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A BEAR VICTORY.
The Chicago Corn " Corner Killed by
the Board of Trade.

CHICAGO, January 24.-As stated yester-
day, a number OF members of the Board of
Trade called on the Board of Directors, un-
der the recently enacted rule empowering
them TO fix the price in case of a corner,
above which the buyer cannot be called on
for margins, the claim in this instance being
q corner in January corn. The decision was
decided victory for the "besrs," the mar
ginal price being set at thirteen and three
quarters cents below the closing price on
Change to-day. The board passed the fol-
lowing:
Resolued, That this board construe the OBJ.
ject OF the rule under which these proceed
ings were had as intended to secure full pro-
lection to both the buyer and seller, rather
than to undertake 10 determine the actual
value for final settlement
With this-view, and not desiring to be mis-
understood, the board decide that members
of the Board Of Trade, under the rule, shall
have right to call margins on contracts for
No. 2 corn for delivery for January on a
basis of fifty-fve cents as the value Of No. 2
corn for marginal purposes only.
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sHE HAS GONE.

The ex-Empress Eugenie will start for
England to-day, not next Wednesday, as
stated
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AN AMER1oAN pRIMA DONNA LOST Z
NET EARNINGS.
An Imporfant Railroad Qaestfen Again
Raised.

WASHINGTON, January 24.-The commits.
sioner of railroads is preparing papers to
enable the attorney-general TO bring suit
against the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany TO recover 8 balance OF about 81 ,00O,-
600, alleged to be due oB account Of the
percentage on the net earnings.- In the settle
ment by which the amount of this balance
was ascertsined, the items for "new
construction" aud "new equipment" were
excluded. and for this reason the railway
company refuses payment of the sum claimed
BY the United States, and asserts that under
liberal construction of the act of May z,
1878, and under the decisions of the United
States Supreme Court, these items should be
deducted from the gross earnings as being
necessary "in operating he road and keeping
the same in repair" The suit raises again
the question as to what constitutes met
earnings" under the iaw.
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NEW ISSUE
Rank OF Tennessee Notes r. ecsfvabIe for
All State Taxes.


The Nashville American, of Tuesday, says
THE telegraphic dispatches yesterday an,
nouuced the final decision in the new Issue
suit, Keith Us. Clack, argued q few weeks age
in the Supreme Court Of the United States.
The Supreme Court Of Tennessee sew.
eral years ago, in an elaborate opinion
held that what is known az the New Issue,
or Torbitt issue, of the Bank OF Tennessee,
we're properly issuedi by the bank, and that
they were not Issued in aid of the rebellion,
and therefore the holders of these notes b ad
the FIRST claim on the assets of the Bank of
Tennessee. This, it was supposed by some
lawyers, did not settle the question that the
State was obliged TO receive the notes tor
taxes. The case of Clack Us. Keith was
brought to test this question, and the Su-
preme Court Of Tennessee, without over
ruling the former decision, held up
on technical ground that the State
was not bound TO receive them for taxes.
This decision was reviewed in 1879 by the
Supreme Court of the United States and re-
versed, that court holding that under the
twelfth section of the bank charter, the State
was bound to receive them in payment Of
taxes unless the notes were issued in aid Of
the rebellion, which question was not sufi-
ciently raised 10 be decided, as the case then
stood. The case was accordingly remanded
to the Supreme Court of Tennessee, and by
this latter court, at Jackson, remanded to
the lower court for the question to be FIRST
tried by jury. Tnis trial was had and
special verdict rendered by the jury, which
the Supreme Court reversed. The case was
again tried by jury and was determined,
mainly on the evidence of Gov. Isham G.
Harris, the rysdseidipg that the notes were
properly issued and NOT IN aid of the rebel
lion. This verdict being satisfactory to the
court trying the case a judgment was rem.
dered in favor Of the noleholders, and from
this an appeal was taken to the Supreme Court
OF the State, and the judgment affirmed, and
from this decision an appeal was taken TO the
Supreme Court of the United States, and
this is the case decided yesterdsy-that
court agreeing with the jury of the Supreme
Court OF Tennessee, that the notes were not
issued in aid of the rebellion. The case
when argued in the Supreme Court of the
United States, some four weeks ago, was
argued on question OF Jurisdiction, but it
was sfterward agreed that the court should
take the whole case and decide it upon its
merits. The Federal question in the case
arose under the fourteenth amendment.
Under that all obligations of every kind
issued in aid of the rebellion are void. But
now, under both the Supreme Court of the
United States and the Supreme Court of Ten
nessee, it is held that the notes were not
Issued in aid of the rebellion, and that the
State must take them for taxes"
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because h. was rich h. would not nav .x.

