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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-29

z &C. closing 2 718l277c seller year. closing
II@79el2 72h-. 3JO' tcs Janunry. l27Oel27gc closing
10 90 ~ Sci $50 les. February, l&7ZH0iZ15c closing
~ ao $50 March. l27j0 l377 gc, closing
- lily Sie1m quiet sales ~ tcs, u locg hc-
n.ru quoted l2s7gc Continent BUTTER Tfade -
~ opaY at "a -h a tne opening ol we weak prices
& ht Ea.ied In am respect ruling very nim more
ahf On tiOlce ana iancf stock, which ae on ~ " I'd
927e Welsh Tubs = a2fc Dairy Tubs Inferior oa e..
SSI'duieiy, = a 'Fi kgin Creamery. q G. western
Sleaniefy, AZ Imitation trrlisery od2lc Dairy.
changed STATE Factory 79dllc. Western Factory p
ipsc do Fiat 52aiOc. Creamery skins 2d5c Foes
my vry lsht quir5 bur prices show ~ decide ir ;
Do Iilns a3'ni setiy. -oarbI, 2t42j NC state ana
~ r.-'one.ir quiet huf about steady 40 % p Tor
dt'ib ana Louisiana tue inst in-tIlWeut ~ new crop
g." si "Se is ae htfe August consisting OF H. O1,
I@'l 20, Ttue valued 81 and shipped by captain James
~. Jlhll ION, " -ayHhuan tOJahu e. Co
inohy - in0e2 D. sans are reported NJ these
Pc' hr' 'Iop IA be2unng 10 arrive more Ireey obbh3
los ocd as nigh IS - 30 Clover quoted ~. Gsi9 and
sUGAK-Ra steady and in fair demand Fair 10 Good
ming "a ic sales 90 hhd- Cu0a MI-coyado &c, and
mus do, liaC, and 700 bids Old sales private term
henHen lreenlaI Cut Loaf 9lc. Crushed 9i2c, cubes
&C.; Confectionery do. standard do, So on a.
. "a - White Extra ~ -as Yellow do, %
Sc ieho| - sd1 Sci Iehow,6's G7 ac. ~
baiti t-flfn hui luici rhine western, l39l5s'.
C4ty' J. ia - g-. Oleom argaIlne steirine lie
lALIJW-Nery nrm, fair denana sales $1,000 n 50 &c
WDpls-At-srs hahoWel q toburn, OF Boston. say
ACTIVITY IN demand anu seaducss Of the notaD
features Of the Wool market Everone Is busy there f.
no eAc"men II a. surprise that prices do not al
vance, and thOu son great deal OF Wool Is held ior
q itue market but manulao Iers nave no dncuy IN Sc
supplies. Judgment shat prices for
advance Will be Oneratc ana Will not usff the ez
pee auOns Of ONO and Pennayyaa farmers who are now
ship 10 make far they must buy nrstcass
oo az 80 bc The sales Tor the consist Of So 300 d
2u-3OO Pulled Domestic, s. pos. 200 b..
Foreign 10000 D. total Domestic aud Foreign 5JvVlOO TO-
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Futures quiet cio,ng barely st.aay at about saturday
i2p- september l25 al257; october. l.. 2GII9I No
ycmbor ii salL74. December ,2QIl.7i January
i5l59i-3 July. II45iai5i Prices for Ring ana Mar
Temoer - December I7p January. Il 81. Febr afy
u.s. March l-..4- Ann III nay i-z3i Jnne y ~.
9rr II. @II.o oc.oDeT l-5 - Toyem0er H. li.l.'
iisHGiIs'i March IL 3@I 70 April L. i5qi5lI-5
M. I2.-04I2.-- Trans erabr orders 1900.
FLOUR AND MtAl~fLOJ I'-MaIAet steady for low
grldc- which are ln t suppl, -nd III buyers favor ior
