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ARREARS OF PENSIONS.


opeesot ''snaten 70 1As ."'sau ,s' 4'1pu'1e
WASHINGTON. L. ~ Dec' Ao'-ino atteais y.
pensions srao III" is " ue Il pioIu''cn1 'opte ~
discussion tnls winter. Ia tne eonsress WHICH
passeu II gnu subsequently, Aaose "ao were .uo
most instrumental in enact'ng ms Legislation
were QUICK 10 claiu toe nouos u ~ o'o "e1c
Jealous OF Claims WHICH 14saiS u11oc ~ ha'o
originated Inc oli'. No"' however. tuese l. ao~
uced disposition on tue pafe OF some WHO
hastcned to make tois CHILLI 70 o1so"n taese IT,
sponslbll1ts IN the matter
!. AMEhiGus v. fslcEs, oF oAlo,
however, q uemocfat'c e1-ohion sosotc9' "ao
mas nl"ass c1altneo ~ INV ocs'i 1oe o''s tn"'os
OF tne measure" SUI 'n9tst9 tmas :. - - "o.tuS
scueiue' ano LUIS e'.ih WIZ n''u "n'eu 'o'4o"o
viii 'nuseEite Luz hi'o 90 ocn'"soI 81
"nieu % W " uoeu ns t.oeo "Do ~. sSe.A ~
1us1'sy LIE u'easute' auo WV ~ tne ~ l"e
apPco'9 ~ tne so4ote' VIC at1a .*1A .o"u>
1l1su " euo oonohoAae1at . WIZ sce1 :" 'n@''A''
oate congress 1nto 1epcaltns 1ne IN" u io
strlcttng its operations. Mr: nee IS pfoua 10
have himself quoted as Inc 1atnef OF Ina AT
renrs OF fenston3 Dill. he Is now III the cl1y>
and In conversation this AFTERNOON ne gave eA-
preston 10 MS opinions on "nat nc calteu
THE HUE AND CRY
against the measure, which has resulted from
the recent statement Of the Commissioner OF
Pensions that there Is large deficit for tho
current fiscal year, and thnt S:sao0o.0o0 ut least
Will be necessary to 1uly ea1as1y Ina law. Mr.
Rice said: II payments Ut pensions 10 tne
soldiers "ho pcrl'ea the1r lives ana los1 tne1e
limbs, or contracted other dtsaollt'es IN de1ense
OF their country, was proner ana oust meas
urc, tnen me Arreara1es o'il WIS !usI Alu
proper IN 1his country u mas always oesn 1e4e
TO DC F'Rnt 20 give pene'"ns ~ oieaoico aoutets'
anu We toox tne 1aea 1rotn Iao o'otnst eoo'tts'
Having started OUT 10 pay peus'ons' II II oue
right that the payment snoula oeg'h from tae
date OF the disability. suppose man nasn
applied for his pension 1or nlteea sears'
THAT poESN'T DEPRIVE HIM OF HIS RIGHT
, 1881-12-11

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Dec. l1-The report of
Iudge-Adsocato Gen. swAim In the Whitaker
case was handed to tho President today. The
IMPRESSION is general among officers ut the War
Department that the decision Is adverse to the
finding Of the court, holding TINT the verdict Of
guilty was not In accordance with the evidence.
Should the President sustain the Judge-Advo-
catc's view. there are two courses open TO dispose
of the case. 4 new court may be ordered, or
Whitaker mag be released from arrest, aud
ordered to duty at the Academy, just as If no
cLaracs had been made against him. It Is cer-
tain that the latter course will be adopted.
, 1881-12-11


Special Dtsputen to TIE Chicago Tribune.
. WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. l1.-The news Of tho
ceaeh" Ut Minister kilputrick was mot many
hours old here when the President received Ap-
plicatoos for the vacant mission. 1t is not at
present tho purpose to tlll the vacancy. The
Administration will await the return Of tho spc-
cial Embassy which 1t has sent to both Chill and
Peru before making any new experiments In
South American Ministers. j..
VIRGINIA.
Goveruor-elect Cameron and number Of Re
adjuster politicians from Virginia were here to-
1ay and had an interview with the President
They say that the President, In discussing the
Senatorial contest, said that, on general pr.nci-
pies, he was always IN favor .ot Republican;
but: Virginia having formed Il coalition 1t
changed the state OF affairs, aud 50 he did not su-
tend to take any part nor express any opintou
relative to the matter. and he had so Informed
the friends OF Senator Malone, as well as the
Republicans who had called upon him. He con-
, 1881-12-11
HELD UP, ROBBED, AND BEATEN,

