Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 18, 1873, Page 8

e BILLIARDS, Sixth Day of the Great Na- tional Billiard Tour- nnment, Slosson Defoats Snyder---Daly Vio- torious Over Oyrille Dion, Garnlor Narrowly Escapes Defoat by Joe Dion, Whe Runs 124, —_—— Ubnssy and Cyrille Dion Cross Cues for the First Time. The TFormer Beaten by Two Points Amid Great XExcitement, The \Wlliard tournnmont ‘which has been in progresw at Kingsbury Music Hall during tho past wosh: {8 rapidly deawing to a closo, and tho bost players aro beginning to dovelop thom- sclves, Albort Garnior, of Now York, heads tho ligt 80 fav, Jbaving plagod and won flve gamos, Next to hivn como Ubassyand Daly, ench of whom have Xost ouo game in five; Oyrillg Dlon, who bias lost, two games in six: Josoor ,Dion, who hay wonitwo games in fivaj Bloauom swho has won two games in six; and Bessunger, who has won one gnmo in five, Potor Bnydoer {8 one tirely out of* ko fournamont, haying been beaten in soven gamou, Tho publio 1 bogin- ning to tako somo ir.torost in tho outertainments, ond it scems novs as if tho hall will bo unablo to lold all who willidesiro to witnoss tho closing gamos of the reguilar gories, and tho gawmos which aro to decide the tion. Dospito the disagroonblo wenther last ovening, thero wag a vory largo audioues presont, but the number of spectators in the ofternoon “was rathor lmited, Licut. Gon, Phil Shoridan'was an intorested lookor-on in tho ovening, and, in common with tho rest, witnessod some of tho finest billlards of tho tournament. TOX NINETEENTH GAME of tho tournamont camo off in the afternoon, and was almost entirely dovoid of intereat. The playera woro Georgo Slosson and Peter Snyder, both of this city, and Ir. Michnel Foley was the roferce. Thoformer played a splend gamo from beginuing to ond, making double-figuro runs of 68, 11, 16, 20, 15, 18, 19, 21, 82, 26, 30, 26, and 26, comploting the gamo on the Iattor. Snyder, on tho other hand, ployod misorably throughout, maling no fight at all. It would bo o wasto of space to doscribo tho geme. Doubtless Buyder is noartily glad that it put an ond to his sories in tho tonrnnment, and gave Lim an opportunity to attond to bis logitimato Lusincsa. Following is tho Beoro, Snyder—0, 0, 1,2, 20,0, 2, 8,0, 0, 8,0, % 1,3, ’ Stocson—8, 7, , 1,0,8,0,1,0,0, 3,30, 10 4,6,0,6,5,1,0,10]020, 10,1, 108, al, 108, 63, 4,0,1, 0, 5, 4, 11, 16, 20, 2, 0, 1, )y a0 20 00 L 16,18, 9, 8,1, 0, 2 3.0, 0.7, 3, 0,5, 21, 32, 0, 2., Total, 400, cerages—Snyder, $,20 ; Blosuon, 0.4, Zimeof Gume—One hour thirty-five minutes, THE TWENTIETH GAME closed tho afterucon's entertzinmont, It was played betwoon Cyrillo Dion and Maurico Daly, of Now York, for whom Mr, ‘E. Z. Cowles acted “n8 rofereo. The lead woa won by Dion, and he mado 4. Daly followed with a fino run of 99, in which wero many difficult cushion-shots for po- sition, Dion made 8, and thon Daly doubled tho -run, his round-the-table play being oxceedingly benutitul, and oliciting froquont spplause, Cyrille brought the scores close togethor by & run of 35, bis largest, so far, in the tournamont, which wis mado principally by nursing. In the eixth |* inning bo ndded 10, but, by bad misson in the thico encecoding funings, lio loft tho balls for his opponont, who incronsed his load by runs of 1%, 8 and 92, Tho lattor tnrned him on his second string, the scoro being 118 to 60. An over-draw at tho con- olusion of the run loft a good position for Dion, but ho only mado a fo points out of it. In tho twelfuh™ inning, Duly mado 63 in a mnsterly mannor, but missod a_Liord bank by » hair, and loft tho balls togethor. Dion, who was v!nyiu§ not only poorly, but out of luck, got but 17, freozing during tho run, and baving to mako nn almost impossible masso. Throo iunings fater ho wado 23, which mado the scoro stand: Daly, 180; Dion, 114 The gome draggod rathor hoavily = until ihe uinetecnth innming, when Duly mado 84, which placed him at 215 to 192, In tho noxt janing ho ran 49, and in the twenty- |, he gamo Dion got in : third, 17. AL this etage of U rune of 59, 28, and 12, which materially reduced Daly's lend, Tho call now showed aly to be 20L ond Dion 212. 'Tho next threo innings de- veloped nothing worthy of notice on cither sido, excapt a littio bad pluy wow and then. In tho thirty-fourth inming, Daly, who had 95 to 5o, mado tho magnificont ruu of 94, missing a difiie cult single-cuishion hot. Dion followed with 2, oud then tho othor ended the game, defent- ing his opponent 160 points in thirty-five in- ninge, Toltoviug 1 tho ncora : . Dion—4, 8, 15, 2, 0, 10,0, 0,1, 4,0, 0,17, 2, 3,98, 7, 03,%,0,0,3, 25,1,19,, 0,5, 10, 23, “"Tolal, " Boly—9,16,1,1,1,5,13,8,32, 1, 9, 62, 0, 1,1,0,0, :bg(, 9,6,5,17,0,8,0,1,0, 5,9, 0, 9,9, 04, 1, ' Tofal, Areragea—Dion, 6407 Daly, 11,15, Poane @7 Guine—2wo hours, TRE TWENTY-FIRST GAME wan tha fivat of tho avouing reries, The con- testanto wero Albert Garnier and Josoph Dion, Johu W. Blaisdell, Enq., both of New York. sctod es vorerao. Lotting provious to tho grmd wal allogether in favor of Garnier, Thoe lond Dion. By muccaseivo runs of 9, 29, W won b 13, und 82, Garnior, whowes playing nmagniticent o, took o commanding lead of s opponent, Buviuemado 127 to his 18 in G innings, and ed it undisturbed almont to the close, veuth inning Joo mado a nent run of by mirsiug nn ensy cusaion shot. iled to conat, pud Dion ndded 1 slipping up agein on an easy ono, His oppouent mate 12 out of tholeave, when s slmple carom proved an obstaclo to furthor ndvances mont. Joo minsed, and Jafthehind him a position rom which Gaynier mads 569, his marvelous proficicncy at tho draw-shot helping him to 1ost of thiem, The run mudo the score stand 465 to 65 in bis fuvor, Though Dion bad tho Dkl lett woll for Lim, and got_them into still dor wbapo on his fist shot, he Lis ueore, and thon Garnier mada the 8 pointa 3 forgame. Following lu th et . Dion~3, 0, 1, 11, 8, 3, 0, ' Garntero,'0,'0,'a3, 10, 83, &, 5 % o oo ia0id a 1,0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 28, 88, 1,10, b, 44 Averagei—Di Ve of Gam THE TWENTY-S8ECOND GAME mas thon commoucod hotweon Ubsssy and Oyrllln' Dion, Mr. T, %, Cowles ocoupying tho roferoo’s chair. Dion won tho load, bu{mfulefl. Ubntay thon ran 57 for o starter, and in tho fifth and sixth innings addod 14 and’ 49, which gave tho ndvantego of 12410 20, In the eloyentl in- ning ho made 24 moro, but ho loft tho balls togethor when he stopped, nud gave Dlon au opportunity to make_his largest run np to that timo—17, hlp other double-figure runs boing 10 and 11, He did bottor in the, hoxt inoiag, making 18, and in tho socond noxt, tho fitteont M he turiied his flrat string with 8, tho gooto bo ing 101 to 160, Anothor run of 24 in the inning tollowing “put "him within o comparatively fow points of tho old man, who had not boen playing well for somo innings, but who mannged to got in 13 fn tho sovontconth, and then misa au ensy sliot and oot thom up. . Ofrilly mado 17 from tha loave, ending by making a bad mius of o round-the-tablo shot. In the nine~ toanth inning Ubassy picked up, and turned on his third Mrlng‘ln & run of 301 tho call Loing 208 0,', M,o.n,na,n& 