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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-25
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA, SEPrEMB'R25.
MARRIEI).

At Pohick Church. Sept. %. by Rev. ginlcch
Nelson, Mr. JOSHUA ShINNEK, of Green
VILE, mics, to Aiis BETTE MaRDEKS Of
Fairfax co. We. No cards. North Csrolins
and Mississippi papers please coy.
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now.

MONTREAL. Sept. % Two ioches Of snow
fell at Mount L5uis, Quebec. this mcroirg.
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Il TORPEDO TURNS ON ITS TRACK A dis
patch from Panama says:
o. August 26:h tbs Peruvisu sunboat lIuas
car appeared off An.ofagasta aud opened ire on
the battsri aud or the Chilian trarsport Abtao,
which IVES hGu'ed so close 10 s5or, that the ram
could got approach her. The fire was main
tsiacd ioc four hours. The batteries we're
siloDced, the two large euns $50 pouudtri, be-
log disnouated. THIS Abtao was reported to
be seriously !isrtd. with her c,p:sio wcuoded
and nu@5cr Of dead among he: crew. they
cou.icued to fight, however, uoti the IIuascsr
Withdrew. Captain Grau eudeavirid 10 use
oae Ct lie new f !gsh torpadoes whi,h had
been lately received. The operator du'y lauuch.
ciit oVctihe sids, and Of it won't for the Abtao.
To the surnri:e osd CONSERVATION Ct every one
on board the Huascar, Iha internal macLoe,
after pro:cediog aoou, $50 yards from the
ships side, turned about aDd csms directly
back again. a collision was Imminent aud
you'd have been fata'. Tho situation was
taken 10 at glance by youpg cfic;r, Lieut.
Dlez Canseco, who Jumped overheard. swan
to n get tie advancing torpedo. and With lit
tie txartiCn succeeded 10 chapeioS its course,
c:unug II 10 pass uoder the Huasclr's stern.
1t was s'terwsld recovered. but Admiral Grau,
as be now la known, is not disposed to Try any
more such txperlments These torpedoes were
loteedetsfor service agaiost The Gillian iron
clad5. bu; the Incident referred to has shsksn
Admiral Grsu'S confidence 10 them.
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HORRIBLE MURDER IN WISCONSIN,. - Oae
Of the most brutal murder .T:r reoordod in
Wisconsin Was ccmnjtt,d yc.tcrday on the
farm CT A.cz sndsr " Rite, 10 the town Of Por.
lo7 Rick. Mr.. White lef: the farm carly il
the morrlos 10 make sara pur!hasc,, and al
ter DO bad so1e his ;tic Eve year old 80, was
missed from tho hou'c as " li also Geo Birrinr
etr:eo, German farm hand. Search was
Instituted, ard the bjJy Ct the boy Vas dis
covered yl7g uLu.r Il maogtr 10 the sheep
barn, With his throat gu: !Tom esr Il ear aud
his head pearly s3gelci. He was eotirely dis
enboTtl,d, his arms tied bchird him ecd his
tset securely boutd. From the situation i. was
evident tho murderer had first hanged him,
end hndlog death BY tba! mcats too s!oH, had
cut tin oo1n a5d bad Eoished him with q
kolfe. Bsr1lngarten had n.d ca horse token
from the farm 4 I'D had b,cn sctn several mics
away, making iov bis hcnc. ct Eot Atkinson.
No cause fer the deed cap be in3siucd. The
murderer Vii! sool b. captured, as sharp Dur
salt has been made.
A later dispatch ;r3m milwaukee SAYS -
Geo. BarElogsrten. the sixtteo year old 6ard
~ho 50 horribly Murdered lltlc SauGy White
at tu'top. Wis, yesterday, vas captured at
ffal'l' Gu Sac this attlrtO)7. Whco arrested
ne was ridIag horse stolen from Mr.. White.
Va oeiog charged With the crime lie said he
must have bscn ir>Ino when be d i it."
bow TO Do ia German gentleman, who
Keeps seven By Iiae lager beer shop a. the
South End, treated himself - days vacation
recently, leaving his son in charge CT 'ter pig
ziness' and = keS Ct beer. On his return he
found the keg empty and addressed Lis offspring
es follows:
How is dis. Yawcob, dol yol make me onlv
elm dollar and dirty cents for dose keg of beer?
Show me how you draws der baer.
YaWco6 took the glass, drew it nearly full of
pee peer. with but the least margin Ct froh, when
Inc ola gentleman, Selling lis hand ssid:
You make dose glasses stand higher down
from der key Yawcob. der prof. In the peer
Dizziness is in dor pubbes."
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QU EENsTowN CATTLE MARKET, Septr. "a -
Offerings OF I'll head IF Cattle, 244 of which sold
st 3a93c per lie. 500 Sheep ard Lambs cold At
3ta4e per ID for tll Sheep. and 4,5c for lambs.
IL mich Cows brought lSaSi0 each.
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Tilc Funding OF si.o State Debt.