because he was rich he would not pay ex-
ee@ixe. charges, and 80 he purchased eight
een tickets, the whole of Pullman; he
packed therein a much of the baggage of
the princess and the rest Of the party a he
conveniently could and departed, leaving the
special car behind.
MR. MAoKoNocHIE's resignation of the
vicarage Of St. Albans, London, which has
been hailed in various quarters ss, in the cir.
cumstances, scapilulationn to ritualists, IL
not allowed to pass without protest from the
council Of the Church Association. That
body has published q manifesto in which the
circumstances that accompanied the resigns
ton are declared 10 constitute = grave SCAN
dial to the Church Of EngIandn Great sur
prise and profound regret are expressed that
the Bishop of London should have thought
it consistent with the obligation of his epis-
copal Office TO sanction the arrangement with
out any pledge having been given to obey
the laws of the church.
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PERSONAL.

HYPHEsATED journals are now spoken of
as "catamsran newspapers" While they
are quite Fat they cannot be so easily upset.
The venerable Peter Cooper sirenuously
opposes the proposition made by his friends
to erect a statue in Cooper Institute in his
honor during his lifetime. Such menu-
ment, he says, would cause him much pain
while living, but the people can do as they
please after he is dead. Mr.. Cooper is in
his ninety-second year.
THE Marquis Of Lorne, although a gov
ernor-general and the husband of princess,
does not propose TO pay more for things tn an
anyone else. He had a row Friday last with
the Coast Line authorities about an over
charge. They charged him $500 for towing
the princess's two cars from Richmond 10
Charleston, distancs of 400 miles, whereas
the Chesapeake and Ohio had only charged
$500 for bringing them from Cincinnati
twice the distanse. The marquis swore that
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we..ern unlen Li,iEasIon.

New YORK, January 24-The Post says:
Argument in the case of w. 8. Williams
against the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany has been postponed until Saturday.
The opening of the books of the company is,
therefore, also postponed. The opening of a
joint Office with the direct and French Cable
Companies, in accordance with the views Of
John Fender, is presumed simply from his ac-
ceptance of the profered directorship of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, and
the results expected from this, il it should
be done; are to increase the credit and pres
tige for Western Union that would eventually
give it place in the London market.
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DUTY ON OOTTON-TIEs.
Strong Protest Against Any Increase
th the Tariff Rates.

New ORLEANS, January A.-Lewis Bush
president of the National Cotton Exchange
concerning the proposed increase OF duty on
cotton-ties, has addressed letter to the
senators and representatives of the cotton
States, in which he says: "Allow me in the
name of the National Cotton Exchange OF
America to appeal to you in behalf of the
cotton interests; and especially the colored
people of the South, whose very existence
depends upon the production of this staple,
not to increase the duty on cotton-ties.' u
Bush says even now, owing to the bad state
Of the planting interest, the depressed con.
dition of trade, the low price OF cotton and
heavy composition from Bombay, Egypt and
other foreign countries, the people can barely
exc out subsistence, and should the duties
be increased, it will inevitably follow that
many poor will be brought to great distress.
Resolutions efthe Shreveport Exchange
SHREVEPORT, January 24-The Cotton
Exchange adopted the following:
Resolved, That the agricultural interests OF
the country demand relief and encourage
ment from the National Legislature. Espe-
cially is this true of the producing
section of the Union, which has just
marketed crop Of the staple, which, though
unusually large, has not proved remunera-
tive to farmers.
Resolved, That an increase of the duties on
cotton-ties under the discouragements that
surround the planting interests at this time
would lie unwise and unjust, and tend to
discourage the production of large cotton
crop the present year.
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TIE pig-hesdedness of q certain class of
EngIishmen where Ireland and Irish affairs
are concerned is proverbial, but it never
found clearer illustration than recently
at the hands Of Lord Harrington,
who, In public speech, declared
the whole population of the unhappy
island unequal to self-government, because
few scoundrels had banded together in
Dublin for the purpose of assassination.
The eminent Christian ministers, the mem
bers of the bar, and others of the learned
professions, the gentry" as the upper ten is
styled, and the great middle class, there as
here conservative and industrious. are utterly
ignored by this highly cultivated states
man. OF course Lord Harrington does not
believe what he said. The facts of Ireland's
population are known to no one better than
to him, but il agrees with his prejudice to
utter this cruel libel, to discredit his intelli-
gence by saying what is not true,
and resting his misstatement upon DO.
lice reports. To us, so far removed
from these troubles of the British empire, it
would seem as II this expression of the Mar
quis of Harrington was the best possible
proof Of the necessity for self-government
for Ireland, that she might be freed from =
hate and nalsvolence so blind as to crinin-
ate 5,5OO,0O0 people because a half dozen
self-confsssed assassius had been arrested in
Dublin.
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A CALLOUs CLERK.
The Inquest I'm the NswhaI House Dis
aster Continued.