ihe bushes. manly in Low grades nni e. jobbng trade
inquiry CHI IN Tor urg nj want sAies 4oyUg Dbis OF
Cy Mil Extra. prices within TIE range; and $40 bbs
inter Arat E['r many T ,,,5 les "a Se @
= ifr ctiir Common non, To- Lar xIf -lin
IA No. - 60, ~, ra,cv ~. - "a = % tor',nor ~
Common 10 Good Extra Round Hoop Ohio eoas5 20
- So oea - l59s7 - I'VE ai8tare = "a
- 7,as, Do. r. LOUIS Common to Far ExIrA - Gja
80. Cool % FelJ Clgcs Family - us: Patent Mn.
s.5 - = marse closed ai souTuERN FLOU quet
= 3. Good to choice = sles7 . EVE FLLogs
MEAL quc, and n-c.sae- $50 hbls. yellow
GEAlN-~HEAl- Marie. opened 20 &C. oWer s ,
W.,1 trade MANI 10 so, Rcd hsh' CITY Milling IN
qu.ry fairly active bu.lness on -prcaAtye scconn
LOS 900 bush future $1,000 bush cash including
migrated Winter Rec" = olerl - steamer g. . 7
SO Red = u -asl ia tor cerncate' y -sas ~.
aeVfIe'j Ml ~, H1 "a E yi G steiner a.
White ~ - No White. - 1IaaI l7i 80. Red
August. II 42i4a1l =. closing 81 IT, do -eptem-
Der II l2s-QSl H. closing II lj do october - 49,
al liz closing ~ Ia do November II - -Gel l5A-
cI. ~ ~ lJ1. DO December. ibh1-4 IGii. closing
fOt seller thcyear - l2AaSl To- closing Al i21.
,a1aGa and 5 ate BARLEY quiet -tetIy BARLEY
MALT quiet. uuChaugets sales, 1000 bush. INOrUwed
stale al TO- 70 go Market steady
ot, options opened gale and subsequently
red Of decline. nrm; sales 10000 bush
mture $1,000 bush cash, including Ungraded Western
a 0aIc; 40 2, 90c. ~ elevator
delivered' NO White CSC No Mixed August
qlO-t .ILxQ-J
- - November.
la.o. closing ~ c do seller the year. 1isn'
closing Market unsettled
&c. lower; options hetr; trade mainly IN options
$4,000 BUSH. ncudng No. . Al 1VD'lcj 40. =,
% 4nJiac No. ! quot. 5Jci Eo. 3 White. '2113cj
No =. ~ 2a'.c' No j quoted 1-c. MIXED Western, -
state. 5-4D2c. No. Mixed AUGUST 554aji 7-c. ao.
september 40 do. october 40 0ij c do seller
the year. - i2o ED stca.y 40 ID. ana 30 70, zoe
MId4liugs. A. 4Oc&l JO.---.-Iti r. FEED. q 30.
~ STORE Is NEw-YORK BRoOKLYS AND JERSEY CITY
GRAIN WAREHOUSES AND HELD II RAILWAY LIGHT
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In State bonds no business was done except in
Tennessee compromise issue. which sold at CSC
03is- There were 10 transactions in city bank
stocks
Otherwise than the dealings IN NewYork, Chicago
Gud St. Louis rsts. the business In railroad bonds
was small and prices were irregular. The " Nickel
Plated " hrsts were unusually active, and rose
IRON 93i2 10 9Jl2Q954; tho issue Is
Sl5,OOO,OOO. covering the line of railway
from Buffalo TO Chicago, bears per
cent gold interest and has forty years 10 from
december l. 1851. Erie second consols sold IN q
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THE MARKETS.
TOTAL RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
Fer Norih Rr-r. Tesscis mi Rulr01fs
NEw-YOnK. MONDAY. Aug. .. 1s9
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.
Nrxy-NopU Moudav Aug %

