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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-06

New York, Dec 3-Chartered steamship Duke
of Buckingham (}r), cotton, Norfolk to Liver.
pool 42s Cd lend December clearance): bark
Pudel Ger, lumber, Brunswick to Buenos
Havana, Nov 29-Sailed, schr E B Leisenring,
Davidson. Apalachicola.
Rio Janeiro, Nov 10-Cleared banks Annot
Lyle (Br). Duncan Pensacola; Vaeni CNor),
Olsen, do; ship Superior (Br Perkins do.
Sailed, bark China (Nor), Torgesen Pensacola
Apalachicola, Dec ARRIVED, bark Leprnux
OBJ, Brown, Montevideo.
Cleared, bark Herman (Nors Leonardsen,
Buenos Ayres.
Baltimore, Dec l. Sailed schr Nellie w How
lett. for Savannah.
Brunswick, Nov 26-Cleared, bark Ida CNor).
Jorgensen, Buenos Ayres; 27th, schr Hattie
Darling (Br), Albury Nassau: 2sth, banks Gull
dregn (Nor). jacobson, Rio Janeiro; Polly Stolt
(Ger) Harder Buenos Ayres; brig Rita (Sp). for
Valencia
Dec 3-Arrived. banks Devon Br). Hunter.
Buenos Ayres via Tybee: Nor (Nor), Olsen. do.
Coosaw, S G. Dec Cleared, schr Noble J
Saunders, Lewis Baltimore
Darien. Nov 20-Arrlved, Schr Caleb Ridge
way, Townsend. Savannah.
Fortress Monroe, Dec 2-Passed in, schr
Margaret May, Kitchens. Fernandina for Bal
timore.
Georgetown, s c, Dec S-Arrived, schr Myron
w Spear. Caswell. Savannah ~.
Jacksonville, Nov 30-Passed down, schr Ger
tie NJ Rickerson, Anderson, Palatka for New
York (and supposed sailed from Fort George
Key West, Nov 2s-Arrived. ship Susanne
Ger, Hashagen, Cape Town for orders; schr
Martha, Newman. Caibarlen.
Mayport. Fla Nov 20-Arrived, steamship
Ozama. Pattson, from New York.
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CONSIGNEES.

Per Charleston and Savannah Railway, Dec
Transfer Office, Southern Cotton Oil Co. ]
Joyce, Brown Bros, r Cassels. Susan Robin
son. Hammond II & Co, M Henderson. S X
levin, Helniber & s, McDonough & b. L Freid,
NJ Ferst & Co, G w Tiedeman & Bro. r Pringe.
L Alexander. johnson & Co, Garnett. s & Co,
Co. H NJ Conner & Co, Baldwin & Co, Peacock II
& Co. Ellis. Y & Co.
Per Savannah. Florida and Western Railway.
Dec 5-Fordg ONCE; F Tietien, Ferst q Go.
Kavanaugh & B, L Putzel, W d Simkins a Co,
J Rosenheim Co. Boley Il Son. Florida
Fruit Exchange, Standard Oil Co. Brown Bros
A Ehrlch & Bro. w w Amair, M Y Henderson,
Meln hsnda Bros Co g O., Haines Lester
Dale, D g. Co, Reppard d Co, McDonough & Co
Frierson & Co, A A Aveilhe, r LePage, G W
Haslam, DR. d Cox, w w Gordon & Co. S
Perry, D Y Dancy, McDonough & B. S Phillips
P Hsrdec, w Fl Simmons Appel & S. ] Francis
j F McEachen, Baldwin Il Co, B Knight, J J
Mcmahon. w Miller Lee Roy Myers 4 Co. T N
Keller, Epstein & W, Eckman & v. Heron G.
] S Collins & Co. Ellis. Y & Co, Chestnut & ON
Jno Flannery & Co, J Williams & Co, Peacock
II & Co, Hammond, H & Co, n Conner q Go
O LJones. w w Chisholm, NJ Farley, C l
Montague Co, Chas Ellis, Garnett. s & Co, "
Mcleod, M Maclean, Butler a. s, + Roberts
Woods Co. S Wood & Bro, Warren & A, "
Jackson
Per Central Railroad Dec 5-Fordg Agt,
NJ Farley. Woods & Co. M Y & d McIntire
Baldwin Il Co. Montague & Co, Garnett. s q Co
NJ Conner & Co, w v Gordon & Co. CONNER
cial Guano Co, Jno Flannery & Co, Warren & A,
J s Wood & Bro. Butler & s. J p \ illiams q Co
M Maclean, Heron q @, w Chisholm, Rich &
NJ, ID V Dancy, D b Stancleff, A Enrich & Bro,
Myers q Bros, NJ Egan. NJ Legare. Frank r
Walsh, Palmer Bros, A M & G w West. Chas
Graham. w G Cooper. Ludden & B, A Bacon.
Southern Cotton Oil Co, Epstein & W. Morning
News Solomons & Co, Mary Happs, G Haas,
NY Henderson. Peacock. II & Co, Eckman & v,
Lee Roy Myers & Co. E G Gleason, Stanley & S,
Grady, Del & Co. Stillwell, NJ & Co, g Schroeder,
Lindsay & NJ A Miller & Co. II Precht. s K
Levin, Lippman Bros, f A Schwarz, G Drum
mond, McGils g. r. r Pike, Crowther, g
W Heller, g W Tiedeman & Bro, John Bragdon,
Teeple & Co, S p Shotter & Co, l. M Warfeld,
Frank & Co, c e Suits, @ Eckstein & Co. John
Manner, st Vincent Academy, C Seller. d Cox,
Decker & r, Fleming Bros, W d Smkins & Co.
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
FINANCIAL.