3 4 43, » % 0,0, 31, 0, hours, ' to 146 ‘in s favor. Dion followed with 7, snd sgaln missod by " agvomal around the _table, foot in Y]ny&ng Rnns of 18 aud 10 by Ubnssy, and 81 and 9 by Dion brought thnN’:umo to an infercsting stnge, inosmuch as the Now York player was 200 to gla opponont's 237, and was playing much bottor ag a gonoral thing. In iho twonty-ninth Innin Ubassy imcronsed his score by 41, a tblrfi of which was given him by a palpable sorateh, which he acknowlodged with s most oxtrnordinary shrug. Ho miss- ed o, difffonlt short " auglo sliot, and Dion mado o protty run of 56 from tho loave, which was rather favorable ton handsomo ace cumulntign, The_groator portion of tho run was maddon the lowor rail, but thoy flunlly wandorod into the coruor and froze, and an oud was put to furihor dlnplnfim bhnmsy fol- lowed with 18, which put on his last atring, tho ecoro being 301 to 260. Tho nexeso\v iunlnfin wero poorly playod on both uides, 1In the thirty-fifth Dion managoed to got a rua of 16 by round-tho-tablo glny. but Ubassy moro than offset it b{ runs of 12aud 21 in tho two succooding invings, tho Inst run belng onded by nmiss of & ‘fino” shot whon thn balls woro atill togethor, In the thirty-oighth inning ho made 23, and though ho left o bad break — bohind him ion quickly colleotod tho balls at the font of tho tablo and manipulated thom for 26, which put him on his Inst atring, the call boiug 807 for him to 361 for Ubassy, Tho latter madoe 20 in the fortieth inning, which loft him but 17 to go. Dion fol- lowed with 44, which was put togothor in capital stylo, and ‘mado tho gamo close and exciting. Ubassy failed to count, and Cyrillo imitated im, “Thon tho formor made4 snd tho latter 4. Ubasoy missed again, and Dion made 29, n remarkable run under the circumstances, which brought him to within 4 points of his opppo- nent, The game now bocame cautious on both sides, missos and singlo counts_boing mfi!\mnt. Intho forty-seventh inning Ubnssy mado G, which loft him but 5 to go. DBoth missed in tho forty-eighth, and in the next Dion ran 14, "and, with only 2 to go, missed on onsy shot whon tho balls wore all togothor, Tho old man followed with 2, but loft such o bad breal for imself, through oxeito- ment, that ho could not comnt. Dion madel, and missod an onsy shot, Lo, 0o, being oxcited, Again Ubaasy countod, but ho loft tho balls in such shape that ho could not ropoat. Dion thon made the only point that romained on bis string, and won tho gamo, which was almost as closo, and fully as oxciting, as the ono botweon Daly and Ubassy on Saturday night. Two such gamos may never be played again, Following is tha score:: C. Dion=0, 1, 5, 4,0,10, 0, 1, 0, 11, 0, 17, 18, 5, 2, 2,24, 17,9, 1, 5,0, 51, 3,'040."2,"0, 3, 56,1, 0, 0, 1, !u‘ 0,30, 20, 0, 44, 0, 3, 25,, 6,1, 0,14, 7, 1. w0l al, Ubueay—ST, 4, 0, 0, 14, 49, 0, 7, 0, 0, 34, 4, 1, 0, 0, 2,12, 3,90,13, 4,16, 0, 5,0,'2, 0,8, 41, 13, 3 0' 0 2,13, 21, 0,'2J,'3, 20, 0, 4,0, 1, 0, 1, 6,0, 3, 1. o ta1, 508, Aterages—Dion, 7.43; Ubassy, 7.48, Time of Game—3 hours 30 minuros, RECORD OF THE TOURNAMENT. Tho following is s rocord of the tournsment up to date, It will be publisbed ?an morniug until tho games aro finished, so that the public may 860 at & glance how enoh playor stands, The fi(fim‘s will be changed as games are played, ahd when the tournament is ended the two blank columus will bo filled in ; ! HHEEER RSP i n[a&i‘,} Playera. R HHEH FRIR Bosmungor Stonson. THE TOURNAMENT will be resumod to-morrow. No games can ba played to-day, es tho Lall has been ongagod hy the mauagers of thoe Btar Lecture Course for ono of thalr weolly entortninmente, F b rd SPRINGFIELD. Arrangements for the Wedding of Sens ator Oglesby==The West Cause Instituts cd by the Railrond Cominissioners, Spezfal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, SENATOR OGLESBY'S WEDDING, SrrrvarrzLy, Nov, 17.—A number of tho in- vited guents to tho wedding of the Hon. R. J, Oglosby nnd Mra. Emma Keys, which takes placo to-morrow, at Elkhart, in Logan County, at the reaidence of the bride's father, the Hon, John Qillett, have collected in this cily from the surrounditg towns; and they will leave hicro to-morrow moining at'8 o'clock, in n nlmcinl train over tho Chicago & Alton tailrond, 1t is s0id that 1,000 invitations nro out. TUE TEHT CASE AGAINST THE RAILROADS. "Ik Railzond and Warehouse Commissioners loft hore to-dny for Frceport, to nssist in tho colloction of ovidence to sllEpnrl the case which thoy have brought against the Chicago & North- ‘westorn Ruilroud at_that polnt, for extortion and discrimination, Tho caso will come up for o hearing at tho next torm of tho Cirenit Court of Steplionuon County, which it to sit on tho 24 dny of December, — The Hon, J. M, Darty has boen rotained by the Commissioners s the local attornoy to manage tho caso. GOV, BEVERIDGE OFF FOR BOSTON. Goy. Bovoridge will leave to-night for Bou- ton, to meot hin wife, who in oxpooted to raach that place on (hc 20th inst. from Europe, S e s THE WEATHER, SYNOPSIS FOR TIfL: PAUT TWENTY-FOUR HOURS, Wismnaroy, D. 0., Nov, 181 a, m,—Tha Carolinn snow centro is now off_ Cape lay, with Ligh northeast winds, rain. and snow over tha Middlo and Lmstorn Staton. ‘I'he Towsz storm contre hus movod into Iillnols, with northenst- mado only 2, Garnier followed with 24, In the unccoeding five inuings Diow’s playing was by far tho best, ho making runs of 13 nnd 27, while Carnier misved frequently, The last montioned ru turuod diw on his second siring, tho ucore utanding 116 to 234, Tn tho noxt fonr funings Joe also handled his eno willy more akill, putting togethor runy of L and 12, whilo Garnier played loosoly, Tle lattor, howover, got in two ina runs of 81 aud 18 in the twonty-goventh 1 Itk inninge, which turned him on Lis Tugt etring. tho cnll ‘boing 817 to 151, The gama for tho next sight unngs was marked by tmall rans on both ulde, 11 being tho highont, in tho thirty-soventh inning, Dion made tho seo- ono higheut run of the tourhament, 124, whick mplished mainly by nursing along tho which polonco Do hos no . gapos ¥ “Cha porformunce was londiy applauded et timcs,and at itscouslusion the plnyor wiw grooted il o fiuel round which shook tiio house, 'Iho Tecoguition vas justly -doecrved, us tho i was ouo of the finest "ever mudo, Lelng inferior to Daly's innothing but uumber, Diows seore now stood af 294 t0 339, Tho balln woro- lafc grood shapo for Garnior, but he onlymada 10, the Targo run evidently huv..?,- a Ind’ eftect on hie grwe. I\‘mlun? of partienlnr consequonco win dono until tho forty-third fnnfng, hoth pleying o wiary gamo, In that inning Digp knocked out 27, misking nn easy shot for post.. tion, and gaving Garnier tho benofit, Tho lattor hehd themon tho wide rnil for n thmo, Lut thoy gob rway from hira ot last, and ho hnd to ntop at iz, vehich lefe him but 18 to go. Joo, in tho next inning, collretod tho balls “at the hend of tho tuhlo in s skillfel mannor, but shipped up on o asso aftee making 10, and ogain lofe the balls for Ciavwer. Tho Intter mada bug ll'.l whore, under ordinary clrenmotancos, he woul have run our, Dion ollowed with 8, “onding on a froczo whien