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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-04

The following were the quotations on change
yesterday afternoon:
FLoUR-Patents, 1878; straights. s5.25
@5.60; clears, S4.50G5.00; low grades, S1.S0@
3.25.
WHEAT-No hard, 93alc; No. hard,
s92ic; No. 1 northern, s3alc; No. 2, 7sc.
CoRN-Rejected sic.
oArs-No. mixed, 2903lc; rejected, 26@2sc !;
BRAN-Bulk, S7.00GT.25.
SHoRTs-S10.00G12.0O
MIXED FEED-S17 .50019.O0.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-04
CONTRACT WORK.
Paving and Curling ST. Peter Street.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, June "a, 1884. !
Sealed bids will be received by the Board OF
Public Works, In and for the corporation of the
city of St. Paul, Minnesota at their office in said
city, until 12 m, ON the nth day Of July, A.
D, 1884, for the paving and curbing of st,
Peter street, from Third Street to Martin street
in said city. with cedar blocks and granite or
New York blue stone curbs according to plans
and specifications on file in the office of said
Board.
A bond with at least two () sureties, in the
of at least twenty (20) per cent. Of the gross
amount bid must accompany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to reject any
or all bids.
JOHN HARRINGTON, President.
Official:
r. L. GoRMAN, Clerk Board Of Public Works.
l1TT-87
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CONTRACT WORK
Grading Oakdale Avenue.
orr1cE OF TEE BoAnp or prn11c worrs

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC Works, !
CITY OF ST.. PAUL, Mimi, June 20, 1884 (
Sealed bids will be received by the Board Of
Public Works In and for the corporation Of the
city Of st. Paul, Minnesota at their Office in said
city until 12 10, on the 18th day Of July, A. D.
1884, for the grading of Oakdale avenue, from
State street to the south city lin
its in the Sixth ward Of said
city, according to plans and specifications on file
in the Office Of said Board.
A bond with at least two C2) sureties, in a sum
Of at least twenty (20) per cent. of the gross
amount bid, must accompany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to reject any
or all bids.
JOHN FARRINGToN, President
Official: r. l.. GoRaAN,
Clerk Board of Public Works.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-04

There was fair supply Of medium beef cattle
st the stock yards yesterday. and sales were
brisk; l car OF steers averaging 1000 pounds
sold st 81 80; averaging $50 pounds sold at
Sl.7S; car average weight I,1O0 pounds sold ST
$500; car averaging LAO pounds st s. 10. 5
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-04
New York DRY Goods.

NEW YORK, July 3.-Though in light demand
there has been much better movement. In
miscellaneous goods fair trade has been reached
but as rule the market has been very quiet.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-04
CON TRACT WORK.
Paving and CURLING Fifth Street.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
CITY ST.. PAUL, MINI, June 26, 1884. (

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC Works. !
CITY ST. PAUL. Mimi, June 49, 1884. (
Sealed bids will be received by the Board OF
Public Works in and for the corporation of the
city of st. Paul, Minnesota, at their office in said
city until IL IN. on the 7th day of July, A. D,
1884, for the paving and curbing of Fifth (5thl
street, from Broadway TO st. Peter street In said.
city with cedar block and granite or Oakland blue
stone curbs, except that part of said Fifth (5th)
street, between Jackson and Sibley Streets ac-
cording to plans and specifications on file in the
Office of said Board.
bond with at least two (2) sureties in a sum
Of at least twenty (20) per cent. of the gross
amount bid must accompany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to reject any
all bids.
JOHN HARRINGTON, President.
Official
r. l.. GoEMAN, Clerk Board Of Public Works.
1889
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-04
CONTRACT WORK
Paving and Curbing Fourth Street.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY or ST.. PAUL. Mimi, june %. 1884.

