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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-21
l,l7T9i2

THE secretary of the New York cotor
exchange has received report from ALDER
D. Shaw, American consul at Manchester
England, saying that investigation ha
shown that the practice of packing sand ID
bales of cotton is becoming very extensive
In some cases the weight of bale has been
increased 10 per cent. Mr.. Shaw says thai
something must be done to put stop ID
this fraud or the American cotton trade will
be greatly injured. Apparently the sand i
thrown into the bales by the shoveliul. Th.
report will be laid before the next meetiH.
OF the board of managers of the New Yori
cotton exchange, and it is probable that
resolution will be adopted rebuking ID
dishonest packers and shippers. Severn
weeks ago Boston merchant made CON
plant to the New York exchange inyOyiHl
the sand question, and his letter is noT
under consideration. 1t is said the dig
honest packers and shippers have poCkeie
nearly $5O0,0OO by their disreputa6e pral
tees.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-21
COTTON,

THERE was no unusual developments in
the cotton market to-day Liverpool was
steady at former quotations, and the
markets IN this country closed firm and
steady. There was no advance and no IL
dlcationS OF decline. The report of the
national cotton exchange presents no new
feature worthy of note. The visible supply
OF the world continues larger than for sew
eral years at this season, and the stock on
hand, at all the ports, although slightly re-
duced, are still above those of any iOrmt r
year ut y corresponding date. The ligl t
receipts ali over the country, are not attri-
Duted to an exhaustion of the crop, but the
weather and roads contribute to the results,
From all the lights at present there is
nothing to warrant belief that there is
any prospect of a material change in prices
III the near future.
In TINS city there were no receipts, which
may be attributed solely to the miserable
condition of the roads. Our prices are
nominal at quotations,
GOOD Ordinary ...,,..,.............. OK
Low mddlns, INSTRUMENTATION. %
Mluuhng, ..,,,,.,... .,,,,, ....,..,.,...... l0A
Middlng mir. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 10 !,
The Liverpool colt on market was steady
during the day, middlings, 6I Orleans
| q ll-l6. The receipts were @, 800, of which
lo,SOu were American. The sales were TO-
900, of which $500 were American and 800
for expectation.
In New York the market opened quiet
and was tirm during the day, closing quiet
middlings, liz. Sales, l,0l6.
! New Orleans opened quiet and firm, and
closed firm, middlings, M. Sales, 1900
The wires being down, there were no re
ports from Galveston or st. Louis.
The cotton movement shows the net re
ceipts to be 2l,llG, against Al ,036 the cor
responding day last year, falling off o
22,oI4 bales. The exports to Great Britain
were 2l,O92, continent, 1885, channel port
and France, none. The stock on han,
was ,OsS, 42 bales.
We make the following extracts from tn,
official report of the national cotton ex
change:
The monthly movement overland to mill
direct with comparatiyes is shown as FOL
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-21

,, a., .,.... 6,05,I5i b.6i, go
The following indicates the comparative
supply and disposition for the Rrst live
months Of this and the two previous sea-
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W
FUTURES

Since our last reports the future sals
this city recorded on the Brokers ESchan
were 1000 bushels of wheat, 100 barrels
pork and 200 bales of cotton.
From our exchanges we learn tha
nearly every town in Texas the losses
futures have been heavy, consequent w
the late decline. Had the HERllpss
monitions been regarded, thousands ur
thousands OF dollars would have been saw
to our state. Advices from New YORK q
that the late rapid decline in cotton iulpS
occasioned losses amounting TO hundfels
thousands of dollars and came near cTea'.
panic in Louisville and Memphis. 10.
never was n speculation but he crash ca
sooner or later.
1t Is said that last Monday ikere wen,
deposit in the Chicago banlis in the nct
borhood of Sl,50O,00 of margins to G1
purchases, BY "Wednesday night W
margin deposits had, It is said, beer,
creased to S5,000,0O0-all tied up in y,
banks to protect "bull" traders >
amount not much less than this mus :.
been deposited upon telcgraphic denA.
IN ont of town banks by out oftcwn ST.
lators. All this vast sum $50 say the y
cashiers waited upon the iigurs to be e-
lishcd by IN excited little crowd oisPr,,
tors, gathered about the grain and p"'
/ ion pits ut Chicago.
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EAST Line 8 red RIVER RAIL WAY.
Time Gard NOS.


