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? / \»W r" •: -v \' »,•? •c, * nv.w- * V- ... r *'* ,w; *£ X ,&L? 12. # V^n; "* * ** v "** *"• " s *4 !f^f4 ^ v f * > { * * £ -* $ ^ » iWaflal&tC>.*#. jmiJt .... . 4 **:< * *V.5V *** **< TTM • /: -r* ; ,: ^:i;. 1- k£i&&-f& J**L A laiifcj.vf**' VrfjS -.v - .<•?• ante Pt3 cnrg |laindealtr. J. VAX 8LYBS, POBUSBEB. MoHESBY, ILLINOIS. fKIK! *«PJU WW6 dkfJUV* tj VVA1 THE Els!. *x a meeting or the Western nail ifcmufeo- taMi mt Pittsburgh, the other day, it wm de­ cided to Ik the price of nails at #8 per keg, net. This is "lower than the price bee been sinoe the jsar 1865. t;> A lUuAzmB exploded at Frankfort, P*,, on th* ?tb inat,. killing one boy and injnxisg twenty others... A large mass of soft rock fell in the Hooaac tunnel the other day, and blockaded the big bore....By a smash up on the Geneva, Ithaca and Athens railroad, on the 6th inst, the conductor of a freight train and two brakemen were killed, and the en­ gineer and fireman bo badly scalded that there are little hopes of their recovery. The acci­ dent was caascd by a misplaced switch, which was opened. It is believed, by bandits for the purpose of throwing the passenger train from &« track witt the intention of robbing the passengers. tttaas-wiw a brattO! pri2?&-fight in the suburbs ot New York city last week, between two rocghs named Gallagher and Madden. Betb oonteeiante were terribly punished,.,. The vjilag® of Victory, Cayuga oounty, N. Y., has been almost entirely destroyed by fire A melancholy tragedy is reported from Niagara Falls. A party of six gentlemen and ladiee 'Visited the Cave of the Winds withont a guide. After passing through the cave, two of the P*rty< Mr. Ethel bert Parsons, aged 29, and Ifise Lottie C. Philipott, aged 25, descended to .au eddy which is never visited by the guides. Bie lady lost her foothold, and was caught Ttjy the gentleman, bat the current carried both Into the river below, where they were drowned. Hiey were soon to have been married. Tee crops of corn and potatoes in Pennsyl­ vania are said to have never been better.... Two Indians living on the Niagara Reservation, in Western New York, last week, decoyed into the forest one of their tribe, Samson Will­ iams, against whom they had a grudge, stabbed 1dm to the heart and eoalped him George W. Fiahback, formerly publisher of the St. Ixiiis Democrat, who is now Foetidting in the East, while riding along the beach at South­ ampton, L. I., the other day, discovered a woman in the water in a drowning condition, having been carried beyond her depth while bathing. Like a true Knight, the valiant ex- editor leaped from his buggy, dropped the ribbons, plunged into the billowy waters, and reecmed the drowning woman. Sebiotts forest fires are reported In Western Hew York. 33m village of Waleott, Jeffereon oounty, has been burned, and other town# are sa»reatcicd....A furies tcrss.dc CT:r the northwestern part ot Philadelphia on Wednesday last, csssiag great destruction of • P^esiy. THB WEST. Prof. King made a perilous balloon amen- aion from Bloomington, Iowa, a few days ago. He passed through a heavy thunder-storm, and narrowly escaped being struck by lightning. The rain freighted the balloon heavily, and caused it to fall rapidly, lodging in a tree near Oiena, 111., tearing and damaging it seriously, though not injuring the inmates A loco­ motive waa thrown from the track of the Wab&fth railroad near Catlin Station, DL, on Thursday last, causing the death of the engi­ neer and the serious wounding of the fireman. The cause of the disaster was a misplaced switch, done by some villains, with the inten­ tion, it is believed, of robbing the express train, which followed cloeely after the wrecked loco­ motive. C. B. \?nxc#aos and, John L. Bittinger, Bev- etxue Collector and Ganger in the St. Joseph (Mo.) District, have been arrested for embezzle­ ment. Wilkinson and Bittinger are the pub­ lishers of the St Joseph Berahl... .A terrible tragedy was enacted near Eau Claire- Wis., on Friday, the <3th inst. On tbepreceding Wednes­ day ft babe of Mrs. Austin Drake fell out of bed feito a bath tab and was drowned. The event »wcri:ed upon her mind as to unsettle it. She •roeo ca Friday morning, apparently as well as usual. After preparing breakfast for herself «cdl children, threo in number, she toek the trr? eldest boyj, ftrar and eix yesa-j of age, re­ spectively, and went out of the house. The male members of the facally had previously gone into the harvest field. In about an honr after Mrs. Drake left the house, the youngest boy returned, black in the face, wet through, and so exhausted that he could not speak. Beetoratives were applied, and the first words he uttered were, "Oh, grandma, mamma has drowned herself and Vivian, and tried to drown me." Mrs. Drake, after leaving the ljouse, in • fit of insanity, went to • creek, carrying the youngest boy in her arms, and leading the other one. Arrived there, she threw the youngest in, and dragged in the other, whom she drowned, and then committed suicide. The youngest caught hold of a tree, and suo- oeeded in reaching home. The alarm was given immediately, and Mrs. Drake and the boy were found locked in each other's embrace, both dead. Mrs. Drake was a woman of more Ordinary intelligence and' culture. " THE war of rates between the St. Louis, Kan­ sas City and Northern road, and other compet­ ing lines, ha* at last reached a meet interest­ ing point to the traveling public. The firsts named road has cut the rate to $2 from Kana^ City to St. Louis,, and the Hannibal and St. Joe returned here to-day from the Black Hills. The miners were preparing to leave, oovcring up the richest lodea to prevent their becoming known till such time as they can return. The mountains are full of quarts. Capital and skilled labor will develop mines equal to those iii GralifGjMuu.