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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-29

CoTrEr-Common, Ice ordinary, i7c:
fair, isc; prime Rio, iac, choice to fancy, 2lo
old government 30Ci32c. strong
RicK louisiana, blS@Ollc; Carolina, 0h@
7c; quiet
svusn-Purc white, 0Kc: OF white, 0N0
csc yellow clarified, O,sCsOllc. open kettle,
bA@b1c; refined A, CSC, standard granu.
lated, 7lfc; plantation gfanulatcd, &c,
powdered, ~; cut loaf, sc steady.
CssNrb 00oDe Pine apples, fi1h. Peaches,
lbs, standard, n.O0 , rs, standard, 1890
second, $50 lbs, standard, t2OO. Toma.
toes, 2 lbs standard, ti.Oo, . lbs. standard
tiib. Strawberries A.5S. Raspbcrries
800. Blackbefries, fiiOai.25. Green cages,
ti.75Cdi.e5 Pears, tl 2O@tl.55. plums, les
oils. Asparagus, t2.65ttt.25. Green corn,
ti.s5tti.40 Green peas, N.Gtgi.p. Cove
oysters, full weight 10, p6c, lbs, 81, GO
@l7b, light weight, ID, Ooa0sc; lbs
clio. Condensed milk, Crown, t5.15Cs5. So
Eagle. f.75; Swiss. 1873. Salmon, N.s5
sardincs, 1915 mustard ardincs, 400.
Mackercl, ti.60 herring mhckcrcl, ti.25;
CAxDin-stick, all sizes Ia bxs. pals and
brls, sCtloc; fancy assorted s9iec; extra
ancy, isg25c; hnn.
sAir-ssginaw, N.sc@is5 per brl; Ohio
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New York and eastern demand, par buy
ing, 81 per $1,000, premium selling. New
Orleans, 81 discount buying 81 premium
selling Cincinnati, ST. Louis and Louis
willie, demand par buying, Si.JO per 81, 900
premium selling.
Nothing OF importance transpircd as to
local securities yesterday, there being no
meeting OF the stock call board.
The local cotton market closed quiet and
easy. Sales, GOO bales,
AT New Orleans spots closed steady, with
futures quiet and OF TO points. Liver
pool closed duh without quoiable change,
with futures steady and unchanged. New
York spots closed steady; sales for the week
not previously reported, 72i bales for export;
futurcx dull and OF points.
IMTosrs.
Twenty-Five bbls apples, 500 ks bran. 80
brls beans and peas, 10 pkfs butter, l26 pkgs
bacon, 2S2 pkgs boots and shoes, 10000 bu
corn, 10 pkgs cheese, 800 sks coffee GOO brls
lime, 100 brls cement Coz sks cotton seed,
cars cotton seed. li0 pkgs dry goods, so
pkgs eggs, 2,2T2 brls flour, i,s72 bales hay, ~
pkfs hats. 40 head horses and mules, 72s pkgs
lard 10000 feet lumber 1856 pkgs liquors,
GO brls meal 100 brls molnssos, 400 kegs
nails, 10000 bu oats, iU2 brls onions, 362
brls potatoes, 100 brls pork, 0 cars pork
sides. ~ pkgs rice, 426 brls sugar, i72 pkgs
tobacco, 1900 bu wheat.
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GENERAL TRADE.