lite !0:lo"log sta.emcat. taken from The
IroasuEcr's book, ;ts.criay, show5 that sir C,
our publicaiioa las: Saturday BINDS 10 Inc
amCuat CT 1886 $50 have ether been uodet
or are IL iEc tcasuTtl' haucS ready 10 be
:undcd, SAD delayed Ter III! pIiE.ing Ct pca
bonds:
The auouo. az blIdi tuo6,d md is:ra1 r.
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iHE FRANKLIN AND PITTsYLvASIA Z. R.
We es:n from tho Franklin County Gaz.tte
tina! tho grading of the Franklin & Pittsylvanis
Railroad is about completed. The cross ties are
nearly ell gotten out and delivered on the road
Inc bridge across Pig river will not prob.b
os completed until Tho 9th Of October. The
masonry on this work is heavier than on .nv
fosd In Virgins. The blocks of stone averaging
ton each are boated down the river for at lesst
mile. consequently the progress in its cor i.
s;'ueson is Slows but up to this time the pier on
the opposite side is about eighteen feet sbov n
the Watsr; On this side abou. six feel. The
oflage tim bers. some of them gotten ia Penn.
s3lVanls are all on hand and tue bridge build.
er vi. commence work in few days. His work
", will finish about the time the piers sre built M
Inc trestllng from the river to Rocky Mount /.
complete On the other eide large forces are
engaged on several trest!es. All will be com.
p!ste IN about three weeke. Mr. Barbour il
negotiating for q heavier rail to put down on
the track deemiug the thirty pound rail too
lsft for the heavy freight which will have to 20
over The road. This will not add any cost to
me company. Everything is going On smooth
~ and the contractors still assert their ability
Der next.
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A!exandris, Sept. %.

SMALL COTTON FACTORIES The newspapers
should spread all the information possible con.
corning snail cotton factories for the South. 1t
is perfectly practicable, we have no doubt, to
establish such factories from Maryland to the
Gulf small cotton factory might be located
on every creek Of good siza In every equity
in tho State, and especially in the cotton section
there ought 10 DO ten or dozsn of these small
factories 1T work: They pay e!sewhere-in
south Carolina snd Georgia. for instance. Why
Will they not pay in Nortk Carolina There is
factory in South Carolina that is marvel in
two respects-i. costs but little, and it makes
such large percentage of profits. Let our peo.
Pile make an effort. Let every neigh borhood or
township org'n;ze for small cotton factory,
Ihere Is no doubt that they will pay ifjudicious.
~ managed. As We have said, they have paid
elsewhere, and they can be made TO pay in our
own State. 1t would be we'll if practical mar
or business were sent into South Carolina to ex.
amino the little mill and get ell the facts. We
have the cotton, the water power, the labor and
even the capital for it will require so little to
start and keep running one of the mills referred
%. The prosperity of State depends no little
upon the diversity of ciops and the multiplicity
OF :ndustf!e,. Now England has grown i'm
mensely Itch by its manufactures. Let North
Carolina awake to its trne interests and try
small cotton factories.- Wilmington, NJ C., Star.
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New YORK, Sept. % -->tcck5 irregular. MOI
ey 6s6 cur quiet. Wheat ucselIIed and dc
Ginning. Corn active and lower.
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FLUCTUATIONS !
Sun of 10. day says

