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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23

FLOUR-The business In -four to day was re-
sti ict-d 70 4 D bills. There was no abatement Ia
the feelings III holders. who claim that batter
rr'cns must be- obtained. but the demand vas
extremely dull Saes- % bols at IS IS. Is ~
SC 25 rs IT s6 so 2b and 100 ut Sc TO- 25 at So rs
as aud 100 Mt IS 87h Y bhl.
Quotari ms: Fine tdds4 50: superfine 81 1906,
extra So 25@5 50: double extra s5 1915 FIX :;
tra''a ezra VI as %: fnnilv IS 1906 so; choice
$s 62}6 70: fancy IS 1907 v Dbl. Dealers obtain
higher Urtcss.
CuRN MEAI.-Ta ere was very little trading
In meai to- day. The supply Is light. aud prices
are well maintained. closing to- day at 50 $50
80 for choice, and 50 $500 rs for ordinary
qualities on the iauding. Dealers obtain higher
rates.
GRITS-Quiet and unchanged: choice pearl
Is 60o3 65 and fair to good So 3o@9 40 v Dbl
Ak landing. Dealers jobbinR Rates are 25c
higher.
HOMINY Is very scarce. and small lots are
selling ex store At 81 Q Dbl
PORK-The supply is ,ow and the demand
slow, prices remaining quiet and unchanged at
sl2@1a as for standard mess On seles from fret
hands. Dealers sell at $12 so p brl. Sales-25
bbls at si2 12h Dbl.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23

Persons who have weak c)nsti utiens or who
have raeson to fear consumption should reg
ularly take Laplace's Indian Turn ID Pectoral
Balm. There III no med cine yet discovered
which com pares With Ii for enriehing the blood
and building up the constitution.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23

NEW ORLEANS STOCK EXCHANGE BALE6.
FIRST oALL--l0 A. NJ
States 42aG434; Premiums 295a 02oss.
SECOND oALL-l2M.
al share Homo Insurance Comnauy q
States 4zA6p44; Premiums 2o&@29A..
THIRD GALL 80 M.
Ar. 900 Premium Bonds ~ coy ..-...s--.,. 291s
800 PramtIm Bonds II. THhadiyl v+----. 2gs
States 4304t&, Premiums 293a 02aAs.
CLOSING oAI.I-ap NJ.
IS shares Waterworks Company -.. 96a
SIC 900 state Consola ..-.s -9y.-.s--es- ~ u
rs, oNa State Cons H. 4. co. A =
1000 pfeminm Bonds. .,...-.,-.-... 2sa
States 44Gp4b, Premiums 2o's@29A.
by Telegraph.
NEW YoRK Nov. %. Evening. Money 7@4. and
closed at 81 exchange 4sos@tsl. dnvernmenta
QUIT but steady; now 81 lO1A. KS 1861, 4s l03.
State bonds duh and unchanged.
sub treasury baiaLces-CoiI $lllsf6.39e cur
ranov, S.. QSl sos. =..
NEW YcRK. nov. % Tho weekly statement Of
the associated banks shows y. tn the foo~ r,
crt,l-e 81 OTIS. eco: legal tenders. decrease. 3D.
6l0 coo: deposits, increase sil,oo6 100: circula-
tiou. inrrenao s1470o: reserve. Increase. " III
2i5. The banks now have S6, 405.bf5 10 excess
VI the legal requirements.
STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
New York. Nov. 9l.-Tho following is the
closing stock report: UEernd.
Constituted Goal. ..-....--...t.............. ~
Quicksilver preferred OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. % A
Adams Express. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ....tot
Wells 4 Fargo Express. .....................1o1
American Merchants Express. ............- s91.
v Aifed States EXPRESS. ......-..... %
PacifiG mali. 2ss
Unfon Pacific. IS
Harlem. ...-...........-..--.-.lH
New Jersey Tx
al. Paul preferred. ............-.............10
Toledo and Wabash 62%
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23

You can pay tho curren' State tax now with
out cost. Why wait week and be- subjected to
annoyance and eypense? sac r. O. Bonds no.
tice In another volnmn.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23
HoTELs-R RESTAURANTS.
THE ST. CHARLES HOTEL

WILL OPEN FOR THE RECEPTION OF
w guests on MONDAY, sixth instant. DUR
log ths summer the Hotel was put In thorough
duced to ensure the comfort OF patrons. The
house Is unsurpassed II al that goes to make
First GLASS and ELEGANT H0TEI. and
will continue to merit tbs popular favor which
has been accorded 1t In tho past.
PARTIES returning home will do vol TO call
ard look at FAMILY ROOMS before locating
elsewhere.
Oc5 IT RIVERS II BhHTEIb.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23
DESs LUTTONS.
NIsSOI.U TION.

