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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-28
BRITISH VICTORIES IN BURMAH

RANGooS, Nov. 27.-rhc British expedition
Nandalay tie saln. cvcuin. The M,lras -appcr. sup
cartAworl, Il Pa-an. aud the enemy booI into tic
jungle. The Burmese were strongly rnircnchrd ~
Nyccuyan their Inc evtru n, two mil =. They opened
q sharp fire the British a,t!laa anI tin latter promptly
replied with shells Aztec o, bonlbirilu, the
enemy fed into the jungle. leaving thirteen men killed
and a fargo number would-I. The Burmese leader
hastcncd to Mandalay It appears that the Burmese
imported thoir ammunition In b,.cllt and slriiu, un,
aud their rc. cpusis lnsut, - machinery. TIC III
habiiauis delighted At the arrival OF IA" lrtsh.
An official dispatch from General r"ni'T-d't, COM
successful fight 1T Pdtu ON November H. aud that hc
expects to reach Mauday. the capital OF Bdrmah, To-
morrow.
Thc British captured VI cyan after sharp nsht with
the BuriAcse. Thee OF tie British were woUn cd.
Parhan-mew, Pagan. IS considerable town on the
east bank OF the Irr1waIdg, about o.o hundred miles
below Miudtlay. Mandaay, the successor Of Amdra-
poora and Ava the capital OF Burmah, founded IN
1860 /; stands about three aud hall miles from the
IrrdwadIy IIycr ItIs IN IN ahOut mile square. In
1867 Genera! Fychc fonud II girt with hiick wall 20
feet high and feet thick creuc!acd al the top and
backed with rampant 20 fcct broad. At Intervals Of
200 feet Ranking towers aud AT the corners OF the
city bastiOnS formed each by contiguous ;OTcr In
each side three large gates projected with masonry
ravcYses. sixty feet outside the wall wet ditch
outside This ditch there were no ior,ihcdtons OF any
kind The palace, arsenal magazine and uIint were III
the centre the city, inside stOcGLdc OF teak 20 feet
lgh and two bTlck walls at intervals Dr 100 ret Inc
population 1t that time about GJOOO. ana the whole
pace seemed capable OF beg knocked to pieces few
hours with even lightweight guns.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-28

WOMAN INOCULATED BY MILKING a COW.
HALIFAX, Nov. 27 tSpeciaD.-A dispatch
from Prince Edward Island says: owned by u
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-28

Continued Oh Filth Page.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-16

FAIRBuRy. Ills, Oct. IL. "A short time
ago, owing to Il disagreement between tho
miners and tho owners of the shaft al the
west end over the eishing of coal, n lock
out occurred The miner. lay around sew
eral days doin. nothing, until it
was suggested that they form
cooperative association and develop
mine of their own. There was an
old, aba ndoned shaft at the east end of
town. The men made arrangements with
its owner to work it, perfected their Or
ganzation and went to work with vim
They started Monday morning and have
worked day and night since, Thsy are
now down nearly 300 feet ald have an as
surance of soon being able to market q
very superior grade of coal in large
amnnnts
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-16
HonlIy Runs Behind.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct lG - Unofficial re-
turns from nearly all tho precincts of the
state h ave been received at the Republican
state head quarters. showingEthat Hoadiy
will likely run behind his ticket rather than
ahead of it, This is believed to be due to
old line Democrats who swure vengeance
when the governor, as alleged, had his name
pres .nted at Chicago to kill the nominal ton
of Thurman
The Legislature is still claimed by both
parties on joint ballot Tue Republican
committee is figuring Oh 50 representa-
tive, and II senators as positively
elected, not including any of
those from Hamilton county. The
election of Mcneil i'll the
Athens Fairfield district by 81
ma iority is claimed, and Greiner in
Mnskingum. Perry is also claimed at the
Republican headquarters. If their claim,
mold good they have majority of one in
the senate. The vote is very close in the
last two districts All it will probably
require the official count to decide
At the Democratic headquarters they ap.
pear to be confident in their claims of 81
senators and J6 Representatives, but give
nothing upon which to base this Accord
ing to the best information obta1nabe at
the respective headquarters, the Republic
ans will control the house by A or 8
votes, while the Democrats will probably
have one ma jority in the senate. la this
estimate tho Hamilton county members are
conceded to the Democrats. The Republic
ans will have majority on joint ballot but
it will be small. The exact figures can not
lie given until tie count is completed in the
close counties and districts.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-16
COUNT PULASkrS GRAND-NIECs.
She Visits the President and Makes q
Scene.

