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The Portland daily press., 1882-03-17
THE SOUTHERN FLOOD.

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NEW ORLEANS, March 16.--The gauge read
at O'Clock yesterday AZ feet inches above
low water mark, showing rise OF 8 inches in
"a hours. Weather clear. AT Milliken's Bend
the levee still remains intact, but people are
working night and day. The levee in the rear
of Delta gave way about A. M, and the
water rushed through with such force that sew
eral small houses were carried away. A very
large number of horses, mules, COWS, etc., have
been brought to this place and consigned to
different pastures in the country. Steamers
Desmet and E. G Carroll, for Yszoo and Talla-
hatchie Rivers, have cargoes of provisions and
feed for stock 1t is expected they will return
with many refugees and all; the stock they can
carry.
Steamer Sunfower left for Sunfower River
with supplies for sufferers. A special commits
sion was sent to make the distribution, who will
work in concert with the officers of the boat
Steamer Guiding Star reports that only land
was visible at Leland and Vauchuse, Ark,
where the levees we're about one foot out OF
water. AT the head of Island So but 6inches OF
ground was above water. Col John Scott has
ordered the depot building at Delta to be OPP
ened for the use of citizens, and all loaded
cars, if necessary, to be emptied that they may
also be used.
The Situation IN Mississippi.
VIcKsBURG, March 16--A heavy rain and
wind storm occurred about 8 o'clock this morn
ing. The latest reports from Yazoo City are
that the river is rising II inches in "a hours
The Parisot line Of boats are saving all the
stock they can get as they move along the
river Appeals are made for more boats and
Capt. Carroll dispatched the Sallie Kearner
this evening and the City of Yazoo will follow
tomorrow. The county in the rear OF Mayors
vile is one sheet of water and unless the
river is checked that place will be entirely
submerged. The people at Duckport are
living in the upper portion OF their houses.
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MINOR KILOGRAMS.

The Governor of Tennessee has issued his
proclamation converting the legislature April
9Th, to act on the State debt aud make con-
gressional districts.
!. Matters remain unchanged at the Lawrence,
Mass, mills.
Concord was visited by $4,000 fire yester-
day.
Two hundred men are engaged in building
the Pemigewassett Valley railroad in New
Hampshire.
The tobacco manufacturers in their conven-
ton at Washington, yesterday, passed reso-
luton that as the Republicans in Congress had
declared reduction of the tax on manufactur-
ed tobacco unwise and expedient, the agiia-
ton is settled, and in the opinion of the Ma
tional Tobacco Association it cannot again be
revived for two years
T. Theale of st. John, N. B., was yesterday
sentenced to fourteen years in prison for caus-
ing his wife's death by brutal treatment.
Rev. Lyman Coleman, d. D., professor of
Latin in Lafayette College at Easton, Pa, for
twenty years, died there of paralysis, yesterday
morning, aged So.
The grand jury of the court of general SEES
sions in New York, yesterday, began an inves-
tioatiou into the late Gre iii the old World
building, in which several persons lost their
lives.
Charles A. Newbitt and Charles II. Chap
man have boon arrested in Detroit for manu-
featuring and passing counterfeit silver dollars.
Henry r. Beard was arrested on the Allan
steamer Partisan, yesterday forenoon, In Boss
ton, as she was aboat to sail for Liverpool,
charged with the robbery of $l,100 from a
room mate in New York, Wednesday.
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THE REFORM PARTY.

