Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 15, 1877, Page 6

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. APRIL 15, 1877—SIXTEEN. FAGES. (8 swheat) ; 1 car yellow corn, 1 car- No. 1do, 48 1d sllow for. lsrre quantities of estra prime gfl:hx::aefld Thipped since March 6. REAL ESTATE. Opening of the Building Season---New 3 Stores Erecting. A Nominal Improvement in the Loan Market. N Sales of the Past Week---An Auction Sale To-Morrow. The condition of rents remains about the same 2 reported last weelk. The Inquiry for houses agd stores is accompanied with 2 demand for a reduc- tion from the prices of last year. ‘This is almost always accorded, especially 10 tenants seeking renewals of Jeases. There is a considerable amount of building !n progress and projected. W. B. Jenney has just finished four stores, three stories high, on ‘Wabash avenne, on the east side, near Hubbard court, Nos. 300, 392, 304, 396, for H. M. Wilmanh, Erq. They are of brick and terra cotta, with a frontage ©of 80 feet. They cost $15,000, and have béen rented for 2 carriage warehonse. ‘The same archi- tect hss under way for Mr. Charles E. Towne 2 residence at the morth end of Calo- met svemue. It f8 of brick, with stone and terra cotta trimmings, and will consist of three stories and basement. The architecture is of the English Gothic order. The interior will be fin- *lehed in thé natnral woods, with hardwood fidors. The cost will be abont $15,000. . Mr. W. K. Drake haslet the contracts for a large ‘block of stores for J. Campbell, at the northeast corner of Van Buren and State strects. The build- ing willbe 7734 on State by 145 on Vau Buren, four stories high, with a stone front on State, and brick and stone on Van Buren. There will be three stores on :State, one of them extending at | . right angles to Van Buren street, and two others on the latter street. In the upper tories there will be lxteen enites of apartment fiats. Besides the apartment-house on Van Buren street to be buflt by M. F. Tuley, 28 described In our Jast reat-estate srticle, Schureman & Hand will build three marble and brick front houses adjoining their works on the corner of Van Buren street and Aich- igan avenue. Those houses will be three stories 290 basement fn height, and will be eubstantially finished, ‘The handsome building helnfi erected on the northeast corner of Wabash znd Washington, by Joha Taylor, of New York, i rapidly approach= iag completion. _On the block beiween Washing- 1% 4nd Randolph, on ihe east eige, the Stilea-Bur- - ton estate are completing a building, forty-cizht feet Front, five_stories hizh, of stone and brick. On the mext block north a similar. building by Silas Miller 18 nearly finished. On Michizzn ave- nue, morth of Randolph, Henning & Speed, of Loulsville, have put up a store eixty-four feet ‘wide, and four stories high, of brick and stone. ¥ g;r" wripo!i(e is a store forty feet front, boilt by . S¢ ocltkopt. i S woelk apparently made 8 stro Business the past week 2] ntly made a strong :flmmnr:r:le’:; the Sgur‘e’s of the corresponding sweek last year. Many instruments, not securing actoal loans. helped to swell the amount of the consideration noted fa the tsbuiar statement be- Tow. Two trust-deeds, azgregating $125.000, were nothing bat the assumption of an old incumbrance on properly purchased at Trustee's sale. A bond in the penal sum of £10,000 was given to secare the payment st maturity of ceriain mercantile in- d:btednicss. These are more than ordinary exceptions 1o the week's business, and reduce the amount of actual loans to the norma) figure for the past wecks of the year. The market isina quiescent iate. Applicants fpr money are &carco and hold out no promise of being importunate for rome time to come. 1t is useless to write of any jm- rovement. There has been a gradnal falling off rom year o year since 1873, the present year showing a diminution of bueiness as compared with 1576 of nearly 17 per cent. 1t is_satisfactory to Tote that payments do not_show s proportionate decrease. . Avents, 8 8 general thing, report fa- vorably with regard to their customers’ prompti- tude in meeting their notes. The following were the important transactions of the past week, and they present a fair indication of the state of the Joan market: s ‘West Monroe street, 55 fect, south front, known 25 Noa. 248 and 251 West Monroc street, 87,000, aveyear st 9 per cent. .. Wabssh avepue, 183 feet, cast front, including 157 feet, west front. on State street, between Twenty-cighthy and Twenty-ninth stregtas also, five acres In the northeast quarter of Sec. 10, 38, 14, tosecure three notes of $25,000 each, due in five years, interest 7 percent. ‘Jilock between Cainmet and Prairie ayenucs, cor- ner of Twenty-sixth street, £50,000,—five years, at 7 per cent. Frhcse two Tagt mentioned are not a new Joan, bat #re the assumption of a mortzage, under trustecs’ fale, which the principsl wus unable to pay. The partiee intercsted are well pleased with the present aspecta of their orgiml loan. _ Faller Block on Dearborn sireet, $15, 000, —three” Tears, at 8 per cent. “~ Indisna avenue, 25 feet, west front, by 177 feet, between Sixtecnth and Eighteenthstreet, §3,000,— three years. at 8 per cemt, for the useof the National Life-Insursnce Compsny. Sixty-three mcres st Evanston, $36,750,—fve sears, at 8 per cent; for- use of Travelers' fnsur- ance Company of Hartford, Conn. _Fifth avenue, 80 by 120 fect, known as the Davi- #on Block, $10,000, 1 _sccute o note payable in Tonr fonths to the Marion Ndtional Bank of Leb- Ky. This property is already subject to $52,000 incumbrance. " West Lake street, 50 feet, north_front, south- west comer of Peoria stréet, $10,000, —four years, 818 per cent. Dearborn avenie, 25 feet, cast front. by 149 feet, _between Goethe and Division streets, $6,000,~two years, at 8 per cent. West Taylor street, 50 feet. north front, by 125 feet, west of Centre avenne, $4,000,—three yeard, st10peroent. . - Main etreet, 25 fect, southeast front, between Cologne and Hickorystreets, $10,000,—zve years, at 8 per cent. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT YOR THE WEEE ENDING aron 14 ; 1877, 1578. Tnatruments' — e} . No._| Geideralni| Xo.| Csideral'n. Troet-decds|: 161'S 515,607!| 1828 495,402 Nortgages..| 97| 45,602 137 73,875 Aggregate..| 1988 79l 569,337 Etlmu - o] 1011 201]e0see cosaiana COMPARATIVE STATEXENT FEOX ATRIL 1 TO APRIL 14, i 1877. 1876. Instruments———— —— —— |l Xo. | C'eideral’ni| No. | Csiderat'n. Trust-deeds| 308§ 814,248 372§ 062,990 Mortgages..[ 70| 111,262 82} 231,033 Aggregste..| 37835 925,510]| 454 1,194,923 ey SALES OF THE WEEK. ‘The tranefers of the week nave not included any apecially noteworthy transactions. The market {s docidedly dull. The number of inguiries is smull, and prices are weak. Some of the principal trans- actions were the {allowing: Qscar Gobb 80l the four-story marble front buel- ness block No. 91 Dearborn etreet. 