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xrf lljc Week. 
HOME NEWS. 
Saturday, Feb. 18, 1882. 
The Tammany faction at Albany ^“pe¬ 
culiar.” For several weeks they prevented 
an organization of the Assembly, but finally 
united with the regular Democrats in electing 
Mr. Patterson to the Sneakership. But when 
the Speaker announced his committees he 
quite ignored the Taramanyites, and, for re¬ 
venge, the latter, on the 15th iost., united 
with the Republicans in electing Edward M. 
Johnson Clerk of the Assembly. This is his 
seventh consecutive term of office. 
Guiteau’s sister, Mrs. Soovifle, has written 
a long letter to Mrs. Garfield, begging her to 
interpose in her brother's behalf. Mrs. Gar¬ 
field gave J. H Rhodes, her husband’s life¬ 
long friend, authority to give such statement 
of her feelings to the public as he thought 
best in reply to the letter of Mrs. Scoville. 
He thereupon gave this statement to those 
who called upon him:—“ Toward the slayer 
of her husband she cherishes no malice; he 
must answer above to his God and the Amer¬ 
ican people. For the sister and all memliers 
of his family she feels only profound pity. 
Further than this, she asks to be left alone 
with her sorrow, and to be spared being drag¬ 
ged into useless and torturing publicity,” Al¬ 
though Mrs, Garfield does not give any ex¬ 
pression to her feelings on the subject of 
Guiteau, it can be set down as truth that she 
will have nothing whatever to do with the 
Guiteau case, and that her future with refer¬ 
ence to it will be as nas been her past, and 
that she will not address President Arthur 
on the subject. 
A terrible explosion occurred in a manu¬ 
factory of pyrotechnics at Chester, Pa., on 
the 17th. It is reported that 1U persons were 
killed and over 50 injured. 
Ko-Kun-Hua, late Professor of the Chinese 
language at Iiurvard College is dead. His 
remains will be enclosed in a leaden casket 
and sent to China. 
The House Committee on Territories has 
adopted the report of the sub committee fa- 
voriag the admission of Dakota as a State. 
Joseph E. Sheffield, founder of the Sheffield 
Scientific School in connection with Yale 
College, died at New Haven, Conn., on the 
16th. 
The Pennsylvania Military Academy at 
Chester, Pa., was totally destroyed by fire last 
Thursday. 
The Fiske Jubilee Siugers arrived in Wash¬ 
ington one evening last week, and were com¬ 
pelled to wander about the streets nearly all 
night, Had it not been for private hospitali- 
» ty extended after midnight, they would have 
been without sbelter. They visited eighteen 
hotels, every one in the city, and were re¬ 
fused admittance for various reasons. 
The number of stamps sold on Valentine’s 
Day at the General Post Office in this city 
numbered 582,442, of which 200,000 w T ere one 
cent stamps, 200,000 two cents and 150,000 
three cents. Tli' total amount of money re¬ 
ceived was $15,251, 
The trial of Sergeant Mason, who shot at 
Guiteau, will begin on the 20tb inst. at Wash¬ 
ington. The court has been reconstituted by 
General Hancock, in an order dated Feb 12. 
The professors of Yale College hi ve pre¬ 
sented President Woolsey with a handsomely 
engraved gold medal commemorative of the 
fifty years’ service at Yale College of that dis¬ 
tinguished professor. The presentation ad¬ 
dress was made by Professor Thatcher and 
was feelingly replied to by President Wool¬ 
sey. 
On the 16th inst. the report of the Census 
Committee on the Apportionment bill fixing 
the number of Representatives at 820 members 
was rejected by the adoption of Mr. Ander¬ 
son’s amendment placing the number at 825. 
Under this amendment New York will have 
tbiity-four instead of thirty--three, the num¬ 
ber allowed by the Committee. 
