davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1879-04-03
MARINE NEWS.
THE SITUATION AT CLEVELAND
Apsefdl Distatch to ina Tribune

opeEt"a fsH1te" 70 1"a 1FtotHe-
ch.vIIarn, april a.-rha coming marine ses.
sun ~ .n's pos' sesm' .ae 'nost promising o. any
~ su"o '.Hsn, "t'o a1o 4ooH'ne 1of'
"ana 10 largely Increased oa"lness. une encnuFs
short one on 4ccdunt OF a 1sta nocnfhv ApI. rnn,.
.ao,...,x hs,.h s',.s rh. .ts""*, 4"o; ~"
nsenoa.5. nt'sn 'nes 4hcn' great aea' 'a e3'
peeteo from Inc Vcarcl'ornefs' Association In tho
siderable busnest II a,puccd In thr
~ rr.n ,.b,rl, T.. .rc",aria,"', =, @,hta""a ~
e'h ~ Wh"' "'Is ~. ~ a~s''''a'"'eu a. ea'e"4u an' ~
Mlh@auRce' Ihd snon during tho wtn:cr 10 faclll-
looked far IN tho lu rcaon. rhe ea,t for vtases
rorr,rr.,nr Il, tht. ,tn ~ - ,t,.h1-,r
aafeaay cohsaefao'e. and those eou hhso
'n,ns, .ass p'lees. hu'hoee o, na't luenasee
Hn'c. n"'o ocsh 'a'e 1oe some time VIII Feh"me
a ops.a'ons' anu tae ca" .tof mo,s ison.o.e @ WI
s.,' s."se al a"'a"e' N 'telehts III taas uaup.
,oEn t."sI 70 @ I'll a, s, IN
man and barce .owm"rt arc not Inclined 10 hind
their vessels In any trade for any length Of time
Unless At an advance oyer lat years price,.
I,fsEt Ifs'a'os e""'loeteo' '"' psoSpee's a'o Fe'5
Twu ]sreo prons},ors sro being built at the yard
Of ss ss2s Ths{ H. ss or e g s: 6.
il oGi f.ct. and sYO fcct pycr sli, -
Al Radcliffe d Lanccil's ynrd steam barge n
ncatlY jjnlfhcd, ills uWued by Nr, c. i. MI1ch.
aaa iea:ares about 24o ieet oref II.
IT i, wilson, a .'~" - - ''' :" ~" '''A's' ~
Tiu stea,n. .bayeea II, D. Co11nbuyy and Anna
Tho Ginua Dfy.Dock company ia rona,rtrp the
stcsm1. harSe r. j. ifackntf f{,n mnci.innrv ~
which Ia Af1 ling ntc,, ont Thn ssn1a cun,narv
hes Charge Of Repairing tho schss b. L. Clint ar,
t. G. Hutts,
, 1879-04-03

huvFAto. April 2.-GnAis-Whcat dull; sales
L.ooo ba NO. Duluth at 81. 10, Corn nomlnally
unchanged; no salcs Oats non,inalIy unchsnyrd:
no satcs Ryo uominaiy unchanged; no sales.
barley nomlnalIy unchanged; no sales.
, 1879-04-03

