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Stamp nleo Snoianere. ct blobist
slas fanpt Steo fOrrise 7irsbas / eta
ten Sonora msIem m~eritanIte Trooper
os 9aquisS noianere. Snbiansrne maatte
ireffe fig iilbase. De e~fterlpb paa
slasmarfen II brebte os mango iaa.
rebe. On Weriianer ialot % npsle
iaareoes.
Yrins 6eOrse al @ales ifal for
9ioen opbolce fig / gitp Of Merico.
Decorah-posten., 1888-05-02
&QniGS 8.

6n Ggtlone for ODER ben sitlise Del
al Bpen Bratta 9orsbus Gitermibbas
mango 8psninser sbelasbes os Rrs.
@iaiam 5iiber bleu brebt. Ranse
BerlOner blep psiaa itamfersbe peb be
nebialbenbe gpsninser. 9ette er ben
anben gpclone, Der bar bjemisst Bratta
ipaar.
Decorah-posten., 1888-05-02
Sllimpis.

Senoagslouen, Der for6poer lblals
at 0ritfeuarer paa Selisoasen, bar /
ben isuere 9ic oaft tort Opitpr i2aigz
uiue. gep bet nplis afbolote 8ala
itemte flere al benz, Tom nu os ba sierne
taser Zig en- "pierteitprfnirs" paa So
loonerne, for Brobibition, os bette
merfebe Sfjanfep9rterre fig, iua be
nesteoe for Jremtioen at ialse 9ritfes
uarer til Saabanne, foroi be gil ub fra,
at be arbeibebe imob benz os beres Has
rinssuei. Serooer bleo naturlisuis be
lnapiebriffeube "Ero5ibitioniiter" ras
ienoe. ituf fine Soueber iammeu, os nu
ifnlbe Der tases en- fraitis Saun. Ga
loUnperterne bapbe bibtil life / nosen
Senieenbe reipefteret Ssnoasslouen,
men %lfianfet Ssnbas iom 5uerbas uben
5orlfiel. 9e~esnu ale tilbobe anmelot
for benue Opertraoslie al 2open, CO
5slsen 'pil bliue en- itsrre eIer minbre
Dtultt. "Naar 9pue fommer op at
fjanoes, iaar Bonoen tit auas isien".
Decorah-posten., 1888-05-02
Stalien.

Senator Yisiapimi bleo ben 2loe
I. 81. uoitDtt al Senatet for ui9belig.
beo os bsmt til z Waaneoers Jansief.
SONG Cesar al 0orse os Suerise er
for 9ioen paa Belss / Rom. 5orleoen
gap Bauen bam en- auoienle paa en-
Zine.
Decorah-posten., 1888-05-02
Wrtson d.

Hor Blaine. Gen republifanif lie ter
r~itoriale 8%onpention aibolotes / Ybenir
/ Cnsbass. 9. s. Gssers Os 6. 8.
@oobrid bleu palst til 9elesater til ben
rationale aonpentiou. De er for Blaine.
Decorah-posten., 1888-05-02
Is q.

Set amerifanife 3ampffib gan
Yneblo" itranoeoe nplis paa Reiien
melem San francisco Os SonstOns.
Wanbitab, Basiaserer os be MET uarbiz
iulbe Barer ai 2oiten bleu bog rebbet
% brust til Shanghai.
Decorah-posten., 1888-05-02
VI asiacbu

Ten repnbIifanfe &Onpentipn af.
bolotes | Cnscass i Bolton os par sobt
be'sst. De palste Gelesater antaees at
pare for Blaine, itjcnt be life blep paaz
last at itsmme for bam. glaines Raon
blep mootaset meb s~rebspenbe 8iialoss
raab.
Decorah-posten., 1888-05-02
Sregon

&ineTife 5alaucr inbisrtes for uosle
Nar iioeu til @ilamette 9alen, os bar
iormeret Zig iaa iterft, at man fra be
Decorah-posten., 1888-05-02

