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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-10-22

A BSOLUTE REAL ESTATE AUCTION
ATIONtSALE FIFTY EIGHT NICE LOTS
To be sold at auction. Workingmen attention.
Secure home for your family. Saturday af-
ternoon, Oct. 20, 1881, at 2 o'clock, sharp, on
the ground. In Watson's Addition to st.
Paul, well located on Randolph, Juno, Oil
vette, Victoria and Milton streets, lying just
west of Fourth street, close to the Chicago,
St. Paul & Omaha r. R. Company's new
shops, which will employ from 500 to 1000
men, making these lots very desirable for
residences for men employed in these shops.
Are also near the proposed extension of the
City Railroad and the Fort Smelling motor
lines. Size of lots, 40x150 and 40x120 feet
each. The proprietors of this addition are
now constructing 90 houses upon these lots
at an average cost of about $500 each, for the
express accommodation of Workingmen. Be
sure and attend this sale and don't lose the
opportunity in securing place for the future
home for your family, which you can buy at
low rate at your own prices, as these lots
will be sold to the highest bidders, and with
out rererye. Terms of sale very easy. Only
one-third cash and the balance in J., 9 and 3
years, at per cent. interest. A liberal dis
count will be made on all lots bought for cash.
Free omnibuses will leave the Merchants
hotel and No. 81 E. Third street, at o'clock
on the day of sale. N. B. Should it storm
on Saturday the sale will be postponed until
Monday, the 31st, at the same hour and place.
Call for map. J. J. WATSON,
J. O. ADAMS,
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Houses.
FOB SALE.

NOR SALE-One derrick and crane, with
4 ropes, pulleys, etc., complete. Apply to
j. W. Cody, corner Broadway and Third SITS.
294-95
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PuR EENT-Rooms

nor RENT-Furnished room for two young
i men. Apply SOS Wacouta street. 1856
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w ANTED-Thre apprentices for dress
w making at 70 West Third street, second
floor 291 y
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-10-22

MERCHANT TAILORING GOODS at
VM Auction-I will sell at auction, at my
salestand. corner Third and Cedar streets, at
10 o'clock this morning, large lot of mer-
chant tailoring goods, &C., &c.
P, r. KAVANAGH,
1875 AuctiOneer.
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FIVE CENTS ALINE
WAN


WANTED.
kOO RAILROAD Laborers Immediately.
street 81 per day. Moore 1877 E. T asss
NOOK WANTED at No. Park Place, cor
~ ner Summit avenue and st. Peter street.
ENQUIRE early. 275*
WANTED-To buy house and lot for
w casl price not to exceed twenty two hun
dred ($2,g ,0) dollars. Address, B. X, giving
price and description OF property. 29l-96
WANTED Good custom shirt makers on
w w. q w. machines, "a West Third
street, Bridge Square. 294-95
4 YOUNG GIRL would like to do general
N homework in nice small family where
there is good housekeeper. Address GA. B.
c." Globe office. 275*
S0 MEN wanted; highest wages and work
~ all winter. Apply at work on Sibley
street on Tuesday morning. d. Mullen. 26S*
VOUNG Men and ladies learn shorthand
l. and telegraphy. Davidson block, st.
Paul. Archbald's Business college, Minneap-
lis. Send to T. X. Jones for circular. 274-303
INIVE girls and two boys wanted at F. En-
II gels bookbindery, 10 Wabashaw street,
over Globe Office. 251*
sITUArIoas ofFRn1n-s s.aases
WTANTED-A young girl to assist in gen.
| w eral homework, Apply at 297 Iglehart
street 295*
"ANTED-Thre apprentices for dress
| w making at 70 West Third street, second
floor. 291 II
| Y A oir AZ ell
w avenue. $50
MANTED-A good second girl IN pri-
! w vate boarding house. Good wages paid.
Apply No. II East Seventh street, up stairs.
2Si*
NTANTED-A good girl for general house
| w work in a small family, work light APP
ply 40 East Third street. 2S4*
NTANTED-A housekeeper, one who thor
| w oughly understands the business. APP
ply at No. Sc East Sixth street. 2S4*
| x IRL WANTED-For general housework.
| " Apply to 40 saltwater street. 279'
WTANTED-Gml for general homework
w Apply No. 37S Dayton avenue.
~ work No washing and ironing. At No.
275, Old number, corner of Jackson street and
Aurora avenue. 271*
NANTED-A girl for general homework.
| w Must be thoroughly competent. Ger
man preferred Apply at old No. 2s1 Jackson,
corner of Twelfth. 267*
Males.
N7ANTED-A boy 16 or IS years old to
w work in store, apply to Stees Bros,
corner of Third and Minnesota streets. 294*
WTANTED-A young man to examine and
w do mp packages Must have some ex-
perience in dry goods. D. W. NGERsoLL & Co.
! 1896
| NANTED-A farm hand. Apply TO W.
| w M. Stees, corner Third and Minnesota
street. 94-95
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A NUMBER OF fue quarter seconds chro-
n nographs, horse-timers, fy-backs and
spit-sec,ln ds for one-half their original cost.
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OFFICES FOR RENT-In Davidson's block,
Phalen water, electric-bell passenger elevator,
well LIGHTED rooms and halls and all modern
conveniences. Apply at agents. Office, in
the building.
aS* WILLIAMS & DAVIDSON, Agents.
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FURNISHED rooms for gentlemen, liz ST.
Paul street. on the hill. 225'
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-07-31

