Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 14, 1881, Page 2

i . mg i PR SR SR - Sy o s 2 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WASHINGTON. Another Caucus of the Re= publican Members of the Senate. A Speech by Conkling, Spoken of ns Querulous and Insolent, No Vote Taken, but Conlk- ling’s Defent on n Vote Very Probable. Ho Oan, Possibly, Either Get Bob- ertson to Withdraw, or Ad- journ tho Senates Conkling Now Means to Put the Tenure-of-Office Clamps on Garfield. ‘He Also Sent His Page Platt to New York to Bee Robertson. Secrotary Blaine Has Said that if Robertson Withdraws He Will, Resign. TPhe Scnate Adjourns Till Mon- day—DMrs, Garfield 111 of Typhold Fever. The }lnu}x of Bondholders—Over $21,600,- 000 Continued Yosterdny—Stan- ley Matthows. : THE CAUCUS, NO VOTE TAKESN, Speetal Diapateh to The Chicago Tribune, Wastixuroy, . C.,, May 13.—The Repub- Tean Senators helil nanother caucus this morning, and are more sccretive cven than usual ns to its proceodings. Thostoreotyped answer to every inquiry Is that nothing was tone; but It 13 nscertained thnt that answer very far from glves a correct Impression of the renl sulrit of the caucus. It is true that 10 yote was taken, but it 1s niso true beyond a tioubt that the sentiments expressed In tho caucus showed thut the erlsts in the Repub- llean situatlon has pussed, and that, unless somethiing that isnot now expeeted shatl hap- pen betors Mondny nest, the Senate will thon, ns one of ‘the Itepublicans sald, * pro- ceed with Its business,” memning to conslder and declde the RobertsoR case, and, of course, confirm the nomination. THE ONLY EVENT + 1ikely to provent such nction would be tho voluntary retirement of Judge Robertson from the contest,—an et which sieither the friends of Judga lobortson nor the President oxpect, ‘Fhe President, Indeed, lato lngt night, stated that lie certainly. should not withdraw tho naine of Robertson; that every propdsition that had been made to him rela- tive'to an adjustment of the difliculties pro- ceedod upon the withdrawal of Robert- gon for Ms basls; that he could entertain no sucli propositions; and that he ald not finagine that Judge Robertson would even constder It 8till, Senator Pintt, of New York hasbeen absent i that city for threo days, and many of his collengues in the Sen- ntears of opinlon that he hos gone thero n he Interests of Mr. Conkling, or of harmony, or of whatever 1t may bo culled, to maken final gffort TO INDUCE JUDGE RONERTSON to save his traditional nolltical enemy, Conk- ling, from a humilintiog . defeat, by voluntarily surrenderime n certaln con- firmation to the grentest oftico fn the gift of thp Government .- It 1s a somewhat audacious request to mako of a political rival to whom Mr, Conkling cer- tainly in tho past hns never stooped to show considerntion, Still, Conkling has. left him Lut the two expedlents,—the voluntary re- tirement of Robertson or a conlitlon with the Dumocrats to forco n final adjournment of tho sesston without actlon upen the Robert~ son cnse, There uro Democrats who have ndopted as thelr polley the principle that in this contest thoy will do whataver will ere- ato the most political mischie? nud tend to encourngs strifo among Republican factions, But Mr, Conkliing can hardly fud Democrats ouough to joln him In such o desperate ef- fort, and ke probanly could not secure more ihan one Republican vote busides his own for such o plan, THE DELIDERATIONS OF THE CAUCUA this mornimg, while not In favor of a vote or of conclusive nctlon, piainly show that Mr, Conkling hus lost a vory considetable por- tlon of his following among the Republiewms, and his nrrogant, audnclous attitude towards his associntes has certainly lost him more votes, His spoech I8 duscribed ns oxtremoly querulous, Insolent, and domineering,— quite the reverse of his extromely pathotle, couclliatory, plending otfort of the former cnueus, Mr. Conkling was very angry that o caucus had been called, and denounced those who had called it as attempting, In an underhanded way, to doshim an Injury. ‘The etfect of his speech may, perhnps, Lest boe Hlustrated by n remark mado by onc of ‘the older Senntors who has hitherto been regarded as ono of Conkling’s most certaln allles, Sald this Sonator to another: *Why, ho thinks ho can drive us all, aud he Is mad beeanse he eannot,” Mr, Conkling scems to have over- shot himselt in his lust effort. He was very plainly aml sharply told, In the saucus this morning, thut ho had not the sousclenco of the Republican party In his Yeeplng; that thore were other meinboers of shat party who had oplulons and rlghts; that ihere was no newd of holding any more cau- suses on the subject of the action of thy surty with regurd to any nominations, and it an effort on the purt of Mr, Conkling as Shalrman of the Comuittee o Commerco to unother the nomination of Mr, Robortson fn ho Conumittee could not be stceessful, In sther words, unless reports fropm creditablo ourees AYe UNLruo, NOTICE. WAS KEIVED UPON CONKLING hat the majority of the Itepublicans'of tho Juited Stutes Senate would go about the wblic busluess aud no louger suffer the ‘enute and the entire Government to stop wcause one Senator was not sotisfied with +Custon-Liousgappolntment. -‘Theadjourh aent over untll Monday cannot weun that ny further serlous altelpts ot compromiso rith the Admintstration ure to _be made, *he President has spoken his Mal word. r, Conkliug’s ounly hopes, ng styted, now @fn two linprobabllities—first, the volun- ary retirement of Robertson; second, .a oreed finn) udjournment of the Senate withe st action upon bis case. ‘The Senators who mye been nrglug the Presldent to periit mself to be mnde the cat’s-paw of Benator Jonxlliig “ore sald to be beginnlug @ seo dieir nilstake. Alr, Conkling soems to hove ased them us tools. ‘There I8 no reason why Robertson should. not lwve been contismed Wwog ago. ‘The Republican Senators have ed Conkling to postpone actlon. They have aided him In hisattenpts at usurpation. TREY MAVE FLATTERED 113 VANITY, They have n good denl of responsibillty for the situation, They ate l)cnlm“nu tofind ot that they have nccomplisfied nothing by this nservile attitude excent to ennble Conkling to think that he s thelr master. Yet, after tho full discusslon of the questlon at lssue, which has gone on in the publie press for nearly tyvo motithy, thoreean stlllbe found Senators who talk I the clotk-rooms among them- torial powors, beeause ho has seen fit to make A singlo nomination in necordance with hisown wishes and judgment, and In apposition to the witl of ono member of the Sennte. “'The Senate must stand upon Its digalty and not allow the President to cocrce IL" sald ono Senator to-day. Stupefied by the atmosphera of concelt and mutunl rdemiration which pervades tho Son- nte Chambier, sich mon do not see that tho body has sacriticed nll dignity In’ permitting itsolf to bo ruled by one arrogant ofousive individual, aud In totting him put it in tho nttit@b of In- decently grasping at tho powors of tho Exccu- tive, and rofusing