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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-01
GsOS4

There is a t.l pending before Con-
gress for the zblishmeut OF Dead
Letter Offices in the large cities OF the
Union. This would De a good move
aud be a great convent, pce for the pub
lie. II a letter is sent from here to
San Francisco and should happen to be
misdirected il must travel across the
Continent 10 Washington AL back.
whereas if tEeEe vas . dead Ieite. Office
on this coast, at least 1ore-k1lf 0: the
time would bs saved in returning she
letter TO the writer. In the old cour-
try there are hundreds Of branch Offices
aud why not here: BY all means pass
the bill.
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ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

NOTICE IS HERFB GIVEN raAT ny
~ virtue Of an or i-r nv le the 3lst day Of
March. =. -. l's9, by tie District Court u tia,
lab Judicial District. St4t1 of SeyAtA. IN Aui
Tor the County II ElGo.i will on the Ts-uIJ.
ihirf day of Aprl, A. D.. Is7J: a. II O'Clock IA.
OF -aii day. At the Court HouS.. ia the town 81
hiko, Sat. Of Nevada. sell all the right, ti:Ls
And Interest Of tho sstat- Of Alb;s hi!ty. do
eeA-"d. In A1d to tho folio EiGR dcscrib-d nel
e'tEt-. 10 NtI:
An undivided Ave huadred feet in hi r-~
ain mine or mining ciAi II. know n Aul r~cjnL
~ a. the Bel" l-.." u4!a-. Gated In the TuA-
ezrrra Ntriug Di.trCi. County Of EIko, attO
Of ScSAlA. Term OF Ealr-CA-h.
T. VI. BYAlGn.
hdninisirstnE OF the estate Il AlUis HiiIy. Dr.
c-A-ed.
I=Uir Hkr. March II. lsTs.
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The Tribune remarks that ID. mills.
the Coasts richest man, is in New
York. Brethren, the poor are always
with you. Every editor IN the State is
ct his post.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-01

Bodie is the stock now creating the
most excitement in mining circles.
From Sl2, ten days ago. it has risen to
500. the closing price yesterday being
s37 so. Somebody has mado q hand.
some stake.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-01

The product Of nineteen Pacific Cost
gold mines for April was $500, 500, and
Of fifteen silver mines sG2i,OO0. The
product of Comstock gold and silver
mines for the Same time was 5000, 500.
The total product Of thirty nine mines
for April was 50. Az, 800. and for April
Of last year the product was si.lGl, 400
"a material falling Of this season.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-01

THE philadelphia Er,aing Star Is 70.
sponsiblc for this: when an Os~cg ego
clergyman In q sermon Sunday said.
The bloom OF youth is upon many OF
yous. tbs ~iSaiesgot frightened and GOV.
cred ttst fscsy with their. kerchicfs."
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-01
SUMMONS.

