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, 1881-04-17

extras, chiefly Mt sl251: 100 bags spring extras ae
f41; s5o bEls rye Hour at $.0!GGeA Total equal to
~ brls- Export Hours we're quoted at &i25@iO for
good TO choice. md rye dour at *itksf:5
OTHER MILLsrEFrs-Were in good demand. and
quoted stron:. Sales reported OF Sears bran Mt
sllUt&il:M md mddIlngs at st3.tg4AW.
Coarse corn~meal Tas nominal at slao0 per ton on
track. =.
SPRING wHEAr-was moderately active and
generally sdeady Y lower rapgc @ Of ptcss; The
&c fat
day; This British nnEket* we:e reporcd dull and
nd she ese IT seny
snres than tose offered sarter IN the week ont re-
tie s'H n ' hsfe to 6s
81 eF IL
few selling orders from outside bnt the shorts tied
se'sand aea;1a xe g. Closing g ae as st.@2 nna
u s":sa ~ hSsseS S?Hs s'ss u *s.
ss9t'H ss q ssf:sa ssd I'D 9%
~ ,TotaI i" bu: X1so. E' bu Sn;2 sitnns:ota 1t
] aeata aaa q! Is y sS *o! assa Ut hen
sse ss I'D { III e2e* so:nx & ss 5s
siT < jSy soid sPaS1ha' nj iuS8; ind the year
Wi$fEH WMEAr-was in fair demand a!aoont:e
6nt scarceiy any was onered. Sales. vere limlteI
80 bu By simple ut *c. Also aoJ ou No mixed III
,COnS-was moderately active and easier dee''n;,
II rs and sso sfos IT US soSas sa pttssa IT
cline ri apont I'd Per quarter: ind the nne weather
S'' aS,ess as Dce ftSS
ssas f to 's5 aaa "f SSSi; Su a?
tnx the week. and these facts made holders tess will
M nra for fsr' Il saea No % s,osilx q spo sales
xefe fnporsa Of 9p n Ne s, ,9 y m an
i,sN by lrl, nixed ~ i2c ~ ~ hu new ni1cd at
: ss s e IL It s. s sa Il H. s1 5s e
q board e.Fs: s Dp ro wh'te M Gc IN ut ~ xc; ssl d
s "seH IND eloss ~ i @ b d. Seller Tic enh was
qas5 a. Il II xa:s IT ssts4S Ssfj sna ay II
s$!a@;s3se; .he inter closing Ut f:se W. ,o 49,,
@ .1l 4 nna naeSs 9t on tide tho rInr sSr
il aaoat SIC. May SID carly il S5}sc, ndvanesa
to :yte where Il remained Ut IT, she e!9Ss !!,e
May. July sold MT lc closing III the latter
ttEu!e. Au11s: ran;sd from e!c t9 s s<s cs9sng q;
business w:s dune in the simple narket Cns.,
sales weVo niute of :s.thJ bn by sample at no
IL Sc tf!sss sS .sSs or a.:
5sjessa s; ss =: WIS: &: M ss9'sse SS ss
KYs-Was a5ln. With light offerings ana an ncttvs
nal at :tlsaLls; June u 4s lis; July u PC and
sT1b So: trss o. eo*c. IT,, n ntsr tor
H.. Wss otred f"r 10 & The san,uic mar et vas
sss sls aaa sn4 fl ss. =: ysts sr s""sa
fresh IN store: 5M BY y sa,p'e &c Ior n? 1 y ,, 20
:t;c for So.3 fTee on boa1l. Tota'. s,oJJ oa.
Aiterthe Brad moderate amount ol business W;.s
<L!SE Mas ribs u s;;dHs.:8 WIN 1ane rtnx 4. $t.'
EtaY The:e were = tew Ftntac:tons IN Wheat NJ
SflI}A TOR SiAy, and $I,u1}6 fu. June.
, 1881-04-17
BY TELEGRAPH.
FOREIGN.

