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GROCRRIEa

SUGAR Pure white, 6I@Gc; of
white, 5s@5je; yellow clarified, 5t(9
So; seconds, 4I@5c; refined A, ga
6tc; granulatsd, 6t@6fc; plantation
graduated, 6@6tc; powdered, 797iC.
cut losl, 7C97tc.
OoFFSE Common, 12A9l3o; ordi.
nary, l3Ac; prime RIO, l69l54c;
choice to fancy, l6c; old government,
24@25c.
SoAP-3@5ic per pound.
OAEDRs-Sticks, all sizes, in boxes,
pals and oarrels, 7199io,
SALT-$l 40 per barrel; sacks, fine
81 S5(9l 40; cosr.ss 81 l0al IS Dock;
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PIrTsBuRs, PA, December 10. Noon
River feet on the gauge and Sta
tionary. Weather clear and cool.
WHEELING, W. VA, December TO-
Noon-River 8 feet 8 inches on the
gauge and falling. Weather clear ano
cold.
CINCINNATI, o., December 1O.-Noor
River IL feet B inches on the gauge,
and iallinV. Weather clean; Their.
mometer Az.
CAIRO, ILL.,, December l0.-Noon-
River II isst 5lnches on ths gauge and
rising Weather clear and mild. No
arrivals. Departed: Guiding Star, New
Orleans, 3 pm.
LOUISVILLE, KY, December 10 Neon
River falling, win 7 tea . inches In
the cana and 8 lee. inch on the
falls. Business good. Weather clear
and warm.
EVANSVILLE, IND, December TO-
Noon-Rver falling, with l2 feet on
the gauge. Weather clear and pleas
ant. The Buoksve State Is due up.
NAANs
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JOHN IL. NORTON
DEALER IN
STOCKS AND BONDS
"a Madison St., Memphis, Tenn.
FINANCE.

Money in pretty active demand at 8
per cent. The Clearing House report
Is as follows:
OLEARINGS.
Friday, December 10, 1885, $685.
$40 Al; thus far this week, So, 423,-
1928 AZ; game time last week, $2,2l9,-
1928 81; corresponding time in 1885,
81 1884, 1873 IL; corresponding time in
1884, 81, 962, $3.50 GA
BALANCES.
Friday, December 9, 1885 S77, 4S2 80;
thus far this week, $27l 252 70; same
time last week, $5SS,6s7 So; cor
responding time in 1885, Sl57, l06 80;
corresponding time in 1884, $685..
1857 70.
EXCHANGE.
New York sight on all points, /
discount buying, osr sailing; New Eng
land demand, d. count buying; New
England sight, discount; New Or
leans, I discount buying, par selling.
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AGRICULTURAL SEEDS.

SEEDS Glover, "a SOFAS per bushel (;
orchard grass, 81 609l 80; herds
grass, 80 55c; rye, 65@7Oc per bu
timothy. S2GA2 %.
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WOOL.

BURY grease wool, I'M washed, 100
l8c; clear grease wool, 23926c; bury
washed, 23@30n; tub washed, 33@37c.
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raw, 4Oci turpentine, SsAc per gallon,
LIVE SHOCK


