THE JULY SEA AND - Chronicling...

AN INSTANCE.

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» HEART beat la our midst that vainly

W™B Companionship of other hearts togain;- 7,— Asoul lived pure ami sweet belore oureves , ,

\u25a0Whom onr unsympaihy caused cruel pain.

Amind whose finer was so bright awlline .Itpassed unseen of us was at our side:

•Aman of foreign accent, workman's garb.

Inthe great city,overburdened, died.

Thus minglingwithour lot the exiles move;We pass them by, uncaring, on the street;

Ife'er we stand within Cod's cityKates,hat words of welcome shall we strangers

meet?I.i-cv Agnes Haves, inNew England Magazine for

THE ANONYMOUSLETTER.

Ji HAD an adventure many, many years1;? ago, in those days when men went out

££ in the early morning to shoot at eachother incold blood, and when masked ballswere one of the amusements of the fashionable world.Iwas young and foolish then, as well as

full of high spirits, and ready lor any funor frolic that might chance to come in my

Ihad been married nearly two years.

Happily married, for as the months wentby Ilearned to love my husband even morothan during the blissful days of our honey-

moon, and dear Johu never gave me onemoment's cause to doubt his perfect devo-tion.

Am eng many pleasant friends Ipossessedwas one, a young widow, who was con-stantly my companion when John wasobliged to be away on matters connectedWillihis business.Ithink now that Mrs. Duckworth must

have had some very bitter experiences dur-ing her short married life. She used to

make such cynical speeches about men, andreally seemed quite sceptical about the ex-istence of any virtue at all in the opposite

sex.She was still young and beautiful, al-

though older than I, much cleverer, andmuch more versed in the ways of the world.Though Ioften disliked her remarks and

the tone of authority she was fond of as-suming with me, 1did not venture often toargue with her.

The chief event of the season that yearwas to be a masked ball. My husband hadpromised to take me and Ilooked foiwardto itwith delighted anticipation.It was arranged that Mrs. Duckworth

should go withus and that we should allwear lovely and most becoming costumes ofthe lime of Charles I.

Three days before the hall was to takeplace Mrs. Duckworth called on me tomake some linitl arrangements about ourdresses.

-Alter chatting some time on that all-en-

grossing subject we began discussing othermailers. ,,

Presently Isaid: "Wont John make asplendid cavalier?"

Mrs. Duckworth assented. ---\u25a0\u25a0•.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0

Then, like a fond and foolish wife that Iwas, 1 went on to extol all John's hue qual-ities of heart and mind.

"AhIMolly,dear, you are young yet,"Mrs. Duckworth said, with a smile ofamusement at my enthusiasm. "You maylive to find that your paragon of a husbandis no better than other men."

"If you mean that John will ever befickleor faithless," Ianswered warmly, "1am sure you are wrong. Ican answer forJohu's faith as for my own."

My companion shook her head."They are all alike," she said, with the

ironical smile which always irritated me somuch. "Some of them are kind und gener-ous, Iadmit, but they are all ready for any

foolish flirtation that offers. The best ofthem are weak and inconstant if once theycome in the way of temptation. Happilytemptation docs not assail all of them."

"How can you talk so?" 1 cried. "Iamsure no matter what temptation John wasplaced under he would always be faithfuland true to me."- "Itremains to be proved," Mrs. Duck-worth said. "Ihope and trust, Molly,yourconfidence is not misplaced."

"1 know it is not, and Iwill find someway to prove to you my husband's con-stancy, you unbeliever."

Mrs. Duckworth laughed. She said nnmore on the subject and soon took herleave.

Her words rankled in my heart when shewas gene, and all at once a plan flashedthrough my mind by which Imight provemy husband's fidelity aud convince evenMrs. Duckworth of one man's immaculatevirtue.

lat once set about carrying out my de-sign. 1 wrote a letter in a feigned hand-writing. Idid not find this a difficult task.The power of imitating the handwriting ofothers has always been one of my accom-plishments.

YetImade many attempts before Iwrotea Setter whicli satisfied me, aud then not be-fore 1had exhausted all the stock of letter-paper in my writing-case and was reducedto my last sheet.

The letter ran thus:Mr.Vernon willbe greatly surprised to receive. this letter, Tbe write bas but one excuse to

oner lor the unusual boldness ol her act— the ex-cuse ili.ilshe loves him. She Is also encouiagedby the conviction Unit Mr. Veiucu Is unhappy.

. One who loves and understands him begs him tomeet tier at 1lie masquerade uexiThursday eveii-lne. Inolder lhat tne writer may easily tecog-Dlze him he Is requested to wear a daik-blue. domino with a red sailu favor attached to theright shoulder. The lady will wear a dominosimilar iv color. The utmost caution is neces-sary. \u0084Mr. YemoD must find some pretext to pre-vent iho attendance ot his wife at tbe ball, Hemight Inform her that be Is obliged. to take ajourney and is therefore uuable to be present atthe masquerade. The Unknown*.Iconcluded hastily, forIfancied Icould

hear John's step on tho stairs. He .mustnot see me writing. He would be sure toquestion me as to whom my epistle was for.

Then Iaddressed tbe letter in my as-sumed handwriting.1took care to slip it into the post myself.Icould trust no bauds but my own.

We were at breakfast the next morningwhen the postman came. When the maidbrought in the letters Ilooked anxiously toace ifmine was among them.

Yes, there it was, actually, in John'shand. Iwas so frightened. Ialmostdropped the teapot, from which Iwas justfilling the cups— my bands trembled so.Luckily my husband was busy studyingthe outside of his correspondence and didnot observe my coufusion.-

According to his usual habit he did notopen his letters while still at the table, butcarried them off withhim to his study toread at his leisure. What would be dowith my missive, Iwondered. Would hebring itat once for me to read and laughat? Perhaps he would thinkitbeneath hisnotice, or, Imagining itmight annoy me,would burn itus soon as read.

The morning passed. John came Into myroom once or twice, but made no allusionto my letter. Idared not Question him'

about his correspondence lest Ishould be-.-. tray myself. At last Ihad made up my.mind that he had destroyed the letter andthat 1would think no more about it. Whenthe masquerade was over, perhaps Iwouldconfess my foolish act, whichIhad already'begun to regret. 1wondered whether John'would De angry or only laugh.

At dinner that evening John seemed in' unusually good spirits, and chatted pleas-•' antly about the news of the day. Presently•be broke off to say, in his coolest, calmestmanner.

"1am so sorry,Molly darling, but 1 am. afraid 1 shall notice able to take you to themasquerade to-morrow night. Ihave seenJohnstone this afternoon, and he says itis

•most important that Ishould see Mr. Rob-inson. He will be in Epsom to-morrowevening, and 1 must go down there andmeet-him. Johnstone will not answer forthe consequences ifIdonot go. lion'tlookao unhappy, .Molly; there are worse trialsin life, surely, than uiissirfg a masquerade?"

What was he saying? What could hemean ? The room seemed to go round. Ifelt miserable enough ;no wonder ilookedunhappy.

"1am verysorry, little woman. Isitsucha dreadful disappointment?" John con-tinued, asIdid not answer.1began to recover a little. Itwouldnever

do to give way at once in this cowardlyfashion.

"Oh, John," 1cried, hardly able to con-trol my emotion, "do not go! Why shouldyou take that long, dreary journey Staywith me, and Ipromise youIwillgive upthe ball and remain at home with you."

"_No,Molly,1really must go. You do notunderstand how much depends on my see-ing Mr.Kobinson myself, and the opportun-ity may not occur again. Iconfess it isTery unfortunate, nnd a great disappoint-ment for you. But what can 1do?"

"if you really cannot go, let me go withMrs. Duckworth alone. There are sure tobe plenty of people there we know, andreally there Is nothing improper iv ourgoing without you."

"No, Molly dearest, Icannot let youappear at such a public assembly as amasked ball without your own properprotector."

In vainIpleaded. 1reminded him of the. lovely dresses just sent home, prepared with10 much thought and trouble for the comingmasquerade. But John would not yield norawerve from his resolution that Ishouldnot appear in public without him.

Nevertheless, Imeant to go. For was notthis journey all an excuse suggested by myown letter? He must mean to go to theballhimself.

How miserable Iwas I Too wretchedeven for tears; butIwas determined nowto pla*» my part out to the end.

After dinner— we dined early, as every-body didin those days— procured a dominoof the required color, and tben wrote a note

to Mrs. Duckworth, briefly explaining theslate of affairs, and begging her to call forme at the appointed hour.

How long the day which followedseemed—surely the longest Ihad ever known 1 1could settle to no employment or amuse-ment. Icould think of nothing but whatwas to happen in the evening; and all thetime John busied himself in his usualfashion, apparently as cheerful and happyas though he had nothing weighing on hisconscience. Instead of looking ashamedand euiltv, one might have taken him to beas innocent as a new-born child.

When the evening arrived be said good-

by to me as pleasantly and affectionately ashe had always done, and then started onhis joitrnev as calmly as though no blacktreachery "toward me were on bis mind.

A thousand times Iwished 1had neverwritten that foolish letter. •

But 1managed to dress myself and didmy best to reuse my failingcourage. IfJohn were really false to me 1must knowthe worst, and then Iwould leave him for-ever.

A gay and brilliant scene met ourejes aswe entered the ball-room. A throng ofmasked figures, arrayed in every imagin-able kind of costume, moved through thebrightly lighted rooms to the strains oflively dance music. Under other circum-stances bow amused 1should have been inwatching the strange, fantastic crowd,with their "quips and cranks and"wreathed smiles!"

Usually, too, 1 was devoted to dancing,

but that evening Ideclined every invita-tion. , -. „ .

A friend soon discovered Mrs. Duck-

worth and carried her away to join in aquadrille.Iwas glad to take refuge in a corner

alone, from whence 1 could observe thelaughing, chattering throng.

Iwas relieved to find that though severalpersons, availing themselves of the licensepermitted nt a bal masque, addressed me,no one recognized me.

All at once, among the ever-changingcrowd, and moving towaid me, Iperceiveda cavalier ina dark blue domino with afavor on his shoulder. For one moment 1hoped itwas not John. Some one surely,by chance, might have fixed upon the samedress; but no, Ilooked again, Icould notbe mistaken in John's tall figure and up-right carriage. 1 could uot see his face,for like every one else present he wasclosely masked.

Ina second he was by my side."Atlast," my husband's voice whispered

soft and low in my ear, "at last, fair tin-

know we meet. 1know you must be fairor you would not have had courage to writeto me." ,

"It was wrong and foolish,"Imurmured,"but all is fair in love."

"Ah!dear unknown, how can Ithankyou for your kindness lie said, pressing

nearer and trying to seize my hand.Idrew back. 1 felt as though Imust

rush away from him at once aud forever.Then Irecollected myself. 1must play mypart no matter how painful, and then Ishould see how he would acquit himself inhis new role.

So, when he again attempted to take myhand 1 offered no resistance, but, leaning.forward, 1whispered:

"What would your wife say?""Why need you remind mo of her? he

answered, bitterly. "Cannot you let meforget my fetters for a moment?"

1 was bursting withrage and indignantscorn, but 1 managed to control my voiceas Iaid , \u25a0

"You must indeed be unhappy. Toorfollow. Enslaved for life through thethoughtlessness of one rash moment!''1 waited for him to reply, hut he was

silent.And then, Iknow not what possessed

me, but in my despair Iacted my part ofcoquette as 1did not know before it was inme to act. 1 used eveiy art to captivatehim. Itold him his wife had never under-stood him and that I, the unknown, alonereally understood and loved him as he de-served.

He pressed his lips to ray hand with pas-sionate emotion, and at the same moment acavalier in a scarlet domino passed us andthen repassed, glancing very pointedly atus several times.

1 turned away and when Ilooked againhe had vanished.

His appearance seemed In some way todisturb mv companion. He asked, a littlehesitatingly: __fH"

Are you married?""Does that make any difference to you?"Isaid, in my coldest tones.

"Notin the least; but Ishould like toknow."

"Why?""Because there seems to be some one—""You mean the scarlet domino. Uon'l be

alarmed. 1 am married, but my husbanddoes not attend masquerades."

