Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 2, 1873, Page 6

.an, 1,187, « Wng genorally subinon olrolos, a8 us- wdolng in noy of the produce _»spt n wheat,which was an objeot of considorable Intorest, and drow out more opera- tors than ordinary. Wo repoat our quotationa 1 the leading artiolos for reference purposos ¢ Highwines wero nominnl at 8034 per gallon, Drossed hoga wero quoted at $4.36@4.40 por 100 1bs. Provislons woronominaly steadyat thefollowing rango of pricos: Mess Pork—Old, $11.26@11,60 3 now pork, oash or moller January, $11,86@ 1140; do sellor Fobruary, SI1.60@11.55; do sollor March, 811.70@11.76; do_seller April, 811.85@11.90; primo moss, ©10.60; extraprimo, $8.76. Lard, cash, orscllorJanuary, 87.00; do collor Fobraaty, 87.13}; do eollor March, &7.95: do = ealler April, 7.60. Bwaot {)lcl(lad bams, TH4@53o, oand groon hams_at T34@73¢0 for 15-1b avoragas, and 7@7}40 for 16-1b ‘avorages, Greon shouldors, 3ifc; do rough mides, 43{o; do shor ribs,' 43%4@6o; do ehort clonr, big@bifo; dry ealtod monts quotablo at BJdo for slhouldors't b5§@5L4e for short ribs, and 63{@>5J4o for short clear. Boxed shouldors, eolior Sinuaty, quotedat S3fc. Luglish moaly for delivory in Jon- unry, 5%o for Cumborlande; Go for short ribi or fong oloar; Go for short oloar; Bi@ 8l4c for long cut hama., Dacon i quoted at 4%4c for shoulders, 7iqo for clear ribs, 73{c for short clear, all packed. ~ Mess baef, $8.50%0.00; oxtra moss do, $0.00@10.00 ; boof hams, £27.00 @0, ity tallow, 7@70; gronso’ quoia- Blo at 6}{@0Ko. TFlour wax quoted firm at tho following rango ‘of pricos: #air to cliolco white winter oxtras, Red wiater oxtra Good to choice sy Low to medfum....., Good to fancy Minne Spring superfines, Iiyo flour.... . Buckwheat four, Wheat was aotivo for o holiday, something Jike o qusrter of a mfllion bu of shorts boing bonght aud éold in tho morning, in the lowor hallway of tho Chambor of Commerco, Tho markot was wek, declining 234c further, in addition to the 83¢c 'drop of yoatorday afternaon, but olosed stronger. 'Thore wore rumors of an edvauce in Livorpool, and soma stated Lhat that market was unchanged, but such roports do not mean any- thing, ns tho Britishera do but little trading durlng any part of tho Christmas holidnys, which time includes Now Yoar's, The causo of tho *decling wna purely local. Saveral operators who ‘hold whoat found yeaterday that they conld not ‘obtain oxpactod accommodations I carrying, and wuro obliged to kol out. Ihissot otliors to cogi- {ating on tho possibiliy that tho rocont. advanco Wwas but a temporary mattor; and they, too, wanted to pell out, though not obliged Lo do so. Tho result wa the drop. Sellor Fobruary was the principal option denlt in; it opeued nt €L213¢, declined to $1.103¢, and closed at $1.21 @1.2134, Bellar the month was quiot at 2¢ be- low, eeller March at 20 above, snd sellor April at 4o abovo, tho pricos quoted for Fobruary. No. 1 spring was nominal at §1.25@1.27; No. 2 do at $1.18}¢; No. 8do at $1.04@1.06; and rojected do at Y3@94e, Cora was dull and little botter than nominal at thodocline roached last ovoning. A fow sales sroro made of sellor Fobruary zt S1L{@S15c, slosing at tho insido, Sellor Lho nionth fay aominal at 303{@307¢c ; soller May at 37i¢o; ;g}}l:r Juno at 375{@3dc } and rojocted at 203 @ c. Oats wore nominally fivm at 243{@350]cash or woller the month ; 251(@2514c seller Feobruary, &vl ;?n soller March. Rojected quoted at 24}§ Co ltye was nominally weak at GS¢ for No, 2, and €3¢ for rojocted. l!l.l.rloy was nominal at 650 for No. 2; b2 for No. 8; ‘and 4o for rojectod. Rccoipts in A, D. & Co.'s would bring 1@26 por bu moro then - thosa quotations. DRESDBTUFFS IN ENGLAND, The United Btates Economist anys ¢ A late review of the Brilish corn irado furnishes pome futerhsting fuformation upon tho subject of Ihs English food supply, It secms that a declied fallin off n the receipts from Eeatern Z’.'nrol:u was expeeted within & veey ehord period, although, (n maka womo. amends for this, there waa good reavon tu expecta continuance of tho largs shipments from America. Tyenty veesels loaded wilh whieat, for inotance, woro expected from Ban Francisco. A turplus of 2,600,000 quarters was deponded npof from Callforals, sud largo uwmonnts from other Unlted Staten porta, With this, and a continuation of a supply from Frauco, it ywas hoped that actual want might bo ke kept frow tho doors of even thio pooror cinsses of tho country, ul- though a vista of high pricos was thonght to bo inevi- table, It was entimatcd thatatn fow compuiation au tmport of 12,000,000 quarlers would Lo noceesary to meot tho deficlences, aud that, taking tho present av- €raga price of wheat, tho enormous sum of $176,000,000 wauld be required to purchaso tho supply. 1u addi- Hon to tho khiort graln returus the polato crop Is de- ficient, aud, to make mattors still worse, complatuts ‘wore coming from the various growivg grounds of the bsd qualily of tho stock, Thly last misfortune it waa thought could not Lo remedied, un o foreign supplics #ro {0 o lind at this scason of {Loyear. Notwithstanding {he heavy importations into Eng- 1and, aud the comparatively low prices of bresdstutls in that market, rigns of the prevalonce of extrome Digh rates are by no meaus lacking, Our latest ade ‘ices from Birmingham are to the effect that tho pro- vaillng wel weatlier bas resulted in much damago to e uuthreshed grain, and that tho Lttle wheat which wan already sowis on fhe wed land was rotting on the ground Instead of vegetating, and that but little mors Would bo planted before February. A shaflaz utatoof things oxiats in many other Engifeh farming districts, und foara of anolher dlsastrous season in 1573 was getie crally feared, with even n greater deflclency, Lven pow French murkets leave bitlo marglu for ehipment to Englind, haviug ricen fo ncarly par with tho Iutter i but there were consjdorabla” shipmonts duo on old contracts that would have a tendency to chicek any immudisto Epcculative movemonts, With tho clo<ing of American canals reduced shipments from this country wero confidently looked for, o, tak- ing tho wholo eltuation togellir, ail o olameits uf an active apcculation iu breadstufla before tho cloraof the winterecem to bo present, sud our producers and denl- ers have reason toanticipate o lively and prolitable grain movement before long, Notwithatanding the fact that England s always rich in her unrestricted trade in the producti of Ler own looms and frctaries of all descriptions, sho can ouly bo tato willya sort humo wipply of foad whilo le i o only food-buying uation i Elrope, Evon imoney can Dot alivays ward off want aud starvation, The rocent beavy raing in Europo liave wrought groat injury in the gricultural regions of France as well s in those of England, The Russian crop prospects for next year 276 {n doubt aleo, and shiowld (ho fears of some of tho Leaviest forelgn’ grain dealers be realizad, n louf of Dbread may uert year cost the English laborer noro thay bis d3y's waos, nupposing ho Is ablo tu iod work e — CHICAGO DAILY MARKET. 