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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-12
SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS.
THE STATE OF TRADE.


SAN Francisco. May 1.-THE fruit market
shows marked improvement. The demand for
choice fruit OF every kind is good and prices are
steady. Oranges are decreasing in supplies and
choice varieties are scarce. Cherries aud straw
berries are coming in plentifully and prices are
steady. Apples scarce and quotations al
most nominal The dried fruit market does not
yet show any Improvement
The vegetable market is active with good de-
mand at fair prices. New onions and asparagus
are both easier. New spuds and string beans
are firm and command top prices. Tomatoes
are very scarce and receipts very light The
canneries are taking a surplus of peas.
The market for dairy produce is unchanged.
Butter is steady, and fairly Arm at quotations.
Prices were sustained by packing both here and
in the country. Eggs were frmer and little
higher in quotations.
Produce receipts-Flour, IL 600 quarter sacks:
wheat, 100 centals; potatoes, 600 Sacks bran,
1000 sacks; wine, $4,000 gallons; brandy, 1900
gallons.
Flour-Fanily extras, $4.65(0475 rer barrel:
bakers extras, $4651475: supertine, $2.75DS. 10
Wheat-$l.471agl5o per GENITAL for good to
choice shipping grades; sl521S9l.5o per GENITAL
Bariey-Feed, s71Scesl for dark coast; s. oll4ts
10212 for good quality; $L05A for choice;
brewing, 3l.071z(91.l5 per Genital.
Oats-suIprise. sl;5o0l;55 good TO choice
$l.27la(Gl.ao.
Corn-sls0 for large yellow: S1So01.35 for
small yellow; SL32l a1l. IS per GENITAL for white.
OPTIONS
Call board sales: wheat-Buyer season, $3.50.
Bsriey--Buyer season, $l.o2}a.
FINANCIAL.
Drafts-Sight. Toe; te,egra phic. 1oc. Sterling
bils-Bank, si.Ss; sight s4.S9ls: commercial,
Sass. Silver bars, s7(9S7lsc. Mexican dollars.
69{L69lhc.
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Shipping Intelligence.

TAroosH, May lis p. m--Cioudy; fresh
west wind. Passed out-Stmr Empire At p. m.
Passed in-stmr Umatilla &C p. m.
NEAH BAY, May lis p. m.-Partly cloudy,
light southwest wind.
PORT ANGELES, May lisp m.-Cloudy brisk
northwest wind.
PoRr TOWNSEND, May 1l.-lSpecial-l -Arrived
British bark Barunga, from San Diego via
Victoria, to load lumber at Tacoma for Aus
tralia; steamer City Of Topeka from Alaskan
ports. Sailed-bark Gen. Fsirchild. for Dutch
harbor.
SAN FRANCISCO, May l-Sailed etmr
Ranger for Port Townsend.
LONDON, May 1.-THE French steamer Loire
Inferieure. trading in the South Pacific, has
been towed to Thursday island, disabled She
was ashore nine days on Cooks reef, and
jettisoued 500 tons OF cargo.
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REAL ESTATE SALES.
Deeds Recorded in the Auditors once
YESTERDAY.

