Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 15, 1878, Page 6

* Jellows must THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. DECEMBER - MILWAUKEE. Weeidy Review of Events in the Gream City. Righ Praise for the New City Officials. Sofie Facts Regarding the New Viaducts. Society Events--Forthcoming Wed- * dings---Church Festivals. A’ Midnight Sensation—A Prospective High-Toued Divorce-Oase, THE CITY OFFICIALS. Svecial Correspondence. of The Trivune. Mmwaukee; Dec. 14.—Men who bave been Jong in office, folowing the natural egotistical proclivities of buman nature, are ant to come to the conclusion that the publiccannot do without their valuable services. So thought some who were in fat places when John Black was elected Mayor of Milwaukee; but they have been grad- ‘ally reaching 2 more sober view by looking on since that period from the outside. The public generally comes w the wise conclusfon that, when there is only one man who can properly conduct the business of an office, the sooner an- othier is educated to perform its duties the better sud safer will it be for the community at larze. For this reason the tumult that was made sfter the election of last spring over the re- moval of a few men who had long couducted the affairs of certain departments in the City Gov- erument bas gradually subsided. The little world of the Cream City wags on in the old fasiion, and the defunct officials are slready Daif forzoiten. There were heroes before those ‘whose exploits are sung by Homer, and there will be heroes after the ¢ Jate unpleasantness” shall have passed into sober history. I have no disposition to depreciate men who have won the ¥zatitnde of this City for_services in the past, but lovelty o them does not require me to depreciate 1the services of thuse who are doing well for us at Dresent. For:example, the present Chief of Police is win- ning praise from all citizens, without any reference oparty. He is the Captawn of a little force, num- ‘Lering only eighty-seven, himself included.’ With this handfal of weil-disciplined and active men, he ‘preserves order and protects the lives and property of 115,000 people. I venture to say that there is 0 considerable city in the world which is gaicter and safer than Alilwaukee. Yet we have only one . policeman 10 ‘abont 1,300 inhabitants. Aud it must not be forzoiten that Milwankee is spread out over sixteen square miles, is a lake port, and lies on one of the great public highways of pablic travel to the Nortnwest. Chief Kenuedy 37 Liave a very few men who are unworthy of the fine company in which they -are placed. but cir- cumstances are more o blame for it than be, Time will doabtiess do the necessary weeding, and 1he force shoald really be increased to at least one man for every 1,000 inbavitants. - The most use- ful members of t.are now overworked, and can- ot atways stand the severe strain. More detectives are cspetiolly needed. There are only four at present, who must.do as well as they can work enoungh for double the number. On the South Side, for Instance, detective work ig at present eing excellently well done by two patrolmen, who act underno_special detail for this service, but whose zeal in their profession leads them to per- form it nevertheless, and in a manner that reflects credit upon the personnel of the entire force. So well ir the city guarded throueh the long bours of Jabor imposed upon the regular and self-consti- uted detectives, that burglars seidom visit the city, because of the aimost ab- solute certamty of captore that confronts them. Sneak-thleves, mamly resicents of the cuy, have of late dispiayed considerable activity, but Ciuef. Kennedy. bas within a few days past managed fo check even_their petty nefarionsness by, puiting every second-hand store snd pawn-sbop ‘under martial 1aw, as 1t were, through the acency of a patrolman etationed in the immediate vicinity of each one of these establisoments. A gang of resioent harness-thieves manage to secare consid- erable quantities of plunder -during very dark . and clondy nichts, but even these cease thelr operstions in order 10 avoid capture, as the force of night patrol- 1nen has been increased in the more exposed por- lions of the city by the withdrawal of men from ridee duty.. 1t requires bratns to" catch thieves, 25 well as 1o boild 3 city or ruie a State. : And there is no city of its size in the United Statee that bas o more vigorons Health Depart- nent than Milwankee at the present time. An act i tbe Legislature last winter did away with the d. Board of Health, always ineficient account of divided responsibility, and vot in_its place a single Commiscioner. Everybody says that the Mayor . put 1be right man in the right place when he appolnted Dr. Wight to this office. . e has been in charpe of the department but little more than half a year, ‘ith a emall force to aid him, and alresdy marked improvements may be observed. Milea of fonl alleys, and whole blocks of lots covered with stagnent water have been declared & public Dnisance, and grest improvements made in conse- quence. " More than 2,000 tons of the worst filth have been scnt out of thecity. The great pack- ing-housca have been inspected. ~and their proprietors required to put in machiners .for copsuming the foul vapors -that during the Jears - past - have floated over the city to e discomfort of ita intsbitants, Some have been banished from the built-up portions of tae town, Provisions have been made for mthering sarbage {rom every hoase, and senaing it out of the city. Every butcher’s hop has been repeatedly visited, and citizens are no lonzer afrald of being served with nnwholesome mest. The sanitary condition of the public schools has been for the first time Jouked into, and dangerous evils removed. The sewerage system of the city, 50 constructed 25 to empty ali: subterrancan filth into tne gpen rivers, has been denounced witha vigur snd energy that has aroused_ the -attention of all public-epirited atizene. « Nothing that is_deleterious 1o health escapes the atiention of the Commissioner. Small-pox was speedily stamped out, and thers has not becn a cage of if In the city for fourmontns. Every house wherea contagious dieense occurs 18 Bt under surveiliance and thoroushly disinfected. Ice men huve heen 8ent away from the sluggish Iivers of the city 1o the crystal lakes of the interior 1o gather their annual crop. Bt it is not nucessary to particnlarize further. Great praise is duc aud is liverally bestowed upon Mayor Blackand his administration. Yet Milwsu- ket hos virtualiy passed away from the Democracy othe Rcpublican party.. A rapid transition has been going on in public sentiment, especlally among the Germans, since the disastrous Fond da Lac Convention which neminated Judge Mallory forthe Governorship of the State upon a Greenback piatform. The city wa: really Republican lost spring. but was carried by the Democrats by a dis- play of enerzy whick conld not be resisted. The liercencss of thie pohtical batdle may be estimated When it {8 remembered that about 6, 000 more votes were cast by the city in the municipal election than in the previous State eleciion. The good adminis- ration of Mayor Black will ot save the Democra- ey of Milwaukee. The clection this fall demon- tes that fact. The conditions of the conflict ere egual. and the Republicans won by a startiing majority, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. ‘The advent of winter has caused a cessation of work uon all public improvements, cxcept ‘the Washington avenue sewer-tunnel. -The services of inspectors and others needed for out~ side duty have been dispensed with, and only ‘the clerical foree is retained in connection with the City Engincer’s and Public Works Depart- ‘ments. Statistics of the work accomplished aurfog the season are betng preparedrirom which I have been enabled to zlean the follow- dny Tacts: ' The length of water-service pipe laid was five ana one-bail miles, making a total length of seventy and one-fourth miles of water-pipe now inuse in thecity. There remains on hand for next’ seasonw’s. work from 250 to 300 tons of pipe, cqual to two miles in length, for which the extremely low price of $25 per tou was paid. The lengih of Dew seswers built was ten and one-foarth miles, at a'cost’ of $80,272,97. Of the new rewers over three and one-Balf mites_ are brick. four and one~ 1811 miles cement, and the remainder clay pipe. The total length of sewers thas far completed in 1he city is cigbty-fonr and one-fourth miles, atan apgregate cost Of $975,100. Of the new sewers PuT1n this season "over six milesare credited to the West Side, a trifie over one mile and a balf to 1he'East Side, and the remainder to the South Side. .The amonnt of new wooden block pave- ment put down iu the streets was nearly five and one-half miles. of which'the South Side has two amiles, the East Side upwards' of two miles, and e Weet Side about one mile ind a quarter. Cits-Engineer lilbert is prepaning plans and specifications for increased water scrvice by the ad- <ition of 3 new engine of 100,000,000 oot pounds capacity, a battery of three new siecl botlers, and a resecvolr of nearly double the capacity of the one now o o be located upon the high ground near the Shooting Park; yith an elevation 1hirty-two feet above the water level of the pres- cat -reservoir. “Mr. CorMss, - the celebrated enzive-bailder, and Mr. Reynolds, Superintendent ot Allis' extensive wmachine-shops, nre at . presentenazed in making drawings for the new enine, which Mr. Tiilbert intends” snall be the Ll in the world for that particular service. The Lestengine now used in connection with watet: Lvarzs 15 now located at Pawtucket, Rhode Inland. sud it {s the deslgn of the enzineer to eclipee thot wounerful piece ‘of mactinery If mechanica) akil] 2 inveatsve genius can accomplisls the resalt. . nekbe budeet of public improvements contemplsted Hex1 vear embraces two new iron bridges, one of (wbicki will ¢ the Kwnickinnick River at Bochor gireet. and the other revlace the present worn-ont Qhoten etrmcture at the foot of East Water stret. 'he Gesign is 1o increase the length of span of the on Fast Water street bridee 50 that the ends will rest upon the stone abutments built a year ago. This will make the draw upwards of twenty fect wider each, thus affording side-wheel stenmers a much easier and safer passage throngh than at present. Thie, with abont the usual amount of repairs upon structures how in use, will embrace the vridge work of the coming CONCERNING VTADUCIS. The year now rapidly drawing to a close has witnessed the cowmpletion of two handsome aud substantial jron viaducts. The first of these spans the tracks of the Chicago, Milwau- kee & St. Paul Railway on First aveoue, and is the joint product of the city and tbe railway corporation. The total length of the spans is 480 feet. The viaduct has two roadways, each eighteen feet wide, and the width of the side- walk is eight feet. In order to raise the roadway approaches to the stone abutments, eartls filling and graveling was required for a distance of two squares ateithercud. The entire cosy of this handsome improvement, in- cluding property damage assessments, is in the neizhborhood of $40,000. The second viaduct is located on the Blue Mound road crossing of the Menominee Valley. This alsowas rendercd necessary to afford a safe crossing over the tracks of the Chicago, Mil- waukee & St. Paul Railway. The viaduct rests upon stone sbutments. It is 400 fect long, has o rondway twenty-four feet wide, and sidewalks twelve feet wide. Tncluding the earth-fillingand_graveling, the_cn- tire cost of this improvement will be about S11, - 500, which Milwaukes County bears, To complete the work, fences remain o be built 1o “aflord pro- tection from falling over the hizh embankments at each end of the viaduct, When -tais is done, und Aome necessary cutting and widening of roadways is completed on the hills both east and west of the viaduct, the drive will be one of -the finest in the Western country, The viaducts above referredto have suggested a similarimprovement in connection withMcnomonee bridge. The travel over this structure s very large, and increasing annually. The bridge is low and the channel 8o narrow “that blockades are of frequent occurrence durinz the season of naviga- tion. Besides, the tracks of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway cross West Water street. thus jeopardizing lifc and limb in_ consegueace of the danger of accidents from passing trains. A tunnel has been suggested toavoia the existing danger of delay. and accidents. But the constructionof o tunnel will involve an outlay of fully half a million of dollars, if not more. And experience in Chicago has demonstrated that tunncls are not- recarded with suticlent favor 1o be utilized. People preferaclimb of ten feet to a descent of one foot, particulacly when the descent leads under a navigable stream of water, burdened by commerce. In order to decrease the tendency 10 delay fully one-hal, it would be neccasary 1o raise the bridge, and to'rise the bridge will in- volve the ereciion of an iron viaduct, similar to ‘the one at the First avenue railroad crossing, It is Do violation of contidence to state that such & scheme is actunily on foot at present. The matter has been laid before General-Manager Merrill. of the Chicago, Milwau- kee & St. Panl Rulway Company. and by bim referred to Chief-Engineer Whittemore. The ‘proposition is to place Menomonee bridge in repair, Eothat it will lzst fully onc year lonzer. Then when it becomes necessary to replace tne rickety old structure witt a_ substantial iron bridge, the latter can be raised 50 0s 0 brivg it twelve or thir- teen feet above the water. To do tins will render necessucy the construction of a viaduuct approach on the north, because of the proximity of the rail- road tracks Crossing West Water street. This via- duct can be placed over the easc half of West Water strect, 1hus leaving the west half undistarbed, for witu the railroad freight-houses and trans- portation docks. Even if it should become neces- eary to condemn an aaditional twenty feet of ground along the east line of the street, the bene- fits accraing to the public will be sufiicient to war- rant the cust of obtaining tne righs of way. The vinduct can be constructed with' s roadway thirts- five or forty feet wide and sidewalxe eix to eight feet wide, beginning near the approsch of Buffalo street bridge, and risiug gradually until the level of the Menomanee bridge 13 reactied. - The bridge canbe shifted eastward to accommodate the new line of approach. To do this wilt involve the co demnation and purchase of €0 much of the Clerk Shepardson property as iz now occupied by the buiidings just south of the Monomonze River. At the s2me Ume provision can be made for widening the chaanel on that side 60 26 to avoid all danger of blockades through tne movement of vessels in the season of navigation. The grade on the south gide can be arranged €0 as to slope 1o 4 point avout midway between the bridze aud the Union depot. In case the elevation of the viaduct north of the bridge 15 not suficient for the passaze of frcight- care, the tracks can be lowered several feet, as with a visduct the necessity for maintaining the present grace of West Water street at thut pomt will cense 10 exist. The plan outlined above will recommend itself 28 not oniy feasible but inexoensive also in comparison with the tnunel project so frequently broached by people who regard its novelty rather than its usefolness. INCENDIARISM CHECKED. The tendency to incendiarism in connection with business houses, which became so strik- ingly marked a few weeks ago, has received an unexpeeted check, -thanks to the stand taken by