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The Portland daily press., 1882-02-25

At Hong Kong Jan 16, ships Belle Morse Morton,
for Manila and New York; Red Cross, Rowland, for
San francisco; VIM j Rotch, Bray, for Victoria;
barque Thayer, Crosby, for New York. Wake
field Crowell, for Cardiff; j III Bowers, Hardness.
for Philippines; and others:
Portland, unc.
Sid I'm Cape Hayti 10th inst, sch Jennie Stubs,
Stubs, New York.
At Trinidad Feb z, brig Rachel Coney, Coney, for
Boston, ldg; sch Kit Carson, Harding, to load fer
philadelphia.
At Kingston ia. 1 9Th inst, schs Seth NJ Todd, Nor
wood for Pensacola; Lizzie Lane, West, for Mobile.
AR at Cienfuegos 10Th inst, brig Hattie, Linnell,
Boston 1S days.
At Cardenas 18th inst, barques Payson Tucker,
Tucker for New York; Alex Campbell, Bunker. fer
Hampton Roads; briggs Giles Loring, Kenney. for
do; Addie Hale, Sheppard. for Delaware Break
water; A G Jewett. Reed, Pensacola; David Bug
bee, Showers ior North of Hatteras; schs Eva May,
McDufie, for New York; Clara Leavitt Lombord,
for Boston; M Power. Smith, tor New York; Mag
gle Dalling, Dalling, and George Hatch, Murphy,
1nc; Orrie Drisko, Drisko, for North of Hatteras
and others.
Philadelphia.
Sid 18th. brig Hattie NJ Balm, Collins, Delaware
Breakwater.
Cid 18th, barque Havana, Rice, for New York via
Matanzas.
Sid I'm Matsnzas 18th inst, barque Nellie May,
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WASHINGTON.
Minister to Germany.

Minister TO G0rIuhuy'
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-The President has
sent the nomination to the Senate OF A. a.
Sargent, of California, to be envoy extraord-
mary and minister plenipotentiary TO Ger
The Utah Contested Seat.
The House committee on elections decided
to report to the House declaring that neither
Campbell, the contestant, nor Cannon, con-
tee, from Utah, is entitled to the seat, and de-
claring the same vacant.
Treasury Matters.
Secretary Foger denies positively the state
ment that he bad decided to anticipate the IN
terest on the bonds in the l01th call. ne mas
received dispatches announcing 1everlsh Ien-
dency of the financial market in New YORK
and made arrangements to be kept Iuliy au-
vised of all serious changes in stocks.
Assistant Secretary of the treasury New
will take possession of his Office next Monday.
The Inter-S State Commerce Bill.
The House committee on commerce heard
e. P. Alexander, vice-president iof the Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad Company, jim OPP
position to the Reagan interstate commerce
bill Mr. Alexander did not conclude his ar
gument. A number of leading railroad men
are present.
Fltz John Porter.
Fitz John Porter's case was again under con-
sjderation at the Cabinet meeting to-day but
no conclusion was reached.
A Good Nomination Confirmed
The Senaue in executive session confirmed
the following nominations: George Clifford, of
Maine, consul at La Rochelle. Collectors of
customs: Cornelius B. Marchant, district of
Edgartown, Mass; John A. P. Allen, district
of New Bedford, Mass.
Interesting to Invalids.
The House convention on invalid pensions
to-day received petition asking that Mrs.
James X. Polk, widow of President Polk, be
put on the pension rolls. The petition will go
to the committee on pensions. 1t sets forth
that the applicant is in very needy circum-
stances.
The Garfield Memorial Service.
There is great demand for tickets to ad-
mission to the Garfield memorial service Mon
day. Each Senator and Representative has
been allowed three tickets only, with the ex-
ception of the elective officers OF the two
houses of Congress.
1t was decided to close all the executive de
partments at II a. m. Monday in honor OF the
Garfield memorial exercises at the capitol
All the members of the cabinet were present
at the meeting except Secretary Folger.
Fabulous sums it is said, have already beer
offered for tickets of admiss The private
galleries, namely: Presidents gallery, men,
bers' gallery, diplomatic gallery and press gal
lery will be reserved exclusively for those en-
titled to occupy seats therein.
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MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.

