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Tar summary Of the platform adopted

Tan summary Of the platform adopted
by the Virginia Democrats is as follows:
Itp.edses opposition TO any increase Of
taxation opposes all further agitation ot
the debt question, and reiteratea the ac.
eeptanee of final settlement OF the Rid
dlebergsr bill;n renews the pledge
Of continued support Of the pub
lie school system; endorse the appEo-
pfation Of the surplus federal reyenues TO
the surposes Of common school education; /;
iayOB laws. compelling the Government
contract service to be performed BY free
hbSf; iayoss the eight-hour law /; advocates
complete and unconditional abolition OF
the Internal revenue system ;reattirms the
declaration OF the National Democratic
partyin its last convention on the subject
otahff, and especially maintains that
necessary reductions in taxation can and
must be made without depriying AmeEi.
elaAbor OF the ability to compete success.
tniiy with foreign labor. x
The sta;e debt, which Is Of peculiar In
tsrest us, the platform treatsin the fol
leving language:
dallas and csnts n has sbecnme ona n
Stats sovereignty. The qnestioniswh neither
the State Of Virginia shall be arraigned be
iare the Federal courts controlled by Re,
publican judges-adjudicating upon the
sovereign rights oil aSiate in the Interest
slsinsss nynS;s;nns n n 4 tbs I Fs,ersI eonst;,n.
ton W. annssI nnon this ansstion IA
ali man i,,sSrS sst Stivs III oi l,,srty aud iavtte
i6em II nnits Sitb M ,n sia.ending I'm
Inpetiled % riSbts 81 IL the ctomnonseaith.' =
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wAss.Seroy waus Giants body.
s.ysn cities wanted Homer,s body dead,
brttbey turned the cold shoulder On him
While in the flesh. New York city gave
Grant a fund--a substantial testimonial
otrgard and gratitu, ,'e. Why should not
Citlnt be buried thereP 1s
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Apseei,ial I.he.egrapher.

/ Mr.. MoGBEooR, n. Y, July st.-A lew
days before Grants death . photographer
by the name Of F. G. Howe came here
and asked permission to take some photo
graphs ef General Grant. He was a very
.skilialI photographer. Heiislssly repre-
|sente dthas he had bsen sent here BY the
Century company. Permission was finally
given him tomake these photographs, but
on condition that he should surrender the
negatives to the Grant family and should
not put them on sale. He signed Q writ
ten agreement 10 this effect. This was
lone!6y the friends Of the Grant family.
These frisnds knew that large revenue
might be obtained for the family from the
sale ot these pictures, and telt that they
should have the money and not some en-.
Iterprising speculator. 1t has been learned
here thai Howe has not adhered TO his
agreement, and and that he took OFT one
or two copies, which he Is using in prepar-
ing pictures for the market. 1t ts also
Learned that.while he took ossensihly four
negatives and surrendered these, he yet
took one or two for himself at the same
time. Steps have been taken TO prevent
his pfoh,ing by his attempt to break the
conditions Of his written agreement.
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AppRopefArE sNlEcIIoNs.
General Grant. Pall,b carers. Touching

General Granite Pali.b Touching
Stories Told. 50
WASHINGTON, July sl.-r The selection o
the pall.bearera ia avery happy one. The
army Is represented by Generals Sherman
and Sheridan, the two officers who were
most intimately associated with General
Grant during the war and in whom he
had the greatest confidence. The navy Is
represented by Admirals Porter and Ro.
wan, both Of whom rendered distinguished
services during the war. OF the ex-Con-
iederats ofieers, General Johnston was
held in high esteem by the Union COM
mandar, who regarded his military ahili-
ties as equal, If not superior, to those q
Lee. General Buckner was General Grants
classmate at West Point, and the first Com
federate officer who surrendered to him
during the war. He was also the last who
had an extended interview with General
Grant before his death, and he told the
pathetic narrative Of the Generals thank
fulness that full citation between the
Confederate and Union soldiers had been
accomplished, s
a touching story Is told Of General
Buckner's friendship for General Grant,
which has not yet been in print. Soon
after the failure Of Grant & Ward, General
Buckner, who Is q very rich man, sent his
check for $4,000 to General Grant and
begged that his 'oid West Point comreie
and friend" would accept il as o loan, to
be paid when the circumstances would
permit. Hon. Hamilton Fish and ex.
Senator Boutwell, were both members oi
General Grants Cabinet when he was
President, and Senator John A. Logan
was one OF the Generals mos. trusted
officers during the war and one OF bis
most valued personal friends. Besides,
be is Senator from General Grants
Estate, Illinois. Mr.. George W. Childs was
one OF General Grants nearest and dear.
est friends. lS
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CtsyRiASp, o., July 3l.-Thtee hun,
dsed men and boys employed in the Lake
Erie Bolt WORKS went out on strike this
morning At $3.50 o'clock, on account OF the
reduction that vas made several days aiol
and the men decided they would not stand
4, as she 81 had aecept q 10 percent re,
iiuation eyeartago, Only the bolt work.
a: nut InakeFa end boys struck The
wages OF the machinists were not affected
and they wished to continue work but
were forced out by the others, The
works are now idle and > Superintendent
Seoiield announces that the works W1ll
mot be put IN operation until the em
IIploYes accept The proposed reduction.
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y ir,,,lrFihIs syrsck,

