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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-29
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE THURSDAY JANUARY 1880.

however is moderate either for mloe expectation
si9i 10. DO y 10; red, ssS.tcr . = az
carl q u s c az 81 At AZ S SPss B1s h'
higher 1900 bush no Red At 81 4s9 Mersh DO DO At
SS i SsT, IA = & Ss 4
81 Az bid 81 a. asked Rye comes in slowly PsnnsyY1a
nis zoe CorE less active Western Pennsyvanls and
Western MIXED UsSraoeS in grain depot 6Gc Southern
ON and c 81 on board a. She
G's & @4 NJ a sssGR G in s
% 3 S s SS: si.d HPss s dsSsnn slsi
well %ai9 q Mixed and Stained % tec' Fair aud
S a &c 3D. O
sS 400 asked E MSTe aaa city Msss beef
1r s'' PANE fh%s sig si5Ss e '''
fssss o. SMOKED .s
buiH$i county, 't END au s
ESs duh Pe1a'yyspaao Ezas @SlaG
EC''5 dare Western SSe Sss. q
S Fac Factory ltSl2S Western Pull Cres%
Soa sugar fat sn c for d Far to Good sep ping
Sf sG S1slanssa FseS in A.
IaIeis Sc in cases Ii &c whisEey' dull western
& Il bid e fo J7nSa
sd y eS 'sid + asEs A. cor SS S S a' s
iIed Al sold az s. a56qC: bid t7'.c asked January
by auction 0day $500 bOEo Palermo Oranges sold at s. 20
asa LIZA do. Lemons 45QS6 %, and 633
Valencia Oranges at So a$6 50.
LOUIS. Jan. 2s.Flsur flrmer. Wheat higher but I'M
settled Ne Red Fall 81 81 GSl 21s cash 81 22a $1 22
2gsasi Bob Mays No. no. 81 III bid Com higher at
"a cash ana January 80 eg3Jo February 3Gac March;
ac. May. oats dun at 81 f37 cash options.
Rye higher at FAC Barley steady and unchanged Nhskey
steady at 81 o. Pork quiet az s2 S5 and february
S13 - April. Lard quiet ut &C. hid. Bulk Meats duh
hanged. Bacon steady shoulders 0c. Clear RIB. 7sc
Clear Sdes 765c. Recepts-FlOur 5000 bbls: Wheat,
20 200 bush; Corn, l32,UU0 BUSH Oats 10000 bush:
RYE. 2OuO bush: Barley, 5000 bush. shipments Flour.
1000 bills. Wheat 1000 BUSH: Corn. 10000 bGsh Oats
coo bush; Rye, 1000; Barley 5000 bush Al the close
Wheat higher at ~ 294 February; 81 2SI9 Match 81 30
April; 81 32l4 NAV. Corn lower, at 1872 May Bulk
q shad better; Shoulders 4.05d4 loci Clear Rib 6.45Q
6bjc. c car sides 66O0670c.
TOLEDO, Jan. lo-Wheat firm White Wabash ST. %; No.
Red Winter, spot 81 272 February 81 2Si< March,
ri 32t May 81 81 Corn quiet High Mixed 40ssc; No. 2
spO. and February ace; Nay 4f4c. NO White A Scj
Reelected acc oats dun No 2 sc Clover seed dull No 2
81 90 ~ the coseWneat irregular. No led Winter.
March, 81 $3.50 April 81 $685. May 81 3S1 corn dull No
. Of 4Orc lid February 40tc bid 81 asked sales May
NJ 4iAc Recepts-Wheat 1000 bush; Corn, 5000 bush
2.0Ou bnsh.; Corn 5000 bush
iLsNOrON Jan. 26Spirits Of Turpentine quiet at $50
oB steady 81 - for Strained 81 25 for Good strained
ateady Crude Turpentine steady at 81 90
Hard ~ 90 Yellow Dip Corn unchanged.
PRINT CLOTH MARKET
FAIL fYFR. Mas Jan. 2S.-Ihe market has been active
demand with -aes Of o. squares at 6tc and 5c cash bid
iOI = Ots and To April,
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at 61i Western dull at 80: bac0n-Cnmberiand Cui'
dull AZ 3- rhort IAr. duu at 81 Long Ciraf.
dull ~ 80 short Clear dun 40 37Gi. HIm--Long Cut,
