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, 1879-02-04

lnsfe Hefo baies Of Ctok County tcf cents
II lV9]4 ind no. Tits demand for Chicago md
Cook county binds is strongt tile market Ii
tsantilt supplied, nnd prices arc very firm,
The stock market has reached tho condition
of suspended animation ttlat was to be expected
atter The aetce excitement Of last week. Tsans.
ist'ons hare fallen from daily total Of snore
than 4oo 0oo shares to less than 2oo, 600 sharcs.
large proportion Of those who held for rise
Iold out during the recent excitement. and arc
poE atuJr,ap tt4 stttta,trn IT, d.t.rn,ir. ~h.,ho.
tletF next moro shul1 be as bears or bulls.
Among stock operators and dealers, In this
market at least, thosc who think present prices
a'e TOO high ara; IN the majority, TlwIr
arguments arc general at,,l specific. They claim
hou,,a, ~ t"4. % aio s''uost ""noat exception
poaeea anu stoekcd for twu or thrcc tlsnes as
In ,hr,e a.s. - ,.ss spa,s LEU, "'at t0n. ,.
IN. ,t.n, hsi,,, ..x.a apa" s"o peop'e WV
!na,{.a ,,,aa,,aaa .'n ~ pay u'ssaena. on 'aess
l1,'sa =. '''Aationa' hltnors are again heard
forca tbt +.,,ro.n. d., I " ',."1 n."s ~. ..,,,
so,rt.noua ~ 49, .s,.,s"' w sua. t"at W.
mi Lor, r....,.s.. ~ ve''. r4.s"o' sn, ""sss'
,s[ln,,5, ~. ,,a.,.,n t.,,,. w." sA1ie.u ,
shor. ,,o.. ,'..'., e ~ "e 4a'""k W. - Isao s..a
ttaind t... ''"x s.,.s .epo'.sa " oo $4W,uo
s.fuinq,. r., .,;'s1.,,. ssM ~ H. % San"aa!
arsum.rl. ...',.ss t'"."t ~. ' ','sss .Ass''s"t
op.n,o,. j. xanas Hha", '!ee o! sloen values, Jew
H.. eo,.. ~ III. saa 10 'oa"a "no "a'o asa
70 ,hn,. -, ~, .n op'ainns ' a'll naYo asEea 10
lie ch,.,no &"o % n'a1se'' lne 70" oa'ls among
,on, to sis, t ,sa,s hsso 10. ~ many sea.
h. b,,. -. -. ., .ne'' ps'c' ~ better price, ~
but ,,, .o".,. 'en n os''.. :" UNIT luota''e"et
a,tad, ,ta.. taua'v ",u'. Saeah"hle. 1hefe
,,ocs, ,,'.. tauau nos hea'y ouFsas OF Investment
on h,,,e, '' must sooner or iasef haso IT. effect
rhe d, .t.r. >,
,tsen, ~. ..' . many OF .hote VINO dfstFust t!e
loaJ'n ae 1, are expressed by t''e comment Of tls
uot, ~ *4 ~" on ''e lse IN Americsn fa''Foaa
sattsd IT. "a s'.. ''.s London Stock E1ehaugu:
md ths t.xay stoeks .tli tend to ,t,s.
s9. 6sts .se9. Ii IL 10 mush Ia ths % hanas Of iafes
ss',,iG,. p NV rotk That Knxsh nSsstos. viii
sasss .esa1te. s's,s re t. inter-
The opening. hIri,r.,a Iovt.,' Al % .na .,n.,uo ins,
pnes of the ils, n, IN. sc,.~a s,,,l. 49, ',,.ar
below, tu t,hic wv s's"
Pnses Generally xcre ,,uor mi, ,,o,,a. attn.
tous rers A. W. IT, aaa s,o''ag quo
, 1879-02-04