relieve the river wien there was tfKh water and
proreht Il from orcrfowlng the lutiis alonr the
MfsstssppI after you get within The banks, or iss
phtural acaps, lib could not understand.
Capt. Condon-Whcn thu river falls the water
ts passed 70 tho central channel The bars will all
single channel together, ami not 10 spread out
AZ It ls now.
Capt. Wflliamson-Then you propose simply
70 contract the, channel atil make 1t swfftcf.
the san'c place as whcn II Is low and 30 1t would
seem tl1at you can't dgpond upon Il to remain
when Tic rircr il low viii !sii up whom u.c river
10 high.
Cap.. Cowdon presented tic following from
the river men Of Memphis:
M.nr!rls. March 70, ls7f,. Capt. Sherlock.
t;sM t2EsM Hln: We. the undessIanel river men Of
esi aa ;ena had esS ne"na nae' " :2s r.
ls7i heartily co.opctato With ynu, and. AZ ptac.
tIeal,ncn. We beifsse that the pIa" o. t:apt. Cow
uhio anil si.sis4tpp Nlvers aud sadeen, their low
ian.ls ffom overflow to 10 the only practical plan
'aat h4a boaH presented.
Adjourned sinc die.
CAPT. CowDoxs uiLr,
I'1stenlInE t' p1a9 a, asking sil tn reclalming
luz !o"as!s @ aIld improving ihc river, Is a. FOL
lows: oSh. It will b. presented TO congrcss To 1
ha'ost time, aud II Is In sprort of this that tho
tntetng Of yesterday was held:
WliEHEAs., John Comdon, OF Memphis Tenn,
s,nn IIxnr t, c esennc o. nc Mtsts.
s,e sr! sa' H. IT, a. tas .weas stage 9f thr syer at
an ten ire, ~ ffo9 m' %aet r9 y Louis to Garo
9ars giving an nnobssnctcd channel Of thoss
M a a.o tffscny p,s,enng s 9rerow
nr VIII thc w., 'sf'9nns az te same and dlspens
siyvsr: and >' y" >A' '"'~' " '-'4
,,NIls WMEnsAs, Fer this nu'po.e, tie said cowdon
rnpssess st to opf,n 'arse oat!s ahont ter miles
Hnrvnc the ,.tnc ~ h 'to 1 tlle ftef fnto la9o
u .s' lcusa s sasI e.. T ted Rrr no 9TH. H.
a"a nj nj iron m po't aooYr h!e5anafa 10 Lousi-
to fro - H. w H. 1os water navga-
tronuh thn t,o .r,st. 9 ~ u, sanne @ ana IaeaeiSn*
&,rursa a'n # sem = "a u,sans; ths .,,i a,4
pr"nasto n arc", 70, ss Gnolss interest that sa!d
IL T. n%.ctaJ ~ ~ 1tIstnteu. ~, ane1einfG;
.ort,ts.. ~ ~ e w Trnhte ahn linnse or llepre.
sncb phta ',s ~ M. M ~ sa,n ohn Cotion with
IL M 1 te conditions
aid fur thr IernenInv ~ ha sie w9rEs a!oEc'
mem 4" bc neygnt Of TT tha s1a ,,
II. ynsrrs '"A'"''''' VI 'De 'o"'ahos potderng on
Z snc. st i. Tint the condition, b.,,t- n,,.,,,,.,
bv nEomI.o aud .!o WIN, ane uhed snss. here
ear s 1;ss' II n. aHa s9
Ina cE,nna, ~ +h H. ana an!aln'ns N
fro,,, ~ n', - aenLn f'2ht seet o the bnr1
10 Sew otIeans; and the said psynents shall b.
hc ako drene ii ase ~ t' nnsng 81
ne nesf At New Orleans and tao chis' Of Engineers ..
ill., TO 'aS o Il, 'S III
psrge,s: nna sha!l hsxs eIssiua!y ol'snsa sproncr
thn @ s.tcs G sii u Gt ai bofgne
avns sn,o nc s m ~ ~
as ~ io'tnms: ti,n .,,,oan H..
ptnecr nt Nrw t,siesn. III ba S"s,atn hnea! m, Eli
, 1879-04-03
TOLEDO,

ToLEpn, O., April 2.-uuAlx-Nheat strong:
extra whto Michigan. 81, 0G3t; an,l,cr Michigan,
May 5l.0sA; No. rcd wi,tcE, April, 81. 01A /;
May. 3l.08H Corn hkm; No, :: snot, J5Kc:
May. afc. Oats dull ana nomIuaI.
, 1879-04-03
QSNYEa0

Oswznn. April 2. .-GRAsN- Whsat-3todernts do.
mand: No. hard Duluth spring, 81. IL; No, 9
Milwaukee. $l.05, Corn nomiuhlly unchanged
, 1879-04-03

CLEVELAND, O., April 2.~VErRoLKVN-Uns
ehapgcd; standard white, Ito test, &c.
FlrrsnuRo, Pa. April e,-pErnoLEux-Qulott
crude lower; Sl.0lN at parkcF's for shtpmspti
scdRed, 0hc, Philadelphia delivery,
DIT CiTr, Pa, April 9. 2.--PkrnoLEux-Markc
opened steady; sales at S2!ie, declined to blSc.
advanced to HlHc; declined aud closed At 8llto
b,ds shipments. =. 900 bsls, averaging ~, 900;
Transactions, eco, 600.
, 1879-04-03

fDtE479 77!lpQ1E9 10 TIE 7FE1HHE4
KARsAs C!Ty, Mo-, April 2.-GnAtS--The I'rtrs
Current reports what receipts II, OIL bu; ship
msnts, 60. ILL hu; higher; No. cash, Bic; April,
05a: No. 3 caslt, Ole; April, DlHc. Corn-No.
celpts, g. GDu bu; ahtnmauta, 1U, 3193 bu; l1m;
No. casl,, 27At; APRIL ESQ.
, 1879-04-03
TILE MISSISSIPPI.
Captain CoWdon's Convention at
Cincinnati.
Plans for the Improvement Of tha
+ Navigation Of the Big River.