rner AT a. Shoulders Gull at 20. Bgcinua Mess. dul
M So: Extra Mess dun az 100; Prime Ness dul II
50. Larl- Prime Western. dull At 20. 11loT-rnme CITY
dul al 1864 IurpentIe Sp.-ifs. cnlL RI 81.
Rsn-C onmon steady a. "a: Fine. duliat 49, CHEESE
American Choice. steady nc y Iard OF, dnl 81 a..
steady AZ 10 2d.' Spring. ~" = sIeaay Al Iw.d E.w
sfeIdv NJ ~! iorn-Nlixcd dul I'd old aIiNcd
New stea ~ vt Id COtfonseed OnieOw American, none
In market Rostn-t Omnon. at London. steady AZ D Iur
pcnune- pfits, at London. duil az J2:d.
iIyRnrOOt- Jan. 9S-l23O Um Bacon 30 ol per CIVIL Tor
Long G. ear Nlddles 81 3D. for short Clear Midtcs
iiyERPOoi. p 3 D. m.-Spirts OF 1upeniine. "a
IoNUON 2S-l:gU y. m.-Rcnncd Petroleum. Id
pcr gal Ius-cd on 926 Is a27 per ton spirits Of lur-
ptntine. 80 per Cwt
BWRNKH Jau. 2a-Petroleum. marks 90 prunlgs
uAgRE Jan. 2s-LaTd cIosed D. francs pei 30 kilOs
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State bonds were neither as active or strong for
the Southern issues The sales included Louisiana
consols at 4sle. h decline of Il, Alabama class
A. nj GOls96O, South Carolina Is non-fundabe at
7s4075s. Arkansas rs, L.. r. and Fort Smith Rail-
road at 10, and Quebec 5s at 9s.
OF city bank stocks the sales were Merchants
IN AT 100. North America Q0l at SO. and Park
(5l at 100.
The market for railroad bonds was irregular,
BONE issues being excited and higher, while Others
were neglected and show some reactions from ex-
IRENE prices. Erie second consols were compare
lively quiet at s91s09O0S97s but large business
,S593 600, was done in the funded 5s at from
S3la up to s4Ss0s4ss Missouri. Kansas and Texas
first consols rose from 1O37s TO 106os01O and
the seconds advanced. with many fluctuations,
from 6s to 69i2Q69ss. c., G. and l. {. first
assented were again lower, dropping from
95 TO 94l4 and the incomes declined
from 40 to 1Sl2 Boston. Hartford and Erie frsts
were u higher at 5ssi, Rome. Watertown and
Ogdensburg firsts being steady at 6sa4a 6s7s: Mo
bile and Ohio first debentures advanced TO 74A0
incomes were only steady at s9NSSa the second
Hoastoa and GREAT NoPlterp second pur
chasing receipts fell from ooh to 40, AMI
rallied 10 1919; international aud Great Northern
second purchasing receipts advancing from oui2 10
Of. Burlington Cedar Rapids o and Northern os
Great Western seconds, which were % better
were a shade easier Denver and Rio Grande brsls
heid then advance OF yesterday, ana adGed 10 u %
per cent. at 13i, and Kansas Pacific frsts, Denver
Division, advanced from 1918 10 1854 moder-
Ate amount OF trading done IN Texas aud
Pacific incomes between 1878 and 49, finally closing
at S79i. the same as yesterday. The dealing for the
Gay included sxty-seveD different varieties.
The Sub-Treasury TO-DAY lost $2559lS on bal
arc, made up by losses Of $31.750 currency and
$22i, coin. This reduces the gaia since Satnr-
day 70 %935,720 The common rate for money on
s s to-day was per cent uutl quite late. when
some loans were made az low as per cent. The
uomesbc exchanges on New-York ut the places
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-29

