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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-16
DOMESTIC MARKETS.


Cotton irrsyuIar: middline 1i,iIs low middn, aalc
good Ordinary sssc Net receipts "a bales. gross
sales s,5 stock 3i4 Weekiy-Net receints 4 io7..
gross s. 24 Lxports-To Great Britain ssh coastwse
1855. Sales, 5,o7a
Cotton Quiet and steady middng loc. low middling.
91sc good ordinary. ssc Net receipts. 2565 bales;
Net receipts. 10 $50 gross, - S52 kxportsTo Great
Britain 2637l TO France 3oi1 to the Channel 10 1873;
cot,or ouist. middiny 1o.c I.w middiin" ai;c ,od
w,sa :,57 sales sou stock Ss5i7 Westiv~Se.
recepts s6a Export-ro Great Britain 1851 TO inc
ooh''"e"'' ''''o' ''"''"'0' -o,'o'' o"es, "'o,n
c..n .nu ,,,ar ,ok SA'hSsn m,S Ms.c" d 70, 1878
ports to shc Coninent Si9,. sales o ss1ck 1"3il.
weeky-Net receipts. ii.3n bales; gross. 633 Ex-
5ooo c -, 80 .-o
c An ,,s,, WHHk.hs s M ,s, To- is.s
Iohc: good ordinary; 'ssc Net reeepts 4e5 bales,
Weeky-Ns. receipts, 65os bales. Expor.s-To Great
cossswlse iss. Saes' n 10 to
Shirts ,urpentne rm az So osn STEADY Al 81 81 for
strained Crude tupeune steady at 81 IS for hard aud
vo =, c.u.na BUFFALO; M HsG PIP TO- iS7s
sh,nssa prices Who's, a;m, safe. q 1890 su,hs, No.
s... OF sa w. at xix and
yellow ~ t.c , "n' ey ''eIuy SAFES OF
IH,U nse, quoted W 81 OF m for c,x %as
ossr S"''s
EsssRts By ~ @ a 2g s sssr 1890
g. Goo S ss.Ss;s 4:
d''' barley 10000 do rye 1900 DO MAJ, - ,s,s
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and account o51 new four ana malt per cent bonds,
1881 1857; hve-twsnty bonds OF 1857, 1917 ten
forty bonds, 1861 1861; aves OF 1881, 1919 Erie
common shares, loN 1O1s Erie preferred, 25 Illinois
Central, 70 a 76H.
STATE BONDS.
State bonds at the Board were y higher for Ten
nessee SKIES new. and do. SERIES and steady Tor
South Carolina SKIES april and 0ctober) and
fundabIs, TO which and District Of Columbia a65's
dealings were confined.
RAILROAD BONDS
Railroad bonds continued strong and prices werc
generally higher.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-16
COTTON RECEIPTS.


The following statement of the t1ai net receipts OF
cotton at all ports since september l. Is77:-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-16
FINANCIAL.
COMMERCIAL


The financial article Of this mornings Duly Telegraph
yesterdays rise the price OF silver In
sequence Of tho purchase OF $75oOOo for shipment 10
America
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-16
GOLD FOR SILVER.
CONTINUED FROM EIGHTH PAGE. !

forenoon there seemed to be quite an eagerness on
the part OF the pubic to obtain some oil the coin
Business people, having the opportunity 10 make u
display OF the coin In their windows while 1t is yet
novelty, rushed in with small sums oil gold and ex-
changed IT. The larger part OF the amount dis
ributed, however, considerable sums TO banks
and brokers' The excitement died away early, and
very few people called to obtain the in the after
noon. Wall street exchange Office attracted some
attention during part OF the day by exchanging the
new coin for greenbacks.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-16
ININQ SHARES.
The closing prices 10 Sam Yrapclsco were:-


The total sales Of stocks the Board to-day aggre-
gated 125, 29l shares.
The imports OF dry goods at this port for the week
we're 81 s94 1888, and the amount marke.ed ST. 5ll
The total Imports OF dry goods since January were
ST. 49, 1885, and the total amount marketed SCI
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BEFORE CALI-l2.3n p. NJ.
$4,000 Toll AW LIST, st l.