The Central station patrol wagon was called
to the corner Of Dearborn and Jackson streets ut
II O'Clock last night to tnke charge of a man
who was bleeding profusely from several
wounds upon bis head. His name,
he said, Ia John Shute and - iu
explaining how he received the blows upon the
heaid, he stated thur he had been held up by
three negroes ut the corner of Pulk street aud
Fourth avenue, and robbed Of 81 aud lunch
Ut keys and then .'slugged.' Shute was Under
the influence Of lQuor when ne told This
believe it. tie wa. attended by Dr. Iugranam,
wh" advised bis remova! to tho County Hospital.
with out care. Us the wound3 were Liable 4, open
and let him blced to DEATH He had II biack eye
10 addition 70 tha other injuries. and Looked us
hands Of somebody.
, 1881-12-11
OBITUARY..
Death Of Gen. IL. e. Banning from n
Gunsilo1 Wound Got In tho War.

Special Dispatch to Th& Chicago T9touns-
CINCINNATI, o., Dec. l0.-Gen. H. b. Buuning
died suddenly tnls murn,Dg ut his residence in
Cu1nminsville. He had been confined to his
home more or less for Two months, but no
thought that death WIS near hud been enter
TUNED Internal he1norrnage from gunshot
wound received during the War produced tho
fatal result. He wns in the city Oh business day
befure yesterday, and yesterday was about tho
house. His wife, who occupied Il room aujoin-
ing his. found him dead in bed this morning.
Gen. Dnnnsn. was nutiye Ut Ohio, a graduate OF
Kenyon College. usld lawyer BY profession. With
fair SUCCESS ut the tar, he combined creditabie
services buth On the Held and In the halls of
Congress He eutercd the army during the t.st
month Of tho Wur, and, from Captain. of the
company which he hud raised, he fought his
way up to Drevet- III jor- General. He served d
term In the State Legislature and was three
times elected Il, Congress from the Second On,o
District. III lS13 he lefentcd Congressman Job
i'll 1876 stancy = Matthews. In 1876 he
was defeated by Gen. Thomas L. Young, and
suffered ii secnld defeat ut the same hands In
ls5J In lodl ne wis candidate for Governor,
but finally threw his strength for Bouxwultcr.
He wils always consistent iii his Democracy, and
acted with the bulk Of the party wnere schsms
were thrcAtencd. lii Congress he was active Ii,
the interests OF his cunst titueiicy, und did guod
service He WAS known n1nung his colleagues
a. tho - Bnunutug banning and the title was
we'll earned One OF ..hss greatest services
was securing tho adjustment of tariff
on the Louisville Canal, On the Ohio River, say
ing thereby thtusuuds Ut dollars annually to the
merchants OF CItIcinnnti anu other cities The
news Of bis dea1h spread rupidly over the city,
and was received with surprise aud SORROW.
, 1881-12-11
RAILROADS.
A Slight Increase in East-Bound
-. Freights During the
Week. -
Difficulties in the Way Of n Restoration
of Peace and Rates.
How the Brie's Fast Freight Lines Will
Circumvent Vanderbilt.