tha balls woro huddlod, Garoior mado 2 and miseed n Jong ongio shot, Dion mado 4 and playod for_safoty, Iis opponont oosutod and stoppod. Dion's ‘next ahot was & orly winds, clondy wenthor, and occasionnl rain over tho lake region; southwosterly winds, cloudy wonther, and roin in the Ohio Valloy ; and orthwoaterly winds, snow, and rain in the Uppor Mississippi and Lower Missourl Valleys. TROBABILITLLS, Tor tho Upper Lukas and Town, and southe ward to Arknusas and_Western Tonnensoe, northwentorly winds and falling temperaturo, clondy weather, rain, and snow. TFor the Mid dlo wid Upper Obio Valloy, and northward ovor the Lowor Lukes, norlheastorly winds, cloud wanther, and occasional rain. For tho Soutl Atlantio’ Statos, northwestorly winds, colder and closting ~ woathor. Tor the Mid. dio and Eastorn States, high northonsterly to northwest winds, olondy woather, and inin, party cloaring in Virgiois. in the ovning. Caut 1onary signas continuo at_Norfolk, Capo Mn{‘ New York, Now Iavon, New Loudon, Wouds Holo, Boston, Portland, Bastport, and 'Duluth, All roports are misking ' from tho Nortlwest, tho @ult, TFlorids, tho Fouthwast, und mostly irom the Uppor Lakos, tho locly Aountains, and tho Pacitlo stationn, MIMCELLANLOUS REXONTH, Spectal IMsvateh to The Chieago Lribune, ReninarieLy, I, Nov, 17.—It has boon rain- ing liero nearly all (la?'. Specfat Dionatoh {v The Chicano Tribune, Trouta, I, Noy, 17.—A violout #now-storm, accompanied by rein, hng been in progress hore alnco 4 o'clock, el BELIEVED T0 BE LOST. . Kwasrox, Ont., Nov, 17,—Thoro a o sunpicion provalunt liero that the Unitod Htatos stontaor da, which loft, Kingaton with forty officors aud TR on hoprd, has boon loat with ll hunds, e ——— .. HOGS IN GINCINNATI O1NaINNATY, Kov, 17.~The numbor of hogs ro- ceived ut this muxliot i by nukel sinco Baturdsy noon has FINANCIAL. Sult to Force Jay Cooko & Co. Into In. voluntury Bankruptey, Temporary Injunotion to Prevent the Sale of Thoir Property. Opinions of Members of Congross on Inflation of the Currency, Oondition of Manufacturing--- Movements of Labor. JAY COOKE & CO. &pectal Dispalch to The Chicago Tribune, Nzw Yonk, Nov. 17.—John E. Fox & COo., of Philadolphia, bayo filed a potition in bankruptoy hero against Jay Cooke & Co., alleging that on Sopt. 16 Inst Fox & Co, sent Jay Coolio & Co, for collection n promissory nete of $10,895.18, mado by the New York & Brooklyn Baw-Mill Company,—the ring concern which {o bullding a suspension bridgo” over the Last River, 'Who note was due tho noxt dny, and was paid by a cortifiod chock on the Fulton Bank, which pay Cooko & Co. placed to Fox's oredit, and thon rofusod paymont, Judyro Blntchford has granted an ordor on Jay Cookoe & Co, to show cause why thoy should ngt bo adjudged baulkrupt. (o the Ausoctated Preasd Nrew Yonx, Nov, 17.—~John I, Fox & Co., of Philadelphia, Lave begun inyoluntary proceed: inga in bankruptoy in tho United Biatos Dis- trict Court, in thia city, against Jay Cooko & Co., and the dofendants hiavo heon enjoined {from parting with any of their sssets until tho quuubfl)n of the nd‘[u( ication of the firm an in- voluntary bankrupis ns boon passed upon. Svecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, BANKRUPTOY PROCEEDINGS IN WASHINGTON, ‘Wasinatox, Nov. 17.—As the coquotting in Philadelphin botween tho reslsting debtors snd Jay Cooke & Co. showa that the bankruptey proceedings ponding thero aro ltkoly to result in an smicable adjustment, tho procoedings hore aro rogarded with incrensing interest. Tho two casos ponding boforo Judgo Humphreys, of the Supreme Court of this Distriot, sitting as & Dis- trict Court in bankruptey, como in for hoaring to-day. Clifford Arrick and Benjamin F, Buck- ner woro potitioning oreditors. As & per- #on by tho namo of Stovens was ambi- tious of becoming s creditor at tuis ate day, and hed sssomed the rosponsibilities of Mr. Arriok in his caso, Rob- ort Christy and B. T. Grafton, attornoys, an- nounced that thoy had rotired from the case of Arricly, and appeared for Benjamin F. Buckner alone, and proccoded to offer proofs of tho ser- vice, porsonal and by publication. In the Intter cago, tho return of tho Marshal showed porsonal sorvice upon Honry D. Cooke and Willism M. ‘Tennoy, and tho non-residence of all tho othor mombers of tho frm. Judgo Bumshruyn gavo & pationt hoating to the caso, and announced that any. adjustmont of tho cmea now would not provent any other creditor from availing Limself of tho ndvantago accruing to cither of tho prosent potitioning croditors. Aftor foll discussion, the Court held that the sorvice by publication should not bo dinturbed, but_outof abundant caution, tho authoritios cited by counsel difforing in rogard to the matter, it would bo safor to give porsonal sorvice out of tho District of Columbia, Thoreupon, by con- sent, the cnacs woro contimuod to Tuesday, Deo, 2, whon thoy will nudoubtodly bo tried. The unusual, and indeed UNPRECEDENTED EXTENSIONS ALLOWED tho houso of Jay Cooke & Co, by the courts las givon riso to much scandal. Mr, Christy, attorney for Arrick and Euckner, explained to- night that tho bankrupts woro allowed access to thelr funds, and wera offering 15 conts on the dollar on the stroet to creditors, and dictatad their own valuation of the bonds of the North- orn Paciflo Nailroad nu part of their nssots, at 85 cents, besides demanding to namo their own Trusteo. In this way thoy woro usiufi nssots properly thoir creditorn to buy forco sottlomonts ; and the courts of justice, as if paralyzed at the audacity of the bankrpts, delayedt to tako action, and " thus assisted thoir schomo of rocommencing busmozs. Jay Cooko s about the snme CONFIDENOF, IN THE NORTHERY PACIFIC enterprise as bofore bis failure, aud seems to bo- liove that bis bonds will again’ approciato and give Lim solvoncy, 1lis London partner, Me- Cullach, is, meantimo, cbout to out loose and ro- organizo the London housc. Gov. Sheplord soya that Fahenstack, the New York membor of tho firm, precipitated'tho failure of Jay Cooko & Co. by sooing tho doom coming and dlosing up Lis branch, and intimalos that his cireumstances oro bottor than Lis mors tardy parinors’, — o WASHINGTON. Special Dispatel to The Chicago Tribune, BCIUEMES FOR INFLATION, Wasarsaroy, D. 0., Nov. 17.—Sonator Sher- man, Chairman of - the Finance Committes, ox- prossos tho opinion that all schomes of infla- tion coming up from the Houso will be stopped in tio Souato. The prominont champlons of in- flation avo Butler, Kelly, and Parson Brownlow. Most of the old and prominent membors of tho Housoe of Reprosentatives discounteuanco intla- tion, GEN. OARFIELD onticipates angry dobates mpon tho carremoy. and tho introduction of many crude andiimprac- ticable romedics, Tho General says that, innino monthy’ vacation, the old mombara have bocome salurated and dripping with accumulations of public sontiment that have fallew upon them. Ilo intimato that, whon peaplo begin to distrust their public mou, thoy nake monctary panics cusy, Ho thinks tho Involuntary featura of tho Dankrupt Juw will b roponlod, a8 it ngpzravates the prosorit panic, 1lo fears that n bill for inilne tion will bo yuslied throngh Congress at the oute set, and ho supporlod by the now members gon crally. Ho Ropos tho Prosident will veto any sucrh mensuro, and oxprexses his own platform as for FREE DASKING AND APHOIE PAYMENTH, o anticipates thal the nlf for tho conversion of greonbacks into small honds, beuring 1 cent u dny Intorest, aud which is now ‘quito an old faco around * tho labby, muy bo fioaily galloped through Congress, saddled with »_provision for more legal-tonders, Gen. Garfield ltys nuch of the pauio to the chargs of construclion compa- nigs, which had supercedod the guod old plan of building Tailronds with tho subsoriptions of neighborhoads to bo bonefited.. Outatanding legal tondors, 062,109,011, iRy THE MANUFACTURERS. Sveetal Dispateh lo Lhe Chicago Tribune, Jonxr, 1ll., Nov. 1T.