TUE DISTRICT COURT o.
ne Seventh Judicial District Of the 81 &c OF
NevAh. IN aud for the CDuuty Of Eiko
Jennie Ilsnsom. Plaintiff. Hr-in.t O.or,. "
RAnsotD. DcfpndanL.
Aefton brooxbt IN the rfstrSet Court Of In,
seventh Judicial District Of the state of NeyNdH
Ia and for the County Of KIio. aud ia. C1rn-
pLALnahse IN the once Of the cl=rk of szSd d.
The sl.ts Of SerHia end. grr.tipy IN oso.-
~. Ransom. dsfeEd1nt: You A-e h-reby re-
qulred 10 sppeAr m an action brJuyht as.in.4
you oy tbS above named PlAiutini the D4.trLS
Court 81 tbs Seventh Judicial District of tn
SiAte Of Nevada. In And for the County Of Rlhh
shd 20 answer the cofupi int MED tl-rein .Wifni&
the service on you Of this ~Sammuns-if s-rvci
Within this County; or. II served out Of thu
county. but In this District. within taenfy iays.
othsrSt-e. within forty-days-sr Judgment by
default will he taken against you, IecordinR 10
the prAD rr OF said oomp,Aiot.
The aid Artion IL brought to obtain n iuds-
meat and d-er-~ OF thu. Court that thu hasA1( =
uiAh1mony he:etO:ore and nov existing between
the fhmnn aud p<feislAnt. he Dissolved. mai
the Gaze and eussoiyof their minor eiIiid- E1,uDy
Ransom be awarded to the PtAintin during In.
minority OF aid minor child. aud for such Other
Aha iurt et rrnsi Astc the Court may seem Ju.a
and proper and Tor o.b-ts Of suit And VOC Ar,
hereby notified that II you fail to apr.ar ana
Ai-Srr said complaint - above r~,-IaIrrl M.
said Plaintiff Wi:isPPly TO the Court Tor the ~
lief he:ciu femshdst #r-rr 49, = =
Given urdr- iny hard snd the seal II thu
Distract Court Of the seventh JulL
ctAl district OF the state Of SsTAdA.
sEALl County Of HkO. t1it lU;n DAY 81
March Ia tie year Of our Lord OLE,
Observation-Disclosures and seyeuty-
nine
uioio o. z GREEN. Ci-rk.
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Jaars RHkED, a bro her Of Gov.
Kinkead, aud q ST Louis million.
hirc. is nowin carson. sp1 proposes
making Nevada his future home.
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WHY STAY POOR L?
DROSP ECTING OFTEN PAYA-
l liluness never.

The millions Of TIL 'ou-tp-S Se-c a Inky
ADD. WORTHLESS SNi1s rock IL 0:irH Ticr Ia
Treasure Al lsA!uI . .!EPIe ASSAY nab
tea ltpHairrs Of many. o'lHr oHpAuEN. wa~R,
least sI-p-ciei ASa.i tn c'faius ~ S,ius ~
.ICWn needy man. VII" - h..
NJ EtrHuiI Iity, N"VaI, A--y.fr - 4 sci
NlyeT src mai ~ 81 % pr am lie. by OK
NAb W. liAN!. ftru.Hrly IL, -Ip-ryIsIuy a.
aver %; thr q = Mint a. -.u FTAu-is-p.
Tire mail ill cary onp--4npS-s - k4 onos
rrDSE CENT I-ruTrc.
lc orfs come back To- ~-tuTu mali. ur 2 ~lfs.
I sg Arurd -IrI p-rr st-.
A iy'r'| .i"IHy- IlI B.A. EI 2 attii ~ ~ rfT'I.
81" aN-iIrsi 10y TO p.!rgL 49, of a Il ~Iai,iNisti
c ret fer SlnO a. t-- Independent =.
ITN your luFk.
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U'IIlr,

BALB-In Huntington valley, May ~, TO tho
wIfc Of Charley Hale, 4 son.
PADDOCK-in this city. Nay 18th. 1872. TO the
wife Of y. v. Paddock, a 10 pound son.
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BEATTY
Piano and Organ.

There II no manuiaotu or Of tianos aud q
RauA Ia this or airy other country who has ~
ooiyci 20 o any unsolicited Endorsements IS has
Mr.. brhtiy. Prom every ktIte and Territory
comes The same verdict hey are The best IN
tho world" Illustrated A~bNElGTlsEh, lCats-
beatty. Warrington, New Jersey. oo7
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DIED.

