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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-10-18
A SYREN.
BY ROBERT BUCHANAN,

There sat we, side by side. She queenly stoled
Amid the cleaning fountains of her hair,
With liquid azure orhs and rosy lips,
Gorgeous with honeyed Ii SIS I; L like man
Wholoves fair eyes and knows they are fends.
And IN them sees a heaven he knows is hell.
FOR, ike glorious beast. she ate and drank,
STAINING her lips in crimson wine. and laughed
To feel the vinous bubbles froth and burst
In veins whose sparkling blood was meet to be
An angels habitation
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-10-18

rhe Methodist Church, tie Suncook House
aul several other stores and dwellings, were
Consumed by fire at Sunco0k, n. H., on the
lib. Mrs. Joseph Damans was killed by o
falling chimney. PecuniaTy loss 1885,, 900
Every mill on the upper dam at Midtown. Me-,
btrned on the night of the 10Th, together with
alarge amount of lumber and two dwellings,.
loss $50, 0O0.
EI Paso, ILL.,, suffered the loss of an entire
Dock of buildings including the Ell Paso Hotel
loss estimated at 300, 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-10-18

E79tsE rE,1esat WaVas

A report has reached Panama that the dis
trict Of San Bias. Mexico, was swept by four
tidal waves which followed close after an
earthquake on the 7th of September Several
villages were destroyed and seventy persons
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-10-18
Eyp Hoe Sien0 VinceSo

Six thousand citizens OF Chicago gathered at
the base ball park on the 9th INST, to witness
the contest for the prize banner OF the Knights
Templars. The judges awarded the emblem
to st. Bernard commandery, which scored 800. 9
TO 374.2 made by Raper commandery, of In
dianapolis
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-10-18

The extreme of pat circulating
while suffering man gets through the
word p-p-p-p-pre-p-p-p-p Possesses
t-t-t-t-t-terous. -BOstOn Star.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-10-18

A New HAMPSHIRE lady had habit
of carrying pins in her mouth. She one
day swallowed eight She is slowly
dying in great agony.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-21
COMMERCIAL.

DALLAS, January 2O--There can he no
doubt that our retail business men nre
Justly inCcnsea at the want of action on the
part OF onr city authorities in improving
our streets, sidewalks and crossings. II isa
burning shame and disgrace to our city
that our sidewalks are in such n condition
to-day that ladies and children cannot
appear upon them on account of the mud
and slush to be controntets nj every
corner. II cannot be CHARGED
on the property holders, for they enter com.
plants rs loud us others. In conversation
to-day with one ofour most intelligent and
prosperous business men, he said that he paid
one hundred and sixty.iive'dollars'a month,
10 asst Louis party rent for the building he
occupied, and he was losing daily almost
this amount owing to the impossible condi.
ton OF the streets. He further stated tina,
there was Q. general desire ON the part of our
people to have our sidewalks and streets
improved, and the only opposition came
rom few who wcro growing
rich by renting their property at high
pricesto the business men of the civ.
Whether this opinion be true or not, Il Is
beyond dispute that our people generally
are in favor OF street improvements, and
the sallies Of wit darted at the Mayor and
Wy Council evidence the feelings Of our
,l''zens on this subject, II is
legislators will from This time forwara
give their attention to moro practical sub.
lects, bearing on our material and business
interests, and discard the trivial and unim.
portant matters, such us saloons aud Sun.
Jay laws, and gambling-houscs, and awake
10 the high positions they occupy ns leris.
lators Tor one OF the most growing and pros.
porous cities In the country. at Is n con.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-21
PROVISIONS

Mr.. RoUvIRR, Minister of Commerce. has
introduced bill favorable to the importa.
ton OF American pork, but it is thought
1t will be rejected
The New York Commercial Bulletin
seems to lean to the idea that there NAV not
be hogs enough to Ego round" Looking
to a possible packing of only 100000 hogs
during the present winter season. which IL
a reduction of less than 20 per cent, while
the advanced cost is more than the full
prices of year ago, the Bulletin saws. "If
as the reason progresses, the returns shall
rhdlcate packing so small as c have indi-
Gated, 5,OOO 600, an advance in prices is ineyi-
table. The home consumption
may be estimated this year as
requiring the bacon of the last
l. 100000 hogs. 1t would be safe to put ii
at much larger figure, because the inyisi-
Die packing must be greatly reduced this
season, IN the large area where corn was
deficient, and where farmers and planters
could not pack for their own consumption
as IN former years, but must come into
market as buyers OF bacon and lard With
the winter supply reduced to 100000 hogs,
We shall need full summer supply to keep
the equilibrium between demand and sup
ply, even with restricted exports"
Mess pork IN Chicago for February
opened at 1870 but the advance could not be
and it closed at l747I, twelve
ana half cents above yesterday.
MEATS AND LARD.
,bAcoN-Long clear sides, Ike; short clear liz;
breakfast bacon lSfc.
DRY pay sALT-Long clear sides, 10k; short clear;
HAMs-Canvassed 10 10.
LAfD-Tlerce l2h@lSc; half barrel l36iS4c;
pals 10 10 lbs.l3A@ltc. 3 lbs. at lI@liA.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-21
GRAIN AND BREADSTUFFS