ASUES-Quet AMI UNCHANGED.
COFFEE-RO duh and rather weak on the spot wi Fair
nomnalv for old and New, the for
Ordinary rme being sallc; sales N bags ex Manager
private $50 bags Tor september 20 lJC land
bag, November at 'c the Mangerton arrived with
1868. The PtOemy with l2.SJ1 i0 aud 1ll6
bags bringing Ae siOc& here la nfst hands %
~. i46 bags Mud grades dul, unchanged
COTTON-SpOt Cotton quiet. firm and unchanged sales.
49, bales fsr export Delivered contracts 700 bales.
Receipts the ports to-day, a. bales. AGAINST
TINS day aud ~, 30 bales last year.
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CLOSING PRICES PHILADELPHIA STOCKS
Rs5.rfetbg 35is L. DAI5 -. II WIS.

MONDAY. Aug. 2S-P.
To-days stock market not oulS dull. but 1t
was o. featureess as 1t limited. Except in the
ctscs of Central of New-Jersey. which notably
weak. and of the "Nickc-Plated" and Wabash
shares which were exceptionally strong, and
Denver and Rio Grandc, which errauc. the
1uctuatiou III prices hardly exceeded l2as4 per
cent There were spells Of weakness and spasms Of
strength but neither the spells spasms reflected
ANYTHING more than a BoaTd-rOom trading. If
stocks were not pressed for sale, the supply
was fully equal TO the demand. Among the old
trunk-ne shares Michigan Central was notably
strong and rose from 967s to eSl2. and is another
exception 20 the rule of amount of fuctuaton.
Lake shore sold at 1l1ss and 1904 and closed it
opened. at HIS. Omaha common stock was second
a. amount of transactions. but its price was confined
within the limits marked by 1884 and 543s Central Of
New-Jersey declined from ~ ~ to 76l4 and closed
al 76l2. Denver and Rio Grande declined from 81 a
57l4 TO 56ls and recovered to 573s Later in
the afternoon the shares of New-York. Chicago
and ST. Louis nearly N lnopohzed the attention of
traders and the common stock rose from I6ls to
I63. and the preferred stock from SO to 81. The
final changes III prices from Saturday are about
evenly divided but except in the cases noted they
are small in either direction The market closed
quiet and steady.
Government bonds were very dull but firm at I'M
changed quotations, which are As follows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-29
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
For the week ending Monday, Aug %. 1882
pErrfpTa
QUOrAIIONs or BgayEs ro-DAK

Prime soil year ago at lOl10ll &C. ana
the ater4gr mated 40 nc.
BEEV Receipts Yesterday and TO-DAY were ~ cars
of e. head . car, Jersey CITY at blih -t.
TIE arrivals the rat 1927 be- d more tAdu last
vce. ana ls- head than the corresponding week lat
rca There has b improved demand for all grades u
Clrtc the , ~ week ana prices had advanced ~ FRIDAY
q .c 70 Texans. COLORADO steers ana NtIun
NATIVES. while GooI and Prime ca e Werr ia ~ per nN
I.4rr uIrf ia or market
Gsv for IA. pat But with an acve dci ana
from xhferers and demand from exporters lrl'e'
were sustained hr lower grades OF Natives ana exams
and Cnor.0 -tees showing In some cases OF NON
nar hc,d 10 &c Der from the prices ~ Friday while
FIR To Prime Native showed as much strength as on
any dav a.t week Some cattle arrived behind time
ana had NOT ate hour bot tine market
Texans SOLD at y c 10 81 e,7
g. m dorado Habrreds at l'0 ll'4c u dres, - 10 10
and fhe rom sc o. dress
n To 81 inside figure for CARLOAD or
lfr Safe cattle outside figure for small lot. keafucGY
Steers retlcf 10 the trade few state Bulls sold n "a
r 4 g. Eastm l purchased some 5js head for us beer
* trade
Incl weeks shipments Of Live Cattle and sheep and
Dressed Loci. Mutton sud Hogs were ~ ioi0ws
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-29

LoNnov Aug. 2s-i2:30 p. m.-Cons0s 9}'ia for both
money the account Ee. 20 Ncwi orE Central, 10 .,
Illinois tcutIal. l- u. eun.Ylvauia Central OSil
loNiUN. GS-4 q. m.-Eeadlne. SU'@
LONDON Aug. 9--i:}u D. m.-Paus adyices quote three
- so rellmes Tor th' aff"nLt
LONUOVN 2S-i:uu D. m.-ino amount of DnlDh EHo
into the Bauk Oh England on balance tOdavls A5,DpJ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-29

PHILADELPHIA Aug g8-Cotton auiet. diddling lSisci
Low MlfIiiHg 1910. GOOD Ordinary - c Hft Fecsp' ~
bales: gross 3t4 bales r,Gsl bales
~. LOCf.. Aug Z~.-C0tt0n dull; A!ddlaG iZ'c. Low
MldillHg lZiso Ordpary IL &C. net re.ept7. II
bales 80 baesi shipments p bae- STOCK Daie-
SAVANNAH. Au& ST. steady MiGhung. lzisr Low
Mddng ls-c. 0O0d Ordinary 1915. net receipts LOB
bales grOs ll0i bales exports co1siNse iVJ Je5 sacs
o. bales. stOcs 1852 bales
wiLMSGroS Aug &c otton steady Niiding -'sc Low
Nddllng. lSisc Good Ordinary, 100 49,, exports coast,
wise, - Dales, stock. bales.
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EUROPEAN MARKEr4

