Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 28, 1874, Page 12

TIIE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JUNE %8, 1874 2 bu wheat; 280,451 bu corn notbing for thres or four days past, Enrovean A LEFT-HANDED = MARRIAGE. “With all due deference to your opinions, grotlemen,” g2id the Doctor, with a smile of meaging, #8 be brusbed the ashes from his cigar, 1 bave known one left-handed marriage, £¢ least, to Lave been CROWNED WITH THE HAPPTEST RESULTS.” Dr. Heathcote had commenced life £s an As- fistant Surgeon in tho Royal Navy. After the wimal term of eervico in the junior grade, pro- motion—that bappy fruition of the hopes and zima of a zealous officer—had eatisfied his aupirations, and, to all seeming, his life- lcng home w2a to be on the eea. The vory unexpected death of a relative, as yet in early manhood and unmarried, had, however. caenged bis prospects. He now found bimeelf the possossor of a princely estate, with a daz- zling reut-roll; and, 88 & matter of course, nis peval eervice was at once abandonod for th_u'du- tica and responsibilities of Ius new position. Yet, eo strong is tho inflnence of Labit, the Doc- tor could not entirely give up his nautical wont; and his sackt was his ready fricod when the in- clination was npon him. . bappy union, follow- ed by s full quiver, bad crowned bis content- ment, and he bad become 8s thorough a repre~ sentative of the good old country-squire as one would wish to meet. IT WAS ON GOARD THE UNDINE— which he had so christened from the sweet Ger- man story of that name—that the narrative which follows was related. An agreeable party bad been made up for a cruise to tha north const of Ireland; and the Gisot’s Causeway, aud the whilom whereabouts of the charming Kitty of Coleraine, has been especially done by .u, and eketched from every possible point of view by the younger and more enthusiastic of the visit- ors. While on shore, a mewspaper had been procured, which contained the apnouncement of the left-hanaed maisge of His Serene High- ners the Grand Dake of Culmback, and thir had became the topic of after-dinner couversation, while the Undine lay quietly 2t anchor, awaiting next morning's light tor a tresh de!)rr:ura: It wowid appear from the Doctor's opening re- mark tbat His Highoess had not quite escaped tho cepsure of our amateur mariners; but, a3 the Gracd Duke's was not the story the Doctor told. this must, for the present at least, remain a0 opon question. S “Dear me!™ said the Doctor in ready response to the unenimous call for the tale they knew would be forthcoming, “how time flies, to be pure. It scems but yesterday that the marriage Sook place, and now their eidest boy is looking fer a wife of bis own. R “1 venture to say that fow rivals had NARY EUSTON ¢ when she was n her heyday. Her bostty was of that character to which the word * superb’ seems suty applicable. The only child and beiress of Sir Edsard FEuston, ahose brond ecres lay in the most picturexque coruer of Deershire, you may be sure £he had wooers be the ecoro ; aye, and more then one coronet was lud at her feot. But many ecemed absolutely indifferent to the nghs and the pleadings of her numerous sdmuers; ond many thought she had made up her mmd fo become a leader of her Darwinian cousinsin that torrid region whose name is uever breathed to ears poitte. And g0 the world of the day wea startled by whisper that & young ofiicer of the Buff Fu leers, whoso only patrimony wes & long podigreo and s haudsome peceon, had fouod favor with a beart which rank and wealth had besieged in vain. Now, when this came to Sir Edward's gars, you may imegine what gall zod wormwood It was. It was but patwal that, considering how charming a creature his daughter confess- odly was. and tho wealth which was to accrue to her fortunate chioice, ber father's Lopes for her settlement in life shonld be ambitious; and the very thoueht of ner *throwing Lerself away” on a poor Captain of a macching regiment was eimply intolerable. [ Mary had met HER BOWLD BOGEE-TOT, 8t a race-ball : and twodauces with ber had gone further in reaching the citadel than the well-laid trains and crafty engineering of all her host of Jovers. Deprived of a wother's care,—for Lady Tuston died when her dsughter was but two errs old,—she had grown to coneult bher own will ; and ber fatner's excessive indulgence had encouraged the bavit. At first Sir Edward could briug himself to do no more thauto inquire of his daugliter, o8 if in suiprise, whether or no there was soy foundation for the rumor which had 8o psinfulle distressed him; snd, when Dlary unhesitating scknowledged that she felt hersclt interested in the gullant young gentieman, thefond father's feel- ings may escily be imagined. Gentle remon- strunce was at [ast followed by stern authority, and Mary was positively forbidden to continue the acquaintance. Aud here, I regret to sar, Mary was guilty of sed_disobediouce. ‘She saww no reason why sho shonld not like peoplo if ehe liked them, or hate them if sho hated them. If Ehe evor married,—and the_thought was not so very improbable,—~she did wot know why shs should not marry to please herself, and not those fusey old frumps called (in the aggrerate) gociety. And, when all this passed throagh her oi0d, in open’ violation of the paternal wieh, it ‘must be acknowledged that she was a very self- willed girl indeed.” * And 8o she continued to dance with her fascinating young pauper (a8 her papa cailed him, much to ber disgust); and the acquaintance, 80 far from being broken off, was sbeolutely advancing ata tolerably rapid rate, and an engagement seemed immunent. ““There was no help for 1t BOT IN FLIGHT. 4 Sir Edward announced his intention of traveling for a short time on the Continent, and Mary ‘was induced to sccompany bim ; for bis health was anything but good, and her presence seemed to him " the necessity of his life. I do not 1ecol- Ject by what scries of pretexts the abseuce from Thome was tirst begun to be prolonged; but cer- tain it is that at least two years elapsed before toeir return, and they had extended their tour to tho Mediterranean. In all this time, Sir Edward lost no opportunity of bestowing on his dutling the advice aud wstruction she 50 much necied. Removed from the presence of Ler friend. charmed with the novelty of the Beones by which she was now surrounded, and particularly in everv amusement which fer fath- er, with Lis best ingenity, contrived to provide, Bir Edward began at last to evince s wholesome .| influence on bis wayward girl. In fact, as Ihave beeu given to undeistand, she began st last t take a very excellent common-sense view of the matter, and was rather astonished ac herself for baving ever thought particaiatly or otherwise of ber military acquaintance. Desides, how could vhe hnve “ever left dear papa, who roquired her assistance and her taste in such a world of things, and who was the fondest aud best papa in the ‘world ? » “‘Meanwhile, how fared our soungsoldier? His w8 one of the truest hearts as Lad ever been transtixed by the arrow of Vonas' mischievous tor. He had loved Mary with a steady, strong, herculean love. Ho loved her still. Bhe was ihe light of his soul, the spring of his heart, tho zesence of his existence! And, having lost the hore of ber, he lost bopo of everfthing bes:des. To bum the earth was robbod of its lumiuary,— life of its value. Ha sickened and was ili & long timo. Ho left tho army. He gave up society 1ud lived in solitude ; and solitude almost drove bim mad. He rallied for a ime, and then dotor- mined to banish bimeell irom every scens which miglv recall the recollection of his great passion. 