HOGS Received during Sunday ind Mondar.
20, 100; ssme tim, 1ast week. 7s, so4. The re-.
eond be dcAlted. bat Ye:s did no. sake hold with
~ thneh eaketneas y Of late. And despite ths aru1
stand taken BY hutdere thcse waa only q moderate
appreciation III valuest The improvement not cx-
feeding :,Fs10e. thlfed for heavy weights the re.
ported sales vonid not seem TO indicate Aay aa-
h?1: ns1s "o ton:'dtts'oa shs
apparent enough. Trading was At ~ 2.ao93. T5,-
ths baIk A. a. s53. 01 for light Weight and - 10
a.. 70 for heavy. The MARKET c1ostd firm.
Az sh!tA #ese nade subject 10 1nftnktke 6f 10
los Tor p!agy ao~s and 81 ibs fot ttAEs.
, 1879-02-04

new mixed At 2sc: 1900 bu br sample at
:s41:t,c on track. Tota1. &. 400 hn. AFRO, l. 200
bu ttjec'ed 'o'd at 27fc free on oosFd cars In tho
OAIs-w'ere fairly scsi+e, and ,test&c higher.
s 'ss1S 'Sosa sss ss ana XIII M CON-
siderable sttcnion. The market closed tame and
quiet The demand for ea.l, osta was fair. and
Ut ;d..c Keller The mouth At The s41ns figure, and
e,s = os 4p, so4 = s$ Has sa
rejected ut 174c. Cash saiea were repaired Of
II s9g t1 :9s !a q re- b. b. by :aC5s :.
HYEDwas ateady. Sample Iots were plenty and
In tar request. No. toid a. 43,ie, and rejected
va. quet a. 4oc. March "a aa:et q 4ahe.
:, :aA, bn BY famptr a 41Gs4a>ie on trick: and
;.'01 III do at 43;sft4i.sc free On board. Totai'
nAKlEy,.,vs. dull sna wta.' slo.!ng l9wer; s.s!a
~ slielt reduction fFona Ia. s.tnrda,s Prtses.
towards tho AT one sale 81 March was made
so!d Il aie e. 10, wn,ef wss resss 4, IN oek .
f. o. e. o fse:Pts ss5s 3p9s
n.h s .aes wefs rsso.ts 81 soo ba extra
i.loo nu No, j at 5ldl}5c; .. 9N " b. sample At
!1t.Mc on track. Total. &, 600 bu.
MORNING Call.
Mets posk-ea'st - 800 bri4 At %. 55ao, Go tot
III SU li foF March ind 60 i Tor APRIL. Short ribs
tio. ono Lbs Al f.ih fur March, $4.6T,t for
April md 81. 70 for May.
TWO O'Clock ciLs-
Wheat-a;0, COO bu At AGslc for February, 80.s
2#l!.c for Msrctt md 87Hc for April. Corn-
~ 600 tn 4, Ilttc for February, 3l!}c for March.
:MAEb364e for Mar. and 3sAc for Jnnc. OATS
4. oN " At .4c for Mayi Mesa pork y. T9Q brs
Ltrd-J. 7;p tea ut 4J. J.4a<&U. 47F for March ind
su :i.i q .t3 fos Aps Short !bS--65O, 700 lbs,
a. 10 for March, y. .Ga!t for April, and 81. S6
fot Nay.
Wheat war quiet and easier. March so1d II 80hQb
6e:act and einaed at b13e. February closed u
S3.tc. and April At B7!tc.
Corn sold n 3lAc for March, and 3i!{@35tc
for My. February sold II Difk31Hc, anl closcd
With Acllssa 1t the inside. Apr! closed sAsy u
3lAc.
Cats were quiet 1t 23xc for May, 2o4o for Fab
fnhry, and oU.ic for March.
Mt8s poHk Was tasies. ha1ts T, 900 brit At $0 Is
Go. httf FOR March, md 81. V1Et9. ~ f1t April.
Arh vas steady. with sales Of = 500 tc4 Al As
Tor March, and 81 th for April.
shost rtbs-SoD, 0oo lbs At $f.7s fos May. and
LAST CALL.
Mess pork cloAsd At 50. 51t{skD IS for March, and
1t 3d. ~ FOR April. Sales q. ut3 bE1s II $ 5.ttA
0. 5s for March. 81. glabf|. i.'4 for April.
Lard soh Il 80 tcH At 81. 4itJ, ,47t& for March,
and ~. % for April. and closed II thtae prices.
short Flts cloaed easier. sales being made Of
1G0 000 IT, 34.45 Tot March and W for April.
, 1879-02-04

American Securities Reading, 1o1}4; Erie, @;
preferred. 40H.
Unftc, States Bont.-'G7s, 104; 10~40s, 1074 !
now hs, 107; 41s, 10Dt6.
Amount ot bullion zone into The Bank os En-
gland on balance to-day, EH).GU.
PANS, Fch 3-fsrntcs, ll2f 9r.
BEntiH, Feb 3-Tl,t statement Of the 1m-
rertat iiank Of Germany ahoas nn Increase Ut
6perl3 OF SUBS U00 marks,
, 1879-02-04

