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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-17
For,y-sixth Congress-Third Session.
WASHINGTON, February lG, 1881.



Mr.. Eaton, from the Committee on For
eien Relations, reported the following:
ReS0iUed by the Senate and HouSe Of Rep.
| rcStntatiUeS, That the interests. OF the pco-
| pie Of the United States Of AmericI and
The welfare and security Of their Govern
ment are ; involved in the subject Of the
construction OF ship canas and other ways
for the transportation Of sea.gOing yes-
seS across the lSthmuS connecting North
and South America that the Govern
ment of the United States, with the
frankness which is due to all other peoples
and governments, hereby asserts that II will
insist that its consent j. a necessary cOndi.
ton precedent to the execution Of any such
project, and also to the rules and regulations
under which other nations shall participate
in the use OF such canals or other ways,
either in peace or in war.
Tailed temporarily and ordered TO be
printed, at the suggestion Of Mr. Eaton.
Mr.. Window said he would ask TO submit
some remarks on The subject at some cOnye-
nient tine in The present session.
TIE fOrtIfcations bill was reported from
the committee and placed on the calendar.
Mr.. TeIlcr's rcsolutios for night sessions.
beginning Thursday, was passed.
Mr. Eaton, from the Committee on For
eIgn Relations, reported an amendment 10
the sundry civil bill approprialng $685.
to pay the expenses Of the embassy TO Mex
leo. Referred.
Mr.. Mcdonald then addressed the Senate
upon inequalities in taxation caused by the
prot 2ctiye tariff.
At the conclusion OF his remarks Senate
Joint resolution 10 increase the number OF
army officers allowed TO be detailed as pro-
fessors of military science at colleges was
passed.
AT 8 O'Clock the consideration OF the
funding bill was resumed.
Mr. Morrill, spoke at some length in favor
OF the bill as reported, and was followed by
Messrs. Saunders, Mcdonald, Hereford,
Eaton, Vance, Kirkwood, and Others.
Mr.. Butler, OF South Carolina, said he IA
vored a % rate and long bond, but a. he
had been assured that long bond w0uld
not be authorized by the present Congress
be would accept the next best proposition
OF n 10 or o 20 bond.
After statement by MIR. B,yard that he
would press the bill To IL conclusion, the
Senate, at $50 i. NJ, went into executive
session, and when the doors were reopened
adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at 10 O'Clock in continu-
ance Of Tuesdays session. The post-ofiice
appropriation bill. with Senate amendments,
was referred ~ the Committee on Appro'
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RICHMOND MARKETS.
"WEDNESDAY, February 10, 1884.


ADpleS : Green From 81 10 80 pS' barrel.
-5seSto zoe. . Dc 49,. -
Buttsr: .'rime "a choice yellow, &c: far TO
corn Keai: J5@s0c. y busnei for country: Csc.
for city mills
Drls1 Frutt: Apples, 26se.; blsessrDes &c.;
cherries I2nlbc.: raspberyies 2nIa23c.
Dressed POuItTf- ruTkeyS. l0a t%c. ducks, 10
"a l3c.; chickens and geesN SO lOe.
Eg0s: ITO L..
sSG.hsYs Prime nve-RoOse, AQ@sf Sc: common.
25c.
Plazsssd: 81 y busneL
HIy: VrVin's timothy, tl.lS@sslZO; eSo'ei--
prime, sl@Si.l0.
Jrfs: naed. sl.O5atl Is.
ootatoss: Irish, ss.5OCes3 barrel; 7oSSs
81 a bushst - go A..
N tops, a0c. q N.
Lard: Country, 9A9Te.
Rue: I59s0c. u OasnsL
S,.sac: Prime. I5c.
SLseks: 100 soc.
RtIsd Stvdio: 6j@75c.
PIllOto: 0td3.c. = 70.
Wool: Washed. iO6s42c.; unwaADd. 20 SOC
hurry wool win bring from 10 30 y 10 iess toAr
above rates.
Cement. Lime. riastss. &C.
James River, &l .3O@sb.40.
Lime: Agricultural, seDiec. p busneS Roch sno
N.l5 0tl.Z0, according 70 ansatiy, JViate
| tnuishipgl, tl.2J: Glenn's Falls. 81.
Ptas.sr: Lump, "a 10; grceDd, ~ es<v 4
| ,laSter, 81 6oatl.5A.
' Tar: Large sise, st.oe.
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BY Telegram
NEW YORK.

