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SRH-MISHING SCOWS..
TBE NORTBWEST TBOVBLES.
tU.nl Mr's***"* Bl** E?rtl**e? ***??? With
ih> Half-tti*, rat - Mott tl tht fori-riii
?a**ett*.
A Winnipeg (Man.) special of Thurs?
day etty* I Fuller detail* of Fort Pitt's
capture have reached here. The police
who escaped upon a raft have reached
Battleford. They tell the story of the
fight and give details ef positions.
For two weeks the fort was sur?
rounded by Indians, who persistently
menaced the place, and an attack was
constantly expected. The Indians de?
manded the surrender of the fort, but
Inspector Dickens, of the police force,
resolutely refused. There were about
fifty men in the barrack*, including the
police, and as they were well armed they
could nave kept Uie Indians away, hut
Chief Rip Rear sent to haves parley
with McUan, the chief factor. Big
Bear toldlnm if the civilians and police
would lay down their arms and surren?
der be would protect them. McLean
is a timid msn and accepted for hitttM4If
and the civilians.
A GALLANT FIGHT.
Inspector Dickens, even after the
civilians had left him, refused to sur?
render, and, with ht** men, he was em
bsrking on a raft for Battleford when a
bend of one hundred Indians, under
Big Bear, attseked him. The police
fought desperately and killed a consid?
erable number of redskin*. The band
was finally forced to retreat, and the
police escaped. William Cowan, one
of the number, was killed, aud another,
named Lonsby, fatally wounded.
Others were wounded, hut not serious?
ly. The timidity of McLean embar?
rassed the police ami proved fatal to
the liberty of thirty whites?men.
women, and children, who are believed
to have fallen victims to the treachery
of the Indians.
THKKHOG-LAKE MASSACRK.
The police who escaped brought new
intelligence regarding the Frog-Lake
massacre. Ihe Indians about Frog
lake had In en acting in a strange man?
ner for some time, and on .Sunday they
invited the whites to attend church.
Not suspecting any danger, the people
complied. 1 here in the sanctuary for
an hour sat the trembling women and
children and much-scared men side by
side wiih their dusky enemies. When
the service was over the Indians retired
Iii st. As the whites left the church
ten of them were shot instantly. The
two priests, Esthers Fsfard and La
Man lisinl, who had oflteisted at the
*oi s ices, were then seized by blood?
thirsty Indians, and, after being beaten
lo death, their bodies were burned.
The redskins subsequently raided the
houses in the vicinity and committed
many depredations.
llATTI.EKORD'S HARD STRAITS.
Battleford dispatches to-day state
that Frank Smart, the storekeeper there,
while on guard at the barracks, was
killed by a bullet from s rifle in thc
hands of an I ixl ian sharpshooter. The
guards then tired upon a band of In?
dians at Battle-River crossing, but with
what result is not known. Moosiraen's
Lam! is in communication with Pound
makers, and trouble is expected. An
early attack on Battleford is anticipated.
Hie garrison is thoroughly alarmed.
*i\ ord has been sent to Colonel Otter
to make all haste with his column to
the relief of the besieged. It is now
expected he will reach there on Satur?
day. There seems little doubt he will
have some fighting to do, as the entire
country about Battleford is said to be
swarming with hostile Indians. A
siitbcnnt amount of supplies has at last
reached I icneral Middleton to enable
bim to resume his advance. A dispatch
m. itv ed this morning said t ieneral Mid?
dleton woiil,1 advance to-day in the
order telegraphed the Herald yester?
day.
Si ul I - I M I! UfOB SIKHS.
Lord Melguu'l and his scouts en?
countered seveial of Rici's .scouts yes?
terday ami e-.changed shots with them,
but as Rici's men retired into ambush,
where it wa4* probable half-breed re?
inforcements lay. loni Mel.'iiiil retired.
Centra) Middleton telegraphed instruc?
tions la have tba steamer Northcote
bung on supplies willi all hiisto. Hie
steamer i* now on her way to Prince
Albert heavily freighted with pro?
visions, (.eneral Middleton say* he
will meet her in Prime Albert in three
days, by which time he expects to have
.cleaned out the rebels. Arrangements
have anea nmde for Calotte] Irvine to
meet him mar Batochc's Crossing.
whore it is expei toil the tight will take
place. Colonel Irvine will prevent the
escape of the rekala in thc event of an
engagement.
MoRKTROOl-s To START.
lt is i|iiue evident that the military
authorities are in possession of facts
not knots n to the publio, for peremptory
ardern orara received to-day from Qeos
cial Middleton to have all the troops
.stationed here to go to the front st OttOO.
'1 |m London Ftttttteen sud the French
battalion, tai li _K(i strong, left in two
i-peoial trains to-night for Swift Cur
i?itt. from which point they will be
tm warded bl thc river to join
Middleton. Tha liovcrnor-licniTal's
bini y-guard, the Winnipeg troop
?of cavalry, sud the Qttebll school ol
cavalry go to Fort Ou'Appellc in the
ii,urning. The object is to reinforce
(.dural Mitliileit.n from tho rear should
it le necessary to fall hack. J hey will
also be used to guartl supply depots
along thc line. It is believed here that
I.eneral Middleton has information re?
garding Rici's intentions and his forces,
whi.h hail him to ask reinforcements.
A late dispatch ti .iii tieneral Middle?
ton to-night announces that he has post?
poned his forward movement till to?
morrow moriiiiij.*.
THE LATEST.
Battlekord. N. W. T , April _'?
1:_5 A. M.?Another Hudsou's-Bay
warehouse was burned to-night. A
ecout jut in says the other party is
io camp on the south side of Battle
river to-night, sad will cross to-morrow.
Tbe scout has returned to report the
situation here. Mounted Indians are
ruling excitedly about the hills south of
here. Signal.iires are seen in all direc?
tions. The garrison have been kept
under arma all night, and the situation
ia considered critical. Judge Rowland's
bouse has just been fired,
BttBB.BBB ria** la *ttaaaaHia**tta.
[Ry telegraph to th* Dispatch.)
So ih Fra ii ino ii am. Maha.,
April 24.?-The largest fire in South
I rauiingbaui siuce ISMS occurred last
night, abeu the large boot-factory of
Bridges k Co.. on Waverly street, was
partially destroyed. The factory was
five stories high, 300 feet long, and
to feet aide, divided into sections of
SOO and loo feet, respectively, by brick
wall*. Tbe tra was discovered about
1 r-0 this morning by tbe watchman in
the packing-room on the third atory,
near the centre of the larger section.
This port of the factory waa totally de?
stroyed. Thc lian ly arrival of the
fire-engine from N alick only saved tha
iri-t of the building.
The -anica nea* attacked e brick
store house near by, 100 met bv 50, io
a huh shoot 112000 worth of leather
and 300 cotes of boot* vere stored.
The 1-ther wsa all retnorsfi,* _al the
boots were humeri. The lees on bulld
inn, stark, etc., will amount to sbout
$2(10,000.
Kirc-rnginea from Ashland snd Rol?
leston al*? esme snd did good work.
Messrs. Pri.lpe* A Co. have been burn?
ed out twice st their former location in
Hnpkinton. About 2o0 persons will be
thrown out of work until the shop is
r. I.uilt. which will probably be soon,
tho firm um''-, tbe part still standing in
the mesn time. The insurance iw plseed
through s Boston sfreney snd sgevegstes
shout $200,000, divided smong some
100 companies.
