Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 8, 1880, Page 3

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 8, 1880—TWELVE PAGES. j = tho Cooper Institute mesting to-night. “Twon- ty redeamed men" were on hand, . vo willing to agreo to # plan tom and to allow thoir rights to. fn time, thoy would nover to furnish any moans to pny flonting debt, or agreo to any scheme qrould disturb tho yaluo of tholr eecurl- Aled wot ot thouRht they’ will eonsont to Gowen's newest proposition, while thoy Me ule to forectoso their mortgego, and with “4 cider gcourities become tho owners of tho tho elder *ihir. Gowon’s chango of bingo in tho batter tho battle is looked upon as o confea- leg ¢ weakness which must roanlt in his doe sion of won Turht out tho doforred ond bee menmutro «to keep him tn place, he assured the public of ita suc- Btaternont nftor statement tins been ao by tho oficinis of the company and the ae as of tho present mannzemont that tho nies owns completed and a sitccess, ‘These ow found to bo ontirely untrue, and must suse yf, nto Sonal japso S08 aged and PITTA DISAPPOINTMENT totho stockholders and creditors, who owo it to mecives to have 0 most thorough Investiga- theme iho whols matter. Tf Mr, Gowen fully lized tho nocessities of tho alttation, say his He nents, ho would have proposed to convert creonvertiblo and debenture bonds ond scrip . ‘a preforred stock, instead of an ob- Into oarinur interest, which hu must know the twilfailtomect, Ie has Intd greut stress nthe earnings this year, but ho ennnot oxpect them to bo as heavy next, and tho failure to peop up tho renewal fund haa redulted tn reduce fog tbo condition of tho rolling stock to tha low. possibic point. At least $1,500,000 whick foul havo gone to this fund uniler positive In- frructions of tho stockholders has been used for aie purposes. The scheme has been opposed cre american Committee, and It 1s nzain an~ sounced that Mr. Gowen will goon lonva for Europe to ‘confer with the foreign holders,” GOLDITR GABLE. Tho Post anys of Sherman's recoinage recome 8: Loaner, recommends that tho colnago of dis4-gniln sliver dollars bo stopped, and, it Congress will not stop It, that a dollar contato- ing 10 centa’ worth of silver be coined in place of thosi-contdollar. Tho first part of tho reo- ‘emmendation {s unquatificdly ood, Tho second part isfairly subject to tho eriticlam that this country alone, without tho coperation of alt the commercial nations, unnnot ostablish the ratlo between yold and ellver which tho world willaccept. Itisby no means certain that all- yer bullion will remain at its present price. If Itdoes not, thon coining dolinrs on the assump- tion that it will would bo foolsh business. To pat 100 conts’ worth of silver at the present price in a dollar shows an honest intontion, but thats all that can bo anid in tts favor. t THE TRUR POLICY seems to bo to stop tho coinnge of allver dol- Jarsuntit tho leading commerciat nations can bo brought to‘a conventionnl nrrangoment by which oll shall consider a certain numbor of ounces of allver ns tho cquivatent of onv ounce of guid. Peniling tho conclusion of this nr- rangement, the silver product of the country could be uscd for coing which sball bo a limited Jegal-tentter,—say for $10,—and, if this is dono, {tabould bo stipulnted that no notea shall bo fasued up to that donomination. This would savo the forelgn conmerco of the country from tho costof an inferior coinage. It would save tho public credit from tho dangora which threaten ft, but whlch have happily been warded off this far by the favorable condition of tho foreign oxchange, and it would fully omploy all tho tilver Walch tho country can produce for sov- eral years.” THE MINING MARKET yasstronger to-day, Consolidated Virginin ad- vanced to 230 aud Sutro Tunnel was active on the second call at 110@120, Amic advanced to Leadville consolidated to 62, and Climax to © Hukitl was woak at 190, THE VINGINIA DEFERRED NONDS, which have become quite actlyo recently, sepro- tent that portion of the debt of tho State of Vir- sinla which Weat Virginta engaged to nasumic. IIE. ‘ne grosa earnings of tho Erlo Road for No- ‘vember are ostininted nt $1,600,000, DIVIDEND DECLARRD. Tho Atiantie & Pacifie Telegraph Company de- clared n dividend of three-fourths of 1 por cont out of tho carnings of P, tho quarter cnding Nov. 00, TUE CANAL. Tho subscriptions to tho Yanamn Canal of tho American Comuuittco to-day amounted to Bon, ri PRODUCE. , WHEAT. Speclal Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Trituns. New Your, Dec. 7.—Winter wheat vory varin- blo to-day, 08 Intluenced mainly by tho reports from the West, and tho loi monetary strin- Beucy, which most directly affected speculative operators. Export inquiry on 0 modorate scale. Business In the option Yue, however, was of lb- tral proportions, No. # red, continuing the de- cided favorit, opened furthor depressed about WX cunt a bushel, subsequently rallying 4@L cent a bushel, leaving off firinly, The Fobruary option on No.2 red wns most prominent; salea ot’ No. 1 rod at $1271§, closing at $h27% bid; No. 2 red at $1.214@122%, closing at about $122; do December at SL2ie@Len, Slostng at $1224; January at $LA@12x, clone log at $1.242¢; February at SL204@127, closing at 81.25%; do May No. red nt $118; Wugraded red Saar a8 to quality. conn, RYE, AND NARLBY, Corn was unusually tamo oven in tho optton Une, and quoted wenker and irregular, now trop furthor receding %@1 cent por bitshol; tarly deliveries unusually dull; gules of mixed Western ungrided new and old, 66%@00 vcenta, 's to quality; No, 3 at 8 conts; Now York ieamer mixed at 67 conts; yellow Westeru at 6835 cents, 4 Oats were in genorally moderate request, opening irreguinr and in most instances a shade Weaker, but hardening a little through tho AMtenocn. Bales of white Weatorn ungraded at $5218 conta, as to quality; mixpd do at 41@44 Pents; No, 2 Chtengo at 45 conta ailoat, aaked, Kye was quoted much lower, on freor offere Ings, leading to more uotivity. A fow cur-loada OfNo,Saotd at ww~esst, conta; No. 1 at $1.00; primo State at $1.02, Barloy was quict, and quoted baroty stoady, No. 1Cunada Inst gold ut $1.20; No, 2 four-rowad Btato wout ut $1.00, PROVISIONS, ‘ A fair dogroo of activity notedYn tho lho of bog products, which have been quoted frregu- lar; generally strongor; Westorn mesa pork in Moderato request for early delivery; quoted at 913.75015.00 for ald; sales of old ut $13,76@14.00; Mdinthe option line Westera meas was ine Actlvo, with December options quoted nt $13.00 ash Cut mente quict at about etendy rates, acon elow of ule and weak in prico, with ft ’ clear quoted ut 7 conts and short cloar at ee Wostern ateam lurd modoratoly sought rd early delivery; quoted as closing at 4G8.85, und in the option {Ino quite activo pe payane of 10@16 cents, witn Decombor ig At $8.8514, January at $8,0508.075;4, Fobe Faary at $0.05 bld, March at $0.15, - OTHE MARKETS. 