to perform its piain constitu- tlonal dutyof glving his nominations falr and prompt considoration. TIE BCURRILOUS A':I-r,\cxs UPON THE PRESE WENT < continuo in the Now York Herald, notwitbhstands fng Gen. Gurtield has bia inind aud heart en- gogeld In watching and attendlng his wifo In whnt imny be hee final flincss, Those who kuow nii about the matter in coutroversy sny that the necusations are vithor all falde orare grossly- distortod half-truths, Ouc llustration may pervo to ghow tho wantonness of those valume nles, Conkling's fricads report that ho hny honsted that ho uover partook of salt in tho Garfield mnngion at Mentor. Curlously enough, thosu attauks stato thut he declined to go to tea with tho President. ¢ TIE TRUTH 18 that toscoo Conkliug nrrived at Mentor after tho famlily dinner had beon completeds that, whon it was ascertnined thot he hind nut dined, o speclal dinnor was prepared for him, which ho ate, and thnt ho declined to go to tho regular family ten, which occurred within n very short time after his speclal dinner had been ended, boonuro, forsooth, he had but Just risen from a tablo speelally prepared for bl This is an illustration of tho petty assuults now bolng riudo upon tho Prosident of the United States In tho Intorests, If not by tha Inaplration and Instigation of Conkling. Sen- ator Conkling is sald to be contomplating ar- ratzning the Admintatration for a vioiatlon of the Tontresof+Ofica act,on account of the with- drawal of tho New York nominutons. 1t Is sald that Mr. Edmunds and some other Inwyers of thn Senate holid that, us tho President did niot send in other names nt the timo ho withdrew tho nominations, those numinations arn stitl roully liefore tho Senato. THE PUESIDENT 1(A8 EXAMINED TIR MAT- TER, and I8 8ald to bo of upinion that the nominations stiould be In within thirty days of tho next sos- slon of Congress, which does not veeur until Ducenber. If thoro 18 o point | this, it 1s cor- tnin that Mr, Conkling intends to make tho niost ofit. It1e naw buing sald that it was for sone- thing of this sort that Androw Johnson was im- penchied. JFriends of Mr, Conklug called upon tho Bollcitor Goueral and askud hlin what big interpretation of tho Inw was, His annswer s reported to have boen that tho Intent of tho net wis to secure tho sonding In of nominations at such nssembling of tho onily body suthorized to actupon nominations us flest ocours uftor tho ollices have become vaenat. TIHE REPORT THAT SKCRETARY DLAINE contomplated rosignation has only this foundas tlon: He hassald to frionds that, in tho event of tho withdrawal of Kobertson's name, ho should reslgn; but no such contiugoney will arlse, Me. Biaino Is ospooiully olated nowadiya, and aald this woraing to n felond that tha Cabte uot was o unit on tho subjevt of Robertson. A BILLY RUMOR facurrent hera this evening that an arrange- ment hus buen made by which Robertson shall be contirmed us Colleotor, and, with xruut mag- nuulmllg. decline the oflice and be fig&ml“llfll to some othor piace. Thore 1s not n word of truth In §t. Tho Uresidelit wns nover 8o lirm and stendfast ns ho s to-night, Tho brutulity and biackguardiem with which ho lins been treated by ot had tho effec! L It 18 ged belfoved that the lust Ropublivan caitcus of this gossion wus held Ono Rupubtionn Benutor “No Souutor I8 hound undoratundime, «ar rulo, 0xoopt tho ordinary rules of tho Scuato for the couduct ot oxcoutive business. No committeo wiit uttempt to smoathor wiy nominu- tion which has been referrod to it, and the Bon- ato wiil promptly proceed noxt wook to disuoso '.nll tho executivo business waich romains to be one,”” ANOTUER REIUBLICAN SENATOI sald substantially tho samg thing this ovening, and addeda: * 1 éan soa only one posaiblo ilanker now. This hot westhor Ay drive onuugh Bone ulors away to break our quorum before wo can get to the loberison nomination,” Of coursc what thesu Benatars sald - can have only ono menning. Tho caucus rule jurolation to *contested nominutions” is no longer operative, and Senator Conkiing undor- stunds that no attompt to smothor tho nommina- tlon of "ml’f:‘ Robertson will be permitted to puccced, When tho catieits wits nbout to pnsd n rusalution to proceed to tho conslderation of all the nominativns botore tho Bunate, It was Inter- rupted by . M. PLATT, OF NEW YOIK, whio had Just arrivod from bome, and who stated thut, It (hore sbould bo u postbonement until Monduy, ho felt authorlzed to assure the eaticus thnt a compromise could by effceted which would remnsg tho stumbling-block prosented IY Hobortson's nominution. e, Platt mnde bls stutement with suchcontidenue that tho eiu- cus at onee ndjourned only to find, ns one Sene ntor suyyested, that o confidenve gaibe had been Flnyud 10 socure i postpanement. Henator Conkling s roported to hnve suid i tho cuucus that he knew of no compromise, nnd thut i€ suy wis under cansldoration he was not responsivio for(t. Certuinly no_Rupubllonn Bunutor, ox- cept porbupa dr. ouullur Mr. Plutt, and thtco ar four others, chorishes any bupo or oxpectation that Judwo Itobortson will uithor roquost tho President 1o withdraw hly nowination or decline the ofl of Col- leotar, and tho number of Republican Honntors who do not belleve that elthor etop would bo most unwige nftor -ull that hus tekei placa is dortainly no grester thun tho number of thoso who hopo 1t will bo taken, THERE 18 REASON TO BELIEVE that the number of ItnPuhlluunsunumrl who will yoto spainst the confirmntion of the Judge hus fallon off sinco tho heyiuniug of this week, N'ho nlmost universal sentiniont of tho country in fuvorat sustainlug tho Prodldent ugningt an attuok from Mr. Conkhog e shnning to maku dtsedf fuit In Washington, and sevornl Sunutors who were cuunted nmony Conkling's supporters thre or four dnys ngo ure nlmnd{nuid to bo wavering in thele als leglunce, 1t {s doubtful whethor * Seantoriat courtosy”* witl bring o halt-dozen Hepuutican votes (0 the support of Mr. Conkling whon & tost shull como. In this respeot, the delny for which Mg, Conkiing has fought sa enrnestly and with such suceess 1 Ilkely to prove futnl o bix hopo of dofeattog Judgo Lobertaun. ‘Thut nominntion, so uch ilircusned, bas beoomo’ i quastion fu which Republicans throughout the country huve becumu Intoreated, ‘Lo them it now represents o vrinciple nf Govarnmont which -thoy deslro to sao maintained, und i€ tho Sunatoes wo counter to thut desir thoy will ba likely to feel tho displonsure of thelr constitucnts, AOME BEPUNLICAN BENATOUS already realizo this fact, and aro inctinod to sbupo tnelr conduct necordiugly. 1t is undor- stood that, bedldes the Hobertson nomluution, therv wus soine discusslon in the cauuus 1osduy of tho pending resolution to eloot ollivors of the Sonnte, and that the drift of opinlon wus in favor of fotting the rosolution rest until noxt December. 