&c. JOSEPH preferred, Manhattan and Nashville Chat;
ianooga sdJ ST. Louis. each 2; and Hannibal ana
ST. Je'eph 23s per cent. Decines-Cbesapeake
and Ohio and Morris Essex, each &; C., e., Z;
and i, Chesapeake and Ohio first and
second preferred Illinois Central o Marietta saG
Mississippi. each Il; Reading. sS; Lake
Erie and Western. Northern Pacific preierTred. ana
st. Paul and Sioux City preferred eachi2; chicago
ST. Louis aud w;orleans. and Ohio and Mi,slS.
sippi preferred, each 81; 81. Paul and Sioux CIVIL
Priluan Palace Car 1ss, and Chicago. Burlington
and @ iincy, and Ind. Bloomington and Western
each Zig per cent. , ,,. -
made lively by raid upon Leadvlle, which carried
;fs pnce from $3 60 down to So 10. after
which large rpurchaasS;afso were sold at %
@S4Gs4 15;Virgnia Consolidated at $4 S59S4 30
GS4 40 Hukill at $4 400S4 40, Moose at W l5@
81 10 South Hite at SIS 25t@S3 30. and Green
'Nmntain lose to So IS. OF the last named stock
there is some very good buying because o. the
favorable reports which this company is able to
make of its recent Developments which also are
confirmed from other and nnlnterested sources Az
she Stock Exchange the dealing IN mining stocks
was unmportant but at steady prices.
kANsE fHE FLOCK MAEgEI
AsrepsTrsd by ~ GsId and Stock TssSrSsh 9omsanH
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-29

named are auoted as Allows: 10 ysn1,h, par TO Il
premium: Charleston, very scarce. 10 cents premium
bid; New-Orleans commercial, 81, bank
SO so premium; ST. Louis 10 cents pre-
MUM; Chicago, par: Boston. % cents premium:
Tho Treasurer at Washington to-day received
S267 900 in National bank notes for redemption;
The customs receipts were $50, 900 the internal
revenue receipts were 1877, 900. The Clearing
House statement is az follows: Exchanges.
$114i49.O40 balances. SS,9S6.237 The trans
actions at the Sub-Treasnry covered : Receipts,
ancc. Sc. S35, 10l coin balance, $l02 683,09h
The market for foreign exchange continues dull,
but quotations are harder. bankers advancing thelr
rate u cent to the C. The following are the revised
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-29
EUROPEAN FINANJIAL MARKETS

LONDON Jan 2S-123O u. m-u. 5. bonds four and half
per cents Atlantic ana Great Western nrs mortgage
trustees certificates G9s4 do 35 krie Railway
snares 47 d. second cOBsOls, bS unOs Central 1914
Reading, $50. 49,. -
IONpON $50 y. m.-Atlsniic and Great western
frat mortgage trustees cates 10 do second. SO.
LONDON Jan % p. m.Paris advices quote three per
cenI renes al 81 the Erie
hallway 47 India Council bills were allotted to-day
at i,ed.p decline.
I6HpoS Jan 2S-4:3O p m.-Atlanuo ana Great Western
fret mortgage trustees certificates 7oo Ere HALLWAY
shares AZ; do secopd cOnsos 92 Illinois Central, lOi x
Central 54 The amount OF bunon Withdrawn
from me Bank gland balance TO-DAY rs 1000
PARIS Jan 28-Exchange ON London 20 francs III cen.
fsv,e farc lecRs
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,,ooe Ordinary ...lO7s Low Msdiag llbie
s'ror cnod ordinary llSs Middlnc.