81. JoHxsHutys VI. July sl.-Four
miles IVES d here tonight i mixed train,
drawn BY two engines, ran into q wash
ont. Both engines and SIX rAfs went
down. Frank Piace, fireman, was caigpi
by the leg betwcen the englne and toeks,
Joe. Reed, the engineer, was badly bufne 4
aud scaided about the face, .and Fred.
I,awfence. engineer, aud Dan Cotter, ire
man q theiorwsrd engine, are missing
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w4oyER, Tue Ohio murderer who e1-
n,,ted bis crime yesterday, charges bis
msSortune up to hard cider. Il Is . fair
SUGGESTION that the cider has been ma
fiened in this instance.
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1ug nomination Of Fitz Hugh Lee as
Democratic candidate for Governor will
,sl.e some opposition in the Democratic
paty Of that State, which, for some reason,
b.s no particular love for him. BE was
nominated on the first ballot, ii Is tue,
but enough sore.heads are without the
pals Of the convention to defeat Lee and
elect Wise. We hope they will do it.
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ru,r @coId wave" recently advertised
though the medium ofthe Signal Office
ssn,t come to Us any too soon. The corn
t,,.els arc betting it won't show up.
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The Doctor certainly was. We do not
think the Methodists OF Ohio are very
much different from their brethren on this
side Of the river, and II they follow the
good EXAMPLE Of West yirgiria Metho.
dist, DR.. Leonard will be treated TO q de-
served rebuke. - ~. :.
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rqr qrmsmbers OF the Cabinet have shut
mi, doors against impotunate office
.asEsrs, ''. It now in order for the office
.ssksrs to kick against those doors.
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N,rD S. bus lowered her record, but
Viz, p,ssident Hendricks strives to get
s1IloEer. Ask Aquilla Jones, Of India
nsnolis, ~, for facts in this case.
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rnr n,II.bearers Of Grant were selected
$, Gle Cleveland. We have as yet to hear
.Ss y sfs. objection to the personnel Of the
hojy. a
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ss,-.,, l.a,iy ne ely dartag tAe ssnP'., ", !,
- -. .",t -" Lopt TN ISlE1IisEseEn n'assea . .
s'aps s.,s.,I, ~" sad M eddras eAaa0ed o sl's q
ass ...s ~ a. tis talt Of @ etaa pr @oatA.
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r,r MabJi is reported to be thoroughly
ID def efttctually dead. wOlssley's triumph
I, f,rOmpIetet
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o., cu.eI,s DlLKE is The Roscoe Conk-
IT,. 80 ~ British Politics. Everyone who
,ups may real.
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KEEpiNa auARn.
The Cabinet Members Refa.lng 70 SEQ ths
ONCE Seekers.

