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Connecticut western news., 1878-09-12
THE YELLOW FEVER.
SCENES AT THE ooMNnssARy DEPARTMENT IN NOTWITHSTANDING THE HUNGRY HEART-RENDINa SCENES.

The Memphis AU0l0nche says The King of Terrors continues to snatch victims with fearful rapidity. One by one those who remain in the city and are liable to the monster malady are taken down, and the question is asked by those yet on their feet, "Who will be the next to fall ?" But three short weeks ago our city was active with busi- ness of all classes, our people were happy and prosperous, and the entire business community was in cheerful temper over the prospect of heavy and lucrative fall trade. Now our streets are deserted, our stores and residences empty, and out of population of more than 50,000 barely 5000 remain, and of these nearly 500 arc in the grave, and perhaps double that number lie suffering with racking pains and burning levers. But three weeks have passed since the fever broke out among us, and from six to eight weeks must yet elapse before relief can be extended and the fever checked by the appearance of frost. The scenes about the aid centres remind one of the days of war. Particularly does the waiting crowd of basket-holding people about the Commissary Department awaken in the writer's memory the days following the capture of the city of Sa- vannah, when the people of q starved town, many the members of families of the first social position, went daily to take their place in long line and draw the ratlons which the generous people of the cities of the North had sent in great ship loads to the suffering South ern port. Here the crowd is made up of negroes, who sit on the curbing, sit on the pavement of the street beyond the falling of the Commissary Depot, and, clutching their baskets and the orders from ward committees, watch intently the large door and listen in vain to hear their own names pronounced by the black crier, mounted on the box upon the windows ledge. The crowd is four or five hundred in number during the livelong day. The system of giving ra- tions, as worked by the Relief Commit tee, is as cautious, as proof against inn position, probably, as it is possible to make It. All applications of the needy are made to ward committeeman, whose duty it is to look into the justice of the claims made to them, and then to give Q draft on Commissary Maccabe for the number of rations and the number of days. This draft is presented, and the holders name and time for drawing and number of rations are entered in Q large indexed book. From this book they are fed in turn as long as their drafts call for. Over thirty thousand rations have been issued so far, and the demand is increasing daily in proportion to the rapidly growing want and utter destitu- tion among the colored people. The books of the Commissary are admirably kept, showing every ounce of food re- ceived through any source, and showing clearly it's disposition.
Connecticut western news., 1878-09-12
A Valuable Medical Treatise.

The edition for 1879 of the sterling Medical Annual, known as Hostetter's Almanac, is now ready, and may be obtained, free of cost, of druggists and general country dealers in all parts of the United States and British Amer ica, and indeed in every civilized portion of the Western Hemisphere. This Almanac has been issued regularly at the com mencement of every year for over one fifth of century. It combines, with the soundest practical advice for the preservation interesting and amusing light reading, and the calendar, astronomical calculations, chrono- logical items, etc., are prepared with great care and will be found entirely accurate. The issue of Hostetter's Almanac for 1879 will probably be the largest edition of a medical work ever published in any country. The proprietors, Messrs. Hos letter tS Smith, Pitts burgh, Pa., on receipt of two-cent stamp will forward copy by mail to any person who cannot procure 1t in his neighborhood.
Connecticut western news., 1878-09-12
Fighting the Yellow Fever.

The poor mah at Memphis is the suf- ferer the man of wealth has gone away with his money or locked it up behind him. Says the AUaIonche |" Mem- phis has many rich men who own pala- tial stores along Main street. There is not one of these rich men here to-day, in the hour of our greatest calamity. These rich men are neither represented in person nor by their surplus dollars The majority of the men who are stand ing in the deadly breach, fighting the most gigantic plague that ever cursed American soil, are men who do not own $1 in real estate in Memphis" Where, it asks, is this man and that raan, giving their names, "and score of others that we propose to mention at future time Have we seen the light of their oounte- nances or the color of their money ? Facts are stubborn things, and we are now treating of facts. The men who are to day standing in the fore front of the battle have no capital but their man. hood. God bless them. "
Connecticut western news., 1878-09-12
MARKET NOTES.
NEW YORK MARKET.

