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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-12
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-12

SCROFULOUS SORE LEG twelve years, curet
by Fentop's SarsapArila after trying various noteC
blood remedies.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-12

SCROFULA-From infancy was treated by Ii
best physicians and took everybody's cure, Tw
bottles Matchless Syrup cured me.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-17
Gloucester Fish Market.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, June 15
gloucester Fish market and arrivals for the week
ending June 18th:
Eghty-five fishing arrivals have been reported 40
drom Georges Banks aggiegatng $4,000 los Cod and
6O,oOo lbs Haibut; l6 from the Banks with 100000
IDS Cod and 100000 TBS Halibut; 20 from MackeIe
tips with about $50 bbls Mackerel Stock of Goldfish
Is very light and the demand for foreign shipments
gas cleaned up everyth except new Georges, and
there has been good demand for these during the
week Curers are now holding at a. and are not anx-
1 lou I? sell at these figures as there Grand
Bank in market and new Georges must supply the
whole demand for Western and home trade I'VE quote
Georges Cod at 81 " qtl; Shore Coz 25; Bank Cod
at 90; prepared and homeless Goldfish to &c B h
t cured Cod a per qtl Shore Mackerel 90 p
Dbl for large for 3s and 10 for small 3s and 81 for
As: Hake at 90 y qtl; Pollock at % "a SO; Cusk
a. i o. Haddoc IA at 90 Smoked Halibut at SIC y
90; Halibut Heads at so; Tongues and Sounds at
%; picked Swedish at co. picked Tongues at
Bank and Georges Halibut ACC % fb for white and
33c for grey. Fresh Cod at % ~ loo lbs; fresh Had
dock %; fresh Pollock 75c fresh Hake at 75c fresh
large Mackerel lac piece. Salmon 17c % fb. Mel
1clnal Oil at 90 per gall Tanners Oil iOs; Porgie Oil
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-17
DISASTROUS FIRE.
Pork Curing Establisbment at Some willie
Burned-Loss SSOOOOO,

BOSTON, June 16.-At 1890 tonight fire
broke out 10 one of the main buildings of the
extensive pork slaughtering and curing estab-
lishment of Chas. II. North & Co, Medford
street, Someryille. Owing to the highly in
famable character the flames spread rapidly,
and all save one builning was destroyed. Loss
estimated at between $500. 600 and $500 200.
The buildings constituting continuous chain
six in number, and the two main ones of brick,
six stories high, covered an area of four acres
Extensive cellars extended under the whole
range in which vast amount of meat was
stored in various stages and curing. Besides
the buildings and machinery and meat in the
cellars. 1900 newly slaughtered hogs, 1900 live
hogs, 1000 tierces, 1000 cases and 800 barrels of
lard, large amount of bacon and 1900 barrels
of glue were destroyed; also two frame tene-
ment houses and ten others slightly damaged.
The heat was intense and the lurd glare bril-
lantly Illuminated the heavens.
The fire departments of this city and Cam
bridge were sum moned, but could only stay the
spread of the flames to adjacent buildings
But one accident is reported. A man fell from
the building and broke his leg. Some twenty
families were turned out in anticipation of
general confagration and some loss was occa-
stoned in the excitement of hasty moving.
Five hundred men are thrown out Of employ.
ment. Cause of fire as yet unknown.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-17
Bold Robbery.

CAIRO, ILL.,, June dat O. clock yesterday
morning James A. Abbott agent of Adams
Express at Golconda, was awakened by four
men, who said they wanted him to go to his
store for sick person. Ga entering the store
they demanded an $500 express package, sup
posed to be IN Abbott's possession. The pack
age had not arrived but they robbed Abbott of
about $40. Then three forced him into skiff,
and after proceeding down the river few
miles threw him into the river with the remark
"Dead men tell no tales" Abbott, who for
tunstely reached the shore, returned and gave
the alarm, which resulted in the capture of a
stranger supposed to be the one who was on
shore. The other three are still at large.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-17
MINOR TELEGRAMs.
The McGarrahan matter is still open.