She Visits the President sshh Makes u
Scene.
New YORK. Dot rs. The Herald's Wash
ington special says: just before the presi-
dent came down to hold his usual afternoon
House Wednesday it was noticod that Miss
Zobrinski, who claims to be the grantl- niece
of Count Pulasld was among those seated.
Miss zobrinski has been regarded as mild
kind OF u nuisance and Liable at any time to
create IA sensation. She has boon here
number of years with some kind of claim
against the government, and is we'll known
to almost every who has business
about the capitol. She talks English
20 inlesrfecty that but few know
tho exact nature of her claim
So as to got her ont of the room as quietly
a possible, Doorkeeper Dinsmore sent q
lady after her to invite her to examine some
flowers in the conservatory, his idea being
to keep her in the conservatory until the
reception was over. The old lady suspected
all wa, not right and declined to go. 'Serst
Dincmore was forced. therefore, to lift her ten
derly out of the White House door She came
back almost as quickly she was put out,
but was not allowed to enter the east ROOM
She was very much incensei that Pulaski
should Le put ont of the White House, and
threatened all "inds of proceedings against
the government The last time this lady
got into the east room she demanded that
her claim should he paid and the pro
dent, who was unable to understand Il word
ahe said, had some difficulty in getting rid
of
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-16
FRAUD SOMEWHERE.
so THE OPPOSING PARTIES IN OHIO
DECLARE.
Cincinnati City Returns that are stS-
pic.ousiy Slow Coming In - Some
Instances of Carelessness or Worse
Claiming the legislature.

CINCINNATI, Oct 16. Tho situation In
Hamilton county remains unch anged. Both
parties are claiming the legislative ticket,
ami are charging each other with inan4u-
lating the ballots to suit themselves. The
returns from the missing precincts are COM
il., in slowly. The county ticket Is Der1o-
cratic with one exception-thato OF kuhi, FOR
commissioner. This is conceded by the
Republicans, but they claim the legislative
ticket, except Harlan colored} by nnjori-
ties from 400 to 750. The Committee OF
One Hundred met Thursday afternoon to
orsaniz, permanently Much indignation
is manifested against small crowd of un-
principIed politicians who have violated
the re. istraton AMI election laws. The
committee has determined upon severe
course against all offenders and public
cfsicsrs who have failed to do their duty.
There was some talk on change of calling
an Indignation meeting at Turnsr hall, but
it il iiat Likely this will be done, as ID
would tend to In flame the passions of bad
men to deeds OF violence
As Il specimen of the way the count has
boen made in the city 1t Is stated that in
precinct Il, Of tho Nineteenth ward, when
The count had proceeded 30 far Tuesday
night that 2S4 unscratched Democratic
tickets mad fifty six unscratched Republican
tickets had been counted, the Judges
stopped their work, ana IL mas not beeH ie-
sumed In precinct u tie box has not yet
been opened since the polls closed,
secau o one of tho judges holding the key
can net be found. There are 241 votes in
tits box according to the dial The fnet that
in one precinct the judges found moro than
800 vot.,s in excess of the whole number of
registered voters coupled with tue irregn-
!Grities with reference to the two precincts
above mentioned, has caused a deep feol-
ing of indignation. This found expression
Mt the meeting of the tonintttee
of One Hundred. composed Of prominent
business men OF all parties Action was
taken looking to - prompt and fearless
prosecution of all offenders. One man
begged the comntte, to omit nothing that
should be done for want of money, Us ha
would meet all bills even to the extent Of
$50 900 if neces es'ary TO punish anu prevent
frauds against the ballot
There can be no absolute certainty about
the result until the official count is msdo.
The vote in the two precincts OF the Nine
teenth ward whose counting was not fin
ished wednesday night has now been
countsI, and tive result governor, with
ono country precinct missing, which in 1854
gave II Republican majority, stands
thus: Governor Hoadly 80 d17; Foraker,
81, 3n4; Leonard, 1.eao; Hoadly's plurality,
30j The returns are far from complete on
the lepi ,lative ticket TAs Times Star
estimates that the average vote on Rspub-
lcan members of the lsgi.lature exceeds
Foraker's vote by l,0i5 II that rnte Is
maintained it woul1 elect tho Republican
delegation except Robert Harlan. Nothing
can determine this contingency except an
official count
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-16
NELLIE GRANT SARTORlS.
Reported EstranGement Between lus-
band aau Wife.