The wholesale New York market quotations show:
 Beans-Prime, 1.55; fair to good $1.45 Butter.-N. Y. sold at 2Oc. for choice in pails, and 12a15c. common to good. Western sold at 2lc and the common Western at Case.
 Cheese.-Factory fancy, Sc]S.; do. fair 711c
 Eqqs.-Quotations ranged from l6c for or dinary to 18c. for New York, New Jersey al.d Pennsylvania
 Fzo,u.-Suporfiue New York and Western $3 30d3S5; extra New York $4.09a4.20.
 Hay.-shipping 4od45c,; clover 3oo35c.; salt S0d35 straw 25d40c.
 Hops.-New York 7a12; Eastern 7a9c yearlings 2a3c., ods 1d2c.
 Pet,o5e,u,.-Reiined 1094c. crude 53sc. in bulk; in barrels SdS15c. Naptha Sc. in shipping order, and 13]1dl4]9c in eases, and 12c. in barrels.
 Pork.-New mess gil 20a11 25 Family mess 1900, extra prime $11.50, dressed hogs 5s4a6A
 Wheat.-Spring No. 3, $1.02. Milwaukee, No. 2, $1.15.A .AAmber $1.O7. White $1.2l.
 Rye.-State 60d62c
 Wool.-Ohio Pennsylvania and Virginia XXX 40a42c., XIX 36"3S., X 34d37c. No 1, 36d 88c. No 2, 33u36c. common, 30d32c. New York and Western XIX 3Oa35c., and No. |, 8od35d34a37c.
 PHILADELPHIA MARKET.
 Faour.-State family $500 rye flour $3 25. Wheat, State $1.05. Amber $1.os Corn yellow 52c.; mixed State 49c.
 PetroLe,n,-Refned 101c.; crude S1sc.
 Wool-State and Western xX 37d40c., K 36d 37c. medium 37d3Sc., coarse 33c. CATTLE MARKETS. BUFFAIO.-Cattle good quality, $4.05 Hogs, fair to good $4. 3Oa$4. 60 best $4. .65
 EAST LIBERTY, PENN.--Best cattle $5.10, medium to good $400d4.50 common to fair 3.60d3.75 Hogs, Workers, S4 l5a4. 25 Phla- delphias, $4.50d4.90. Sheep, $3.25a4.15.
 WATEnTowN, MAss.--Cattle, choice &7.50 extra S7 00u7 25, first quality, $6 00a6. 50 second qual. $5.00a5.50, third quality 400 a4.75. Sheep and lambs--wool sheep, $3.45a b.50, extra $3.00d5.00, sheared 315G54c l spring lambs 31<a5c..y veal calves Sa5c
Connecticut western news., 1878-09-12
United States Bonds.

A statement has been prepared by the Loan Division of the Treasury Depart ment in Washington showing in detail the extent of the retirement of United States bonds, bearing interest at 6 per cent, for which bonds bearing lower rate of interest have been issued, and the saving of interest from the transac- tion. The computation is to September 1, 1878. The amount of 6 per cents re- deemed between December l, 1871, and February 15, 1876, for the payments of which , per cents were sold, aggregated $470, ,543, 900; the saving effected was $23, ,547 476.36. The amount retired from December l, 1876, to September Il, 1877, tor which 4l per cents were sold, aggregated 1885, ,00O, ,000, and the saving effected is $3, ,662, 300. The amount sold between October 15, 1877, and August 22, 1878, for the payment of which per cents were sold, aggregated $75, 5,000,00 and the saving effected was $966, ,666.83. The total amount of per cents redeemed amounts to $73O, ,543, ,000 and the saving effected by the sale of bonds bearing lower rate of interest to replace them aggregates BPS, 160, 142, go.
Connecticut western news., 1878-09-12
A Legal Occasion.

Chancellor Runyon, of New Jersey, has just rendered a dicision in case which came before him that is of interest to newspaper publish ITS. He decides that legal advertisement published in supplement answers the requirements of the law just the same as though the advertisement were inserted in the regu- lar paper. He says that 0 supplement is part of the paper, and is only so issued because the regular edition of the paper will not contain all the matter the pub llsher desires to give his readers. He decides also that a legal advertisement inserted in Ready-Print newspaper is "legal and sufficient, and both d sub- stantial and literal compliance with the statutary requirement.
Connecticut western news., 1878-09-12