JuDKINs-At IInlIcek Station, Exc county,
Tuesday May soth. 1873, FOES l.. Jndkin., a
native Of pctaluma, Cal, in the 2fh year Of
his age. trctalumn papers please eopy.l
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The History and Condition OF tbi. Company
January !. 1910. were in 1risf and In round
nemhcs. a. follows
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-12
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
REGULAR SESSION, 1870.
AN ACT
No. 34.l

NO. "a. AN ACT
To amend and re-enact sections ) and 7 Of art
NO. 96, extra session 1877, and providing
an annual assessment In the parish of
Orleans.
SECTION !. Be ii enacted by The Senate and
House Of Represe,,totiyes of the STATE Of
Loutsthod, IN General AssenbIp conreaed
mat section Of act MOL 96, extra session
lS4, be amended and re-enacted to read "a
follows: That property shall be assesaed II
the parish In which 1t may be situated once
In every four years Except In the Dariab ~
Orieansl but there shall be an annual asaaae
ment Of personal property and revisI0n ~
assesSIhent rolls Tor the purpose Of Indicating
thereon all changes In ownership and cor~ac'
lion oI valuation OF real estate on the annIica-
Llon OF tns owner, or after written notice
given by the assessor to the owner orr bfa
agent, Of his Intention to revise the valuation
OF MS real estate. The assessor sbaII no re-
CURED 70 attend each poll or voting Mace in
Ihe parish at least two days for each annual
revision, for the purpose OF making said re-
VISION, assessment and CORRECTION. and he
shal post up public written notice at each
appointment.
:. SEC 2, Be il further enacted. etc., That sec
lion OF act MOI 96, extra session Of 1877, be
T TLeuueu ana re-enacted to read as follows:
nae an Iano not owned by persons in the
parish 10 which such lands are situated Tex
scepL Ia the parish OF Orleans). shall be denom-
itnaIed as lands OF non-residents, and such
iands snail be designated on the assessment
foiis, out In part thereof separate from the
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-12
NEW ORLEANS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY r. 1870
On motion the executive session was raised
and the doors ordered TO be opened.
JOHN CLEGG,
Secretary OF the Senate.

r SENATE CHAMBER
New Orleans, January 10, 1879. !
The Senate met in executive session, Hon.
Mr. Texada In the chair.
On the call Of the roll the following Sem
ators answered to their names:
Messrs. Breaux, Benners, Bowlen, Bryant,
Cage, DeBouchel, Ducros, Ellis. FpDtenot,
Ola, Harding, Harper, Heron Kelly, Ken
Perkins, Richardson, Seanand, Stamps,
Wells, Wheeler, Williams, Zsehatie-82.
Absent Messrs. Cahen. Delahoussaye, Gar
land, Sandiford-4.
The pardon Of Alexander johnson, who was
convicted before the district court, sitting In
the parish Of Ascension Mt the June term u
1873, Of larceny, and sentenced ~ one year g
imprisonment In the State Peniteutiary. as
contained In executive communication 81 the
eighteenth instant, was taken Up.
On motion Of Mr.. Landry the Senate did
advise and consent TO this pardon by the fol
lowing vote.
For Pardon Messrs. Brenux, Benners,
s}owden. Bryant, Gage, Cahen, DeBolehel,
Delahoussaye, Ducros, Ola, Harding, Harper,
Heron, Kenner Landry, Merkel, Mitchell,
Norwood. Perkins, Richardson, Stamps,
Wells, Wheeler, Williams, zacharle- 80.
Against Pardon-Mr. Fontenot-1.
Absent Messrs. Ellis, Garland, Kelly,
Sandford. Seanland-5.
On motion OF Mr. Landry the injunction Of
secrecy was removed from this pardon, and
the Secretary directed TO notify the Governor
On motion the executive session was raised
and the doors ordered TO be opened.
JOHN CLEGG,
Secretary Of the Senate.
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other asssssm ents and In the rnanns. i.
scribed hereinafter. aes
SEC. 0. Be IL further enacted, etc. Tba. 81.
shall be an annual assessment u ali reel si,'sfs
tate and personal property Ia the parish J.
Orleans. f'7h "
SEQ. 4. BE IL further enacted, etc. That a..
act shall take effect from and after H. , aas
sage, AMI oil laws, Or parts Of laws. il p oss'
flct with the provisions 81 this act are bs, ybr
repealed. "osepy
JOHN @. MONCURE.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
LOUIS A. WILTT. Yes.
Lieutenant Governor and President "A ~.
Senate. VI Lne
Approved February II, 1879.
FRANCIS l.. kICHOLIa
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
Will. A. STRONG,
Secretary Of State
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No IS. !
AN ACT