« G» NoVodS. TuWD W»rS ouOviv 1,500 miners in the hills. Prof. Jenny's party were still exploring the hills, axtd will prob­ ably remain until the middle of October. . A dispatch from Salt Lake, Utah, says oonaid- e»Me excitement is pFcvailuig in uie neighbor­ hood of Corrinne, growing oat of the demon­ strations of a large body of Indians camped near there. Nearly 1,000 of them were lately baptized into the Mormon ohurch. They have supplied themselves with ammunition and guns, ulu ubVb B«iii nil uielr oqiiswa o.Way iuiu uiau6 thrAfeta nt driving tlia Gentilnn from the west side of the Bear river, wtych, they claim, has been granted to them by the Mormons for a reservation. The crop of oats, rye, barley and wheat in Northern Wisconsin is simply immense. Farm­ ers are now in the midst of the harvest; and the yield, it is said, will exceed that of any previous year in the history or tho State--Advices from the regioni of the recent floods in South­ ern Illinois, Indiana and Ohio indicate that the of credit have been heard from in Germany alone. Many are utterly destitute, and have been compelled to apply for relief to the local authorities or to the American Consuls.... Dis­ astrous floods, attended by considerable loss of life, are reported in the East Indies Re­ newed assaults upon foreigners are from Pekin, China... .Thirteen persons were drowned the other day by a bu*e water-spout near Berlin, Germany... .There is greet mourn­ ing in Denmark over the death of Hans Chris­ tian Anderssen. Aooo&mxg to accounts ttoca Damascus to the 23d of July, cholera was raging there. Four hundred cases were reported daily, but the real number was concealed. The Christian quarters are deserted. Sudden deaths occur in the streets. There are no physicians, medi­ cines. or supplies--Mr. Scho<?s, .of Vicksburg, Miss., won the silver cup in the international rifle shooting match at 8tuttgart, Germany. ... There were serious riots in Glasgow. Scotland, during the O'Connell centenary celebration. Many police were badly injured, necessitating the services of the military,.. .Capt. Bogardus, the American pigeon-slaughterer, defeated bis English opponent, Rixuei, easily. The trial of Alexander and William Collie, who recently failed for aome si5,t>OO.OOG, on Im annoyed by grocers claiming reclamations. [ fresh receipts and warranted dosed at 14c per op lb carrion. Feathers were slow at 48@52c i# prime tire geese, 'i0@25e for turkey tail, and 9@5e for chicken. Green fruits were ftgatn quite active, and prices for choice fruit WWm nsady, but there was an abundance of oommon, the market for which was slow sale. aggregate Idea and damage to crope'will no', be j tho charge of obtaining money on false pre- j nearly as great as was at first reported. The j serious* losses axe confined to the rivere and streams, along which much destruction was caused by overflow.... . A good deal of trouble is apprehended in the Black Hills country on account oi the incursions of miners into the reservation of the Sioux. The military is poweriess to prevent the entrance of gold- 8«ekerB into tho coveted country, and canuot ©Yw* vlriys cut those who srs &!r€&dY th6?C; The Sioux are becoming restless, and manifest a warlike disposition, but are held in check by the hope that the coming conference will result in an agreement for the sale of the territory. ^ WASHINGTON. NoTwrrasTAWDEto the unaxrimous report of the gpmmittee of local architects to the effect thaf work on the Chicago Custom-House ought togo forward. Secretary Bristow is firm in his determination to leave the building in the hands of the next Congreas. 