FRIDAY, Feb. "a.
Arrived.
steamer Falmouth Hall, st John. NIB, via East
py Steamship Brooklyn, Br) Lindell Liverpool via
HaI;fax-passengers and mdse to u torrance q 20.
RsrSue Wheatand, Batson, Boston, to load for
Cuba To Chase, Leavitt CO. po..ox
BRIG Maggie (Br) Strum, Cienfuegos via Boston,
With molasses to Geo Hunt & Co.
Sch Nelson. Thompson. Eastport for Boston.
Sch Capitol, Carnage, Bristol
Sch Dreadnaught, Griffin, Parkers Head for =.
Sch Fmeline, Roberts, Wiscasset - heading TO
e Hamlen g. Co.
steamshipIFranconia, Mangum, New York-Henry
Sch Lucy NJ Collins. New York-Geo Sylvester
Sch Alton (Br) Watts, st John, NB-master
Sch Mary Sanford. Brown. Harmon 8 darDor, 10
ios Sa ,o Radiant HARDY. Belfast-Kense Tabor.
Sch Sympathy. fainter, Boothbay-Cumberland
Bone Co.
one-half of schr James Henry Of Rockland, IS
tons has been purchased by Q q Gay. OF hocK-
land. Capt Calvin Rogers, OF OWLS heaa' Is 10 coni
Sch Nellie Gray, recently purchased by Capt Alon-
20 Snow. of Rockland. is having poop oeck pun
on which will increase her carrying capacity about
- VIM BeazIey & Co. Bucksport. have commenced need
work on large three masted schr, TO pe on heA1
fall for parties in Bangor.
[FRoM MERCHANTS EXCHANGED
Ar at Cardenas 18th inst, barque Hattie Dixon,
Yates. New York; 18th, brig Elizabeth Winslow.
Locke New York; sch j D Robinson, Glover, from
Sid 18th. brig Addie Hale, Sheppard Delaware
Rreakwater; sch Eva May. McDufie. New YORK;
Eth. barque David Chaplin. for Delaware Break
water. 80. xr,... po..o,,
sid 18th, sch Clara Leavitt, White, Boston.
u~-u~Au Nna
Ship McNear, Taylor, which cleared at Portland,O
10th inst for Queenstown, on her inward voyage
from Hong Kong, encountered gale, lost mizzen
mast, sails, &C. NC, e. nr4oa
Brig Arcot, Gates, from Annapolis, Ms, for Matan-
zas before reported at st john NIB IN distress mas
been surveyed and the shoe found to be on fore ana
aft. keel broken in two places bilge badly chaied
on port side. rudder stock goHe copper paoiy torh
and vessel strained. - ~
Brig M,wiswel, which has been lying on On Inc me
blocks at Rockand the past two years, ready Tor re-
pairs and waiting suit of the Glover Brother as to
ownership was foated off and carried up tne peach
nv the hish sea of the Goth. She lies listed over
and probably will remain there for long time.
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NEW YORK.
Crime in the Metropolis.


NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-Jeremiah Sullivan,
keeper of a saloon at Charlton and WASH
ington streets, went to Abe Coakley's saloon IN
Canal street, this morning. with the avowed
intentions Of killing Abe. The latter was not
in and Sullivan shot the bartender, Michael
Ryan, in the head. The wounded man is in a
precarious condition. He is an ex-policeman,
and quiet, peaceable man. Sullivan was lock-
ed up.
Frederick W. Fisher, James Maxwell and
Charles Peters, charged with stealing $4,000
worth of diamonds from the jewelry store OF
r. Davis at Albany, were arrsigned to-day and
remanded to Albany for trial.
Suits for National Taxes.
At the instance of internal revenue collector
Blake, suits were begun to-day by the district
attorney in the .. s. District Court, to recover
a tax aggregating $500, from June, 1865,
to November, 1871, on the capital employed in
the banking business of Eugene Kelley & Co.
This tax is claimed to be due for and on &C.
count of balances standing upon the books OF
said firm to the credit of the two partners, and
which has not been included in returns hereto
fore made by the firm for taxation. Suit was
also begun in the same court by the United
States District Attorney against Nassau bank,
at the instance of revenue collector Blake for
the recovery of 1854, being tax on deposits
from January, 1871. to November, 1877
Rose Eytinge in Court.
Action for divorce on the ground of adul-
terry, was commeced in the Supreme court by
Rose e. Butler known as Rose Eytinge, ac-
tress, against her husband, Geo. II. Butler,
nephew of Gen. Butler. The defence is gea-
eral denial.
The Mutual Union.
In the suit of Babbitt against the Mutual
Union Telegraph Co., Judge Blatchford to-
day granted an order for the defendants to
show cause why the action now pending in the
q. S. Circuit Court should not be remanded to
the Superior Court, and why the Circuit Court
rlx ~ raftTc IN OH int hQ
matter. The argument will be heard to-mor-
row.
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MASON.
The Fellow Who Shot at Guiteau.

The Fellow Who Shot at Guiteau.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 24.-In the Mason court
martial case to-dsv, subpoena was issued for
Maj. Robinson, formerly Of the 18th Ohio vol
unteers, by whom the defence expected to
show that Mason served Dung the war brave
ly and faithfully, andkthat he was acciaentaly
wounded in the left shoulder by thu dlscharge
OF his own musket. Upon this being lroveo'
they would introduce medical testimony SHOW
ing by this wound the cervical nerves were
shattered; this, counsel Bigelow said, would
be shown to have produced a marked change
in the temperament and disposition of the
prisoner. The officers of the prison testified to
Guiteau's expressions of fear at the time of the
shooting. Lieut. Richmond, reading from
notes mades 80 minutes after the occurance,
said Mason approached him and exclaimed,
AZ hone have killed him. I do not know
whether / have or not" The witness also
said Mason directly told him 81 did it.
trust tried to kill him. Lieutenant, sur
render myself to you; am not coming out
here to guard God-damned assassin"
Mr.. Bigelow, stating he intended to call
Lieut. Richmond for the defence waived cross
examination.
Commissary Sergeant Hudson testified TO ex-
pressions uttered by Mason in regard to Gull
teau. But the Sergeant never heard the pris-
oner make specific declaration of intention
70 attack the assassin. Adjourned.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.
Killed by a Train.

Killed by Train
RICHMOND, Feb 24-George Chase, of this
town, while crossing the track of the Maine
Central Railroad at Iceboro this morning was
struck by the a. m. train from Portland and
injured so he died in about thirty minutes.
Chamberlain Promotion.
BRUNSWICK, Feb. 24.-Gen. Joshua L. Cham
berlain, President of Bowdoin College. has
been rendered the management of one of the
largest business enterprises in Florida, and has
accepted the offer subject to some further ar
rangement of details. 1t is understood, how
ever, that he will not sever his connection
with the college, certainly not at present
Child Murder.
BANGOR, Feb. "a. To-day Marshal Reed and
his officers found the body of a boy baby, eleven
months old, in hole in the cellar of the house
of Mrs. Glynn, of Hampden. The child has
been missing for some weeks, and the officers
have worked the case skilfully. An unmar-
ried daughter of Mrs. Glynn is the mother of
the child, and Mrs. Glynn, it is alleged, made
way with it. She does not bear an enviable
reputation. Mrs. Glynn will be arraigned for
murder to-day.
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-25
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGeIN COUNTY.