MILWAUKEE, January 4-Night- Clerk
DELANEY was examined to-day at the inquest
points of the testimony are that be thought
the fire originated in the bar-room. The hose
in the halls had not been used or examined
for the last two years. He could have called
the guests if he had not been engaged upon
matters which he considered Of more i'm.
portance than alarming the guests. He had
twenty-five minutes between the discovery el
the FIRE and the time before he knew the hotel
was doomed; he could have run through
every hall in the hotel and alarmed every
guest in that length Of time, but had to at.
tend to the Office duties. saving papers and
valuables, knowing the hotel safe to be use
less in case of fire,
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A NEW rlnroR I'M rnr rraur


RICHMOND, VA, January 24.-Informa.
tion was received to-day to the effect that q
few nights since a body Of disguised mer
forcibly took from the Jail of Russell county
in this State, two white men named o. F
Farrell and Evan Griffith, confined on 8
charge of obtaining under false pretenses
about $1,000 worth OF cattle from graziers in
that section. Nothing is yet known of the
disposition made of the prisoners, but it i,
believed that they were lynched. The pr is.
oners had secured change of venue to
Washi pgton county, and were TO be taken
thither Monday.
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CHICAGO, January 24-The American Field
will publish reply from DR.. W. F. Carver
to Capt. A. Il. Bogardus, in relation to the
iatter's proposition for pigeon m.tches for
the worlds wing championship. Carver de-
clines Bogardus's proposition, claiming that
he (Carver) is the wing shot champion, and
the only thing for Bogardus to do is to shoot
for the champion cup. In turn, be proposes
to shoot Bogardus match of 100 birds for
$4,000, or a less sum, at Louisville, Febru.
ary 14tb, or other date 10 suit. Articles Of
agreement are in the hands of DR.. Rowe,
editor of the Field
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NEW YoRK, January 24.-John A. Nc
Weigh, the comedian and variety actor
met with a fatal accident on Friday, falling
down stairs at his residence, SO Bleeker street
and sustaining coneussion Of the brain and .
fractare of the skull from which he died in ,
few hours. Mr.. McVeigh was born at Bon
burn, Oxfordshire, England, in l84S, ant
learned the printers trade. Twenty y-fy,
years ago he made his first appearance a
the old Bowery Thester. He was manager
Of theater in Atlanta, and of the old Nov
city Theater, now the Bowery Garden, O
this city, the Atlantic Garden, in Newark
and the Standard Theater, in Paterson. Hi
wife, who plays under the name of Kate
Montrose, acted with him for the last thirteer
years. They were billed to appear At the
Broadway Theater, WilliamsSurg. Friday
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Anxious but Fearful.

WAsHIseToN, January 24.-The Star says:
The President recently told New
England senator that while be was anxious
to have Congress pass the bill to revise the
tariff, he was fearful on account of the late
ness of the session and the diversified in
terests in the bill that it would fail. Being
asked if he would call an extra session II
the bill did fail, he said: "That is an
emergency will not consider until it
arises"
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1oL. xLIII-NC. 90


Temporary Reduction In prisss ssR
Making Dresses. Walking Dresses Rs.
duced from SIS to $40.
Making hasdssme SlIk Costumes n.
duced from $20te eIB.
Our artistic Evening" Dresses naas
for go.
Radical Reduction IL the prices e all
car Dress Gesds, Silks, Satins, Ottsnans,
velvets, Broeades, Plashss. AIss ear
Evening Dress Goods, Light-Celered sat
iBs. Flashes and Gauxss.
3 EN- Err g 90.
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The opeIika Trouhle..

