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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-01

The Trouble at Quebec.

QurBEc, September 30. The Legislative
Council sat this morning with closed doors,
evidently afraid of the crowd who sought
admittance. A strong force Of police was on
guard in and around the building. Report
ers were excluded. A learned reply from
Lieut.. Governor to the last address Of the
council was read. Simply acknowledging its
receipt, an adjournment to the 2.th was had.
Weather Indications for To-day.
For the New England and Middle States,
clear and partly cloudy weather, south to
west winds, stationary temperature and sta
tonary or higher barometer. -.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-01
ATTENTION HUUSEkEEpERS!

Bonney's steam Feather he'd Renovntor
L. now In operation at the building four doors
north Cf the Ketsnrbce journal Office. and
will remain In the city few weeks. The most ni
porfant features of this wonderful machine are:
FIRST-No fire comes the feathers, thereby
obyiaiing all possibility of niuring them in the
slightest degree
SECoSn--It thoroughly CleanseS and Puriiies the
Feathers from all impurities md gluiinOus matter
which adheres to the stem and which Is the prime
cause of feathers mating also the prime agent in
the generation of moths, and totally annihiaes both
moths and parasites FROM which not one feather bed
in hundred is free.
THIRD-It renders the feathers fresh and healthy,
and gives TO old feathers the appearance and essen
tia qualities of new ones.
Our facilities such that on short notice. we can
take aud return beds thoroughly cleansed and ready
for immediate use for $500 per he'd. Hair
Mattresses Renovated by this same process. In fact
the only way hair can be thoroughly ceansed.
We guarantee satisfaction no charge. All are
invited 90 give us call. Orders left at shop by
mail will receive prompt attention
STEVENS & MABEE.
Augusta, Sent, o. sept23tf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-01

Alta recent meeting of the stockholders of
the National Tribune, the greenback organln
this city, it is understood that it was voted to
continue the paper. The five months TOR
" hich A. G. Andrews, Esq, was employed to
conduct the paper having expired, he has retir-
ed from the further management OF II. "r'
Andrews came here with the intention of Tin
ally devoting himself to the practice OF law
and now means to carry out that INTENTION
There is to be an adjourned meeting OF the
stockholders of the Tribune next week ana
another editor will probably be chosen then.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-01

At meeting of the members of the mi
versalst parish, Monday evening, at the resi-
dcnce of the Rev. Mr.. Whitney, VIM. H. Smith,
ESQ reported that he was unable to secure a
strip of land of Mr.. Fogg, so that the
contemplated chapel might be located on
Summer street. II seems quite probable
that a chapel will be erected, for such an In
stitution is very much needed by the society
Ii a piece of land can not be had on sum
mer street, there are some who suggest that
the building be placed on the lot between the
church and the residence of Mr.. Morton, on
Winthrop street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-01
The Irish Tenant Troubles.

r The Pail Mall Gazette comedies the COM
plant of the Irish tenant farmers are mostly
genuine; that they are for the moment I'M
able to pay their rent and they believe in
their right to remain on the land in every
rent. 4 every refusal to pay rent is followed
by wholesale eviction this will be followed
by agrarian murders, and unless the Irish en-
ecutive is prepared to support the landlords
by measures amounting to little less than
military occupation of Il part of the country,
demands
, 1879-01-23
BY TEI41;GIlApII,