New YORK. Dec. 5, noon.-Stocks fairly active
and heavy. Money easy 20I2l6 per cent Elk
change-long, 50 SAG; short, 81 $50. Govern
ment bonds neglected. State bonds dull but
steady.
Erie .,..... % Richm'd & w. PIT.
Chicago & North 1895 Terminal. ...... 231s
Lake Shore -. 993s Western Union. siA
500 p. m.-Exchange dull, easy and UNI
changed. Money easy at 2136D3 per cent. Sub
Treasury balances-Gold, S155, 531, 900; currency,
SIS, 534, 900. Government bonds dull but firm;
four per cents i2s4; four and half per cent.
coupons 10S. State bonds neglected.
The stock market to-day was again very
active, but remained feverish and unsettled
throughout, but after marked decline at the
opening, was generally upon higher plane
than last nights figures until last hour Specu-
lation was subject TO sudden changes from
activity to dullness and from strength TO weak
ness and vice versa, all day long, but the great
majority of the list fuctuated within range Of
less than per cent, and except in n few lead
ing stocks, final changes are for small fractions
only. Great uncertainty exists as to the motive
power of the market, as was evidenced by sud
den and complete changes in the temper to-
day, and Missouri Pacific was again the pvoting
stock AS the clearing house plan has fallen
through in the southwest, and growing uncer-
tainty exists in regard to the dividend upon
Missouri Pacific, the fact that new plan TO
restore rates in that region is being formulated,
had no apparent effect upon speculation, and
at every appearance OF weakness IN That STOCK,
selling was begun anew. After closing at 699sc
last evening, It opened at 6s this morning sold
off to 6614c, and closed at CSC on sharp rally
in the last few minutes Atchlson, on tue con
trary while very active for that stock, was re.
markably well held. and at times displayed
considerable strength, which gave rise TO much
comment. and led TO a suspicion that Missouri
Pacific was being sold to buy the rest OF the
list upon Later in the day other Gould stocks
displayed weakness, Manhattan. and Western
Union yielding to the pressure, while ROCK
Island sympathized closely in the first drop.
Toward the close coalers Joined in the decline,
New Jersey Central and Lackawanna being
specially noticeable. New England was the
banner stock Of the day for strength, and when
wall into the afternoon. suddenly sh.t up about
point and half causing rush TO cover, and
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THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, DECEMBER s. 1888.