The McGarrahan matter is still open.
The Empress of Russia is improving.
There is break in the Welland Canal and
navigation is suspended.
Hough & Co.'S shingle mill in Dabuque'
Iowa, was burned yesterday.
Col James f. Henry, we'll known Penn
sylvania editor, died yesterday, aged Sc years.
Paymastec Wright is ordered to Kittery navy
yard.
The German court will 90 into mourning for
the late king of Hanover.
Gortschakoff is suffering from aEslisht at.
tack of Indigestion.
the Eureka Cooperation Foundry works 10
Cincinnati were burned yesterday. Loss S55,.
600; insurance $685. 200.
Gen. Grant remains in Holland seven DAYS
and then goes to Germany, Sweden and Tor
way.
In Lake, suburban town of Chicago yester-
day, William Carey fatally shot Max Hegewir,
brother of his divorced wife.
The remains of Lieut. Edward Totten, killed
at Cold Spring Friday, Were sent to Washing
ton yesterday for interment.
John B. Chesey of Barnstead, n. H., was
run over by an OK cart Saturday aud badly in
jured.
The captain of vessel from Bonne Bay, New
homeland, reports the spring herring fishery
failure there.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-17
MINOR rELEGRaus

Levi Bradford of Williamsburg, Mass. has
peen indicted for burning his grist mill last
February.
Ira B. Wright of South Hadley, Mass, the
Sz9,UUO defaulting treasurer, plead not guilty
Saturday to thirteen indictments found against
him by the grand jury.
The British consuls go to the Rhodope
Mountains Thursday to ioquire into the copdi.
tlon OF the destitute refugees there The in
surrection is spreading.
AT Omaha, Neb., Chas Somers (colored)
Killed Ellen McMartens because she refused
to live with him. He offered resistance tn ar
rest and was shot dead.
francis Murphy closed an eight days tenn.
Psrance campaign at Worcester last night.
Oaring the time he has spoken to great an.
olenceS, and 1854 have signed the pledge.
IL Is announced that the Oxford University
Wll CONFER an honorary degree of Doctor of
common Law upon Hon. Edwards Pierrepont
lSte minister OF the United States to Great
Britain.
saanrds asa d. special says the President
saturday stated that he would Call an extra
session OF Congress if the present adiourns
@ltnout passing the appropriation to pay the
fishery awards. p"' 'No
Deadwood merchants have presented bills to
tne stage company to a considerable amonnt
Tor merchandise raided on by Indians while en-
route to the hills. The goods are snnnosed n
be in Sitting Bulls camp.
=. A London correspondent of the Manchester
Guardian says that the colonial office wished
LORD Dutferin TO remain in Canada as Govern.
or General of the Dominion for another term.
but Duffsrin declined, and will return to Eng,
land in September.
Geo l.. Wilson, the Jersey City druggist
who asserted that Pastor Vosburob snrra9 Mi
ously procured autmony at his store has
sworn to an affidavit to that effect and to vari-
GUS conversations with Vosburgh Cd the subject
OF polsons, including autlmony. Vosburg of
An office of swindIng lottery firm unde,
the title of Read & Co., was broken nm in New
York Friday. Several girls employed ia send.
Ing circulars said they w-rs employed by J.
M M. Pattee, but the latter could not be found
Inc receipts were about $1,000 the past week.
The concern had ramificatiops in New Havan
and other New England cities.
San Antonio special says recent fight
between the government troops and Escobedo,s
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-17
A Railroad War Impeudiu..

New YORK, June 15-Agents of Western
railroads state that AS a result of the open
abandonment of the east bound pooling ar
rangement, flour, grain and provisions are be-
ing taken by railroads at Chicago for New
York. Philadelphia and Boston at ruinously
low rates. While the Western association was
in existence, the schdule rate was % cents
from Chicago, bnt most of the roads were max
ing contracts at IS cents, and as the rate of the
Lake and canal tariffs declined, the railroads
cents per 1OO pounds above the Lake rates.
There is no donbt but railroad freight war is
impeding at both ends of the trunk lines east
and west.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-17
BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.
The Biddefsrd Dem 0crats.

