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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-06-22
Personal.
from wednesday,s Daily.

Miss Garnett Coleman, of Chesh-
ire, is here on a visit to her aunt
Mrs. Judge Guthrie, and to view
Dewey Day. as well.
Miss Janette McCulloch and
Miss Kate Eastman returned yes
terday from visit to Miss Fannie
Steenbergen, at Gallipolis Ferry.
Miss Agnes Young and Miss
Emma Jones, of Mason City, are
the guests of Capt. Oliver Phelps
and wife.
Col. T. T. Wallis. of Clarksburg.
and MIR. w. ii. Flanagan. of Park
ersburg, came in last night, to at
tend Point Peasants Dewey Day
exercises.
Mr.. Jake Lewis returned last
night from business trip to Gin
cinnati. He was accompanied
home by Mrs. Lewis. who has
been visiting at CatlettsbnFg, Ky.
Mrs. Ed. Someryille and baby,
who have been on an extended
visit to her parents, will return to
her home at Huntington, the latter
part of the week.
Miss Name Porter and Miss
Kittie Tippett returned yesterday
evening from a pleasant visit to
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Neale, at Ben
Lomond, and Mr.. and Mrs. g. W.
Hogsett, at Hogsett P, o.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-06-22

The Guns Our Soldiers Shoot.
Some misinformation regarding
the Krag- Jorgenson magazine rifle
now used by the United States
regular troops has been widely
published, the impression being
given that this weapon is compli-
Gated in mechanism and easily in
jured. The reverse is the case, for
while this arm, as well as maga-
zine rifles, is necessarily more in
tricate in some respects than a sim
gle loader like the Sprinfeld. the
Krag-J Jorgensen, has stood the Sc
verest tests perfectly and is consid-
cred by expert army officers as
fully the equal of any military
small arm in existence. The fact
that the Sixth United States In
fantry kept the magazines of It's
rifles bandaged upon the march to
Chickamauga was merely the Gus
tomary precaution against dust
and rust that would be taken with
any gun.
When the Krag-J Jorgensen was
chosen by the War Department
about four years ago, every maga-
zine rifle used by European ar
mics was tested thoroughly, as well
as the rifles submitted by Ameri-
ctn manufacturers. These tests
were the most exhaustive and
severe ever devised in the world.
Aside from all the various tests
for distance and accuracy which
would of course, be given, the
rifles were subject to all sorts of
rough usage to test the conduct of
their mechanisms under as nearly
service conditions as possible The
rifles were hurled through the air,
falling upon the hard ground a
hundred feet away, for instance,
picked up and Immediately fired at
targets; put in barrels of sand,
rolled in dust, sonsed in water,
wiped only with the fingers and
hands and quickly put through
series OF firing.
To sum it all the Krag-Jorgen-
sen was given every test for dura-
bility under the toughest war
handling that could be thought OF
at the time and surpassed all other
rifles in the final decision of the
experts. Since it was adopted
numerous faults have been found,
not with the rifle itself, but with
the absence of certain sights and
cages attached formerly to the
Springfield. There have also been
improvements made in competitive
magazine rifles since the adoption
of the Krag, and some entirely
new guns brought out; which it is
possible are better, the Lee for
one, having been adopted for the
navy. but whatever advantage they
possess they are SO far not sufh-
cient to make a change desirable
for the army.
The Pomeroy Democrat says.
at does not believe it pays to col
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-06-22
Before You Ride Your wheel

Before You Ride Your Wheel
Be sure to shake into your shoes
Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder for the
feet. 1t keeps your feet cool and
comfortable. prevents sweating feet,
and makes your enduI ance ten.fold
greater Over 1OO,OOO wheel people
are using Aliens Foot-Ease. They
all praise it Ladies. insist on having
it. 1t gives rest and comfort to smart
ing, hot, swollen, aching nervous feet.
At all druggists and shoe store, 25c.
Sample FREE by mail. Address,
Allen s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-06-22

On Monday, June 9th, the
Government viii sell at public
auction at Key West, TO the high
est bidder, the prizes taken since
the war broke out. Two steamers,
tow briggs. two barks. one sIoop
and IL schooners will be offered TO
the highest bidders with cargoes
running into vast sums. This
would be good opportunity for
some of capitalists to "make spec.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-06-22
Dead.

