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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-02-03
The following were the closing quotations for Gov
by Associated Press. ]
SUB-TREASCRY BALANCES
SES 100 an rr,.-ra,,.,-

NEW YORK, Feb. Mooney was easy at 466 per
cent and closed at 4. Exchange steady at 4se@4S2
for long, and IS5 for short sight. Governments
steady for skies and ves and q per cent. lower for
COMMANDMENTS and tours. State bonds compare
lively active. Alabama class A, advanced to 721a
North Carolina skies, third class 10 Ss Tennessee
skies, old, to 49, and series TO 10, while do
declined 10 IS; Virginia skies, eXmaured coupons, to
so. Railroad bonds quiet this afternoon very
irregular market. Kansas and Texas seconds reacted
TO S2li and New York and Texas Manuscript to %.
New jersey Central incomes recovered TO ITO; San
Fran cisco, class B, advanced to $50 St. Paul L. & D.
division rss, to 9S; Michigan Southern sinking funds
ITO, st. Paul and Minneapolis seconds to 196, and
Kansas City and Northern r. E. frsts to ia, while
Colorado Coal and Iron skies declined TO 94&, Louis
VILE and Nashville cOnsOls to 1215!, and Denver and
Rio Grande frsts to ILL.,
ThestOck market opened strong and higher, and in
the early dealings advanced 4 tO2 per cent 1.-The lat
Texas Pacific nut subsequently reacted IG1 per
cent, Western Union leading the downward move
mcnt Toward noon the speculation became strong
vance OF to2a per cent. was recorded III which the
Elevated Railroad shares Texas Pacific. Alton and
Terre Haute preferred and Kansas and Texas were
most prominent During the afternoon the mar
et became irregular, and toward the close prices fell
Off the final sales showing decline OF 4 to 81 per
shore Naw Work Central The Granger shares
Canada Southern, and Lake Erie and West
being most conspicuous in the decline.
c. & l. c., 1O300; Chesapeake and Ohio $780, Canada
Southern, I2y5GG Delaware, LackawaDna and West
Hannibal and St 10, 6.00l; Iron Mountain s09O
Kansas and Texas, $500; Lake Shore, S,7G9; Man
haitian, 7iH Metropolitan Elevated. 800 Northwest,
1850; Nashville and Chattanooga. 1885, New Jersey
Central 1IiG1; New York Central, 1900 Northern
Pacific lO5c0 Ohio and Mississippi; 1909; st. Paul
5000: Texas Pacific. 23,5gD; Wabash Pacific II, i0
Union Pacific, ~ 6Qe Western Union. 800
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R,I.;wore s;eueraI UarI,et.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 2.-CottOn dull: miGdling, IFS
Flour firmer and more active; Howard street and
Western super, s. e5@S 20: do extra, sI@4 %; 90
family, IS I06 60; City Mills super, $ 25G3 80: dc
extra s. Gas; do family, 25GS6 50; do Rio brands
Sc la@63S Patapsco family, s.. Wheat. Southern
quiet: Western easier and inactive; Southern red
81 I59I Is: do amber 81 2sG1I p: No. Western
winter red. spot and February. 81 15' SGl 154: March
81 1769l I7sE; April, 81 is491 1Ss; May, 81 1910
1875. Corn, Southern steady; Western frmer, but
dull Southern white and yellow IS; Western mixed
spot and Fec, 554(531ic: March Sic asked; no bid
steamer 50s soc Oats quiet; Western white, 42G
43c= do mixed, Io9ilc Rye dull: 81 o!@l %. Hay
steady; prime TO choice Pennsylvania and Mary
land, S2lG23 per Provisions firm. with mot
crate demand: mess pork, old SS %; SIS co. Dulk
meatS-iOpSe shoulders offering; clear rib sides
none offering; do packed. 5la@sc; bacon-shoulders
6lzc; clear rib sides, SIC: hams In1a@I1i4c Lard
loc Butter quiet; prime TO choice Western; packed
lS623c; roll, f22c. Eggs lower: 32GS5c. Petroleum
nominal; refined, SC asked Coffee dull: Rio cargoes
ordinary TO fair, 1lGI3c. Sugar quiet: A soft 91sc.
Whisky lower: 81 II. FregiTfs. to Liverpool per
steamer dull: cotton, 3l6a4d; -four, IS Sd per lou
sacks: grain, 90. Receipts-hour, J,I05 barrels;
wheat 1900 bushels corn 49, go bushels; oats. iol
bushels. ShipmentS-Iiune. SaleS-wheat, ISL 500
bushels; corn, J6.440 bushels
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NeuYark GeneraI Market.

