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The New York herald., 1879-03-07
COMMERCIAL REPORT

COTTON ON THE SPOT uNcHANaED; FUTURES
CLOSED sTEADY-FLOUR sTEADY-wHEAT
HIGHER-CORN FIRMEB-OATs QUIET-PoRK
LOwER-LARD DULL-wHISKEY FAIRLY
ACrIvR-sPIRrrs TURPENTINE sTRADY-RosIN
sTEADY-CoFFEE sTRADY-sU0AR srRADY-
PETROLEUM NOMINAL.
THURSDAY. March Go p. NJ.
The markets were generally steady under a fair do
mand. On Change interest centred in the specu-
lative movement in wheat. which carried prices up
cent or more bushel Corn hrmer. Oats quiet
Whiskey fairly active Pork dull. Lard lower. Cot
ton the spot unchsngod futures closed steady
Groceries generally steady also
and oils. Petroleum dull but nominaly unchanged
CoyEEK-Ths market FOR Braxils dull, but steady
We sales Of 234 bags Rio Gsleo and
do (oid sale per Brothers both private tons and
withdrawn from stock 400 bags Rio per City Of Rio
Janeiro Stock hero tonight 1o775 bags Mild conec
dull aud weak We quote Ordinary cargoes, loLc a
iohc. fair do, l34c. l34c. good do, i3Alc. I4c
prime do. lac. i4xc.; extrome range for lots 1oxc
lec; Santos fair to good lshe I4c., % days. Java
25<c. Singapore. lec. lie Coyon l5c l7c.; Mara
cabo 1876 i7c; Laguayra. lac. a l5,sc.; Jamaica,
12he lUc St Domingo, l04c. l2c Porto Rico. l5tsc
li1se. Costa Rica, loc lie. Mexican, l5c. lta
Angostura loo l7e; sAvanilla. l3e l7c; Curacao,
Corros the spot quiet but steady at late prices
Tho market for futures quiet the sales for the day
ing only Al. balos Tho earliest sales were made At
about closing figures but each subsequent sale
advance tor the day of from to points The market
closed steady At the Improvement The closing
day compared with those of yesterday as folows-
lyfH
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CUSTOM HOUSE AFFAIRS.

Subject to the proclamation Of tho President Of
the United States ordering vessels arriving from in
fected districts be quarsntined in order protect
the health Of the country. the brig II. Nj. Helsens
which arrived yesterday from Trieste Italy.
dered to be anchored at Harts Island for quarantine
and disinfection. The vessel is loaded with cargo
of rags, consigned to this city.
A commission has been appointed by the Collector
and Naval ocer whose duty will be the equalization
Of pay and labor. This Board is to ascertain the
various labors performed by the employees and the
salaries drawn by them. 1t is proposed 70 scale
wages according TO the work performed.
Early yesterday morning Surveyor Graham re-
ceived an official communication from the Treasury
Department that his nomination of Colonel George
q. kibbe for Deputy surveyor of the Port, in place
of Il. u. Burton, resigned, had been confirmed.
Colonel Kibbe was notified of his appointment, and
was sworn into Office by the Collector. General
Graham accompanied his new deputy to the Barge
Oice, where he formally installed him in Office. The
following is the personnel of the Surveyor :Colonel
George q. Kbbo deputy; General George Won setback.
Colonel j. Henry Story. Major William y. Diller and
Mr. James Bscklaw. Jr staff. Mr.. Robert J. John
ston is special aid TO the Surveyor and Mr. James l..
Benedict for nearly thirty years Special Deputy sur
veyor and Auditor, retains his position Of trust
under General Graham.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
The Stock Market Fairly Ac-
tive and FeVeriSh.
Government Bonds Firm States Steady and
Railroads Strong.
MONEY ON CALL 5 A 6 A 5 PER CENT.
WALL STnEET.