ME grain market to-day was inactive
save alone the local trade. There were NO
receipts by wagon and no shipments in am,
direction. Prices ar. very firm but nom}
nal on the streets. We quote:
To-DAY's QUOTATIONS..
a. MHEAT-sl GOAL 25. as per grade: Nicarapns
81 90 to Is on street. 10 from store "s"s
OATs-ln bulk, 63@65c,
RHE-Scarce. We quote per bushel 756S;
BARLEY-Scarce. Good demand, 20 a 75e
BRAEIWe quote at mills 81 FOOL 25; in store
FLouR-we quote City Mills as follows. WV
- W. &XX&, 81 65; extra a 20.
Imported: XX, per cwt So %; XXX. az 5n
AAAA IS so choice family 81 20 fancy s. %
CoBNMEAL-Per busnel. 81 ~.
In Chicago February wheat was activa
opening at l.S0l, advanced to 1.3l, then fell
to l.S0s, at which figure it closed, ouortar
of cent advance on the day before ' Cora
opened for the same month at 6lB, remained
steady during the day, closing at 6Os, a half
cent under yesterday.
There is need of some decided reform, -
the method or efficiency of the work Of es
timating grain productions by either tLe
Washington Agricultural Department or
the agricultural boards of the different
States. The Washington authorities made
the corn crop OF Kansas in 1881 IA O6O OO0
bushels less than the estimates of the Kan
sas State Board. And now the report of tbe
State Agricultural Department of Illinois
puts the corn production of that State last
year 81 243, 293 bushels smaller than the es.
innate of the Washington Department
The latter estimated the corn crop of Illi'
nois in 1880 at 2i0, 452, S95 bushels, and in
1881 at az, 2l6,000 bushels.
The visible supply of grain, comprising
the stocks IN grauary at the principal points
OF accumulation at lake and Atlantic ports
ana on ran, on the lakes, on the canals and
on the Mississippi river at the dates mem r
tienod WIS. -I'NI
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-21
FUTURES.

Futures are as tickle us the love of wo.
man To-day they inspire the noble specu.
lator with hope, and visions of riches and
greatness I'LL his enchanted mind but to.
morrow, u few points of would chill his
enraptured soul, and hc will feel as il
he had let bird go: o, vanity! vanity,
In New York and New Orleans futures
are few points up to-day, and the general
opinion OF the bulls is that prices have
Struck struck bottom" The HERALD sympa.
. ,hlses MIN me bulls, and sincerely hopes
N.w YORK, January 20 Futures onened
steady at u a for March, was quoted casy and
steady, declined TO Y %. and finally closed firm
M II 10, four points above yesterday, Sales To- {.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-21
The Missouri Pacific RAILWAY

, Has Steel Track the Miller Platform, and
the Improved Automatic Air Brake on ali ears
III It's passenger trains. II is in every respect II
FIRST-CLASS RAILWAY.
For maps, timetables, and interesting reading
matter concerning the Missouri Pacific and its
connections with other lines, which Will be
mailed free address
+. CHANDLER, General Passenger Agent,
JAS, ID. BROWN, Assistant General Passenger
Agent
4. 4. TALMAGE, General Manager, st. Louis.
IL Il HUGHES, Southwestern Passenger Agents
Dallas. Texas
;, o, HEMENWAY, General Agent, Dallas,
Texas.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-21
GROCERIES.