TIVE COMPREHENSIVE HERETOFoRE
4 nxieting between this undoraiRned up der
tho name and e, la Of KIP H. RUCH Is hereby
dissolved. LOUIS RUCH IL appointed sole
liqudator Of the affairs Vt Baid ir!n.
a. r. KIP
LOUIS RUCH.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23

TINE OCTOBER GoRFEn IN LIVERPOOL
eloae OF October Witnessed the conclusion 81
what Liverpool contemporary regards ~ one
of the moat extraordinary episodes ia the his
tory OF the cotton market Of that city Up 70
within a week two Of the close OF October
tho iden that in 40 large u market 1t would he
nossihlo for The bulls" to corner tho bears"
was regarded "a absolutely prcpoRterous. 1t
was admitted that Ruch u thing might be done
ut New York but tho notion that n sufficiently
strong combination could be got up for the
same purpose in Liverpool was laughed to
arorn But IT was done. and by ono bold opera
ton. and with complete Rucooss. The fame CT
tho corner. says tho Liverpool journal. giving
tho history Of IT, had attracted an enormous
crowd Of curious Outsiders. and the flags wsro
almost Ms thronged n Oh tho day OF royal
visit Undoubtedly The uniunencps ns vol
AZ tho exceptional character Of tho event
wns 4 great source III attraction; It WIS oxtra
ordinary that tbs market should to cornorei.
bit atil moro extraordinary that It should bo
corusrea hy nm individual operator. Az ~
O'Clock approached tbs aoeno became very nni-
mated Tho actual operators wore very few.
and they formed tho centre Of q crowd which
swnyod backward sHnd forw ir,ls from the news
room side Of the Tags to the centre Of The aroa.
and finally about 10 o'clock. grRvtntel In u
surgng mass toward tho entrance Of the Cotton
Brokers' Clearing House IN Browns buildings
During this movement II was reported Tint
I d. "a was raid. bnt this has not boon authon
tlcatea but II IL Il fact that there were buyers
np to the last moment ut lllGd, aud no sellera
Tho open windows ~ the clearing house were
crowded with the clerks Of tho various firms
represented nj the clearing. and when the first
stroke of IL o'clock doomed out thoy broke forth
into u hearty oheer. which was Justify taken No
by The excited crowd on the flags below. The
active work Of tho clearing house thon went on.
and II Is gratifying to have 70 report that the
only defaults were one contract Tor 100 bales.
and two baos part ~ d contract for 100.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23

Bnrabtng III mrs Brooks Elm mrs
j, ker ID mrs Brnn hntunia miss
Gayanny Aunh mrs Glins Annie miss
Gage miss C9Dnmrs Mary mrs
Dubson Clara miaa Duac Eliza madam
Dulfour Alice Melle DuGilto Uenre mme
Foey Mimic miss
jones Nj mrs Johns mrs
Lambert Dora mrs Leo 5tllie miss
Melville Penri miss
Price James w mrs Porter Mary w miss
Robert Aiiiue or Vaughan
Sarpy Louise miss Smnchay Gacia mrne
Smith susanna IL mrs rimmpns II mrs
Wilson M ] mrs Williams q miss
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23

IpEFERRING TO THE ABOVE I RESPECT
~ fully solicit for LOUIS HUGH the patron
apsth hat has harGtfars h"'a accorded 80 liber-
nlly to the lntn arm 81 K IT. s KUGH
mo2 tda1 aa ia Ih A. =. KIP.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23

PUBLIC SECURITIES. The break In the New
stock market on Frdnv bud m effect upon
Louisiana Gonso q. and they fell from -. 70
Al. and were quoted In this market at 42eh43,
Yesterday they recovered and 5000 We're cold
in New York at 49,, md In thia market they
closed firm 1T 44@t5. with snes Ut $4,000. Pro
MUM Bonds closed ut 29'.@4s's. against 2a's@
2ah with sales IF SIT 900.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23
HecslTei Same t,me Same time

Total. ....--.-. bbft 5H.bH III hOh
The consolidated report ainco Friday shows
the following ,.xonrts:
G.. p. FREQ. Cont Chan. Stocks.
Last we \ 1905 31s2 1oMo b7t7a6
This woek last
year ....... 13.loa .- 6.lb9 -. sG6s27
TUTuREF.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23
MON W e. a M ".
OFFICE OF NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Saturday Evening, November ~. 1879.
NEW ORLEANS CLEARINGHOUSE.


November y n .ss,ss s7 n sssois,
We quote exceptional paper GOT cont: AL
do TOO; second grade do @: loans on col
latsrals 1903: Al mortgages paper 30 second
grade do @ cont per annum.
Mexican dollars arc now quoted az sed4s7
and tradp dollars at e0Das. Halves and quar-
ters (Amertcanl are quoted ut sah0-.
The sa1ee Of foreign exchange wore fair
and rates aro firm. Bank sterling rulos at
astb. and bill Of ladtng and clear bills at
477h047sh.
French bills are stronger. We quote bank
francs =: commercial S.2sA.
New York sight is quoted Mt 81 discount "
$1,000 for bank counter rate: commercial Is
quoted at 50 30 " $1,000.
State Cousols firm ct 4AD45
Premium Bonds closed at 70 a@2a's.
Stocks nre steady.
MISOELLANEpUS-Ha Paid City Coupons.
s5o4se: Oily Consolidated Bonds. so03t: State
Warrants. 7s}sGosI: Levee Warrants a6 @.
Mr. T. N. Maynard. manager of the New Or
loans Clearing House. has obliglngly furnished
ls with the following report Of tho average
daily condition. after the morning exchanges.
OF the associated banks for the week ending
Friday morning, November2i. 1879. after tho ex-
changes:
RESOURCES,
d. s. legal tenders and National
Bank notes Observation-Disclosures. g., 4o6 400 90
Other rash items Observation-Disclosures. 900 20
Sight exchange on New York;. 1,9sah0o 01
Foreign exchange. Observation-Disclosures. NJ TOO 90
Due from distant banks and bankers M. 300 OO
Loans and Discounts 10 DIG 900 90
Other cash asseh. ,................ 3,945 300 90
Total $40 olg 800 00
LIABILITIES. 5.M= .z@
Oireu Iation Observation-Disclosures. 81 R22 5l2 10
Deposits met after exchangesl . 9.2s680 90
Due distant banks and bankers. sub
iect to cheek 1881 900 90
Other liabilities to banks and bank
ars j 3i6 800 90
Othar cash liabilities. ............... % 600 0f
Total Observation-Disclosures l3 b7g, 9l2 sc
Increase. Decrease
Tsepal tenders. .......4.--.+..- $500 900
Tonns -..... H. OK
DbnOHttS- lif,uUV
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23
New Or ems Ocfobar2o, 1879.

INHE UNDERSIGNED WILL CONTINUE
the rice milling businass ut the Perseyer-
Huca Rice Mil Nos. Il, 10. IL aad Ii Elysian
Flelds atreot. New Drlsana. ~ bis own account.
aud soliei Il d conttluHnG0 OF pmt favpra.
INUIA hIGH.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23

The London Daily Telegraph. IN IT, financial
articles ON the nineteenth instant, says that the
smnllnesslof the Withdrawals Of bullion from the
Bank OF England s due ~ the fact that bonds
are going to America instead Ut gold.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23

III ia estimated that the product ~ tho lead
mines Of the country will be- ia 1879 fauftet n
thousand tons less than last year. whlle tho H.
creased demaud Will causo deficiency ID tho
guuuly OF at least thirty thousand tons,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23
LIST OF LETTERS
LADIES. list.

HemninIng In the New Orleans peat0ssIee
at HI a. m, November z2. 1870.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23

Germany sends TO the United States fer some
of tta Christmas toys. Last week New York
1irm shipped to Europe sl2ono worth 81 Amerf-
can toye. andsuch Invoices have become quite
common. Toy pianos will be very cheap this
season. One New York firm has contracted for
tho delivery OF $4,000 or these instruments by
the fifteen h 81 December. and two other houses
have sent orders nearly ns large.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23

THs IsrLAT1oS IN THE sTocK MARKEr.-As
M nflation wave nov % prevalent In the stock
xnHrket and rapidly influencing many impor
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23
40 Ea WI RMggAa..
OFFICE OF NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Aniurda4 Eyanlng Moyemhar ~. 1915.

COTTON A good demand prevailed to-day.
aud tho market closed steady. with sales OF otoo
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23
TurRTY YEARS. IsaC 1sGo.