CITY OF ST.. PAUL Mimi, June 20. 1884,
Sealed bids will be received by the Board OF
Public Worksfin and for the corporation Of the
city Of st. Paul. MINI, at their Office in said city
until IL IN. on the 18th day Of July, A. ID. 1884,
for the paving and curbing Of Fourth 4th) street,
from Jackson street 10 Seventh t7th) street In
said city, with cedar blocks and granite or Oak.
land blue stone curbs, according to plans and
specifications on file in the Office OF said Board
A bond with at least two ~ sureties in sum
of at least twenty (20) per cent OF the gross
amount bid. must accompany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right TO reject any
or all bids.
JOHN HARRINGTON, President.
Official: 2 L. GognAE,
Clerk Board Of Public Works.
181-191.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-04
Duluth Wheat.
Special Telegram to the Gil

DULUTH, July 3.-Wheat-The markets on
change to-day were active and higher. Closing
prices: No. hard July 93Hc; No 2 hard SIC !;
No. L July s7c No. 9 July Sic;
No. 8 July 74c. Receipts 21,69S bushels. Ship
ments $1,000 bushels. In store ITO, bushels.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-04
CONTRACT WORK.
WORK.
Sewer on Tenth Street.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi. June 20, 1884. I
Sealed bids will be received by the Board of
Public Works IN and for the corporation of the
City Of st. Paul. Minnesota, at their office in said
city, until IL m, on the 18th day of July, A. D.
1884, for the construction of a sewer on Tenth
G0th) street, between Minnesota street and
Cedar street, in said city, together with the
necessary catch basins and manholes, according
to plans and specifications on file in the Office of
said Board.
A bond with at least two (2) sureties In
of at least twenty (20) per cent. of the gross
amount bid must accompany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to reject any
or all bids.
JOHN HARRINGTON, President.
Official: r. L. GoRMAN,
Clerk Board of Public Works
176-d86
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Cincinnati Whisky.
Minneapolis Markets,

CINCINNATI, July 3.-Whisky, was steady
at 10Y.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-04
LAKE M1rNEToNKA via MANITOBA LINE.

Quic Tme!
an.
$780,.
p ,51 "
Trains
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-04
RAILWAYS.
DEPARTING TRAINS.
River Divisio

River DIVISION.
Milwaukee d Chicago Elk.
Milwaukee & Chicago Elk.
La Crosse, Dubuque, Rocl
Island 81 st. Louis Elk.
La Crosse Passenger. :. -.
Iowa &c MINI. Division.
Mason City d Davenport Elk
Calmar Accommodation
Marshalltown a. Des Moines
Express. -. $50.
Hastings & Dakota Div.
Milbank Elk .
Aberdeen & Mitchell Elk -.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-04

The Ortonville Headlight "a workingman's
uurnaD is the name of a new paper col
omn folio.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-04
j. w. BRIDGES,
GRAIN, STOCK and PROVISION BROKER,

Direct Telegraph Facilities.
Buy, sell and carry for customers Provisions and
Stocks in large and small lots, on margins to suit
all Trades placed in Chicago or New York.
Room IL Gilffillan Block.
The following list, showing the quotations on
stocks in New York yesterday, are furnished by
j. w. Bridges, and are carefully compiled from
dispatches received yesterday
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-04
Reed sh'd,

Receipts and shipments Of grain, live stock.
produce, merchandise, etc, for the twenty-four
hours ending July 3, 1884;
Articles Reed Sh'd Articles Reed Sh,d
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-04

In connection wi tn the rebuilding of the Waba
sha street bridge across the Mississippi river in
said city, according to the plans and speciaca-
tions on file in said Office
Copies only OF the specifications and profile
showing the length Of spans, together with esti-
mated quantities Of masonry and other work to
be done will be mailed on application, and bid
ders must examine detailed plans on file in said
office.
Each bid must be accompanied with certified
check for $780, payable to the city Of st. Paul,
as guarantee that the bidder will enter into
contract in accordance with his bid and furnish
the necessary bonds, viz: - .
1st-A bond in the sum of the full amount of
the contract running to the city of st. Paul, for
the use of all persons who may do any work or
furnish any material for or on account of the
contract, which bond must be satisfactory to and
approved by one of the judges of the district
court of this district.
2d-A bond in am amount equal to 20 per cent.
of the contract price, running to the city of st.
Paul, as guaranty of the faithful execution of
the contract
All bids must be marked proposals for the
Wabasha street Bridge
The right is reserved to reject any or all bids.
W. A. SOMERS, City Engineer
st. Paul, Mimi, June 10Th, 1884. 1890
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-04
81. Paul Live Stock.

Total cars received 27s shipped. ......... /,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-04
HOLSTER & BLOOD,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Grain, Provisions, Stocks.
Room Davidson Block. st. Paul. MINI.
Nj. Doran's Reports.

Nj. Doran's Reports.
ST. PAUL, July 3.
The following quotations, giving the range of
the markets during the day, received by NJ.
Doran, Commission Merchant:
WHEAT.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-04
EVENING REPORT.
GOVERNMENTS.


Money in abundant supply at / per cent
closed offered IL. Prime mercantile paper 5@
per cent. Sterling exchange, bankers bills
at SI.S3; do. ex demand, S4.65.
Dry goods imports for the week, 81, 10000
Goyenmehts-Strong.
Bonds-Railroad bonds in brisk demand.
State Securities-Quiet
Stocks-At the Stock Exchange this morning
share speculation opened strong and prices rose
&@15a per cent, Central Pacific leading in the
advance, with sales up to 3G4. Subsequently
there were realizing sales and the bears made an
effort to bring about Il downward movement. The
weakness was Of short duration and before mid
day the market buoyant and active and CON
tinued so with few Interruptions throughout the
day. The dealings were unusually large for the
day preceding holiday. Compared with last
nights closing prices are A043s per cent.
higher.
The transactions aggregated $4,000 shares:
Central Pacific 10000; Delaware, Lackawanna u
Western $4,000 New York, Lake Erie & West
ern 1000; Lake Shore 10000; Louisville s.
Nashville $1,000 Chicago 81 Northwestern
$4,000 New York Central $1,000 Philadelphia
~ Reading 5000; Chicago, Milwaukee 81 st.
Paul 10000; Union Pacific $1,000; Western
Union Telegraph q, 900; Northern Pacific 900;
~ -''' ! i"'N' i'ih'fhbAA lsOOOp NhlNd5Op lDul-
lington Quincy 5000.
MINING STOCKS.
There has been increased interest in the min
ing market the present week which has been re-
Elected in larger business and u generally flrmer
tone The sales this morning included Chryso-
lite at 90, Hale Il Norcross 26O@25O, Console.
dated Virginia 1G, Consolidated Pacific 40, Kappa
hammock IS, Sierra Nevada 100, Sutro Tunnel 10
and Union Consolidated 40.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-04
Curious Old Burial C,tsto,,,,.

Dressing side, 81 per N
Dressing sLSJ per N
Dressing and Matching. sa0o per II
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-14
Evils of High Heels.

The evils of the high -heeled boot or
shoe are due to the fact that il is an
essentially badly fitting article 1t is
made in defiance Of the relation it
ought to bear to the anatomy of the
foot, and to the direction III which
the body weight falls upon the latter
Hence the peculiarly cramped walk
of ladies Of the present Gay. Any one
may observe the consequences of the
advanced position" nearly under
the instep, and the increased height
OF heel, in the substitution of for
ward inclination Of the body, and
trip suggestive, in a measure, of the
stumbling gait, for the upright car
riage and the free and graceful swing
ing movement natural 10 the leg in
walking. The boot or shoe, in orier
that II may not shift on the foot
which has lost much Of It's usual pur
chases of direct downward pressure
must hold it firmly, and even tightly
aud, in particular, it Is necessarily
constructed SO as to hold with undue
Grmness just above the back of the
heel. With some persons perhaps no
Inconvenience results, with others
who have fine skins chatting his roadi-
ly produced This is IN itself triHe,
but it may, nevertheless, be the slight
beginning Of grayer troubles Proba
bly, there is no practitioner fairly
long acquainted with town practice
who cannot recall q case or cases Ia
which extensive Inflammation Of the
leg with abscess formation has follow
ed even such slight abrasion, and
the exciting cause when looked for
was discovered in the patients shoe
There have been even instances, for
tunately rare, but still occasional,
whore assesses arising round some
neglected triHe Of this kind have
ended fatally These are facts which
can not be denied, and should not be
overlooked.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-14
Talk ora Po.lage stamp.

The mania for collecting postage
stamps of our own government and
foreign countries does not seem TO be
confined 10 the small boy. No less a
person THAI the exregister of the
treasury and congressman, L. Fl
Chittenton OF Vermont has worked
off the tediousness OF official lie at
Washington with the charms Of a
stamp collection. Rather than al 1end
a presidential dinner party the emin-
ent representation Of the Green Noun
tain state may be supposed to have
staid at home to look over his collec.
ton OF impost labels and count its
treasure. But the collection grew so
fast that its charms were left behind,
and Monday last found the whole lot
on sale i'm a New York auction room.
Bidding was lively and the rarest
stamps brought high prices Among
the best was one of the Brattleboro
stamps. and il sold for SIG. 1t has
a local interest. for it was engraved
by Thomas Chubhuck Of this city. In
1916. the year before the government
issued It's Grst postage stamps, when
the single postage rate for letters was
five cents. Mr.. Chubbuck, whose
home was in Boston, being tempCrari-
" in Brattleboro, bargaiued with the
postmaster, T. N Palmer, 10 engrave
a postage stampfo use by Brattleboro
people TO take the place Of the paid
5 cents" which was either stamped or
written on the letter by postnasters
everywhere in those days. Mr.
Chubbuck engraved a plate with
eight stamps on il, each like every
other, except that the one in the
lower left hand corner had Mr. Club
bucks name attached Several hun
bred sheets were printed. but few
stamps we're used, and in a few
months, when the government sent
out It's stamps, the plate aud all the
printed stamps in The Bratleboro
Office were destroyed A few days
after printing the stamps, Mr. Chub-
buck offered to buy Of Postmaster
Palmer sheet Of the stamps to
preserve in his specimen book. Mr..
Palmer refused pay, 50 Mr. Club
buck took up asbeet from which one
stamp had been cut, drew pen across
the stamps as sign Of cancellation,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-14
NEGRO sUPERsrlTtONs
How the CoIored Sister IL eeps thc ola
witch from Riding Rser I'm Her
Atlanta Constitution

A policeman was searching a negro
house in Campbell's block yesterday.
and turning over a pillow on the bed
found q case knife under it.
What is this knife hero forT he
asked sternly.
Gimme datw excitedly shouted the
negro woman who was in the room.
Oats mrew
What is it under here FORE asked
the officer
"Ter keep de witches from riden'
me.
"Whatn
'Yessur; cepin' ] has dat knife un-
der my head de witches rides me all
night. | hear folks say If YOU put a
sitter on de foot en- de bed dc witches
can't ride yer; but tried dat-sifter
don't stop no witch 1t takes a sharp
knife under yer head ter keep de
witches off II knife amt sharp, old
witch light on yer and she ride yer.
If knife is sharp She can't light on
you. Sometimes lay and hear old
witch come in der winder. She go
zing, ling, zipl but she can't light on
me, cause / got de knife under my
head
The officer was taken back but be-
gan to understand the situation when
the woman showed him that all the
beds in the house were supplied with
knives to keep the old witch off The
woman said the white folks told her
the odd WITCH was the nightmare,
when her blood did not circulate, but
the colored people did not believe that,
but thought they were ridden in their
sleep by an old witch. An inquiry
developed the fact that the supersti-
ton exists 90 a very considerable eX-
tent among negroes.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-14
Andy Johnson's Last Lelter.
Nashyilla American


