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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-29
Chicago Financial.


CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-The banks report de-
and quote rather steady and firm at 6g7 per
cent. Eastern exchange between city banks
sold at 25c discount per S1,t00, and was rather
easy at that rate. The clearin gs of the a.so-
ciate banks were $685. 900, against Sc, 437 ,OeO
yesterday, s7,S4s,OO0 Wednesday, $S,5Oe, ,000
Monday. The outflow of currency was light.
The earnings of the Chicago 4 Northwestern
rsilroad for the third week in December were:
1885, 1896, 800; 1882, s375, ,000 increase $40 0OO.
Earnings of the Milwaukee L st. Paul railroad
third week of December, 1923, S46a, GOO; 1882,
s4S4, 900; increase Ss3, 999. Earnings of the
Milwaukee, Lake Shire Western railroad
third week of December, 1888, S17,470; 1882
SIS, 452; decrease 1892. The earnings of the
Wisconsin Central railroad for the second week
in December were S54, PA. The earnings of
the Chicago & West Michigan railroad for the
second week In December wers: 1888 S23, ,407;
1882 s26, ,223; decrease sl,Sl2. Union Pacific
approximate gross earnings for the month of
November were S2,8l6,090 against S2,s2l, eco
last year and s2,734,000 in 1881;
decline in Willard stocks caused quite rip
pie Of excitement in stock circles. An animated
group of traders gathered in the office of T. Les
ter d Co.,aud as they anxiously watched the que
tstions, canvassed the subject pretty thoroughly
Oregon Railway d Navigation dropped 10
points, from par to 80, while Oregon Transcon-
tinental fell from 36 to 3D. Granger stocks
were strong rumors that the Chicago &
Northwestern would go into the tripartite agree
ment. This is much doubted l. railway cir
cies. 1t is positively known that the Chicago.
Burlington Il Quincy will not go in There was
all day much activity among Chicago traders in
stocks.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-29
The Business Outlook.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.


NEW ToHK, Dec. 2s.-Aside from the
holiday trade, which has been exception
ally good this season, the past week has
been the dullsst OF the year in mercantile
and industrial circles. Special telegrams
from leading trade centres show that the
mercantile movement has been slow.
Merchants are in many instances engaged
IN making inventories Of stock and
IN settling the years account. Orders are
light, and renewal of the demand is not
looked for until the first of the year. Lead
ing members of the New York dry goods
trade characterize the traffic of
and in branches thereof in excess of
last year. although the margin of profits
has been small. At Boston the view taken
ID much more conservative, while Phila-
delphia regards nothing more eucourag-
Ing. There is still weakness observable
in some lines of cotton goods
The general feeling in trade
circles appears to be an unsettled one
Traders in all lines confess to having nc
anticipation Of special activity In the neal
| future. The snow which has fallen has In.
terrupted transportation in veriou:
sections Of the country, and
its melting has raised fears ot
| damage by floods. Tne wheat market hs:
been depressed aud lower, the decline fol-
the week averaging Ic per basheL Tht
enormous gain in the visible supply (ovel
400, 600 bushels) with continued heay,
western receipts and no prospect for Al
export demand, have conspireS
TO aid the decline.
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The stocks are light of all grades, and
there is no pressure TO sell, or other than
what few low grades are offered from day
to day. Rye -four dull. BuckTheai
fonr very slow at $7.0097. so per barrel
for good to choice grades. Bran and all
millstuffs IN light supply and holding
firm.
At the stock yards thers was a fair de-
msnd for fat cattle, and values ruled a
shade stronger on the best grades, the
numbers on sale being rather below the
demand. The best grades of butchers
stock was steady, but the common sorts,
especially old and emaciated cows, bulls
and other coarse cattle, slow, lower and
were plenty, having accumulated within
the past few days. There is
cnly light business in stockers
snd feeders on account of the small
supply and the high prices ruling, light
stcckers of 500 and upwards bringing
1926; 700 to 800 amp upwards S 36O63.75;
heavy, ineIuding feeders Of $50 to 900, $4
@450.
The hog market confines dat and
prices remain weak and unsettled During
an hour or SO late in the morning Armour
and one or two of the other leading eaek-
ing firms bought rather hberally, bxt after
that there was scarcely any buyers for
packers on the market, so thst at 1
O'Clock there were $4,000 or 4o,eOo hogs
yet in the pens unsold, and values were
5@10c lower than at the
opening in the morning Shippers
were doing but little, and spectators have
ali they can carry. The range on sales
was about 81 so@49o for odds and ends,
skips and culls; 81 60@470 for common
light; S. 20@5.30 for fair to good packing
grades: s5 4o@5.7o for the bsst; shippers,
$5.50@ $50, and few extra Philadel phias
sold az S. S0@5.90. A large number of
the hogs selling between $5.3095 35 aver
aged between 290 and 800 pounds, and
were good packing grades. The best as
sorted light, $50 to 200 averages, are about
the only grades selling at Mondays prices
The common sorts of sheep have accumu.
lated for the past few days, and aell rather
slow and at lower prices. Good sorts are
not plentiful, and bring far prices.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-29

