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COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON ON TUE SPOT UNCHANGED; FUTURES
CLOSED STEADY FLOUR QUIET - WHEAT
LowER-CoRN STEAMBOATS, HIGHER-PORK
QUIET-LARD QUIET-wEIsKEY LOWER
SPIRITS TURPENTINE NOMINAL RosrN
sTEADY-PETRoLEUM HrGHER-CoFFEE EASY
SUGAR FIRM.
WEDNESDAY Jan. s-sPM
Business was everywhere moderate. but the mar
kets in nearly all steady. On Change
-four was quiet. Wheat dull and lower. Corn
was quiet and steady. Oats In demand and
higher. Whiskey was lower. Pork was quiet Lard
without decided change. Cotton on the spot
1-16c lower; futures closed steady. Coffee easy
for Rio. but frm for mild. Sugar firmly held at
Rcsin was steady, but spirits turpen
tine nominal. Oils quiet. Petroleum
higher.
CorFEE-The market for Brazs still We note
Of bags Santos per Graf Bsnoron and 400 do
do, Tycho Brahc both private terms other sales
making, but not yet closed. The market for mild
coffee Psdang December SALE i6 200 pculs at
SIS 49, Tho business for the week Is summed up fol-
ws-324l bags Marncaibo 5s5 do. Mexican s94 do
gostura 2s7 do St. Domingo 100 Curacao sold in lots
consumption within rangc lo7e do. St. Domingo
So do savxnils In transit Europe The stock of mild
coffee in first hands is - 5O7 mats Java $3.50 do. Sngs
pore and ial7o bags including 1857 bag. Msraeaibo,
27o do. Costa Rca se do African. @ DO Mexican $40
Yfs fair 90 fHssS''
iec extreme 70. lots Ike isc Santos fair TO
e. sss.: " mats. w sss SnsapsSs i S%ss
quay o'Y ss smass 4 ' sS
iosa lie; Cost. kics iSc a i7e Nexic.n isc, i5c
M ,sc ee ieae' savanl'' se l7e' Curacao
Ccrros tho spot the market closed
spot and LIED cheaper for futures Our Market partly
by 'ss a DS"
d the pss
to-day compared with those of yesterday as fol-
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EUROPEAN MARKETS.
COMMERCIAL.

LIVERPOOL Jan. S-5 p. N.
Cotton-Fuures dull but steady The Of tho day
included 200 bales American.
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2I,sos s,s4s sso.eu 2,sis
3,Oi2 900
24,s2U 6,SS 34l ,6ll 2,6i3
1850 l4,aU Al
17,470 6,SiS 1877, AL 2,lsS
25.4is 9,33s 14o,267 10
6,so5 1851 1882 2,7ss