1 The government inoome for the last fiBoal year is larger than any estimate made, and more than realizes the expectations of the Treasury omcinlu... .Thsee arrests have been made at Washington on suspicion of complicity in the robbery of the Treasury of a money package, containing some $47,600, about three months ago. One of the number is a Treasury clerk, another a gambler, and the third a saloon keeper. The Treasury clerk, Halleck by name, admits having stolen the money, but claims that the job was put up by the saloon-keeper, Ottman, who shared the plunder with him. TT*t|T sce. the Treasury eiaploye who his confessed to stealing the $47,000 packago, was assistant shipping teller in the cash room. He has been employed in the department about eight years, and was regarded as one of the { most trustworthy men in the bniMing. A large amount of the stolen money has been re­ covered During the late flood m the Wabash river of Indiana, the waters were higher than they have ever been known before. j Tax government will probably recover all the money stolen from the Treasury by the clerk Halleek. Three-fourths of the amount has al­ ready been secured, and the property of Ott­ man, H&lleck's partner in the theft, haw beenat- tached to make good the balance The Comp­ troller of the Currency has just completed his abstract of all the reports of the national banks in the United States. There were 2,076 banks of this character in operation at the close of the fiscal year, having an aggregate of individ­ ual deposits on hand of J$68<5,478, {530.48, Tha surplus fund of the Ibaiiks amounts to $133,- 169,096.79; the capital stock paid in, $501,568,- 563.50; national bank notes outstanding, $318,148,406 ; specie on hand, $18,959,482.30 ; whole amount of business done, $1,913,239,- 201.16. 7 UNITED STATES war vessels have been ordered to Panama and AspinwalL owing to the politi­ cal disturbances in the United States of Co­ lombia. .. .The Postmaster-General has ar­ ranged with the Occidental and Oriental Steam ship Company for ® monthly mail between San Francisco, Japan and China, at the sea postage rates as full compensation for the service, which will amount to not over $500 per month Gen Babcock, Superintendent of Public Buildings, asks $773,000 as his estimated ex- pensea for next year. THE SOUTH. A MiEiiie explosion occurred Friday laat on a farm in Maury county, Tenn. The boiler of a steam thresher exploded, instantly killing three men, and seriously wounding seven others, two of whom will die. The head of one man was found in a field some distance away, and another man was blown a distance of 75 yards. ~~ A xegbo named Zack Gordon, who had been arrested for attempting to outrage a white woman, was taken from the Jail by a mob at A&ene, Tenn., on Friday, and shot to death, his body being riddled with bullete A prison guard in Louisiana has been discovered in the horrible sport of turning convicts loose for the purpose of exercising the bloodliouads! GENERAL. THE Irish population of the country cele­ brated in a spirited manner the one-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Daniel O'Connell. JEFF DAVIS, Pieeident of the late Southern Confederacy, has accepted an invitation to be present and address the Winnebago County (111.) Agricultural Society, at Rockford, on the 14th of September. A Mabtlaa'd Judge has decided that the first holder of a railroad ticket alone can use it.... road is eelling tickets for $5 from Kansas City J Ex-Gov. William A. Graham, of North Caro- to Chicago, and $10 for the round trip..Adis- j Una, died at Saratoga Springs last week. Mr, patch from Beaver, Utah, says the jury in the i Graham was the Whig candidate for Yice-Pres- osse of John D. Lee, charged with being the i dect in 1852, Gen. Scott being the nominee for loader of the Mountain Meadow massacre, re- | President, \ ported thattheywere unable to agree, and were POLITICAL- -discharged by the court. It is reported that KjojWcxy, Alabama and Texas have voted they stood uine for ioquitaT to three--on© ! affirmatively on the question of oiling State Gentile and two Mormons--for conviction,,. . j constitutional conventions. Three desperadoes that had escaped from the THE late election in the Cherokee Nation, for tkaxxtx jail were surrounded in a forest fift^jJ First and Second Chief, Senators, members of Utiles fsouthof thai place, a fc- days a^o, by\the National and Grand Council, andfordis- fi% ranchmen, who fired upon and instantly j trict officers, pa^ed off quietly. William P. " "" *" " J "" Boss was elected Chief The delegation to tenses, was brought to an abrupt stop in Lon­ don, the other day, by the announcement that the elder brother had absconded. His bail was declared forfeited, and the trial postponed for a month. Iatr advices from South America repeat that the electoral struggle for President of the United States of Columbia threatens to beoome a general war and a division of the country..,. There waaan anti-vaccination riot in Montreal last week....Spain has called for an ad­ ditional levy of 100,000 men for the purpose of speedily ending the war..,. Advices from San Miguel, Central America, the scene of the recent religious massacre, fully confirm previous reports of the atrocity of the affair. The government is bringing the participants to justice, nearly a hundred of the ringleaders having so far been shot The American Consul at Tripoli has been insulted, and a man-of-war has been dispatched thither to demand satisfaction. ^ Ma. Gladstone has published another pamphlet, in whioh he discusses anew tho questions relative to the papacy, which formed the subject of his former pamphlets on " Vati­ canism." The present publication takes the same strong grounds against the papacy, and predicts trouble in future, both in Britain and on the continent, from that source The ob­ sequies of Hans Christian Andersen were held at Copenhagen on the 11th of August. The oeremonies were touching and impressive. The day was made one of national mourning through­ out Denmark. Business was auapended.