NEW IOEK. February 10 No0D Stocks firm.
Money, on cSi. JO6 per seat, exchange Long.
1881; snort. $50. state bonds dull. uO1 eruEtnts
nominal
tcsn'ng.-MoneY, 603 per cent. exchange,
1890 1884. Governments Quie' and ira: new
D., 1909; new 49,, ll2; new IS, lib. states
ncglec pd.
WALL STREET Observation-Disclosures ~ STOCK
NEW YORK, February l6.-TEe POSTS financial
article to-day, says: AZ the stock Exchange We
have strong market for Tinted states hOnds the a.
slroug at an advasce u Il IN TeN,s ard Pacidc
lsnd grant income IL u IN Evansville in
IN Iron Mountain incomes, aud "a, in other
active issues. the exceptions being 4 {. aud l. e.
incomoS, which are down L :, and ohio Central -
comes por cent. IN the stock market The dealings
nave been large. auG the leading sio"ks have adj
yanced '5tl4 per cent the latter Denver and Rio
Grande. Chattanooga has advanced "a; Union
Pacific and Louisiana ana Missouri. per cent.
each; Texas aud Pacific, Ia; Iron Mountain aud
Lake shore. Ia; Michigan Central and Western
Mon Telegraph, l per cent each; the coal
stocks, 4. excepting Reading, which fell 2 per
cent in The early dealings and has recovered
the decline. Another execution In, been Central
| Pacific which clOs,d Yesterday 40 81 !! fell this
morning To 90 3, and T. 81 a, wTi0. The eN-
pl iuaiOn Of tbl- decline in Central PaciH ~ found
IN the fact that Secretary churZ Yesterday sent To-
speaker Randall 4 letter from Railroad Audi tor
rcncb, In which the later recommends cgisla-
ton which -hdll compel IN" Central Paclnc
Railroad Company TO pay 80 per cent of
rs net earnings zach wear for the eXlinSius D.
mint If the dcbt OF the company 10 the
Oyern ncnt, instead of - per cent. the present
law provides W change ~ the law ~ asked for
sp,cting any Other railroad In which the Upied
states has an int rest The money market Is With
out important change. ~ cent. being The ruling
rate Tor call loans. wish AMI @ per cent the * =
cepiiOnll rates. Time loan, are 3UJ per cent.
prime mercantile paper is las per cent The
market for foreign exchange IS Gull ana Only fairly
stead.
The following quotations we're current to-day:
Unltcd States 1 per cent, ll3, It'd. II 3a asked
United states . per cents, ll27 bid, l2A asked:
Jersey
n: Erie, 49,: Michigan Central, llSa; Han
uOal and -. JO.euh. o.: Lake shore, 1871
Northwest, 1873 Iron Mountain. 6i.; Roe, Isl and,
l39; =. Paul. lljl; II. Paul preferred, 1875
WABASH, II. Louis and Pacific. i9E; Wabash, 81.
Loui- and Pacific preferred, S0q Kansas ana TeNa
As Western Union Telegraph. u.s.: g.. &. ana !.
G., %; Pacihc MAI, Sc: onion Pacific, l24's.
BALTIMORE.
RALTNOR g.. February l6.-Virgina 6's. deit rrcd.
Il: ConsOl5 e2'; second srrie-. 81 pa>t-due cou-
pom 93 b; new 1880, So. Bii to-day.
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NEW York, February l5.-Superintend-
co.'s Of the various post-oflice stations in
tbS cry toby made report TO General
Superlnlepdent James Gaylor on the num-
oer OF valentines delivered from each sta
son. There were $4,000 delivered from
1z5'li' from station &, 80 900 from Station
a. Ss'929 from Station T., 1900 from Station
=, 27,OOO from Station q, III 600 from Sta
tlon h, lG,349 from Station X, 1920 from
STALLION J.. $50 from station NJ, 4 SS3, from
Morrisaols, aud AIS from Fordham, making
a TOTAL OF l99.4l4 deliveries from all the
sIa'ions thus reported 10 the genera! super.
ietendcni. This number far exceeds that
VI previous Year,.
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THE LATEST NEWS.
IN TELEGRAPH To THE DISPATCH

