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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-23
MEMORANDA.

New York March 20-Arrived, schrs Mary A
Hall. Veazie, Fernandina; Jno l. Treat McLane,
Brunswick, Ga; Minnie A Bonsall Lodge, Satilla
River Ga; Austin Knight, Drinkwater, Darien,
Ga: Nellie Floyd, johnson, Georgetown, S G.;
Waccamaw. SqnireS, do.
Cleared. bark Ormus Pressey Fernandina;
schr Charlie Bucki, French, Jacksonville.
Brow Head, March 19PaSsed, stmr Hexham
(Brl Adams. Bull River, S G. for United King
dom port. Her engines were unavoidable and
her pumps had been damaged.
BuenoS Ayres. Feb II Nrr1ved, banks o KO-
han (Ger) Dade. Fernandina; March 9, Maxine
David (Fr), Brigut, Pensacola.
C1reenock. March i9--Arrived, ship Astracana
(Br', Richards, Pensacola.
Grangemouth. March lS-Arrived, bark Niord
(Norl, Dahl Pensacola.
Genoa. March 17-Arrved, stmr Countess (Br),
Waters. Pensacola.
Sailed 18th, bark Marietta D GtaD Gazzola.
Pensacola.
Newport, March io-sailed, solway for savan.
nah.
Port Madoc. March 17-Arrived, bark Hope
(Brl, Evans Darien.
Tarifa, March 1s-Passed, banks Iudustric
AUS, Sodich. Pensacola for Venice; 18th,
Unone dtaD, Porcello, do for Genoa.
Alexandria, Va. March 19-Arrived schr Island
City, Voorhees,, Baltimore, TO load for Savan-
nah.
Boston, March 90-Cleared, schr w Child,
Torrey Savannah
ley. VanGilder Savannah; schrs NJ V II Chase,
Pinkham. Fernardina; Edith r Seward, Trav-
ers Brunswick. Ga.
Cleared, schr Ida Lawrence, Young, Savan-
nah.
Coosaw, S c. March l9-Sailed. steamship Ha-
warden (Br), United Kingdom
Arrived at Farmers Works-Schr II X Tilton
Har is. Norfolk.
Darien March 15-Arrived, schr Caleb Ridg-
way, Townsend. Savannah.
Key West March l6-Saed. schrs w II Fred
son, Ri Idle. and Roin Sanford for Pascagoula
nth. Willie l. ewton Coombs, Mobile; George
Asher, Apalachicoa; Pioneer Br) Nassau.
Norfolk, Va. March 20-Sailed, schr Franz, p
Lee Steeman, Savannah; Clara, Goodwin,
Coosaw, c.
Pensacola March 20-Nrrivod banks Henry
(Nor). Hangerand. and Saigon (Br), Lhngerke,
Montevideo
Cleared. barks Venus CNor. Kiapens, Buenos
Ayres; Iris (Rusl from. Amsterdam.
Philadelphia, Mach 20-Arriyed, schr Mary T.
Morris, Smith, Darien.
New Yorg, March 22-Arriyed, steamships
Spain Liverpool; Elder, Bremen.
Arrived out, steamship Lahn, New York for
Bremen.
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
FINANCIAL.


NEW YoRK, March - noon.-Stocks dull but
steady. Money easy at 2d3 per cent. Ex
change-long 81 S5I4614 So; short, 81 $500
IS State bonds neglected Government bonds
duh but steady.
Erie IN S34 Ri &Ii 8 PIT. o,,<
Lake Shore. 20 Western Union. 7315
Norf. & w. pref. . SEA
5 u. m-Exchange dull but steady TO firm at
81 so11Gl SS11. Money easy at 2@sl6 per cent,
closing offered at ~ per cent. Sub-IreaSury
balances Coin. S120,623.O00; currency, S13,320,-
per cents l2,As; four and half per cents
i08h State bonds dull ana featureieSs
TIE stock market was much more active to
day than for weeks. hue while feverish became
decidedly strong, and portion ~ least OF yes
terday's loss was recovered. There was a furry
during the carly dealings, caused by uncer-
tainty in regard 10 the Missouri Pacific dividend.
IL is now supposed 10 be a question OF whether
II shall be " per cent or nothing. Inc unset
tied condition of Gould stocks causes great un-
certainty in other investments, and the general
market to-day showed marked disposition 10
cut loose from them, or at least from missouri
Pacific Western Union was one OF the strong
est stocks on the list, especially late IN the day
The usual drive was made ~ the opening, put
the list met with excellent support. and. outside
OF Missouri Pacific, Western Union and New
England very little impression was made:
When the recovery began there was marked
demand for covering shorts, which helped the
advance materially, and later IavoraDe heMs
from Chicago that the Northwestern difficulties
were In fair way TO be settled and more con
fident buying for long account was noticed.
Missouri Pacific opened at an advance OF per
cent. over last evenings closing price. but was
driven down quickly 81 per cent, AFTER wplcn
II recovered portion Of the loss. but remained
feverish and unsettled for the remainder OF the
dav. finally closing with a net gain OF u per
cont TIE openinr was irregular. but the de-
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rONSIGNEES

