Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 18, 1877, Page 6

6 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE . SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 18, '877—SIXTEEN PAGHS. FINANCE AND TRADE. The Financial Situation Dull--- . Clearings of the Week. need accommodation who would be independent of it a brs Josns were 7G5 per cent. The currency move- tinue. jows by Msnager D. R. Hale, of the Chicago Clearing-louse: $20.105,555 $2104.193 Corresponding: wee DLELTOZ LUHS9TS THE GENERAL CONDITION OF TRADE. Orleans, however, there Were no_Cleclions, cortesponding W rupted oy i cities, but by unusual und etspension of comparizun of exchanzes at the chief _ cities for the Si. Loul di.sraus Fretsburi. Clevelund. ontside 01 New York, tor the weel includes the correct return for San Where the gain was larger than was estimated. At Chicago, tuere was a ciose holiddy last week ‘on account of the clection, but the corresponding Weck lust year included »ts working days. Sales of etock here last wees were unly 573,309 whares, acainst 604,130 in 1876, other businéss last year was 50 pAarison Wwarrants no important inference. gold. “Tinited States 63 of 81, United States 5-205 0f Tnited States 10-40s..... nited Statos new 55 of “Si... United States new 4'ss... United States new & per Gent coupons. Taited S Chicago Clty 7 per cent bonds.. Chicago City 7 per cent Sewersze. ... Chicago City 7 per cent Water-| Cook County 7 per cent bouds (ieng). Xorth Chicago 7 per cent(Lincoln Fark; Clty Railway Ciiy Kaflway Sy P “West Division Rallway 7 ¥ centcenif's. 8t102%, the extremes of theday, Carrying rates ‘New York. The Produce DMarkets Quiet--- Hogs and Provisions Easier. i Wheat Lower---Other Grain in Good Demand. FINANCIAL. The carly closing of the anks that the bamkers might attend the funeral services of their lamented associate, William F. Coolbaugh, made the day a short one in_ financial circles, The demand for Joans wae moderate, and descloped no mew feat- ares. The condition of irade and collections. is such that many customers 1n the city and country crscason. Rates of discount ut the 2nks were $%10 per cent to regular customers. On the street, call loans were 6 per cent, aud time ment to the Liog-raising districts is reported to con- New York eschange was sold between banks st 25@50¢ per $1,000 premium. Tue clearings of the week were reported as fol- Batances. s200.782 parc. waluss 3030 33100 The Public says in its issue of Nov. 152 The election last week redaced the nopmber of Dueiness wiye at_some ciies, snd at others cavsed transactions to be swall, although there was no formal holidsy. At St. Louls, Lomsvilie, and Jow e rwas not ouly inter- election, beld in all the eacitement, uncertaint siness for sume time after- With these facts in mind. the followinz < Lust ¥ Presidenti ward. 0, 1577, ud Nov. 11, 157 neral cous weess ending SOV, oppear ot Liile signifcance as to the & dition of trads - 179.589.912 The aguregate _for twelve cities and for citics ending’ The interruption of s 80 reat thatthe com- GOLD AND GEEENBACKS. Gold was 1025@102% in greenbacks. Greenbacks were 973{@Y7% cents on the dollar in GOVERNMENT BONDS. Trency 3. .. ... ROKERS’ QUOTATIO: tates outh Side,. West Side) (. Ratlway (North S{d: -Lizhit & Coke Company. *And interest. BY TELEGRAPH. NEW YORK. New Yorg, Nov. 17.—Gold opened and closed 2 to 4 per cent.: Sitver unchanged. Here silver bars are 1213 in greenbacks, 117% in gold; eilver coin %@ discount. volume of busint however, advanced to 50, closi ‘movements in Michigan Central were very erratic, he stocks being up and down, first 10 get a short interest, and then to squecze the bears. ings in stocks were coufined to comparatively few epeculators, § o frequent, and attended with 100 much unceriinty, 10 Governments firm. Railroad bonds steady. State bonds quict. Stocks weak and lower in general, and a small Delaware & Lackawanna, g at 49%. The The desl- fluctuations bewz tou wide and induce general operations, Quicksilver prefer- red vhares declined on account of an injunction preventing payment of inicrest or dividends on preferred stock in preference to common. The failure of the savings banks in Reading, Pa., ana fears that these failures might produce a zeneral panic there, canscd fome uneasiness on e Stock Exchange. At the close transuctions of which 17,700 were a; ted 92,000 share Luke Store, 6,000 Northwestern, 7,00 FPaul common, 2,000 wreferred, 34,500 “Lackawanna, 5,000 Michizan Central, 2,200 lllinois Central, and 6,400 Western Union. Money 3@G per cent, closing at 3@+ Prime mercantile paper, 6&7. Customs_receipts, $300,000. The Asslstant Treasurer dishureed §111, 600. Clearings, $2 Sterling duil: long, 4501; enort, 484, Following is the regulac weekly bank statement: Loans, incresse, $340,000; Fpecie, increase, S92, tenders, increase, $370,5003 de: Dosits, 82, $i4,200; circulation, incrense, $124,- 7003 fescrve, increase, 615, 75 Coupons, 81.. Coupons, e Couponx, Coupons, New 53 ‘Western Tnlon Tel. Quicksiiver this city Saturday moruins 48 cars No. 1 hard wheat, 12 cars No. 2 do, 9 cars No. 1 soft spring, 119 cars No. 2 do, 20 cars No. 3 do, 7 cars rejected (214 wheat); 38 cars high mixced corn, 137 cars No. 2 do, 44 cars rejected, 23 cars no grade (242 corn); 12 cars white oats, 23 cars No. 2 oats, 1 car rejected (36 oats); 18 cars No. 2 rye.; 11 cars No. 2 barley, 14 cars extra No.3 do, 15 carsor- dinary No. 3 do, 15 cars feed (55 burley). Total, 560 cars, or217,000 bu. Inspected out: 118,634 Bu wheat, 81,120 bu corn, 57,930 bu oats, §,170 bit rye, 31,400 bu barley. The following were Lhe receipts and shipments of breadstufs and live stock at this poiut durin; the past week and for the corresponding Weeks ending as dated: Ay 17, Nor, 10, New. IS, Receipts— e T i Flour, brl 0,50 Wheat. b 363, Corn, b ik, Oats, bu. 206,519 Live, bn i 007 rley, b 169,960 Dresed i Ko7 i ve hogs, N 5,02 Catie. Xo. prigreit w508 616,310 813168 b w2, 781 Liyve. bu; Er] Harley, bi. 0z Dresied hog 7 ur siaicts Live hog: 13, %9 IIEe Gattie "Ko.. D Eisy 1075 1245 The following were the espors from New York for the week ending as dated: f 1 Flour, bris. 3,750 Wheat, bu. 1,089,000 Coru. bu. 831,455 There is now a lite discnmination in favor of gruin of the speculative grades, the receipta of which are aated since last Thursday ~Such recelpts are deliverable as **regular " all through the winter term withont extra storage charge; while receipts duted previous to the commencement of the winter term will soon be subject to a redaction from the selling price to make them regular, —the allowance Deing for storage sccrued up to Dec. 15. “The Board of Trade adjourned Saturday at noon, being on hand carlier than usual, 1o enadle