DRY GoODs HOUSE., CIGAR AND ToBACyo-
FACTORY, AND GROCERY STORES BURNED
AT SHREVEPORT, LATHE TROUBLES
At NAsHvI F-FAILURE IN NEW
YoRK-.TnE PHILADELPHIA ELECTION
CONGRESSIONAL NEwS-FisH NEWS FROM
NORFOLK-A AND SUBSEQUENT
ESCAPE OF 4 PRIZE. FIGHTER-AN ITALIAN
COTTON,LADEN BARK AFiRE NJ NEW
ORLEANS DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN CoLUN.
BUs, GA.--AS EXPLORING PARTY MUIR
DERED-PARNELL WRITES A LETTER TO
THE LAND LEAGUE IN DUBLIN.
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FIME RECORD.
Destructive Yire nc Shreveport

SHREVEPORT, February 16 "A lire last
night DESTROYED l.. SiliDsky's y.gupds
store and Il. j. Lemon Il Co.'S wholesale CT.
gar. tobacco, and fsDcv-grocery store. So.
linsky's loss j. Sl2.000- Lemons. $40 900.
VI. Babr and Tbeo. johnson e. Tate, els. eDO
on the buildngs--fuIv insured IN fhree
New Orleans companies, the Hartford Of
Hartford. the Franklin Of PhiladtIphia, The
1Etoa and Liverpool OF London, and ise
Globe.
Cotton Warehouse burned,
COLysBrs. GA, February f6.-rhe Web
ster eottOn-wareDOuse, on lower Broad
street. was burned at 8 A. u. to-day. The
building was the property OF j. f.. Web.
ster. and was valued Ut $4,000. II was os-
cUpscd BY Allen X Crawford. Sixteen bun
bred bales OF cotton, $50 rolls OF baggng.
aud 100 tons Of guano were almost cors-
pietely destroyed. The loss on the build.
ing is So 900; insured for $1,000; on COZ.
ton. a., SOS 900; insurance. 1880. The
tire is supposed TO have originated from tse
accidental lighting OF a match hy ht,Ie
negro boy. The warehouse was opened IN
,IaBuary, 1880.
COtfOn-ship, lsiire.
NEW ORLEANS, February 16.-At mid
night last night fire broke ont in the cargo
OF the Italian bark EIIcOle, loaded for Sfe-
men with 1900 bales OF cotton and some
slaves. The extent OF the damage is not
yet estimated, bur the entire cargo OF cotton
b more or less damaged by tire and water.
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NORFOLK News.
LARGE QUANTITIES. OF FREIGHT GOING SOUTH
GOLDFISH AND sHAD.
fspnctaI tola~r.u, IN tho nignafch

Especial telegram TO the Dispach.l
NORFOLK, Va, February l6.-Enormous
quantities OF freight, locked up by the
freeze, are arriving for shipment South, and
taxing TO the utmost the facilities OF. trans
poralion.
A schooner.load OF ripe Goldfish will ar
rive in Hampton Roads tomorrow. and the
Fish. Commission steamers Lookout and
Fishhawk. which have been at the navy
yard all the winter, will go down and COM
mence Matching Goldfish to deposit in Chesa'
for Albenarle sound to hatch sbad.
White shad are coming 10 from Carolina
and the oyster-neets. let out by the ice, ate
Cutting the market.
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uAHINE iNTELLIGENs r
PORT OF RICHMOND. February 10,
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
Steamship Wyanokc, Couch. New YORK. uer
chaudi,e and pls,, myers. George W. Allen & Co..
agents.
SAILED.
steamer iric', clifford, Norfolk tiited slate
mai. merchandise, aud passengers J.. l.. Idt"m
agent. -. ~.
steamship Od Dominion. walker New l"rt'
merchandise and passengers, 6. ". Alien Co,
agents. 49,, .,..,
steamer Pioneer, Piit. Philadelphia. mcrchau
disc and passengers. j. ". NCtarrics. agent.
steamer j. W. Eycrman, Carr. Philadelpila
merchandise and passengers, }. W. McOarrlch'
agent. 1900 t.,..,. .,i
Sc,.oo. or L. II. Mitchell, Michel, Norfolk coat
Currie 4 Go.
AT NEW YORK.
Schooncrs CALVIN I. Harris. Henton' ana Archer
& Reeves. smith. hence. Al 20" YORK on lOlh
REMARKABLY FAST SAILING.
echonnerS C. Evans. sylvester. nom New "Ih,
at Fprnaudlni. made the passage IN IoriN',lSht
hours: sad 10 b- the fIste.t lime ever mace O}
steamer or sailing y, s'el.
ANOTHER QUICK VOYAGE.
The ship Governor 6 BOD yin. Lester: rom irdin
October 22d which arrive - Hong h"nS rtot"'I'
I'm. made The passa.c In 40 days.
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POLL rICAI.
The Result of Ph,iaaeiph Ere ellen. |

