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ooratlc party be would have made n cam.
naian on the tar route frauds, a. re did In
New York on tho canal frauds; N he had
been nominated there wOuldn't have leen
nny need for an electoral commission, but
Tllien dlt not run aud no did not Give
his Information 10 Hancock untll lats In Feb
ruary after the DISQUALIFICATION. Knox
proceeded TO communicate the star.ronte
frauds to Garfield; think that was why
Doreey's iuiluence with him ended; the
cabinet was not made up as Dorsey wanted;
my personal relations with Dorsey were
social and pleasant. | attended the famous
Dorsey dinner; he wanted a mau In tho
cabinet and | wanted the same man In the
same postion."
What was tbe geatleman's nam,2' ask.
ed Springer.
am tell you; IL was Charles j. Folger;
we wanted him for secretary OF the treas
nfy, bni ha wss not pu. IN Gattield's cabi-
not; he was Offered the Attorney.genoTal.
ship and declined"
Bllss eaid that during the trial OF the
staT-routo cases IL WAS discovered that de-
PENDANTS were In possession ot information
supposed 10 bslons exclusively to the gov
Crnmens.
Counsel's question WAS thst " Gny aug
res,ion vas made 10 tho grand jury when
KELLOGG was indicted, that ~ was "a esriOus
matter 10 indicl United States senator.
One OF the colorcd iurymen said It would
be n serious matter.
Millloap inquired OF what Cook com.
planned when he vas discharged from the
government service; that conference was
not maintained In him, eaid Bliss; tho
truth was we could traverse the fact that IL
was u great relief 10 me, sucn relisi that /
went oil and broke tGo bottles OF CHAM
psgne.
Further examination Of witnesses was
postponed until Tuesday week.
Adjourned until Monday.
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l0i SECOND AVENUE, NKw YoRK, May /.
1885,. My specially is diseases OF women
and children. | like Allcook's porous
ple.ters becsuse they are 80 quick and efii-
Client and never irritate or mark the tender
est skin. have found them most Useful in
my practice and they are certainly the best
plastsrs now made. 70 illustrace: my son
of t-n years Of ago took bad cold and
coughed cCssantly; no medicine would re-
lieve him. After some tHelve hou-s APP
Piled an Allcock's porous plaster TO his
thr0at and upper che-t. The cough ceased
entirely in np hour, and the next day the
boy was well.
j told tho case 10 gentleman who suffer
ed in the game way he, too, was cured IN
tgenty.iour hours OF his cough by All.
cocks porous plasters. Another patient
suffered from pfn ia the email OF the back
--AllcoclS's porous plasters was applied at
night, and next morning the pain had
ceased. Again, q young lady suffering from
neural gic pains around the heart, by my
advice used Allcock's porous plasters and
wna entirely cured IN three days. Finally,
lady came 20 me with cold feet, which
constantly required night aud day-this
sometimes is q symptom of uterine conge5-
toni applied hn AlloOcS's porops plnstet
10 the sole OF each foot and her feet 20, and
continued warm. She wore the plas.era
over a week.
Thus have recently tried Allcock's por-
Gus plaste,s, and take great pleasure IN
bearing witness b their remarkable curs-
tive power. JANE VI. BAKER, "a ~.
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Sullivan Again.

SAN FRAScIsoo, March 2l.-John L. Sulli-
van telegrnphs the following IRON Tucson,
Arizona, to the associated press; j read
in The associated press diepatches that
Sheedy has matched me for 5000 side to
fight Thompson, aud had put up forfeit
OF $500 Smith and myself Immediately
telsgraphed Sheedy saying: go 90 with
the match: that | would fight; not to let
them get away with any bluff; have never
received any anewer from Bheedy; this IL
all know Of the matter. II the match hos
not been made let MIR. Thompson put up a
forfeit OF $3.50 with the New York clipper.
will cover IL immediately. 1t ispretsy hard
to make match 5000 miles apart.
/ will fight him the London prize ring
rules; will fight eight weeks or two months
from to-day, and toss for choice OF grounds.
CLEyYLAsD, o., March 2l.--5ullivan's
dispatch 10 the associated press was shown
Duncan O. Ross tonight. Ross sad:
THAT'S right; wen fight what Mr.. Suli'
van says; we are ngre,abls to accept. We
want three months 10 prepare Thompson
for the fight; otherwise It's al saiiafcctory.
The Clipper will not hold stakes; sent
so. 500 to-day 10 Richard X. Fox, With ari-
cles OF agreement drawn to suit Snllivan's
wishes"
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bliss, Testimony Continued.