4ud what do you think he did? He entered the navy A8 A COMMON SEAMAN. *Here," ssid be. ‘no donot Ishall never en- tounter an eye that has seen me before; 2nd, ~hen my xbor: remainder of life is spun out, 1 shall sleep where No stons shall tell My name, my place, my story.! “ Yon may smile, geutlemen; but, npon iy word, 1t makes my hears bleed to thivk what that 3001 fellow suffered all this time. He joiued the 1d Penelope, then recesving-ship at Portsmouth, md, sfter & tew weeks, wna transferred, ax it mroed out, to the Achillea, the vers sbip to which 1 was appointod on'my promotion, We xere fitted out for the Mediterraneau, and soon tet gail. It was but six months before [ received ihe nows of my acceesion to my present property, 1nd Heaven knows £ had no thought of soythung »at tho servico then. “Cry a little more cold punch, gentlemen. “When wo got to Malta, Sir Edward aod his Haughter was there, cuests of the Governor. Our E:lx:;n xnm\ 5!:, Euv{;rg m}:m old rriends. A eccgnition took place betw e which was followed by an ineiatiog oo Lo TO COME OX BOARD TUE ACHILLES to luncbeon on the next day,—the Kina's birth- day,—acd witness the coremons of firing a Royal salute, which 1 always customary on boasd aman- pf-war upon such an occzsinn. The wvitation was scaepted ; and, otlers being invited to meet tham, the pasty had assumed very jolly proportions, in: ecd I fact, wheo the salute began, the quar- ter-deck was well covered with ladies and gentle- men ; and, a8 most of the latter were in fall unj- form, the kcene was gay enough. “\hen tho salute was early through,— eighteen of the twenty-ons guns having been fired,—anaccident occurred which has a very great desl to do nith my story. 1 suppose thac you wre ail artilierists enongh to know that, in sponging & gun, it is neccesary that one of the gunners should serve the vent, asit is called ; that 13, close the touch-hole by the application of lus thumb, so a8 to exclude the air, nud enablo the 8PODZO to extingnish any spark that may remain after the Inst discharze. If this is oot effeciu- ally done, there is danger that the frosh charge of powder will b 1gnited aa it is being rammed home into the gun, and tho ramrod Llown out with it, with, of course, such rupuhity that it is impossible for the gunnor hisng it to disengage us band. Sometimes thin accident may come about by the touch-hola bocoming hoated by frequent disclarges, and tlis beat may deter the proper servico of tho vent, oven although & leather gusrd is given the gunoner for his protection. Bome. times it comes about from want of diio care and nicety on the part of the man whose duty it is to periorm this very vecessmy aud most important duty. Any way, JUST BUCH AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED on thie very occasion; and tho right ann of the man usiog the ramrod. and firmly grasping it as he rammed in the charge, was, by the unex~ pected igmtion of the powder, nearly severed {from tho body in an instant. -‘Che wan fell from the shock, I was instautly summoned to the case, and beforo the patient could be removed from tbe deck to Lave his ter- rible wound eated for, a cry of agony escaped im. In an instant & shriek was heard from the quaiter-deck, and a lady ot wondrous beauty rusbed to the wounded man and clasped i in her arms. It was Mary Euston. who, in the voice of the suffering eeaman, bad recog- nized her military friend of ten years ago. “Why attempt further detaiis of my story ? Nothing could check the passion which hsd broken out afresh, and Sir Edward was present ac the marrisge of his dauchter, when her lover was sufficiently recovered for the ceremouy. His right hand was gooe, and the ring was placed on her fluger—of her left hand, yon under- stand— DY HIS LEFT HAND— Thus, you see, it was a left-baaded marriage, and as happy a one as ever I knew.” ¢ Pray. Dootor, what was the name of tho bridegroom " said oue of the auditors. “Why, bless my beart! I thougnt I had men-, tioned it. _ Morgan was his nsme,—Llawellyn Morgan,—Capt. Morgan, as we always called m “\Vhy, then, it was tho Duko's wedding after all; for it was a morganatic one," said the friend of the inguiring mind. 3. it i P ORIENTAL JUSTICE. Prisons, Exccutions, and Hari-Kari in Jupan. Tho last number of the Ecangelist contsins a letter addressed to the editor, the Rov. Henry M. Field, by a friend in Japan, dated April 21, from Kai-sei-gakko, Tokei, announcing that a Japancse acquaintance 'of _thoirs, named Kataki, who appears to have been educated in tuis country, bad been beheaded for rebellion agawst tho civil suthoritios. Tno writor gives the following accouni of the mechod of the ex- ecution : “In a caso of this kind the condemuved aro led togethor to an open epot and made to kneel down. Ope by one they are placed pesids the bundles of straw matting which are to be used to wrap their bodies in. and a3 each head falls another victim 18 brought forward to the horri- ble deatb. Those considered least guiity die finst, and their wrotched companions are made to Jookon at what their own fate is to be. The executioner pours water on his sword at each blow (and one stroke is usually sutiicient), and the whole thing is finished up in shortand solemo order. Tho bodies are then wrapped in mats and buried in & pit, the heads of the most guilty exposea on posts, and the loody tragedy ends.” **3uch,” he writes, “isthe strange end of your pice and intelligent friend Katski, who used to go to church with you, and whom ycu hoped would turn out go well.” Mr. Field's correspoudont then gives the fol- lowing deseripiion of 'a Japanese prison, which ho iospected in Tokel, a0d which is probably sunilar to the one where the luckless Katuki suf- fered: *‘The gronnds are surrounded by s high wall of stone and morcar, with. iron spikes projecting from the top of the fence, and a small ditch en- virous the whole. Passing through the gate we wers ushoted into a small ball whers some stern-looking yaconime [ofiicers] eat, and then into & sido room with tablo, chairs, and carpes, etc., where tea was served mp to ms. Soon 4 yaconim made his appearance, and, bawing low, led us by & stoue walk througa two or three gates, up to a long building apparently withoat doors or windows, except thio main ontrauce, and which resembled an immeuse cage with thick bars as much as anything else. At the entrance-way a dozen more Faconims were it- ting, who roge as wo enterod, and rha grated dours to the lefc wero unlocked and slid back, and we entered tho prison proper. Here wea & long bell or comidor, 15 feot wide and sbout 150 feet in length, divided by & railing into two sections. On both sides wore high gratings of sirong wooden beams, about 4 inches thick each way; the side faic- ing out into the open air allowed suilicient light to enter between the tall bars to make the place look quite cheery. The prison rooms on the op- posite ide are large, cloan and airy. . . . The rovms are about 25 or 30 feet square, and neavily grated with the ssme thicz wooden bars on all mdes; there =ro no windows, and