^afid flags placed at half-mast.. . .The government has prohibited the sale in France of Mr. Glad­ stone's writings against the papacy... .London has bad another bad financial failure--that of a licaVjf uGu uiBj, with about 5GCG,0Q0 in liabili­ ties, and only about half that *mount in assets. . I. FINANCE A5D TRADE, Weakly Review ot the CUvmgo FINANCIAL, Money continues plenty, and the demand is rather light; interest rates ruling freak and easy at 6@8c per oent., according bo time. Government bonds firm and in demand: Selling. Ml* "5* 119}* Burring:. V. 8. C's of *81 (ex. int.)...., 121 £ U. S. 5-20 b ot 62... llSJf U; 8. 5-20's of '64 116# U. 8. C-20's of '65 119 U. S. 5-20's of '65 January and July (ex. int.) 119 ., ,119K U. 8. 5-20's of '67 January and 4uly , "(ejt. int.?.........v...... 1.5 1 » J C " 1 3 0 , ^ TJ. S. 5-20's of '68 January and July (ex. int.) 121 121 U. 3.10.40*8 U7*tf 117*,' U. S. now 5's of '81 (ex. int.). 115* 116 U. 8. currency fl's. 132 " 122fc Gold (full weight). 118* 113% Gold Coupons 11314 & 11% Gold exchange ......113^ . 119% BBEADSTOFF8. Tliera was quite an active movement in the grain markevn during the past week, and the changes in values were frequent and quite severe. The markets have been what are called "weather markets," the condition of the weather being the main influence govern­ ing the course of prices. With raiu, values would invariably advance, while pleasant weather would always exert a re­ verse influence. The movement was almost wholly on speculative acuount, the ship- King interest doing but little in the way of uying. Spring wheat shows an increase in the stock in store, but com and oatstshow a de­ crease. During ths cloeing days of the week the greater part of tho advanco gained early waa lost, although the closing quotations of wheat and oats show an improvement of from 8@5c per bu. Corn was higher, but closed at lower figures. Cash oats were scarce, and sold up to 02 c, the offerings being inadequate to meet the wan to of the local trade. live was 7(it'Jc higher, and barley for September closed about 6(« 7c higher. g The following table shows the prices current at the opening and close of the past week: Atiplm Buiti ni- ipi.wUMrS.iaO uji fur common to choice cooking, and 25f<i50c in boxes. Choice fnestone peaches we're Tn good demand and firm at s51.75@i2.00 per bos, but clingB •old slowly at 60c($l.&<J, according to quality. Common and small pears were doll, but choioe SMt with a fair demand. Sales ranged at $1.1)0 @2.00 per box, and 75c@$l.G0 per bsekei. flums were dull at 75c(«!$1.00 for wild in X bu boxes The demand and offerings of cher- jies were both light. There was an improved demand for hides and prices ruled firmer. Quotable at 8@8Wc for choice full cured green salted, and 6@<>V<j for damaged. Potatoes were again very dull. There no demand for old, and some lots were actually given away. New were also almost iiuBsJabie, and the few •ides made ranged at 75e@§ 1.00 per brl. Poul­ try was in very good demand and steady, Tur- kevs sold at 9@10c : old chickens t3.75@4.50, and springs £2.50(rf3.50. The range in prices being due to the quality. Salt was unchanged. Quotable at $1.50 for Onondaga and Saginaw fine, and £1.70 for ordinary coarse. Veal was in very good demand and prices were steady at 5@8c for common to choice carcases. Veg­ etables were dull and the principal sales con­ sisted of tomatoes. Tlie market dosod at 25@ 6oe ™>r *uos for tomatoes, 7(3)i0c per doz. for corn, $fi.00@3,25 per brl for onions, and $2.00 per brl for choice new Michigan rutabaga tur­ nips, Wool was dull and unchanged; quotable at 2S@i2c for fine to choice coarse ^nd me­ dium washed, *45@S8c for the same unwashed, and 40@53» for poor to choice tub washed. " PBOVI8ZON8. Trade was again only moderate m this market dtiring the past week, yet the market ruled firm and a material advance was noticeable'in vslues. The business tmisncted was Egain largely of a speculative chax&oter, the purchases made for Khipmeut consisting mainly of small lots. The arrivals of hogs were fair and prices were 25(g50c higher, this advance having some intluenoe in strengthening values of the hog product. The advices received from New York and Liverpool were of a more favorable t«n«r and calculated to inspire more firmness among holders. The following prices for the articles named show the comparison for two seasons: ArtidM.- 1875. 1874. live hogs f 135 ® 9.9B $ 6.00 @ 7.10 MeeB pork, ooeh.. 21.37>£<a..... 94.25 @24.50 Mess pk., 8. year.. 18.87^@18.&0 16.50 @16.62# Lard, cash 13.62^@ 14.87#<gl5.00 Lard, s. the year.. 12.37 12.40 10.75 @10.87# The market closed at" .