THURSDAY. March Go p. NJ.
The stock market droned along to-day to the tune
Of . limited business and to o rather limited audi
ence of active operators The fact is that speculation
seems to be pitched ut low key just now. and what
with the discords between the Northwestern people
and the dissonance between prominent operators.
Stock Exchange matters good deal out Of tune
This is proven by the fact that while Western Union.
Kansas and Texas and Union Pacific were shade
better the rest of the market was something more
than shade worse In the latter category were IN
cluded Northwest common (which dropped two
per cent the cessation Of the demand
to short contracts) Delaware and
Lackawanna. Morris and Essex. Lake Shore
and the st. Paul properties. all Of which were
weaker by one-half to one per cent at the end TO-
day than at the close yesterday. The Northwestern
matter remains. however. as muddled as ever. Al
though one at least of the prodgal booksellers has
confessed the error Of his ways by buying in his
shorts. and has claimed share Of the fatted calf of
forgiveness at the hands of his colleagues there
others who remain obdurate and against these It is
whispered, legal measures will be taken. Whether
this action will amount to something nothing is
matter of conjecture. 1t had. at least effect upon
the stock. which pressed for sale and readily OBJ
tainable for purposes Of delivery. There was net
decline in Delaware and Lackawanna OF n per cent
% q result Of free sales Of long stock on the
part Of q prominent holder. and IS much
loss in Morris and Essex from pure sympathy.
From the same source there flowed stream of Erie
which foated of some fractions from the best fg-
ures Of the day. though upon the whole the price
was well sustained. Western Union closed with .
slight improvement upon opening figures. 1t Is
pretty we'll assured now that the $60OO.0Oo Of COM
pany's stock will be distributed among stockholders
of record and that the next dividend OF x cent
win apply to the entire capital Of SAL 00O 600. The
division will be equal to about Is per cent and taking
the market price at los the quotable value Of the
stock will range at about 90. Kansas and Texas i'm
proved nearly per cent the belief that tho
Burlington and Quincy Company would ultimately
control the road. and from the hope that the new
Congress- would enact something favorable to the
opening of the Indian Reservation.
The opening. highest lowest and closing prices Of
stocks, at the New York Stock Exchange to-day
fol1
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DOMESTIC MARKETS.

GALvEsTON, March Q, 1879.
Cotton easy; middng, oc low middlng. Sssc good
dinary she Not receipts, 2t2 bales; gross 2UJ Ex
ports great Britain, s71; coastwise Sales
Stock, ~, ,S24.
NEW ORLEANs March q. 1879
Cotton soadicr; middling Vtac low middiing S7sc
good ordinary sc Net receipts 5S bales; gross 76
Exports Great Britain S3s5 to tho Continent 265i
Sales, 800; last evening, UOO. Stock, 800. .495.
MopiLR March @, 1879.
Cotton quiet, steady; middling &C.; low mlddling sac
good ordinary Sc Net receipts CAB bales Exports
wse, 739. Sales, LOO. Stock 30,7o6.
SAVANNAH March o, 1879.
Cotton quiet middlipg 5-i1c. low middng, Dc
good ordinary, sac Not receipts s3l bales Exports TO
the Continent 4OcO coastwiso. 256. Sales, 4UO; last
CHARLFsrox March q. 1879
Cotton quiet; middline Okla iSv middns- pka ssod
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BUSINESS TROUBLES.

Pietro Isoa. sculptor. carrying on business ~,dsi
the style Of Casoni lsola. made assignment yes
tcrday to William b. wadsworth. giving preferences
to Giovanni Isoa. of Massa. Italy, for $2o.o97 "a.
borrowed money. loaned capital
Frank Durwanger. grocer. made an assignment
yesterday to George L. Carlisle. giving two prefer
ences tor $600
George l.. Iussen Christopher Lussen and Henry
Lussen dealers in this city and Jersey CITY,
ell to Albert Lussen.
Charles Brunins fled an assignment yesterday -
ChAxlas Wahl.
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The following were the closing quotations at three