The Blddefard Democrats.
BIDDEFoRD. June 15.-The Democrats of this
city held large and enthusiastic caucus this
evening to choose fifteen delegates for the state
convention, to be held at Portland, next Tues
day, June 18th, to nominate candidate for
Governor. The delegates were not instructed.
A very exciting canvass is predicted in this
county this fall, each of the three parties being
confident of success.
Fire i'm Lewiston.
LEWISTON, June 15.-At half-past four this
morning building owned and occupied on the
first floor by White Brothers, was discovered
on fire. The upper part of the building was
destroyed. The building south owned by ]. Y.
Scruton was slightly injured; that north owned
by b. O. Sprague, music store, was some.
what damage by fire and water. 1t is supposed
to have caught in furnace used to heat press
ing irons. White Brothers estimate their loss
on the building at $1,000. insured for $500 in the
MERIDIAN, $500 in the Phoenix, Hartford; on
stock $1,000. insured in the Hartford and Etna.
Sprague's store was damaged 5000; insured in
the Quincy and Mechanics Mutual. His stock
and furniture was injured by water; insured in
the Quincy, North British Manufacturers and
~-~NAt-Ss ~~is oShosoh W 40 hoe iucuIC0s
Calais Items.
CALAIS, June 16.-Yesterday morning while
Bradford Marshall was removing the stakes
from carload of timber, the losd slid off, and
striking Mr.. Marshall, broke his right wrist
and bruised him severely.
The house of widow Foley was burned last
night Loss about $500; partially insured.
The Fifth District Greenbaclers.
CAMDEN, June 16-The National Greenback
Party of the Fifth Congressional District have
called convention to meet at Belfast July %,
to nominate a candidate for Cor gress.
marcelIus Emery's Retainers Preparing n
RoIt.
BANGOR, June 17,-As the Democracy of
this vicinity failed to support the party candi-
date for governor last year, considerable inter-
est is felt as to their action this year. Saturday
night small number of Democrats held a eau
Gus in the Commercial office and chose the
same delegates sent to the convention last year,
but common report says none will attend the
convention from Bangor, and that if the con-
vention fails to adopt the Greenback doctrine
Marcellus Emery will lead bolt in support of
Smith.
The Belfast Delegation TO the Democrat
ic Convention.
The statement having been published that
the Belfast Democratic delegation are Green
hackers, the Wing publishes this morning a
letter from the editor of the Journal of Belfast
Democratic paper, Stating that the entire
delegation has been interviewed and seven are
outspoken for hard money and one non-com-
initial.
Postal Change
WASHINGTON, June 16-Postmaster ap-
pointed-C. o. Libbey, at Macwahoc, Aroos-
took county,
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-17
MASSACHUSETTS,.
FsneraI of Rev. G. @. BurIeigh.

SPRINGFIELD, June 16-The funeral of Rev.
C. @. Burleigh, the able abolitionist, this after
noon was attended by 1900 persons, many being
unable to gain admittance to the hall. The
local Unitarian and Congregational ministers
took part. The principal speakers were Rev.
Samuel j. May, Jr, of Leicester, and VIM.
Lloyd Garrison who said:
de came often to my home, we felt that be
was part of the household, he made great
sacrlnce at % years in. leaving law with the
promise OF billiard career. My mind follows
him from village to village where he was
always laughed at and called fanatic aud
lunatic, everywhere receiving brickbats and
rotten eggs, put always confident that the
cause would triumph. We abolitionists had no
one so able to dlsentangle the sophistries of
opponents. regard him as one of the ablest
men the country has produced [ doubt if
another man spoke as many times for the
cause. His character bore DO stain.
Letters were read from Whittier, Theodore
ID. Weld of Hyde Park, Edward M. Davis of
Philadelphia, Rev. j. w. Chadwic of Brook
Ign. and j. x, Wilson. Mr.. Whittier wrote:
be was one of the ablest, most self sacrifi-
cling of the number now sadly depleted who
compelled reluctant people to see the sin and
Danger OF slavery. As a debater he has rarely
seen his equal. He seemed in his best
moments to combine the eloquence of Henry
and the severe logic of Calhoun. One after
another in rapid succession the pioneers of the
great movement are passing on. Remember
William Goodell. Judge Sutliff just preceded
him.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-17
Eating is a Tor,ure.

And sleep often mere trayesty of repose, to the
dyspeptic. Appetite is correspondingy impaired by
this most prevalent of maladies and headaches, bill
iousness, constipation, poverty of the blood loss of
flesh and of vitality, and thousand annoying and
indescribable sensations are its concomitants 1t is
moreover, the progenitor of numerous and formida-
bic bodily disorders, Obstinate as it is however, its
complete eradication may be effected by the persist
ent use OF Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. medicine
which communicates both ygor and regularity to
organs OF digestion and secretion relaxes the bowels
gentiy out thoroughly. enriches and purifies the
blood, promotes appetite, and gives tranquility to
inc nervous system. Persons of weekly Institution
ana feeble physique who this superb tonic inali-
py derive from 1t the stamina of which they stand
much in need, and it is invariably successful in rem
ie17 eodSw1w
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-17

