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Per Charleston and Savannah Railway. May
24-25 bblS rosin, bbls spirits turpentine, case
cigars, cases b and shoes, 10 hbls rice, 3 boxes
med supplies, Is sacks rice, Dbl coffee, IA pcs
prtg press, bales goods, calves, ! car bbls,
and mdBe
Per Savannah. Florida and Western Railway.
May Ri bales cotton. 1901 bbs rosin, 4G7
bbl5 spirits turpenJlne. 81 cars lumber. I car
laths, cars wheels, cars stock, ~ bbls pine
apples, II bbis molasses, cars wood, 1872 empty
kegs, bales hides. boxes soap, ~ bales wool,
II bales moss. 483 empty bbs, SO sacks corn. I81
sacks oats, 305i bbls vegetables. % bbls flour,
6.2s1 crates vegetables, IS pGgs mdse.
Per Central Railroad. May 2i-l6i bales cot.
ton, n bales yarn. ~ bales dopestics. 4 bales
wool, roll leather. pkgS paper, 300 lbs lard,
1lG pkgs TOBACCO. 1U bbls spirits tlrpenCne, sos
bbls rosin. 17,754 lbs meat 12j bbls -four. 100
bales hay, . Dols WINS ", Is hf bhls beer 106 ar
bbs beer. "a pkgs furniture, !, 1875 bushels corn,
II cars lumber. ~ cords wood, 49, tons pig iron.
cases liquor, $40 pkgs vegetables, box tallow.
% pcs machinery, 40 pkgs mdss, cases eggs,
~ cars coal, Pkg hides, 300 sacks meal, car
stone.
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.
ELECTRIC LIgHTs IN NEW YoRR HARBoR.


Washington. May 29-The Lighthouse Board
has perfected arrangements for the illunina-
ton of Gedney's Channel New York harbor by
means Of electricity, aud it Is expected that
contracts for the work will be made this week.
Experiments conducted during the winter with
the DIcXcnze-1Iils system have demonst rated
its utility as an aid TO navigation to the satistac-
ton OF tue board and it will be employed in this
inStancs. Six electric light buoys will be used
three on each side Of the channel They will be
placed about /, 100 feet apart, and are expected
to light the channel 50 that vessels enter the
harbor at night as safely as in the day time
The battery will be located at the Sandy Hook
light station and the lights viii be controlled
from that point. Toe establishment of these
lights viii cost about S26,0)) and they can be
maintained at a cost Of 80, 900 year.
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MARITIME MISCELLANY.

The bark Kamschatka (Nor) cleared and sail
ed Wednesday for Fernandina. and not Bruins
wick, as previously reported
The cargo Of the schr Jefferson was shipped
by Frierson & Co, and not as previously, re-
ported.
About 10 bales of cotton were burned on the
steamship Gate City and the remainder Of the
cargo is damaged by water
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EXPORTS

Per steamship Johns Hopkins. for Baltimore
552 bales upland cotton, 10 bales sea Island cot
ton. so bbls rice 20 bblg spirits turpebtIue. ia
bbls rosn. 30 bales domestics aud yarns, 10000
feet lumber, 10 rolls leather, 5000 pSgs vegeta-
bles, 474 pkgs mdse.
Per steamship City OF Macon. for Boston
522 bales cotton, 375 hales domestics, 70 bales
hides $50 bbs rosin, 535 bbls snirits tUrDentine.
IA bbls OIL 1888 400 feet lumber q casks clay 1921
tons pig iroE. 4sH pkgs vegetables 2 tons cot
ton seed, Ell pkgs mdse, 0 bales wool
Per schr Jacob Reed, for Boston-423 142 feet
p lumber-Stillwell, Pike b Milen.
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Steamship City of Macon, Lewis, Boston-C
G Anderson. Agent.
Steamship Johns Hopkins, Foster, Baltimore
Jas West & Co.
Sshr Jacob Reed, Nickerson, Boston-Master.
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COUNTRY PRODUCE.