only a fow paper shides on the inside. The ouly entratce to a room is by s thick wooden door, but 4 feet square, 20d strongly braced with bars and’ copper, and clumsily padiocked. Each room is Like o great cage, from which there is no hope of exit; and each’ contains_siraw mats to sit upon, aud o number of small tubs, basins, and implements® of differont kinds. All the heddinfi 18 piled up on a hanging shelf at the sde of the room, and oneortwo baskets suspended from the high ceiling contain other articles of various sotts. The floors were of heavy planks of hard wood, and the mats were of course the chief part of the scanty furniture. *Tho seusation smong the prisoners as we came m wus considerable, for it is not often they bave a look at auybody from the outside sworld, much less a foreigner. They wero st~ ting 1 rows, motionless as statues, when we first cntered, and giving the effost of dreary tableaax when we peoped in through the bars upon them. Thongh they were ‘sl eyes’ to 8e6 us, yet they kept their places and nodded meekly as wo passed along ; but now and then ® fow would approsch tho bars, and, bowing repeatedly, would secm to take delight in foasting their eves npon such strange objects 88° wo wero to them. DBut at a word from oue of tho yaconims they would drop down upon thewr huuaches again, and remain submis- sivo and silent. There aro 200 prisoners in the building at preseut, but they arc rather unequal- Iy distributed 1n point of numbers, for i the first two rooms there were only two or three persons, Ouo of them was a fine-looking old man, who eat mnte and motionless, and seemed capable of better things than passing his weary days in o prison. In. some of the rooms there were ooly a few persons, doing little else than movs up aud down the contues of tbeir cage, but at the further end of the corridor there was a large mssemblage in the last room, who sppeared to bo undergomg some form of n- struction, eimilar to & prison *chapel service ' at home. At all events, thero was an old fellow sitting upon & high stool, with a book in front of him, reading to tho prisoners, who listened re- spectfully, sitting on their knees. Tne reading, howesor, was brought to _standatill 28 wo ap. proached the placo, and all faces wero turned with wonder towards us. The audience were quite a8 curious & study to us a8 we wers to tnem, for, though Japa do not usually look very wicked, yot thero were some decidedly * bard cases ' among these fellows. Most of the faces bore more traces cf the idiot, bowever, than of the rascal; though here and there was ono who avpesred quite intelligent and pleasant Jooking. They were not ali dressed alike, though the ma- jority of them bore the usaal pMson garb, con- sisting of a brick-colored gowan with a cord around the waist, and their heads were shaved pretty close. Prisoners as they were, they did not forget theit manners, but bowed to usrespect- faliy and repestedly a8 we passed on. **Going in behind the same set of roome, we found them barred and bolted ss effectually as in front; and & curious-shsped hole actracted our astention, through which the dauly allowance of food is passed to the pritoners. A square tauk i also besido it, from which they can dip their cups of water. The appesrance of this hole (wwhich was not very appetizing) led to tho discussion of the *the oill of fare;’ tho latteris not very extensive, consistiag chiofly of rice and | hot water! Tea is not allowed them, which is bard for a Jap, aud tobacco eeems to bo prohibited, which for them is harder yet. On ublic bolidays they are given a Lttle fish, and Fruqusml they bavo a wacery kind of soup, and & vegetable called ‘daikon,’ with odds and ends of other things. They are not permitted to go out, or enjoy any exercise or recroation, but aro kept shut up nearly all the time. Once in a fow days they may teke a bath io the big tub stand- ing in & {ittle cage at the end of tho corridor, but otherwise they eidom sce the outsido of their cells. A scrupnlonsly clean drain passes from thio rooms ta the onterdi-hes, and their washing arrangemsuts are all that conid be degired. ** The .pposito wing of the prison, which we 8lso inspected, was of exactly the same style aud size a8 tae one just dedcribed, only there 'WEre not 80 many occupants, and one room con- tained two women, the only foruales in the .wna at the present time. - but that he waa bliudfolded before he entered prison. It spoaks well for Jop women that ten 18 the greaf est number ever known to be in the ricon at once.” ‘ " Tne wnter, in straying about within the prison inclosuro, camo at last across what ho calls o peculiar spot,” devoted 1o the process of hari- P, ari. “¢A littlo path turns off to the right, which conducts you into an open spaco, about 90 feet square, and surroundod ou either kide by the prisou-walls. -In the ceutre the enrth is raised & fow inches, and over tho mqusre plot thus formed is built a kind of shed, or stall, with elauting roof. This facos towards another shed or covered platform about a dozen paces in front of it. Under the first-mentioned shed is the spot where the condemnod Samourai perform ‘hara- kiru.’ aod upon the platform mentioned the yacomms sit to seo that the thing is prop- erly dono. Thero has boen no_self-esecution there recently—the latost being Iast year; but tho usnal manner of 1ts performance Was graph- ically described to us bv_tne communicative Drison-keeper who conducted us politely around. “Without going into particulais, however, I will only say thaton proper occasions tho thres sidex of the shed aro surrounded with awnings, snd ntraw-mate aro placed in tho centre, upon which the Samourai seats himself. The officials take tbejr =meats on_ the raised platform directly in front. Without/ much delay the whort wsword is placed upon a Iittlo tablo in frotit of the victim, and, with solemn diguity, bo takes it and draws it across the pit of his stomach, more or less deaply, ay the caso may be. In former times it was the custom to thrust one's self severely at the ont- set ; but at prescut it bas degenerated into uxmn!fly the ides; so that the man takes tho eword (either a short or long one), and, wrn) ping paper about the blade, ~allows only the point to project. With this (accordiog to the Iatest fashion) hé gives him- scll a 1espectable wcratch, sufficient to 8how his chivalry, and then allows tho as- sistant who stands bebind him to complets the work by dispatching him as rapidly s possible. But, s I sav, this spot and method are but little used nowadays; either because the Samourai distinctions are becoming obliterated, or else be- causo tha gailty people aro nsually of tha com- mon order. Huwever, do not think that this lit- tle sqnare courtyard of which I speak 18 at all lackivg in modern horrors, even if tie hara-kirn 15 talling out of date, For while we wero stand- ing underneath the little shed of such peculiar axxociations, tho prison-keopor diracted his at- teudants to remove a small roof-lke cover placed over & spot & fow paces from us. ** Walsing up to the littlo aqnare hollow in the ground thus exposed we saw, with a suppressed shuddor, what tho place roalls was, It was only 2 small holo. a few fect each way, and half a foot deep, with four beams of wood lined about it on eitner side ; but in this hittle space was the most sicaening 