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The herald., 1898-01-25

to realize that one is following fum-
ing. splitting locomotive over the very
places where kind nature intended birds
should nest and that delightful quiet
found among dense foliage reigns su-
preme. This railroad down in Sonoma
county, CAL. between the Clipper mills
and Stewart Point, is not exactly pas
senger line, but 1T is a railroad in every
sense of the word.
1t so happens that when the rail-
road comes to a place about equi-dis-
tant from the two points mentioned, a
huge ravine is encountered, the sides
and bottom of which are heavily wood
ed. two giant redwood monarchs of the
forest towering far above the less pre-
tentious growth and imparting an air
of almost regal impresl5iveness.
Now, 1T was very necessary that the
railroad should cross this ravine. 1t
was also true that the building of a
regulation railroad bridge would hardly
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pay. And this is where real genius
came to the rescue. + the reader could
stand either at the edge of this ravine
or ON one of it's sloping sides. he would
see that strangely enough the growth
of the trees and their position is such
that their tops ca be cut Off and an al
most level surface of stumps be Sc
cured.
This is what genius saw, and hence
the railroad across the tree tops. In
the first place, the big redwoods were
sawed off rs feet from the ground, this
being the exact height from the bottom
Of the ravine to the level of the tops
of the trees. Next. trees on either side
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instrument for registering attitudes
an aneroid barometer.
When the picture is developed the
face of the aneroid appears superim-
posed upon the picture and thus an in
fallible record is obtained. M. Cailletet
has taken some of the finest birdseye
views that have ever been obtained,
and among them the one here repro
duced holds high place. 1t is a little
map of Paris showing the course of the
Seine and the objects of greatest inter
est on either bank.
In the apparatus devised by this
scientist, one of the most serious diff
culties attendant upon that kind Of
work obviated. 1t is evident that If
The herald., 1898-01-25
QUEER RAILROAD
THAT is BUILT
ON TREE TOPS.

II these days OF advanced engineer
ing, railroads have sought and con-
quered many remarkable places. Here
IN the United States we can ride UP and
down mountains just as II they were
little hills, and hurry along the brink
of gorges that make us shlver when we
look down. From California, however,
comes the strangest railroad story and
picture for long time. 1t tells of and
shows train that actually runs over
tree tops.
What a singular sensation 1t must be
The herald., 1898-01-25

OF all the problems with which in
ventive genius has most wrestled few
have acquired greater distinction
than the non-refillable bottle. Thus far
many have been invented and none
chosen. Now, however, comes another
candidate for the honor, and the idea
is sufficiently unique to deserve consid-
Grafton.
The accompanying picture shows the
bottle as it looks from the outside, as
we'll as illustrating clearly just what
the little contrivance seen in the neck
is The bottle may be compared to a
burglar proof safe-it cannot be gotten
into, after having once been closed,
without detection, and can never be
closed again.
The invention is not confined to bot
tAs alone. 1T being a we'll known fact
that other things Of value besides
liquid are diluted and substituted and
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i FIG. |. /, ~ FIG. I

w WhSH tHlS uldS Deeu QOue the DOCule
is ready for filling. When filled cork
stopper Is placed securely in the upper
portion of the core and the bottle is
ready TO be securely closed, which is
done by screwing on the cap. On the
supplemental top are two small tongue
springs and in the cap are two small
depressions into which the tongue
springs fit and prevent the unscrewing
Of the cup.
1t will be noticed that the cap fits
down over the glass of the neck to the
edge of the upper widened portion of
the core. thus preventing amy attempt
to clamp the bottle above the reduced
portion Of the glass neck in order to
force Off the cap. Any attempt to force
the cap off will result in fracturing the
neck at the reduced portion.
The core cannot be pulled out of the
neck because of another widened part
of the core. The bottle is now ready
to be opened, which ds done by placing
a key with the slot over the protrud1ng
portion Of the metal tongue and un-
winding slowly, breaking the thin glass
all the way around the neck.
The cap and supplemental top are
then taken off and when all small par
ticles of glass have been brushed Off
the bottle can be uncovered and the
contents poured out at leisure. It will
be readily seen that the bottle cannot
be rebiown, since the supplemental top
is now encased in the cap and to get 1t
out would necessitate the breaking Of
the cap.
No small particles OF glass can get
down into the liquid since they are all
brushed off before the bottle ds un-
corked. The liquid cannot act on the
metal of the core since that is enarn-
eled similar TO the common enameled
kitchen ware.
Copyright, 1898. by Bacheller Syndicate.
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HERE'S A NEW AND MARVELLOUS BOTTLE

