Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 27, 1881, Page 20

20 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE SUNDAY. MARCH 27, 188I-TWENTY PAGES. FINANCIAL. J.T. LESTER & C0, STOCKS. All Stocks and Bonds Bought and Sold on N. ¥. Stock Exchange. 25 & 27 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. J. T. LESTER, * CHAS. SCHWARTZ, 4 E. K. WILLARD, Member New York Stock Exchange. SAMUEL-W. ALLERTON, Special. . New York House--SCRANTON & , WILLARD, 72 Broadway, and 13 New-st. Stocks also bought and soldin Boston, Philadel- phia, and Baltimore. . GRAIN and PROVISIONS bought and sold or carried on margins. HE DILLINGHAM & C0, N. E. cor. Madison & LaSalle-sts. Stocks and Bonds Bought and Sold on N. Y. Stock Exchange. New York Gffice, No. 13 New-st, C. G. WHITE, Member N, ¥, Stock Exchange. NICHOLS, Special. GEO. (. WALKER & C0., Stock Brokers AND Commission Merchants, 124 La Salie-st. ET TMTES ove, tsvecm ' CHICAGO Stuck Exchange. STOCKS AND BONDS a sold on N.Y. Boston, and Phil'a Ex- Bought ang snues and caities on imargis. DAY & FIELD, 130 LaSalle-st. ALBERT M. DAY Member N.¥ COMMISSION MERCHANTS. APCORNICK, ADAMS & 00, COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Nos. 13 and 14 Union Building, Chicago. CYRUS 1, McCORMICK, i Brest McCormick Harvest. Machine Co. CYRUS H. ADAMS. * Sberal Cash Advances made on Consienments. Ufmin und Provisions Bought Sold, and Carried on arcing. Correspondence Solicited. ESTABLISHED 1840. RUMSEY, BRO. & C0. ~GRAIN AND PROVISION Commission Merchants, 16 Chamber Commerce, Chicago, Il. Grain and Provistons bought and sold and carried en margins, T. M. BAXTER & CO.; GENERAL Commission Merchants, " 127 La Salle-st., Room 5. Grain and Provisions bought, sold, and tarried on moderate margins. Ne CLEARY & SMITH, Commission Merchants, — Cor. Washington and La Salie~ sts., Chicago. GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Bought, Sold, and Carried on Margins. Correspondence solicited. A STRANGE FIND. A Man’s Thigh-Bone Imbedded in a Solid Tree—A Mystery that Is Unex- plained. Dispatch to Cincinnati Enquirer. BELLEFONTAISE, O., March 24.—“ Truth is stranger than fiction.” Who can gainsay it? Ofall the strange happenings of the. busy world, or of all the fantastic stories emangt- Ing from the brain of man, there is nothing that cannot be matched by the accidental Riscoveries of everyday life. The oddest place of sepulture for the bones of a human being probably ever conceived has just been discovered near Spring Hills, in Champaign County, near the-line of this county. The facts are briefly as follows: A party of men, consisting of Henry Sefier and others, cut down a large ash tree. It made two'saw-logs, each fourteen feet Ione. The logs are now in the Walker mill-yard here. On top of these, thirty feet from the ound, imbedded in the solid timber, and looking, from the rings around it, as if it had been there for ages, was found the thigh- bone of an adult human being, presumably a man’s. Let it be borne in mind that this-bone was ina solid log, though too-short fora saw- log; that the timber all around itwas green, —no knot-holes or dead wood. How did it get there? When discovered one of the men Struck into it with the bitofanax. The ax broke, and the piece is still firmly imbedded in the bone. Of course speculanon is rife as to this mysterious circumstance, and rumors of a murder committed many years ago, where all the parts of the body were discov- tred but the head and one thigh-bone, are afloat. Be that as it may, the facts are vouched for on unimpeachable testimony, and the bone speaks for itself. This neighborhood has something of a reputation for occurences of this kind, sever- al years ago a live frog being liberated from the heart of large growing tree. ————a ALL-FOOLS’ DAY. For The Chicago Tribune. All-Fools’ Day, as some display ‘The mocking whims of foolish play, Their social schemes, like happy dreams, Impress the mind with joy. which seems ‘To steal their thoughts from thoughtful care, Surrounded by the toils of strife, And nurse those pleasures wild which wear An innocence of foolisn life. From years mow’d down by Time's dread scythe Into the dark, enculting past, ‘The story wings its mugic pride, Nor yet disdains to move aside, But clings to old traditions fast, ‘When men of sense, as senseless tools Of sentimental jokes, were fools. ‘The lauzhing crowds all gape and grin When some device of boys or an: Ingeniously is play'd upon me thouxhtful yet unconscious ons Who pusses through the jolly crowd— Is hailed Fool! fool! in accents loud. In jokes of var‘ous kinds the duy In peaceful mirth is passed Away. P.C.T. BREEN, <r Could Rely on Bim. Youug Maloney de Smiles laloney de Smith, who exterminates melody with a fiddle, met ‘ald Col. Northcote restercay, and said to him: “ Colonel, you must on band to-nizht at the De Smith mansion. I want youto bear some really good music. I will give a few solos on the violin toa few in- vited guests, and ufterward, at 8 o'clock, we will have some refreshments,—oysters, wine. cigars, you know.” “My dear boy, 1 will be on hand ust @ little after 8. Rely on'me.” —————— A Straight Outer. 5 With this I would publish that T have used Bt. Jacobs Oil, writes Mr. August Price, Ber- gen, N. J.,and found that it relieved rheu- matisin after a few applications. : Clergymen, lawyers, editors, bankers, and la- dies need Hop Uitters daily for nerve force. BUSINESS. Stocks Held Steady—The Public Not Buying. . | Keene Raiding Liackawanna—The Shorts Active. Good Demand for Loans at the Chicago Banks, The Produce Markets Less Active, with Weaknoss in Breadstuffs, Owing to Fine Weather. A Fair Volume of Business in Provisions and a Sharp Advance in Prices. FINANCIAL. ‘ Stocks were well sustained all day. What few intervals of weakness disclosed. themselves Prices were ud- vanced in some cases, but brokers report very were speedily covered up. ported as follows by. Manager D. R. Hal Chicago Clearing-Houso: Date. Friday. Saturday. Total -EA915157 — $2,170,25 Corresponding week last yeur.... 25, 7 SU, 982,057,189 BY TELEGRAPH, © NEW YORK. New York, March 26-Governments wer quiet'and firm. Railrozd bonds were generally strong and higher. State securities were quiet. 