2 gatilow weak; sales nt OX@6 7-10 scents, vgari—Raw in rathor more dewandon tho basis of conte for fair and 7% conts for good rofin- fi Cuba; centrifugal at 8@8} conta; refinod irs in rathor moro demand, with outloat Quoted as closing ut 044@10 conta, acitee—Dustuesa hos been brought almost to ry tand by tho nunouncemont of tho auepension tho ontnontly representative housoof Moasra, thon Arnold & Cu., hitherto always viewed as of ghost rank and credit, Values to-ddy wore entirely nomtnal, ¥reighte—Nuainoss bas shown only a moderate meee of animation to-day, though tn t fustances abippora have had tho advan- sulted to rates, notably so on tonnage bas to tho grain trade, which bas boon in movement quoted lower on a restricted ported, ‘or Liverpool, ongegements re- throw by steam, flour ut 26 6d@fa, moatly au ugh freight and forward shipment, and vy a Port atoamors as low as 24 Giza Tid; wheat mane Joring, quoted at %d bid and Bd re : i Provivlons at 0dvdo42s 6d, matnly through abt for forward shipment, and by outport ere as low us BleeSa 6d, : hes, COFFER, VY FAILURE —DURSTING OF OUR SYNDICATE, ie Srciat Dispatch to The Cdlcago Tribune ' call ‘Ww Younx, Doc. 7.—Businesssmon of evory Ing wero astonished and shocked to-day at largutounconent that B, G. Arnold & Co., the oy * cofeo-house in the’United States, doing fallen at Nos. 1$and 127 Front street, bad heed Mr. Arnold acknowledged the truth of meat iog ne Said ho had mado an assign- Mokea, ; Lawrenca MuKoover, of tho frm of be pein ‘er & Arnold, of No. 128 Peart atroot, but. tely but positively refused to make | ¥ atatoment, or to unswer. any -thnt is owlug, and that, if [ts enormous questions on tho subject. - Mr. MeKcover ox- cusod himaclf from saying anything, on tho ground that ho knew nothing of tho bankrapt firm, not baving had thine to maico an exininn- ton of its books, A AMONG THE TRADE tho fiem's liabilities nro variously estimated all tho way from $500,000 to $2,000,000; lit the opin- fon of thoso most likely to know places thom bolow $1,000,000, Thero isn general impression that tha firm’s nasets and thoso of ite tndl- vidual moinbera will together moct overything atock of coffer be not forved upon the market, a surplus will romain, estimated as high na $500,000. Everybody 18 ngreed as to tho cnirse of tho fallure, The original firm dates back beyond 1820, when It was in oxistence wnier tho title of Reed & Len, ‘This was afterward changed to Heed, Hompstend & Btureia, tho last namert bee Ing the famous Jonathan Sturals; thon to Stur- gis, Reod & Barker, and then to Sturgis, Bounett &Co. This was tho etylo in 1840, when MR. ARNOLD camo to this city from Providence, his native place, and beenmo n bookkoper In the concern, In 184bo was admitted to a partnership. On Deo. G1, 1860, Mr. Josiah Bennett retired, the firm was dissolved, and a now firm formed, tinder tho title of Sturgis, Arnold & Co. Tho mombers thon wore Jonatha: Sturgis, Bonjamin G. Arne old, Lyinan R, Groene, Adford Eddy, Fredorick Sturgis, Edward Sturgis, and Christian Christiane son. Its capital was $0,000, nnd Mr. Arnold was reported to have largo Individual means besides, Jn 1808 Jonntian and Froderiok Sturgis rotircd, and tho style was changed to Arnolil, Sturgis & Co., Mr. Arnold becotning the head of tho cou- cern, FROM TIT TIMP, POR WARD tho firm became noted for its heavy operations in coffec. In 1869 it was crodited with having mado f very largo sum through speculations, In 1871 Francis B, Arnold was admitted. In tho following year the partnership expired by lim Itntion, and tho firm that has slnee oxisted was -ormanized tinder the styto of Ty, Arnold &Co., Edward Bturyis and Adford Eddy retiring, . In May, 1872, tho firm made a statement to tho trado to tho effort that, on Jan, 1, it had liqui- Gated all its old Indebtedness and hud a capital of $1,250,000, ant that its Bross profits in tho interval amounted to $300,000. To verify those assertions, the mem- bers of the firm invited four prominent bankers to make an examination of thoir books, Dur- ing tho same year ft wns known that thoy bad $000,000 OF PAPER AFLOAT, all of which had beon issued for tho purchase of coffeo. In May, 1877, Mr. Christiansen withdrew to necopt a position ns Cashier of tho Dank of Nevadanta salary of $50,000 por annum, Iie recolyed $250,000 ag his whore, Ho has since ro- turned to this clty na Bastorn Agent of tho bank, and fs now President of the Mining Trust Company. Tho firm to-day consists of Benjainin G. Arnold, Francia B. Arnold, aud Lyman It, Greene, AnOUT BRYEN YEARS AGO B.G. Arnpld & Co. and Bowle, Dash & Co., of this city, formed a combination with O. G. Kim- ball & Co,, of Boston, tocontrol tho market for Java coffec in tha United State, This wua in the hight of tholr prospority, when Mr. Bonja+ min G. Araold’a individual wealth was popularly: eatimated ut $2,700,009, Bowls & Co. were sec- ond only to B. G. Arnold & Co. In prominence in tho trade, To-dny's fnilure leaves thom at its hoad, It was genorally bolioved that + THE “ SYNDICATE,” as tho combination was known to tho trado, had. beon very succcasful, oxcopt during 1876, when their operutions were known to ave proved very disastrous. Last year thoy wore supposod to haye mado a arent ical of money, though, at ono porlod, they owed ns inuich a8 $670,000 on purchases of coffeo, Tho consumpuon of coffee hus boen inorenalng so rapidly since tho War that the production hng barely kept pace with It. On Jan, 27, 1874, tho highest price ever knowa to .tho trado was ronched, tha quotations for fuir Rio on that day being 2tecnte per pound. The high prices naturully” bad a atimulnting effect unon tho production of coffec. Hut, as ittskos five yeurs for the troo to mature, 6 ” IT WAS ONLY RECENTLY that tho offect began tobe ‘noticenbloon tho consumption, which bas continucid to show a atondy increase, During the past year, instead of buying from tho largo. importers, as formor- ly, thoy. have boon Importing afrect them- selves) This chango 1s ‘not — confined to tho jobbers of this city, but ia nearly universal! throughout the country. ‘Tho result ts that there hus been an oxcessive ovorimpurtation of coffec, and everybody in the business bas suffered through tho conse- quont decline in prices. The consumption of coffee in tho United States during the pust elev- en months has amounted to 1,000,000 bags, aver- aglug thirty pounds to the bay, or leas than 200,- 000 bags 4 month, while tho visible supply in Btora,or to arrive:to-day wos 670,000 or £50,000 bags. Last spring tho prico of fair coffee bad fallun to 13% cents por pound. THE LARGE OPERATORS, NOWEVER, DID Nov DRSPAUL In viow of tho general prosperity of the coun- try, thoy hopod-for n reaction, and took bold again with great confidence, which seemed for atime tebe warranted, for, by Supt. 1%, they had forced the quotation up to 16 cents. ‘This was tore thun tho needs of consumers would stand, aud, on Sopt, 24, ‘the price had dropped to 15% conta, on Oct. 1 to 1% eonts, on Oct, +18 to 14 cents, and on Oct. 15 to LIK@WY canta, On Oct. 23 It rose to 14 cents, but on Nov, 12 tho quotation was 13x conts, and, day or tivo Inter, ithad fallen to 18 venta, nt which prico it re- mnained uutil Saturday last. MARLY IN THE YEAH B.G. Arnold & Co, throw 34,000 bars of thoir stock upon tho market at an average losg cat! mated ut cents o pound, oqual to $78,000, On Jan. 1 thelr capital: was put down aa $500,000 in cash and $900,000 in real estate, tho lutter consisting of tho — sentor partner's house, No, 270 Madison ayenuo, valued at $150,000, aud his country sont, A month ngo Mr. Arnold, in