Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 6, 1881, Page 1

VOLUME XL. COTTON UNDERWEAR, agar eg : Important Sale SOTTON UNDERWEAR, DECIDED BARGAINS. 10 dozen Chemises, 45¢. Fine Corded Band, with solid Dluster of Tucks each side, Splendid Value for 75c. 00 dozon Chemises, 886, Closed front, with fine Tucks and deep Falling Rufflle of Ham. ourg Embroidery. Reduced from $1.25, 2 dozen Chemises, 88c, Pompadour shape, band of fine Hamburg Insertion, with an Em. oroidered Ruffle above. Reduced from $1.25, Also Decided Bargains in : Lace Chemises. /00-dozen Drawers, 37¢, Splendid Muslin with Clusters of Tucks, Good Value for 65c. 75 dozen Drawers, 98c, A fine Smyrna Lace’ Insertion between Tucks, and a deep Lawn Ruffle edged with Smyrna Lace. Excellent Value for $1.45. 60 dozen Drawers, $1.65. Alternate rows of fine Italian Lace and Swiss Embroidery, fin. ished with an insertion and a deep Lace Ruffle. 30 doion Drawers, $1.95. _ Alternate rows of Smyrna Lacé -ind Hamburg Insertion, finished ‘with a deep Hamburg Ruffle edged with Smyrna Lace. Reduced from $3.25. Also innumerable Bargains in Ladles’ Under, ; Walking, and Train Skirts, This department is located on the Second Floor, accessible by Elevator. We are safe in assert. ing that this Underwear. Depart. ment is the largest in the country. ‘We manufacture our own goods, and for shape, fit, and good sewing our Underwear will compare with that made at home, and is fully 33 to 40 per cent cheaper. We in- vite the closest inspection, OUR ANNUAL _ CLEARING SALE In every department will be con- tinued throughout the entire month. STATE-ST, ; Michigan-av. and Tiventy-second-st, “Curtis &Co. ‘40 Franklin St.,Chicago H a 811 to 819 N. Becond 8t., 8t. Louls, Mt x Jase uw MatD and SescacehPareie of Cleeulary . Wholesale Dealors a Atibber end Teather + Hertel Maal Cee eal eal Saw and Wisin all Nupuitens. Matted Cireulae Maat ened atent ‘ ATTENTION TO Lev, we be ‘Sur NEW ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE WALLED PARP OW AFFLIOATION, HOTELS, ~ penn ngrenee ee COTO HORTOV HOUSE, UNION SQUARE, NEW YORK, (On the Zuropoan Plan, * H anid it tur weutiowen: rinse ieeatauraat’ watt ero} Md upwards, A trat= eines iil ab Votrattoe om case 2, Suaened to ino hula, -_ MODERATE PRICES. | ‘The central loca 1 sent eth isiaeas ety Oana ent} Jom i fea city, Bea Hc ivurs |) Oi parts of PA TON LSB Gceenwich, Conn, | ai arine INSURANCE! MANUFACTURERS '. & Hi. INS. C0. OF BOSTON. GO, C. CLARKE & C0, AGENTS, (61 & 163 LaSalle-st. IMPORTS OR EXPORTS. Cortificates Issued payable in London tf desired. 20 PER CT. DISCOUNT On all HEAVY WINTER GOODS durhiy January, and i0 PER CT. DISCOUNT On ALL OTITER GOODS during same month, EDWARD ELY & C0., TAILORS HRS. HLA. CONNELLY 4% Yast Sixteenth-st., NEW YORK, Will continue her Opening of Im- ported Costumes, Wraps, etc., in the Parlors of the Grand Pacific Hotel, for one week longer, up to Jan. 8, 188x. CHOICE FRENCH COSTUMES At Less than Cost of Importation! STORAGE RATES. Until further notlee, tho following rates of storaxo willbe charved by us: On ull wruin reeelyed in bulk and Inapacted in good fonuition, one und unu-guarier (13Q) cunts per bushel for tho rt tun daveur part of miu. wid onochnl G4) cont pur bushel for cach additional ton days oF DAL Of suino, sv lomT xs {t remnins th KOod curd! ‘On and after the 16th day of Novonil Oxt, Up grain in good conditiun, storage will be nt the fore. xolng rates, unt four conts por bushol shall have nc~ crued, after which no additional stores will bo charged until the 15th day of April, 1832, so lung ue the #rain reniatns in good condition, ‘Ongrain damp, or finble to carly damago, as indl= catod by ite inspection when rucctved, two (2) cents oe bushel for the tirnt ten duys or part of sume, und ono-halt of ony cent for cach addittynal five days or part thereof. And upon such grain thero witl be no spacial rate for wintor atoruxe, ‘No xeuln wil! bu recalyed in store Mntil It has bean Anspucted wud graded by authorized Inspoctuns, un- Jeas Uy apocint agruomont. SGI, ARMOT FLING J. Wihti ast DICKINBON & CO. J. ARMOUR, # HadNots TRUNY & BAY ANI, CHICAGO & PACIFIC ELEVATOIL LOL Chicazo, Jan, 5, NOTICE TO OWNERS OF PROPERTY WE HAY: ON STATE STREET, Notice in horsby ivon to nll porsona interestod that, biter the City of wx collected and te really to pay thy couponsution awarded to the ownor of Iho props ofty candumned for wideblny Statg-at. frumJackad #t, fo Hurrison-st. (Wurrant No, dea, and for wine) iny Miata-xt. from Murrlsun-at. to ‘Twoltthent. (Wore FAUL Nv, 320) A). 