annexed
without sales. Current

very large and well-distributed business was
selling very largely ut an advance to 81, anG
at reaction to S4l2. The Kansas anu
Texas bonds were also largely traded IN,
113t. Burlington and Cedar Rapids frsts were up
to 72l2@72, Northwest gold bonds 10 105as@lOol4.
aud ST. Paul sinking funds to 997s; 1T. Joseph IS
consolidated better at 90, and Canada south
ern guaranteed frsts advancing to 75h,
Wabash consolidated converilbles rising
10 81. All the Pacific mortgages were s.Iong, ana
Elevated frsts steady ut 90, Now-Jersey. Central
consols rising 10 73, cOnverbes To ~ Lehi9h con-
soils to 49, and American Dock and improvement rs,
all assented," at 80. Current quotations are as
annexed:
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LIvE srocK MARKErs-RY TELEGRApH.

BtFFAL0. Nov. IL-CAIuE-Rocolpts to-day, l,O7l head
total the week thus far 61u3 head fr the s4me time
last week. receipts gned throu h. I73
in..ea.e receipts for the week - market without
decide change duotabl Choice to Extra Steers - GUdsj
Cod s.ipDers. 81 1s4 40 Medium, 81 J0dRi Mixed
BHtchers ~ 4OaS3 80 IIeers. - "OGs3 rs stokers.
- % 9S3 Mlkers and Sprngers IN AR emaud az lower
pr1ccs qnolable GOOd 10 Choice s3S9o Common to Fair
s22U3G per head -
CALyZs-Demand and offerings Hight pr lover Good
Primo - 5OG$5 Common To Fair. SSd$i % Heavy
Calves wanted
SHEEP AND Receipts to-day $40 head for The
week thus 1913 head TOR Tho same lime asst week,
On,i.ned Though. 10 market dull and
ming prices "a 10 lower Than last week Fair 10 o. Od
tern SHEEP, s. 5Ds3 TO Canais Lambs 81 lndSt 30
oger - mainly OF Fair 70 MNum y. only hg.t proper
ton stock 81 Of stock remain In the yard
uIs0li.
hT o7 2J5 the week 43 5oJ head
trOuGh 70 demand fair prices stronger at
opening; NOrkrrs Coos TO Choice, 50 90 81 Heavy
AZ 9tGk3 To- Extra selected 81 lJa 81 - Far 81 900
Is closed 6alOc lower than the above quotations. all
rings disposed OF
CHICAGO Nov. I4TAs DrUpsrs Journal reT orts: HoGs
Receipts $4,000 head Shipments 5000 head. Marx Of
steady and unchanged; Choice Heavy ~ 906S3 49, Light
81 700 ~ 80; Mixed, 81 Coz ~ 30 closed duet.
CATH ,ReceIps 500 heal; shipments LOO head Mar
kot quit aud weak Shipping sS A09s4 GO Feeders and
SockrrS ~ 40dS3; Bulchers' firm CowA s24s3 Bulls
81 90 ~ lO Steers 81 7Od43 40 Texans, 81 4od$3.
>HRR-Rocepts. $40 head shipments, $50 head Market
quiet aud weak 81 1Ogf4.
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There was nothing important in gold, the sales
having been at 10Ols On gold loans the lending
rates were Hat 30 lgd2 per cent CARVING. The As
sistant Treasurer paid out to-day Sl"6OOO IN com
interest, and Sl63, 600 in redemption OF called
bonds The daps business of the gold-clcaring
department of the Bank of the State Of Ncw-iork
covered: Gold cleared. Sll $4,000 gold balances
81 297 866; currency balances, Sl.27Oe21.
Foreign exchange rather more active ana
rmer sixty days rates being II fer Oh an advance TO
81 81 Selling rates were the basis 0t ~ 81 l20
81 81 81 for sixty days bills and 81 So94dSf SO Tor
dcmnnd 10 tho &. We annex current quOtatlOns:
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LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Ngw-YORK Nov IL BREvEs-Ere-h receipts ere 7,besd
SAD head against 75 head Cor The Ing time
Lat week, No trade 1.-Two Cattle to-day There IS i'm
portapt change the Dressed Meat ket though trade
wa er GG az former Hr 90 3d. r na dy 10 se e
rows TIA are far yet the very heavy SIMPLY Of p9nty ana
aimi much n the price o; bee vi; Ssek.
CALyE Arrivals 5g4 head-5s2 al washington MARKET
read since saturday 1923 lead for he corresponding
5s iTII9 SSe T. 3v iI1 caves ~ S for S,aes
&C. ana very Good Grlssers at 2d2ac Country
ssoc. for JersSvs and 1855 tor ,ia;es
Ana 81 s SIX p G0 ;S a. = s S SgG e ~ a. @
Caves 453 b. at Sci do $40 70, at 2c Milk do l62 D.,
@ ennsk paws s s9s Esa caye s 23G a. s 3, d.
26 10 az Ste DO so5 o. at &C. ~ MN &C. ,fS 10 al &C.
& 100 County Calves, from to INC,
r. poGcnef 10 Bucks County Calves, I50gi9O ID.
w. Haynes Co sold 80 Bucks County veals, at 6s7c
only e. selected caves at me Liter Rrce oas ,o.,
cars a. esh al ~ GaF a. Isy o G Se ,9 aee
ng tim last wees. TIE ugIt supply OF stock 10
c'yr today ana the eelng 5olst was shade beter
an ext enely dun Market tn prices fraction lover than
TO S ~ S Po mr. NJ SIoIpects ahead 1ad break
S a ocE 90 for Whatever was bd Good Heavy sheep d
lOJ0ll5 ID age. sol low az iGt'sc: TAKEN rom
- as, Ger T. and Tor Lambs from - - e - per cv
us sitter tor Az head OF heavy OaaaIac lot Of Je sey
&c 10 &C. vita Prize Wetnbs 6Ec7c; Lambs from &C. 10
C.,
sal,s-Ease & Pdc.ck sold at Jersey city lsi Kentucky
Sheep 80 - 81 yer Cwt. lGj ohio dc, ia d. NJ
o. 80 DO II - 439i per cwti 40 rsnnsytyana
Iarbs, ~ 10. NJ &c ISo Canada do 81 D. nc 40 "
Jc. scy .u -. To- n Pt SO.
Jud Bt ku4hrn sold l2l ono Sheep % ID at 3'5c:
J. Erby = 60 st al th St 20 Cansda LAMBS. 70 D. at
Cwt; GG ~ttIC DO, - D. NJ 4'c
Haicnleck Davis vi :: 81 Michigan Sheep, 81 n at 4c
1 Il ohio 90 u at - 10 per - ~ u. At 3lc
% common Western 90 u, AT 3c 2i0 state do 10 b.
az Isc 2G DO b. flsc; l6l do 10" h. ~ - 10
cwt - strt. Lanbs Oh D. At 44e Canada do Oh d. al
Diita5 nj Dewey soli 55 stats sGp % n at s'c 10
do H. a. 10 canada do LOG b AZ 49, 80 STATE sheep
u, II 5J3 DO u n at - % per cWt
l5T Canada Iaha NJ 10 at ago. ga d. few sheen 80 70 n
iu SO n. at 5c 80 state do, VI
N n 81 5sit per cwt a Canada Ewes. lac tb at 4c
uOi5-Receiuts l,gky head; II AZ jersey
CIV aud IS oar- 4Ohst. 1Oal since SATURDAY. 81 a
head against 2Oj ftr corresponding time last
wees An o. Hogs sale had changed
m prices ranging from - IS 70 - SO cw TO cover
all grades quote 3sG3Sc. Jersey Dressed Hogs are
selling 9c for Light lean Pigs 4kd4 &c. for Aoiums
and &C. for Heayies -.. -
j. Kase d Kase PidcoCk: ls Ohio Hogs alive ll5
Sc aud hal OF Light but Rough Western Hogs.
which held At 80.
g. w. Reed u Ohio fcgs. go n, SO 30 per
81 l7S f3 81 lRte yCsterdav, 400
49, i7J n at - 80 aud 1913 do l54 n, at SO n per cw
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DOM ESTIO MARKETS.