Zen rloite Almanaf turbe pere en-,
iom blep fu.,ost peb en- Mumie | ggspp=
ten, os iom er 5000 Gar sammet. Den
sr ifreust paa Bapprus os inbebOlber
ioruben Gnsiuelien af 9asene osiaa for
buer Dag bet ianbipnlise Beir.
Decorah-posten., 1888-05-02
"geb Qrnen" ND. "a
inbebolber:

eH fprfRrbelis Stebmpoer.
aanun. (SlgrnItlerne Blsrnions isrIte
5ort9lins.)
Sor % fra 5amilielipet.- ct Qas
teItabelist Sp3jsr.
59norif stint. 6ortiattelie.)
carmen, Sniet og Sapen.- - Noo
auloer Scoring al Seite ps SGtreatu-
rer.-5cr Susbploninsen. -Smaa Rotit-
Ter.
Decorah-posten., 1888-05-02
Stnte;Sabel.
|sbItaao, Nilipaufcc & ct. Raul.
W 1ecnrah @rnndh.

r.,,,u,run,t aisanr 81. 1920 5ormibOos, ~toun,st,r
nv, |-s mtb ueits oa norogou,nbe Tran; tommrr iii,
s.T nix gitrrmt6bne. observation-disclosures aigaar
" q41 gitrmtoSoe. %touncttsr mso sit' os ipesaasubs
r,,prusrrr III. $40 Gitsrmiooas.
tsn ,rgTrn,i an'ommsr oaaiia ri. $40 Sormibbas
sG % ri. 600 gitCrntiooog.
sT.sSTrtrRrsn, ~paSiersr Staiipntr l @tnnsibei.
"a .,. III islaenet 2ioer:
Decorah-posten., 1888-05-02

zen tore noroliec uoniaina I
"Iopenbapn aabneS scn 1900 Wai
hutter ocn 3Ote september.
wa ~rnno beraf iGlaer u. Wor'
""'en n Co., biaise @iGetter til
urge, Spcrisc 90 Sammarf.
Decorah-posten., 1888-05-02

Gn 6uno paa ct 5silas. On So
brpberbaab traf unber en- Eur / Rat.
tesat gaaFeaiten paa en- liben Sunb,
Der orep ON pua ct SsHas.
Decorah-posten., 1888-05-02
.inrtenoe Marg. No. 81.
6uostjenefc.
..a,ommenoe ssnOass 5ormiobas ri.

,.-.,ortmenoe SsnOuss 5ormicbas ri.
5sncausifole 81; 1919.
sgn' sTsoslIte alasie al 8pnlirmanterne
asr Ianoas 5prmiOoas 81. 9; ben nors
! slasie 1oa' u.,s.nr;oo.,s e,,,,s,,
l. aitenen al. ~.
...,co ben Ste Ntai holbes norit YrRbi'
S,corab enselife Metbooiitfirte 81. 80
81 " iclI Tprm 9rRbiten / 8aibinston
M.,;s SttthpoiIttirfe peo YaIt. S.E. Ser9b.
Decorah-posten., 1888-05-02

@nbper, TOM pii beiose oct samle
sano | CONNER, Dor forFpne ZIG
meo CT AZ ". Wortenicn l. Co.'S
bulge GrfurHons' % u%oitinines.
biaetter.
Decorah-posten., 1888-05-02
nj Wtati0bso.

SaSllceltse Naentsr erboloe COB 8etalins!
"'O a~nls9ntna ieno Trim9rfe. Noresie:
% cooperative Aid Union,
-O'm Golum 8Iot, M~inneapolts.
Decorah-posten., 1888-05-02
Sn q.

Snoiana.
Sen oemOfraiiife Statsfonpsntion
aibolptes / 9orsbass / indianapolis.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30

yondes, as though they wanted to for
get their dead just as soon as possible,
and body kind O. hates that, you
know" And he sighed tremendously,
and / caught myself echoing it.
A few moments later, in full, CHEEKY
voice that sounded strange after the !,
here we are!" and drove up to
rude stone step by the roadside,
and. springing out, assisted me to
alight. A medium-sized frame build
ing, painted light drab or gray,
seemed to frown upon me as l looked
up at it and noticed, over the front
door, the word "office."
The hack driver secured his mail
pouch, and going up the path to the
house, I followed him into the long,
wide hall, which appeared to extend
the length of the house.
Its brightly polished floor, with strips
Of gay "store carpet" down its center,
the glittering windows with their dainty
white curtains, were very inviting.
No one came to meet us: there seem
ed to be no one about.
go right in There" The driver
pointed to door to my right.
/ did so. not little dismayed, and
found myself in long. narrow room.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30
Wonderful Mirayes.