4 ‘Tho law provides that upon tha dopoalt in court of said compensation, tha ci vA may entor und take pons susaton of sald promises, but payment may and wilt by mado to the uwnor upon prusuntation of an Ay atract wowing titia, : All peraona Intorceted who bavo not alraady dono fo will prosunt thelr abatracts for oxaininution at thu. Spociat Ansussment oficy, oom ¢City-Hall, at once, An all cunos whore propur abstracts ard not prosonted on oF before Jan. 12, Inst, tha umount of the condetus fation money duo will be depoatted with the Clurk uf ie Huperior Court of Vouk County in accontance with law, CHARLES 8, WALLEI : Commminuanar of Pubie Works, CUICAGO, Jan, 5, 1351. FINANCIAL, BONDS. Wo have a tine of COUNTY, CITY, AND ACHOOT, Konda, which wo can Hull ot prices ting ‘will yluld the Investor 6 tod por cont Interest. PRESTON, KEAN & CO., ANIC 100 Wiiehtauto: MONEY TO LOAN On Improved City Property at Current Rates. MEAD & COE, 249 10 Nalle-at. ‘TO 1] TO RENT, Third, Fourth, and Fitth Floors of 192 and 104 Statesst., Q ‘The Falr, Apply at vere Yel WS-icenroor &co,A, VO Waahington-at. {Packing Mouse to Rent, With Ico Houxe, Himoke Houwo, good Hasement, Uwalltuy ifouse, Harn, urd Kotter eut, ote., 00 tho horthwust cornér of Hareieon and Ucaplatnos-aty, Apply to G, A, CHARY, Sot Wont Sonrou- FOR RENT.. 2d. 3d. 4th wnd 5th Floors, dand Ist Wabasheny, Pose woulon ulyun atouce, Apply A CHICAGO CARPET CO. CAG CAMP ET COL FIRM CHANGES, DISSOLUTION. ‘tho firm of MW. WHEELER & CO. has this day boon dusulvad by mutual cousont Bt Whoulur toe Rit Zein th Sr dH eellged, el lata qecuunle and pay ah abil vag ww ae é wit M.W. WILEELII wilt : of Cinta undor same style uf fre Hectetate ee Chicago, Jan, 3, 138, 7 2 Ys WHEELEI & Co, NOTICE. ‘Mr, Chas, HH. Parker and Mr, W: y Ss Pe i oe BE ae oe nag to WARIEN, PALI CAIWY a ca, OA Slenued : CEAMARREN, » Gi Hausich, Wit Cary, ah, »_ SBALSKIN CAPs, SEALSKIN CAPS, diexts, Driv= ing, College, Jockey, and Holl Band Bh; made fron choice Shetland sn clas th death Erie Of (Belbune sulting). nee BO Maisonette chicago, Jan. 3, 1581. Great Saving in Use of Water. E DURING TILE LAST THREE YEARS PERFECTED OUR Double and Triple Power Elevators, by which we nre nble to make n anving of about ONE-HALE In the Water Hills for any Hydroulte Eteva- o constructing the tm aste ue ONLY A PANT OF ‘TI TER Cor light loud These machines huve been tn actunt use nearly two yenrs, ure almpte, contpletey nid pertect, und wonow offer them to the pubiie with our guarantee of thelr sathe ‘They have been st ow lng butldtngs tn this COURT HOUSE (4),, BORDEN BLOCK (2), GRANNIS BUILDING, ““ONTARIO” (Apartmont Houso). WHIT be plensed to send descriptive cirens lars, und show the tnachine In operation, to it nny purtles ti WE. On account of destruction by fire, W. H. Hagedon has removed temporarily to No.3: Washing- ton-st. (up one flight), next to Field, Leiter & Co.’s, Will be ready for business by Friday next. Alloutstanding accounts payable at the above number, “REMOVAL. ‘We have removed to our New Building, 148, 150, 162 & 154 Menroest., Between Clark and LaSalte-sts. RAND, WNALLY & CO., Printers and Publishers, PARTNERSHIP NO'TICE. “NONCE OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Notico ts hereby wivon that n Wmited partnorship ‘has boon formed by und Leswoon Krunk ‘A. Kucera, PE Chicazo, Mla ax uenwral partner, und” Mury Hh ult, nlad of Chicago, It. na ypecial parton, unto tho naino and style of frank A. Kucore & Co. The keneral nature of tho business ‘to bo trausncted by auld Uri fe that of whuloxily destors in four and Chicago, 1, ‘The amount uf cup tal stock contributed by sald special partner is £OOK, ‘The partnersiiin isto commonce Ou. the Sete day of January, 188), and toriminate on the sth day of dniiunry, i682 and tho. purinorship “sual, no Wlusoived by the death of the apecial ‘partner, ail Of whieh appeara by the cortitieata of organization of sald parinorhly now on ie. und rocurded, th tho ollice u! uunty Clork of Cook County, Hllngts, NK A. RUCERA, ILA CUICAAO, Jon, 5, 1381, MAIY E, QUINN, NOTION. T havo this day sold out m: yontiro stock and bual- ness to Frank A. Kucora & Co. All elalus