$21.35@2L40 for cash mess porL in small lots; ^21.35@21.40 for seller August, ^21.50@21.52^ seller September, and $21.62^£(ft21.65 seller October. Cash lard closed at fl3.62>^, seller August $13.60@13.65, seller September $13.75@1S.77^» and seller October ei3.95@13.97K- 8EKDS AND QXOHWIVES. There was a marked improvement in the market for timothy during the latter part of the T?60mt bilt no change of importance was ex­ hibited in the other descriptions. The market roled very quiet for all kinds of seeds Friday, when large orders were received from. Southern points, and the market ruled active and 25@80c higher. Saturday, however, the market waa quiet, and a portion of the decline was lost. 8al<>« ranged at $2.50@3.00 for common to 'prime timothy; closed at about ^2.85@2.&0 for prime. Clover was nominal at about $#. 00 for prime meadow. Flax quotable at $1.50@ 1.60. There wa& no market for the other de­ scriptions. There was a good demand for high- wines, and the market ruled as active as the offerings would admit The market dosed wmi sales at . **h OOOPERAOE, I.UMBEB AJTD WOOD. The usual quietness again prevailed in the market for cooperage, and no particular activity need be expected until the opening of the pack­ ing season. The offerings were only moderate and pricsc were unchanged; quotable at •tl.l2J^@1.15 for pork Jmrrels, $l.a5(gjl.45 for lard tieroes, £1.90@2.10 for whisky barrels, and 45@55c for Hour barrels. The market was well supplied with lumber during the week, and although the movement was not as brisk as it might have been under ao good an assort­ ment, a steady feeling pervaded the market and former prices were maintained. The market closed at 88.50 for joist and scantling, £8.50(a 16.00 for common to choice boards and fctripw, •f 2.123^@2.70 for shingles, and $1.50 for lath. Wood was again dull, but prices were un- eliantaal; quotable at $8.00 per cord for hick- for maple, $6.00 iox lwdh/imd #1.00 per cord for slabs at the yards. Telegraphic Market Reports. NEW YORK. SIEVES 1. 7 50 @18 CO Houk--Dressed 10 <$ 10^ Cotton .v 14,^® 1*X Flotjis--Superfine Western 5 25'1 ,̂ 0 76 WHEAT--No. 2 Chicago 1 86 @ 1 87 X«.l Spring .v.. 1 45 @150 CORK. 83^® 85 OATS 65 @ 66 RVK . . 97 POSK--New Mess. ......20 00 LAUD--Steam 13 ST. LOUIS. WHEAT--No. 2 Bed. 1 47 Cohn--No. 2 .......... 68 OATS--NO. 3..... 52 Kye--NO. 2 ' 83 Pouk--Bless ....22 00 Lakd Hoos. Piffl 1? MLLWAUKET, WHE.\T--No. 1. @ 1 03 ^20 75 & 1^)4 @ 1 48* % 70 <*, 53 <a> 85 ^22 50 12^® 13 7 50 @ 8 00 4 50 @ 6 50 No. 2... COBW--No. 2....; Cats--No. 2 RvK....i Bahlev--No. 2. P, X 81 Vf 0 1 26^ CINCINNATI. Corn killed two of them, the third escaping... .The panic occasioned by the floods in Indiana has subsided, and the better estimates place the damage to the crops at not more than 25 per cent, in the central and southern portions of the State....Iowa, according to the census ,:#Bt taken, kes s population of about 1,369,000 ^ ^ijgain of about |00,000 in two years. Chabxbs Scheffes, President of the National Bank of Stillwater, Minn., committed saicid^ by shooting himself on Saturday last. The returns of the Wisconsin census show a population of 1,237,921, being a gain of 183,- 351 over the census of 1870--A dispatch from •, - H ttol. the Alabama Constitutional Convention stands 81 Democrats, 12 Republicans, and 6 Independ­ ents. The New York Republicans will hold their State Convention at Saratoga on the 8th of<> September The Independents of San Fran­ cisco, Cal., have nominated Sam Lrannon for Congress.,.. .Alexander H. Stephens lOoms up as a possible candidate tax Governor of Gebrgia. • " \ FOREIGN. Much distress has been entailed upon Ameri­ cans abroad by the failure of Duncan; Sherman Over 1,000 holders of the firm's letters Ko. 2 gp'g wlt»at, oaab No. 2, teller August.. No. 2 sellcrSoptcuiber No. 2 com, cnhL ... No. 2 corn, s. Ang^ t No. 2 c<ir«, HfUfr Sept No. 2 oath, caith.,.. No. 2 oat*, h. August. No. 2 oatu, b. 8v|»t. No. 2 rye, cash No. 2 rye. kcII-.t Aug.. No. 2 ryt-, seller Sept. No. 2 barley, cash.... No. 2 bar ley ̂ 8. Sept... No. 2 barley, b. Oct... No 3 barley, cash. Opemngr. @1.28X (# .7l»i 0 .7a, C4 .52 ® .43)6 « .80- @ .82 % .80 @1.25 <&1.07* @1.08 .90 for new .61 1.07 Cloning. *87 1.20 .95 @1.26^ @1.26ii @1.25 .71'* .71Ji bid .72% bid .58 .4%Ji bid .401^ bid @ .89 & .87 <» .85 \«1.25 Xgl.14 @1.00 • PBODCCB. The week opened rather quiet in the butter market, but toward the latter part of the week there was an increase in the demand, and a very satisfactory trade was reported. The re­ ceipts were liberal, but not much in excess of the shipments, and the accumulation was but slight. The quality of the receipts shows some improvement over the previous week. Dealers generally were quite firm in their views, and tull former prices were maintained. Quotable at 22@25c for extras ; 18@20c for firsts, 16@ J8« for seconds, 132^@16c for thirds, and 11@ 12c for inferior stock. There was nothing of consequence done in beans, but the offer­ ings were not large and prices were without essential change. Eastern mediums quotable at fl.80@1.85 per bn for prime according to the quality. Western £1.25 @1.75 for common to choioe. Bees­ wax was steady but quiet at 2G@30c for prime. There was a very good trade in broom corn, and the market ruled steady. Quotable at U%<a14c for No. 1 to eiira hurl iicaili^c