But few changes were made In the general
market lists today by the Merchants ex-
change quotation committees Eggs stifIcned
little, and on the street ycsetablcs are
quoted as follows Louisiana cucumbcrs, IS
to co per dozen, according TO size and quail.
ity. Kentucky rubarb, 40c per dozen. Home
grown vegetables, onions and radishes, 25o
per dozen each; bects and turnips, 80 10 iOc
per dozen lunches cabbage, $500 per doz-
On, $3.50 per crate peas morrowiat $3.50 per
bushcl; carrots, 10 10 Zoe per hushcl. There
Is no change TO note In the New Orleans ~.
gar market. Prices are steady and well mein-
tanned. Molasscs is quiet aud steady. Rice
continues dull and without change.
A dispatch from Chicago, OF the 18th, states
that the Daily Ncu, of that city says "Af-
fairs are getting very interesting In the corn
pit ON change. From appearances the
clique or cliques engaged IN the present
manipulation Of the corn market are on top,
but the anxiety Of the shorts" was some
what allayed today by the story that II is IA
countrymans deal. This story was TO the
effect that lot Of farmers and prominent
citizens from Goodland, Ind, none OF them Of
financial calibcr exceeding the 10000 limit,
were portion Of the body, and that $. A.
Brown, the millionaire lumborman and Gle.
yator man, was the brains and front Of the
enterprise. Tho Goodland people, headed
by Hartley, OF that town, and supplemented
by Kenyon. Of Bloomington, and several
others who have Joined the country syndi.
cate, were reported TO have held n secret
meeting Friday night aud Il was also said
that the meeting was not entirely harmo.
1ious. II had been discovered that ono Of
the syndicate held n large line OF property
through n firm which had not done any
trading for the syndicate, aud Il was
feared that lac would sell out on them at the
wrong time. II II said that the large 10.
ccpis were worrying the syndicate, ~ II
required n pile 81 capital TO take care Of
them. but that after Saturdays decline they
finally concluded 20 give orders 20 buy
enough property 10 hold over the market
today. II was discovered that this was un.
necessary, ~ the market held without H. II
now transpircs that the syndicate composed
Of Brown aud other merchants aud local
banker, are owners Of half the current re.
ccipts, and that they are rushing them at
this time for the double purpose Of creating
the impression that shorts are bringing on
the corn TO deliver Ia May contracts, aud
that they have chartered n 100000 bushel
vessel capacity at New York rate 81 5il
cents per bushcl, and that the corn will be
speedily loaded for shipment
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cmc.ao, H.. May 2s-Thc Drouers Jour
nal reports Cattle Receipts 5000, ship
monts, 1900. Market steady 70 10 i0c higher;
steers, Sl.0OG5.0s; stockcrs and fccdcrs, t20
GALS; cows, bulls aud mixed, tl.T593.Ot
Texas cattle, si.S5Ct0.i0
Hogs-Rcccipts, 5000, shipments. 1000.
Market SLOW and Toe lowrr mixed, fo.65;
heavy, A.50S6.90, light so,vOs5.oo, skips,
tlOOtd5.i5.
shccp-Rcccipts, 5000 shipments, 1000.
Market dull and 90 lower; natives aud west
ern sborn, tl.OOa5. Is; inferior 10 fair, $500
C,S.5o Texans, ti.7SCet2o. lambs, per head,
bar(1fg 90 -
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ConS MEAL-standari s3.05@3.io, pearl
10 roller, ta.90CtSS5; firm.
DTASs AND PrAs-Nayy beans, fa00. me.
dunn, si.06; Stock peas, u. 25Cgi.35 per bu;
lady peas, Si.70 per bu; black eyes si.dO
per bu
oar MrAi--In half brls, $3.50 from store.
fIouR-from store, common $500 $40,
ira fancy AS5, patent, s. 2o6t5.iO. strong,
CRAcgnns-Soda, treble extra, SC; ginger
snaps, 5if@sifc, nssortcd iumblcs. iOtal2c.
CnAcEED wnrAr-ln halt brls, 800 from
store.
lloNSY AND 0mu-From store, ss.2a
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New York, May 2s.-Market very full Of
buyers from all directions. Cotton goods
were in good inquiry. Sales of 1900 cases
fruit OF the loom, 30-inches, bleached shirt
ings and large dealings in lonsdale, Black
stone and hope. Utica wide sheetings adj
yanced on the basis Of q &c for l04 bleached.
Wooden goods very dull.
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ereeerie@

