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Une exhibition d'oisseaux a
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qui npresentaient separtment,
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JURI DE POLICE.

JURI DE POLICE.
Abbeville, I janvier 1884.
LIE juri dc police s'est assemble
ell session r6guliere.
Present.. T. Broussard.
N'6tant pas IN quorum present,
sur motion de NJ. Broussard, le
juri s'ajourne jusqu'au II du cou-
rant mois.
j. T. BRoussARD.
A. LAcOUR, Grefier.
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comment lanc6e q peau a Phila-
delphis.
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POLICE JURY.

Abbeville, La, Jan. 7, 1884.
The Police Jury met this day
in regular session. Present J..
T. Broussard, there being no quo
rum, on motion of Mr.. Broussard
the jury adjourned to Monday
the 21st inst.
J. T. BRoUssARD.
TAoorrn olo.L
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St. Paul daily globe., 1884-09-25

"a. 4.25@5.0O for now; Michigan
winter wheat flour s4.a5@4.75; Michigan
spring wheat flour S3.50G4.50; Minnesota
bakers sS.7504. SO; patents s4.75 05.50; low
grades $20O03.O0; rye flour 50. 100a.25 in
barrels, 81 9013. 90 in sacks Southern Illinois
and Missouri winter wheat -four
S5.250575; Michigan winter wheat 81. 05.60;
common to choice Minnesota Sa.500400.
Wheat, in fair demand and unsettled opened
stronger and &c higher, declined isc, rallied &c
then fell off 1c and closed &c under yesterday;
sales ranged: September 75h@76Ac, closed at
754c; October 76h@77hc, closed at 1850;
November 7SkQ79ac, closed at 7sSc; De-
cember 79ss@sOAc, closed at 79Xc; No. 9
Chicago spring 75@076Sc, closed at 75%c;
No. 8 Chicago spring 61062c; No. red roc;
No. 3 red 641sc. Corn more quiet feeling
pervaded the market; the demand for cash was
only fair; opened &c lower, rallied &c, receded
again and closed SC under yesterday; Septem-
Der closed &C lower, October, lssc lower, No
yember Scfower, year Nc lower: cash 70075c,
closed at 20 bid; September 7l07oc, closed
at 71c; October 56h05SAc, closed at 56Mc;
November 46H0471.c. closed at 46Mc; year
39zS Gb40Hc, closed at S9Ac; May 393s @39Ac,
closed at 39hc. Oats dull and weak and 4
0%c lower; cash 25hc; september 25h0
25Ac, closed at 25hc; October 25S026c,
closed at 25%c; November 20 y @28Sc, closed
at 25Hc; May 2sH@29ssc, closed at 29c.
Rye firm at 55Hc. Barley irmer at 600
67c. Flax seed firm at S1.32. Pork, weaker;
cash $16.6 CO., October $1,000; year s11. $50
IL 30, closed at S1l.s5; January S12.05912.20
closed at S12.10. Lard in good demand and
stronger; cash S7.4517.55; September S7.500
7.55; October 81. 35Q7. .55, closed at S7.52H
! @755; November S7.20@7.27h, closed at
| S7.25. Bulk meats in fair demand; shoulders
S6.75; short ribs s10121s short clear $1,000.
Butter frmer creamery 2S@30c; dairy 23@25c.
| Eggs were firm at 1S@1Shc. Whisky
steady and unchanged at S1.13. Freights-
corn to Buffalo 1Ic.
| Receipts, "a 1000 barrels Of flour; 1884, 900 bush
els of wheat 321 900 bushels OF corn: $780, 900
bushels of oats; 21,00O bushels of rye;
$4,000 bushels OF barley. Shipments, 5000
barrels of -four; $4,000 bushels of whest: :
$4,000 bushels OF corn; 900 bushels of
OATS $4,000 bushels of rye; $4,000 bushels Of
barley.
2:s0, p. m. On the afternoon board-wheat
was strong and higher and advanced lc. Corn
was in good demand at 711Sc for September,
5624c for October, 46hc for November. Oats
were in fair demand; October declined &c; No
vember advanced &c. Pork advanced SC. Lard
was strong; September and October advanced
! 10c; December advanced 2hc.
St. Paul daily globe., 1884-09-25
New York Dry Good.

NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-The market has gen.
orally ruled quiet in the personal demand, as the
attention Of buyers has been occupied with the
auction sale of hannels. A fair quota Of orders
by mail and telegram have taken fair quantity
Of stuff. still the new business has been light
The auction sale Of fiannels was largely attended
and many representatives of western houses
were present. The catalogue comprised $500
packages of all qualities of scarlet, blue orange
and blue mixtures. Low grades of all kinds
sold at very low prices, while blue and scarlet
plain goods in all qualities did not do as well as
twilled goods AS whole the prices realized
return poor average As g guide TO prices we
quote and scarlets 31zc, u and scarlets
3O4c, r scariets 25 &c, F and twilled blue
31hsc, C and ID blue 81 &c and and d blue
mixed 30Ac. Among the principal buyers were
the following: Chicago, Marshall, Field & Co.,
John V. Farwell & Co., James H. Walker & Co.,
Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co., "A. S. Gage & Co.,
Storm & Hill, Mandell Bros; Cincinnati, Aims
s Doepke, Geo. W. McAlpine & Co., Shipley,
Hoover s Co., Louis Silk & Co., Jos. A. Biegel
& Co; Cleveland, Root and Mcbride Bros. /;
Columbus, Green, Joyce s. Co.; Detroit, ]. K.
Burnham & Co.; Kansas City, Biilene, Morse &
Emery, W. B. Grimes & Co. Dry Goods Co. /:
Louisville, Bamberger, Bloom s. Co., Jno "
Robinson Co.. Memphis, B. Lowenstein &
Bro. Pittsburg, Jos. Horne & Co.; St. Joseph,
No, r. S. Mcdonald & Co.; st. Louis, Crow,
Hsrgadine & Co., Rice, Stix Co., II. t. Simon
& Morse, J II. Wear, Boogher & Co.; ST. Paul,
Auerbach, Finch & Van Slyke, Indexes, War.
ner s Schurmeier; New Orleans, VIM. II. Letch-
ford, Levi Loeb, Schuer & Co., Nelson McStea,
John P. Richardson & Co.
St. Paul daily globe., 1884-09-25
Chit-Chat From the Markets

Malt is very quiet, and prices steady.
Mess pork firm at yesterdays price, S17.5O.
Eggs are quoted by wholesale dealers scarce at
17c per dozen.
Sweet potatoes are in fair supply and demand
at unchanged prices.
California peaches are now out of market.
Domestics are plentiful.
Lemons are in only fair supply, and they are
quoted up to S.5006.0O.
p. B. Mann, of Milwaukee, was visitor
among the bulls and bears day.
Blueberries are now out of market. The last
in market sold at $4,000. g., per Oushel
Beans very dull at present. Stocks are
full, but markat steady at quoted prices.
Stocks of apples are ample, and the demand
fair. Some inferior stock is offered at decline
from quotations given below.
Delaware grapes are not plentiful, and lob
baskets are quoted 25c up this morning. Con
cords are in good supply at unchanged prices.
Choice butter is booming. Choice dairy is
1@3c, creamery 294c. fancy brands &c, and ex
ira choice 102c up this morning. Arrivals OF
irst-class goods light, and the demand good.
The inferior grades are plentiful and in poor de
mand.
St. Paul daily globe., 1884-09-25
New York Produca.

