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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-07

gallon: summer, 359Sc: lard OIL 55@5sc.
aa. syrup 2sSc; choice sggsT syrup
.,S O. msSIn new s5sg; c choice
rs 5ac; bi-earS. assorssd ss pssEssss, 5Sssc; sal
,C(ANDLEsstar full weight &c; stearine. per set,
sTARcH-Pearl, &c; corn starch. s@e,tc; gloss
FOREIGN FRUIr-Layer raisins, q 25; London
layers; Y 90; Muscatels; Is: California Musca-
lencia. 61997c; sutana, lU9l5c: currants. 54@596e
srSsy prgnes Fsepch prSanes ss
io o po5aaiGs almonds m III hsh rs @ @ DC iTics
17c; do shelled, 4Oc; walnuts nap. 1Sa14c; Sicily
albegts, l2c; Smyrna figs, lssl4c; new dates, 5'z9
DRIED FRUITs-Apples. SLICED, lie . n; apples,
2o@slc; peaches, California, eyaporated. impaired.
1s9lsc cherries pitted 25c cherries unpitted, SC;
raspoerres M eyaporated 29Ac; blackberries, $40
,sUGARsScabes, sc: powdered. sac: granulased.
yellow choice; ss@4c; yellow. good. aA@s7sc; yell
iop; pc fair, S'sS3Sc ,,,. - .oo, 40 s,u
sALT-No. /. . Dbl. 81 90: No. extra, 2 bbI.
y 9O Higgins Eureka. 4-bu sacks, 81 50; Higgins
Eureka 16 14-ib packets, 50 90.
CANNED GOODS-Standard peaches, Y 4Od2 30.
peaches. 81 5o@i 60; finest corn, 81 2591 50: Hid.
Co corn IL 0091 Is: red cherries, 81 2G61 30: Lima
beans, q s.; soaked do, soc; string do, 50gsOc;
marrowfat peas. u 1O91 25; soaked peas, 65G175c;
pineappes. 81 5Ga1 80; Bahama do. 81 So; damsoh
Piums, 81 10; greengages. 81 80; eggplums. 81 30;
e SSS2 %; do greengages. q 80: do eggplums,
80: extra white cherries 81 s.: raspberries 81 10
@1 20; Strawberries 81 1591 25; gooseberres 81 10
@1 10; tomatoes, 93c9s1 90; salmon, lib. 81 300
so; blackberries. Soc succotash, 2lb soaked,
99c; do green, 2-lb cans 81 2511 50; corn beef 2-b
cans, " 2G02 25; lib cans, 81 80; baked beans,
4oal 50; Holsters, LIB cans g Is: mackerel LIB
cans, boiled. 81 90: sardines domestic. Is. ~ 209
So: Us, 81 90; sardines, imported As slI 5O912 80;
sardines imported, Us, SIS 90; sardines, mustard,
"a 50; sardines, spiced. - 25.
extra No. do mess, $28 so; extra No. mackerel,
shore, S4 90: No. shore mackere s22 0O large 3s,
s2O 90. Codhsh-Whole pollock, &c 2 lb; do medi-
um Georges cod, 5c do large, 7c boneless, hakes,
In strips, SC; Georges cod, in blocks S1a@5'4e:
lake, g 25 10O-lb Dbl. White fish, 81 90 IOO-lb.
half Dbl. Lake trout, IS 80 2 half Dbl; Finnan
haddies 10c p lb. Iceland halibut 12c q Id. Pick
erel half bbl. a co.: quarter Dbl, 81 50. Holland
herring, 75c. Wakoff herring, SOC.
OATMEAL-F 5097 IS 2 bbl.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-07
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