Its members to attend the funeral of the late Hon. W. F. Coolbaugh. For this reason ther¢ was much less business transacted thsn the average volume. The markets were rather steady. Hogs and pro- visions were easier, wheat lower, and there way litle chamge in other breadstulfs, though corn was firmer early. The trading was chiefly in futures, though there was a fair inquiry Dy shippers for wheat and corn, and zome barley was wanted on outside orders. The weather was clearer, and apparently more settled, which favored un increase in the volume of our receipts, espe- ciully looking towards more new corn; but the tewperatare was high for this seazon of the year. Joboers of dry goods report a well suswined or- der demand, but there is comparatively little doing in the way of personal selections. Sheetings und slurtings, vruts, winter dress fabrics, cloakings, hosiery, flanncls, and notions received the most attention. No important price-changes were noted. The grocery market was reasonably active, and ruled rather firmer than on the earlier duys of the week. Sugars, siraps, molasses, and spices were moving freely, and displayed sligntly increased strength. The coffee market remained dull aud casy. Teas were quiet ana steady. There was fair actvity in the demand for foreign dried fruits, and sowe lines of domestic dried were also meeting with a liveral inquiry. Fisa were quoted quict and unchanged. Prices of good to chioice grades of butter were firmly supported, but low and wedium qualities were neglected and weak. The cheese trade remained aull, with prices unsettled and declining. No chauges were apparent in the bagging, leather, tobacco, coal,and wood markets. Oils were In fair request, and generally steady in price. Togs were fairly active at a dechne of 10@15c, closing weak at $3.3034. 40 for bacon gradcs, und at $4. 35+, 50 for packing hogs. Reccints for the week, 143,600 Cattle were inactive and weak at $2.40@4. 75 for common to ¢hoice grades. Sheep were dull at §2.75@+4. 00. The Jumber market was rather quiet. At the yaras dealers were busy filling old orders, but the demand has fallen off in consequence of the quiet- Dess in the country, except that there is still con- siderable Inquiry from merchants at large inter- for and river points, who are replenishing for the winter and early spuing trade. Dry fenciug and lathare quoted higher. The carzo market was quict and casier on inch, and perhaps other grades of Jumber. The broom-corn market was fairly active and steady. Hides were in good demand andfiem. The receipts are increasing, but there is no accumulation of stock,and tanners, who zener- ally are carrying small supplies, are anxious to in- crease them, while the good higes are coming for- ward. Wool was quict and steady. Sceds were quiet. Poultry was rather dull and casy undec large offerings. Potatoes were in moderate re- quest. Lake freights were quietjand unchanzed, at 4c for corn and 5¢ for wheat to Luffalo by sail; with 15¢ more asked for steum. Room was taken for 10,000 bu wheat, 45,000 bu corn, and 25,000 bu oats. Through rates to New York by lake and rail were quoted firm at 19¢ on wheat and about 15¢ on corn. Rail freights were steady. Rates on grain and other fourth-class are nos 40c to New York, 37¢ 1o Baltimore, 38c to Philadelphia, 43¢ to Buston and other New England points, and Sic to Mon- treal. Loose meate were quoted at 10¢ and bosed ‘meats 3¢ per 100 s higher tuan gruin. GOODLS RECEIVED at Chicago Customs Nov. 17, 1877: Rumsey & Walker, 1,585 bu barley; the Adams & West- Jake Manufacturinz Compuny, 140 buxes tin-plate; Barley & Tyrrell, 17 pkgs carthenware; Gould Bros. & Dibble, 2 casks tiles; John W. Wills, & cases gelatine, 1 Lihd gelatine, 5 cusks gelatne; Ficld, Leiter & Co., 8 cases dry-goous: Tolman & King, 21 cases brandy; J. W. Doane & Co., 77 bris currants. Amount collected, $2,256.80. PROVISIONS. STOCKS OF PUOVISIONS IN CHICAGO. The followlng shows the stocks of provisions la Chi- cago on dates uamed, &3 reported by the Secretary of e Board of Trade: # ~Aor. 15, *0ct. 15, Ot | 10ct.15, 1875. Clear pork. brls. Ness poTx. bris. brié Ex.prime p.bris Lard.smed, tes 230,402 21000 1,638, 411 uickstiver Ticide Mah - Maripoa .. Muripoea prd.. Express . Wells- Fargs Amerlcan EXress. Tultea tates X New york it AR e ec e 57 Tl Lijon pacibe: 7 Waonival & S Jo. Take shore. S Contral Pacinic bonds 10411 44 Unlon Pactfic bonds U. P’ land-grant. S cl sinking-tun Forthwestern.. FOREIGN. Loxpox, Nov. 17.—The rate of disconnt in the o 't for three months' Lills is 4 per cent; elow the Bank of Eugland rate, 1 per cent. Consols for money and account. Y6 11-18. Amencan Secorities—4tss, 10412; 678, 108%: new 3¢, 107; New York Central, preferred, 21, -—Rentes, 1061 7755¢ COMMERCIAL. ‘The following were the receipte and shipments of the lesding articlesof proaace in this city during the twenty-four ‘hours ending at 7 o'clock on Saturday morning, and for the corresponding time Iast year: i Shipments. 187, n,—.;!; 1o, 127,397 Butter, Ds. 83,133 Dre'd bogs, N ut! Livehoss. No. | I8.032) 2,639 47| 537,00 257183 773 B2 L 5,633 Shingles, m...| I 4# 235 BlL. bris..... sl gl s Withdrawn from store during Friday for city consumption: 4,005 b wheat, 1,156 bu corn, 1,376 bu oats, 323 bu rye, 3,000 bu barlcy, The following grain was inspected into store fn . 5. 3900, 713 230,019 ST 2,625, U8 e Norept Norept 550 *Includes summer and winter. fIn cludes only winte 1O FepOTLoF sumuer beitg inade previous 10 1877, 106 TAC The Secretary of thie Pork: rs" Assoclatlon gl the 010w ¥ the Win(ur PACKIIE At LU DOTSE 10 Gates 88 compared With the same tme i previous years: The packing at Cedar Kaplds to date 18 11,237 agalnsL 19,60 for (e sams timne Jast year, o TOEY e number of hoygs packed since Nov. 1 at the places e e Cinelonat u 5 Pares Itk lust year as folluws: A For. 14, Sume date, Noc.1to 1576. Mch 1,76 23,000 140,000 on 1877 Eflclnn)fl e Chicago. S Do, Tndignapotis. . Miiwankee Loutsville ‘Total, six cluies.....330,600 Cleveland, 10th L E 60 The ageregate number of ho ¢ W i S WiBLer Loasbe 1S shonE 1 Sha e €5 3 55, ¥ ayerag Tor the teh Yeirs buded 157071, the 3o was 2. 853, 533 and {0F the LFEIVC EATS BEXL pr ended 1860-'61. the yearly average was2 40,25, The ageregate number of hogs packed In the West for twen(y-elght years was £1,399,118 during the winter seasons. SIIPXENTS OP PROVISIONS. The following: tabie exhibits thie detalled shipments o Isfons for the week ending Nov. 15, aud siuce Nov. 577, 4 compared with Lic Corresponding time last FD"I wreek St ending nce Nov. Articles. Kot. 15, 1877, Pork, brls 993 Lard: bris... 5 Lang; tes. 10,51 g e S, s o7 i Hams. tes, i bt Hams, bo Ham, pleces. ams, dthor piis. Sudes, bris. s Mzss PoRE—TWas moderat e qctllnln;loc per brl, and gl’si:xg‘?’fi;ga“lg:‘:r'figfl }ndly.ul ening, with a steadier fecilug towards non. ' Were repurted of 210 bris cash (car lots) at S15 60% 256 bris eeller Nov LT 20 S12.00812:10:' 5,000 bris 2.05; and 18, January at S12,175¢12.90. Totkl Lo bris “hhn market elose steady at $12,10@12.20 for spot; SI00H @12.05 for November; $12.00@12.05 seller tlie years Si oz g seller Janary; aid $12.33@12. 