Futures were fairly active closing weak at about yester
d. ces sales &C 700 bales Tho prices paid were Ian
naiy IL sjai2.96: February l2Siai2ys Mafch I303S
"a % ApT IS22sI33S. May. l34l 1885; June, IL 1S
@sS Il lbi october I2isaG253 November 12df2.O5.
Todays closing pricesJanuary. l2s5d l2sO tesruAIy
IL $50 ~ 81; March 15059 800; April l32sal32g May
i3.46al347 Jane 1864 al ~, Spy 70 a., nu
FLOUR AND MEAL-FLOUk Market oalOe; Detter
viii, more dong for The advance mainly on Medium
and GRADES light jobbng irae demand s4eS y;Uo
and 81 25dSB 80 for Vest IND es 500 dds; 20. =
a. 40 latter for Choice Winter Wheat 500 bDs s
ner6pe "A 60Gs5 20 lI0O bbis low E1ia % 1852 o.
Eek "a 800 IS To- OF the sales, 1917 bbls wee
Tor ex bort Quotations. No = So OOss4 40 Sassrnse
- 10 80 20, Common 10 Far Extra state 80 3u"S3 D
1,.So 10 gsucv 50 65dS7. Comaos 10 GOOD Extra
1-arn a. 3Os 10 Choice 90 faacV do 50 5 sff 10
cnmmoy 70 GOOD BEtrs Round hocp OHIO 80 oOS5o;
1o,d 10 chsce do 50 100 81 90; hipne.eta C9s ,
80 atIa 81 5O0s7; straight 50 760s7 5oi Patent 80
"a chiefly within ths RANGE o. ~ 9o$ - - ouIs
s.oon,or 10 Fair Extra 50 i5Oes5 75 FAR to t'ood
* M ~ ~. Choice FAMILY 50 5pSSl 20 fAteh
s ~ wLss, Extra SO 75as7 10; closing steady
snnTUFIiN FLOUR quiet n1n sales lVO DDS tonlnn
=, oai Extra - sOaS6 20 Good To- Ch0ice 80 3Oa9 20
RYE fLOUR dull sales, [OV Dds. ouleI ilo' - va
CORN MEAL quiet and about steady sales ,oO
h ysI,ow WestrrB. 50 5Oasa 10 Brandy wine - - "a
az a. BUCK ~ HEAT FLOUR selling AZ ~ rO4
DcUHEiGN FRUIT s-Sacs by auction, Di sieam 1liorL
90 cases Vaenola Oranges - y o, o. " 9go Az &
Gpps~p9NWHEAT market case better with fair export
" 90 aiive business closing scar iel 80 urn WIN
few fresh cable orders al somewhat hiGner ,n, pse
WY ,,0 hna Snsh tulu g. $4,000 bush prompt ne,
i,a Including Roeeted sprnG u 20 ung1ad.d
spr ~ IL 25asl 80 No spring 81 2s ss IS
No Amber 81 AS Ungraded Nhlts ~ ~ ~ -
> vbita Al Seasi 4O No White 81 4ldsl asa EXTRA
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DRAzIL CoFFEK MARKET.

RIO JANrIno Jan 23-COneeMarsct quiet prices mOin
tanned change RIO, Good flrst J.lOOet2oO ror per
I q Exchange Ionnon. u 'si.
SANTOS. Is -Conoe-MarSct quiet prices maintained
10 change superior Santos 6UOOGO2uO reis per ~ AOS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-29
BANKING AND FINANCIAL.

