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Cash quotations were as follows

Cash quotations were as follows
Flour-Stcady and unchanged.
No. ? spring wheat $lOi@l0iN; No. 3
spring wheat, DOg03c, No. 2. red, SlOi@
&4c. No. 2 rye, bic; No. . barley, nOminali
No. haxseed, Sl.3G, prime timothy seed,
$3.50.
Mess pork, per brl, $l53OGl5. 32is; lard,
per 100 lbs, Sll.05 short rib, sides, uoOso,
SS,N 10000 dry sailed shoulders, (boXedh
SS.G2Isi short clear sides, lboxcdh $3.50
$50.
Rcceipts-Flour, 1900 brls; wheat ~, 900
bu, corn, 3sj, 900 bu; oats, $4,000 bu; rye,
1900 bu; barley, $1,000 bu.
Shpmcnts-Flour, 1860 brls; wheat, o.
900 bu corn, 2iO 900 bu; oats, 10000 bui rye,
1900 bu; barley, 6l.OOO bu.
ST. LoUis, No., oct i.-Flour-Stong and
higher.
Whcat-Cash excited and higher OPP
tons higher. The opening and first trad
ing was ut advances. Increased selling
forced prices down 5stIAc, from which
there was sudden rally, the demand be-
came wildly urgent and rs offerings were
small, q lightning reaction Of 2Ag3c took
place In "A very few minutes; December
closed 2Jkc and May &C above Saturday; No.
2, cash red Sl.Ol. October Sl.O2A closing ut
Sl.O2A bid; December, Sl.O2 80 90, CLOSING
at sio5H asked; May, Sl.05J.GgL0s, closing
at l.Ojes asked.
Corn-Dun and irregular: No. 2. cash, 500
d31ssc; October, SsjS. closing vt SsNc bid;
November, 35i.c; year, SJ3tc; May, 35A@
jj)sc, closing at 3bisc
% &c asked; year, 229Ic bid, May 2s,Go hid.
Ryc-liighcr No =, cash, 6lA@52c.
Bmn-0sa7uc.
Flaxsccd-Stcady at 81. %.
Corn mcal-Unchanged; t2lO62i5.
May-Ncglccted; prairie, Sd.SO@s.7j, tim
othy, fl0OOhl6.UO.
Butter Unchanged; creamery, 10000;
dairy, lbOgl1c.
Eggs-i5iSc for good stock; ii6l4llc for
inferior stock aud seconds.
observation-disclosures. rork-siGO0. Lard
Prime steam, 1900. Dry salt meats
Shoulders, $500 longs aud ribs g. ~. short
clear $3.50. Bacon-Shouldors 900. longs
aud ribs, SiQ 2OCi IA. -, short clear, go. 400
1850 Hains-sll .5OCtla5O.
Receipts-Rlour, 600 brls. wheat, 69.OOO
bu; corn, 5000 bu; oats 66,00 bu; rye, 1000
bu, barley, 1900 bu.
Shipments - Flour, 1900 brlS wheat,
33,OJO bu; corn, 400 bu; oats, 5000 bu, rye,
5000 bu; barley, 1850 bu.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, Oct i.-whcat-Re.
ceipts, GWO bu; shipments. GlG3 bu; In
store, 2Ol,O eos bu. Market higher, No. red,
cash, Ssi.c bid. November, ~ bid Dccem'
Der sales at g2I.@alAc, No. red, cash, 7sc
| bid No. soft, cash, gDc asked December
/ NC bid, psisc asked.
Con-Rcccipis, 600 bu; In store 10, i7G bu
Market quiet, No, 2 cash, nc asked No.
| year - 1.c bid 2pkc asked, May, 3OA.c bid
Oais-No 2 cash, 30 asked, May, 2iA,
bid, 2iA.c asked.
Cmc,uo, H., oct The visible suppl,
II grain ON Saturday last Ia comparison
with that II the preceding saturday, ~ ~
| ported Ia the board Of trade by its secUiar,
| to-day u NJ follows Whcnt-3i $40. ig3 bu
increase, il,BiD hu. Comic, i7a. 2as bu.
increase, 2ih Jus hu. Oais-ttW ,O, sSs bu.. In
crease, g,l,s bu. Ryc-s23Oii bu., In
crease, 1929 bu. narlcy-J5s, ga bu.; la
crrasc, TO-, as bu.
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900; clearances for the United States, 10000;
stock, 2l5, 900 bags.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. lon the Produce ex-
change today the butter market was quiet
and unchanged. Eggs-Steady and UNI
changed.
CINCINNATI, o., Oct. 1.-Whisky-Active
and firm; sales 1,S07 brls finished goods on
a basis of $l.14. Butter-In good demand;
fancy creamery, 23@25c; choice dairy, 1919
l5c. Linseed oil-Firm at 40@52c. Sugar
In good demand; hard refined, 7H@Skc;
New Orleans, 6@6Kc. Eggs-In fair demand
and firm; l8K@l7c. Cheese-Firm prime
TO choice Ohio fiat, 8@SXc.
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COTTON MARKETS.

