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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-04
akhKIUUo ACCIDENT.
An Electric Car Plunges Into Team
on Gay street.

Ouitc a serious accident occurred at
tn corner o. sixth ana Clay streets yes
t.r.lrv 1ffcruC n about 4.3J clock, as a
result Of which a horse vas SO bauiy
crmpIed that he had 10 be Killed by
.-..t IayOr, OF tHe society Tor inc
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; De,
livery wagon was slightly damaged, ana
the driver of the wagon Narrowly %
capped being badly hurt.
Al the time # the accident electric car
No ~ on the Clay-street line was gong
west at moderate rate OF speed Inc
chr WAS in charge OF MOtOrman Dean
Jones and Conductor Lee. When near the
corner of Sixth and Clay streets, the
mOtOrman noticed the team coming III
rettly towards him, but took 1t for grant
ed the driver would turn out OF the way
The gong was sounded two or three times
but to the mOtOrman's surprise, the driver
a white man named j. TOtty turned sud-
detly and tried to go up sixth street 10
wards the Second police station, GOING
Immediately in front Of the car. Al that
time the team was only few yards IN
front Of the car, and the m0tOrman c0Hiu
not possibly stop the car, which struck
the horse, breaking one Of his legs, ana
ehatteyinR one Of the shafts of the wagon.
The driver was thrown out and signify
bruised but was otherwise unhurt AS
stated above. the horse had to be KILLED.
TO be relieved OF his sufferings.
The team was the property OF coal
establishment on west BiOdd street Al
ter the accident the mOtOrmdn reported
il at the Second police station, but the
driver declined to swear out a warrant
AGAINST the mot9rman or the conductor
The motorman Is regarded as one OF me
most careful in the employment Of the
company. and by those who saw the
accident ne was exonerated from ali
blame.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-04
ropACCO EXCHANGE,

RICHMOND. VA. Dec. 5, 1874.
No offerings of tobaccos at auction on
Change to-day A.. ooro,arv
Private sales reported TO the sevre.a,y
of the Richmond Tobacco Iraue , aoluS
Wrappers. 3 hogsheads; hllers, J, sin9ke's'
A. ugs dark. 10. Total, Is hogsneaus; -,
'',rbe tobacco inspector reports to-usy
observation-disclosures. 30 hogsheads anu
tierces: western. 1 hogshead. Reihspeo-
tions-Brght, q hogsheads., p,a,ters'
Sea6rooke's. Allegheny Shockoe anu
Crenshaw's tobacco warehouses rePort go 60
dav Receipts, 3 packages; DELIVERIES w
pTInited states internal revenue coilec-
tlons for the city Of Richmond, a., 10
dav. Cigars and cigarettes, N,5fS'@'' p'us
toIaccos 81. OO5g "a Total, $,SS.Zy . =,
Falr breaks of dark loose topaecos ~
Shockoe and Crenshaw's warehouses 'o'
he break at the Stonewall for TO-
,nnrrow. some fine tobaccos VIII be Oh
4 good break at the Southern for to-
largo break at Shelburne's for to-
morrow some good totaccos VIII bf Of
The The Petersburg Record of Saturday DE"
cember l. 1884 says. a.. r,o,.o.,.,,
The following will show me moVeWeht
of tobacco during the past week at TIVE
Farmers Inspections, AZ; receipts, 81;
loose. 23S.9iO. s-lnspecuons, ~, re-
celpts n loose $500 Moore s sca1n,s sS
loose 1875 West Hill-Receipts. 4e'
loose 1872 Total-Inspectlons 50; re-
ceipts, 8lS loose. 665.7SO.
Total inspections from the LIST or Octo-
Der. 1894, to November 3. $50; same Time
last year $50
No visitors registered at the Tobacco
Exchange to-day.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-04
THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. Dec. 3.-Cotton dull; mid
ding guif. lie middiing upisnds,
r lS-iG sales fee' 1900 900 bales BALES beeemser SS
January, 5.63: February. 5.6y March,
5.74; April, $40; May, 5.s5; June, DO;
July, 5.96; August, col, net receipts,
exports s to Great britain, 5sa3 bales:
France. 195 bales; Continent, 800 baies :;
forwarded. 1,4S9 bales: sales. iu8 bales,
spinners. 1903 bales; stock. s6,yA bales
Total to-day-Net receipts, 1851 bales !,
exports to Great Britain, 2i,5SS bales
france. T05 bales; Continent, 1871 bales,
stock. i.i45.e0i bales. ~, ....
Total so far this week-Net receipts,
12i 5s5 bales; exports &c to 90 Great Britain.
81 ,056 bales: France, o-''-V oaie9' No"-
tinent. 20,0f1 bales. ..,...
Total since September 1st1Net receipts
3. 100, 1874 bales; exports TO 6reat bsi, i'
i,fii,42s bales; France, 33G5lo paies'
Continent, 905, $50 bales . co,,on On.
lures easv; sales eo,30O bales Decem.
Der. $50: January, $50; February ~, S,3S;
March. 5. ~; April. J.4s; May, 5'oS' june
SOS. July, b.63; August, 3SS' u-cot.
ton demand fair and prices fsyor . Buy
ers: American middling. 2 ~; b sdses'
ZOO bales: American, aOU Daie - /,
speculation and export. l.Dc na dn ~,
Ia u,ua 4 2-6td3 3-G4: January. ana
February. 3 2-64; February and Mag cin
3 2-Gia3 3-64, March. and April 3 lug ~.
5-64 April and 7 My Sei i:0t June and and
-Iuiy. Z o-GId3 1904 July and August:
2 iG-6ia3 lf-H. Futures easy at inc
decline. e,s,9 o-ct. De.
cember and January 3 ,- et%S 7 5'ei. Feb
a aasry ana and FS Marsh 2e4q5 sat March 2o3
and April, 3 4-64, value; April ana -Maa,y az,
: S-Gi sellers; May and June arSi . se iISTt
: 10 kuo,tst. fO-Gid3 ll-6t Au-
S Sust and and September, 3 1854 Futures
Sioeed nuiet but steady.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-04
Small Things.

