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New-York tribune., 1882-02-08
THE STATE or CHICAGO M4RKETS.

CHICAGO, Feb. 7-Business was quiet in the
speculative markets to-day The number of traders in
attendance Change about as large usual, but
in the absence OF outside orders, fair
ment Oh local account, the members Of the Board
found 1t an uphill matter TO keep alive al
interest different lines In the majority of mar
kets duness a most prominent feature
while in all the leading commodities the tendency of
prices was unmistakably downward. On wheat the
days decline reached 1265s cent: corn, % cent
oats cent pork 12ladl cents lard, cents
and on meats. j97l9 cents Provisions still under
the manipulation of Armour who yet has given the
trade no outward sign OF unloading his pork. In
grain the feeling at the present time is
beariSh but an increased speculative demand
from out traders would doubtless speedily
majority OF the trade TO the bull side.
Last week the local stocks Of grain were increased
475S5 bushels making the supply in elevators AZ close
OF last Saturday 23599s bushels, AGAINST 1891 ,559
bushels at same date last year. or present stock
COZ 237 bushels consist of wheat and 81 3642 bushels
of corn The remainder Ia divided between oats, rye
and barley March delivery wheat closed this
ing AT 81 81 corn at 604 ents oats at Al 7s cents pork
AT az 55 and lard at Sll 37 Nav closed az 652
cents bid and April wheat at - 32l Hogs were fairly
active selling at S6 % 81 50 the bulk Of sales were
made at So 650S7 10. Receipts reached $4,000
New-York tribune., 1882-02-08
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1.-The Board of Su-
pervsors last night passed to print the Ocean Shore
Railway franchise after striking out the clause permit
ing future corporations Of the track payment
of uer cent per annum the cost Of construction.
In conformity with a request contained in dispatch
from Messrs. Stanford and Huntington, of New-York,
president of the Southern Pacific Rail
road Company, drew up contract today for the con-
sructOu Of line from MOhavc To point 20 he agreed
upon by the officers of the Southern Pacific and the
Atlantic and Pacific Companies Arrangements are
making forward and material To push the work.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. THE stockholders Of the Hun
tinglOn and BToadtop Mountain KarOad Company held
their annual meeting this afternoon The annual report
shows that the net earnings for the last year were
II S3.36S 40, increase OF $1,000 40 as compared
with the previous year.
H. Andrews Knight was elected president for the en-
SUNG year.
II, ai the direction OF the Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue, the United States D.srictAttOrncy here Sc
the dissolution OF the injunction obtained by the
Reading Railroad Co pany against the collection ot IN
tcrnal revenue tax certificates the collector
viii sell thirty locomotives and other rolling stock
which ne seized two years III satisfaction Of the debt
New-York tribune., 1882-02-08
SOCIAL INCIDENTS At W1SHyGr0N

WAsuyGToN, Feb. 6.-With few exceptions,
the families OF the Supreme Court judges aud Others
ceiyng on Monday were " at home" today
Mrs Justice Harlan is III with fever, having been con
fined and under her ply sciaus for tie
past ten days
the most agreeable receptions to-day at the
house Of Mr. Justice Matthews. Mrs Matthews az
eisted by her daughters the Misses Matthews, Mrs.
Henry WattersOu, Of Kentucky, and Mrs. Savage OF
New-York.
Mrs George Bancroft received to-day. Many ladies
and gentlemen who we're entertained the reception
given by M and Mrs Bancroft last week avaied them
selves Of this opportunity TO make "party calls. -
Monday is Mrs Bancrofts regular reception day.
The families OF representatives living at the Riggs
Ward, of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Robinson, OF Massachu-
setts Mrs Mason, Of New-York, and Mrs Chalmers, OF
Mississippi received visitors at the hotel parlOrs AT
the National Mrs Dunncn of Minnesota, Mrs. Speer of
Georgia. ana Mrs. Valentine, Of Nebraska, received
visitors their private parOrs Other ladies at the
same hotel receiving Mrs Marsh, of Illinois, Mrs.
Lord and Mrs. Weber, of Michigan.
Senator and Mrs. Mcpherson gave a dinner this
evening AZ their house in Lafayette square.
Senator and Mrs. Allison gave small dinner party this
evening. Among the guests were Representative and
Mira Carpenter and Miss Worse OF Dcs Doluc, Iowa.
The SPANISH Minister and Madame Barca gave an
elegant dinner on Saturday evening AT Their house IL
Est
one Of the most notable of the private dnpers last
week given by Representative and Mrs CTapO Of
Massachusetts The guests were Secretary and Mrs.
Mrs winthrop Nh aud Mrs. Clifford, Boston, and the
Misses Ross and smith.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-08
MARTIN THATCHER.