Belligerent Gathering of the Faithful.
TROY, N. Y. March 16.-A lively was scene
enacted in the Common Council Chamber this
evening. Alderman Whelan and Alderman
Morris, both claiming to be President of the
Board, took seats on the platform. Morris
called the meeting to order, but the clerk re-
fused to call the roll until directed to do so by
Whelan. A quorum not being present, Morris
declared the meeting adjourned, but in at
tempting to leave the Chamber, he was seized
Whelan had declared the board adjourned.
During the uproar pistols were drawn and at
one time a serious riot was imminent. Fred
P. smith was arrested with pistol in his
possession. Anthony Dunn was also locked
up. No Their arrests were made. Morris was
elected president at the annual meeting. Whelan
was said to have been elected by an illegal
gathering of Democrats, who declared the
chair vacant. The Republican members were
not present The affair has created great ex-
pitamaOf
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Most Of the Missing Documents Found.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-The report of the
Secretary of State transmitted to Congress by
the President today is as follows:
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 16.
To the President Tho Secretary of State
has the honor to report that since he laid be-
fore the President on the oath of January last
all correspondence found in the Department OF
State coming under the call of the Senate by
its resolution of the 18th of December, 1881,
for correspondence touching affairs in or be-
tween Peru and Chill, further search among
the files has resulted IN the finding of the re-
ports of Horace N. Fisher, mentioned in the
correspondence heretofore transmitted. The
copy of the paper thus found being Fishers
letter to Mr.. Seward, November 7th, 1879, is
herewith submitted. The correspondence sub
mitted includes two other papers heretofore
reported missing-Fisher's letters of July 18th
and 18th, 1879, reporting the course OF events
on the Pacific coast. In the first letter to Mr..
Seward dated off Guayaquil, July 18th. 1879,
Fisher says, upon his arrival at Aspinwall he
noticed some large boxes on cars which at
tracted special attention as being at least sus-
picious. Subsequently he learned that the
captain of the steamer en- route from Panama
to Callao had refused to receive the boxes
on board his vessel because he had
heard they contained torpedo boat for
the Peruvian navy although invoiced as "a
launch" for guano company at Calico Upon
icing informed of the suspicion that existed
The British consul ordered board OF survey.
Objections were made to opening the cases in
question on the grounds that they contained
American goods and only ga guano launch"
shipped by Grace & Co. of New York to their
house in Callao, but the boxes were opened
and found to contain cigar-shaped torpedo
boat. built by WiDans of Baltimore. The
agent in charge, finding the fraud discovered,
admitted the facts and said six other similar
boats were building and would be
sent to Peru by way of the Isthmus. The
letter states it was "a notorious fact at Panama
that munitions of war reported to include 3d.
United States were carried from Panama to
Callao by Peruvian steamer. Upon this
point Mr.. Fisher says: When we consider
thst contracted goods are shipped under our
flag and practically remain so until traDship-
ped at Panama the question of responsibility
for said contraband goods of war seems to be-
long more to the United States than to any
other country.
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by TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.
Suicide in Gardiner.

5ulClQ0 III GdIOlAOl.
GARDINER, March 16.-Andrew Berry, oz
years of age, committed suicide last night by
hanging. Temporary arrangement produced
by ill health is assigned as the cause
Small Pox in st. Croix.
BANGOR, March 16.-Much alarm exists at
Vanceboro in regard to the small pox at St.
Croix across the river. One man has the dis
ease, and as many have been exposed to it it is
expected it will spread. The authorities to-day
ordered E. NJ. Hersey's clothes-pin factory to
be closed till all danger is passed and it is re-
ported that Shaw's tannery will also be obliged
to suspend.
Augustus Municipal Court Judge.
AUGUSTA, March 15.-The Executive Coun-
Gil this afternoon confirmed A. g. Andrews as
judge of the Municipal Court of Augusta.
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W. p. G0SS.
Fine Boots, Shoes & RubbGTs.
227 Middle St.
Portland Vie.

The Mammoth Shoe
Store, is now open and
ready for business, and
calls attention to the fol-
lowing bargains, at less
than half price.
One lot of Ladies' fine Goat
Button Boots $1.25 worth
$500.
One lot of Ladies' fine Kid
Button Boots $500 worth
$500.
One lot of Ladies' fine Slip
pers so cts. worth so.
One lot of Ladies' fine Cloth
Slippers is cts.
One lot of Ladies' Rubbers
only 35 cents.
One lot of Chi1dren's
School Boots, small sizes,
only so cts. worth $1.OO.
One lot Mems fine Calf
Boots, So. 90 worth $3.50
One lot Mems Cong. and Balls
$1.25, worth S1.75.
ALI the above goods must
be closed out. Come early.
feb4 diff
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SERGEANT MASON.
His Council to Investigate the Precipi-
tate Removal to Albany.