Special Dispatch to TIE Chicago Tribun:.
IIyEnPuoI, April lG-1l:N T. m.-FLoCR-So. l, lis;
No. 2 S. I'd.
Observation-Disclosures, No. !. q vi: No. :. u;
sp:ln No. L. " I'd: No. S. I'd; white, No. !. r. Sd;
No ~: club NJ l. lGs; No. =. Us ID Corn-NeT. as
411d; old. 81 64d.
I'noy ylSloSs-Pork, Gsa. Lard. SIS
LIVERPOOL. April l6+-pnov1S1oSs-Bacon-
bcrlpnd steads rs; short ribs steudy at lis;
lou clear rnler 43s I'd; short ceur frmer ut ASS
shoulders steady ut US Cd Lasd-Prime Western
tlrmer ut SIS.
ANTWERP. April ELECTROMAGNETIC.
LIVERPOOL. April IG-No cotton To-day.
PRuviStoSs-Ameitcan lard. Us. Bacon-long
clear, E's I'd; short clear. t5s.
The fol ow.nx were received By the Chicago Board
OF Trade:
LIVERPOOL. April 1G.-Wheat quiet and steady: red
win cr. ~ 81; No. s}rin:. rs d; NO 3 do. 4s- Cora
steady ut the decline. Is 4 3D. CnEEues OIL cuaSt-
' Mhcat dGii Gosn dull.t q declne; ro nsrsver
Vunw :As. Cheese. Us. Beef. AS.
1.USp0S. April fG-LlrEnt DOtr-Wheat steady:
Corn s;eut.y ut S. lid M-atK LANE-EhrgoeS OF
colst-WheAr, Mhrket quite 1T q holiday character;
FAIR nvern.c red winter. 4sI4Ss- Corn. nAFke+ qul
OF holiday cturuc:er; fair aversss American mlsed,
2sataA tE. CaFsOes On passuge-Theat market quite
OF holiday character.
, 1881-04-17

According to the record of sale made at the
Custom -House, Capt GUS Van Dalson paid J.
n. Brown 81, 100 for oue- third Interest In the
tug Robert Turrant-
Record was nude ut the Chicago Custom-
House yesterday of the sale OF n one-eignth
interest in tho schooner G. p. Norris bg Thomas
Hood to William Muh1ulin for @b@.l Il.
Al Rutrulo. last Monday, Capt Henry Buck"
Icy. or this city, traded the old barge t. Johnson
to CApr. Weeks for Ihe barge Vosnurx, wn,cn ,et
in consequence Of her har!ug Canadian bot
tom. 1t wus an eycn tr1lde. une craft for the
Joins; Johnson are to be renewed. and viii be placed
in the yusburg, which will then. be schooner
rirged, und run in the Ca1,ada tr'ade. <,--.
was sold TO Frank Eickmeyer and otheFs os
George Olson. Consideration. <5oD
J. G. Gi!chsist . c.. ot vefn'o }h u: s,1.nne nnHe
| barge Benton, which last season pIyed between
Lake Huron and Lake Erie p,rts. IS sold to y. :.
CrocEcr to Margaret Hoose, OF Detroit: for
Si.;a0: the schooner c. Amsden to George Maui
ming. of Detroit. for t.5ot.
| tug W. ". Ligison to the Thunder Buy Klyer
loon Company. She is to take the place ut the
tug Annie, which wns lost oil Thunder lay last
Capt. Borland of Cleveland. was at Erie on
Thursday. negotiating for the large bnTge Will
lam s. Browrl. hut nothing deftnit was done.
The tnilow!ng ure among recent vessel sales
recorded at CItvelAnd:
Schooner c. G. king-H: J., Johnson to Mary
A. Clark; ane-Sixtccntn; Sl,22O0.
Bark kCoustitutiun-Louls T. Trernpe to John
Schooner C. G. Klnv--J. II. Palmer to J. Il.
Outhw,tste: One-sIxteen1h: $1.3QU
schooner Charlcs f. Mnch-Chures LeImoach
to Louis Body; one-stxseenth: $500
Steam barge D. W. Powcrs-J. j. Morley to H.
a. and c. Z. a1urley; whole: $4,000.
Schnoncr John Jewett-L J. Uuruan to T. II.
Webb and C. C. Ca!ktt,s; one-hulf: $l.75o.
Schooner John Jewe,t-T. a. Webb to c. G.
Cuikfns; onc-fourth: 81, 80.
Propeller V. Fl. kctchnm-A- Il. Delama;er to
George d. Mallory: one -ewcnttetn: 33On.
Burgc Orontes-Emeltne Robinson to Patrick
Eoylnn: one-exhth; $6s5.
Schooner .Alva Br:.dtey-J- n. Martin to A..
Bradley; Il. Bradlcy TO II. A. Bradley; each one
| ,twuety-fourth; 81, l00.
, 1881-04-17
NEW YORK.