Martin Thatcher died ut his residence in this
city ON Sunday He was for many years prominent in
the politics of the state. He coworker with Pres
ton King and Sas Wright, and with them shaped much
OF the business OF the Constitutional Convention Of 1916
The aggressOns OF the slave power had the effect OF in
ducng Mr Thatcher to join with many others in pro-
testing against IT, and when their protests found
TO be unavang he among the earliest to engage in
the formation Of the Republican party. He Of
the delegates from St. Lawrence County to the first
Republican State Convention, held at Syracuse and
appointed of the Committee Resolutions The carly
friendship OF Preston King and Mr. Thatcher continued
until the untimcy death OF the former Mr. Thatcher
for several years County Clerk of ST. Lawrence County
and aferward of the Port Wardens OF New YORK
Had Preston King lived, Mr. Thatcher would have re-
ceived au important appointment the Custom House
Mr. King being Collector at the time of his death. MI
Thatcher during his life an administrator OF many
esta e. in Northern New York and in tins city. For
tra lr Thatcher has been largely interested in
mining enter prses. He organized the Big PIttsburg, of
Colorado, aud the Bremen OF NCw-MeXlCO, aud 1T the
time OF his death secretary and treasurer o. the
Del Monte and Eagle River Mining Companies. OF Colo
RADIO. Only few months ago Nr Thatcher visited these
properties and it IS believed that fatigue and
he compelled to undergo hastencd his death.
He for twenty years member o. the UuyerSaiist
Church OF the Divine Paternity, and ardent admirer
OF the Rev. Dr. Chaplin. H0 very i've in raising the
funds to bu the society church at FOrynfth-st aud
resldcnce, in West Ffty-thlrd-st, by the Rev c. II.
EatOh OF tuc Churcn II the Divine Paternity, and the
Rev Dr Nj Pulmau uf the Cnurch .. OuroayIOur. the
body was taken to GOuyerneur \. y, for intermcnt
New-York tribune., 1882-02-08
n LEcTUPE on NERV0Us DETERMINATIONS

The last of the Cartwright Course OF lee
lures delivered annually in Association Hail. at twenty
thirst and F0urth-aye.. given ast night by pro-
fessor John c. Dalton His subject was Nervous De-
generation ana the Theory Of Sir Charles Bell"
II was rorty years he said since the beginning OF
the investigation OF the system with relation to
changes In structure Of after they had been
divided by transverse section 1t had long been known
that after a nerve had been cut there loss Of
power for motion sensation below the section.
1t was also known that nerves reunited
after being once severed and again performed
their functions Observation had been chiefly directed
the ccarix joining the separated parts OF the nerve
the nerve fibre below the section. He found that
structural changes had occurred there also aud that
these lasted Tor time after the had reunited
He did not however. extend his investigations to
great distance from the section and considered the de-
generation temporary only. Augustus Waller, an
English scientist, took ur the investigation ten years
later. lie made his observations on the tongue Of
a frog. and be watched with micro
scope the nervous degeneration from day
70 day, resulting from severed nerve.
OF the nerve and to its farthes ramlhcati0ns IL had
hitherto been impossible for anaOmists to trace the
fibre its origin he could trace s course
matter how intricate and interviewer with other
fbrcs IL might be. The advantages Of this discovery
many and il could be readily verified that It
] was t once ad4psed 10y m M mr. r. t5
the injection of red and blue cOlOrng matter into the
arteries and veins. This method was applied 70 the
spinal column, with the immediate result OF the dscOv
cry OF the centres of nutrition OF all the nervous sub
stances and also it fOund that degeneration took
place in both directions from the cuthat s was both
centnpetal and centrfugal BY means OF this method
the functions of different parts OF the brain were
discovered. and their relations to different nerves.
In summing mp the results Of this discovery or nervous
degeneration Professor Dalton said: II is an inds-
pensable aid IN investigating the morbid affections Of the
nervous system IL has extended anatomical knowledge
far beyond its previous limits 1t has demonstrated the
existence Of nervous connections not before detectcd II
has shown the connection between certain forms of par
ayss ana altered structures OF particular
tion before its capacity il exhausted
TIE lecturer then pointed out the defects in Sir
Charles Bells system of nerve classification, which
divides all nerves into two casses-rcgar, original
systematic and irregular superadded respra-
tory nerves His due to tbe fac, that all nis
results iulerentld based outward observation
Sir Charles not believer IN the efficacy OF expert
mtnts bat thought their only III verifying lnde-
peudently formed hypOtheses.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-08
MILI1IAAfEy AND uHEIR FRIENDS.