EOlEElHts
Tho following Wcfa rucelyt4 by tho Chleas'
Board Of TEadr:
l.lsEHpooi, J4n. o11.-rrmo mcss pork, Eau
etu, 4is: Western, 40s. Nncun-Ncw cumpt1.
iands. .us; shUrt ribs. *8a; lon; clear, :5s sae'
clcaF, :.5s I'd; shoulders, .1s ID. Hams. W.
Lard, sas. rsime mess beef, new, H. !ual'
usets bsef. new. Sos; extra India u4css, Old, ese
chceae, 4Gs. Tallow. :sd4 GI
llsEnfuuL, Jau. H4-ll III 4. m.-Fl0nf, ID
e..s. Wasat-Wtatef, u ui1kD4 ct; M. sp'Iai
Us l0dlbs Cd; whlts, u l0lGtGs ii; clua, IL ~
Is ID. GoEo-New, rs J4; OLD, :.:3s. rusS' 4"'
Lard. 3.s.
LONDON, Jan. a:e.-L.vKnrooL-whea aufI
Cora strong. MARI LAxE-WLcst and corn 9ueH
Caseees VI Coast-Wnrat and culn nfm. CA'&'ss
on psssa:o- Wheat aad corn steady.
Sptcial nlsauscA ia 1..s I3i.:-7=.
LlsEnrooL, jan. ..-1l 40 q. m.-Plocn-s@"
e:s; NJ. !. lbs.
/ Observation-Disclosures No. !. % ID; No. =, =. j"
I'd; sps'ug, NJ. !. ss I'd; No. ?. u lud :sh1.t.sS
!. u ID; No. =. ~ lod; club, No. !. " I'd; a.
o. ID. corn-Ncw. No. !, 2es ii; old Ss' -
.3s.
fuovtsloSs-Tork. %04. 1Asd, 39s.
LIVERPOOL. Jaa. s39.-lo1IoN-pul!; '"t~
o.11d; salcs =. COO balcs; speculation aud e1fo'"
!, 600; american. q. Goo.
Pnos,sloss-Amcs.csn lard, 32a. Bseon-t'Ss
clear. :as; short clear, :!Gs. .,u
LONDON. Jan. 4!.-vE1koLxux-Spisits -"
Gl3d; ssaued, 93aGtlo!4d. w
AxTwE8P, Jan. -. -pEraolxux-@3Ad'
, 1879-01-23

81: Rock island Il, to FISK: Illinois Central y.
TO s3}x; Alton l. to 6iil: Eric Il, to 2tia; W.
hash 4. to 22sk: C.. t. 4: C. Is, to hsf; Lack
awanna X, to 5fas<; Western Union Il, to ~;
Atlantic {: Pacific i,S, to 371a<.
Northwest tull bombs wcro 1o7, st. Tnuf
Sinking Funds 10a1{, and Burlington, Cedar
Raptds 4 Northern 72,<.
In railroad bon1s In New York On Monday The
dealings were we'll distributed, anl prices re.
coEded further advance Of VI to 3 per cent, the
New dersc5 Central tssuca being agatn most
conspicuous in the improvement. firsts sold
up 10 tl19{t, 10 consolidated as*tntc.l 10 soy,
do conycrttb1es ns*cntcll t0 20, to adjustment
TO h1<. 1.ehlgh IL Witkesharrc contol.
idatcd to e., aud tlo nsscnsed to
49'&. In The closing dealings prices
reacted 1tG7f per ccut. Cans1a Southern tlrsts
rose 10 7S,a5; Rock ls'atnt coupons Is to Ito;
st. Paul consolidated Sinking Funds 10 t03; do,
!. and D. Extension, to ~; Chicago & Nartt.
western consolidated gold coupons to 10ok;
T., C., c. Il l. consolidated 10 93H Delaware s.
Hudson registered OF 1901 to gt'94: do Is Of
tsA 10 97>S: Hannibal Il st. +toscph convert
tblcs to i064; Albany 4 susquchanna
arsts to ny; cnton Pacific land
grnnta 10 1l0; Pacific Of Missouri
hrsts 10 IDS; Alton 4 Tersc l1autc Incomes to
n: Chicago, ST. Paul 4 Minneapolis land-prant
income tn ~; Eric thirds 10 100; do fourths 10
107: do siiths 10 10Sh5; itarlcm coupon Grsts
10 1o1t{: Ohio T. Mississippi seconds to 90: do
consolidated to l07h; c., c. II 1. c. tirs.s to
fDih; Treat Western seconds, tx.conpon, 10
Slt1; atM Chicago 4 Alton sinking funds to
l0e'f. Chicago, Burlington j. Quincy consoli-
dated Is fell of frotn III to 1lG15: anil 1'ur-
ltngtou, Crtar Rapids Il Northern, 1rsls from
, 1879-01-23