$1,000 Cs 8's c, 81. 1863 $1,000 US SIS IO4k
500 US 30 c, 's5, iu4 1000 US AZ 6i ~. io,s
1000 US 52or 67.. LOT 10000 US AZ Q. 81 -. lU.ls
10000 Is $40 B7... 1861 10000 do....... b3 1U2L
1880 p. NJ.
$4,000 US 6's ST.. 1861 $4,000 Us $50 67 1O7
10000 US520 c. 90 nb3 1O41 10000 US SIS ri. IO4k
10000 Us 52Or 67 b3 lO7 $1,000 Us SIS 81 be 1O4k
10000 US 5-20r '87... 107
$3.50 P. II.
$4,000 US 6's 81. 106X $25OOO US SIS 1910 c. lbs
$1,000 Us5 zoe '6Jn bis 1919 $1,000 Us SIS o. S be IO4K
26O0 do be 1O4 10000 Us AZ c, 91 -. IO4s
10000 Us $40 Q, '6Z b3 iO7 10000 Us A. 1907 IO2s
5000 US 10 40 104X 1OU00 Us As small c.. lUlL
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but quickly steadicd, and advanced from 4 to u per
sen and closed strong at the following quotations.
THE FOREIGN MARKE'


The London advcos report consoIs at 95A for money
and At o54 95,l Tor the account against 95,I 96h
~ the close yesterday. United States bonds were
weak at further decline Of u 10 u per cent Erie
fell OF to ION loA Tor the common and rs for the,
preferred Illinois Central fell Off to rs 76k. The
Bank 81 England gained f14 900 bullion to-day on bal
ance. At Paris rentes are steady al 1lof 25c. Ex-
change on London was quoted at PSI. l4hc The
closing prices In London wsro :--Consos for money
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-16
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKETS.

Totals. 800 II 24e e.o7s 1857
the
s.y. 's. rfss sn s;ss e g Is
Sss net sale. as % 80 S Ds
cattle sale. iao: steer. sss psIS
a1s steers t AZ es per h. weight Gw o4 Illinois steers
weight 81 sw ~ inS. steers =! zoe
] s's5s I 's e. s 's:a H
g: s II: III Is 8 s..s !, sS E. f.
q @ q. ss gi pc. Cay sa st .r ssvc.
KIN ssd isr s,c%sr p S.:oad psi ~,
ssish' 7sws bulls; live x:sSs
ssS.i Il still .s bulls s pc, weight Xii 1ss1' *
ss % Ri s. s sssd:
b weight s sum 'sa ssa fas'is Per
os s .s and s Sss s.sss g. @
per head at per j. head o1s per i ':s
s ss.s E H s s. ss1
per S weigh; ~ sw y Limos steers a ac per To-
:: g Ou Live ssss iSp ,n lbs ss5 asaa
With = Of the lot, weight So e~. strong: Is still
S nShA. so e Is a.
ps Vii 10 a & per %. ns
81 of per head on ID head and 5oc of head go
SHEEP AND on this forenoon was fair but
SIS 10 So per tor sheep; mixed focks 6c per To-
No further quotations; quaiy from to choice
per head At s5 80 per ew..;; IA state sheep;
state sheep, weight - lbs strong per head, at
sac. h. rs Mc6igan sheep, weight 80 lbs per head
head, a. &C. perlb J. Kirby Co. sold 2ie Ohio sheep.
weight lo7 lbs head at &C. per h. Hume Elliott
Co. sold 2O5 Michigan sheep, weight s01 lbs per head
at 51ec. per 10. Judd buckingham sold 4I6
Illlnol, sheep, weight 81 lbs per head at S. 10
head. at 6hc per h. 10 mixed sheep and lambs weight
90 lbs per head, at 6Hc per ID Newton Holmes sold
292 Ohio sheep weight lot lbs per head, SIC per h.
pdcock sold 1877 Indiana sheep. weight II lbs
head. at tic. per ID.
MILcm Cows NO sales reported on this forenoon.
VEALs AND CALvEs-Tbose hand held sale
hogs sold 4Sc per h. only 81 head wero
dat
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-16
HAVANA MARKETS.

