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CHICAGO TRADE.
wheat SctiVe-COrn In Light Demand
Gats SteadS-PrOvisiOns Irregular.

CHICAGO, February 14-Wheat was active
on speculative account, and an unsettled
, feverish feeling was developed. Foreign
advices were again unfavorable, and under
the same influences al yesterday prices again
touched a lower point. On the up turn
however, the shorts became more anxious to
provide for outstanding contracts, and GOV
cred freely, causing q sharp advance. The
reports of failures 10 New York and other
centers added to the excitement, and figures
hoped rapidly from one point to another,
until at the close prices were about &c below
yesterday. On call sales reached the enor-
nous figure of 100000 bushels, prices e1-
perienced a heavy drop, and excitement
ruled throughout. Sales at 81 22d)1 "a Feb
ruary, 81 22G91 24t March. 81 23@1 PSI
April, 81 254@31 274 May. This range does
not include the call sales.
Corn was in light demand early and prices
ruled weak and unsettled and s(94c lower.
Subsequently, with more inquiry, there was
strong rally of 1G1l!c, followed later on by
weakness the final close being 2(9Sc higher
than Yesterday. Adyicss from outside points
were rather more favorable. Receipts mod
crate; shipments heavier. Sales, 564(157 &c
February, 562@573c March, 6lg(9625c May.
On call prices were weak and lower and sales
good.
Oats, with steady demand, small arrivals
and occasional spurts, reached a little higher
figure en- the whole range, prices averaging
1@Ac better than yesterday. Sales at 500
40c Tor February, 40G40lc for March, 40}(9
Ale for April, 42s@44c for May. Ga call
prices were trife easier and the sales small.
The pork market started weak and 100
I23c lower, snd ruled at lower prices, though
half of the decline was regained. Sales we're
made at S17 973@lS 173 April, Sl8 423@
Is 571 Msv. On call there was . heavy
break, which seemed due chiefly to local
manipulation. Sales, 5000 barrels.
Lard was active, and under liberal offer
iugs weakened and declined 7l[91Oc. The
decline was not regained. Sales were made
at 11@1110c March, IL 15@1lIe April,
11275{aI1Sc May. On call there was a
drop corresponding to that in pork. prices
being lower than for several weeks and the
sales being surprisingly large, sggregating
345 coo tierces
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year was 81, 54O698, 27s. There was s1O8,
81 %. ...L. -. ,.....

year was 81, 540,69 ,27s. There was Sos,
6l0,524 worth OF property exempt.
Detroit Mich, February 14-Aliss Jessie
Blood. eighteen years old, daughter pf T. II
Blood, OF -. Clair, has Disappeared under
circumstance that lead 70 the belief that
she committed suicide.
Troy, y. Y, February 1.-THE Wssbine-
tor street Methodist church l. now trying l.
y. Ireland, class leader, on various charges.
While mis- wife was giving testimony she wss
stricken with paralysis.
Montreal, February l4-An eight-year-
old boy died to-day at Point St. Charles,
from excessive use Of liquor The coroner
Jury brought in verdict Of williul murder
against the persons who gave the liquor.
Dallas, February l4-Trains on all the
Dallas railroads are still from ten TO thirty
hours late on account Of washouts and loss
OF bridges. One hundred yards Of the Texas
and Pacific trafk has been washed away near
Edgewood.
Petersburg, Va, February 14.-In e2nse-
quence OF high water the mills have practi-
cally ceased operations. Appomattox river
is higher than it has been in five years and
is still rising. There are fears of much
damage being done.
Stamford, Ky, February lion Sunday
night, near here, John Carr, a highly
estee med cOiored man, was shot dead IN his
own house BY an unseen person, while he
was playing with his little child. There is
no oIew to The perpetrator.
Portland, Or, February 1.-THE Board of
Trade last night passed II solution asking
the congressional delegation to use their best
efforts TO prevent . forfeiture of me Northern
Pacific land grant A memorial TO Congress
is being circulated in Washington Territory
praying that the grant be forfeited.
Albany, February l4.-In the assembly
the Speaker announced that the committee
organization was not completed. In the APP
pointment OF committees none of Tammany's
dem ands were acceded to, but it is given rep
resentation ON many leading committees.
Considerable dissatisfaction exists among the
Tammanyites.
Corsicsns, Tex, February 14-Trains
which have been suspended on the Texas and
st. Louis narrow-gauge railroad for a week
past on account of washouts, have COM
menced running but very irregular. To-
day orders were issued for the use of all
freight trains on the entire road for con-
struction purposes.
Cincinnati, February IA special 10 the
Commercial, from Paducah, Kentucky, says
that Philander Henderson, aged thirteen
years, committed suicide at Henderson's
Mills, Marshall county. No cause is known
for the act, unless grief over the absence of
a favorite brother who ran away from home
and had not been permitted to return by his
ather
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John NJ Trew, of Durango Colorado, was
examined as a witness before the grand jury
to-day in the Star-route cases. He was in
strucled to bring all the letters received by
him from S. w. Dorsey, J. W. Dorsey, J. r
Minor, NJ. A. Berdell, or any one of them, in
relation to the mail service in Colorado since
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sRREsPoNDENr Of the New York Post
|from Ireland that the agitation there
ling division in the Roman Catholic
l.. The priests are Irishmen and com
sympathize with their couutrymen
than with the heads OF their church.
/ me writer says: "The Irishman's rev.
constantly turn toward the United
He thinks OF that country in almost
me spirit that the Mohammedan
l. OF Paradise. The Irish ladies COM
|severely on the love of dress and dis
|Ehich characterize the Irish serving
/ who come back from America, but
their capacity as servants, and, by in
/, the efficiency of American ladies in
keeping"
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hrge military preparations making
ria cause trouble in Europe. Italy
named az the objective point, but
Esonable considerations indicate that
intend seizing on Salonica, port
|ould be very advantageous to her
This, however, would give her po-
cond only to that of Constantinople,
ther Italy, Greece nor Russia, and
! not England or France, would view
accession with Indifference.
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Virginia ReadJuaters.