GRAssOArrLK-Choice 3A93ic good,
S9S3c; fair to medium, 2t !92ic scala.
ways, 1i@lIc.
Hoes Z hoice, 4ic good, 494ic COM
mon, S9S4c
SHxEP-Cboice, Sic: medium, 3@
SIC. Choice lambs, 4@ilc. per pound.
CBIoA5o, IL, December lO.-The
DrorerS Journal reports: Csttle--re.
ceipts, 5000 head; shipments, 1000
head; market steady and rather
strong; Christmas beeves, f5L95 40 4;
shipping steers, $50 to 1900 lbs.,
S3fG4 50; stockeTs and feeders,
f2@S 80; COWS, bulls aud mixed,
81 90(G2 80; bulk, 81 25,92 AS; Texas
cattle slow, at 81 65@3 10. Hogs-re-
Ceipts, $4,000 mead; shipments, 5000
head; market strong and heavy, l0o
higher; rough and mixed, So SOFA
4 10; packing and shipping, "A lO@
4 40 light, So 6099 95; skips, 81 25@
3 40. Sheep-receipts, 40 head !;
shipments, 1900 head; market slow,
10 to 25c lower; natives, 81 50@4 20;
Western, 81 5093 80; Texans, 50 20
@S %; lambs, $494 70.
KANsAs CITY, Mo, December TO-
The LHe : Jck Indicator reports: Cattle
receipt, s. 0 head; shipments, mono
mar ket slow and weak good to choice,
So 00lG4 so; commoa to medium,
So 26(93 SO; stockers, 70 25C92 10;
feeding steers, 80 s0@3 40; cows,
III 6O@2 80. Hogs-receipts, 1909
head; shipments, none; market
strong and Zoe higher; good 10 ct dice,
So 95(S4 05; common to medum m,
SO 70dJ3 90. Sheep-reCeipts, 1868
head; shipments, none; market firm I;
good to choice, 80 60(03 25; common
to medium, 81 50,a2 40.
NEW YORK DRY GOODS MARKET.
NRw YoRK, December 10.-Ootton
goods were quiet in demand, but of
free movement in the execution of old
business, but very strong in tone.
WoOlen goods we've in light request,
with the mara ct generally assuming
holiday unnaaranno
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BAGGNG-Csrload lots: Jute, 2 lbs,
SIC Il lbs, 7ic; Il lbs, 7c. Flax, 8
bs, o..
TIEa-$1 Ob(A1 10.
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NJ Daily Quotations OF Cotton
OIL Trusts and New York Eek.
change Stscks are open 10 those
interested, at my Office.
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NEW YORK DRY GOODs MARKET.
S'rEAMBOATa.
NOTICE TO SHIPPERS.

A NCHoR LINE OFFICE, |
a MRNPHIs, December q, 1896. !
ns- During the SUI pension of navig atom
above Cairo tho Anchor Line will run the
Steamer CITY OF CAIRO from Memphis
SATURDAY at s p IN, Freight will DO 70.
seived at the Klevatsr.
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COTTON MARK ETS.

The local cotton market opened
firm and closed firm, middling,
&c. Sales, 1000 bales, including 200
last evening; 1900 to exporters and
800 to spinners.
EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS.
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RIVERS AND WEATHER.

0VYIoR SIGNAL sERvIoE, U. 8. A., |
MEMPHIS, December 10, 1 pm. !
The following observations are taken
at all stations named at 75o meridian
time, which is one hour faster than
Memphis time:
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WHIsKY-5traight Kentucky Bour-
bon, ST. 5095; redistilled goods from
Soc to 81 so, according to proof; rye,
81 1905.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, December 10.--Whis-
ky, 81 Is.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, December 10.-Whis-
Ky firm, ST. Is.
CINCINNATI, o., December TO-
Whisky, good demand; sales OF 1907
barrels OF finished goods on a basis Of
81 IL
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NAILS. Lead. SHOT
RAo0IN0 mn rIEs rrO

NArLs-lOs, iron, So 25; stsel, 81 40.
LEAD-6C
SHOT -Drop, 81 s.; buck, 81 80.
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MEMPHIS DAILY AePEAL.-sATURDAY, DECEMBER H. 1886

and closed steady and 0 to Q points
lower than yesterday. Sales, 1oS, 900
bales. The closing quotations we're
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New YOrs spots opened firm, and
closed steady; middliDg, 9-l6c.
Sales, 522 bales. Quotations we're as
follows:
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PRTROLEUM MARKET.

Coal 0m-Prime white, wholesale
lots, 9t@l0c per gallon.
NEW ORLEANS, LA, December TO-
Bank c'earings today, 81, l08,b8S.
CLEVELAND, o, December 10.-Pe-
troleun quiet--s. W, l100, TIC.
PITTsBURa, Pa, December l0.--Pe-
,roleam fary active; National Tran
sit cert fcates opened at este; closed
ut 87ic; highest, 89ic; lowest, 67ie.
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The New Orleans future market
opened barely steady, and closed
steady and 4 TO 5 points lower. Sales,
94,l00 bales. Quotations were as fol-
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RECEIPTS YHsrRRDAy

Rene Macready-l87 bales cotton, %
bags seed cotton, 1913 sks cotton seed.
Gayoso-lS bales cotton, Is bags
seed cotton, 1913 SKIS cotton seed.
James Lee-283 bales cotton, 55
bags seed cotton, ST sks cotton seed,
IA nd cattle.
Coahoma-2S6 bales cotton, OIL bags
seed cotton, 9S7 sks cotton seed, 8 nd
stock.
City Of Cairo-62 bales cotton, 100
SKIS cotton ssed.
City OF Baton R'uge-l75 brls mo-
leases, 40 brls ale, 81 hhds aud IT'S brls
auOaT
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MOVEMENTS AT THE LEvEE.