'Thie o tho only course vossiblo un- der tho vlroumstances, Republicun Sousters who cordially support tho Adinlnistration will not stultify thomselves by remuining sealon i singlo duy for tho purpose of e it §u un utiempt 1o vlevate to oftlce o man Wfi:) day af1or duy pours out upon the Adminlitrae ton a torrent of abuso and slander In the columng of bis nuwspapor, * PAST RECORD, The following nre portions of an oloquent speech mude by Hunn!gg Conkling In the mnum an the 7ih of January, W7 'The ponding gueds tiun wiss 8 resolutton proposing u Constitutionul auondinent whiol should mnka & Prositlent in- wlilgible for a second term, desigaed Lo proveut the renowination of Gen, Graut " sitor bis frst tormny . . ** Do not Benntors ns well us Presldents nead to be delivered frons tomptation? Muy not Sone utors us woilus Presidentabe templod to schome and futrigue and play tho domugog, uud dufaine other departients of the Govermuent, aud ol )y, rnlmnnun. And OVeN worso meins Lo souro o rullectdon oF s still highor place? Tho worst broils ju our politics buve festervd in Congross, and who docs not know thuir causor” 80 un, through pages of a specch in ndulution of tien, Urant und the -Exeoutive, neurly every line of which b n copdonination of Mr. Conkling’s prosent cqurso. ¢ Ryl ASRUCIATED PHESS HEPORTER'S STATE: MENT RRGARDING THE PRESIDENT'S BACK- ot . 10 ths Weatirn Anoclated Pros WasiNoTON Q. O, Muy 13.—Mrs. Garfleld (s worno to-uighit, wnd tho Presideat’s outire at- tention b klven to her, 80 toat nothiug dirset can bs learaed from him about publiv iwattors. Ity tated, bowever, that even after Mobert- o romuro butween thom, but will not put i ofica selves about tho President assuming dictu- - " son's conflvmation,—nand tho e tors have virtually determioe, publiean Bona- dent oither incidentally or intentionally stume 0 conlirm him, 9 éomplicated condition uf —tho Prosident will probfTy unot ronom- | busines at occurred i Senator Congling’s Innte tho mon for Attorneys and Mur- | lottor, “Phis enused nrone of lnughtorand a ahnle in New York whow he lately with- | mixture ot cheerds for Robertson, Gnrlield, and drew. IC tho Stalwarts of New YVork | Cookllue, Mr. Depew anld that, having apent n resent Itobertson's contismation hy continuing the light ailniat 1ho Administration the Presi- dent witl numinate frowm the anti-Stalwart wings but If tho Stalwarts, ns 0 body, necopt the ro- aulty, then the President wil{ glve them the nominations thoy wunt, nnd_If thoy nsk for the renominations of tho men recently withdrawn, tho P'resldent witl comply. In short, the Prosi- dont wilt bo gulidod by tho course tho Stalwarts puraue, 1a’is us anxions ns cver to do Justico 10 both wings of tho party by dividing the pat- oy iffe of polltieal sxaittment, ke wis vl to Aol Btmsolf wmong this commerotil comunnity, amony whon partisansnip wus unkiown.™ Tho Tribune gives the following vorsion of the mutter: **ieforo Mr. Hrown catled vn any one vapond 1o this ho rend tetters of regrot from Hountors Conkling and Platt, Senator Conkling atated in his letter that * alfaios do niot favor tho rivilego of lonving my seat i the Scaate.” When the readlig waa finished aamo one pros nsed threo chioers for President Garfield, and licy were givon with n will, 'Fhroo cheers for Ttoliertson were aten given enthislustically, Hautobody shouted, *Three cheora for Conklingl® Thern was s alight responso, which nimost waa drowued by hisses, A accoml nttompt to choer tho Sonator was Inugliod down." APPROPRIATIONS FOR TUE FISCAL YEAR 1833, WASINGTON, D, C., May 13.—1he officers of the Warrant Division of the Treasury Department have nearly completed the * Di- gost of Appropriations” voled nt the last session of Congross for the fiscal year 1883, and the manuseript will soon be sent to the Government Printer, It will probably bo a month before It will coma from the printer, Your cortespondont, however, hns obtained n sumlm\rr of the totals, glving the exnct wvprop: fatlons made for the various branehes of the public servies, 'I'heso totals ave given Lalow in connection with the corresponding totuls for the llscal years 1870, 1850, and 18813 men representing n wing which means to fight tho Adininiateation. ¥ TIIE TREASURY. BECRETARY WINDUM BLATED. 8peetal Dispateh to “The Chieago Triduns, ¢ WasiiNaroy, D, C, May 13.—Scerolary Windom this evening I3 very much elated at the manner in which the circuine relative Lo the 5 por cent bonds' has been recelved, Every fow minutes during the day he has been In recefvt of telegrams from holders of the 59, giving notlea that they deslred to avall thomselves of the terms of tho elroular, and to contjnne the amounts thoy hold at 9% per cent. The offers for continuance re- celved to this evenlng make 1t certain that *tha policy will bp a8 successtul with respect to thes por cents as 1t hus been with tho 03, THE TWO LOANA stand on a somewhat different basls, Four B Piscal nundred and thivty-eleht millions of &s be- F"“,',',-’!f‘" Flacal pean came redeemable nt the plensure of tho Uu;l- T&:filfim‘lgsu $ 16,213,230 1,054,624 ernment on the first ot the present month, " YO, 15.R09,001 but with threo months' notleo to holdors, N:,’I“‘l’ri!l&l‘[filul 2!;.‘;(0”,. m(lv TheYis were payable; the s are only redeem- k‘!‘un'nufl of [x fi'{“f’iq‘%‘l’ ablo. The option livs with the Guvernment | it servies Vil Tuding servico... .. Rivers und turbors, Forts and fortitientond. Mllitury Acadotny,, Poat-Oillee Dopartine Invaild and other p to eall them In ot ony time after three months notice. "Lhe Becrotary’s netual du- tles In regard to these 53 aro very lhwiteds Ile may call In and pay off such an amnount of them as he hng surplus monoy In tho slons..... "2:1!; Treasury to pay, and the rest if e likes. f.‘;‘,‘:;‘,"‘;{‘:u.,. om0 EARLY THIS MOUNING | —_— Seerotary Windom began to receive teles Totals..es ?:fi:m}m ;}g-;;;’:’-g:; geaphie dispatches from holders of rogls- y A 1652, 8 5,095,811 18,132,807 23,711408 1831, .tered b per cent bonds advising him that they $ 6,118,085 desired to have thelr b3 extended at 8}¢ per cont In pursuance of the terms of the ‘I'rens- ury elreular lssued yesterday. .All dny these télegraphic notices contluued to arrive at short Intervals, and at 4 o'clock this after- Teficlenoled,.eeeeesss Logistative, Exaocutiy and Judicinl, Bundry clvil, Bupport of the arny Nuvul sorvien,, noun liolders of reglstered 5 per conts | Forts and fortiew G000 ninounting to $21,607,50 had notified the ‘;,',',',‘:_'}53“5‘:“‘{',’;’,’,};, Sla.zs Sueretary of their desire to have these bonds i d"flfi', Lo fl'fifl"firzg mfli%fi extonded at tho new rate, Most of the no- | luvilu ons, 41010 282500 Hews redelved were from Notlonal banks, In- | Sanestieund diplomtic, LIS - I dieating that those Institutions nre enger to =X e fnsure tho conversfon of thelr & per cents POLAIS. cvuvanessannens FITHIIBS SITTHTLWI At tirst riance one 1s npt to concludo that tho LInst Conieresa wis rovkiess and oxteavigant, Whilo 1t wis not enaracterlzed by clforts ln tho direoilon of economy and retronchmnent, the showing it mukes compares” not unfavornbl with the work of tho Forty-ifth Conuross, It does not, howover, Iovk well beslde the record of the Forty-fourth. Thia wiilnppenr from the fol- lowiny table givinge the tutul nppropriations, ox= clusive ot ponsions, for ten yours: Forty-second Congrass— into the new seeurlties, Only $230,000,000 of tho rogistered 53 can be extgnded under the provisions of the elrculir, and that amount at the present rate will be absorbed lougr befora the oxpiration of the optlon, July 1, 1881, ' YESTRNDAY'S DEVELOUMENTS. To the IWestern dsioctated Prisss WasmiNarox, D, C{l.