delivery SIS ssGs 40, January delivery S. 100
SCI, April and May delivery IS %; refined
quiet: Freghts steady; cotton Ad, grain sgd
asked.
CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-Wheat was strong to day
and business was decidedly more active. The
opening was about 1sc higher than yesterday.
and after some fluctuations closed 5sc higher
than yesterday. Corn was firmer and slightly
more active but closed only 1s914c higher than
yesterday. Pork was unsettled and irregular.
The opening sales we're 10D12lac higher, aud an
improvement of 2lsGl5c was established. but
later the market weakened and declined $50
INC, closing quiet. Lard was dull but firmer,
closing s1s05c higher. Short ribs were dull
but steady. Oats were quiet and closed about
unchanged from yesterday.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
quiet and unchanged. Wheat-No. spring
81 04N1 O4t4; No. red 81 04@o1 04I4. Corn
No s51sSs33sc oatsaNo z ,oG a rs Mess
Short rib sides loose 81 0017 TO- Dry salted
shoulders, boxed So s7l1@o7. Short clear sides,
boxed, S. b0D7 6216 Whisky at 81 90
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Closing
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Closing.

BALTIMORE Dec. 5.-Flour dull and neglected.
Wheat-Southern quiet ana firm; Fultz 81 07n
1 10; Longberry 81 0S@1 10; No. Southern
81 05; Western Inactive and higher; No. winter
red, on spot and December delivery 81 00Ql 0014.
Corn-Southern fairly active and firm; white
45c; yellow 39@4lc; Western flrmer.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 5.-Flour firm. Wheat firm;
No red 81 05. Corn dull; No. mixed Acc.
Oats steady; No. mixed 2S1ac. Provisions
Pork quiet; mess Si4 50 Lard firmer. Bulk
meats quiet and unchanged. Bacon quiet and
unchanged Whisky steady.
LOUISVILLE. Dec. 5.-Grain closed unchanged.
Wheat-No. red, new 81 OF, Longberry 81 03.
SornaNo: mixed d, 4a1hc white 4S11c Oats
Bacon-clear ribs So rs, clear sides 80 5009 rs.
Bulk meats, clear sides IS so. Sugar cured meats
Hams, 81 50@12 So
changed. Wheat stronger; cables of light re-
ceipts and higher markets elsewhere advanced
prices and closed firm ss@ssc above yesterday;
81 o816@i 6884; January s 81 o41s bid; May deliv.
cry 81 0S340pl 0934. Corn lower for cash, but
futures were higher: No. mixed, cash $50
3S1sc; DECEMBER delivery 3212a3214c; January
higher but dull; No. cash 2534c; May delivery
29s4c. Whisky steady az 81 Ia. Provisions dull
and weak, with only job trade-Pork at $14 25.
Lard steady.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 5.-Sugar, Louisiana open
kettle, choice sos 1-16c strictly prime SC,
prime 1901 1516c, fully fair 1316147sc good
fair 11-16@3Nc, fair 9-16@45sc; centrifugal
SA"S', 6a1i.s<ieSeos. tZbVSt o-lVSs
choice white 615c, choice yellow clarified 8 S-l6D
SIC, prime yellow clarified 6 1-16161sc, off do
&c. Molasses in fair demand; Louisiana open
kettle. choice white 41042c; strictly prime $50
40c, good prime S5G37c, prime 30033c, fair IS
orc, good common 23@l24c, common 20022c;
Louisiana centrifugals, strictly prime A125c
good prime 20023c, prime 1S@19c, good fair
16c, common to good common 13Q15c, inferior
Hole. Louisiana syrup 2S032c. Others I'M
changed.
NAVAL STORES
New YORK, Dec. 8, noon.--Spirits turpentine
quiet at Acc. Rosin dull at 81 0061 o.
500 p. m.-Rosin dull for common to good
strained. Turpentine neglected
CHARLESTON, Dec. 5.-Turpentine steady at
1870. Rosin, good strained Soc.
WILMINGTON, N. O., Dec. 5.-Spirits turpentine