His Council to Investigate the Precipi-
tate Removal to Albany.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-Mr. Bigelow, coun-
sci for Sergeant Mason. says that he is deter
mined to Investigate the object of Mason's pre-.
cipitate transportation to Albany penitentiary.
This he will do to ascertain by what authority
Mason was so hurriedly sent off while the motion
for the issuance of writ of habeas corpus was
pending. He will also endeaver to discover
whether an intention on the part of any au-
thority existed to deprive his client of the ben
efts of such writ Bigelow intends to call
the attention of the adjutant general of the
army to the matter.
Arrival of Sergeant Mason at Albany.
ALBANY, March 16.-Sergeant Mason, sem
fenced by court martial to eight years impris-
onment in the Albany penitentisry, for shoot
ing at Guiteau, arrived here this morning in
charge of Sergeant Saltax and private of the
Second Artillery. When Mason read in the
morning papers about his plea for the protec-
tion of his wife and child, he cried pretty
freely.
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TICKINGS. ETC.


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IS Good. .......... 85&(
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RHODE ISLAND POLITICS.

denomination Of the Present State Off,
GERS by the Republicans.
PROVIDENCE, March 16-The Republican
State Convention met here today, every town
but one being represented. Hon. John +.
Tobey of Providence presided and made an
eloquent address. The present state officers
we're nominated by reclamation A letter was
read from Attorney General Sayles, declining
to be candidate for reelection, whereupnn
Assistant Attorney General S. P. Colt was
unanimously nominated for Attorney General.
The ticket therefore stands: For Governor,
Alfred H. Littlefeld of Lincoln; Lieut.. Gov
ernor, Henry Ell. Fay of Newport; Secretary of
State, Joshua M. Alderman of Providence;
Attorney General Samuel p. Colt of Bristol;
General Treasurer, Samuel Clark of Lincoln.
The election occurs April 5th
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Fresh Beef Market.

ScOIcH ...-....-..........-.. Ic4ooc
The aoove prices are for lots of Potatoes small
nfs nhonf &c hi1hey.
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Aeloony Report from New Foundland.

AGIOOny hePOrI IFOIH N5W rOuHuiaHSt'
ST. JOHNS. N. F., March 16.-The Dundee
steamer Resoute, the last of the feet left for
the seal fishing this afternoon. She met heavy
northern ice at the mouth of the harbor and
could be seen just before dark forcing her way
out through the jam The prospect is very
gloomy, while the coast north of Cape Race is
blockaded and no indie. tons of change. The
brigatine Feodore is still on the rocks near
Cape Spear surrounded by ice. Her position
is critical but it is hoped she will get clear
when the wind changes The mail steamer
New Fonndland, hence to Halifax, passed
Cape Race la t evening, having got clear
before the ice closed in again.
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MINOR TEL EGRAMS.

Richard A. Bagnalle of Boston, the train
dispatcher of the Old Colony railroad, who
disappeared some four weeks since, has turned
up in the South West where he is employed
on the Louisville & Nashville railroad.
There will be no public celebration of ST.
Patrick's Day in Boston to-day.
A crazy shoemaker named Reimshaw, yes
terday, shot DIR. John J. Gray of the State
Lunatic Asylum at Utica, N. Y, while the lat
ter was in his private office and then fed
Subsequently he delivered himself up, saying
he had a mission from heaven to shoot Gray.
The doctors wounds are not considered serious
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Maryland Methodists in Council.