Real estate transactions from January /, 1897,
to date, 81, ~, 56S. There were filed for record
yesterday % deeds, the considerations ag-
gregating s!li,5o5, an average of s4,l3o. Follow
ing is the list as furnished by Osborne, Tremper
& Co., absractors of title, ll6 Cherry street, be.
tween Front and Second:
n. Munson to Chris Miller, lot q, block s.
Faegres LIST, s..
+, Angle 70 N. W. Trust Co.. lots in arovsland
A. Cassidy to n: W. Trust Co., lots in Maple
Grove Park, $1,000.
b. l. B. IL l. Co. to Mary Moe ct al, lot 13
block 55 ID add Des Moines, SIS.
William Wagner to q. Peterson, lots II and IL,
block l, Hambet's acre gardens. 1870.
4. Desoza TO T. NJ. Jones, lots 4s and a, block
s, White IL Mannings, $25.
n. X. E.koos to Ii. Christensen, lots in p & r
S. Ry add, $3.50.
Peter Rartel 70 C. E. Dyer ct al. n9l e3l neA
L. G. Gilman 10 F. L stinson, lots to 8. block
Z, Rainier add, 5000.
Frances Jackson 20 J. P. H. Morris. lot 4. block
IL, s. A. Bells 1st, s., 500.
Alex Prentice TO Pete Bowban. lot IS. block Al.
River Park, s60
Pete Bowban to W. Cornelius. lot is. block47.
j. D. McDermott to A. J. Smith, lots 80, 81, SIS,
block !, salmon Bay Park, sl75.
a: A. Smith to +. Smith, tract in SEQ Is. 81
W. W. Noyes to Ellen Gordon, lot 5, block %,
Denny-Furhman add. $3.50
A. l. Pratt TO L. II. Craver, lots and 4, block
!, Grand Boulevard add, $500.
r. Z. Daniels TO l.. Abrams. 90 feet lots 1 and
2, block !, Comstock's add, s., 800.
T. NJ. Jones ct al. TO J. A. Behreus, lots 10 and
20, block 10, Blackman's suppl OF Woodland, S..
Sarah kiehl to ID. T. Sans, lots 20 and 30, block
IL. First add, Kent, $3.50.
William f. smith TO T. w. Lake. tract on Sal
mon bay, $3.50
Harry White to W. C. r. o.. lot 40, block |, p.
Z. s. Ry. add to South Seattle. 81.
William ID. Wood to w. C. T. o., lot TO- block
IS, Woods s. s. div q. L. add, 81.
James Rochester to w. Q. T. IT,, lot 16, block s.
Sander Boman r. Z. Co. q first, 81.
j. N. Wsllingford TO w. G. 4. u. lot 8, block
A., Wallingford's Park div, 81.
w. W. Beck to J. +. Wilson, ma ma sw sw7,
%, 5, $2,400.
]. F. Wilson to w. F. stone, \ ot M blocks 1
to t. Ellis add, Chat. Beach, $3.50.
s. P. l.. 4 Imp. Co. to A. Il. Cathcart, lot IL,
block a. South Park SS5
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WATER FRONT NOTES.

Port Captain E. J. Rathbone, of the Onion
Pacific, left for Portland yesterday.
Bark p. J. Carleton is having some new spars
put in before starting on her voyage for Aus.
tralia.
Tug Rainier was inspected yesterday. The
inspectors then went TO Lake Washington to in
spect the steamer Perkins.
Finleys weather forecast for twenty-fouR
hours from o'clock last evening: Occasional
rains; cooler, followed by warmer weather.
The two-mast schooner Hayes sailed for San
Buena Ventura yesterday with q cargo of 240,-
COO feet of lumber. Tug Mystic towed her out
to the Sound.
The Oregon Improvement Company 10 rep[
ing and planking over sixty feet OF the open
space in the front OF the City dock. This Is to
give more space for the handling of freight
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&c lower than yesterday. Receipts were Hyo0e
bushels; shipments, 26s.00o bushels.
Wheat-Easy; cash. slskc: July, sliSA
Corn--Firm; cash, 46c; July, $50
Oats-Easy: cash, 3otG3Ol2c; July. S2>Sn
Rye-75N576c.
Barley-62c.
Timothy-sL241L2&
Flax-$i00
Wbisky-SL12
Pork--Cash, 50. 70: September, 50 ~
Lard-Cash. s6. 2221SS: July fsS2H
Short ribs--Cash. S.. SIS; July, $5.Ss.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Short clear-s6 l71slgS.S0.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO, May 1I.-Cattls - Receipta ZOO;
lower. Good To extra steers, $4i5I9475; others.
s. 1904; feeders, .25[37.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000: Steady. Rough ana
common, &4.0oloi40; mixed and packers, N.5o
tGi70 prime heavy and butchers weights, $47o
O. n
sheep - Receipts, 7,O00 Steady. Clipped
Texans. So 5O5. ID; clipped native, S5lS; West
erus, 5000. TO-
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REV. DIR. BRIGGS
OPINION.