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"A S1A1Af s9e IA
~sniPine"as AS"fh@ .Hc @sccA-91e's W
o "1 So.
Aei"u "a u RAo'o TAG A&otA4' AA'o "'AS"
A"ci1teeAsee aA'u'
Anete na' oeeu o''e =. 1'set.as1 -"
lfe'sae 81 itou' .uts s.s o"lus .uo pas1
week. Inc ent'se gum Nus oeen tnaoe oh Pso-
visions and houE, fur which articles there seems
tn be Il better demand In the East than during
Tho Inst few weeks. Grim sh,p,ncuts continue
to be unusuutly Ient' ana tne prospects are mat
they Will continue 50 foF SOMA LINE 70 cotne, as
there is no European demand ut the presont
prices quoted ia TINS market hosr of the .U,000
..,,,s r;.j .,., -, tn, a., 1;,os fr; th;a c;,v
@ot7 s''1'eA A''ss ~ ~ ''> ~ 'ea- s-S
WIS TAKEN Ut cut RATES. Ut etse tno enlpneu1s VI
grain would huVe been still lighter. The cut
tfnp ns fur ~ cnp hi. armed WIS done by the
,wo vvnd,rh;,r I;,,es ,p{ rna f:r,pa .rrtnl f,,r
~ ~ -: ~, -ors -.sr1a r,rrd no 1.so W..
dcrbilt lines took l5,5G tons and the
f:rard Trunk 461q TONS. while tho
TWO fcnnsSlSania llnes took OUT ont
4,3'b tons, and the baltimore y onto OUT l+-63
tous which intlicutes thut tie latter ruuds nain
~ ~ ' " F
ta':1go 10 ne" iofa:
1t is understood that tne vanderbilt ROADS and
or * ,.an,a mar I'm ,hs .nd rho pc,nsv,vu,,I.
~ 100 ~ ~ D.1a .., ~,
lines ano the Baltimore Onio VIII W co1nPe14ea
to do likewise before long, II they do not mean
to be left out in the cold.
The present rates it is clnimed. are .ha lowest
o.r ,.,,.. ,t+n. 49, a,,., - .',;r,;<,,, ,,,;-
c'cr A41ue a'ter tao c4oso VI ''a''sauou. LUIS
IS not CAUSED by the War among tho Eastern
roads or any undue competition, nut because
the nrjces of cram in this murI.et nre So much
,..t. ,s =, s.a a.. 49, 49, ,'..sc,,.,., M ss ..-'ss
10" ~ @ VI .n. ~ lne Sas., u'14 consequently .1els
~ 10 ueIiu1u. ~ lnc plesent conu'taon M VI anaits
ca"tiot pg cnaHseu Us loAs vs. tno 1naTActs
III tne "eat sstaa!11 n'sher taan tney nro
III tAe Lust os IL 6ulope- 1seaef
~. ,,, , -
tue western markels VIII nave To so oo"n or
tne EASTERN Mafhets VIII uMse ~ ~ up oelore
grain VIII inVve freely Ihe ra:lroads caa'ot
possibly make i1e rates low Et"u5o To uvefcome
the difference In prices. There ii plenty of
Eratu IN tho elevators III tA,s CITY ana ~ me
cuunlrr. hut tho speculAtUr5 VINO hold the Ertl1
VIII not lis:nse Ut 1t at loss, and they eApress
, 1881-12-11

3ir. E. C. Wheeler, General Manager Of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa F6 rsAtlroud, has just
issued the following orders: 'Mr. George o.
Manchester, having resigned tue position OF
Assistant General Mnnager Is abolished; Str. ".
S. Mellon has been appointed Assistant General
Superintendent. with headquart RS ut Topeka.
kns.. .All the report6 thAt have heretofore been
sent TO The Assistant General Manuger will now
be cent to Mr. Melien.'. =,
way ASSOCIATION u resolution wa -uioored
directing the General Freight Agents Ut the
southwestern roads 10 select Classification
Coumtttee to make such changes In the South
, 1881-12-11
ISABEL ALMES.

He Was Political Wa@nate Of tho
IsulnMer species, and Ike Got Seven
teen Bullets tH.fu Seventeen People.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Dec 10.-Isabcl Almcs. a
noted political ma~natc ut Chnn,amero, Mexico,
has just committed wholesale butchery. Going
to a r1,ncnc he commenced to beat the women
there suyagc1y. nnd one Gaudolophe zapati, who
interfered, was killed BY the iufuriutcd des-
pcrado. At the next rancho he visited, A1tnes
shot and wounded no less than seventeen people
before his murdcrous career was checked.
, 1881-12-11

COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 10.-AttorneyGe
Nash today died I'd the Supreme Court an answer
in the quo warranto proceeding against Wander
bilt and others Of tho Ohio 1tallruad Company,
showing that the litigation will be continued and
the legality of the consolidation tested. In the
Common plaas Court. Stevenson Burke, Vice
President of the ohio Kurt,al CUtnpn Ap-
peured by counsel anu filed an answer 10 tho
ta H,ceivt.r .nn,,..t, nv l,1y. Z: r.a,a for ,ho
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati s. India M pitts
Railroad. Til: time will be liked next week for
hearing Of the contempt cuscs of Devereux
and Burke.
, 1881-12-11
Protecting Tllen,s Ire, aud the Honest
Shippers.

