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General nrernharniss.

SAN FRANCISCO. August i6.siSS9
BAGS-Wheat Bags, Gs4e; Wool Bags. SSGS6c;
Potato GunnleS, lSc.
BRICK-Good inquiry st sc so to 80 for all
KINDS I building descriptions.
BROOMS-Spirrl Brace, IS 50 for No. l. SO IS
for No. >, and IS for No. 3 and Ladies' Delight;
Patent Brass Cap Eastern Brush, 81 10, 81 SO
and 81 % respectively for Nos. l, 9 and 5 Pat
ent Tin Lock, 81, Sc IS and s. 80 for the three
numbers; Mill and Stable ash handles, "a so and
"a Tor the two numbers; Ship, S. galvanized
bands, SOC per dozen extra Wisp and Toy
BrCorns, SAP p.
CANDLES-The product of the local Candle
factories is quoted as follows: san Francisco
Crystal Wax 1879 for Is OF, and 1870 for IA OF;
SLearlc Acid, II or l3c Star Ii OF, l212c; Eureka
Ia OF, l2c; Eagle, y OF, 10i5c; Cincinnati 70 o.
&c; Mission Chemical Wax, Il OF, 15c; do 16 OF,
l71ac; Solar Sperm, ii OF, lac; do IL OF, 16c;
Adamantine, L OF, i2ci Eastern brands vary
from sc to l7c; Sperm. 25c; Paraaine, l49l6c
CANNED GOODS-Loeal Gamers quote lob
bling lots as follows Apricots, 81 so
to 81 55 Plums, 81 S5@l is Pears, S2G2 10 !;
Peaches, 81 1872: Cherries 81 756I So for
Black and 50 1892 So Tor White: Grapes, 81 30
q 60; Ounces, 81 so al 60; Strawberries, 81 %
a 10; kaspberftes 81 IS.
CEMENT, PLASTER AND LIME-Jobbing
rates for the above goods are as follows !:
Santa Cruz Lime, 81 so; Portland Cement
So 90, So 70 and 81; Rosendale do, So New
burg Plaster, Eastern, S. IS; do Casting s. 50 ;
Golden Gate Plaster, S. Marble Dust, New
burg, s. .; Fire Clay, English s.; do, American,
CHICORY-California, 514G6c; German. &C
TO 7c.
CIGARs-Jobbing rates for California made
are as follows: Seed, S16(di0; Seed and Havana
Si0975: Clear Havana. S60@125 p NJ.
COFFEE-Central American grades are uom-
inal at 1S@20c.
CORDAGE-The Tubbs Cordage Company
makes three styles of II inch, which are quota
BILE as follows: New Process, l2c; Duplex, lS1%c;
Manila, Ice. These prices indicate the values
of otherst. les and sizes.
CJAL-PGaet Sound Goals are quoted from
ship at Sc; Coos Bay, Sc; Southfeld British
Columbia 60; Wellington British Columbia),
SO We orote as follows
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pheasant accompanied by her newly
Matched brood come out of the pines and
scratch and peek her way along the slop-
which clustered closely about her. The
pheasant came very close to the edge Of
the precipice, and it seemed to me that
she was placing her brood in most dam
gerous position, when she turned as if to
walk back with them to the pines. The
instant she turned something like a
shadow fitted across the top of the ravine,
and half second later | saw an enormous
wildcat clinging to the edge of the oppo-
site wall by his fore feet, holding the
pheasant between his jaws. The wildcat
struggled for moment to drag himself
from the edge of the abyss to a sure foot
ing on the top of the rocks, but his effort
was in vain, and he came crashing down
the face of the precipice, still holding the
luckless pheasant in his jaws. He fell
with splash in the water, and lay motion
less at the edge of the pool.
Il supposed that the animal had been
watching the pheasant from the brushes
on top of the rocks opposite where the
bird had appeared with her brood, and at
his opportunity had leaped across to seize
her, but had misiudged the distance ard
fallen short, with the result SO fatal to
him.
'The whirl of the water brought the
wildcat around in short time to the side
where was standing, and as | was bend
ing down to examine him saw man
with a gun scrambling down the rocks.
The man soon reached my side, and then
learned that he had shot the wildcat as the
animal was flying across the chasm upon
his prey. Sure enough, just at the base of
the animals brain was the hole made by
the rife ball The hunter had been fol-
lowing the wildcat for some time and had
lost track of him, bnt came near the edge
of the rayine in time to see him make his
leap and follow him with the bullet 1t
was that which had stopped the animal
short in the tremendous leap it had calcu-
lated on, or it would have cleared the
space with safety and doubtless with case.
The wildcat was in reality almost in his
death throes when he struck the pheasant,
which he chung to with the clutch of
death, and still held in his mouth when
we dragged him out of the water We
measured the width of the chasm across
which the wildcat had made his death leap.
The measurement was forty-three feet"
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THE PILGRIM FATHERS.