‘ ‘.;my 1.~y 1 thero b . A2 "‘;‘fl'?fi’.‘“&' were outstanding $436,022,050 in 5 per cent 1 : 810, bons, serles of 1851, Including registered 5'5-}1’,'“::"“'"’"“"'_‘:“5" 195.007.75 . 12001758 B TCAERTT) + 104,536,610 5,550,480 and coupon, and also those embodied 1 the 1065t call, lssued by Secrotary Shermaun, which hadnot been redeemed. Of $25,000,000 embraced In the 101st call, there remain outstanding but £10,257,400, §5,010,050 having been redesmed since May 1, ut which ttme there were $16,103,3% outstanding. ‘Tho total amount of 5 per vents outstanding to- day is, therefore; $459,031,100, which amoitnt Includes -registered’ and coupon und called and unealled bonds, Under the 163 cnlt for bouds, which was fasued by Seeretary Windon yestorday, the first of 1hi0 5 per conts recelved for vonttiunnoe At 4% per cont will be tue Inst to bo rodecmed by tho enll, under See, 3 of the sot of 1870, which ru- qulres that the lust numbor issucd ebull be tho firat ealied for redemption. THERE WERE RECEIVED at tha Depnrtment to-duy §21,507,600 of reglatorod 112,074 221 108,590,109 In lanation of the above tublo it should be suld that no vivor and harbor uppropriations wero voted for tho fiscul yoar 1878, Amerlean |iI'|L!0 tuy Ue tiokled by tho fuct thut the peislo approprintion for 185, venchire tho cngrmous Ram of 08,283,000, Is tho largest nmount ever appropriated for pension purposed during n mingle yonr by any Goveramiont sineo “gthe wmorniug stara sang together.” - Hut tho muynitude of tho sunt I8 the result of us reck- lens, lll=cousitorod, #nd demugokiu logislution e over wis put in a statuto-busk. 6 per conts to Lo continited under the terms of IKANSAS, tho cirewlar of yestorduy at 8% per cent. | gyp 14 STILL DLEEDING (THIR UNITED gn% ""x‘""b..'i.'n ""’i‘ nr‘nlarunz c’:‘?n,m“ from o ,3.,.;\;,,,;, shise ationy - Tronstl ofliein! ara E AL Nruonal opinion that b large amount | WAsINGTON, D.€. May.1h—In April, recelved I8 duo _to the anxloty of the holdoers to get thofr bonds in boforo tho lhnit of tho amount to be continued is reachod, Othors think the large amount I8 duo to tho faot that tho tirst numbera of tho continuod bonds 1ssued | will be Inst ealied for redemntion. Six por cents continug to arrive for extension at 3% per cont. 1t Is eatimatod that there uro not more than FN,000,000 of that serica outstanding: and when the transactions In Burope are beard frow it 18 consldered that thore will be very fow, If auy, of tho bonds loft fur redemption. STANLEY MATTITWS, BENATOIl EDMUNDH ANGRY, Bpeetal Dupatch to The Chicago Tribune WASIINGTON, D. €., May t8.—Senator Ed- munds was so much_displeased nt the con- firmation of Stunley Matthews that hethreat- ened to resign his placo as Chalrman of the Judiclary Comwitioe, He has reconsidered hils husty conclusion. Mr, Edmunds returned from Yermont fully expecting to be able to defent Matthows, Mr. Stauley Matthows will beyond questlon Le commissloned ns Assncinte Justiee, It hins been discovered that it he had absolutely needed thom, to avold defeat, ha could have.hnd four moro votes, ‘Tha Senators who would have cast themn proferred to mako a record against, but had ngreed to vote for him IF IT SIIOULD NE NECESSARY tosecure hiscontimmatlon. Accordingly, even it reconshderation could have been moved, which 18 doubiful, the oppononts of Mat- thews found that it would have beou uscloas to have attompted it The Fresidont wus not o= tified to-duy of Matthows’ confirmation, aud eannot bo, under tho ruled, natil two oxcoutive sesslons have intorvenod, unless tho Seunto shalt espoolally o ordor. An uttempt will bo 1874, the Commissldner of the Genoral Laud Ofties’reportid to tha Flrst Controller of the I'ronsury that there was duo from the United States to Konsas $100,000 for b pur cent of the procewds of the Indinn resorvations sold in that State, ‘The First Controller, now Gov. Porter, held- the inatter under consideration until May, 1830, when ho deeldéd that the money was due, to the State, and 1t was re- ported to Congress for approprintion. This is the clabm that figured so extonsively.dur- e the enmpalgn of last fall. On Mureh U 1881, Congress approved the clalnt and appro- «printed the monuy to poy It "Uhe cluim thon cnme 10 Judgo Lawronce, First Contruller of tho Curronoy, fas gaymont, Ho found that Kunsns haa never puld the $70,000 npportioned to tho State by tho dirdat tax uct of Aug. 8, 1801 Thery hua been eredited on this $70,000 tho wmount of €0,000 for war expensos paiid by Kunsas during tho Kebollion, lenving #6100 unpaid, The State - of Kausas_employed ox-Goy. Crawford of that Stato, and Sholisbirger, and Wilson, who argied tho ouse before the First Controllor, cluling tho dircot tux was not u debt of the Stute, but a tux charguable vuvon the lands of li- dividual cltizens, and that no otfsct conld be made by rouson uf tho Tux so ng- portionud, 'Chg counsol also cluimed that the B percont fund duo Kansus eoutd not be made tho pubjoot of offset olthor, bevauso, by vom- uet, it wiis devoled to the perpetaal sunool und of the Binte. For tho unst two days Judgo Lawrenco has buon ongagod 1o prepuring o de- cislon on the cnse, witlch, ho says, Involves a number uf questions of krewt hnportunce not presontod by the counsel, but whioh have irisen during tho ¢ourde of proparntion of the declslon, ‘fhe coutmol buve nuide appltendon to Lo fur- thor heurd with & view of nrlgulmt new featured, aud tho First Controlior will heur thotn to-tore o, aftor whict his declsion will be comploted, SAMPLE COPIRS OF FRAUDH PIRACTICED ON THE MAILY. Wasuisaroy, D, C., May 15.—Postinnstor- Genaral Jamea hna lssued an order dirooting that sample cuples of new publieations can- not be miniled In quaggities until submitted for rullug by the Depurtment. It has come mudo Monday to bave the voto on tho confirma- tion tnado publio, and the Bunntors tbluk tho motion will o suoovssful. Tho Sonators who voted against Matthows uro very anxfous that theinjunution of sucrecy sbnll bo romoved ns to tho vuta, e t tho noticg of the Dupartment that parties 2 . | not regularly engaged in the publleation of Mns‘:‘,g‘ltlzisfif‘n’ , | pavors wore from time to timo starting now Journals, apparently legithnato In charucter, wnd who were under contract with adver- tsora to olreulato [nrge quivititles of tho lirst Tasue of the paper, ‘Thé udvertisers genvrally agreed lo pay accorduiz to the eirculation, which was to e&xmwn by tho Pustinaste: office of mutilog, These Juurnuls were Crog: Iy urinted in lurgo oftica,und thon tukon to country post-oftice, tind through Inadvertenceon tho part of the Postmaater,ullowed toguthrough thie mails atchanp pound HewWspiInor rates (two cents por nuund:. instoud of paymg thirdscluss rutes,which, In the vuse of newspupurs woighing 1ot more 1hiun one vuncs, t4 practically dxteen conts por poutd, Roudy-printed outdldes ive boon in suimo fnstinces furnished geatintoualy 10 country. papers upon condition tbat lnrgv numbors thorvin (In oho cABo €8 IMANY HA BI,000) ubould bo Bont uddresiod us suwple-coplos, prshbmidn skt PROCKEDINGS IN OPEN SENATE, Wasnmaroy, D. O, May.is.