Per steamer st Nicholas, from Fernandina
and way landings-S Guckenheimer & Son. A G.
p Hicks, Reser & S, A Enrich & Bro. G D & l.
Co, Cotton Seed Oil Co, G V Hecker & Co, Mrs
Fl English, II Myers 4 Bros, Lippman Bros. f NJ
Conner, II Hendricks, Davis Bros, DR. Cox
Per Charleston and Savannah Railway March
2-Fordg Office, A Cohen, S Collins 4 Co,
Standard oil Co, C NJ Gilbert & Co. Ludden & b,
J D Weed 4 Co, Solomons q Co, McGillis & NJ,
II Myers & Bros A Miller & Co, M G Noonan,
Lee Roy Myers Il Co G Davis & Son, Davis Bros,
J Gardner, G w Tiedemau, J Cubbedge, j II
Johnson, @ A jacobson. Meinhard Bros a Co. II
c Morgan, Southern Cotton Oil Co, Brown Bros,
G Williams.
Per Savannah, Florida and Western Railway,
March 22-Transfer Office. Jno Flannerv & Co.
McDonough & Co. A A Aveilhe, Stwell. p & NJ,
Brown Bros Dale, d & Co, w d Simlxns & Co,
G Davis & Son, Lee Roy Myers & Co. A Adams,
NJ Ferst & Co, Mendel & d, Smith Bros & Co w
G Morell, g Eckstein & Co, A Enrich & Bro, e
Geffcken. Reppard & Co, A Bacon, j II Estill,
b II Levy & Bro, Frierson & Co, T. Lowell & Son.
S Krouskoff, VIM Hone & Co. Standard Oh Co,
NJ Henderson, II Solomon & Son. j r Griffin,
McGillis & NJ, Lippman Bros, Lindsay & NJ. w S
King Elnstein & H. Nedlinger q X, S Solomon.
j y Weed n Co. Hirsch Bros, =! Wood q Bro
o Hanes, Peacock. ii & Co. Ellis. Y & Co, J Sog-
nier, p II Ward, z S Peele & Co, f. T Roberts, II
Moyle, w G jackson Herman & X.
Per Central Railroad. March 22-Fordg Agent,
II Conner & Co. ,Ino Flannery & Co, A B Hun,
j S Wood & Bro, NJ Maclean. MOI tague I Co w
Fl Price. A Hanley, Fleming Bros, G Haas, 7
Steffens, Moore, II & Co, Kavanaugh & b, r S
Jones. II Myers & Bros, Garrett. 5 & Go, Nj
Eagan, Davis Bros, NJ Boley & Son, Frank & Co,
J D Weed & Co, Menhard Bros & Co. j Gardner
NJ Y Henderson. T p Bond 6; Co, ! indsav X
Southern Cotton Oil Co, j Rosenhelm & Co, J
Floyd NJ Norman, Slater, NJ 81 Co, DR. Cox
f Lowell & Son, Guckenheimer g. son, N Lang
f A Schwarz | Epstein & Bro, A Ehrlich & Bro
NJ j Doyle, Mohr Bros, Eckman e V, Lub & X
T McAulilfe & Co, Stillwell z Il VI, q w Parish
Frersol q Co. Peacock, II & Co. Brown & Co.
] Z Miller & Co.
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BALTIMORE, March 22-FIour quiet but steady;
Howard street and Western superfne So $40
mills superfne 81 37G2 go, extra So 00@3 IS, Rio
brands 81 75Mh 90. Wheat--Southern steady /;
red 90@93c; Western steady but dull; No. ,
winter red, on spot s71sc. Corn-Southern firm;
white 5705Sc, yellow 56051c; Western about
steady and quiet.
ST. LOUIS, March 22-Flour steady and UNI
changed. Wheat-No red, cash S1l4@S2c;
May delivery Sl3s@Si3$c; Corn firm and higher;
higher; cash 3016 13034c, May delivery 9slac
Whisky steady at 81 90. Provisions closed weak
Pork $l4 49,. Lard 81 IS. Dry salt meats
boxed shoulders So 1906 co, long clears s. 90
TO- clear RIBS s. 25 short clears 81 1907 so.
Bacon-boxed shoulders Sc 31l8, long clears
s. S06l7S716, clear ribs S. S7|s6D7 95, short
clears SIS 1905 1913. Aams steady at $40 600
1900
CINCINNATI, March 22-F1our In fair demand
Wheat lower No. , red S5L%c. Corn easier; No. 2
mixed 52@521@c. Oats quiet; No mixed 331Rc.
Provisions,-Pork firmer. Bulk meats firm a. and
unchanged. Bacon firm; short clear s. 6219
