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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-02

ChssIDYs HOTEL-C NJ Wilson. Warsaw
John |, Reed :, Mississippi; Tim Byrneg. Louisi-
s sR2 Bf5SaB@n A Rebana par iEnfog
Sharp. l. Brakeman. Mississippi; Jacob Vein
berger. Apslia. Texas; Thos oMaly. Donald
V'f FeIus Feus o ssipp pnS Phio Har.
kay, city: g ii stockelj Nashville. Tenn: W r
Holly. oIpeipnsti sRaaligg Memphis;
Louisville; Il J johnson, city; W Baker. Nor.
gan City; Mrs Il ) Boatner and children. 1t
Mary parish.
Behruns. Gincnnati; Capt H Harper steam
or Belle; Eugene D. BRAGG. Paul Challt ep. Mex
,s9 IT,; : Watson; y WafoR WWsmbure ARR;
9 slsspie Teaaa Bsc @es city, e John
Dodd Shreveport: Miss A l. Duringer. Boa-
ton: Thatcher Rich, Raleigh. N o; W II Rich;
L Andrews. San Antonio: W Fl Norwood
Charleston; George s THOMPSON. Crystal
springs q Dumaine. Mobile; J K Mcmahon
lFsnfala. Ala; B 3 Irwin, Tensas DE-, ish; II Il
Thornton, EAT Pascagoua; Edward Rowland
McCpmb City; w s Lewis and wife. Omaha
! Bradford and son, Il Ford and family
New York
CITY HoTEL-A Z Kennedy. city; J Fl Read
g, st ! & NORR; John MONTGOMERY Ky
Hall Maysye smith Jo Nit Mt
S,H, Camden; John ! Hooker. Lexington
Mrs Jas Bailey. N Y. G W Bell, bell Star, KY
D Land; Shreveport; YIN Bludw9rth Ksnel-
| WDEln III w DDuRHIOU, IL IL roy w ID meHtdI
Caddo: w w Wilcox w z Fowler, city: Miss 1
Dickson and servant Bossier P 0 Mallory aid
wife, Mrs l. Risdon. louisville: w M Gladish
der. New Bedford; W Dunn Jackson Tenn
J H McCutcheon, Yazoo; Il F Bunting. Calves
| ton.
ST. CHARLES HOTEL-Chas G Murdoch
Mrs III II Crane, Miss Woodward. Miss Ida
Crane. CINCINNATI: B Baker an wife. Phia
delphta: @ N Dreshfeld, New York: h Nc.
| Pheeters and wife. Alabama;J Soudheim. Phil,
/ dai ThI a. la pk SN.1id. Il t.
| Philadelphia: Y Keesler, Baltimore: Mrs Johr
| Carlisle. Miss Carlisle. Master Carlisle. G "
ga 1zi Cincinnati Eiward Peters st Louis
Louisiana; George Booth, New York; 4
Thompson. Providence I; T Bonn, CITY; $
New York. G H Addison. New York; THIS
Foster. st Mary; G J Walton. Louisville; I
| Cater. New York; A Spadorn, New York; ]
| Innerarity, st Mary: W q Nudge and wife
/ Cincinnati; L A Cant beli Vicksburg; Robt Vail
New York; w Anderson. Memphis.
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
By Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company
Bonn ea tic.

