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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-22
TIE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
ACCOMPANYING REPORT or THE HOUSE COMMITTEE
on COMMERCE.


on COMMERCE.
WAsuISGToS, Feb. 21.-Mr. Page. on be-
half OF the COMMITTEES Commerce. has submitted to
the House a long argumenativc report to accompany
the new River and Harbor bill. Following are few
extracts:
Upon receiving reports and estimates OF the ons
neefs your committees proceeded to examine the same
and found that number OF Important river and harbo:
works would not have dollar left ut the expiration OF
on the part Of Congress 10 make appropriations for the
coming fiscal yoar-ending June 80, lss4-would newt
In the matter of "plsnt" filling up Of
would aa be saavstss to dws away
sums already expended In the Interest OF commerce. ana
rendering worthless many nncompo Cd improvements,
damage Notwithstanding therefore, the adverse views
to the House River and HaroOr bli, to act other
wise would be paIpable and serious neglect OF their
Y0ur committee have underworld solictously TO
frame such bill only ass justified In all respects by the
interests OF general commerce, the and
curty OF existing navigation ana the rigid requirements
or he aggregate In this bill there are appropriations OF
si25 900 Tor the Missouri 900 for the Mississippi
making ~ 900 for those two great naysabo high
ways OF commerce. aud for all other river aud
Too BID contains ninety-one item. OF appropriation
for harbor works ~ and ~ for D., river seI
items,6Snoe III Items for which appropriations
asked by the engineers rave been reu.ed on the latter
thirty uue were not appropriated for In the last act
Thus I32 works appropriated for last wear have been
dropped by the present BILL not because OF deIne but
becaIso In many cases enough moJey VIII not DO on
hand at the OF the next fiscal year go
Sitn tho work. or for some other equally suncent
re
The committee has deemed IL proper to refrain from
making appropriation for a work not speciied IN tho
list o. objections by tue SECRETARY OF war when was
embodied Ia the lasC act, and which IL not only ehtey
proposed TO make the Improvement but ls not ehcn-
sivcly for the Interest oconmerce ana naVkau9. We
refer TO the improvement Of the Potomac mats or
arshes for which he committee at the last session &c
cined az they do now TO reeommeua auy %
but which, under tue pressure OF special message from
the President fayoring tho was inserted y tue
Senate In last years River and Harbor bill, and only
concurred In by the the reportof conference
committee.
In the interes, ALSO OF wise economy and In DEFER
TO the public sentiment OF the locality, clause nae
been Inserted covering into the Treasury the sum OF
y4O0 900 that years ago appropriated but HAS lain
nnexpendod, FOR improving the Harlem hVer' NOW
York .
The committee has declined In this bill to authorize the
making OF specific surveys for projects OF improve
Provision is made that hereafter AL surveys
sha be made upon application to and authorization OF
the secretary OF War.
The committee replies great length 70 that portion
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ASSIGNMENTS or BUSINESS MEN

Chicago, Feb. 21.-The failure of W. T.
Allen & Co.. of the largest Wholesale grocery firms
here surprise in the grocery trade in this
city. az the firm very well known and had large
dealings mere. II il said that 1t has twenty-five
creditors in NewYork City including three banks which
bought IT, paper. The firm made an assignment to
Bradford Hancock The partners were William L. Allen,
Charles H. Curtis. General Erastus n. Bates and samuel
W. Basset. Mr.. Curtis the PRINCIPAL capitalist OF
the nrn and interested in numerous enterprises.
lie was formerly Ycepresident Of the Third National
Bank OF New Yark, president OF the Downer b mis-
Brewing Company president OF the Illinois Springfield
Watcu Company and late State Treasurer Tie ASSIGNEE
roughly estimates tine liabilities at 100000 and the
like amount equally divided between stock
and accounts The failure is attributed 10 small capital
and slow collections. II IL also known that there have
been personal Engagements among the partners.
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TIE ARMY AND NAVY.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.-Second Lieutenant
Frank b. Mccoy at his request been transferred
from the oath Infantry the 80 Infantry and will JOIN
the station Of his company tA) Fort shaw, Montana
Territory, at the expiration Of his leave OF absence,
which has been extended one month.
Ensign James ~ Oliver has been ordered 10 attend the
OF artillery instruction which will commence at
Fortress Monroe the LIST OF May next Ensign Slim
son ]. boon detned from duty the Naval
Observatory the 23th inst and detailed for special
duty with tho Solar Eclipse Expedition, which will EN-
bark from NewYork the Let OF March next for Caao
Peru.
The Senate Naval Committee this morning agreed TO
recommend the passage Of the House bill providing for
the reappOnnent OF Edward Bellows paymaster in
the Navy The bill, accompanied by report, was sub
sequsnty reported 10 the Senate.
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STATE OF TRADE.
DOMESTIC MARKET5.

