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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-07
New York Dry Goods.

New York. December demand for stable
cottons quiet throughout. but the market
fully as strong as ever and supply Of spot
and future limited Heavy brown shectings
aud drills strongly held. print cloths quiet
goods. Bleached cotton tending inward mar
ucularly Ia the lower grades Wide sheet
ings advanced 10 per cent. denims, tickings
ana other coarse colored cottons advancing
prints opened at SO. Advances of i, I'M
pondine in black and white gray prints. Staple
Elnghams advanced u. Woolens and worsted
dress goods strong and tending upward. silks
are hrm and ribbons advanced 5 per cent in
some staple lines.
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81. Louis, No, December s--cattle--Re-
ceipts. 1900, Including 400 Texans market
generally steady to strong; natives shipping
and export steers, 4S0d6 rs, with fancy
Christmas beeves worth : 90. dressed beef ana
pounds. 0olii bo stockers and feeders. mn
20. cows aud hoifers. . N0li 81 Gamers
! Soas o.; bulls; 27Sas 75 Texas and Indian
Steers s,sani go cows and heifers 2 eSiiS.TS.
and lights, sSafS sS. packers, q aoflI iS.
butchers, i.o6G4ip shesp-Receipts 800
market steady on lambs sheen weak; native
muttons. !. 500 Is, lambs, l. sNdf5 70, stock
ers' 2's55sco eulls and bucks, s,25d3a %.
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London Consols.

London, December 6.--Consols TOT rfz|
l02 is; consols for account 10, s'ls y
silver dull, 81 3-l6d per ounce. Money n
cent. Rate discount in the open n.rfs Z
short bills 1895 SIS per cent, foIiI,|
months l-2.
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Kansas city, December -Cattle-Recelnts
iAVuo natives, 200 Texans. Best grades ac-
i've. steady heavy native steers 5.i5G6 O;
Iis sai, weights i7aqS'So; stocks and feeders
~ esy%i'es. butchers COWS and heifers ai0
u3oo; Gamers 26od3,i0; Texas 24o574 AZ
Hogs-Receipts. 1900 market aot'ye
SMI l,2c higher; mixed aud heavy ss5gfs a5,
Isn't S.sOelSso; pigs t0efsI5 sheep. resnpts
$500, market slow; common grades lOc lower.
lambs $50 muttons Ssogi6o culls i56d Ol
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Grain ana Provisions Elsewhere.

New orleans, La, December 6,--HIog prod
uols steady, Pork-Standard mess, sa4Q9
Ldrd-Retned fierce, 5GfiS; pure lard 1856
Boxed meats-Dry salt shoulders. 6i,G6as
sides, "a. Bacon-Clear ribs sides. 6isI55s
Hams Choice sugar cured, HAZE Rice
Ordinary TO good 6d5is. Flour. grain and
feed stuffs steady. Flour-Exlra fancy. S 20
a. patents, S75aS. so, Corn meal, / So
Bran, %: Hay-Prime. l4.o0@l5 90; choice
Is .5osll6.0o, Corn--No. .. sacked, white ~
mixed. -; yellow. 43. oats--No. ., sacked.
29is.
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HOUSTON WHOLESALE Prices.
Current Quotations on Round Lots ot
staple Commodities.
HEAVY STAPLES.

These quotations. are revised daily and their
correctness can he relied upon the prices arc
those ruling IN Houston wholesale markets.
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CANNED GOOns.