band aau Wife.
GALRNA, Ill.,, Oct. III. The story of the
alleged arrangement between Nellie Grant
SartoriS and her husband Algernon, is be-
hevad by friends of the family here indeed
there are one or two persons i'll Galena WHO
claim to have received lnimatiun
from Mrs. Grant that her daughter's
matrimonial lot was an unhappy
one. MIR. AMI Mrs. Sartors have virtually
livcI apart durinG the past five year, the
latter having passed most of the tinla worry
quietly with her cii,lIren in Germany and
Italy, while her husband has been roa ming
about from place to place, with no settled
hab.tation. the reported e,capale OF
Sartoris, few years ago, when he came
over to this country to look after some
,f his fathers property at Green Bay,
Ms, and about which the papers had a
.reat denl to say at the time, is known here
20 have disgusted the general AMI his wife
with their son-iu-1aw, and made hreech
between Mr. and Mrs Sartoris that nothing
can heal. 1t is thought, however that Mel.
lie has gone back to England with determi
nation to faithfully perform her duties as n
wife and mother, as she always has done
and that she will! make no effort to secure
tho custody of her children with the view to
bringing them to the United States and
separating them permanently from their
father
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-16
Combination in Threshing- Machiaes.

CHICAGO, Oct. 1G. Tho western manu-.
facturers Of threshing- machines mot at the
Grand Pacific Wednesday AMI eudeav ored
to fix up combination to regulate pro-
duction AMI control prices. Failing to como
to any basis of agreement, committee was
appointed to consider the matter und report
at the next mestn3 which will be held in
January. Twelve companies are Interested
in the formation of the combination
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-16

LIrrt Rock, Ark, oct l6. The farm.
ers in Independence and Sharp counties in
northwes stern Arkansa$, have organized
vigilance committee AM are pursuing
horse thieves, who have been very boIl Of
lats The farmer, found n camp of live
thieves on sycamore creek, and i'm n fight
killed two of the robbers The Others es-
capped but nra being pursued. None of tho
pOSsa was IN juraI.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-16

Pea coal, S. 90; crate and egg, S7-f5.
range, nut and No. 4, $500 per ton;
screened and delivered all best quality
of anthracite. Extra carriage charged on
orders of less than one ton, Black smith 5
caol, Connellsville coke and charcoal
1908 Second avenue. E. G. FRAZER
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-16
The American Citizen Plea.

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Oct IL. .-Ambrose
Coquet, an attorney of this city and counsel
for the Fronch Canadian society, claims tO
have just secured PROOF that Louis Riel was
naturalizel in Montana on May II, 1881.
He alleges that the original certificate OF
citizenship fell iuto the hands Of Gan. Mid
dleton, and states he will ask the Washing.
ton authorities to sesk mttiga Aon of the
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-16

NEW YoRK, Oct. 1B. Trains propelled
entirely by electricity will begin running on
the Ninth Avenue Elevated road next Mon.
day from Fourteenth to Fifty fourth street.
two miles 1t is expected that they will
make the distance in seven minute. 1t il
also ex pocted that electric motors Will re-
place steam motors on all the elevated roads
within the coming year.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-16
Tried Twice and Sentenced to Hang.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct Ia Lewis Web
ster, who murdered Perry Harriugton at
Geneva Dec. IL last, was sentenced W ednes.
day to hang Fob. 6, 1886. Webster has
twice been convicted Of this crime. After
his first conviction he was granted a new
trial, which was ended two weeks ago at
Warren. A motion for a third trial was
overrulei Thursday before sentence wss
pfssai
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-16
Nebraska Hepublicsn Nominations.