—Tho entire mills of tho Joliot Iron & Bteol Company hero are in full operation, turnfng out 260 tons of iron &nd ntool aily daily, the valuo of which ia over §26,000, The Compeuy commoncod paying off on tho 15th, the rogulur pay-day, and disbursod betweon 5u5,000 and 130,000, nnd doublo {hat Rinoun will be paid out 1o the men during tho prosont woolt, Whioy apprehicud no dificulty in lkeoping the mills running dnving tho coming winter, ‘I'ho panio bas caugod them to veducn wages in somo departments and to bo enutious about ox- POUKCH, THE COMORH, N, Corors, N, Y., Nov. 1Y, ‘o mills here diq not resmmo this morning, an oxpectod, and will uob until thero i an mprovement in the markot, —_— THE WORKINGMEN, Parersoy, M. J., Nov. 17,.—'Tho Toard of Aldermon to-night resolved to fnaugurato an oxlonsivo pyutem of strect improvemenis under anthorily of tho city, to provido work for unem. ployed men at the ralo of 12}4 conts por hour, and wlko to eull upou the tullors to provids work at reduced wages for thoir omployes through tha wintur, Speetat Lisvateh to The Chicago Tribune, W Emorr, Drnorr, Mich, Noy, This ovening (ho work of orgunizing ward workivmmnen's elubs oommoneed by woll-attended nmaetings in tho Bixth, Fovonth, and Tonth Warly, Dreliminary orgunizetionn wore offeeted in enchcnmo, ang {uito u number of namen wore onvolled, All tho IL‘MMHWT :}\mlul\wivru mnflorullu el noniklo fn ane, s tho whale matter thug f kupt'nu w vory rationol baats, sl gy PITTSBURGH, Spectal Disyatel to s Chicago Trfdune, Prrresunan, Nov. 17.—Tinancial matters are looking wmuch brightor, sud no furlher suspon- MILLS, roported, Tho printers have gone to worl at the old rates, the proprietors of news- papors conoluding not to roduoo the gflcen of oomposition at present, Thoro Ia aome talk hera of sniog the Now York Times for damsgon for wild-cat dln{;ntulml published in that papor, and sont from this placo by n spocinl correspondent, tegarding tho standing of prominent ficms, and which reports had no foundation in faat, ey NEW YORK. £pecial Diepateh to Tha Chicage Tribune, BUMONED FAILURE_OF A POLITIOIAN, Now Yonx, Nov. 17,~Rumor is rife to-night with a story of tho fajlure of & prominont Ito- nblican politiclan, who has boon a gront powor ore, and who bas had & hand in_eovery big job in thia city for yenra, Nothiug dofinite can’ bo agcortained uniil to-morrow, or until lato to- nI?ht, when, if confirnod, your correspondant will tolograph his nama and “the facts, ~All that is now dofinitoly known is that tho panio caught the politician in a bad way, but it is sald Dis friends camo to his romone, which means, in his cago, that the Govornmant nided him, [To the Associated Press.) REGULAR MONETARY DEPORT. . Nzw Yat)‘u, Nov, 17.—Monoy was ossy atli to or conf 8 Assoolated Danks gainod 8115,000 logal tondors, Storling was higher, at 65 for lxl{ dnys and g’s“l 710%1-0 sight. Tho ouatoms receipts wero 4,000, goLp . olosod at D3¢, atter solling at 03¢, Loans wfié 0@7@7 193 79-’& for carrying; tho final rate was 7 por cont. Tho Asalatant ‘Irensurer disbursed ©445,000, Ths clenringn wore $39,000,000. ?Iovnrnmoutu woro stoady, State bonds closed BTOOKS oponed heavy at a declino of }@! percent but aftorwards boosme strong, and advanced from 3¢ to 43¢ por cent. About middsy this “woaknous roturncd, and tho market romained in this condition until just beforo tho close, whon » slight rocovery took place. Dealings wero woll ~ dlstributed, bnt~ tho most motivo stocks woro Weatern Union, Lake Shoro, Now York Contral, Paciflo Mail, Wabanh, and ‘Union Pacifie. The decline in stocks was partly due to hoavy ronlizations, and partly to s telegram from Washington that Souator Sherman did not bellovo in oithor war or inflation, After tho oloso of busiuces, a rumor was afloat that o London banking compony, idontified with o Pprominont Amoriean railroad by tho negotintion of ita bonds, and still holding a balance bolong- ing to the railroad, wasin troublo. The total ntod £alos botwoon 12 and 2 o'clock amounted to 52,000 sharon, of which 13,600 wero Westorn Union, 10,800 Union Paciflc, 1,800 Wabash, 1,800 Pacific Mail. 8,400 Olos, 6, 50D Central, 8,000 8t. Paul, 4,800 Lako Shore, 1,200 Lrle, 000 Clucinnati, olumbne & Indivna Central, 1,000 Rock Island, and 900 Northwestern, — THE RAILROADS., Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, A NEW RECEIVER FOR TIE MIDLAND & 0BWZGO. Nxw Yonr, Nov. 17.—The Brookisn ring has beon atit again, Thia timo, ono of the Judges who bolongs to it has boon attempting tho rolo for which Barnard was impeached, and has ap- pointed a Rocelver of a raflroad on ex parto statomonts, mado in private, aud not rocorded in court. Tho railroad is tho New York Mijd- land, latoly failed, and which noatly carriod down Goorge Opdycke & €o. Abram 8, Iowitt waa appoiuted Recoiver, end has beon trying to run the road on economical principles, and pay ito dobts. The contractors to whou monoy {8 du wish tho road sold, and have got a now TReceiver, E. H. Pomeroy. appointed to soquostrate tho rond, and pay them. Abram 8, Hewitt, tha Roceiver in possession, says if Pomoroy attempts to onter tho ofiico ho will have the United Slates Marshals puthim out, The road bas been badly migmanaged, and will probably never pay its debts. b w bl ¢ PHILADELPHIA, Special Dispatch to The Chirago Tribuna, Prmaprreia, Po., Nov, 17.—DMatters in the money markot fo-dsy oxhibited a slow though stondy fnprovoment, and ratos continue good, ‘Tho gcalo of intoreat wau 6 to 8 por cent on ecall and discounts; 8 to 10 per cent on tho bost houses, and the supply limited. S SOUTH BEND. Spectal Dispatcls to The Chicago Triduns, Sourit Beyp, Ind, Nov, 17.—Tho worlting timo of tho Binger Sowing-Machine Works of this oty wa to-duy reducod to four days weokly, At soven hours por day. No other raductian in time, forco, or wnges reported among the many wmanufseluring cstablishmonts hero, CRIME. A $500,000 Dofalcation in New Yorlkes A Broud Strcot frokor YWao XNlins | Xcen Banlkirupt Four Years, znd Yot Managed to Ohent 300 Men, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, Nrw Yonk, Nov, 17.—Edward K, Windship, broker, at No. 24 Broad street, hng diseppeared, o\v(nfi about 300 croditors above §500,000, He waa Laukrapt four yoars ngo, and has boon make ing dosporate and unscrupulous offorta 1o recov- or his fortunos, and in tho ond baa ruinod many others. Il obtained large smounts, in his capacity an broker, for inveatment; but, instead of lonning, a8 ho roprosented, at 2 and 8 per ceut n month, ho used the money for x‘ilpuuulnlhu; and for his own _purposes. Ho flod to Luropo lnst Wednesday. 