The General Freight Agents OF the Western
railroads who formed an " Inspection Bureau"
a week ago for tile purpose or Inspecting pack
ages sent to the various freight depots and pass-
ing through this CITY that are suspected Of con-
tain1ng higher -clasa gouds than for what they
have been inyoiced and way billed, held meet
inc yesterday ut the Office Of the Western kail-
road Weighing Association In the Lakeside
Building. 10 perfect ARRANGEMENTS 10 carry into
effect system Of inspection. There were pres
el'f T. Kisnp m peS Wabsh rts;nT"d Snnfr' pctxn
Rock 1slund s. Pacific; George O!ds, Chicago.
Milwaukee, st. Paul: A. Newman, Chicago s.
Alton; and Z. G. Eddy, Chicago u Northwestern.
Nearly the entire time was spent in drawing up
rules und regulations fur the guidance Of
the inspectors and the local freight
uEents. Chief-1nsDector Wheeler WAS in-
structcd to communicate with the local
freight agents. and prepare for the commence
nsent of wurk Mt the esrliest practical snnment-
a circular giving the plan Ut the new orxHniza-
ton and instrnctIns local freight agents TO
comply 1hcrcwitn b WIS aisu prepared, and will be
issued Ia u few days
, 1881-12-11
POLITICAL.

RIddlebcrecr Had Everything His Own
Way. ]
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 10.-It is aurhoritattvely
stated tonight that the differences In Reudjuster
circles have been quietly arranged. and It is now
well understood fact that nll opposition to the
nomination of Riddlcberger us United Stntes
Senator has been withdrawn, ant the caucus
next Tucsduy night will Illuminate him without
trouble.
, 1881-12-11
RETRIBUTION.

Quick Vengeance Visited by u Brother.
NEW BRuSsw1cK, N. Y, Dec. 1U.-Gertrude
Dyker, aged 70. was warlaid oy Ellsworth Cren-
ming ut Militown this afternoon aud ravished.
Soon after her brother u:cs Crenn1ng and killed
him with Il shotgun. Young Dyker then es-
capped. The DESIRE to capture him Is not great.
, 1881-12-11
Conversation with Americus v. Rice,
the Father of the Arrears.ot-
Pensions Bill.
The President Declares He Has Not Sug-
:". gcsted a Name for The Virginia
Scnatorship.
Whitaker Triumphant, According to the
Wisest Mods and Winks Around
j.. the War Department.

FEEIISG AMONG THE EXPERTS.


FEELING AMONG THE EXPERTS.
Sptul Dsp1seh 1'Ae Chseu3u 1r1bun&-
w4sH1HG7os, D. c., Dec. 10.-Thero was no
!4,1jteau trial today. Next week will be deToted
to the experts and there is very much less uoupt
than there was a week ago as to what theirtesti
1nouy will be. There seems to be no DOUBT tnht
the opiuiou of these gentlemen, who have seen
Guite8u In jaIl, and have watched him with IN
uptaggtng solicttude in court, will run IN a
>ecarceIy broken current that tho prisoner at tue
bar ts rational mar, responsible to the Ia" for
crime So evident has this become that one OF
the leading experts, settling up this afternoon
IN leave for home. said: ''If it were doubtful
case would remain but the matter bus become
60 clear now thar it is useless for me TO re-
main longer. There will be physicians
though to furnish all the testimony needed"
Those who are most familiar With tho case say
that the public will be greatly surprised when
Judge Cox comes to instruct the Jury Ihey say
that, if it could be shown tha1 every member OF
the prisoners family was insane, and tnat ne
was himself OF unsouEd mind,
STILL lie COULD NOT ESCAPE
tic couyjcron for murder il it could be shown
that Ee knew what he WAS doing when he shot
the President, and knew that it was an ualuw-
full acr. Such will be the Judges charge tq. the
jury. unless he oyerridcs burh English ana Amer
lean law" 1t Is believed that the Instructions of
Judge Cox will bf sitniiar III character to the
following Instructions, which wcro given IN a
case In New York, which was recently affirmed
ly tho Supreme Court of the State:
..That, an irritable temper and an cx-
citable disposition OF mind did not con-
stitute insanity; that an: individual
POSSESSING such mental pecuIiaries was more
1redisposcd to au attack ct insanity than nen
IN general, but WAS not on that account ActnaAy
insane; that such pecuiarities were not Of
, 1881-12-11
THE COMMITTEES.