uh!aso:ab1e. amt tho rccent4 wc,e la,-o
which ercnmafancce workrd IN tho di.,,.'no "o'no of
of holdcts, 70 that, stt thing. co,.,dc,cd :. y
cline was css than ra'cht rca'onn,ly have hs IT.
peeted. At the nodc'l pr1ce. .hrro IA. |sat'' sa
!iorfal T"lnmo Of bn'fneaa accomplished, ~. e.'r
rum y. 400 'Iraa changing owncrs Ths ,sn.Es ~
wns e.ssnf ca'ned to 'hpneF' md thu local tr,s,
theta was practically no demand 10, III. ,.la Na
market. and the values Of extra bccycs ws,. 'seea
y mammal. Hnfcs wrrc principally at 81 PR.
for eanncra' and butchers stur, and at 81 ~
for fur 10 choice hseesr, rucI, m arc so ,h,
Eastern frnifc. Though the cxtrrme r,no. "a
marxtt va si:5:Atn:.3. stocksrs were IN o. ths
weak, with Enod deal Of elnf7 Ittt over e'o'el
, 1879-01-23

Withdrawn fFnn, sf,,ra s1t+rinrx tT,....,.~ t...
city consumption; 80. bu wheat. III HI, corn
c. b.l barley.
Thu folIowjnr r,,io w,. tr.,oc,,a ,,,, ...r.
in this city yesterday uurninY: 10 cars M, .
rcd wtnter whrnt. q ,nr. NJ a Il, y ~.
mixed. . cara No j hard, ~ r.rs NJ . .arta'. '
III cnrs Nh. dn. u cor. rnioct ~, for, ,r,o".,,
cur No, / corn. 81 cnr. hicl, Tniyc., n, 49,.
new do. e5 rors ncw mixcl - c,r. A., . ,,,r,,
q cara rejected {lG0 corn>: IT cnr. vhi,a n,,.
IL cara No. . mixed, | car rcfecteti mi oat.,.
tara No. / rye, IL cnrs m, in. n rora NJ y
hurley, cara No 4 t]o. X cnYa cYtra aror. f,,o,l
III butley>. Total, AS cnrs. mr. I'm nm ,,r r.
sncctct1 ant: 81. ii, h, wheat o1 tr, iv, o,,u
n,22;}f bu oats, OIL bu rvc. rfa;1 h, ,,,rf..
Wa intended thot n rcrt,tr .o,tnr.a,.
ten1,y,. Tn,ur,xr y t,,,,,Id rr,.i ~, y ~.
nrnbsb1e that mi. x.v. viii .,rr, ,,a.s..'s.'.
hIrher than can ho .n,t.t,oJ -. ',,,s s..
rencral,v fo,tnwx nno,hrr. In, ,.or. ,s,.s ..s.
n. tltti, rno.,,,, t.., A., . s' 'oo"'
tion which marked fho corr.. ~ a.. .,ns.,..4'.
markcta for Iont, si,no maj y 'eS
The nnnoiotmr,.t ~ thr.o..,o,1 o,,, ,,,,.,,,au,
rentlcmrn n. tc r,oor f,un,,tt, -, ~ 49,. "s,
nj Tru,,, nov l,r accc,tc, -. , .,, ~. 49, ns"'"
hoylsh conf,,ct vii +. rare,sn', .'. 49,. "oaefo n
trhr t,nocLlnr m unrn, ,a. w., ,'o ',u
hun ot,ou, nro rr,,o,,,, ,,a.. :. a'". raa"..s
Conurcssonal dtstr1ct, ] =, ~" ''esa'eu ~ '''c
Ti,e lcut,lnr n,o,,,ca ,n,rtot. ..,
]ar yc,tcr,,ny nm, nn*r,,I.I r,'"s ,.5 ".esu.
fcciinr corly. t,n m,ior,,v -, "aa uss'ons
1n, n fu-lhcr ,tlvoncs ~ :, W." .1'He''
hat pood many u,cro nrsr.r,I ~ s,," ou.asnt
I'm. Inn. .n, III" ,rotch, ~ ,,W.s,.. ~ 'sa'He y,
.r.,1,rnse rn,t, t,11 *. - 49," "sum ~, s"'e"
,nt,n. 49,, ,.,'s-. .'s pe' o'', 'ato I'ttc pcr
ts ~ y ,I,. % t,eit.nt ,se ps, W. a,aioat IN no
r'',,n - ~, T.. -" .n, 1'oas'"s eooA
'' 49, " ' e"'""eaeo tH"t tHefo
tiFT3VIf
, 1879-01-23