Telegraph Cigar Store. ormsby Butng 7csrson stree
Carson.
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-01
The Noblest Romans.


One of the strongest passages in the play of
the Gladiator" is the recital by Phasarius
OF the crucifxion of host OF his followers
who had been captured by the Romans in bat
tie. The horrible narrative is historically
true, as are all the principal events of DR..
Birds tragedy. After the defeat of the Gauls.
who had separated from Spartacus, 5000 of
them were actually cruci6ed on the Appian
Way and a more ghastly spectacle was never
seen even in that savage time. The "Gladia-
tor presents the Romans of Pompey and Cras-
suss day in a revolving light, but it presents
them truly. We have greatly idealized them;
associated them with many exalted qualities.
They were. however, barbarians in spirit and
habit; almost their sole redeeming traits be-
ing, at their best period, energy and courage.
Such culture and refinement as they had they
borrowed from the Athenians, but their vices
were entirely their own. They instituted and
fostered slavery; they were rapacious, brutal
and cruel in the extreme; they were also per-
fdious false, and selfish to excess. A few
men like Lucullus and Julius Caesar were
comparatively humane, but humanity in any
enuine sense was disregarded; indeed. it was
unknown to the nation. Our literature con-
tains a vast deal about noble Romans, but
they were not really noble in any way. They
were mighty brutes, diligent cutthroats, desti-
tute alike of justice or compassion, They
richly deserved extinction. Their decline be-
gan with the empire, which should have ended
il. To employ their phrase, they offended the
gods. They did offend them, in philosophic
sense, grievously and grossly, and most igno-
bly won their ruin.
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-01
Books Received,

Ysung Ireland: A Fragment of Irish History.
ls4o-1s5o. By Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, Cloth,
77S PIP. New York: D. Appleton & Co. Port.
land: Loring, Short q Harmon.
Ballads and Other Verses. By james T
Fields, Cloth, unpaged, s1.25. Boston: Hough-
ton, Miffiin s Co. Portland: Loring, Short &
Harmon.
Geethe,s Msther, Correspondence with Goethe,
Lsvater, Wieland and Others. Translated from
the German by Alfred s. Gibbs. Cloth, 266 pp.,
81. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co. Portland:
Lorine. Short & Harmon.
Glimpscs Through the Cannon.Smoke
Series Of Sketches. By Archibald Forbes.
Cloth, 23o pp, 81. Boston: James r. Osgood
&Co. Portland: Dresser, Mcclellan Co.
Records Of william M. HINT: By Henry
O. Angel. Cloth, Illustrated. 126 pp., s1.5o.
Boston James R. Osgood s. Co. Portland: Dres-
ser, Mcclellan & Co.
The Lords Prayer. Seven Homilies by Wash
ington GLADDEN.. Cloth, 192 pp., 81. Boston:
Houghton, MifHin & Co. Portland: Loring,
Short & Harmon.
On the Threshold. By Theodore T. Munger.
Cloth, 22S pp., 81. Boston: Houghton, Mifain
& Co. Portland: Loring, Short Harmon.
Studies In seng. By Algernon Charles Swim
burns. Cloth, 213 PIP. New York: R. Worth
ington. Portland: Loring, Short Harmon.
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-01