LINCOLN, Neb., Oct l6.-The Republican
state convention met Wednesday and nonl-
mated Amasa Cobb, of this city, to succeed
himself on the supreme BENCH and L4eavitt
Burnham, Of Douglass, and Charles II.
Gere, of Lancaster, t. succeed themselves
as regents of the state university. Caspar
Z Yo5t OF Omaha, was chosen chairman
of the state central com mittee
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-16
Six Thousand FOR His Eyes.

CHICAGO, Oct l6. Patrick Reidy recov.
cred Judgment for 5000 damages
Wednesday before Judge Anthony against
Marcu c. Stearns. Reidy lost Goth OF his
eyes by the premature explosion of blast
in stone quarry owned by Stoarns, where
he was employal,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-16

Be it OraoSHef 6y tae city toaneR @f @s Ctg
OF IRock lsittad:
SEcrloN I. That section Iwo of an uruinance
entitled "An Ordinance to authorize the Rock
Island 4 Milan street hallway Company to con
struct and operate line OF street railway ~ the
city of Rock Island" he aud hereby Is repealed
SEC. J. That the right is given The Rock Isl
and u Milan street Hallway Company, or SO much
OF said mpany's line as lies south Of lhrd ave
nue. to propel its street cars by steam or electric
motors: Provided, said company shall Me with the
city clerk bond in the penal sum OF S25W'u TO
indemnify said city against all SUITS fer damage TO
per4on or property caused by the use OF SAID mo-
tors, with sureties satisfactory 10 the mayor.
Provided, further. That said motor shall NJ u"
time he run at rate OF speed exceeding slX miles
per hour or without steam quietcrs aud that SAID
motors shall toe operated under such further fc-H'
at ions as the city council may from time 10 time
prescribe.
SEC. 8, That the right is hereby granted t" 54id
compan, To construct y at the intersection of
Seventeenth street with Ihrrd avenue and TO op"
rate said company's line thereby in connection
with the line Of the Union Street kanWay COM
pany.
SEC. 4. That the said company be required {"
start lis cars froH. Third avenue III a lA,, ANA I"
run late as 10 p. M, each day.
Passed october Iith. 1SS5
Approved
THOMAS Ml'RNptk,
ATTEST; Mayer.
RonEiy koEnEH. City Clerk,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-16
Beef, Pork and Dairy Products.

WARRINGTON CITY, Oct. IT, The chief
of the bureau &C statistics reports that ths
total values OF exports of beef, pork and
dairy products for the nine months ended
Sept 30. last aggregated ST., o20, 065 against
e7U. k56, 5a1 during like period in 1884.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-16
County Buildings.

4-Guardianship of minor heirs OF
Thomas 7. Johnston, deceased. Guar~
dams report filed and approved.
Estate of Henry Wait, deceased VIII
presented for probate. Petition by jacob
Wait for probate of will aud letters test
ameutary.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-16

i'll. G. Teller, Cordovd, Miss Aman
la Maxwell Rock Island
Tohn G. Hetter. Miss Anna NJ John
ston. Rock Island
Andrew F. Anderson, Miss Hannah y
Westlund.
Thomas II Marley, Miss Mary a
Thompson, Moline.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-16

F. W. Hurst represents the ieadin+
American and Foreign Insurance Co.'S
Policies carefully written at current rates.
agency established 1874. Office Over
Rock island National Bans.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-16
THE MARKETS.