several of the city dailies, prominent among which may be men- tioned the [FEvening Wisconsin (English) and Fyeie Presse(German). Since the exposures in conneetion with the Fair 99-cent store, run by one Lewis Cole, aud the dry-goods store of H. Einbock, on 1hird street, no more acts of incendiarismn have beer brought to light, and it is not at all probable that aoy more will oceur, at least until atter the holidays. In the cage of the Fair O9-cent establishment, the ap- praisement of stock, made since the fire, fools up_sbout $12,000. ‘The damage to moods in eight s ngpfllsed at 83100, while the value of the stock totally destroyed is estimated at anywhere from §100 to $400. The imsurance upon the contents of the store amounted to $25,000. It s under- £tood that Mr. Cole ovjects to the figures made by the adjuster, which will be accepted by the underwriters as the only basis for a settlement of the Joss.' Hejssaid to claim that the valne of £00ds totaily destroyed exceeds the fizures made Dy the adjuster of damage to the entire stock. The underwriters propose to let him try the virine of leeal measares if thelr offer does not prove aceept- avle. ‘The damage to the stock in the Einbock store amounts to fully 33,000, according 1o appraire- ment of exverts. This is fully’ €200 more than the estimate of Clief Engincer Clay- mier. and $2,500 more than the fizures made hy the nnderwriters’ agents interested on the morn- mgzafter the fre. But the underwnters are un- willing to settie at these figures excupt at the tail- endofa lcgnl contest. and the prospect is that £omething of the kind will result. The. finger of suspicion points so_strengly in the direction of the incendiary that people wonder why the party sus- pected is not. arrested and put on trial for the act. ‘There evidently is a screw loose somewhere. Eine bock bad a total insurance of $11,000, of which $8,500 was on goods in stock, and the remamder on building, houseliold furnitore, and Sxivres. As with the Fair G9-cent store, it was a clear case of over-insurance, for which the underwriters' agents alone are 1o blame. A MIDNIGHT MYSTERY. A few nights afro, shortly after tbe Cathedral clock had announced the hour of 12, the resi dents of a fashlonable locality on Van Buren street were awakened by shricks of “ Murder? in au upper register by a soprano voice. Sev- eral mascaline heads of families rushed jnto the strect to oscertain' the cause of jthe outery. A Iull of a few moments, du- ration was foll owed by anotherwild eryof “ur- der,” evidently from a struzsling female. and after this ery came the exclamation: ** You al- most killed me that time,” accompanied with Ioud sobs. ‘T'be recidence Whence these sounds Droceeded was 3 fashionavle one, occupied by peo- ple who move in the first circics of eocicty. A ight patrolman made inquiry us to tne canse of the distarbance, and was shocked to leurn that the - **lord of the manok ™ had come home 11: & state of intoxication and crueliy beaten his better- balf. Igexmuch . 28 the affuir hos mot gonc into conrt, ¢35 to be presnmed that the un- happy wife prefers 10 smother her grief and shame Tather than snbuwit o the sdditional afsgrace that ‘would he entailed by legal procecdinzy, The inci- dent is related merely 10 show that the wife-whin- Dersare not confined Sltogetlier to the lower or Wworking classes. . SOCIAL GOSSIP, Society notes are scarce. The fact of the mat- ter is that our soung people have not yet fully entered upon the season of winter Testivities, ‘erbiaps for the reason that the advent of wenu- ine winter weather does not date beyond the Inst few days. Married ladies commenced en- tertaining their fricods at cotlees, citocolates, ete., a fortnight ago, and the ecason of ehildren’s Parties begun about thesame time, bat the young Deoble of marriageable awe are bebind time, :AmplyT l'»ec:nn use the season bas been long a com- ng. te preseat week is particuiarly uotivea- ble for its Christmas bazars,—fairs L!ZDY-LED :m by the ladies for the benelit of churches with “which they arc counccted, Thus the Christian Women. younc and old, of Hanover Street Con- grezational Clinreh, South Side; St. James' Epis- copaiand the §Pring Street. (Grand” avenue) ‘Con- zregational. Weet Slde: and the Welsh Methodyet, sl Side, have mauaced mot only to entertain their zeatlemen friends. but also to add snuy little fams to the treasuries of their respective societles Uy these innovations, and all unite 1n_saving that the time'has been pleseantly and profitavly spent. The echeme: fora series uf four Masonic socia- bles in the Plankinton House arcade his milen through for want of patronage, The wives of Ma- fons, Wio 1:ad become uccustomed to the privacy Of lodge-rooms in_connection with these dances, gbjected to tae publicity of hotel arcages, and ra- fused to attend; hence the scheme fatled for want of patronage. "Purchasers of tickets for the series are to have their money refunded. It 1s barely DPoseible that Kilbourn Lodge MAY noW undertake communication 10 establish another serles of parties at their hall. In such an event succees will attend the eforr, On Thureday evening of this week Miss Florence Rogers and Mr. Edward W. Grant wete united n marriage at the residence of the bride’s parents, Alr. and Mrs. C. K. Rogers, in the Town of Wan- watosa. “The wedding was conducted quietly, and vassed off in o pleasant manner. The groom is a traveling azent in the employ of Mann, Besls & Co., whalesale dealers in boots and shoes, On Wednesday .morning of next week the na tiale of Miss Lilie Dates and Mr. Frank Chad- bourn are to be celebrated at_the residence of the motlier of the bride, No. 170 Wisconsin street. The wedding will be'an unostentations affair. as the conple evidently desire to avoid newspaper notoriely as far as possible. The second week in February has been fixed npon for the marriage of Miss Lizzle Porter and Mr. Henry Hunter. The coming bride i#a sister- in-law of John B. Merrill, Esg., the well-known vessel owner and fnsurance broker. The younz man for whom the happiness is in store is an em- oloyeaf the well-kaown firm of Shadbolt & Boyd, ‘The many friends of Mr. Frederick Wylde, of Ractne, are on the qui vive for Invitations to jon inthe celcbration of s most interesting double event. viz : the silver-wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Wylde, and the marriage of their cldest daughter. Ioth are to be celcbrated on the same day, either the 2d or i of Janvary. It will Be the affair of the zeason in Kacine socety circles, PERSONAL AND GENERAL. C. F. J. Moeller, not unknown to fame in connection with the prosecution of Government officials for collusfon with the Whisky Ring four ¥ears ago, has gone into the W heat-mixing busi- ness on the South Side. Clark Shepardson and wife have left the city for their annual winter trip to Californta. The Hon. £. . Holton returnca on Thursday from New Orleans. where he fizured s a State delegate to the Mississipni Valley Convention. A Saturday Morning Club has been organized by young Indies for the discussion of historical, Iiterary, and vital subjeets. The officers of the Club are 13 follows: President, Miss Steivart; Vico-Presidents, Misses Nor: ris and Austin; Recording Secretar; Miss Merrill; Corresponding Secretary, Miss Wells; Treasurer, Miss Gertrnge Wells: Lecture Committee, Misse Meicalf, Chapman, and Bean. The meeting of the Club, us1s indicated by the name, will be held on Saturday morning of each week. The city, it is said, will donate asite in the Reservoir Park for the erection of & suitable build, inzfora fsh hatchery, provided the State Lesis- Iature donates a suflicient sum of money, say from §$5,000 to $7,000, to mecure g neat and tasty edifice. In this connection it may be gstatea that the Stato batchery, located ere, while in operation, uses 94,000 °gallons of water per duy, for which no charge has thus