Whisky steady at 81 co. Hogs steady.
LOUISVILLE, March 22-Grain and provisions
steady and unchanged.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 22.-Coffee weak and
lower; Rio cargoes, common to prime 124M
l54c Cotton seed products dull; prime crude
oil 30@32c. summer yellow oil nominal; cake
and meal pc per long ton +. o. b. Sugars quiet;
Louisiana open kettle, choice &c; Louisiana
centrifugals, choice white 6 516M6sSc, choice
yellow clarified $40. Molasses quiet; Louisiana
open kettle, choice 33(035c, fair to good fair
l0420c; Louisiana centrifugals. strictly prime
2OG122c prime to good prime lSc, fair to good
fair l6Ol7c, common to good common l5Ul6c.
NAVAL STORES.
LONDON. March 22.-Turpentne 28s Cd.
NEW YoRK, March %, noon.-Spirits tur
pentine quiet at 3Sc Rosin quiet at 81 20611 %
500 p m.-Rosin steady at 81 20Dl 221s Tur-
pentine firm at 3s1Sc.
CHARLESTON, March 22-Turpentine quiet at
35c. Rosn quiet; good strained SC.
WILMINGTON March 22.-Spirits turpentine
firm at Soc. Rosin dull; strained S91Sc, good
strained S71Sc. Tar firm at 81 10. Crude tur
pentine firm; hard 81 co. yellow dip and virgin
81 90.
RICE.
New YoRK, March 22.-Rice steady.
New ORLEANS. March 22.-Rice quiet and I'M
changed
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clipes were In the majority. and the market was
decidedly weak in the early trading. Marked
declines were " ade in Western Union and New
England but the general list lost only fractional
amounts. The decline was soon checked, and
although the extreme activity lasted for over
half an hour, prices quickly recovered and while
the market remained feverish most Of the day.
a steady improvement took place which ceased
only with the close of business The advance
was specially marked in the last hour, and the
close was comparatively quiet but firm to strong
ct best prices of the day for most of the list.
There are few marked declines, and Colorado
Coal lost Ia per cent. and Lake Erie and West
ern preferred /; but Lackawanna gained 1855,
Norfolk and Western preferred IA Tennessee
Coal IS, Burlington and Quincy, Delaware and
Hudson and Western Union per cent. each,
and others fractional amounts Total sales
$4,000 shares The following were the closing
OiIot ati
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Per Charleston aud Savannah Railway, March
% 1 car cotton seed, 2 cars wood, car posts 2
cars rocks, 40 sacks peanuts. ~ boxes drugs 8
cases shoes. 105 pigs furniture, ~ Daies hay 30
pkgs h goods. 90 bbls oil. 405 sacks fertilizers
cases d goods, 8 cases blueing. IS hbls Irvine
i03 nestled trunks. ) cases clothing. bbs grease
$50 boxes tobacco, bdls paper and mdse
Per steamer st Nicholas. from Fenandina
and way landings-1 trunk, ! fender. ! tin PAN
box hides. 200 sacks cotton seed. bale hides
bbls. / box tobacco, 1871 bbls rosin. 1 bdl bags
81 cases oysters, box books, ! case groceries, 9
Dbl potatoes piano, can. boxes bbls and
bag tools. I harrow frame, / roller, Joints c
pipe, 4qrs beef.
Per savannah. Florida and Western Railway.
March 22-s5 bales cotton bO8 bbls resi-, 32
b. snirts turpentine. 10 bales hides. 10 bbls
syrup, 3s cars humber. cars coal. n turkeys
COW and calf bhis rica. ~ pes car wheels 10
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PASSENGERS.

