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FEDERAL FODDER.

The subTrcasnry disbursements yesterday
amounted 10 $l5a,u00.
The tntefnal-seyenue receipts ut Collector
3larsey's oil!cc ycstutday footed up &o2, ISL. OF
this amount sl9.4A was ior tax-pall spirits,
$3,95o for tobacco aud cigurs, md $4,703 for
beer.
A poster prominently stuck no In Assistant
Treasurer Gtlbert's oalce statcs TINT the fast
sntllng yacht Countess Of DutIcrin, with her tit-
thugs, furnishings, ete., Will be sold by order Of
Court ut public auction Aug. IA, at thu Court
Housu III CobuFg, Ont.
Collector Harvey was In receipt Of circular
Yesterday from Commissioner RAunI, stating
tllat thu First Coulptrollcr Ut tho Treasury iias
Just decided tint III all cases for remuneration
Tor unused revenue stautts, evidenee must ba
furnished 10 to thu date Uil which thu stamps
for Thlcll IN allowance Is asked were purchased
from tie Inyernment, or Government agent
Tor the sale Ut stamps, anA II 1t shall appear
ulat the aallo wers not purchased within three
years froln thu data of Melr presentation to Tho
Commissioner Of Internal Reseuue, the claim
cannot be allowed. The circular also states that
90 allowance will hereafter be fnate for unused
documentary stamps except Of ths deuomtna-
ton OF two cents
Information wns received yesterday 1t Col.
lector Smiths Office from Secretary Sherman Of
decielon ot some importanco to oimporsers ~
vel! as Collectors OF Customs. Recently Iarua
number Of tle New York, Boston, and Chtcaeo
importers filed u petition at the Treasury Ue.
psrttueut claiming that the rule OF the DEPART
ment directing that customs dut'ea upon I1nlr
liquors art to be assessed upon tue basis Of the
wfus gallon Of taealurcment Hns wrong
construction Of the law, end nskinE
That tho question ba referred to
the Attorney-Geueral for hss optaou. Tic re.
quest was complied stth, and The Attorney.
General, under dats Ut lune e, gave l.ts aecEs.
ton, = copy OF which MAS tnclosed In Secretary
6bertnaN's communication susta!u!lIg the prior
ruling Of the Treasury Department.. By stlpu-
luton, all suits begun agaiist Collectors OF
Customs, claiming q refundlIg Of r!uttcs On &C.
count u the alleged misconstructIou Of tho law,
are To be discontinued.
There VIA juat ono item Of news 10 connection
with tho 4l8tch.boad casa yesterday, uilI tllat
~! tlla dismissal of pp<ccedings before The
united states CotnnltsGfonsr aQaiast Hooker
aHd Hale, tue two latsst sgcretons to the lit Vt
gentlemen who have gottrn themselves into
trouble. aud thelg transfer to The Dlssrtct Court
0u information Qlcd by the District Attorney,
The Information contalue.l nothlng new, and
was simply ! dead copy OF TINT aled last
week against thu Others, With Eookef's
and HRle's pslnes added to all tha
allegatiuns-consplracy 10 defraud the Govern.
nsAt out VI 81, 400 worth OF Mstch atamps, to
effect which they assisted aud conntyel III The
working through Of y worthless bonu, knowing
tue pasties thereto to be peeuDlalily worthless
aud irresponsible Hooker gaye bail In ths sum
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DROWNED,
Hnfcfa} fj9p3jc4 to JAf Ji5$uNS.