The total sales Of stocks at the Board to-day agQre
gated 1886 shares. which distributed ~ fol-
lows:-Ch.cago and Northwestern. Il. AGO. do. pre-
ferred. 16.050 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific AL;
Delaware Lackawanna and Western. &C. 900; Delaware
and Hudson Canal 200; Erie. II AGO. Hannibal and st.
Joseph preferred GOO; Illinois Central, 400; Lake
Shore $4,000; Michigan Central. 1.A5O; Milwaukee
and St. Paul. 1aOSO; do. preferred. 2e2S; Missouri.
Kansas and Texas 5.40O; Morris and Essex $50; Now
York Central, 5i2; New Jersey Central $3.50; Ohio
and Mississippi, 800: Pacific Mail, 2,S00 Pttsburg,
CIT; Union Pacific. 4.640; Wabash 800; Western Union
Telegraph 10000.
Money call lent early in tho forenoon at 8 "A
per cent. Later in the day the advanced to
per cent but closed at per The following wore
the rates of exchange New York to-day ut the
undermentioned places :savannah. buying par SELL
ing y discount; Charleston. shade hrmer. buying
3-lG selling 1-16 par; New Orleans. commercial u
discount bank par; Chicago Arm, buying 1-10 dis
count selling lilo premium; Boston. pence dis
count Foreign exchange was Arm and unchanged
to-day for sterling The Clearing House statement
follows:-
Exchanges $78,507. AGO
baihnces. 4l30,3Sv
The Sub Treasury to-day paid out SIG. 453 gold for
legal tenders redeemed. The London adviccs report
consols the same Us at the close last evenng-96s
S6h for money and 96h for the account In United
States bonds 1s67s advanced u. and tenforties do
clined 4. American railway shares firm at an
improvement of u to n per cent Erie rose to 26x
q 2G%, preferred to Asa. Illinois Central to s9ss
Pennsylvania to 36IS. Reading to 1914 and Jersey
Central to 3s. New Jersev Central consolidated
bonds advanced to SO. Tho Bank of England
directors at their weekly mocting to-day made no
change in the discount rate. which roatus at three
per cent. The specie in the bank increased E47&0O0
during the week, and the proportion of reserve to
liabilities is AZ 716 per cent? against AZ 1910 per
cent last week. At Paris rontos up to 113f 20c
The weekly statement of the Bank Of Franco shows
IN increase OF s5.s0o,ooo
Government bonds were dull but Arm. The sub
scriptions to tho four per cents amounted to
$229l 900. The closing quotations were as follows:
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NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY MARCH T. ls7a-rRIPLE SHEET