Taking effect Monday March II, 1881.
West. bound JEFFERSON rItst-bo,mo
400 p m Depart. . Mail Arflve 1910 a m
200 am Depart. go. Fright. Arrive l0pm
DAINGERFIELD.
6;l0 p IN Depart go. Mail ..,.. Depart 7.5S n m
1910 IN Depart. FIR ght Depart AS m
PlTTSBURG
,El5p IN Arrive, Mail depart $50 "a m
ll;hOh m Arrive. ... FIR ght... Depart 800 m
1855 IN Depart ....M Mail .,"..Arrive G30 m
il&9 IN Depart 80. FIR ght. Arrive 200 IN
WINSB0R0.
$50 m Depart m Mail .. Depart 5:l5 n m
2:S5 y IN Depart. 800, Fright Depart 11:I5 m
SULPHUR SPRINGS,
1913 p N Depart. ..,. Mail ..,. Depart $50 m
GlO d m Depart -. Fright. Depart gi5 IN
GhEENVlLLE
GG = arrive. MAJ. Depart 200 IN
- , n Arrive...... - Pnt. Depart G.i5 m
Connections A. Ireenville with the Mo-
Pacific railroad .c- all points in the northwest,
a; pittsburg with the reXas& II. -. railroad for
Gilmer Mt. Pleasant ard Tvle- at Jefferson
with the Texas IL Pacific railroad Tor pt. louis
and all points east south and southeast. Pas
senger trains run daily except Sunday.
JN0, 7. FLYNN,
General Manager.
s, RAlNEY, in.
Gen. Ticket and Pass. Agt Jefferson, Texas.
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The details appended show that during
the four months i,U19,0l3 bales OF the pres
ent crop came into sight at the ports and at
points Of crossing, en- route from producers
10 northern mills, showing decrease of
SS, 3S9 bales from last year, and 81 ,5li from
the year before.
The total movement to ports and mills
direct UP to January 3lst, for the three wears
and subsequent to that date during lSS0-Sl
aud ls10-SO, compare as follows
Port rec pts and over. iSsi.Sa. iSsO.si. ls7p.sO
land TO CLOSE Janua.
ry, including rail
;, shipm'u,o canada &o7S,Slo i,S67Soa lies, OlS
Do, Jan. n 10 Aug.
~, includ,g corrcc.
uons.."."..,.... ...,." 20la.lSl 1850, Dos
- - -
southern consump.
ton, inclusive OF
amount taken from
poris'''''.,,",,", ".... aia3i7 2i5,sSl
- --- -
mn ,,..", 6o,5,T5I 6,6i, 25l
Inc following indicates the comparative
supply and disposition for the first five
months Of this and the two previous sun-
sons; SUPPLY,
isis, iss0.l. ls,p.so
stock sept !. 2ldoi hLs6i $500
! January a., a7l7ia7 Lois7n A,ca7,o
| Overland to mile. Its,tT7 S,l,i67 :rpl I'D
Overland 10 casad. mas ib,Iso iig /
| In transit overland
close January 5,lG, ao5) iiioi
Total .uprly..A. asSoaT Lsi',aid t2ii,ea'
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-07-24
Letter Left by Mrs. Lincoln.

Chicago Tribune.
Yesterday afternoon messenger from the
Fidelity Safe Deposit Company handed Judge
Loomis a large white envelope. Upon tho
outside were tho Instructions that there was
n letter inclosed which was not to be opened
until after tho death of Mrs. Abraham Lin
coin. Inside Of the white envelope was
smaller yellow one, similarly Endorsed, and
that the letter inclosed therein should bo
opened by the county Judge only after the
lady's death. That death having occurred,
Judge Loomis opened the yellow envelope
and he found therein small mourning bor
dered envelope sealed. 1t was indorsed: "To
be opened by the county Judge OF Cook
County after the death OF Mrs. Lincoln"
Judge Looms endeavored to ind Mr.. Robert
T. Lincoln, In order that he might open tho
letter in his presence, he being the only sur
viying son OF the late President. Inquiry at
Mr.. Isham's oflce showed that Mr.. Lincoln
was not here, and would not arrive In Chicago
until this morning. Judge Loomis then went
to Mr.. Ishams office, whore he opened the
letter in the presence OF Mr.. Isham. 1t was
written on two sheets OF note paper, and dated
July 30, 1873, but both gentlemen declined to
mako Its contents public, as the subject mat
ter was entirely private.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-07-24

Near Granard, In Ireland, landlord has
been placed in n most humiliating position by
one OF his tenants. Tho tenant began to Gu,
some turf, when the landlord, Colonel Dop
ping Hepenstal, told him TO cease, as he had
no right to cut the turf. This tho tenant re.
fused to do. A conflict ensued, in which the
Colonel, by some mistake OF his own in Jump
ing, found himself In a bog-hole up to his
very neck In mud. Ten OF his servants were
vent the tenant from cutting tho turf, bu
they refused to obey him and were dismissed
After considerable difficulty tho Colonel was
extricated from his painful situation in the
mud. For long timo he had boen under po
lice protection, and although he had gont
through the Land Court, his tenants are still
dissatisfied.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-07-24
An Amusing nneI.