ayeingt nie will bo paid by me, All pardics owing ing will plonse. ruttly stonce, ‘Thanking all my patrons for their patronago for tho fast 17 yonrs, and hoping to continuo the samo with my succossars, ft romaln SUSEPH fh. QUINN, PRGPOSALS. PROPOSALS COOK COUNTY Printing, FOR Stationery, Binding, and Blank Books, iT roporals wil! bo rocolyod up to 13 0% eee eo tane 17, 183, for ath nite antinie oe bfoding, and blank bouks reaulred by yoke fur. fie Zone WSL Spociticnons will Ke fn 9 Clork of the Hoard of County Co misaloners, oom 4 Crimiual Court Bujlding, on u plication, All bids tus Accompaniod by # bond In the penal wum of 61.0, with st least wo miretion, Sunrantoadny the ucteptance of the contract if award- bd ta the bidders ane Muard reserves tho right to reject any or all da, : Alt proposals must bo indorsed, proposals for eithor oPeiitinge Ruationerys” Sibaltig und ERE Pooks," nt tho cao may tio, and must bo wildrossod Honrd’ of County Conimissioners, Ruow 4 Criminal Court Buikling, Chicago, Hy ordur of the Commmittoo on Public Sorvice of Cuunty Hourd Cook County, EDUCATIONAL. che LAKE FOREST UNIVERSIVY ‘Vhroo Doparrments: ‘THF COLLEGE, for JouNe mon and women: TA ACS IEAM Y, for Res undur speclal cinrzo OF ror, W. 1, Runnin, A tor Carroll . turaierly 01 Mego, Waukestias tie Si MTNA re he fae youre Tadloy, une Of ‘Sire, ai paLn, Vicuslrunidant, und wit wilusioy, yer Ke Acting Prusidont of Wallusioy- The Univaralty tora suvatinyos. nol tw be ees: paused, arm opens Jan. te Yah. A dicon mare TesiDient wie 9 ual meoting of the Ktockhaltors of the Cht- ght & Coke Co, will bo hold at the unica of the Camnpany on Afunituy, Jatt, (0, ath. nt, Ot whic {no an otection wil be held’ fur nine Uirectore tu serve the prosunt year, and auch other business trans> Aciod as muny eouie bufory the uieuttng . JAS. K, MUIUPIS, Socratary. ‘Tho annual nieoting of the Stockholdora of Chicago Fouttdry Ca. of Chilcaye, fur tho elucuon of Dieters for tw onaulng yun, will be hold at the villces of suid Sabipany, fa ‘CAicago, on Monday, pa, th mt ae ck tt. Mm, + W. PLAINS, 1 Dug. it, 130, pies OPERA GLASSES, &c. Fine Bpevtactos sulted to alt sushi on acionting rinclples, Opens and Fiold Glaatos, Suluscopos, Eruncupes BuPalovtuts, ores Tren Tuluscopas Mb 8 NES. McCORD& PHILLIPS COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Onty Se. Margins on Wheat and 2c. on Corn required, 154 La Salle-st. , PHOVESSIONAL, < WALTER BUTLEL, ~ Wil, AUMBTHONG, + BUTLER & ARMSTRONG, ‘ATTORNEYS AND: COUNSELORS, ‘Moom 27, Portiauid Bicck, Chieugo, I. JANUARY 6, 1881—TWELVET PAGES. Dhe Tribune. THURSDAY, JANUAIY 6, 1581, Mus. Comistiancy says It was alla mis: take. Now thatshe has read the published letterg purporting to be from her to Giro she dentes point-binnk that she wrote .any of them, She had not read them when she was Interviewed py the New York reporter, She adtnits that she wrote some letters, but they were notof guiteso gushing a character 13 those published, It is not Ikely that Mrs. Christlancy would make such a sweeping de- alal if she wrote tho letters, ny her handwrit- Ing can, of course, be easily proved, Jer dental is corroborated by the statement ot her friend, Miss Lille Meloy, sister of a prominent lawyer of Washington, who anys thatsho saw every letter which Mrs. Christinuey wrote to Giro, and that none of those published fs among the num- ber. In reference to Glro's charge that Mrs, Christinncey occupied the same room with hinvin a Washington hotel, Mrs, Christiancy says she can show by competent testimony thatahe could not have been there at the time at which Giro says she was, ‘The whole affair becomes inore and wore muddled, ConantrssMAN Sprit mi Introduced his Dill for the Congressional Apportionment in accordance with the minority representation plan yesterday, and -It. was referred to the Committes on Census. Under the bill the whole number of Congressmen would remain ag at present, 200, and the following States would have one less Congressinan than they have now: Alabama, Florida, Indfana, Illi nols,, Loulsinna, Mnine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshfre, Ohfo, Tennessee, and Vermont. Pennsylvania would lose two Congressmen and New York three, Arkan- sas, California, Michigan, Mississippi, South Carolina, and West Virginia would gain one each, Minnesota snd Nebraska tivo vach, and Kansas and