A mass meeting of farmers and laborers
will be held at Beaver on August IS.
in wreck on a New Jersey road at
Mantua, n. Y, Wednesday two trainmen
were badly injured.
The Moqui Indian snake dance has COM
menced again on their reservation. 1t will
continue for l6 days.
-Telegrams from Sofia state that Bulgaria
is preparing for war. A large order has been
sent to Krupp for guns.
Charles P. Hammond, notorious for his
operations in Cleveland street, London, is
dying of pneumonia at Seattle, Wash.
A waterspout on one of the islands of the
Azores group has caused immense damage
and resulted in the killing of six persons.
Prince George of Greece has disgraced
himself in the eyes of the Copenhagens by
his account of the attack upon the Czarewitch
in Japan.
r. L. Trumbull has filed a statement in
the United States Court at Los Angeles to
the effect that he is the owner of the arms
seized on the Itata.
"A resolution in favor of the conclusion of
an arbitration treaty between England and
the United States will be introduced at the
next session of the House of Commons
The Belfast Morning Ne,rs, which has
hitherto supported Parnell, yesterday de-
cIared that public opinion is setting in the
direction of the policy of Messrs. Dillon and
O'Brien.
"A new CaDlnet mas been formed at
Amsterdam, Holland, with NJ Tienhoven as
Premier and Minister of the Interior: NJ
TAX as Minister of Commerce and Industry;
NJ Smidt as Minister of Justice; NJ. Cremer
as Minister of Colonies, and NJ. Pierson as
Minister of Finance.
The French Ambassador at St Petersburg
has handed to NJ. De Giers, the Russian
Foreign Minister, two holy banners which
were captured by the French in a church at
Eupatoria during the Crimean war, and
which were deposited in the Notre Dame
Cathedral in Paris.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-07
MONEY GOING WEST.
A Large Amount of Currency Shipped by
the Treasury Department.

Large Amount of Currency Shipped by
the Treasury Department.
Business at the city banks yesterday was
Of good volume for the season. Discounting
and depositing were better than for several
days. The supply of money was more than
sufficient for all cases. Interest rates were
steady at 6@7 per cent, according to date.
There was no material difference between
exchange and currency. Bank clearings
were s., l56, ,76l 58, and balances, s369, $50 60.
The usual demand for money at the West
has begun earlier than usual. Not only are
the crops larger but the wheat harvest in
the Southwest is somewhat ahead of time
Consequently during the last ten days about
S2,5O00O0 in currency has been shipped
through the Treasury to Western points In
fact the autumnal currency movement is
now under way, and with some eintermissions
it will continue until the close of the year.
This accounts for the slight stiffening in in
terest rates, to which attention has been
called.
AT New York yesterday money on call was
easy, ranging from N to 2per cent, last
loan 2, closed offered at 2. Prime mer-
camille paper 5A@71ac. Sterling exchange
quiet and weak at 81 s31l for 60-day bills and
81 S511 for demand.
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SPECULATION STILL DULL.
Business of All Kinds Extremely Slow in
the Foreign Market.

the Foreign Market.
UsPEC1AL TELEGRAM TO THE D1sPATcH.1
NEW YORK, Aug. 6-The foreign metal
markets are thus reported by the Iron Ace.
London pig iron warrant speculation has
been exceedingly slow and the shipping de-
mand for iron also continues restricted. The
bulk of outstanding Scotch warrants seems
TO be closely under control and prices, there
fore, hold quiet and firm, but Cleveland has
dropped off to 4Os and hematite to
sSs Cd. Stocks in Connals stores
at present amount to 504 900 tons
Scotch and $4,000 tons Cleveland iron
As for Cleveland, and 49s Sd for hematite
have averaged lower. Slow demand and eS-
ueCtad liberal arrivals cause holders to
WELD although stocks on the spot are ex-
tremelV small Heavy selling by the bear
interest caused a decline in copper prices
early in the week, but withdrawal of that
pressure and covering of short accounts led
10 a reaction, under which a rise to Esq 2s Cd
for prompts took place. The consumptive
demand has been good.
Recent sales Of furnace material include
$50 tons Montana at los; 100 tons do at los l15d:
800 tons Montana argentiferous on p. t.; 800
tons do at los Sd. The present European
stock is y, ,535 tons less than that on hand six
months ago, but an increase of S02 tons last
month Is shown. Chile charters in June es-
tnmated at l.50O tons. The tin plate market
has been quiet but firm, with some buying
Ct special sizes for America, and more in
Culry for future deliveries noted. In Scotch
Dig iron the market continues very dull, and
prices tend in buyers favor.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-07
Groceries.