an oxaminauon to avcopt hin us a bondsman, swore he owned real astite worth. $200,000, and among tho trado the loss nbove- montioned was not regarded as causing an ime pairment of the firm's capital, DECAVER IT WAS BELIRVED f and thole profits during 1870 bad fully equaled thut amount, Tho remoludur of tho year cou- tinued to bo full of disasters to tho “syndicate,” a3 many be inforred ‘from tho quotations that have been given, It: is Stated that, nbout a year ago, a rupture ocuur- red in the combination, and that, us 0 rosult, Towle, Dush & Co, drew out of it, but continued tooperato on tholr ind!viduul account on tho bull aido, with O.G, Kimball & Co.” When the nows of DB. G, Aruold'’s failure was brulted ground to-day, it waa taken for granted that Sowle, Dash & Co, hnd failed also, but Mr. Dash denied tho report emphatically, It is sald that leone firin profored bim $50,000 iu cash, but ho rotused It. ON FRIDAY LAST - Mr. 0, G. Kimball was fn thie olty, apparently in hia usual health, Ho returned tu Boston that evening, and noxt duy attonded to business, On Saturday night he died. Agit was known that howns cmbarrassed, the fuot that bis death practically dissolyed hia frm caused consldor- able uneasiness among hla cruditors to learn tho exact condition of hia affuira, Ills fricuds do- clarcd that he was perfectly solvent, but thoy wero unablo to back up tholr statemont with fizurea, and tho resultant uncertainty bud the effoct of still further knocking quotas tions to 124% cents a pound, It also inilloted a damaging blow to: tho creditof H. G. Arnold & Co, i ‘TO-DAY ad @ vessel arrived from Itlo with 5,000 bags of coffe, consignod to the frm, Theso wore offered on the market during tho morning but tound no purchasers. Under those circumstances tho tirn oonsidored that the best thing to do waa to mako ‘an esalgnment. Ono of tho com- “mercial agonclos catiuates thelr stock of marchandiea at $150,000 and tclr ao- counts duo at $100,000, Of bills recoiyabio it is supposed that tho firm bus uote large amount, as thoy uaually indorsed nnd sold thom AG once, It ta said that thoy hive little or no papor outstanding, extept such asis held by rich banks, mostly forolgn banking-housos, and ull of which ts fully secured by warchauso rerolpts. Mr. Arnold ta. a Director in the Bank of Now York, but all information as to the dealings of his frm, if any, with that bank was refused by tho ofllcers, -It 1a not belleved that tho failure will jot any other house disastrously, ‘although tho condition of the coffco market may ‘be greatly disturbed, 1N CfHTOAGO, [inguirios amoug tho leading wholesalo gro- cery houses of Chicayo developed tha fuct that ‘tha suspoudod Orm had at preyont uo repre. sentative Iu this city, Tholr gent hore at one tne wasu Mr, Kleiu, but be bus bad yo cons nection with Arnold bco, fora soar, end cous |. Judges of the Superior Court-In this elty, tho sequently no firms in this efty aro directly hit by tho fallure, Nor ts it hetieved that the local trate will be even Indirectly affectod by tho Amush-up.] BINECURES, QUAI ANEEER, Bpectat Dispatch to The Chierco Tribune, New York, Dec. 1—Tho Municlpat Commit- teo of Now Yori is determined to’ retroneh ox- ponsea, evon Uiough they-mnay not succeed In necomplishing any desirable resuitse. They have Just hela meeting,—the first since the sutniner yacation,—and the first action looks to tho ro- organization of the Judictary and Law: Dopnrt- ments. The oxponses of innintalning thease two branches ore over $1,125,000, which the Commit- tee doom and characterize 1 disgraceful oxtmv- agutice, In thoir opinion this can be rediteet! at Jenat £150,000 if tho Leyiatature can be pravatled upon to pass a bill which they have prepared and now have adopted. Under the present sya tom tho Civil and Criminal Judges of Now York fire natd.froim 8400 to $000 n year MORE THAN ANY JUNGK IN TIE UNITED BTATES oxcept Justices of tho United States Supreme Court, Clyil District Judges hore, who do not fAvernyo tnore than nine hours’ work a week, ree cclvo $9,000. It {s proposed toretuce nil shtaries in tho Judictul nnd Law Dopurtmenta, cut off all feces and other perquisits, reduce the numbor ,of employés nbout 10, anil make u reduution in expenditures of $450,000. Of nll the frauds In Now York to-day, tho most shamotoss, barefaced, and extravagant fs thia ono of tho judiciary, Aan favor tho Judges go into court at 15 o'eluck In the morning, and St ja A MUOI GREATEN PAVOR to get thom toaltatter 4 In thoafternoon. Tx the country and in other Inrgo cities even Judges begin us carly ns 9 o'clock and sit ty Gor 8 o'clock,—in the cotntry, even for weeks at oo timo, wnttl nto ont night. This olty 1s paying $17,500, $13,000, and $10,900 In salarics to mon who could not begin to carn it in thole Inw practicn, It wus brought out-at this meeting that ono of the Hon. Charles F, Sanford, bad not, in two years, gone one duy's work on the benel, and had drawn a salary of $15,000.n year. He was auffer- ing trom n softening of tho brain, but atill ho was a Judge, aud recoived hia lurgo salary, The Municipal Committee think it almost hopoless to change the condition of affairs, yet tho ut- tempt fs to bo made, HIGH MORSE COURT. THY NOARD OF RNVILW IN SESSION, Special Dismatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Youk, Doo. 7.—The Bourd of Review of tho National frotting Apsvciation met this oven- ing in tha Fifth Avenue Ilutel. Jtidge James Grant, of Davenport, Ia., the Prosident,* pro- sided, and tho othora present were /Edwin Thorno of Millbrook, tha Hon.S, K. Dow of Chicnyo, Lewis J. Powers of Springfield, ‘Thomas J, Vail and Burdette Loomis of Hort- fard, aud M. M, Morse of Karlville, M1, ‘Tho Board will be in session throe days, and will con- alder about sixty cnses which have been brought before them on appeal, Most of the time this evening was occunled with THE CAR OF JOSEPIE ENDELL against the Boston Trotting and Athtutic Asso- ciation. Endoll was tho owner of the pacing horse Blind ‘Tom, which wus to have entored with Walker, Hunter, Lucy, audf Rowdy Hoy in agrent pacing race in Boston, September, 1877. Apurso of $4,000 wis offored by tbo Associn« tion. and tho entrance money was $250, IInd ‘Tom wns withdrawn ut the Jnat moment, and tho Antorest in tho race wus thereby leasened. The Assoolation sued Endell for the ontrance money, Doth sides wore represonted by counsel. ‘ THE STEAMERS, ANXIETY. Spectat Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune, Nrw Yonk, Dec. 7.—Great anxlety fs now ok- prosand for thonafoty of the Anchor Line steam: abip Victoria, which loft London on Noy, 1,and bas not aines been heard of. It was hoped that tho Inman steamship City of Now York, which arrived in port to-day, would bayo some definlt information concerning her, but tho oficers do not roport Iiving pnesed any steamer, The Victoria is uow twenty-four days out, and, be- sides a valtablo caige and some passongers, sho has tho celebrated racu-horse Blue Gown, re- cently purchnsed by Mr, Jnmes I. Keene, on beard. The Clty of New York brought thirteen cabin passengers and 210 In the stecnuo, BIX MORE, New Yonk, Dee, %.