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KANSAS CITY. June 1.-The Live Stock Indi-
cater reports:
trjtie--Receipts 1000 head; offerings light, the
bulk Of receipts being through market slow sad
wesk; shipping steers, of 1,070 10 1850 pounds,
sold at s595 so; COWS, s3S4 so; stOekers and feed
Hogs-keceipts. coo head; stocks qery light:
heavy. s. 9o96 So; bulk Of sales at Sc SO95 40
sheep-Receipts. 200 head; market quiet; ma
u9es, averaging 81 pounds, Sd.
ST. LOUIS, June II - Cattle - Receipts, 900
head; shipments, 200 head. Market rather irmer
on Light supply re exports $685. % good 20 enoiee
ers'. "a SOFAS %; good COWS and heifers, "a 5ag5;
sbeeD-Receipts. 2 900 head: shipments, 500 head.
Market quiet; fair to good. si9f 50 prime to best
heavy, 81 75@5 S5; spring lambs, 6 5OS3 per
Hces-steady and in fair demand: light ship
ping. &c 5O96 65; rough TO good packing, S. 40
@6 20; butchers 10 extra, S6 69G6 ~. Receipts,
2.Se0 head; shipments. 800 head.
CHICAGO. June 1.-THE Drovers Journal re-
ports:
Hogs-Receipts 5000 head; shipments, $3.50
head. Market slow and weak AZ sc decline: mixed
packing. Sc S5@6 %: heavy packing aud shipping,
Cattle-Receipts, $500 head; shipments, zoo
head. Market fairly active and firm at former
rates: exports. S. s0@S; good to choice shippin;,
IS 6o@5 IS; common 20 fair, $685. 50.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000 head; shipments, $50
head. Market far ana steady; sales UNCHANGED;
Drovers Journal Cablegram reports cattle nc
higher In Liverpool selling 1T 15izc, estimated
dead weight. SheeD &c higher; TOD, l9c.
NEW YORK. June u.-Beeves-Recsipts $3.50
head, making II $50 head for the week. Market
81 per head higher on medium and fair grades:
extremes. IS 50d6 90 per cwt,; few small lots
sold at Sc s0@6 80; general business was at IS SS@
c SO: exporters used 20 carloads; shipments fo-
the week were $50 head of live cattle, 300 head
Of live sheep, lao xuGrters of beef and 81, car
cases of mutton.
Sheep-Receipts, $500 head. making 43. 900 head
for the week. Market frrner and higher for
sheep; extremes, 1896 % pr ewt; lambs, 50 5Og
s. general sales, sheep, 81 50@5 50 lambs. S. SOC
50.
Hogs-Receipts. $500 head, making 21.100 head
for the weeE. Market for live hogs higher and
firm ct S797 30 per cwt.
BALTIMORE. June n.-Beef Cattle-Market
dull prices &c lower; very best, Sc 20Ss6 IS; first
quality, $500 20; medium, s4es5; ordinary, sSD4;
NEST sales at s. % to S. %. Receipts 1,49S head.
SEine-Lieht supply and only moderate de-
mand. Receipts. 4,066 head Quotations, S. 759
Q 625f.
sheep and LRmbs-Reoeipts, oS17 head. Quota
tiozs: Sheep, S5g5 so: lambs, s5@6 70.
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Festh@s-Pz:rse gesse. $50; misod. 2Os25,;
9 G feathsr1 lB9Ac
Wool-New unwashed, good order. 2sc: tub
washed. clean, 35c: buried and cOtted, l6@l6c.