PHILADELPHIA, February 10 In the mu-
niciDll election yesterday Samuel c. King
tIudependenf DEMOCRACY, Endorsed by fnde.
pendent Republicans. was elected mayor 10y
5.j3s majority. John Hunter Independent
Republican,, ibdor>cd 10y the Democrats,
was elected receiver OF taxes William
West (Republicln) was elected c,ty solicitor.
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New York Failure-BilIias ri szates.

NEW YORK, February 16.-C. T. Howe,
lard merchant. has failed. Liabilities, from
$50. 900 10 $40, 800.
Sexton and Schaefer played game Of bib
lizards at Cooper Institute last night. Sehat-
for won
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SIMMONS LIVER LAIOR.
DRINTERS. SHOEMAKERS, TAlLORS,
AND ALL WHO LEAD sEDENTAkl LIVES
WILL FINDRELIEF AND CURE FOR
DYSPEPSIA, AND HEADACHE
by taking this
SIMPLE, HARMLESS VEGETABLE COM
POUND.
The ttftct Of
SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR
on the

STUNAIH' DIV EU' NNU N'D'"' -.
il nrompt and eaectua Takcn In doses OF ha'i a
,ab,espOOnfu after each meat, II VIII ESTABLISH 4
regular habit Of body. ffee alike from constipation
or Iaxiiy will not Interfere with M mess 'nu Tue
langour depression, and nervous deOlh y "'ch 're
inevitable rtsnlls Of indigestion, bh"u'neS'' an
irregular habit of nody viii ceae.
~tpIroRIAL.-Ne have tested Us virtues per-
sopally. and know that for Dyspepsia. Biiousness
and Throhbing Headache iti the test mediciaei me
world ever saw. We have tried forty other RENE
ole. before simmons Liver Regulator but none Of
them rave us more than Temporary relief bur ne
Regulator not only relieved, but cured us.-kd'to'
telegraph and Messenger. Macon, Ga"
Original aud genuine manufactured only BY
j. II. ZEiiIS CO..
Philadelphia. Pa.
SUI" ~ f. S-deo,tA wtAu20
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HON. JAMES b.

NOTICE.-TO Ii o y. A NJ + ; Is.
~ cRooWg-The Chesapeake and ohio Rallxay
Germany hery by gives notice that viii on THURS
DAY the 9aday OF March, 1881. move he CounLy
Court of York county 10 appoint ave disinierrted
freeholj+rs who, or any three or more OF wA0n,
snail Ascertain and report what will be tus.l CON
per<siion for so much of your land sitna.e In said
county OF YORK, and described as ao)olHins More.
toek. trustee and others. aud lrontn On tie sage
road. as Is required by said eompa'y for Its pui-
pores. -.
fe 3.Thfw by Counsel
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

NASHVILLE, February lG.-Thc Governor
ha, been notified by J,dgc S.ork that the
latter had discharged the military at Spring
field in the belle: that no further danger
was 10 be apprehendcd, aud The Governor
ordered the companies back to Nashville.
The Governor afterwards received teIe-
gram from Attoruey.G'ner'l Bell, saving
without strong guard OF military The
prI-oncrs will BE- mob0eG.' The Governor
has iclcgrapbed The sheriff 10 summon the
entire power of the county 10 protect the
prisoners against unlawful violence by all
means. and that the court aud evil officers
and good people OF Robertson county could
maintain the dignity Of the iaw and the
good name OF the county II they would.
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FINANCIAL.
RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE.