Nrw YonK, May %. -cUlcc-SpoL fair;
Rio firm, i64c. opiions 10 10 - points
lower and lees active May Sii4od1tOO;
June. sia6Sdis0o; JAk tl2sogiS.0S,
August, til 500 i2os; SeI'Cnbc5 siLi5S
ii.i6, October, tii.oo4nlo November,
tio.7oaiO.eo December tloggfiOe6: Janu.
AIRY, si6.so. February. tieel March. 5000.
Sugar. Firm Afacuq, t'trIi si refining quot
eli at ss.c; refined, firmiA SIC; extra
,c. : bl6sSA.c; white, extra - 70 SIC; yellow,
6SiOaS,Ic; OH "A,h easlfdc mold a.
Re; standard "a" 6lee 5-ioc; conlcctioncrs
iA y 0Hc; cut,loaf and crushed, Nc; pow.
dercd, &c; GRADUATED, 0A@0sloi cubes, &c.
Molasscs-bull; 50' test 20.
C,scrSSArr, O., May 2s,,-whisky---QuIe,.
sales. asa barrels finished goods on basis
Of tiia Buiier--Easyi fancy creamery,
2ld2Sc; choice dairy icc, l4nseed OIL
steady AZ 6ses5c. sugar-ln fair demand
hard refined, 7@7xc; New Orleans, 5C8ss.c.
Tgvs--steedy etit<aisc. Chccso-firm;
prime and choice ohio Hat e@alfc.
RIO m JAxrrro, May aa.-Coiiee- Regular
asl a 800 rcls per ten kilo, good second,
$500 fcis. Receipts during the week, 2Aooo
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HAY-Cholcc, from store, a5cdsi.0o car
load. from lcyce or depot, SlS50Cti0.OO
prime. store, pOan2' Sc, car load. from lcvcc
or depot. Sl7.00ttisVt prairie from store
GO@7og car load, from levcc or depot 1900
GtiaO0
Bn,S - From store, o5c from lcycc or
depot $3.50.
toRS--from store, white, csc; mixed, OCc
from lcvcc or depot, white, In bulk, Gle; In
sacks, &c; mixed, IN bulk. Gle. In sucks, &c
OArs-from store, white. lHc; mixed, &c,
from lcyec or depot white, Ia bulk, i2c; In
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OF and Turpentine.

CLEVELAND, o., May 2s.---Petroleum-
Easy,.s W 110o, TIC.
WmMMeroS, N. G., May 2s. -Turpentine--
Firm at $50.
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river, 81. o0@1. 25 per brl; SKIS fine, 1880
lao; coarse, si.l0@f.i5; pkts, 2M@7c.
CIiEEsE-New York factory, Ggsc; fnii
cream, l2al3c; Young America, l3@l4c.
Scars AND CANDLEs-soap, 3@5Hc. Can
dies, full weight, SM@0c.
STARCH 3H@3He. -
MoLAssEs-Louisiana common to fair, ~
6125c prime 10 choice, 33GSSc; fancy, 400
4bc; contrifugas, common to fair, 2O(g25ci
prime to choice 30@35c; syrup, 2OS94Oci
staa1v
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AT noon; spot--Dull, without quotable
change. Sales, 5000 bales, of which Amer.
Jean, $500 bnlcs. Receipts, 10000 bales, Of
which American, 1920 bales. Closing
quotations were MS follows: Ordinary, lAd;
good ordinary, 3D. low middllnG 63-i6d;
good middling 0iGd; mlddlng uplands,
59gd; middling ordinary 7-i6d.
Futures opened dun and inactive and
closed steady, as follows
THE prices are given in pence and Glths,
thus 4,13 means 6.03-0id, and b.0l means
5l-0ld.1
AZ p,m.-May, b2id, scllurs; Mny.Junc,
b2id sellers; JuneJuly, 52id sellers July
August 5,2id, buyers; AugustSepte mbcr,
b23d buyers septcmber-Oc,ober, Odd,
sellers; October-N0vemher, 6,0Od, sellers;
Noyember-D ecmebcr, 5.O7d, buyers septem.
her b 24d hnYora
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HouschoId supplies.