THE following poem was read by John Boyle
Y Kelly, at the declcation of the monument TO
the Pilgrims, at Plymouth, Mass, August /.
1889
! Here, on this rock, and on this sterile soil,
Began the kingdom not of kings, bat men
Began the making of the world again.
Here centuries sank. and from the hither brink
new world reached and raised an old world
link,
! When English hands. by wider vision taught,
Threw down the feudal bars the Normans
brought,
And here revived, in spite of sword or stake
Their ancient freedom of the Wapentake.
Here struck the seed-the Pilgrims roohess
town
Where equal rights and equal bonds were set;
| Where all the people equal franchised met
Where doom was writ of privilege and crown :;
Where crests were naught, where yuiture flags
were fuIled,
And common men began to own the world
The past is theirs the future ours. We
Must learn and teach. Oh, may our record be,
Like theirs, glory, symboled in q stone,
10 speak, as this speaks, OF our labOrs done.
1hey had no model, but they left us one.
Severe they we;e; but let him cast the stone
Who Christs dear love care measure with his
own.
Their strict professions were not cant or pride
VINO calls them narrow, let his soul be wide
Austere, exclusive-aye, but with their faults
| Their golden probity mankind exalts.
They never lied in practice, peace or strife:
Ihey were no hypocritas; their faith was clear;
They feared too much some sins men ought to
fear;
| The lordly arrogance and avarice,
And vain frivolity's besotting vice.
The stern enthusiasm of Their life
II1pt lied too far. and weighed poor ms ture down
They missed Gods smile, perhaps, TO watch his
frOwn.
But he who digs for faults shall rasu-rect
Their manly virtues born of self-respect
How sum their merits? They were trne and
brave;
They broke no compact, and they owned no
slave:
They had no servile order, no dumb throat
they trusted first the universal vote
The first were they TO Practice and instin
The rule of law and not the rule OF will
They lived one no le test. Who would be freed
Must give up all to follow duty's lead.
Iney made no revolution based on blows
But taught one truth that all the planet knows
That ali men think of, looking on a throne
The people may be trusted with their own.
Peoples voice, when farthest thrones shall
hear;
When teachers own when thoughtful rabbis
know:
When artist minds in worldwide symbol show
When serfs and soldiers their mute faces raise
When priests on grand cathedral affairs praise
When pride and arrogance shall disappear,
The Pilgrim vision is accomplished here.
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The Crushed Teacher.

A bright-eyed youngster who was in
Sunday school for the first time in his life
listened very attentively while the teacher
was talking and then he said: ado bod
hear like he sees ?'
Yes, just the same"
'Tan he hear me if 1 Whisper per-
sisted the child.
Eyes, he can hear you even if you whis-
per-"
''Do bod hear me now ?" whispered he.
"Yes, my dear, Just as if you had talked
out loud"
''Tan he hear me now?" whispered the
little fellow again, very softly.
Yes, just the same"
He then moved his lips without making
any perceptible sound and again inquired |:
'Did bod hear me then ?"
"Yes, God heard you then"
'No, he didn't needer, tause didn't say
muffin" and the little lad chuckled mer-
rily, as though he enjoyed the teachers
momentary discontinue,
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IFor the RECORD, UNION.
Is LONG LIFE DESIRABLE9