The Cabinet Members Refusing 70 SEQ ths
ONCE Seekers.
WASHINGTON, July 31.-There are only
about thirty Congressman in the city a
present, and consequently the pressnrsfoi
office on the heads Of departments ID
slackening. The clamor for place has not
ceased, by any means, for there are. at least
othousand office seekers now domiciled
in WashipgtonSwaiting to be appointed,
batthe opportunities Of the place men
are gradually lesseping. Postmaster yilas,
who shut out the crowd for two weeks, d
now to be seen three days in the week,
from 10to12. The visitors parley with
the colored doorkeeper, and, after I'D.
.mittance TO Colonel Villas room, they
etapd around the large square room aud
await an opportunity of. speaking with the
boyish-actipg man who Ia at the head oil
the seyenty.three thousand employees In
the postal service Of the United States.
VIlassnaps of an interview in o minute,
and the most dignitied visitor can scarcely
hold him more than two minutes. He il
not very popular with Congressman and
influential Democrats, although he seems
TO be great chnm Of the President, but
Cleveland always had q knaek Of getting
along smoothly with all sorts of queer
people. Secretary Manning not at all
accessible aud has q colored giant OF the
entrance to bis chief clerks room, who
keeps the door locked and scarss all yisi,
tors with an ugly eye.
I This room leads into the Secretary
room, and a long time Is consumed 10
reaching Mr.. Manning, II indeed, astfangei
can reach him at all. Secretary Lamar q
nextin exelnsiyensss, visitors being com.
PEELED to run the gauntlet Of o colored
usher, ex-Ptivate Secretary Hanna and
young Lamar, but the great southerner ris
atiable and mild when seen. Garland,
Rayard, Whitney and Endicott can uspalll
be seen without much dlfIiculty. You cal
drop into Garland's big room almost any
day and find him alone.
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Z AT BOSTON, Boston, Deroits, 3. Es.
rnrs, Boston, s petfoits, 4. Bases, Bos.
tons, q; Dettotts, 6. Pitchers, Whitney
and Weidman.
.AttseW York lew Yofl ], 10 Bnifslos,
Il. Errors New Yotks, 81; BpGaloe, ID.
Hits, New Yprks, 12;; Butialos, as, Pitch.
en-, Keete and Woods.
AT Providence Louis, j : Pfoyidence.
4. Errors! Sc. Louis, 8; Pfoyidente
Bases, Sc Louis, 9; Providence, Il. 'pitch.-
iers, Sweeney and Radboulne.
AT New York Brooklyn, !; Athletics,
10. ErIprs, Broo olSiyn, 3 Athleties, q.
Bases, Brooklyn, IS; Athle eti6s, y. Struck
Icpt, by knouii, 2 i by Hastins, 8. Z.
AZ louisville Lonisyilles, 2; Pitts
burgh, 8. Errors; Gouisyiiles, S Pitts-
burghi 2 Bises, LouissilIee 8; Pitts-
burgs, 70. Struck out, by Morris, 3; by
HeekerS 3.
At Baltimore Bal iimofe, 10 detfopoi-
itsns,7l Errors, baltimore, S; Metropolis
tans, 9 Bases, BALTIMORE Y, Meaopeli-
Iitana, 10. Struck Out, BY BUNS, q BY
lCrothefa. 4
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CHICAGO, July Stat a meeting Of the
committee in ncharge Of the work Of erect
Ing Grant memorial statue in this city
to. 1ay, subscriptions 70 the amount Of
$4,000 and other pledges swelling the
total figure TO s32 900 We're made.
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H1ee1Nss POSSIBLE SUCCESSOR.

The objseiionabis appointment Clerk
Wants 70 be House poorkeeper.
WASHINGTON Jnlys1.- George W. al.
bright, Of Albany, was to-day appointed
assistant chief Of the, appointment division
in the secretary's Office in the Treasury
Department There 10 Considerable spec;
ulaten In regard to this appaintment. II
is sald that Albright Is an outsider and
that his appointment Is in violation Of the
iyil.sergioe rules. Iithat il 50, the Com,
mission will speedily inquire into the case.
1t Is understood that Higgins denies. that
the civil lseryice rules have been violated,
and states that Albright was already in
the Government service, having been car
ried on q labofers roll, II
ARain It is stated that Albright viii nj.
timately succeed Higgins, and that his
present designation Is TO enable him
TO become familiar with theroutine dutiea
Of the Sttica, but, unless Secretary Man.
ming has changed his mind very recently,
Mr.. Higgins will not leave his present po.
sittonSunsil atterthe meeting Of CONGRESS,
unless he does so voluntarily. Rigging
has announced himself as O candidate for
the vacant position Of doorkeeper Of the
House, and viii use every effort 70 secure
the place. ti-lfR-5,l
a THE INTERN 1i.rIoNAL NAILS.
Amsfican Steamship Companies Retule 10
CARR the Mails.
wApglSaTos, D. o. July ai.-Fiye
American steamship companies, the Penn,
sylsania San Franclseo. to Australia the
Red I'D, !, New York to Venezuela the
Clyde. New YORK 10 Tutkestanl and New
York, Havana and Mexico, and New York
and Cuban lines have declined TO carry
the United States mails iaiter today. In
commenting uponthis action Pcstmastel
General yilss said certain American
steamship lines probably under the lead
Of tie Pacific Mail Company entered int
. combination apparently with pnrpose
lofi0feing redistribution among them o.
the siO00l0 appropriated ioF mileage
compensation Tor eauying the mails
Some Of them wrote the Pcstoilie iee Depart
rnent de Bising 10 know VI Nhat terms woalI
4 be given. Eproposed t1each company Il
% TO the fHll limit that tho lss wollt
allow and award TO them both SCI
and inland postage. This is abou
three times what they had been reeeivinI
for the same service during the pas
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r,x .eba.n" has been bridsed in the
death Of Grant
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not have beenready; 70 believe that the
original disease WIS disappe caring when
the sioushiy deposit, was discharged.
The patient at the timew was better Of the
IeompIication, but
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d. LEoS and, In his urbana speech, cracked ne
viii over his Methodist brethren, sEying mo
NeihodlSt eau vOtt the Republican ticket AUD DC
ffle 70 hts church" The D0ctor waa mistaken. :
IS-.i1G1IT In11F,Efnl ERdSEtks i NJ i!l 4
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ApesttiF stiaetiys ssofm.