2 The stock market opened generally strong and. higher, Nashville & Chattanooga showing an ad- vance of 13, and recording a further advance of2. Speculation, however, soon became weak, and prices declined 14 to 2%, the latter Nash- ville & Chattanooga, but at tho first Bourd a firmer’ tone prevailed, and a recovery of to 1% took place, in which Northern Pacific and the coal shares were most prominent. After midday the market became unsettled. with a dowaward tendency, and after the Second Bourd, when the lowest figures of the day were touched, the decline from the highest point ranged from 4 to 434, the latter Nashville & Chattanooga. In final sales there was a recov- ery of 34 tol, inwhich most of tho active shares Suturday morning ana for the corresponding time a year ngo:” 3 Salt, Oris..00) sss] well uanl 14s Withdrawn from store during: Friday for city consumption: .1,097 bu wheat, 1,003 bu corn, 312 bu oats, 173 bu rye. : : The following grain was inspected into store in this city Saturday morning: 2 cars low grude winter wheat, 60 cars No.2 spring, 18 curs No. 8 do, 10 cars rejectad, 1 car no grade (91 wheut): ‘ocks and Bonds bouzht and sold on New York | light purchases by the public. The cliques are still the largest holders of stocks. It was re- ported that all the stocks were boing sold by the bears that the market would take, and es- pecially that Keene, who hud received so wide- spread an advertisement on Friday in baving turned bull, was selling Lackawanna very heav- ily. It was also rumored that he was unloading the Delaware & Hudson which he - bought on Friday. The = selling kinds of unfavorable statements about the Granger roads are in circulation. known to be extreme branches on the North- western road on which trains have not been over since Nov.1. The St. Paul is declarea not to have earned its operating expenses and fixed charges since Jan. 1. Notwithstanding the de- nia} that the road borrowed money to pay its | 1 dividend, it is believed tobe in debt to President Mitebell for necessary advances. The truth about St. Pau! and Northwestern may be safely put down as follows: Both roads havo suf- fered « severely from the -interrupuon of traffic and the increase: of operating ex- penses. Their stocks are, of course, not. worth as much as they would have been if these losses had not been incurred; but nothing that has as yet happened impairs tho ability of either road to earn dividends on both common and preferred stock. In other words, some worse disaster than has yet come, such a catastrophe asa failure of the spring wheat crops, must be- fall these roads before their value will be seri- ously changed. No such failure of crops can be predicted at this carly day. It was officially announced that Western Union would be quoted till further notice dividend on, not off. Moncey was easy, and the fearsof an April stringency have passed away. Latest reported railroad earnings: Galveston, Harrisburg, & San Antonio, for the year 1s0— Gross, $1,302.690.20; expenses, $5972.33. Net | Biles... suis Ce earnings. $709,164.93. The earningsof the Chica- | Xo.preferred- Lao preterred: ed (Louisville & Ni : 2,286.60; | Do pref go & Alton, sévond week in March, $142,286.60; Se Paat St Paul preferred. St, Paul & Omaha, decrease, $26,758.04. Northwest earnings for tha third week of March show a decrease of $51,000, and those of the St. Paul Road a gain of $3,818. Earnings of the Wabash for the second week of 5 rr March increased $57,200; St. Louis & San Fran- | x, Michigan Centi . Mubile & Ohto.. of Chesapeake & Ohio was reported. All Northwest. as There are | New Jersey Central. Loans, $1,893,100; legal tenders, increase, $693,300; de- posits, decrease, $2,845,100; circulation, increase $859,400; reserve, decrease, $63,525. participated, ‘Transactions, 376,000: §20)|New York Central. 16,00 ips ‘orthern Pacitic.... 9.200) Oblo & Mississippi. Ontario & Western. *hou| Pein Salt ‘3500/PactRe Mail. + Ruoo|itendinsg ~ 17,008/3t Paul 1,40\ Toxas Pacltic... 4,90; Union Paciti 000) Wi ch Paciti ‘11,Wy] Western Union tALOOgS 7,t00/Cnesapeake & 48,000] The following is tho weekly bank statement: increase, $444,100; specie, decrense,, ch. & Chal The banks jow hold $1,707,775 in excess of their legal re- auirements. The steamer Neckar brought $221,000 in gold. Money 4@6. Prime mercantile paper, 5@6. Sterling Exchange, sixty-days/firm at 480%; demand, 42%. ¥ GOVERNsENTS, MSG 130 1g ast snd-grant,. .P. Sinking Fui Lehigh & W...... Erle seconds. eKS, jAlton & Terre Haute. ‘Do preferred .. Wab., StL. & Bacitie: Do prefers Hannibal & Si Do preferred De efe! M54! Nash. © Chattanos 102s 113 ‘ Sis eluware & 1 Fs ew Jersey Central. 1s special Dispatch to Tha Chicago Tribune. cisco, $22,000, and Grand Trunk, $17,203. Reading... Farag. <-: 13 ‘The following shows tke fluctuations of the | Ghited Statée Hprsis 8 ' KS? uicksilver: 13) active stocks: i Raeaauye! iin Pie [ese [vests [anor Hu (Central Avizoak if Stocks, tg. | eat [eats | ang. Central Art s WH] ea) HSL 3 Standard . By 165" | 163 3} Peoria, D. & E. its! Excelsior. 3. In| Br] he | Gacario & West fag) Lite Viti 34 Wise] Ube) 1d aCe RS 0. v 5 Boston, Murch 20.—The stock market was very little weak, declining HGiéc, and closing Hc below the latest prices of Friday, The Britivh markets were Guoted dull und easier, und the fact of clearer skies and warmor woather largely increased the crop of bears, whatever offect {t may have upon winter, rHene Our receipts wero larcer, and expected ‘now: to in~ creave from "tle accumulations nt country depots, thouzh itis not probable that much will be moved from the farm now till spring sowing isover. ‘here Was apparently. less doing on outside account than Usunl. Cash No.2 closed at about Wc for rezular to $1.01% for gilt-edged receipts. Central receipts were nominal at about Sic for No. Sand ssc bid for rejected. Rot sales ere, reported of 11,20 bu No. 2 at 1.0148 = 11,000 bu do regular nt $1.00; 1,20 bu No. 3¢A., D. & Co.) at Me: S00) bu do, winter receipts, at Mc; bu” rejected at ease: - und_ 5.000 bu suample "at bu. by Tasic, tat kad Also, 40) bu No. 2 Minnesota at £1.01; and 1,200 bu do, winter recelpts, nt $1.02 Seller May opened at Lu} Si declined to $105 and closed nt, 81.0501 0554, Beller the month was about nominal at WHceFLM\s. Seller April quiet at Wyccce #1004, June do at sLOK 1.06, and Joly sold at SLO1@1,044." All closed with buy- era'at the Inside. eee WINTER WHEAT—Sales were Nmited to $00 bu No. 3 at fife; 2,000 bu do, winter receipts, at N@%e; and vOU bu by sample atgiawe. ‘Total, ua bu. CORN—Was “moderately netive and generally steudy, but easier, ‘the market declined 4c from the latest prices of Friday, except on the loner futures, which were even wenker, The ditference between Bay and July shrunk too, owing to.» lessened de~ Mmuné for the Intter, outside buyers having finished purchases which hud occupied several duys previous. y. J.verpool reported a decline of 3d per centai, und Row York was dull, while our receipts showed 1 rath- er largo increase, while the stock in store seems to Ave grown about 20,00 during the week, and whent wus on the down-grade. ‘Thera was a falr shtp- ping demand for samples on some Iines,while dutiness was the rule with regard to corn received over other ronds, and in store lots were tame. Cash No. 2 closed at about So for rezular to 40{¢ for xlit-edued re- gelpts. | Spot sales werd reported of 200 bu No 2 und Nigh mixed at wey raed Do preferred Erie, second mortzage.. Delaware, Lack © West. elnware & Hudson... active this morning, but trading was not fu Stocks to indicate a furtheradvance. Thisatter~ noon 1,000 shares of Ogdensburg sold at 49, and a rise fs predicted. A boom is also predicted ror Little Rock & Fort Smith. Bell Telephonestock advanced from 94 to 9933, and closed at #0. « Railroad bonds sold as follows: Atchison bond scrip, 55, 97, 96: Hartford & Erie %, OOX@OON@ 60%; Kunsas City & St. Joo first ts, 120: Little Rock & Fort Smith first 7s, U24@113; Rutland first. Gs,” 89%; Massachusetts Central first 63, “98%;: Atchison & Topeka land. grant is," '110;% Eastern 4438} 1908, 104%; New'York SNew England 7, 118%@119; Union Pacific land grant 7s, 111X:'do sinking fund 8, 130; Detroit & Northern 73, 1i@U7%4; Now-York & New England 63, 1064; St. Paul & Wisconsin’ Valley*65, fos Atcblsou © ‘Topeka first 7s of 189%, 120: Old Colouy 6s of 1897 (regis- tered), 118; 894, 127; Revere Beach & Lynn 63 of 1897, 11%; Eldorado first 7s. 113; Chicago, Milwaukee & Wisconsin Valley dividend 68, 99%: . Toledo, Delphus & Burlington first 63, 93; Passum- X. ¥., Ont. Nashville & Stu. &San reoria,-D. & KE. Ohio Central... Terre Haute pid “Western Union new stock opened at ‘19; lowest, 78; closed, 73, on4 Government bonds were in brisk demand. In | 0: Chicago, the District of Columbia 3:653 were | ¥ 102% bid and 10314 asked; the 4a were 113% and | © U3H; 4448, 1115; and U3%; 55, 10133 and 101%; and the 6s, 1024 and 10234. sic Of 1905, 101@101; Rutland 4s of Ogdensburg income 68, 62; Atchison & Topeka oe 9535: Sioux City & Pacitic first Os of 1898, 12613; Boston & Albany 73 12613; Old Colony 6s of 1: collateral trust 6s, 1063;; Ogdensburg consoli- dated 6s, 96. Atchison & To} 1a common. 5333 Delphos, Michigan, first 3 of 1893, 216; Atchison & Colorado 63 1803, T7GS0; Boston & Maine 7s of. 1893 (registered), of 1802 (registered), , 173; Union Pacitic Railroad stocks—Mexican Central (old), 116; ka, 138; Boston & Maine, HOL@ 9%; Boston & Providence, 161; Revere Beach: ynn, 18O119;_ Cincinnati & Sandusky, 724@ BH Eastern, 38@37; Norwich & Worcester, 100; lensburg preferred, 474@45% ; Philadelphia, ‘mington & Baltimore, 76; Pullman Palace ‘ar Company, 14thi;. Rutland preterred, 38; do mmit branch, 27GB ; Toledo & M4@l53; Chiengo & Western 3 Wisconsin Central common, 23; Fisk & Hatch have issued a circular in which Vermont & Canada, 18@20; New York & New thoy submit the following substitute for an ex- tra session of Congress: Our platform {is this: No more bonds to be is- {| Li sued except the remaining 3101,000,000 of 4s or | Ri 4tés, which which will be taken ata bigh premi- um. The proceeds of these and other resources will enabie the Secretary of the Treasury, before Congress meets in December, to pay olf the 63 and reduce the 3s to about $400.000,000, which | u: can be provided for by Treasury-notes; or, if it is deemed best to fund half the amount into bonds, this could be done at 2% | 7 per cent by the issue of bank bonds free of circulation tax, which would render them equivaicnt to an ordinary 3% per cent bond at par. These would be so valuable for banking Purposes that they would at once rate ata pre | It mium. Jf this plan should be carried out, the error of vetoing the Funding bill would be over- ruled much more effectively than by an extra session of Congress. Walter Poor: Forcign exchange ret Boston Lan ign ise remained without quotable Atok: & Powe ite Boston i. &E. 7s. eastern fit, i variation. Bank clearings were $4,300,000, Discounts were active at €G7 ver cent. Merchants are liberal | \,4%% borrowers on account of the railroad blockade: Country orders for currency were light. New York exchange sold at 25@37!4¢ per $1,000 dis- count, s ‘The local demand for securities is reported to be increasing, excepting for railroad bonds, which are neglected. ‘Chicago 7s of 1895, $5,000 sold at 123%, and $1,000 city ts of 1892 at 121. On, the Chicavo Stock Board the following quota- tions were made: LocaL ND RAILWAY STOCKS. B North Chicago City Railway, $100. West Division City ttallway #10. tiasct unt and Coxe Com Light and Coke Compiiny, $100. Chamber of Commieree, flute. ‘fraders’ Insurance Company, $100, Inter-State Industrial Exhipition, Chicago Metattle Packing Company... LOCAL AND GOVERNMENT yy an Internutional Electric Company. Cook County bonds, Vatley, ferred, 627 104; Water-Power, N4@11L; Manufacturing Company, 28i{; Hill Manufact- Company, 5324; Boston Belting Company, 1’ Chichzo "73 of 1888, 1135 New “or 3 9 83 facturing Company, | 10T%@B107x; Mills, 130; Bates Manufacturing -Company, 206; Continental Telephone, 155: North Chicugo Steel, 11946; the closing quotations of stocks ngland, 58%; Old Colony, ‘I 26; Portland, 115@115!3; Cheshire pre- Boston & Albany, 168; Boston & well, 103; Cedar Rapids & Missouri. 131; Little tock & Fort Smith, 6614; Wisconsin Vailey com- @lzi4; Conatton mon, 7344; Northern New Hampsbire, 10332, Miscellancous—Boston Land Company, 103%@ Androscoggin ring Company, 10244; Laconia Manufacturing Yorke Great Falls Manu- Everett 1g; New oO 3-103 of 1894, 11237 American Rapid. Telegraph, 64; Oregon iver Navigation ts, 105%; BREIL. To the Western Associated Press, Boston, March 28,—Stocks closed: 11_ | Boston & Alban: 2036} Be Mi ry Boston < Main Oregon Improvement Ne 138 |01 8 FOREIGN. Pants, March 26.—The Havre steamer Wicland, gold. - for New York, takes $400,000 in Lonpon, March 26.—Seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars ia gold was taken from the open market yesterday for America. Gold also bas cone trom Paris for the United States. eed March 26,—{:30 p.m.—French rontes, Bat 50 Ie. Lospon, March 26.—2:50 p. m.—Consols, 9915-10; account, 100. American securities~New 53, 104%; 4148, 113; 4s, 115, Railroad ‘securities—Illnols Central, 139%; ennsylvania Central, 68: New York Central, rie, 48%; do seconds, 1034; Reading, 3132. Amount of bullion gone into bank, £15,000. NEW ORLEANS. NEw ORLEANS, March 26.