Walter Purdy Hannigan, infant
son of Mr.. and Mrs. s. g. Hanni-
gan, died at 1 20 a. M, June 18th,
1898. aged one year, eight months
and one day. Funeral tomorrow
at 1000 a. m. The Register ex-
tends its deepest sympathies to
the parents of the child.
What are our merchants going
to do about closing ND their
stores during the summer season.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-06-22

The Pomeroy Democrat says.
at does not believe it pays to col
Iect relics of any kind"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-06-22
Sweepings.

Ill weeds grow a-pace.
A fat kitchen, lean will.
OF idleness comes no goodness.
The highest standing, the lower
fall.
Laws catch flies. but let hornets
go free.
When i'll luck falls asleep let no
body wake her.
Look before you leap. for snakes
among sweet flowers do creep.
A persistent rumor is afioat that
Manila has been captured and is
now in the hands of Dewey.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-06-22

a revenue officer was in town
yesterday, invoicing the kegs and
bottles of beer in the hands of our
retail dealers, and collecting the
tax upon the packages at the rate
of one dollar per barrel. All stock
on hand is taxed under the new
revenne bill. There will be kick
ing no doubt, but it will do no
good.
Gov. Atkinson has forwarded a
commission to Brady Ruttencutter,
at Camp Thomas, appointing him
First Lieutenant of Company L,
to succeed Frank woodward. who
recently resigned. Albert Watts,
of Charleston, and son of Gen. G..
G. Watts, has been commissioned
Second Lieutenant to succeed Rut-
tencutter.
1t is the enterprising business
man who has the custom. Drolls
are not in it.
Drs. BaTbee & Barbee of this
city, received notice yesterday from
Benwood, below Wheeling, that
there was one case of smallpox in
that town, and that it was tramp
who came from Washington, D. O.
The Register acknowledges the
receipt of an invitation to atte Id
the Commencement exercises of
Union College, Mason City, from
June 18th to 2Sd, 1898. A repre-
sentative of the Register viii try
and be present upon the occasion,
at least one day.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-06-22
Tettcr, saIt-Isheunl and Eczema

DIR. Cady's Condition Powders, are
just what n horse needs when in bad
condition. Tonic, blood purifier and
vermifuSe- They are not food but
medicine and the best in use to put q
horse IN prime condition. Price q
"aT+r 1sa- 1ackanro
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-06-22

It's the enterprising business
man who has the custom. Drolls
are not in it.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-02

Futures here were quiet. with prices unchanged TO 5
points lower. The sales were $3.50 bags. Havre de-
dull At as reis advance: receipts In two days. $4,000;
stock, 1913, 900: exchange, Q l9l6d, . decline OF
Lied. Santos was nrm at unchanged quotations;
receipts In two days, 10000; stock. $4,000. The
receipts at Rio and santos during January were sell.
600 bags. making 1.s37 200 since July /. The stock
In Hamburg r. sac, 900 bags, against $4,000 on Jan
here to-day. The warehouse deliveries last month In
the United States were 500, 900 BAGS, against t5o. 900
In the previous month.
s6.l5es %. 90; March. o. SSase.sSS COPPER was arm
Spot. ic. the exports for the meath Of January. -
Per Metal Exchange returns. were 10. 225 tons. against
easier. Spot and February. s.b71As. s0c. Tin was
quiet Spot February and March. l2soSlS.9oc.
spelter was unchanged. SPOT and February. 3.g0stc.
NAVAL s~roREs-Spirits OF turpentne wsrs dull AZ
common to FOOD strained
PRovsioSs-Lard was dull Prime. -; city.
etset.is; renned for the Continent. $3.50. PORK
Picked hams. 7isct: do. bellies. 5L05lc.; do. shoul-
dcrs, 4tc. Drrssed hogs. Gs.aslc Taiio~. 9Ac.
R~gtter-Cresmery Western. extras, 2oc.;- nrsta lss
finest, lec.; nrts, l7slsc.; thirus to seconds. lac
lec. CheeseSstate. full cream. large. fancy. she
sAe.' choice, sSstc.;, fair to good. !5Sis.c.: com
sss.c.: choice. sIssLc.; common TO good.
!taSsc. EgKs-Pennsyivania, fresh gathered. fancy.
le1S zoe; Western. nrsts. I've. chicago. Feb. L.
early. At the decline there was liberal buying BY
prominent packers Hogs sold at SC. TO lOc. decline.
Estimated receipts Of hogs for tomorrow. 5000"
SrsAR-RAw was duh but steady; 90. test. 8 alec;
90. test. = lice. Refined was more active and nrnL
TobAcco-The s~emi-weekly sales we're 80 cases 1875
New England Havana at 2o9s7hc. 80 cases 1893
Pennsyivania Havana at Is We. 100 cases isss mats
bales Havana a, 70c.sel.1o in bond. snd 20 bales
CurCA1n Fab 1-Theao -ara eOANvhn RrfNNn.
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CONN ERCIAL

TUESDAY, Feb. l.-GRAry-wheat-Spot was
quiet. The sales were $1,000 bush. including
&c. No. l hard Manitoba; 10000 New York
spring wheat here, $4,000 No. . hard winter on
private terms for export. and 1000 ~ungraded at
$l.o2 delivered. Free on board afost: No. /,
Northern spring. New York, s1.o6Is; do, Du-
luth. S1.o9s; No. . red, S1.o5L; No. 1 hard
Duluth. Sl.os1; No. l hard Manitoba. s1.o7la.
Minneapolis received to-day 10000 BUSH,
against 1os,9o last year; Duluth 81, ISL.
against Is. 1870; Chicago 39.3o5. against 49, 800;
Milwaukee $3.50. against 37.7OO: ST. Louis
$4,000. against $3.50; Toledo 9.116, against
4;S2s: Detroit l1.s3l. against 10,590 last year.
Futures advanced &c to lac, but lost part OF
this and closed sc. to sc. Future sales 1885,
600 BUSH, as follows:
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NEW YORK. Tuesday. Feb. 1.-Recetpts of besves
were i.to2 head. all direct to exporters and slaush.
steady at 1ssiac. y n. for poor TO prime native
sides. Cables from British markets quote American
steers At ilS1i'sc. ? n. dressed weight; American
refrigerated beef at sitSsSc. y D. Exports to-day
go beeves. 1.ss2 sheep. and 1880 quarters OF beef;
tomorrow, 32S bceves and i,soo quarters.
Receipts Of calves, including . few direct. were 80
head. Quiet and steady for all sorts- All sold. veals
sold at e5&0S.T5 = 100 rs. City dressed veals
steady At loAS12Ic. y y.
Receipts OF sheep and lambs. including Z carr to be
exported. were l.. 92l head; i2 cars on sale, all told.
Steady but slow: closing dun: with cars unsold;
sheep sold at %. 5oSSi.75 ? 100 IS. lambs 1t o5. SO
&95.15. Dressed mutton 7Ssc. y D, dressed lambs
71Selc.
Receipts Of hogs wer0 2. eSS head; SO head on sale;
allow At q. O4aA.2 20 y 100 na
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-02
Court Calendar. This Day.

Appellate Divtsiou-Supreme Court Recess. su-
preme Court-AppelIate Term-Adtourned for the
term. supreme ~court-special Term-Part L-Mo-
ton calendar called st 1890 A. n. Part u.-Cours
~, ". VI, and z -Adiourned for the term: Trial
Z. and XL-Ad1ourned for the term. Part XII"
Case ONO l+il7. Newton va Net St. BY. Co. so
day calendar.
Surrosstes' Cour-chamben-No. 1881. VII Of
Fink Solomon. At l1:s9 A. n For probate; wills Of
Smith. Genevieve Smith. At 1880 A. NJ: Mary Bro
gan, at II A. n; Charles +. Marsh. .. . p. II. Trial
ferm-So. t342. Will OF Richard NcGtll. At 1880
A. NJ: No. 1881. will Of Richard NcGtll. a. 10: so A. N.
City ~court-General ~Term-Appeals from orders
Nos. /. 2, 3. Appeal from Judgment No. 8.
Special rerm-Court opens at 10 A NJ Notions a.
1880 A. n. Trial T~erm--Parts l., L., III, and "
Adjourned stne die
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% the rIss vas lost before the Gloss. however. OWING
principally TO the duiness Of the specuinttoul LIB
erAi receipts AZ the interior towns also contributed 70
the reaction The spot markets 1t the South were
nrm and active. snd the exports from the
ports to-day were large. exceeding the receipts
by about $4,000 bales 1he receipts at the ports, be
sides showing = sharp falling OF from yesterdays
movement. were also smaller than on the correspond
ing day in 1898. Estimates for the week. however.
are being increased. the port movement being est
matrd at about 2lo,0O0 bales, against early estimates
OF 1pO. 1000 to 10000 bales. The weather in the
South to-day was fair. and continued fair weather
4 predicted for tonight and tomorrow. The local
dry goods market was more active to-day and nrfn.
CoFVrr-Rio on the spot v a. steady; No. :, az.
bSc., 500 bags Bahia No. Z At CSC. 100 bags Mara.
caioo. and 100 bags Savanilia on private terms The
mfnr - A . . a llA4
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-02
Mus, xo. Deal in Cote. Put. ..a Calls.

An announcement was made yesterday from
the rostrum of the New York Cotton Exchange
calling attention to a rule of the EXCHANGE that
prohibits trading by the members in puts and
calls in cotton, and makes . violation punish
able by fine and suspension. No names were
mentioned. but it was understood that the an
nouncement was due TO q recent advertisement
OF a prominent brokerage hrm offering for sale
cotton privileges based upon the Liverpool cot
ton market.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-02
Etgal Quttrss.

Is PURSUANCE Of An OF tue H.r
Il liam y. Cohsh- Justice u The sgPFrm-
county Of New York. notice Is hereby civ, n o. a
soIa having claims against Herman Nc-EA #
lot ly dong SvsiGess in the rity OF New YH-.
s~ht he same wish tbs yuuChsr thereof dE.y YEP
10 the assignee TO- IN. bsneat Of creditor. p
once, No ~ East ST. st.. In the city OF SsE .-a
or before the 2lst day Of April. lsvs.
New York, Jan :, isss.
LOUIS FRANKAL Assignee
BENJAMIN TUskA. Attorn-y for Assi6nSs.
~ Aa1aAu g. GsU TOEk eIu-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-02
<iiridends and 5nterest.
HExDERsoN sn,DGE CouP.xl

BRIDGE p
The Board Of Directors ~ the Hentsr1n R-' -
Company tnt, day de- ard a dividend ~ 49,
u 81 PER TENT on Us capital So a
Ahi- on aud AFTER the 1T urrI
lh- stock transfer look- Will clos Al ! " Or 80
go inst and reopen a; 10 4 N % tEs E'rr
FeoTuArN J. Fl ELLIS, S@'rrt4-
LouiavilIe. ". January ~. Isgs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-02
EIeCtlO-Pneumatic Transit Co.

STOCKHOLDERS ARE ERE REQUESTED to
deposit their certificates, endorsed in blank. with the
Manhattan Trust Company. Wall Street. corner Mas
sAu Street. City. under the terms OF . protective agree
uens. copies Of which can be procured from said
Company. or from the undersigned.
To entitie stockholders to participate in the plan.
at the time they deposit their shares they must pay
TO the Trust Company the sum OF twenty cents per
share to meet expenses, Is provided in said plan.
10 stock will be received on deposit after the 18th
day Of February. 1895. except upon payment Of such
penalty A. may be nIed By the Committee.
Trust Company's certificates. Negotiable In form,
will be issued for stock deposited and cash paid.
Dated New York. January "a. lsss.
JOHN Z. WATERBURY,
Prest. Manhattan Trust Coz
WILLIAM a. DICK
Dick Brothers q Col
BERN n. ARCCM
"a. A. Housman 4 Coz.
LEOPOLD wALLAcH.
Counsel.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-02

Tue tr1iing In eOStOh to-day was DALI and devoid %
neS or Interesting Development. Liverpool did .
ntus ouytns here. NJ the iFalIng VA mainly local
Az unr1pected advance IN the Liverpool future mar
ket. gosethsr With smaller nevipls a. de- port.
s@Hseda AiShE saEsnes ksEs early h he dsy. PGrS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-02
Available cash balance.