PoULTRY-Market firm; young chickens
scarce and wanted; old fowls plentiful and dull.
EaGs-Market f1rmer, with full supply
ana light demand.
PEASUrs-Fair stock; demand moderate.
SueAR-Georgia and Florida nominal; none
in market.
HoNEY-No demand nominal
SWEET PoTAToEs-In good demand; receipts
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SPOKEN

Bark Der Nord Ger Wegner, hence for Car
thagena, May 4, lat 80, lon Al
May 30. lat 81 o. lon n 81, bark B Patroner
HtaN. from Pensacola for Dundee.
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dill timber 81 below these figures.
FREIGHTS.

LUMBER-By sail-There are no arrivals of
coastwise tonnage for this week. There is
some little inquiry for tonnage but bust
ness is quiet at quotations Freight
limits are IS 0006 so from this and the near
Georgia ports to the Chesapeake ports, Phila-
delphia, New York, Sound ports and eastward.
Timber. 50c0Sl 90 higher than lumber rates.
To the West Indies and windward, nominal to
South America $18 00@14 90; to Spanish and
Mediterranean ports 81 00@12 co. to United
So lbs SteamITo New York, So 90; to Phila,
delphia, So 90; TO Boston, 81 90.
NAVAL SToREs-FIrm. Foreign-Cork ETC.,
for orders, IS, and, or Is Sd; Adriatic, rosin,
20 Boston, 45c on rosin, soc on spirits; to New
York, rosin soc, spirits SOC; to Philadelphia,
rosin 30c spirits soc; to Baltimore, rosin SOC,
spirits zoe. CoastwiSe quiet.
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We have made an astonishing reduction In
the prices of goods, and all those who
have the curiosity to a fine line Of Clothing
at extremely low prices will be agreeably sur
prised. Give us a call.
SIMON MITCHELL,
SIGN OF THE GOLDEN ARM.
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) 10; choice patent, IS 45@5 IS; family, 81 $50

S. -'' " ''~S
We quote: White corn, job lots SIC; carload
lots, SOC; mixed, job lots roc; carload lots &c.
oats steady. demand good. We quote: Mixed
oats cats 4sc; carload lots 47c Bran, 81 IS. Meal.
&C. GrSt sper bushe S7lsc.
+ AY-Market very firm, with fair demand;
STOCK ample. We quote, job lots: Western,
q Is; carload lots, 81 1915; Eastern, none;
HINES, Wool ETC. Hides-Market very
weak; tendency to decline; receipts light; dry
hint; Sc; salted, &c; dry butcher, &c. Wool
marx market ye;y weak; receipts light prime, in
bales, 10000; bury, S012c. Wax, 1sc. Tai
low, 3@4c. Deer SKINS flint, 25c; salted, 20c
Otter skins, 50c@S4 90.
'lRoN-Market firm; Swede, 41z15c; refined,
234c.
LARD-Market steady; in tierces, sSsc; so n
tins, S3lzc.
LINE CALcINED PLASTER AND CEMENr-Ala-
bama lump lime is in fair demand, and is sell
ing at 81 25 per barrel; Georgia, 81 l5Gl1 IS per
barrel; calcined plaster, 81 IS per barrel; hair,
So 50@3OO
LIQUoRs-Full stock; steady demand We
quote: Bourbon, 81 5005 so; rye, 81 5006 90;
rectified, 81 00G1 80. Ales unchanged and in
fair demand.
NAus-Market firm; fair demand. wequo
3D., 50 80; I'D and 3d. 50 IS; cd, So 90; Sd, s. 60;
1od to BOD, So 40; 4od, sod and cod, So IS per
key.
1791Sc; walnuts French, 15c; Naples, Ice; pc
cans, 10c; Brazil 10c; filberts, loo; cocoanuts,
Baracoa, 81 00@3 % per 100
Ons-Market firm; demand good. Signal,
45c; West Virginia black, 9110c; lard, &C;
headlight, 15c; kerosene, 9l5@l0c; water white,
1312c: neatsfoot, 6006Oc: machinery, 25@30c;
linSeed, raw, 60c; boiled, CSC; mineral SEAL Ice;
fireproof, 1Sc; homelight, 1Sc.
ONIoNs-Bermudas, per crate, 80 26.
PoTAToEs-Northern, eating, So 0003 25.
PEAs-Following are prices asked by dealers;
Clay peas, 81 25; whippoorwill, 81 25; red rip
ers, 81 75@2 90. Jobbers are buying at the fol
lowing prices. Cow peas, mixed, 75c; clay,
81 90; speckled, 81 90.
PRUNEs-TurkiSh &c; French, 12I6c
RAIsINs-Demand light market steady. Lay
ers, So so per box; LondoI layers new, So rs
per box.
SALr-The demand is moderate and the mar
ket is quiet; carload lots. zoe b; job lots so
@I90c.
SHoT-Drop, 81 80; buck, 81 rs.
SUGAR-The market is steady; cut loaf, 1850;
standard A, csc; extra c, 6AQ6lec; yellow G,
&c; granulated, nc; powdered, TIC.
SYRUP-Florida and Georgia dull at 33040c;
the market is quiet for sugarhouse at 30040c;
Cuba straight goods 2Sc in hogsheads sugar
house molasseS, 1SQ120c.
ToBACCo-Marlzet dull; demand moderate.
We quote: Smoking, 25cG$l 25; chewing, COM
mon, sound, 5000; fair, 30035c; medium 3S
@5O; bright, 50075c; fine fancy, S5@90c; extra
fine, 9Oc0S1 10; bright navies, 45175c; dark
navies, 40Q150c
LUMBER-Coastwise demand Is more active
than forsome months, and indications point to
large consumption and continued improvement
in demand. Foreign demand is fairly active
Prices are firm at quotations, with an upward
tendency. Mills are all full of work: We quote
n h.
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nEPARTEn YESTERDAY.