Wool now being received is in good order.
Vegetables and FrUsts.
Onions Bermuda. 81 IS per crate.
BeanE-ohoiCs SsvT. q sse2 so; rnOasuEa. 81 10
@225 msrTows; 81 6092 rs
Possices-Ceoioe, paying 70Ns0o per b.; Sjc9
81 per bu. selling; new, So 50@4.
Dsied AZ ples-sTs poTsted. iSSsleo; common dnsi
Sc S1zc
Peaches-Dried peaches. halves s1zesc; evup-
oIatei. Ice.
csbbsgl 81 per crate; So per Dol.
straw berries-Common, 1 5O@2 OO;cholce, 50 go
2 IS per drawer.
Peas-s1 50 per clate.
Besnk-Sl 25Sl5O per bu. boxes.
Seeds
German millet, 81 so; common. 81 IS; Hunga-
rian, 81 coal Is.
Iron ard steel Market
Bar Iron-s225 rates; hoop iron. 50. % rates; Nor
way and Svede iron, raEes; horee shoe iron, sac.
Horse shoes-Burden 4 Perkins. per key, 81 90;
mule shoes. 81 per keg advance. Horse Shoe Nails
Northwestern. Globe, and Putnam. per box. "a so.
steel So: tire steel &C; Toe cak steel SC; macnin-
cry steel, 6gSc Nails-sS 25.
Leather. Hides aud TaIlow.
Bemlock sole, 2l@S3o; oak sole, 3594Oc; Penn
kyNtDlH ldtEett lS6lI6Is oU3OC. ndTIlchn lcdbutts
3oGSse; Bride leather, per doz s5DG7Z; domestic
kip. soGs0c: French Kip. SscGeSl TO- domestic calf
Soc@Sl 10; French calf 81 1O9l %.
HiCeS-Green hides, 7c green calf, 10c; green
saltedA S@SHc: green sailed calf, I29l2Hc. dry
tint. l2scs cry salted, Ice per To-; damaged grub
by CT hun. twO-thirds the above prices.
Tsllom-PIime, 7@7l4c.
Grease Bro wn. 5.s5izc; white, 74Sc.
Drug Market.
Alcohol 81 25@2 SO; eslomeal. 75esl p: camphor,
Sc@s2c: cochmCl 69G7oc: chloToiOrm S3mSic;
gum opium q S5eti 81; indigo. Sle,S. mo-pnlse,
81 sCGS IS. OilsCsstOT, 81 @l SO. sweet oil. soc
al 80 eliye oil, 81 to@S; beTgaa0g (5snders0n's).
s. 75@S; lemon (Ssidersnn's), 50 5112 IS Out
nine, 7. q W. 81 Goal 65; Clnsaopidia. 9l995c
AmeIie6n bi-caTb- soda, 4@5c; English do SO
~. Snuff Gartetts %-cz packs, 81 IS per duZ !;
4Cz bottles, s. 50 per doz. Floves sulphur. 4a6S
Tmpentine. 42G45c. English yer ed nv bDl,
2slc: less quantities. SIC Iodine 81 75@3 To-
dide 20 ash, 81 Go. Cloves, 2s@55c RhubaTe. soc
8. Is. window glass. 90 and 70 per cent; double,
20 and 10 per cent. Off
miscellaneous Markets.
Oils-We quote: Linseed, raw. 55c; boiled, 5sc:
lard oil, 75995c; miners oil. 65GS9c; lubrieatng
oil, 20sSsc: straits oil, 50J5jc; benzine, 106l4c
coal oil, Indiana legal test, 10j4e: $50 deg. test
li1s@l2Sc: water white, $50 deg, lie
Timers Suppliss-We quote:
sest charcoal tin, / c. lox14. 14x29 aud 12xl7,
81 % per toX; ! X, 10xl4, 14x20 ssd 12x12, s. 90
pei box; G. lix2O. roofing tin, 81 so per box: c.
20z2S, S13@4 block tin ia pigs, 2sc: in bars. 29c
Iron-27 iren. sc; q iron, 6sSc; MO0sehead
galvanized IS per cent. discount. Sheet zinc nc
copper bottoms, 2Sc. PIanisaed copper, 399i0c
Solder, l5@lSc. Wire, 40 per cent. of List.
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HORRIBLE CRUELTY.


ne Bzrbarous Vengeance OF q Giant-Burn.
Ing an Antagonist to a Crisp.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, June 5.-Man's in
umanity to man was exemplifed today at
be Leith-Tredgar Iron Works in this city,
here difficulty occurred between two en-
|oyes, Lafayette Browdsr and William
homas, in which Browder tried to murder
Is antagonist By burning him to death on
|d-hot iron slab that was being prepared for
bnverting into nails. The slab was four feet
|ng and twelve inches wide, and was OF solid
" iron, welded together. The trouble grew
Ut Of friendly scuffie, in which the two
Frties engaged. Thomas, though the smaller
lam was getting the best Of Browder in the
|ufre, which, together with the taunts of
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Honors to Holm Bright.

BIRMINGHAM, June 1.-THE celebration in
honor of John Bright as Representative in
Parliament for Birmingham for over q quar-
ter of q century, has begun. A procession of
delegates from various Liberal societies a
mile and half long passed in review before
Bright. The chief feature to-day was the
presentation of gold medal to Bright Toe
demonstrations ct the railway station, where
Bright arrived this morning, and through
out the line of march, resembled royal
progress. The route of the procession, which
was five miles long, was densely crowded
with peOple
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COMMERCIAL.

Business was moderately active yesterday
among the general markets. The demand for dry
goods is mostly In the shape Of small orders for
the reassortment of stock; still there is a fair
volums of business for the time of year. There
was q continued good demand for staple groceries
and prices were firm. cofses and sugars being
strong. Fish were active aud generally firm. In
the oil market there was quiet trade at abou,
steady prices.
Hopkins Grain Review says: Wheat has ruled
very weak today closing at inside prices Trad
ing is very light, and general absence of the
usual excitement. Kent, Armour Lindblom, and
other large operators were buyers. and VIII make
themselves felt in the market at an early day. We
advise buying now and holding. The effort to
'shake out the country has so far proved a fail
ure, and we trust one will throw wheat on
this break.
Corn-Has been firm. and holds 1t own. although
receipts are enormous and weather propitious.
Charters to-day were for 10000 bushels. Expert
demand good. aud the property In strong hands.
We would ADVISE purchases at these prices.
Oats-Were weak and declining. Receipts aud
crop prospects caused the same.
CHICAGO GRAIN REVIEW.
CHICAGO. June Invisible supply OF grain June
2-Whea 0fS5 0s0 bu; corn, 10. 7si 600 bu.; oats.
s.ss90O0 bu barley, $50 OcO bu; rye, 1,74l 900 bu
Regular wheat fairly active but unsettled; opened
z@7Sc lower, rallied &c, declined s<@lc, and
closed 1z9lAe under Saturdays closing. Sales
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Portland Democratic.

SPECIAL % Inc sc1tIneI:
PORTLAND, Ind, June 11.-At the election
held here to day, the first ever held here for
city officers, the Democrats carried the city
by a small msj0n,y, electing Luther Q.
Baker Mayor, by & small majority of four
tenn, and also the Clerk and Assessor. and
four ont Of six Couucilmen. There is music
and jsliiying here tonight. Mr.. E. q. Ross,
proprietor OF the Merchants Hotel, is one OF
the Councilmen elected by twenty-five ms
1ority on the Democratic ticket.
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Thanks!
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sanford,s Ginger. the delicious.
Marital Intelicltr-shorn lambs.

Special to the Sentinel
FRANKLIN, Ind, June lie; w. Simpson,
prominent young farmer of Union Town
ship, this County. was in town to-day inves-
tigating the law relative to the marital rela-
ton. 1t appears that his wife, to whom he
has been married about four years, took their
only child and left his bed and board on Sat
urday, and proposes to bring suit for d.
vorce and one-third of his comfortable farm
property. Simpson processes ignorance of the
causes which led his wife to desert him, and
claims that he has always treated her kindly.
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Reopening the Case.

WAsHINGToN, June SIN the Court of
Claims argument was heard upon the mo-
ton, at the instance of Secretary Chandler,
to reopen the case of Cadet Engineer Leo
pole We the United States, and allow it to
remain in allegiance until the December
term. a decision will be rendered Monday.
After arguments upon this motion were con-
cluded a second motion was fled praying
for g rehearing in the case upon the ground
that great injustice was done the United
States by the former Judgment.
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Appetite and sleep.

81 am happy to inform you" writes pa
tent who has been using Compound Oxygen,
that am decidedly better than when l last
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hight more. Appetite is splendid; can
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The sta emsnr is more uniformly favorable than
for some tine past. A decrease ~ per cent. at
New FORK Is entirely attributable TO the smaller
volume of stock speculation than year ago. Bos-
tou is the only important city that does not show
e satisfactory increase. The most remarkable has
been at Piusburg, % per cent; Kansas City, 77.8
per cent, and indianapolis 30.3 per cent.
Foreign Money ana stocks.
LONDON June 11.-Railwey Stocks-Illinois
Central ssx; Pennsylvania. 60sz Erie, 37sz; sec
oIds, $50; Reading. 301s
PARIS. June 11.-Rentes. 79f 271zc.
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LOUISVILLE. 4.

LOUISVILLE, June Il.--whisky-Quieta and an.
chan ed at 81 l3
CHICAGO, June 11.-Whisky- Unchanged
CINCINNATI June 11.-Whissy-Qniet at 81 IL
BALTIMORE June 11.-Whisky-S1 16Z91 Il
81. LOUIS, June 11.-Whisky-sl IA.
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Oils.

WILMINGTON, June u.-Turpendne-Qu at
34<C.
PITTSBCRG, June IL Fundamentally active:
united certificates weak, closed NJ 81 l61S Alter
noon session rather quiet. Opened at 81 II, adj
vsnced n 81 In, weakened, closed at 81 1614c.
Trading fair.
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Niscellapeons Marketa.
WEEKLY LIVE srouR REPORT.
UNIoN srocK YAkps. june I2.

UNION STOCK YARDS, June 10 1883.
Csttle-since our last report we have had a dun,
draggy cattle market. The offerings this week are
Of fair to good grades. Our butchers claim they
are makingno money on their dressed meat at the
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by arsa.asfA.

NEW YORK, June 11.-Dry 6Toods-Moderate
order business, but the volume OF new business is
light The chief feature of interest is the cur
tailment of production by wooden mills. aud be-
tween 500 and 400 are announced as stopped or
will be in the next two weeks
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The Weaker Sex

are immensely strengthened by the use of
DR.. r. v. Pierce's "Favorite Prescription"
which cures all female arrangements and
gives tone to the system. Sold by druggists.
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Wool BALES.

LONDON, June 11.-One hundred and seven thou
sand Port Phillips and New Zealand wool dis
posed of at unchanged prices.
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FIEAECEAL ANb COMMERCIAL
kcNEv AWo srocSs.

1.-THE local money market presented few new
features yesterday. A slightly better country de-
mand for currency was experienced by some OF
the banks. The loan market was fairly active and
steader at least there seemed TO be less talk about
shading recent rates The loans are reported at
Z and per cent. with probably some a. Oh per
cent.
Exchange continues in active demand, selling az
premium of so cents between banks.
New York Financial Market.
NEW YORK. June il.-Noney-2k9S per cent,
closed offered at - per cent.
Prime Mercantile Pspsr-5a6 per cent.
Governments Bonds-H per cent. lower for As
registered; otherwise unchanged.
Railroad Bonds-Dun and irregular.
State seeurities-NegecIed
share speculation opened Irregular, but changes
IN prices from those at Saturdays close were
fractional except IN Pullman Palace, which opened
per cent. higher. During the greater part of the
hour between IL and u the market, though active,
was weak, and prices fell of 1sGM per cent,
Southwestern stocks suffering most seriously in
the downward turn After this the market be-
came strong and shortly before st. Paul, Mime
Gpolis and Manitoba sold up 2 per cent, Manhat-
tan Beach rs, ana the remainder of the list sol
per cent, the latter New York Central and Pacific
Mail. Later on the failure of Vanderbilt Morrison
& Co., stock brokers, had a depressing influence
on the market. and q decline Of ~ per cent. was
re- OIGeo ia Ohio and Mississippi, "a IN Denver
ana Rio Craude, ana 1<t1l per cent in the remeiR-
der OF the list the lstjer Chicago, Burlington aud
Quincy. The market closed generally firm a. a
fractional improvement The closing prices IN
pared with those of saturday show decline OF =
Gle per cent.
Intersections aggregated 365 600 snaTes. to-wit:
Central Pacific, 300; Delaware. Lsckawanna and
Western, 500: Denver and Rio Grande, 500;
Erie, IA. OO0 Lske shore. 5000; Louisville aud
Nashville, 5000; Michigan Central 5000: North
western, 1900; New Jersey CeauAl 5000; New
York Central 5,oo0; Northern Pacific, 7,OO0; Pa
cite Mail II Oo0; Reading, 90; st. Paul IA co.,
Texas Pacific, 1900; UniOn Pacific. Is, 600; wabash
Pacfe, $3.50; Western Union, 1000; Oregon and
TrauscOntile1t0l, 5000.
Mining StOcks-Duil; Sierra Grsnde sold at 1900
125: Chrysoilte, 10: BOdie. ITO; Robinson, 1913
Sonora 81 to go and Sutro Tunnel, 20 to p. Sales
for the day. 81 $50 shares.
Pipe Line Certiacates-Dull; decline; firm at
1lS5S 10 ll6, closing on call at 1868.
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CIearances for the Week.
cent.

BOSTON. June 1l.-From the Post: The clearings
II twenty-five cities for the week which ended Sat
lTday, with percentage of comparisons, are:
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Eges-1Sai4e: selling store IA Else.
Butter - Croarnery--Fsuoy. 2792Sc; choice. -
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-19
Slanderfng the Duelists.


1t appears that the American duel
may now be divided into two classes,
one deriving it's name and peculiari-
ties from Virginia and the other from
Texas. The former variety is well
known. 1t requires challenge, due
notice to the authorities over a wide
range of territory, ample advertising,
man ready to run for governor and
a country doctor and hospital. 1t was
thought to be about as harmless as a
duel could well be. But the Texas
kind is an improvement in that it
brings it down to purely fiat basis.
Its essentials are adinner, bad whisky,
a drunken quarrel, a challenge, a
Long Island beach and faithful
newspaper reporter. No pistols or
swords or coffee are required. There
need be no meeting, no seconds, no
doctor, no order to fire or thrust, OF,
indeed, no anything, except re-
porter with a pencil and notebook.
This seems to be the way the honor
of Mr.. Knox and Mr.. Sheahan was
satisfied the other day. That they
both got drunk is pretty well attested.
That they had seeming quarrel is
quite as well known. But it turns
out now that it was all mere di-
version on the part of Mr.. Knox to
help his newspaper in Texas Verify
the poor old practice of dueling has
gone down to Jericho and been
caught in the bunko game.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-19

FORTUNE, the editor of the New
York Globe negro organ) admits that
negro preachers are not as rule what
they should be from moral stand
point, but protests against the charge
that the negroes are degenerating
morally. He says:
There can be no reasonable doubt
that there is much of corruption in
our ministry, and it is not our bust,
ness to cover it Up, but to attack it
boldly and persistently, in church
boards and church conferences, and
the charge that cur religion is based
largely on superstition has also a
grain of truth-a very large grain
and it would be the strangest thing
in the world if such were not the
case. But the statement, time
and again reiterated, that
we are deteriorating in morals, has a
very frail foundation on which to
rest. The charge is constantly made
that while we are getting possession
of wealth in a marvellous manner and
mastering education in most en-
couraging way, we still do not i'm
prove in morals, do not respect the
marriage tie and do not comprehend
the philosophy of religion any better
now than twenty years ago. How
such a charge could be seriously made
by intelligent men and gulped down
without analysis by as intelligent
people is one Of those things not easily
fathomed by rational finite intelli-
gence. The American people are
wonderfully apprehensive that the
Afro-American will conclusively
demonstrate that he is essentially con-
structed mentally. morally, phys
ically-on the same model of common
humanity, and to this end they are no
sooner forced from one position than
they rush behind another. They seek
always for flaws, they ignore alwas )
evidences of honest progress