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The New York herald., 1879-12-16
POsf OFFICE NOTICr.

D0sr OFFICE NOTICE.
III The foreign malls Tor the week ending Saturday, DO
cembcr ~ 1879. Will close Ais Office Tuesday 30
A. NJ for Europc,by Steamship Nevada, via Queenstown
Wednesday at OA NJ for Europe bv steamship Both
MIA via Qucrnstovn Thursday, att A. NJ for Europe
by steamship Adrsc via Qnccnsf Tor
ermsny Franc, be specially nddresscd aud at
1910 for Europe b, steamship weland. via Plymouth,
Chcrbourg and Hamburg; saturday, ut = A. w. for Eu
rope. by steamship City Of Berlin, VIA Queenstown cor
cspondcnce for Gsnnny and scotland be specially
Anchoria via uasysw, and NJ II A. NJ. for Europe by
steamship Rhine, via Southampton and Bremen. Tho
mails for Denmark sweden and Norway despatched by
Hamburg aud Brcmc steamers only The mails for Iayt
Colombia and Grryt,u leave New York December ID Tho
mas for Porto Ricd leave New York December iG The
mails for Bcrmuda atd the West Indies leave New York
December is Tho uils for Havana leave New York Do
ccrbcr ~ and cu The mails for New foundland leave New
York Dccemver 10 The mails for Belize leave New York
December ~ The mails for A~pnwal and south Pacific
ports leave New YORK December ~ Tho mails for Aus
traa, &c. leave san francisco December "a Tho mas
for China and Japan tave San Francisco Dcccmbcr2 ~
THOS. 1. JAMES, Postmaster
Posr orricx. NEW York. December 10, 1870.
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A TIAS MAII. LINE.
AFOR WEST INDIES AND SOUTH AMERICA

A TLAS MAI. LINE
AFOR WEST INDIES AND SOUTH AMERICA
calling Mt the following ports. via. =
Kingston. ia Cape Havt t;onaives st. Mare Port nu.
Prince, Aux Cages and Jncmcl In Hayti Santa Martha
savaniila, Csrthagcna and Aspiuwa In Colombia. and
t;reytown, Nicaragua
iN JANUARY TiiE coMPANY's STEAMERS WILL
RUN DIRECT TO COLON dASPINW AI,t,) VIA KINt;
sToN GAL. MAKING CLOSE CONNECTION WITH
CfF1C PORTS
Regular iortuightiy salnss from pier No. 81 North
River follows: =
rr.. FOR KINGSTON "a, AND HAyrL
ETNA..,... December II ALPS. December %
FOR HAYTT. COLOMBIA. iREYTOWN COLON pan.
ANA AND SOUTH PACIFIC PORTS.
ALVO december rs AILSA December 30
FOR PORTO RICO.
Superior first class passenger accom- odations
PIN, FORwOOD 4 co, Agcnts,
No az Wall
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CINGLE AND ExCU RsIoN TICKETS TO ALL POINTS
k)in tho southern states; also FLORIDA, BERMUDA,
NASSAU. CUBA PORTO RICO. ST THOMAs, Mart.
nque Barbados Trinidad sale at lowest rates
at LEvE ALDEN's Tourist once 27i Broadway Gail
send postage Tor November number Americas Tourist
0azetto.n
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DIRECTORY FOR ADVERTISERS.

HERALD BRANCH OFFICE. ces BRoADwAY..
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT FOR THE KECEPryin0SS nS
ADVERTISEMENTS PRESENTED BEFORE EIGHT
O'CLOCK IN THE EVENING ARE INSURED
PROPER CLASSIFICATION.
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A UCTION HOUSE OF VAN TASsELL ( KEARNEY.
"A ITO AND liz EAST 18TH ST.,
NEAR 4TH Av.
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,OAsrwlsE srEAMsnas.s.