INV YeRE, March t.-Coffee steady md In fnir
demand. Total sales yesterday 2s00o bags
stocks this morning, i1o. 733 bags. Sugar stendy
fair demand; salea 1900 hhda: refined sugar
steady. fair demand. yallows continue scaree
and firm. Mpasses-New Orleans, 2sG04o.
Kalsins Muscatel 81 cool 65 = Valencia. 7.
y rdines-Smal quarters, It0eith.
/ 80 y. M. Clfee easy: stock ia, 2ga. Refined
sugar eteady. fair demand.
Spot cotton dull Mlddllngs t3-16: futures
0nroAao. March 1.--Opening wheat-otk bid
April. Corn-a31g bid Apri, s7 a@371s May.
G.7lB March. Gs21s April. Dry salt meats . 81.
g. 15. $50.
Union Stock Yards-1l3 cars stock reported
Estimated receipts of hogs to- day so0D off,
clal yesterday 10 9s5; do for past week i07 4so
do for past month J799; shipments yesterday
a3a,. for past week 4s7it: for past month lot,l53
light hogs ~ 1908 sb. mixed packers % G5ap5 20,
heavy shipping 81 go84 30. Cattle Estimated
receipts 75o; marketaule
Corn go4@aa. March s3b April. ask ed s7a,
g7,s May, 97h juno. Oats 23h March, asked
29h Aprii. asked %. May; PORK $40 10 Mareb,
$40 20 APRIL lar ri $40 March, asked
sT. Louis, March i.-wheat better; No. 2
red 81 % M Me, oan Ag q 9s. or
ens o S higher p s ~ Way tf 81 J@ ,s ss
July. Oats higher: 25I@35zs May. az eas h.
Whisky steady et 81 o. Pork pnlet. $40 40
asked. Out meats dull; nothing doing yet.
Baeon-44 81, 81. Lard nominal.
C1FeINNATI, March l.. Hog market quiet
and prices unchanged. Common at 50 2501
Is. fair to good, light or packing So 85014 30,
md choice ~ 40064 80 per GENITAL gross.
Whisky at 81 Oh ~ gallon, and good demand.
Grain quiet Wheat, 81 03B1 o. for choice,
and 81 00l1l % for prime sample. Corn, mixed
ear 49, ss013l on track. and shelled at 34ts0135,
No In elevator,
Foreign.
LIVERPOOL. March 1. 1876 .. Cotton-Dull
but not auoaby lower. Middlng UplHuds
5hd. MiddIing Orleans sid. Sales 5000 bnles
of which 200 are for export md speculation.
Wheet-Western eprippg g. 1ld@ss Id; do winter
Corn New mixed a. I'd Oats, IS cd. Lard
Prime western 34s. Bacon Long clear 2Ts, do
short clear 2sc: American 36e.
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PROM THE PASSES.

PonT EADs. March !, q o. m.-- Barometer no Az.
Wind ast-soufheast. light Weather hazy
Arrived AT this morning Bri sh staanshjr,
Tuscany. Cough master. 20k daya from Paler-
mo with fruit, 10 Cochrane Gazeres.
American steamship Lone Star. mt n m.
h Go.
French bark Harold, Pontio muster, IL days
British schooner Jennie Wood. Ward muster,
days 4 rom Utllla. with fruit to 4. Oteri h Bro.
Austrian bark Esempin. Petfipn master. AZ
days from b. Naznlre. IN ballast, b. master.
Sailed. steamships ItbUrte aud Northum-
brta for Liverpool. bark Aspstogan for DUN
sirk. bnrk Louisiana for Genoa. bark David
IMnalcomssn. Tor. Liverpool, schooner VIM.
Thompson Tor Kingston
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Exchange Clippings.

Cincinnati Commercial:
EVANSVILLE. Feb. 26-The John Means and
bulk grain. and the John W. Garrett Is taking
considerable freight here and goes TO the
Wabash tomorrow.
CAIRO, Feb. 26.-Com. Rollingpin lectnred last
mig b. to an appreciative audience. though the
inciemency OF the weather prevented many
from attending The Commodore goes South
from this point, and will lecture In many OF
the principal cities.
lThe. Commodore will lecture in this city
some time this coming week.-Ed. Democrat
Especial to the Democrat
MoNRoE. La. March l. $3.50 D. m.- River rising
slowly. Weather warm and cloudy. Passed
up: John Hanna, at II a. M, and Corona. for
Camden. at 7 o. m. BoUTz.
ST. LOUIS. March Tho river IL falling
slowly with feet scant, out to Cairo The
weather is cloudy and cold The wind Is north
vest. Arrivals: E. G. Elliot. Grand T.wer
Departed: E. @. Elliot. Grand Tower; Fanny
Lewis Memphis; Fanny Tatum. Pitt burg lr
drawing 5 feet large. was full OF atock ana
had 300 tons In a barge which she VIII n.e
to tighten out to Cairo. The Annie Z 5 5tN
ran through her starboard GYM Deipn ~ f
and the Belle st. Lewis Is helping hef IIo.h
Cairo. The Commonwealth vii arrive 20. d tod.
row morning, and will be the Anchor Hihs g y
'7"'-l' by Telegraph
ST LOUIS. March 1.-Arrivals: =: Z. Eaii aj
Grand Tower, DeSmet, Psducah. Departed and
leaving to-day: j. B. NJ. Kehlor, New orleans |;
Dssm-t. Paducah; r. O. Elliott Grand Tower
Grand and bargFs FANNIE IeWs Memphs
Fannie Tatum. Pittsburg. Business Is fair.
The weather is warm and cloudy.
PITTsBgRG. March the I'd river Is feet and
rINeIssATT March The river is 0 feet and
rising RAPIDLY. 1t Is clear and pleasant Bust
nass Ia active Arrived: Graham and Buckeye
State. The Pittsburg and local packets leave
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A GOOD PLAN