0@ 90,75 800 Ti WEDNESDAY EVENING, Jan, 1, ALCOTIOL—Was quict and unchanged; 04 percont prouf quotable st $1.79G$1.84, T'ROOM CORN—Tho inquiry for hurl and stalk braid continues fair, aud, owing to scarcity, they rils frm, Tho lower grades of corn aro in largo and - creasiug supply, and movo very slowly, Wo quote: No, 1liurl, 6570 per b; No, 1 stalk bratd, 65 No. 2do, 4B4ic; Nu. 8 do, JG3ic; insido 8@4c: do red’ tip, de; do palo and red, 2@2% ANB—A tolersbly fuir desunnd oxists’ for boaus, Tho ofierings of falr to cholco graden ato rathor light, snd they aro falr i connoquu nce, We quolo: Navien at $2.00§2.60 ; falr to prime, $2.00@2.25; common to wedtum at $1,95@ 175, BUTTER—Very Hiillo trading wao done in thin de. parment of tho” market, tho demaud butng mainty of a local character and confined to tho bettor grades, Prices wero nomfnully unchanged: Good Lo chioics foll, 18@20c; strfeily choico dalry packed, 25@38 wedium 1o good, 18@22c; inferlor to common, b@R1T BAQ@ING—Tho demand for bigging confinucs ght, with no_material varlation In_ Lriees, which rule fiFin, a3 follows 460 Ludlow, 35c's Lawlaton, ¢c; Amcrican, 82ie} Ottbr Creek, S350 ; burlu Dags, " 4nd 6 by, 2062270 3 gunules, single, 19@150; do double, 3¢ ; Wool kacke, 8@ 100, COOPENAGE—Was _quict nud quoto: Park barrels, $1.25@ 1.5 1.76; whiskey barrely Gane Tougl alaves, beadings, 7@9c ¥ sot; flourhuon yoles, $14,008 17,00 3 m{ pork and tierce polcs,$30.00@10,00 3 m 3 whiskey bacrel atuver, $23@47 9 m. Sales includo 4 cara pork barrels at §1.05. CALIFORNIA FRUITS—Aro in mocc-ate supply sud démaud, Quolutions are 04 followa: Enat Deurra snd Bourre Gris pears ot $4,25@4.50 ; Wintor Nollln ut £.75@4.00, EGS—Thero was notuing dolng this morning, Fresh are quoted firm at 35@30c, aud chcleo plekled briny, 22624, FEAMFUERS~Aro In falr demand t provious pricea, Wo quoto: Prime livo geeso pt 65680 from Orsi unchanged, W rd tiorces, $1.70@ ) $2.0002,95 ; flour barrels, G0 $18.003%0.00'; bucked sfaves, 30,00 5 flour Ataves, §3,50@9,50; circle flour Nauda; jobbing prices, 196780 for wwsvrted feathors mized Teathore, 23@55¢, according to quality, I81(—Only’ & Hiiled amontit of trading was dono n thls markel, and prives wero again quot- Wo ropeat our lisk whitetivly, * §5.25635,60 trout} ed pteady oud unchianged, ay follows: No, 1 du, $5.0035.255 No, 1 shore wackorel, $11,00@11, No, 2 bay mackercl, {10 @ BLES@LI0; hanlk codfinh, 35,60 $4.7655, 125 ; § No.'1 shore Lils, 45.15 2 George'a cod 1, 30.60650.73 5 box Lerrlig, Nu, 1, f0@330; box lior- tug, ncaled, 44@400; Columbts’ Kiver saltion, now, Lalf brla, 10,0063 1 TRUITE (ARD 7 U18—Tiematn nesed Tango of prices: Dates, 1@ e ; Ngs, ox, 17GIH; @100 rataing, $2.501. 10j,@11cT raspherries, 436 |, abc3 poachen, pared, 21@! caches, halves, '6ro@ 703 "do, Tnixod, 81GONC ; Zatito curranty, 1873, 83 @ 9§ do, 1672, 7@T %0 ; Apples, Bouthiern, new, Shie o, Western, 635@0)g0 M N ujot'fat tho ane @c; Nie, now, Turkny prunes, 1473, blackbervie: pittert cherr i Vetls, 14@15c | Atwionds, uglinh waluits, 16@16¢; Napleo wi 3 Traadl, 3 ey Aricay s, G, @Ted W, TGS Lenneaves peduite BE—Tho «hieees markot was nactive sl fore mer prices, We cuntintic v ansto i Now Yol faclvry, HIE CHICAGO DAILY 'I'RIBU. I RNSD. s JANUARY 2, 187 124@M0; Ollo factory, 11@196; Westorn fastory, (Lo, COAL~Nothing was noted i couneotion with the coal markot. A fow orders only wero recoiveid and_filled at tho wnnoxed quotationn: Lebig lump, $13.50; Tabigh, propared, $13,00; ~ Locl awannn, $12,00@13.00% Erio, $10,600411.603 Bijar 11111, $10.60@11,50'; Walnut 1ill, $10,60; Llonabiirg, $10.00@ 11003 Obiorry Mino, $10.00 ¢ Tiocking Valley, $10,00a 10:60 Cannel coal, £10,00; Tndiana blook, §9.50310,007 Mivonk, £3,00¢ Witmingtn, $7.00@7.50. QROCERIES—~Bugars wero eany, Jlower, bt for must of tho ing obtainod, Busince was follown ¢ ) D1-0Ann SopA—Tx@8c, Coyrrea—Mochs, Jc; O, 0. Java, 284 @283¢c: Javn, No, 2, ¥8x(@24X(0; fancy ltio, 23 @3X0; choles Ao, 2375@13% ¢} primo Rlo, 274 @225c; good do, NG 2{c; comidon do, 1@, Singkvors, 224/ @3k ancy, 23%@2c ; o, prime, 2I@IIKC Marlealbo, 2135 @ 230, S eRAn A 1eQANLEA=BlAr, (il welght, 20}(@3lo: Bleatino, tice—Dains, 8X@80; Rangoon, 13(@8o; Oarolln T ) BX @8 goon, 1:(@8o} lins, BuaAns—Palent cutb loaf, UN@lxc; crushed, powdered, and granulated, ‘13 oNes A Seng: srd, 125@12%c: do No. 3, 193@15%0s 1, 123 1230 ; oxtra 0, 19@12%c ; O, No, 3, {1x@i0; yal low O, 11@11%c; choice brown, 11@11%0 prime do, 10X@11c; falr'do, 104@10x0; cholce mol angsr, 1@Ie: fale do, 9@94o0; Naw Orl sugar, choico, 11@11%04 do prime, 10X@1lc; do falr, 10@100 3 do coimmon, 9 @93{c. Bynurs—Dismond drips,’ 1,35@!1. oxtra fine, 72@76c | good sugar-housn oxira do, B0@G6e : New Orloany molasass, choice, T @B0c do prime, 108760 ; do common, 03@E50¢ Torto Jtlen molasaes, chiolco, 65@00c; commun molasses, o, - and nominally /0 ods in the Hat a firm feol- inolive, Wo quoto ax sllver drips p, 46@50¢ H SeicEs—Alleplcs, 17@180; cloves, 28@300; canala, 40@4203 popyer, 32@I3Nc 5 nutmess, $1.95@1,30} ginger, pure, 266306} do No.1, 208250 46 No. 3,18 °. BoArs—French moltled, 0@0ic; German mote tled, TN@T0: Goldon Went, 6@0Nc; White Lily, 65@6%c; While Toms, B@63e; brown Windeor, 434 @4ie; palm, 00363c : Bavon Tinperlal, 64 @6 cr Tafic—Gloss, 9%@10¢; corn, 9@llc; laundry, 0@70; common, 5@0c, GANME~Thoro was nothing doing to-lay, Tho mara Kot i vury lberally supplied with ail_deacriptions, and prices far grouso and quail wore weak and irregulnr, Tu tho nbaenco of Aalea we quote from thoso of Iast cvoping : Prairle chickens at $9,96@4.00 ; auall, $1.25 @135 ; rabbitn at $1,00@1,25 ; vonison saddlos at 16c § o cartass, T@! GREEN FIU ‘of0 anlet and ateady, Applos arq quotabloat $3,00@4.00 3 brl. Crainbesricnat $10,00 @11,50 for cultivated, and $150R6.50 for wild. T10PS,—Tho market rulen ut 3@ 40c for primo West- ern, Very choleo ars held at 46c; common to fair gradlon, 20@0c; Exstern, 408 thc, LONEY—VWo conlinue to quota :, Chiolco white comty at 20@%0c; medium grades, 20@26o; iaferior and etralned hotloy, 16@202, 11AY—Tho demand was small to-day, and the mar- Xet was cany at the reduction noled eatly in the weo Wholesalo dealeva woro offoring tho following. pricos, ¢arato contin 18,000 Ihe orovors ON Tragr—-Fimothy, Beater presaed, $16,00§17,00; Limothy, loose presacil, $15.50@16,60; ' prairic, prensod, $10.00G1130, Onf WaaoN—Timothy, lonso, $16,006316,00; pruiie, loose, £9.50810.60, Tor delivory of pressod, $1.00@1.50, ace Cording to dintance, HIDES—-Mot willin good_ Eastern and local domand, and full former rates wera boing realized, We ropeat ourlist: Grecon butehora, city, 7c; green salted, cured, heavy, 1lo; do light, 19@12)(c}; part cured, D¢ @10}5cs green’ frozen, 83@10c; grech calf, 17@17T3c : groen clty veal kip, Prinie, 14c} dryealted, 1661761 dry ki, 220} dry ealf, 26c; dry fifat, 196200} deacons, b0@GcH duiaged, @8 ! all olbor dsmaged stock, tvo-tlirds randed, 10 per cont off, - BER~Thore wan no trading at tho yards to-day, “Tho annesed Jet glvea tho prices of tho dltferant graden of lumber aud hardwood : Firat cloat, ... +$52.00@65.00 Sacond elear, 1 incli 164 ad T A00@60.00 Third clear, 1 {uch. © 30.00@340.00 Third clear, thick, . #.00@45,00 Firat and socond clear flooring, fogstiter, rough,... . 40,00@43.00 8,0 24,00 20.00@322.00 17.0039,00 . 0.00933,00 ‘Wagon-box Loards, eelected, 16 inches and upwari... + 35.00@40.00 A stock bonrds. .. 37.00@10.00 24,00832,00 ; 18:00817.00 15.00@10.00 5.000416.00 Fluat aud Comimon siding. Common flooring, 3.00@24.00 ‘Timber—eawed, 14 to 16 feet, U0@20,50 Shingles—sawed A P m, 1 .50@3.75 Pickets, square, .., + 15.00@10,00 Pickets, flat.... + 12,00315,00 Cedur poate, splt. . + 16.0008318,00 Cedar posts, . .+ 20,00§322.00 3.76@4.00 1,50@2.00 764,00 cr cal transferrad, which cliargo follows the shingles, Thickucss—Five sbingles to be two inchies in thick- noss, Length—Sixzteen inches, HARDWOOD, Onk (dry) Blncl((‘ W: ) Maple 00335.00 Ash (d (06340,00 Bulteriut 00Q60,00 Counter tops (velect). Flooring, G-u. grooved uadl vastclied 5.00@16.00 o 0 quote ; Paleruo and Meseina lemons at £6,60@7.00 ; French and Malagas ot $0.00@6,603 Valencia do at $12.008 14,00 per case, METALS AND TINNERS' BTOOK—Tin plato is quite firm, aud will probably advance as goon 34 trade starte upalittio, Other metals aro stvady at the prices aivew below : Tix PLaTe10, 10a14, $14007 do, 12613, $14.0 ¢ 40c ; amall, 410 ; bar, 420, o, 14x20, $16,00 ; do, raofing, IC, $13.6 1o Tiv—Large, Buper ZiNo—I'ull canke, 110; hulf 'casks, 110} less quantity, 11ge ; slab, oc, BuEsT Inys—No, 24, Tic ratos, Corren—Coppor botloris, 480 ; brazlers, over 121bs, 47¢; tiuned copper, 43c. WinE—210 6, 8¢ 3 0, 8, nnd 9,100 ; 104011, 11c; 12, ye; 13 sud 13, T2ige; 15 snd 6, e 117, doe 18,16¢; 19, 1905 20,2007 full bundle, 16 per cent dis” count ; forico wire, e, OILS—The inquiry for ofls was_small, snd mataly confined to_carhon, lard, aud whale. ' Prices wore gouerally Ariner, notably ko for linsad and turpen. tine, Following arotho quotations: Carbom, 254G 260+ oxtra lard ofl, T3u; No, 1, G8c; No, 2, G6c3 fin soadraw, 63c; do Doiled, 03¢ Whale, 8803 sperm, $2.00 @2.10; neats’ foot ofl, trictly pure, $110, do_extra, 1,00;'do No, 1, 10@950; bauk “ofl, ' G8@T0¢ : “strails, T2aTic: elephinnt ofl, 950; tnrpentine, 10@720, VAIN'TS, COLOKS, AND FUITY—Thore was no considerabla movement in this class of goods, sud prices aro nominal, as follows : WILITE LEAD, Btrictly puro. 1150 Fancy rands, 0.50@11.00 zI ‘Gonuino Veillo Montague. 