A great deal has been written upon
the subject Of mirages. For long
time Swedish sailors went in search for
a magic island that seemed to rise be-
tween Aland and Upland. At last
they discovered that the supposed isle
was an optical illusion. In 1917 NJ.
Grellois was travelling with a friend
one hot day in Southern France. They
were suddenly halted at turn of the
road by the appearance, upon what
they knew to be sandy plain, of a
vast and beautiful CITY, adorned with
monuments, domes, and steeples. The
illusion was so complete that for a time
reason refused to believe that the
sce1e was not real. The most won
derful part of the phenomenon was
that the city resembled none in that
whole region. A beautiful mirage was
seen in Paris in 1869, when the whole
city was beheld inverted in the atmos-
phere above.
Scoresby relates that in one of his
Arctic expeditions he beheld the mi
rage of a vessel, which was below the
horizon, and, of course, was not visi-
BILE. Through glass he discovered
that this vessel belonged to his father,
and it was afterwards ascertained that
they were then thirty-four miles apart.
The mirage often reveals objects vast
distances, so distant as to. render the
stories told almost incredl ble
While ia the mountains OF Thuringia,
HEM beheld the peaks, usually hid
den by intervening eminences, sudden
ly rise into view, and everything was so
clearly defined that he was enabled to
distinguish with glass tufts of grass
which were over eighteen English
miles away. Crauz, while in Green
land, saw the shores Of the Kokernen
Islands, while it is claimed that the
Allegheny Mountains have been made
visible in this way from the peak of
the Tenerife. This latter story, how
ever, is not generally credited. While
on the shores of Orinoco, Humboldt
beheld the mirage OF a mountain chain
situated three or four leagues away,
and also the beautiful spectacle of
herd of cattle apparently feeding in the
air.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30
of experience who says the bridge is
unsafe, they prefer to peril their lives
every time they cross the structure. T"

THE custom observed every fourth
year Of permitting the fairer sex to
assume the rights and prerogatives
appertaining to their brothers during
the remaining three is a very ancient
one. When it originated is not def
nitely known, but law enacted by
the parliament Of Scotland in the year
of 1888 is doubtless the first statutory
recognition of the custom. The law
was as follows: cit is statut and or
daint that during the refine of her
maist blissit megestie, ilh fourth year,
known as leap-year. ilk maiden ladye
of bath high and low estait, shall hae
liberty to bespeak We man she likes;
albeit, gif he refuses to TAX hir to be
his wye, he shall be mulcted in We
summe of ane undis OF less, as his
estait mott be. except and avis gift he
can max it appear that he is .betrothit
to aine ither woman, that he shall then
be free"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30

SIR RoBERT BALL, the Irish astron
omer royal, has been at the pains to
show that Sir John Moore could not
have been buried "ty the struggling
moonbeam's misty light" He has
made careful calculations, and finds
that at The time the funeral took place
the moon must have been long below
the horizon.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30

Sw1NBuRNE. the erotic English poet,
is scarcely five feet i'll height, his face
is CHASTITY pale. and his immense head
is covered with great masses of wild,
unkempt hair, while his mouth is
small, almost girlish in it's expression.
He is shy Of women, but he is fond of
Che society of artists and men of let
ters. He has perfect horror OF the
brainless dancing girls who fill the
fashionable drawing-rooms of London.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30

GEN. SHERIDAN has four little chill
dren who are his constant compan-
ions. In Washington, not long ago,
two of the children were walking along
with their father, while the two other
little Sheridans trotted along just be-
hind him. A gentleman stopped the
little girls of the rear guard and asked,
Are you all Gen. Sheridan's chill
dren?" ooh, no." exclaimed one Of
the girls, demurely, and pointing to
the children walking with the General,
s'they are Gen. Sheridan's children.
We are the twins"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30