NEW yoRK. April zchange closed.
FLocH-Firn and unchanged: receipts, D,Au brls:
exports 49iU0.
GNAIN-Wheat fairly active and shade higher;
receipts. 2U0 bu; exports, s;5i0D No. spring. s1l6
No. do. S1l1: unCradti red. $l.11Gsl.1; No. co.
sila33@0 No. do. sl.235l2 steamer do, 81 l94
No. red Sl.oa .S; mixed winter, $1.3kIl2C4: un-
fru.icd whltc slau: No. do. sl.o); No. 90. sl-e1a
1ol;<; steamer No. do. sLl.@l.S; No. red April.
sl2J4G1-:A Mug. slaM@l.aus: June <l.lsSsssl.. u;
July, sL1sS;1.t3}1. Corn fairly nctlre and shude
hgher receipts. ooG50J bu; exports, 22.oo hu: un-
graded. iEGe59c: No. J. 5xa SIC; steamer. 5'A@5iNc:
No. April 5T3{c; Mny. 5,t4si'ac: June SIC. UAs
henvy; receipts: l75voJ bu; Western mixed. ssa5c:
7iNr-bein Ind fair and market firm It aosaie
and siop Western ltssc: % Sew ye:x &c. i IL
1y.1sTc: io1 lots. kxsr5lc. Surar-Uemind f.tE md
market Hrm: fnr to good refining quoted a. ShSs
5-16c MoAsses@ @l1eniand fmlr and market nrm; re-
hhT rEToEuM1u: aoa = Un.ea. ed. slc II ' crude. 5oc;
TAiIowS Steady. and unchanged.
kESIS-Quiet and utlchnn sed.
yEKpESTiSE-S enIy: 3SH 5S9c.
1.EsTnEK-ttrr1. fairly acttve; ,hemlock sole;
Bucnos Ayre%s % md lkIo Gr'.nde light. middle and
WooLCi'ul: domestic fleece. ,e@4Gc: pulled. 2o@
4or: unwnshed. 14eGc: Texas, l+G@Sc.
an'st o:d mess @ posk Sa3te1 r.
UNCHANGED. Cut meats quiet; long Gear ndd!es.
SIC: shoEt CLEAR se. Lard strong and higher; prime
s'I'I:r 'nET:E1s"ouict fao md unchanged.
CHEEsE-FiEn And unchanged.
llETALs--Mannfa.t tared copper dull: new sheath,
inr 3Gc: inEOt LAAe. lE5 slyssc. pts-fon dull and
xeaf s sSeesine. sfos.l li5c Nils cut ss elincn s
EIlI
, 1881-04-17
PROVISIONS.

hog pRODUCTS-Were active and strong. but with
less excitement than some previous days when q
less sutsan. ial advance has ensued Liverpool re-
ported lard Is higher und meats 36d higher and the
local hog market was stronger, With light supply
The result steady demn1d for product with loss
offered tor sale. Pork mostly wanted Tor future
delivery, and seemed to be chiefly bought 10 MI
at,rrts Lurd ysas wanted fur consumption some May
nurchascs being made for that purpose. Short rtbs
were freely traded ill., hut other cuts OF meats were
not ~ much wanted. and were relatively lhw. The
n.cs,nr Of this citY since Februnry Is reported as
a5a.a0 hoss aganst ~. DO for same timc year ago.
unu :7o to do II 1sg. The packing nj Cedar Rapids
for same time Is about q 500 hogs against 54oo to do
III MEss poRK-Advanced SIC per br!. and closed SC
above the latest prices 1f Tnursony " {, ,i
nrls scser June ut <l..G alsUt; ana it5o n5s seller
July at $l7.alelsU'lS. Total 619n osls The r. nar- a
krt ctD4ru Hr1l Mt about s.s! TOR fOund !ots spo:
Or seitrr tie month"; sl7: :s24e:.s seller May, nna
fo5 }%ne n n,ics sa'iya ot reHunT 9'N "A'
LAHn-Adsunccd l5al1&c ps. ,l0 lns 1nd Closed sa
lsic abnve the prices Ut !hursday Snles were
rciorled Of 2.7u seller MY u
i9tuO tcs seller June 81 TX a''N , 1cs
Sasas, :s'sr 1ay u 3; y
fi;:Z Tuta. .HsUt tcs The u1arket closed nrm #
III -; .: for round lots spot eer May, sll
Uiy seller June. ana I'll issssllo, seieI Juiy. ,,
lc above The latest prices q sales les wets e
reuur.el Of l0t0 lbs shoulders e. so;U ta NY
i6s short Tbs At Il. s744s&f seller Any. SstsIas
seller June. and $50 g ss'er m rcs a5 ~. iT1css of
fstn, H,tu ~ viests were. as follows Mt o'cOck:
, 1881-04-17