—Sight excnange on Xow York, $1.00" per $1,000 premium; sterling, MINING NEWS. SAN FRANCISCO. San Francisco, Cal., March 26.—Following are OM s a6 3 BOSTON. Special Dispatch to Tne Chicago Tribune, Boston, March .26.—Mining stocks closed as Cook County bond: Ba 1S: Cook County bonds. $$43, West Chleago 53, 180). RAILWAY BONDS. Chi MESLP. Ebicaso, SER. Be at Chi Chi ‘Tho sates of local and miscellancous securiticS on the Chicago Stock Board for the week ending March 26 were Ilmited to ‘$33,391; for the pre- yious week, $37,490. Chicago bank clearings for the week were re- follows: Alfouez, 3: Atlantic, 12; Bluo Hill, 4%; Brunswick Antimony, 18; Calumet and Hecla, 2411; Catalpa, 23-16; Contentment, 24%; Doug- Jas, 3; Durenn, 3%; Empire, 110; Franklin, 13; Harshaw, 10%{; Huron. 3!4; Madison, 1; Osceola, 361; Pewabic, 16; Phoenix, 24; Quincy, ®; San Pedro, 4%: Silver Islet, 28; Sullivan, 6; Sycamore Springs, 134; Crescent, 174. To the Western Assoctated Press, Bostos, March 26.—Mining stocks closed ag follows: ba * of COMMERCIAL. The following were the receipts and shipments of the Jeading articles of produce in this city during the twenty-four hours ending at7 o'clock Scars No. 2 corn, 10 cars. new high-mixed, 161 2; 1,000 bu new high: intxed at pes 2 ste | aos ROW by ixed at igor AO” bu re~ cara rejected, ete, (185 corn); Bears No, Lonts, 35 Jectea au Gs Bit by by am oat aaneetge on cars No. 2 white, $ cars No.2 mixed, 21 enrsre- | }fack: and ‘9,000 bu do at 40xe. otal, a, “ Mi te DSK sot nee Oats); 2 cnrs No. . rye, l car pales clossa ay augue. Selioe he: gon, was ominal car No.2 barley, 5 cars No..3 do, 4 cars Jow | 3 Bc, April auict At IHAEIS4e, Sune In mod~ + my erate demund ut eee, July at s@i4e, ant rude do, Total, 356 cars, or 17,000 bu. In- | Ritustsracecsse sit close With paeear wens Fi Spected out: 11,891 bu wheat, 9,518 bu corn, 4,951 bu oats, 10,170 bu rye, 4,408 bu barley. ‘The following were the receipts of breadstuffs in this city during the past week: March 26, March 19, March 77, Ist. 2S su Flour, bri: TUSI5 Wheat, bu. ¥ Corn, bu, ‘The corresponding shipments were: March 26, March 19, March 27, St 1S to, ug2it L5G SAA 1 : 95 ‘Tho leading produce markets were rather less active Saturday, Grain wassteadier, but tended downward on account of an casier tone in En- gland, with tue weather here, and the belief that we had missed the expected storm. Pro- visions were irregular, being strong carly, then turning down sharply, and reacting later. They Were quoted firmer in Liverpool, but a good deal was offered here on New York account, especially June Jard, which reduced ‘ the Premium paid for carrying into that month. Mess pork closed 30c higher, at $15.42!5@15.45 for April and $15.37% for May. Lard closed 12%¢ higher, at $10.4735 for April and $10.5714@10.60 for May. Short ribs closed tc higher, at $7.75@ ‘1.77% for May. ‘ Wheat closed 3¢c lower, at 9X@ 9%e for April and $1.05@1.05% for May. Corn closed {c lower, at 38%c for Apriland 42Xc bid for May. Oats closed steady at 24%@3%c for gilt-edged, 29Xc for regular, HY@HKe for May, and 33%¢ for June. Rye closed steady at 98¢ for regular, $1.01 for May, and $1.00seller June. Barley closed steady at $1.05 for No.2 cash, 86¢ for No. 3, and nominally 8@i9e for No.4. Fut- ures were nominal. Hogs were in large supply and averaged lower at $5.40@5.75 for light, and at $5.25@625 for heavy. Cattle were quict and weak, with sales on a basis of $3.00@6.00 for poor to extra, Dry goods were in very good demand, the past few duys having scen a steady increase, both in the attendance of buyers and in the volume of inail and telegraph orders. In prices there were no important changes. Some dines of cottons aro a little unsettled, but the general market Preserves a steady tone. Stocks ere rarely in better condition than at present. The demand for boots and shoes is improving, but there isa quite marked falling off in the call for rubber goods. No price-changes took place in gro- ceries. Sugars wore firm at the recent advance, and in coffees, teas, rice, and other lines there was continued steadiness. There fs continued improvement in the demand for dricd fruits. Both the city and country trade were ordering freely, and the toncof the market remained firm. Quotations were unchanged. Prices of fish, canned goods, butter, and cheese remained as before. Oils--were generally firm. Carbon, gasoline, and naphtha were lower. Broom-corn continuesin active demand at ro- munerative rates. The other Kiuzie street mar- kets, for hides, wool, grease, and tallow, were quiet and unchanged. Butlding materials con- tinue-in active: request, both for city and the order trade, at steady rates. Eggs were steady atlée perdoz. In green fruitsa fair trade is noted at prices ruling for the vast few weeks. Hay continues steady at former quotations. An active trade is noted in hops, without change in quotations. Lumber continues in brisk demand, the. business being principally of a local char acter, Poultry were easier for chickens, and slightly higherfor turkeys, the stock of which is about exhausted. Sceds wero generally dull and lower, owing to the heavy offerings. Timo- thy and clover declined &@10c for the former and 8@8e for the latter. Cooperago was un- changed. The few dressed hogs on the market sold at $6.50 per 100 lbs tor light weights. On dit that the Southern parties who bought up all the rye in this section because they wanted touse it in theirdistillerics have changed their minds in regard to the wisdom of holding on. In other words, thoy hare sold out tothe tune of somo 165,000 bu. Will they now fail baek on corn? e A letter from Cincinnati says: “Bad reports from Kentucky, Southern Iowa, and Indiana. Further north good. Hard frost this morning.” ‘The above applics to wheat. A letter from Uar- roiton, Ill, says tke winter wheat in that sec- tion is half killed; some farmers say all of itis killed. No gats bave been sown yet. aAfew days ago the story was that the winter wheat was nll frozen out. Saturday it was ‘all thawed out.” Somchow ‘the boys were no bet- ter pleased in the one case than in the other. PROVISIONS. TIOG PRODUCTS—Were modorately active, and ir- regularly stronger. Livernool reported un advance of Gd in lurd und ments, and St was understood that soveral of the “firm offers” sent thero from this city the previous evening had been accepted, indicating a betterdemand on the other slde