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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-17

The report OF the Committee Of Fifteen
l. divided into two parts one devoted 10
the proposal OF plan ior raising revenue
for the next two years the other to the
proposal Of a plan by which the im.
proycmcnts shall be continued until
the whole City shall be- paved
Tho latter proposition " To the
effect that the city shall be- divided into
Improvement districts, and that ihc ,irccis
therein, upon the petition Of two.thiris oi
the property owners. shall be- paved 10 the
amount Of two.lhirls oi the cos, by an
hd yalovm assessment 1T the ahuliiug
property, the remaining onc.third 10
bc derived from ,hc gcncmi paving iuni,
nn exemption 90 boz made however. VI the
railway tracks, which the railway com.
pauics shall be- required 10 pave according
g. their contracts and charters. Tho rail.
way companies, however DO not admit
that amy such liability exists, bat u II an
would not such requirement amount
practically 70 c1ni.cllion. ~ 10 woull
entail an expense upon them o
between SJo0Olp and sj0o.O1J' Tur ~
iTAL has been o. very severe critic OF 10,
management of tho railway companic
thai enjoy right, of Nay through the city
but II docs not bcliy,o the Icopl
are disposed 10 indici amy surl
burden upon them. Il would b
wholly incquiiablc and would D.
surely ruinouA Therefore. 20 thc com
mitlcc's plan should be adopted II voul
be- well 10 divide the paving Of the ca
tracks between The city nnd thc propcri
owner and hold the companies responsible
for the maintenance Of street bciwco
their tmcks. And then II must be- born
IN mind that the general paving tax mu'
b. sufficiently largo to include the cost I
constant repairs, and that this item wi
grow larger the more generally the cit
shall DO paved.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-17
TIE LION IN HIS DEN.

Chooky Burglars Attempt TO Rob the
House OF Attorney-Gonorai Peters.
Acknowledgement Peters is terror 10
all evil does who read the newspapers,
hence II Is certain that the burglars who
attempted TO enter his house, No. 230
Iaudordalo street, ut 2 o'clock Sunday
morning np illitcrato and ignorant
Of tho criminal history Of tho county.
DO that ns II may. however. there
Is no Doubt that at the time and place
mentioned lac heard a noise rs Of somo
one monkeying with the window sashcs.
To seize n revolver and 20 In the direction
OF the sound was the work Of an instant.
Tho burglars, two In number, seeing him
come, made n break for their lives and
the Acknowledgement fired three shots
after them without effect. The police are
on the lookout for them. however, and
whether convicted Of burglary or not
judge DuBose will undoubtedly arrest them
for cont mpt Of court.
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NEED or rRAIN POLICE