CANNED FRUtTS-Pineapples o-lb. eve
less and coreless 81, $4,000; 2-lb extra grated
S,o0a2 -; lib standard, sliced. 81 So pears,
lib standard soc, peaches. lib standard 81 20
ais; standard 81 5ql 80: 2-io seconds 81 10
q l5 S-lb standard 81 80; 2-lb pie 81 0Opi 10:
Bib pie I.l5Gl 20.
CANNED NEGETABL ES-Tomatoes 3-lb
fuii weight $4,000 2-lb full weight s5070c:
obra and tomatoes e'ib 90c; Lima beans, 2-l6
iGil weight IJo. string beans, 9-lb full weight
Zoe, A No ] stringless beans lib full weight
sl.SU, RED kidney beans, 2-lb full weight S5c
marrow rat peas, 2-lb full weight 81 lO6nl 25
early June peas fancy. 2-lb fun weight 81 80:
American petit pois peas, fancy lib fuli
weight 81 65gl. 10; asparagus California, 3i%
10 y 90 corn Auburn cream. 2.lb fun weight
8 ,lopl 10 A No. 4 2-lb full weight 81. O5QIl 10:
Blue Ridge. 2-lb SO1S5c
/. CALIFORNIA FRUlT-Extra standard 81.
10 beaches; lemon cling 81 1902 90: yellow
Crawford 81 ;S5dl.9o black cherries s2l0a2 Is;
WHITE cherries 81. lo42l5; aprloots. 81 751
ed 81 6oai 60, strawberries 81. ST. plums 81 q
9 ! .io' grapes A.S5al 10; seconds. 1Oc per
dozen ~ ies s;n tean IAN. extra standard prices.
CANNED AlEATS-Corned beef lib 81 az,
2-lbs' 500 Potted ham, quarters, soc. halves
sage, ia.lb, Csc. So"
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Future Markets Closed S to 8 Poinis Lower
Than tuesday.
SPOTS WERE QUIET AND GENERALLY DOWN
Houston Closed Unchanged - Move
mert 10 Very small-Buil
Arguments.
Futures 5 to s points down.
SPOTS Lice to 1-Sc lower.
Liverpool OF 4-64d.
oHIee OF The Post.
Houston. Mednesda


Toisy's cotton markets, like those Of yes
teraay. showed a noticeable lack of ANNA
tion ard Il is apparent that the introduce
ton OF some new features will be needed In
order TO bring about any material or startling
change in the situation.
As was expected. early Liverpool cables
were not encouraged. and as result our
markets opened from 5 10 10 points lower
than yesterday Later reaching OF stop or
ders by longs in New York, where the hears
did their bardes, work during the day.
caused prices 10 20 still lower. but some
strength was manifested after that and the
close was at a decline o. to points in
Nsw York and 5 to s points in New Or
leans
Lieerpool closed 4-6id lower aud spots, the
business in which was very quiet. were Lied
down. At the reduced prices 1000 bales. OF
which $500 were American. were sold
Spots on this side were quiet and generally
lower. New York and New Orleans w1re
each 1-lsc down Galveston was isc lower
and Houston closed UNCHANGED. No sales
we're reported at either Houston or Galveston.
and the business done at the other TWO SPOT
markets mentioned was very light. Not
outstanding tho fact that the movement is
growing smaller aud smaller each day as
o,,-e-ss vri.h lac, ,.,,- .n 4s,,,,a tor
.,o,s dos ,,ot i,.-.,s. rho h,,u. .o,.
So. ~. ~. ag,i.
nothing mere than temporary, however. and
tna' IN the rear future at Increased demand
FOR spots VIII SEND prices booming They
hnif ia. the EUROPEAN consumers must
sooner or later ste 'Ee handwriting On tn
wall and thus be brought 70 realize that
unless they buy now there viii be little or
nothing left 10 buy as riu,s rnes m
t,-.,,,.. =. 1t,..,.. - - &c
" w '-iN '''' as-7'"s'
1866 last year. The estimate for tomorrow
- rom 1000 20 Al dN1 as connared with
,,,,a L.. - - s,., - CO.. -, .
va '' ''- "''
IA thls lRsL comparison tuat we pears found
the!r only crunh Of comfort New Orleans
ornertz nriy. c,n1 ii, o=0n ,,,,o-ro,, r.i,..
81, ~ SO - e''''
4''S'V III 1850 ana io'e'' N the previous year
Receipts At the por.s were light aud the
ar,ourt -eoe4ved AZ Nsr,nbis ,,,1 A,r,,s,, ,,as
SC ., noe, -
''''' "NN'N'e .'-'- NeNe'p's ~ tue tulFetu
towus. according 10 the semi-weekly state
rnent were l94 S03 less than last wear
- e" '"N opeHed at f'ao'"e
ana closed point lower after selling high at
I.SS and low at Z 30 March in this mar
ket ouened at Ao-u and c,osoa =. ~ go,
az. -, Nj, -, az Au '"'''o
ngures after seilinS nigh at f.4S and low at
73S.
In New Orleans March onenea ut 7,,.M
sold biyh =. 71S ,ou. -, =, -, 80,
isis.
the local exchange who is on tho huIl aida
OF the market said today while discussing
a conversation with an extreme hear-a zen
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-07
DRIED FRUITS AND NUTS.