Per steamship Johns Hopkins, for Baltimore
W Stult, c II Walpole wife child and nurse S
Crownhart, W II kllineer, c ii Crownhart r
Osborne, JAS Perry.
Per steamer st Nicholas. from Fernandna
and way landings-F l. Wilcox, d Sinclair, l. r
Brooks wife and boy. Miss \ Bean, J X Clarke,
J II Williams, IL f Haddock and wife, g Little
field and wife, II O Lorthrop, Miss Mary Henly,
MISS l. Lasglcr and 13 deck.
Per steamship Gate City. for Boston-Nlrs
Nj NJ Sanders, w II Blanchard, G T Lttlefell
and wife, w Goodall and wife, r Dryden III
Dodd. Miss Grace Thompson, Miss NJ l. Nlctller.
b F Skillen and wife, Mrs c II Strickland and
servt, c p Towksbury and wife, G A Hubbard
and wife, Marston, j Thompson, III Branch,
Mrs w j Reed, Master Brooks Reed, Mr. Denser
and wife, Jno Frost and sou. Miss II Frost, Miss
+ Frost, II Thompson and wife. A T Trutant,
DR. q Gardner, Fl Eustis, jno Alden, A II
Gilmore. b Newcomer, Dawson, 3 colored
and steerage.
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boxes tobacco, B bhls whisky, 1911 pcs bacon, s
cases shoes, 3S5 kegs, cases d goods, 0 refrig-
orators berries, $50 crates vegetables, 81 steel
rails 40 hbls vegetables, LOS boxes oranges, 70
bbls oran es. and mdSe.
Per Central Railroad, March 22-1l3 bales cot
ton, /: bbs spirits turpentne, 273 bbls rosin, q
bales warn, - bales do neStcS, bales plai1S
bales hides, pkgs paper, 30 pixies tobacco, 365
sacks bran, sS,200 lbs lard, o hbls whisky, , ht
bbls whisky so hf bbls beer. 100 or bbs beer, 100
bbls Hour, 81 cars luuber. 2 ears doors sash and
blinds, b head cattle, 6 pkgs twne, pkg wax,
cases liquor 1900 lbs tallow, 1S1 pkRs o. dse
10 pkgs machin ~, IL pkgs carriage material. 3
dog brooms, IA bales paper stock, 10 pkgS plows
pkess empties, car cotton seed, $50 eases eggs,
10 pkgs hardware, = cars coal, S75 sacks grits.
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call margins freely for projections. The bears
take advantage of any drop in values to cover,
and as the bulk of selling has been by shorts.
they keep the market fuctuating rapidly Lard
was stronger. Short ribs We're active. One
house bought over 100000 pounds and ad-
vanced prices 2iI6eSc.
Cash quotations were as follows Flour
quiet and unchanged Wheat-No Q spring
73GA7534c, No , red S019c, Corn--No. 2, 4Ss4c
at 81 So Short rib sides, loose S705. Dry
sailed shoulders boxed So 00QI6 10. Short clear
sides, boxed S. 5537 10.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Closing.
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EXPORTS

