Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 31, 1880, Page 12

12 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1880—EIGHTEEN PAGES BUSINESS. Stocks Active, with Slight Gains for the Whole List. Increased Activity of Money in New York~The Bank Statement. The Prodace Markets Active—Provisions Baoyant— End of the October Pork Deal. Wheat StrongerGorn Rather Tame—Bar- ley Uncertain—Hogs Higher. FINANCIAL. There was not noticeable in the stock market the tendency to realize profits that caused the slight decline of Friday. Those shrewd specu- lators who sold outon that day in order to get ahead of the slowerberd that would sell after the election have no reason as yet to congratu- Inte themselves on having done so. Business in stocks was without any marked feature, but ‘transactions were active and prices made slight gains throughout nearly the whole lst. The talk of the street {s all in favor of bigher prices, and pools appear to be forming in sll directions. The signs of ‘the times point to the near aspprosch of 2 great outburst of speculation, not only in stocks, but in real estate, which is every day be- coming more active, The disastrous experiences | of the merchandise speculators have so far pre- vented any such movement os was seen last year in wheat and cotton. Points are now in circulation predicting higher prices for nearly all the prominent stocks. The coalers, Erie, Pacific Mail, Wabash, Dlinois Centra}, C., C.. C &L, Ohio, Omaha, and several others, have the credit of being under the control of pools that will push them bigher. There was toward the close of business a rising tendency fu'the rates for money, but the general situation of the money murket seems to point to continued ease, although the loans of the New York banks are unprecedentedly high. The bank statement was not a bad one. Importsof specie for the week reached $3,405,796. ‘The following shows the fluctuations of the active stocks: Stocks, Chicago. Burlington & Quincy Chicago, H: Island & Pacitic.. Chicago & Alton. New York Central, Michizan Centrat., Lake Suore . ie. Do preferred is rie second, m0: cago & North’ jersey Central... Philadelphia & Reading... Manhattan Elevated. Union Pacitic. Chteaxo, St L.& New 0. Governments were active in Chicago, slightly weaker. District of Columbia 3. 9513 and 9944; the United States 4s, 109% and 1%; the 44s, 10K and 110%; the Ss, 100% and 103}; and 6s, 108% and 10514. Foreign exchange was steady, with the only change in sterling commercial bills, which were 479@476X for delivery this month. Chicago bank clearings were $5,000,000. Coun- try orders for currency continue moderate, and New York exchange is quotable at 75c@$1.00 per $1,000 discount, Loans are not active, though the season is approaching when the needs of the winter packerswill be heavy. Rates are 4@5 per cent oncall and 6@7per cent on time. : All the Chicago banks will bo closed on eleo- tion-das. ‘The clearings of the Chicago banks are re- Ported as follows by Manager 0. R. Hale: 1 pate. Clearines. Halances. 8 565,207 ae mee BY TELEGRAPH. ‘NEW YORK. Oct. 30.—Governments fairly neraily firm. nda active and irregular. State securities dull and nominal. * New York, active and Railroad ‘The stock market opened strongand1to2\ per cent higher for Reading, Central Pacific, and €..C..C. &L, and 4@l per centiower for the rest of the list. Subsequently thero was a decline of 35 to 1 per cent, but at the first Hoard a strong tone prevailed and an advance of ‘ to per cent was recorded, Reading and Central Pacific leading. This was followed by a slight reaction, but during the afternoon the speculation again took an upward turn, and the market closed generally Strong at an advance of {to 2% per cent, the Jatter in Chicago & Alton. ‘Transactions, 302,000 shares. Now Jersey Central Money market easy at 24@3.. Primo mercan- ‘Ule paper, 45@514. ‘ Sree ere change, sixty days, steady at 481%; lemand, 2 ‘The following is the weekly bank statement: as, increase, $836,900; specie, increase, tenders, decrease, $142.60; de- circulation, decrease, 738,500; legal- posite, increase, $5,751,100; 54.100; reserve, increase, $174,125, Tho banks now hold $3,743,575 in excess of ee level pirements. 5 E io steamship bf{osel, from Europe, brought. $720,290 in French gold cota. ig ee GOVERNMENT BONDS, x t- oe Norther +-119 Aiton & Terre Haute. Lehigh & Wilkeabarreldi {Do preferred. St Paul &S. City areusys| Wap. frie seconds... shi pr Chesapeake Mobile & Ohio. ~ Cieveland & Coi-. Special Boston, Mass., Oct, 30.—The Boston stock Tguibuted throughout the lise, overe Hench istribut ughout the list ve rar mn itailroad stock declined to 100%. Atlan- 850 shares at $10 per share, thon at €11, and the afternoon at $1 Reading, Railroad stock is being bought in Philadelphia and London by the Standard Oil Company. Says a private dispatch from Philudelphia: “Of cont stocks, Lacka- wanna is the most active, and moved up from 87% to 9944." Wabusb preferred advanced from OY, to 77%, St. Louis & San Francisco preferred from 51, at the close yesterday, to 524{. Upon the whole, the market is steady, with an upward tendency In some specialties. MAILKOAD STOCKS. Atchison & Topeka... Boston & Albany. Boston & eve: Chicago, Burlington & |. grades to fill orders. Henco the market is firm. Sandusky & Clevelund, BS Fitchburg... Lite lock & Fort Sim Fs Ontonagon preverred.. Fe Louisiana & Missouri I u Louisiaas & Missourl River preferres 3 New Yoru & New England. # Ola Colony. Be Pathan Paine rz ‘ummtt Bran tig Philadelphia & ae Atlaniic & Pac ‘ Wisconsin Central, com H Sandusky & Clev Rutland preferred. z Hartford & Brie is. exe «2 Sendusky & Clevelund sto New Mexico & Southern Pactt mig Eldorado & Wabash Valley let pT New York & New Englan 11034 Intonegon HO 8, Eastern Sea, 1006... 0 Atchison & T Ast 7s. 12) ‘Atcnison € Pike's Pout 13 Atchison & Topeka 5s, 190. Sandu Grand River Valles ist 88, Oxdensburg 8s, 136. Cnion Pacitic ts.. Boston Water-Pors ‘ew Hampshire Maverick... 4 To the Western Associated Press. 1 Boston, Oct. 30,—Stocks closed: SH3giChi., Bur, & Quincy. ..14536 tig |Cln.. San, & Clove. .... 19 Hestonete 8 10s Eastern It nV. N, England, ait Osd'abie & LC, pl Do common. Ss 0. hittie Hoek SF. K)Id Colony © N.Y. & N. England 78.1105¢/Rutiaud vroferred. Atchison & TH, H....183!g]Do common...... FOREIGN. Lospos, Oct. 80.—Consols, 9914. r American securities—Nety 5s, 1043f; 4348, 11326; is. 11224. ay iat? f Railroad securities — Mliniots Central, 121%; Founsyl ante, utral, 6333; New York Central, 140i3; Erie, 4538; seconds, 100; Reading, 23. Pans, Oct. W.—Rentes, Sf 7c, MINING STOCKS, SAN FRANCISCO. SAN Francisco, Oct. 30,—Mining stocks closed as follows: SS ee sexmsetie! ize. Hale & Nureross: BOSTON. Special Dispatch: to The Chicago Tribune. Bosros, Oct. 30.