January al. lS76...... 1J,526 1920 S2,vO6 1850
TALLow.keccipts-12 hhds, tierces 81 bbls aud 66
casks Tho market fairly active sales $500
lbs One. and 2JU bbis. private terms
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 40 bbls The market lower;
$50 bbs sold ut 81 TO- ut which price the market closed
steady.
FREIGHrs--The in general moderate, but
held quite steady. Engagemcnts-To Liver
pool, steam, $500 packages butter and so boxes
cheese, 3s 80 tons oiicakc, 1e lvOO bushels grain,
5sd. SO lbs lots beet 5s Id and pork IS I'd.
London SAIL 500 bills flour. Is Cd 5000 bushels grain,
ID and steam, 2U bexes cheese, 4Os 22uO bushels
grain dsid 10 lbs i2Uv bushels do in bulk 6'sd 40
lbs tiasgowStcan lots choose and butter Dos
Charters-An Italian bark, hence 70 Havrc, Brest or
Chcrbourg 300 quarters grain 5s 3D.; Norwegian
bark, hence 20 Honteur. 800 quarters grain TIA.
Norwegian bark, hence TO southampton, 400 quarters
grain, As fOtsd Norwegian bark hence 90 French
port grain. 5s I'D aSwedish bark, hence
to Alicante 1900 cases refined petroleum, 21tsc.;
British bark hence Bristol, with 300 bbs IS.
sd Norwegian bark, hence to Stables Oicnnc with
2o bbis nsphha. at 4s I'D British ship. LIS tons,
Norwesian snip si tons hence 30 Havre with
general cargo laid the BERTH, at rates; Norwegian
bark from baltimore to tae Continent direct, with aU
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-stained-tsood ordinary, 7ssc strict good ordinary
ssc. low midding, s7sc; midding, NC For future de.
M-Janumry 2Op bales at a:3sc February, JU a5Sc,
40 at e5c., 200 at o52c. March, 2WU ~ a7Uc no
At 9dec loo at nG7c 3lUo at a,Sc April 800 at nsoc.,
usnc gp ut a97c., 900 at o95c june lUO at loose,
9U at loose. August, iv at io2ec Total,
,SS@ bales a, roa"y "P ,, to two 4 o aasy
100 Mt 9c. 200 short noticed at are 100 at 92Dc 100
short notice. at n3c 800 tshor notice 10Th at 92sc;
February, 100 ut a5oc 1850 at n52e 400 at e5ic $40 at
e46c, 30 at 947 100 at o45c. 800 at o4sc, 400
200 al 0e5c. 1850 at otec 4u e.67c 900 ntsc.,
a3uo ~ sssc, 500 o6ic ap at ae5c $40 aeec, @j
at a87c.. 1910 at o,ssc, 2gv at asc April. 100 ut
a7sc, 80 1T asoc.. 900 At psic no NJ 9s2c., 400
oslo, sD atnsoc, $40 At eIsc. lao at ne 3D at
one, 400 at p7,c 30 at aspc.. 4u at os2c, 100
9s4c., go at asc May, 4D at s9tc 100 at aWc 2oj
AGO. al sslc., 100 Al seic'. zoo at sa,c.
Itp at golc p,v,c, 80 ep7c at osl5c June
$40 at loose 200 at luo1c 100 at lOc., 40 at iVO7c
10 ilc; August 40 a, io3sc. Total 400 bales Grand
ows:-Gsivcsicn 1872; New Orleans, 42ta; Mobile $50;
ScaSs scss YORK
fotaA ~ 3N bales THIS day last week 1914 bales This
day last year, i74o4 balcs Total since September T.
2is35w bales Cotton frcghts closed as follows 80
burg by steam c, compressed to Bremen by steam &c,
compressed; by saii, sc TO Liverpool, by steam, d
FLous AND lsais- Rcccipts-Flovr, 9t2s bbis; wheat
1850 bushels; meal. rs bbls. aud 4is sacks;
corn 16J,iS bushels; oats 2OD do $40 do: bar
lev 100 do barley malt ,IS do. The flour market
we're about 1900 bbls within the range. Rye
flour was steady with sales Of $50 bbls incn
moderate demand and steady with sales Of 2 bbls Rye
was dali M 5t,c for State 57c for Western
ltarc NAL were dull. We -
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,I....d - c,r,.c; i;v1 haIo, ,,..rd., rrr,
prices Of spot he following quotations based
American standard Of classification and store
running quality than half a grade above
lovvt thu abe not
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$4,000 MIC con sss'd
1000 do. ,
1000 N JCadj't BIDS. be {
10000 NJ 4 SIP cons
1000 M&StP1stI&Dex
5000 M& st + CANDY II
1000 IAMid'ldlst mSs. Il
5000 Syrace. B&NYlst II
1000 Ably x Sus I'd m II
5000 ID &Hreg '91. he
5000 NYERR, 1stbc b3 II
5000 U Pac LIST IN. b c II
1000 do. 49,. II
300 U r &c Us i'd crit II
1000 Union Pacific s 1 1
1000 l. n W Is con. be
5000 Law n con ass'd
1000 ID, L&W7's1.kJ7bc Il
1000 Mich Cent SIS $ I. l
5000 Mich Cent 7's.b G l
5000 MK&T con s fass
1000 Can So LIST guar.
2eUOO do. ..b3
5000 CT w I'd m x cou.
500 do. -.
5000 Cent Pac gid Ids II
1000 CPac1st mSJ b'h
5000 q Pistm. C&Ob'h 1
1000 West Pacific BIDS. 1
GOO SO Pacific LIST IN.
300 do. ...s 10
5000 No No LIST m. he 1
1000 Alt 4 r II I'd pref
2500O ca + c s H.. be !
1000 T&Wcon COW &c
1000 do.
1000 T&WlstSLdxm Q
1000 7, paw Edo r1st 1,
90 shs Adams Elk. :. /
10 Am Express. :. PC
100 Quicksilver D'td he
100 Del 4 II Canal. be
112 do. :.
100 West Union Tel. be
1900 do ............
100 do.
200 do. BIB
100 do. =. ........
200 Erie. ..bc SO
1000 do. BIB
400 do SO
400 do. -.
200 Eric pref. he SID
200 Harlem 80. ..bc b3 l
20 Michigan Cent. be
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Sales since January L..
Stock this day, January