NEW YORK Feb 2-COtton dull and nominal;
sales to-day, 81 bales; Uplands, II il-l5c; Orleans,
II IS6c consolidated receipts, 1905 bales. Elk
ports GreaBritain, 10 SCI bales: France, s,25 bales
Continent, 1856 bales. Flour, Southern dul Gem.
mon 10 fair extra, 81 5995 Is; good TO choice do
as 80. Wheat heavy ls@s4 lower; very light export
demand; nngraded red 81 IG1 ISL. Corn hess active;
shade easier: ungraded ST. 9555c. Oats opened 1st1c
better and closed weak: No. s. 43c Hops steady and
moderate trade; yesrlings, choice iic Coffee quiet
Rio caTgoes, II6I44C: job lots. u@i51S- Sugar dull
and nominal; fair good refining, 53s67izc: primo,
as refined quiet; standard 4, SsG9c. MOGSseS dull:
Porto Rico, t50glSC- English Islands, 3JniGc; New
Orleans. S5052c Resin quiet and steady; 1T16tG
s2JS. Turpentine dull: i7c. Wool dull and heavy;
l4G3Sc; Texas. 14G5se Pork dull, heavy, and lower
old S1iI4 Sec middles dull and lower long clear S.
short clear, IS 80: long and short clear, SIS. Lard
heavy and about 7Sc lower; fair trade; 50 95el0 o.
ErniS; sd;iil
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A PRETTY OFFICE.
How the New Secretary Of the Navy is LO.
Gated.

How tut new SecEeESFy Ol inc Navy Il ILOs
Gated.
The new Secretary Of the Navy has the most in
vilfng Office in Washington. "a life on the ocean
wave" may have many charms for some, but TO US
it seems much more delightful 10 spend ones time
in marble halls and cosy rooms, with beautiful
mirrors rich carpets, and glowing CRATES. Persons
paving their respects to him Will be repaid by ex-
tending their walk through the Department, which
is now nearly completed. One of the most beauti-
ful rooms in it is the library, which is said TO ex
coed anything of the kind III this country
The TeceptiOR-Toom is thirty by forty feet
and is inlaid with the finest English til
ing. The oentrepieee is very imposing, and
represents blazing star. The walls are orna-
mented with panels of nalachite, with narrow
border ofSienna marble and q wider border of
Tcd griOtte from France. The whole panel is en-
Cased in a massive iron frame, richly bTonzed.
These panels are separated by pilasters ofthe Cor
inthian order ofarchitecture. The second story is
open TO the roof. aud is guarded with handsome
bronze balustEade, oTnamented with NEUROLOGICAL
figures and inlaid with sixteen circular pieces of
ONYX from Mexico. The panels in the second story
are the same rs the first, except the centre
piece, which is marble from Lake CilamplGin, and
is the only native marble used in the room. In
each ofthe four corners of the reception-room are
handsome bronze figures supporting the gas
represent respectively war and peace" indus
Try" goddess Of liberty" and the "arts
and sciences" The chandeliers in the
second story rest upon the PROV of an Egyptian
barge. supposed TO be Clcopatra's barge. On one
side stands a female figure, clad in the Egyptian
costume. and on the other some Nile ferns and
burlSheS.
There are twenty four lights in The reception
room and eight in each alcove. These alcoves
have capacity for 1900 volumes.
Over the entrance 20 the receptiOn-room is a
large block of green marble, which was taken
from the temple at POmpeii and was presented by
q gentleman residing in New York. The word
Liberty" is cut in this stone and the letters are
richly gilded.
The reading table is very handsome. II is made
OF carved walnut and crimson cloth.
Captain ". Ross Browne, the gentlemany libra
nan, takes great pleasure in pointing out the
beauties of the room.
The view from The windows is very fine, and
takes in the Presidents House and grounds, the
Capitol, and nearly the whole city.
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COUNTY.
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Wall street Transactions Yesterday
snestic and Foreign Markets.