MARYLAND, March 16.-In the conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church, to-day. re-
port stated that the average losses of the church
were % per cent. of probationers, and 80 per
cent. of regular church members "rom temp
tations common to all Christian people" The
conference adopted resolutions opposing the
importation, sale or use, as beverage, of all
intoxicating liquors; to enforce the church dis
cipline in regard to the subject, and endorsing
the local option movement of the Maryland
State Temperance Alliance and Womens
Temperance Union.
The Portland daily press., 1882-03-17

Chicago Live stock r1arEe..

CHICAGO, March Hogs-Receipts IA 900 head ;
shipments $500; steady; common to good liked at
8 doa6 60; heavy packing and shipping, at FOG
Cattis9Recepts eoOnh head shipments seY,s head d
weak and 1oc lower exports 1905 80, good to
choice shipping 8 80@6 10; common to fair 25@
5 80.
Sheep receipts 1000 head; shipments 1,700 head;
1O@25c lower; common to medium at 4 25604 70.
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PONCE, PR Schr Lamoine-3006 shocks and
heads, 8 M shingles, 1926 clapboards, 10000
hoops, 13, 54z IT boards.
LIVERPOOL, ENG. Steamship Dominion
O01 bush wheat, IA, 200 do peas, 5s3 bbls pork 500
do beef. ~ do potash, so do apples LOG 500 lbs
bacon. 81, 500 do cheee. 17,46o do butter, lau
packages lard Al do forks 98 do leather, 100 boxes
tobacco 74S bags clover seed, 1926 do -four, 672
pcs maple, 80 bags oatmeal, cases cigarettes "a
do nails, SO ca es sewing machines
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The Vermont M,,rdar.

MONTPELIER, March 16.-The State Attor-
ney has decided not to try McCaffrey, the
Waterbury murderer, but will let the town au-
thorities send him direct to the insane asylum
at Brattleboro. He probably " i'll be sent with
in a few DAVIS
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Copious Rains in California and Good
CrOpS Assured

SAN FRANCISCO, March 16-During the last
four days ram has fallen throughout the State,
and except in the upper portion of the San Joa-
quin Valley, the rainfall has been quite large.
Crop prospects are greatly improved, and the
harvest is now almost assured except in the up
per San Joaquin Valley Yesterday an unus-
ual thunderstorm visited this city and the
neighboring counties and at the village of San
Mateo tornado unroofed the Episcopal
church, damaged number of dwellings, tore
up trees and Frustrated outbuildngs and offences
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Foreign lmnor,s.

MATANzAS. schr Lahana-511 hhds, SO ties
molasses to Geo Hunt & Co.
Bark WiLslow-7O8 hhds sugar to Geo S Hunt
g. Co.
CIENFUEGOS. Schr Cyenet-l33 hhds, IL ties
and IL bbls molasses to Geo S Hunt & Co.
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NEW YORK.
Bold Burglary.

New YORK, March 16.-At four O'Clock
this afternoon several men approached the
iewelry store of Casperfeld & Cleveland, 1873
Bowery, one smashed the window with stone
while the rest grabbed $1,000 worth Of
diamonds and fled, all the parties making
their escape as at that hour the Bowery is
usually crowded.
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orchard Robbers Severely Punished.

NEW ORLEANS, March 16.-Capt. A. T.
Wilde, Chief of the United States Secret Ser
vice, while attempting to scare boys robbing
his trees of fruit, fired with a small rifle and
hit Albert Andrew Weeks, aged II years, kill
ing him alm ,st instantly. Wilde surrendered
himself to the police.
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DEATHS

In Knightville, March 10, Elizabeth Northcrp,
wife of s. e. Woodside. aged 80 years 10 months
daughter of Charles H. and Margaret Northorp.
Funeral service Sunday afternoon at 21a o'clock.
at the Methodist Church. st John, NIB. papers
copy.l
In Falmouth, March 15, Ann B. Noyes, youngest
daughter of the lato Capt. Nathan Noyes, aged AZ
years.
her late residence
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Honors to the Fair sex.