The expected drop in sugar has failed to
materialize. Soft whites have been advanced
1-l6c per pound at the reineries, and there is
now no danger of a reduction this week.
The Trust is abundantly able to hold prices
up to the present level, and present indica-
tions are that they will do SO. Future
changes are more likely to be upward than
downward Coffees continue steady. Canned
fruits are weak and slow.
GREEN CoFFEE-Fancy, 2+925c; choice Rlo. 2els
@23Hc; prime Rio. 22c; low grade Rio- 2O1s411s0
Old Government Java, 2s93oc: Maracaibo. 2@Zc;
Mocha, @631c; Santos. HS92o7sc: Caracas, Axe;
26hc; La Guayra. 2514G61c.
ROASTED Gin papers Standard brands. 24lfc;
high grades 2662g1ec; Old Government Java. bulk,
SOf@S31ac; Maracaibo, 5@29c: Santos, %@9c;
pea6erry, 9Oc; choice Rio, 25lfc; prime Rio, 24c;
good Rio. DC; ordinary, 20t@2Ha.
SPICES (whole)-Cloves. 1S9l6c: allspice, 1oc;
cassia. SC: pepper, 12c: nutmeg. 15@s0c.
PETROLEUM Qobbers' pricesl1ll0o test. SIC;
Ohio, 100. 71kc; headlight 1902, nc; water white
s9s1sc globe, 14@145c; elaine, 15c: carnadine, lie;
royane, 14c red OIL 1O1s91ic; purity, 14c; oleine,
14c.
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ness which,. Jmade necessary. repeated
nervous scrutiny of collaterals by ten
ders. Large loans have been called on Union
Pacific within few days and have been pro-
vided for. Heavy selling of what was un-
doubtedly long stock, much of it captured
through stop orders, focused the streets
attention upon these transactions, and the
result was to-day's extravagant rumors.
episode
The following table shows the prices OF active
stocks on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday.
Corrected daily for THE DISPATCH by WHITNEY
4 STEPHENSON, Oldest Pittsburg members Of the
New York Stock ExchanRe. 81 Fourth avenue.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-07