Texas threo each, Each now State admitted during the néxt decade to have ono Congressman each, ‘The method of electing as propused by the bill was fully set forth in ‘Lares ‘nmune about two weeks ago. Mn. REAGAN, of ‘Toxas, reported the Inter- Stato Commerce bill yesterday from the Com- nuttecon Commerce, and immediately pro- eecded to discuss his own substitute for the Dill, It (the substitute) provides that freight charges shall be proportioned to weight, quantity, and distance which goods are trans- | ported; that there shall bonorebates allowed ; that people shall not be deprived of the bene. fit’ of competition between raflroad com- panies by pooling arrangements, in reply to Congressman Rice, Mr. Reagan stated that tho place from which frelzit was sent and | its destination would determine whethor the transporting it-was in tho nature of inter- Statecommercoornot, During Mr. Reagan's speech thomorning hour expired, and the bill went over, with the understanding that it willbe soun taken up and fully and freely discussed, Tite Republican members of the lower branch of the Indlaia Legislature had a. ennous last night: Whiian Redpath, .of' Clay, was nominated for Speaker; Cyrus 'T, Nixon, of Lawrence, for Chief Cleric; and 0. C. Riley for Assistant Clerk, ‘Che Demo- crats aud Ropublicans of the Senate hada Joint caucus, and It Is believed agreed to di- vide the offives, ‘The Republican caucus for United States Senator will be held to-mor- row oyening, ‘ouse at Lockport, N. ¥., and tho Gargling Ol Bulldingadjoining wero reduced to ashes yesterday. ‘Tho total lossis estimated at $150,000, The Opera-Ilouso was owned: by Sr, Jolin Hodge, who Is President of and the largest stockholder in the Garg- ling O11 Company, Tho Post-Offtce and In- ternal-Rovenue Ollice were located in the block. The mails weresaved. Some firemen and citizens were ijured while trying to ex- tinguish tho Raines. Honar’s Opera-] Boyn's Brock at Londow, Ont, with con- fonts, was destroyed yesterday morning, ‘The loss on, tho bullding was about $5,000 and on tho conterfts $8,000, M, Russell's stock of rags und paper ut No, 90 City-}Iall place, New York, valued at $8,000, was de- stroyad by fire yesterday, and also tho exten- sive greenhouse ant barns of John ‘Taylor at “Lhe Onks,? Long Island, together with live stocle and farm implements, ull valued. at $50,000, Senator Burien offered a resolution In tho Senate yesterday calling on Secretary Schurz for such Information a8 may be in his possession with regard to tho investigation of the alleged census frauds in South Caro- Nna. ‘The motion was agreed to, Senator ‘Whyte, of Maryland, Introdifced a resolution favorlag the purchase of the sword of George Washington, now in possession of the heirs ot George. Lewis, to whom it was be- queathod, Tun farce called the trial of the traversers was continued in the Dublin Court. yester- day. ‘Tho principal act was the examination aud cross-exainination of & Government re- porter named Stringer, Parnell, Dillon, and Sullivan were absent, having gona to En- gland to attend the openiue of Parlinment, tis probable that Sexton oud Biggar, the other members of Purliamont under indict ment, wilt be absent tolay, Senator Kennan introduced g bill in the Senaty yesterday which proyides that the decrotary of the ‘Lreasury shall hereafter cause to be coined only such un amount of silver dollars as ho muy find necessary to nieot the demand for them. The bill pro- poses to repeal that portion of the Coinage act of 1878 which requiros tho coinage of not Tess than $2,000,000 nor wore than $4,000,000 of silver por month, een i Tuk International Sanitary Conference had a preliminary meeting at Washington yesterday, Secretary Evarts called the meet- Ing to order, and delivered the address of welcome. Agslstant-Secretary-of-State Jolin ilay was elected presiding ofiicer, and Dr, 'f. J. Turner, U, 8. Nu was: elected Secretary. ‘The Confervuce adjourned to Wednesday, to awalt the arrival of foreign dalegutes, : BLaxgut, tho | Communist, was buried yea: terday, Abont 90,000 people partie!pated in the funeral procession,- Louiso Michel; -the- -eclobrated female Communist, delivered one of the funeral orations. Rochefort, who at- tended the funeral, left the comotery when the speeches commenced. ; eee Tux IMnols Genorat Assembly was opencd yesterday with the usual