FARGO, 7DAk., July 81, ,4By q violent
storm yesterday an electric tower here,
100 feet high, all iron, was blown down
and twisted out Of any seinbIane la "a
original appearance. Many I'm roofs and
great damage was donain the country easl,
near GIyndon.
Captain Flint, Of CafiinyiIlc, itlsl, had
alaree barn destroyed six cows killed, and
several thousand acres oi wheat damaged
20 to 40 percent.
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No Killed.II nisn

sAs EaAxctsco, July 81, 5ghiletestf-
mony wasbeine taken to-day In the Office
Of the Master ot chancefy Houg6ton,
In the case of Sharon vs.. Elm, Judge
Daniel Terry, counsel t1f the defense,
attacked with his eane II. y y KoFal lslSy,
an attorney. engaged on the Sharon
side. Kowslsky drew his revolver, and
Judge Terry at once draw hif, whefeon
Kowalsky He'd into the hall. No shots
wefs exchanged. judge Terry Is thesame
person who KILLED Sailor BIodeJick ia the
carly days of California. Ela I. l5kl
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rur cold wave is coming. Every ps5,
nm Is wsiting for it.
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Last Days At ais. meGregor.

H41I|.' 4AuAt buyh Ut Nv 4HS0EtktAs .s
Mr. McGREeoR, July Sl.-A considers.
BILE number Of people came to the noun
tain to-day to view. the remains Of the
dead General. The expression Of the face
OF the remains is very nstural.
A magnificent memorial was received
at the cottage this evening from ex.Goy-
ernor Leland Stanford, Of California, and
Mrs. Stanford, representing "The Gates
Ajar," composed Of two gates six feet
high by. five feet wide, composed OF white
and purple immortelles, spanned by an
arch inscribed with the name y s. Grant
and with q flight Of steps ascending to the
hSlf open gates.
The programme OF services for Tuesday
is as follows: Scripture reading Of the
nintieth Psalm. Prayer by Rev. Bishop
Harris, Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Of New York. Hymn, @My Faith looks
Upto Thee" Discourse by Rev. J. r.
Newman, D. D L. L d.
Hymn, "Nearer My God to Thee"
Bsnedictlon. Contralto solo, Beyond the
Smiling and the Weeping.
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NOT or THE cAScKR

The latter never changed but for the
worse. The occurrence Of hemorrhage
from the erosion Of the walls Of the larger
vessels in the neighborhood was believed
to be eventually possible, but was at no
time seriously feared, rs nature had
thrown ont her safeguards in the shape Of
dense deposits around the branches Of the
carotid artery and jugular vein.
Although there was more or less con-
slant pain of q growing character, the pa:
tent was happily spared that agony Of
suffering which Ia often associated with
invasion Of the deeper parts Of the
tongue by canCerous disease. Had the
l1tter occurred 1t was proposed to divide
the sensitive nerve Of the tongue tgusta-
tory through the mouth, which operation
ottentimes gives absolute relief. Such
pain as existed, however, was kept under
control by cocaine and morphine, 80 that
the last wish Of the patient that his death
should be 0 peaceable one vas fully real
ffxA1 I--.t 7. E. J -af-
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ms HERoIC YoRriTuDR.

