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Tracy, Sheppard +. Knapp, ". II. Wilson, +.
u. Norris, Gilman $. Afollton. ]. d.
Willis, ard L.. u. t'nrkur wcro
present. The Committee renewed tic
stake rroEra1n nj Inst year for tho cnsllEnF
scs.snI, with tho exception Ut tho ttycar-nl,l-
antl.ulhIcr stake, which was omitted. Tlley
o.@,1rt tho wilson stake on conditions Ut
s:sO each rs rntrarco for aires, payable
nj tho time of nomination, April
npxt, to enter, ard for their gut
tfoafs of iss0} to nominate Sfay ruxt, $50,
with 800 forfeit, payable ns follows: Fifty
dollars Mt ttnlu OF nomination; $50 May !,
1879; atltl so twenty days before tic meeting
of ISL when tho slaka Is to bo trottcd. Tho
Committee also opened
TIE rtsonrCE STARE,
for mares brud tt 1850, tU lia,1e May next Mt
81 cach, p1ynblu Mt the time or nomination
Of their prt,.lucu; f.'als ri 1871 to bg unml-
natcd May 1, tSss,. at stt0 each, Sl0o
forfeit, raynhlc M fnllows: Fifty dollars Mny
!, tsS1; S5O May |, 1881; and $50 twenty days
before tho lneelinghf 1881, when tho stake Is
10 be lruttcd. Tho conditions Ut
THE NATIONAL. TisVrrlSu Er.At.I1oN STARE
were 10 far cllangest rs tn ilIaku l1le suasOl,'s
service tho sufl fur tho entrance OF tho stall
ion. y Committee on Membership. consist
Ing Of MessAs. Mali, Knapp. md tiray, was
appointed for tho ensuing year. Tho Sccre-
tarp relmrted additional subscriptions re-
ceiycd inward s,i,n not less than 81, ,0U to
he atltcll IL tho stakes to le trntteh fur tho
rslsulng scaso,l. Tho Committee then nd
1ourilcd slno tllc.
, 1880-12-16
THE COlORE0 ELEMENT.

Br. LOUIS, Dec. t5.-Tho Republican, Union OF
Missouri NJ, organization embracing III its mug
borship the most prominent mud inliuenela! ne'
gro .uun ot 1t. Louis, ut II regular 11lcetma'o W
night tss,,c.1 tho Following call for NatioaA
Eonyontion:
Tho negro has reached Significant Junetuts
In citizenship, Tho hour Ia prppitlo'la TOT 'au
enhancement Of thnt citizenship. olF foson
MI Indispensable faotor- 1t Gun gr1snt tf'ua'pt
or secure .!Ufcnt. It should rocelvc tho fcspess
due ItA pnwor. Whntoycr Ia less Is not the a1S'
nifty of citizenship; wbatoyera lHss th'!.i a,tv ,n
ahl, IL rcts,agu aud surtda,n. WIth our lax
III uowor Dur advancement should 10 asslsJi stisSi
Wtdo council nn.l prompt notion ~ Fe'!u'tIhc, ia
Tho fAtr recognition Of II race ~ IN IN
civil regulations Ut u 00ycrIIn'ets !,sn ~ ~
10 accomplished. AHain in ny e, ea.ts ,f.
ssutIon tito now amendments Aro pr:cncsy PIX, no
r,l}utc.l, lnbOr IL unrtlunurtGd. l1tG aA1 p"g, ps,
crty Insecure: terrorism prOstralcs mo Ae ~
cau ballot. viii ylow to tho i!,taIfissqi 70 70
thoBo great Quust0ns, and tho op'9t.45,,'n,,33 5,n,33- r.
make Representation Of CUR cause. nv itFHn snn
!cnn Union ot blesnur! urgently Gull npoM, y, IN IN
patriotic md putlfc-aplrttnu negro me. .v.sh. s
United StntUa II, hss1Enhlo III COUNCIL ~ "u'1
j, Stitr1N TURNER rrcsitnhA
II. MURRAY, u.ptes!Aelit,
.x1E ALFnKp Iutt0Ess, 6eefetat''
, 1880-12-16
ACTIVITY.
a kulh .-S


sptetnt Dtspatth 10 The Chteava Tribune.
New YOKK, Dec. 15.-A laura decided c0tl-
trast than WINS presented ill tO-tluy's dealings
III tho Stock Excslisgo to tllosn Ut yesterday
could not 1e conceived, Then u!e market
was dull aud lnacttye. To..luy 1t wns gell-
eraliy strong nntl hlgler, With Increased
nctiyIty III tho lending shares. Tho advance
WIS very markell III so,np INSTANCES, tho sl}c-
c.al features having bccl, tho trn,,k-ltne
shares, Northwestern, st. Paul, Pacific atail
Union l'acinc, lr0il Mnuntaill, ,(and tllo coal
stueks. Tlvru werU seyGral weak sp0ls IL.
tho market, Tho only feature Of thu morn.
tnE WIS the
SUDDEN FALL IN TIE AMERICAN DISTINCT
TELEGRAPH bTock,
which Mt tho om!ming Ut tho market was
strong, anl sold NJ high ss III, wien. Iuler, 1t
isll and tol1cle.i u. r,Ils cn.sctl llttlo or I'D
excitement OIL tho street, Us thu ra.lse of tho
sudden full sUor becalllu k,iuwn by II rrIDr
which was nloat 10 tic elect tint colslern-
blu VI the stock llatl been lett with tho eslnto
Ut tho late ANrs}.all q. Roberts, asl.l that the
trustees Ut tho estutu were llnluutill, c0!l-
siderable Ut the stock. TlIIs state OF atfalrs
Dnty lnstea for short tIlle ms tho
stock soon rcgainctl Its equilibrium.
nl was selling ut 30 ut mon. by sulle
1t WIS stated the decline wns attributable to
thu threatened opposition from thu Mutual
District Telegraph Company. whicl, llas Just
beeA established. Western UnIHM ifncttutetl
solnewl4nt, willis nenyer.x ltlo Gralulu ut tho
opening showed u falitug-oif Ut, tIlrcu p0ln.s
~ colnpAred With lasl nights prices. Tho
market WAS str.ng init! near tho cluse, nlla
in the early part Ut thu Inst hour tho highest
prices of tie day, nl!4 Tor suulu stucks Ut The
year, VETS rahl.
, 1880-12-16
TOBACCO.

Eptttat Dispaeh to The Chicago Tribune.
New YonH, Dec. 15.-Tha tobacco trade
WIS startled to-tlay by tho announcement of
tho failure vi Selllenbcrg Il Co, n,anufaetMr-
crs of efgaEs md importers uf lenf tobnceo, Mt
the corner Of Nen,le aud Church streats, nna'
Mt Key West, Fla. They ire thp largest
manufacturers Of cigars IN tl.e country, and
tI!c!r credit wns unlimited. Mcssrs. Joseph
Scldul.bcrs, Samuel Seidcnbcrg, nud SaMlnel
Wolf, who comprise THO firms OF Scittcnbcrg
Il Co. nn.t S. Wolf .S Co., OF Kcy West, ulatlu
an assignment to julius l3inzc, giving
preferences nggrcgatthE nearly e97,00
The 1lrln WIS established IN 1aCu,
and gradually worked thelr way
lip to tho l,ead Of tho trade, anil became the
leading l,onso iu the country IN their 1itIe.
They claimed capital IT Sio0,000 III 1876,
which was increased since thcli.
THEY 1M1'0ltrED ALL TIEEl1. LEAF
direct from Ifnyaltn, mil manufactured OK
ttusIvcly at Key West, their satesroo,ns be-
ing III this city. Eight hundred llnlNls wcro
employed at Key West IN their factory, aIr.
Stmor Wolf managing the business there.
Leopold Wolf was ntlintteL to nj, Interest
OIL Jun. /, 1873. Tho liabilities arc re-
ported ut shoo,0o0. al.l tho assets arn
considered very gnof. 1t Is thought they
nay bu mile to settle In full. In tho trade tho
failure was considered
a vEIty CHEAT SURPRISE,
rs there was no int1nlatton Ut my spcc!n1
trouble, md tho firm hn.l l,all everything mp
till to-day. 1t was stated tint l1aynna.lcuf
l,.tt bcen running so poor tl,attt ],asl brought
down prices nllti hurt tho quality, III colsc-
qucnce Of which Connecticut nlul Ohio to-
l>accO was purchased MD shipped to Key
Wrst. 1'tln xn,Elntittm1 IN ,nnktrr t,1nH
, 1880-12-16
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE,


MONOPOLTSTS.
TIE OLD ASTE.wAI IDEA THAT TIE ma
TluS HAS NO l'0WEls.
Special Dispateh to 1hs chfeaoo Tribune.
New YonK, Dec. 15,-GeorEu 'ricknnr Cur
lis llus written u lengthy letter to President
Jowett, OF tho Now York, Lake Erie Il Wcst-
orn Hallway Company, dissenting fromJudge
E.ac1i's ylews on tho right ut Congress to
regulate Interstate transportation by rall-
ways. liu denies TINT ra'lroads nro public
highways 0r tic property III them Is public
property. Assuming these to 10 tho promises
nEuon which .1udgu 1}lucl{ buses Ills arE,t-
,ncMts In support ot Ills position, lo cites tle
decision Ut tho United StAtcS Supreme Curt
III thu Dart,l,o,,th Cullege cilses, to tho
etfecL tlrst, tint ErNnt ut q c,ar-
ter Of incorporation IL Il c0ntrrlct between
thu sovereign power Ut tho grantee, nlI ut
whoso obligations aro under tho protection
THAT CLAUSE or Ol'n FEnElsAI. CONsrITu-
TtoS
wIlicj, prohibits tho passage by tho State of
my Inv that lMpalrs theln. From whIcl, he
clntsns 1t follows TINT, II II Statu Legislature
llns olce granted to n railroad corporation
| power to make Its contracts, w'tfout my
reservation of u right to c0,troi tho exurcsu
! or lllnt pawcr, 1t cansmt subsequently control
It; ,u.l, secnntl, that private property re,nllss
private property, although hell by u
| corporation, md held by tho
terms Of tho e.,artee for the
uso ut my lna!yl,lua! Of tho public who ,nny
desire to enjay It's Eel,vtits, complying With
TIM conditions upon which Its use IL offered.
| Ill regasH to the
scorE os THE COMMERCIAL POWER OF CON
| tit.EAs,
En EiI,fttPu {t,ut {tfcttn
, 1880-12-16
FIRE RECORD.
CHICAGO.


Tho alarm from lsox Mt Mt 1T, vo,..
afternoon 'vas cal,sct by children plnyint. .
lnntchcs. and setting f1ru to su,ne t.o,hn. WIN
closet on tho upper tloor uf william n
rcaldunue, No. h.l 1>enrlnrn ayc,ulu. Il.s lmeos
to building. $15. and to servants co,htns
tnincd In the closat. $2i. H' eoa'
a Astitl nlartn to Engine Cotnnanv Ma 1,,..
yesterday afternoon WIS caused hr o,, ~ .. -ds
low OF nn nil ss1ro. In ltooIu M Sc
Or tho McEnrtnlck fi'..ck, ut Tim sontSc1!! ~. :! !!
hy L. shattick, manufacturer Of oyir"1,nae, "1",ae,
fure tho arrival 1T tho cnKitlua u.
Tho ntnrn from f}Ux III at O m Inn, o,,,.,-
foll0wc ty n Eli nsnrni n few 1nin1ItnsGs
VIVA caused by flro IN lnrxr t,yc.stnrv t.1;t ttset
building. Nos -: to a Frank!In strut, owns; sa'sx
ilill 4 TO. Tho flr0 orlginntel " m I.
nor of lilo building. A,ig,st AsTSef. i,r,,suas. us.
youth employed ul tho RcctInl -llm,r m. S,an. ~
rat tD discover It. dtti plyr tho aiprm" "' rhs ths
tiro was ntrett!y uni1cr cufIsi!ornl,.u hrs5..as ~
NrtA bet0!o Tic Frs Department Tr,"h.4' NJ
building tho 'lArneA Ind sprna through ihc itn.e ae
shifts to NIl tho flnDrs nluvc nui Il "".,nec. ,c.
look III II tho entire building svns 9o,,Is ~, % T.;
smoke Rtlu 1latnD. 1t WAS for thib risxn X H. ta
tho second alarm WIS turnc, In, Th0 i'm ~. ~.
eAstly extingushcd, however, mid thn iJn,rnIMs "Ms
will not Do mnre thnIt 500 tD $R,U, Thu fo"+asee
y lteRv!ty tiisHfca III q long list nf rDmnnrtaI
From tho locnttUn where young lIuritt,1a, iiess
sthw It tho wntctnAti Ati engineer nn, ~ ~
opinion TINT q hot Journal WIS thu cnllyc. W.
, 1880-12-16

4 Poor L1ttle Girl Sent with R2.00 to
nIinneHUtn ia Find H1ur IRc1ntfycs.
fal fo AZ 11zftdEnE.

4 Poor Little Girl Scnt with 1890 to
Minnesota to Find HIur IRc1ntfycss
SPECIAL DItpatt't to The Chicago Tribune.
Er. TAuL, Mtnn.. Dec. 1G.-ThfB morning tho
Eastern express brought to Minneapolis Il young
Rlrl aRcd 10 ycnrs, giving her Mltno Ms Nora Jar-
relI, Just in from Grnnlury. TEXTS, whc5n tho
says slo ,vAs put on bonri tho cAss Inst saaf'
dny by a fnrtncr namet Th1nns Albums, rcsld.
Ing nb0ut ono milo from GrnnfnIry. Nora sa5s
sho Inns boon living with Th0mAs Adains, sho
Texas farmer, for long tlme; that sho wantea
to ~ uway, and hu supplied her transportatlon'
fuod, c!othtng, at,d money. Bho has two coteoa
bngs containing clothing md lunch, ana
her pocketbook, which contained $SW
IN silver. Ilor littlo hcurt soe1ns about broken
and t,ur tcars nnd atba wero rcniy painful e
hour when tho police rcImrtetl, utter dt6cns
Inquiry, TINT ilur rplAtiotis could not 10 futaa;
Tho clsihi " so distressed sho refuses 10 cut anl
Il il foore llnoss Will follow II her frtGla 10
not ft,llntl right specL!ly. With tho chssI fahe
n ltostnI-cnrd, with tho address 8io ia. tAaaa,
mi, OIL tho tltll0F sid0 honrlng tho intoE!uauoa
that NUrll JNrrOtl, tho Geilrer, wlaa scGRln9pg.
two n,urriet1 s!st1rs. Alico nna AM1iln 5af:sa ~.
tilt wcrc nntl one Ut tlienl WIla married % ~
vtI Ferti or Funl,, llsld h0r hfothor Ihomsas
Jnrrol|, nll residing III Minnesota. II may "
tlMt thpy hAyD rumnvcl An1 t!iay ph s 5ouns
fhrouHh tllo wsu circulation which tho colalaaii
Of T1lE Tribune call 4lvt tue eircunastances~
tin c,iRn.
, 1880-12-16
SEVENTH REGIMENT,
TtIE: CHEAT ANMUlIy HALL.
Eneffui {Hfttdith Ia 31A f.hiedoo l1fihunA

dpfGtos 491{utEH t0 1A1 thtt0Q0 iss0RHE.
NEw ioIri, DEC. 15.-Tho fornl decorations,
thu broad cauopics to tho music stands, n.ri
tho other extensive preparations for tile III
nstguratto'l bn1l In tho 1lew arInory Of the
Seventh Regiment, nro now In progress.
Tho building can b0 seen Mt its best Mt tho
ball tomorrow evening. Military officers Of
distinction lit Tho urliy md Natiunnl Gi,ard,
the officers Of tho nayy, prominent civic
officers, md tho subscribers to tho l,uw
armory fund llaro beGn invitea,. md
the tickets lave been carefully placed by tho
officers md ntcmbGrs Of tile regiment Tho
Committee llas wisely limited the number OF
tickets tn be sold, SO that tho nrnlory cannot
be oycrcrowtted, and nearly NIL tho scats nro
FREQ to visitors. Tho entire third floor Is IN
charge of Dc1mon1co, who will enter for
those who deyiro slipper. The orchestra
band numbers eighty pieces. and tho military
band fifty. No cxpellse or effort Is being
spared to make tho affair tho most pleasant
and attractive social event OF tho season.
, 1880-12-16

You CAN uET ntyoncE1} IN NEW YonK
AND M.aR1ts AGAIN IN NEW JElssEr WIFI
oGr hi.E.AKtSu NEW TOitk LAWS.
Sptcta Uttpatth 10 The Chicago 1ftbnnt.
NEw Iort, Dec. 15-Somc time since tho
wifn Of n ,nali s,,,nctl Kelis01,, In this State,
WIS absolutely divorced from lIer husband,
and thu law Of New York thus pro-
Ile went 10 Eow jersey With
a woman with whom to Ind become infatu-
ntctl md married her, hts divorced wife be-
Ing still living. Ills new wtfc finally beca,sla
tllscoNtcntetl, MD APPLIED to tilo Supreme
Cnurt Of New York to annul lter marriage,
afeging III her complaint TINT stln md Kc,lt-
son went to NGw Jersey to bo married with
tho deliberate intention OF cyating tho prnlli-
bit!on. Tho refcrGo rcp0r rtgtl III favor of tho
plaintiff, ncling under tho authority 0f MI
opinion of tho Supreme Court, General Term,
III tho cilse Of A1nrslla[l vs.. Marshall. which
declared absolutely yn1,i nlrriago wl,Ecll
had bcun celebrated In Pennsylvania b.
tween parties who had left this State to
oSads prohibition contNsnc,! III Il decree Of
divorcc ag'.inst ono of them.
4 MOTION 70 coNFtllM
tho referees report WIS heard by Judge
N[cCoiuber, In Supreme Court Chnlnbers, It
short time since, md his decision overrulng
tic report has just been lllcd. 1t viii thus
be seen that, while tho law prohibits the
romarriago OF party agntnst whom
MI absolute divorce l,ns bcet,
granted, aud tho ruling h,s so
hCen tlndor Judge Davis III tho case above
eted, there IL no legal bar to rcnnnrrlagc.
Judge A[eConlber says: ".is 1t seems to
1,le, for our Courts to lnltl \ marriage coll
cc.leGly valid i'll nnothcr Stute where
solcn,nizcd. Invalid in our own
Stnte simply because our statutes mid
II Judgment Of court have prohibited one nf
tho parties to marry agatn within II limited
period It's a punishment for misconduct III
our State, Is
NOT IN THE TRUE srIn1r, OF INTERSTATE
Comfy,
which WIS Intended to ho secured by Sec.
Ut tho fourth article Ut tho Federal Cunstit,t-
tton. Nor Is it In tho discretion Ut NJ.
enlightened conIity OF Christian nations"
lie, therefore, declares that tho
parties nro married. md tl,at tho wife, who
nsks to be scparatrd from 1lcr husband, las
no nctlon Mt law, and must live as tho Wits
Of tho defendant In the case. Tho case IS Ill
interesting one, and will lavo tho effect IL
settle Il question upon Which theru llns been
much doubt.
, 1880-12-16
OBITUARY..
JAMES ". SwEETZEN+

JAM 1+3 n. SN NEEILERe+
Spfttal N1pa.eh to 3As Chicago Trtbunk.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Dec. 1h-IHmes N. Sweet
zpr, II welt-known lawyer uf this city, died sud
denly In tho lobby Of tho Now Denlson ut 2
u'clock this lnornlng. 1ta had Hono tu tlioro
about milf MI hul1r bcforn slightly ualcr tho lii
,ucnce Of liquor, and soon utter fell from his
chntr TO tho inor, expiring In n few minutes.
For some ttn,o ho lls been suffering from Il
spinal Infection, for which ht wns treatfng by
Uieetriety. nnl to his friends npponret' to bo lin
proving. a Ind coll sett!ct u,,on lila lungs II few
days nRe, aud III MAYOR Cavens, with whom 10
te + r 81" ,'o VIII h r ne sa re
coughing 1T yustprliAy morning. Ills death Ia
attributed to henrt ttIsenso Or apoplcxy. lic wns
Eily~Attorney In lSf1l, atul nKan III 1ST:, and Was
vol known throughout tho stntc.
, 1880-12-16

Special Napaath 70 7hs Chteaeo 53'oaH% .,d
BpHlHoFIELn, ILL.,, Dec. h.-The Nal'f'au @as ss
Warehouse Commissioners ta-day teeelsoa ..1n. a.'
accepted tho resignation of thelr cficIehl e
tary, Col, Charles Ilanlltou. mud aPTm' y" ",,c.
Judge John Moses, Ut 6oott County ~ ,.ssr n,s
Ceasor. Col. llA1llton roaigns to neeeps au
postion, and tho Doard adoptoi &" Voey e""r ..i,h.
u,uutnry resolution thanking htn fos Ino ..,lc,
ful manner In which lohas perfornlea mn "',
mutl worthy t,f cotitipticu a,ld tcsi1ect liz
Mnscs, tho Incoming soeutary, is iasn it -. sutis.
ratir,Aa lnn1turs, and fully stMs!tN!uM1t !t.,on
, 1880-12-16
George Ticlenor Curtis Espouscs
tho Side OF tho Hallway
N1onopolfsts.
Stake Program Of the National
Association OF Trotting-
Horse Breeders.
Queer Divorce Laws-Mrs. Bergman
"A False Artist Pcppered by His
Indignant Model.
WORLD OF COMMERCE.


Ill II 41oA31lAtt5s
THEY HAVE llEEN TUT ISTU sr1,oNn lloxta,
AND THE lUoM HAS HEN OVER FOR a
WEEK..
Spsetas Dtspaseh to The Chicago 1ttauns
Nrw Yo,,s, Dec. 15.--rle Public says:
Thu exchanges Mt New York lust week wera
only S9i0 10l, ~, nearly 70 rer cert less tlial
t!!usc Of tho previous week., Outside Ut New
Y,rk tho exchanges were S211!l ~, ,2aS!, against
SUI, ,G.:, ,bl5 for tho previous week, Il decline
Of Ii per cent Sllcer..lack Of money has
forced speculation to n pause. .flle sales of
cotton herc were only 02G a0S hnles, aEn!nst
1,1eNH50 bales for tho previous week, ntll
1,5t02s7 bales fur tho week ending Nov. 70.
Tile snlcs ut grain lust week wGrc 10, ~, ,:a2W
bushels ai,tl S,,5oa1 barrels OF itour, arai,st
IL, ,s00, ,000 bushels nnl o. 095 barrHls for tho
previous week.
TIE SALES OF STOCKS
during tho week ending Thursday. which
correspond mast nearly III effect upoi, tx
changes with tho C1cartng-lIouse, for tho
wccks ending Saturday, wcre e,''ss, 47u shares
lust week, 2,6&D. ill., slInrcs tho week before.
and 22,s50.3i7 shares I'll Thanksgiving week Of
five days: and thu exchanges were Slb9 oo0o 900
duIly lust week, SID, ,500, 100 tho werk before,
mil S3ll ,!,o0, ,00O daily III Thanksgiving week.
LII .yhort, speculation OF NIL kinds
las bean checked, MMl period Uf
reaction may naturally ba expected.
The Immediate causo Is tight m0ney.
tho refusal ot lenders 10 put out money Mt
g por cunt when they can yet FROM Il to %
per cent moro. The more remote cat!so Is
that speculation llsss Swallowed up all tue
funds left nyainble by NIL enormous lcgfti"
mato business anil
AN UNPRECEDENTED II0AnDiSG,
, 1880-12-16

Ing at sl.cea>6; do Afny at si.G'0el, ,o314, clos-
inV Mt Sl.234; No. red at Sl.lI*lG1t.l5}9,
closing ut Sl.t5 nskct; steamer gruH ut
S1.05; 1ingradcd ret. ut st.l0eit.ll It's TO u,inl-
lty.
-co'sS, OATS, HyE. AMI, nANIEy.
4 very mfhlern!n movement WIS repnrtcd
Il, corn for carty delivery Mt further rrtt,c-
ti0n Of 1iUo9{ cunts, generally about q rent
lNtsllcl, in tho uption Iinc. business WAS st0o
tn fnfr aggregate. opening Mt 4 decline of
about 4 csnt busl,cl, but hardening
lntcr OF, and leaving off wenlser. Sales wero
i,'asle 0f mixed Western uilgrattctt now and
oil at H1ts59 cents, rs to quality, nf which
1850 bushels were warm III store ut ii cct,ts;
Nm. y. gdi,1Gf57 cents; Now York stca'nor
mixed ut h1ll4 cents.
Oats Showed more animation, but prices
further rcce,le,1 a''out llUf111 cents . b'tsel
OH costtinuetl FREQ offerings. Sntcs Of while
Western ungrascd were inndc Mt 'lt0liseenss
Ms tn quality; ntxcd ditto Mt 4l9aii cents;
No. Chtcago Mt AZ eet1ls aflnat.
1sye was held about as fpforC, bit ntltct.
Hurley WIS stro,g, but Inactive. Offerings
were very moderate.
PROVISIONS
llog products ruled lower, being In less tle-
lnanti. \ light call Inns ',ccn notc,l for West
crn mess pork; fnr early delivery auotcd Mt
s1:lD fnr old, atd in tho nptton lfne INACTIVE
ENl nominal as tn prIrcs. Cut ,nrats wcro
slmtf nnsl unchanged. l,acon was plisct, with
ling clear quoted ut II CENTS. und sllortclrar
1T ~ CENTS. Western stca,n lard was less
sought nfter fur carly delivery Mt lower
prErcs, closlug ut ss.E,ii4. md in the optsun
llne fatrly nctise, but Mt Il decline nj 22tt4Gt5
cents, With December cfustng ut 81. 7UGfs. si1,
January ut $3.50, February ut $3.50, Matchat
StlUU. artl April 1T S9.07!,4.
III freEghts tra,tc WIS moderately ncttyc,
with rathur more tsmncss il0ted fn rates Oil
grain, but n0 iulportont cnngu III quota.
ttons IN other classcs of freight. Tonnage
for grain attracted moro attention. Fur
Liverpool engagements reported have hcen.
by steam, Hour Mt as adI3s ttuost1y throngl.
freight atMl forward sltipncnt a,A by out
lmrL steamers MS low Ms Is :hl@2s Itl; wl.rnt
Mt 71hd; provisions Mt .7s ddGe40s, mainly
through freight for forward shipment, anl
by outport steamers rs low as Els Ut.
, 1880-12-16
FAILURES. g

11NNN t,,s.t, ~ -. ~ r,'-, ~
dpee@t h'patea 10 .h1 th!eap tF0a"e'
md M. u. fnvrahum, tho former tho wlru anG
I'm int,"r TN n,,rchnslnr nu,nt az ti,o million.
ass, ano "t,sas+ fro,,, I'm S,tw bfrs.
Itnrwuoti is In Nov Ortcnus and 1nRral,nn, Ia In
Manchester, Erelaul. Under dnto of Manchester,
M. m H., ,.r;.o".
NY. ~ Nv "ttea, .,..
~ cafl shy win cloar consoienco tnaI
knew nothing Of Mr.. 1Inrwood's flt,at1cIhl stntd-
fnv. bought tho uoot1s only us wns ordered.
I wna awI,rr, tint ht, wna ltiylnr very heavily,
"t'' '.o s.'s Nv ~, ~ -. H ,.s ,..s..ni
btlt supposed by MS talk tnat he ilAu !ncFoRscu
hfs capital and was nblo to takc carc tho Eoot9'
In fltt It Hns tN,no If my business.
, 1880-12-16
IOWA sENhToRsH.P.

nupuqux, 1u.. leo. M.-A spontaneous boom
soums to hnvo set ln for lIotL ]. X. Graves fur
tho s,cxt Governor OF Iowa. TAat 9cntlc.uall
vii! publish card In tho Dubuque Ttmts to.
marrow. 1le Will not work tn rocoIyo tho nolnt-
natlou, but should tue n,Assea seo ut to houor
hlta with 1t hu will aeeept. Ills card scnls.
"DuuupuE, In, ,l,cc. u, IBsQ.-t AosIro to say
through your columns that. whElo / should
lowH do not wish to DO corslaered a. work ing to
seeuru thut oxMltol ptAttion. II tho ol}ico weEd
tu seek tho uail, aIld | happened t0 10 tho furt-
ehaEgo tho duties Of tlo position TO thu sat!sfac'
, 1880-12-16
MATRIMONIAL.

Special Dbpatfh 10 7as Chicago Tribune.
Piano, ILL.,, Dec. 1h.-A wctllluy iii high Ito
occurred II, thts county to-day, +. ". Lord, i
unlyess!ty and merchant at this plAce, ana
MiYs I!ln Van En,on, tho daughter ot a wealthy
farmer living ncar Ynrky!lo wera tho contralut*
lng, parties Dtstlngn!saol guests wcro presoAt.
I.oulAylIl.E. Ky, Dee. l5. "a Lexington spo-
clal to tho Cuarttr-Jlnr.Ml says: "rll0 wedding
CinrnnatI, and Miss hauKle isrucs, tlaugtter of
u. u. ltruee, editor Ut tho Ltrc-S Stock Neeonf.
wns sploln,ltxed to-day ut tho rcaIdcnco ut tho
beldD'a pnrCAtS.H
, 1880-12-16
MARINE.
IN TIE ICE.

Special Di,paten 10 1ns Chfeaqo 1fftunG
AMiEEtssTnuisu, Ont. dec. l5.-The Edwards
md Foster nro still In tho leo below tho Lime
kilus. Il unlg Of Incn taye been al work since
SuM1ny trying to cut out tho leo to Mlow them
TO swing their bows down strsa11l. which tho Ei.
wnrlis h,s partially succeeded III doug. The wn.
rows nro nnchDrci IN tho bottom OF the river
and hnvo changed tho current to tho west Of
Uots lliano Islulld. Mild wonta,or Inns weakened
tho leo III spots. but 1t Is still firm. Thu psos-
pceta Ut getting to the t!oclz hero look better
every ttny. The Detroit ferries offered to cut
they, pnt md bring them tn tho ,tuck for $1,5al
IT. 55s 10 i Grk a1 hi'nsf f9n ri pssbe s faua
, 1880-12-16

EpEe1at D1Vttch 10 TAs CA1tNoo TF4bWaf,
NEW IonK, dec. 15.-Afngtla1ul,a Kartlo-
WlCll iN3 claimed tlo assistance OF tho COM
n!!sstolcrs of Immigration unllcr tlu folluw-
Ing circumstances: Slse lla,l been intilnntu
III Russia with ono Vincent Tncztlousay, AMI
her fathur gnye tho lattur ZOO ru,lcs tn tako
her to America md marry l.cr here. They
nrrlycd by tho Wtclasnl OIL Oct, 20, bnt Tnczl-
lousky, after postponinE tho ceremony sey-
pral times, finally told her "sIG should 70
lang hcrself" Sl1D wanted tint l1c s3,pult
to fnrcpd either 10 carry out Ills contract or
to roturn tl,o a{s] rublcs. An oiticer was sout
to sco the tIe,luo,,t,ut swain. WHO works ns n
tullor at No, iii Hester ytruct, hut i,o re-
fused tn comply with Mar,InIcl,n's rcn,,cst.
Sho yas rufcrrctl to tho f;er,nnn Lcrni Aid
SnrIntv tbprn holm, M hn4is fnr rr,,ninni