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Land Entries.

WASHINGTON, July Il. Over six hun
dred reports have been received by the
Commissioners the General Land Of
fee from thirty special agents engaged
in the investigation Of fraudulent land
entries no 20 July Isl. In many cases
supplemental reports have been called
for covering points which are not sutIi-
ciently specified 70 warrant official ac-
ton. About $40 reports have shown
sufficient evidence of fraud to justify
the land office III summarily canceiiing
the entries. The records show without
exception that the fraudulent entries,
whether homestead or pre-emption,
which cover the full area OF land al
lowed by law, namely 100 acres of land,
already restored to the pub!is domain
upon reports OF these agents, aggregat-
ing about 5000 acres. \ great deal Is
located in rich valleys, and is held by
the Government at double minimum
prices, 500 per acre. The approximate
Saving 10 the !ioyern'nen3 already ef-
fecied by the secret service division of
the general Office, is estimated at Si25,-
600. and IS maintained that the iigurcs
viii be doubled when action is reached
upon the reports yet uneNamineG. The
presence OF these special agents has
had tue effect OF checking many fraud
ulent schemes not yet consnmmated.
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xa.IonaI Republican Convention.

WAsu1NGToN, July 3. assistant Sec
retary OF lie Treasury. Ir. John G.
Ncw, who is Il member Of The National
Republican Committee from Indiana,
has been interviewed in regard to the
place at which the next Republican
Convention Will be held. Mr.. New ex-
presses iLe opinion that Indianapolis
Will undoubtedly De the city selected.
In tha history of the party Chicago has
had the cunventiCn three times, and
Baltimore, Cincinnati and Philadelphia
each once. There is no inducement
offered for selecting New York city.
That city does not care for a national
convention, because its coming and GO
ing Is of no financial Importance. Sara
toga. he says would probably offer sUlIi-
cient accommodations, but 1t has not
been the custom to hold great conven-
tiOns at watering places. Indianapolis,
Mr.. New says Is not only central, but il
! has sufficient Motel facilities for place
of meeting. A building of sufficient
SlZE ttllt yE tLtOtENI III " IN ~ w Lipi'
the convention. Mr. New says he shal
vote against the convention meeting in ;
! building holding over 1000 people. Il,
zays be believes his sentiments Is that o
the majority, if not of all, Of the mem
/ bers cf tie committee. The cxpcIienc,
! at Chicago in 1851 was sufficient 20 war;
/ t!,a r..,-f-- ,,,,va- tn TaFJ .I1ytHpr uafipna
/ Republican convention iii Il barn. Seat
must be provided III the next convention
for delegates and altoraates. Ii there i
room for 1900 OF 3U0j spectators ii oulh
to be ample. lie says indianapolis is
city noted for hospitality, and the resi-
danaes of Republicans there viii be opel
to receive strangers. IL GGcs not know
why it SHOULD be plainly stated tina
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Market EIcDOrt

Wheat dull, slow aud inactive, with
more offerings, but holders are slow to
make concessions. $1.55 is the top figure
for 10. l. At the close it appeared in
better tone, owing to improved market
in the east.
BarIoy-Steady and strong under light
receipts, with a fair dennd-
Oats-New are very weak, with ten
deucy to lower figures.
Potatoes Market steady.
Onions -;Steadier-
Wool - The market shows more
strength, with an advance obtainable for
the better clips. No other changes.
Common grades unsouGht
Hops-Per pound, 20 cents.
Barley-No. feed, per GENITAL, % els;
Ne. / brewing, Sl.G215; No. ChevaIier,
nominal.
Oats Oregon good to choice, per cen
tai, none: California good to choice. per
GENITAL, $l.75.
Bran-Per ton, from the wharf, $l5.
Salmon Oregon, lib. cans, per dozen,
f. o. b., $40.
But;er-Good to choice roll, per
pound, 2IIs cents; firkin, per pound,
~ cents.
EGgs-Per dozen, % cents.
Onions Per GENITAL, 90 cents.
Hides Dry, per pound, usual seiec-
lions, II cents.
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ELECTRIC STORMS.