for good to choice stalk braid, and C(tf 8>£c for crooked. The week has been a very active oue in the cheese market and prices ruled about %c higher on the better qualities, fliough the auvance for common was but slight. The market closed at 5 ( S ) 1 0 c f o r c o m m o n t o g o o d , a n d 1 0 , f o r Snme. Dried fruits were firm, and apples un-er a good demand were higher. Micliigan and New York apples sold at 8;^e<i8%c, and the outside was bid at the close. Ohio quotable at 8(«;8'ic, and Southern at 7(a,7J^c. Halves <icaches were scarce and firm at 10c. ilackberries sold at 8c for renovated, but prime not renovated were held above this fig­ ure. Dried peas were dull, and sales of good marrowfat were made at 61.G5. The market was again in /a very unsatisfactory condition for eggs. A large portion of the receipts were In poor order, and receivers ax* constantly be- Rtb...... ...'. Pohk--Mess -s LUD TOLEDO. WmtAT--Extra. Amber OOBN OATS ... * DETROIT. W HXAT--Extra . Amber... COR* OATS CLEVELAND. WHXAT--No. 1 Red No. 2 Red Co UN OATS..... .. 6S 70 ® 60 <& 83 ... 1 08 A i ll @ 1 S5 @ 77 <$ 75 @1 00 00 .. UX® 14«< @ 1 55 .. .. <$ 1 51 .. 77 % 77tf .. 45 ® SO .. 1 49 @ 1 80 .. 1 40 @ 1 *2 ® 79 cm. At .. @ 1 56 .. 1 61 82 <3 83 .. 69 ® 71 What Are Jetties! , The Scientific American gives a fa­ miliar description of the jetty system wfiicli is to be applied in the improve­ ments at the mouth of the Mississippi, as follows: The delta of the Mississippi is formed of narrow strips of land, mos'Jy low lying banks, through which the river winds until it makes its exit to the gulf by a number of narrow passes. In some of these channels previous attempts have been made to deepen them by dredging, with but partial success, however, as a single flood has been known to cany down sufficient sediment to fill them to their original depth; and the current ̂ besides emptying into the open Water at the mouths, speedily left at that point bars of blue cJav, surmountable only by light draught snips. The gist of Capt. Eads' plan will now be readily appre­ hended when it is regarded as shifting the point of deposit of these barriers from the shoal water at the entrance of one pass out into the deep water where filling up by natural causes is impossi­ ble. By this means the river is now to be made to cut out and scour its own channel across the present bar. To do this, it is obvious that the banks of the pass must be extended so as to lead the stream far enough out; another section of conduit, as it were, must be added, and this is now to be formed by the sub­ marine dykes or jetties. The material of which these structures are to be composed is willow twigs bound in bundles, termed bv engineers " fas­ cines," eight or ter feet in length, and about m many inches in diameter. A large number of fascines at a time will be lashed together to form rafts, the first of which will be from seventy-five to two thoiiHfljnd feet in •width- the largest rafts being sunk in the deepest water. The rafte will nest be towed the proper point, t'aere loaded with stones and submerged, and tiras the work will continue, one raft being sunk above an­ other until the surfaoe is reached. Each e of rafts will be narrower than the e below it, until the upper course will not be more than, ten feet wide. The two walls which will thus be constructed will be prolongations of the barks, and between them will form a channel with sloping sides. In the course of time the interstices of twigs and stones will fill with sand and mud, so that eventually two solid submarine levees will be pro­ duced. Very little pile work, it is said, will be required, except, perhaps, at the head of South Pass, which is the cutlet at which the jetties are to be built, in order to provide for the proper regula­ tions of the volume of water in the new channel at various stages of the river. Capt. hut.* tuxeady begxa his sur­ veys, in which work, together with the making of the necessary contracts for material, labor, etc., the summer will be consumed. The first raft, it .is expected, will be sunk by the beginning of Octo­ ber next. AN EXASPERATED BEASTV Heir • Girl's Dress Was Palled Back by an Elephant. [Wyandotte Correspondence ot U*e Eaneaa City XiniesJ Tuesday, the entire population, except a blind woman and Bouse went over to visit a circus and have a nice time. One Granger sold the two bushels of corn he had received from the Belief Board for $1.50 and enjoyed the sawdusty arena far more thaii he would the planting of the same; "and besides," he remarked, " the poor ye have with ye always, but circuses are rare, and should not be shunned/' A young lady from across the Jersey took her feller and an opera glass, the former to buy her lemonade and peanuts, and the liatter to show that she had one, and to enable her to see the performance. But as soon t:s the exercises began she saw enough with the naked eye to eonvinoe her that a glass was unnccccssrj; "C sb.