SAN FRANCISCO-Ar 9Th, barque B Watson,
Hawkins, Hong Kong.
sEATIE, oar It'll, ship Yo Semitic. Saunders,
MoBILE-Cld 10th, sch Maggie M Rivers, Redo
SAVANNAH 18th, sch Mary Lord, Wood,
SATILLA MILLS-Ar Sd, sch Ella, Pendleton,
Norfolk.
CHARLESTON Ar 14tb, sch Annie Chase,
.wiLMlNGToN - Cid 18th, sch Hattie Turner,
GEoRGETowN. DC-Cld 18th, sch Geo Fessen-
den. Beebe, Bath.
PHILADELPHIA-Ar 18th, sch Drisy Park
AZ 18Th, schs JOS q Huddell, Cobb. Kennebec; H G
Bird, Rhodes, New York
Nelson. Howes, do; Nellie Star, Poland, Sagua.
Cid 14th, schs Seth w Smith, Allen, for Portland
Irvine, Berry, Barbaboes; David Ames, Ames, for
st Thomas; Lamoine. Leach Boston.
NEW YoRK-Ar 1ath, schs W Freeman, Robin
son, Thomaston Adrianna, Snowman, Fail River;
Cid 14tb, ship Carondelet, Stetson. London; schs
Louisa A Orr, Orr, Ardrossan; Lizzie Gregg, An
derson, Antigua; Helen Thompson. Bradford, for
Passed through He'll Gate l4th briggs Emma, Buck
man from New York for Copenhagen; M e Leigh
do tor M Ma schs Telegraph do for Bangor
NEW HAvEN-Ar 18TH, sch T A Allen, Carter,
PRoVIDENCE-sld 18th, schs Carries Hart, Da-
Wis, Georgetown, G; Grand Island, French, for
FALL III FEh-Sld l4tn, sen ocean wave, Lnneil,
Bangor.
EDGARTowN-Ar 18th, sch Viola, Baker, Provi.
dence for Maine.
VNEYARD-HAVEN-Ar1 18th, schs Sadie Will
cult, Watts. Matanzas for Boston, Allegro, Kellar,
Cape Haytien for do; Bessie E Dickinson, Standsh,
Wilmington Tor Damariscotta; Pike, Noble, I'm
Calais for. Mott-Baven.
Sid 18th. schs Fanny Flint, Onward, Venus, Sadie
Willcntt + Pike and others.
BOSTON-AI 14th, .schs Vineyard Rosebrook, PEN
saeola; Annie Bliss. Simmons, Baltimore; Rich
ardson; Reed, and Lucy Hammond, Robinson, Phila-
dephia; Sea Breeze, Freethy, do; Spartel, Hallowe
New York; Adelaide, Smith, Machias; Chiffon, Ea-
ton, and Arcola, Bookings, from Dover; M Rowe.
Crockett. Ipswich.
Cid 18th. brig H Lane. Shute, Matanzas; schs
Ella, Mitchell, Hsboro; Sarah e Jones, Phinney,
Kennebec, to load for New York.
Ar 18th, barque Elvie Reed, Rairden. New Orleans;
sehs Jas Bliss, Hatch, Brunswick. ds P S Lindsey,
johnson, Baltimore; Laura H Jones' Stevens, South
Amboy Mary Stewart, Coombs, Hoboken; John
Tyler, Sprague, Oaais Myra Sears, Jellison, Rock
land; Celestia. Reed Westport
Cid 10Th, barque Palestine, Ford, Portland; sch
Mabel, Maloney. Calais.
NEWBURYPORT-S!d 18th, sch Sarah Louiss,
Perkins. Boston. er
Ar 14th, schs Leonora, Currier, and Game Cock,
Ellis Bangor.
PORTSMOUTH = Ar 18th, schs Willie Martin,
Freeman, Baltimore tor Dover; Harp, Tinker from
st Stephens. NIB; Bob, Grant, Rockland.
Sid 14th. schs Triton, Rand, Bangor; Chas Carroll,
Burdin, Rockand.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-17
Havana Market.