"He may be here without your knowingit. lam only anxious on your account Ihave no fear on my own; hut Ishould besorry to c roe into collision with any one towhom you are in bonds."

What dreadful thing was going to hap-pen ? Iwas so frightened Icould not speak.

"Sweet unknown," the blue domino con-tinued, in still lower tones, "grant me ouofavor. Meet me in the conservatory in afew minutes. Ilong to see your beautifulface, ifonly for a moment, and it is toopublic here to unmask. Caution is abso-lutely necessary. We must not be seen go-ing together. Ifyou willgo round throughthe card-room Iwillmake my way there bythe large ball-room."

And, with another pressure of my hand,lie vanished.

Like one in a dream Islowly rose andpassed through the card-room to the coolconservatory beyond it. Iseated myself ina deserted corner at the farthest end, whereIwas somewhat hidden by the foliage ofsome tropical plants.

Iva few moments Iheard footsteps, and.by the light of tho Chinese lanterns whichilluminated the conservatory, Isaw the bluedomino approaching me.

Now, at last, Ithought, Ishall drink my

cun of misery to the dregs. 1willmakehim confess he never loved me ;and thenfarewell forever!

lie was by my side. He seized my hand,and began to speak in tones of teuderestlove. Again footsteps, and the scarletdomino stood beside us. lie laid his handon the arm of the blue domino, saying:

"Sir,1request you willfollow me.""What do you mean, sir?" the other

asked, in a threatening tone.His voice sounded strangely changed."Imean, sir," the scarlet domino an-

swered, unmasking, "that you are a des-picable villain, and that Iam one whoknows how to avenge his wife's honor!"

What a terrible moment for me! Thescarlet domino was none other than John!What had 1done!

He turned to me. and said:"Wait here till1 return. Ihave heard

everything. Imust reckon with him firstYour turn will follow!

"For Heaven's sake, John!" Icried,almost beside myself with fear aud de-spair, "dearest John, believe me, itis all amistake— a jest."

"A jest!" he repeated scornfully. "Ajest which may be dearly paid for!"

Then lie turned to the blue domino,whom, tillnow, Ihad mistaken for John.

"Follow me. You need have no fear. Ionly require to see your lace and your card.Allshall be formally arranged.""1am ready, sir, to giant you satisfac-

tion," the blue domino answered.They both turned to leave me."Oh, John!" 1cried, in an,agony of grief

and fear,"1beseech you to listen to me.

Appearances, Iknow are against me, but itis not as you think!"

He would not hear me, but, turning tothe blue domino, he said:

"Yourcard, sir? Why are we lingeringhere?"

The blue domino drew out his card-caseand presented John with a card from it

My husband read the name and said, witha frown:"1beg you willmeet me in the park close

by at tho gate-house. Iwill be thereshortly

Then he turned and left ns. ,"What an unlucky fellow Iam!" the

blue domino muttered, 'as though to him-self. "Iam always getting iuto thesedifficulties. How many more duels must Ifight?"

His words. ifpossible, still further in-creased my alarm.

"Oh, sir!" Icried, "ifyou have any feel-ings of pity, listen to me. Everything isvery different frum what you imagine."

Then Itold him the whole story about tbeanonymous letter.

He appeared to listen somewhat im-patiently. When Ihad finished he said,angrily:

"So you wish to deny now all the kindthings you said to me only a few* minutesago. You were flirting fast and furiouslywith me then, and now you tell me you wereonly acting. You acted well, madam; Iadmire your talent"

With a scornful laugh he leftme.Almost fainting, Isank upon a seat Iwas indespair. 1could bear no more.A few moments slowly passed, and I

again heard footsteps."

Involuntarily Iglanced up.

The two dominoes were approaching mearm-in-arm.

"Mydearest Molly,do not take my jestso deeply to heart. Only confess, darling,yo did deserve a littlepuuishment."Itwas John who spoke.1sprang up.The blue domino this time had removedis mask, and then Irecognized Sam Gil-

Bert, a friend of John's, whom Ibad metonce before, and whom till this moment Ihad firmlybelieved to be in Scotland.

"Forgive me, madam," he said, bowinglow to me. "lour husband pressed me sourgently, otherwise 1 could not have con-sented to perform such a part."

How relievedIfelt Ican never describe.Icould have danced for joy. ButIwas notgoing to admit all at once that Ihad beenInthe wrong; and indeed John bad beenvery cruel. nP"ffillfiwmniiJ|ty iii>iijin>siJßjnuMi|

"Hut,Mollydear," he said, drawing mecloser to blm, "wheu you wish to lay traps

for your unsuspecting husband, in theform of anonymous letters, you should notsend him your real address. You disguiseyour writing famously, but look at this." :

While he was speaking John had drawna letter from his pocket, whichIeasilyrecognized as my own clever effusion. Turn-ing to the last page he pointed tosome writ-ingin the corner.Iread: "--4-.--;

\u25a0 "Knowle House, Bath."Idont know how itcould have happened

that hi folding my letterInever perceivedthis writingat the back. Itwas probably asheet Ihad written my address on and thenthrown on one side.1hid my blushing face In John's scarlet

domino, feeling dreadfully ashamed of my-self.

"But, John, it was very unkind of you.IfMrs. Duckworth had not—""

Yes, yes, Iknow," he interrupted me."James lias told me all about it."

"Butreally, John," Isaid, almost cryingagain, "she was not so very wrong afterall. Iam sure you acted Don Juan asthough youhad been doing nothing else allyour life, forIknow you changed dominoesjust now."

"Yes, so we did. But then, you see, Iknew all the time it was my own dear littlewife Iwas malting love to so warmly, sothe role was a very easy one.""

You dear old John, Ipromise you Iwillnever try to catch you tripping again."

Ju. T.

COAST ITEMS.Brief Notes From Fncific States and Tor-

rllories.Rev. Father Walraib of Colusa Is quite 111 with

chills and fever.The output or the Young America Mine of

Siena County was $17,700 forJune.'I'mties of 250 pounds weight have been caught

by Chinese iKheiiiieu near San Diego.The San Diego Press says lis politics aie "Just

straight Ut- 1 iiliiit'.in wllbout variations."A bridge willbe built over Bejr Kiver by the

Supervisors of Nevada and Placet counties.

The late James C. Flood owned two ranches111 Orange County that contained GB.GIB acres.

A hotel at Colfax owned by A. Wesinnnburned down on Wednesday ulgbt. Loss JIiOOO.

John A.lluaitlaiid was killed at Fort Townsend Wednesday while workingon a pile-driver.1lie Riverside Press says 200 Cornish miners

are on the way lo woik In ihe Temeseal tinlimit's. ,:•'.

The Colusa Sun says a movement lias beensinned by some of the busluess men there to in-augurate the cash system.

An electric railroad, fifteen miles loug. Is to bubuilt al Albuquerque, N. .Mex., by a Philadelphiacompany that lias $75,000 capital.

The volcanoes Fugnac and lllsma, near CooksInlet, Alaska, have been quite active aud sev>eial shocks of earlliQuuke weie felt.

A movement in favor of a Jewish synagogueat Sacramento has been stinted, wiih $2500 sub-scribed by lliiee ineichanls of that city.

The .Monterey County Supervisors have con-tiacied lo pay $7250 tor extending and repairsto the east end of the Kings City bridge.

The expenditures for school purposes at WallaWalla tor the past year were {59,106 24. Tuetotal number of school children Is 1983.

The Colusa Sun says no wheat can be shippedby barges or steamers from Moullons I.audiugIbis season unless the riverIs cleared of snags.

The Slate of .Nevada has Invested $100,000 ofIts spare coin iv4 per cent Culled Slates bonds,The interest goes Into tue Stale School Fund.

The plan for building a new theater In SanDiego has collapsed on account of the failure ofliberal people lvcoulribuie SoO.UOO lvhmd goldcoin.

The farmeis of Selma Irrigation District re-fused io vo'e in favor of issuing bonds for $1,---000.000. The Vole was: For bonds, '__'i;against. 411).

A man fiom Ilie silk districts of Europe Is try-ingio inneduce silk cuiluie In Fresno County.He lias rented a large buildingaud has millionsof sil ii,ins InIt.

David W. Savage tried to drive off a band ofsheep thai were oil his ranch near Adaimlle,Aiiz.,on July 3d, when two Mexican herders at-tacked blm ..nd beat him to death.

C. G. Baldwin has beeu elected .President ofPomona College. He graduated al Oherllu Col-lege, Ohio, and for nine years was pioiessor otf.ailn at lfipouCollege, Wisconsin.

Besides paying their taxes promptly for schoolpin poses the people of Kingston, X.Mex., havePaid the Treasurer £1000 ivcoin iv ihe last sixyears to keep the School Fund up.

The steamer Farallou left San Diego on hermaiden dip to Honolulu last Monday. She car-ried 4 passengers aud fieight worth 51.1,000.The piiuclpal item was 3178 bales of hay.

Amortgage was put on recoid in Meiced uponone of the lots In Hie Holland colony that runsten years and carries interest at 3 percent ayear. The lender Is a Holland capitalist.

Dr. Booth, edilor of the Needles Bazoo, Is acatulal performer un ihe saxophone, and he gaveseveial brilliant selections dm lug tue meetingsof Hie Editorial Association at Santa Barbara.

The Pasadena Slar says: Tests have beenmade of ihe sugar beets grown on the Chiiioranch, whicb piuve lhat a factory cau be sup-plied with high grade beets nine mouths lv theyear.

Fred Griffith, a boy of San Jose, tried to robau apricot oichard the other night. He gotaway with some Hull, but the doctor spent twohours iv picklug out bird-shot tioin the boy'sanatomy.

Afire was discovered In the clothes-room ofIhe women's waul at the Agnews Asylum ouWednesday afternoon. Itwas put out at oucewltnout creali ug auy panic. The damage dovewas trifling.

A man named Ad.imson and his son In-law,Milieu..', Indulged in a shooting match on [lie41 of July lv Cl ant Couuiy,Oiegou. The formerUsed a rule and hied seveu shots at his mau, butbe tailed lo hitouce.

Four practical miners have leaded the bed ofthe Spring Valley hydraulic mine at Cherokee,Butte Couuiy. for ten years, They will take anumber ul miners from Smailsville and wuik thebedrock wltharasiras.

A scandalous story was printed In tho Cotton-wood l.eglster receully censuring Key. Mr.Siiai-boiough. Now tbe writer, J. 11. Cielchlon, hasstated in thai paper that ihe charges were false,while Ihe editor has apologized lor publishingthe laheboud.

The Colusa papers asseit that the censusenumerators failed to visit ihe town ot Jacinto,Uleuu's ranch or Keliey's addition to Willows.Ifibis Is tiue the couuiy will uoi nave as manyresidents lv189tl as it had iv 1880, wheu thereturns gave the total al 13.110.

Frank Jaqulst was fatally Injured lecentlywhile workinglvthe spriurilield Company's millat .Eugene City, Oiegou, A heavy leal beltbroke when miming at high speed. One endstruck Jaqtiisl and lliiew him agalust the side ofthe buildingWillilenilu: foice.

Edward Howard, a carpenter, stepped in ou anail while wotking at Lathrop last Batuiduyweek. '1 lie wound gave him no Iron for fourdays and he kept al work. Then tumble beganand lie went to lie hospital at Stockton, wherehealed with lockjaw on Tuesday.

The Arroyo Grande Herald says: At CourtGrammar School lvSan Luis ilie principal is paid$150 per mouth a: iiiwo ladles Hi the primarydepartment (065. We prolix the cipher for de-cency's sake, to prevent what is paid the mailand the women lv coulrasl appearing 100 great.

Ihe Supervisors of Sin Luis Obispo Countyhave given a contract to llic l'aciiic BridgeCoin,pany lor building a bridge across the SalinasKiwi at San Miguel for (9012. The plans callfor four spans 01 100 feet each, resting oil lionpiers, with ;.ou [eel of trestle work uu ihe westside.

The San Jacinto Register says: Clyde Smith,while hunting near Ihe San Jacinto Lake, tanaciuss a coyoie, which be tired upon. Itseemedlohave lost its cowardly nature. for after beingslim the Urn lime tin* animal made a Viciousspring at Alr.Smilb. However, beius badly hurt,It was quicklydisposed of.