AprIRs-None In market Dried apples
GiGc per ID from store. Dried peaches, nc
from store.
FRulr-onnges, $3.5O@l5O per box. Lem.
ons, 2.50g3.00 per box. Bananas, Sl.b92oo
per bunch.
vroETApLEs--onIons, $3,50@i.00 per bril-
500 per sack. Cabbage, new Louisiana crate
$3.5O@4.0O. Kraut brls, $3.50 half brls,
$3.50; Garlic, Doc per 100 Turnips, Sl5OC9
i.75 per brl.
PIcKLrs-Brls, $3.50; half brls, 400.
PoTAToEs Firm; old, $250G300 per bril-
new, s3.5O@4.0Opcr brl; sweet potatoes, $40
g3.00 per brl.
PoulrRY-Chickons, spring, $i.50@3,0O;
mixed, $2.50@3.00 hens, S3.00@3.25.
EGos---Stoady; bxs re; cases l2lEc.
NuTs--COcoanuts, 800 per 100. Peanuts
Virginia, &c; Tennessee, farmers stock, 3@
&c; roasted, 2kc higher shelled, i0c. Pc
cans, Texas, 0dl2c.
!, R y. . layers 800; layers,
BuTrER--Butterine 10000; creamery, %
@30c dairy, 10000; country butter, l29l6c.
CIDER---Ozark, $500 per brl, and $500 per
half brl.
vlEEoAE-Per gal, sdi2c.
miscellaneous.
WHISKY - Straight Kentucky Bourbon,
t150@000; Robinson and Lincoln counties,
Tenn, sharp advance, $l50M30O; Eastern
rycs, 81 $4,000, according TO age and make;
common whisky, GOGGLES, according to
proof
BAGGIso--G@7c.
TIEs---$l 0O@L15.
snor---Drop Sll6i buck, Sl.76.
LEAD--0Nc.
HAIIs---Iron, S2.1O; steel S225@2.35
POWDER - Kegs, $500; half kegs $40;
quarter keys, Sl.75
sEEDs-.-Rod clover, sl75 per bu; timothy,
1925 per bu; herds, Coo per bu; blue grass,
.i.@ per bui orchard grass $l.4O@l.6O per
bu; German millett Si.S5 per bu.
HiDEs--Dry flint, No I, 1O6Jllc; No.2, "a
Sc; dry saltcd, 51d7c; green salted, No. l,
&c; No. 2, SIC; green, 3@ic; shcepskins, loo
@SlO0; irregular
TonAooo--common, 95@S5c; other grades,
35dSjc.
sSuFF - CARROTS tlOs5; Ralph's, $lO.25i
railroad, s125; Gail q Ak, 5000.
Coat On~-Prlmo white, Wholesale lots, OK
per gal.
BrrswAx-1s69Oc.
TALLOw-30iic.
Woodbury. grease wool, unwnshcd, l0d
he; clear grease wool 20m2jc; bury washed,
2O@SOc; tub washed, 3O@3ic.
Live stock.
LAMns-Cholce, $500 common TO good
per head, $3.50.
IIoos-Choice light, Sc; common, DC.
CATrLE-Choicc iI6@i9lc; good, 3h@ic
fair 10 medium, 2H@Jc; scallawags, nomi
nal,
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cotton seed i.rodncts.

PRtYE CRupE Ou.-3i632c prirAr summer
yellow, 3563Gc; choice cooking summer
yellow, 80ai0c; prime cotton seed meal,
$40 50dl7.O0, carload lots; less than car
load, SIS. OOaiS5O.
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Moycments nt lhc Leycc.

Arrivals-Chickasaw White river; Eugene,
Arkansas river; Fred Ncllis, Helena; Ohio,
Cincinnati.
Departures--Kate Adams, Arkansas City;
Rosa Lee, 0sceola; Coahoma, Friars Point;
Gayoso, Tiptonyille.
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Provisions

Ffsu--.M nckcrcl. half hrls., No. I, t7.9s:
No. 2, 1913, lob kit, No. I. Sii5. No. 2,
ti.l0. Dry herring, family, aSc per boz.
Fnrsn MT,rs-Choioc beef headquarters,
iOc, forcquarior, o., second grade, hind.
quarters, &c, forcquartcrs, &c. sheep pc,
Hogs Sc.
Hoo pnoprcrs Steady. mess pork, go 90,
bulk pork, clear sides, slfhsNc, clear RIB
sides, sk@shc long clear, sls@sAc; thoul.
den, GasM0tc
L,np--fcs, SIC half brls, SIC; kegs, s)lei
choice kettle, p,sc; steady.
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GOVERNMENT.
COTTON MARKETS.