HAVANA. June 17.-Sugar-The unsettled condi-
ton OF the gold market has prevented large ransac-
tons; quotations closed firm; No 10 to u at "a
II reals gold per arrobe; No Is to 20 at 81 "a 81
reals Molasses Sugar No to 10 at 81 a 81 reals
Muscovado Sugars common to fair at 81 a reals ;
Centrifugal NO IL to 10 in boxes and hhds at "a 81
reals. Stock in the warehouses at Havana and Ma
tanzas 10s,35O boxes, $4,000 bags and 1920 hhds
receipts for the week sl2o boxes GAO bags and 49,
and 4577 hhds. including 81 ZOO boxes all bags and
hhds to the United States. Molasses nominal.
Freights-Few charters with an upward tendency
to the United States; loading Havana for United
States " hid SuSugar 80 a 90 currency and at
outside ports on north coast fer the United States at
% "a 90 currency. Tobacco quiet.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-17
FOREIGN.PORTs.

Sid I'm Yokohama May Goth, ship Mt Washington.
Perkins, for Kobe; May Z, barque II A Litohfeld,
Drummond, Kobe.
Ar 7th, ship Belle Morse, Hutchinson, Nagasaki
Sid FIN Shanghai Apl IL. barque Comm cree, FL lott
Nagasaki.
Sid I'm Swallow Apl "a. barous Rosetta Mcneil.
Brown, Keeling, to load for Hong Kong, at So per
ton, % lay days.
At Singapore May 4. barque Wax eheld, Nichols,
for New York, ldg; Hawthorn. Mason, unc.
In port May 8. barques Hayden Brown, Havener,
and Fred Litchfeld, Spaulding, unc.
Sid I'm Barcelona 18th inst, barQue Teekalet, Ira
cey, United States.
At Batavia May 1. ship Castine Arey, for Channel.
Ar at Alicante May 30, sch Kocheko Jasper, New
York.
SID finn TrOGn May II, barque Grace Desring, Qa'
Sid I'm Coronel May 18th. barqus @ A Lttlshsld,
Sid I'm Callao May Is, ship ventus. IAeobald, for
Huanillos; 18th, Vigilant, Ross. do.
In port May %, ship Nancy Pendleton, Pendleton.
disg; and others.
Sid I'm Huanillos prev to May 10, ships N Blan-
chard, LorIng, Europe; Franklin, Hassel do; Bohe-
mia, Trask Queenstown; VIM NJ Reed Prince do,
In port May goth, ships Detroit Blanchard; An
drew johnson, Crawford; Lincoln, Lombard
Vcntus, Theobold; vgilant, RosJ; and others.
Sid I'm Pabellon de Plea May co. ship Louis Walsh,
White, for United Kingdom or Continent,
In port May 20, ships Eric tb Red Allen; A s Da-
Wis, Ford; 81 Nichols. Tobey:, Tabor TAYLOR; Onei-
d. Eaton; barQues Q o Whitmore, Humphrey; Chas
Fobes, Low, and Sarah. IDge,isoll and others.
Ar at Valparaiso May ID. ship Friedlander, Emer-
son, Me1illones LOT hamburg, (mainmast sprungl
Sid May 20, ship David Brown, Cocord, tor Mejil-
ZONES.
sPO KEN.
May %, lat as g. Ion 13 49, shin Thomas Lord. Raw
nom HaYre Tor Delaware, Breakwatx.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-17
- A@s ~AAt
For New England
Bad Effects of The asrecuback uu,

New YORK, June 15--The sale of per cent
bonds is reported to have been checked in New
York yesterday by the passage of the bill by the
Senate making legal tender notes receivable for
per cents at once on and after October Est, fer
passage of this bill by the Senate has sensiby
affected the price of gold, and its final passage
would entirely cut off the buying demand for
gold and naturally bring the per cents down
to par and interest in currency,
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-17
Bank statement.
New York stock and Money Market.