n1.....s - ~. r.;~a.o 7-,.,n.
=, ...1~s.eno. - noo 1u.-sna.sar.h,n
ae'' ~ ~. ass:.s
eo9eP ~ et5
epenAe ne.et 40 ~ sue.no nl..,,.t .a. T.. ~
Asopk "'a y" eeu'.7.. ~ 49, -. sNA11 1''
4nc uauetcu' ot.to ueesauons nass w oo,'o
e1teu., maos " ssa1es ~ no roavn' ~ E.!"~
tney deslfe, pu1 IL II MOI ieatnea toal eir heieF
n"s asAeo uea ~ o'o4s opi'on7 4"e ns.o.s a
uc'sea.o" nas uo> p1eee"'eu o"3 s'~e' ano - -
onoessu'ou lis1t Nv ut1eups - !oe .4.'ue ~
cople ~ ~ w tue 7uu3ge: nsf1e-
eeu'"..se oeof1e II. oa'4s sa,9 tl1uois - no1
cto"o1ne+ u's'ns, " ta't,ns ~, '.'y o'lo
u'1li ~ aeoutp. '.,. Ane 141tuo.s 1"'s1- o:.cA-
uon euaos .poa 80 Ae'1ss -. .Na'.o. Ato"s
go I 49, e1 ~, ~ 1885, Ipoa w.
P"AS 40 ..a'. ~. ....s s' -"4e., sA"*
4nL oIo4ns, W are n141ua 11oN
n so'ne'ol1e Us .oi4o"o' fenae1soa' "uo was
n'eno7t W ~ u Noa'u4'.ee ~ .ne 4us4
nousc' "uu.a cs s"lu w, ~ oe PonoeSa " 'ue
eua'.uaueu'p. sauoon WI os u'0ase' ~
.a.h n's p1aso W eue ev'n.nittee
n<a ~ euu ,,a ] ~, .ar,,a t,.. ~ nas
= -
, 1881-12-11

ST. Louis. No., Dec. 1o.-Two charges OF
criminal libel, sworn to by Franla J.. Bowman,
attorney, against Joseph Pulitzer, editor of tho
Past 1ispdtct. were thrown out OF court today
on motion to quAsh. Tine Judge ruled that
there was not sufficient Cause ur acLop stated.
, 1881-12-11
LABOR.

Boston, Dec, l0.-The trouble between tee
Grant, Manufacturers Association and Wv
members Ut the Workmen's Union, caused "
repeated interference with the business OF ing
manufacturers by the Workmen's Onion. GU.
minated ioday In Il general lockout or tae un4os
men. s-*~
, 1881-12-11

Special Disputeh Ia Tie C3eaGo Tribune
-M4RsHALLTowS, IT,, Dec. W.-The 2-year-old
child of William Roberts, who lives Il short
distance from the city, was fatasEy poisoned by
eating breud saturated with rat uDlSUu. 1t WIS
nut discovered what had happened until the
little uue WAs beyOud a aid.
, 1881-12-11

Gen. Il. d. Fearing, Mt Marietta, o.
C1SCISSAT1, o., Dec. 1u.-Gen. B. F. Fearing,
formerly OF this city, died ut Marietta yesterday,
after long suffering from paralysis. Gen. Fear-
ing was u l!neal descendant Of Gen. Isruel Put
num, OF Revolutionary fame.
, 1881-12-11
A FAfnl Fall.
special Dispatch to Ihe Chicago Tribune

special Dispatch tu 1he Chicago Tribune.
INDEPENDENCE. Ia, Dec l0,-Tnomns Kelly,
carpenter, felt frum lne ruof OF house
wnIcn he was At work this morning. He fell
nearly twenty i've feet and, striking on the side
Of his head, crushed DIS skull, and died In a-few
hours. Deceased WAS about 81 years old and Il
bucheIOr.
, 1881-12-11
MRS.. SPRAGIlF.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Dec. I0.-Judge Potter, on
application of Mrs. sprague's ct'unsel. has as
signed the second Monday Id January for the
hcartpg Of the Spra3ue divorce case.
, 1881-12-11