The controversy arising from "the higher
criticism" of Rev. DR.. Briggs who has
been tried for heresy, will change the
complexion Of the interchangeable" creed
In the very nature of things every human
device Is prone to change. Pray. why
should medicine be the exception to the
rule? The Histogenetic system is the
newest change and is head and shoulders
above the old and effete systems" Have
you progressed mentally sufficiently to
appreciate fact?
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Pacific Coast Failures.

SAN Francisco, May 1.-THE Bradstreet
Mercantile Agency reports eighty-two failures
in the Pacific coast states for the month OF
April. with assets of 100000 and liabilities OF
$3.50, IFS, as compared with sixty-fve for the
previous month, with assets of sl49.S39 and
liabilities of s257, So5 and eightyone for the cor.
responding month of 1891, with assets of SAT 1898
and liabilities Of $5l4,523
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CETY NOTICES.

IS ssEssMENr RoLL-LoCAL IMPROVE
n ment district No. 20, for Rose and Duw amsh
Gfeef grade Notice Ia hereby given that assess
rent roll OF local Improvement district No 70.
81 the grading OF Rose and Duwamish streets,
nvm Madison street to the north line OF block
- construction OF sidewalks on both sides there
T. has been filed by the board of public works with
he city council Of the city or Seattle; and further
notice Is gwen that said roll IL open for pub
ic Inspection at the office OF the city clerk in the
city hail. and Will remain open for inspection until
Geiock p. No.. and all persons owning properly IN
aid local Improvement district and other places
inSereste are requested TO appear on the SAID LIN
day Of May, A. %. lie 81. at o'clock p M, az tne
council chambers in he city hail. ani MAKE on.
teetion thereto, II any they may have All PeisoiE1
Interested are further notified that tie CITY couol,
will. at said last mentioned time, consider any anu
~ objections made, aud VIII at SAID ue, y. -
ADJOURNED meeting, make such correcti"n ~ iso..
roll as 1t deems JUST and that after the 1898 sncb
roll and will assess the amounts founa ~ :"
against each lot and parcel OF lana psr se W
said streets. GE JRGE J. sIoN TONI Mi.
CITY Clerk Of the City OF oeaste
Published this 4th day OF May. a. ~ 80
r,ITY TRTAsURER'S NoT1CE-THE FOL
I icwin ~ ci.v warrants will tie paid upon presen-
fsfton At the city freasurer's office Interest," on
pGid warrants will cease 81 the eNpisA.,o;n y. W
salary fund warrants Nos. 4,2o6 to 4,33c inclu-
dve. ,o m, ,
dive. m
Inclusive
General fund warrants Nos. AIS to sos inclu-
ADoLPH KRUG, City Treasurer.
Date OF first publication. May 4, 1877
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Couditiou of Russinn Crous.

ST. PETERSBURG, May ii.-Reports received BY
the government regarding the condition OF
winter wheat shows that the crop is in favor
able condition in the Polish, Baltic, north
western and sou thwestern provinces, Central
Russia, the Crimea and Caucasus Ia the Kher-
son district the crop is in an unsatisfactory con-
dition. In the northern aad eastern provinces
the grain has not vet sprouted.
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MINING STOCKS.
EASTERN MARKETS.
NEW YORK srocK EXCHANGE.

NEw YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
NKw YORK, May 1.-THE stock market on the
whole displayed less activity today but rather
stronger temper without many material gains.
sugar was weak and the selling at last gave a
heavy temper to the close, though prices, al q
rule, were not much changed from the opening.
Government bonds--Dull and Arm.
Petroleum-June, closed 57ssc.
FINANCIAL.
Money on call-Easy; closed. offered, at
rer cent Prime mercantile paper, 1905 per
cent. Sterling exchange-Weak: SIxiy-day
bills, S4.s6IIa demand sAs7s4.
BONDS.
U. s. A. treg)...... n6l4U. 8 Is (reg). go. 100
u. S. As fcoupon). l1GL, Pacific IS ...,.. 1887
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SPOKANE, Wash, July II. 1891.