8ight I ever saw. Straw mats clotted wita human blood lay piled in the hole, wiule stips of paper With bands or coras still attsched to them, and both coversd with gore, showed the manner in which the victims had been blindfoldad, ere their beads fell on thut terrible spat. Looking down upon the beaw of wood on which I stood, I saw that its end, near the corner, was backed away to the depth of seversl inches by the repeatod blows of the sword which had fallen upon it for years gone py. It is probabie that hundreds of unfortucates havo perished at this very cornor, for the spot_has been used for the purpose of capital punishment for a long time. Twenty- five persons have been belnded thers this year, only since Jan. 1, and two wers exe- cuted last Thareday, the fresh mark of whose blood we then saw, Iinquired if & victim was led up to the epot in the condition in which 1t The gaconim said ses, the gats, and could not see what was in store for him, theugh the odor of the place was quite enough to tell him. He was made to kneel at the fatal corner, and bow his bead forward, and in & second or two all was over. 4 Jugt beyond this nopleasant spot, st tho end of the courtyard, is & loog black siied, luoking something like a ooat-house. only itis mounted up higher, and is renched by two flights of stepa. At firat I thougbt it was a kind of gallery for the spectators of the yaconims; but, on going up thie steps to the platform above, I soon eaw by the rings, the pulley and open trap-door, what tho place really was. It wasa gallows, built in the most upproved Jap, or foreign, style, and upon which foir men may be Lung at once; aud in fact, fifteen victims have aiready fallen from that fatal trap the present year, since the 18t of January. *In order to explain the madus operandi to us more fully, thé prison-keepor caused the rope to ba brought, which he placed over o of the pul- levs, aud attachied to the iron ring in the msual manner. This rope was vers strong, and as five a specimen of hemp work 88 any ono would ever desire for the purpose; the slip-noose was also excelleutly made, aud had an ingenious iron cutch to 1t. Tha trap door was drawn up to its proper position, and eecura- Iy bolted; the end 'of the rope was placed upon it loosely, and at » signal the drop fell with a loud thump., A man's neck would thus fall six or eight feet and was pretty sure to be broken. They eeldom fal in produc- ing death immediately. The gallows has only been introduced here recently, and this scaffold waa erccted last year, probably in imication of foreign countries.” This manver of execution 18 not considered quite as bad or disgraceful s de- capitation, and it will possibly come more and moro in vogue. “It was a strange contrast, however, to see in the same aquaie the throe different modes of execution, combining the ancient eud modern 1dees on the subject, viz.: the spot for perform- hara-kira, the hole for dacapitation, and the gul- lows for haoging. The Intter is an innovation bers, and the three methods aro quite as quecr a mixcure of Jap and forcign styles as anything to be met with in more peaceable afTairs. s “But we shall hasten out of this subject; for thongh I might describe the old strangling- posts, with their hidden holes and pulleys and 8tone weights, which we saw by the side of the wall, yet I think it is time for us to step into the guard-house at the entrance and take & cup of tea Lo refresh onrselves *While we were eipping onr tes, two long swords in black sheaths, and with black handlos, wero kindly brought in for our inspection. Lay. ing aside our cups, we drew out the swords from tbeir eeabbards, and both the edges of the blades, and the odor which eccompanied their withdrawal, told distinctly what they were, Theso were the execution swords, and one of them especially had evidently done good and fre- quent service. Though often sharpened, its edgo was nicked in 50 many places (where it bad struck bone) that it was somewhat dulled ; but a heavy blow overcomes all obstacles presented by the picks. ** Justice, and not unfrequently injustice, is sure and epeedy in Japan, for a man is executed the same day that he is condemned.” The Fate of a Keg of Beer. The Hamilton Collego boys, in Clinton, N. Y. wero celebrating the Fourth of July a fow Sum- mers :?n. They bad lighted a Jarge boufire on the ball-grounds, for the mugnitude of which they woro Iargely indebted to tho fence-rails of the neighboring farmers, aud while the contla- gration” was at its height, four of the Loys started for the beer, without which no_celebra- tion was ever known to be complete. Now, the keg of this necossary liquid, which had been smuggled ou tho grounds in the dead of tho preceding night, was stored directly over Prof, Chester's room, and the edict bad gone forth thac if any of the novle faculty found beer or any other stimulating eye-opener on the prem- ises, they should contscate the same in a hurrv. How, . therefore, to fetch the beer down tho stairs without Prof. Chester nabbing them was the leading question. But the great and glorious recolloctions of their forefathers’ fight for libarty encouraged the bosa to struggle for “the beer, and after it they went. Tho keg was rolled from its hiding-place, snd ‘was being silently taken down the stmirs iwhen the professor’s door euddeniy flew_open, and n s twinkling he wason them. It was a fair catch. Tho boys dropped the kieg and fled, and the professor quietly rolled it into lus room, and tho door was sgain shat. Thon followeda coun- cil of war. The beer had been purchased under the auspices of the Freshman ciass and the So- phomores had no sooner learned of the seizure than they filled the air with taunts. The Fresh- men deliberated, and at lengtls & committes of three 1apped st the professor’s doar, **See here, profoesor,” said the spokesman, “you have been s college boy, -and you kuow thnt unless somothing 15 done this class of ours won't hear the last of this beor business for three geus. Now, we don’t care a saap for the beer, but we don't'like to have it takon mway froius It's & burn on the class. Let's com- promiss. You roll out the keg, and we'll put it D on this window-sill, knock out the bung, and Iec it all ran out on tho ground. Then you csn inform Prex Brown that you prevented as from drinking it, and we can toll tho Sophomores that e B0 it bick {rom 500, and did what we pleasod with it.” ‘‘ Yes,” aid the eecoad cheekiest man in the slass, “we'll let every drop run out on the ground.” The professor thought a bit, and then he quietiy pointed at the keg. 4 Let me gee the beer run out,” he said. In a jifly the boys had it on ths window-sill. The bung ‘was taken ont, and the foaming Jiquid spurted with a graceful curve into the darkuess below, snd was heard sputtering and gurgling aa it struck on semetking, The boys d.irflm move & muscl; The rrofessor Jooked t phant. The Saphomm'asruuddenly coased their shouts of derivion, and began to whistle “Tommy Dodd.” The beer flowed on out into tho dark- nexs, and then all was silent. . Just before the last drops were floming out the boys thanked the professor very affection- ately, and the sarcastic tone of the last speaker Ied the man of letters to prick ugr:la ears. By that time, however, the last drop had passed through the bung-hole, and & long. loud rhout Tose from under the