Arripdls.-Jsmes Lee, Friars Point
Coahama, O:csola; Gsyoso, Concor-
dia; Rene Macready, 81. Francis river;
City OF Baton Rouge, New Orleans;
City Of Cairo, Yicksburg; Dick Clyde,
Peoria.
DepGrtures.-Jsmes Lee, Frisrs Point;
Coahoma, Oscsola City of Baton
r uge, Cairo; Chesapeake, Upton.
vile; Dick Clyde, Old river.
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Tan Herbal Uhiu Cure, the best
tonin and auti-psriodio known. A certain
and cure cure Tor chiilt. Prico 81 pOr bot
Tie, Send stamps for oiroulArs, Any ref
Oronos gixaA, Address John o, Ruokors
Lvuohhsra, Va,
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Receipts at ports, this day, l8S8.,39 534
Receipts a. ports, this day, 18S5-34, 035
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT.
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The New0rleans spot market opened
firm, and closed e m; middling, 9tc.
sales, 1900 bs,es. Quotations were rs
fnllnur.
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New York futures opened irregular,
New-York tribune., 1886-11-07
DLATH OFLANES L. JOVER.

James L. Jones. the proprietor of the wel-known
restaurant at No. 432 Broadway died at his home
No % West TWENTY -frst-st on Friday. Until last
February he in good health and actively engaged
in conducting his business. Bat he thea suffered
stroke OF paralysis which confined him to his home
ever since. On Friday night another shock caused
Instant death.
Mr. Jones was born in Boston on October 81, 1926
He was the son OF a well-knOw merchant. From
1876 10 1852 Mr.. Jones engaged he iron trade
Boston When the Rebellion broke out he went TO
the 'front.' in the 1st Massachusetts Volunteers a. "A
private. lie made good record AS soldier and re-
turned at the close of the wal olcer. lie came to
this city a,er receiving discharge ana purchased
the restaurant at Broadway and Howard-st. trom a
Mr. howe ana began "a small baking and restaurant
business lie at one time associated with Mr..
Ryder who LETT the cy time ago and established
a hotel in the CatskIlls Mr. Jones leaves a widow,
two daughters and two sons.
The funeral services conducted last night his
home by the Kew Dr. ATnlltage, u the ftth Avenue
Baptist Church Ihe body was taken on the /
O'Clock train Boston, where services will be held to-
day The burial will be in the ht Auburn Cemetery.
New-York tribune., 1886-11-07
A WELDING.

For the second time last week Grace Churcn' d.
Broadway and Tenth ST. was the scene OF ia7h
lorabe wedding yesterday noon. Every seat IN the
church Was filed long before the hour set ior Ino
ceremony The bride Miss Mary Otis' ehe7'
daughter of ex Senator James OTIS, and the pr"e-
groom was Robert L. Garrison. OF hs Guy. AAn5
OF the lan,es present in the church were elaoofaeS
dressed AMI the trijal party IT passed DOWN 'ns
central aisle between the crowded pews to"ard lns
altar vas a strklngy handsome one 1he brde en-
terei Gaming on the arm Of her father she wore
Gown OF heavy peari satln the front ana 7slcs
rt e1 " tn OrIn-e blossoms, ana she carr nI III nS
ba nd a La ndsOme bouquet OF LIES OF the Nae! ln nc
bre.esua ds werr Mss Martha OTIS. yOuh.er ss.et
of tie bri4e: Miss Lena Post, NJ IS ilssIe Han Aun
Miss kate the two latter being the Cous
OF Air Car.-tn he four were dressed IN >u'ls
o IN. Of whts satin. simply draDed ana each car
rcd a bouuuet Of roses. he usheH were Clenien'
Ola -l,un brother o. the bridegroom. " liam > Ots'
Marion story. ilIiam II. Russell and Mr ClaIhsVn
The briial party was met at the altar by the DrMc
groom with hi best man, EdTanl de frysler LE
in-slOn. The Rev. Or. Huntington. rector OF inc
Chur b, Off ate ami after the ceremony reception
10 a snaL number OF guests outside OF the iamly N4s
he'll at the home OF the BRIDES parents. No - last
tenth St
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LOAN EXHIBITION AT THE ART ROOMS.