NEW YORK, Sept 24.-Flour steady; receipts
$4,000 barrels; exports 3,SO0 barrels: good to
choice So. .5505.75; extra Ohio S2.9O05.75; St.
Louis S2.9095.75. Wheat, spot lots H@1c
and options a01Hc higher; receipts, 37.-
900 bushels; exports 5000 bushels No. 2
spring SIC: ungraded spring SOC; hard No.
Duluth 93c; ungraded red 62090c; No. 8
red steamer CSC; No. 8 red s20S2Kc; No. 2
red steamer SEC; No. red s71l 0s9c; No. red
October sales 72s, 900 bushels at s640S7nc,
closing at S4Hc; November sales 2, ,936, 900 bush
els at SO S0s9Ac, closing at sSAc; December
sales 1000, 900 bushels at 90A091c, closing
at 9OHc January sales 100000 bushels at 90
Q92Ac, closing at 90 sc; February sales so, 900
bushels at 94G94Xc, closing at e4c; March
sales $4,000 bushels at 951sG96j4c, closing at
95xc; April sales 16S, 900 bushels at 97@98c,
closing at 9sc; May sales 12S,00O bushels
at 9SA G99c, closing at 99c. Corn, spot lots 10
exc and options h91hc, lower; receipts
1900 bushels; exports, 1000 bushels: ungraded
54a6Oc; No. 55hG56hc; No. 2 6O4c; un-
graded white 5sh O60c; No. September coo
sic, closing at 6Oc; October 60060Xc, closing
at 6OAc; November 5sz 059Mc, closing at
5Skc; December 51h052bc, closing at
51<c; January 4S0455sc, closing at 4sc; Feb
ruary 4SHc; March ACC. Oats active but
lower; receipts 81 900 bushels; exports 100
bushels; mixed western 310S3c; white western
34040c. Coffee, spot fair; Rio steady at
h010.50; options shade frmer, but
quiet; sales were reported as follows: 19,5OO
bags Rio No. Z September at S8. 9599. 90; Oc-
tober at SS.6006.65; November at Ss.453s.5O
December at sS.45; January at ss.45. Sugar,
dull and barely steady; Cuba Az kG4Xc; Porto
Rico SC; confectioners' 6 5-16c; granulated
6 7-16c. Molasses quiet but steady. Rice
firm and in moderate demand. Petroleum firm
-c
Talow steady. Rosin dull and nominal.
Turpentine dull at 301c asked. Eggs, west
ern, demand fair and market firm at 210
211.c. Pork was quiet, but firm; new mess sold
at Sl700. Beef quiet and steady Lard strong
western steam spot S7.S59800; September
S7.S7K October 81 7507.76; November 81. SIS
December S7.4s07.50; January S7.5O97. SIS
Butter in fair demand and very firm at 9126Hc.
Cheese quiet but firm. Other articles are
unchanged.
St. Paul daily globe., 1884-09-25
COMMERCIAL.
To-day's Record at the Board of Trade.
RoApD OF TpAnE 81 Panl Sent 25

To-day's Record at the Board of Trade.
BOARD OF TRADE, st. Paul, Sept. 25.
Quietness reigned on Change yesterday.
The set-to between the bulls and bears was not a
very eventful one, but the bulls got the worst of
it on nearly every article on the list. Wheat was
about lc down for all grades excepting cash No.
i hard for which yesterdays price was bid.
Corn was neglected. Cash No. is nominal at
55c. Oats we're dull and unchanged. Barley
slumped off &c, baled hay was offered at $3.50,
and the remainder of the list is unchanged. The
call was as follows:
WHEAT-No. hard, spot, 79c bid; October,
roc bid; November, roc bid; year, 79c bid. No.
hard, 74c bid. No. spot, 63c bid.
CoBN-No. 2, year, 40c bid, 45c asked. No.
3, spot. soc bid.
OATs-No. mixed, spot 24c bid; October, 24c
bid; year, 24c bid, csc asked. No. white, 2jC
bid. No white, 24c asked.
BARLEY-No. 2, spot, soc bid, 6Oc asked
October, SOC bid, 60 asked. No extra, 4SC
asked. No. 3, 40c bid.
GROUND FEED-SlS.O0 asked. @
CORN MEAL-Bolted, S26 asked.
BRAN-SS. 90 asked.
BALED HAYS. so asked
TIMOTHY HAY-S10.00 bid, S10.50 asked.
FLAX SEED-S1. Is bid.
TIMOTHY SEED-S1. 20 bid.
PoTAToEs-Car lots 20c bid.
EGes-Spot, l6c bid.
BUTTER-Dairy, 16c bid.
STREET PRIcEs-Wheat, No hard,
re; regular No. 1 G6Q7Oc; receipts fair.
Oats, old 27c; new 24925c; receipts light
Barley 45055c; receipts light Potatoes
receipts fair at 25c. Eggs, 15c per doz.
SALEs-2 cars hay. S3.25; 9 cars hay, $3.50;
2 cars hay, o. g., SS.75; 3 cars bran, sacked
SO. rs; 3 cars No. 3 barley, p. t.; l car feed
o. g., $3.50
St. Paul daily globe., 1884-09-25
St. Paul Family Retail Market.