WAsRIHoroH March 2l-Rsturning to
the first trial. Bliss said: ~ learned George
n. Spencer, an ex-senator from Alabama,
could give testimony Of an important
nature of the payment OF money by Dor
sey TO Brady. have no question but when
Spencer made such a statement he made
TO James to Van Wormer, personal friend
OF James, end to a man named Boynton, OF
New York, friend Of Garfield. do not
feel certain Spencer WAS not doing little
blowing, bntif l did not put Spencer on
the stand l would have been met aud
ought to bavo been met with hesta.ement.
bad witness TO give evidence and failed TO
call him. When he came hera he complain
ed l did not consult him and l avoided
him made up my mind not to have n
conference with Spencer before be went on
the stand, aud did not. Chandler Il call
him Chandler because We were school
mates together) came to me and said 6pen-
Ger was com planning because Y would not
talk to him. and sale II did talk to him
would have TO tell him / did not believe
him. Chandler urged me 10 change my
mind, when he said to me. Spencer, 10
that the kind OF man who has such devo-
tion for hts friends he will say no. IL you
ask him II he knows anything. l don't
believe you VIII get anything out OF him
on the stand"
Bliss related in detail his efforts
Of his search for him. He
hid while hunting Spencer in Cam
Ma We csme upon u most important dis
U6very. A. NJ. Gibson was found up there;
there In communication Spencer went TO
Europe and remained there until be learned
the oeso was 90 nearly over he knew he
would not be called. Witness referred to
the arrsst Of Spencer last November in Ne
Rada tor contempt, and OF the dismissal OF
= he csse by Judge Wylie. can ray"
Blloo continued: THAT 6percef's inter-
ct IL The star-route cases passed from the
government aide 10 the other side as early
q December. Witness expressed lack OF
confidence In took and Gibson and contin-
"a Gibson Il entitled. TO no credit. having
early arrived at q knowledge Of the star
[Foufe frauds. He wrote considerable for
The New York Sun at SONS time or other.
Iilden became 80 far interested thst he
Furnished money 10 be quietly used in in
visitation at = certain stage Of the m after.
Tilden sent q. +. NcLsin TO Washington.
He was known rs an adopted son OF Tilder;
he 10 . gcntlsmsn and lawyer. n those
| thinku can be combined"
.ufhis " hearssy," inierpoBed Repre-
entative Fyan. I'VE DO not want Il ["
y"1'm not going 10 affect Tilden,' Bliss
continued; NcLain came to Washington
On went bsck and said things were prop
erl Y m snagsd; he was the law partner OF
81. =. Knox; Knox Vas . chum Of James A.
Car field; T.ldnn obtained this information
and II be bed ben nom mated By ths dem-
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MEDICAL
Smith: EStIas. d May !l:V1',
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
lorall Diseases OF the Bladder aud kidneys
10 Positively Cures where MI
other Remedies Have Fail.
ed 20 Produce Relief

"Brlghts Disease OF IN kidneys" fearful
scourgc, which spares neither age, sex nor oondi'
ton, becomes an incumblc disease only for tho
want Of timely attention. II allowed 10 work It's
rayagos unchecked until ithGs fastened upon the
ylials fits victim omodical skill can release rs
hold. Il clamsiis prey ana annually rs
victims by the thousand timely use Of
Smiths Extract Of May Flower
will positively prevent such results In proof Of
this assertion, we cite YOU 20 the uumborlcss tcs'
moninls IN orr possession, and quote such emf
ncut authorities as Dr. III ives, OF New Haven,
Conn, and Dr. King, Compiler OF kings Dis
pcnNtoryl Ask your own physician % these
names arc authorities, aud decide Tor yourself
whether you viii mcrilcc your liio rather than
surrender your prejudice tp an advertised mcdi'
cine Decide now, Il may not be too late.
Smiths Extract Of May Flower
Is natures own remedy. ltis no yilc detection
Of nauscous drugs and dangerous chemicals. May
Flower is a modest llulc plant which grows in
New Foundlnnd, In Pennsylvania aud Kentucky.
tits diurctc and nstrlnccui In lis properties, and
has frequently been used TO great advantage In
piarrhma and Bowel Complaints Of children. lB
great merit, however isin ils gentle aud efficient
action on the kidneys. u removes all impurities
throughnatuml chaunelsand restores thesystcm
to a healthy condition ltpromptly relieves pains
IN the bacl, and lons. In eases OF weak and deli
cate females, ~ value is beyond computation.
But for the natural modosiy OF woman, which
causes her to shrink from newspaper publicity.
We might publish hundreds of testimonials OF
ines,mablo benefits derived from IS use
Ask your druggist for Smiths Extract Of Nay
Flower. Read carefully the circular around tho
bottle. Il Is yours TO choose between
Health, Happiness and Life,
Disease, Misery and Death.
Prepared only by s. b. Smith q Bro, Covington
Ky For ale hy all druggists.
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BANK

TINgea,gry popsi tmcn, oiloo Of Comptroller
i TIE Jurrsncg, Warrington harch an, 1851
WirnaAr, by sats factory evidence pfoiouied
% the uudcis puud, IL has b.eu madn Ia nunaar
that the AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK, oF
DALLAS IA no oiiY - Dallas, Ia tn county
of Dallas, aud ttlio Of Texas has compiled With
oil the provisions OF ihe Revised Statutes 81 the
United States required 10 be- COM lied With io.
fore an association fhall boz authorized ~ com
menco tho bus ness Of hunklnF.
Now, therefore l. John lay Knox cimp,rnlet
q the Cufr,uey, do hereby ofrilfy that THE
AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK oF nALl AS"
in the city OF Dallas I'm the county ofDAllas and
the slata Of Texas, II authorized 20 oomncncc
the business OF bsnkirf ~ provided elton
5lG9 Of the Reyls a Statutes ~ tho United Staes,
JOHN JAY KNOX,
Comptroller OF tho Currency.
I'M aigp
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BRJlC EL.INE: !

The Gre astard only Perfect Hair RcstoTer
Ever Itst over.
Mr. Bruce D win discovered This wonderful
Re- torer Offers 20 90 tuH publ after rcpa ted
experiments, C'Himing flf quail los possessed
b, no other hair prfpag ltion ever IN uu'Hcturcd
IL does yut dye tho hair hu' truses new
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picRtiun II matters not whether the heir Is Of
the dpepc' black or most d,llgNic blonde.
II also entirely frees the head from dGndmT.
and Is irs G nom any poisonous dfpg.
The prpprc or guarantees TO give one hun
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satisfaction MI that Is claimed 70 it.
over Twenty Thousand 10000 testlm mails
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For dressing 20 clean the head of dGndfun
ke p the hair ron failing out or tuTaing gray
II has no equa,,
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q IMPROYFs - NUALITY OF

lilo Mood nrieu...ffeaif and IL thero-
f1ro a fnp itrig0rsItf ana cOrrcffirG
IN cases ofnll clIYiI ir HdtGdics which
nro associated wlih nu lMrOvKnishtp
STATE OF THE BLOOD. These all ylold
regulating ana nourlahingprop-
critics OF 10 great food lnic clcmonis-
ItcOmponsates for tho ,0Ss ogCifdiiiW-
induced BY Consumption, Cdtdrri or
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those losses Of riiGuty GcoomranY-
lng complaints peculiar 10 the ser
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bocom0 mothers ami bring up riO0r-
Gus children should by all means uso
e. It tcN restore sufferers FROM
Mental or NcTpOul Prostitution urls-
ing from Orcr-irork, Crccsscs or
,rofrdefot Disedsr. IL trNf euro
drunkenness and tho Opium liable
for "a tho appetite grows healthier
nad dlPcstlon moro vigorous through
tho uso OF this rulic, tho unnatural
craving dica aaty until totally OK
tlnct. n Iighly brnsJicidt IN Lircr
Oympidints, K'Ipri0t Fever, ana
ALL AI1I1ridl Discuss; and FOR tho
facilitating effects OF Isrfr 81 dnJ
Kind IL has no cPidi. IL Tcpdi1s
trasfc, iniprores Digestion ana -1p-
iiefiic, aud affords tho DYspcptio IN
raiid an cdsjig Hwiin liable article
Of foOd; and 80 30 picnaant o. the tAato
that tho most o0uafivo palate VIII nos
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.lssg 1917 ll.s.-s-. "a ,.s--. l.larS
95, 9ee,ss4 SAW o. 3Nl
20 ~E%Sss s1'es> &xaNl
X ,,,,-&.lss,ss..fAis. 3s..,.,,.ss sHsx |
CAUTION.

swiVs Specific Is entirely vegetable prcpars
Hrou aud should NOS be ccnfounded with the
various substitutes. ifati0as nOn-secTeI hum
bugs, "success Altorens, ciG, etc. which are
now being manufactured 10y various persons.
Mono of TIE e contain o sing e article which on.
- lnio the congestion OF s., =. $ There ia
IN the world Ike IT, To proven disaster and
disappointment DO sure 20 o. the geHuine.
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MEDICAL

c8.l, Ilnrah ata li FRANCE,
has riade us rif asfLu i0r fn f.st Toxsa 70
sell hia nCYCf-niliuT IfntAg "tiilft Aoanur
ula PCftprat'vf on NifnliteE' Al .4wiof With
nervous DEBILITY, lCss ~ mtnAc,r ans ktn-
dfed difenHsf uhouid 40 oiicd y oCu.u . ", ulsf
from which W lcafn tie ckusn ~ ihV .stase<
above 4 cutionod thet ~ once % prfent nom
~ or through al b. your fr'gg o' ~ Yrfpross
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Wholesale DfuGgiltt NailAs, lezAs.
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in itraBd hArnsse Guide, 90 pages. clota
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% cents, Manhood, 10 couts womenhood. 10
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mail. Send money or postage ,ieaps. DR..
WHITTIER, tho Great specialist ~ 81.
(harfop str4ff - faufs. Wu
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In 1850 came from the north TO take iAdrge OF
the gas works In Rome, as superintendent sn6
after the overflow, which occurred Ia the spring
following, | was very much exposed b. ma,erO
poison, and In 1882 found my blood so cpntami.
II ted with the poison shat ! was forced 81 give
up business. was treated by the phyHiciana
without relief My trouble finally determined
(my,elf included thought was doomed 70 dis
within few days. In this condition 1 was sd-
yised by Il friend TO take swlfrs specific, and I
took Il fust as a drowning man would catch Al q
straw, but as soon rs my system got ullor the
influence OF the remedy, the nbscess csfne 20 a.
point and burst passing of without pain, In
fifteen days after this was up at my WORK, and
have since enjoyed excellent health.
Every sufferer from malaFial poison shonld
take Swifhs Specific O. G.. SarNcEg,
srpt. Rome Gas Light Company.
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have had remarkable success with SwiffK
specil' in the treatment Of Blood ana skin dls-
crscs, and iH female diseases. ] took II myself
for CaIbuucles with hpppy III ct.
DO. G. UsEll, ~ ID Atants GO
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used swltts Specific on my little daughter,
who was afflicted with some Blood Poison whics
had resisted all sorts OF treatment TIL 1pecds
relieved her permanently. aud shall uyo is Ip
". E. BRosre II. D.. Cypress Ridg, As.
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Swifts Specific is a complete nntiotc 70 Bloo3
Taiut, Blood Poison Nal rial Poison md Skin
Hmnof. J. nl KsoS SMITH, ND, Atl.nta Ga.
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Our treatise o. Blood aud Skin Dtseaaeh
mailed free TO applicentr
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-01
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Autumn commences to. day.

Autumn commences to. day.
The summer just gone was most de-
lighlful one and all regret its departure.
The arrivals of cattle here yesterday via
the V. NJ. r. w., on their way North, were
quite large.
The two old brick buildings adjoining
Mr.. Oliver Pulman's, on Franklin street,
are being torn down, and on the site will be
erected brick store.
Thirty. seven deeds were admitted to
record in, and eight marriage licenses issu-
ed from the office of the Clerk of the Corpo-
ration Court during the month of August.
One of the handsomest fronts in the city
is that of the house of Mr.. ]. c. Clarke, on
Queen, near St. Asaph street, which has
just been completed by Messrs. Padsett 4
Bro.
A set of ladies' iewelry is to be given the
most popular young lady who comes to tn
city this week on the excursion of Wash
ineton Council, No. 2, U. A. NJ, of George
town.
The bird season commenced this morning,
and gunners with every conceivable variety
of firearms were out in the marshes around
the city. Mr.. George Wood killed 223 reed
birds.
The exercises under the "Good of the Or
der" in Golden Light Lodge, No. 337, l. 0.
CT to morrow evening will be of an unusu-
ally interesting character The doors will
be open to the public at 9 p. m. Mr.. 0. f.
Baggett and Miss Emma Atwell will have
charge of the affair.
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BOOKS, STATIONERY, PAPER, DEC.
JUST RECEIVED AT FRENCH'S,
90 & 95 KING STREET,