The Times produces these figures 20 argue ~
favor or contracting the currency by rotlrihR
tho outstanding greenhacks, but this VII 90 q
email measure Of contraction. for tho treasnry
will have to pnv out its gold In redeeming tho
ereenbaeke. md the bulk Or circulation Will not
be materially Affected.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23

Illinois is considered to be q toerably we'll
cultivated State. but with 2nuoo,oo0 acros under
cultivation IL haa 5000 900 unsolt'vafed. and an
area as largeas Mast aehusGtts and Connie oicut
rut .prether
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23

CoTToE MILLS STARTING London Times
of November 4 reports that continued Ina
provcment ia manifested In the Preston cotton
trade. The Rihhls Bank Spinning Mill. which
has been stepptd for some months, has started
running. Messra. Horrocks 4 Jaeksons have
started their large mill-which has boon stopped
SIX months-ful time. Manufacturing ID rap-
idly advancing on tho Continent, quantities OF
mil machinery being almost daily sent hy
North Lancashire firms abroad
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23

Fort Wayne. ..s....-...t........s...lI1
Ohio and Mississippi. ..........s......-... AZ
Chicago and Alton .......+.................. 97A
Hannibal aud Bt. Joseph .................... ss
Louisiana Consols. ..........'..''.... ~
Delaware. LankaWanna and Western 1850. s2a
Michigan Central ,...'..r''''''''' ~ =
New York Central and Hudson ..--.'.....l2etb
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern. ......l 1929
Illinois Uantrnl .'','..- y. ~
Clevenndland Pltsburg guaranteed. .'lnA
Chicago and Northwestern ,...'...' w
Chicago and Northwestern preferred .'...i oaA
Rock Island. len
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23

From 1870 TO 1879 The pr, cious metal minos OF
Utah Welded an average Of 70, 900 per hnnum.
and the experience or the present year aemon-
strates TINT its gold and silver mines are hardly
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23

ADVOCATING 4 NEW RANKBUrrcT IAw.-The
merchants Or Boston hav, appointed a COM
nitsee to cooperate with similar committees
tn other cities In al fl mt TO secure the enact
ment by Congress- Of new bankruptcy law
When the old not was IN force ihe heavy mer-
camille interests OF tho country were It's most
uncorn promising opponents. BY its provisions
they were placed at the mercy q every swim
aler with wit or assurance enough to get pos
session OF goods on credit. premium was
mt upon raseality. IN homes creditors TOOK
the scanty leaving. satisfied or me vilia'ny OF
which they we're vl,tms. and vat powerless 10
remedy IT, At tho tsmctha repeal measure was
pendino several attempts ware m ade TO secure
tts withdrawal and thu adoption OF amenam ems
~ the obnoxi5us law. but all Without await
The origlpators ~ the Boston movement az no1
explain the kind Of a bankruptcy law Waich
they would support. but II is presumed tnat
they would not have the old one with al its IN
rerfections re- enacted.
THE IMITATION IN THE STOCK MAHKEr.-As
y liz imitation wave now 90 prevalent IN the STOCK
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23

ledge Oh tin ore said to be one hundred
feet wide. IL reported to have boon found near
Albany Greg n.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23

DELIVERIES oF PROVISIONS. The board Of
r1Huagers of tho New York Exchange have
adopted the following rule regulating tho de-
liyeries OF provisions: Deliveries Of standard
provisions on contract must ba Of tho packing
of the season current at the time Of delivery.
All prime lard made between November ] q
any year and December q The yenr following
shall DO considered standard, and good de-
livery on all contracts during that time. All
standard provisions shall by pm ked III new
pooperage, as provided for IN the rules
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23

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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-10-04
Soup and Cruel for Eight Years.

Mention has been made of the death
of the nine-year-old daughter of Henry
Haldeman and lady at their residence
on Acequia-street, San Antonio, Texas.
The cause of the death was very I'M
usual one, and the incidents relative
thereto were very strange. When about
fourteen months old little Anne, for that
was the childs name, while in the
kitchen got hold of can of condensed
I've and drank a portion of the contents.
Of course, the consequence was that the
child suffered intensely, and came very
near dying at the time. After recover
ing from the first effects of the lye, it
was discovered that the child's throat
was scalded, and that it was unable to
swallow any food of solid nature. De-
spite the efforts of skilled physicians and
the constant attention of her loving par
ents, little Annie throat never did heal
up. But the child lived and grew to be
plump and fat, though bereft of that
vivacity which characterizes children.
The child pain and suffering seemed to
detract the mind from the frivolous and
the gay and turn the thoughts more to
solemn and real things. AS years rolled
Oh, HOWefeI, suCli HouilsnilcHto do AuHlo
was capable of taking proved not suf-
ficient to meet nature demands and sus-
tain her growing body, and presently it
was observed that her condition was rap
idly becoming more serious, and ply
stefan was summoned to take charge of
her case. But no good was ever accom-
plished, the injury was incurable, and it
was settled that the child would gradually
approach the end of existence. Finally,
death came, though Annie had attained
the age of nine years, during nearly
eight of which she had lived exclusively
ON soups, Cruel and liquor-like food. At
the time Of her death the child was in
appearance as skeleton, but retained
her power of mind and conversed ration
allv tn the end
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-10-04

