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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-27

Wheat was limited demand and nominally the same
higher The insadng bushels for
yf cash 1t and All Dsssmssa 81
q lo for do January anu sse So sse for NJ spring
The following ~srs the bid aud asked prices Al tie
sn.sl aaagaAfs
o bid 81 i9s asked Do Fs1,sary q IA hid y +
ssss s 3 &. id ssa
asked prices :. the second ss BID aae
4se bid, 4ss asked do n; 10 4.Ae Sid as asked
I'D SsGr sS s s
ssr mi q a aa s sp spa. o old NO. 8, as
4s1sc 45c for No. r do. Ale 4sc for ungraded DO
nall, @ Sass Temp soa on prSe
terms We quote -Amerean double dressed sl75 single
$40 gold Italian sa sgo geld ss as
MoI.ssss Domestic was quito active; stock, 10000
s5 DO English Islands We aaote'"cuba centrifugal
and mixed Is ss ssysa se por so
ase. jc English Islands Ice. 2se New Orleans.
Naval sToKKsThc market for both rosin aud spirits
sss ssoa strained
psnne y sdsI Eo, 80 W
lns,oa = a pitch ~ Adsisss from Wilmington were
$; ss ass y T ssis
H1s. 81
ssiet ~ SS M frs. half Year &
4iIsc asked Lanseed oil quiet, but firmly held. We
,Ss spsrm.cSds sse Slsaelsd winter q o.; na.n.
baahsd winter soe natural do 4e extra bsacSed
winter whale, o2e; beashsd winter elephant. c3s win
Prrgolrus-rhc market for refined was dull but with
ont change We quote Crude barrels 5sc. &c naph-
tina, Sac sac; refined cargo lots Sac asked;
asked; baltimore. size.
o c s
S2ise i5U do. at yi5sc 1900 si,c 5000 do
sS:ns sd is,y Total Ssw Yoss aaS Oh ay
PouLrar Asp G.xKrhe market was abou, steady, but
se ss y" State sSa
ss 2 Westerns and se le as
dsipsa, lsc ise State and western lie ise Teal
sls s ss s
p. s Co. Per per- a s. Srss ss" Ger
pair
s. .a e sss s b.
pair Partridge - 70 per pair 60, ,,,. ,.., ,sa,
.erses. bills. an seS. and Is eases: eutmsas' 7tas
S '9 ses. snd s's1
market Tor pork was quiet sales were log bos old mess on
s'ss's and sit y sss is'' family
,se e Se and asked prices 10
"a 10 a. 20 bid .ss u ~ s % 49, q
s 8 . es Il = ssn @ q ss r.
after Change half half sold for March
livery 4c Beef also dull also beef hams
heavy average at Ssc. aec; 500 lbs picked bellies
loose 10 lbs at 5lac and 1900 lbs do do IL
lbs. average 4c a4c Dressed hogs active and
higher aud sales made within the range of 37sc
n 41.c. for city, heavy TO light, and 4>sc. for
market pigs; Western, sss sAe tsra was quiet but
So 77is; 30 do city - T2, $50 do. No ut 5sc 100
for Cuba private terms; Continent quoted at
For delivery the sales ticrces,
January, at s. 72s 80 81 7sn do February, At g
do March ~ - So The following the bid
and asked prices at the second call sDeccuber 80 TN
bid 50 TN asked; January. 50 10 bid - 70 asked feb
runry, o. 10 bid. 80 ~ asked March, 50 s2x bid,
IS s5 asked; April, 8, 80 bid, s. Wv asked;
Buttcr-iscceipts 1sK packages The market remained
arm Tor the er grades the lower grades
easy We quote state creamery, 25c: Use Western,
24c. 2vc State dairy, lie 22c; Western do. loo q
lie; Western factory c lac. Cheese Receipts, 7f7y
The market remained nrm for choice stock, but
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DOMESTIC MARKETS.