L. :.
,,u, % only, necessary TO see the amount OF
dealers TO convince any ono Tho, ,Lo ccn.
eral business of tbe civ 10 MOI o'"' Su hy
rains or mud Tho traJ " - 50, 80, ~
tn,Ja, a,,1 ue tIauc was again heaNy
s soaSaS nhu oIuers are really increasing al
season When II would be reasonable to sup
Prices are firm and wi,Lout ,,,,. ,,ntohls
,,,,.,. ..
Corrrr-rin COM cnnn,0 T3TATioNs' ,oya,r,
chn,rn h;lI w ,oWmoIl, l2'sglic; iNir l5h@lls
@$oSc. IA " 10 loS"yF"' Il to ISL Java ."
oolony SH ar i SW@o5S Young Hyson' fOGVVi
STGHps--lvo ,, T"pu'' b OU,o,ooe ,,o..,.,,
IA graduated, ~ aall h;Standard Al, l0i;cxlIa
low eoTiGnd q, W SlC clarified los to lO% yea
NJ, I, ,s. lsTG oholce, luAG prlmesA@4
f, .1 y, ', 1o choice, dG prime 6oc
Sygt 1V Do, W. r W. Wv -.,y,,
RIcp.Ilybnirsois s.23Ssi W per pushe"
SAlr-ln barrel, s. 90; Liverpool in sacks sl75
~ oS NJ 49,, .o.,,o..,,,,.
si5Hio a. oo PVT o"''V' I" 30 "a w !e''o"
rose q 40 nor Shi u % 'ol 40 per ou cary
Sm mssx,,TsISSH grapes per Dbl so
cr cnaVE ME SODA X, 81; Xxx, MN, 10
SoAnH iii,isc 't Sg suaps 10, Isl. 4, H.
SSr s' % per o3N 10 bars, g bper box J 10
,,N,,,, e. =, -, iV' IVA futukh soap e. ~, Wy
RrtSsr - IN TO mar MANN,
1 .SNSu, W .nv pr pound
C CMSpltsvwsII' i ns MeighL leh to 10
iIoM,yy ~, s., ~ - ,u ~ cream 10
nn,.n 49, 49,, s 800 VIPER Darrell
nnn a,h nnridns-SgSA.
bhuhp ,hA'hh-unpecled, none; peeled TIC
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-21

Total. .,....... j&S3S,79 ll645, III 4OG52 4oi
kilograms from London intimate that
dealers there expect about 100000 bush
els of wheat from India on the last cron
and liberal shipments from Russian porrts,
in the spring, reducing to very moderate
quantity the demand on the United States
IL is well for Western Europe that more
wheat Is available than usual from the
above named sources, rs her peonle would
otherwise he Obliged to pay famine nrices
for wheat and then could not get enough
Everything now points to the conclusion
that our last crop was lamentably short
one.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-21

chases. Prices are firm, owing in great
measure to the fact that they are low in
comparison with many other wholesale
points in the West and South. Dallas in the
past year has experienced no day which in
a business view could be called dull or in
active
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-21
DRY GOODS

Ii the New York dry goods market for
the week ended there has been some i'm.
provement In the volume OF new business,
but no general demand. buyers from all
sections of the interior have arrived sooner
than anticipated, and many small require
menis taken for immediate shipment have
given u good total OF sales. All reports thus
lar made favor q satisfactory trade for the
season at hand, aud preparations therefor
are being male with much steadiness.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-21
RECLINING CHAIR CARS FREE,

Besides FIVE lines of Pullman Sleeping Cars
aud handsome day coaches, with toilet rooms
and the latest improvements, warmed by pipes
and thoroughly ventilated, cars completed and
with cOlOrcd attendants
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-21
COTTON.

TuR following Is the cotton statement
Tor the week, as compiled by Mr.. W. II. Nc.
Entire for the National Cotton liz.
change. IL Is but fair ~
say ii does not embrace
the receipts by rail which arrive here from
surrounding points and which, In former
years, were counted In the receipts of DaI.
las, The. light receipts, as shown by the
statement, do not evidence the decrease In
The yield. Of this county or section of Tho
STATE. The HERALD still maintains that
while the decrease in yield per mere
may be one.third less than Inst
year the increase in acreage planted and
the close picking of the crop, will bring the
amount Of cotton raised In this county and
section OF the State up above the general
computation Of those who do not take these
ACTS into consideration. The last week has
neen one OF rain and bad roads, rendering Il
impossible for planters TO haul the product
70 market, aud for days not single bale
mas been offered on the streets from wagons
on this account alone. 0
zorro. STATEMENT
hn ka..l ..
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-21