Per steamship Gate City, for BoSton--991
bales cotton. 1856 bales domestics AZ hbls roSin.
bales hides, 9,2iS pkgs fruit and vegetables 46
refrigeratOrs berries, l,040 pkgs mdse, 1853 tons
PIC iron.
Per steamship Johns Hopkins for Baltimore
136 bales upland cotton. IS bales sea island cot
ton. so bbls spirits turpeutme, 1901 bbls rosn
521 hbls rice, 60 tons ing iron, 10000 feet lumber
% bales domestics and yarns, 10 rolls leather, %
bales paper stock. l,20S pkgs fruit and vegeta-
bles PSI pkgS mdse.
Per bark Maria Antonio (Sp), for Barcelona
1000 white oak slaves, 2il6 bhls rosin.
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SAILED YESTERDAY.

Steamship Chattahoochee. New. York.
Bark Maria Antonio SD. Barcelona.
Schr Annie Bliss, Baltimore.
Schr VI X Rawley, New York.
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MILLINERY
To the Public.
Prospectus for SPRING and Summer 1883.

The unprecedented trade in Millinery Business dur
ing 1887 owing the constantly adding of Novelties and
the immense increase Of stock which is doubtless the
LARGEST OF ANY RETAIL MILLINERY AMERICA exclusive of
Already our importations, DIRECT EUROPE are
irving, and OUR THIRD Floor opening NOVELTIES
Spring SUMNER in RIBBONS, FRENCH FLOWERS and
FEATHERS in the Mosr BEAUTIFUL and NOVEL SHADES We
sorry be compelled for want of to close
Winter Season soon which has been very successful
and from to-day all Felt Hats, Fancy Feathers and
Trimmed Hats will be sold PRICE, Our Ribbon Sale
will continue until further notice.
=. KROUSKOF F.
MAMMOTH MILLINERY HOUSE
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III IIIlUtI Of DtIOW UHtSb HgUIbs
FRFIGHTS.

LUMBER-By sail oastwise vessels are scarce
and wanted at outside figures. Freight limits are
S. O0M6 80 from this and the near Georgia ports
to the Chesapeake ports, Philadelphia, New
York Sound ports and eastward. Timber, soc
@1S1 90 higher than lumber rates. To the West
Indies and windward nominal; to South
America, S13 00@14 90; to Spanish and Medi-
dom for orders, timber, e712Ss lumber, SO 15s.
SteaIn-To New York, SIS 90; to Philadelphia,
SO 90; to Boston, 81 co.
NAVAL STORES Nominal Foreign-Cork, etc,
for orders, 2s 10l5d, and, or, As 1lld; Adriatic,
rosin, 3s Genoa. rosin 2s 1016d. Coastwise =
Steam-To Boston, 45c on rosin, SOC on spirits,
to New York, rosin 30c, spirits SOC; to Phila-
rosin 30c, spirits zoe. CoaStwiSe quiet.
ConrnN-R1. staaI,,-The market Is dull
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Fruit and Vegetable Markets.

New York. March 22--To-day's steamer
brought l, 200 packages of vegetables and fruit
Cahbages are firner, and worth s 50@6 90 per
crate; beans. So 80 per crate; peas. IS 90 per
crate; tomatoes, 50 0002 80 per crate; beets,
81 O0G1I 25 per crate; egg plant. 81 006S 90 per
barrel; new potatoes, So 90 per barrel; Charles
ton asparagus, 75c per bunch.
q 8 PALMER
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DEPARTED YESTERDAY.

Steamer st Nicholas, Usina, Fernandina and
way andngs-C Williams. Agt.
Steamer Ethel. Carroll, Cohen's Bluff and way
landings-W T Gibson. Manager
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MARITIME MISCELLANY.


London March Ship I.eanora (Aus), tt.
chiaz at Greenock, from Pensacola, had bull
warks damaged.
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
FRIDAY. March %, 1888
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.

Steamer st Nicholas, Usina, Fernandina-C
Williams. Agt.
Steamer Progress. Ward. Augusta and way
landings-W T Gibson, Agent.
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TO Broughton Street.

The popular Hotel with tourists who visit
Savannah, Ga, is the Harnett House,
which shows a larger list of daily arrivals
than any other eotel in that pleasant city.
Chicago National Hotel Reporter.
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Wire Floor Mats.

The Rustless Wire Woven Floor Mats are
practically indestructible; nice and clean at
all times and are bound to succeed all 9th
ers. For sale at manufacturers prices by
JAS. S. SILVA,
40 Broughton Street.
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COUNTRY PRODUCE.