HOG rRODUCrA-Nerc In ialr demand early,
and stronger; but most Of the orders were nlei by
ahuut noon tnd 1ittlo was done afterwards, though
tho market ruled tasler. Hogs wcro qnuted
shade hrner, bnt tbs ady,ccs from New York and
Liverpool were not favorable to strength lu
product and buyers here held ofF IN the inter
part Uf t!1e ecBB11n on that account. The local
strength seemed 10 be largely dHa TO tho report
inst hugs hre rlnntn. rather poof In auAity,
wtence It was supposed that tho supply Of tho
futurs ts not \ 1arEe uno.
Mss. reax. Advanced l7s;@ soc per brl. md re:
Saturday. Sales were reported Of ", 80 bf!a
Ectlcr March pt -. h56sv: 7:l!t. aud lp 7lO btls
seller April at 10. 97s tt. a. Total, 30, QUO psls
The market clnsed .tealy At 80. 47i I. 5u for cash
or February; $iL. 60 for March 50. 7o!lf
D. II for April; and -. s:<RD.H71f for May. Old
pork was qunted at 81. O13t7. 10.
1r!mc mess pork was quoted At "a. e5G8. 80, ana
extra prmc NJ 81. sG&b7. TO-
LAnb-Advanced l2!iGbl5c peg brf. and closed
sales were reported q 65o tcs spot at ~ .!,Go
q. Ai Zoo tcs seller February Al a. 40e 46; H. lO
lra seller March at 91.4bQt1. h5; aud 7, 7:U tcs
seller April 1t ~. bb&su m Total, II, 050 tcs. Tho
market cto&eA stcAdr at Su 37tS fUr spot ar Feb
ruaYr; 3d. l1:i for MaFcn; ~. 65QaU h7t for
April: and ~. B5GEG. .G74a for Msy,
AKArs-Nera again 10 good demand, though
chiefly In ltcHl futures. md advanced Nt10c per
100 ibs, closing SC higher. t,fenn meat. wate
at 81 33 T00. 700 lbs siurt rlbs 1t -. 4:t 5.;
for March, $l.09a94.7 ~ for April, n,lh 81. 7Ufs
!. 10 for MA1; % boxcs bucks at 44c: sweet
picked hams, ~ lbs average, sold 1t I,aftur.
The following weEc tho s'Ftces pet 100 'bs On tue
leading cut&: ..
, 1879-02-04

The following were the receipts and ship
menta Of the leading articles OF produce in this
city during Tho iorsJ.elzht hours ending at Z
o'clork on Monday morning md correspond
{ug date twelFa months aRai
, 1879-02-04
100 for round lot. mud At s7.m for smaller

quantities.
The lumber market was steady, with fair sates
in small lots to thu city and country. The 1r-
ma,nf for wDol &nu hroofn.corn wns light, and
caafly satisfied. Secds urrc stcadv aud ia fair
request. Hides were quoted wtak, hut recent
h9urcs wert ot,taued for ali the street offtrings
without difficulty. Salt Was firm, null fine A1-
saneed IT. Bile pcr br'. Hay was quiet. Tie
supply of poultry nmi game waa light, but
prices we're 4 sfndc easier, the demand being
small. Potatoes wcro quiet AMI steady.
The following figures were named Tor rail-
and octan contracts;
, 1879-02-04
sAnl interest.
H3 TELEGRAPH.
NEW ICtlK,