APPLES Fancy cynpornted. 5o-lb boxes
Sc. lib cartons 9i5c. choice evaporated 81
Q9c.
APRICoTs-Per III. loose 13hc
ClTRcN--In 10-lb boxes 12c
CuERANTS--1n bhle &C. 25-lb boxes clean.
cd, bulk TIC; lib eli tons SJSIko
DA1ES-1-lb packages, dc, co ID boxes. 10
FlGS- Ca liforuia l2Ec, imported l5dlsc
PEACHES-Choice new stock Sc: standard
Sic.
Observation-Disclosures. s-crown. L. l.. boxe,
S2.25. Z. box l.. L. raisns 65175c. 2-crown
l.. NJ. raisins, 50-lh boxes, 7S4c; S-crown L.
NJ. raisins 50-lb boxes sac.
PRuNEs-California 50-6os. TIC; s0-7os &c:
70-s0s. &c; S0-90s. &c: a0-100s. &C.
NuTS-Bra2il l0c per ID; flherts, Sicily 19c:
Naples Die; wainuts i4d15c; PEANUTS, fancy
Eona / m1Sc per pound IN sacks; pecans. small
COMA lGc per pound, in sacks. pecans. small
medium, 7G7i5c; good medium, S1SI5c: large,
lG9l2%c: extra fancy selected l5dlsc, Italian
chcslnIIS lnr No LII
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Said another bull:

Let the Southern spot holders stand arm,
refusing 10 offer the actual cotton except Mt
full prices. and raids of the bears and flaming
cheap advertisements and misleading teie-
grams sent South will soon lose their force.
and the unwary who sell short on these little
acares Will find they have been scooped by
tae bulls Cotton is worth cents In the
soutn, ana the bears are trying by fair or
foul means TO depress the price"
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AFPLEs-Missouri stock. bbls. choice 50. rs
gi,lo' extra fancy STANDARD. 81 5oa5 90. New
BANANAS--Fanoy STOCK, per bunch. hacked
,s OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. s.. 25Q2 so. barrels
81 O0d22s
C0CoANuTS--Per sack. 81. 5oeS5. 90.
GkAFES-Almeria. 81. 50TS 90 per barrel
i.E j, Ms Fancy Messinn. 36os s. SOFA 90;
oRANGEs--Caliiornia budded, s4.ooa4 2s:
choice nayels $3.50; fancy 1915.
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uo,...es Candy.

p. & F.. Molasses 10 intencs - 4
use, but also makes tne -
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BEANs-Navy 3hQ5l4t. Bayou sac; En-
giish dried Sc pinks SI2c; Lima eG6Ac:
black-eyes sc.
BuTTER-Blue Star, 2Sc: dairy, lsc: Red
star, &c; Elgin. creamery 29ieaS0c. oloomaf-
garne dairy bricks. 1sc Lincoln solids, 12iac.
prints - 13lae Special Blue star lSc;
Rcd Glover, Crystal Gem and Coun-
try Rolls. lsc; special dairy, nc. fancy
dairy. i6c: Daisy, l5c; Glover Leaf. l711Sc
Texas country butter. l0al2Iac; Texas bricks.
l5G Sc.
Carbohydrates, 1915. home grown. &c
per pound
cHEEsE-New York full cream. i4gl5c;
Badger State, i45c Wisconsin full cream
tolls loo. Wisconsin fun cream daisies l5c.
EGGS-TeXas, per dozen, lSisd19c Kansas.
COO.
oN1ONS-Per r. liAGf%c.
PEPPER-Chile 14@l5c per ID; black singa-
pore l2tac
PoTATOEs-C Colorado soTs5o
.PorLTRN-fleus, So 3OG2.5o. cccks. large
old 81 .351l 30; roasters s.? .O0d2 80; flyers
s. 9oa2 %: broilers. 81 25Ri so Turkeys:
Hens. "a 5o@5 IS. gobblers Sc .OoaS.0o per
dozen, according 10 size and quality; roung
turkeys. 50 5o0 90. Ducks 81. g5n2. 60 Geese
@S2 90.
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nickel. $40. Special rates for shipments to
interior points. Quarter sacks are Zoe higher
than half sacks and wood l5c higher than
FARINAcEoUs Goops--Grits. hominy and
cream meal, In barrels. Sg.d5a2I5; pearl
meal. in io-lb sacks. $l.5Oql.5 IS per Dbl OF four
Columbia cats. sg.65; tiawksye oats, s2.65.
LARD--Rehned, fierce. compound, 6q6@;
LEAF Leaf. eh%deM' 5o.ie cans, ac higher than ian
higher: S.lb cans ic higher.
liAMs-Stnndard. 9Isqioo picnic hams &c.
HCNEY-1u 6o-lb cans. extracted 3isd5c;
IN comb sdloe: in i2-lb cans. extracted sac
:, LlME-Bulk. 800 per Darrell ccOpersd.
MoLAssEs- Reboiled. fair 1s@aisc prime
2oa2ic choice c5G26c; fancy new crop syrup
MiLK-Gold Medal. $3.50; Magnolia, 81 so,
PIcKLEs- Five gallon kegs. s.7s: 1o.gal.
kegs $500; e-bbis, 800 oints. American
style SG9ec; quarts, American style si.2j: "a
az q 1-gol HeNagon $500
RICE Extra fancy head eGs6kc: choice SD
6'hs ob far s tiss5c fancy imported si5S9ae
,sALT-Liverpool coarse s5aooc, hne s5cs
y 90. Louisiana, coarse s5c, fine eoc; pbls.
g Jos, Sc 20: 6o-5s. 50 so; 1oo-3s. $3.50; 7ois
SALT FIsH-Mackerel. No. / in io-is kits.
s. eoal TO- half bbls $3.50, tubs S5.ooG5.So.
sARDINEs-A American quarters s3e5{14 on:
mustard AlOdi25 imported Gillette Grade.
quarters sii.5s fancy sprats. quarters, Sc. 50,
STARCH.-standlrd goods Pearl. in 4O-lb
boxes S%c Roval Gloss bulk SIC; Nickel.
100 packages. ner box s2,75; cora starch 5,sc
per III. 20 aud 40-lb boxes
SGGAR-Quotations are for small lots.
Special prices are given on carload orders.
Standard rranulated 5sse; cubes and pow
dered sac; Louisiana yellow clarified, fancy
5ha6ci choice 5lka5hc Arbuckle's. lib and
5-lb packages. sac.
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COTTON SEED rRopucrs.