5Pec1dF U1pdEeH % 7He C7Ita9o 779ou's.
MILWAUKEE, April IA letter ftom Escana-
ba says q tug would now have no difficulty i'll
rcuchlng the stranded schooner George IL. war
riu9ton, as the ice has gur'e out eet~een foses-
r.. S.. Martins, and Summer Islands, The lake
,s also clear between st. sfurrin's and Rock
Island. The Levlathan will start from mere in a
few days i
j. B. neverstock. Of Huron, and ]. Il. Pc!ton,of
vermIlion, O., o-aay sold the schooner La Petite
70 Charles Kuloir for $s,:U0- This vessel Is lying
hero .
The scow South Side and schooners u. L. Col
,ins and .|oseph Duyail arc chartered for dry
wCod from kuwley's Bay to this port ut 50 per
cord and the scnn'ner Aahrahu!a. bark, from
Peutwater here at tho same figure.
i meeting uf insurance agents Is called for
Monday. u organize l,cat botrd.
TIE tug s. s. EQe returned to- day from al I'LL"
, 1881-04-17
c0NDfTff1V (lF THE CROPS.

:1ae severity OF tho past w.nter and the un-
@ ssual la'eness Of the spring this year render
1s.1aoe crop-nep"r.s Of the greatest value. The
-o'taets hcrs'c Of Ibis city has corps of about
-. thousand crop-correspondenis scattered
'ooshouf the Northwestern States, and pre-"
eee's each week crop-reporls FROM every sec
son Of this vast cereal growing country. Their
,ao!Pcof1sspondent< are intelligent arr:cult-
s's. Perfectly impartial. and whu6e greatest
.14o'oon Is to present correct reports. An ex-
rs4'enced GRIP editor has charge Of this depare-
a. sa.- Inc paper is oEt every Wednesday aft
uoon' and cnp'es may be hid ut the o:llcc of
tas as farme.s' Recicr, R'om Is Lakeside Build
~ a1so ut 'news-stunds at the Post-O'ticc,
tons. 10A
, 1881-04-17

1t IS understood that the DwEer Rrothers, OF
RrN,SIyn, intend ro present to the Cnney Island
Jockey Club the famous old NuoGluwn Vase
which they won Al Louisville IL 1878 WITH Brnm-
tle. On the occasion Of the first ruce for the
American Stallion stakes. The vase was made
hy Tiffany g. Co. before the war. and has IL Bis
tory unequafed py any racing tropny In this
cUu utTY-
, 1881-04-17