375 sel* er ¥ ebruary. R 3 “Prime mess pork was quoted at 11.50212.00, and ex- tra prime do at $8.00@10.50, the tnsiue forold. /' LAnn--Was in better demand, bat, declined about 3¢ 100 Ibs, as the offerings were rather, lurge: chicty for the opening month of next year, Sales were te Doried of 1,550 tes cash at §7.R5@7.875: 500 tos seller Tirst week f December at $7.8:4; 1,000 tes geller th X v wnd 4,750 1cs_seller” Januury ot 7,800 tes. The market closed e T8, fOL 0 S 2755 suller November; S7.5057.82% sclk 7ié seller January; and $7.97HG bruu Ts—Were moderately active and s shade. easfer, some lots being sold at 3e per 1 decline, while' others were held at previous prices. with no dia cept lss, There wax a far foquiry_on coaut. Sales were reported of 40,000 1bs shoulders at Stboxes 10 on private terms: K0.000 by short ribs 20G6,6.5 per 100 1irs: 40, L0 bs Short clears at 644cs €0 bokes luniz and short clears ot $5.37kc for Mo cember, aad SG.40 for January: 20 boxes Yorkshire siddes a1 7¢; 120.C00 b5 green hama (16 113) 8t 61.@7cH 50 Teasweet-plekled lams (16 1bs) at 0¢s and 20 boxes fouk cut lanis on private terms. . The market closed as the Tollowlng range of prices: Showt- Snors Long Short ders. ribs. clr(_lr%h'. Elulzl;‘ 130 n' (; [ g e o & & 2 < 3 quoted at 63c cash: @3e seil- for December; and Gste for er Novembe g cut Junuary, Cumberinnds quiet at '7@74e: X Hiho, Si(auie, ail boxeds weet-pickled hams, SG0c: do_sclier Decerver. {@¥4e. Green hams, GHETHC Green shoulders for d GH@TLC for December. L 4l idge. Qquated “at 7@7ic for shoullers, ¢ for short clears, 115G skjc_ for ‘for haws, Bacon short_ribs, & all canvas 13 tud pll:‘m:AL 56 EAS a8 quict at j7c. TEEF PRODUGTS - ere stcady ana quiet at $10.00 @1 for mess, S11.00w11.25 for extra messs and $14.00G15.50 for hams, - TALLoW=\Was quoted at 7H@7Hc tor clty, and TGTHC for country. RREADSTUFFS. FLOUR—Was very quict, the adjournment at noon cutting off busincss, which seidom opens much before 120'%clock. Prices were nominally unchanged. Sales were reported of 125 brls winters st $7.0567.25; 2.000 Drls spring extras (mostly Friday afternoon) at $5.006 6.50; 100 Lris spring superiines at $4.50: 40 brls rye flour ot §3.25; and 20 brls buckwlieat do ou private. terms. Total, 2,200 brls. The market closed with ' the following as the asking rauge of prices: Chliolce to favorite brands of winters, $7.0067.25: good to prime brands of winters, $6.23@U.50: chofee to e spring, $5.75@6.50; fairto goud spring, $1.74G5.255 low spring, $3.00G3. 75; falr to good Minnesota springs, $5.255.75; choice o fancy Minuesota springs, $6.00:¢ 6.50; patent springs, S7.00@9.00; low grade, $3.008 3.50: rye, $3. 10@3.40; buckwheat, §5.2556.0). Bras—Was In falr demand sud Grm. Sales were re- ported of 20 tuns, a1 $12.50 per ton, mostly on track. Conx-MEaL—Coarse was nominal, at $16.25 per ton, on trac WHEAT—Was quiet ana easler, declintng 3c, and* closiug e lower than on Friday evening. The British markets were qulet with an casier feeling, snd New York was weak early, but more active carly, with o good Inquiry from December shprts. Larger receipts here were generally looked for, and the Inspection re- jort showeu 30 cars more thau’ the previous day. A fow car-lots were wanted by sipoers, but the chief trading_seemed 1o be fn evenlng upon 1utures, mosty among local OPerators, as there were very few outside orders on the market. The expectation that the close of nnvixation, now near ut hand, will e followed by an aceumulation of wheat here, tended (o depress quo tlons, but thiere tsso ilule actaally on hand that url were sustalned by the absence of pressure to sell, recent defeats of the bears having made them more autious. Sclicr Decembicr opencd av S1.054, sold at (5%, improved to §1.0536, and d at 51.05%. Seier the year was aulet b a shade Decemtier and seller Japunry sold at h@¥e above December. clostng _at’ $1.06%. Seller _tne month fold &l $1.075@1.08, closiniz at SLOT3. Cash Mo, 2 #prln QI6ud’ at $1.0%, No. 1 do it 31.08b, and No. 4 doat ShUi.“Cash walee wwere reporicd of 10 b S0, 1 LGOI, 10; 52,100 b N 2 at SL. 3 $ + and 400 bu'by @LUSin: 5,80 b 0 at S1.Uik: on L “Total, 58,400 bu fAT—Was aulct, and 2u2kic Tower on the leading grade. Sales werd 6,400 bu No. 1 Minnesots at S1.13; 2,000 bu No. 2 do at $1,00'j@i 19}: 1,400 bu 1 hurd at SI11@l.11%: 1,400bu No. 2 do st $1.65%@1.03¢: and” 400 by Dakoln. by sample, ut tréc on board cars. Total, 11,600 bu. CUIZN—Was fatrly sctive for the occasion and Armer, advancing !{c per bit, but fell huck afterwards 1o the closing prices of Friday afternoon, when New Yo was reported weak. ‘The British miarkst was quot easler on cargoes, and our recelpts were larger, 212 car-loads being, ed 1nto store; but our Mocks (i storc appear ve decreased s01n€ 200,000 DU during the pust week. Shippers wauted ‘to Ml o few orders. and bought freely, as (he Sesalon Wiy @ short ope. but they unipearvd to have fnished before noon. Shorts bouzht rather {reely. aud the ofer- inzs from odtslde were ORly moderate, prices on tutures not belni Lf=n enougl 10 tempt numeroi sellers, xo longz a3 there ks a war cloud t the East which way cause corn to rule higher nest sumuier than It did last Soy. Seller the montu vpened at 433¢c, wold down 1o 413c advanced 4i3sc. and closed at 43tjc. Seller the year and seller December sold at 424421 4¢. the former clos- 1nz at 42, und the latier 8t $2edziic. Selier Junuary S0ld at 4 3@40%ec: a0d seiler Moy was quoted at £ e, Casli No. 2 closed nt 46H¢; high-mixea at 16c; and rejected at 423e. Cash sales were reported of 5.200 bu high-mixed at $57640¢: 67,420 bu No. 2 at g io'ger 10,500 bu rejected at 4H@asc: 1,200 b new no grade at 33z41¢; 4,000 bu new ears it STwide o track. and ane delivered; and 2 400 bu old by sample at 43e on track. Total. 