—~It was or- dered that when the Senate adjourn to-day 1t bo to meat Monday next, An oxeoutive ses- wion followed, and when tho duord reopened the Kenate adjourncd. NOTES. BANKRUITCY, &peclal Dispatch (o The Chifcugo Tridunsy Bpectal Disputch to The Clileago Tribunses WasiiNaToy, D, C, My 18,—Mrs, Uar- fleld 18 very 1l to-nlght, A councll of her attending physicinns was held, at which Dr, Boynton, Viee-President of o Homeopathic Callege, presided. The Hllness Is declared to Lo complote narvous prostrution, caused by ox- eltement, from which thore has beon no retlef slnco the Prosidontinl Nuwmlnnting Conveontion. Hor temporature s vory high, huving Indioated 104 for somoduys. Bhohas frequont ueryouspare oxyumd, At midalght Mrs. Unehleld 8 worso, hur iliness baving assned o typhold chargctor. CONKLING, ‘ TORD MORCOX TN DISFAVOR IN NEW YORK, Wasnizatoy, D, C.. May 12,—Theve i3 wuceh talk here to-night over the murked slgns of distuvor with which the New York Chamber of Commeree recolved every men- | tlon uf Senator Conkling’s nawe at its an- nun! banquet last night, The TYmes glves the following uccount of the matter lu its regular roports . 0 Preaidont rend o lottor from Benator Rost eod Conkllg, which wis froquently Inturruptod by lngunter, It was ud tollowst . ATE CHAMUEL, WASIINGTON, D, O., May 4. —Gariun e fuvitation with whioh you | \VAsmNaToN, D, ‘C, Moy Uh—The sub- huiior nic, 10 uttond tha bauguot uf the Caugiber cominittes of the Benate Committed on Jus uf Cotnmercs, bie Leen rotained ununswered, o diclary, of which Senatar Inkulls is Chairs mun, is preparing a ciroular, jetter which is to bo sont to the Fedoraland, State Ju- dlelary, to Distrlat Attorhoyy, to those who held oftics tinder the old Bankrupt law, to toards oy ‘Trade, to® éditors of commercial papers, and to others interestod, ssking, iirst, whother * the reBuactinent of Natlopal , Bankrupy Jaw 13 deslrabl second, whether such n law ca not be framed In such § MANNCT as tu se- curo speedy nctlon at'w small cost; and third, - tho hope thnt by this time | mlgbt ussure myself ! tho pluustive of wcventing it, which Liuch wunt .10 o, " Hut ntfalrs beru 4o not favor tho privi- luieo of louving oy soat in tho Benato, [Lungh- ter] Indeed, tho sumber of absent Bunutors, reduclng the Sounte wid _commitices to 4 fAw mor 1 um, und the cawmplicated cone dition of Lush runder iny beng wble prop- orly to_coma so very doubtid thut | foel come lmnml to deny wysell tho pleasure you prolfer. teat mudured of iny warm interest i the Unpin- bior of Commerce hind Jts misston, wnd of my sin- gora upprociution of the tonor af bulni bidden 10 1t8 foust, Itescor CUNKLING, +*Tho Committoe of Arruufwmnnm.' s S Atter the rendivg uf the lettor threa chears [3 were propused for Benntor Conkilng, but there WiLs 110 Fudpoiisg uxeept b 't ¥ whether they pant make any suggestions that | peee.’ s Hensid sayus Lh reading of M. Cunls wil} be ‘of practica} value on the subjeet, s el N it chantor duons | the sub-Comiifitdg will probably mest tn Che Now York ity e fall to conslder thy re- 3‘..'\?'.‘.’5’: ol‘fi:r:u\:?: wh Al-;‘rt’-‘nvfl‘ur}:arn:fl:xunun ,uuunufl“e ”u;!‘ 1rol nllhow to whow cireu- " camo unmistukble blased: Bomo vno valled tor throu chuors for Judye lobertsun, which were kivon with u will to wa accompuniment ol & tow Krouus, Blx cbheors [for Gurllold were then Inrs wero sont, aud tq hear the views of any ather parsons who may deslre to stats them, Thoenactinent of u Natlonal Bankrupt law il is uow falrly started, and with kood pros- ‘e Sun saya: ** Mr, Cbauucey M, Depew re- T Decss of nueuux ik spondod to tho lossi, *ho Stuto of Now Yark: TUE SIUNAL-BHRVICE QUSENVELS His turd cawo (mmediately nfter the reading of | prediot & very hot stmmer in this sectlon, 10 lottor from Soustor Coukling. The Presis | The thormometer has already reglistered 95, 11 the bushiess ofee af the White Tlouse ?‘v.\ll('rdll\\' 1t stood at 02, "T'ho present heated eru 18 stated to be dueda the iine, clear con- dition of thy atmosphete which has pravoiled for gomo time over o vost wrrlmrr. ‘This r atmosphore alds in the accumulation of it NAVAL, * 1t Is very warin In Washington to-dny, and the hottest sput perhaps s the Navy Departe ment, where, to use one ollcer’s expression, tho officers aro sitting on red-hot conis, Rivmors of sensationnl netion by the Scere- tary rcnnr(llmi chiefs of Bureaus lave beon numerous of iate, and seemed to have con- firmation to-dny In the reported resignation of Capt, Law wid Chiof-Enginevr Bhoek, with other removnty to folluw, Seeretary Jlunt auys lo-day, however, that he not nsked Shnek to reslgn or sald anythl to Justif; wueh A ramor, Bhook tlso siys report 18 buoless, Law hna roslgnod and beeh *an. cepten” by tho Scuratary in a lottor couched In complimentiry terma, “No other chringes in chiofs ot Hurcaus aro announced, but cvorys Dindy feols mmuug, Navy staff officcrs say that it louks now nd if the Porter-Horle trunbly I8 tu bo repoatoll, and prophesy troubla unless tho retary interferes to atop arbiteary chunges. WasiNaros, D, C., May 1i.—The Seerctary of tno Troasiiry gives a hoaring to lnporters and Amerfonn ffon manufneturers the 18th 1nst, on ho aubjuct of tho duty on ifott tank plntes and ear-truck channels, Al1L BDWARD TIORNTON hias unofllelally communicated to tho Soerotary of State and tha Diplomatic Corps that ho hns neeepted tho tander of tho British Euibnesy to Ltussia, THE AENATE +wa fn open wession but n fow minutos i thon wont into oxecutive session. THE PRESIDENT gent to tho Hennto the nominauon of Capt. Honry, of Ohio, to be United Stateg Marshal for tho ‘Distriot of Colunbi, tn plave of Frod Douelugs, who Is nominnted for Hucorder of Doeds, In place of Gen, Georgy A, Stieridan, CONFIHMATIONA, The Scnato, fn excoutive scssion, conflrmed the nominntion of Don A. Pardeo for Unlted Stndes Clrewit Judyo of tha Fifth Judiciul Dig- triot, and Georges K. Gllmer for Pasttiiastor At Ttichmond, Vi, and Joroino 11, Foo at Adrian, Mich, ). C. Dickey at Marshalt, Kng., anid W, W SKTURDAY'S REVIEW. The Business Pulse at the Lead- fug Nerve-Centres of the Land. Now-Yorkers Alarmed by the Enor- mous Strides of Genoral Production, Lumbermen Shipping to Africa and the Hast Indies—Enor- mous Exports. Bec- The Business of the Year 1881 at Boston Will Exceed All Pre- vious Records. Baltimore Business Hampered by the Strikes Along the Railroads. Tecelpts of Produce nt St. Louls Ohockord for Luck of Trans= . portntion. Farmers Are Too Busy to Drive into Lambert ut Brackataville, Tex,; Mataeh! Ki ba acticer of Tublle Monoxs ait. Holso Cit Cinoinnati and Give Trade Tduho, and Mosns M. Bano fo be iteculver