''''
provanent Of the OHIO aud Mississippi lslvora,
and the reclamation Of The lorlands along The
latter was held At tho 1,urnet IIou.c Yesterday.
n IN. attended hv A 1arpe number ~ neo,i.
from all along the wntor-routs from l,'tt.hare
To Now Orleans, aud devoted Its ttmc chiefly to
the consideration Of Cant. cowt!on's plan for
narrowing md deepening Tho channel. of t,,e
s,ss,ss'pp. ana on'o, sna mo- n1a,n'E nm' pro-
venting Inc o'efloT OF Inc io"'ahus along tic
former. ~
Capt. Charles W. Datche,nr, of Ptttsburg,
~ rantnn.u a.a.o,arv "'@ 's'A A''0'''''"'
VI S'"ein"A''' oce'ciafy'
GAIT. JOHN co"boS'
being called upon for his views on tho subject
hco,sed briefly his crncr,cnro nj wns,,t,u,,as
"ss ~ .',,, "'s ~. .. ""'''peton'
anu Ills familiarity Win tho comn'erco Ut The
country. Our river interest, he said, had d.
intcro.,. In sunnort Of ,his },r ,to,.d ,hat ,na
Ene f:anal handtcd morn frcrht :, sa,.", NV
. a .,'s M"~ .,.,,n. A., ."t ~. ..,. ~ seseh
months than nc" uFlcans a'd III thirteen years.
AN tilt grew OUT o. e0e iesk o. attention given
10 our r'Fete' anu thc ohllet o. our great West
crn streams At thu mouth OF the Mississippi
River. Capt. Cowdon said II part Of the Mis-
efsstnnl K.ycr were nroncr1v imnrovca a ,,roa+
s..t,,,- l., -,t.s .-r,,, .n.n. IL IL 1.t,1
s"' -" f,'s ~ .,a ,,,,,,.. @ w.. nos .s"
W. ~N''@' 4 .N''I - N "~Ae~"' SA~ "oAAu w
prepared in the afternoon to speak at length
md exhibit maps on tho proposed improve
Jn'o. " -. .o.uon t.n.
an ."s ., siue.aoon ,,, ssps. M . So"uon Haa called
tic river md reclamation OF the lowlal1s lIe
began, by saying TINT the two were i,rcrsrably
rnnncclcd. un hc1tovcd +bnt ,ha vn,ioy ~ ~.
eonnee.ca. no pe,tostu .'a. .ne Fallcy oil tle
lss'ss'pp' from ua'ro aew,l "as once an arm Of
trees aro frequently found In sinking wells at
Cairo and other places from aftr to ia, fcct In.
~ ,1 a.. .A -. ~. ,3 ~ Nv 1se' w.
10" thc surface OF tlie eafth; also tue existence
OF laEos along tte river whcre u'e bed OF the
rIvcr formerly existed. He believed TINT as tho
the ,,cd n, liz river fo,nws Tho rao ~ ,no ,a,t.
rs,,,s ~, ~, -. =. Nv ia''u'' ~.
80" , ','>.. 49, -. ~ "sp' a. sno
'o"el Rlauu ~ "ou'u eu1 o''t ~ ine shaalow
Waccs' atla tnua Fe'cse the lo%latda now over
flown. When the river broke through crcyasso
crinr Of tho water at all nolnts nlone ,1c rlvcr %
a,.a..,, ,a'sa.t,,'r :, oro,, -, p ~ ,.. 1 ."el
AbOFe luWEEIHE ~ even I1lure NJ p0llt8 ms lar l}
, 1879-04-03
PEORIA


PEORIA, Aprl! 2. e.-tllauwtNss-Nom!nAlly un.
changed at 81 .0at tGtl .0.N.
, 1879-04-03

