fCetixe x>f i\)t Week. 
HOME NEWS. 
Saturday. March 27,188(5. 
Of course, those negroes wounded and 
butchered at Carrollton, Miss., were the “ag¬ 
gressors;'’ Liddell’s friends merely “retaliat¬ 
ed.” without receiving a scratch. Gov. Low¬ 
ery says so, and that, “everything is quiet,” 
and no “executive interference” is needed.... 
_Hon. Ward Hunt, Ex-Associate Justice of 
the United States Supreme Court, died at 
four o’clock Tuesday morning, in his 76th 
year.In spite of repeated denials, ru¬ 
mors still prevail that another rebellion is 
soon to break out in the Cunadiau N. W. T... 
.The ore miners of Pennsylvania are 
working and starving at $8 per week........ 
Senator Logan wants the army increased from 
25,00(1 to 80,000 men—that is 27,000 “effective 
men” instead of 23,630, the highest limit ac¬ 
cording to present regulat ions.The 
Educational Bill is in danger of being “talked 
to death.”........Matthews, the colored nomi¬ 
nee for Registershin of Deeds at Washington, 
lias been reported adversely—ostensibly be¬ 
cause a non-resident: really on account of his 
color. Cleveland not pleased.The 
House Indian Com. will report favorably the 
Senate Bill opening to settlement 11.000,000 
acres of the Sioux Reservation in Dakota,.... 
_There are over 7.500 bills before Congress; 
not more than 500 have ever been passed at 
any session; thus far fewer bills have been 
passed thau in the same length of time by any 
former Congress.Senator Don Came¬ 
ron, of Pennsylvania, has introduced in the 
Senate n bill to admit to American registry 
the 10 foreign-built steamships of the Phila¬ 
delphia line—and it may pass. A Pennsyl¬ 
vanian “betraying protection!” If 10, why 
not 100? If ships, why not-?. 
Everlasting muddles, legal and political, about 
fraudulent voting and registration in Chica¬ 
go and Cincinnati. Several of the “fine 
workers” of both cities are now in jail: others 
on their way there; but it’s hard to force them 
along, and hard to keep them in when there. 
.An effort is being made before Con¬ 
gress to give women the right to vote in all 
the Territories. Woman suffrage has worked 
excellently in Wyoming and Washington, 
t hough Senator Edmunds proposes to abolish 
it in Utah as a “war measure” against Mor- 
mouism. Female suffragists have been busy 
holding State conventions during the week- 
much bitter denunciation, sweet approbation, 
high hopes and ardent aspirations marked the 
meetings.The Central and Union Paci¬ 
fic R. IPs. subsidized the Pacific Mail Steam¬ 
ship Co. for not cutting rates to the Pacific 
coast. In part-payment of advances, the 
Government gets 25 per cent, of the net in¬ 
come of the roads, after deducting “necessary 
operating expenses.” Sec. I>amar decides the 
subsidy isn’t included iu these, and demands 
*354,000 from the U. P. and $500,000 from the 
C, P. for the Treasury’s share of the earnings 
thus concealed for nine years.Gov. 
Stoneman, of California, has appointed 
George Hearst, a mine, real estate and news¬ 
paper owner, a millionaire and “practical pol¬ 
itician,” as successor to Senator Miller. 
... .Ohio has contracted to fund $2,250,000 of 
State indebtedness in new bonds bearing in¬ 
terest at 2.73, the loan to average only 10 
years. This is the lowest rate of Interest ever 
paid on a large loan—English Consols are now 
three per cent. Good for Buckeye credit!.... 
Cftpt. Crawford's death, just after he had hunt¬ 
ed (Jeronimo and his band to earth, turns out 
to have been a deliberate assassination by 
Mexican troops. The Mexican authorities are 
investigating the matter with a view to puu- 
ishingthe murderers xn compliance with the de¬ 
mands of the United States. . ..The report that 
Geronimo had surrendered is untrue. Gen. 
Crook has gone to meet him, it possible. 