The McCloud ltlver Pioneer says: Billy, thetame deer at Barth's, has developed a fine pair ofhoius, now in the velvet. Some learned cussessaid last tail when William had his tall ampu-tated and sited his knife-handle crop thai uewould never have another set of horns, but he Isa livingtestimonial of the fallacy of thai theory.

Allien Wale of Millstiom, 8.C., 1s IU yearsold and handles a nil.' with deadly aim. liekilled a tie pantile! last week lhat destroyedsevi'iily-five sheep and two calves belore Wale

got on its trail. This made nine panthers thathave ialleu victims to the sure shoolluj; of lUoplucKy boy.

The Ventura Free Press says: Parachutes area favotile toy with Ihe younger Veuluraiis now-adays. Illsa uew idea started ou the Kounli.One enterprising youih lied a sheet at the lourearners aud look _ header from the lop of aLain. The parachute (ailed to woik,but theamateur aeronaut descended in great style, audis now laid up lor repairs.

Says Ihe Kingston (N.Mex.)Shaft: Lemonade$1a glass. ice-cream $2 a disii and bouquets (1each at the school booth, ou the Fourth of July,was toe method many people look toward show-ing their appiecialion of the free-school systemlv Kingston. These weie lancy piIces, but Iheywere willinglypaid by loyal men who believe ivour country and ils luslllulions. The ice-creamboom took in$121. .

The Salt Lake Till. says: A woman mon-strosity is perambulallug the streets of ibis cityWillia Iniini-ninaii. She has no legs, or, as some

aver, she has oul y two short Bus doubled up un-der her, and is |etched oua pair of lockers. ItIs freely claimed lhat this female, who makes aliving out of the compassion of others, owns$50,000 woith of real estate InKansas City andhas no busute-.s taking the towu.

News via leuible ciime was brought to PortTownsend by ihe schooner Fiancls CultlugouTuesday. While the steamer Jenule was alCooks inlet, Alaska, Engineer Devote got lutoa low wiihoue of his assistants, whose namewas nol given. After knocking him down theunfinuntitle man was IInown Into the machineryand was so badly Injured thai he died Ina fewminutes. 7 Deveie made Ills escape.

The Stony Creek Improvement Company, saysihe <iilaud News, has secured the lownslle ofSmithvllle, Includingihe null and ihiee-siory ho-ld, Mm inHie Is located near Ihe bank of Stonyt ieek, ou the low land, and the new purchaserspropose to abandon the old town and lay out anew she about half a mile to the southeast, oo a'high gravelly ridge. To tills new town the millaud hotel will be removed. The mill willbetilled up with an entirely new set of machineryof tbe latent toller process lo produce first-classflour.

Charles _. Bigley,who took the census of theColorado Desert district, left Banning on June2<i with a good team of horses and a lightwagon. He had some lough expeileuce, butmanaged i.ipull through all light. Once he losthis way aud wandered seventeen hours withoutwater lor himself or his horses. When nearlyexhausted he climbed a low hill and saw theColorado ltlver ulue miles off. At another time,on the road between Aqua Callenle and ludlo,he was followed by two Mexican outlaws, butBigleypulleda rifle and they letlIna hurry.

Bays the Cbehalls (Wash.) Nugget: The" flagthat floated over the court-house square ou theFourth was a very appropriate relic. It wasmade by the ladies of ClaquitW to celebrate thefall ol Vicksburg. July 4,1803, and was tlio firstflagused In Washington. Itis tanered and lorn,but, like an old gray haired veteran. It still putsa bold front to the breeze. Many pleasant as-sociations are treasured up In the minds of earlysettlers, who year alter year for nearly thirtyyears have untuned this tattered bunting, andmore than one eye glistened on the Fourth as itcalled tomind the early struggles that had beenendured,

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SEA AND SHORE.

Captain Yon Helms' Report to (he"Hydrographic Offlce.

Wrecker Whitelaw Purchases the Steamer

Alexandei— Accident to the Tug Bob-arts—The San Francisco.

Captain John yon Helms of the steam-ship Newbern has made the following re-port to the Branch Hydrogrnphic Office:

During June last, the two buoys markingthe southern limitof tbe San Lorenzo Beefand the northern limit of Scant Shoal, SanLorenzo Channel, have been replaced bynew buoys, and may be depended on forthe next two years. The buoys are smalland can be seen more than a mile off.

The mid-channel course between the twobuoys is from Ceralbo Island, north end,west- by south, one-quarter south, distanttwenty miles. '^'Trr-'y -.

The channel buoys, entrance to La TazHarbor, from Point Pricta to La Paz, liveinnumber, have also been replaced by newbuoys, and are good for three years.

The weather was foggy and hazy at PointLobos yesterday. In the forenoon the windwas from the south, veering at noon to thesouthwest. In the afternoon ithauled tonorthwest, and blew at the rate of twenty-eight miles an hour.

WItECKER WHITELAW'S PURCHASE.Captain T. P. 11. Whitelaw, the wrecker,

has purchased the steamer Alexander atVictoria from Ilunsmuir &Sons and willconvert h?r into a scow. He has alreadyset a force of men at work takiug out themachinery, boilers and cabins. The steamerwillbe converted in about two weeks andthen Captain Whitelaw will have herloaded with all the old iron and copperfrom the Barnard Castle aud the wrecksthat he lias bought up there and tow her tothis port.

The Alexander was built on the SkeenaRiver in ISTO. Her machinery was built ivGlasgow aDd was put in at Victoria. Theidea of building her up north was for thepurpose of being in easy reach of theyellow cypress timber of which she is built.For a long time she was considered one ofstrongest tugs on the Coast.

The steamer Bclgie sailed from Yoko-hama yesterday, and the German shipClara, Captain Kiihlinanii, from Liverpoolfor this port on Wednesday.

Tho steamer Record arrived from West-port yesterday and proceeded up riverdirect. The schooner Monterey also wentup river direct on arrival.

ON llLltMAIDEN VOYAGE.The large new steel British sailing ship

Falkland has arrived at New York fromCalcutta on her maiden voyage. She is amonster four-masted vessel and brought acargo of GO'iO tons, consisting of jute, salt-peter, ctilcu and indigo. Afier dischargingthe Falkland will load 120,000 cases, or1,200,000 gallons, of refined petroleum forCalcutta.

Captain Swanton of the bark Northwest,which arrived from Port Madison, reportsthat to the northward of this port he sighteda large man-of-war, painted white, with ouemilitary mast, bound north. He could notmake nut her nationality, but itis supposedto be H. B. M. S. Warspne, the flagship ofthe Pacific squadron, on her way to Esqui-mau.

The steamer Grace Barton, which hasbeen running between here and Suisun, hasbeen laid oft owing to a lack of business.The fruit cargoes she has beeu in the habitof carrying now go Kast by rail

Up to dark last evening sixteen vesselshad entered the port for the day. The listcomprised seven coasting steamers audnine schooners.

ACCIDENT TO THE ROBAP.TS.Yesterday afternoon the tug Kobarts,

Captain .Smith, went °over to OaklandCreek to tow the schooner Charles Hansento Berkeley. When in the estuary the strongHood tide caught tho tug and carried heragainst the draw-bridge. Iler stern wentuuder the bridge and her steering-wheeland platform were carried away, bhe losther tow that she went after, hut quicklyeffected repaits and towed a schooner overto this side.

The new bark Albert, which was recentlybuiltby Hall .Brothers at I'ort litakelcy forthe George __\u25a0'. Smith Line, running fromthis port to Honolulu, left there on the 15thinst. with a cargo of lumber forhere, whereshe will receive her Interior fittings. Hergross tonnage is 082. Captain C. Winding,who is part owner, willcommand the new

craft.The German bark Anna lias been char-

tered to load wheat fur Cork, Havre orAntwerp; rate £3 3s 9d. The German shipHenrietta, now at Moodyville, will takelumhi'i thence to Moodyville; rate £3 yd.

Among the freight of the steamer _Vew-

bern from Mexico were $50,400 ivsilverbullion, fcinkii in .Mexican dollars, 115 boxeslemons and 231 boxes mangoes.

TUB SAX FIIA.NCISC'O.Word has been received from Captain

Delebanty of the United States surveyingsteai)*er Hassler, vow at Santa Barbara,th.it the course for the trialtrip of the newcruiser San Francisco has been laid out.Captain C. Miner Goodall, who commandedthe Charleston on hei trial trip, willalsohave charge of the new cruiser ou her trialtrip. Ithas not yet been decided when thevessel willleave here.

The brig Consuelo has on board forKahu-luicargo valued at $14,493, Itincludes 7U.587feet lumber, 273 barrels flour, 23,225 poundssuaar, 870 pounds tobacco and 2270 poundsbread. The British steamer Empire forNanalmo has freight valued at $3201.

The ship Cape of Good Hope has leftSwansea for this port with a cargo of coalfor the Kenton Coal Company. The com-pany also has two other vessels on the wayhere from the same port, one of which Isout 47, the other 32 days.

The fine four-masted schooner GoldenShore is being recalked and retrenailed atthe .Merchants' Dry-dock.

MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS. ,

The ships Ivanhoe and -New York wentup toPort Costa yesterday.

The Buteshire shifted from Long Bridgeto Union street.

The ship Indiana went to Long Bridge.The Ventura shifted from Wheatport to

Vaiiejo City.Tim Charles Hansen went over to Berke-

ley and the Gotama to Howard No. 2.The Eiigelliorn will dock to-day at Sec-

tion 3 of the seawall.The ships Guardian and Columbia went

to sea yesterday.The Robert L. Belknap went up to Port

Costa to load.The schooner Novelty towed to the mud

flats.Tho brigantine Courtney Ford is at Main

street.The ship Conqueror will dock at Long

Bridge to-day.

REAL ESTATE TKANSACTIONS.P. W. Dillon to Mrs. J. Lynngreen, lot 156, -"-'-"

Silver Terrace Homestead. , «125James Mcc to Antolue Borel,lot on NW. cor.

of Geary and Josephine sts., W.71:10 3iN. to point, 8.40,8.88:8 .* 10

Julia M.French to Eliza U. Valentine, lut onK. lineof Forty-fifthaye., 15 N.of W,N. 50x120: also loton N.line of J St.. 82:6 W. ofForty-sixth aye., W. 25x100 '\u0084. 10

Market antl stanyan streets ImprovementCompany to Johannes Mollere, lot on W.line of Clarendon St., 64:4 mv. of StanvanSW. 28:4. N. 111:3. &27, S. nil 715

John Center et al. to Thomas Gillespie, lot on"

line or Folsom St., 110 S. uf Twentieth.8.25X122:6

'JQI).C.Van Nostrautl to Henry Meyer, loton NEcor. of 0 St. and Forty-fourth aye., E. bo

xl2o 10N .;.'..iKinder to Christian Kinder, lot on W.

line of Colllngwcod St., 75 S. of Seven-i teenth, 8. 30x126 8Ellen M. Scott to Agnes 11. basset: ai", loton W. cor. of Natoma and Mary sts SW

76:2x40 .......-..'. GiftGeorge Caussenlus tt al. (by Sheriff; to Ho-nora Sharp, loton S. line of California st <

68:» K. of Stockton, E. 34:ti:.xlU0"

A 887Honora Sharp to George W. Glbbs, same,.,"" 10Charles ____. Adler et al. to Moses Ilium,lot "on

W. lineof Seventh aye. N.Point LobosN. l'-iO:6xI3S:H

'jq

Annie M.Flood et al. to Hugh Crockard"l'oc42.Block 61)2. O'Neil A Haley Tract

'10PhilipMara toHugh Crockaru, same....