EUROPEAN MARKEr4
LIvFRPooi- Anz. Z3-2 70. m.-Porx-Pnps Meas Efsfe-n
Cur steadv. at ~ rhOFt steady long Gear
steady al 20 short Clear steadv at 49, Hlms-i0ng Cns
a. Extra Mess hrner lJI. 81
Lard-Prme Western sieaay Bfi5d IaIo1- Pnmi City
steady az 4td NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. steady 40 -, lOsin
Pine dul lU common stetiy1 81 Cheese meucan ChDes.
Gf at 50. Lard pu-hfm, 5jL fionr- Ekfra state duI
al Is. Wheat-NO hlte steady Jlii 30 sDuDk
duI az SD. Winter sew Western. steady 92d
Mixed steady az Jd. FOR oo svnts TuFDcnune Lon
LIVERPOOL Aug 23-2 D. m -Provnons- Bsef I53ss Tor
Extrs India Ness. PORK. 100. per Dbl Or Prime Mess
Bacon. $50 cWi. Tor Long Gear Middle. G
-h0u Clear Mldiies Lard 6131 per cNt tor American.
Prolnce-IaOw 4td Der cwt Cheese So, nor eva or ~,
best graoes u American keoned Petroleum 81 gA-
LIVERPOOL Ane 2s-2.2Op n-isread,rars steady P1our
lO0I2. GENITAL for Western. Wheat Hfd dsIOd zee
cenal Tor California nite' 3JG lOzl Tor taiior
Western s9rnz Corn. "a I'd per GENIAL for Old Mixed West
LcsDoS Ana 2s-4 n m.-Cacutts Lnseed. s31d.
Der quarter Refined Petroleum. J'-0S ~ Sputs Of 20
troleunL 20 az '2h peT gan Common ROsin JJL Pals
hosin b5dGlObd sperm Oh, &4fDE13 per ton Lnseef D.
30 TO- per ton spnts TuTpentne 53OG per cwL IaiOS.
ASTwEgP Aug 2s-Petoleum francs 81 confines for
nne pae American paid and IL confines sellers.
BRITISH GRAIN TRADE
IoxDox Aug 2s-The Marx lane EDr,ss IN ~. review %
the grain trade for the past week The weather
been heavy mail gene raj on Tues
" NOT -uHclent 70 damage naferAuy
Inc however tuahecied l.hHli-R
Wheat al The provincial marke declined Is 93s In London
for the finest samples slight concession has been
Muers not eager buyers The crop % foreign
heat almost AZ dead,ock Tie % coast supply
has been liberal Many have been ordered % ports %
There 4 arrivals Ten
creased $4,000 quarters compared with that OF the CORE
spending period Of ssl Maize rather dearer. Ib9
grfers az ga lpd against 81 quarters az SIS lud.
during the corresponding period last year
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INTERNATIONAL AND GREAT oErHERS r r. Co.
ig5 BEOADwAY. NEw-Y OK Aug =. l-o2
THE COUPONS OF the 2d Mortgage Bonds
L OF this company, september !, 1882 viii be paid
o this Office al and after maturity
Also The interest Of TWO per cent cue 9epen-
her ls on tue Income Bonds upon pfeentt
ton OF said bonds or Clustered upon the oge OF ths
f,reI holder thereof III. Is. HENSON
Assist.
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british GRAIN TRADE
financial.

COLUMBUS, CHICAGO and INDIANA CEN
y TRIAL RAILWAY COMPANY-1he agreement nr
the reorganization 0f this company having been duly signed
by parties Interested. to than sufficient -
maze valid and binding, copies De TED al tho
Oflces Of + : Kennedy % william St. and 81 Osborn
CO.. - BrOssL and the signatures 81 All Oter paftlss
DESTROYS of sharing IN Is advantages Will De received uAtD
further notice. ..-
New-YOrk. Aug. ,, 1882 WILLIAM T. SCOTT.
JOHN :. KENNEDY,
{. J. o. BDisH.
-.
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cnIcAoo ANp ALIox RALaoAn conrAvrl

CHICAGO AND ALTON RAILROAD COMPANY
CHICAGO. Aux. .. Iss2
NOTICE.-A CASH DIVIDEND OF -FOUR
~ PER CENT. the preferred common %
this Company has declared payable tho st day 81
September Jhe Onlce 81 Company'- agents-
Messrs. Jcsup Patton & Co.. No 81 wiliam-st, NeS-
The transfer books will be coseI on 10Th inst and
opened september next g. H. FOSTER treasltet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-29
Diui0en) Nollce5.

