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“PROCRESS AND IMPROVEMENT." 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
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should reach the New York Office at least ten days 
before tbo date of the paper in which they appear. 
SATURDAY, DEC. 17, 1870. 
THE LOWEST CLUB PRICE OF THE RURAL NEW- 
YORKER is $2,50 per yearly copy to sulisoribers in 
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DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE: 
Report for 1S6IL 
Congress authorized, July 14,1870, the print¬ 
ing of two hundred and t wenty-five thousand 
copies of this Report. The Joint resolution au¬ 
thorizing this publication, stipulates that one 
hundred and eighty thousand copies shall be 
l'or tbo u»e of the House of Representatives, 
twenty thousand for the use of the Senate, mid 
twenty-five thousand for distribution by tho 
Commissioner of Agriculture. Perhaps this 
mode of distribution is the wlseSt that can be 
devised; but it will be noticed that less Ilian 
one-eighth of theso volumes are controlled by 
the Department, which can certainly make the 
best use of them. The theory is that each Sena¬ 
tor aud Representative puts tho copies appor¬ 
tioned to him in tho hands of those of his con¬ 
stituents who will best appreciate and profit by 
the information the Report contains. But nil 
who know anything about tho matter know that 
this is uot the case and that the Department is 
embarrassed for want of copies to meet the de¬ 
mands made directly upou it. 
Again: because Congress fails to adopt the 
needed resolution when it ought to, the Report 
is issued eight nr nine months after It should 
have boon. It ought to have been published 
and distributed six months ago. And now that 
it is before the public, there are some of its me¬ 
chanical features which aro a disgrace to auy 
printing establishment, to say nothing of the 
Government Printer ol’ the United States, whose 
monopoly of suoh work is an outrage upon the 
entire craft. Just as it would be to give all the 
heel’ contracts for army supply to any one man. 
This whole government printing and book ma¬ 
king is an outrageous fraud upon tho pooplc, 
and is fostered by the still greator political fraud 
called “the Franking Privilege," which “privi¬ 
lege" is abused for polilloal or partisan pur¬ 
poses. 
There Is one feature of this Report of the 
Commissioner which we desire to commend. It 
is more properly and nhsinuRlya Report than 
any volume issuc.l heretofore under the name. 
Special contributions by private Individuals, 
upon special topics, aro no longer published; 
but the volume embraces the General Report of 
the Commissioner, with the Reports (to him) Of 
the Statistician. Entomologist, Cbttmist, Super- 
in tsndout of Gardens and Gromtds, Botanist, 
>j ,t-we were about to write Meteorologist, 
but the Department, unfortunately for ilecir 
and the agriculturists of tho country, has no 
Meteorologist; inn the Commissioner has wisely 
scoured a Report on Meteorology, or which wo 
shull Speak hereafter—and of the Editor. 
The Report, of the Editor purports to be "di¬ 
gests of official researches upon popular and 
timely topics, suggested by the exigencies of 
tho hour, and Illustrative of tho direction of 
Rural Progress;" and these “ digests" take the 
place and oooupy the space heretofore devoted 
to the discussion of special industrial topics by 
special Individual contributors, many or whom 
knew about ius much of the topics discussed as 
President Grant does of Positive Philosophy. 
A great deal of valuable information is em¬ 
braced in this Report ot the Eli tor, and some 
which Is nut so valuable, and wltiou might bet¬ 
ter ha ve been left out. 
The Report on Agricultural Meteorology, (by 
And uu Poey, whom we would lie glad to see in¬ 
stalled Meteorologist nf the Department,) is a 
most exhaustive and interesting paper, which 
should be read hy every agriculturist, and which 
both suggests and proves the importance of es¬ 
pecial attention to this branch of science, in its 
relation to production. Wo shall take an early 
opportunity ro give extracts therefrom. 