MONTGOMERY, ALA, January 24.-The
Montgomery Grays have returned home
from Opelika. A lieutenant and ten men
however, remain till further orders. Ex.
Mayor Dunbar, one of the arrested parties
telegraphs thai Pinckard, the president ol
the Board of Commissioners, heard the cases
to-day and acquitted all charged with resist.
ing the officers. II was at Pinckard's re.
guest and on the statement of resistance thai
the ooveruor mt franru
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TIE banks that paid out N oney on the ir-
regular checks Of Treasurer Polk say they
will make good the money without compul-
slon oil law, as was threatened. This will
leave about 100000 due the State, $lOO, 600
OF which will be paid by Polk's bondsuen
the remaining 100000 to be paid, perhAp,,
alter awhile out Of the Mexican mines.
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Death OF .. old gours.,i.s.

NEw0oMERsTowE, January 24.-The Hon.
James Patrick, sr, the Oldest journalist in
Ohio, died yesterday at his home in New
Philadelphia, at the advanced age of ninety
one years. Mr.. Patrick founded the Tuscar-
awas Chronicle, now the Advocate, in 1919,
which was the first paper ever published in
Tuscarawas county. He was the falher-in.
Law Of Mr.. Joseph Medill, of the Chicago
2fiixas.
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No m..er,aI Cn..-, I'm M,,,..o,.

ST. PAUL, January 13.-On the first ballot
to-day Window got 81; Wilson, 80; Cole, IL;
HubbArd, IL; Dunnell, 10; Kindred, 3; Start,
4; Farmer, 8; Davis, q; Wakefield, q; scat.
terins 4; total, LAG. Window was the same
as yesterday. On the second ballot Window
got 81; Wilson, 81; Cole, Is; Hubbard, IL;
8; Wakefield 2; ]. G. Waite, 2; scattering
4; total, l46. The third ballot did not show
any material ch ange. and was the last taken.
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Prefers RI. Quarters q. JaiI.

KANsAs CRY, January 2i.-It now seems
assured that Frank james will not offer bail
at present, preferring to remain under the
circumstances in the Jail at Independence.
He says that he has Left the matter entirely
in the hands of his lawyers. One of them
is reported as saying in an interview tonight,
that they think it best that he renain where
he il
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The North OareIi. . Debt.

RALEIGH, January 24--The law provid.
ing for compromising, committing and set
Ting portion of the State debt of North
Carolina expired before several millions of
bonds had been exchanged. In accordance
with the suggestion OF the state treasurer the
Legislature extended the operation of the
act two years, to allow ample time for full
exchange and settlement
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ALL HOPE GONE.
The Tugs Sent Out from Hamburg te
Look After Survivors Of the
Ill.Fated Clmbria
Retarn After 4 Fruitless Search-An
American Prima Donna Supposed
to be Among the Lost.