Anybody can learn TO make money rapidly
operating In st cks by the Two Uneeriug Rules
for Success" Ia Messrs. Lawrence h Co.'s new
circular. The combination method, which this
firm has made 90 successful enable s people
with large or small means to reap all the BENG
fits Of largest capt. and best skill. Thousands
OF orders, In various sums, are pooled into ons
vast amount and co operated as mighty whole
thus securing TO each shareholder all the adj
vantages Of the largest operator. Immense
profits are divided monthly. Any amount from
IS 70 $4,000, or more, can be used sucef ssfuly N.
Y. Baptist Weekly. September 26 1873, says: BY
the combination sy5tam SIS would make u.s. or
per cent; $50 pays $3.50 or per cent. 100 makes
$1,000, or 10 per cent. on the stock during the
month, according IN the market" Frank Les
Hes illustrated ne rspaper. June 20: THE COM
bination method Of operating stocks IL The most
successful ever adopted" New York Tndepen-
dent. September ~: The combination system
Is founded upon correct business principles,
and no person need be without an income. while
il is kept working by Messrs. Lawrence Co"
Brooklyn Journal April 20: Our editor made
net profit OF s101 n from $40 In one Of Messrs.
Lawrence Il Co.'s combina ions" New circular
(mailed free) explfins everything Stocks ana
bonds wanted. Government bonds supplied
Lawrence K Co., Bankers, 81 Exchange Pace.
New York Ia26 suit
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To-Day. The Graham, Pittsburg: Baum. Mem
PMS: Bohebck. Now Orleans. also leave.
mEMpHfs, March 1.-The river Ia stationary
arrived. John u. Mauds from Yieksburg. De-
parted Colorado for Vlcksbnfe' A. j. Baker for
new Orlenns. The wea' her IL cloudy
OAIho. March f-Atrlvsd Tower from vieks-
n ~ gommonwea Tn from New Orleans, Jas.
". IAN from Memphis Departed: GRAY Hound
f2r Memphis, Thompson Dean for New Orleans,
OoW,i T tgr ~. Lous, qaff for Cincin-
cloudy and mild, "oe''"os
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LEWIS CONCENTRATED LYE. This I've Ia said
to be- ninety eight per cent pure and In guaran-
tesd to be the strongest lye made. II IL In
powder. and Is very highly perfumed. Mr..
Msndelshon. who has for n number Of years
been manufacturing such articles Is the agent
In our city, not only for this excellent concern
tratsd Iye, but for American crystal potash
These are standard brands. AID are manufac-
tursd by the we'll known firm OF Geo. T. Lewis
h Menzies Company. Philadelphia. Depot In
New Orleans No. 4 Tehoupitonas street.
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RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANp DEMOCRAT.
Sunday. March Q. 1879.