The stock market of yesterday a continuation
of the milking process of the day before, only the
order was reversed. Everything was strong i'll the
morning, and while not weak, lower in the even
ing with few exceptions. Evidently the market is
being manipulated for the purpose of getting large
interest TO squeeze. Money is comparatively easy.
and Will continue easy for months TO come. Moth
ing but big crop scare gigantic railroad war; or
failure ofthe consolidation schemes of the giants of
The railway telegraph world can affect prices
more than few points. II IS too early 10 know any
thing about the first; there is no likelihood of the
second at this time, and consolidation is the
order of the day, and we conclude, there
fore, that stocks purchase at
every decline. The further advance is sure 70
come, for the business boom is permeating
every branch OF trade and unless the conjunction of
the planets in the early springtime knocks every
thing into sthereens, the year 1881 will witness
general prosperity this country has
before. But it may take good margins and much
backbone 10 weather the ups and downs of Wall
street.
The following observations on The transactions in
the financial market yesterday, together with highest
lowest and closing stock quotations. furnished by
the clearinghouse of II. d. Cooke, jr & Co., 1l29
street, Was hiDgtOn. ID. c.:
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1880

PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE
TO THE NORTH; VEST, AND SOUTHWEST.
sPLES DID s scESERY aGNfFIcENT EQUIP
TRAINS Leave WAsHINGToN from Depot, cor
ner of Sixth and streets, as follows:
For Pittsburg and the West, sec a. M daily with
daily, with Sleeping Cars from Harrisburg TO Gin
cinnati, St Louis, and Chicago; $50 p. IN. daily,
Baltimore AND PoToSiAC RAILROAD.
For Canandsigua Rochester, Buffalo Niagara Fails,
with ParlOr Car to Watkins and the North, at 500
a. daily, except sunday at $3.50 p. daily ex-
cept Saturday, with Palace Cars TO Canandaisuaand
For Wiiiamsport. Lock Haven, and Elrnira, at 1880
For New York and the East. 500 1920 a. m $50 and
1000 p. m. On Sunday. 30 p m. and Top m.
Limited Express Of Pullman Parlor Cars, $50 a. m.
For Brooklyn. New York, all through trains connect
at Jersey City with boats of BROOKLYN Annex
double ferrage across New York City.
For Philadelphia SEQ 1870 m, 25o 80. and 1000
p N. On sunday, I'D p. m. $40 and 1900 p m
Limited express, $50 a. NJ daily. except Sunday.
For Baltimore GO 500 $780, 1873 IN. and SO so,
1880 a m go $40 $40 and 1890 p. M
For Popes Creek Line, 6;iG H. ana 40 p m daily,
For Annapolis, $40 a. III and 40 p M. daily. except
ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG RAIL
WAY AND ALEXANDRIA AND WASHING
TON RAILROAD. ~, ...,,,., -,
so, 500 p. m, 60 P. m, 500 and ll;SO p M On
For Richmond and the South, 200 and Hoo a. M
daily, and 500 p. m. daily, except Sunday.
Trains leave Alexandria for Washington Goo sos, and
and 1000 Il m Loo, 300 500. 1C0, and STOP. H. and
LOO midnight Sunday at sos and 1000 a. M, 100
and $40 p. IN.
Tickets information, sleeping and parlOr car accom-
mOdatons can be procured at the oftces-nOrtheaSt
of Thirteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue
and at the station, where orders can be Iet for the
checking of baggage to destination from hotels and
L. P FARMER, General Passenger Agent.
FRANK THOMSON, General Manager.
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NATIONAL REPUBLICAN.
MINCE PIE
Fy GILL AND N'xrRTRIE, ASSISTED BY HrxLE