.. lSt5.................
Comparing with stock
January y, 1873. .......
Comparing with stock
January 40, lS7T......
Comparing with stock
I...1 rAl.s
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STArLE, SAFE AND LEGITIMATE PARTY, wTrH
DSi.Joo wanted as financial partner S2Ou guaranteed
first year; trial given. Call COAL OFFICE East i4th
NNANrBD-A GENTLEMAN To TAKE A HALF IN
w teres In first class theatre In this city doing
splendid business. small amount money required
dress ALPHA station II.
q A M MAN. WITH IMMEDIATE CASH. NOT
sptVV.afraid OF work. 60 manufacture goods; $40
weekly to commence with. Address HEGBMAN. Herald
Uptown
G1n OOA WANTED. A PARTNER, WITH A CAP.
sDlU.VOO.ital OF $1,000. TO carry the importation
and of special varieties OF glass goods
active, intelligent will find this good investment.
Apply by letter. A u. b., Herald office
C1 nnn is DESIRED FOR INVESTMENT IN
DlO.OOVprohtablc business; parties seeking business
or investment will ind this excellent opportunity Call
from II 90 l. GEORGE ELLIS. 10 Pine IT.
ell 00O-woRTH S5ooyo.-BuslNEss MEN, AT
PlOsVOOtention.-The monopoly OF an article In uni
ycrsa demand much superior anu onehird the price ot
those In finished specimens TO DO at any
time; description by mail useless.
a. BRUCE 32i Court st.. Brooklyn.
S2 600 caS w JOIN sa .aS wu THE s
and importation leather goods housc "a
tabshcd for thirty highest references given
and required Address Ia H.. box y, loe Post chea
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GALyEsTON Jan. 3, 1873
Cotton weak, middling ec Low m,ddiins, sac. good
ordinary SIC Net receipts, 32 bales Exports
wise. us. sales, TIA stock. 1Oo,So3.
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GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

ARRESTED CHARGED WITH MURDER.
OMAHA, Jan. 6.-Olive, Greene, Baldwin, and
six others, charged with the murder of Mitch
ell and Ketcham, who were burned at the
stake, north of Kearney, few weeks since
were arrested at Plum Creek this morning by
a deputy sheriff and posse. Two brothers of
Ketchum were among the captors. No resist
ance was made, and the party was taken to
Kearney and lodged in Jail to await trial.
ARRESTED FOR MURDER.
TERRE HAUTE, Jan. 6.-It has been found
that Oliver Perry, of this County, and John
Trader, who is in the State Penitentiary for
life on another charge. were the parties who
ravished, murdered and robbed an old woman
named Eva Peters, near this city, on the night
of the 5th of March, 1875. Perry has been ar
rested.
A MURDERER LYNCHED.
CHEYENNE, Jan. 6.-Last night at Carbon
Wy, twenty five or thirty masked men broke
open a baggage car and took out and hung to q
telegraph pole Dutch Charley, who was en-
route to Rawlins charged with participating
in the widdowfield murder last fall. He wa
a notorious character, and had been identified
with numbar of stage Iobberes.
SLICK THIEF.
New YORK, Jan. 6.-The detectives who havs
been searching for ]. w. Hull, who robbed
Field and James OF $4,000 in government n
bonds, have learned that Hull left the city OF
the day of the robbery on the Fall River steam
boat. The detectives traced Hull to Provi
dence. but there the elew was lost.
e BOILER EXPLOSION.
BUFFALO N. ", Jan. 6.-An engine on tn,
Central road, sent out with a snow plow tfli
afternoon, burst its boiler near Batavia. VIM
Lawless, the fireman, was badly injured, 1t
feared fatally.
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origin OF ST. nfcholas.