tEn0 rRonECTS-Nrye tt,cc!ally variable antt
nervous. Tho market WA aga,n stronger ut the
o"sset. In sympathy with higher qtatstinna MI
hogs At tho Stock YARDS and further advance Ut
Glit1s IN lard and mcass In Liverpool. nut there
were too many anxious to reAiIxo at tic advance
Orders were numerous 10 realize on porl: at my
lining over 3D. hu for March. and the oifurugs wcre
10 heaYy AZ In pnt pr!ces down With rslal. cxpt-
cta!y ~ tic demand was less ufccnt than tho day
previous. Tho same thing obtained on Iard md
meats. Tho market tumblcd shout as rapidly AZ It
Ind advanced during Mon1ay and Tuesday, good
many hodors being squeezed out, OIL tho down
turn.
MISS ro1K-Advanccd a:otto per hsl casfy. hu.
broke badly to :1c below tue tatcat prices of Tucs-
day. Sales were reported uf /, ZOO brls ecllee Feb.
ruary at So. :06k0. 20, Ill., 6oo brls socr March At
s0,1alo. 7..i, and IL, $50 brls seller April nt
sh.:lo6k0.s 10. Total, lis, $50 brls. Tie market
closed samo at nbaut s7.5o for old spot, 81. 1a1s
t95 new spes g. q g. eellcr January 81 la7n H. tar
h4.ia for April.
eth iFs s9,s ,ns. !, peyk ": a1e'ea at and
; S;s;ss, ,s:s,sS $c: .n se:s1 7,:s aeiss s?S 'S:
t. fa1f: sst 'f s;Ssy $ass %
\ M:;;h T; 5 arS tx x$S {. :ss! xs.
Closet stsaer at ST. ui,. tor rss or scilct ~. jana.
arx. y. loeE0 VI tMr Frbruasy,. g. @u1tu :...!s
HEsrx-~Wero very irrrralaF: ahprt-rab4 wrfc
aen,n active, and declined al,ut nOc fran The 1oU
prices Ut tho seFstun. other n,lalcs were mod
rratelt ACTIVE. AMI shoulders were dull. aale.
Wesa reported 1f ~ b11cs shoulders At ST. 10;
%, 200 l0t do at 81; 10 r<llcr Apstl: 70 (Ub tba
long c!cars At ditc; i, ugt} boxcs lung and T,ost
cirAts Mt isc; "50 hosr. short CLEARS at l:,c; To-
ooG os green hlsns tla ln-1 as 'ic: 81 tcs swrrt-
pscElcd t'o ttb lps} NJ Us4c: lnj boxc. lonr. cut
tia'ak IL !l,.I at 7sc, ip O0O lbs atort rlbs ut
8. .I4a::5 sel!er Feb.n3r1. sl.:l7,.qe4. 81 tor
a'nrsh. sL4t1s:5o ~ April. mud s4.C0cp
+. ~, TT hay. The following wcre tho pFicus
per 1Uo lbs on tho teadnaguts:
, 1879-01-23