85 fect north of Washington street, to I M. Dagrett, for $75,000, (This block was porchased by Mr. Cobb of ¥. E. 1; consideration, $5,000. South of city limits, sales, 19; consideration, $97.050. West of clty T 8, 1%, consideration, *$5,000. Total gales, 94, Total consideration, $463,459. AUCTION SALE. William A. Batters & Co. will sell at auction to- morrow a valunble piece of business property on Fifth avenne, It compriees Lots 10, 11, 12 and part of Lot 13, in Block 8, of the School Section ‘Addition, and lies between Jackson and Van Buren streets, cast front, within one block of the Grand Pacific Hotel. It adjoina the new produce markct district, on which 100 etores have recently been ‘built, and its proximity to the river, the rajlroad depots, and the business centre, make it available property. CURRENT GOSSIP. THE FORGOTTEN LAY. 1 once did know—long, long ago— A now forgotien lay Of passionate Youth's frst ardent glow, Of love-words whispered sweet aud low, And sanny days of May. 1 eang it often when we two, Gay strolled the woods among; Light-hearted birds above ns knew That you loved me and I loved yon, And echoed buck my sopg. Tmpassioned love's first ardent glow Fled with the days of May. T hear the storms of Winter blow! 1 once did know—long, long ago— A nowforgotten lay. —From the German, by W. 0. Sonbron. * AfR. GEROLMAN LOSES HIS DOG. Buriington Hawkeye. Mr, Gerolman stood on the front porch of his comfortable home on West Hill, Monday morning, Jooking out at the drizzlinz rain in anything bat & comfortable frame of mind. He looked up and down the yard, and then he rafsed his nmbrella and went to the gate, and looked up and down the street. Thep he whistled in a very shrill manaer three or four times, and listened a8 thongh he was expecting a response. If. he was, he was disap- polnsed, for there was no response save the patter- ingof the rainon his nmbrella, and he frowned Beavily ashe retarned to” the porch, from whick sheltered E‘nnt of observation he gloomily sar- Veyed the dispiriting weatber. TiDag gone the dagpone brute,. he muttered savagely, -+ if ever I keep snother dog aguin, 1 hope it will éat me up.” Andthen he whistled again. And amin there was no response, It was evident that Mr. Gerol- Tian1nd 1oot his dog, 2 beautiful ashes-of-roses hound, with seal-brown spots, and oft satin-finish ears. “He was a. valuable dog, and ‘this was the third time he had been lost, and Mr. Gerolman was rapidly losing s temper 23 completely as_he had Jost his dog. He lifted his voice and ecalled aloud: “¢Hiyuh-h-h Ponto! h'yuh Ponto! 'yuhp onto! h'yup onto, h'sup onto, h'yuponto, h'yuponto! hyup, b'yup, Ryup!™ ‘As e ceased calling, and looked anxiously about for mome indications of a dog, the front door ovencd and & woman’s face, shaded with tinge of womanly augiety and fastencd to Mrs. Gerolman's head, looked out. “‘The children call him Hector," 3 low swcet voice said for the wistful pretty face; but the ve- reaved master of the absent dog was ' in no humor to be churmed by 8 besutifal face and a flute-like voj By George,” he ald, striding out into the rainand purposely leaving. his umbrella on the porch to make his wife feel bad, **it's no wonder the dog gets Jost, when he bas o dod binged many names that he don't know bimeelf. Ly Jacks, when I give S11 _for a dog, I want _the privilege of namtag him, and the next person abont this tiouse that trics to fasten anold Pagan, Indian, blasphe- mous name on & dog of mine, will hear from me about it; now, that's all.” And then be infated his lungs and yelled like a scalp-bunter: *+ Here, Hector! here Hector! here rector, hyur, rector, hyur rec, h'yorrec, Wyurrec, k'yurrec, K'yurree! Godfrey's” cordial, iwhere's that doz one to? h'yuponto. h'vupont! byuh, byub, ‘yoh! I hope his poisoned—h'yur rector! By Genrge, 1 do;” h'vah Ponto, good dog, Ponty, Poaty, Ponty, b'yih Pont! I'd give S50 if some- one had strychnincd the nasty,” worthless, lop- eared car; hyurrec, k'surrec! I3y gronny, LIl kill him when he comes home, if I dont Ihops to die; h'yuh Ponto, b'yuh Ponto, Avuh HEc!! ‘And o8 he torned back fo the porch the door again opencd and the tremulons voice sweetly asked: 4+ Can't you find him?™ «+Kaw!l1" roared the exasperated dog-hunter, and the door closed very precipitately and was opened no more during the session. . ++ Here, Ponto!" roared Mr. Gerolman, {rom his position_on the porch, ¢‘Here, Hector!" And then he whistled until his head swani and his throat was 80 dry you could light a mateh in it. ** Here, Ponto} Blast the gog. 1 euppose he's twenty-ive miles from hiere. Hector! Whatare you lookin’ at, you gimlet-eyed old Bedlamite?” he eavagely srowled. apostrophizing a_sweet-faced 0ld lady with siliky white hair, who bad just looked out of her window to sce where the firc was, or who a3 being murdered. ** Here, Ponto! here, Ponto! Good doggie, nice old Pontle, nice old Heckie dog —On-b-1, " he snarled, dancing up and down on the porch in an eestacy of rage and impatience, “1'd like to tramp the ribs ont of the long-legged, worlhless old marbage-eaters hiere, Ponlo, herel” Tolls amazement he heards canine yawn, 3 long-drawn, wesry kind of a whine, as of 8 dog who was bored.to death with the dismal weather; then there was a scrapiug sound, and the dog, creeping out from under the porch, from under ‘hie very feet, looked vacantly around as though he wasn't quite sure but what e had heard come one calling him, and then catching sight of hia master, sat down and thamped on the groand with his tail, smiled pleasantiy, and asked a5 plainly as ever doz asked in the world: i vere son wanting meg_) r. Gerolman, for one brief instant, gusped for ‘breath. Then ne pulled his hat o ‘tfint on bis heap, snatched up his umbrella with a convulsive grasp_and yelled ‘‘Comc ‘erel” "in such 3 terrific 1oar that the white-haired old lady across the way fell back Jn a fit, and the dog, surmising that all was not well, briefly re- marked that he had an engagement to meet some- Dody about ffty-cight feet under the house, and shot under the porch like a shootingdog-star. Mr.. Gerolman made a dash to intercept him, bat stum- bled over s flower-stand ond_planced through a honey-suckle trellis.'off the porch, and down into 2 raging volcano of moss rose-bush, straw, black dirt, shattered umbrella-ribs, and 8 ublquitons hat, ~while far ander the house, dcep 1 the cavernous darkness, came the mocking langh of an ashes-of- roses dog with seal-brown spots, accompanied by 1be tauntiog remark, a5 nearly as Mr. Gerolman could understand the dog— “‘Who hit him? Which way did he go™ — SCHLIEMANN ON THE PLATFORM. When Schilemann rose to spesk he was received with a iearty welcome. 