How many are they who in lifes gay morn,
That limit their joys to the bounds of life,
And think, that If many years they attain
Their lot will be JOY unoroken by strife.
But where, nay f.iend, do you find a rose,
Whose violet bloom is kissed By rain,
Which has not lurking in some retreat
The treacherous thorn, that gives us pain?
And so in life our sweetest Joys
Are ofttimes mingled with remorse,
And what we hail as an omen of peace
Perhaps, may serve as the dirge for our corpse
For there's no JOY beneath the sun
But savors of alloy,
And the purest lives of which We know,
Have not continuous JOY.
Long life, may have blessings rich and rare;
But It's cup of SORROW is fuller by far.
Short life, has less Of bliss or woe
And carries us soon to the home band afar
So then tbs not for us TO ask
For lives of few or many years.
But rather wish, as we journey along
To be shining lights in this vale Of tears.
Ms.
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English Foundry Coke is quoted at $50 on the
spot aud sl3 50,G14 to arrive; Puget Sound Coke
sl4; san Francisco Gaslight Company is selling
tail
DRUGs-Alum, 23s@21Ic; Acid, 121%al6e Tor
Nitric, 21z@Sc for Sulphuric, and 6Ojg625%c for
797113c for refined Blue Vitriol, 414G1418c; Caus
tic Potash, 10@llc; ChlOrate of Potash, zoe;
Chiorate of Lime, $1,000; Crude Ammonia
concentrated, lSc; Gum Camphor, SOC; Gum Shell
lac, 3OtG33c Quinine, Soc: Saltpeter. English
refined, 7l4gSc; Sulphur, 2114G211Ic for roll and
41ztd4jac for refined.
DRY GOODS-Prints are generally jobbing at
6RSc; Ginshams and Suitings, 8G1212e: Lawns.
StGlu1ac; BIoYH Cottons Al d9c; Bieached Cot
tons 6G1S1zc; Brown sheeGings aud shirtings,
l11$@25c.
FiSH-we quote as follows: Pacific Cod
FISH, SIC il son bdls, &c for selected
Goldfish, 7@T1zc 2 b; Canned Salmon, 81 FIX
al 20; Eastern MackeTel 81 az % for No. l in
l5-b kits and S5tc3 Is for Mess in I5-ib kits:
Smoked Herring, 500, f5c for Eastern and Sc =
COX fo- Plset Sound; Dutch Herring, 81 50@9l 70
z Seg Alaska Smoked Halibut. 10(lt21%c p b.
LEATaER-ooie, 2592Sc Tor goo1 heavy, ZIG
ZSc for good medium and light Buff, 10@12c
2 foot; Side, 99loc 2 foot; Calf Skins 25@35c
= n; Kip Skins. $500 DOZEN Harness
Leather 27@32c . ID for heavy and 23@27c for
No. .
LUMBER-Cargo lots of Redwood delivered at
San Francisco are quote d as follows: Merchant
able Rough, S17@iS; Rustic, S27n 81; %-inch
surfaced, S35; Merchantable Tongued and
Grooved, y feet and over Ike and l14x6 500 to
ESQ; Clear, ks and up, $780, Pickets, SD for
square, Sl4 for pointed and SIG Tor fancy.
MALT demonstrating brands OF English
Ale and Porter ara selling at 81 7513 70 for
quarts and sSq4 for dozen piuts.
MATTlNG-Common, 81 so; Contract, SIS to
Sc 5O; Fine Contract, Sos; Imperial, s9@10
roll OF 40 yards.
MATCHEs 25c; Telegraph, SOC:
Eastern ParlGr. 81 70.
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A wILDcATSs AWFUL LEAP.
1t Was Death, But Through No Fault .
the Animal.