SPOKANE, Wash, July II. 1891.
DR.. ]. Eugene Jordan, Seattle Wash.
Ny Dear Doctor-This day l come to
you in an important matter and request
you to attend TO it at once. Ny grand
daughter aged nine years had la grippe a
few months ago and although recovered,
Is very weak, exceedingly nervous and has
slight attacks OF st. Vitus' dance. We are
very much worried about it. She can
hardly cut meat at the table, her hands
and fingers tremble in trying to button her
shoes. etc. 1t is impossible for her to go
to Seattle and would like to know if you
could treat her after the short above des-
cription. She is also very fond of playing
the piano and likes to read and to learn.
Every time she plays now . few minutes
only or reads. she is utterly exhausted and
must quit. Now what shall We do about
that7 Expecting answer BY return mail,
Yours truly,
PAUL srRoBAcH.
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Portland Grain Market,

PORTLAND, May l1.-lSpeoial.I- THE spot wheat
market continues inactive, with leading features
unchanged. Quote: Valley, slS5; Walls Walls,
81 80 per GENITAL. Receipts, $500 centals.
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NOTICE TO STOCK HOLDERS.

NoriCE-THERE WILL BE MEETING
~ OF the stockholders of the Seattle Safe Deposit
and Trust Company al the Office of said company,
N Seattle, Wash. May 20 1892, at 10 n. n.
This meeting is called for the purpose of voting on
The question of increasing the capital stock of this
sompany from 800, 900 the present capital, to
1900, 900 ANGUS MACkINTUSH,
ISAAC DOBSoN,
l.. Il. DENTON.
ADRIAN BA Err,
VINCENT WALLACE,
c. T. STONE,
Trustees.
BDated this 23d day of March. 1892
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Passenger Lists.
THE NORTHERN.

ELLisroy. Mont, May i0.-Sorthern Pacific
train No. has the following passengers:
Mansfield W. Marriott, j. s. Williams and
vile, W. Brown, Charles Moran, Miss Susie Hor-
ton, L O. Gray, Miss Nellie Martin, p. K Gibbs
c. +. Rodman. James Sloan, aud thlrty-seven
second-ctass.
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BAR siLVEf.
NEW YORK, May 1l-Bar silver, SIC.
HoPs.
NEW YORK, Nay u.-Hops-Easy.
MERCHANDISE.
Coffee-Options closed barely steady. S to Is
points down Sales were p, GOO bags, including:
May, slI s0{fl2: June, slLo4GiLe5; July. SlL5o
oil IS. Spot Rio-oteady: No. 4 l2}lc.
sugar-Rsw - Dull aud steady. Refined
Dull and barely steady.
Copper-Quet: Lake, 81. 361l200.
Lead-Easy; domestic, St22t59t27i1.
Tin-steady; straits. -06ot5-Ae1.
BOSTON STOCK EXCHANGE.
Boston. May lL-Closirg:
Atchfson ...... S5LlBurlington.. fcslz
Mex Cen. fcom-). Al5an Diego. .... III
Bell Telephons.... Ios14i
CHICAGO BOARD or TRADE.
CHICAGO, May l1.-wheat today was unsettled
The market opened azs55sc higher on the gov
eminent report ss TO spring blowing, easet OF
re on fair offerings, aud rallied Sc ON coutln-
ued un.ayorahle weather in the Northwest,
large clearances from tho sssbosrd and de-
crease in stocks as shown by Brdastre>ta Then
the price broke re on heavy speculative selling
and lack OF support. reached and closed easy,
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SPOKANE Wash March H. 1897

SPOKANE, Wash. March II, 1897.
Dr.. J. Eugene Jordan. Seattle, Wash.
Dear DR.. Jordan--Your letter and medi-
cinss for my wife received; thanks for
your promptness.
was under the impression that wrote
you about my granddaughter. She 10
perfectly we'll and had no relapse what
ever. Yours truly,
PAUL STROBACH.
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DIR. BOWMAN &C.,,
20i Commercial ST., Seattle. Wash.
All Chronic and Complicated Diseases
OF Men, Women and Children
Speedily Cured.
2Oi Commercial ST., Seattle. Wash.

NERVOUS DEBILITY. spermRsorrhsa Semi.
nal Losses, Night Emissions. Loss OF Vital Pow ers
sieepla.shess, Gloominess. Depression Of spirius
Aversion 20 society, Nearly discouraged. Lack OF
Confidence bun. Listlsss, UnhI for study or Bush
ness. permanently and aeedily cured
ALL SEXUA l. DEFORMITIES and imped
nsspss TO marriage corrected. Blood and Skin Dis
eases. ~ philis completely eradcAted without tae
use OF mercury. scrofula Efysipelas. blotchAs
ETlpiiens, Eezsma Acne. Ulcers, Pinpies. Pains
In the Head aud Homes, etc, permanently cured
when oihegs have failed
ukINAN kidney and Bladder Troubles Weak
Back, burning Urine, Frequency Of Crinalins
Urine HiSn Colored with Milky Sediment on
standing 0onoreh1a, elect Cysittus Varicoceie,
HyGrocele. etc, permanently cured Charge, rea-
sonaoie.
Structure curei in from tftesn 70 twenty
days by The latsst and most scientific methods
CATAkKH, Throat Nose ard Lung Diseases
sucess sfaily and permanently cured
Dr.. Bowman & Co. are the Oldest and most re
liable speciality nym Ia the Pacific Northwest
having been established in the city Of Chicago 10
1871
Seattle oeiee is under the personal super
vision OF DR.. Bowman
ofsaee hours-s . N 70 5 p. ~; Sundays 10 a
n TO IL n.
y. B.-Persons unable to visit rs may be treated
- ihsir homes BY correspondence. ConsultaiioC
Ese
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FOREIGN MARKET0.
BRRADsTUFys.

FINANCIAL
LONDON, May lL--Bar silver, 80 1854. coa-
soils, 81 lS-16d. Bank Of England discount rate,
per cent
LIVERPOOL. May Naturalization oReH
moderately. No. red winter. Is I'd, steady; de
spring, rs "a, steady.
Corn-Supply of spot is poor, and holders
offer futures moderately. SPOT, A. cd. arm;
May, "a SAD, firm; june, Is S34d, firm; July, ~
21xd, firm.
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John Hickey, superintendent of motive power
and machinery of the Northern Pacific, Is In the
city.
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GRrswoLp, Wash, Jan. %, 1S9.

GRrswoLD, Wash. Jan. %, 1892
DR.. ]. Eugene Jordan, Seattle, Wash.
Dear Sir--I have been taking your medi-
cines regular until about two weeks ago.
| feel perfectly we'll; my heart don't
trouble me any and I am getting as fat as
a pig. Some tell me that 1t was faith that
cured me; 1 am very thankful for that
much faith. remain yours respectfully,
GEO. GRISWOLD.
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I ACONNER ROUTE.
STEAMER FAIRuAvEN

Leaves Yeslsr's whAr! Seattle daily except saiur'
aSy Al g T. III. Tor Edmonds Citation, Brown
Ioint IAns.ey Iourevile. san de Fucs oak
Earbor Utsalady and LaConDer. Returning leaves
Lac onEer o II. fer Seattle, covering same roats
q. GkLEN, Master
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FAST TIME
EVERETT AND LOWELL.
The Elegantly Equipped steamer
STATE OF wa HI y q n
Every Afternoon a. 5 o'clock, from Baker & Col
Dock.
RETURNING:
Arrives Seattle 81 9 IS d N
FOR TACOMA:
Every Morning = 10 o'clock.
Fs-e So W. RAKFRs co.
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For additional Local News see
Fifth Page.
BRIEF JoTTINGS.

Today is Candlemas Day.
Yesterday was mild and partially
cloudy.
The net receipts of the Grand Army
fair were $2,9o1.13.
Ivanhoe Lodge, K. of p, will confor
the rank of Esquire this evening.
The Grand Trunk bulkhead below the
bunkers will be rebuilt in the spring.
Last Thursday was Chinese New Year
and was celebrated by the Chinese in
this city.
Mr.. Bellows's second lecture, last eve
ming, was on s'Recent Leaders of English
Thought"
One woman, arrested Saturday night
Tor drunkenness, was before the munich
pal court yesterday morning.
Mr.. FL. W. Shaylor gave an interesting
illustrated lecture at High street church
last evening in aid of the Mission Band.
The regular meeting of the Builders
Exchange will be held this evening. Sup
per at 6 o'clock.
Yesterday morning six freight cars at
tached to Grand Trunk train left the
iron near West Bethel. The train hands
were considerably shaken up but not in
jured.
A horse, attached to a sleigh, ran from
Arsenal street to Spring, around the
Promenade, Sunday. The driver had his
face badly bruised. The horse and sleigh
were not damaged.
The schooner Magnolia was towed in
by the tug Salem Sunday. The Magnolia
was covered with ice, the effect of the
exposure in Saturdays gale. The crew
suffered from the exposure.
Harold Foss has been appointed agent
of the Westbrook hosiery mill to buy the
machinery. The company will have
capital of S25, 900, of which $4,000 has
been paid in. a
The Forest City Creamery of this city
are talking of establishing branch fac
tory at Monmouth if suitable arrange
ments can be made for building.
There was quite crowd of horsemen
on the Western Promenade yesterday af-
ternoon, and passers saw some interesting
brushes. The honors of the day rested
with Mr.. Peter S. Nickerson's handsome
chestnut horse.
The VIM. I. Donnell, the schooner
that was ashore at Westport and was
towed to Portland, is still in the harbor
awaiting the arrival of the consignee, Mr..
IL. &c p No. 90
New York. The report that some of the
cargo had been thrown into the harbor is
an error.
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THE NATIONAL CoLoRs.
Portland Captains discuss the Bridgeport
Incident.

The captains on Commercial street
were discussing the Bridgeport Comm
incident yesterday. 1t was stated in yes
terday mornings dispatches that mob
had threatened the captain of the Brit
ish schooner Glendon, of st. John, NIB,
because he had sailed into Bridgeport
harbor without displaying theqAmerican
flag. 1t seemed to be the general opin-
ion of the captains that the Britisher
had given some other cause than the ne
elect to display the flag, or else that the
people of Bridgeport are not much used
to visits from foreign vessels. There is
no law compelling foreign vessel to dis
play our flag on entering one of our
ports; and furthermore, it is not the us
ual custom except in the case of foreign
mail steamers. Foreign vessels are con-
tinually coming into Portland harbor dis
playing only the flag of their own ma
ton. The captains say that American
merchantmen display only their own flag
in foreign harbors. Few vessels, except
men-of-war, have any flags but their own.
There are, however, some things which
a vessel in a foreign port may not do
with it's flag. A few months ago Brit
ish vessel from New Brunswick came in
to our harbor, and the captain delegated
to his little boy, who was on board, the
duty of hosting the colors. The young
Bluenose. in order to do the thing up
brown, ran up the British flag with the
American directly under it. 1t was not
many minutes before boat from the
revenue cutter was alongside with orders
for the flags to come down, and for the
captain to explain at the custom house.
The captains related yesterday some
things which they knew in reference to
the display of colors. One said he be-
lieved it to be the rule for all vessels to
display their national colors on passing
Gibraltar, on pain Of getting a shot
across the bows. He never carried any
flag but the American, except during the
war. Then he always carried British
flag in case he should meet a privateer.
He never used it but once; and that was
in passing Gibraltar when the Confeder-
ate privateer Sumpter was lying in that
harbor. He showed the British colors
then, although there was probably no
need of it, as one of our war vessels was
lying near by, watching the Sumpter.