NO. %. AN ACT
For the relief OF John, Lucy Kate and Nj.
erva Hays, the minor children ami bs ,is-
u The late Harry j Hays. by the rstnis'
sion Of Stateaud municipal taxes on eersasr
real estate In the city " New Otitanus, ~ ~
longing ~ said heirs, for and dnring w
time the said real estate was held IT, i iss
purchaser ut It's coufiseatlve sale. The ~ ~
estate having been confiscated and III III
under the c9nllscation laws Of the Unitad
States as the property ~ said Harrvfr
Hays and bought by Rufus NAPLES in IL.
and held by him until July, 1918 wltbfss
paying the State or city taxes a~ap pay;as
ON said estate during that time. s
SECTION /. BE IL enactsd by the Senots .,5
House Of Representatives. 0f he S,aie ~
Louisiana, in Generai Assembly otmgsosg
That all State and municipal taxes jtnp,assalI
by and due tn the State of Louisiana ai,d N
the city of New Orleans for the years tsf5
1866, 1861 1868 1869, 1870, 1871, 1879, 1914 tSn'
1876. 1876 and 1877, on tbs following deserifnd
property, to wit: Three lots of ground In tbs
Fourth District OF the city Of New Orleans
In the square bounded by Chestnut. farnre,t
First and Philip streets, bought by tb eais spp.
Harry r. Hays from David Haddan 10 Msy
1853 contiseated and sold by the governnart
Of the United States In March. 1866. AMI
bought and beld by Rufus NAPLES, without
paying the State or city taxes On the sstne
until July 1878; and all costs and pepaItias
said NAPLES, in 50 far a. said taxes. ofefa ~
penalties may be binding on or affect said
minor heirs, or the said real estate as thais
property, be and the same are hereby re-.
mitted.
SEC Q. BE IL further enacted, etc., That the
Recorder Of Mortgages for the parish N Or
leans Is hereby authorized ana INSTRUCTED. Al
the request OF said minor heirs, or their legal
representatives or assigns, to cancel and erase
all liens, mortgages or privileges recorded
against said real estate on account Of auyos
said taxes, costs or penalties, or on account
III any Judgment or judgments, for any II
said taxes, costs or penalties.
SEC. D. Be IL further epdcted, ETC., That
this act take eff ct from It's passage.
JOHN g. MDNCURE,
Speaker Of ths House ~ Representatives
LOUIS A. WILT,
Lieutenant Governor and President a fha
Senate.
Approved February II, 1879.
FRANCIS T. NICHOLAS,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
WILL. A. STRONG,
Secretary Of State.
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AN ACT
TIT IT u HVTWf
SemetarYOf Stat
For the relief Of ths heirs OF Charles M.
Conrad.