Island sxes OF 1877 registered There decline Of
X in Missouri. Kansas and Texas seconds. u in Erie
second mortgage and u in Kansas Pacific sevens Den-
ver division. with coupon certihcates) and Wabash
nrsts St. Louis division matured coupon). Cleve
land and Pittsburg sinking fund sold at IT. Central
Pacific gold bonds at 1o9 Unicn Pacific sinking funds
at 1OSh and Galena and Chicago hrsts at l041a.
The closinp prices of Philadelphia stocks were:-
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&C. 6Sc and 500 do do to arrive on the opening Of canal a.
62c. Barley quiet and somewhat Irregular; %.uo
bushels worowed State sold at 6ac 65c Barley malt
was quiet Feed was in good demand and hrmer we
quote 40 lbs $l5 5O 90 lbs $l4 50 $l5 80 lbs x4 90
sl5; 100 M bs sis sharps ss sls rye feed SiS 40 %;
We quote Marrows 81 30 81 40 medium 81 80 81 80;
pea beans 81 80 81 40; white kidney 81 40 81 eO red
s,rn kaney ~ 80 H. ao turtle Sup beans ~ 20 3D.
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-Staned-Good ordinary &C. strict good ordinary
low mddling, &c middlng vsc For future delivery
sales follows - Yesterday after two Y. MMarch
200 bales at oee no notice to-day LOO at oec. April
g,sc. 9o7c. june, 100 loIlc; July 800 At
10 2c 100 lO22c Total 5000 bales To-day up 70 two
r. M-March, 1UU bales at YTlc 1900 at v6lc., al
9.7uc. Iuu notice ill l2th) at I2o 800 roc
v.7lc.. 2OU ut A72e., $40 at 073c. UUU short
notice StlD at 0.72c., $40 At 9I5c, 2uD N74c. ;
April 100 at ssc., zoo at esic, 200 at os5c.,
vs5c. 90 at as4c. 400 at esoc oOo At 1stc 3Uo at
9S7c. 1OU at o. Ssc. 43tD AZ 9s7c May, 100 p.c
vi Uc 1870 at Svc $500 at Usec. zoo at 097c.. 1900
at 0OSc 100 ut Dvc 500 ut lOc 2OOp at uOlc, 900
IOu2c uU ut luUlc.; june 100 at 1U13c 3tu 10 2c
100 at TO- 13c lOU ut l015c., SUo at 1Oioc July
io2ic. 400 at 10 25e 100 - io2sc 3o5 at io27c.;
iO.35c.; September. 100 at ioi0c, 200 at 10 l9c.
Total, 29iuo baos GRAND total, 429VO balos
The receipts at the ports follows .-tialveston
2U2. New Orleans, 3osS; Mobile 6i3; Savannah, SI
Charleston, 400; Wilmington, ;sJ5; Norfolk 203; New
York, 400; Boston, 1.3S; PHILADELPHIA, Oy Total. vst
This day last week, 6Ji1 Ths day last year ss7 To
tai since September 3Ssoes3 balcs Cotton frcghts
732d Havrc steam, eac., compressed; SAIL c Brcinen
steam, ul0c.. compressed, SAIL lo32c. lec.; Ham
burg, steam, SlGc. ac, comprosscd; SAIL nc; Amster
dam steam, Aac. Baltic, steam, y. Idd.
FLOUR GRAIS.-Recepts-Flour, 1880 bbls. ;
wheat l76Ol2 bushels meal $40 bbs and 229 bags
barley $50 do barley malt i25 The flour ark
Southern, about 1900 bbls within tho annexed
range Rye -four In fair demand and hrm with sales
of as bbls Buckwheat Hour ruled steady with salos
within the range of ~ 90 81 ~ aad 81 80 III 30
fancy Corn meal stead, with sales OF 300 bbls. and
100 bsgA Rye arm with sales Of 3Oo bushels State
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PRINT CLOTH MARKET.

FALL RIvER, Mass. March 9, 1879.
The market for printing cloths has active aud the
demand good pricos that have been refused Sales tor
tho day about 10000 piecos at 36c cash. for 64x64
cloths and 31oc cash for 6Ox56 cloths Market coscs
firm ut heso prices and ssk
ing more for both qualities.
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State bonds were iairy active ut tho Board Lou
isana consos advanced to 52al and District OF Co.
lumbia and North Carolina skies, old. were stoady
Railroad bonds higher rule and the follow
ing we're the changes compared with last previous
sales:An advance of per cent In ichigh and
wilkcsbarrc income u in New Jersey Central adjust
mont bonds and do. income. u in New Jersey Central
hrsts consos asscntod, Il in Lchgh and wilkcsbarre
oonsols asscntod, Burlington, Cedar Rapids and
Northern arsts and Erie consols ana y in Rock
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REAL ESTATE.
The following sales were made on the Real EstaAI
Exchange March 6-

Exchange March 6:-
RICHARD v. HARNETr.
Foreclosure sale--John G. Tomlin son, referoe-of
the two story frame dwelling, with lot 25x9s9,
sow e G. s:: s'.. =: :: 80 !. = % ,o" AZ. ,srn
SCOTT 4 MYERS
Albert Parsons. referee-Foreclosure sale Of the
four story brown stone dwelling. with lot l6xs9.
tssnsii ra..9l ~; - - .. s.'' aaas
Also similar sale-Messrs Albert Parsons and .tf
Frank E. Morgan, referoes--of the throc four
story brown stone front dwellings, with lots,
each 2oxlO2.2. Nos 76, 10 and 81 East 81 st..
g, 800 f. 9. Of Madison sy.i No. 7s: toJ; stlys,
SlO150; No. ~ to John Huatace. $40 2o0, and No.
81 to Edward Oppeahe $40 So.4z5
Total. $50 625
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ToDuy. Lasf Eveniag Total
-Deivered contract, 500 bales yesterday Current
prices spot che following based
American standard Of classification and m
running In quality than half grade abo
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HAVANA MARKETS.

