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HOME NEWS. 
Saturday, Oct., 14. 1882. 
At a meeting of tbe Brooklyn Congrega¬ 
tional Association, Tuesday, Henry Ward 
Beecher spoke for two hours-and a half, giv¬ 
ing his reasons for differing with the churches 
represented there in matters of faith. He 
closed by announcing his withdrawal from the 
Association. 
At Vincennes, Ind., Joseph Fry, about 60 
years old, and long noted as a miser who died 
last week, had sewed in his shirt $4,250 in 
greenbacks, many of them gold demand notes, 
which had evidently been there since the war. 
It is estimated at the Signal Office that at 
least $13,000,000 of property and many per¬ 
sons remained safely in harbor on account of 
the warnings given by tbe Signal Office be¬ 
fore the cyclone of last month, and that the 
saving in this one storm pays the expenses of 
tbe service for at least ten years. 
The fact has been published that W. C. De- 
pauw, of New Albany, lnd,, proposed to give 
$1,000,000 to Asbury University, on certain 
conditions. It is now announced that Mr. 
Depauw will not endow Asi.ury, but will 
leave $1,000,000 by will to found an institution 
of learning, to bear his name, but not to be 
located at Greencastle. 
An Oxford, Ind., boy, 15 years of age, fell 
into a creek and ruined his clothes. His 
mother said he ought to have stayed in the 
creek. Because of this remark he shot him 
self t hrough the heart. 
A Nebraska savings bank has opened a chil¬ 
dren’s department, in which a deposit as small 
as one cent can be made. 
Two thousand live hundred white construc¬ 
tion employes of the Northern Pacific Rail¬ 
road, iu Montana, struck recently on account 
of their board being raised half a dollar a week 
The Longfellow Memorial Association has 
issued a circular to the “children of America,” 
inviting 10-cent subscriptions toward the ful¬ 
fillment of the plan of the Association for the 
erection of a memorial statue in front of the 
poet’s late residence. For every ten subscrip¬ 
tions a package of ten memorial cards will be 
mailed to the address of tbe sender, to be dis¬ 
tributed to the several contributors. 
The issue of patents this week numbers 295, 
including 13 to Edison for electric contrivan¬ 
ces. Still they come! 
Mr. Howard Carroll, of the New York 
Times, has been nominated for Congressman- 
abLarge by the Republican State Committee 
of this State, to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. 
Hepburn’s resignation. 
On Tuesday last an insane man, named 
Ernest Doubourgne, stabbed eight ladies, two 
boys and a man, on Fourteenth Street, this 
city, before he was captured. His weapon was 
a pair of painter's compasses. 
At tbe recent State election in Ohio, the 
Democratic nominee for Governor and other 
State officers were elected by large majorities. 
Tbe Treasury Department has recently re¬ 
ceived $950,000, awarded to tbe Government 
in the contest over the will of tbe late Joseph 
Lewis, of Hoboken, N. J. The money will 
be used to aid in tbe extinguishment of the 
public debt, but tbe manner of its application 
has not yet been decided upon. 
; Ou the 15th inst. Major-General McDowell 
will go on the retired list, and army circles 
are discussing the promotions which the 
change will involve. Out of the six briga¬ 
dier generals, it is thought that General 
John Pope, former commander of the Army 
of the Potomac, will receive advancement. 
The tenth Congress of the Association for 
the Advancement of Women met at Portland, 
Me., on the 10th. 
In round numbers 7,000 miles of railroad 
have been constructed so far this year, against 
4,200 miles for same time last year. The 
earnings show a corresponding improvement. 
During July, 6S roads, aggregating 51,030 
miles reported aggregate earnings of $80,019,- 
504 or 10 per cent more than for same month 
last year. For seven months, ending July 31, 
62 railroads, aggregating 49,470 miles, earned 
$198,633,720, or 12.4 per cent over last year. 
President Arthur nas been “ lionized” in 
Boston this week. He was the guest of the 
city. On the 10th inst. heattended the Webster 
centennial celebration at Marshfield, Mass., 
the old home of Daniel Webster. The 
exercises were held under the auspices of the 
Webster Historical Society. President Ar¬ 
thur made a brief address suitable to the oc¬ 
casion which was followed by others from 
eminent Bostonians. The exercises through¬ 
out were very interesting. 
The Tariff Commission have decided that 
evidence, arguments, or statements will not 
be received after the 16th of October, which 
will be the closing day of its session at Phila¬ 
delphia. It is well! 
A colored man, J. R. Ballard, was recently 
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ordained in St. John’s Church, Jacksonville, 
■ Fla., which is called the most aristocratic 
j church in the State, by Bishop Young, in the 
presence of a distinguished audience. It was 
! the first case in the State where a colored 
man has been ordained in a white church. 