NEW YoRE, April e,-GnA1x-Wheat rused
much stronger. and. In most instances advanced
sSe bu' on lghsar offerings; spring more
sought, both for carly delivery and In ontson line.
but tho higher prices claimed by sellers worked
against free dcailnga; cable hdsices Of dnllness
anil tsregu'as!ty u. 600 bR No. Nebraska sprsng
ut 81, o.. oorn--ln rather moro urgent rcqucst,
md quoted gansrally SHADE hiEhsF, and firm at
tho iMproYemsnt; mixed Wcatern unKraded, 449
: 40c. Nye-fn moderate supply and quoted aomc-
what steader, but quiet. o&ts-sfosc active. md
quoted ahado stronger; No. Chicago aaoas, 32c
bid.
:. piovlsloNs-1log products higher, on mors
ss,tse nc Increment but ',tt on 'ms,y; AZ es
i $1,000. cat-mests moderated, sought a. about
Il ment. Long clears 5Ad. Wastern steam lard In
st es ~ ajax 'oT ass T., - Mav % =. "s
d 9. o7!; 1900 t:s Jsae at %. 76@e'77h and
sso tes 1qly a. 80. sahaoe. 10,
cu,,n Nnscoyado. eit6,0ttc for faIr ia cona rc,
ening. ,oara1 ,nor. .nnnht
'";ss. W,,rrmVsrv ,I u outot: sn anotcd At 9, o5x
mand from pesrly al sonreos 1.ry moderate; srsin
= .,ora.a,t s. ta.ss ~ .,,,h o,
H.oseEaent f'o"' l"aueacea' oy nleneF PF'ccs
claimed for wheat and corn; for Liverpool. an
gsgcmsnts BY otesm. 4, 800 bu wheat At Cd per bu.
70 the Wt..ern Annotated Pra,.
New Yonx, April a.-corrox- At ION
&loKc; futures lfm' April, lo.slc: May. 1o.D
> juno. IL. 08c; duly. 1Q.92s; AuEustt II. .31c;
I sontombor. II. 1Ic.
Observation-Disclosures ;em.nf1. rec,,,ds, ~ nm hr,,.
.ncr s.sta sna Ws,arn sa oSSa ~. ronuor u'' ~
o1tss ss :au co. ssoa to soee seoo
OHIO 81 T5nt' 90: 81 % 1.onis A. sl@5. ~: Mn.
, 1879-04-03

FntIApHIrntA, April e.-FLoun-M Market dull !;
Minnesota extra family, medium and good,
81. 159A. 60; do choice and fancy, 81. 1894 90; !;
Ohlo do cholco, S5.6066.65. Rye -four htcady at
s2.75.
vator, 81. 11.t. Rye anet. Corn quiet; Western
rejected on track. 4o640hc; do steamer, 41de
41hc. Oats In fair demand, mixed Western. 500
31c; white do, 3tD32c.
rnoYlHioss-3iarkct dull. Mess becs, 4t2 b0@
II 90; mes e. p9.k. $50. s5lf1e g2M; ns.a PORK,
ctcd. 81, 25Gb6.25. Lard--Western tierccs, 50. 75
G47. 90.
BurrEn-1n burcrs' favor; New York state and
f'tadiorsl County, pcnn.. cxtras, 204b2lc; West.
ern KeAefve extra, 1G1b1Hc.
Eoas-Ensy; Western, 13c.
.CuEzsE-NeRlcctcu; Western full cream, 74Qo
713c.
TErRolxuM-Nominal; crude. 8Hc: refined, ostc..
WHtskr-NArket dull Western, 81. .O5,
R4cKIrTh-FIonr, 4, 600 bsls; wheat. ~, 600 bu;
corn, tD, 600 bn; oats. lea, 600 bu; rye, COO bu
, 1879-04-03
CINCINNATI.