Steamer David Clark, Bravo, Fernandina-C
Williams, Agt.
Steamer Ethel, Carroll, Cohen's Bluff and way
landngs-W L Gibson Manager.
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
FINANCIAL.


NEW YoRx, May "a, noon.-Stocks duh but
steady. Money easy at topper cent. Exchange
long, 81 s6I6GD4 s6sz; short 81 s8N04 SO.
State bonds dull but steady. Government bonds
Erie '.'',..:.... 24lk Richm'd g. w.Pt.
Lake Shore. -. 9oA Western Union. 761s
Norf. & W. pref.
easy at 11sN2 per can't Sub-Treasury balances
Coin. S1S2 S87 900; currency, $14.772000. Gov
eminent bonds quiet but steady; four per cents
1875; four and a half per cents lOS1s. state
bonds dull but steady
The opening of the stock market this morning
was somewhat feversh and irregular, though
most of the active list were from 1sGaS per
cent. above last evenings closing ngures. sew
era favorable factors had the effect OF advanc-
ing the general list fractional amounts during
the forenoon. St. Paul was still disturbing
factor and Fort Worth and Denver was espe-
cially weak, dropping per cent. before the
close Missouri Pacific. Union Pacific and Della
ware and Hudson were the strong stocks OF the
morning, though the gains in some OF them ex-
ceeded II per cent Selling in st. raul began
shortly after noon, well-known house leading
Off with large offerings and traders joined in.
The weakness soon spread to the rest oil the
list, and Reading followed st. Paul very closely,
the two stocks doing over half the business
transacted IL was announced that New Eng
land was to be broken before the close, and
furious attack was made upon that stock next,
and il yielded readily the decline in II being,
next to Fort Worth, the heaviest or the DAY;
The activity in the market by the last hour had
become great, and some stop orders were UNI
covered before the close, which had still more
discouraging effect upon bulls. other events,
however were partly responsible for the de-
cIine-fresh engagements Of gold for export,
accompaned by sundry disquieting rumor5 and
continued pressure. The market became more
quiet before the close, which, however, was
active and weak at about the lowest prices or
the day. Total sales 2i3.00 shares. The follow
ing we're the closing quotations:
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SAILED YEIrERDA-
MEMORANDA.

Steamship Johns Hopkins, Baltimore.
Steamship City of Macon. Boston.
Schr Jacob Reed, Boston.
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CLEARED YESTERDAY.

Bark Jennie Louttit (Nor). Knudsen, to loa
for Europe-Strachan & Co.
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Fruit and Vegetable Markets.

Fruit ana Negetaole markets..
PHILADELPHIA. May 24-Florida peaches, y
of bushel crate, are selling at s. 00D4 90;
prime potatoes, 81 5O@5 so per barrel: cullins
81 5O@3 90 per barEel cabbage, 81 25G2 90 per
crate: cucumberSN 81 5O02 IS per crate; to-
matoes, 81 5002 90 per crate.
A, Il. DETwILER & Son
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SHIPPING INrELLIGENCN.