115.0,0 Du. OATS—iere rather quiet, but thére was considera- ble Inquir, and the market roled firm under izl offerings. The recelpts were fulr, the shipments heavy ind the weekly report Indicated ‘that the sivck fn SLoT hud b cn reduced 10 1055 1han 100,00 bu. These ficts stimutated the speculstive demiind, und made the xlous to cover. Car 1058 weré easler, butround o turned over 4t the closing o y. There was some demand from slfppers, &ad frelcht-room was cnwaged for 23,000 bu. November and firm at 25%G54e, December sold at Wos quoted ut 25G20v. Fresh ears of s, and some rotind lots early at 254 £oid 1 26¢. Cash sales were reported of white at 14,500 D No. 2 At 253GITHC; 6600 bu Dy sample at 25 j@ssc o0 track; and 2,460 bu' do at 26 @23 1ree 0a board. ‘fotal, 6.0 i1y E—Was In falr request‘and firm, ing small. No. 2 sold at 51343, and D ! alBaie. Cash sules were reported of 5,400 bu No. 2 atsiic. BALLEY—Was Jn active demand and firm, Ing'ceic, The receipts were lanzer, but shipments were liberal, and the Seekly stitement hows a decrcace in the stoex fu store. The market Seas supposed to be chlefly (nfuenced by reports from 46 Fatt 10 the elfect that a2l grades of barley were in Sctive demand for export, and thata constderable Quantity of Cunada and New York barley had been Peady Puipped o England. These reports, besides uroustng the ahorts, stumulated @ speculative demand he otterings of which were Mght. Deceru- ber opened at 61buc, aud sold (0 closiaiz at 62 @ige, January was quoted at G carly, 4nd & Yiic ciose. A few cars of cash soid at eic. The vifer- fus werd_nall. warke: closed nominally nigher. “The 10 were i good demnn firm at 39¢ for N at#se: 9,600 b by 1,200 bu do at 464G BY TELEGRAPH. FOREIGN CITIES. Snecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. LrvexrooL, Nov. 17-11 8. m. Wiater, No. 1, 11s fd; No. No. 2. 105 4d; white, No. 1, 128 10d; No. club, No. 1, 135 3d; No. , 125 10d. Corn—No. 1, 205305 No. 2, 293, PuovisioNs—I'ork, 593 Lard, 438 6d. LivenrooL, Nov. 17—Eve.—CoTToN—Qulct ;636261 sales, 6,000 bales; sveculatlon and export, S Ameriean, 3,000, BrEADSTUFFs—Wheat—California white wheat, 12s 84 @125 10d: do club, 123 1047133 3z No.2 to No. 1, 10444 @lls; do winter, 103 94G11s 6d. Flour—Exira New York.28s. Corn—Western mlxed, 20:G29s 3d. Oats— Amerlean, 3s. - Barley—Anerican, 35 6d. Pras—Canadian, 37 CLover-Seep—American, 45503, ProvistoNs—Mess pork. 59s. Prime mess beef, 923 6d. Lard—Amerlean, 4356d. Bacon—Loug clear, 40s 6d: short clear, 413 TALLOW—1056d. Pertiotryy—Spirits, 7s 6d; refined 11894 LANSEED O11.—308 8d. 1iEsIN—C 3d: pale, 133, 3 NTINE—25S 6. Cugrse—Fine American, G33. NTWERP, NOV. IT.—PETEULECH—3IL. e followiig Werd reclveu by’ the Clilcago Board of a Livrnroow, Nov.17.—Prime mess nork—Fastern, 6%: Western, new, 396 Bacon—Cumherlands, 137 sho ribs, 41s; long clear, 408 6d: short clear. 418 G shoulders, 373 6d; hams, 85, Lard, 4336, Prime mess heef.925: India mess beef, 100s; extra Indla mess, 110s. Chedse, 62564, Tallow, 40s 3d. 1 Noy. 17.—Liverpool—Wheat quict. Corn ark Lanc—Cargoes off coast—Wheat quiel age red winter, 548 61 Corn rather casier fair ayerage Amerlcan mixed, 0 G1. Cargoss on p: s Wheat quie, Cor ratier easlor, Falr avérage quallty of American mixed corn for prompt shipment by sail, 292 6d. L 5 p NEW YOREK. NEw Yors, Nov. 17.—CorTox—Steady st 1I4@ 11}4c: fatures barely steady: November, 11.05@11.09 December, 11.5G11.05¢; January, 11. 1031 11c; Feb- ruary, 11.23c: Mareh, 11.36¢; ApFil, 11.50¢; @11.64c: June. 11.7IGIL.78c. FLour—Unchanged, witha vers moderate buslncss; recelpts, 26,000 bris. - Iise flour steadys $3.905:4.40. Con-MeAL—Unchanged. Gratx—WWheat opened dull and hieavy, sad closed shade tirmer and fo_falr demand; recelpts, 206,000 bu; No. 2 Milwaukee club and No. 1 Minucsata spring, 35@1.36: 2 Miwaukee, S$1.32: No. 1 whit Toledo, S1 el winter, S1.43K. Iiye froer: Weitera, 1@c.. Barley dull and unchia Corn active and drin and In good demand; recolp 191,000 bu: Kensas mixed, (et steam mixed, Noveins Ver, GIN@GC. Oats—Market quil: Teceints, 53,000 bu Western mnixed and State, S4GI9G3 Wiie do, 916 1EAY—Firm nod unchanged. Hops—Flrm nd unchangea. NOCERIES-Coflee. Quicts . 15 Rolds fabbIE, ToE LI Fold SusaronEis e i Food renning, 3@ic: prime: a1 a0 9igu10Hc. olasscs—New Or Cx—Market dull; erude, 8c; FALLov—Steady. 3t o H1-loe. o T el 1. STHAINED T3ESIS—Unchanged, NTINE-Steady, at 344@35e. Ecas—Unchagge: ProvISIONs—Pork heavy; mess, $14.10214.20. Reef steadys W estern long cloay middies. uAcheng Beavys prime stoan S8, H0e8. o7, o sed: Lard BuTTER—Western, 1 e Crgrer—Unchanged, Wissy—Quiet. ot §$1.091.10. {“‘:.:;r'_nxg—%ncn?ufleml 8 4 voL—~Steady; domvstic ficect 2@57¢; 203 A unwashed, 10g30c. e e pulled, METaLe—Mahutaccured copper unchanged:_Ingot E‘k(&;‘:lf’lufl’nll |lnflmll§cd':( l'l!“;"fln steady; Scotch, 24, 0062700 a sheeting, 104@11c *: VAT 5Ra0ys cur, Show s, LoreInEod. e —— CANADIAN NEWS, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune. MoxTREAL, Nov. 17.—The celebrated libel caze of the City & District Savings Bank against John Campbell has been withdrawn, the bank having accepted Campbell’s apology tu the fol- lowing letter: To E.J. Barbeau, Manager Montreal City & District Savings Bank—sin: 1 beg 10 eay that my telegram relal to the City & Districl Savings Bunk, published n the New York Zimes of tho 22d of %epkcmbcr last, was_written in zood faith, the charge therein contained having been commus nicated o me by a person in whom 1 had implicie confidence. Thgsc ghnr'_'u were false and nnfound- cd, and Inm exccedingly sorry thut 1 was the meang of making them public through the eolumns of the New York Zimes, and 1 bex rcspectinlly to apolo- fize to the bank. 1 also beg to tender my upology 10 the Rev, Father Dowd for having meniioned his name in said telegram, and to express my regret at having publisheda chargo against him #o utterly untrue. JoIN CANPDELL. Bishop Fallows, of Chicago, has arrived here to inaugurate a branch of the Reformed Episco- pal Chareh fu this city. Special_Dispatch io The Chicago Tribune. OrTAWA, Nov. 17.—Mr. C. Goward, of Ili- nois, who has'been appointed American Consul at this place, entered upon _his duties to-day. Besides discharging his resular consular duties, he will procure statistical information rezarding the trade of the Dominion for his Government. Special Disuatch to The Chicano Tribune. TorosTo, Nov. 17.—The Ilon. Joseph Can- chon, recently appointed to_succeed Mr. Morris s Licutenant Governor of Manitoba, arrived here last nizht, aud left to-dsy - for Chicago, ¢n route for Winnepeg. THE TWO JONESES. A STORY OF ST. DAVID'S DAY. From London Sociely. CHAPTER T. Tt was the st of March, in the year of grace 18— In a merchant’s office, not far from Cheapside, a littic man sat at 4 high desk, try- ing bard, apparently, to keep one eye on the rows of fizures before him, and the other on the office-clock, Failing in this, s glances trav- eled from the one to the other with pendulum- like regularity. At last the clock struck the wished-for hour of 6; and the little man shut the big ledger with a bang, und, after locking it up carefully in the office-safe, dashed intoa dark cupboard, and began a hasty but careful toilet, mvolving great splashing of water, and ‘much violen exereise with a stumpy nail-brush. Evan Joues was nominally managine-clerk, and really general factotum, to the tirm of Borwick & Brown, hard-wood merchants. e was 50 years of age, short, fat, and good-natured, though a little peppery at times. 1le had a nu- werous family, whom he found it anything but casy to feed and bring up on his mod- est salary of fifty shillings a week. With strict economy, however, he managed just. to make both ends meet. Not for him were the breezy sands of Ramsgate, or the chestnut avennes of Hampton Court. Not for him were the mild havana or the fragmant ciearette. ile had no vices and desired no luxuries. One indulrence alone, 1 the course of the vear, did he permit himsclf. Ilewasa Welshmaa te the backbune, and Dherein lay his one extravawunce. Come what might, and bowever dcpressed the cons dition of the domestic money-market, he was always present at the dginuer of the * United Welshmen on St. David’s The neces Iy Zuinea was to Jones as much as a hundred to anany of the other guests who assembled at the banquet in question—a sum to be saved and scraped tozether by infinite sacrifice and self- denial. But . “*Though back and sides go bare, Thouzh hauds und feet go cold,™ as the old song says, scraped together it must be, by hook or by crook. For neariya week prior to the present oecasion, Evan’s dinuner had oneisted of a saveloy and o penny roil; and on fie day of our story he had taken no food what- ti ever since his frugal breaklast, intendicg to compensate bimselt handsomely for his abstin- ence at the expensc of the * United Welshmen.” e had, in truth, gone so long_ without food as to feel a little exnausted ; but he consoled himn- self with the thought of the splendid appetite he should carry to the festive buard; and bav- ing at Just conipleted his -tuilet, he shut up the ofhee, and started for the hosielry whefe the dmner was to be held, fecling at least, six feet hizzh, aud humming Ar Ayd y nos with patriotic energy. At almost the same moment when Evan Jones started on his journey, a tall, handsome mau, in lauitless evening attire, stepped out of a West-ead e of which a Dbroughan was waiting. . Tady, with a bright girlish face, accompanied him to the hali<loor. “You wou't be very late, Owou, will you!” she said, coaxingly. 3 “ Not very carly, I amafraid, pet. We¢ Welsh- men’ are rare feliows for keeping it ups and if 1 came wway before all the natignal toasts had b;:cu auly hovored, I should never hear the Jast of it *- Very well, dear; then 1 suppose [ mustn’t expect you till L see you, I hope you will bave 4 pleasant evening. Don’t take too much wine,” shie continued lauwhingly. Cav’t answer for mysell on such an occa- sion,” her busband responded. ‘“The Tavern,” he said to the coactunan; and, Kissing his hand to his wife, in a few moments was whirled out of sigit. 3 CHAPTER 11 The * United Welshmen ”” had finished their dinner, and bhad wmade considerable progress 1 their dessert. Each man wore attached to Lutton-k:ole a wouderful composition of green and white satin and silver filagree, which Was sunposed (by dint of makinz-helieve very much indeed) o represent the “leck” sacred 10 the oeeasion. verfeet hurricane of n's, and w's, and {.’s, and 0s, and w's tlew about the rooty, only ceasing tor a few moments when the Chairman rose o propose a toast, or the bards at the far end of the banquet-hall tuned their Darps for some Cambrian melodv. Evan Joues was seated at the festive board,: but, alas, no Jonger the spick-and-span Evan Jones who had bul a couple of hours carlier left the oilice of Messrs, Borwick & Brown. Mis. carcfully- brushed bair was now rough and dishevelled, his face red, his shirt-front limp und crumpled, Dis utterance thick, and his general appearance that of a zentleman who bas dinca * not wisely, but too well.” Poor Evan had been by no meaus immoderate in his potations, but he had 50 weakened himself by long fasting, that the littie he had taiken bad had an effect upon him, and he was rapidly becoming arzumentative, not Lo suy pugnacious. It was an article of faith with him, even in his sober moments, that he was in some_mysterions way connected with the last of the Welsh Kings, and in his present elevated condition this idea took possession ol his mind with redoubled empha- sis. 1le had more than once commenced a sen- tence beginning, “As a ’scendant of Llewel- 1yn,’” but without getting any further. At the second failure, his left-and neighbor, to whom_ the observation was addressed, replied _profancly, ©0, blow Llewellyn!” Evan Jones looked " at him for a moment with an ecxpression of immeasurable scorn and disgust, aud then turned to his right- hand neighbor: **78 a deshendant of Liewellyn, Ipears to me—as a 'scendant—of Lleweliyn=" and then stopped agaiu. *Cwm nog Iwyn bora dwmnath ewlyd llimach . bach,”# replied his rzht-iand neigbbor. “Dwyllog Jwmmo gwlloch ¥ gina nos,” re- marked another of the varty. “Cwlla gwyn dwylicth dym da y cwi bala Newelly caerloe,” respunded Jones, whose tongue was loose enough in bis native Welsh, more desultory observations, wherein his de- scent from Llewellyn still played & prominent part, he leant back'in his chair, and was speedily fast asleep. The toasts came to an end at last, the bards packed up their harps, and thelast of the guests departed, leaving Evan Joncs still sound asleep in his chair. A council of waitcers wus beld over the slumbering hero, aud endeavors were made to rouse him. They shook him, they punched him—but all in vain. He couldu’t, or wouldn’t, wake up. They succceded in getting out of him that his name was Jones, but to a fur- ther inquiry a8 o where he lived_he only mur- mured, *’scendent of lewtuyu," and relapsed agrain into still deeper slumbers. i Yowll have to give him a shake-down among the empty botties, William,” said one. Not if I know it,” replied the bead-waiter. « He might wake up in the night and walk off with the spoons. No, we must find out where he lives, somehow. Some of you just look in his pockets, will you? Derhaps the gent has a card-case about, lim,” No sooner said than done. & ITere’s n card,” said one, diving into Evan’s walst-coat pocket. ¢ *Mr. Owen Jones, 99 Winslow square.’”” “’That’s him, right coough; he said his name was Jones. He don't Jook much lke a Winslow square sort, does he? But there’s no account~ inw for these Welsh gents. Just as well e had his pasteboard about him, though, wasn’t it? or hie wouldn’t bave got home to-night.” It wasa little after 11 o’clock when a four- wheel cab drove up to the door of No. 99 Wins- low square. “Thts is Mr. Jones’, ain’t it said the cab- man to the smart parlor-maid who answered his knock at the door. * Yes, this.is Mr. Jones’,"” answered the maid. « That's the name right enourh. Here's the card they gave me: ¢ Mr. Owen Jones, No. 99.” Well, lvok bere, miss, I've brought your nas- ter from the Welsh dinuer, — Iie’ve been enjoy- ing lns wine a goodish bit, Ishould say, and I can’t walke him up nohow.” You dou't mean-to say he's taken too much{” “Well, miss, that’ depends. I don’t think myself, in a general way, that a genclman can tuke too much; the more thie merricr, £ gays. But he's pretty iar gone, anyhow."” The maid rushed in to her mistress, who was sitting in the diun; 0 'ma’am, heré’s master come back in a cab from the Melsh dinner, and the cabman says he’s fast asleep aud quite tosticated.” “Nonsense, Mary ! said her mistress angrily, and advancing intdo the ball; *‘there must be sumge mistake.” “No mstake, me’m,” said the cabman, touch- ine his Lat respecttully; <‘l've broucht the @ent trom the Welsh dinner, and here's his card.” “Good heavens!" said Mrs. Jones, recogniz- ing her husband’s cird, *it is oo true. O dear, how ever shall I survive this shocking disgrace? Mary, o down-stairs; I know [ can rely upon you not to say a word of tlus dreadful misfor- tune to the other servants.” Mary retired accordingly, and Mrs. Jones con- tinue * Cabman, I must ask you to assist Mr, Jones up to his bedrooms it is the front room on the first floor; you will find the gas ready lighted. 1 ean give youno help; for I think it wouid Kill me to sec him in such a condition.” “Lor, don't take on so, ma'am.” said the ‘eabinan grood-natured!y: “*italu’t nothing when you're used to it. Why, some o’ them nobs does it every nicht. My old horse’l stand as steady as a church, and LIl have the genclman up-stairs in a jifly.” Pour Mrs. Joues returned into the dining- room, holding her handkerchief to her ey and alter a moment’s vause she wuas made aware, by a sort of scul- fling in the passage, accompanied by ex- clamations of ** Wo-ho,” ** Hold up,” and other ejaculations of a horsey nature, that the cab- man was assisting Mr. Jones up-stairs. Alter an interval of about ten minutes, which seemed au age, he reappeared at the dinihg-room door, and said, in a contidential wanner *I've wot the gent into bed quite comforta- ble. mum. He was alittle orkard to undress, Yut T done him at last, proper; and he’s slecp- ine like a babby."” Mrs. Jones dismissed the man with a fee be- vond his wildest expectations, and resumed her <eat, feeling us if her peace of mind was forever lost. She felt that she could never have the same respect for her husband - azain. He, who had always been a model of all that was digni- fied and weutiemanly, a very pattern husband, to come home hopelessly drunk from a taverns dinner! It was incredible; and yet the faet was beyond question. Surely there must be sowe mystery about the matter. Could he be ill! But no: he had never been in better health than when he left her a f aud to send for a Goctor would only be to pub: lish his disgrace. Could his wine have been drugwed? But surcly ata public dinner, at a first-rate place of entertainment, this was equal- Iy out of the question. There scemed no al- teruative but to suppose that, carried_away by the excitement of the occasion, Mr. Joues had fallen into one of those sudden fradtics to wiich poor humun nature, cven that of the noblest, is subject. At first the weceping wile had felr. as if the offense was beyond all pardons but radually a soiter feling came over her, and she felt that, though the wrong could ew hours previously, never be forgotien, 3t might in tume be possible to forgive it. And then she mentallv rebearsed the painful scene which would take place betweeu herself and her erring husband on bis return to con- sciousness and self-resneet; aud she bad just ar- ranged a few little speeches, to be spoken more in sorrow than in anger, when suddealy a latch- key was heard in the door, and in -walked Mr. Joues himsett, calm and unrutlled, without a r out of place, or a crease on his snowy shirt- front. Mrs. Jones mazed at him a moment, searcely believing her own eves. “Owen'—aud sober/” she exclaimed; then flung herself into his arms, and went intoa fit of decided hysterics., « My dariinig wile, what on earth is the mat- ter: 0 Owen, Lamso thankful.” said the little wife, as soon as her sobs would let ber speak,— ~I am so thankful. But, then, whois the man again, but his parched throat was unbearabie. 41 must have a drink of water, if I die forit; and he unwillingly opened his eyes, and dragze himself into a sitting position. “ Hallo!” he exclaimed as his eyes foll on his unaccustomed surroundings. “ Where the duce bave got to, and how on carth did I come bere? Why, it’s ike a tairy tale. I must be a nobleman in’ dis- guise, or one of them foundling hospital chaps come into a fortune. dJoues, you old fool, youwre dreaming! I ain’t, though. Lor, what abed! and lace-curtains, and marble tables; and what & lot o' lookingz-glasses! ’Pon my word, I should like never to get up anymore, must’ bave a glass of water, though. Ah! that’s just neavenly. Now let me tbink a bit. How did I come here? Let’s see, what was yesterday? Yes, it must have been yesterday that I went to the Welsh dioner. I remember going, but I don’t remember coming away; and, judeing from my Lead this morning, I'm afraid must bave becn uncommon screwed. And L haven’t been bome all vight. My eyes, what'll Betsy say? Ishall never Lear the lastof it to my dyine day.” ‘At this mament our hero's reflections were in- terrupted by a knock at the chamber-door. *Come in!” he shouted incautiously; *at least, no; don’t come in—I meaw, what i3 it#” ‘I'ie voice of Mary, the parlor-maid, replied, “ Master’s compliments, and he says break- fast is ready for you, sir, whenever you come down stairs.”” “ My respects to your master, and I'Il be down directly, miss,” answered Jones. “ \Well, that’s a comfort, auyhow,’” he solilo- quized, “for, 'pon my word, I didn’t know whether 1 mightn't be eiven in custody for sleeping in other people’s beds under false pre- tenses; or embezzling anotber pent’s house, or something of that sort. How the deuce did 1 get bere, that's what beats me!”