SOUTHERN SOCIETY ROMANCE
Btory of Antebellum Days -Recalled by n
Recent Event ,
POSSIBLE REUNION OF A SEVERED COUPLE
their Flrit MnrrifiRC and Klopcnu nl W
I'rrreilect unit rolloweil by
Scries iof Bloody
Kncountert.
A recent dispatch from Now "i ork an
nouncing tlio formation of iv syndicate
for the jMirulmsc of a largo tract of land
in Bolivia now owned by Huron Henri
Arnous do lUviuro recalls to tlio bt.
Louis Globe-Democrat one of the most
romantic cplsodc-H of Bouthorn society
Ufa which occurred prior to the war ,
and rehabilitates a llguro that had long
finco passed from the recollection of all
except a fuw of Mobile and New Orleans
antebellum beaux.
It wns In iarl ( that Henri Arnous do la
Rlvlero , captain of zouaves of the corps
d'Afrlquo , French army , first made his
appearance in this country. He came to
Mobile loaded with loiters of Introduc
tion to the heads of French and crcolo
families * , and being fresh from the thea
ter of War In the Crimea and Africa ,
young and singularly handsome , being
thoieputed heir of the barony of de
Riviere and immense \\ealth , ho was re
ceived everywhere with open arms. De
Riviere was at that time a man of 27 or
118 years of iipo , possessing a handsome
face bronzed by exposure , a tall mus-cu-
liir frame , a military carriage , with a
lithe swing whicli suggested the zouave
dare-devil ; ho was a superb horseman
in fact , a man to capture the hearts of a
people like the southerners of those
days and to play havoc with the ? women.
He was not in Mobile lonir bofoie ho
found an introduction Into the. faintly of
Frederick Blount a lawyer of high
standing and some wealth which con
sisted at that time of Mrs. Ulount , uvoll -
prcfcorvcd and handsome woman of 10.
nnd her daughter , Emily , a young girl
of 15 , just budding into womanhood , but
whose beauty , amiability and accom
plishments had already made her much
sought after by the young men of Mo
bilo. Among the suitors of Miss Hlount
at that time , and one who it was thought
would be successful in his suit , was Cap
tain ( afterwards colonel ) Harry Maury ,
a Virginian and a cousin of Commander
Maury of the United States navy , and
of General Dadney Maury. Captain
Maury way quite as handsome and ( lash
ing a man as Do Riviere , but though lie
had gained military fame as a soldier
with Lopein Cuba and Walker in Nica
ragua he was for the time quite eclipsed
by the gallant zouave in the good graces
of Miss Ulount and her mother , and as a
coiibcquenco felt sore toward Do
Riviere.
Clmllcngo anil Duet.
Two or three little episodes occurred
between the men , but Maury's determi
nation to draw Do Rlvlero into a quar
rel , which meant a duel in those days ,
wore for a time frustrated by the cool
ness of Do Rlvioio and tlio inlluenco
brought to bear upon him by M it-s Ulount.
One night , however , Maury and Do
Riviere met in a public colTco house in
Mobile , and Maury took tlio occasion to
fasten upon Do Riviere an insult \vhjcn
brcokcd no delay in the hitter's bending
him a challenge. Matters were quickly
arranged , a cotton merchant of Mobile ,
Ned McDonald by name , acting as
Maury's friend and the French consul act
ing for Do Riviere. The terms of the
fight were : "Colt's navy pistols , twelve
{ mcos , to fire at the word , and if neither
is wounded to advance and fire till fmo
shall fall" a ' 'business nlTalr" from
the start and rendered more serious by
the fact that both men were known to
bo excellent pijtol shots , Maury's skill
being well known and that of Do Riviere
depending upon the report of those with
whom ho was intimate , who declared
that he could cut a tape line at twelve
paces every time.
The fight occurred at the Mississippi
state line , some miles west of Mobile ,
and the party , coining and going , had to
pass in front of mount's residence , on
the Spring Hill road , now Spring Hill
avenue. On arriving at the grounds no
time was lost in preliminaries. The
men were placed , and en toss for the
word it was won by McDonald. At the
word "one1 after Hie , both pistols
cracked. Maury stood perfectly still ,
cocked pistol in hand , but Do Riviere
lurched heavily forward and fell about
midway of the fighting distance , and
there from the ground fired at Maury.
The latter , still unscathed , again fired
nnd put a ball into Do Riviere's head ,
which uncled the fight. On examination
by the surgeons , Maury's ball was found
to have entered the left jaw and im
bedded itself in the hard palate , whence
it was Buh-cquontly cut. The fust shot ,
that which caused him to fall , had struck
a coin in a pocket directly over the
heart , and had knocked him down by
sheer concussion. It was reported , ami
for a long time currently believed in
Mobile and Now Orleans , that Do Riviere
wore a shirt of mail under his other
clothing , but this Is not true. The writer
lias been assured both by the surgeons
nnd by Colonel Maury that Do Riviere
acted most honorably throughout the af
fair. It would , however , bo hard to con
vince most old Mobilians of the fact.
Do Riviere was removed to town , but
when the cavalcade reached the front of
. the Blonnt mansion it was halted by
orders of Mrs. Ulount , and Do Rlvlero
was taken Into the house to bo nuri.ed
btiok to health by the fair maduino and
Miss Ulount.
Klopomeiit of tliu I.overs.
Some weeks passed and Captain
Hiviero was reported us convalescing
finely , when one morning all Mobile was
thrown into the wildest excitement by
the report that Du Riviere , Mrs. IBlount
and Miss Ulount were missing. Ulount
was beside himself , and as soon as her
learned the facts , which wore that tlio
party had taken carriages and gone
overland to a point on Mississippi sound ,
whore they intercepted a sound steamer
from Mobile to Now Orleans , ho went to
Now Orleans in search of the elopers ,
but arrived there just In time to leurn
that they had departed for Havana in an
outgoing steamer , Ulount followed and
arrived just in tlmo to prevent the wed
ding of Do Riviere and Miss Emily , but
in some way they managed to elude him
and loft for Now York. Again ho fol
lowed , and In Now York , finding that the
infatuation of his wife for Riviere frus
trated all his attempts to get posbossion
of his daughter , ho resorted to the
courts , where , after a long legal fight ,
ho finally succeeded and returned to
Mobile with his family.