Tic following Instruments were flied for
record Wednesday, Ian. %:
rtrr PROPERTY.
Western ~. 4 " cor of Fifteenth 1t, I,
Hl4rl0l Il. with spax1.i It IN tsn,e
hl,ck. dsicd Jan. 20 trhouat n. toruan ....-
10 Herman .. Ar1uuurl ..... .........$ 10, 600
West Twentieth Fl. f!r! II 81 pf ranllnn It,
nf. 24xl:1 n, ir1prnscd. tlatch .fnr. ii
lJhhn Oanter to ferdinand Dinhe)... ;. 500
South iialstcl II. = ~ co. at 'rhitiy fourth
court, e +. a'ix1:iU n, dated lire. II,
1s1H ~. Il. md r. X. Kelly 70 Narxa.
rct callahan, :;,..,... ,.:;......... 1900
11U 10.l2xlbU It, tlntri Inn. IL tJuhn
=, l'uestnGnan, = anita y; uorcl .... &c, 600
VI. - TT lulz!M It. datri 3nn. II tan.
ton schruhct IN Emrtitn Sr,rnbcrsI.. 1000
o.Etcy av. IL It nnf NEST lntliala It. 9
!, .f:l-S*t n. tnird .lEn. =. .luts1ck
!. Fa'rcy to William 'tsehar,Iron'...... 800
, 1879-01-23
AfAiEit{;{AL. -


The following were tho receipts and sAtp-
nents Of tho lcadnR articles Ut PRODUCE In this
city during tho twcnty-four hours ending At Z
o'clock on wednesday morning and correspond.
Ing date twclyg n0nths ngQ:
, 1879-01-23

boxed Cnmbsr!anis. S4.a96sh. % toacd; long .cui
ha1Hs, tta7tsc; swcet.plckleI huns. H.t6t7c Inr
III 10 IL u average; green aus, o}tQ5 Lc fur sans
averages: green HiIuuliprs, Hue.
Hacon quoted at t'4ls4!lc Tor shoulders. i.t6l5c
tos shatt rlts, hat5!+c for alost clears, 1s49i7Ac
tor la,a'. alt canvatc'i ami packrd.
unEa-E-Wns nuotrI At 6hs5.1c for white A.:
W4Ac for ycl11w. nnd 4Fekt,c for brown.
hEEF IlulDCcIs--Mrru ttruhy md qulct Ut
u. 7tH. 90 fttt nusn, 81. Is fot cxtra u,cvs
anu Sli. 5Ofl 1.UU for han4s.
=, TAt1ow-Maa quiet at U9sGic for city, aad 81
, 1879-01-23
sl}nsrc,s.
~
The following SLOWS the tcreipts an1 ship.
ncnts vi wheat At points namctI Yesterday:

At Port OF CAtcago Jan. ~: Cobb. Wills Il
Wheeler, Al trls eurrants; Lyon Il ftcalY, i
cases musical Instruments; Wiison Brus., 3
eases hosiery; Franl Bros, 2 cases dry goods;
Keith bros. 4 cascs hosiery: Fowler t'ros., ST.
sncha salt; order, @D0 racks salt. Collections,
Sty8b5n
, 1879-01-23
sAnl inturest.
l3y TTf.Ist1IkAru,
NEW YOltK.