Another “Tichborne claimant” has turned up 
in California. He has long been known as 
Perris—Charles Ogden —under which name 
he has married twice and served in our army 
during the war. Is going to England to 
claim the great Tichborne estates.De 
Lesseps.who has just reached Fans, maintains 
that the Panama Canal will be finished 
in 1889—as per promise.. 
.There is a growing opposition in this 
State, begot of pride and independence, 
agaiust Federal aid for improving the 
Erie and Oswego Canals. Whut is the pit¬ 
tance of $5,000,000 from the National Treasury 
to the Great and Wealthy Empire State!. 
.Washington is “agitated" about, a 
“World’s Fair” m 1892, to commemorate the 
fourth centennial of the discovery of America. 
So are Chicago, St. Louis, etc., etc....... Gov. 
Hil l, of New York, has appointed five ladies 
notaries public for their respective counties 
iu this State. “A great victory for the 
Women's Rights people,” folks say. Well!— 
.At Pinconning, Mich., there is a case 
of sickness, which doctors say is exactly like 
Asiatic cholera. The patient, Smith, got 
from Valencia, 8pain, a box of raisins which 
were “apparently fresh, probably of the crop 
of 1885,” Asiatic cholera was raging about 
Valencia in 1885.Brig.-Gen. Howard 
has been made Maj.-Gen. in place of Maj. 
Geo. Pope “retired for age.” Gen. Schofield 
—senior Maj.-Gen.—will, at his own request, 
be transferred to the “Division of the Atlan¬ 
tic”—the smallest and least important—with 
headquarters in New York: Gen. Tei’ry will 
have the “Division of the Missouri"—the 
largest and most important—with headquar¬ 
ters at St. Louis; and Gen. Howard will have 
the “Division of the Pacific,” with headquar¬ 
ters at San Francisco. It seems that Terry 
was reallvconfirmed Brig.-Gen. before Howai d 
was nominated such; so no slight or injustice 
was done to the latter by the prior advance¬ 
ment of the former.The five civilized 
tribes of Indians—Cherokees, Creeks, Chicka- 
saws, Chocta ws and Semiuoles—have formed 
a compact pledging themselves not “to cede 
or in any manner alienate to the United 
States any part of their present, territory.” 
Provisions are made for the punishment of 
crime, restoration of stolen property, change 
of citizenship from one nation to another, and 
suppression of the sale of ardent spirits. 
_Sir John MacDonald, Premier of Canada, 
is seriously ill of sciatica, at. Ottawa.No 
peace vet for the transcontinental roads. 
Rates for freight and passengers still being 
cut—and cut. The Southern Pacific sold 
tickets from Los Angeles to Kansas City for 
$1 and to Chicago for $7! There are scarcely 
any rates from competing points vest of the 
Mississippi—“No offer is refused.” No 
prospect of immediate settlement. 
The Dominion budget for the next fiscal year 
amounts to a little over $38,000,000, against 
$35,1X10,000 last year—no money wanted 
to suppress any rebellion next. year. Ex¬ 
penditures upon public works, railways 
and immigration are to be reduced, while the 
charges for interest on the public- debt, civil 
government and minor services will bo in- 
creased.Mormons reported jul.llant 
over Murray's removal. They see “the baud 
of Providence” in it...Mallard ducks 
were selling in Chicago last Monday at 60 
cents a dozen—five cents each!.. Gut of 
49,000 fourth-class postmasters whose sueces- 
sors are to take office on appointment by the 
Postmaster-General without the conseiit of 
the Senate, only 8,635 were removed between 
March 4, 1885 (date of Cleveland's accession) 
and March 4, 1886, including 1,053 in New 
York, 255 in New Jersey, 100 in Connecticut, 
127 each in Massachusetts and Now Hamp¬ 
shire, 25 in PJxode Island, 128 xn Vermont, 292 
in Maine and 938 in Pemxsylvauia. 