WEDNESDAY. February 10. 1881.
ssLEs.-l00 Virginia consoi, ut 81; 900 vir.
gina eoDsois az 81; 1000 Virginia pee.r3 ~ -
LOO A AMI q. Airline income SIS NJ 10; 5000
peeicr coupons at l4S: 1000 Virginia reelsrs AZ
j3t; 10 snsres Richmond and fonviIie stock Al
-7I, I'D shares do. at 81, 10 shares do. ut ssk. 10
blres d. a 81 10 shares do. st -, To- hares do.
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Flour dll. We quO'c: Fine, $50 $500; extra,
500, ,uuernnt' tA1Om si'lJ; common tdlhily,
fJ.756 tB; choice or patent family $4,000 70
stanton ins pectiOE, extra, 800.
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COMM ERCIAiI.
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE
RICHMOND, February 10. 1881.
Flour.

CORN.-4 bushels prime white a. Ole - bushels
yr y good whIte 81 5ic.; 80 bushels very good
mixed ~ jic.; ana Ir2 bushels good mixed at 33c.
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Excttementnt BeyrOut.


TITUI BtI EFN IT NM NV NIIIF'TII ''t''-'
NiCOSIA, February IL News la, been
received mere from Beyrout a. follows \
Turk murdered CnristiaI on sunday last.
and a number Of Christians thcleupon left
the town and went to their villages. where
thly were met by The Turks, aud ten per-
sons were Killed in the ti.ht which en>ued.
There was renewed lighting. but the result
at present j. unknown. Tncre l. great cX-
element. Business in Beyrout is suspend
ed, aud the OaZlrs are closed.
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PROFESSIONAL.

w lillian l.. ROYAlI.,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Nos. 80 ASp 81 LIBERTY STREET,
] no Tom NEW YORK CITY.
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ALBANY, y. y. February lG Paddy
RYAN. a prize-fighter. was arrested last
night on requisiion from the Governor OF
West Virginia, certified Ly Governor Cor
nell, for his PAL ticipa'on in the tight
with Joe GosS in that state last summer.
After his arrest and inst previous 10 his being
taken to the midnight train to New York
a writ Of hdje0s corpus was served on the
officers, the writ beng reiurnaDe this
morning. Ryan was held in Gus Ody at the
Globe Hotel all night by the officers. This
morning he asked permission to visit hi
saloon to arrange his business matters, and
WAC accompanied ihither by one Of the
officers. After he had entered the saloon
crowd collected and he walked out. the
crowd holding the door shut in the officers
face, preventing pursuit. RYAN jumped
into hack and drove 10 parts unknown.
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yIr. parncit's ytcgs

French explorer OF Africa, ana All his SUIT,
have been murdered by the Galias tribe.
wr. Parncirs Views
HE DECIDES TO REMAIN Is PARLIAMENT
WHAT HE THINKS OF THE CONDITION or
lFFAlRS rs IRELAAp.
LONDON. February l6.-At meeting Of
The Land League in Dublin to-day letter
from Mr.. Pirnell was read, IN which be
says: after fun consideration and con-
>ultation have decided il 10 be my duty TO
remain i'm PlrliimCnt and Ireland during
the pre,put crisis. Ii We are worthy Of the
ccISiOn here tie American people and the
IilSh nation in America will give Us
proporti onate SympitDy and practical
heip, while the slightest ilnching or re-
action IN Ireland VIII produce dlSastrou,
results in America. The expelled Irish
members have almost unanimously decided
tO remain in their places in Parliament ana
offer every resistance that the forms II the
House will permit TO the coercion and arms
bills. Here The coup dttdt OF the passage
II the tagging resolution j. most cncorr-
agipe. | can also be Of some u.s. during
RE passage NJ the lind bill in pointing ont
in what respect it NAV fall short Of "A tinal
settlement. Two causes were given to tue
| Irish party either 10 retire III body from
the House and announce to their con,titu'
cnts that nothing remained but Sullcn
acqIliCscence or an appeal 10 force IN 0ppo-
sitiOn to tn It force which j. used agalnS'
Us. or else a >teadfa>t attempt to deepen and
widen the agitation by appea!ing to the
great ma>,ts OF England aud scotland
against terrtorialism and >hOpoclacy, which
dominate Parliament. The last alterna-
tive has many element, Of hope. There L.
nothing in the coercion bill 10 compel the
Irish to modify their attitude OF open or
ganzI,i0n and passive resistance. The
Government doubtless rely much on the
intimidation produced by the first arrests,
which will probably be- widely scattered nut
not numerous. The future OF Ireland, pro-
baby for generations, depends upon The
tenant-iarmer> remaining firm IN their re-
fu,al to pay unjust rents and take Tue eHlc'-
ed farms. Ii they waNer they VIII prove
th,t INV arn only fi for SloNPTy.' -
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EMBASSY 10 MFXICO.