of Boost. Fubllo Moneys ut $lt Luko City, Utah, WITHDRAWN. The Prosidont sent a message withdrawing tho nomination of Lowis Wallnee as Chinrgo d’Afs mlru: ut Paraguny und Urngany, at bis own re quest. No motion was entored_nt to-tay’s excentive session, 08 It wns rumorad thero would b, fora reconslderntion of tho vote by which ex-Seauntor Mutthows was yosferdny cunfirmed Assocluto Justive of the Bupréino Court. NOMINATIONS, ? Tho Prosldent nominutod Charles B, Tonry, of Ohio, to by United States Marshni of the Dis- trict ot Columbla, #nd Frederlok Dougrlasd ts b teeoriler of Docde of the Distriut of Columbia, vice Georgo A, Bhorllan, resigoed, - RELIGIOUS. UNITED BRETHREN, - 1asuox, 1n,, May 13,~The Guneral Confer- encs opened promptly at 8 o'clock this worning, with Bishop Glossbrenner in the ehalr, The first business was the reading of the Trustecs’ report of the publishing house of the Unlted Brothron Chutrch, Tho house I8 located Iy Dayton, 0., and Is super- Iutended by an agent employed by the Board of ‘Trustees, ‘The house publishes the oftictal- organ of the Church, o very spicy religlous weekly, with all the various de-’ partments, to mako an Interesting. family papar. A full neof Sabbath-school literature i3 hero published: also, chlidron's pniwru and u German woekly, and the profits of ull, in uddl- ton to 10 protita of i lurgo bookstors In tha sutne house, nre kot anlde us & fund for aged ministera und theie widows and familics, » Tho ngent dnnolnced thit thore are $5,000 on hand tu ho 80 tnried oVor Any day. T'he Misslonary Secréwnry road tho reportof the Board of Missions, All was hopeful save one flekt, which he suld wus somewhne llke tho pruyer thnt was, and 18, and 1310 Lo, T “iniroh colld noithor imake it go tior yot quit. ‘he report of the Uninn Biblieal” Searinary was next heard, An avernge of about thiety Bibiien studunts keep 1o attondunco hora, “I'ho noxt businoss 1u ardor was tho call for re- ports, appenls, eto., of the different Conferences seuttéred abrond. ' A request under this head citne from Missourd, peaying that the Gouernl Conferonce sk ouch member whothier he be member of o ecret gooluty, Aftar somo spure ring It was reforrad to tho Committes un Cree dentints, Our Confurenve town I8 crowded ns el nswas Philudoinhia dneiig the Oentenulal,’ but the crowd I8 Lot guito 80 Inrgo. PROY. TIIOMPSON, ILAnTronn, Conun,, May 18.—Prof, Thomp- son, forty-elght years in the service of tho Hartford Theologleal Sominary, has been mnds Professor Emeritus. * ‘Yho fiftieth an- nlvursnry of his conneation with tho institutivn wiil bo cetobritod tn 1883, and an olfort will bo mmll'c to euduw one or two followslilps of $10,000 cuch, —————— AN IMPORTANT SUIT. Lond in ¥arge, Dalk,, Worth Half a Milllon Doliars, Cialmod.by a Kalf- DBrecd=Indications of Sharp FPractico to Dofruud Jin of His Proparts. Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribunes -8T. ’Aut, Minn, May 13.—A Fargo corre- spondent ot tho Ploncer-Press gives the de- tails of an lmportant suit to bo tried at the June term of court thero, involving a claim to 100 neres of Jand in the heart of Fargo, worth half o milllon dollars. “Che sult 13 brought Ly Francis Peronto, nn alleged half- breed, well known ns nn old resldent of Fargo, 1o took up his abods -there when tho site of the clty was part of tho reserva- tion of the Sisseton, Wahpeton, Sloux, and Bannock Indluns, On May 19, 1873, the res- ervatlon, by a speclal troaty with these tribes, was thrown open to settlement, but this trenty, it 1s said, expressiy stipulnted that ail hinit-breeds should bo entitled to 100 neres of land, which protected Peronto in his rights If he was o halt-breed, as Is al- Jeged, Poronto asserts that the Chiots of the four above nomed tribes assured him, after thelr return from Washington, whoro they went to’ educuto- the treaty, that -they had pro- tected his rights, und he las contliued to live In & cabin nenr the Red River over since, ‘The Indlan title to the reservation was oxtinguished May 10, 1873, geven days nfterwards, whilo Poronto wns still Hiviug on the land, tho Northern Pucltic Ralroad Company filed dofiait plat of the location of tho rond at tho Land-Ottico fn Farko. Tho rall- rond comphuy, by its oharter, was-given very odd or niternuto eootlon of land on the ligu of tho rond, provided not alroudy vcouplod by i bona tide sottlor, In which cise thoy wore to ro- celvo lund north or south of tho soetlons or snrs ot scotions ulrundy sbgorbed. On tho Ud of Jung, is7, Peronto, by bLis nttorney, mado prolmption entey of tho ludd, It Dullness Relgns Supreme in the Cloves land Pig-Iron Market—Loulsvillo Comparatively Happye Coudition of Business in Pittsburg, New Orleans, and Varfous Other . Trads Oentros. NEW YORK.' NEW Yong, May 18.~Tho warm weather has slightly improved trade In dry goods. T'he clothing interest §s now buying gomls for the fall trade. Buyers from the vountry are not purchnging henvily. Money I8 easy, and gopd dry-goods paper goes at fair ratos, ‘The domestic sitk manufacture Inst year be- ing partienlnrly profltable, v numberofsmnll fuctories have started. Severil large works have proposed to run on broad silks outively the coming senson. The demand for Osborns nnd faney siiks Is Inrge, somu manulactur- ers having orders they eannot il for some time. I the retall trade, tho warin weather eansed o demand for Hight stinmer goodls. i © O TIE LUMBER TRADE, 1sin o very snusfactory condition, Nearly all tho mills have large ungagements for the new cut. Bullding 1 active bs nenriy every part of the country, The profits in produ- cing-this yenr ave lkoly to be so forge that an unusual stimulus will, it 13 feured, bo glven 10 production, and More conservative overns tors are somewhat apprehonsive as to the re- sult, "Fho dommud for oxport continues good to most countries, Shipments to the Capo of Good Tlope and Tort Ellzubeth, Afrlea, wero not uncommon, and’ inguiries are reecived from the Epst Indies. “Fhu loeal trade I8 healthy, ‘The latest yuotations for clearjumber vary front -850 to 855; far con- mon for shipping to West Indies, S18 to $20; for South Ji mufi Lox, $11 to §1h. TIE PAPER TRADE contlnues dull, ‘The mills aro full of ordors, but withi n liberal supply of water, ennbling them to run to tholr full capnacity, and the fow rlees of stoek, tho prospects nre that prices will be constdorably lower In the nenr futuire, and sven now the production Is shead of the dewand, TAE HARDWARE SITUATION fs unsatisfoctory. Prices of both domestls x{unl tmported goods are lowor than ever be- ore, PRODUCE MEN ave doing batter, Old butter and chueso aro pretty woll clenred up. Arrivals of fresh goody are not in exeess of the (v , and are moved off at satisfactory prices, TUE WOOL MARKET is wenk, In Californin and ‘Texns prices are relatively 2643 cents per pound nbove Edstern senboard prices, ho cotton market is dull. TPrices ary gradually tending downward, Prospeets of soiming orop nre very promising, In petroloumm Utery Iy nothing of Interest to note, 'Fhostoek Iy larwe und the production incrensing, ‘I'he domund for export is falr, THE GRAIN MAURED . 