far becnmede. At the rate demanded of ordinary consumers the tax on this water-supply would amount to between $3,000 and §4,000 n & smgle season. Certzinly the commonwealth of Wiscon- sin has no reason to comoluin of want of liberality on the part of the taxpayers of its metropolis. ‘The Wisconsin Cement Company shutdown their works for the cason on Wednesday. The total proauct of the works for the working season amounted to 00,000 barrels, of which 10,000 bar- rels remain in stock for the winter trade. Bapaer, TEMPERANCE. The Reform Alliance. A meeting of the Chicago Temperance Reform Alhance was held i the reading-room of the Palmer House lest evening, the President, Mr. W. C. Crum, of the Northwestern Review, presiding. Owingto the iuclemency of the weather, there were very few present. Mr. J. W. Goodspeed, Chairman of the Committee 1o whom was referred the resolution that the Reform Alliance shonld ~ declare itself & political par- ty, reported that the _Committee bad décided that the Alliance had been orzanized for the express purpose of arousing public sentiment 1 the necessity of closing the saloons on Sunday, and to prevent minors from drinking and gaming in the ealoons. 1t wns claimed, therefore. that it was the quty of the members to use any und all means by which this result could be brought about; thac the sentiment of a majority of the citizens Was in_eympathy with them, and that on the ap- proach of the spring clections, the oeople wonld demand the nomination of men pledgcd to these reforms, and to this cnd it was thousht advlsable thiat the'Alliance should devote its cnergies, Mr. Wilson, *Chairman of the Committce appointed to inveatizate the law, reported at considerablo length. furnishing copies and extracts of statutes and city ordinances, with divers lezal opinions, showing that the Jaw and the ordinances were strong forbiddine the sale or giving nway of liquor on Sundas, or eelling orgiving aT liquors 1o minors, oraliowing the latter to play at any pame in & saloon. These reports were adoptec, and Mr. Goodspeed moved that all the apers in the city be reauested to publieh the law. Carried. Afier some mformal discuesion, the meetiug adjourned to meet Saturday night at the same place, YOUNG LADIES. A meeting of youn: lndics interested in the cause of temperance was eld yesterdar morning at the residence of Mrs, Kimball, No. G4 West Mon- roc strect. The object of the meeting was fo _effect an ormamantion_ that should bs Known as the ‘*Young Women's Chris- tlan_Temperance Union,” and uuxiliary to the Women's Christian Temperance Union of Ilii- nois. ~ Miss Lucta Kimball presided, and Miss Nellie French acted as Secretary. A constitution providing for the clection of ofticers, defining their auties, and the objects of the orzanization, the lolding of meetings, payment of dues. and adopt- ing the following pledge was submitied and nc- cepted: **We, the undersigned. promise. with God's belp, to abstain from the use of alcoholic crinks 13 o beverage, including wine, beer, and cider, and t0do our utmost to advance the cause of temperance.” The clection of oflicers was then had, resulting fo the choice of Miss Ilelen Gardner for Preeident, Miiss Neflie_ Kimball Corresponding and Miss' Annn Crosoy Recording Secretaries,and Miss Cerrie Dale Treasurer. Vice- Presidents are 10 be elected, one from each church in the West Division, and, with the oflicers clect- ed yesterday, are to constiite the Executive Committee, 10 hold meetings zemi-monthiy, a gen- cral meeting of the Tnion 1o be_convened once & month. Each member shall wear a white_ribbon, —the badge of the Socicty.—and contribute 50 cents annually. ‘Toe plan of operations embraces the promotion of the canse through sucial agencies, Iabors in the Sabbath-schools und amon: the chile dren, and the furnishing of work and relief to fam- ilies aicted as the result of tutemper- ance. “After eome dcoate reenrding the pay- ment “of dues by honorary . members, Misees French, Fuir, Emmettt, and Brooks were appointed 134 sort 'of on agitation committee 1o Dresent the subject to iadles counected with charclies in the West Divielon and secure their aid in earrying into effect the plan of operations agreed upon. ‘The mecting then adjourncd for two weeks, when it will reccnvene at 62¢ West Washington streer, Similar socleties were also organized on the North and South sides. —_—— GOVERNMENT GOSSIP. The disbursements ot the Sub-Treasury Festerday were $21,000 in currency, 318, 000 in gold, and $1,000 1n silver. Possibly the snow lad something to do with it. but the 4 per cent subscriotions at the Sub-Treasury yeeterday amonnted 10 just an even $100. The internal-revenne receipts yesterday were $20,034, of which amount 512,838 was for $4,438 for.tobaceo and cigars, and Specinl-Agent Keefe seized and detrined two dozen Liandkerchiefs of very fine quality which he found paseing through the malls contrary to the regulations regarding imported articles, The petltgury in the United States Circnit Court were discharzed yesterdny, after having servea in their trying capacity for thirty-nine daye. They were duly pud (heir mileage and therr per diems, and it"took $4,000 to 2o around. Adolf Stein, the South Halsted street man who was up tefore Commissioner Hoyne Friday o the charge of fuiling o, ersse the stamp on ay oty spiril caek, was discharzed yesterday, it being conclusively’ shown that the failure was one for which an employe, and not Stein himself, was rexponsible. . A dispatch was received st the Custom- ouse vesterday from Secretary Sherman ordering the release of the precious tones seized some time ago by Special-Agent Hinds oh payment of duties und coste. It i tue rule fn cases of seizures for importini through the mails to muke the con- igrace piy the appraised value of the seizod nr- ticles before lie can rexd his title clear to the un- uted p ion thereof. The consignee in case was C. Tornaday, a Keokuk jow- and it is upposea that he made’ out €0 stronz & casc of mustake und mot intentional guilt, and all that, us to induce the De- partweut 10 make the abore ruling. The result is that. _instead of being compelled 10 pay the ap- Praiscd value in this country, $151. hie gets off with the payment of duties and costs, amouuting to &45. It Is presumed toat Mr. Horaday has oromised not to do it again. : ~Judge Lawrence stated, definitely yester- duy that he and Mr. Campbell had accepted the Dosition of Government counsel in the Custom- House cases, and <that he wozld appear in_court Nunday morming, when the indicted Wwill be callea “up to plead, and the time set for their trials. It 18 supvosed that some of them will strike the town to-aay, and that they will svend tue Sabvath witn maried devotion, ins stead of passis on the railroad cars of the coantry and arriving here to-morrow morning, Judse Banas and Charley Reed are also guite not ta retira this mornine. and there 1s an ides that ouc, if ot both, of them will have somotbing ore or less intercsting 1o tell. The oiris fall of Tumors, —mysterions hints of decapitations, resig- nations, the vuizur rrand bounce, and things, —and, if reports are to ve relied on, one of the return: ing pilzrims can sued a vust deal of light on cer- taln matters 1f lie chooses xo 1o do. Iie will prob- ably huve an opportunity to tell il be knows, OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Loxpoy, Dee. 14.—Steamships Abyssinis, from: New York, and Bavarian, from Boston, Lhiaye arrived out. NEW YoRK, Dec. 14.