—Tne dispatch from the mine mun:ger, alluded to yesterday as causing the break in this stock, states that the ore running: $50 per ton would feed the will for about two months, and that therefore the mine would pro- duce thirty-ounce ore. The dispatch closed with the remark that the bh of the mine was in pew openings. San Pedro is stronger at 4 bid id sales. Cust is2 13-16 bid, 2% asked, and sales. fs The Brokers’ Board will hold no session upon election-day. Silver Islet advanced $40 per share this after- noon’ upon the following dispatch from the mine to President Learned in New York: “Cut rich. Macfarlanite ore in winze bottom 66. Present showing ten feet long, width Irregular, four to twelve inches. and still lengthening. Specimen rock broken to-day estimated at 4, ounces.” {Frankl MY4als iy|emhaw 2h ei ee 5g a To the Western Associated Pro Boston, Oct. 30.—Closing quotations: Allouez Mining Co, /Madisan Coppe' new... Pewable, new. Calumet £ Hecia. Gatalpa PEE Franklin COMMERCIAL. The following were the receipts and shipments of fhe leading articles of produce in this city during the twenty-four hors ending at 7 o'clock Saturday morning and for the corresponding time last year: Beef, tes. Beef, bris. Pork, bris..7 Lard, @ Salt, bris. ‘The following grain was. inspected into store in this city Saturday morning: 26 ears No. 2 red winter wheat, 27 cars Nos, 2 and 3 winter, 9 cars rejected, 1 cur mixed, 207 cars No. 2 spring, 47 cars No. 3do, 93 cars rejected, 5 cars no grade 15 wheat, of which 64 are winter); 439 cars and 19,000 bu No. 2 corn, 1 car yellow, 160 cars und 3,000 bu high mixed, 12 cars new mixed. 31 cars and 3,800 bu rejected, 4 cars no grade (617 corn); 43 cars white oats, 21 cars and 16,000 bu No. 2 mixed, 37cars rejected (101 oats); 19 cars No. 2 rye,5 cars and 400 bu rejected; 1 car No. 2 bar- ley, I6 cars No. 3do, Scars No. 4 do, 4 cars No. 5 do@ barley). Total (1,148 cars), 580,000 bu. Inspected out: 69,769 bu wheat, 451,069 bu corn, 16,291 bu oats, 1,495 bu barley. ‘The following were the receipts of breadstuffs in this city during the past week: Oct. 30, Oct. 23, 20, iso, Flour, bris... f $1059 Wheat, In EStird Corn, bu, 2285 Oats, bi Toshast Bs Oct $0, Oct, 2% Ie, 1550, 3 Grr +, Paka $5457 | L907) ‘ike Sumas 3273 1525 281 The leading produce markets were generally | active and strong Saturday, and there were few people who seemed able to assign an adequate reason therefor.’ The grain markets at other points were reported firm, but scarcely to an extent commensurate with the strergth here. People bought spring wheat probaliy because they expected a wave of confidence following the clection, and they bought wirtor wheat to fill short sales. Coro averaged easier. Other grain was stoudy, with the exception of barley, which was very irregular: isions were ex- cited. There was ‘a sharp demand early for January pork, supposed to 18 to till shorts, and a fair export inquiry for iord to fill short sates in Liverpool. The October pork deal was not fin- ished up on 'Change, but itwas expected that the remaining shorts would bs filled in the afternoon, Mess pork closed 3c higher, at $12.1512.17% for November, $13.20@13224 for January. Lurd closed 10@12:c higher,at $$.024@8.05 for No- vomber, and $8.00@3.0% for January. Short ribs closed strong, at $1.65 forJanuary. Spring wheat closed Ke higha, at $L02 for November ‘and $1.03% tee Deconber. Red winter closed 1c higher, at $1.024 for cash. Corn closed firm at aoc. for Novemter and 40X¢ for December. Onts closed easier a! 290 for November and 30% for Decemter.’ Rye was steady at Sc cash and S3i4¢ for December. Barley waseasier at Sic for Novembe. Hogs were 5@10c higher, at $4.500 4.70 for lght and at $4.354.85 for heavy. Cattle were dui and easy at $2.00G5.05 for inferior to Dry pods were moving freely at about steady prices, Mail and telegraph orders continue to come forward in aliberal way,and the daily distr#utions reach a large aggregate, Clothing, hatsind caps, boots and shoes, and millinery gooé arein food request’ at sustained prices. ‘Thye wasa fair movement in staple and fancy greerics, with no marked change in values. Dury products remained quict at former quota-. pons. Dried fruits and fish wera quoted as be- Pacific blocks escil at 6 per cent premium ie loduy. Whe decision of the Attornes-General |,0re. Oils were moving freety. and ruled firm. in full has been received, and it is more favora- {Lard-ofl was stronger than on the preceding ble than wus at first expécted. The decision ‘days of the weck, but was without actual ad- holds that it fs within the power and the duty i vanoe. Turpentine Was held 2c higher, at a0c. the President to appoint Comunissioners 10/" pig-iron was quict and steady. i dif satisfactorily con- _ Conant so issdo the land pateuts, iacshaw sol] Lumber wasactive ana iirm. ‘The yard deal- ers met and revised the list, restoring the one in use'the lest of August. This means an advance of about 0c per 1,000 from Jato figures for com- mon stuff. Cargocs were fow ju number and steady in price. The wool market was quiotand steady, Broom-corn was in request for ehip- mont, and firm, especially tho higher grades, Seeds were less active, and timothy closed ensier under increased offorings. The demand for hay keeps brisk, and dealers suy they find it hard work to get enough hay of the, higher Potatoes were in active request and firm. The street was overstocked with poultry, and lower prices were reported for most kinds, with only a fair local demand. Game wus also slow. Lake freights were active at tc for corn to Buffalo.and 5c was paid for oats. Charters were reported for 490,000 bu corn, 40,000 bu oats, and 21,000 bu flax-seed. Kneeland & Co., of New York, have compiled tables showing the following as the ageregate exports of corn from New York during the nine and a haif mouths ending Oct. 16: To France, bu. ‘Yo Germany, bi ‘fo Denmark, bu. 4u Sweden and 2o Spain, bu... To Italy, bu. ipts during New York. Baltimore, and Philadelphia wero 86,161,335 bu, nnd exports from dq 70,138,053 bu, ‘The receipts at those ports~daring the entire year 1879 were 84,203,060 bu, and exports 71,564,- 200 bu, which shows.a large incroase in tho movement. France is tho only country named which isnot largely increasing its imports of corn. ‘The great pork deal is practically over. About &,750 bris were settled Saturday, aud some 7,000 bris more were left outstanding at the close of business hours. This included one lot of 2,590 bris, two lots of 1.000 bris each, and somesmaller ones to make up tho 7,000 bris. We aro'not able to state it as. “official,” but there is reagon to believe that most of that will be settled up Monday, as at least half of it Isshort by partics who believe in living up tos contract, but have acted under orders from their principals to let the deal go over. In one | case it is probable that the mutter will be pushed to arbitration, the purty holding that the deal has'been conducted in a “cruel” manner, with- outza tinge of mercy. The pork deal hasrun through three months, August, September, ‘and October. The party controlling it bought about 1,100,000 bris, and sold as much, making an enormous transaction inthe agaztegate. Tho. profits on it cannot be much less than $2,250,000 after paying all ex- penses, and they were (necessarily large. A great dealof the pork was bought at $9.75 and below. -The shorts who held out till the close of August hud