This person really lived 1,49o years ago in
Myra, city situated in what is now Turkey
in Asia, looking out upon the Mediterra-
mean, almost at the entrance of the Archi-
pelago. Nicholas was bishop of Myra. and
SO devout and worthy man that he was 10
vered far and near. A my thical story is told
of his restoring to life two boys, whom .
landlord of Myra had killed and salted down
with pork. This miracle made him the epe-
ciai protector of boys md studel to, and;
afterwards he became patron. of Christmas
gifts and the particular saint of those holi-
days In this wise: Nicholas came 70 be very
rich as archbishop of Myra, and, esteemiDg
money for its real worth, the truesti happi-
ness il brings, spent good part of his Tune
IN giving it away, so that no one knew from
whom il came. There was a Dobleman in
Myra who had three portionless daughters,
and Nicholas enabled them 10, marry, by
throwing purses of gold at their feet
through the open window. The nobieman
found out who the mysterious giver was, as
Nicholas was endowIng the third daughter
In tins singular way, and after Nicholas died
and was saiDted the secret leaked out. The
nuns in the Eastern converts initiated Mich
olas' secret charity, and used to leave gifts at
the doors of their friends on certain. holi-
days. The door of the abbess of the con-
vent used to be decorated with a silk. stock
ing, labeled with a paper invoking the
liberal aid of ST. Nicholas, and in the morn
ing the stocking would be found full of
presents Children took to initiating this
custom, and hence rose the spirit OIL Santa
Claus, or st. Nicholas, and bis wonderful
sleigh load, which so many stockings have
been hung up to receive. There Is quite .
lesson for. older heads in the msnner In
which Nicholas quietly bestowed his charity.
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In q lecture on Jerusalem in New York. q
day OF two ago, the R-v. DR. J. r. NewnS n
traced the history of Jerusalem from ne
date OF the earliest Biblical record until he
present time and told how Its appeaRs .ce,
when be visited it few years ago. comp red
with what he might have expected froa his
Scriptural reading. He said that mas of
the old landmarks still remained, and some
OF tbe old custonsaie saiii in vogue One
evening, while stroiIlng about. be met
Strange looking procession, hesdo by
band o, unschooied musicians. Al the end
of the line gyoup OF men were car ryine on
their shoulders q rude bow er. In which q
maiden OF thirteen. deeply veil-d,, reclined.
What is tbis?' he asked Of bis guide. "It
is half marriage pJocsss,op." was the re-
sponse; and ii you come here eat midnight
you will see the bridegroom And sure
enough-"Lo, at midnight tn. bridegroom
comesh''-he came, q youth OF IA The
bride was waiting for him. ssi % vsiled, al his
fathers house. He hai never seen her face,
| the marriage having been arranRed By q
mutual friend. He r.iseS, tie veil aid ex-
claimed, .Yes. thank g. =. /" aud his Friends
went home rejoicing Flsd he meant s.no'-
be would have ssid ..Bs,shl" and hie friends
would have gone hoDle sad. -
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Tne Dangers. OF n Diary.

More trouble has resulted from the perni-
cious habit of keeping a diary. As young
woman in Snyder county, PENN Kept one,
and she jotted down in big letters and with
much underscoriDg such notes as these.
Went riding with Mr. Peterkin; he kissed
me a good DEAL" On another Gsy,. Mr..
Judkins went home with me from. evening
service; he hugeed me for qsuarter of an
hour at the front gate:" and there are an
endless number of sensational entries OF this
kind. until one would suppose the kissing
and huggiDg would have become monoton-
GUS to this young woman; and no
doubt they would bat the recorded
facts are that no one man seems to. have had
a monopoly of either branch of the busl-
ness. AS this young lady WAS the conceded
belle of the village, and dangerously smart
and handsome, il WIS not q very sirapRs sort
of thing SO far as the men were concerned
and it probably never would have agitated
the community had Mr. Peterkin and Mr..
Judkins, and all the other felIoxs, been sin-
gle men. But they were not, and q greas
deal of domestic unhappiness has resulted
from the indiscreiion nf the young woman,
who couldn't resist the fempraticn to set
down her victories in book and then put
the book where somebody could get il. The
girl died, and that is how the diary was
found. And the query arises. was 1t the
hugging and kissing that killed ner?
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ALUCKY ulCKEr.
The italian Gentleman who HaEa Nfee
Little Servant GfrD.
a'Nfeo