of the Atlantic, ‘There were also some buying orders here, but the market was generally abovo the limits of the parties holding them. -‘The foreign news, with some buying orders from outside, caused a rather shurp advance early in the speculative depurtmont, and after those orders were tilled the market fell Back, but reacted Inter. ‘The packing of this city since the close of February is rovorted ns 134.00 boys, axninst 500.00 for same time a year ago, and 171,000 to do in 179.” The work is pro- cecding slowly, with no special inducements to xetivi- ty, owink to the lessened demand for export. ‘rss Pork—Advanced duc ver bri, fell back 5c, re- acted, und closed sugsuige ubave the Inteat prices of Friday, Sales wero reported of 800 bels seller April at $15.21440¢15.45; 51,0 bris seller May nt 15,9734; and 41,90 bris soller Juno at 315,40c015.70, IWGSW'dris, “Also, 200 bris extra primo. pork asi ‘tho market elused on 'Chanyo xt $15.42@Is.5.for round lots spot or xeller Aprit, 15.534 sellor Muy. and 815.62}4@15.0 xollor Juno. In the ‘afternoon there Werowome sales nt a decline of Sc frum these prices, but the trading was Informal. LanD—Advanced ise per 100 1bs, fell boek Ie, and closed 1240 above the latest prices of Wriday. Were reported of 1,300 tes sel! IGN tes seller May at HOSES: 1 Tuino nt $10.60@10.75; 3.500 tes sel 0. 5 and 2.500 tes solier the your at $1025.24. ‘owl, 39.60 tes, ihe market closed tirm at about $10.49 for round lots spot or selier the month, $10.4034 for April, ‘$10,57}4G10.0) seller May, and 210.673¢@10.70 seller June. OM Short ribs advanced i0c per "100 Ibs, und higher than Friday, with export cuts i shade hither.” Sales were reported of 100 boxes long Fibs nt (8.00; £00 boxes lon und short clears at $1.83 JW boxes stior® elenrs on private terms: 20W pes green hams (16 Ibs) nt $4.10; 100 tes sweet-pickled hans (16 Ibs) nt $0214, and 2,600,000 Ibs short ribs at sellor April, S70@7A) seller Muy, and $40Gi85 seller june . Prices of leading curs'of ments were as fol- lows at 2 o'clock for full-cured, unless otherwise spo- Jed: |Shoul-|L. & S| Short ‘Short ribs. | ders. | clears.| clears. ‘Loose, part salted. 65 ey Do. boxed. ¥ ec Mareh .. 7 April 70 May, loos 70 June, los Short ribs, sclier May, closed at $.73@7.70%. Lone 65 boxed; Cumber- fands $3080 boxed: lone curhams, Seog ands, 7 oxed; Jone cut hams, Seve; sweet- pice bans quoted at S4@UL{c for 18@16 average; green hams. same averaze. 829) (c for shoulders, 8@S:{c for far short clears, 1UG1U}4c for hams, atNSuE Was gals at at 81000210. for 10. —Was quiet at mess, $10.75 11.00 for extra mess, und $20.00¢22.0) for hams, ae ie BREADSTUFES. _ FLOUE—Was very quiet, with no reported changes in prices. Buyers for export were holding off, and the local trade was dull. Sales were reported of 350 bris wintors, partly at $6.005.234; 3% bris double apring extras at $5.25@5.75; 50 bris no grade at £275; and 40 bris rye flour, partly at #573. Total, 1,125 bris. Export tours were quoted at $1.25@450 for good to choice, and rye at $1.65@5.73. « OTHER MiLisTU¥rs—Were in limited demand, and again lower. Sales were reported of 1G cars of bran at $12.50@13.75; 1 car shorts at $13.00; 3 cars middlings at €13.50G15.00; 1 car do at $21.00; and 1 car shorts at $1275 per ton: SPRING WREAT—Was rather less active, and a e. OAT'S—Were easier thronchout tho day. ‘The: re~ celpts wore more Mveral than they have been for some time past. ‘here was little desire to trade elther in cnsh or future dolivery. Glit-edie PMehKe and regular wasquotable at ures April sold at 28gemHe,, May at Sia@itl{e, June closing ut S74, and J: sample market was fairly active. made Of 14) bu at Wave for gilt-o store: 100 bu by sample at Sdes0 mixed, Si4@:51{¢ for rejected wits. w@3e for No. 2 iokde for No. 2 white, und sis<e for choice white on track; 19,00 bu at Sse for rejected mixed, HUG Oec for rejected white, se for Nu. 2 38@i5y4e\ for No. 2 white, S6@3ie for choice white. and 38@0e for bar- ley oats free on hourd. ‘Total, $4,400 bu. RYE—Was fairly uctive and steady at Se for segular No.2, April selling at %c, May at $1.01, und June ‘at 3100.” Free on board sold at $1.02 Cash saios wera mando of 500 bu at We for No.2 in storo; 40) Du at $1 kc; 1,200 bu at $0 for No. 2 free on 10) Bia. Was inactive, with Ittlo doing outside of the sample market. No.2cash was sold at $1.05, und No.3 toa small extent at Sc. No.4 was quotable at 78@%e. ‘There were no transactions for future de- livery. Cash sales were mude of 10W bu at $1.05 for No.3 in store: 3.00) bu by sample at fogwe tor No. 3; and %e for not a. for screenings; 90@! ‘Potal,'4,000 bi BY TELEGRAPH. . FOREIGN. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. LIVERPOOL, Mareh 20~11:00 a, m.—FLOUR-No. 1, IIs; No. 2, $8 6d. GRAIN—Wheat—Winter, No. 1, 99M; No. 2 9834; spring, No. 1, 932d: No, 2 830d: white, No. 1, 9s 8d No. 2.14; club, No. 1, 108; No. 2, 986d. Corn—New, Ss Ohgd. s—Pork, 688, Lard, 633 6. Liverroon, March 23,—Lanp—Prime Western stendy at Sis 6d. GRALN—Wheat—Spring No. 2 dull at 987d; No.1 white dull nt997d; winter dull ats. Corn—Mixed steudy at Ss 7}4d for old, &8 54d for new. ANTWERP, March 2i—PETROLEUM—I10f. LIVERvOOL, March 26.—CoTToN—In moderate de- mand at G¢2o%d. SatesG000 bales; for specutation and export, 500; American, 5,200, PROVISIONS—American lard, 63s 6d, Bacon—Long clear, 408. ~ PETROLEUN—Splrits, 94. LONDON, March 2i—PETROLEUM—Refined, 64@ Od. % LURPENTINE—Spirits, S23 34Gws 6d. ‘he following were recéived: by the Chlesgo Board of Trade: LIVERPOOL, March 98 Say No, apelin Bs 30 ensler at bs Sid. “Carioat lected, und easier; Cufifornin deciined 6d. and neglected: American mixed declined 6d. ‘To nr- rivo—Whent duil and neglected: red winter (at Lon- don) declined ls. Corn dull atGd decline, Pork, 63s. Lurd Gd higher at 533 ud. Macon—Long clear, 6 high- ‘gr at digs stort clear, la,” ‘allow, 3 $d. ‘Cheese, eel, Tate. Sam LoNpox,’ March 26—Liverroot—Wheat inactive, Corn easter at Ss Syd. Mank. LANE—Cargoos off coast—Wheat irregular; fair averaze California, sts SdGivs, . Corn easier; fair average American inixed, 2ua Gd. “Cargoes bn passage—Wheat neglected, noth- ing doting. Corn rather easler. Fair averace quality I; red winter, » 98, Corn dull und 8 off cunst—Wheat dull, nox- Corn duit —Whent, dali No. 3do, 9s, of Amorican red winter wheat for prompt shipment, Ais Sd; do for shipment during tho present and fol lowing month. $s 6d: Fair average quality of Ameri-. can milxed corn fur prompt shipment by sail, “53. —— FLoun—Heavy: receipts, 