firm at 4216c. Rosln steady; strained SOC, good
strained 8216c. Tar firm at 81 IS. Crude tur-
pentine firm; hard 81 IS; yellow dip and virgin
81
NEW YORK. Dec. 5.-The petroleum market
opened steady at S611c, but after first sales
became dull and heavy and prices sagged off
to S6c. slight rally then occurred, but no in
terest was shown in trading, and the market
closed dull at S61sc.
RICE
New YORK. Dec. 5.-Rice strong
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 5.-Rice unchanged
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2sc; scaled, as> Cod, s@sc. Mullet, half bar
FRuIr--Flori4s oranges, ss25@275. Lemons
- air demand We quote: Choice, So 500
FLouR-Market weak We quote: Extra,
Is 1908 IS; fancy. SIS 9o66 10; choice patent,
&c s69e75 family, IS 40Gs so; spring wheat,
GRAIN-Corn-Market firm We quote: White
corn, retail lots, Csc; job lots &c: carload lots
oOc mixed corn retail lots, 6216c; job lots, Coo;
carload lots, 5Sc. Oats-Retail lots. 45c; job
lots 42c; carload lots soc. Bran--Retail lots,
" 10; job lots, 81 o5; carload lots, 81 0c. Meal
HAY-Market firm. We quote: Western in
retail lots, 81 10; job lots. SIO5; carload lots,
HIDES. Wool, Tc.-Hides-Market dull; re-
eeipts light: dry flint, &c; salted, &c; dry
butcher, &C. Woolo..Market active; receipts
1sc Tallow, 364c. Deer skins, flint, Csc;
sailed, 20c. Otter skins, 50c14O0
., lRoN-Market firm; Swede, 4jk0bc; refined,
LARD-Market steady; in tierces, SIC: so n
tins, S56c.
LIME, CALcINED PLASTER AND CEMENr-Chew-
acla lump lime in fair demand, and selling at
~ rs per barrel; Georgia and Shelby, ST. 2b per
barrel; calcined plaster, 81 IS per barrel: hair
4G6c: Rosendale cement, 81 Is; Portland
cement, So 50D300.
quote: Bourbon, 81 50@5 so; rye, 81 5016 90;
fair demand.
NAILs-Market firm; fair demand. We quote
Sd, So 30: I'D and Sd, SO 80; Cd. So 20: 3d. So IS
lOd, ~ 40: I'D to 40d, 81 80; sod to God, 81 IS.
NUTs-Almonds- Tarragona, 1S@20c; Ivicas
l39lsc; walnuts, French, 15c; Naples. 16c; pc
cans. 1Oc; Brazil, 10c; filberts, 10c; cocoanuts,
Barracoa, 81 0013 Is per 100.
- ONIoNs-Per barrel, Sc so; per crate, 81 10;
Spanish, crates, 81 Is.
OILs-Market firm; demand good Signal
SOC; West Virginia, black. 9012c; lard re;
kerosene, lcj1c; neatsfoot. 65@s0c; machinery,
254s0c; linseed, raw Coo; boiled, &c. mineral
seal, ice; homelight, i6c; guardian. l4c
POTATOES 81 5O02 IL.
RAIsINs-Demand light; market steady. Lay
ers, SO 90 per box; London layers, new, SO so
per box; California London layers, So 70 per
box; loose So so.
SALr-The demand is moderate and market is
quiet; carload lots, soc, f. o. b.; job lots $50
95c.
sHor-Drop, 81 40; buck, 81 IS.
SUGAR-The market is dull We quote: Cut
loaf, SIG: cubes, &c; powdered. SC; granu-
nc; off A. 7ssc; white extra C, &C; golden
G, 634c; yellow, 61kc.
SYRUP-Florida and Georgia dull, at 2s930c;
market quiet for Sugarhouse at 3C0140c; Cuba,
straight goods, CSC in hogsheads; sugarhouse
molasses, 10000.
ToBACCo-Market steady: demand fair We
quote: Smoking, 25c0$1 25 chewing, common,
bright, 50@75c; fine fancy, Se1aCc; extra fine,
90c@$1 10; bright navies, 45075c; dark navies,
40050c.
LUMBER-Demand brisk and much III excess
of present mill capacity. Mills full of work for
forty to sixty days. and advanced prices offered
for prompt deliveries. Prices firm at quotations,
with, strong upward tendency. We quote
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Mill timber 81 below these figures.