90 & 95 KING STREET,
A JOB LOT OF CANVAS-COVERED DAY
BOOKS, LEDGERS, TALLY and ORDER
BOOKS, MEMORANDUM and PASS BOOKS,
from New York bankrupt sale. Will be sold at
one half regular price Cheapest lot ever offered
in this State
NOTE. LETTER, CAP, BILL and LEGAL
CAP PAPER IN TABLET FORM. New lot, very
neat. convenient and very cheap. large variety
of the smaller PENCIL TABLETS, the cheapest
Mems ever offered
The finest ENGLISH and AMERICAN STA
TlONERY, new styles, we are now receiving.
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POLICE overwhelmingly night was
cloudy with rain till about IL o'clock.
There were two prisoners and one ledger at
the station house.
Last night was clear and mild, with one
prisoner and one lodger at the station house.
The Mayor this morning disposed of the
following cases
George Ford, colored, arrested by Officers
Pat Hayes and Walker, charged with dis
orderly conduct, was sent to the chain gang
for 80 days.
Mary Alexander, arrested by the same
officers for the same offence, was sent the
work house for 80 days.
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MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK, September 1.-Noon.-The stock
market after strong opening became weak aad
lower, prices declining /. to 1s4 per cent. At
midday stcadier feeling prevailed.
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For the Middle Atlantic States TAR "eatne, :,
slight changes in temperature, variable WINS
mostly northerly For Tuesday genfeaiiS '"''
weather is indicated.
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REpAlRRD.-The bridge on the Virg inia
Midland Railway near Chatham station,
which was destroyed by fire on Friday
last, has been rebuilt and all regular trains
have resumed their schedules.
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MEETING PosTPoNED.-For want of time
in which to procure speakers, the proposed
democratic meeting at Leeshurg, announced
to take place on Saturday next, has been
postponed until further notice.
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will extend to Cincinnati, and it is calcu-
lated it will be about tour hours shorter
t., that city than by any other route.

a DAsTARDLY Acr.-Asthe Virginia Mid
land night express train No. So which left
this city, last night, at eleven o'clock, con-
sisting of two passenger and two sleeping
cars, drawn by engine No. 10, was within
three miles north of Lynchburg this morn /.
ing about 5 o'clock, it was thrown from the
track, caused by some unknown person hav-
ing deliberately removed the bolts, which
run through the fish bars and hold the rails
in place. TIE entire train left the track. No
one was hurt, however, and no damage was
done 10 the train except the breaking
trucks under one passenger coach. The
track has been repaired and the train
gotten on. This attempt to wreck
passenger train carrying large num-
Der of lives is all outrage, and the
person committing it should be severely
dealt with. No doubt the Company will
take immediate steps to discover the guilty
party
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THE PUBLIC ScHooLs.-The clerk of the
City School Board this morning commenced
issuing permits to children to attend the
public schools and will be engaged all the
week in this task To-day 40 permits were
issued, 2S5 to white boys, and lS5 to white
girls. In the city there are thirty.one
schools, the teachers being Messrs. Il. ID.
FickIin and w. H. Greenwell, Mrs. '. Bag
gott and Misses Summers, Scho6eld, hewitt,
Sissou and Stoutenberg for white boys;
Mi: ses V f. Clarkson, s. Yates, Il. Brock
EFT, NJ. IT. Walsh, " E. Gregg and NJ. w.
Price for white girls; ]. F. Parker, W. II:
Madella, p. G. Lumpkins, G. W. Piper and
r. d. Lyles for colored boys, and S. A. Gray,
c. S. Dulaney, A. B. Ware, E. B. Thomp
son. F. L. Chapman, NJ. Darnell and ). j..
Decker for colored girls.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-01

PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET. Scpt'r. l.
Cattle-market fair; prime 6aIa7l a; cool GAG y :;
medium 54a5a,; common las Texas ta5 y.
Shccp-market dull, extras selling as high as DC
for picked wethcrs; common as low 81 per
head prime 4aia5c good lad y; Medium ;}a:S:.i
common 1a2a,c. Lambs 3l4a64 Hogs fair :;
Western 9tIa9k, country Sa9c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-01

Flour is quiet with dealings confined mostly to
old wheat stock Wheat is steady; the Offering
this morning were small, owing TO the heavy
run of Beef Cattle on Saturday last over the rail-
roads Futz sold at SD to &c. mixed at So, and
longberry at 50, for good, prime being offered,
Corn is easy; white brought g.. No yellow Corn,
Rye or Oats were offered. Produce is in liberal
supply. except Eggs which are very scarce and
higher.