The wealth of Great Britain is indicated
to-day by new expert as $2l ,000, coo, 600 in
1860, $3i 400, 100000 in 1870, and $4l 600 600
600 in 1880. OF these figures the smallest is
twelve and the greatest thirty times larger
than our national debt. The assessed yalua-
ton of the United States, taking State MS.
sessments, is $l5,l0 2,00O000. This is an
underestimate but, adding one-third to II
outright, barely brings it TO one-hai the
English total, and the sixty per cent. valua-
ton does little more While the national
income or product of great Britain is put at
s6,35, 600, 600, Mr., Wells in 1876 put that of
the United States at one-eghth more
l,OOONO,OOO. About one.sixth of the Eng
lish total, ST. 245, 600 600, is credited to agri.
culture. Onc-third of the American, and
almost one-third OF the English income
81 500 QOO,OV0 is laid to manufactures.
The Russian government seems To be even
more bankrupt than usual. Her national
debt at the opening of 1850 amounted To
i9,929,5Oe, OF which $1,000, 900 were
usually cleared of each year. In the last
two years this debt has largely increased
In the last week of December she sent ont
S2,dOO,OOO III gold rs part payment of her
foreign interest and so desperate was the
effort to raise that amount that her final
breakdown before the whole could be got
together was prophesied in England and
France.
H. g. Dun e Co., of the Mercantile
Agency, report the failures throughout the
country for the past seven days as 20S-thc
largest number in any week for more than
twelve months. The reason probably is
that a large number of persons nsolyent
toward the end OF 1851 for various reasons
have .contrived to hold over until after The
opening of the new year, and are now try
ing TO compromise and settle up before
spring, This seems to be particularly the
case IN the Southern States, where the fail.
ures foot up TO II; in the Western States
there were 80; in the Middle 40; in the East
cln - Pacific coast I, and New York city
TO- No failures OF particular significance
week. WV
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-21

THE Committee on Banking and Cur
rency on the 10th, discussed Mr.. Buckner's
bill to issue Treasury notes in lieu of tbe le.
gal tenders and national bank notes, with
out reaching any conclusion. Mr.. Buckner
opposed as unconstitutional the Knox bill,
which allows two-thirds of the Stockholders
of ational banks to continue the associa
ton. MIR. Buckner says that the original
charter was a contract with all the stock
holders that ut the end OF twenty years they
should be entitled to division of assets,
and that this contract cannot be changed
by vote of two-thirds of the stockholders,
This position is not unlike that of Mr..
Sherman, who says, if the banks are to 90
on, it must be as separate and distinct
corporations.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-21

NEW ohlkANs, January D,-Futufcs opened
steady ~ U IL for March, remained steady
anring ny gay, declining six points ut noon, hut
ultutntiuuy. kulps III mn 'N""e
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-21
DALLAS ExcMAN oE I'm colN.

4, =, Bu!ing. Selling Buying, Selling
n, Y, Eek h@AparpA ST. Louis ismi par0I,
Chicago. S@A Par6A y. o...SaA, Pro q
Galveston y rar@A Houston !, pardt,
Exchange, MI points Sto x discount. stctlins
sight :! ~, Francs, SOS 10 Marks, %
Trade dollars, Focus, Mexican dollars. Scots
Mexican halves. lCcts. Mexican quarters itcts
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-21
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
FINANCIAL.

"GATa,n correspondent of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, interviewed Mr.. Buckner, Chair
man OF the Banking and Currency Com
mittee of the House, in which that gentle
man said
II not only believe that the government
should issue the paper circulation. but 1t is
its highest duty to do it, and it is only a
question of time when it will be done.
The present banking system cannot sur
vive the payment of the public debt, and
we shall be false to the teachings of our
fathers and the traditions of the govern
ment If we do not wipe it out
as rapidly as we can. We shall then have
To choose between the issue by the govern
ment, State banks and mammoth Ma
tional bank, with a capital of $500 600 900
or 5000, 100000. Banks of issue are not only
grossly anti-republcan, but dangerous to
the stability and prosperity of all kinds Of
business. If the right to issue paper is re-
stricted, it is the worst kind of a monopoly;
/ unrestricted, in order % give elasticity as
IL is called, it invites speculation, initiates
prices, and ultimately expels the coin from
circulation, and ends in pecuniary revul-
slons and commercial disaster. That
which is intended as substitute for
coin, and performs the Office of coin
in the exchanges of the country, should,
i'll the reason of things, be controlled
by the same authority that fabricates the
coin, and by no other. Note issue is, in no
proper sense, banking. II is dangerous
excrescence on the banking SYSTEM and
cannot he safely lodged in the same hands
that lends money and discounts credit obi
CATION 1t is monstrous inquity, which
gives few privileged individuals the power
to swap their promises to pay money with
out interest for my promise to pay with in
tcrest, coupled as it always is, with their
receivability for public dues If conferred
upon Il street-beggar, it would, in few
years, make him millionaire, and it is no
wonder that grasping avarice and greedy
sellishness cling to it with such tenacity.h
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-21

The market prices are merely nominal.
Nc sales have been made from the streets,
and there is no probability OF any cotton
arriving until the weather clears up and
roads improve. We quote to-day:
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-04
Valuable Works.