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$4,000 bush corr oY 80 :, push' Oats 1870 Du'n'
800 s0 K 3 Sa to Choice spring
90 % w.r %asa @
Old Oo s5ss5 So Low Grades % 90 ssS So
T T.4s 81 sS hS 81 81 ii &.
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81 s Good S.ss.
steady Cut Loaf e'.e; Crushed s.c P'wssrea sssGs
enea'fs n Gmc, n q issss a
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npd non,iniiIy II2so Receigts Flour. gooo bos1
Wheat $4,000 bush Corn. 74eoo bush; Oats So%csSS
SSis wheat, 5000 Sash. Corn $1,000 bush 1900
RYE 1000 bnsh.i Barley none -, -... ~.
ToLEDo. Feb 2l.At the noon board Wheat weaker S
ap msa 81 III hsy L; 5ass 8. CT:
High liIea Sse. No Spot Sshs s sS sl sSot
go; lac February. Nay. 46c. Receipt, one. IA
msnss Wheat $500 bush Corr. s7ovo ousn' os's INV
ush.
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THE RAND INQUIRY CLOSED.

NEWPORT, II. l., Feb 21.-The court of
inquiry into the method OF purchasing supplies for the
Torpedo Station by Paymsster Rand adjourned
tbia afternoon Considerable testimony has been taken
since tho reassembng Of the court Captain sefridge
testified taat no had made his report to the Score
tary OF the Navy tue purchase OF the articles in dis
pue Rand made inquiries Ia regard 10 the prices OF ar
tces required for the station and these showed that
the made 81 per cent profit Paymester
Rand admitted aavng certified the rst regulation
that lowest market price and belle we'd So
The was then oosed and the court proceeded to
m Ia a finding
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MINES AND MINING.
WEDNESDAY. Feb. 21-P.

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21-P.
The mining stock markets to-day were more ac-
tive and considerable strength was developed for
the best class of shares. Horn Silver unusually
active and rose from 5l9 to 7l2 Sierra Grande
advanced to 3.25, Navajo was strong at 5i205ss,
and Hall-Anderson sold at 100 Robinson Consol-
idatcd was firm closing 10 after 1.20. and Chry
solite brought 40 large business done IN
Sonora Cousolida and it closed at 33 cents. The
Comstocks were dull and irregular, but generally
easier
SALES AT TIE MINING EXCHANGES
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Bullion valued at sss, 444 q was received in
The PETRULEUM MARKET.
NRw-YORK, Feb. 81.