-M1k0 Cr6eus InAo A'o JSesAS O1u, oolored, committed an indecent W ,sault upon a young white woman in Prince George county, Md. He was b anged to a tree by band of citlzens.
 Three hundred and ninet y-four peti- tions in bankruptcy were f led in New York city on the last day of such filing. On the same day 400 app lications were made in Chicago.
 British Columbia wants to secede from the Canadian Union, if it fails to carry out the settlement of 1874 by May next.
 The insurgents and Turkish regu- lars are fighting at Trebigne, where the regulars hold the citadel and the insur- gents demand it.
 Fred. Gardiner, James Tuthill and Thomas Hamilton were badly injured by premature blast while digging 8 we'll at Poughkeepsie. N. Y.
 Seven men were prostrated by an explosion of "black damp" in the new tunnel of the Stanton mine at Wilkes barre, Pa. One of the men, William Dougherty, could not be resuscitated.
 In collision between two coal trains near Locust Gap, Pa., Frank Mulligan and Peter Choppy were instantly killed, and the engineer was slightly wounded. Thirty-fve coal cars were demolished.
 A large portion of Herzegovina has been subiugated by the Austrians. -The Fountain House, of Waukesha, Wis, was burned. The total loss was $13O, ,OOO, with insurance of $5O,O00.
 Mine buildings were destroyed by fire at Put-in.Bay. Loss from S125, ,00C So $15O,OOO. It is thought q gang oi thieves set the hotel on fire for the pur. pose of robbery, as the rooms were bro' ken open at the first alarm, and lewelry and clothing stolen. A negro waiter at the Put-in-Bay House perished in the flames.
 The number of failures in New York city during the month of August is very large in consequence of the repeal of the Bankrupt law, as many firms and individuals failed in order to take the benefit of it's provisions. Int total liabilities are $14, 495, ,109 and tht assets are placed at $1, 1926, 172. .-
 The Czar of Russia has informed tho Sultan of Turkey that he considers tho reported outrages on Mussul mans il Roumelia are exaggerated.
 Eight persons have been killed ant I thirty wounded bv a railroad ollisior at Settingbourne Junction, in the soutl of England.
 Three young lad1es were drowned while bathing in the River OStawa a Pembroke, Ontario, Canada.
 Mrs. Joseph Closer, wife of re spectable old farmer living near Detroit Mich. went down stairs to her husband'i room to awaken him and found hin murdered, his skull being broken Christopher Brienstenbach, seventeen years old, grandson, who slept in the same room, but who is now missing together with forty dollars which, .the ole man had secreted about his person, ii suspected of the crime. ....
 A delegate from the "Soldiers Home," of Washington, offered his ser vices and those of sixty-fve other soldier' of the Home who are pensioned by th' government, to the Howard Association at Memphis, to serve as watchmen, DO lice, nurses, or In any capacity, withou compensation.
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Connecticut western news., 1878-09-12

The Journal des Debdts has recent lv given statistics respecting the number of horses possessed by different coun- tries. Throughout the whole of the Turkish dominions there are estimated to be only 100000 horses, while the Russian provinces are credited with the possession of DO fewer than 21 ,570, 900. Austro- Hungary has about $500, 900, and Germany 3,352, ,0O0. France, which had considerably more than 5000, GOO Q few years ago, has now rather less than that number, and England stands only fourth on the list, with 2,255,O0O. The United States has total of $500, 900 ]; Canada, 2.4eO. GOO; the Argentine Re- public. 4,ooO, 900; and Uruguay, l,6OO,- 900.
Connecticut western news., 1878-09-12
Enf PRnnlR AIndn l.enn

Physicians and physologists have long scratched their heads" and "burned the midnight oil, seeking to devise some means whereby excessive corpulency might be either prevented or controlled. Until recently all " theories" especial directions" and reme- dies, have failed. But ut last the problem Is solved Allans Anti-Fat will surely and posi- tivoly reduce flesh fromthree to six pounds per week. No medicine or combination of medi- cines has ever been discovered that would pro- duce such wonderful results, and at the same time improve the general health. Sold by druu0ists
Connecticut western news., 1878-09-12
A Trip tO New York. TElitDrs Enrrnspon1nn I

ExcERPT.-Our party of course, stopped at the Grand Central Hotel, which is to New York what the Grand Hotel is to Paris-unrivalled in all its appointments. We were perfectly de- lighted with our stay at this palace of hospita- ble welcome, which has won a reputation as wide as the continent for its sumptuous tables, halls ofunrivalled splendor, parlors, chambers, and saloons, that challenge the admiration of all visitors. The Grand Central has nearly one thousand rooms, and every traveller should stop at this model house as every attention, comfort and luxury are enjoyed here for the reasonable prices of s250 to $500 per day.
Connecticut western news., 1878-09-12

A miller near Coleford, England, beat his wife and threatened his children when summoned for not sending the lat ter to school. Forty women of the neighborhood met, flogged him soundly, and would have ducked him in the par ish pond had he not on his knees pro- tested his penitence. They threw buckets of water over him and then allowed him to rise and depart.
Connecticut western news., 1878-09-12
The United States.

