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Year: 1860

Asuxs steady, at 81 25 for pots and IS so for pearls Corn heavy and declining sales Is 600 bushels al CSC 90 &c. for prime Western mixed. FLOUR State and Western SC. better, with mode rate business COO bbs sold at IS 20 80 25 for supehne State 81 IS as for extra do % ID % % for supernne Western s. % IS 90 for common to med um extra do, and 81 b5 Is rs for shipping brands Of round hoop Ohio Canadian -four is nrmer: GALES GOO bss IS co s5 so for the superne and 50 90 81 80 for brands Southern -four Is also better aud sales reported OF coo bbs at about Sc above yesterday prices. LARD Is fat at 1870. a15iic. WHEAT is In limited supply and nrm, with fair export demand but small business, embracing red Western at d 81, and Milwaukee club at 81 90 PoRK 10 steady, with sales OF 200 bbls including new at $40 Is SIC old mess at 49, and new prime h s14 12h. WHISKY steady GALES 200 bbls a, 2lJsc.
Year: 1890

built. Salinas City has fine EpWSrth League. Watsonyille keeps we'll in the crease in membership, and $500 will soon be used to improve the church. in Gilroy. Los Gatos hes finished n new church, cost ing about $12,500. A marked revival has been enjoyed there and the surrounding country greatly stirred. Centella and Bow man, San Jose, have had prosperous year. The First Church. San Jose, has q crowded surrounding suburbs. College Park will build soon, having paid for good lot Santa Clara keeps mp and pays more per member for the Freedman's Aid than any other church. Mayfeld and Redwood City are holding on and growing slowly. Pescadero Swedish Mission, San Francisco, mas greatly improved its property. Trinity, San Fran cisco, is on Market street, and is lively and aggressive church. The Bush-street has decided to sell its present property, move to California street and build a pew has made struggle, but is hopeful for the future Kentucky-street has walked rapidly in the year. The japanese Mission is in most pros Porous condition. The Chinese mission finds steady opposition, but is slowly progressing. church ought to be built in the center OF the city. Simpson Church has paid Its debt and is a model of stability and progress. The Central has completed its twenty-fifth year, paid about $4,000, and is as active and progressive as ever Grace has been sup piled about half the year by brethren on account of the illness of DR.. Anthony. There is a mission Sunday-scbO i Of over 200 in the Jackson-street. Fifteenth-avenue has taken a new lease of life. The Howard-street pull pit has dealt heavy blows against prevailing evils, and aroused public sentiment on pub lie questions. There are twenty-one Ep- worth leagues in the district. A conyen- ton Of the district will be held in the fall. About $1,000 has been collected for city church-extension work. Tho district has gradually increased in benevolences each year for some years. This year $10967l has been paid for all church mat
Year: 1860

WYE are Manufacturing Steamboat and w Stationary Steam Engines and Circular Saw Mills of the fastest and most improved styles--also the Bocage Jack Screw Cotton Press; Brass work of every description, Steam Guages, Faber's Water Guages, Gum Betting and wrought Iron Pipe Orders solicited. HAWLEY, FEELINGS * BALDWIN, Corner of SM and Water streets Louisville, ky. P. S. The following named persons have in use on their plantations our Engines and Saw Mills, to whom we refer Gov. J. s. Roane, Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Messrs. Bocage McNally, Pine Bluff, Ark. MT. John Taylor, MT. J. H. Mosby, Plum Bayou, Arkansas Dr. ]. A. Jordan, South BenG, MT. w. A. Marlborough, New Gascony, Ark. Nr. w. L. Thompson, Laconia, Ark. Hon. c. s. Morehead, Washington County, Miss. Messrs. Hunt < Ballard, Mr. William Hunt, Mr T. B. Warfed, Mir. Geo. w. Blackburn, e Mr. Lafayette Jones, Bolivar county, Miss. Dec q, 1859. If
Year: 1870

