Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 18, 1880, Page 6

6 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, NEW YORK. Mining Speculation Scandal- ized by Recent Ma- nipulations, Railway Securities Strong and Buoyant, with a Genoral Advance, Western Union Still Beset with Demoralized Friends aud Ex- pectant Enemies. A Flock of Unsophistioated “Lambs” Driven into the Wall Street Shambles, Manner in Which Meat {s Cured of All tho Diseases to Which Flesh Is Heir. Circumstances Under Which a Georgian Israelite Lost His Money by Theft. Jay Gould Making Preparations to Run the Eastern Aszo- ciated Press, MINING SITARES, DOSTON CONSOLIDATED. Speclat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribure, New Your, Dee, 1%.—The Boston Consoli- dated deal 1s ovldently far front pver yet, ‘The stock has been depressed, owing to the Bank of the State of New York holding sev- eral thousand shares as collateral, and press ing the block for sale. On the other hand, It is aflirmed that the bull pool fs still in the field; that the Superintendent of the mine has 000 tons of ore on the dump, and is prepared to mill the saine ns soon as the market here recovers from the shack recelved, At pres- ent even dividend-vaying mining stocks are ‘utterly negleeted, and negotintions for the sale of farge properties ity Nevada and Arizona have been at least temporarily suspended, owing toa feoling of mistrust fostered by recent events, This concatenation of cir- cumstances hs tended to materially assist those controling CENTRAT, ARIZONA in thelr efforts to sceure cheap stock, Tnv- ing thrust the stock down ta $5, they munaged to-day again to “freeze out’? number of marginal hylders, and it may aifely be asserted to-night that all weak- kneed Central Arizonites have had te let go. ‘The knowledge that the elghty-stanip mill wis crushing daily about 200 tons of Bool oro brought today many tele Braphic purchasing orders from Chi- eago, only a portlon of which could bo executed, as the Insiders had their broker§ all doy on the floor, It ia un- Herstood to be the desire of a larga number of farge stockholders In Chicago and Baltt- more that : JAMES TR, KEENE enter thy Directurate of Central Arizona, and, ag the annual general meeting of stock- holders takes piace the third week In Janu- ary, this muy then be accomptished. it is considered that Keene, having brought to Buch a successful end. other cuterprises ha has been’ identified with, lis name would Tond prestige to this, undoubtedly ono of the biggest wines in the country. pane bac WALL STREET. TUE OPENING, Sptetat Dispateh to The Chicago Trbune. New York, Dee. 1%.—The stock market toriay was strong and’ buoyant at tho oven- ing for the entire list, with the exception of ‘Western Unfon, whieh further dectined, In tho upward moveinent St. Paul & Omaha was again the most prominent feature, Northwest, St. Paul, Rack Island, Chicago & Alton, Burlington & Cudar Raplds, Canada Southern, Usnulbal & St. Joseph, and the ‘Vauderbilts, also felt the upward movement. After the opening Western Union took au ‘upward turn, and closed several polnts bet- ter than at the first hour. ‘The stock specu- Intlon was buoyant toward the close, when the = highest urices of the day were generally carcent, Tho upward movement recelved a stliuulus from the eus- fer condition of tha money market, tho ad- vices from Washington thet the Scnate had aefnsed to ngres to the Mousa resalution to adjourn over the holidnys, which was inter+ preted to mean an earty passage of the J per cent funding ull, and the pureliases to cover short contracts i: soute of the leading shares. ‘The sharp adyatice and activity in the tele gtaph shares formed 2 conspleucus fenturo of the afternoon. ‘The Wabash suddenly beenmo very prominent, and advanced targe- ty in inca deallugs, ‘Tho St. Paul and Olmuha shares were bought freely by parties identified with the Northwestern Road, whieh €avo color to the reports of a consolidation with that system, Ohio and iron Mountain ‘Were active at the close, IN THE MONEY MARKET th{s forenoon 6 per cent was the uniform rate for call Jonns, and there was luss difleutty in getting money than yesterdny. I the last hour at the Stock Exchange the rate for call Jouns fell to’ percent. ‘Ihe fair rate for the day was 6 per cent, and at this rate the mat. ket was less active than on any day this week, ‘The payments by Mr. Jay Gould for Ube controfling {uterest (nthe St. Louls & Tron Mountain iatiroad, and fn the [uterna- tlonal & Great Northern & Toxns, will prob- ably set afloat several million of dollars held for the purpose of these purchases, which have been concluded within a few days, Tho ‘Treasury to-iay bouzsht nods of 1860, ‘Tho Post snys; “There is no assurance that the present comparative ense will cons Unug, and there will be none until the Treas- ‘ury disbursements begin, ‘The recent heavy imports of guld ought, however, to be felt next week, If they have not already to a Jnlted extest berun fo be felt, ‘The trouble is that the speculation of the Stock Exchange threatens to inerease the de- tuund for money faster than the supply can. be augnented xeill the large January dise bursements of the Treasury begin, : RAILNOAD HONDS were active and generally buoyant ona well- distributed business. There were enonnous purchases of Sexus Pacific Rly Grande Divis- fou firsts, the price stenifly rising from 9397 to07%, Denver & Rlo Grande firsts and con ols Were actively traded In, and rose to WU, and 1104 respectively, There were large trunsaetions i the Indiana, Bloomington & Western incomes, which sold up from 6d to $03¢ regular, and 8!