is held in place by drop of solder until
blown with the core into the neck,
leaving small portion, say about one
quarter of an inch, protrudinG through
the glass; The supplemental top fits
down over the small upper portion of
the core and is blown with the core into
the glass neck, the glass being nodded
into the groove at the lower portion of
the supplemental top and holding it
firmly on the core.
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GERMANS PLEAD
AGAINST UNCLE
SANS CYCLES.

Commercial Germany, so long in alb
ject fear of the American porker, has
found another bugaboo. This new ter
ror is the American bicycle, and the
German merchants and dealers are al
ready pleading for the imposition of
prohibitive duty
This draws attention to the fact that
while the majority of persons believe
English and French wheels have fair
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is not a small man,
as he stands six
fe e t high and
weighs 1S1 pounds.
He believes, how
ever, that there /,
a tir,e to fight as
we'll as pray, and
the gospel Of turn
ing the other cheek
to those who at
tack is not roll
lowed by him.
This latter fact
he has recently
demonstrated in a
somewhat sensa-
tional fashion, and
thus gained for
himself a reputa-
tion as one of the
members in good
standing of the
church militant.
The accompany
ing picture repre-
sents Mr.. Wilson
in what he conIsid-
ers a correct atti-
tude w h e n the
s piri t Of battle
comes upon him,
and if he 'vrestles
as stoutly with
evil as he did with
big Dave Putnam,
his chances of ac-
complishing much
e 90 d are very
bright indeed. How
the event which is
bringing m u C h
congratula'tion to
Mr.. Wilson hap
pened, is told by
himself as follows:
"a few months
ago our Julian cor
respondent conn
mented upon the
actions Of Dave
Putnam, a large,
muscular team
ster, Putnam hlav-
having jumped up
on another team
ster, much small
er than himself,
while the fellow
w a s tying h l s
horses, and beat
ing him brutally.
Putman's mother
wrote me a per-
sonal lie t t er in
which she asked
me to publish their
side of the matter,
which I did.
Dave, however,
would not be sat-
isfied. He told his
friends that he
was going to fix
t n e newspaper
chaps, and espe-
cially Wilson. He
came to the office,
once while + was
gone, and again
while I was there.
and talked rough
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NEW EXPEDITION
TO SEEK THE
NORTH POLE.

If the plans of Captain J. E. Bernier,
of Quebec. are carried out, another dash
to the pole will be attempted within the
next six weeks. Captain Bernier has
his plans all made, and believes that
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was satisfied with everything let him
up. And as soon as did so, ne packed
up his hat and ran UP the street.
REV. STANLEY B. WILSON,.
Copyright, 1898, by Baoheller Syndicate.
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asked me to so
down street with
him, as Putnam
was looking for a
fight, and as Put
man was much
stouter than he, he
wanted some ono
to prevent any
brutal work. if he
should be COM
PEELED to fight.
Feeling myself
responsible for the
CORE spon d ent',,
predicament to a
! a r g e degree, I
went down street
with him. We met
Putnam, standing
alone at a point
where he was evil
IDENTIFY waiting for
the correspondent
HE approached
the correspondent.
and said he want
ed to settle with
him. His attitude
indicated that he
was about to make
an assault; but I
wished to avoid an
encounter, a n d
asked him if it
meant fight. He
implied with an
oath that it did. I
instantly hit him
ON the jaw and
knocked him down,
just as he raised
his hands to at
tack me.
Getting partial
1y up he caught
my legs and tried
to throw me back
ward, but I leaned
for w a r d, a n d
throwing my left
arm around his
n e c k, raised his
head and uppercut
him with my right,
catching him be-
tween the eyes.
cutting his nose
and discoloring his
eye. He dropped
to his knees, still
holding my legs
and tryi n g to
throw me. I took
hold of his hips
and turned him on
to his back and
landed on top Of
him.
"Then he began
to beg, and called
to the crowd to
take me off. But
the boys replied:
'Oh, no, he needs
a little more And
they encouraged
me to beat him
badly. But I did
not hit, him while
he was down and
when he said he
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THIS MAN Is BOTH PUG|L|ST AND PREACHER