r. o. 3. mill. Texas interior points. nc.
cordins to location;
Prime crude OF, loose ,. "a a. 5aia
p TIN, summer yellow oil 49,. g 8 26,.
Cake and meal delivered at Galveston:
Prime cotton seed meal Ibis 50 als 90
Prime cotton seed cake rs "a Syia M
Houston mills are paying 50 80 per ton Tor
cotton seed I. o. b, Interior towns.
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Ton Daily Stntemeur.
Houston Spot Quotations.
Spots closed dull; prices unchanged.
other Spot Markets..

&c down f'N''
Low ordinary...5 ZIG Middling ......7 RIA
Ordinary ......6 l-is Good middlinr ia
Good ordinary..s ole MdIling fair. : II i6
Low mddling...7 1-i6 Sales .....
New York-spots closed quiet l-isc down
Good ordinary,6s SIS Good middling.S
Low middiing, ~ Midding fairs Tia
abiding, .......7 ILLS Sales $500. e45o
New orleans-spots closed quiet and steady
Lilac down.
Low ordinary. SO Middling 7M
Ordinary Good middling7 ella
Coed ordinary Middling fair.,17s
Az" ni'ouiihg''.'7s sales .,,-...... 100
Liverpool--Spot business was quiet; prices
i-16c down; sales 10000. Of which $500 were
American. imports 5000
0rdinary;.......s 1892 Middling .,..i 9.se
iced ofdinary.S 1888 Coed midding I 1892
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WIRE AND NAILS.

gan si4S WV
MA s. 50 10 base. Advances for common
over base: I'd. zoe, 3d. 45o; I'd and Sd. soc sd
zoe; Sd loe lod and l6d. SC. Quotatiors are
for less than car lots
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-07
GRAIN AND HAY.

Carload lots. +. O. b. cars from mll,ers,
dealers charge fiom store 54lOc more nsr i'm
ID ON bran. 20Sc per bushcl on oats and
corn. AND loal5c per 100 lbs on hay.
Bh.AN-Per 100 lbs. 74d75c
WHEAT-No grade, 5s6l62c
PURE CORN CHoPs-Per 100 lbs. 75,4T
CoRN-No. . sacked sSia1S9lsc
0ATS-Good No. | Texas. Gla3Sc: off or no
grades, 2712@29e; Kansas white No ? 35c; No
3 S21alSSlac, slightly stained SOl4dS1]sc
WHEAT SHORTS-Per 100 lbs, s5695c.
HAI-Alfalfa $lS.00d13.75 per ton; timothy
sl3. 7j@1i %; south Texas prairie hay S.. ESD
9 70: North Texas and Territory. IS 50a9 90.
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New York. peoemher .-wheat-Receirts.