BREAD AND FLoUR-Wheat bread Sc per ID
rye bread, &C per 10; Vienna bread, Zoe per loaf;
-four straight, 2A0 03c h. patent, 314G31ac lb.
BUrTEH-Farmhouse and creamery. x5ug30c;
good table dairy 2UG25c; cooking 1O@2Oc.
HoNEY-Minnesota honey in comb SOC per
pound.
CHEEsE-12K015c02O Swiss, 2O825c.
CoFFEE-Green Rio, sos lbs for 81; Java
fgreen) 3@f lbs for 81; Rio roast, 406G7 los
FOR 81; Java roast 35c per 10, lbs for 81 Mocha
same as Java.
TEA-Gunpowder 5O09Oc; Japan from 25 to
7oc: Oolong 40 TO soc; Young Hyson so, so, 9Oc.
EGGs-Strictly fresh, 20G22c by the case. .15@
16c.
FRUrrs-Applesa596 q soc peck ;s1 az. .25 perish; ;
grapes, 100 35c pr 10 Messina lemons Csc per
doz; peaches Sl@1.5O per basket; blue berries
l00l2Hc per quart: Oregon plums,
25c per doz; common plums CSC per
basket; California pears. sc each; musk melons,
5GQl5c each: watermelons, 15S30c.
FisH-Salmon, 1sI12Oc per ID; white fish,
front, pike and bass, 10c; pickerel, croppies, SC
perb
MEATS Round steak 12ac615c; sirloin steak
1sc; porter house, eOc; roasts, 1501sc; corned,
7G10c; mutton and veal 126e15c; for chops and
roasts, pork sc@10c; pork sausages, 12Hc;
belognss 12H.
PouLTRY AND GAME-Turkeys 1s@2Oc per ID;
chickens 1702 20c; live fowl 659S0c per PAIR
spring chickens 50c975c per pair; live tur-
keys Sl-SOs9Sz-OO OF 1oC per ID. prairie CHICK
ems, i5c per pair
oYsrERs-Standards, soc; selects, 6Oc; New
York counts, Csc, per can.
SHRMPs-60c per quart.
SUeARs-Granulated 18@13H lbs. for S1.0O;
Standard A - n0li lbs for S1.00; extra c IL
q - lbs for 81 90 yellow Is lbs for S1.0O.
VEGETABLEs-Besns, dry 10912Hc quart
horse radish 10c per ID; parsely &c bunch /;
Saurkraut l5c quart lettuce 10GiSc per dozen
green onions, i0c dozen lunches; gherkins zoe
per hundred radishes 10c pei
dozen punches; Minnesota peas, 20030c
per peek: string beans, 2OG3Oc per peck
cucum5ers, sc per dozen; new potatoes, 35c040c
per bushel: tomatoes, 50@75c per bush; canli
flowers, from fOc 10 zoe each cabbage, 30c05Oc
per doz; green corn 5@sc per doz; beats, soc per
bushel; turnips, soc per bushel carrots, SOC
per bushel squash, hubbard 10020, Boston
marrow 15@25c, summer SC; egg plant, 15120c
pumpkins, 1Oc each; onions, 35c per peck
celery three heads for 25c
St. Paul daily globe., 1884-09-25
EAU CLAIRE, WIS.

Especial Correspondence Of the Globe.1
EAT CLAIRE, Wis, Sept 24.-At7 O'Clock
last night the magazine in the rear of Cass &
Tracy's drug store on Barstow street, ex-
ploded, instantly killing Chas. l. Sullivan,
seriously iujuring Andrey L. Tracy, one of
the proprietors Of the store, and slightly John
Rooney and Ed Bartlett Sullivan was
taken out Of the ruins with his skull broken
and dead Tracy had his leg and two ribs
broEen- and was injured internally. Mr..
Rooney wzs able TO walk home. The expio-
sion was caused By beDzine
Mr.. Sullivan was promising young man,
admitted to the bar only yesterday, and
Chairman Of the Democratic county com
nittee- He was unmarried and resided with
his parents here.
St. Paul daily globe., 1884-09-25
Chicago Live Stonk