Avallable cash balance.
including sold reserve.satl. SIS. 7ee seas. ST.. 7se
Money in London ga . cent. Rates Of dis
count In open market for both short and three
months bills, 2Nf72Ta y cent. Paris ndvices
quote 8 ' cents al l03 francs 57is centimea. Ex-
change on London. IS francs 22ls confines.
The sales Of mining stocks at the New York
Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange to-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-02
Glsetious and offerings.
OFFICE OF
THE CHlCAsD. ROCK lxl.ayR
AND PACIFIC RAILWAY CONpkNY

HICAGO. Ill, December %. 1871.
special meeting OF the stockholders OF Thl at
easo- Rock Island and Pacific Railway Comra-v,
duly called by the Board OF Directors. will h. h-li .
the Genera! Once OF the Company. No IA 'al
bur-n street. in the city Of Ch!caso. County OF rr O..
ana STATE OF Illinois, on tha Fifteenth doth DAY ?
February, A D. 1895. AZ 10 o'clock A. ". zoe .
purpose Of considertnx. vUtilg. ard deciding 81 me- e
the stockholcen OF the company Will enEs-nt o. All
VIII authorize the creation Of . bOndsd dent '
the Issue, at such times ami n su"n Ar 1g >
a. from time TO time the Board OF Director 20 t-
Determine. OF onEds. payable in Gold ID'H :
standard OF weight and hueness. and not aItr~t I
the aggregate priucit al sum 81 one hundred nj. q
dollars (s!Oo.OOo,O 200, maturing January !, i'-".
anu Tearing . rate % Interest nor exceeding nv .rr
execution Of . mortgage or deed 81 trgsr - ,aI
trustee or Trustees A. may BE- designated ~ -
Board OF Directors, To b. dated January I. A. L E"r'-
10 secure all such bonds. which are To be issue . :
the purpose Of retund'nz. r~edssming. or pay.r! A.
or before maturity. ling obligauCns x 80
company. and OF such other comrades who%E -
roads shall hereafter be acquired by ronsouiA,t. O. ?
purchase by The Chicago, Rock Island amt - >
Railway CompAny, and for the purpose ~ rhe 2 .
enlargement, Improvement or extension ~ ire
erty OF this company and also vhether the sTp'.1
ss or the 'cnPAn VIII consent TO. ani Apr A.
SUN mortgage for securing the said bonds - 'hl :
sueuiitted to the said meeting, and will rA'!,y 80
Proceedings OF the Board OF Directors aIthg-.i :
Indicating the property 20 be covered thereby l7i
Tor The further purpose OF considering. yufilz ' .
deciding whether Article VIII ~ the Article. =
solidation OF thIs Company Aiopret the ZittF .
June, In the year A. u. i-s0, as the said Arti'l- = a,
Amrndsd At the annual meeting u the st0"kn.''aI
OF this CotnpAny on the 18th day Of JGn-, A . '''-
snail b. further amended so a. To read: The h'.--;
amount Of funded debt To which the company s--. ,
subject shall not exceed 4lO0. 100000
W. q PURDY. Secretary,
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ops~ HsgA Lee -clppaS-
n-iA 60. ~ e. Btk. lsAss.
seo
prd.tr. las Ia las l3b ID
500 W Oh stlol 1913 lol
sEx dividend
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-02

Winter IN 6bls; s~upsrnns. 81, o5sss go; No. = extra.
1S tUtS3 30: s~trAights, %. t5sS+.55; patents. 81. rs
1s5.25. spring In bbI.: Clears. s~4.s5sS4.l as;
straishts, ~ noas%.s5 patents. IS 1857 o.. IS. Mil
Fsed-WAs fairly Artive and nrm. Western spring in
ioos; sacks, sli75sSl5: so0-o D. sl+,6O; winter
MiidlinK uplands, 5 l5l6c. against Ti.c. last year:
New Orleans and Gulf, 8 3l6c, against 7Lc. lass
year. The southern spot markets were steady at IN
changed 9uotations- New orleans sold 5000. No.
bile, 1000; Savannah, 3tS; Norfolk. 30l: AUGUSTA
eo3: ST. Louis. goo. and Wilmington. no bales.
Liverpool declined l-S2d. on the spot. with sales OF
10000 bales; futures therc advanced I 70 | = points.
in Aanehrster cloths were duh. but stsadv yarns,
buyers and sellers apart. The receipts AZ the pnu-
c1pAl interior towns were "A follows,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-02
4fnAnfi1i.
New York Central &
Hudson River r. R. Co.
8 IL Per Cent. Bonds of 1897.