stttto, ptspafta to nj Tribune.
NEW YoRK, Feb, a--Thc week opentd With
out excitement. but with = fair degree oi &C.
tte,,. ~, In a,nct Frch,nvc. Thc trsn,octona
'ty w NV o'oen ~ ~ nj. -, ,.,. ~
iooteu up over loo,ou shares, "'tn tMe pu's ~ "
the business tn Eric, Lake shore, Inc
Granger shares, mil the coa1 stocks.
The course Of pticts WA exceedingly
,..s..,,s. nna a., ,t,.nvox tr .ho trmnnr IT
'Eeea'a,' ano wv ."A"s.s ~ '"s ,r,s e ."'-,.,
speculation "erc quite FREQUENT. ihe .hafke,' .,
on the whole, exhibited rather weak tone, a''tl,
IN final dealings, tho q.sttattona current iu t,lost
i,.,,,c.. .t,nrxrd i,ccllna frnn tle clna,np
'3s'"usIa r. ""Vu ~, ,.s,,.' -. -. ,'.A t.,
pFices Of saturday 4le ueellh' III At1e 'a.c ~
the afternoon wfB caused W report carly 10
the morning Of 4 decrease In the earnings Of
.,.,'s ~ .r.s,aa ~ ,..... .s..,h,a rr.,,v, ~
WHICH anotoeu shs osaf' plaus,o'e pss 1872, ~
M attack on the ktock' Lake shofc WIS lseciy
pressed for sale on rumots OF henry falling OF
in the traffic nf ,,,a ccmpany duriur the past
.s4sm, s.,,,,,. i'm nr.,,ror .h.rnt u, Ian,
MONTH n"lo"s tle u1a'hs' ."e' W...ss
common was conspicnous'3 "eax' "es'esn
Union recorded decline OF l36 Der cent on TIC
davis transactions. notwithstanding reports cur
rent ~ = conshlcrable raIu IN earnings for Jan
AEAk ~ = A%@ARAts~SsS 6@'-~ ~ e"'~'''A- =" "''
, 1879-02-04

FLOUR-was au.et and steady. There waa 4
scrr lgnt shipping demand, the tfHd,nx being
ct.cfy local. and tho lower grades were quoted
relatively tAnio. Ra1ea were reported ot 2la urls
winters ut Sa riga, 00: 172 brls springs u 81. W
QU. 20; and 10 brta buckwlleat hour at $4.0u
Total, 5.b hrit. The following was shs nominal
, 1879-02-04

DRESSED f!UtlS-Wrre active and fen,. ad-
vsncInr 5Gt7lie per 100 1bs. salep wcIo tepoFted
Of - ears 1t 81. O5ft I. Oh. This market closed
II - iKEt5.U5. ..
Eiit.Y Mere Atcsdy NJ 17fbe0c for ordinary
storrtouDc rtock. Freah eRss are scaEce and nrul
at 3iGt!5r,
Fiail-A good t1l1lncss was in progress. aud III"
market maintained thu tEnl toae that hua eharar.
tcrzed 1t for sonc tiule past. We again quote n
, 1879-02-04

FDREtGN,

ThB following were recetted BY The Chicago
Board OF Trade:
L,YtnrooL, Feb Silt 30 m,-Au,ssicsn aonr.
81 ud0tot par ceatal, Theat-vtn.sr. o. cda0s:
No. sptpg. d 10dfsSs; white, 81 BdGt8s Id cluh,
8s lld19a Id. New cora, II 7dGs4s Sd psr edutal.
Potk, i3s. Lard, J3s.
L.vEnrool- Feb. al .. us.-Lafd 32t Cd. Rsst
unchanged,
LIVERPOOL, Feb, 3.-Prfms u,ess pork--Ra.s-
EN-, 44t; Western. 4ls. Taeon-Cumbef'auda: :.G%:
hhost rbs. CHS; long cseaf 04 Cd; short CLEAR cCs;
shoulder, 1ls ID. lta,ns, 3Ss Lard. l1s Cd.
Prime mess beef, 7os; Indis m-ha beat, ~: Fact
ern India mcss teei, VII. Cheese, Aus. Talow.
3Ga 1T.
Lonnos, Feb. h.a-LIvENroot-Whcatdu dull. MAEz
LANs-WheAt rather ea*,ur: corn steady. Catfbrs
Ut eoHet-Wheat ralbtf taRsr; fair average Amer
icau red winter, 51a; far ater1ge California 4"s
Cd: corn 6Em. carCots ION pssssge-Wheat rather
eases; corn quiet. Gnod shipping California WHEAT.
last shipped, 4ts: nearly due. 4os I'd, Fni: aver
ags quality Of American mixed corn for prumpt
shipment bY sail. 2lE 1d. Country markets for
Whe&t-ftchch, vary quiet.
hpscias E,tspa!cA 10 aat 7f4,uAk
L,vKnYnoL. Feb. a-1l:3oa a. m.-Ftoun-sse edD
los per contaE.
ls-Wheat-winter, No. /. m: No. 9. ~
I'd; spring. No. !. 81: Nc. Z, "a 1o1: white. N"
!, o. ID; no. =, 81 I'd; club, no. l. o. I'd; Noe,
Ss lid Cora-New. No. ]. II fd; No. =, IL u.
PnostsIoKk-.r Pork, ~; lard, :f]s.
LiYEnfo0t, Feb. 3+--t:0rTpS-MATkct e4ser ht
s h.114lastd; sales 7, 00a bales; speculation and
export. 600 bales: American, ESQ.
Hn1ApsruFrk-csllfoFnta whit- wheat, STe9s;
DO club, ~ lld0Ds 4d} red Wsstsra. u 10dQss.
Ftonr.- Western tanal 81 Qa11os. Corn, nes
Wsateru mixed, n 7d64s Bl. uats-A.Dsfican,
u I'd.
Ctovkh.akEu-AmerleAu. 3J13ss.
rnossAtoxs-Msss pork, 4aa Prime tnsss beef.
70s. Lard d-AmrEcan, 3!A Cd. Bacon-LonK
, 1879-02-04