UNITED MATES OF AMERICA, State Of Louisiana, City OF New Orleans. J Be it known. that on this eighth DAY of April, in ths year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred ard seventy, before me Edward Bsrnstt. notary duly comm issioued and sworn, and in y, essence of the witnesses here natter named and III dersigned. names are bereunto subscribed, who declared tnst, awaiting themselves OF the laws of the state OF Lou t;ana he ae 10 OF and by these presents do covenant, agree and bind themselves and those whom they represent. to es- tablish and lncorpo ate company TOR the objects and purposes, and under the obligations, sti pula- ,ons and reg 1stons hereinafter set forth, to UT. AETICLEI. Thenans and titls of this corporation shall De tie Crescent City Paving Company, and its doin,cl shall be in the city OF New Orleans 1t shal have ard enjoy corporate poNers for the full term of twenty five (25) years from the date hereof; the President and In his absence. the Secretary shal be the proper officer upon whom all citations shall be served. The OBJ! ects and purposes of this company are de- Clared u be- the preparing and laying OF WOODEN the cities and towns of Louisiana; the purchasing and selling OF any patents real and personal estate, and generally whatever may be necessary for the accomplishment OF she primary objects nsrein ARTICLE III. The capita stock OF said company ahali be .hree hundrsd thousand dollars (S3C0 LOO, 70 be divided 10 TO three thousand shares of one hundred dollars each transferable on the books of said company. which capital stock may bs increased TO i've hun dred thousand dollars b. vote OF shortly OF the stockholders preseGt at annual meeting special meet called for that purpose. Ard when sver ava hnndrei thorsaud dollar to SAID ca DIAL stock snail have besn suhscri be in good tn, tbs subscribers snail be convnked at some Office in this city for the pur pose of eff sctng I'm al organization by ths election OF Board of Directors; and IN order to rece
Year: 1860

GEoLoGIcAL PHESoMENos IN SAVOY, "a geo. gical phenomenon occurred lately at Savoy At Orcier. in the mountain chain above Thou nou, part Of the ground sank, and in its place lake formed. The high chestnut trees dis appeared entirely. with the piece Of ground on which they stood, and in their stead rose trunks of trees to the serface; which had evidently long been under water, aud which must have belonged 10 species of tree not known about the country. At the same time little brook has formed tha, carries away the supsrauoui wateg of the lake.
Year: 1880

\ DISTRICT has been selected in Gin CinnSti for test of the Holly system of supplying heat by steam. Ordinances granting permission to a company TO lay pipes have been approved by the Mayor, but it is required that heat shall be sup piled the public buildings at so per cent. less than the cost for heating them dur ing 1878. The company also agrees to furnish steam power where want d at reduced cost. If this system comes into general use the old-fashioned " fireside, !" about which so much poetry has been written, and which makes home in win ter look so cheerful, will be numbered among the things that were.
Year: 1860

The Lawrence Calamity. we subjoin the following additional partic ulars in regard to the recent disaster in Law renee, Mass. TIE coRoNEE's INoUEsT-IMPoRTAxT EyI | DENCE. The evidence on the inquest on Friday show 1hat Whatever may have been the careless mes or ineiiicieney of those actually engaged il erecting the Pemberton mill, the proprietors spared no means to render the edifice safe = Ohe OF he iron pillars which had been broker was exhibited, and was full! of flaws and blow hoits, ana ihe assistant engineer stated his be liei thlt the breaking of one of these inperfec ! p'iiars caused the crash. According 10 tn, assistant engineer, Mr.. Benjamin Coolidge | VINO sorefintended the work constaIstiy Will, tne femherion mills were building under ths chici engineer of the Essex COMPANY the | .ouioatton OF the mill was perfect the walls were suflieIently strong and there was no poss i. | hiii1y OF the building falling except bv the nnfeaHing OF the pillars which supported the | iiooIs, ana ne seems TO have had no yery live. ! ~ aprrehensions that such an event as tha. We likely TO occur. On this point Mr.. Cool idge testified Us follows: always feit uneasy about the iron pillars | nom Tue Hrsf. and W hen the mill fell l attri- | o'ted II Ut once To defects in the pillars: the | "heei pat Is feet from the Pemberton mill: MechanIcs and others spoke to me more than Hfiy tines about the water running .hrouyh | The foundation of the mill but | maid no a. | sehtlon 10 them, for knew there was no danger | from III mechanics ard workmrn about a mil | aIe very lUlid OF crIticising every body's work except theiF own. anci very impatient Of crifi- cieih oi their own; long since got in th, hal oi paying no attention whatever to niasous: IL WIZ De seen on an intelligent examination of | OF it. ' ''-'e luestiou-W What in your opinion caused the i'iithg OK the mill ! AEswer-I Judge from WHAT nave learned from the estinony here 'mH Ie'iap!e s.afenents outside, that it was o"iHs 10 p
Year: 1860