6. Gilbert Gibbons. u lawyer we'll known and
esteemed in tho profession, died suddenly yes
terday morn ny at hts rcsideuce from hcurt
disease. He came to Chicago about 1--we years
ago from Princeton, this State. Before his
residence there he lived In Allentown, Pa, where
he Was buru.
, 1881-12-11
DIFD 0F HIS W{lIJNOs.

Frank Banke, the German ta,lor who bntcnf4:.
ed nis infant aon aid then made an attempt 70
take his own l,fe,< died ut half past y oc@o11 oce1
Wounds :. 4. .t.::..- - $:.:e$x
, 1881-12-11

5pectaI Ulspdtca 10 TIC Ch1tdU0 Tribune.
SpRlSGF1ELp, ILL.,, Dec. 10.-Mr.> Edgar Conk-
ling. Of New York City, died lust night at the
residence OF his brother, the Hon. james G.
Conkllng, utter baying been unconscious for
ten days from the effects ut q strnke of pural--.
ysis. lie was tnken sick In New York some
weeks ugo, and brought To this CITY. Mr. Couk-
ling was largely interested In railroads, was well
known to lending capitalists and business -tnen,
nlld wis regarded fs most successful, consct-
cntious, and upright business tran. The funeral
will occur ut the residence Ut Mr.. Jauts q.
Coukling ut u II. II. Monday. The re1nuins will
be taken to Bloomington for tnterment.
, 1881-12-11
i Court-E8ouse aud u Newspaper Office
ffurueu,

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. M.-An incendfary
IRE at Lebanon lust night destroyed Murphy S
Wilson'S livery stable. tue Wtlson tounty Ne1s
office, and the cuurt-nouse Murphy y Wilson's
INSURANCE. is s5J.; loss. s.,5Oj. The iNerd Com
puuv nus insurance Ut ii ,4uJ; loss, 3l5lQ- Ghe
court-nouse WIS insured Tor slu,uu5; uas. <35 W.
, 1881-12-11
DIR. John L. Page, Of Racine, Wis.

RACINE, Wis. Dec. 10.-Dr. John L. Page, for
nearly thirty years II prominent physician Of
this city, died this evening. aged s. yehrs, after
q prolonged Illness. His funeral will take place
truin ST. Lukes Church On Monday afternoon.
, 1881-12-11
THE FIRE RECORD. ::

i Valuable Building and Stock OF
I11rrssttn.. Itasia1a.ry Wiped but
4 very disastrous tire occurred shortly after
0'ciuck yester1ay .norniuc III the three-.tor3
and basement hr.cH warehouse Nos 6LD to I'D
South Morgan street, owned uud occupied by.D.
u. Osborne j. Co., dealers in and rtpaireEs Of
harvesting nnehinery. The tire was first discov-
cred by watcnuan Ia the tower Ut IL netshboz-
in= eng.ne-house and the ularm WAS sounded
by the district engineer of the Fire De-
partment- So much Roadway bad ths
bluze made that before any apparatus
arrived smoke and flames we're streaming
through the roof of tue building, and the whole
itller1ur WIS soon thereufser One MASS ul lire.
This fact ul''ne shows tnat the conragrauon
-riotced, aud feuves GROUND fur the inference
that the calamity might nAse been aros'icd, bad
the e'T property. @ There was. it appears. no one
there, NOR had any watchnan been employed
there for the .,1s pass two tnontas; As
when the hremen began their work. ttar
really nothing could be dose tuward5 savin9 tEa
structure ulsa the valuable Stock II cnnsalned.
The falling: Of tue suuth wall nude coluplero
ruin of The building The stock and machinery
were valued Ut about S.oo ~. and were Insured
for half t1at amount. as tollows: North Anerl-
Bos1oa Underwriters, S5.oN: Queen. iuuoo:
funnx OF Boston, S:tA]; National Of Hartford,
s5wo: HaFtiord SsM1; :; 5! spr,nshs1d' xsUa:
s5,tD; Norwich, s5,ua'; underwnt-
ers' $5,0lU; commerc1ai Uno1l. $luA:
Inward, $3.50; Manhattan. S5.UuJ: Citizens OF
New York, :5,uu0; G.eus Falls. <;.0!O: Trades
mems, <5(Nj; Cummerce, *ys.auU; Common
wealth. S.5tU: Imperial s. National, SlJ.uo:
Munufucturers'. S5,UN: London. Association,
S5,UJU; 'Detrsit, $5.Gvu: Buffalo German, S5,uu;
Mercantile & Marine. $5.MN. =.
The builtin0 WIS valued ut $4,000, and was iu-
surtti fs,r -, 5,uOt-fUr *5,J0 each i'll the Home Ut
New {nrk, North British il MeEcunr,le, Ger
marianne ricuQ, Connecticut aud PeuQsylyapia
Companies.
The Cause of the fire is not known. but tis
tbuuYht that the beating apparatus IN the Office
is in some way responsible rur The htfuir. Tina
office was located in the northwestern curner Ut
tie building. aud appeared to he the Starting
point Ut the hre. for tho baze, as nrst nbserved,
Tucked to be strongest there, and seemed to ba
carried through the upper Hours b. Utans Of q
srufrYav md and IN elevator SHIFT. -.
, 1881-12-11