14.60 Amorican .. 1250 Buow white. 1100 Railroad colors. . Talace car colura, Rochele achiro. Engliah Ven. rod Enyilish orsnge miveral Pittsburg orauge miner: 300 Englishred lead, 1260 American red le 1150 Parls white, 3 4,00 Whiting. . 2,50 In bulk... 330 Tu Liadders oe POULTIY—~Tliero was 1o irado {0 speak of this moruing, aud_dealers closed carly in bonor of New Yoar's Day, Prives are quotablo lower all round and thera Is a'good supply of poultry left ovor, Wo quota: “Turkoys at 10G¢1Je jehickons at &350 ; geuso at 4.00@10.00; ducks, ¥,50@450, Wo note, eales of 400 1b3 ckoldo dry picked turkoya st 4o G dozon g00d_chickeus at 3,00, POTATOES—Car lots of cholfco peachblows aro fn fair demand b 70375, Petatoos noll from store ot 80@99¢. Tho recoipta ara very light, BALT—The demand for ealt. continues fair and the market I8 firin, Wo again quote: Onondagn and Sagi- naw, fine, §2.40 ; ordinary coarse, $2.40: coarso Din. wond_0, ground “solar, $2,60 ; datry, without Dags, $2.50 ; o, "With bags, $.45@4,50 ; Ashlon dairy, por uack, £6.00'; ground umn, $276 "Curks sland, October, 15,041 7,940 Novombor, 192,381 7,417 December. 5108 10,370 Total, 1,815,004 146,010 Tho racelpts and shipments of live stock this yoar and last comparo as follows RroRIrTE, cattte, Sheep, Tutal, 816,080 3,208,180 B2 4,340,000 s 1,008,723 4,840 Cattle, llrqu Sheep, Tatal, 1,163,208 136,088 1,789,401 1,610,025 1,435,604 145,010 2,450,645 V18008 o13008 0038 n0l,am Thio following wero tha recelpts and sylpmants of cattlo and live hogs for twelvo yoars : TEQEIVED, nuIerCED, Catlle, ilogn. ey 6,153 285,140 4750 649,030 561,110,071 8L 1,600,818 1,285,871 661,277 57,073 K15,611 033,203 484750 1,656,080 760,647 1,705, 1,020,812 1,681,860 1,086,405 624,463 400,097 1,162,280 610,023 1,835,694 2193 Ibs. Number of cats of stook recelved. ... Number of cars of stock shipped, oo B4, ‘Tho monthly averago weight of tho hogu re- ceived was as follows: 2233¢ lbs| Novembior s 2273 1ha| Docember 263110 ~To-day the market was moderately active, with pricos stendy and unchanged, Bhip- pers and local buyers were operating, and ander the light receipts holders asked and roadily ob- tained fall yostorday's pricos, Vhoro wero sov- eral flno droves among the offerings, but the ay- arago quality was not as good as on the procod- ing two days. The markot closed quiet and firm. QUOTATIONA, Extra—Gradod eteers, aversgiug 1,450 s and upwards nsinaver .. $6.16@0,30 Oholco Beaves—Fine, fat, well-formed Synar ory, and avoraging 1,250 to 5.150.00 od, fin atoors, averaging 1,100 {0 1,300 lun 6.0025.50 Medium Grades—tteers in falr fies aging 1,100 (01,250 10, .« vne ... 4508475 Butchers'” Stock—Common to inodiim #toers, and good to extra cows, for clty alaugliter, averaging 800 0 1,100 ILs...... 2.76@4.00 tock ~Osttls—Common_eattld, in_d lacent flesl, wveraging from 700 0 1,030 tba. ... 3.00@4.00 Inforior—Light and thin cows, hoifors, atage, blly, and pcallawag steers. 1.75@2.60 [ 260 Texaa Cattlo—Nortbern susamera Toxae Cattlo—Corn-fod ... ... HOGS—0wing to the light reooipts thore was a firmor tone to the hog market, aud, with a good local and outside demnnd to moct, sellers ware onnblod to work up pricos n little, tho advance, a8 compared with yestordas's ratey, being fully o per 100 Ihs. Bales wore offected at an es- treino range of $3.5@3.90 for poor fo oxtr, with most of tho traneaclions st §8.65@3.80. Wo noto tho following : 00 mALTH, Drice,|No. I'rice.|Na, 3,05 | 8 ive, 8 (U ] 0 40 W | 20 .80 44 65 |48 870 o6 | da 370 4 3t |8 300 47 35 |48 3,65 43 890 |85 873 63 870 | @ .35 4 830 |0 870 46 870 |83 8.10 o1 319 |45 3 880 i 800 55 81T 380 42 i BHEED—1The markot was quiot and steads, at £3.266.25 for common to ehaico, | All s0ld. A Whirlwind of Fire in Englanil. From the Liverpoel Mevcury, Dc, 6. On Baturday & moat romarkablo phonemenon oceurred st King Button, near Banbury, by which a men-had a narrow escape. No loss than savonteon trees wore torn up by the rooty, thir- ty-six more or lesm injured, and 118 yards of stono wall thrown down. About 1 o'closk in_the dny peoplo in the neighborhood aaw something in the shape of o hayoook, of groat size, revolving through the air. I was sccompaniod by fire ano & gi:olt doal of nmoko, and sontetimes was soen high in the air, aud at othors near tho ground. It mudo & groat moino, somothing llke & railway train travolling, and progresseil with great rapldity. It possed tho eataten of Colonel North, M. P., Sir William Brown, Bart., and Mr, Leslio Molvillo Cart- wright, sixiy-one yards of whose park wall at one place has boon thrown down from the foun- Tation, It tore up oneof tho largest beech trees on Bir William Brown's estate, and about twelve to fifteen tons of oarth with it, and tho branches wero carried about in all directions, A man namod Adams, who was breaking stonos on the rond, sayn Lio heard a groat noise aa if a rail- way traln’ wera coming up. Thera was o donso smoko, snd n treo that Lo lisd been atanding undor s minute bo- foro was torn up. 'Chere was & hoavy rain st the time, and a few minutes befors a vivid flash of llghhflnf. Tor amilo and » half thoro are traces of tho destruction caused by the phenomanon, which seeme to have traye- ollod almost in a gtraight lino from south to north, It was followed by a whirlwiud that wwept ovorything baforo it, and & lmu:l it passed was dried 1p, atones carriod a distance of fort; yards, and railings- knocked down. Irightenc oattlo ran about tho fields, many of which are strown with the branches of tho troos atruclk. The Eeopla wore greatly alarmed,—some of them say tho noiso was terrifio,—aund they thought tho enrth wos about to opon and swallow ovorfilhiug up. After traveling for about two milos tho fire moteor seoms to havo expended itsolf, —_—— Tea of Great Valne, From the San Francisco Chroniclé, Tho grortest dainty that the palate of a Chl- nogo cravon is fan chow, the flower of ton. A Chronicle man_had the opportunity & fow days ago to sip the imporinl tos bloow, the pricolets bovorago of Celoatial oxtravagance. Loarning that the entorprising firm of Castlo Brothers, 213 and 215 Front alreot, badfsamplos of n vory rare toa, ho visited tho counting-room of that firm, was shown (he samploy, und directod to Tack -Chong & Co., Chineso wholosale mor- chants, for information. Tuck Clmufi &0 urbano Chinose, received the roporter kine ]y listoned to his request to bo shown tho imporiaileaf, and hrau(;ht in the priceless luxury in a small and highly ornamented box of sandal-wood. The slide lid was pulled out, and eix altornate layora of portumod rice paper aud. sillc woro caroflly od. Beneath all this covering was a gilded, square Ploos of ssndal wood. Tl nlso xas lited, and ho tea blossom was displayed. Rolled in balls, twisted into tiny, flame-shaped rolls an inch long, twistod very amall, tiod in little bunchos, HEEDB—Thers was nothing doing to-day, e con- tinue quotations s follows: ‘Tlmothy at $2,90@3.25 ; cholce nt £4,905,25 ; mammoth do, $5.60@5.78 ; flax AL §1.65@1.75; Hungarlau, 80c, s, CHICACO LIVE STOCK MARKET, WepneipaY Evenixa, Jan, 1, Tho recolpts of live atock since Saturday have, been aa follows: Cattle, Hogs. Sheepy 1,240 10,0 84 3209 15167 1,061 1,000 §00¢ 500 6,68 X 1,751 From tho annual roport of the recalpta and shipments of live etock during the year 1872, furnished by Geo, T, Willlums, iuulnhm Baoro- tury of the Union Hiock Yards and Traneit Com- pany, we cowmpilo the following tablos: nreEteTs, Callle, Tags, Janunry, . aveees 44,000 361,095 Feliruar, 4107 204,290 Sl . 