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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-24
OYSTER DREDGERs' HARDsHIPs.
Three Men Who Escaped in . Boat to Thi
City.

Three Men Who Escaped In . Boat to This
City.
Three destitute men who applied 70 the
mayors Office in Baltimore yesterday for
transportation to Philadelphia had Just ar
rived from this city, where they came on
boat which picked them up on an island near
Virginia.
One Of the men told this story: October II
we shipped from Philadelphia on the schooner
Elisha. We were told that we would be treated
well and would be left at Baltimore when our
time expired. We worked hard from early
morning till long after sunset. The captain,
We thought, would not cheat US
out of our money, a. he appeared
TO be very pious man and said
ms prayers regularly every night and morning.
We were treated fairly well for q short time.
When we got down the bay the trouble began.
Inc food was poor, such a. no Woodworking
man could eat. Yet we bore it all. for the cap
tain said if we worked along without 'kicking'
ne would give US holiday Christmas. We
didn't kick.
Last saturday night the captain called
us into the cabin. There were seven in his
crew. He owed us different amounts, rang
Ing from Sl2 to S39. Instead of paying
what was due us, he gave each man who
would accept it So, and then told us to 60
ashore. There was nothing left for us to do
but to obey. 1t was IL o'clock at night.
The island to which we rowed had only a few
houses on 1t. At that time Of night we could
get no shelter. and took to the woods, where
we remained until daylight. We then hailed
passing boat, which took US to Washington,
We came from Washington on a train with the
money given us.
I've went to Commissioner Rogers, thinking
he would be able to do something for us. but as
the affair happened in Virginia waters he said
he had no jurisdiction in the matter. The cap
tain has now gone to spend the Christmas holt
days at his home in Huntingdon Creek, Va, while
we are left in this city without means to get home
simply because he refused to pay us what he
owned us. We came to the MAYORS Office Ia
see if we couldn't get back to Philadelphia, but
as no one here can do anything for us, sup
pose we will try and get back on q freight
train"
One of the men, MAY, is an old seaman and
says he has sailed in all the waters of the world
yet in no place would captain be permitted
to throw his crew off on an almost uninhabited
island. The other two men, Tone and Lewis
were totally ignorant of what dredging on the
Chesapeake really meant. 1t was their frs,
experience, and they say they propose to make
it their last.
Tone is handsome young man about twenty.
hve years old, and had on the remnants of q
once fine suit. He SAYS: "A man came TO me
in Philadelphia and said. Lets 60 dredging.
didn't know what it meant, but signed con-
tract and had to CO." All the men bore un-
mistakable signs of being roughly handled
Only one wore an overcoat. Tone claims
that his people are well off in Philadelphia.
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Senator Stanford's Generositv,

Senator Stanford has commenced to celebrate
Christmas in his gratifyingly characteristic way.
First among the benefciaries was Capt. Isaac
Bassett, and his Christmas gift was most beau
tiful. 1t was a solid gold snuff box-heavy, ar
tistically chased, valuable. Highly polished
moss agates are on the corners Of the hinged lid
and in the center is pretty cameo. The Sena-
tor purchased it in Europe and laid it away I'M
til it became seasonable. The pages were re-
membered according to custom and so were
numerous other employees. Each of them was
presented with a crisp new IS bill, and as q
natural sequence each Of them hopes that the
California millionaire may always be a healthy
member of the Senate.
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Mrs. O'Shea's Portrait.

from the New YORK world
What is Mrs. OShea like? What manner Of
woman is this modern Helen?' Are her
charms so overpowering that even the casual
observer il impressed? Inasmuch as no ade-
quate portrait of Mrs. O'Shea has been pub
lished in this country, at least since her name
became part Of history and her beauty .
mountain in the path Of liberty, the following
description Of her from the lips Of q famous
traveller viii satisfy some curiosities: ''She il
not q brilliant woman intellectually, any more
than was Delilah or Helen Of Troy. Cleopatra
was, but there has never been but one Cleo
patra. Mrs. O'Ghea IL . sort Of An Amazon: ahe
has the thick lips and bulsing brow We zee in
ordinarily ~ Cleopatra was known to be; while
abe IL not very tall or big-boned woman, she
IL rudy and full-blooded; her hair h blond
and profuse and her complexion i fair. Her
brother, Gen. Sir Evelyn Wood, il the soul Of
honor, and the mystery 81 Tie G1tsr's conduct
II spparently insxpliosbls." Il
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Gregoire Sentenced in Paris to Eight Months
imprisonment.

Gregoire Sentenced in Paris to Eight Months
imprisonment.
Pairs. Dec. a4.-The trial Of Labruyere, the
anarchist French journalist, Mime. Duquercy
and Gre ,oire (the latter also French anarch-
is: io71 aalist), all three charged with conspir-
acy 10 defeat the end Of Justice by
aiding in the escape Of the Russian
an, hist, Padlewski, who Il alleged to
b. the murderer Of Gen. Seliverskoff
concluded today. Labruyere, who ad-
mitted ne assisted Padlewsky to escape, was
sentenced to thirteen months imprisonment
Nine. Duquercy, who confessed to having con-
cealed Padlewski in her house after the murder,
received a sentence Of two months imprison-
ment.
Finally Gregoire, who yesterday offered to
surrender himself to the French consul at
Palermo in order that the consul might send
him back to France to testify to the fact that he
had aided in Padlewsky's escape, was SEN
fenced by default to imprisonment for eight
months.
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DELEGATES TO THE MONETARY CoNFERKNcE.-
The Department of State is informed by .
cablegram from the United States minister at
Bogota that Senior Don Climaco Calderon and
Senior Don Julio Rengifo will represent the
republic of Colombia at the international
American monetary conference to be held in
partment is also advised that the delegate from
Venezuela is in New York, but his name is not
given.
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THE b. AND o. DISPUTE.
An Anaicable Settlement Probable From
Todays Conference.


BALTIMORE. Dec. 2i.-The grievance COM
mittee of the employees of the Baltimore and
Ohio Company today held a lengthy confer
enee with President Mayer, Vice President
King and General Manager Odell in reference
to the request for an increase of wages by the
men. At the conclusion of the conference
President Mayer said: The conference of our
men with us Is a matter that concerns their
private interests and 1 have no right to make
them public
Vice President King said that the requests
submitted by the committee we're considered
and undoubtedly an smicable agreement would
be arrived at
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A FORGED MORTGAGE.
How the Assistant Cashier of l. A. Kean 1
Co. Was Deceived.

Co. Was Deceived.
CHICAGO. Dec. 4.--Herbert Hammond. as
sistant cashier Of s. A. Kean. teiegraphed to
Cincinnati this morning for the arrest of ". c.
Dinwiddie. According to Hammond's story
about the middle of November Dinwiddie came
to Mr.. Hammond and obtained money on a
mortgage Of Milwaukee property by VIM. D.
inundated with Helgard. notary public, before
whom the acknowledgement was taken, and
found the papers correct Again Dinwiddie
came TO Mr. Hammond. This time he brought
a mortgage and notes to the order Of Mary A.
Bennett Of Cincinnati. The mortgage was for
$40 Cashier Hammond loaned Dinwiddie
$50. taking the mortgage as collateral, which
he sent TO his brother-in-law. A. G.. Rberhart
TO be recorded. kilograms from Cincinnati
stated the mortgage WIS forgery and no such
piece of property as ascribed IN the papers
could be located in that city. Nr. Hammonds
Is a personal transaction and has 10 eonnec-
tion with kean-
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DIR. r.s. Wants His Freedom.

NEw YORK, Dec. 24.-Dr. Henry ]. Taft Of
Washington. DC, in the supreme court today
argued his own case on a writ of habeas corpus
to secure his release from jail, to which he was
committed b. police magistrate in abandon
mont proceedings instituted by his wife. DIR.
Taft aid lie decided to 60 to Washington to
practice His wife refused To 60 and deserted
hirl. When he came ON here on a visit he vas
arrested. Judso Beach took the papers and re-
seryed decision
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Business Troubles.

EVANSVILLE. IND, Dec. 24.-F. ". Ruff& Co.,
one of the leading dry goods houses of this city,
has made an assignment for the benefit of cred
itors. Liabilities. $4,000: assets, $50 1000. In
ability to meet payments due was the imnledi-
ate cause of the failure.
CHICAGO. Dec. A.-The store Of Charles r.
Lynch. an extensive boot and shoe dealer. was
closed by the sheriff this morning on confess
sions of judgment aggregating over $21 900.
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9. A. KEAN'S FAILURE.
No Allowance Msde for Certain Payments-
Admissions in the Witness Box.

Admissions in the Witness Box.
CHICAGO. Dec. 24.-There was further abate-
ment Of $1,000 in the assets Of the suspended
bank of s. A. Kean 4 Co. this morning when
Mr. Kean in the witness box acknowledged that
no allowance had been made for $4,000 paid to
ID. II. Holman on the day Of the failure or for
81 900 declared for freight by the authorities Of
West superior. Wis. upon his failure to pur-
chase certain bonds of that town which he had
Contracted to do.
ID. ". kean, the bankers brother. testified
that IT was not true as represented by his
brother, that he had ever been a special partner
in the bank. lie had. however. at his brothers
request given in his note for IS. 600. The wit
ness said he had not the least idea what it was
for. IL was given without consideration. The
witness had never paid either principal or in
terest, though it was eighteen months past due.
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Electro-Plating Human Bodies.

From the Jewellers Catalogue.
A French doctor wants to introduce his pat-
ent process Of preserving the remains of the
dead. 1t is not embalming them or yet num-
mifying them, though the bodies must be en-
balmed before the doctors new process takes
hold Of them. The new idea is to electro-plate
the whole body and thus preserve to posterity
the noble lineaments of those whose estates cut
up sufficiently well to allow the expense.
First the body is embalmed, after which it is
dipped into bath of nitrate Of silver. 1t comes
from this bath the color of polished silver. After
that the face is subjected to regular electro
plating dip, ana comes out FURNISHED silver,
ready to be preserved to the latest generations.
In order to insure perfect success the face is
vanished, and this is the last operation.
The FURNISHED copper face ia then war
ranted to remain the same for CEN
turtles il treated with reasonably fair
care. This opens up great vistas for old fami-
lies. They can preserve to the latest day the
FURNISHED copper countenance Of the bod-car-
rier. saloonkeeper or tailor who was the distin-
guished founder Of their noble line. Brazen
cheeks can be transformed to copper ones.
Along with the family spoons, grandmother's
corner cupboard and other relics, the old mans
copper bottomed face can be kept q thing Of
beauty and Joy forever. All the race can have
copperplated ancestors by and by.
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Sentences i'm Composltaou.

From the Boston Transcript.
Said young writer the other day to . sue
cessful realistic author: "What troubles me ID
not getting the story, but forming the sem
fences How do you do it?''
ITS very simple matter" said the realistic
author; ''just put in plenty Of periods-that's
all. When in doubt always put in Q period"
This Is good advice to young writer. Short
sentences are conducive 10 cicarnoss OF ex-
precision and vividness Of narration. But the
thing may be overdone. In fact done to DEATH
Take the case Of certain writer's. Their sen-
fences from this cause seem to hop painfully
along like toads. Whereas they might march
gracefully, beautifully and expeditiously away,
turning neither to the right NOR left-nor
pausing much-and reaching their Destination
Just the same, HE IN athletic Wellesley iii
going 70 the post olacs.
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Demands of Chattanooga Plumbers.

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, Dec. 24.-The plumbers
Of this city demand an increase Of 20 per cent
in wages or S3 day instead Of S2-50, the rul-
ing price now, the raise to date from and after
February / next. Nashville and Memphis pay
higher wages, which the men say should not be
the case. They are firm in their petition and
down.
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Damages For . Monong.hela River Lock.

PrrrsBURG, Dec. 24.-In the United States
circuit court Of this district today Judge Ache
son handed down an opinion awarding the
Monongshela Navigation Co. S209, coo for lock
No. on the Monongahela river, recently
condemned by the United States government.
The company claimed s50o,o0 for their fran
chic. bat the judge decided that the franchise
was Of no value, the river belonged to the
United States and was open TO all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-24
ALL RECORDS BEATEN.
Donoghue Wins the Worlds Skating Cham
Pionship i'm Fast Time.

LONDON, Dec. 2i.-"Joe" Donoghue Of New
burgh. NY, amateur champion skater of the
United States and Canada, today won the inter-
national amateur skating championship race
on Lingay Fen. near Cambridge. He covered
the course. one mile and a half. in 4 minutes
and 10 seconds. beating the worlds record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-24

Ninety charwomen, $50 dancing eyes, 80
faces illuminated by 80 broad smiles, $50 arms
carrying 50 dne, fat turkeys-such was the
scene presented in the lower corridor Of the
Treasury Department at noon today. The treas
ury of3cials under the lead Of Chief Clerk Brack-
st&, had donated the turkeya The poor char
women, many with worn faces when they en-
tered the building and anxious looks - II in
doubt where fhere Christmas turkey vas COM
ing from, wore delighted when TO each was
presented a.big fat turkey. Their faces be-
come ct once Wrsathed tn smiles and many .
heavy heart went away hshtened by the gener-
Gus action Of the treasury o6icials.
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued by the
clerk of the court to Caleb Lancaster of Prince
George county, Md, and Nellie Snow; Richard
Bell and Cornelia Smith; John Henry Kellun
and Bette Brooks T. Harrison Elliott and s.
Irene Best; Albert Janifer and Martha White.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-24
CLOSING In. sax,~,,. Mnra.r Trial.

sjovxR, y. H., Dec. 24.-I,is stated that the
.>----- IN the sawtel!e murder trial expect to
--~~~auring the afternoon without putsingIaacs
on the stand. in which case the government will
rebut and the evidence be sll in by the close of
the afternoon session.
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For Washington SwcdenbOrgianS.

CINCINNATI, ONO, Dec. A.-The widow Of the
late Chas. H. Allen Of Glendale has by
a will which was probated today given
100000 in trust to Rev. Mr.. Sewel,
of Washington D. c., to be used for founding
in Glendale. a school in which the tenets Of the
Swedenborgian faith shall be taug6s.
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Spreading Rails Cause a Wreck.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Dec. 24.-The Guilford
accommodation on the Shore line was wrecked
near Leete's Island last night by the spreading
of the rails. No one was killed, but a woman
was severely cut about the head; Conductor
John ONeili had his hip broken and brake
man had his head badly cut.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-24

The PRESIDENTS RECEPTIoN.-About one
hundred people attended the Presidents
Christmas Eve public reception at the White
House this afternoon. The President came
down into the east room at o'clock, as usual,
and as the line passed the President and he
shook each by the hand many wished him
Happy Christmas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-24

DR.. Brewer Of the Garfield Hospital reports
that the five patients recently treated with the
Koch lymph are doing well and show continued
improvement. He says that their coughs have
increased and they expectorate more than ever
before, but as this is one Of the features Of the
lymph treatment he regards it as favorable
sign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-24

LIEUT.. GRANT. U.S.N., has been ordered to
special duty in connection with the electric
lighting Of naval vessels, and Ensign Seymour
has been ordered to the receiving ship Dale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-24

The Quorum Resolution Approved.
The President has approved the joint resolu-
ton making two members of the board Of Dis
trict Commissioners quorum.
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A Natural Mistake.

From Munseys Weekly.
Attorney for prisoner Tin Kentucky court
Of the Jury, viii You
Jury-Gn chorus)- "Certainly.
Attorney Calmly IA common sense view
Of the evidence in this case" &c.
A verdict for commonwealth. b..
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Washington Stock Exchange

SaieS-RPSHiaE - H.:
National Bank. 9 at 1855. lexington and Soldiers
Home Railroad, at IS. Lincoln Fire Insurance
100 at s. Commercial Insurance, $50 at Al. WASH
Government Bonds-U. 8. ANS, 1891, registered,
1881 bid. L. S. 4}4s, 1891, coupon, 1891 bid. U. s.
As, regstered, 1907, l:lN bid, l22H asked U. s. 4s
District Of Columbia Bonds-Per imp. Ca. 1891,
gold, 102 bid, - asked. Per imp. ~, 1891, cur
rency, 1903 bid, .. asked. Market stock, IS, 1892
currency, 1O4 bid. 20year fund.- es 1892. gold, 1881
bid. 2O-year fund S.. 1899, gold, 10s bid, asked.
Water stock Is, 1881, currency, l29 bid l3S asked.
3o-year fund. Is. gold. 1902, l3 bid. Water STOCK
Is, currency, 1903 1874 bid, lao asked s.65s, 1874
fund. currency, lis bid, 100 asked
Miscellaneous BOnds-Washington and George
town Railroad, 1c-40, Gs, 103 bid. lO1 asked Wash.
ington and Georgetown Railroad COnvertible6s io1
bid, ll2 asked. Masonic Hall Association, SIS. 1885,
100 bid. washington Market Company. list mortgage
pany, imp. Gs. - bid, III asked. Washington Light
Infantry LIST mortgage,6s, 1904, 80 bid. Washington
Light Infantry I'd, Is, 1904 81 bid, 100 asked. WASH
bid, 100 asked. Washington Gas Light Company
series b, ia, fla bid. l21 asked. American Sc
eurity and Trust Company, los asked. Hysienic
National Bank Stocks--Bank of Washington, 425
bid, 4S0 asked. Bank Of Republic, $40 bid, . asked
Metropolitan, 270 bid, 800 asked. Central 800 bid
Farmers and Mechanics, 1876 bid, asked. Citi-
zens, 40 bid, $50 asked. Columbia 1915 bid, 1856
asked. Capital, lSO bid, la5N asked. West End, =
coin. - bid, l12 asked. Second, - bid, 200 asked
Railroad Stocks--W ashngton and Georgetown,
20 BID 24O asked. metropolitan. 10 bid, lbs asked
Columbia, 30 asked. Capitol and North o Street,
4sk bid, IS asked. lexington and Soldiers Home,
56h bid, 50 asked. Georgetown and Tenleytown, a
bid, So asked.
Insurance Stocks-Firemens, a bid, 50 asked
Franklin. so bid. Metropolitan, so bid. National
Union, IS bid, % asked. Arlington, 1855 bid, 1870
asked. Corcoran, So bid. Columbia, 14A bid, l4,.
asked. GermAn-American, 1876 bid. Potomac, SIS
bid, 100 asked; Riggs. n bid. 81 asked
asked. Commercial, AZ bid, ~ asked.
Title Insurance Stocks-Real Estate Title, 1913
bid, 1856 asked. Columbia Title 51S bid, 6A asked.
Gas and Electric Light Washington Cas-
'sss bid. 20 asked. Georgetown Gas, IS bid. U. s.
Electric Light 1875 bid 145 asked.
Telephone Stocks-Pennsylvania,2 rs bid,3sA asked
Chesapeake and Potomac, - bid p asked. Ameri-
can Graphophone, 11'S bid, 12 asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks-W ashington Market Com
pany, 10 bid, 20 asked. Washington Brick Machine
Company, = bid, ss5 asked. Great Falls Ice Com
pany, - bid, 10 asked. Bull Run Panorama
Company, IL bid, % asked. National Safe Deposit
Company, $50 bid, 800 asked. Washington Safe
Deposit Company, 100 bid Pneumatic Gun
Carriage, Z bid, = asked. Washington Loan and
Trust Company, ~ bid, ~ asked. American Sc
curty and Trust Company, 62 bid, 6 asked.
'Ex. dividend
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TWO WEEKS