54,6i5 bushels: exports. 2Si, 500; spot steady;
mth, ISL T. o. b. aaoat to arrive (prompti /;
No. /, hard, Duluth, 79& I. o. b. afoat: No
2, red. 695s elevator Options closed sc
lower. March, ISIS; May, 7ih; July. 7iss ;
steady
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HOUSTON BANK cLEAslyca

HOUSTON BANK cLEARINcs
Following are the clesrsnces Of Tie Nm.
banks for the week thus far and for " \,
responding time last year, together n. 4
increase of decrease:
This year. Last y<as lar
Monday ........ s1.7S2.Sl7 yl,sSi.6,O 81
Tuesday ,....... 2,23s,0O2 1,7S,;S mr.
Wednesday -. l,Ss2,65s l,7li.yii III
Decrease.
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Houston Comparative statement.


cross receipts thus far this week. ~ GOO
Cross receipts &c days this year i 1SO AZ
Cross receipts 96 days In lSaS- 80 i 70a iTs
Gross receipts 90 days in 1897 -ss. i, 0iS ga
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Kansas City. Mo. December s-whest-
May, sSA cash M Q hard sSaG7. No ?
red SaMji corn--Msy. 2sSs cash. No. q
No p white siAIa5ii Reoepts--wheat,
$4,000 bushels, corn a., 100: oats, 5000. ship
ments- Wheat 1900 bushels; corn. %. 200,
OATS 5nnO
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Miss Lockheart's
LETTER 10 MRS. PINKHAM.


lLGN1Ah ~ AAA' ElAkhAAf mo- Wito4l
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Mrs. Pinkham responds quickly and
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-30
CHARTERS ISSUED

A
To Railroad, Lumber and Ice and
Storage Companies.
Special Dispatch TO the Intelllgencer.
CHARLESTON, w. Va. Sept. 90
Charters were issued to-day to the fol-
lowing concerns: Buckhannon River
Railroad Company, for the purpose OF
constructing and operating a railroad.
which will commence near the town Of
Newl6nton, Upshur county, and run by
the most practicable route to the head
OF Helvetia fork, OF the Buckhannon
river, in Randolph county The princi-
pal business office will be ut Newton
ton. Capital stock, $4,000. Incorpora-
tors: D. P. Morrison, ]. z. Morrison,
r. s. Rexford. r. E Rexford, Of Indian
Camp, and Henry Lewis, jr., OF New
lonton
The Ravenswood Lumber Company,
with principal place Of business at
Ravenswood. Capital stock. 5000. In
corporators: S. c. Harper, j. NJ. White,
G. w. Park. ]. H. Brown. Of Ravens
wood, and w. l.. Rector, Of Sherman,
w. Va.
Ohio Valley ice and Storage Com
pany, for the purpose Of erecting and
maintaining an ice plant at Toronto. in
the state of Ohio. The capital stock is
$4,000. Incorporators: 3. s. Pope. Ell
mer Z. Pope. Lewis Pope, of Parkers-
burg, and others.
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M,MEcHEN NOTES.
Daily Items of Interest About People
and Events.

and Events.
L. E. Conklln left Thursday for O
visit with friends at Pennsboro. He
will also spend some time with his
parents at CoolVille, o.
Misses Marian McGown and Clara
Higgins, OF Moundsvllle, will be the
guests OF friends here the coming week
Miss Myrtle Hughey has returned to
her home at South Bend, Ind, after q
pleasant visit with friends here.
Miss Matte Stewart, Of Fork Ridge
is the guest OF her cousin, Miss Dora
Stewart, OF Lincoln avenue.
]. NJ. RincaId is home from Gales
burg, ILL.,, on a visit to his father e&-
Mayor Robert Kincaid.
Ex- Mayor F. NJ. Reynolds is at Cam
eron attending the funeral Of his old
friend, NJ. c. Todd.
The Ohio Valley Stars, Of this city.
will cross bats with the Buckeyes, OF
Bellaire, to-morrow.
NJ. A. Bowler and G. F. Cooper and
wife are In New York attending the
Dewey festivities.
August Kuehlborn, Of Darlington, is
the guest OF Mr.. Ed. Thonen, OF Nc
Mechen avenue.
Fred Zimmerman has a temporary
position in the county clerks office at
Moundsville.
Miss Cora McCuskey has returned
to her home at Cameron, after visiting
friends here.
Mrs. B. D. Eden has returned from
Woodland, where she was the guest OF
friends,
Mrs. John Kettelwell has returned
from Bellaire.
Mrs. Emmett Fox Is at New Mata-
moras.
Harry Tarr has returned from Cam
eron.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-30
pARKERsRuRG PREsBYTERY
In Session At Buckhannon-The Next
Meeting at Ravenswood.