RICHMOND, Va, February 14.-To-nigh
in caucus the Readjuster boiling members
agreed to abide the decision of the caucus.
When Massey, the present incumbent, was
nominated for auditor of public accounts,
Senator Riddleberger said he would resign
his seat and % home before he would vote
for him He denounced Massey as a fe on,
whereupon the latter's friends LETT the caucus.
Excitement followed the exit of the Massey
men, The caucus IS still in session at mid
night. Ldter-At 1890 am. S. Brown
Allen, OF Augusta, was nominated Tor audi
tor and the caucus adjourned.
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Lake steam err suns.

DETROIT, February IA dispatch frsm
Grand Haven states that the new steamer
Wisconsin, of the Goodrich Transportation
Company, which has been making alternate
trips from that point to Milwaukee during
the winter with the Michigan iron boats
built last season expressly for this route,
struck the north pier as she attempted TO
enter the harbor this morning. A hole was
smashed in her port quarter about twenty
feet long and five feet wide. The vessel
filed rapidly and sank by the pier, about
eighty feet up the river from where she
struck. Her cargo will be saved with but
little damage. She had on board one thou
sand tons oil freight
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|ssIFIED products are a need Of our
|urists. To limit attention to cereals
lime efforts within too narrow a COM
Il is as bad as "all cotton" 1t is
J gratifying to see that wool-growipg
Increased attention. In southwestern
AMI much of the valley of the Ar
sheep bearing fine woods and Of the
|eeds are doing we'll, snd the owners
are making money. Wool added
n will do much toward enriching
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THE FIRE RECORD.

DETROIT, February III. Rumsey's plan
irg-rnin, at Muir, burned to-day. Loss abou,
Slf, 900.
NEUsrADr, ONT., February 1.-THE Ma
fioa0i Zei3iH9 printing office and residence OF
the publishers have been burned.
VERSAILLES, KY, February 1.-THE tire
Sunday night destroyed three business houses
owned by l. Woolderidge, Governor S. p.
Horter, Mrs. NJ. Turner, and the dwelling OF
Miss Susie Sublett. Loss about 1000; in
surance, $500. Gray q Bohan, grocers; A
Scheherth, Confectioner, and Willism Wolf
confectioner, lost an aggregate Of $1,000;
insurance, $1,000.
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MATRIMONIAL.
The 100 8 IstanetIon Case.

