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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-25
MARKETS. BY TELEGRAPH.
In Wall Street.

New York. Aug. A-Rans in the corn belt general lowering of the posted rates of sterling exchange to A.S9la and $i.903. the gain in St. Paul earnings for the third week of August and buying of moderate amounts Of the, stock by arbitrage houses contribu- ted to a strong market for railway stocks during the days short session. Northern Pacific preferred was a marked exception, however, and on liquidations the price date cause for the decline in the stock was the filing of a bill in equity by Thomas ". Pearsall of New York against the Great Northern railroad. to prevent the proposed deal between the company. While these tactics delay the reorganization of the prop erty the impression is that the Morgan n- terest will eventually take hold of the prop erty and place it on its feet. It is also cer tain that drastic measures will be made and the junior security holders will be asked to contribute the bulk of the money re- ceived. to rehabiltate the system, Northern Pacific weakness, however had little in- fuence. the brilliant outlook for the crop being considered of far more importance than the misfortunes of the concern speci- fled .s
 As rule the best figures of the week were made for the grangers. St. Paul selling at 7sa, Rock Island at S2,. Northwest at. 1O47s list ruled strong, but the changes were un- important. In the industrials Tobacco was unsettled The stock advanced to, sSN, dropped to Nl4 and rallied to 9SR. Sugar was firm in the early trading at 1097@110A. Subsequently a selling movement set in and heard. again today about the little demand for refined and the piling up of the raw. It was noticed however, that the brokers to sell the bulk of the stock were those gener- ally identified with the speculative ele ment. Chicago Gas was firm and General Electric, Lead and Cotton Oil was dull. The market closed strong in tone. Net changes show gains of # to 1k. per cent. Sugar and Northern Pacific preferred lost 1a41 per cent. Total sales were 83506 shares, including 13,60O St. Paul, 92OO Tobacco and $500 Sugar.
 Bonds were active and strong; sales foot ing up the large total for half holiday of s1, ,236, ,000.,
 The sales today of listed stocks aggre- gated 10000 shares, and of unlisted stocks 13,OOO.
 New York, Aug. 24.-Money on call was easy at ] per cent; last loan at - per cent. and closing offered at = per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 4@4la per cent. Bar silver. 664c. Mexican dollars, -.
 Sterling exchange was weak, with actual business in bankers bills at $4 4.SSA04.Ss Ss for sixty days and $I S9la@4 .sss4 for demand; posted rates, S4. s9l204. 90l2; commercial bills, $4. STA 94. SSA.
 Treasury balances-Coin. 800, ,35s 1000; cur rency, SS1 ,557 900.
 Government bonds were firm.
 State bonds were dull.
 Railroad bonds were strong.
 Silver bullion at the board sold at SIC Tor AQO .UOO ounces.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-25
Chicago Cattle Market.

Union Stock Yards Ill.,, Aug 2i.-Cattle- Receipts 1000; the market was steady; com mon to extra steers. s. 40dp795; stoclSers and feeders, $2. 25l400; cows and bulls. $150Q4.00; calves, S350dD5.S5: Texans, $2.0Oq3.50; western rangers, $2 40G14.50.
 Hogs-Receipts 90OO the market was weak and 5d10 cents lower; heavy packing and shipping lots, S4.35G4.75; common to @5.OO; light, $4.451495; pigs, $275a475
 Sheep-Receipts, 2000; the market was steady; inferior to choice. $1.50a3.40; lambs, S3 00I500
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-25
New Orleans.

New Orleans. La, Aug. A.-No open kettle sugar offering. Centrifugals prime yellow, 3 9-16a37se; off yellow, 33sQ3l8c: seconds, offered.
 Centrifugals, good prime, 10G0 lie; good fair 647c; common, 344c.
 Local refinery sugar-Powdered and cut loaf, 15-16c; standard granulated, 4ssc; confectioners A, 4l2c.
 Rice was steady; fancy and choice was nominal; prime, 4d4Ac; fair, SBq312c; com mon, 2AQ25sc.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-25
New York Cotton Seed Oil and Sugar.

New York Aug. A.-Cotton seed oil was quiet and unsettled; crude, ,24c; yellow prime, 2Gac; yellow good off grade, 26asc asked
 Coffee options were steady and unchanged $14.7O; October, S14S0; December $14,65. Spot Rio was dull and steady; No. 2, 16c. 15-isc. Refined was quiet, but steady; off A, 3 15-1694Ac; standard A, 5-16Gp4i1c; cut loaf. 15-16d5bc; crushed, 15-16W5lsc; granulated, 4 15-1645hc.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-25
St. I,OniS.

St. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 2i.-Flour was un- changed.
 Wheat was lower; August, 625sc; Septem- ber 627sc; December, 6i5sc; May, 69Ac asked. Corn was lower.
 Pork-Standard mess. s9.75; on orders 50 cents higher
 Lard-Prime steam. s5.75; choice, s5.S5. Bacon-Shoulders, $6.25; longs, $6.50; clear ribs, s675; short clear sides, $I00.
 Dry salted meats-Shoulders $550: longs, $5.75; clear ribs, $500; short clear sides, $6.50. High wines were steady at $122.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-25
s@LOANS NEGOTIATED.
Chicago Board of Trade.

As many complaints are coming to the Chicago Board of Trade showing that per sons intending to deal in grain and pro visions through members or the Board and subject to it's rules and regulations are mis- led into dealing with persons or firms who have no connection with this. Board, the public is cautioned against dealing with such persons or firms, and is notified that GEORGE r. STONE, Secretary, will an- swer any inquiries as to whether any partic- ular person or firm is a member of such Board.
 GEORGE F. STONE, Secretary. S-M-Suu-1m
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-25
THE CLOSE WAS FIRM. COTTON DECLINED AND THEN RALLIED Spots Higher at Some Ports and Inland Points. eaisThe Railway List Strong-Gen-
 si3ssee eral Markets.
Age-Herald Office.

Age-Hera1d Office.
 Saturday Night, Aug. 2I, 1895. The closing day of the week was without special feature.
 Ribsrtook another tumble of 10 points. Sorne fine peaches were on the market and found ready sale at 75c per half bushel basket fd z
 Sugar is steady; granulated, 4asc; yellow clarified is shade firner at 41sc. -,5.n Flour islweak; patents, $3.S5q4.0Oi straight, S3.6O.-.zs,
 Ribs jpbbers' price, $e.25. ,.,....s~ ss- LardS+Best leaf 67sc.
 Hams, lOAa1fe. 7-s
 Green eoffees are very strong; 1SQ20c. Riceg-4%d51sc.
 Meal is weak at S2c.
 Eggs are steady with the supply about up to the demand l9a13lse Chickens are scarce and rather higher; small flyers. iO11214c; large flyers, 14q17igc9s Butter-Good grades are scarce; fancy creamery, 25e fancy country, 200; common mixed country, 9010c ss. Irishpotatoes in better demand at 100 per barrel. ss s-f7 1 Sweet potatoes, $1.9O per barrel. Fancy bushel ecrates of Laeonte pears from south Alabama sold well at $10O = Common country apples in poor demand at 25c per bushel. x. Sun-dried fruit is beginning to come in; ; 3q5c per pound. according to quality. Cabbage 1Ac per pound. Baiik clearings. s59,96S.O2; balances, $15.- 637.36.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-25
New Orleans Cotton Market.
Liverpooi Cotton Market.

Liverpool. Aug. 24.-12:30 D. m.-Business moderate; prices steady; American mid ddiing, 1-I6d. Sales, 10 ,o00 bales. of which $500 were American speculation and export, 10O0 bales. Receipts, 1000 bales, of which none were American.
 Futures opened steady; demand moderate.
 American middling and low middiing clause uuotations:
 September and October de-
 livery y......................4 o5-64da4 o6-64d October and November ue-
 livery y.....................4 06-64da4 07-64d November and December
 delivery ........ .......4 o7-64d64 o9-64d December and January de-
 livery. .......... ............4 09 -64d@4 1o-64d January and February de-
 livery. ...I 1O-64 G4 l1-6id February and March deliv-
 cry. ........ ................4 A 11-64d04 12-64d March and April delivery..4 13-64ds IA 64d Futures closed quiet at the advance.
 Liverpool. Aug. Z4.-1 D. m Futures closed steady at the advance. August delivery......-.... 03-64dG4 04-61d* September and October de-
 livery y.....................4 03-64da4 o4-64d* October and November de-
 livery ................ ....f Uo-o4u' November and December
 ueuVery y..................4 fl UO-o4u fSf OI-o4u" December and January ue-
 livery y.....................4 o7-e4da4 os-64dt January and February de-
 livery y.-..........-.......e.4 O9-64IT February and March delv-
 ery............ ......4 10.64dt March and April deivery.4 11-64d@4 12-64dt April and May delivery....4 13-64dt May and June delivery. Il 14-64d64 15-64dt Sellers. tBuyers. tvalue
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-25
Chicago Change.

Chicago. Aug. 2.-The bears in wheat had decidedly the worst of it early this morning, only recovered their lost ground but had hammered prices down %c under yesterday. The firm opening was caused by higher ca bles and the report of the Hungarian mn- ister of agriculture, who estimated the worlds wheat crop for this year at 232. .000,- coo bushels less than last years. The large arrivals in the northwest and the fine weather soon turned the crowd sellers and the advance was soon lost, the market sell ing down hc under yesterdays close. Later fer. The market weakened on the reported large estimated receipts for Monday in the northwest, 300 cars, and at the close prices were at about the inside September wheat opened from eex to 6z5tc, sold between 62A R62H and 61Xc. closing at 6lZc. Tc under
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-25
University of Alabama

Ses5ion begins October 2, 1895. Univer- sity embraces Classical, Literary, Scien- tihc Civil Engineering Mining Engineer ing and Law Courses. Tuition in aca- demic courses free to bona fide residents Of Alabama. College charges for session of nine months, $172.50. Law students pay $50 tuition. Not permitted to reside in barracks. For catalogue address
 RICHARD c. JONES, President.
 University P. O., Ala. 7-16-2hm
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-25
Our Specialties.

DISEASES OF THE BLOOD. Kidneys and Bladder, Constipation, Chronic Diar- rhoea. Rheumatism, Catarrh; all froms of Skin Disease. as Eczema, Ulcers, Blotches, Ugly I1ruptions, etc.
 SYPHILIS in evry form effectuaily cated from the blood. Gonorrhoea, Gleet. Structure, Cystits, etc.
 NERVOUS "DEBILITY-Spermator- rhoea. Impotence, Seminal Losses, Fall ing Memory, Lassitude, Gloommess De- pression of Spirits and all effects of per nicious habits.
 All irregularities and cases of weakness in woman.
 Dr. Dozier gives his individual study and efforts to the diagnosing and treat ment of every case prepares all medi- cines and gives all directions and advice, thus securing to every patient the high est professional skill and privacy as well as security against mistakes and the use of inferior drugs.
 We make a SPECIALITY of ALL MANNER of CHRONIC DISEASES of the THROAT, LUNGS, HEART, BLOOD, KIDNEYS and of the Genito- Urinary Organs. and do not conflne our selves to PRIVATE DISEASES alone; hence we are patronized by the best peo- pie of both sexes, and any lady or gen. tleman can visit our office with perfect propriety.
 CONSULTATION FREE and private matters sacredly inviolate.
 Easy payments and liberal terms to all, especially the poor.
 Persons who cannot visit us in our of- flee can, by sending us their name, re- ceive our Perfect Question Blanks which will enable us to TREAT THEM SUCCESSFULLY BY MAIL.
 OFFICE HOURS-5 a. m. to 12 m; p. m. to p. m. Sundays. g a. m. to 12 m.
 Send cents for question list and Book for Men Only"
 Send 2 cents for question list for fe- males
 TAKE NOTICE that WE WRITE NO SUBSCRIPTIONS, but prepare and fur nish from our own Dispensary all uedi- cines to our patients.
 That we publish no individual testi- monials or letters, though we have thou sands of the most fiattering on file in our office.
 That WE CAN TREAT YOU SAFELY, SUCCESSFULLY AND PRIVATELY BY MAIL.
 Dr. Dozier & Co.,, :. P. O. Box 112. Birmingham. Ala.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-25
The Worlds Visible Supply.

New York. Aug. 24.-The total visible sup ply of cotton for the world is 2,i92.2 279 bales, of which 2, ,183, ,079 bales are American against 20H,2 bales and 1,63S,1l8 bales respectively last year. Receipts of cotton this week at all interior towns, 4741 bales. Receipts of cotton this week from the plantations none. Crop in sight, 9714,572 bales.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-25
LORETTO ACADEMY,

Loretto, Morton County, Kentucky. This institution for young lady boarders, conducted by the Sisters of Loretto, has ter minated the scholastic year with the render ing of one of the most elaborate and appre- ciated programmes on record Situated in the heart of Marion county, it is accessible rom all points, and eonveyances meet trains twice a day. Classes resumed on first Monday of September. Music and art specialties. Address, for catalogue,
 MOTHER SUPERIOR. july 23-2m
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-25
Dr.Dozier & Go. so
 s,444sf S0uf1eIl DlediCaI DispeQSaIy, 5.
 Simon Block Nineteenth Street, Birmingham, Ala. a

 famous and successful institution for the of Chronic Nervous Blood Skin and Private Diseases both Uoers Blotches Sore Throat serofula Erysipeas Eczema Psoriasis ugly erupons of every permanently after all others have failed. Syphilis Gonerrhoa Geet Urethral Structure Lost Powers of seabuse and disorders of Urinary Organs  quickly cured by and successful methods
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-25
AFtIeIes lopenIpg highest Lowest lcIosing.

Cash ,,7 quotations were as follows: Flour remain unchanged. Wheat-No. 2 spring, 61$a6lRc; No. 2 red. 6l7s@623sc, nominal. Corn-No. 2, 36&c. Oats-No 2. 20a20Ac. Mess pork, $9.30Gb9.4O. Lard, s5.9Oa5.92la. Short ribs, $570a5.75. Dry salted shoulders, $5:62l2d5,75. Short clear sides, $6.62120675 Whisky. S1.22.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-07-24

taken from the store was 1854. 30. All
his surgical instruments worth at least
800, were taken by the thieves, besides
many of the best goods. The burglars
broke into the store during the night by
| forcing open two doors. The safe was
moved out to the middle of the floor and
blown open with dynamite or some other
explosive. A posse of six started out
from Huntington next morning and
tracked the scoundrels to Como, where
they gave up the chase, as the sheriff
failed to appear. The thieves were evil
IDENTIFY professional burglars. There is
no clue to their identity.
One evening last week, just before
closing down, the large pump at Clar-
ence Camps new phosphate mine near
Albion, refused to work. James Hern,
mayor of Newberry, who has been sup
erintending the erection of the buildings
and machinery, summoned Mr.. Oliver
and a colored man named Dennis to go
down into the we'll to see where the
| bTOuOlG was. LuCJ lOOoCuOu uP OHC DoiIo
and the pressure of water forced the
large c 4p off and knocked all three down.
The cap, in descending, struck the
colored man on the head and knocked
him senseless. 1t was feared that he
was fatally hurt, but he soon recovered,
and will be out in a few days. Mayor
Hern and Mr.. Oliver were slightly
bruised.
The Mt. Pleasant Debating society
met on Saturday night last. The sub
iect for discussion was: "Wlll the Free
and Unlimited Coinage of Silver by the
United States under Present Conditions
be Beneficial to the Masses of the
PeopleY' The affirmative was ably dis
cussed by Messrs. B. F. Dunaway and
w. M Windham. The negative was
creditably championed by Messrs. J. A.
Bevis, d. Grubb and T. It. Morgan.
The ardent debatOrs We'd with each other
for the prize, and upon the rendering of
the verdict by the Judges the counte-
nances of the YictOrs were Illuminated
with pleasant smiles, while those of
their adversaries shaved appointment.
The advocates of the free and unlimited
coinage were victorious.
| Information has been received in
Orlando by Knights Templars that a
| proposition will be made at the next
grand cOnclave to amend the consttu
ton so as 20 increase the membership
fees, making the minimum initiation
fee $50. At present each local COM
mandery fixes it's own mem bership fee
In the mailer comm anderies, where
expenses are light, these fees are some
TINS as low as S25 or even 500. The
latter figure is the fee fixed by Oliver
Commandery Of this place. The pro-
posed increase will go into effect the
latter part of the present year, or with
the beginning of next year. This in
crease of fee will prevent large num-
Der from taking the higher orders of
Masonry, who would seek admission If
the lower fee is continued. In view of
this probable increase, it would be ad
visable for all Masons who contemplate
climbing higher to do so at once, or at
least get in their petitions and have them
acted upon before this action is taken.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-07-24
FLORIDIANA.

Palatka for the larceny OF registered
mail from the postoffice there. Sheriff
Hogan, together with Postmaster w. P.
Anderson and other witnesses, took the
negro down on an early train for a pre-
llminary hearing before the United
States commissioner.
J. A. Harrison, Deputy Collector of
Internal Revenue from the western di-
vision of Florida. was stricken with pa
ralysis the other day in the town of Mil
ton. his home. The stroke was sudden
and unexpected, and he fell from chair
with his tongue paralyZed. His cOndi-
ton later is reported to be better.
The bond question is now the topic of
conversation among the citizens of
Ocala. The amount of the proposed
bond issue is to be $4,000, but as the
taxpayers do not see where they are to
be benefited, or to have their burdens
lessened, it is no hard task to foretell the
final result, which will be an overwhe}m-
Last week, while Mrs. J. S. Mcdonnell,
the wife of the postmaster at Archer,
was standing on the front piazza of her
residence she was attacked by a large
dog that threw her down and tore her
clothes considerably. 1t was fought off
by kicks until she regalned her feet, and
escaped into the hall, when it trotted off.
Fortunately, though considerably
bruised, she had no blood drawn bv the
bites she received. Subsequent investi-
cation satisfied those who hunted up and
pursued the dog that he was afflicted
with rabies, and he was killed an hour
or two later by George Mcdonnell, her
brother-in-law, but not until he was seer
to bite several hogs.
About one year ago. L. NJ Ware, a
prominent and enterprising merchant
of St. Andrews, purchased land and
erected neat, attractive buildings to con-
duct a branch business house of general
merchandise and fishery, at the head of
Northbay. The enterprise, although
expensive and established in a very
sparsely settled section, has proven to be
a successful one financially, and the
business is having steady and health
full growth. A post office was lately
secured, and active steps are being taken
to have the Chipley and st. Andrews
mail route come via Bay Head; then a
fast and comfortable daily hack line will
run from Chipley to Bay Head, thirty
eight miles, where connections will be
made with steamboat line running
down the bav, eighteen miles, to ST..
Andrews, the whole distance being Gov
cred in one day Thus the people Of
the Bay would receive their mail one
day earlier than under the present un-
satisfactory mail facilities, and further,
tourists would be guaranteed ready and
reasonable transportation from Chipley
to all points on the bay. Colonel Chip
ey has pledged the L. q N. Railroad
company to sell coupon tickets to St. An
drews. thus tourists will be enabled to
purchase through tickets from all parts
of the United States direct to St. Ar
drews and return. The accompli sh-
ment of the above enterprise, in con-
nection with the present Gulf Steam
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-09
rHE ST. PAUL'S FIRST
VOYAGE.

NEW YORK, October 8, 1S95.-The new
| American line steamship St. Paul started
on her first voyage to Southampton at
IL O'Clock this morning, amid the footing
of whistles and the cheers of perhaps a
thousand spectators. Since Saturday last
when she returned from a successful trial
trip off the New England coast, during
which she averaged four hours a speed
of 201@ knots an hour, scores of uphol-
sterers and decorators have been at work
on her interior. An hour before her
sailing time the decks and cabins were
thronged with people anxious to get a
look at her. The cabins were full to
overlooking with floral offerings. Many
of these were presented to her purser,
Richard Jones, and her commander, Cap
tain j.. C. Jamison.
The St. Paul takes out in all 595 pas
sengers-16 saloon, 80 second cabin and
400 steerage. Her crew. a~ggregating 400
the Paris, 1870 men promoted from the
Antwerp ships in her engineers depart
ment, and 40 in the stewards depart
ment. There are also twelve naval
cadets from different training ships OF
board as part of the vessels crew in
compliance with a clause in the Mail
Subsidy act, which makes the st. Pau
an auxiliary cruiser and a United States
mai carrying vessel.
weather, be in Southampton on Wednes-
day morning next. On her way across
she will burn about 2,1O0 tons of coal, or
300 tons a day.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-09
ANOTHER LEGAL TANGLE
Hartman Previously Fined Stands
Fetal for the Same 0dance.

Another instance of the clash of au-
thority between the Prosecutor and SEES
sions Court and police courts, occasion
ed by the passing of the Police Justice
act, giving them Jurisdiction in cases of
simple assault, where the defendant
valves his right to a trial by jury, came
up in the Sessions Court this morning.
William Hartman is proprietor of a
saloon at No. Sc Essex street. On Septem-
Der 81 he had some difficulty with limo
thy Smith of No. AZ Green street, and
assaulted him.. Hartman was arrested
and arraigned before Justice Potts. He
waived trial and was fined S.. -Notwith-
standing this, he Vas indicted by the
Grand Jury.
When the case was called for trial this
morning Lawyer Donelan appeared for
Hartman and entered = plea Of agtre.
this on the ground that the offense for
which Justice Potts med Hartman was
simple assault, while the Indictment
against him is for atrocious assault.
Judge Hudspeth said that the trial
must proceed, saying that the Court
would reserve decision in the matter.
which is Important and would determine
its opinion before final disposition of he
case should the. jury convict Hartman.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-09
STOP AND THINK.

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Stop and think before you discharge a
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Everybody in business knows that first
class men are hard to get.
Stop and think before you take the
first remedy thrust at you for that an
noying cold you got by exposure to the
bleak autumn air. A mistake may cost
o dearly.
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Your druggist or your grocer will tell
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Stop and think how man of your
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