Dairy Ahead of the Hennery-Oats Are
Lower, And Other Cereals Steady at the
Ouotations-Sugars Stronger at the
Refineries.
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DIsPATcH,l
THURSDAY, August 6.
COUNTRY PRODUCE Gobbing prices Farm
and garden products are still arriving in
quantities beyond the capacity of our mar
kets to absorb. All fruits and vegetables
are drug. Tomatoes, cabbage and potatoes
are coming in such quantity as to place mar
kets entirely in favor of the buyer. Nearby
farmers are forced to sell potatoes and ap-
pies at 35 to 40c per bushel. Roasting ears
alone in the line of farm and garden prod
ucts are active and firm. Melons are now
coming in freely, but prices are well main
tanned owing to improvement in quality.
One commission firm reports receipts of %
carloads of melons this week, and the total
will not be much less than IS loads. Tropical
fruits are quiet. ALI choice grades of dairy
products are firm, with tendency toward
higher prices. Eggs are slow at the decline
noted yesterday.
APPLEs-s5@5Oc bushel, 75e@sl Is per barrel.
BUTTER--Creamery. Elgin, 21@22c; Ohio brands.
10000; common country butter, 19elac; choice
Lima beans. 5566c.
uITNHuckieberres 81 25 pail:. backberries.
s5c@sl 90 pail, s9loc box Concord grapes, s9loc
BEEswAx-S2@35c q 10 for choice; low grade, 2a@
25c. ..
as co. crab cider s2 0093 90 per barrel; cider vine
gar. 149l5c 2 gallon.
cheese, new, Sd9hc; Limberger, s910c; new Wis.
consin Sweitzer, full cream, 13@@14c: imported
EGGs"165sai7c for strictly fresh nearby stock;
Southern and Western eggs, l51a9l6c.
FEATHERS-Extra live geese. 57d5Sc; NO. l. 4S(9
Soc p 10; mixed lots, 30140c p ID.
HoNEY-New crop white clover 1S92oc; Califor-
MIA honey, 1Gdy15c p 10.
MAPLE SYRUP-55d9Oc p gallon.
MELoNS-Cantaloupes 81 50G2 so crate: Ann
Arundel melons, s. 90 sugar barrel; watermelons,
s15 0O91S 90 hundred.
PEACHEs-H 90 basket; 81 80 a box. Pears
Fancy 90 50d5 90 per barrel 75c@s1 90 per basket.
Plums-Damson, q 80 a crate; wild plums, 7@10c
per box.
MAPLE SUGAR-10c p ID.
PoULTRY-Alive-Chicken 65@.75c pair; spring
chickens, 40d5Oc a pair. Live turkeys. &c p 10.
Dressed-Turkeys 15c p 10; ducks, 19Gl3c q ID;
chickens. 12G13c p ft; spring chickens, 14915c 10
TALLow-COuntry, 4c; city rendered. &c.
TROPICAL FRUITS-Lemons, % 5N04 70: fancy,
8 0O95 so; Sorrento oranges, 81 0od4 so box Rodi
oranges s5 OO95 5O California peaches, q 5092 25
box: California plums. 81 5092 . box; bananas,
q 1902 90 irsts, 81 50 good secocds bunch; sugar
lett pears, s2 5092 70 box.
VEGETABLES-Cabbage 75cdSl 70 large crate;
beets, 2635c dozen; Southern onions. "a 25d4 so
per barrel: Egyptian onions, 8 W basket; Sonth-
potatoes 81 2S11 so per barrel; tomatoes. 75c0
81 90 per bushel box home-raised tomatoes, 81 3
bushel cucumbers, 5O975c crate: celery, D@3oc
per dozen; egg plants 81 o09l @ dozen.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-07
A FAIRLY ACTIVE DAY.

Wheat Opens Irregular With Free Sales-It
Fluctuates Within a Comparatively
Narrow Range of fPrices-Other Adyices
Indicate Dull Season.
CHICAGO-Wheat was fairly active to-
dav. and while the market was somewhat
irregular it fiuctuated within compara-
lively narrow range of prices. The opening
figures were lower than those at the close
Yesterday afternoon on run of early
bearish news. All of the foreign markets
were reported weak and lower. 1t WAS re-
1orted from London and Paris that the gen.
eral impression was that Europe had over
bougnt and that there was small chance for
an advance in prices till the stocks in hand
had gone into consumption. The British
Governments Indian crop report was to the
effect that late rains mad improved the wheat
prospect there and that there no longer
seemed to be any danger of famine. The
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Closing Bond Quotations.
Bank Clearings.

NEW YoRK-Clearings, s9O 433, ,995; balances,
81, ,0s4, ,S34.
DEMONSTRATING, s17, sos, ,2s6; balances, S.
1854, 49, Money per cent. Exchange on
New York, 2O@25c discount.
PHILADELPHIA - Clearings, $s,673, ,e02; bal
anees, 81, ,laeOS, Money, per cent.
1894 25l. Money per cent. ..s7z..
NEW ORLEANs--Clearings, 81, ,005, ,6sl. ~
ST. LoUIs-Clearings, $3.50, 5f4; balances,
$685., ,65l. Exchange on New York, 5O675c dis
count. Money 7@s per cent - .:...
CHIcAGo-New York exchange 60@70c dis
count. Bank clearings, $54, ,5ls0C0. Money
medium quiet and unchanged at per cent.
Sterling exchange steady at 81 s4116 for 6O-day
bills, and 81 S654 for sight drafts.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-07
THE COKE MARKET.
Shipments Largely Increased the Past Week
Throughout the Region.
-eTFcTAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.7