1 donot 6o judge from the mere fact that hands were clapped; I looked aroundon the company while the spplause was prolonged, and itwases if all had one face, and that face fiurhed with excitement and pleasure, and beaming welcome to a hero. Schliemann evidently felt this. As he had to bow again and demin he realized that the atmosphere around Dim was cordial and sympathetic. No one whohas scen the man can doubt the truth ‘that lies 4n phymognomy. He has & form and a front fit for Cesar—not Dlz, bot ihoroughly knit, erect, foll of vitality. His head is something lke 2 full-sized cannon ball—evi- dently meant 10 go. Time has delicately tonsured Miss Claxton, The dreadful scene enncted 1o he presence tht night, and the detaflx of the disacter 8s they were snbsequently carried to ‘her, shocke: Ter narrous system to wuch an extent that I am doubtful whether she will ever recover from it. Indeed, she ecems 1o have a premonition. that sho is to be pured up. Al her friends have tried, and are now trying, to dislodge the idea from her mind, but in valo. 1 have heard her a3 ;hfi‘f R and flame will always follow me, an: be yielded up in & tragedy more .I‘E'rrl.flc than any eyes have witnessed on the stage. s At the very instant the Doctar pronounced Miss Ciaxton's words tue wide doors of the hotel were flung open, and 4 newsboy rushed 1o with an extry announcing the terrible news from St. Louis, and Hate Claxton's almost marvelous eseape, Fot an instant the Doctor was utterly paralyzed, and it Was several moments before be was wholly himself again. 3 he above remarkable colncidence can be cor- roborated by at lesst half a dozen gentlemen who were present at the time. «WHITE BEARS.” Soringfield (Xass.) Unlan. A droll but true anecdote is told of the late Rev. John Todd, which we do not remember to have seenin print. In the stormy times before the War 5 pastor was to be settled over the South Church at Pittsfield, which was very anti-slavery. On tne evening of the services somé of the Council were at the Doctor's. tes-table, who had been Invited to give the charge to the mew minister. Mentioning finls fact to hia guests, he offered to_put into his charge any two_words which any person present might name. One of the vieitors, Who wus about as eccentric as the Doctor,. instantly called outs s*White bears!” Thie wes received with a laugh, and the tning possed off withont more = comment. The Installation came and moved on sccording to the different assignments, when Dr.Todd took the sfand to charge the candidate, Getting through with - the ueua topics of ministerial duts, all at ouce the speaker stretched up his gaunt frame to its full helght, and, withn grim twist of his fuce, let of thie most umexpected sentence: **My brother, when you want to shoot white bears, you o where they are to shoot them. Yor don't waste your powder and ball to shoot White bears where there fre no white bears anywhere about. So. If you \vant to prench aguinst slavery, you had better go here siavery s to preach ugainst it tban up here Where there Is no elavery.” The congregation gen- erally took this sally as only the uncorking of a smal] bottle of the Doctor's peculiar **todds™; butthe few who were in the secret came homo chimckling over what, in the circumetances, might hnve looked like rather a serions joke. THE BOY’S WISH. Detroit Free Prest. The other night, sbout 10 o'clock, a policeman passing along Larned strect east came upon & ‘boy \who was walking up and down in front of 2 housc, and, when the Jad was asked if he lived there, and why he did not go in, he replicd: . *Dad's waiting for me witha whlg.‘ . 1+ Golng to dust your jacket, i3 he¥" < s« That's the programme, ** sighed the boy, *‘un- lees I can think np some thing to unfasten his mind from the subject. 17 I could rash i and tell him that a big fire was raging down town, or that the Mayor was dead, or ome ench thing, he'd be taken by flur‘prisn and forget all about dressing me down. d 4 And you can't think of anything elsc?” «+Not 4 thing. Iwish_the old gent wasin the Habit of stealing his wood, getting into the House of Correction, or doing something that wonld give me a hold on him, but'he's straignter than an Al- derman's eloow.™ i A BAD WITNESS. A noted Iawyer of the Oxford Circnit had a case in band in which, among other things, he wished to prove that his client had no money; and to that end he cross-questioned one of the opponent’s wit- nesses as follows: ‘*Yon asked my client for ‘money, -did you not?”_ *‘Well—yes, sir.” *‘An- swer promptly, sir. Let us have no hesitation. You asked him for moncy. Now, what was his anewer?"” *‘Idon't know a8 Ican tell.” *‘Bnt surely you remembor:” ‘¢Yes, gir?’ -**Then out with it. What was his answer? **T'd rather nottell.™ ¢*Ho! ho! You would rathernot, #ir. But you must, and, if you do not answer my ques- tion prompriy and truthfully, I'll call upou the Court to commit yon for coniempt.” ** Well, sir, if I must tell talés oat of school, here you have it: T asked him yesterday if he could lend me half a crown. and he told me he couldn’t.” ‘‘And you ‘believed him, did you not?” ‘‘Yes, sir; for he said you had robbed him of every penny of his ready money, and, if he didn't et out of your hands preity soon. his wifc and little_ones would come to—" *That will do, sir. You can step down. "—English Paper. JUST POSSIBLE. Dandury Nets. Two men were sitting together in a smoking-car on the Danbury Railroad the other morning, when one of them observed to the other: i < T lost as likely a colt as you ever saw last win- er." “After a pausc the addressed party inquired: i id he dies™ t«Dict" repeated the locer, somewhat resent- tally, ** How conld I 'nve lost it if it badn't died> 1 dian't kuow but it slipped throuzh a crack in the floor,” said the other man in an injured tone. Both lapsed into silence after that. oA IAMPTON AND COLORED LIBERTY. Charlotte (N. C.) Observer. At Edger's Taraout we waited the coming of the nortti-bound train, with mo cannon or flowers. Butsee! Here comes -& group bf colored men to sec the great Hampton. Courteously Le nnswors their questions. At length their spokcsman blart- cd out, **Massa Wade, de men ain’t 0- har'd to understand what you tell ‘em, but de woman folks, our wives and darters, is de hir'dones; day say sou wont let 'em wear pinbackss'en you {3 Gub'ner.” Tell them for me, **aaid Hampton.™ that they can wear pantaloona if they wish to, or only fig léaves if they prefer, with as much bustle, and pinned back as tight, a3 they wish.” The objection was no more, and the group left, blessin’ asea Wade with a1l their hearta. RUSKIN’S GROWL. John Ruskin Iately said: *‘Your present system of edacation 1s to zet a rascal of an architect to order a rascal of a clerk-of-works to order a parcel of rascally bricklayers to build you -a bestially stupid boilding in the middle of the town, poison- ed with gas, and with an iron floor shich will dro) you afl through it some frosty eveming; wherein you will bringa pupgcl of a Cockney lecturer, In 8 dress-coat and a white tie, to tell you there’s no God. and how many messcs he can make of o lamp of snzar. Much the better yon are for all that when you get home again, aren’t yon?" ————— ¥ T0 G. D. B. Ours is the grief thy face no more to see; Thine, to 100k ever on the Lamb of Calvary. Qurs, the regret for hasty words once aald; Thine, the forgivencss found in Him who bled. Qurs, still to feel the sting of venomed tongue; Tkine, rapt to listen to the angels’ song. Ours, still to toss on life's tempestuous tide; . ‘Thine, anchored in the harbor safe 1o ride. We swould not call theeback, though tears fast flow, But pray in God's own time 2180 0 0. G. Avew 11, 1877, —_— ‘him in a circle of two inches dlameter at the hack Hipckiey, an March 20 last, for $59,000.) Monros Frank sold 125X150 feet on Hyde Park avenue, south of Chestnut street, Hyde Park, to Granviile