Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 April 1890 — Page 6

THE INDIANAPOLIS: JOURNAL, SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 1890.

CONDITION OF THE MARKETS'

Interest inVfaeat Speculation Centers in Jnl'f Which Scores a Sharp Advance. May and June Also- Strong Corn Closes Iligh cr, and Oats Hold Firm Ho Prodacts Quiet, at Lower Prices. MONET, STOCKS AND BONDS. More Actlrltjr and Strength, Thnn Haa Been Shown for Some Time. ' NEW YORK. April 19. Money on call was. easy, witb no loans, closing otfered at 3. Prime mercantile paper, 537 per cent. Sterling exchange quiot bat steady at $4.854 for sixty -day bills, and 4.87 for demand. The total Jales of stocks to-dav were 143,003 'shares, including the following: Atchison, 2.000; Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, 22,920; Hocking Valley. 1,540; Louisville Nashville, 8,108; Missouri Pacific, 3,200; Orefon Transcontinental, 3,SCO; Pacific Mail, 3,250; Reading. 3,600; Richmond & West Point, 3,520; St. Paul, 4.070," : Tho stock market to-day was more active and displayed a stronger tone than any Saturday market for a long timo, and the advances were mora pronounced than on any previous day this week. The general expectation of a favorable bank statement Tendered the professional element, which monopolized the greater portion of tho business done, rather bullish and tho "bulls" took hold with, considerable vim, compelling tho covering of many short -.contracts. As usual of late, Sugar Refineries and Lackawanna were the most conspicuous features of the market, especially in the matter of activity, but they "were strong and made material gains, though they were measured at the close by fractions only. The sales of Sugar during the first hour were very large, but after that time it became more quiet and reacted slightly, giving place to Lackawanna and Louisville &. Nashville, which became the leaders of a decided upward movement in the stocks of the regular list. There were more evidences of outside interest in the speculation to-day, notwithstanding the professional character of the dealings, than have been seen for some time. The trading extends to a specially large number of low priced shares, and in them were several marked movements made, the Chesapeake Sc Ohios, the Rio Grande Westerns, with Mexican Central, Wheeling & Lake Erie, C, C, C. & St. L. and Manhattan being most prominent. The advance met with no set-back and the close was active and strong at the best prices of the Jay. Railroad bonds were active, the sales of all issues reaching $381,000, which business was unusually evenly distributed. The market was devoid of special features, however, and its tone was only strong to linn, and final changes generally insignificant Keokuk fc Des Moines first lost 3, at 103; Erie firsts, consols, . at 1342. The sales of bonds for the week aggregated 8.219,000, against S7.2W.000 for last week. . .Government bonds were dull and steady, and State bonds neglected Closing quotations were; Four per ct. reg...!22 C B. AO. 105 154 Four per ct. coup. . 12'J Four and as reg.. 1032 Four and s eoup.lOS1 Pacific Osof 95...11G Louisiana st'd 4s.. 033i Missouri 6s lOO Term, new set J..10S Term, new set 5s.'. 103 C.,8t,L.& P..... C. Bt.U4F.preI. 47 Fort Wayne 151 . Illinois Central... 114 a I..B. AW...; : Lake Erie & West. 17 L.E.&W. pref.... 64 5 LaVe Shore 1072 Mutual Union (5s.. 102 Ft.L.&I.M.gen5s. 8h hi Ht.L.4: SF.fen.m.lll3 'Adams Express... ISO Alton fc T. II 40 Alton .fcT.H.prcf.l 10 -Afioerican Expressll4 Ches. & Ohio '24 C. &0.pref.lsts.. 63 3j V. & O. pref. 2ds.. 43 Michigan Central. 97O.& Mississippi.... 21 O. A M. pref. 83 PeoriA, D. A E 21 Pittsburg 157 Pullman Palace. ..189 U.S. Ex press 73 W..8t.L.AP Ill W.,St.L.AP.pref. 261 We.lls-Farpo Ex. ..142 Chicago & Alton.. 131 Western Union... 23 The bank statement shows. the followincr changes: j Reserve, increase $72,050 Loans, decrease 2,788,200 hpecle, decrease 003,000 Legal tenders. Increase. 1,414,900 Deposit, decrease 1,354,600 Circulation. Increase-.. 10,200 The banks now hold $1,324,430 in excess of tho 25 per cent. rule. - NEW YORK, April 19,-Bar silver. $1.00 2. . TRADING AT CHICAGO. v Wheat Again Advances Corn Higher and Oats Firm Ilog Products Easy. CHICAGO. April 19.-A strong feeling wasleveloped in wheat and prices ruled bfgher all around to-day. July is now taking the lead anil interest is centered principalry"in this future. ' Outside business is lair. It was claimed tbat a prominent local operator sold quite freely both for May and June delivery, but be was at the same time credited with buying freely for July, the impression being tbat the selling of the former was done to hold the market iii f check 'some to enable the buyingof Jury." The market opened loc higber for May and llc higher for July than the closing on 'Changejyesterday. May declined 14C recovered some arid closed about G higher than yesterday. July further advanced lc above the opening figures, then declined lc, fluctuated and closed 14C higher than yesterday. Bad crop news, strong cable advices and rumored large export purchases at the seaboard yesterday stimulated buying and assisted in advancing prices. The anticipated decrease in the avreage of wheat in the Northwest continues to have its effect upon the market. - Corn was traded in to a fair extent, but tho range was narrow. Tho feeling was rather firm, though tho undertone, if 'anything, was easy at times. The selling wasqnite general, while the buying was confined mainly to two or three large commission houses. The market opened about 4C better than the closing yesterday, was firm, and sold slightly up with wheat, eased off 4C, rallied again, ruled steady and closed 4c better than yesterday. Oats were active and stronger, and prices ranged higher. The feature of the trading was the sharp, demand for May from 'shorts," also from "longs' who wanted to get prices up. The former were scared at the light stocks of "contract" erades here. On the advance of so for May there was good selling by receiving houses, and prices yielded under the pressure, but the market closed c higher than yesterday. The more deferred futures were helped by the strength in May. and prices advanced ajc, but receded slightly and closed steady. Very little business , was done in pork aud the: fluctuations in. prices were blight. Early in- the day prices declined 7p 10c, but rallied again and closed at about medium figures. A quiet, easy feeling prevailed in lard. On the whole range prices declined ,U2V2.0oc and tho market closed steady. Trading w as fairly active in ribs and especially during the early part of the day. Early 8iles were mado at .Oft.OSc decline, but this reduction waaquickly recovered. Later themarket ruled lower, closing at about inside figures. Toe leading futures ranged as follows:

Options. Opau'g. Highest, Lmcest. Closing. W beat April. '" MHi 82? ss1 883 May...,. hlh to t$3l to June on 90I4 July : , &8V 87 ST9 Corn-April... 32 k i Zihi May 2i 3o7H i'J 3-2H -July..... 334 33 v 33. OaU'-llay... 21 214 213 lih JlJOC W'4f 244 1 24 July 2ih 244 24 V4 Pork-Mar $13.20 z.nh fis.is - Juno 13.77 2 13.35 13.25 13.273 JnlT..... 13.40 1.1.45 13.35 13.40 Lard MayrT.. cso 6.47 t - June.... 6." 'S.35 62 hi 6.52 ' July-.i.. 6.5 h CGO 6.5.1 6.5J rhrt rlfjs-Maj 5.52 5.50 5.50 6.32 June ..57a . 5.65 5.55 S.57a July S.tAH C.72a S.CO 0.621

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour dull and unchanged; No. 2 spring wheat, cSMz f'H;?' No il spring wheat, firm; No. 2 red, fcaJ.Kc; No. a corn, 32 c; No. 2 oats. 2lUc; . No. , 2 rye. 4yl9c; No. 2 iib-'-sfdcs' (looe). 5.5025.55c; dry-salted ehouMcrs (boxed). 5-S5.25c; short-clear sides 4U)xed)r5.900c; whisky, distillers' finished

harfey. nominal; No. i liaxseed, SL50; prime timothy. S5.ed, $1.27; mess pork, per brl, IU.12'lS.lo: lard, per pound. L47: snort-

Rpod.i. per gal, ,1.02; sugars, out-loaf, unchanged. On the Produce Exchange. to-day, tho butter market was: Fancy Elgin creamery, lTic: finest Western'. 16ft 17c; finest dairy. 12V 1-V Eggs. 10 V. Keceipfs-Flour. 13,000 brls: wheat, 19,000 bn: corn. 122,000 bu: oats. 225,000 bu; rye, COO bu; barley, 16,000 bu. Shipments i- lour. 24,000 brls; wheat; 20.000 bu: corn. 713,000 bn: oats, 244,000 bu; . rye. 44,000 bu: barley, 16,000 bu.