-sPFc1AL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.1
SC0TTDALE. Aug. 6.-The coke market
showed signs of a slight improvement
last week. Shipments increased over
100 cars. With some companies a
marked depression is noted, however. 1t
f. expected that trade will soon loom up TO
large proportions. as fall is rapidly ap-
proaching. The showing is very c-editable
q present however. There is an ade-
quate car supply. The number
of active ovens has been reduced to about
1900 while the extinct list will reach
nearly 1900. Work on the construction of
new ovens is progressing.
Shipments last week averaged over l. l3s
cars per day, and were distributed as fol-
lows: To points west of Pittsburg 3493
cars: to PittsDurg and river tipples, 1850
cars: to points east of Pittsburg, $50 cars:
total, {, ,s33 cars. Prices are as follows: Fur
mace coke, 81 80; foundry, 81 30; crushed,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-07
FACTORY STATISTICS.
A Summary Of the. Last Years Work Re-
ported by Secretary Watchorn.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.1
HARRISBURG, Aug. Estate Factory In
spector Watchorn has just issueda summary
of work done by that department from De-
cember l, 1890, to August l, 1891, as follows:
Number of deputies on outside work, s.;
number of inspections made. 1435; number
of males employed, 1854; number of
females employed. $685. number employed
children under II years of age found en-
ployed and discharged, 66: total number of
employees in establishments. 233, 209.
= The number OF orders given was 607, as fol-
lows: Fire escapes to be erected, 10; ele-
vators to be guarded, 80; sanitary orders
given 81; miscellaneous, 5ls, orders reported
Complied with, SIG; number of accidents re-
ported, 6S.
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OFF THE ACTIVE LIST.
A Number of National Guard Officers Re-
tired From Active ervice.


ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.l
HARRISBURG Aug. 6.-Orders were issued
from the office of the Adjutant General,
placing on the roll of retired officers, Colonel
Sylvester Bonnafon, Jr., of the Third Regi-
ment: Lieutenant Colonel James Charles
Fox, of the Sixteenth: Captain Harry o.
Hastings, Company d, First Regiment, and
Captain George B. Roth, Company b, Fourth
Regiment.
The following officers are honorably dis
charged: Samuel q. Grouse, First Lieuten-
ant; George B. Stillman, First Lieutenant,
Sixteenth Regiment, and Edward T. La
shells, First Lieutenant, Fifteenth Regi-
ment.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-07
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Receipts, Shipments and Prices at East Lib
erty and All Other Yards.
OFFICR OF PIrTsBURG DIsPAToH,l

OFFIcK OF PITTsBURs DISPATCH,
THURSDAY, Aug. 6. !
Cattle-Receipts, 46l head; shipments, AL
head. Market good on good kind. slow on
medium. No cattle shipped to New York
to-day.
Hogs-Receipts, 100 head; shipments, 1000
head Market firm. Philadelphias, IS s00
80: good mixed. s. 65@5 75; fair to best
Workers., s. 4G@5 so; grassers, "a 1895 90.
Three cars of hogs shipped to New York
to-day.
sheep-Receipts,l j, 900 head: shipments, 1,7Oo
head. Market steady at unchanged prices.
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Mining Stock Quotations.

NEW YORK, Aug. Ginning quotations:
American Flag, l55; Aspen. $40; Deadwood,
100; Eureka Consolidated, 800; Hale & Nor
cross, 200; Homestake, HOO: Horn Silver, 32O;
Iron Silver, 100; Mexican, 225; Occidental, ITO;
Savage, $50; Sierra Nevada, 800: Standard
105; Union Consolidated, 27O; Yellow Jacket,
l4O
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-07
The Coffee Market,

NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-Coffee-Options un-
changed; 5 points down to 10 points up:
closed steady and unchanged to Is points up
for the day: sales, q, 600 bags, including: Au-
gust. 166O@l6.65c; September, l575c october,
IA 6O6l47Oc: November, 13.70c; December
l3 4Odl3 45c: March, 13.00c. Spot Rio quiet;
No, T. 171l@l715c.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-07

NEW YORK. Aug. 6.-The demand for dry
goods to-day was steady. Business on the
spot at agents hands improved somewhat,
fined to legitimate wants, buyers not being
inclined to speculate. Prices were firm and
unchanged.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-07
Died From the Shock.