IT is a well-known fact that the pen
sion building at Washington is the
-hon'eliest building on earth. 1t is built
of brick, dirty red brick, no two brick
Of the same shade, with no Ornamental
ton. Gen. Meigs was the architect of
the building, and he was proud of it.
One day he showed Gen. Sheridan
through it, and after they had gone out
of the building Meigs asked Sheridan
what he thought Oft. Sheridan turned
and took one more look at it. and said /:
'S'The only objection L can see to the
building, Meigs, is that it is fire proof
Gen. Meigs was mad.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30

SENATOR STANFoEp's gift of $780,
100000 to establish the Palo Alto Uni
versity is probably the largest gift for
the like purpose ever known in history.
1t is three times as great as that of
Stephen Girard, who left sc, 600, 900 Of
his fortune Of S7,50o,000 to found Gil
rard College.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30

Guo iOau, u oaDDaGll SGlllneSS rGlgneQ,
A sort of hush rested on everything.
There was very little sign of human
life.
Here and there in the distance out
in the fields could be seen solitary
figure, recognizing it to he Shaker
by his broadbrimmed hat and slow
movements.
In passing along, piece of ground,
neatly fenced in and smoothly leveled
off, containing, to all appearances,
naught but struggling grass, attracted
my attention, and I asked:
"What is this used for?"
The driver, with a light laugh,
answered:
THAT'S the Shakers burvin'
ground"
"Where are the tombstones?n I
questioned; "and the graves-I see
none?"
ooh, that's their way, ma'am. They
don't believe in mounds and stones and
the like"
Then shifting his position he turned
and looked at me, as 1 thought little
curiously, saying, in pathetic sort of
tone:
Il don't think would like to be a
Shaker, though some of 'em are mighty
nice sort OF people, for it always seems
to mo lookin' at that piece of ground
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30

A PROFESSOR of civil engineering
writes to the indianapolis Journal to
say that hundreds of railway and other
bridges in the country are unsafe, be-
cause Of ignorance and dishonesty. He
calls them death-traps, aud says: Gone
would suppose that the safety of a
highway bridge would be of great in
terest and Importance to the public,
but appearances point the other way.
AS long as bridge stands it is consid-
cred to be safe. and in nine cases out
of ten the community will call the man
Il fool who hos the courage to say their
bridge is not safe. They will point to
the structure, as much as to say: 1T
has stood SO many years, and it will
probably stand as many more Owing
to their ign ORANGE, they do not know
how good bridge should behave under
a load. and, rather than believe man
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30

The Supreme Court of the Sand
w1ch Islands has decided that King
Kalakaua may exercise the veto power
without consulting his Cabinet, and
the dusky monarch Tow slightly leads
the President of a Board of Town
Trustees in point of official dignity and
Importance.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30

The busy bee. whose supposed indus.
try has passed into a proverb, is said
by a naturalist to work only three
hours day. But then he makes THINGS
hum when he does work.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30
HY 81 ANV & BLANK.

JAY GOULD is reported about to give
up railroading and devote all his time,
talent, and capital to running corner
IN diamonds with Baron Rothsehild to
assist him.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30

The regular rate of increase of the
Astor estate is said to be from $40.
100000 to $l3,0OO,OO0 year.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30

CHAMBERsBURG, Pa, has fire com.
pany that was organized los years ago,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30

SENATOR Zach CHANDLER was NOR
dinately fond of poker, which he pre-
ferred to play in the basement of his
residence on Fl street, Washington,
now occupied by Mrs. Rhines. He was
usually disposed to crowd the game,
but became very angry when checked
or beaten. Gen. Grant frequently
played at Senator Chandler's, particu-
larly after he ceased to be President,
and remained in and about Washing
ton for some months. His guests were
invariably public men, colleagues of
the Senate and House, and sometimes
considerable sums were lost and won.
On one occasion Southern Senator,
who knew little OF nothing about the
game Of poker, but was literally ava
launched with luck in the draw"
walked away with several thousand dol
lars, the major part having been won
from Chandler. Old Zach tried to win
this money back on various sittings,
but the Southern Senator was always
too lucky. Finally the Michigan
statesman barred him out, saying that
he could not afford to play poker
against miracles of asinine fool luck
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30