S. Ingraham, for £10.000. Williom 1. Stone sold 97x100 fect, with honses, ‘on Ellis Park near Prospect place, to A. D. Ellis; or §20, 000 ‘A. G. Lull sold to Joseph Holmes 55 feet on Cana) etreet, sonth of Harriron street, and 493104 fect on Fourteenth sirect, west of State strect, ‘both Improved, for $38,750. ¥. R. Thormeyer told 47x123 feet on. corner of Metiomonce and Church streets, with improve- ‘ments, to George W. Gafford, for $12,000. Charles- 15. Sawyer sold honse and.lot on Indians avenue, between Sixteenthand Seventeenth _streets, ¢ast front, to Arthor G. Burley, for $18,- Jolm W. Stewart sold 403106 fect on State street, pear 'l‘enlfbel‘glom street, with stores, 10 A. W, | e ianach said Charles Hoj n sold twenty- : gngn_a:;nx_mgifll‘u‘k:‘m‘gmfifffl; of Blok opiinson’s Su on'in . E. 7 3 Wiliiam Baker, for $17.000. MBI, s 5 e iva ota a Blosk 52,7815 twelve lots I W, 3% 27, i andine S, 5 of the S W. X of the N B % otthe X K. of 30, 3% 14, for 352,411 all 15 icago, - 4 Ponght G0%85 Hiwonds 1ok SO000, oo 4m Outt French sold house and ey terrace for £8,000. s ~ A W. Mitchell s0ld honse and Iot on Wabash av- enoc, between -gixth and Thirty-seventh ;g""’ east front, o-Cornelia J. Myers, for < TRANEP] The following instrumenta were “Baturday, April 1 Nattt s, 1857 of Elghtecath s, Nat 2 o Nll‘!h’fl eenth sty w i 24x124 BATURDAY'S 'ERS. ik fied for record A R R S B West Taylor s, 1 8 €OF Of & o W EIVIGES 33 o 10618 1t il ouher prORery. _dated April 14.. 4,000 North av, 384 ft w of North Wells e o o o7 Siatton S0 A idcd 34 0F S00S1 70 T, Gated APH oo 10,000 1.735 5,000 i 2,500 LY Al 1,000 wich s, dated April Naorthav, 150fsof McHenry L, Q8360 FOD D5 - oocvvrenasscasirsasenee 7,500 #0UTH 07 OITY LIMITS WITHIN 4 RADIUS OF EEVEN ILES DF THF COTET-HUURE. Lot 52, C. A. Bogue's Addilon, dated April 2.8 375 SUMMABY OP TRANSFERS FOR THE WEBK. mtollnflxg is the total amonnt of city and ring the week I Satarday, April 14.° City Bales, 73; - Siiealion, $ut, el Norih of iy lizhee, sstee, Block 27 in W. % 25 39, 14, for | W > JotNo. 3 Lang- | of his hexd, which for the rest fs covered tith close-cropped grayish hair, which, however, ex- Tends only over Liie ceutre of the forehead, clearing the two high lobes on either side. 1iis chin is cov- ered also with 8 grayish cropped halr, but his mus- tache 18 quite black. itis face is raddy and slight- 1y bronzed, but decidedly German. 1lis eyes are 1ight and fall of amiability, but abje now and then togive a very peetrating’ look. Altozether, the iingremion conveyed fs that of immense force and wivacity. His voice fa that of an enthusiast. In reading his paper—and it wasall carefully resd, and oce .cupled an hour to the very second—he began his pages with a low veice, which, 28 ho warmed with the theme, graduaily rose until it became almost a tenor. Tiis Rnglish was perfectly intelliginle, no ‘word being even lost; but his German accent re- mained, and hia progunciation_sometimes com- Dined the characteristics of English, Germsn, and modern Greek. ~ But it was detightful to hear him; there vas np attempt at fine writing, no gestures, only an artless tale simply told: but the eloquencé ‘en 1o tl hq}% m;n hn.-aux]:uo:.g till the andience and ere is something almost childifke in_his con- fideatial auxicty to bear witncss to the sid e “had received from bie wife. Several times he alluded to her, and once witu emphasis declared_that_she bad undertaken alone one of the most difficult of the excavations. Women are not admitted yet into the Society of Antiquaries, and it is & new thing to hear women spoken of there with interest, unless the womenare prebistoric, or at least -very dead; and It was pot untll Mr. Gladstone's elo- .quent addreas Lo Mre. Schliemann was heard tha e 1ady's ovatlon came on. The world Is destined tohear more yet about Mrs. Sehliemann, a lady pot ‘only beautiful aud caltivated, but also able to dig with her own hands until she finds such a necklace a8 she recently wore ot & parfy in Athens—s neck- iace that may have been worn by Mile. Prinm ve- tween 3,000 and 4,000 yesrs sgo.—if. D, Con- way's Zondon letter to Cencinnati C cial, KATE CLAXTON. New York Sun, Aprdl 12. . A &un reporter yesterdsy morning visited the Merchants® Hotel, on Courtlandt street, where he met a well-known physician of New Brunswick, N. J. Inthe conversation that ensued the name of Mias Claxton was mentioned, and the Doctor said: **Ihave known Miss Ciaxton from her earliest. <hildhood, and I was also an intimate friend of her father. Ihave always regarded her as a woman of. extraordinary nerve, courage, and perseverance. Asscon as she msde her great success in the *Two Orphaus,* I did all in my power to persuade her to create a version of the play in German, in ‘which Janguage she is very proficient, and carr §t to Cincinnati, St. Louls, Milwankee, “ani ‘Other cities contalning 8 hrie number of ‘| German fuhabitants. ' I felt conAdent that-in these cities she wouid make a complete ‘success. After the terrible ire in Brooklyn, from which she escaped, I noticed s great change in 0 N f HUMOR. ' The Chincee adfeu Is ** Chin-chin.” Andsoisa good share of the American ado. . Tn olden times dogs were valusbly employed as turn-spitz: but lota dog turn Spitz now sad his doom 1s sealed. - It s eaid that the spring style of the common hand-orgun has only one stop.. It begins in the morning and stops at night. ’ LA inspectdr on :)lel]’em;flyl;unln TRailroad hias en urrested for stealing brass journals. N o Beian beltor sunacibe, - Jouole. Next Which is the oddest fellow, the one who asksa question or the onewho answers? The one who auks, becansc ho is the querist. dl Y fi'[" all yifly?gepflu&‘ Bay8 0 pnlem-meillclne advertisemen al e dyspeptics would h regularly their pumber wonld b’e gegnced. e An ad ment in a Boston newspaper isss follow: Wanted, - young man In the dry-goods lc:)‘l‘ll:t: to be partly out-doors and partly behind the or. +Did you doanything to resuscitate the body? was recentiy asked of a witness at 3 Coroner's In- quest.” **Yes, sir. * Wo searched the ‘pocketal’ wa thé reply. g An kmeesy attitnde—the position of a bo ity A ool i B M wattles the old Adam out of him with & shoo-fly slipper.—Haiwkeye. The Philadelphia papers are agita - {radctlon of ;{mgé?‘gh 1 ffi‘"c oo e sho practice ent pins ha < 1o the iy for this anovation, —TC TR PIEpAT We thought pring would fnd it b thioagh fhls WeAtELs sarely. o Ioacl wOrk to get clothing store announces **Spring pants.” Some- thing onight to be done to relieve her. A precocious boy of 8 summers » geatt of & pet_poldish—nis siatevs. o s e fact that it couldn't take a joke. By way of u Jokole used to. cateh It occasionally with 2 bent **Do you really believe, Mr. Poduns‘ e ;1:: could mak:lheal\ from \m;l:r!‘ :g‘.::‘n; e . **Well, yes, ma'am, they might,” sald Podkins, as b puahed paer s individoal butter-plste, **somebody has got as far as the with this. "—Boston Commercial Bulle- Death loves a shining mark, * ; Tn all his busy rounds, dJeku' nb“'x%“’xé’e""‘“ i The hizh In life or Jow, the rich or poor, - Bat hangs his crape on everybody's door, - Ho is a valiant archer; from his bowy . * Sywift flles the arrow: nothing does he know Of times or Keasons; be it light o dark,. 