COAsrwlsE sTEAMsnlE.s.
NEW YORK fSR ASP a1R4 NAH BsFd4 sTEfMsf LINZ
GT FsT ha. ss moo.
NiAGARA Saturday. January 3. 1850
"'s"'s'"' '"J5nSSig JAMES %&sD Co. ls wa.
NAssAU:N r. VIA FERNANDINA. FLA-sTEAMER
coz F a4sTIs AXIS Ss e ... q H,r II NAL
1Cromwe line. Steamships leave follows from pss
Wednesday. December 10
sss oKs ssas1srs Easas
RERMuDA WEST INDIES AND PORTO RICO.
FROM SsSs spa CPL Es Eor new ~
For Pss SsYs =
egTz FoscR AsRos6' 6oina HuaAnoA Porto Rico and
ST r sEkMupA psss%Gsy ST
LUCIA, BAaBxDos and TRiNIDAD-sseamshipc CAM
PASSAGE RATES GREATLY REDUCED.
ifFa Pf1sifs nSG a .ppy 70 Broadway
LEvE ALDEN. Passenger Agents. :7i Bro.dway.
CAvANNAH AND FLORIDA.
CITY or coLvMBus Captain Nickerson. Wednesday.
GATE CRY Captain Dassett, Saturday, December 20.
CRY or SAVANNAH. Captain Mallory. Sunday. Do
and Gulf Rsiirosd and florida steamers GEORGE
.rGad a No % "d
General Agent Atlantic and Gulf railroad si5 Broadv.y
5kx a.. M K WI xFa i3..
pier 20 East River saturday. December 20: at Pm
on The and Grand Hor,Ssrn
& s" s"s sss
For freight passage and general information apply to
- pier - East River
NEW YORK AND HAVANA MAIL LINE DIRECT
A"rth s,ysr ~ for aysna direct as folIows n =,
SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Captain Foote SATURDAY. Jan. 10
For fre Ght or passage avng unsurpassed aecommoda
WILLIAM P, CLYDE CO; No s5 Broadway.
havana
AK1 AsI4s Friday
apply to fff Mx co sna sss
Further reduction in Jacksonville Paatks rates.
MoRGANs LoU1SNA 4Sp TEEAs RAILROAD
steamer GESEnAL WfilTSEY viii sail from pier 90
for New Orleans MoSis Louis Miss:sspi Rive:
points and to Belize Hondar.s also via New Orleans and
Gs sRn. r. sS Sh1, X" S IT, a snS q" rTns: G
H. H. and g. H. and San Antonio Railroad.
steamer LONE STAR viii follow on Saturday, Decsn-
For freigh. and further information apply
BoGERT MORGAN, Agents. pier 50 North River.
M .!ss Nsw
r NJ from pier North River. effected a
Th1nxS & fi.' and
points on the Mississippi and Red rivers also to Be'A
REGucED sna PXssxGE to New oe.n.-c.s.n s4o
--''' CLARK SEAMAN. SO West st.
Old DOMINION STEAMSHIP COMPANY
For NORFOLK PETERsBuRG and RICHMOND, direct.
TUESDAY THuKsDAY and SATURDAY, II stsp
wEDSEs6H2 and sATtspAa, hss sP sso es:ssnssss
sT sne connecting railroads MONDAY and THURSDAY At
GERS except Delaware win depart from thore
and ali steamers will discharge ikore;:
points, Insu effected n
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DACIFIC NAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY
Il pier foot of Canal st.. North Rivcr
For San Francisco. via the 1sthmus Of Panama
Steamship COLON Monday. Dec -.
cunnectng for Central aud South America Mexico
From San Francisco to Japan and China.
Steamship CITY OF TOXIC Saturday, Dec. ~. noon
From San Francisco to Honolulu New Zealand aud Aus
For freight and general Information apply compauys
Office the pier foot ot Canal st.. North River
Passengers forwarded to San Francisco, Sandwich
Islands. Japan, China New Zealand. Australia South
America. Central America and Mexican ports
For tickets or Tor Information in regard routes apply
60 tho Passenger Department, 257 Broadway.
q. T. SEWELT. All. J. BULLAY,
General Passenger Agent Superint tendent
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OrEY EVENINGS.
THE FIRST JAPANESE MANUFACTURING AND
TRADING COMPANY.
SOS BROADWAY.
BETWEEN iTTII AND 18TH SITS.
REQUEST AN EXAMINATION or THEIR RECENT
IMPoRrArIoys OF RARE EXAMPLES OF JAPAN
EsE ART, EMBRACING CERAMICS, BRoNzEs.
LACQuEns. worries, RUGS. ENBRofpERTEs. &c.,
SUITABLE FOR
HOLIDAY GIFTS.
having THEIR MAIN OFFICE IN TOXIC. AND
AGENTS IN THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF JAPAN,
THEY ARE ENABLED TO OFFER EVERY INDUCE.
MENr TO BUYERS.
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0LD DOMINION STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
TI,AVELLERS' GUIDE.