A party Of wealthy Boston capitalists, some
of whom are interested in Lewiston manufac-
lures, have been at West Waterville, looking
over a mill-power owned by Mr.. R. W. Dunn,
with the project in view, of building 10000
spindle mill there. The gentleman returned
to Boston with very favorable impressions.
Among the generous gifts to Bates College
which Prof Chase has recently received, is q
donation from Mr.. G. G. Cobb, formerly OF
Lewiston, to found scholarship in memory OF
his son, Rev. Frank w. Cobb Rev. F. W.
Cobb was graduate OF Bates College Of t1e
He had also been teacher in the Latin School
and tutor in the college.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Mrs Betsy Smart, the Oldest inhabitant OF
Winthrop, died Thursday afternoon at the age
of "a years She has been totally blind for
fourteen years.
The Augusta Methodists dedicated their new
vestry Thursday evening. Rev. Dr. McKeown
of this city, delivered an appropriate address.
The journal says the past week has been one
of vicissitude for the ice men. Every moment
from sunset is being improved, and some OF the
companies violated the fourth commandment,
and ran the crystal blocks into the houses on
the Sabbath. Careful estimates place the
amount already harvested on the river at rls,
ing 100000 tons, and with ten days OF cold
weather a full crop will be harvested. Little
ice has been stacked as yet, as the regular COM
panies have not filled their houses. The Oldest
man on the river never saw such an expensive
winter. The prevailing price is S1.25 per ton,
though $3.50 is asked in some cases.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The barn of Calvin Small in Plymouth,
with zine head of cattle, farming tools, &c,
was burned Tuesday morning. Loss $1,000;
no insurance. Incendiary.
The committee appointed BY the Bangor city
council TO devise plan for raising money to
extend the B. & r. r. r. from Blanchard to
Moosehead Lake will advise that the city
waive its first mortgage, and allow the b. q +.
R. r. company to issue a 100000 mortgage,
the company to buy the second mortgage bonds
with part of this money, and to build the ex-
tension to the lake with the balance, provided
enough is left The Commercial is decidedly
opposed to the scheme as above outlined"
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Ell. & G. w. Lawrence, of Fairfield, have
sold the brown horse Slocum to Boston parties
for 81 900 New York parties are negotiating
for DIR. Franklin, owned by the same parties.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Searsport Savings Bank is to be changed
to a national bank, on account OF the govern
ment tax on temporary deposits. The stock
has all been taken up and $4,000 in govern
ment bonds purchased AT directors meet
ing Saturday, J. G. Pendleton was chosen pres.
ident, and G. +. Gordon, cashier. The bank
will be ready to do business in thirty or forty
days. or as soon as the circulating notes arrive.
The bank is named the Searsport National
Bank, and will be located in the rooms of the
Ssarsport Savings Bank, which be continue d
for time at least.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
A new boat is to be put on the route between
Calais and Eastport soon.
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-25
MAIL CONTRACTS.

Important Opinion Of the Attorney Gen
eral.
WASHINGTON, Feb. A.-The Attorney Gen.
eral has given an opinion in regard to the re-
lection of bids for carrying the United States
mails, which are accompanied by insufficient
bonds. He says if the Postmaster General is
satisfied the bond is worthless he may, and
should treat the bid as though no bid had ao-
companied it. The provisions OF section 3949,
revised statutes, that contracts shall be offered
to the lowest bidder, ETC., must be construed in
connection with other provisions adverted to-,
by which it is contemplated that the bid in or
der to entitle it to consideration should have
with it acceptable bonds.
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-25
MARINE NEWS.
The Tally Ho Off.

The Tally Ho Off.
NEWPORT, r. L., Feb. 24-The brig Tally
No. Machias, Me-, which went ashore near
Bateman's Beach, Nov. 20, will start for Car
denas, Cuba, Monday, having been repaired and
reftted. The detention and expense entails a
loss of about $4,000.
The Rescue of the Trinity.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Secretary Hunt has
received letter from Lawrence & Co., New
London, acknowledging the receipt of his dis
patch, informing them of the rescue of the
Crew or Ine Dark TrInlUy, anu sCaJfng TIE news
caused profound sense OF gratitude and JOY
throughout the entire community. The letter
says: 1--WE tender you our warmest congratu-
lations to the Honorable Secretary for the re-
suits which we believe will be accepted by the
people as one Of the victories which peace hath
not less renowned than war, and we express
the heartfelt thanksof the public, friends of
the rescued and of ourselves to the bark officers
and crew of the Marion.
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-25
GARFIELD'S SICKNESS.
The Bills Allowed by the House Commit
taa