Baron do Vaux In his book on fencing gives
the origin OF tho amusing duel between Fran.
clsquc sarcey and Aurelien scholl. The AFFAIR
began "with n quarrel In tho press between
NJ. dc Vlllemessant ana NJ. sarccy. The edi-
tor OF the Figaro at last sent q challenge to NJ.
sarcey, observing at tho Same time that no
would not accept 1t. NJ. scholl, meeting M.
snrcoy, who was great friend OF his, told
him what had happened and received for
answer: you can tell Villemcssant i VIII
met him. Accordingly NJ. Scholl took tho
ncwB to NJ. dc Villcmcssant, who replied 10 IL
by betting n thousand francs that Nj. Sarcey
would not light; and, In fact NJ. Sarcoys sec
onds presently announced that, on reflection,
their principal would not fight. you owe me
NJ. scholl. Not yet what do you mean p
'He has Just said he won't 1ght-not with you,
but he might with somebody else; no particu-
lar person was specified In tho bot.' And with
whom, pray is ho TO fight . with mo-
Tho next day tho Figaro contained an article
by NJ. scholl which provoked NJ. Sarcoy TO un-
sheath his sword. Tho duel was fought In
Baden, and M. sarcey was slightly wounded
In the arm. The whole party OF duellists then
AS they were drinking their after.breakfast
coffee, NJ. Gaire, ono OF NJ. Scholls seconds,
asked tho landlord: do many duels take
place hereabouts?' 'Oh, no sir, nono.' why
is that7' because, sir, In tho Duchy OF
Baden the penalty for the offenso OF duelling
is DEATH Never" says the Baron dc vaux,
"was n bill more quickly called for and settled
than that OF the duolling party"
Arrived.
Those celebrated 81 shirts, at Keeps, d37
4, atr
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-07-24
A Scare at the Vatican.

1NtWEs
Not many days ago, while the Pope was TAX
Ing his usual drive In tho Vatican gardens, a
shot was heard close at hand. The coachman,
no doubt still under the impression OF the late
Garibaldian demonstration, took fright. He
whipped up his horses, cried out, "Helpl as.
easHinsI' ana drove full speed Into the court
yard OF the Papal Palace, causing great con.
gternRtion among the guards, who ran for
their arms and barred the gatos. After some
moments OF panic and indecislon the guards
went In quest OF tho supposed assassin all
over tho Vatican gardens, and, finding moth.
Ing, proceeded 10 search on the other side OF
the wall at q place whore the c0achman do.
clared he had heard the shot. They soon re-
turned to the palace with q dead cat. The
keeper OF neighboring vineyard, whose pas
lime 10 wac 10 rear rabbits, had lust succeeded
in shooting large cat which had often robbed
him Of the young ones.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-07-24

Worth County (Ia.) Index.
"Prohibition doesn't prohibit, because mon
sell liquor and get drunk where prohibition
exists" say the friends of license.
Suppose we use the same argument IN other
matters; for instance:
Christianity doesn't Chrlstlanize because
there nre sinners In the world.
Wisdom doesn't make wise, because fools are
still 10 be found.
Cultivation doesn't cultivate, because weeds
still come up In the field
Education doesn't educate because It doesn't
exterminate the ignorance that persists In such
silly arguments us the above.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-07-24
A new part of the celebrated Germnn loxi.