—Six moro of the late steamers arrived within the past twonty-four hours, All encountered serious westerly and northwest galos, accompanied by blyb sous, Tho ‘Volga from Huvro Nay. 11, Vietorla from Lone don Nov. 4, Cobana from Patras Oct. 6 und Madolra Noy. 0, arc expected hourly; so is tho Switvoriand, which -left Antwerp Noy. 20. Tho Fertro, now in, bad exccedingly stormy weather, and tremondous seas broke with great force over her decks. Tho rudder-chalns wore broken, and tho auxillary steoring apparatus had to be used, : 3 ON THANKSGIVING-DAY Claude Mixsaller, who was crazed with fear, jumped overboard and wos drowned, ‘The Colond, from Kotteriam, encountered storm aftor storm. Tho ofticors of tho vessel declared it was ano of tho worst storms over experionced on the seus, complotoly submergod tho ship nat tlmos, and tho pussongers became greatly Alarmed, wany losing all hope of ever reaching tho shore, Tho steamship Atlas, fron Kingeton, Jamatea, on Saturday, off Savanunh, passed tho wrovk of au unknown schooner with tho bot- tom up, 5 ——— LONG ISLAND CITY. A Goop CITY ‘TO KEEP AWAY FROM. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Youk, Doc. 8.—Long Island City wagin- corporated in 1870, It has ut this tine a flouting dobt of about $100,000, and a funded debt of $1,000,000, Tho city doos not own q building, but rents such as are needed for pollca-stutions, engino-houses, Echols, city-hall, and court- rooms, Notwithstanding tho city's heavy dobt, with the exception of tho Firat Ward, strecta havo not been paved, sowered, or gitterod, ‘and‘ aro in a wretched condition, The improvomont district: ombraces the First Ward, and tho Commission has expended. nbout $2,000,000, which fatls duo twenty yeara from now, Tho Conunission’ will oxpend anothor $500,000 bofore closing its work. Thowycarly expenses of tho ity governmont aro $179,600,—$10,000 moro than it costs for tho gov- ernment of the County of Queens, with its debt of $500,000 and n population of over 50,000, Tho taxdotlelonoy of tho clty has incroased from $5,000 to $200,000 Jn five years, zi —— GLASS, A NEW INVENTION IN (LASS, Speetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Youk, Deo. 7.--Some advances havo been mate revently in gioes-stalning in this olty, which, in some respects, have pliced tho artupon Rn entirely new footing, ‘Tho method has been employed in a shop in this clty of mixing the Plemonts with the glass while in a moltod cons dition, ‘Tho glass, of nn intense hue throughout, igthon rollod out into sheots, elther plain or ribbed, Ribbed gliss, which is comparatively rarely omployed, {8 traversed by flne raised lined Blviug ita peculiar wavy appearnnee. Aniinal and vogetnblo, ts well as minoral, pizments aro used in producing tho various cotors, Those sheets or disks are cuch of uniform color throughout. Ny the use of yarlous ingredionts, among whioh aro Hourspar, araonic, tin, and aBll- vor, & form of OPALRACENT GLABS fs manufactured, Seen ugainat a dark baok. ground this haa a cronmy whitenvas; held bo- twoon, a Ibght aud tho oye a shimmerlng fridcgoonce becomes visibto, In which yarlod ralribow hues can bo faintly discorned, Differ , ent plyments aro Introduced In minuto quantl- stics so as to bieud with tho opalescence. In somo disks, both pluia and opulescent, crystals of red, blue, yellow, and groan, looking IIko fragments of jewels, aro ombodded. Tueso bits of glass fro anuvalgd gu 14 Hot to molt reallly, nnd are Placed In tho ginas whon ft 13 In A state of fuslon, * THE BXAt PHOCKSS 14 KEPT A BECKET, and Itisballvyod that It constitutes ono of tho most important adyances in thourt, Attempts hayobecn nade, not altogether unsuccossful, to follow dofintt patterns in tho arraugoment of tho fragmouts in the molten ylnss, Hopos ure outortainod, ulso, that by a élmilur process Nye ures may be laldin, The omployment of col- ored poutants imitating ‘jowels Is another nove elty, All tho known incang uaed in manufact> uring artificlal goma are utilized by tho wluss - stulner, Thoso diferont foruis of lass vonstl- . tuto the matorlal which is to nesumo deflole shape ut the ovtmmand of the urtist. —- ITEMS, TEMPERANCE. Speciat Dispatch to Tha Chteago Tribune New Youx, Deo. LC, W, Sawyor prealded at The members of tho Washington Helghts Century Clab gave a reception and dinner to Isune Lowls Pert, Lt. D., at Schedler's Hotel, High Iridge, this evening. The inost prominent genticmen of tho neighborhood were present, COAT No def[nit agre ont for nauspensionof min= ing In tho present months has been maito by the Coal Companies. Each Company, howover, will restrict {ts production on n basis of about nino days’ suspension of work to suit its own clre cumstances, pany has already ordered that mining be nuspenied for nino days, includlug Christmas, and other compnnies have ordered n simitar restriction. The Ponnaylvanin Coal Company has recently reduced its prices of cont, but tho officers of theother companies ray that this re- duction was of amall account, and that that company had Jittte busltiess It tho city during tho winter months, prices is likely to ba made at present, The Pennsylvania Coal Com: No general reduction in DIMUTHEIIA, ‘Tho statistics of the prevalence of diphtheria in this clty and Brooklyn are startling, For tha week cniing Nov, 2% thorn were 2! eases In the two citiosand 101 denths, and for tha week ending Nov. 37, 201 enaes (of which Brooklyn had fA tanjority, though it nas only bull the popula. tion of New York) nud 14 deaths, ‘This isa tere rile mortality from ono disease. “O'RKELLY, ‘™ tha Western Aasoctated Press, Naw Your, Deo, 7,—Tho Rov. Fathor O'Kelly, of Minnesotn, ts here, having been delegated py the Aishop of Minnesota to visit tho Enst and awaken renowed interest in the cause of Catholic emigration to the West. Father O'Kelly's mia- ston is approved by his Emirienco Cardinal Mc- *Closkey. THE FORGERY. ‘William F, Towo, in tho General Seastons Court to-day, before City-Judge Cowing, made an ap- pilention to have tho indictments filed against Charieg A. Byrne, Joseph Wart, Louis Post, editors and pubtishora of Truth, and Kenwood Philp quashed on the ground of misjointure. Ia Honor reserved bis decision. TUR NUDBON RIVER TUNNEL. It taald that the danger from which the In- borers in the Hudson ttiver Tunnel flea on Satur- day night was not {maginary, but real. Thoehift At work at miinight wus warned by a hissing Kound, which Indicated tho escape of compressed afr, and the men at once dropped their tools and rau. An instant later a partof tho walls In the tunnel caved Ip, and the water rushed in in vol- umes, The mon reached tho caissun In safety. Tho south tunnel was flooded with water and work wns suspended until 4 a’clock Sunday att. ernoon, when an effort was mado to rotnter tho tunnol, but it was unsuccessful. Tho tunnet Is till flooded, and until the leuk cau bo stopped atl work must conse. INDICTED POR MANSLAUGHTER. The United States Grand Jury has tndleted for manslaughter the Directors of the Compuny and the Captain and enginoer of the stenmer Sea- wanhnka, and also the Government Inspector of Steambonts, THE TEMPERANCE CAUSE, Address by Miss Frances Willard. Last evening, at Avenue Tull, a very able lecture was delivered by Bilas Frances Willard. toa bighly-appreeiative audience. Proocodings were opened with singing, fotlowed by a short address from Dr. Bvervet, of Plymouth Church, who