The Bills Allowed by the House Commit
tee.
WASHINGTON, rep. zo.-Thv statemeut pub
lished of amounts allowed by the committee to
audit the expenses of the sickness and burial
of President Garfield to the attending surgeons
is pronounced incorrect by a member OF the
Committed. The amounts allowed are as fol-
lows: Dr.. Bliss, $4,000; Drs. Agnew and
Hamilton, $4,000 each; Drs. Reyburn and
Boynton, $4,000 each; Mrs. DR.. Edison, So
600. Mr.. Crump, the steward, lis allowed So
600, and other employees OF the executive man
sion two months extra pay. The committee
recommends the appointment of Surgeon Cen
eraI Barnes to the rank of major general and
retirement on that grade, and the promotion
of DR.. Woodward to the rank of lieutenant
colonel. The committee has also agreed TO
grant Mrs. Garfield the remainder of her hus-
bands salary for the current year. Messrs.
Springer and Blackburn will submit minori-
ty report, opposing most of the items allowed.
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-25
California Winning stocks.



Our quotations are wholesale prices for fare lots
and jobbing lots command an advance ON our hg
ures.
Georges Codfsh-We quote S5s4 qtl for large
and S41a for medium; Bank held $59$b1s for
large and S414 for medium; dry cured Bank at
S4$4 ass for large and "a for medium: Shore
Goldfish, picked cured, SIS for large and 81 for
medium Bav trawl $43z ass for large; N. S. Shore
S51h0S6; Newfoundland S51a.
former and S314 for the latter; Hake at S314 and
Pollock $23A English do $3A9$3z2.
Boneless and prepared fish 412@bz2c W Id Tor
Hake and Cusk to 51a@8 for best Goldfish. Smoked
Halibut at 101ac % ib. Smoked Salmon 18c; Scaled
Herring 18c y box; No at l6c; tucks lac. Bloat-
ers Soc D hundred.
Is: no 3s offering.
Herring-We quote Eastern round $3A W Dbl;
split do S33z choice Nova Scotia split at S6129
1854 ordinary do S4CaS5
Frozen Herring-$1 " hundred.
Fresh Halibut-Sales yesterday at 10 and lOc W
fb'for white and gray.
Trout S14 % Dbl; Swordfsh at S6@7; Goldfish at
SIS, Haddock at $312, Halibut Heads $312, Hall
but Fins SO Dbl, Fins and Napes at S41s, Tongues
So Tongues and Sounds at $40; Alewives at $50
s3A; Halifax Salmon S22 for No Is; $50 for Is;
California do at SIG; Shad $40.
Pure Medicine Oil at SOC ~ gal, crude do at soc;
Blacklist Oil Doc; Cod do 35c; Shore do at 33c;Por-
Porge scrap, S12 % ton; Fish do SO; Liver do So;
Fish Skins $12; Liyers 35c " bucket.
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-25
METEOROLOGICAL.
INNOVATIONS FOB THE NEXT TwENTY-Toua
HOURS.

INNOVATIONS FOB THE NEXT TwENTY-TouR
HOURS.
WAK DEPT, OFFICE CnIEF SIGNAL
OEFIcER, Washington. ID. O.,
Feb. 25, Am.
For New England,
Fair weather, northerly veering to easterly
winds, stationary or higher temperature and
stationary or higher pressure.
SPECIAL BULLETIN.
Fair weather prevails east of the Mississippi
river. Northerly winds. are reported in the
Atlantic Coast States Temperature has risen
about 10 degrees in the Northwest and upper
Lake region and has fallen about the same in
the South Atlantic States. Warm wave
averaging about 20 degrees above mean for the
month extending to the eastward is central
in Kansas. The Mississippi river has risen six
inches at Cairo where it is 10 feet inches
above the danger line. 1t is above dangef line
at Memphis and Vicksburg, but stationary.
The Ohio has f,llen 40 inches at Pittsburg, IA
at Cincinnati. and "a at Louisville.
To-day in the Atlantic Coast States slightly
warmer and fair weather is indicated. Sunday
rain is indicated for Tennessee, Ohio Valley
and East Gulf States.
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-25
The Jeannette Survivors.