A new part of the celebrated German lexi.
con, Grimm's Dictionary, has Just appeared,
complied by Dr.. NJ. Lexer. 1t comprises the
words from Nachtigallstrauch to Narrenwerk.
A gentleman at the late royal leveo in Lon.
don decorated his wrists with rufos of old
lace. AS this was against regulation, he was
taken by the officials into side room, whero
tho ruflies were cut OF before he was allowed
TO appear In the Presence Chamber.
Mixed metaphor is not an unmixed evil
whom IL can produce such an inspiring picture
as this, taken from Now London paper the
morning after the boat race: "Then at IL ;07H
'go,' and as the ride rang It's echoes from clin
10 Cliff with a mighty bound the shells leaped
from their leashes, and, like huge crocodiles
buried to the nose, shot with arrowy speed
down the mirrored surface OF the Thames"
The Russian poll tax is, by order OF the EN-.
peror, 70 be gradually abolished, and the reve.
nue hitherto derived from 1t Is 70 bo replaced
by taxes TO bo proposed by the Finance Minis.
ter. In the meantime those peasants who are
not owners OF the ground they cultivate, or
whose possessions are OF small extent, are TO
be freed from tho impost on the LIST OF january,
1888. The final abolition OF the tax Will take
place In 1890.
The manager of the Chinese theatre In San
Francisco sends free tickets on tho first night
OF every new piece 10 tho Cheek on Tongs so.
ciety, but on recent occasion accidentally
failed to include several new members. Chi
neHe deadheads arc not TO bo trlned with, II
seems, for every momber went that night with
q stone in his pocket and hurled II on the
stage. The actors were badly hurt and the
| performance broken up.
Five important MOSCOW firms have formed n
| syndicate for tho promotion OF cotton cultiva
| tion In Central Asia and for the Introduction o.
| Russian cotton fabrics into Central Asia ant
| into Russia generally. The syndicate pro
| poses TO engage American experts In order u
improve the system OF cultivation. The stat
| utes OF the syndicate have already been ap
| proved by the Ministry OF Finance.
The heirs OF Martuinof, by whom tho poo
| Lermontof was killed In duel in 1911, have
decided TO print the whole correspondence ro
lating to this unhappy affair, which deprived
Russia Of one OF her brightest literary orna
ments Mt the early age OF 90. All objections I,
the publication OF tho letters are considered d
have been removed by the recent death of tn,
last surviving second, Prince Vasilchikof.
A Montreal woman, who Is now 81 years o
| age, has been for sixty years law.breaker II
| that city, and It 10 estimated that aho has mp
| peared before tho Police Court fully thre,
| hundred times. She has passed through nj
| the declining grades Of vice, and was the othel
day,Bent 10 jail for being drunk.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-07-24
Meeting of Emperors.

The meeting OF the Austrian and German
Emperors, which, as for several seasons past,
will take place In the middle OF August next
to be this year OF more than usual po lltical
Importance. These imperial interviews in the
recess, which have happened regularly fol
by the Austrian and German public as the
outward and visible sign of the Austro German
alliance, and OF tho undlmished cordially
of the relations between the two imperial
Governments. The meeting this summer Will
be attended by Prince Bismarck and the Aus
trlan Premier,
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-07-24

Mr.. CANNON, of Illinois, may be very
great man. Thon, again, he may be a very
small man. At any rate, grammar is not
his best hold. Sundays Record prints this
"Mr. Cannon-I want to ask the gentle
man from Indiana whether eight clerks Is
all that is desired for that purpose?'
Eight clerks is" is good. Illinois Can
non is small bore, and she had better
shoot him.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-07-24
To summer Absentecs.

Persons leaving tho city during tho summer
months can havo THE EVENING CRITIC mailed
TO their address, In any locality, for 30 cents
per month, or throo months for 81 payable In
advance. THE CRITIC will be found tho bost
medium for keeping nbsontees thoroughly
posted on what transplres at tho Capital. Or
ders can be sent by mail, or loft at the busi'
ness ofIlce. Address changed rs often no
dcsired,
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-07-24

ONE of tho objections raised by somo OF
our statesmen to the extension of the
operations of the Geological Survey is the
probable enormous cost. The total amount
of money appropriated by the General
Government for geological surveys during
the past fifteen years is S2,i25,o2S57
With this amount 672,5sO square miles
have been surveyed, which is equal in
area to twenty of the States of the Union
into which the work Of the Survey has not
been extended. 1t will be observed by the
above facts that an appropriation equal to
that made for single purpose, at the
present session of Congress, for rivers aud
harbors, would be sufficient to conduct the
work of this Survey over the whole United
States, on the most extravagant style evel
conceived of, for the next fifty years. The
attention Of those who object to the ex-
tension of this work is called to the
above facts.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-07-24