HARRISON III. RIDDLEBERGER is one
Of the rarest features in the Senate.
Tall, straight, and not bad-looking, he
has a long, thin face, which grows
ford during certain periods when his
blood flows the fastest. He has q high,
full forehead, and his brown hair, which
is thinning rapidly at the crown, is
combed we'll back, and is generally kept
we'll dressed. He has long, scraggy,
brown beard, and his eyes are blush
gray. These eyes look straight at his
brother Senators when he attacks them,
and Riddleberger's enemies say that he
chooses his methods of bulldozing and
fantastic speaking in the Senate in or
der to attract attention to himself. He
certainly does attract attention, and he
is one OF the sights from the Senatorial
galleries. He wears dark clothes, and
his frock coat, usually buttoned, save
at the top, there bulges out, giving him
the appearance of having sixty -inch
chest. He has good lung-power, and
he lives we'll. He seems to have no
personal friends in the Senate, and
complained not long ago that he had
been insulted by his fellow-Senators,
and that he was cut on the street
by them. He refused, it is said,
invitations to state dinners at the
White House, and once declined to go
to dinner party at Senator Palmer's
because he had no dress coat and was
too poor to buy one.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30

The following rules governed the
guests at leal,-year party recently
given in Nebraska City: 81. The gen
tleman whose bouquet is not mashed
in the first dance will be witness to
the fact that he has been held with
propriety. 3. No gentleman shall cross
Che floor without lady attendant 3.
If gentleman goes for glass of water
unattended by lady he will at once
be declared out of order and will be
compelled to be seated. 4. Gentlemen
are expected to be lauguid, to drop
their handkerchiels as often as possible,
and make frequent calls for water, and
behave in the most ladylike manner
an all things"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30

The records of the church of San
Fernando at San Antonio, Tex, show
that William I'll. Founce was christen.
ed on the I'd day Of March, 1875. He
is alive yet, but doesn'tknow just how
old he was when he was christened.
Tounce was hard man in his day,
being a bull-ighter, miner, and a
gambler. Although fully 1l3 years
old, this veteran is reported to be spry
and tough yet. a few days ago he
rode ten miles to dog fight, and came
back with pocketful of money. He
lives alone. drinks mescal steadily, but
not whisky or beer, eats heartily,
sleeps we'll, and looks like man of IS
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-30
IN A. SHAKER VILLAGE,
A Visit to Community Where All
Stand Upon Footing
of Equality.
Their Frigid Manners. Dignifled De.
meanOr and Total Lack
OF Cordiality.
Mode of Life, Religious Worship and
General characteristics of
Queer Set.
BY MRS. $. @. HAzLErr.

Taking the train at the Court street
depot at 9:15 one balmy morning in
early autumn, we left Cincinnati for
Lebanon, a small village north, thirty
miles distant, OF perhaps three thou
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25
BY TELEGRAPH.


Yrw YonK. March 2i-Money on call easy
NJ 2 per cent
Prime mercantile paper, sol per cont
Sterling exchange dull but steady and UNI
changed.
Government bonds were dull and steady.
State bonds were neglected.
The stock market al lint was very weak,
and the lowest prices for the week were
reached In many cases but sharp rracilon
occurred later, aud n majority 81 the list
show advances as a result Of the days opera
tlons. A determined drive was arnin made
NJ the Gould stocks aud incidentally At tho
entire list The opening was again weak at
declines from last evenings closing figures,
extending 10 = per cent, and the attack
drove Missouri Pacific down a per cent,
though tho impression made upon the rest
OF the list was confined 20 fractions only,
Union lacinc Western Union aud Louis.
VILE a Nashville being the heaviest suffer.
err. The close was active and strong gcncr.
ally az the highest prices ~ the day.
Railruad bonds wcrc quiet. BALES t0na 600,
aud the Kansas a Texas issues were again
the special FEATURE Of the day, being very
strong The total saos of stocks today were
az, ioi shares. Closing quotations
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25
Miscellaneous.