MINIATURE ALhANAC-fhlS DAY.
Sun RISES. ..............s.. SOB
sun ch Is .u'Df
HIGH WATER AT SAVANNAH. ..7:4S A ". S:26 p n
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W A Burnett, A LOTUS, Miss lamar. Geo W
Cusher q Shearer W p Kelley, p T Thackara,
Geo Brown.
Per steamship City Of Macon. for Boston,
Miss NJ Preble, Miss II Pr BILE Miss f l. Far
ley, Miss Ida Thursby, Miss NJ A Fitzgerald, CT
Mills and wife, Mrs l. Keller ana ? children, Mrs
D 9 Stallings and children, G F Eaton aud wife,
f o Rudd and wife, c Aver and wife, Capt d
w Corning, w S Hall and wife W z Crosby,
S Bumpus and wife, Miss l. Murray 5 Corning
and wife, Mrs II F Green, Miss NJ II Urquhart,
Miss A l. Tripp Miss w Prince and son Miss
H Prince, L WadSworth and wife, MIR jackson
wife and children, Master Jackson, Miss Jack
son. Miss Leech, Mrs Leech Miss NJ Fern. Mrs NJ
A Dow Miss Keen, Miss NJ Sheehan Miss l. Ross,
Mr. Pucklin and wife. l. b Bailey and wife, Mrs
j w Thorne w w Gray, Miss F. Bentley Miss
Mcleod, Miss Wright, Mrs Barney, 5 II
Dunpy, r Blago, + l. Mute, d Wyeth, c L
Jewell, Sister DeSales, Sister Raphael, l. Bosui,
and colored.
CONSIGNEEs.
Per Charleston aud Savannah Railway. May
2i-Transfer Office. J Williams e Go, Medical
Officer u S NJ II S, J Torrent c A Drayton, NJ
S Longhead, j j Diuon, NJ McNierny.
Per Savannah. Florida and Western Railway,
May 24-Transfer Office. Lee Roy Myers & Co,
Smith Bros < Co, NJ Henderson, NJ Ferst 4 Co,
Enrich Bro Lippman Bros, 2 Is Sprinkler,
H Myers Bros, Ecknan & V, Lowell y l., j G
Cornwell, Mendel 4 D. McDonough q Co, LW
Stern, Frierson a Co. Stllwell, p 4 NJ Jas Ray,
Reppard x Co. D Cox, Jno Copeland A Krauss,
Peacock, II & Co, A II Champion. Il Casses.
w Sturtevant. Meinhard Bros x Co, l. Put1el,
D A McGee. Ellis, Y Z Co, Baldwin X Co, c o
Haines. j Williams & co. CT Jones, Quinan
& S. NJ 5 longhead, j Hallett, T l. KinSey
Per Central Railroad, May 23--Fordg gent
w w Gordon q Co, Garnett, s Il 60. | a Haas,
II NJ Conner q Co, McDonough & Co. w Rogers,
j ? Williams & Co, Ellis, y Co, NJ Fest 4 Co,
Savannah Brick Co, Peacock II & Co. c Seller,
Lee ltov Myers & Co, + A Schwarz, Palmer liros,
A Miller Co, Mohr Bros, Isabella Cummings,
G i Suults, 5 Guckenheimer 4 Sou. Reser& S,
Smith l{Fps S-Go, Harms 4 J, A II Champion n
Lang, A,B HUI, Frank n Co, NJ \ Henderson, A
f MacltaS; j w lyman, j Collins y Co, L Bar
nett, Herman & KOhlander Bros, Lindsay Is NJ,
l. Putzel, VIM Hone x Co. Grady. Del & Co, 3
X Levin, S Krouskotf, Jos A Roberts y Co, u
Johns. Bond, II s f, Stillwell p & NJ II Solo
mon & Son.
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VEGETABLEs-By steam-By special contract:
To New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Bos-
ton, standard crates zoe; standard barrels, 40c.
Without contract: Standard crates, 35c; stan
vi hor "a
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FRIDAY, May %, 1888.
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.
ARRIVED UP FROM QUARANTINE YEsTER

Steamer David Clark, Bravo, Fernandna-. &C
Williams. Agt.
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Per steamship johns Hopkins, for Baltimore
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COMMERCIAL.
SAVANNAH MARK ETS.
OFFICE OF THE MORNING NEWS.
SAVANNAH, GA, May "a, Ann.