¢- buyer 30, Lehigh & Wilkesburro Incomes weru nlso active, and rose trom 803{ tu 81}, Boston, Stafford & Evie tirsts were very prominent Inthe deal- dogs, advancing from 45 to 4034, with later sules ut 40 und 40)%. St. Paul consols rose from 1214 to 213g, Northwest guld rexis- tered from 24 to 15 Cleveland, Co- luubus = & — Indianapolis firsts from Way to 1%; Calvo & Toxas- iirsls from 101 to 105, and Ollu. Central incomes from 593¢ to 69, Kock Island 6s de ellued from 130 tv 128; Rensselaer & Saratoza Ursts from 188 to 187, and Iron Mountain second {ncomes fram %}¢ to 75%. Union Vacitio rats reacted from 123 ty 131; while do firsts soll up from 1t5¢ to 116, Mobile & Obto first debentures advanced from 85%¢ to B04; do thirds selling at 33, against 45 about. amonth ago. ‘There was a very large busl- ness {1 INTERNATION AT & GREAT RONTIBRN SECOND INCOMES, which mae a further advance to 00, ‘Tho alvanee in these bouts is based on the ex- peetatton Uint the Company will declare f or Sper cent (uterest fu dauuary, and also ou the recent arrangement with tho Missourt, Kansas & Texas Road, whereby tho Interna- tonal and Great Northern is to build n short ne to connect the two roads, when there will bon joint traMe agreentent to San An- tonlo froin that point. ‘Tho two companies are to build a joint Hino to the Rio Grande, a distance of 120 miles, Stoeks at the Mining Boards were with- outsubstantial change, ‘The activity is con- fined to Jow-priged stocks of lite intrinsic value, al the higher class dividend-paying imines are somewhat neglected. Ontario sold at $33}¢ and Standard at $82 per share SHORN “LAMBS,” A NUMBER OF THES OUT IN THE COLD. Speelat Vispateh to The Chtcuge Tribunt. New Yous, Dee, 17.—-A largo number of “Inmbs” caught outside of the fold have lost heavily by the recent dectine in Western Uslon and American District Telegraph, nud minty peapla wha are not stock speculators have suffered badly through tho great shrink- age in thesu stocks, Those who hought for rally usually lost the most, and many have been thoroughly efeaned out, A CASE OF THIS KIND fsmentioned of a seutleman wie sold out is Western Union stock yesterday on ® stop order after losing 000, being every dollar he posses: in the world. Mr. Sage, who was tho Inst promtnent bull in Western, and was sald to be holding the bag, ran yesterday, and ts probably now out. The bears in Western ‘Union argue that the main trouble with this stock Hes in the fact that It has AN ENORMOUS CANITAL, of $50,000,000, in ncilitron to $20,000,000 of At- Jantic & Vacific stock, whieh recelves 133g perecntot Its gross carnings, and It has a bonded debt of its own mmounting to 37,000,- 000, Mz. Gonld is now duplicating those old lines, aud the new wires will reach all the promlnent paying polnts in pie country by an expeniiture of Iess than $10,000,000, PRODUCE, WHEAT. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. New York, Dee. 1%—-Winter wheat less active, even inthe option Ine, and values were yery unsetiled. No. 2 red his shown tho most decided regularity, opening gen- erally weaker and declining through tho earlier trading in the way of options nbout HKO@Meoo bushel, but hardening a Mtte near the close, to break again In the Intest trans- aetlons ta the lawest fieures of the day, show- ing a loss since our Inst of 2¢@ Ug per bush- el; export call comparatively, tances No. 1! white on the contrary quoted atronger, gilning early In the day fully 3¢@t cent a bushel on moderate offerings, and rather more inguity, partly from ship- pers, closing, however, generally ensier, and in the Instance of the Janunry option reeed- Ing 3f cents per bushel. Spring wheat helt more confidentalty, but without much anl- matlon, Cable advices wero of n more fa- vorable tener, Sales of No, 1 red at $1.25@ 1.24, closing at $1.25 bid; No, 2 red, St.10y@ 11,2024, closing nt about §1.19'4; de Deeember at S110Y@t.103f, closing at $1.104f; do Jan= wary at SL2GL2LY, closing at $1.20; Fob- ruary at S1uig¢@1.093f, closing at $1,223¢; do May at S$1LAU@LeH”, closing ab 1g asked; glo stenmer grade at $1.17; No.3 red. Ht SL1Gf@1173, closing at Slit asked; do steamer grade at St.07; ungraded red at S1.O5@1.85, as to gtallty; No.3 Milwaukee spring nt SLU@LIM¢; ungraded spring at $1.08, CORN, OATS, AND NYE, Cosh comparatively dull; early deliveries deelfned 4y@}¥ cent a bushel on old, and {@) vent a bushel on new crop, the latter having been pressed for sule; aptions were quoted a shade dearer, but unusually quiet; sales at nixed Western ungraded new and old at 55GSS cents, as to qualiyy; No, 3, B54y@Is¢ cents; New York steamer mixed at WLy@37 couts, closing at bb1¢ cunts; No, 2 white at ES1G@385f conts; white Western at 65 cents, Oats—An active business reported, at, howey- os, wfurther reduction of 454 cent, generally 3¢ cent, a bushel, closing barely steady; sales of white Western ungraded at 13}4@17 cents, as fo quality; mixed do al 40@44 cents; white State able cents; No, 2 Chicago allont quoted at 493¢ cents, Ryo dull; quoted nominally ag before, Barley firm, but dull, PROVISIONS, Nog-producta have shown little change excepitit tha instance of Westurn steam tard, whichadvenced on a more confident specuin- tlve demand; Western mess pork in light re- guest for early dellvery; quoted at $15,00@ 13,95 for old; sales of 450 barrels, and In tho option Hue Inactive and lower; January de- Mvery at $15.75 bid, and $4440 aaked; Febru. ary at $13.00 bid, and SH.80 asked, Cut ments quiet at irregular prices. Vacon dull, with tong clear quoted nt $7.25, and short clear nt S7.u2g, Western steam lard moro sought after for early delivery, clostug at $8.0, and In the optlon line quite active at un adyance of 74@19!