NEW YORK. Dec. 81 -Evening-Flour-Receip
and more doing for export with q moderate jobbing
trade inquiry; sales $1,000 bbls; No 2 at Q SOC
extra western and State 2Ota4 rs; GOOD to cboice
Western and State 8O96 75;White Whit Western
extra at O0G6 90; fancy do at 8 1907 90: ex-
IRA Ohio at 3596 70; extra St. Louis at 3iD
8 rs: patent Minnesota extra at 6 5O97 25; choice
to double extra at Z 30@s 25, including 5000 bbls
2 9O@3 so; 1900 bbls Superfne at 25G3 IS; s.
400 bbls low extra at 2094 So; 6100 bbls Winter
Wheat extra at 359s 25; 1900 bbls Minnesota
firm and unchanged; sales Zoo bbis. Rye Flour
is dull at 25g6 IS for supernne. Ruckwhent
% 1s7s SeS SS
Corn Meal is steady; Yellow Western 6O@3 is;
Brandywine 35. Wheat-receipts 81, 300 bush;
strong with moderate export and good speculative
tradesales 100000 bush. including 234, 600 bush
on spot; rejected G Spring at 90; ungradsd Red at
Red at ! 171a@1 1871; No l do at 251a@l 26;
Mixed Winter At IS; qngradsd White 1901 2e,
900 bush 1901 Is; No : Red for January, s2s.-
j.. lsM @l 21ss; Rye is quiet and quoted at s5@
bush: sales 62s, 900 bush. including i2s 600 bush
Sa Ssse ao ss e Sd @
@57Nc; new low Mixed at 53@531ac; steamer
Yellow 541sc; Jersey do 54!ac,. including 10000
571ac; February 57s4 @5s1sc; do March at $500
587sc; May 56c. Oats IA gle better; receipts IA
45O bush sales 255. 900 bush; No 8 at 431ac: do
White at 4334 044c; No at 44l0441ac: do White
4A6g41G; NO at 44g441ac; DO White 471a@48c;
mixed western 0n 45944c; White do at 44@48c in
cludng 4o,Ooo push NO january at 43B@44c;
S0O90 40 R for February 45h946Ac. sugar is
very nrm put qnlet; @ ialr to good refining at 7ss
"a prime at US renned @ active and firm; crushed
9sSac; Rowaereo az 1sgIgc; granulated at $500
Orleans 35955c. Petroleum nominal; united at
1oZs cruoe II IN Dds as oAg114 ;Ienned 9A. Tai
low ID steady. Pork steady and more active; 700
old mess for export IL 5o@13 20. Beef unchanged.
Lard ABOUT hlgner and fairly active; 1880 tics of
prime steam on spot and to arrive at OO09 O21a;
trIrer az ~ ,hs,so x s onL % W 4oUu ior
"a 81. ysned fo+ cnrtne2 anot.S MaIcR S at i1s
nominal. Cheese firm but sniet HIeseu 80. """er
Frsights to Liverpool steady-Wheat steam at g
66M. ~ "''
CHICAGO. Dec. 3l.-Flour nominal Wheat :,
active firm and higher: No Red Winter at &c: 70
No 2 Chicago Spring 98c bid cash; 9814c January;
$3.50 for February: l 90 for March; No 3 Chicago
SSpling S SVg1oc' rsJGcteu o[9ozzsc. Corn active,
a1S % F H ~ . ~ Sasn .@S2 1sc !or cenuary;
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-01
TH E DOMINION.
Supposed Loss of a Schooner with Crew
and Passengers.

Supposed Loss of Schooner with Crew
and Passengers
HALIFAX, Dee. 3l.-Schooper W. II. Brook
field sailed from Port Medway for Boston Dec.
4th and has not since been heard from. She
had n crew of five persons, three brothers
named Robert HAITI, master; Geo. HIATT, mate,
married; David Hott, cook; I. Smith and B..
Marrayatt, seamen. Messrs. Alfred Mitchell
and James Manthorn of Mill village, and
Verge and Daniel Crowley OF Port Midway,
all married men, were passengers. The sup
position of the loss of this vessel is strengthen
ed by the report of vessel which arrived at a
Nova Scotia port having passed a craft bottom
up about the size of the Brookfield.
Reelected to Parliament.
MONTREAL, Dec. 31.-Robillard was re-
elected yesterday for County Berthier in the
Quebec Parliament. He had been unseated
by the courts for undue influence by the
priests at the last general election.
Ice Roads Across the st. Lawrence.
The extreme cold has made good ice roads
across the st. Lawrence, near this city.
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-01
WASHINGTON.
Financial Matters.