SAVANNAfii
.,.--o,.-The market continues dull and more
las nominal There is a very slow and in
o'i.nrart demand with full offerings, On
oe at the midday call at p. m, the mar
~, vas reported quiet, with sales of bales at
80 following official quotations of the Cotton
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Closing.


bALrIHoRK May N-Flour quiet but FIRM;
Howard street aud Western supernhe 81 O0A3 90,
extra 50 1904 90, family "a 300 20; city mills
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N4vAL SrOREs-The market Tor Spirits turpen-
tine was quiet and barely steady. The sales for
the dav were 100 casks, at 33c for regulars.
Al the Board of Trade on the opening call the
market was reported firm at 3Sc for regulars.
Al the closing call it was steady at 33c for regu-
lars Rosin-Tbe market was quiet and lower
for the better grades. There was q fair inquiry,
and about $50 barrels were disposed of during
the day. At the Board of Trade on the first
call the market was reported steady, at the
q 81 90, 81 O211, l 81 Is, K 81 IS, NJ 81 so, n
81 Is, window glass So %, water white So 55.
At the last call it was steady with sales Of 1853
s. 70. water white So so, other grades un-
changed,
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5EKIiI
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Leave ~
and yc't
, 1888-06-07

little difficulty in ele~ting him TO the
place in tn Senate of the United
States abont to ne vacated by Jos. E.
Mcdonald. and be took his seat in
that boiy on 1faYch /, 1881.
Senator HaIri-on tOak his seat in
She Senate on the day upon which
General Garfield was inaugurated.
Inc session WIS an extra one for exc
cutiye business only, and he simply
attended and voted when occasion
arose. When the Senate reassembled
IN The following December, at the be-
ginning OF the t'erty-seventh Cons
gTess, and opportunity offered, he as
samsd his share of the duties of the
body. He did not force himself for
ward as 4 speaker When he did
speak he commanded attention He
was the warm friend of the soldier,
and he spoke cordially in his behalf
Upon Chinese immigration he argued
for faithful regard of treaty obiiga-
tions in enforcing exclusion Ser
wise on the Mississippi River Com
mission prepared him to discuss
familiarly all propositions brought
forward for the improvement of the
navigation of that stream. One day
in July, 1882, the Senate heard him
at his best. His c0Ileague, Senator
voorhees,, in discussing revenue re-
ductiou bill, has made a characteris-
tlcaliy lOOge and reckless oratiCn, lay
ing stress upon soms phrases in
which he had ridiculed the RepublI-
cans for taking the tax off perfumery
and cosmetics. Senator Harrison
had waited for just this speech.
When Senator Voorhees, concluded,
Senator Harrison began, and step
ping down into the arena in front of
the desks, and approaching the Dem
0cratic side. he went on, without
notes, to belabor his colleague most
vigorously and numerically for
nearly an hour. 1T was the most
brilliant speech delivered by MIR.
Harrison during his term in the SEN
ate Senator Voorhees, never sought
occasion again to provoke him to an
1 CUaT
, 1888-06-07

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The Wool Market ParaIyzed.

One thing the Mills bill has done:
1t has utterly knocked the bottom out
of the wool market Wool growers
of Oregon are unable to get offers
tor their clips, and the market III one
Of Oregon's leading products is chung
up" to await results.
The Dalles Times MOuntdi eer
says that last year 100000 pounds
OF wool were marketed Ill that citv
and at one time there were thirty-two
buyers. The money from the wool
sales, continues that paper, "went
into circulation in every branch of
business and benifited every individ-
ual. This year there are no sales,
and in consequence, every department
of trade is dull. The banks are IN
willing to advance anything on Wool
until they learn the fate of the Mill
tariff bill now before congress; enter
rrise is at a stand, and throughout
the community there is a general COM
plant of hard times.
LII the democratic party desire the
prosperity of the country, and do not
want to be the cause of wide spread
financial ruin all over the land. they
will act wisely by stopping this
quadrennial onslaught upon Amer.
can industries"
Information from other points !.
Eastern Oregon. from Arlington
from Heppner, from PendIeton, fron
from Baker City, is Of the |
same purport as that from the Dalles. |
The wool market is paralized,
, 1888-06-07
COAL.

