AN INSTANCE. a , - » HEART beat la our midst that vainly W™B Companionship of other hearts to gain; - 7,— A soul lived pure ami sweet belore our eves , , \u25a0Whom onr unsympaihy caused cruel pain. Amind whose fi ner was so bright awl line . It passed unseen of us was at our side: • A man of foreign accent, workman's garb. In the great city, overburdened, died. Thus mingling with our lot the exiles move; We pass them by, uncaring, on the street; If e'er we stand within Cod's cityKates, hat words of welcome shall we strangers meet? I.i-cv Agnes Haves, in New England Magazine for THE ANONYMOUS LETTER. Ji HAD an adventure many, many years 1;? ago, in those days when men went out ££ in the early morning to shoot at each other in cold blood, and when masked balls were one of the amusements of the fashion able world. I was young and foolish then, as well as full of high spirits, and ready lor any fun or frolic that might chance to come in my I had been married nearly two years. Happily married, for as the months went by I learned to love my husband even moro than during the blissful days of our honey- moon, and dear Johu never gave me one moment's cause to doubt his perfect devo- tion. Am eng many pleasant friends I possessed was one, a young widow, who was con- stantly my companion when John was obliged to be away on matters connected Willihis business. I think 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, and really 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, and much more versed in the ways of the world. Though I often disliked her remarks and the tone of authority she was fond of as- suming with me, 1did not venture often to argue with her. The chief event of the season that year was to be a masked ball. My husband had promised to take me and I looked foiward to it with delighted anticipation. It was arranged that Mrs. Duckworth should go with us and that we should all wear lovely and most becoming costumes of the lime of Charles I. Three days before the hall was to take place Mrs. Duckworth called on me to make some linitl arrangements about our dresses. - Alter chatting some time on that all-en- grossing subject we began discussing other mailers. , , Presently I said: "Wont John make a splendid cavalier?" Mrs. Duckworth assented. ---\u25a0\u25a0•.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 Then, like a fond and foolish wife that I was, 1 went on to extol all John's hue qual- ities of heart and mind. "Ah I Molly, dear, you are young yet," Mrs. Duckworth said, with a smile of amusement at my enthusiasm. "You may live to find that your paragon of a husband is no better than other men." "If you mean that John will ever be fickle or faithless," I answered warmly, "1 am sure you are wrong. I can answer for Johu'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 so much. "Some of them are kind und gener- ous, I admit, but they are all ready for any foolish flirtation that offers. The best of them are weak and inconstant if once they come in the way of temptation. Happily temptation docs not assail all of them." "How can you talk so?" 1 cried. "I am sure no matter what temptation John was placed under he would always be faithful and true to me." - "It remains to be proved," Mrs. Duck- worth said. "I hope and trust, Molly, your confidence is not misplaced." "1 know it is not, and I will find some way to prove to you my husband's con- stancy, you unbeliever." Mrs. Duckworth laughed. She said nn more on the subject and soon took her leave. Her words rankled in my heart when she was gene, and all at once a plan flashed through my mind by which I might prove my husband's fidelity aud convince even Mrs. Duckworth of one man's immaculate virtue. lat once set about carrying out my de- sign. 1 wrote a letter in a feigned hand- writing. I did not find this a difficult task. The power of imitating the handwriting of others has always been one of my accom- plishments. Yet I made many attempts before I wrote a Setter whicli satisfied me, aud then not be- fore 1 had exhausted all the stock of letter- paper in my writing-case and was reduced to 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.il she loves him. She Is also encouiaged by the conviction Unit Mr. Veiucu Is unhappy. . One who loves and understands him begs him to meet tier at 1 lie masquerade uexi Thursday eveii- lne. In older lhat tne writer may easily tecog- Dlze him he Is requested to wear a daik-blue . domino with a red sailu favor attached to the right shoulder. The lady will wear a domino similar iv color. The utmost caution is neces- sary. \u0084 Mr. YemoD must find some pretext to pre- vent i ho attendance ot his wife at tbe ball, He might Inform her that be Is obliged. to take a journey and is therefore uuable to be present at the masquerade. The Unknown*. I concluded hastily, for I fancied I could hear John's step on tho stairs. He . must not see me writing. He would be sure to question me as to whom my epistle was for. Then I addressed tbe letter in my as- sumed handwriting. 1took care to slip it into the post myself. I could trust no bauds but my own. We were at breakfast the next morning when the postman came. When the maid brought in the letters I looked anxiously to ace if mine was among them. Yes, there it was, actually, in John's hand. I was so frightened. I almost dropped the teapot, from which I was just filling the cups— my bands trembled so. Luckily my husband was busy studying the outside of his correspondence and did not observe my coufusion. - According to his usual habit he did not open his letters while still at the table, but carried them off with him to his study to read at his leisure. What would be do with my missive, I wondered. Would he bring it at once for me to read and laugh at? Perhaps he would think itbeneath his notice, or, Imagining it might annoy me, would burn it us soon as read. The morning passed. John came Into my room once or twice, but made no allusion to my letter. I dared not Question him ' about his correspondence lest I should be- .-. tray myself. At last I had made up my . mind that he had destroyed the letter and that 1would think no more about it. When the masquerade was over, perhaps I would confess my foolish act, which I had 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, calmest manner. "1 am so sorry, Molly darling, but 1 am . afraid 1 shall notice able to take you to the masquerade to-morrow night. I have seen Johnstone this afternoon, and he says it is •most important that I should see Mr. Rob- inson. He will be in Epsom to-morrow evening, and 1 must go down there and meet-him. Johnstone will not answer for the consequences if Ido not go. lion't look ao unhappy, .Molly; there are worse trials in life, surely, than uiissirfg a masquerade?" What was he saying? What could he mean ? The room seemed to go round. I felt miserable enough ; no wonder i looked unhappy. "1 am very sorry, little woman. Isit such a dreadful disappointment?" John con- tinued, as I did not answer. 1 began to recover a little. It would never do to give way at once in this cowardly fashion. "Oh, John," 1cried, hardly able to con- trol my emotion, "do not go! Why should you take that long, dreary journey Stay with me, and I promise you I will give up the ball and remain at home with you." "_No, Molly, 1 really must go. You do not understand how much depends on my see- ing Mr. Kobinson myself, and the opportun- ity may not occur again. I confess it is Tery unfortunate, nnd a great disappoint- ment for you. But what can 1 do?" "if you really cannot go, let me go with Mrs. Duckworth alone. There are sure to be plenty of people there we know, and really there Is nothing improper iv our going without you." "No, Molly dearest, I cannot let you appear at such a public assembly as a masked ball without your own proper protector." In vain I pleaded. 