then introduced tho epenker of the evening The lecturer commenced her observations by pointing out that n bond of unton {8 now ob- servnble between all classes that desire to sco the principles of tomperance fully developed. Tho encouragement with which tomperunee societies have beon received by tho “mon of Illinois” was degortbed ng haying been etrongly conductive to the developinent of a feollug that womon should como forward in nid of the moves ment that aha, tho lecturer, advoested—namely: On attack upon dram-sbops and the concomitant evils to wolch thoy load. ‘Chose who tire among the ranks of the belluvers in tomperince wore alluded to as bolng undoubtedly those who would show thelr right to a pluco in tho “sur. vival of tho fittest.” Thore ure, continued the lecturer, 3,300 dram-shops in Chicrgo, Mon who pass the slx days of the week In such places: were nlirmed to be incapable of puasiig tho soventh as it should bo pnased. Tho lecturor, however, expressed hor satisfnetion with tho conviction sho entertained, tint “arm-chulr Christianity" is rapidly giving pince to prac: tical work in this direction, and that many re- clamations have been effected by the offorts of temperance socictics, Referring to tho power for goud which each porson who casts a voto enn. exorcise, If ho chooses, sho finplored ull present toussist in poreunding their friends and ace quaintuncos to cast thelr votes for laws in o| position to tha increase of facilltica for druuk~ The lecturor thon caused to be dis- tributed a pladge that each man and woman in the audience might sign; tho gentlemen pledy- ing thomeolvea to vote for temperitnce move. inonta, and tho ladies to asalst lu Pernille othora to voto similarly. “ Victor iHugo,” ob- sorved tho speaker, ‘says that *man is tho ouly animal that lnughs, aud be fs thus ditfoult to porsundo and Jead,’ but wo tompour- anee women say that man ig tho must casily persuaded and led of all croatures." | Anu Interference with tho pureonal liberty of tho drinker wag stated to bo not what is udvootted, but that a strong distinction should ve drawn between tho drinker and those who sell drink, the latter being those who ought to bu sup. pressed by every reasonable means. Tho Iectur- er pointed out tu clear and: forelblo terms tho offects which Inevitably result from Indulgence in alcohol, and epoko with fecling of the con- dition to which su many wives are brought by the drunkonuoss of their husbands, ‘The acter{- orntion, both mental and physical, which tho drunkard brings upon bimsclf was alluded tous being tho saddest effect that a human being can witness Inauother, At the closo of tho lucture, after some oxcetiont music, President, Wood made a few pertinent remurks, in which ho laid grout atroga upon tho fact that'dll who desire to 6co the sprend of temperance should yote for tompersnce principles irrespective of purty feollne. ‘Aftor tho singing of ahymntho meoting ad- Journed. THIEVES ARRESTED. Tho Polico Beginning to Do Some Good Work, Dotcetives Kipley ond Ryan bave been making Ogroat catch within tho past few days, Lust evening Joaeph O'Donnell was picked up in tho uct of stealing 1 coat from in frout of Living- aton's pawnshop on State streot, George Deal, Gcorgo Wilson, and James Reose were caught in Owon Traynor’s cunocrt-salooon, on Stato streot, having In thoir possession a bolt of tnnnel mensuring 200 yards, which thoy hud stolen from a wagon on Frankllu Street ns it wus puasiug along the strect, Tho sume oltcers wero culled upon to arrest ona warrant Martin Fabey,« worthloss fellow who Nves upon the carnings of bis mlatress, a Woman, of the town rooming in the Otis Blok, oornor of State and Van Buren streots, and who about ono week int quarrel with another inmate of tho buildtag onunmed Mamie Chirk, shot her in the palm of the lett hand. Fahoy was found and taken into oustady, and with him a fellow giving tho name of don Aiton, who wus found to be wearli a anit of clothea recently stolon from Bre, Brown's bourding-howse, 58 Wabush ives nue, Several othor suits of clothes wor, stoien attho same time, which Atlun sys were all shipped to St, Louis, George Nolan, an hotel thief only two months out of Jollet, was are rested of a description furnished by a chungbor- mald at tho Grand Pacitle Hutel, who td seen him lurking about 4 room on the third floor of tho hotel, from which u sver Watch was uftor- wirds missed, Last Sunday night Daniel Higgins was found lying unconscious with drink, and without either shoca or bat, in anultey near tho corner of Jef+ forson und Madison streots, He was brought to tho station, whore, upon getting sober, he sald bo had been robbed of 802 cash, ull but 8 vf which wasin gold. Last night ho caused tho ur- rest of Thomas Fitzgerald, i sulosman, 2 yours of age, and Timothy Jtoland, a steum-ltter, “s yonrs of ayo, whom hv iiontities as tha men who got him drunk, and who hv claims ure tho thieves, SUICIDE. Special Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune, Gaxesuung, Il, Dec. While Jaco Mousch, afarmerrealding about clyht miles cast of this city, was passing through tho pasture of ono of bis nolghbors, J. 31. Galfrey, he discovered, to hig horror, tho remuins of u man being caten by hogs. Sovorg! persons were notified, am) tho Coronor sont for, Upou oxainination, no one ‘was able to Identify tho corpse, Ho was well drogsed, and bore an intellent countenance. Ho was uppurently about W years of axe. Nothing that would loud tu his identifeation was found npon bis person, Thero wus a bullot- hole throuxb hia heart, sid n small revolver on oe eA Srna deed by biniolf, “Outaide of those tuvta tho atair ropiaing a mystery, Pad To affon) tmimodiate relict in asthma, try Dr. Jayne's Expectonint, Which acta promptly by avervomiug the epasinodic coutracdon of the wind-tubus, and by casts tia ejection of the mucus which clogs thuia. For whooping: cout, croup, atid hoarvunvss this medicine te equally benebotals white for all pulmonary an oblal disordary, it {s both u palliative and cura- tlve, and & sure end grea romedy for all stubs boru coughs and coldy. DISASTER AND DEATIL Additional Particulars of Marsh field's Second Cyclonic Visitation. Buildings Leveled to the Ground and Several Persons Moro or Less Injured, A Mall Agent Burned to Death in tho Rallroad Accident Near Atchison, And All the Mails and Expross Mat- tor Destroyed by Flamos, THE KANSAS DISASTER, Spectat IMspatch to The Chicago Tritune. Davexvout, fa, Dec, %—From the general oilices of tho railrord but 1itle information could bo learned to-day of the accident Inst night threo miles west of erton onthe Atchi+ son & Leavenworth Division of the Chicago, Hock Island & Pacific Railroad. A representa: uve of Tun Tripene met on tha v0 truim toe night from the west a victin of the wreck, Fs name ia Ieane Overholt, and tic was on his way from Athchigon to his home at Waukarusa, Intl. At the time of the accident there were threo other piascngera in tho Inst’ car with Mr. Overholt, and none in tho first conch, Tho first signal of danger was the car-wheels bumping over tho tles, and be- fore tho passengera could gain tholr fect both conches and tho express-car, contalning also the mail, wont over. As speedily ns possibte the four passengers made thoir escape through the windows and doors. As they got out thoy saw the flames bursting through tho mail-car. The trainemen were at work trying to rescue tho postal cterk, Henry Symms, Ho coutd be heard erying fur help and pounding un the enr to desiynato bis location,” Axes wero applied to tho doors, and they were forced, only to let tho flames burst out in awful fury. Itwas over balt an hour before the fnmes could be quenched, and, when thoy wore, the boty of Syinms was post recognition. Ifls stove had overturned with bis car, and tho flro sprend rapidly. The conductor escaped with aspraincd ankle, and the freman and cngincer Jumped when the lo- comotive left the track, A large amount of express and mail matter was destroyed. To the Weatern Associated Press, Atcnisox, Kin. Veo, %.