window. The boys who had kinaly held the keg vauished, and in another minute s hundred unfledged collegiaus wero dancing about the fire, holding beer-muga to tueir lips. The prf.esor was badly sold, for the boys, with pails, had caught overy drop of boer that had been poured out of tho second- story window, and the trick was henceforth 1egistored as one of tne most successful that the college wits had ever perpetrated. FINANCIAL, BaTumpaY EVENIXG, Jume 27, Considerable amounts of currency are now BOINg to the country. A large proportion of the ordera to-day were from Wisconsin, and are for the purchase and shipment of wool. Thero was a fair activity in monetary circles to-day for thoseason. The rates of discount are 8@10 per cent, with a few transactions under rates for borrowers on short time and with un- oxceptional securities ; on the stroet loavs are 8@18 por cent; real estate loans are 9@10 per cent. New Yor': exchange was par betwecn “banks for $1,000. The clearances for the week are £19.478,569.19, and the balances, 81,538,466.15. The corre- epouding figures last week were £21,103,481.98, and $1,944,579.27. JULY BANE DIVIDENDS. Inaccordance with theirusual practice, 8 num- ber of the banks of the city bave declared thoir semi-annual and quarterly dividends for July, and most of the others are about to do so. The Citizons’ Bank of Chicago will doclare a gemi-anoual dividend of 5 vor cent. The Corn Excharee National will add about 3 por cent to its surplue. Duiing the year this oank has paid back taxes to the amount of 5 per cent on its capital. The Fifth National bag declared a dividend of Gpercent. he Fust National will probably declare a div- idend of 5 per cent, and carry somathing to ita surplus. ‘I'no Fourth National will declare a dividend of &5 per cent. T'he German Savings Bank will declaro a divi- deud of 4 per cont. The Internatiozal Bank will declaro a dividend of 5 per cent. The Fidelity Savings Bank will declare a divi- dend of 5 per cent. The State Savings Dank has decided to 2dd $50,000 to iis surplus and make no dividend. The Bank of Illinois will deciare a dividend of 5 per cent. he Chicago Savinga Bank will declare s semi- annual dividend to its deoositors of 3 per cent. The Union National Bank will probabiy declare a5 et cent dividend, aud pass £50,000 to ita surplus. ‘be Commercial National has decided to in- cresso ity surplus by 250,000 Its capical is now £500,000, and its surplus will be £300,000 with this addition. The German National bas declared a quarterly dividond of 8 per cent, payabls on the 15th of July. It will also add €20,000 to the surplus, The Hide and Leather Bank will declaro a div- idend of 5 per cent, . _ The Merchaats’ National will add 259,000 to its surplus, equal to 10 per cent on its capital. The Merchants' Savings Loan and Trust Com- pans will declare a quaiterly dividend of 234 per cent. The National Bank of Commercs will declare & quurterly dividend of 21 per cent. The Traders' Iusurance Co, will declare o quarterly dividend of 3 per cent. The North Side Chicago Railway will declare uo dividend. The West Side and South Side Compautes have declared quarterty dividends of 214 per cent. RATES OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE. Skow-Feterson, Irberg & Co. report: Loudon, 433@4.91; Faris.5:5@5111¢; Hamburg, 95@36 ; Berlin, 73@T25¢ ; Belgium, 515@510%¢ + Holand, 408{@41%(; Sweden, 28; Norway, 111; Dounark, 56; Finland (Russis), 2014, Cuble trausfers: London, 4421¢; Paris, 50. DEFAULTING RATLWAY BONDS. The following latest New York quotations for defaulticg ralway bonds are reported by A. O. Slaughter; Bid, Asked Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Minnesots Hrst-morigage gold 7s, Minnesots Di- vision ... 5 Burlington, Cadar Rapids & 3fibnesota Srat-morigage gold s, Milmaukeo Di- on.... ... S s o5 Cannda Soutbern firai-mortgage 7s, goid. .. 0 Calcago & Canuda Southern first: goRe 79, .. Viseaidtien .3 38 Chesapeake & Oblo, first mortgage gold 6a 5L 52 Chicago, Danville & Vincennes firsi-mort- e 15, 50 40, 50 25 30 EY 2 ‘mortgage 7, gald. % South Side (of Long I gage Ta.. & 8t. Joo & Denver City (East Divis mortgage fs, Rold... 45 8t.Jos & Denver Cify (West D first-mortgage 8s,-gold. BT 2 Toxas & Pucilc first-mortgage 7s, land- grant..... Soschasepedl 80 LOGAL STOCKS. Dealings in theso sccuritics were very light. The quotation of rates, based upon the last ac- tual sales is aa follows : National Bank of Illnois.. City National Bank. Union National Bank. Gorn Exchange Natio Fifth Nationai Bank, State Savings. Hidoe and Leathe Cook County National Ban| Third National Bank rth Natjonal Bank, National Bank of Commerce......... AMerchants’ Saviugs, Loun, snd Truast. Chicago Gas Company.. Chamber of Commerco . COMMERCIAL,, i Sazvnpar Evextsy, June 7. The following were the receipts and shipments of tho leading artcles of “produce m Chicago during the past twenty-four honrs, and for the correaponding date one year sgo : RHIPMENTS. 1873, 8,441 81,258 53,945 Grass seed, Ibs. Flax seed, s, Broom corn, e, Cared meats, tbs. Beef, brls. Pork, bris. Lard, Ds Tallow, 1a Bautter, I Live bog, N, Cattle, No. Sheep, Hides, e, Wool, B Potatoes, Lumisr, No, Shingles, X Lath, No. Salt, " brs. 872,430 1244] 3! 4,58 The following figures are farnished by the Produce Exchange: 1 Receiced. . Shipped. g, Dl 635 Beana, bu. s 9 83, tons s 13 Hops, s, 5ho 800 Fusk, pkgs “s51 "101 Withdrawn from store on Friday for city con- sumption: 2,533 bu wheat; 1,714 bu corn; 1,001 The following grain has been inspected into store this morning, up to 10 o'clock : 201 cars wheat; 991 cars corn; 15,000 b high mixed do and 40,800 bu No. 2do by ownal; 24 cara opta| 3 onw rye. Total (1,308 ars),i673,000 bu, Inepect- ,198 bu rye ; 33 bu barley. The following were tao recetpts and shipments of breadstuffs and live stock at this point during the past woek, and for the corresponding weoks ending as dafed : . : 8 June 20, June2s, 1874, 1873, TIGE 42840 304,011 536,043 159145 1,164,700 36413 482,027 4,800 24,207 2714 65,013 18,512 Flour, bris. . 43,150 Whea, bu .. Corn, bu. D.’ltu,hbll Tiye, bu. Uitley. 53 Live hogs, N Cattle. No. 14,370 Tho grain afloat on the Erie Canal incluabs 1,900,000 bu wheat, and 822,000 bu corn. The shipmenta from New York for the ‘week ending with Thursday evening last include a7,- 800 brls flour, 1, 005,200 bu wheat, and 865,200 bu corn. Tho leading producemarkets were rather more active to-day, but chietly in a speculative way; there being much less doing for shipment than usual. The receipts contiue large, especially in corn , and the receut attompts to move the gTain out as fast as it comes in seems to hava been abandor ed. Hence there is a rather rapid accumulatiou, which will probably be changed to a decrease only after the labors of the harvest beve drawn off teums and men from the roads to the fleld, und allowed the country depots to ger clear in_readiness to reccive the crops of this year. Europs aod tho East are cniog, the former uunder avticipations of liberul howe supplies, and our vessel interest is still operating at rates which bately pay current charges, without reckoug incerest and dopre- cistion.” Henco lower prices aro looked for in breadstafls, while tue tendency in provisions seems to be the other way. Thore waa but elight change in any of, the fea~ tures of the dry-goods