The local cotton market opened quiet and
sasy and closed quiet aud easy; middlng.
seicc. Sales 90 balc., including none last
evening, Of which go to exporters and $50
10 splnncrS
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-29

Now II the Time
To use Hodges sarsaparilla with fodlde Of
Potash, the great purifier for the blood. A
certain cure for rheumatism, scrofulous af.
feciions, and all diseases peculiar 10 females.
Rcnoyatcs and inyigonics the system. Phys
icians recommend T. Take no other Ran
gum Root Medicine CO., manufacturer,
Nashville. Tenn. 81 per bottle. Sold at
Holsters drug store 2sS Main street
SUBSCRIBE for Tue WEEKLY ArrrAi, 81
per year, and participate In the grand dis
iribution Of gifts December I.
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LONDON, May ~ pm. ..-Consols closed
at % 5.iOd for both money and the account
The amount Of bullion gone into the Rank
Of England on balance today was $4,000
Bar silver II i3.i0d per ounce.
PANS. May 2s.-rhre per cent rcnlcs S2f,
62iso for the account
RANK cLEARiNoa
cmcAoo H., May s0.-Clcarlngs, go, 400
0O0.
~. Loris, No, MAY 9s.-Clearings, o. i2a,
s3S, balances, t2s7, iss.
NEw YoRg, May 2s-Clcarings, t0S,500,.
sls. balances. So,i30,pis
BostoN, Mass, MAY 2s--Clcaringl tis,.
S5l 38i; balances, t0Ds, i5t.
pmfApELrmA, Pa, May 2s.-Clearings,
o., 572, $50 balances, 81, 2S2, 500.
BALTIMORE, Nd, May 2a-ClcaringS o..
eO7, 1885, balances 500 OIL.
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yYnol.
New York Dry Goods Market.

ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, May 2s.-Wool-In good
iemand, and values firm for choice stocks.
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stngc OF the Rivers.

OFFICE SIGNAL SERVICE u. q A.
MENrilis. May -. p. m.
Tho following observations are taken At all sta-
| lions named la the 10th meridian time, which IL
| one hour later then Memphis time.
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Ordinary, 7kc good ordinary. s S-ioc, low
niiddiing, oSigc middling. 0aiOc; good
middling, e'sc, middling fair, 10 Size, fair,
nominal Dusty, ,ic 10 ic lower
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CmcAoo. May 2s-Thc markets on change
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The Sales of Cashmere bouquet

Exceed in amount the importations of all
toilet soaps, as shown by the treasury re-
ports.
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DAiLY ooTIoN sTArrurNr.

fmpori-M &cRR AN 6TRRis
fRh AM&LRRhi ~ CO &swRRaLN
Ga TRR n, q steamers. 40 wagons, b Total. one
bales
EKporis-L&S n n. aa c.o6swR n, ga
steamer. norih. "a Total. Cis bales
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Ropds mud Stoc,ta.

The following list Is corrected regularly
and may bcrcgarlcd % tie latest quotations
BANK STOCKS.
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INV YORK.


Spots opened steady and closed steady; mid.
ding ioc. Sales, AZ bales. Quotations
were as follows Ordinary, nc. good ordI.
nary. sil.i0ci low middling. o O-iGc; mid.
ding, ioc, good mlddling. i0,sc, middllng
lair 10 ib.ioc; fair. II 0i0c.
Futures opened steady and closed steady,
~ follows May, sso@sei, June, oeoa
Dol July, a009iO00. August 1905; Sep
tembcr, e.OOa0T0, October, 045C0 ~,
November, oo0@es1; December, o.s7da. 3s;
January, etsetot0, February, 9.52G063.
March, p.co@0O1 Halss. 1900 bales.
xEw ORLEANS.
The spot market opened quiet and closed
-aiady; middlIng pjsc. Sales, 1870 bales.
Quotations were a. follows Ordinary,
7kc; good ordinary, SIC; low middling, ec,
middlins. e,fc: good mIddlIhg. ojEc.
Futures opened quiet and closed quiet
- foIlown May, nominal; June. o.Sl@
u.s. July. o.ss@osoi August 03sap. 90,
September. eo7@ooe, October, sss@s.eo.
November. 6H@sss; December. sso@ssT;
Jsnuary, t.p<@sa5; February, oOla005.
March. ni<@eib sales. i22oo bales.
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
MONEY 9 PER GENT, NEW YORK Elk
CHANGE "a PREM. SELLING.
Cotton Quiet and Easy-AIiddling Cot
ton o o-iec-sales Today, 600 Bales
Tho Tone OF tho General Market
steady--Meats Steady.
OFFICE,