HAVANA, March g. 1879.
Spanish gold, 2oe1 2e7. Exchange. firm the
United States, 90 days gold IN ~ premium; d.
sight do. SA premium; on London, lSx lok pre-
MUM; ON Paris, q premium Sugar dull.
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EUROPEAN MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, March e-4PM.
CottonTho saes of the day included O5O bales Amer
low mddling clause. March do
livery, 5l6d do do March and April delivery 16d
do, do. April aud May delivery, l1-32d do, May
and juno delivery, 5sd do do, juno and July delivery
Provisions-Lard sss per cwt. for American.
LONDON, March 6-5 p. NJ.
Iinsecd cake, fs Go 5s. per ton Refined petroleum.
7ssd AID gallon. Common rosin n. 3D. &c. Lin
Taliow s5s. per cwt. Spirits Of turpsntins 22s
DDS I'D. per cwt
ANTWERP March 9. 1870.
Petroleum, 22.<f for fine pale American.
American lard closed ut II horins per so kios.
LIvkRP0oL, March g. 1879.
Pork-Prime Eastern, dull at 52s do, Western
dull At 4Ss BaconCumberand cut steady at 2ss short
rib steady 27s long clear steady 2s short clear
steady ut 27s. 3D. HsmsLong cut dull vt 4Os Shoul.
ders duh at 2Ss. Bee-Inds steady at 76s extra
Western dull at y5s Sd Taiow-Prime city duh at 3s
pcntineSpirits dull ut 2ss Sd Rosincommon steady
IS 3D. fno steady at los 3D. CheoseAmerican choice
steady ut ASS. Lard oil du Mt 37s Flour-Extra State
steady at 23s WhoatSpring No stoady at Is lid do
No p in the market: Western winter steady at
as Id do Southern do steady vt 9s 3d. Corn-New mixed
dull Is I'd old do. dull 1s 3D. Cotonsced oiYel-
low American dull at DDS Rosin-Common, at London,
drmer S. TurpentineSoirts ut London hrner 22s
FINANCIAL.
LONDON, March 6-4:15 p. NJ.
The of bullion into tho Bank Of England
balance day is f5S, 900.
Consols. vi 7-l6 for both money and the account
United States four per ceut bonds, lo2A
Illinois Central, 81
Paris advces anots avs per cent rontes lt2f T73<c
for the account
The specie the Bank Of OOoE
during tho past week.
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BRAZILIAN COFFEE MARKETS.

Rio JANErno, March S. 1879.
Coffee market quiet; downward tendency: Rio good
6rsts ZOO 757 rcispcr 10 kios Exchange London
2O1s Average daily receipts 1880 bags Shipments OF
the woek the Channel and North OF Europe. 81
bags to the United States: 10000 do. to the Mediter
do. sales of the week for tho Channel
do. for tho Mediterranean 1000 do. Stock, iOOOOn
bags. Freights per sail for tho Channel ass
SANTOS, March S, 1879
Cofee market quiet prices maintained; change Su
perior Santos, 800 900 rcis per 10 kilos Average
daily receipts 3oo bags shipments of the weskTo the
Channel Europe and the Mediterranean 900 for
the United States, 400 bags Stock, "a 700 bagA
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1l:l5 A. NJ.
$1,000 US 5s lo4o g.. 102x $1,000 US As r. U7 be 99
i0OoO US ss 1881, lo4H 600 Us 4ssc '9bc 1Oo1s
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lOU Erie 4th......... lO0
5000 Del 4 Hud re. '94 lU2
SUN KIP Is, ,Ddv, trstr 951
4OU I'm Pacific skg i'd lO7}
80 shs Homestk MKC 30
20 do. 3O1
200 Sutro Tunnel Co.. y
400 Gold Il Stock Tol.. II
2UO Western Union. .b3 los
100 do. o............. los :.
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llI5 A. M.

SeOOO US 4sr 9l b3 1903 $4,000 US 4sr l907bc 1905
1850 US A. G, 1907. lOOT
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-18
Two Lone Hands.