The Historical society has received some
very interesting works as gift from DR.:
Rolf Pihlgren of this city. Two of them
are,curious for their age and their style
of binding One is entitled "Authoritas
Pontificis Romani," and was printed in
1645. 1t is in Latin, and as a specimen
of printing two and half centuries ago
is quite desirable The other is dated
ITO, and is called "Miscellanea Berolin-
ensia ad incrementum Scientarium. "
This work, also, is mostly in Latin. Both
these books are bound in parchment, and
the workmanship on them is curious.
Among the books is also the ''Letters Oh
Heloise and Abelard," a c. LIBERATED work
This edition, which is in French, printed
at Paris in 1875, is III three large quarto
volumes, printed on heavy paper in very
perfect manner, and Illustrated with
curious steel engravings This edition is
a somewhat rare and quite valuable one,
and makes desirable addition to the
literary curiOsities now accommodating in
the library of the society.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-04
(Western Associated Press. |

CHICAGO. June 3.--Some little difficulty is
experienced with shippers regarding the reg.
ular or No. 2 wheat authorized by the new
rule for speculative purposes an to prevent
corners. The local de tlers, howe yer, like the
new grade very much, and there is firmer
holding in it than in the No. Q spring. The
deals in the latter grade are IN fact almost ex-
clusively for selling old bargains, and there is
likely to be very little difference in prices after
July between the two wheats.
No. spring was moderately active to-day
for settlement of trades and prices were un-
settled, and to effect settlement it
was necessary at times to concede
@Hc from the regular market. The
majority Of operators refused to make
any new trades in No. 2 spring for July, as
in the gap. Prices fuctnated 1@1Xc and
finally closed X C higher for June, &c lower
for July, c lower for August. Sales: $l.2S
al .SyL July, sl.llK@1.12X August, 81 04ssl
M1 .O5 September. No. 3 wheat 1uctuated
az for July, opened stronger but weakened,
declining 2X @2h for July, TX C for August
and closed &c lower for July, &c lower for
August. Sales: Sill @1.4 July, $l.06X @
1.07x August.
Corn was quite active, and as the day
opened cold, wet and unprOmislng, prices
began %@4c higher than yesterdays call.
After the first demand was satisfied prices
gradually dropped y C and closed steady at
4@Xc lower than the same time yesterday.
Sales: 7l1S@72X July, TlX@7S August,
ny @72% September.
Oais was steady and a. shade better, but
quite deferred options, (which were little
off Sales: 49N @49slc June, S4H @34X C
July, 35X @36Ic August.
Pork was 10@l5c higher, but rnled lower
Il r. Il Oil
June, sl9.721S@19.9O July, sl9,9O@2O Au.
gust.
Lard was moderately active at 5@.71C
higher, closing lower again. Sales: $1l AZ X
Oil, so July, l1.55@l1.62N August. Sl1 81 y
ellis September.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-04
PAY rolls for Nav read as follows:

Allowed and ordered paid by the fol-
lowing vote: Yeas-Inspectors Murphy.
Wilgus, Oppenheim, Abbott, Benz,
Athey, Gilbert, Schlffmann, Berlandi,
Donnelly, Mr. President.
Bills for the month read as follows:
W. H Lafarvour, 1872 60; DAILY GLOBE,
s15S Sc; Myers s. Finch, $1425; Averill,
Russell Sc Co., $lO5.2S; 4. D. c. Cziko-
WITT, $32; John Matheis, $32.42 Boyer g.
Lux, $3.50; W. j. Gronewald, $2.75;
Northwestern Fuel company, 1882. Is;
Northwestern Fuel company, $63O.50;
Northwestern Fuel company, $3l5.25;
William Lindeke, 1888 SO; Wilcken s.
Roemer, $637.S0; Book and Stationery
company, 81; G. E Keller, $685.; Auer-
bach, Finch s. Co., s5.Os; P. 81. Thorn
ton, S3ll so; Union Tank line, $2.40; A.
Nc Gladden., S.; John Norman, $40; Su-
perior Coal and Iron company, SIS; St.
Paul Box Manufacturing company, 81;
Gottfried Sheridan, $3.50; Breen s. Young
$1,000.
Allowed and ordered paid by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas Inspectors Murphy, Wilgus, OPP
penheim, Abbott, Benz, Athey, Gilbert,
Schiffman, Berlandi, Donnelly, Mr..
President
Adjourned sine die.
j. G. DoNNELY,
Secretary.