ceremonies, Sve rotary Harlow called the Lower. House to order, and, after an appropriate prayer by the - Rey, Mr. Wines, ho dellyerad on address: partaking of the’ doublo char. known, acter of welcome and fgrowell. Tempo- rary ofleers were then clected, Sieut. Gov. Shuman rapped the Senate to order, and Judge Dickey adtninistered the onth, In the House a vote of thanks was passed to the “late” Secretary Harlow on the motlon of a Chlengo member with an appropriate Milesian name, A LARGE number of engineers and skilled mechanies feft Paris yesterday to commence operations on the De Lesseps Panama Canal. Laborers and mechanics have been engaged in New York and New Orleans to assist In ths work, and 2 large quantity of machinery and a goodly supply of provisions will be forwarded front the former elt ——— Tux: President, Secretary, and Treasurer Fand two iembers of the Tralee, Ireland, Land League were arrested yesterday on the charge uf sedition for having supported a resolution nt the fast meeting of theirclub to “boycott? a “Innd-grabber.” ‘They liad a hearing before the local Justices, and were remanded, bail belng refused. —_—_——— Cor Fant has secured written pledges to support him for the United States’ Senntor- ship from forty-seven members of the Ne-, vada Legislature, Forty-seven {3 more than amafjority of both Houses, go that his elec- tion is n foregone conclusion. His political opinions, if he lias ayy, are not generally Joun Maxton, the driver of a hose-cart, while driving to a fire yesterday morning, was selzed with n congestive chifl oh West ‘Twelfth strect, between the viaduct and the bridge. He Jost his balance, fell, and the wheels of the hose-cart passed over his head aud body. He dled a few hours afterwards, Avy English Military Commissfoner who * has just concluded a survey of Ireland states, what most sensible people. have concluded Jong ago, that there Is no reason to fenr thut there will boa “rising? In Ireland this win- ter, and, furthor, that the Land-League lead- ers never contemplated a rising, —— Dunina the year 1890 payments amounting to $50,000,000,000- were made by exchatiges through the clearing-houses of the United States, and the payments by cash amounted to nbotit $3,000,000,000. Of the whale amount 7 per cent was pald through the New York Clearlng-Ifouse. ‘Gov. PontEn, of Indiana, was married to Miss Stone yesterday at the residence of Mr, Walter B. Gurnee, the bride's uncle, In New York City, The affair was private, and only the inumedinte relatives of the bride and groom were present. ———— Tue fenstof the Epiphany will be cele- brated with great pomp at the opening of the winter tenn of Kenyon College to-day. Bishops ‘Talbot, Jaggers, Dudley, Peterken, Cox, Ilurrls, snd Bedell, of the Eplscopal Chureh, will participate in the ceremonies. nt Dunina,the digcusslon of the Army Ap propriation bill yesterday several of tho Demovratic Congressmen took occasion to criticise the President's action in retaining Gen, McDowell. in the army and retiring “Gen, Ord. ; A DRUNKEN rufflan named Starr inaulted Miss Heyser at a danco held at Betleplain, ‘Tex. Mer brother shot Starr dead. Me will not be prosecuted, According to ‘Texas law he was justified in shooting the insulter of Aus sister, : ‘ Mn. GLAnston i, replying to a conmmuni- ation, says it fs the desire of himself and his colleagues to’ deal impartially with tho ‘Transvaal difleuity, and with due regard to the rights and privileges of: all parties con- cerned. ‘Tin: friends of Eugeno Male nssert that he will have a majority of ten in the Republican caucus fur Senator, Congressman Fryo’s friends do not claim a specitic majority for their tian, but they profess to think that he will win. Vicn-Pnesvext WHEELER has now re- ceived duplicate certificates of tha Electoral yotu ofeach State {un the Union, ‘Ihe ines sengers’ ccrtifientes from Louisiana und South Carolina came to hand yesterday. SeNATor Ant.ry, tho Soclalist, voted With the Republicans for Senator Cainptell, of Cook, for President pro tem. of the Mil- neis Senate yesterday, All the Republican caucus Nominces were elected, eae —_— Orro Dresser, a wealthy German Demo- cratle Politician of Columbus, 0., committed suicide by shooting himself In his own oftlca yesterday, Flnanclat losses ure sald to be tha cause of the rash act, ‘Tunex transatlantls steamers employed in the