'Tis all the same to him—hg hits the mark. Oaxraxp. Avril 18, *77, T. B, BROWXE, FINANCE AND TRADE. Some Signs of Improvement in Finances ---Increase in Clearings. The.Produce Markets Ecited and Buoy- ant=--An Important Advance. Provisions Strong---Stocks in Chicago ---Breadstuffs Booming. FINANCIAL. The situation at most of the banks remains the same as has been already reported, but by one or two there has been felt an jmprovement in the de- mand for loaps. The clearings for the past week show an fncrease of about 16 per cent, part of 4his is no doubt to be ascribed to the activity of speca- Jation on the Board of Trade, buta share of itis attribatablé to a elaw but sure gainin general buel- ness. The supply of paper'was mot jarge, but was moderately good. Applications for loana are about eveuly divided between the mercantile, Board of Trade, and country customers of the banks. There are funds enongh to go round and leave & surplus besides. TRates of disconnt were 8@10 per cent at - the banks to regular customers. On the street, rates were nowminally the same, with few traneactions, New York exchange was quoted at -50@75c per $1.000 premiutn betiween banks. The clearings of the banks are reported 23 fol-. lows by Manager D; R. Hale of the Chicago Cléar- ing Iouse: - Balancen. £244,805 _SB&:}H 28,437 Corrarmoiiing Week T soiaT: YEar.... veseeeS 17,281,239 $1,749,34 GOLD AND GREENBACKS. Gold was 206@100% in greenbacks. Greenbacks were 943%@93% cents on the dollar in gold. Ui United States new 58 of '8 . United States currency .. BROKERS' QUOTATIONS, 107 107 Park). *03 50 *aAnd Interest. BY TELEGRAPH. 4 NEW YORK. 6 the Western Assoclated Press. New Yonk, April 14.—Gold opened at 100%, advanced to1063;, declined to 103%, rose to 108%, and clostd at 106%. Carrying rate, 1 per cent, and borrowing rates flat to2 per cent. Silver at London unchanged. Here siver bara are 12014 greenbacks, 118% gold. Silver colfn, % discount. Governments atrong and a fraction higher. TRailroad bonds steady and strong. State secarities quiet. The stock market opencd firm, with prices i to 1 per cent higher thar atthe close yesterday. A weaker feeling soon set in, however, and the mar- ket dropped off 1% to 2 per cent, fullowed by a re- covery of 3 to 1 per cent, and still later by a de- cline tu the lowest paint of the day. Rock Island opened at 91, advanced to 915, declined to 90, recovered to 503, and went of at B8%. Michizan Centrul rose from 40 to 40%, and declined to 39%. New York Central rose from 92 to 92%, and de- ¢clined to 91%. Lake Shore opencd ot 483, and declined to 47%. Northwest common roge from 163 to 17%, and preferred from 43% to 433, but the former afterwards declined to 17, and the lat- ter to 42%. St. Panl advanced from I14% to 1a%, and reached to 154%. Preferred declined from 443 to 44%. Delaware & Hudson dropped from 44 to 42, and recovered to 43, Del- aware, Lackawanna & Western declined from 55% to 53%. Illnois Central was strong at $0@10'E. Pacific Mgil declined from 174 to 164, and West- ©rn Uniofi from 58% to 57%4. New Jersey Central sold down to TH. Later, stocks declined % to 1 per cent, and the wenkness continzed to the close, when prices showed only # fractional recovery from the lowest point of the day. The early decline ranged from 1% to 3% per cent. Jtock Island fell off to 88X, New York Central to 91%, Lake Shore to 47%, Northivestern to 18%, oreferred to 4244, St.Paal to 15, preferred to 43%, Delaware & Hudson to 1%, Chicago & Alton to 89%, Chicago, Burling- ton & Quincy to 98%. Delaware, Lickawanna & Western to_ 5%, Michigan _Central to 39, and Western Union to 56%. Rock Island closed at §5%. The recoveryin the remainder of the list was only %@3 percent. The bids for new 6 per cent bonds of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company were opened to-day, and npwards ©of $1,500,000 waa eubscribed forand awarded at 100 10105. The Posteays: **Exceptfor recenievents, the whole $8.000,000 would undoubtedly have been takenabove par, as it is difficult to finda better 8 per cent bond In the whole list of secari- ties, Subncriptions will be_received, and it is not atall unlikely that the syndicate will take the re- ‘muining amount witlin ten days.” Transuctions, 105,000 shares, of which 3,300 were Pacific Mail, 04,500 Western Union, 4,000 Northwesterns, 26,000 Rock Island, 11,000 St. Pauls, 23,000 Lake Shore, 5,000 New York Cen- tral, 6,000 Michigun Central, 16,000 Lackawanna, ant 00 Delaware & Hudson. g Motiey, 25%@3 per cent. Prime paper, 3%@5. Customs receipts, $200,000. The Treasury disbureed $229, 600, Clearin: , 000, 000, Sterling strong: long, 487%; short, 4881, The bank: statement is ag follows: Lonns, de- crease, 2957,100; specie, decre: $1,739,300; Jegal fenders, increase, $3,010,700; deposits, in- crease, 31,740, 500; circulation, Increase, $32,500; reserve, decrease, 5163, 7: Coupons. 81 Coupans, '83. New.... Caupons. as.. Western Tnlo Quicksflver P Mariposn.. v Marlposa,preferred. .. aban) Adams EXpress. 957 Fort Wayne. rre 0 EXi PN 38 (A, & P. Telej 35 (Missourl Paclfic, 39 Indians, Cootral 633 Hannibal & . Jo. 475§ Central Pacific bonds.107 49”1 0. P. bouds 104 B8 BER0BEg . EECE Lake Snore.. Iilinofs Central Cleveland & Pit Northwestern Northwestern Tenneasee, old Tennessee, new . Virginia. old... 5 April 144 P oG ! ,ONDON, T . o = mdmmnu%. 4 p. m. ‘onsols for money American securities—05s, 1025 ; 67s, 1083%; 10- ‘408 108%; new fives, 100%; Now Yotk Central, gg; Erie, 6; Erie préferred, 16; Illinois Central, T Bams, April 14,—Rentes, 1041 75, . ¥raxkronr, April 14, —New fives, 101%. COMMERCIAL. The tollowing were the recelpts and shipments of the leading articles of produce in this city dnrisng the t\\'enty-‘raurbonra ending at 7 o'clock on Saturday morning, and for the corresponding time last year: . e i Shipments. Flour, bris. Wheat, bu. Corn, b 17! ‘Withdrawn from store during Friday for city con- sumption: 2,213 bu wheat, 2,338 ‘ba corn, ix’é‘; ba oats, 1,630 bu rye, 1,000 bu bartey. . The following grain was inspected thie city 64 Saturdsy morning: 1 4 into store fn 1'cér No. 2 spring, | 2 cars No. 3 do, 4 cars rejected do, 1 car no grads | Ao cars high mixed, 26 cars new, 10 cars new mixed, 65 cars No. 2 corn, 31 cars rejected do, 1no grade (192 carn) ; 5 cirs white oats, 7 cars No. 2do, 15 cars rejected do (27 oats); 1 car No.-1 rye, 2 cars No. 2do; 2 cars No. 3 harley, 2 cars rejected do. - Total, 23¢ cars, or ‘08,000 bn. Inspected out: 20,417 bu wheat, 184,516 bu corn, 8,040 bu oats, 1,706 bu ryc, 4,983 ba barley.