1o Lad cnlled a meoting of his creditors for4 o'clock that day, promieing to show thom tho condition of his affairs, and 300 of them mot thoro and waited in_vain for his coming. At length a lettor arrivod, which contained a utalo- mont of affsirs. It stated briefly that ho lind boon o banlrupt four yenrs ; that tho monoy Lo had borrowed was ol gone; and an affeotionato farowoll was sont to his ereditors. Ilo lived at No. 68 Last Ninth stroot, ns 8 bucholor, aud af Centroville, Staten Teland, na & married tian, and appeara to have been In both capacitios an exeme plary man,—at long intorvals, New York Crimninnl Matters. Special Dispatehto The Clicago YLribune, New Yonr, Nov. 17.—The prosecution in tho Twaed case sprung a trap on the defonso to-day, and caused o siugular nevsation. Tu previons trinis, tho prosecution deponded for proof on Andrew J. Garvoy, who turned Stato's avidonco, but Garvoy lind {0 confoss himsolf privy to all tho swindling, and bad to stand n torrible cross- examination.” Tho dofonse proviously rolied wholly on the breaking down of Garvoy's testi- mony by showing his bad character, and the Jury diuagreed wololy becaues thoy differad as to {thy reliability of Garvoy. To-day the prosocution rofused to put Garvoy on the stand, ‘nnd clogad without him. Tho defeuse was thundorstruck, for tholr dofouso was uttarly gono; bub tho prosecution hes by thiy singular and unoxpacted manouvre mado its case wonkor in proof than on former trinls, and tho conclu- sion in still doubtful, Judgo Davis ruled againgt tha dofonso in soyeral propositions made for dis- chargo. Tho singular turn of affairs croated front oxcitemont in tho court, particularly among Tweodd's six or eight Inwyora and his followery. who eluster about him. “In the court-room to- night the mattor is tha chiof tople of conversa- tion, lte, Tomploton, who was sliot by her lus- band on Saturdny Inst, was gtill alivo this morn- ing, but tho attending physicians 80y tuat they have littlo or no bopo of her recovory, A Clergyman Charged with o Mone sirons Cris Special Iiapateh to The Chicago Tyjbune, Gnaxn Rarmos, Mich., Nov. 17.—Hiram 0, Merrimnn, o protended citrgymau of the Seoond Advent gect, hns been placed in_ jail tu Ottawa County, churged with a crime almost ns mon- strous as that of Carulvan ab Dluskepon, Lwo months ago, Merriman owns & howso and favm, rented by a poor family named Woodiull. A daughtor, 9 yourn old, was in tho abit of go- ing to Morriman's to play with the childron Jiy- ing thoro, Fov tho past soven waoks plio lins baon quito sick, bub the causo wes not known till n few days since, whonn phyiiolan found it was - from” the olfcet of “rape commite fed, and probably more {han onco, bhio little gl has been delivious mueh of the tiine, but i nuw in hor Hght mind, and confirms the physicion’s stuzowents, but does not geom to know whother siho has beon violated move than ouco or not. i oxamination takos place in n fow days, 1o protosts his innocence, Consid- erablo oxeitemont is 1ising in that vioinily as the affair bocomes knowi. ‘Bhe Pabilsher of & Nowspapor in Daye tom, O,y 22 Doefaulter for $200,000. Special Dispateh to The Chicana Tribune, Dayroy, 0., Nov. 17,—Frank Fisk, for saveral years paut burluces sgent for the Lrening Jler- ald, ol) this city, loft for parts unkrown Satur- day night, einco which timo it hus been discov- ered that ho s au ombezzler of (he concern's money to Ihe oxtent of 200,000, Tho pro- priotors nre ““["fi their strongest eudoavors to have him arrested. Arrest of Ono ot tho Middictown, Pa,, Murdorers, Nzw Yorx, Nov, 17.~Lowis Rorenthieim, one of tho negrooy who murdored Abrahem Holim o Middletown, Pa., on Viidey night, waa ar- rosted hore laut oveniug, 4 VEMBER 15, 15873, A ROBBERY PREVENTED, How a Spotted Dog Assisted in the Capturoof a Rascal, A Desp-Laid Plan to “Go Through! the Vault of a Gambling. . House, Thore aannot ba entertained by anybody who Teadn the following intoresting doteotive atory evon a shadow of doubt that n spotted dog ia an. scquisition that evory one owning a burglar-proof snfe should posaoss himsolf of at tho enrlleat posslblo convenienco. Bomo threo or four days 880 o lockemith on Third avenuo called upon Dotoctivo Dixon and informed him that s power- {ully-built, dotermined-looking young man had beon to his mhop and loft an order to havo & bank-vault koy made. Tho young mon, who stated that ho was in tho commission busincss, had brought along a very neatly-exccuted diogram, with measure- monts to corroepond, and had hoen two or throo timon at tho shop to oxamine the koy, which had folled to plosse him on ench occnslon, Tho locksmith said his susplolons woro eroused by tho faot thot on ono oconsion ho bad offared to nccompany his oustomer and try the lock, & Dproposition that met with anythinglike apnroval on tho part of the Iatter. Dixonatonce seented o “Job," and inquired for a description of tho man's porsonnol. This was given, bnt tho dotectivo falled to form from it oven n con- Jjecturo aa to who tho parly was. On being asked {f thore was anything by which his customer could be identlfiod, any- thing poouliar in his surroundings, the lock- emitl's faco brightenod, nod bo sald, * Why, yea i ho was always accompanied by & very band- somo apotted conchi-dog.” Dixon eallod to mind, on tho Instant, all tho spottcd dogs ho hiad bo- como acquainted with sinco bis childhood, and ‘walked among the bankors who Bport carriages, and mado inquirles na to whicl ono owned tho spotted appondugo to his turnout. Ho was dis- oppointed. Finally, he bethought him of an- other kind of bauker, who ho know ownod a shophord's-plaid dog, Al Smith by namo ({ho banker, not the dog, of courao). To tho banking ofico of this worthy, whlch s at No, 01 Clark stroot, up-stairs, Lo ropaired, and hed an interviow with its Dresident. Mr. Sumith, in rosponss to the detective's query, said that hohad s vault in his gambling-room, in which were doposited his gambling implements when not in uce, and whoro they wero hastily stowed away when Capt. Buckloy got upan im- promptu afternoon or ovening call. Dixon vis- ited tho locksmith yostorday aftornoon, who in- formed Lim that that vory morning his customer Liad called for the koy, pnid for it, nud departed. Dixon then wont to Bmith's gamblin, -room, and found that tho man who had’ gat the koy was Willinm Dunn, Smith's doorkeeper and right- Land man iu genoral, who had beon in tho re- opousiblo position of right-bower of the room for six months paat. ‘ho gamo was run down, but not yot boggzed, and Dixon, from his knowle odgo of ihe man, who iy an old Ponitontiary bird, and is a8 desporato as ho in Eo\mrml. hothought bim of n strategy to secire his quiot transfer to tho Armory. Obtsining tho assisianco of Horaco Liliott, he roturned to the gambling-room, and told Dunn that orders had "hoon issued for the arrost of all doorkecpers of gambling housos and that