13 wank and prices uro tending down. Wheat 13 kept falvly. steady by manipulation, Corn s lower, Speculatlve buslness 18 quite active, bt the demand for consumption is only muderate, In vork products thore hus buoi a considerable deelfng the past week, with n partinl recovery in the past day or two, the mnrket closhig firm at the recent ndvinee, “Tho spucttlative foeline is strong, Ong small failure ocenrred Thursday, Irelghts are low, with o mudujmo busi- ness, A Committes of tho Buard of Vrado and ‘Uransportation report agn régult of the nvestigatlon the shipments trom the interior to wator are deerensing ut Now Yovis and {ncrensing at some other polnts, « e TaA, COFFRE, AND BUOAR. In tens, sules at auctlon this weck wero 0,000 hlf-ohiests, with no spoelal vuriation in rlees, uxeept for groen variotios, wilch have Deen I more domand at bottor rates. On the whole, there 13 a trifls nore firmnuss. discornible, attrlbutable to the Increass in distributing trade, ‘There Is u slight deoline in Fornosa tens, 1o cotfew sulfered a further decline. Largo holders aro asking ‘11){ cents, but actual sales are slow at 11, ‘Uuod judges belleve uml;nnrkm will ““tlllx its Iu\;el ‘t. ‘}ue. l'l‘lmm“ln n disposition on the part of the lurge dlse tributors to Import thole own stock, Mild coffees nro unchunged in prices, with: o modurate demund, - Auetlon snles next weel of all grades, will conprise 11,500 bags. Ruaw sugars aro tirmly held for an advance, 14 statod by wuthority of the Departmont of tho | with o fuir degrea of netivity, - Kelined ure 1nteriur pt Wiehlietun, Iucluding il the south d s ot Baruar s dojing well, with an Incresssd demand and Ho wluo wndd 8RR | rjcey well sustalned, LIQUOR AND LEATHER, In lquors, the lmportation und gale of for- eign koods stondily inereased. - Doalors ura doing n good business, thoukh not makhng turgo profits, In whliky there bus boun a lively boom, and i JRFge mmount of noney bus buon entfon ta_ prove up and pay, but tho Northern Pacitio. Rudllroud Compuny, by s gouusel, thapked hins by haviug the Lend Commissioner at Wasbington fustruct the Loyd Axcnl bere to rotuse the appticution, On tha 20th of April lust th lutlvond Lumpany begau U sult n tho T'oird Judiciul District to oust Perouto, 1n Juno, 1850, n luwyer named Dufaur, Uving W mido, but tho pust wouk or two busluma hug I Inuirulg Countys Mincsota, wot it urbbtu | Lo rutor ully i Bunebons duoiined 3 o 5 firowator Judteiously ndmln'nem& ‘And olrorad | Conts er gulion, Ityos hold thole price firmiy, 1 Dritue wi sloctmone. sult. swainet tho raliruad | ‘Tobueo dealerd bulleve: thoy aro 1o huve an active buslnuss this year. ‘I'rade i leather wad not up to cxpeotations, Campetition was kean wnd the markin of protit reduced to a finer polut than kugwn for yours. A wood demand Ja expected scon frowm boot und shoe munufnoturers for the full trade. I tho lrou truda thero I8 nothng of intorost, and pricos are stuxdy. TUE STOCK MARKET compnny wd every one clse Interested, and win it for balf the ""'3""%‘ Purunto usseiited, and uftorwurds slgood what ho thought to by an ngresment, but which turoed out to bo o deed vconsigning wll hig property to Dufaur, the uon= sideration bolug 1. Tuis xrvuloul dosumont tho complaiuant put away, and never usveriained the true charactur until the atber duy, whon some ong Ju_the city bought a plece ié! propgriy on tno land in unostion und was confronted by the buoyant. Tho moag; kds I8 eany, tes deed Trum Porouta 1o Durkar o the et by Ahe | Tt D R e oaka ords. Tho cuse, it 1 sald, whil, bo contpstid for | yold trum tha aggregate clonriigs ut Now York wil it 8 worth nt the Juno term of court. Tho | alone,there remuing woro thin H500,000,000 1o this cnsg exulles Intenso futerest jo Farg sult nifacts the title to the most proporty fu the vity, ne tho alvablo wity roprosentin chundivy, cte, this part wore tangible trunsaotious in mure 0 uxports for lun munths trom $365,000,4 tho Jargest overin a ! B w Joariat hove will publist to- u THE HIBERNIAN CONVENTION, e basalnces s Now Yorik, It 87, Louts, do., May 13.~The iliberntan Con- vontion mot again thia morning, and the Griov- unoo Camuittoe, which was fu_scasion ‘alt” lust ‘ulwht irywg to stralghten out inutiery, wado & Q}""‘l roport, ndmitting soveral delogates from Irginin snd Toutslunn, who wili rocombe the presunt ofticers of the Uonvention. 'l%::' Came mttes then resumed ho consideration: ot anate tors befuro it, and it iuxpectad it will wake 1 tnul n:‘Yurl. on tho queativn of veinstuting the daxpun lod nutlonsl billcera-iFiuuigun,: Doyls, Muguire=tute this slternouny =5 9wt e —em— SHQULD RECIPROCATE,: - ¢ Mosjre,Muy 1).—Béforo the Board &t Trado to-day Leon Chottenu delivored & well-received uddress, In which ho clalmod thot ju view of the lats reduction fu the Fronoh tarif sgalost Amorlean muenufucturers, Congress should re- Lclumcmu by abollsbing twunaga dued on French vllowe: Whouty, 821,000 bushels; coru, vuts, 4,440; rico, &V burrels. B ——— BOSTON, | Dosyoy, Moy 13.—The business of Boston for 1881, ucvurding Lo the figures of .the first four months, will surpass that of any pre- vious year sevorul. willlons,” Shipments -of buots nudkllmu. the ‘past .Weuk ware 24,500 cosus, ugafhst 97,018 cases Nist week atul 3 554 casus the corresponding week in 1830, Leuther is falrly active and firm, ‘The pyin- cipal improvement 18 in flulshed uppor.ond sole louther, Lt hemlock sole there Ia 4 gou- tinued gond domand for prime nnn-u‘ml leather. Stocks are so fur reduced that an advince of 3 cent 8 serjously talked of; Alred leather §s In full supply,” Butfulo ives exporis foe.the wwkoudlnx'l‘uwmm \ slosuicrd, en, §¥0 to $97% K'pr comimen 1s selling on a Lnslg of2 Light counter stock sold 53 Finished well at the same i metnls show :ug f«;xtflnru 1y ruxm-ml\'a ng eloths are fairl ve, erable business | g continned steady, absenco of demand &0 to Chiengo, tho futitre without In moderate demand, pasition, Hight briss, fowor. - 'Thigs motal were, but thero s them. Ol rubbar im quotu loss than 24 for boots ara a littlo firmer, “I'ho best sults bri 5 ;nrml old reds n‘; wfitiflfilfi among them, sald at ineritos reported at 14 presents few new fenlure: change, but the firmer tor an improvement in tho des priso Li 500 pounds dom H 31 f cign. Bhipments of both m-J%A’.‘fl Leen inconsidorabie, with the precoding wooks, Bhip beof have from Hoston, L318 cuttl 3 of droasud baef, 1oy Bk brices ns fnay Ho Improvement, and hew %0 motala are nnt pg o atack Is without material chan, o, W DL atock 14 mn‘v’?:“"f\,'.