¢ cents, with Decem- ver closing nt $8.00; January at $3,029; February at $9,0214@0.05; March at $0.13 bldy April at $8,20@9,224. OTHER ARTICLES, ‘Tallow in less demand, with sales quoted at 6 1-10@03¢ cents, the latter for very choice, Raw sugars frm snd more sought after; 7-9-10@7 11-16 cents for fulr to good refning Cuba; centrifugal nt 8o-16G@ss¢ cents; re~ fnew more active, with cut loaf closing at DZ@i0 cents; crushed, WZ@te cents; now- dered, 10 celts; standard A, 93¢ cents, Frelghts—A moderately activa movement Is reported, and In Instances at somewhat firmer rates for grain while showing wenak- ness and irregularity for provisions and Ren. eral eargo, Liverpool engugements reported have been, by atom, flour ve 2s 142s ed, mostly though frelht for forward shipment, and by ontport steamers as low ag us LidG@ daddy wheat at Teds provisions “ut 27s thi 403, tually through freight for forward shipment, and by outport steamers as low as 7s CUGWs, TUE SENATORSHIP, A NEW CANDIDATE, Speelat Dispatch to The Chtedgo Tribune, New Yors, Dev, 17,—-A special from Al- Dany says a new candidate for United States Senator has entered the Held In the person of Congressman Elbridge G. Lapham, of the Ontarlo district, Ie has returned from Washington, and ontered upon a canyass, thus adding another to the Ist of stalwarts who are looking after Franels Kernaw’s seat, Tho machine manngers and Senator Conk- Nang have not as yet determined who they Will present as the condidate of tho stalwart anachine, There appears to be considerable ditleulty In agrecing upon the man or In harmonizing the stalwart interest of thos mentionet, White this obstnele is found diilenit to overcome, the fronds of Chann- od Depew have made so much headway ia ANEW DMFFICULTY has presented itself, A leading Conkling” man, In referring tu this new polnt to-day, remarked: “‘Dho muchine is very strong, not eusily beaten, and doeg not propose to be. defeated ty this contest, but ft will ba smashed univas it harmonizes and concens trates ull its force upon a candidate, It tt koes into the cunlest with Its strength die yided between two or three candidates it will ‘ba worsted, It, In fact,” he contiuned, 4 be- wins to took as If the machine, to make suc cess sure, Will be obliged to select a mun as Mts candidate for Senator who fs BTHONGER THAN THE MACHINE ITSELF,~ That 1s, a person who can secure votes outside of tho machine Senators and As: diymen.” ‘This ntinission was a sutprise, coming ns itd from a prowlnent man ft tho party eloso to Senator Conkllag, and per: haps explains why it his deen found so dit cult for the leaders to settle npon the mas to be presented by them for United States Sen- ator. J WAS IIH ROUBED? AN ISRARLITE FHOM AUOUSTAs GA. CHAIMS THAT IE Lost $10,800, Bpetial Dspateh to The Caicago Tribune, New Yount, Dee. t.--The reported robbery of an Ismellte fram Augusta, Cin, of $10,800 ina Palluan car on the Washington express over the Pennsylvania Road last night has aroused some suspicion on the partof de- tectives nnd other officers here and tn Jersey City that tho matter Is not altogether straight. Meyers isa denter tu dry goods and clothing at Augusta, and tf is hinted that a con- templated prospective composition with his creditors down tu Augusta may have ted hint to thé announcement that thleves have made away With lis cagh, which he was very foullshly transporting by hand to this city, Meyers" i REASON Fott BRINGING IIIs sfoNEY in his hand fs that he could save $27 tn come inissions on drafts ou New York, aud this was anobject ta hay and further, as he had traveled the roufe many times with Jarge sums of ensh about him, he thought it would be oll right, Meyers says that when he went to bed ho placed bis watsteuat belind him, containing S500 and v gold wate, Thojsachel with tho $10,800 fn money he put under a sheet near the corner, between himself and the ear-win- dow, and Iald one of the two pillows over the spot, He ONADVALLY FELD ASLERD, and slept more soundly than he had slept for along tne, Between 4 and 6 o'clock he was awakened vy the Condnetor, who asked hlin for hls tleket, Me, Meyers mechanically reached for his cont, and it wag in Its plice where he had put. It before retiring. He then felt for the sachet contulning the money, but it was gone, His walsteont lind net been touched. ‘The watch ani tho $800 were safe, Ne then mised the alarm. Mr Meyers also sald thot the Conductor, on being questioned ag to whether any of the passen- gers hatt got off the train, replied tn the aNinvative, and gaye him deseriptlons of them,—this being In contlict with a state- ment innde to a reporter this evening by Mr Knight, the palneecnr Conduectar. Mr Muyers fins placed the matter in the banusof the Plukertons, CAVE OF GLOOM, «+ DALY'S GANG OF TIINNO0, Sptciat Dispateh to The Cheago Tribune, New Yous, Dec. 17,—Augustin Daly has sent invitatlons to several clergymen to visit the Undoo Jugglers and Nanteh dancers who recently arrived In New York from Bombay under contract to him, AM of this Oriental company, excepting two, are Ma hometans, the two exceptions adhering to the untive retigiun of Utndostan, As are scrupulous in their religious rites and ab- servances, Just now they are- passing through A “SEASON OF sonnow,” whiten Insts twelve days, During this time they go through varlousstages of mourning, eulininating in a frenzled lamentation, in which they roll about and tear their kate. White this spell ts on them they perforin uo houschold duties, aud nelther dance, sla, nor vonyerse with each other except In whis- pors. "This unpleasant pertott is eatled tho tine of “The Mokerrum,” or Tajin. ‘These facts were obtained from Mr, Daly, who, however, dit not explain. whether -he tad sent for tho clotgymen as missionaries to these benizhted heathen, or to give then an opportunity to study sume features of Orl- entalilfe. Mr. Daly's sympathetic nature is touched by the surrows of the Uindous, and possibly he desires the clerzymen to net as consolers, It ins been sugavsted that ihe set in whieh they roll nbont and tear thelr hate would be very effective Ina Bowery nicto- dramas but no plan has yet been perfected to utilize the anguish for the bux-olllce. SHUANTY TOWN, A TERRINLE, NUISANCE CLOSE BY ASYLUMS, ut 13, AND OLB Special Diavatch to The CMcaso Tribune, New York, Dée. %.