The frequency Of train rohbcdcs aud the
boldncs with which they are committed
laiicrly are startling, and, TO many PEG
pie, incomprhcnsibIc. Why Is II that in
these days Of perfect railroad systems
the officers and passengers OF train can
Ice 20 taken 10y surprise as TO be
rendered entirely dcicnsolcss and at
the mercy Of even single MANI
In the early days Of milroading
We never heard Of such robbcrics as
have occurred In the last decade. At
tcmpis, II Is true, and many Of them, were
made In the days gone by, TO plumber
trains. but they were not rs successful
as they arr now Il Is seldom that an at
tempt Is made now that does not
succeed. Tho criminals carry OF tho
money Of the express car, and
whatever yaluables that arc con-
vcnicni, almost every iimo they "hold up"
aud board train. This IL attributable to
some cause. a. every effect has IT, cause.
Il is a fact that the most daring aud most
lucrative express robbcrcs have been com.
miiicd since the great Westinghouse air
brake has come into ugc. Tho mir
brake, like the sewing machine and
the modern loom, Is u hboravne
~ well a. most useful invention With
this wonderful power which Is com.
mandci hy the engineer the crews u the
passenger trains have been reduced In
number. ono brakeman. unl sometimes
two. were put in charge OF every car
before this apparatus was put into use
and they were compelled 10 stand ON the
pl,lorms almost constantly while the imin
l wnB IN motion tu man the brakes a, the
signal from thr engineer. With the air
brakes, however, the ordinary passenger
train carries only two bmkcmcn 10 man
the cnlic train, aud ihoy travel ~ the
/ passengers inside the coaches, and ou
night trains arc seldom disturbed
In their dreams Now men who
intend to rob trains know hl
very we'll They know that the numbc.
OF imiumcn l. small, they know that the,
can he lakcn bv surprise aud pamly,c,
with fear as well as the unsuspcciiug ,rav
olcrs aud they take advantage Of ihcs,
conditions Tho air brake Is rcspon
sihic Tor this The train Of loda.
is NO, guarded o. II used 10 be
Everything Is 10 comfortable and luNuriou
that even the rear brakeman has coucl
In the sleeper. Tie, like the pl~cng,
who sleeps 20 comfortably In down
berth, iorgo,s that trains, even In ihcs
days. run through dcsolatc and lionel
stretches oicounlry. Even In Pcunsylyani
the Pennsylvania Central road passe
through miles OF territory that is not In
habiicd, aud the opportunities Of "roa
agents In this particular arr ~ great d
the Eastern States as In the Ear wcsicr
ones. Tho reason then, that >
many successful robbcrics arc con
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ing twoycars.

But the committee urges that the In.
crease Of property valuation from $1,000.
900 to 81, 100000 Is so large as to make q
reduction In the rate practicable. 10
this the Commissioners make ro-
ply that under the old valuation these
funds encountered a deficit OF about
$4,000 in the aggregate, that the city must
have an additional fire engine OF suffer an
increase in insurance rates; that the health
81 the city demands the erection Of cro-
maiory. etc. Thus We have on the part Of
the committee theoretical proposition
,ha, looSs lair, while on tho part OF tho
Commissioners there comes the prcsonla.
ton OF the cold facts Of the ciiy's needs
Now, ~ Ear as the budgotfat isconrerncd
we have the Committee aud the Commis.
sioncrs 25c apart, and It looks like COM
sulialion would be- proper rs tending 10
effect a compromise. II must be borne in
mind that the Commissioners claim that
their rate Of $500 Is In reality 10 cculs
less than that of last years S2.35, when
the necessity 81 now revenue 10 meet, Tor
the FIRST time, the water contract and the
increased interest Is taken into considrra-
ton. The committee aud the Commis.
sioncns should, We think, put their heads
together.
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MADDEN ON THE REPORT.

Ho Does Not Know Where the City Prop.
erty 10 Which WIN Roaiizo 100000.
An ArrEAL reporter ran across Prcsi-
dent MADDEN yesterday aud asked him
what he though, Of the report Of the Com
miiico Of Fifteen. lie shook his head
thoughiiully and replied: "NIy views arc
embodied In the budget adopted by the
Legislative Council. cant figure Il out
any other way. sec the report speaks OF
realizing SlO0.0O0 from the sale ot
city properly. can't find any such
property. Among other things they
refer 10 lot on Jefferson street don't
know Of any public property there, unless
il Is the lot ut the corner Of Third and JEFF.
icnon, and that belongs to the School
Board The city can't touch Il. II was
donated for school purposes. and cannot
he devoted to any other"
Forty horses could not have drawn more
ont OF the old man than that. Besides, Il
was sunday.
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NninrnI tln. SOD 0I,Inr onf.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. ia state.
mcni rs going the rounds Of the press that
the natural ras field from which the City
Of indianapolis draws It's supply Is giving
out, and may soon become exhausted.
There Is absolutely no truth in the asscr-
ton, which grew out OF the fact that one
OF three companies that supplies the city,
having eighteen wells. ovcriaxcd the origi-
nal capacity OF their wells by attempting
20 supply 1000 consumers. They found
they did not have sufficient original sup.
ply ior this enormous consumption aud
were compelled 10 temporarily cut of a
portion Of their customers. This gave rise
10 the report. Additional wells are being
rapidly put down. and the company cN.
poets 10 meet ils contract demands within
week. Tho other two companies were
careful not 90 take on more consumers
than their supply warranted.
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THEY CLAIM TO BE DEMOCRATS.
Birmingham Protectionists Present an
Address to Gen, Harrison.