AT NEW YORK. Ruling Prices In Produce at the Seaboard's Commercial Metropolis. NEW YORK. April 19.-Flour-Receipts, 21,000 packages; exports. 2.975 brls, 1 9,441 sacks. The market was strong and quiet It was held at 1525c up. but buyers refused to pay the advance asked. Sales. 18,150 brls. Corn-meal steady; yellow Western 82.10S2.45. - : - ' WhcatHeceipts, 10,200 bu; exports. 825 bu; sales. 3.770,000 bufutnres, 127,000buspot. The spot market was quiet and 'Slc up; No. 2. red, 06970 in elevator, 98S09c afloat. ii734C $1,0014 f. b. b.: steamer No. 2 red, 91592c; No. p red, 9091; steamer No. s red, SOSle; ungraded red, SocS 61.01V. No. 1 Northern, $1.04'SL05; No. 1 hard, $1.05 & l.Ofi, Option s were moderately active and VSlc up, closing steady. No. 2 red. April, 96V97c, closing at 967ec; M"ay. 96' 97c, closing at flU-ic; Jime, 9412 9.V. closing at 917fec; July. 925&'2 931oc. closing nt Cvc: August, 10-4'&UK closing at Wj7bC; September, VOaOlc, closing at 9034c; December. 92 fw 93c, closing at 927hC . Kye strong; Western, .WSSV. Barley strong; Western nominal; Canada, GO'S 11c. Barley mat firm: Canada, 75 90c Corn Receipts, 2,600 bn; exports, 184,128 bu; sales, 201,000 bu futures. 172,000 bu spot. The spot market was fairlv active and steady; No. 2, 4114'S4212C in elevator. 43 4314c afloat; ungraded mixed, S912'S4312c; steamer mixed, 41'&4212c; No. 2 white, 42c. Options were quiet and firmer; April, 41:,8c; May. 40V5403gc, closing at 40V; June, 401440. closing at 403bC; July. 407s'2 41c, closing at 41c Oats Keceipts. 42,000 bn; exports. 29,523 bu; sales, . 200,000 bu futures and 87,000 bu spot. The spot market wa9 stronger but quiet. Options were quiet and firmer; April, S3c; May. COVaSO 13l6c. closing at S034C; June, 29'c, closingut 297sc; spot No. 2 white, 34ii'2f34V: mixed Western, SlV234c; whit Westoru. 5o39c; No. 2 Chicago, 241434 V Hay quiet and steady; shipping. 40c; good to choice, 70 a 85c. Hops easy and quiet. Co flee Options were unchanged to 10 points-up, closing steady, Sales, 13,000 bags, including: April. 17.25c; May, 17.10c; June, 16.00c; July. 16.75c: Augnst, 16.C0'2l6.65c; September. 16.4516.50c; December. 15.95c; January, 15.9015.95c; March, 15.80c; spot Kio dull; fair cargoes, 20x8c; No. 7 flat bean, 18V Sugar Kaw firm. and quiet: sales. 454 hhds and 475 bags of . muscovado, 89 test, at 5c; refined more active and firm. Molasses Foreign firm; 50 : test. 21 V bid: Now Orleans firm; common to. fancy, 3145c Ifice firm-and active; domestic, 47g'20V; Japan, 5534C." ',, . . Cotton-seed oil firmer,, etude, 29c; yellow, 34 V. Tallow Tiuiet. Kosin firm. Eggs firm; ; Western, 13c;, receipts,, 3,855 packages. ' ' .Pork firm; mess, old," $12.25'212.50; mess, new, $13.7514; extra prime, $11. Cut meats quiet: pickled bellies, 6c; pickled shoulders, 6c; pickled hams. 10c. Middles firm; short clear, 6,'20c.' ; Lard easy and dull; Western steam, 0.80c." Options Sales, 750 tierces; May. 6. 7636.77c, closing at 6.76c; June, 6.83c; July, 6.fc; August, 6.96c; September. 7.03c bid: October, 7.10c, ' ' Butter Choicej in demand and firm; Western dairy, Vw 13c; Western Creamery, fresh stock, 10 18c; Western creamery, held stock, 5-aiOc; Western factory, 4 10c; Elgin. 19 20c. Cheese easy and fairly. active;; Western, 9 31014c. BALTIMORE, April 19. Wheat-Western 6trongl No. 2 winter red, spot and April, S8V8834C; May 69cr July, 8OI4C bid. Corn Western strong: mixed, spot and April, 9440c; May. 40'240i4C; June, 40k' 40V; July. 40-4078C; August, 413 Jlc; steamer. 38V. Oats firm'ond "Unchanged. Hye firm and unchanged. - Hay firm; prime to choice timothy,- ZfaA: Provisions steady and unchanged.' Butter firm and unchanged. Eggs steady at' Vi1. Cofi'eo dull and unchanged. Receipts Flour, 10.113bris; wneat; 13,000 bu; corn, 124.000 bu; oats, 4,000 bu; rye; 1,000 bn. ShipmentsFlour, 4.CSC brls .corn. 159.000 bu. Sales Wheat, 11,000 bu; corn; 2C0.00O bu. : , .. - - . , 1 . - u t ... LIVE STOCK, . Cattle Stronger Good Ilogs Steady, but Light Grades Weak and Lower,- Closing Quiet, IXDULNArOLlS, April 10. Cattle. Receipts, 75; shipments,. 150. There was a light supply of all grades, and the demand was good at stronger prices on fat stock. All sold early, and more butcher stock wanted for home trade. Export grades.... $4.25 34.63 - 3.70 4.1 5 3.003.50 2.50 S 3.75 3.353.10 2.5033.00 2.0033.25 2.753.BO 2.202.00 1.2532.50 2.503.50 2.7533.50 1.7532.00 15.00fc23.00 Good to choice shippers. Common to medium shippers Feeders (900 to 1,100 lbs):.......... 8tockers (500 to 800 lbs)....... . Good to choice heifers ...;.......; Common to medium helforS..!:..... Good to choice cows................. Fair to medium cows... Common old cows Veals, common to good Bulls, export grades . . . Bulls, common to good Milkers, common to fair. Milkers, good to choice.V... ..27.00337.00 Hogs. Receipts, 4,000; shipments, 8,050. Quality fair. . : Market opened active at steady prices on heavy grades, but weak and lower on light weights, closing quiet. All sold. . ' - - . Heavy .;...,...". , .$4.20 4.3712 Mixed , , 4.10&4.30 Liht v 4.10a4.25 HeaT roughs...;... 3.253.85 Shekp and Lambs. Receipts. ; shipments, 150. Hardly enough here to establish a market. Demand good at about the same prices. ' s , Good to choice.. ...... ........ 5.0035.75 Fair to medium 3.0034.50 Bucks, per head 3.00 5.00 Spring Iambs.... 6.0038.00 Elsewhere. CHICAGO, April 19. The Drovers' Journal reports: Cnt tie Receipts, 2.500; shipments, l.ooa, Th,e market was steady. Beeves, 84.9035.10; steers, $3,403)4.65; stocks ersand feeders. $2.40 a 3. 75; cows, bulls and mixed, 81.509 3.S0; Texas corn-fed steers, 33.75; grass Texans. $2.602190. Hogs Keceipts. 13,000; shipments. 4.000. The market was steady. Mixed, 4.154.85; heavy. $4.15 4.40; light, S4.10S4.35; skips, $3.30-4. . - . Sheep Receipts, 2,000; shipments, none. The market was steady. Natives. $45.50; Western corn-fed. $J.905.65; Texans, $3.00 25.20; lambs, S5S6.70. , BUFFALO. April 19. Cattle Firm and steady; receipts. 205 car-loads through and 4 car-loads for sale.. . Sheep and Lambs Active, firm and higljer; receipts. 5 car-loads through and 15 car-loads for sale.- Sheep, choice to extra, $0.40rt.: good to ' choice. $ai5&35; clipped. $55.60. Lambs, choico to extra, 7.407.60; good to choice $7.157.35. Hogs Active, firm and higher; receipts, 33 car-loads through and 10 car-loads for sale. Mediums and heavy. $4.55; mixed, $1.55; Yorkers, $4.5034.60; pigs. $4.204.25. ; ST. LOUIS. April 19.-Cattle Receipts, 800; shipments, . The market was strong. Good to fancy native steers, i.S04.$5; fair. to good native steers. $3.354.40: stockers and feeders, $2.40 3.40; Texans and Indians, $2.5023.70. Hogs Receipts. 1.200; shipments. 400. The market was strong. Fair to choico heavy, $4.2024.30; packing grades, $4.10'2) 4.25: light, fair to best, $4.102; 4.20. Sheep Receipts, 300; shipments, 700. The market was strong. Fair to choice, $4 KANSAS CITY. April 19.-The Live Stock Indicator reports: Cattle Receipts, 3,000; shipments, l.KX). Tho market was steady and slow. Steers. $3.404.80; cows. $1.S0'2 3.50; stockers and feeders, $2. SO 3.50. Hogs Receipts, 6,rX)0; shipments, none. The market was steady and 2.0 higher. All grades. $4.05; bulk, $4.10S 4.12V Sheep Receipts, 3.000; shipments, 600. Tho market was IO'SISo lower. Good to choice lambs aud muttons, $4.055.50; stockers and feeders, 04S4.O5. INDIANAPOLIS MARKETS. Trade Improving with Prices Billing Strong In Most Departments. . ljfpiANAions.' April 19. Wholesale men in all departments report that trade has shown a marked improvement the last three days. The dry-goods

men have been busy, and prices in all lines rule steady aud firm. The boot and shoe men report trade very satisfactory, and the dealers in millinery goods say tbat their business was never bettor. Trade with tho grocers has been fair. Heavy staple groceries are moving moderately well, aud the outlook for a better trade the coming week is favorable. The New York Bulletin, in speaking of the grocery market as a whole, says that, "since the Easter holidays, we find a few moderate changes of more or less significant character, and generally in favorable form. Sweets in particular have made a gain, raw sugars selling with considerable freedom, and attaining a higher plane of value, with refined goods exhibiting sympathy both as to movement and price. Molasses, too, after a period of comparative quietness, has secured some increase of attention and commands full former rates, while sugar syrups of all 'kinds sold with a freedom and at a price calculated to afford much satisfaction. Rice finds a steady outlet at stiffening value, and spices have done better on several leading varieties, both in the matter of movement and price. Teas have been irregular, as the street market is still burdened with the competition of extensive auction offerings. Coffee quite freely passed into consumption, and while no advance has been made, holders succeeded in realizing without allowing important concessions." The prodnce men speak of business as being good, with easier prices prevailing on articles iu the vegetable lino. Poultry, eggs and butter are all 'firm at quotations, but should the weather become warmer it is thought that eggs and butter will range lower next week. Green apples are practically oft' the market. The receipts of oranires have iucreascd the last dav or two.

and prices are a shade lower, unless it be on very fine fruit. Lemons rule easy on a light demand. Provisions are moving out freely, and on several descriptions it will'; be noticed an advance was made to-day. GKAIN. The local market carries the same active tone of several days past. Receipts of all cereals are increasing, but this does not seemingly unfavorably affect tho market, prices on several grades of wheat and corn ruling higher than in the early part of the week. Track bids to-day ruled as follows: Wheats-No. 2 red, 86 V; No. 3 red. 83c; rejected,' 70S73c, for fair to prime lots; unmerchantable, 55S 60c. Corn No. 1 white. S4V: No. 2 white, 34c; No. 3 white, 33V asked, to arrive; No. 4 white. 31c; No. 2 veliow, 3232V; No. 3 yellow, 80VS31c; N'o. 2 mixed, S2c; No. . 3 mixed. 31c; No. 4 mixed, 29'2o0c: mixed ear, 33c; yellow, 31c. Oats No. 2 white. 26c, offered at 27V to arrive; No. 3 white, 25c; No. 2 mixed, 24 225V; rejected. 22 223c. Bran Local dealers are bidding $13; shippers bidding $14. Hay-Timothy, choice. $15; No. 1, $13.50; No. 2, $9; prairie. No. 1. $VS)8. Indianapolis Jobbing Trade. . CANNED GOODS. . Peaches Standard 3-pound. $2.252)2.50; 3-ponnd seconds, 81.651.75. Miscellaneous IJlackberries, 2-pouud, SO'SOOc; raspberries, 2-pound, 61.151.80; pineapple, standard. 2-pound. $1.4Cka2.50; seconds, 2-pound. $1.101.20; cove oysters, 1-pound, full weight, $1.051.10; light. 5275c; 2-pound, full. $1.90'22; light, 61.101.15; string beans, 8595c; Lima beans, 61.201.30; peas, marrow-fat, $1.201.40; small, $1.50)1.75; lobsters. 61.8502; red cherries. 95c0$l.lO; strawberries, $1.2001.30; salmou, (Its), $1.9002.50. COAL, and coke. -Anthracite, $6.7507 ton; Jackson lump, $4 i ton; nut, $3.50; Brazil block. $3.50 i ton; nut. $3; Pittsburg, $4 ton; nut, 3.75; Raymond aud Winifred. $4 & ton; nut, $3.75; Dugger lump. $3.25 ton; nut, 82.75; Island City lump. $3.25 4 ton; nut. $3; Highland lump, $3$ ton: nut. $2.50; Piedmont and Blossburg. $5 ton; Indiana cannel, $5 ton; gas-house coke, 18c fc bu, or $3.25 load; crushed coke, 14c & bu, or $3.50 p load. DIIY GOODS. Bleached Sheetings Blackstone AA. 734c; BaUou & Son, TV; Chestnut Hill, tic; Cabot 4-4, 7V: Chapman X. 0V; Dwight Star S, 9c; Fruit of the Loom, bV; Lonsdale, 8V; Linwood, 8c; Masonviile, 8:!tc; New York Mills, 10 V; OnrOwn,5-V; Pepperell 0-4, 22c; Pepperell 10-4. 24c; Hills, 8c; hope, 7V; Knight's Cambric, 8c; Lonsdale Cambric, 10c; Whitinsville, 33-inch, 6V; Wamsutta, 10 V. Brown Sheeting Atlantic A, 74c; Boott C, 6c; Agawam F, 5V; Bedford R. 5c; Augusta, 5 V; Boot AL. 7c; Continental C,634c; Dwight Star, 8c; Echo Lake, 6 V; Graniteville EE, 6V; Lawience LL, 5V: Pepperell E. 74C; Pepperell R, 6V; PeP perell 9-4, 20c; Pepperell 10-4, 22c; Utica 9-4. 22V; Utica 10-4. 25c; Utica C. 4 V. Ginghams Amoskeag, 634c; Bates. 6 V; Gloucester. 6; Glasgow, 6c; Lancaster, 634c; Ranelman's, 7V: Renfrew Madras, 8V; Cumberland, 6c; White, 6V; Bookfold. 9 V. Grain Bags American, $17; Atlantic, $18; Franklin ville, $18: Lewistown, 19; Ontario, $16.50; Stark A. $21. Prime Cambrics Manville, 6c; S. S. & Son, 6c; Masonviile, 6c; Garner, 6c. . Prints American fancy, 6 V; Allen's fancy, 6 V; Allen's dark, 6c; Allen's Pink, 6V; Arnold's, 6V; Berlin solid colors, 6c; Cocheco, 6V; Conestoga, 6c: Dunnell's. 6c; Eddystone. 6 V: Hartel, 6c; Harmony, 5 V; Hamilton, 6V: Greenwich, 5V; Knickerbocker, 5 V; Maliory pink. 6V; prices ou tress styles irregular; depends on pattern. Tickings Amoskeag ACA, 12V; Conestoga, BF, 14V; Conestoga extra. 13V; Conestoga Gold Medal, 13V? Conestoga CCA, 12c: Conestoga AA, 10c; Conestoga X, 9c: Pearl River, 12c; Falls OBO. S2-inch. 12V; Methuen AA, 12V; Oakland A, 6V; Swift River, 6V; York, 32-inch, 12 V? YorK. 30-inch. 10 V. ' DRUGS. Alcohol. $2.2202.30; asafcp.tida, 15020c; alum. 4 S 5c; camphor. 45050c; cochineal. 50055c; chloroform, 50055c; copperas, brls, $303.50; cream tartar, pure. 35038c; indigo, 80081c; licorice, Calab, genuine, 30045c; magnesia,, carb., 2-oz, 25035c: morphine. P. 6 VV., 02, $3.10; madder. 12014c; oil. castor, gal, $1.2501.80; oil. bergamot, lb, $303.25; opium. HOO04.1O; quinine. P. fc W., oz. 41046c; balsam copaiba, 75080c; soap, Castile, Fr., 12016c: soda, bicarb., 4V 06c; salts, Epsom, 405c; sulphur, Hour, 406c; saltpeter, 8020c; turpentine, 49052c: glycerine, 22026c; iodide potass, $2.8503.00; bromide potass, 40042c; chlorate potash, 25c; borax, 12014c; cinchonidia, 12015c. carbolic acid, 45050c. Oils Linseed oil, raw, 63c gal; boiled, 66c; coal oil, legal test, 9140l4c; bank, 40c; best straits, 50c; Labrador, 60c; West Virginia lubricating, 20030c; miners'. 65c. Lard Oils, No. 1, BO'S 55c; do., extra, 05070c. White Lead Pure, 70. 1 . . foreign fruits. Raisins. California, London layer, new, $2.75S3p box; California, loose, muscatel, 3-crown, $202.25 box; Valencia, new. 90 10c lb; citron. 24025c lb; currants; 6VS) 7 V & lb: bananas, $1.2502.25 bunch. Lemons Messina, choice, $303.50 box; fancy, 64.50. Orauges Messiuas, $3.75 04; imperials, $404.23; California seedlings, $3.5004; navel oranges, $505.50 box. Figs. 12014c. Prunes Turkish, new, 620 634C. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Sweet Potatoes Kentucky, $303.50 brl; Jersey, $404.50 brL ArpLEs Choice, $4 brl; extra eating, $4.5005. Onions--Silver skin, $4 brl; Dan vers, $4.2504.50 brl; onion sets (bottom), $1.50 02 bn. Potatoes 45050c bu; $1.4001.50 $brl, in shipping order, Cabbage-New, $3.7504.25 crate. GROCERIES. Sugars Hard. 65g08l4c; confectioners' A. 6306V; d A, 6 10 64C; cotieo A. 606V; white extra C. 57806c; extra C, 534578c; good yellows. 550534c: fair yellows. 520 Ssc; common yellows. 5305 V. Beans Choice hand-picked navy, $2'2 2.10 bu; medium hand-picked. $202.10. Coffees Ordinary grades, 20021c; fair, 21022c; good, 22023c; prime, 23-3 24c; strictly prime to choice. 24 25c; fancy green and yellow, 25V220 V; old government Java, 34L035 V: ordinary Java, 29340 3034C; imitation Java, 280 28V. Roasted collees, 1 lb packages, 2534C; Banner, 2534c; Lion, 2534c; Gates's Blended Java, 2534c; Arbuckle's. 2534c Dried Beef 9010c Shot $1.2001.25 t bag for drop. Flour Sacks-No. 1 drab, brl. $33 1.000; L2 brl. $17; lighter weight, $1 l.OuO less. Lead 6070 for pressed bars. Rice Louisiana. 507c. Spices Pepper, 19020c; allspice, 12015e; cloves. 26030c; cassia, 10012c; nutmegs, 80 0 S5o y it.. Wooden Dishes Per 100, 1 lb. 20c; 2 lbs, 2oc. 3 lbs, 30c; 5 lbs, 40c .wrapping-paper Light-weight straw 23403c y ir,: light-weight rag. 23;03c t lb heavy-weight straw. I34ft2c ft H! heavj'woight rag, 234030 lb; Manilla, No. 1, 80 9c; No. 2, 5V26V; print paper. No. 1, C07c;

No. 3, 8. & C, 10011c; No. 2, S. 0 S., 809c; No. 1. S. ct C, 7i408c TWINE Hemp, 1201Sc$ lb; wool. 8010c; flax, 20030c; paper, 18c; jute, 12015c; cotton, 16025c Molasses a:cd Syrups New Orleans molasses, fair to prime, 35045c; choice, 450 55c. Syrups, 2S03Sc. Salt In car lots, 87c; small lots, 9oc0$l. . Wooden ware No. 1 tubs. $707.25; No. 2 tubs, $606.25; No. 3 tubs, $505.25; 3-hoop pails. $1.6001.65; 2-hoop pails. $1.4001.45; double washboards. $2.2502.75; common washboards, $1.5001.85; clothes pins, 500 85c box. IRON AND STEEL. Tinners' Supplies Best brand charcoal tin. 1C, 10x14, 14x20, 12x12, $7: IX, 10x14. 14x 20 and 12x12. $8.5009; 1C. 14x20. roofing tin, $5.75; IC, 20x28, $11.50? block tin, in pigs, 27c; in bars, 29c Iron 27 B iron,' 3V; C iron. 5V; galvanized CO per cent, discount. Sheet zinc, 7c.';'Copper bottoms, 28c Planished copper. S2c. Solder, 16018c Bar iroa (rates), 2100225c; horse-shoe bar, 3c: Norway rail rod, 8c; German-steel plow-slabs, 4c; American drill steel, 10012c; Sanderson tool steel, 16c; tire steel, Sc; spring steel, 5c; horse-shoes, keg, $4,250 4.50; mule shoes. keg... $5.2505.50; horse nails, t box, 8d, $5; steel nails, lOd and larger, keg. $2.85; other sizes at the usual advance; wire nails. $3. LEATHER, HIDES AND TALLOW. Leather Oak sole. 2S033c; hemlock sole, 22028c: harness, 26030c; skirting. 30034c; black bridle. doz., $50055; fair bridle, $60078 I? doz.: city kip, $60080; French kip. 6S5011O: city calf-skins, 6Oc0 $1; French calf-skins, $101.80. Hides No. 1 G. S. hide, 434c; No. 2 G. S. hides, 3120S34c; No. 1 green, 3c; No. 2 green, 2V. - - , . . " Sheepskins 4Oc0$l. Tallow No. 1, 334c; No. 2, 314c Grease AVhite, 334c; yellow, Sc; brown, 2 V. - - Horse Hides $2. PRODUCE ; Butter Fancy creamery, 20023c; fair creamery, 15016c; fine dairy, 10011c; good country, 809c according to the condition in which it is received Common stoc& will bring but405c lb. . Eggs Shippers paying 909V; selling from store at 10c. , , Poultry Hens,. 8 V lb; young chickens, 3 to 4 lbs per pair, 15c t lb; cocks, 3c lb; turkeys, choice fat. hens, 11c; choico young toms, 9c; coarso heavy toms 607c; ducks, fat, 8c; geese, choice full feathered, $4.8005.40 doz; geese, plucked and poor, $30$4$doz. .'. . r FEATHERS Prime geese, 35c ft lb; mixed duck. 20c ft lb. Beeswax Dark, 18c; yellow, 20c. Wool Tub-washed and picked, 30035c; unwashed medium aud common grades, if in good ordar, 22025c; hurry and cotted, 14 01ttc; llee?e-wnshed, if light and in good order, 28030c: hurry and unmerchantable, according to their value. provisions. . Jobbing Prices Smoked meats Sngarenred hams, Primrose brand, 10 lbs average, 11 V; 12 lbs average, 11 V; 15 lbs average, 1034c; 173 lbs average, lOc: 20 lbs average aud over, 10c; skinned hams, 11c English. cured breakfast bacon, light or medium, 10 V; English-cured breakfast bacon. Hoosier brand. 8V: English cured shoulders, 12 lbs average, 7hc: snear-enred shoulders, 10 to 12 lbs average, 6V; sugarcured shoulders, 14 to 10 lbs average. 014c; 12 lbs averago. 6 V; shoulders.14 to 16 Jbsaverage, GV; California hams, light or medium, 7 V; cottage hams, 7c; boiielcss ham, 9 V; dried beef hams and knuckle pieces. 9c. Bacon Clear sides, 28080 lbs average, 7 V; clear sides. 40045 lbs average, 74c; clear backs, medium averstgfi, 7VJ clear backs. 20 025 Ibd average, 7 jc; clear bellies, 12013 lbs average, be; clear btdlics. 18020 lbs average, 74tc Dry -salt and Pickle MoatsClear sides, unsmoked, 7c; clear backs, unsmoked, 7c; clear bellies,- unsmoked, 7V: bean pork, ft brl. 2C0Jfes, -S15.C0; bean pork, ft Vhrl. 100 lbs, $8.C0; ham or rump pork, ft brl, 200 Its, S12. Bologna Skiu, large or small, Cc: cloth, 5 V. Lard Pure winter leaf, kettle-rendeTed, in tierces, 734c; in one-half barrels, SV; in 50-lb cans in 100-lb rases, 77bC; iu20-lb-cans in 80-lb cases, 8c; in 10-tb cans in i50-Ib cases, 8J4C Prime Lenf Lard In tierces, 7 V: prime leaf lard. in20-lb buckets, 734c. -Hoosier Packing Compauy Lard In tierces, 0J4c; in 50-lb cans in 100-lb cases, 6 V. r seeds. - Clover Rd. choice. 60 lb bu. $3.2503.50; prime, $303.25; English; choice, $3.25-33.40; white, choice, $6.5007: alsike, $6.7507.50; alfalfa, choice. 17507.50. Timothv Choico, 45 lb bu, $1.5501.85; strictlv prime, $1.5001.60.. Blue-grass FnncyJl lb bu, $1.1501.25; extra ciean. liiOwr.lO. Orchard$ras8 Extra clean, 14 lb bn, 95c0$l.lO. Red-top Choice, 14 lb bu,5O08Oc; extra clean, 450(X)c English blue-grass 14 lb bu. $2.4002.60. Acme lawu-grass 14 lb bu, $1.6501.75.

OAKLAND'S DOOM-SKALERS. A California Man Tells of the Queer Antics of Erlckson aud Hunt. J. D. McCarthy, In New York 8iiur, "A wild-eyed Swede f named Erlckson began to have bad dreams o' nights, and he said the Lord showed to him in visions the destruction . of Oakland, San Francisco, Chicago. St. Louis and Milwaukee. He saw the last three places shaken, down by an earthquake, and the first two overwhelmed by a tidal wave. He wentabout' telling these nightmares, and a grocer named Bennett caught the infection, and went whirling through tho streets on a bicycle, shouting: Woe, woe unto ye! Oakland is doomed! Flee to the mountains!' When the processions of business men trooped along Broadway from the trains, they Saw this prophet astraddle of a wheel, flying, through tho streets and yelling his prediction of doom. "Captain Hunt, another eortiof crank, with a mania for notoriety and an execrable habit of making incoherent speeches about everything under the sun, chased BenUett on horseback every night, yelling to the people that Oakland wasn't doomed by a blamed sight, and telling them not to go to the mountains. Hunt claimed the gift of prophecy also. If Bennett's prophecy of doom should bo fulfilled he would be honored as oue inspired by the Lord. Therefore, Hunt argued, if Oakland should not be destroyed on April 14. he. Hunt. 'having predicted that it would not. would be entitlea to nonor as trie only true prophet. The spectacle of these two bedlamites chasing each other through the streets, each carrying a torch, excited all the other embryo luuatics, and every crank in Oakland crawled out of his lair and infestedthe streets. A half-witted boy tnrned out, and drooled, and slavered on the street corners, and was bailed by the woebegones as an inspired bov preacher. An addle pated doctor and a fly-blown -old maid joined the gang and held doom-sealing seances in a vacant store, taking care to nail boards over the windows to protect their meetings from hoodlum assaults. . All the weak-minded and 'locoed' people in Oakland seemed to 'cot the craze, and from dark until midnight the main street was a pandemonium of Salvation brass bands, corner preachers, delirious doomeealers, and lleeing fwoebecones' with torches. They just pawed up things by the roots. Sane people got tired of it, and called on the police to enforce .the laws against nuisances and street obstructions. Erickson was taken into custody, adjudged insane and sent to an asylum. The rest were not too crazy to understand that, and they too to the hills, where they are camping out and waiting for the deluge. I see by thedipatches in the Sun that some of them have sold their property at low figures, but the buyers will get fooled. Bennett advised his crowd to insert in their deeds and bills of sale a clause setting forth that they sold because Oakland was to be destroyed by tho wrath of God. Ostensibly, that was to avoid deceiving the unregenerate, but," if I'm not much mistaken, the woebegones will come back and claim their property, pointing to that clause as proof that they were non compos mentis when they made the deeds. There will be fun among the hill tribes if tbat tidal wave has failed to show up to-day. 1 understand that Bennett sold his bicycle, but ho'll wish he had it when that crank outfit strikes bis trail." . Expected to Hear from the Fall Edition. Art in Advertising. There was a Quaker In NewYork, Solomon by name, who was induced by an agent of a newspaper to advertise his "Mammoth Catalogue," one Snnday, when an edition of over 100,000 copies was promised. Calling a few days after, to ask for a renewal of tho card, ho met the infuriated Quaker, who declared that he had been swindled. Asking if the returns had not been satisfactory, -the shop-keeper became still more incensed. 'You tell me dat you brint 100,000 bapers, but I haf only received 2,763 answers al ready yet." If the time spent in grumbling about the depredations of insect pests was devoted to study of entomology the results would be more satisfactory.

SMALLEST MAN WHO KYEtt WAS.

Ured in Ills Mother's Shoe, Was Count Dwarf, Got Married and Died. Bebe is supposed to have been the smallest man who ever lived. He was borne by a peasant woman in Lorraine just 150 years ago. and was called Hebe because the first few years of his life ho could articulate only "b-b." The day of his birth Bebe waa smaller than his mother's band. Ten days afterward ho was taken to the village church. , to bo baptized, in his mother's wooden shoe, because he was too tiny to be carried safely in her arms. Duriug the next six months the samo wooden shoe served as Bebe's crib. When Bebe was about seven years old King Stanislaus Lesczyuski of Poland, who was then living in Lorraine, heard what a wonderful little fellow he was, and ordered the -child's father to bring him to court Bebe, sr., carried his son to the royal palace in a small basket. Stanislaus said at once that Bebe must become his court dwarf. Be bo's father was induced to accede to this proposal with a good bit of royal Polish gold, and Bebe was made a regular follower of the king's court. At the time of his - introduction to court life Bebe was just twenty inches tall, and weighed eight pounds. He never grow larger. lie had a sweet little voice, a good ear for music, and nimble legs. He could dance and sing with the best of the king's courtiers, lie was very useful as a table ornament at all the king's great banquets. His most famous appearance in this rather curious role took place at a dinner which Stanislaus gave to the embassador of a great power in 1775. In the middle of the table was an immense sugar castle. Shortly before the guests rose to leave the door of the castle opened, and a knight in full armor stepped out with a drawn sword in his right hand. All the guests thought the knight must be some wonderful automaton which the king had obtained from the skilled mechanics across the Rhine. He wasn't, however. He was none other than little Bebe. He walked around the table, shook the sword in the face of every guest, saluted the king, and then turned back to the castle entrance, where he assumed the position of sentry. At a signal from the King every one at the table began to bombard him with small sugar balls. Bebe hurried at once into the castle, locked the door, mounted the tower, and pretended to return the lire by setting oil' a lot of perfumed explosives. In 1758 the Empress Catharine of Russia sent an emissary after him to the court of the Polish King. Late one evening, when the royal palace was almost deserted, Catharine's emissary snapped Bebe up and stulied him into the pocket of his great coat. Beho screamed so lustily that he revealed the plot to the guard at the door. Tho emissary was arrest sd and Bebe was rescued. Not long afterward Bebe accompanied. Stauislaus to the court of Louis XV, in Versailles, where he again narrowly escaped abduction. A lady of the French court had been holding him in her lap between the courses of a court dinner. Suddenly she roso to leave the room. Her first step was accompauied by a shrill cry from the folds of her gown: 'Your Majesty, your Majesty," this lady has stuck me in her pocket aiid is rnnuing away with me." Tile voice was Bebe's. He was immediately dragged - from the court lady's pocket and placed under the guard of two pages, who were instructed by King Stanislaus, to watch him day and night. The perils through which he had passed, and the strict surveillance to which he was now subjected, depressed Bebe's spirits and demoralized his nervous system. He be; came melancholy, inorost. round-shouldered and haggard. The king thought he needed a companion to cheer bun up, and therefore married him, with great pomp aud ceremony to Theiese Souvray, a dwarf of about his own age and slightly greater stature. That was the last drop in Bebe's cup. Two weeks after his marriage he lost his mind. Hoc-eased to talk entirely, ato little, and spent most of his time in his crib. His honeymoon was hardly up when he died, at the ago of twenty-oiie. His wife, Therese, survived him forty-two years. SULLIVAN'S FIRST FIGHTS. He Displayed Remarkable Strength and rrovrefts While Still Under Ills Teens. Kansas City Times. . . , "Ever heard tho story of the first battle ever fought by John L. Sullivan!" inquired Mr. R. L. Miller, of Boston, last night. "I live near the old home of the famous pugilist in Boston, and I have known him ever since ho was a small bey. And he was a bad boy, I can assure you always up to some mischief, though not a bad boy at heart. In the same neighborhood res; ded a big German gardener named Conrad. John L. and his companions played sad havoc with Colorado's strawberries and apples, and one summer afternoon Conrad caught them playing 011 the now-mown hay in his barn. The gardener thought that he had captured his enemies for all time and to annihilate them. Locking tho only door to the building, and putting the key in his pocket, he climbed through the window -and started for tho boys. Young Sullivan met him half way. At this time John L. Was as stout as an ox. Picking up the fat German in his arms he carriea the unfortunate gardener to the window and dropped him to the ground below amid the shouts of his companions Conrad never returned to the attack and it was a knock out for John L. in the first round. "The second fight came about in a different fashion. Going out to the Seventh ward in Boston one day John L. Sullivan noticed two drunken young men tormenting an apple woman and amusing themselves by throwing the apples out into the street. Sullivan was then only twelve years of age. but he was a sturdy youth, of stocky build, and few young men in Boston would have cared to engage in a fight with him. 80 angry did he . become over the aflair that he . sailed into the apple thieves and badly punished both of them.1 "The Hills o' Somerset.' Pittsburg Commercial-Gazette. Have you ever been over the hills of SomJ James Whitcomb Riley did them ud in his charming style not long ago. He clothed them with beautifnl sentiments, rounded them up in flowing meter, and made them vocal with rhymes that jingled like bells in tune. Tho Somerseters were lucky in having such a master hand to do them up, and it may have beeu fortunate for them that the artist who did the job had not been there before he turned out the verses. There is a little bit of history connected with this poem that has uever been published, which may prove interesting to some who have read it. About two years ago Mr. Riley spent a few days in this city, and, as is his wont, he lingered more or less around newspaper oflice8. One day while warming the soles of his arctics in front of the Bulletin reflector something was said about old-fashioned stage-coaches, whereupon John Black began dilating on the romantic features of a ride over the hills of old Somerset. "The hills of old Somerset," repeated Mr. Rilev. "That has a nice iinsle. and I has a nice ling rprised if it didn't wouldn't be 6U grow into "How about the poemf' asked Black when next he saw him. "It's growing," he replied. They grow, you know, like potatoes and other vegetables, but some of them ripen more slowly than others, and some get specs in 'em, and decay before they are ready to pnll." It was not long, however, until this one had grown to full size and ripened into a mellow, lucious bit of verse that bag pleased the tastes of thousands of people who had never heard of these bills before. Trout fishing is tho present attraction in Somerset county. T Electric Fire Engines. New York Star. One of the Boston fire commissioners, at a recent meeting, declared that electricity would soon take the place ox steam in lire engines. In speaking at the time, he said: " Ihe question of getting an engine of the greatest water-throwing capacity to a faro with the greatest celerity will, it seems to me, be solved by electricity. Substitute for the steam power of any modern engine stored electricity or electric power con veyed to each hydrant, making of vour engine, a pump on wueeis. aou you nave lightness itself as regards weight, with almost unlimited power of throwing water. This will be the fire-engine of the future." Chief Bonner, of the hre department, in an interview with a reporter of the Star. said yesterdav: "There is no doubt 1hat iu timo electricity will supersede 6team in many instances, for it has already succeeded steam as a motive power to a small extent, and will undoubtedly take the place of the steam boiler now in use on our steam, tireengines as a motive power,' but up to the present time there has been no linn of steam

; fire-engine builders who have had the courage to take up the proposed improvement, and until some such company undertakes to study out and perfect the theory it is useless to consider the matter in a serious light. Looking at what has already been done by electricity, it is only reasonable to expect that some such improvement will be added to the steam tire-engino of the near future." ' HARRISON AND BLAINE.

Cnthuslaxm of the Secretary of State Ktlmates' of the Administration and Cabinet. "Gsth," in ClDdnnsti Inquirer. Some friends who had lately talked with Mr. Blaine remarked yesterday to me that he is An enthusiastic supporterof President Harrison. Said he in effect: "Here hone of the most conscientious and considerate administrations the country has overbad. Not one act of the President but has been reflected upon and submitted to criticism. At the same time this man, who is forever iu his great task master's eye, is commented upon wth a contemptuousness which is broad spread. His only trouble arises from these wretched offices, which are not sufficiently numerous for the appotite that rages for the public employment. The erl'ect of our experience in executive office is to make us all civilservice reformers. Tho time is not far off, I hope, when this administration will take hold of the office-seeking mania aud discipline it" These words I did not hear, but they are nearly in the temper or what was reported to me as Mr. Blaine's utterance One recalls the letters of Gail Hamilton, who is Mr. Blaino's cousin, on the subject of civil-service reform, with almost amusement in view of this actual experience of a public man with the beggars for office. As to President Harrison, the alleged dislike of him came originally from certain defects of temperament. One of the old judges iu Indiana remarked tome years ago that there was an intellectual waspishness about Harrison which offended many of his equals. At the same time, I well remember the son of Michael C. Kerr, who vas once Speaker of the House of Representatives, saying to me about thirteen years ago that General Harrison's campaign for Governor against Williams, I thiuk, had left him the most respected person in the State, as one who conld defend and maintain his principles without any personality or acrimony. There aro somo men who have lonely temperaments, and perhaps the greatest men arc of this class, such as Cromwell. Cromwell seems to have , been particularly.happy in his friendships, or even in his family, and yet the residuum of praiso is weighty in bis favor. It seems to me tbat Harrison has selected the best Cabinet of any beginner in our Presi dential history, and in this selection lies the original test of his administration, Tho Cabinet bears tho impress of Harris on's nature. Who else would have put Mr. Windom back into the ireasury Depart ment? The selection has been a good one. ana gives at tne present moment no onense whatever - . The selection of a Vermonter for Secretary of War has been well indorsed. Mr. Blaine, it is believed here, was very much opposed by the State of Indiana, which State, having at last got a President, concluded tbat it ought to have all the consuls. ministerships, etc The idea was that Blaine had a good many of his own friends to reward and that Indiana would not get tho whole pot of tarty. Harrison, however, appointed Mr. Blaine, aud in spite of a chronic suspicion . that he is jealous of Blaine, the plain and superficial view is that the two men like each other very well and are equally earnest in behalf of the people and tho government. The resuscitation. 'of Blaine and his restoration to public affairs should be a matter of congratulation with all decent men. There aro some men incapable of rising to magnanimity.: and these are apt to be of tbo.very moral and harsh sort, such as persecuted the founder of the Christian era from post to pillar and had the indescribable meanness to ask that Barabbas be 6et free from his chains in order that Jesus might be crucified. . DROWN, "JONES AND ROBINSON. Three Big . Men Who Mads Life a Burden for an English Lecturer. New York "World. I recalled the incident a few days ago as I sat in Trinity listening. to Philips Brooks's noon-time talks. It happened in the spring of ilS&J. The four of us had gone to Europe together Dr. McVickar. of Philadelphia: Philips Brooks and Mr. Robinson, the binlder of , Boston's . Trinity Church. Robinson stands' six feet two inches in his stockings, Dr. McVickar measures six feet . four inches, andlBrooks exceeds six feet in height. Robinson is sensitive about his length, and suggested that in order to avoid comment the three tall men avoid being seen together. They humorously call themselves "Brown, Jones and Robinson." Arriving in England they went direct to Leeds, where they learned that a lecturer would address .. the working classes on "America aud Americans." Anxious to hear what Englishmen thought of the great Republic they went to the halL They entered separately and took seats as far apart as possible. Tho lecturer, after some uninteresting remarks, stated that Americans were, as a rule, short, and seldom, if. ever, rose U the height of five feet ten inches. In fact, they were a race of pigmies. . He did - not know to what cause he conld attribute this fact, but he wished be could present 'examples. Phillips Brooks rose to his feet, and stretched his' six-foot frame to the uttermost as he said: "I am an American, and am. asyju see, about six feet in height I do not uxceed the average American in stature or in weight though I turn the scales at 200 pounds and 1 sincerely hope that if there be any other representative of my country present he . will vouch for the truthfulness of my remarks." After a moment's interval, Mr. Robinson rose, and, in a stentorian voice, cried:. "I am from America, in which country my diminutive height six feet two is the subject of no remark, as I am just a little below Jhe average. If there be any other American here, 1 hoDo that he will corroborate my testimony." The house was in a jolly humor. Waiting 1 1 A. IJ I A unvu me excitement couia auare in some degree, and the poor lecturer regain control of his shattered nerves. Dr. Mcvicker slow ly drew his majestic form to his full height and exclaimed: "I am an " But be got no further. Tho audience roared. The lecturer ran down the aisle into the street. and the yeopla crowded around the three giants. A Life History. 1 ADORATION'. She's sweet, she's young, she's gay, ne's pretty. She's fond, she's true, she's bright, she's witty; There's no other girl in the whole big city So wholly divine as she. H HESITATION. She's rich, 6he's fair, she's shy, she's winning. Her soul is so pure that a thought of sinning Would fill her with prief, aud fra beginning To fear she's too good for me. ' III DET CRM ITU ATION. But still around her I daily hover. She knows no goddess I place above her. And when 'I have shown her how much I love her, I'll win her just wait and see: What's this in the paper! Am I alive, or Have I gone mad! How can I survive her? She's gone and eloped with a horse-car driver! What a fool a man can be. Eomerville Journal Nature Does Not Discriminate. Kan City Times. "Ministers and politicians sometimes use funny arguments," said John M. Ltavitt, a Columbus. O., traveling man. last night. "Last Sunday I heard a minister, in southcm Indiana, preach from the subject. 'Lessons of the Louisville Cyclone.' lie placed especial emphasis upon the fact that a largo number of saloons had been destroyed by the cyclone; that a number of young people had met their fate while encaged in dancing, and that others had been removed without warning whilo playing cards. He compared the cyclone with tho Johnstown noou; reminaeu nis nearers, on the one hand, that the people of Johnstown had been punished for the immense number of saloons, and completed his argument bv telling them the story of tho Sisters of Mer cy who were rescued at Johnstown while engaged in prayer, and repeating the account of the uninjured statue of the Virgin Mary, in one of the churches, causing the waters to fall back. I he agument would have had more effect upon me if 1 had not a W III ft nappouea to oe in iouisvuie at tne time. I walked down to tho scene of desolation. and the first thing that caught my eye was a stack of Bibles, scattered and torn bv the wind. Among the relics that I picked up that morning was a bric-a-brac crucifix. curiously twisted out of shape-by the ele ments."

FATAL" DHAt?TY;

The Maid Who Gave Death with KU Nourlthed on Poisons. A. W. Clonston. in JJotf snA Qntries. In the tenth chapter. of Swan's translation of the "Gesta iiomaDorum' wo are told that the Queen of the North, having heard of the great proficiency which Alexander tho Great made in learning undr the tuition of Aristotle, -"nourished her daughter from ler cradle on a certain kind of deadly poison, and when she grew up she was considered so beautiful that the eight of her alono affected many with madness." The Queen sent this perilous damsel to Alex auder, who fell desperately In lore witli her at first sipht, lint Aristotle knew alL about it at a glance and warned his royal. pupil of her deadly nature. He then caused, u malefartor to be brought, who was condemned to death, and scarcely had the man touched her lips before "his whole frama was impregnated with poison, and he expired in the greatest agonv." Alexander thanked his wise tutor and returned tho girl to ner lather. This curious tale,as Warton has pointed out in nis "itisiory 01 r:nclish Foetrv " is. founded on the twenty-eighth chapter of tho "Secretum Secretorum." ascribed toAristotle (a spurious work compiled in the middle ages) entitled "De Puella Nntritsu Vencno." where it is a kin of India who thus endeavors to "do for" Alexander. Warton adds that he thinks that Pliny give some account of nations whose natural food was poison: that Mithridates. King of Poutus land of venomous herbs, and the country of the sorceress Medea was supnnonH tt nit nniinni nnrl 4 V. C! Ytir . Mandevillc'a "Travels" would probablv anora otner instnnces. it wouiu. 6eem that this tale of the cirl nourished on poisons was derived from . India. In the great Sauskrit collection. "Katha Sarit Saeara" or "Ocean of the j Rivers of Story," by Somadeva (based unon j n much older work, "Vrihat Katha." or "Great Story." by Gunadhya), it is related. j that "the minister of Brahmadatta laid snares in the path of the King of Vatsa as he advanced. He tainted, by means of, poison and other deleterious substances the trees, flowering creepers. w"ater and grass all along the line of march. And he 8ent puison damsels as dancing girls among-1 the enemy's host, and he also dispatched, nocturnal assassins into their midst.' See Prof. CA H. Tawney's trans-.j iation. published at Calcutta. 1 In the same work it is told of another damsel, named Uumadini. that every one who be held here became mad. It is well known, that in some parts of Austria-Hun gary horses have arsenic administered to them in order to render their coats sleek and. glossy before they are taken to market, and--that the peasant cirls take arsenic in large-. quantities to improve their complexions, . which it certainly docs, though it is said tore t the bones. Whether the kissing of any . - of those poison-eatiug girls would cause in ¬ stant death to the "rash youth," 1 do nou know, but probablv not. INDIANS rOR A SHOW, Opinion Expressed that the Circus Ii a Great . Clrllizer of the Red Man. Philadelphia Inquirer. "It saoneer thing that it has reouired diplomatic negotiations with two govern ments," said Charles A. Davis, press agent f the Forepaugh show, yesterday, "to en able us jo get a band or Indians lor tne cir-. ens. We have them now. after myself and ; Major Yates had traveled away out into the Assiniboia region of the northwest province- j of Canada to procure them, where wv might have got them nt first if had not beon unsuccessful in our appii4,t'tlO IV ViJ i Ui II1U1 f 1 1 a,w kvi4 i -m. Commissioner of our own government; but wm w . . v m vi mm m M a . m w i r ra ... a t w we found out that Geueral Morgan is a very firm man, and that President Harrison wa persistent iu sustaining his decisions.: Th i 4 1 l u i' 1- A Kruuuu iuiu mo vouiiiiisaiuur-i. uiiu. that prevailed with the. President, was. that it was injurious to the morals and ' welfare of the Indians to travel around with shows, and consequently we could' obtain none from the reiervations in the. United States, although we had the indorsement of the wholo committee on Indian affairs of tho House of Representatiy es. But t m n l ii imp, 11 n inninni ltdou in i-c about with the circus, because it brightens them up. brings them into contact; withr eastern civilization and accustoms them to . handle their own mouey. itememoer mat. when the great Sioux chief Red Cloud, a. signer of the treaty of 1SOS, came to Washington in the succeeding year ho discovered. m m . m ' . ft. . A. tbat, as the Sioux wbo bad been tast useu. tocav. the whites were as many as the blades of grass, which he had previously refused to believe. He went borne oon vincod this was pretty nearly a fact, that it was no tiso for tho Iudians to make war against so great a people, and he never afterwards left his reservation to go on tho war-path. I can add that the Indians, whom wo have had with us one year become so versed in. the ways of civilization that we don't want the samo ones for another reason. Don't imagine that they aro not smart in money matters. Before we, brought this lot from Canada the3' insisted, through interpreters on written contracts, of which they hold copies tbat are attested by' their mark signatures." PENSIONS FOK VETERANS. " ' Residents of Indiana aud Illinois W'hot ' Claims Have Jleen Allowed. Pensions have been granted tho followincr - named Indianians: Orhrinal. InvalidEnoch J. Baroett. Saluda: John II. Remer, Markald; Michael Rernbart. Cedar Urove; Adam bchaun, ijouuen; m. Milstead. Randolph: Joseph R. Watson, Carlisle: Thomas O. Iooiey, Meridian: Win. R. Marttn. CrawfordsvUle; Joba i. an Meier, couth Rend: William H. Goodwin, YankeetowD: Charles H. Tucker, New Albany; John A. RuUock, Roonville; Francis Dougherty, Rlunton; Jacob 6ohwelt.er, Indianapolis: Wllllain C. Calvert. Macksvllle: Alonzo is. iuorn. rania J-e;jaiue Leach, Indianapolis; John W.Dody, Roeedale; C J. Fowler. Columbus; Nathaniel Beener, Cory: Henry Jonen, New Lancaster; John J. fccbeer, Geneva; Andrew J. Gihbs, Fountain City. Increase Thomas W. Gordon. Grantsburg; Wm. N. Howard, Windfall; John N. Thomas, Montpellcr. Widows. Arcars Mary A. widow of Wm. H. Real, Ormas. . Mexican Survivor la vl pnyaer, lcw. TO IlESIDKNTS OF ILLINOIS. Oriffinal-Jauies W. Newburn. Chicago; John reel. " Moweaqua; Bamuel Wise. Munciei Wm. McGreifor, Ilandm: uamei u. juihs. l'alestlue; Francis M. Wallis, Manchester, Carl Choitz, Maynard; John 8. Mundy, Mount Krie; David V. Fonts, Chrif man; John Rlppon. Rurksvillc; Win. T.Beckett, Camp Point: Tracy Douglass, Decatur, James W. Robertson, Manville; Daniel V. Cecil, Btewardson. Increase George McCain, Montlceilo; Henry Kotter. Chlcaco; Christian Flittner, Clavton; John R. Durham, Equality; John Holzback, Aurora: Vlll!am G. Blackburn, CharupaJgu; John I&ham. Utica. Original Widows Rarbara. widow of Pilas Cotterell, Amity; Sarah A., widow of James H. Dunaho.CartersTillc; Melissa, widow of William R. Edens. Monmouth: Lydia, widow of lrandoon i'erkiu, Anna: Harriet, widow of William fouders. Mount Carroll; Rllla Teatro, former widow of Rarnalms L. Nlch. Mount Cannel; minor of James Choate, New Bunifide; supple" mental, minors of John McKeever, Maon. Mexican eurvlvor Rutherford G. Carter, Astoria. Siaklng' Toothpicks Attractive. New York Tribune. - 'Haven't you got any hardwood toothpicks!" said a customer in a restaurant the other day to a waiter, "These confounded pine ones have a nasty resinous taste to them." "No bad taste about these, sir." said tbe waiter glibly, as he picked out one, bit in two, and began to chew it vigorously. 'Nonsense, man." growled the customer, 'M guess I know what I'm talking about." "You ain't tried ours yet." persisted the waiter; "besides, w-e ain't got any otbers." Tbe customer condescended to try one, and seemed to like it. "What have yen done with them, anywayf', he asked. ".Soaked 'era m strong cinnamon water." replied the waiter. "Nice, ain't they?'' "Good idea," said the customer, as he transferred three or four to his waistcoat pocket aud walked out. Mlf you waut to make money iu the business," feaid tho waiter to a bystander, "you've got to suit all sorts of cranks. You would scarcely suppose that a man would kick about the taste of his toothpick. Yet there are so many men who have a trick of chewing their toethpieks that it is worth our while to make tne cheapest ones palatable for them. It's a trick that does lots of harm, too. I've known the little slivers to get lodged in tho gnins and inipu luuniucinuiu nuumu it, nun in tho throat or windpipeuud make a doctor bill necessary, and even to injuro the coats of the stomach permanently and incurably. People ought to stop the habit; but we're not philanthropists, you kuow. so wo make our toothpicks as attractive as possible and let tho customer look out for The large bogs in New Jersey are fed dny. and night, a prize beiug otIVred for. tie heaviest. Some of them are made to attaia extraordinary weights. -