because there is an unsettled account of
$4,000, think you forget his position.
I have naid him the $4,000 as he told he
needed it very much. hold the $4,000
Southern Pacific that he was TO have in tbs
| trade, that Is, he is to
have the coupons for ten
years then the bonds. Jones can do Us
much good, and says he will.
NEW YORK, Dec. s. 1911 have just re-
ceived a telegram from Washington that
Matthews snd. Window have been put on
the senate railroad committee in place Of
Howe and Ferry. This looks as though
the Texas Pacific hsd control Of the senate
as far as appointing commissioners is
concerned. am not happy to-day.
NEW YORK, Dee. II, 1S77.-Jay Gould
went to Washington about two
weeks since and I know, saw Mitch
ell, senator from Oregon, since
which time money has been used very
freely in Washington, as some parties
have been hard at work for the Texas
Pacific and Northern Pacific with the Salt
Lake branch that never work except for
ready cash, and Senator Mitchell is not
for US as he was, although he says he is.
But know he is not. Gould has large
amounts of cash, and he uses it without
stint to carry his points.
In order to carry out their schemes Mr..
Huntington deems it necessary to attempt
TO bribe officers of the Uaited States army.
He Erites:
NEW YoRK, March (, 1851 think
it would be well for us if We had more
parties in California that were interested
with Us. There is the Oakland water
front. If some of the army officers had an
interest in that property l think it would
be veil for them, for Us and for everyone
that has the prosperity Of California at
heart, for the right improvement there
would benefit San Francisco as we'll as
Oakland, az well as al California for that
matter.
NEW YORK, May 3, 1s7s.-The Texas
& Pacific folks are working hard on
their bill and say they are
sure to pass it, but I do not
believe il. They offered one member of
congress $1,000 cash down, $1,000 when
the bill passed, and $4,000 of the bonds
when they got them if be would vote for
the bill. I have no doubt this Offer was
made, and have no doubt they would
make this offer enough to carry their bill
if they could get parties to vote, but no
one believes they would get anything more
than the first sum if the bill should pass.
New YORK, June 3, 1871 put (some
thing in the omnibus bill to kill the
Texas & Pacific and 1 think it
will do it. I have received three kilograms
to come to Washington tonight. I go.
NEW YORK, June II, 187s.-Fremons hes
been appointed governor Of Arizona. !
shall give him passes and 1 think it i'm
portant that you see him on his arrival
and see that he does not fall into the hands
of bad men. He is very friendly to Us
now. Scott tried hard to beat his being
confirmed. think will attend to this
matter of Fremont's.
New YORK, June 20, 167S.-I think in
all the worlds history never before was
such wild set of demagogues honored by
the name of congress. We have been hurt
some but some of the worst bills have
been defeated, but we cannot stand many
| such congresses.
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Oregon Transesns.nenso..

Nsw YoRK, Dec. 2s.-The Oregon Trans
continental committee, or the members
composing it, not having made a state
meni relative to their Investigations or re-
lstions TO the Affairs Of the company, de-
sire to state that no report of any nature
or character will be made to ether than
the executive committee thst appointed
them.
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NOTICE.

The annual meeting of the Stockholders of the
Ssins Paul Gas Light Company, viii be held at
their Office, No. 1S0 East Third street., OF We'd
nesday, the 18th day Of January, at 10 O'Clock,
q. m, for the purpose OF elecsing three Direc-
tors for tbs ensuing year and to transact such
other business a. may come before them.
A. ). GOODRICH, Secretary.
December 25, 1888. dec2Ssw
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-29

New YORK, June 20, 187S.-I think in
all the worlds history never before was
such wild set of demagoguss honored by
the name of congress. We have been hurt
some but some of the worst bills have
been defeated, but We cannot stand many
such congresses.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-29

Nzw YogK, Nov. 24, 1s77.-when YOU
write pay Jones no part of the $40, 600,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-29

New YoBk, Oct. %, IS77.-I saw AxseIl,
governor OF New Mexico, aud he said he
thought if We would send to him such =
bill as we wanted to have passed into a
law ne could get 1t passed with very little
or no money, when if We sent man there
they would stick him for large amount.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-29

NEW YORK, June II, ,187S.-Fremons hes
been appointed governor Of Arizona.
shall give him passes and 1 think it i'm
portant that you see him on his arr riyal
and see that he does not fall into the hands
of bad men. He is very friendly to US
now. Scott tried hard to beat his being
confirmed. think I will attend to this
matter of Fremont's.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-29

New YoRK, Nov. %. I877.-Matters never
looked worse in Washington than they do
at this time. It seems as though ali the
strikers II the world we're there. send
with this copy of one of their letters I
received yesterday, all of the same tenor.
The one send is from ex-senator Pome-
roy.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-29

New YORK, June 3, 1871 put (some
thing) in the omnibus bill to kill the
Texas & Pacific and 1 think it
will do it. have received three kilograms
to come to Washington tonight. I go.
The National tribune., 1883-09-06

FIVE years or Communication in lieu thereof &c tho
following rates, viz: For artificial legs seventy
five dollars for arms. fly dollars; for feet, fifty
dollars for apparatus for resec5iou fifty dollars.
FF r. Miller N Your claim is weak. for
lack of medical testimony connecting your al
leged disability with tine service. The fact as you
state thai you were not treated for il during Your
service Is against you, II Is difficult TO cOnpre-
bend how a soldier could have been disabled IN
service and yet served right along doing his duty
without being treated for Il by the surgeon. whose
duty il was attend to the sick disabled soldiers
Of his command 1t may be that you can explain
ths 20 the satisfaction of the Pension Office but
we think you viii experiences some difficulty IN
proving your claim The rating for an ordinary
rupture of side is 81 per month fer enlisted
John ". Manning P. o. box Si6 SsIineviIIe o.
wants to correspond with comrades IN references
to honey bees he desires TO become an apiarst,
and viii purchase a few colonies Of bees" We
trust some of our readers viii Obiige him.
.P s., Weldon, TH.-You are not entitled to boun-
ty unless you We're discharged for wounds, not
diseased, because You did not serve two years.
Same urTiter g. B., Perkinsrfgs Hld, T. r. L.,
RoSSciNe, IB and GtberS.-The Governments does
not issue duplicate discharges, bnt il VIII grant
certificate OF service and honorable discharge which
can be used to jon the Grand Army of The Re
public, or for most any other purpose. As the
Government kept copy of the original discharges
there Is no way to determine by whom IL was
signed what It contained hence it can only fur
nish certificate from the records. We can refer
you TO an attorney who viii procure one for YOU
The fee is usually 3. in advance
Tenth ETases Lsfsat-y.-Tou should read TIE
TRIBUSE more carefully. Gov. kirsSwood's name
was mentioned IN our list Of war governors
The National tribune., 1883-09-06
somcthlng Abont the Lancers.
e EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
In reading accounts Of military operations in Eu-
rope it appears that all European nations have
iRncers iu their army, but there DO not appear 10
be any lancers in the L. $. army. j never saw
lanoers with tine Army Of the Potomac. Why were
they not employed tleTeT Is there any advantage
gained by arniinG cavalry with lanees? There
were some regiments recruited under the name of
lalseers during the rebellion, but they were not
armed with lances. Plesse answer through col
uInns Of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
KysERIKE, n. Y. VOLUNTEER.
THE Sixth PENNSYLVANIA cavalry, organized
at Camp Meigs, Philadelphia, was armed at
first with Colts army pistols aud light cavalry
sabers Subsequently General Mcclellan sug-
gested that the regiment be armed with the
lance, and the suggestion was accepted by
vote of the officers. This weapon was new to
our service, although generally used in the
European cavalry service, where it serves q
good purpose In skirmishing. The Austrian
pattern was adopted. 1t was nine feet long,
with an eleyen-inch three-edged blade. The
staff was Norway fir, about one-and-a-quarter
inches IN diameter, with feruie and counter
poise at the heel and a scarlet swallow tailed
pennon, the whole weighing nearly five pounds
Subsequently twelve carbines to a company
were added to its arms for picket and scout
duty. On the 18th of May, 1862, Lieutenant
Leiper, with part of company G, charged the
eDenys advance cavalry pickets near Han
over Court House with the lance and drove
JHctH III upon tEClT lUIdNlEy supports
Although this regiment continued TO carry
their lances until some time in 1863 they do
not appear TO have been relied upon for close
work. The brilliant charge made by the Sixth
at Beverly Ford was made with the saber.
Some member of the Sixth Pennsylvania might
add to the interest of this theme by giving his
! experience with the lance.
! The lance borne by the Uhlans is from 81
to es feet in length, attached TO a stout leather
f0ul foSfaTef Sla. iaff clo,liar md
! passed round behind the back, so as to allow
! the lance to be couched under the right arm.
/ Immediately below its point is attached strip
Of gaudy-colored cloth, the huttering of which
/ is dtsigued to frighten the enemy's horses.
/ The Austrians and Prussians were the first to
! borrow this species of cavalry from the Poles,
vino introduced it into Europe. Marshal SAKE
/ introduced it into the French army, but ii was
/ disianded at his death At the present time Rus
sia. Prussia, and Austria are the only powers
which possess Uhlgn regiments.-ED. TRrB-
USE.l
The National tribune., 1883-09-06
some Of the FlcIssltuaes q Var.
GEORGE II. KNOTT,
Co. C, l27th III. Vol. InFy,
ELGIx, Ill.

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
Was detailed as one Of the guard on the
train delivering wood along tie railroad from
Atlanta 10 Chattanooga. We stopped al Dal-
ton on the afternoon Of August il, 1864, TO
await orders, bur we had not long to wait, as
ther report came IN that the town was surrounded
by rebels, anG We were ordered on the skirmish-
line TO h9-G them back as long as we could, and
Shen 10 f4a hack 10 the fort On the hill east Of
the town. The rebels charged up the railroad
and captured the depot. completely cutting US
OF from the fort, and thiTty-fye or forty OF US
were taken prisoners. We were taken about
half mile south Of the town and put TO work
tearing up and burning the railroad track
Among those captured 1t Dalton was deseTter
from the rebel army, whose family lived at
SprIng Place where We made short halt, and
the poor fellow was shot in sight OF his family
We marched all day, and at night eamped on
the farm Of a Union woman, who killed all
her chickens for as, but the rebels being as
hungry as we were, got them all. Before the
town was captured our train was run 10 Chat
tanOoga by the engineer alone. The fireman,
who was brave young man, said to the en-
gineer: Joe, you can run the train, while !
viii stay and help the boys keep the rebels out
OF Dalton" he was not a soldier, but took his
part IN the fight, and when he was captured
passed himself of as my brother and said he
belonged 10 company X, One Hundredth Hli-
nois.
IL this should come to his notice, should
like to bear from him. While on our march
eat except few apples THAI We gathered along
the road A. Il,
Co. Z, Tooth III.
~
The National tribune., 1883-09-06

but for fair and honest settlement Of our
claims against this Government, yet these men
cry ont, :" Ycu have had yoar pay in full" /
claim we have not, and | ask you, gray
headed fathers and mothers, who, in the dark
and dreadful days of war, gave to your sturdy,
stalwart sons the I" God bless you and sent
them forth TO help fight our eountry's battles,
and, if need be. to help swell the mighty ocean
of human gore-have they rad their pay in
full? l demand of you faithful and loving
wives-yon who helped TO grid on your hus-
bands swords, and then, with the kiss of
affection warm upon the lips, bade him so,
while you and the little ones stayed at home
to swell the river OF human teaTs-haye they
had their pay in full? And last, but not least,
/ put 1t 10 every true American citizen who
now enjoys the fruits of their blood and tears,
of their trials and selfdenials-hsve they had
their pay in full2 Oh for shamei As for
these barking ours and -worshipers, how
quickly-should there be another war-would
they hide their precious eaTeasses behind these
defenders of their country, and, IN terror. say {:
"Oh, how love ex-sOldiers !" Stand up for
US, faithful TRIBUNE, and we viii always stand
by you. DENNIS WRIGHT.
MAPLE RAPIDS, Mich.
The National tribune., 1883-09-06

much interest. "Why, was there Rad helped
to haul those guns up Oh the mountain, aa'l hard
work it was, too-the road was 50 steep and the
day so dreadfully warm. We're you there
81 Yes replied, surprised TO learn that he was
there, too; and ! expected every moment that
those very guns would end my career, Tor
| was in the range of your FIRE, sitting my
horse at the side of General Banks, who WAS
anxiously waiting to hear General Crawtord
open in the woods on his right, where he had
been ordered to make charge"
We had known each other for some years,
but had never suspected before that We had
met each other during the war Com
menting on the very trying experience we had
with the heat on that day, my Confederate
friend informed me that one of his companions
fell dead from exhaustion just after ne had
loaded his piece and that he himself had held
a great chunk of mud to his mouth TO inhale
the moisture "Well do / remember the heat"
I replied, land my own suffering with thirst
Finding some water in a wagon track on the
road, l lay down fat on my face and sucked
it all up-sand and all"
How these cid experiences do wake US old
soldiers up when we compare notes The old
DAYS and scenes seem to be lived over again,
and don't wonder Judging from my own ex-
perience that THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE is SO
popular among the boys, when it affords them
such an excellent medium TO hold converse
with each other and makes such q straightfor-
ward fight for all interests in which they are
concerned.
We are having something of an experience
here in G. 4. Z. matters just now, and will
try and send brief resume when things are in
shape and Timothy o. Howe Post takes its
place in line and sends its greetings 10 all
comrades throughout the land. Till then
adieu. WM. SIMPSON,
Formerly of Gen. Banks stat.
NEW ORLEANS LA.
The National tribune., 1883-09-06
In Lore with The Tribune.
To the Editor NATIONAL tribune:

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
To-day copy of your paper was placed IN
my hands, and / must say that it took me
only q few minutes to fail completely in love
with it. 1t is the only soldier paper that ever
read or saw that was worthy of the name and
cause. For the most part they arc merely ad-
yertising sheets of no particular value to the
soldier or anybody else. / was first soldier
in the three months service ce,-Seventh Indi-
ana,-and served in the brief campaign in
Western Virginia In February, 1862, enlist
ed in the Fifty-third Indiana volunteers and
was successively corporal, sergeant-major, cap
tain, major, lieutenant-c0lonel, and colonel
being mustered-in in the last of April, 1865, as
the successor Of w. L. Gresham, present POST
master-General, who had been promoted to
brigadier-general for gallant and meritorious
services during the siege of Atlanta. At the
battle near that city, on the 22d of July, 1864,
/ was badly wounded and left on the field as
dead and now have in my possession an
obituary notice published few days after the
BATTLE
I have read with great interest your account
of the Grand Army Encampment at Denver,
and sincerely regret that my official duties pre-
vented my attendance. w. l.. YEsTAL
STORM LAKE Iowa. Late Colonel, SD Ind