THE 
The Coroner’s jury who have been investi¬ 
gating the Park Row disaster, in this city, find 
that the fire was caused by an overtaxed and 
defective flue, and censure Mr. O. B. Potter, 
the owner of the building. 
The entire bu si ness section of the town of 
Haverhill, Mass,, was destroyed by fire on tbe 
17th, inst. The fire started in Endicotts <fc 
Arnold’s leather establishment. 
Remarkable Change. 
The marvelous revitalizing power of Com¬ 
pound Oxygen is shown in tbe following re¬ 
port of a patient: “ Appetite better; get hun¬ 
gry and can eat a hearty meal; feel stronger 
and can walk with case, and breathe free, 
even when going up hill; sore throat left en¬ 
tirely; chest feels free; cough very little when 
going to bed, and sleep better ; have no cough 
over night when waking up, and no more 
bleeding since using the treatment.” Treatise 
on Compound Oxygen sent free. Drs. Star¬ 
key & Palen, 1109 a.ud 1U1 Girard Street, 
Philadelphia, Pa.— Adv. 
AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 
Saturday. February 18, 1882. 
The following items of agricultural inter¬ 
est are condensed from telegrams received 
here from noon yesterday to noon to-day. 
Philadelphia, Pa. *. A good demand for choice 
lots of apples and potatoes at high prices. 
Prices < f flour, feed, and grain falling off, ow¬ 
ing to speculative flurry, w hich has also a de¬ 
pressing effect upon cotton which is j.jc. 
lower than a week ago. Wool market quiet 
but firm.Cincinnati, Ohio; The grain 
market was paralyzed Wednesday by the do 
cline at Chicago, but recovered somewhat on 
Thursday. Wheat is $1.30; corn, No. 2, 
mixed, 62,’j ; oats, one cent lower than last 
wrek. Provisions have also suffered from the 
break at Chicago, and are not recovering 
much. Pork is $18 and lard fell to $10.50. 
Bad weather, bad floods and bad roads make 
all things dull. The disturbanie at Chicago, 
it is thought, will not have much evil influ¬ 
ence here.Louisville, Ky.: Floods are 
hindering shipments to and from this market, 
Leaf tobacco market still active with firm 
prices for better grades; some irregularity in 
lags. Cotton market very irregular, but 
closing steady at a decline. 
Chicago, Ill.: Pork early in the week declined 
$1.50(7/2 per barrel; but more than half the 
ground lost has been recovered, and the gen¬ 
eral feeling is better. Little demund for 
hog products for immediate consumption ex¬ 
cept from the South. The season in the 
Northwest will be from a month to six weeks 
earlier this year than last. Much Spring plow¬ 
ing has already been done in this State, low'a 
and Nebraska, and the indications as to Win¬ 
ter wheat are uniformly favorable. Those 
indications and other reports, combined with 
the low prices for grain in Europe—lower 
there than here, despite the charges for freight 
and handling between the two places—caused 
the grain market to weaken, and speculative 
agencies, taking advantage of this, precipitat¬ 
ed something like a panic on Wednesday. 
Sales of grain reached enormous proportions, 
as all who were “long of” wheat, yes, and 
of corn, too, to a less extent, seemed anxious 
to get rid of it at any price. Thus supplies 
were pressed on the market and prices broke 
precipitately, the break being greatest in No. 
2 red wheat, which, by Wednesday afternoon, 
had fallen as much as 10@ll>^c. a bushel. Sev¬ 
eral failures were announced here, at St. Lou¬ 
is and at Idew York, and the excitement cul¬ 
minated on the collapse of Messrs. H. O. Ken¬ 
yon & Go., one of the most prominent grain 
dea'iug firms in Chicago. Corn, pork, lard, 
and nearly all sorts of country produce fell in 
sympathy with wheat, but there has been a 
more or less satisfactory recovery in most of 
them, and the outlook now is fairish. 