~ tbs Wfstsrn Assoetdttd Frttk
New YoHK, Jan. 1s!s.-tloycrumcnta wcrc weak
ant1 lower for old issiles, hut An antl 1 per
CENTS Ncro firm. There wus nothing otllctat
from Washington up to the c!ose Of business IN
rtgarl 10 subscriptions 10 the 1 per cent loan,
but they were reported to bo over 81, 0,D)1,o0o
1sa!lroaa lIontia were generally stEong.
Stnte securities were dull. THE formation o{
q wealthy aud influential syndicate to muriet
4 per cent bonds In Europe seemed to stimulate
growing confidence lu tbs future ol AETairs gen.
orally.
Stuck speculation was characterized by much
h,soyaney, anh The entire list made further
advance, Which was we'll lnalnt alpcd 10 tle close.
Prizes ip Inal dealings werc tu soInu cases tho
highest yet reached. Er[s shares were tllr most
prominent In point Of artiylty aud strength, tina
eo,anlon Httck rising trum 2!t5 IN Is. alni ti:e
preferred from :o9i to 4,se4 bid. Northwestern
Was very conspicuous In dealings. advancing
from 5ss<< 10 51tS for common. AMI from E,1S 10
IN Slsf for preferred. Dclawsre 4 !.ackawauna
ross from :D}E to heis&, closing at 5lssss. Thu vi.
vance foE thu day III ths unttra list ranged from
II 10 y. Investment shares wcse strong,
especially lluck Island. Transactions werc MW,-
00o hharcs IT which u .Q0U wcsc Erie, 800 Lake
Shore, 9,UN Wu.,ash, -, 100 Northwestern con-.
tnou, :.,UD prrterru1 5000 Rock Island, l3,0&>J
Ut. faul common, l0,UOO preferred, 1000 Pitts.
burg, 81, ,0o0 LackaWunna, 1000 Scw jersey Gem
tral. a:.ooa Delaware u lIud.on. 1000 Morris Il
Essex. 7,Mo Michigan Central. a,G00 Illtoo,s
Central II. .00 Cleveland. Columbus. Claelnua.
u y ln,!ianapolls. 7,0D0 Ohio. lt,UUD Western
lnlnn, .,1o Northwestern, mud 9taW Atlantic
IL P9rilc Telegraph,
Money market easy at 2@3. Primo rnercan-
t[lc paticr, 31tml
sterE!ng exchange, banker4' bills, guilt at
bJ1x: kIE4t exchange oil SuxTnrt MI
, 1879-01-23

FIHEI}H.
LONDON, ian. .92.-Consnls. nj 5.1G.
American Srcurltics-tl..I,Hts Central, s5;
Pennsylvania Central, 4.l1; Rcadng. ID; Erie,
25'l; preferred, A.
United states I,onds-'f7s, 1o3sS; 10-i0s, 109t(
ncw -. 1U1A{; il<s. 1874.
FARls, Jan. 3!.-llcntcs, tl3f 70c.
, 1879-01-23

The Produce Markets Active and Uu.
sestlad--.All Dsoline Sharply.
4 seaaon Of Grent Weakness Follows
the Late Advance.


hunjs from EufotS. The possibility that the
s.9O. ,n,oht romo hart, from tle other aida In
,ur,, ounnt5t,r. 4. 10 mike # necessary for The
rr...urv IN e.n1 m .nn,e ri II. mid m. fo,c
.ccn .omc time nro, md tic result wns tic
forn,ation of thc sxnd,catn for selling 4 ncr
ecn,. In Enrnnr. A. pn,d NM, rreenbacks ara
,n,.r,,,ng-,,l. In th,, r,,,5trv m t,ro,u nm thc
r,,I .n.crv., ,,o. ,t hc ~ crncrtch from Tho ,nost
n,ton.,rs r,fun1Ino ~ nor ccnt. hcre m. bon,tt
rr.ns,1 IN Euronr' xhen ca,,cl. mu.t l,r maid
H. T., ,,,a 'rhc rnro .rct.e..f,,, th. 1rrosuYr
~, ,r .c,,f,o .uh.crtn,tons IN ,,c mr. tentt
,ho f..r., t,,e c.,, fnr I'm n nor r4nts and ,hc
r.n,,o. ,bo c,,.ncc ~ m cxnort NJ pn,,, In
E.'. ~. t,,s ..,,as rat,,,no, :. ,.,
a.n,,o - ofr.o, hv nroerr,no .,,h.crIr, inns IN
Enrono ~ ,no 1 M cem,. That t,r nets Yyr,1i.
p. ~. ~ w :, h. ,,,a a,.,tn ~ t.tin,
~ coo nv, = .,t,,,, f,r stx r,,rth. 49, sen mn.
~ ~ = ~ ~, IN :.
~ .,' - .t "n' ~ 49, hs,.,,as. ,,,,s.,o, t,,., =.
, ~ nI .pu" W.. ,ass nn., 1.a.,,,,., =, s.,, H., 49,
"'k"S .o' ".~ - . ' -
, 1879-01-23