nj WIS Dedtu. nut lnFouSn NO fauit oil
the Animal.
"Pye seen it disputed IN the papers that
a wildcat, or catamount, can make a leap
of twenty-five feet" said a resident of Sullf-
van county, 'and would like to mention
what / saw wildcat do once was trout
fishing on one of the upper tributaries of
the Beaverkill, and had plamored down
into deep ravine to getat tempting pool
al the foot of fall, where I was sure nv
tcasts would be rewarded by the killing of
some big trout. / was not mistaken as to
that. had landed four trout, the smallest
one eighteen inches long, and sat down to
rest the pool Both sides of the ravine
were perpendicular walls of rock, probably
twenty-five feet high The summit of the
wall on one side of the creek opposite TO
me sloped back gradually from its edge for
several feet to heavy growth of pine.
"As was sitting at the bottom of the
rayine happened to glance up to the TOP
of the rocks opposite me, and saw hen
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ST. DAVlD,S.

no nUWSIU 81, NeHr IbIrUi san FrnhclsCO,
A FIRST-CLASS LODGING HOTEL. CON
N tanning 200 rooms water and gas in each
room no better beds in the world no guest
allowed to use the linen once used by another
large reading room hot and cold water baths
free. Price of roomS-Per night, 20 and IS cents;
per week. from 81 UPWARDS Open all night.
II. HUGHES, Proprietor
sF-At Market-street Ferry take Omnibus Line
of street cars for Third and Howard. TTStf
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DU4oi AoI2NloS, Ai-ppAst AoV9~SZsSt
kegs 23@271sc; tins. SS@S71zc.
TEA-Good medium grades Of Japan are job
bing at 25@S5c
T0BACCO-Plug, 2S@S5c; smoking, S5c to f6c
p n; Fine Cut Chewing, in foils and pals, &c IS
@9.
WHISKY-we quote: High-proof, 81 rs to
81, and low-proof S2G2 so; various brands
of Bourbon, g 25@5 so y gallon, according to
age.
WINE-French Claret, s62@66 . cask; Cham
payne, s16@S2 2 basket; California bulk De
scriptiops are quoted as follows: Angelica, 81 o5
al IS: Claret 50t975c; Port, sl@S 90; Sherry,
81 l5@i %: White. 45c@s SO D gal.
YEAST POWDER-Standard brands OF NIL
weight, le-ounce cans, 81 so per dozen and other
sized cans in proportion.
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A New York philosopher figures that
5000 men could bekilled off in the United
States and leave the country 20 per cent
better of. He refers TO loafers, drunkards
and plug -uglies.
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No WE'LL regulated household should be
without Angostura Bitters, the celebrated
appetizer. Manufactured by DR.. J. G. B.
Siegert & Sons. Ask your druggist
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So EASY in its action, harmless and et-
fectual in relieving is Simmons Liver Reg
ulator.
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HARRY BERNARD.

HORNER OF SIXTH AND STREETS, HAS
u on hand light open and top BUGGIES, light
~ c seat canopy-top CARRIAGES, for family
use light for one or two horses to pull; also the
finest family carriages in this city, light grocer
and butcher wagons, finest road carts; some
light breaking carts, price 81 so. Carriage
painting and repairing at the lowest possible
prices for good work. ap20-tf4p
THE ABLEsT PAPER ON THE COAST Is
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UNDERTAKES.
j. M LILLE r
REEVES &LONG.
J. FRANK CLARK,
COUNTY CORONfR & UNDERTAKEN,
No. Io11 Four.h ST., bet. j and X.

a LwAYS ON HAND THE MOST COMPLETE
"A stock of UNDERTAKING GOODS on. the
coast. Country orders, day or night. viii re-
ceive prompt attention. Telephone No. fS4.
On GEO H CLARK Funeral Director.
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w. }. KAVANAUGH,
u N ID u n IT - TX i "a ,
No SIS ST., bet. Fifth and Sixth.