m GILL AND N'NURTRIE, ASSISTED BY HUXLEY
4 geologian did sup
I-pOn Il new mfnce pie:
He swore that all this nightmare talk
Was but within his eye.
That night he tJmbled into bed,
Amid his household gods,
When 10! across the counterpart
Crept fourteen decapods!
sCrustacean cursesr' cried the sage,
Have ] been taking tods?'
But Is he spoke his pillow swarmcd
With tetradccapOdsl
Poor man the Precipitation pouTs
The kind 81. never FANS,
For now the head-board's hidcoUs with
Nine entomostracansi
He leaps. that geologian,
He strikes the cold, bare floor:
His dream Is gone, his mind restored,
He bites mince pie 10 more.
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MARRIED..

RIOGMER REALE. - On Wednesday evening
February Q 1881. at Epiphany Church, Washington,
d. C. by Right Rev. Bishop Pinckrey. Mr.. GEORGE c.
BLooMER. Of West Virginia, and Miss VIOLET Il.
BEALE of Washington, ID. c.
LAMBIE-BLAU.--At the residence of the brides
narentS Oi Fourteenth street northwest. February
ISL AT NJ NJ by the Rev. DR.. Elliott. of The Assem-
sion Church. Mr.. L. J.. LAMBIE and Miss ANToi-
NFTTE II. BEAU, all OF Washington, d. e.
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REAL ESTATE.
The official Transfers OF Yesterday as


AF.J. T. 0lmstead presents the following trans
@ecns in real estate in the District yesterday as
reported TO him by the Recorder Of Deeds:
CITY PROPERTY.
On street north between Ninth and Tenth streets
Sglol lU ZIG feet inches by 81 feet square 3jI
S5g)l q q a. ~ 'i''ii4e' Iiie'' AAO->'e'
e IN street nor1h, corner of New Jersey avenue;
nc@ II and i t2s42 feet by depth; street
tro =. oel%eeI New jersey avenue and Third street
q ~ Snpi0s l6 and u "a feet inches by I3 feet
-iSAkln, nominal
81; ~ ii street north between Nineteenth and Tween
i reefs west; lot 80 feet IL inches by 100 feet 10
square 100 Susan SIvilIe, trustee, TO Thomas
faa,tn street north, between Eighteenth and Nine
Ion west: Snb0i ~ rs by 100 feet, and sub
Jar5o p py 100 feet, square 1885, Henry Birch TO
t1aieS 4. Dart, nominal
No., oIfees street between North Capitol and First
49," "'s'; snbIot Gi tl6 10y IS isstl, square 6s3;
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HALF ShnreIed or

An old gentleman went loundeTing along over
the sidewalks this morning, and, as he slipped
thing about the walks not being half shoveled
Of Presently be came 10 a clear piece of side
walk, and he strobe 20 il with refreshing conf
dencc in moment there was catacysnl-a
sound like the dropping of bag of potatoes-and
an elderly gentleman with his feet in the air.
As he picked himself up he was heard 10 remark
" declar, its wuSs where its cleaned Off" Some
people are bound TO find fanlt, no matter what the
eOndiii0nS-BOSiOa TruRS.riDi
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-02-03
Foreign Money Market.

LONDON. Feb. 2.-Atlantic and Great Western frs
mortgage bonds, G35; Atlantic and GreatWestern sec
ond mortgage bonds, az; New York Central, 1855
Pennsylvania Central. 6Sz; Reading 33i Bar silver
SIZE. India council bills were allotted Today at an Sd
vance ofI-Isd per rupee The amount of bullion gone
into the Bankof England balance to-day is fl6309
PARIS, Feb. 2.-RenteS 5if S7Is centimeS. Exchange
OF London 25f 81 confines.
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ey ct al, trustees, to James F. Dart