—Arrived, steamer Celtic, from Livernool. -FINANCE AND TRADE. Government Bonds, and Foreign Exchange. Gold; The Produce Markets Rather Steady—- Provisions Active—Hogs Firm. Less Doing in Grain--Wheat Firmer--Movement of Produce for the Week. FINANCIAL. Gold was unchanged at 100%. The demaud for Government bonds was less active than it has been. The s of 1881 were anoted in Chicago at 100 bid; the 5-205 of 1865, 10355 the 5-208 of 1867, 106; the 5-20s of 1668, 100%; the 10-40s, 107%; the mew 5s af 1881, 106 the new 4%, 104; the mew 4 per cents, 100445 and the currency Gs, 119%. In New York on Thursday railrosd bbnde were in the main steady. New York Elevated firsts rose to par for the first time. Denver & Rio Grande firsts advanced from 90% to 91, and reacted to 01 Kansns & Texas firsts advanced from 51 to 5215, and afterwara lost the improvement, while do seconds rose from 18% 1o 17N, and reacted to 174. Chicago & Alton firsts rose from 115 to 117, Kansas Pacifle Gs from 98% 1099, Alton & Terra Rante seconds preferred from 77 to 47X, Lehigh & Wilkesbarre aasented consols from 35 to 30, Morris & Essex7s of 1871 from 97 to 100, and Delaware & Hudson firsts of 1854 from B4 to 95, Wahash convertibles declined 10 71, and ao ex-conpon Lo 59%. There were moderate offerings of grain and pro- vision bills. The rates for sterling were, posted. 483% and 488; actnal, 4821 and 487%. Grain billy, sterhing, were 45035; and French, 525%. Sixty-doy sterling was quoted weak, and demand strong. The Chicago banks reported business very light. The clearings indieated tnis ia the small amount of $2,000,000. For tho weck the clearings have been $19,000,570.01. aguinst $21,565, 338, 04 for the corresponding perloa of Iast year. The parttsl stoppage of operations at the Stock-Yards hes af- fected the shipments of currency and the business of the banks to some extent. The recelpts of cur- rency have been light, but they have heen in ex- cess of the shipments. Orders for remittance of exchange to New York on country account are smaller. Rates of discount are 6@10 per cent, With the bulk of the dealings at 7@8 per cent. ‘The clearings of the Chicago banks for the week are reported as follows by ManagerD. R. Hale, of tho Chicago Clearing-House: ate, Clearingr. Batances. Monda; 5 3,478,100 § 297,847 Tuesday.. 5281140 Weanedday. 310,753 COIN QUOTATION . The following are the quotations in & this market of coins, bought and soid: Trade dollars.. ew Gi1ag praid doili i sllver, ualvesand qiarters, ¢ discount fn curreucy. Engltsh'soverefzns... Twenty francs..... Twenty marks .. Spantsh doubloon: Mextean doublouns. Gold and eliver dollars were 100% in currency. POREIGN EXCHANGE. i Srty days. - Sight. Sterling. Belium, 2% GOVERNMENT BONDS, Tnited States gs of ‘81 00l United States 5-205 of Tiky 10334 United States 6203 of 106 106 5 )i of "GB. 104t 103 United States 10-408. 08 United States new 53 'of 1. 100K United States new 4 1011y United States new 4 per CEAL coupon, 100% Uaited States currency 95, S LOCAL S Chieago City 7 per cent bonds (long). Clilcago City:7 per cent sewerage (1 Chiengo Ciry'7 per cént water Ioan (1on; Cook County 7 per cent. hon ity Ratiway (South S{de) Ghy Kattway (West slae), City Rallway (North Side] Chamber of Commerce. West Div Cluy Serif BY TELEGRAPH. NEW YORE, New York, Dec. 1f.—Gold steady at-100%. Carrying rates %@1. Borrowing rates flatana 2 per cent. Governments strong. State bonds dull. The stock market was firm durinz the greater vortion of the day, with an advance in prices rang- ing from ¥ to 1% per ceat. Shortly before the close there was a free pressure to sell, especially onSt. Paul, Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, Northwestern, and Chicage, Burlington & Quincy. The last-named declined to 1053, ana rathed finally t0 106K, - The general list closed ata re- action of % to % per cent from tne highest polnt, St. Panl leading the downward movement. Tronsactions aggregated 157,000 ehares, of which 14,000 were Lake Shore, 1.500 Wa- bash, 22,000 Northwestern common, 18,000 preferred, 10,000 St. Paui common, 13,000 pre- ferred, 45,000 Lackawanoz, 1,800 New Jersey Central, 2,800 Morris & Essex, 1,200 Michigon Central, 6,700 Union_Pacific, 2,400 Chicago, Bar- lington & Quincy, and 1,600C,, C. & 1. C. Money market easy t 914@34, ciosing at 264@3, Prime mercantile puper, 466, ‘The Assistant-Treasurer disbursed §1,000, 000, Customs receipts, $270,000. Clearings, S, 547,000, eriing exclinge, sicty days, quiet at483; sizut, 74 Baulk statement: Loans, decrease, S$1.708,300; specie, Increase, $713,200; legal-teuders. crease. $517.300; deposits, decroase, 392 circulation, increase, $43,400; rescrve. “increase, $1,461,750. 'The bauks now 'hold $9,827,800 in excess of their Jegnl requirements, GOVERNNENTE. . U, Telegraph.. Qitcksh v Quicksilver. b Tacifie Mall, Mariposa. Wells, ¥argo Ameriean Express! U.S, Expreas 463!Chicago & Altun. ‘Centrai, 63 div 1105 ‘Cuileayto & Alton, 1d. 1 774 Obio & M, e & ssipi.. lc. N 3 1iariemn, 38 [a. & P. el 20 Michijain Cent Gt Missourt Pacifi 13 Panama,.. 1[G B & Q. 055 a7 [Miannibal & St 708770 Tite AL & St. Joe, Bl ... S35 774 C. 1. bond 1085 €. & Llttsburg. 105 Northwestern, 107 Northwestern, pid Tennessee s, ofd.. Aennessee 63 new. Virginia 3. old. FOREIGN. Loxpoy, Dec, 14.—Consols, money, 94 3-16; account, 94 9-16, American sccurities—Rending, 12i: Erle, 18%; Erie. preferred, 31 United States bonds—'63s, 781i: 676, 1053%; 10-40%, 110: new 5, 108%; 4148, 10044, Pams, Dec. 18.~1 ntes, 112f 90c, COMMERCIAL. Latest quotations for December delivery on the leading articles for the Jast two business days: Fridau. . Saturda s T on s G @5 The following were the reccipts and shipments of the leading articles of produce tn this city dur- fng the twenty-four hours ending nt 7 o'clock on Saturday morning, and for the corresponding date tweive months ago: 1877. Flour, brls. i 15, 1878—~SIXTEEN PAGES Shoulders, boxes. 19,578 13,817 Shoulders. pleces. 92,89 155,319 Tongues, pikgs. 2z 1368 = Hocks, Dl 600 1,340 Pick, b ‘Total zross weight, Pork, bris. Lard, Tos. 192,407 Ihe— “Failow, 165! 98, 101 Butter. ibs. 91, :ma] . hozs, N ;| Live hogs, 5 Cattle, No. Curzent usys: Sheer, K lins been a fatrly active one in packinz Itfdes. iba. | operations, but the total for the six large cltiea foots up Blghwines, 5ial, 75000 hogs Jess than the corresponding week 1ast year, WWool, Ibs. ‘The falling off i3 partly attributable to_partial late: FPotatres, Tuption {n opcrations at Chicago by a strike of packin; Coal, tons. Jouse worimens the stormy weathir bas also ater Hiny, tons. fered with the movement of hogs. As comparvd With Lurber. m ft. the corresponding week last year, our returns show a Shingles, m.. falling off of 81,000 at Chicago, ' 15,000 at Cinclnnatl, Salt, r 81d 25,000 at Loulsvllle, While there hus been a galn of 15,0002t St. Louls 25,000 at Indiaunapolls, and 5000 at Withdrawn from store during Friday for city con- sumption: 2,100 bu wheat: 3,953 bu baries. The following grain was fnspected into 6tore 1n this city Saturday morning: 3 cars No. 2 amber wheat, 20 cars No. 2 red, 1 car No. 3 do (24 win- ter wheat), 3 cars mixed wheat, 9 cars No. 2 hard, §7 cars No.2 soft spring, 58 cars No.3 do, 72 cars rejected (259 spring wheat); 1 car No. 1 corn, 46 cars high-mized, 10 cars new do, 1+ cars new mixed, 63 cars No. 2 gorn, 20 cars re- jected (154 corn); 9 cars wwhite oats, 8 cars No. 2 mixed, 1 car refected (18 oats); 1 carNo. 