to buy fu at about $17.00; and since then the price was advanced $2.00 more, though there is reason to think that most of the Sep- tember shorts were settled nt about 318.00, "| PROVISIONS. “HOG PROVUCTS—Were active and buoyant. The market started up early under Iberal purchases of Jnnuury pork on the call, supposed to be to till Iecal shorts, and the domand wus contiiiued by others through the greater part of the session. Old pork was quiet. A few shorts held out, offering to seule at about $13.00 per bri, but the long party would not ac- cept that figure, thongh it wns rumored that sales of regular pork haye been made recently at ns low as $1355, Lard wus in good demand for shipment, with rather liberal purchuses for future, at highor prices in sympathy with pork, Meats were moderately active in local futures, with Ilttle reported for ship- ment, though there were some sizns of private trading for export during the next two months. A rather sharp advance at the Stock-Yards, with light ceipts of hi ssigned us acauso for tho nd- velleving that the pen at. lower prices, king senson would huve Rnd they deemed tt pradene Saturday to reduce the Fery large line of shorts out fay the winter months, ‘The summer packing of this ef to be 28 -, to date is reported 40) hogs, against, 2,155,418 for same tine last Sdo in iste, und 130805 doin. IstT. Cedar acked 28,00 hogs, aguinst 141,685 to same last year. ates Ponk—New advanced 3c ner bri and closed ‘We above the latest prices of Friday, ut H21GL.G for November and s132GI82'¢ for January, with ubout $12.10412.124 for December. Old pors for Octo- ber closed with $15. bid und $13.5313.75 asked, und nominally procurable for shipment uta big discount to 9.00; 2 ris seller Novem- Serae a 0 bris veller December at 2.20; ° 7A LS: WW bris seller the yeur at $115u@12.10; 73.00 bris seller January at $12.5K¢14.25; and 750 bris seller February at 1312618.25. ‘Total, 115,000 bris. LARD aa vuneed ie per. a ia Sg eiaeed Uke above the luteut prices of Friday, at, 88.01 His selier Novenber, uid PWG achier , sules were, reported Januay USGS, Gig; und 28250 tal, AGU 13. EA 8 were repartes Bt $5444.00; GH boxes lone and short clears, partly at £1.25; 0 boxes Cumberlands, seller tirst half Novein~ ber, arg; 1,100,0W Ibs short ribs at $7.25 spot, $511g@ Gaseeller November, and #i0G6.6 sellec January; xes du, tirst Half November, at gil ‘These figures indicate un advance of about 10c per 1001bs on speculative sales, with not much change otherwise. Yrices for the leading cuis of meats were about a3 follows at 2 o'clock for tull-cured lots unless other- wise specitied: ‘Short | Shoul-|L. &S.) Short ribs. | “ders. | cleurs.| cleara. Loose, part salted. $7.10 | $440 | S710 | $7.90 Bo. boxed. 1 | ra | To November, loos | 425 | Gta | Geo December, loose.....-- 405 | nS | oS January, loose... 415 | 60 | 67 Short ris, voller November, closcd areGGs, Long glears quoted, at Joose'and #745 boxed; Cur berlunds,:4@73éc boxed; lonz cut bams,sG3i¢c; swe Piet buns quoted at Smee aor 16GIS average; green hams, same average, (e. & at 53@te for shoulders, T{G8e Bacon qu for short ribs, 8aS\4e for short clears, 10g10}se for hams, all. canvased and packed. = *goUEASE Quiet, We quote white at S@s}fe and yel- low 22 4a ii. DEEL” Was quiet at $7.00@725 for moss, §3.00¢825 for extra mess, und £14.00@15.00 for hams, TALLOW—Quiet and steady nt 6}{¢6c for ity and 5y@S34e for country. BREADSTUFFS. FLOUR—Was very quiet and very firm. Outside orders were scarce, and local buyers were only taking enouzh to supply currant wants; but holders wera strong in sympathy wiih wheat, especially us receipts are Nght compared with thoso of a yonr ago. Sales were reported of 10) bris winters,’ bris double spring extras, 6X) sacks do, and 315 bris rye flour, all on private terms; 75 bris buckwheat at $3.50. ‘Total equal to 75 bris. Export flours were guoted ut $125@ } 4.75 for good to-choice, and rye-tlour at $1.5035.00. OTuet Breansturrs—Were in good demand and steady. Sales were Scars bran at S1LWX@L.W); 8 cars middlings at $12.00G17.0); 1 car feed at #15.50; and 1 car coarse corn-mesl at $15.00 per ton on track. SPRING WHEAT—Was active and agnin stronger, advancing Xc, und closing }{cabove the latest prices of Friday” Tho British murkots wore general orted firmer, with Liverpool “held bighe: New York was firm, with only 2 moderate vol e of recelpts bere. Oureurly market was firm, but not particularly‘strong. It Seemed te be started up later by orders to buy, which were sentin by parties: who had heard of the advance in pork; and was perbaps aided by the increased demand for red winter wheat. | he lurxer buying on outside accvunt induced “some local shores to tli. it was supposed by some that’ the upward movenient was doo ton widespread boliet that there willbe a + ar bulze” after election, owing to the desire to invest in it a great des! of hag recently been idle, await- Fesult. As stated in previous {s- sucs, the receipts of whent continue to be much less than hud been expected, and 2 xvod many are disposed 1 think there will not be any materiul in- crouse jn the volume dnring the next two months, ‘Therowas u fair demand for cus lots, which wore. mosuy wanted for carrying; they closed at $1ilzg for Rilt-edged receipts af No. 3, und 31.0136 for reguiar do, Seller Noveinber was vers quiet, the trades baying yarently been well settled ip previously; it ranzed ALELUIYGLUSG, clostnz ut glue Sellerthe montu was neatly nominal at #1.6161.01%, Soller December was aeuve, ltovened at $L.0534, declined to #110%, ad- to $1.04, and eased OIF to $1.055¢ nt the close. Seller Junuary was quiet: Ic over December, ‘Spot sales were roported bf ssa bu No.2 at. §1.Ns<aL Ue: aU UN guestilfe: 3,20) bu 30,000 bu No. é jected ut 747 nd 10400 bu, by samipte at wigateo. otal BOS Be, Also 8M bu No. 2 Minnesota at s(big. Wisten WitaT—Was in good demand and strong- er. No. 2red advanced 20, 0 Antest price of Friday—at's1.024 bid. It wus chicty les which had been made by manted io an short a ah urties who expected much larger receipts than wo Fave had during the past months aienes. the lower grades did not. correspondinuly advance, thoush they Were firmer.” Spot sales were reported of 31,0 bu No. dred at sLUgeh bu long-verried do ut $LUt: | 3250 bu No. Sutioe;_ 40) bu elected atwWer and 240) pa by sample at sogtsLGi}s. ‘Total, 4,000 BU, Also, 0 CONN Was hess act 4 CORN—Was loss active, and averaged easier. ‘Tho market was 3c lower eazis, advanced ic in syrapathy with wheat, tind closed about the same ae Friduy aft ernuon. ‘The Mritish markets were wnchanged, and New York was quiet, though firm, but our receipts. were inner. Our stocks in store appeur, however. to have decreased about 5x,0N bu during the week. ind that fuct lessened the fears of sumo who had thouzht ft ima fast ay it comes a oh nite at wie 30,00) white at Ye; Rerhan badd ast SH{e7 On trick; 4,000 bu do at und Oats: in sympathy with other grain, then selling of under jurger receipts und free oterings of tutures. ‘The Weekly statement of the movoment of oats also seemed to shuw an increnso in the stock