CHICAGO Oct. ID
The market quotations On ths board o
trade, to-day. were as follows: Wheat-No.
: October, oponed a.sJe, closed $685., No
vember, opanei Hlsse, clio ed 9o$sc; De-
cember, opened @jtac, closed s21sc Corn
- No Uctnbst, opened itnd cia7s 42S4e;
NoVeuli,;,r, opened al! close l1}9e; yenf,
opened - a e, close 3, y, Oat,--Nu. O1-
tob.r, peaoi and oio7ei, &oGsr; November.
opaneI ani ci0,o4 -a',t; May,
opeHo+ - 4, eio,e i, 291s fork-NoVem
opsnet SSH, olp Ell $50; January,
opsnat S.t.75a, c}of+i $03A Lard-No-
vnmDsr, FI,en't ! ~, closed ST %.
Love stuch The UI'en st 'rk yard report
ire l'it,."iaS ianae oi prices; Hogs -ld5
market opcAsl moder.ttvsiy aetive, witn
CRATES. a. 1pGe ."1; + ltilH JnciSin.s. $t.4J
Cl3'@; he"vg packing AMI shipping lot,
sj6lUt'. %, tallo--Hlnw and weak; ship
pms sf,u10tG 10; ssc~a uativos, loe lower;
Icxan,, si,50Gs t5j, wintorsa Texans So 50
al IL ! Shaep-Si0N; common, Sl.AnQg
800, ssuoi, s515Gt 80.
Produce: tiuttet-tancy creamery, 2lG
23c; dairy, t3@Ibc; packing, GQ19 per ID.
f5tas toes - Early rose, 4 Vtijc, and Burbanks,
4a0.j0c per bIL on track. Poultry-Sprng
chickens, GtqGe'r; old roosters, DC; turkeys,
lO15lc, and SPRING ducks 9c per 10; prairie
75c@esl. 90, and choice to fancy, 81 50@2s3
per boz.
New York.
NEW York, Oct Is
Wheat--No. ; red winter, November,
Sl0J@4 BID do December, st,o254; do Janu-
AIRY, Sl.U44. Corn-No. , mixed, Novem-
Der, 81 ~; do December, iJ34c; do January,
iG3.c. Oat.--No. 2 mixed, October, 80 5sc;
do November, 81 14c bid. Rye-Dul ann IN
changed. Barles Nominal. Pork DuI;
mes, s9.5o, Lard. November, sG.2l, De.
cemt,er, SO -.
ST. LOUIS. Oct Is.
Wheat-Dnli anl unsettled early, then
declined and closeI 5BGcjsc below yostsr
day; Nc. rcd cash, 'iaIl4e lid; November.
s,S9sG9'ss1ae; December sI,oolt @>s;
options steaiY; cash, 33dsaaIsc; November,
35l4r; year 81 ~. Dat,--t sasn Steaiv; 24la
W2t@.c; no options. kyc--SloW; 5SI$c.
WHISKY Steady; slo%. Provisons-Pork
dulI 50 90 Lard nominal
9siIwaukee.
MlLwAuKEE, oct 10
sJ3ac December. 9}isc {. :n-Steady; No.
T. -. Dat,-DHl, No. :. 2jllc. Rye
tl1rt; NJ. /, Gie. bailey. Frnier; No, .,
lI'4e.
1oGEDo, Ohio, Oct. Ii
Nheat-. .Vatat aa,J steady; n. :! soft
cth tietob5r November 9-lac; Decem-
Des, :'9jsv; Januay, sL0l14; February,
LU2ia MUy. sl0S C,Iu-Dal and firm;
Ca ilaui, O-tahe9' - Nuvcluber 4.c, year,
J8a; May. 80. oats-Qulot; cash or Oc.
tooer, sos, sove'nbor, 2se; May aac.
So 80 bid; N0vem0ar, $3.50; December,
S. 70; January - So
Detroit.
DETROIT, Mi,h., Oct l5
Wheat DuI; No, / whita, 9istc cash;
sA1s' October; "l:c asked Nevsniser; 21c
! han.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-16

CAMDEN, N. j.. Oct IT, - Frank Northrop,
residing here nephew of Jay Gould, was
married Wednesday night to Miss Leisen-
ing of Philaieiphia A large and fashion
able gathering was present. The presents
were numerous and costly. Among them
was 81. 900 check from jay Gould.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-16
ROCK ISLAND FRIDAY. OCTOBER Is, 1885.
srer E.auch Extraorl in ary.

fuLADEapntA Pa, Oct. IL. - stephen
III t"cn inl his vita. saloon kaepers at !, f1
ttItiiiofit avenut, were arrested W ednes-
day "vsnin- ON warrant sworn out by
II. Eberie, boarier in the house,
charging them with mlsismsanor. Eberie
swarA that Bloech killed II large black Jog
hst Saturday night and that his wifs
roasted the animal and served it for lunch
Saturday night and Sunday. They were
he'll III 5000 hail for further hearing
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-16
Notice.