Bofcfa| N9s0ick 70 3Af TS76UNs.
1kRHE IlAurs, Ind, July II 4-Charles Gibbs,
bis brother Ed, aud George Rouse, all colored
boys about la years Of suc, were this morn
ing taking bath ia the Wabash River. Sud-
denly Ed 0ihbs and George Rouse got beyond
their dopti aud WIRE unable to swim, when
Charles went to their assistance mud succeeded
In saving them both. lie was 10 exhausted that
be sank and was swept down stream, drowning
bsaye boy.
LAYTON. O., JULY 14.--Dan!ei Rouser, the
well'kuown temperance lecturer IN thls vicinity,
was Lrowned in thG Misml River this afternoon,
was ono oil The most prominent !eaders iu the
Murphy movement, but Of lats has broken h!s
pledge, and waa drowned while under the int1u-
rprp Of liQupr,
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TERRH tlAuga, July A.-Frederfck Baires-
tort was this forenoon run over by fre!gh..tratn
No. II, Of the vandalta, ut Neetsytlle, a few
msles from here, tue wheels cutting on hts left
leg. lie WAS removed 10 this rity aud At once
received medical assistance, but died 1t noou.
married, Quite worthy, and has been two years
paat 4 brsxesman on the train that ran over him,
, 1879-07-15

DENNER,s TIsRNI or OrEICE,
,.!.'s.s ,- .,',s 49,. nv. ',,, oe ~v"''os'ao'o a,'
ln'otes9 " t''s "n1sof' Inc osoioanso eteatthG
the fsrc Oepartment, passed aug II, l67o pro-
vidcs In its frat two sections as follows:
HeIt ordainea. ste., srcr1os /. That there !,
hereby created and esfablIshcd d Department of tho
CITY Of Chicago TO ba known as tho Firo Depnrt-
ment :.
Bee. Z. There is hereby created tho ONCE Of
oo tSo M ycats H. hc ternl o. oi'eo snan eqmmense
;"xo a' ~ nnt a. *. " t.ith51 s-rot1 ona..
aneo Of liz duties. ana ). sha1I f''' rIxc
ond sa ,ssay ss IL n hs 1
1u,ra u his oftcc, md that he will account for all
property an! pay over a.! n,oneyA that shall como
Into his aanaa. AZ required W law Or " ay otoi.
, 1879-07-15

Don't glYG ms taIy." Unnce1ol ady|ca to tbp
candy baycrs. ut Daweon'a, I'll ststo strcst.
, 1879-07-15
RICHNESS.

No one who has used DE. pEics's Unique perfumes
fail to notice rot only shels pssslstsncy bat thsit
rich. tsesh fFsytanes,s
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Of $4,000, With (Icn. e. Il. Wndsworth rs Ills
st,rcty. The unfortunate liall found favor Il.
no mnn's cyc7 when Il eatnc to searching for
Lon.lsnon. md had to return to hia apartments
{IVcr the river.
, 1879-07-15

''N*D. 'StA ""NA '4At -AbPhtS3AsoH3
mem1ership were read from ntne veterans.
MAI. Garr9ll read tllo f1llowlnE communication
from ,ho lion. z; Chandler, acknowledging the
compliment patd to him by tbs Clut bv the In
dorssmcnt Of bis courto in Congress regarding
thu "kcbc' Br'Eadiers":
l'loaao tender 10 rons Club my aEncere thanks
for thels nAtteslne anptoval Of my courso III tho
senate on r. the late rs9sttlous proceedings OF The
,. Meoet n!Lsaaicts" E lhe yo!cca ot tho Sonshern
teaae.a IT, a N .ae american Gongress TO-DAY arc but
sam, esss ,Sn,,x ~ vs,re ustsd ny tan
ohinn Y tf,s ulIy tnnt.o ~ amss a9o Tying 10
failed 10 Win wt!, gfsns ana cansta, ~ MSy ~.
Northern people caa b. lrusIcd to ay Ar, unainvsI
hand on The purity which trles 10 Uhtnin rsnidIa.
tion. advocates 1tatc-rlgts aud demands Houth0ra
subsdtcs Fcry respectfully. 4. c1tANpLEn.
'rhr letter WAS greeted with appla,3su by those
present. Hix applications for ,ncmbrrsDIp uero
unanimously elected. Co,, Klcahy, thc Trcas.
urcr, having resigned, Capt j. N, Cook was
elected to TINT position. THE subircs Of delil,.
aucut members, who hayo omitted to nav tf,eir
fees. was debated al some leugth. After SUNG
further miscellaneous business tho Club nj.
3ourned until fhe second aiouday In August.
.aua sEcoNp REGIMENT
moved into its now quariars, Nos, "a md IA
Wabash ayenue, from thv ExposItIon Nuii,iIn,.
last .u.ght. The mcu arc to ocrilpy four fluDffss
OF ,tlle building, which will rive u,eul annie
5oom for drilling, ate. Tho building ID one pf
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-07-17
She was at the