WARRINGTON Dec. 31.-There were distrib-
uted from the United States mints S3lO.993 III
standard silver dollars for the week ending
Dec. 31st against S207 1888 during the cores
ponding week of 1879. The Treasury Depart
ment to-day remitted on account of the re.
deuption Of 6s of 1880, due to-day, checks
amounting to $12,30. There now remain
$6, ,201 600 Of this loan unredeemed, OF which
amount the Treasury holds 81 ,083, ,060 as secur-
ity for national bank circulation.
The receipts of customs for December will
amount to nearly S13,OO00O0 and receipts of
internal revenue to nearly $12,9OOO0O.
Another Pow-Wow with the Sioux.
The Cheyenne River and Lower Brule Sioux
kept their appointment for another conference
at the Interior Department this morning, and
informed Mr. Schurz lthey had made up their
minds to accept the terms offered them by the
Chicago & North Western and Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul Railroads for rights of way
through their reservation, but they wanted to
talk the matter over among themselves several
days longer before signing any agreement. The
ter to conclusion this afternoon. and the con-
ference accordingly adjourned for few hourss,
at the end Of which the agreement was signed.
Census Figures.
The Superintendent of the Census published
an approximate statement of the population Of
the States and Territories which. it is believed,
is very near the final figures. The latter is ex-
pected to be announced next week. The pop
nlation Of Maine is given as 640,9 and that
OF Massachusetts, 1,783,O ,OS6. The grand total of
the country is 30, 1852, ,559. In the approximate
given as $3.50; Fall River, 49,0O6; Boston,
362 ,535; Providence, l04,850; New York,
1.206 $50; Philadelphia, 846,9S4; Chicago, $685.
304; st. Louis, 350,522; Washington. 147 1907;
San Francisco, 233, ,956; Hartford, 1858.
Is Secretary Ramsay's Appointment
Legal?
The power Of the President to renew Secre-
tary Ramsey's appoint ne ent as Acting Secretary
of the Navy is brought to test by the refusal
of the warrant division to recognize the right
of Mr.. Ramsey to sign requisitions. The At
torney Generals opinion on the subject is ex-
pected Monday, and if favorable to Ramsey's
right to the position it will be regarded suffic-
lent authority to justify the warrant division
in honoring his requisitions.
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-01
BY TELEGRAPH.
MARINE NEWS.
An Unknown Vessel Wrecked off York
Ledge.

An Unknown Vessel Wrecked off York
Ledge.
PoRrsMourH, Dec. 31.-Pieces of wreck
stuff apparently belonging to a brig have
been picked up off York ledge since Wednes-
day which in view of the report of the masts
Of a vessel seen Tuesday projecting out Of the
water about a mile and half opposite that
point leaves no doubt that wreck occurred
there during the late gale.
Vessels Caught in the Ice at Sandy Hook.
RED BANK, N. j., Dec. 1.-The ocean at
Horne Shoe harhor, Sandy Hook, is frozen fast
q mile from the shore. Several vessels are
caught in the ice.
Twenty-One Hours Without Food or
Water.
DELAWARE BREAKwATER, Dec. 31.-The
schooner Charles Dennis Of Providence, with
coal, sprung aleak and sunk on fourteen
fathom bank Dec. Goth. The crew took to a
small boat and was picked up this afternoon.
They suffered greatly, having no water or
provisions. They were 21 hours in the boat.
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-01
To Keep the Horse Cars Warm.