J. s. STANTON, 10 Nasssu-st has for sale the
new Oswego Midland stock called New-York. Onta-
rio and Western.
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Government bonds were extremely duh, but Their
prices were firm the bids foI4he per cents beng
advanced to 1O4es and 1O43a late in the day. The
transactions at the boards covered only 500, 600
registered As at 1O4as0 1914 and $4,000 cur
rency 6s 1895, at 1891. District of Columbia
1865 were a easier at 80. Annexed are the closing
nu0fatiOns.
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election Notless.
w. WILLIAM WILLIS. secretary.
MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY
pnrsInE US nELIcR No x HIGHWAY

MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY CONPANy.
PRESIDENTS OFFICE, No. - Ba''aaDD"fAJlj; 4
NEW YORK. IL. 70 ISL
NOTICE is hereby given that III ms e., ANNmAb
~ MEETING OF the STOcKHoLnh be helc al the once
Pacific RAILwA 4, G0M,PANXn TUEsDGY. ne % q
March 1880 NJ o'clock, and for the transaction OF any
directors tr he ensuing y6e before the meeting.
other business ul MAJ Board ~ Directors viii be held
The annual meetNED e DAY the 81 OF MaIcn.IsSO az
al the same Office
~ O'Clock q the afternoon Of the
The I8ry 1850 aud will be reopene the morning OF
olshiy OF March, 1851. JAY OOtLD ffesluehe
sW ARNOLD secretary.
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TOTAL RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE
Per North R,rer, Vessels and Railroads.
WEDNESDAY. Jan. %. 1880.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. %, 1880.

ASH FS-SteadY, quief
COFFEE- Rio dull and nominal 15al5kc. for fair car.
ooes 4. I'D gra les dull nominally unchanged sales
COTION spot Cotton IIsc higher and quiet at ne ad.
eIpo 24j for spinning; delivered contract 800 bales
receipts tho ports today 1925 bales AGAINST 1873
hale. this day last week and 25,ll7 last year.
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financial.


A LII stockholders of the Germania Petroleum
- Co. call on write to JOHN PONDIR, 10 BrOad-st
srOCkHOLDElS please bring stock
A Ii who are interested in railroad business
MANXc for 1850 ready, price 70 cents BY mali:
A -NEW-YORK and OSWEGO MIDLAND
EDw. c. FOX q co, 3 Wall.st
bankers and CAPITALISTS will want to
ID get The Tribune Almanac Il gives the figures
United states Revenue and expenditure since 1875 Price,
- cents. by mail.
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CoNPANYl
BOSTON. Jan. "a, 1850.
RY VOTE OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE
Ps cse gP sT S stSseav and
OFFICE OF ISrIaNAroS AND GREAT NoRrIIEKN H. R. Co
20 Exchange place \ Ew YORK Jan "a, 1880
by ORDER of tne Executive Committee,
ID the transfer books Of tho International and Great North
RIA road C9mpanys stock in Texas and New or and
eS frnm ms dat nn the ninth v Of March next
''''''' '''" WIS THoMAs y. PE2EsALi. PRESIDENT.
CAPITALISTS, b mixers, observation-disclosures
Railrol Examine double your money by buying
FLINT and PERE MARQUETIERAlLWAY.
Hoderso he stock Of this Company VINO arc DESTROYS
noded th1i hey must deposit theG .Oes with either OF
Mechanics National Bank View Bedford First National
Bans tea MeIhans Efehange Sas,9ns Bs am NeS rev.
cehcate honld have power OF attorney filed up and as
F2HS fEiM as ss SoT Ts4s
II. II. FISH. ~, 'f"0 " -
%. A. V. POST, Chairman.
December y. 1873.
CASSIOCKS g. City r. r. & Loanand Tmp'vt
" stocks & Bonds bought sold. FT. HEWITI.S Broads
GAS STOCKS.
All Ntw.yorE Brooklyn stocks and also ali kinds
81 ''0A geo 70 'ii" rRES Is "a
HIVES IMENT BONDS.
Purchasing Committee appointed under the agreement
9Oh Selcmbef ISIS for tn reorganization Of the liner
national Northern Ra Osd Company desire To dls
p,ss oil 100000 OF the FIRST MORTGAGE PER CENT
GOLD Bon DS prov idcd be issued said agreement
secured purchase money mortgage az John
samuel Soan dated LIST NOvem'
S79 forty nom that date interest
payable and November both interest and prn.
cpa arc payable gold Of the present standard Of
ght total these bonds Il only
s. ga $40 miles IL comDletcd railroad an further
limited $4,000 per mile aud only completed
railroad.
sealed prOpos addressed the Purchasing Committee
Whole portion OF tho above bonds Will De
ceived az office j. Kennedy * Co. 63 Wiiam-st-.
New York. until IL OcOk saturday. the 3lst lust. when
proposals will be opened IN OF the bidders
Committee itself the right To reject
ali bids.
By order Of the Purchasing Committee
JOHN =. KENNEDY. Chairman
MILWAUKEE and NORTHERN RAILWAY
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lREGON RAILWAY AND NAVIGATION