! HAMBuRs, January 24-The four tugs re-
turned from fruitless search for the passen.
gers of the Cimbria this morning.
The incidents ON board the Cimbria OF the
Indian who had to be disarned of his sena-
hawk, of the surgeon who leaped into the
sea, and scenes among the passengers cling.
ing TO the rigging were related by one
Wegeri, or Vegert, cabin passenger, who,
into the rigging Those in the rigging say
they saw boat lowered from the steamer
Sultan, probably TO repair her own damage.
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LINCOLN, January M.-The ninth ballo,
tor United States senator to-day resulted a,
follows: Boyd, "a; Millard, Is; Thayer, I6;
Saunders, 10; Corwin, 13; Stickel, 8; Man.
dersop, 8; Connor, z; Lake, 4; Morton, 8
Crounzs, 8; Dorsey, 2. Tenth ballot: BOYD,
"a; Millsrd, Is; Thayer, Is; Saunders, Is;
Corwin, 13; Stickel, 8; Manderson, 8; Con.
nor, 4; Lake, 8: Morton, 8; Crounze, 2; Dor
sey, 2; Wells, 8.
A NEW FACTOR IN THE FIGHT.
The senatorial contest is growing warm.
The Democrats and anti-monopolisIs have
agreed to concentrate on Boyd, Democrat,
10 morrow. He will probably have fifty
votes, and may 60 TO sixty. The policy OF
the anli-monopolisis is to force the R.pubIi-
cans to name man agreeable 10 them. II
is difficult TO say what the result will be. A
new factor enters into the fight tonight
To-day the Supreme Court gave formal
decision declaring the railroad commission
law unconstitutional. This was applauded
by the anti-monopolists. Judge George B.
Lake, chief justice OF the Supreme Court, ID
now announced as candidate for senator
and bis friends claim that he will be a COM
promise candidate. This is very doubtful
The opinion of the court has embittered
many members who occupy conservative
positions on railroad legislation. The con.
test will be full of interest from gov until
the conclusion. The Republicans were in
conference to night, but no decisive actor
was taken.
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ESTABLISHED 1910.
ALL the issues of the Bank of Tennessee
ars now receivable for State taxes.
Gov. HAwKIss is going to reside in Chat.
tsnooga and there will practice law.

Col. JoHE NJ. FLEMING, one of Polk's
counsel, says "tbat the regulations OF several
weli-knoWn gentlemen must be necesasrily
seriously besmirched by the developments Of
the case" And now tue whole State Ia ask
ing, "Who are tbey?"
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A Sad Incident.

CLEVELAND, O., January 24.-The wifi.
and four children of Solomon Bartelstein. O.
Cleveland, went down with the steamship
Cimbria in the North sea. Bartelstein came
here two years ago from Russian Poland, es
tablished successful business, and last MAY
sent for his family. The two older childre1
ocean. Finally she was persuaded, and EN-.
barked al Hamburg on the ill-fated steamer
with the remaining four children. The old.
est daughter, a young lady Of twenty -one
years, swooned on hearing of the disaster
and is not expected to recover. Bartelstein
is also prostrated with grief.
Joseph Heuby and son, Joseph Panec
vile and two children, destined for Cleve.
land, were also lost on the Cimbris. Heuby
lived here and induced Panec, his brother.
in-law, and family to leave their home in
Cracow and sail Tor America.
AN AMERICAN PRIMA DONNA LOST
1t is now known here that among the
passengers of the lost steamship Cimbria
was Miss Dora Henning, known to the
lyric stage as Mile. Dorani, VINO was return
ing to her home in Cleveland from nearly
years course of musical studies in Europe.
Mapleson found her at the Cincinnati Col
lege of Music, and engaged her for his COM
pany last season. She made highly suc-
cessful debut as prina donna in the opera of
FSdclia at Chicago, and after the close of her
engagement went abroad to study with
famous masters. Her career promised to be
brilliant. Her father is q music teacher apd
director of reputation.
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A scalper,. Tickes No GOOD.

PHILADELPHIA, January PA verdict
for the defendant was rendered to-day in the
suit OF George W. Sleeper against the Penn.
sylvania railroad to recover damages for
being, as he claimed, illegally put off the
train He bought the "accommodationD
ticket from New York 10 this city at
scalper's Office on Bro sdway. 1t was only
good for the distance from Trenton down.
He was put off at Elizabeth, though he
claims another conductor said the ticket was
good. At the trial of the case last year a
non-suit was entered on the ground that the
ticket was bought of an unauthorized agent,
who was in fact carrying on business
which under the laws of Pennsylvauia is a
criminal one. The Supreme Court, however,
reversed this decision on the ground that,
although the sale was illegal, the purchaser
got valid title. The company's defense to.
day was that the ticket had been previously
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The De.dIook 40 ni.bi~..

DETROIT, January 24.-Only two ballots
were taken in the joint convention of the
Legislature to-day for senator. First ballot !:
Ferry, 4S; Stout, 40; scattering, 81, on eleven
different candidates. There are four ab-
sentees, evidently pairs between the Ferry
men and Democrats. Second ballot: Ferry,
40: Stout, 4S; scattering, 80, ON twelve can.
did afea