8 IL Per Cent. Bonds of 1897.
Principal and interest payable in BOLD cotS ~
THE UNITED sTATEs Of the present STANDARD %,
weight and nneness without deduction for any tar ~
taxes which the Railroad Company may Be- required
70 pay or to retain therefroun under any present o..
future law Of the UnIted States or Of any STATE Or
County thereof.
NEW YORK AND LONDON. January LIST. ls7s
To Holders Of Bond, aAd Debt Certificates or pes,~
furss OF tie
new YORK CENTRAL AND HUDSON RIVER
RAILROAD COMPANY,
viz:
First Mortgage &c Bonds, due Jan. |,
1908:
First Mortgage So Sterling Bonds, due
Jan. I. 1893;
Extended 70 Debt Certificates, du.
May ., 1905;
Sc Debentures, due September I. 1904;
~ Debeatures, due June !, 1905.
Having made . eontrac. with the View York c.u,-,I
and Hudson River Railroad Company for the retire
mens OF It's entire bonded debt. Is above. q, or betor.
maturity. we are now prepared to receive noser,eed.
ing eco. 900. 900 OF the above-men.ionsd Bonds, Debt
Certificate. or pebentures for exchange into the as~
Three and oue-Hait Per Cent. Gold Bonds OF ,ai
Company. The outstanding Bonds and Debeuturs,
or Debt Certificates will Be received By US at tibet,
present value calculated to maturity on q 81 per
cent. basis. - follows:
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et0. an increase OF R4s7.6e1 as compared with
the sane month Of the previous year. and net
EIl,sl5.Sl9. an increase OF $32S.090. For the
six months ending Dec. 81 the gross earnings
were S2S,IT0.123 an increase OF S2.O17.S52 as
compared with the corresponding period OF tho
previous year. and net sl2,O14.935. an increase
OF Sl,574.S13.
The Georgia and Alabama Railroad reports
gross earnings for December of $t20, 1p6, an in
crease Of S33.65s as compared with the same
month OF the previous year. and net $42,6S2, an
increase OF Sls,S52 For the six months ending
Dec. 81 the gross earnings were $685., 937. an
increase OF Sl0T, IA as compared with the cor
rc5pondlnE period OF the p%reyions year. and net
SZlo,lZ5, an increase OF S33,3l6
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company reports
gross earnings for December OF S327,o76, a de-
month OF the previous year. and net S24,16s, n
Gecrease OF SS2.6oS. For the eight months end
ing Dec. 81 the gross earnings were 81. .141,
an increase OF S9.Sl7 as compared with the
correSponding period OF the previous year. and
net $4sI.3lS. an increase OF S5,2l9.
The transactions in stocks on the Stock Ex-
ehanEe tCr January were a,316. 7sS. an increase
month last year. The transactions in State and
railroad bonds aggregated S92, 946, 700, an in
crease OF S5l.342, sos.
The receipts of the Government to-day were:
Customs. S6t9. la; internal revenue, S2oo.957:
snd miscellaneous. S2I.3ST: q total of SS97,-
ass. The disbursements were Sl,3l4,0oO. an
excess OF expenditures over receipts Of S416.-
been SAG. ss3,o9 the expenditures Sac. 202..
go. an excess OF roceipts over disbursements Of
$3.50. $50.
The official count of the cash in the Treasury
At the close Of business to-day compared with
that OF yesterday shows:
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Augusta shipped to-day l.05S. Memphis 1904 81.
Louis $3.50. Cincinnati 2,BIg, AMI Houston B,gSo
bales, Houston expects tn morrow 1000 To $500
bales, against s,b65 last week. VA last year, and
l.1=1i in l>ej. New OEiran ~ perlS 5000 10 T.JrU,
against - 10 lasr week. 3.saV lssE wear. and 10. a3i
In 1875 me port receipts were 81. 23a bales. AGAINST
t3, I-s last We I, 22,IOv last year. ans zS.si3 10
1879 tLu' far this week lel.TlT. against II IBI
Tau- tAr Ass week Tie exports frurl the ports an
psVxintated $4,000 bales. New OEean advanced 2 10
. polnts he seIni- weekly moTt msnT at the thirteen
principal Interior town, wa a. follows
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UNITED sTArEs AND STATE uy 81. o00sl.
Is2512shI FL Usss.o.-...1l3h
CLOSING PRICES OF UNITED STATES BONDS.