lWorid Translatien from tsse Frer1yb.1
An Italian gentleman with a nice little f;a~
come had nice little servant x1ri who aifl
to him one morning: 20, il you raease.,
won't You give me franc to bay q lottery
hcket with l dreamsa last niasht thaS Al =
144 was going to draw tae capitas prize. and
want to buy that number"
he gave the Earl three francs, and next day
on happening to look ~ the rer grt of the,
drawing, saw that Al la tad draws the clp-
ltai prize of sis $50 IS lire, ~, to speak more
accurately, $10c.
ed bis emotion, aad said to obe servent girl.
Susan, l have long observed with a1proba-
tion your piety, Seauty, M msiesry, ssili in
the art OF cookery and other good qualities,
calculated to adorD the highest station Be
mine. Let me lead you to the hymep ;al al
tar. NO delay. just as you ars."
Honest Injun?' said the blushing virgin.
You bet l swea-by yonder silver sooon
that tips with beauty all the fruis-p pie too''-
Then count me in, and regard me he-eaf-
ter In the light of yorr turtle dove"
Hasten, then, Susan; put or YOUR bon
net and shawl, and let ns take a walk around
the block to the only friar's cell, where we
| shall be made one"
| In aafew minutes the bride elect returned
| clad in red, red shawl, with black velvet
bonnet trimmed with sunfowers and Vic
'toria regla- In a few minutes more the c. T.
| emony had been performed, and che twain
| were one. They returned to the house,
| where the husband careiessiy took up the
| paper, and said with we'll counterfeited
| start of surprise:
Darling, everything is bright for Us on
our wedding day I9u re clembs the ticket
| in the lottery that you dreamed aoout, and
gave you three francs to bug Where 10
it, my ownest?'
20, didn't buy it. spentthe money for
this duck of bonnet"
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TERRE HAUTB, Jan. 1.-The explosion OF
three boilers occurred at $3.50 o'clock this after
noon at the large distillery of Human & FAIR
banks. The engine house was demolished.
William Day tcolored), the fireman, and Frank
Hughes, a boy IA years old, were instantly
killed. Damages about 5000. The three boi;-
ers were torn - fragments; piece OF one was
thrown across the Wabash River. The ruins
caught fire but were subdued by the department
The three boilers were new ones. Three other
batteries, of three boilers each, stood uniDjur-
ed. The cause of the explosion is unknown.
coroner's inquest will be held to- morrow.
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MoNcAsr EXECUTED.

Madrid, Jan. 4.-Juan Moncasi, who at
tempted to assassinate the king OF Spain on the
2,th of October, was executed this morning.
At midnight the prisoner made his will, leav-
ing his property TO his wife. At he attended
mass and at 3 he was led from the prison and
taken in q carrisge to the scaffold, which he
moun ted without support, and listened 10 the
admonitions OF the priests. Two battalions OF
troops were drawn up around the scaffold. An
immense number of spectators was present.
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WHOLE NO. 264.

es by the Catholic members, a motion that the
letter of the United States consul at oueeus-
town, announcing General Grants coming, be
SIMPLY marked "reac,r was carried without q
dissenting vote.
a previous motion, to give General Grant a
proper reception, was ignored.
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THE LAST OF Ex GOVERNOR BRAVO.
CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. S0.-Ex-Gov. Bravo.
VINO headed the rising in Calrma and Michoa-
can, has been killed with IA OF his followers.
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CARRIED BY SOCIALISTS.
BERLIN, Jan. 6.-The socialist democrats
here lately carried most of their municipal
candidates around Leipsic. A socialist will
stand for Berlin at the election for Keichstag.
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CIScINNATI, JAM, fat an entertainment
New Years night at the City Hall In Bsrnes-
Vile, o called the "Feast Of Mondsmiu," up
wards OF 150 persons were taken Violently Ill,
some miscreant having mixed croton oil with
food. ffil ttN i,r' f'ttt A.-1
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Coming IN, may.