HAVANA. March 10. IS7s
Sugars Arm. Spanish goe. 222i, 223 Exchanges ir-
reguar GU the Unitci states sixty asy: currency "a
"a premium: short sight do, premium sixty days.
gold, 4 premium; short sight, 5Js 81 premium. ON
London, ~ lzts premium; on PsSiA Npssmiuna.
The Morning herald., 1878-05-03
HE WASN'T USED TO TT.


Verdi, the eminent artist, who, being a
foreigner, is not well up in American in
ventions, retired to his room in San Fran
cisco, and, after partially disrobing him
self, was startled by fearful noises from an
adjoining room. On the still midnight air
came these words: "Give me the gold-I
must have the money now!" and the reply:
monster! would you murder me? Help!
help! help" Verdi had just learned
enough about the American District Tele-
graph Companys instruments to know
very little about them, but he started for
the box in the hall in his robe de n,tit, and
called successfully for all that was on the
dial. Directly his calls were answered.
A ton of coal, policeman, doctor, a
messenger, and squad of the fre-b brigade
appeared, and the terrible tragedy resolved
itself into private rehearsal between the
leading man and the heavy villain of an
amateur troupe, both of whom were found
snoring in their beds when the avenging
mob burst open their bedroom door. u
The Morning herald., 1878-05-03
~ FAMOUS DUBLIN DOCTOR.

A most readable paper is sketch Of DIR.
William Stokes, the great physician of
Dublin, and one of the most genial, laugh
ter-loving, witty men who ever lived, and
one, too, who, on occasions, dared play the
fool. He had habit of attention which,
by degrees, made his skill in diagnosis pro-
verbal, but his real greatness was his char
acter, which seems to have been. deformed
by only one defect-a hatred and intoler-
ance of stupidity, the commonest of the
faults of the quick-witted. They never
will see that stupid people are wanted by
the world just as inorganic matter is want
ed by the stomach, and wish to be always
swallowing pure nutriment. Naturally,
DR.. Stokes despised Englishmen, who al
ways appeared to him, as to many other
Irishmen, the stupidest of mankind, and
he once expressed the feeling in this per
fectly epigrammatic form: IF charming
English girl married vulgar, forward
Irishman "a frequent occurrence), and We
wondered at it, he would say My dear fel
low, you are stumbling upon great truth
The Saxon has no power of diagnosis!"
The Morning herald., 1878-05-03
A SINGULAR DUEL.

A singular duel occurred in Boston, Eng
land. recently. An ass had been accus-
toned to visit one of his own kind which
grazed on neighbor's land, an action
looked upon with much disfavor by an old,
black ram, which pastured in the same
field. Accordingly, he attacked the ass,
goring him grievously, but the ass met bis
assaults with great courage, sprang about
with astonishing agility, and kicked him
with great force. At last he seized the
ram by the nose and shook him as dog
worries rat bit him about the neck re-
oeatedly, and left him weltering in his
blood. The combat lasted for nearly half
an hour, and the ram died soon after 1t
ended.
The Morning herald., 1878-05-03
QUEER MISSILES OF WAR.

An Indian prince of the name of Moolraj
was besieging some English troops, and,
finding his bullets coming to an end, sud-
denly bethought him of pile of tin canis-
ters which he had somewhere captured,
and which, as is usual, he rammed whole
into his cannon, supposing that the tin
cans were all freighted with canister shot.
What was the amazement of the besieged
the next morning to find that old Moolraj
was firing into their camp potted lobster,
jugged hare, anchovy and bloater paste,
venison, picked herrings, nicely cooked
grouse, chow-chow, and the other delica-
cies of the season. The canisters contained
nothing but hermetically sealed provisions,
and the storm of victuals lasted for three
days.
The Morning herald., 1878-05-03