- 3y The following were the receipts and shipments of breadstufls and live stock . at this point during the pastweek, and for the corresponding weeks ending as dated: Recetpta~ Aol 14, 17, ATl L 03 50,200 for the wecks cnding as dated: e April1s, April7, Apri i35 Fiour, b 11,385 Wi L. 365 52, 675 Cc:];-fif‘\)f i w5 157,320 Tt seems thore 182 monopoly of the grawm-elevating business in Montreal harbor. The St. Lawrence Grain Company finds 1tself unable to do business, thoneh offerine to work at materially lower rates than those charged by the ** regular " association, and though it obtains written orders from the owners and carriers of the grain. Mr. Allan, a member of the Board of Harbor Commissioners, i6 the President of the Elevating Company, which does all the businces, as the Allan line of (steamers refuses to take grain from any otherestablishment. Is there an‘Allan autocracy in Montreal? The season of wintér storage on grain expired Satarday. The-legal rate is now 2c per bu for the first thirty days and ‘%e per bu for each succeeding fifteen days or part thereof. The **call” on gruin js abolished. As they soy on certain occasions in the Old World, ** The King isdead: long live the King!” It is reported that the creditors of Mr. D. H.Lin- coln have agecd to settle on thé basis of 25 per cent. ‘Phe Chicago produce markets were again excited on Saturday, und stronger, provisions tending de- cidedly upward, in sympathy with breadstufls, The foreign markets were reported to be excited, prob- ably. by the gathering of the war-cloud in the Orient: and the feeling was transmitted to New York, where holders werc firmer, if buyers were slow, and the gold preminm was quoted bizher In eympathy. There was not much war newareceived here In nddition to that furnished by the morning pupers; but itis was generally conceded that the ex- citement in the English markets could scarcely exlst without good canse. The resulting advance here was not so disastrons to the short interest as might have been expected. The shortages had boen pretty well scttled up previously, and the trading seemed 1o be largely dono ** on the tarn,” #0 that there were few heavy losses. A fair de- mand existed for breadstufs for shipment; the ex- cltement attracting more buying orders than usual. The demand for dry-goods was unabated. Orders from the city retail trade as well as from interior merchants were of a liberal character, and the dis- tribution of staple and seasonable goods was large in the aggregate. There was a‘steady tone to-the market, and a cheerful fecling amoung jobbers gen- erally. Groceries were moving frecly and were generally firmer, the increased firmness being due in part to the improving demand and partly to the advance in the gold preminm. Sngars were again very strong, nnd in respopsc to a further advance at the seaboard were heldan ¢ higher. Sirups a0d molasses were Armer in sympathy. Coffees wereheld with more confidence. Teas remained quictand easy. Inthedried frnit market there avas a freer movement and a steadier sct of prices. Fish were quoted unchanged, though a decline in lake fish is Jooked for soon. Butter remaius dull and weak: The daily receipts considerably exceed the current demand, and the tendency of prices is strongly downward. Cheese also is dull and droop- ing. No price-changes were developed in paints, colore, and ofls, for which thereis a fairand stead- ily improving demand. Leather, bagging,.tobacco, conl, and wood were again quoted unchanged. ‘Hogs were active, firm, snd 5@10c higher, light welghts sellingat $5.20@5.35, and common to choice heavy grades at $5.35@5.75. Cattle wero in good demand, and were irm at Friday's quota- tions. Sales were at 33.0093.20. Sheep were ‘nominal—none being received—at $3.75@1.00. The retail lumber market was fairly active at un- changed prices. Piece stuff in cargo sold at $7.50. Asmall ficet of lumber vessels is expected this week. Recent advices from the lnmber districts indicate. that 8 large quantity of logs are likely to be hung up this season, owing to the scarci- ty of water. The rivers are unusually low, and many dealers apprchend that, unless they are soon favored with frequent and coplous ehowers, the supply of logs will be re- duced so much as to materially affect the market. * Some dealers are now stronger in their views, and say they are pot at ail anxions to sell common lumber at the current yard pricce. Trade {n hard- ware, iron, and nails is good, having improved considerably during the past week, and there ap- pears to be a general disposition among dealers to adhere to the published list of pricce. The wool ‘market was unchanged, all fine grades being steady and ealable. Hops. broom-corn, snd salt wers quniet. Seeds were fairly active, and timothy was a ehade firmer. Hay, hides, and potatoes were steady. Poultry was scarce and salable at late prices. Eggs were steadicr. Lake freights were in moderate demand, with no change in gnotations, Cornto Buffalo was taken at3cperbu, and to Kingston at’ 7e. Wheat to Kingston was taken at7i4c. Room was engaged for 28,000 bu wheat, and 250, 000 bu corn. Rall freights were quoted steady at the recent advance: To New York, 30¢ per 100 Da on grain and 40c on meats. To Boston, Portland, and Providenc, 35con grein and 45¢ on provisions. To interior New England points, 35c on grain. To Liverpool, 44@45¢c specic on grain, and 47@48c on provisions. The following table shows the advance in produce eince last Monday, the quotations given for Satur- aay bolng the closing cash prices: Honday, ‘Saturd Py Fie i $Ti.12 FOREIGN IMPORTS. Goods’ received at Chicago’ Customs, Aprills, 1877: The Adams & Westlake Manufacturing Company, 62 boxes of tin plate. Amonnt: collect- ed, $2,705,83. - PROVISIONS. HOG PRODUCTS—Wére more active, and unasually strong, the market sharing the excltement [n broad- stuffs. Liverpool was auoted 18 higher on pork, 61 Digher on lard, and firmer on meats, while hogs at the Btock-Tars were atronger. There was m betterde- 1mand, both for shipment ad _the Alliog of shorts, bat the bulk of the trading Was in the transfer from one month to another at current differences as charges for carrylng. ) The following are the returns of packers and ware- houseme of the stock of the varlous descriptions of winter hog product on hahd fn this clty on the Jates namod, as reported to the Secretary of the Pork-Pack- ers' Ausociation: 4 i 04 2U0) jad o 1 od ot 5404 R 4, 2 “pouuee qtydod ou 13q 51300 w; g & o T u TaArd®in refiners’ hands and stocks of provis! )1;:: of Jobbers are incladed. o gy ¢ atock of summer meats 18 In excoss of last year. The above noted socks of 1ard agree 1o within 1000 toswith the recelpta andshipments. in por we mcet a wide diecrepancy. i 1] Board of mdc“-gec e M RO h;!“lfl_ 2,353 - bris, and tho thl‘ll\!fl“ 49,100 b l‘m"hlzh would. maks our present stock ieasly 6,000 bels than the figurcs ‘abave. ‘chang o o, anid"ha vt Ereatar ¢ ere appears o be an error of some 10,000 brls st vflm s ‘probably not. far from sy oven chance DeE tween the report of movement and the c‘)n’lllngfla stocks. Some of tha UEUTCS ‘are evidently -*loy Gk~ ith reference with ref With traatne on a blind chance . 4o ciation re- ‘the two past winter The Secretary of the Lori-Packe ports the total packing of the West. 8easons as follows: 18787, 053, 630 215.72 34.2) 479,083 390,578 tes ‘mird. 541,422 51115 We shali give fhe fgures more n désall to-morrowr. Was acslve, and sdvanced 60 per brly e Erting Deing umAuALly Beavy "‘“‘“":"“‘".;nfa'fl et closed. sto "Gaan, or seller 15. 1553615, 20, seller Ihe yeur was quored nc Si B e P 7se 1000, T B Vas actlve, and advanced 25¢ per 10013, with A eeling throughont. Sales wee reparted o Do ek &t $0,75; 10.000 tcs selicr May ai-$9.608 O e i vellur June b $0.7562.90. Tatal. 