Address to Gen. Harrison.
Special Dispatch to The Appeal
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec 16.---A COM
mittee of Protection Democrats, most Of
whom are identified with the furnaces
and rolling-mills and other industries, have
prepared an address OF congratulation TO
Gen. Harrison, which has been signed by
forty-three men. Among the signers
are I. I. Hillman, Vice President, and A.
Nj. Shook, Secretary OF the Tennessee Coal
x Iron Company; Thomas Seldom, Presi-
dent, and John ii. Williams, Secretary OF
the Sloss Iron 4 Steel Company; Edward
Thomas OF Thomas Furnace, Il. H.
Aldrich, President, and G. c. Cadle, Jr.,
Secretary Cahoe Coal Company; w.
II. Woodward, President Woodward
Iron Company; II. M. Milford,
cashier American National Bank, w. J.
Cameron, cashier First National Bank
Enoch Ensley, OF Ensley furnaces; Henry
Debardelbane, furnace owner, coal opera
tor and capitalist; John G. Henley, vice.
president First National Bank, and others
equally well known. A committee carry
ing the following memorial left for Indian
apolis tonight General Harrison having
agreed to receive them Tuesday or Wednes-
day:
To Gen. benjamin Harrison, indianapolis, Ind.
We, the undersigned, citizens OF Ala.
bama, congratulate you and the country
on the success Of those principles which
have caused your election, because we be.
lieve that protective tariff will promote
and aid the development OF the national
resources, and because an issue free from
sectional feeling and prejudices is now
presented upon which the people OF tlN
South can decide according to the dictates
of reason and conviction. We know there
are large numbers in this section who
think as we do, and are only restrained
from public expression and advocacy OF
their opinions by a feeling OF uncertainty us
to what will be the policy adopted in tho
treatment Of the Southern problem, and
apprehension that any change in
our local government will be
detrimental TO our best interests. This
fear will, we believe, DO materially less
ened by good appointments, and the best
results OF your election secured by making
appointments from that class OF Repub-
Leans who command the confidence and
respect OF the communities in which they
live. Such appointments will develop two
strong parties, and thus secure to us good
| government
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the persistency of Representative Oates, OF
Alabama, passed that body yesterday by
the very decisive vote OF us 10 90. Rep
resentative Washington, Of the Nashville
District, made an earnest speech against
the measure but it was OF no avail
Northern Democrats voted for II, and thus
aided aud abeltod tho robbers Of the pub
lie trensury.
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SHOOTS HIS coMRADE.
A Young Man Accidentally Kills A
Aaaociata

A Young Man Accidentally Kills An
Associate.
Special Dispatch to Tho A peal
DARLINGTON, KY, Dec lG.-Tim Har.
rington and VIM. Sanders, two young men,
aged about Is years, were out hunting yes
terday, and returning home stopped TO
rest. While 81 n on.a ie ice young Haring-
ton attempted to lift his gun over, when
the hammer caught andthe gun discharged
shooting Sanders in the head, causing In
slant death. Young Harrington immedi-
ately came TO town and surrendered, stat
ing facts rs above, which was proven at
the Coroner's inquest held this afternoon.
Public sympaihyis with harrington, who is
nearly crazed over the sad'occurlencc.
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sTANLEY's TROUBLES.
A Discouraging Letter From osman sa-
leh About Him.