A -ONE DOLLAR TO BOSTON VIA THE FALL
IA River line for special limited tickets: magnificent
steamers NEWPORT and OLD COLONY leave Nov York
daily including sundays at 30 NJ from pior u North
river foot of Murray St. leave Brooklyn r. NJ jersey
City, 4 - r. NJ. via Annex.
A TROY BOATS.-CITIZENS LINE STEAMERS
h.SARATOGA and CITY OF TROY leave pier - new
No AZ North River foot OF Leroy daily except SAsur
day d r. NJ. Excursion tickets to Troy. -.
4 LBANY BOATs-PEoPLE's LINE.-sfEAXERs
ADREW and ST. JOHN leave pier II North River, foot
of Canal st.. every week day At L. NJ.
NORWICH LINE TO BOSTON
IN FARE ONE DOLLAR,
special limit tickets pier 20 North
River daily including Sundays at 43o r. NJ for New
London, Boston, Worcester. Ac.
CTEAMBOAT AND STEAMSHIP AND RAILROAD
OPrnting description rapidly and choxply done
a the Metropolitan job Printing Office, d Ann ST. Branch
ofiice. IA Union square, connected BY telephone
o1 TO BOSTON VIA THE SrONINGTON LINE
- plStcamers MASSACHUSETTS, aud RHODE ISLAND
leave daily Except SundayS from pier 33 n R. foot OF
JAY st., 80 r. NJ
PROVIDENCE LINE. for freight enly--steamers leave
pier ~ North River except Sundsvs), at4P. N.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

"A n-LorTEKIEs OF THE SPANISH GOVERN:
Tas,s va: .yry. the following Extraordinary Dr'"
'"s' Dsee"0'' National Lottery at Madrid
s2s2oOOo gold distributed in prses; 10000 tickets.
ssa... ssas .+..s: ts / ssS Gsf ss e sy'.y n
p2os.n:sio". ~ q" y soo Of Of as7
o and 800 Of 500 each for the numbers ending with
st%s aeri' sss $ r e.ss
'e''' Royal Havana Lottery.
ssaS.' si P55ss 5000 GsS
the result on their nu~ssr. BY cable same day Of
siiG saa
may DO obtained at .ss most favorable rates
Ii sS%sss
A ROYAL HAVANA h1rrERY.
dsxsS ah.is b. S;s & RiS;' SsS*iso
5000 .ieRss:. Psssssss :si;ooo @ pesos.
Full particulars have always Sosn ssns free.
Lousinna State Extraordinary
h.i With s'ssys capital sTsrn s.,a. 81
spanish Gold and silver n.vsns Bank BIZ. bought and
'''' !: SSSSESSS I ssSS. s::s:;: ss::::ss::;;::.
hs: Liberty New New York
A -ooxAokwEALrH
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY.
FIFTEENTH REGULAR DRAWING
ALWAYS MACAULEY'S THEATRE
LOUISVILLE, KY
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 81.
I96u-PRIzES-1,96n
/ $fl2.4OO IN MONEY.
$So,OO0 $1,000. $500.
APPLY TO OR ADDRESS
7. J. COMMERFORD,
COUKlERJOURNAL BUILDING,
LOUISVILLE, KY,
OR SAME AT 1853 BROADWAY,
OR w. PORTER o27 BROADWAY.
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PROPOSALS..
NoRfawEsfERS GRAND TRUNK HALFWAY
illinois and Indiana)
Tenders
for
Locomotive Engnea
Tenders are invited for the construction Of
Six Locomotive Engines,
Of the Mogu" pattern with cylinders is ineh BY -
inches
Drawings and specifications may be the ONCE Of
Mr.. Herbert Wallis. Mechanical Superintendent Of the
Grand Trunk Railway. Montreal.
full set of templates will be supplied for the guidance
OF those obtaining the contract
Tho patterns, which at tho completion Of the contract
will the property the company. DO included
In the price Of tho Engine.
Delivery wibc taken point the line OF this
tho Grand Trunk Railway.
Tenders from prncp only ndorscd Tender For Loco
motives will be received by the undersigned to De-
cembcr ~. 1879.
G. B. PECK. General Manager.
PoRr HURON Nov. 81. 1879.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-15
Personalities.