ne, upWeNeIt HVoaepeS1A ~ = AseAAtAt setsSsS
degree the facalty Of repressing his feel
ings, bearing his pain and maintaining his
mental composure, ltoiShteh was caica-
lated to deceive casual observer as to
the real extent Of suffering. In the midst
Of this. and with q constant reminder Of
approaching death, he stoipally gave him-
seli unto the composition 81 his LIE story,
anxious only that he should live long
enough totinish It. The progress OF the
Ilocal disease was q steady one from the
beginning. The loss OF the palate and
| adjacent soft parts, with the consequent
| Ilark Of perfect control OF the tongue, oc-
lcasioned great difiiculty in swallowing.
Just before he was transferred TO Mount
Nice reeor he rather suddenly lost hia
voice, never to regain It. This was que
partly 70 thicksning Of the vocal cords hy
the inaammatory lnaltration and partly
70 q relaxation ot the parts from general
weakness.
A brief summary OF
THE TREATMENT
Is all thatwill be necessary TO give now.
Early in the disease, in order to eliminate
every possible chance Of error in diag'
noals, the patieut was PLACED under the
specific treatment, although the clinical
history OF the case gave only negative in,
dications for its necessity. This treat,
ment although continued fora sufficient
period, produced no setin;healing the
Iulcerations or in atrestipg tho progress d
the disease.
IlaYgely eopjectural. Epthelioma, as q
mic, etarta from local irritation, aud, uu-
| llike other iorms Of cancer, isnot depend.
ent upon hereditary predisposttion 70 the
disease. There must, however, aside
from this, be Q latent tendency toward
lcaneerous troubles, which Is more pro.
Inonnced in some individuals than IN
| ofhers. otherwise we should bs unable 70
explain why simple and continued irrita-
tion would Induce the disesss Ia one case
ana mot in another. Its, however, quite
prababIe that
TIM IRRtTA Aftos % s1toEtsa
Ewas the active cause oteaneer in Genera
Grant, case, or ct least u Is fair 70 pre-
same that he would not have hpd the dis
ease il this habit had not been carried &
excess. This assumption is made in tht
Iface etthe taett that ot the Thousands Ehs
smoke but very small proportion spael
from the diseese,
AS far as can be estimated the caticel
commaneed only nine months beiors
death. The appearanee in the throat oil
eloughine process during the regular pro
lefess ol the cancer was Q circrmstatiel
worthy Of note, and explained much o
the exhaustion Of the petfent during nni
I In bis scfitichl periods. Hit had beer
Eior iris accidental cp,npl plieasion tho epi
'ltholioma would have taken is usua
4 leouIee, and the public would not hay'
!. mistaken tho extension Of the in1amma
tory process ior that otcapeer, and Nopll
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h0se, GdptdtH.
/ shall he going down the river to,mor.
row to Join the feet near Nicksburg and
will be glad 10 have you to convey
the steamer in which ] 60. !
shall be on the steamer Magnolia;
Officers Just up from the feet report
having been fred into By artillery and
musketry from the east bank Of the river
as Island SO. Respectfully,
o. s. GRANT, =
Maior General.
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Qks gateILiasnls1.

7,@ss, So.. s0 and 90 foaE.esn.h s.5ee..
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AniAutagsaph

Nxw YoaK, July S1.-capt. George NJ
Brown, Of the Maritime Exchange, pre-
sented to The Exchange thefollowing auto
graph letter of General Grant:
z HEApQuARrERs 4
DRPARTNESr oFTaE TENNESSEE,
MkNPHls, MIss Jan. 26, 1883.
I Commanding G.. B. Prairie. J
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The IisaEsfssnd sIsFehahts Line sold.
INV yonk, July al The property d
the Bankers and Merchants Telegraph
Company was sold to-day by public auc.
ton. II brought 500 800, and was puf-
chased by Edgard s. stokeaon behalf ol
the reorganization committee,
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The petroleum market Is in very. in
definite and unsettled condition. The
best authorities aye at variance regarding
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uinnesota Transfer.

AS business pointer the traffic of the
Minnesota transfer is a good one, so far az
the commercial prosperity of st, Paul and
Minneapolis is concerned. The freight in
one of the yards amounted to 1,200, 000,-
600, 900 during 1885. While this quantity
did not exceed, or was, perhaps, q
trifle less than that handled in 1884, the
reason therefor is highly tiattering one to
the future of the twin cities. In the sum-
mer months there was slight falling off in
business at the Transfer, because North
western merchants bought largely in st,
Paul and Minneapolis instead of in Eastern
markets. Of course their freight did not
pass through the Transfer yards. But Id
the fall months preceding the present date
there has been noticeable increase in
freight business. In October there was
handled 81, 900, 900 pounds more than in
October, 1885; September showed To- OO,-
600 pounds increase, and November 4,000,-
600 pounds surplus; this, too, while the
proportions of the Northwestern
purchases in the twin cities
were fully sustained In 1885
there were forwarded $4,000 head
of Young stock of Montana over the North
ern Pacific road forwarded to Chicago
IS. 600 head of beef cattle and SO. 900 sheep
In addition there were received for this
local market and butchered here Is, 600 cat
tie. Forty thousand hogs were received. OF
fCoptinued on the Fifth Page.