Longer Now's your chance-everyt thing marked In
plain figures one-haf the former price This entire
he sold tefore January l. Note tine
prlcss: 50 for Men Beaver Chinchila Overcoafs;
worth sl2. 600 tor Mems Betier--rade Kcrsey
Beaver overooats, worth "a. slofor Eesrsnt DRESS
Ovorcoats. in 80 styles, worth ST. sis Tor Elegant
AL silk Lined Chinchilla Overcoats worth 81, storm
overcoats at 50, e.. sio. $3.50 and Ella. can't he
bought anywhere for less than double price Mems
Suits At $40; worth sl0. Good business suits nj
e.; worth $40. Splendid Dress Suits. single and
double breasted in corksrew. diagonal wiiTcord and
cheNiois, at siO and a.. worth 49, To sa. Boys
and Chidrtns Clothing in endless variety. Elegant
Smoking Jackets than one-half value lesr in
mind tbs sale Will continue hi lMo MEAS
LONGLR
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DRAwrss To A Close.
THE PUBLIC SEEMS TO HAVE AT LAST FULLY
AWAKENED TO THE FACT THAT THE
CONSIGNMENT SALE
NOW IN FULL BLAST AT THE
NEW YORK CLOTHING HOUSE.
81 9TH STREET NORTHWEST,

is offering them the opportunity 90 buy 1rsf-rlas.
Clothing al half the actual value Of the cloth Owing
to the continued rush ana the late of twenty
cases OF goods We viii continue the Consignment sale
for
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Name.

The following the openin:; and closing prices Of
the New YORK stock Market, reported by special
wire TO Corson and Mccartney, l4l9 r street.
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Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 24.-Cotton nominal-mid-
ding, 81. Flour dull. Wheat-southern firm;
Fultz, ssal.ea; Longberry, ssal.oa; western firm;
No. 2, winter red. spot, 96; December, 96; JanIi-
airy, s61sa96x; May, io2H ai.02A. Corn-southern,
fairly active; white, ssas1H: yellow, 56a5lx;
steamer, S5H; graded No. Q, 57h; western firm;
mixed spot, 81 bid; year. 81 bid; January, 66ka
5sa4; May, 56Ha56z. Oats dull--ungraded south
ern and Pennysva nia, 4sa50; do. western white,
4sa5o; do. do, mixed. 4sa.s; graded No 2, white,
80; do. do. mixed, 40. Rye quiet. Hay steady.
Provisions quiet Butter nrm. Eggs dnl-strictIy
fresh, Is; ice house, 19a2o. Coffee quiet Sugar
quiet Copper steady. Whisky firm. Freights to
Liverpool per steamer quiet Kecepts-nour, s,ess
barrels wheat, 5s2z bushels; corn, 1854 bushels
oats, 5000 bushels; rye, 1900 bushels. No ship
ments. Sales-wheat, $500 bushels; corn, 1885,
ass bushels
No market tomorrow.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 2-Baltimore and Ohio
stock, s2kae3k; Cincinnati, Washington and
Baltimore nrsts, s5a96 consolidated gas bonds, 1i3
all46; do. stock, 45k asa
Chicag0 Markets.
CHICAGO, Dec. "a Closing.
Der, 70; January, eoa; May, IS Corn-Janu-
airy, Asss; May, SIN. Oats-May, 49,. Pork
January, lo.os; May. Hoo Lard : January,
$50; May, SEQ Ribs - January, <97A; Mag,
Sos 4
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A Chicago Christmas Present.

From America.
On the street.
Doe-"What are you going to give your wife
for Christmas?"
Roe-'I don't know. thought Of giving her
fine set Of table knives; but they cay that .
gift Of knives separates people,"
Doe-''Is that q factyf
Roe-"Oh, it's dead sure thing"
At home.
Mr.. Doe-"What are you going to give mo
Tor Christmas, Erastus?'
Doe-"A set Of table knives, g1ess."