vlsite1 Julian the following Sunday, he
would whip our correspondent in my
presence. I told him he had better not
try, as he (Putman) would surely be
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sold in the original encasement as gen.
uine and for full value, reaping for the
perpetratbon Of the fraud priceless
harvest.
1t may be extended to encasements
for the sale of high priced teas and cof-
fees, spices, chemicals, cigars, for the
preservation and shipment of precious
or secret documents and precious stones.
It might be used to advantage in send
ing secret conferences from one coun-
try to another and in time of war in
sending messages from one general to
another
In the neck of the bottle is blown
am iron enameled core. Around the
widened upper portion Of the core ex-
ttends tongue or strip of metal which
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~. On the next occasion spoke sharp
~ 10 MIN and told him was respon-
siDie Tor the article and competent to
take the consequences. He said he did
not want to whip me, but that when I
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The Rev. Stanley B. Wilson, of Ra-
mona. Cal, combines his duties as
nreacher with those of the associate
editor of the village paper Mr.. Wilson
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California's Pugilist Preacher.

, the victim of the whipping If there was
any.
Next Saturday went to Julian, 81
miles from Ramona, and that evening
gave four recitations at a Foresters'
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entertainment Sunday morning about
10:3O, I was preparing for service, in
my room at the hotel, when our corre-
spondent knocked on the door and
The Washington bee., 1898-08-27

George & Co., 9oS 9TH street, north
west, is where you will find the
best gents goods. Take your boys
there and say The Bee sent you. Mr..
George is an affiable and just man to
the people.
The Washington bee., 1898-08-27
DIRECTORS:

Deposits received from 10 cents
upward. Interest allowed on $500
and ab6ve. Tleasurers of
churches. associations, aud other
orsanl ations can deposit funds
with this Bank and Receive Inter-
est. The money Is subject TO
check Without Not ce. We
shall be glad to have you open an
account. BANK OPEN FROM ga.
III. to 5 P M.
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ADVANTAGE
B A | l. E Y S
TRUSS.

1t adjusts itself so perfec,.y to the rup-
ture that it is impossible for it TO be-
come displaced.
1t permits the utmost freedom of mo-
ton with perfect safely.
All uncomfortable and injurious steel
spring pressure is avoided.
The pad is held in place by woven
bands, which retain an equal pres
sure in all positions of the body.
1t can be worn in bed, great deS1d-
eratum to the young as tending to
perfect cure.
1t is the only suitable truss for chill
dren and females.
The proper amount of pressure can be
brought TO bear and maintained IN
any position without pinching or
harm to the Wearer.
1t will cure hernia if placed on the pa
tient sufficiently early.
Excepting umbiliCal, it is the best
truss ever offered for all kinds of
hernia.
1t is so perfect and comfortable in its
adjustment that the patient in a
short time forgets he is wearing IT.
(See the certificate of Mr.. Daniel
Iohnson.)
Sent postage paid to any address on
receipt of price; s. for single and s.
for double truss
In ordering, give location of hernia,
right or left side, and measurement.
Satisfaction given or money refunded
iwhen the truss is returned in good
lorder. Address:
l.. g. Railey.
Room Is, 500 F ST., n ".
or 1921 NJ St., n. ". Wss DC
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Stock Letter