1rye, 11 cars No. 2do, 2 cars rejected (14 rye): 5cars No. 2 barley, 19 cars extra No. 3 do, 14 cars or- ainary No. 3 do, 4 cars feed (42 barley). Total, 511 cars, or 210,000 bo. Tnspected out: 55,124 bu_wheat, 60,785 bu corn, 1,658 bn oats, 11,(; bu barley. The following were the receipts and ehipments of breadstuffs and live stock at this point during the past week, and for the corresponding weeks ending as dated: Recetpts— Flour, brl Wheat. bu, Corn, bu... Outs,” bu, Rye, b, Uarley, Lhehog ve hoy Cattie. Ko Shipmenta— Fiour, vrls. Wheat, bu, Barley. T ve hogs, No.. Cattie. Yo, The foliowing \were the exports from New York for the week enaing as dated: Dec. 14, Dect, W78, 1878, Flour, bris. 45,075 584 Wheat, bu. 1,140,575 1, 1 s81o60 Corn, 857,260 559,105 947,765 Gentlemen In the wheat trade, who have recent- ly ‘“investigated,” state that their advices all show a falling off to the extent of 50@75 per cent within the past few daysin farmers' deliveries in the Nortowest. Moses Bloom paid his creditors on Saturday af- ternoon the remaining 50 percent infull. The suspension was a very sliort one. * The leading produce markets were less achive Satucday, and moderately steady, with not much change in prices. Provisions ana wheat advanced from tho closing pricesof the previous day, but did not paes the highest quotations of Friday. Corn and oats were firm, and tended to quictness. ‘The lower grades of whest were in good shipping request. Snow fell freely all the morning. and continued to fall tiil the close of tracing, which was generally looked toto causea let-upin the receirts of grain, 8o that short sellers were not very numerous. At the sume time buyers were less disposed to enter upon new trades to extend over the holidays, and some were settling up out- standing contracts, The reported weakness in freights, noted elsewbere, tended to sustain prices. Dry-goods jobbers were not very busy. Orders were numerous enongh, but they were uniformly for small amounts, no one showing any inclination to buyin sdvance of immediate requirements, Prices remain stesdy, Nothing specially new can be ssidof the market for staple and fancy groceries. Business is better than In.past yesrs ot this stage of the season, and, with prices on a firm basis and collections good, there is a cheerfnl fecling among jobbers general- Iy. Butter was fairly active and firm. Cheese re- “mains dull, with n weak feeling manifested by holders generally. In the dried-frait market no marked changes were apparent. There was a free movement fn fancy fruits, but the more staple lines were ton greater or less extent neglected. No changes took place in the leather, bageing, tobac- ©o, coal, and wood markets. OIls were auict, ex- cepting carbon, waich was active, ard Xc higher, 110 test being quoted at 12%c, and snow-white at * T’ Tnitiverharket was quiet and unchansed. The filling of orders was stopped by the Lard storm, otherwise there was nothing new to chronicle. The last cargoes of the season arrived. The heavy fall of snow in the Northwest almost assuresa heavy and chiesv 10g crop Next spring. ‘The demand for wool, broom-corn, and hay was moderate. Iides were salable at recent prices. The offerings of seeds were small, and the trading restricted. The choice grades were salable ut recent auotations. Potatoes were quiet and firm. Youltry and game were steady, and some kinds were firm under a fair local inquiry. Green fruits were quiet, the storm interrupting the movement. Rail freights were nominal at the recent advance. The tariff rates are: Fourtn Dresved Dressea class. Grain. Flonr.” beef. hogy. To Baltimore... .37 2 Tles” ler Phtlselonia. z e < New York..... - W w & Boston. R T & Through freights were confessedly down yester- day. To Liverpool, grain was reported faken at Stic per 100 Ibs, and to New York doat27ic. A reduction of ¢ per 100 Ibs wos made 1o competing points in New England, and 15¢ on seeds to Liver- ool. Le IN NEW YORK SATURDAY. Dec. 14.—Receipts: Flour, 15,461 bels; wheat, 225,050 bu: corn, 47,116 bu; oats, 8,067 bu; corn~ meal, 1,442 pkgs; rye, 3,408 bu: barley, 2,250 bu; malt, 14,645 bu; pork. 860 brls; beef, 2, 187 pkes; cut meats, 4,051 pkge; lard, 3,209 prgs; whisky, 850 brle. Exports — Twentv-four hours — Flour, Dbris; wheat, 59,000 bu; corn, 72,000 bu; 1,000 bu; rye, 17,000 bu. GOODS RECEIVED at Chicago Customs Dec. 14: Order, 212 sacks salt; Fowler Dros., 222 sacks salt; ¥. & E. Jueger, 29 pkes carthenware; Charles R. Osborn & Co., 2 X-casks wine. Collection, §1,513. MOVEMENT OF WHEAT. The following shows the receipts and shipments of wheat at points named Saturcay: oats, Chicago. Mlwaukee . New York... Detroit. Toledo. Philadelphia Total.. 50, "The following table exhibits the number of cars of each grade of wheat inspected into store in this clty auring the irst two wecks in December for four years: : " 1878. 1877 18T 1875, i 329 17 7 B eon 15 w0 48 8 4,000 1.5 a7 of the 4, nspected 8o fur 301 were winter wneat, “which graded_as foliows: 3 cars No. 1, 231 cars No. 2, 05 cars No. 3, 5 cars rejected. 1,467 this month PROVISIONS. JI0G PRODUCTS—Were falrly active, with more strength early, but an easier fecling towards the close, Ilogs were in moderate supply and firmer, while Liver- pool was lower on lard and meats. The trading was chleily local, and seemed 10 be bascd on the fact that the recent strike Interferca with the buylng of Logs 1o the country, the effect of which is still evident fn the volume of recelpts here. The following table exhibits the number of hogs packed at the potats named since Nov. 1, 1578, as com- pared with the ssme thne 1ast yoar: 14; 111;{?. o1, 174,610 a Chleao......... Cluctinatt, 0 St Louts, Mo’ Milwaukee, Wi Loutsville, Ky. Indianapoits. Cedar Icapids, Cleveland.| Canton, 1. 1, The following Exbic cxhibics the “detailed shipments of provisions fur the week cnding Dec. 17, aud tince Nov. 1, 1875, as compared with the correspondiug time fest sedevn: Hiica or. 1. 185 Same time 185732, Artictes. 1iams, ris, diams tos. Hams. baxGe.. Hame, micces. Then, brl ittty Rye, bu Barley, Grass seed, b3 5 P 3 ] G| S Bl Swer Sk '+ e £40; 339, 772,749 3,901,482 Heet,tes I (I Sl ams. orber pgi... Sider. uris o Stacs; tes Sides, bo Sldes, vlece Sboulders. bris. Shoulders, tcs. Milwaukce, 1 In addiclon to the reports from {nterlor polnts ub- lished a weel: ago, we nve recelved quite s number the past week, which do nut contaln sny- thing 1o’ changeé the gencral tenor of the lafor- matlon - glven last week, wich poluts fo an Incrense fn whe number of hogs likely to be marketed aurlng the winter, but it 15’ Impracticadle so early In the scason, with thé present enlarged propor- tons of the hoi crop, to undertake to glve a reltable cstimnte of the nuinber of ogs which may be packed durlug the winter In the West. Three weelis hence we exvect to zive qur usual preliminary report of packlng at all points, with estimates for Lhe season. The agerepate packing to date at the six largs- clcies 182, 185,000, Or 740,000 more than at the same date lnst ear. ‘The prominent {nterfor polata are generally do- ing o more act{ve busfriess than last year, and the total increase at all points 1o date {3 probably ‘not less than 1,000.000 head, compared With 3 year ago. Mess Poux—Aavanced 10@12%c per brl early. but closed easicr at an improvement of only ¢ on the ia‘est prices of Friday. Snles were reported of 750 brls (old) seller December at $0.70@6.75; 7,500 brls sciler Jana- ary at I$7.857,0261 16,000 brls seller Februsry at 4 and 1,500 brls seller March at S8.u7 8.15. bris. The market closed steady at $8.706,0,75 for 6id Spot: $7.T4@7.80 for new do: nomi- nal for Deceimber; $7.85Q7.87i weller January: $7.95 @7,97% for February; and $3.073@. 10 for March. Frime mess pork wa3 auoted ut $8.$75G7. 00, Laup—Waa in fair demand, and sdvanced sbout 2ic Der 160 1bs, with a steady feellng throuzhout. Saics Were renorted of 600 1Ca 80T 1% 55.575@S. 605 5,500 tea seller Jauary_ut $5.005.65: 9,250 ta seller Fen- Taary at X65.75, aod %000 tes seller darch at $5.81G5.5, _Total, '18,3:0 fes. The inarket closed s1eady of $3.575@5, 0 for seller December, $5. 6244655, 65 sailor Jantiacy,"$0.5065. 72 for Feoruury, nad $5.50 selier March, (gaTs—\Vere falrly active, and a sbade firmer, though Liverpool reparted s dccline of 6d per 112 1 There was not much change {n quotatiora. . Sales werc reported of 140,000 1bs shoulders ag $2.60; 250 bozes do 8L 32.0562.75; 50 tc3 sweet plekled do at $3.25: 40,000 bls lonz clears at 3.50: 15 boxes 4o at $3.70; 450 brls lonie and short clears at $4.75 seller Januarys 1, 380,000 Iby : f, $3.70@3.75 seller Februan boxes do at $3.7561. 