There was a free view yesterday afternoon oil Tue
loan exhibition of pctIres at the metropolitan
Museprn of Art The exhibition will be opened TO the
nublic by a reception Tomorrow afternoon me
southwest gallery of the museum Is hung Win
collection of paintings which have never been seen at
the museum before; about one-third OF them have
never been exhibited in America before. and some
have been in the COT ntry only few weeks; Inc
collection includes several tine paintings by Alfred
s,e,en. and four or hve by Israels, of whose work
few examples have been IN this country. Cor
neus Nanderb 1t loans pictures to the e1hIoltlon
one bv Jules Letebvre and another by James Hart
Dannat's well-known picture, = Tn ouattuor, IL IN
the collection l. received honorable mention IN the
Saon OF 1854.
Three LARGE pictures by Carl Mari are among the I'M
nortapt ones in the collection. One is called IDe
Goss.ps" and received the second gold eda at the
Prize Fund Exhibition last spring another Is feace
ana War and represents shepherd boy tending hls
mock while u the distance knight on morse
hack the third Is he Mystery Of Life. ms rep
rrsents An old man. weary of lite who finds the 0ody
nj a b, autlftl yonug woman dead on the shore; NE
,.r,es aloud To his Maker to know why one so young
.hould ole and he be spared. large painting Dy
Lrrolle The Organ III the Sa!on OF 1852 anu
al.o IN ihe impresslonist Exhibition. burgess hOyal
Academcan, has large picture representing
fIIere are also paintings by Boughton, Madrazo,
Vibert Jacquet, DIaz, Dupre kaemmerer ana DaVlu
johnson.
New-York tribune., 1886-11-07
4 DIsoRA cAD srooK-JosBIs JoURyAL


Here find hes" Oach AZ DcceihOcI
1eo. PREDICT all manner OF trouble ami disd-Ui
the AetfOI olan lie, ated and the owners thereof
lei this Onslaught vas made The prize Of MetrO
IOIlan was 80 To day the same stock can be 500
ioI 10. Again. the - Of March, ieo4, the
inns sunday hnanc al column predicted trouble
and dra-ieI for the Ma.-Aauan. which. - he mes
10 te ei.e1 Ell. Wa on he Ver-e of banAruHcJ
he stock ed Va5 tLeu -el Ing ~ about 30. nao
al continuous mI-r-pTc,, 5nta OF '1he Timo-
ay hnanc al column the stock has steadily risen
10 l5Ol
4 compilation 0f the series Of falseboods and
malignant attacks which have decorated the Sunday
nnanGa al column OF '1he ines" these few yeas
past W4l furnish abundant and most interesting u
lus ratiOL- ~ three contemporary facts OF the
demOAstra eli sehoOd OF all ." he Imes' assaults
2 OF TIE utter futily OF those attacks. .. Ot
the vdent disregard OF "the street" for "Ihe Tner
ss Il al OrgaB-a disregard base events have
lrOyed on shrewd estimate OF the venalty aud
fasehOOd OF 1.-The Ime-' In any dcpa artment" OF that
des arato journal which afors chance for proht
abb misreI fe-eHtat on and malice.
Former readers Of the financial dcpart9ent Of The
TImcs have been asking such questions these ;
"Is a dollar a line the regular price for tho usu
fruct OF the SUNDAY hnanc al column Of The
Times 7" "ln view Of the disastrous failure OF the
unfulhlled pro hecies OF evil 20 tho Elevated rail
roads, IN "Ihe mes' sunday article, ought 1t not
To lower IT, derI"Iyf"
In fact. when venaty and malice are display ell
picuously and for long period the columns OF
any nc wsi,aI ". and whom the utter InIotenfr OF
this c0rSInnous guerilla warfare has been disclosed
the whole world. has not yenaIlty reached degre"
Of contempt 30 crushing that the offence viii be
abaled. for no other reason than that no one VII
New-York tribune., 1886-11-07
AFFAIRS.