Being nn excess the present year over the last
at this season Of S. 0}s 643 1t lumber ana timber,
III O5 :284 shingles, 3,262, 1a9 pcs lath, so,s8 It
pickets. and s.o90 ceiAr posts."a.
AS an incident OF the existing rye boom IN
this city 1t may be stated that advices have been
received OF tho intended shipment Of 40,000 bu
OF this grain from Lake Ontario. thus reversing
tho general course Of things. to relieve the
pressure now being felr by the shorts. 1t Is not
known whether this shipment will be made bs
.at or luke, as it is no: necessary that it shall
he laid down here before the lust of May. Rye
sold Saturday at $1,222 free on board cars, with
Mny delivery at $l.1s and August ut Sic.
During the latter part of last week there was
quite vigorous undercurrcnt Of trade In
clover-sced, which hardly made itself felt at tho
time. but which has since told upon prices to
some extent Four cars were sold on Thursday,
and two On Friday, not reported at the time, the
seed heing bought on Eastern orders.
Saturday was tho first dag Of real spring,
whatever the almanac-makers may say or de-
eide. The temperature was pleasant and the
skies clear all over the Northwest.
4 letter from Jefferson, Ia. says:
If the weather was nnlo TO order you could
not improve 1t. Should it continue till Monday
farmers will begin seeding Snow Is all on fall
plowtng, and IS drying very fAst. Farmers IN
this part Of tho country have not been anxious
about the spring III any 1ime. think It Is the
spcculating gentlemen who have 81 !uuca CON
Germ about the prospects Of the dear farmers.
The following Is from Hayre France} letter,
dated April2:
urpork lons (referring to a lot shipped from
this cIly} IRE really unstable. Nobs'dy wants to
do anything with the article anE ln0re. 1t seems
there nre great many OF them held here: the
stock Of bacon is large. notw outstanding the rail-
iny-of in Imprtulion.. aud no Inoyemcnt TO-
wnrds consumers in the interior. they ouy
nothing. us the Government 1akes pnias tn sup
press the article. even ringing bells IN the VT
,ff RI fha liAft A
hog Ineut" nt-Secretary-of-rhe-Tre Treus-
ury Girard. who was here: sniel he would remedy M
about the iuspectiun Of mcuts; but his first step
on bis return to Paris was to remove the In
spcctors of Huyre and put in new lot from
Tnris Ont of thtrty-three cuscs Of lnng clc..rs
they pissed five which contained trichtn.e, THIS
was beautiful beginning for the tncw} Inspect
ors! Every one knows there is no such Huatltt-
ty OF trichinusls meat as they make It our 10 he;
Ccrtatny not one hog in u thousand IS affected
with trlchtt,;r. OF course. we havc no Weapons
rs auainst tho Administration The decree will
probably not be rcscinded Mt present.
, 1881-04-17
THE CHANCES.

Capt C. ~ Elphicke returned to this city yes
ter1ny from trip to Buffulo. which city he left
on Friday morning. Capt. Elpbicke reports that
Like Erie. from Buffalo 10 Clevelanu. Is vast
seu og Ice. ia which only occasional ducs- ponu
spaces Of upcn water cnn be seem. In bis optn-
ion the chances urc mnsr decidedly against an
opening uf M vigatiou before May III.
, 1881-04-17
By TELFCRApH.

NEW YoRK, AprI! 1G.-Goyernments strong
and higher, Is selling up H. is and 4!zs Il, and
Is u per cent
State bonds in light request and railroads
futrly active. The stock market declined q
fraction ut tho opening, but before the hFsf
Doard prices advanced 4 to:.-rhe latter Man
haitian and Metropolitan Elevated. Subsc-
qucntly Metropolitan declined sharply. and
closcd 81 or from the highest point. ainnhat-
tan closed ut decline Of III. At tho first c't!l
the general list made further advance Of i to
15s, Western Union lending, but during the mt
crnoon speculation became weak and Il decline
Of Il 10 ) tuok p!uce. III which Northern Pacific
common anu preferred, Lake Shore, Ganati'i
Southern, Pacific Mail. and AlichlEa11 CentrAl
yert. most prominent. The market closed hArely
steady. at il fractional recovery in most III
, 1881-04-17

The a1arm twelve years ago In regard to the
cxhnustiou of English coatie1fls led to the ndop-
ttou Of vnrinus economical cxped;cnts. which. Ia
the making of p.-irnn alone. arc esttmnted TO
have reduced the consumption By nearly 5,0o0,-
nm TINS since 1871, .
, 1881-04-17

The Governor or Nch'gnn has issued proc
hamilton appointing Thursday. april e. ''Arbor-
Day." the idea being to devote the day through.
out the state to the planting OF ornamental and
cfu uda
, 1881-04-17
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1G-Folowing are the
c.,,sinp oIfotntIDnS of stocks:
COMMERCIAL.