THE manufacture of what is commonly
known, in commerce., as "India ink" Is
carried on upon very large scale at shang-
hal, where very superior description Is
prepared. The cause Of the difference In
quality between the various inks made IN
China results from the unemployment OF
constant material for the production OF
the lampblack. In order to impart an
agreeable odor to the substance, the Shang-
bal manufacturers add small quantity OF
musk and camphor from the isle of Borneo'
two articles which are exceedingly dear IN
the celestial empire. The 'Indian ink"
manufactured by the Japanese is inferior
In quality to that of the Chinese, the
former not being SO well versed in the
manner Of preparing the lampblack'
which is the real secret of the whole
art.
The Morning herald., 1878-05-03

The proposed bridge over the Bosporus
involves two or three great feats of en-
o;neerine. one of which will be the bold
central arch, 750 feet span, or more than
an eighth of mile. The accomplishment
Of this feature will necessitate the most
careful labor and great cost, for two cais-
sons will have to be sunk in over 100 feet
Of water, and this can only be done by
coferdams and special contrivances, in
their completeness yet unknown to en-
cheering. The current at the point where
these piers would rest is very strong, COM
ing through the Dardanelles from the Sea OF
Marmora, and rushing to the Black Sea.
The two central piers, constituting the
backbone of the bridge, will be fifty feet
thick, of solid granite blocks, locked to-
gether with iron braces, side view of the
bridge presenting, below the highest points
Of the arches, an intricate system of re-
enforce braces. Besides the main span OF
$50 feet, there will be two spans OF 500
feet each, adjoining the central one, and
the distance between the arches will go on
diminishing as the bridge approaches
either shore, until the arches reach the
minimum width of 200 feet.
The Morning herald., 1878-05-03

An instrument has been invented for re.
eOrdng the motion of the earth in lts
hourly progress through space. The prln-
ciple of its construction is, that delicately
made pendulum will continue to osclllate
In the same direction as started, and pre-
serving that plane, mark the movement OF
the earth beneath it. The apparatus Is
about six feet high, consisting of an iron
tripod and fine pendulum. There is an
index attached to the upper portion of the
pendulum, and, when the latter is started,
this is perfectly still. In six minutes the
earths motion becomes apparent, and the
needle shows about one degree of devia-
ton. In one hour, the movement is so
marked that the distances traversed
by the earth may be estimated from its
data.
The Morning herald., 1878-05-03
SCIENTIFIC.

vonr abundant supply of Sea Island
...n has long been great desideratum
'D' wv .ho SINNERS of counts of yarn run
N,' :.a from a5o's to 3oo's. 1t is well known
.h,t % the long and silky fibre which grows
an , the slopes of Georgia and Florida, and
=, rhjoh is so highly valued by English manu-
,,oturers, has, in fact, for years fallen
.hort M of the required quantity. 1t appears,
..wover - that some time ago a parcel OF
~. Sea Island seed was sent to FIJI, and,
.,fter having been sown in a chosen dis
triot the experiment has proved SO sue
...sfu1 that a material almost equal to the
famed Georgian is produced, which COM
mauds ready sale in England. A London
;ournal states, in this connection, that not
limo ago. Belfast manufacturer, largely
,nnaoed in the make of very fine muslins,
.,robasad in Manchester several lots of
hgh.cl yarns that had been spun from
ths Fiji cotton, and had portion of the
,ot woven through an 1900 reed. The re-
sult was that the web thus produced ap-
neared, in beauty and texture, very little
Inferior to those gossamer-like fabrics which
.,s woven in such perfection in Hindos-
The Morning herald., 1878-05-03
A CLOUD BURST DESTROYS TEN
PERSONS.