WASHINGTON, Feb. M.-Secretary Hunt re-
ceiyed cablegrsm from Lieut.. Harbor stating
that he left St. Petersburg last night for IT.
kutsk via Orenburg. Secretary Hunt also re-
ceived a cable message from Hoffman at st.
Petersburg, as follows:
HYour orders of January 18th reached Melville.
He answers as follows n
on road to Arctic Ocean Jan. 31st. Telegram OF
jan 18th received. Now on my way to Arctic
Ocean. People will be found"
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-25
THE DOMINION.

The Small Pox Cases from the Peruvian.
HALIFAX, N. S., Feb. 24-The small pox pa
tients landed at the marine hospital Sunday
from the Peruvian are all bad cases. The
stewards condition is almost hopeless and the
other two-a seaman and tireman--are not SO
dangerous The Swede landed fortnight ago
from England has recovered and is now at
tending the late hospital patients
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SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 20.
This Mornings Fire.

Shortly before o'clock this morning an
alarm of fire was sent in from box 49, fire hav-
ing been discovered in an old wooden house on
Cumberland street, beyond Lafayette. The
family which had occupied it moved out yes
terday afternoon and it is not known how the
fire caught. The house is owned by Mrs. S. G.
Rowe and is uninsured. The damage will not
exceed $500 or $780, In consequence of the
deep snow but one engine reached the fire. 1t
Is fortunate there was no wind, or the result
might have been disastrous.
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-25
ACQITTAL.
Charles Stickney Set Free

DENVER. Feb. %. In the trial of Charles
W. Stickney, for the murder of nj. I. Cam
pan, which attracted widespread interest, the
Jury to-day returned verdict of not guilty on
account of insanity. Stickney killed Campan
in boarding house last May because of crimi-
nal intimacy with Mrs. Stickney. The trial
lasted eighteen days and number of promi-
nent insanity experts and others from the East
testified for the defence.
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-25
Buried by a Snow Slide.

SALT LAKE, Feb. PA house inhabitated
by 8. wood chopper named Taggart, with his
wife and five children, has been swept away
by a snow slide. 1t was first missed this morn.
ing and men have gone to dig it out and recoy-
or its inmates alive or dead,
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-25
MINOR TET, EGRAMS.

Steamer Lefevre is fast in the ice in Hudson
river and another steamer is cutting her out.
DR.. Wright was yesterday sentenced at Dan
vile, Va, to be hung March 31st.
Four tribes on the frontier of Tripoli have
reyolted and burned Hannah.
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-25
Failures for the Week.

NEW YORK, Feb. oar. G. Dun & Co. re-
port the failures for the last seven days as LIS,
q slight reduction upon last week, OF which
there were ten in the Eastern States.
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The Chester Explosion.

CHESTER, Pa, Feb. M.-Prof. jackson, pro.
prietor of the pyrotechnic works, and
Charles Vanhorn, his assistant, have been ar
rested Vanhorn was in such precarious con-
dition that he could not be removed from his
home and he was placed in charge Of an
of9ioar
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-25
MARRIAGES.

In Otisheld. Jesse M. Turner of Minot and MISS
Emma B. Soule of Oxford:
In Sweden, Feb 18. Edward F. Putnam OF Bos-
ton and Mrs Georgiana A. Bracket of Sweden.
In Alfred. Feb. IL. John A. Ssywerd OF Alfred
and Kate E. Elwell Of Lyman.
In Bath, Feb. 81, Alvah j. Higgins OF west Batn
and Fronie B. Murray of Bath.
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-25

L. & J. W. Prussing of the vinegar hrm Oh
Chicago, whose financial difficulties have been
known some days, were arrested but subse-
ouently released on 100000 bonds. Their liza
bilities are $4,000 and assets $4,000.
Steiner & Co., in the silk trade at Zuyich,
have failed Liabilities, $4,000; assets E2o,-
000