continues equal to shippers requirements,
and business is quiet at quotations. Freight
limits are S. 00@,6 so from this and the near
Georgia ports to the Chesapeake ports, Phila-
delphia, New York, Sound ports and eastward.
Timber 50c0$1 90 higher than lumber rates.
To the West Indies and Windward, nominal;
to South America, $16 so; to Spanish and
Kingdom for orders, timber e5 los standard;
lumber. 95 5s. Steam-To New York, SO 90; to
Philadelphia. Sc CO.; to Boston, 81 90; to Balti-
more, Sc So
NAVAL SToREs-Firm. Foreign-Cork, ETC.,
for ORDERS IS 9d, and, or IS 3D.; Adriatc, rosin,
Is; Genoa, rosin IS Cd; South America, rosin.
81 90 per barrel Coastwise -Steam-To Bos-
ton, 45c on rosin, 90c on spirits; to New York,
rosin, SOC. spirits Soc; to Philadelphia, rosin,
Doc. spirits, soc; to Baltimore rosn 5Oc spirits,
zoe. Coastwise quiet.
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Fruit and Vegetable Mark at.

New YORK, Dec. 3.--The receipts of new south
ern vegetables continue light, and anything
choice will now meet with ready sale and at
So 00@3 80 per crate Peas range in price all
the way from 81 90 to 81 90 per crate, according
to quality and condition. Egg plant, 81 500
so per half barrel crate. Beans, 81 00@2 90
per crate Receipts of oranges to-day are lib
eral, and invoices via late steamers are more
or less out of order, showing considerable de-
cay which is undoubtedly caused by the long
voyage during the recent heavy storm along
the coast. Strictly fancy fruit in sound CON
dition is selling at So 5O02 rs per box; brights,
81 OoD2 25 per box and russets 81 600! IS per
box. With colder weather and no delay Of
fruit while in transit, we have every reason to
expect fruit to arrive in better order.
q PAIMEp
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RECEIPTS.