-? it is h?? lap, whence it wae observed by one of the fakirs, and now beams darkly from some pawnshop, without a doubt. The young lady says she thought the per­ formance real romantic until she stopped to see the elephant. She wore one of those pockets behind, in which, besides uer handkerchief, she had deposited an apple, a handful of pea­ nuts, quarter of a pound of ̂gumdrope, a little bottle of ammonia, and some other trifles. She and her swain, after jjtdinli'H.tg Wife oOSupieSiOSi Ot tilt". IiXig45 beast, turned their bocks upon hira ' to watch the monkeys and the live kangar roo, aod gaze into each other's eyes; to do this the better they leaned back against the rope which enclosed the stately monarch of the south, who saw the apple protruding from the pocket of the unconscious fair one. He nesitated a moment and was lost to all sense of honor or self-respect, for with shuffling movements he emulated the example of our common mother, plucked and ate the fruit, but instead of clothing him­ self in a fig leaf, returned to the pocket pad scooped out the gumdrops and pea­ nuts, with a sly wink at his nephew, who was looking on with anxiety at the pro­ ceeding! But in the last mouthful the majestic beast took in this ammonia bot­ tle by mistiike, the cork came out, and about an ounce , of hartshorn ran down the throat of the greedy beast. This beverage is said to have a reviving and stimulating influence, and in this case it proved its power, for a more revived ele­ phant was never seen on earth, and it is doubtful if ever the kingdom of heaven contained so stimulated an animal. With a wild yell he grabbed rthp pro­ tuberance behind the lady which had been the cause of his disaster pshe was "pulled back" some before, but as the exasperated trunk yanked at the bustle and accessories, all former attempts at that style of wearing-gear seemed pale and nickly; everything was " pulled back" until the ycuug woman looked like the statue of Niobe in blue calico. The young man with great presence of mind shouted " shoo," and the gentlemanly clerk of the elephant, with a good prod, persuaded the beast to let up. But the fun was over for the day; cake had no charms, and soda no balin for these two souls, who walked home with but a single thought about wild animals. The big elephant has learned a lesson in morals which will probably induce him to let other people's pockets alone, though nobody dares to ctrry a bottle within range of hifi proboscis. Andrew Johnson's Religious Opinions. [From the Washington Star.] It is a fact well kno\m among those who were personally intimate with the , late ex-President Johnson that, while entertaining a sincere respect for the re­ ligious belief of others, he himself was unsettled in mind in reference to the world beyond. His natural leaning was apparently toward the Methodist Epis­ copal Church, and while in Washington, he was an attendant at St. Paul's Luth­ eran, and also of the Foundry Church, toward the completion of which he made a very liberal contribution. In conversation with friends, however, he expressed grave doubts as to the correct­ ness of the theory on which is founded the commonly accepted doctrines of Christianity, and seemed to find no satis­ faction in speculations as to the life hereafter. He was a great admirer of Swedenborg as an interpreter of the Scriptures, and those who knew him best are of the opinion that his belief conformed more readily to the Sweden- borgian faith than any other. A-max who has an office on Griswold street was handed a bill the other day by a boy employed as collector for a firm. He looked it over, put his thumb into his vest pocket, and remarked: 4' Come in Wednesday and I will pay it." The boy went away, but returned Tuesday ̂ and ab'ain presented the bill. "Didn't I tell you to come Wednesday ?" growled the man as he looked over the bill. " Yes, sir, but I know of two more col­ lectors who are coming for yon to-mor­ row, and I thought I'd get "in ahead." The man could offer no further objec­ tions.--Detroit Free Frew. i A Criticism of Johnson% A <lninistratio4 < [J- B. McCullagh, in St. Louis Globe.] «' f B is liot my purpose to attempt age&» " era! estimate of Johnson's character as ft man oar as President, but I think it only , just to his memory to explain away on®; or two misapprehensions with i t him. A great 2>ort of the public still b*. heve tbn-t H6 w&s a drunkard. This is far from being the truth. He said } me one night that it was very strange/ that he oouidn't take a glass of whisky and water withont being denounced as a. drunkard, while others could get blind drunk and be indorsed by the temper­ ance societies and the Young Men*# Christian associations. During his life, in the White House; Johnson rarely used, wine or liquor. He wa» supposed to be drunk when he made his famous 22nd of February speech, in which he denounced Forney as a dead duck ; but Le had not tasted liquor that day. He could get drunk on his own talk quicker than the oldest toper can get drunk on whisky. Even in private conversation, after ha "had the floor" for five minutes, has. listeners would be often led to think he had been drinking ; but in public speech­ es he was even more liabie to this su(*> picion, when it was