enttly trade lost heavily during thelr Inst voyages. Tho St, Albans lost ninety-four head of cattle, the Enrique 120, and the Bra- allian forty head. 3 Joun M, Pouney, at ong tine Assessor of Triternal Revenue of the Firet District of In- Giatin, committed sulclde Tuesday nightnear Vincennes, Fluanclal embarrassment was the cause, i CiukF-Justicz Moss, of Toronto, Ont., dled last Tuesday in Nice, France, whither he had gone for the benefit of his health, Mo was 8 native of Ontario, and in his 45th Year, 4 N, of “Texas, tro: | at Conaneyssstan Ur duced a billin the House yesterday provid- ing fur the retirement of Gen. E, O. C. Ord pocorn, to hls brevet rank of Major-Gun- eral, ———— Vionaux will accept Stosson’s chattengo it the latter will pormit him to practices four hours dolly for two weeks on tho billiard table on which the match is to be played, —— ‘THE wor twenty-onu deaths from dipththoria in Now York City yosterday, ‘Tho number o€ fatal cases {n this city for the month of December was 107, peeRnanesieny « Enaxt, ond Beekor, whe were arrested 11 New York Saturday for compllelty in gxten- élvo forgorics on Itallan banks, were set at Mborty yesterday, . « Bete Auour 4,000 conl-ininers of “Wheeling WwW. Va, havestruck for an adlyauco In wages, ‘The inine-ownors siy they will. not ueceda to tho denyand, —_———— ~ Guattas, who shot'a Bath? some thus ago near Omagh, Ireland, was convicted yester- fay, and sentenced to penal servitude fur fe, a —_—— 5 Tuy Cuban Liberals favor tho immediate abolition of slavery, ond “do nut: favor thy {doa of compensating tho slave-ownor, eee, Poss: ct Paransiy of this elty, w Tenowlnated by.the President yesterday, NEW YORK. Further Figures Showing the Tremendous Busi- ness of 1880. Chicago More than, Ever the Wonder of All the Bust- ness World. Kansas City Prodding St. Louis into & Condition of ‘Semi- Activity, Easy Flow of Money Through the Channels of Com-° .merce. The New York Senatorial Compli- cation Puzzling the Oldest Politicians. Confession of the Plumber Who Fired the Fire-Trap-—Funeral of a Whole Family. , Marriage of the Governor-Elect of In- diana to Miss Stone, of Chautaugna. The Forgers Arrested on Application of Ttalfan Consuls Releaced Through Technicalities. MONEY. FIPTY THOUSAND MILLIONS, Spectat Disvateh to The Chieugu ‘Tribune, NewYonk, Jan. 6.—The Publle says: * Pay- ments were mado in 1880 by exchanges through the Clearing-Houses amounting to More than $50,000,000,000. Of the balances paid In eash we have reports-ns yet from only about half the cities, but estininte that the amount will exeecd $3,000,000,000, OF the whole amount New York reports 76 per cent, ormore than three-quarters of theexchanges, and probably about half the balances. But a large proportion of the exchanges at New York arisu from the mode of dolng business in stocks and bony, ‘Thus far London, with a larger pupulation and commerce to awell transactions, hns never. reported exchanges exceeding $30,066,405,000 In n year, in part be- cause the bufl: of the business is concentrated in fewer bunks, and in part because settle- | ents of steck accounts are made bl- monthly. PEDUCTING DOUNLE THE MARKET VALUE of stocks sold during the year, an allowance which probubly ,exeeeds the amount of ex- changes usually arising from sales of stock, wo have the-rematning exchanges in 1380 amounting to $26,400,012,905, A smaller but not ascertainable proportion of the exchanges ut some other cities is duc to similar transactions, though tho proportion evidently was very large at San Francisca some years ago, when speculation In minis stock: and New Orleans speculative transactions jn hmportant articles of commerce at thes swell tho exchanges perdeplibly, but the mode of denling in these producis Is such that the aggregnte of exchanges outside of New York represents comparatively Ittle besides Jegitimate business, and 3 CORRESPONDS VERY CLOSELY in Its risoand fall with the activity of such business throughout the country. ‘Tested by these records, which commerce makes for ftsclf, the business of 1860 appears to have surpussed that of any previous year by about one-fifth in value. ‘fhe following shows the mmonnt of exchanges at each city for the month of December, and for tho year, with the ratio of increase or docrense; al 1 ti SARE AREER aR AE AAEEE 8 pi SAN ¥RANCISCO ia the only elty at which no increnso Jn bus!