!hI1adrln'ila.. III II, IN .sa IA
New f0ek -. Ill 81 ..n .iO -
GCrtGI. .....,., AZ Iii Iii .H1 .tu
The following figures were named for rail
arA OCEAN contracts:
, 1879-01-23

SfiEEt-The msrkut was moderately nct!ve nd
aieady. nt S!!.Titt:i. ~ for tnIar to ruinun. !:
vi. .0aG.5. 10 for htcetuni and 81. 9:yst I.a0 tt
tl41ltl: - y
, 1879-01-23

DN.SSEll !!tN:' -M'rEe II faiF Nrlna,ut aud
stsnIs Ut S3.!n for t1.s. aud 81. 7:i1si. ~ fn1
tit1eh alIi hrasy Wrl.As. kAics were n.adn Of
y. hcaa and y cars ut 81. ooG1.s5. CHOICE
closc.t al -: h1.
EtGS-Wrre 10 fsis request and steady, Frc.h
were uuotca at ..E!C.
Flsli--ncalert had nothing new to say of tho
fsh mi Ektt. i very quiet feeling alill rresatlh
0stcEs b1ng few and usually Tor sulall quantities
, 1879-01-23

PVrAr!E*-Wetn Yuoted ra4y. bs,yreA bclng
attaid of lafes rscospt. Gar 'ois wefe qnotta 4
higher thin thu abuyu lxlrrs, IAe consumption
IL tatbrr tight.
H,tLrHf AID GAME-ChIckcn, and tusI1vp
RO!I rallY III full prices al4! few uts Wcru left
Uccso were dull. UAa.o WHY nlsu slow aud easy
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-05-02
Bouncing a Burglar.

A certain lady residing in the north
eastern portion of the city had quite
an adventure last night about 8 O'Clock
with a supposed burglar. Her husband
was away from home and was not ex-
pected back for two or three days. She
retired with her two children at an
early hour after having securely locked
every door and nailed every window in
the house. Soon after falling asleep
she was awakened by a loud noise re-
sembling the falling of a sash. In an
instant she was out of bed and on
her feet with loaded revolvers In each
hand. She was like Artemus Ward
when attacked by Indians-not fright
ened, but simply embarrassed. Pluck
lily che rushed into the room from
whence she thought the unusual noise
eliminated, and found-not a burglar,
but the cage containing her favorite
canaries lying on the floor in the middle
of the room. The cage had slipped from
the nail which had previously held it
to the wall. She has not been inclined
to talk about burglars since.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-05-02
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

NJ. A. Arnold has gone to Salt Lake
City on business.
Hon. F. E. Warren returned yester..
day afternoon from the country.
E. p. johnson returned yesterday
from a legal visit to Laramie City.
Detective Leech, of North Platte,
was registered at the Railroad house
yesterday.
y. F. Cowhick, the Carey block dry
goods merchant, departed yesterday for
a visit to Silver Cliff.
We are gratified to observe that Mr..
W. r. Carroll has almost recovered
from his paralytic stroke.
G.. J. Downes, esq.,, of Terre Haute,
Indiana, has taken the position of clerk
at the Inter Ocean hotel, vice W. G.
Elliott, resigned.
Judge J.. B. Blair, of the Wyoming
supreme court, came in from Laramie
City, yesterday, and is stopping at the
Inter Ocean hotel.
Messrs. Draper & Hammond, the
popular hardware merchants, have an
other clerk. The gentleman's name is
II. S. Williston, and he halls from Wis
consin.
Mr., w. G.. Elliott has resigned the
position of clerk at the Inter Ocean.
He will devote his entire time in the
future to the management of his sa-
loon, connected with the hotel.
Capt. II. B. Nichols, postmaster OF
Norfolk, Va, Capt. J. F. Cecil and H.
E. Wood, also OF Norfolk, passed
through the city yesterday, en- route for
San Francisco. Capt. Nichols crossed
the Missouri river and the plains TWEEN
ty-seven years ago, at which time the
settlement west OF the Missouri river
in Nebraska was Fort Kearney. The
changes that have since been wrought
are a marvel to him as well as to every
one else.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-05-02
From the Evening Edition.
TEXAS L~ONGH0RNS.
NOT NUMEROUS THESE DAYS.
How the Texas Cattle Trade is Fail
ing-A Decrease of Fifty Per
Cent. in Six Years
The Reasons.