CHICAGO. Sept. 24.-The Drovers' Journal re-
ports: Hogs, receipts 14,000 head; shipments
4,50O head; the market was weak and So
1Oc lower; rough packing s5.1595.6o; packing
and shipping S.. .6O06.sO; light grades So.
80; skips and grassers S4.O0@5.35. Cattle
receipts 1900 head; shipments $500 head; the
market was fairly active and steady; export
grades S6.7O06. 95; good to choice shipping
S6.0006.5O; medium to good S3.75@4 .25 !;
range cattle firm; Texans S4.0o@4 .65. Sheep,
receipts 5000 head, shipments 1000 head; the
market was active and lO012Ac lower; inferior
to fair 81. .5O03. % per hundred pounds; me-
dunn TO good SS.S003s0; vineyard 81 .000
430; Texas sheep S2.2503.S0.
St. Paul daily globe., 1884-09-25
ASSOCIATED PR1s5 MARKETS
Milwaukee Proauee

MILWAUKEE, Sept. s4-FEour dun and
unchanged. Wheat steady at an advance; No.
? s44c; September axe; October 55ze; No
yem5er s7Se. Corn. rejected pleDtier and
lower; No. 47950e. osts dull and q shade
lower; No. white PC. Rye scarce and frmer;
No 55ae. Barley easier: No. 2 5enG
eOe; extra No. 454c Provi-
siOns frn; mess pork $500 cash and
September; 5000 October; lard. prsDe
steam $50 cash and October; s7s5
November Sweet picked hsms firm az
I1sG1sA. Live hogs irregular at S4.z5G5.s5
Butter firm. Choice Creamery sSI2-c: fsir TO
good ssGs4c: best dairy I7GIsc. Cheese
steady; best new cream IOGIIe. Eggs higher a.
isG1Se- Lake freights q1iet and steady
wheat 70 Buffalo sc; corn &c Receipts
Is.47O barrels Of -four; 57.676 bushels Of wheat
s6, CO.. bushels OF barley. Shipments, 2. s07
barrels CT four; bushels Of wheat; Il, Sss
bushels os barley.
St. Paul daily globe., 1884-09-25


The following were the quotations on 'chznee
yesterday afternoon:
FLOUR-Pstents. s5-OOGs %; stsaights, $50
GS-.5; clears, $S15.5O-
WHEAT-No- hard old. s5c; new 77xc bid:
No hard. old SIS &c; new 74e; No 1 new &C
asked: No .. Csc
CoKS-Reiected, zoG50c
oATs-SO- 2 mixed. 24Gs5c; rejected, 20
GS5e-
BKAS-S7. .O0G7 IS
SEoRTS-Sl1-O0GIs o.
AExED FEED-SI5.OOGls. 90
HAT-ChOice No. Wild. IS oOzs5 80.
hEcEIPTs-Wheat- Ssf cars; oats, car;
nAL seed, car, barley, car; -four, 1s6 bbIs
nilistuis. is tons. hay, 90 tons; l1mber, 2fe oOo
feet; barrel stock cars; coal. sfz tons:
wood. cords Total $50
SHIPxESTs-Whest, I2 cara: -four. 2. .s56 bbls
nillstu1s. 5fS tons. lumber. 20 eco feet. eoai
40 tons Total 40
GRAM lSsREcTIoS-Eheat. No. hard, s.
carr; No. hard cars; No. regular. IS:
St. Paul daily globe., 1884-09-25
Duluth Wheat.

DULUTH, Sept. 24.-The markets change
to-day were quite active aud shade frmer,
although the advance was somewhat irregular.
Closing prices: No. hard cash 79Ac; october
soc; November s11.c; No 2 hard cash 76Ac;
No. / northern cash 76Kc; No. 2 northern
cash 71Sc; No. cash 61c. Receipts,
wheat, 96,S05 bushels. Shipments, $4,000 bush
els OF wheat. In store-wheat 1887, ,935 bushels
oats 1870 bushels.
St. Paul daily globe., 1884-09-25
FINANCIAL.
MORNING REPORT.