AprEAL OFrfcr, l
MONDAY EVENING, May Is, 1855
Money continues in good request. The
supply Is ample, but most Of the banks are
limiting their loans to regular customers at
Sper cent
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LAMns-Cholcc, $500; common TO good,
per head, $780,
Ho0s-Choioe light, Sc; common, DC.
CATrLE-Choicc, il66ciAc; good, 3N@ic;
fair 10 medium, 2f@3c; scallawags nomi-
nal
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THE RIVERS.
Steamboats, Leaving.

TUESDAY.
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BUSINESS on the leyec yesterday was very
good.
Carr. JAMES II. REEs has returned from
Florida.
TnE Rene Macready goes out this evening
The Washington critic., 1888-02-11

nowise invalidated the claim Of Columbus
rs the discoverer Of America nor
subtracted an iota from the honor
IN which he is and should be
held. If the barbaric Norsemen extended
their forays and their settlements along
our northeastern coast, so did the Eskimo
extend their travels and ultimately their
settlements from Northern Asia into
northern America long before the period
of Icelaiidic history And If we are to
follow the conclusions and reasoning of
many eminent anthrOpOlogists and
geologists the aboriginal races Of America
came from Asia by Behring Strait, and
they were the original discoYerers Of this
country.
''But that which makes the discovery
of America by Columbus of unparalleled
importance Is this Columbus iuyesti-
gated the question of the spheroidal form
of the earth, and by q system of grand
scientific inductions, concluded that the
theory Of the sphericity Of the earth was
true; and having profound faitli in the
teachings of science as opposed W the
enormous superstitions Of his time ho
sailed westward, from point in Europe
not differing greatly in latitude from
Washington--ffot for the purpose Of dis
covering America, but for the purpose OF
proving a scientific induction, and at .be
same time reaching the eastern shores ~
Asia. incidentally
He Discovered New World,
but he did not know IL, and he called 70
India; and his discoveries opened uD The
world TO a new civilization. II would be
interesting to know when the ancestors
Of American tribes came here, but H.
would be very long ago, many hundreds
Of thousands of years. IL would he in-
teresting TO know that Morse adventures
reached this continent. Such geologic
and historic questions would always find
scholars interested i'm their solution, and
sound conclusions would always be hailed
with delight; but whatever might he dis.
covered in this domain of research
would In no wise detract from the glory
due to Columbus and Che Importance Of
his discoveries to the progress Of
civilization.
The Washington critic., 1888-02-11

bla.
bon, coy ,v-,iA. -.U
stands a plain cross, at the other a
silver bowl of holy water. As the
friends pass around the casket they
dip their fingers in the water and
cross themselves, whilst at the conclu-
sion of the ceremony the men walk
past the bier, sprinkling the coffin
with the brush that has been dipped
in holy water. The procession now
forms, and the flowers and wreaths
are banked at the door of the hearse
from floor to roof.
MATRIMONIAL AGENCIES.
We heard quite good story of a
man who applied to matrimonial
agency for wife. He had read in
the paper an advertisement, COM
monty seen here and which ran thus:
"Young lady, large fortune, arec
tdche wants a husband" The pros
pect of riches pleased him, but his
heart almost failed him when he
came to the tache. At last he mustered
sutii cient courage TO inquire about it.
The agent answered him in the most
affable manner: "She has wooden
leg, Monsieur, but" he added
Monsieur may rest assured that the
limb is sound one. 1t is made OF
the best mahogany" The would-be
bridegroom disappeared from that
Office, determined never to go near q
matrimonial agency again.
1t is a singular fact that every owner
of carrier-pigeon is just now
obliged to give report of his name
profession and a number of Other
particulars, registering the same a
once. Heavy fines are imposed upor
those failing to carry out these regu
lations, and any false statement il
punishable with even greater
penalty. In case of war, these won
derful birds will be useful messen
gers, and this explains why til,
census is being taken. B.