There was a large assembly of the friends of
Company T. Seventh Regiment, at the armory last even
ing being the first reception Of the company
IN honor OF its members in the Veteran corps. The
starways OF the aToTy decorated with palms and
camelhas in blossom. In the company's room
handsome floral piece labelled " TO the Actves, from
the Veterans 1t made after the pattern of knap
sack of red carnations with the figure in white, and
bordered with yellow The blanket rolled up was
snulated by blue hyacinths, and the straps
OF smax There other pretty floral decorations in
the ROOM inoluGng large bouquet from the
miss0DeG officers, and the regimental seal Ii red and
white Immortclies
At pm the company, which paTaded hrtyeight hles
ana commanded by Captain Daniel Appleton and
Ieutenants Rand and Palmer viewed by Captain
Bird Captain Turner, Captain Todd and Lieutenant
Coo. win OF the veterans. The drill warmly ap-
plaudcd. The military band OF twenty five pieces under
CAppa the for the drill and also for the dane
Ing when divided into two parts, playing the
promenade music at the end OF the corridor, and the
other the dance music the stairway. The cadet
room memorial and part Of the corridor used
for dancing, which began at 10 p III Among the officers
present Colonel EDmOns Clark Lieutenant Colonel
u NJ smith. Adjutant A. ii. COnOver, Major Allison,
Captains Pollard aud Rhodes, and Leutenants Parr,
SOles and Freeman.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-08
OBITUARY..
GENERAL ELIJAH WARD.

General Elijah Ward died at ROsyn, Long
Island. at O'Clock yesterday morning He had suffered
much from paralysis for two three years. the disease
having been brought by fall received when riding
For nearly year he has been confined 10 his house.
The funeral will not take place till Friday Saturday
In order that friends and relatives at distance
may be able to attend The funeral and interment will
be at Roslyn
General Ward born In Sing Sing, September 16,
1916. He n nephew OF General Aaron Ward, q
prominent politician of hs day Elijah Wood came to
TINS city in 1888, and at first employed in mer
camille house. lie afterward studied law at the Uni
versity Law School and in ls43 was admitted TO the
bar. lie always took much interest in politics
ahd was an ardent Democrat He served
as Judge-AdyOcate the staff OF Gov
ernor Seymour, with the rank of Brigadicr-General
lie was one OF the original members of the Manhattan
Cub with which he maintained his connection TO the
last He was early friend OF Samuel j. Randall, of
ehnSyNana, with whom he gained much of hs love for
ponies IL IL related that General Ward accompanied
r RANDALL ON ms wedding trip, which, according to the
highest fashion of the lime, made on a canal boat
Legislature FOR the first tme serving OF the minor
committees OF the XXXVth Congress He was reelected
10 S0ngesS In 1sGO aud 1862. failing OF election in
loJs; In the Important period Of the opening OF the
war he took prominent part IN the debales especially
OH nahcia topics opposing the issue OF lrrCdcemibe
paper money He was defeated for Congress in 1s6i
IN lSGO he married Mrs. Ellen j.. stuart the widow ~
Lieutenant Stuart, OF the United Slates Navy. Mrs.
STUART was lady OF great wealth. being daughter and
nceSs Oh "am cairns, once merchant IN thls city,
Wh3 let an extensive estate IN NewYoIk and IN kosyn,
L. l. After his marriage General Ward passed mucn
uae @ IN europe, but Kept home at tIth.
1--WE ave co,1,ld. ana tortySslXth-tt He again ran
the Nllth Congressional District Of this city He
pied the same seat IN the Hall Representatives that
ne hed III ms first session He took much interest In
Reciprocity Treaty with Canada. Ho defeated by
General Anson q. McCOoS when a candida for
election to Congress in 1876 lie delegate to the
Democratic National Convention at Cincinnati ia 1893
tlAt nominated James buchanan for President.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-08
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
DVISOPS IN DTFFERENTIAL RATES.