—The accklent last evening on tho Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ttond was more éerioua than st firet reported. ‘Tho regular passengor train leaving bere at 6343 had reached a polnt twenty-three miles cust, near Edgerton Junction, when a broken ruil threw the tender from tho track down an em- bankinont, the whole train, with the exception of the locomotive, following. The train was composed of n baggage and express car, mull cnr, two day couches, and 0 alcoper. Tho cars tooke {iro almost immediately, and were ull de- Biroyed, Mail-Agent Symms was cought fn his car and Uurued todenth, His associate, Mr. Heller, bad his ehoulder distocuted, and narrowly wacaped Bitnilar fute, Conductor Westfall bad ankle so- verely spriined, aud four passengers received injuries more or less severe, Their names cane not yet he ascertained. Thore waa, fortunately, only u Heht run of prasengerg, only about. elx- teen belng aboard the train. The mulls, oxpress poods, and baggage were all burned. The weathor was invent cold, and tho passengers suffered severely uniil they reached 1 place of shelter, The loss ta the Company by tho accident will reach fully $60,000, UNDER THE WHEELS. Spectdt Disvateh to The Chicago: Tribune, Sr. Louis, Mo., Dec. %4—This afternoon Wilk jam H. Fanning, Soperintendent of tho Kirk- wood Branch uf tho Missourl Pactile Ratirond, was run oyer by an engine and killed at tho in- cline near the foot of Stein strect, Carondelet. No was taking car numbers at the time, and his Toot was caught between a rat and a guurd-rall sa that when the engine came along ho was not able to got out uf the way, He was 63 years jof age and aman of family. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Sr. Louts, Mow Dec, About 6:80 o'clock this morning John Kellay, an empioyé at tue Vairo Short Lino round-house; met with an go- cldent which will in all probability prove fatul. Kolley {8.0 strangor in tho city, and bas been in tho omployment of tho Company only a few days, While endeavoring to board a passing train he missed bis footing and felt under tho train, tho wheels passing over tho body, sever- Jog both legs above tho knees. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Droatun, Ni, Dec. T—At 63 this ovoning William K. Fanning, for many yeurs yard-mus- ter for tho Wabash Raliroad Company in this olty, wasrun over and instantly killed Jn tho Tron Mountain Hallroud Company's yard at Cae rondelet Mo, He was a resident of this city, where he has many friends aud nequaintances, He was a member of tho Young Mon's Christian association, and was a prominent worker in tho tomporanee cause. Heeame hero from Pater- son, Ne Je Wneuttna, W. Va., Dec. 7.—James McGraw, 0 flremmn on the Baltimore « Oblo amit whe Killed nt Bellaire, O., this evening. He at- tempted to mount ble caging on u bridge, but missed his hold, and after boing dragged somo distanco fell to tho street, a distance of somo twenty-fve or thirty feet. | Hoe was mangled bores portions of his bods being strewn all nlong tho track. He had boon married but a fow daya ton daughter of HH. M. sles, Super smenient. of tho Baltimore & Oblo shops ut jollaire, ‘ TERRIFIC PLOSION. Special Wrpatch to [he Chicago Tritnine, Prirrsuona, Pa, Dee, %—A terrific explosion which caused a damage amounting to $10,000 or $15,000 occurred this morning to the puper-ruilt of Morrison, Bure & Cuss, at Rouring Springs, n few miles from Altoona, Pa, One of a group of five bollera used in cooking wood, burst with torriblo force, the boltor tearing out through tho roof and rising tou hight of 400 feet, lodging in a bill samo distance away, A holo was scooped fn the ground four feet deep where the boiler struck tho carth, David SeKee, an em ployé of tho mill, was afterward found beneath tho débris, and somo tine clupsed before bo was rescuod, His injuries soon proved fatal, Woaknoss of the boiler was tio cuuso of the aceldont. Ithad been tested tha duy before and prouounced sufe. The proprietors have insur- auce of $10,000 with ugontsin Attoonn. ‘This is tho third explosion that has dan ah these works, and they wero once destroyed by tire, Work will be suspended for three months, BADLY FROZEN, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Minwavker, Wis. Dec, 7—-A young man named Sullivan arrived in thls clty to-night with his fvet go badly frozen that muputation willbe necessary. Ho fa lodged at tho Police station. Hu bud walked most of the distancu from Eau Claire. ‘Tho tharmomotor vas Odegrocs bolow rora tn tho wo. tern part of the city and elaewbore {1 tho Stute this morning, SUOT BY WIS BROTITER, Crxoinsati, 0, Dev. 7,—Churles Druifel, a 5+ year-old lad lying in tho East End, was shot and Inatuntly kijod yesterday by his W-ycar-old Urother, Tivo wore playing with an olt pistol, when the eldor boy poluted it at his brother and potent the trixgur, The bull onterod tho little ellow's breast and penetrated tho heart. SWITCHED OFF, Br, Louis, Mo, Dec, T—A pussenger-train on the Ohio & Siisalssipp! Raitrond ran olf u switchs ,eléven miles enst of Balom, UL, yesterday, and Henry Wado, of Chillicothe, 0., was killed, and Indy passenger, name und residence unkuown, seriously i ured. as FATALLY BURNED, Conymavs, 0,, Deo. 1—Mrs. Molen MeCarty, residing on Chestnut street, was fatally burned (bis morning. Whilestanding it Sout af He ne her dross took fru aud whe wae rightfully burned about the bedy before belp arrived, — VIR MISSOUKL TORNADO, Sr. Louis, Mo, Deo, T—The tornudo which passed over tho north part of starsbitold on tho 4th inst, doatroyed chtht houses and wounded geyeral persona, Thu damage nimounts to $5,000, TWO MEN KILLED, Maucn Cust, Pa., Deo. 7,~John Koons, clerk, and Willlum suilth, telegraph operator, were killed Inst night by au cugingof tho Lehigh Valley Mailroud boing throw olf the track, —————— — : A PETRIFIED CHILD, ' : New Puncapesvt, O., Dee, 7.—Tho petrified chili of this place und the wouter of thls seo- tion, dled on Satutday, and. its funeral took place to-day. ly death as Iu fife, the fesh on its body {gas bard elmust as utony. ‘To tho sur- prise of overy ono tho child lived in this condi- tion nearly a'senr. The parents, Mr. and Mrs. . A. Kinsely, are in great distress for foar the hody of the child will now be stolen, It was de> posited fn a strong vault which will be carcfully guarded, FIRE RECORD. AT OMAITA, Bpectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Ox ata, Neb, Dee. 7.—This city was visited by Qnothor costly fro this morning, destroying Property‘vatued nt considerably over $100,000. AtZ o'clock flro was discovered fn tho first Noor of Iter & Co.'s large wholesale Mquor store, ono of n block of twelve three-story brick bulldings, and inn few minutes it was all nblazo from basement to roof, tho Hquor inaking an Intense- Jy hot fire. Four fire-engines were soon playing on tha finmes and tho fro waa fincly handled, but It was impossible to extinguish it or cons fne it to this building alone. At about half-past 3 the next building adjoining on tho west took fire In the upper story, and this structure wns nlao destroyed, together with tho stuck of G.H. & J. 8. Collins, wholesale leathor, sdaddlery, and harness, Frank Ramgo’s stock of merchant talioring Boods, noxt enst of Mer & Co.'s, was removed ‘but wes damaged by smoke and water. Mux Meyer & Hro., Jowelry and musical ine struments, wero ulso damaged somewhat. Other occupnats of tho west endl of the block received sone damage, but not serious, The total loss is estimuted nt nearly $125,000, on which thero {is an insurunco of be- tween #90.009 und = $100,000. Mer & Co, carried a stock of about $60,000; in- aAurance, $2,000, The building, owned by M. W. Kennard, was Insured for $8,000. Collins had a stoak of about $35,000; insurance, 21,00, Tho building, owned by J, D, Croighton, ‘was insured for $6,000, Mutngo's stock, $30,000; insurance, $14,000. The bullding, owned by W, A. Paxton, was slightly damaged, Insured. — CHICAGO, Tho alarm from Box H5 ut 7:68 lost evening was caused bya tiraon tho upper tloor of Nu, Wis Clark street, occupied by William Schacfer nga boarding-house, A small boy did jt by put- ting llzhted matches into a hole In the floor. No damage worth reporting, 5 A atlil nlurm ut Ga iast evening to’ Engine Company No. 4 was enused by the explosion of a as-ineter in John Smith's Khoo store, at No, 221 ‘orth avenue, Dainnge tritling. The alarm from Lox 167 nt 9:30 yesterday fore..20n was cnused by Aire in, the two-story frame bullding in the rear of No, 2844 Archor uyenue, owned by August Heubauim, and occu- pied by him aaa rendering establishment. Dam: age to the butiding, $100, Cause. u defective itue setting fire to adjoining woodwark, The alarm from, Hox i46 at 7:00 yesterday morning was caused by A firy in n two-story framo butlding at No. 146 North Morgan atreet, owned by the Mutual Insurance Company, and cee by John Publ a8 a grocery. Damagey rifting. s The alacm from Hox 36 at 4:45 yesterday nfter- noon was cused by an explosion of n gub-meter under the Bidewalk nt No. 4b Madison street, owned and occupied by C. Buge, antoonkeeper, The proprietor wus attempting to thaw Itout. ‘The lire was extinguished without damage be- fore the arrival of the department, AT LUDINGTON, MICII. Special Dispatch to The Chtcazo Tribune, LvptnaTon, Mich., Dec. 7.—The Central House, owned by Pelkie & Gaugon, burned this morn- ing, together with Pholon’s bonrding-house. ‘The former was ineured for $1,400 in the Un- derwriters'§ of New York, Moriden, and Aurora, ‘Tho Intter was insured for $1,100 in tho Under- ‘writers’ pnd Manhattan. —- AT LAURINBURG, N. C. Lavrixiune, N. 0. Dee. %.—An incendiary fire destroyed all tho stores and dwellings on tho east side of Main street, extending from Fountain’s dwelling to tho Carolina Central Ratl- road shops, which wero saved. Loss, $80,000; insuruoce light. ba ——— AT BAY VIEW, Ws, Speclal Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune, MrrwauKer, Dec. 7.—Tho business bullding of tho North Chicago Rolling-Mit Company ayBay View burnod to tho ground to-day. ho loss is $10,000. Fully insured, , oe SERMON By H. CG. Yates, the €central Figuro jn the Scandalrial at Dixon, IL. Spectat Corresponience of The Chicage Tetbune, Suunerre, Ill, Dec. 6.—The Rev. I C. Yates Prouched to his congregation 10 Bublette yeater- duy as usual, and announced that next Sabbath ho will preach on " Gideon's Victory Over the AMitconttes,”” and in the eventug on Phorisntsm, Last night his subject was * Beartug the Yoke in Youth.” Intho forenoon ho announced ns his theme “Christ's Treatment of Mon ago Helionist.”* A brief history of the feud between Samaria and Judea, the Samaritan’s rough trestient of Christ's Disciples, and thelr destre to cull dawn fire to consuine the Samaritans, oxplained the reuson of Christ’s uttering the words of tho text: “Tho Son of Man is not come to destroy men's lives, but lo save thom," —Lidie, ir. 8, The speaker remarked that in this Christ sub- Stantlally tok Hig Disciples that thoir zen) to punish tho Samaritans aprung more from their eelilsh bitterness than from a desiru for the glory of God, No true child of God would try to destroy any ono on account of Kome personal insult. Had Christ gonv upon that principle, He would justly have beon enlled n destroyor— an Apullyon—rather than a Savior, Christ caine toscok and to savo tho lost, not. to keop saved wen who werculready saved. Manktud 1s prone todostruy onch other, nA posscased the power of Christ, how many burned places would there boin Lee County? Who are true Chrixn- tlans? They who seek to savo instexd of to destroy. ‘This great principlo of Christ looks out forthe good of others instead of merely looking ufter self; looks to tho welfare of poor and rich allke, if a man {a rich, or popular, or. hag great force of churucter, it is easy for us to helpsave him. Butit an indlvidaal ia. down, an outcast from society, then It takes 1 reut principle to come out snd aterm tho popu- ur current. Jesus sepurated tho nctors from their ucts; Ho wept over tho Pbhurisees and over derusniem in His desire to save them. Kind words ferunkinil are better than gold. They are imperishuble, and bring an iutercst toroueh eternity, Their influence may pot always be felt 8 een nt tho time, but lke the coral fi Y which adds ttle by little until the reef butit by: thom. appenra above tho wayo, and ultimately an istand is formed and cities built thereon; #0 with continuous and _persiatent Christian effort. The numerous Jovlog words uttered, und kind net porns mang by usin belping others, will wt Inst, jn thelr mammoth proportions, break nbaye tho waves of tho; und vtarnity, in the blessed anid oxalted society of the City uf God, wil dls- close the magnitude of thelr grand and gtorious results. CLOVER SEED. Prospect of a jor at Toledo, Special Dirvateh to The Chicago Tribune, Toueno, O. Dec, T.—Thore is much interest excited among dealers horo us to tho prospect und provabllitios of a big corner in the clover. seed market, and the mutter will attract some nttention elvowhors, it being woll known that ‘Toledo is headquarters of, the trade and tuo largest market in this country. A dealer of this elty oxplalns how a corner could bu engineerud on &5,000 capital, Ho says tho stock now hold here fa Hinited to 6,000 bays of old and 4,000 baga of new aeed. Tho former ts pracHeslty out of the market, und most of the fatter is carried by two firms (who ure poi to hold on to tho bitter end, The demand ti the course of the requir trade ts large and inerena. ing, especially from other points, Un 'Change to-day peine medium brought #5," 0 large ude vance over yesterday, and prices are rm and tending upward. lt'fs thought that the general shortage of thly your's crop and tho steady des mand from all polnts will hnve tho effect to force utes up ton oxcessivoly big! ure within the next few ditys, oo KANE. COUNTY JAIL, Special Lsputth to The Chicago fridune Geneva, Il, Dec, 1—Tho prisonors in tho County Jail ary much exercised because of the clode confinement to which they aro subjected by the now Sherif, Mr, Carlisie, Tho frequent cacapes of prisoners horctofore bear witness to Ue fuct Wat they bave during tho day beow given Creo uccess to tho eorriders, and the op- portunity to concoct all munuer of avhenues for thule dellyorancs, - But, under tho new niyine, they ure kept duy and night in solitary and safe confuement; and, while the nil is in its present dilapidated condition, no other counio js secure, Tt is to bo hopod such severe nieaguros will not Tong bo renduped necessary, a THE IRON TRADE, Cincinnati, Dec. 7.—Tho forthcoming roport of tho Chamber of Commorco by Superiutendent Muxwall says of thy trade in fron inthis vlty Umt ithas beon marked by important ovents, Including dangerous stimulus und 4 rapld de- clinu. ‘The total production of iron Ja nine States tributary te thiseity was 876,000 tons, showlng an tnercase of 150,000 tons over the pre= coding your, Of this tncreigo Biissourl wade 7,000 tou; Michigun, 31000; Oblo, 27,000; West Virgins, 3.00; Tenueaoo, ‘10; Indiana, Is QW; Alubuma, 8,00, Kentucky sbowyd u do erenso of tons. Tho aggregate eales hero of pig-iron from first hands to actually go into consumption were 260,000 tong; Increnao of 10,000 ‘ tons over the preceding your, ‘Tho valuoof the * business at an avernge price Is $4,700,000. |” G —— a ‘2 OBITUARY. FRANK N. DAVIS. | ; Spctal Disvateh to The Chteaoo Tribuns. Detor, Wis, Dee. 7.—Frank N.. Davis, of the Davis Manufacturing Company, and principal owner of tho Heloit Paper Pall Company, dicdat noon to-day at his residence In this oity of Bright's disease, nged 40. He returned yesters day from New Orleans in a vory weak condition, hut St was hardly expected his death woittd oo- cur 80 B00n. Mr. Davia was ono of ourwealthiest and most successful business mer, Ho had been enpiy in the mantfacture of various paper . articles on n large scale for some nino years, and ‘his factories are among tho most Important In Reloit, Ha wasn son of tho Hour. N. Davis, of this city, and brother of ox-Gay. C. K. Davisy of Blanosota, Holeavesa wife and twochil« - PROF, R. F. GEORGE. Speetal Dizpatch to The Chicago Tribune, ‘ ManigoN, Wis, Dec. 7.—Prof, It. F. Georgo, tha propricturof afnucy store, droppod dend to night at halt-past 7 o'clock while doing up 8 packnge for acustomer. Prof, George camo ta thig city twenty yenra ago from England, whord he had beon educated as o clergyman. He opened a private school, which ho continucd until a year or moro ngo, whon bo opened a bird and fancy store. Prof. George was bighly ror apected in thia city, many of tha younger. citl- zons having graduated from his school. Io hina a mothor, soveral brothers and sisters, rosiding near London, England, GEN. JOHN SCOTT. Fpeetal Dispateh to Ta Chicago Tribune. Trnite Haute, Ind., Deo, 7.—Gen. John Sentt, arestdent of this county for the past fifty-fivo Serra, died this morning. Jc was born in Now York fn 1703, was pensioned for rervice rendered atthe battle of Sackott's Hnrbor in the war ot WE. Gen, Scott camo to this county in 1826, 828, Iiv was 8 years old nt the time of bis death, and wus honored and respected by tho entire com- munity. et Winchestor’s Hypophosphites will ctire consumption, cougha, weak lun, bronchitis, nnd gencral dobllity. Batablish twenty-one yenrs. AMUSEMENTS. HAVERLYS THEATRE, J. EL THAVERLY, 0054-004 Sanager and Proprietor. THIRD OPERA NIGHT! ‘This WEDNESDAY Hr 2D No Alatinoe this weatendays om Dee STIRAIKOSCIE & 1ESS (rand International Opera’ Company Will perform for the first time hore. IN ENULISES, Vorui's masterwor! AT AIDA! With muperb mise on seen, ‘und asuporlor cast ine - MALIF ROZ:! ‘MISS SARA Mit GoNpe Sie HENIe And the minor roles efficlontty tilled. FULL CHURUS. GRAND ONCHESTRA. SPECIAL NOTICE for THURSDAY EVENING. The continued tliness of Mites Torrtani nes cessitates th: withdrawal of Trova: an tho substitution on Thursday ovening of Gounod'a LAURT, - With Stes LAURA SCILIEMER, Miss ANANDALE, Mossra, PERUGINE, CARLETON, IIBNIY PEAKES, Ste, Inthe cast, FIEIDAY, an ovont! Kirst produc- Mon bere uf tho relaniig uperatic success, Hotwo's wousterwork, MARIE nome, “ANANDALE FERUGINY, CONLY. SATURDAY evening. ah * THE BOMEMIAN GYRI. Debut of Alas ABBIE CANMINGTON. G: id “Carmen” Matinee on Saturda: A popular eenio of prices. liescrved Seats, $1, = Vibrettonot oil tho Ovetas for nate at tho box-ofl ROS BI Derns for ale a x-ofllea, S.DEHIRENS and Hie, DRSOVELIES Musical Die Monday wREISTOPED Ee Teadayell TROVA: onday—M i LE. esday— - TOME, Wodnesday—NONEMIAN itt. ‘Thureday <MEFISTUFELE. Friday—Monetit, of | MARL HOZE CARMEN or AIDA, | Suturday Matinuo— MBFISTOFELH, Saturday Nighi-WILLIAM TELL. Keuts can now be sceured for any Opera, GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. ta, BOSTON IDEAL OPERA CO, H } BOSTON IDEAL OPERA CO, BOSTON IDEAL OPERA CO, BOSTON IDEAL OPERA C0, BOSTON IPBAL OPRRA CO, BOSTOY INBAL OPREA 00. LOSTON IDEAL OFERA CO, BOSTON IDEAL OPERA 0, BOSTON IDEAL OPERA CO. Eth BOSTON C0, BOSTON IDEAL OPERA CO, TO-DAY Lewis & Newell's, 152 State-st. CENTRAL MUSIC-HALL, ‘The Becond Entertainment of tha STAR LECTURE COURSE Will be given to-morrow evening, when the etopucat Chinese Grater, WONG CHIN FOO Will deliver his new und Interesting lecture ewtitted, CHAT AN AMIICAN CAN SEE AND DU iN Loseried Seats for sale at Hox Once nt 2e, We, 7 GEO, 1. CARPENTER, Manazor, GRAND OPERA-HOUSE, Clark-et, uppusite New Cuurt-House, Wonderful Success of CLINTON HALIVS STRATECISTS. Matincoto-day at2p.m. Ivening at o'clock. Noxt Woot—NUSTON IDEALS, HOOLEY’S THEATRE, Rvery evening this week, Alntinees Wednostay and ‘Sulurday, the Eminent Comedian, Mr, Jubal, RAYMOND, An bia groat Comady Creation, COL. MULBERRY SELLERS Supported by a apoeially-setected company of wolle Kawa urtiais under the managemunt of BIG KS & [s} Stonlay, Dec, . Palmers Union pekare company bn" A Sad GRAND OPERA HOUSE, SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Bocause of un unexpected demand, hho advance sale Of avals tur tho: Boston Ideal Overa Co. Will bogtn to-morrow (Wednesday) mornin, af Hox, Onieg wf the Thowtry, und ot Lawle & Nuwell'e, 198 tees McVICKER’S THEATRE, EVERY EVENING THIS WUEK tho Great Comes JOSEPH JEFFERSON AS BOB ACRES, Tn Bheridan’s Fanous Comedy, the RIVALS. upported by Mr, Juin Drow, Sir, Frederick Nobires mai Se. Maurice Horryiuure, Mr. Clas, Waverly, Mb Houn Hand, Alavinces Wi NESDAY und BATUNDAY, SPRAGUE’S OLYMPIC THEATRE, Clark-st., oppority Shuriann Louse. ‘This weck only, night! Wednesday, Satarday, wn Buckingham Hotel, Fifth Avenue and 50th st, (orostze caTuxpnat,) NEW YORK, ; 2 V& FULLER, Proprictors. din the %1 try of the neon, clare Geluiune Aer Wont fd ESN Rese Patroutzed by the bent Families of Ruropo ¥ CONDUCTED ON THE EULOPEAN rhay, Restaurant unuirpanvedy + churges reusonnble. b: nes CATIONAL, HNNSY! VANUA MILITARY ACADEMY, CHES= ' a tor, Pu; civil englovoring, chemistry, classlos, Kus iliaby dagtves cuutertod. Col 4EGU, ULAR, Prval. at 8 o'clock, Matinovs, unituy,