32050 es "Ml marker ciosed steady at £0.73 for SO 155 cast o siior prl; .8068 23 seller a7 X ex o T aympathy with por Grd, e Ay s’ the advange carrled prices T O iinlts of most busers. Tho I ADOuiy for exgort. Salea were reported of Tong clears at 7)}@THC, 450 boxes I S aad 86 scllt Moy o0 e Sickicd iams (16 Ba) 8t 8¥c. ieswvect pickied bams (18 59 S 5% canh Tots, o Rolders asking the subjolned figures for f!;:m:s: o7 ng ciears. T 5 Long and rs quoted at 8c cash or April, 348c seller May, Cumberlands qulet at TH@7téc: 5 e\l boxed: aweet-plokled hams, s, THESC & 3 for shionjuers, 84@E3c for ShOTL: for short clears, L0wtlc . for hams, all e $1E0s AP . Seller t £7. clears seller @7.73seller May, GREASE—\VaS qulct at 528c. SEEA PRODUG IS Were steady and qulet at $10.73 @11.00 for meus; $11.75£12.00 for extra mess: AN $15.50@20.00 for hams. TALLoW—Was quoted at 736c tor, clty, aud 7@ T%c for country lots, the fnside for No.2. BREADSTUFFS. FLOUR—Was active, und 20325¢ per brl higher. There was 2 good demand for export, and comparative- Iy Mttle offered, the stocks huving been conslder- ably reduced by free purchases of the past. week. Sales were reported of 700 brls winters, partly st $7.75; 2,000 brls spring extras, chispy at S$7.00 @8.00; 400 bris spring superlines at $5.008S5.73; _and. 125 bris rye flour at $4.60. Total, 3.525 brls The market closed firm at the followlng range Chuice winters, §8. medium’ do, ommon do, $7.25G7.: sota spring, $7.75@8.25; medium do. $7.0087.50; chotee patents, $9.23@10.25; medium do, $8.5069.00% common do, $8.2588.75; cholee family flours (spring), $7.0087.50; medium do, $6.7547.2%; shipping extras, $6.50; chofce spring superfines. $5.2565.50; medium do, $4.5025.00. Rye flour, $1.50@3.00. ‘BrAN—Was in good demand, and stronger, Sales were smade of 40 tons at $16.50316.75 per ton on track and free on board cars. . MippLINGs—Sale was made of 10tonsat S$18.00 per ton free on board car. g Cozx-MEAL—Coarse was nominal at $16.25@18.50 ver ton on track. WHEAT—Was active, and frregularly excited, ad- Vancing 4ic per bu, and closing dc higher than the Iatest quotstions of Friday. The British markots were quoted abont, 18 per quarter dearer, both fo store sndafiort. New York holders avked an advance of 23 3c ver bu, *‘gold was hizher," aud our recelpts were againsmall, with comparatively Jarge withdrawalsfrom store. Thero were more orders in hand from outside. and some wheat wos wanted for shipment di- rect to mills in the country, 83 well 38 abrosd: but the oulk of the trading was local and for future delivery. ore doins for $T.7588. There Was MmoT June. at a premium of %@1¢_over May, the usual dif- Terence heing preciscly 1e. The advaace hiere was tifiea by the quotatiuns from other poln ‘many or erators professed to regard the situation as Lo Ariifiela for permanence. thouzh thes copsidered rela. Tively high prices to be a legitimare consequence of current facte. Independently of war excitement. Scarcely any cis now expects gnything besond avery iy of wheat from farmers’ hands till the s ready to move, and if the presentrate of Toeelpts elsewnere a8 well a3 here be continued till Angnes thore il be very Hiute go apaze. for cXport 4% nayt o8 than fancy prices. openy SR T0N s ST.44, varted hotween et vy more than an_ hour, fouchcd SI.43%, advanced slowly 0 S1.45, And closed ag SL.443¢, beller Junc sofl at S1.44@1.46, closing at SL.4GH. Scller the year sold av 2125, Selier the month, or segular No. 3 spring, soid av $1.3006.1.4134, closinZ at Si.4l, ‘at which fisure 3 round Jots of 30,000 bu chian; Gilt-edged re- tpts was nonilonl 8t SL.42 of 1.411{; 9,000 bu No. 3 do_at St nsiie for 4c storoge; 2,00 hu refected at S1.14@1.18; End 1,000 by somple at S1.18@1.43. Tofal, 163,80 bu. MESNESOTS WIEAT—Waa more active and Stron; sympathy with the general markets. Sales were 12, - 0ho'oll No. 2 at S1.H0G1. 51, the Instde for yegular; und 2 mpleat $1.53 on track. rN—3Was active, and_unusually srtong, ndvancing a3 ver bu. {rom (he Intest prices of Friday, and clos- ingstrong ot the outside, _Liverpool and London were Quoted much stronger, The iatest quotations showing Su advance of fully 1ahiling per quarter. _New Yorg wasquoted 3¢ per bu bigher, and the' withdmwals frotn store were Iargerthan wsual, with only moderite Thiere was only alizht Inquiry for regular o U5, but_ supply orders were Tocelved for larfe quantitles of the much _in ©.css - of the olferings. and - there w3 150 azo0d local Inquiry forcash corn. Shortswere free purchasers, and the demand for Investment, chief- 15 for June. was so muclh fncreased thut tlie June Premiutn over May gwidened to_iu from the 3s34c of the. preceding da¥. Seller May opened at dtFfc. sold at 4o%c, fell off to “4oic, and advanced S0 4gc at the close. Seller June' soldat 47@4874c, Clostng nt the outside. Selicr Auzust suld BE485GS0C ani sclier sepfember 2t 302 Solr faly s uoced 8t 50c st the closc. ~Scller Aprl was Tittle better than nominal at 441" ;i #it-edeed roceipts of No. 2 or high-mised closed at 47'c. Cash salcs Were repo; lower grades, o -Ct Teceipty, at 47¢ * . cars 8¢ ofzmk; 13. 50) b shelled by sample at 35@37 @ i 204 10,800 bu do at 40@i0c free on board cars. Total, i, OAT5—Wers falrly active,and frm early, advancing 1c from the closing Sgures of Friday, and weakening abolit ¢ tawards the Close. The market was fnfu: aonced cotetly by other grain, following corn and iwheat anthe upward tura, and thic sulden, rise slarmed th ho rushed In to 11l while sellers held back, but. offered property more frecly: towards the last. The re- ceipts were u little above the recont aversge, the shipments were smaller, and the weekly report appears o uhow 8 fair decresse of e tock (n stre the past k. New Y quict and firm. Scller May 1d to 38!, and closed al . Juno and closed at 38ic. _[tegnlar No, 2 was nominal At S5%e, and fresh sold at 38¢. ~Kejected. freah, au dlc. Samples were active and firmer. _Cnsh sales were repol of 1, No. 2 ab 38c: 2,600 bu d st atiyes S0 bu by gample st e, on nd 11,400 bit at 38@40¢ free oo board.” Total, vas in good derand and firm at an adyance of 3@4c. The offerings werc yery lIght,and the hner blds Yafied to call out sellers. The advahce was dus 1o the Tise In wheat and continued light reccipts. Frest No. 2s01d at 76@77¢, and regular was quoted'at the Inside. Seller May was duated at 700 i~ Cash sales fncluded bu No. 28t TE@77C. BARLEY—Was quict and firm, belng about 2c higher. There was some luguiry. but thé limite: offerings pre- venged trading. No.2in X. S, sold at 5¢.ond do fresh in N. W. at 72¢. RegularNo. 2 was afterwards quoted 501 ot F@38c, and fresh ot 39@10: {n A, D. &Co.s. Iltezular rejcered 1old at SJc. “There Way & demand ecarly from shorty for ~Avrll, and 2 few gaica weré madc at 59@00%. New for May sold at s5c. Samples were _neglected. Cash sales were re- S00bu No. 2, X. S.. &t S4c: 400 bu do, N. . 3 8t 37@10c; 800 at 523§ on track. TIe 13 Du releeied at Sse. 40 ba by sampl u tejeoted at by 5 Total, 6,400 bu. P LATER. In theafternoon sales of wheat were reported at $1447G1.45, tho marke: closing casy st $1443G Cornt_was quoted_at 4756@48c, sales being made just after the close of ‘Change. Mess pork was quoted at $15.00315.05 seller May aad §i5-20seller June. BY TELEGRAPH. FOREIGN CITIES. Special Dispach to The Tridune: Livzrroor, April 14-11:30 & m.