A new heating apparatus, the invention Of E.
s. Justh & Son of Washington, was tested
Thursday afternoon on car IS OF the Fourth
avenue line. The temperature inside the car
luctuated between 48 deg. and so deg. during
the entire trip Of two hours. The apparatus
consists OF a sheet-iron box, 16 inches wide, 80
inches long, and inches deep, lined with as
bestos and felt, into which a sheet-iron drawer
containing q bushels Of hot fine sand is run.
This is attached underneath in the middle Of
the car, and the heat from the sand ascends
through an iron grating in the floor.
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-01

Boneless and prepared fish from 3AaG4o p b for
Hake and Cusk to 51a4 49 for best codfsh. Smoked
halbut at 1O1a9l1o p III. Smoked Salmon loo;
Scaled Herring 18d24c p box. Bloatorr al coo y
hundred.
Iackerel--We quote at Si4 ~ aS15 y Dbl for is.
S5M MGS614 for 20, 81 for IS.
Piekled Herring at S3aS3l4 Dbl for round Shore,
S5Gs6 for Labrador and Nova Scotia split. Fast
port round S2ia9$3; Newfoundland do s214 @2H.
Trout $l4 y Dbl; Salmon $50 fY Dbl; Swordfsh' at
S697; Goldfish at S. Haddock at S31s, Halibut
Heads s31s, Halibut Fins 50 bbl,i Fins and Napes
at Az, Tongues S6, Tongues and Sounds at $40;
Alewives S41s.
Market Fish-s31s and SAP cwt for Goldfish:
S3la Io,' Haddock, 81 for Cask, Hake, and Pol
lock; Fresh Tongues 7c " fb.
Fresh Halbut-Last sales l3 and 1O1ac y ib for
white and gray.
Frozen Herring in good supply and selling at 75c
hundred.
Pure Medicine Oil at SOC y gal, crude do at Soc;
Blackfsh Oil 60c Cod do 40e; Shore do 38c; Porgie
do SIC.
Porgie scrap, S12 % ton; Fish do SO to S1O Liver
do S91s; Livers 400 " bucket
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-01

The following quotations Of American stocks have
been received from London to-day by cable:
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-01
MINOR TELEGRAMS.

Steamship Parthia, from Liverpool, brought
81 800 pounds of specie.
DIR. Marion Simms is better and his physi-
clans are confident of his recovery.
The Arlington House and Patterson Row in
McKeesport, Pa, were burned yesterday, the
occupants of the row barely escaping with
their lives.
Thursday night Eliza Jones was frozen to
death at her home in Prince George, Va.
Bemis' block in Spencer, Mass, was burned
yesterday.
Four sailors, each with broken leg, from
the steamer Westphalia were taken to hos.
pital in New York yesterday.
Henry Washington, colored, was hanged tt
jackson, Miss, yesterday, for murder. He
made full confession.
The Chilians have arrived within 20 miles
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-01
MASSACHUSETTS.

Gen. Buffers Naturalization Points Over
ruled.
BOSTON, Dec. 31.-The case of Robert How
ard of Fall River, charged with forgery in OBJ
tanning naturalization papers, came up before
involved the points made by Gen. Butler last
week relative to the alleged illegality of the
naturalization process Of the United States
courts in this district, counsel claiming that a
deputy clerk had no power to administer the
oath. The Commissioner overruled these
points aud discharged the prisoner for want of
evidence,
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-01
FOREIGN PORTS.

