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understandable. 16c. We quote prices ON farmers
lots; large lots slightly higher prices paid
PROVISIONS

unmerchantable 16c. We quote prices ON farmers
lots ON large lots sghtly higher prices are paid
PROVISIONS.
WHOLESALE PRIcEs-Prime lard Cleo: short ribs
5.35c hams SAD8l2c; shoulders 3.60c; sweet
picked shoulders. 4la04Ac.
JOBBING PR1cEs-Smoked Meats-Sugar-cur
hams Reliable brand. Is lbs average, 10c, 17l2 tbs
average, 9c 20 tbs average and over, 9loc light. 10
ibs average, lie: I2io fbs average. 10ioc Morgan
q Gray brand, 3. c. hams SIC less than the above;
cottage hams. Reliable braud, 70; California
hams, Reliable brand, 6l4e: English breakfast
bacon clear, Reliable brand, &c. English breakfast
bacon clear. Porter brand Sl4c; English shoulders
Reliable brand II fbs average. &c. II lbs do, 5loc;
Morgan & GRAY brand l2c less than the above miscut
shoulders. DC. Dried beef Porter brand, lie.
Bacon, clear Sides light medium 7lAc: backs light
on medium weight. &c; bellies, 7aac;
French fitches. average fbs. 6l4c. Dry
Sailed and Picked Meats-Englsh cured clear sides
backs funsmokedl 6lAc; bean pork tclear " brl 200
TBS, $3.50; clear pork " brl 200 tbs. $1,000; ham
pork brl 200 tbs $1,000 also in q brls, contain.
ing 100 bs at half the price of the brls. with soc
dded to cover additional cost of package. Lard
Pure ketterendered in tierces 7i2c also, in q brs
and 90 fb tubs. Ssc advance price of terces IL ID
tin tubs and 20 pals a4c advance; lob pals c
advance. Sausage-Bologna in CLOTH 5l2c; In skin,
&c.
SEEDS.
Prime clover $606.5O ~ hu; prime timothy,
S2.2502.75 ~ blu; extra clean blue grass, 81. 400
1.6O W bu red top 75c@$1 " ou; orchard grass,
$2.40O2.85 ~ bu German rnillet ST 01.25 ~ bu,
common millet, 75c0$1 y Blu; buckwheat, 6009Oc
aP bu
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CONDITION OF THE MARKETS.
Wheat Develops Decided Weakness, Fol-
lowed by a Sharp Fall in Prices.
Light Speculative Trading in Corn and Oats,
Accompanied by an Easy Feeling-POrk
Higher but Slightly Weaker.
MONEY, BONDS AND STOCKS.

Less Activity in Railway Bonds-Stocks Act
i've but Irregular.
NEW YORK, Feb 3.-Money on call was
easy at 1s02 per cent
Prime mercantile paper, 405 per cent
Sterling exchange was dull at $4S6s for
sixty days and 81. 8s. for demand
The total sales of stocks to-day were 519, 214
shares, including the following: Canada South
ern, 5000; Delaware Lackawanna & Western,
I28, 600; Delaware g. Hudson, II, $40: Erie, To-
O6O; Kansas & Texas, 1922; Lake Shore, g.
$50; Louisville g. Nashville 16. $50; Northwest
ern, 46, 835; New Jersey Central, TO- 395; New
York Central. 10. 765; Pacific Mail, 1905; St
Paul, 90 $780, ST. Paul & Omaha, 11.000; Union
Pacific, 81, 595; Western Union, "a, 235; North
ern Pacific preferred, 22080; Oregon & Transcon-
tinental, 7,542.
Government bonds were dull and steady.
State bonds were dull but firm.
Railroad bonds were less active, the total sales
being 81. S3s. 900. with an upward tendency. At
the Office of the East Tennessee company, in
this city, it is stated that the committee has
signed the reorganization plan, but that the de-
tails OF the scheme would not be made public
until tomorrow. 1t also said that the pub
lished reports purporting to give synopsis Of
che plan were incorrect
Stocks were very active, but more or less
feverish and irregular Prices at the opening
showed changes ranging between an advance of
J ard decline of an equal amount for the active
stocks, and during the greater part of the fore
noon the market showed considerable weakness.
a raid was made upon Northwestern. driving
the price down per cent from the opening,
which was lower than it closed last evening.
Union Pacific and Louisville & Nashville fell
amounts The decline was checked
irregular and unsettled until after midday.
The important exceptions to this general rule
were Lackawanna and Delaware e Hudson,
which were strong throughout the former sell
ing up in the forenoon to l27s and, after touch
ing 1869. advanced in the afternoon to 1881. In
the last hour il sold off and closed at 1879, net
gain of q. and since the opening Monday morn
ing of Il. Delaware e Hudson gained Il. At
ter midday the whole market responded to the
strength manifested in the two coal stocks men,
toned, Lake Shore, Northern Pacific preferred,
Omaha and the grangers being conspicuous for
their strength In sympathy. however, with
the coal stocks, they closed generally little
below the best figures, with advances ranging
from small fractions to t. The market was de-
cidedly irregular late in the afternoon. but
closed about steady. There were many rumors
a6oat of cuts in east bound freight rates, but the
street was well supplied later on with positive
denials. Other news, except a rehash OF former
stories especially about the Pennsylvania Lacka-
wanna Lehigh Valley proposed combination, was
unimportant
The market closed with the following prices
hid.
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Elsewhere.