Associated Press ReporLi
SAsHyII.IE, February 14--fn the Su-
preme Court to-day on the Tennessee bond
injunction case, counsel for the funding board
made application to modify the decree 50 as
10 enj0in the funding into bonds with tax
receivable coupons, but TO permit the fund
ing TO proceed if the bonds do not contain
such coupons. The decision will, in this
event, merely have expunged the tax-coupon
feature from the act. The funding would
then proceed in 1908 bonds, with ordinary
coupons. The court has the application I'M
der adyisement
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Representative Willetts Mic. to-day
submitted to the House the bilIhsretofore
agreed upon by the House judiciary Com
mittee TO prevent persons living u bigamy
or polygamy from holding any civ Office OF
United States, and from being deegates in
Congress. accompanying the bill la report
which declares that no person shss under
the authority Of Congress, hold o5e who
violates this statute, which is justisd and
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Coiumbu. Driving PARK association.

CoLUMBUs, o., February 1.-The pro.
gramme of the spring trotting meeting OF the
Columbus Driving Park Association in
cludes nine purses, viz: May 23d-2:20, pu- Sc
$500; 2:45, purse 1000. May 24th-2:20
pacing. purse 5000; 2:3O, purse $500. May
25th-2:17, purse $500; 2:24, purse $500;
2:36, purse $500. May 26th-free for all,
pacing; FIVE to fill and three to start; purse
$500 will be offered during the meeting, the
conditions to be named hereafter. There
will also be chariot races on the second and
fourth days of the meeting. Total purses,
including chariots $1,000.
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LIZ Is the en- bdnc Guiteau so often
bedg The New York World answers:
|ply means full court sitting for the
Fnation of questions of law ex-
Iy, as distinguished from court sit
determine questions of fsct-in which
asa the court is called court at nisi
Baae is the old common-law word for
10 Guiteau's case Judge Cox held
at nisi prius to convict Guiteau, and
Cartier, Wylie, Humphreys, Mac
and Hagnar, Of the District Of Colum-
brit, will hold the court en- bane to hear
bpellate Law questions in Guiteau's
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,he Alps are tunneled through and
tunneling has come into a sort of
and our Canadian neighbors are
dig tunnel under the st. Lawrence,
he length OF which will be twenty-one
Ia seven hundred feet; actual length
! Ell proper, fourteen thousand niue
b and eighty feet. 1t is to be twenty
wide inside aud twenty-three feet
b will be lined with brick masonry
|out, except the fronts, which will
acades Of stone. The arch will vary
|venty to thirty inches in thickness,
bg to the character of the ground to
Ixrted
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KNOCK-DOWN ARGUMENT
INDUCED In by Couple OF Little Rock
Attorneys

Special to the Appeal
LITTLE Rock, February III. B. Nc
Laughlin and Alexander Jones, attorneys,
had knockdown argument to-day. The
former said if Jones had said certain thing
he lied. Jones clutched him by tine throat
and hurled him into the gutter. McLaugh-
lin had an ankle broken, foot fractured and
received internal injuries.
There is really no truth in the Associated
Press kilograms OF opposition to Clayton's
rule among the Radicals.
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Re gald to see, by the New Orleans
hat that city is awakening to the
its enormous charges. The Times
1t costs too much to deliver a bale
at the press yard and to subse-
store it away on shipboard for ex-
|iher cities do it cheaper than we.
ties hold out superior inducements
ny of cheap, rapid and e1aet lassif.-
nf cottonD
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Boston Post disapproves Of the at
sde from time to time upon Jefferson
1t says: "The injury that Jefferson
d to his country cannot be exactly
i, but for the past dozen years his
has been more creditable than that
en- of our Christian statesmen who
Eays been loyal.D
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sHINGToN special to the Chicago
htes that Grant has Withdrawn from
.torship of Captain Eads's ship rail-
Tehu antepec, stating that Eads's
cations in a letter to himself and the
|ts 10 the prospectus Captain Eads
blished, conflict SO widely that to
y is the only course left open to him.
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Horse-Thier HING by a Mob.