Charles B. Bailey AL trustees, to James F. Dart,
$3.50.
On G street north. between Tenth and Eleventh
streets east part of lot 3e IS feet 01s inches by
depth; Tenth street east, between and streets
north part of lot south "a feet inches by 100 feet
10s inches): on Tenth street east between G and III
streets north part of LOT north 46 feet by depth) all
in square $50; John Wagner 10 Henrietta Myers,
l,500.
COUNTY.
On Fillmore street (yest siiel Jefferson street,
Uniontewnl; part OF lots III and I'D; Charles b.
Church trustee, TO James Z. Arnold, 500.
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1 I,HN PrlZeS. eliH ffD
% tickets. SI00.
Remit money bank draft in letter. or send by ex-
press. DON'T SEND BY REGISTERED LETTER
or POST-OEFICE ORDER Orders of 3 and upward
by express can be sent at expense. Address all
derS To X. VI. BOARDAAN, COurier-J Ournal building,
Louisville, KY, or I. j. COMMERFORD, al2 Broad
way New York; or J. W. CLARK, 500 G street north
west, and lf22 Pennsylvania avenue, or TO T. y,
MANNADIER. G05 EOnrteenth street W. TITS
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DIED,

STOSE-weInesliay. February =. Al I'D T. ~: at
his residence 100 seventh street. Of dpbtheFa, Dr.
JAMES II. STONE. aged - years.
Notice of funeral hereafter
Baltimore papers please coIy,J
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R.I,iu,ere Stock BOARD.

/ BALTIMORE, Feb Virginia skies deferred, II;
consolidated 79Is: do second series. 10 past due
coupons $50; tenforties, SIS; Virginia tenfor-
ties. COUPONS. 93Ls bid to-day.
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8oots and Shoes.
Rowland Dental Association.

NO. oil FOUR-AND-A-HALF STREET,
Three doors north OF Pennsylvania avenue, Ex-
TRACT TEETH UNDER NITROUS OXIDE, with
out PAIN for 81 each TOOTH without gas 30 cents each
tooth. ARTIFICIAL TEETH, 81 per set. Gold and
Amalgam FILINGS inserted. All work warranted
frs class.
DE- f p. ROWLAND has administered Nitrous Ok
side &c oycc y. go persons. !e5ly
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Sotteries.
10th

of the
Commonwealth Distribution Co,
AT MACAULEY'S THEATRE,
In the City of Louisville on
MONDAY, FEBRUARY rs, 1851
The3e drawings occur monthly Sundays excepted)
under PROVISIONS of an act of the General Assembly
of Kentucky Incorporating the Newport Printing and
Newspaper Company, approved April 9, 1873.
Is This Is special act and has been repealed
The United States Circuit Court ON March 81 rem
dered the following decision:
First-That the Commonwealth Distribution CONF
pany is legal
SecOnd-IfS drawings are fair.
This company has on hands large reserve fl:nd
Read carefully the list of prizes for the
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0rapelers' &6uiSe.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
THE MODEL FAST LINE AND THE ONLY LINE
BETWEEN THE EAST AND THE
WEST VIA WASHINGTON.


DOUBLE TRACK! .JANNEY COUPLER! STEEL RAILS!
Schedule to taLe eject Wednesday, December /, 1850
AN LEAVE WASHINGTON:
f15O-CHICAGo. CINCINNATI. AND ST. LOUIS
500 BaltimoTe, Eilieatt City; and Way Stations.
S:50-Baltimore, Annapolis, and Way. piedmont
Strassibgrg Winchester Hagerstowh' and Way,
S:45-sTAUNT0N AND VALLEY EXPRESS, icon,
meets for HagerstOwn and at Point of Rocks for
aOO-NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA. AND BOs-
ts:OO-On Sunday only for Baltimore, Annapolis, and
-BSAsiiTINoRF EXPRESS. (stops at Hyattsville.
College, Beltsyille, Laurel. Annapolis Junction,
3eT In% i. cHIcAGo AND
ST. LOUIS EXPRESS.
tl:25-on sunday only for Baltimore and Way.
fSS5-NEw YORK, PHILADELPHIA. AND BOs-
Sso-Bsitimore and Way Stations, winchester, Fred.
srck HagePTtOTr1 and WSy via Reia T3
REL EXPRESS, (Frederick, Via Relay stops at
Annapolis JunctiOn.)
chester, and Way stations. ION Sunday 10 Point
of Rocks and Way stations only.l
f5:i5-P PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE EX-
PRESS, lMartinsburg aud Way, via Relay.
Stops at ayattsville land and Lagrel)
tG:+5-B Baltimore and Way Stations.
7:30-BALTII0RE AND LAUREL EXPRESS.
ts:J0-PITTSBTRG, CINCINNATI. AND 81. LOUIS
s4-BALTIMORE, EVANSVILLE, AND LAU-
REL EXPRESS.
iIO:OO-NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, AND BOS-
TON EXPRESS. Sleeping car TO New York,
and special sleeping car at Philadelphia
iDaiy. sundays only. Other trains daily, except
Sunday.
All trains stop at Relay station.
For further Information apply ST the Baltimore and
Ohio ticket offices, Washington Station, and 6l9 and
1851 Pennsylvania Avenue corner fourteehtn street
where orders will be taken for baggage TO be checked
and received at any point in the city.
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Health is Wealth.