The following were the receipts and shipments
of leading articles of produce in this city dur
tug the twenty four hours ending ut o'clock
Saturday morning ana for the corresponding
time year ago:
, 1881-04-17

of Chicago City 4Hs. 800 ut 10o34; Chicago City
IS, 5000 at 1O4 and IS 900 ut 1915 Cook County
IS, ls.:. $4,000 at lal:i; Chicago, Milwaukee l. St.
Paul IS. Iowa s. Dakota. S2,IN0 Mt 1as; Chicngo,
Milwaukee g. St. Paul. Hastings T. Dakota, *5o03
at l174. The following quotations were nude:
, 1881-04-17

r,atere atnere are good many things in this world TO
stimnaa man mail. The young man who kindly
founad foau 10 20 assist poor bi1nd mnn afterward
him fr..1 ena1 the young Glri who Mns looking Y
tousa,nuna; the windup-: Ut tho hu,:sd u.:s: fha
Tie nrnaa ao si,d not the daughter end heiress Of
, 1881-04-17

"a Noble Doctre<s. =
Hnn.eC University Of Zurich has conferred on the
1itis ~ nan m Countess W!lheltnjne Hugnay the
VI 0ocror Of Medicine.
, 1881-04-17
FROM THE STRAITS.

Special Dispattl. to The CHICAGO Tribune
CHERoYGAS: April lG.-The weather to-day
WAS warm and pleasant. with Il heavy southwest
w,ud that made decided impression On the Ice.
Tonight 1t Is clear, calm. aud cold once more
, 1881-04-17

successful attempt 10 release the Angler from
the ice neal St. Joseph.
The steam barge D. " Rust: with quite
party on board. WAS out on the bay this utter
nous, to try her machinery.
, 1881-04-17

LONDON, April le-11:3o d. m.-consols, un-
changed.
American securitIcs-4Hs. 1lG3s. ~
Railroad shares-New York Central, 148H;
FAKIs, April 16.-Rentes. s3f 72tzc.
PARIS, april l6-6 P. m.-Frcncn rentes, oof
40c.
2:30 p. m.-French rentes, s3f 40c.
NEW ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS, April 14.-Sight exchange on
New York, SEQ per Sl.0O premiun; sterling,
43lH.
, 1881-04-17
.wesrern Union new stock opened at ags; highest,
81. fu5resk. Sui; CLOSING 6uk,

81; lowest, sui: closing. 6uE.
Government bonds were Irregular In Chicago,
the District OF Columbia 3B5s were 1O31s b,1 and
10!11 asked; tho IS were 1l3ls bid and ll4'ss
cx-iuterest; 4Hs. 1l3 and 1853; os. 102E and
It5s3S and the 6s 103,s and lG}1z. The Is closed
ut 114ns bid and 1ls5s asked. and the Is at 1032s
and lG;zt- The price Ut the is IS extraordinary,
md is cxplicablc only on the theory that those
who are buying them believe that the arrun:.o-
ment by which they are extended at 3A per cent
will be continued indefinitely.
Foreign exchange was without change, but ex-
cced,ngly dull, almost nothing doing, posted
ratcs for sterling being 4ss54s44 Prime bank
crs' bills were ISL and 4S}. For sixty-day CON-
mcrcial bills, for prompt delivery, 47al4so. For
three weeks delivery, 14gI4S01z. Continental
exchange was also steady. Sixty-day CONNER
cia, bills. prompt delivery on Navre. 530;.
Bordeaux. 5Ds.Gl529as. Sixty-day commercial
bills On Antwerp. deliverable prompt. were 53lll
l5p. Bankers bills on Germany were OF tor
SIXTY days and VIZ for demand; ntnety-duy
commercial bills. ,;sGD!s. Sixty-duy, COM
,uercia!, on bu,lkers, delivered prompt, Gs1l2
p7.: satue. delivered in three weeks, &3sG
a3y-1G- Commercial drawn on commercial par
ties were :Uh. Commercial drawn on small
outside towns is always !sG5:z per cent less than
If drawn on the great bank centres. Bankers
cuildcrs on Holland were 39as for sixty days and
s,a; for demand; sixty days cotnmerciai was S'!!s
G;.:sl:. Shippers exchange on New York was &c
discount
ChIcaco bank clearings were s, ,500000. Loans
we're in moderate demand at GIs per cent New
York exchange sold between banks at par.
Country orders for currency were not heavy.
Clear,ngs of the Chicago banks for the week
are reported as follows by Manager D. T. Hale,
, 1881-04-17