market. The inquiry for the leading staple articles seems to ba on tho increase, out the trade is without special animy~ tion, buyers scill adbering to the hund-to-mout) policy. ~Grocefies were as dctive as could reas- onably be oxpected at this stage of the season, sud prices of most lines wero held firmly. In Tespouse to a further upard movement in Now York, the price of coffecs ndvauced a X, and were trong at the improvement. Sugars are active, aud show signs of advancing. Teas, rice, molasses, Birups, spices, candles, aud othor desciiptions wero quoted steady. The dried fruit trade was devoid of animation, aud, were it not for the fact that stocks of most vanetics bave dwindled to extremeiy sunall di- meusious, it would be imoossible to maintain Dresoot prices. Fish continue to meos with a brsk dewaud, Dealors report a larger move- ment thun ever before witucssed at this stage of tho teason, and, with the exception of mackerel, the dowaward tendency of prices seems to be checied. In the butter market, quiet utill pra- vaus, and a Iack of firmuess i3 apparent. Checse is dowy better. The demand bas 1mproved and prices are now tuling firm. No price chnges were noted in coal, wood, pig-iron, leather, and tobacco, all of those articlos ruling quiet, Oils werela moderate roquesc at about steady prices, or av 13@13}¢c for carbon, $3@%0c tor extra lard, 95c@&1.00 for raw Loseed, 78@S0c for whale, and 45@46e for turpentine. 5 Lumber was quiet. Th:e offerings affoat were small and the market dull. The yurd business was coufined chiefly to filing small orders from e intorior, and ‘the local retail trade. The Lardwarte merchonts still report an unusually large trade for June, which is geverally regaraed 881 quint montk, and prices ara uniformly steads. Nails wero fairly active and firm at £3.75 rates. Buildivg material, naval goods, and cooperage weteauet. Wool i8 now coming forward freely, and sells readily to Eastern parties at well main- tained prices; “tub-wasued, nowever, is lower, owiug to larger offerings, and a decline East. Heavy hides and green ceif weie strouger under a good demnnd aud moderare offorings, while other descriptions were unchaoged. ‘hay was very Gull, in excessive supply. and considerably lower. Secds were quict. Timothy and clover were firm, aud other descriptions steady. Tho stock of potatoes 1s much reduced, aud, tho re- ceipts of cioice being larger to-day, there was conmderable compstition betweon iocal buvers and shippers, and higher pnices were obtained. Poultry was dull, and egys were very slow, Green' fruits wero 1u liberal supply, and sold readily, except apples eod strawbernies, both of whicn dragged slowly, the offerings being to largo extent undesirable. Highwines were quiet and steady at tha quota- tion of the past week, eales being made of 100 bris st 944c per gallon. New York was un- changed. ‘We referred this morning to a rumor that kales bad becn made av ¢, bat are sur- prised that there is no ground for that rumor, other than the wish, which is father to the thought. Several attempts have bocn made dunug the weok to buy at Y4c; but we do not find that a sale was made at that figurc. Lake freights wers active at unchanged rates, at 33 for corn to Buffalo ; 32¢¢ for wheat todo; 684¢ for corn to Onwego, and 7i¢c for wheat to Kingston, There waa a fuir dsmand from ship- pors, and the feeling among carriers was 3 shade firmer, though tley could not obtain an advauce beyond that incident to s general shaking off of *‘the old man of the gea.” Halstend 18 * no orator as Biu——DBrutas is,” but his arguments prevail. A tolal of 13 charters was reported, which will carry out 60,000 bu wheat, 470,000 bu corn, and 30,000 bu oats, besides ono vessél to take wheat from Milwaukes to Kingston. Provisions were in moderate demand, and aguin a shads firmor all round. Mess pork ad- vanced 10¢ per brl, lard 2150 per 100 Ibs, and shoulders 3ic per fb. Other meats were uo- changed. “The receipts of hogs wers lighter, and ths helped to firmness; while the renewed streagth in Southern markets, sfter a protracted proatration, induced a stronger fecling here. ‘he demand for pork, except one round lot for shipment, was confined to those who wanted to change over from July into August. Tae market closed tame at ibe following rauge of prices: Mess pork, cash or eeller July, $17.60@17.62)¢; do, seller _August, 17.85@ 178734 : do, selier Sepiember, 318.00@18.10; do, sellor the year, §14.40@14.50. Lard, cash or seller July, $11.121¢@11.15; do, selier August, £11.25@11.2734; do, seller the year, 83.95@9.00 summer lard, 105@103{c. = Sweet-pickled bams, 102 @103gc per b for 1§@16-1b averages ; dry-salt ed ‘meats, loose, at 6igc for shoulders, - cash, 62{c seller Auvgust: “£9.00 for short ribs, cach, and €0.35 seller August; $ifo for short clear, cash, and 83c seller Angust; 89ic for Cumberlands; 9@9%ge for long clear. Tho eame boxed at }{@:4c per M above thess prices. Bacon meats, 7i¢c for shoulders, 10c for short ribs, 103(c for short clear, ail packed in hids; the eame loose, Xc lower. Bacon, bams, 12¢@ldc. Mess beef, $1L00@11.25: extra’ mess do, $12.00@12.35; beef bams, $22.50@23.00. City tallow, 734@7ic; grease nomiual at 5l4@Skc. Sales were Toported of 700 br!s mess pork (preferred brands) at §17.75; 1,500 brls do, seller Juty,at 317.60 ; 1,500 bris do at 3175734 ; 500 brls do, at 217.55; 1,250 brls do, seller August, at $17.85; 500 tes lard, sellor July, at S1L15; 500 tes do’ at $11.133¢; 250 tea do, seller August, at 311.25; 250 tes do at $11.22 250 tes do at 31120 ; 500 tes_do, seller the year, at £0.00; 100,000 Jbs ehoulders, sciler July, at 624c; 100,000 1bs short ribs at 9¢; 50,000 Ibs do, buyer August, at 93gc. The Daily Commercial Report gives the fol-' lowing as the shipments of provisions from this city for the week ending June 25, 1874, and since Nov. 1, 1873, together with comnarisons. Com- piled solely from tho manifest books of tho rail- fi)afl companies and the records of the Custom- ouso : | ok T Lard, Ham, (Shouid's riddler, bria' | les.”|“tes.'| | e Weck ending Juno 25, 1971, Bamo woek 14 5,434 Sinco Nov. 1,73, |16420.1 Samo time 2.3, |04, 584 I Flour was dull, thongh with s little more doing than on Friday, and was_generally guoted & shade easier, in sympatby with wheat, at un- chauged prices. Shippers held aloof, leaving the market to local buyers. Bran was steady. Bales were reported of 100 bris epring extras at £6.25 ; 100 brls do (Minn.) at $6.00 ; 50 brls do : 100 brls do at $5.00; 100 brls do at . 820 bris do on private terms; 150 brls superfines at £3.8714. Total, 1,420 brls, Aiso 20'tons bran at $10.50, free on board ; 10 tons do at £11.00, on track. The market closed at the following range of prices Fair to good white winters 6.50 Choice do... 200 Red winters 650 Good to chojce apring extras. 575 Medium to fair do.. 6375 Good to chofce Minneaota . 6,50 Patent do. T 0.00 Fair to choice spring, superfine. 