By Private Wire to T. G. Hewlett, Agt.
 New York, Jan. 24.-During the earlier part of the past week there was evidence of considerable realizing, and the down. ward tendency was aided materially by the introduction of the Cuban question into the house of representatives, and the stir raised by the Teller resolution. Toward the close these influences lost much of their force, and while some improvement was enjoyed, it seems likely that there may be some reservation of buying until vote is reached on the house proposal to recognize the belligerency of the Cubans The gen. eral situation of the stock market is prac- tically unchanged. All the good factors connected with the railroads continue and current experiences confirm the prospects of extra good business during the present year. Still, at the moment, there is no real ly new bull factor calculated to give any important stimulus to buying. The tone of the market was somewhat uncertain. Early conditions affecting Sugar induced the bears to weld the hammer to a moder- ate extent Securities of the local corpora tions were in demand and prices moved up easily; especially was this noticeable in Consolidated Gas. With the exception of New York Central the railroad list was quiet and without particular feature.
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Grain Letter

By Private Wire to T. G. Hewlett, Agent.
 Chicago, Jan. A.-Bullish influences iga- lore were attendant upon the opening of the wheat market Monday. Liverpool was the chief factor, with opening advances ranging frfom Id to 1Ad. The worlds ship ments of 5,174,OOO bushels were compara- lively small, being made so by the Rus sian and Danubian shipments, 76S000 bush els being reported by the former and only 56, 900 bushels by the latter. Liverpool stocks were also much smaller, which was given as one of the reasons for the ad- vance in that market. The more general explanation offered, however, for the con- tinued strength abroad in the face of the apathy in our speculative markets was the inability to obtain properties at ruling prices as fast as they are required. This state of affairs justifies the question: .What has become of the Argentine offer ings?" The only bear factor was the north west receipts, which amounted to 425 cars against 1855 cars a year ago~ although last Monday had 535 cars. Notwithstanding the sharp opening advance of A. trading was
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The Iron Market.
Cotton Letter

By Private Wire to T. G. Hewlett, Agt.
 started steady, with prices 1 to 3 point higher. the hetterment being encouraged by light local buying. Estimates placed the port movement around 52OO0 bales and the market turned weak and soon became ir- regular. Late English advices were disap- pointing and depressing. Wall street led in the selling movement, with foreign repre- sentatives good seconds, despite Liverpool cables telling of quiet and steady markets. After prices were at a net decline of a point nervousness set in and a further re- cession was retarded by favorable accounts from southern spot markets and reports of firmness in the Fall River cloth markets.
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12-14-30t.
QUEEN AND CRESCENT ROUTE.
Shortest and Quickest Line to Cin5innat-
 Convenient Schedules to Louisville.


 The Alabama Great Southern railroad. with it's connections, formerly the Queen and Crescent route, is the shortest and quickest line from Birmingham to Cincin- natl. A solid vestibule train leaves Bir- 'mingham at 5:55 a.. m., daily, carrying Pull mans handsomest drawing room sleeping cars to Cincinnati without change, arriv- ing at Cincinnati at 7:30 p. m. Cafe and ob- servation car on this train from Chatta- nooga to Cincinnati. Close connection at Lexington with chair car for Louisville, arriving at Louisville at 7:30 ?. m.
 The train leaving Birmingham at 8 p. m. carries Pullman sleeping cars from Bir- mingham to Cincinnati arriving at Cincin- nati at 7:20 a. m. Pullman union sleeping car Chattanooga to Louisville on this train. arriving at Louisville at 7:27 a. m
 c. M. BILLHEIMER, Travelling Passeng Agent. 201s First Ave.
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St IOuIa.