310,211 Sheep, 23248 25,38 20,405 17,428 buis January. Fobrusry. i Nt Buylember pLI ) liko clgarotton at ono end, and whipped into shreda &t the other,was the ton flower, packed in loose petals of its own kind, to preserve its fra- grance, ‘“This,” sald Tuck Chong, ‘“is atos that only mandaring of highest rank ever got & chancs to drink in China, It {8 grown on the plantation of & very rich mandarin in tho province of Foo Chow, and enn ouly bo gotton from him, or his agont in Pokin, ~ Thoro wag ondo o law forbidding its oxport, but even an American can now buy and drinlk it, It coats #16.60 in China, My brother brought back a fow pounda on his last visit to China, I have none for selo, but it could bo sold iu Ban Fran- ciaco for loss than $20 a pound.” St e o Unclo Don. Wolf’s Canc Prosentations From the Cincinnat{ Commercinl, At the meoting of the Finance Committeo, yostorday aftornoon, Mr, Titzgerald, the I'resi- dent of "tho Board of Councilmon, surprised Unclo Dan. Wolf by slanding hiw up fn tho cor- nor, and, in tho' prosenco of the Committeo, making him the following specch. Mut, WoLF: On Lelialf of your many admirors in fia 010 aud aubatantial Fifth, Whrd 1t arn me ok troma ploasure to presout to you thisslight, but, I take it, singulsrly appropristo foken of thelr regard for Yol as a man, and (hauding Uncle Dan, a handsome iold-headed ‘cane) tuelr appreciation of your loug mervices in the Noard of Counclimen a thelr roprascns tatlvo, T join thum, air, in hoping that you may long coutinue tiie sorvice you'have borie ko long and chaer- 1ully, and that this testimonlal may ever by the aymbol of tho righd and fuiloxiblo Integrity which Lits hitherto sustained your oftiolal atopa, Uncle Dan was dooply affocted by the pro- soutation and tho foellug romarks of Mr, Fitz- gorald, and rosponded as follows 3 M, PUERIDENT AND QENTLEMEN § Ag o muet per celvn, 1 o ovorwholmed by (bis smanifestation of your Kool will to mo—so completely overcviny, 1 iy “sng, w10 hio utterly unable to make a rosponse worthy ol thy orcanion, 1 can only sisure you that 1w prite- il for the murk of contienso with Which i cilizig ol the ward Lhave wo louy roprescuted Lave tu-day tonorel mo, and to ronow my pled of undyion dovo- tion to theit'Infercats, ta Intoronts of (ho cily at lnrye, and tho Intorests of this great sud growlrig pa—— thin great aud growing—(and lookiug alicsplahly sus- leloitn at o linudsono atiok]— Oh, coutound you, 2, this {o my oton cana !t kil PSS S LIFE IN SIAM. ‘Cho River Meinam—A Womnan’s [Olty —Torture—Ilurom Life and, Educa= tiom, Mra. Anua H. Leonowons, author of *Tho nglish Govornons at tho lamora Court," has Just publishied, through Mosurs, Jamoy 1. One good & Co,, tho Boston publishors, another book nhout thin land in the far Linst, with which sho i so lutimatoly ncnxuninlcd. From hor onter- talning Look wa clip & fow paragraphs upon topica of interest. 'I'lio firsl bonts upon the in- undationn of the Melnamn rud Ilm&mpulnr fos- Uvitles at tho submidence of the flood fu this NILE OF NIAM, * Tho groat river Melnam is tho Nilo of Sinm, Rining nmangs the outhern slopes of the tnow~ covored mountaing of Yunan, it traverses tho wholoe longlh of the valiey, recolving in its courso the .walors of many other streams, tho most important boing the Moikhong, which in its longth of noarly one thousand milos dralus tho eastorn provinces of Laos aud Cambodia, Anolent nnnals rolate that in the fiftconth and as Iato as the soventoenth unnhlrfi, Chineso junks ascendod the river as far as Banglkalok, nearly ono hundrod and twenty loaguos from its mouth} now, owing to tho incrousing alluvial deposit, it Is not navigable moro than fifteon leagues ot most. In tho month of June, tho, moun- tain snows Dbogin to melt, tho doluging rains of tho wot seanon sot In, thoe strong south- orly winds dam up the weters of tho Meinam, and it bogins to riso—an ovont moat ongorly laoked for by tho poople, and hailed by, them an o blossing from Hoavou. In August thio inunda. tion is at its hoight, ond the wholo vast valley is like ono immonse sos, in which towns and vil- Iu(?veu look liko islands, connooted by draw- bridges, and intorsporsod with groves and orcliards, tho tops of which only are neon, whilo Lonts pasa to and fro without injury to tho rico and_other crops atarting Lenoath them. Tho whole valloy ia intorasctod by canals, somo of roat sizo and oxtont, in order to distribute as ‘ar as posaiblo the benofits of this grand opora- tion of nature ; but the land situated about tho middlo of this groat plein Gorlvo tho groateat nd- vautago therofrom. * Whon the inundation i supposed to lavo roachiod its hoight » deputation of Talnpoius, or rl[untn, aout Ly the King, descended tho river n magnificont stato barges, and with chanty and Iucantations and movoments of magical wands command the waters to retire, omotimes, bowever, tho calculations prove to have beon iucorrect, tho rivor continnes to riee, and it o thoy who aro compolled to rotiro, fillod with chagrin and dieappointment, Tho popular river fontival, which takes placo aftor the wators bogin to subnide, both in origin and charactor bolongs to tho Hindoos rathor than tothe Buddbists, Itinan annual festival held at night, and tho gcer.e which is exhibitod during its celobration in exceodingly bLoautiful. The banks of tho Meinamn avo” brilliantly lightod up; accom- paniod and aunounced by numerons fights of rockets an numbor of floating pal- acos, Dbuilt on ralts, como sailing down tlio alream, procoded by thousands of lnmps and lanteras wreatlied with chaplots of flowars, which cover with their gay brilliaucy the ontire surfuco of thoflashing wator. The rafts, which aro formed of young plantain trocs fasfoned togoth- or,nra ofton of conniderablo oxtent, and tho utructures which they bear aro such as Titania horeslf might dalight to inhabit.. Towers, gates, archos, and pagodanriso in fantasticarray, bright with a thowsend colors, and shining in tho light of numberless crossots—no tho fairy-like apecta- clo moves oit, whilo ndmiring crowds of mon, women, and children throng the bauks of the river, not only to join the bLrilliant pageant, but to watch thoit own frail ittle Lark, froighted, perchance, with singlo lamp, yet full of life's Lrightest hopos, as it floals unoxtinguished down tho rapid s{ream, glimmering on with rud- dy flame umidst the shadows of night." Sho thus denoribes, aftor a_short sketeh of Bangkok, capital of Sinm and Venico of the Last, —autd we hope our woman's righters will pondot this description— THE WOMNAN'S CITY. “Not far from this is another semicivoutar epace, surrounded by 1 high wall, wiich dotonds «lf entranco to tho part eucloed by tho innor ot the two paraitel walls before montioned; and Liero etands tho City of the Nang Harm, or Yeilod Women. 