The total value OF the sales oi local anu HIS
cellaneous securities on the Chicago Stock
Boartl for the week ending April l6, amounted
to So, $50 2j.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1881-09-20

CoMETs.-It would seem probable.
says q scientific paper, that the nncIe-
US OF comet is neither a solid or
gaseous body, but mere cluster Of
ciscretc meteoric particles through
which the earth might pass without.
experiencing any effect beyond that of
startling shower Of shooting stars.
and that the head is composed of gases
evolved from these meteors ander the
combined action Of the SUMS heat anG
the rarefaction Of space. With regard
to the formation of the tails, the most
plausible theory appears to be that
they are due to repulsive force, en-
anating from the sun, possibly electri-
cal, which acts on the gases evolved
from the nucleus. and generates tails
10 different directions.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1881-09-20

YOUNG Towers, 10 jail for stealing
horses from Woods, at the mouth of
Dry creek, during the early part of
summer, escaped Oh Friday morning
about eight o'clock. He was employ
IN the kitchen. up stairs, at the time,
washing dishes, and the jaiIer's atten-
ton was centered on another prisoner
In the yard. 1t was q good opportu-
nifty, and Towers improved it by climb
ing out OF tie window. dropping to
the ground and scooting either up or
down the alley. When his absence
was discovered a vigorous hunt was
instituted about town, but it failed to
turn him up. About four o'clock Hen.
ry NJ. Pierce went down the valley
and at eight P. NJ. was on bis way back
to town with the thief in his posses
sion Democrat.
The election in AIturas county on
the county seat question, is very close,
Bellevue and Haley both claiming It.
The AeDs Of the 18th, says: "Our
figures this morning. gathered from
the best and most reliable sources
tally Bellevue four votes ahead Of
HALEY, and the official count will gain
over that
A FATAL affray took place at Belle
vue ON Thursday morning last, be-
tween B. F. Perry and Dave Raw in
which Ray was killed.
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Greeley and Poe.

Horace Greeley was a man OF ex-
haustless humanity and kind hearted.
ness. He seems to have been poor
Edgar Poe's main resort and money
lender when the poets reckless habits
had made other friends forsake him.
A writer in Utica, New York
Journal says Poe and Greeley coca
slonally met, and the latter often be.
trlended the former, for he saw how
ill-adapted such man was TO contend
with poverty.
Greeley was born poor, and could
live on crust; was typesetter by
trade, and if he failed as an editor he
could fall back on labor.
Poe, on the other hand, was bred
gentleman, and had the heightened
pride cultivated in the first families Of
Virginia. He scorned his Bohemian
associates, and only poverty kept him
from hurting reproach on his employ
ers. The only one on whom he could
rely for aid in any time of distress was
Greeley, who freely shared with him
his scanty earnings.
After Poe's death, there was a de-
mand for his autographs, aud among
others, applications were made 10
Greeley.
Il have number" was Greeiey's
dry reply to an applicant, which you
can have at first cost"
They were Poo's due bills for loans
varying from ten dollars to TWENTY
five dollars. Greeley afterwards de-
stroyed them, in preference to expos
ing the misfortuncs Of friend.
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She Probably Did Not say This
YIeksburs lMiss.l RsEals.

> N--~~-f --N~--Ss
The papers have said so much about
Mary Anderson's limbs being atteuua-
ted that she told an interviewer her
opinion of her own defects. She saws:
Il am aware of the fact that would
not appear to advantage in the ballet.
but God gave me talent and expected
nature to do the balance. and If nature
made a failure Of her part, am | to
blame for ii? Is it just to critieise
the faults over which l have no CON
troll? Criticise my acting, my voice,
my gestures, anything you viii, Gully
please don't allude to my limbs long
ago we advised newspaper men to
keep their hands off this subject and
to attend strictly to Mary's voice and
gestures. We do not care if her legs
are like corrugated copper lightning
rods and bowed like parenthesis
her art is what touches us. Her soul
full eyes and mouth full of gum are
enough to make a man strike his pa
rents.