In store. ‘The October deal wus quiet, benz about closed up, and the trading was mostly in November and De- gember, Car-lots (gilt-edgod) wero activa, being taken for delivery this weet. clusing at. S¢e2s Qstober or regular closed nt nbont *iéc, selling at .c., November oponed nt 2c, sold of to He, and closed a¢ xbuut Ac December sold nt skewige, and glozed at 3c. May sold at sisasiie. closing at dee. January were WiyGWige. Samples were active, white being tirmer. Cush sales were reporved of 23,9N bu Bur by sample ar Seige acct ah REG Uae ! ple a eon track; und 382 bu at: Be Tor mixed, and 234GS!e for white free on board. Total, 81 ‘otal, 81.09) bis, ‘Was quiet and steady. A few sales were made, ‘Qcto- ¢hletly on local account and 10 close contracts. ber and November soid at We, and December at Sic. Car-lots wera taken at Sc. and rejected nt 750, Pre dares re pond No, 2at vic; cted ut Toe; 400 bu 7 bu at Sic free on board. soe a8 Cash bu wie; aud an ‘Total, 4.50 bu. BARLEY—Was irregular, closing lower for No- und cash anc vember, Car-lots sold early at sc. id Oc- tober were quoted Inter at iteG#1W. No. 2 to do Switened to elovator was offered at te, No sales for ite month wore reported to bs settied. ‘The purtles conducting tha businasa were thought to be bidding up the market in’ order to sell out, for Novomber. The latter future opaned at noc sellers (Ub was Tu mored that 880 was paid for effect) und sold later at Siigasse, closing at bic sellers. December sold enrly atsie, was offered Inter at sige. and ¥ sale was ro~ ported Into at Bixee, "No. dwas quiet at We. and No. bord at eine receipe were small, and the sumplos wore chicfly medium xrades, and met with Boliie und Sa sag ase Ou tracks Cast ales were und No. fat axgsse on. _ Casi 8 ea of 20 bu No, bat Mer 100 bu No, dnt se ry sample ot ia_at Oo, all ont 435 Migste und ob Calle forni ‘on track, and 400 bu at 624GG60 free on board. ‘Total, 15,000 bu. BY TELEGRAPH. FOREIGN. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, LAVERPOOL, Oot. 3]-11:50 2. m.—FLOUR—No, 1, lis 94; No. 2, 95 6d. GRATS—Wheat—winter, No. 1, 95 34; No. 2,88 10d; spring, No.-1, 983d; No.2, 883d; white, No. 1, 98 7d; No. 2 &3 8d; club, No. 1, 10s 24; No. % 98 %d. Corn— New, No, 1, 535d, PuovisioNs—Pork, Tis. Lard, 453 6d, LAVENPOOL, Oct. 3)—Evening.—CoTroN—Dull at GHGEI5-I6d; sales, 6,000 bales; speculation and export, 2,000; American, 3,750, Losdos, Oct, 30.—TALLow—Fine American, 318. SpiniTs TURPENTINE—Ss Md, ANTWERP, Oct. 3.—PETRULEOM—26f, ‘Tha following were recsived by the Chicago Board of Trade: JAVEUPOOL, Oct, 30—11:30 a, m.—Flonr, 99 6d@11s 9d. Wrneat—Wintor, 6 oa ad; spring, 8s 3d@0s 3d; prtta, 88 Bat 25 ie Nbr os tals 3a. Gorn, bs 5a. ork, Ts. i LAvENBoOL, Uot 8{Spoctal cable)—Wheat—Betrer tone, und more monoy asked; red winter, is 3d; No. 2 ‘spring, 9s 3d; No. 3do, $3 Yd. Corn steady at 53 ad. Carcoes olf constWhent und corn ta moderute do- mand, Arrived—wWheat and corn firm, ‘To arrivo— Whent and corn, better tone, Pork, 7is. Lard, 453. Bucon—Lonw clear, 459; short clear, 453 a. ‘Tullow, Bis Od, Cceese, és.’ Boot, Us. Oct. X.—LIVERPOor—Whoat. firmer and r. Corn quict at bs $d. MARK LANE—Car- eves Of eonst—Wheat suit. Cargoes on passage— Wheat and corn firmer, fee: NEW York. e NEW Yor, Oct, %.—CoTron—Quict at 111-6e 115-16c. Futures steady; November, 108tc; Decom- ber, 10.80; January, 105ie; February,ll.0se; Murch, U.Me; April, 11.88¢; May, 11.5%; Juno, 1.6tc. FLovn—Steady: recelpts, 2.00) bris; exports, 2,000 bris. Supar State Western, $15@4.%5; common to 200d extri, HGAT5; good to choice, #.80G6.00; white wheat extra, $165@4.85: extra Ohlo, 4.706000; St. Louls, #133265; Minnesota patent, process, #401@ 55. GuAIN—Whest in fair demand: recelota, 123,00 bu; ungraded reg. exports, 253,09 bu; No. 3 spring, 81.1% Sis No. 3 do, SLUMKGLIG; No.2 Ne. Yrod, 2.081.214 Unuiraded -whlte, sLies@l ts RNootdo, shige iliga 3 #1 iat November, SLDGL UG! January, SLANG inir apd warket firm; receipts, 1800) bu: ‘ungraded, aaaister Ne i 2,S8e; round yellow. 61@eK No, 2, October, 560; 3 Vemiber, S6e; Decomber, sje. Onta dull: recelpta, udu; Western mized, Sidsangor white Wester 8 HAY—Strong; WEB. ilors—Heter inaulty:, yearlings, |‘ choice, 1682%e: tern und Western, ig@sie;-Now York State, 168 Gnocenres—Coffee quict; Rio cargoes quoted at 1xel5e; jub lots, Nike. Sugura quict; fair to kood relimng quoted at 7erge. ico quiet; moderato mand. PeTKOLECM—Quiet but frm; United, %}ée; crude, TGSMe; retined, Le. 5 DALLOW—Qulet bat steady at G4@6 5-160, Re ‘Dull and unchanged. i ENTINE—Stendy at g4@be. | ¥aGs—Quiet and unchangod. i LEATHEL—Strong; hemlock sole, Buenos Ayres guid tio Grande Hight, middle, and heavy v.elglit, UO WOOL—Prime domestic ficece, 39¢52c; pulled, 03 #0; unwashed, Mérdlc; Toxns, Hae. Provisions—Beef ‘quiet ‘and unchanged. Cut meats quiet and unchanged. Lard quiet; prime steam, n—Oulet bot frm at JGSle, cSultaeneie 60,000 bu: exports, NO, 3do, SSwGSIe; Ne DUE: MeTALS—Dull and unchanged. THE SAME OLD PLAN. -— ————— ° Bulldozers Getting in Their Work. Vicxspurc, Oct. 28.—A special to the Herald is headed: “A Republican meeting at Natchez; Bill Spears and Bill Pegram the orators. Interruptions by the boys check the flow of the latter’s eloquence, and the Chairman declares the meeting adjourned.” This isthe Democratic side of the affair, and later private advices confirm the report that the Republican meeting has been inter- rupted.. Full news will arrive to-morrow. In the special is the following: “The meeting was opened by Capt. Spears, who made a brief address, and concluded his remarks, there being very little interruption during his speech. ‘W. O. Pegram was next introduced. He addressed himself to the poung. white men, there being a number of boys in and around the meeting. A few re- Mississippl marks were made;by them to the speaker, such as, *You are:wwasting your time,’ete. ; a whistle follow tion, three or four fire-crackers were touched. off in the yard away from the building, and the speaker suddenly left the stand and de- clined to speak further.” A SPECIMEN EDITORIAL, To cap the climax the Evening Commer cial here comes out in an editorial this even- ing, of which the following is a verbatim copy: “Gen. W, H. McCardle is the editor for negro bulldozers. We had occasion some time since to refer to a few negro bulldozers in this city who were attempting to prevent inen of their own race from voting for Han- cock, English, and Chalmers. We said to thosé miserable tools of white knayes, and we say to them nov, that the Democrats of this-city and county: are fully determined to have a iree election, a full ballot, and a fair count, Theyare determined that every man entitled to yote shall cast his vote in ac- cordance with his own opinion, Itwill make no difference whether the’ voter be black, white, or yellow; whether he is a Democrat, Republican, or Greenbacker. When itis clear he is a legal voter his right to vote will be maintained by a thousand men who hayenever faltered in the face of danger or death. This much we state for the general information of the public hereand