‘" Dealets faya e 60, Whito flauncls, 'with g tanta, 1] centa, Thoow 18 for ealuking nro ‘pejuat Dt ing oty liere N BBOL And fugury, Old fron shows nn;nmrnvc ron thy dries prices continuy mm?l have been rncel{)ml for old m esplte neither wrought |'|or 5’«“‘5”‘"’“ vp vory ruptdiy, Denlors ure g nal, fron and o s e shoep, 5 BALTIMORE, BALTIMORE, May 13,~Duri, ng there was a fair business in the stog Transactions deptuded ahfefty controlled by the New York goods wore moderately netive, Dbusiness. . The geain market g activity, Recelpts wero light, rond labor troubles In the West, fn store ran down to nn unpreceden: Reeelpts of wheat fell off per cont. ‘I'lio falling off tn snles shows 2 mum, much larger pereentuge. Lo tho market Friday. those of tho Aehiner, lly, W Shoes, o0 i bies 'np 0ine mu":q(’,“l and droger 0d, Tl ‘lmn Droduetion, o bt sl 5 Priceg ment il o0 fouy. Ing \Ah‘i'e'g roj (fnlln‘c!x(: 18 Liling ispnse) MUXLoty. And oh) gy aralt Our fllllllllllm\:“:&“t‘!dul;‘ A0 A ahy, ROL much Rogup, vod material 8 the, ulation of oantoy er. ofe or. compareq POd 1bis weg) B8 Wmu: the week k market, POt and vrerg market, bry with'a fajr shown lits due to il ) and stocky ted minle uearly g With small 1 .00 bushels greater and export 8tack In eclevators, 4301 Inrum-l“:,"b duing In ryejand outs, Ryeromuined st very light receipts and smnll 108 taar. | e colpts business was dull on n market. Thore was a steady (E:Ic?llzf from Salurday until ‘Thursday, when e wvas an ndvance of 2 cants (rom tho lowest poy ronched. To-day thoro was w docline of | e andlittle was done. Exports wero nem,:. largo ng thoso of tho precodin l&uy Tt Dushots, oo rulod ..!'ufiffi"" kot to- duy showing an ndvance of Stk centover Receipts leas thy preceding week, but uul‘ug PJ{ ot o Lmlelu::', eady upon nics, UAts searee, umlg:rmos for Weatern white bright and ndvaneced st wautod, lurgor, and basincas 100 Hteeeipts tuo of o conts, and st the advanco are Ir - werg tnurket ruled firm por cent. gronter thi st ek Proyislons have not yob regpondm t T oo WoRt, Tari e fallbn it $101x Lok tller part of the weol Is dull und drooping. duil :md Tird 16B144 cents per potud e the salesof ‘There hng been AN [0 Gt meats wnd Lueon, DIt 1ho ke Hutter' wid chese aro Tor the forimer thero 13 little of node. mand exeapt for the best ereamery, for w Thbro 16 ood slomnnd, - Chee. 1y but o o request at unchunged rices, Exgs are dull, und lower priogs aro teeeptod thag for s year past ST. LOUIS, St. Louts, Ma., May 15,—~Buslness tho past week has been generally very qulet, with o specially nntablo features, and Its volume In some’ branches materially reduced. High water in the Mississtopl and Missourt Rivets greatly disturbed railrond Aransportation, amd_receipts of all Kinds of produee, espe elully gealn, were largely cheekuly but tho tlood 13 subsiding rapidly now, aud a general Improvoment has set in. Monoy ruled dull, the demand outstde of ordinary routing being 1o carvy grain and produce, renewed, but to 1o consid Deposith contlnue to inere merehants’ colleetions ax levable oo, Offerings of shipping paper an Xtent yet. showing that taled are cnsy and unchanged at 4@0 on call nud 643 on time. Flour was duil and unchavged throughout and business light. Graln recelpts show & marked decrease, they Loing less by more thau onehnlf than for tho week previous. 'This, coupled wihia strong export demand and disposition on the Hnrt of gome shorts to cover, hus ot oub ept ecagh and May wheat, com, 0l vats st in prica, but theve has Luen n steady advancs diiring the wovk. not sliared in this feehng, Futures, have however, hnvy gradually declinet wntil to-day, when they showed 8 little advaneed siightly, Provistons were exceedingly aulet, nora Strength, and July and August weak, and lower all round, ‘Thure areno speculs tive movements, and mostentirely to jobbing or ear lots. on necount of seareity, was the hog products, but that depreaston, and declined. Cotion dectined In sympal markety, bt a good business was done, recelpts wero Tull for tha seo Grogerles ruled stondy, busincss und 1 hoalthy t yellows, ndvanced 1y were better, Cotfeo reuniued ousy sulered no quotable chanwe, Dry gunds wers ulso steady talngd demand throughout, Atuple avtloies wore lowered nt this suason of the year, gonds continaed seurog and atill sold nheaa, Hurdware, drugs, motuls, of hentehful trado, Wool, owlpg to tho eold, boon slow i comlug forward, rived 18 good 10 quality und ara strong and snlus quick. All sonsvnnblo berrivs ave aupply promises to bo very the country trivutary to Bt pdant ylold, too yleld 800, fn tone, Trices slhalitly, as sales are conflued al- acon, t thd strongest of ded to tha thy with other and with a'good valume of ne. Sugar, especlally centg, nad all grades and slow, Lué with s sus i of Lut other atan were v 0., show ery lirin, and A stesdy, ackward spring, bed e what bt ar- ‘vondition. Prices Jontiful, snd th . hea In Louis ure sluost wlmla' desiroyed, but other fruitd promise s i b "The movement of graln down tho Hver {he pnat weak bas Leen very 1Y -.mm{. of nlovutors th viver hod fulion su mugh now boen restnned, and about o now otue filléd, By Bunduy it @ million bushels of wiieat an en route to Nuw Orlonns for expotts and equul amount Wi spetdlly 6,000 burrels of tlour for MOEToW, ~ ' NEW ont Nrw ORLEANS, Lo, Moy circlesd thare lins been son ht, owing to the In* fond bnrges: but tbe that (08 work bas dnzen bareet sré e ‘tllspo!\llm\ o ronliz umnor duliness sob: it of confldence i the general feoling Is ono values, ‘The bulls of last contldent of butter prices tienlnrly tn_Stato nna dlty winter 800 murning_prdably rorn will b9 d corn ¥ H fatlow., Ot lot o mi;u will go out W 3 In, bub arg sti Tn tho future, par urltles, State bonds aro 25 per cont highor ‘I‘:“' ‘-nyfil wi cent higher than last yearn Inaurungy stocks avy aboyo Sugnr prospacts ary than soma time back. wlbbls nre luas d.mmwdwtl']xl.'li:“:ilm Ay th o favorably suuspil, it erop, 'L uulel‘ ‘nnd nml\ur.n T Jotton el cormn to lmpraved weatbor. Mord than lnst yeor, There sonrolty 4f vottonescud. wtendy, with 4 good doamnnd, more frocly with oncourig’ Tdverpool, Thora {6 it growhy wayd th prosent prices u 80T ‘Gruin and pravislons are tocul trade. Thero 18 1 W srding tho future courst of v’?‘fa‘é cofeo trada (s eginaing, thy Liuslinges nnu“yur “Fn‘)fl" of quaranutine. Oflqnny m‘:u your ’;3:‘1‘:‘.:» the without chanke. th the densind, but sowew bit e mnrket fo BuRl growing fine! ton wupply of ol par. and m Iy, owle 1’ planted I el oy Ine '3 ulet, with sbiticl o 10 th to feol ar. g ru rutes. 10 low Atlautic seabou! QINC! OrvciwxATs, O, oy 1 Deen remurkublo foc hot weuthet, ¢ the lnst - thres days Dursting ofsunimer with © h often: comg i June eat, D! tell -the effoct upon wheat, ) cogp aye belog shot up with g ‘Tha busy gedson With furmie tfl‘u Its u{!uct Is Lalt In neatl trade. - ‘The money market I8 quiety There 15 a et tivity. - lulfunuydueklnu Juvestmont count and Interest remaii uhces are Lurge, but oy Indicate a correspo! for much of tho clcumuca: ut of tha mere exchangv o : Dry gooda maintaln o briskness for the time of )‘;J:-n large nlud sprung, und, duslgus buvo mado Lot It has upc! do not 1% volunie V! L 80 isiuess 5 seeurltles hent ¢ itls too early ra 5t ' dlspusition 10 |; 9 button bau Jory encouraging Pl cano plant s plisdes B " fur a falf Teeliag 1e urket b the olfect 0 gt o 18 s 4, uw o week has spechuly n boen & sudde ha does BOF o fore russ Al eat rapiditye 1| continuess y all Dranehed U with 1 abund ot much ane Y