Ar at Hiogo prev to Dec 20, ship St Lucie Rivers,
Philadelphia
Ar At Corunna Dee 2e, barque Auburndale. King,
Sid fm Valparaiso Nov 23, ship Peru, Larrabee,
Lobos.
Al ct s. Malo Dec "a, sch John Adams. Fisher,
Ar at =, barque Chas LOWS, Mccarty, from
Bathurst.
How. Hussey, Montevideo; goth, ship Wandering
Jew. Diggins New York.
Nm In port Noy 80, earaues Ghas Loring. Loring for
New York; Frank Marion. Dow, and Carrie Wyman
Merriman. unc: sarmiento. Gould, for New YORK York;
SSIigs AGA White, White, for Boston; Screamer,
Sid I'm Rosario Nov goth. barque A Braytou,
Ar at Rio Jsneiro Nov 2s, barque Mendoza. Whit
Small, New York.
Ga q DE Dec @ 6th, sch Eagle Rock. Hammond. Mobile.
lett, unc; brig David Owen. Chadbourne, do
AT at Pernambuco Dec 8, brig Fannie B Tucker,
Sid Nov 80, brig Mary @ Mariner Terry, for New
Ar at Point-a-Pitre Nov %, sch Sarah W Hunt,
lona.)
Arat st Pie RE Dec 8, brig Hattie Bishop. Bish-
Webb. Smith, Baltimore; 10th, Mary E Van Cleaf. Z
Thorndike, Wilmington.
II port Dec s, brig Geo Burnham. Staples from
Sid I'm St Thomas Dec 8, sch Mary Helen, Crock
er, Porto Rico; 18th. Pride of the East Lord, tor
Mexico.
At Humacoa Dec IL, schl Mary Helen, Crocker,
for Fort Liberte 2 davs.
Sid fm Demarars Nov 26 barques Clara McGi-
very, Walnut, Now York; Caro-, Gray, Port Paix
Dec 2, brig Daylight, Sawyer. New York.
In port Dec s, barque Hannah McLoon, Orcutt
1nc; brigs A Pettengill. Davis, disg: Daphne
Copeland, do; Merry Bradley, DO; and the
above arrivals.
Sid fm Porto Cabello Dec 15, sch Eva May, Nc
Dufie, Turks Island.
Ar at st Croix :. sch Minnie Taylor Taylor,
Bangor.
Cid at Mayaguez Dec 8, barque Glacier. Small,
Navassa; 11th, sch Mabel Staples, Dickson, for
Nuevitas.
In port Dec IL, schs Anna Merritt, Kelley. from
Grenada; A L Palmer, Lewis, do.
Ar at Port Lmon Dec 9, sch Marion P Champlin,
Freeman, New York, Qor Mexico)
At Curacao Dec 20, sch Stephen Plnkham ,Sher-
man, to load for New York.
SPOKEN.
Nov g. of Formosa, ship Great Admiral Thomp-
son, from Hong Kong for San Francisco.
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-01
Death Of Epes Sargent.

BOSTON, Dec 31.-Epes Sargent, formerly
editor of the Boston Transcript, from 1847 to
1853, died in this city last night, aged Ct. In
early life he was connected with the Boston
Atlas and was the author of Life Of Henry
Clay, and also of several well known plays, and
was associated with Park Benjamin in editing
he devoted much labor to works on spiritual
ism. During two years past he has edited the
Cyclop@dia Of British and American poetry.
At different periods Of his career he has writ
ten several works Of fiction and poetry.
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-01
James R. Keene's Summer Residence
Burned.

NEWPORT, r. l.. Dec. 31.-The summer resi-
dence of James r. Keene, of New York, was
totally destroyed by fire this morning. A de-
fective furnace was the cause. Several thou
sand dollars worth OF paintings, etc., we're
saved. Mrs. Keene and family were occupying
1t. The house and contents were valued at
$100, 900; insurance upwards Of $4,000. The
house was built for Nathan Matthews Of Bos-
ton. Inability to get water, owing to the ex-
treme cold, prevented the firemen from work
ing effectively until the fire had been under
way long time.
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-01
California Mining Stocks.
Bosssn Produce Market.

BOSTON, Dec. 81.
The following were to-day's quotations of Butter,
Cheese, Eggs and Potatoes:
Butter-We quote and Northern Western cream
cries at 29933c for late made. and 25d28c for fair
and good; New York and Vermont fall dairies at
24926c; straight dairy lots 21@2Ac; and common
to fair dairy lots 18@2Oc, and winter made at 159
22c; Western dairy packed at 22@25c for choice,
and 14421c for common and good; Western ladle
common and good; market dull and sales limited.
Cheese-we quote at 121a@131ac for choice;11@
Eggs are firm and prices higher; sales of Eastern,
Northern ,and Canada at 36@3Sc, and Western at
35937c.
Potatoes-The market Is well supplied and the do
mand is steady; sales Of Aroostook Rose at 6S@7Oc
Maine Central and Vermont Rose at 6OG6tc; New
York Rose 50@55c; Prolincs at b5@60c Peerless at
b0953c; Chenangoes 45G6Oc.
The Portland daily press., 1881-01-01
NEW YORK.

Death Of District Attorney Phelps.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-District Attorney
Benjamin Z. Phelps died at midnight, aged
sS. He was one of the most popular officials
eyer in service here.
Masked Burglars at Work.
Masked burglars early this morning seized
and drugged watchman to Rogers grain
mill In Brooklyn, tied him securely to chair
and then in his presence blew open a section
Of the vault where valuable papers were kept,
but got nothing for their pains. They next
attempted to blow up part of the vault con-
tanning money, but failed. After robbing the
watchman they departed.