NEW YORK. Uec lu-Arrared. the City OF NJ"
YORK, and the Wisconsin. frum Liyerpuo!-.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 1u.-Arr1ved, the Wyonlns'
from New York.
QUEESsrows. Dec. 1o.-Arrived, the Reptone'
FROM Now YORK. -: ~
, 1881-12-11

Speelua DixDateh 10 Iht Chicago TRIBUNE. =
MILWAUKEE. Wis, Dec 10.-W. c. Durant,
aged IL, a well-known citizen, dropped dead
fruln heart-diseuse in Marshall s. Ilsly's bank at
NUN xudltY.
, 1881-12-11

J. ATLANTA, Dec. 10.-rhe stabos OF the Atlanta
Street Railway Company together with several
small buildings udtuceat, were destroyed bS nre
tonight. 4 number Of mules we're burned TO
dHatQ.
, 1881-12-11
ulllUUuL SuIppeu.
train, PROVISIONS,

Total. -. III Us 25.lyi 15,63 4s.e57
The percentages were: Michigan Central,
o9.6o: Luke Shore. :l5O; Fort Wayne, 15-3J; Pam
Trunk ii 70.
, 1881-12-11

4 Gooper-shoRa at milwaukee, Destroyed
SPECIAL It's palen to T'ae Chseaao Tribune
MILWAUKEE, Wis. Dec. l0.-A tiEe broke out
in the drylng-kiln OF Sandetson u Cas- cooper
shops, adjoining the mill, shortly alter noon to-
day. The building wus well nllcd with stock.
which wus all injured, and the building WIS
btuxe WIS caused by the nor pipes used ln drying:
The loss Is estimated al between s., ,5D and
$1uQD,
, 1881-12-11

The alarm from BOX No. 3il ut 3::0 yesterday
Afternoon was caused BY an over-neatsd stuVa
setttuR tire to the woodwork in the dwelling af
No. 81 O Brien street. OCCUPIED by Jaue5 Cua17'
Uuulagr nominal
, 1881-12-11

oprct1t l. ssu+ tei: to The Ch!ta1o Tribune
MAS1rowoc, Wis, Dec. 10.-Three little boys,
whose ages range from 8 to T., all sons Ut Mr.
Junn Johnson, were owned in the river just
above the city this ufternoUn. The boys had
gone onto the river to play and, the lea being
thin just b-low the rapids, it gave away. letting
tnatIt III, with the Abuye fatal results. The uu-
the disaster To Try und recover their bodies.
, 1881-12-11
Tho Congregational Church. at DuveE-
port, Iu., Was Bus Mug This Mofn-

. Special Dispateh to The CHICAGO Tribune.
DAvESpoKr, Ia., Dec i'll H. m.-The CouRro-
gationul Church is now burning, with little pros
poets Of sav1uy it. II wus erected Ut Gust of
s:i5,u,N. The iantor, who sept in the basement,
is supposed to have perisneu. : '.