NO. Do. AN ACI
For the relief Of ths heirs OF Charles NJ /.
Conrad.
SECTION /. BE IL euncted bu The Sennse and
House If Representatiges Of The State b.
L0nisiann, in Gepeyat Assembiu c1npeoed
That in ali cases In which houses, lots. or any
real estate situated In this State which were
the property, or which In such proceedings
were alleged to be the property, Of ChafIss
NJ. Conrad, have been seized, condemned aad
sold under proceedings against @. VI. ConrM
or his property. by virtue OF an act Of Con
Rress. entitled ''Au act t0 punish treason and
rebellion; To seize and contlscate the property
of rebels, ana for other purposes" approved
seventeenth of July. 1869, and said Charlss
VI. Conrad or his heirs, or either Of them have
IN consequence OF such proceedings and sale
been deprived 81 the possession Of such real
estate and its fruits and revenues, all taxes,
State and parish or city. which were assessed
upon, or accrued against said properties
throughout the period during which sad
Charles NJ. Conrad or bis heirs, or either II
them, were so deprived OF their property and
us fruits and reyenues, and which remain I'M
paid, and all interest and costs thereon are
hereby remittsd; pr0vitted this remission
shall apply only to the heirs Of said Charles
M Conrad, and to such taxes as are still I'M
paid.
SEC. Q, BE IL further enacted. ETC., Thqt this
act shall take effect from and after iEs pas-
sage.
JOHN G. MONCURE.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
LOUIS A. WILTZ, =
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Approved February. Il, 1879.
FRANCIS f. NICHOLS,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
WILL A. STRONG.
Secretary Of State.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-12
RAILROADS,
GREAT JACKSON ROUTE.
CHICAGO. ST. LOUIS AND NEW on
LEANS RAILROAD.
TUE HYqT Rofrrr rAe

THE BEST ROUTE EAST.
Trains will leave and arrive at the Calliops
street Depot, On and after November TO- 1873. a
follows:
Leave. Arrive.
Exp. No. /. 500 .. m. Exp. No. q. 1918 a. "a.
Mixed No. 9. 100 q. m. Mixed No. 4, 800 o. m
Nos, and run daily. Nos. and daily. 81
YeUILMaN PALACE SLEEPING CANS
THkOggH TO LOUISVILLE, CINCINNATI
AND CHICAGO WITHOUT CHANGE, and fof
ST; LOUIS Sleeper 10 attached at Milan, en<
asoling Dasssngers 70 go through without leag..
YORK and East EftE CITIES,
lnprnysg sleeping and reclining chair cars
70 ylCRSBUkG daily, without change
Tickets for sale, berths secured and informa<
ION given at No. "a Camp street. corner Of
D. SHELDON, Ticket Agent.
=. CHANDLER. General passenger Agent
NEW ORLEANS AND MOBILE RAILRoAD.
T TH T1n5oBILE PAST Line pormv
TO ALL EASTREs CITIES.
IN and after "Wednesday, November %. 1873,
trains vii! arrive and leave depot. foot Of Canal
street, as follows;
No. PASSENGER lsassi No. Ex 4asssA
daily, except daily......... s:ss am.
:, SUNDAY. 80 a. m. No. PASSENGER
No. 3 Express daily. except
daily 90 .. N. SUNDAY. 800 pm.
No. Passenger Nos Passenger
Sunday only .7:S5 am. Sunday only.s;5O pm.
Tickets may be obtained ana 5IsspihR 0 .s1
office corner Camp and Common streets. oppo-
BUS o''' f'I b b. ROBINSON. superintendent.
Oily ]. W. COLEMAN. Ticket Agent
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL
or THE
SEN ATE
or THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

y UT1vE sESSION
, 1879-03-16
fATF LOCAL ITEMS,

Early this morning Thomas R. Dandy CON-
planned ut the Central Station that, while under
The influence of liquor, some men took him down
under the Wells street bridge, and, after trea''
ing him In an outrageous manner. roooeo n'a1
Of his coat, hat, and vest, and 81 in cash.
Detectives Lauchlin and Carey last evening n"
rested Lester C. Gray, OF No, 2ssA EWING
street, who is accused OF stealing ~ casa. aoa
notes and trust-uced representing stauoV,
from his cousin Franklin Minor. The pr!sonoee15 oe1
bitterly denied the theft, aud furnlshco sa'"'o
bail until Monday
At 1O:3o last evening Mrs. johanna helteJ,
living at No. 2l2 Dekoyen street, while on nes
way home in company with her husband. "as
shot in the left arm By one OF seven or elens
Young mcn who were loatlng about the corucl
OF Taylor and Halsted streets, nono
Of wnom are known save ont,
Young man named Cra"toru, "nooe soe
father keeps grocery on the corner. ias eags e.
was fired just as they were passing, nut . :. -. -
not known whether it was fred pusp19s:een?! W
accidentally. A1 2:3O this morning MliNan i.aa
La1rdru1n, special policeman on - ha!sLs9 ass'at
street, came to the Wcst Twelfth otfee*
Station, and furnished solution +ha ~
the mystery. AS he was passmg ~ ~
corner at the hour mentioned, ne WY ~, ~
sauited BY three young men, who kuocheu un
down. with the ev;dcut Intention OF coiuntas =,
robbery. They ran off and fired one SUI essd ID
him lie returned tile iire, and it IS sn2rvH nW"r
that it was his bullet which hit MIS- he''''
The wound is not considered q seseEe ohe'
, 1879-03-16

