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The Jobbing Trade.

Block, S3. so W tons Minshali, rs " toni Jack.
SON. - 70 w. tons Pittsbnrg VI 90 " toni Raymond
Creek, $4.5O " toni Hooking, SI % " ton; Island
City, $3.50 W ton; Highland. 80 20 W ton; Piedmont
and So nlS . $a2s ton n p1gsas saeSck lump
stove anthracite, 80 " tom egg and CRATE anthracite
S775 W ton; gas coke. l5c " bu crushed coke &c
the above prices on the same quality of lump coa.
CANNED GOODS.
Peaches-Standard. 3pound, 81 IS 03 90: 3.pound
seoaaa
seconds, 2-pound, 81 2o91:3o; cove oysters, /.
full, S1.7o01sO light 9ocDSl string. beans, SIS a
poe; Lima beans, 81, a 90: peas, marrowfat,
2; red cherries, S1.60a1.75; strawberries, $500
1.60i salmon, tibs) 81 1O02.75
DRY GOODS.
TIcKINes-Amoskeag AGA. 14lac; Conestoga BE-
lac; Conestoga GOA, 12c; Conestoga IA, Zoe; Con.
estoga x, 9c Pearl River. 12c: Falls OBO. 32inch
River 6iac; York. 32-inch, l3lac; York 3oinch
11lsc
lou & Son. 7lac; Chestnut Hill 6i2c; Cabot A 7a.c
Chapman X, 6iac: Dwight Star. s. Sc; Fruit of the
Loom &c; Lonsdale &c: Linwood slac Masonville Sc;
ass; Peppere lo4 s4e: His, s,ae:p gMat Hope. Sc Sc
Knights Cambria, DC: Lonsdale Cambria, IL loc;
7ae. Bate. i sc c,ou
cester, 7isc; Glasgow, sage; Lancaster, 7ac Ranel
maus. 7lsc; Renfew Madras, 9c; Cumberland 6iac;
GRAIN sAes-Americ.n. $1,000; Atlanta SIS;
Franklinvie. $3.50; Lewiston. SIS; Ontario
PAPER OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 5lac; S. g. & Son.
5lsc; Masonville, 51sc Garner, 5aac.
PRINTs-American fancy, &c, Aliens fancy, 51ac;
Berlin, solid colors. 5iac: Cocheco; 6laci conestogs,
5iac. Dunnels 5iac; Eddystone. 6lac; Hartel biac;
s,se Maory pink se RieImond &C.
BROWN SHHETrN Gs-Atlantic A. 7i9c; Boot
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NEW YORK AND CHICAGO.
Yesterdays Quotations on Produce nc thu
Two Great Commercial -Centers.