CATTLK-Netelvedd duFlnx Sunday aud lfnpdat,
2,s5O head; same time last weak, Z, BDl head.
TITO moderate receipts Of fat cattle le to Increased
tr,nncss on hs past Of holders, but news fsom:tho
East b4InR rather unfasorAbss, shippers weFs In.
different about Investing. aud last wsst'a prices
ware no mote than sustained. Dutchsrs' stuf and
ssoekets were wanted and II fuiy previous prizes,
,hs supply failing within the dsnaud. sa1es
ranged from &: 00at3..5 for Inferior Kradss 10
g. 1904. rs for choice, with ihv bulk OF ahs trad.
Ing II s.. H0b3. .e6 fur butehe7 stuf and atoeksrs
and H. 1894 ..5 for fair to good shipping steArs.
There wcrs no ctt1A catt!o on sale, and very 1sw
that would xrAdu ~ choice. Tbs market CLOSED
steady. -...-...-
QUOTATIONS.
Extra BtcYtt -6radtd steer. weighing
lfk>U lis aud upwarls.. ....... ....,. ". 7b@6. .2b
Cholrc ucese4-F.ns, fat, well, formed ..
ssver. weighing i, }O 10 /. a00 lba.. 4.404e4. 90
Good Hcesea 10 eli. .fsttened steeIs,
Weighing i. ITO 10 i,:lo In ....:.... :. 4aW4.as
Medium itA1es-'stecrs ~ fair hsaht
weighing l. .u5U to l, :o0 !ls......... o.2Szaa 50
Hutchess htock-PouF - eon.a1uR
ateer4 and euul,a0n 10 choice cows,
fur city slaughter. Weighing 800 Ia
1,0h1 39t* ,.........+.......,. 2.33133 ~
Stuck tattlt -lornn,on cattle, weighing
Tuu 10 !. OH Ibs.... .......,........ E. 60t3 20
Inferiu7-lAxht and thin COWS, hstf4rs.
staSt bulls. and scalaWAE stssF& 80. !. B48&. rs
p4F{t5 SAxx4.
, 1879-02-04
1 Shout- Short k.st u. I Short
dfys. rits. eisHrs. tfaars.

Lonx e'esra quoted y. x4;I, !ooxs and q. 10
haais,. 1l;Gk7Ac: awpct- picked hams. Uaat7c for
III 10 ii h. average; grrcn hams. nalGt5Hc fos fahs
atersYrA; green shoulders, :t&s11r.
Baton qHutal n s1lst1tsc tus shoulders. 4Nfsbc
Tor abort Ribs, b6t51.c for short clearr, 7AGt7Nc
for hans. III! canvaseA aud paeksl.
while, 44Gsac fur good yolIow, and 4AfI!ac for
brown. -.
AEEF rl.ODrCTY-WeFe straoy and Y1lrt At
$A plGbN. n3 for tess SH 71GE0. 0n for extra ess.
anl 81. 753llU W for hams. with aute Ut ~ btls
hAmt A. $lU. W.
TALanw quiet At G&a}tc for city. and III
&4C fur county.
, 1879-02-04

IN NEW YORK YEsTERuLr.
Feb. a-Rcceipts-rlour, r. s17J, brts: wheat,
101,sa bu; corE. 12l, ,463 bu; oats, 4t,478 bu;
corp-meal, t,49l pkEs; rye, o,oet bu: barley,
1850 bu; malt, 8,.7o5 bu; pork, 1,f'a brls; beef,
Ellis ties; cut meats. o.6N pkcs; lard, 0,091
tcs; whlsky, 1851 bris.
Exports-For forty eight hours-Flour, ,:W5
bsls: wheat. 4si 600 bu; corn, aa31,7aO bu; outs,
l0,00o bu; rye, q ,oSs.
GOODS RECEIVED
Mt the Port Of Chicago Fch. ), 1870: Field,
Letter l. Co., OF cases ary goods; Carson. Plrtc,
ss,tt 4 Co., case linens anu ca.a en,broder-
ies; John e. UIscn Il Co.. case linens: Best,
Russell Il Co., & cases cigars; Kolman Bros., i
cascs cigars; r. Hoffman, : cases cigars; Hart
Bros, cases cotton hosiery; slcculiy It Miles,
Cases wiudow.Rlass; g. Z. Wallln Il Suns.
cask whe.stoues; Cunningham II Hunter, 10
drums caustc sofia; ChicsEo Stamping Com
pany c75 boxes tin plate. Collections, s8 U78.01.
, 1879-02-04

Observation-Disclosures in fair retail rcnuebt,
the quotations being usually sdhesed 10. Ths
, 1879-02-04

FRUITS AND NUrs-Appies continue In good
demand and remain dfm. 4 fair movement tn
petchrs GI,l hl4tEbt ID Alsu nDttd FofcI9n
1vn,ts. generally speaking, were ou!et. but prices
wcra fully sus.aiaed Ill around. Nuts ~nts dull.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-03-06

From the Atlantic Monthly.
When Mark Twain wrote his inimita-
BILE story of the rich uncle who ruined
himself and his family by making huge
collections of everything he could think Of
from stuffed whales to echoes, he gave a
very fair slap at those monomaniacs who
have the rage Of making collections for
collections sake. In most cases the col
Letting mania is as innocent form OF
idiocy as any other; it can hurt nothing
but the collectors own pocket; in some
cases, indeed, it may have the
beneficial effect Of partially filling the
vacuum in his skull. But there is one sort
of collector who does real harm-the man
who insanely collects valuable stringed
instruments. Stradiyarius or Amati yio-
lins and violas, celles and basses, and
then let's them lie in their cases in shame,
full inanition. Now, II valuable Stradi
varius is not only Il rarity, but it is an in.
strument which the art of music absolute.
ly needs. The world cannot afford Ia
have such gem lie Idle; its value as an
authentic specimen Of a famous makers
craft is incomparably less than its intrin.
sic value as u musical instrument. Tc
take it out of the reach of tine artists, and
place it on the shelf in a mere collection,
is to commit larceny upon music. 1t prop.
erly belongs to the art of music, and
should be honestly devoted to its service.
The man who can keep such an instru.
ment in his house merely for the pleasure
OF looking ut it, and of knowing that he
owns 1t, must have queer conscience.
Other collectors are very proper butts fol
ridicule. The violin collector rises 10 the
sublime height Of distinct immortality, and
is not q III subject for anything short ol
unsparing exsratlon,
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-03-06