Detroit, Mich : t rice.! of wheat during the 
week have exhibited the wildest fluctuations, 
with tbe tendency downward: $1.22}^ for 
March delivery was the lowest paid. Early 
In the week the high i rices prevented shipping, 
as prices iu Europe were lower than here, but 
since the decline wheat for Europe has sol 1 
largely. Losses are widely distributed and 
failur s ore insignificant. Transactions were 
the largest in the history of Detroit, averaging 
$1,250,000 per day. Gouutrv roads compara¬ 
tively good. Receipts of farm produce very 
large with a dull market...Milwaukee, 
Wis.: Weather clear an l favorable to agri¬ 
cultural pursuits generally. Great excitement 
in the produce market.St. Louis, Mo.: 
In the six daj r s ending last W ?dnosday, wheat 
declined here 18c. per bushel. Thursday it 
was advanced and the market had a firm tone. 
Other grains which had declined with wheat 
are now strengthening in sympathy with it. 
The condition of growing wheat in all this 
section is unusually good. Collections slow 
and no relief cun be expected until farmers 
can move their crops and stock. Pork and 
other country produce fell with wheat; but 
the tendency now is upward. A brisk de¬ 
mand for live stock at good prices. Horses 
and mules are steady. Cotton which de¬ 
clined like other produce, is improving—near¬ 
ly 80,000 bales on hand, against 50,000 a year 
ago... ............. 
.... Kansas City, Mo.: Grain market badly 
unsettled, and values are weakening, tbe pre¬ 
vailing disposition being to sell. Hogs have 
declined 10@]5c. in sympathy with the fall in 
pork, which went down in sympathy with 
wheat. Cattle market dull; tendency down¬ 
ward.Minneapolis, Minn.: Weather 
mild; no snow and but little frost in the 
ground. Rome localities have begun planting, 
and the acreage under cereals will be greatly 
increased. Only a moderate movement of 
wheat; but little good milling wheat in the 
hands of farmers. Two-thirds of the mills 
are idle from lack of grain, and will be for 
half the time till harvest. No wheat in the 
Northwest for Eastern shipment. Loads of 
immigrants are arriving and being forwarded 
to tbe Northwest.San Francisco, Cal.; 
Sheep have died in large numbers in South¬ 
ern California for want of feed. Prospects 
improving. Wheat lower and fluctuating.... 
Baltimore, Md.: Warm weather not favora¬ 
ble to high prices for wheat On Tuesday 
wheat for March delivery was $1 83%, but 
gradually declined to $1.27}£ later in the 
week, Cot ton market dull and drooping .... 
... .Norfolk, Va.: Cotton coming in slowly; 
prices, after going down, are mounting. 
Weather balmy and Spring-like.Charles¬ 
ton, S. C.: Weather still unsettled. A very 
heavy business in fertilizers so far. Some ex¬ 
citement in cotton market, which is growing 
more settled now.Savannah, Ga.: Cot 
ton market has not declined as at other cities; 
demand good; prices steady. On Thursday 
prices advanced K'o. over Wednesday’s quota¬ 
tions and a much better feeling prevailed.... 
....New Orleans, La.: Carnival opened; city 
full of visitors. Excitement on Cotton Ex¬ 
change has quieted down; dread of a panic 
has passed away. Country reports express 
fear of overflow and damage. Roads bad.... 
The corrected cereal estimates of the De¬ 
partment of Agriculture for tbe crop of 1881, 
were given to the public last Thursday, show a 
more general reduction in yield than for many 
years. During the five preceding years no 
one of the grain crops met with serious disas¬ 
ter. In 1875 the wheat produced was reduced, 
while the corn crop was above an average. 
In 1874 the reverse was true, wheat making 
an average crop and corn nearly as bad a fail¬ 
ure as in 1881. In 1869 corn was a compara¬ 
tive failure, while wheat produced more than 
an average yield. In no season since the in¬ 
auguration of crop reporting has there been 
so general a disaster, involving corn, wheat, 
barley, buckwheat, and rye; oats alone being 
exempt from loss. The aggregate of Corn 
estimates is 1,194,916,000 bushels, grown upon 
04,202,025 acres, or 18 0-10 bushels per acre. 
This is a reduction of 31 per cent, from the 
crop of 1880. The Wheat crop aggregates 
380,280,090 bushels, a reduction of 22 percent., 
grown upon 37,709,020 acres, a yield of 10 1-10 
bushels per acre, tbe lowest rate of yield yet 
reported for the entire crop. Rye, 20,704,950 
bushels, a reduction of 27 per cent., area 1,789,- 
100 acres, yielding 24 7-10 bushels per acre 
Barley, 41,161,330 bushels, a reduction of 9 
per cent., grown on 1,967,510 acres, at the rate 
of 20 9 10 bushels per acre. The product of 
Oats is 416,481,000 bushels, against 417,885,- 
380, in 1880. The acreage is 16,881,000, and 
the yield 24 7-10 bushels per acre. Buck¬ 
wheat, 9,486,200 bushels, grown on 828,815 
acres, yield 1 1 4-10 bushels per acre. The ag¬ 
gregate product of all cereals is 2,063,029,570 
bushels, against 2,718,193,501, a decrease of 24 
per cent. The aggregate value of cereals 
grown in 1881 is greater than the total valua¬ 
tion of 1880. Corn and oats mainly consumed 
at home, and used interchangeably, are most 
affected by the failure of maize. The average 
value of corn has advanced from 39 6-10 cents 
in 1880, to 63 6 lucentsin 1881; oats from 36 to 
464 10 cents. Wheat has advanced from an 
average of 95 cents to $1.19 per bushel. The 
values are in million dollars, as follows: Corn, 
759; wheat, 453; oats, 193; rye, 19; barley, 33; 
buckwheat, 8. Total, 1,465, against 1,361 in 
1880. 
-*-*-♦- 
The Enquirer of Cincinnati says: Hon. P. 
T. Barnum strongly indorses St. Jacob’s Oil 
for pain. His combination and artists all use 
it.— Adv. 
A Fine Hair Dressing- 
* Cocoaine dresses the hair perfectly, and is 
also a preparation unequalled for the eradica¬ 
tion of dandruff. 
The superiority of Burnett’s Flavoring 
Extracts consists in their purity and great 
strength. 
“it. is curing Everybody,” 
writes a druggist. “ Kidney Wort is the most 
popular medicine we sell.” It should be by 
right, for no other medicine has such specific 
action on the liver, bowels and kidneys. Do 
not fail to try it.—Acte; 
Write to Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkhnm, No. 233 
Western Avenue, Lynn, Mass., for names of 
la dies that have been restored to perfect health 
by the use of her Vegetable Compound. It is 
a positive cure for the most stubborn cases.— 
Adv. 
Alabastine. —We take pleasure in calling 
tbe attention of our readers to an article 
called Alfibnstine, designed for coating or 
finishing walls and ceilings. Its construction 
embodies the essential features of a lasting 
wall finish, as the material of which it is com¬ 
posed, assimilates with the plaster producing 
a firm and beautiful coating. What is com¬ 
monly known as kalsomine has many objec¬ 
tions, among which is the tendency to crack 
and scale off, n peculiarity familiar to all who 
have any knowledge of the subject. This ob¬ 
jection do?s not exist in Alabastine, and for 
this reason alone it is far more desirable. Adv. 
£i}C iftlarkcts. 
PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS. 
New York, Saturday. Feb. IS, 1882. 
Bkanb and PKAA-LaUvrlv buyers have paid the 
late advance with great reluctance, but holders of 
best (trade of white seem to feel they are masters of 
the situation, and there Is no quotable shad Inn In 
prime qualities. At the dose buyers arc still stand- 
Ing-off, evidently awaiting a pressure to sell. This 
may occur In pome lower (trades of State and regular 
German, but It Is not lately to in selected mediums 
and marrows. Fancy beaus quiet Few pea beaus 
here; they are pretty well absorbed by the Western 
market, where they really belong. Peas of all kinds 
quoted steady ami unchanged 
Beans marrow, prime. #4.40; fair to Rood. #4.00 
<54.25; medium, choice, $3.75; fair to Mod, $3.40® 
3.60: pea, choice, (13.70: fair to (rood. $3.40(33.60; 
white kidney, choice, si.'JV. fair to good, $4 no® 1 20: 
red kidney, choice, #2.3702.9.7; fair to good. $2.5002.75; 
turtle soup, $1.7301.80: German in bags, prime, $3,850 
3.2.1 ■ California Lima, 84.2504.30. 
Peas, green, prime, In bbls., $1,0501.70; green. In 
bags, $1.4301.60; Southern b. e., per 2-bu. bag, $4,100 
4.15. 
Receipts for the week, 6,160 bushels. 
Exports do, 173pkgs. 
Huttkr.—T be scarcity of line, full grain Western 
creamery lias become more prominent, and such 
lots, is well as faultless half tub selections of State, 
are fully 1c higher. Dalrhwirf a good average qual¬ 
ity are very firm and owners seem tn no hurry to re- 
lease such lines Western butter l» remarkably Stiff 
and more than we get could be sold at full figures. 
C ommon butter l< doing well lu some of It there Is 
this marked Improvement lots that a few weeks 
ago would not he looked at now have a price—post 
tlon. 
Creamery, fancy, special brands, etc.,43047c.;choice, 
4101.7c-: fair to good S76«42o.; ordinary. 28083c.; State 
half firkin tubs, fancy, fn-ith, 42043c.,; choice, 40042c.; 
prime. 300880.; fair to «rood, firkins, choice, 
■lo-itle.; fair to good, 350S>c; ordinary,®V.<i1|e.; dairies 
entire choice. 40.<«41c.; fair to good, Sleur.ie.; Welsh 
tubs, choice, 4'kv, fair to good. 39c..; Western ‘lim¬ 
itation creamery, 35012e ; dairy choice, 35037c.; good 
to prime,2S032c.; ordinary to fair, 38025c.; factory, 
.Tilde, tine, l'J 02 Oc.: general run do. 14013c.: choice, 
current make, 8803.7c.: fair to good do. 26@3’c.; or¬ 
dinary, 14020c.; roll butter, Hue, 29&31JC.; ordiuary, 
23023c. 
Reeplpts for week, 20,065 pkgs. 
Exports do. 715 do. 
CREKM5. The market shows no .-uiimntton, and 
were It not for the moderate supply prices could 
luirdl.v aland up_, England’s wants are small, and 
the home trade is uo feature as late as tills. In a 
word, the finest lots are held for peddling, and ship¬ 
pers can obtain bargains when they operate In under 
grades. 
State factory. choice. l?W013c.r prime, Ilt6012i4c.; 
fair to good. 1001114c.: ordinary, 8te,<iMie.: Ohio. flat, 
best. I2012J6C.: prime. Il))gi0llfgjc.: fair to good,801Uc.; 
creamery, part skims, choice. 7e.; fair to good, 60 
6}ye . ordinary. pnjTe,: other. l!*03c 
Receipts for the week. 14,9-13 boxes. 
Exports do, 17 TIB boxes. 
Liverpool cable. 548.063s. 6d., early to late made. 
Stcum to Liverpool, 25s. 
COTTON Speculators In cotton have suffered ns 
badly as tlielr brothers In wheat. The decline for 
the past 111 days Is estimated at 1V.(\ At the close 
there Is a wholesome reaction and It Is expressed 
that' the bottom lias been touched. Spot cotton Is 
almost nominal no fur as buyers arc concerned. 
CURUENT PRICKS. 
Quotations based on American standard of classifi¬ 
cation. 
N. Orleans 
Uplnnds. and Gulf. Texas. 
Ordinary... 
Strict ordinary. 
Good ordinary. 
Strict good ordinary. 
Middling ... 
Good Middling- 
Strict good middling. 
Middling fair. 
Fair... 
8 
1.7-16 
9 
3-16 
9 
8-16 
9W 
9-V 
9« 
10 
5-16 
10 
9-10 
10 
9-16 
I0?rf 
11 
11 
11 
8-16 
II 
7-16 
11 
7-16 
11 
7-16 
11 
11-16 
11 
11-16 
1173 
im 
12 
12« 
12 U 
12W 
124 
13 
12$ 
1244 
13 
18$ 
18« 
1894 
STAINED. 
Good ordinary. 346 I Low Middling.10 3-16 
Strictgoodordiuary 9).^ | Middling. ... .11 3-16 
Futures closed ns follows: February, 11.44011.46c.; 
March, 11,40011.30c.; April, 11 61011.65e.; May, ll.79@ 
11 , 30 c.: June, II.Ole.; July. 12.U3c.; August, 12 200 
12.21c, r September, ll.760ii.T7c.: October, 11.'220 
1121a; November, 11,110U.13e.; December, 11.140 
11.16c. 
Receipts for week, 21,310 bales. 
Exports, do., 14,623 do. 
Diukd Fruits.-S tocks or apples arc light and full 
prices ur«-made In a lobbing way; best evaporated 
and SUn-drlcd very urm. Peaches without special 
Inquiry Small fruits lino, especially blackberries. 
Southern apples, ordinary to good. Itpyi.L-.;do. line 
to choice,|6.i^6(Xe; fancy. S^AyOHsC; Western, crop, ordi¬ 
nary, fi0M4e; do. choice lots, CM'e: Slate, fine-cut, 
606tgc.i do. Old, quarters, ftg-dfe.; evaporated 
apples, IKSl, llC''d2)yc: do. choice ring cut, 130134c. 
iVaeh.-s, soul hern, crop 14016c; Carolina do., good 
to fancy, 1K02OC; Ga. dri. peeled, 1*01$C; evap¬ 
orated peaches, peeled, 33037c; do. unpack'd, 13015c; 
Uopeeh’d peaches, halves, 51i6tA3i'c; do. quarters, 5® 
5We. Plants, 'Southern. liJiit'.’e ; State, 15016c. 
Cherries, Southern. ISWtailte. I laefcberrtes, 13J<@l4c. 
Raspberries, 266T264C- Huckleberries, I3tjj0l4c. 
Boas The market has ruled weak, and moderate 
arrivals alone have kr.pt prices from dropping. The 
supply In nearly all fresh and this given sellers some 
advantage. It looks at the moment ns If Lenten 
prices would be too high to be popular. 
Choice stock, V do/.., 24fin29e.i State and Pa., 
26 c.; Western, choice, fresh 25c., Southern, fresh, 
llue, 25c.; Western, Southern and Canadian, poor 
to good, lltfllHe.i limed. Slate, 13020c.; Canada 
and Western prime, 160181!. 
Receipts for week, tS.ITObbls.; <lo. last week, 3.681 
do. 
Fresh Fruits. Choice apples are held strong with 
a certain market for the small remnant of red fruit 
or bright greenings. Retailers will soon have to draw 
on russets as most greenings for ordinary use have 
scalded. Fla. strawberries have not arrived lately; 
prices are for early In the week. Fla. oranges have 
had a slow season and few n the best packages ex¬ 
ceed 81.51 know ami then a special mark for Broad¬ 
way use brings $.703 .70 tg bbl. case. Cranberries are 
not parted with freely as the supply will not furnish 
regular customers very long. Peanuts quiet, but 
held firm with the assurance of scarcity. 
Strawberries, Fla., qt., $1.5001.75; Grapes, State 