a LwAYS ON HAND LARGE ASSORT-
N ment of Metallic and wooden Caskets.
Burial Cases, Collins, and Shrouds furnished.
Coffin orders will receive prompt attention on
short notice and at the lowest rates. Once
open day and night 4p
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Dairy Cali. 2oGS0c each; dry hides, usual Sc
Skins, do, 9a10c; Gull Hides. Kip and Calf. Sc;
Pelts, shearling, l0t@25c each; do. short 10000
each; do, medium, 70@990c each; do, long wool
9oc@Sl Is each; Deer Skins, summer, S5e: do,
fair ana medium, sec 2 b; Goat skins, 46950e
apiece for prime and perfect, 2o@35c for
medium. 10n2Ac each for small.
FRESH Following are the rates
for whole caScasses from slaughterers to
dealers: Beef-First quality, 81 S6c; second
quality, &c; third quality, 4G41sc p D..
Feal-Quo5able al 5G65Rc for large and 70 Sc
2 d for small. MuttoG-Quotable at 51SG6c 2 n.
Handspring, S@Slac = b. Pork-Live Hogs, on
foot grain fed. medium 6(G6i4c; heavy, So &c;
soft, 5szS51sc; dressed Hogs, s54SSLc > n
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The best place In California to have your
printing done. A. J, Johnston q Co., 40
street, Sacramen o.
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ICE CREAM HEADQUARTERS.

uAUB5 RESTAURANT, 6I2 J STREET.
IL Open day and night. Ice Cream supplied
for picnics upon short notice. Orders from the
country may be telephoned at my expense.
Telephone 81. [aplS-tfl ]. HAUB, Proprietor.
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SIMMONS Liver Regulator has never been
known to fail to cure sick headache.
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Lard. tierces. sas1xc; do, pals, Io5lelIo: Cali
ifornia Lard, tierees, 91aG10c; do hf bbls, 10
@lokc; do ion tins, 9IIsc; do, SD tins 10c; do,
10 pals, lie: do, 5b pals, u1Se; 90, Sn
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SACRAMENTO BANK.

THE OLDEST SAVINGS BANK IN THE
/ city, corner Of J and Fifth streets, Sacra-
mento; Guaranteed capital, $4,000; paid up
capital, gold coin, $500, co., loans on real estate
deposits, February l, 1889, s., 545, S99 Term and
ordinary deposits received, and dividends paid
in January and July. Money loaned upon real
estate only, The Bank does exclusively q saw
mgs bank business. Information furnishedupon
application TO W. P. COLEMAN, President.
ED. 4. HAMILTON, Cashier. 4p.tf
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Wequote prices for other kinds: Tin Plate, 81 IS;
Yellow Metal. 20c; English Cast Steel, 14G.
Ice; Sheet Zinc, S1SGa9c; Pig Lead, &C. Bar Lead,
SIC, Lead Pipe, &c; Sheet Lead, SC; Bar Copper.
l9tG20c; zig Tin, pc = b.
NAILS-20O- keg lots, 81 70; 10O-keg lots, 81 so;
smaller quantities, 81 80.
OIIl-China Nut, 75,9Sjc California Castor
81 so for No. and 81 20 for No 2; refined cocoa
nut, 35G40c; Cal. Linseed in single barrel lots,
SIZE for raw and zoe for boiled; Petroleum,
winter strained Lard. 75c in barrels. and SOC
in tins: Possel Olive, 81 50; Plagniol Olive,
s.; Duret do, Sc %; extra fine kinds, s7@S q
dozen pints.
PAINTS-Pioneer White Lead, 6d6I5c; Collier
White Lead, SIC; Red Lead and Litharge, each
6Isc.
PAPER-California Straw Wrapping, Sc, 9Oc,
81 and 81 10 3 ream fol- the four styles
P0WDER-The four active local Powder COM
panies have formed combine. The compact is
to last for FIVE years. and the percentages are as
follows: California Powder Company, 371s;
Giant. Powder Company, 81; Safety Nitro, Is,
Powder to the trade has been established by the
combination as follows: Forty per cent. Powder,
lsc 2 n net in car Dad lots, and zoe Y ID for less
carloads and 25c for less: 20 per cent Powder,
CSC for carloads and SOC for less; 80 per cent
Powder, l515c for carloads, TX for less This
is an average advance of about SC g ID over pre-
QUICKSILVER 5O@47.
RICE-We quote: Hawaiian, 4s4G41sc: China,
~ 371a94 40 per two mats for mixed; 81 500
for No. l. and S. 2595 so for Extra No. l.
sALT-Liverpool from warehouse is quoted at
sl6@25; California, s9@l2 for coarse and sl5@l6
for fine.
sOAP-Castile, 7@75zc for Brown and 12@I3c
for white; Chemical Olive, $1,000; Pale and
other high grades, Ease.
SPICES-Cassia, 51S@514c; Cloves I9620c Nut
megs, 60@65c: Mace, 6214@65c; Pepper, lao
1412c; Pimento. s54010c p b.
SPlRITS-Calitornia Pure, 81 Is for No. . and
s. % for No. /.
sTARCH-6149s1Ic in boxes. according to va
riety and brand.
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PACIFIC HOTEL,
Corner z ANA Fifth streets, seorsmen,c