SO p r mG 'ss SC Sn
EO0U bush. No. Hard Duluth spring, Il Os $50 bush.
&etea AMBER sse Com steady sales 81 500 bush
KSnsa. 4Itc; 1000 oush High Mixed wes,rrn .lc
bush 40 wsseT SsTey oh H. sse desSd
nonnoly gnoted Cana "a sSc 9sl % western ooc dsl
81 20 Canada 81 1901 80 Hislwnes quoted: [ify ade
q SsGS S wheat YsesF Corn Se Ryo 5 BireH c
oats &c. TO New York RAILROAD Freghts steady Wheat
SC G Hol Nov Ifcar steady and unchanged
sstsS S%i ssns easS 81 H. sS s
January no Chicago Spring, 7o91Oae Rejected 2gs
DceeDsr and Janaay EsSstsa s Gas a. G0Ss de-
pedsmbet 10 zoe January Rejected I7c Rye steady
and unchanged Barley steady and unchanged Extra No
o.s a. aside PG pe 50 50 y Dsee
s. Jeag L5 T. it aSHga &C. e. Buzz
dbl prices shade lower shoulders Sisc; Short RIB
1a sDG 81 o. 70 4uso e asked Market
hmsr sdVaPSsa & S1n ssaay sS S
GIStiSsATE Nov. Il Flour quiet and UNCHANGED Wheat
receipts 7G bush slPPSn. 1900 bush nc Corn T dull y
Sn 9eos shade % Hi s 9SS So ona po
nrmi Old. S70s7 20 New, 50 70, all the year Lard
s ssas c Short i6. $5.c bid, de Ss4sd s6Sri
S az so1rS .es sss N SSd first h Of De-
cembs short Clear tGe Soye@1er Bacon n lar s Ss
sidos whkoy steay, with fair demand al 81 o. Butter
and gnsha9soS seyS hs Hos Hos
! sS'iSe and sss hss; 4ss w. as6 s. ID
IS. receipts. 4, 5ej head Shipments 800 head
HrNQR rsS ss ' %S Si SSU G y aS
White o. ac November, 81 December "a ae January
s SsiSa A 1S i i,ss MSsd Mzed
Mixed 6a,s T&sr no a %s sSe G SS ses
PG . bid 20 asked Dressed Mos 8 Sysss o 20
los bush; 2s.soo bush. shipments-Wheat S2ooN
OI MnwArxsE Now -Fiour quie, steady with iar do
maud Wheat quiet opened at decline OF c closed nm
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THE STATE OF TRADE.
EVROPEAN MARKETS

LIVERPOOL. Nov li-POrk-Eastern dun az 50 Western
ai.i at a. Bacon.. Cumberland cnt,u at 35Gd Short
b dull ~ SO Cd. Long duh at 30; saOri Clear
ili 80 sd. uams-LOnE Cut dull at 4Oi. shoulders
sreadv al Cd Beef India Mrssdu al 70 Extra hess rmer
lru,er AT 339d Tal!nw-yrmo CITY straay al 81. Tar
tne Spirits dull at % Cd ROsinCommOn dull at 3D.
Fine dan AZ TO- Cpess-AmoTlcan ChUico duh at AZ. Lard
oil dul al 81 Flonr-E.xtra steady a Wheat
Ma Spr. ne market bare No SBrnR dull at 3 Id,
New we.,ern dull ut New southern steaty az
pa Corn Old Mixed dali AZ "a 81. Prime New Mixed
steady AZ 20 Cd Cotton seed Oil-YeOw Amerloan. dull
nj 20 Cd Rosn Common London, steady D.. Turpentne
SHIFTS at London, steady at 2lOd
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 1850 D. IN Bacon, 2Sl per cwt for
Long Mdles 30 per cwt. for Short Clear MddleS
Suirlts uf Petroleum. lOd. per gal.
IOspON Nov 1850 p m.-Cacntia Ilnsecd al per Or
RshDed Petroleum 74a7S.u per T4Ow, 300d per cwt
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os1so PRICES OF PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.
X rr.xcrsoo CLOSING PRICES oP.MsMo Sticks.

Government bonds were strong again to-dAy' and
rereval of activity was noted the largest dealings
heing in 6s of 1851 and o. Of 1881, both descrip-
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The following were to-day's QUOTATIONS Tor iorelgn
and domestic CONS and bullion United States CONS

Money was abundant aud easy to-day. and lent on
call az 304 per cent on desirable security. The
market for commercial paper is quiet, short date
names having the preference. We annex scale of
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lie following were the receipts and shipments at
and from Chicago and Milwaukee to-day, as re-
ported by telegraph:
accepts sldpmepts
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BID Asked

State bonds were quiet. Georgia new rs sold az
100 Virginia deferred Gs AT ia, and Missouri
g, of 1856 at 1O43i. We annex the current quota
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Tota BUSH 2S6.USO lz34J0 ll6432 1890 G6eG0
The receipts and shipments at and from Buffalo
to-day reported as arc follows:
Receipta sh,ptaents.
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PRINT CLOTHS MARKET.
FALL RIVER Mass, Nov. lathe Printing Cloths market
quiet with quotations for utaTe sales gathering
strength, anO prices or spot goods also hrmer
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GpSl ahu 1uhho.
T OST-Passb0ok No. LOG. 155.-Deliyer TO
II German savings Bank. city
I OST-Passbook No. S2,S99. Deliver to
Ia German Savings Bank. city.
T OST.-Pass-book No. S6,704. Deliver to
IL GERMAN SAVINGS BANK. city.
4 OST=Pass-book No. $3.50. Deliver to
~ Savings Bank corner @th ave- and l4thst New
York CITY. -----------
4 OST or STOLEN-Bank Book issued by
~ the sssmens Bank for saslns 70 M, me n"ns
within 30 Days from this date Will apply 10 the bank forF
new book.-NsH. York Ney. e,iUo.
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LOu A'+5tIIUI
lO.OUa. 1890. 45 %
Mo Kan q Tex I'd
tU,OOO---.-.-. iuS
y Y Elevated Isl
10000. 80
EFT Va q Ga LIST
b,OOO....b3.luO5
Del g. uud Canal
800. he. a.
lOD....b5- All
oa.n la
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and caused quite a sensation, as the entire
party had been reported killed and were
given up for head. Ny friend Mclaughlin
with whom ! had left my share Of the claim
was about to sell out, as he had given up
all hopes ofe7er seeming me again. Ken
nedy had gone into the packing business
and was merchandising n a small way,
and in fact everything had changed about
in such a manner that the creek seemed
like q new country.
I confded the secret Of our new dis
eoveries to Kennedy Mclaughlin, and
Goodrich, and they Immediately sold out
their interests on the creek and
used the money obtained for the
purchase Of horses, provisions, and
and other neeessarios for long iournF.
We gave out that our destination was the
Orc Grande Mines, small and recently
discovered prospect, about twenty or
twenty-five miles from Orc Fino.
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the scandal IS broached.
Bismarck thinks that nothing short of q
miracle will prevent European war.
Mrs. Hayes is not opposed to people
drinking wine.
Mr.. Black became enraged in bail in
Charlotte, N. G., and used his revolver
reckIessly. The first shot shattered an
Etrusean vase, the second went into
piano, the third tore bunch of hair from
a woman's head, and the fourth accom-
pIished Black original purpose BY kill
ing his rival.
p. I. Barnum says: II tell you, as a
Snowman, you can't make animals drink
whisky. They know better" The show
man is mistaken. We once heard won.
an call out Of a second story window to III
object that for nearly an hour had been
trying IN vain to unlock the front door:
Drunk again, you old hog, are you23
And if a hog is not All animal, what is Il?
Mile. Jeanne Donste is a little pianist
only seven years old, who has lately per-
formed before Queen Victoria When al
Buckingha Palace the little lady wore a
white artificial eamelia. who gave you
that?n asked The Queen "0A that's my
faIsman, Your Majesty; Mile. Albani gayy
it to me for good luck" Her Majesty went
over 10 q eorbeille, took out red canelia,
and give it to the child, saying, sWear
that beside it, my dear, and may both bring
you a tNo-fold share Of good luck II
Every paragrapher II the land has had
his jest abont Charlie Ross, and the pub
lie has been utterly and irretrieqabIy Dor,
ed by the whole matter, and yet there is
pathos, reala and unaffected, IN the closing
passages If the fathers lecture when he
compares his quest to search in ! deer
lark abyss BY Tie light Of q taper, where
he hears now and then little voice ii the
darkness crying aIhis way, papa; here
an, but when he goes IN the direction q
the sound he finds that it is only the voice
of his own hopes aid the whispering Of lis
heart.
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Drunken Senators.
A Midnight Scene In the Capitol-MarE-
dIia K1acOAeTency-

WASHINGTON, March 6.-WhiIe the Sen
ate were sitting all night over the the ad
mission Of Kellogg and Butler, the same
Senators who disgraced themselves Oh the
night of the Silver bill vote were in an
even worse condition, if possible Wher
the final vote was taken, one Of them, an
old and extremely dignifed Senator
whose fidelity to the resolutions of 98 was
never questioned, and whose Democracy
was inborn, was obliged to sfy the Sen.
ate that his colleague was paired, and he
did 50 twice When his colleagues name
was called he arose with difficulty, and the
following dialogue occurred
The Senator-"M "Misser Pres'd dem"
The Yiee-President-"The Senator
T am requeaterd ter 'nounce (hie) that
my colleague, Mfr, IL paired wiz ze
gentleman from Maine, Nizzer Hamlin.
If my colleague (hic1 were prezzent C
would vote no, and Aizzer Blaine would
vote mo-
Cries Of no." ano,7 "yss, 4yes.
at which tie distinguished Senator became
confused, Aand regarded the Senators
around him with profound contempt, and
remarked:
"Eh min yer own bizzness.'
But he commenced again
shIizzer Peziaen / wuz bout ter remark
when interrupted; zat my colleague, il
prezzent, would vote Aye"
Cries Of "Not not" from all over the
Democratic side
4 wuz about to say that my colleague
would vote No, an the gentleman from
Maine would vote mo"
Cries of " You're wrong again!7 tc
which the distinguished Senator respond
ed:
"Nounce it yourself, then"
After the roll call was completed, ane
other Senators we're announcing pairs, tht
particularly distinguished Senator got VI
again and went through similar perfor
nance, rather more incoherently than be
fore, and other distinguished Senators
stood around and roared with laughter a
the disgraaefui scene.
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yes or no, without the change of q muscle,
The sight was so painful that we sent him
away. and then asked the warden about
Inn. 1t seems that he was Well-to-do
freshman who lived in town near by, and
had a small piece of land In his garden
be raised vegetables, and was troubled by
thefts. One night he heard some one in
the garden, and he then said-for he has
never spoken since of it-he fred at ram
dom into the garden to frighten the
thieves away. Tt was so dark he coula see
nothing. Then he went back to his house
The next morning the body ofa young girl
10 years of age was found in the garden.
The charge that O'Donnell had fred and
killed her. He was tried, convicted. and
after his sentence for life he acted like q
man from whom every emotion of feeling
had gone. The vacant expression came
into his face, his hair turned white, and for
ten years his manner has been unchan. ed
lie does the work that he is told to like a
machine, and obeys the prison regulations,
but he never speaks except to answer yes
or no. He is known in the prison as the
dumb man. The petition for his pardon
does not come from him; he did not know
until summoned before the council, and
even when informed that his chances for
pardon were deemed good, his manner
did not change.
t ppears tlat strong point made By
the prosecution when he was convicted was
that he saw the g.ri, knew who she was al d
ma1iciopsly shot her; bat it has been lately
learned that he did not know her. Il was
All Hallow zen, and there is superstition
that lfa virgin places a cabbage over her
door upon that night, she will marry him
who first passes under the threshold. The
girl went to 0'DonnelI,s garden to get the
cabbage for that purpose, had never
been there before, as was alleged at the
trial, as showing Q Donnell's malice, and
was shot. These facts have been satisfac-
torily proved to the council, and Mr.
Haynes says there is no doubt that O'Don-
nell's pardon will be voted Boston Cor.
n. I. sur.
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Original Story.
: FRONTIER sketches
EUMRRR TWELVE,
By JOHN J. HEALY.
An Elk Hunt.

As stated in the last sketch, game of all
kinds had been hunted so much by the
Indians it was no easy matter to catch a
glimpse of anything larger than sqnir
rel or a grouse, much less come within
shooting distance Of any of the large ami
mails. do not remember to have seen
single deer, antelope or elk, from the time
we left Orc Fino up to our last journey
across the mountains, and this scarcity Of
game had perhaps more to do with our
leaving the new discoveries than had any.
thing else beside. .-
We we're therefore astonished, and not
a little alarmed, on hearing the report O
rifles SO soon after our companions had
left us.
"The boys have got something" said /
listening anxiously.
"Or something's got them," answered
Geo. Grigshy.
"Wouldnt wonder If the redskins had
trailed u.s."
The last remark by one Of our compan-
ions rather startled us, although something
Of the kind had been passing through nj
own mind at the time. We all started in
the direction from whence the sound ofthe
rifles had come, expecting every moment
to find one Of The boys either dead o.
wounded and to hear yell Of triumph
from our red foes.
"Sacre! shoots zim in re neck"
alike hi you did !"
"You bet your life, shoots zim in ze
neck"
This conversation was evidently not
conducted ID the Nez Perce dialect, and
we had no difficulty il recognizing the
voices Of the Frenehman, EPh Bostwick
al Michael Thebo.
We soon came TO the spot where the
three men were loading their rifles and
disputing over the body Of fine COW elk
which had been shot on the run and now
laid dead a short distance off. The dispute
was not regarding who should have pos
session Of the elk, as all hands, Of course
would have q share; but the men were
frst-class shots, especially the Frenchman
and were not disposed to yield the eredl
of having brought down the game.
Examination Of the careas, however
proved that all three ofthe men were righ
in claiming to have shot the animal in the
neck, as three wounds, not over an incl
apart, were found about half way between
the shoulder and the head.
The rest of the parry were Of oours'
highly delighted with this addition to thei
larder, but We all felt jealous ofthe success
ofour companions il bringing down til
game, and ! remark was even made to th
effect that @anybosly could hit an eik :
hat size