ATHENS, GA, February IA coIored
man named Smeal, living on Billiards plan
tatiop, in Guerney county, was suspected Of
stealing a horse. Last night mob broke
open the negro's cabin and whipped him
until be confessed the stealing, and the stolen
horse was found in the woods. The mob then
took the man to the woods where the stolen
horse was hid and hung him TO a black
jack tree, near the Jefferson and Lawrence
Vile road. There the body was found hang
ing to-day
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New York Herald says: The effect
|un's rays on long saturated soil that
enly uncover d is well known; it uni-
! causes a brisk demand for quinine
the persons living in the neighbor-
When a stream IL damned high,
its breadth is greatly increased by a
Increase OF depth, the large area OF
erward exposed when most of the wa
tawn off by the mill is just the thing
ibute ague among all persons living
w." In view of these indisputable
that may be looked for after the
i Nashville and elsewhere have sui
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THE GREAT FLOOD.
4 More Hopeful Feeling at Helena,
Although the Danger is Not
Yet Passed.
Break in the Leyee at q. X. Landing
Business ut Standstill, Owing
10 the High Water.

LITTLE Rock, February 1.-THE Glsets'l
Helena special says: The levee was strongly
guarded last night and every precaUtiOn
taken TO prevent the inread OF the great flood
now pouring down the Mississippi river in
its resistless flow to the gulf. The earthen
bulwsrks remain intact. A more hopeful
feeling prevails at present, although the
place in front of the property OF the
Helena Lumber Company and for two
blocks south, but the street commissioner
hopes to strengthen the work sufficiently to
make II withstand the pressure. The gov
ernment gauge indicates a decline in the
rains last night have checked the decline,
and with the rise reported at Memphis to-
day will no doubt have a tendency 10 swell
the volume OF water. Large sums Of money
have been subscribed by citizens to pay Tor
the work of Strengthening the levee, and
there will be no cessation of the same till all
danger from overflow has passed, which il IS
thought will not lat more than Il week
longer.
Captain J. W. Stansell, who has Just ar
rived from Delta, reports the break in the
levee at that point az being four hundred
feet long and the water pouring through at a
tremendous rate.
The break at Yazoo Pass was slight and
has been repaired.
report reached here this evening that a
break had occurred in the levee at o. X.
Landing, Mississippi, thirty miles above this
city, but the rumor lacks confirm alton.
No further news has been received from
Walnut Bend. The river is still rising at
Memphis and Madison, and an early and
perm anent decline is not looked for at this
point. All business is nearly at a staudstill,
owing to the landings on the river being
under water, thus preventing steamers
from landing. The water is still
over the railroad trestle across PAnguille
river above Mariana, and no trains have
arrived to-day over the Iron Mountain and
Helena railroad. Trains are running regu-
larly over the midland road, but there is
very little passenger traffic from the West
owing to the almost impossible condition OF
the wagon road between Clarendon and
Brinkley. There are indications of more
rain tonight.
Great Damage on SO. Francis River.
NEW ORLEANS, February 1.-THE steamer
Mike Davis, from the overlooked sections of
st. Francis river, reports great damage. This
boat is removing families and stock TO safe
nlaces
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! demanded by the positive sentiment Of civil
I ization. In conclusion the report says: ut
/ matters not, INCUR judgment, that this ylo-
: lstIon is excUsed or defeRded under the guise
( OF religion. 1ouf LS-assittee recognize the
facr that thi7 bill falls lar short Of what the
[ country justly demands, and that, in many
respects we, as the representative Of the
! nation, will fail IN duty If We do not
I prosecute measures looking 10 more radical
/ treatment OF an evil which has in the last
! fifty years intrenched itself in our political
/ system. We propose TO supplement this
! with other propositions that may perhaps
I elicit opposition as too radical, but which in
/ our judgment are absolutely necessary, and
I these propositions are being considered by
! the committee. In the meantime propose
| this measure, which is practical in its char
scter, Is likely to pass without any consider
able dissent, and We hope viii so commend
itself to Congress that it may speedily be
come law"
Contested Election Cases.
The House Committee on Elections, to-
night, considered the Campbell. Cannon con-
test. Another session was appointed for
tomorrow morning, at which il is expected
that decision will be reached. The -opin-
ion generally expressed is that the committee
will report in favor of sending the election
back TO the people of Utah. IL il doubtful
Il such e report will be accepted by the
House. Many OF the best lawyers OF that
body are agreed that the tact of Cannon's
polygamous record il not a ground upon
which the House can legally deny him
admission, while it is quite within the
province of the House to expel him on
that account II is urged that should he
nov go back to his people he would
undoubtedly be reelected by as large
maiority as before, and the result would be
rather to add to his power and popularity in
the Territory. Should ne. however, be first
seated and then by two-thirds vote be ex-
PEELED, be could not again be admitted to the
present House, if precedents followed,
nor probably to any other subseq uent House.
The case OF Smith against Roberton, the
Sixth Louisiana, district, will be dismissed by
the committee at its session tomorrow. This,
with the contested cases of Lanier against
King, Third Louisiana, and MADISON against
Oates, Third Alabama, was dismissed upon
a resolution adopted by the committee not to
go into cases on which the contestant does not
claim to have been elected by an actual ma
jority Of the votes put into the ballot-boxes,
the claim only being made that intimida-
ton prevented free election, which would
have resulted in the election OF the contest
ant. The contestants, however in each of
the above cases will file a memorial asserting
that the sitting member should be unseated
because of improper and illegal practices at
the election. The same course will be pur-
sued as TO several other contests, which will
in turn be dismissed by the Committee on
Elections
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Alleged Political Job.