BONDS AND COUPONS Of
As-Co HOc Valley and To edo nv co.. 81 . cOD
maturing september ]. lrSI.
will be paid . aud after that the Office Of
posi- MARTIN q o., No. 81 y f1ue-st
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TEXAS AND ST; LOUIS RAILWAY CO..


Coupons due september upon Bonds this VIII
DC paid al the aOIAl Bank VI Commerce in NewlOrk
4. W. PAkAMOkr,
President.
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NEw.YoRK. Aug, =. 1882.

SAN FRANCISCO Aug Is. 1854
fTNHE Father de Smet Consolidated told MIN
l. COMPANY has declared DIVIDEND No - OF TWEEN.
TI CENTS PER SHARE pay able . the Office VI LAID.
LAW & Co. IA MAl-st, NewIOrk, september Transfer
books viii close I'D inst III. IDEAS. Secretary.
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4 PANY-The coupons due September !. 1882. OF Tho
First Mortgage DIVISION bonus Of The Texas and Pa
cine Onpany. viii be- and after that
the Mercantile Trust Company, No 10 Lrosiway, New
YORK q. T. SATTEhLEE. Treasurer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-29

canal T. r. Ctwse Bat Phll Boston
Flour. bnis.- Z-.o+V W -''0' "'i'D ".'ND
,nsr :. aeOO 100000 ..... 24O4,3 Il355O 1000
oru. BUSH. $500 800 -. y.t7J bHg3D ilO0I
OATS %-'p'V 4f''D 49," '"fVo A4t--"
.ai.ey Dusl. 10 500 1900
aiDusn 3O94OO o56.2jO 1876 2i7491 27625o 2C.2-5
The following were the receipts and shipments at
and from Chicago and Milwaukee to-day
Itecelyr- -uDuentA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-29


The total movements of flour and gram at tn,
principal points for The week ended August 20
lsS2, and since January /, for the years ISL
and 1sS2, were as follows:
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The GENERAL LIST
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-12-13
THE RIVERS SIS

holiday goods and a full fall and winter
stock. They are waiting impatiently
for the ferries to start up again.
Swallow-tailed coats of prodigious
length are now the popular garment
with society men Of Butte. They are
cut decollete with a pompadour on each
shoulder and frilled corsage with tail
en- train. They are very fy.-Inte,'
Mountain.
From Fridays Daily
Passenger trains are now running to
Livingstone on the Northern Pacific.
For lack of other amusement the boys
are now stalking their money as to the
time the river will close up.
Kyle Price arrived yesterday with a
band Of seventY-five head Of horses from
Deep creek. The entire lot were pur-
chased by JOS. A. Baker.
The project Of erecting q Sisters hos
pital is Benton is looked upon with
great favor by our citizeds, and the sue
cess of the enterprise is assured.
Mr.. Wheaton, of the U. S. signal ser-
vice office, informs us that the therlnom-
eter registered % degrees below zero at
Il o'clock Wednesday night. Pretty
chilly, that.
JOS, Walker, of Butte, has returned
from a prospecting tour for a saw mill
site, and doubtless has found a good one.
His mill is here now, and will be taken
to it's destination as soon as practicable.
A street railroad company has been
organized at Bozeman. That village, it
seems, does not propose to be in any par
ticular behind Billings, and hence the
street railway on paper. Benton has had
one of this kind for three or four years.
A train load Of potatoes from Joe
STREETS ranch on Highwood, arrived at
the opposite side Of the river day before
yesterday, and for the present have been
put in John Higgins cellar. Pretty
cold weather for transporting potatoes,
it seems to US.
There is talk among someo of the young
men Of the city of getting up another
dancing club, and the project will prob.
ably be carried into effect. We do not
see why such an organization cannot be
formed and made the source OF q vast
deal of pleasure to its members.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-12-13
Dccentric Sign Writers.