Tho local cotton market opened steady
and closed steady, middling, $50. Sales,
sjO bales, including loo bales saturday even.
ing Of which 5pO bales 10 exporters aud $50
bales Ia spinnor.
ENruANGE QUOTATIONS.
Ordinary 7Ac. good ordinary, SIC. low
middling. Csc. middling, csc. good mid.
ding, loo; mildling fair, lOi.c, fair, nomi.
uai
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63-lGd; middling uplands, Cd; middling or
leans Cd
Futures opened quiet and closed steady.
THESE prices are given in pence and 6lths,
thus, 363 means GS-Gid, and sol means
5l-6id1
At4p.m.: October, 5.Il buyers October
November, $50 sellers; November December,
3. % sellers; Decembcr-January, 5.23 sellers;
January-February b93 sellers February
March, 9. % value; March April, 5.2i buyers:
AprilMay, 5,20 sellers; May-June, 6.27
buVors
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BrcadstuH..

Conn MENJ--Stmdud. s. 35M2iO, city
pearl, ~ i5G2 o. pearl, 1850, quiet
BEANs AND PgAs-Nayy beans, $780, me-
dium, 500
oar MEAL-In half brs, $50 from store.
CRAcKEHs Soda, treble extra, &c; ginger,
snaps, sIsmDc; assorted jumblcs, lO1l2c,
cream crackers, b4W1c.
FLOUR From stcrc, common, S375@i 90,
family o. 2lGli,bl choice SibOCti 100, fancy,
S5UOGg5lO, extra fancy S5.2jCgj.3j, patent,
SbjDMj.75, very strong.
CRACKED WuEAr--ln half brls $3.50 from
store.
HoNisY AND GRirs-From store, 1925.
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CmcAao, oct The EYurors Journal r..
ports cattle receipts iO,OD0 shipments $500.
Market strong. liccycs, 500 steers, g. 2jCt
6.5a. Iockcrs aud iccdeu, i2uoC,JiO. cows,
bulls aud mixed. fi.iutTluO, Texas cattle,
o. 5oCg2D. western rangers, a. Joe1L2j.
Hugs-Rcccipt, HOO, shipments, 1900
Market strong. SC higher. Mixed. - 500 ~,
heavy tanraG7O, light sa.UjaJ.i6, skips,
tASObul.S1
sheep Receipts, i0,c0O shipments. .sOo
Market slow, iOC lower Natives, 3.7te1l ~.
western, f32'M30 TcannA s2sp@3J 10.
lambs, tlOO05l0.
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Cony-From store, white, 55c, mixed, Csc,
from lcycc or depot, white, in bulk, isc, In
sacks, ole, mixed, in bulk, i5c in sacks, SOC.
BgAN-Frum store, Soc from lcyco or de-
pot, 80 90
IlAY--Choicc, from store, OOc; car load,
from lcyec or depot, Sij566ClGOO, prime,
from store, soc, SIC car load, from lcyoo or
depot, Sli5O, prairie, from store, h5ttOuo, car
load from lcycc or depot SlOjntgll.OO.
OATs-from store, white, BE, mixed, 33c.
from lcycc or depot white, IN bulk, 32c; In
sacks. Sic, mixed, In bulk. 2Oc In sacks, Jlc.
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yellow, 426545c; new, Acc; prime summer
white cotton seed oil, 43@45c; off summer
yellow, 4O@i2c; choice cooking summer
yellow, 45@i7c; cotton seed meal, $1,000
$500; less than car load, 81. 50@ls.5O; Off
cotton seed meal $1,000; less than car load
lots S1b Oh
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Al Gnlro. III.