A cloud burst struck the town of Canaan
che, CAL. recently, causing the death OF
ten Chinese. -Four tunnel-shaped clouds,
dark as night, apparently about 500 yards
apart, with their apex trailing the ground
were observed passing in northeasterly
direction, and it was apparent that there
was a very heavy precipitatin of rain.
Soon the slopes of the hills were covered
with torrents of water, which carried with
it brush, fences, and even rocks, to the
oulches below. In few minutes Conan
che creek, already carrying its maximum
of water was vastly increased in volume
so as to overspread the flats on either slde'
and fences, hencoops, and the litter about
the houses in Chinatown began to move.
A bank of murky water several feet IN
height, bearing brush, fences, debris OF all
kinds, cattle, horses and pigs, was hurled
forward with fearful momentum. AS II
st,ucl Chinatown, built on the creek, the
low, shabby tenements gave way with a
crash. A Chinaman, with his wife and
child. who had mounted the roof, were
borne past, vainly appealing for aid it was
impossible to give. In Ia few minutes an
other house yielded to the mad torrent
As it fell and parted, I had momentary
glimpse of its half-dozen inmates including
woman and her newborn babe, when the
roof closed down, burying all beneath the
flood; only one man arose to Chamber upon
tbe roof, where he retained his position
until out of sight. He was finally rescued
by seizing bush and dragging hlmsel'
out-Stockton Independent. - .
Out Of tho depths vs - z snr tru'
II
The Morning herald., 1878-05-03

A MACHINE is described lately for making
dry pulp from dry wood, in cheap and
simple manner-pulp of this kind having
The advantage of being readily shipped,
not liable to freeze, and convertible with
eSs labor into paper. This apparatus
srlnds up the wood by exposing it to the
action Of a cylinder covered with grinding
surface Of glue, ground flint, quartz, and
emery, and the pulp is conveyed. by a
hopper and an endless revolving belt to a
fecaprocating screen. A number of ma
chimes may be arranged side by side, ac-
eordlng to the quantity Of pulp to be manu-
laotured, and, as the machines are simple
IN their construction, they can be operated
quite inexpensively.
The Morning herald., 1878-05-03

A recent Belgian publication shows
that the actual population of the earth is
about a thousand millions, about equally
divided between male and females. Every
year about 80, 900, 900 die; every day, 9l,.
334; every hour, $3.50; every minute, Co.
Therefore, there is death every second.
Tn civilized countries there are more births
than deaths; but the whole world con
sidered, the former is about equal to thai
of the latter. More people are born and
die in the night time than in the day, and
generally speaking, low-sized men die be.
fore those of tall stature. Eight thousano
and sixty-four languages are spoken in the
world-5s7 in Europe, 1876 in Asia, 27f
in Africa, and 1884 in America.
The Morning herald., 1878-05-03

There is a public oficerin England called
the Queens Proctor, who, when he sus-
meets collusion in divorce case, Inter-
venes" in the suit, to the great chagrin OF
the guilty party.
An Ohio court has just granted a mans
net;tion for divorce from his wife on the
ground of her habitual drunkenness, the
intoxication arising from the excessive use
of morphine. The Court held that it
makes no difference in law whether the in
toxication proceeds from the use OF strong
drink or from narcotics. ~. :,
The Morning herald., 1878-05-03

Dutch company recently obtained from
.ne khedive Of Egyt the right of draining
Lake Mareotis, by which means some TO-
wv \. acres may again be brought under cuL
tivation.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-03-04
THE BUFFALO ROBE THIEVES.