leh About Him.
SUAKIM, Dec. 16.-The Kahlifs letter TO
0sman Digna stated that steamer expe.
dition to the equator, commanded by o.
man Saleh, on arriving at Ladoh, Emin
Pasha and white traveller were delivered
to them in chains by Emin's officers and
troops. Osman saleh, in his letter to the
Kahlif, stated that lac reached Ladoh on
October IL, and that The Khedive had
sent white traveller named Stanley with
a letter telling Emin TO 80 with Stanley,
and offering the remainder Of the force the
option OF going TO Cairo or remaining.
They refused to enter the Turkish service
and gladly received Osman Saleh. 0sinan
Saleh found a large quantity Of feathers
and ivory. lie heard that another tray
eler had visited Emin, but had gone, and
ho was searching for him.
A reconnaissance was made on the left
aud rear of the rebels position today.
The party was headed by Cen. Grenfcll,
and advanced under heavy fire from the
forts. The Arabs opened fire but did no
damage. Firing continues on both sides,
and the Arabs earthworks have been
damaged
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ouIriat Promotions.

special nifIairh tu he Appeal
WAsnINGroN. Dec. l6.-Otway l.. Car
ter, Of Mississippi, has resigned his position
a. Special Agent for investigation OF Indian
depreciation claims. Mrs. Lizzie Justice.
Of Arkansas, has been transferred from the
General Land Office TO the Pension Office
at 500. Exitc Burkiti, Of Mississippi, has
been appointed a clerk in the Pension
Office Ut $1,000 and Miss Harriet L.
smith. oi Mississippi, has received the
position Of copyisi In the same Office at
500. David /. Jcnning, OF Tennessee,
las been appointed clerk, class 81 900,
la the Office Of the Surgeon. General.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-17
MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL.
MONDAY. DECEMBER n, 1888
pLFFERENCE IN EsTINATES.

Tho Committee Of Fifteen appointed by
the mass meeting of citizens TO devise n
plan for the improvement OF the streets,
reported in favor of levy Of S2.35 for
municipal purposes, ms against the $500
proposed by the Taxing District Commits
sioncrs, The following table will show
the relative appointments OF the citys
revenue among the various funds:
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sEoRErARY HALFoRD
Speaks at a FcAncis Murphy Meeting
az Indianapolis.

at Indianapolis.
INpiANAroLis, Ind, Dec. l0.-Thc in
clio ncni weather resulted In a rather poor
attendance nj the churches this morning.
Zen. Harrison passed the day quietly at
home. An erroneous announcement that
the prcsidcnt-clcct would be present TO.
night at the Francis Murphy temperance
meeting at Tomliuson's Hall doubtless
assisted In bringing ont the very large
audience that gathered In the great hall at
O'Clock tonight Fully $500 were pres.
ont n tho audience was disappointed In
the ahscnce OF Gen. Harrison, they ut
least had the pleasure Of listening 10 his
pdyate secretary, Mr.. Haliord. Who made
a short and vigorous talk heartily cndors-
Ing the gnod work that Francis Murphy IN
accomplishing IN indianapolis among The
yonns men aud veteran drinkers Mt
llaIlorl y an effective speaker, or rather
inlkcr. ~ he makes no attempt ut orai9ry,
aud his bret address was among the best
ui the evening. several OF the prominent
churches Of the city held no ser
yicr. that their congregations might AZ
tpnd thc Murphy meeting. A dozen locally
disiin .uishcd clcrgymcn were ON me pat
form aud male short Addresses, wan, MT
Murphy WIS on the iioor Of the hall AZ
moai constantly. going from man 10 man.
and ubtaiang many signatures to tho
pledge This II the lint biz mas meeting
that NJ. Murphy has held since his ar
ival In the city ten DAYS ago. IT'S usua,
meetings have been Ia the churchc, nhu
NJ Englishs opcfa.housc. Since he began
hia work last week he has secured over
!, 900 tgucfs, among them many young
inrn whom be has pressed into the service
NJ lii anxilinues. and they are spreading
his gospel About 200 signers werc op-
lainc,l tonight. Yesterday Mr. Murphy
could be seen going from store 10 store anu
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into the saloons, retaining here and there
a hard drinker. Tonight's meeting at
Tomlinson Hall is only the first of series
OF mass meetings he will hold. Next
Wednesday night he is promised the pres
ence OF Hon. James N. Huston, chairman
OF the Republican State Central Commit
tee, who will speak briefly in the cause OF
temperance. Mr.. Murphy occupied the
pulpit at the Central NJ. L. Church this
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-17
An Arch nnrlnirr.