" COMPANY.
QUARTERLY DIVIDEND No. ..
The Directors have his day declareda
DIVIDEND OF TWO PER CENT
payable February proxtmo. at tile Farmers Loan ana
Trust Company.
The transfer books Will close 10th instant amt remain closed
until February O.. GEO. III. ADAMS,
January z 1850.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-29
Total amount Of marine premiums.

NO polioles have been issued upon life risks. nor
upon fire disconnected with marine risks
PREMIUMS marked OF from LIST January. 1870,
TO 3lst December, 1879 ........................
Losses paid during the same
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financial.
OFFICE Oh THE ATLANTIC MUTUAL INSURANCE. coNpASY,l
NEw-YoRK. January "a 1s50.
vNHE TRUSTEES, in conformity to the char.

n ter OF the Company, submit he following Sta
it, affairs on the Slst December. 1879:
Premiums received on marine risks from LIST
January 1873. 10 3lst December, l57y........ $50
Premlnms on policies not marked OF lst jan
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-10-14
PF0HL g. ST0C CKT0S,
PitOPItIkIOKS
MERCHANTS HOTEL. CENTRAL HOTEL
W. o. SHELBUR~, Clerk T. w. HUs1E, Clerk.
Win StOn, N. G.

Situated in beautiful and growing Wes-
tern Carolina, where the climate is balIuy and saubr
Gus, with mineral springs of cool pure water, ana with
market varied and abundant; remodelied, elegantly
furnished, attentive servants and splendid livery
outs our hotels leave nothing be desired that
contribute to the health pleasure and comfort Of
guests may 27-tf
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For the FARMER AND MECHANIC.
Let us Each and all Send one New
Subscriber.
HARSETT 90 September "a

HARNETT Co., September 80.
Fileads and Subscribers Of tie Farmer and
MecIdntc; As subscriber an! friend OF the
paper, (and its editor, though my acquain
tance with him is somewhat llmited), pro
pose to double its circulation without the
cost of cent to any subscriber, and but a
very, rery little trouble. If all will do as
shall do, it acM be donet My proposal is
that every subscriber send at least one new
between this and Christmas Day; so that
Capt Shotwell can say Ny subscription
list has been doubled during the past
two months" A splendid Christmas Gift
for him, and for the State; for the paper
will do good wherever it goes and if he has
4, 900 subscribers he can do twice as much
good as now. How easy this il to do read
er; just think of it. Why any body can get
ONE subscriber, in two months | have
already sent tacO, myself, within the last
month. And what change it will make in
the circulation! For the editor tells us he
wants to improve and enlarge as soon as be
gets money enough TO do 1t with. And the
larger the circulation the better the paper.
Now | ask (not that it Is a matter Of one
cent private profit TO me, except like every
other subscrlber) that every reader Of this
article make up his mind to do tbs HIic
JftOF lDI the paper, anu lIc tIllDI, WHO Has
suffered as we ali know great losses, pecu
niayy and physical, in war, in prison, and
in chains, all because of his devotic n { n his
country aud bis fellow Southerners. Every
reader Of this paper knows ,
Let Us do this little act Of kindness. How
many viii DO it2 wish the editor to an
swer in hi, paper ofDec. 2Gth,
wish to say that this piece is written
without any knowledge Of the editor what
ever and | wish him to put it in his paper
4 SUBSCRIBER.
The editor is much indebted to his
friends in Harnett Moore, and Nash, for
letters and encoura cement such as the above
which is printed at special request.
Our readers may be assured the Paper
shall grow as fast, or faster than, our list
grows
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-10-14
SHOTW WELL9S
CAR =PLA ER.