At St. Paul, Minn, the President of the United States in his address said :- The financial condition of the Govern ment of the United States is shown by its debt, its receipts and expenditures, the currency, and the state of trade with foreign countries. Let us consider the present state of the public debt. The ascertained debt reached its highest point soon after the close of the war, in August, 1865, and amounted to $2, 757,- 6S9, 571.43. In addition to this, it was estimated that there were enough unad- justed claims against the Government of unquestioned validity to swell the total debt to $3, GOO, ,OOO,OOO. How to deal with this great burden was one of the gravest questions which pressed for decision as a result of the war.
 And now give you the results. The debt has been reduced until now it is only $2,035, ,580, ,324S5. This is re- duction, as compared with the ascertained debt thirteen years ago, of $722, 109, ,246.- B. More than one-fourth of the debt has been paid off in thirteen years. If we compare the present debt with the actual debt thirteen years ago-placing the actual debt at $3, 1000, ,000, O00-the reduction amounts to about $1 ,OOO, ,OOO,- 900, or one third of the total debt. In 1865 the interest on the debt amounted to $150, ,977, ,697. 84. The total interest bearing debt is now $1, 1909, 677, 300, and the interest on this is $90, 191, ,0O7. 50. He adeed :-
 The taxes in 1866 were:
Connecticut western news., 1878-09-12

For Upwards of Thirty Years Mrs. WinSloaos Soothing Syrup has been used for children with never-failing success. Is corrects acdity of the stomach, relieves wind collie, regu- lates the bowels, cures dysentery and diarrhea, whether arising from teething or other causes. An old and wcll-tried remedy. 25c. botte
Connecticut western news., 1878-09-12
Is
 2S6,964,S26 S0
Reduction of expenses.

Reduction ct expenses"........... $l20,67S,3iS 36
 The total value of exports from the United States increased from $269, ,399,- 900 ill 1868, to $680, 693, 79S in 1878 ]; an increase of $411 293, ,S99, or 153 per cent.
 The total increase in the value of ag- rlcultural products exported from the United States in the year 1878 over the exports of the year ending June 30, 1868, amounts to $273, All ,282, or 86 per cent.
 He concludes as follows: I have no spirit of prophecy, but reasoning, let us see how it stands. The debt is great burden upon labor and capital, and it is greatly diminished and still diminish ing. Taxation is a great burden on labor and capital, and it is greatly diminished and still diminishing. So, too, as to the expenses of the Government.
Connecticut western news., 1878-09-12
$179,046.65l bS
 309,226,S13 43
.$130, 0,17O,6S0 20 1l0,55l,624 "A
$240,752,3OI 94

Reduction of taxes since 1s66.. S247 63l, ,160 O6 The expenditures have been reduced since the end of the war as follows: 1s67-Expenditures including pensions and interest,". s357, ,54s675 Is
Connecticut western news., 1878-09-12
UNITED STATES MAIL ROUTE.

The attention of the travelling public Is respect fully invited to some of the merits of this great highway, in the confident aasertiou and belief that no other line can offer equal indr cements ae c route of through travel. In
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-15
ST. PAUL DAILY GLOBE TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY l 1878

and furnish the needed luxury sin quantities to
suit The bad condition Of the roads, consequent
upon the open weather, Mr.. Carpenter says.
has a depressing effect, along with the heavy
production of the past season, upon the
prices of wheat and oats, IN
Garry particularly and generally
along the valley Of the Red River--tho former
being quoted at only fifty cents per bushel,
and tue latter at Is cents per bushel of 81
pounds.
Mr.. Carpenter is confident of large and
greatly increased immigration to that region
next summer and even now is considering pro-
posals for the transportation from Fishers
Landing to Winnipeg, of three hundred fami-
lies Of Canadian farmers carly in March next.
All Indications he is satisfied, point unmis-
takably to the fact that III very few short
years the fertile valley of the Red River will be
thickly populated and one of the richest and
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RED RIVER T14LLEY.