The names of the members of the advisory
commission on dierental rates between the trunk hne
railroads were made public yesterday Ihey are :
Thomas NJ Cooley, Michigan; Allen g. Thurman ONO;
and Eihu b. Washburne, Illinois Judge Cooley Is tue
Dean Of the Law School OF the University OF Mcmgan
and is well known jurist OF great ability IL uh-
derstood that the members OF the commission VIII meet
in this city Monday, when they VIII prepare pan
for their inquiries.
The appointment Of this advisory commission was
authorized by an agreement between subordinate ON
Of the trunk line railroads, which was % maue o vi
January 10. II was then agreed that the question Vi
differential rates should he referred 10 a
commission OF three prominent men VINO "erI
NOT identified in any way with either Of the seaDoaFd
cities or with railroads. that before this commission
should heard the Chambers OF Commerce or otnr III
terested bodies persons, on whom the commission
might call Tor Information. The dc. ision oil the com
mission ia not binding the railroad companies pnt @ te
friends Of the assert that the TecOmmenuaI1h
of this board will such weight that none OI tue
trunk line railroads will dare to disregard H. Cohnl-
Rioner Fink SAID yesterday that on THIS commission e
his hopes Of n settlement OF the rallroah war u
is not known whether these commissioners are te ones
rst selected not, because MI. FINK mas declhcd to
akc known any OF the names until the pOafd was Coi
plete.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-08

OF accommodations furnished by the Long Island Rail-
road and with Colonel McLeer and Colonel O. d. Scott
was appointed committee TO arrange for the coming
sOn with the railroads. General MOneux the president
suggested that 1t might be well to look about for other
grounds for range General Wingate reported that he
had visited plots of ground In the neighbor-
hood OF Coney Island and westchester County,
which had been suggested suitable for
range. bat had found nothing satisfactory.
Tn president appointed General Smith, Major scher-
merhorI and ID. W. judd. finance committee; General
Wlngate, COOnels Story and Scott tue ranZe com
mttee; and COlOnels COwperthwse and Litchhed, and
Mr. Seabu-y, as n prize committee A special committee
was appointed to appropriation from the state
for the uso OF the range by the National
Guard troops. resolution adopted
TO Offer the OF the range "a
camping ground for troops Of the State The question
OF having spring prize meeting referred to the Ex
ecutve Committee. it was resolved 10 grant the Ma
t0na Guard the privileges of the each com
pany's paying $40, ana to the members OF the Army,
Navy aud Marine Corps, without such payment
New-York tribune., 1882-02-08
TIE HEAD or TIE BROOKLYN SCHOOLS.

Fspecal interest centred IN the meeting of the
Brooklyn Board of Education yesterday, as 1t was
expected that the choice for superintendent of
Public Instruction, to succeed the rate Thomas W.
forty were in their seats when the meeting was
called to order at / p. III. by President Bergen.
After routine business the special order came up
Chairman Icale, OF the committee appointed to
receive applications from persons for the office Of
supernten !ent, read report giving the names of
twenty-five persons who had applied. The chief of
these were MeSsrs. Maxwell Jones, Marble, Patter-
son, Smart and Burton. The committee recon-
mended that If a suitable person could be found
among those now IN the employ OF the Board. IL
should honor him b. promotion. The committee
further recommended that the choice bC confined TO
Calvin Patterson and James II. Smart. motion
to lay the report of the committee on the table was
lost Y vote of twenty To eighteen After dlscus-
sion lasting thirty minutes the report was received
and ordered upon the minutes.
motion was made by Mr.. Petlgrew TO proceed
TO the election Ct superintendent. Mr.. Rowe
moved as "A substitute that the election be deferred
until July, 1882 and fpr the appointment of
committee of five to receive applications and report
thereon. Mr. ROwes motion was lost by vote OF
30 to I. Mr.. HInrichs offered an amendment to
POSTPONE the election until the next regular meet
ing i'm March. He SAID he believed that there were
certain conniving individuals both IN and out OF
the Board, trying TO get the better OF ingenious
members. He personally was not prepared TO vote
i'm the maUter. Ii would be a shame and disgrace TO
the Board to act IN undue haste. Under the rule of
the previous question the amendment was lost 10y
vote of 81 to 9. The motion to proceed to an eec
tiOn was then carried.
Doane named w. IL. Maxwell. The ballot was
taken the number of votes being Al. OF these
Calvin Patterson received -, II. MaXweil 10;
and James II. Smart ,. Mr.. Patterson was declared
elected and his election was made unanimous. Mr..
Patterson is principal of school No ~ IN BROOKLYN
lie was graduated from Rochester University, and
has taught hfteen years III Rochester Bulialo and
BROOKLYN nine years in the latter city. lie Is about
tlirty-lye years OF
New-York tribune., 1882-02-08
BEEBE-In RrOoklyn