Yesterdays quotations On Erouuce NJ tnV
Two Great Commercial Centers.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1s.-Flour-Receipts, is, Os5
PACKAGES exports, 1,775 brls and 1879 sacks.
Market dull and unchanged. Sales, 20, 800 brls.
whaat-Receipts, 22oO bu EXPORTS l6. 900 bu,
sales, !. 100000 bu futures and $4,000 bu spot.
Options opened shade lower. but strengthened
and rallied i4c closing hrm at the top Speculation
quiet. Spot firm but trading light. Ungraded,
S7109ol4e; NJ. 2 red sSiaQS9c stofs and
elevator S3l4 dBO Lice o. b. store and afoat 9Ol4
aD9Ol2c deliver ID. No. red quiet 81 lac No. red,
February. S77ss; March. S9ls1 S9asc. closing at
b93sc; April, 9Ola d3Ol9c closing at 90i2c; Nav,
01ied91aec, closing a 81 3sc; June. 9lls091 3sc,
closing at 81 ssci december, 937s0344o closing at
94i4c-
Corn-Receipts Is, 400 bu; exports 10, 37o bu;
sales, ga 900 bu futures "a 900 bu spot Options
ruled easier early, subsequently advanced ID % l2c
md closed strong; speculation. less generals spot
quiet but held firmly. Ungraded. 5Saa a 6Oc No. 3,
steamer 5Sl4c steamer, 5Sls "a 81 osc elevator; No.
e. cola elevator No. 2, February, nominal at GOosc;
March, 693sd $3.50, closing al 59Oscg April, 50 A2D
b9ose closing at 595sc; May 567s 59ssc closing
593se June. 905Slsc closing at 59l4c; September,
60is 060lAc, closing at 60l4c.
Oats-Receipts. $4,000 bui exports none sales,
40 900 blu futures and 1853, 900 bu spot; Is a lao
better and moderately actve mixed Western. 37d
Ale; white Western Al W41c.
Hay steady and in fair request; shipping 30 D60c.
Hops steady and unchanged.
Codee--Spot fair Rio dull at l6c- Options 80 10
points lower and moderately active. closing firm.
Sales Al $50 bags March. 1880 IL. 35c; April,
12.O5DI2. zoe; May, IL 901 2. 00c; June IL .75D
11,s5e; July, 11.30UlL46g August, lllo@
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CorTcspondence Country Gentleman.
My horse would pull well on plow or harrow
double, and on wagon single, but when hitched
to wagon double. he was quite likely to balk.
can now work him anywhere please. single
double and lam quite sure he has not baked
once for year. After trying all the horse
jockey tricks without success, finally went to
work upon plan of my own. which may be
stated IN few words--I simply cultivated his
forgetfnlness.
When taken out OF the barn and hitched to
wagon in the frat place he would remem Der his
old habit, but if worked an hour or two O.
harrow before hitching to wagon. he would in
all probability forget to balk. Again. there
were particular places where he was ccustomed
to balk; just before getting to of these
places, l would rein him one side give him
an of corn, which tasted nicely that he
could not think of nothing else, and so he would
forget to balk.
That is the key TO the whole bus mess, and
only thing more need be said Watch the
ears of the horse, and when you that he is
going to stop say ''whoal" and when he stops he
will think he did SO because Yen told him to
stop, and will generally start at the word. If he
refuses TO start do not whip MIN nor unhitch at
once but have some hay in YOUR wagon, let him
eat ten minutes till he forgets the trouble. then
back ND and turn around, and you will be sur
prised at the progress you will make in perfect
ing permanent cure.
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Elsewhere.

CHICAGO. Feb. 18.-The Drovers' Journal re-
ports: Cattle-Receipts, 1000; shipments, -.
s304 80; stocEers and feeders, s25Oa3 60: cows,
bulls and mixed. $1.75031 ID; Texas-fed cattle, SD
al.
Hogs-Receipts, 900; shipments 6.oo0. Mar
l hss strong re mixed red % IS o asayg
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 1000: shipments,
500. Market steady; natives $500 40; Western,
81 so0525; Texans s275047o lambs, s506 TO-
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 1S.-rhe Live Stock Indi-
Gator reports. Cattle-Recepts, $40; shipments.
Market steady; good to choice cornfed 81 300 80:
$50; feeders 81 so as IS; cows 81 .3003.
Hogs.Receipts- 200; shipments. none; offer
good to choice, So a5a5 10; common to medium,
$4.7O05. 20; skips sud pigs. 49, so;
ST. o "a fh''''' -'04' common % 'A'alo'n'
EAST LIBERTY. Pa, Feb 1s.--cattle- Receipts,
consienments No cattle shipped to New York to-day.
Hogs1Resepts, 3 100 shipments 3.loo. m Market
5.65: workers. $40 o5.5o; common 70 fair So. OO0
$50; pigs, $4.750b.oo Nine cars of hogs shipped
sheep-Rsceipts. 600; shipments, 600. Market
firm at yesterdays prices.
ST. LOUIS Feb s.-Cattle-Receipts. 200:
shipments, 1900 Market firm and unchanged at
Hogs@Reoeipts. 700; shipments $500. Market
5.s5; light grades, ordinary 70 good, 50 7s05,o5.
firm; fair to choice. So. 6O05.4o.
BUFFALO. Feb. S.-Cattle-Recepts, 1885, steady;
extra So 40.
Shesp-Recepts, l. 500; dull common to fair. s4. 25
04.75;, good to choice, $505.3o; lambs dull and
nominal
Hogs-Receipts. s.O73; steady with fair demand;
light pigs, Sd S5 1850; mixed pigs and light York
ers, $5.1505.3O; selected Workers, $5.3505.4O;
selected medium weights. S5.6O05.7O.
CINCINNATI. Feb. 1S.-Cattle-Recepts, 49, ship.
ments, Market dull.
heep-Receipts. a shipments, none. No supply.
Lambs firm at $4O65O.
Hogs-Market steady; common and light. s405:2o;
packing and butchers, $5.2O05.6O; receipts, 900;
shipments, 2, 600.
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INDIANAPOLIS MARKETS.
Tho Trade OF the Week Fairly Satisfactory
but Rather Below Expectations.