? Still vainly tryine to solve the cnigma, Evan madea burried toilet, and tinally, with his head still aching as if it would split, and looking a wreck of yesterday’s greatness, he left the rooni, and " crept softly” down-stairs. The evi- dences of wealth and’luxury on every side, so unlike bis ewn humble belongings, quite awed him, aud, baving found bhis wuay down, he would not venture into any of the sitting- rooms, but modestly took hisscat on a chair in the hall, and waited for the development of events. Here he was found after a few mo- ments by Mr. Owen Jones, who wished him a Iriendly good-morning. “ ['ve seen you somewhere, I know, sir,” said Evan; “but I can’t for the life of me tell where.” “Can't you?” ssid his host, smiling, “We were both uat the Welsh dinner last night, and one of us took a little too much.” A light suddenly flashed across Evan’s mind. “Well, you were a little plainty-spoken, and I gave you my card, and told you if you wished to apologize, you would know where to find me. 1 must sy Ididn’s expect you would bave come quite so suon, though. The fact is, you were brought here by the mistake of a cabman, who supposed my card was your own."” “Pm suré I humbly beg vour pardon, sir,” said poor Evau, completly eréstfaflen. T can’t think how I came 50 to diserace myself; but to teil you the truth, sir, I'd bad to pinch a bt to buy my ticket, and all day vesterday L hadn’t tasted bit or sup since breakfast, and when it came to diuner-time [ was that faint and weak that the very first glass seemed to set my head all swimmine like. I'd let it 2o too long, sir, that’s what it was. I humbly ask your pardon, I'm sure, for the trouble I've caused, and | thank you kindly for giving me a uizht’s shel- ter. Tfeel I dow't deserve your kindness,sir; but I'm grateful, L assure you.” And with tears in his eyes Evan moved hum- bly to the hatl-door to depart. ‘“you No, no,” said Mr. Owen Jones; mustn’t think of going without your breakiast. We are all Welsh nere; and if abrother Weltsh man does take a glass too much on St. David’s Day, we know hoty to. make allowances for him. Coine, step in here. W have had breakfast an hour ago; but Mrs. Jones is waiting to give you yours, Looking very shumeful and repentant, Evan Joues followed hisnamesake into the breakfast- parlor, where Mrs. Jones, who had heard his humble confession and apology, gave him a Kindly greeting, and e was soun scated before a snowy table-cloth and, as well as Lis headache would let him, enjoying a plentcous repast. During the meal Lis”entertainers quictly drew him out, and were ‘speedily behind tiie scenes as to his daily life and his hard strugeles to keep the wolf from the door; ~and when he finally took his leave, a well- fitled basket was waiting for him in the ball to take home &s u present to tie children, Nor wuas this bv any means the last which found its way to the same quarter, sent by the same friendiy hands; and [am sorry 1o suy that of ail duys. that held in the bighest veneration by the little Joneses is *“ the day :;:ncu papa, got so dreadfully tipsy at the Welsh inner. I fee! that there must be amoral to this story somewhere, but I can’t quite see where it lies. You can’t call it exactly a temperance story, be- cause, you observe, Evan Jones ot a ‘good nizht’s lodgive and made a couple of Kind Iriends by getting drunk—rwhich is not poetical justice by auy means. _After much anxious con- sideration, the only safe moral I can sec is, tnat a married lady should never order any gentle- mau, Lowever Lipsy, to be put into her own bed without making guife sure, in the first place, that he is the gentleman who right[ully belo: to hes GELO J. LEW) THE GAME OF DRAUGHTS. Communications intended for this Department should be addressed to THE TRIBUNE, and indorsed **Checkers.™ CHECKER-PLATERS' DIRECTORT. Athenmum, Nos. 63 and 65 Washington street. PROBLEM NO. 40. By ‘‘THE CHEVALIER." Black. in our bed ¢ ~The man in our bed /” said Mr. Jones. “\Whatever do you mean?” Q) Owen déar, you can’t tell what 1 have gone through. A'cab came half an hour ago, and brought you home from the dinner; at least the cabinan said it was vou, very tipsy aud fast asleep, and he had your card; and so 1 told him to put vou—I mean to say him—in our room, aud there e is now.” *'The devil he is!? said Mr. Jones. have a look at this double oI mine. i a canddle, he strode up-stairs. again cotered the room. “] tuink I sce how the mistake happened,” said he. **This fellow up-stairs was at the din- ner to-night, aud had had more than was good for bim at an early period of the evening. lle was rather rude to me; but it was no_use to be anery with 2 man in such o condition: so I merély hauded him my card, and told him when be returned to his scases he might come and apologize, thougli | can't say I had miteh ex- pectation that be would. What became of him afterwards [ can’t say. I smoked a cigar with our friend Grifliths, and then walked lcisurely home. Meanwhile L suppose this fellow was too drunk to unswer for bunsclf: and tindiny “I must ? and, seiz- Preseutly he and who would probably have continued in the same strain for some time, had not the chair- man requested attention for the “Marcn of the Men of Harlech,” which was_about to be given by the choir. Jones sat still during the chorus, with head and hand keeping tiosy time to the measure; but his soul waxed hot within him under the influence of the inspiring strains, and no sooner had they ceased than ke wildly got upon his lews, and s2id in a loud, thick voice: “Mis'r Chalrinan, Ishay! 'S a humble rep- rescw’tive—I mean ancestor—I mean *scendant —of Liewellyn, I don’t think this *spicious oc- casion—1I shiay I dou’t thivk this 'spicious "ca- fon—" Here there were loud cries of *‘Order!” * Chair!” *Sit down ! Aud Jones was pulled violently down by the coat-tails by onc of his neighbors. The gentlemanly-looking man to whom we have alluded in our first chapter was Jones’ vis-a-vis at the table. The scence was so Tudicrous that he could not ‘repress a smile, which was observed by Evan, whose choleric temper fired up instautly at the supposed af- front. + What th* devil you erinning at, look you#! “Did I smile? I really lmzyuu:’panlol{; but Iam quite sure 1 twasnot ¢ grinning,’ as you call it.” i N “ You did, sir; you grinned like—like Ches- hire cat, sir. I appeal to th’ gen’lmen present. You've ’sulted me, sir—'sulted me grossly. Name's Jones; very good name; ’scendant of Liewellyn; and £ *mand ’sfaction of a gen'l- man,” *¢ My name is Jones too, though I haven’t the honor of bLeing a descendant” of Lleweliyn. ‘Tnere is my card, sir; aud if_when you come to your sober senses you desire to apologize for your unseemly bebavior, [ shall be happy to sec ou.” Evan’s right-hana neighbor thrust the card, which bore the inscription, Mz Opex Joxzs, Winslow square, - Delgratia, 8. W., into Evan’s waist-coat pocket, and the owner, by no means desirous of beini involved in an after-diuner brawl, moved away 10 another part of the table. ~ By dint of a little humoring, those around managed to soothe the fiery Evan into comparative tranquility, and after 4 few *We cannot warrant th " wale s 0 purity of tho author's my card sbout him they assumed it was his own, and sent him here accordingly, The only thing that puzzles me is that you didn’t find out the mistake.” “Well, dear, to tell you the truth, I was so shocked and horritied that you should be, as I supposed, in such a condition, that 1 would not. even sce you, or let Mary do so vither; so Isent ner down-stairs, and told the cabman to take the wretched man up to our room. But what- ever shall we do now? The idea of a filthy dranken wreteh in our bed! It’s too horrible.”? Ve mustu’t be too hard upon him, dear. I could see at a elance that he was one of our. poorer brethren; I dare say oa hard-working sober man enough in a general way, but the temptation of a zood dinner and_ unlimited tiquor was too much for him. Besides, dear, we must consider the oceasion. It is the im. memorial privileze of every Welshman to get drunk, if he likes, on St. David’s Day. Some of us waive it, but that’s not to the purpose. We must move into the spare room for to- might, that't all. You had better give Mary orders accordingly; and at the same time it will be as well to restore my blackened charac- ter by showing her that Lam not quite so far gone as she imagines.” Mrs. Jones rang the bell. *+ O Owen,” she suid, Kissing him fondly, and still wavering between' smiles and tears, 1t is such a relief, I can’t tell you. I am so thank- ful it wasn’t you.” Mary’s face, when she opened the door, was a plufurc. e ) ““yor, ma’am! Lor, sir!” she sai ; from oo to the other.” 936l Jooklns “It is all right, Mary,” said her master. “You will be relicyed to hear that the gentle- man up-stairs is another Mr. Joncs. Thcre has been a little mistake; that’s all; and your :glosgc,fs and I are going to sleep in the spare CHAPTER Il Evan Jones woke on the morning _following the cventful dinuer hot and feverish, with a tremendous headache, and an agonizing fecling ot thirst. 0. my poor head!” he groaned. “Betsy, my gal,"—imagining his wife beside him,—* for meres™ sake get out and give me a drink o water, there’s a good soul.? ‘There was no answer. I 8’posc she’s goue down-stairs. O, lor, m; Bead ' and he trisd to settls himeelf o slees [ s in the ** American Draught-Pla / was o scientlfl treatise on the —Protidence Dispalch. 968 0f chacke, ‘We have seen patents on almos ance that Yankes ingenuity Courd Tayery, S latest isa patent checker-board. The i."d Me W, E. Urizza, 926 West Lake streat, g% calied on Ta Tamvsz Draught Editoes (SR, 220 with the specifications forming pact of Jocl! patent for his *[mprovement in Game 08 ratus.” The specifications state In part oy S22 gist of this invention is removable sin. B8 checker men, suspended on @ vertical pes means of hooks ot pins, and stored og oger T proiecting spindies, " when' not reyred mll, oard: and the object of the invention iy 1 (2%, 3¢ a wuitable bourdand an arrangement of srP™ checkers or chess, 20 that games may o it on_ vertical walls for exhibition in pop. Dl bulls, and other places.” Mr. Brisgy gect confine himself to anv particuiar sis of 10 and men, and believes that in large exhibicl board, say skx feet square, mi oy checker of chess men fonr frches in dienesy ™A SOLTUTIONS. SOLTTION TO PROBLEM 3 12219 |30~23 o %, 2523 1926 Dramy. 2217 | 8-13 11317 prege SOLUTION To Tosmioy vo. 40, 10— 6 15218 an&u GAME NO. 120.—WILL O' THE WISP, Plaged in St. Lonk Ve §Tlayed tn nls between Messrs, Westlak 11-15 2319 3 ¢ 1322 15—11(3) 7-18 | (3) 20-11 - 19~15 GAME XNO. 130—BRISTOL. at Howard Furnace, Ironton, C. G. Gray and Mr. Frederick J Johnson’s move, Played tween Drz go ¥ (2) Tn looking overa bound volume of TFitka® Spirlt of tne Ttmes ot 1874, 11ind ina game played between Capt. W. H. Broughton, of Maine, and the Scotcli champion. that Capt. B. played 13— here, and the ** Herd Laddie™ drew the gamein the following pretty sty 1825 o-23 19-15 31-SINGLE CORNER. t Detroit octween Messrs, Giddey and Glddesfs move. [ R White. White to move and win. POSITION NO. 40. ” By H. J. Cook, HEsnY, Tir. Blackmenon 1,3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 13, 20. King on 1. iWhite men on 15, 21, 25, 27, 28, 2, 30, 32. King on 2. White to move and win. TO CORRESPONDENTS. A. E. Morse, Janesville, Wis.~Will send price- Tist by mail. J. Hill, Providence—Presume you will not need he’game now. W. J. Giddey, before will reach us. R. E. Bowen, Millbnry, Mass.—Will attend to it at the carliest moment. 11 D. Lyman, Washington, D. C.—Rq - plied with on the 12th inst. iResoun F. A. Fitzpatrick, St. Louis—Contributions re- ceived with thanks. (2) Will attend to it. B. Maoning, City—Your neat little game of Cross er,” and stands Otherwise we should be Detroit—Letters addressed as credited to E. Northrop. pleased to publish it. CHECKER ITEMS: < It is rumored that a new edition of Anderson's great d\rork onthe game of draughts will soon be issued. Mr, Fonville was in town last week. He only played with Mr. Golden, and won six, lost two, and four games were drawn. Measrs. Hayward and Symonds are contesting a friendly match at Providence, R. 1. _The score at last_advices stands Uayward, §; Symonds, drawn, 3 games. Mr. J. Hill, after having conducted an able draught department in the Providence Disnalch for the period of one year, kas tarned the column over to Mr. M. G. Merry, a player of sufficient ability to conduct a first-class column. ‘When Mr. Putter retarned from the lodge the other night his wife remarked, with a very troubled countenance: **Jobnuy will have the brain-fever again as he had with geography.” **Why, what's he studyinz now?™ **Why he's borrowed a new- fungled arithmetic from Shover's boy, and they sit up half the night doing examples out of it and copying them info anothier book. **1What is it, algebra¥ **Ishouldn’t wonder, for it's full of long sums, and I hear them talking about *Squares’ and * Dykes,’ *Single Corners,’ *Double Corners.’ and ‘Switches,” and the Lord knows ‘what! T do believe that the boy is bound to be an engineer or a_surveyor, for he always had a fancy that way.” Mr. Potter's curiosity was aroused, 8o hewent up to Johony's room, brought down the book, and the considerate and loving parenis turncd reverently to the title oage, and found it (2) 18—14, 1017, 2089, 1720, 507 would have been a shorter oad to victory.—E. THE CAPTIVE NEZ PERCES. Special Disvatch to The Chicago Tribune. BISMARCE, D. T., Nov. 17.—Two hundred of the captive Nez Perces arrived to-day from Ba- ford in mackinaws, just in time to escave being frozen up. Two companies under 3aj. Bates acted as escorts. Gen. Miles will arrive in two days with the balance, including Joseph. They are coming overland by wagon train, Later—Gen. Miles 'has arrived in an ambu- lance, ana will leave for the Eastinaday or two. A snow-storm is now prevailing, and may delay Josepn’s arrival. ——————— SUICIDE. 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