475 Common do, 333 ‘Wheat was rather more active, in optiona, and weak, averaging 3/c lower than on Friduy, with a rather heavy fecling all around. Liverpool was agnin quoted 2@3d Eor 100 tvs lower, and N:H }l:‘)’:k ;‘-‘: dnl)‘ vnlt hre:y littlo de{ntgd, while tho ehibping inquiry loza was yory Jight | indeed, it Lsa amouated o & Uitle more ¢ orders baving been withdrawn. Our receipts aze not very large, but they conriderably excecd the shipments, giviog a rather rapid increase to our stocka in store, and this, with the advices from other points, gave the bears the advantage to-day, cspocially'as there is no very loag line of shorta out to be filled. The short interest took hold moderately, bnt the absence of anything other than a speculative inqniry was shown in the fact that cash No. 2 fell below the price for July, as it could only be disposed of to parties who were willing to carry it into next mooth, for dolivery on option. Thelower grades were weaker sull, declining 3@4c per bu, sod hard to eell at that. The market all round was decidediy bluo, till late in tho session, when it was strengthened 2omewhat by rather less do- proeuing advices from tho seapoard. Seller uly opened at 1.18%. rose to 118, declined to #1.173¢, and advanced to $1.18, closing at 81.173{@1.18. Beller August sold at $1.10%@ L114, closing at 31.11. -Beller September sold 2c $1.06. Cash No. 2 spring, or seller themonth, sold at 31.174@1.18, closing at £L.18. No. 1 spring closed 1t £1.213¢; No. 8 do at 81.10; and rejected do at 31.00. “3lionesota wheat was dull at 5122 for No. 2, and 31.24 bid for No. 1. Cash sales were reported of 1,200 bu No. 1 epring at S1.213¢; 2.400 bu do at'31.21; 51,000 ba No. 2 spring at $1.18; 29,000 ba do at £1.173¢ ; 90,200 bu do at 31.175¢ ; 56,000 bu do at 31174 ; 10,000 bu do at S1.173¢; 4,000 bu No. 3 spring af 31.10 ; 2,400 bu rejected spring at 31.00; 1,500 ou No. 2 Northwestern, Minne- sota, at S1.22(; 1,600 bu do at §1.22. Total, 189,300 bu. Corn was unusually active and relatively steady ut an average declino of Jc from Friday, Laverpool was quoted ‘aull but not lower, and New York was weakened by the news from this city, the receipts there being very large and the sbipmeuts very small. The Board of Trade bul- etin snows the total receipts of the week eunding with this morning to be 2.267,713 bu, which 18 stated to bo & greater volume than was ever re- ceived here in uny provious week, tho largest previous week's work being 2,165,795 bu for the week ending Aug. 24, 1872. Qur stock m store has~ increased during the past soven davs mearly 750,000 bu, aod Dbids fair to be sweiled still fur:her by tho end of the month, when there mar be a partia) falling Off. Fears were expressed rather freely thig murnuig that the “clique”™ would get out from ander the deal, and precipitate & declina to the neighborhcod of 50c. But there was no sign of such & thing; indeed, the, heavy dealers took bold more fresly than ever. making the aggre- fiule of cash uales the largest reached on any one av for soveral years past. Options dragged slightly. Selior July opened at 60k, declined to 5dc, Tose to 593¢e. fell back to 5934, and ad- vauced to 593{c at the closo. Seller August sold at the same prices as July, but closad a shade firmer at 59%¢c. Seller the month, or cash No. 2, uold at 595, @C0¥c, cloninsaclheomzidc. High mized closed n¢ G0igc, and rejected at 56:ie. Cash alos were reported of 4,000 bu bigh mized 8t 60}¢c; 9,000 budo at 6034c; 10,000 bu do at 60X¢c ; 18.000 bu do at 60%c: 18,000 bu do at 60C'; 80,000 bu No. 2 at (03{c ; 20.000 bu doat 6034c; 33,000 bu doat 6035c; 20,000 bu do at GU3%c ; 87,000 budo at 603fc; 50,000 bu doat G034c; 830,000 budo at 60c; 75,000 budo st B95¢c ; 45,000.bu do at 593¢c; 20,400 ba rejected at 56c ; 43,000 bu No. 2 at 62}cc, freo on board ; 400 bu'white at 65¢. Total, 622,800 bu. Oats were more active,but at a lower rangs of prices, in sympathy with wheat and corn. Our stock has incrrased considerably witbin the past week, but is not large, and the receipts seem to Do hghtening up. Cash lots fell off e, eelling at 443/@45}c, ana closing at 45¢. Beller July was 3¢ lower, at 41{@11}4¢, closing at 413e. Sellar August opsned st 33, and advanced to 33gc at the close. = Seller the year was nominal at 30@3lc. Cash eales wore reported of 4,800 b No. 2 at 53¢ ; 2,800 bu o at £5c; 5,000 bu do st 343fc ; 1,200 ba rejected at 42}¢c ; 1.200 bu do at $23{c; 600 bu by xample at 50a; 630 bu do at 49¢; 1.200 bu do at 48l<c ; 600 bu do at 43¢, on track; 600 bu at 50c; 600 bu at 49c, free on board ; 600 bu ot 50c, delivered. Total, 45,000 bu. Rye was quict aud unchanged, there being a lizht bat steady inanixy at 8c for No. 2 in good ehipping houses. Sales wero reported of 400 bu No. 2 at 84c; 800 bu rejected at 80c ; 400 bu (choice) by sample at 830 delivered, and 600 b by sample at $6c on track, Toial, 2,200 bo. Batley was inactive aud nominaliy ucchanged atthe slight mprovement of yesterday. New No. 2, seller Septomber. was quoted at 86c bid and 88¢ asked. ~ Seller first half do was quoted 8t 90c. Oid No. 2 was nominal at 21.18@1.25; No 8 do at 85¢ ; and rejected do at 65c, LATEST. ‘Wheat was quict in the afternoon, and un- changed, closing with sellers at S1.173 for July, and 8¢ 311076 for August. Corn was in moder- ate demand ‘and steady. closing at 50%;@59%c for July and August. Other grain aud’ provis- ions were quiet., —— CIICAGO LIVE-STOCK MARKET. SATURDAY EVENING, June 7. The receipts of live stock during the weak have been a4 follow: | Monday. Week encing May 30.. Shipments were as follows Moriday. 8,920 12,481 25 48550 28m SLUI3 138 LIVE-STOCK FREIGHTS. Cattle to New York, per car, $ 80.00 Cattle to Boston, per car. 100.00 Gattle to Albany, per car. TL00 Cattle ta Philadelphis, per car. 80,00 Cattle ta Baltimare, per car.. 80.00 Cattle to Buffalo, per car. 50,60 Cattlo to Pittsburg, per car. 5000 Cattle to Detroit, per car, 30.00 Catils to Toledo, per car. 30,00 Hogs to New York, per 100 Ibs 40 Hogs to Philadelphia, per 100 Bbs.. 40 Hoy to Baltimore, per 100 Ibs. fi Togs to Pittsburg, per 100 s, CATTLE—The demand for the grades of stock stiited to the wants of shippers has been steadily active st well sustained prices, the market Tetaining the firm tone lately characterizitg it until near the close, whep, under the influence of unfavorable reports from tho East it weskened. During the first balf of the week thesupply of first and second-class cattle was very liberal, and aumerous sales were effectod st $6.25@ 6.0, while it few instances $0.70@6.57 was ob- tained. At the Intter figure two droves averaging 1,492 und 1,567 Ws were sold by Gregory, Cooley & Co, Since 'Wednesday the quality of the oferings has deteriorated, and duning yesterdsy and to-dsy there were very few transactions at a higher figuro than $6.123. “The market for common to fair grades con- tinues dull and drooptog. The supply of thin stock 18 kept conatantly in excesa of tho requirements of the trade, and a8 & consequence a steady shrinkago in valne v wilnesscd, The average Wesiern drover learns nothiag from experience: thercfore it is only fair to presume that our market will continne to bo fooded with Jean, native, grasscattle, and leaner Texsos, and {hat the course of prices will, for some time to Come, continued in a downward dircetion. Slock cattlo are not {n active domand justat preseat, sud really good droves are scarcely salable atover $4.25@4.50. Cora- mon to falr grades sell at $3.25@Y.75. Calves have been plenty, and are selling lower—now quoted at $3.00@5.25 {0t poor to prime. New milch cows remain about steady st $25.00@50.00 per head. To-duy the market was quiet. The unfavorable tone of dispatches from New York and other prominent Eastern mar- Xuts tended to s diminished shipping_demand, nnd as 10 Jocal butchers aud feeders, there wore few of them in attendancy, Only a moderate amount of sales was accomplizhed at $2.00@6.60 for poor Texans to extra nativo steers. The general market closes weak. QUOTATIONS. Extra Beovee~Craded steers, aversqing 1,400 ita oud over. eveeen .