"Skylarking" was the principal occupation
of the members Of the Petroleum Exchanges to-day
Business dull yesterday, but there was even
less variation in the market No news was forthcoming
from the oil fields aud the kilograms showed that " vi
City the stagnaton of trade was a. great % IL wss
The price of crude opened ct 81 0O rose 10 ~
ended at 81 OOss0$1 OOH. There are Few welS ca
neoted in during the next few dsys-among them Gran
din No g. near Balltown Penn.-and their arrival may
urnish courage 10 some large dealers for aec'oeo
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TIE ANTHRACITE COAL Tonnage.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 21.-The combined an
thrae tonnage OF all the coal carrying companies
for January 2075,742 TONS 24l s31 tons in
the corresponding month last year distributed as fol-
lows Philadelphia aud Reading Railroad, 465,511 tons;
Lehigh Valley Railroad 43l, ST. Central Railroad Of
New jersey, 30f4s3: Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern Railroad, 33S, 1901 Delaware and Hudson Canal
Company, 247,7 Pennsylvania Railroad. 16l, s5s;
Pennsylvania Coal Company 1O2, 753; NewYork, Lake
Ere and Western Railroad, 1854 The stock Of coal
hand tide shipping points January 81 1883, was
6I6757 tons: on December 81 1882 562ll6.
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Tariff bill the free list books printed in
Foreign language The petition states that books
manufactured In Germany even cheaper than In Eng
land and that the printers and binders there are paid
only about onefth OF the rate paid the same class of
workmen IN inls country The publishers that they
are unaDle 70 compete with German publishers and the
admssoo OF books ree OF duty would result in throwing
Q number OF men out of employ mant -
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THE MEXICAN RECIPROCITY TREATY

WAsHINGToN, Feb. 21.-There appears to
be probability. least that the view expressed In THE
TRIBUNE that II Will not be wise for the Senate TO
attempt the consideration OF tho Mexican reciprocity
treaty before December will prevail In the executive
session today Hoar moved that the cOusidera
ton OF treaty be postponed until tnat time. An OBJ
lection carried motion until the executive
session. partial poll OF the nate by Interested per
to Indicate that majority Will Do IN favor Of
senatOr HOars motion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-22

THE TREATY OF WASHINGTON.
THE SENATE ADOPTS THE JOINT RESOLUTION FOR
THE TERMINATION OF THE FISHERIES ARTI-
Giles.
WASHINGTON, Feb 21.-In the Senate to-day MT.
Edmunds called up the joint resolution TO provide
for the termination of the articles OF the treaty OF
Washington relating to the fisheries. Mr. WINDOW
asked Mr. Ednunds whether the section OF the lolnt
resolution repeating the act to carry into effect the
provisions of the policy relating to the fisheries
would repeal the law under which goods are per-
nlitted 10 be transported in bond through Amer-
can territory He was quite willing to give notice
of the termination of the fisheries articles of the
treaty. but not to repeal this part of the law.
NJ Edmunds said that to avoid all possible mis-
construction on this point he would move to limit
the application of this section of the resolution by
inserting the words, So far as 1t relates 10 arlcl9s
of i'd treaty 50 TO be terminated ms amend
ment was agreed to.
The Joint resolution was then passed as follows
Resolved, by the senate and House of Representative
OF the United states OF America In Congress assepleu;
That in the Judgment of Congress the provisi0n o.
and OF article thirty Of the treaty eween the united
states and Her Britannic Majesty for amicab!e
settlement OF all causes Of difference between The two
countries concluded at Washington on the eighth cay
of May, A d. 1871 ought % be Terminated at the eares'
possible time ana he no longer In force.
And 10 this end the President b., aud he her by IL
directed TO ave notice 10 tac Government OF hei
Britannia Majesty that provisions ~ each ant cy r.
one Of the articles oOrcsad will terminate ard be o. no
expiration OF two years next after the limo
giving such notice.
Thst the President and he hereby Is directed toye
and communicate 10 the Government oi Her hrtahhlc
Majesty notice II such termination on thS ISL Jay
OF July A D. 1855, or Is soon thereafter ~ may o..
That on and after the expiration oi tLe Two ycirS,
time requ red by said treaty each and every o. sn
articles shall be deemed aun held 10 have expired a'd
be OF force and effect ana That every department 90
the Government of the United states sail execute the
laws at the United states dn the pemses In the same
manner and 10 the same effect a. II said articles mao
never DNUN IN ana the act 81 AoHkItnS
March l, 4 -. 1873 eItitl al An at To ch'iy mo
effect the provisions OF the treaty between the Unllc
q and Great Britain" signed In tile city OF WASH
ing;on the sth day o. May, 1871. relating 20 the
fisheries, Tar 10 elsies 20 toe articles OF said treaty
bo cfmiu cd. shall Dee and stand repeated ana ~
OF force aud after tie time OF tho expiration OF
haA two EcIrs
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A PROTEST FROM PUBLISHERS.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 21.-The publishers
and printers German books In this city this morning
forwarded Representative Kelley petition remon-
srang against the adoption Of the clause In the Senate
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REAL ESIA TIE.