1 reminded him of the . lovely dresses just sent home, prepared with 10 much thought and trouble for the coming masquerade. But John would not yield nor awerve from his resolution that I should not appear in public without him. Nevertheless, I meant to go. For was not this journey all an excuse suggested by my own letter? He must mean to go to the ball himself. How miserable I was I Too wretched even for tears; but I was determined now to pla*» my part out to the end. After dinner— we dined early, as every- body did in those days— procured a domino of the required color, and tben wrote a note to Mrs. Duckworth, briefly explaining the slate of affairs, and begging her to call for me at the appointed hour. How long the day which followed seemed —surely the longest I had ever known 1 1 could settle to no employment or amuse- ment. I could think of nothing but what was to happen in the evening; and all the time John busied himself in his usual fashion, apparently as cheerful and happy as though he had nothing weighing on his conscience. Instead of looking ashamed and euiltv, one might have taken him to be as innocent as a new-born child. When the evening arrived be said good- by to me as pleasantly and affectionately as he had always done, and then started on his joitrnev as calmly as though no black treachery "toward me were on bis mind. A thousand times I wished 1had never written that foolish letter. • But 1 managed to dress myself and did my best to reuse my failing courage. If John were really false to me 1must know the worst, and then I would leave him for- ever. A gay and brilliant scene met ourejes as we entered the ball-room. A throng of masked figures, arrayed in every imagin- able kind of costume, moved through the brightly lighted rooms to the strains of lively dance music. Under other circum- stances bow amused 1 should have been in watching the strange, fantastic crowd, with their "quips and cranks and "wreathed smiles!" Usually, too, 1 was devoted to dancing, but that evening I declined every invita- tion. , -. „ . A friend soon discovered Mrs. Duck- worth and carried her away to join in a quadrille. I was glad to take refuge in a corner alone, from whence 1 could observe the laughing, chattering throng. I was relieved to find that though several persons, availing themselves of the license permitted nt a bal masque, addressed me, no one recognized me. All at once, among the ever-changing crowd, and moving towaid me, I perceived a cavalier in a dark blue domino with a favor on his shoulder. For one moment 1 hoped it was not John. Some one surely, by chance, might have fixed upon the same dress; but no, I looked again, I could not be mistaken in John's tall figure and up- right carriage. 1 could uot see his face, for like every one else present he was closely masked. In a second he was by my side. "At last," my husband's voice whispered soft and low in my ear, "at last, fair tin- know we meet. 1know you must be fair or you would not have had courage to write to me." , "It was wrong and foolish," I murmured, "but all is fair in love." "Ah! dear unknown, how can I thank you for your kindness lie said, pressing nearer and trying to seize my hand. I drew back. 1 felt as though I must rush away from him at once aud forever. Then I recollected myself. 1must play my part no matter how painful, and then I should see how he would acquit himself in his new role. So, when he again attempted to take my hand 1 offered no resistance, but, leaning .forward, 1 whispered: "What would your wife say?" "Why need you remind mo of her? he answered, bitterly. "Cannot you let me forget my fetters for a moment?" 1 was bursting with rage and indignant scorn, but 1 managed to control my voice as I aid , \u25a0 "You must indeed be unhappy. Toor follow. Enslaved for life through the thoughtlessness of one rash moment!'' 1 waited for him to reply, hut he was silent. And then, I know not what possessed me, but in my despair I acted my part of coquette as 1did not know before it was in me to act. 1 used eveiy art to captivate him. I told him his wife had never under- stood him and that I, the unknown, alone really understood and loved him as he de- served. He pressed his lips to ray hand with pas- sionate emotion, and at the same moment a cavalier in a scarlet domino passed us and then repassed, glancing very pointedly at us several times. 1 turned away and when I looked again he had vanished. His appearance seemed In some way to disturb mv companion. He asked, a little hesitatingly: __fH " Are you married?" "Does that make any difference to you?" I said, in my coldest tones. "Not in the least; but I should like to know." "Why?" " Because there seems to be some one—" " You mean the scarlet domino. Uon'l be alarmed. 1 am married, but my husband does not attend masquerades." "He may be here without your knowing it. lam only anxious on your account I have no fear on my own; hut I should be sorry to c roe into collision with any one to whom you are in bonds." What dreadful thing was going to hap- pen ? I was so frightened I could not speak. "Sweet unknown," the blue domino con- tinued, in still lower tones, "grant me ouo favor. Meet me in the conservatory in a few minutes. I long to see your beautiful face, if only for a moment, and it is too public here to unmask. Caution is abso- lutely necessary. We must not be seen go- ing together. Ifyou will go round through the card-room I will make my way there by the large ball-room." And, with another pressure of my hand, lie vanished. Like one in a dream I slowly rose and passed through the card-room to the cool conservatory beyond it. I seated myself in a deserted corner at the farthest end, where I was somewhat hidden by the foliage of some tropical plants. Iv a few moments I heard footsteps, and. by the light of tho Chinese lanterns which illuminated the conservatory, I saw the blue domino approaching me. Now, at last, I thought, I shall drink my cun of misery to the dregs. 1 will make him confess he never loved me ; and then farewell forever! lie was by my side. He seized my hand, and began to speak in tones of teuderest love. Again footsteps, and the scarlet domino stood beside us. lie laid his hand on the arm of the blue domino, saying: "Sir, 1 request 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 I am one who knows how to avenge his wife's honor!" What a terrible moment for me! The scarlet domino was none other than John! What had 1 done! He turned to me. and said: "Wait here till 1 return. I have heard everything. I must reckon with him first Your turn will follow! "For Heaven's sake, John!" I cried, almost beside myself with fear aud de- spair, "dearest John, believe me, it is all a mistake— a jest." "A jest!" he repeated scornfully. "A jest which may be dearly paid for!" Then lie turned to the blue domino, whom, till now, I had mistaken for John. "Follow me. You need have no fear. I only require to see your lace and your card. All shall be formally arranged." "1 am ready, sir, to giant you satisfac- tion," the blue domino answered. They both turned to leave me. "Oh, John!" 1 cried, in an,agony of grief and fear, " 1 beseech you to listen to me. Appearances, I know are against me, but it is not as you think!" He would not hear me, but, turning to the blue domino, he said: "Your card, sir? Why are we lingering here?" The blue domino drew out his card-case and presented John with a card from it My husband read the name and said, with a frown: "1 beg you will meet me in the park close by at tho gate-house. I will be there shortly Then he turned and left ns. , "What an unlucky fellow I am!" the blue domino muttered, 'as though to him- self. "Iam always getting iuto these difficulties. How many more duels must I fight?" His words. if possible, still further in- creased my alarm. "Oh, sir!" I cried, "if you have any feel- ings of pity, listen to me. Everything is very different frum what you imagine." Then I told him the whole story about tbe anonymous letter. He appeared to listen somewhat im- patiently. When I had finished he said, angrily: "So you wish to deny now all the kind things you said to me only a few* minutes ago. You were flirting fast and furiously with me then, and now you tell me you were only acting. You acted well, madam; I admire your talent" With a scornful laugh he left me. Almost fainting, I sank upon a seat I was in despair. 1could bear no more. A few moments slowly passed, and I again heard footsteps. " Involuntarily I glanced up. The two dominoes were approaching me arm-in-arm. "Mydearest Molly,do not take my jest so deeply to heart. Only confess, darling, yo did deserve a little puuishment." It was John who spoke. 1 sprang up. The blue domino this time had removed is mask, and then I recognized Sam Gil- Bert, a friend of John's, whom I bad met once before, and whom till this moment I had firmly believed to be in Scotland. "Forgive me, madam," he said, bowing low to me. "lour husband pressed me so urgently, otherwise 1 could not have con- sented to perform such a part." How relieved I felt I can never describe. I could have danced for joy. But I was not going to admit all at once that I had been Inthe wrong; and indeed John bad been very cruel. nP"ffillfiwmniiJ|ty iii>iijin>siJßjnuMi| "Hut, Molly dear," he said, drawing me closer to blm, "wheu you wish to lay traps for your unsuspecting husband, in the form of anonymous letters, you should not send him your real address. You disguise your writing famously, but look at this." : While he was speaking John had drawn a letter from his pocket, which I easily recognized as my own clever effusion. Turn- ing to the last page he pointed to some writ- ing in the corner. I read: "--4-.