END or THE voLrME.--With to.day's issue, closes the Sixth Volume of the MorxrAIx DEN OcaAT. All persons indebted to US for sub scriptiOns are expected to pay up without de- lay. Our city friends will be called upon by the Carrier, and those at distance who know themselves to be in arrears with US, will please remit by mail or Express
Year: 1870

January %, 1870. Met at the appointed hour and pro- ceeded to business by calling for report of committee on constitution, etc. After some perusing and revising, the constitution was adopted and the names of the following members at tached thereto: w. P. Shockey, NJ. w. Cook, Jus. L. Slocum, j. M. Bar land, H. NJ. Jones, G. r. Shook, E. w. Weston, H. w. Winters, Jas. Tucker, A. P. Thompson and Miss Ida E. Hooper. a general discussion on the subject of teachers, scholars and institutes followed, engaged in by the Superin- tendent, teachers and people, all show ing cOnclusively that this part of Ne maha county is alive on the subject of education, and that the people here want good teachers and are willing to pay them good wages. Superintendent McGrew manifested his ability and experience by the prompt and efficient manner in which he disposed of the usually long and tedious preliminaries, and by getting in a class drill on grammar, which was ably conducted and showed a good, sound knowledge of the subject all around. The class on drill was followed by essays by Cook and Winters. Committee on resolutions reported the following, which was adopted: WHEREAS, A Teachers Institute has been held at Hillsdale, in Nemaha cOuaty, Nebraska, and, WHEREAS, We have had q profit able and interesting meeting there fore, be it ReSogUed, 1st. That we, as teachers. deem it eXpedient to hold the regular meetings Of this Society every three weeks during the fall and winter terms of school. ~t ID. That we tender our thanks to our worthy Superintendent for his pres ence end assistance in the organiza- ton of our Institute. g. | 3d. That We tender our thanks to the citizens of Hillsdale for their gen erOsity in providing for the teachers present. The following programme was adopted for the next session, to he held at Hillsdale, February 18th and 10Th. FRIDAY EVENING. Music; address by Prof. ]. NJ. Nc Kenzie, w. P. Shockey alternate ; discussion topic-Best mode of Sc curing attendance at Ins
Year: 1880