31,000 bris; exports, bris; supertine State and. Western, S.00@410; com- ton ‘to Rood: extra, $4.20G5.00; Z00dto choice, 85.108 G75; white wheat extra, $00; extra Ohfo, 41.30@6.75; St. Louts, §1.8386.75; Minnesota patent process, $150 GRAIN—Whest. unsettled and feverish; receipts, 129.000"bu; exports, 145,000 bu; ungraded red, $1196 LO; No. 8°do, #1.19@1.19}4; steamer do, $1.10; No. 2 do, $1214@1.2Misteamer do,#L19}4: No.1 do, $! mixed winter, $119@1.20; No. 2 white, $LIS@LIB}: No. I white, $10@12044; steamer do, §1.16; No. 2 red, March, SL2GL2M; Aprit, $L6@L.274; Moy, $1.1956 @L2034; June, $1.184GL15¢ Corn dull and lower; Feceipts, 152,000 bu; . exports, 146,000; ungraded, 50 No. 3, S@Siige: steamer, S8@SS4c; No.2, SG SOige} old do. ie delivered; No. 2 white, Ge; No.2 March, SS@WHe; “April. S6@Sie: May, SKESHGC: dune, HESt{e. Oats firm; less active; receipts, 1300 bu: Western mixed, 11@41 5 HAY—Dull, and jn buyers’ fa fors—Qulet but trm; yearlings, else; Eastern and Western, 16¢2c; Now York Stato, 15@2Zic. GROCEKIES—Colfes quiet and unchanged. Sucnr ict but steady; fulr to good retining, 7-16eTIgc. olasses—Deniand fatr and market steady. Rice— Demund fair and market stendy. PETROLEUS—ull; United, ig; crude, 64@Tiie; TELL Steady: Cake 4 —Stendy: fon St8—~Steady; $91.89. TURPENTINE—Duil; dc, ¥GGs—Dall und lower: i9sgc. LEATHEN—In falr demitn 0 emlock sole, Buenos it middie and heavy WoviSteady; moderately active; domestic fleece. Se; pulled, U@45e; unwashed, UGSe; ‘Lexus, HE PROYISIONS—Pork held higher; old mess quoted at Ike; new do, bH@lbc. Beet quiet but stendy, Cut meats dull and ‘nuniinal; long clear middles, 83; short clear, $90. Lard iirm; SUA. “ BUTTER—In good demand and frm for choice; 10Gze. CHERSE—Dull; 10@12%(c, MET AIS—Manufactured copper quiet; now shoath- tial; tussle shoetiba, SBOGIAGn Natta ut, E008 nal ussin sheeting, $13 Nai cut, Ji clinch, $1.kes.ah - $$ FRIENDSHIP’S THERMOMETER. For The Chicago Tribune. How Spring thaws friendships out! + Now, as 1 go about, I’m recognized by men Who since last Fall have been ‘Most uttor strangers. All through the Winter cold They've deemed me rude and bold, ‘When on the pive we've met, And I have tried to get ‘Lo say, * Good morning!” We drank together then, When crowds of honest mon With torch to music tram ape And slim excuses vampec For staying out late. The crisis then was an, Our country nimost gone, And danger threatened alt From base to turret tall Of Freedom's temple. ‘The patriot heart was warm, For Unele Samuel's farm Was mortga; wide and deep, And traitors iu our sleep Longed to foreclose on’t. ic] That's what one party told. - Another said, “You're sold; If on that side you vote, You'll feel about your throat 3 A despot's fingers.” So ’twixt the two I stood, Who in unseitish mood _ Advised this way or that, With argument so. pat, ‘Through friendship purest. Cold Winter chilled those friends ‘Who knew no selfish ends; Their love was turned to fee; - + Election'ina trice Just froze 'em solid. ‘Their smiles to frowns were turned; These crisis-propbets spurned My weak or bold advance— Repelicd the slightest chunce At recognition. Or wns it Winter's chill ‘That checked the ardent thrill, ‘The honest grasp of hund, . Tuat grip of Freedom's band, Before November? ‘The weather's warmer now, ‘The frozen back-bones thaw, ‘The hands have limber grown, Asmile supplants the frowna— It’s almost April. What a pity ‘tis that snow And Ice should check the flow Of friendship’s current warm, And work such direful harm On loving natures! What eay you to this plan > For binding man to man? Since Winters we must take, Suppose each month we. make A fresh Elecnon! NEW-MAN. BASE-BALL. Theories as to the Effect of the New Rule: Regarding the Pitcher’s Position. It Will Increase the Batting, and to Some Extent Affect the Fielding. A @hange in the Matter of Score-Cards and Batting Order Whieh Bears with Peculiar Force upon Capt. Anson. All the Players of the Ohicago Team to Report for Duty This Week—~Ball Talk in General. THE NEW PITCHING RULES. It remains to be seen what effect the plac- Ing of the pitcher’s position five feet further away from the ‘home-piate will have upon the game in general. The change-was made with a view to increasing the, batting, and there is every reason to anticipate that such will be the result..The increased distance traversed by the ball gives the batsman a longer time in which to make up his mind whether he will strike or not, and this is surely a great point gained for the batsman, who has heretofore been compelled to rely More upon asort of trained instinct than a definit decision regarding the exact wherea- bouts of the ball when delivered by 2 swift pitcher with varying curves. Heavier bat- ting will add to the difficulties of fielding, and give the game a greater amount of action than before, and hence will be a notable im- provement, Thepitcher isnot without his compensations. First, and perhaps most im- Portant, will ‘be the additional fielding chances afforded him by reason of his being Placed five feet further away from the batsman, the effect of which will be to reach batted balls which formerly shot past him. ‘Then, being placedfive feet nearer the exact centre of the diamond, he is retatively nearer to first base, and will therefore be able to hold runners closer to that base what time the ball remains in his hand—an advantage which will in part, if it does not wholly, off- set the increased chance of stealing second base because of the greater length of time consumed in the passage of the ball from pitcher to catcher. . Much of this is necessa- rily theoretical, and must remain so until the effect of the change has been demonstrated inregular games, Of one thing, however, the patrons of base-ball nay be reasonably certain, and that is of increased batting and run-getting under the amended rules, for, apart from the effect of the added five feet, the reduction of the called balls to seven and the abolition of the fair-ball warning will place more men on bases than heretofore. ‘There is every reason to anticipate that the new rules will improve the game and render it more attractive. GOSSIP OF THE GAME. Several of the Chicago players now in the cityare frequent visitors at the Atheneum gymnasium. The White Stocking uniform for 18S1 will be the same as that of last season, the parti- colored caps and variegated hose being re- tained. Ward is said to have determined not to play ball after this season, but next year will go abroad for the purpose of completing