in a singular manner. She was at the
Farr boarding house. The electric cur
rent touched the ridge of the house
and passed to the bedstead upon which
Mr.. Halford, who was sick with the ty-
phold fever, was tossing. The bedstead
was shattered, but, instead of being
hurt, Mr.. Halford was made almost well
by the shock. From the second floor,
where Mr.. Haford was, the fluid passed
to the room below, killed Miss May and
set the house on fire. When the flames
had been extinguished, Dr.. G. Fl. Reed
examined the young lady's body. He
found that the bolt, glancing from her
head to the left shoulder, passed down
the spine to the sciatic nerves OF the
limbs. The limbs were scorched and
the flesh broken on both ankles. The
dark dress. trimmed with velvet, which
the unfortunate girl wore, was badly
torn. The shoes which incased her
feet were completely demoralized. The
lower half of the right one was divided
lengthwise, as if it had been cut with a
knife. One half of the upper part was
missing, The left shoe was torn from
the top to the heel.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-07-17
Remembered, but Twisted Little.

know woman who keeps a boarding
house - charming woman, always So
licitous of the comfort of her household
but with popularity. She remembers
faces but not names" Now it never
mattered to me that with every cub of
coffee or tea she gave me I was re-
christened. On the contrary, I found
it very entertaining. But this did dis
tress her daughter. All in vain she la
bored with her mother, who smiling
went ON in her own way in spite of her.
But there came a time and occasion
when her daughter set her heart upon
her mothers addressing a gentleman
stranger correctly. Ali through the day
of the evening on which he was ex-
pected, the daughter could be heard to
say, as she followed her mother from
room to room, ''Now. rem enober, his
name is Mr.. CoaUdgyp to which the
mother i'll every instance would reply,
Yes, dear, [ am sure I know it, CoaU-
dry!" The stranger took his seat at the
table. That blessed woman, with smile
like an angels and a self-possession I
have never seen surpassed, looked
sweetly across the board and inquired,
''Mr. Da y-coeo, do you take cream and
gar?"-Bosto1a transcripts NeaU-
port letter.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-07-17
New York Marriage Statistics.

From the annual report of the New
York Board of Health for the past year
the following extracts are taken: Two
native Cinnamon married Irish women.
three were married to women born in
the United States. The total number
OF marriages during the year was 1929,
and of this number 1886 were white
males, and 7,447 females, and 1914 colored
males and 1872 colored females. This
shows that twelve white females married
colored men. Seventy-one males and
thirty-three females were married for
the third time, and two males for the
fourth time. Ten males and one fe-
male were married between 70 and SO
years, and one male between 80 and 90
years. Five thousand three hundred
and sixty-nine marriages between bach
elors and spinsters took place; 484
bachelors married widows. The mar
riage rate of this city, like the birth
rate. is not complete, there being 704
marriages to every 10000 of popula-
ton.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-07-17
Writing by TeIegranh.

The writing telegraph which repro
duces the messages sent in almost
perfect -simile of the sender, has been
fitted up in England between Waterloo
and Woking, a distance of some twenty
six miles, and according to the London
Echo has been working very well. The
instrument itself is too recent an in
vention to have yet reached even an ap-
proach to perfection, but the defects
made evident in practical working have
so far been remedied, and it is clear
that useful improvement will shortly
be available. One great advantage is
that the instrument is quite automatic
at the receiving end, and does not re-
quire the constant attendance of a clerk.
1t writes its messages on roll of paper,
and they can be cut off and sent to their
destinations as opportunity offers. That
is an important point, because it is well
known that the time wasted in calling
and in obtaining the attention of the
receiver far exceeds that required for
the actual sending of the messages.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-07-17
One-HOrse Comets.