- 36.40@0T5 Choice Beeves. 3 rmod 3 year 10 5 year old steers. aversging 1,200 to 1,400 it 6.0086.30 Good Bee: , nteers., aversging 1,100 t0 1,250 The 5.70@5.85 Pony Bteers—Fat steers, aversging 0t 1100 ba.. . s 5.00@5.80 Medium Grades—Steera in fur aver- #ging 1,000 0 1,150 M8..eussnree 475@5.50 Batchery! Stock—Common £ ‘;‘l:lr osre; aad 0 extra cows, for jsoghter, Sveraging 8500 1,100 fis...... .. 3.T5@5.00 Stock Cattle—Cominon cattle, in ~decent flesh, averaging 700 to 1,050 lus... Tnferior—Light sad thin cows, , bulls, and_scalawag steers, Cattle—Texas, chofce corn-red Cattle—Texas, wintered North Cattle—Texas, throngh droves. H0GS—Throughout the past week uninterrnpted activity has been apparent in the hog market, and de- Bpite the hot Westber and _the unexpectedly liberal re- celpts, sellers have establfslied a substantiz] advance. Openibg sales showed no very pronounced changs from the closing quotations of the previous wesk, but sinco Monday the course of prices been upward, dat the ciore we may note an aggregate advanca of 15@20c per 100 Iis. The improvement {s more notice- abia in common and medium grades than in choico and extrs. Thisis due tothe diminished supply of common stock, and fo the fact that such have pro- yioualy ruled relatively cheaper than the better qual- itica ~ With the exception of sbout 12,000 head taken for uses the offerings went chiefly into the hands of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia busers. Today the receipts were small, amounling fo only $6,000, and paices wers sala held frmly. Opening salea were at abant yesicr- day’s quotations, but, nnder & brisk demand, they % 1p 8 potch, Bdvancing 5100 all araunid, of crminad; o $3.80GH! 000 10 £3.30G8,34 £ ta X md.l,n um | m?m'.“w.u"mlm o sxtem, 4 of the day's sale ¥ closed iy with ol per, S TIBSN. Tha gy {rom day to day in order to & up. Lambs bave declined to f&%&%;’;r;:i oy EXPLANATION OF REFERYNCE Manzy, eepted. * Sung . 2 Mondy ), Sitands Five Banday av830 8 s Dt PN Heapte” v WICHIGAN CENTRAL 8 GREAT WESTeRy “ Rl e, 41 G o, ok T and b tanalat., corner of Nadiuen, RitRauny * Mol (sfa watn and Dy Expeei.. el Morning Exproes, B Nigas Exproan B R HENRY O. WENT) General PMV'F.UI% CHICATO & ALTON KAl Chicogn, Kans- Gty s Do St S i o, axa, Ho., icago, Springieid, ition gy - Thriugh Line. Union Lepat, Wei Side. meesa bés bridge._Tickst Offces 4t Depot, a1 padrar Kansas Clty and De Bt 7800 Denor Pt e Touts Lot s EX. Sa S it . via Jecksonvilla Divisio Sprtagrield Bxpre, Spriegrald Fast Kxpress. Jeierson ity Express, Peoris, Keoxuk & Bariin: Chicago & Paducah Railrad F: & reatar, Lacon, Washington Er. Jollat & Dwieht A ccommodatior PPFPPFOAPPT (FEPSFEEREpER a + CHI"ARN. MILWAUIKE . PAY Tnion ity comner Saizon g Consp o, 63 South Clark-at., opposita Sherman Honser @ 2t D, B4 M Prairie i raukes Madtson & o duj Milwaukee, Green By, Stovens Point, S Paul & Midooapeiie ” ILLINOIS CENTRAL AfLROY Depot foot oy Lakst. und Jool o T arice, 130 Randolphtey near Ciark, CHICAGD. BURLINGTON & DUINSY RALRIY Depois—tvat of Lakent.. Indiana-as., and rd Canal and Siclcontiosts, Ticket oficas, Nou Grund Puctic iotel, ard ai depots Mall and Expres....... > Onawa zua Jueator Passe: Dubuque' Sicux City Exp, inc £ast Line, for O Bap m Leavenwortn, AL caison & 8¢, Jusepn Exp.... Texas £.1ores, PP PREREPBR P cliison & & Downer's Urure Accommodation| Downer’s Grove Accommodation| T*Ex. Sunda:s. 1Ex. Satarday. CHICAGO & NORTHWEST Gty afices, 62 Clurkat. 13ney 3t.. corner Mo Exp. rER PEPPEPPY PPV aPacifioFast Line, o @ 1 s o 55 F Ln 5 Lo, ioa 30 p. e D Tarm 20 e, " Gen. Pass. CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILROAD. Tkl e Devut, corner of Fanliuren und Shermsn.sts, e s e Omaba, Loavenw'th& Atchison Ex *10:15 2. Peru Accommaodailon, 3 Night Eapress. DENTISTRY. Dentist, ALL WORK WARRANTED. DR. V. B. IPCHESNEY, DENTIST. BEST GUM TEETH. We have remosed odF dental rooms from McVicl 4000 Woat Madison-at. 1o Clark-st., comer Bandlsh, 3 ngor wo will insert s Eovih Tor onry B8R ousends Jn chis oy cun SenilT this fact. Money rofunded in orery instance If perfect i satiafagtion first an Y 86O od withous pa ¥ liog anec by our most akilifal aperatarn, at balf tha =y SUMMER RESORTS. CATSKILL MOUNTAIN HOUSE Twelve miles from thé Village of Catsidll, ¥. Y. Accessiblo by tno best mouatain.road in the cotstrTy Elevation, 3,00 feat. View, exteadiag over about B square miles of thy Valley of the Hudop, »usst bymghlh.rrvmrl(r. SRRy P ) musphiers. Tomporattr 15 to 20 degreey lower thad of New York Gy, - Honse opeaduiadto 0ok, L Dk 4,50 day, 2 . 4% por day, or S parwock. 0 5 Catskill and Dflmntgliu Housé Stages. and-Carriages. Visitors will pleaso Inquics for JAMES E it Catskill WO in st e R T v E; 5 i 7| B pitscaa thorough Eagllad St ok Apclet & Languagen, Music and Deawing. ar will commogcs on Wedacsday, Sept. 18 e LS sopir to " SARY J. JAGKION: Srracasn MADAME 0. da SI%TA prT MRS, ALFX, (farmorly Mry. Oplen Hoffman's) Germaa Boarding School for Yorug Lacies an 17 West TMirty-ciglth sty N- Yoo seopeassept ction rany be mndy porsaaily of by [ettar anbore: PROFESS5I0ONAL CARDS- DR.A.G.OL 15 Washingtonat. The longest oazaged and most 8T, P % aful ician A the city in the special a1 Chrozit, Nervous, aud Special Discases. Diseascep® callar to famales s eedily cursd. Invalice o "M, rivato apartme.iin, Lowr, attendance, dc. Sead 3HATS R iocatior " Fativnte at s distence rated by 3 ~ NO PAY. Tic, SHIPP, UNT D, 1% Var B -1 near C’hl*” 'STIL CURED. ’ .Vcr:(rlai rocial L Jastil {rvating alf Chroniey Necvoos eases with great sncee > oo DETSHIFE e tho ony pavs ‘makes no charge nardl the patient s ca Mediciaes s2at 10 any addrezs. * Patlen: tance by mail. All contiden NO CURE! Dr. Kean, NO PAY!! 360 SDUTH-CLATLK—:"'I‘VSK;’I"?:’ Ztay bz coasnlted, parsauaiiy or e e LR wufifla cian e, oom e g mg - - 400 mires, A3, Av. Price.No, Priz 4 s 09 spa sl e el Briac 2 . b 208 5.0 75 11 Z3 5 5 2 o ‘g a1 gy 2. BES 6T 29 goy |5y 29 S 8 204 590 |5 1ss s | 2 oy 61 206 685 j6l.1m sog | g 18 sx 48 1250 595 (66 103 5 |m s 8 I8 51 U om gy g XS im 0o e 5T a2 ses gy L Aa 193 5.8 1630 199 0 a0 sy 52 199 590 |53 23 [ 5 2 ex 10 185 580 |74 a1 52 sy 38 271 600 (58 155, F 6 207 595 |3t 31 3 sy 57 221 69 |58 199 5 X2 aw .95 (51 ° 2% 48 210 550 8 @ gy SHEEP—A decline of fnll X taken place since th dato of pur LyPeL 100 Dt by {ho closine quotations being $3,000y3 s g, Fevew £275@3.00 for common, $3.35G3,50, furolCh [l FT5@GA.50 for good 1o 'choice, The e ltm, ], licro aud the Esmlern markei wes'yo82 justity active operations on the pur o7 3,0 28 the snpply considerably oxcesdd 1y UPPERY, tod foual traie ssiia aont OBUEN to magy T2 Of tig DR.H.R. PHILLIPS | - saze Shy pay 20 to 33 elsewhers lnrl’:’“h' Celebrated for ita invisoratss Mt AS. A. BEACH, EDUCATIONAL ___° SYRACUSE, N. ¥ ammerEaone {on Kareg fadin S DUHRETOL 5B Hisho5 o Central Now York, Jastruction &2 5, (';“v.‘h’-&'vi'fl . bt il 1 169 South Clark-st,, bet Madison and Monrs| Best Gum Sets. e gsi l, ] Teeth Extracted without pain. 50 canis. ‘ ; 1 i Ao ety g | ) | s T AT R