nis studies. , Avery neat, comprehensive, and conven- ient schedule of League games for the sea- Son of 188i has been issued by A. C. Stevens & Co., of New York. . ‘The uniform of the Buffalos is now being considered by the Directors of theClub. The suit will be steel-gray, similar to the Provi- dences, and the trimming will doubtless be red. A bric-a-brac collector in Albany having announced that he “ hada historical pitcher,” fourteen base-ball clubs have written him asking what the pitcher’s terms were for the coming season. Spalding’s “*Base-Ball Guide and Officiat League Book” for 1881 will be distributed early this week. A perusal of the advance sheets warrants the statement that the book will be as interesting and yaluable as hereto- fore. Of Boston’s first champion team, George Wright is the only member engaged asa layer by a club:for this season, Al Spalding is in business, Harry Wright manages the Bostons, and the rest—MeVey, Gould, Barnes, Schafer, Leonard, F. Rogers, and Birdsall—are either dead ot shelved. Jones, of last year’s Bostons, is running laundry in Cincinnati. The least the En- guirer man can do is to wear three “boiled” shirts aday, and pay double price for the washing, for it was he who, by idiotic advice, encouraged Jones to make an ass of himself and get barred out of all the League teams. Five out of Cleveland’s ‘first nine are pro- nounced blonds—viz.: Clapp, McCormick, Shatter, Purcell, and Moynahan. They are all young persons of sanguine temperament, and hence the delusion which obtains among them that they are going to mount to the championship over Chicazo’s prostrate form. dim O'Rourke is bragging around the country that he is to receivea salary of $2,000 from the Buffalo Club, and the Courier of that city denies it, alleging that the figure is $1,800, If Jim O'Rourke gets $2,000 he gets more than he is worth—more than any ball player who ever lived is worth at the present time. IL. W. Berthrong, many years ago a mem- ber of the Nationals of Washington, has just finished a portrait of Charlotte Cushman, and it is now in its place in the-lobby of the Boston Theatre. The Boston Journal pro- nounces it “a magnificent work of art, fully equaling the pictures of Edwin Forrest, to which it is a companion.” President Wulbert states that at no time since the formation of the League have the clubs been in so healthy a financial condition at the beginning of the season as this year. ‘There is not a “ weak sister” among them,— not one which is not morally certain to keep all its engagements front first to last, More- over, the prospects as to goad play and liberal patronage were never better. The Post and Tribunc is pursuing.a con- servativé and sensible course in reference to the new: nine at Detroit. {it says: “We do not expect the Detroits to swing immediately to the front. It would be folly to make any such claim; but they will make -music for their opponents and music enough to make a merry dance. Detroit is satistied with her ‘giants,’ proud of their clean records, an convinced of their great promise.” Smith, the new Cleveland player from Cali- fornia, had got as far east as Chicago on his way to report for duty, when he received news of his brother’s death at San Francisco, which necessitated a return to the Pacific Coast. Ife so informed the Cleveland Direot- ors, but they nolified him that he would be expected to keep hiscontract and report April atthe same time engaging Moynahan, a most excellent player, who covered second hac. for the Buifalos last year. In Providence they talk of putting Joc ‘Start in as Captain, and the base-ball nen. there do not expect that the winning club will * -vin sixty-four of the eighty-seven games this -] eason as did Chicago last year, and the nanting of the first three clubs in the order of their completion of the championshipseason, itis believed/that Chicago, Providence, and Cleveland are the trio, either of which may stand first, The Providence nine will all go Ante the gyninasium next week.—lVorcester DY. = John Clapp tells how the Indianapolis Club .got the conceit taken out of it in Chicago in 1878: “You see our Club- had “been cracked up to the skies by the newspapers, and everybody in Indianapolis. thought we were going through the season with a regular old hur- rah, winning everything and losing nothing. ’3 a serious mistake for any city to n and such a reputation results oftener in disaster than in gvod. Welt, we went to Chicago very confident. The game opened- auspiciously for us, and at tho end of the eighth inning the ‘score stood 4 to 2 in our favor. We had our last inning, and the score tod the sane. The Chicagos being last to fet, then came in for their lastround. Up to this point they had been unable to do any- thing with Nolan, Joe Start was the first man to bat. Le hita slow erounder toward ; Williamson, who was playing third for us. The ball stopped when it got about half way, and Williamson, in_his eagerness to get it, slipped down, and Start reached first sately. The next man ‘hit a bounding grounder to the same player, and, instead of taking it in | the nine didn’t get over the and making a- doubl » he t through his legs. He wes i sara alized man Tever saw. The wet the same thing, and zave Eg Anothe: fora double, but he fumbled Que chang that filled the bases. Here was 4 ball ath ng jonerout Then the Chi Bretty pp we were couraged, got in a couple of analy fe tuns. The score was 5 to 4 agains thes ay it us, feat fora month.” electat thas If there is any team in learn Butfalos ought to defeat ee thane at thy new Michigan nine, and thay tt lstha a serve ta put eheny tn good-fettis for thy ger organizations,—p; Oh, think "you so? Welt afo¢dverti team don't take to your pets atfeer act then we are no judgeof base-bals, pout are too confident, and you’l] get you; to feel the same ‘way, and if You guy fen take just two hours for some club en the conceit out of them.