'"""10

M. J. O'Neill to Theresa A. llanos. lot's*Block T, Railroad Homestead

'10

Samuel A.Perry and wife to Frank' P.Mill"-:"-i•

ard, loton N.line of Liberty St., 105 E. of.Dolores, E. 25x114.. a «.0Joseph Rosenberg to Kate Johnson, lot''

BE. cor. of Filbert and Sansome sts. s137:6x137:8..... »«•• " \u25a0 ,0Claus Mangles to Mary P. Payne, lot onN"'

line of Kills St., 64 E. or Powell, E. 3x115'

10Mary E. Flood et al. to James l. Flood lot'onNW. cur.Pine and Montgomery sts' N126x138:6. and four other pieces , - "

GrantMary E. Flood etal. to Cora J. Flood, lot "onMV.cor.or California aud Mason sts _N2751212:6, and eight other descriptions...'. GrantSavings and Loan Association to Annie 6."Swift,loton E. line of Guerrero St., 60 s*of Nineteenth, 8.25x00

"2 800

Richmond VillaAssoclatou to Henry H.Kills "--'•\u25a0loton W. line of Ninthaye., 222 N. ofAat

'I*.25x120 ..; '

R-flHerbert Eastwood and wire to William Ropes*

\u25a0 lots 13, 14 and 15, Block 57, CityLand As-sociation.. 120Laura E. Van Allen to A. iirloton, tract "of

'land containing 8 acres In San MiguelRancbo , 3750FlnlayMclitth to Alvln11. Appel,lots 8, 32*

'Block 3, Mission aud Thirtieth Homestead

'1John Center etal. to Caroline A. Snook loton E. line of Folsom st„ 60 S. of Twentieth8.25x05 ;

'jo

Annie Betth to AlvlnH. Appel,lots 9and 32 iV-

Block 6, Mission and Thirtieth HomesteadAssociation ;\u25a0 ...,..,,,

\u25a0

'408

Charles J. Itcggetty to Judsou Wheeler, lotonNW. cor. of Elizabeth and Castro sts., w. ir

\u25a0 125x114......... ... .10Mary A. Fritz to John.Wlreu et al., lot on W. ,line of Tremout aye., 235 8.of -Frederick, \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0

'8. 26x80 10

Louis Blank toLouis Landler, loton W. Una

of Colllnewood St., 1124:4 S. of Eighteenth.8.20x126.. ; 10

Locls Landler to John F. Schroedcr, same.... 10

Builders' Contract a.Teter Johnson with Fritz & Kean, plumbing:on

SW. cor. of Fine and Jones sts., VV. 68:4x15: 101$1480.

wetmore Bros, with Orrln K. White, brick andcarpenter work on S. line of b__ls St., ___» E. ofGoURh.E. 65x120; $1:1,630.

'Wetmore Bros, with Thomas Clarke A Sons,

pin hilift,same: $2000.John C. Meyer with J. W. Maviler, to build on W.

line of Alabama st,, I'MS. of Twenty-fourth, S. 26x100; »:i650.

C. F. 11. Hastings (Trustee) withP. Griffin, tobuildbeg. 40 !*.of SW. cor.of Davis and Jackson sts., 40x45; $11,050. .-.:\u25a0-.-..\u25a0..

SI. Mcl'rcevey to Charles J. Wlngester, brickwork, etc, on VV.line of Stockton St., bet. Broadwayand Vaiiejo;$1410.

Giovanni rodesta et. al. with James Campbell, tobuild on N.line of Pine St.. 65:6 E. of Taylor, E.2pxS4: $SZUU: bonds $5000; A.W. Starblrd et a),sureties. :.:". -v-

TIIKSTOCK MARKET.Miningstocks were dull yesterday and showed no

noteworthy change In either session beyond a de-cline inNtrcross to $2 95 and InSavage to tl30 inthe afternoon call. The close was strong, as appearsbelow.

*Local securities were active and prices were not

particularly changed. -"_ilakalau Plantation has declared a dividend of$1,

payable now.The Found Treasure delinquent assessment sale

willtake place to-day.The Young America mine of Sierra City produced

$17,000 In June.Con. Cat. and Va. mine reports 35,485 tons ore ex-

tracted in the quarter ending June 30th, Yielding$512,879, or 814 60 per tou. Cost of extractionwas $242,912; cost of transportation and reduction,8218,395; yield above cost of production, $21,572;ore tax, $1079. !S9BSUH>~—__

Con. Imperial is assessed sc.At the annual election or Savage yesterday after-

noon the old officers were re-elected.I.Souther has been elected Vice-President of Bull-

lon In place or A.L'ulard, deceased, and ThomasAnderson a Director, lustead of John Dixon, re-signed.

Assessments rending.The following isalistol assessments now pending:

Nt -ri—Assessments of mines not listed on theHeard falldelinquent In oti.ee.

Dividends iiot-larivl.

r.n.11.1i SALES.

Jellowlrg were the sales yesterday In the SanFran Cisco Stock Hoard:

-kegc-_.au skssion— 9 a. _.\u25a0250 A1pha.. .1.35 Crocker... 3o 200 0ph1r.... 4.3060 1.10.140 CP01nt..2.i10j'260P0t051....7'!' 160 Belcher..'.:. Bol2oo liictiu BSHS7S Savage.. 4.6s60 B A 8...4.051-140 tiA C ...'-.'.HI 4'/..50 4.00100 ..s 30.... '2.80,100 S P. &M..1.D060 ..1.'20'250 11 A N...3.04 N0v...3.35

150 8u11i01i..3.60 '20 3.10 100 Un10u....'2.90400 3.55 300 HentlrickslOi-OO Utah.. .1.10

50 Chad C_.i__.9o 100 Kentuck 1.45 "200 1.05100 C1i011ar..3.85 200 Navaio 75:11.0 WCOIII 40150 Clmo 40: 100 ItIsle. 1.30,150 YJacket.3.'2o

00 C OA V.4.151100 Occid ...1.851IITEBNOOK SMSSIOV—

50 Alpha. ..1.30 3110 C Imp 40 1000cc1dnt.,1.55100 Belcher. 2.Bsi 100 Crocker.. .30*200 1.60

15 '2.80 50 LP0int. .2.90 500ph1r....4.35200 B 151e.. .1.051 50 De1M....1.61,250 4.30450 1.10-200 1.56*250 i_verui..2.7o100 1. 05 110 Fxcntj bo! 50 P0t051....7 ,i270 It A 8...4.00 150 U A0....2% IS6O Savage.4.3o100 l!odle...l.l;|200 H Jt N...3.00M00 4.35600 8u11i0n. .3.85 160 "2.yfi lOOS B*M..1.85400 3.70 4.-0 Hendricks 40 100 5>ev...3.351008u1wer....*25 60 Holmes. .V-VjlluoUtaa 1.05100Caledoiiia.45 100 lowa 701100 1.00150 CUali C...2.96. 100 Ju5tice.. 100 We1d0n...15'240 Ch 1iar.. 3.80 60 Moilcau .8',360 W Cum..'200

_A .4.20 60 Mt Dial)..2 U 100 VJacket.3.lo

650 Con i...60|.<00 Navajo. ...Oil 60 3.15

Folli wingwere the sales in the Pacific Stock Boardyesterday:

lynri.Aß eesbiois"

—10:30.

500 Alpha... 1.351200 Kicneq....Bß 500 Peer 22200 Ati 1*^(300 90260 Potosl l,i•250 Amies 66 200 89 150 t._300 Belle 1..1.201700 87i. ,200 savage...4.lio100 1.15,150 U A C....2"i, 150 4.00200 11 <S -8...4.05i'200 •2.86250 4.65650 4.00500 2.8.. 600 4»/j101) 3.961.100 '23,i|150 4.45400 8U111011..3.56 400 Prize... .6- 500 4.40000 .. 250 11 A N...3.00*20 4.35360 3.46 160 3.051300 4»/a160<liall C..2.95|150 Kcntuckl.4l'lJUo 8 11 *M.1.85100 2.90 250 Mexican..3', 150 5Nev...3.36100 C C-V. V...4.20 200 Mono Hi.; tOO 3.30100 4.151100 _Nava1d....71|3U0 Utah.... LOS300C Imp 10,2000 Peer -211150 VJacket. 3. lo

A..TKKNI.O-S- SKSSION "2:3O.100 A1pha... ',.25 100 C C JB V.4.20 150 Mono 60100 8e1cher. 2.9.1 20 4.15 200NavaJ0....70400 B 151e... 1.15 250 clnip :-8 10J Opnlr -7.V.4100 11 A 8...8-061500 41 1 100 ovenn...2si200 4.00]IOU C1'u1nt..2.».".|15UP0t051....7|a150 4.05 200 3.00 300 8.00100 4.10 100 2'/<t 160 Si «100 Bodie.. .1.1li] Exclii).... 100 Bi.i200 bullion... 160 W -20 savage..4.4(i250 3.5.. SCO 97 .00 4.35600 3.70 160 01 4 0....2*41250 4.30250 tVVIOU 2.80 100 S HJtM.,1.85200 3.^0100 11 &>"...5.0f1100 8Nev...3.35600 3.851-00 3.00 100 Utan 1.05160 3.HU 750 Julia 30:100 VJacket.3.2o100 3.95 3UO 2&I100 3\i'

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.Thursday. July 17-4 p. m.

Bid. Askctly Bid. Asked.AlphaCon 1.36 1.40 Kentnck 1.40 1.15Alta 1.25 I.SOIUdy Wasliugn. 30 40Andes 80 66 Mexican 3.31) 3.35Belcher 2.90 2.95 Mount Diablo.. lo 2.50Belle Hie.. 1.05 —Mono 60 65I.CM .__ Belcher.4.lo 4.1:". Navajo 70 75Bodle 1.10 l.lt 7.CV «ucen 75 80Bullion 3.85 3.91 < Belle 151e....

—1.30

i.ulwer 25 31 .M Coiniunwltb..2.2s 2.75Caledonia 45 61 incidental 1.60 1.65Challenge Con.. 3.0; phir 4.35 4.40(Jboll-ir 3.95 4.0t .veriniiu.. 2.76 2.80Commonwealths. oo 3..it cer 25 30Con Cal*V1r..4. 4.2 "ecrlcss 25 30Con .Sew York.. 40 4: 'otosl B',s 8.25Confidence 6"ii

-avage 4.35 4.40

Con Imperial... 35 4. II*Hides C..l.9o 1.95Crocker 30 3 eorplon 25 boCrown Point.. .2.95 3.0 .erra Nevada.. 3.4o 3.45Del Monte 1.50

--ilver Hill 35 40

Exchequer 95 1.0! SilverKing 65 70Gould A Curry. 2.91 Syndicate 05 10

rand Prize 45-

tilon Con 2.95 3.00Hale A N0rcr5.,3.05 3.10 Utah 1.05 1.10Julia 25 SU.Weldon 10 15Justice 1.50 1.55|Y Jacket 3.20 3.25

MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES.Thursday, July 17—2 P. At.

Bid. Asked.l Bid. Asked.CS 1ia5.4'5...121U1-!l-' ;. Paclflcl.lglltg. 79V-1 BHaCutaCoWßds. 98*4101 ;s P Gaslight.. 58),"" 69l)upiit-st lids.101)

—StktuuGJtU. 30 60

KiCllseltyß.lo6%llo Cal-stKK 107 110MJrPRKBiIs...

—90 Central XX...

—19

Mkt-stKKHdsI22V»I24 City Kit—

100N-TCoastKU.

—103 1A C Use P.v 33 37*.$

MPIt Itlitis..1151 jUOV..Geary-st it 11.—

100NKyofC_illldslo9V-i

— *M __._, K.—

63OniulbitsCl!d.]l7VillßViOmnibus It It. 77 80I'AOKKBds...ll7 120 Presidio Kit.. 15 -35.PACHUjII.H.

—106 AngloNev As. 87 90

Powl-stKyßd. - 120 California luslll—

Sl'KltArlzUdslUiVilUU Couunerc'llns 85—

SPUUCalilcls.lls—

Fireman's 1'd.165—

Sl'ltl;calßss.lo2 '—

Home Mutual. lit)—

Sl'BrltCalßdsllli/4—

State luvestm 77 80'SVWater6's..l

-23Val'23''/8 Union Ins

—90

SVW'aterl's..—

Atlantic Pow. 421,2 45AngloCalßnk. 83 89 cal Powder.. .l4o 190Bunk or Ca1.. .262 270 Giant Powder 70 75CalSateDepos.

—53 Sal'tyNltl'ow. 12"i 131/8

Kirst.Natßauk.l7o—

VlgontPow.. 7 71.4Ll'<VAnillank.l'23'/i

—Vulcan Pow..

—18

LA SP Bank.—

39 Cal EleO Light 21'i31%Paclßc Bank. .lßo 105 Cal Kiev Wits.

— . 6VaMerch XxBlilt 15 'lil'/iIlaw'u Com... 14 ]4y2Blue Lakes w. 16

—llutch'u Sugar

—21yj

Contra Cos W. 90 91 Jutls'nM'fgCo 17 20MarinCoW...

—60 Oceanic S S.. 98 100

SV Water.... 98.a—

Pac IIS A 5... 06—

Central Gas...—

95 Pac In« Nail.—

85Los Augs Gas. 55

—lac Phonogh. Hit 3

Oakland Gas.. 85% 35Va PacWooduW'e 25 ,—

Pac Gas iinCo 61 .63MOIIN'INII SAI.KS. .

Board-25 Hutchinson 8 P Co. 20: 25 VlgorltPowder, 7; 100 do, 71/n; 210 8 F Gaslight, 68,4; 7do. 5*.1,-.; 10 Anglo-Nev Assurance, b 3, 88; 5do,87%.

Street-60 Cal Electric Light,21%; $1000 Mar-kel-at Cable Bonus, 122

\u25a0 AFTKRStItIS SALES.Boartl-»3000 S V 6V Bonds, 123%: 30 Safety

NitroPowder, 12'i:26 do, 12%: 6 S X Gaslight,68V"!"5 8 V Water, BSVi.

-Street— 7s sarety Nltro Powder, 12%: 100 Vigo-

rltPowder, 7 Va: *5000 s ye;' Bonds. 123' Ml 100Slf Gaslight, 6W) 2. - "

.Hurry Un Your Simg-Uoat

The Produce Exchange bas received thefollowing telegram :

Sacramento, July 18, 1800.Produce Exchange: Wall on Major lleiier of

the Culled Slates snag-boat Selzer, Koom 81),Flood Building, Maikel stieet, who willbringout bis snag-boat to move obstructions in limefor steamers lo move new crop. We have ioquit above Butte Lilyunless something Is done.

J. 11. ItOIiEUTS.On motion the Exchange adopted a reso-

lution that Major lieuer be requested toexamine at once the Sacramento Kiverabove Butte City and remove the presentobstacles to navigation. Resolutions werealso passed urging rapid work on the con*struction ofthe sea-wail.

Produce Exchmigi. Kindergarten.-At the annual election of the Produce

Exchange the free :kindergarten, which issustained by this association, was -. not for-gotten. The collection taken up on electionday amounted to $307. This sum was sentto Mrs. Cooper, the President of the GoldenGate Kindergarteu : Association, • whopromptly and gratefully acknowledged thewelcome gift. The Produce Exchange ofSan Francisco .is

'the only commercial

organization in the country that sustains akindergarten. : Three prize pupils in thepublic schools have been trained in theProduce Exchange Kindergarten.

More Masterly Inactivity.'\u25a0\u25a0 Complaints about the non-action of OscarA. Tolle,' Secretary of the sub-committeerecently appointed by the Fourth of JulyCommittee •to devise ways and means forthe preparation of a memorial toFrance,are pouring in from all sides. Mr. Tollewas supposed to have notified the Governorof the planIand \ to have started subscrip-tion-lists lat the.office* \of:various news-papers, but he has not done so,y

A CANINE PHYSICIAN.

What a Wlre-Halred Terrier Knew About'y..y~7. Haulers ami Relief.Among the valuable dogs owned by J F.

Coope of Hen Lomond vineyard is a familyof thoroughbred wire-haired terriers. Theselittlecreatures are very bright, and,' amongotlier achievements, are quite expert atsnake-killing. That they have an intuitive

knowledge, not only of how tokillsnakes,but how to heal themselves if the snakegets the better of an encounter, was proven

not long since by an incident noticed bysome of the employes. The mother terrierhaving discovered a rattlesnake readycoiled for a spring, placed herself at a safedistance and began barking loudly for anassistant. One of her family of terri-ers responded to the call, when the twodogs "placed themselves, one on eachside of the rattler, barking at it andslowly approaching it lroiu opposite di-rections until withinabout striking distancefor the serpent The exasperated rattler atlast sprang at the younger dog, when themother, iv great fury, .pounced upon themake. These terriers seize the serpentabout midway of the body and shake themwithout mercy until life Is extinct. In thiscase the mother terrier attempted the usualmode of procedure and was fairly success-ful,but the fangs of the snake in some waystruck her, inflictinga wound. It was evi-dent to those watching her that her suffer-ings began at once. Hut she did not loseher head with fear. She made lor a hunchof snake-weed not far off and ate freely ofit. Her next uieve was to a pool of waterthat made a small muddy spot, luto thisshe plunged, rolling herself about ineverydirection and covering herself with mud.The ou-lookeis gave her up for lost, but thecanine physician had healed herself and thenext morning was entirely all right as ifshe had never met his rattlesnake-hip Indeadly combat.— Santa Cruz Surf, July 17th.

HOTEL ARRIVALS.

LICK HOUSE.J nays, Vlsslla AMarkham, MarkhamW ItMcSherryis.GrassV JDMcDougall, StocktonIIM Chambers, s Quentlu J X Owen, SonoraC J =llger, Marysvllle .Mrs MJ Harlan. S itamonWII rainplirey, Seattle -Miss A Harlan, SnKanionE 3 Griffith,Fresno W W Foots, OaklandHugh Mianip. Callstoga John UawksAw, .NanaI.Kshmaii, Los Angeles Geo (iriiini.MartinezH1!Carilen, Marysville F Pache, MarysvllleScott Initrn.i.tinj-iv,Sacto .1 Townsend. SacramentoJ A Kite*,Iresno X X WDltinore, S CruzJ 1> filter, Iresno Jesse Osterlius, S Cruz

BALDWIN HOTEL.NBernardino, st Louis CFranklin, OaklandM iiHyde, Chisago TJacobs, OaklandVViiFlint. San .lose 1' H Moheny, St LouisS tlirinan,Mission S Jose W Gilbert, SydneyC liHansen, Berkeley I.Webb A wr.ShastaJ Sullivan, Santa Cruz Mrs C Eatou.Wbtte S SgSFHester, Santa Cruz II11 Harris. DefianceA H Tredwell. Stockton G Gregson A w.Su Diego_ 0 Smith, Stockton W W Cowan, PortlandJ ItSmith, Stockton O A Saltan, Chicago

G 1' Hull, San Carlos IOM l.rown. 11 S NDr W lillrlevv.Saii l'edro A VIfayden, TacomaHI..lost, Fresno Miss M Ford, Del Monte1'"HFisher, Oakland J Curtis, San Jose

OCCIDENTAL HOTEL.MHSignor, USX Mrs X Iilironson &maid,It Witters, Calirornla ElI'asoJ S -McGraw, Sonoma Miss M lironson. El PasoMrs J 1. Pratt. California! Miss LBronson, ElFast)Miss Hunt. Ohio VVLWest, St PaulMiss Jenkins. Cincinnati 1. C Uethel, st PaulMiss MJenkins, Cluciuatl W itJones, AuburnMiss Clayton, Cincinnati W L-Dudley,StocktonSK Guild,Santa Barbara L Swunberry, MarysvllleJ Irvine,New York AGartby. U S NW 11 liurrows A w,Cal J D Burgess, DanvilleG F Buck, Stockton IlevDr Lewis, San Jose1* W' Ames, San Kafael Mrs F It A Lewis, JoseX _ Wood, Boston '8 V Smith, San RataeiItDark, Meulo Park MrsJ Laiuberteughi. CalA W Cation, Vs N Miss LLaiuberteughi, CalKBMay,Portland

BROOKLYN HOTEL.IIRosenblnin, New YorkiDuane, Stockton 1111 ClubMrTesto &wf,England Hapeiuan, doU J Fetus, Merced Kllroy, doUJ l.iltledaie. New York Perrott, doS Carrel l.union Calilll, do0 Jerouymous, Cedervllelo Fuller, San DiegoX C Jensen, Cedervllie GN" Cogblan, StocktonTJones, Alturas ELHowe, Vacavllle .C a Mann, Almas G A Wilklns,PeialuiuaJ G Saxe, Wailula G G Kstes, LivermoreHBriggs, San Jose C T Kirkman, San Joso11 11 Hill,lone ItA Nickel. Los AngelesJ Vail,Amador ItEJaschlng, KrentwoodTMoyer. ltrooklleld J D i'lukley.AdamsELord, lirookflelti A T Masterson, StocktonLJ Newberry. California DKnight, KenoJ II-N.-veils, Sntaßarbara G H Sherman, Agnews :

0 » Slocum d- Hi. ial w sHamilton, TruekeeSelna, Stockton llliClub W C Force. AlbanyFogarty, do IIMFuller, lllttiaiidWilson, do w c < rahao, ColusaFudeer, do P IIBadger, FresnoArmstrong, do JIIEdlliaril, Chlcollolliday, do O r.sc.imllla. Hollister

RUSS HOUSE.DFreel. Dnnsmnir |S Runyon. OaklandVV J iangbey a w, Cal W A Junker. OaklandJll Russell. Placervllle E P Flgel. California1' McAllister, Watsonvlle F Tomllnson. Ft Arenaiistoesser. Itartlet Spngs X Plank, sau DiegoG S Kncelatid, Sulsun Miss C Goliinger, CalMPatterson, Colusa -Miss 11 Clark,Los AngelesG W Forest. r, Sacto A Gibson, NeedlesMrs LSimons. Sacto W IIRichardson, CalT AElliott, Vlsalla E H liuKgnis,TacomaP G Freeman, Fresno iJ HitgKins, TacomaF LEmerson, Brentwood TLangutt, ChlcoC I)Emerson, Breutw uod!AMGrover, SpokaneSirs LGrantyorc, Cal IJ Bays, PortlandJ Stephens, biz- TE It Kite,ModestoM 1Redmond, California J HGrou A w, DixonGMCampbell. Alameda J ERoberts,S BernardinoM11 wrav. r, Alameda ItYork,Ban BernardinoJ Lawlcr, Petaluma I.E Wrestou A w,Cal3 E Brown. Honolulu IJ W Grimsby, NapaE AFreugel, California IK X Wbitmore, Sta CruzJ Doe, Sulsun |B Harris, Santa IarburaJ 1) Bennett, Stockton G A Esteroy, SeattleV> Sand berg. Oakland F S Hubbard, SeattleJ V Paul, Calirornla G w Brown &t, SeattleG Mcllale, St Louts iW F Potts, Lompoe11 Hits. mitts IP Kearns, Lompoe

AMERICANEXCHANGE HOTEL.J S Donaldson, Nebraska » LBryan, TexasV Watson, New York A Ittacaalay. lielfastJ Holland, I't.lla-t 11 O'Brien, Belfast11 Holland, Colfax J IIKaufman, StocktonVV Holland, Colfax B F Butler, FresnoItItCook, .Sonoma F- W Snow, MassachusettsW Eaton, England F Gatncrd, ChihuahuaW BGould, England A strain. Men.d0 Simpson, Nevada D W Jones, Salt lakeGCurtis, Nevada - 11 Aslone. ChicagoC Little,Forllaifjl H Schmidt, New YorkH Winslow, Portland Mrs i.'raiidle .V dr, Omaha1 Baker, Illinois 11 IISaulord, San RafaelF McKlttnon, Detroit

~D llaiilou,Boston

J Norton, Merced G Ebricht, ChicagoJ Lavercourt, Oakland F Lee, ChicagoR ti Bissau, willows G Townsend A wf,S CrnzLTayton, Oklahoma 11 Hawkins, Santa CruzJ l'avton, Chlco MX Reeves, Santa CruzIIII'lingers. Oregon C Wilson. Santa Monica1* Smith, Tucson X Terwliliger.sta MonicaG Roberts, Tucson ItC Holmes, San DiegoARobert:), Tucson TRafteny, New YorkJ AImint, onto A Olscn, AreataELotler, Kansas City 11 C Place, PortlandJ W I'msell. New Orleans G MDanover, TexasX Addison. I'asatlt-oa C Berry at w,Duncans MsJ ItBunemau, Omaha CC Strliigham,New York

PALACE HOTEL.Captain Ball,California August Stelnlke, Los An;A Crane, New York Ernest Maxwell, Cleve-HAlthouse, Pittsburg landW IICbliders, New Met C W l.eiHngwcli * wife,MrsJ Symington. N Mcx ChicagoF \v Eastman, New York J Craig, Woodland11LDrew, Calirornla Oscar Michael a; wr,NJT S Asa A wf, Mont IIA Hilluiau A wf,Tvs-N G Wordiuan, Kansas caroraG Gilford, w&s, N Berk J It Fllcklnger, San JoseMiss IIC Usher, N Berk LIIElnchoizA f, DenverAIIRoberts, 8Barbara IFW Gunsauius, ChicagoT MHuntington, Sao 'J W Briulshaw, ChicagoMrs C lladscll, Sac IMS Rutherford, ChicagoS B Hunt *wf,L Angeles Chas Percy A wr,London,S Smith, Portland EnglandJohn G IIMeyer, wf &c, S AJones A wf,Reno

New York Miss A Buhlert, HonoverJ VV Armstrong, Sac Martha LPowell, IllinoisMC Hamilton. Pa Emma Wheatley, Illinois

Met lay. Philadelphia Win Ilonnlng. VVllmlngtnGeo 1) Collins. Sac TErsklne. SonomaJ L Blum,Vacavllle II11 llliisiiiw,England_ NShlppee, Stockton CLJames and wr, NapaN V Mootetiead, S Diego E W Fogg, Orovllle0 J Taylor. Westmlnstr Walter Van Dyke, I, AugMrs J L Rogers, 2 en AliiillMcAllister, S Rafael

maid. New York IGRAND HOTEL.

OVaughan. New York J Buchanan. San RafaalT ItParker, Napa 11 F Wellington, ModestoMrsJ Ktillagitr,Ban Jose W S Green, ColusaSirs J Bourne Jr, Chicago MrsE MBruin, CalJ C Bailey, Santa Rosa A A Barker, CalMiss J Bailey, Santa Rosa Mrs A Barbesto, San JoseA IIMilA w.Oakland Mrs G W Hazzard.S DiegoL Maddux. Santa Kosa _ wIlazzard, San DiegoMary i.onion. Sauta Rosa It Hlckmutt,HaywardsMrs OW Williams, S Jose F A Rossi, JacksonJ Colin, Stockton Mrs liabm.lt WoodlandP B Tally,Gilroy J w Combs, San JoseIIAlexander, Sacto R Williamson, Sacto

* -T W O'Neil, Sacto Mrs E Runner. OaklandCora soniers, Auburn >' M Slater, MartinezCarrie Soniers, Auburn F Aliilouaegut. EnsenadaHelen Soniers, Auburn E LHerbert. Sn LeandroMrsJ R Bobst, Colusa '_ W Bilger,San LeandroG VIHopkins. San Mateo TMcKaya: w, BeulciaG Pattella, Mexico . L Lleber, Sao JoseJ ACosta, San Jose E Llebernecbr, Sau JoseMMWalker, Virginia JTaylor, TrentonJ Hetlierington, liaywrds C Reams, VacavllleVV W Carter. Cal 0 W Phelps, BerkeleyX Wheeler, Chattanooga J LGallagher, CalC HClark, Oakland c Bartlett, VenturaMrs _ F Clay. Fresno SC Webber *

w.PaMrs AL West.Shllarbara IIIIMeyer, HealdsburgT 1" Stiltons, Pasadena S S Boynton. Orovllle11 Banning, Pasadena Mrs S S Boynton,OrovllleJ F Fisher A w,Ked Bluff J X Kettle well. St HelenaG ilTyrrell,Sacto E P Colgan, Santa KosaMiss Tyrrell,Sacto C Ford, WatsonvilleIt S Robinson, Wyoming J Shakespear, San JossS Meyer, Healdsburg

INTERNATIONAL HOTEL.Mrs Martinson, Sacto AMBaley, NllesIIShumaker, Phoenix J Corcoran. TempletonW Bond, I'bu.Milx J Warren. SeattleJ Edwards, New Mexico R Gilllagher.BostonVV T Elder, Ohio F Li.'Nell.Pacific GroveW 1) Hising,Los Angeles J A Tboriies.Colo SpringsRnatron, Los Angeles _ 1' P Thornes.Colo SpringsF'J llaycox, Tucson J w limits A vet,San JoseD C Ili-iiinig.Los uatos . Miss Ei11.:..-. San JoseJ IIMJamison, Cal Miss Millbbs,San JoseVV liKelly.Ogden J A Hlbba, San JosaJ c Until & wf, Illinois I!Hllibi,San Jose1' ,1Burke, Cordelia R Collins, Stockton -\u25a0

H-WalkiT,San Mateo MrsJ Mulvey,SalinasN lioiiiiii.ii.ii,Chicago D 0 Scales, TennesseeTJ Uracken, Fresno Miss S E Moon, OrleansF Splker, Fresno Miss X I'Millan. NOANichols, New york . J 8 Mlllan, New Orleans11 Kiimmel,San Jose Miss M Miller,N OrleansJ MIlnlloek, Cailento Miss (iMiller,N OrleansG C Franlng. Red Bluff MJ Lewis, A wf,N o.W I)Hathaway, Suisiin G M Potter, CaliforniaJ Clinton, Santa Rosa IIKrless, California ."A C Jackson, Santa Rosa LLoune, SacramentoIV Treadwell A wf, Los Dr W Faber, Portlaud

Angeles S V Stuart, Prt Townsend_ATreirdwell, Los Ang 8G Preston, San Jose

ItTreadwell, Los Angeles J Freeman _ w.PlacervleMiss LTr;adwell,LosAng W Freeman, PlacervllleMiss J Treadwell. LosAug'Miss TFreeman, PlacerrleW Schltiete, Washington IMlssJ Ireeinan.PlacervleVV G Landers, Luckfurd - MrsJ Tillman. ElmlraF VVBarnes, Seattle :M Wllkaus, MercedA HStrong, Seattle \u25a0•' IW LAnderson, BostonJ D '.' .17.1.1. Seattle ,M Madden Jr, Nevada

m C V''Coleman In it* .-li-

-\Dennis Coleman, a local politician, has

been making tilings lively Inthe vicinity ofNinth and Mission streets.!*: According to acomplaint, which charges him with batteryand |disturbing Ithe peace, Coleman bad arow witha woman named Sadie IJohnson,and compelled her to go out upon the streetin rather scanty attire. 'The woman calledOfficer- Grenau.i who tried to arrest Cole-man, but the latter objected and attomptedto knock the officer down by striking him avicious blow. .\u25a0\u25a0ySSM-

COMMERCIAL KECOKD.Thobsday Evening, July 17.

'j-' SfMMARY OP THE MARKETS.

Silver unsettled.Mexican Dollars advanced.Wheat unchanged.Barley higher.Oats steady.Corn firm.Rye very stiff.Hay Insell, favor.Ground Parley marked up.Corn Meal advanced.Beans weak and dull.Potatoes firmer.Onions unchanged.Butter higher.Cheese firm.

-Choice Eggs wanted.FruitIn better supply.. Dried Fruit firm.Cucumbers lower.Hops strong.Grain Bags weak. • —

English Wheat .Market..LivKßrooi., July 17.-The spot market Is firm

at 7Mg.7s 2V4d--

Cargoes are quiet at 38s foroff coast, 37s tM for just shipped and

'38s for

nearly due.FUTURES.

The Produce Exchange cable gives the followingLiverpool quotations: July, 7s 2d; August, 7s 2;s4d:September, 7s 3'id; October, 7s 3%d; November,7s 4d; December. 7s 4d.

SECURITIES.London*, July 17.

—Consols, 9ti.'a; United

States Bonds-

4's, 123%; i'/.'s. 103; Silver.50d; Rentes, 911SOC.

Sett York Markets.New York, July 17.

—The situation In Wall

street still remains unchanged, and tbe principalfeatures of the market are still dullness and stagna-tion. The engagement of $500,000 worth ofGoldforexport was made tne occasion for a raid by the

bears lv the last few minutes, and the market closedheavy and on a decline. The final changes weregenerally Insignificant. Governments barely steady.Petroleum continues Ina state of lethargy. Augustfell3/gin the forenoon and spot advanced Vi,thenbecame dull and remained go untiltbe close.

Nkw Vo«k, July 17.—United states Bonds: 4's,121%; 4VJ's, 103Vfe; Northern Pacific, 36V4;Cana-dian l'aciiic. Bly_>: Central Pacific, 33%: Atchi-son, 46; Union Pacific, 63Vi: VVclls-Fargo. 141;

Western Union, 6i'._: Silver, 109; Sterling,*I8094 89.Wheat—Cash, 96c; August, 93V4C,Floor—Steady.Colleo—sl7 iO.Su^ar —i":_Cti,-l_.

California, 16c.Hides—California, tic.Copper—Lake, $16 75.Tin—Spot, *21 4ULead—Domestic, $4 50.lruu-*l4.Petroleum—Bß^Bo.

Chicago Markets.Chicago, July 17. —Wheat opened from Vie to

Vie higher, advanced Vie and then eased or, liuc-luatad, and closed Vie lower than yesterday, ex-cepting for December, which closed 3/ac higher.Receipts, 456,000; shipments, 193,000 bushels.Rye dull at 48 vie. Barley steady.

Chicago, July 17.—Wheat, cash, -UU''.Corn—37yic.Pork—sll 60.Lard-$5 80.

I\u25a0\u25a0 . • -;:.. 10.VVhlsky-$l10.

Fine Sliver.The banks quote $1 06 01 08 "# ounce.

Mexican Dollars.Higher at SCVii(giß7Vbc

New York Exchange.

New York Exchange, 12Vic for sight drafts and22Vic for telegraphic. '"."\u2666-_

Shipping Notes.Steamers to sail to-day are the Australia for Hon-

olulu and the Gipsy for the Salinas ltlver. The Bo-nlta falls due from the southern coast.

The British iron ship Hartfleld, 1850 tons, Is char-

tered for Wheat to United Kingdom, Havre or Ant-werp, 43s 9d. '"'.'\u25a0

'

Produce -Market.FLOUR—Net cash prices are as follows: Family

extras, *4 15.a4 35: Bakers' extras, $4 10@4 20;city superfine, $2 90@3 20; Interior brands, $4®4 35 for extras, aud $2 So@3 20 ¥ bbl for super-fine. 7_ \u25a0'.-

WHEAT—

The market showed no particularchange yesterday, b ingquiet. The quotations are:No. 1, »132V4@1 33%; No. 2, *1 311/4;choice, »135@136Vi: Sonora, $1 32 Vi; extra

choice for milling,(137'/:@l 40 *ctl.CALX,SALES—MORNING.

Buyer '90—

00, »1 42V-:; 100, $1 423/8; 200,»142%.

CALL SALES—AFTERNOON*.

Buyer '90-400, $1 42V4: 200, $1 43%: 200,*142',i; 100. »142>«.

BARLEY—The market forFeed advanced againyesterday. No. 1 Feed, $1 15@1 IIV.;choice,

*118%; No. "2. $112V4 ;Brewing,*l 20@1 25 sf. ctlfor fair tochoice.

CALL SALES—MORNING. '-t-^.'vPrices advanced 2c. Buyer '90—100. $1 20%;

600. *1 201/.,; do after August Ist—loo, $1 'io\_:100, $1 20." Buyer season

—1300. $1 25; 100

$1 24%. May-200, $1 20. Seller '90, new—loo,$116; 1011,(1 15Vs.

y-_7.y CALL SALES—AFTERNOON.

t-Slay—loo, $121; 100, $1 20V-;. Buyer'9o—$124%. Buyer season—loo, $1 20: 100. $12014.

OATS—The uew White Oats from Salinas sold at$1 55. The market continues steady and quiet..No. 1, *155® 1 57"..: No. 2. $150: Choice, $1 60®il62vi; surprise, $1 70@1 75 "j*ctl.

CORN—The linn tone continues, and the tendencyof prices seems to be upward. Ihe quotations areas follows: Largo Yellow. $1 171 -_. 1 'i'i\_ forcommon to choice; Biuall Round Yellow, $1 20®125; White, $1 07Vi(<*ll*Vi"p. ctl.

RYE—Scarce and closely held at $1*?. ctl.BRAN—Quotable at $14 50®15 50 for tbe best and

14 9 ton lor lower grades and outside brands.MIDDLINGS—Quotaule at $22(324 "f» ton.HAY— market continues in good shape for

sellers. New Wheat, quotable at.sß® 12 lor fair togood anil $13it_U4 tor choice; new Oat, $S®10: newWilli Oat, $8®11; uew Barley, $7®10: uew Clover,(-©IO'? ton.

STBA Quotable at 45@55c ? bale.MILI.STL'I.FS—Ground Barley, $26 50(327 50^1

ton. The mills sell Oilcake Meal at $25% tun net, thejobbers charge $27; Kye Flour, 3c '£, lb; Rye Meal.2i/.c; Graham Flour. I'Wc; oatmeal, 4%c; oatGroats, 4140; Cracked Wheat. 3Vic: liuekwheatFlour, sc;' Pearl Barley, 4Vi@i: 1?. lb.

SEEDS—Yellow Mustard. $100&'i*»1 ctl; BrownMustard. $2 60g>3 25: Flax. $2 75; Canary, 3>,4@B%c V it.; Alfalfa,8c ?! it;Rape,2V:c; lfemp,li/c;Timothy, sa4't6 1,4 C

DRIED PEAS—Nominal. Niles, $2@-' 25 ? ctl.SplitPeas, 6L..c*p lb.

BUCKWHEAT—Nominal—none offering.CORNMEAL.ETC—Table Meal,3Va®4C *(lb;Feed

Corn, $26 5010)27 50; Cracked Corn, $27®2S "$ ton;Hominy,4c >. lb.

BEANS—

Dull and weak. Bayos. $3 50@4;Pea, $2 20(32 25; Small White, $2 12i: 25;Pink,$3 Tim!' 1; Reds, nominal; Llmas, $4 25(31 50:Butters, $1 90@2 tlctl for small and medium.

POTATOES—The market showed firmer symp-tons yesterday, though prices did not actually ad-vance. Garnet Chiles, sacks, $1(ail 10: liurbankSeed-lings, In boxes, $I®l76, Insacks, $l@l 40; EarlyRose, 75c®$l In sacks and Sliail 25 inboxes: Peer-less, 75c®t|il In sacks, and $1 25@1 35 *$ ctl Inboxes.

ONlONS—Unchanged at $igl 25 for Reds and$1 1it,:.1 55 lor SUveiskiiis.

BUT i'ER— market continues to Improve.Stocks are diminishing. Fancy Quotable at 18c,with sales at 19c, 't lb;good to choice, 15@17clb; common to lair,13®14c; store Butter, KtAl2c %_lb: pickled roll,nominal: Eastern, 7®loe %' lb.

CHEESE—Steady. Good to choice mild new.7%98V4C -$ a,; fancy, 9@9VS>C; Young Ameri-cas, :\u25a0.'..: .. . cased, 2c additional; Eastern, 13®14V4c Vlb.

POULTRY—Another car of Eastern came Inyes-terday, and being very poor did not bring extraprices. Itsold as follows: Hens and old Roosters.$6 60(37: Ducks, $3 51W-1; Geese, $160; Broilers,$3 51); Turkeys, 20®21c. California stock sold asfollows: Live Turkeys, 201322 cfor Gobblers and17(g)20c for Hens; Geese, '& pair, $1 25; Goslings,$1at) per pair; Ducks, $3 au..: 1 forold and $4 50(g)6 for young; Hens, $6(a>7; Roosters, young, $6®8: do, old. $6®7: Fryers, $4(35; Broilers, $-1 forlarge and SJ'tt 3 ftdoz Tor small..1:AME—Wits firm all around yesterday. Venison,

12®lac 9 lb:"Doves, $1 \u25a0& dozen: Hare. $1 75;Rabbits, $125 for Cottontails, and $1for small.

E.-GS—

Choice, both Eastern and California,are in demand and firm. The market continuesoverstocked with poor Eastern. Fancy Eastern. 196.We quote common to choice Eastern, l.m y;California, 15(t£20c forstore and 21@24c for ranch.

HONEY-New White Comb. 10®llc: do. in 1-Ibframes, ll@HVic;new White extracted, 5i/3c;amber. 4(g;st' irt It.

BEESWAX—Quotable at 20@24c ?* lb.FRESH FRUITS-Arrlvals of leaches and Apri-

cots were larger yesterday and prices were weaker.Ivfact almost every variety of Fruit came Inmorefreely and declined, as there-cut high prices havedrawn shipments bitber. Figs, Nectarines and

Plums were lower. Red Apples alone were scarceaud good ones advanced. Crabapples, 60®75c *£box,according to package; Graucs, 76c®$l 25; Canta-loupes, %•_ 50@3 60 *crate; Watermelons, $10® 15•a 100: Black Figs, 30®50c "# box for single-layerand 50®75c lor double-layer bones; Smyrna Figs,

;white Figs, 30®50c 's. box: Plums, 2(^:tc *jj>n>;Peach Plums, 76c@*i Vbx:Black Currants, 75c(01*l

*p drawer: Raspberries, $6@H; Blackberries, $I®s;Apricots, 3(t_ii4t- f* lb to the trade antl 3c $ lb to thecannei's; Peaches, 65c@*l fl box ami 65c(#$lV basset for Hale's Early and 75t@$l fl basketand $1 Vibox for Crawfords; Nectarines, sl'(g)7sc*#* box tor white and 90c(35l 9.box furred; tireeuApples. 25®50c V small and 75c@$l *(llarge box;Red Apples, $1 25@1 75 for large and 50c®$l rorsmall boxes and 65®75c "flbasket: Green Pears. 75c\u25a0$ box ana 60®65c 9 basket: Bartlett Pears, $Kal2?t box and 35®75c *8 basket; Strawberries, $5 60®7x" chest lor large Herrlesandslu®l2for Lougwortus.CITRUS FRUIT. ETC.-Malaga Lemons. $4<3»;

Sicily Lemons. $s@o: Riverside Lemons. $2®3 50;San Diego and Los Angeles Lemons, $l(o_l 50: Mex-ican Limes, $3 bVbi.l 60: Bananas,sl®3 509buucb;Pineapples, $3t05 Vidozen.

DRIED FRUITS—

No further change. Pricesvery linn. _We quote uupceietl bleached Peachesat 16c 'ft lb: new bleached Apricots, sacks.13W®l|i:.c %* lb; boxes, 15c ¥ IT.. Wo quotetutures tor new' crop at ll<a>l'-'c

* lb for WhiteNectarines, S^lOc ¥ lb for Red Nectarines, and Hal10c Tor California Prunes cured, ami 2',.j®2".Be fortbe fresh fruit, old Fruit Isnominal.

RAISINS—Nominal at $1 75®2 15 tor good tochoice layers, $I®l10 for common to fair layersand 87VjC@$l 50 for loose. V

- ' „„„NUTS—PIue Nuts are quotable at S@oc: soft-

shell Almonds. 15c: hardshell Almonds, 6®6c: Cali-fornia Walnuts, ltXqlllc for Los Angeles, lo®l2cfor Santa Barbara: Chile Walnuts, 10c; Peanuts, 6®Sc: Hickory Nuts, 6@Bc*. Pecans, 10®lle; Fil-berts, 11'.^l-Vi,.-; Brazil Nuts, nominal at 12®12V-.C* lb: Oocoanuts. $5®6 *fl100.

VEGETABLES—Prices showed little change yes-terday beyond a decline In Cucumbers. New Mar-rowfat Squash, $20(1430 * ton; Egg Plant, 75c®$l*£ box; Green Okra. 10® 18c s_ lb; Green Peppers,60i^75c "5* box: Tomatoes, *__s@)4oc "Hbox for Vaca-vllle and $I®l 37Vj for River In large boxesand :>": ti..".oe lvsmall boxes: Green Corn, 75crtt$l_o5*sack forcommon, 15c Vdoz for first quality and 20®26c for Hay; Summer .Squash, -tot-CoOc '_ bx for Ala-meda; Wax Beans, 2@2i.ic 'f,It:Fountain Heans.li'_

fie; String Beans, I®l>/C; Cucumbers, 30@40cfl box for-ordinary ana MlMlllr"Mbox tor Day;

"Green Peas, $1 6oia)l 75 V- sack; Cabbages, $1 «l oil;Feed Carrots, slXts6oc: Turnips, 75c@$l: Beets, $1;Parsnips. $125®150 V ctl;Garlic, 4®sc V lb. -'

PROVISIONS—Eastern covered Breakfast r.acon.13®13%c; California smoked Bacon, 9®lon forheavy and medium, and 13®13MiCfor 11,'itt; 13Vs®14c It. for extra light;Bacon Sides, 91bWO%« *£ lb;Eastern Sugar-cured Hams for city trade, l.ii-,y13-Uc: California. Huns, salt, 12V_t@12Va'' *

">:. relrlgerator-citretl, 136_J13 l Lard, tierces. East-ern, ailkinds, 9®9Vic;cases, 10®iuv<lc;California

s tierces, 9i._<&\)i/i,c; haif-bbls. 9Vii®9%c; tins, 10c;palls, 10 lb, 10>/Sc; do, 6-18.10%c; kegs, BiJiISIOC

\u25a0&__: Mess Beef. $8 60@9: extra meas dp. *%%gf.10: family do. $12 50(o)i3; clear Pork. $191»0@^";extra prime. $16 SO®!!: extra clear. $JUd-0 60.mess do, $I*o>lß 50 $ bblj Pig Pork, *keg, |Sl50*3 75: pigs' Feet, $12@12 60 *bbl: Smoked Beat. ,1HOPS-ufich'anged at 15@17V4c 11 »'<'«'„«"»?£'HDPS-Uiichanged at IS®l7', _c "P lbror crop or1889. Contracts for crop of 1890 at 17'..ac aroquoted and 18c Is bid fur choice, growers genoran.holding at 20c, , . ' ..m

HID:8 and PELTS-Heavy salted steers arequotable at BVie ft lb; medium. 6o "P lb; l"fnt«

6c t* lb: Cowhides. 5c W lb; salted Kip. 4®sc:salted Calf, 6c: dairy Calf, 20@30c:dry Hides, usualselection, 9®9V4c; dry Kips, 7c: dry .Calf, 7<;:prime Goatskins. asc each: medium do, 20«£.JUc:small skins, 10c: Deerskins, good summer, 30C|medium. 22V4®350; cum. 20c *? lb; Sheepskins,shearlings, 10®-Oe: short wool. 30$5l>c: medium,65@90c: long wool. 90rG4*l 25* tb. Butchertowagreen skins sell re atlvclyhigher.

TALLOW—Fair to .oml rendered, 3Vii®3%o: r«-lined. s@s'4C; Grease. 2> @3c ft lb.-

WOOL—

We quote spring clips as follows:Eastern Oregon, Isti9-'oc% lb; Nevada, 15®18V.iO* lb: choice Northern, :;\u25a0.<\u25a0- rlc Humboldt andMendocino, 21td:23c: Sail Joaquin and Southern,year staple, 12i..^0)i5c; San Joaquin and Southern,seven mouths, l__(g)l6c: choice Foothill 16®18V'aa»lb.

General Merchandise.

BAGS—Very weak. Calcutta, spot, 6s-;,@6V4e:Wool Bags. 36® 3Sc: Potato Gunnies, nominal.

OlL—California Castor Oil,In cases.No. 1. $1 40;No.2. $1 20 (manufacturers' rates) :California Linseed, bbls. \u25a0}» gall, boiled, 7-_!M,c; raw, 70c *gall:cs, 2u.cmore. Refined Cocoanut, 55mOOe "B gall:China Nut, 68®78c "jl gallon; Eastern LinseedOil,Inbbls, 70c: do raw, 67Vic « gallon:Lard Oil.bins. 72V-c: cases. 77Vic *gallon. \u25a0

PETROLEUM-Starliglit, 21c; Downer's. 27Vac T»gal; Astral, 21c; 150' Elaine, 2B"Ac; pearl, alesWater White, refined, bulk, 17c: Headlight 175°,cases, 27c: Mineral Illuminating,SOU', -7V-c Incases; Standard, 110 test. f, gall Incases(caps), 17c faucets and lac inbulk.

WHITE LEAD—Quotable ats',_!C3 lb.TURPENTINE—Quoted at 68c *gallon.sugar— Tiie Callioriiia Sugar Refinery quotes

as follows, terms net, cash: cube. 6^gc: Crushed,6a7flc; ExtraPowdered, 6V'»c: Fine Crushed, 6; c;Dry Granulated. 6i h'-: Confectioners' A. 6c; Ex-tra C.45,4c; Golden C, 4Vic V lb: Bags, Vie morathan bbls.

The American Refinery quotes, terms net casta:F_.xtrafiiie cube. 6ai,e; Crushed, o'-y_f.: Fine CrusbetL63,i,c; Powdered, 6a/8c; Extra fine Powdered, 6^sc;DryGranulated, 6Vie;AX do. o'/sc: Conrectioii.-rs'A,6c; White Extra 0, be; Extra C, 4 vac: GoldenC, 4«/ic t_ lb.

San Francisco Meat Market.

Wholesale rates fromslaughterers to dealers arefollows:

BEEF— First quality,6c; second quality,S@SV.;C;thirddo, 4@4Vfec.

VEAL—Large, 4@6c; small Calves. ease.MUTTON-Wethers, 7'-.f^-'c: Ewes, 7@7V'aC.LAMB—Spring Lamb. Be ci lb.FORK— Live Hogs. 4 1Viefor lightgrain-red, \u25a0

and 3'.,fa,lc for heavy packing: stock Hogs, 3-Ji'i*-lc '«! lb; dressed do, 707 I*lb.

KECEIPTS «*' PKODCCK.Tar_rai.tr, July 17.

Flour, qr sks 5.595 Bran, sks 1,140Wheat, ctls 63,758i.>Ilddllugs, sits..... 205Barley,ctls 6,7-tl Hay. tons _- 250Oats, ctls S'-Oistraw. tons

- 60Rye.ctls 1.084 Wool, bales. 26»Beans, sks 1,801 Quicksilver, Asks... . 83Potatoes, sks 3,182 Hides, no

-336

Onions, sss 78.1 'Raisins, bis 6°

OCi'.A-N STKA.VIr.itM.

SUN ASa TIIIE TABLE.

In Pacific Standard Time. Compute'! tiyTmirii'lennent, Chronometer and Instrument

Maker. 18 Market street.

SHII'I'INIJ IN'TKLLI«ENi:r:.iorLax. &npj,i,u JntfUt iei\ns see JZiytit.roue.

Arrived.Thi'MF>at, July 17.

Stmr Coos -Bay, Nicholson, lb hours from FortUrii-.'j, etc: pat* aud mdse. Co Uoutlall. PerkinsACo.

Stmr Record, Jensen,—

hours from Westport.For up riverdirect.

Stuir Santa Rosa. Gage, 61 hours from SaaDiego:pass antl mdse, to Goodall. Perkins A Co.

Stmr Newsboy, Ltebig. IB hours from Navarro;lumber, etc, to Navarro MillCo.

stmr Gipsy, I'luiumer. 111.:, hours from SantaCruz: produce, to Goodall, Perkins A Co.

Stmr Venture. Johnson, 20 hours tin I'.ockport:"

31*0 MItlumber, to Cottonera Lumber Co.Stmr Haytian Republic, Brown, 84 hours from

Fusel Sound: pass and mdse. to Kodiak Packing Co.Scbr Monterey. KlHiKer. Up riverdirect.Scbr Eureka, Jnrgenson, 66 hours iron*Coqultlo

River; 160 11 Itlumber, to I'reston A McKlnnon.Scbr W I.Befcee, Moilestad. 7 days from Port

Blakeley; 400Mit lumber, toKenton, Holme* A Co.Schr Gotama, Nelson, 3 days from Coos Bay; 230

Mit lumber, to Simpson Lumber Co.Schr Daisy Kowe.Sorensen, 40 hoars from Kock-

port: 117 eds bark, to Hlgglns ACollins.Scbr utile, Hunter, 60 hours Em Coqullle River;

180 Mft lumber, to Simpson Lumber Co.Schr Maxim,Petetson,

—hours from Caspar; lum-

ber, to Caspar Lumber Co. Upriver direct.Bene Ida Florence, Guttormsen,— days from

Iversens Landing. ToSlieeps Island directSchr Reliance, Arf. 18 hours from Albion; 98

Mft lumber, to H Wetherbee.Schr Nettle Sundborg, Sundborg, 14 hours from

Blhlers Point; bark and stave bolts, to Johusen AJensen.

Schr Annie Gee, Olscn, 64 hours from Coos Bay;230 Mft lumber, toEii Dearie A Co.

Cleared.Thursday. July 17.

Ship Colombia. Nelson, Nana lino; John Rosea-fold's SODA.

Bark Irmgard, Paul, Honolulu; Williams, DlinondACo.

Schr Corona. McAllcp,Manzaullio; J llDlekmannsailed.

Thursdat, July 17.Stmr Coos Bay, Nicholson, Fort Bragg, etcStmr Santa Maria, Keanely, Pismo.Sluir Truekee. Crawford, Tillamook Bay.Stmr "Whitesboro, Walvig.Stmr Newport, Edwards, Port Kenyon.Stmr Los Angeles, Leiaud, Wilmington.ShipGuardian, Maiden, Port Hadluck.Ship Columbia, Nelson, Nanalmo. \u0084

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Bktn Irmgard, Mansuu, Honolulu.Schr Corona, McAUep, Manzaullio.Schr Fannie Adeie, Ogdvle, Shoalwater Bay.

Schr Jennie Wand, Christopberson, HumboldtT'«!©«\u25a0 Tannic.

POINT LOBOS-July 17—

10 p. *.—

Weatherhazy; wind NW, velocity 28 miles.

Memoranda.Per stmr Haytian Republic— July 14—Exchanged

signals with ship Dashing Wave OH Flattery Rucks,bound from Tacoma for San Fraucisco.

Domestic Porta*GRAYS HARBOR-Sailed July 17—Schr Ameri-

can Boy, for San Francisco.PORT TOWNSEND-Arnved July 17—Schr Wm

*Kenton, hence July 2.

Sailed July 17—Bark Albert Walker, for Sao Fran-cisco.

YAQUIN'ABAY-Sailed July 17-Stmr Willam-ette alley, for San Francisco.

EUREKA— ArrivedJuly 17-Schr Western Home,hence July 10;schr Challenger; scbr Ivy,huce July8; 8- hr Emma aud Louisa, hence July 9.

ALBlON—Arrived July 17-Schr Liiaand Mattie,henceJuiy 14.

Salted July 17— Stmr Navarro.TACOMA—Sailed July 17—Ship Yosemite, for San

Francisco.WESTPORT— SaiIed July 17—Stmr West Coast,

for San Francisco.SAN PEDRO— ArrivedJuly 17-Shlp Kennebec,

from Nauaiiuo: ship Edward O'Brien, trom Sydney.ASTORlA—ArrivedJuly 17-Muir Columbia, hco

July 15.Sailed July 17—Stmr Oregon, tor San Francisco.NAN ARKO—Sailed July 17— setar Aioert Walter.'FOKT BRAGG—Sailed July 17—Stmr Rival, for

San Fraucisco.SAN DlEGO—ArrivedJuly 17-Schr Mary ERuss,

from Eureka.Foreign Ports,

YOKOHAMA-Sailed July 16-Br stmr Straits ofBelle Isle, for Vancouver.

SHARPNESS— ArrivedJune 16—Brship Oberon,from Oregon.

VJUEENSTOWN— SaiIed July 16-Br ship Glei__-morag, for Havre.

Jllii,i'iiit..itiiof Tr -itlfintiftSt*-«mer«-SOUTHAMPTON—ArrivedJuly 17—Stairs Aller

and Denmark, from New Yqrk.Jmuortntions.

FORT BRAGG— per Coos Bay—42o sks grn bark,275 telegraph poles.

Point Arena—4oo Mshingles, 1coop chickens, 21bdls hides, 35 bis butter, 15 dressed hogs, 6 docalves.

Whitesboro— Bsks Iron.SAN DIEGO—Per Santa Rosa— 22 ca honey, IDols

dry bides, 1bx butter, a sks ruobers, 3 ska copper,49 do Iron. 5 cs mineral water. 3 bdls slats, 52 bisIron, 7do bones, 82 bills hides, 1 crt suuasii, 1 skhams. 2 horses, 4 bxs shoes, 294 ska beans, 5 skabeeswax.

Port llarford-17 eggs, 6 kgs 67 bxs butter, 9sks wool,Ibxseed, 1bx candy, 7 bxs fresh fish, 8coops chickens. 1sk coin (fbU9j, 7bxs cheese, 34 Vics honey, Isklbx wax. \u25a0 ,- . »

Los Alamos— 33 sks beans.Santa Maria—s64 sua beans, 438 sks barley.Sau Pedro— 4B4 sks wheat, 23 bxs lemons, 2 pcs

rails.Mpoma—sß sks potatoes. 410 sks beans.Santa Barbara— 3cs oil. Ibxaprlcois.l3 cs honey.

20 bxs lemons, 19 bxs oranges, 17sKscrawtisb. _*.-*•£SANTA CRUZ— Gipsy—lbx butter, 20 chsta

cheese, 1525 bbls lime.Moss Landing—2 oxs butter, 2cs eggs.Soquel— lbxcodtisu, 22 salt hides, 1255 rms 133 '

rls paper.-

SEATTLE—Per Haytian Republic—loo tons coal,140 bbls salmon, 8 tons Iron, 5 bbls liquor, 1bx ter-ra cotta, 1crt hats.-

Consi_rm.es.Per Coos Bay— Mitchell*Peterson; L W Olson-

Ross A- Hewlett; C F o'Callaghan A Bros: RG Byx-bee: Dodge, Sweeney A co; C EWhitney A Co: Hey-ntait A Meyer: Russ, Sanders A Co; Cotioneva Lum-ber Co: De Bernardl.lt Westphal; Fort Bragg Red-wood Co; Wells, Fargo A Co; W W Montague ACo.

\u25a0 Per-Santa Rosa— Healer ft Johnson; iiDotard;

Wetmore Bros: Palmer &Rey: Chas liarley ACo;Kissinger ACo; Porter Bros ACo; OBSmith A Co:Bucklugbain,Uecbt A Co; Smith's Cash Store; G WMKellogg:Schacht. Lemcke *Stelner; Solby SALCo; Smith's Cash Store; C E Whitney A Co; L Sc»-teua; Bassett A Bunker; Shattuck, Kowalsky A Co;Slusheluier Bros: Thos ACox; Root ASanderson;Rouse, Anderson &Cv:Gets Bros A Co; HillsBros;S McHeury A Co; Wells, Fargo A Co; liHeckmaaA Co; iNorton, Teller *Co; Dodge, Sweeney ACo;

'Wheaton ALuhrs: Vervalln A Home; Standard OilCo; Wltzelft Baker: Blum, Baldwin A olrvui; BraySous A. Co: B Levy A Co; WW Montague ACo; GCamaioni; Cam A Co: Wl'.tland AFrederickson; APaladinl & Co; DKeefe A Co; Geo Morrow ACo; 8W Backus; PhillipsBros; J S Mosher: Paid InIACo. '- Per Gipsy— Sanders ACo;M T Freltas ft Co-CE Whitney A Co; Brfgham, Hoppe ACo; S P Tay-lor ACo: Bissinger A Co; BMAtchlnson A Co- JDemartlnl; W W Montague ACo; tlCowt.ll *Co.

Per Haytian Republic—Black Dlmouu Coal Co; HBernstein A Co; Gets Bros A Co: Hirschler A Co' PB Cornwall; Pac HullPaper Co; Gladding. McßeanACo; Klineft Co.

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