lNDIANAPOLIS, Feb Is.
Trade seems to be moving along in a groove moder.
ate in depth but healthy in character. The hand
mouth policy of making purchases is still followed up
to considerable extent. The familiar faces of near
by customers noticed in the market frequently.
and the correspondence from those who prefer to
paronize the mail service is said by those whose bust
ness il is TO for such to be almost duplicate
each week-a fact somewhat surprising. one would
naturally suppose that interior merchant would
endeavor to provide for period OF geater length than
single week. This method however, appears prefer
able to the majority at this season, but with the
opening of spring they will doubt be found
ready to enlarge their Obligations, the natural
crease in consumption that time will necessitate
more liberal policy and general replenishing Of
with those who desire to keep up fully with the PRO
eession' and tines In prices to-day there were hn,
naand for foreign fruits especially oranges is
increasing and is the supply and with this prices
spending period last year Domestic dried fruits are
meeting with some better sale stocks of canned
held wh
larger receipts. Beans are hardly firm ten days
the supply is increasing, and the demand as well
Receipts OF choice butter are still light and it sells
very arm. Tho same is true Of sweet potatoes and
onions, while cabbage, on increasing receipts, is
ssssss F0a a 5. 'S SoRs for nss w: :a
Dry goods men have been doing moro the pas week,
e. for s sprnR
Grocers have had moderate trade the last week.
Coffees roasted grades. are 1 cent pound lower
than at the close of the week ending Feb. IL. Teas
are firm Eastern holders showing dsposit ion to
make any concessions in prices Refined suga rs
meeting with only moderate sale, and the ne Of
the market is easy, especially the lower gra des.
The seed markets are becoming quite active at
changed prices. The provision market, far as
prices concerned stands abo whore IL did week
ago Packers report little better demand for hog
pr oducts in jobbng way, but taken a whole, the
market Is rather tame Hardware and timers sup
plies have become steady In price, and fair business
In, both liuea af ala Ia IN DruO
busy. Quinino weak at the recently reduced quota
TONS Paints and oils frmer, and beginning to move
out quite freely big spring trade IL look cd for.
Other articles handled by druggists Arm and un.
changed.
GRAIN.
Tho local market tame to-day tho attendance
on change was small and the bidding cautious.
Prices, except for Mediterranean wheat rule were
over. Corn took easier tone with larger
arrivals. Oats ruled md 10 only moderate re.
quest Track bids ruled m follows;
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During the season of 1887. the station continued
the experiments of four years past. In the test
of varieties of potatoes. and had three hundred
and seventy under cultivation; after five years
experience with these varieties. thel following
conclusions are reached: but few possess all
the qualities desirable for a table or market po-
tato IN our State however valuable they may be
elsewhere. Especially worthy of cultivation
are Beatty of Hebron, Burbank seeding, Chicago
market, Clark's No. ], Dakota red early house
hold early sunrise, FL Paso. Garfield. mammoth
pearl, white star white elephant and snow
flake; that productiveness and quality of this
tuber only be secured by growing from the
seed, and developing new varities which by care
ful selection. cultivation and crossing, will be
adapted to the peculiar conditions OF the re-
spective portions of our country.
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MONEY. BONDS AND STOCKS.
An Active but Irregular Market In New Yorl
with q BuIlish Tendency.