NEW YORK, Jan. At Is expected ttrEt l5,pOo
Mennonites VIII arrive here from Ruessa by
May next. This is the last year Of the exenp-
ton OF the Mennonites frora military service.
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The chicago Post Omce Burned-A Host

Of Fires.
CHICAGO, Jan. fat 3. 80 this aftern DON fire
was discovered In the Honore Block, at the
corner of Dearborn and Adams streets. THIS
edihce Is one Of the finest. in. the city,
and was hrst erected Immediately preced-
ing the great fire In 1870. 1t was rebuilt soon
after on the same plan, In French renassance
style, almost classical In It's severity<. II II
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rHE pLAauK spREApING.

ST.. PETERSBURG, Jan. 6-The supplement OF
the Odicial Gazette announces that the plague
in Astrakhan, which was abating, has revived
with great violence since the recent thaw.
The authorities Of 5aratow are taking every
precaution to prevent the spread Of the
epidemic.
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ssPHrLADELPHIA, Jan. .S.-Morton 7A8cMic0ael,
proprietor OF the North AmericAns md ex-
snsyor Of Philadelphia died this afsstdoon.
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RUSSIA.

THE PLAGUE IN AsTRACHAN.
ST. PETERsBURG, Jan. 6-The plague which
has broken out IN Astrschan is said 10 have
been introduced by Cossaeks returning from
Turkey. ~ -ffttei. i-ef ~
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Letter Of Senator A. q. Thurman to the
Teller Commitaee.
WASHINGTON, jan, 1.-The following letter
IS seif-ez pianatory: .,t'ss ~.
To the Hon. Fl. NJ. Teller, Chairman OF the
Select Committee Of Investigation:
DEAR sIR-I have the honor TO acknowledge
the receipt OF yourso the 2lst ult., enclosing
q copy OF resolution adopted by your
committee requesting me to furnish
In writing such facts and such
evidepoe rs may be In my possesston,
The New York herald., 1879-12-12
LATEST FROM THE ARCTIC.

THE SCHOONER ALASKA ARRIVES FROM THE
BEHRING sEA-No NEWS OF THE JEANETTE
Or MISSING wHALERs-
From the Alta California. December Al
The message received from Point Lobos yesterday
forenoon that the schooner Alaska was entering the
Heads. lifted large portion Of the anxiety felt by
the public concerning the belated whalers. Almost
sim ultaneously with the dropping of her anchor.
the Alta reporter boarded tho Alaska of Meiggs'
Wharf and was one OF the first to congratulate
Captain Mckinne on his safe arrival in port.
From the captain and chief officer. Z. n. Clarke,
the reporter learned of their trip and of their dongs
far up in the frozen waters. The Alaska, though q
diminutve craft-beng but 139 tons-to fight through
the mighty Icy dangers. has this season penetrated
farther north than any other sailing vessel ana has
sailed as far as fifty miles north OF Icy Cape.
NEWS THE MISSING SHIPS.
The Alaska brings no news OF the missing whalers
the Vgiante the Wollaston, since October /, nor
did she meet with the Jeannette.
1t is the opinion OF those on board the schooner
that the two former vessels are jammed in the ice
far north, and that there is probability OF their
putting in appearance this winter. Captain
Smithers, OF the vigilapte, intended wntering at
Point Barrow. the most northerly point of North
America, but IL is almost impossible that he sue
ceoded in reaching that point. Both the Vigilante
aud wollason probably in the vicinity of Herald
Island-the former we'll provisioned and furnished
for the rigors OF the northern winter.
The JeInnette. they think In in some harbor OF
refuge. there was no reason for her imperilling
herself by tho chance OF being pped In the ice.
The Captain stated to the Alta reporter that he
spoke the Wollaston on September 20 and the Vgi-
lante on the 1st of October, and both of them re-
ported that they had not seen the Jeannette.