1n this city livo none but wom- en and children, Hora tho housos of the lloy- #l Princesuos, tho wivos, concubines, and rela- tives of the King, with their numerous slaves and porsonsl attoudants, form regular strosty and avonuoy, with small parks, artiflciz] lnkos, and groups of fine trees seattored over miniaturo lawns and Leautiful flower-gardons. Theso aro tho rosidonces of the Princesses of Birm, On tho . onut, high abovo tho trees, may bo (seon tho many- towared and gilded roofs of thogrand royal pal- aco, brilllant a3 sapphiroin the sunlight, nhd next to this the old palace, to both of whick is n pri- vata covered entranco for the womon; at tho oud of oach of theso passages is a bas-roliof xo}fruunnlin g the liead of an enormoun sphynx, 0 & siard tntough. fhin niouth. and G scription: ‘Eottor that o sword bo thrust through thy mouth than that thou utter a word against him who ruloth on high,! Not far from this nro tho barracks of tho Amazons, the women's hall of justico, and the dungeons (where, a8 in days of old, fomale judgos daily adminicter justico to the inhabitants of this woman's cil,{'), tho boautiful templo, with its long, dim galiory and auliquo stylo of architoc- turs, in which I taught tho royal children, the gymuasium, and the thoalre, whora the Drincosses and groat Indios assombla overy afior- noon to gousip, play games, or watch Llio oxor- cisos of the dancing-girls. “Tn tho southorn partof this strango city, which is the moet populous, the mechanica slaves of the wives, concubines, and Princesses lMve and ply thelr trados for tho profit of their mistrossos. Lhis women's city is ns melf- supporting us nny other in the world, It Las its own laws, Ita judges, polico, guards, znd cx- ecutionors; its markets, morchants, brokers, teachors, aud meclianics of overy kind and do- gree; aud evory function of overy naturo ozer- ¢ised by women, and by them only, Into this inmost city no_inan iy pormitied to onter, ox- copt ouly the King nnd tho priosts, who are ade mitted every morning under guard, in order that tho ininates miay perform tlie sacred Guty of giving alms, The slave women aro allowed to go out to visit their husbands, or on business of thelr mistrosses; but the mistreescs thomselves nover leave 1t excopt by the covered passages to tho palaces, tomples, and gardous, until thoy hava by ago and poaftion attained Lo cortain degrap of frop- dom. The pormanent population of tho city is ostimated &t 9,000, Of tho lifo paesed thoreln yolumea would uot give an oxact deacription, Dbut wifi I am about to rolate in the pages thil follow} will give the goneral ronder perhmps fiu[mfi ides ol tho many stirring incidents of tirat 6. TORTURE IN BIAM. Mrs, Loonowonsgtells n most pitiful talo of o young girl, almont a child, who, after being ac- copted as tho favorite of the harem, hind escaped and concealod heraelf in » convent with a priost. Bath were takon and both suiforod doath by firo, after being publicly tortured, after tho King promised tho autbor that his former fayorilo should be spared : ‘¢“fhe ucaffolds or pillorics onwhich tho prieat and Luptim were to be exposod wore made of polos, and nbout five foot high; and to each wero attached two long lovors, Wwhich wero fast- enad to tho nock of the victlm, and provented his falling off, whilo they wero so arrangod ag to stranglo him {n caee this was the sontenca, Al tho windows of tho long anteobambor that filled tho eastern front of tho palaco were thrown open, and I conld soo the hurriod proparations making for tho King, tho Princos, und wit~ nouscs, and all tho grent Iadios of tho Court, who from there wore to witnoss the exquisito torturo that awaited tho haplosa Yuptim, I longed to escape into tho forest, or to take refugo with tho missionaries, who lived sevoral miles down tho river; but #so dense was tho crowd and 8o horriblo the idoa of de- #orting poor Tuptim and leaving her to sulfer nlone, that folt obliged to utay and sympathize with hor and pray for hor, at tho least, "I thus compolled myself to ondure whiat was one of the soverost trials of my lifo, A Iittlo bofore 8 o'clock tho instruments of tor- turo wors brought and placod beside tho seaf- folds, Boon a long, loud flourish of trumpots aunounced the arrival of the royal perty, and o King and all his court were visible at the opon windows ; tho Amazons, dressed in scarlet and gold, took theirplico in the turrots to gusrd the favored fair ones who were doomed to bo progent and to witness the sufferings of their former companion. Huddenly tho thvong sent up a thrilling cry, whether of joy or worrow I could not comprohond, and the moment afior tho priost was holuted upon the seaifold to the right, while Tuptim tranquilly ascanded that to tho loft, nearest my windows, I thought I could #oo that the poor pricst turned his eyes, full of love and grief, townrds hor, 1 need not attempt to deplet the foelings with which I saw the littls lady, with hor hands, which waro no longor chained, foldod upon hor houom, look ealmly down upon tho hoartloss and abaadunod rabbls who, i wsual, flocked around tho seuTuld to gloat uvon tho suootaclo, uud who — groot with forocious howly Lhe agonies of tho Imar, lortured vietims, Dut on thin ocennion lio rabblo woro awed into silonco} while somo simplo honrts, horo and tharo, flvm bollovors In Tuptim’s innocence, wora ro unproesed by hor calm gelf-possesuion that thoy oven prostrated themaelvos In worahip of that childieh form. My windows were closed upon the scons; but that tiny figuro, with hor scarlob eonrf fluttoring in the brooze, hind wo strong a fasoination for mo that I could not withdraw, but leanod ngalngt the shutlors, an unwilling witness of what ook placo, with feelinga of pain, indignation, pity, and nfmnclunu lmfi)luuenosu whioli can Lo Im- agined, “Two trumpoters, ono on the ¥ight and ono on tho left, blared forth the naturo of tho orimo of which tho holploss palr woreaccused. U'en thou- | sand oyes wero fixed upon thom, but bo sound, no ery, was lieard, Bvory one hold his Lroath and remrinod muto in fixed atlention, in order not 1o losa o singlo word of Lthe soutence that was to follow.* Agnin the trumpots sounded, and the convyletion of tho acousod, with the judgment that Lad baon prescd upon them, was announced. T'lion the spell was broken, and somo of tho throng, as if deairous to propitiate tho rogal apectator at tho window, mado the uir ring with téxclr shouts; whilo others, golug atill furthor, ghowored nll manner of abuso upon the poor irl, au slio stood calmly awaiting hor fato upon flmun shaking woodou posts. £ Nothing could surpass the dignity of de- meanor with which tholittle lady sustained the storm of calumny from tho mora merconary of tho rabble nround her; but the raghuty with which tho color camo and went in hor chooks, which wore now of glowing crimaon _snd now daadiy pale, and the nstonishmont and indignn. tion which flashied from hor oyes, showod the agitation within. # ‘Phe shrill native trumpots sounded for the third time, Tho multitudoe was again hushod in- ton profound silonco, and tho executionors mouuted a raised plntform to apply tho torture to Tuptim. For one momont it koomed an if tho inteneo agony oxoveded hor power of endurance, Bho Lilf turned Lor back upon tha royal epecta- tor at the window, hor form becamo “convulsed, and nho tried to hide hor face in her hands. But sho immediately raised hoersolf up ag by o superhumun effort, ond her voice rang out uflm n clear, doop-tonod milvor boll, ¢ Chan my di phit ; Kitoon P'hra Balat ko my mo phit 1 Phra Buddh the Chow sap mot.” Bho had hardly dono speaking whhn sho uttored an ngonizod cry, wild and plercing. It was poou- linrly touchivg ; tho ery was that of o child, an infant fulllu[i from ils mothor's army, and she fell forward inscuaible upon the two poles placed here Lo support hor. " The attendant physicians soon restored hor to conaciousnces, and, aftor & short intarval, the torluro was again u‘ppllcd. Onco more hor volce rang out more musical still, for its quivering vi- brationa woro full of the Londerost deyotion, the most publime horolsm, ‘I hiave not sinned, nor has tho priest my lord Balat sinned. Tho sacred Buddl in Heaven knowsall! Tvery torturo that wouldagonize butnot kill was employed to wring n confession of guilt from the sulering Luptim ; but overy torture, evory pang, every agony tailod, uttorly and complotoly filed, fo bring forth ‘mnythiug Lut the ehildlike innocence of that incomparable Pagan woman. Tho honor of tho priest Dslat seomed inoxprossibly moro precions to hor than her own lifo, for tho lart words I lieard from berworo: *All the guilt wns mine, I knew that I was o woman, but ho did ot." After this I nuithor saw nor heard any- thing move. I was complotely oxhausted and wort ont, and had no strongth loft to ondurs furthor sight of this mouutrous, this inhuman tragady. Kind vaturc came to my Tolict, and I fxlim.u«i. When 1 again looked from my window tho scaffolds were removed, the erowd had de- arted, thie sun had got. I strainod iny oyes, try- ng if 1 could distinguish avything on the gront common beforo the house, ‘Thero was