The Report of the Botanist embraces consider¬ 
able general information, but it seems to us 
ought to have furnished the public with more of 
the prnulioal results of observations than wo 
find in it. Suoh a report ought to embrace whlU 
has been done in detail—not simply a statement 
in general terms. Conclusions reached concern¬ 
ing doubtful plants, the distribution and discov¬ 
eries of species and their utility, are what prac- 
. lienl men look for. A National Herbarium is 
well; but the agriculturists of the country, as a 
mass, cannot reach and profit by it, except 
through the agency of such n report. 
The Report of the Superintendent of Garden 
and Grounds is far more satisfactory. It con¬ 
tains facta and results which the public may 
profit, by. But why are tho plates of all the 
grapes wrong end up ? 
The Report of the Chemist has the merit of 
exhibiting result* of value and interest. It does 
not indicate that the Chemist has injured his 
constitution by arduous labor in the laboratory, 
in behalf or agriculture, hut so far as it goes, it 
gives something that may be useful. 
What relation the Report, of the Entomologist 
has to Entomology, it would require a powerful 
microscope and superior intelligence to discover. 
The Entomologist is one of the most careful and 
able men In his specialty, and yet wo have a re¬ 
port here which furnishes no practical informa¬ 
tion whatever, upon that specialty, in which 
hundreds of thousands of the people of this 
country are directly interested. It is a disgrace 
to the Department, that such a report should 
he accepted and published as an Entomological 
Report: and it is not worthy even of the reputa¬ 
tion of tbo eminent gentleman who asserts ho is 
not State Entomologist of New Jersey, mucli 
less of the Entomologist of tho Department of 
Agriculture. 
Tho Report of the Statistician lias the merit 
of giving evidence of great industry and care in 
the arrangement and comparison of facts and 
figures. Mr. Dodgb deserves much credit for 
this record. 
Gen. Capkon's (the Commissioner’s) Report 
proper, is a conoise and clear review of the 
work of the Department, for 1869. and, like its 
author, is direct In dealing with the topics lie 
deems important, to mention. Gen. Caphon has 
wrought a good work in his administration of 
the Department. It will bo seen from our re¬ 
marks that we think he has more work to do, 
and may do it better: and we believe that, un- 
Hammeled by want of means uiul by tho 
abominable selfishness and dictation of mere 
politicians who seek to use tho Department for 
personal aggrandizement and political propa¬ 
gandise!, he would render it a more important 
agency than It now is in the promotion and pro¬ 
gress of American Agriculture. 
RURAL NOTES AND QUERIES. 
Fifty-Three Antnrdnye and Fifty-Two Numbers. 
—Our readers may not be aware that there are 
fifty-three Saturdays this year; but there are. 
Our contract with subscribers calls for fifty- 
two numbers of the Rural New-Yorker an¬ 
nually, or tweuty-six semi-annually. The next 
issue of tho paper, t herefore, will contain the 
Title Page. Index, &e., and close the volume. 
Tills gives us a week of holiday and to prepare 
for the early issue of the first number of the 
new volume, which will be dated January 7,1871, 
(uud of which an enormous edition will be 
printed,) and thereby enables us to avoid all the 
eon fusion and tho too frequent delays, conse¬ 
quent upon a great rush of business at the be¬ 
ginning of the year. 
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Ledru Ilollin, whoso portrait we present our 
readers, was born in Paris In 1807. He has al¬ 
ways been an enemy to the late French Empire. 
He was educated for the bar, early developed 
great oratorical powers, was chosen, in 1841, one 
of tbo Deputies of the Department of Do Mans. 
His anti-imperialistic utterances resulted in his 
being prosecuted for treasonable language, and 
bo was condemned to four months imprison- I 
moul and tho payment of a fine of 3,000 francs, j 
He thus became a leader of the Extreme Left, 
and fought Louis Philippe and life ministry 
during the last seven yeaw of the Monarchy. 
He took a prominent part in the Revolution of 
i 1H48, was made Minister of the Interior, which 
position was transferred to Lamahti.sk. 
He was strongly opposed to the entry of Lotus 
Napoleon into the Constituent Assembly, and 
himself became a candidate for the Presidency. 
After vainly trying to overthrow the President 
by attacking him in the Chamber, he lost all pa¬ 
tience, and, ou the 13th of June, 1849, aided by a 
small band of partisans, attempted a coup d’etat. 
His followers, however, were quickly routed, 
and Ledhu Rollin himself, after hiding for 
twouty-tbroe days in the outskirts of Paris, es¬ 
caped to England. 
Here ho issued a protestation against the de¬ 
cree of transportation pronounced on him by 
the French National Court, and published a 
work, Le 13 Jain, 1840, Whore he recounted the 
wliys and wherefores of his abortive revolution. 
He afterwards published La Decadence de VAng- 
Uts.)T£, written with tho moat hitter animosity 
towards England and her institutions. In 1837 
lie was accused or complicity in the Mazzini 
plot against Napoleon HI., and was ft second 
time sentenced to transportation, on which ac¬ 
count lit* was nftt included in the general amnes¬ 
ties of 18(10 and 1809. Though as late as the be¬ 
ginning of Mm present year the Olmvikr Cabj- 
net proposed his pardon, he was not. permitted 
to “re-enter France till the establishment of the 
Republic. He has not, however, yet taken any 
prominent part in the present Government, but, 
in the disturbance of the 31st ult., ids mime was 
foremost amongst the members of the proposed 
new regime, 
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The Attractive- Announcement of Ilrlggs 
Brother, the Oldest Seedsmen in Rochester, will 
not bo overlooked by the half million of our 
readers who ought to be cultivators or admirers 
of flowers, vegetables, etc. The senior Baiuns 
we have known for over thirty years as an in¬ 
dustrious and successful boy and man. He is 
now worthily at the head of an extensive and 
reliable establishment, and an Alderman in ibe 
Metropolis of tho Eden of America. 
To Advertisers.—The first number of the Ru¬ 
ral Nkw-Youkhr for J871 will close for the 
electTotypcrs on the Afternoon of Doc. 23. In 
order to promptly supply nil orders from agents 
and new subscribers, (which are far greator thuu 
ever before at this season, and rapidly increas¬ 
ing,) nml also tho largo demand for specimens, 
we shall print from 125.000 to 150.000 copies of I he 
first edition. This issue, being Mic first of a Now 
Year and Volume, will of course bo fully up to 
our high standard in Reading Matter, Illustra¬ 
tions, &c., and have a larger and wider circulation 
Mian any number of the Rural ever before pub¬ 
lished. The advantage of advertising in such a 
number must bo apparent lo all interested, and 
Advertisers wishing to avail themselves of an¬ 
nouncing their business in it should forward 
their favors ns soon us convenient. Advertise¬ 
ments for classification should reach our New 
York Publication Office ns early as Dec. J21st..— 
but otliers will be received as late ns 11 o'clock 
A. M. of Dec. 23d. Advertising friends will 
please remember that our rule In regard to ad¬ 
vertisements received too late for classification 
is, "first come, first served,” and govern them¬ 
selves accordingly. 
Not In the Commission Business,—A corres¬ 
pondent at Nundit, N. Y„ writesYour valuable 
paper gives a better market report on hops than 
any other I have noticed. Now, can and will you 
assist me In the sale of about 2,000 pounds of last 
year’s and about 3,000 pounds of this year’s 
growth ? There are also several other growers 
who would like toselL I will send you a sample 
of both and I will satisfv you for all trouble; or 
will give you all you can get over twenty cents 
THE SEASON. 
[Ws tract Information, briefly, concerning Uie senton, progreM of 
the work, temperature, crop*, price* of farm produce, etoek, labor 
and lands, nod careful estimate* of the amount of grain and number 
of animals on hand tor salo, as compared with previous seasons, for 
publication uodor this bead,— Edo. RcnM.,1 
Gallatin, Miss., Nov. 23.— For the past month 
wo have had beautiful weather. A heavy snow 
fell last night—the largest, seen on the ground 
in this section for many years. The decline in 
cotton has made a gloomy appearance among 
the farmers. A great many farmers refuse to 
pick their cotton out on account of the low 
ALEXANDRE .A.TJC5-TJ8TE LTCLiRTJ ROLLIN'. 
for this year’s crop, and all you can get. over 
thirteen cents per pound for last year's growth, 
etc.” This Is a single specimen of business pro¬ 
positions we frequently receive. We quote it in 
order to say to all concerned that we are not In 
iMi.-o. ■- nor have wc any pels 
among commlsJimVnon, into whose hands we 
turn business. 
About Florida.—Wc are in receipt of a work 
of 128 octavo pages, with map and illustrations, 
entitled “ Florida: Its Climate,Soil and Produc¬ 
tions, with w Sketch of its History, Natural Fea¬ 
tures. and Social Condition; —A Manual of 
Reliable Information concerning the Resources 
of the State and the Inducements to Settlers. 
Prepared nnd Issued by tho Florida Improve¬ 
ment Co., 34 Park Row, New York." It is full 
of interesting and valuable Information about 
Florida, so aptly called the “ Land ot Flowers " 
and “Daly of America.'* If half that is told be 
true, Florida must be most desirable, uot only 
for those seeking healthful homes, but for all 
wishing to make good investments. From our 
kuowledge ot the Company's operations, and ils 
members personally, we can confidently com¬ 
mend their enterprise to those of our readers 
interested. 
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TifTnny A Co.’* New Palatial Establishment, 
Unimi Squares, Is one of the wonders of Now 
York. The Tribune, under the heading of 
“Paris in America,'* devotes a long and bril- 
liantly-wriltoa article to Its description, the 
truth of whioh will bo evident to ail visiting 
this great emporium of diamonds. Jewelry, 
bronzes, silver wni'C, etc. It is lb© most exten¬ 
sive nnd recherche establishment in its line on 
the Continent— in tho building and its appoint¬ 
ments, ns well as in its stoves of gems, gold and 
silver ware—and significantly indicates the 
growing wealth and taste ot tbo American peo¬ 
ple. The institution is certainly worthy of be¬ 
ing chartered, and merits an extended descrip¬ 
tion—which wc cannot give at present. 
Tin- New Store of Lord & Toy lor, Broadway 
and Twentieth street. Now York, is not only 
notable for its Architectural beauty and com¬ 
pleteness, hm for being the farthest "up town" 
or any of our great retail dry goods bouses. The 
location is a wise one, and assures the still 
greater success of an old and popular firm -for 
the people i.nd business of Manhattan Island 
avo rapidly extending in the up-town direction. 
The new establishment is admirably stocked in 
all its departments, and u credit to its enter¬ 
prising proprietors and the metropolis. 
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How 10 Get the Land n Soldier Is Entitled to.— 
Gkoroe B. Johnson writes:—“I wns a soldier 
three years during the late rebellion, and 1 un¬ 
derstand that soldiers are entitled lo one hun¬ 
dred and sixty acres of Government land. 1 
would like to know how to secure it?" Address 
a letter of inquiry to the “Secretary of the In¬ 
terior Department, Washington. D. C." It istbe 
duly of that Department of the Government 
to furnish information of all kinds relating to 
the public lauds. 
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A Southern H ainan and the Rural.—A North 
Carolinian writes:—“Your paper is invaluable 
tome. Tho ‘old’©uutn’ gets hold of it, swears 
by it, cooks by it. cans fruit by it, churns by it, 
paints by it, and does everything else by ils 
directions.” 
u Geiintngs'OfH'-Ilurae Power," which has been 
commended in these columns, proves to be 
RiCHA udbon’s Power, manufactured by A. F. 
Jennings & Co., Dunkirk, N. Y., who advertise 
it, or have advertised it, iu our columns. 
price of it. Good horses, $150; cattle, 10®30c.; 
butter, 30c.; lard, 30c.; moat, 30c.—»l. A. w. 
Camden, Oneida Co., N. ¥., Dec. 2.— Thenno- 
metrioal averages for November: — Highest 
poiut attained at sunrise. 3d, 55*; lowest, 22ud, 
10* : average. 32' -W; highesr point at noon. 2nd, 
av; lowest, 19th, 27*; average, 44* highest 
point at sunset, 2nd, f>V: lowest, 18th, 32“; aver¬ 
age, 39'20'. Mean temperature of the mouth, 
30“ 3'. There were fourteen pleasant days, live 
cloudy, eight in which rain fell, and three it 
snowed some, though only about an inch on the 
ground at once. Thunder and lightning the 3d. 
A good month for plowing, &c. Cows are $30& 
40; one extra cow sold two weeks ago for $60.— 
E. B. C. 
Wooster, O., Dec, 7.—“We have had a most beau- 
fui fall in this part of the State; farmers have 
their fall work all done. Crops have been boun¬ 
tiful; but few farmers are selling their crops, 
on account of the low prices. Wheat, $1.10; corn, 
45@50o.; oats, 40@42c.; barley, 80c.; rye. 80u.; flax 
seed, $1.80; timothy, $3.50; clover. $5. At the 
above prices, but little of anything is selling. 
Stock, except cattle, is not at all profitable to 
keep, especially with land at $75 to $100peracre, 
and good hands at $20 to $25 por month. The 
fly has Injured a great amount of the wheat 
plant this fall.—a. t. s. 
Duncan's Falls, Ohio, Dec. 1.—We still have it 
dry here; not rain enough to start the water in 
the litllo streams. A great many wells are dry; 
if it should freeze hard a great many farmers 
who have stock will suffer on account of water. 
We had a 6now storm on tho 220 of November; 
snow fell four inches deep. We have very mild 
weather for the time of year. Wheat looks 
well; we had a few light showers that kept it 
growing. Wheat sells at $1.10: flour, $0.75 per 
barrel; potatoes. 80c. per bushel; pork, $7-50, 
and farmers holding on for advance. The 
weather bus been ton warm for the last ten days 
for hog killing, which has a tendency to keep 
prices down. It is nr.o of the nicest falls for 
planting fruit Decs; the ground is iu the best 
of order.— 3. c. n- 
H null ion, Mo., Dec. 5.—Have bad a very dry 
season up to the 7th of August; through Au¬ 
gust, September and October, bad an abundance 
of rain. No rain since November I. Weather 
warm, clear and pleasant. First killing frost, 
Ootoher 20th. Ground is in good order, aud 
farmers are rushing their plows. Corn nnd oats 
u fair crop; wheat, light crop, but of excellent 
quality Hay light; potatoes, turnips, and all 
root orops a heavy yield. Apples almost a fail¬ 
ure, owing tolate frost in spring. Peaches iight. 
Small fruits a failure. Wheat is worth 60@4X>e.; 
oorn, 25@35c.; oats, 25@30c.; potatoes, 25o.; tur¬ 
nips, lOQJac.; cows, $30@50; hogs, fat, $6@8 per 
100 lbs.; store or stock hogs about the same; 
work horses, $90@400; improved farms are 
worth from $26 to $G5 per acre. Wild lauds, $10 
<g40, owing to quality and locality. Our town is 
situated on the line of tho Hannibal and St. Jo¬ 
seph Railroad, 157 miles west of Hannibal and 
Quincy, and 55 east of St. Joseph, near the north 
line of Caldwell Co.—M. c. M. 
South Trenton, Oiteitlu Co., N. Y.— Therruome- 
trleal averages for November. Highest point 
attained 2d, 01”; lowest point attained 22d, 1C’; 
average temperature at 7 A. M„ 35° 15'; average 
temperature at 2 P. A!., 40” 15*; average tempera¬ 
ture ut 9 1’. M., 32’ 23'; mean temperature for 
the month. 31’ 02'; number of days on which 
rain fell, 11; number of days on whioh snow 
fell, 10; amount of rain fallen, 2# inches; 
amount of snow fallen, 8 inches 18-100 ; number 
of days of thunder, 2; number of days of light¬ 
ning, 2; prevailing winds, S. W. Not any snow 
on the ground last day of mouth. Oneida coun¬ 
ty has been favored with one of the pleasant 
Novembers. The farmer has had ample time 
forgathering the products of his farm. Fall 
feed in abundance; cows kept in good flow of 
milk; cbeese factories generally closed. Our 
county should be grateful for a bountiful 
season.— Storrs Barrows. 
Lyndon, Caledonia Co., VC, Dec. 2.— The 
month of November was unusually mild—a few 
freezing nights, and now and then a flurry of 
snow. December opens moderate and fine— 
really Indian summer like. No heavy rains 
have fallen yet to raise the streams, and the 
springs in this vicinity remain quite low. The 
weather to-day seems more like early full than 
winter, and what little snow has fora few days 
whitened the hill-tops is f«6t disappearing. Very 
little hay has been fed to stock thus far; grass 
appears quite green in some situations, and 
while I writ© cattle and sheep aro scon grazing 
in the pastures and fields. Price of hay, $15@-18 
per ton ; corn, $ 1 . 103 , 1.20 per bush.; oats, 60c.; 
potatoes, 50c.; apples $2.50@3 per bbl., and plen¬ 
tiful. Store cattle and conrse-wool store sheep 
in demand: fine wool sheep—" blooded Merinos" 
—out of the question.—i. V. 8. 
P. S.—Dec. 3.—It seems more like winter this 
morning: about one inch of snow fell during 
tbo night. ^ ^ ^ _ 
Send ii» Your Name.—The correspondent at Sa¬ 
lem Crossing, Ind., who writes that be sent ono 
of our advertisers at Plantsville, Conn., $10 for 
a trio of Light Brahmas and has beard nothing 
from the money nor the chickens, although he 
has written repeatedly, forgot to give his own 
name. If men state ns facts, what they fear to 
subscribe to, we are inclined, always, to believe 
that they arc suiting wliut aro not facts. 
THE BEST OFFER YET! 
The Thirteen Numbers of this Quarter of the 
Rural New-Yorker will be sent Free to all who 
remit $3 for a single copy for 1871, before Dec. 25 — 
and to all. Clubs n} tra copies or more, at only $2.50 
each! Agents will be allowed Premiums or Free 
Copies, as preferred, on Clubs formed on this basis, 
and should at once open tho Campaign. 
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INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES. 
New Jersey State Vg., Boe.—Officers for 1871.— 
Pres.-Gen. N. N orris Halstkd. Newark, N. J. 
Vtee-Prcii.—N. S. Hue, Fillmore. N. J. Directors.— 
Gcu. N. N. Halsted, Francis Mackin, wirt. Dodd, 
Phi liens Jones, William II. MeCInvo, William M. 
Force, P. T. Quinn, .John Brlsbin, George R. 
Dunn, John McGregor, John Rutherford, Hon. 
Amos Clark, Jr., E. G. Brown, iu Q. Buchnimii, 
A. W, Dlmmock, Benjamin Haines, F. Blanche. 
Col. I. S. ruieknlew, Oen. R. F. Stookton, Gcu. J. 
S. I rick, N. S. Rue. A. W. Markiey, Hon. George 
T. Cobb, Hon, J, V. J>. HOWfintm, LmuO U. Cor¬ 
nell, William S. Scbcnck. Nr. Com .— Hon. Amos 
Clark, Jr., Benjamin Hams, E. G. Brown. Phineos 
Jones, George R. Dunn. Trees.—Wm. H. Mc- 
Clave. Newark, N. J. See —W m. M. Force, New¬ 
ark, N. J. 
Vermont Board of Agriculture.— Among the 
important and praiseworthy act* of tho Ver¬ 
mont Legislature recently in session, was ono 
authorizing the establishment ol a State Board 
of Agriculture. Mining and Statistics. The fol¬ 
lowing gentlemen comprise tin present hoard: 
Gov. John W. Stewart, cx-offlcln. Pics ; James 
B. Angcll, ex-ntficio, ex-Gov. F. Holbrook, N. B. 
Stafford. C. H. Heath, A. B. Halbert. P. W. Hyde, 
Z. E. Jnmosciu. I regard thla •* step Iu the 
right direction—an “ advance movement ” in be¬ 
half of the agricultural interests of the State.— 
I. W. Sanborn, Lyndon, Ft., 1870. 
BUSINESS NOTICES. 
HARVEY FISK. A. S. HATCH. 
FISK & HATCH, 
BANKERS AND DEALERS IN GOVERNMENT 
SECURITIES. 
No. 5 Nassau Street, ) 
New York, Dec. 9, 1870. > 
FUNDING FIVE-TWENTY BONDS. 
Within the paBt three months a very large amount 
of Five-Twenty Bonds have been funded through 
our office into the First Mortgage Bonus of the 
Central Pacific Railroad Company, besides 
large sales of the same securities for new invest¬ 
ments. 
We deal in Central Pacific Bonds the same ns in 
Government Securities, nnd regnrd them as afford¬ 
ing the desired medium for funding Five-Twenty 
Bonds, without reduction of interest and with unim¬ 
paired security. 
They nro all Coupon Bonds of ft,000 each, interest 
payable Jan. 1 and July 1. 
Thru are well known, and have- a ready market 
in all the money centers of this country and Europe,arc 
daily quoted at the Stock Exchange, and can be sold at 
current market pners at readily as the Bonds of the 
, Government. 
The Earnings of the Road for 1870 will reach 
Eight Million Dollars, and the increase is shown in 
the following figures: 
Earnings from Jan. 1 to Dee. 1,1870.$7,417,317 
Earnings from Jan. 1 to Dec. 1,1869........... 5,260,883 
Increase In 1870.$2,156,435 
We Reop a supply of these securities on hand, and 
fnmlah then) at current market prices, which to-day 
Is up*. 
The price includes the coupon due Jan. 1, for which 
three per cent, in gold Will be received by the purchaser, 
on bonds bought during the month. 
Proceeds of $1,000 6-20 bond of 1867, sold to¬ 
day at 109Y..$1,097 50 
Cost of $1,000 Central Pacific bond to-day, at 
91*....:. 917 60 
Difference realized. 180 00 
We continue, as heretofore, to buy and sell Gov¬ 
ernment Bonds, make Collections, receive Deposits, 
subject to check at sight without notice, and allow 
interest on balances, and do a general Banking busi¬ 
ness. FISK & HATCH. 
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NICOL & DAVIDSON, 
686 Broadway, near Great Jonas St., 
TNTElW YORK. 
Having engaged thotr French Goods before the war 
interfered with the manufacturers, are offering 
AT VERY LOW PRICES 
300 PACKAGES OF WHITE CHINA. DECORATED 
CHINA, GLASSWARE, REAL BRONZES, COM¬ 
POSITION BRONZES, CLOCKS, MANTEL SETS. 
JARDINERES, ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, BISQUE 
FIGURES, &c. 
Also of our own manufacture, 
CUTLERY, SILVER-PLATED WARE AND GAS 
FIXTURES. 
ILLUMINATED CHANDELIERS AND GAS 
FIXTURES, 
(a specialty by our own artist,) 
in all colors to match furniture and r <>0 in decorations. 
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USE WINCHESTER'S HYPOPHOSPHITES 
OF LIME AND SODA. 
It is the only Remedy which will 
CURE CONSUMPTION. 
To Cure A Cough, Cold or Sore Throat, use 
BROWN’S BBONCHIAL TROCHES, 