ho had better como along qulotly, and got bailed out, ss usual. The unsuspocting Dunn. Dothought of tho gamblors' friond, Danyon, and anticipating but o tcmpomrly susponsion of his liberty, loft with his captors, When Dixon and Elliott and Duun reached the cornor of Washington and Clark stroets, the formor began to havmisgivings as to whothor the man would como quictly or not, 80 ho called in n third ofticer, who was standing by, to nssist bim, Contrary 'to_oxpoctation, Dunn ontered ihe Armory lie o littlo man, and was mado to undergo a sonrch, which rovealed the littlo safo- key, which had created all tho trouble. Dixon wont with it to Smith's, whore it was found Lo opon tho safe-lock nnensily und efiiciontly ns the original, It was lard to tell whother Smith was moro plensed than astonished at the ro- sult, Ho snid that ho had niways placed the ute most confidence in Dunn, had always found Lim squaro, and when ho (Smith) was sick, had in- trusted bim with largs sunis of monoy to carry on tho business. Bmith koops from £6,000 to '£10,000 at & timo in his eafo, and if tho job had not been discovored in timo, tho wholo could lavo been cleaned out. As Smith puts it, ““the bank’s ‘roll’ cama near boing won out at one turn.” Dixon, whon nll was over, wag quite do- lighted at the result of the ruso which got Dunn, who s & vory desperate character, and flgured in & ‘row with the dotectives somo time sinco, snugly stowed awny to await the rosult of iris job. - It in doubttal, how- over, it anything can bo dono to him, [&s. tho ‘moro hinving tho key made is not an indictablo orimo. Talio it nll round, tho thing was very cloverly done. Duna did his part vory cloverly’ A0 did the lockemith; eo did Dixon; but tho chesa-bonrd dog was {ho cloverest of all, and Al Smith snys ko will * love that 86,000 dog and re- spect him no Jong as tho gundrupcfl lives.” 1If Lio dacsn't, after he (not tho gamblor) has gono tho way of all dogs, rnigo & marble monument to hig memory, surmounted with a Scotch-granito roproduction of tho origlnal, ho is & vory mun- gratoful man, and unworthy of a newspaper no- tica overy lime hie gots pulled.” An incidont in Dunn's “carcer will show tho materinl ho is made of. A few yoars since, ho was arrosted for stealing a trink containing #1,000. Durlng his imprisonment, Lo ono day proposed to Iioger Plant, a well-known bailor, thas, in consideration of bis bailing him out, ha would “turn up” tho stolen monoy which, ho #aid, ho had buricd. Plant conrented, Dunn tas sot at liberty, and _the two startod off for tho hidden treasure. Dunn, howover, startod to Tin away, and would havo succeeded had not Plant planted a couple of bullets in his earcaso. Dunn was piched up and conveyed back to jail, nud subsequantly sont to the Penilontiary for five yoars, Ilaving served out the timo, Lo ro- turned to Chicago. Itis nocdlees to tnto that tho unfortunate parly whoso trunk was gono through was not tho happy ewner of & spotted dog. PUGILISTIC. Excitement Over the Allonw-Ilogan Lrize~Right-=T'lte Governor of Iowa to Cull Out the [fiitin. Succial Dispateh (o The Chicago Tribune, Oxrana, Nov, 17.—A utory hus been wot aflont that Bon Hogan rofuscs to fight to-morrow, be- cnuso Lho atalio monoy i in St. Louis, when it shonld bo In the zing, 1Io #ald to-night to yonr corrospondout, ‘It s true tho money ought to be hore, but that don’t make any differonco to me. I shall fight Allen to-morrow, siols or woll with or without money.” Hogan las not fully recovered from his late sicknces, and his facohias an unhienlthy appearanco. Allen is bero, in splendid condition, All tho proliminarios aro arrungod to fight in JIown naar this elty, Tho aexcursion-train is to loavo horo to-morrow morn- ing at 9 a'clock, Tho pross is numerously ropre- tented, and a good wany sportiug men ete liero, |70 the Assovinted Preva,] 03ta1ta, Nub., Nov, 17.—T'lhe excltemont over tho antichted fight to-morrow in infonse, Mun- dvods of sporting men from nll rectionn of tho country aro crowding into the city, A npocinl train arrives hero in tho morning from Kt, Louis, bearing o Inrge nunber of sight-secors, A rus mor is eurrent on tho stroots that the Governor of Towa has enlled out the militin to nesist the civit authoritics to provent s fight on Towa ol Allen and ogan avo firm in their determination to fight, and loave horo accompanted with their gaconds and trainers ut an early hour by bout, Tho excuruioniuts loavont 9 Welogk a,m, A largo numiber of citizens huvo charlored o’ spo- cinl car on the train, ‘'ho weather is windy and cold, with indica- tionn of o sovera storm, Des Moixes, fown, Nov, 17.—In rosponse to o | raquisition on Gav. Cavpentor, Adjutant Gon- oral Dakor is now making up & full company of ploked men from tho Olmsiend Zounyos aud — Crockor Voeloran Cwardw, ol old sol- diors, to send Lo Council Blulfs, at onco, to #top tha prize-fight, which s expecied to como oft to-morrow on Jown tervitory, It In under- stood hiors by thoso who nro in the soerot thab & train will Joavo the Blults at f o'clook on the i, Juuurh Rallrond, in tho morning, for tho bleco poltled upon for tho fight. Tiekols are e, It in the suthorities {o'st dotorminntion of the Iown P tho fight iu this State, NORTUARY, srectal Dlspateh to The Chicazo Tribune, Dernoir, Nov, 17.~The bodion of Willinm Hallock and Arnold Nall, drowned last weok nt Bt Olaix Ilats, wero recovercd to-dsy sud brought to this olty, Thelr funersl will take place on Wednordey, A vory large aoncourse of oftizens and olty officors attondod the funoral this aftornoon of lato Buporintondent Lodorlo,of tho Houuo of Qorroction, Tho roported death of Onpt. Tra Davis in Cal- ifornln proves to bo unfounded. Mo s still alivo, but la bofug brought home in a vory crit- {eal condition, BaN Fnaxomco, Nov. 17.—Tho funeral of Chnrlas Dodge, who died #o suddonly on I'riday morning, and of hin joung friand, Josoph Far- riday, who shot himself soonor than live under the unfounded impntation that he had pofsoned him, took place from tho Calvary Church Lo-dny. Lhoy were buried pido by side at Liue Mountain Cometory, WASHINGTON, A Statomont of tho Financial Affairs' of tho District«='Cho Governmoent Not #o Ikeckloss ns ¥lans Bcon Roprensonted w=Current Gosslp In Regard to tho New Congross nnd Porsons Connectod Thorowith e Reduction of the Chargeu for the Registration of Lote tern, Spectat Dispatoh to The Chicago Tribune, ATFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT. Wasnmiaron, D. 0., Nov. 17.—The roport of tho Board of Public Works of tho Diatrict of Columbin is nearly roady for publication. It will be & large document, esrefully propared. Your correspondont haa boon favored with tho advance ehoots, Tho total amount of cortificates of sete tloment issuod by tho Board of Publio Works, {rom its organization to tho 1st day of November ast, is 814,400,001, 'This roprosonts the cont of &ll the work dono and puld for to that date, and may bo considered s dofinito statomont of all the EXPENDITURES MADE in tho District slnco Juno 1, 1871, Of this sum, the Clty of Washington required for streots £8,820,000, and for sowors mora than 81,978,000, The City of Georgotown roquired 8417,000 for strects and nowers, and tho County of Washing- ton, or the raral part of {he Diatrict, requirad for roud improvowments, bridges, cutfings, ate., $880,000. Tho mbovo figures sdded fogather mako the cost of tho spocinl improvomants in tho District n little moro than 211,104,000, ANOTIIEI CLASE OF EXPENDITUNES, Thon come a class of exponditures other than apecinl improvomonts, and ‘payablo by spocial approprintions, of $1,163,000. 'Fhis clsis of ex- pendituros 16 charged to cleaning and Tepairing tho atrootw, sewers, and county ronds, nod to the construction of two fina bridges over Rock Creels, ono of which, at 3 stroot, cost $110,000, #nd auothor at I* stroot cost nbovo £31,000. The ~ vepairs of strosts and _sewors, aud tho constant cleaning of thom for nearly ~two years and & _ half, bave cost $307,000. The market-houson, four in numbor, havo'cost $104,000. For public fonu- tains, both ornamental and drinling, and public hydraats, pumps, and now lnmps, thero havo hoon spont about $00,000. Smaller bridgos and tholr ropairs Lavo cost less than 988,000, To Aill up tho Washington Canal or Tiber, an expon- sive waorlt, which had bocome such a nulsanco as to threaten tho dfigupulnliun of thoeity, cost the sum of ¢l175,000. To raise and under~ pin houses, stores, churches, &o., cost tho figuro of §225,000, For judicial expenscs in ro- nisting froquent Inwsuits, whoroin the Board has beon enccoesful in ovory notable instanco but ono, tho cost wan $14,000. To pay property- owners and others for old matorial romoved from their promiscs, coot §1,250,000. To lay wator- mains and othorwiso extend, onlarge, aud rono- vato tho wholo water syatem of tha city has cost 300,000, And tho coutingont oxpenscs, inoluds ing poy of oflicern, employes, atc., printing sud utationory, wharfazo, ndvertising, and matorial of various kinds, hnvo boon noarly 50,000, TO OFFSLT THE GBAND TOTAL of 914,000,490, wo must subtract 83,500,000, which the Jast Congress contributed as tho Gov: ornment proporty's shure of the cost, and &6,- 260,000 of epecinl asscssmonts on tho streots im- medlately improved. 'Fheso nssossments aro logalized, but to collect thom all would havo in- volved delny in_tho material work, sud divertod from the aiorgics of the Tonrd by the litigation involved; henca thera is loft $4,750,000 to go into THI TERMANENT DEDT of tho Dintrict; and thus the recent statoment of the Comptroller of the District is borne out, that the permnnent debt is within tho limits of tho Congroesional restriction of 10,000,000, The old debt nnd this remaindor make lhe new dabt proper, as tho improvoments are nearly fi ished, 8o far na tho Board of Public Works in- tonds to conduct them, It will now be in order to praceed to collect TIE BPEO(AL ABSESSMENTS. Ponnsylyanta avente, the main business stroob of tho city, it chargod ith $335,000 of thoso ag- #osements, at tho rato of $11.30 per front foot. It hnatbeon paved with wood and concreto from tho Aqueduct bridgoe to tho East Branch, o dis- tanco of over five wmiles; tho intorsections sn[)- plied with fountains, asphaltum walks, and chain paneln; tho curbinga and sidowalks resob; the wholo ktreet rogradcd ; and the sowerago, water, and gas servico, ete., complotoly refurmshed and nltored, ~Tho next straot in consgquonco is “E" which is & very broad ave- nuo, 'in " the fashionablo part of tho city, and tho assessnrents against ity prop- erty-holdors are #317,000, or at thio rato of $8.48 per front foot, ‘Tho averngo nesessmenton the othor ronovated stroets is about $5 por front foot. The part due from tho United States in theso 8,250,000 ansessmonts is sk down at S1,. 830,000, and thero are charged against Ponnsyl- vaniz avenuo for the paat twelva mouths moro than. 10,000 foot of improvomonts, Thore is still in the hand of tho Doard nbout £120,000 worth of material, nud during the past yoor £785,000 worth hes baon issued. A careful study of tho roport shows that the above exponditures havo ACCOMPLISUED TUE FOLLOWING REGULTS : Miles of curb-stono sot, 164 ; brick sidownalks Inid, 200 miles ; flag nidowalks, 3 miles ; concreto sidowalks, 93¢ miles ; gravel roadway, in cify and country, 4135 miles; cobbla pavomont, 10 milen ; blueatona pavement, 4 miles; Macadam pavomont, 8 miles; Bolgion and gran- ito block pavoment, 95 miles; con croto pavement, 483 milga; ' wood miles. Lotal new sidlewalk laid, 0734 milea, “Total improvement of roadway in the city, 180}¢ miles, Tolal improved rondway in tho county, 39 milon, TUE GIADING DOXE in.two yonrs and five months amonnts to £,810,000 cubic yards, ach load was liauled on tha avorago threo-fonrths of wmilo. Moro than 850,000 yuxds of wood used on streets has beon tronted by tho pnoumatio procesa in air-tight iron eylindorsg) OFFICENS OF TIIE BENATE. Thoro will bo no chango in the ofilcora of iho Senate. Smee Colos’ rotiroment, all the Pacifio Coast Republican Senutors indoruo Gor- hum for Heorstary, but if Newton Booth shall succcod Castorly it is thought Alr, Gorham will be the fergot of attack a8 n Coniral Paciflo man. Ono Konnedy, a note-broker iu_thig un.i, is o stond- ing candidato for the position of Mr, John R Trench, Borgenut-st-Arms of tho Sonato, a bonuts that Mr, Conkling will lead in the move- mant to_inglall him. Tho only qualitications which Xennedy bringa for iho placa is the TOpI- tation of haviug ‘long fought Fonton in Ohau- tauqua Connty, N. whero both Fenlon nud Konnedy livo, and whoro the Inttor was Sheriff, Frouch is n popular man and & good ofticar, and is not likely to bo postared, DIOHRAPIIY OF CIIED-JUSTICE CITAE. The biugraphy of r. Chaso by Robort War- dew, Exq., isin_an advanced atato, and will ba imblmht-d by a Cinciunati house by the 1nt of Fobruary, "Ilis Jifo of Chinf-Justico Chaso will Le In two volumen, aud will o exbrustiva o4 Lo privato correspondenco, spoachos, &o. HENATOR DPRAGUY: will bo i this oity vory litlic durlng tho coming fiesslon, Tha prompt mauner 1n which ho mot hin eroditors ju commantad upon with praisa, in viow of tho shuflling attitudo of sowmo other ine solvent notabilition, BENATOD BUEBMAN IN TROUDLE. Blnco the revolution in the Legicletura in Ohio, it hus Leou moated lievo that un investi- gntion will ho ordored this wintor into tho mun- Tor of election of Benator John Sherman, who, it will bo remombered, was oleoted whilo soveral Demucratis mombors woro about chunging their votes to a Liberal Repubtican, A GIEAL WALKING MATOIL, Tho same duy of th:o great_race in Californin Oswald Chavlton, ono of Sir Edward Thornton's logntion, and ono of {he Libarians of Congrous, walked & mateh from Washingion to Baltimora, thirty-seven wiles, in useven hours nud o halty ovor a. hilly and hioggy rond, JHOBEAB: UL LEGAL BUDINES, Bineo tho financial orarh, which began two months o, thoro hus Leeu in unusual meroato of litfgation, and 295 sults on account of dis. hopored notes and aceonniu hnve beon entored in tho Courts of tha Ditrict of Columbin, A PANIO IN A KCHOOL-IOUL At o falso alarm of firo in the Greab Trenklin Hohool of this aity, which contuing 400 or 500 pupils, o towriblo scend of confusion and panio cunaed, Tho pupils, malo and fomnle, ruhed pell-mell down tho stairs, many falllvg, and in uowe casen belny; vevorely injurad, pavomont, 6634 CONGREESMLN TH 'THE OITY, Thoro ave oloyon Benatous in thuy oliy to-nlght, but only eighteon rosontativon, notablo mon nmunga{h{ltx,nm aro Morton, Morr The o of Vormont, Shorman, and Soott, % Tha only rhich promises tau ‘;[r}xll?vx‘o: :lrf::vlnlu 18 thy w r is thago announced botweon dnusyhtcr of S:nl:‘t‘; Thurmanaud Dologate Rehard MoCormiak. of Arizona, [To the Astociated Press,) AUPOINTMENTS, Wisnrxaton, Nov, 17.