Living to Christ in small things, ana
living for Christ every day, rs me secret
Of large frnltfulness peach-tree or an
orange does not leap into bounty Oh
does e1 not ripen under a single days sun
shine. Every raindrop, every sunbeam
every inch Of subsoil does us par ,. "A
fruitful Christian Is a growth. 10 nnlsh
up a godly character 10y mere rellslon
and REVEALS and special seasons is m
possible. a man may be gohHfi leo ~ H. ~
instant but he must grow oy inc yeat'
The tough fiber Of the slender branch
that can hold up half bushel OF oranges
is very different from a niue willow
switch: it Is the steady, compp;actinE pro
cess that makes the Httlei liihn IKE toI a
believers llfe Every honest PRAYER mat
is breathed, every cross that dI Is carried GTsry
good good work X for our feii22w,men lovingly
done. every little act that Is eons siGrY
h HeIns to make the Christian character
beautiful and to load It's sor or2 ads oc9 bas
kets of silver. THE Examiner
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-04
10 KAINE mr. DEBT.
An Tnori 10 Pat the AgriCultur J Society
IN /. knll.r nniLmE-


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Iluid STATE -frliruituiai ana NeCiidAlCdl
society was NcId ln the once OF me %
'.tR lc7i'idNt afternoon az 'i , C1oCN'
hose present We're Messrs. 'ou' " .I',5...
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comm Ices IoI 1"t pa, ts( VI 70 ga" m ,,I
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tHr "4' n,' u, r. 'i'G "a v,nr an me next
t'hV .'-lh at '"'' Z" WIN V' Wv 49,
tNpoSit.n. lte said mat Two OF iNI y'
"i me commute I'.i "''Ii oV' an 80. y
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-04

.BUTTER-AH butter is extremely dun.
Following are the prices: Fancy dairy,
2Oc. choice dairy, lUWlse.; choice fanny
WackeD. ia !Oc. choice store tpacked),
l5ulGc. medium store packed, 12Hd l3c. ;
EGGS-Scarce and In good demand at
quotations. They are selling as ioiIowss
IN crates, near BY ana iresh; Pc
In crates, fresh aud clean, lSc,i IN bar
POULTRY-All kinds OF live poultry
very duh. The prices are; Chickens
0arge) JdGc. small. 5q6lsc.; ducks uivel
per pound, 7nSc. hens ulye) per pound,
j@Gc. geese Qivep per head. touyc.'
turkeys darge), 6lya7c. dressed turkeys
(choice). 1O4lic. rough, Sa0c.; dressed
CHECKER (choicel, I0hc.; coarse, 5qtc.;
dressed ducks (choice). 9aiOc -,
GAME Rabbits !largel ~ nc; pa ans,
4Oc; squirrels, 3u5c., ysnison saddles.
l3nl+c.. whole deer Gq6l2c.i wild turkey
SOC. nSl.OO.
MEATS-Lower prices are prevailing.
good per pound, 3G4c; beef cows.
pe- pound. 2a3c. heifers, per pound,
3a3IIc., steers, per pound, 2hg3c hogs
(smalD. per pound 5do14c' I'M. ms snman1'
weli-smoked. per pound olllc.; sides
Ccured). per pound, 7u9c.: shoulders
(smokedD per pound, Igsc. 1900,
coming from the North. Apples are sell
Ing at Sl.JOfD3OO per barrel.
SEEDS-Cloyer (wholesale), per bushel
So 5OQ5OO, timothy. per bushei wy
miiIet f0erman) per bushel. $50. Oslo
buckwheat seed. pc, o6ushei' 'oasoe.;
HIDES AND TAbLOW-Dry flint, per
BG@1:iic' dry sailed. per pound. 3d3Ac.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-04
Robin Hood.