Texas is coming down gracefully
from the leading position in the cattle
trade which it held for so many years.
To know that its business in cattle has
decreased fifty per cent, in the last six
years, is to become aware of the vast
changes in the home of the ''longhorn."
There was no more profitable business
in the country than the driving of
Texas cattle to the markets of the
north, in the years succeeding the war.
Those were the days when the greatest
portion of the state was devoted to
pasturage exclusively. Stock raisers
never thought of branding all OF, their
cattle or herding them. So it WAS a
common thing for them to start north
ward with 1000 head and arrive in
Kansas with from 1000 to 5000. AL
of the unbranded cattle on the route
were taken into the drive. Naturally,
then, there were millions in it," But
immigration poured IN and farmers
spread along the rivers where formerly
the cattle found the best pasturage.
Agriculture requires less capital than
stock raising, and the thousands of new
settlers who poured in steadily, planted
their seeds and put up their fences, and
the cattle were forced into more con-
tracted pastures. How the drives fell
off in consequence is told by the Kan
sas City Price Current, which says that
in 1872 the drive was estimated at 30O,-
600; in '76, four years later, the drive
was 1876, 1888; in 1877, 167, 426, and in
1873, los, 900; a falling off of 30 per
cent. in the past six years.
1t is only proper to say that the Tex
as cattle men see and appreciate the
change in their business. They ac-
knowledge that they cannot long hope
to raise '~'longhorns" ut a profit. With
contracted ranges and low prices, the
gains of the business are decreasing.
The Price Current quotes from a Texas
stock man as follows, on this subject:
Leading cattlemen see and appreciate
the inevitable change that is coming
over the trade, and are trying to pre-
pare for it by breeding up their stock.
A great deal of money has been spent
in Texas the past two or three years in
blooded bulls. The mortality among
them, however, especially in the south
ern part of the state, has been terrible.
Yet our cattlemen are ~persevering, and
what they lose this year they will re-
place the next. We must raise a bet
ter class of cattle; it is our only saliva.
ton.
1t seems to be only a question of
time when Texas will be engaged in
raising the best brands Of cattle exclu-
sively and then only in a reduced guam
tity. If the business has decreased
fifty per cent. in the past six years,
what will it be in six years hence?
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-05-02
MILITARY MATTERS.

Lieut.. F. A. Whitney, Eighth infan-
try, is so%journing in Washington.
Lieut.. ]. A. Byrne, Sixth infantry,
and W. ]. Nicholson, Seventh cavalry,
who were recently in Washington,
have departed for the department of
Dakota.
Capt. ]. X. Hyer is visiting the ma
tional capital.
On Monday, 9Th inst, a court-mar-
tial will convene at Fort Laramie for
the trial of such prisoners as may come
before it. Following is the detail for
the court: Capt. w. S. Collier, Lieut..
Henry Seton, Lieut.. Rufus p. Brown
and Lieut.. Lewis Merriam, of the
Fourth infantry; Capt. ]. B. johnson,
Lieut.. cambridge Reynolds and Lieut..
Geo. F. Chase, Third cavalry. The
judge advocate is Lieut.. John G.
Thompson, of the Third cavalry.