--; \u25a0 "Knowle House, Bath." I dont know how it could have happened that hi folding my letter I never perceived this writingat the back. It was probably a sheet I had written my address on and then thrown 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. If Mrs. Duckworth had not—" " Yes, yes, I know," he interrupted me. "James lias told me all about it." "But really, John," I said, almost crying again, "she was not so very wrong after all. I am sure you acted Don Juan as though you had been doing nothing else all your life, for I know you changed dominoes just now." "Yes, so we did. But then, you see, I knew all the time it was my own dear little wife I was malting love to so warmly, so the role was a very easy one." " You dear old John, I promise you I will never 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 for June. '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 ii liiit'. in wllbout variations." A bridge will be built over Bejr Kiver by the Supervisors of Nevada and Placet counties. The late James C. Flood owned two ranches 111 Orange County that contained GB.GIB acres. A hotel at Colfax owned by A. Wesinnn burned down on Wednesday ulgbt. Loss JIiOOO. John A. lluaitlaiid was killed at Fort Town send Wednesday while workingon a pile-driver. 1 lie Riverside Press says 200 Cornish miners are on the way lo woik In ihe Temeseal tin limit's. ,:•'. The Colusa Sun says a movement lias been sinned by some of the busluess men there to in- augurate the cash system. An electric railroad, fifteen miles loug. Is to bu built al Albuquerque, N. .Mex., by a Philadelphia company that lias $75,000 capital. The volcanoes Fugnac and lllsma, near Cooks Inlet, Alaska, have been quite active aud sev> eial shocks of earlliQuuke weie felt. A movement in favor of a Jewish synagogue at 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 repairs to the east end of the Kings City bridge. The expenditures for school purposes at Walla Walla tor the past year were {59,106 24. Tue total number of school children Is 1983. The Colusa Sun says no wheat can be shipped by barges or steamers from Moullons I.audiug Ibis season unless the river Is cleared of snags. The Slate of .Nevada has Invested $100,000 of Its spare coin iv 4 per cent Culled Slates bonds, The interest goes Into tue Stale School Fund. The plan for building a new theater In San Diego has collapsed on account of the failure of liberal people lv coulribuie SoO.UOO lvhmd gold coin. 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 I lie silk districts of Europe Is try- ing io inn educe silk cuiluie In Fresno County. He lias rented a large building aud has millions of sil ii, ins InIt. David W. Savage tried to drive off a band of sheep 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 of Pomona College. He graduated al Oherllu Col- lege, Ohio, and for nine years was pioiessor ot f.ailn at lfipou College, Wisconsin. Besides paying their taxes promptly for school pin poses the people of Kingston, X. Mex., have Paid the Treasurer £1000 iv coin iv ihe last six years to keep the School Fund up. The steamer Farallou left San Diego on her maiden dip to Honolulu last Monday. She car- ried 4 passengers aud fieight worth 51.1,000. The piiuclpal item was 3178 bales of hay. A mortgage was put on recoid in Meiced upon one of the lots In Hie Holland colony that runs ten years and carries interest at 3 percent a year. The lender Is a Holland capitalist. Dr. Booth, edilor of the Needles Bazoo, Is a catulal performer un ihe saxophone, and he gave seveial brilliant selections dm lug tue meetings of Hie Editorial Association at Santa Barbara. The Pasadena Slar says: Tests have been made of ihe sugar beets grown on the Chiiio ranch, whicb piuve lhat a factory cau be sup- plied with high grade beets nine mouths lv the year. Fred Griffith, a boy of San Jose, tried to rob au apricot oichard the other night. He got away with some Hull, but the doctor spent two hours iv picklug out bird-shot tioin the boy's anatomy. Afire was discovered In the clothes-room of Ihe women's waul at the Agnews Asylum ou Wednesday afternoon. It was put out at ouce wltnout creali ug auy panic. The damage dove was trifling. A man named Ad.imson and his son In-law, Milieu..', Indulged in a shooting match on [lie 41 of July lv Cl ant Couuiy, Oiegou. The former Used a rule and hied seveu shots at his mau, but be tailed lo hit ouce. Four practical miners have leaded the bed of the Spring Valley hydraulic mine at Cherokee, Butte Couuiy. for ten years, They will take a number ul miners from Smailsville and wuik the bedrock wltharasiras. A scandalous story was printed In tho Cotton- wood l.eglster receully censuring Key. Mr. Siiai- boiough. Now tbe writer, J. 11. Cielchlon, has stated in thai paper that ihe charges were false, while Ihe editor has apologized lor publishing the laheboud. The Colusa papers asseit that the census enumerators failed to visit ihe town ot Jacinto, Uleuu's ranch or Keliey's addition to Willows. If ibis Is tiue the couuiy will uoi nave as many residents lv189tl as it had iv 1880, wheu the returns gave the total al 13.110. Frank Jaqulst was fatally Injured lecently while working lv the spriurilield Company's mill at .Eugene City, Oiegou, A heavy leal belt broke when miming at high speed. One end struck Jaqtiisl and lliiew him agalust the side of the building Willi lenilu: foice. Edward Howard, a carpenter, stepped in ou a nail while wotking at Lathrop last Batuiduy week. '1 lie wound gave him no Iron for four days and he kept al work. Then tumble began and lie went to lie hospital at Stockton, where healed with lockjaw on Tuesday. The Arroyo Grande Herald says: At Court Grammar School lv San Luis i lie principal is paid $150 per mouth a: ii iwo ladles Hi the primary department (065. We prolix the cipher for de- cency's sake, to prevent what is paid the mail and the women lv coulrasl appearing 100 great. Ihe Supervisors of Sin Luis Obispo County have given a contract to llic l'aciiic Bridge Coin, pany lor building a bridge across the Salinas Kiwi at San Miguel for (9012. The plans call for four spans 01 100 feet each, resting oil lion piers, with ;.ou [eel of trestle work uu ihe west side. The San Jacinto Register says: Clyde Smith, while hunting near Ihe San Jacinto Lake, tan aciuss a coyoie, which be tired upon. It seemed lohave lost its cowardly nature. for after being slim the Urn lime tin* animal made a Vicious spring at Alr.Smilb. However, beius badly hurt, It was quickly disposed of. The McCloud ltlver Pioneer says: Billy, the tame deer at Barth's, has developed a fine pair of hoi us, now in the velvet. Some learned cusses said last tail when William had his tall ampu- tated and sited his knife- handle crop thai ue would never have another set of horns, but he Is a living testimonial of the fallacy of thai theory. Allien Wale of Millstiom, 8.C., 1s IU years old and handles a nil.' with deadly aim. lie killed a tie pantile! last week lhat destroyed sevi'iily-five sheep and two calves belore Wale got on its trail. This made nine panthers that have ialleu victims to the sure shoolluj; of lUo plucKy boy. The Ventura Free Press says: Parachutes are a favotile toy with Ihe younger Veuluraiis now- adays. Ills a uew idea started ou the Kounli. One enterprising youih lied a sheet at the lour earners aud look _ header from the lop of a Lain. The parachute (ailed to woik, but the amateur aeronaut descended in great style, aud is now laid up lor repairs. Says Ihe Kingston (N. Mex.) Shaft: Lemonade $1 a glass. ice-cream $2 a disii and bouquets (1 each at the school booth, ou the Fourth of July, was toe method many people look toward show- ing their appiecialion of the free-school system lv Kingston. These weie lancy piIces, but Ihey were willingly paid by loyal men who believe iv our country and ils luslllulions. The ice-cream boom took in $121. . The Salt Lake Till. says: A woman mon- strosity is perambulallug the streets of ibis city Willi a 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 ou a pair of lockers. It Is freely claimed lhat this female, who makes a living out of the compassion of others, owns $50,000 woith of real estate In Kansas City and has no busute-.s taking the towu. News via leuible ciime was brought to Port Townsend by ihe schooner Fiancls Cultlugou Tuesday. While the steamer Jenule was al Cooks inlet, Alaska, Engineer Devote got luto a low wiih oue of his assistants, whose name was nol given. After knocking him down the unfinuntitle man was I In own Into the machinery and was so badly Injured thai he died In a few minutes. 7 Deveie made Ills escape. The Stony Creek Improvement Company, says ihe <ii laud News, has secured the lownslle of Smithvllle, Including ihe null and ihiee-siory ho- ld, Mm in Hie Is located near Ihe bank of Stony t i eek, ou the low land, and the new purchasers propose to abandon the old town and lay out a new she about half a mile to the southeast, oo a ' high gravelly ridge. To tills new town the mill aud hotel will be removed. The mill will be tilled up with an entirely new set of machinery of tbe latent toller process lo produce first-class flour. Charles _. Bigley, who took the census of the Colorado Desert district, left Banning on June 2<i with a good team of horses and a light wagon. He had some lough expeileuce, but managed i.i pull through all light. Once he lost his way aud wandered seventeen hours without water lor himself or his horses. When nearly exhausted he climbed a low hill and saw the Colorado ltlver ulue miles off. At another time, on the road between Aqua Callenle and ludlo, he was followed by two Mexican outlaws, but Bigley pulled a rifle and they letlIn a hurry. Bays the Cbehalls (Wash.) Nugget: The" flag that floated over the court-house square ou the Fourth was a very appropriate relic. It was made by the ladies of ClaquitW to celebrate the fall ol Vicksburg. July 4, 1803, and was tlio first flagused In Washington. It is tanered and lorn, but, like an old gray haired veteran. It still puts a bold front to the breeze. Many pleasant as- sociations are treasured up In the minds of early settlers, who year alter year for nearly thirty years have untuned this tattered bunting, and more than one eye glistened on the Fourth as it called to mind the early struggles that had been endured, - ... , 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 marking the southern limit of tbe San Lorenzo Beef and the northern limit of Scant Shoal, San Lorenzo Channel, have been replaced by new buoys, and may be depended on for the next two years. The buoys are small and can be seen more than a mile off. The mid-channel course between the two buoys is from Ceralbo Island, north end, west- by south, one-quarter south, distant twenty miles. '^'Trr-'y -. The channel buoys, entrance to La Taz Harbor, from Point Pricta to La Paz, live in number, have also been replaced by new buoys, and are good for three years. The weather was foggy and hazy at Point Lobos yesterday. In the forenoon the wind was from the south, veering at noon to the southwest. In the afternoon ithauled to northwest, 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 at Victoria from Ilunsmuir & Sons and will convert h?r into a scow. He has already set a force of men at work takiug out the machinery, boilers and cabins. The steamer will be converted in about two weeks and then Captain Whitelaw will have her loaded with all the old iron and copper from the Barnard Castle aud the wrecks that he lias bought up there and tow her to this port. The Alexander was built on the Skeena River in ISTO. Her machinery was built iv Glasgow aDd was put in at Victoria. The idea of building her up north was for the purpose of being in easy reach of the yellow cypress timber of which she is built. For a long time she was considered one of strongest tugs on the Coast. The steamer Bclgie sailed from Yoko- hama yesterday, and the German ship Clara, Captain Kiihlinanii, from Liverpool for this port on Wednesday. Tho steamer Record arrived from West- port yesterday and proceeded up river direct. The schooner Monterey also went up river direct on arrival. ON llLlt MAIDEN VOYAGE. The large new steel British sailing ship Falkland has arrived at New York from Calcutta on her maiden voyage. She is a monster four-masted vessel and brought a cargo of GO'iO tons, consisting of jute, salt- peter, ctilcu and indigo. Afier discharging the Falkland will load 120,000 cases, or 1,200,000 gallons, of refined petroleum for Calcutta. Captain Swanton of the bark Northwest, which arrived from Port Madison, reports that to the northward of this port he sighted a large man-of-war, painted white, with oue military mast, bound north. He could not make nut her nationality, but itis supposed to be H. B. M. S. Warspne, the flagship of the Pacific squadron, on her way to Esqui- mau. The steamer Grace Barton, which has been running between here and Suisun, has been laid oft owing to a lack of business. The fruit cargoes she has beeu in the habit of carrying now go Kast by rail Up to dark last evening sixteen vessels had entered the port for the day. The list comprised seven coasting steamers aud nine schooners. ACCIDENT TO THE ROBAP.TS. Yesterday afternoon the tug Kobarts, Captain .Smith, went ° over to Oakland Creek to tow the schooner Charles Hansen to Berkeley. When in the estuary the strong Hood tide caught tho tug and carried her against the draw-bridge. Iler stern went uuder the bridge and her steering-wheel and platform were carried away, bhe lost her tow that she went after, hut quickly effected repaits and towed a schooner over to this side. The new bark Albert, which was recently built by Hall .Brothers at I'ort litakelcy for the George __\u25a0'. Smith Line, running from this port to Honolulu, left there on the 15th inst. with a cargo of lumber for here, where she will receive her Interior fittings. Her gross tonnage is 082. Captain C. Winding, who is part owner, will command the new craft. The German bark Anna lias been char- tered to load wheat fur Cork, Havre or Antwerp; rate £3 3s 9d. The German ship Henrietta, now at Moodyville, will take lumhi'i thence to Moodyville; rate £3 yd. Among the freight of the steamer _Vew- bern from Mexico were $50,400 ivsilver bullion, fcinkii in .Mexican dollars, 115 boxes lemons and 231 boxes mangoes. TUB SAX FIIA.NCISC'O. Word has been received from Captain Delebanty of the United States surveying steai)*er Hassler, vow at Santa Barbara, th.it the course for the trial trip of the new cruiser San Francisco has been laid out. Captain C. Miner Goodall, who commanded the Charleston on hei trial trip, will also have charge of the new cruiser ou her trial trip. Ithas not yet been decided when the vessel will leave here. The brig Consuelo has on board for Kahu- lui cargo valued at $14,493, It includes 7U.587 feet lumber, 273 barrels flour, 23,225 pounds suaar, 870 pounds tobacco and 2270 pounds bread. The British steamer Empire for Nanalmo has freight valued at $3201. The ship Cape of Good Hope has left Swansea for this port with a cargo of coal for the Kenton Coal Company. The com- pany also has two other vessels on the way here from the same port, one of which Is out 47, the other 32 days. The fine four-masted schooner Golden Shore is being recalked and retrenailed at the .Merchants' Dry-dock. MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS. , The ships Ivanhoe and -New York went up to Port Costa yesterday. The Buteshire shifted from Long Bridge to 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. , «125 James Mcc to Antolue Borel, lot on N W. cor. of Geary and Josephine sts., W. 71:10 3 i N. to point, 8.40,8.88:8 .* 10 Julia M. French to Eliza U. Valentine, lut on K. lineof Forty-fifth aye., 15 N. of W, N. 50x 120: also lot on N. line of J St.. 82:6 W. of Forty-sixth aye., W. 25x100 '\u0084. 10 Market antl stanyan streets Improvement Company to Johannes Mollere, lot on W. line of Clarendon St., 64:4 mv. of Stanvan SW. 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 ' JQ I). C.Van Nostrautl to Henry Meyer, lot on NE cor. of 0 St. and Forty-fourth aye., E. bo xl2o 10 N .;.'.. i Kinder to Christian Kinder, lot on W. line of Colllngwcod St., 75 S. of Seven- i teenth, 8. 30x126 8 Ellen M. Scott to Agnes 11. basset: ai", lot on W. cor. of Natoma and Mary sts SW 76:2x40 .......-..'. Gift George Caussenlus tt al. (by Sheriff; to Ho- nora Sharp, lot on S. line of California st < 68:» K. of Stockton, E. 34:ti:.xlU0 " A 887 Honora Sharp to George W. Glbbs, same,.,"" 10 Charles ____. Adler et al. to Moses Ilium, lot "on W. lineof Seventh aye. N. Point Lobos N. l'-iO:6xI3S:H ' jq Annie M. Flood et al. to Hugh Crockard"l'oc 42. Block 61)2. O'Neil A Haley Tract ' 10 PhilipMara to Hugh 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, lot on N. line of Liberty St., 105 E. of .Dolores, E. 25x114.. a «. 0 Joseph Rosenberg to Kate Johnson, lot' ' BE. cor. of Filbert and Sansome sts. s 137:6x137:8..... »«•• " \u25a0 , 0 Claus Mangles to Mary P. Payne, lot onN"' line of Kills St., 64 E. or Powell, E. 3x115 ' 10 Mary E. Flood et al. to James l. Flood lot ' onNW. cur. Pine and Montgomery sts' N 126x138:6. and four other pieces , - " Grant Mary E. Flood etal. to Cora J. Flood, lot "on MV.cor. or California aud Mason sts _N 2751212:6, and eight other descriptions...'. Grant Savings and Loan Association to Annie 6." Swift, lot on E. line of Guerrero St., 60 s* of Nineteenth, 8.25x00 " 2 800 Richmond VillaAssoclatou to Henry H. Kills "--'•\u25a0 lot on W. line of Ninthaye., 222 N. of A at ' I*. 25x120 ..; ' R-fl Herbert Eastwood and wire to William Ropes* \u25a0 lots 13, 14 and 15, Block 57, City Land As- sociation.. 120 Laura E. Van Allen to A. iirloton, tract "of ' land containing 8 acres In San Miguel Rancbo , 3750 FlnlayMclitth to Alvln11. Appel, lots 8, 32* ' Block 3, Mission aud Thirtieth Homestead ' 1 John Center etal. to Caroline A. Snook lot on E. line of Folsom st„ 60 S. of Twentieth 8.25x05 ; ' jo Annie Betth to Alvln H. Appel, lots 9 and 32 iV - Block 6, Mission and Thirtieth Homestead Association ;\u25a0 ...,..,,, \u25a0 ' 408 Charles J. Itcggetty to Judsou Wheeler, lot on NW. cor. of Elizabeth and Castro sts., w. ir \u25a0 125x114......... ... .10 Mary 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 to Louis Landler, lot on 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: 10 1 $1480. wetmore Bros, with Orrln K. White, brick and carpenter work on S. line of b__ls St., ___» E. of GoURh.E. 65x120; $1:1,630. ' Wetmore Bros, with Thomas Clarke A Sons, pin hi lift, same: $2000. John C. Meyer with J. W. Maviler, to build on W. line of Alabama st,, I'M S. of Twenty-fourth, S. 26x 100; »:i650. C. F. 11. Hastings (Trustee) withP. Griffin, to build beg. 40 !*. of SW. cor. of Davis and Jackson sts., 40x 45; $11,050. .-.:\u25a0-.-..\u25a0.. SI. Mcl'rcevey to Charles J. Wlngester, brick work, etc, on VV. line of Stockton St., bet. Broadway and Vaiiejo; $1410. Giovanni rodesta et. al. with James Campbell, to build on N. line of Pine St.. 65:6 E. of Taylor, E. 2pxS4: $SZUU: bonds $5000; A. W. Starblrd et a), sureties. :.:". -v- TIIK STOCK MARKET. Mining stocks were dull yesterday and showed no noteworthy change In either session beyond a de- cline in Nt rcross to $2 95 and In Savage to tl 30 in the afternoon call. The close was strong, as appears below. * 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 will take 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 extraction was $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 Thomas Anderson a Director, lustead of John Dixon, re- signed. Assessments rending. The following is alistol assessments now pending: Nt -ri—Assessments of mines not listed on the Heard falldelinquent In oti.ee. Dividends iiot-larivl. r.n.11.1i SALES. Jellowlrg were the sales yesterday In the San Fran Cisco Stock Hoard: -kegc-_.au skssion— 9 a. _. \u25a0250 A1pha.. .1.35 Crocker... 3o 200 0ph1r.... 4.30 60 1.10.140 CP01nt..2.i10j'260P0t051....7'!' 1 60 Belcher..'.:. Bol2oo liictiu BSHS7S Savage.. 4.6s 60 B A 8... 4.051-140 ti A C ...'-.'.HI 4'/.. 50 4.00100 ..s 30.... '2.80,100 S P. &M..1.D0 60 ..1.'20'250 11 A N...3.04 N0v. ..3.35 150 8u11i01i..3.60 '20 3.10 100 Un10u....'2.90 400 3.55 300 HentlrickslOi-OO Utah.. .1.10 50 Chad C_.i__.9o 100 Kentuck 1.45 "200 1.05 100 C1i011ar..3.85 200 Navaio 75:11.0 WCOIII 40 150 Clmo 40: 100 It Isle. 1.30,150 YJacket.3.'2o 00 C OA V.4.151100 Occid ...1.851 IITEBNOOK SMSSIOV— 50 Alpha. ..1.30 3110 C Imp 40 1000cc1dnt.,1.55 100 Belcher. 2.Bsi 100 Crocker.. .30*200 1.60 15 '2.80 50 L P0int. .2.90 500ph1r....4.35 200 B 151e.. .1.051 50 De1M....1.61,250 4.30 450 1.10-200 1.56*250 i_ verui..2.7o 100 1. 05 110 Fxcntj bo! 50 P0t051....7 ,i 270 It A 8.. .4.00 150 U A 0....2% IS6O Savage.4.3o 100 l!odle...l.l;|200 H Jt N...3.00M00 4.35 600 8u11i0n. .3.85 160 "2.yfi lOOS B*M.. 1.85 400 3.70 4.-0 Hendricks 40 100 5>ev... 3.35 1008u1wer....*25 60 Holmes. .V-VjlluoUtaa 1.05 100Caledoiiia.45 100 lowa 701100 1.00 150 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 wing were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: lynri.Aß eesbiois" — 10:30. 500 Alpha... 1.351200 Kicneq....Bß 500 Peer 22 200 Ati 1*^(300 90260 Potosl l ,i •250 Amies 66 200 89 150 t._ 300 Belle 1.. 1.201700 87i . ,200 savage...4.lio 100 1. 15,150 U A C....2"i, 150 4.00 200 11 <S -8...4.05i'200 •2.86250 4.65 650 4.00500 2.8.. 600 4»/j 101) 3.961.100 '23,i|150 4.45 400 8U111011..3.56 400 Prize... .6- 500 4.40 000 .. 250 11 A N.. .3.00*20 4.35 360 3.46 160 3.051300 4»/a 160<liall C..2.95|150 Kcntuckl.4l'lJUo 8 11 * M.1.85 100 2.90 250 Mexican. .3', 150 5Nev...3.36 100 C C-V. V.. .4.20 200 Mono Hi.; tOO 3.30 100 4.151100 _Nava1d....71|3U0 Utah.... LOS 300 C 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 60 100 8e1cher. 2.9.1 20 4.15 200NavaJ0....70 400 B 151e... 1.15 250 clnip :-8 10J Opnlr -7.V.4 100 11 A 8. . .8-061500 41 1 100 ovenn...2si 200 4.00] I OU C1'u1nt..2.».".|15UP0t051....7|a 150 4.05 200 3.00 300 8.00 100 4.10 100 2'/<t 160 Si « 100 Bodie.. .1.1li] Exclii).... 100 Bi.i 200 bullion... 160 W -20 savage..4.4(i 250 3.5.. SCO 97 .00 4.35 600 3.70 160 01 4 0... .2*41250 4.30 250 tVVIOU 2.80 100 S HJtM.,1.85 200 3.^0100 11 &>".. .5.0f1100 8 Nev...3.35 600 3.851-00 3.00 100 Utan 1.05 160 3.HU 750 Julia 30:100 VJacket.3.2o 100 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 1.15 Alta 1.25 I.SOIUdy Wasliugn. 30 40 Andes 80 66 Mexican 3.31) 3.35 Belcher 2.90 2.95 Mount Diablo.. lo 2.50 Belle Hie. . 1.05 —Mono 60 65 I.CM.__ Belcher.4.lo 4.1:". Navajo 70 75 Bodle 1.10 l.lt 7.CV «ucen 75 80 Bullion 3.85 3.91 < Belle 151e.... — 1.30 i.ulwer 25 31 .M Coiniunwltb..2.2s 2.75 Caledonia 45 61 incidental 1.60 1.65 Challenge Con.. 3.0; phir 4.35 4.40 (Jboll-ir 3.95 4.0t .veriniiu.. 2.76 2.80 Commonwealths. oo 3.. it cer 25 30 Con Cal * V1r.. 4. 4.2 "ecrlcss 25 30 Con .Sew York.. 40 4: 'otosl B',s 8.25 Confidence 6"ii - avage 4.35 4.40 Con Imperial... 35 4. II * Hides C..l.9o 1.95 Crocker 30 3 eorplon 25 bo Crown Point.. .2.95 3.0 .erra Nevada.. 3.4o 3.45 Del Monte 1.50 - -ilver Hill 35 40 Exchequer 95 1.0! Silver King 65 70 Gould A Curry. 2.91 Syndicate 05 10 rand Prize 45 - tilon Con 2.95 3.00 Hale A N0rcr5.,3.05 3.10 Utah 1.05 1.10 Julia 25 SU.Weldon 10 15 Justice 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 B Ha CutaCoWßds. 98*4101 ;s P Gaslight.. 58),"" 69 l)upiit-st lids. 101) — StktuuGJtU. 30 60 KiCllseltyß.lo6%llo Cal-stKK 107 110 MJrPRKBiIs... — 90 Central XX... — 19 Mkt-stKKHdsI22V»I24 City Kit — 100 N-TCoastKU. — 103 1A C Use P.v 33 37*.$ MPIt It litis.. 1151 jUOV.. Geary-st it 11. — 100 NKyofC_illldslo9V-i — * M __._, K. — 63 OniulbitsCl!d.]l7VillßViOmnibus It It. 77 80 I'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 45 AngloCalßnk. 83 89 cal Powder.. .l4o 190 Bunk or Ca1.. .262 270 Giant Powder 70 75 CalSateDepos. — 53 Sal'tyNltl'ow. 12"i 131/ 8 Kirst.Natßauk.l7o — Vlgont Pow.. 7 71.4 Ll'<VAnillank.l'23' / i — Vulcan Pow.. — 18 LA SP Bank. — 39 Cal EleO Light 21' i 31% Paclßc Bank. .lßo 105 Cal Kiev Wits. — . 6Va Merch Xx Blilt 15 'lil'/iIlaw'u Com... 14 ]4y 2 Blue Lakes w. 16 — llutch'u Sugar — 21yj Contra Cos W. 90 91 Jutls'nM'fgCo 17 20 MarinCoW... — 60 Oceanic S S.. 98 100 SV Water.... 98.a — Pac IIS A 5... 06 — Central Gas... — 95 Pac In « Nail. — 85 Los Augs Gas. 55 — lac Phonogh. Hit 3 Oakland Gas.. 85% 35Va PacWooduW'e 25 , — Pac Gas iin Co 61 .63 MOIIN'INII SAI.KS. . Board-25 Hutchinson 8 P Co. 20: 25 Vlgorlt Powder, 7; 100 do, 71/n; 210 8 F Gaslight, 68,4; 7 do. 5*. 1 ,-.; 10 Anglo-Nev Assurance, b 3, 88; 5 do, 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 Nitro Powder, 12'i: 26 do, 12%: 6 S X Gaslight, 68V"! "5 8 V Water, BSVi. - Street— 7s sarety Nltro Powder, 12%: 100 Vigo- rlt Powder, 7 Va: *5000 s ye;' Bonds. 123' Ml 100 Slf Gaslight, 6W) 2 . - " . Hurry Un Your Simg-Uoat The Produce Exchange bas received the following 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 willbring out bis snag-boat to move obstructions in lime for steamers lo move new crop. We have io quit above Butte Lilyunless something Is done. J. 11. ItOIiEUTS. On motion the Exchange adopted a reso- lution that Major lieuer be requested to examine at once the Sacramento Kiver above Butte City and remove the present obstacles to navigation. Resolutions were also passed urging rapid work on the con* struction of the sea-wail. Produce Exchmigi. Kindergarten. - At the annual election of the Produce Exchange the free : kindergarten, which is sustained by this association, was -. not for- gotten. The collection taken up on election day amounted to $307. This sum was sent to Mrs. Cooper, the President of the Golden Gate Kindergarteu : Association, • who promptly and gratefully acknowledged the welcome gift. The Produce Exchange of San Francisco .is ' the only commercial organization in the country that sustains a kindergarten. : Three prize pupils in the public schools have been trained in the Produce Exchange Kindergarten. More Masterly Inactivity. '\u25a0\u25a0 Complaints about the non-action of Oscar A. Tolle,' Secretary of the sub-committee recently appointed by the Fourth of July Committee •to devise ways and means for the preparation of a memorial to France, are pouring in from all sides. Mr. Tolle was supposed to have notified the Governor of the plan I and \ 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 family of thoroughbred wire-haired terriers. These little creatures are very bright, and,' among otlier achievements, are quite expert at snake-killing. That they have an intuitive knowledge, not only of how to killsnakes, but how to heal themselves if the snake gets the better of an encounter, was proven not long since by an incident noticed by some of the employes. The mother terrier having discovered a rattlesnake ready coiled for a spring, placed herself at a safe distance and began barking loudly for an assistant. One of her family of terri- ers responded to the call, when the two dogs "placed themselves, one on each side of the rattler, barking at it and slowly approaching it lroiu opposite di- rections until within about striking distance for the serpent The exasperated rattler at last sprang at the younger dog, when the mother, iv great fury, . pounced upon the make. These terriers seize the serpent about midway of the body and shake them without mercy until life Is extinct. In this case the mother terrier attempted the usual mode of procedure and was fairly success- ful, but the fangs of the snake in some way struck her, inflicting a wound. It was evi- dent to those watching her that her suffer- ings began at once. Hut she did not lose her head with fear. She made lor a hunch of snake-weed not far off and ate freely of it. Her next uieve was to a pool of water that made a small muddy spot, luto this she plunged, rolling herself about in every direction and covering herself with mud. The ou-lookeis gave her up for lost, but the canine physician had healed herself and the next morning was entirely all right as if she had never met his rattlesnake-hip In deadly combat.— Santa Cruz Surf, July 17th. HOTEL ARRIVALS. LICK HOUSE. J nays, Vlsslla AMarkham, Markham W ItMcSherryis.GrassV J D McDougall, Stockton II M Chambers, s Quentlu J X Owen, Sonora C J =llger, Marysvllle .Mrs MJ Harlan. S itamon WII rainplirey, Seattle -Miss A Harlan, SnKanion E 3 Griffith, Fresno WW Foots, Oakland Hugh Mianip. Callstoga John UawksAw, .Nana I. Kshmaii, Los Angeles Geo (iriiini. Martinez H1! Carilen, Marysville F Pache, Marysvllle Scott Initrn.i.tinj-iv, Sacto .1 Townsend. Sacramento J A Kite*, Iresno XX WDltinore, S Cruz J 1> filter, Iresno Jesse Osterlius, S Cruz BALDWIN HOTEL. NBernardino, st Louis CFranklin, Oakland M ii Hyde, Chisago TJacobs, Oakland VV ii Flint. San .lose 1' H Moheny, St Louis S tlirinan, Mission S Jose W Gilbert, Sydney C li Hansen, Berkeley I. Webb A wr. Shasta J Sullivan, Santa Cruz Mrs C Eatou.Wbtte S SgS FHester, Santa Cruz II 11 Harris. Defiance A H Tredwell. Stockton G Gregson A w. Su Diego _ 0 Smith, Stockton WW Cowan, Portland J It Smith, Stockton O A Saltan, Chicago G 1' Hull, San Carlos IO M l.rown. 11 S N Dr W li llrlevv.Saii l'edro A VIfayden, Tacoma H I. .lost, Fresno Miss M Ford, Del Monte 1'" HFisher, Oakland J Curtis, San Jose OCCIDENTAL HOTEL. MHSignor, USX Mrs X Ii lironson &maid, It Witters, Calirornla El I'aso J S -McGraw, Sonoma Miss M lironson. El Paso Mrs J 1. Pratt. California! Miss LBronson, El Fast) Miss Hunt. Ohio VV LWest, St Paul Miss Jenkins. Cincinnati 1. C Uethel, st Paul Miss MJenkins, Cluciuatl W itJones, Auburn Miss Clayton, Cincinnati W L-Dudley, Stockton SK Guild, Santa Barbara L Swunberry, Marysvllle J Irvine, New York AGartby. U S N W 11 liurrows A w, Cal J D Burgess, Danville G F Buck, Stockton Ilev Dr Lewis, San Jose 1* W' Ames, San Kafael Mrs F It A Lewis, Jose X _ Wood, Boston ' 8 V Smith, San Rataei It Dark, Meulo Park Mrs J Laiuberteughi. Cal A W Cation, V s N Miss LLaiuberteughi, Cal KBMay,Portland BROOKLYN HOTEL. II Rosenblnin, New Yorki Duane, Stockton 1111 Club MrTesto & wf,England Hapeiuan, do U J Fetus, Merced Kllroy, do UJ l.iltledaie. New York Perrott, do S Carrel l. union Calilll, do 0 Jerouymous, Cedervllelo Fuller, San Diego X C Jensen, Cedervllie GN" Cogblan, Stockton TJones, Alturas ELHowe, Vacavllle . C a Mann, Almas G A Wilklns, Peialuiua J G Saxe, Wailula G G Kstes, Livermore HBriggs, San Jose C T Kirkman, San Joso 11 11 Hill, lone It A Nickel. Los Angeles J Vail, Amador ItE Jaschlng, Krentwood TMoyer. ltrooklleld J D i'lukley.Adams ELord, lirookflelti A T Masterson, Stockton L J Newberry. California D Knight, Keno J II -N. -veils, Sntaßarbara G H Sherman, Agnews : 0 » Slocum d- Hi. i al w s Hamilton, Truekee Selna, Stockton llli Club W C Force. Albany Fogarty, do II MFuller, lllttiaiid Wilson, do w c < rahao, Colusa Fudeer, do P II Badger, Fresno Armstrong, do JIIEdlliaril, Chlco llolliday, do O r.sc.imllla. Hollister RUSS HOUSE. D Freel. Dnnsmnir |S Runyon. Oakland VV J i angbey a w, Cal W A Junker. Oakland Jll Russell. Placervllle E P Flgel. California 1' McAllister, Watsonvlle F Tomllnson. Ft Arena ii stoesser. Itartlet Spngs X Plank, sau Diego G S Kncelatid, Sulsun Miss C Goliinger, Cal M Patterson, Colusa -Miss 11 Clark, Los Angeles G W Forest. r, Sacto A Gibson, Needles Mrs L Simons. Sacto W II Richardson, Cal T AElliott, Vlsalla E H liuKgnis, Tacoma P G Freeman, Fresno i J HitgKins, Tacoma F LEmerson, Brentwood TLangutt, Chlco C I) Emerson, Breutw uod !A M Grover, Spokane Sirs L Grantyorc, Cal I J Bays, Portland J Stephens, biz- T E It Kite, Modesto M 1Redmond, California J H Grou A w, Dixon G MCampbell. Alameda J ERoberts,S Bernardino M11 wrav. r, Alameda It York, Ban Bernardino J Lawlcr, Petaluma I. E Wrestou A w, Cal 3 E Brown. Honolulu I J W Grimsby, Napa E AFreugel, California IK X Wbit more, Sta Cruz J Doe, Sulsun |B Harris, Santa I arbura J 1) Bennett, Stockton G A Esteroy, Seattle V> Sand berg. Oakland F S Hubbard, Seattle J V Paul, Calirornla G w Brown &t, Seattle G Mcllale, St Louts iW F Potts, Lompoe 11 Hits. mitts IP Kearns, Lompoe AMERICANEXCHANGE HOTEL. J S Donaldson, Nebraska » LBryan, Texas V Watson, New York A Ittacaalay. lielfast J Holland, I't.lla-t 11 O'Brien, Belfast 11 Holland, Colfax J II Kaufman, Stockton VV Holland, Colfax B F Butler, Fresno ItIt Cook, .Sonoma F- W Snow, Massachusetts W Eaton, England F Gatncrd, Chihuahua W B Gould, England A strain. Men .d 0 Simpson, Nevada D W Jones, Salt lake GCurtis, Nevada - 11 Aslone. Chicago C Little, Forllaifjl H Schmidt, New York H Winslow, Portland Mrs i.'raiidle .V dr, Omaha 1 Baker, Illinois 11 II Saulord, San Rafael F McKlttnon, Detroit ~ D llaiilou, Boston J Norton, Merced G Ebricht, Chicago J Lavercourt, Oakland F Lee, Chicago R ti Bissau, willows G Townsend A wf, S Crnz LTayton, Oklahoma 11 Hawkins, Santa Cruz J l'avton, Chlco MX Reeves, Santa Cruz II II'lingers. Oregon C Wilson. Santa Monica 1* Smith, Tucson X Terwliliger.sta Monica G Roberts, Tucson It C Holmes, San Diego A Robert:), Tucson T Rafteny, New York J A I mint, onto A Olscn, Areata E Lotler, Kansas City 11 C Place, Portland J W I'msell. New Orleans G M Danover, Texas X Addison. I'asatlt-oa C Berry at w, Duncans Ms J It Bunemau, Omaha C C Strliigham, New York PALACE HOTEL. Captain Ball, California August Stelnlke, Los An; A Crane, New York Ernest Maxwell, Cleve- H Althouse, Pittsburg land W II Cbliders, New Met C W l.eiHngwcli * wife, Mrs J Symington. N Mcx Chicago F \v Eastman, New York J Craig, Woodland 11 LDrew, Calirornla Oscar Michael a; wr, N J T S Asa A wf, Mont II A Hilluiau A wf, Tvs- N G Wordiuan, Kansas carora G Gilford, w &s, N Berk J It Fllcklnger, San Jose Miss II C Usher, N Berk LII ElnchoizA f, Denver AII Roberts, 8Barbara IF W Gunsauius, Chicago T MHuntington, Sao 'J W Briulshaw, Chicago Mrs C lladscll, Sac IM S Rutherford, Chicago S B Hunt * wf,L Angeles Chas Percy A wr, London, S Smith, Portland England John G IIMeyer, wf &c, S AJones A wf, Reno New York Miss A Buhlert, Honover J VV Armstrong, Sac Martha L Powell, Illinois MC Hamilton. Pa Emma Wheatley, Illinois Met lay. Philadelphia Win Ilonnlng. VVllmlngtn Geo 1) Collins. Sac T Ersklne. Sonoma J L Blum, Vacavllle II 11 llliisiiiw, England _ NShlppee, Stockton CLJames and wr, Napa N V Mootetiead, S Diego E W Fogg, Orovllle 0 J Taylor. Westmlnstr Walter Van Dyke, I, Aug Mrs J L Rogers, 2 en Alii illMcAllister, S Rafael maid. New York I GRAND HOTEL. OVaughan. New York J Buchanan. San Rafaal T It Parker, Napa 11 F Wellington, Modesto Mrs J Ktillagitr, Ban Jose W S Green, Colusa Sirs J Bourne Jr, Chicago Mrs E MBruin, Cal J C Bailey, Santa Rosa A A Barker, Cal Miss J Bailey, Santa Rosa Mrs A Barbesto, San Jose A II Mil A w. Oakland Mrs G W Hazzard.S Diego L Maddux. Santa Kosa _ wIlazzard, San Diego Mary i. onion. Sauta Rosa It Hlckmutt, Haywards Mrs OW Williams, S Jose F A Rossi, Jackson J Colin, Stockton Mrs liabm.lt Woodland PB Tally,Gilroy J w Combs, San Jose II Alexander, Sacto R Williamson, Sacto * - T W O'Neil, Sacto Mrs E Runner. Oakland Cora soniers, Auburn >' M Slater, Martinez Carrie Soniers, Auburn F Aliilouaegut. Ensenada Helen Soniers, Auburn E L Herbert. Sn Leandro Mrs J R Bobst, Colusa '_ W Bilger,San Leandro G VI Hopkins. San Mateo T McKay a: w, Beulcia G Pattella, Mexico . L Lleber, Sao Jose J A Costa, San Jose E Llebernecbr, Sau Jose MM Walker, Virginia J Taylor, Trenton J Hetlierington, liaywrds C Reams, Vacavllle VV W Carter. Cal 0 W Phelps, Berkeley X Wheeler, Chattanooga J LGallagher, Cal C HClark, Oakland c Bartlett, Ventura Mrs _ F Clay. Fresno SC Webber * w. Pa Mrs AL West.Shllarbara IIIIMeyer, Healdsburg T 1" Stiltons, Pasadena S S Boynton. Orovllle 11 Banning, Pasadena Mrs SS Boynton,Orovllle J F Fisher A w, Ked Bluff J X Kettle well. St Helena G il Tyrrell,Sacto E P Colgan, Santa Kosa Miss Tyrrell,Sacto C Ford, Watsonville It S Robinson, Wyoming J Shakespear, San Joss S Meyer, Healdsburg INTERNATIONAL HOTEL. Mrs Martinson, Sacto AMBaley, Nlles II Shumaker, Phoenix J Corcoran. Templeton W Bond, I'bu.Milx J Warren. Seattle J Edwards, New Mexico R Gilllagher. Boston VV T Elder, Ohio F Li.'Nell.Pacific Grove W 1) Hi sing, Los Angeles J A Tboriies.Colo Springs Rnatron, Los Angeles _ 1' P Thornes.Colo Springs F'J llaycox, Tucson J w limits A vet, San Jose D C I li-iiinig. Los uatos . Miss E i 11.:..-. San Jose J II M Jamison, Cal Miss Millbbs, San Jose VV li Kelly. Ogden J A Hlbba, San Josa J c Until & wf, Illinois I! Hllibi,San Jose 1' ,1Burke, Cordelia R Collins, Stockton -\u25a0 H-WalkiT, San Mateo Mrs J Mulvey, Salinas N lioiiiiii.ii.ii, Chicago D 0 Scales, Tennessee TJ Uracken, Fresno Miss S E Moon, Orleans F Splker, Fresno Miss X I' Mil lan. NO A Nichols, New york . J 8 Mlllan, New Orleans 11 Kiimmel, San Jose Miss M Miller, N Orleans J MIlnlloek, Cailento Miss (i Miller,N Orleans G C Franlng. Red Bluff MJ Lewis, A wf,N o .W I) Hathaway, Suisiin G M Potter, California J Clinton, Santa Rosa II Krless, California ." A C Jackson, Santa Rosa LLoune, Sacramento IV Treadwell A wf, Los Dr W Faber, Portlaud Angeles S V Stuart, Prt Townsend _ A Treirdwell, Los Ang 8 G Preston, San Jose It Treadwell, Los Angeles J Freeman _ w.Placervle Miss LTr;adwell,LosAng W Freeman, Placervllle Miss J Treadwell. Los Aug 'Miss T Freeman, Placerrle W Schltiete, Washington IMlss J Ireeinan.Placervle VV G Landers, Luckfurd - Mrs J Tillman. Elmlra F VVBarnes, Seattle :M Wllkaus, Merced A HStrong, Seattle \u25a0•' IW L Anderson, Boston J 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 In the vicinity of Ninth and Mission streets.!*: According to a complaint, which charges him with battery and | disturbing I the peace, Coleman bad a row with a woman named Sadie I Johnson, and compelled her to go out upon the street in rather scanty attire. 'The woman called Officer- Grenau.i who tried to arrest Cole- man, but the latter objected and attompted to knock the officer down by striking him a vicious 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 In sell, favor. Ground Parley marked up. Corn Meal advanced. Beans weak and dull. Potatoes firmer. Onions unchanged. Butter higher. Cheese firm. - Choice Eggs wanted. Fruit In 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 for off coast, 37s tM for just shipped and ' 38s for nearly due. FUTURES. The Produce Exchange cable gives the following Liverpool 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, 911 SOC. Sett York Markets. New York, July 17. — The situation In Wall street still remains unchanged, and tbe principal features of the market are still dullness and stagna- tion. The engagement of $500,000 worth of Gold for export was made tne occasion for a raid by the bears lv the last few minutes, and the market closed heavy and on a decline. The final changes were generally Insignificant. Governments barely steady. Petroleum continues In a state of lethargy. August fell 3/g in the forenoon and spot advanced Vi, then became dull and remained go until tbe 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, * I 8094 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 4U Lead—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-$5 80. I\u25a0\u25a0 . • -;:.. 10. VVhlsky-$l 10. Fine Sliver. The banks quote $1 06 0 1 08 "# ounce. Mexican Dollars. Higher at SCVii(giß7Vbc New York Exchange. New York Exchange, 12Vic for sight drafts and 22Vic 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 particular change 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, (1 37'/:@l 40 * ctl. CALX, SALES—MORNING. Buyer '90 — 00, »1 42V-:; 100, $1 423/ 8; 200, »1 42%. CALL SALES—AFTERNOON*. Buyer '90-400, $1 42V4: 200, $1 43%: 200, *142',i; 100. »142>«. BARLEY—The market for Feed advanced again yesterday. No. 1 Feed, $1 15@1 IIV.; choice, *1 18%; No. "2. $1 12V4 ; Brewing,*l 20@1 25 sf. ctl for fair to choice. CALL SALES—MORNING. '-t-^.'v Prices 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 15 Vs. y-_7.y CALL SALES—AFTERNOON. t-Slay—loo, $1 21; 100, $1 20V-;. Buyer'9o— $124%. Buyer season—loo, $1 20: 100. $1 2014. OATS—The uew White Oats from Salinas sold at $1 55. The market continues steady and quiet.. No. 1, *1 55® 1 57"..: No. 2. $1 50: Choice, $1 60® il 62vi; surprise, $1 70@1 75 "j* ctl. CORN—The linn tone continues, and the tendency of prices seems to be upward. Ihe quotations are as follows: Largo Yellow. $1 171 -_. 1 'i'i\_ for common to choice; Biuall Round Yellow, $1 20® 1 25; White, $1 07Vi(<*l l*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 to good anil $13it_U4 tor choice; new Oat, $S®10: new Willi Oat, $8®11; uew Barley, $7®10: uew Clover, (-©IO'? ton. STB A 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, the jobbers charge $27; Kye Flour, 3c '£, lb; Rye Meal. 2i/.c; Graham Flour. I'Wc; oatmeal, 4%c; oat Groats, 4140; Cracked Wheat. 3Vic: liuekwheat Flour, sc;' Pearl Barley, 4Vi@i: 1?. lb. SEEDS—Yellow Mustard. $1 00&' i *»1 ctl; Brown Mustard. $2 60g>3 25: Flax. $2 75; Canary, 3>,4@ B%c V it.; Alfalfa, 8c ?! it; Rape,2V:c; lfemp,li/c; Timothy, sa 4't6 1 ,4 C DRIED PEAS—Nominal. Niles, $2@-' 25 ? ctl. Split Peas, 6L..c*p lb. BUCKWHEAT—Nominal—none offering. CORN MEAL. 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 tl ctl 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: liurbank Seed- lings, In boxes, $I®l76, Insacks, $l@l 40; Early Rose, 75c®$l In sacks and Sliail 25 inboxes: Peer- less, 75c®t|il In sacks, and $1 25@1 35 *$ ctl In boxes. ONlONS—Unchanged at $igl 25 for Reds and $1 1it,:.1 55 lor SUveiskiiis. BUT i'ER— market continues to Improve. Stocks are diminishing. Fancy Quotable at 18c, with sales at 19c, 't lb; good to choice, 15@17c lb; common to lair, 13®14c; store Butter, KtAl2c %_ lb: pickled roll, nominal: Eastern, 7®loe %' lb. CHEESE—Steady. Good to choice mild new. 7%98V4C -$ a,; fancy, 9@9VS>C; Young Ameri- cas, :\u25a0.'..: .. . cased, 2c additional; Eastern, 13® 14V4c V lb. POULTRY—Another car of Eastern came In yes- terday, and being very poor did not bring extra prices. It sold as follows: Hens and old Roosters. $6 60(37: Ducks, $3 51W-1; Geese, $1 60; Broilers, $3 51); Turkeys, 20®21c. California stock sold as follows: Live Turkeys, 201322 cfor Gobblers and 17(g)20c for Hens; Geese, '& pair, $1 25; Goslings, $1 at) per pair; Ducks, $3 au..: 1 for old and $4 50(g) 6 for young; Hens, $6(a>7; Roosters, young, $6® 8: do, old. $6®7: Fryers, $4(35; Broilers, $-1 for large and SJ'tt 3 ft doz Tor small. .1: AME— Wits firm all around yesterday. Venison, 12®lac 9 lb: "Doves, $1 \u25a0& dozen: Hare. $1 75; Rabbits, $1 25 for Cottontails, and $1for small. E.-GS — Choice, both Eastern and California, are in demand and firm. The market continues overstocked with poor Eastern. Fancy Eastern. 196. We quote common to choice Eastern, l.m y; California, 15(t£20c for store and 21@24c for ranch. HONEY-New White Comb. 10®llc: do. in 1-Ib frames, ll@HVic; new White extracted, 5i /3c; amber. 4(g;st' irt It. BEESWAX—Quotable at 20@24c ?* lb. FRESH FRUITS-Arrlvals of leaches and Apri- cots were larger yesterday and prices were weaker. Ivfact almost every variety of Fruit came In more freely and declined, as there-cut high prices have drawn shipments bitber. Figs, Nectarines and Plums were lower. Red Apples alone were scarce aud good ones advanced. Crabapples, 60®75c *£ box, according to package; Graucs, 76c®$l 25; Canta- loupes, %•_ 50@3 60 * crate; Watermelons, $10® 15 •a 100: Black Figs, 30®50c "# box for single-layer and 50®75c lor double-layer bones; Smyrna Figs, ; white Figs, 30®50c 's. box: Plums, 2(^:tc *jj>n>; Peach Plums, 76c@*i V bx:Black Currants, 75c(01*l *p drawer: Raspberries, $6@H; Blackberries, $I®s; Apricots, 3(t_ii 4t- f* lb to the trade antl 3c $ lb to the cannei's; Peaches, 65c@*l fl box ami 65c(#$l V basset for Hale's Early and 75t@$l fl basket and $1 Vi box for Crawfords; Nectarines, sl'(g)7sc *#* box tor white and 90c(35l 9. box furred; tireeu Apples. 25®50c V small and 75c@$l *(llarge box; Red Apples, $1 25@1 75 for large and 50c®$l ror small boxes and 65®75c "fl basket: Green Pears. 75c \u25a0$ box ana 60®65c 9 basket: Bartlett Pears, $Kal2 ?t box and 35®75c *8 basket; Strawberries, $5 60®7 x" 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 Vi dozen. DRIED FRUITS — No further change. Prices very linn. _We quote uupceietl bleached Peaches at 16c 'ft lb: new bleached Apricots, sacks. 13W®l|i:.c %* lb; boxes, 15c ¥ IT.. Wo quote tutures tor new' crop at ll<a>l'-'c * lb for White Nectarines, S^lOc ¥ lb for Red Nectarines, and Hal 10c Tor California Prunes cured, ami 2',.j®2". B e for tbe fresh fruit, old Fruit Isnominal. RAISINS—Nominal at $1 75®2 15 tor good to choice layers, $I®l 10 for common to fair layers and 87VjC@$l 50 for loose. V - ' „„„ NUTS—PIue Nuts are quotable at S@oc: soft- shell Almonds. 15c: hardshell Almonds, 6®6c: Cali- fornia Walnuts, ltXqll lc for Los Angeles, lo®l2c for 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 *fl 100. 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 $I®l 37Vj for River In large boxes and :>": ti..".oe lv small boxes: Green Corn, 75crtt$l_o5 * sack for common, 15c V doz for first quality and 20 ®26c for Hay; Summer .Squash, -tot-CoOc '_ bx for Ala- meda; Wax Beans, [email protected] 'f, It: Fountain Heans.li'_ fie; String Beans, I®l>/C; Cucumbers, 30@40c fl 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. $1 25® 150 V ctl; Garlic, 4®sc V lb. - ' PROVISIONS—Eastern covered Breakfast r.acon. 13®13%c; California smoked Bacon, 9®lon for heavy and medium, and 13®13MiCfor 11,'itt; 13Vs® 14c It. for extra light; Bacon Sides, 91 bWO%« *£ lb; Eastern Sugar-cured Hams for city trade, l.ii- ,y 13-Uc: California. Huns, salt, 12V_t@12Va'' * ">: . relrlgerator-citretl, 136_J13 l Lard, tierces. East- ern, ail kinds, 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, |Sl 50* 3 75: pigs' Feet, $12@12 60 * bbl: Smoked Beat. , 1 HOPS-ufich'anged at 15@17V4c 11 »'<'«'„«"»?£' HDPS-Uiichanged at IS®l7', _c "P lb ror crop or 1889. Contracts for crop of 1890 at 17'.. a c aro quoted and 18c Is bid fur choice, growers genoran. holding at 20c, , . ' .. m HID: 8 and PELTS-Heavy salted steers are quotable at B Vie ft lb; medium. 6o "P lb; l"f nt « 6c t* lb: Cowhides. 5c W lb; salted Kip. 4®sc: salted Calf, 6c: dairy Calf, 20@30c:dry Hides, usual selection, 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. Butchertowa green 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 and Mendocino, 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 Lin seed, 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 Linseed Oil,Inbbls, 70c: do raw, 67Vic « gallon: Lard Oil. bins. 72V-c: cases. 77 Vic * gallon. \u25a0 PETROLEUM-Starliglit, 21c; Downer's. 27V a c T» gal; Astral, 21c; 150' Elaine, 2B"Ac; pearl, ales Water White, refined, bulk, 17c: Headlight 175°, cases, 27c: Mineral Illuminating, SOU', -7V-c In cases; Standard, 110 test. f, gall Incases (caps), 17c faucets and lac in bulk. 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, 6a7 fl c; Extra Powdered, 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 mora than bbls. The American Refinery quotes, terms net casta: F_.xtrafiiie cube. 6ai,e; Crushed, o'-y_f.: Fine CrusbetL 63,i,c; Powdered, 6a/ 8 c; Extra fine Powdered, 6^sc; Dry Granulated, 6Vie; AX do. o'/sc: Conrectioii.-rs' A, 6c; White Extra 0, be; Extra C, 4 vac: Golden C, 4« / ic t_ lb. San Francisco Meat Market. Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers are follows: BEEF— First quality, 6c; second quality, S@SV.;C; third do, 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 1 Vie for 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 1,140 Wheat, ctls 63,758i.>Ilddllugs, sits..... 205 Barley,ctls 6,7-tl Hay. tons _- 250 Oats, ctls S'-Oistraw. tons - 60 Rye.ctls 1.084 Wool, bales. 26» Beans, sks 1,801 Quicksilver, Asks... . 83 Potatoes, sks 3,182 Hides, no - 336 Onions, sss 78.1 'Raisins, bis 6° OCi'.A-N STKA.VIr.itM. SUN AS a TIIIE TABLE. In Pacific Standard Time. Compute'! tiy Tmirii 'lennent, Chronometer and Instrument Maker. 18 Market street. SHII'I'INIJ IN'TKLLI«ENi:r:. ior Lax. &npj,i,u JntfUt iei\ns see JZiytit. roue. Arrived. Thi'MF>at, July 17. Stmr Coos -Bay, Nicholson, lb hours from Fort Urii-.'j, etc: pat* aud mdse. Co Uoutlall. Perkins A Co. Stmr Record, Jensen, — hours from Westport. For up river direct. Stuir Santa Rosa. Gage, 61 hours from Saa Diego: pass antl mdse, to Goodall. Perkins A Co. Stmr Newsboy, Ltebig. IB hours from Navarro; lumber, etc, to Navarro Mill Co. stmr Gipsy, I'luiumer. 111.:, hours from Santa Cruz: 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 river direct. Scbr Eureka, Jnrgenson, 66 hours iron* Coqultlo River; 160 11 It lumber, to I'reston A McKlnnon. Scbr W I. Befcee, Moilestad. 7 days from Port Blakeley; 4 00 Mit 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 A Collins. 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. To Slieeps Island direct Schr 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 A Jensen. 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, Dlinond A Co. Schr Corona. McAllcp, Manzaullio; J ll Dlekmann sailed. Thursdat, July 17. Stmr Coos Bay, Nicholson, Fort Bragg, etc Stmr Santa Maria, Keanely, Pismo. Sluir Truekee. Crawford, Tillamook Bay. Stmr "Whitesboro, Walvig. Stmr Newport, Edwards, Port Kenyon. Stmr Los Angeles, Leiaud, Wilmington. Ship Guardian, Maiden, Port Hadluck. Ship Columbia, Nelson, Nanalmo. \u0084 ' Bktn Irmgard, Mansuu, Honolulu. Schr Corona, McAUep, Manzaullio. Schr Fannie Adeie, Ogdvle, Shoalwater Bay. Schr Jennie Wand, Christopberson, Humboldt T '«!©«\u25a0 Tannic. POINT LOBOS-July 17 — 10 p. *. — Weather hazy; 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'A BAY-Sailed July 17-Stmr Willam- ette alley, for San Francisco. EUREKA— ArrivedJuly 17-Schr Western Home, hence July 10; schr Challenger; scbr Ivy,huce July 8; 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— Arrived July 17-Shlp Kennebec, from Nauaiiuo: ship Edward O'Brien, trom Sydney. ASTORlA—Arrived July 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 of Belle Isle, for Vancouver. SHARPNESS— ArrivedJune 16—Br ship Oberon, from Oregon. VJUEENSTOWN— SaiIed July 16-Br ship Glei__- morag, for Havre. Jllii,i'iiit..itii of 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, 1 coop chickens, 21 bdls hides, 35 bis butter, 15 dressed hogs, 6 do calves. Whitesboro— Bsks Iron. SAN DIEGO— Per Santa Rosa— 22 ca honey, ID ols dry bides, 1bx butter, a sks ruobers, 3 ska copper, 49 do Iron. 5 cs mineral water. 3 bdls slats, 52 bis Iron, 7 do bones, 82 bills hides, 1 crt suuasii, 1 sk hams. 2 horses, 4 bxs shoes, 294 ska beans, 5 ska beeswax. Port llarford-17 eggs, 6 kgs 67 bxs butter, 9 sks wool, I bxseed, 1 bx candy, 7 bxs fresh fish, 8 coops chickens. 1 sk coin (fbU9j, 7 bxs cheese, 34 Vi cs 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— 3 cs oil. Ibx aprlcois.l3 cs honey. 20 bxs lemons, 19 bxs oranges, 17sKscrawtisb. _*.-*•£ SANTA CRUZ— Gipsy—l bx butter, 20 chsta cheese, 1525 bbls lime. Moss Landing—2 oxs butter, 2cs eggs. Soquel— l bxcodtisu, 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, 1 crt 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 E Whitney 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; WW Montague A Co. \u25a0 Per - Santa Rosa— Healer ft Johnson; iiDotard; Wetmore Bros: Palmer &Rey: Chas liarley A Co; Kissinger ACo; Porter Bros ACo; OB Smith A Co: Bucklugbain, Uecbt A Co; Smith's Cash Store; G WM Kellogg: Schacht. Lemcke * Stelner; Solby SAL Co; Smith's Cash Store; C E Whitney A Co; L Sc»- teua; Bassett A Bunker; Shattuck, Kowalsky A Co; Slusheluier Bros: Thos A Cox; Root A Sanderson; Rouse, Anderson &Cv: Gets Bros A Co; HillsBros; S McHeury A Co; Wells, Fargo A Co; li Heckmaa A Co; i Norton, Teller * Co; Dodge, Sweeney A Co; ' Wheaton A Luhrs: Vervalln A Home; Standard Oil Co; Wltzelft Baker: Blum, Baldwin A olrvui; Bray Sous A. Co: B Levy A Co; WW Montague A Co; G Camaioni; Cam A Co: Wl'.tland AFrederickson; A Paladinl & Co; D Keefe A Co; Geo Morrow A Co; 8 W Backus; PhillipsBros; J S Mosher: Paid InI A Co. ' - Per Gipsy— Sanders A Co; M T Freltas ft Co- CE Whitney A Co; Brfgham, Hoppe ACo; S P Tay- lor A Co: Bissinger A Co; B M Atchlnson A Co- J Demartlnl; W W Montague A Co; tl Cowt.ll * Co. Per Haytian Republic—Black Dlmouu Coal Co; H Bernstein A Co; Gets Bros A Co: Hirschler A Co' P B Cornwall; Pac Hull Paper Co; Gladding. Mcßean A Co; Kline ft Co. 6 THE MORNING CALL. SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1890-EIGHT PAGES. ion uum^uatiz..... i a Con I ....Aug 5 COMPANY. in the [ Board. | ill con Hind Treasure ami. ml Con tie Con Her King aytlouer li idle Con , ocker in. I :i(Itic rlratott ileutr i den Prize escent utkshank ichequer ma Kors mont n. 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