SEVERANCE KAN, Aug. 6-Mrs. j. D. Smith,
whose son married a daughter of Samuel
Freeman, the man who shot his wife, child
and then himself yesterday, was so shocked
when she heard of the tragedy that she was
taken violently ill and died within few
hours.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-07
sOfered,
PhfladeIphia Stocks.

Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks. fur
nished by Whitney Stephenson, brokers, No. 81
Fourth avenue, members New York Stock Ex-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-07

AT New York yesterday the total sales of
son, s,720; Chicago Gas, 5,5Ss; Louisville
and Nashville, 1900; Missouri Pacific $500;
Northern Pacific peferred, 1870; St. Paul,
33, 200; Union Pacific, 6O,611
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-07
Provisions.
Whisky Markets.

Whisky Markets.
PEoRIA-Whisky firm; wines, 81 II; spirits,
81 19.
OVERWHELMINGLY steady; sales, $40 bar
rels finished goods on basis of 81 10.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-07
Look Here! See What

Look Here! See What
IS cents will buy. Ladies' dongola patent
leather tip Oxford ties at IS cents, at
Simen's, Is Ohio street, Allegheny, Pa. WE
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-07
EXCHANGE
STOCK,

Arsenal Bank.
Allegheny N. B.
Freehold Bank
+. T. & T. Co.
Liberty Nat. B.
NJ. & NJ. Nat. B.
Monon. n at. B.
Boatman's Ins,
Citizens Ins,
Man. & NIer. Ins.
n ational Ins.
Western Ins. Co.
Char. V. Gas Co.
Philadelphia Co.
Central Traction.
Pleasant Valley.
Second Avenue .
CHARTERS Rally.
Hidalgo Min. Co.
LaNoria Min. Co.
Luster Min. Co. .
W West'house Ele ,
Monon. Water Co
W. Airbrake Co,
Standard U.C.Co
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-07
Electric Stocks,
THINGS WE ALL BUY.
THE SUPPLY OF FRUITS AND vEGE-
TABLES STILL EXCEEDS DEMAND.

Dairy Ahead of the Hennery-Oats Are
Lower, And Other Cereals Steady at the
Ouotations-sugars Stronger at the
Refinerieg-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-07

FIRST SECOND THIRD
70 CALL CALL CALL
, 1891-04-01
Promising Industries for
Jamaica.
From the Cleaner. Feb. 2S.J
Valuable Lecture by Mr.. Morris.

Valuable Lecture by Mr.. Morris.
On Monday evening Mr.. D.. Morris, assis-
tant Director at Kew Gardens, England, de-
livered a lecture under the auspices of the
Kingston horticultural Society in the Exhi-
bition Hall. There was a large attendance,
and among those present were His Excellency
the Governor, Lady Blake, the hon. DR..
Philippe, President of the society. the hon.
S. c.. Burke, the Committee and Officers of
the Kingston horticultural Society and many
ladies.
The platform was decorated by the Botan-
ical Department in a most tasteful manner
with numerous plants and flowers. among
which were the Gamma or Indian shot, (sent
by Mr.. Bowrey) some beautiful Eucharis
lilies (sent by Mr.. L. Oughton) and specimens
of the coffee, cocoa, nutmeg, and coca plants,
while on the table were q fine collection of
tomatoes, sent by Mr.. Bowery and a basket
of green peas sent by Col. White, Oaklands.
There were also samples of sisal hemp, bow
string hemp, manila hemp and china grass.
The hon. DR.. Philippe, who presided, said
it gave him great pleasure to act as chairman
on such an occasion and as such to welcome
Mr.. Morris, who was the first President of
their Society, and who, during his STAY in
Jamaica, earned their highest esteem. Mir.
Morris was one Of the first who started out
with the hope Of intoxicating the love of
flowers and the love of the beautiful among
the people in. order that they might embellish
their gardens and their homes with those in