tyEs yorsrk, JUNO 1s=p.-M.@Nfoney closed abund-
ant at per cent. call. The bank statement is
decidedly more favorable.
Gold opened and closed 1909, touching 1909 mean
time. Loans made at per cent, 1-64. 2, 8, q
l, fiat and closed at per cent.
Specie shipments for the week, s3s3,12s princi-
pally silver; since January l. 1873, $s5s7 ,OSs same
time in 1877 $I7,93, 23S; in 1876 $26 in 1875
$4O.l87 546; in 1874 $27 25 l2l in 1873 $24 43I
in 1872, S32,s63,5sO; in 1871, $37.3Os,s26
Sterling Exchange quiet. We quote bankers ask
ing rates, 60 days bills, 1851 per (of $4S665 par
value), and on demand, SASH against $4s55 q 4S71
one week ago. Commercial bills 1921 q 453l gold,
1861 q 4S7 currency.
The Sub Treasury paid out for interest and called
bonds to-day $'S,3U0. Total for the week. 1851. $780,
Subscriptions to per cents to-day 100000 Total
for the week 9,000 last week. $2,5O3, 100; total to
date, $13,382, 700.
The stock market opened dull and prices declined,
but subsequent rally OF per cent. in Erie and Il
Rock Island strengthened the whole list and the
early decline was fully recovered.
The sales to-day were: Pacific Mail 1900 shares,
Western Union 5000 shares, Northwestern 1900, do
preferred 27O0 Rock Island 4S09, ST Paul 9i00, do
preferred 6O6 c., G. & l. c. 600, Erie $4,000. st Jo-
seph 100 preferred AGO. Lake Shore 500, New York
Central 500 Ohio & Mississippi 600, Wabash 34O0,
Michigan Central 2100
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-17
SPECIAL NOTICES.
DIR. wi,bor,s Cod Liver OIL

AND LIME. Invads need no longer dread to take
that great specific for Consumption, Asthma, and
threatening Coughs,-Cod Liver Oil. As prepared
by DIR. Wibor it is robbed of the nauseating taste,
and also embodies preparation of the Phosphate OF
Lime giving nature the very article required to aid
the healing qualities OF the oil, and to recreate where
disease has destroyed. This article also forms re-
markable tonic, and will cause weak and debllitated
persons to become strong and robust. For sale by
all respectable druggists throughout the country,
and should be kept in every family, for instant use
on the first appearance Of Coughs LIMITATIONS OF
the Lungs. Manufactured only BY A. B. wILBoB.
Chemist, Boston. Sold by all druggists. ie17eodsn
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-17
Europeanm Markets

LONDON, June 15-I23O P. M.-Consols at s5 ZIG
for money and 95 9-16 tor account
LONDON, June 15-l2.30 p. M.-American securi-
ties-Unted States bonds, CTS, at 1861 ex-in; new
5s new as 1863; 1040s, 1885, Erie at l5s; IL
linos Central 81.
LIVERPOOL, June 15-12.3O P. M.-Cotton market
6Ad sales 5000 bales, including 1000 bales for spec
qlation and exports receipts 600 bales including $50
Futures quiet but steady; June delivery at 5-16;
also 1872; June and July 1872; July and Au-
gust Ga.
Flour at % q 25; Winter Wheat at 10 8 "a 10 4 i:
Spring do at 10 q 9 g.; California averages at 10
q 10 8; club at 10 q III Corn at % "a % 9; Peas
at 30. Provisions, &c-Pork at 1876; Beef Is; Ba-
con at 26 q %; Lard at IS. Cheese at As. Tai
low at 81 3. at London TaIlow at SO 8.
PARIS, June 15,-Rentes 1927 35c
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-17

ments $500 head the market opened higher closing
w ss at yesterdays rates. choice heavy shipping at
market dull; shipping Steers at 90 a 80; butch
eTs scarce; Cows at 50 g 80: Bulls 2 90 q 90;
Texas at 90 a IL.
Sheep-receipts 800 head; market is quiet; sales at
270O g 30 49, 1870 ~
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-17

CHARLESTON, S. G., June ia cable spe-
cial from the News and Courier correspondent,
dated Sierra Leone, May 10Th, via Madeira.
today announces the arrival at the former
place of the bark Azor, from Charleston, April
21st, with 250 negro emigrants, for Liberia.
There was much suffering on the voyage, the
water having become short. Ship fever
broke out and % died. The rest are in good
spirits at having reached Africa.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-17
Murder at WI ia diebury. VT.

MIDDLEBURY, June 15.-At East Middle
bury, VI, last night, j. j. Kelsey ordered
on his premises to leave, which he refused
to do. 1t is alleged that Kelsey attempted to
eject him when Piper shot him through the ab-
domen, mortslly woundlng him. Piper then
lied and has not been captured.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-17
MARINE NEWS.
A Belfast Schooner Ash ore.

RocKLAND. June 1.-the schooner Ralph
Howes, Capt. Getchell, of and for Belfast, from
Bath light, went ashore on the ledge off White
Head at half-past nine last night. She remains
tight and will probably be got off with little
damage.