PHILADELPHIA, March 16.-Among the nine
teen graduates at the Woman's Medical Col
lsge, three of the ladies were from Massachu-
sets, two from Maine, and one each from Dem
mark, the Hawaiian Islands and Burmah.
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SPECIAL BULLETIN. !
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL


PORTLAND March 10.
Flour remains the same, but holders are very firm
in their views. Corn continues strong and 2G3c
higher to-day; quote old Corn Gear lots) at 83@
84c and new at SIC; bag lots held at S5c Deal
ers in Corn are Indifferent about selling even at
these figures, as they confident that rates will
go s.derabIy higher. Oats are also booming and
the market is 3@4c higher. Meal is quoted about
&c over yesterdays prices. Pork and Lard are very
firm and advancing Eggs show no change to-day,
being quoted at 17@l8c here and 1S@2oc in Bos-
ton. Potatoes little dull and receipts liberal;
we look for an easier market in potatoes several
thousand bushels will be landed here by the next
steamer from Europe.
Ihe following sc-day's quotations OF Flour.
Grain, Proviaions &c.
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Cleared.

Steamship Dominion. OBJ Reid, Liverpool via
Halifax-D Torrance & Co.
Sch Susan II Richie, Bartlett. Philadelphia-D W
Clark g. Co.
Sch Lewis R French, Newman, North Boothbay-
D Choate.
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MARRIAGES.

In Ellsworth March 8. Rob't NJ. Weber of Els
worth and Miss Britomarte Weber of Eden.
In Deer Isle, Feb "a, james Tyler and Miss An
ME Trundy.
In Mechanic Falls, March A. Seth M. Sieberlng
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NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.
THURSDAY, March 16.


THURSDAY, Marcn 10.
Arrived.
Steamer New Brunswick, Larcom, Boston for
Eastport and st John. NIB.
Barque j Winslow. Morton, Matanzas, with mo-
lasses to Geo s Hunt s. Co. Vessel to Winslow
g. Co.
Brig Hattie M Balm, Collins. Boston, to load for
Cuba. To Perley, Russell g. Co.
Brig Amy Lane, Robbins, Boston, to load for
Cuba. To Chase, Leaytt q Co.
Brig j Williams, (Br) Knowlton, Boston, to load
for Cnba. To Geo Ingraham
Sch Cygnet. (Br) Manning, Cienfuegos- molasses
to Geo Hunt & Co.
Sch Lahaina, Houghton, MatanZas- molasses to
Geo Hunt & Co.
Sch Hero, McDonough, Boston.
Sch Herald, from Boston for Boothbay.
Sch Alice Cakes. Merrill, Newburyport, to load
for New York.
Sch j Cotter, (Br) -, st john NIB, for Jack
sonville.
Sch Shepardess, Clifford, Bristol.
Sch Buena Vista, Lewis, Wiscasset-headipg t.
Hamlen & Co.
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rRnM nuR coRREsPoNpENT

CRANBERRY ISLES. March Sth-Ar, sch Ella
Frances, Bulger, Red Beach for Baltimore. land
proceeded 10th)
March 12-Ar, sch Fairy Forest. Bulger. Back c
Back. it'll part load of herring (and saiieo lotn
for fortland.)
Sch Tahmiroo, of Belfast, 127 tons. built in 1S46
has been sold to parties in Lynn. Mass
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Grain Market.

PORTLAND, March 16.
The following quotations Of Grain were received
by telegraph from Chicago to-day by S. H. Larminie
& Co., t67 Commercial street, Portland
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Another earthquake is reported from Costa
Rica Three churches and a number of dwell
ings were ruined, but no lives lost.
The Portland daily press., 1882-03-17
METEOROLOGICAL

INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TwENTY-FoUR
HOURS.
WAR Dept OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL
OFFICER, Washington, d. c.,
March II, / A. M.
For New England,
slightly colder, fair weather, northeast to south
east winds, rising, followed by falling barome-
ter.
SPECIAL BULLETIN.
Fair weather pre- walls tonight in all districts,
with northerly winds on the Atlantic coast and
east to south winds in Mississippi valley, lake
region and northwest. The temperature has
risen slightly ON the Atlantic coast and at sta
tions west Of the Mississippi, and fallen slight
ly in Tennessee valley and lower lake region.
Indications are that fair weather will prevail
i'd districts ON the Atlantic coast Friday with
rising temperature and easterly to southerly
winds in the Middle and South Atlantic
States.
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European Markets.