—A_ prowlnent physl- elan sald to-day to Sue, ‘Ininune corres spondent: “One of the worst plague-apots at tho present tie In tho City of New York Is In the vleck occupied by squatters be- tween Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh streets and Third and Loxington avenues, On the north side of this shanty block is the New York Orphan Asylum, with at least 400 to 600 Inmates, seine of whom sickened and died during the summer of summer com plalnt or cholera infantum, caused princt- pally: by the fou) exhatationsfrom this suuat- ter district. "They were unable to have thelr southors windows opened dssing the sum mer for a Nitlo fresh aly for these poor orphans, ‘Che Norms! Selool !n Lexington avenue Neg on. the nurthwest corner of this shanty block, and many of tho scholars must lave had their heatth injured, ‘The beauth ful Homo for Old Wemen Hes to the south, td many of these poor old women have auifered from tho foul exhalations thut thls plagae has caused, 4 THE GHEAT AMMORY OF THE SEVENTID REGIMENT + Heson tho southwest corner, and many of the young men tn thely nightly dellls must ve suffered from the samecause, And last, bit Hot least, the Mount Stunt Mospltal $s near the southern border of this block, In (hat ‘hospital there have been slekness and death from it alone; many of the surgleal operations have been followed by eryslpelns and pyres. The women’s ward faces this foul block, and patients have suffered, doubtless, from perltanitis. «Lhe medical ottigers of the Orphan Asylum have applied to the local police und the Board of Healsh, who fay thay are powerless to remove this dendly nuisance, because tt belongs to the elty, over which the Controller and Mayor at the city alone have power, ‘The Committes of Uygiens of the County Medlenl Soelety, however, has heard to-day for the first thie Ssom ondof the most competent Jawyors of this city that possibly thé tito of the land LIES WITH THE STATI, ‘An espeelal appeal may have te be made te the Legislature at Aloany to remove thts curse, ‘Che Controller and Mayor have been, apneated to by tha Suetety to abate thts sud since, and wi) be appealed to shortly by the medical oMcera of Mount Stunt Hospltal, whose patients have suffered sa terribly frou It, not enly from the exhalationy fram the surface of this ground, but atso from the sonkngo of Nuld Mth untler the very founda. tons of thelr hospital, Noxious vapors tiso from the very ground unier tho hospital, 0. that closing tha windows fs no defense, DE reetly south of the Mount Skial Meggltal, aeross the street, is a large church whose members must sulfer every thno thoy attend service,” DISHASED MEAT. HOW THE NEW YOuK PEOPLE WAVE IT SERVED UP TO THEM. Special Dispatch fa The Chicuva Tribune, New Yous, Dees 1%—A_ horrifying ine stunce of the manner In which sick cattle are fed and slipped to the New York publi has como to Nght toxtay, ‘The olticurs of the State Cottle Comnisslon while pursulng thelr luvestigation in Queens County dis- covered at Hempstead un extenslye feeding station for sick unimals, where several hun: dred calves, bulls, and cows were kept ull starving and in varluus stylesof acute and ehronte tuberculosis and pleuro-pneumonia, ‘These antuials the agent of the State Com- wisslou says ard fed exclusively on soup nado from the refuse of New York hotels, This is. ome of rd = ’ tho many feeding ations — Ineated: {n the vieInity of New York, and the most filthy place the officers e' sat, and one of tho pest-holes of the metrapolis. Here cattle in the list stages of disease nre slaughtered, aud the citeasses carried to the snusige: anaker, and no Meat-Tnspector ean deteet the inhuman praetlee. ‘The anknals discovered tad heen taken to Henipstead on permlt by a New York enttle-leater, who, St appears, has minde a practice of dlaposing of Aiscased cows. mut calves int the sata manuer for some time gust, ‘The ofttcer who made tho discovery fs authority for the statement that all the swill used ns food for the cnttle on the farm was cooked in a Jargo ealdron, aud tho mass of refuse in tho cnidron wis of sucht acharneter that ho hns not been abe to puri- fy his hands since he put them in tho enl- dron to discover the Ingreitents of the eattic soup then being cooked. JAY GOULD. ATTEMPTING TO CAPTURE TIE NEW Yorit ASSOCIATED PRESS. Sstapnteh smn # Gathet New Yon, Bee, t—sohn Kelly's paper has got up a story that Jay Gould Is trying to acquire the New York Associntvd ress, so us tu take away Its contmet with the Western Union Telegraph Company, Kelly anys that Gould Is now buying tho stock of an even ing newspaper ahd of n commercial mormlag newspaper, probably meaning the Journal of Comnterce aud the Kveningy Expreas, Mt Gould controls the Tribune and the World, this would muke four papers out of the constituting the Associated Dress, ought to know of what ho tniks, {¢ fs fils own hewspaper management which he thinks, is threatened, Although the suggestion ts a startling one, ft Is not unworthy of Jay Gould, Years ago, when Mr, Hubbard was advocating a postal telegraph, he epeciatly attacked the Western Union Company as the monopolist of the news. Several of Gould's friends in the press lava been cut off from tls news fneliities. ‘Cho understanding here is nat that Mr, Gould vontrols the ‘J'ribune, or uttempts to do so, but le, perhaps, ts a lender of money onthe majority of tts shares, 'Yhe Exprers newspaper was captured by John Kelly from the hetrs of the Brovks,who have fustituted sult once or twice to get it back. THE NEW YORK NERALD has never been a very patient member of tho Agsoclated Press, and once patronized a rival Association. Jt 1s generally believed hero that Gould controls the Wortd newspapor, Ifhe gets the votes in the Associnted Press of the ‘Trivune, the Express, the World, and the Journct of Commerce, hecan control the Anstitutlon. ‘here then remain against him only the Lhnes and the Sun ‘The Herald has always been respectful to him. There (s no way by which the refractory papers eat in steh a cuse redress themselves but by go- ing outof the Association. When you coti- sider the cnormous wealth of Jay Gould, and how tho newspapers are tled up In their stocks, it Is only wonderful that he did not take thent in long ngo, One of thé antl Gould papers fs held by a very small margin of stock, "The Heratit is the only newspaper in New York which Gould could not reanire by purehase. Me gave $3,250,000 fora rattrond, yesterday, and there is no paper in New York, with oneexceptlon, worth that amount of hard cash. TS EXTRAORDINARY PERCEPTION AND SERVE, of this littla man may be apprehended even atthe whisper of this rumor that he means