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THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1883. 8 GREENBACK-LABOR. MINOR TELEGRAMS. THE CHURCH FREE TO ALL. CITY TROOP RACES.

CURRENT ITEMS AT OAK HALL. Tlie Overcoat stock is in full bloom. The Fall vcr-coats are, as they have been, showy on all desir.iV. styles, and the winter ones an ordinafy advertisement c.i i lot do them justice. We give it up for to-day, only asking that, if you are an over-coat-buying-man, you will come to Oak Hall.

We make the Overcoats to please the people, but the people make the prices to please themselves. Hence they are truly cheap. Rough and rumble Pantaloons at $3.00 in stock to-day. WANAMAKER BROWN, Oak Hall, S. E.

Cor. Sixth and Market. 1YELL-KNOWX SOCIETY MEN OS THE TLUF. Leaping: Hurdles and Winning' Races With the Applause of Philadelphia Society Belles A Brilliant Scene. The First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry held their fall race meet yesterday afternoon at the Belmont Trotting Park.

The races, from the first to last, were most interesting. In the first race the starters were Alice, ridden by J. L. Wilson; Spinaway, ridden by J. II.

Fell; Georpe, ridden ly Charles H. "Wright, Orderly, ridden by Ii. W. and Top, riilden by Edward If. 31eCulloiigh.

Tlie raw was half a mile dash, mid (ieorge held the lead until within about fifty feet of the finish, wlien To) came to the front and won in M1, seconds. The second raee was a three-quarters of a mile dash, the starters being Conundrum, riilden by W. S. Fotterall; V. G.

Iluey's Cieorge IV, ridden by Ned Wain; Galatea, ridden by M. II. Oyer; Yellow Jacket, ridden by Randolph, and Tip-Top, ridden by W. The horses came, in in the order named. Time, The third was a hurdle raee, one and a half miles, over six hurdles.

The starters were Winnie Manton, riilden by Mr. Delmas. Pandora, ridden by V. V. Fotterall; Miss Morion's Minnie, ridden by Mr.

Merrill; Beau, ridden by M. H. Cryer; True Maid, ridden liy Edward 1. Page, and Yellow Vaeket, ridden by P. Randolph.

The race was won by Minnie Manton time, 3.17 Pandora second, Minnie third. The fourth race was a two mile dash, the Ntarters lieing, Gladstone, ridden by Lincoln McVeagh; Jake, ridden by Ned Wain; Stampede, ridden by II. Lewis, Lucy Sharp, ridden by M. 11. Cryer, and Vendor, ridden liy P.

H. Townstiiil. This race was quite ficiting, the horses being well together as they finished the first mile, and just passed the judges' stand on to the second, when Vendora gave way completely and dropped in the track, pitching Mr. Townsend some feet ahead of her. At first it was thought Vendora had broken a leg, but she soon picked herself tip and walked away seemingly nil right.

The horses came in at the finish in order named; time, 3 minutes, AtiV seconds. The fifth race was for professional riders. There were three starters, Hlush Hose, Bullion and Conundrum, the former winning in 2 minutes and 15 seconds. The sixth, a steeplechase was the best race the day, and there hav been few runs in this city to compare with it in courage and line riding. The course was a two mile one, up and down hill and having about twenty leaps in it over stono walls, crossing and repressing a stream, through rocky land, and the finish being a quarter of a mile dash on the track.

The starters were M. H. Cryer on George IV, Mr. Iulmas on Orderly and S. Morris Wain on Drama.

At the first wall tieorge IV tripled, throwing Mr. Cryer under his leet and dragging him some distance, the starters rushing to pick tip, as they supposed, his mangled form, when he leaped in his Kiddle and was away again, soon overtaking the other two riders, amidst, a burst of applause and a ringing cheer. The jumps were well taken until the. mile and a half wall was reached, when Drama stumbled, making a complete somersault, throwing Mr. Wain violently to the ground, but he pluckily mounted ngain fol-lowidg the course, but too late to vurtako the other riders, who were now havinganeck and neck race, but Mr.

Cryer pushing his horse to the lead at the finish and winning the race in 4 minutes 23 seconds, a storm of applause greeting him, and to the astonishment, of all it was found he had ridden the race with one utirrup gone and one spur lost. It was a most magnificent exhibition of riding. Seventh race was for beaten liorses, but two of them starting, Charles H. Wright, on George and Edward 1). Page on True Maid.