The River Still Open, and but Little Snow
and Ice-How an EnterprisinS Citizen Pro-
poses to Supply a Possible Ice Famine
Next Summer.
From Ira NJ. Carpenter, Esq, the popular
superintendent of the Northwestern Transport
tation Company, whose headquarters are at
Grand Forks, Dakota Territory, GLOBE re-
porter derived the extraordinary information
that there has been no crossing of the Red
River at that place on the ice this winter. But
little snow had fallen in that region, and but a
short time ago, the road out Of Garry was
SO bad that it was difficult, if not impossible,
to haul an empty hack outside the city limits
tho wheels clogging with the sticky clay, and
putting an absolute embargo on trade and
travel. Such odd freaks of the weather as this,
were totally inexplicable to the .oldest iuhabi-
tant, . who loath to believe that such things
can be in midwinter, manifesto his special
wonder in a style and language
foreign to both the taste and idiom
of the Y. NJ. G. a., while Ira admits himself
unable to account for the unwonted atmo-
spheric metamorphosis at present prevailing in
that region, he nevertheless proves himself
alive to the necessities Of the changed condi-
ton of affairs, and, to keep up with the times,
has taken the precaution to order supply of
ice freezers from New Orleans for use next
snmmer. Ice, he says, 10 "a necessity, and if
dame Nature refuses her wonted supply, he is
I lust entsrprising enough to remedy The evil,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-15
STATE EDIToRIAL CONTENTION.

The Animal Meeting to be held This
Afternoon.
The Eleventh AnnualMee of the Minnesota
Editorial Association will be held at the Cham
Der of Commerce rooms to-day, commencing at
2P. N. There are numerous important mat
tiers to be presented to the meeting, and a good
alton dance is anticipated.
The editors who had arrived last evening,
were ]. A.sLeonard Rochester Post; A. j. I'm
derwood. Fergus Falls Journal; j. w. Walsh,
Mortified Hail: NJ. O. Hail. Granite Falls
you,naz: R. G. Mitchell, Duluth Tribune; NJ.
G. Russell, Lake City Leader; z. B. Clark,
Benson Tines
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-15

While st. Paul is known and recognize
ed as the great commercial emporium
Of the Northwest, comparatively few. even Of
cur own citizens, are aware Of what that fact
signifies. A short time since the Chamber of
Commerce employed Mr. ". NJ Campbell to
obtain the statistics OF the wholesale trade of
the city for the past year, and we arc enabled,
as the result to present the following table this
morning, showing an aggregate business OF
twenty seven million, eight hundred and fifteen
thousand and seventy-two dollars:
WHOLESALE TRADE or ct. PAUL FOR 1877.
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Home B,tfldin0 Societu.


The recent issue of stock in the Home Build
ing Society having all been taken up, it has
been determined to issue $4,000 more Of q
new series, to accommodate borrowers, which
will be issued March LIST. Applicants for mem
bership who desire to borrow in this popular
society, and receive for themselves homes, had
better apply without delay to the secretary, Mr.
Thos. Prendergast, at Savings Bank, or Mr..
John Dowlan, president
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Deal With Then. as comnon There's.
fFI0Da the Detroit Free Press

From the Detroit Free Press.
The statement, for which The 4fe,c York SIR,
is authority, and which is undoubtedly within
the mark, that the amount absorbed by the de
falcations which have occurred in the United
States during the past five years exceeds thirty
millions of dollars, is well calculated to furnish
food for thought.
The policy of sentimental leniency hiss
been too generally adopted toward defaulters.
1t can be productive of no injurious results 70
society at large, and will be productive of good
in many ways, if during the next five years the
policy be adopted of dealing with defaulters as
| common thieves are dealt with.
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BUSINESS OF ST. PAUL.
RECORD OF 4 PROSPEROUS CITY

The Commercial Emporium OF the North
west Makes Splendid Exhibit of Busi-
ness for the Year 1S77--Nearly Twenty
e;eI,t Millions of Wholesale Trade, Over
Nine MILLIONS Retail and Nearly give
sIilItons of Manufactures--Figu which
sreak Volumes.
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State .Ftren,en's Contention.

The annual State Firemen's Convention will
be convened at 10 o'clock to-day, at Faribault.
Delegates left this city by the $50 train. Ac-
companying Chief r. o. Strong were +. Brewer,
G. Freeman, 7. Conway, P. II. Smith, f. d.
Hall, N. Marxen, g. B. Berge, Jos. McGeehan,
Peter Heck, J. Lunkenheimcr, Jr., d. Jansen,
delegates, and a number of other gentlemen.
Immediately after the convention the Fireman's
State Life Assurance Society will hold their an.
nual meeting and elect officers for the ensuing
year. In honor of the occasion the Faribauli
fire department. viii give q ball tonight.
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THE WEEKLY GLOBE

Ii mammoth sheet, exactly double the eize of the
Daily. It Is just the paper for the nresde contain
ing in addition to all the current news, choice mis-
ceany, agricultural natter market reports, &c. 1t
is furnished to single subscribers at $150 per year.
Clubs Of i've positively to one address) for sl.1s
each.
Postage prepaid by the publisher, on all editions.
H. P. HALL, Eiitor and Proprietor.
No. II Wabashaw Street.