CHICAGO, Feb. 3-The Drovers Journal reports
Catte-Receipts, 900; shipments. 1000. The mar
keS was dull and 10O15c lower shipping steers. $40
to 1900 TBS. So. 5O04; stockers and feeders 81 SO
"a; cows bulls and mixed, $1,000; the bulk of
sales were made at So. SO rs seventyfve cornfed
$3.50. s '''s'' averaging i''0' i0S' were SOFA AZ
Hogs--Resepts, 10000; shipments, 5000. The
market was strong and 10c higher; rough and mixed
light, $3.75a4sO skips, So SO as. 60 49,
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts 5000; shipments,
Zoo The market was steady; natives, $205; Tex
ans, $203.5O.
KANSAS CITY, Feb 3-The Live Stock Indi-
Gator reports: Cattie-Receipts 1,O19; shipments,
4O6. Shipping grades weak and slow; other classes
quiet exporters. $4. 9O05.10; good to choice ship
ping 81. 5004. 80; common to medium, So 80 a. 40;
stockers and feeders So. 60 03.75; cows, $203.20
Hogs-Recepts, 9,o65; shipments, none. The
market opened strong and &c higher, closing weak
good to choice, 81 O5 "a. 15 light and mixed, $3.50
03.9o; common, So. go 03.75.
Sheep-Receipts, 1885, shipments, none. The
market active; good to choice, $3. rs rs;
common to medium $2.4003
ST. LOUIS, Feb 3-Cattle-Receipts ], 700; ship
ments, none. Market active and l0015c higher with
strong shipping demand good to choice shipping
10 butcher steers. So % 1o4 25 cows and heifers
So. 1908. 70; stockers and feeders, $3.O00425.
Hogs-Receipts, $500; shipments, 1900. Market
active and higher butchers and choice heavy
IL 3OO465; mixed packing, $4OO04.55.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 2.4O0; shipments.
/ 200 Market active and prices frmi common to
NEW YORK, Feb 3.-Beeves-The market was a
shade rmer the receipts. including fourteen carloads
for export 145 carloads; to good steers
sold at ~ % $ cwt live weight; extra steers sold at
Sc l50630.
Sheep and Lambs-Recepts. g 200 head. The
ket was steadier at unchanged prices. Not many
sheep went above $40, and but few lambs above
$675.
Hogs-Receipts, $500 head; none were offered
alive. There frmer feeling in the market. The
nominal range of prices was 81 40 ~ cwt.
II MI on
head; shipments, 500 head. Market fairly active:
prime, $5055o; fair to good, $4D5; common $3.50
"a. Thirty-one cars of cattle shipped to New York
to-day.
Hogs-Recepts. 600 head; shipments, 400 head.
Market active; Philadelphias $44O04.5 so; Yorkero,
81. 1O04.20 skips, $1,000.
Sheep-Receipts, 1900 head; shipments, 3,4O0
Market firm at 81 % 5.55; fair to good. S.. ESQ
$50; common to good, 1904; lambs $40425.
CINCINNATI, Feb 3.--Hogs firm; common and
light. So. al. 10; packing and butchers, $4. 100
4.4O. Receipts 1880; shipments, 500.
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The Cost of Poultry.