opcoial nisratoh Ia The Appeal.
CAiRo, ILL.,, Oct 1.-The new steamer Ru
dolph, with two bargcs, passed south this
morning. The John Gilbert IL putting OIL
twcntyiour cars Of freight at East Cairo.
aud goes 81 the Tennessee river. Whicherry
arrived at $ o'clock pm. with the cargo oil
the City Of Providence, aud will also 40 the
Tennessee river. The City Of Providence Is
back OF Cairo unloading her barges, and
should be here by midnight The weather
is cloudy aud warm.
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Provisions.

FISH Mackcrcl, hall brls, No. /, ~ so. No.
?, $500, lob. Kit, No. I, Sl.3O, No ., Sl.25;
Hoo PRopucrs Strong mc,s pork, flG.21
@lG.JO suglr-curcd hams, l2H@l3 20,
breakfast bacon, il@l2c. bacon, clear rib
sides, iO'sc shoulders, ~ .6lOAc. bulk pork,
clear sides, O'.Gtlpc; clear rib sides, 900
0,,c, long clear O,B@D,sc, shoulders, $50
$50.
L,rD-rcc, lO@lOic half brls, 1910
lose. kegs, lOt@lO2sc. choice kettle. 100.
one Strong.
rrus Fru-liarrcls, 5000, half brls, siOO
kcgs, 500.
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DAILY COTTON STATEMENT.

Imports-M &C u r.. SIS NAT H. ", Co.
Ian. a. H., 81; " A l.. " n ", 10. e. q. &
Ew. n a., "a l., NO.&T. IA, 81. X. e., N
ARR, o. l. ~ r. n, 49, Tenn Mid. iSt
STRANGER. iGls wagons 50 Total. igio
ESpous-M a G. a. a., az. l. An 4 u, Io2a.
c,o&sw n n. iGt T.. n. o. ARR, ~.
steamers north. - Total. i.spi halcs.
SKw YORK.
Spots opened quiet and closed quiet: mid.
ding. 10 7.iCc. Sales AZ bales Quotations
werc as follows Orlinary, 7,sc. good ordi.
nary, i.iOc. low middling. iOc. middline.
10 7.lCc; good middling. iOao, middling
fair, use fair i2c
Futures opened quiet and closed quiet, ns
follows October. oO26DGJ. November. oGi
@a65. December, 0C5dn Gs January. p75m
eT0. February, o. 500 ~. March. pg2C,p pI
April. i0Ol@i0O2. May, ioOpaiOiO. June
i0i7@iOis. July, iO238l02L Sales, ~, &.
40 bales.
SEw ORLEANS
The spot market opened quiet and closed
easy; middl,nr p1,c Sales, 1910 bales
Quotations wcfr as follows. Ordinary. 7 A
10 good ordinary = 5.iUg low midllinr
. Sloc' middhug pAc. good middhng.
10 S.i0c.
Futures orcuod steady and closed aulst
A. follows October NgiHp D. November
ei5@oiG, December piUHgl7. January.
o2ig925; February, pBapgi. March. % 4.
GAS. April. a5lmra1 May. uWapGi
June, o0s8aO9 July 05Cgl5S Sales
i2soo bales.
DAiiA FORT AND INTERIOR MOVEMENT
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New YoRK, Oct There was no general
activity to be remarked in the cloth market,
but orders for moderate assortments Of
staples and seasonable specialties.
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THE RIVERS.
Steamboats, Lea wing
Movements az the Ieyec.

Arrivals--Bclle Memphis, Natchcz.
Departures-James Lee, Friars Point;
Rosa Lee, Osceola; Kate Adams, Arkansas
Civ
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OIL and Turpentiue.