- ess appears inthe yearly comparison, and the decrease at that polutis dus to, tho dl- minished speculation in mining stocks pnd the declining ylelt of mines, rather than to any logs of other business, In the monthly conparison it appenrs that Philadelptita and Milwaukee report smaller transactions than dn Decembor, 1870, ‘At - Milwatikieo ‘the: de- ellno fii the price of whent—nbout . 30 cents per bushel, or 23 per cent—within the past your helps to explain the decrease, In view of this decline In prices, the Increase Ln HeOLae TIE tity Hasan, Ten - Fo areas Pee ceNDOM OMI AaTLAL _TLCT YEP puTR TRCT “IE -DOTT REINUA SADA OALT. ot cuvas I UCL ieee loser +] the volume of A WUSINESS AT CHICAGO Is THE MONE Ines aa MARKADLE, Of atl tho largo cities Chtcugo ranks first in .broportionate, increase of business duriug the past year,—a gain due, wo suspect, rather: to the Increase of its manufactures: and , tho expansion of {ts wholcsale trade than to the ‘handiing-of unprecedented: quantliins of grain, This greutest of Western elties bids falr to pass Philadolphla...withla,., a short | time, © and to . rank ‘ next. to New York and Bostoji In volume of business, St. Louls, though doing Jess than half tho business of Chicago, ranks next among the Jargu;citics tn ratio of grain when the pro- portion of exchanges né Now York that is dus .ty, stock operation ty elfimiuated, but Cinehyngt] surpasses St. Louls fn volumo of. bualieas, ‘sud keeps close to tin satle ot In | crease, notwithstanding-tha sharp xvalyy of Loulsvilloin-the Southern trade, A vival inuch | was raging. At Chiengo, St. Louls,- for St. Louls is rapl KAS which Is gainfng 4 and steadily than Houston. next to Ne changes, Ike thia rvés os the clears ing-house for many plnces of some *,. commercial Importance, so that tho gain or": Joss of business at these two cities separately . | cannot be accurately Inferred from thelr ox, . changes. As Now York has to make exchange es for Brooklyn, Jersey Clty, Newark, Pat. ergon, and even far Buffalo aud Rochester, so Boston virtually settles the accounts for Iany other citles In Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine, Tho reports from ~ that city, Providence, New Haven, Worees: ter, Spriugtield, and Lowell all rank high in tate of Increase, and, taken together, give an excellent ind{ention of tho condition ofmanu. = fuctures in New England. They ageregated - $3,001,000,000 in 1880 ngalnst ‘$2,0653,000,000 Inn. 1879, aii Increase of 24.8 per cent, PIBLADELPHIA AND HALTIMONE are natural rivals. “Though differing widely In yolume ef business, the Quaker City gaulned much the moro largely tn 1870, mid In 1980 there was less difference . between them, Pittsburg - reports are Rmong tho most interesting, becanse ‘they. : show the progress of a most fmpurtant industry, ‘The gain fn 1880 Is the more ene” couraging, because the prio of pig-lron-ia Now nearly 29% por cent lower. than it was one yenr ago, and the price of steel rails 15 ber cent lower, though the avernge for last year was somewhat higher than for the year 13H, Tho banks of tho elties named In the above table . MARE MORE THAN MALF THR LOANS’ that are made by all the banks in the country, but they also perform the exchanges for a very large proportion of the remaining banks, ‘ The record of their operations Is, therefore, the best avatlavle Index of tho volume of business throughout the country.” WALL STREET. STILL BUOYANT, Spretat Diemateh to The Chleago Tribune, New Youk, Jan. 6—Tho. stock imarket opened buoyant, and advanced 34 to 114, but A weaker. feeling soon set, and there was a decline of gto 9, Lake Shore having led both the rise and the decline, At the first Board the market became strong, the ad- vance from the lowest point ranging from 34 tod, ‘The dealings were ona large scale up to about midday, since when the market was * jess active, In the afternoon the market was quite varinble, declining 4@24, again rally- ing, and again falling off. In the last hour thero wera enormous transactions in West- | ern Union Telegraph, and the price of the stock fel] 8%. Amerlean District Telegraph, on iodernte sales, fell 5, and American Union, Telegraph 1. ‘his decline in the tele~ graph stocks hada depressing effect oi-the general list, whieh declined Y@LY. THE EXCEPTIONALLY BTRONG STOCKS were Loulsville & Nashville and