St. Louis, Jan. 24.-F1our strong but uIi- changed with a quiet trade in all lines.
 WheatHgher, closing with May B@1e up from Saturday. May opened F higher; dropped back 1s@Ac. rallied 14@asc. de clined B and then advanced ss@Ac, closing strong at the top. Spot lower; No. 2 red, cash, elevator, SPA; track, 95G96; January, 951z; May 955s; July. s1%; No. hard, cash, S7K@S71a 'ss-sss- s.sS Corn-Opened with futtres depressed, btrt later rallied and at the close there were buyers of futures Ac above the bottom, though 1-16c below Saturday. Spot firm: No. 2, cash, 25as; January, 25s4; May, 26as@ 261s; July, 271a.
 Oats-Nominally unchanged; spot lower to sell; No. 2, cash, elevator, 2S; track, 231sG23at; January, 23 bid; May, PAS; July, 221s; No. 2 white 25c.
 Rye-Quiet, 45.
 Butter-Dull; creamery, 15@zOc; dairy, SO 15c.
 Cotton ties, roc; bagging, 512G6c.
 Pork-Firm; standard mess jobbing, s9.75.
 Lard-Higher; prime steam $4.55 choice. $4.65.
 Bacon-Boxed lots, extra short clear, $5. 50; ribs, $55OG5 621A; shorts s5.6211a @5.75.
 Dry Salt Meats-Boxed shoulders, $4.75@ 5; extra short clears, $4.75@5; ribs, $4.871k@ 5.121s; shorts, $5.121a45.25.
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dull Continental wheat stocks are smaller than year ago. The total at forty diff ferent centers on Jan. were 90,s 900 bush els, an increase of 3,000,O ,O00 bushels during December. A year ago they were 42 100000 bushels. Over half of the present stock is in Russia. Odessa has 900 bushels. against 10,400,00O a year ago. Afternoon traders realized, and in its quietness the market became easier, although immedi- ately before the close a good demand and evening by shorts resulted in cent ad- vance. The coarser grains were quiet and heavy despite the strength in wheat.
 Provisions were helped by light hog re- ceipts and a fair demand.
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Daily Statement

Galveston, quiet; middling, 5k sales, SOO; receipts, 12oS2; stock, 211 ,3O5.
 Mobile, quiet; middling, 5A; sales, 800; receipts 2096: stock, 6,5I7.
 Savannah, quiet; middling, 51s; sales, 2s5; receipts, 3,44O; stock. 121,9sl.
 Charleston, quiet; middling, 3-16; re- ceipts, 2,237; stock, 41,934
 Wilmington, firm; middling, 57s; receipts, 5S9; stock, H,114.
 Norfolk quiet; middling 5 7-16; sales, 752; receipts, S36 stock, 67,So3.
 Baltimore, nominal; middling, 5ss; re- cepts, 2,573 stock, 33,1o9.
 Boston, quiet; middling, 5B; receipts, net 549; gross, 2OO9.
 Philadelphia, quiet middling, SIS; stock, il ,9S1.
 Memphis, steady; middling, 5-16; sales, 1900; receipts, 3.166; stock, 1321S1.
 Augusta, steady; middIing, 51a; sales, 717; receipts. 450; stock, 6o,901.
 New Orleans. easy; sales 6,S00; ordi- nary, A good ordinary. 4ss; low middling, 15-1G; niddlng. 5A; good middling. 9-16; midding fair. 6; receipts, 2O,2I4; stock, 56S,- 45e.
 St. Louis. quiet; middling, 5ss; receipts, 5,4O0; shipments, 5.o50; stock, 72,439.
 Houston. easy. middling. 5 7-16; receipts, 5,0l1; stock, 72,S6O; expected tomorrow, 10,- 0G0.
 Louisville; mfddling, 51s.
 Consolidated statement: Receipts, net, 73,C75; exports to Great Britain, 34,a1s; to
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Chicago 'Ghanee