We have SAID SO repeatedly. Now
listen: A prospecting party consist
ing of Capt. Jas. Carroll. IL. L. Tib-
balls, jr., of this city, I. A. Dyer and
others, have made discovery Of a
large vein of coal-the location Of
which is still secret. but which is
supposed to be near the head of Port
Discovery Bay. 1t is said that Capt.
Carroll will dispose of his mining in
terests in Alaska to develop this mine
if necessary. We hope the reports.
glowing as they are, may prove well
founded A good coal mine on the
proposed line of the Port Townsend
Southern Railroad, as this is report
ed 10 be, would be a double bonanza
, 1888-06-07
PORT ToWNSERE'S INTERESTS.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING or TEE BUS
MESS EXCHANGE.
From TuesdaY,s pallvl

iFrom Tuesdays Dally')
Agreeable to announcement the
committees of the Business Ex-
change met at the court house last
evening, President D. W. Smith in
the chair; Robert Biles was called to
the secretary's place. The soliciting
committee, Messrs. 4. w. Bash, G. 3.
Wood and w. [. Hastings reported a
total OF Sl3S per month subscribed
with q prospect of securing consider
able more in future. The meeting
was addressed in spirited manner
by the president, Messrs. A. W. Bash,
Geo. ii. Jones, q. B Wood. j. +. Nc
Intyre, ". |. Hastings, Gen. Oliver
Wood, j. III. Peterson, Allen Weir
and Others. Many suggestions were
made, and it WAS finally decided to
hold rousing public meeting at the
Hall Monday evening. for which oc-
casion programme will be prepared,
and practical addresses will be made
by citizens. j. L. McIntyre's ap-
pointment as corresponding secretary
was confirmed.
, 1888-06-07

The 7 indicates trace of rainfall. barometer
fedueed 10 sea level and standard gravity.
SUMMARY
Mean barometer % 965: highest barornatsr
S"l, on the ilth; lowest barometer. 296t. on
the "itb; monthly range Of barometer, so
Mean temperature, 5O.7; highest tempsraturs
~" on the S1ih; lowest temperature 327 on
the 18TH monthly range OF temperature, ii 3;
greatest daily Iange OF temperature 339, on the
l3th: least daily range OF Temperature S e. on
IN soth, mean taily range OF temperature 1872
Mean temperature for this month in IBg5 5Ol;
ies6. $50; 1857. f9.6; 1888. 5g.7
Mean daily dew-pOint, 435
Mean daily relative humidity 7S.4.
Prevailing direction of wind west; total move
Ineht OF wind, 5136 miles; highest velocity Of
WIND and direction. 80 miles, west.
Total precipitation, OBI iuches.
Number OF days on which .Oi inch or more OF
rain or snow fell. 4.
Depth OF unmelted snow on ground at end of
month, inches.
Total precipitation lin inches and hundredth.)
ISr tais month in lSSi 50; 1885, I.fTi ISs6, 20;
Nunber OF fosgy days, none; clear, Is; fair, Is;
cloudy, 8. ~
Dates of Auroras none.
Da.e- Of Solar HalOE. 9TH 6th Iith
DAte- OF Lunar HAlos. none
Dates OF frost: light. 9th; killing, none.
Dates 7f IHuader storms, none.
Rainfsil for the month of May, 1875: Pysht,
- inches; Seah Bay, l.6T inches; Tat0osh, I.63
inches.
WV. BELL. Sc ct. sigma Corps.
, 1888-06-07
Cleveland Rerominated.

A special dispatch to the Argus,
just received from Seattle. says:
Cleveland was renominated by ac-
clamation. Gen Collins was elected
permanent chairman of the conven
ton. 4 resolution Of regret at the
serious illness of Gen. Sheridan was
adopted. Collins made a speech
which called forth great cheering mt
the mention CT Oleveland's nama.
Mrs. MeTiweather Of Washington
maze speech 10 favor Of woman
suffrage. rammany Hall. Now York,
was burned day t6;h.)