WASHINGTON, February lG.-Thc amend
menl TO the >uudry civil bill reported from
the senate Committee on Foreign Relations
authorizes the President TO send a special
embassy, consisting OF two ambassadors, 20
the Government Of Mexico, for the purpose
of NEGOTIATING additional treaty provisions
to promote the commercial relations Of the
two countries, and for the protection and
encouragement Of works Of internal i'm
provemcnt such - railways and caLals,
constructed by American citizens. The
embassy will nc. IN conjunction with our
present Minister at the city Of Mexico.
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LATEST FOREiGX xhWS.
England.

MrHDER OF 4 EXPLORING PARTY.
LONDOS, February A dispatch from
Alexandria states that Henry Lezcret. the
French explorer OF Africa, and all bis suit,
have been murdered 10y the Galia> tribe.
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Marine Disaster.

NANTUCKET, Mass. February l6.-The
bark Hazard, OF Salem, for Boston, struck
on the South shoal last night. The captain
and two men reached shore in a small gig,
but the second mate, with six men, who at
tempted to save themselves on raft, are
suDDOsed TO have persisted.
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NEW YORK. February la-Cottsn-Ns receipts
sci hsles: gross. A20s bah :: n,ares cosso barely
steady; sales. l07 900 bales. February, ell.6AS
en- SO Marvh. ~ 4 43s1slt IS, April, t1l.5s@
all SO; Nav. stl 7skssls,1 IL. Juoe. eli.SxA
siio- September, $li5S@t1l55: October.
lsil07@tl Too; November. eio.9a@tio96.
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Lbeut Taxing Wheat.

The San Francisco Examiner.
OF January 30th. wants the legis-
lature to exempt from taxation all
the wheat In the state. 1t says:
.In this condition of things it Is of
very great Importance that the
Legislature should immediately
take steps to relieve the farmers
from this burden. The remedy Is
simple. All that IS necessary is to
exempt the product of the years
crop from taxation" The Sacra-
mento Bee replies:
II can't be done. The consiitu-
ton declares that all property shall
be taxed In proportion 10 its value
and that the Legislature shall have
BO power 10 pass a special law for
the assessment or collection of
taxes OF extending the time for the
collection OF taxes, or eXempting
property from taxation. That
ought To settle the case. And we
are sure IL will settle il when, If
ever, IT shall come before the Su-
preme-couri. The constitution was
made to prevent Just such special
Legislation a. the Examiner pro-
poses. IL wheat must be exempt
from taxation so must be horses
and houses, dry goods and money
and all other property. The CON
sritution was made on purpose To
prevent any property from being
exempt from taxes. The farmers
insisted upon this. They even
went 80 far. for fear something
should escape, "a to provide for
double and ia many cases treble
taxation. Wheat IN store will be
taxed ON the first Monday IN March,
the money loaned on IL will be tax
ed, and the note given for the
payment of the money will be
taxed, and all upon the same day!
The Bee made this clear before
the election, but as a rule the
farmers assured us that it could
not be. And perhaps they may
have been right.
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Crumbs OF Comfort.

By examining our telegraphie
dispatches this morning, our read
ers will notice that we have the
same old story TO tell in reference
90 the action of congress with re-
gard 10 the improvement of the
Golumbia river bar. Every creek
and mud hat Of the United States,
discernible by the aid of magni-
flying glass, has its appropriation
for improvement; but nothing Is
aIlowed-absolutely nothing-for
che Columbia river bar. We have,
however, a crumb of comfort 10
offer our friends in Astoria on this
seemingly negligent or hostile at
titude Of congress and the engi-
neer department, and it is this:
This is not a defeat merely of the
Astoria Chamber OF Commerce,
but it is also a defeat of the Port
land Board of Trade and the San
'Francisco Chamber Of Commerce,
both of which have lately joined
AS in an earnest demand that the
entrance to the Columbia river be
improved.
Now. what is TO be done? We
give it as a suggestion that the
city of Astoria should, conformity
with Portland, undertake the tenn
porary improvement of the bar by
direct tax. We suggest this, al
though not particularly advocat-
iHg it.
We should be pleased to have
the opinions, by letter or otherwise,
of our taxpayers, whose pockets
are touched by the difficulties now
existing.