FLUCTUATIONS IL FSlrES -ihe Baltimore
Sun of 10. day says:
The wheat market was panicky yesterday. AMI
prices nuctuatsd widely. Tie figures on tbs
door OF the Corn and Flour Exchange in the
morning ran up to 81 81 bushel, then down TO
81 rs snd in the sftsrnoou broke to ST. 2it I'm.
sales were nearly million of bushels. Tue feel
ing among the trade WAS uneasy, 0s might b.
expected IRON 60 unsatisfactory condition Of
the market. The fuctustions were perhaps tho
widest evor recorded here on large transactions
The volume Of margins deposited to cover Il t
advance IN prices the psst few days WAS very
heavy. The hreaS in the market here was oc.
casloned By sdVices of lower prices At the West
snd other Atlantic ports. One firm Of Balti mora
operators were credited with buying wheat sill
the way through, from tia highest to the loves,
points Of tho day. Gle d!op III figures WIS
decided re!iet 10 msny pc!su2s. who were cen.
sLsntly being called upon - pu: up more mar.
gins In the Unsettled state Of tho grain mar.
kets tor tae lat few days some operators wsre
hurt at different rUirta, and those OF Bslti.
moro have not enti.ey escaped. Several failures
have been reported here. The markets in Eu.
ropo hsve been equally excited, md prices wero
run up rapidly. Ice whirl IN Tho grain trsde
will serve to unse!se matters until tre markets
ges back TO hard psn.
The American says:
The break in tho market brought feeling of
genuine relief 10 ali tho trade, and although
there will no doub: be considerable huctuation
of prices to-day, the trouble is to all intents and
purposes over. After beginning as high as 81 81
the marke. went down IS low BIS Sl.24-a break
of seven cents. and there WAS comfortable spli
at this figure, Including 10000 bushels to one
firm that was thort on their contracts. Two
firms on Change, one of them q largo concern,
were unable to meet their engagements on mar.
gin csll:. One Of these concerns has already
Loot ell its cash capital, and members of the firm
will have to dispose Of real estate to meet lsbil.
ties. In oae Instant ut least ell the liabilities
will be met. G rise Of twonty cents q bushel in
wheatlh tn days d. this SEASON is something ai-
NEST unprecedented, AID cams Ed unexpec!ed eddy
thsL 1t threw the market OF tho entire country
into 9 sort OF spoplectlc fiji. from whilh 1t will
lake 1t some Ane 20 recover. 60 far there have
been only three suspensions announced by The
commercial agencies, and these sre only ten
porsry until soma s,raa cement can be made
with creditors. at meeting Cf the creditors Of
Ole firm held yesterday Il proposition to pay
6U c:s. on tho do.lsr WAS accepted. Tho amount
OF liabilities stated is SIG Geo. should tho mar
ket decline to Sl2O 10 day. ss it il 1pectsd it
will, the Other house: which ere ia trouble will
be relieved from TIER emb.rrsssmen,s, and
placed in position to como out of tho ordeal
with flying cocrs.
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bALi1MoRE Sept. rs Virgins 6, Old -; do
deie1red o; DO consolidated 60; do "a series
~; past due coupons 6l3; Virgins 1910, so
BID today. Cotton dull itdiing lot. Flour
quiet and unchanged Wheat-Scu.nern lower
Southern rad llSal20; do amber l23,l26; No
Mary land l2l; Mo = Western wibter red spot
Sept, Ger. Gov'r and Deer 12l4,l22. Corn
Southern steady; Western dull and weak;
Southern white e.; do yellow Sd; Western mix.
cd spot 66; Sept 55s55i; &c. 5?!a523; Nov 5ls
Ola steamer-no bid. Oats steady and firm;
Southern 3i,d7; WestaTn white 35,36; do mix
ed 32a34; Penrs S5sSG Rye que: at Glass
Hay steany; prime to choice Fenna and MARY
Land l4sS!5 Coffee strong and without change
Sugar active; n soft ss.Ss. Wh.key steady
at 81 Ce.
NEW YORK. Sert - -Stncks icraonlar Mnr.
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SE5eSIsTEa VIEWS,

Saved end split wood is selling ia CAarlot!es.
vile a: $ Ies csst lead.
rig rumcrcd 10 Richmond that Nj. JOHN
T. Fod iGtercs bui'dcs 81 opera house ia that
city.
A rumbirtf the ptocipal balkesptrs 10
RlotmoCd, have been indeed for selling lqlor
oc Suagisy.
The Virginia Midland road hos carried sn
average CT Over 500 passengers day fer the
last leu: mouths.
Tho conservatives Of Clarke and Warreo
c2uo,;es have Nominated Captain Neson fer
tbs hcuse OF Delegates.
John W. hitter has sold the PritcHaid farm,
205 acres, .h:so miles from Winchester, Col
Joseph y. Burton, CT Harpers Ferry, for SlO,-
geo.
Tho Winchester manufacturers are taking
steps 10 hav. a su'l representation Of their vari-
Gus products at The coming State fair at r Oh
uouG.
A msu nantd Harmon Ssart, living 10
LoudCua equity, was Iun over and killed by
his wAgor, nesr Gullford on tuesday night.
The conservative Convention which met 10
falmouth yesterday. UNANIMOUSLY nominated
Gen. Fl L.r, for the House of Delegates to
represent 'ho COUNTIES of kug George and
StsffNd
lr,f Henry E. Hsrris Of Alb. merle c,unty,
CSC Master CT Arts of the University of Vir2,-
| MA, has bean appointed to the Chsir of Math-
eusilts and Acc ent Languages in the Wesleyan
Female Institute ct Staunton.
| The fac Of $500 assessed by the lectcr oil
| tbs pcct Of Norfolk. against Capt. Ho!gsta, OF
! the British steamer Auaz ,oeuss, for failure to
| hayo manIt-s, as required by law, has been
rtducsd by the SECRETARY Of the Treasury tc
twenty dolar3.
Can't. Il. Vail Moore, conductor on tho Rich
mond and DauVie r. r., Was IFS auty killed
yesterday evening, when about twenty miles
from Richmond. By falling from q ladder 90
ORG Of the cars through to The track, his
body being horribly maugIed
| The Winchester Times says public seutimsu!
10 frederick couoty seems tn have c II ,entrat.
ed upon Er. Edmund p. D.ndridgc as tho
2an 10 make Tho race for the Hous, of D,le-
gates agalast tho champion cf the debt sgita-
tors ard rca0j ustng read clusters.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-03-11

A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A FOR.
IA TUNE. THIRD GRAND DISTRIBUTIONS
CLASS c, AT NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY.
March H. ls70-iO0th Monthly Drawing.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-03-11
GEORG ETOUN NEWS.
by Republican Reporters.

The funeral of Mary, Carrie, Willie and Samuel
Martin. the four little Colorcd children whose
death was caused 10y sullocaton al the fire in their
parents residence, No. 81 Beall street, Saturday
night, took place yesterday afternoon from the
house and was attended by fully 900 persons. The
remains of each child were encased In a neat
coffin with silver.plated handles. The services
were conducted by the Rev. Mr.. Wayman, of Ebe.
Meier African NJ. Il. Church. At the conclusion of
the services at the house oil four collins placed
upon bier, which carried by ten pall.bearers,
and the cortege. on foot, proceeded to Mount Zion
Cemetery, where the remains were inferred.
The water In the Georgetown level of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal was drawn oil at twelve
o'clock Saturday night, and yesterday some twenty
nborers were put TO work removing the debris from
the bed of the canal. 1t Is expected that this work
will be completed by the Goth instant Navigation
will be opened on the 25th instant.
Yesterday morning Coroner Patterson viewed the
body of +. w. Hager the ex'car-drver, who died
suddenly Sunday afternoon in the dodgers room at
the station house, and after an autopsy had been
performed by DR.. Hartigan. deemed an inquest UNI
necessary He gave certificate of death from
congestion fthe brain. The body was then turned
over to his friends for burial
Captain Chichester, OF the steamship T.. c. Knight
who arrived yesterday afternoon. reports that he
passed some ten or twelve schooncrs at the mouth
Of the Potomac bound for Georgetown and Wash
lngtOu o load coal.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-03-11

from the Circuit Court OF the United States for the
northern district OF Illinois Decree reversed, with
costs, and cause remanded for further proceedings
not inconsistent with the opinion of this court rs
Justice Waite,
No. $780, William II. Fosdck ct al, appellants VS..
The southwestern Car Company, intervenor. APP
peal rom the Circuit Court OF the United States for
the northern district of Illinois. Decree affirmed,
with costs. Opinion by MIR. Chiof.JustlCo Waite.
No, 1875 Orange Noble ct al, plaintiffs In error,
vs.. The Thompson Oil Company ct al. In error to
the. supreme Court of the State of Pennsylvania.
judgment affirmed. with costs, by q divided court.
Decision announced by Mr.. ChiciJusticc Waite.
No 755. Harvey Terry. appellant VS.. John J. Nc.
Lure receiver, &c Appeal from the Circuit Court
orthc United States for the district of South Caro-.
lima, Motion to dismiss denied. Announced by
Mr.. Chief.Justice Waite
No 10. Russell Sage Ct al, interyenors, appel.
lants vs.. The Central Railroad Company OF Iowa ct
al; No. go. Russell Sage ct AL incrvenors appel
lants, vs.. The Central Railroad Company of Iowa ct
al. Argument continued by Mr.. X. l.. Ashhurst for
nppellees, and concluded by Mr. NJ. II. Carpenter
for appellants
No; l76. The town OF Orleans. plaintiff in error,
vs.. Nathan i. Plat Argument commenced by
Mr. Levi II. Brown for plaintiff In error
ADJOURNED until tomorrow, at twelve O'Clock.
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bAbiihOhH, NaISu ~, 1919
Cotton quiet aud firm, Middling. 0kc.
Flour strong aud higher for low grades. Howard.
street aud Western auperLne, - 7jQ9i 25 do extra
u 5OS5; do family. IS l2G675; city Mills super0no,
o. 75Gd25; do extra q 5000; do Rio brands 90 7b;
Patnpsco family, $780,
Wheat-Sonthern nrm. Western weak Southern
red, u lT@l 49, do amber. q POOL 22i No Penusyl.
vauia red, 81 II; No Western winter red spot and
March, 81 lia@l AZ; April, o. iik@ Isl May 81 l5yG
Ql1O.
Coru-Southern higher and firm, Western firm,
Southern white, ioQ95Oc; do yellow, ii4c: Western
mixed spot aud March, iiS6pii4ci April. dDs61iic;
May, 45s9gi5Aci steamer llhc.
Oats firm. Southern, HGgjSc; Western white, 500
aSc do mixed 3lc Pennsylvania, 8!g3Jc.
Rye quiet ut 576D69c.
Hay firm. Maryland and Pennsylvania prime, 81
ore.
Provisions easier, Mess pork, SO 5?@IO75 Bulk
meatsLOOse ShOuldeTs c: ceAf-rO sides, 5c pack ed,
AJGc aud sac Inconsistencies, old. Axe; clear.rlb
sides, now, &c. Hams, 0glOc. Lard, refined tierces,
7ac. Butter firm prime 10 choice Western, lSD2cc !
roll 5@lGc. Eggs higher and iirn Mt i5d l6c,
Petroleum quiet Crude S@sjsci refined 9c.
Coffee quiet, Rio cargOes, lO9 l5c
Sugar firm A sot. sA@sso.
Whisky quiet at u 0ys.
Frelghis TO Liverpool per steam firm aud higher for
grain. Cotton, Ad hour, . Sd grain nd
Receipts-FlOur, 500 bbls wheat $500 bui corn,
LOCO bu oats, 5000 bu.
Shipments-Wheat. @.iOO but corn 06,5c0bu.
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THE COURTS,
Supreme Court OF the United states.

supreme Court OF the United states.
MONDAY. March 10, 1879,
On motion Of Mr.. Charles King George A. King
esq, OF Washington d, O., was admitted to prao
tlce.
on motion OF Mr., Assistant Attorney. General
Smith, George f. Holmes, esq, of Portland Nc,
was admitted to practice.
No li3. Tho United States. appellants va. Eve
lima Perot wife of John Askew ct al. Appeal from,
the District Court of the United States for the dis
irict OF Louisiana. Mr.. Justice Bradley delivered
the opinion, directing that upon the claimants re-
uniting from judgment, by filing with the clerk of
this court remttitur of 58264 acres they will be
entitled to decree of aairmanco for balance viz
177l3,6 acres,
No. 900. sandusky Seat Company, appellants vs
Theo Comstock OF al Appeal from the Circuit
Court of the United States for the northern district
of Ohio, Injunction suspended on appellants filing
bond with check conditioned rs directed by tho
court. Announced by Mr.. Justice SWayne.
No. 63l. William Il, Fosdick ct al, appellants, vs.
Michael Schall, inteTyenor, Appeal from the Cir.
cult Court of the United states FOR the northern dis
tict of Illinois. Decree, SO far as II directs nay.
ment OF ibBs75 to Schall out of funds In court
reversed In other respects affirmed, and cause re.
manded TO 50 modify tho decree as TO make il con.
form TO this Judgment Costs TO be paid by nppel.
lee, Opinion By Mr.. ChiefJustiCo Waite,
No. 573, Frederick W, lilndekoper ct AL, appel.
lants, vs. The Ainckey Locomotive Works Appeal
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5NN T TKNSI TayU, VI IIUU 10, TbiI
Tile following are the official closing quotations
COMMERCI4L.
Washington River Front.

WASHINUloNTM TO, IbN
ARRIVED,
Biscoos whnrves - Schooner John Berry. Dent
Qunntico. With wood 10 w IL Baum.
Riloys wharves-Schooners John Tway, Wheatley.
Norfolk with lumber to Brown. Grave 6 Coz u II
Lambert Davis: II ooodsill. Evans: Maggie T..
Jones; Martha Washington, Scars; Shining Light.
Thomas; Pomeroy, Hayden; Willie. Johnson Thcs
Farley. Farley; Jennie. Clements: Cadet, -; Il
u BrnttOn. johnson; Little Ed, Jones; Black Hawk,
While, mud w Davis. Davis, all from the Chesapeake
Bay, with oysters to market.
Johison's whnrves-Sleanlshlp Ann Eliza, Ford.
philadelphia, with an assorted cargo Of merchandise
to District merchants.
CLEARED.
Riscoo's MISUNDERSTANDING Index Garrison George
town to load cuul for Boston.
Riey's whnrvos-Schooners Ino. George: James a
Hooper, Hooper; DlrgO, KetChum: Alice. -,
aud VIM Mcgee Ward all bound down. light.
JohnsOn's misunderstanding Ann Eliza, Ford
phRnls,
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
FIN1NCIIE.
Kew York Money Market.


NEw YoRK. March 10. 1870,
The mpor3 OF specie for the past week were S7s2Oo
ofwhlch $4,000 was silver and the remainder gold.
Money active Mt 3Ili all day
Foreign exchange was dull and steady at iS6A@isG)i
for long and isg6t 1904 for demand.
Government bonds were generally steady, but trlno
weak for some
State bonds were dull.
Railroad bonds were active Kansas Pacific (Den
yer dvsQn) trust receipts TO to- Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas consolidated nsSented to 59,S, do
onds to 22S New Jersey Central consolidated assented
to S5E do convertible assented to 81 do incomes to o.
do adjustment 10 QSJS, Ere consolidated gold rs to
to iOGE, Rock Island 6's to H. G & seconds 10 "a
Toledo and Wabash (St Louis division. OK metured
coupons) to s7,s. do seconds to saH, and do consol
dated convertible TO COS. Iehigh and wllkesbarre
consols advanced from IS to 20 and do assented from
Shicago and N9rlhwesern hrsls TO iC9' and Pacific OF
Missouri seconds TO lOpi.
The stock market opened weak Tor me general ,is
nS SGSwHd dsGne q Az Rer c cent, The HSI
Kansas Pace We're ptlops orenins a, an ADVANCE
oiHtgs per cent. In the early dealings the prevailing
lions was established prices falling 6oI per cent the
coal siocks and Northwest showing the most weak
the greatest decline. During the AFTERNOON the spec
lntlon became somewhat moro active and there was
s"fe Isl pei uaOS Pa S@s1 ahS,
anu hnnss Pacific did not share IN the general iirn
ct zee resi- @ Of bo SSSs 2"
prices OF Tho day Michigan Central showed tScep-
iionai strength, advancing. without any reaction
nom Hls 10 $50. Western Union Huctuated widely
hpd with much frequency. opening nj lOis advancing
70 100 declining To f0jk recovering 10 lci&. selling
down TO l0It. and clusing ut iOIA. The announce.
nlent that the directors had only declared the usual
dividend. Without taxing ncop regarding the division
OF Tie surplus stock, caused tho sharp decline: but
under heavy purchases the stock rallied 10 nearly the
,S;vV shares OF which il,Gr6 we're Erie. SiT0 were
Lake Shore 1000 were Northwest common, 1000 were
10 preferred 900 81 Paul common 10 100 were
Delaware. Lackawanna nnd Western, 5000 were New
Jersey Central. 1000 were Western Union, a0o were
racine Mail 900 were were Kansas Pacific, 700 were
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