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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-10

sympathetic weakness brought over from
the otner pits, the principal factors affect
ing the value of wheat were the following:
Weakening cable advices, including a cor
rection in the report of last weeks ship
ments from India, making the amount much
larger, and favorable weather in Great
Britain; then, while exports were rather
free the amount on SSeaS sn0wsd ssd
to these bearish items, New York was free
seller In this market, and local longs who
had good profits in sight as the result OF
and put out their holdings freely. There
were some reactions after the price had gone
down sharply, caused by shorts taking the
opportunity to cover the lines put out yes.
terday near the top; but the general tone OF
the market throughout the session was one
of weakness, and the close was easy at a loss
of 1ssc, compared with that of yesterday:
The corn pit was crammed with wildly
excited crowd, who were as eager to sell as
they had been to buy yesterday. They all
wanted to seize their profits at the same
time before they disappeared from view,
and very naturally prices slid off with great
agility.
Oats followed wheat and corn, the close
showing loss of 1Lc.
Provisions were less consistently weak
than grains. September pork opened l5c
lower on heavier receipts of hogs than were
anticipated and a decline of SC in their
value. Pork closed slow at sl3 90, O loss OF
SOC: lard is l5c of and ribs q like amount
Lake freights easy on the basis of 21zc for
corn to Buffalo.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
firm and unchanged; No. spring wheat'
7S1<c; No spring wheat, 72c; No. red.
7sHc; No. corn, 5314c: No: oats. 3Sk@S3ssc;
No. white. 1870; No. white, ,S4sl@35Ac: No.
2rye,66c; No. barley &c: No. Stn. p soc; No.
l. i. O. b., 40c; No. flax seed, 81 N: prime
timothy seed, 81 81; mess pork. per bbl,
sle 95@13 90; lard, per 100 lbs, 81 9o@s oo; short
ribs sides, loose, IS 059s 10; dry salted shoul
ders boxed. 81 2507 so: short clear sides,
boxed, SIS 2OQS 25; " hisky, distillers' finished
goods. per gal, 81 10; sugars, cut loaf, un-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-10

On the Produce Exchange to-day, the but
ter market was strong; fancy creamery, ESQ
24c. Eggs, l6c.
Range OF the leading futures furnished by John
NJ. Oakley Co., bankers and brokers. No. IS
Sixth street:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-10
Boston ,ssocks-Closine Prices,
Electric Stocks.

BosroN. Aug. 9.-[Speciol 1.-The latest cleo
trio stock quotations to-day were:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-10

Groceries.
Following are the latest New York ad-
vices on canned goods:
Standard Jersey tomatoes realized as much
as 97Ic on the spot. That price, however,
is All exceptional one thus far.
There were further offers Of California
prunes, in bags, at SC I. o. b. coast for Cos to
90s, and 91lc was a common asking price.
A carload of new pack Delaware corn was
sold, to arrive. att stif1 price. and resales are
said to have been made at or very near 81 TO-
prompt delivery.
Eastern buyers still go slow about buying
new evaporated aprfcots, although evidence
Is stronger that the supply is quite as short
as previously represented.
Apple cores and skins, 1891 season goods,
were sold at nc f. o. b. interior market, and
&c here was said to have been offered for 1892
stock for future delivery.
Baltimore reports note quite heavy sales
last week of new pack corn, future delivery,
for Western account, including some blocks
their labels.
A Baltimore circular Of late date says:
Canned oysters are attracting great deal
of attention. 1t is very evident tnat the
packing of oysters this fall and winter Will
be light. ht.comparativelys speaking, owing to the
depleted condition of the oyster beds"
Sugars continue strong and active and
others unchanged. Current quotations:
SUGARs-Patent cut-loaf. &c: cubes. &c: pow
dered &c; granulated (standard). 4Hc: confec-
tioners A. i54c: soft A. 4h94l4c; fancy yellow.
&C; fair yellow, sA@ssc; common yellow. s1s@
CoFFEE-Roasted. in packages-standard brands.
19 s-2Cc second grades. I7x@l9c fancy grades. 22@
za@251sc; M1racaibo. 2slsc; Peaberry. 25@2sc; Car
acas. 2S1sct Rio. 22024Ec.
CoFFEE-GREEN-O. G. Java, 3O03lc; Paddang
241kc: sanfos 221f@2sHc: Maracabo 2l1s@2sc; Cara
cas-, A]f@25c; golden Santos. 2lh@2213c; Rio, 100
0n-Carbon, 11so, &C.; headlight, SIC: water
winter test S2936c; summer. Sl@32c.
MOLA0SES-New Orleans, fancy new crop, 400
4lc: choice, a@ssc; centrlfugals. 2sc.
fancy navors sI@32c
London layers. 81 9092 10: California muscatels.
bags, 5(95tc; boxed. ii 15d1 25; new Valencia, 5%
@5Me; new nSS,n 0ndara vaIencis 7S1ae; California
sH@121sc: French prunes, 7ia@lO4c: California
seedess ralsins. ID cartons. f IS: citron. l91z@
RICE-Fancy head Carolina. s1s66Ac; prime to
choice s9sac; Louisiana, 51@Sc; Java, 51a@54c;
CANNED GooDs-standard peaches. q soae os;
extra peaches. 81 2512 SO; seconds 81 s0@l 90; pie
peaches 81 2a9i 90: finest corn, 4o@I 50; Hartford
soaRsS soaEsSS c1s8 sGe q 2as % lima beans @ 3
marrowfat peas 81 059f Is: soaked, 7OD75c: French
peas. ss 5t@ea 90 1co'cans or 81 75@9 50 y doz.:
d. u; daSson n y' pams. i ~ eastern. ter z5: - ca-
do egg pqms q aprests 9 s5Ss co. d.
strawberries 81 i5@i 25: gooseberries. 81 0SSi Is;
49, ss%Ss LIB b. cans @
cans. 81 1901 so do il h., SIS 90; roast beef elb;
beans. 81 Si 50; Holsters. Is, ss s.; macRerei. ma
fresh. h. s5c broi!ed 81 So: sardines. domestic,
g. por.ed s s : g 5 81 d0 %PSrtse
apples, Id, 70975c; gallons, s2 1902 rs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-10

oiOA nIA Carter's Little Liver Pills.
oiOh hHA Carter's Little Liver Pills.
BIN hhA Carter's Little Liver Pills.
SiCA LEA Carter's Little Liver Pills.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-22
N. Lipprnann has been pursuing

N. Lippmann has been pursuing with energy his investigations into color photography. He says that "on the layers of albumino bromide of silver rendered orthocromatic by azaline and cyanina, I obtained very brilliant photographs of spectra. All the colors came out at once, even the red, without interposition of colored screens, and after an expo sure of from five to thirty seconds" He submitted photographs of stain ed glass windows, ,draperies, oranges and parrot taken by electric light with five to ten minutes exposure, in which the color is noticeable as well as the form.-Scientifc Amer ican.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-22


 One of the notabilities at Seattle, Wash, is the Indian Princess An geline, daughter of Chiet Seattle, over whose grave the people of that city have raised a monument in memory of his kindness to the white race. Princess Angeline, also, is part of the history of that re zion and is we'll treated by all the older residents, for at one time she made a long journey at great dan ger to herself to warn the ''paleface" of a threatened attack of the Indians and thus saved the entire settlement. This Indian woman, supposed to be over a hundred years old, is often seen seated on the sidewalk with a short-stemmed black pipe between her teeth, dressed in an old faded calico dress and common wooden shawl.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-22

Mrs. Harriet Maxwell Converse of New York City, possesses a docu- ment signed by six Indian chiefs which reads as follows: "This is to certify that Harriet Maxwell Con verse has been duly elected and in stalled to chieftainship of the Six Nations at the condolence held on the Towanda Indian Reservation" {" She is, therefore, recognized as one of the chiefs to look after the inter ests of the Six Nations, and is known by the Indian name "Yaie- wanoh" The watcher) Mrs. Con verse has great many valuable h. dian relics, among them a Jackson medal, of which there are but three in existence. She speaks several of the Indian languages. She is now searching for the record of the Six Nations of Canada and hopes to se- cure for them some lands which be- longed to them before the Revolu- tionary War.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-22
Tie Deata Penalty.


 If any reason, in addition to those that have long been urged,
 were needed 10 abolish legalized
 murder in this Christian nation, it
 has been furnished by the late cen sus reports. Tine only reason worthy
 of notice set forth by the advocates
 of the death penalty in fovor of the
 law of retaliation, is that without .the fear of death staring the evilly
 inclined in the face, human life
 would become more insecure than it is with the black shadow of the gaIlows to serve as a warning to those who need restraint.
 Those who believe that a firm conviction of the sacredness of hu- man life is the strongest safeguard against it's violation do not need tie statistics of experience to convince them of the bad public policy of putting men to death either as a punishment or an example; but there are many who, in spite of the worlds experience to the contrary, still think that man is a physical coward to be frightened iuto good behavior by the threat of punish ment, These should study careful ly the statistics furnished under oath and after a thorough investi- gation by the census authorities re- garding the death penalty as a de- terrent for the crime of murder. The figures show that in Michigan, where no man has been killed legal ly for killing illegally since 1846, in Rhode Island, where capital pun ishment was abolished in 1852, and in Wisconsin. where judicial mur- der has not disgraced the fair name of the State since 1853-in these States the crime of murder has been less frequent the past ten years in ratio to the population, than in the remaining Northern States where life has been exacted for life. Com ment is unnecessary. If capital punishment can live after this au- lucrative declaration, it must con- tinue to live in the future as it has done in the past, on prejudice, su- perstition and stupid ignorance. The legislator who is familiar with the facts bearing on the subject and who will vote 10 continue this old Jewish barbarism or who will re- fuse to vote for it's abolition, is false 10 his race and a stumbling block l 10 true civilization. - American Journal of Politics.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-22

The depreciation in the purchas- ing power of silver in India, due to it's decline in value, has caused great suffering among many Anglo-In- dian officials whose incomes have been thereby reduced. The rupee ia now about 1023d, decline of thirty-eight per cent from the stir ling value of two shiIlings, which it originally represented.-P phia Ledger.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-22

Out of population of thirty millions in Prussia only 2,435, ,S5S persons possess an income of oyer 900 marks year, which is equal to about $225. This fact is shown by the first years results of the new income tax in Prussia. Two million one hundred and eighteen thousand nine hundred and sixty-nine pay income tax on the lowest scale that is, on incomes of between 800 and 5000 marks. Only 10,69S per- sons have incomes of over 30,000 marks, or about s7,000 year. The highest income declared is 6,760.0O0 marks, and from the locality where it was registered the person is sup posed to be Krupp, the gunmaker of Essen.-New York Sun.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-22

On December 5th the United States Supreme Court decided the famous Chicago lake front case by the narrow margin of four to three against the Illinois Central Railroad Company, giving to the State of Illinois the ownership in fee of the submerged lands constituting the bed of Lake Michigan. This area embraces more than a thousand acres. It is as large as that em- braced by all'the merchandisedocks along the Thames at London; is much larger than that included in the famous docks and basins at Liverpool; is twice that of the port of Marsellles, and nearlyifnot quite equal to the pier along the water front of the city of New York. And the arrivals and clearings of vessels at the port are equal to those of New York and Boston combined.- Public Opinion.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-22

The most valuable product of tie
 eucalyptus tree which are planted in
 California are the essential oil and certain medical preparations from the leaves. The distilled extract from the eucalyptus, which resem- bles in it's method of production the well-known distilled extract of witch hazel, has come into prominence within a few years. It is a concen- trated extract from freshly-gathered leaves of trees that are at least seven years old, and the older the better. It Is used for the most of the ail. ments where the oil has been used, and has the advantage of being cheaper. It has been recommended for headaches, nervous affections, and as an antiseptic it has given good results when applied to fresh wounds, and forinAammation of the mucous membranes and insomnia; /; for cold in the head and sore throat itis of service, while as disinfect- ant it is useful from the fact that, like the oil. it substitutes pleasant  odor for noXious ones. The oil has an established place in the materia and there is evidently a field of usefulness for the distilled antiseptic.-Garden and Forest.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-22

A special application of the eIec- tric light for the cure of various rheumatic and neuralgia affections IS being advocated by. Professor von Stein, of Moscow. His method is to apply small incandescent lamp with funnel-shaped reflector to the part affected. Except on the head and neck. the lamp IS left un- til the patient begins to complain of the heat, generally from one to five minutes. This treatment IS said to have been successful in cases of lumbago, and is modification of one adopted by an American phy- sician who has employed sunlight as a curative agent, using concen- trated rays for special affections.- Review.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-22

The Sultan of Turkey has grant ed concessions to German and Bel gian firms for the construction of long railways which will open up his territory 10 the east, north and south. One road is to run to Da- mascus and another to the Persian Gulf. All of these railways have their terminus at Constantinople.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-22

The highest average speed attain ed by railway trains in England is fifty-one miles an hour. The Board of Trade has officially ascertained the averages attained on the various principal roads, and tabulates them thus: Midland, 51 miles an hour :; Great Northern, 51; London and Northwestern, 47; Great Western, 45; London, Brighton and South Coast, 43; Great Eastern, 38, and London and Southwestern, 37.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-22
Albert de Rothschild's

Albert de Rothschild's proposal made in behalf of the British dele gates at the International Monetary Conference last week, that the pow CTS represented at the Conference form an association which sball purchase annually $25,O00,000 worth of silver for the space of five years, was rejected by decisive vote.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-22

Foremost among modern steam, ship lines stands the Hamburg. American Packet Company, whose fleet consists of ffty-four ocean steamers, four of which are twin screw express steamers, whose en- zines develop between 13,000 and 16,000 horse power. There is no other line in existence possessing the same number of twin screw steamers. The vessels are practi- cally unsinkable, as they are divi- ded by longitudinal bulkheads into two uncommunicating halves, each fully equipped with complete set of machinery, shaft and screw The steamers have, besides this, dou- ble bottom, which is divided into water-tight chambers. In the mat ter of speed the Hamburg line holds the record also, according to the re- port of the United States superin- tendent of foreign mails, for deliv- ering the American mails in Lon don.-Illustrated American.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-22
E--o-&&

The smallest electric light in- stallation in the world is said to be in the village of Bremen in Thur ingia. It comprises a single arc lamp installed in a church, the lamp being operated by small dy- namo, driven by the wheels of the village miIl.-New York World.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-22

The Imperial Cholera Commis- sion in Germany announces it's dis covery that wine-claret or hock- will kill the bacilli of cholera in a few minutes. Tea will kill them in an hour.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-22

It Is estimated that it costs we'll to-do people in this country S125,- 100000 yearly to support charitable institutions, while about $500,000.- 900 are invested in permanent build ings, where the needy are cared for.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-22
Reasons for the Freguency Of
 Murder.

The courts permit delay for which
 the only excuse is the technical
 quibbling of lawyers on points that
 in reason should admit of no quib-
 bling whatever. When a red hand
 ed murderer comes to the bar, bis
 guilt certain. his legitimate punish
 ment clearly defined. the criminal
 lawyer-term often grimly correct
 begins his efforts to annul the stat
 utes, insult the intelligence of the
 tribunal, ignore the voice of the
 people and trample upon every pre-
 cept of right and common sense
 and decency. The manifest guilt
 of the defendant seems to lessen no
 whit his chances of escape. If in
 dicted for having killed his wife
 with a hickory club, when in reality
 he had used one of oak, he can be
 certain of walking forth free man
 A lawyer who would thus cheat the
 gallows becomes, morally, an acces-
 sorry after the fact, and, instead of fattening on ill-gotten fees, should
 be himself arraigned at the bar.
 Insanity as plea has opened the
 way of escape to many a gory cut throat. Probably in ninety-nine out of a hundred cases where it serves, the plea is pretense that should be set aside as worthless Almost any murderer, with money, can become insane enough to suit his unholy purpose. Expert testi mony, reversible, is always for sale. A doctor on the stand recently in behalf of one of these theoretically crazy people was not ready to de- fine the man as actually a lunatic.
 He was merely suffering from Gin validity of intellectual integrity Of course, man in this condition could not be punished. He could 1 plan a bestial murder, carry it out, ] arrange details of escape, attend to his regular business, after washing his hands, but he couldn't be pun ished. What an anomalous and | monstrous fallacy. The commis- sion of murder is accepted as in dicating "invalidity of intellectual integrity" The tinvalidity is ac- cepted as evidence that the man had perfect right to kill whomso- ever he pleased. For such mockery of justice society pays fearful pen atty.
 There are many other reasons for the frequency of murder. Perni- cious literature has devised a halo for the beetle browed assassin, so small boys as we'll as women come to worship at his cell. He wins by his crime devotion that years of welldoing would not bring While awaiting the trial through which he passes unscathed, he learns to regard himself as hero. When free once more he constitutes an aristoeracY. It must not be forgot ten that the concealed weapon is potent factor in this problem. Or an American citizen has no more excuse for arning himself with Q revolver than for also pro- curing sand bag, a razor and bottle of poison. Yet he does arm and thus swells the army of unhanged murderers who live comfortably in jail, cost the county much money for escaping the gib- bet, and finally taste liberty again, while in some unnamed ground !. heir victims turn to dust. By pun shing the murderer society cannot l, only solve this problem, but in time can overcome the reproach that now rests upon America of having the argest proportion of murders of f my nation on the globe.-Exami- ler.
 Out of a nnnnlatinn of thirfr
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-22

Germany planes Novelist Steven son for the disquieiirg rumors af- fecting Samoa. and believes be is working in British interests.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-22

Popoffs researches on the digest ibility of beef and fish after different methods of preparation show that both are more digestible in the raw state than when cooked. The long CT beef is cooked the more indigest- ible it becomes. Alter the same manner of preparations, except smoking, beef will, in general, be better digested than fish. Smoked nsh is more digestible than raw or oked.-Medical Review.
 During the time of George I. of the wedding ring was worn on the thumb.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-22

Miss Marguerite Gombert is the first woman to receive the degree of doctor of philosophy and letters at Brussels.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-22

Eighty-hYe per cent of people who are lame are affected oa the left side.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-22
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It is reported in Paris that Baron Hirsch has lost his right arm by the bursting of the breech of a gun he was using while hunting
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-22

An effort is being made to estab- fish a Masonic Grand Lodge for the whole of South Africa.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-22

An ingenious telephonic instru- ment las been invented by an Eng iishman for the purpose of giving waning, by visible and audible sig nals, of the approach at night of torpedo boats or other hostile ves- sels at roadsteads, harbors and an- chorages. The device IS called a hydrophone and consists of two parts. One portion is placed or the sea bottom at a depth of from five to fifteen fathoms, and the oth- CT fixed at station on shore. The submerged portion consists of bell shaped iron case about three feet in diameter, and having a dis phragm as cap. No sooner does. a boat approach within distance of half a mile or so than the beat ing of her propeller produces a vib- ratory movement inside the case. These pHlsations are electrically transmitted to tho shore station, where an alarm is given. The in. strument has been tested by Eng fish army and naval officers, and is said to have fully met all expecta- tions.-Philadelphia Record.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-05

Dried fruit, with the exception of q good de-
mand for p-unes, shows no change strawber-
RIGS were in more liberal supply, eleven crates
coming to hand this morning.
The market for dairy produce remained in
much the same condition during the past week.
Butter was little firrner, but supplies are still
ample Eggs are scarce and much frmer.
PRODUCE RECEIPTS AND QUOTATIONS..
Flour. 6eoo quarter sacks; wheat, 5000 CEN
tails; oats, 1900 centals; beans, 1900 sacks;
potatoes, 1900 sacks; bran, LOCO sacks; wine,
l2,o0o gallons.
Fiour-Fanily extras, s5o5G5ls per barrel;
bakers extras. "a 9ot95.00: superfine, e 750aa 10
Wheat-Market nominal at s.. 50 per GENITAL.
Bariey-Feed, 9714c(9slo0 for dark coast:
81 z(110 21S for good quality; s1.o35z1105 Tor
choice; brewing, sL071<6el.i75z per Genital
Oafa-Surprse, $1.i51150; good to choice
feed 81, 3oCpi s7IS; off grades 81 COOL 27lS gray,
81. 20tdI 25; Oregon black. sl201l 3 per GENITAL;
California black, $ll09l.25, Tor common to
choice.
Corn--Large yellow, sl.27I<: small yellow,
sl.27IalgL3 white, 81 222]z9l. "a per GENITAL
OPTIONS.
Call board sales: Wheat-Buyer, season.
sl.5sIs9 $50; closing, sl5s1s; buyer, August,
Bariey-Buyer season. sLo1s1 &c; closing.
sLol5sc.
FINANCIAL
Drafts-Sight, 22l5c: telegraphic, IKE Stsr-
ling bills-Bank, s4.s714; sight, s. s9ll; CONNER
cial, $lS4
Silver bars-s711l ss7ssc; Mexican dollars, 7o,S