Misses Jennie Callen and Emma
Butcher, of Summerield, o., are visiting
Mrs. II. Riley, South Side.
Jacob kemple will leave this morning
for Moundsville, where he will practice
law in the future.
J. W. Bradshaw, master of road;
Arthur SinSel, superintendent of water
stations, and J. T. Lane, all Of the Il. X
q. Railroad, were in the city yesterday
DIR. 4. ). Todd is reported seriously
i'll AZ his home on Fourteenth street.
Acknowledgement White end GOV.
Jacob left Yesterday for Romney on
business.
George q. Campbell, brother OF DIR.
John \. Campbell, who has been in the
city for some time, left yesterday for
Weston where he goes to accept a posi-
ton a. boOk-keeper for some OF the
Asylum contractors.
Miss Maggie GilkeSOn, who has been
visiting friends in this city for some
time, returned home 10 Romney yester.
day.
Albert Rand and wife, ne Matte
Goshorn, are visiting W. : Goshorn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rand are en- route from
New York City TO Charleston, on visit
% relatives in that city.
Alex Mitchell has returned from a
trip up in Pennsylvania.
Lou Marsh, of Marshall, Texas, is in
the city visiting friends.
Matthew Altmeyer left yesterday on a
visit 10 Pittsburgh.
Miss Annie Dimmey, Of Pleasant Val
ley, is visiting friends in Marshall coun-
".
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BENWOOD ITEMS.

The factory was idle Yesterday on aC-
count of scarcity of iron, the manager,
Mr.. Jacob Altmyer, being absent, having
gone to Pittsburgh ON business connect
ed with the MILL
DR.. Eskey, in connection with Mr..
Michael Galley, contemplate opening a
drug store the first Of next month, in
Mr.. Thomas Evans store room, in the
upper town.
Joseph Mahood is the champion nail
feeder hereabouts, having cut last week
two hundred and thirty-seven kegs Of
twenty penny nails, handicapped as he
was with one OF Towards patent pick
ers attached 10 his machine. Who can
beat it?
The long expected and much talked Of
wedding, between Mr.. John Nicholson
OF your city, and Miss Ebby Bogard OF
this place, occurred on Sunday morning
last. Bon roya0e.
The VI. +. Church congregation in
tend having fair and festival MAY 4th
and 9Th, for the benefit OF the church
and pastor.
BenwoOd. with a population OF about
twelve hundred. support four different
churches, or congregations. We GER
tainly must be religiously inclined.
The company still have force OF
workmen employed in draining the
low portion OF our town.
Mr. Henry Bursee has 30 far recover
Ell from his recent illness, as 10 be able
10 resume his work in the shop.
Mr.. II. W. Fisher, our genial but
Radical store keeper, intends leaving for
the east, in q few days, for the purpose
Of laying in full supply Of goods.
The Moundsyille Commercial, a new
paper, will be issued this week from
the office of the defunct Gasette, BY
Messrs. Evans & Crusch, two young
men of fair ability. We hope the enter
prise may meet with the success il de-
serves.
Several Of our citizens have received
invitations to appear before his honor
Judge Alexander the coming week.
The Invitations have caused considera-
able commotion or loeomotion among
the boys.
BenEood has the champion green
hacker. Nothing win do him bat an
unlimited supply Of greenbacks without
any exceptions on the back, printed by
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LADIES ASSAULTED.
Three Females Attacked by n
Rufiian.