entirely groundless. He was not a fce to taller, I believe, but lis dare swear he was not a habitual drinker curing his presidential incumbency Another impr'jssion quite prevalent is that he did not write the meswige sent to Congress by him. This is another mistake. He not only wrote his own message, but he rarely showed them even to his own Cabinet until they were finished. He made an exception in the case of the veto of the Freedman's Bureau bill, which, I beleive was submitted to Jeremiah Black for Be vision before being sent to Congress,but the strongest docu­ ment he ever wrote---the veto of the Civil Bights bill--was his own unaided composition. \ After all that can be written of John­ son's life and career, I still think that the severest as well as the justest critism Of his adminstration was made by an old Virginia farmer, in a high state of fermentation, whom I met in the gallery of the House one day. Said he, " He does (hie) the right (hic)-est thing the (hie) wrongest (hic)-est tune of any mm* I ever saw." Singular Loss of Sheep. fJVom t3h<* Alafnojla tO.«A \ l Last week we mentioned the loss of a large number of sheep in the hills back of Mission San Jose, belonging to Mr. San Jose, belonging to Mr. Ashurst, but we were misinformed as to the mode of their death. It waa not by rushing down a precipioe, but in another and mott singular way that fclie niisfortui^e occurred. The sheep to the number of 2,500 were auietly feeding on a hiH about three miles east of Mission San Jose, Sunday afternoon, July 4, when a man who had boen a short time vtroriringf for the owners of the sheep suddenly uttered a loud yell, which had the effect of frightening the sheep. They imme­ diately ©ommenced running down hill as fast as they could. At or near the bot­ tom of the hill a large patch of poison oak waa growing, and they rushed pell- mell into it* Here their legs got so en­ tangled that they oould not move. Meanwhile the others came running down upon them, until they were piled in layers six deep, one upon the other. Of course the most of them were soon suffocated and dead. One of the owners- came to the spot within ten minutes af­ terward, and, with the aid of a Spaniard, suoceeded in pulling out and rescuing about fifty head. But the number that lost their lives in iliis strange way waa 700 in all. Fat's Persuasiveness* The following anedote is related of tbe> late Mr. Greeley, who is well known to have been throughout life a staunch ad­ vocate of temperance. Through all his electioneering campaigns, he sat at pub­ lic dinners and suppers where wine and spirits flowed freely, but he never passed the bottle or touched the liqpaor himself. The waiters who knew his temperanca principles were generally puzzled what to do when they came to the row glasses fronting his plate, as they fronted all others. Usually they were directed by n look or gesture of tho roaster of tho oeremonies to pass by him in silence. But on one occasion, an Irish waiter would not abide such an apparent breach, of hospitality. " Hadn't ye better take something, sir, to get up an appetite like, afteryour long ride, sir?" the hospitr able Hibernian whispered to the startled sage. " A little brandy and wather wud do ye good--it wud, upon my sowl, sir." The heartiness of the appeal touched the philosopher. He recognized the ring of true hospitality in its tones, and his. heart relented at the idea of depressing such sterling virtue by a continued re­ fusal. "Brandy and water#" he said. " Well, Pat, I'll take half that to oblige you. Give me the water, and let soaje« one else have the brandy." The Baltimore Balloon. The Baltimore Sun thus speaks of the balloon in which W. F. Schoeder, of that city, proposes to attempt a voyage to Europe : The balloon is egg-shaped, very Strong, and will hold 8(^000 cubic feet of gas. From the machine, shaped, like a life-boat, and suspended below, a steel mast will run up at each end, inter-: secting and bracing the balloon. The balloon and machine will thus be firmbr united. The car will be suspended be­ low the machine. There is to be a rud­ der at each end of the machine, and also a propeller, each fifteen feet long. These propellers, working together, act the one to pull and the other to push the ship forward. They are to make twelve 1 huudred revolutions per minute. On j each side will "be a wing thirty-live feet long that flaps like a bird in flight, and i will s ire to raise or lower the balloon, or make it stand still. A light eight- horse power engine will work the ma­ chinery, and a gas generator is to8 be carried along. The whole affiair, it ia , expected, will weigh 2,800 pounds, and will carry 12,000 pounds under ordinary conditions. Mark Twain's joking advertisement for the body of a boy who stole his um­ brella at a base ball match recoiled rathar heavily on him. Some medical student left a "case"--the corpse of a boy--at his house, and Mark was thought to have been his murderer until the janitor of the medical college claimed the 4' sub­ ject." • '"i :i" ' I V ' f . ' , . W , R J ,:'V mailto:t3.75@4.50 mailto:13.60@13.65