cixcrxnAT7. O., April 2.-corroN-Quiet and
firm
FLoun-Demnud fair and market firm; family
81. .90G14. s;1; snperano, $J.ad03.15.
0nA1x-Whcat In good demand; strong al s1.0o
@l.03. Corn demand active: strong at 3BG437;ic.
0ats-1n good demand atroug 90iGo32c Rya dull
ntLee. Barley-Dultand neglected.
PHovsrusa-P0rk generally unchanged; soma
otIcrinRo At $40. 10. LarA--ln Improved demand !;
prime steam bald A. st. 30; 81. 10 bid. Rnlk meats
stronger; hisor a. 81 Us. shurt FlbA held At 81. .5,
6iaSer. Baenn"S,ronser y 1t t's & %. t. ST &C. af X
and s., ~; short clear ST. G1H.
WH,sKy-Iligher; qniut at 81 .02.
nUrTzN-i}u1l; medium Central Ohio 10G1Gc,
LNsEED 0lL-Stcady and unchanged.
, 1879-04-03

=, ,HoFf70rI [0ut019. -
4 mtlkman Was driving alolfg .4trcat here
last Sunday, When Ills horse suddenly dropped
, 1879-04-03
BUSINESS CARDS.
ID IL u lsO n a f4k FOR HE a u.
L STONES FOR sOLDtE,tS* GRAVES.


WAsrlh9tnK, n.c.. March ~. Ih7n.
heala4 proposals. III ttplicale arc hersby ayitf for
furnishing !radHtpnes fur Soldiers lu pfsEte,
vltlaxg .' clty ern1tsres Ptus!dtd bx the lay ~
pFnsGd February ld70 Ut which Tho following II Ru
estraFt1 II
'Thst thn Secretary Ut Wsr ts;lersty sutturitd 20
int HiseKM'Ar uF VulunltdE Army nt te Unis4 states
hMt In r1lysts. village. o. clfJ csnistortt 1n lilo
sata aI,nss = pt1s!acd ly {hs NV ot MAleh s7s,
~ tnsn! nu!hnr 4, bc furnished rsIHlatud " u:
o0 SPECIFICATIONS describing III detail tls standard
pot.is ca b9 haa 9n aPae4on II Eersoa ur Dy Letter
Of Nattuu4l Crn,stertrs Wasl2nxtn1, ID. q,
6:sciMrus VI thu hsadsi0ata ~ b. furnished eau b.
aENt II this uulru, -..
An blds atoaId b accompanied by good and sufficient
Auissn white usArbc. Vt grades pausd IL ths spoul
dC4tlpus
adurie lroGosals fvr llrad.tones aud eddtss4ed 10
the nndts!gnu,t. n whoss Mhosc ONCE th1y Will bs
W tlEtlur " Tue secretary Ut War. ....
II. Z, Mktt}64 44xSterhastas. General, U. B, 4,
, 1879-04-03

TUNpENrtNE.
W,lxIxoroa, April 2.-srtRlTs Tuarxa7ss1-
Firm at &c. .-r
, 1879-04-03
1}OSTON.

nosroN, April 2. 2.-FsorR- Market dull; West
esn supeta, g. 0o03 nj; common extras. 81. ITO
4.25; Wisconsin, extras, u .00ab4. 90; Minnesota
do, 81 .2506. 90; winter wlleats, Ohio and Mcht-
Ran, 4t.76G1,. 25: Illinois and InliAna $i.0O0
q. 10; 81. Louis, S.. OoGaG 90; Wisconsin md Min.
nesota patent process spring wheats, 81. 25aEB. 0o
winter whoats, So u0G1B. CO.
GRAIN-f.orn quiet: mixed and yellow, 46HGt
47hc. Oats steady: No. md extra white, :h.liG
3Sc; No. whE1a, No. white, anu No. = mixed,
3Jff134c. Rye, U5c.
RxcEsrrs-Flour. 1900 brla; corn, 20, 900 bu;
wheat, u, GOO hn.
sulraENIs--Flour. 10, 600 bsls; wheat, II, 600
bn; corn, :Hl, 600 bu.
MonL-atcady; Ohio AMI pcnnsylranta aeeces,
a3D3ic: Wisconsin and Michigan 1eeccs, ;s0Gb32c;
quito exhausted.
, 1879-04-03


NEW o7tHANs, April Northumberland fair
AND market aFmi .upetdnc, T. %; XIX, a. 76a
500. v0"~~S
unAss-corn sseaay. with fair dsmand; white,
CoaN-MEA1-Bcarca and firm II ~. b1an3' ~.
uAr-eseady, ps!ins, $l3. boQl4 90, choice.
$1,000. >~'
. FHoyts'oSs-Posk qutst but dsm, old, 70, 80;
new, slo. 7bGlL0o, Lard quiat; tietcs, aA@
7Aci kegs, 707Ac. Bpsk.meats-Dsuaud fsir
and market asrui shoulders loo4s, s. 00Sa4. 90 :
Paeked aI4hc; bulk clear rip, h!ic; clear b!sc''
nAesa quiet; shoulders quoted u 4hc; clear tl6,
e,nW ee1nWohe. liama-euyar-cuEedd dull: canyassad,
al "1Mn1skf-Asskst ~ du'ls Western 1setiaed. 81. .05
0aocEnlss-Cohea strong; Rio e.reoss ord,.
VT I!pilme, llstlbAc. sugar In good demand 1T
iii Ia s,ix sonmen T. good common. 4A@54o;
G93aes ~ sy yellow clarified, BN6t7}tc Molssses ac1ye
sao usmi tssmeal!nx. 20@@sc; common, 222lS3o !;
, 1879-04-03

Mas called upon for his exper,enco aud Views,
Hs said That In 1874, duslnK the extreme ligl,
the river .oso 80 rapidly that & over0oxcl tlls
hankG about the, mouth Of tho Ark4nsaa and
cut channel acroas tho country to tl,e Tensas,
letting tho water out tnto uayou bartholomew
enl tia Country below For six weeks lie river
below that tel while above tho river WIS Rising
coustantly. Lis believed t4at II there were
, 1879-04-03


botnG called on, said as he understood Cant,
CoH1on's propositions wero entirely distinct, 30
fur "a tic NaratAria Canal WINS concerned, la
could tot STU ony reason why II choulu uot DO
alt that Capt. C9wd0n clalnl6 for II. Haratarta
buy would b. nu,ple for thu oroposcd mouth Of
tlls eanal, Fortunately 4 y point we'll know.,
and !ts mcasurculentk aud history wel known.
lie thought Mr. CowLon. especially Us )lo loes
not ask any n3uey, should eertalnly ba encour.
through from bonnat Caro- on Laku Dorgur,
there could le no question TINT the lowering OF
tlse waller Ut that point would ncresse tlts rapid
tY OF tho current above, aud would draw, tcui.
poraralY at least, lft water Into 4 narrower
cha,,uel. Theirs Is question, however, whether
this would bs permauon.. itts known .hAt 4
murh n'ura rapidly tlAn 4 small river with liz
sans amount Ut. fAl!. Then: Il there question,
wEether the result, looking forward for a co..-
siderable length Of time, would bring, finally.
tlte required object. There arc no known rulcs
aud no experience by whtch this eau b. dpttr-
minod.
On motion OF Capt. Jatnca Wiso the GUAR was
authorized 10 appasnt Commlttco Of tcu to re.
port upon thu subject as presented By Capt.
Cowlon. The Committee will BE- appointed to.
day,
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-07-26
A SMALL BOYS rus.

He had long string and a brass key
tied to it, which he said was the ms
trument of torture. Over the front side
walk maple sent some pretty strong
branches, making seat hidden by leaves.
Into this, after dark, the boys climbed.
snow watt" said the principal, " till the
first victim comes and don't make noise.n
Pretty soon an ordinary dressed woman
came along, and just as she passed he let
the key drop on the hard sidewalk, imme-
diately pulling it up again. Both now
watched developments. The woman came
to sudden stop, began fumbling in her
pocket and wondering what she could
have dropped. She started on, but had not
gone far before she came back, impelled
by curiosity, and began careful search
of the walk. Meantime the boys in the tree
keep from soaring the game, and dared
hardly look below for fear of laughing out.
A sympathetic sister came along, and to-
gether they picked up stones and turned
over all the chips on the sidewalk. No
money, no key, nothing did they find, and
SO went on to their homes, perhaps to wor
ry all night; or perhaps gggle in the
tree turned their looks of disappointment
to cheap smile, and a laugh from the
same place made them have awful wicked
thoughts about boys. The trick Is harm
less; no one breaks leg or loses an eye in
its process. 1t might be recommended to
constitutionally tired boys as good way
to sweep the walk. The victims will
throw all chips and stones into the street
by curiosity power as it were,
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-07-26
sMEHALis VALLEY.

The Olympia Transcript publishes a let
ter of July 7th, containing the following
interesting items:
Every week brings new arrivals from
Kansas TO the Chehals valley. Those who
come expecting to find country where
they can make living and build up COM
Portable homes by good honest labor are
pleased with the country; while those
who are expecting to find farms with all
the modern Improvements, and govern
ment mule thrown in, are usually disap-
pointed, and long to return to the land
flowing with grasshoppers, tornadoes and
ague. The great misfortune with this
country seems to be, that counting labor at
$50 per month, it costs S25 to prepare an
acre Of government land TO receive the first
crop, which is not worth more than $40
when harvested. 1t is also sad to think
that the most prolific crop of cucum-
bers and sunshine will fail to bring good
shake of ague. The most of the new
comers have found shelter for their faini-
lies are prospecting the counry for ''claimsn
and large majority of them are more
than pleased with the prospect.
Notwithstanding the backwardness of
the season, larger breadth of grain was
sown than usual, which bids far to make a
good crop. The hay crop which is always
good here is usually so now, and in few
days the music of the mower will be
heard in all directions.
The contract for building bridge across
Anderson creek, between this place and
Greenwood, has been let to Mr.. j. L. Hill,
Gate of Greenwood Kansas) for S255.
Mr.. Anderson, our popular county au-
ditor, has sold his farm near this
place TO Mr.. Johnson, gentleman from
Kansas. for s., 900.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-07-26
FINANCIAL AND CoMMERoIAL.
PORTLAND, July %, 1879.

PORTLAND, July Y, 1879.
Legal tenders in Portland--Par
Silver coin in Portland The banks quote
! per cent. discount to. par.
Coin Exchange on New York. per cent
premium.
Coin exchange on San Francisco, par TO
e prem.
Telegraphic Transfers on New York, pei
cent. premium.
BY TELEGRAPH.
SAN FRANcIsco, July 2i.--Currency, pal
buying, par selling.
Silver, 99s buying, 99s selling.
Trade Dollars, no more quotation; none in
market for sale.
New York, July ll.-Gold at ii A. M
not quoted.
Silver Bullion, 1000 fine, per fine ounce
l2s:
U. s. Bonds, 5s of 81, Al; As, %; AIS
ST; closed, is, %; AIS, Ct; 5s, A.
LONDON, July 2l.--Consols, 81 l3-l6@97E
U. s. Bonds, 5s, 81; AIS, 81; As, 5.
The Produce markets continue to show very
little change. All articles are in good bust
ness, but as the speculative move is so small
variations are not frequent. Oats are in lib
eral supply, dealers find plenty of supplies al
81 25 per 100 lbs. Potatoes are very weak
the market being in overstock causes light de-
mand and downward tendency of prices
Dealers are not purchasing to any extent
and new are selling from jobbers' hands at 75t
per 100 lbs. Eggs continue firm with strong
tone. Wool is in small trade with prices moi
materially changed Advices continue gloomy
as to immediate future, and holders in man,
cases being willing sellers, cause the market
to rule easy at present. Should stocks OF
this coast be diminished there probably woult
be good sale later on.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-07-26
All Sorts Of Items.

The Chicago Tribune calls Ole Bull a
man of violin temperament.
A straight line is the shortest in morals,
as in mathematics.
From flagstaff point of view, the
eagle is the most stuck mp bird of all the
feathery tribe.
Boston aspires to become the fountain
head of American literature as it is of
baked beans.
One girl at the gate is worth a dozen
girls at an ice cream saloon in the eye of
the Boston Post.
1t always looks decidedly suspicious to
send string of fish to a young minister
on Monday morning.
A large reward is offered by the Boston
Post for the arrest of the man who said
Mary Anderson lacks gum-shun.
Singular, says the Boston Commercial
Bulletin, that as soon as people are made
one they go off Oh wedding two-er.
ga Matron" writes from Philadelphia:
The habit of healthy babe is to eat
and sleep only during the first month.
DIR. Newman defines liberalism in re-
ligion to be the doctring that there Is no
positive truth in religion, but that one
creed is as good as another.
F" I cannot tell, says an old convict,
sc how many crimes are arranged IN pris
on and afterward successfully carried
out. but their names Is legion.
Curate-I wisn to be measured for q
suit of clothes. Tailor Certainly, sir.
May ask your views: we cut our coats
according to doctrine.
When you are losing money, the most
economical thing you can do is to take in
q partner. That is the way CAREFUL busi-
nesa men do.
Q sea-serpant yawnede and stretched
III the other day and then raised his
TO see if the season had opened at
lay yet,