dull and nominal Corn in moderate demand:
receipts 81, 600 hu; ungraded- 43hG45tc: No
8. &c; steamer, 44h@44Ae: No. 4+h@l5c;
old do, 45ai146c. Oats heavy; receipts Y, 0O0
hu; No. 3 wn1te, 3oAic; No: 40. 5:AG33kc;
mixed Western, :S31,3t &c; white, 33133ssc.
HAY-Stesdy and unchanged at 4oeI4oc.
lIors-Dull and unchanged.
GRocEEtEs-Cott quiet and unchanged. Sugar
nominally unchanged. No!asses dull and IN
changed. Rice steady with fair demand.
PETRo1EUN-Steady; United, 85saG364c; eruda.
ST311c; refined, 9lsc lid.
TALLow-Steady ut fi.:G3o 0-16c-
RESlS-Duil at 81. 3iGDl 40.
TugrzSr1SE-S Steady at :.0Go0I3c-
EGGs-Steady; Western. 19c-
LEATHER-Stcady, with fair demand; hen]ock
sole, Buenos Ayeres md Rio Grande, light, mid
die, and heavy weights 10a.21c.
WooL-Dull and unchanged; domestic heccea
27G:,9c: pulled, 1S2;37c: uuwashed, 0G25c.
PEoy1s,oSs-fork steady; mess, 50. :7.=GO 50
for old; $40. ::GG3 TO- 50 for new. Beef quiet and
unchanged. Cnt meats quiet: long clear mtddes,
s.. l2i=; short do. SIS. 37ti. Lard quies but d1u:
prime steam. Sc. .62s51kB. 20.
BCrrEn-Quic.; Western. 76e9c.
CHEEsE-Som:ually unchanged.
WutskT-S1. 06!=.
Observation-Disclosures COPPER steady. with fair
demand; new sheathlng. 222c; inyot lake, 15Xm
l6c- Pie-iron-Demand fair and market frm: :
Scotch, S.2. 50Gl24. 90; American, St5. .0Oll8 81:
Russia shceting, 10taa19aic.
NAlLs-Horseshoe. No. :, 81. 10@2.15; clinch.
So, 6504.40.
, 1879-03-16