Riviere returned to Franco slu rtly
afterwards and the Hlounts lived down
the scandal. Years passed by and finally
the wincame. . One day , along in 1802
or 18U3 , a letter cuino from France ad
dressed to Colonel Hlount. It contained
a statement from Do Rivloro that ho was
willing and anxious to repair all the in
jury he hud done ; that ho mill loved
Miss Ulount , and that , his father having
died.his mother and sisters would gladly
receive her into the family as his wife ,
and winding up with the proposition
that Mr , Ulount , his wife and daughter
should run the blockade and come to
rranee , whore the past should all bo
rectified. It is tuid that the letter cou-
talnod cxehnnjjo for a largo sum ( liO.OOO
francs ) , to defray the oxj > onscs of the
trip. Colonel Ulount at once settled up
hl affairs nnd , with his family , went
aboard a blockade runner and in duo
tlmo landed In Havana , where they
embarked on a Spanish steamer for
Gibraltar. There they were met by the
mother and sister of Do Riviere , nnd
suboeotiently the nuptials of the count
do Rivloro ( for such he is ) and Miss
Hlount were celebrated in Paris with
great eclat.
Hack to the Olil Home ,
From tlmo to time during several
years there came back to Mobile ru
mors of unhapplncss in the Rlvlero
household. Children had been born to
the couple thus romantically married ,
and Mr. and Mrs. Ulount had gone the
way of all fiosh. One day. seine ten
years ago , the quiet neighborhood In
which the Ulountg had formerly lived
was surprised to see the old mansion
once more inhabited , and the few sur
viving old friends wore delighted to re
ceive visits from Mine , do la Riviere , re
turned alone to her old homo to live out
the balance of her days. What her
source of grievance against her hus
band , what the Indignity that caused her
to abandon the life of luxury in Paris , her
homo and children , need not bo told
hero , but she deemed it sulllcient. So
she took up her abode In her childhood's
homo , and lias lived there quietly and
unostentatiously , a most exemplary life ,
for several years , beloved and esteemed
by all who came in contact with her.
From time to time she was visited by
her son , a stalwart young man , much
like his father at his ago. nnd her
daughters , beautiful and talented young
ladies , but nil of whom clung to the
father. A few months ntro Harem do la
Riviere himself arrived , and now again
it looks as though the sunset of Emily
Ulount's life might bo gilded by wealth
and happiness ) .
The career of Baron de la Riviere has
in the meantime of itself been a romance
that other pens can write. Ho has made
and lost vast fortunes In South American
venture and is again , if wo may believe
the direct reports of those who know , on
the point of realizing millions. lie re
cently sold a piece of mining property in
South America for a very largo sum in
cash.
To finish this sketch without some ref
erence to the subsequent careers of the
other men engaged in the Do Uivierc-
Muury affair would be to leave out the
most romantic portion of it. On the day
of the duel words passed between Maury
and his second , McDonald. It is believed ,
and probably on sufficient grounds , that
the difference arose concerning a point
of etiquette on the ground , but whether
this be so or not the men left Mo
bile the next day , and the day after
wards fought a duel on the old New Or
leans dueling ground , in which both
were wounded , one in the arm and the
other in the leg. While McDonald was
laid up with his wound his mistress ,
the beautiful but frail Jennie Stuart ,
loft him and went to Now York with an
other man. He followed as soon as pos
sible , and , after searching for the woman
everywhere around the city , found her
at Taylor's restaurant , on Broadway ,
and shot her dead. He was appre
hended and committed suicide in the
Tombs.
Captain Maury never married. Ho
served as colonel of cavalry during the
war on the confederate side. After tlio
surrender ho went into business in Mo
bile , but his health soon failed and he
died many years ago.
GENTLE THEODORE'S FATE.
Ho Was a Moilol Cmulet anil Thoughtful
to the l.nst.
The gloomy interior of the Tombs
would giv - a country sheriff the
"creeps. " Out In the west they have a
homelike way of doing business that
makes the of ' life
givlntr UD one's a
pleasure as well as a dutv. The shorn !
is likely to grow sympathetic , and nis
good wife takes upon herself the re
ligious training of the convict , says the
Now York Times.
There is a story ( with no affidavit as
to its truthfulness ) of one case where n. .
prisoner was made a member of the
family. The jail was a rickety old affair
and fears were entertained for the
health of the prisoner if he should bo
compelled to occupy it alone. There
were no other prisoners and ho was
taken to board , occupying a seat at tlio
family table.
Ho was a mild-mannered lad , and how
ho ever worked himself up to kill any
body was more than people could make
out. It appeared that he had shot a
playmate with an old gun , and there
was evidence to show that the crime
was cold-blooded. The jury felt obliged
to convict him , and Theodore that was
his name was not the boy to question
what hud been decided on. Ho teemed
to fcol that all had been done for him
that was possible , and , besides , ho felt
that he owed It to the sheriff to hold
himself ready for the ordea 1.
Theodore was ono of the least blood
thirsty boys imaginable. His worst vice
was that he was unduly fond of the game
of croquet. He liked this game very
much , and played nearly every evening
with the wife of the sheriff , "but was
ul ways in bed at an early hour , so that
no anxiety was felt for his safety.
So in went on until the fata'l day ar
rived for the hanging. The youthful
murderer slept well tlio night before.
Ho was up early , his face and hands as
clean as could be , and his hair nicely
brushed. Ho ate a good break fast and
then wont out with the sheriff to help
him put up the gibbet. Tills work out
of the way they returned to tlio house
to await the arrival of the witnesses.
By 10 o'clock the twelve good men and
true arrived , and then began the final
arrangements. None present hud ever
taken part In such a strange event , and ,
after consulting , they decided that it
would bo the safest way logo through
with a rehearsal. They formed a line
in the jail , arranged the knot In the
rene and talked over all that was to bo
said and done. They stood in the corridor
rider of the jail and talked for a time ,
all feeling horribly depressed with the
work in hand.
At last the fatal hour struck and the
sheriff with a sigh picked up the rope.
Then ho looked around , anil an expres
sion of surprise overspread his face. Ho
turned to the witnesses , looked at his
wife inquiringly , and then said :
"Why , whore IB Theodore ? "
Then everybody In turn asked the
same question. They looked around for
a minute in alarm , and the sheri ! ) hud a
painful expression on hiu face , as much
us to ask his wife :
"Is it possible that wo have been de
ceived In this h.iy ? "
At last , however , Theodore came in ,
and bowed politely toull present. Asked
to explain his ubsutico , ho said ho hap
pened to think that ho had loft his cro
quet mullet out the night before , and he
went to replace it ; besides , he felt that if
ho stayed ho would only bo in the way
while they wereiirruiiiruitr matters. The
oxeiibo was considered satisfactory , and
Theodore was once more restored to the
confidence of his friends. Everything
once more being regular , and the time
having arrived , they took Theodore out
and bunged him to the best of their
ability.
Found the reason /or tlio great popularity
ol Hood's Sarsaparlllti simply tula ; jjoou"
CuiiM , Uo sure to get llood'a.
PET NAMES FOR RAILROADS
Borao of the Odd Designations Thnt Distin
guish the Various Lines ,
ORIGINATING GENERALLY WITH TRAINMEN
Mniiy of Them Unto Proyrcl n Hood Adver
tisement Circumstance * of the
Christening An Intercut.
Ing Collection ,
A fact not generally known Is that the
railroads of the country have nicknames
by which the high officials know them ,
and that railroad employes , those in the
milks , have entirely different synonyms.
The information appears that the High
officials nickname the road for conven
ience sake , while the trainmen do it to
express some phase of personal experi
ence thereon. If the latter christening
Is a good ono it generally sticks , and as
their experience has generally been a
vivid ono an original and worthy nick
name generally crops out , says the Chicago
cage Herald. To Illustrate this point ,
the Columbia & Port Deposit railroad ,
running from Columbia , Pa. , to Port
Deposit , Me. , can bo aptly cited. Tlio
railroad men call this road the "Ono
Chance. " It runs along the river slioro
almost its entile length , and is as
rrooked as any in the country. Train
dispatchers at Columbia frequently find
it difficult to secure seasoned trainmen
to work on this read , en account of num
erous accidents. If not on account of the
roadbed , then the cars will be found at
fault. For this reason they have no
doubt given it the significant christen
ing , ns to go out on the run over the
road and come buck alive the trainman
has taken the advantage of ono chance
in 100.
Newspaper readers will recall the
great railroad coup in which Senator
Urlce was interested some ten years
back , by which the Now York" , Chicago
fc St. Louis road was built and the New
York Central paralleled from New York
city to Buffalo. The road was built in a
day , comparatively speaking , and the
buying of it by William II. Vundorbllt
resulted in a great profit for the selling
syndicate and the christening of the
road , the name of which has stuck to It
to this day. Vanderbllt , was grumbling
at the price ho had to pay , and re
marked , "Why , if the infernal road
was nickel plated it couldn't cost more , "
and the road bus been known us the
"NicKol Plato" over since.
1'ort Wayno'H IVenlliir Name.
The reporter of the Washington Star
recently accosted a prominent railroad
ollicial in this city as to bow many riiil-
road nicknames there wore. Ho replied :
"Just as many as you have a mind to
make. I have heard the Pittsburg , Fort
Wayne & Chicago road called 'Paddy
Finnigun's Wile a.id Children , ' but
whore the name came from is more than
I can toll. Here are a few of the roads
with nicknames that 1 can now recall
without referring to books : The Minne
apolis , St. Paul & Sault Sto. Marie is
called the 'Soo' and is an abbreviation
of the pronunciation of the last name.
The 'Big Four' is taken from the con
solidation of four big roads the Cin
cinnati , Indianapolis , St. Louis , & Chicago
cage , the Columbus. Cleveland , Cincin
nati & Indianapolis , the Indianapolis &
St. Louis , and the Cairo , Vineennes &
Chicago. This consolidation took place
many years ago ; the nickname was
given and it bus stuck to it ever since.
Many railroaders claim that the words
'Big Four' are taken from tlio four big
cities touched by the road , viz. , Cincin
nati , Chicaqo , St. Louis and Indianapo
lis , but I think the right origin is the
one I have given.
"The Chicago , St. PauU < fc Kansas
City road is called the 'Maple Leaf. ' By
drawing n line around the cities after
which this road is named on a map it
will be found to form a perfect leaf of
the inaplo tree. The Pittsburg , Cin
cinnati & St. Louis road is called the
'Panhandle' for the mine reason , a. line
drawn through thcfO cities making a
good counterfeit of the panhandle. The
'Clover Leaf is given to the Toledo , St.
Louis & Kansas City road for the same
cause , inasmuch as it doesn't come near
resembling a clover leaf under the same
circumstances. Possible the road gets
its noni de plume on account of the exceedingly -
ceedingly line grussrluml through which
it pusses. The euphonious numo ,
'Queen and Crescent. ' is given to the
Cincinnati. Now Orleans & Texas Pa
cific road. The nickname comes from
Now Orleans , the crescent city , and
Cincinnati , the queen city. An old
railroader who worked on that road
some years ago told mo that the best
part of It was the mime. Ho said the
trainmen called It the 'Chills and Fever'
road , us it took the best part of their
salaries to buy quinine with which to
keep off this demoralising but fashiona
ble malady. It certainly runs through
a bad country for people whoso livers
arc likclv to bo troublesome.
Stiiuil and Deliver Line.
"Tho Louisville , Now Albany & Chicago
cage road is called the 'Monon' from the
fact that the main junction on the road
Is called. The ' '
so unique name 'Nypano'
is given to the Now York , Pennsylvania
& Ohio road , and is simply an abbrevia
tion and consolidation of the first letters -
tors of each state. The St. Louis , Ar-
kuncus it Texas road Is vailed t ho 'Cot
ton Bolt' and , of course , derives its name
from the great product of that region.
Among tlio trainmen it is nicknamed
the 'Stand and Dolivor' line , no doubt
from tlio fact that of late years many
daring train robberies have occurred oh
this line. It runs through a country
sparsely settled , which affords the high
waymen every opportunity to escape
after their assault upon the train ,
'Blue Grass,1 a pretty name tor a rail
road , IB jjivon to the Kentucky Central
on account of the exceptionally rich
grass country through which it passes.
Tom Scott's great road , the South
ern Pacific , Is called 'The Sunset.1 I
have never learned the origin of
this name , but , perhaps , its connection
with the Pacific , the homo of the setting
sun , brought about the christening. The
Now York , Now Haven & Hartford is
nicknamed the 'Consolidated.1 ' The Mis
souri , Kansas & Texas line sails under
the pretty sobriquet of 'Katie , ' no doubt
taken from an Imaginary blending of the
words Kansas and Texas. The road
with the elongated numo , Elizabeth ,
Lexington & Big Sandy , bus the lust
words of the corporation title , 'Bl"
Sandy'chopped off and goes by that
name , not a bad plan to follow in that
case.
"For short the Now York Contra ! < fe
Hudson Rlvor road Is called the 'Cen '
tral1 ; the Now York , Lake Erie & West
ern , the 'Erie ; ' the Delaware , Lacku-
wanna & Western , the 'Lackawuima1 ;
the Atchlfion , Topeka & Santa Fo , the
'Santa ' Fe,1 and the St. Louis & Sun
Franclbco , the 'Frisco.1 The Delaware ,
Lackuwunna it Western , by the way , Is
also known to its suburban patrons as
the 'Dusty , Long it Winding.1 Two
humorous nicknames are the ones given
to the Buffalo it Southwestern and the
Buffalo & Jamestown railroads. Tlio
former was first called the 'H. & S. W,1 ,
but of luio goes under the name of
'Brandy & Soda. ' The latter road , on
ccouut of its connection with JUUICB-
town. Is known aU'lhrouph iho rail mud
world na tlio Mimtflwn' road. "
Oil an n Snrnl I'roiliierr.
"Ilnvo you overtknown of n road being
christened throug'n"n specially exciting
Incident ? " inqulrcd-tho reporter.
"When the Erinroad was llret built ,
which now runs < "from Harrlsburg to
Cumtdlagua , N. Yi , it was nicknamed
the 'DavyOrookotV'nnd for n good many
years the name st'iiuk. H was brought
about in this way ? Ono dark night when
the conductor \vns'ttnklnj ' ! three passenger -
ger cart ) tbrough to Sunbury ho noticed
the headlight of'"h , locomotive in his
rear. Ho informeil the engineer of the
fact and both bcgah speculating what it
meant. The train was running nt a high
rate of speed , but the headlight in the
rear was gaining steadily on them. As
there were no lights in the rear of the
headlight they concluded it must bean
an empty ongino. That road twists
in and out among the moun
tains nnd skirts the banks of
the Siifaquchannti In such a way
as to permit any ono looking back to ob
serve what is going on in the rear for a
considerable distance. The conductor
ordered the engineer to put on more
Hteam and the latter nulled the throttle
wide open. Then followed a wild , weird
ehaso through the night. Pursuer and
pursued toro along at the highcstspccd.
Everybody on the cars believed that the
engineer of the pursuing engine was
either drunk or eimy. At last a bright
idea struck the engineer. Ho recalled
the fuut that a Iceomolivocan make little
progress on greasy fails. The contents
of two huge cans of lard oil wore poured
on the track from the rear of the last
passenger coach. The idea was a great
ono and proved highly successful. Soon
the humlliuht of the pursuing engine
grow dim In the distance. When it was
safe to do so the train was stopped and
backed up to polvo the mystery. A very
funny eight was revealed ,
"Ono of the Ihicst engines on the road ,
called the Davy Crockett the v gave lo
comotives names in those days Instead of
numbers had broken away from a hos
tler up at Williamspoi't and started
down the track on a voyage of destruc
tion. The oil poured on the track hud
bailled all the destructive abilities that
Iccomotive possessed. There stood the
Davy Crockett , pulling and snorting and
pawing like a wild Texas steer , the driv
ing wheels buzzing around on the
greased track like a Ily wheel in a ma
chine chop , but nut moving an inch.
Not a sign of an engineer was found and
the fireman of the pursued train mounted
tlio engine and shut her off. They towed
her into Sunbury and there found a dis
patch ordering them en to a side track
out of the way of the runaway , but the
oil hud biivod them. A large excursion
train was returning from Niagara Falls
that night and the escape from destruc
tion was really brought about by the
oiled rails. Tho.pavy Crockett made
many trips after tnat , but the road wont
under the nickname- for a long time ,
owing to the peculiar way the lives of
many people had uen saved.1'
CHICAGO VJjfllX MAHICKT.
rcnuios of hutiinlay'4 IIiiMnots on tlio
Itonrtl of Trade.
CHICAGO , 111. , May' 13. The wnout ninikct
today struggled ! with two opposing foicc. Thn
foreign news was buliTsh and put tn o price up
temporal Ily ; the Qlnanclal disturbance at
homo had a decidedly , beat lab effect and pulled
It down , In the end , tliu no.irby Inlluence
proved the stiongc and closed the market at
from ? ic to * e decline. ' , f tout yesterday's clos
ing quotations. Tho'more remote deliveries
of com w'oro ciisIer7ifHyiiipithy with wheat ,
but for May It was fli m , owing to the good
demand for spot stuff. Provisions wore sub
jected to a mild raid and cloiod .i'.ic lower
for pork , 27'/4c for lurd and lOc for ribs.
i\tremodrouth : was reported In many largo
and Important areas In England und the quo-
tatldns from there were higher and "gave the
color of truth to tliu dismal reports. In the
countiy there was no Imuiovement noted In
the winter wheat and Prime tolegiuphed that
in some of the most Important states it had
retrograded duilng the week. Under these
conditions the market was stiongnnd a shade
higher at the opening and for a. snort llmo
thereafter. Hut traders wore not disposed 'o
do much a < = It was a half holiday and outside
business was lighter than for some days. Then
theio came a loport of some small falluies In
New York and stocks began to break. A Mil
waukee dlsuatch said that a lun had be iin on
the I'lanklnton bunk there and all this caused
operators to lose confidence. There was a wild
i ush to get lid of long wheat and It did not
take long to cause consldeiablo demoraliza
tion und carry prices oir. There was a slight
leactlon , but tlio market continued nervous
and Inclined to weakness.
At the opening prices were advanced from
Jfc to "ne , but later became weak and theio
was a serious decline , with some fluctuations
of ! ! < < for July and 1'ic for September fiitnics ,
then rallied slightly and the closing was yo
loner for .Inly and J c lower for boptemher
than yestei day.
In corn theio was morodoing than on yester
day. The feeling iU the xtart was quite Him ,
being a continuation of the sentiment preval
ent at the close of yestei day's session and llrst
trades were at about the sumo prices , biniill
receipts anil a good cash demand , together
with uiifaMirablenoWH fiom abioad weio the
stiengthenlng factots. The market held
steady for awhile until wheat bewail to bre.ik
and then acted In sy input by , selling oir lie , the
financial situation having a good deal to do
with the easier feeling. I'llces nfterwaul ral
lied from > ( c toc , and at tliu close baa lost
but fiom ! < c totic. .
Theio was a moderate trudo In oats nnd an
easier feeling. Opening prices were at about
the tot ) and closing at thu bottom and showed
a net loss of fiomlfc to 3c. The weakness In
wheat and Ihootherunsettllnglnllueiices were
the chief causes for the decline.
The provision tniilu agiiln suirered at the
hands of the Uuduhy-Wrlght-ralrbank com
bination. Theie was enough raiding to cause
selling on stoploss outers. On the Ineak there
was good buying of hud by brokers acting for
the combination and theie was a paitlal rally
at tlio close.
Estimated receipts for Monday : Wheat , 105
cuin ; corn , 1UO caiH ; outs , 'Ju5 cars ; hogs.
04,000 head
Tliu leading futures ranged as follows ;
AKTICl.EH. OI'KN. 111(111. ( LOW CI.OHK. Til I'IIS
NVIiontN'oV.
Uuy 71 . 73X
Julr
Corn J\o. S
Mar
June
Julr
Sept
Oat. No , J-
Mnr S0 sou
Juno auH SOU
Julr '
Hept . . . . . ZCJtOSi
Mon fork. .
Julr 5025 M .15 W 85
M > pl : uu > 20 40 20 I7K JJ75
I.am VU 75
' " " 10 13V 10 10 10 43
Julr . . . 10 is 10 u ) 1UI.5
bopt 11 05 IU tiH 10 ! 0
Short Illbi.
.Muy 1000 1)05 am "
Julr ID li 1GU7J , Jlj 3j"
EepU. . . It ) 07 k 10 15 iu ; i7M
Ousli nuotutloM.s ( Yor6 as follows ;
I'mim-lhill , wlnwt patents , ta.50ai,80 : ;
winter straight * , * XHOa.lHOj ! billing patents
f3.7KM'J& ( , siirlng , untents "
,
WIIBAT NO. i ! Hirjjitr , 73ijci No. 3 boring ,
f. o. li. . 7.Vj No. aH / 78ic. !
No. 4 , f. o , li.-
KI.AJC rKK ! N'o. 1 , I1.00UO1.07 ,
Tiuorn v HKBD 1'rlnui.uo. : .
I'oiiK-.Mosb , uur 1)1)1. . * J0.2&tt20.35j luril ,
ner 100 Iliv. * HI.-ll > ai04&i short , rlli slilus
lloosel. Iltl.)7"iftl0.10 ! dry biilti-d Bhoiilrtora
lifiXL'd ) , Jld-OOitlU/Jiibliortcknu-slilujIboxoai ,
SKI.'JSfMO.&O.
WiiibKY-Distlllurb1 flnlshod goods , pei-gul. ,
Su'riAiis-lnclmiKodi | 'ut loaf , Ocjsranulatcd
5Sc ; btandard "A.1 5' < c.
Tht ) fo'lo.rlnK ' Hurutliu recuhits and ship-
nivnlHfur toiluy :
On thol'rodueu eiclianxu today tliu butter
nrirkct wan wt-ak ; cruainwry.Vt ! > av3ic ! ( : dairy.
80B22C. IVgMraull. Meetly fru > b. 14u.
Ut. I.UUB | Murknu.
ST. Loom. Mo. . May la.-
iteudy , nlth no Ucuianaj patcuUi ,
exlrn 'nriry , I9,1W19,2 I fnnrj , ! 2.7ftft2Pft |
WIIBAT Options showed'ftomn vcry\lolont
. , . .
niiniii.im , nimlly closing he liplow
c
, l' ' ' ' > viHii > .N9 Oul < 't , lii HKII il ) pork ,
f'0.7r , ! lard. Io.26 | dry Milt moult , o
. Mmrli ,
.
fUMtri ! lo\ol ( , the more , llncon , nncknl
* louldcrfi. JtO.uO ; loncs and rllw ,
MliorlM. f I i.Ci2U | hams , , uRar i-uteil , la
KBCKIPTH lour , r > ,000 IjtiN , : wheat , 0,000
Ull. ; corn. 44,000 Im.i o.'lts. M.UOO lin.
SHIPMENTS -I'limr , 4,000lills. , ' , w hunt , 2,000
V"V. , c.or" ' . 42.000 1m. ! OilUi , 3,0001)11. . ! ry ,
l.OUO liu. ; barley , l.ooo Im.
Cotton .MiirKnt.
NBW Oni.nANS. l.i. . Muy 13.Qulot and
Moiidyi oed tnlddlliiKs. 7 13-ltV ! mlddllliK ,
7U-1UC ) low nilildlliiK , 7i < r ! Kixd otdlnary ,
016-lCc. Not rpci-ltH.7&7 | hull's ! io s H71
bales ! uxpnrls to ( Iroat llrltuln , 3,100 Imliti
totliocontliiunt , 1,405 bnlfs : coast wi o. 3,110
bales ! sulos. IfiOhalosj stock. l a. 2H Imli-s.
I'Uturrs qnU-t and steady ; sales. 'JO.fiOO
milcsj .May , $7.20 lilil : Jinu7.31 t7.n2 ! .luly ,
* 7.37 ; AUKURt7.43l7.44i ( ! Hoptflnbcr. t7.4W *
7.4li ; ( ) otoliur , $7.rilr7.B2 ( ! November , 17.55 ®
7.5bj lccoinber7.0t > 37r.l.
UMAII.V I.IVKNrOUK M.YUKii > .
Oiittlo Tr.ulo Not Nutl liiciory N r Prom-
laliiR- K Actlvotlth I'ulr Outlook.
, . , SATltltllAV , May 13.
Kccelpts of both IIORS and blicon sliuw a con-
sldurablo Rain ovur lust week and u yi-ar IIKO ,
\\lillutliortiiiofciittluliiiH broil imiitur. 'llio
ollicial IlKurusaro as follows :
. . Ctittln. HOBS. Shei'p.
HrCPlpts this wool , ' . 13,30033,332 4,203
Itfculptdlnstouk . 15,11227,450 3,551
Samowuok last year . 15,25832,445 3,499
KMrumn dilllnnss b is rlmrartci I/oil thuuttt-
tlo ttiulo nil WL-ok. Tor the Ili-sl thrco
ilnys rucohits ttoio llburnl , and wlous
sti-ajllly ( k-ollniMl. Ily WviliivMltiy tlio
imiikut was otr lOo to 25c. The
very limited supplies on Thursday mill Krlilny
resulted In u sllj-bt ren llon , but with a f'llr
inn today und continued bad repotts from
eastern imirkutH thuro was unother blK drop ,
anil the \\ouk i'lo > od with pik-es nnynhfre
from IGc to aoc lonur than Iho t'loso of
the iirovlom week. Tliu enn's 1110
mainly local , or at least cimllned to t his roiin-
tty , as KuroiKian markets Inuo buen and atu
Htill Inery fair shiipu. Llhoiul ii-celpls.
warm weather and tlirlit money hin ; till helped
to depress the irndo. but the last named
Is undoubtedly the main rei : on for tliu
recent bad break In llio mtirkut
A.s the dressed beef men \nint little mote
than etioui. h to supiily thulr present limited
necessities thought liandy beuvcs ha\u been
in tlio best demunil all week , while the heavier
Rfiidi-s have coiib beRBlng for piirchasors.
Iho jrcok closed with u rather
MKht tun for u Saturday , tint juili-
IIIK from tbu ncllims of buyers
tlio supply was more than ample. Speculative
shippers acted with extreme caution , and
buyers for dressed beef houses tiolud ns If they
didn't care whether they cot any cut t le or not
( Jhlcnjip reported adropot rronrJiic * tofiOo , with
very lljjbt receipts and the ttiulo bete was
simply dcinprall/ed. lllds were fiom Itlc to 150
ewer than 1 rlday on about evoiythlnc In the
beef steer line , in en IncIudliiK the pretty uood
light out tie. bellors were nutiitally slow to
accept the situation and the ttade was about
Il1.sr1 " . " "tl driiCKlnc as It KOIS. Coed 1,200 to
1,350-lb bco\es sold at from M f > 5 to JI.H5 ;
fair to Kood 000 to 1 , 150-11) . steels at from
1T ; ° to Ji'l'l' ' 'Jntl ' common to poor light giades
at from 4. 15 down toJ3.80. ,
ihero has been very llttlii ohniiRO In the cow
market all week. UecelptH ha\e been | | Klit ,
the demand from all sources fair , and with no
westerns coming pi lees have been well sus
tained. Kuslness was a little slow today In
.sympathy with beef steers , but prices
were about steady , s.iles iiiclndliiK uoor to
very need cotts and heifers at fiom ? 2 to M ,
with thi ) bulk of the fair to jrond butcher *
co s at ftom $3 to K3.70. Very few
euhe * weto oltered anil prices showed no
chanue. Sales weio at fiom J3 to $4.50 for fall-
to iood stock. Hulls and .sta s were tn mod
erate supply and ilemand and steady at from
S2.50 to ? 3.75.
As Is usually the case on Satutdny business
was dull In the stocker and feeder line. KI-B-
ular dealers repoi t aery pooi country de
mand even at prices 15o and 23c lower than
the llrst of the week. Fresh unYrliiKs weio
scarce. Some l.Oj'J-lb. westerns sold for$4.1O.
lions Theto has been plenty of nrtlvlly In
the hou maiket. 1'rlces advanced sharply on
Monday and Tuesday fully 2.V , but since then
with liberal supplies and weakness In the pro
vision trade there has been a rapid and steady
decline of fully tbat much , tliu weeks
closing prices belntr , substantially the same
as for the piecedliiK week Tim cumllty
of thooirerltiKsIs Imptovini ; light nlonR , anil
frompicseiitlndlcatlont fair supplies seem to
be available for some tlmo to come , although
there U no prospect of matcrl.illy enlaiged
marketing In tliu near future ; In fact , jiidcini ;
from reports coiiiln ; ; In from various
pails of the country , llio fatality among
pliisdurliiK Ibelato cold , we } sptln will bo
seriously felt In the summer ami fall supply
of marketable hogs. The stihiKcncy in tbe
money maiket will also have a tendency to
restrict opuiallons of packers foi some time.
Tbe tiade today was n good deal like that of
iTiduy. Hecelptswero not heavy , just about
enough to give all Ijnjurs a chance to
got u few. lluyers weio all after
quality , paying 111 tie attention to weight. The
popular price for fair to good hogs of all
xteights was $7.30 , with good to choice medium
and heavy bogs selling from that up to * 7.4O ,
ami common light and ml\ed stuir and tough
packing giados at from that down to
8 > 7.2o. A very weak feeling developed along
toward the close , and lalu bids and sales weio
nt a shade to 5c decline fiom the eaily mar
ket. The big bulk of the. tiadlng was at fiom
117.25 to 17.35. tliu same as on I'lldav. and as
compaied with S7.30 to * 7.35 one week ago.
SIIKI.P Tlioio has hueii u ste.idy docllno In
sheep \alues all week. This has been In
sympathy with eastern markets wheio ex
cessive lecelpts , especially of TO.MIIIS , bave
closed up almost every available out
let and forced pi Ices down. The de
cline hero has been from 40c to 75c ,
but at the decline tbo demand Is
good. 'Iho run today was fair and the maiket
mil stoiK siieon , J'J..r >
40 to 100-lu. lumbfc $5.00 6.50.
KecolptH ami Dliposltlon of Stock.
Odlclal rcceluls and dlspojllion of stock a
shown by the hooks of the Union Htojlc Var.li
company for the twenty-four IIOUM emlln-r at
5 o'clock p. m , , May 14 , 18'JJ.
IMHl'OMTIO.V.
IlL. & if. ' ' 7V i * " < ! ; > J
T3EYWE NOT ALL ALIKK
blood medicine : ) . There's only one that
is so far-reaching and so unfailing in IU of-
fecU that It can lx > f/uuruntecd to do nil
that's protnlsod for ft. That Is Dr. I'lcrco's
Golden Modluil Discovery. If that doesn't
bonertt or euro , you have your money lioek.
It's not llko tho'sarsaparillns or ordinary
Bnrini ; medicines. They ulalm to do good in
March , April , und Miiy. All the year round ,
nud in all cases , the " Discovery " purifies the
blood as nothing else can. Kvcry iilood-tnlnt
nnd disorder. Kcvoma , Totter , Salt-rheum ,
Erysipelas , liolN , Cnrlmnc'les , Knlargmi
Qlaiuls , Tumors and Hv > ollliiKS th most
stubborn .Skin and Scalp Diseases , mid the
worst forms of Kcrofula , uro completely and
permanently cured by it.
IJuy of reliable dKilers. With any others.
Bomulhliii ! else that pays thorn better will
probably bo urgoil as " just as good. " It may
be , for ( hem ; but it can't be , for j/o .
For colic , cramps , und pains in stomach ,
nothing explain Dr. I'ierco'u BmurtrWeod Ext
SOUTH OA/A/JA.
Union Stock Yards Company ,
South Ojnaha.
not Cattle Ui andShatp inarkat la tb > wait.
CDMMIS3IQ1 HOU3E2.
Wood Brotliars.
Live Stock CoinmUilon Jlerciiunti
to'ithOmaha-TelepUona IIJ7.
JOHN II. DADMMAN , I . . . . . . . . . . .
WALTER B. WUOU , rUanazerr
MurUot report * by null ami wire cheerfully
uruUhoU upon applloullou ,
One Way
to fill a barrel with water , is to use a nf
' ' , ' 1
sieve. It's a poor way , though. You j
can do it but it takes tiine pationcc
care and much work. , iil
So you can wash clothes
with soap and a Dash
board but it isn't the
best way. It's slow
work , hard work , costly
work. It wears out the
things you're trying to
get clean.
The best and easiest
way is to use Pearlinc.
That does the washing
while you're doing
something else does it without any of the rlumsy rubbing
that takes so much time and makes so much wear and tear.
Try it saves you money as well as work.
* * * M f I'eddlers and some unscrupulous grocers will tell you " tins Is ns peed ns" or
OCI1U. "the samc ns 1'catllnc. " IT'S KAI.S15 I'carline is never peddled , nml
if your croccr sends > ou sotnrthluc ; in place nf Pearlinc , be honest *
.C-M./.V A./ . ! M ) JAMKS 1'YI.R , New Yoik.
51
A
3 !
New Haven
Sexton'5 v ,
Rheumatic
Experience.
Sciton Jiul < ] , of the North Church , In New ITnvcn , Conn. , l ns well known na the church It
self ; the church being one of t'o ; most ruinous cccU-slnftlc.il Innihnnrks of orthodoxy. Sotno tlmo
ago he hrul n sccrc tussle , not w 1th iliot-t. , nor w Itli the po era nf ilnrknces , hut w 111) nn enemy of
the liiiimn rncc , w hlch tingled him out for Its victim ami laid hint on Ills hick In grle\ one torture.
Ilia story 1 * of jicreonal interest tn thousand ; , ns ho told It to a friend who called on him la New
Hn\en : "For n good miny jcara I hid been troubled nlth the pains of n-ttralgli , particularly
those whicli attack the hip and thigh , In the way of rclntlca. At times they wcro ec\crc , and
then for pome tlmo I Mould hn\o almost none. Hut about two jears ago I felt the ecl.itIc attack
tomlng on me stronger than It hod ccr come before. For four or IIv o dnj a the pains would ettlko
me at Interval * , Just na If to let me know that n big attack was coming. Well , It came , In full force ,
and all of neudden. I was nt the ttoro for during the week I am \\lthcurtalnuxturc8iind
all thateortof upholstery uork and I waa netzcd with a sciatic attack which knocked me entirely
helpless. For two hours 1.is In fncli agony as I had nc\cr suffered before , and never want to
suffer again. 1 knew about Ath-lo-pho-ros , and what It had dona for others ; but I had t ever , up s-
to tills time , takcnnny. Now I WAS ready to eco \\liit ll eon'd do for me. I was tnl-eu home In a
carriage nnd helped np-ttalrs , for I could not w.ilkliy myself. I took n douo of Atli-lo pho-ros.
Three hours r.flcr that I took another dose. Oh , whit a change there \\.is 1 I hid no Idcn that any
medicine could act FO quickly nnd do po much gnud. Ily the time I hul taken that second dosa
most of thcpiln was gone. Indeed , all tl.lt sharp , biting , cruel , tormenting part of It wns otcr.
Tor n w hllo I felt some twinges and lesser pilns , but tlio third dose took them out. Next morning ,
ol course , they did not expect meat HIP store ; but } on liny judge their surprise when they saw mo
there and doing my customary work as though not'.ilng hnd happened. Why , ulr , It was the talk of
the whole store , nnd of the neighborhood. We nil agreed Hint Ath-lo-pho-ros was the moat extra
ordinary medicine we lnde\cr heard of. And MI I nay to this day. That wu two years ago , nnd I
h.ic not hn-1 any neuralgia , nor sclntlcn , or anything of that kind since , lint \ on may depend upon
It , If I we.e attacked again , 1 should trust this eamo Ath-lo-pho-ros , flret , List , foremost and alto
gether. "
$1 bottle , nt nil druggist Treatise Ilhcumntlsm etc. to
Ath-lo-pho-roj , per on , Neuralgia , , any
address , for 6c. In etamps. The Athlophoros Co. , New Haven , Coun.
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OMAHA
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AWNINGS AND TENTS.
Omaha Tent-Awning \YoII \ Bros & Co. ,
COMPANY
Xlnnusacturern of Tents ,
HOH < < E COVKKS. Awnnif" , etc , M nnd
IIU Kiiriinin tr < ! 0t. 7UiH Ilith Street ,
BAGS & TWINES
llcmis Omaha Bag
COMI'ANV
Importer * nnd inaiiufiio
lurera of Hour sacks ,
biirlip' , twlno.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Morsc-Coe Stow Company.
nlosroomandOltl30-HJ7-IIOJ Illl lloarl t.
Faotorr-lll'J-1121-112'1 Howard St.
NVo nro the ONI.V Mnnufnslureri of Boon and
Bhoujln thBHtiteof NobraikJ. , , . .
A uonurnl Invention la uxtuuded to nil to Inspect
our new factory.
_ COAL , COKE. CORNICE.
Oinalia Coal , Coke & Eagle Cornice Worfcs
.M frn imlvunlsn I Iron cor-
I.IMi : CO. hard nnd tuft nlcii , window cttpa , mo
coul , S U. cor lull und tallo "krlluliU , i-le-.Uoa
DouilaaMrcut. and I3IU DodKuMreut.
DRY GOODS.
FURNITURE.
Omaha Upholstering Bebec & Hunyai
COMPANY.
Upholitorod Inrnlturo , rUHNITUUl ! COMPANY
lJUMIUI Nleliolna tt
Wliolasuluonly. and HtUStrca
Teelb oxtructe-l In niorr.mi
ewono lu art. ) If tur oori
innioitay. I'vr/uct HI
mi toed.
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KIOTBtorou Ittu au Q'ulep'ionu ) UJ5.
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Ci /JliJ'OS/rOKV. OMAHA , .V/ { .
tnpltul . $100,000
Surplus . $05,01)0
rfflcera n < ] tru"lorf Ilenrf W. Vatei , pr il lit
H. C. Cnihtnit. riot. tiruildJai ; U H. tUtirlo ) , V. f
Uor e.Jotmd. colllui J , tf. IL Pitrtai ; L.MU i
U d , caiblor.
caiblor.THE
THE IRON BANIC.
YOUR EYEg&
ARE WHAT WE / .
,
INTERESTED IKli
I'ropnrcnro of thooyoR Is a duty that no uer-
ton ihoiihl nuxliiul. A the oyei hovln to fit I "
It U of tlio utmost Imporliini'O to prouuru prof
purovegiis | en. Do not fall to cull an I con- '
suit I'rof. HlrsehhiTg whliu nt tlio stnre of nil-
nguntH. .Max Moyur > t lira Co. , Omitlia , Not ) , ji
May 'XI to ! , ami bo fitted with a pulr ol hhu
vulubralod nonchaiiKo.ihlo upeeUoloa.
JtoineiMlior lx Uuyx only , ility 3J to 27 , '
MAX MEYER & BRO. CO. , \
Hole Ageuta for Omahu. Nub. .
CONSULTATION KKUIi V
OUR EMPLOYMENT DEFT ?
vbllecottlni tha eiiploiror nnl omp'oye- ,
uoth'nv. h \ en ibled us to uUvunco the Intor- *
Mtsofhoth , and aluo our own , uy veuurluz *
better results with ttu machine. V
Wyckoff , Seaman & Benedict'
TKLUl'UONII 17H. 1712 1'AIt.SA.U BT. .
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