A new comet is coming-sit down,
sit down, sit down; what's the use of
getting excited? It is only visible from
the second peak of Mount Avt-
chimboguandalahasta in Central Asia,
and only there with three story tele-
scope, and then it is only visible twen-
ty minutes at midnight, and not then
unless the atmosphere is exactly right;
and when it is visible it only looks like
a star about half the size of the little
one in Jobs coffin. By all the starry
worlds that swing in space, when eve"
were a boy the comets used to come
around every summer, with heads on
them like fre-balloons, and tails that
stretched from the big dipper to the
southern cross, and wagged back and
forth like bewildered torchlight pro-
cession, and came SO close to the earth
that they put the moon out. Out on
these single-barreled comets, three for
quarter, that they get up for us in
these degenerate modern days! We
wouldn't walk from here to Asia to see
a hundred of 'em.-Ba1rdette.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-07-17
The Seasons Calamities in Europe.

The calamities of Central and East
ern Europe seem likely to be supple
mented by season of dearth, conse-
quent upon the unfavorable state of the
crops. The Spanish harvest, though it
is not expected to equal the average, is
looking better than was at first antici-
pated, and Sicily, despite the recent de-
vastating eruption, also makes tolera-
BILE show. On the other hand, North
ern Italy is in very unpromising con-
dition from the recent floods, and the
same cause has done much mischief
in Hungary likewise. Russia, how
ever, seems to be the most I'M
fortunate. Along the whole northern
coast OF the Black sea, from the Pruth
to the Caucasus, corn-seetles and grass
hoppers have made terrible havoc, their
ravages being supplemented by several
OF those terrific bail-storms which are
the curse of the Russian corn lands in
summer. The worst of these took place
just ten years ago, in July, 1859, de-
stroying 1000 acres of magnificent
corn in two hours and half. Many of
the hail stones were as large as tennis
balls, and the noise of their fall was like
the distant beating of countless drums.
In one place, the bodies of number of
wild fowl were found literally pounded
into the earth and two or three men
who failed to find shelter were so badly
bruised as to be completely disabled for
the time being. Curiously enough, the
storm appeared to strike in alternate
swathes, one field being sometimes un-
touched, while the next was completely
| destrOyed-Ne1CY York DnDer.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-07-17
SINGULAR FATALITIES.

JUST before going to bed, the wife of
Samuel Miller, of Williamsport, Nd,
took a smoke. She put the pipe aside
without emptying the ashes. In an
hour the pipe had set the house on fire.
Mrs. Miller was burned to death and the
house reduced to ashes.
NELSON EVANS, whose home was three
miles west of North Manchester, Ind,
attempted to go down into well. When
about half way down foul air overpow-
cred him, and he fell to the bottom, a
distance of thirty feet. Another man
tried to rescue Nelson, and he, too, got
down about half way, when his strength
gave way and he fell on top of Nelson.
They were both fshed out by ropes,
but will probably die.
AN awful accident occurred to James
Burns, an Irishman, SO years old, at
Fayetteville, Vt, last week. While he
was working on railroad, a high bank
caved and buried him to the chin,
spreading his legs so far apart that his
body was split two inches deep. The
wound, which was five inches long, was
filled with sand, the removal of which
caused him excruciating pain. The ac-
cident will probably be fatal.
WHILE Andrew Banks, a well-known
farmer of Cedar county, Iowa, was driv-
ing across a creek he discovered a
muskrat. In undertaking to hit the
animal he fell out of the wagon, striking
the back of his neck on the end OF a
plank. He was unable to get up and
remained there until assistance arrived,
when it was found that he was complete
ly paralyzed, in which condition he has
remained ever since. He is perfectly
conscious, but has no feeling in his
body, and cannot, the doctors say, re-
cover.
A LAWRENCE (Kan.) paper tells how
a fisherman was caught by fish: "a
singular case of drowning happened
here this morning. A colored man,
named Charles Williams, was engaged
fishing in the Kansas river, near the
falls, and, while assisting to land large
catfish. he was draws IN the food be-
low, and all attempts 10 secure his body
have been unsuccessful. 1t has been
the custom of the fishermen to wade
into the stream, and when they have
found large fish, spear, connected
with rope which is attached to
the wrist, is plunged into it's back.
Sometimes the fish, if he be large one,
makes desperate struggle before he is
landed. This was one of those cases.
Williams failed to slip the loop which
was about his wrist and let the fish 60.
Catfish have been taken from the Kan
sas river here weighing from $50 to 200
pounds"
MISS AMY MAY, of Eldred, near
Bradford, Pa, was killed by lightning
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-07-17
WIT AND HUMoR.
WHY THE SNAKE SHE'D HIS SKIN