The race was a mile dash and was closely contested, Mr. Wright winning by four lengths. No time taken. The judges were Neilson Brown, Colonel A. 1rndon Snowden and Dr.

K. 8. lluide-koper; starter, Charles H. Townsend; committee, Colonel K. Itnril Grubb, Ed.

If. Me-Cullough, Kinggold W. Lardner, Stevenson Crothers Samuel Welsh, John K. Fell, James Kawle, John Hockley, and Ed. D.

3'age. Among those present were Mr. E. Kitten-house Miller, with his tally-ho coach. In his party were Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Newhall, Mr. and Mrs. George Willing, Mr. and Mrs.

G. M. Abbott, Miss Price, Miss Woolston, Mr. W. H.

McCallum and Dr. ChurlesCurrie. Mr. Neilson JSrown, with his tally-ho coach, which he brought from Torresdale, also had party. In the carriage were Mr.

ami Mrs. George Burton, Mr. and Mrs. J. 11.

Fell, Dr. and Mrs. Piddle, Mr. and Mrs. C.

Pinckney Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Norris, Miss Agnes Roberts, Miss Bessie Jenks, Miss Janney, Miss Florence Sellers, Miss Fannie hellers, Miss Dwight, Miss Julia Piddle, the Misses Snowden, Miss Julia Bullitt, Mis-t Amy Lewis, Miss Helen Morton, Mrs. Ed. II.

McC'ullough, the Misses Melon, Miss Louise Fotterall, Miss Annie Wright, Miss Stella Washburn and many others. Accidents. Thomas Casey, eighteen years of age, of No. 420 Mcllvaine street, had one of his hands severely cut and bruised yesterday by being caught in a roller at No. 70'J Wharton street.

Edward Towers, twenty-one years of age, of 3s'o. 1120 Thurlow street, an employee in a sash mill at Sixteenth and Fitzwater streets, hail one of his hands severely crushed yesterday by being caught in a planing machine. 11c was admitted to the Pennsylvania Hospital, here it was found necessary to amputate one of the fingers. Andrew Hoover, thirty-nine years of age, of J'o. 445 Coates street, was admitted to tin; Pennsylvania Hospital yesterday, suffering with a lacerated wound of the scalp and a contusion of one of his arms, received by falling out of a wagon at Ninth and Pine streets.

The Weather In Philadelphia. Annexed in the report of observations at the Hignal Otlice in this city for yesterday, October 1MSK3: Summary of the General Intelligence of the State Senator Ijoreu Session was acquitted of lllici at Albany. N. yesterday. In the yacht race at New York yesterday, the Bedouin defeated the Gracie again.

Chief Justice Coleridge was given an informal reception at Washington last night In Chicago the leading exchanges have refused all courtesies to the "bucket shops." Ellen Brislin, formerly of Philadelphia, dropped dead in South Easton, on Wednesday. John lawless, a tavern keeper, at Amcsburg, murdered his wife on Wednesday night. lake Michigan was swept by a heavy southeast gale on Wednesday and a number of vessels were wrecked. By the breaking of a car leader rope iu a mine near Easton, on Wednesday, a miner named James Iec Has killed. The Territory of Washington House of Representatives lias passed a resolution giving the right ol suffrage to women.

Weston, iregou, was almost totally destroyed by tire Wednesday niu'ht, a few brick stores being the only Imililings saved. At tlie meeting of the National Carriage Build-trs Association yesterday, at New Haven, tree trade was discussed and voted down. Strange as it may appear, it is reported that building stone is getting scarce in the famous quarry regions about I'hienixville. "The African Methodist Conference at iienvcr yesterday denounced the decision of the Supreme Court in tile Civil Bights lull cases. The managers of the 'altfornia lines say that if Mr.

illanl will not confine himself to the trallic i.greeinent recently made he ill have to tight. The government engineers have finished their nspeetion of the Wisconsin and Fox rivers and say they ure perfectly satisfied with the work ilnne. Wednesday night a train on the Northern Cen-iral Railroad was derailed and wrecked near 1 inigs iile. I'a. No one was killed or seriously injured.

The Marquis of Lansdnwne will be sworn into filtice at Quebec on Monday, in the presence of ord l.eriie, the Princess Louise and members of i he Cabii.ct. The T'nited States steamship Powhatan has towed the schooner Druid to Boston. She collided with the latter vessel and damaged luy considerably the 15th inst. Yesterday the House of Representatives at Ilar-lisburg was in session only a few minutes, and granted thirty leaves of absence to members, lor which service the people will be asked to pav PKIIOO. Earnest Asten, postmaster at Minooka, was arrested yesterday, charged by Inspector Abel, of Washington, with tanqiering witli the mails.

He gave bail for his appearance in the United Stales I ourt. Peter C. Scull, the "dandy horse thief." now in jail at iielviilcre, N. is trying to starve himself to an attenuation that ill permit him to "slide through the Nobody ought to doubt his insanity now. Nelling, the murder of poor Ada Atkinson, has been removed from Fowler to Ijnfayt-ttc.

Indiana, where there is a strong jail. The mob threatened again to lynch him, but lie was got out of the way at night liy the sheriff. An engine draw ing the pay car of the Philadelphia and Heading Hailroad'Coniiiany ran into the rear of a freight train at Exeter, last evening. The engine was disabled ami a number of cars were derailed. No person was injured.

Masked men ertered the house of Edward McLaughlin, a tanner, near Juliet, Wednesday night, and tortured him aud his wife until they disclosed the hiding place of $1000 in gold. They then departed, leaving their victims nearly dead. Suits have been begun for the recovery of obtained at San Kraneisco on forged drafts by Dewey, and telegraphic orders to prevent negotiation of other drafts have been sent to Berlin, Hong Kong and other places by Boston bankers. The Bangor furnace Company, of Chicago, made a voluntary assignment yesterday. Charles It.

Rhodes, of that city, treasurer of the company, also made an assignment. He reports liabilities etKO.ooo, and assets nominally twice that amount. Daniel Brisbois, cashier of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, at St, Joseph. committed suicide on Wednesday, with opium or morphine. He was short in his accounts between $soo and $9'Ki.

and saw no way out of his trouble. He was aged about forty years. Senor Posada-Herrcra, the Prime Minister of Spain, was culled upon yesterday by the Tariff Reform Society. In the reply to the society's ad-eress the Prime Minister promised to promote measures for the repeal of the corn and cereal duties and reform of tariff duties. Vesterday I'nited States Judge Caldwell sentenced at Little Rock Martin Dempsey, found guilty of illicit distilling in 1'ope county to eighteen months' imprisonment with a tine of Si'Mioo.

He is the last ot a gang of illicit distillers iu the Eastern District of that State. The Democratic Convention of Brooklyn last night nominated Joseph C. for mayor. Mr. 1 lendrix is thirty-three years old.

He was born in Missouri, is graduate of 'ornell University, auditor the pa.st ten years lias been the Brooklyn reporter of the New York Sun. Near Woodbury, Baltimore county, on Wednesday. Mrs. Mary Huntermark. shot and badly wounded Mr.

Charles Elisor. She says he iaised his gun as if to strike her, and she threw up her hand to ward off the blow, when the pistol she held was accidentally discharged. Mr. Elisor ays the woman tired twice at him to drive him off i he premises, which were not fenced in, and he bought he had a right to be where he was. At yesterday's session of the State Sunday-School Association Convention, in Scranton.

the treasurer's report was read, showing a balance on hand of indebtedness, (HI(). The following Executive Committee was elected: John It. Whitney, of Bivn Mawr: W. L. Woodcock, of Altoona; K.

Nettloton, of Scranton: Dr. C. It. Blackall. of Philadelphia, and George S.

Bennett, of Wilkcsbarre. D. Anderson, of Philadelphia, was elected treasurer. William G. Cheat and Edward Patterson, nominated by the Citizens' Committee, of New York, for Supreme Court judges, and Thomas Allison, nominee for citv court judge, have declined the nominations.

The executive council of the committee slate that in iew of the apathy of the citizens it is useless to make other nominations, and they adjourned sine die. This makes the fight between the regular Republican and Democratic nominees. In the case of F. Shaw Brothers, the broken Boston tanners, the committee of creditors report assets worth liabilities. l.Ollll.

The committee tinils that E. Shaw A Brothers have been intlorsers upon notes where there was no understanding between them and the promisors that they should so indorse, the sole apparent consideration being one-half the brokerage. As it appears liv the bill of sale, this went to Fayette Shaw's private account liooks, the existence of which came to the committee's knowledge only accidentally, and just at the close of its investigations. Alaskan Mommies, Pour Alaskan mummies were brought dow from Alaska by the schooner Kodiak ou her last trip. Three go to Berlin and one to the Smithsonian Institute.

The bodies are wonderfully preserved, even the skins in which they are wrapped being intact. One mummy, evidently that of a woman, is now in the possession of the Alaska Fur Company, and it is in a state of almost perfect preservation. The mummies were secured by A. Jacob-son, who has been over two years in the country collecting for the lioyal Museum of Berlin. He is of the opinion that the mummies are at least 200 years old, all evidence obtainable pointing to that fact.

The Esquimaux formerly preserved the bodies of heir dead sliammaiis, or medicine men, and those of their chiefs and their wives and children, in this manner. After death the viscera were removed, and the limbs being pressed close to the body, the legs well up under the chin, ere drh-d and encased in skins and then placed in some cave or rock shelter which as fn-e from water or moisture. Here they remained for hundreds of years, and were reverenced by the living. To them were offered part of the results of their fishing and hunting excursions, if they ere successful, for they judged success to be due to the spirits of those whose bodies were preserved. The mummies just brought down are in a wonderful state of preservation, considering the rude means employed.

In the case of one that has been opened the skin appears to remain intact, and the limbs are moveable. Han Francisco Meeting of the Advocate of Independent Industry. A meeting of the Grecnback-Lalter party was held at their rooms, Wallace street and l.idge avenue, last evening. It was expected that Mr. Henry Carey Baird would have made an address, but he was detained away by indisposition.

Charles S. Keyser, gave an interesting account of a conversation he had had with Governor Butler, of Massachusetts, at which that veteran commander said that he was theoretically in favor of free trade, or every man's right to buy in the cheajM'st market and sell iu the dearest; but, practically, he thought the question did not admit of two opinions among men of common sense. The government needed money, and there was no easier way of netting it than to collect it from the ustoms. He approved of a tariff for revenue, but not of protection for the mere sake of getting money to squander. Mr.

Waltle and others also addressed the meeting. The Mercantile Appraisersliip. On Saturday night State Treasurer Silas M. Bailyand City Treasurer William B. Irvine will confer upon the appointment of a Democratic mercantile appraiser.

As the applicants for the position, which is considered to be a desirable one, are quite numerous, the contest is growing interesting. The State Treasurer has expressed his preference for Mr. Crawford, while Mr. Irvine favors Councilman Matthews. In this date of the affair he result is doubtful.

It is understood that both Crawford and Matthews are out of the tight, and that William D. Kendriek will be fixed ti mil as a compromise. John L. Grim has been mentioned, but his chances of success arc regarded as meagre. Hospital of the Gooil Shepherd.

The tenth anniversary of the Hospital of the Good Shepherd for Children was held yesterday at the institution, at Boseuiont, on the line of the Pennsylvania Ilailroad. The business meeting, at which reports were received and an election held for fourteen members of the Ladies' Co-operative Committee, was convened at five P. M. at the hospital building, and at half-past seven interesting services were held in the church. LITERARY RELICS.

The Vatican Library Treasures That are to be KxHioiiK'd. Attention has recently been drawn to the literary treasures of the Vatican library by the Pope's letter to Cardinals De Luca, Pitra and Hergenrother, advising them of his intention to open the Papal archives to students of history. He wan already prepared to place before historians the first fruits of the harvest they are about to enjoy in publications timed to accord with the events of to-day. Thus on the occasion of the Sobieski centennial a book appeared on the important part which the Holy See played during the crisis in European history which terminated in the defeat of the Turks nt Vienna. A book about Luther is announced to appear in connection with the coming celebrations of the four hundredth anniversary of his birth.

These are but an earnest, of hat are to follow. It is noteworthy that it is not periods of mere arelneol-ogical interest which Leo XIII has chosen for immediate illustration, but those which, through centuries and commemorations, are now enlisting the attention of a more extended circle than that of historians and scholars. Padre. Calen.io, of the Oratory, has ready for the press eight folio volumes of documents connected with church history, and intended to serve as a continuation of the "Annals" of Baronius; b.tt it is not known whether these will bo published or not. It is much to be regretted that the profound erudition and brilliant attainments of Cardinals de Luca and Heri'cnrother are not available for tin-work which Leo XIII has initiated.

The Pope's letter was necessarily addressed to them, in their capacities as librarian and archivist of the Holy See, but Ixith are past work. Cardinal de Luca is seventy-eight years of age, and was lately at the point of death; and Cardinal Hergenrother, though bis junior by nineteen years, has been prohibited' from undertaking further mental labor. Two other cardinals have, however, been nam) to net for them. It is also said that the Pope contemplates summoning a conference of historians and scholars, laymen as well as ecclesiaatics, foreigners as well as Italians, to discuss the means best calculated for carrying his intentions into full effect. Many of the Papal documents have been missing for years.

It is said that the Jesuits have obtained possession of all the documents that concern them. It is even reported that many especially important, writings lie buried in the Vatican garden. But most of the Papal archives are stored in the three floors of the Vatican buildings called the "Specula," the low er portion of which was the residence of the Pope's brother before he became a cardinal. The first fliiur, consisting of eight rooms, is called the "Department of Avignon," and it is entirely taken up with the rescripts, bulls, briefs and apostolic letters collected by the Popes at Avignon during the period of the schism. The four large rooms into which the second floor is divided contain what are called the archives "del Castello," a collection of documents referring to the temporal power.

The collection derives its name from the fact that it was formerly kept in the Castle of St. Angelo. The space on the third floor is entirely devoted to the correspondence of the Popes with the nuncios credited to the different foreign Powers. Among the "miscellaneous" papers deposited in one room of the building is said to be the original manuscript of Dante's "Divina Commedia." Bef-erence to the Papal archives is no easy matter, as there is no catalogue. They are classed and arranged, however, according to the different countries to which they refer, and this affords some help to the explorer in his researches.

Hithertopermission to examine the documents was only to be obtained through Mgr. Balan. A Chinese Restaurant in I'aris. An ent rprising Chinaman has recently opened a restaurant in Paris, and is now endeavoring to educate the Western palate to appreciate the subtle excellences of rotrcn eggs and birds'-nest soup. In order to prepare the former luxuries in their full perfection, fresh ducks' eggs are covered with a luixlure of cinders, chalk, lye, soda, powdered licorice-mot and oil, and are then left for several months, until the yolks become first green and finally black.

The darker the yolk the greater the delicacy. The birds'-m-sts from which the far-famed soup is made are built by a species of swallow that aliounds on tin-coast of Java, Ceylon and Borneo, and practically consist of a gelatinous substance obtained from marine plants. The nests are boiled either in chicken broth or in milk of almonds; and the result very much resembles vermicelli soup, save that it is far more costly. The Chinese restaurateur also offers his customers smoked sharks' tins, dried cuttle-fish and salted rats; but whether he will make a living by the sale of such toothsome dainties as these to the Parisians is more than doubtful. Meeting of the Fre and Open Church Asportation.

The Free and Open Church Asuociation held a public meeting last night in Holy Trinity Chajiel, comer of Twenty-second and Spruce streets. The church was well filled, almost every pew being occupied. Bishop Welles, of Wisconsin, presided, and in his opening address alluded to the great progress that hail lieen made in the direction of free Jkcws in the churches. Twenty-five years ago, said he, one could count the num-Ir of fri-c churches on the lingers of one hand; now, in many dioceses, they are in a large majority. When Dr.

Wells, of Boston, came to Syracuse to dedicate St. James' as a free church it was considered wonderful. Since then the plan advocated by him has spread over every diocese in the church. Bishop Welle announced that the Bishop of Fond lilt Lac had been expected to move the first resolution, but the receipt of a telegram bringing news of a grievous domestic alllictioti prevented. He had therefore persuaded Bishop t.lMint.iiil, of Tennessee, to move the resolution ''That in order to enable the church to complete lo divine mission it is necessary that our houses of worship bo accessible to all upon equal terms; and that the absolute freedom of all seats in churches, without appropriation, is essential to this end." Bishop Quintan! said that Christ came on eartli as an atonement, unci that his object in establishing the church was to lengthen out the atonement.

As theatonemeiit was for all, so the church should be free to all. The true way to support a church was by the offertory, and the people have to learn that the offertory is an act of worship just as much as a hymn or sermon. Dr. Spalding, dean of All Saints' Cathedral, of Milwaukee, seconded the motion. He considered the pew system no less than turning the house of God into a hotel and setting a price on its accommodations.

The speaker illustrated his meaning by a description of a man leaving home for a time and when he returns, finding that his heirs have parceled out the room, each occupying a certain portion and excluding the others. "And what, "continued the speaker, "would Christ say if he should return anil see His house occupied by persons labeled live dollar child of God, ten dollar child of God, or, perhaps, two hundred and fifty dollar child of God, and way back, perhaps under a gallery, labeled no dollar child of God." The speaker drew a distinction between a church aud a meeting house; the former being Owl's house, and the latter a building erected by men where they can worship God comfortably. Key. Dr. Knight, of Lancaster, spoke on the subject, saying that voluntary offerings afford the most efficient means of securing the money necessary to carry on the church.

"If the pew money is given to God," said Dr. Knight, "the pew does not belong to one more than another, as the rental was a free gift. If the pew was bin no money is given to God at all." He said that the Free and Open Church Association was not uncharitable toward those believing iu the pew system; but that prejudice and custom would have to give way to the more liberal plan. Dr. Shattiick, of Massachusetts, gave the history of a free church movement which was sturK-d in Boston forty years ago.

Ho held that the people were not educated up to the point of giving. He was one of the wardens of his church in Boston, aud at a recent anniversary there, when but one pew was reserved in the church that for the wardens it had been shared with two colored women. The church was made free for all; rich and poor, without distinction of color, were welcome to it. At the conclusion of Dr. Shaft lick's ad dress a hymn was sung, and the congregation was dismissed with the benediction by Bishop Welles.

Marriage Hells. Miss Florence Ii. Middleton, daughter of Mr. Joseph Middleton, of Chestnut Hill, was married yesterday afternoon to Mr. Ambrose Aman, of Washington, the ceremony being performed nt the Church of Our Lady of Consolation, Chestnut Hill, by Dr.

Thomas C. Middleton, a brother of the bride, assisted by Dr. Horstinann and Fathers MeShane and Kmmett. The bridesmaids were Miss Mary Middleton and Miss Helen Longstreth, anil the ushers Mr. James Martin, Mr.

Walter Guy, Mr. Samuel Y. Heebnerand Mr. Hayes. At the close of the ceremony the guests were driven to Mr.

Middleton's residence, upon the Wissahickon, when a reception was given, at which were present Mr. William Potter, Mrs. Hirst and family, Dr. Hirst, Mr. II.

H. Houston, Mr. J. Cooke Longstreth, Mr. John Cttleii, Mr.

and Mrs. N. Middleton, Mr. and Mrs. William Elkins, Mr.

Charles Ogdcn, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fenel, Mr. Waller E. Ilex, Mr.

J. J. Hood, Miss Hood, Mr. S. Constable, Mr.

and Mrs. James Martin and many others. Walter C. 11 ad ley, editor of the Las Vegas, (lazetU; was married last evening to Miss Alice C. Paxson, the ceremony taking place at the residence of the bride's father, Mr.

Frederick Paxson. The Iron Trade. The latest developments in the iron trade point to an improving demand, although no upward tendency is probable or possible in prices. A number of fair sized transactions have taken place in forge iron, for which there is more inquiry, and stocks are relatively lighter than iu foundry. Standard brands are held at 18 at furnace, and 100 to 500 ton lots have bwn sold at that price.

The poorer makes are going at $17.50, and in a lew cases a little less. Makers are not urging buyers to cover for future requirements as much as they were a week or two ago, and fewer concessions are beard of. Mills are buying with a little more freedom, although the profits on refined iron are too slight to admit of large purchases. Card rates will remain at for the present, with selling prices at -V. to 2.10.

Country mills are doing business at to 2c. The outlook is very unfavorable for the bar iron trade, but the consumptive requirements are withheld on account of the declining tendency in prices. Nails have sold as low as Average quotations, Plate mills report a fair activity; bridge works are executing heavy summer orders and will be ready for new business in a few weeks. Steel rails are quoted al to with inquiries pending for large lots at 50c. less.

Mr.Cassldy nt Ills Office. A despatch from Harrisburg in one of yesterday's papers stated that Attorney-General Cassiily had notified the leaders of his party that he was ill and would bo unable to leave his house for eight or ten days. Mr. Cassiily was at his office in this city yesterday for the first time since Saturday. He has-dnn'ti troubled with a severe attack of rheumatism.

Mining; Stocks. Sak Francisco, Oct. 18. The following are the official closing prices of mining stocks to-dav: Alpha Alta, 1.50: Belcher. 1.25: Belle Isle, .50: Best and Belcher, 3.50; Bndie California.

Con. Virginia. .55: Crown Point. 1.25; 4.75: Gould and Curry, 2.25; Grand Prize. .55: Hale and N'oroross.

2.2'; Mexican. 3.371.J; Navaio, 4.i2lfe: Opliir. 5.75: Potost, 1 )K); Savage. 1.1 2': Sierra Nevada. 4.25; I'nion 4.00; 1.87 Si; Yellow Jacket, 3.50; Scorpion, .05.

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Address, stating si.e, ae, maker, O. Box 17 t'hiladclphia. A FINE MEZZO-SOPRANO DESIRES an engagement in a Church Choir. Address eare of Philadelphia Inquirer. OOP SERVANTS, COMPETENT AND reliable, in every capacity, with refer ences, for eitv and country.

Mrs. KEIUl'S Seleo Office 243 S. NINTH Street. To Eetail CarpetBiiyers WILTON CARPETS Newest patterns, latest colorings, richest effects, finest grade, lowest prices. VELVET CARPETS These are a specialty with us.

Thoy give general satisfaction: have none of the objectionable features of Moquettes are much lower in price, and wear better. We are offering; many beautiful patterns 20 per cent, below their market value. An unusual chance to obtain a great bargain. BODY BRUSSELS As manufacturers, we know what constitutes a good body Hrttss.ls, and are confident that no such quality and large line of patterns are offered by any other dealers within 20 per cent, of the price we have put on a selected lot now on exhibition at our store Moresque and other designs, with match bottlers. Buy now before they arc all sold.

TAPESTRY BRUSSELS There is no grade of earet so apt to deceive a buyer. Dealers with us can Ihj certain of getting a standard quality of 20 per cent, more value than can lie foun 1 elsewhere at less than One Dollar. Poor Tapestry Brussels are dear at any price. EXTRA SUPERS We have a large line of patterns at 75 cents. Best all-wool two-ply ingrains at tin; price asked elsewhere for an ordinary wool carpet.

We guarantee every carpet we sell of our own make. We know enough of jthe prices and qualities sold in other houses to satisfy us we can save the purchaser enough money on a "furnishing" to buy an extra carpet. DOBSON, Manufacturers, 809 and 811 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Boys' Clothing A Large and Attractive Assortment of Carefully Miuln, Thoroughly Keliable tiooils. MUCKS THE LOWEST.

Presbyterian Board of Publication 1334 CHESTNUT STREST. LARGE ASiSOKTMKST RELIGIOUS, MISCELLANEOUS AND JUVENILE BOOKS. WATV11ES AND JEWELRY. THOMAS B. HAGSTOZ.

JAMES BURDICK. T. B. HAGSTOZ (Successors to Morgan Iloadlcy), IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN DIAMOITDS And Precious Stones, Mutual Life Insurance Building. Tenth and Chestnut Philada.

ESTABLISHED 1818. RIGGS BROTHER, Watches and Diamonds 221 WALNUT, Comer DOCK Street HOW TO GKT SICK. EXPOSE YOUR-solf (lay and niclit, eat too much without exercise, work too hard without rest, doctor all the time, take all the vile nostrums advertised, aud then you will want to know IIO'NV TO iKT WELL. Which is answered in three words Take Hop Bitters! mm fc i. 1 I Time.

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ltiqUUtEK OFKK'i, Oct. lit 2 A.M. Theruiom.5S The Prohibition Ticket. W. n.

Pearce, the Prohibition candidate for District Attorney, last evening addressed a small gathering of his constituents at the hall, southwest corner of Twelfth street and Montgomery avenue. He spoke of the growth of the Prohibition party during the past year, and thought that in time its power would be fdt aud recognized. LAWN TENNIS, Ba-e Ball, Bicycle, Cricket, Boating, Fishing Tackle, Gymnasium and Sporting Goods. J. D.

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