COAhoA "a dhSA s'ESeISs SACRAMENTO
CENTRALLY LOCATED AND CONVENIENT
" to al places of amusement. The best fam
lily hotel i'll the city. The Table always supplied
with the best the market affords Street Cars
from the Depot pass the door every Eve minutes
Meals, 20 cents. G. T. SINGLETON. ProprietOr
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THE SADDLE ROCK
RESTAURANT End OYSTER HOUSE

EuR5T-CLAsS HOUSE IN EVERY RESPECT.
l. Ladies' Dining-room separate Open day
snd night. BUCHANAN & CARRAGHE2, Pre-.
Prtetors, 1919 Second street, between and z.
II
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WESTERN HOTEL.

rT7BE LEADING HOUSE OF SACRAMENTO,
4 Cal Meals, 20 Cents. VIM. LAND, Propri.
etor. Free Bus to and from hotel. 4ptf
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BANKING HOUSES,
CALIFORNIA STATE RANt
OEFICERS.

Draws Drafts on all Principal Cities of the World
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-08-01
VESSELS ON WHEELS.
The Chignecto Marine Railway to Riva
 Captain Eads' Project

The Chignecto Marine Railway to Rival
 Captain Eads' Project.
 Across the narrow neck of land con- meeting the maritime provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia a work is now being constructed which, if a sue cess, will cause Eiffel to look to his laurels if he expects to establish the claim he has made for his tower as being the eighth wonder of the world.
 This marvel of modern engineering is the Chignecto and Marine or Ship railway, a work which in prospectus has been before the people of this country for the last fifteen or twenty years. Grit and Tory have alike hoot- ed and advocated the scheme. as they happened to be in OF out of power. No body believed that the idea would ever be successfully carried out, but all scOffers were silenced by the arrival at Amherst in September last Of the con- tractors, Messrs. Dawson, Symmes and Usher These gentlemen at once began to push the work in business-like manner, and win this summer find em- ployment for about five thousand men. Dawson X Go. are well and fayorably known in Canada and the United States as wealthy and successful contractors, one of their last operations being the construction Of the Poughkeepsie bridge.
 The promoter of the scheme is II. G. C. Ketchum. whose pluck has at last brought its own reward. Mr Ketchum will very probably be knighted fl his railway proves a success.
 The little isthmus across which the line is being constructed from the Bay of Fundy to Northumberland straits. distance of seventeen and one-half miles, is historic ground. Here, with in stones throw, are the old forts Of Beausejaur Chow. Fort Cumberlaud) and Fort Lawrence. Here indays gone by, Yergaur- with his regulars and Acadians, his habitaAs and Indians, struggled for colonial supremacy with Monoton and his brave New England- CTS with Lawrence. and his British troops. Here the loyal New England States generously poured out thelf blood and gold in an effort 10 add one more jewel to the British crown
 The contractors are under agree meut to complete the work in two years from September, 1888, and also to operate it for one year after it's com pletion IL will be built in the strong est possible manner enabling f le carry lhe saFgsst gesssi aT stssWsl1