Per Charleston and Savannah Railway. Dec B
81 bales cotton 10 bbls spirits turpentne, 20i
bbls rosin, car cotton seed, 2 cars wood, bale
dry goods, l bale hides, 81 boxes groceries, 1
case flannel, case clothing, case dry goods, 81
pkgs mdse.
Per Savannah. Florida and Western Railway.
Dec 5-1,057 bales cotton, 1894 bbls rosln. l57
bbls spirits turpentlne. cases boots and shoes,
box notions, ITO pkgs furniture, 8 boxes potash.
81 cars lumber, cars wood, SO wheels, horse,
IL bales hides 65 bbls crude turpentine, 61 head
cattle, IS head hogs, 8 cars cotton seed, 3S pkgs
fresh beef, 8 coops fowls, car poultry, 100 bxs
lemons, 171s tons pig iron, 800 bbls flour. $40
boxes oranges, and mdse.
Per Central Railroad, Dec 5-2.,5s bales cot
ton, 73 bbls spirits turpentine. 1888 bbls rosin, 4
bales yarn, 33 bales domestics. bales hides, II
pkgs paper, 7pkgs tobacco, "a, 100 lbs lard, 140
lbs dried fruit 600 bales hay, 30 bbls whisky, 81
hf bbls whisky. 1913 hf bbls beer % cars lumber,
80 pkgs furniture. 113 hogs, a sheep, 81 dozen
brooms 800 lbs wood in shape, 10 cases liquor.
81 pkgs machinery, 900 lbs buggy material. 2s3
pkgs mdse 10 cars cotton seed, $50 tons pig iron.
139 pkgs hardware, Is cases domestics, $50 bbls
grits.
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PoULTRY-Market well supplied; demand fair
EGGs-Market frmer, with good supply;
fair demand
PEANUTs-Fair stock; demand moderate
prices firm.
PEAS-None.
SUGAR-Georgia and Florida nominal; none in
market.
HoNEY-No demand; nominal
SWEET PoTAToKs-In good demand.
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Beecher, from Brunswick for New Haven, which
arrived at Southport Nov 80. with loss Of some
sails, is also leaking. A board Of survey went
down to Southport yesterday TO examine the
she would have to come up to Wilmington and
discharge her cargo Of lumber for repairs CThe
II Z was reported arrived at Wilmington 1st).
Woods Holl, Mass, Dec 3-Capt Ellis. OF schr
Fortuna, from Bull River, G, reports rough
weather 100 miles N of Hatteras, lasting days,
in which lost spanker boom, forestaysail and
tore foresail and swept the deck and lost small
boat. The gale began on the nth and increased
to hurricane on the Gath, lasting to the Goth.
Schr Rudolph. from Bangor for Palatka,
Fla, was spoken off Charleston Dec 3, with
mainmast sprung. viii continue the voyage.
THE was reported arrived at Norfolk Nov
"a, with spars gone
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the entire list moved up in sympathy. The
majority of the list are lower this evening, and
Burlington and Quincy is off 1S4 Missouri
Pacific 1Ss, Manhattan 11s. Lackawanna and
New Jersey Central each rs, Richmond and
West Point preferred per cent, and Others for
fractional amounts. Sales aggregated $4,000
shares The following were the closing quota
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Steamship Stamford Nor), GENRE, Bluefelds
Nic-Kavanaugh & Brennan.
Schr Fannie KINNEY. Wolfe, Kings Ferry,
Fla, in balast-Jos Roberts & Co.
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ARRIVED UP FROM BELOW
CLEARED YESTERDAY

Schr Harry Ritter, Adams, Philadelphia,
with iron and oil TO order; vessel to Jos A
Roberts & Co.
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DEPARTED YESTERDAY


Steamer Katie. Bevill. Augusta and way land
ings-J Medock, Agent.
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SHIPPING lNTELLIGENCE.


THURSDAY, Dec 6, 1888.
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.
Steamship Mars, Hawes New York-C G An
derSon.
Schr Jennie s, Sinclair, New York. with
guano to order; vessel to Jos A Roberts & Co.
Steamer Ethel, Carroll, Cohen's Bluff and way
landings-W Gibson. Manager.
ARRIVED AT QUARANTINE YESTERDAY
Bark Camilla Nor, Sorensen, Santos In bal
last-Master
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Pensacola, Dec 3-Arrived, banks Teresa
Rocca Qtal), Terrizzano, Buenos Ayres; Fran
cisca Utah, Antola, Santos; Negrisuolo QtaD.
Giadatti, Cape Town; Aukathor (Nor). Thorsen,
Barbados; Fritz Schmidt Ger, Schmidt, Mon
tevideo; brig Zeno tBr), Gagnon, Barbados;
schrs II j Cottrell, Haskell, Boston; Wyer G
Sargent, Sargent, Edmont Reyes; Emma, from
Stonington; Jos Warren, Benson. Biddeford;
Paul & Essie, from Portland
Perth Amboy, Nov S0-Arrived, brig Robert
Dillon, Leighton, Savannah.
Vineyard Haven, Dec Arrived, schr Mary
Fernald, Gloucester for Tampa, Fla.
Woods Holl, Dec ARRIVED, schr Fortuna,
Ellis, Bull River, S C.
New York, Dec 5-Arrived, steamship Wiscon-
sin, Liverpool; Devonia, Glasgow.
Fernandina, Dec 5--Arrived, brig Arcot,
Gates, Cardenas, Cuba; schr Robert J Snow,
Pillsbury, Grenada.
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ARRIVED BELOW YESTERDAY.
Schr Cassie Jameson, Collins, Woods Holl,
with guano TO order; vessel to Jos A Roberts &
Co.
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MEMORANDA.