Simple, Durable, Portable, effective device for
rapidly replacing engines, and cars tracked by
cident 1t be carried the locomotive under
the coach 1t requires but second put in po-
ston, and in Ordinary the can be replaced
within two minutes after its dislodgenent The
omy in time, and ,bor, makes the contrvance
an hundred times Its cost
The Inventor Is young Southerner, brother to the
Editor of this paper, who will furnish circulars with
full details, on application. Or address n. s. Shot
well (AudtorCiene ofice) Harrisburg Penusyva-
MIA The Replacer is now in several New York
and New England Railroads
Read the following Report of special committee Of
Pennsylvania State Fair
JOHN W. HAMMOND,
President Peun'a State Agricultural Society,
Dear Sir: The undersigned committee appointed by
you to make an examination, by actual tests, of =
5hotwes Patent Car Re.,iacer beg leave submit
following their opinion OF the merits of the above
valuable invention. They have ordered by you,
placed in operation, The above Improvement, and do
most emphaticaly pronounce the same be the best
ever presented to this Society for ins pecton.
For simplicity, cheapness, compactness and strength,
it cannot be exceied. This Repacer be carried
the tool box on any Engine, and will work any
gauge replacing any in the shortest pos be time,
and we therefore respectfully recommend ii to the
publtc-and also, that bronze medal be awarded by
this Society.
JOHN O. NORRIS, Chairman
Official: ID. W. Sc ELLER Sec'y.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-10-14

In the deaf mutes convention at Boston
recently there was a pantomimic quarrel
over the charge Of their president That So
liciting agents had kept hack forty per CEN
tum Of 81 500 collected for pr 40 ed home
for deaf mutes. The scene was a strange
one-four hundred persons excitedly gesti-
culating at each other without an audible
word
Last Saturday night the store Of Eben \.
Ingram at Bethel was blown nearly down
by the accidental explosion Of a twenty five
pound keg of powder. 1t seems that Mr..
Ingram and Mr. Allen, between them,
loaded gun with powder from the keg
the gun was discharged by Allen over the
keg, which had some loose powder on the
head The result Of course was terrific
explosion, and both men were terribly burn
ed about the face and head, both sides of
the building being blown out. At our last
lst advices, Allen could not see at all, and
it was feared that his injuries woull prove
fatal. Mr.. Migrants injuries are not so Sc. (.
rious. The loss sustained by Mr.. Ingram in
damages to building and contents is estirna-
ted at $500. O.-Rockipgham Spirit
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-10-14
SOUTHERN FARMERS READ.
And Think About it, and Talk il
Over Among Yourselves.
CORtiaued from 1ast week-.

The neYt step Is to ascertain what portion
Of that amount the Western farmers wouid
save II, by the abolition Of import duties.
they We're left free to supply their wants
from the cheapest market wherever that
IN ght be- whether in America or in Europe,
whether 10 New England or IN Oli England.
This question IS easily solved, "a, fortunate
ly, we nave the guidance OF positive facts
supplied by the official returns of the United
States Government From these We learn
that prices are SO high in America and SO
low in Europe, that, in spite Of the enor-
nous duties levied on them, considerable
quantities cf European goods are imported
into the United States. where they must,
of course, leave profit to the seniers, or
fhey would not be sent. Let us enumerate
some Of the leading articles imported in the
year 1878, stating their amounts and the
rate per cent. OF duties which they had to
paw