MAsoS CRY. Ia, Dec. l0-A.C. Owen,
aged scvonty.ninc, an old and highly
respected citizen Of this place, is out with
a challenge 10 any man Of scyenly.nine In
the United States 10 run him forty or
eighty rod race and NJ the end Of the race
jump and strike his heels together three
times lie will wager from $500 10 $4,000
ON the result
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reyenue among lhe ynrlous undo.


Thus we see that while the Taxing Dis
trict Commissioners think that the Fire,
Police, Light, Board Of Health and Hos.
pilal funds require 30 cents the Committee
Of Fifteen allows them only 80 cents, Now
the present tax rate is the - % which the
Committee OF Fifteen has recommended
for the ensuing two years The following
table will show what these particular
funds received under the present rate as
compared with what the Taxing District
Commissioners recommend for the cniu-
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% CINCINNATI, o.. Dec. iG-Rivcf u icct inches
and falling weather tair.
ViCKsnuRG. Miss. Dec. i6-Rlycr falling
Passed down. CITY Of ~ Louis, uoon. ~ Louis ~
Nov orleans. Heavy winds and a ralnsiorm last
night
sr LOUIS No, Dec. i6-Auivci' Cherokee
Memphis Departed. CITY oi Floruncc. Tennessee
Rl,of No change IN the river Weather mild
Rain fcli al day.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Dec. -Nlght-Rivcr rls.
Ina, With feet : inches on the falls and feet 10
inches IN the canal Departed; The Ohio Tor
Memphis. the Evansville COZ Madison Tor rcpalu.
Weather cloudy aud cool
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vhi,e Cnppcr. I'm Alabama.

BiRNuSouAM, Ala, Dec. lG.-In Lamar
County, on Friday night, a crowd Of
masked men took Mrs. Jane johnson
from her home and administered thirty
nine lashes ON her bare back, and then
warned her to leave the country within
five DAYS.
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CORNER L0UNG ER.