SAN FRAScIsco, February 23.-Regard- ing the course that will be pursued in con- demnation of Chinatown, DR.. Meares, Health Officer, states that having first fortified himself with advice on certain le- gal points. the next step will be a careful inspection Of Chinatown. Owners OF build ings found in such condition as to render them nuisances, will be notified to put them in a habitable condition. The num- Der Of persons allowed to live in any one building. will be limited. and it is expected that this will have the effect to so raise in dividual rents as to compel Chinese to seek other quarters. 1t is understood that a number of capitalists are prepared to buy up that quarter Of the city, if terms can be agreed upon, and devote it to civilized &C. cupancy. business is suspended in the Wholesale portion of the city. The disagreeaDle weather detracts from the holiday aspect OF affairs, although there is the usual display of bunting. The six Chinese Companies Immediately upon receipt of the intelligence that the Board of Health had declared Chinatown u HulcauCts pOctcd up thiNuchONe 800 quarter a placard, of which the following is a translation: Government has just passed a law declaring Chinatown a NUS | ance, and our people must beware OF it and keep their places in good condition to avoid complaint. There is strong feeling against cur people at present time. If we do not comply with law people will have US punished and fined. If we violate the law we must be punished and fined according to law" Thomas Nickerson, President Of the At lantic and Pacific Railroad Company, has addressed a dispatch to the President OF the Chamber of Commerce of San Fran cisco, stating tina. Il sufficient inducements are offered the Company will build a through line from the Rio Crande, Masking San Francisco its terminus. W. F. Bah cock, President of the Chamber, states that be is personally in favor of having the city made the terminus of another trans continental road, and will probably
Year: 1850

North to refuse assistance in the rendition Of fugitive slaves, and that it now proceed to take up funds and pledges for the support Of that measure. ApBr KELLEY FosTER advocated the reso- luton. w. L. GARRISON took up the subject Of the reports for the Daily papers again, read TO the Convention several untrue, unmean- ing, and impertinent sentences from those reports. and rebuked their authors. Adjourned to the afternoon.
Year: 1890

WASHINGTON, March 1O.-In the senate to day Cockrell presented a protest of the Pork Packers association, of st. Louis, against the inspection of meats. declaring that the bill was unnecessary and injurious TO the stock raising and curing interests. more injurious even than the German and French prohibition. II was referred The bill approprating $4,000 for light house at The mouth of tho Coquilla river in the Pacitic ocean, was reported and placed on the calendar. The educational bill was taken up as un- finished business. After debate the senate proceeded to vote on the bill and amendments. The first vote was on the three amendments offered by Moody. of South Dakota, that illiterates among the Indians shall lie included in the calculatlons. Hawley, opposing the bill, read table OF appropriations TO be made for the next fiscal year, with the following recapltulntions: Probable appropriate ions, Si55,.OO.OOO; proposed appropriations, SIS 32OO0; total, S52:i. .Sl2 900: estimated reye- nues, fiJO,lOD,OOO; excess of appropriations over revenue, Sii2,00O. Moody's amend ment was agreed 10. The senate then pro- ceeded 10 vote on the third reading and en- grossment of the bill When the vote was concluded. and knowing il had been against the bill, Blair changed his vote from ave to no, 30 AZ 10 make motion TO reconsider. Ihe result was announced. yeas, 3l nays, ~. Blair made motion 10 reconsider the vote. which motion was entered aud after an executive session the senate adjourned.
Year: 1890

Booksellers remark that women are reading more biography than they used to; that with women Of culture and intelligence it is quite a rival to fiction. THE kind of biography women read for the most part is the lives Of other women" says a Chicago bookseller. "sMarie Bashkirtseff, for instance, is selling rapidly, and Miss Alcott's Life and Letters is one of the fast selling books of the year, and nearly all the copies Of both these books are bought by women. Women seem to ba most interested in their own sex. 1t was well known to the book dealers when che life Of Nathaniel Hawthorne was written by his son that the sale of the books was increased one- third by the addition to the title of his wife's name.n-New York Telegram.
Year: 1850