Potatoes, white yams " busbel. 30 % so
PoULTRY-MarZet for chickens overstocked;
turkeys scarce and wanted.
EGGs-Market active, with full supply.
PEANUTs-Fair stock; demand moderate; mar
ket steady. Georgia not in demand.
SuGAR-Georgia and Florida nominal; none in
marker.
HoNEY-No demand nominal.
SWEET POTATOES In good demand; receipts
lohf
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CLEARED YESTERDAY

Steamship Gate City, Taylor. Boston--C g An
derson. Agent
Steamship Johns Hopkins, Foster. Baltimore
Jas West & Co.
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VEGETABLES -By steam-By special contract:
To New,York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Bos-
ton, standard crates, 20c: standard barrels 4oc.
Without contract: Standard crates, sc; stan.
dard barrels 75c
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NAVAL SToREs-The market for spirits tur
pentine was quiet, but steady and unchanged
The sales were % casks at 3514c for regulars.
market was reported steady at 3514c for regu-
lars. At the closing call it was firm at 3514c
for regulars. Rosn-The market continues firm
at a slight advance for the medium and low
pale grades The sales for the day were 1851
barrels. At the Board of Trade on the first
call the market was reported firm at the fol-
lowing official quotations: A, B, c, d, f and F
s. 0716 q 81 10, H 81 Is. 81 20, ST 80, NJ
81 50, 81 -, window glass So 20, water white
81 At the last call it was firm, with sales of
G65 barrels at-for | 81 %. K 81 35, NJ ST SIS, n
81 So and other grades unchanged.
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Ger Lsynnd-The market was very quiet, but
.hora was some business doing, about 40 bags
changing bands on the basis of quotations. We
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New YORK. March 22.-Rice steady.
New ORLEANS. March 22-Rice quiet and III
changed
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COMMERCIAL.
SAVANNAH MARKET.
oFF1cE OF THE MORNING NEWS.

~ F-A@'-T7111' N"''-f ~ - IT
r,o7roN The market was very quiet, but firm
- ,b. decline There was some little inquiry,
ut most holders were refusing to make con-
LESSONS. The total sales for the day were 564
h,les On Change at the opening call, at 10 a.
=, the market was reported duh and I'M
ohanged. but with no sales. At the second
LII at / p. M, it was quiet, the sales being
On bales. At the third and last call at p M,
=, closed quiet at a decline of l-1dc for all
,,rades with further sales of 544 bales The
following are the official closing spot quota
-, Of the Cotton Exchanges:
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-12-01
uEN AND ToarES.

Dnnsmuir, the coal king of British
Columbia, has an income of from 1000
to s., 600 day.
Ex-Queen Isabella of Spain. who now
lives in Paris, has become devoted to
the American game of poker.
Jack Brown, locomotive engineer
on the Michigan Central road, is the
living image of the late General Sheri-
dan.
Mayor Filter, of Philadelphia, APP
pears to have been forgotten IN the dis
trihution OF cabinet positions among ex-
presidential aspirants.
Princess Matternich, the eccentric
leader Of Austrian society, has become
SO thoroughly addicted to the cigarette
habit that fears are entertained for her
life.
Young George Hearst, editor and pro-
prietor of the San Francisco Examiner,
is said to be determined to break into
some New York morning paper at any
cost
The Bismarck of to-day is thin and
bony, and the doctor has, it is well
known, disincumbered him of the I'M
healthy fat merely by preventing him
from drinking with his meals.
Joseph Chamberlain, who married
Miss Endicott, is very fond of orchids
and has a large collection. He also has
six children, including son in politics,
who is older than the bride elect, and a
daughter who is 20.
The recent death OF the bright and
engaging daughter of Ex-Governor Car
roll, of Maryland, occurred in the
midst of festivities incidental to the
visit of Lady Herbert, of England, who
had hoped to take the young lady back
with her.
President Cleveland has accepttE an
invitation to attend, with his entire cab
met, the centennial celebration of
Georgetown university, which will be
held February o. He will bestow the
honorary degrees to be awarded on that
occasion.
Admir- al Porter, who served on the
committee of arrangements for the first
Harrison inaugural ball in 1871, still
lives in Washington in good health, and
it is suggested that he serve iii o similar
capacity at the Inauguration of the
grandson.
Miss J. E. Harrison is candidate for
the chair of archaeology at University
college. London. She is the most dis
tinguished authority on the art of Greek
vases, and is disputing the place with
some of the most eminent Archaeology
cal experts in England.
Mrs Thurman is reported to be over
joyed at the result of the election. She
dislikes the frippery of official life in
Washington, and reioices that she will
not be obliged to exchange her peaceful
home in Columbus for the hustle and
tumult Of the CAPITAL of the nation.