The Hlinois Improvement Company, of 
Chicago, was incorporate ! at Springfield, Ill., 
on Tuesday. Its object is to build a ship 
canal from Lake Michigan to Grand Crossi ng 
a point at which the Eastern lines conver e . 
The amount of tolls collected on the ca r als 
during the first week in October, 1882, was 
$33,786.40. The amount during the corres¬ 
ponding week last year was $18,068,25. 
Dr. Lewis Swift the astronomer, says that 
the new comet, the discovery of which was 
announced on Wednesday', is unquestionably 
a fragment of the great comet, broken off at 
: its perihelion passage. This is the second in' 
stance on record where a comet has been dis¬ 
rupted; the first one being Biela’s comet of 
1846. 
A writ of habeas corpus in Sergeant Ma¬ 
son’s case has been dented by Judges Wallace 
and Cox of Washington, and now, unless 
President Arthur pardons him, the unfortu¬ 
nate man will have to serve out his term of 
imprisonment. The Secretary of War has 
recommended his pardon. 
-- 
“ Can Sleep Now and Feel Rented ” 
A clergyman writes: “Your Compound 
Oxygen has done much for me. What I value 
most is, that I can sleep now and feel rested 
in the morning, a privilege which I did not 
have for two years.” Oar treatise on Com¬ 
pound Oxygen, its nature, action, and results 
with reports of cases and full information 
sent- free- Drs. Starkey & Palen, 1109 and 
1111 Girard street, Philadelphia, Pa.— Adv. 
AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 
Saturday, Oct. 14. 
The price of wheat in Liverpool just now 
is about tbe same as in New York with freight 
added; but although at present price there is 
no profit in exporting, still, in the confidence 
that prices abroad will go up, 3,09S,920 bush- 
elss were shipped in the week ending October 
7 from the five principal Atlantic ports 
against 3,197,444 bushels the previous week, 
and of flour 167,994 barrels were exported 
against 149,872 the preceding week. The total 
amount of wheat and flour afloat for the Uni¬ 
ted K Lngdom on October 12 was equal to 17,- 
000,000 bushels—about the average for Octo¬ 
ber, but about 3,000,000 bushels less than the 
average for November. An unusually large 
proportion of the cargoes of wheat shipped 
from all parts of the world to Cork, there to 
await orders from owners or consignees, have 
been ordered to the Continent, thus showing 
that the Continental demand is larger than 
was expected....... 
Owing to the firmness of the foreign mar¬ 
kets and the falling off in receipts at the princi¬ 
pal Western pc ints, wheat has been firmer in 
American market* this week. The total re¬ 
ceipts at the six Western point*—Chicago, 
Milwaukee, Detroit, Toledo, Indianapolis and 
Peoria—in the week to October 9 were 1,756,- 
615 bushels, against 2,504,157 bushels in the 
preceding week. This decrease of receipts has 
been largely due to the unwillingness of fann¬ 
ers to sell at the present low prices. The 
total amount in store at Chicago now of No. 2 
wheat, deliverable on contracts, is only 1,876,- 
140 bushels, against 3,110,030 of the same 
grade at the corresponding time last year. 
It will therefore be seen that all the features 
of the situation favor a further advance in 
prices for wheat, and that the amount at Chi¬ 
cago is so small as to render it susceptible of 
being easily controlled by speculators for a 
corner in each current month. The markets 
for wheat, both in New York and Chicago, 
closed firm yesterday (Friday) at a fractional 
advance over the range of prices in the earlier 
part of the week. The visible supply of 
wheat in the United States and Canada on 
October 7 showed an Increase of 796,606 bush¬ 
els, as compared with September 30, but since 
October 7 tbe receipts at all Western points 
have diminished, while tbe exports continue 
large..... 
Several weeks ago we said that before the 
new corn crop came to market, there must be 
a scarcity of old corn, and the advance of 4c. 
during the week bears out our prediction. Iu 
fact, the market, both in New York and 
Chicago, has been excited, and fluctuated 
widely all the week. In the New York market 
October corn, which sold a week ago at 73@ 
74c., has sold as high as 80c. In Chicago Octo¬ 
ber corn, which was as low as 60c., has sold 
at 68c., and November, which sold below 60c. 
a week ago, was sold on Thursday of this 
week as high as 67J^c. The supplies of old 
corn in the country appear to be nearly ex¬ 
hausted, and even the high prices fail to bring 
any increase of receipts; on the contrary, 
they are rapidly diminishing. The total re¬ 
ceipts of corn at the six principal Western 
points above mentioned, In the week to Octo¬ 
ber 9, were only 732,318 bushels, against 
1,207,381 bushels in the preceding week, and 
the receipts at New York have dwindled to 
almost nothing. The total stock of No. 2 corn 
in store at Chicago was only 1,897,5S5 bushels 
October 9, against 7,122,470 at the correspond¬ 
ing time last year. New corn is coming in to 
some extent, but much is not expected before 
December. In response to 140 inquiries sent 
by Bradstreet, October 5, to various points in 
the nine principal Western corn-producing 
8tates, in regard to “the time when the new 
corn will be fit to gather,” 59 answer, “4 to 
six weeks;” 53 answer, “2 to 4 weeks,” and 27 
answer, “now." In response to 130 inquiries 
as to when the old corn will all be in, 116 
answer that they have “none to sell;” 2 
answer, “in October,” and 2 answer “in Jan¬ 
uary.” Tbe markets for corn continued ex¬ 
cited yesterday, both in New York and at the 
*» est, and closed at the highest prices of the 
week. Exports of com are still quite small, 
but in the week to OctoMr 7 were 237,747 
bushels, against 171,165 bushels in the pre¬ 
ceding week. The foreign markets are also 
considerably better for corn.. 
The consumptive demand for oats continues 
very large, aDd notwithstanding the large 
crop and the liberal receipts, the visible sup 
ply in the United States continues to dirnin 
ish at the average rate of from 300,000 to 400,- 
000 bushels per week, the total visible supply 
being now 5,067,042, against 6,840,666 on Sep¬ 
tember 9. Prices have also shown an upward 
tendency all the week, aud, in view of the 
diminishing stock of corn, seem likely to ad¬ 
vance further in accordance with the necessi¬ 
ties for feed. The same causes that affect the 
supply of oats also affect prices of rye to a 
limited extent. Barley is the only grain of 
which the stock is increasing largely, but even 
of this the visible supply is no greater than at 
the corresponding time last year. 
Provisions have not advanced as much as 
corn in the last week because all varieties of 
hog products advanced two weeks ago to very 
high prices, at which they have been steadily 
maintained While the foreign demand will 
be light so long as prices rule high, the do¬ 
mestic consumption does not seem to be much 
diminished by the high prices, and it seems 
probable that with the continued over-selling 
of the market by the “bears," and their ne¬ 
cessity for " covering,” the averagejrange of 
prices will be high for the remainder of this 
year. The packing season will open with the 
smallest stocks of all varieties of hog prod¬ 
ucts for several yeare The general opinion 
is that the supply of hogs before January 
will be small compared to past years, but that 
after that it will be larger. One of the prin¬ 
ciple reasons for this opinion is that a larger 
proportion than usual of the hogs in the coun¬ 
try are young stock that will not be fit for 
market until toward Spring. On the other 
band, some say that the supply of mast 
is so abundant and excellent now at the West, 
that in many quarters hogs will be fattened 
early, and pushed to market to strike high 
prices..... 
Never since the first settlement of Indiana 
has there been a larger crop of hickory, oak 
and beech mast known than that of the pres¬ 
ent season. The nuts are now falling and 
hogs that are running loose in the woods will 
soon be very fat. Farmers say that three 
weeks’ feeding of corn, after the hogs have be¬ 
come fat on mast, will make tbe meat as hard 
and firm as if it had been fed on corn exclu¬ 
sively. ......... 
The Mark Lane Express, in its review of 
the British grain trade for the past week, 
says: Wheat sowing commenced favorably. 
Flour ruled very dull. New oats in favor of 
buyers. Foreign breadstuffs partially im¬ 
proved. American red Winter wheat ad¬ 
vanced 6d. Arrivals of flour in London very 
heavy; both American and European are ar¬ 
riving very freely. Maize is becoming scarce, 
but with tbe movement of the new American 
crop there is every appearance of a decline of 
about 103 from the highest rate, namely 34s 
per quarter. 
Breeders of Shropshire sheep in England 
are forming a society for the publication of 
a flock-book and doing such other work as 
may be deemed for tbe good of the breeders. 
At tbe sale of the Earl of Airlie’s polled 
Angus cattle at Cortachy Castle, near Ker- 
riemuir, Scotland, October 4, the average 
price realized for the Ericas was 500 guineas, 
about $2,550.... 
In the last 14 years the number of sheep in 
Iowa has shrunk from 1,354,600 to 486,560, a 
loss of 67 per cent. Lack of proper shelter 
and food in Winter, of fences to enable 
farmers to keep small flocks, and the ravages 
of the wolf and his congener, the ubiquitous ' 
dog, are the chief causes of this decline of one 
of the most important branches of farming... 
Of sixty-nine provinces of Italy, only six 
are exempt from malaria. To abolish it 100, 
000 plants of the eucalyptus have been lately 
set out by railroad companies and private 
individuals all over Italy. 
The hay crop in Iceland has been nearly 
destroyed, rendering the wholesale slaughter 
of cattle unavoidable. Some flour is wanting 
in many districts. The population are unpre¬ 
pared to meet the Winter. 
Of the 123,000 square miles which Norway 
contains, only 3,500 are pasturage and only 
980 are under the plow. The consequence is 
that not only grain, but also butter aud meat, 
have to be imported in large quantities. 
The Manhattan Hay and Produce Exchange 
has been opened in New York. Six hundred 
men are dealers in hay alone in this city. In 
1881 the New York Central Railway brought 
fourteen hundred car-loads of hay into the 
city. It is said that the New York hay crop 
of that year has brought more money than 
the crop of wheat, oats, barley and tobacco 
put together.............. 
The following table, showing tbe annual 
production of different meats in the United 
States, as slaughtered, has been prep ired by 
J. R. Dodge, the Washington statiscian. 
_ Number. 
Dressed Hogs. 29,000,000 
Beeves..,. 6,250,000 
Veals. 3,000,000 
Muttons. 7,000,000 
Lambs. 5,000,000 
About one sixth of the 
Pounds. 
5,120.000,000 
3’125,000,000 
275,000.000 
350,000,000 
lOU.OOO.OM 
domestic meat 
products are exported, one-fourth of pork and 
nearly one-twelfth of beef. But little mutton 
goes abroad. The average supply per capita 
per annum is 150 pounds, against 101 for 
Great Britain, and 51 pounds for France.... 
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People of sedentary Habits, and all who 
are subject to constipation, can keep in good 
condition by a moderate use of Ayer’s Pills, 
—the surest, safest, and most reliable Ca¬ 
thartic.—Ada. 
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Every lady should send 25 cts. to Straw 
bridge & Clothier, Philadelphia, and receive 
their Fashion Quarterly for 6 mos. 1,000 illus¬ 
trations and 4 pages new music each issue.— 
Ada. 
“ Rough on Rats.” Clears cut rats, mice, 
flies, roaches, bedbugs, ants, vermin, chip¬ 
munks. 15c.— Adv. 
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Ayer’s Sarsaparilla is the quickest cure 
for all blood diseases. Its effects are felt im¬ 
mediately.— Adv. 
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fegT’FoR five cents, Wells, Richardson & 
Co., Burlington, Vt., will send colored sam¬ 
ples of all colors of Diamond Dyes, with di¬ 
rections.— Adv. 
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Tropic-Fruit Laxative meets the popular 
want for a mild, agreeable and effective 
cathartic medicine. Sold by druggists every¬ 
where at 25 cts. per box.— Adv. 
Humors, scrofula, ulcers, vanish before Dr. 
Benson’s Skin Cure. Internal and external.— 
Adv. 
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*Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound 
ranks first as a curative agent in all com¬ 
plaints peculiar to women.— Adv. 
Burnett’* Cocoalne 
The best of all hair dressing. 
It allays irritation, removes all tendency to 
dandruff, and iavigorates the action of the 
capillaries in the highest degree, thus promot¬ 
ing a vigorous and healthy growth of hair. 
Its effect upon tbe glossiness and richness of 
the hair is such as cannot be surpassed. 
Burnett’s Flavoring Extracts are the 
best,— Adv. 
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. 
Up to Saturday, Oct. 14. 
Chicago.— Wheat Regular, 94%@94>4c. 
October; 95%'@95^c. November; 98^@94%c. 
all the year; No 2 Red Winter, 98>£e, cash; 
943^c. October; No. 2 Chicago Spring, 
94)4@94>4c. cash; 'J4^@9lJ^o. October; 
95^(5,'95J^c. November 94>£c. all the year; 
No. 3 Chicago Spriug, 84c: Rejected, 65c. 
Corn 68@68>£c. cash; 6834c. October;67(g67>4c 
November; 53>§c December; 53)4c. January; 
54,'iC. Mfy; 60c. all the year; Rejected, 67c. 
Oats steady at 34(534;<c. cash; 35c. October 
32%c@33^c. November; SSjj' all the year; 
35>£cc. May Rejected. 3lc. Rye steady at 
58)4 @59c. Barley 85@87>jC. cosh; 80c. 
October. Flaxseed lower at $1,19(§)1.20)4; 
good crushing on track $1.21)4'; rejected; 
$1.20; Choice IlussiaH $1 36. Butter steady; 
creamery, fair to fancy, 81 @38, Dairies, good 
to choice, 25@29o; packing stock, 13@14c. 
Eggs strong at 22&@23c. Pork $2S,75@24.00 
cash; $28.17X@23.30 October; $20.90@20,92)4 
November; *19.05(^19.15allthe year; $19.07@ 
$19.10 J anuary; $19.15 February. Lard higher 
at $ 12.70@ 12.75 cash; $12.75. October; $12. 
12X@13.15 November. $ll.45@ll 47)4 all the 
year; $11.30@ll.32>4 January; $11.32)4. 
February. Bulkmeats steady; shoulders, 
10)4o; Short Rib $14.25c. Short Clear. 15)4c. 
Hogs there was a further decline from yes- 