About IL o'clock last night, as three
young ladies who reside on Eotf street,
near the Seminary, were returning home
from church, and when near the top OF
the board walk that leads from Chaplinc
street up to Eoh, some scOundrel jumped
out from behind the blacksmith's shop
close by, and grabbed one of them, and
made an effort to drag her away from
her companions. No sooner had the
rulhan attacked the young ladies, than
all three set up such a yelling as to
awaken the neighborhood. The fellow
soon let 90 OF the lady whom he had
caught and whom he attempted to choke
and fled for a place OF safety, as several
parties had run to the place from whence
the noise came. Henry Schwartz and
Oscar Sandrock, who were standing on
Market street near Twenty third, heard
the screams and hastened 10 the lace
where the ladies were, but only too late
10 catch the scdundrcl who had made
the assault
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Transfers

The following deeds were admitted to
record by County Clerk Hook, lester-
day:
Deed made December 3lst, 1877, by
August Balere and wife, William Mum
chemeyer and wife, Henry kOhlschien
and wife, of JOhnstown. Pa, William
Steinmann and wife, OF Baltimore, Md,
and kredricka Munchemeyer, widow OF
Charles Munchemeyer, helrs-at-law of
Charles Steinmann, Sr,, deceased, 10
Charles Steinman Of Wheeling. for the
north half OF lOt No. 8, square No. "a,
together with all the improvements
theron and thereuntO belonging. Com
penSatiOn $500.
Deed made April 10, 1879, by William
II. Hall and wife, 10 c. =. Wagner, for
fractional parts Of lots Nos. and ?,
auare %, South Wheeling.
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The marks at the wharf at 9 o'clock
last evening, showed II feet and rising
slowly. -, ~.
cinnati yesterday and will return to day
at SIN. ,,,
conk Panther, Diamond, Boaz, John
Penny, Nellie Speer, Joe Warner and
Belle McGown passed down yesterday
and the Joseph Walton and Bengal
Tiger passed up.
BY Telegraph.
PITTSBURGH, April l4.-River Z feet 8
inches and falling. Weather cloudy;
Arriyed-Abner O'Neal, Salt Valley and
w. P. Thompson. Departed-Stock.,
dale. Coal shipments for Cincinnati
392, 900 bushels; for Louisville l,6iS,OOo
bushels.
CINCINNATI, April IA. - Weather
clear and mild. River II feet 8 inches
and falling.
NASHVILLE, April l4-River falling
with u feet on the shoals. Arrived
Cooke, Evansville; Anderson, Cairo.
Departed-Cooke, Evansville.
LOUISVILLE, April 14.-Weather warm
River falling with 8 feet and inches
in the canal.
CAIRO, Aprill4.-Arrived- Port Eads,
st. Louis. Departed-Annie Silver, st
Louis. River 81 feet and rising. Ram
ing; thermometer 6s'.
New ORLEANS, April l4.-Arrived-
Thomas Sherlock, last evening. No de-
partures. Weather windy and rainy
Thermometer 70 degrees.
vrcKsBuRG, April l4.-Up - Mary
Houston, P. NJ. Helena, II A. NJ; Johr
A. Scudder, 5 A. NJ. Down-Charle'
Morgan, yesterday; J. NJ. White, 8 P. N
Weather cloudy. Thermometer IS de
prees. River risen one inch. Heav!
rain last night.
EVANSVILLE, April l4.-River falling
10 feet ON the gauge. Heavy wind ant
rain storm tonight; mercury 90. Ar
riyed-Guiding Star, Cincinnati; Calf
Cincinnati. Departed-ldlewild, Cairo
Bowling Green, Green river.
MEMPHIS, April l4-Riyer fell
inches. Arrived-Cons. Miller, Gin
cinnati; City OF Nicksburg, St Louis
Raining. During the progress OF thu
heavy rain storm which sweyt owe
Memphis tonight, lightning struck tn
large ice house OF Cohlenhuse X Co, IL
the southern portion of the city, which
was completely consumed.
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the government, and scattered indis-
criminately throughout the country;
The Benwood mill company are ship
ping large lots of nails to the sunny
South. Some sign Of returning pros
perity to that hitherto oppressed region Ga,.
The Delmonico boys are Sun aiiVe
and are making all preparations Ior =
Grand success Of their ball and supper,
which is to take place on next rI h
evening. Arrangements NAV nave Wheel.
in@ at o O'clock P. NJ, and returning after
the bali, so that parties in your city
wishing TO attend can do so, as every
thing will be done for their convenience.
There are a great many tickets already
disposed OF, which alone insures a grand
success for the boys. Jas. Rouse and
party, from Bellaire, will swing Indian
clubs for prize.
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Committed for CONTEMPT.