DR. E G. WESsT's NERVE AND BRAIN EIsAfN ESr,
q specific for HvS;eria, DzZinCss, CCnVulsiots. Ner-
yoIS Headacbc Mental Depression. Loss of Memory,
Spermatorrloea, In;pOteucy, Involuntary LnlsSi0nS5
Premature Old Age, caused by ONer-cSertlOn, self
abuse or over-iadlyencc, wn;cE leads 10 misery de-
cay and death. One boz VIII CJ;se relcn cases Each
box contains months treatment. one dollar a
box or six boxes Eor five dOiiss sent by mail pre-
pad on receipt Of price. We guarantee six boxes TO
cure any case. With each order received by us for
six boxes. accompanied with five dollars, WI. send
the purchaser our written guarantee 70 return the
money If the treatment does eject cl-e. tSuaF
antees issued by STOTr & CROMWELL, 4S0 Penn
sylyaaiA avenue, Washington, D. C., wholesale amt
retail agents Orders by mail vii! receive prompt at
tcntioa. OcISJyTrhS
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United States MarshaIs Sale.

DY virtue of writ OF fieri acaS issued out of the
I'D clerk office of the Supreme Court of the District
ofColumba, and to me directed, L will sell at public
SALE for cash. at the Courthouse door of said Dis
trict, on TUESDAY, the Sth day of February, 1881,
at IL clock m all the right claim, and interest
said District to witt
Lot o, in William B. and T. II. G. Todds subdivision
of part of lot square No I09 together with all and
singular the improvements thereon levied upon as the
property of William B. Todd to satisfy execution No.
10 IA at law, in favor of Michael William.
FREDK DOUGLASS,
ia20dts United States Marshal D. c.
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DOUBLE TRACK JANNEY COUPLER! STEEL RAILS!
Schedule to taxi eject "Wednesday December / 1850
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-07
4 SEVERE BLOW no THE FRUIT TRADE.

The rsvages of parasite insect on orange and
lemon trees are attracting much attention in Italy
and tho West Indies. aud have begun to create
alarm in Florida, Louisiana and California j. Ii.
Bostwick, inspector Of customs, who has charge of
the fruit department of the Eew-York Custom
House, 10 taking great interest in the matter aud
has some specimens from cargoeS of oranges the
rinds of witch are covered with incrustations OF
these parasites Tho matter is serious one, for
vast nuinb Of trees ruintd by these insects.
Mr. 3ostwick says that the italian Government has
offered a prize Of 100000 francs for encctual
remedy tor the pest. and that wealthy Italian
has added 100, 900 francs to the offer on hiS own
account He says that thirty years ago he stopped
the ravages of "a similar pest by washing tho trunks
and large limbs OF fruit trees with soap and sharp
sand If the tlOnble continues to increase as 1t
is doing now the imDOrtations OF fruit from italy
and the West Indies will be much reduced aud
there will I've heavy Losses in the orange groves of
Florida, Louisiana and California. Tho value of
the fruit imports at this port in 1850 was
S4 ,I9S, 737, the duty on which was S746,O2I.