to plek up tho seven stars o€ New York and take them out of the Western Union constel- lation and put them in his own, ‘Ihree other Now York papers—the Host, Commeretat, and Staats-Zellung—iave contracts werely with the Associited Press, “here are a large. number of newspapers ontside of tho pres- ent Association destrous to be adinitted, aud if there 1s any truth whatever in the prevall- Ing rumor, the end van only be a whdening of the privileges of the Assaciated Tress, and that great instrumentality rendered at least no enemy of Mr. Gould. ITEMS. FAURAQUT. Spectat Dispateh to The Chteago Tribune, New Yoru, Dee, 17—Tho’ foundation of the new Farragut statue to be placed in tho Mudison Square Park is completed. * cossrocn. On complaint of Anthony Comstock, agent of the Saclety for the Suppression of Viee, Louts Wall, who has several allases, is held for trial at tho ‘Tombs Police Court for deal- Sng In polley at No, 224 Grand street. PT. DAUNUM MORTOAGING CITY PROPENTY, Phineas ‘7, Barnum and wife hayeexcented: to the Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank a morlgage tor $200,000 upon thelr property om the northenst corner of Broadway and House ton street, ‘The mortgage Is payable In one year, with Interest at 6 per cunt, ELECLIG LIGHTS, ‘The posts for tho electric lghts which aro to Nght Broadway from Fourteenth to ‘Thirty-fourth strects aro nearly ready, . TUE LATEST ‘TOWNE. A toy wheelbarrow, with a trumpet attach- ment whigh enits a shrieking nolso with each revolution of tho wheul, Is a inte novelty, + MUD, Tho street crossings In lower Brondway sare again inan appalling condition, ‘ A MURST FLYWHEEL, Afly-wheel In John Etelea’ kindling-wood factory, on West Fitty-lifth ‘streot, burst today, Ono plece struck tho boiler, which exploded, and the proprictor wits fatally sealed, Another plece of tha fly-wheel ernashed throngh tho root of 0 tenement, 683 'Yonth avenue, ‘The occupants were unlu- jured, A FRENCH BARI WRECKED, ‘Tho French bark Adolph has been totally wrecked oft u reef About twentysfive miles to the south of Valparaiso, while en route to that port from Hordenix, She was an fron vessel, valued at $80,000, and was not In- sured, A COMMIASION MERCHANT RoMnED, ‘The premises of Mr. I, Stovel, commission merchant, M5 Fifth avenue, were robbed Jagt night of laces, a package of hoslery, up- hostery, trimunings, and neck-tles, valued at from 25,000 Lo $0,000, IMMIORANTS. Stx hundred and elghty-nine Immigrants strived to-day. All the steamers report head winds and heavy sens, va * - Enwson's ELECTRIC LaNT, Edison das keen xrnnted a permit 10 make mi experiment with tis eleetrie-tahthg sys- tont ina district In the lower part of the eity, No tue has beon fixed for maki the ox. pucluente KELLY AND GRACE. Dispatch to Cinetanatt Kagulrer, New Yous, Dee, 10,—1 was toltt on Broads way to-day that dot Kelly's defeat hud been, Rreater thin Le had any fden of; that Mayor Grave was not his choles, but bad been tne posed on him by two Judges, ane in New York and one In Brooklyn, who have large Anterests in the Brooklyn Klevated Mtailroud, Which fs now beng huflt ta connect the Long Ishead steaut raltrond with the uew Brooklyn: bridge, Shullar engagements exist on the New York sity of the urldge, and the tien Wns to cleet a Mayor who would allow this vorporation to run tho elevated trains of Ucooklyn. or theecorrespondlug street alle rond of Now York, directly ueross the brhige, Qhereby givhis an Tmense value ta dhe stock. ‘Tho Mepublivatis,caccording to my Informant, found oat before Grace came inte power what he was golng to io, und they fastened to get control of na many elty departments as posslule, A dtdee In tha Chis at Now York ts @ tearful and wonderful Lule, ILLNESS OF MAUDE GRANGER, Br, Lovins, Mo, Dec. 1A dspatett from Hanuibat says Maude Granger, the actress, Js dangerously Moat that place. ‘Phe come pany left for Deewtur, CL, yesterday, but Miss Gronger could not accompany thew, ONLANOMA. The First Blood of the Payne Colony Spilt by a Fractious Mule. Representatives of the Creeks and Chioknsawa Visit tho Colonists at Caldwell. They Will Oppose tha Entrance of White Emigrants into the Tors rilory, And Threaten to Raiso Five Thousand Soldiers. fot That Purpose. Col. Boudinot Puls a New Face on the Equities of the Quesiton, Cannwtrr, Kas., Deo. 1%,—Blaad tas been spilled upon the border. A new reerult that Jolned Company A was kicked on. the jaw by a nde, ant his Jaw fracttred In two places. Fes Cutler, the colony surgeon, fears lock- jaw. ‘Two teams and ten recrutts joined the col- ony to-day from Montgomery County, ‘The courlers from the western counties re+ turned thts morning with fnstruetions to make no move at present, Nothing can be learned as to what was done ut the seeret meeting ast night. A COLONY MEETING was held to-dny, Everybody was excluded from the eamp xcept members, Ibls ander- stood they passed resolutions to renal to- gether, and no one show feave the enmp without permission. ‘This ts understood to prevent purtles fram going lute the Lerrl- tory and taking cinins, It was expected that the opposition of the ariny would ave broken up the eolony and sent them back home to their families, bat It seems to linve had the opposit effect. ns they think Congress will soon net, anid thon it WH be a race for the choles of elalms, Maj. Randall satd to-day there need be no fear of att Indtan outbreak if the settiers went in by permission of the Govermment, but there would be danger if the settlers foreed their way in and the troops attempted to put them out. TUE INDTANS WOULD RISE, thinking they were helping the Govern- inent 5 Col. Coppinger left this evening for Lenven- worth, leaving Maj. (tandatl fn command, ‘Thy excitement was increased in cnmp by the arrival of B. , Overton, Governor of the Chickusaw Nation; D, N.C. Duncan, of tho Cherokees; and G. W. Grayson, of the Crevks, tse wentlemen would never be taken for Indians, as they haye only abouts s(xteenth Indian blood fn their veins, ‘Chey registered from Towa to conceal thetr sdenti- ty, but they soon found this was unneces- sary, os the colonists were glad to see them. Thomas Clond, a full-blood, represents the Seminoles, ‘They say that ff the Government periilts the colony to. gu to Oklahoma their People will ralse an army of 5,000 to drive them out, They are very bitter, Mr. Gray- son sald to the colonists: “ Weure doing all we can to prevent the opening of the cottn- try, and you lind as well go home, for we have bought and can buy your Congressmen like 80 inany sheep and cattle.” ‘They denounce Col, Boudinot as the Dene dict Arnotd of the Indfan race. Asevero norther fs blowing, and the stay- ing qualities of the colony Is betug put toa severe test, HOUDINOT’S STORY: Spectat Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune, Wasirnarox, D, €., Dec. 17.