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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17

STRICT stTet Gcoa Ordinary. 10 MidlliaS ~ 5I6
fairy active closing easy a, an advance Of TO
&P %H,ni 81; Nay? Nay pa
5n 52OGS205 August y Ea1sbs septfm0eb ec
per G1IO; January. llO6Gl1Os Transferable notices
flour AND MEAL-FLOUB-aarke. sti in buyers ,G
ay y ein %h manT IN S NH H4 pbbnS
confined chiefly small parcels for pressing wants S2e1
rs o2 OPS b Is Tn g Mn Extra 21 at s. 500
M CP woeT wcs 90 7o f0T Dp r Ga Grade 2ra
SG2 w S WPg1 20 S %I fe he
mainly xRa he aaGs Of IS g G a. 2 g. ass
90 dS5 70 FsS U% dS - Common to Good Extra
western s. Co. Good to Choice 81 65 Common
to Fair Extra Q - 2Ce{4 Gooa ~ al SSo9 80
Clear $s$ O MS1ure s9i 10 T5r1 e dS u @
& Tcus Common to Fair Extra 80 2oas, 2o Far to
S %ncf whea I s. g sSy 5o Gy m Eyr
IRSs 81 5S@s s9 1I s5in prices WIN
out change SAFES 500 bills Common e Good ET;
Tp s. 2jTs 20 Good 70 sho ice INA ~ SoGs ne1Sc a
S 81 s. 3d. quoted at % s''S' S' f'o" western
TGRAIN-wHFAr-Market unsettled. opening "a &c.
again and fell 80 i and closed steady at "a Lee above
Mas S s 6 sR 5Ss stt
most o. the cas-: wheat for eSPot including CifaEo
40. Red at 9jiid95i2c in elevator No Red 81 Ol3G
q q2 delivered from store g. OH for oo 1 IN
settlement do MSy, 81 OOlds 0lh closing s. oo'7 do
June 81 O2ll0Il Oh = Closing III Wa no Jl9,
81 Ola closing 81 039a do. August 81 ~ AaSl O4s closing
81 O4l2 do september 81 0isGsl OBS closing II ~ -
.. RVF-Narket steady. with fair export demand Siles
Western. O. sc. in elevator 2iOOD bush DO to
arrive, freight and INSURANCE O. 2c % DuSh stare
for delivery in ten days, at 73Asc BARLEN-NarFet
quiet sRd iIm No canada Y, selling st at ga ia ar
Rowed STATE. 7SdS7c: Canada, ssc9s1 DOGGY
Market unsettled. steady Options 2dll4c
lover clos n &c above the lowest prices fair
business export ard gDOi Trade on spec
uative &C omit sales LII bush fntnre. 10000 push
cash including Un-saded Mixed at f1d5sIc5 No . OF
ac; steamer Mixed 515dj I'm elevator o. a3S &c
delivered No p 67I2a675sc. store. - 2c. in elevator
58c delivered White Southern. CGG6Tc. In store Tor
Milling; Unnaded White, CSC; No. 2 Mixed seller May
67bs57'5c closing 57Sci do June % va closlnS
about steady options "a lower closing dul at Tho
sales 42JOOO bush udre JH0U bush cash.
including 40 3 Mixed a. 35t; No ., SGa 5Gi2 70.
CuOfed sc: No White i2C. No. . 423i04 NO. !
quoted 45ci Mixed Western. 80 g3sci White do y
d45ci White State dsc: 40. Mixed seller May, = 10
as &c closing 3Ci,c: do June GG7s use closing 365sc
FEED-Ebout steady 30 60 10. 7Ua -2lc: 50 70,
sJo9Oc.; 100 H. G$l o. Sharps, IL OJ0Si 10 Rye
Feed. 0OG9jc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17
THE MARKETS.
TOTAL RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE
Per Norh Ricer, gesse's mi RtVrorfT
NFW-VORK. April 10, 10
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

NTw-YoRK. April rs, 1894
COFFEE-Spo Ric duh at lO4c for Fair sales $50 nags
ex Advance y do. AM lSS eX Sllua on pr, ~
without material change lt ciltd
weak sales, 2375O bags closing ~ follows: April $50
May S3O0S.l0, June $50 80; July ana Aul usl ~
GSI5 September. S4jdSj0i and October S9O S7.9o pa
aud asked Mid grades were actlve az eay PiooS' 'N
1000 bags Maracabo and ,DNO Costa KiCa
COTr0N-Spo Cotton quiet steady AMI UNCHANGED SaieG
32 bacs all for consumption Delivered on contracts OO
bales Receipts the pOrs To-Day yO-0 Daics aga
500 this day Last week, and loO.h iast year go.
according the American ciasSlhc'oh re
IA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17

Tie daily receipts OF Mix and cream az the differ
railroad distributing points In amt near the city Tor
week have been follows kio ",2o cans Of Mix "a
Of Condensed Ak l3 " New. Nurk,
sus1uehannB and Western 1893 Of MIX and 20
Cream: SeHJersey Central $40 MIR and 10 OF
Harlem. 1881 Of MIX and l+J cans Of Cont
densod MIX, New Haven and Hartford cans of Mir;
York City ana Northern lO1t o: MIA vid by mis-
celanrOus short $50 az Mk and - 81
Cream Fac total daily receipts TO- 10 cans MIX,
2lB OF Condensed MIX, aud 2D2 cans OF Cream.
Tie price Per can for the surplus milk was Al 80.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17

Cool s5 Oods5 ~; Oxen. ~ 751sG 90 Light Butchers
s. 75G - o. Good Butchers's - OOdSJ 90.
hseDRecelDs to-day 1900 head total for week thus ta
5G head for same time last $4,000 head cODs gned
through Ia ears; active aud lower Fair 20 Good
Western a. Sass 7O Choice TO Fancy 90 5OGSB 4O west
Lambs, So % 0SI 90.
far 5000 heaS for same time las, week l1OoO hes6
Choice Workers, -
a 20 6 Light Mixed 40 506s8 10; Good Mediums. - 90 a
Al 40: Pig4 - 1906 90.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17

mo pE JASEIso, April lj-Conee Good hrsts oi0o res
10 klos Receipts ~ the week. $4,000 bags shipments
week 10 the United states $4,000 bass. To Europe
Loco bags sales $4,000 bags stock i1OOOO bags EXCHANGE
London lid
3SASTos April l5-C0ee-ood average 200 reis pct 10
A0s. Receipts for week. $4,000 bag shipments OF TIC
week 10 Europe $4,000 bags SAFES ooVVV V"bs' stVcA'
10000 bags
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17
ErnnpEAN pRnnrnE MApKEra.

LIVERPOOL. Apri lGPro cut
Sos Cd; Long Clear Mddss AS Cd. Short Clear Mddes
As Cd Short Ribs 4is ShO1hisrs 35s Oh cwt Besf
ZOOS for Mcss; Inlia Mess, Sta PokPrinI'
Mesa g0s on mar bblt Prime Meas Eastern KS; West
eTn GSs Lard-American, ass Od Prime Western, 42A "a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17
rorArogs - vraErARLEs.

Irish Potatoes plenty dull and favOrng buyers Seed
trade about and the conSumDtivc demand Is very
slack Maine barrels freely offered at II 90 and Bur
bank in bulk 81 State Potatoes range nom DC 10 ~ and
move very slowly. Old Onions are IN light demand
and weak owing 10 the abundance OF Bermuda
New which are selling this week AT sldsl 25
Der crate bets steady Bernuda tomatoes
irregular and show wide range according o. rpeness con-
don Florida tomatoes OF choice quality are wanted
and would bring full prices but few arrive Florida beans IN
demand and Grn. Charles!cn ana savannah
Choice MARKS reaching 81. Two crates North Carolina
scarce end firm Radses steady az 30 per loo punches
Norfolk kae irregular and generally poor Baltimore and
Washngon lots a fair demand when heavy packed
Cuinn nm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17
THE PETROLEUM MARKET.

The Arqenta Mining Company has levied an
assessment OF 10 cents per share.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17


The most remarkable phase Of the recent
speculative situation is the success with which the
"buls by largely locking up United certificates in bank
have compelIed the bears to pay for their venture
somencss in selling the market short" For days oil has
been loaned "1at"-that IL, tho borrower has paid
the storage charges Of tie United Pipe lines
IN order 10 obtain the article to deliver.
To-day many premiums were actually
paid for the Use OF certificates thing practically I'M
precedented in the history Of the petroleum speculation
premium Of 80 per 1000 barrels a common
rate to-day the highest premium paid that heard Of
beng % This Is equivalent TO the payment Of 81 so per
LOCO barrels for the Of certificates for when
ticate is borrowed no matter what carrying charges
may be- il must be returned the next day with the storage
charge Of so paid up to date These rates ust
fed only by the OversOld condition OF the market and
would not be possible otherwise nut the methods OF the
bulls have certainly forced considerable covering OF
" short" contracts
fre0uent fluctuations The lowest prices made at
the opening but frequent variations within range Of
cents barre followed. In the last hour there
0uCk and sharp advance TO about that extent the close
being M 7 cents at the New York board and 9Gs cents
sf The Consolidated Exchange The market ended
strong with traders expecting still higher fig
ures After business hours considerable
The range Of prices and the total dealings were as fol
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17

The clearaDoes elsewhere were: on CITY, l2,4l2OOO;
Bradford 10 go 900; and PfttsDurs OSfOVOV Dareis
Refined OIL unchanged.
BRADFORD, Penn, April i0.-crude oil stronger total
runs Tuesday, $50 bills total shipments, oso67 bbs
charters, 1895 bblsi ciearaDoes 124l3,OOo oois
United Pho Line certificates opened OF 04s and closed
at 07is; Highest price, 07s' lowest, J4e
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17
CLOSING PRICES OF PHILADELPHIA STOCKS
R,,orted by JOIN II DAVIS & CO.. II WIlI.St.
WEDNESDAY,. April &c p. NJ.

The Custom House returns of the foreign move
ments of merchandise at New-York show aIesuitlng
balance that is not materially different from that OF
the same week Of 1883. but is $3,9i77l2 less uI-
favorable than the balance for the week OF 1882.
Last week the imports exceeded the exports
S2.s4S565 against an excess for the same
week of 1888 of $2,S36600, and
AGAINST an excess for the week of 1882 OfS6 1927
The imports of last week 81 1879 were 81 1885,
45smaller than for the week of1sss and 1920
osl less than for the week of 1882: the exports
.57O) were 81 747, $40 and $277569 less re-
spectiyely than for the weeks Of1SS3 and 1852 For
the fifteen weeks of this year the imports OF mer-
obaudise exceed the exports ,49s $50, which ~
SlG.1O9I5O greater than the excess OF 1888 ana is
S763z O47 less than the excess fOrthe same peodoI
1882. The resulting balances, after deductIng the
specie movements, on the business of fifteen weeks
for three wears are shown in the subioined table
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS FROM JANUARY TO DATE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17
HAVANA MARKET

HAVANA Anil iG-sugar IN fair demand AMI hraer prices
lGql higher than nominal quotations OF saturday
spanish go.d e4Sa. 12l9. Exchange quiet aud nominal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17
MINES AND INNING.

sALESAT The NEg-YORK MINING EICHANGE
NEw-YORK, April 16, 1884
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17
MERCHANDISE.

I.cess of imports si2OeO,s56 s3222l.7so s2alS796S
The stock speculation to-day again showed some
Improvement in point Of activity III thal II record
I'd sales of 314,275 shares against ZSo'4s4 as inc
total of yesterdays business. The speOlai Feature
m tho dav,s operations was the widely circulated
poiut that preparations were in progress for one
more squeeze" of the shorts in Union Paciho
stock. Yet the price of the stock declined from It's
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17

There have only slight changes In live Poultry during
the week; theeXa enand Occasonel BY the Jewish holidays
wa met BIZ largely increased receipts and prices rule abou
steady except Ducks and Geese which ere now great
neglected Philadelphia dressed brOng Chickens ia light
supply they been higher since our last but are now du
and ayOrns buyers. WCsteD fowls are plenty enough aud
move rather SLOWLY az ial5c Fresh Turkeys mostly poor
and hard 10 sell CaDons hrm squads dull and declining
Frozen poultry quiet ont held firmly FOR all desirable stock
SMALL lots OF Western Wild Pigeons have sold at - 'd
per doz latter extreme English Snipc aud Ployer very
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17

CLOSING PRICES or ca LIFORNIA STOCKS.
SAN FRANclsCO. April I6 1884,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17
LIVE STOCK MARKErs-BY TELE0RAFn.