ias'' aiiei SESSION OF nearly tnree weeks. THE COMPROMISE BILL DEFEATED.-lt will be seen by the following report of the proceedings Of the Senate on Wednesday that the main features of the Compromise Bill have been rejected by The Senate. From the Republic Of Thursday CONGRESS in the Senate, yesterday, the Compromise bill was again under con- sideratlon, and was disposed Of The a. mendment of Mr.. NoRRIs was adopted Mr.. PEARcE moved TO strike out all of the bill relating to New Mexico and Texas, his OBJ ject being to get rid of an amendment adopt ed yesterday, which provided ,ha, the Ter ritorial government for New Mexico should not 20 into operation over the territory cas-, of the Rio Grande. The motion to strike out prevailed. A motion to postpone the bill indefinitely was made and rejec,ed- yeas ~, nays 80. A similar motion short ly afterwards resulted-yeas 20, nays 80 stricken out on his motion, with the excep- ton Of the part alluded to. Mr.. YULEE then moved to amend that part proposed to be inserted, by stricking out from it all re- lating to the Texas boundry, Which motion prevailed. After various motions to post pone and adjourn had been negatived, the motion to reInser, the provisions relating 10 New Mexico failed Motions 10 al ourn, Sc, were again made and failed. "A motion was made to strike out all relating TO California, and it was agreed to. No part of the bill now remain ed excep, tha. providing territorial govern ment for Utah, and, after long session, this was ordered to be engrossed for third reading-yeas 80, nays Is, as follows: YEAs.-Msssrs. Atchinson, Badger, Benton, Berrien, Bradbury, Bright, Butler Cass, Davis of Mississippi, Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Downs, Fech, Houston, Hunter Jones King, Mason, Morton, Norris, Pratt, Sebastian, Shields, Soule, Spruance, Sturgeon, Turney, Un- derwood, Wales, and Yulee-s2. NAYs.-Messrs Baldwin, Bell, Chase, Clarke, Davis Of Massachusetts, Dayton, Dodge of Wscon- sin, Ewing, Greene Hale, Ha
Year: 1870

They have a queer way of saluting people at Salisbury, Conn. At an Episcopal convOcatiOn held there not long since, a Winsted laymen was about entering the church in eompa- ny with the clergyman, when a crowd of loafeTs near the door, who had been with him through the rebellion, yelled out 10 him, ''HOw are you, Cap? What We doin'? WOn'tyOu come and take an old fashioned drink, the way we used to do in the aTmy?'
Year: 1890

anthem, hampton street choir, Mr.. Nc. Daniels chorister, Miss H. M. Beau champ pianist; welcome, Miss Lavina Thomas; music, Eidelweiss Club, Miss Florence Birney presiding at piano; recitation, "Cheer up Mhs Lulu Du- cherson; reading, ''The Best Cow in Peril'' Miss Mary Grant; solo, Mrs. Mollie Rogers; essay, "What the future demands Of our young men and women" Mr.. William Richardson's; music, by school, Mrs. S. &. Hutchinson at piano; grafton, ''Sublimity of the Bible" Mr., William Jackson; solo, Miss Annie B.. Simms; duet, Mrs. Beauchamp and Mr.. S. D. Balkman, Miss N. L. Frye at the piano; solo, Miss Ella B. Minor; anthem, Hampton Street Choir; song, Eidelweiss Club; song, School; solo, Mr.. George w. Talbot; solo, Mrs. Mary L. Mead; solo. Mr.. S. D. Balkman; benedictus, by School. Addresses were made by Mr., Drescher and Prof. Jones. After the distribution Of prizes and rewards, the large assembly dispersed well pleased with the efforts of Principal Perry and his able co-laborers Mrs. Mary L. Mead and Messrs. J. J. G. Mckinley and J. f.. Simpson. The most decided swell affair the Falls City has witnessed for many moons was the dress party given by Mr.. Jerome Bullock at his residence No, 1885 Seventh street, last week, in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Will H. Morris. The spacious mansion was most brilliantly illuminated and beautifully decorated with hot house plants and cut flowers. Louisville has a worldwide reputation for containing the most beautiful women in this ceun- try, and she fully sustained her reputa- ton IN the representations of the fair sex present on this occasion. The affair had been looked forward to by the bellies for some time and their costumes were never more beautiful rs the following list will testify: Mrs. W III. Morris, cream Henrietta lace, pearls, natural flowers. Mrs. w. III. Steward, cream satin trimmed in lavender MORE ribbon, dia- monds. Mrs. Chas. D. sneed, black satin and lace looped with roses, crimson satin basque, diamonds. Mrs.
Year: 1880