—Tho Pronidont to-das elgned tho commission of William Gibson, Ponte 5&!5‘“—“ at Imnu?, Nog.,nnl:;;l lnpgohxtnd Henr acar Wnganer, Jr.,, o ols, Conaular O} of tho Unifted Staton, ! 2 TOSTAT-NEGISTRATION PEE, The Postmastor-Genoral to-day tranied an order reduein fi tho roglatration fea on domeatio lottors and packagos from 16 to 8 conts, commoncing-on tho 1at of Janusry noxt. TUE PRESIDENT'S MESBAGE, 5 Dm-lnpi 8 briof converantion to-day the Prokfe dont gaid ho should in his meesago again recome mend lufllulnl.lou on Utah nffairs, in ordor to re- leve judicinl mattors in that Torritory from tho Dprosont embrrrassmont, o would, In calling attantion to financlal mubjects, submit a plan not yet fully matured rendering the currency moro floxiplo, and praventing it, it posaiblo, from being used a8 recantly for gambl ng pure posos. —_— EAST LIBERTY LIVE-STOCK MARKET. EAS LnERTY, T, Nov, 17.-OATTiE—Arrivaly, 78 cara ; medinm, $4.00@A, comnon, u.suaa.oo. Foas—Arrivaly, 80 czra ; 'bent Philadeiphis, 34.50@ 4,75 ; Yorkers, $4,20@ 4,5 it o5ty $4,60@4.75 § medtum, Brrrr—~Arrivals, 4 care $3.60@4.00 ; common, $2,60@3.00, — . NEW ORLEANS MARKET. NEw Orreans, Nov, 17.~DrrAvsrurss—Flour, anly gy Gommds troble, $04@A00; family, * $5.506 .00, Corn, aifet; mixed, 08000} yollow, 100+ Tic,” O, Ao at 00 700w, o3 white, Bn, ull at 950 aaked, TAY—-Dull; prime, $22.00824.00¢ choleo, 25,00, PRovistoss—Tork, dull at $16.00, Dry salt " nhionte ders scarce nt 6igc, “Bacou, quist and firm ot G@0% @Txge. Sugar-curod hama nominal a0 6}@30, Lardy du; tereo, 8@ ie; ko, DX e, GrioornrEa—Bugnr activo; Inferior, 4@4X03 come mon, 6@030; fair to fully’ fair, 6@70; prime o eholde, 734 ontl, G@TYS, Aolushen—Bupply eanfor; common, 33@a6o; cenirifugal, 3@T00; prims tostricily primo, 40450} ehioleo, 40a48c, Winarz—In god domand'at 9503 incinnat, $1,02, e L 02 MARRBIAGES, ITUNT~OAMPDELT,—At Chl: t, Nov. 15, by D, W, McKalg, Lyman G. Haut nd 1ahate Gonipbe WARNER—SPERRY—At tho residones of the bride’s parents, in New lavon, Qonn., Nov. 15, Goorge L. Wars par, of Ghleago, and Biiss Finuces K Spersy, of N llnvun.NNn cards, YOUNG-BOGGS—At St. Patrick's Ohuroh, Monda; oyoning, Nov. 17, by the Rav, Dr, McM i SR T, U R et EMP VAN KE—~KING-InSan Francisco, Nov.4, b, tho Rov. 11, Stohbins, Hnie Trok fioubins, Jolin Charics Komp Van Ha and DEATHS, PARKES-At No. 485 Elaton avenue, Nov, 17, atfp, s Sadlo G, daugirtor of Dr. Obatios 1. and Tuébeiia 5 o o T'unaral from the houss m Wednnsd, , Nov. grelack, to Rodo UL by caxe. Drlonds of the Tamsly sia eited, €57 8 Louls papors losso cop. ASPINWALL—Nov. 17, tho ley. g oy 7,"6,““’:: 7, ‘nhllm fi-t:-nl:w Asptne rnta sidone dndaw, T, o THT Souih Foorin sttonts Tuprany, Moy 5. o Eonds Feloads aco avitad i o prasent mithout fustor o, FISK—At lonco, R. 1. 3 3 fathor of Alrs, W. 11, Titters, ot (el L1210y Flak, HARPER _Tha fonoral o the lato Jolin A. fak,plaes this (Tucday) Morma: sodes tho aaprmen o thin Masonta fratornity, “from Orichtal. Haile Nar i por alloatreot, at 11130 lolook, thauce by car to Ko 10k AUCTION SALES, R e BY GEO. P, GORE & CO., 68 & 70 Wabash-av. TUESDAY, Nov. 18, at 9% a. m., saloof aflne lUnes MEN’S, BOYS', AND YOUTH'S CUSTOM-MADE CLOTHING InSpits, Overcoats, Dress Coats, &0, Also, Gonts' Fux- ishiug Goods, (n groat vaciaty: ‘Shirts, i wear, T1dks. Gracos, 10 Glpsen o Tios "Haioiass, Heautttul linn g Carsimores, o, d Ghildron's Bajmoral. 1osfors } fn Nublas, Scacls, Mlits, Conts, e an Jackols: Hets and Gaps, Govornmont Olothing, Iogeala sid ligm Cornats 0. P GORE & CO., Anctionacrs, G iid 30 Wabaskieay T60 GASES PROLE ASSORTED BOOTS AND SHOES Will bo offarad at our Auction Sals on inalude & lotea GOODS and SUCKER BOOTS. GEO. P. GORE & 0o., 48 and 70 Wabasii-av, DRY GOODS SALE, On THURSDAY, Nov. 20, at 93 o'cloak. Dross Goods, Notions, Underweer, Hoslo; Whito Goods, Gents' Ovoraliirts, Jookots, &' Lndics’ and Mitses Trimmod Hatn. TLaces. Rufllinga, Bmbroiderica, Wax Dolls, Toys, Gnmes, and Ghing Knit Goods, f'ancy Toilet. Articles, &0, Carpets, at 11 o*clock, by tho Roll. GEO, P. GORE & (i 68 and 7 Wal V. s o By BLISON, POMEROY & O, ANOTHER IMMENSE SALE OT NRW AND SECOND-HAND FURNITURE I'uidn‘y Norning, Nov. 31, ot 9 1.3 0'Clook, §SRalating.of now and Slonat PARTOR SUITS, OHAM. BLR SEIS In groat varioty, new and vecond-liand Ward. roho, waluut and imarblo-ton Burosus, Loungos, \rashe stands, 160 newr and rocond-hand Stovos, 25 crates_Oraoke o in opon lot, suil & FULL LINE of BLANKLTS, Gomfortoes, I 4 Waro, aud & gonoral assartment of Jaugekeepih geon: e,y do, Also,—to butlders,— 4 Zhoisting maoul; samplats, withaut 3 i msosinon SUTSGL BONIRSTE oo, 0. s Auctionsors, 81'aud 80 Randolpit-at. BARKRUPT SALE OF STONE-YARD AT ATCTION, To. 818 Lumber-st, on Fraday, Nov. 31, at 2 0'iock p, m e gntlro stook and fizturos of Stona Yard, sndloaso ‘are, of ground. 9,500 fock rcasel mad undrossed staney Enging and Hollcr, 11 zoad orders Shattings 1 1mgn Dos ricks, Sloun el il Vg po Hafiows oo, od and Stablos, Gnie-Sa g Bada, Stovs s Plpu, &e,, &c., & h'liifl nory 5 a'l'll:m b B b, * B sash, Ly ordor of ‘Gea.’ W, Campholh+ Ansi ruptey, . BEISOR, POMRUY 2 08 Ao ESTADIISIEBD 1866, WM. A, BUTTERS & 00 AUCTIONEERS, 15 and 17 Randolph-gt., ‘WILL SELL Quttors, Buegies, ON WEDNESDAY {Fis PSS \rRO0s. Dry Goods, Jothin, Frncy Gaods, &0t ON THURSDAY ON SATURDAY _{Bomghoifdoods o By 'u‘_&i[rhmc_ §:__HA.RRISOH. OLOSING BALN OF ’ 0IL PAIN T!N\(;}DS, STATUARY, BRONZES, TITS DAY at10%, 2%, and 73§ welock, when the entfre coiteotion witl byt of. By TAYLOR & diglnso 2t and ¢ Avwallongers, st Madisuti-st. Oo Woduosday, Nov, 19, at 9 1-2 o'olook, Wo shall affer a largo lino of DRY G020S & NOTIONS Gennlntlnfiul‘\qulun_ Goodg, Nublul| ISanefs, Olotha nnd Overcoatings, Hoxiory, Fowela, Comlortablos, Fanoy Gdoda, Linens wnd Bme broideries, Lnoo Liuiflings, Goliers, &o., & ‘Tlioso andla must bo suld. e ly PAYIOR & ITARRISON, Auotlonaars, i s and 2 Ian, Madicon-at, On Wo‘dncndny. Nov, 19, at 034 o'clacks, LIAGNIFICKNT COLLECTION OF FEATHERS ALD ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, TAYLOR & ILARRISON, Auolonoors, 204 and 2546 48v Blnviwirt, On Thured nsT, Yov. Zb, 26012 u’Eluuk, BUEULAL BALL OF DRY GCOoDs, =HIC., Gonabting of Men'a Undorwear, Uneiligan daokots, Kafo Gundey Louils, Fancy Gauids, otd, - (reds e, g e 'I'A\'}'.mz‘.{‘n’flfifi'&fi‘!’ s £04 A 905 St MadiBogests WILLIAMS, Woat Klde duatlon [Tauno, & South Canulest, 1nva Auction Balo WIHNESDAY, FRIDAY, SVEURDAY, f anoh ek ot a1l biais'or 1-\}5:{‘1&:623 1ousekeoy auds, fuolfuiling® Carpots, Juatty Giliss Pacic, Hete i) Saoitids ? “Alko, iarmore, Bugalos, &0, Wil sontiuas tha sl Tldgings, &o, -