1n1caRo 'isnanRe
 Chicago, Jan. 2i.-The last ten minutes of today's session in wheat were as lively as during the days of the Letter excitement. Opening at shade advance, the market drawed along until near the close, when the receipt of news that Amercan warships had been ordered to Havana started every short in the pit for cover. There was no wheat for sale and the price shot up.liRe the gush from newly tapped gas well. The official closing price for May was given at 9S1s. cent and a half over Sat- urday's close, but before the crowd left the pit g cents was bid. July closed at 8f7sdS5, an advance of A.
 Corn and oats were dull but closed with a slight advance. Provisions were strong and showed closing advances ranging from to 15 cents.
 The leading futures ragged as follows
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Articles Opening Highest Lowest Closing

Cash Quotations.-Flour quiet: No. 2 spring wheat, S711@S9; No. 3 spring wheat, soa91; No. red s4Q95; No. 2 corn, 27@27A No. oats, g; No. white f. O. b., 24a2415; No rye, 44q44&; No. 9 barley, f. o. b., 271R@34; No. 1 flax seed, $1.27d1.31; prime timothy seed s27O; mess pork per barrel, $9.75@9SO; lard per 100 pounds, $4.75q4 TIE; short ribs sides, loose. $4.721s@5; dry salted shoulders, boxed, 4A@5; short clear sides, boxed, $4.S5@5.10 whisky, distillers' fin- ished goods, per gallon, $1.19; sugars, cut, loaf, unchanged; eggs steady, fresh, 19; butter steady, creamery, 13Q1S1s; dairies, 11q17; cheese, quiet, S@S1a.
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Through Sleeping Cars to Florida via Central
 of Georgia Railway.

The Central of Georgia railway is oper- ating double daily passenger trains be- tween Birmingham and Columbus, leaving Birmingham $40 a. m. and 4:0S D. m. Trains leaving Birmingham 4.0S p. m. and arriving Il :32 a. m., carry Pullman's finest buffet sleeping cars, with quickest schedules ever offered to Florida points. Sleeping car reservations made in advance by Solon Jacobs, Com'l Agent. and Jack W. Johnson. U. T. A., Birmingham. Ala.
 G#s J. c. HALLE,
 12-14-30t GenI Pass. Ag1
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Chicago Live Stock

Chicago, Jan 24.-There was an active general demand for cattle and prices as a rule were steady. Sales were on a basis of sS.SOq4.25 for the poorest beeves up to $4.S5Q5.25 for good cattle. Ia
 Hogs were in good demand and cents higher. sa-
 Sheep strong and in good demand. good to choice, $420@4.60.
 Receipts: Cattle, 16,OOO; hogs, 29yOoO; sheep, 1s,OOO
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BONDS.
Financial

New York, Jan. 24-The Evening Posts London financial cablegram says:
 The stock market here was quiet today, pending the sttlement, but a dull opening was succeeded by steady close
 Contangoes on Americans were expected to rule about the same as the previous set tlement
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LocaI staple GrocerIes
Cotton Letter.

bpec1aI 10 Int ABt-IttI dIu'
 New York, Jan. 2.-There was nothing interesting in todays cotton market, and the result of the trading is a stand-off, prices closing practically at the same fig ures on Saturday. Liverpool was also unchanged this morning. This was inter- preted as a favorable feature, and the market here opened slightly better, but port receipts for the day were very full The investment demand was not so active and the small advance was not sustained May opened at 574, declined to 5n and closed at 572 to 5.73, with the tone of the market narrow The character of the market continues pronounced.
 RIORDAN & co.
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Through Pullman Buffet SIeepers running between St. Louis and Jacksonville, Fla, handled on trains and between Br- mingham and Albany.
 Connection at Savannah with superb freight and passenger steamers of the Ocean Steamship company, from New York, Boston and the East
 For further information apply to
 S. Jacobs, Com'l Agent. Jack W. John son. Union Ticket Agent, J. c. Halle, Gen. erai Passenger Agent, E. H. Hinton, Traffic Manager.
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Markets by. Telegraph.

Posted rates, $4.ssaI. Sslk and s4.s5dIS6. Commercial bills, $4.S2. Silver certificates. 561sG57is Bar silver, 56ss. Mexican dollars, 44s4. Government bonds qu.ct State bonds dull. Railroad bonds weak