By Telegraph.l
LIVERPOOL, March 16-12.3 80 r. M.-Cotton mark
ct steady; Uplands at 11-16d; Orleans at 67sd
sales 5000 bales; speculation and export 1000;
futures strong.
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icy I6I6grAph.)
New YORK. March 16-Evening. Money loaned
from to 6, and closed A; prime mercantile paper
as Exchange steady at 4S51A for long and 4S9 for
short Governments irregular. State bonds are
without feature. Railroad bonds irregular.
The transactions at the Stock Exchange aggregat-
ed 100000 shares.
The following are to-day's closing quotations of
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sseceip,s OF MINNIE Central.
Daily Domestic Recetv.x.

PORTLAND. March Is.
Fer Portland, cars 30 miscellaneous merchandise
fos connecting roads 80 cars miscellaneous mer.
cha1tii5e.
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The following quotations Of stocks are received
and corrected daily by Woodbury. u Moulton (mem-
bers OF Boston Stock Exehange), corner Of Mid
die and Exchange Stree e.
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"Pied His Form"

PROVIDENCE, March 16.--Jesse Sayles, a
printer in the office of the Woonsocket Pa
triot, sucided this morning.
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The dismasted brig Ernest of Portland, was sold
by auction 10th inst at Eernandina. for Sl4oo
Her cargo was taken to Bermuda by the sch David
Faust.
Sch Ida L Ray, (of Deer Isle) Marshall, from Sui
livan for New York with 300 tons silver ore. put
into Belfast 9th inst leaking badly in top. The
leak was stopped and she proceeded 10TH
Brig Mary Gibbs Whitmore, from Troon for Ma
tanzas put into st Thomas 18th inst with loss of
spars and sails.
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UNBLEAoHED corToNs

The following quotations are wholesale prices and
corrected daily by Storer Bros. & Co.. Dry Goods,
Woolens and Fancy Goods, IA to 152 Middle street
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MEMORANDA.

AR at Buenos Ayres Jan 80, barque Golden Sheaf,
Lunt, Portland (and cid for Rosario)
Ar at Cardenas 8th inst, brig Gypsy Queen. Chand-
lar Ralfimnra Il DAYS
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WASHINGTON.
Garfield's Assassin.

WASHINGTON, March 16.-Judge Cox, Dis
trict Attorney Corkhill, Judge Porter, Judge
Davidge and Mr. Scoville met this afternoon
at the District Attorneys Office and discussed
the bill of exception in the Guiteau case: Mr.
Seoville said tonight that he thought it would
take several days to complete the work. He
intends remaining here until bill is agreed
upon.
THE PERUVIAN INVESTIGA-
TON.
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Frcsn neeI UAarkets
Corrected for the PRESS daily by Wheeler, Swift
& Co., Commission Merchants in Chicago Dressed
Beef. Franklin Wharf:
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IFRoM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE

Ar at Sagua 18th inst, barque Jose E More, Car
Isle. New York.
Sid FIN Dublin 18th inst, ship G Chapman, Pots.
San Francisco.
Sid I'm Vera Cruz Feb 2Sth, barque Nellie Brett,
Davis Matanzas.
Ar at St Thomas Feb 81, sch Ella M Storer, Wade,
Guadalupe.
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CARD.

Miss Sarah A. Gates and Miss
Annie NJ. Cash, who for over
twelve years have been with I'll. w.
SimOntOn & Co., have associated
themselves with our House and
will be pleased to see their friends
and customers in their new place
of business. Miss Gates will have
charge of our Lace Department,
and Miss Cash of Children's Suits
and Ladies' Cotton Underwear.