There was found on the desk of the
late eX-Presidsnt Andrew johnson
letter which he was engaged in writ
ing when he was stricken with paraly-
sis. Ills death came soon afterward.
and the letter was left lying where IT
was found until sent by the family to
the late Judge John NJ. Carmack, Of
West Tennessee, TO whom it was ad-
dressed The letter was exhibited at
the American Office recently, and
reads as follows
"GREENEyILIE, Tenn. June 6.
1875. John Nj. Carmack, Esq. DEAR
SIR-Your letter of the 9th ult., has
been received and read. | confess
was somewhat surprised when | re
eeived your account of Nice-P President
Wilson's conversation with Governor
lsham Harris and others in regard to
what would nave been the policy of
President Lincoln, il he had leved,
etc. In your letter YOU state that III.
Wilson, Vice-Presldcut'
Here came the fatal stroke. The
word President was the last ever
written by the hand of Andrew John
son.
The letter was written with a lead
pencil on ordinary printing paper,
such as is generally used for copy
in newspaper offices, aud the ex Presi-
dent was evidently preparing it with
the expectation that it would be pub
lished What an interesting chapter
of the history of that excitinr time it
would have been Anything he might
have said rs to the probable policy of
the administration, If Mr. Lincoln
had not been assassnated, would have
been OF the greatest value. A few
moments more and it would have been
given to the world But il was not
TO be.
BY Judge Carmacll, who naturally
regarded it as historical relic of
great interest, tae letter was left TO
his nephew, Mr. John r Miller, of
jackson, and the latter will have it
deposited among the papers of the
Tennessee Historical Society.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-14

and filed it away in his book. A few
years ago a man claiming to hail
from Hartford called on Mr.. Club
buck in this city and in conversation
alluded to the Rrattleboro stamp. Mr..
Chubbuck produced the specimen
sheet, and hardly thinking of the
importance of the transaction, sold il
for 81, at the rate of 81 for each stamp
on the sheet This enterprising young
man cut up the sheet, sold six of the
stamps at $40 apiece, and kept the one
with the engraver's imprint for his
own collection. These stamps have
been several times sold, at each sale
bringinglhigher prices. The catalogue
value has risen to 500. Only eight
or nine of the stamps which actually
went through the Brattleboro office
ON letters are known to be in ex-
istence, and it is one of those which
belonged to the Chittenden collection
and was sold last week for $l75
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-14
OUR SILK STOCKING RULERS.
Row Our omcehoIdcrs Are Fast Conn
ming 10 Ape the NouarehinI In
stiIuItons.

Row our OtHceholdcrs Are Fast Gem
ming 10 Ape the MouarehinI IN
situations,
From the New York Tribune
The senators have decided that they
cannot govern the country properly
unless each one has a secretary whose
salary Is paid out of the contingent
fund. That is, they have increased
the salaries of thirty-dve of their mum
Der 81, 600 each This talk about sec
retarieS would not have arisen had
no: the senate encouraged the employ
ment Of clerks by committees that do
nothing, and whose clerks are merely
secretaries to the chairman Senators
who are not chairmen have envied
the chairmeu until they could stand
hit no longer, and have now decided
to help themselves to the contingent
fund. Had the senate never tolerated
the employment of committee clerks
except where they were needed as
such, this demand for private secre-
taries would never have arisen. Now
the chalrmen of important committees
are the aggrieved persons. They have
no secretaries except the committee
clerks, who have too much committee
work 10 do to allow their being very
useful private secretaries. Instead of
being better off than the others, the
senators who are chairmen of work
ing committees are not nearly so well
OIL as those who are not chairmen at
all. 1t won't be long before they
will insist on having private Secretale
les IN addition TO the committee clerks.
The house is not slow in adopting
senatorial IDEAS, and it won't be long
before every representative will have
a private secretary at public expense.
Ii Is the custom OF the senate not to
allow the public to enter the chamber
after adjournment till a given signal,
and that sigual is only given when
most of the senator's have gone Some
times 10 IS ten minutes after adjourn
ment and some times it is three-quar-
ters of an hour On the other hand,
the house has always allowed the pub
lie to enter as soon as 1T had adjourn
ed But few days since Mr. Beech,
Of New York, induced the house to
adopt o rule keeping the doors closed
for ten minutes after adjournment
Senators won't allow cards to be
brought ia 10 them till o'clock, and
some OF them won't allow them to be
brought in to them at all, lest their
symposium in the cloak room should
be disturbed, and this further evidence
of exciusiyeness aud high civilization
will probably make as appearance
soon az the house end The prospect
is that at no distant day the public
viii be excluded from the capitol when
congress SIN session, and if the Amer
lean public is allowed to travel in the
same treet with It's Legislators it will
deem itself literally treated