NORTH CAROLINA.
"lalUBBl Bask ai AsBevHIe-Rallree4 s_
?nillirt Maners.
[Hpt-elal telcgrain to tho Dtapatch.1
Ralkioii, N. C. April 24.?Ashe?
ville is to have s national bank, to be
known as the Firat National Hank of
Asheville, with a capital of 175.000.
There is considerable dispute about
the Atlantic and North Carolina rail?
road. Governor Scales has consulted
many prominent citizens on the line of
tbe road. He desires to obtain their
views snd inform himself about tho
condition of the rosd. This rosd has
for years been a thorn in the side of thc
h.Innti ist rat mn. In the past two years
many improvements have been made
on the line under Colonel YVhitford's
presidency.
Adjutant-Oeneral Jones will be here
to-morrow to confer with tho Governor
in regard to holding an encampment of
the State Guard in July. Twenty-live
egggggBBB? will be present st thc en?
campment.
Ueserat ".rants Condition.
(By telegraph to tho Dispatch. 1
Nf.w York, April 4.-? C-enersl Grant
did not go to his room from the library,
where his family and ex-Governor Stan?
ford were, until 11 o'clock lsst night.
Hoing somewhat fatigued with his
exercise during thc day. and his
mind being still occupied with the sub?
jects of the family chat dunn*- the
evening, the General was wakeful
until about 1 o'clock, when he fell
asleep and slept until 5 o'clock this
morning. Less than the usual amount
of morphine was administered during
the night. It is probable that the Gen?
eral and family will spend July at or
near Saratoga, and August bc passed
on thc Catskills.
Ocneral('rant took his daily drive at
noon to-day. accompanied this time by
one of his sons and two ladies- of his
ftiinilv-. No physician was in thc party.
At 10 o'clock to-night I>r. Douglas
made sn cxatninstion of General
Grant's throat, and owing to the
patient's condition concluded to stay all
night. The General is not feeling well
and is very restless.
Preparations Against lipid*? les,
[Hy telegraph to the Dispatch.)
Washington. April 24.?The Ma?
rine Hospital Hiiresu is informed that
the small-pox still prevails at Trieste,
Austria, but has as yet received no
coiifinnstion of the reports thst the
cholera prevsils in Spain. Ob thc con?
trary, the Hureau has received em?
phatic denials of thc reports. Every
precaution is being taken to prevent the
introduction of contagious diseases into
this country. The quarantine stations
at Ship island and Sapelo sound arc
already in operation, and those at Cape
Charles and Delaware Hreakwater will
be open May 15th. The Secretary of
the Treasury has given orders for the
immediate repair of the revenue steamer
Manhattan, now at Haltimore, with a
view to utilizing her ss a quarantine
boat at Cape Charles station.
V Oulilla roslin an. rs.
.special telegram to the Dispatch.!
Washington, April 24.?Hon.
George D. Wise hss gotten the Post?
master-General appoint Mrs. Eva M.
Hooker postmaster st OM Church,
Hanover, in place of Mrs. M. L. Alex?
ander, removed. He has also had Mr.
Wells made postmaster at Hermuda
Hundreds, Chesterfield. There will be
other postmasters appointed in the
Richmond district in a few days, ss
there ate now seven vacancies, ami it
number of removals contemplate I. Vir?
ginia ha* two thousand and forty-seven
pust-otlices, and New York, Pennsyl?
vania, (1)11.1, and Illinois are the only
States that have a larger number.
a i ???? i... _. i. r a ii spf aaa sf.
IHy telegraph to Ihe Dispatch.]
Washington. April 24_Postrnas
tcr-Grucral Vilas to-day said that Post?
master Bailev, of Camden, N. J., hes
been suspended lico.iii.ac he had admitted
that he purchased two pianos and about
one thousand dollars' worth of mer?
chandise and paid for them in postage
stamps. The effect was to increase his
apparent sales af stamps, and conse
'jiieiitl-' his salary?a practice which
the President did not regard as good
policy. These charges were made
a(-ainst Postmaster Hailey during the
preceding Administration, and were
substantiated by the Inspector's re?
ports.
"IB* Pi?'?td*ut ita (uses lu Curti.ih
t'onoral Ht* aim.
(Ry telegraph to the Dispatch.]
Washinoton, April 24.-? Presi?
dent (levi land has refused to exercise
the j.ewer of executive clemency in be?
half of Oeneral 1). G. Swsim, Judgc
Advocate-t'eneral of thc Army. Aftci
sentence of the court-martial which re?
cently tried him was approved by Pre?
sident Arthur, and alter the new Chid
KasselUla had assumed thu duties ol
his office, General Swain) appealed to
the latter for pardou on the ground that
he bsd not been allowed a fair trial.
The sentence of the court was suspen?
sion from duty for twelve years on half
pay. The ** half pay "' will amount to
about $3,000 a yesr.
TB* Tlra-Iala toopoo t uar*.
(Ry telegraph to tbe Dispatch.]
Washing*!roN, April 24.?Richard
T. Merrick and Attorney-General Gar
_nd (in his private capacity), as coun?
sel for the State of Virginis in the cou?
pon-tax cases will on Monday, May 4th.
ask the Supreme Court for a rehearing
of the cases with a view to securing a
reversal of the opinion of the court
given last Monday. Shoald the court
grant the request the cn uti?1 for the
State will make a strong tight for a re?
versal of the derision upon the ground
that the court was in error in deciding
that a suit against oflicers of tho State
to compel them to receive coupons w_
not a suit against the State itself.
1 ollssrler 1 rafa's * aa--.
[Ur telegraph to tbe DBpa"oh.)
Washington, D. C.. April 24.?
No further action has been taken in the
case of Colic (or Craig, of Virginia,
who declined t- resign at the request ol
the Secretary i I the Tr?susy. It has
bren referred ? . the President, and it is
understood th ' he will order the sus?
pension of Cr g.
i: ?-arl ag > arv* BBB M_plt!;iag
Vf esra.
[tty telegraph lo tho Dispatch.)
Washington, Apnl 24.?The First
Comptroller of the Treasury has recom?
mended to the Secretary that the divi?
sions in bis office be reduced from nine
te five, end that the force be reduced
sXiiTeepondingly. It is his purpose
to simplify snd systematise the work
of tbe bureau.
JL AA-U AW-L-w-*
ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.
THE SITUATION YESTERDAY.
Ml III* rr Pre-fWratleaa Ca*lla?r-Tk? Cf-HH*
Mar S**M?-al? BectMO* Acate-TB* EttVel
Dm th? M ok cm mein aa.
(By rabi* to th* Dispatch.]
LOBDON, April 24.?Military prepa?
rations continue unabated and the re?
serves ere rapidly mobilizing. Bar?
racks throughout the Kingdom are pre?
paring quarters for a possible call on
the militia. The ammunition factories
belonging to the (iovernment up to the
present time have been unable to sup?
ply sll demands, but numerous offert
have been received from private firms
capable of efficient work.
The Standard says : 44 The extreme
tension in the i elations between Eng?
land and Russia continues, but as yet
there has Leen no absolute diplomatic
rupture. This is the least disquieting
form in which the truth can be told.
The deadlock is not a whit less serious
because the day passed without bring?
ing a crisis. It is no longer a
question of disputed frontier. We
believe the negotiations on that
subject are for the moment set aside.
Satisfsction for the Penjdeh incident
monopolizes the whole regard of the
Ministers and Ambassadors. Thc more
it is discussed thc more hopelessly re?
mote sppcars the prospect of an agree?
ment. In demanding satisfaction Eng?
land iR simply telling mischievous fire?
brands, who f-hclter themselves under
the authority of the Czar, that if they
persist in thc obi game they will no
longer play it with impunity,"
The Times says there is no reason
why thc crisis should not suddenly be?
come acute. If Russia is determined
not to avail herself of England's ad?
vances?snd maintenances of diplomatic
relations will lead to no useful end?
thc withdrawal of Sir F.dward Thorn?
ton and Baron Destaal will not of ne?
cessity lead to a final rupture, but will.
however, accentuate the position and
warn the other Powers of thc necessity
of bringing immediate pressure to bear
on Russia if they wish to avert war.
The opinion is gaining ground at Berlin
that war will be declared before'the end
of the month, lt is rumored that
Lebanon1, the Russian Ambassador at
Vienna, will succeed liiers, in thc event
of his resignation, which appears to be
likely.
A deputation of dervishes is soon to
be sent from Cabul to the Court of
Bokhara and to thc Khan of Khiva,
pointing out the fact that war between
Russia and Kngland will have a reli?
gious as well as political character,
which will menace the independence of
their faith. Another deputation of Mo?
hammedans will ask assistance and urge
the Turcomans to seize the chance of
freeing themselves from the Russian
yoke.
OI.ADSTONE AO.UN l-CKSTIONED.
London, April 24.?In the House of
Commons this afternoon, Henry La?
bouchere and Henry Richard, both
Radicals, asked whether ornotthcGov
ernment before deciding to go to wur
with Russia would seek the olliees of a
friendly Power to obtain a peaceable
settlement.
Mr. (iladstone replied that never du?
ring the present correspondence with
Russia or discussion of thc serious
questions at present before Parliament
bad the Government said anything in
prejudice of the idea advanced by the
questioners. As, however, every an?
swer made by thc (iovernment to in?
terrogatories put in the House of Com?
mons wss an announcement to Russia,
the (iovernment, Mr. (iladstone said,
! have di citied that it was neither advisa?
ble nor convenient to make declarations
thronph Parliament to Russia.
j GLADSTONE DALE AND AGITATED.
London, April 24.?In thc lobbies
of the House of Commons this after?
noon it was said that Mr. (iladstone.
pale and agitated, made almost a pa?
thetic appeal to thc members of Parlia?
ment not to press upon the (iovernment
questions concerning the situation in
? Egypt or the condition of thc corre?
spondence with Russia upon the Afghan
boundary and the collision of Russian
j and Afghan troops. Mr. (iladstone, it
was claimed, was evidently much di.s*-*
? turbed by the news from Cairo this
morning of the rupture by France of
I her relations with Egypt.
I KEKl'SINO TO KI LL Rl'SSI A N ORDITl*.
Lon i ion. April 24.?The Armstrong
j Works, st New Castle, having received
au order from Russia for a large quan?
tity of war material, have declined to till
it, ami have given notice to the British
admiralty of the nature of the order.
WATCHING EACH OTHER,
The ?aaaast ??* Baa-aaa w.rv?ei. ai
>i.rl,,ik Niau nirni ar ? Brlll.lt llfllerr.
[?Beeta* telegram to tbe Dispatch.)
Noriolk. Va.. April 24.?In an
intel view with an otlner of the British
man-of-war to-day it was stated that
when the British and Russian vessels
esme into port here war was daily ex
pteted, and the men on both ships were
expecting an engagement. The ships, he
said, were evenly matched as to
speetl and build, and a light be?
tween them would be close, if war
should be declared. The ship leav in.
first would be allowed twenty-four
hours start. The other ship would
then follow, and when nine miles from
shore, on the high seas the vessels
would probably engage each other.
The men on thc British ship are anx?
ious for a fight, but are not noa- inclined
to think that there will be war between
Kngland and Russia. At any rate the
British ship is keeping a sharp watch
on her neighbor, and will not let her
escape if war should be declared. The
captains of the two vessels arc on thc
best of terms, and dined together to?
day on board the Russian ship Strcl.-k.
INNER views.
.????ellar, ot thr t _ar-Os*M!il*a io M.
Ul*-.
A St. Petersburg special to tht
Herald says : M. de (tiers, in a con?
versation last Monday with a foreign
diplomatist, who to-day repeated it to
the Herald correspondent, said :
" 1 feel now confident that there will
be no war with Kngland this year. It
may be impossible to prevent more
fighting tsking place between our ir?
regular troops and stray bands of Af?
ghans, but as the British Cabinet now
recognizes the aciomplished facts and
yields on all points which Russia dooma
for the moment indispensable all dan?
ger of war is for this year at least re?
moved. But until we have a radical
solution of tbe Anglo-Russian frontiei
question war is merely a question ol
time."
But M. de (iiers is now very unpopu?
lar with the genuine Russians on ac?
count of hia German origin and Jewisk
extraction, and his removsl from thc
Ministry is warmly urged by the oltl
Muscovites, and notably by M. de Pobe
i doiioM.tr. leader of the Panslaviats an?
the Czar's most intimate adviser. In
spite of tbe pacific assurances of thi
Russian Foreign Office the ((Teateat ec*
tn itv prevails in the army and navy,
Yesterday the Grand Duke Alexis.
High Admiral of Russia, asked thu
Czar, ia the event of war, to place him
in command of the Baltic fleet.
Your correspondent haa just visit**1
"_._*_\_rxtXJt jls___ __? -*-??
Kr*jnet8*- aird tba navy-rar_ seer B%.
Petersburg. Al least tea thoassad
workmen are working all day and all
night by eic* trio-light putting tbe fleet
on s wsr footing. Two iron-clsds, the
Admiral Nakhimolf and Alexender
IL?each of which is e match for
British vessels of the Devastation
class?will be ready for see early
in the summer. They sre over
eight thousand tons, fourteen-inrh
srrnor, snd will each carry four?
teen guns of twelve- snd nine-inch celi
l>re. The Hallie fleet now consists of
215 vessels?of which 33 sre iron-elsds
and 109 torpedo-bosts?resdy for sctive
service in ten days. All the Russian
naval officers at Kronstadt look forward
with the greatest delight to a brush
with Fngland.
A well-known Russian admiral aaid
to your correspondent: "If Kngland
tries to blockade the Haiti.- we shrill
come ont snd fight her in the open sos.
Our navj now is in splendid fighting
trim. We have the greatest confidence
in our torpedo-boats.'"
Correspondent: At what point in thc
Hallie would the naval action most
likely be fought*.
Admirsl (pelling a well-fingered chart
from his book-case): Here, midway be?
tween Stockholm snd the Island of
"ago.
-'-?mw*-?
THE DE LONG SEARCHERS.
Rewa?? WbkB Tker Ara ls RerrlTe rroa*
Ik* lift rnuirnt.
A Washington (D. C.) speciel says :
Lin-tenant William n. Scheutze, of the
navy, who hss been selected to csrry
the presents from the United States to
thc inhabitants of the Lens delta, has
made bia report to the State Depart?
ment upon the most desirable articles
to purchsse for presents. Lieutenant
Scheutze -is sbout thirty-two yesrs
old. He weighs sbout two hundred
pounds, snd is s msn of splendid
physique. He has been to thc delta
before, having been one of tho officers
that made a search for the remains
of Lieutenant Dc Long's psrty after thc
wreck of the Jesnnette, It is not yet
definitely settled when he will start, but
he will probably go soon enough to
l*4R?I the Lens rirer before it freezes.
He was asked to-day what he proposed
to tske with him. He replied : " I shall
probsbly take thirteen or fourteen tnuz
zle-losding rifles, a supply of wrought
iron knives snd axes, copper kettles,
llannel and calico for special presents,
and a quantity of tea and tobacco for
general distribution. The Lena delta
embraces about 4.00(1 square miles, and
has a population of about 300 people, all
told. Their mode of lifo is crude in
the extreme, and they have few of the
snides which are generally regarded as
absolutely essential to sustain life.
These people are very hospitable. They
divide whstever they have smong them?
selves, and are always ready to share
with strangers. Their communication
with the outside world is confined to
that afforded by the annual visit of
' thc trsders.'which is made in Octo?
ber sud consists of one msn snd a rein?
deer sled."
'? You say you will take muzzle-load?
ing rifles and wrought-iron edge tools.
VV hy do you select such obsolete im?
plements r* '*
44 They have nothing in thc shape of
lire-arms but a few wrought-iron rifles
made by thc natives of Yakutsk. They
carry a ball about as big as a pea, and
sre discharged by thc aid of Hint and
steel. Thc Russian Government allows
the sale of gunpowder and lead to thc
natives, but fixed ammunition is entire?
ly unknown there. Their knives and
nus are all made of wrought iron. Steel
would be useless in that climate, as it
is too brittle to stand the cold, and if
heated as the iron implements are heat?
ed before use thc temper would be
gone."
" Where will you pur hasc the sup.
plies'. "
**Thst is as yet undecided: bat,
owing to the difficulties in the way of
transportation, I shall probably secure
bbS? of them in Siberia. The flannel,
cotton, and rifles will be bought here,
no doubt, and thc tea ami tobacco Cfar
tainlv in Siberia."
"How long do you expect to be
gone rr*''
14 Probably about a year. 1 shall
have to travel upward of 12.000 miles
of the journey on sleds drawn by
aaRB? and reindeers."
*? Whst will bc the ex; ense of your
trip?"
?? I am going to sec Lieutenant Har
ber to-morrow, to hsve him Basalt BM
in making an est mate. I flunk thc
cost will be in the neighborhood of
?":*.".en.*?
?? Will this amount be deducted from
tha c**,'1"'' appropriated by Congress
for thc pun ha*e of presents? ***
"" Ne ; ?gtlnnk it will come from tlie
contingent funds of the Navy and Stat!
Ihpart?ents."
I ohm* I rages* la Bow Orleans.
[Hy telegraph to tho Dispatch.]
Nkw (hilka.ns, April 24.?A ter?
rible tragedy came to light to-i!ay when
tin oe gentlemen made their appearance
at the (.fli. c of chief of police sud re?
ported that something mysterious had
i.turred at No. 14'1 Orsnge street.
I hov had gone there for thc purpose of
seeing Mr. Evans, and were informed
by thc servant-girl that Mr. Evans was
not at home, ami that thc house was
all locked up and she could not tat
into il. The girl did not suspicion
anvthing wrong, and seemed very much
surprised when the police visited thc
house. Upon the *>rrival of tho officers
ihe front door was forced open, and
upon a bed lay two lifeless bodies.
'1 loy were those of Mrs. Amelia Kvans,
wife of Sam. Evans, and Caspar Wen
gar. In the right side of the woman's
head just above the eye was an ugly
wound, from which the brain protruded
and hung out upon thc pillow. Thc
bullet which caused the death of thc
tuan had entered his left temple and
had passed completely through his
held.
D**tr-*-tlv* noons in Toxaa.
' By telegraph to the Dispatch.)
(JAIN?'VILLE, ?EX., April 24.?
The most disastrous flood ever known
in this vidnity visited Gainesville Wed?
nesday night and continued with little
abatement throughout Thursday. Pecan
and Elm creeks, which empty into Trin?
ity river just below the city, rose with
fearful rapidity in the darkness of night.
About 4 o'clock in the morning a num?
ber of houses in the bottom were awept
away, the occupants fleeing for their
lives, leaving everything behind. One
child was drowned, but there is rcas.ui
to fear the loss of several other lives.
From above the town three houses
pissed down the stream, from which.
above the rush of waters, cries of dis?
tress were plainly heard. Thc loss of
live stock in the vicinity was very seri?
ous. Carcasses of horse-, cows, and
cheep are passing by at frequent inter?
vals. The engine-house st the water?
works is submerged. The damage to
the town, snd property elong the river
aggregates in _y thousands ol dollars
President John Taylor, of the Mor?
mon Church, being asked bia views on
the recent decision of the Supreme
Court in the dawson polygamy case,
aaya he considers the court the most
august jud?tal tribunal in the United
States; thst its deeuioa ends the con?
ti overs/.
-SATUKDAY. APR
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
FBANCO-EGYPTIAS TBOUBLE.
???? )*l llft?i|0,,, nmoaommra br Fra-C*-T_e
C'????l-?ie*?ral I-*..-, lair*.
[Ky cable to th* Dterateh.1
Cairo ri? Pabis. April 24.?M.
Barreri. Consal-General of France to
Egypt, haa been instructed by his Gov?
ernment to suspend all ollicial relations
with Kgv pt. and to make declaration to
the Egyptian (iovernment that France
declines to sanction the Egyptian Finan?
cial Convention and reserves to herself
complete liberty of action.
London, April 24. ?A telegram from
Alexandria to the Exchange Telegraph
Comp-iij states thu the French Ceettttl*
(ieneral has informed the Khedive and
Nubar Pacha, Egyptian Foreign Milli?
ter, of his instructions to suspend offi?
cial relations with thc (iovernment of
Egypt. Thc ssme telegram also states
that the Consul-General has left Cairo
for Alexandria to embark for Eurooe.
Paris. April 24.?Tho breaking off
of the official relation* between France
snd Egypt, thc announcement of which
rupture was made here this morning in
a dispatch from Cairo, was entirely un?
expected by the people. and the nev*
hat created a great sensation. This act
of France is considered to he unmistaka?
ble evidence that there is an under?
standing between France and Russia.
l-atportaat I a....I 1..1. m. ot la in;
lana.
(Hy cable to Hie Dispatch.]
I.ONHoN. \pril _!?A ta great meet
in," of rich and influential land-owners
held in this city to-day. and attend, d b*
nth pen-on* as the Duke of Argyle,
Kari of Carnorvan, and Marquis of
Ripon, it was resolved to take steps for
the immediate formation of a large cor?
poration to be called thc ?? National
I_md Company " for tho purpose af se?
curing the gradual breaking up of the
"large-parcel " system of land-owner?
ship now injuriously pres,'il,ral in Great
Britain. Tha {.resent plan af the now
OM-Biaatiofl ism boy up land at whole?
sale ami sell it out in lots not to exceed
forty acres, under conditions likely to
cause I further su'n-divi*ion and pre?
vent tho aggravation of title. Thc
company will in all likelihood buy for
ca-h and will sell on deferred payments
i ('>? t Tig at least t.n veers.
Th* la* of th* an** lanai by Belli?
gerent*
[By cable to the Hspatch.]
Paris, April 24.?Tho Sue/.-Canal
Commission to-day agreed that nu for?
tifications shall be erected along the
canal. The Commission also diaenaaed
the rules in connection with the peaaaga
of belligerent vessels in time of war,
especially in regard to questions whether
Baila itaiala should ha alloaredto be
towed through the canal, and the length
M time belligerents should bo allowed
to remain in the harbors of Port Maid
and Sue/. No detinite action was taken
in regard to these qoeetiOBB.
Th* I osiirn i lion In I'.iniiiii.i.
[liv callie ii. tin- Dtaptttek.1
Panama, April 84.?This afternoon
while a strong barricade wa* being
Steeled, entirely closing in the Central
and South American (able Company's
office, and great preparations were be?
ing mode for a fight, the Americans ar?
rived, knocked down the barricades,
aad took charge of tha town. Tho in?
surgents were recalled to their barracks
by bugle.
Bactria In tii-litit.l.
[Hy callie to tin* 1'ls-p.ttoh.
LOB DOV, April _4.?At the New?
market Craven meeting to-day the New?
market handicap of |1,000 was won by
Mr. Henley's four-year-old bay colt
I'i/aro; Lord Baatinga'a three year-old
bay colt Barnacles second, mnl R. B.
Bretta'a Ihrea jaar old chestnut colt
the third, Tbll. *ff< "' IW starters,
-.millie lit Poison.
A Brockton (Mass.) special says :
The body of Andrew (i. Lawson, a
Swede, was found in his room Wednes?
day. It was at first generally supposed
that death resulted from heart-disease,
but it now turns out that bia death was
the result ol' a persistent and studied
attempt at suicide. To-day when hi*
Manda arrived and prepared to take
charge of thc body his effects were ex?
amined, ami among them was (band a
paper written iii the Swediah langttaga
and entitled '? My Biography." ItCOV*
eitd twenty-seven pages of foolscap,
and proved to bc an extended account
of his life, in which he describe* thi
various means tried for suicidal pur?
poses, including shooting, hanging, poi?
son, eating ice when heated, trying to
get cold in order to have a severe case o(
pneumonia, Ac. It states that when
only live or six yean of Igl ha heard
his mother tell of going to a riser to
drown lnr?elf a month or two before he
was born, but thinking she had no right
to sseritice two lives she did not make
the attempt. Thc origin of her desire
for death wa* due to the fid that ber
husband was a drinking man. wk*
often (ame home drunk. LtttreOtt says
that when quita young he tried to drown
himself in a ditch. Ile afterward tried
death by poison, but all his varied at?
tempts weie failuios until thi* la-t.
when he bought four bom "f " Rough
Ott Bate" sud commenced taking it in
lien, y, with, at last, the iiiuoh-'losired
effect. Medical Piamhtm Peiaa *vt1!
not make any examination, as it is now
shown to be a clear case of suicide.
li' t Dr. WotMlrow'* 4 aa*.
[By telenrai>h to the Dltpatob..
Al?i.rsTA. c.\., April 24.?The Au?
gusta Presbytery, after investigating
the tjuestion of Dr. James Woodrow"*
orthodox} iii reforettOI to his teachings
in the Columbia Theological Seminary
on evolution, resolved : ?? First. We
find nothing that warrants a trial for
heresy. Second. As no one appears or
offers to make out charges, no process
csu be instituted. (See Hook of Disci?
pline, chspter (">, paragraph 2.)"
Res-tied. That our action m this
matter is not to be understood as call?
ing in queotion thc action of the Synod
ol* Georgia held at Marietta in 1x84.
I?r. Woodrow was present at the
meeting, and notified the president of
ihe Augusta Synod that he would com
plsiu of their action to the Synod of
Crorgia. _
ruiimta r?iiun.?
[Dy tee-t-rai'- to the Di*.|atcn. ]
Ham Yol'K. April 24.?The busi?
ness failures throughout the country
during last week for the I'nited State
are 215; Canada, TA total of 240
against 222 last week and 212 the
week previous. More than two third*)
ol' tbe failures in the Cniteil States are
furnished by southern, western, and
Paella States.
Janies W. Crossley, carpets, of f*_0
, Broadway, filed an assignment to-day
for the benefit of creditors to Louis
< i run hurt, giving preferences to the
amount of tl3,'.*o<).
t irU?b_r_-? Fasal Fir*.
[ By t-lacraph lo tbe Di*patch.l
ViiKsiitKO, Miss., April 24.?
Search for bodiea was prosecuted all
i!_y yesterday among the ruins of the
late fire. Six have been recovered and
!..u.tit.*'d. as follows: William R. Mul
cshay, William H. Phelan, and Joseph
Bent (white), Hayden Canada, Richard
Johnson, and Epb. Bell (colored).
I li.y vere all found in the cellar of the
IL'_?. -H86.' __
j store c-ocBBied hy hUt, Bloom. The
search will lie continued until tbe ilihn*
ia cleered away. It is bow thought
thst more than twenty lives were lost.
I.ntei.?Tho charred remains of five
additional victims of the recent fire here
were found in thc Bloom building i<
?J-y- m
s?li ina a Problem.
[Manchester Times.)
An amusing story is told of the late
Mr. Justice Byles. The learned judge
was an excellent ahorthsnd writer, hav?
ing early in life gradusted es a reporter.
At tbe Somerset es-nzes on om* occa?
sion, as was customary, he reed por?
tions of the evidence to the jury, but
floundered hopelessly in the middle of
a sentence. There was an awkward
pause, and the jury and bar nervouuly
awaited the result. His lordship st
last, after many efforts to decipher the
missing word, dropped his dignity, snd
leaning over toward the reporters be?
low, inquired, t Can any of you gentle?
men a.Mst mc to a word herc*. I have
not put in the vowels, and what I have
in my book looks ss if a witness had
said : * Co and call in tho baby," but "?
with a puzzled look?-4 it can't bo that,
because there is no baby in the case."
One of the reporters was equal to the
occasion, and putting in the right vowel,
the word " '.obby *' was the result, and
the judge continued his charge.
I xv, un,.,, In Mania t a roll na.
(By telegraph to the Dispatch.)
CO*??RIA, S. C.. ,-ipril24.?A dis?
patch to thc Register from Inion. S. C..
says that Hampton Nethers (colored)
w as hanged in the jail-yard at that place
to-day for the murder of Adolphus
.Miram* (also colored) in January last.
He manifested no sorrow for his crime,
and although he was attended to the
last by hi* spiritual advisers, bc pro?
fessed BO change of heart. He seemed
to nu ct his fate without fear. His seek
was broken and life pronounced ex?
tinct in twenty-one minutes. The exe?
cution was witnessed only by the offi?
cers ofthe law and a few others.
Murderer ll mi,.ul in Arkansas.
[Ry B)1aglB|Bs to the Dispatch.]
St. Loris. April 24.?A special to
tho Po.l-Dis/i.il.h from Halli*), Ark..
-nv-. ? Columbus L Mot.att was hanged
here to-day for the murder of William
Web/iiil. Thc cvreiutioii was public,
and was witnessed by a grest crowd.
The doomed man maintained his 111110
cciu g to thc last, and met his fste with?
out a tremor.
Mysterious Disappearance.
[Ry telegrapb to the Dispatch.]
I.YN't nm itu. Va.. April 24,?Isaac
Martin, a young farmer near Salem,
\a., left his homo WaBBS?SJ and went
into the fields to work, and nothing has
bet 11 heard of him since.
'I Ins is the sen.nd case ftmysterioBS
disappearance in that immediate m-ii'li
borhood in thc lsst two weeks. Tho
list of such disappearances in tin- west?
ern portion af the State in the past few
m.mihs is remarkable, quite a number
having occurred during that time, and
no clue has ever been discovered to any
of them.
I \ s , , , 1 ,, , I rel ni. In. l s. ns ? ..ii.ll
lion.
[By telegraph to the Dispatch.1
Ni vv auk. April 24.?Then ig v. rv
little change to-night in Mr. I- relingliuy
-.irs cobbitiaa. His salsa ia Hoarai
and more feeble and his stupor in
creased, lt is evident that he is ver
llovlf growing weaker.
i ..h.Li. 1 ;n I ri,ntl I hroiigr) 111* Balls
[Ky telegraph to thu li'spatch.]
Wash ino i..N. I>. C., April 24.
W. If. Linders, of Atlanta, Ca., wa
arrested to-day by 11 peat 0_Cg in
spcctoi for conducting S fraud thruugl
tho mails.
I'" . ?!< ? 11 Yesterday.
Bj telegrapn to the 1 it-patch.]
Philadelphia : Philadelphia*, ll
Newark, -i.
New York : Metropolitans. 8; Ate
letics. IS.
Hrooklyn : Hrooklyns, t>; Haiti
mores. ('..
Providence, R, I. : Providence, Hi
Browns, 9.
Hartford : Boston (League). 7 : ll art
ford. 1.
Cincinnati : * 'ineiniiatis. fl; Pitts
burghs. 7?sixteen innings.
Columba*-, Ca.: Chattanooga. 1
Colan?aa, IS.
Him.ingham. Ala. : Hirmingham, 0
Atlanta. 7.
St. Louis: St, Louis, l'J ; l.i.rii,
ville. 2.
Springfield. Mass, ; Sprint-livid, ll
Trenton, 9,
LATE WEATHER REPORT.
[Special telegram to fie Dispatch.]
WaBHIROTOR, 1?. '.. April 25.?
l:.;n A. M.-For the Middle Atlante
- ?? , light thewer*, fellowed hy told
er, /'mr weather, WUtd* shitting li
northerly, higher baromtA
F'r the Smith Atlantic Statet, luca
thoWCTt ami partly cloudy tri allier
ihifting to north mil tatt 11
. portion, easterly winda 11
..1,nthi itt poi t ton, higher hoVOAhetet
colder in northern portion, nearly sta
I" iou ij temperature in southall /,.?/ 'JOS
For Ri< hun,nd and rn -.utily, colder
fair tc, ?tilter, preceded lng light showers
Tht Weather in Richmond Yttterda\
was clear and warm.
Range of Thermometer Yesterday.
6 A.M. IK
9 A, M. 7i
Noon. Hi
3 P. M. k
a p. m.1
Midnight. ?
Mean temperature.70
ist in.li ?.?:*! a.
JUNIA I I UK ALMANAC. Al'KII. 8V -ag?
ni, u risc*. fr-sTj HK.IlTlbS:
sun sols. 6:48 Morning........ i:gi
M?s.ii sots. 8:23 | -Vening. 1:8
HURT or RIC?MOND. Arm LSI. 1888.
ARKIVBU.
Steamer BoSSs?O, Cou.-h Now Yors:. mer
limn.ilse hui! UH_eligco*i, George IV. Allei
A Co.. sgenls.
-ateamer Ariel. Gifford, Norfolk, roi tai
Ktstt* mall, inerchai?1?, sud pe*?age?
L. ll. Tatum, agent.
aAII~.
r"cbooner D H. liigraliam. Mullen
t-nlucy I olin, coal, Chesapeake sud (Xii
Railway Company.
schooner Abbie K. Ken 'ey. Hakot
loughBeepslu '-m New >ork. coal am
?laves; vessel. Curtis 4 Far-tor.
??hootier r rank In. Tetrr. North rlvoi
P'g-iitm. J. N. (?ordon. agent.
.-. -coner Coclirco. Klu-a. New York, pit
Iron, J. N. Gonion, Bgent.
PORT Ol' NKWPORT'8 NEWS, Ami*,""!.
[By tel-if?P-1
ajM-TBR"
Hteamsliip Beaeta. Walker, New Yorl
Btu! is I ??.I tor West Point,
hiesm*Inp Flt?ace. Msndel), Now Yorl
!?.,?* nub lp finora.! Ajipoitl. Warren, IVovi
donee, ant! _Uaril (or Norfolk.
t-choocer Jolui Ruse. Alien, Boston.
?sfboomr Jilin 1'. Williams, Pearce, Nov
York.
SSA??>
Steamship Ploreu? (Brinah). Oita_
Kr. tlerrckshateii. having ci siled.
Heh.-torrs Hamnet H. Thorp. Kailey, aa
William II. Kailey, BsHey, Sew Tori
coal Chesaprske and Ohio fun wsy Com
panr-_
**?_ii. ac.
To r ARMERS.
UK?RAN anti HIN.iAKl AN MU
LL**"*"**. Rt?tK aad BLACK-KV I" P?Vi
N.WY HKAXB, atc. at lovreat inarki
prlc*-*. HtNRY W. vv-.s.ir.
Hoedsinan,
eovner et (th snd Marshall tAtwtmx?
Teleshi*-*. 887. aptrg
BOOK AND JOB PRINT.N<
NKATLT K_BCOrTRD ATTHK-1
f ATGR r*mi*1t_.WQ*m*>
financial km wmmk\?.
NEW TOBE STOCE MAEEET.
Nttw YonB, April 24.?Thia baa
been the dullest day since the beg inning
of thc month. The whole list is inae
Dve. Fluctustions were slight, loss
than 1 per cent., snd closing prices this
evening are | to \ lower thea yester?
day. Sales, 129,000 shares.
Noon.?Stocks featureless. Money,
1 per cent. Kxchango?Long, 486*
short, 4**K. Governmente quiet. States
steady.
Evening.?Exchange, 480. Money,
I jsl percent. Sub-Treasure balance**?
Gold, 0139,971; currency, 123,019.
(iovernmenm strong ; 4 per cents, Uti;
3 per cents. 102 bid. Stet* honda
very quiet.
Alabama?ClessA,2to5. 89
B, 5's,smTl.102
Georgia o's..101J
Georgia 7's, mortgsge.104J
North Carolina's.(bid) 30
North Carolina's, new. 18
North Carolina funding. 10
South Carolina Brown con.107
Tennessee 6's.(bid) 471
Virginia 6'8.(bid) 39
Virginia consols.(bid) 50
Chesapeake and Ohio. 4
Chicago and Northwestern. 91 i
Chicago and Northwesternp*Pd.. 129
Denver and Rio (irande. '">
Ene. W*
j East Tennessee Railroad. 3)
I Lake Shore. 58|
Louisville and Nashville. 30'
Memphis and Charleston. 37
! Mobile and Ohio. 6
Nashville and Chattanooga. 37
New Orleans Pacific 1st mort..... 55
I New York Central. W
j Norfolk and Western pref.. L**
! Northern Pacific. 17j
I Northern Pacific pref. 40
Pacific Mail. 54*J
Reading. 1-4
: Richmond and Allegheny. l\
Richmond and Danville. .(bid) 48
Ri. h. and West Point Terminal... 21}
I Rock Island. Uti
St. Paul. 70J
' St. Paul preferred. 103J
i Texas Pacific. 10)
I Union Pacitic. 40)
Wabash Pacitic. 2|
Wabash Pacific preferred. 9
Western Union. 5HJ
BALTIMORE.
Baltimore, April 2L?Virginii
''.'-. ? innis, 4.1; past-due coupons
50J; new 10-40's, 35; new 3'8, 50*
North Carolina O's, old, 106. Bid to
day. _
RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE.
Fm day, April 24, 1885.
BAUM.?HW Virginia 3 percent
script at M ; 1)000 Richmond and Ban
ville gold ti's at 100,,5,000 do. at 100
2,0(><) do. (seller IO flat) at'100; 4'
shares Inion Bank at 60, 10 do. at ll
btatk 8KC-R.TIK-. Bid. Alkea
Virginia 10-40'B. 3''.
Virginia consols. 4X
Virginia new 3's. 5" J ">1
Va. con. tax-rcc. coup., '82. 50J
Va. con. tax-rec. coup., '83. 38
North Carolina 4's... M
North Carolina 6's.108J
CITY llOM'S.
Richmond city 8's.134
Richmond city C's.114;
Richmond city S's.100 107
BAH.HOAD BOSD8.
Col. A Greenville 1st 6'a.. 90
Col. A Green. Il G's. 70 . .,
Va. Midland income 6's.... 5__ 5!
Petersburg Class A, 5's. 95J
Pet. Class B, G's. Ill ll
R. and D. con. G's, 1885....102J
R. and D. con. G's, 1890.... 105
R. and 1). gold G's.100 MM
R. and Aile. Ut mort. 7's. 53
Atlanta and Charlotte 7's..Ill Ul
A. and C. inc. G's, ex. P5
C.,C. and A. 1st mort. 7's. 107
C., C. A A. 2<l mort. 7's, ex. 91J 9
Western N. Carolina 7's.. .109
Western N. Carolina G's... 75 7"
Georgia Pacilic 1st 6's. 95} V
RAILROAD STOCKS. Par.
R.,F. AP. common..'..100 63
R..F.&P. div. scrip... 100 40
Cd. A(ireeiinl|opref..l()0 ... 2'
Rich. A Petersburg... 100 ... 71
Petersburg Railroad.... 100 2**| 2>
Char.. Col. A AugusU.lOO lt
BANKS.
Merchants National., ll") 1121 Hi
Inion Bank of Rich'd. M 04,
INS-BANCR* CO'S.
Va. Fire and Marine.... 25 ... ?'!?'
Virginia State. 25 33 3-i
GRAIN AND COTTON EXC1IAN01
Richmond, April 21, 1885.
OFKKHINOB.
Whkat.?Mixed, 1,150 bushel
Rfd. 701 bushel*..
Cohn.?White, _94 bushels.
Oats.?Vin) bushels.
8 A MOS REPORTED TO SBCRKTABY
Whkat. ?Mixed, lott bushels
ll.00: ||0 bushels on private tenn
Red, 154 bushels very good Shortben
mi private tenn*; I I bushel* comm.
Shortberry at 8oc.
Ct.kn.?While. _f.?4 bushels vei
good to prime al 0_ to G.'k.
'j ON CALL-HOARD? KIBHT CALL?
11:30 A. M.
Whkat. Rid. Aske
1 j No. 2 Red. May delivery...10OJ
1 No. 2 Red. June delivery... 102
I No. _ Red, July delivery. 102 j, lui
Corn.
No. 2 White. April delivery. 59J
No. 2 White. May delivery. 5y| C.
No. 2 White. June delivery,
1.049 bushels sold at GO..
No. 2 White. June delivery,
1.ooo bushels sold at .VJ ic
No. 2 White, July delivery. ... 6!
No. 2 Mixed. April delivery. 58$ 6(
No. 2 Mixed. May delivery,
I. "?'(> bushels sold st 57 |c
No. 2 Mixed. Msy delivery,
1,000 bushels sold at 57 Jc
Oats.
No. 2 Mixed, Msy delivery. A',
No. 2 Mixed, June delivery. ... 4;
8KCOND CALL?2:30 P. M.
No offerings.
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET
Richmond, April 24, 1885.
With exception of seme good salea
dark tobaccos the market was dull tn
heavy to-day. A few parties attempt
to mn off some soft reviewed stock
brights, but met with ill success get
rally. Good bright fillers appeared
better demand, but offeringa afford
only a poor selection. Fresh offeriu
are small and receipts light.
NKW "I-OHACCOH.
Dark Logs: Common. 15*45.5
medium to good, |5.50e|6; very go
workiag, |6a|6.50; red ead coloi
f | t6.2SaH.75.
.' Bright Loge: Common, |7.50a|
j medium to fair, $8.5Oe|10; good
, very good, 611a|13; bright cotte:
tir>s11* ; fine and fancy cutters, |1
f Dark Leaf: Common, |6.50a$7.5
ii ine<tv_*ai, |T.50a|9; good to eery g<x
llOaOll.50; very good to Ino, ll
?16.
Wrappers: Common. 6l2a$15; a
diuat, OIMtS.60; geed bright, pt
kti ; very good bright, B&2-440* Im
ftsaey, H5a4?.
-.
_H___l-_Hns__-_-H-_l
^___mg?
mw TOM.
Kaw Yo?K. April
dun eadeesy; ult*. 47 balee;
landa, 10|c; Orleans, ll|e*;
net receipts, 810 balee; grose, ******
bedes; exporte?toG**-mlB*-ttato,7,l*
bales; to France, J44 bales; ???*?.
continent, 2,237 balee; attlee, aV-Ot
bales; stock, 347,722 bales. 8e??lll?
llour dull and easier; common ta WT
extra, $4a$4.65. Wneet^Spot *a|e.
lower ; ungraded red, 83*97c.; Na, t
red. May, MjatW,-. Cora al ian i
heavy ead \a%c. lover; advttttttttl
'al ic closing steady ; ungraded, Ma
56c.; No. 2 April. 56c.; May. Mi?
stime. Oata Jajc. higher and fairly hw
ti ve; No. 2, 40,c. Hop* quiet. Oef
fc ?*Spot fair; Rio dull at Hf*.; Na. T
Rio, a*jet, $6.90; May.$6.75a#r*. Sugar
in fair demand ; fair to good re tining,
4 j?4jc ; refined firm. Molasses Int}
50 test, 17 Jo. Rice stoedy ami rather
quiet. Cotton-seed oil. 33*35c. for
crude. 39a41c. for refined. Koeia
steady. Turpentine stronge; at 33Jtt
33jc. Hides liri.i. Wool steady.
Pork dull and declining; moss, spot,
113. Middles dull; long doer, 6,c.
Lard 3s4c. lower snd dull; waster*
eteam. spot, 17.17$; Msy, $7. lief7.14.
Freights steady.
BALTIMORE.
B ai Timi rk, April 24.?Flatt*
ateady ead quiet; Ho ward -Street aad
western superfine, I3.25ai3.62 ; extra,
$3.87aM25 ; family. $4._.5e*"5.25; City
Mills superfine, i3.25sl3.50; extra,
I4_i4.35; Rio brands. #:>. Wheat
Southern steady amt quiet; westera
lower, closing dull; southern red,
il.04sll.06; amber, |1.08aOl-lO; No.
1 Maryland, $1.06 asked; No. 1
western winter red, spot, 9l.Je97|c.
Corn?Southern white steady; yelma
lower ; western firmer and neglected ;
southern white, 58a60c.; yellow, 55 Ja
s')'".-. Oats steady and t)uiet; southern,
45a48c.; western white, 47a48c.;
mixed. 44a4.".-c. ; Pennvlvania, 4.5a4Bc.
Proviaions steady and quiet. Mees
pork, $12.25a$13.50. Bulk-meats?
Shoulders and clear-rib sides, packed,
*>; sud 7Jc. Bacon-Shoulders, Ile.;
clear-rib sides, 8c. Hams, lljal.'lc.
lard?Refined, 8}c. Coffee dull; Ria
cargoes, ordinary to fair. 7|a8|e.
Sugar dull; A soft, 6c. Whiskey
steady at tl..Dall.21. Freight* dull.
CINCINNATI.
Cibcinnati, April _4.?Fleer
linn; lamily, $4.25a$4.5(>. Waeel
dull; No. 2 roi. $1.04. Corn ateedr ;
No. 2 mixed. 4','Jc. ('nt* in light de?
mand : No. 2 mixed, 37Jc. Lard ia
fair demand; current make. $6.75.
Bulk-meats in moderate demand ; shoul?
ders, 14.50: short rib, $5.95. Bacon
urn-hanged. Whiskey steady at $1.13.
Sugar unchanged. Hogs steady ; com?
mon and light, $3.50a$4 55 ; packing
and butchers', $4a$4.50.
LOUISVILLE.
Lo-TBVILLB, April24.?(Jrainstrong
an.i firm. Wheat?No. 2 red, $1.
Corn?No. 2 white, 5,1c. Oats?No. 2
mixed, 38jc. Provisions dull. Ba?
con?Clear rib, 10.00; sides, $7.25;
shoulders, $5.25. Bulk-meats?Clear
rib. $0.15; sides, $0.50; shoulders,
$4.75. Pork?Mess. $12.50. llama?
Bafar-ttared, lOttlOfe.
ST. LOUIS.
St. Loris, April 24.?Fleur un
fhBBgod Wheat lower and unsettled;
No. 2 red, cash. -I .""ja-)I."I ; May,
-lrii.1.0".. Corn dull ami lower; No. 2
liiixetl, cash, 43|44|c.; May, 44Ja
i I ?. . Oats higher ami linn; cash,
.'17 jc.; May, 35 _c. Whiskey steadv at
$1.14. Provisions dull am! droopmg.
Pork. $12. Bulk-meats?Car Iola,
long clear. **5.*-5 ; short rib, $-.****>;
clear. $6.20. Bacon?Long clear, $6.25
a$(...17j; short rib, $G..I7ja$6.50;
clear, $O.0Oaf*l,7O. Lard, $6.75e$6.-0.
CHICAGO.
Chicaoo, April 24.?Flour un?
changed. Wheat closed Jc. under yes?
terday ; April, 80JaM7Jc.; May, 87|a
*ci\c. j June, M'jjaDOJc.; No. 2 red,
-4c. Corn we_k *nd closed Jc. under
s. sterday ; cash. April, and May, 40 Ja
47.c.; June, 47Je48e. Oats trading
light aud closed jc. under yesterday;
casb, 3_J_-4c.; May. .14 |a'14 ic ; June,
:'4.a 15 Jc Mess-pork declined 5al0e.
and closed stead v ; cash, $11.60a
$11.05: May, $1 l.G0a$ll.70; June,
$11.70e|U.I0. Lard 2ja.5c lover;
cash, $G.87ja$i..,.)0; May. $0.8.5a$6.90;
June, $G.y2ja$0..t7j. Boxed meaU
cai-ier; dry-salted shoulders, $4.35a
$4.00; short ribs, $5.M7a$5.9U; clear,
$G.25a$0.30. Whiskey tirm at $1.15.
Sugars unchanged.
HI.VTLV*. Ol' THK CHICAOO MABBMT.
Ciiicacio. April 24.?After a day
marked by extreme nervousness and
-' me excitement in wheat, accompanied
by a lower range of prices, the market
busily closed in thc afternoon with tt
moderately firm feeling, and price*
practically unchanged from those of yea*
teitiay. There was an early decline of
ic from the closing prices of yesterday
otcssioiied by libers! o tie nuga of
" long " wheat and accelerated by some
" *hort" selling. This was due to the
absence of any warlike intnlligen_? from
! ? i.-i"ii of a di finite nature and a re?
ported easier feeling in the foreign
grain markets. Toward tbe close of
the regular Board a liberal export
n...?i ment was reported, and a rumor
that France and Russia had formed an
offensive alliauc* against England
ceased some axcitement sud aa uf.wird
movement in th* afternoon, so thi.; all
thc ground lost early in the dey tree
reentered. Outside s->ecuIation batt
fallen off, and there is a disposition ap?
parent to await developments. The
weak in's* in wheat influenced the roursa
of prices -n corn, snd there was an early
*!?- .<-? ol Jc, with a partial recovery,
tb*4 market closing fractionally under
yesterday. Trading was light in oats,
witb somewhat lower prices early, with
a recovery toward the close. Provi?
sions opened essier and closed a shade
lower.
MILWAUKEE
Mii.wai'kkk, April 24.?Flour un?
changed. Wheat steady ; No. 2 Mil
aukee, cash, H5c.; May, 86Jc. Cont
sesree ; No. 2, 47c. Oata searce ; Ne.
2, '14 jo. Provisions tower. Mesa-pork,
eaah or Maj, $11.62$. Lard?Prime
steam, casb ar May, $6.87.
WILMINGTON.
WiLttntciTow, N. C., April 24.?
Turpentine firm at 2_je. Roam quiet,
-.trained. 90c. ; good. 92jc. Tar firm
at $1.10. Crude turpentine stoedy;
hard, $1.10; yellow-dip and virgaa,
$1.55.
MW YORK COTTON rUTURM.
N_w York, April _1.?Cot toa -
Net receipt.*, G8 balee ; grose leoiiplB,
235 bake. Futures eloeed steady;
aales. 46.000 balee; April, |10.74a
$10.76; Moy, $10.7*4110.70; Jae*,
$10.85 ; July, Il0.94a4l0.96; Att|U-4,
I11.0la$11.02; September, |10.75a
$10.76; October, I10.36all0.l7} No?
vember and December, $10.20; Jame*
ry, U0.27all0.29.
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