A, ovtraordinary success has been gained,
anr,nr the week Just ended by the drama OF Jim 'no
p.nmap- whicn was produced At the Madison square
INT. an November l. and brilliant start has been
-. nv Mr. Ruehanan's play OF "sophia." which was
,ro,sht out nj Waiack's on November L. Edwin Booth
ba. been welcomed by crowds OF delighted spectators
,,,.s,.r The.trs where he has given six perform
.pcs. Of Hamlet and performances OF Berfncco the
y..,.r 4, "rhe Foo's Revenge" Mr. NJ b.
cur. mas brought forward at The Fourteenth Street
Theatre a new piece entitled Caught in Corner,
An which he persouates stock0roker whom several
sp~cula conspir- ruin but WOO defeats them all
and rescues friend from their clutches; and IN this
expeditions and busthng character ne mas been re-
ceivei with favor by his admirers Mr.. George Hoeys
farce called Keep 1t Dark" has been pre-
sented at Pooles Theatre. and two afternoon per-
formancrs OF a sentnen tai composition called Jack
have been accom- psned wallacks-where, also. last
night a N miseeaneous representation was effected Tor
the benefit OF Mr. STANLEY McKenna-a worthy gentle
men, once connected with the local press VINO Is both
sick and poor
In the course OF week now opened the
German opera season will begin at the Metropolita
Opera Hsn-e twiu Booth. the star. Will present
"Ihe Foo's Revenge" "Richelieu" " aud "Micbeth -;
Modessa al tn Union square Theatre. VIII produce a
new piece named " Toe CnOuans'. Miss Fortescue al
the Lyc-un. will present herself FroW- frou 81
bsria" Will again a. Nblo's ant 4" Tne silver
King" IL he Grand Opera HOas- Miss Niole Cameron
the Cas- gill signazs the last weak Or her olorI-
COR" Fair will be opsned Al Cosmopoll-
tan Hall. At Waiiacks Days the Madison SOU re, re-
Avenue the Fourteenth street and Doekstaders there
Will IA change OF attrAct n
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s as follows

Heury irving has IA lishei In Deat volume phnted
on handmade paper at tie Oxord-Cl'realon Press MS
discourse English Actors their Charaeterstics anu
Methods" which he delivered last June. before a dis
tnsuisned company ir tie University schools al Oxiord
IL. rraies to BurDage. Betterton. Garrick ana
EDWARD kean-
NJ Coauen deferred his propose1 visit to America
but has arranged tor a of Italy and Spain
The London Mor.lg Post OF the 18TH ult says: The
American papers Oein. very severe upon hr Hnd-
son the delneator OF the Ietrdrch IN Mr. Wilson Bar
retts company. He accused of i'm tatins MT Irving
a charge made against I'm also ID In Land when CAu
dian was nTst produced As II happens. Mr HuisoD
obi .lns thi. blame tor beirg supy o. ur Il He was
FOR his wears ago as MI lrvngs u"uDIe
in Tue COrsican Brotners.
The weird scene OF the Witches Kitchen in Faust"
is 10 he Introduce by Mr. irving. at the Lyceum The
aire London. before 'hr s'inas
The Brow nue society will shortly give performance
In LONDON. Robert Br.vniug's play of stranord'
which nsek about ah a century
NJ CoqurlIp lbs left the COmedie fraucaise
Mr. Pineros comedy OF THE schoolmistress" has
pa-srd consecutive representation al The Court
Tueatre. London
Me.srs Sampson Low & Co., OF London. nave pub
lsh-d the lie Phelps. written by his
relative Mr.. ". NJ Phelps THIS may be re4srded as
the authorized hO OraphV OF the much respected actor
u.riu and nouoraoe Career II VIII he!p 10 con
memcrate-
The interesting announcements sde that Joseph
Jefferson the Comedian. Is writing his recOectons OF
the stage No a'tur Oi our tluls nVrc
fed or more picturesque anf all VINO know MI
Jefferson Unat nespOs,esse- copi us and
del gtu fund o: anecdOte and tnat uis faculty Of dra
uAc criticism is prOiOuni. discriminating. lib
eral in spirit 4ni uIerins. wrh in gentene's as IN
truth lie simple syir and his nook cannot fall
u pOssess charm well as solid value. Mr. ye1er-
son Ing hi, week at C~vrl"uI and he WI" foll"w
Edwin Kouh II Theatre IA this Jty. appearing
Oh November - As ttp Van Hothe
Tue 4rranxsusnt has just Deen cOnclu led at the
BibiotD-qu- lie rArsena a. Paris. OF collection OF
nearly AL French theatrical pieces since the first
known Theatrical IN France, which have
bsen printed. 900 pieces have been classified
m this collection. II these be addrd ths number
previously classified elsewhere, thr number oi French
dr.mac rs=ui cAtsiognei amounts to sopui
IS 600 The of the Arsenal will De published
Tn shak1sprsr- Calendar l!Or lss6. contains this en
try: "a saiuts' Day. November l. Monday" Angels
aud ministers OF grace. Ceiend ns'-HaDlet
Singular coincidence. that this day Edwin Booth
cau- forward the star Theatre. In New-Y"rE. a.
RarnL<t: ana that Wilson Barrett. appearing at the
GoO Theatre Boston. acted Hamlet for the first time
New-York tribune., 1886-11-07
MATERIAL FOR TIE NEW CRUISERS.
from The Army and Nary Journal
We have before us hektograph letter oi
hir the folln ~t,,, a..

WAsHiNGTOS. d.. Oct T. 1886
DKAEs beg 70 he allowed 10 present for niorma
ton TIE inco-ei quotations Me-srs Schneider Co. OF
lr tituot France. shalng winch and usetu
ID MAKING up your data in bidding for tie O TUG
ne" and gunbOats Oned IN the adyeranent %
The navy Department dated August 1855 very
fully, +. NJ. BARBER. Agent l. I0l 0th-sL NJ W
We havs also be,Ors sIoth1r ies'ss' is .sn.d'
The Portland. Washington, d. c.; ana sspeu' ,a
~ M. B~rosr. agent for CreusoI .ns q, nnr
tuFe VIII Oe recOxni zed that Of 40 ouIco. - 60,
Nsvy VINO vac a m-mOer OF me Aay'o,s orr nv
when deterinlned tue character oi ou' -
cruiserA Our opinion has bcsn ssKru - 10 .no
xrvpriuty OF officer OF the Navy actlns W Tue
.Oublc capacity an agent OF tho oo'rInlneut w
deciding as TO The requir- uisnts for our uew
and also agent for q lorexn urn sesAIns W
furpis material for those veSsls We Puonsn
these lett-r. and ask the judgment OF tne N-Vy .s
this. The judgment OF Cougress VIII also DO
asked for and. II II should chance to ee saver-e 10
Barber and other onlc.rs WHO.
have reason TO beilov- nave plaesi thems-Nes In
SIMILAR position. result will 10 injurious 10 ths
Navy. American zcurers Apd the American
rep rsoutativrs Of orrsn business houses other than
that OF Lreusot have = right 20 ssk that they
be fairness tu the matter OF bid
each for the contract fOr furnishing
the material for tnsn-ofw war. They Iceland
our Jnistn with rssson-shat they not
treated with fairness, wnrn tney are brought
into competition with house having tic sp-ei. All
vaufagrs for obtain Information which follow ths
eaHioy mcns OF . member Of the Naval Advisory
New-York tribune., 1886-11-07
LOSSES IN VARIOUS PLACES

MARLBORO Mass. Nov. Ga tramp called at the house OF
Mt Macomber last and asked for shelter He was
ordered 10 leave the premises he departed he SAID
Nou be for this AT O'Clock to-day the house was
burned 10 The ground Tho family escaped
OMAHA, Neb- Nov 6-The losses by fire in tie Barker
Block last night will 10000 with only partial insu
The building occupied by dry goods and grocery
stores ami real estate Offices.
PHILADELPHIA Nov (SpecfdO.-Before daylight this
morning the dark BedGle Weiss. Frank
ford were destroyed by fire loss Of $4,000 which Ia fully
covered 10y insurance In city companies No aarm was struck
and FIRE Marshal Emory will make an investigation
WAfEktCWN. " " Nov 6-Lyon's steam saw mill In the
town OF Hammond. County. burned last
nigh