The railroad troubles on the “Gould system” 
are worse than evei*. The mail and passenger 
trains are still allowed to run; but all freight 
trains have been stopped for three weeks, ex¬ 
cept an occasional one escorted by large uum- 
bersof heavily armed “specials." It is con¬ 
ceded that the’strike—caused by the discharge 
of a single hand at Marshall, Texas—was 
started without adequate- cause; but the men, 
now that they are out, insist that it is for 
“principle”they are contending. Vice-Presi¬ 
dent Hoxie refuses to treat with the Knights 
of Labor as an organization, while willing to 
settle with the men as individuals. The 
efforts of the Governors of Missouri and Kan¬ 
sas to effect a compromise have proved in¬ 
effectual. The strikers are reported to lie 
resorting more and more to violence; stopping 
and disabling trains, “killing” engines, burn¬ 
ing bi-idges. tearing up tracks and snitches 
here and there, and assaulting those who have 
taken their places. The trouble on the roads 
extends through six States. Owing to the 
stoppage of freight transportation, many of 
the places along the lines are short of fuel, 
flour and other articles of food. Thousands 
of workmen have been thrown out of employ¬ 
ment, as materials could not be received or 
finished goods shipped. “Perishable goods” 
are being iniined for want of a market; stocks 
of some goods are exhausted in .stores; tr ade 
is parulizod: industry compulsorily idle; 
farmers unable to market their products or 
receive implements and supplies. Protests 
agaixxst the strike are rapidly increasing in 
number and loudness The men threaten to 
extend the strike to the roads east of the Mis¬ 
sissippi. Already the switch men and other 
“yard" hands at East St, Louis, in Illinois, 
have struck, completely isolating St. Louis, 
whose trade with country places has fallen off 
over $750,000 u day. Men “obstinate;’’ rail¬ 
road magnates “resolute;” militia under arms 
in many places—altogether a very deplorable 
muddle. 
After two years’ trial, we unhesitatingly 
pronounce the Boss Zinc and Leather Col- 
ear Pad, the only durable and successful oixe 
that we have ever used. It retains its shape, is 
cooling, prevents chafing, and thereby keeps 
the horses’ necks clean and healthy. H i ram 
G. Dodge & 8ons, Wood & Coal Dealers, 
Madison, Wis.— Adv. 
AGRICULTURAL NEW8. 
Saturday, March 27, 1886. 
Dressed meat shipments have not been 
wholly suspended, as tln-eatened ou account 
of the increase in freight since March 1; but 
they have decreased about one-half; the ship¬ 
pers merely wish to hold their trade till 
“something turns up.”.Represen¬ 
tative Miller, of Texas, has introduced into 
Congress a bill which proposes “to reserve 
from sale, settlement, pre-emption or location 
for 10 years, and to set apart for a National 
Live-stock Highway dxiring that period the 
public lands in range number 41 along the 
east line of Colorado, it being a fractional 
range averaging about two nxiles in width.” 
He expects it will pass during the present ses- 
siod. Then what will the affected and pro¬ 
testing States do?.A law enacted in Den¬ 
mark last year compels all makers and sellers 
of adulterated, imitation and bogus butter to 
pack it in elliptical tubs, conspicuously marked 
“margarine,” and punishes infractions of the 
law by a fine of from 200 to 2,000 kroners 
(about $54 to $540). The enactment was 
forced by the agricultural element of the 
country, despite the opposition of the bogus 
butter people.On Thursday morning 
the finest herd of blooded cattle in New Eng¬ 
land was burnt to death by an incendiary in 
the stables on the farm of Wm. H. Hopkins, 
East Providence, R. I. There were 61 Jer¬ 
seys and three Ayrshire's; 33 of the former, 
including Lemon Dandy, for which $2,500 
were paid when three months old, belonged to 
one family. Value of stock $40,000; no in¬ 
surance. Value of burnt buildings, $25,000; 
insured for $ 12 , 000 . Two discharged farm 
hands are suspected.Farmers' clubs 
and other organziations over the country are 
protesting against the discrimination against 
home-grown agricultural products in the 
Morrison tariff. There’s some talk of substi¬ 
tuting a more “acceptable” tariff bill by some¬ 
body else.A 8t. Louis party is reported 
to be expressing oil from Indian corn, getting 
a gallon of clear, amber oil. worth 75 cents, 
from a bushel of corn, worth 85 cents, and the 
residue is said to be better animal food than 
any of the oil cakes now in the market. If 
this turns out true, there’s a good time ahead 
for farmers—they can eat their cake and have 
it...Tin; Cotton Oil Trust, which 
controls every desirable mill west of the Miss¬ 
issippi and 60 per cent, of all iu the country, 
is said to be a bantling of the notorious Stand¬ 
ard Oil Company. The shining lights in the 
one are bright stars in the other. 
The export of corn from St. Louis via New 
Orleans last month was 984,282 bushels, an in¬ 
crease of 240.305 bushels compared with Feb¬ 
ruary, 1885. No wheat was sent out either 
this year or last, so that “river transporta¬ 
tion” of wheat for Europe, which made such a 
rumpus three or four years ago. has collapsed. 
.Here are the pi'ices of Texas cattle “for 
round lots of 1,0(H) and upwards, full ages, 
scalawags out, delivered near where raised:” 
Panhandle yearlings at $15; Western Texas 
yearlings, *14; two-year-olds, $19; Southern 
Texas yearlings, $8; two-year-olds. $12; Cen¬ 
tral Texas and Northern Texas yearlings at 
$10, and two-year-olds at $14; Eastern Texas 
yearlings and twos at $8 to $11.” Smaller 
lots 50 cents to $1 cheaper per head; but the 
cost of “bunching” will offset this. 
H. J. Baker & Bro. N. Y. 
Gentlemen.— I used yoxu- Sjxecial for grass 
on good moist ground, about 400 lbs. per acre, 
season dry. I fiud it will insure a crop TWO 
YEARS WITHOUT ANY OTHER FERTIL¬ 
IZERS. I think it pays well for the invest¬ 
ment. 
Wm. L. Munsell. 
Sept.. 21st, 1885. Winchester, Conn.—Arte. 
Crops & iVUvhcts. 
Saturday, March 27, 1886. 
On the basis of the crops of the last 10 years 
here are the average yields of the tlxi'ee lead¬ 
ing cereal crops in the United Kingdom: 
Wheat. Barley. Oat*. 
treat Britain.28.80 34.02 39.M 
reluinl..36.89 85.89 89.1 15 
j lilted kingdom.28.07 34.18 39.0) 
low do these figures compare with those for 
tour farm ? 
The Mark Lane Express of Monday says 
he general and timely changes in the weather 
xad benefited clay lands. General outlook 
r or growing crops favorable. Sales of Eng- 
ish wheat during the previous week were 
r2,819 quarters at 31s. Id. (92 cents a bushel), 
tgainst 49,556 quarters at. 31s. lid, (97 cents a 
xushel) during the corresponding week last 
fear. Little demand for foreign wheat; 
prices tending down. 
The fruit production of California is marvel 
xus. Fruit is sold there by weight, and last 
fear the State produced 9,0(H),500 pounds of 
raisins—nearly three times as much as in 1884. 
She also marketed 1,500,000 pound* of primes, 
1._1 lOlk I till cliimn 
nnA n/vi fi 
of apricots, 1,250,000 of walnuts, 1,050,000 of 
almonds, and 1,823,000 of apples. Her apples 
are poor, however, and she draws her supply 
chiefly from Oregon. Just now, owing to the 
extraordinarily low rates of railroad freight, 
our Western States, especially Iowa, are ship¬ 
ping apples heavily to San Francisco, as the 
freight thither from Burlington, la., is some¬ 
what lower than from Portland, Oregon. 
Vegetables, especial'y onions und potatoes, 
are also being shipped in quantity. Corn is 
also being shipped for feeding purposes from 
Western Missouri and Kansas. 
The maj Je sugar men of Vt. all look for a 
good yield; season not extra early. Much 
complaint of low prices and of the. unprofit¬ 
ableness of the business. Real new sugar can 
be bought for from 12 cents to 15 cents a 
pound, and some have sold, in advance, their 
whole crop for 10 cents, and even lower. It 
is predicted that 10,000,000 pounds will be 
made this season. It is charged by Western 
makers that a very large proportion of the 
maple sugar in_stores is adulterated. . , The 
low price of sugar, duo to the decrease of duty 
on the foreigu product, and the enormous in¬ 
crease iu the make of beet sugar in Europe, 
due to Government encouragement, lias been 
disastrous to the sorghum sugar industry of 
this country. Germany, France, Axistria aud 
Russia, the great pi'oducers of beet sugar, 
tax the sugar consumed by the people of 
each, in order to increase the bounty paid to 
exporters. This diminishes home consumption, 
leaving more for export, while the exporters 
are enabled, owing to the home bounty, to 
sell very cheaply in foreign markets. The 
diffusion process was successfully practiced 
at Ottawa, Kansas, last Fall, and Com. Col- 
man is trying to get $94,000 from Congi'css to 
buy a lot of “diffusiou” machinery, which 
Prof. Wiley saw in successful operation iu 
Germany, and to continue experiments in the 
manufacture of sugar from cane and sorghum 
by “diffusion.” Under present conditions 
sorghum sugar-making is hardly likely to be 
profitable here, except at large factories sup¬ 
ported by great capital—if cane enough can 
be secured within a “[laying” distance of each. 
Kansas cane seems the richest in sugar aud 
freest from impurities, Sorghum sirup¬ 
making has been profitable, however. For 
this no vacuum pan or expensive machinery 
is needed. Quick open-pan evaporation is 
found to give as good results. A cane shred - 
der, to tear the catxe before milling, permits 
freer feeding to the mill and secures more 
juice. 
Nothing of consequence doing in hops. 
Pi’ices have fallen 74 cents per ewt. in England. 
From September 1, 1885 to March 6, 1886 im¬ 
ports there amounted to 78,448 bales agaiust 
48,643 for the same time last year; but of late 
there has been a heavy falling off. Never 
was the sale of sets so small; hence fewer 
new hop gardens will be planted in Kent and 
Sussex. Hops are a “ding” at Nuremberg, 
Germany, the great, hop market of the Conti¬ 
nent. “Stagnation unparalleled.” The Belgian 
markets are “weak.” In some districts in Ger- 
many the Government is investigating with 
a view to reduce the hop area. There will be 
fewer “gardens” in 1886 than in any late year. 
Everywhere all old and unproductive plants 
should be rooted out; amateur hop growers 
should “quit;” and yards should lie plowed 
up wherever hops are not generally profitable; 
for the crop thrives best in certain sections; 
elsewhere it is rarely profitable, and the 
aggregate of a multitude of poor crops hurts 
the general trade, while the poor ci’ops are 
generally a loss to the growers. 
Cough* iiml Hoarseness.—The irritation which 
Induces coughing Immediately relieved by use of 
"Brown’s Bronchial Troches" Sold 111 boxes.— Adv. 
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. 
Saturday, March 27,1885. 
Chicago. —Compared with cash prices a 
week ago, “regular” wheat is 3c. lower 
(so is May wheat); No. 2 Spring, 3‘,/e. lower; 
Coni, l(?iC. lower. Oats, l)£c. lower. Rye, 
2j. jC, lower. Barley, steady. Pork, from 5c. 
to 7 * 1 ?c. higher. Cattle, cows and bulls mixed, 
25c. higher for medium and poor; 25c. lower, 
for prime; other classes from 40e. to 50c. low¬ 
er. Hogs, from 20c. to 50c. higher, accord¬ 
ing to grade. Sheep, steady. 
Wheat.-F inn. Sales ranged; March, at 
(«i7<fyje; May. .Tunc, 82Vf@83c; No. 2 
Spring, nl 7i>Ww'se; No. 8 Spring, at PtKOTOe. Cons.— 
lower; Crush, .'SSaSRUej March. JBlMS'.GllJfce; May. 3841, 
(•t>39e. Oats—F irm- sales ranged: Ciush. at 278f@278lo; 
March aud April, 27c.; May. .Slcrsmc. RrB—No. 2 . 56Ue. 
Rari.icy— No 2. at 6de. FORK.—Cash, quoted at *975 
@9 80: April nt $9 75: May. id $J75»ll 85; June at 99 928, 
(<t9 928,. LAttp,—Quiet aud steady; sales ranged; 
Cosh, at $6 dOftti flSRf; April, at $6<T2W.c6 05; Mav, 
*fi (W3ifi 07W. BclkwEats, -shoulders, $rt 90r<o3 9S; Short 
rib aide®, at *5 ST.-sS 37V6; Short Clear side*, nt $5 60® 
5 65. Cattle shipping steers, 83 BftlWS NJ: Stockers 
and feeders, *2 mV, l 4U ; cows, hulls and mixed, 
<il7Vrf;X7r,; hulk. $9C»v*3 20. Hnos.—Rough and mixed, 
at ipver..i s.v packing and shipping. *4 2.VA1 fid: light, 
*4 HIM,110; «kl|>'o, §3 Oh*'.II76. KilKlce. Natives, $2 50 
@»5 50; Western, $4 00fit4 60; lambs, $1 00@6 (X); Texans, 
$2 5 Got>4 00. 
St. Louis. —Compared with cash prices a 
week ago, No. 2 Red wheat is 2’^'c. lower. 
Corn, %c. lower. Oats, %c. lower. Rye 
steady. Pork, unchanged. Butter, steady. 
Cattle, considerably higher; but market 
fluctuating. Hogs, higher. Sheep about 
steady. 
Wheat.— No. 2 Red. Cash quoted at 8Sc; May. 
8M4r,?9<mc: June. 90@«o | Kc,: July at (We. Cork—V ery 
ipllel. but. tlrm. So. 2. Mixed Cush, Is quoted at 31c. 
AprlrtiWe: May. 3r>q'<<£8>se. oath No. 2 Mixed. Cash, 
aric; April 298>e. bid, May.hid. Kve, easy at 60c. 
(Tax steady; prairie id «<>•<•; timothy at «liw.l4 
BrvrKft—Dull, but tlrm; creamery. Is (] noted nt 25fii30e; 
dairy, at 18@2T0. Book—F irm at UkiioUp. Wool. 
GuleD and onuyx washed at 27@>35e.; unwashed at IKS 
24c. Fork, at .9111 25. Bi lk Meats. — Loose lots, 
long Clear, at *' 20: Short Ulb, at $5 35; Short 
Clear. *3 60. Bacon steady; long clear at 5,'5c; short 
ribs at 5.HV5G-VJU; short clear at 5.95rt»6o. Hams steady 
at S.5dw lie. Laiw—S teady at $58?h(, C’ATTLB—Market 
steady; fair In choice native snipping deers, nt #4 HU 
m 5S0; butcher utews. $3 ,Vl',o4 40; cow* and heifer*, 
nl <42 50@i8 75: Mockers und feeders. <3 OOfittl 10. 
Ho<;v Light. *4>fM 80. packing. Rlfict 25: heavy, $1 30® 
4 48, Shkei*. Market active at 88 75®5 60. 
BOSTON.— Coax. —Easy; steamer Yellow, at .V>8)c: do. 
mixed at 50c; and no grade, nt 4H@49V«c- Per bushel. 
Oats.—N o. 2 white, at 49®42l{c,; and No. H white 
at, 41fi5418(c. per bushel. Rye Is (RiStOHo, per bushel. 
Bran Is Arm nt $13(21935 for spring and $19 50® 18 75 
for Winter; flue feed and middlings nt $17 00<;c2000. and 
cotton seed meal ai $24 80 on spot and $22 70 per ton 
to arrive. Hay and Straw— Hay is quoted at $18 50 
@19 00 ¥ ton for choice aud fancy; fair to good, $17® 18 