Robin Hood and his merry band Of
outlaws as presented by Barnabee kari
and Macdonald S Opera Company, at the
Academy OF Music last evening, drew Il
large and fashionable audience
Few comic operas have acquired the
widespread popularity of Robin Hood.
and Judging from the frequent applause
it's reputation was most ably sustained
last night.
The cast, while capable, are not the
most proficient who have presented
Robin Hood and in point of looks and
voices the chorus had the best Of IT,.
II. h. Graham. as Sheriff OF Noting
ham. was amusing. Miss Timer, as
Annabe; Miss Rainsley, as Maid Ma
rion, and Miss COusens, as AllOn-a-
Dale. we're possessed of good voices and
pretty faces.
The opera is beautifully staged and
the costumes are pretty.
At the end Of the second act. as the
curtain was descending. 1t struck Miss
Timer, who was standing too near the
footlights. upon the head Fortunately
the young lady was not hurt.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-04
PEnsONAL AND sAEfAb.
Interesting Facts About Ri"hmonds ci'-
,sns and Other Matters.

MIR. W. l.. Mcleod, editor oil the Sui-
FOLK Herald. is In Che city ......
- ~ ravlor. commissioner of revenue
NJ King William county, was al the Capi-
tol yesterday.
home by sickness
Mr.. Burnett Hin. Of West Point va
was in the city yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs Edward Latimer ana
family Of Wilmington, n. &, are AT '"0
Mount Vernon. =,
Mr.. Burnley Taylor, commissioner o.
the revenue for King Wllllam C"un''
was at the Capitol yesterday
MIR. and Mrs Jacob We'll have retuIhVI
10 the civ. and will be at home 10 thei'
friends at No 3li west Clay street
Governor O'Ferrall left The city yestef
dav afternoon for Harrlsohpu5 Oia a.
vAfe business. lie viii be absent u"'
OF two. r,.,.o,a
The board Of trustees OF , h.Gh ,noet,
coliepo will hold their semi-annual meet
- ~ ~ ts aftrrnOon In the inisslon-fOom
of the Second Baptist church'
rbere IS no Improvement in the condl-
tnn Of Nr T. ~ Jones, the popular sta
.tnncr Of the Chesapeake and ohio rail-
,,gv who has been critically III from the
Effects of paralysis for the last ten days
The earnings Of the Richmond ana
petersburg railroad for October, 1924,
were sEl.oo39s, expenses, $l9'5'JW' Inc
earnings OF the petersburg rdlIodu loi
same month were $i0156.f5; expenses w.
PAS.
William Kelly (coloreD, who was ar
rested bv Policeman johnson on Fnday
charged with being a suspicious character
from Roanoke, was taken back 10 TAM
city Yesterday by Policeman }. A. Man
ucl. who came here Tor him.
Sunday afternoon at SOP o'clock an
alarm was turned In from box D. caused
Inv the burning Of a frame house on the
Niue-Mne road occupied by Dudley X.
Brown The origin Of the fire was the
cxpl9, ion of a Kerosene oil lamp. Dam
ace about IS.
Simpson. Spence IL Young have invited a
uuurer OF Richmond gentlemen to IN
spect the steamer Lamberts Point. or
the Norfolk and North American Line
al Lambert's Point next Saturday. a din
ner win be given at the Hygeia Hotel,
80 -. NJ thn Gnunrnnr VIII attend.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-04
THE VA. AND CAROLINA.
FAILURE or THE PURCHASERS TO
COMPLY WITH THEIR CONTRACT.
AN Ordinance Pre-, eated to the Pe'ersbnre
Council to Arrange TOT Making Sale
OF the Read to Other Parties,

PETERSBURG, VA Dec. Especial,
Mossfs. William C. Dascy, PAU +.
Mohr. oliver w Barnes James ~, w
Crctry aud Archibald \. hutchinson on
the CITY OF New YORK. INC pe1tToad baV.
the Virginia and Carolina Iallrodu' nay
ing failed 20 comply with thelf Coitia
Wilh tho city Of petersburg LOT ihV w
shatc OF the road. when cNpiIeo or hlc
10TH of November last. the loi ,op.i,i,S's ~
uiuance was presented at the meeting ~
the city Council tonight, ana unuei tH'
rules lies over for thirty days. NheIt
as negotiations for tho CONSTRUCTION VI
tho Richmond Petersburg ana CaroIha
railroad and the Conveyance OF me PIo's
erty. franchises and unfinished No. ~ y
the Virginia and Carolina having ptoNcu
abortiVc, and az The early consu u','Un
ana equipment OF this railroad " W"
sideration Of grave Importance 20 'ng
taxpayers ana commercial lnt'res, ~
tbs city. % 'm3Haed allke ny '"V nt'i,,t
OF a LARGE section OF Southsldc 10 s".,"
naturally tributary 80 TINS City, rs 'o,n.
morcial qud trading centre. as well ms by
the whole country North ana S"it" pa
as. nllu; in au important zap 10 'ne
great railroad systCm Of the STATE;
st,atobin1iug ont lines OF travel and
openIng up new and rapid facilities Tor
commerce and agriculture In sections OF
country now suffering by reason OF the
absence OK railroad transporiauohs.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
Therefore First. be II resolved by the
Y NIl iiNN NHitih fiih' ~ 49,
out as cxpcdiuously as possible TINS
measure aud 90 asSuf" the .oililD'to'
az this liHe ~ rpad lh a substahtldi u''l-
nor aud without delay. the following
committee bc created, viz. The Flnth.'
Committee OF thus Councll, 'oEelheI WIZ
Farutit roper >. Is. Waugh ~ ,,,s
Arlington. IastM pave ana N9SustU
Wright, VINO are heItby CIotheu W.
power ana authority 10 nlnate gnu
ter INT" n,-olla'loh win raurodi 'SStbnr
cafes. ia'Iodn cons u't'iS. U,,i,,,.l,,t
laIu"S uN t"iI'Slohutiil az 'I'''' ,,,I,,
on oth'r agencies. LOOKING 20 a." Df.b
lIhns auI tpi"ph' non It ".iiroad
H'iu' It'rl7DuiF ana 'hIoi"ss' - tbe
ana 20 MAKE Sflf ana litu5'r' ,ro,i,,
p,oL'il ~. Htnchlse ana gnilI'ls .ti,l,1 mo.
81 lhe NhthNa ana 'aioii.df .a'''.' tba,.
on Su3h terms ana COZ 'it'''9 az ~
Say IeeW no DE in' pes iIl,,rj,,. for
Nv 'ly. TAXING adequate ~
I'M prompt ana proper 'al iI'"N U"' la
SUI contract oi ''1,ia.' nS u"' nro
tNyru''u sp"J'' ,"'N ,,,,,o,l In,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-04
NJ. 70 10 Liz Onr EYes.

II Is scarcely necessary to remind rea,
sonable men that If they wish to be, sad
and sour. to grumbe and complain, there
cast down and detected are as plentiful
as bIackberries in the height Of black
berry harvest. If one goes right, you
iy Going wrong. and II one thing Is I'm
order oI5T something else is out Of joint, or,
~ 'n,' rate soon will be The difference
in the feelings and dispositions Of peocc
Paol,ing al things Few nights are so
lark that the stars are not seen: the
.bipe lie 10 look them out and keep your
eves on them, and make the most OF
what light you can discover.
4 house built on sand IS, In fair wealth
er lust as good as If builded on rock:
A col web is as good as the uusulltsl
ch,{n cable when there Is no strain on
ii. Ii is trial that proves weak ana
strong. -Beecher.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-04

a congregation representing large delega-
tons from all the Episcopal churches OF
this city. The occasion was a union
meeting Of the City Missionary society
and the rectors OF the different churches
occupied seats in the chsncel. Those VINO
assisted Rev. !. J. Gravatt. rector OF the
church. 10 officiating. were Bishop Jonh
u. Newton. Rev. j. X. Mason, OF 81
James: Rev. J. V. bowman. OF Al.
Saints, and Rev. Preston Nash, OF CHRIST
church. .,,
Rev. S. r. stickney, OF Monumental
prea he'd q powerful sermon on ~. ines
salonians ii. IL: But ye., DIethren, ~
not weary in we'll doing The must eie
was extremely fine. and the SERVES W.
of "A most impressive nature; Inc onti
tory Was for the benefit Of diocesan mis-
sion work. ard realized handsome
afuotiut
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-04
VIII nor P4l B0IH TAXBs.
Mr. Fisher sAys tue same Properly ives
gs.rssFd Twice.

Mr.. George h. Fisher, secretary Of the
Richmond Railway and Electric Com
pduy was seen at his room AZ the TX
change Hotel last night in reference TO
the deed placed on record VA the once
al the Cl,Ik OF the ChanCery Court OF
Richmond. transferring from 1eorse r.
Fisher 10 the Richmond RAILWAY ana
Electric Company the land lying In
James river. known as lohneo'' rt Is,dIV,
aud the improvements thereon. TheIe Is
a question OF taxation involved IN the
nj. tier The improvements consist or
TOE electric plant on the Island ana the
ProTeriy was purchasea 10y M ~ t5n -
tor the company. but was not deeIed 70
t.e company until Saturday. w hen
a cd about the matter last Hlght MI
Fsrer said that he purchased me prop
crty known as Johnson IsiaiIu III
s. lo0. The property was mace IN plS
name. said he. for the company, ana
aftCt wards the electric light plant was
established thereon, and sometlne SUD
sequenty some OF the machinery AT me
old ScVenth-street pow house moved
down On the Island. The properly was
then taxed at $4,000, the personal prop
crfy being assessed al $4,000.
The State tax had been paid up 10
December on the $4,000. which was as
scssed ia Mr.. Fishers name. and also
the city tax on the $500 which was
the assessment afterwards put on the
property. bat the latter assessment was
made against the company BY mis-
take In the settlement OF the taxation
ne company paid the taxes in both
cases. and did rot discover that the same
property had been taxed twice under
-. fferent names until the time came 10
Dsv Tor the second half of the year.
Mr. Fisher declines 10 pay both assess
ments He says that though he thinks
The see 900 Is heavy assessment. he will
not raise "a controversy on that point.
bnt declines to pay the tax on the 5000.
he amount at which the property was
originally assessed, exclusive OF the
Il 100 paid for the land.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-04
SIT for Iienyy Damages.

In the Law and Equity Court yester-
day suit was Instituted by Lotte l.,
Hake. through her father, s. II. b. Hake,
against the Richmond Railway and Elec-
trio Company for $1,000 damages, for
injuries sustained by the plalntlI, VINO
MAS run over on the car-hne of the de-
PENDANT company I'm August last.
The readers Of The Times viii recall
the circumstances of the accident, out
of which grew the suit. The plaintlH,
an eighteen-mcrths-old child, I'm running
across the track near the residence of
her parents. ON Louisiana street, was
struck by an electric car, and both or
The child's legs were cut off. 1t was pc
lieyed the child would die from the Ell
fects of the shock. but she recovered;
Nessrs. David c. Richardson and Edmund
WadGlI, Jr., are the counsel Tor the
ulaintitf.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-04
& DAVIS
Closing Sale.

EVERY ARTICLE HAS BEEN RE-
DICED TO 4 PRICE LOW ENOUGH
To SELL IT. AS We ARE GOING
or or, BUSINESS THAT WAS THE
CONSIDERATION WITH Us IN MARK
ING DOWN OUR GOODS. WILL IT
SELL AT THIS PRICE, OR SHALL WE
MARK IT STILL LOWER GO
THROUGH OUR STOCK, SEE HOW
MICH LOWER OUR PRICES ARE
THAN ARE EVER QUOTED, AND
DON'T FAIL TO NOTICE IN WHAT
FISH sALABLE CONDITION THE
ENTIRE STOCK IS. VERY NEARLY
EVERY ARTICLE Now IN STOCK WAS
PURCHASED FOR THIS FALL AND
WINTERS BUSINESS
AMONG THE MANY ARTICLES
prCOTJ.ECgT THE MAhhEb-DON
PRICES on EPISCOPAL AND "NTHO-
TIC PRAYER BOOKS UMBRELLAS.
,u-FFs coRsETs, COMBS, BRUSHES,
LADIES, SKIRTS. MUSLIN UNDER
WEAR LACEs, LACE CURTAINS.
u,vnKERcHIEFs, CARDINAL JACK
,,rs oryTLEMEN's EssIN
cnwvs AND SMOKING JACKETS.
crNr1.ENEN's COLLARS AND CUFFS.
p,Nrs AND SUIT PATTERNS. chill
rprus CASHMERE LONG AND
s,opT cLoAKs. LADIES cAPEs AND
oo,xs SASH RIBBONS, LINEN DA-
,,sx AND NAPKINS. BOYS SUITS.
GAPS SHIRT WAISTS AND OVER
co,rs BESIDES TOYS AND BABY
CARRIAGES AND ALL OUR REGULAR
STOCK.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-04
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. ILL, Dec. 3.-The bulls sup,
uIied the news and Partridge the wheaI
to-day, the former gaining the VlCtVIihy,
which was, however, not very sldt ms ~
one In the matter OF information, inc
bears had two very important pieces
I'm their favor, which. for time, pre-
vented prices from assuming very ue-
cided upward tendency. THESE were
the Increase in the amount on ocean
passage of .32S000 bushels, and on the
Visible supply Of 1,2l5.O00 bushels. After
the visible supply had been thoroughly
digested. the market began TO improve
and showed good strength up untll the
end OF the session. May wheat opened
and Gl1kc., closing at 6lG6lhc., %dRc.
higher than Saturday. Cash wheat was
1Corn@Whnst wheat was a trihe easy
posite The advance in prices were
retarded however, by the small amount
of business. May corn opened at fV-cr
sold between 1910. and 49lga l93sc.,, clos
ing al 49l2c., hahc higher than S.tur-
day. Cash rorn was strong. prices
Oats-The business in this grain lacked
attractiveness. the tone being similar
TO that of corn, as matter OF SYM
patty Fluctuations were narrow and
he trade featureless. May oats closed
&c higher than saturday. Cash oats
we're firm without change in price.
Provisions The market for product
sagged from sheer neglect, the fact mat
hogs were firm and IN some instances
higher affording no relief Later IN the
session, without reason or explanation,
the shorts suddenly began 10 display
some anxiety. and their covering opera
tions gave another phase 10 the tone
and caused a substantial rally parucu-
Iarlv I'm pork January pork closed Zoe.
hfsher than Saturday, January lard NC.
higher. and January ribs &C. higher
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Why DO We rejoice Z

Shall we. can we, thank God for Ills
inicing that we are men, Thoroughly
gtateful for the real Joy OF lie? Back OIL
az ,,hic NV o,IT hearts recognize. is there a
T Ba6RfT Gnt y for that on which they all
raSf and in which they are sewn like Jew
els I'm a cloth OF gold? for the mere tact
az human life? for the mere privilege
ond bonor of being men and women? "
i there is not this, no gratitude Is post
bic: or only such gratitude as the poor
wretch in his dungeon, for whom we
has been robbed OF every charml, iSILiS.
window TO him the crust of bread ana
lug OF water which are TO prolong ms
miserable Hfe.-Phllips Brooks.
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Pickett Camp.

There was large attendance Of the
old veterans at Pickett Camp last night.
An Invitation to attend Ex-Governor
Gameron's lecture. to be delivered to the
I ea Camp on Friday, was accepted.
number OF applications for member
chin 10 the camp we're received. Tte com
,it,fea On the Soldiers Home cottage re
norted that all bills had been paid, and
mat there was balance on hand, which
80 turned over TO the Ladies' Auxilia-
r W%" A report was also received from the
auxiliary showing that they had raised e',
S20s 5O and had only expended $9ts ~
leaving a balance in the Treasury OF $3l.6V:
A naDer on prison life in Point Lookout
was read by Comrade j. +. Allen
After the transaction of some other rou'
tine business the camp adjourned.
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CINCINNATI.

CINCINNATI g., Dec. s srTi9"T ,.,sis.
ss soas. 80; spring family. s24osf2.oO; low
Wheat scarce and firm: No. 2 red; SIC;
corn firm and demand good; NO.
OATS quiet: No. 2 mixed, SIC.
Pork-,Standard mess. Si22 -,
Lard firm-Steam leaf, TSI5; ketue
oinl rv Sailed Meats--I,ooss shoulders.
$3.50; do. short ribs. 1875; do. short
clear sides, $3.50. ., =.
bacon dull loose shoulders. $500; DO.
short rib sides, 500; do. clear sihes'
S725
Whisky steady at si.3.