"Jawbone Don't Co. Is the euphone-
u sign displayed by one Miles City
merchant who wishes to inform his u S
toners that he cannot be ''stood off, for
purchases. This merchant is an ardent
admirer of Sampson, who once handled
a jawbone so scientifically that the best
effort Of a Krupp gun stands no show in
a comparison. Another sign attracting
attention is displayed in a city barber
shop, where a modest sign denotes
positively no Stiffs Taken.o He doubt
less wishes the public to understand his
place is not an undertaking store. A
clothing dealer, who proclaims by a sign
painted by the irrepressible Morrison,
"Kids Klothing Kept is anxious the
customers shall know children may be
| QUILTED from a full line of ready-made
| garments. The Main street saloon an
| nounces on the front window, INC
| Drinks Exchanged for Wind,O means
don't enter for irrigating purposes, with
out the necessary "bits." While these
| signs are notable, we think the en-
titled to the bakery product can be seen
in Billings, where an enterprising ten.
derfoot has recently hired a store with 8
view Of opening a restaurant. A sign
resembling a CIRCUS poster announces
that "On or about December 1st, Jimmy
johnson will sling hash on these premi
ses.u-lfles City Journal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-12-13
BAKER BEATEN.
Judge Nelson Decides the Case Of |. U.
Baker ct al. VS.. II. @. Power ct al. Ii
Favor of the Defendants.

A few days ago we published an item
from the Pioneer Press stating that the
case of Baker VS.. Power for SIT ,OOo dam
ages on account of the sinking OF the
steamer Col. Macleod was on trial before
Judge Nelson Of the u. s. district our
at ST. Paul. On the 10Th he rendered q
decision in favor Of the defendants
Power ct all Of which the following is
a synopsis:
1.-THE laws governing this case are the
same as those governing collisionsln the
| usual manner. Held: That the owners
| of the Butte were responsible for the IL
Jury inflicted on the Macleod, If no
| blame can be attached to the injured
| vessel. It is insisted that the contract
| ors and not the are liable; but,
| while conceding the negligence OF the
| contractors, this does not relieve the
| owners Of all responsibility for the loss
| occasioned by the negligence OF such
| contractors, since it is shown that g
| Waterman and the master Of tho vessel
were present when the vessel was hauled
| out, and knew her position and how she
was propped and stayed. These facts
fix the liability Of the owners, for the
persons employed to haul out the vessel
are not such independent contractors,
although the contract is in writing, that
they can shield themselves from the
consequence of the contractors negll-
gence. In the case at bar the master and
part owner Of the steamer Butte was
present when she was hauled out and
knew her position and the manner in
which she was propped and stayed. the
plaintiffs, therefore, are entitled TO a de
cree. unless the Macleod was also to
blame and contributed to her injury. Il
appears that the Macleod had laid up at
ter her last trip near the marine ways,
and the master in charge had consented
that the vessel should be removed from
her position above to a position directly
in front Of them for the purpose OF hav
ing her hauled out. Without a contrae'
the master of the Macleod consented tt
SAiS
this change, so the matter OF q contrac
is not material, the master being respon
sible for the position taken; and his con
sent is sufficient to bind the owners
Those whom he left in charge knew tn
situation Of the steamer Butte. 1t /
quite clear that a proper course was no
taken by the Macleod. She ought no
to have been placed in the position SD
occupied until the Butte was laid upol
the ways, in place and securely fastened
The action of the master Of the Macleo'
was a negligent act and contributed t
the injury.
"a decree will be entered in favor c
the defendants for costs"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-12-13
AS TO the Army.

Secretary Lincoln recommends a slight
increase in the number of enlisted men
in the army, and does justice to the boys
in blue by arguing at length in favor of
an increase of their wages from thirteen
to sixteen dollars a month. He also en-
dorses Gen. Sherman's views in refer
ence to consolidating the military posts
throughout the west and doing away
with all the small and comparatively
useless posts, which at one time no doubt
served a good purpose. The secretary
dwells at some length on the subject of
desertion, and urges stringent measures.
to put a stop to it. Last year by his
showing sixteen per cent. of the enlisted
men deserted, while very few of the
number have been captured and pun
ished. He thinks the proposed increase
Of wages would operate in a large meas
ure to remedythe evil. u ls
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