Ontario & Western, ‘The most active stocks to-day were Western Union, Telegraph, Erle, Lako - Shore, Unton Paclfle, New York Central, Paclile Mail, Northwestern, Milwaukee & St. Paul, Denyer & Rio Grande, and Delaware, - Luckawanna & Western, ‘Lhe Inst named. was quoted, ex-dividend, this afternoou.. - ” Railroad bonds were strong, and Renerally ~ with the largest transactions in Erle seconds new consolidated, which advanced 3, to: 10134, aml the Invgest sdvance (1}¢)'In Lake, Erle & Western licomes,* * . THE OTURR. CHANGES were ay follow: An advance of 13¢ In Chesae- peake & Ohlo currency 03; t In Nashvilld gs; Chattanovga firsts and Indlanapells, Bloon-: ington & Western firsts; 3/in Denver & Rio Grande consuls and Boston, Hartford & Erle firsta; 8 in Canada Southern firsts and Ins dlanapolls, Bloomington & Western seconds;, “4g th Oregon Navigation firsts, Wabash Renz, ‘eral mort-zage 63, Texas & Paelfie firsts (Rio * Grande Division), Metropolitan tirsts, Kansas & ‘Texas seconds, dv cunsols assented, and Jersey Central ticome; fin Northwestern coupon gold bonds, Louisville & Nashville , general mortgage ta, Hannibal & St. Joseph + 8s convertible, and Cloveland, Columbus, Cin- elunatt & Indiana Central first cvrtificates assented supplementary, ‘There was 0 decine of 34 in Moblio & Olilo first debenturo and Morris & Essex firsts guaranteed. - THE MONRY MARKET 3 is slowly but steady working Into a condition of ease, and tine money, which few borrow-* ers now want, can bo obtained at lower tates than for many weeks, ‘The quotation for call loans iy S@8 por cent.21t Is to be sald that Jenders on collateral are exacting a much wider maraln. than formerly on the stocks which have advanced so enormously in tha Inst three months, ‘The closing quo- ” tation In money at -the Stock Exchange was 4 per cent. Tho new method of quoting. sterling, although’ still mecting with somo opposition from the makers of commercial bills, Isdally growing in favor, and there 14.9 prospect that tho method of guoting francs, and qantinaural exchange generally may also bo simolilled. It fs sald that THE NUW NULL POOT, COMMINATION in Western Union felegraph have apparent: ly been quite successful so {far in thelr up- ward operation to “twist the shorts,” But they have been satted with fmmense blocks ° of long stock, and the stock will, of course, become water-logged, Even if the clique should be strong cnough to cover tho stock, + they would never be able to soll 1t out excoyt’ nt a ruluous. loss, Its helloved that Mr, Sago soll out %,000- shares of - long. stock — yesterday, and = probably as | much more to-luy, . ‘Lhe short interest | has been heavy punished, and Is belloyed to be nearly extinguished, while the rooms: traders ure atl londed with long stock, : TIE MINES, te At the first aud second calls of the New York Mining Board the most active stocks word Amie, Clinas, and Calffornia, At the. first_ three calls of the American Mining. Bonrd thore was a large business In Boston Consolidated, which advanced to W and re: ueted to 03 Silver Nugget: rose to 14, and Chrysulite to #24, fe ; LOUISVILE.E & NABHVIELE, 5 ‘Tha net earnings for the etx months ending Dee. dM, 1880, of tha Loulsville & Nashvilio:: Wore $2,206,511; recelpts from other soprees, S05AH3; “totdl, S901, 073; interest for six months, $1,010,000; surplus over interest, SHIL,OT; «tividend payable Feb, 1, 1881, U per genta $513,000; surplus over. dividend, $7, Ju vomme of exe” » PRODUCE. ° Teh WHEAT, - + Bpectal Dispafch fo Tha CAteago Tribune... New Yoits; Jan. 6&-—A fulr business was! roported In. winter, wheat, but prices have, shown depression and irregularity generally, yleldtug avout 4@L¢ cents a bushel on @ flugtuapla market,” closing rather more stendily, Spucniation exhibited a much Jess contldent temper. . Sates of No,,1 reg were made.at SL2@1.20, chiefly at $L2Fin eleva tor, Oud lots went at 81,23 off storage and $1.20 delivered; No. 3 red at $1.10Q@L17, clog. hug ut §1.153¢ bid; February at $117K@ 1.1834, elosing.at $1.18 bid; do Murch at S1.1W3(@1.0}4, closlug at $1.90; do Alay a6 FION@LD, closing at $1.204¢; No, 3 re" at SLUG@LUY, ehlelly at S144; ungraded red at SLIWG@LIINZ, nv ‘to quality, mast ab MIMUGLING; New York No, 9 spring sev qworgd as markoted last evenuyg ab $lls,, vr, COUN, OATH, BYE, AND MAULEY, * . Corumoderately uotive, but on » Surthgg: