, 1880-12-05
ITEMS,
RECENT FAILCRE9.

Special Dis2atch to Tas Chicago T,{bur.
New York, Dec. 1.-The recent failnro.
in the dry-goods trade in various parts Of ths
country has caused considerable anxiery m
the part OF their creditors. many Of whon,
are i'll New York. The New York cref1tnra
of Mackay &E Edwards, dry-soods dealers ~
Richmond, Ind, have received stataman+
showing liabilities Of slc0,351, Of which s5;.
2S2 is for borrowed money, all but SID, ,0oD nf
which is secured by a mortgage on the firms
stock, which aE cost price is thourht
to aggregate $G5,00o. There are are no Other
assets Of any account, and the firm otTer,
50 cents on the dollar to the unsecured rrr,.
itors, which proposition will be withdraw
unless accepted before Dec. 20.
r. T. B!A:SuM.
The condition of Mr. p. T. Barnum. WIN
for some time past has been lying at tha
point of death at the residence Of his son-in.
Law, 11r. S. Ii. Hurd, at No. 3S;4 Lexington
avenue, was to-day much improved. His
physicians have pronounced him out Of dan.
ger. -
THE BERSHAnDT SEASON
closed this evening. The house was, as has
been customary since her first appearance.
dcnsely filled. Dernhartlt has appeared at
Booths Theatre twenty-four times, and tia
receipts as returned by Abbey Tonight harm
been So, 600. or an average Of 81 500 for each
performance. From here the troupe 20 to
Boston.
FILED THEIR BONDS.
The editors and publishers Of the Tr1ih
indicted for criminal libel OF Cen Garfield.
have filed bonds in $1,000 each to appear for
trial.
THE AMERICAN OYSTER ABROAD.
To tie 1g<ster'. Associated I'rsss.
NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-Tlle l,50l00: ot
American oysters, writes Il German co.re-
spondent, which. were planted ih'the Nttls
bclt last spring were Inspected 4 short time
ago and found in fine growing condition.
Within four mouths they gained IN inch in
circumference, and a German Professor oi
Zo0Iogy gives assurance that for the PURPOSE
Of oyster~growing it cannot be excelled. It
las HOW been determined TO construct basins
where young oysters. will be protected from
polypes aud star1ish, and to plant in thesa
basius 100000 to: 5,ooo,0o0 of American
oysters.
A SUSPICIOUS CASE.
DR.. Nag1e, Of the ucalth Board, feceireda
communication purporting to be from %
First avenue, complaining that WILLIAM J.
Grady, al undertaken occupying the ground
floor and cellar Ut the building, wis III tie
habit OF keeping dead bodies boxed up In tha
cellar. A police officer found thai tna body
OF child years old was in THE cellar, and
had been there two months. Grady's expla-
nation was that he had regular burial per
init, and at the time Of the child's
death had given to a man then
i'll his employ, but who has since been Dis
charged for cause, the money aud an order
to bury the body in Calvary Cemetery. Yes
tcr&iay, Grady says, horse car conductor
came to his place and told him a man who
rode with hiul the night before had said there
were several bodies i'll Grady's cellar, and
that he knew it, because he had worked for
Mr.. Grady. Grady claims he then went into
theceI1ar, and Tor the first time discovered
the clid's body: He promised it should b
buried at once. An Investigation will ba
made by the Health Officers.
COIN AND BULLION: -
The arrivals Of gold. from Europe at tha
Assay Office here for the week ended yester-
day were S3,44o, 500, OF which S., ,o0., 900 was
in American coin, and s, 3377s 800 in foreign
coin and bars. The total arrivals since ALL
gust are $50, ,74G, 500, OF which s5,7731, 500 was
in American coin, and 81. Oh, GOO In foreign
coin and bars. The total arrivals Tor the
same period last year was S6s, ,6H,s29 The
total payments by the Assay Office onthls &C"
count were 'ss05, COO for the week. and SIS
53i,UQ0 since Aug. 2.