CLEVELAND, o., Oct 4.-Petroleum steady;
s. W. ITO, 7Ac.
WILMINGTON, N. c., Oct. l.-Turpentine
firm, 3Sxc.
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ktage Of the RIxer..

oTncI SIGNAL sEAyIcE U. r. A.,
MEnriiis. Tenn, Oct I. sam.
Tho following observations arr taken At all sta.
tlnns named In the 18th meridian time, which IA
one hour later Than McInphls time
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
MONEY 8 PER CENT, NEW YORK EX-
CHANGE l-so PREM. SELLING.

Cotton Steady-Middling Cotton, 3-4c
Sales Today, $50 Bales-The Tone
of the General Market steady-Meats
Strong.
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New York Dry Cooks Market.

ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. l.-Wool-Stead
and unchanged.
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Groceries.

CANNTpGOops-Iincn apples, a. 80 Peaches,
his standard, ~ ~, Second, si.O. Tomn.
toes ? lbs. standard Soc lbs, standard.
81 10 Strawberries, Sl.2h. Raspbcrrics, ~ 70.
Bnckbcrrirs. sl.Gn. Green cages. Sl.25. Pears.
san. rlums, S2.2D. Aspausfus, Si.O0. Gron
corn, ~ U1tgl. a. Green peas, ti.25. Cove
oysters, full weight 10, noe; . lbs, 81 90.
light weight, Wtc, 2 Tbs, A. Condensed milk
Clown, 800. Earlc, T.io swiss t5D.
Salmon, tl.t'ttl.H,. snrlincs, $40 mus.
url sirlincs $40. Mnrkrwl. Sl25, her.
ring mnckcrcl, tlO5.
SuaAH.-Purc white. Nc, on white. e;
yellow clarified, 7A@Nc, refined A, Sc stand.
nri graduated, shmstC, powdered, s9.c,
cat Loaf. $40. strong.
C"TEr Common, li'sc, ordinary, ~ &c.
fni, lBl,c prime Rio, lsc, choice 20 fancy,
lpc. old government, 3Op32c, strong.
SALr-Sagnaw, ~ JDCtl.A per brl, Ohio
river, 81 2Otgi25 per bpl; sks, tine, 81 500
lao. coarse, tl.iO9lih. pkts, 2ACg7c.
RCr-l.ouisinna, b@hAc, Carolina, O.,
quiet
CASpirs-Stick. all sizes, In bxs, pals aud
brls, pCtilc, fancy assorted, ptgl5c; extra
fancy, is6I2,c, firm.
CHrrss-rrimc tlats, 7Ctsc. New York fac
tory, sgoO. full cream, iilsc, Young Amer
| lea re.
so,~ AND cANplu-S Soap 3l@5c, can
dies full weight p'ic.
STARCH AGJI'sc,
MoLAssEs-l.ouisiann common 90 fair y
| Ct.,c prime choice, 3JCtJSc, fancy, Goods
centrifugal, common 10 fair 2OCIl5c. prime
10 choice JOtgSc, syrup Ntti0C, quiet.
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hrrEAL OFFICE,
MONDAY EVENING, Octl, 1855. !

Money in active demand, and ample sup
ply at the banks rates, s per cent
The clearing-house report Is as follows:
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Household suppIis.

kFFirn -flhd3So per hfl. Dried apples,
aCtitc per 10. from store. Dried peaches,
J6lic from store.
FHuIr-fitm. Oranges, 600 per boz.
Lemons. tl.uOCt35O per box. bananas, 600
Gt2O1 per bunch.
Esas-Stcady. Boxes i6c, eases, i7c.
Reconsideration layer fl5oCtJOO, layer,
$40. California, S2.iOm3uJ.
ButrE -nuttcrinc ihC, creamery, 2tc
dairy. lsc, country butter l2isCtljc.
Ciprg-oEafk, 1850 pcr brl, aud $3.50 per
half hrl
NiNTaAE-rcr gal, iOdi2c.
NIdrtAntts Onions ti55 per bril- Cab
gc-LOosc. 81 Louis bHGC. Chicago, 60
7c kmut-l'cr brl, tbW, half brl. $3.50.
Garlic Nc per lu1
purLtuY-Chi,kcns young. a S0Ct225
mixed, s2UOt3 -. hens, t2.bO@27b,
picgtu-ltls. $3.50 half brls. 500.
rot,tuu--iirm, 40 per brl, sacks, 6oc.
sweet f2bn pcr hrl.
Nuts-Cocanuis, iloO per ioo. Peanuts,
Virginia, iitdNc, Tennessee, farmers stock,
| ShWtc rpastcd. 2'sc higher shcllcd Cole.
fCrhns Texas Ntti2c.
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LoNnoN, Oct Ia y. m.-Consuls
81 iJ.l6d for both money aud the account.
The amount u bullion Withdrawn from the
90. Bar silver, i5Nd per ounce.
PANS, Oct Three per cent rcntcs
s2f O5C lur the account.
RANK CLEAniNus.
Cmc,oo, H., Oct blank clcarings sla, &.
5GnOnO
Srw Optr,Ss, La, Oct blank clear.
Ing, 81, iss,gJi.
~. Lous, Mo, Oct i.-Clcaring-, t3,ipJ,
40. balances, fJu,ii2.
Nav NuuK, Oct i.--Clcahngs, s76.Gi0
bt2. balances, st5Un,Jjl
CosroS, Mass, oct i.-Clcarings, slI2So
nos. balances, kiSus,Ail,
puiL,rrtrmA, Ia, oct l.-Clcafings, $40, &.
~, Gip, balances, si,hJaU-2
B,luNuuT. Md, oct i-Clcarings today,
o. as, no. balances, tbAUsl.
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LIVERPOOL
A. noon. spots-Dull. very little doing
sals, 1000 bales, Of which American 900
heccipu, 600 bales, Of which American
MOO bales. Closing quotations were a. FOL.
love- Ordinary, bisd good ordinary, 8 p-iGd;
low middling, iS.iGd. good niddllng,
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HrnIn and I,ra,I.Ion..

Cmc,ao. ~, oct The wheat market
was again ycry active aud .rtatly unsettled
more ~ than during the closing days " last
week and q nervous, icyc,iah feeling prc.
vailed. Fluctuations In piiccs were unus.
ally rapid aud severe. Advances IT y cents
between traders and also declines II t.CCt
cents between trades, occurred during
the session. Prices were advanced
some 4sCgti.c above the closing
prices OF saturday, closing about cents
higher for October 2'.c higher for December
and SIC higher Tor May than the closing
figures of Saturday. The opening WAS an.
settled aud hGti 80 higher, but the advance
was met by very large offering, the opria.
tors alleged 30 have control ui the market
being credited with selling 2Na.uO1
bushels tot future delivery hut this only
appeared ~ check tho advance. for the de.
uiand was very active. and when this large
lot Wa absorbed the market started up &c
At q jump. Developments today would In.
dictate, aud u u quite generally believed,
that some parties Who have been selling
short " late have come to the conclusion
that u II better 10 cover and the demand
was largely from this sourvc. Two failures
were announced which helped 10 unsrttle
affairs. AZ the carry advance, or when
December touched 81 .Os thcrv was q halt In
the advance aud reaction set In, prices
dropped OIL l.Gthc between trades, ana but
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miscellaneous.

RAaotNa-il bWl3p
rowurH -krs,, 500, half Kegs, t275,
quarter kcF'. o. 20.
Tu=t i.t5al2a.
snot-pup o. 20, buck iL7o
lTAn#Ng
1Allow =lOttc.
Ton,oco--Common 2S@1Sc, other grades,
l5tNtc
sNrrr CARROTS SOS Ralphs, tiOg5.
Dental Scotch, 5000 Railroad, to2,, Gail
a A, tpuO
Coat Ou.-rnme white, wholesale lots
CSC per gal
Woodbury., grease wool, unwashed, 10
GDi3c. clear grease wool, 2utt1ic. bury,
washed, 2lttJoC Tub washed, Su0J'c.
BFuNAt -istt2Oc.
NAiN-lron. t2O5. steel, san.
llipts-bry flint No 1, lie, No. 2, ioc,
dry salicd, ~. No. ?, H., green saltcd. No. 1,
0Hc. Ne. q Alsc green, ig,C. shccpskins,
| i5tCtii 90 htm.
wusKY-Stmight Kentucky Bourbon.
| " 596GOO, Robinson and Lincoln counties
/ Tenn, hfm. 81 5oCVloJ, eastern fycs, ti. $50
| Go. according to age aud make common
! whisky pjctth.3n, according 10 proof, moth.
Ing under ~ per cen, quoted,
Live s,osh.
| LANn-Choicc, isWSc, common 20 good,
/ per head 81 5DCt3p
Hoos-Choicc light cooke, good, 5,i9Gc;
common, 5Ctatc.
C,rrLE-Choice, S.@5yie. good, 2y1@Se;
scallawAgs ii.Ct2lc
snErr-Chuice, &c, medium. sCt5kc. conf
mon tl,Oo6sib0.
Co,,os seed rrodac,s.
PRinE CEuDE oiL-T@jSc prime summer
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Memphis Dis.-IlIinoi, Central "a. 4 A. Il. RI
Leaves Arrives
sAcc'n aud Mail. 100 am sAcc'n and Mail 1850 u n
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Live stock.

Cote. seed Products.
PmnI CEuDE OiL-T@jSc prime summer
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Mississippi valley Route IT,, y. y. :. T. u. ~
Leaves Arrivet
svicksburg Tx. 900 am avlckSburg Ex.. $50 a
On o. Fast Mail $50 pm N. o. Fast Mail $50 a n
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RAILROAD Time TABLES.
Chesapeake and Ohio Routs.

Tennessee rIldlRad Hallway
ITO Take Enoct July %
Leave Arrive
Tally Mail....,.,. i3O p.in Daily Nail..... 9b5Am
Tally Freight. 7l0 a. m Daily Freight. S2j IN
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CONSOLIDATED sTAtknESE

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WHAT WOMAN CAN DO.
Three Lives Saved on the Storm
Tossed Lake
ny Her Hcrolsm Under Very Trying Cir
~. cumstances.

CHICAGO, March 3O.-Lioutenant Rogers,
Chief OF the Eleventh United s aies Life
Saving District, is In receipt Of the follow
ing special report from Captain Robins, OF
Grand Haven, Mich, which was trans
mitted by Keeper Henry Finch, Of the life
saving station at ManIstee, Mich. Lieu
tonant Rogers says 1t is one OF the most
extraordinary episodes recorded In the
annals Of the service, and the conspicuous
horoism and bravery by which tits marked
are entitled, he says, to special recognition.
Two ladies were visiting at tho lighthouse
keepers dwelling at Manistee. March 10.
Captain Robins, the lighthouse keeper,
saw gale was rising ut four o'clock in
the afternoon, and started TO tnke the la
dies across the river To their home. Mrs.
johnson, one Of the ladies, got down of the
pier into the small skin, and as Miss Fagin,
her companion, went TO get In she struck
on the side Of the boat aud capsizel it,
throwing them both into tho water.
Captain Robins, who has but ono arm,
saved himself by hanging on to the pier,
Tho skif turned bottom up, the two
women hanging on to the half-inch keel
with their fingers. A bowline was made
by Keeper Finch and thrown over Miss
Fagin's head and she was pulled TO the
pier. Keeper Finch continues:. 81 got
down on the pier, got the line under her
arms and tried TO pull her up on TO tho
pfor. II was so 10y we could not got
her out She was stiff and could not
help herself Mrs. Robins came out
Of the lighthouse and helped, and wo
landed Miss Fagin ON the top Of tho pier.
taa -. q ss.t.
the pior, and two or three feet thick all
around 1t. Mrs. johnson had hung to the
boat, and the wind, which had increased
to over twenty miles an honr, with n five
miles current had taken her near the end
OF tho pier, about a quarter OF milo from
the place where tho boat capsized Cap
tain Robins and l got in the sklf and
started after Mrs. Johnson. We came
up TO to hor at the end OF the pier, but she
was fast 10 the boat After great difficulty
VIC finally got her into the skiff, but the
wind was blowing so hard could not pull
up TO the station and was drifting out to
tho lake. Mrs. Finch grabbed the surf.
boat rope, ran down the icy piers with
Mrs Hamilton, neighbor, and threw the
end of tho rope 10 mo. make IL fast 10
the skin and they towed us to tho station.
Without the holp Of Mrs Robins we could
not have got Miss Fagin on tho pier,
and II Mrs Hamilton and Mrs. Finch had
not thrown me the line Mrs. johnson, Cap.
tain Robins and myself would have been
drowned, as IL would have been imposs
BILE for us to get up the icy piers.n Lieu.
tenant Rogers says 1t is probable that the
department will make some special recog.
milton Of the bravery exhibited by the wo-
men who aided in tho rescue.
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oBsEQUIEs AT WASHINGTON.
Services Over the Late Chief JUS
tice Waite's Remains.
A TI,rong Of Distinguished Persons Pres-
ent-The Services We're of the Most
Simple Character.

WAsmYGToY, March 28-The House OF
Representatives. floor, galleries and cor
ridors-is filed with distinguished and
interesting crowd, gathered to witness the
public funeral services over the remains Of
Chief Justice Waite Shortly before I'm.
President Cleveland and the Cabinet en-
tered, and were seated to the right of the
Speakers stand, which was occupied
by Mr.. Carlisle and Senator Ingalls,. Tho
Senators, diplomats and justices OF
the court occupied seats further back. The
hand ON the great face OF the House clock
points to twelve o'clock and five minutes
when the six Episcopal clergymen
marched solemnly In, followed by tho
pall-bearers, among whom were Senator
Sherman aud General Grosvenor. A choir
in one OF the galleries furnished the mu-
sic DIR. Bodirc, President OF Gambler
College, assisted in reading tho Episcopal
funeral services The ceremonies were
very simple. The coffin had on it single
wreath Of flowers and two crossed leaves
OF palm. The Marine band did not appear
and the only persons iii uniform wero
Generals Sheridan, Kellogg and the mem
bers OF the Corean Legation. One Of tho
conspicuous figures on the floor of the
House was Hon. Geo. Bancroft Near him
sat Governor Jerry Rusk. Mrs, Cleveland
had seat in the gallery, and near her
sat Miss Bayard, Mrs. Fairchild, Mrs. Endi-
colt, Mrs. Whitney and Mrs. Don Dickin-
son. There was a large number OF ladies
present and some of them had seats on
the floor OF the House. Among the latter
we're Mrs. and Miss Butterworth. The
family of the Chief Justice were repre-
sented by c. q. Waite and Miss Waite. One
OF the busiest men at the funeral is a
photographer, who has made score Of
views from the gallery opposite the Speak
er's desk. Senator Sherman and General
Grosvenor will accompany tho remains to
Ohio. +t
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Perpetual Motion.

CASAxDAIeuA, N. Y, March 80. David
jennings, Of Lyons, Wayne County, who
has passed twonty -one years and spent
$50, 900 trying TO discover perpetual motion,
claims he has got it at last. He has patent.
cd and has on exhibition a machine which
runs ut groat speed without any outside
agency whatever, 1t is an ordinary chain,
running over a triangular framework
shaped like harp. The chain runs on
wheels placed at the three angles, aud is
so constructed that when descending the
long side of the triangle the links double
up and the increased weight keeps up the
motion, From the character of the motive
power the movement Of the chain con.
stantly increases in rapidity and brake
is required to regulate it.
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A Case Of Biz Head.

CHARLOTTE, N. C., March sO-The most
singular case OF big head on record is re.
ported from Chatham County, the posses
sor being colored man named Abner Dor
sett. He is of a bright yellow color has a
well-developed face, clear-cut features
and an intelligent countenance. Though
twenty-five years OF age, he is only
three and half feet tall, and weighs
less than seventy five pounds. His
head is so heavy that he has never been
enabled TO walk under 1t. Its measure.
ment is thirty-two inches In circumfer-
ence. His arms and legs are very slender,
and he can not sit alone, When his head
gots overbalanced he has to push 1t back
with his hand He doesn't know letter
or figure, but has good mathematical
mind, and can solve mentally almost any
problem which may be given him.