NEW YORK. Sept. 24.-11 a. m.-stocks: !:
The stock market this morning was frmer, es-
pecially Delaware, Lackawanna & Western,
Union Pacific, Northern Pacific preferred and
Grangers. The advance in prices ranged from
A@1x per cent.
AFTERNOON REPORT.
Money at 1@2 per cent. Bar silver. S1.104.
Stocks-Less active during the past hour and
prices declined a fraction, but at midday the de-
cline was recovered and the market became
strong. Stocks were weak and lower this after
noon. The decline ranged from u s@4 per cent,
the latter for Michigan Central. Union Pacific
was exceptionally firm. The market closed
irregular.
St. Paul daily globe., 1884-09-25
Markets Over the Ocean.

LIVERPOOL, Sept.2 Wheat firmly held; corn
dull. Of coast-Wheat, more inquiry; corn,
none offering. On passage-Wheat quiet but
steady; corn firm.
MARK LANE-Wheat quiet but steady. Country
markets quiet but steady.
PARIS, Sept 24.-Wheat and flour steady.
St. Paul daily globe., 1884-09-25
EVENING REPORT.

Money easy at 101H per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 5H06h per cent.
Sterling exchange bankers' bills firm at S4.e2H;
do. ex. demand, S4.s4A.
Governments-Firm.
State Securties-Dull.
Railroad Bonds-Quiet.
Stocks-The stock market opened strong and
higher on reports that the trunk line troubles
were in fair way of settlement, and prices rose
14@1A per cent. After midday weaker feel
ing prevailed and the bears made sharp raid on
Venderbilts and Northern Pacific preferred.
Canada Southern broke from 32H to 29H, Lake
Shore from 76h to 745s, New York Central from
D7S to 95h, Michigan Central Ga to 90 and
Northern Pacific preferred from 442s to AN.
The next dividend on Lake Shore offered at
Ia per cent. The drop in these shares had a
bad effect on other active stocks, Chicago &
Northwestern falling to 57A, Chicago, Milwaukee
q st. Paul TN, Louisville & Nashville 264,
Union Pacific 49A and Western Union Telegraph
62H. Late in the day the market was irregular
except for Louisville & Nashville and Union Pa
cifc, which were strong, the strength of the
latter being due to purchases for foreign account
Borrowing demand brisk Delaware, Lacka-
wanna & Western lent at 1-16 per cent. per
diem for use, Missouri Pacific 1-16, New York
Central 1-32, Union Pacific 1854, Michigan Cen
tral 1-G4, New Jersey Central, Philadelphia 81
Reading, Chicago, Burlington d Quincy, Lake
Shore, Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul, Chicago
q Northwestern and Louisville & Nashville flat
to / 2-28. Compared with last nights close prices
are A91S per cent. higher except Canada
Southern, Central Pacific, Chicago, Burlington d
Quincy, Lake Shore, New York Central, North
ern Pacific preferred and Pacific Mail which are
LGI1% per cent. lower. Among the inactive
shares Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati e. Indian
apolis declined ! to 3S, Illinois Central / to
122h Pullman Palace Car to / IL and ST. Lonis
& San Francisco preferred Is to 40h. The
governing committee OF the Stock Exchange at
the meeting to-day listed 81 ,321, 900 consolidated
first mortgage and collateral trust 5 per cent.
bonds of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids q North
ern company, $500, 900 general mortgage 8 per
cents of the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago
company. and 100000 Chicago 81 Northwestern
B per cent twenty five years debenture bonds.
The transactions aggregated 29l 900 shares ::
Delaware, Lackawauna & Western $4,000 (;
Lake Shore 2S,000; Louisville & Nashville
$500; Chicago Northwestern $4,000; New
York Central II 900; Pacific Mail 5000; Chi
Cago, Milwaukee y 1t. Paul 1900; Union Pa-
cic % 200; Western Union Telegraph $4,000; f;
Northern Pacific a, ,0O0
MINING STOCKS
The mining market continues without feature
other than extreme dullness.. The sales nclud-
ed Consolidated Pacific at 81 Consolidated Yir-
gina at 81, Horn Silver 600 buyer ten, Navajo
3S5 regular and 800 buyer ten; Sierra Nevada
140. Sutro Tunnel 17Q1s Best & Belcher 200
The Ontario Silver Mining company has declared
adividend OF $4,000. payable Sept. 80; this
makes a total dividend to date of Ss25, 900. The
Andes cotnnany has levied an nssassment ~
St. Paul daily globe., 1884-09-25
CHICAGO.
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finest Dining Cars in the world are run all
Main Line trains TO and from Chi
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