An Active but Irregular Market In New York.
with n Bullish Tendency.
NEW YORK, Feb 1a.-Money On can ruled easy
mt per cent
Prime mercantile paper sac per cent
Sterling exchange duh but steady ut $4S44
for sixty-day bills and $4s5ls for demand.
The total sales of stocks to-day were 134, 678
shares. including the following. Delaware. Lacka-
wanna &c Western, 1000; Erie. 1900, Lake Shore
600; Missouri Pacific, 5000 Northwestern, $500;
New Jersey Central, 3,54I; Reading, 81 400; st
Paul. 1890; Union Pacific, 1905; Western
Union, 1850
The stock market was active to-day, and prices,
though irregular. well main tanned especially in
Union Pacific. the grangers, and the specalties. The
though the traders were disposed to renew their at
Jacks but there confident feeling that the mar
Iet would be supported, which was not disappointed
though the inactivity the other side exercised .
depressing influences. The crowd in Reading i'm
this morning oil the heavy traders being
Ths sells were more numerous. however and the
prices we're forced of q fraction in the early
aPaci6s was very good and all offerings taken
fsoon made. the stock leading the advance on the
rally which occurred after the first few minutes when
1.-THE raders had command Jersey Central also showed
marked strength, and spurted up % Der cent while
Fort Worth and Denver reganed part OF its loss OF
9rm throughous and toward the close, when the
et again reacted, quite strong After clock
Zone again. Reading and st. Paul being the only active
stocka The market closed quiet and rather heavy at
about opening figures Closing prices generally show
declines though they for fractions only the most
important changes being decline of % in Norfolk
Western preferred, and advance of per cent. in
Railroad bonds were quiet but generally firm, the
trading in Toledo, Ann Arbor u North Michigan
6rsts being the special feature Important changes
were very rare though most issues show fractional
sadvsnces the sales amounted to 1888 600.
} Government bonds dull and steady.
, State bonds were neglected Closing quotations
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Russ,an Ample. and Potatoes.

Minnesota Correspondence in New England Farmer.
The experiment station OF the college of agri-
culture, University of Minnesota, has reported
that the result of the winter of 1885 on the
Russian apples, was the death of 32& per cent.
OF the number planted. 1t now reports that the
winter of 1886 was also very hard on the trees.
OF the sixty five Varieties not started
growth from terminal buds in the spring of 1887
The experimental orchard in its two years
history has shown sixteen varieties of apples 10
be harder than Duchess. when grown under
exactly similar conditions. and side by side.
When effort Is made to name sixteen varie-
. ties of native apples which, would show equal
hardness under the Same conditions, the com
parison must result faYorably to the Russians.
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BOSTON, Feb. 1o.-Tho following table, compiled
from dispatches to the Post from the managers Of tho
leading clearing houses In the United States shows the
gross exchanges for the week ending Feb. 10, 1883.
together with tho rates per cont OF increase do
Grease compared with tho amounts for thu eorre-
~nondiu0 yveak In 1897.
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lg Futures ranged as folloWs,

and unchanged No. spring wheat. 70 s0 &c;
No 8 spring wheat, 67iaa8sc; Non2 red, so Sc No.
2 corn. Acc; No. oats, 27ia029&No. 2 rye, Gle;
No. barley. 770SOc; No faxseed $1.45; primo
timothy seed, S2.4702.4s; mess pork per bril-.
$l4; lard, per pound, 7771sc; short-rib sides
Noose) 73712c; dry-salted shoulders boxedl, 5000
6.O5c; short-elsar sides (boxed), 7.9008; whisky,
distillers finished goods, per gal, S1.15.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter mar
ket was dull and weak. especially creamery. Cream
cry 1s029c; dairy, 15920c; eggs easy, 21D22c
Receipts-Flour. ID, 600 brls wheat, 81 900 bu
corn, 111,O0O bu; oats, $4,000 bu; rye. 5000
bu; barley, "a 600 bu- Shipments-Flour, 1000
600 bui Eye, 1000 bu; barley 33 600 blu.
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NEW YORK. Feb. 1s-Petroleum opened strong
at e0c, but became weak under lqudating sales. and
declined 20 sS7sc, rallied at that point and closed
firm at s9iac. Sales, 634 900 'brls. Turpentine
steady at 40iac.
PITTSBURt}, Feb. 19.-Petroleum firm and active;
National Transit certificates opened at SO o.l6c;
closed ut SSiao highest, 9Oc; lowest, Ssisc.
CLEVELAND. Feb. l6.--Pctroleum steady; stand
ard white, HOO, 7aic
CHARLESTON, s. c., Feb. 1s.-rurpentine, moth
ing doing.
WILMINGTON, N. g., Feb. ls.--rurpentine, firm
mt 3Sc.
800.
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Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1S.-Cotton quiet mid
ding, Gee; low middng, 9-16e; good ordinary,
9lsc; receipts, ), SSl baies gross receipts, A.,
All bales; exports to Great Britain, 5,413 bales;
ports TO the continent, 1907 bales; exports coast
Jog bales.
NEW YORK. Feb. $50. L. Greene q Co., say:
''The trade has been slow and market dragging with
offerings exceeding demand After gaining point
the early sales. there weak feeling
during the balance of the day and n tame close at
a fraction under last evening
LIVERPOOL. Feb. 1S.-Cotton steady with fair
demand sales, 10 600 bales. including 1900 bales
for speculation and export. and q, 500 bales Ameri
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was light for Saturday; market little slow at about
the same prices; few loads went through in first