Cotton-Estimated net receipts. 1000 bales; stock.
123,8il.
ordinary Net receipts. $50 bales; gross 1880
MOBILE Dec 49, 1873.
%s .es ssS'gs Exports
Cotton steady miadlins s4s. %ldans = Size
geSa ordinary lslss Net receipts 400 s bales
CHARLESTON, Doc 20, 1873
Cotton asiet; miadng. oAc; low %ddlng, shc.; good
Ssanss 40 consnsns Sales, Stock,
Spirits Of urpentine quiet 26c Resin guie, at 81
s S yellow for s.sn Tar quiet at 81 S.
Corn unchanged
Flour quiet owing storm sales. bills Wheat
MsiSasy s.f' 30 &
ss le sn.s sa; y
s. go ss 81 NJ f s y Il r So &C. ss s b.
Ssln 50 So sss
shipstuss SIS; middnss, si7 .,,v -. % ,s-o
Bnsiness on Change to-day was again almost AZ stand
SIN The only reported were one car Of white
track At SIG ssc one car white oats ut 2c No grain
Flour firm and steady with an aesvs demand sales
assss Aa
Cars corn i5 vary ss. ao Hi AP, W. M u
@iaea on Sss mixed ~: Is
s2c, Oats dull and lower; No white No 2whte,
steady at So $3 o. Receipts-Fiour 26oO bills wheat
%en.s-Fioar TO 6bis wheat 1000 bushels; corn,
- CINCINNATI Dec 2s, 1878
Flour firm and unchanged. Wheat quiet; rod and white.
9oc 97c Corn firm at ~ Nc SIC Oats quiet ut 24c
26c Rye dull at 52c Barley quiet and unchanged Pork
So 42s Bulk meats dull shoulders, s. 80 ~ SIS clear
rib 10 80 So So; clear aides, $3 TO- Bacon dull and
s snaS' sas & & hiss at
easier fancy Western Reserve i5c sc choice Central
Ohio, lac a l5c. Sugar steady and unchanged Hogs
quiet firm; So 10 " a. light 81 50 81 %
yesterday and to-day, 6,935; shipments, l.279.
ToLnDo Dec. 20. 1873
Wheat opened quiet, but closed hrmcr; No. 3 white
Wabash, g2ac amber Michigan, spot. 9t4c: January,
December, $3.50; January. 95sac February es West
ern amber, s:3s4c Ole. Corn quiet; high mixed,
32ic: No new 32c Oats quiet: No =, 22sac Michigan
DE Dressed hogs - 90 RcceiptsWh heat 600 bushels
corn, "a 600 do. Shipments-Corn, 14.OOO bushels.
CHICAGO. Dec. 20, 1879.
Flour nominally unchanged Wheat quiet, but firm and
o shade higher; No red winter, goo. Sic No Chicago
spring s3sc cash ssssc sstec January s4se SIZE
quiet and weak 30Asc, cash szc January 3c:, Pebru
ary Oats dull and nominal: lyac., cash. ac, January
Rye steady and unchanged at 44c. Barley dull weak aud
dull nominal Pork fair demand, but at lower rates.
81 40 cash 81 4oa 42 january " 5Oa " a21s Feb
ruary 50 81 81 62h March Lard u fair demand but at
ass All, February: IS IS a S. Do March Bulk meats
steady and unchanged. Dressed hogs dull and shade
lower at 81 rs 81 S5 Whisky steady and nrm at 81 u
ReccptsFlour, 10000 bbls wheat q 90 bushels corn
5000 do; - 600 do 1900 barley. 1907 60
Shipments 5000 bills wheat ~ 900 bushels: corn
44Ooo do; oats $4,000 do 800 do barley 1900 do.
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NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY DECEMBER a.