dauyher Of Leonard anu NAry c. Beebe aged 10
friends Of the family invited to attend her
Tuesday afternoon. 7th inst at O'Clock
termen in Greenwood at the convenience OF the family
srv 5. Alfred Bishop In the G3d of his age.
Wednesday afternoon at ? oolo.k.
CUSNINaHAM--A Memorial service In memory OF Mr..
ObseTre will be held at the residence o his notherinas,
Te5;5afv ls al So 90, ,elock "ts' '' ' ."
Relatives and friends invited to attend without further
CUTTINGAr the residence OF hs No 2i7 Presdentst
Brooklyn, February 1882 Rev se"al s. Cutting. d. d.
Notice Of funeral hereafter
DALE-snddenly on February : Carrie wife of Chalmers
aud daughter OF the late uorato Lyon Of Monson
Interment in Philadelphia
LAwRENCE-Tuesday. February Z, William E. Lawrence.
Relatives and friends are his funeral
dR@rc5 dcy opposite p Vest YES % 81 st. '-' ''A' '''
LUDLAM-In this city February 7. Albert infant Of
George p. and Annie Kennedy Lullam.
MGNTURN-At Florence Italy February g. Mary youngest
daughter of the late William IL Mntdrn Of Sew. Bruins
PEIIoN.o9 y Tuesday morning February 4 Cornwall K
eldest son Of w r. Peyton 10 me 2eth year OF b.. age
wees at has late residence No 35i West 22dst, this
PLATT-At Rhineheck sunday, 9th inst, Mrs Mary A.
Platt, wife OF the late Dr. Platt
Charles Smith aged 20 months
sKAATs-,t Brooklyn February 1892 Of bronchitis Miss
Elizabeth ska IT, aged - years; ..,.., ...u, g.,
funeral at the residence Ot her sister Mlr AeNa
der Ramsey, No iO9 MOnrOe-st wednesday February ).
1882, at q.
STEVENSON Monday morning February 9. 1882 Catha
widow Of Henry H. stevens and daughter OF
William Is Crosby IN the 7Oth of her
Funeral services in Calvary church on wednesday morning.
At $50 O'Clock.
TUCKER--At Elizabeth. ~ j. on sunday. the 9th inst.
William b; Tucker. in the 1Oh year OF ms ago. tan,
The funeral will take place on wednesday AZ p M rom
the Presbyterian Church Relatives and friends ar0
invited attend without further notice
Train on c. r. r. OF " j. leaves New.York foot Of Liberty
ST., at 1890 o'clock
wARDAt Rosyn, L. L. February :, 1882, the Hon. Elijah
Ward
Notice OF funeral hereafter
MOOD-At Prince Bay, February g. 1882 Catharne j.
oOd o 4 j Wood. in the 14th OF her
Relatives invited to attend her funeral AZ
Woodrow VI. T.. Church Thursday February ., at z
O'Clock m.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-08
MILAN Z. LAWRENCE.

William L. Lawrence, who died on Monday,
born in Concord Mass, July /. ISL. His father
died when he very small leaving him to care for
himself lie came to Ncwlork with his mother and
secured situation errand boy in dry goods store in
Pearl st. In 1925 he found place in retail dry goods
store in the upper part OF Beeckerst then Greenwich
Village When he became Of age Mr. Lawrence started
dry goods that street and continued In business
there TO the day Of his death. He when he died
president OF the Northern Dsp nsnry ana a
trustee in the Irving savings Bauk. He has served
director in several insurance companies, but IN the last
lew years gradually Withdrew account of advancing
years. BY industry and careful MANAGEMENT he acclIm-
uatcd fortune which he used literally lie was for
than twenty-five years an Elder In the Reformed
CuuIch. He leaNcs Nlfr and one dIughter