'The fire department boys deserve higher
pay than they are getting from the city
remarked well-known crank TO the Lounger,
because Of their musical ability. How
well they played on forty pianos at that
piano-iortc Wagnerian concert at the Bald
win fire the other night II was grand
sightand the cracklingo OF the flames sounded
weirdly musical. II is said that several Of
the pianos exploded from internal heat, but
cannot believe that; that is too Wagncran;
but when n stream Of water hit piano top,
there was a burst Of symphony, indccd-a
harmonious whole or hole resulted, But
all this but reminds me OF the fact, how in
adequate Is our little fire department TO
wrcstle with two dangerous fires progressing
is taking when We know that every
big city has had or will have its
conaagution in due time. We
should have dozen irst-class fire
steamers, plenty Of hose and water, and the
men To man the engines Every section Of
the city should have ample protection
against fire. Mrs. o. Lcary's COW destroyed
Chicago, aud some old tumblcd down shanty
may do the same for the Bluff City which
has had many fortunate escapes. Talking
about fires brings up the question Of the
necessity Of having well paved streets so
that fire, can bo got 10 quickly. II we can
not have the expensive granite blocks give
rs cedar blocks and the macadami1cd road
way, anything that will lit as out Of the
mud. The cedar Is nj our doors, why not
use ~ II Is the cheapest Of pnycmonts and
l. almost as good ~ the very best When II
comes TO paying forall these improvements
I leave That 10 Papa MADDEN and the other
city fathers"
"Scc here Mr.. Loungcr," cried out gym.
uasium patron, "your dramatic critic aud
those Of all the other daily papers, are away
of on Rose Coghlnn's sword play in the
duel scene Ia Jocclyn' She knows little
or nothing about fencing with the small
sword, II her work IN this scene can be taken
ns evidence. Why, any student OF the Mem
phs German Turn Vcrcin could run her
through dozen times Ia so-cullcd duel. The
point OF her sword or napier makes circle,
six feet In diameter. She leaves her entire
body exposed to thrusts On carte or en- tiercc,
10 say nothing Of the finer points Of
sword play. No wonder the closing
scene Of Jocclyn Is a big let
down as to climax--a duel scene with
small -woris !. dangerous experiment
ns TO dramatic effect unless II is done In
fine professional style Did you soc Prince
snviani Mr.. lackayc, toward the close 81
the duel, hold his sword up pcrpcndicularly,
~ that Miss Coghlhn could strike II hofi.
l1nlally aud disarm hin, then give him the
grand thrust or coup In the weakest aud
most Ineffective manner All this Is un.
known 10 the fencing school, and 10 90
through with Il In actual combat would be
only 10 invite death. No. IL was very bad
fcnciug indccd-why, even THO gallery gods
failed to respond 10 the tight Something mn.
usual, you know The dramatic critics know
little about thc SMALL sword exercise Of
fencing II they call that a fine or perfect
display u the art"
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The wreck Of the Panama Canal

PARIS, Zee. lG.-when NJ. DE Lcsseps
heard OF the rejection Of the Panama Canal
bill his face banched and his hands be-
came icy cold. lie soon recovered his
usual calmncss, however, and spoke sadly
OF the wreck and Of he fearful disaster 10
himself and tho nations
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TnE surplus Ia the Treasury Is to be-
further depleted In the interest Of the
protected industries Of the country by
the reminding N the "loyai' states Of the
direct tax paid by them at the outset Of the
war The bill for this purpose, which was
defeated at the last session Of The House by
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Laval legion o. AnerIca.

INDiANAroLIs, Ind, Dec. lG.-Next
Wednesday, the 10Th, will witness an in.
aux Of distinguished visitors to the city TO
attend the meeting Of tbo Loyal Legion Of
America, the occasion being the organi-
zaiion Of the Indiana Commandcry.
Among the soldiers who will be present at
the grand banquet Wednesday night, at
the Bates House, arc cx.prcsident X. II.
Hayes, commandcr.in-chicf Of the Loyal
Legion; Gen. Benz. Harrison, Gen. Lew
Wallace, Gcn. James VI. Coburn oi lndi.
ana, Gen Charles II. Grosvonor and Gen.
W. II. Wright Of Ohio. Gen. n. Il. Wood
aud Col. ". u. Chamberlain Of Knoxville,
Tenn, Col. 4. Willis Of Nashville, Col. 4.
T., Buck OF Georgia, Col. u. W. McClung
ol Cincinnati, ]. L. Howe Of 81. Louis,
Col. E.rA. Scovillc Of Cleveland, Col. Joel
Barlow Of Milwaukee. Mai. W. u. Bick.
ham Of Dayton. CAPT Eugene Carey Of
Chicago, and many others Ex-prcsidont
Hayes Is expected 10 arrive Tuesday.
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ALngnouERouE, n. NJ, Dec. 10. Over
two hundred deaths from diphtheria have
occurred IN this vicinity In the past two
weeks, and the breaking out 81 smallIpox
has caused much additional alarm.
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CLEARINGHOUSE STATEMENT.
Comparative Showing OF the Gross
Exchanges for the Week.

BosTON, Mass, Dec. 16. The follow
ing table shows the gross exchanges at
leading clearing OF the United
States for the week ended December 10,
1888, with rates per cent. of increase or
decrease, as compared with the
amounts for the corresponding week in