—Clevelana Enoek There’s some mighty good Materigh new Detroit teat, and the Buftaig fn the will have to play better ball than they aged last year to win Amajority in thesene ‘The present week wiil witness { of all the White Stocking player’, Stal their contracts requiring them’ to rev, 3h duty April 1. An uninterrupted port for iair weather will put the grounds of tion suitable for practice, and there ae no delay in getting the men out for il be tory work, provided weather Gy of grounds will permit. Capt, firm bellover in hard out-doap 222 a ting, fielding, and base-running—ay tay. aration for elfective play. Last yeqr 4 27D- his team on the field in “tiptop cong’ but the very outset, and he will de the 02 a yore. FH far a snow, every mentees ‘eam will report for duty ‘i in every respexs, y cart and sound -Among other improvemer gurated this year the seoreeay a included. Messra, IL S. Thompson fy be have been awarded the exclusive prisi Co, supplying scorecards at White Stoo} o Park, and henceforth the names ng order will be absolutely correct, ating changes made necessary by sickness, ry ing rule adopted by the Leaguerequires tie Gc" tain of each team to furnish the -exart ting order the night before each game, a prohibits any change in the order he nished except. in case of sickness of att dent. Under this rule Capt Anson wif es unable to arrange the batting order after the ganie begins, ag he occasionally used to do last year. If ‘Gore and Dalrymple hit fo bases you might expect to see Anson BO to to seg aad conde ‘bat third, and you also might one or both men come hone one hit. but if there was nobody on bases the big ‘aptain would gene 6 Tc fifth on the list, Fee ean foarte ~ ST. PATRICK’s, A Delayed Letter from A. M1, gaitr 1 P. bis: Mr. A. M. Sullivan, a-member ot the British Parliament, who defended the ladies who joined the Irish Land League against the tirade of Bishop McCabe, was invited as a guest of the St. Pattick’s Society ban- quet on the 17th inst. Bysome mischance bg forgot to send a reply to. the invitation unt! it was too late for the - letter to reach here in time to be read at the-Palmer Honse banquet. However, Mr. Charles J. White, the Secre tary of the Society, recetved the following eloquent and spirited letter from the able ad- vocate of Ireland’s rights: ~ Loxpox, March 10, 1881.—Charles J. Whit, Exsq., St. ‘Patrick's Society, Chicago—Deag Sur: By a mischance, which I greatly re- gret, your letter of invitation, which reached me last week. was not answered by last mail and now [am too late with these poor words of thanks to reach your demonstration, | can only assure you that such a tokenot good will and fraternal feeling, comme at such a moment in the midst of our straggies here, has touched me very deeply. | ~. Many a time during the past. seven weeks we have been asked to explain our obdurate refusal to surrender to an overpowering ma jority and bow to “the will of the, Empire” 9 reply has been that the only Empira whose will we own in sucha combat Is the Irish race at home and -abroad. ‘Tha thought that their’ interests.or honor may’ be affected by our conduct, that” are looking on, that their sympathies attend our humble efforts, sustains and corisoles us, amidst the howling passion, the shameless foul play, the cowardly calumnies that assail the men who dare to speak for Ireland here in the bold tone of freemen. ~~ Z Nor are we -vanqnished.- We have im ured all odds and counted all cost- Nothing so far has fallen out otherwise than as we anticipated; and I can assure you+'theend is not yet.” Atal! events, if-Ireland is'te be chained and scourged, she -will not now, a3 in slavish days, kneel on the -fiaor of- the poise submissively to accept, stripes ant fetters. : oe Onur face is to the future,-and we have faith, deep and. strong, in the. ultimate vie tory of a people who have. set the. world its greatest example of endurance and forti- tude. Again thanking your Committee for their kind inyitation, I remain, very faith- fully yours, ‘A.M. Sonuivay, GAS. The Agitation Committee Quite Needs lesly Excited. 4 The “Agitation Committee of the Armed Workingmen’s Organizations of Chicago,” now 300 strong, its members having lessened asthe prosperity of the city ipereased, has been stirred up by the assasination of ine Czar to issue the following, which has bees sent out to similar organizations in other cities: ; ‘il Fellow-workmen: Armed organization li ot you need. Let this be your watchyent ot arms! Already the storm birds ot the last gms revolution are spproaching, and in_all pot me of the civilized world their: shrill: screams heard. Communication between ‘the opp: of all natfons is well established. The. he ao class can no longer endure thelr oppress a shail despalr will lead to action. Wen Irelan a have freed hersetf from the serfdom fA 4 Se ei ney ee oper et. cxampla? encour: to follow her. enslaved workmen of the Gaited States re tho background of this bright plture? Willyot let yourself be shot down like dogs t every cry casion by a handful of militia, —willing tov 2 cousclenceless monopoly? Will you let selves be thrown ads Sungeans od ores and the crime of poverty), while a children perish of want, and yet do nothing o ‘Th, Polling, avert the disgrace? b ed BF ak Pavlicel, Willan Bins Mtorite Neet. Fran jam Blum, Moritz Nee! A and Franz Kanneberg. These ramon or munists meet in a private room aod ‘West Lake street once or twiceS at revolt there plot and plan the. getting uD ae not tlonary documents and the orale military companies. ‘The meetings are med times attended by blue-bloused an een soldiers, but their numbers are ineoe ee sud tial.” It is understood that a num! appeals a3 the one given printed in German and Engl trade organizations throughou! sino ae ‘The Cincinnati Trades Assembly, D’ ‘the tention to the matter beyond document read. EE eee THE MOUNTAIN-FLOWER. For The Cateago Gea w Beside a mountain-pathway A fragrant lower o brilliant nue. 1 bent above, dower, With tonging eyes, and sald, “Swe Te but you grew within my bower, ‘I'd always love.” drooped the overhanging leaves, Live fora Gf one who sits and grieves ver slight reproach: | But close the golden heart was The auickly-folded leaves amid, . At Iny approxch. , It seemed to think that every breath “Was laden with tho curse of deat, ‘And shrink with fear— "4 Like one who dreams with ev ‘A footstep rude or voice unkint As drawing near, : Treached my band, bat aid ne touch, Because I loved it over- "And would not grieve; Butdropped, as one drops on tell j From saddened heart a farewe! And left at eve. I think that He who holds the sands , Of life and death within His hands ‘To me bas siv ee Jiuch more than is my rightful share. 2 or blessings sweet, and rich, and rates ‘And yet, at even, ‘When storms are o’er the mou! Taehlyer with remorse and For ‘twas a child 1 Jett olane that distant day. way ide the roux! aac! On mountain wild. mine, : a, though al! fature good be mints pod tere eT still my heart incline, ‘ ‘Because I left fair, ” - ‘The uttla blossom, sweet and £4 : woman’a tende! OF womind love, bereft Jacque fains led.