—Col. Bowtdl- nok a balebreed Indian who fs ta sympathy with tho OkInhoma movement, siya to-night that the pubife, and the. newspnpers partleu- larly, are [n grosa error in regard to tha equities of this question. ‘Tho Government, he says, nt present, nud since the treaties of 1868, ewns abaut 210,000,000 of acres of agri- cultural lands, ‘his, and this only, iy what the Okiahona adventurers say they want to get their hands on. ‘They have no Intention of defrauding the Indians of an aere of fand, Col. Boudinog says that tho settlement of thess Government lands by whites fs demanded by: every princtplo of public economy nnd justice to the eltizens of the whole country. “ILE thought anything would come of It,” sald Col. BoudInot, “I would have introduced a zesolution author izing an inguiry into this whole subject by Congress, When the questlon Is exantined tho folly of keeping white settlers out of that Territory will be demonstrated.* CASUALTIES, BURNED TO DEATIT Tr snuna, Va, Dec, 14—Yesterday Anthony 7. Pucker and wife, colored, Hving. in Prince George County, locked their two children In the house and went ont to plek peas, Durtig thefr absence the building ae- cldentally touk dra and was entirely cone sumed. “The two children perished in tho flames, On returping home ‘fucker and wife found tha house i runs and the skall of tho eldest child, the only evidences left of their ren. St. Joux, N. B.. Dee, 17,.—Tho dwelling of Robert Logte, at ‘Tebriscniae, burned yes terday, tha fauily barely eseaplng with thelr ilyes, A domestic named Jane Robertson CINCINN ATI, O., Deo, 1%,—The barn of Mr, Ewall, at Price's FHM, in the western part of thy elty, bumed this morning, and Mrs, Ewall was burnud to,death, UNDER THE WHEELS. Special Dispatch tw The Chicago Tribune, Evaisy My. Dee. 1%—-While engaged In making upatrain to-day, James Zeley, cone uetor of Srelgt-traln No. 7, fell unger the Wheels of 1 cay and was Ilterally eut In two, Death resulted. ta fow minutes. Deceased was, tee and has ninother Nying at Aue burn, ¢ ALCIMORE, Dee. 17,—dolin Chew aml John Mend, colored men, returnlig from work this eventng, crossed the rallrond tracks at Fulton Station, Western Maryland Rablroad, thhy elty, when ‘they wero strick by a train and were both Instantly killed, a Frank H. Stidenborg, aged 10, a ogman on the Potomne itont wt St. Agnes Stattan, Just out of tho city, was run over to-day by a tralrand killed, : —— TWO BROTHERS KILLED, Sax Francisco, Dee, 1%—~Willlam ond Charles Mullin, brothers, owning a farin near Santa Rosa, were killed yesterday by Albert snd Frederlek Quackenbush, also. brothers, and claimants of a portion of the farm held by the Mullins, ‘Tho Quaekendush brothers shrrendoered themselves to the nuthorities, elulunlug to have acted In self-defense, CRUSHED TO NDUATI, Bpectat Dlapaten to The Chicugo Tribune, St, Louis, Mo,, Dee, 17—Yesterday an fron dinsk In tho Hutrison, Shlekty & Co. lron orks fell, crushing two workmen named yeras Stanton and John, Lynch, Stanton was kiffed instantly, Lynch dla to-day, SUDDEN DEAT, Bpectal Miapateh to The Chicago Tribune, Minwauinr, Dee, 1%2—-Otte Rebe, prapri- stor of the Dehuontco Restaurant on East Water «treat, arapped dead this evening from the olfects of apoplexy, Ho was only 87 years of uge, A FALLING WALL, Tiannsnuna, Pa. Dee. 14—Tho unfinished wall of tho Middletown var shops fell last wight, burying six: workmen. Willian, Dusher was killed and otiors tecelved severe Injaries, 5 CANADA MARINE ITEMS, Special Diszuteh to The Chleuge Tribune, AunEnstuuna, Ont, Dee 1%.—The leo Gorey still holds as solld as ever In Detroit Xlyer, with not tho least slgu of a break-up. 1880—SIXTEEN PAGES, ‘Tho Ecwords and Moster, after being eut out with saws and axes, worked dawn about 1,000 yards through the tec, but now Jay dn the sane position as before across the channel, with bows to the eastward, amt Hsted to the port side, Tey are laying opposit the head of Rols Bane Island. ‘The jee In the river fs ten Inehes Uilek, and solid from Jime-Kitns to Dummy Light, and winrowed In places elghteen feet thick to. tho bottom, ‘Lhe Edwards st Foster do not Intend to attempt to get to Buffalo until a break-up, Lt they ean getete dock here they will be satisfied at present. ‘They are now in a better position, and no fear of being carried west of Jinis Slane fsisni, owing to a black in the fee a the mouth of the river, ho water at Line-Kilns Is four feet above “tha usual depth, CONNEMARA COLONY. Reparts of Suffering Veried by Trunt- worthy 4 nony—Kiwy Days In tho Coldest Weather Without Mood or uel Speetat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, St. Baus, Mini, Dee, 1%—The truth shout the charges of the sulermg of the Connemara colonists is yerliied by L. 2B. Hodges, n disinterested and absolutely trust worthy ellizen of St. Pan who wns sent out with the knowledge and consent of shop Ireland Yo Jnyestlzate. ‘The Plonecr-Press hos Just recelved the following from Morris, diuted to<hiy: Lhayve just roturned from on porsonaloxamina- tion of alfairs i Connemara Colony, & have seen with ty awn eyes a condition Of squntit poverty and hteoan suffering rarely found in auy elvilized community, dingravefit alike to the State, to: the Colontzatton Tureau, and the resident priest. 1 Visited nineteen of these un fortunate families, ransicked thelr miss erable outits, and oallirm — sqituredy “ana ohesitatingly that the report of Mr, Hutehing and tha = Marria = Hoard of Trade, tint It tsa plain, wivarnished statoment No tend wit will deny if he will tate the p t. have to exainine to business. Women und ehildren have been moro or teas frozun in thelr shattics for the want of fuct. Some hive told me that they went for two duya In the worst weather without lthor food or wool, Tho chlor, and as far ong) epihi Aseertaln, tho -onls, food furnished those inlserable creutures 13 corn-men} and rotten pos tntoes, until the peaple of Murra sent retiel, Eneb iomily has a cow, but the eosws are nearly ary. Only Uwe or three of tho whole lot are re- porta ‘Ns slving milk crough to ainount to nny Hii. ‘Thole bedding ts old, thin, and flthy, ono or two cheap, nilf-worn Dinkets, and perps nn equally cheap, thin, nad Mthy apology al a bedsapread or quilt belie fully? us tnueh Aas wll average io a funlly, ‘he families aro nearly all Jurzo, usually five to nlno children, ‘Tho most of theso peoplo fiercely denomnee Ryan, the resident priest, usa brute, astd from all Tenn ten arn compelled to n= dorse thelr opinion of hin. FY believe hin to be ft heartless brute, and an ncvomplished Har also, ‘The wretehed condition of the people fs largely duc to his heartless init mee and Yrutal re- pulsion when applied w relict, ft ts folly for tho elergy or thair frlenda to deny longer, oF Tnlarepresent or concent Che trite stata of tfalrs in tho Connemura Colony.” Prompt supplies of food ay budktlue and trewond aro now in order, nlsnanmothitg to ent besides corn-teal oud rattet potntaes, Leoxann 1, Honges, Treported sudering among the people of iho Connemara Colony; Lhave proved tha truth of my statement by unquesttaned quthorlty, Father yan contradicts them, and tells ane other about our interview, My only object ta neconiplished, ‘Cho sulfering fs relleved and will be remoyed. A. Hovering, Mr. Hutebins is the man who tnvestlgnted the inetter for tha Morris Bourd of ‘Trace and made the first report, oo THE WEATHER, * OFFIce OF THE Citer Stax av, OFFICER, Wastunatox, D. Uy Dee, 18—t a. m.—Kor ‘Yennessea and the Ohio Valley areas of light rat or snow, followed by clearing weather, rising barometer, variable winds shitting to north and west, and stationary or sllght fall ln temperature, For the Lower Inke regton generally cloudy weather anl areas of Nght snow, northerly to westerly wlids, slight ehanges fy temperature, and stationary or slowly ristay baremeler Fer the Upper Lake region, partly cloudy weather and arens of ight snow, winds from northeast fo nerthwest, with rising followed by fatling barometer, and Jower temperature tiring Saturday nicht, Kar the Upper Mississippi and Lower Mis- saurl Valleys, light snow, with partly cloudy weather, rising followed by falling barons fers etaltonary ot lower temperatare, variable whuts, ‘TL ASO, IL, Nee, 17—The heaviest snow- storm yet this winter occurredzhere to-day, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Smunarceio, (bh, Dee IA wdelzaling rain has fallen here to-day, minking the pave- ments very slippery and pedestriunigm dane Bele Several aeclionts by falls are ree POT scat Dupatch to The Chiengo Tribune, Stoux Crry, Tn, Dee, 1a, rellable man from enttle-ranges ln Eastern Wyomliyg and f Nebraska and Dakote ad facent, says nibis now bare of snow and eats well, Tho loss of cattle, during the storia of eaely winter were farge but nut dlsastrous, x LUCAL ONSERVATIONS, LCAGY, Doc W108 py, a. thw] Wetdd.| Ve] sen. Weather Ther @ |i Koir. S| at Rute. i | dye by | we Ty Ashu Hereedys. laity BMaximuny temperature *Molted snow, OL AL OUSERTATIONS, Cutoauu, Doo, 1719113 p. ma, itn) Stations, wind, wher Eniengo., Chemantt, Meyeland, Tes sonia, rex f Ror ae re dar Fucecibrwt Grand in Tnatanapul Reouuk’. OBITUARY. Speclat Dispatch tu The Chicago Tribunte - 4, Decatur, Uh, Dee. ti—Mrs, Georra AC Denne, of Prospect Park, NL, dled here last evontug of consumption. She leaves three elitdven and a husband, who Igy an ep floyd ofthe Chicazo & Narthwestera Rallway, Speclat Dispatch to The Chicugo Tribune, Wareurows, Wis. Dee, 1% — Godilen Winde, a resident of Dodgo County since 1851, nnd one of tho oldest Inaditants of this seetion, died quite suddenty Metoniy at its hone, {a the Town of Emmet, aged 83 yoars Smonths ong Laday, Darvos, 0. Hee, (4—E. Barnoy, senlor member of the Burney Smith Car-Works, dled dn this ety aban advanced age ode evenhus, He was an old ejtizen ef Dayton, wit ts Widely Known, among businessmen over tha catlutry, mbrea recently for Intro- duclng the cultivation uf the eatalpa tree Lor tullroad ties, TEMPERANCE, «, Gpectat Depated to The Chtcads Tribune. Binosunatoy, I, Dee. 1%—To-lay the State ‘Lompergnee Alilance met In this eity, only 4 small munyber of delegates belng pres- ent, owing te tha Ineloment weather, It is axpected that outer delegates will bo In ate tenttance ipow tho session to-morrow, Wash. ington Hall was crowded to-night to Hsten to an eloquent temperancy nddresy detvered by the on, J.C, Pepper, of Aledo, Prosidentot the Stato Association, CANADA, Incidents in the Fight oy Canada Pacific Railway ‘° Bill Moro Correspondence Wanted on the Long-Ponding Fishery Question, A White Etephant~A Datett of Inland Koyenno Statistics, Marriage with a Deccased Wife's §j, t , Tho Priueess Lonigo, = Spectat Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune, Tononto, Ont, Dee. 17,—The tnst scene in the Cooke Chureh (Presbyterlan) organ eng particulars of which have aatready appeared Jn Tite Trinvxe, was enacted this afters noon, when the Police Magtstrate, aftera ale hours’ trink, fined the defendants, James Balu, John Oliver, aud John MeMUlan, 8 and costs or tiventy days, and Anthony Bell $i and costs or ten days. ‘The two others were discharged, ‘Tho ease exelted Unustat interest, and the court-roow wag densely pneked durlng the whole time, Ti an artlele on the Vacitie Rallway scheme of the Government, the Heentiy Telegrarn, whlch xenorally supports Sir John Muacdon. nid's policy, says: Lhe best. thing to do, even now, Isto abandon the Negotlations with the syndiente and indelinitely bostpons the work. ‘There [s > JO Mikssina NEED of a rallway to British Columbia, The un dertaking upon whteh the country tins eins barked {3 too great fore tho people, They cannot afford to spend innumerable million: Jn building a railway whieh is not a commer. clat necessity, and 1s not to be long ‘to them when built,” ‘The Telegram, says that commercial and finanetal erlsls may bo expected before the railway ts com structed, and that the people In thelr distress may be driven to-seck annexation to the States, THN BYNDICATE, Speelat Mtapatch to ‘The Chicago Tribune, Orrawa, Ont, Dee. 12—The Pacise Rall- way syndicate continues to, engage publiy attention here to the exclusion of all uther mattérs, ‘The debate was resume this after- noun by Longevin, Minister of Public Works, who was followed by Slr Richard Cartright, Inte Finance Mintster, and one of the most eloquent and Ineislve speakers uf the Com mons, ‘Che Government party aro endeavar- ing to reach a yote before the holidays, but the Opposition are determines they shall not. MANIFESTO, To the Western Aasocluted Press, Orrawa, Dee, 17,—The Opposition mem- bers of the Dominton Parliament have Issued & manifesta to the people of Canada, pro- testing ugatust tho ratification of the G erushent’s proposed DPacitle Railway poli It sets forth that the Ministers withheld in- formation preventing ‘disenysion tn the con stitucneles, and dented the rent of tho people to be consulted on tho scheme. ‘Tho manifesto concedes that the private con struction of tho rend, atded by grants of money and. faad, wnder certaln restrictions, isin the public Interest, but the present sub- aldies are unproportionate to the work per formed, and tho restrictions Imposed aro detrimental’ to the country and future set tlers, It claims thattho country Is now faceto face with a grent danger, and with the fast op- nartunity of averting ft; recites tho terms of the syndicate’s contract, and malntains that the praltia seetion to Kamtoops will cost double the Government's estimate at the Jast session, and that the Company wilt monopolize the entire trade of the Northwest until tho year 1000; refers to the TWO GREAT CORVORATIONS OF THE NonTH WESTERN STATES now contending for this trafle,. the prom prietors of one of which are Interested In the present contract; deprecates the exemption of the Company's land and rolting-stock from taxatton for twenty years, as glylng an une falr advantage, enabling the Company to hold their land until its value fs enhanced by the settlement of other portions; poltts out that the Government virtually gives the: cone tractors the 706: miles alsendy completed by Canndn, besldes a bonus of over $50,000,000 in excess of the estimated cost; considers the enstern or Luke Superior seetton unnecessary at present; strongly favors tho eons! of tho Snult Ste. Marto Branch, as giving the country two competing Jines to draw the products of the Northwestern States through the Domlnton, and urges Parliament not to sanction a mensure entalling 0 $10,000,000 ln erease of the public debt, and furnishing 9 pretext for excessive taxation, —_ OTHER NEWS. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Orrawa, Dec, 17~It was announced in the House of Commons that the Britlsh Gov ernment ud promulgated a measure, 1 conjunction with tho Canadlan Government, for the purpose of prdmoting fmmigration to Canada, The Mow, Mr, Mackenzie will move on Monday next for coples of the correspond: ence between tho Governments of Great Dritaln and tho United States concerning ale loged violations of the rigtts of United Stutes eltizens by Newfoundtand tishermens tls, fut caples of the correspondence be tween the Government of Newfoundinnd and the Luperial and Dominion Govera 1 Dee. 17.—Soveratsmall explosions occurred in the cage-pit of dis eolllery last evening and night. Notwith atanding the large quantity of enrth piteled Suto tho shatt, dames coull be seen belie ‘They did no diunaga to the surface-works awhen they renched there, “Men are stilt ene raged In filling fn the pit, A new slope has been started on trial, ‘Tho pay-roll for Nov voinber fs $14,000 fess thin {1 Getaher, Areport of the Privy Connell gets fortlt that in consideration of ro favt that many of the Canadian chartered banks have reduced thelr rates, the the bag arrived when it desirable In the publle fiterest to make tht following changes: From and. after the Sts of Uctober, 1880, to vlosu the 5 per cent stock lists from the Bdth of September, 1s, & ayake the rate on Government savings-banl +} deposits 4 per cant. aA report, approved a the th of November, provides that hers after balances In saylugs-bank deposits a not to exeved $0,000, ‘The Charybuls corvet, given to Canntts by the Imperial Government as.0 tralobngestilt fa likely to prove a white elephant. Alvendt! about Std,dud fas been expended on that de count, ‘Lhe mlalmum annual cost of train Ing 900 boys on this ship will be $159 vaely, ara tatal annual oxpenditure of $45,00, Bir Aloxander Cimpvell has imiroduced {nto the Senrte a dit entitled WAN ach te specting prize-fighting, The annual report of tho Minister of Sn- land Rovenne for the fiscal year ending te 80th of June Inat has been presunted ty Pace ikiment, It contains a comparative stator nent showlng that tho roventie neessted dur ing the year just closed was $4,9T208, 43 ngalnst, $6,087,088 for the year 1bis-' nee decreas of SUITE, oF fr reent, “Thera gts ‘ iilett distillation ins largely Inereased, fas a Ing been stinwdated by tho ine se of he 4 on spirits, ‘Phe number of Micke seal sel duruyg the fiscal yenr was miethlt “ tn than the numbar selged during the prey: year, ke ‘My,-Mackenzle has moved an uddross ast iu entice of Ue cortespoudence debs o the Governments of Great Briualn Pins United States concernmy the nile suet lat tlon of the rights of United States elt! Fae by Now foundiasid thsliermen; also, for ep teen all correspondence bebyeen the Linger iy hte Pamlaion: Governments respecting jac!