III Session At Buckhannon-The Next
Meeting at Rayenswood.
Special Dispatch to tho Intelllgencer.
BUcKHANNoN. W. Va. Sept. 90
The presbytery of Parkersburg of the
Presbyterian church, in session here,
closed its labors on Wednesday even
'ag. The Rev. Joseph Hamilton, Of
Washington, Pa. the retiring modera-
tor. preached the opening sermon. his
theme being THE Attitude Of Scotch
Theoiogians to the Bible"
DR.. Runner, Of ParkersburR. was elect
ed moderator. The usual routine bus
mess was soon disposed Of and a pOr-
ton Of the time was taken up in the
discussion of practical subjects. DR..
Runner, Of Parkersburg, and Prof. j.
w. Barnes, OF Fairmont, discussed in
n pleasing and instructive manner the
topic. THE Preaching Our Times De-
mand.h
The, former presented It from the
standpoint Of the pulpit and the latter
from the pew's point of view.
DR.. Humble. presbyterial missionary.
gave an interesting address on his work
among the .mountain whites, Announce
ment was made to the presbytery that
u friend Of education In Michigan had
given $4,000 for the purpose OF estab-
fishing a presbyterial and Industrial
academy within the bounds Of the pres
bytery. A committee was appointed to
secure a location for such an institu-
ton and to get It started. Ravenswood
and Charleston made a bid for the acad-
envy by substantial offers OF land and
cash.
The spring meeting viii be held at
Ravenswood.
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OIL cITY-River s inches and. sta
tionary. Weather cloudy and cool.
WARREN-RiVer at low water mark.
Weather, rain.
GREENSBORO-River feet inches
and stationary. Weather, raining.
woodward down Saturday; Adam ia
MoRGANTowN-RIver feet and
stationary. Weather, rainy.
BROWNSVILLE-River 8 feet 10
inches and rising.
PITTSBURGH-River 2 feet and ris-
ing. Clear and cool.
STEUBENVILLE-River l foot Z
inches and stationary.
POINT PLEAsANT-RIver 1.6 feet
and falling. Cloudy.
CINCINNATI-River 4.S feet and
cAiRo-River feet and falling,
Clear and cold.
EVANSVILLE-River feet and
falling. Clear and cool.
MEMPHTs-Riyer 2.8, fall of OIL.
Clear and cool.
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BRIDGEPoRT HAPPENINGS.
Eyorts Of a Dag IN the Town At the
End of the Bridge,

Evonts Of a Dag in the Town nt the
End ni the Bridge.
There was a large gathering Of Demo
Gratis IN this city, Thursday evening, at
the city building. The object Of the
meeting was 70 organize John r. NC
Lean club. Nearly all the 'Demmles
Of the city were present and club OF
forty members was organized. They
will meet at the city building Tuesday
evening to select uniforms. II they
could also select another platform II
might be advantageous.
It Is the desire Of a number Of the
prominent citizens Of this city that the
young ladies' who purchased fire arms
during the late burglar scare, meet on
the back river bridge at 3 o'clock this
afternoon and fre Dewey salute.
The funeral OF the sixsmonths' -oid
child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Nitric &C.
CURED at O'Clock yesterday morn
ing, with interrhent at Linwood ceme-
terry.
Will Francis, who has for the past
two weeks been the guest OF his par
ents at Scranton. Pa, viii be home to-
day.
H. W. Blgley, of Flushing, Demo-
cratic candidate for commissioner was
calling on friends in this city yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Barnett. Of East
Liverpool, are the guests Of relatives on
Pike street, for few days.
Mrs. Edward Lyle and daughter,
Mrs. Noah Beck, are In Pittsburgh, at
tending the exposition.
Misses Lena and Georgia Dent and
Blanche. .Koen have returned from
,Rlsit he alal Arsville.
DR.. Vosberg returned yesterday from
a visit with relatives at Cleveland.
Rev. Dixon and family leave to-day
for their new home in Bedford, o.
w. 8. Kelley, of wellsville, was the
guest OF Frank Fees yesterday.