was light for Saturday; market little slow at about
the same prices few loads went through in first
hands.
Fancy heavy shippers. 81 5o04.sO
Coed to choice ship 4.1OD4 40
>Gommsz medium shippers ---- 3ZOO3.SO
Feeders ......-.....----- 3.5O04 90
Stockers. Observation-Disclosures. 2.75 03.75
Good to choice cows and heifers.- 29OO3.4O
Common to medium cows and hefers--- I.6502.65
yeals common to choice 4OUD6.O 90
2ulls common to choice ----..-. 2.000325
Mixers and springers per head $1,000. 20 90 04O 90
Hoes-Receipts l,50O shipments, 1900. DUAL.
ity poor; market moderately active at unchanged
prices; closing steady; all Sold
Select heavy shipping go
Heavy packing C.oU O5.4U
Light and mixed packing -...---..----.- 5.O5D5.25
Common to good light .-...----....---. 4.S505.2O
Figs 4.uoO4.TO
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts, $50; shipments,
800. The quality was only fair; market easy at
changed prices.
Good to choice 100 to 100 bs.........S4. zoos 60
Fair to medium IS to 50 tbs.--.------ 4.OOO4.40
Common. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3.0OO3.75
Spring lambs, good to choice -.-.-.--. 5.OO05.75
Common to medium 4.Oo04.75
Bucks, per head. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 3.0015.O0
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LIVE STOCK.

Cattle . Little Slow of Sale-Hogs Fairly
Active-Sheep Easy
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. Is.
CArTrE--Receipts, 22o, shipments. 175. The supply
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CONDITION OF THE MARKETS
Grain Starts the Session in a Weak Nam
ner and at Slightly Lower Prices,

But Heavy Buying Causes an Advance-Corn
Develops Similar Conditions--0ats Strong
er-Provsions Active and Stronger.
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NEW YORK. Feb. 1S.-Copper dull; lake, $160
16lec. Lead steady; domestic &C. Tin steady;
straits. 364c.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 1s.-Lead. Also.
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Dry Goods.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.--The demand for cottons
light New heavy woolens for autumn were in
good request and business laid of very fair
portions.
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FIELD 6 EEDS

Wholesale aud Retail at HUNTINGTON & HOSES
SEED STORE. rs aad 80 II. Market ST.. In dianapo.
lis. Samples and prices furnished on application.
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Glover Common red or June, prime trccieansd)
e. 10 d.3B " bul Engsh or mammoth. prime ire.
eleaned), &i.o094e6 Alsike, prime. R7.e5D7 60t
Alfalfa, prime. ~ Bon LOO. white, $40 a 8 .oo
prime timothy. 92.7003 90. ~ bu, extra clean blue
grass &f.1bDi.5O W bui red ton. 6oD75c W bur
orchard grass, 81. s08i,65 ~ bui southern grown
millet soc per but common mlet, 7oe per buI flax.
seed. selected 81 10 so per bu, old pop corn al
do per nj new popcorn, d007Oc per bu hemp, 3iae
canary, Del rape. DC per 10. Acme lawn grass seed
zoe per ibl H2.23 per ba. Spinach Beo sdae
savoy-leaf sealed begsl zoe per 10. Landroths ex.
ira early peas fseaed), Sd. 30 per bu.
, 1888-01-25

THE 3 bred Stallion "SULTAN"
155 hands, will stand on Estate
1t. LAGRANGE for the season from
1st March to 1st August &C. for a
limited number of mares.
Pedigree.
Sire "E. H, Sir Amyas' Of Pepper
pen, jamaica, dam Mosorose, by
Needle Gun, grand dam Margaret by
r. H. Gallipot, g. g. dam Margaret
by E. II. Fairlawn, 8. g. 6. dam Mar
garetta by e. III. Sancho.
l do hereby certify that the above
is the true pedigree Of Bay colt, bred
by me, and sold to Robert Patterson
Esqr., of Porus, Manchester.
FRANK MCDONALD,
Battersea Pen,
Vaudeville P. o.,
Manchester.
Terms:-Mares shackled and hind
shoes removed.
NIB ir dollars caSA at first
service, UithoM exception.
Lit. LAGRANGE, 18th January 1888.
H. D. MCDONALD,
p. IWERSEN,
0gt.
, 1888-01-25

furnished with the best mechanical
contriN ances, and the old-fashioned
"Aats" were entirely discarded as an
obsolete scemc abSurdity. The
building, which cot III wards Of
G16 900, was opened under the
management Of Messrs. Holt and
Wilmot with an original domestic
drama written by Mr. Seton Parry,
who died a few days ago, which was
called ~ Blight Future'-a title
which it was hoped would prove Sug-
gestlvtly ominous OF a long and
prosperous career.--Daily Telegraph
29 Dec.
, 1888-01-25

LneY, VIII Cne dSS'"LdAN' -NH
man, obtained a ladder, by means OF
which the whole Of the Wilmot ia
mily were rescued through an upper
window.
The constabl@s sounded their whis-
ties, and in a comparatively short
space of time several steamers a"rIv-
ed, and there being a plentiful supply
poured large volumes OF water on the
fire, which had now attained huge
proportions, The body of the theatre
being a mass Of fame, Illuminating
the sky. Showers OF blazing frag-
mrnts of scenery and the fiji msy pro-
perties used in the pantOmime were
vomitpd forth as from q crater, and
fell in unwelcome profusion on houses
and among the people who crowded
the surrounding thoroughfareS.
AS time flew on, engine after engine
dashed up, and the brass heIme'ed fire
men bucklcd to their work with a
will, but for a while tn il forts SEEM
ed of no avail. At halt-past one
o'clock, the roof fell in with a tie
mendous crash. This for a time
darkened the horizon, but the pent.up
flames, bursting through their mas
slye covering, as if it had been paper,
dashed upwards into the night with
intensified fury, and itatonce became
evident that the theatre was doomed
10 destruction, At the moment Of
writing (haIf past two o'clOck) the
huge building is Still abiaze, but
there are signs that the brigade are
gaining ON the confagration, thanks
to the efforts Of at least a dozen
steamers aud a copious supply OF
water.
AS before stated, no lives are lost,
but not only has the building itself
been destroyed, but also the whole
of the wprdrobes Of the actors, and
one sad result of the disaster is that
about 800 persons are thrown out Of
employment. The cause Of the fire
is unknown.
The theatre destroyed last night
was opened ON Saturday, Aug. 4,
1888, having been rebuilt since the
previous September, when II some
what similar disaster befel it. 1t was
rebuilt with all the latest modern
improvements, and embodied all the
then recent suggestions Of the Metro
poIititan Board of Works, nothing
being left undone to secure the safety
of the audience. Il was erected from
the designs of Mr.. Frank Matcham,
and the most. non infammable nate
rails were employed in its cOnstruc-
ton. The floors, staircaSes, and
walls were all composed of concrete,
and the wall dividing the stage from
the auditorium was a solid mass, some
three feet thick, of concrete. The
arch of the %proacrnium was of the
same material. Broad passages from
the principal entrances IN HiShstreet
10 the orchestra stalls, pit stalls, and
the pit were constructed, end a STAIR
ease of polished light grey concrete,
having The aspect OF marble, led to
the dress circle, balcony, and boxes.
-tharo WAS ~ Sonarata annrOach to fhr
, 1888-01-25

n T Boet efter afgangne Plantage-
5s,:3AA forvalter RICHARD MORTON
af Plantagen Lower Bethlehem
under G. ID. er extraderet A|rvingerne
til fri Raadighed, beEjendt@j0res
herved.
Christiansteds Skifte 'etskontor, St. CroiX
den lode Januar 1888.
MAXEN,
est.