a thick 1ist londed with supulchral vapors, o tor- rifying silonco, an nbsoluto quiot that made mo shudder, an if 1 woro ontombed alive. At Jast T saw ono’ solitary pernon coming towards iny honno throngh the gathoring darknesa. It was tho slavo-gitl Phim, whono lifo Lad beon saved by tho resoluto bravery of her nistross; for it wra sho who bad bought tho priost’s dress and nided hor mintress to vecape from the palnco. Bho came to wo tn socrot to tell mo that the mosat morciful and yob the most dreadful doom, death by fira—vwhich is tho punishimont assigned by tho Iaws of Biam to the crimo of which thoy wore seccusod—had boen pronounced upon tha priest and Taptia by that mont ivresponsible of fiuman boingn, the King of Biam; that they had sulterod publizly outsido of_the 1wont snd wall whiel incloge the Camstery Watt Bah Kato; and that soms of tho common poopla had boon ter- ribly affected by the night of the priost's invin= ciblo cournge and of Taptim's beroic fortitudo.” TUE HAREM AND 178 SCIOOLY. The author thus degcribes the interior of the Duke Chow I"llnya Maudtroo's harent, and makoys general observations upon bLarem lifo and the routine through witch a novico, In Lhis case tho boeutiful and nntamod Bmayates, has to pass : “Every harem in s ittle world'in itself, com- posed enlirely of womon—some who rule, othors who oboy, and thozo whio servo, Horo dininter- esledness vunishos out of sight. Xuch anois for herself. They are noarly all young women, but they hiave the appearanco of boing slightly blight- od.” Nobody is too much in earnest, or too much alive, or too happy. 'I'he goueral atmosphero is that of depression. Thoey aro bound to have no thought for tho world thoy have quitted, how- over pleasant it may have boen; to ignore all ties and affections ; to have no care but for ono iodividual alone, sud that the master, But if you bocamo acqualnted with somo of theno Yory women under favorabla conditions—vory raro, liowever—you might gather ghmpses of recollections of tho outor world, of earlier lifo and strong affections, of honrts scarred and dis- figured and brokou, ol suppressed sighs and un- uttered sobs, that would dispose you to molan- choly rottections and sad forobodinge, and, if you were by nature tender, to shedding of tenrs. Their dress and mauners often botray all sorts of pecutiaritios, and yet all is harmonious out- wardly. Thoy &re unconacious of tho torribla defacement thoy have undargono. Yot it some- times linppens that this samo little world has its groatnoss, and always whon o woman becomes a mother her life changes. Bhe panses from tho ignoble to the moble; thon sho becomes pure, worthy, honorablo, “‘I'he wall that surrounded the Duke's palaces and temples onclosed alto about 500 Lousos, with gardens and artificial lakes and fountains and aviarios. Most of tho houses were built of sold masonry, with horo and thore » theatre of earved wood; ibe streeta were marrow; and tho covered bazaars in no way remarkable, oxcept for the nhops of femalejowollers, gold aud silver smiths . All tho palaces sud tomples faced tha rivor. ''ho oldest Iindoo templa stood hore, beside o Bud- list temple and mouastery, from which the priosts who officiated 1n the Duke's household wora suppliod. The most remarkablo edifice, Lowever, was {ho Duko's tower, or summor- house, of four lofty storos, oponing sl round’ into nrches = made ' ontiroly . of carved wood and richly gilt, It commanded a wagniflcent view of the river, and overlooked moro than one-half of the OCity of Bungkalk, ‘When you mount the highest chamber, youopen your eyos upon o sceno too solemnly and mys- teriously beautiful to bo adequatoly describod. You ssom to bo midway in the air, loking down upon a city of temples and prlaces, gatdens, Jakes; minconts, pagound, and plhra-chai-docs s thoussnds of Boats glids noisolessly ovor tho silyor floor that winds on forever. Tho great hoight hushes out evon tho joyous voicos that aro hushod nowhers elso. In tho gloom at tho upper end of the rlvor many a boatman, perched on the bow of hia boat, soems liko the augol of denth guiding some Lolpless passonger to tho mlent nhore, and ovorhead tho sly looks like some blue door, such as must load straight into heaven. * In every ducal or royal harom thore are & groat many buildinga dosignod and built for tho oxpress purposo of training snd oducaling the women, and every girl has to go'through cortain forms and obasrvanucos bofore she is admitted among tho favored onos. ‘Tho female teachors, physicians, and;jydgos who aro placed ovor thent generally Yocelvo'n caroful profossional educa- tion—tho best tho country can supply. Moro children aro ofton token into theso places and trained to bo actrosses, dancers, musicians, and singers, Kvery dopartment has o superintend- ont, who |8 genorally u lady of high rank, and is rosponaiblo to tho Duke only. The mode of toaching in tho schiools fa poculiar; no books aro usod by the pupils, who aro placed in rows, with® fomalo oficers in attondanco to administer tho rattan in all caues of inat- tention, Tho teecher oither reads or singa the first line of a poom or plays tho first bar of an &ir ; the hoad pupil repoats it aftor hor, and 80 on to tho last girl in tho clasn ; then all ta- othor until they havo loarnod ib by heart. f)nnolug and gymnastics are taught in the samo way. Often 100 differont airs and poeims are committed to memory by very young girls, who aro thus converted into walking Jibraries, Smnyatoo was Jodinto theadytum of the Duke's alaco, conductod to & smmll chamber and left Phura; while hor guards bstook themselves to thelr dinuer, Very saon, tho rumor of hier great Leauty having spread, nostly all tha lovoly yirls in the harom rushaed in to got & ghmlma of hor; but finding Lor clonoly voilod, and that no por- suaglon could provail with hor to uncover her faco, thoy gradunlly deparled, one young womau only remaining bohind, sitting apart in etlout sympathy. Attor a while tho two fomale physi- ciany camo in, talking in low tones ono to e othoer, They thon f.luu-:mlnl to quostion ho gird, und (o ull of their gueutions sho ro- turned modoest roplios; aftor thoy wors eatisfied (hoy bado her unrobo, ‘which aho did with some littlo hositancy, Whon sho Iald aside hor voll, her n{uu mot thowo of hor silont visttor; an in- deseribablo somotbing honmod from avery fon- turu of tho atranger, and thoe Tho phyaicians thon nxnmlnu({tho girl, jnst o if slio wero an animal. Iaving finfshod thelr inventory of her perfeolions and lmpn{ octions, thoy droppod n fow ploasant words nnd Hoparted, Bmayateo bad no soonor dressed hersolf and takon her qlnca clogo to hor new friond, and thoy had in tho briof moment oxchanged namen,whon anothor batch of womon appeared and told hor to follow them, Sho roso and wont out, hold~ ing hor mow 'friond’s bLand. Aftor pnasin; through n dark and stlont street, thoy broughl Lor to & marblo building, wilh batha and fountains all round it. fi'ura sho_was again told to undross and tako hor placo on marblo coucl, With hor oyes sho q eadingly be- nought her friond to stay, who did so, soated, lonuing against o pillar.