Camel coal always occurs in dish-shap-
ed patches thinning away to nothing on
all sides; it frequently merges insensibly
into highly carbonaceous black shale; and
it contains occasionally the remains Of
fish. The presence of fossil fish in camel
shows that it must have been formed un-
der water, and it probably consists of veg
etable matter which was drifted down in
to ponds or lakes, and lay soaking till it
became reduced to a pulp. The deposit
was of course limited in extent by the
banks of the sheet of water inwhich it was
formed, and hence the lenticular shape
which beds of camel exhibit. A certain
amount of mud would of course be brought
into the water along with the drifted
plants, but, being heavier than they, it
would fall down, first carrying with it
enough decomposing vegetable matter to
stain it black; in a certain distance all the
mud came to the bottom, and the vegeta-
Bile residue, floating on, sank slowly and
became spread out over the bed of the
lake further on. Thus, near the mouth Of
the river, deposits Of laminated carbona-
ccous mud were laid down, and these
gradually contained less mud and more
vegetable matter till they merged into a
pulp. The maceration it has undergone
has. to large extent, affected all traces Of
vegetable structure in camel coal, but
spores Gun now and then DO still detected
In IL,
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From Chambers IouruaI
In n""",t,;o G;"nI i'', ~, ,,,., f,,l 81 ,;,1
N'' '''e''t'l' '''''.o Vi o"''''o"' " P''N'
ing up good bargains on one occasion at
tended Il sale of old military stores in
Edinburgh Castle. A lot of 2OdrumS with
their drum.sticks We're offered at the rate
Of pence drum. Such a chance was
not to be missed, and at his nod the ham
mcr fell. lie had to hire a cart to take
the drums away, and then remembered
he had no proper accommodation forthem;
so he called an opcn.air.meeting of the
juveniles population and distributed his
prizes among them, more to their delight
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In conference. here, have been resting
on their oars to-day. The forenoon was
devoted to recovering from General But
ler's dinner party, which, beside the gus.
tatory programme included an hours in
teresting talk by Senator Jones, of Ncya-
da on the money question. 1t must have
been acceptable, for one OF the Grcenback-
ers said: 81 tell you, Jones is the great
est man in America to-day" This even.
ing one-half of the Greenbackers went to
hear De La Matyr preach at the Metho-
dist church, and the other half to hear Bob
lngersoll on Moses at The National th ,ater.
The political work will be resumed to
morrow at 10 o'clock when the several
commit 'es al pointed yesterday will report.
There has been one significant develop.
ment to-day-namely, the visit of several
Democratic congressman to the National
headquarters. Cox, OF New York, spent
some time there this afternoon, and ex-
pressed himself in sympathy with the
movement The Nationals were delight
ed with both his visit and his sentiments
Several other Democrats called during the
day, including Eaton, the Kansas mem
ber of the Democratic national committee,
who is a solid Greenbacker, and out.talk.
ed the Nationals themselves at their head
quarters to-day.
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A novel libel case was before one Of
the Chicago courts last week, in which
one German sued another for calling him
a "Spitzbude. The jury was composed
of Americans, who did not know what the
word meant, and some Germans, who were
frank enough to admit that the meaning
of the word depended on its connection
and the occasion of using it. Before the
experts who were called to establish the
meaning of the word were through, the
jury knew SC little as to the merits of the
pathological controversy that they could
not decide whether the plaintiff or the de.
ftndant was the "Spitzbude," and so ac-
quilted the latter. The Tribune explains
that the word "spitz" meant point, v
and the word "bude' rascal, knave or
cunning fellow" Used together, their
significance in English would be the
"head rascal" The meaning of the
term, however lies in its application. 1t
may mean nothing, a very little or o
great deal. 1t may be used as a term Of
endearment, as when a father calls his
son cunning little rascal or as an ex-
treme term of reproach.
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policy are not well founded. and THAT the
policy you advocate would be injurious to
the best interests of the country, and +,
further, that the issues of the questions in
volyed are largely susceptible oil being de.
tcrmircd by full End candid argument, ]
take the liberty Of suggesting to you a
Joint debate on these issues, in this city,
during the coming week. will be hap.
py to meet yourself or any gentleman you
may select, in regard to the nropricty Of
such a discussion. This will be delivered
to you by my friends, Hon. Geo. c, Ilazle-
ton, Of Wisconsin, and Hon. b. X. Wa
tiers, of Kansas, with whom you are at
liberty to consult as representing me in
the matter. have the honor to remain
your obcdicnt servant,
THOMAS NJ NIcmoL,
Secretary Of the Honest Money League of
the Northwest.
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puetrn
JOHN CHuNAMAN'S LAMENT.

ny NED sLErwA.
Chin.Chin much mad; he no likec
Skipcc hackcc Chinee homce;
NOec gettec luttce washce.
Chln.Chin wish he never come,
Gottee wifcc molly place.,
GOttec hOusee in Chince.
. Mclean saycc he no liyee
ALE samee this cOuntree.
Whatce now can Chineuq ,oec;
No got mOncc-gcteep 5ck.
Putce sign out, "Washec Washee,'
Stealec shirtec alice whack.
Many man he come alungcc,
Tellce Chin-Chin, haf to 60;
No more Chinec come in shipcc
Mclean nance makcc law.
Chinec country muchee riccc,
Plenty workcc, smalleC pay;
Mclica bigcc, much free cOuntrce
Tellee Chin-Chin not to stay.
Back in Chinee, alice samee,
Muchce live and muchee die.
Tcllec Chln-Chin he must skipcc,
Molly tellee Chin-Chin why