Yesterday morning, Melissa Robin
son. who lal a civil suit before Justice
Phillips, and who believed that justice
had not been administered 10 her, gave
the court piece Of her mind in a pretty
bitter haranguc, for which the court
finel her - and Gusts, and sentenced
her To- five days' Imprisonment IN the
county jail for contempt. MrS. Robin
son remained behind the bars about two
hours and then made suitable amends
to the court and was released.
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Wherein the Beautiful is Profitable.

Never have We met with more per
manent and beautiful idea Of preserv-
ing the memory OF ones self and the
characteristics Of ones business, than is
submitted 10y the splendid views now
preparing for the coming Par Handle
History Not only will they be extern
sively circulated, but subject to recur-
ring reference and inspection as works
OF art Tor centuries TO come, while their
influence as a means Of advertising can
not fail TO excel letter press eulogisms
as the MONDAY sun outshines the pale
beams OF Dame Cyn,hias" We are
pleased TO learn from Mr.. Mann, who
has charge Of the viewing department
OF the work in question. that both pri-
vate residents, public men and mer
chants are alike con ing forward in
liberal spirit Of cool era ion, and the
artists are fully engaged. We trust the
good work may continue, and that every
citizen with grain of local pride will
entertain the subject worthy of its
merits 10y contributing either q portrait,
view of their residence, OF sketch OF
their commercial house,
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THE HISTORY OF A DAY.