The examination of the thieves whose.
headquarters were in Charleston, Yer
mont, and Monroe, N. H., was had at
States Attorney lde's Office in this place
on the ed, with the following result
Freedom H. Bean was placed under ST.
600 bonds Walter Eastman, $500;
Chester Eastman, $500; Gilbert East
man, $1,000; Henry Gooche, $500;
and Gilbert Eastman and Henry Gooche
were each fined $50 and costs for selling
liquor at Lyndon. For want Of bail
they were all committed to await the
action of the grand jury at June term of
court.
The operations of this gang have been
systematic, widespread and of long
standing. Some of these parties have
been running liquor out of Canada and
peddling it along the road as far south
as Mclndoe's, for the past four years.
Their thieving operations have mainly
been more recent. On the l4th Of JAN
uary they took two robes and pair of
spices from George Stoddard of Peach
am and two robes and a harness from
a Mr.. Winter of same town; and on
February I'd, two robes and a harness
/ from E. D. Palmer of Peacham. All the
above property was found, identified and
restored. The same night they took two
hides from Richie & Blair's store, West
Barnet. These were sold to Mr.. Witch
er of Barton. On December %. they
stole at East st. Johnsbury buffalo
robe and overcoat from Russell Risley,
Jr., and the same night two new buffalo
robes and harness from Almon E. San.
born of Lyndon, and harness from "a
Mr.. Gibson in Westmore. All this prop.
erty also was found, identified and re-
stored Some of this property was no
discovered until few days before The
examination. On Wednesday, Sheriff
Preston and Deputy Ide of Lyndon wen
to Eastman's house in Charleston, ant
after thorough search. Sanborn's robe
were found behind partition in til,
chamber, a lot of boards having beef
piled up against the hole where the,
were thrust in. A harness and othe
property was also found in same place
and two more harnesses covered up il
the manure heap at the barn. Other sto
len property was found at his son Her
bert's, in South Barton at a nephew
| in Holland some at Mr.. Morrill's i
Barnston, Canada, and at the house G
a man named Steele, in Barnet Som
also was found at Gooche's house i
Monroe, including grin dstone, whiffie
trees, whips, etc., and the rest was scat
tered about the country where it ha
been traded off by the thieves Called
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-03-04

A GENTLE HINT.-In our style of eli
mate, with its sudden changes of tempe
nature rain, wind and sunshine often
'intermingled IN single day-it is no
wonder that our children, friends and
relatives are so frequently taken from us
by neglected colds. A bottle of Boschee's
German Syrup kept about your home for
immediate use will prevent serious sick
ness, a large doctors bill, and perhaps
death. by its use. For curing consump-
ton, hemorrhages, pneumonia, severe
coughs, Group or any disease of the throat
or lungs. its success is simply wonderful,
as your druggist will tell you. German
Syrup is now sold in every town and
village on this continent. Sample bottles
for trial, 10c.; regular size. 75c. Sold
in Barton Village by E. F. Dutton, at
Barton Landing by l.. D. Wilson. OIL
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-03-04
Spetia1 gotites.
A WORD TO cLERGYMEK.

Friend, stop that cough! Do not neglect a
Common Cold even for day. 1t may end in Consump>
ton and death. REV. n II. Downs ELIXIR has cured
thousands both old and young; and it will cure you
if taken freely and in season. This ELIXIR has been
before the American people FoRTY-sIx YEARS and has
never failed give relief to all who have used it. 1t
has won its way by ACTUAL SERVICE until it has be-
come household friend in thousands of our best FAM
ilies Regular physicians and recommend it.
Clergymen and all public speakers are its best patrons
Railroad Employees. much exposed to colds. coughs.
etc.,. should always it, Farmers, Lawyers. Mer-
chants and everybody, old and young speak highly in
its praise
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-03-04

A lively discussion is now under way
here in the press, the nature of which
would highly delight Mr.. Darwin were
he only here to witness, and perhaps
take hand in it. The proprietors of
the Aquarium, who are constantly ex-
tending the attractions of that institu-
tion by the accumulation of animal won
ders. something la Barnum Of old, re-
Gently imported from Africa a pair of
chimpanzees, or an-monkeys, for ex-
hibition. The creatures do look almost
human, and the Aquarium folks sought
to take them from the vessel without
paying the customary duty on live ami
mails, on the ground that it was by no
means settled whether the upright and
tallless chimpanzees were the lowest
grade of men or the highest grade of
monkeys. Uncle Sam was a tride stag
gered by this novel proposition, but
finally declined to put SO fine scientific
point on the subject, and compelled pay
ment of the duty under protest, by the
owners, who have since commenced writ
ing letters to the papers, half in banter
half in earnest. supporting the Darwin
ian theory, and drawing out numerous
replies which treat the Aquarium claims
with various degrees of seriousness.
Meanwhile, people flock to see the ''crit-
ters'' about which there is SO much dis
pute, and SO the astute managers fee
perhaps somewhat compensated for the
hardships which they claim to have
suffered RADIx.