WHY The SNARE SHED HIS SKIN,
woulo you like. to know de reason why de snake
shed his skin!
kase he TUX de ole one off fur to let de debbl in:
An Eve. she sot a-ishin' wild piece of meat an,
bread
An de debbi he slip up an put de apple in her
head.
An de way de ebbil done it, he jist squat down by
de ditch
An he seed erazy-ish biin an he give de line
hitch;
An Eve she tank him kindly. and de debbil blow
his nose.
An say, int you got muffin hut your skin an
Ii! ar fur closer"
An he tell her, eff she eat up all de apple an de
seeds.
She kin git yaller josey an string o. clancy
beads;
An she say, "Whar is de fatboat?" An he tole her
at de wharf;
An she mighty skeered o. Adam. but she TUX an
sot an larf.
Den de debbl suade an: 'suade her. an, she look all
round de lot,
An she seed ole Adam gwine aroun de corner on a
trOt,
An she hear de dogs a-runnin, an, ole Adam hab
his gun,
An she tink "dats for coon huntin'" so she lowed
to have some funI
But when she eat de apple, an debbil fotch de
You had oughter see dat niger step arouR' upon
her toes;
She clean forgot hel cookin' an, de hoe-cake in de
ashes,
An Adams mush fur supper, an de way he'd pour
de lashes
Till she seed him comm, iumpin, an, slinpin, of
his gun,
AMI tell yer twas caution den, de way she broke
an run:
De debbil he put out to hell an' lef' de ole snake
skin,
An dat de way de sarpents larned to wriggle out
an in.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-07-17
QU1PS.

A HoRsE-CAR route always ends where
they take the horse, car in.
The cry of the chiropedist: "I
came, [ saw, corn-cured."
PARADoxIoAL as it may appear, yet a
mans first trouble may be his twoth
ache.
A LITTLE boy, proud of his new
jacket, informed his sister that he was
six. button kid.
A NEW brand of cigars is called "the
lottery ticket" because only one in a
thousand draws.
GIVE presume that it is because the
coral is kind of fish that it makes the
best red earrings.
ENGLAND may be mistress of the
Cs," but she has never yet been able
to fairly master the rs.
WHAT ! Refuse to lend a paltry
X to me, your other self!" "That's
why; you'd never return the money; I
know myself too WELL"
The man that got drunk in the mar
ble-yard explained to the Judge before
whom he was taken that he had been on
a monumental bust.
"IT's cool to-day" said mother to
her little son. Yes, it's school five
days out of the week." replied the en-
bryonic paragraphist.
WESTON was book canvasser. When
one of the tribe visits you tell him of
Weston's success, and bid him kindly,
but firmly, to walk.
A Boston child remarked, after gaz-
ing earnestly at man who was bald,
but had heavy whiskers: His head
was put on upside down, wasn't it?'
A CORRESPONDENT from a summer
resort" says the spring chickens they
serve there seem to be built on the
same principles as their spring-beds.
"YoU want fogging, that's what
you want" said parent to an unruly
son. 81 know it, dad, but [ will try to
get along without il" said the independ-
ent hopeful.
OLD LADY-"Ah, you bad boy, drag
gin your little brother along like that.
S'posin' you was to kill him." Bad
boy-"Don't care! Got another in
DOORS"
CHICAGO packers, since March 1, have
slaughtered $4,000 hogs. The motto
of Chicago should be, "In hog signo
vinces. "-Nea0 York Commercial Id
UertlSer.
JUDGING from the large number of
young physicians being ground out by
our medical colleges, we can no longer
sing, "This world is but an M. D. void.
-Yopkers Statesman.
"WALTER, do you think the stars are
inhabited?" she SAID, glancing at him
with an expression that showed what
confidence she had in his superior wis
dom. "Clara," he replied, your father
only allows me $40 week; and you
can't expect any but high-priced clerk
to answer that question. "-A2adTeaOs'
BGzGT.
AN urchin of years was called to the
black board to write out words, and
spelled quite short ones very badly.
low could you have been so careless,
and on examination day, too?" asked the
teacher. Is it Examination day? Weally,
If I'd known it's Examination day I'd
done better; for took letters easiest
to make" rejoined he.
ABOUT a week ago an Iowa man died.
He was very wealthy and left three sons,
his only heirs, and would you believe it,
the ungrateful boys got together and
ran away with all the property before
the lawyers could get at it and divide it
with each other? There is so much
sordid, mean, grasping sel6shness in
this world, that sometimes it is enough
to discourage good lawyer.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-07-17
SUNRISE OF IMAGINATION.
BY j. S. NUDGE.