Some time ago there was an am
ateur dramatic performance given
in the back room of saloon in
this city. The play was "The
Lone Convict" and just as the
star, dressed in his stripes, came
out, some one yelled "fire!" A
stampede followed, and in the hur-
ry of getting out, the star forgot to
change his clothes. Away he went !,
over beer tables, chairs, out OF the
door into the street. Discovering
that the alarm was false he turned
around TO re-enter the house when
a policeman grabbed him and re-
marked
"Ha! out so late, trusty? Guess
you'd better come in"
"Discovering that there was no
fire, 1 was just-look out, don't
twist me around that way.n
"Come on, or I'll clip YOU"
"What do you mean?"
"What do you mean?'
"Why, l am playing the Lone
Convict "
"And 1 anu playing the Lone
| Policeman
Tho poor fellow yelled for help
but the policeman dragged him
away, threw him down and, with
the assistance of another police
man, bandcuffed him and carried
him to the penitentiary, where
they put him In dark cell. Mex
day, together with lot of refrac.
tory negroes, he was sent up the
country to work on farm. Final
ly, after due course of blue, ret
and striped tape, he was liberated
-Leave2ltOOrth Herald.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-18
Lion Killing.

a correspondent of the San Die.
go NeWS writes as follows: 81
want to tell you about fuss had
two nights since. We had all gone
to bed, and, except my wife, asleep.
All at once wife heard one of the
pigs squealing, and called to me.
Being half asleep, it scared me, so
that L scarcely knew which end
was up; but got around all
right. Donning pants, shoes,
and hat and coat, and pas
sing out, gun in hand, the fun be-
gan. The dog was urged forward
after the poor pig, and soon over
took its tormenJOr-a large lion.
1t was q lively race for little
time, but the lion took to tree.
AS | came up, he leaped out with
the dog at his heels, and soon took
another tree. L slipped up as close
as could get and fired, but owing
to the darkness, missed my aim,
and then Mr.. Lion made another
leap, reaching as far as
was with him closely, fol-
lowing through tho brush and fore
ing the game into another tree. L
fired again and missed. Away
goes lion and dog, and for three
hours we had it, "over the hills and
far away" four shots being used
before 1 secured the prize; but L
have him now quite as safe as need
be. The lion measured six feet
from tip to tip, two feet four inches
in height, and weighed seventy
nine and a half pounds. His hide
is now stuffed"
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-18
LOS ANGELES TUESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 1879

that our City Hall has been sort
of brokers' office for some time
back, where certain parties have
purchased city bonds whenever
they could obtain them at prices
ranging from ten to forty cents be.
low par and then redeemed them al
par at the City Treasury"
DEPLORABLE LOSSES.
Whatever truth there may be in
these reports of city officials -four
ishing while the city of Elizabeth
was actually going to financial
ruin, there can be no doubt of cases
like the following, showing actual
suffering, which were the common
talk of Elizabeth yesterday:-A
young woman about twenty. seven
years of age, having been ten years
principal of the primary de-
partment in public school
not having received q dollar
of salary since October last went to
the Elizabethtown Savings Bank
to draw some of her savings for
actual and necessary expenditures,
when the bank, where she had de-
posted all of her savings, had just
closed its doors, owing to the fact
that too many Elizabeth bonds
were among its assets.
"What is to be done ?r was the
question asked of a leading mem.
Der of the City Council.
1--WE can't pay-that is my an
swer," he said. "Our debt to-day
is $3.50 on every man. woman and
child in this city. We can't pay it.
We must compromise and reduce
the bonds to such an extent that
the city, by an equitable taxation
of two per cent. and by scaling off
the debt, can hold up its head. We
can pay from thirty to forty per
cent. on the debt, that is all, and
the rest must be wiped out"
"Why don't your Council organ
ize?" asked the reporter.
"Because some Of the members
have an idea that the moment the
Board organized, the bondholders
will get mandamus compelling
the members of the City Council to
vote for an appropriation providing
for the payment of the
interest on these bonds, and
really we are not in q condition to
do it. The majority of the men,
bers of the City Council will, un-
der no circumstances, vote for any
interest on city bonds until such a
time as an equitable adjustment
has been made all around.