elsewhere. Forthe benefit of afew white-skin cowards or their tools and minions of the black and mongrel race who. do their bidding we have also a few words. The sneaking white scoundrels and ‘their colored vagubond associates are known and marked. A Committee of the Young Detnoceney f the city is in possession of the names ofthe Jeaders and their tools, and their first’ attempt to outrage and coerce a legitimate voter wil! be followed by sunimary and condign punishment, The white sneaks who are concealed behind the triple works of cowardice, falschood, and treachery, as well as their tools and agents who go blathering about the streets breathing and threatening slaughter against the d—d Democratic niggers, are ad- vised to: be careful, The Democrats intend that every nan entitled to vote shall vote as he desires, and the scoundrels who attempt to prevent this are Mable to get hurt. Our people here were never more in earnest in their lives, although they were never more quigt. Tf the sneaks and villains who seek to bulldoze legal voters and prevent them from casting their allots as | they desire are anxious to realize the differ- ence between a calm anda storm, they have only to continue their opposition to a free ‘election, a full ballot, and a fair count. The latest negro bulldozer who presents himself for consideration is a fellow named Patton, drayman for our near neighbors, Schwarz & Co. He has been denouncing and attempt- mg to coerce a negro man named Bowman, who favors the election of Hancock and Chalmers, and openly declares that every colored man who dares to yote the Demo- cratic ticket is ad—d thief, He carried his coercion a little further with another well-known colored Democrat, and. at- tempted to beat Democracy out of him with astick. We have only to say tothe Hon, Mr. Patton that he and his knavish employers are in a fair way to get into trouble, and a grent deal more of it than he has bargained for, He can rest assured that. his case is in the right hands and will be promptly attended to.’ AS AN OFFSET aD to the bulldozing of Lynch, at Port Gibson, the Chairman of the Democratio Cominittee has wired the nows over the country that the Democratic meeting was broken wp by col- ored bulldozers., Even Democrats here smile at the idea of those poor negroes attempting suchathing. . DAYS GONE B' = Hor The Chicago Tribune, Do you ever think of the days gone by When you were all in this world to me— When you often sald, “0 my darling, T In my heart of bearts Jove only thee "? ‘The nightingale to {ts mate did call— i, he moon jooked down from her home on high; Life—Fortune—Hope—I would give them all For a single hour of the days gone by- Do you ever think of the loving kiss, ‘The murmured vows, and the fond caress? ‘Those hours were 2 blouming oasis In my life’s dull, dreary wilderness. Ocould I turn back Time's tide to-night, I cry with a throbbing heart and brain, The silvery moonbeams’ tender light Would find thee clasped to my heart again, —<———_$__—_—. A Wair-Cutting Assault, 4 London Indy bad a servant_who rsisted in wearing ber hair down her back. The mistress thought it was untidy, and finaily insisted upon cutting off the hair.’ The father of the muid; valuing hor long huir, and believing that her a groan of disapproba-- good looks had been unnecessarily marred, at once sucd the lady for assaulting his child. Tho witl testitied in court that her mistress had cut off hér hajr without her consent and against her will, The magistrgte decided that it was an as- sault which was punishable, THE RAILROADS FEAST-BOUND FREIGHTS. There was a sliglit increase in the east- bound freight shipments during the past week, but not enough to eut much of a figure. The total shipments of flour, grain, and provisions for the week ending Oct. 30 ‘were 35,690 tons, against.33,075 tons the week previous, an increase of 1,715 tons. It is sur- prising that, although the Western roads are blocked up with freight, and have more to do than they can well ‘take care of, the east- bound shipments have remained qbout sta- tionary for some months past. Never before did the lake competition extend so far in the season: and informer years the cast-bound business used to pick up a month or more earlier than this. A month more, however, the competition by Iake will cease, and the railroads hope then to largely in- crease their shiptnents, eyen at advanced rates. : ‘The following statement, showing the re- ceipts and shipments of grain and: flour at and from Chicago from Jan. 1, 1880, to Oct. 27, 1880, will give an Idea of, the linportance of the lake to Chicago, and at the same time proves that the great blow that is being made y St. Louis, Cincinnati, Louisville, and other interior points about their diverting so much business down the Mississippi and other river routes, amounts to but little, and is but a drop in the bucket when compared. with the immense amount of business done by lake from Chicago: Receipts at Chicago from all sources by rail and canal: Grain, bu 122,557,995 Flour (in TL 044,425 ‘Total receipts. 183,002,410 4 SHIPMENTS BY BAIL, ONLY. Fort Wayne. 5,009 Pan-Handle 61,151 Baltimore & Oia. <2 O18 Grand Truok 35125 Total grain 89,378,332 ‘Total flour. 8,045,820 Total, bu.. 47,424,151 Total receipts (bu)... Tissleo2is10 Total rail shipments (bu) 742: 1 Leaving (bu).......... 86,178,259 Which, less the amount in store, have been taken by the lake. This shows that the lake has carried. in five months about twice as much business as the six Eastern pool lines have carried in ten months, The following statement shows the amountof business done by the six Eastern pool lines for the week ending Oct. 30, 1880: | | 'Grain,|Prov's, Flour, }tons of |tons of | Total Dris, |20001b.|2000Ub,| tons. i - Michigan Central..| 10! 9418 Luke Shore. «| 10,52] Fort Wayne........} 9,283 Pan-Handle. 5,070) Baltimore & Ohio.!] 1) Grand 'fruni..../1] 1665 48,434} 19,980} 11,161) Total....... A SWITCHING WAR. The Burlington, Rock Island, Illinois Cen- tral, Milwaukee & St. Paul, and Northwest- ern Railroads have declared war on the Alton Railroad as far as the sending of switeh-en- gines to the Bridgeport district of that road is concerned, as will be seen by the follow- ing circular: On aad after Nov. 1 the undersigned roads will not do any switching over the Chicago & Alton ailroad Company tricks between South Branch bridge and the Union Rolling-Mill, being what is known as the “ Bridgeport District.” B A. MAUREL, Rock Island, E. T. JErFEery, Iinols Central. : W. C. Van Horse, Milwaukee & St. Paul. J. S. Otrver, Northwestern. There has been a misunderstanding be- tween the above roads and the Alton regard- ing the switching business from the “ Bridge- port District” for some weeks past. Owing to ne heavy freight movement, the Alton issued orders that switching engines of other roads could not-go to the above named: dis- trict during the day time until tne freight blockade had been removed. General Mun- ager McMullin, however, claims that the or- der was modified some time ago, and switch- ing engines of other roads were allowed to go to the district