Steamship Shawmut, New York mot pre-
viously).
Bark Mississippi Nor, Hull.
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SPOKEN.
MARITIME MIsCEIL.ANy

By steamship Nedied (Br). at this port, no
date, etc, a Norwegian bark showing II W r D,
bound east; fresh WSW breezs blowing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-29
MURDER At TIE dQUEDUCT

v.T,I RESULT or A NFGRO's BOAsT-HE SHOOTS
AN INoFFENsIvE CoMRADE.
Yesterday afternoon Smith Murphy, cololcd man
.urloved al Shaft No. Z of the new aqueduct al
ranytown, shot and almost instantly Killed fa'rch
ryn,r also clCred, who was employed as a huio
ar;v,r at SHAFT No ID 1t was pay day for the men,
AND AFT er receiving their morey large number OF the
men congrega,ed at Fitzpatrick Hotel and drank
heavily Murphy, who is a big man, stood In 'front.'
of The bar and was telling number Of Italians thai 40
u,as able to fight any employ oil on tho aquchct
The bartender found 1t necessary several times To tell
Murphy TO behave himself and mphy, unable TO ma
anybody to fight with, getting ready to go away
AT this point Tyner entered the place and caiieu
for a drink of whskey. lie was sober and ala not
appear TO have been drinking Murphy and Tyner were
the only two colored In the place and the former
no intended. Tynor paid but little attention to
Murphy who continued boasting 10 the ltaiahs tha'
10 could fight any in the place BY this time
n,.ae HIM angry. lie stepped up TO Murphy anu
soh him # he did not shut up That no
wUnld throw him out , % &. n oGg an ps ,ol
with oath Murphy drew rom las pochet an r usD
The Italians He'd from the place and what happened
inside IL AS far a. can be Icaih.u theIt
were no eyewitnesses to the tragedy inc sharp 10
,sor Of the revolver was heard by those outs lde ant
shortly aiterward Murphy was seen TO come nom tht
hotel IL was suspected that no had shot lyherl
AMI somebody ran TO the police statoh anu
notified the sergeant In charge 10 ,nae ME
shortly afterward Murphy arrested by constaDio
On going into the bar room Tyner was seen yine "a
tho floor with the blood streaming from ouiiet Wouh
In his side. He died in q few minutes. MURPHY
has been loafng round In the dinerent snars vi ao
Aoueduct for some time, and is known to DC a des-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-29
RARE IND COSTLY PLANTS BURNED.

James r. Pitcher, secretary OF the Mutual Accident
Association who of the largest private growers
of rare plants in the country suffered severe loss oS
fire on Friday morning, when about O'Clock many
of his greenhouses at Short Hills, N j., were DO,
stroyed The fire started near the boiler house, winch
divided the chrysanhemum house from the rose house
II only burned the end off the chrysantbemnm house,
but totally destroyed the boiler house. two rose houses
the camea house the palm house and the blooming
house, and partially destroyed other houses INC
los incurred by Mr. Pitcher is exceedingly heavy. In
money value It Is over $40 600, and is only partially
covered by Insurance.
R,, apar from money value. the loss Is exceedingly
great because many Of the plants consumed can never
ke replaced and probably had not their equals In tho
world The collection of cameias burned was that
made by the noted horticulturist Marshall wilder,
of Boston who died some time ago He spcnt hity
wears in making that collection and when Mr. Ptoher
bought IL he undoubtedly acquired the most represent
stive collection of csmelias in this country: some me
OF the finer specimens were fully hall centur. gu
and bore about thousand blooms Many valuable
orchids representing somo Of the best hyb1ds, were
burned and many rare specimens OF tree ierhS ana
sncepbalaritus ed The same fate.
The fire probably originated from overheated MUGS
Mr. pitcher will begin to rebuild as soon as the sea
son is sufficiently advanced but In great measure
the loss of his collection is irreparabe. He pos
sesses perfect fortune in plants, the total value OF
them being about 1000.