—FLoUR—No. 1, . 2 2 ma1N—Wheat—Winter, No. I 118 50; No. 2, 11s; 2,108 7d; W 84z No. 2, 113 34; ciub. No. 1,118 11d; No. 2, s 8d. Corn—New, No. 1, 251 8d; No. 2 233 3d; old, No. ProvisioNs—Pork, 61s. * Lard, 46s 5d. LivEepooL, Aprl 14-1:30 p. m.—GRAIN—YWheat— Winter, No. 1, 118 5d; No. 2, 1151d; spring, No. 1, 113 9d: No. 2, 108845 white, No. 1, 1138d; No. 2, l1s 4d; clab. No. 1, 123; No. 2, 263, LIvERPOUL, April I14~Even! all essler at 6 1-1660 5-10d; e PyaCanltormia wies oAt 11 ETUFP: ornla white w] 118 4¢ H club, 118 9U@128: spring, 108 muséfi‘:‘mnzefi‘l’fifii Flour—vester canal, 254285 " Corn—West ProvivioNs—Mess pork, 62a Prime mess Dees icon= Long clear S 60; Lard-American, 464 6. B Shurt do. 508 ga: "TaLLow—Fia¢ American, Sos0d. - PRTROLEUN—Spirita, 08 refiacd, 136 B bbimon, o od; pal Bbtiirs onpERTE A O £oEho%, Amil 1t Semirts PersoyT - April 14— Sprers ’ R o P ™ NEW YORK. Nxw YoRx, April 14.—CorroN—Firmer at 113@ 1134c; fatnres closed firmer. Froun—Receipts, 8,000 bris; moderate business for export home use; No. 3, §5.2528.00; super State and Western, $0.63@6.95; common to good ‘extra, $7.003 %7.20; good to chofce, $7.25@7.40; White wheat extra, :7‘%"2.30{0 ssess ;l;‘.a!wm.m-. extra Ohlo, $7.05@ .00; § uts, 57, ; ceas’ S9.c0atl &)&:m'e oo by ar S gaat pro- CORN-MEAL—Q ‘but frm: Western, $2.50@4, -vnm—x?é'ceipu. muu'i" i ns.f&gm lZ‘x. Testern, '$1.30@1.30%: No. 2 Chi 1inally ot $1.60@1.61. Kye scarce nnmn:e?n 83g8ac, -Banley unchanzed; dul Corn excited and higher; 5 ed Western mixed. igsnic: sieam yellow, oic; ST SR Fectipte. 18, b P e g S SSERE ST o, dapey mixed Weatern and Y—Firm and unchaised, 2 et R ey A R1zs—Coflee uncl - ‘mand snd Grmer fafr 1o GOOR Sedala Boer s 0jic; ‘fascovado, Ja0c: refined, 1G24211%c. * Molas: w?‘::‘czfi‘é;tbll‘l]csntsgnhmm unchanged. - - e tl_m:‘mmni‘uw. crude, BNc; rodaed, rm at 868 1-1 nchanted, x 150._ * unt recelpts, 54,000 3 Sleam mixe yellow Westers, Sic, 00213.25. 4 Sotninal bt $12.50@13.00, sud Sprnirs ToRPENTINE~Heavy a8 3446350, FaosSteady; Weitorn fresh s, xaTnre—Qulct; hemlock sole. * Buenos Ayrey 7.0 rande ibsh, middle. and _heavy welg N R e n voot.—Ilcavys domct oce. < ; upwashed, 12228¢: Texas, 13223 3 ProvIsioNs—Ale: 20635, T S AL orn, o@1sc SirERLrieavys et L et M. steady 8t - Oy Ahortan: 417, 00620, 50; Tiussis l‘h?iu?;"" wile, In gl B : By 'Natus—Onchanged. THE GAME OF DRATUGHTY _Communications interided for this Depa should be addressed to Tnz TRIBUXE and indomy 44Checkers.” o CHECEER-PLAYERS’ DIRECTORY:.. ' Atheneam, Nes. 63 and 65 Washington stres, Checker-Club rooms, No, 186 Sonth Clark st PROBLEM XO. 10.' By Mz. R. HorsaxY, New York Clty, @ lell W/?%% \lell & & g el B 9 0 el g2 & 7 Waite to play snd win. POSITION NO. 7. BY T: W. X., CIICAGO. Blackman on5. Kings ol i 0 16 and 18, White men on £4, 15, Rlogon7. - ¢ - ‘White to move and draw. . e POSITION NO. 8." BY, P. J. RICKEY. DOBUQ A, Black men on i3 18, 30, 21, 22 8. oalh 0 Vnite men on 5, 14, 15,17, 26, 3t. . Kin & e e O i, - 2 o EREAIG R SOLUTIONS, SOLUTION TO PEOBLEX Xo. 9. 4—8 .| 201 | BT | 2415 14—5 | 18-23 |31-3¢ | 11-9 23-2 - | 29-22- | 15— 5-14 SOLUTION TO FOSITION XO. 5, 1418 ! 12-19 | 18—18 [ 15-11 7—18 | 2016 | 18—12- BOLUTION TO YOSITION XO. 6. a.g | 2130 [ 17— ) 12-18 Zrot | 1516 | 10—-7 TO CORRESPONDENTS. W. E. Truax, Motley, Minn.—Favors with thanks. . W. B. Fonville, Kankakee, IIl. —With pleasure, “A; D. Davis, City—Problem on flle for eximin- SRt b - X i - R. Hofmann, New York City—They all,séem to ba worked up fo your averdge high siandard of ex- cellence. - s 8. S. K., City—(1) Art. 18 of the standard lswy of the gamc answers your first question, as fol- jows: CcAdraw is when neitber of the playels can force a win; when one of the sides appears stronzer than the other, the etronger parsy is re- quired to complete the win, or siow at_ leas! a de- ciaed adrantane over his opponent, within forry of his own moves, to be connted from the pointit which notice was given. l’nfliug in which he muit Telinguish the mame as & draw.” (2) 1t wonld bea win. as the adrantage is plainly shown. (3] The move you sazzest will quite likely araw; will ex- amine it further. (4) We can use your problem. (3) Solutions are correct. e recelred CHECKER ITEMS. The Detroft players are trying to arrange with Mr. Martins to visit them after-his match with Mr, Yates. - ner 5 il The old Chess and Checker Club of Lowell, MMass, , have reorganized under the name- ** Excel- sior Ciub, " and have well-furnished rooms at Ne. 115 Central street. % * i Mr. W. B. Fonville, the noted player of Eanks- kee, is expected in town this week, en rote for the East. He will give ourlocal piayersa It “*brush ™ before taking his departure. - A match of twenty sames for the champlonsbip of Providence is in prozress between Messrs, Fres- man and Stewart. ‘Fhe score at the end of nige games siands: Freeman, 4; Stewart, 2; drawn,3. . 3 ANNFIELD Roap, DUNDEE, March 19.—70 (ke Dranalts Edilor Glasgow Veekly Herald—Sts: Hoving noticed that Mr. Yates and r. Martins ats about to lr{ 2 match at the game of dranghrs for the Championship of the World, T bez feave t - state that if my challenge is not accepted” by end of next month—namely, to play any one in the world at the game of dranghts for £100 a side, or any one in ‘Britain for from £20 to £100 2 side-T nlhlgll claim the Champlonship of the World, ‘Tam, etc. Jaxzs WrLLE. GAME NO. 86~FIFE. _ ° By August Schacfer, New York. : 1825 11 | 3227 (s)y 16-18 218 (1)(2), 4—38 10~15 @) 18— 9 3-8 18- 8 10—14 17—-10 64 23-19 812 32-27 2-17 - | -8 o wins. @ TG or 5 ollowed by o1 draws. b) 11—18 loses thus: Il—‘lfl 14—10 2314 T2 3-7 23-19 : 3227 18-12 225 @) 12 800) 32 112 | 24—20 8—3 27—23 610 -1 |27 Hols | e-1s (3t 1524 2—9 v s - - A - N o 5 i Dravn 20-18 2-20 1714 =13 3 1ois. |28 |z-a1 |xg—'}‘ e 2B-7 | 2427 |1—0 l10-17 Dra¥. 1015 | 1518 o | B8 | B 15—18% | 19—24(c) | 81-26 16 2723 - | 21—17 0—15 2427 2623 18—-11 2319 3 19—-16 {3 olomeathuis. A P AR e LD I L o s B Vi e 10-14 615 | 1~0 | 11— 19-10 | %% |0 | e 22y et0- 11906 (28 1 ‘8327 21-17 | 11-20 13-6 - 23—18 27— =8 711 -10 [18-13- | 2150 | 23-28 T—=1% 8-3 1823 37 LRI B SUT NN B i P ) zmee pur, (8D ise GAME NO. S7—OLD FOURTEENTH: Played in Chicago, 11i., between Meaars. C. Het- ter and O, Beller, J. Ready. + i S -Hefter played white. 2 1115 3— 7 24— oA~-22 23-19 23— 7. | 21-17 (a)] 1618 11-18. 8—11 |2i—20. |14-30 | 20-i 193 22-17 =15 23~ 5 15—-18 . 27-18 . 4— 8 3028 3018 18—11 2315 25~23 ' | 154 | 20—2 | 18—22 277 ool I o o O W == g |= 3 |t fr o] 119, 2-25 | 11-18 80-28 | Hefter-” 7-11 |si~2 |1-ie - | 811 wo. -~ . _NoteabrC, Hefter: : S bR (a)’A beautifal stroke. . RN e ,(2) Thesolutlon to problem X, 25 of the Cleveland (¢) At varions stages of the game afeer $he ‘noto” (2) o Sy $2rhe moves Attons could be made, allof which lose. marked * Important or only moves to Wiz, ¢ GAME NO.38.—FIFE. i Played in“New York betwoen Mesars. B. ‘Yates and A. Schaefer. 2, o 11~15 Z3-19 g—14 217 30 . 26—23 813 e 2-25