whenever the tracks were notused by the engines andcars of his own road. Still it seems that the other roads were not satisfied, and consequently took joint action to keep away from the ‘“ Bridge- port District of the Alton altogether on and after Nov. 1. General Manager MeMullin, of the Alton, thinks thisis simply a piece of “bulldoz- ing” on the part of the other lines. But he does not feel greatly alarmed, as the above action cannot injure his road in the least, and will certainly damage most the interest of the roads which issued thecircular. ‘The Wabash and Eastern Ilinols Koads were not parties to the above agreement, and would continue -to zo to the Bridgeport district of the Alton for business. ‘The Alton, together with these two roads, reached very many of the points on the roads that signed the circular. Consequently the Wabash and i Eastern iNli- nois Roads would be greatly benefited by the movement, as they would get the business refused by the other roads, Mr. MeMullin also thinks that his action in leasing the portion of his road from Archer avenue to Sixteenth street, through Grove street, to the Western Indiana, thus enabling the Wabash and Enstern Llinois to get into the heert of the city, had something to do with the unfriendly attitude of the lines that issued the above circular, - HEAVY VERDICT. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Dernxorr, Mich., Uct. 30.—One of the most important suits ever tried in the Wayne Cir- cuit Court was concluded this afternoon, attera long trial. The case is that of the State of Michigan against the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway for the coliec- tion of back taxes. The Michigan Southern Railway was organized in the year 1816. The « act under which it was organized provided that the Company should pay to the State an annual tax of one-half of 1 per cent upon the capital stock paid in, including the $500,- 000 of purchase money paid, or to bepaid to the State until Feb. 1, 1851, and after that an annual tax of. three-fourths of 1 per cent upon its capital stock paid in, including the purchase money, and also upon all toans made to the Company for the purpose of con- structing the road or the purchase or con- struction of certain steamboats. In 1855 the Michigan Southern was consolidated with the Northern Indiana Railroad Company, and the consolidated Coinpany assumea the ob- ligations of both Companies. The State claimed that the = Company was bound to report to the Auditor-General the ainount of its capital stock and loans em- ployed in Michigan; that since 1869 it had employed $5,000,000 capital and $4,000,000 loans in this State, and that it had never re- ported the full amounts, and had not paid the fuli amount of the tax. Interest was claimed from the time each became due. For two items on which taxes were claimed to be due, which did appear in the annual reports, no interest was claimed except since the commencement of the suit. Some of the loans made to the Company were discounted to the amount of 20 per cent, but the Attorney-General claimed that interest should be paid on the full amount of the lonn at its par value, and not on theamount actunily paid to the Company. On the other hand, the Company claimed that it did not affirmatively appear that the money realized from the increase in the Company’s capital was applied to the purposes mentioned in the charter which would subject. them to taxa- tion. The only. taxable amounts are loans made to the Company for the purpose of constracting its railroads and for the pur- chase and chartering of steamboats, and that loans for any other purposeare not taxable in Michigan. The amount actually put into the road was the amount actually realized on the bonds,—not their nominal value. The actual sum in controyersy was about $35,000, and this afternoon the jury returned a yer- dict against the Company for $83,451.85, THE PASSENGER WAR. The only development, in ‘the passenger- - English has been a blank. ific yester ade the rate from. St. Louis to Kansas City $5, the same asnow charged by the Chicago lines from Chicagoto St.Louis. The Alton met the. rate of the Missouri Pacilic at once. At last aceuunts the Wabash had not done so, but it will no doubt have to make the same rate as the other roads, 2 This action on the part of the St, Louis lines will no doubt have the effect of forcing a reduction of the rates from this city to Kansas City and other Missouri River potuts without much further delay. These roads cannot afford to charge $14.80 to Kansas City by the direct lines when people can go via St. Louis, and stop over as ong as they please at the latter point for $10, ‘To save $5 most people would take the longer route, Besides, people can buy here at the’ Sealpars’ offices unlimited tickets issued during dhe late war for $10, which fact with the reduc- tion made from St. Louis will have the effect of bringing the regular rates down to about $9 or $10. 2 —_— ONTO & MISSISSIPPI. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. SPRINGFIELD, U}., Oct. 80.—The annual re- port of the Directors of the Ohio & Missis- sippi Railroad for the year 18s0 has been filed in the United States Cireuit Court here. It states that the business and net earnings of the road hive steadily increased since the Receiver’s appointment in 1876. The net earnings for the nine months of the cur- rent year, the earnings for September being estimated, were $853,352.85, against $615,254,52 for the corresponding period of 1879, and for the entire year will probably be about $1,300,000. The property of the Com- pany is in better condition than at any pre- vious period, and the track of the main line by the end of the current year will be in well nigh perfect order. : CONFERRING. ~ Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Oxraita, Neb., Oct. 30.—T. H. Goodman, General Passenger Agent‘of the Central Pa- cific, and W.F. White, General Passenger Agent of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé, are here in conference with ‘fT. L. Kimball, General Passenger Agent of the Union Pa- eific, in regard to uniformity of -rates_and methods of doing business between the East and the Pacific Const by the old and new lines, it being expected to have the Southern Pacific and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé completed to a junction by Jan. 1, when the Sontnern line will be thrown open_for busi- ness. The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé have yet 150 miles of road to build to form the junction. OFFICES REMOVED. Special Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tribune, ToLEDO, O., Oct. 30.—The general offices of the ‘new Toledo, Delphos & Burlington Railroad (narrow gauge) were brought to ‘hig city to-day from Delphos, 0., and estab- lished in Drummond Block, on Madison street. The list of officers under the recent appointments, which have just gone into effect, are: Genéral Manager, R. G. Butler; Chief Engineer, W. J. Sherman; Auditor, J. W. McElvaine; Superintendent of ‘Tran: portation, I. If, Burgoon: Paymiaster, H. Z. Eaton; General Freight and Passenger Agent, G. G. Grand; Blaster Mechanic, G. H. Tier, 2° DETROIT, BUTLER & ST. LOUIS. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. ADRLAS, Mich., Oct. 50,—The Detroit, But- ler & St. Louis Railroad to-day. secured the right of way across the Lake Shore track in this city and at Chase’s, a few miles distant, the Commission appointed by the Probate Court assigning the damages at $175 here, and $125 at Chase’s.. The Lake Shore made @ strenuous firht in opposition, setting up damages aggregating $350,000, POSTPONED. Ricrn1oy, Va., Oct. 30.—By order of the United States Circuit Court, the sale of the Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio Railroad, ad- vertised for Monday, has been postponed un- til Feb. 10 next, owing to informality in the previous notices of sale. The New York trunk-lines have notified their Western connections that owing to the expense of printing extra tickets and other reasons they must refuse to place on sale land-grant explorers’ tickets for the land- grant excursion N The lines leading to Upper. Mississippt River points held another meeting yesterday atthe Grand Pacific Ilotel, and completed their winter tariff to all points on the Upper Mississippi. The new rates differ but little from those of last winter. _ Zhe Bethany Branch of the Chicago, Bur- lington & Quincy will be completed to Beth- any Noy. 15, when regular trains will run through to that point. Regular trains will be puton the Bethany Branch extension to Ridgeway next Monday, when Blythedale and Ridgeway will be opened as regular bill- ing stations. . The Northern Pacific Railrond has just is- sted a time-table to all points on its new ex- tension from Mandan to Little Missouri, and. regular trains will hereafter run through to the latter point. The stations on this exten- sion are’as follows: Mandan, Sweet Briar, Blue Grass, Bly’s Mine, Curlew, Kurtz, Knife River, Young Man’s Butte, Green River, Pleasant Valley, Houston, Sully Springs, Little Missouri. |The distance from Mandan. to Little Missouri is 154 miles. SHOEMAKER AND ENGLISH. How the “Poor Man’s Friend” Lost Support of an “Organ”~—And How Shoemaker Wickedly Bounced an Able Editor. Special to Cincinnatt Commerctat. INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 23—In assigning the causes and divers reasons why Mr. Landers did not carry the State, there is still another chapter in the history of the Indiana cam- paign as concerns the Democratic managers, and especially that of the Hon, W. EL. English, that has never been published. ‘The readers of the Commercial, I trust, have not forgotten the long list of mortgages foreclosed by the “Poor Man’s Friend” that has been so suecessfully “shown up” through the columns of the Commercial. In that list was the name of the Hon. John C. Shoemaker, now the present President of the Sentincl Company, and, in fact, the controll- ing spirit of the Demoeraticorgan. Mr. Shoc- maker claimed then, and does aé the present time, that the “Poor Man’s Friend erpe- trated upon him (Shoemaker) a. straight-cut swindle and_robbery, under the color of a mortgagee. It haslong been the subject of conversation “by prominent Democrats throughout the State, just how the Sentinel, while under the control of Mr. Shoemaker, could give to English its support. It would bea funny thing to see. Those who hava been close observers of the columns of. the Sentinel, and not blinded by their partisan passion for the suecess of Landers and Han- cock, might have discovered the fact that at butone time since the nomination of Mr. English has the Sentinel in its editorial soluuns ever spoken at all favorably of Knelish. A\t_the commencement of the campaign Mr. Shoemaker gave orders to Mr. Stewai his managing editor, and for him to pass i down the line,” that the first man, either editor or reporter, that. spoke in praise of Bill English would be immediately dis- charged, and from that time until the present the wily reporters of the Sentinel have been diligent” in manufacturing their co; yy nob in praise of English. As far as the columns of the Sentinel have been concerned, Mr. hoemaker was the news of Eu- flashed over the Wires, and has not abated his anger towards Mr. English personally from that day until the present time, and neither bas he politically. To a certain extent Mr. Shoe- inaker was no doubt correct. and without doubt perfectly justifiable in his dislike to- wards English, but to please well the hungry hortle of politicians that have had_a_ wistful eye toan appointment, should Mr. English be made . Vice-President, Shoemaker carried his personal feelings too.- far, and to the in- jury of the election of the State ticket, and especially the chances of the National ticket in this St and-even now there are hun- dreds that are halfinclined two place the blame of the Republican victory at the feet of Mr, Shoemaker, because he had neversaid any nice things about English. The chief editorial- writer, Col, Maynard, in his leader a few days prior to the Demo- cratic State rally, indulged in some infringe ment upon the rules Iaid down, and while speaking of the approaching demonstration swearing mad when glish’s “nomination rate war between the Western lines is the an- nouncement that the rates from St. Louis to Kansas City have also been reduced, The and giving it a very clever “ad? he als Spoke well of Indiana’s distinguished sons, either of the others, made so the fact that he neciled it most, streqeyyeromt by his being the tail of the Democratic tee It was some days before Shoeinaker worked himself up to “tackle” the Colonel abot his violation of the rules made early i nt or any int t, te any informant, who rela’ stances to me yesterday, gta the ot sou maker stole into the Colonel's room the Tight of the day of the great Republican raif and for two long hours suelt volleys “damns” and A pero ie are seldom fh Ms off in the editorial sanctum of a reat Dei ocratie organ as cane bounding ¢! rough nee walls surrounding that room, said Shee maker: “By G—d, did I not’ give onions months ago that I would keep no Man in the employ of this’ paper who dared to Speak — Bi in terms of praise of that & English? And now, at ‘this I day in the campaign, after everything hy; 4 passed along smoothly and no necessity ‘ot speaking of him evaill, you wrote ‘an ege torial that you knew d—d well L wonld noe. allow to go in had J been allowed to see ne proof, What will the people think of my my friends, when they have read ity a branding myself a d—d liar in the coltiang of my own paper, when I allow ad tosay any. thing in praise of hin. 1 manner in which £ was treated by him T would seem hiin in h—1 before I Would ‘aL. low a d—d word to appear in print in hig favor. I would rather than a thousand 4 i" Jars it had not been done, anit it appearcey me that you soughit the opportunity to say it when you knew I would not see the Proof, Lcannot compromise my feelings, m honor and standing as a man, to have it'sai that'T said anything in his praise, and I say tH now that, if the article is ever copied in any of the exchanges. I will come out in a cant over my own