->
WE UNDERSTAND that while no serious
opposition will be made in the Senate to
those clauses of tho Naval Bill providing
for improvement of the matericl of the
Navy, there is strong minority ifnot
small majority in favor of striking out the
legislation affecting the personnel of tho
service and substituting for it a provision
for the organization of Board to investi-
gate the subject and report Q plan for re-
lief That the existing Navy List is top
heavy and in other respects needing re-
vision is generally conceded. But we learn
that the Senate opponents of those features
of the Bill as it came from the House
Senator Sherman at their head-are Of the
opinion that the changes embodied in the
House Bill are too sweeping arbitrary and
indiscriminate to be wholly consonant with
justice to the many mcritorious officers in
volved.
The proposition of the Senate, therefore,
amounts to this: While reserving the
opinion that something in the way of re-
organization must be done, not only for
the sake of economy, but to equalize as far
as possible the chances of advancement,
Senators deem it proper and just that a
Board from the Navy itself shall have at
least opportunity to suggest how it may be
accomplished most equitably and with least
hardships to individuals who have spent
their lives in the public service.
If, after being given such opportunity
the Navy itself fails to suggest practical
plan, it would then be time enough for
Congress to proceed according to its own
wisdom. This seems to us fair and dis.
it will result simply in keeping up the ex.
listing establishment for only one more
year, and it is probably safer to undertake
that amount of additional expense than to
run the risk of injustice to even one officer
of long and honorable service.
In our opinion long step toward the
desired result, SO far as the lower grades
are concerned, would be accomplished by
simply suspending appointments to cadet
ships at Annapolis until such time as the
processes Of nature might relieve the trou.
bic. But this touches one Of the small per.
quisities of statesmen, and is, therefore
likely to be the last expedient thought Of
Meantime let the Navy have the chance
proposed by the Senate to suggest a method
for its-own reorganization. Then if ther,
is failure to meet the public requirement
Congress may act peremptorily, and n
valid complaint can be made. But it Is al
open question whether valid complain
could not be laid against the scheme propose
in the bill as it came from the House. In
deed, we are informed upon the very bes
authority-Mr. Robson himself-that tn
provision of tho House bill was put fol
ward rather as basis for amendment an
concession rather than as an ultimatum
SO that the Senate will probably be me
half way by the House in conference com
mittee, and all will be satisfactorily ad
iuHted
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-07-24

In sums to suit at Q per cent.
AUCTION SALE.
On Monday, July 81, at p. M, unimproved
property on Fayette street, Georgetown.
The above is only a small portion Of property
my books. For full list call of Office for bulle
tins issued on LIST and 18th. jy22
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HOl FOR THE SEASIDEl

DEPAKTMENTALC C1IENh5.-
A splendid opportunity for recreation for the
Hotel. Newly Renovated and Airy Rooms. A
Splendid View of the Ocean. Magnificent Shade
Fishing and Grabbing within forty feet Of the
Hotel. Splendid Bathing. Stage going to the
Beach every morning and evening. For particu.
lars address l.. II. VEASEY,
Lewes, Sussex County,
iu20 Delaware.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-07-24

THE Capital yesterday contained COM
munication from "a. Watson" rejecting to
some extent upon Senator Ransom, which
it is needless to say was wholly unjust and
unfounded. The motives of Senator Ran
som in his fight for the reclamation of the
Potomac Flats are beyond animadversion.
His amendment to the River and Harbor
bill is committed to no plan or scheme, but
leaves all details to the executive, which
in this instance is the Engineer Corps Of
the War Department. Mr.. Watson's COM
munication was SO palpably unjust that its
admission to the columns Of tho Capital
must have been the result of an oversight.
Not only has tho District Of Columbia no
frmer friend and champion than Senator
Ransom, but the public at large has no SER
want in the National Legislature whose
character and repute are farther removed
than his from the reach of even suspicion
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E0R SALE-EdcnlS 6

NNNNNNoNNee0NNNNNNNNNN NNNNNNNNNNyNNoNNNo4NNJ~rN
INOR sALE-A VALUABLE FARM OF ONE
IL hundred and ninety acres, IL miles from
Rockville, Md; all improvements, and complete.
avenue. jyi7Gts
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FREE ADVERTISING.

Advertisements under hehead Of f"Siti,ations
Wanted" aud " Help Wanted" ipiu hereafter
be Inserted IN THE EVENING CnITIo three
times FREE. We invitc our friends ,oishing
situations or help TO apau hcmselpesof this
offer Anstcers directed IN care Of CRITIC
Office ,ciH receive careful attention. business
advertisements three lines three times for 25 cts.
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VXTANTED-BY A YOUNG GIRL, WHO IS
w in need, a position In any of the Depart-
ments: twenty per cent of salary paid rs long as
retained. Address Miss N. Il. H., No. 2il7 N St.
N w city
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FOR EXCHANGE.

w ones at Buffers Stove Exchange, cor. 9Th
and X. Smokey chimneys cured or no pay. Stoves
EXCHANGED for groceries. Old at0ves bought. fe27
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Arrived.
Those celebrated 81 shirts, at Keeps, d37
Seventh street northwest.
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WANTED-Sltuaftons-MaLe.

UTANTED-BY A YOUNG MAN, 20 YEARS
w Of age. q situation Of some kind to make
himself generally useful; has o recommendation
ofyica iyot
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UTANTED-BY YOUNG WHITE WO.
wv man; plain washing to do at home. Call at
II ct fx,DI