Amountain gorge with lofty pine,
Where murmuring streams round them Wlnd,
And naiads sport in trucking spray
Shed from cascade watery play
Sat youth with hook and line.
Phantom-like meath his fishing staff
The waters danced a silver path,
Where Neptun moored bis stately bark
Along the foaming bank, but bark
The woods seem full of laugh.
The echo glanced the lofty pines,
Athwart the mountains brink 1T winds,
To where the elk in quiet rests,
Then leaping down the shattered crests
youthful heart it finds.
1t launched its fiery darts apace;
Enchantment seemed to lend it grace,
And drove its silver ripples Ger,
While Cupid stood upon the shore,
To paint lovers face.
O'erpowered by thought, perhaps dream,
A vision hovers DER the scene;
An angel! heavens what's this to me,
This hook and line? false ecstasy
I'll dash them to the stream.
A wooded path that girts the glen,
Where tasseled boughs o'erhead extend,
A maiden strolled in happy song
While strewing flowers her path along,
Regardless of the end.
Ha, ha! I'm happy and so free
With woodland birds. The honey-bee
Has found my flowers to sip the sweet,
While daisies crowd around my feet
And sweetly gaze at me.
But on I'll rove, no task leave;
My book is through, romp I'll weave.
Hal festooned on this tiny throne
The bluebell strikes an under tone
Like falling dews at eve.
Oh, have the fairies gone astray
And left their harps where zephyrs play
A solo to the mystic wood,
While birds and bees in solitude.
Repeat the chorus lay?
/ dare not tread their palace floor;
I've read that Cupid long before,
Came hunting through their tiny realm,
With cleaning sword, and polished helm,
And banners floating DER.
And, with his knights of starry plumes,
Regaled the Queen with sweet perfumes,
TO shake her power then bore away
Her May court from regal sway,
To reign the queen of thrones.
Again I hear the phantom strain;
1t strikes my ear like falling rain.
Then further in the glen II go
Of leaves would stop their rustling so,
Perhaps I'D find it plain.
Aye, there it is, that witching spray,
Casting gems in the golden ray,
Murmuring on like dreamy voice,
While merry birds around rejoice
Rejoice in tuneful lay.
Now to his task young Cupid bent
His powerful art. With brushes lent
A crimson ow of youthful grace,
While round and round the maldens face
Conflicting darts he sent.
And through the youths bewildered sight
He CLEANED the cause of all her fright,
Then throwing back his curly head,
In manly tones he gently said,
81 fish no more tonight"
LYONS, Ohio.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-07-17

HOMER LACY, of Fort Recovery,
Ohio, while playing with a broomstick,
was accidentally struck on the temple
and died in five minutes after.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-07-17

The importation of crockery has de-
creased by about one-half in the last
ten years.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-02-06
California Mining Stocks.

SAN FRANCISCO, February 5.
The following the closing official prices OF min.
ing stocks toda,