Farm and Garden.
Five cents pound will cover the expense of
raising chicks to the age of three months. That
is for the feed, but must also consider that In
order to hatch and raise brood of chicks there
is the value OF the egg from which .he chick is
produced the interest on capital invested IN
quarters fences, etc.. and the labor of caring for
the fowls. The larger the number of chicks
raised the smaller the expense proportionately,
as but little more care and labor is required for
a larger number than smaller.
In one lot of 5000 chicks on a farm in New
Jersey, a strict account of all the expenses de-
veloped the fact that while but FIVE cents was
required for producing a pound of poultry, the
total cost for building. labor, feed, and interest.
was nine cents. This sum may be safely
estimated as the maximum cost of producing
pound OF poultry, but it may be reduced or in
creased in proportion to the number raised, the
larger the number, as we stated before, the
smaller the expense for each chick The expense
for food will not be diminished or increased, br +
the buildings fences. and labor, will luctuate iii
value according to the number
1t has been estimated that the cost of the
quarters amounts to about 81 per head. or, rath-
er, that it requires about $40 to build house for
ten fowls, and 500 for house fer hundred
fowls, bnt it is apparent that the larger the
house the cheaper the cost proportionatey,
while, SO far as the labor is concerned, one can
as easily feed one hundred fowls as ten. and also
keep the quarters clean more economically as
compared with the fewer number.
Yet, in the face of these advantages in favor
of the keeping of poultry IN large numbers. the
general result heretofore has been that the small
or the number the larger the profits, a result
entirely at variance with the rules applying to
all other industries. This can only be accounted
for the supposiiion that the small focks
receive more attention than the large Ones and
it is probably the solution of the prob
lem. Those who have a few fowls only.
are careful to feed them a variety, and the quar-
tiers are made as comfortable as possible. not
day passing by that some member of che family
does not assist In caring for the fowls. while
larger numbers are often overlooked, and many
of the essential details neglected.
The cost. Of course, depends upon the labor,
but with small flock there is bestowa
of labor which is not valued, being performed
by children and ladies as a source of pleasure,
but which would be considered as an important
item in an account kept with large flock That
nine cents will cover all the cost is fair esti-
mate, and it leaves a large margin for profit if
the chicks are Matched early aud advantage be
taken of high prices. Even if only twelve cents
per pound be realized, the profit is 33 1-3 per
cent, which is much larger than may be expected
from many other sources.
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Instruments fled for record in the Recorders Office
of Marion county. Indiana for the twentyfour hours
ending at o'clock p M, Feb. 3, 1885, fur
nished by Elliott Butler abstracters of titles, room
No. 3, 4Etna Building
Livingston Rowland to Elias e. Post, lot
ITO in Woodruff Place. -...--..-- 81 10000
Henry Kahn to Isaac Kahn, part of lots
10 and IL, in square 8: also lot s. in
Smiths subdivision of part of outlot
100; also part of lot g. in Timothy r.
Fletcher's subdivision of part of outlot
81; also lot 49, il Mobiles subdivision
of outlots As. etc.; all in indianapolis 100000
John W. Williams ard wife to Merrick e.
Vinton. lot Az in Fletcher ct al Is sub
division of outlots 90. 81, SO aud south
half of 81. in Indianapolis. .-.....--.. 10000
Murphy, Johnston s. Co. to Levi Bow
man, lot 90 in Hubbard ct ais subii-
vision of lots and 2. in square Is. in
the southeast addition to Indianapolis 10000
Henry j. Varwald and wife to Henry u
Mcdaniel lot 1913, in McCartys fifth
Westside addition TO Indianapolis -. 10000
Joseph A. Closer and wife to CORTLAND
Van Camp and wife, lot ] 6, in Elijah b.
Martindales addition to Indianapolis IL. 600 90
Conveyances, 6; consideration ....- .S21 90
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picked shoulders 4lc picked hams. 6s08sc;
middlings dull: long clear. SIC. Lard opened 8
shade higher closed weak: Western steam, spot,
645a6473c; February Gas 06 Acc; March, 46
96.49c: April. 6.530654c; May. $50 &c;
June, 6 GA a 6. &C., city steam, 8. 30 @ D 40c.
Butter firm and in fair inquiry; Western, IL
633c; Elgin creamery, Soc. Cheese quiet and
steady.
Copper firm; lake, 11i01lsc. Lead firm.
CHICAGO, Feb IA pronounced feeling of
weakness was developed in the wheat market to-
day. which carried prices down 1sc from the
close yesterday, with the market finishing prac-
ticay at the inside figures. The starting fig
ures for May delivery were 85ac, with some trad
ing at 50 9l6c, but at this point the market fell
off to 84sc, on the news that the ST. Louis -four
dealers were shutting down, owing to lack of or
ders. A slight rally succeeded. followed by a
drop to SAC. the market closing on the regular
board at 81 Slice. In the afternoon there was
another wave OF weakness, which carried May
down to 83sc, closing at 84c asked. Foreign add
vices quote spot wheat weaker and cargoes quiet
and steady Very little outside support was
given the market there. The speculative trading
In corn and oats was light. but the feeling was
easy. prices closing shade lower. Mess pork at
tracted great deal of attention. advancing $50
zoe, but closing comparatively weak and 507ac
higher than Yesterday.
Flour slow and unchanged
Wheat ruled weak and lower closing lie un-
der yesterday. The sales ranged: February,
7Ss 979sc. closing at 1890; March. 79s 0SOsc,
closing at 70 3l6c; May 81. 0S5c, closing at
"a 5-l6c: No. 2 spring, 79a a Sole
Corn dull and easy, closing a &c lower; cash.
36c; February, 36036!c. closing at 36c: March,
30 3.l6 036sc, closing at Sc l6c; May 800 04Osc,
closing at 80 Is l6c.
Oats easier; cash, 28ic: February, 2S4c; March,
28ssc; May, 3ls 03l 15-16c, closing at 3lsc. Rye
quiet; No 2. 58ac. Barley dull; No. 2, Co.,
Flaxseed easy; No. l. $lI
Mess pork irregular; prices advanced Is a 2Uc.
receded 100l2lc. closing easy; cash, $1l 80
0l140; February. 81. 35 011.45, closing at
Sl1. 35 q ll.37a March, $11 37a .47a closing at
$l137a 01l.40 May, $lI55 01l70, closing at
81. 55 "a 573. Lard quiet and steady; cash,
sI2E@6.l5c February. g. l2a 0e l5c; March,
6.l7a 06 Zoe: May. 627a &C. zoe. Boxed meats
steady; dry-sated shoulders, 3.95@40 0c; short
rib sides, s. 60 05. Zoe; clear sides, 585 as. 90c.
Whisky steady at 81. 16
Sugars unchanged.
Butter quiet and steady; creamery, 20 a Bic;
dairy, l4023c. Eggs. lSa 019c.
On the afternoon board wheat was weaker.
May closing at S4c asked. Corn was &c lower
Oats were sc lower for February Pork and
lard were unchanged.
Receipts-Flour Is. 600 brls; wheat II, 900 bu;
corn, $50 900 bu; oats, 1910 bu rye 5000 bu;
barley. $1,000 bu. Shipments-Flour, 10000
brls; wheat, 1900 bn; corn. 120, 900 bu; oats,
$4,000 bu; rye, 1000 bu; barley, 80, 900 bu.
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March, 9.IAe April, 9.23c; June, 9.43c; August,
9.6Oc Futures closed steady ct 203-100c lower
than yesterday.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb 3.--Cotton easy; middling,
S5sc: low mddling Siec good ordinary 7tc: net re-
ceipts 3. 160 bales; gross receipts 3S4S bales;
ports to the continent 1878 bales coastwise, $3.50
bales; sales, 1000 bales; stock, 3S4 ,055 bales.
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Cotton.

NEW YORK, Feb. 3-Cotton-The Post, In it's
cotton review says Future deliveries at the first call
sold at decline of 405-10Oc; the second call
showed a further decline of I02-1OOc. which was,
however recovered that at the third call prices
ranged 405.1ooc below yesterdays closing quota
9.3Sc; October 0.l9c February offered at O7c:
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LIVE STOCK.

Good to Choice Cattle Stronger; Common
Barely steady-Hogs Firm at am Advance
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 3.
CATTLE-Receipts, 200; shipments 75 The
offerings were mostly of common and medium
grades. with the market barely steady on that
class, while good to choice ruled stronger, and
at the close the yards were well cleared. We
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Oils.

PITTSBURG. Feb 3.-Petroieum quiet but firm
National Transit certificates opened at S3l4c, and
closed at S2ac highest price S3i4c lowest, S2lac.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3-Petroleum was DUH
Opened at SO lac declined to S2lQc. rallied to S3l4c
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Rry Goods.

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Dry goods-The presence of
driving snow-storm has been interruption to the
general demand yet in some departments Of cotton
goods good trade has been reached The tone of the
market stronger and prices dearer through
discounts.
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Louisville. New Albany & Chicago.
Chicago Short Line.l
Evansville & Terre Hauts Railroad.
Via Vandalia Lane.

1--we Indpls. 7:30am pt1200m i4o0pm ss10:45pns
Ar Indpls.- 3:50am f1000am 335pr1 4:l5pm
Via I. q st. Il. ssvl
I've Indpls. 10:50pm i530pm t11:5oam 7:1Oam
Ar Indpls.. 3:45am f1000am 3:35pm 6:25pma
Daily. tdaly except Sunday, parlor ear, sleep
ing car:
These trains carry the magnificent Monarch parlor
sleeping and buffet cars. the finest run in America
between Indianapolis and Evansville. Cars ara open
for passengers at $3.50 p Train aoes not leave
ontil 10:A6 p. 10.
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Cincinnati. indianapolis. St. Louis Chicago.


CINCINNATI DIVISION.
Depart-Cincinnai and Florida Fast Lima
daily, 6. and c.. e-------..---... 400 ana
Cincinnati Rushville and Colum.
bus Accommodation ............ 1:SS ana
Cincinnati Washington and Flori
da Mail. p. c. 3:05 pm
Cincinnati ard Louisville Accom-
modation. daily ..-....--...-.-.. 6:40pm
Accommodation, daily 1920 aua
Chicago and St Louis Mail p. c.. lids ann
Indianapolis and LAFAYETTE Accom-. 4:55 pm
Chicago and ST. Louis Fast Line
daily. S. and c. c.. .1o:45 pm
CHICAGO DIVISION.
Depart--Iafayette and Wabash Ry. Accom- 7:1O ana
Indianapolis and Logansport Ex-. 7:10 ann
Chicago Mail. p. c. 1905 pm
LAFAYETTE Accommodation $1,000. BIO pm
Indianapolis and South Bend Ex-- 5:10pm
Chicago, Peoria and Burlington
Fast Lane, daily, S., r. .1l,10pm
Arrive-Circ nnati and Florida Fast Line
daily, c. C. and $50 am
LAFAYETTE Accommodation .--..11:l5 ana
South Bend and INDIANAPOLIS Ex-. 11:15 ana
Cincinnati and Washing Mail p. 3:45 pm
Cincinnati and Louisville Accom-. $40 pm
Logapsport and Indianapolis Ex-- 6:20 ma
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4uolCs
Export grades. 5.0O05.30
Good to choice shippers. --s>-.-......- 4.4004.SO
Common to medium shippers 3.6004. 20
Stockers and feeders -..-.............. 3.25O4.25
Good to choice heifers. .-..-.....-. 3.4004.00
Good to choice cows Observation-Disclosures. 3.0OO3.4O
Fair to medium and heifers- 2.2502.75
Common to medium and heifers.. 1.50D2.O 90
Veals, common to good 3.5005.50
Bulls, common to medium LIS 02.5O
Bulls, good to choice OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2.75D3.50
Mixers, common to good 20. 00045. 90
HoGs-Receipts, 3,700 shipments 1.625. Quail
ity fair The market opened active and higher,
closing firm; all sold. We quote:
Heavy packing 81. 2504.4O
Light and mixed packing. .-......-..--. 4.10O4.2O
Common TO good light 3.5004.2O
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Receipts, $50; Shipments
$40. Quality only fair. The market was strong
er on the best and dull on common. We quote:
Good to choice 12O 14O TBS, car lots. 81 OO04.25
GOOD to choice, 80 to ITO fbs.......... 3.50D3.80
Fair to medium, 80 to 80 tbs...-...... 3.OO03.25
Common. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2.O002.75
lambs, common to good ........ 3.3504.25
Bucks, per head. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2.5004.0O
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cincinnati hamilton q Indiana ,oIis.

Wabash, ST. Louis & Pacific.
Depart-Toledo Fl Wayne and Michigan
Express. -..-........-.-.--.-.. THO ann
Toledo, Fort Wayne. Grand Rapids
Detroit and Michigan Express. -. 216 pm
Detroit Express, 8, daily -......-. 710 pua
Detret and Toledo EXPRESS, So. 11:30 pm
Arrive -Michigan City and Fort Wayne, s.. lao ana
Detroit Express 6. and C 6. .-... 9O5 ana
Pacific Express daily .............l1:0 loo ann
Det4 oft and Chicago Mail ... 6:15 pm
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Bee-Line. c., c.. c. & Indiana ,oli,.
DePart-New York and Boston Express
usaF. s. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 400am
layton, Springfield and New York
.nahpress. 10 aua
Tn .sa ana aichissn Express. L Los an
Limited Express daily G. G. - 3.50 um
New York and Boston Express a.. 7.lopm
BRlGHrwooD DIVISION
Daily 400 am-..... 200 pm
lazy -----..-----1O:lO ann..-.--. 3:5o mn
Day ll:Oo am --.-.- 7:15 nm
Daily except Sunday .-.. 6:4O nm.
Arrive Louisville. New Orleans and ST.
Louis Express. s.....-...-.. 6.40am
Wabash, Fort WAYNE aud Muncie
New York Limited daily c....11:3O ana
Benton Harbor and Anderson Ex.
press. 1:55 pa
Boston, indianapolis and Southern
Express 6JU pm
New York. Boston and st. Louis
Express, daily. and T. 9. ..i025 pm
BRIGHrwooD DIVISION
Daily 6:40 am. $780,. $50 pm
Daily 1O:45 am... 4:40 pm
Daily..-.....-...11:35a .10.25 pm
Daily.-.---...-. l:55 pm.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-31
GFNcR1L GRANT BADLY BFlTFy.

Gqtend LeffsF 70 me Citcdgo IifeT-ccedh
heard an amusing story day or two ago about tbs
family lived in a plain tvostOry brick house on High
St. which siuce the General first began TO achieve
greatness has beGa object OF interest TO tourists and
strangers visiting this city Their nearest aud m0se
intimate neighburs were the family OF A. NJ. Haines
The Haines and the Grant children were fast friends
during the residence OF tue latter Hghst The boys
OF each family had a game rooster, and were wont to
pit the uwl5 against each other whenever favorable
Opportunity presented itself. The Graut rooster was
named General Grant" and was a very gamey Bird
usually coming out first best in the contests. Tho
laiues fowl christcned Jch Davis, not. however
frOm any love the young owners entertained for It's
tPaitOrOus Lame sake.
On one ucca Jon the two birds get to fighting,
and I'm the battle tht Iancs fowl whipped General
Grant" badly, and drove lin from the field The con-
between these two chiefs OF the rODSt took place AZ
time when Grant and PeHbertOn were pitted against
each other at Ycksburg and when 1t Dcgan TO look as
though the would have to give up the idea OK
cant lrlng city. News was brought 10 Mrs. Grant
almost hourly from the seat OF and that lady, as
matter of very anxious about tho result.
although she knew that later Uyss would
get there. had tIst left the house, after
handipg Mrs. Grant somewhat aiscDuaSing dispatch,
when In rushed her boys, Fred aud Buck shouting
Indignantly, Mother General Grant has been hckedI
General Grant has been licked" :" guess not my
children" said the mCther cooy. who at first grayely
imagined tn some later intelligence than that she had
sail Fred Indignantly: JEFF Davis licked him Just
now behind Mr.. IIaines's barn, and II that bird don't
60 into the pot Il will he becalse can't catch II to wiring
is neck" =" Geuc:al Grant" 1t Is related suffered an
gnuminous death hat night, aud next day furnished
a meal for the family.