* Thio bathora thon an- nolntod Smayatoo's porson with a fragrant propa- tion. Whion sho way complately bosmonrod Lhos unsponded their Inbots, in ordor to ot tho atn dry on the poor girl, who knew no moré what was going to bo dono to hor than if sho bLed beon a littlo kitten; and ns she mat there, her skin glowing and hor heart palpitating, sho hoard liersolf discusaed by the bathors, whoso langungo eho only partiplly undovatood, ' But she leard enough to realizo tho life in atoro for horsalf. Aftor Lialf an hour thoy soized hor again, rubbed off briskly the driod pante, and showored buckols of hot and cold wator upon hor. Anothor sot of womon now took chargo of tho poor gltl, and dronsed hor fn bosutiful sillc robon liko thoso worn by tho Loatian women of high rank, Her hair was combed, porfumed, and ornamented with flowoers; flually sho was conducted to n Frallymtlo house, " luxuriously fitted up, and oft i tho charge of a number of fomalo slaves.” ——— BISHOP POTTS, OF UTAH. Elis Trials at Christmns Time. Bishop Potts, of Salt Lako City, was the hus- band of threo wivos and the happy fatlor of fifteon intoresting childron. Early in'the winter tho Bishop dotormined that hnslittlo onos should have a good timo on Christmas, 5o he concluded to tako a trip down to San Francisco to soo what 1o could find in the shape of toys with which to gratify and smuce thom. The good Bishop Enclml hia carpet-bag, ombraced Mrs, Potts ono heeamo frionds. y ono and kissed onch of hor affectionately, and utarlod upon his journay, - Ho-was gono n_little ‘moro than n wook, when ho camo back with fifteon beautiful mouth-or~ gans in his valiso for his darlings, Ho got out of tho train at Salt Lake, thinking how joyous aud oxilarating it would be at homo on Christ mas morning when the-whole fifteon of thoko mouth-orgaus ohould bo in oparation upon dif~ foront tunos at tho same moment. But just as ho ontored tho dopot ho saw a group of women standing in tho Isdies’ room apparontly waiting for him, As Boon ng ho appronched, the wholo twonty of them rushed up, throw their arms about his neck and kivred him, oxclaiming : 4 0h, Thoodore, we aro 80—go glnd you havo come back! Wolcomo homes! Woelcomo, dear, donr Theodora!, Welcome onco more to the bosom of your family!™ and thon the entiro score of them foll upon his nock and cried over hig shirt {ront and mussed him, The Bishopscemed surprised and embarrassed. Elfl-ggling to disongago himaelf, ho blushed and eaid ¢ *'Roally, ladios, this kind of tifing is wall onough—it is interesting and all that ; but thero must bo gomo Lind of s—that is, an awkward sort of a—axcuso mo, Indios, but thore.scoma to Do, e it were, & slight misundemstanding-alioub tho—I am Disliop Patta.” - * Wo know it, we knoyw {t, doarost,” thay ex- clnimod ' in chorus, ‘ aud we aro no glad'to roo yon safe, safo at home. e havo all beon right ioll while you were away, love,” ' . Tt gratifios me,” remarked tho Blshop, #to Jearn that nono of you have been a proy to dle- oanp. I am filled with blisaful serenity whon I contemplato tho fact ; but, roally, Ido not un- derstand why you should rush into this rallway station and hui,' 'mo bocauso your livers are ac- tive and your digestion good.” ‘'he precodent is bad; it is dangerous!" ‘0L, but wo didn't!" thoy exclaimed in chorus, *We came hdre to welcomo you be- causo you aro our husbaod." #Pardon me, but thera muat ho aome littlo,— that is to eay, a8 it wero, 1 should thlnk not. ‘Women, you have mistaken your man !" #0li, now donrest " they uhoutm}‘ *fwo woro married to you while you wero awayl" “What ! " exclaimed tho Bishop, * you don't mosn to oy that—" *Yon, love. Our husband, Willlam Brown, died on Mondag, sd on ‘Lhulradsy Brigham nad a vialon, in which ke was dirccted to soal us to au ; and #0 Lo performed tho coremony at onco 3, proxy. +Th-th-th-th-undor | " observed tho Bishop in o goneral oIt uf & WAy, i " And, darling, wo aro all living with you noy, —o and the dear children.” “ Children! childien! " exclaimed Dishop Dolts, turning pale, * you don't moan to say that there is a pack of childrou, too? “Yen, love, but only one hundrud and twonty- fivo, not counting tha uight twina and the trip- h ¥ Wha-wha-wha-what @' you say 2" gasped the Bishop, In cold porepication ; * ona huudred and twenty-five! One hundred and twenty-fiva childron and twenty more wives! It is too much—it is_awful!” and tho Bishop sat down and groanod, whils the late Mra. Brown, the bride, stood around in a semlcircle and fanuned him with ber bonnots, all excopt the rod-haired one, and ahe iu her trepidation made a futile effort to fan him with the coal-scuttle. But after a while the Bishop became rocon- cilad to his new alliance, knowing well that pro- tosts would bo unavailing ; 8o ho walked hore, Tolding ns many of the litilo hands ot the bride a8 he could conveniently grasp in his, ‘whilo tho rod-haired woman carried Lis umbrells and marked in front of the parade to remove ob- structions and to zcaro off small boya. ‘Whon the Bishop reached the houea, Lio went around among tho eradles _which filled the bask arlor aud the two second-atory rooms, nud at- ompted with such earnestness to become ac- quaintod with Iils new sons and dnughtors that he set tho wholo one hundred and twenty-five and the twins to crying, while his own original fifteon stood around and joined in tho chorus. “Phou the Bishop went out aud sut on the garden Tonce to whiltle a stick aud solemnly think, while Mra. Potts distribyted hersvlf around ju twenty-three places and soothod tho children, It occurrod to the Bishop whils ho mused, out ihoreon the fence, that ho had not enough mouth-organs to go around among the children as the family now stood; and so, rather than soem Lo bo partial, he determinod (o go hick to Ban Francisco for one hundred and forty-four moro, Ho the Bishop repackad Lis carpet-beg and be- gan again to bid farewell to is family. He ten- dorly kissed all of Mrs. Potts who wero at home, and startod for the depot, while Mrs, Potts stoo at tho various windows and waved bor Land- kerchiofs at him—all excopt tho woman with the waria bair, and she, in a fit of absent-mindod- neus, Lield ono of tha twina by tho lug and braudished it at Potts as Lo flew down the street, The Dishop reached Ban Francisco, comploted his purchages, and wan just about to get on the train with hia 142 mouth-ogans, when a lologram was handed bim, 1t contained ioformation to the offect that the wuburn-kairod Mra, Potts had iunt hind & daughter, This induced (Lo Lishop o return to the city for tho purpose of pur- “chianing #n additional organ. On the following Baturday he returned home, As he npprouchmfi:iu Louss n ewarm of youug children flew out of tho front gate aud ran to- ward him, shouting, **There's pal Hore comon pa! Oh, pa, but we're glad to sco you! Ilurrah for pal” etc., eto. = ‘I'he Bishop looked at the childron as they flocked around him and clung to his logs and coat, and was astonishod to perceive that they wore noither his nor the late Brown's. He oald, “You youngstors havo made a mistake; I am not your father;” and tho Bishop smiled good~ naturedly, *'0h, yes, you are though!" soreamod the lit- tlo ones i chorus. “Jut I sy 1 am not,” eaid tho Bishop, so- veroly, and’ frowning; ‘‘you ought to be asbisiod of yournolves. Don't you know where little story-tellers go ? It is ecandaloun for you to violato'tho truth in this manner. My namq is Potts,” 2 “Yon, wo know it io,"” exolaimod the childron ; “wa kuow it is; and ko is ours, that is our name now, too, sineo the weddiug." Binco what wedding # domanded the Bishop, turning palo. Why, ma's wodding, of courso. Bhe was mar- rlod yesterday to you by Mr, Young, and wo are all living M.!our Nionge now with our new littlo brothers and sistors.” The Lishop sst down on the pavemont snd wiped away a tear. I'hen he asked : *WWho was your father? " 4 Mr. Bimpaon,” smd the erowd, *' and hedied on Tuesday.” “ And how many of his {fufornal old widows —1 meun how many of your mothor are thora? " “ Ouly twonty-eovon," ropliad tho children, “and l{mru are ouly mixty-four of us, and we are wful glad you have come hume,” Pl Rishop did votsoen to ho unususlly glad ; wousehiow, ho failed to valer mito the enthusiam of the ogeavion, Lhero spvoured to bo. in & “leaning ngainat the bar in cortain senmo, too much samenosn about thess surprises, so ho ant thore with his.hat pulled over hia oyes, and connidored tho nituation. Finally, soolng thoro was no holp for it ha wont to tho house, and forty-olght of Mra, otta rushed up to him and kissed him, and told him Tow the propliot hnd had another vision in whicl Lo was commanded to ueal Slmpson's widow to otts, Then the Bishop stumbled around smong (ho aradlon to Lis writing-douk, whoro bo falt smong the gum rhtsn ond rattlos for his lotter-papor, and then addroused o noto to Drigham, askin, him