Arrivals.
Isabel. Emma Irvine Guiding Star. J. W.
Cannon. John Howard. Belle. Kate Kinney.
Departures.
IFabal. Emma Irvine. Belle ASSUMPTION. J.
Y: Cannon. Natebe2, Ed Richardson, Roberts
mitchell; Y9ilowsinne, Era No. TO- John Howard.
Bart Able. Yazoo Valley. Bertha.
To Arrive.
Alvin, Isabel. Emma, Irvine lower eoast
umption. y. Mary. Henry Tete, Iafourohe
Golden Rule, Clneinnati; j. W. Cannon, r.. J.
Gay Bayou sara; Wy OF Augusta, J. II. Hanna
guachifa:, Belle. Whisper. upper coast RI. g
Yaeeer, u. o. Stanard. JOG Kinney. Belle III
shreveport, IT. Louis Maria Louise, Red
Atchafslaya; O. r. Cbouteau. Memphis.
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fair sE@ec, ordinary sss@bKc. common sK@
$50. and No. q skGDle M
SALT We are bndsr obligations 10 Msssrs.
Jackson q Manson for the following report Of
Fair demand. Imports heavy. Stock In
ereaslng. One cargo just arrived and sold to O
dealer on pryae terms. We 1uote dealers
rates from warehouses ut g2[6pse for coarse
and y 45@i so for fine. Turks Island quiet
and dul!i quoted nomiDally 25@9e y bnshel
Tabls salt In pockets IA do7e each as In size,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-02

The steamship Troubadour cleared yester-
day for Liverpool with 2o,943 bushels corn in
bulk: and the bark Lizzie, for Rouen, carries
s,t n. b5G bushels of wheat In bulk.
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According to the monthly coffee statement
q, Messrs. Small Il Co.. the imports at this
port Of Rio coffee during tho month Of Feb
ruary were 1865 bags; tho sales during the
same time amounted to 100 bags.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-02
LAFLzN's PARLOR ROWING APPA.
RATUS

Is considered the best exercise yet invented
for the gradual development of the muscles In
all parts Of the body.
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POUND NOTICE.

DEPARTMENT Of POLICE, !
Room No. H. City Hall, I
New Orleans, February %, 1879. J
WAS BROUGHT TO THE FIRST Dis
ONE BLACK HORSE, about II hands high
which, If not claimed within five days. and
expenses thereon paid will be sold at public
anetion at said pound. on WEDNESDAY, March
5, 1879 at II O'Clock "a.
By order OF Dealing
fe29 I'd sdmlnIStTAIOf OF POifce. 3
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HEALTH, STRENGTH AND vIeon.

The student. the merchant the young OF both
sexes. aye. nil should have rowing apparatus
upon which TO stretch themselves daily.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-02
WEATHER BULLETIN.

WAR DEPARTMENT
Signal Service. United States Army.
Daily meteorological record for the eight hours
ending at 3:4S y. m. Saturday March !.
Observations taken at the same moment OF
tine pt all atatIpna
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sl57, 459 sGO, 78l 500. 4O2

Articles Of the foregoing classes may be-
called manufactures by q stretch Of courtesy,
but they are certainly not articles which
could no u subject of competition with Euro
pean manufacturers, nor are they OF the
be sought ut home. The exhibit "a Or little
value therefore, as n display Of growth In
protected industry. Deducting these articles
from miscellaneous manufactures and adding
them to crude products, tho distribution
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THE best EXERCISE.

Laborers' exercise will seriously njure tho
health. but Lafllns Parlor Rowing Apparatus
promotes digestion. makes ono strong hale.
active and ruddy.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-02

Miller h Dlelmann have tbs purest wines and
tho best candles. and that Celebrated Fehr's
Cream Family Beer
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-02

Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic builds up all who have
been reduced and weakened by sickness.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-02

All diseases arising from disofdered stom-
aeh yield ut once 10 Reeds fil,t Edge Tonic
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commercial and Financial Matters.

The ships clearing yesterday carry out car
rooa agaregating 81. 254 bales Of cotton.
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GOWN EMCrAL.
OFFICE or NEW ORLEANS DEMoCHAT.
Saturday Evening, March 4. 1879

COTTON-The market ruled auiet and easy
throughout the day. with sales OF only 1000
bales.
The following Is tho closing Of the Cotton
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/ ordered shadlnes my grocer sent Hardlnes.
Hence Theses t'nr-
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$685.. 724 sGs2. $50 $500. a11

FROM this 1t appears that total sum OF
stoi 100000 since 1876 sos. 300 900 was In man
ufactured articles. In quantities, the greatest
gain has been In raw products, but the decline
In values has told more seriously upon bread
scuffs. provisions, cotton. etc, than upon any
other class OF merchandise.
II is proper to remark that the following
articles, which are tho nearest possible mp
proximations to raw products, are included
In manufactures, emitting COOS:
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Steer Hides. City Slaughter, over 80 N.
-, -. ...;......,......t.. &C
D. ...., ;.......... ,-... shGp c
Steer Hides, City Slaughter. under 10
III. III. ..-s--.a ...........,.........h % 5t.n
Cow Hides, City Slaughter, as they
run ID :....s...: .-............, btse
kips, wy SangntAr, ~ 10 "a 10, 10 G
hlns, City slaughter, 25 TO 10 10. ID Gse
Call skins, each .....-.......... TO t175 G
Country Hides. Flint. 20 to 25 ID. " h 10 oil G
Country Hides, Flint. damaged half price.
Beeewax prime yellow. " ib..........2o Q921 c
tn fitffffF. bttt1 tt ii
Tallow. y ib............-.............. 5H@ CSC
here WIS an ordinary supply Of hides for
the week, but most Of them were 81 Inferior
quality: 5000 heavy wet saltsd city steers sold
CSC: 1000 wet sHlted COWS ut SIC and 1000 dry
sailed nj s',Gel0e. No movemt mt In wool. Tai
low anehaDged HAY h MEHLE,
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Il Il apprehended at Washington that the
internal revenue bill, which provides for the
reduction 81 the tobacco tax, and concerning
which the Senate and House have come TO an
amicable understanding, will receive what IL
called pocket veto" at tho hands OF the
President and consequently fail.
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Lent has come. Lay in your shadlnes.

Wanted the public TO know. that the dress
worn by RexR Queen was not made by Worth.
but by Miss II. Parker. n Poymnia street.
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THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, SUNDAY, MARCH q 1879

thereon after the same shall have been trans
TERED and accepted by the subsequent trans
feree." Chambers Of commerce and boards
OF trade In various States have at various
times taken action recommending the pessage
OF such a law.
Inc foreign exports 81 manufactures from
the unitei States since 1919. the year OF the
Centennial Exhibition, have increased from
s1e2 l9s, 900 to s25t, 7730oo per annum. ot about
W per cent. These exports In 1877 we're Of
about the same aggregate value az In 1873
though the quantities ID the latter year.were
larger. prices having declined. This large In
crease seems 10 BE- clearly due 10 tho stlmu-
us derived from the great exhibition, and tho
maintenance Of the gain has depended upon
steadily declining prices, both for material
and wages.
The following table shows the amount Of
manufactured articles and raw prodacts ex-
ported in The last three years, emitting COOS /.
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AUCTEON sALEg.
BY Montgomery 81 Go.

PAINTINGS AT AUCTION.
including some imported Paintings of
high cost, and twenty five Paintings by
American artists Of reputation also large
number Of In ported German Chromos. will
be sold ut auction without the slightest re-
serve.
ON MONDAY. MARCH Q. AT O'CLOCK r.
~ m. NJ the Ola AUCTION Mart, NO. ~ Damp
street.
The Pictures may be seen on Monday after
noon. All are invited to view them and attend
the sale. which h positive. rain or shine.
No Dostponemeht. -
MONTGOMERY a CO..
mhl % AuntiDnaers.
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stage 0f the Rivers.
Above low ch.,,,,


Daily tslegraphio report Of the stage OF weter
ut various points. with changes. In the ~ hours
ending Yesterday at q l.. IN.
Los
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Il. indicates rising: u. indicates falling; y.
indicates stationary.
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The movement NJ ports from Ia m. Friday 40
To Ia IN. today is given below:
UTuRHa.
MiddlinR

Tho position Of the market at New York mn
be seen from tho folownR
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-10-12

Is reply to the many criticisms upon
the late expedition into the Ute terri
tory, Assistsn Mt Adjutsnt General Will
lians has compiled q statement for
burg was selected as the man most fit
for the task, by orders of the General.
The army. 1t calls attention to the fact,
as shown by the correspondence OF
Agent Meeeker and the Governor OF
Colorado, consisted Of one hundred
men, sufficient TO enforce order among
the Indians. Also that Thornburg him.
self regarded the three companies OF
cavalry and one Of infantry, in all two
hundred men, that he took with him as
amply sufficient for the expedition.
T~bornburg was cautioned by telegram,
sent after he was we'll on his way. to
advance with prudence. anil il he had
reason TO believe lis force insufficient,
TO communicate with headquarters and
call for more troops, which he would
receive. He was advised that the mat.
ter was left entirely to his discretion.
On September 26th, T~hornburg sem
his last telegram from his camp on
Bear creek, Colorado, which was al
: follows: "Have met some Of the Ute
chiefs here. They seen friendly. and
promised to go TO the agency. They
say the Utes do not understand why we
came here. Have tried to explain sat,
isfactorily. Do not anticipate trouble
The conclusion is that Thornburg. ont
Of the most prudent and discreet Of
officers. was thrown off his guard b.
tho savages. and the blame can neithe
be imputed TO him nor 10 the Depart
ment.
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Wealth Easily Obtained.

Jay Gould combining vast amounts
OF money with several great capitalists.
has frequently made colossal profits in
stock speculations. paying millions to
each shareholder. The new combina.
ton plan Of Messrs. Lawrence X Co.
confers similar benefits on the share
holders who invest small and large
amounts. from S25 TO So. 90. The
money of thousands Of customers is
thus mAsSed into one vast SUN, and oper-
ated with the ripest experience aud
best skill. has secured the most bril-
liant success. 4 hotel keeper in Ohio
invested SlO0 in a combination, which
Melted S47S. Three Refreshments re-
suited in II total profit OF Si3,Gii Is.
A Boston gentleman invested 500 III n
combination, which yielded him a pro-
fit Of 81, sl7 u; two investments net
ted him S3,6ii IS. A Chicago mer.
chant made SIJ.2IO IL i'll four months
OF combination Investments. New e1.
plnnatOry circular. with a. rules for IN
eEring success" Apply to Mrssrs.
Lawrence Il Co., Bankers, 81 Exchange
Place. New York City.
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rnk r a


News HrOA the kFooe
A courier from Mix dvsr. the scene
of tie late attack upon ThroDbure's
command. arrived 81 Cheyenne. ysster-
day. hrinsing Tie news that Captain
Payne and his command had succeeded
in keeping the Indians 1t bay from the
intrenched position taken about the
time Major Thornburg Vas killed. and
that General Merritt, With reinforce
uents, had arrived on the evening Of
the 5th. just before the courier left.
Captain Payne wrote A. follows under
date Of the ID instant:
"Tbe Indisns still surround us. and
are pouring in an effective fire from the
the commanding bluns. All our horses
have been killed. We we're reinforced
yesterday morning by Captain Dodge's
company. As soon as Dodge's troop got
inside our fortiheation the attack re-
doubled its fury. We kept a good look
out from the loop-holes and returned
the enemy's ERE the best We could.
Last night Private Eldridge. of company
f. was shot in the face while out with
n party after water. The field Of the
recent battle With chosen for defense
by the Indians. and had il not been for
Major T~hornburg's advance guard CON-
mSndrd by Lieutenant Cherry discover
ing the ambuscade the entire command
would have been annihilated."
Speaking of the first attack by the
Indians, the Captain says: when the
troops confronted the Indians. they
were given orders to await the attack.
Major Thornburg DETACHED Lieutenant
Cherry with fifteen picked men. to make
a reconnaissance and communicate with
the IndiaLs. if possible. When within
tao hundred yards of them. they at
tackled Lieutenant Cherry. and one man
Was killed, aud the L~ieutenant's horse
vas shot under him. Two companies,
Captain Payne's and Captain Lawson's,
were 6eployed as skirmishers to guard
Cherry, whom the Indians we're trying
TO cut of from the main body Of troops.
He retreAted TO Major Thornburg's po-
sition. The whole command then be-
gan q SLOW retreat, and Captain Payne
was ordered to charge the hill. He
did so. and lost several Of his men, but
succeeded in driving the Indians from
their position. Major Thornburg was
killed while returning 10 the train. after
ordering Payne's charge. All the
troops retreAted in good order. and
halting soon afterEard, began throwing
up Notifications"