00} cen hiams (16 ibs) ac $3ic; 55 boxes fung cut ¢, and 100 tes aweet yickled Liats at 66 @tic. The following were the closing Drices er 100 1bs on lénding cuts: Shout- | Short | L. and | ~ior ders. | ‘ribs. |Sclears.lclsars. January, boxed. February, boxed.. Long clears quoted at $3, % 100:¢ and $3.65 boxed; Cumberlands, 3}@4c hoxed: "lonz-cut hams, 55@53e; sweet-pickled hums, 514G6e for 10 to 15 B _average: i, 9 43{c for same average; green sboul- 15, 2{G2Hc. Bacon quoted at 3M@ic for shonlders, 3@ for short ribs. 41@i3c for shore clears, 7@8c for hams, all canvased snd packed. GrEAsz—Was quoted at 5@34c for white, 5ic dor Yery cholce do. 4}4@4Hc for yellow, sud i@ibc for rown, BLEF PRODUCTS—Were steady and qulet at $7.75@ 8.00 for mess, $8.5U@8.75 for extra ness, and SIS50& 14,00 for hams. ‘TALLOW—1Va3 qulet at 6G6bc for city and 5}@6c for country. BREADSTUFFS. FLOUR—Was quict and unchanged. Holders were rather firm fn thelr views, {n sympathy with the strength in wheat, but there was very little demand except that shipoers took on round lots. Ssles were Teported of 160 bris winters at $3.374@4.25: and 1,100 brls aprings extras at $3.25@3.75. Total, 1,260 bris. The following was the range of asking quotations: Chofce to favoritebrand of whitc winters, $1.50@5.00; falrtogood brandsof white wlaters, $3.75@4.25; zood 1o cholcered winters, $4.0084.75; prime to cholce springs, $4.00@4.20; falr 10 good spring, $3.2583.75; falr to good Minnesota springs, $1.00%4.50: chofce 1o fancy Minne- S0ta springs, $4.50@5.25; patent springs, $6.00@7.50; low grades, $2.26@3.00. Buckwhest flour, $1.50@4.75 perbrl. Be -Wasquletaud firmer. Sales were 30 tonsat 50 per tou free on board cars, zaL—-Cosrse Was nominal at $11.00 per ton Cony- on track. Ornzz MiLL STOFFs—Sale were made of 10 tons oat- ‘meal at $11.00 on track: 10 tons middiings at $14.00; and 10 tons screcnings at $6.00. 7 SPRING WHEAT~Was less active, but generally firm, with a steady tone throughout. The market ad- vanced @fc. and closed yic above the latest prices of Friday. Liverpool was quiet, but reported rm hoiders of cargoes, and our receipts were somewhat smaller fn volume, with fair shipments, while smoller arrivals were expected as8 Teanly of the storm. Tha lower grades were In better demand for Shipinent: tadecd uyerswere quite esger, the fact ink'litllhlg reductlons In Treight ralek. evea if the admission hed Bot heth made by interested partles. ‘The fnquiry for futures was ratlier light, the decline of the previous afternoon having checked the ardor of buyers. bat holders were firmer, and oftered lictte for salc. The highest prices ©of the day were about the same as the highest quota-” tlons of Friday. Seller January opencd st suiat, aa. yanced o 83%c, and fel back 10 835¢, closing St K2k Spller Februas soid a5 Bi@nice closing, ac, 8155 T AT O 5 Sl el at, £ closing "t Bac. Cash . No. 3 gl . * Spot sales were reported of ¥7,000 bu No. @s3{c: 410 bu mixed do at 76¢: 74,000 bu No. 3 sU@IGTIC T 1. L and A, D, & Co., 80 60GT0C eltes where, except In tlic Central: 26,400 u refected at 5iig and 16,0°0bu by sunplé st 54@73c, moatly on Total. 147,900 bu. HakD Witeat—Sale wasreported of 1,200 bu No, 2 Minnesotaat Sic. WiNTEE WELT—Was In fair demand and a £ 3@ic sdvance, Sales wes No. 2ato0¢ In_special lo 4 Te; 400 bu So. 3 utase; and 400 bu rejected st Fotal, 13,400 bu. —Was quict and advanced 3ge, but closed about e as Friday uiternoon. {De British markets were steady. and New York trm, while our receipts Pars gmalier, but ik very lt shipmeit aid aa up- parent fucrease of about G300 bu fn our stocks ju store duriog the week. _This made futures rachier slow, while shippers were not active, and the No. scemed 1o be taken only to carry siuinst comracts. The trading was chicily local, Seller January opened at 31443 and declined to 3134c, closlge A6 dlige. seiler Fevruary was qulet at 4¢ premiumsad March &8 $c premium, on Juouary. “Selier Mas sold at 35tas 35¥ic. closin at $5tfe. ~Seller the month was qulet at SlGitge. closing, with cash N nd high-mixed, at Sl Spot ealea were reported of 61.000b No. 3 and hich-mixed 4t 31E314C: 4.400bu niew hiih. 28Gsie bu new mized at 27%c; 3,000 but re- Jeeted 3t 265@z27c: 10,400 bu by sample At Z5HGE28C on track: and u.500 bu 4o at 28fsc free on boand cars. Tatal, 0,80 bu. OA'TS—Were quiet, and ashode firmer under lght recelpix, with o severe storm ou hand 10 keep them low. “Tlhere was a 0od demand for eash 0ats, nd more inquiry for futures, the outlook for small suj ing out u few shorts. The offeriags were izhi; gt edgzed recelts of No. 2 50ld at UK @mse, and seller tné month closed at 2uigc. ~ JAuary was Bt at SoKe, and May at zige. Fres white sold at 2bec. Hu- Jected was quoted at 16%C. Samples were {n good re- uuest. Cash sales Were reported Of 1,500 bu No.2 white 3 %, 600 b N 2: on truck: 2335 free 00 board. KYE—Was quiet. Locul bujers ool otherwlse the marker ws yulet. No and January was nominal at45e. Cash sales were o ported of 1,600 bu No. 2 At $434c; 406 bu refected at 4o 2,05 b b 5. “Tocal, 4,000 bu. BARLE! Infar demand, openlng firm, closing ta 2 3nd steady 6n other grades, recelyts were fair. The car-lota of extra 3 were quic) 1y ought early for shipmentat former prices, vo. 3 opened tirmer, setling at 46gu7c, | OLLSIAC i A., Dy & s, and ciosed + January eold “jirst ac ¢, and cluscd quict atwlge. Krtrn 3soldat 50¢ i uhspeciiied houses. and outstde for fresh, 0.3 was quoted it S8G Hc. and feed at 35e. Camples Id readily. Cash sales were_reported o7 40) bu Mo, = GUO extra & at Z0436¢; 6,00 o1 by suumple UL on track; aud 800 bu do st fic deityered: Fotal, u. BY TELEGRAPH. FOREIGN CITIES. Speclal Dispatch to The Trivune, LivxrrooL, Dec. 14—~11:308. -FLOUR—Xo0. 1, 229; Fo. 2. 18s. —Wheat—YWinter, No. 1. 93; No. 2. 8 8d; No. 1. 93 4d: No. 2, 7s 3d: white, No. 1,08 2, 93 2d: club, No. J, 9 11d: No. 2 9364 Corn—Xew, No. 1, 23s3d, ProvistoNs—Pork, 403, Lard, 315 9d. LiveupooL, Dec. 1.~CovroN—Firmer at 43@5Md; faies. 7000 bales: speculation and export, 2,000; Amer- PRoVISIoNs—Lard tamerac 31s 6d. 469 64 & D, T OLED: DM@, by the Chilesgo Board Liverpoor, Dec. 14—11:30 a. m 2o Whent~Winter, 548dG9s; suringz, 7 fl&‘:fi«:‘fifi 3428 6s club, v 7dGils. Corn, 2a3d. Pork, 405 LivERvoor, Dec. 14-1:30 p, m.~Lard, 315 60. Rest ultclxnngwd. Tec. 14.—PH IV ELFOO] ec. 14.~Prime mess k—] 468: Lingon~Sew Gumberiands, 205; shore on Sean, ghots slear; "8 Go: shoullors, 1N°60" Tlatma, 1287 ard, 3is . ‘Tndia mess beer, 6 92s. Cheese, 458. Tallow, 36s'0d, exica ndisimess, LONDON, Doc. 14, —LIVEErooL—Wheat qulet, Corn steady. Cargoes off coast—Wheat firmly held, Cope wocs on passage—Wheat firmly held. Weather In En- kinnd—Hard frost. NEW YORK. Nzw Yomx, Dec. 14.—CoTroN—Quict at &@ac; futures steudy: December, 8.0 January, 9.11¢; Febe ruary,0.2e: March, 9.35c; April, 9.46c: May, 9.51¢, Frour—Nomlually unchanged: receipts, 11,000 bris; super State and Western, $3.40@3.70; common to good extra. $3.7504.10; Rood to chalce, S4.13@4.50; white wheat extra, $4.55@3.25; extra Uhlo, $3.80@5.00; t. Minnesots patent process, $5.756 recelpts, 228,000 bu: No. 2 spring, 90c; ungraded Ted, S10T; No. 3 do, $1.00 No. 2'do, $1.0% 1 do. $1.083 H amber, $1.056,1.0814: No.2 amber, 1 05342 | ‘l‘ nngl;ktriis_ 07! |||:nul' E'g;"flll& S, 1.11%: Rye—Marl No. Weste S@58 Larley steady at o5c. Malt dull ang ufx‘et'z::nn{wed. c‘o‘rcfi sctivé and a shude hicher; recelpts, 47,0 bus ure Fraded. $6@4 0.3, 4334c: steamer, 15@ 1555 And@itte: new round yelow, 47c: atesmer ypliow: Fesetbin, o000 b TalSen WentipuisE D nclianged: 2&35 v pn< eru, @dle: white do, i ; prime gearce. zlors Qul!:‘l‘m& unename:ed. inocERizs—Uoflee steady, Sugar dall and nominal; falr to good refining, oM@elie, » : chgneed, lice dutfand ?n?ncuzz{flm" RIS 1gs ETEOLECM—Miar et dull; 0%GWIC: e s‘gfi et dull; united, S0X@U3c: erude, TALLOW- rm and unchan; 3tx—Steady and llnc‘hal!KR:;‘: NI e \Western, 2sigrannc, i T Qlfllhe,}-‘n:lfl lch::‘nged. teady: 2e; b el 8 Ste fleece, 29g12c; ork flrmer: mess, $7.u5 dunchanged. Cut méats Ary ooz meek miadles. 