TIE weather was quite gloomy yester-
day.
THE County Court will meet this moan
ing at 8 o'clock.
FIFTEEN cases are booked for q hear
ing at police court, this morning.
THE Beleview hotel will be opened
next Thursday evening with private
bail.
SUPERINTENDENT SWEENEY is having
great deal of work done on tire Natlonai
road.
The Arlington Stove Works which
laid off last Saturday, resumed WORK
yesterday.
TIE North Wheeling Cooper Shops
are now turning out about LOU kegs
per week.
A DWELLING house is to be erected by
Adam Kratz for John Hastln, ChaP-
line street, South Side.
FROM reports, there promises to 90 a
large number of persons present al the
sham battle next month.
ONE marriage license and one deed
oil trust were hAAiiANN''A ~
County Clerk Hook yesterday.
The social and supper given by the
ladies' OF the st. Matthew's Church last
night was largely attended, as 1t was
the first after Lent.
The Winship property was offered
for sale last Saturday but as only Si,IOO
were bid on it, the sale was postponed
until next Saturday.
NEXT Saturday the Emma Abbott and
Hess English Opera troupe will appear
AT the Opera House in matinee anu
evening performance.
THERE was a large number OF persons
in attendance at the ball gwen at
Goering's Hall, Fulton, last night.
Cockayne fddled for the dancers.
$. LEWIS PRICE has resigned his COM
mission as First Lieutenant oi the
Greenbrier Light Infantry Grays, oil
Lewisburgh, Greenbricr county.
Tgg widow of the late K. I. Higgins,
deceased, was yesterday paid 5000 ON
the death of her husband by the indie
pendent Mutual Aid Society OF this city.
THERE were a number Of roughs who
raised a breeze out at Bowers saloon
early Sunday morning. They will have
a hearing at Police Court this morning,
IT is thought that tunnel No. D, on
the Hempfeld railroad will be cleared
out by Saturday morning next. About
thirty-flve men are at work clearlnr
away the debris.
Rev. W. f. Rippey, OF Wesley church,
will address with others the temper
anc. meeting To be held this evening at
71o'clock i'm the North street Metho-
dist Episcopal church.
TIE sale by the sheriff, OF lot OF pig
get Al at the Belmont mills was post
poned yesterday until to-day as only
Sl3 per ton was offered. There are
about one hundred tons OF the iron.
Jyo. X. BoTSFoRD and several Others
have brought suit before Justice Phil
lips against George q. Black Tor the re-
c6verv OF capitation taxes for 1877. Mr..
Black begun 20 pay oil some otthe capt.
tatiun tax Yesterday afternoon.
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LIVE STOCK.
New York.

New York, April lI.-Beeves-Re-
ccipts 3,400. Demand sharp; market
firm; all fat maturcd steers were quick
~ sold at an advance of at least II .OO per
head; lower grades also small fraction
higher. Some still fed bulls at 81 25(G
1 80 per 100 lbs for live weight; rough
oxen and mixed COWS, stays, &c, - %
al -; common Ia good steers - OOG
10 90; prime do. $40 25fd lOj %; lew tops
$40 75Call 90. Exporters used 800 lat
steers at ~ 15@lO -. Shipments Tor
the week j.l6 quarters and 80 head OF
i've. To-morrow's steamers take out ~
head Of live and 1000 quarters.
Sheep-Rcccipts 500 head. Market
dull at 5lMG!c; unshorn sheep 4sta5ic;
clipped 9mlOc Exporters took two
ears OF heavy wethers at 6sc. Ship
ments for the week $50 Carcasses.
Hogs Receipts 1880 head. Mar
ket quiet for live at $ 75(yi 10 per 100
lbs One carload Of common Missouri
at - -, and three cars Of Ohios atSi ID.
East Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY, April lI.-Cattle-
Receipts since Friday 1850 head OF
through and 30 local; total for the week
ending this day 4,773 head OF through
and i25 head Of local, against 1888 head
Of through and 757 head OF local for the
week before. The supply for this
weeks var, sale are only two and one
half cars. all OF whirh were sold for the
retail trade here, and were common at
that. Cannot make quotations.
Hogs Receipts 1880 head total for
the week $3.50 head against Is, 49, last
week. Workers 8 COOS 80; Philadel-
phias - l5mi 80.
Sheep-Receipts l0,I0O head; total for
the week 1890 heed, against 1880
head last week. The supply il heavier
than for many weeks, selling at 2jCaJOc
off from last weeks prices.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, April IL. - The Drouey'
Journal reports hog receipts 1000 head;
shipments 200 head. Market Steady;
choice heavy 8 70ld3 IS; light g coo
20; mixed 8 i0ld3 20; closed steady.
Cattle-Receipts 800 head; ship
ments $500 head. Market dull and Sc
lower shipping 81 OoS5 10; butchers
81 COOS 80.
Sheep-Receipts 800 head; shipments
10000 Market dull at - 1901 20.
Cincinnati.
CISCISSArT. -, April IA Hogs-
Common - 1903 40; light s. IS
as -; packing s. COOS s.; butchers
s. Sj(S4 0j. Receipts $50 head; ship
ments lS2 head.
ST. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, April l4.-Hogs-Weak;
Workers and BaltimOres 8 1908 60;
smooth heavy g sos S..