WnIsKY--stmight Kentucky bourbon,
81 5OGD6O0; Robinson aud Lincoln counties,
Tennessee, ~. 100000; Eastern Ryes, sl.SotD
800, according 20 age and make; common
whisky, 0Oc6eSi25, according TO proof
BAGoINo--6Od7c.
Tns--si. i0@l.i5.
snor-Drop, sl.i0 buck, SL65.
LEAD--8lSc.
Nans-Iron, s2.iO; steel, s2oa2.25.
Powprn-Kcgs, $500 half kegs, $40; quar-
ter Kegs fi.JO.
Hipts-Dry flini, No. I, lie; No. 2 &c; dry
saltcd, Case green salted No. I, &c; No.
2, Be-; green, Sole; shccpskins. i5c9si.co;
Irregular
Tonloco-common. 25@S5ci other grades,
35dS5c.
ssuTr-Garrrcits, siosS; Ralph's. slo25;
railroad, So 25 Gall X Az, 1000,
Coal Ori--Prime white, Wholesale lots, loo
per gal.
Woodbury. grease wool, unwashed, 1870
isc, clear grease wool. 23e625c; bury washed,
2Od3Oc; tub washed, S593tc.
Br1wAx-lsa2Dc.
TALLow--3@3isc.
runs AND kKiNs-Dccr, 30Cp35c; bar, sl.0o
Ct7.UO; mink, i5al0c; coon, hunter handled,
I5asSc: country handled, i5taOoc; otter
a. .O0eob.50; beaver, 60c6gf5.50, Wild cat 100
2Sc; fox, i5Ct75c; mnskat, l0tDi5c; opossum,
iOdl5c, wolf. 50c@t2oo skunk, i6976ci
PANTHER, 60clfftOO.
srEps-Red clover, sL75615. o per bu; tim.
oihy, t925 per bu; herds, 6jCs5Oc per bu;
blue grass sf2j per bu; orchard grass, $40
al 80 pcr bu.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25
General News.

TnE river here is stationary, with 20 feet
4-i0 on the gauge.
THE Buckeye State leaves Tuesday at
o'clock p IN. for Cincinnati.
Carr. A. l.. CuMMiNs was a passenger on
the City OF Cairo yesterday returning from
81. Louis
The City OF Providence passed here this
morning at 10 o'clock on her way from
Natchcz 10 st. Louis.
THE fine Anchor line steamer Belle Mem
phis leaves here at 10 o'clock this forenoon
for Yicksburg and Natchez.
TuE City OF Cairo, from ST. Louis, passed
down 10 Natchez yesterday morning. She
put of here i,5i1 packages Of freight and
added 10 tons Of merchandise.
TnERE Is probability that during the
present summer the st. Louis and Natchez
Anchor line steamers will give excursion
rates between the terminal points OF the
line.
The City OF st. Louis passed down m
81. Louis 20 New Orleans yesterday after
noon. She put of at the elevator 200 bar
rels OF -four and 800 sacks OF -four. She add
cd so packages Of sundries.
TnE City OF Monroe, en- route from Natchez
10 ~. Louis passed here at a late hour
Thursday night with n fine trip Of both
freight and passengers She discharged at
the elevator So bales OF cotton, 90 sacks OF
cotton seed, and $40 cane poles. She took
on about 10 tons OF sundries.
TnE channel at Browns Island, ON the
upper Ohio Is now clear OF all distractions,
the work having been done by tho drcdgc-
boat Ohio, assisted by the Ed Roberts, Mel.
lie Walton and Glenwood. The tow-boats
which were hemmed In above passed through
all right Thursday morning, there being SOC
feet clear space.
Cars. Conn and Gilbert, Of Paducah, rep.
rcsenting the Tennessee q Ohio River Trans.
poriation company, which was organized al
Paducah few days ago have closed con
tract with Capt. I'd Howard, Of Jenersonyile
for the building Of new boat She will be
1870 feet long, have three steel boilers with
sixtcen-inch cylinders, with seven-fooi
stroke, and Is expected 10 be very fast and Q
quick handler, She will be daily packet
between Evansville aud Paducah, making
the round trip every twenty-four hours
Tho new boat will be finished and ready foi
business July 4.