43c: azort do, 43¢e. Lard frmer; B S 0, 43¢ rmer; prime stea, B 7 1eady s Western, 6@27c. Tarket Budy Western. S@ske. Nomtnally fnchanged at Si:10. MrzraLs—ianufacturea copper dull Saq Snchanged: Ingut Lake. 16c. Pig-fron quict but Steadr: Scoren, b0 Americas, SIS ORGIT.0: Babiy g tog Ik 103 e Bt & % 151 cltnen, £4.2:G5. 25, MARINE NEWS, TIE PORT YESTERDAY, For go late in the year, there were quits a ayp, ber of amivals yesterday, and several of tho eragy had diffcalty in reaching the barbor entrance, schr North Star ran by in the olinding faally got fnside anl righe, und want it to discharge her cargo of luy schrs Litdle Belle and xewm“;m&mfg:’ lumber °from the east . shore, " et went o the market. The schr Mary o arrivey from Hom's Pier, and was towed up to the pp cavo, Burlington & Quincy_Railroad Dock to g load her cargo of lumoer. The Drop New Epy o fived with the Grand Haven baczes C. 0. D aog Transfer. The prop Michael Groh came Ig o Muskezan. There were 1o depariures yesteren The weather cleared a little Inst evening. ;filflm-bk:rca Chul;:cey Hndr;hnl had not reagy hwankee yesterday, according to reports bere. ~She i5 bound for Chicago with coa, "¢ THE TRsGNe's port-lists have been diseoy. tinued uaul the opening of navigation next sy, son. MILWAUKEE. Spectal Dispatch €0 The Tribune, MrLwAUkee, Dec. 14.—The steamships Forest - City and Amazon arrived here this morning from Grand Haven. during the hight of tne snow-storm, ‘The fog-eignal guided them into the harbor. R. P, Fitzgerald has gone to Erie 1o lock after the steam-barge Kershaw. It is notvet fully de. termined whether the Kershaw and Baruum are 1o return to Milwaukee to lay up. The Rallanting will undoubtediy retura. John Humble, the well-known_ shipbuilder o Buffalo, in company with J. 1. Mernill, of tnly city, bas made a survey of the wrecked séar Bln . 5t Mamtowoe, with the view of determining whetherthe damage amounts tosufficient for an abandonment. A result will probably be reached before Monday, ‘The present snow-storm will eanse the formation of large quantities of shush-jce in the lake. ’l‘hle cost of ;1":9 {Enmrz nmmrdms #chr Elvina, now Iying at Manitowoe, nccording to the made tiis morming, 1 83,000, - L 1SS The tug H. R. Sill. ea route from Buffalo to Racine, was at Sheboygan yesterday. MACKINAW CITY. Special Dispateh to The Tridune. Mackreaw Curr, Mich., Dec. 14 —Sohr Mora. fog Star, up, 843 p, m., minus some of her sai T¥ind nomtheast, frosh; spomiags OF ber ssils MICBIGAN CITY. &ecial Dispaten to The Tribune. Micmiaay Crry. Dee. 14.. ~Arrived—Steam-bargy F. W. Snook, White Lake, lnmber. ——————— QUR LOST ONES. L TWICE ASLEEP. 1 A child Jies slecping in caim repose, As sweet and fair as a dewy rose. Her little white hands are laid at rest Over her gently-heaving breast. Forms and faces of earth and air Flit through her mind while she slumbers therez Amid the misty and metlow skies, Their white wings dazzle her dresming eyes, Until she wakens in mute dismay, While her fleeting fancies fade away. 2, Ste sleeps again—in her lust repose: Sue lies like a withered and faded rose. Over ner forebesd. pale and fair, Ripole Lier tresses of golden hair. Hec little white hands are Iaid at reat Over ber tranquil and lifeless breast. Ter voice is silent, and, come what may, No smile will gladden her lips of clay: For the haopy dreams she dreamed are thronghs How siwect to hope that they all came trae! 1L LITTLE JEARNIE. 1 Yenrs have zone since blue-eyed Jeannla Knelt beaide her little chair, And, her rosy tace upturning, Lisped her childish prayer: #4Jesns. tender Shepherd, hesr me— Bless Thy little iambs to-night; In the darkness be Toon near e~ : Guardme tiilithe mornin: Never yet was silence broken By a sound more sveet to hear; Never words more gladly spoken Fell upon my ear. 2, Once with joy she ran to meet me, When 1 Went my homeward way; * And she paily woke (o greet me, At the dawn of day. Now T hear her voice no longer Softly lispiug, sweet and low: *4Jesny, tender Shepherd, hear met It was hushed long years ago. By o little marble gravestonc, Ort, with tearful eyee. I stand, And I think of little Jeannie 1n the Better Land. IIL TAKEN AWAY. ‘Two Iimp littte hands on an innocent breast, O'er a beart that is still and forever at rest. Two cold little feet that will ne‘er go asteay, And & sonl that the Angels have taken away. Sweet being of beanty—~ah! who conld foresea What pleasure and joy would be baried with thee? The touch of thy fingers we never may feel. Nor hear thy sweet voice in a childiah appeal, Thy questioning glances we never may meet, Nor list to the sound of thy pattering feet. Thou urt gone from a world of contention 1d care. To s home that s holy, eternal, and fair, Lawspavy, Cuicago. Ecaese — 2 HUMOR. Partridges are among the things that whirr. Nothingbat time can keep up with the indieator onsa gas-meter. Send along your big apples! Oncore! Oacorel ~—Philadetphia Bulletin. ‘The man who tries to build a fire with wet wood acts in a damp fuel-1sh manner. It only takes o popular song three weeks t0get twenty years old in this country. A slice of Limburger cheese worn on the upper 1ip 15 pronounced a sure care for a hooked nose. What law has been a terror 1o evil-doens ever since the world besan? The Mother-in-law. —~Chct. The Washington Monument has one part of It finished. That is the fund, —thatwss used up long ago. 2 Thousands of b0ys would go dirty all sumuer it {twere not wicked and dangérous fo bathe 1n the ake. My brother-in-law wants to know whether Gabriel's trump 18 the right bower or the joker.~ Chat. Amule will behave himseif cleven years n!:’fl eix montha jusi to get one off-hand shot at 8 mid- dle shict-stud. Alittle welted India-rabber mixed with les- cresm will preserve this favorite dish against 18 ‘weather for houra Whenever ya cum akrost s man who distrusts everyboddy, 3u have found one whom jt is safe for everyboddy to distrust. —Josk Bitlings. It is said that nothing can equal the anguish of 3 wife with hair-pulling propentities who is the 8- fortunute possessor of a bald-headed husoaod. nut. **See here. Jfister.” waid o Iad of seven SUD- mers, who wa driven up a tree nya dog. *If you don't take that dog away I'll eat up all your 8- plest™ . *T0e seems to have been shot In the dlabrogm. sald the doctor. **Ob, po!™ cxclaimed bis weed: ing listener, *‘he was saot rightin the lower ¢! of the salogn.” A cat finds its own tail by looking around fof something to play with. From just such trifls caures the greatest discoveries of all ages b3’ been made, —.Vew Orleuns Ficayune. ; **Doctor, Doctor,” panted a mesgenger, **C00% down the street—quick! . 'There's o man. dropyed ina fil In_un apoplectic:” questioned 9 doctor. **No, sir; he'sin an ulster,” anawe the messenger. 5 The man who waits to get three cats n line be? fore he shoots will some “day tind tne poor-botse waiting for him. It 18 the man who pepper8 83! at cats™ whenever chance offers who will 3y 07 ° ducats for oldage.— Detroit Free Press. Aliguor-dealer applied to a customer for s le of recommendation of a cestyn brand of whidky be had aiready soid him. ‘The customer W"fi‘:& **T have tricd ull sorts of fnsect-poison, and none equsl to your Old Cabinet whisky.” The New York Erpress Ia determined totell 1he truth though tho heavens fall. Trsays: *ltisne overwork thal's ruluing the young men of 134 £restcity by any means. No, it's waiting ob B0 stcect comer for somebody to fnvite them iotw Dearest aaloon. A bright ligtle Shoreham (¥t.) oy, wha b3t Deen enuaged in ‘combat with anotber boy S0B3 time 8o, was reproved by his uunt, who told Bl he oughtalways to wajt until theother boy ' itC: ed upon " hum. **IFél), " explained the Jitile he +obut 1f L wait forthe other boy to begim, 'fraid there won't be any #ght." v a letter S