grades below prime easy We quote State factory
fancy Sc &c.; Western do poor TO fancy, &C. S3sc
skinned do Sc. Sc. Eggs -Reeeips S52 bills The
ket ruled steady We quote Long Island New Jersey
pee Western. fresh. DIE 24c Canada fresh BE 24c
lined, State, l5c. lie. Western 14c lie.
RIcE-The market ruled firm under fair deuland. We
quote Carolina fair to good 5c exc prime 70 choice
SIZE 7c. Louisiana fair, 5tme 5s4c. good
to prime 6'4c 6lsc Rangoon in bond 2s4c 3c, gold
srEARNE Recepts-SO tierces. The market was quiet
80 tierces sold a, SIC.
suGAn-lolders q raw were firm although the actual
transactions light We note sales of 500 hhds
lasses at sac &c and 400 do centrifugal test 81 at
IKE. Refined was quiet; yellows scarce We quote Fair
hhds and boxes, Nos 70 49, 65sc 7Sc; do, molasses
fair, SIZE. d4c do do good prime 6ssc 64sc /;
refined, standard sac assSc of A. Sc SIZE crushed,
9Ac. powdered, 9sc 94c.: grannlatsd. sAc; of do
sac. cut loaf 94c 9sc white extra c's 74c 7s4c
yellow extra C's 5'sc 6Hc; other grades including
tion Of raw
Hhds. Bores Bags Aeado.
Stock (ascertained by
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FLOUR DULL-WHEAT NO. RED WINTER
HIGHER-coRN FIRMER-oATs QUIET-PoRK
QUIET-LARD STEADY wHIsKEY FIRM -
SPIRITS TURPENTINE DULL-RosIN DULL
PETROLEUM DULL-COFFEE FIRM-sUaAR
FIRM.
THURSDAY, Dec. 26-6 p NJ.
Business was moderate in nearly all descriptions Of
merchandise to-day, but the markets generally
steady. On 'Change:-Flour dull. Wheat dull.
but No. red winter and decidedly higher.
Corn frmer for new. Oats quiet Whiskey was
firm. Pork was quiet Lard ruled steady. Groceries
generally dull as were also naval stores. oils
and petroleum.
CoFFEE.-The market for was firm, but quiet
Sales were 500 and 1900 bags Rio. per Glensannox.
and 500 do. do per La Place. all private terms.
and withdrawn from stock 379 and 162 bags Rio per La
Place. We the arrival of the steamer City of Rio
Janero, with 10000 bags At Baltimore 1900 bags Rio
per Aqudneck and 800 do do per Senorita sold pr
vate terms We the arrival in Baltimore of the Graf
Bismarck with about 81 600 bags, including Rio and
Santos part OF which is for New York Mild coffee
quiet steady Tho business for the week is summed
rs bags Jamaica, 345 do. Savanila, SO do
aguayra sold in lots for consumption within the
and l625 bags ST. Domingo in transit to Europe. The
stock Of mild coffee in first hands is 26.5l5
mats Java, 1908 do Singapore and 1908 bags
including 1857 bags Maracaibo, 1894 do Laguayra 500
do Jamaica, 294O do St. Domingo 244 do. Costa Rca,
African, 1888 do Mexican 300 do. Ceara, 264 do.
Angostura, 400 do Savanilla and 100 do Curacao We
quote Ordinary cargoes, llc fair do, l44c. 14ac
good do. l424c l5c. prime do. l51c l6c; extreme
range for lots lie. IN Santos fair good liac
&c., gold 80 days; Java, government bags pc 23c
do grass pc 24c Singapore l6c l7c; Ceylon,
15c l6hc.; Maracabo l31sc l6lac; Laguayra lac.
l545c.; jamaica lac. l5c. st. Domingo loo. lie;
Costa Rca l5c. 17c; Mexican. l5c l6c. Angostura,
l6c al61sc Savanilla, 13c Tie Curacao l3c lac.
CorroE.-The Exchange being closed there regu-
lar market
bushcls meal 1915 bills and 1872 sacks corn
IS 1884 bushels oats Is 800 do $50 do barley 5000
do barley malt 100 do The market for -four dull
The saes including State Western and Southern
1000 bbls within the annexed range Rye Hour ruled
were bbs within the range. Rye dull ut 57c
for Western and BE Ode for state. Barley-9OO
bushels Canada sold 99c. Barley malt inactive
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BUSINESS TROUBLES.

BicrhoH & Livingston. wholesale dealers In dry
goods made assignment. without preferences. yes
terday to Mayer Nassauer. Their liabilities est-
mated at $4,000. and their assets very large
consisting OF stock outstandings and real estate.
Levine & schwab, manufacturers Of suits. made
an assignment Martin Lippmann yesterday. giving
one preference for $500. They said TO have ia-
bilities OF about $4,000
Aaron Baerlein dealer in dry goods made an assign
ment Yesterday to Adolph Fnkenberg. giving prefer
enccs to creditors for $500 His liabilities
about $4,000 and his assets estimated at abous
$4,000.
Charles Randnitz dealer In toys and carriages. made
an assignment yesterday to Leopold Walach prefer
ring Ave creditors for SIS 294 The liabilities amount
TO about 900 and the assets to $4,000.
Raphael Cohen, dealer in gentlemens furnishing
goods made assignment yesterday to Marcus Co
hen without preference.
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The following were the opening prices Of mining
stocks at San Francisco to-day:-Alpha ~ Alta 81;
Belcher. 3k Best Il Belcher. 1716; Bullion. 5H;
Caledonia az; California. TO- Consolidated Virginia
81; Chollar Potosi. 39iz; Crown Point. az; Imperial
9Oc.; Gould Il Curry. 81 Hale & Norcross. 1l1a; JUS
tce 4; Julia, az; Kentuck. A; Mexican. 81; ophir
49, Overman. 10; Savage. 9h; Seq. Belcher, 10;
Sierra Nevada. As; Silver Hill, Ia Union Consoli-
dated. 5SA; Utah. IA Yellow Jacket 14h; Exche-
quer. So, and the closing quotations in San Fran
cisco were.-
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45,572 1885 32s, $50 2,O1O
23,2S9 S,S42 72.39S 572
6S,S6l 1887 400 1887 1852
9,46l 9,22s 40, 1855 -
2e,4oo lo,e75 ss5, isI 2,5sa
1884 1886 ae,555 IS
1892 27,259 l09,lSO 2,S7s
1859
IS
ISIS

December 80. 1875. 1907 1859 56.Ool 2,o79
TALLow-Recepts, 65 hhds 1853 bbs so tierces and Ia
10000 lbs ut 61.c. a6 IL l6c
WHIsKEY.-Reccpts 565 bills The market firm.
FREICHTs.-There but little accomplished throughout
the entire list and in general the day IN commercial cir
ces, wore holiday appearance. Tonnage Of all classes
was 1mcn"se ~. ~ 70 rates TO-
cheese sos 32s sd 800 packages provisions, including
bacon at 25s. 27s Cd London steam, 10000 bushels
grain. I'd; 80 bbls. pork, As. 3D. some lots
rrain I'D. 90 lbs 10 packages butter 4ss 80
tons oil cake POS, and sail, 100 tons oil cake
300 boxes bacon, Us 3D., and about 5000 boxes
cheese. quoted ut SOS. Charters-An American bark,
S94 tons, hence to Calcutta, with petroleum in
and general cargo at e 250 German ship from
Baltimore to Bremen, 1900 bbls. refined petroleum.
Is. I'D; American bark. $40 TONS hence to River
bought by Theodore Ruger Of this city for German
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REAL ESTATE.

The following sales made on the Real Estats
Exchange December aG--
NEsiER
Frank Storrs, Observation-Disclosures sale OF the
three story brick dwelling with lot 2oxlo03 No.
52s West 5lst ST., 40 H. Of 18th av TO So -
II. n.
Philo 7. Rugges, referee-Foreelosure sale of the
story frame dwelling, with lot 25xlOo5, No
smith a Gi Ely 1.p 81 = 'o'A asso
Also similar sale-A De Witt Baldwin, referes-of
four lots each 25xg2p, o. of lnwood ay., 429ll
IT, of Girard Inwood to A. j. Dain 1900
WILLIAM kESNELLY
Charles r. Estwich, refcree-Forecosure sale OF the
three story brick dwelling, with lot 2lxa3. 7Nla.6
xSS3 No 81 Greenwich av, w. s. $50 II. n. OF
West 10th ST.; TO plaintiff. 500
Total 1878
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crowd gave a sigh % relief and filed into the saloon
as Kohler dragged the under shed. The
scene throughout was sickening.
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Elevated Railroad frsts In ten per cent investment
shares Harlem advanced to l41. and Rock Island to
1908; New York. New Haven and Hartford was
quoted 156 bid and 153 asked.
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OFFICIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS


The following is statement showing the real
estate transactions recorded in the Registers office
December 26-
Delaney st., n. GO. 2e), 25xioo: Henry c. Bar 49,
Pearl aa S's 20 sws Horton and
wife Norman L. Haskell Nom.
A,orsasy 4 iasxei John (roeOer and wife to 7oo
Issay q ), la22 H. u; Of 10th st., 2ox7s; John j.
Pearl st. tNo. 40, iasx1a7; Norman r. Haskell to
ws.s sa'S 80 ssSs also Liberty i. 90 ia also M
sh as Sos "a a. 70 g. and a "a also 900 sus , wsd
sl4 aud sla; also Greonwich St. (No. 800; also
s soa SS 40 so G nsssal j. 40 @ Of
Sa Nos 4 4s md lS and aIss ss9 su
@ Corner q Sullivan ST. st. ; sss55 also Centre st.
! s III t'f aas'd wallace fss
ios,S st. n s. aas T. J. Of 10th av ioox2oii 10 to
.'f R@snss r. and ID vii @ts
same property Simon T. Bernhelmer to Fanny Bern
Pasade IRREGULAR si,h ward, j. 4. Goodeii :.
10Th st., $. Of 4.h AZ, a5xioaa; George
sss;S sDH Il "a !, Es go
ss Bryce sat s g. s
Sd aS W ISss r. NJ # ith st. axioo sand
s srs gserss DO. H Na aafsy 5000
.referee' Frederick schuchardt $50
& of "gas :. 70 a@.s
Fordham av W. S. $50 IT, N. of Taylor St.. 5oxll2x
irregular cath ward; 800
50: j. b. Sikmsn lrefereeJ to James Murphy. 5000
Macdougal st NO so, 25xloo; same to 600O
10 Rebecea Abrahams. $3.50
Gardner and husband to Edward oopenhemer 10000
9Th n. o. 46th ST. l31a years., Bridget d.
Finpatrsk Cexeeutrix % Theodore IL sayre... e. 500
Broad 81, No. 81 8 years. Horatio Gomez trusted
to bartholomew Kelly coo
RECORDED
Coudert +. r. and Others to NJ Barbarresa,
ssth st. ". Of 9Th ay; years. sl4 Goa
Hard, George NJ, to The Union Mutual Life Insur-
ancc Company, n S. I'D ST., W. Of 9th av install
and 4lth st.; months 5000
No 4o 9Th Nv. years. $500
Knapp. H. T., 70 Phebe Pearsall, trustee, &c., No.
~ Stanton months 1000
of Stanton and Attorney sts notes for 900
McInerny. NJ. to Mary NJ. Leeds, No. 40 Oliver ST.;
i year
Mehrten, A. c. and others, to II. Holms, No. II
Montgomery ST.; years. SOU
Murphy, j. and others, TO j. H. Dyckman, n. g. of
Downing St.. w. Of Bedford St years. 425o
st. years 4,sO
18th av 10 years. $3.50
Wallace, c. H. to A. $. Casseday and another, No.
lo2 West ST. also No. la Liberty 1t. aud other
e.: months son
RECORDED ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGES.
Stokes, James. to Caroline +. Stokes.
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The total sales of stocks ut the Board to-day aggre
gated 135. 800 shares. which distributed fol-
lows:-Chicago and Northwestern. 1880; do. pre-
ferred OTIS; Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific. 20l6;
c., C. and l. c.. 4Oo Delaware. Lackawana and vest
ern. 0456; Delaware and Hudson Canal, T05; Erie,
$685. Lake Shore, 1000; Michigan Central. l,l00;
Milwaukee and St. Paul, 1885, do preferred. also;
Missouri. Kansas and Texas. 1.41o; Morris and
Essex. $500; New York Central. 1907 New Jersey Gen.
trail. 7l52; Ohio and Mississippi. 400; Pacific Mail.
2sl0; Pittspurg, eco; Union Pacific. 800; Wsbash.
p00 Western Union Telegraph. 3.140.
Money call lent at a per cent during the fore
noon but later advanced to per cent and closed
at per cent Foreign exchange weak, and rates
were reduced from 4s3tl to ass for prime bankers
sxty-day sterling bills. and from 4.So to Assn for
demand.
Gold quiet at 100 100 1-64. The carrying rates
we're per cont and at the close cash gold lont at
lat to per cent for Tho Clearing House state
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FINANCIAL.
COPARTNERsIIIPS.

COMPREHENSIVE DISSOLUTlON.-THE PARTNER
Oship heretofore existing between Theron Wright and
John T.. Markham under tho firm of Wright Mark
ham, is this day dissolved by mutual all
due 10 said partnership 10 be received by said John r.
Markham and all liabilities be paid by him the bus
mess will be continued by John Markham -
NEw YORK, Dec "a. 1873. JOHN T.. MARKHAM.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE PARTNER.
IN ship lately subslsng between Franklin Tousey aud
George q. Small under tho firm of Tousey Small
dissolved the first day of December, 1873
by mutual All debts owing to the said partner
ship received by the said Franklin Tousey all
demands the said partnership TO be him
payment The business carried by the said firm Is
to be continued by Franklin rousey.
Dated NKw York, December 23, 1873
FRANKLIN TOUSEY.
GEORGE q. SMALL
THE COPARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE EXISTING
l. under the firm of Herman X Holman has this
II. HERMAN
j. HOLMAN
TJ,HE PARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE EXISTING BE-
tween Emanuel Bernheimer and Joseph Schmidt under
the name of "Bernhemer a. Schmid !, has this day
pired by limitation and is dissolved Our the
business of the Lion Brewery Simon f. Bern
heinier and August Schmid.
EMANUEL BERNHEIMER.
JOSEPH SCHMID.
New YORK, Dec. l. 1873
HAVING BECOME PROPRIETORS OF THE LION
llBrewcryn the have formed partnership
the OF carrying said under the firm
name OF "Bernheimer u Schmid"
AUGUST SCHMID
NV Doc I
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PRINT CLOTH MARKET.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Dec 20, 1879
The market for printing cloths has been without
tion reported but previous quotations are firmly main
| tanned.
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state bonds were duh at the Board. Louisiana
consols fell TO 70 and District Of Columbias to 7sk.
Railroad bonds we're quiet. and the only changes
were an advance Of in Missouri. Kansas and Texas
seconds and 4 in Denver aud Rio Grande frsts and
Union Pacific irsts and . decline Of y In New York
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Totals. ........... .....
Sales since December /.

Stock this day, De-
cember 20, 1878. $500.
Comparing with stock
December 26, 1877. :. /.
Comparing with stock
December -, 1876. :. +.
Comparing with stock
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COMMERCIAL REPORT.

FLOUR DULIl-wHEAT /: NO. RED WINTER
HIGHER-CORN FIRMER-oATS QUIET-PoRK
QUIET-LARD STEADY wHISKEY FIRM -
SPIRITS TURPENTINE DUIL-RosIN DULL
PETROLEUM DULL-COFFEE FIRM SUGAR
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FIRST CALL-11 A. M.
bee 20 100 shs Tip Top. LIS

The sales of mining shares at the New York Mining
Stock Exchange were:-
, 1878-08-17

Paradise Lost and on some of the leav-
es of the Wavery Novels, and at the
same time wonder il these men had, in
their own minds, any foreshad0wing of
the great influence their writings were
to have on generations yet unborn, and
how much they should by means of the
same, contribute to the happiness of
mankind.
Westminster Abbey. with its memoir.
ais OF so many of Engands rulers, and
of those distinguished in literature and
art, cannot fail 10 deeply interest, even
one but slightly cOnversant with their
lives and deeds. ST. Paul's Cathedral is
devoted, almost exclusively to the per
petuation OF the memory OF those who
have carried the flag of England victori
GUS on land and sea, and vividy are
the bloody wars, with which the
history of the nation is connected, re-
called by the imposing monuments to
her dead heroes.
, 1878-08-17
Around The World.
LEAVES FROM a TRAVELLERS
NOTE BOOK.
[coNrRIBuTEDl
[ooNTRIBuTEDl

To visit intelligently all the places of
interest in London would require much
longer time than is usually devoted by
travellers to this purpose. Signt seeing,
at it, best, is n wearisome business. To
rush from one point to another for days
together, uble TO spend but II small por.
lion nf time at any, seems the height OF
folly; and the only result is the doubt q
iul satisfaction af being able to say that
sou have iwen at such place, anA have
e-nn this. ar thIt thing. That modern
irayeI often amounts to but little else
, 1878-08-17
THE TIMBER LAND LAW.


BE 1t enacted etc, That surveyed pub.
lie lands of the United States within the
States Of California, Oregon and Nevada,
and IN Washington Territory, not includ
ed within Indian, or other reservations of
the United States, valuable chiefly for tim
Der, but unfit for cultivation, and which
have not been offered at public sale ac-
cordlng 10 law, may be sold to citizens
of the United States, or persons who
have declared their intention to become
such, in quantities not exceeding one
hundred and sixty acres to any one per
son or association Of persons, at the MN
imum price OF two dollars aud fifty cents
per acre; lands chiefly valuable for stone
may be sold on the same terms ms timber
lands; Procided, That nothing herein con
tanned shall defeat or impair any bona
ii de- claim under any law of the United
States, or authorize the sale Of any mining
claim; Of the improvements OF any bona
hdr settler, or lands containing gold, si yer
cinnabar, copper or coal, or land selected
by the said State under any law OF the
United States donating lands for internal
improvements, education or other pur-
poses. And prouided FURTHER, That none
OF the rights conferred by the act ap-
proved July Goth 1866; entitled San act
granting right of way to ditch and canal
owners over the public lands, and for
other pirposes," shall be abrogated by
this act; and all patents granted shall
be subject to any vested and accrued
water rights, or rights to bitches and
reservoirs used in connection with such
water rights as may have been acquired
under and by provision of said Act. and
such rights shall be- expressly reserved
in any patent issued under this Act.
Sec 2 That any person desiring to
avail himself of the provisions of this
Act shall file with the Register Of the
proper district written statement in
duplicate, one OF which is to be trans
mitted to the General Land Office, des
ignating by legal subdivisions the par.
ticular tract Of land he desires to pur-
chase, setting forth that the same is un-
fit for cultivation, and valuable chiefly
tor its timber or stone; that it is unin-
bablted; contains no mining or other
improvements, ecexpt for ditch or other
canal purposes, where any such do exist,
save such as were made or belong to the
applicant, nor, ~ deponent verify be-
lieves, any valuable deposits of gold ril-
yer, cinnabar, copper or coal; that depo.
nent has made no other application I'M.
der this Act; that he does not apply to
purchase the same OH speculation, but in
good faith to appropriate to liis own ex
elusive use aud benefit; and that he has
not, directly or indirectly, made any
agreement Or contract, in any way or
manner, with any person or persons
whatsoever, by which the title which he
might acquire from the Government of
the United States sbouldinure, in whole
or in part, to the benefit OF any person
but himself; which statement must he
verified by the oath OF the applicant
before the Register or the Receiver Of
the Land Office within the district where
the land is situated; aud IT any person
taking 'uch oath shall swear falsely on