signature and deny ever have ing said. Atter having read it I was i fact ashamed to go home to my family, “A man like Bill English, who took ake most the last farthing from wiyself and chil. dren’ because he had the power,—and ant now, because the d—d is a candidate for Vice-President, must I sacrifice my honor as aman in praising him? T think it nothing else than a d—d outrage on me as President of this Company that anything of the kind should be said, when nearly eve Democrat in the State knows how he treste are my causes for my dislike me, and what ase ak id h Mr. Shoemaker said much moi : which was as strong in denunciation’ of ust ** Poor Man’s Friend ” as it was possible for amantosay, The gallant Colonel assured Shoemaker that it was for the “benefit of the party” that he wrote what he did, and‘ should not be considered as a personal at. vertisement of Bill English Or any other gentleman. The Colonel's excuse added ad- ditional method for Shoemaker’s madness whereupon ‘the Colonel withdrew,. went down stairs to ‘meet a man,” and from Ape pearances Wwas:some time'in finding him, Landers and Shoemaker have always been eat friends, while English has always been hostile to them, and they were equally hogtile- to him, and not a few times when Cclosate " within the past two months have they heaped curses on “ BillEnglish and hisd—d Shylock mode of doing business.” * From the day of English nomination he has worked hard to” please “Shoemaker, but, like Banquo’s ghost, he won't down, The real truth is that English has, from the commencement, conceived the idea that tha State could be carried in November, no matter if the Republicaus were successfulin October. English wanted to kil! off Landers, and the little Landers, had left for him to do he did, and it has been done so successfully that the leaders in the State will not weep. Landers was a load, He was continually antagonized by English in the entire workings of the campaign. If Bill English is beaten, there is no mag in the United States who will in secret, per haps, rejoice more than the Hon. Join G Shoemaker, of the Sentinel 3 A TERRESTRIAL INFERNO. The Burning Coal-Mine—A& Hundred Miners at Work in a Vein under the Fire—Their Lives Imperiled. =, New York Herat, + Scraytos, Pa., Oct. 27.—It is more than four years ago since what is known as the upper véin of the Butler Colliery, at Pittston, ashort distance from this city, was discor- ered tobe on fire. At first it created but little alarm, as it was thought that. the fire would exhaust itself as_soon as it hadcow sumed the out-croppings or exposed portions - of the anthracite on the edges ‘of “tls” cave-hole in which it broke out, but it re quired only a short time to show the fallacy ° of this theory. It made rapid headway. through the worked-out portions of the cok . liery, where it was fed by wooden props and pillars of coal, and the rush of air through - the numerous cave-holes caused it to gleam and roar like a furnace. The sulphur-ilames emitted through the cave-holes turnished a picturesquescene at night, and gave the place the appearance of a volcano. At length the Company became alarmed, and their alarm was increased by a notice from the Pennsyl- vania Coal Company, whose property ad- joins the Butler, colliery, and who notified the proprietors of the burning mine that they would be held to account for any damage done by the spread of the fire, The Butler Coal Company then secured the services of. Mr. Conrad, a practical engineer, to devises plan for extinguishing, the flames and pre venting the threatened disaster. a After various unsuccessful experiments, Mr. Conrad became. convinced that the only effective way of arresting the progress of tha fire was by isolation, namely: dieging a deep trench around the entire area of the sinking it from the surface below the burn- ing vein, The work was undertaker and carried on at an enormous cost some places the ditch had to be constructed as deep as from eighty to 100 feeb and correspondingly wide. It was a greaé task. At one point, owing to the al vation, the vlace had to be tunneled throught for about 100 yards; and it was feared ever then, owing to the rapid progress that tha fire was snaking: in that direction, that it. would secure a fodgment among ‘the rocks and “bony” coal overhead and across tunnel to the workings beyond. It is still ‘burning fiercely at this point, but it is hoped that the fire will not extend outside limits of the isolated area. { Just now the greatest danger is that ens countered by the miners who are working. the second vein, directly under the burning mine. The heat is so intense thatthe men are compelled to work in these chambers ' most naked, and the sulphurous natare -¢! the atmospliere has prostrated many of their number within the last year, while seve have been compelled to quit and seek wo! elsewhere. A few months ago the water from the roof came down upon them boiling hot, and, after Mine Inspector Jones. visited the scene,’ he caused a suspension of operations and’had an_air-shaft sunk out-- side the burning area so as to introdate & fresh supply of air tothe workmen. But-+ even this is ineffectual now owing to the ter rible heat overhead, and again the sulphur and caloric are unbearable. Men are in per of their lives every time they fire a shot, oy in some places itis impossible to blast cause of the sulphur and great volumes of dangerous gases nerated from above. The vein of coal belug worked at present .is so intensely hot at some places as to be unbearable to the touch, and fre. quently the workmen are compelled to it the coal lie for hours before they can land on the cars, owing to its blistering beat 7s ‘The situation is really terrible, and, eet ¢ some sudden and awful calamity does bd ensue, it will cost many men thelr. they work there much longer. It ig lke. working inan oven. Nothing but thelr & treme poverty could possibly indace th. miners and laborers ta accept such ys ‘he coal they mine comes up hot out colliery. THE EVENING PRAYER, For Tne Chicago Tribune. One day, with stow, reluctant feet, I wandered down a quict strect, ‘ + And idly followed after those ; Who paused where stately church aro =? Iwas a stranger and alone, Heartsick and weary—friend had none— And hoped perhaps some word of cheer < : Within the ouse of God to hear: i “Ferhups, within these portals wid,” =, I thought, “I shall be satistied.” a. Zhe parson rose and named his text. Some word of promise wiil come next: Some word of comfort will be wrought Within the rest "—this was my thought? But, when the whole was said and done, Thad received at best a stone. fhat night a childish voce I heard, ‘That whispered low, with lisping word, Her evening prayer; and, ag the name wat Of Jesus, Savior, softly came, Across my weary heart there fell A peace more sweet than words can tell. <A childish prayer, half heard, bad brought What I so long in vain had sougnt. Sacqurese.) | Hendricks, McDonala, Voorhees, and En. glish, “It was more in praise of English than: Why docs Glenn's Sulphir Soap sell so well? Pecning it makes the skin clear. ‘R void counter