Beautiful day yesterday. Mercury 6Oo at sunrise, 50 at noon, 66o at sunset; wind west. Mr.. Melvin Darwin saved a small boy named Sykes from drowning at the east yester- day. The festival at the First Baptist vestry to. night should be we'll attended. There will be large assortment of pretty aprons, beautiful flowers. nice Candies. and refreshments for sale. Rev. w. e. Merriman, d. D., will deliver an address to young men at the Young Mems Christian Association hall, corner of Congress and Elm streets, this evening at 7.3O o'clock The public are invited
Year: 1860

ROMAN EYE B A L s A M !, "SEEING IS BELIEVING" MO part of the system is more easily ln- l\ iured than the Eyes, and there are few per sons who do not at some period of their lives suffer from diseases of them. Itis important to remem Der that for all such diseases this Balsam will be found safe and certain remedy. Read the follow ing testimony: BINGHAMToN, January Eth, 1854. Messrs. A. B. & D. Sands-Gentlemen: Your Roman Eye Balsam, which I was recommended to use for my daughters eyes, has acted on them like a charm Her eyes, which had for several months, been very much swollen and inlamed, after few weeks use of the Balsam were perfectly cured and well as eyer Yours truly, M FOLEY
Year: 1850

TIE COMPROMISE ELL. Mr.. SEWARD presented the proceedings of public meeting held in st. Lawrence county New York, against the passage of the bill nov before the Senate, called the Compromise bill. ALEXANDRIA AND ORANGE RAILROAD COMPANY. MIR. UNDERWOOD from the Committee on Claims, reported bill for the relief of the Presi. dent and directors of the Alexandria and Orange Railroad Company. MOBILE AND oIRARD RAILROAD. MIR. CLEMENS moved, and the Senate proceeded 10 the consideration of the bill granting to the Stae of Alabama the right of way and donation of puo- lie land to aid in the construction OF railroad IN that State, from Girard 10 the waters of Mobile bay And the bill was read third tiIae and passed. siosuaEST TO GENERAL TAYLOR. Mr. WEBSTER, pursuant to notice, introduced a bill for the erection of a monument TO the mem DRY of Zachary Taylor late President OF the United States The bill was thcn, by unanimous CON sent, considered and was read a third time and passed. ment in the burial ground al Washington, and ap- propriaies two thousand dollars ior the purpose DISTRACTIONS IN THE RIVER SAVANNAH Mr. BERRIEN moved. and the Senate proceeded to the consideration of the bill for removing OBJ structons in the river Savannah, and for the I'M provement OF the same and the bill was read a third time and passed. HEIRS THOMAS CooPER-sEpITioN LAW. Mr. BUTLER moved, and the Senate proceeded TO the consideration of the bill from the House TO refund the fine imposed the late DIR. Thomas Cooper under the sedtion law, to his heirs; and the bill read third time and passed 7. A. WATERS MIR BALDWIN reported a bill TO amend an act for the relief of T. A. Waters, and the same was considered by unanimous consent, read third time, and passed RAILROADS IN MINNESOTA. Mr. SHIELDS moved, and the Senate proceeded 10 the consideration OF the bill for the beneht oil the Territory Of Minnesota being grant OF land 10 aid in the CONSTRUCTION of railroad in that State and the bill ordered TO b
Year: 1860

large concouse ofDemocTac felow-citzens At the Market House night for the purpose OF hearing the noble and powerful put forth by M Ashe on IN ternal improvements He was listened to with mich rent the air and the applause of his hearers He set before bold relief his eminent bis INC c an gictinc Opinions. Let us con template the glorious Of rae IT'S Ie system of the 10th century-Ad Vdlorem. +.