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An Iowan strikes 1t Rich.

OTTUMWA, Ia, Sept 1.-Oskar Lamp
peze, one of the wealthiest men to return
from the gold fields of the Yukon, has been
visiting relatives in this city and vicinity
Lamppeze returned several months ago
with over $3.50 900, which he mined on his
own claim in less than two years. He for
merry resided near Ottumwa, but two years
ago he and his wife left for the West, and
finally drifted up into Alaska, where for
tune smiled on him. He left a claim which
he estimates as worth $1OOO,OOO and when
ha will NOT sell
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ABERDEEN. Sept. 1.-Queen Victoria ar
rived to-day at Balmoral Castle. At Perth,
Aberdeen and Ballator enthusiastic crowds
gathered to greet her Majesty. Decorations
were plentiful, and at Graphic a handsome
jubilee arch was erected.
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Attempt to XIII a Mayor.

TOULON, Sept. las the members Of
the municipal Co. neil were leaving the
Town Hall this evening after their regular
meeting, an attempt was made upon the
life of Mayor Pastoureau by Corscan,
who approached the mayor and stabbed
him in the abdomen, infiicting a dangerous
wound. At last accounts, M. Pastoureau
was in a serious condition.
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SAN SEBASTIAN, Sept 1.-Gen. Stewart
L. Woodford the United States minister to
Spain, arrived here this afternoon. Extra
precautions had been taken by the authori-
ties TO prevent any hostile demonstration
necessary. as the behavior of the crowds
that had gathered to witness the ministers
arrival was perfectly satisfactory.
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Suspected King killer Arrested.

BRUSSELS, Sept. 1.-The police of this
city have arrested German named Gustav
Daubenspeck on suspicion that he is con-
cerned in a plot to assassinate Emperor
William. Daubenspeck was denounced by
a friend who learned of his intentions to
leave Belgium for Germany.
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Body Hanging to a Trot Line.

PINE BLUFF. Ark. Sept 1.-The dead
body of a negro was found hanging to a
trot line in the Arkansas river yesterday
near Rob Roy A rope around the neck
and several gashes in the head indicate
that the negro had been lynched and
thrown into the river. There was nothing
on the body by which the man could be
identified and no lynching has been re-
ported in that Vicinity recently
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LONDON. Sept. 2-The Daily Nails Ber-
lin correspondent says it is stated that it
has been practically settled that Prince
Hohenlohe, the imperial chancellor, will
retire in October.
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ENGLAND, Ark, Sept George
Young, a prominent farmer of Indian Ba-
you, was shot and killed by his stepson
yesterday. Young had beaten the boys
mother and the son warned him not to re-
peat it. This Young did cruelty and the
son shot him, the wound causing death in
hour.
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AROLA, Switzerland, Sept. IA terrible
accident to a party of Alpine tourists has
occurred at La Sale, near Mount Pleurer
by which four travellers whose nationality
is unknown are feared to have been killed.
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LONDON. Sept. IA passenger train has
been derailed at Mayfield, Sussex, eight
miles south of Tunbrldge Wells, on the
Brighton line Four persons are known to
have been killed and many have been in
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NEW YORK. Sept. 1.-Two lots OF gold
from the Klondikc. the frst ever received
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"Doyvn with EngIandv'

not to be eclipsed by the demonstration at
Dunkirk, gave NJ. Faure an enthusiastic
greeting.
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shot by His step-son.

between and o'clock officers will at
tempt to get him away before the mob gets
him.
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worlds crop-and it will be seen that thera
are special reasons why Philadelphia
should be cordial to the oyster. and should
ness not extended to any other thing In
the edible list with the possible exception
of the Thanksgiving turkey.
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Local observations Wednesday.

Bar. Their. r. H. Wind. Weather. Pre-.
Z a. m 1902 6S "a S'east. Clear. 600
p. M 5000 "A "a North. PtCld'y. .53
Maximum temperature, "a; minimum tenn
perature, 66.
Following is a comparative statement of
the temperature and precipitation Sept /:
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RED ROUGH HANDS S' S sal iss H;ss ss
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SPEEDY CURE TREATMENT ron ALL SKIN AM BtooD
uuvoRs - Warm bathA with CurIcuRA soar gcnilo
applications III cUrcURA ointment the great skin cnre
and mild dosrs Of CuriCuRA kRsoLFEsf, greatest Of
blood purifiers and hunor earea
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sold throughout the world PoTTBR D. AND c. Corr.
Sole Props boston. az How 20 Cure Eczena. tree.
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Dawson is & collection of log huts, sew
eral log storehouses and saloons and
mass of tents, about six hundred in num-
Der. Lumber is high-priced. and though
the vigorous arctic winter already shows
signs of closing down, there does not seem
to be any very great effort being made
among the tent owners to get themselves
under proper covering. When the long
nights come and the mercury goes down
TO GO degrees below zero there will be in
tense suffering here. and I shudder to think
of the result. Provisions are going to be
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which time the general crowd had
gained the courage Of their convictions
and 30 longer feared 10 sell the whea.
they considered much too hlgh. They
battered the price 90 December down
10 95iac, even to g5$c for some Of II, but
some buying Of that SOFT caused a re-
covery 70 96isc at the close.
Corn was radically weak, made so by
the government crop report, heavy re-
ceipts and rather poor shipping de-
mand. There was heavy commission
house selling throughout the session
and during the later weaknesses OF
wheat liquidation was general The
market was at Its lowest when
recession was ending. The govern
ment report indicated a crop OF 1885,
OO0. 900 bushels, Receipts were 1885,
cars, Weekly clearanSes were heavy,
4,963,O0O bushels bulls had In mind a
large visible increase Monday and re-
fused to be comforted. Liverpool was
%Qld lower. December openco %Gsc
lower at S2EsGS2Ac and declined to sac
where II closed.
Taking into consideration the weak
ness In corn and wheat, oats were COM
paratively steady, although prices al
the close were from hQke lower. The
cash demand, was excellent and held up
the market surprisingly well against
the influences which usually are so
strong,
Receipts were 8S5 cars. December
ranged from 2ll4c to 2O7sc, closing at 2ic
asked.
The yellow fever scare struck the pro-
vision market with renewed violence,
Everyone in the pit appeared to have
products to sell and the pressure in
creased as the grain markets tumbled.
Huge quantities OF lard and provisions
were dumped on the market. Stop loss
orders were numerous. A great deal OF
stun was llquidated by New York, and
the selling at times took on .he appear
ance of an organized raid. The Cildahys
did the best buying, covering shorts, At
the close July pork was 20 cents lower
at IS 27ls. July lard 30 cents, lower at
81 45, and December ribs l2ls cents low
er, at 81 TN.
Estimated receipts Monday:
Wheat, $50 cars; corn, 900 cars; oats,
40 cars; hogs, $4,000 head.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour-Barely steady; winter patents
S. 0O45 20; stralghts 81 70q4 80; spring
specials Sc l5;spriug patents s. 20q5 60;
strights 81 70q5 10; bakers 81 1904 30.
Wheat-No, spring 96Fsd97%c; No, 3
spring 9Oa97lsc; No, red 97lqsSbc,
Corn-No. 2, SO9SOhci No. 2 yellow
SOaSOkc.
oats-No. 2, l9%@2oc; No, . white {, o
b. 22lS923Hc; No. 3 white {. o. b. 2l%d
e2&c.
Rye-No 2, 5Olsc.
Barley-No, 2, nominal; No. 3, (. o. b.
32d46c; No. 4, T. o. b. 2SkQ3Sc.
Flaxseed-No. /, 81 05dl 071s
Timothyseed-Prime 81 6OG2 65,
Mess Pork-Per barrel IS 20qs 25.
Lard-Per 100 lbs, 81 37ls.
Short Ribs-Sldes Qoose) s. l0d5 40.
Dry sailed shoulders (boxed) 5hq5%c
Short clear sides 5%q5&c.
Whlskey-Distillers' finished goods,
per gallon, 81 %,
sugars-Cutloaf 5,S4c; graduated
5.2lc.
on the produce exchange to-day, the
butter market was firm; creameries ia
l71kc: diaries 9Gl5c.
Cheese-Easy at Sha9c.
Eggs-Flrm: fresh l2hc.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES traded In on
the board Of trade to-day was weak.
with the exception OF oats and heavy
declines resulted. Statistical news in
wheat favored the bears for once and
they took advantage OF that fact with a
vengeance, pounding the price down to
point lhc below yesterdays close
Corn decline 1Ao for the same reason.
oats declined &c, Provisions suffered
from another large dose of yellow fever
scare, pork declining 2Oc, lard SOC and
ribs l2isc No matter what the complex
lon OF a government crop may be the
wheat market Is almost invariably
weak after IT'S announcement. To-day's
market was no exception.
Wheat started at a decline of hmAc,
and with the exception of two or three
short spasms of strength the market
was decidedly OF color all day, The
decline was more Influenced by what
was learned yesterday of the growing
weakness OF the most desirable ship
ping grade Of winter wheat, the No. .
Kansas hard. and decline OF from sd
to i'd at LIVERPOOL then by the govern
ment estimate of the crop,
The government estimate 100000, 900,
was rather small In Itself, but the trade
generally believed In yield 10000 900
bushels larger than that The weeks
clenranccs from both coats were equal
in wheat and flour to b,4Bi6OG bushels,
against 4, POS, 600 bushels the correspond
ing week Of 1896 Chicago received to-
dny 1856 cars, against 1884 a year ago. on
~ twenty cars Of to-days receipts were
contract, compared with seven carloads
. a.. Ia DANA fs.s
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CHICAGo-The cattle market was
even duller than usual for Saturday,
Receipts were very small and quota
lions were almost entirely nominal, The
few scales made were at yesterdays
prices. Large cattle receipts are ex-
pected for the remainder of the month,
and good fat beeves are pretty sure to
sell satisfactorily right along, but ma
tives coming into competition with ran
gers are likely to be Disseminated
against, Trade In hogs was not partic-
ularly active, and prices were weak to
SC lower. Sales were made of heavy
packing hogs at 81 1898 95 and choice
heavy brought 81 1904 %, while prime
assorted light sold at 81 80 and choice
mixed 81 80, The greater part OF the
hogs crossed the scales at 81 05G4 90,
lots of little pigs selling for SO 5093 90,
The yellow fever scare has effected the
provision market unfaVorably and hogs
have sympathized Sales of sheep and
lambs were at unchanged prices, native
sheep being steady at 81 5OG4 % and
western range fiocks at 50 1908 So.
Lambs were salable at SO 25Q3 10 for
culls, up to s. SOFAS 70 for choice. East
ern buyers take all the western ewes at
80 5Od3 90 they can get hold OF. Re-
ceipts-Cattle 200 head: hogs 1900
head.
CINCINNATI-Hogs active at 81 50a
45. Cattle steady at 80 25d5 %. Sheep
strong at 50 25@3 10. Lambs strong al
SO 1906 so.
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Wool.

LoNDoN-There were small trans.
actions in the wool trade during the
week. Stocks are gradually diminish
Ing. There were no special features.
Home manufacturing reports are good.
The arrivals to date for the fifty series
which open on the 2sth inst, are as fol-
lows: New South Wales 1925; Queens
land 24955; Victoria 23,679; South Aus
tralIa 2.709 West Australia 957; Tas-
mania 94S; New Zealand. Cape OF Good
Hope and Natal 1905; total 15l, $40 bales,
Including 1900 bales forwarded direct
The imports Tor the week aggregated
1l,7l4 bales, including 6SS from New
South Wales; sos from Melbourne: l5a
from South Australia; 1859 from Cape
Of Good Hope and Natal; 4O4 from
France; 7,6i5 from Busserah: 2s3 from
China; IT'S from New York and 1877 bales
sundries A sale of low woods will be
held next Tuesday and Wednesday.
NEW YoRK-wool strong; fleece GOA
&c; pulled No. to extra 27QlOc; Texas
l06lSc.
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WASHINGTON. Sept. i2'--PeBeIoH
certificates have been issued to West
Virginia applicants, as follows;
Restoration and ircrease-Wllllam
Slater, deceased, Creston.
ueaowaI--RobeFt A stogdeh. Hunting
ton
lncrense-Henry sbrouls, Laudenvlllc;
Henry DIkeman. Wheeling. SalathleI
DennIson, Hilbert; Lewis II. King, Gau-
ley Ridge: Townsend Beall, Richardson
ofiginai-Aifrcd q. Nixon, West
Union
Certificate has been issued. also, to WI.
Ham X. Galbralth South Burgettsiown
Washington county, Pa, for original
pension.
Commissions hnvc been issued to West
virginia poBtmnBters OF the fourth class
as followsl Il, a. McCutcheon, Bollng.
ton, Barbour county; j. j. McCOmb, Onn
Cnbel county. W. G. Harmon, Pansy
Grant county. Lavlna plfcr White
nrcblon county.
l., y. Grove has been commissioned
poatmastor ut lialbrO0k, Greene county,
". u. sccoh, Buffalo, Washington cnun.
~ Pal II W. LnuEhton. Lone Pine
Washington county, Pa
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nearby lie: do western 1916. Cheese
quiet, but steady Refined sugar fem.
Cotton Lice loweg; nlddllpg uplands,
ll-iGc. Tallow Arm; city prime In
hogsheads shc; country In barrels, 34c;
do dark &c; grease e&G2e, Live poultry
firmer: fowls l0isc; old ro0sters, &c;
spring chickens sale; ducks Sc, Dress
ed poultry firm; good demandi fowls,
choice. llike; hHollers. large llGl3c; do
small and scalded SGl0c.
BALTIMORE-Flour quiet and un-
changed; receipts 6,SsS barrels; exports
1881 barrels, Wheat duh and lower;
spot month and October 81 0i9l 0lAc;
December 81 0lkGl Olla; steamer No, .
red Sc asked; receipts liS,lsO bushels;
exports 2s0OSl bushels; southern wheat
by sample 96doSl O2;do on grade s1lscq
81 9lh, Corn easy; spot and month
S5MGS6c; November or December new
or old S6kc asked; receipts l6S,66O bush
els; exports l0i,sil bushels; southern
white corn s7dSSe; yellow SsGSsc Oats
steady; No. white 94i9o bid; No. 2 mix
ed 22Q22ike; receipts 1880 bushels; eX-
ports none Rye easier; No. western
54c; receipts 4,64S bushels; exports S,5Il
bushels; stock S3,9i2 bushels Hay
steady;choice timothy Sl3 OOglS 30. But
ter dull and unchanged, Eggs weak and
unchanged. Cheese steady and I'M
changed.
roLEDO-Wheat lower and weak;
cash and September 979sc; December
971Ac, Corn dun and easy; No, 2 mixed
see; December S3!se; No, 8 yellow SIC
Oats duh and easy; No, mixed 19Nc;
No, 3, lSlac; December zee; May 2ihc,
Rye dull and lower: No. 2, 5O1sc, Clover
seed active and steady; prime cash, Sep
TENDER and October, 50 75i December
IS so.
CONGRATULATIONS quiet, Wheat
easy; No, red 9Gc, Corn firm; No, 2
mixed see, Oats strong; No. mixed
axe. Rye Arm at soc, Lard easy at
81 45, Bulkmeats easy at SO 90. Bacon
quiet at 50 90, Whiskey dull at 81 81.
Butter easy, Sugar and cheese firm,
Eggs dull at lie.
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GIRLS on A LARK
ons a Runaway West virginian, Another
Variety Actress.

une Runaway West VirginIan, Another
Variety Actress.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-Agents OF the
Gerry Society arraigned in the Yorkvllle
court this morning girl of 10 years,
whose hair was cut short and who was
dressed In mans clothing. She de-
scrlbes herself as Lillian E. Back Boyd.
She is slender and rather pretty and at
tractlve. She was arrested last night
IN connection with the disappearance Of
lisa Howell, daughter of Richard How
ell, OF Warrington, w. Va. The girl
was found in the same fiat with Lillian
Boyd. She was taken care OF by the
agents.
About two weeks ago Mr.. Howell
wrote to the Gerry Society that his ID
year-old daughter. lisa, he had reason 10
believe, was in this city. The agent
found the girl last night The two
agents went to the house. having learn
ed that a Mrs. Leo Loyal. variety
actress, was living there with Lillian
Boyd and lisa. Mrs. Loyal was not
there. but Isa and the girl In mans
clothing were. The agents took the lat.
ter for man. She would not dress her
self In woman'a attire.
Mrs. Loyal was found in the Mizoll
Music hall In Newark. She told the
agents that lisa had come to her about q
year ago of her own free will.
The agents in court this morning ask
ed that lisa be committed to the soci-
ety's care until her father calls for her
lisa said she had run away from her
home because Of III treatment she had
received from her step-mother.
Lillian Boyd says she Ia a champion
train jumper" She says she has
jumped many times from fast moving
trains for wagers.
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NEW YoRK-The dry goods market
shows fair results for the week in near
ly all grades. notwithstanding the fac;
that buying has, to all appearances.
been much slower than a short time
ago The aggregate of the week would
under ordinary circumstances. be
very satisfactory. Jobbers have had
thoroughly satisfactory week, which,
at its close. shows no diminution of in
terest Staple cottons are firm and
steady in nearly all grades. Prints are
strong and In active demand The mar
ket for glnghams and mapped fabrics is
strong and, considering recent advances
In the former Is active
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factor, as were the good prospects re-
ported in the trade reviews.
The yellow fever had n somewhat de-
pressing influence on southern railways.
Louisville declined 2h during the week.
The grangers led the advance with ST.
Paul, Rock Island and Omaha most con-
spicuous. Gains OF l TO 2 points are
shown by many stocks Consolidated
Gas is up IS points and Brooklyn Union
Gas 1875, The coalers, Missouri Pacific
! and Wabash show losses.
1 The Atchison issues were the most
active In the bond market. Activity
| and strength was also shown by the
Northern Pacific bonds, Fort Worth and
Denver city firsts, Union Pacific, Den
yer & Gulf frsts, Colorado Midland
Il. r., Erie general 3; Kansas Pacific
consols, Fort Worth & Rio Grande
flrsts and New York S. and w. general
mortgage. The income bonds of the
Central OF Georgia railway showed
sharp advances on speculative buying.
Government bonds are Y to VI higher.
Total bond sales Sl762S, l0O
| The Financial says:
The full effect OF the currency ship
ments 10 the interior are shown In the
statement OF the associated banks OF
New York City for the week ending
September IL, The loan increase
amounts to $7S52,6OO the decrease In
cash to $7,3i7,7OO. and the loss In re-
serve to $74i5,325, while deposits ex-
pended only S399,5OO showing that the
money obtained by loans does not con-
stitute bank credit in the form OF a
deposit as usual In other words, II the
statement is to be relied on, the funds
have gone to the interior to move the
crops. In New York the commercial
paper market has been quite active and
stock exchange requirements have
made continuous demand for call mo-
ney.
At this time last year call money
began TO go up as the banks Withdrew
from the loan market, but there does
not seem to be the slightest probability
that the supply win not be sufficient for
all demands until the end of the year.
As the flow OF money to the west has
not yet ceased the chances are that the
New York banks within the next few
weeks will report over half their reserve
in gold
The government is rapidly approach
ing the same condition, owing 20 reve-
nue. deficiency and increasing gold sup
ply. It is worth nothing, however. that
the note circulation OF the New York
banks Is increasing fer the first time
since election,
Specie may be forced into actual cir
culation soon.
,,o>,r,s ~, s,,ror,,- r,,or,, r,,oH,s,
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NEW YORK Tho weekly bank state.
mcnt shows the following changes. Sur
plus reserve decreased Fil5,32 lnnnH,
Increased R,at2,GQ1. Rpecle decreased
ROD7OO, legal tenders decreased sos
600, deposits increased S9pO,tOOi olrculi-
t1n increased i2sG,3OO. The blHitl nov
hold RO.O65,sgO ia excess VI legal ~
qult0nitntk
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THE STRIKE ENDED.
FOR RESUMPTION OF WORN

On the Ha.ls Of G5 csnt'.-Ths strike,
However Is to be Continued, whsre
That Hate Is Not Accepted, aud
len Day L;mlr Clau'S IA the Lea
oln..on. row DIES rpr rh"i contl"ss"s f.
some Operator. wiIl Not Walt, hut wiz
Make Preparations to Resume at ONE.
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Metals.

NEW YoRK-Plg iron-Qulet; south.
ern 50 1910 so: northern so O0612 co.
Copper-FaIr demand; brokers iiAe.
Lead-strong; brokers 81 90.
Tin plates-Barely steady.
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OIL cITY-credit balances SOC: certl-
ficates, no bids; one sale at 69iEc.
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tnnily. except Sunday
sunday church trains VIII leave Film
Grove al h!l8 a. in and Wheeling M iq!Ii
D, IN. ~. ~. wl1lSuERnBN,
Ganeral Manager
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RAILWAY TINE GARD.

Arrival and departure OF trains on and
after May l6, 1881, Explanation OF Refer
ence Marks: 'Daily. tnAlly, except Sum
day, tDally except Saturday. lpaily, ex-
cupt Monday. Sundays only. Saturdays
only Eastern Standard Time.
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WHEELING 4 ELM GROVE RAILROAD

on and after Saturday, February 2, lSpa
trims will run as fOllows, city time.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-28
GOOD NEWS FROM :KENTUcKY.

The New York Sun says the South
already feels boom, and prints letter
from Louisville, KY, telling of the won
derful change that has come cover the
spirits of farmers in that State during
the last three months. Among = the
changes lately taking place is remarks
bic rise in the price of leaf tobacco, which
began t" develop in April and bv the mid
die OF June prices had advanced on every
grade from 100 to 800 per cent. The
wheat crop has also been extraordinarily
large and is of the finest quality ever
known in the State. Potatoes are sell
ing Mt $3.50 per barrel against from 40
to GO cents. last year, and onions, cab
bages and other great staples are as high
proportionately, while crops have been
so large that shipments from Louisville
are 75 per cent. greater than last wear.
Fat cattle, which are proverbial to Ken
lucky, are also bringing high prices, and
hard times, the correspondent of the Sun
says, are leaving. Kentucky. Dealers in
agricultural implements report that the
trade is opening magniicently, and there
is said TO be feeling of great relief
among the manufacturers, merchants
and bankers over the passage of the
tariff bill. This is very bright picture,
and as Kentucky adjoins Virginia it is
hoped that some OF the wonderful pros
perity reported in that State will soon be
felt in the Old Dominion.