Brown BREAD.-Two quarts of brown
-four, half cup of molasses, one quart
sour milk or butter-milk, one teaspoonful
of soda. Stir it all well together. Bake
or steam.
MILK OF RosEs.-Put into a small
bottle two ounces of rose water, one
teaspoonful of oil of sweet almonds, ten
drops of oil of tar. Shake the bottle
until the whole is combined, and you
have nice cosmetic to apply to the skin
after washing
CREAM FOR CoFFEE.-A writer says:
" The members of my family prefer the
following made cream for their coffee to
the genuine article. Beat one egg to
foam, add tablespoonful of white
sugar, and pour over pint of boiling
hot milk, stirring briskly as it is poured
over the egg. Prepare at night for the
morning"
DAMsoN PICKLE (SwEET) Take Z
pounds damson, three pounds of brown
sugar, one ounce of stick cinnamon, half
ounce each of mace, allspice and cloves.
Boil the sugar and spices with quart
of syrup. Prick each damson with q
darning- needle or fork, and put them in
boiling all together until the fruit is
done.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-10-04
Time for boil Quanpy sugar
ing fruit. to quart.

Fried Steak.-A lady writing to the
Queen, asks how to make fried steak
tender, and whether the fault is in the
cook or in the utensil. The editor re-
plies: "In neither; steak should be
broiled, and not fried" There are many
instances, particularly in small families,
where it is UGH more convenient to fry
than to broil steak To do the latter,
necessitates good and brisk fire, and
II dinner is to be served at six O'Clock,
this will keep the kitchen hot all the
afternoon; but if the steak is to be fried,
a quick, light fire of wood will answer.
OF course, broiled- steak is always the
best, but if fried in the following man
ner, we think very few people will know
the difference. Choose an iron frying
pan, let it get very hot, and without
using bit of any kind of fat except
that on the meat, throw the steak on the
hot pan; turn it every two minutes to
prevent burning. Be careful to insert
the fork to the outer rim of fat, so as not
to lose the juices of the meat. 1t will
cook in eight to twelve minutes accord
ing to the thickness of the steak and the
taste of the eater. Transfer the meat
to hot dish, pour about a tablespoonful
of hot water into the kissing pan, shake
it well and turn it over the meat.
Season it as you would if broiled with
butter, parsley, lemon juice, pepper and
salt; and if your. butcher has been true,
and your cook a judicious one, you will
not deSpiSe fried stake"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-10-04
Miss ThurstOn's Adventure.
Watertown Times.1

Probably the hanasomest balloon as
cension that ever took place in Northern
New York was made by Miss Thurston,
at Carthage, on Friday the 9th inst. 1t
was witnessed by thousands of people.
The people of Lowville saw her as she
passed over that place, since which tins
nothing has been heard from her. A
telegram from Port Leyden told moth
ing of her whereabouts had been heard
there. Messages from Lowville and
Carthage stated that no tidings have vet
been received there. Great anxiety about
this brave lady existed all along the
route between this city and Utica. Final
ly, dispatch from Lowville, on Satur.
day night, says that Miss Thurston came
out of the, woods, arriving there at o.
clock Saturday evening, having spent the
previous night sitting on log. The bal
loon got away from her, and carried
everything with it. Her clothes were
badly torn, and she was somewhat but
not seriously hurt
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-10-04
Masonry in France.

The Paris Globe gives the following
statistics of masonry in France, declar-
ing that they are the best that can be
ascertained, and are reliable as far as
they go: There are 70 grand lodges and
119 provincial grand lodges, having
under them 1900 lodges. Twelve high
councils, direct $50 lodges There are
eight lodges which are signalized as in
dependent" isolated, or excluded"
There are thus nearly $500 lodges alto
gether. These included very nearly
100000 active members. 1t is said that
the number of members who have with
drawn from further participation in the
brotherhood, or may be characterized as
" indifferent" or inactive, amounts to be-
tween two and three millions