a8 nlmrnnnnl favar, Lo kesp awnko until af- tor Chriatmas, ‘* Tho man mupt take mo fora foundling hospital,” ho anid. Thon the Bishop anw clearly onough ihat if he gave prosonts ta tho othor children and not to tho late Himpson's, the bride (relict of Bimpaon) would prabably sous down on him, fumblo among bl hafr, aud mako things warm for him. 8o, repncking his cnrpnt~hn¥, ho started ogain for San Fransisco for eixty-four more mouth-organg, while Mrs, Totts gradually took lonve of him fn tho ontry— all but tho rod-haired wwoman, who was up stairs, and who had to bo antiafled with scrooching good-byo at tho top of, hor voice. On his way home, aftor his last visit to Ban Trancisco, tho Bishiop sat in tho car by the sido of aman who bad loft 8alt Lake the duny beforo. Tho strangor was communicative, ¥n tho coursa of tho conversation ho remarked to the Bishop ¢ +'That was & mighty protiy littlo affair up there at tho city on Mondny.” “What affair 2" afked Potta, \ ““Why, that wodding ; McGrath's widow,\you know—married by pruxf." Ry ‘“‘You don't say," ropfiod the Bishop. “Ididn't Lnow that McGrath swas doad,” *#Yos; diod on Bunday, nnd that night Brigham hiad a vislon, in which ho was ordored to seal her to tho Bishop." ‘ Bishiop 1" oxolaimed Polts, *‘ Bishop! What Bishop 2" ““Well, you aco thoro woro fiftaon of 3ra, Mo- Qrath and olghty-two childron, and they shoved tho wholo lot off on old Potts. Porliaps you don't knowhim 2" Tho Bishop gave a wild, uncarthly shrick and wont into a hysterical fit, and writhed upon tho floor as if ho had hydrophobia. Whon ho_re- covorod, ho leaped from the train and walked bnck to Ban Francisco, He afterward tool the firat stoamor for Poru, swhero ho entored a mone astory and bocamo a colibate, His carpot-bag was sont on to his family, It contained the balanco of the mouth organs, On Cbrintmas morning they wors distributed, nnd in loss than an hour tho ontire 208 children wore slck from sucking the paint off of thom, A doce tor was called, and ho secomod ko much Intoreste edin the- family tbat Brigham divorced the wholo'concorn from old Potis and snnoxod it to tho doctor, who immediatoly lost his reason, and would Liavo butchered tho entiro family if tho rod-hairod woman and the oldest boy had pot marched bim off to & lunatio nuylum, where ha spont his time trying to arrive at an estimato of tho numboar of his childron by his ciphoring with an impossible’ combination of the rmultiplication table and algebra.—Max Adeler, (R S A CLASSICAL DARKEY. Ellc Sponks Six Languages, and Astons . ishes tho 'Topors. From the Vallejo (Cal.) Independent, Thoro is a remnrkable character on tho Yard, in the purson of o young negro who speaks foar modorn Ianguagos With tho groatost fluoncy, bo- sides having a smattoring of Greok and Lntin. e io sbout 25 yoars of age, and was born in the Qaribbenn Islands, and educated in a univorsity in'Gauada, Yo sponks with wonderful fluency of expression, his conversation sounding like = carefally-writton speoch. : About1o'clook on Fridey morning ho was an Bmith's restau- rant, disoussing tho doctrine of Papal infallis bility from & Protostant atandpoint. “Ono . hand was toying with a remarkably strong gin cock- tail, while tho othor_was gosticulating to tho crowd around him. His argument was about as followa, * You will ot once sdmit, aftor a caro- {ul investigation of tho claims of Popo Pius IX. to stand on an equal footing with tho power of our divine Creator, that his bull anuouncing tho now dogma of infallibility was & brutum Julmen—or, in othor words, {elum imbelle sine efu. [The crowd noddod assent.] 1Tell 'um what?” inquired sn old topor, looking over the top of his glass. W Telum imbelle sine iclu, my dear friend, ig Latin, and moans, * A faoblo wospon thrown without offoct.’ “ Yog, yon (hic),” exclaimod tho toper, I know what that means, but dia(hic)remembor the application of tho firat one,” * That's Latin, too,” repliod the darky, ‘ and menns a ‘feeblo thunderbolt,’ Gontlomen, I Teally ove this crowd an spology for indulging in snatchos of tho doad languages, but for yot.ca ono_ by thoir contemplation Lias boon 8o de- fighétar to mo in bringing my muind in direct contact with the buriod past that at times, upon occasions of oxcitoment, or in the heat of argu- mont, I thoughtlossly’ allow myself to give utteranco to my thoughts in a dead languago unknown to most of you, It is with xrogrel that I find mysolf o 1puch undor the in- fluence of wino as to glve uttorance to yvord- which come from a languago now, I am sorry ts say, as utterly dofunct and usoloss as the baneo of Alexander's dead, which conturies ago withs erod iwpon the Greoian baitle-flelds.” Sevoral old Lopars who woro just elevating brimming glasses to distortad mouths, distorte their mouths still wider and pausod in satonish~ ment at the complotion of the well-rounded son- tonce, Thoy surveyed tho speaker with spsoch- loas amazoment, and did not fairly reaover thoir cquilibrium until he invited them to drink, “ Qontlomon, Tempus fupil—I mesn, time flics, and considerablo of & pericd lag olapaed bolweon drinks, As tho old Ro- man used to say: * Bonum vinum’—bog par- don; I meant to Linve enid that good wino makes good blood. This in magnificont hypothasis, 2nd by reasoning diroctly from cause to effoct, and not by false comparison or fallacious analo- 5y, we aro at a never-failing, logical conclusion, rmly establishied by faat, without which all rea- son becomes utterly powerloss,—a littlo suger, if you plunuo‘ and no lemon, I thank you, an Lere's to nll,” and the loxicographical darkey tossod o cooktail from human eight forover, and atartod out of the saloon, Tho old toper remarked, ns he looked wists fully aftor tho retroating man's form : Blamed if ho don't boatall e swart niggors I ever saw," We undorstand that an offgrt in bldn? mads to haveliim Jecturo to the people of Vallojo, and hois" willing to deliver & lasture it an sudionce cun be socared, His name wo did not Jearn. S b Now Vork Fimigration Statistics. Iyam the New York Evening Peat, Tha voport of tho Commisaioners of Emigra- tion far the year 1872 to ho submitted to tho Logislatura, shows tho following to be the ap= roximate nurbor of onlgrants from cach coun- ry of the Old World ncriving at this port be- twoen the 1sb of last January and tho 26th of thismonth : Qerman Eutpire,, ..115,415] Englan 81,081 Bwitzeriand ,, o 1,2 Total to Dec, 26, 1872, . . The {otal numbor of emigrants who arrived in 1871 was 229,649, showing a large incrense for 72, According to rough wore the destinations of this year : cstimates, tho following the emigrants arriving Miznesots Miszonri S = o, Pounsyivanin Ithodo Talaud,’ Wisconsn , .. Aichigan .. A Torrible Fnding to a Bridal Trips From the o Kzpreas, Den, 28, In the Eepnreas of the bth lust. may be found nn ftem not{nin the marriage of Mies S. Cora Jackeon to Mr.gvmml' I. Rice, of Tituaville; Dbut to-day it is our mosi painful duty to_recor tho deathi of both bride aud bridegroom by (ho terrible accidont at Prospect Btation, "‘Lhey wero the Mr, and Mrs, Rico who wore aitting opposite Mr. Hilton; but, alas, they djd not fare 4o woll, as {t Is expacted that the bride’s Ludy can only bo idontified by a watoh-ohain which sho wore, the firo having uoul( congumed hor b, body. They were roturniug home to spond Clristmas with Mr, Jackson. Mus, Rico was a daughtor of Mr, Morris Jack of Ilenrietta, an Frnnddlu htor of Buporvisor Crittonden, of Brighton, ’qln fathor and brother of tho bride were at tho Contral Depot in thia oity yosterday morning expooting to meot tho unfortuuate couple, aud itwaa whilo wailing thoro that they firat heara of the accident, ‘They took tho firat train for the acene of tho dieastor upon hoaring the terriblo news. Mr, IL, Austin Browator recolyed a tolographio despatch about 1 o'clock this afternoon, “saying that tLe bodien of Mr. and Mrs, Rice had "boen idontitied, wud that thoy wors_now on thoir way Lo this c(ty in charzo of Mr. Juckyon and Lis sou,