LITTLE Rock, February 1.-The Gdzette''
Austin, Texas, special says: Matthias
Schell, OF Rock Island, Illinois, contractor
for building the new capitol, transferred the
contract to Congressman c. B. Fsrwell, Gen
eral John B. Farwell, Amos c. Babcock and
John Taylor, of Chicago, for a bonus Of
SIS, 900, SIS, 600 of the amount to be for SER
vices as superintendent OF construction.
The papers were placed on record to-day.
1t ia alleged that there is big political
scheme at the bottom of it.
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Union is expressed that the governor
essee Gill not call the legislature in
ssion upon the State debt question
|ngress has arranged the apportion-
members. The two subjects, il the
|onld require action, can then be
, ed In the same session.
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cotton market yesterday opened and
. suiet, with middling quoted at HE.
York spot middling was IL 9-16c,
y; futures closed easy, with February
IL 80. In New Orleans spot middling
&c, and easy; February futures were
Ills. In Liverpool middling up
we're 67-l6d, and Orleans sgd, and
ltures closed quiet at SD for Febru-
bruary-March, and 6 23-$2i for Au-
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lToN paper remarks: "A body of men
bdertakes to do everything, to be its
tor, lawyer, clergyman and govern
sure TO get stuck in the mud, al
n Congress il is called an excess of
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ATLANTA, GA, February I'LL. Z. Hope,
the leading halter here, has made an assign
ment. His liabilities are 100000.
COLORADO CITY, February III. NJ. Cupp
& Co. have been closed by their creditors.
Liabilities, $4,000; assets, $25, 900.
CHICAGO, February 14.-Only one small
failure is reported on Change to-day, and
that will probably be only temporary en-
harraaament
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Boston Advertiser Gays of the act Of
ginia legislature in abolishing the
punishment of whipping; "The vote
generally regarded as a token OF
progress"
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ACROSS THE WATER.
In the COmmens-MeCarthy's Amend
ment Condemning the Governments
Irish Policy Rejected.
LeoaRd the Spanish Pilgrimage-Plague
in Persia-Death of an Eminent
Baptist Minister.

PARJs, February I4-It is stated as Ger
tain that England and France agreed to Gis-
cuss with the other powers the affairs OF
Egypt. The tension between the cabinets
has completely disappeared, and it is not
doubted that perfect understanding will be
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Associated Press Report
DETROIT, February I4-News has been
received OF the death of Robert F. Keidsie
professor of chemistry in the Mississippi Ag,
ricultural College, at Starkville. His re-
mains viii be brought to Lansing for inter
M
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wILSON-McGAVoCK-By the Rev Edgar Or
gain, at Grace church. in this city, at II O'Clock,
February IL. 1882. Mr.. SHELDON WILSON, of New
Orleans, and Miss ELLA y. McGAvocK. of Pecan
Point. Arkansas daughter of the late Colonel Ed.
I 1raGa
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-15

RSoR HARRIs's term as United States
expires on the 4th of March, 1883.
I legislature will choose his successor.
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An grSin-growers are complaining
ericau wheat is driving them to the
The competition deprives them of
/ mer superiority.
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SglGnd Sir William Armstrong is ex-
ting on gunpowder made without
70 far with good results.