Electricity, light and heat exist where
ever motion exists. They are each pro-
duced by motion and must, therefore,
exist wherever matter exists, as every
particle of matter In the universe Is In
motion. The activity of these agents in
the sun, the earth and other planets de-
pends upon the commotion that is con-
stantly going on among what We call
the elements of matter that exist in
them. OF the solar system the sun is
the center of electricity, light and heat,
because of the prodigious struggle al
ways in progress among the clements OF
which it Is composed. Its electricity,
light and heat are sent out in all di-
rections. Any unusual electric dis
turbance there is felt on the
earth In few moments. The earth is
q huge magnet and the electricity which
makes it magnet is almost always in a
condition of equilibrium. It usually re-
quires q mechanical battery to put il
into activity, and hence we can use it as
an agent in telegraphing. But only un.
usual commotion on the sun, as in the
earth itself, disturbs our electric equil-
ibrium and brings on an electric storm.
The aurora borealis is an evidence OF the
existence of such storm, but our only
sure mode of detecting it is the tele-
graphic wire. An electric storm travels
in impulsive waves in any direction. II
the wave is in the same direction as the
artificial current in wire, that current
Is greatly increased. Ii it moves in an
opposite direction the artificial current
is annulled, and no message can be sent.
An eastern or western wind has no effect
ON wire running north and south.
Frequently the wires may be used with.
out battery during these storms, and
often no business can be done till 6
storm subsidies.
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Tornado in Kansas.

LEAvEswoETH July 14.-Report5 from
the town of Collier, the scene of the
tornado on Tuesday night, estimates
the loss of property at from $4,000 to
$4,000 Fifteen buildings, including
the principal business houses of the
town, were demolished, The bodies of
Mrs. O'HanneII, Mrs. Walters, Mrs.
Owen and infant, three month old, were
taken from the ruins. Topeka dispatches
say the rain storm in this section on
Tuesday night was one of the heaviest
known in this country. Many buildings
were washed away. The damage to
wheat in the harvest fields Will amount
10 thousands of dallaTs.
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LoEDoE, Ont, July 1.-The river
here has risen 10 an unprecedented
high: a:d the destruction of property is
fearful So far rs known eight houses
have been carried away and three per
sons drowned. It is feared many others
have persisted as lsrge numbers are
missing. Barns have been carried away
by t9le score and railroad travel cut of
by wash-outs Oh the main line. at the
Ladies College the steamer Pri ncess
Louise fioated down stream and carried
away an iron bridge. The water-works
pumping houses are i'll great danger
and expected to 80. Cattle, horses, etc,
are drowned in great nusabers.
LUoAH, Ont. Ont ti.-The severest
storm of thuaGer AMI lightning known
for years passed cver iIi5 vicinity last
night Great damage by Hoods Fences
and bridges w,Ta swept away il every
direction. NaIico9ds were flooded and
.;nrlass@oic II several places.
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'Hsis' ! Gsi u t'sG-sf.s- S-i3 ~ "a 1sfsl4
Dan Francisco, JuIy IL The freight
and passenger movement 10 OREGON and
Washington Territory has, very recent
", received IN impetus 20 the already
large movement wisi winch tha s.:r!ug
opened. Even the usual fail oil at this
time os the year of immigrants from the
East AMI West Is fully made mp by ihe
nuoier af fGreisn immigrants arr wing
en- route to the Northwest. = significant
r.ofure of the movement is that lately
ante a number of t.,e settlers have re-
turned here on their way 10 former i2cn-
tions TO bring out their families with
them. and Iocate permanently IN Oregon
and Washington Territory. The effect
OF this feature upon the Immigrant asso-
citation of this state Is that it has been
rs.,I IS an argument against tie above
sections I5v either purposely misrepre
/ sentina the true cause OF the return oi
ir3uii..-alt., or from i lack of knowledge
/ Of the cause. \ number Of these return
| in iznmisraate. Ggi.o we're spoken to b!
. correspondent, stated that they had
.,ugf what they were looking ief: and
W.. III their way to bring ont then
fa1ail;,.... mi 5sf.-t .,ything could induce
them 10 fore.s1 their locations north.
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EFJ5E~ E~:GDu
s'aiai 'TaTHaic-

HoLToE, Kan. July IA tornado
struck Soldier City, Il to WI of 200 inhab
it,,ut5 Is miles west Of this city on the
Kansas Central Railroad, last night about
10 o'clock, completely dcmolishing l6
buildings and injured number OF 9th
er5. Among the buildings blown down
were two general stores, one drug store,
one livery stable and several residences.
Three women and one child were killed
outright and some fifteen injured,several
seriously. The storm passed from north
directly south. Mr.. Stephenson, ex-
Sheriff OF this county, had his barn and
hot-house blown from their 10 undations.
Growing crops were damaged some.
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CmcAes. July 1I.-Goyernor Schuyler
Crosby of Montana, arrived from the
East Yesterday. and in an interview
said: y saw President Willard OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad. and learned
definitely when tAe road viii be oPened
fo- business. The last spike viii be
driven about twenty miles west Of He''-
na, Montana Territory, Oh September
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s'a;Ii4

LITTLE Rock, Ark., July l4.-ReportS
from the middle Of Texas say that care
full estimates state the number of cattle
driven on the trail III that section ut
100000, an increase of 250,OG0 over that
of last year. The bulk of the cattle VIII
be driven to Kansas, Nebraska and the
western Territories.
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ErnD EENnn:t-.

PLYMoUrH. Neb., July II. The State
Board of Agriculture based on ITS re-
turns throughout the State makes the
following statement of the condition Of
the crops in that State. Corn 30 per
cent, spring wheat 96. rye 95, oats 100,
barley 103, and fax 1U7.
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yellow Fever

NEw ORLEANs, July IA Galveston
special says: The feyer-striclen bark Sa-
Ioule, fully supplied with every requisite,
sails for Hampton Roads- Dispatches
show 100 al a.emcut of yeI!Yw fever at
Vera Cruz. The weather is intensely no.
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SAN FRASCIsGo, July i2.-The steamer
Mexico has been chartered by the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company, and viii be
placed on the Victoria and Puget Sound
route, sailing on her initial trip Wednes-
day, the 18th.
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a 9 "a R ID.
NOTICE

Mr.. EnOch +. Plummer is admitted
rs an equal partner in the firm of Plum
mer & Terry. The business will be car
ried on at the same stand, and under
the name and style of Plummer Bros. &
Terry. Thanking the public for the lib
eraI patronage bestowed in the past, we
very respectfully solicit a continuance
of the same for the new firm.
A. \. PLUArIER,
c. L. TERRY.
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t'rL>f.EHrHIA. Fnly II.-Tnc Allan
&" and GHl Toast Canal Gni Oke--
shof.-. IuIa and Drainage Company
r.-..y.-.J rn#in.yt tf Philadelphia capi-
tai.-:-, 5.:- rarei,el :ran tine State %;
FLORIDA aa awarI of 535.5~5 acres of
i5.5. ...c..,.d in Juc southern portion ot
,ia r.u:u-E.j. To- reclamation hy lie
cor. satira il that Sjasc This con-
PAM rs reclaimed nearly one aGd Il
halr million acres of land in Florida
AMI wor., as stili h.;ug vigorously pushed
forward. Dun@yre has purchased
11.g@ ac.ys alta cost Of &i50,C0t from
the Northwest Land Company. He in
tend, bringing over English settlers.
Production.
SAN FEA;CIsco, July U.-From the
report OF Hon. Il. c. BurcLard, director
OF tie United States mints, we now have
ike following fact regarding the pro
ductjau of precious metals IN California
in I-s!, No figures for 1888 are yet OBJ
tainabIe. California holds the second
place III the mining and gold and silver
producing States. The diminution Is
SI,3JUO,OJ0 from the product OF 1881. The
total production = estimated at ST.
6i5,0J0, of which S5,U45,20O is silver and
the remainder gold.
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EGGeu.=:ty g.aB.Ir.

WAslGEGroE, Juiy II Secretary Tel
u savs tna indemnity lands north =
tie ptcife railway must not he closed
ta settlement any longer than uecessa y
20 enable the company TO make s-iet-
ion OF lapHiu lieu of those lost within
granted limits, and directs the ComTis-
sioner Of the land Office 10 notify jle
company that all selections in Wiscon-
sin and Minnesota must bc made within
three months, rs the orders withdraw
i@s indemnity lands will be revoked ard
the lands opened to settlement. Tie
company i'll selecting will not lie per-
limited 0 select the best lands AMI leave
the poorest.
, 1883-07-19

Indiana VII not --c en-. a Ropub'l a
candidate for the Presidency. ONO may
and probably VIII. On he oth'r h.7sd,
Mr.. New says tina L. believes NJ.
James Mcdonald viii he !hc DcmoHa-
tic caaddate, and Indiana h 90 20
have .ome5ody to count"rnc. hs pofu-
Iarity an ! candidacy if she Is to give iEr
electoral vote FOR the Republican uoHi-
nee. He says Chicago is ont Of the Gu,s
tioa as = pIcco to hold the next Ia'ioEil
cngveutiou; that Cincinnati Is not q de-
~.rab.a pix, En- III summer, and there IS
,jr a......-..s. r.s ,.i..Iug East,
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THAT HACKING COUGH can be quickly cgrytI y.,
by Shiiaws Curu. We guarantee H. SOU O'
Latimer &CO.
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Z =. NsEIE. .TEASsE:::
: II II . p Il
.EacFEs GIL,iORr. Master,

vi, leave Port Townsend for Semiahmoo
auJ al. intermediate PORTS on Thursdays
al : =. NJ. Returning. leaves Semiahmoo
al noon every Friday. For freight o.
Passfge apply ON board. 25-tF
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sOM K FAILURES.
business Mon Who mre ont Of tho Tide Lead
ing to Fortune.

business Men Who ont of tho TIde Load
ing to Fortune.
Tho effect Of the Barlow failure was
very depressing On business in St Albans,
Vermont, yesterday. President Brainerd,
Of rhe trust company, says the depositoIs
"will not lose much" but the depositors
are iess hopeful. The company's last
statement showed that it had 2.100 deposi-
tors with deposits aggregating 5000, 600
Several railroad men, among them General
Fairbanks. had conference at Barlow 6
house The first national bank prepared
for run Tuesday morning, but none took
place.
Wright, Wooster & Co., wool dealers,
of Boston, made an assignment Tuesday.
Their liabilities are supposed to be large
The firm was considered worth from
100000 to $50, 1000. 1t stood we'll in re-
pute, and the failure caused much sur
prise.
w. G & R. M. Silesby, tanners OF Troy,
New Hampshire, have failed in conse
quence of the failure of Hersey, Whittier
& Wyman, of Boston. z. II. Mcclure,
tanner and currier, of Peabody, Mass, has
also failed.-Several small boot and shoe
firms Of Lynn, Mass, failed yesterday, in
consequence Of the suspension of Charles
w. Clements, but it is thought their sus
pension will be only temporary.
The Boston 7raoeler reports the failure
of William Il. Fowle, treasurer of the Au
burndale watch company, and says it will
involve the company. His liabilities are
supposed to be small.
There was a heavy run on Monday upon
the second national bank of Elmira, New
York, because its president, as reported,
had lost $50, 600 in pork speculations. As
he was stated to have fully settled all the
demands upon him, still retaining large
private fortune, tho run upon the bank
ceased yesterday.
Tho Chicago & Alton railroad company
has given notice Of its withdrawal from
the Chicago & s.. Louis freight poot This
action, the result Of the recent cut in pas
seuger rates, is regarded as pretending a
general passenger and freight war between
the points LameG.
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Shipping War Materials.

Five bundled cases Of arms and ammu-
nition were sent from San Francisco las,
Thursday, on the Pacific mail steamship
COmstock. All the cases were from Spring.
field, Mass, ard those containing ammu-
milton were branded U. S. government,
calbre." II is said that during the last
eighteen months extensive shipments Of
war material have been regularly made to
&. Schmidt, AZ Shanghai. tDuring that
period 100000 Springfield rifles and %,
100000 cartridges in all have been for.
warled, besides from 800 to 800 bales cf
cotton duck, suitable for tents, by express
by each steamer for China. The total
value Of the var material approximates
:5,O0o,000
The steamship Wandercr, at New Or
leans from Belize, brings nows that Senor
Barrios, the president of Guatemala, "has
grossly and publicly insulted tho British
Ambassador. and that the latter has left
for England"
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The lerlin OlInH Saasan

Twenty seven persons in a boarding
house on West Lake street, Chicago, were
made violently sick on Monday after eat
ing dinner, and a report getting abroad
that the sickness was cholera, a general
flight from the neighborhood took place.
1t is probable that the sickness was caused
by one of the articles eaten-ice cream,
watermelon, green peas, or roast veal
The surgeon general Of the marine hos
pital service is informed that the steam
ship Amethyst left four cases of yellow
fever at Havana and sailed thence on the
4.h inst. for Boston. Tho health officers
of tho latter city have been notified.
The Texas fever has broken out among
the native cattle at Dodge City, Kansas,
and is killing them in large numbers. A
man has been arrested for driving in cattle
affected with the fever,
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RESCUED rlsUM DEATH

The following statement OF William J. Cough
in, OF Somcryillc, Mass, is so remarkable tnat
VIC beg to ask for 1t the attention of our read
"ra. He says: ain the fall OF 1876 was taken
VITA Il violent bleeding OF the lungs, followed
by severe cough. l soon began to lose my
appetite and flesh. was 80 weak ut one time
that could not leave my bed. In tho sum.
mer OF 1877 l was admitted to the City Hospital
While there the doctors said had a hole in
my lett lung rs big as halfdollar. Iexpend.
ell over Il hundred dollars in doctors and med.
icincs. Twas so far gone at one time q report
W 1T around that was dead. gave up hope
tat u friend told Inc OF DIR. WIN. HALLS
GAISAM FOR THE LUNGS. 1 laughe at
my friends, thinking my case incurable, but l
go. bf tile to satisfy them, when TO my sur.
prisea Il qualification, l commenced to feel
better My hope, once dead, began to revive,
aid to lay feel in better spirits than have
tho past three years.
81 write this hoping you Will publish 1t, so
that every one afflicted with Diseased Lungs
will be induced to take DIR. WM HALLS
BALSAM FORTHE LUNGS, and be convinced
that CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED. l
have taken two bottles and can positively say
that it has done me moro good than all the
other medicines hcve taken since nv sick.
ness. Ny cough has almost entirely disap.
pcarcd and shall soon be able to 20 to work. ,.
.nii bv Ii. u. Cochran. IS7 North Queen street
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Josh Billings' Guide to Healt,

Never run into debt, not If you can find
anything else to run into.
Be honest if you can if you can't he
honest, pray for help.
Marry yung and if yu make a hit keep
cool and don't brag about it.
Be kind to your mother in law, and, il
necessary, pay for her board at some good
hotel.
Battle thoroughly once a week in soft
water, kasteel soap. and avoid tite boots.
Exercise in the open air, but don't saw
wood til! yu are obliged to.
Laff every time you feel tickleL and latf
once in while anyhow.
Eat hash on washing days, and be
thankful if you have to shut your eyes to
do it.
Hold tho baby haff the time and alwus
start the fire in the mornings and put the
tea kettle on.
Don't jaw back-it only proves that yu
are as big phool as the other phcllo.
Never borrow what you are able to buy
anc always hav some things yu won't
lend.
Never get in a hurry yu kan walk a
gudeal further in a day than yu kin run.
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Tho Track OF Crime.