TFE
SOUTH Or CITY @ LINE, M r,,r "r1n1S ra1nT.narsE
.o,1a.asa " - % ~ cor ~ Fortx.aftb
Dte1el poa1svar9: Snstaaa an ~ +, ~ rnnninp to
Gote,Sc - =, GIo1e nr With iii buildings.
dated 81 flames Stinson to the Ken
tucsv Land Company. s2o5, 600
snvN4Ry rnp THE WEEK.
<o,,e,,;,,<- - 40 +o.s1 ,rno,,nt If cttr and
ihe Is .'e oh;,,s ~ IT seyen
supu1o1n H., .aane.e 6iaa ~ Eecnrd d,1r-
!I1es u .nS 1out aaso Inro1, *. Cjt7
1h$ ING WEEK. etiu, eno1 & ,n-t of c1ty
sales, oo' conS!oela.!9u. S:o.:o1 ca0 eonth If
nmAS; sa!es' eonsIuefaton: 1u S1s,' ss5s
G.tf 1ss' ca. sIo, - 9as".;o S175 M
~ "9' - -
eano $50 een s-s,s.t 500 az the nre-
aee1cgatea s-yy,yoo' asa1ns. ,.e,a1 ncr rent
vlous week Ihefe "ere e ne'Gsa1 S fro Years an
loans made one was so;ou III pan,3oinh- n,H and
properly on S Sontn uasteo, ne,s ~ nrnncrty in
another S30,oo0 tor three years on p'op'
Angrew's SUBDIVISION. v,rl FIR the
The tendency OIL rents IN wv ". ~" & focr that
higher class OF houses IS snoMn y, | 1S7a theJnn-
Tor the first time 6ncs the psnlc - IND thcm
numerous tenants Of lne ;.slGe nnt ~ grant
selves iaced y uetea'at!E . This % affrcts large
Au' eiiei 'etu@'4o ~ .",Sn,+e and also several
, 1879-03-16
! ;oht Transactions in Governments
---Foreign Exchange.
The Chicago Discount hlarKet--
Firnlness in Stocks.
.rha Produce Markets Moderately Act-
ive---Hogs and PROVISIONS
Firmer.
Wheat, Corn, and Oats Weak, but Close
Firmer-Movement for the
Week.
FINANCIAL.

The market for Government bonds IS no"
altogether arinvestor's market. Iransactlons
vary little III amount from day to day. The Us
of 1851 were unchanged, at 100. The 5!2os OF
1867 at 10l5, ana the 5-20s OF ls6s at io515. Ane
10-4os declined from 1915 to 1913; the new os
of 1851 advanced Il, to 1o4A. The AIS we're
without change, at l04M, as we're the 4 per cents
al 100 to 10016. The currency IS were l2l3s'
The above nrc the Chicago bid prices.
in foreign exchange there was only moocra1e
business In Chicago sterling grain bills were III
to 4s414, aud French bills SIX to 523319. The
actual Chicago rates for sterling were 1854 ana
4So. In New York the actual rates we're 1904
and 4s9A. The posted rates for Eterl'ng were
4s711 and 400. French bankers bills were OH q
and SIS. ...
Consols advanced to 96 11-16 at the opening
and subsequently went up Is higher, to 70 13-le'
Chicago bankers report dull discount
market. Discount lines have downward
tendency. Rates arc 5@6 per cent on strictly
call loans, and s@1o per cent on time loans'
The currency movement is light. There are
heavy country orders for New York EXCHANGE
with only moderate supply from local ship
pers. .
The clearings Of the week arc reported as 1ol-
lows by Manager D. R. Hale, OF the Chicago
CLEARINGHOUSE.
, 1879-03-16

Net income 34S, 463-A
The renewals and Improvements tor 1879 are
to cst $4,000, including COST Of replacing
$500 tons of IRON rails with steel. 1ntcrcs.was
paid in 1875 On bonds of the Union Pacific
Southern Branch, Tcbo 6, Neosho, and Hannibal
s. Central Missouri Roads; but none on the
S14,775522, 600 of the Missouri, Kansas g. Texas
consols, and OF course none on the S6,Soi TO Of
Missouri, Kansas & Texas second mortgage.
Two reasons arc circulated for the resignation
of Mr.. EcScrt as President OF the Atlantic u
Pacific One is that he was crowded out iu Or
der to make possible closer connection with
the Western Union; another is that be is to go
into the service OF rival company.
The Anglo-Germau Bank (Anslo-Deutsche
Bank), of hamburg, Germany, have informed
Messrs. knauth, Nachod s Kuhne, bankers.
New York, that forged shares Of their bank, on
blue-tintcd paper, calling for 100 thalers, are
circulating in the United States. Genuine shares
are on gray-tinted paper, and call for 400 mark.
The following gives the fluctuations OF the
leading stocks for the day: