— TREASURER'S REPORT Annual Statement of the Con. dition of National Finances. Government FExvenditures Are Far Exceeding the Revenues. an The Treasurer of the United States, Mr, EB. H. Nebeker, in his annual report for the year ending June 30, 1502, says that the net ordinary revenues of the Government for the fiscal year were $334,007, 784, a decrease of $37,674,603 as compared with the year be. fore, The natordinary expenditures were $345,023 830, a decrease of $10,340,354, The surplus revenues were thus cut down from $37,230,702 to $0,914,453. Including the public debt, the total receipts for the year wers $737, 401,200 and the expenditures $054, - 019,250, Considered with respect to theeffeet upon the Treasury, the receipts are divided int» two general classes, of which the first, com- rising the ordinary revenues, the receipts rom loans, and the deposits for the retire- ment of National bank notes increase for the time the cash available for the uses of the Government, while the second, arising from the issue of gold, silver and currency cer- tificates, United States notes and Treasury notes tend to swell the assets of the Treas ary, but not affect the available balance, For the first o! these classes the figures show an excess of $88 000.00 of expenditures over the revenues in 15091, zd of upward of §37,000,000 in 1592, In the second class there was an excess of nearly $60,000,000 of receipts in the former year and one of $50,000,000 in the latter, As coms pared with 1501 there was a saving of up ward of $14,000,000 of interest, out of which a surplus was realized, notwithstanding the cutting down of the revenus by legislation. Avpalyzing the true condition of the Treas- ury, and setting aside the trust funds the Treasurer shows that there was a working balance of cash and deposits in banks amounting to $207,110.452 at the beginning of the year, and to $165, 718151 at the end. Of the former amount the latter $114,500,000 was gold. The suo cess which bas attended the efforts of the department to maintain a strong gold re serve is considered satisfactory, in view of the heavy disbursements. The amount of the public debt is given as $1. 545.006, 91 on June 30, 1801, and $1,558. 464, 144 on June 30, 1562. The loans resting on the credit of the United States were cut down from #1005808 580 to $068 318 S40, while those secured by full deposits in the Treasur n¢ from §$40.190081 to $620.245.3 4 was a gratifvin n provement in the condition of the debt, duced by reduction of the interest-bearin loans, the « 3 n of matured bonds iat others, payable at the option of the BSecre- tary of the Treasury, and the extinction of a considerable part of loans payable on de- mand, The total net reduction of $37 557, 720 in these items was effected by the appli- cation of the surplus revenues of the year, amounting to nearly $10 000,000, together with upward of $27,000,000 taken from the cash in the Treasury. reasod There iy “3 rs According to the revised estimates, the total stock of money of all kinds in the country on June 30 was $2,374331,040, an increase of $150,000.00) in the year. By eliminating that part of the paper eurrency which is purely representative, consisting of certificates of deposit and Treasury notes, the effective stock is found to bave been $1.753,050. 745, an increase of $70,000 000, is increase the Treasurer fluds was the result of the prodne. tion of nearly $17,000,000 of gold in excess of the industrial consumption, a fresh ise of $5,000,000 of National bank notes, together with the changes in the stock of silver. The old exported between January and Septem. r was taken mostly from the Sub-Treasury in New York. Up to the end of June the withdrawals were made by the presentation of gold certificates, but from that time on the cessaticn of smipments, mostly upon tenders of United Stats notes and Treasury notes Of the aggregate stock of end year, $771,252 Treasury an | mints, leav in the hans of the the Treasury amount the yea; money at thas 33 was int $1. 608 I'he holdings of 2 $5,000,000, and the 0,000,000 during of the Nsoal ug Us]. 7 } ARN irculation #1 f United States paper currency to $8.6. 728 558, sxoeeding those of The nearest approach LOXLO0), in the year be. fore, and the next nearest $291 000, 00 in 1863, Of the whole amount, $398 000 000 took the place of like kinds and amounts destroyed, while §78, 000,000 consisted of fresh issues, Satisfactory changes have been effected in the condition of the fractional silver coin. age, through the Hberal appropriations of the past two years for this purpose. There has been a slight decrease in the amounts of counterfeit silver coins and pacer currency presented at the Treasury offices, There was an increas of over $20, 00%) 16) during the year in the amount of United States bonds held for the security of Na tional bynk circulation, and a decrsass of $10,000,000 in the amounts held as security for public deposits. A total addition of #1, 664, 000 was made to the par value of the se. curities composing the Pacific Railroad sinking funds, In proportion to the volume of National bank notes in circulation the redemptions coutinue heavy, having amounted to upward of $60,000,000 in the fiscal year, EE HIS FOURTH TERM. General Diaz Again Takes the Oath of Office as President of Mexico, any previous year to this total was #31 The fourth insaguration of General Por- firio Diaz, as President of Mexic), took place with great pomp ia the Chamber of Depu ties, City of Mexico, decorate] and the strats ware crowlel, The routs from the President's house to ths Chamber was guarded by a doubles line of soldiers. In the Chamber wiry gathersi the deputies, the diplomatic corps, men:bars of the Public Helith Association, now visit. ing this city, and many other comspiou ris citiz as and foreigners. The constitutional oath was administers by the President of the Chamber, M. Chav. ero. After the ceremony President Disz went to the palace, where he ressive! coo- gratulations for two hours, The hight army officers presented him with an album contalaing their autographs, During tis corsmony of inauguration cannon were firsi and bands played In the streets. All the Ministers resigned, but were imme lately reinstated, At So'clook in the evening an Insuguri. tion banquet, with 490 covers, was given in the palace to the President by Soaators ant Deputies, The palace was magnificently decorated and illuminated, Fireworss wers set off, and almost every lullding fa th city was a blaz) of light. The re-election o the President in received with demonstra tions of unqualified satisfaction every waers in the country. a BUANED TO DEATH, Drunken Umbrella Monders Sot Fire to a Conneotiont Barn, Three men and two women were burned to desth a few nights ago at Middisiown, Conn., in & tobscon barn owned by Joba The hous wer this orton 19,000,000 and of | tl { oe 1 the White House, where he resided till his { death, | Grape, : Turkeys, per ib DR, SCOTT DEAD, President Harrison's Father dn.daw Lxpires in the White House, President Harrison has another affliction thrust upon him, Tha sha fow of the grave again darkens the White House, Dr. Seott, the President's father-in-law, diel shortly after four o'clock a few afternoons aso in the Excoutive Mansion at Washington, There were present at the bedside, the President, Mrs, McKee, Mr, and Mrs, Rus sell Harrison, Lieutenant Parker and wife, Hussell Scott, his grandson, and Dv, Teunis Hamlin, pastor of the Church of the Covenant, of which Dr, Scott was a member, John W. Boott, the only sur- viving son, and Mr. McKee were the only members of the family absent. Before cave. ing the house Dr. Hamlin offered prayer in the library with the family. Dr. Scott's illness was of short duration, He went to Indianapolis with the parly accom. paning Mrs. Harrison's remains, He bore the fatigue of the trip turned to Washington in his usual health, On November 18 he caught cold and was compelled to go to bed and place himself under the doctor's care. The Rev, Dr. John W, Beott, the father indaw of President Harrison, was boro with the century on January 29 1800, at Hookstown, Beaver County, Penn. His father was a well-to-do resident of that place, and gave to his son a good education. According to Dr, Scott's own account, he was the wildest boy in the county. He became a minister of the Presbyterian Church, and fliled several pulpits acceptably, but in a few years Bis volce failed and he was forced to give up his vocation. After teaching in several schools, among them the Hanover University, in Hanover { County, Ind., he established the Western Femae Seminary at Oxford, Ohio. Here was situated Miami University, where Benjamin Harrison received the finish. ing touches to his education and be. came acquainted with his late wile Dr. Beott had five children. During the time when Mr. Harrison was a United States Senator Dr, Scott was appointed to a clerkship in the Peasion Office, and he held until his son-indaw became He resigned then and moved to President. - I - «8 accordance with the new emigration laws of the United States, all of the emi grants booked for passage now take an oath magistrate that they are g America, before the to join relatives In by w= A—— THE MARKETS, Late Wholesale Prices of Coantey Produce Quoted in New } Ors, «~ BEANS AXD PEAS Beans—Marrow Medium, Pea, 18022 choice Red kidney, 150 ) ted kidney, poor to Lima, Cal., per bush Green peas, 1802, per bbl RUTTER Creamery St, & Penn, extra St. & Penn, firsts... Western, firsts Western, seconds Western, thirds a Btate dairy half tubs pails, extras. ...... {alf tubs and pails Hall tubs and palls, 24 Welsh tube, extras Welsh tu Welsh tat “ul “ee Westernlm. ereoamery, Isis W, lm. creamery, 34s W. Im. creamery, 3s Western Factory, fresh, firsts tory, seconds tory and dairy 1502. of 82 4 1802 HEENY State factory —F white, fancy Full cream Full cream, g Part skims, Fart skims, g Part skims, Full skis a a {| State and Penn Western Frost Fresh, prime. ... FRUITS AND BERRIES FRESH Apples Hed sorts, bbl Baldwin, per bbl Greening, . Pears, Bartiett, per buso Seckel, per bbl, Common cooking, per hits - up river, Dol, 5b - N.Y. Catawba, 5 I in W. N Y.. Concord, 5 I} 0 Peaches, Jersey, extra, basket Poor to fair “ea Plums, up river, per crate State, 10 1h basket Cranberries, Cape Col, bol per bbl HOPS Btate1802, fair to choles 189, prime, 1891, common Od odds AVE POULTRY FowlgJersey, State, Western, per Ib “ee Spring Chickens, local, ib, , Western per |} Roosters, old, to good, . Peun per ID Ducks=N. J NY per pour Southern, per pair Geese, Western, per pair Southern, per pair, .... Pigeons, por pair... ......cev0 9 DRESSED POULTRY IUCR PAL Turkeys—Youag, per Ib. Chickens Phila. per ib Wstern, sonided Fowls—~3t and Penn, per ib Western, scalded, ...... Duck Beuliaytarn, pet | Eastern per id... .... Spriog, L. I. per ib... Goose Western, por |b Squabe-—Dark, per dos... Light, per dos. ..... VEAETANLES, Potatoss—State, per bbi oe 3 Jersey, prime, per bin Jersey, inferior, per bol, I. I. in bulk, per bbi,, Cabbage, Lo IL, per 10, ,.... Onions Eastern, yellow bot, Eastern, red, per bbl... Bquash Marrow, per barrel, 1 75 Cucumbers, piokies, per 1000 Long Island, per 1000, , Tomatoes, per crate, ....... Lima beans, fair to prime, bag 8838884 rs LE: near by doz, GRAIN, ETC, Flour City Mill Extra, .... 4 PabOts. «oo sv00 cs06 600s § Wheat-No, 2 Red. .oveiees RY SHUM. avis ios biise es Barley ~Two-rowed State, ., Corn Mixed, .... Onte~ lo, White.....c0rsss Mixed Western... halen Ili) had ALIIII II L Lard=Ulty Steam. ..... co. LIVE STOOK. = -e nse - 831 A088 E Ei £855888845R SesEsl 1) 8° Boaves, dressed... 00s B Hileh Com com. togood. . 41 " op por 400 a... L1L1 1 m0 ive, Por 100 100s EE EE EER ERE Ed - 3 =%e 0 . sesas 8 bh | sion lists, | very well and re- | | The pension payments undar the law PENSION OFFICE REPORT There are 876,068 Yeterans on the Rolls, $139,035,613 Paid This Year, Leaving a $10,508,621 Deficit, The annual report of Gieen EB. Raum, Commissioner of Pensions, just made pub lie, shows that there were on the pension rolls on June 30, 1802, $76,038 pensioners, an increase during the year of 190.908, There were added to the rolls during the year 223,937 new pensioners and 2477 pensioners previously dropped were restored to the pen- Duriug the year 25,805 parsoas were dropped from the rolls, I'he total amount expen lod for peasieas daring the fiscal year was #130, (535 613. For the present fiscal year $144,958 00) is appro- priated, ani, taking the cost of the pension allowances during the first four months of { this fiscal year as a basis of caloulation, the Commissioner estimates that a deflcancy ap- propriation of $10,505 021 will be necessary to supplement this year's appropriation. An estimate of $165,000,000 is submitted for the next fiscal year, but Commissioner Kaum says that if as many allowances of pensions shall be made during tne fiscal year to comes ns during the fiscal year ended June 3) this amount will not be large enough, He says, however, that it is difficult to forecast pen. | sion payments so far in advances, and that as Congress will be in session, no embarrass ment will arise if his successor, in the light of the actual cost of the work for the firs six months of the next fiscal year, finds that a further appropriation will be needed, Under the Dependent and Disability Pen- sion act 920.057 claims have been flind, of which number 403. 550 have been allowed, no to Beotember 30, to FMAM $45 fhe commissioner, in commending this disability law, says: ‘This law bas brought roliof to a host of needy and deserving per sons—~—many who were living upon charity and thousands of others upon the verge of that condition, wore relleved, Many claimants were seriously disabled from earning 180), amounted who ware who | aliviog by manual labor, and who had en- | dured the hardships and dangersol military life, could not establish the fact that the disabilities were of were, therefore, tain ris under The ‘disability bir thousands of claimants of this description From everything that | have learned in connect the enforoamont { sfled of SSrYICs Origin, and mmable to ob the oid laws, Ea¥e pDeusions w they ms ion with aw, 1 am Al tice, While t} not receive ha pr prominent ¥ wal of soldiers, wh additional leZiwiation the experiences which been gained by the enforcement of the bave, | think, disarmed all opposition to it, As far as my information goss, there is but one opinion among the great majority of old ML ress, | soldiers now-—it is, that the law has been of immeasurable servios and that the has 0 those who en good it lone bas fully justified the expectations ted it A JERSEY JAMES GANG. Two Hobbers Hold Up a Bank Cashier in Quiet Allentown, wn, N. J. ae of a bold bank sprrate looking sshier and his assistant in Jesse James robbers and the The two a hot chase rie and secured $3000 captured alter NY Was rv versed At 1 © ok Cashier his assistant were at work in the Farmer National Bank ’ situated on the main street of § ite city. The ther lerks had gone 1 inner a the cashier was busily en with hiz books, The ar opene | de but thinking it was entered, the Hutchinson nd had The nex He was surprised to Hands uj Wher of pistols was in front stant soon found im he fog * oment hear the oom he nan raised his head ag {} face and the nes { in a similar position W hat ROD Money," was the only reply, and being unable to do anything but comply, $2000 in yreenbacks whioh lay on the counter was shoved out to the One of them kept the o shier and his assistant covered with his revolver; the other put the money in his pockets and then started towards the Ww. The other rob ber commanded Cashier Hutch. y you want?’ asked Mr. Hatcohin- robbers | fnson and his ascstant to walk backward to wards the wall and then to stand there facing it. They did so, and the robber who took the money finding the coast clear walked out of the door The other soon followed and started on a run down the street As soon as the bank men found that the robbers were gone they startad in pursuil, firing at the robbers as they ran The sight of four fleeing men and the sound of pistol shots soon brought out ale most the entire male population, who, armed with sbhotguas, pistols an i clubs started in to captur robbers. The chase was kept up for several hundred yards, when the robbers were brought to a standstill by sev. eral men who had seen them approaching The crowd gathered around them, and amid many wild threats, they were secured and the money taken from them, They gave names of J, B, Morris and Frederick Nmith, Later in the day they were taken to Free hold Jail, Upon being searched a memo randum was found Ixaring the words “Woodstown Bank, November 30." It is suppossd that they intended to pay thal place in Salem County a visit, th Lhe KILLEv AT A CROSSING. Vestibulod Train Sirikes a Party Driving Home at Kimira, As Wiliam Conkiia snd wile E lwarl Blanchard and wife ani Mes, Maggie Vitis wore returning fron EBimira, NX. YY. © Southport in a wagon late at night taey ware struk at a crossing by the Erle veut buled tvaln No. 4 runoing st a high rate of A. The first known of ths accident by the trainmen was when the train halite | as the station, nearly half a mile from the scone, The locomotive was then seen 10 bear on its pllot the crasae | and mangled bo tim of Mr, sod Mra. Blanchard and Mes, Conklin, The of Mrs, Pittsand tae mangle | form of William Conklin, still alive, wore ploked up about a hundred yards fron the eromsing., EN —————— FROZEN TO DEATH. Four Coastwise Sallors Perish Near New Berne, N, © News has been reosived of four men being fromen to death below Now Berne, N.C, A two-masted boat, carrying wood and having six men aboard, was caught ina whirlwind and | THE LABOR WORLD, Mmmisn tinplate works have resumed wil AINA is bezinninz cotton , Tur Krupp works at Essen, have SO! lurnaces, Tie idle workmen of London have doter mined upon a midnight parade Tue 'remier of New Zealnud is President of the Eight-Hour League of Australia, to spin and weave Germany, Tue colored emploves of tie restaurants and hotels of Chicago, il, have organized, FunrNitene workers report that the pro pect for winter work is extraordinarily gow 8 Tue boot and shoe manufacturers of Now England sold more shoes in 1502 than in any former year, Ix the Government mines of Hungary one-fourth per cent, of the miners wages is reser ved for a music fund, Tue Canadian Pacific and its employes have made a ten years’ agreement, from one end of the line to the other Tue mine: Organ vict s at Coal Creek, Tenn,, are and threaten to drive the con ym Lhe mings again ontractors at West Superior, mtracts giving their men the aod ell but one broke their away! ELEVEN lay, Emperor of Austria has presented a female servant wno re mnined seveuty years in the employ of one family, gilver medal to a New Bouth Wa whers lea peonie ALL moti hops in are called the tablishment mupelled to work more than eight hours within the aul year 1807 clothing ceased in that t NEArs have nx National Co { Miners recontly ied tO make a get held in Belgiu f thirty pe eral demand for i increass of cent, in wages Tux Bric has opened a rea hey also are kinye { Indianapolis Wis msn hers + a fund to build furnish his and agr that they t that there ar and an be | s and the with pulling eo future OMPpany treat employes as Each man employed is required in which he pl ) 1 belonging to 3 gover ned entirely ns of the Jupany. TIDE OF IMMIGRATION. 579 003 Immigrants Arrived During S30 Last Carnagie ite unis sign an $ . AZ resment re the Year Ending Jane W. D. Owens, Superintendent of Immigrs thom, says that 57 igrants arrived try in this un Jane Labor jaw an ah unusual tract have ote from inw United sd in the {all to spend Mr s to exiand tt their LOSS their « Uwer gn might be advsal head tax to Dorthern ana so jog hers, On AN AVerage, Pigher than in Canada fnmigrants AITIVing stoner ai Lo EN : all immigranls com ithe nm DOr , forty the mr are black Iarmers, taliors, ven per » divi ded as follows oh 8, oar STH. miners ITL88 Seventy cent. of all immigrants nding in the United states enter by the Prt of New } Last year 241008 became residents of New York, wania, 45 ! to» LI geetis. and Jt oO ta wining were dis of the sm ithe, 51.6% a4 LL UR ha labor ra wk 53.414 went to Pennay pols, 39.957 to Mase Wisconsin, The 150.09) re tribut sd througout tae other Nia | non Germany furnished the larg »=t nur jmmigrants, 119.108; Rosse, 76 410 Italy, 01,631, Ireland, 51 854; Nweden, 41,545 Po land. 40.59, Hungary, 35,734, and Austria, 82,905, FATAL EARTHQUAKE, The City of Lia Union Laid Low and Many Persons Killed sher of Advicet from La Union, San Salvador, by the steamer City of Sydney, state that ap earthquake has laid all the houses in the city, and that those left stand ing had their walls so cracke! that pot safe to remain in them. The ving in tents and are in fear o disturbance A passenger on the steamer City of Panama, which called at La Union on the way up, and which was subs quently passed by the Ulty of Sydney, writes taat he went ashore and views! the rains Toe amin tion was complete, Toe resi lentes of the oity were almost driven toa frenzy. and processions were parading the steests with ringizg bells, beads | by priests prayiag for an abatyment of the disturbancs Many persons were killed and wany were seriously injured, BE ——— FAVOR ANNEXATION. Enthusiastic Canadians Cheer the Krars and Siripes, Annexationists made a demonstration at Stimpeon, Canada, a few nights simer, that opene | the eves of te federation leaders, Nearly 1000 voters gathered in the Opera shies in favor teon, Mayn Heury Laidlaw At small body of low nearly it was opie are further | added to M. Erisson’s resolution | M. L | der | A divisi | soemned a | Carmaux {| the strike and his decision as arbitrator of- {| {ended both the aristocrats and the | ists, and alarmed the substantial class, efi | displeased many even of | wpe | great Nationa! misfortune i boos List oTactdRON, | —————— ——— — — HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS. CHICKEN SALAD. The French Ministry Defeated The white meat of a boiled or roasted on a Papama Canal Issue. The Premier Defies the Deputies and is Beaten on a Test Vote. | chopped celery, two chicken, three-quarters the same bulk of hard-boiled eggs | and one raw egg well beaten: one table M. Loubet and his Ministry a few after. poons since tendered their resignations to President Carnot, of France, who asked them to continue to conduct the business of their respective offices until their sucowssors shall bave been appointed, In the Chamber of Deputies, M, Chairman of the Committee on the Panama Investigation, demanded of the Government that an autopsy be held on the body of the late Baron Reinach. He referred to rumors that the burial was only a sham, and that the enfin did not con. tain the body of Earon de Reinach, He de manded that the coffin be exhumed and ex amined as to its contents, M. Ricard, Minister of Justice, said that he regretted that such accusations had been made, It was evident that the intention was to bring discredit on the Administra tion, There were protests from the Right. M, Ricard continued, saying that the usual formalities had been observed in the burial of Baron de Reinach's body, The doctors had certified that death was from natural causes. A post mortem could not be ordered without previous judicial inter. vention, He was not prepared to intervenes himself, as no crime had been committed. M. Brisson supported this demand and said that the official seals should be a fixed w Baron de Reinaclh’s papers, as it was ime. perative that the truth should be discov ered. He concluded by moving a resolution of regret that these papers had not been sealed immediately on the death of the Baron Premier Loubet arose and declared that that which M. Brisson had requested was legal, M. Brisson protested, M. Loubet continued, saying that M. Bris- son's words could be intrepreted only as in- dicating a want of confidence, and as the Government's intentions were regarded with suspicion be had nothing further to say. Great commotion ensued. When order was restored M. Loubst simply declared that be rejected M. Brimon's resolution M. Mau jan proposed that there shou an eX pre » sion of confidence in the Government, There was applans id be ft. when ite his m the Le 1bet interposed to » e ff y that des ge Jt r the wishes « the ( could n AETOe © He 1 ao { the ham ber There w 54 of 41 mers 1 ] ) sustaining Yernment was os u of the Ministry was at once Mi Was taken ast ecard, and the Ge The resignati announced The early ’ [eated downfall of the Cabloest has foregone conclusion snoe the urse of Premier Loubet in respect to the strike, His wvacillation during N yeild + middle which is the chief support of the re puihic Ihe prosecution of the managers and ben aries of the Panama Canal fiasco has those who suffered fallure, but who ware ding up 10 the world the what might be regarded as a by the Panama opposed to be tacie of Within the past few days events have ripened rapidly in the Panama affair, and there has been 8 growing feeling that the hovernment was deceiving the o muntry, and the ad nol M, Ricard that no seal had placed on the papers of M. Reinach, slthough Haron Relsach in prosecution when he died, probably by 3b Gide, excited both av nishneont and a was virt YY under ———— - NEWSY GLEANI] The ra and Cn Rusua Tur cott last year LERA i= 310 raging Wi CeCTense | Tux balance of tral our favor Wheat growers continue 1 grun low price A rience tribal war is being waged in the Samoan lslands MONEY i= in extraor throughout the West A MASKED highwayman bas been of Caloago nary demand terrors ng 8 sect BLACK DIirTRERIA is devasting the lum ber camps north of Ottawa, Canada A RICH salt water vein has been struck at the depth of 954 feet at Fenceville, Ind THERE are now twenty-six steamers of the whaisback variety afloat on the lakes Beaxarn Scaarsn of St. Louis, bet § on Harrison. paid it and committed suicide Tur New Eagland catch of mackerel for the season will amount to about 45 000 bar ress APOUT ten thousand young men and women attend the colieges and universities in Kansas Tnxnx were in Germany during 18 10.647 oases of cholera, of which S536 were inta Tur proluction of rics promises to be come a profitable industry in Southeastern | Texan Tur personal property of the yj Pennsylvania is estimated to be worth $600, O00, 00, Ax American raliroad franchise is tied up | in the French canal wreck on the Isthmus of Panama, Mus Ax Davis died at Schuylkill Haven, Peun.. at the aimshouse, the other day, age i 101 years Tux Argentine Minister of Aoance dee clares that it will be | npossible to resume cash payments Tur Chinese restriction act is a fallure. Of nearly 200,000 Chinese in America only five have registered, Corrox has advanced one cent per pound sins the first of November and two ceats since the middie of August Extorarion from the vicinity of Rome, Oa, 10 Texas has become a oraee, emi: grants are tenants and small land owners, Tux Government Is making surveys on tion, New Mex. to looating irrigation the Constitutional eities to pstsion dis provide for the widows Brisson, | e of | spoonful ssit, one of pepper, one of made mustard, three of salad oil, two of white sugar, half a teacupful of vinegar. Mince the meat well, removing every scrap of fat, gristle and skin, cut the celery into bits half an inch long, mix them sad set then aside in a cold place, Prepare the dressing by rubbing the yolks of the eggs tc a fine powder, add the salt, pep- per and sugar, then the oll, grindiog bard and putting in but a few drops st a time, The mustard next, and let it all stand together while the raw egg is being whipped to a froth. ent this into the dressing and pour in toe vinegar, spoonful by spoonful, whipping the dressing well as you do it. Bpnakle a little salt over the and toss it up lightly with a silver tork, pour the dressing over it, tossing and mixing until the bottom is as well saturated as the top. Turn into the salad bowl and garnish with white of egzs and sprigs of celery tops, — New York Bun. COMes meat celery PUDDINGS AXD PLES, Recipes for holiday puddings sad for mince-pies have been given so many times that every one can easily get the rules, but there are some ways of pre. paring these dishes which are the secret of success toat are known, All fruic-puddings, cake or pies of the rich dark types associated Christ. mas must be made several weeks belore they are wanted in order to acquire proper flavor. The pudding had better be made at least two weeks before, and boiled and bung till needed not so well with in 8 cold store-room, upstairs, where there can be no danger of ds should be baked and cake Old time Dake Bouse) po snd AKes 1 cookies al this s ve mynd elier maa rht and boiled in SX hours when rer on Christmas pudding dense AVY, It Is true, Fer } : w ike ihe Engush pudding. New x ’ fq r | ¥ with fruit, black and h t ni York Tribune. COOKING THE HOLIDAY TURKEY. Turkey with Truffles or Mashrooms. —To use truffles in stuffing the fowl, prepare them by pecling and chopping them fine—a pound and a half will be esough for a large bird. Rasp an equal weight of bacon, and mix it with the Stufl the turkey with this, and when so prepared the dressing should be placed in the bird two days cooking, as it is thus supposed to a superior flavor to the flesh. If mush. rooms arc used instead of truffles, low esentially the same rule, Roast Turkey two pounds of - truffles. before give fol with Chestouts—Pat sausage grate mest in i nutm them in a sau! and cook them mix ys with the time work in t quarter of a plat neat, w Il beaten eggs and of nite sauce hand, and fifteen fine roasted chestouts, mas hin estouts first in a mortar Fill th breast ; bour | meat. A usual, not 100 full at the y, allowing half as woking of the force Steamed Turkey —Fill the body of the turkey with oysters, and put it in a tightly closed steamer over a porcelain kettle partly filled with boiling water. [et it cook some three hours, when it will be found to be quite ten. der, and may be taken out, Ibe water in the kettle will be found to be quite i i the consistend y only boiled away and to be of gravy. Thicken it with a little flour and butter, add the liquor of a pint of oysters intended for sauce, and beat the oysters in it; whiten it with a little boiled cream and pour it over the tur. key. Boiled Turkey with Oysters—For a good sized turkey take twenty-five large oysters and cut them into small pieces. Stir with them a quart of bread crumbs, one tablespoonful of chopped parsley and one of butter, a teaspoonful of sweet marjoram, and pepper and salt to taste. Stuff the bird and tram it care. fully. Rab it all over with lemon juice to whiten the skin, flour a cloth, tie the bird jn it, and put isto a kettle of boil. ing water, Cook it very slowly, allow. jog ball an hour to each pound of the turkey's weight. Even a very ancient fowl will be rendered juicy and tender by this mode of cooking. Serve with oyster and celery sauce, Braised Turkey—Prepare the turkey carefully, and fill with 4 stuffing made of half a pound of cooked veal chopped fine, half a pound of bread soaked mn cold water, and then pressed dry; four ounces of butter, four egg yolks well beaten, salt, pepper, butmeg, chopped onion and pamley. Truss the bird well, stiffen the broast over a coal fire for a minute or so, in order to facilitate lard. ing easily, then lard with fine, square shreds of fat pork, Now place the fowl in astewpan, breast uppermost, with sliced vegetables, a bunch of parsley, three plots of white broth and a buttered pa. per over; start on the fire, and cook slowly in the oven for about an hour and strain the gravy from its fat, and thiek- en it with two ounces of browned flour
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