A man named Mcpherson, charged with
murder, was hanged by vigiIants in the
Jail yard at Dayton, Washington territory
last Saturday night. He protested his
innocence.-Andrew and George Ensin
ger, brothers, living at tho foot of North
Mountain, miles west OF Carlisle, Pa,
quarreled and fought OF Monday morning
about a tract of land, and George shot
Andrew in the back, iphicting a wound
which is likely to prove fatal-Samuel
McCauley, 30 years OF age shot and killed
his father, in Wcstmoraland county, Pa,
on Monday af.ernOon.-Anton Seeman,
being drunk, attacked Henry Best with !,
knife, in St. Louis, yesterday, and was
shot dead by Best.-There was a terrible
riot between American and Mexican rail
road laborers at Los Palmas, Mexico, on
Monday. Seven men we're killed and
thirteen wounded, three mortaIly.
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Are you disturbed at night and broken OF
your rest by a sick child suffering and crying
will. the excruciating pain OF cutting teeth :
II so, go at once and get a bottle of MRS. WIN.
SLOWS SOOTHING SYRUP. 1t will relieve
the poor little sufferer immediately-depend
upon it there Is no mistake about 1t. There is
not mother on earth who has ever used It,
who will not tell you at once that 1t will
regulate the bowels and give rest to the
mother, and relief and health to the child, op-
Grating like magic. 1t Is perfectly safe to use
in all cases, and pleasant to the taste, ard is
the prescription of one Of the Oldest and best
female physicians in the Un1tet States. Sold
everywhere. 25 cents bottle.
mayl-M WS&w
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nancaster :9ntellige1rcr.
WEDNESDAY EVENING. AUG. 8. 1898
NIGHT

NIGHT
six hours aXOnc went the old sun down,
Hidden back OF q curtain Of rain
And the stars are bright DER the baptised
night,
And the west wind IS living again.
Dripping down from the leaves OF the shanowy
trees,
Fall the drops that have rested awhile,
And the fre-hy's CLEAN Is q poets thought
For moment to brighten, beguile.
All my fellows are dumb, for Old S!umbar has
come,
And has folded them into his arms
While my heart has a joy in this new-fonnd
toy,
In this solitude's strengthening charms.
And make grimace in the worlds proud
face.
And laugh ct the troubles there arc,
For this livine's q Joke and this dreaming >
but smoke
Good night to thee, Night, and cigar:
-WiH. r. McSpdi ran.
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DOES YOUR HEAD ACHE?

No Matter What Cause, Sick, N0rVOuS, Nou
ralgic, DyDpeptic.
Which Is it? A revolution in the treatmen t
OF nervous diseases Is now taking place. DR..
c. w. Benson has discovered q sure remedy
in his Celery and Chamomile Pills-they per-
manently cure sick and nervous headache,
neuralgia, dyspepsia, sleeplessness and all
nervous diseases. Sold by all druggists.
Price so cents box. Address, baltimore,
Nd. by mail, two boxes tor 81, Or six boxes
for $3.50.
G. N. CRITTKNToN, New York. is the Whole.
sale Agent tor w. G. BensOn's remedies.
iy9-lmdM, ,W&SGw
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Financial Affairs.

Inc treasury revenue amounted yester
Gay to $l54, ,Ss6, ,615.-About 100000 of
3t per cent. bonds have already been pre-.
sented at the treasury department for re
demption under the 12lst call for bonds
The call will not mature until November
], but any of the bonds will be redeemed
when presented prior to maturity. with
interest to the date of presentation Re