BUFFALo April -Cqie-Receipts to-day 755 nsad total
for week thus Tar head Time last week 1000
head consigned through. 1876 cars market weak Fair 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17

Recripts for the Week pkgs Exports Dried Apples
9S8 pkgs EvapOraed and undriec apples are sti without
demand importance and the market has weak unscieu
tone Roadway could De made toward forcing sales unless
holders willing accept decidedly lower figures CGOpged
0Dples appear export and Cares AMI skins
aft ruling dull enough the desirable grades ~ EvaP
GRATED Peaches here much influence the market
poor stock offered lower finds few BUYERS Sundred
Peaches unstable Raspbcres and kDercs con
Eue scarce hrn; other kinds nomnay unchanged but
very
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17

Asparaqus, chm co
t.anu1 aug lunrI

i5saai d6i bunch 200 5O peg i0Obunchc9 7ja 80
Do Fair TO Prime 3 OOa o Spinach, NOrlOlk, 49,.
Do Norfolk & " C. 0O0 Oh per bhl. -.--- JVdj W
Bects Bermuda or. 90 a 70 string Beans fla. go
Do Fla. 2jG % per crate........ 5O02 -
Cohbaces Fla Dbl 5NG squash Fla. crate 7Jdl %
Do Chaiest0u. 4 30 n % Tomatoes bermuda 90
Cucumbers y. O. -.... box -. .------ .3nd 3U
a
Ia Fla pef crate OOUG % Do, Fla bu Cr.. OOU6 90
Green Peas Saw. a 49, n Iurnipa bol -,.-,, 3D1 / %
ohm crate . 0od 10 Potatoes Rose, bulk 900 90
Kae Norfolk. Dbl. 6odl 90 Do, Burbank..... DOC ~
10 Wash'ton bag sld Do. Peerless 800. 750 81
Do Baltimore. BOA 90 Do, Name round
onions, Bermuda - hoops ,.-,..... ...- %
OOO y DO. sweet Dell %
Ta old red bbl. 7Jd - Do, Bermuda JUd7 90
NUTS.
Peanuts dull and weak Peacans have baOn cleared mp By
snecuatve held quoted but with only small
transactions outside hgures.
Peanuts HAND. Pecans per b.. . a I
picked per DID,. 9AGlDI
hUNDgEs.
TIoner white clover Extracted. per II. 6SS
r-oncy buckwheat. 10 all Maple SUI an per n lOdll
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17
By Louis Hes'e,

a.story brlc'; building and 2-stOry brick stable.
with lot No - Rutgers place tM0nrOe-atl,
cor OF Clnton-st. lot 26.6xl3llO; Solomon Lnd-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17

DY 70 II LWUfVW n CVs
Sstory bricE buildings with plot Of land Nos 40 10
a. West 3dst, cor OF mos 232 and ga WOos
ter.st, plot OF land 4GNjO; John Stacom.
lot Nos 80 and 81 PerTy.st. lOl8 Ot Bleeckef-
st. 40x95l2i Johnston. ...-...-.....:.......-
I lot, on ilth.ave, n cor OF I0lthst, 20.llIlOU
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17

Receipts for week Az bale' Exports for wees GSS
The market dags along al uns2tstct Dry cdhdOu
vslues slowly shrinking We can make no radical
change quotation yet the gnre7 given are becoming eN
trrme Warm weather needed badly t0 improve the brew
ing trade until the change the demand Tor hops viii
be mitcI 10 small Dedduns sales.
state Choice 1888 24d25 Do Low Grades sails
DO Good 20 623 Do Yearlngs. y
Do Mediums Il al9 Pacific "a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17
BIZ HOrnfiO Henriqtis

/ 4 story brownstOne dwelling. with lot No 81 East
6lst-st, a. 1873 10 OF Lexing tonaye, lot l9xlOO;
u-,nf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17

EGGS-Recepts for week. 57436 pkgs. The arrivals ior
the past days have been unprecedented and have never
been nearly lualed Prices have steadily declined ana
close with the tendency stil in buyers favor;
Western generally held AZ 10 &C. DnI
The demand s comrarativeIy light and about the
rent rate large OF Choice. Lines Of cases are
selling AT c Southern seldom exceed lie, thou IN Few
fancy lots held re higher. Some lots Of western are
going into cold storage both at the West but specu
aoTs generally holding OF in anticipation OF stu lower
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17

for the week-Berns col bbs; Peas 1850 bush
ports 3si5 5aas Beans The market is ruling dull
Inn at slight decline nst weck Prices are fairly
steady at the close Exporters doing but little and the
to much continued light re-
CeIps however make feel that there Is hardly coca
SION for lower racs present Foreign ben3 are still com
ng forward freely: the demand for them Il SLACK ana II
pre- sale low figures would have u DE accepted
Green peas slow. ,.o-o
Beans Marrow. Dosmal fea 900. JuG 90
croice .-.... 270d2 7o DOMarrOw Pea - q --.
Do. Fur 10 Good 20id2 90 Do Turtle soup ~ 20 9V
Medium. CnOice - Do Italian Nedlun2 W ~
White Kidney 80 a3 40 DO Marseills Med ~ ~ w
Kidney, 1888. 30 90 Green Peas prime Z'@l "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17
BIZ e. u. LndLoc d Go

j.stOry brick warehouse, with lot, Nos IL and ID
FeTFy-st, cor OF Jacob-st, lot 45.6xo3x49x02;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17
Penn fresh, psraozlshs southern, flesh lnd13 sli

FRUITS AND BERRITs-FRFSH.
ouet. reccipts quotations
trere Fl1rda steady southern from
Charleston AMI Florida selling fairy, but AZ ONef Prices
generally 2O63Oc. per at
APPLES. BALDWIN. oranges, Fla" DoX 4OO9oOo
Satc.per bbl.... IS JOei 10 straw Dcrfle = ~ M
20 Russell ..... 3 80 a 90 Florida per at, zoo 30
10. Inferior 5063 70 Do. Charleston. zO@ 50
CTJnberries, Jer-
gp4fHa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17

l S.stOry br0wnstOne dwelling. with lot No 81 East
llOth.st ;. 80 II W OF 4th-ave, lot 20xiOO.1l;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17
BIZ Peter +. Meyer,

3 story brick building, with lot, No 500 West 29th-
a. u e. l2j IL " Of lOth.Rye los 2JXso.0i Frank
q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17

ops. Hgt Low't Final. Bid. Ask'd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17
ZEAL ESTATE.

EEw.YoRK. Wednesday, April 10. 1854.
Tho following sales were held at the Exchange
sala m
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17

! 2.story brick front building. with lot, No 800
Blocker At. =, SO.3 sOf GrOve-st, lot l35x7o
Jere PaDgbOrn.
lots ssof i4sth.st lAOtt.stl, 36Ll0 OF Terrace
place each lot 2jIl09; AcQuade. .........-.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17

THE GENERAL LIST.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17

Liverpool Cable G9s There scarcely any change IN me
old Cheese stock is working out slowly Dut 0I
fancy quality prices held abOut steady C0mparaVey
few Fancy White remain and for these holders ask
generally Perfect If cOOrd reached &c in small way
but enough business above lic to quote higher
and ne stock bought than sold at II We hear OF
interior OF several hundred boxes tull isa
Marshed and Spfngville factories at * &c
which f. certainly very full price The small lots
OF Little Falls Cheese that have arrived thus far we're mostly
SKINNED m 1 slow demand at l2c, very Few at tho
latter price The decline in Creamery Skins 10 &c TOT
has induced demand aud the marker Is
clearing up pretty well. Trade however, - not brisk,
and buyers nice lots when paying ont top bgues
Hfnfe
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-11-13

II is settled that the Republicans viii
have small msjority in the Senate fol
the next two yssrs, at least, while tht
Democrats will have q reduced msjsrity
ia the House. Hon. Edward McPhsrsou
secretary Of the Republican Congressional
com mittee. says that from the most an.
thentic information be has been able Ia
procare. the next house OF Represents.
iives will consist Of 49, Democrats, 14l
Republicans. Grcenbacksr (Brumm Of
Pennsylvania and one fusionist Weaver
Of Iowa. A compared with the member
chip OF the various parties in the present
House. this estimate shows loss 81 II
votes 10 the Democrats and TO the indie
pendents. and = gain Of % Republican
and fusion vote. This classification il
subject to . possible change Of two or
three votes The election Of Weaver in
lows. fnsionist With Democratic prociiv.
tiles, is only inferred from . despateh
published this morning Nov. H. One
o. tso Of the Tennessee districts are
claimed by the Repabliesas. but positive
information has not yet bsop received
sbont them. snd the nth Wisconsin dis
tficf. still 10 doubt. Is conceded 10 the
Democrats by this estimate.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-11-13
Burning of the Putnam
House.

A serious are occurred al paists. Fla.
on Friday night Of las. week ~hieh con
sunsd b1slaings covering about 70 acre
10 The business portion Of the town. aus
oil the WATER resort hotels. Including III,
Pniasm Hsase owned by our te~nsman, +
u. osis, cut Of shieh We give above.
The Are onginsied In a large building
sons distance from the Putnam Houss,
and strong gale blowing At tue time and
most Of the buildings being Of pine wood,
its progress could not be stayed.
A large addition to the Pa.pam Hsuss
bad iu,t been completed and also many
yfev.menis made IN the old portion Of
the house. The hotel with the new sddi.
ton had frontage Of $50 f.et with three
wings extending back. tvo and three sto
nes high. The lot on which II stood is
300x230 feet, and 10 the best located In
Pslatka. bang convenient 10 the railroad
stations asd stssmb boat landing. Two Of
the Putnam Mouse cottsees on Front
street. north OF the hotel were not burned
and about co. 600 feet Of lumber Was also
saved. Very little was taken out Of the
hotel. N. II. Perkins had arrived a few
days before and did what he could to save
the property. He telegraphed that il be
could have had the use Of the engine TO
plsy on the hotel for fifteen minutes at the
right time il could have been saved. but
1t was not used At al on the hotel. They
have but ono steam fire engine in the town.
The Hotel and furniture was insured for
about sec, 900, which will cover two thirds
OF the loss. il we do not count the pros.
pective loss OF business the coming winter.
Mr.. Orvis and Paul W. Orvis have gone
10 Pslatka. 10 look over the situation. and
they may coscluds to rebuild at once il
everything 10 favorable, so as to have 1t
finished by February, which would be in
season for the best part Of the winter
business. Unless they can get materials
aud help in abundance they will not at.
tempt to get il ready before next winter.
Mr.. Orvis has another hotel. the Windsor
It Jacksonville, which will DO open for
business at the proper time.
We SEQ some reports in the daily papers
hat the blacks in Palatka acted badly
during the fire aud that they attempted to
barn the rest OF the town on subsequent
nights but we have received no such in
lelliRencs from Mr.. Perkins.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-11-13

Both houses have passed the bill pro
viding psDsliies for the aiulsera'ion 81
Maple sugar aud honey.
The senate has passed bill appropfi.
ating 90. 900 for the erection 81 library
building.
Considerable interest has been mani
Tested 10 regard TO ise bill for moving The
shire town 81 Orleans county. The county
bulldogs st lrasburg are old aud are To-
Gated four miles from the railroad. The
sonnilire after psiisntl, hearias the case
and visi,isg the Iecal,t, will probably re.
port bail fsvoriag removal aud leaving
The qussiios 81 locality TO = committee Of
three 10 he appointed y. The governor.
The three places which are eligible ars
Ns~pofs. Barton aud BsSiou lan.iiag
Tie eommitiee ca fsilfoai. has hsen
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