On and after Monday, Oct 10, the 7 a
III. car will he the first car leaving for
Milan. and the 8 p. m. car the last cai
leaving for Milan.
B. DAVENPORT, Supt.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-16

Land has doubled in value in Jerus>
alem. The rich pilgrims did it.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-16
AN ORDINANCE

70 Amend an Ordinance entitled An or'li-
nance to Authorize the Rock Island n
Milan Street Railway Company to Con
struct and Operate Line Of Street kal-
way in the City of Rock Island.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-16
7 II| g. Il
----------TO BUY AND SELL
Cheaper than any Competing House.

Our Mammoth is literally packed with the Latest Styles
Goods consisting of Mems, Boys and oh1ldens
Clohin Hats Caps Furnishings and it our Low fRCEs
accomplish object, shall succeed While oler Mer
chants generally mark New Goods up and reduce them 1y near @
the end of the season. marked all of New Fal
the rock bottom prices from Wlch tee Will
be any deviation or reduction
Tailoring Department
making Clothing
Ladies and '
purchase snail receive you VIII"
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-16

NErRorr, Mish., Oct. ID
VI heat Dui; No. whita, 9Istc cash;
pA9bt October; - sc asked Nevsnio Ser; 21c
asAet December, No. red S1Ec cash and
October; 3S}sc a hei November; 9o4ac De-
,e.nher; No red, 9O1ac bid. Corn AZ
asked oat3-No. waite. 3lc No. =, 2sa.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-16

NILWAUNEh, Oct. %
Nheat--Fasy; cash, sra; November,
$3.50; Deeemhar. 92ls e "a Steady; No.
Y, -. Dat,--D Dsl, No. :. jllc. Rye
Q1ry NJ. /, Gle, bailey Flrmer; No, .,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-16
Adverliaad List of Letters No. 8

List OF letters uncalled for at the Postoflice, nj
Rock Island, Rock Island county, Illinois" o t,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-02
AN OLD v CUsToM
Coin Shipments by Men OF War "A Com
mon Practice In Years Past.
From The San Francisco Bulletin.

From TIE San Francisco Eulletin.
There Is some in the papers
upon the rumored purpose Of the Secreta-
ry Of the Treasury to make use of naval
vessels to transport a large amount Of
coin from New Orleans to New York. The
use Of men-otwar in this manner is by
no means an unusual custom. Years ago
it was a very common practice. 1t fell
into dIsuse by the Introduction Of rapid
steam navigation and the safety Of trans
p0rtation by the regular ocean lines Of
mail ste mers. In the old sailing vessel
days the merchants of Valparaiso, Calao
and the Brazil coast shipped their coin on
board an American or British man-of-
war, when remittances 10 any large
amount were TO be made either to the
United States or England. They thus Sc
cured IL from capture by pirates when en-
route 10 the destination. The Captain Of
the naval vessel receiving the treasure
for transportation. by the custom Of the
service. wsas entitled TO and received a
handsome percentage on the amount in
trusted 20 his care. Not only was this
plan adopted in the case of hOmeward
oound naval vessels, but also in cruises
betWeen foreign ports. Commanders OF
vessels that were so fortunate as To OBJ
tain these treasure shipments often real
lied in this way "a very large addition TO
their annual pay, sometimes amounting
% quite % LITTLE fortune. Back In the
''lUs." the United States schooner EXpe-
riment armed for her commander ia the
transportation OF coinf from BuenOs Ayres
TO Rio De Janeir0 some $4,000. ami the
old slO0p-Of-war, now lying in Rotten
Row, at Mare island. was quite as profit
able TO her commander in the shipment Of
treasure from CallaO aud Valparaiso In a
homeward bound trip 10 the Atlantic.
The British frigates, owing TO the amount
going TO Enrlaud were even greater gain
crs. such large emOluments made the
handing officers.