NEw-YosK. Wednesday. Feb. 81. 1888
The following sales were held at the Ex.
change SalesrOom to-day:
BvA. n. Muller & Son.
sSs SnD pSt c u an S Nc iS1 Rsss
SIMILAR house with lot No ios owery ad,oip. '1''"
ing above. plot of land 2o7Il9ox2olxiss.si
ssory brick dwelling with lot No 3iS 4sti ''''''
Bv Richard Y. Hdrnen e Co.
29ry brick house and 2stOry brick stable Nth
Clinton ST. lot 2ilx90 Ii Jentes Bro .......... 1880
BYE. r. Raymond
s gS o D s sIs sn %: I sS 1SS
Curran. $3.50
RECORDED REAL STATE TRASsFsRA
NETWORK CITY
s4thst s. l49 IT Sc Of Lexingtonave. S77xloo; D
Fried husband Theress Wolf 10000
Dusgin and wife TO 5 TOwe $4,000
oalTe and another g " : Denmark ;;,:.....,....
Cannonst No4l; Fitzsimmons and wife TO J J =.
Same property; Fti:imnOns to Ellen Filsi@
10Th ST. g. go IT Of Xve-B S5x0iS, Iocw to
p,ysan s Nos IL and 3 Il and other pro5erty,TP
to L Frie6erger -. 5000
Miller 70 Jas Boyd 1900
Dosche 70 ii Doscher 1900
to Kempner 1000
1919; W Miller and wife 10 A schneider aud -.
Madsonaye W :. 800 1t Of G2d-st 20x7O:
Dovng and wife TO w Cooper $4,000
Dunlap 30 1850 .,D"'!.: 1910
e4th-st, :, II II c OF LeXtngtOnaye 37.5xlO0
b DOnihee 10 CocKburn. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
9ita-st. n 95 II OF Lexington avo; 81 5xl00; q
COckDurn to w Is DOnnee. 1
Nacdougal ste 8. 27S ft Of Princest 25xlOO; John
sday esIS s5l It Of 10 Sd st. 25x65 cia to
North sdave n e cor OF I47th.st, g De La Mare, go.
Teieea, 10 VIM Miller .............. ........ 75Oo
Grand s0nieyard II OF S6th-st. --Y6.7xlOOb2 -
xl3.5J Il Smith ana wife 20 J p Num- 5000
stanton ST, No JZSi Jones and another to Fred
i''S sl ,S. referee 10 Margaret Fransioh ~ 24O0
Lot 4O7 Jumel estate: 10 Il IcrwilHger... 44o
cath ST. 2lS II q OF th-ave 75x9s.9; Jose NJ -.
HurtaiO 10 Catherine o,oO0
Same property; A Il LedouX and another, trustees
Same property Perry and wife to Catherine
Same property, A Eedoux AND another, trustees. !
stantoD.sT 10 32S W ii Dameat ct al trustees, to 80.
Same property; Susan Dameat ct al TO same...-
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ofthe Presidents annual message to Congress which
relates to river and harbor appropriations ard to the
veto message Of the last River aud Harbor BILL to which
1t refers, and which IL reafflrms.
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Total sales for tho day ........--...-..- .-.--.
S. FRANCISCO MINING STOCKS
SN Francisco, Feb. 21.-The following
were the official closing prices OF mining STOCKS
rny TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. !

DEADwooD, OAK. Feb 2l.-ihe regular semi en-,
monthly cleanup of the Momestake Companys nil
aggregatine 1897, 900 went East yesterday morning
All The mills on the belt are running. tho thaw OF
the pasl few days afordng an abundance OF water
The Caledonia Company is sinking Wine from
the 100 level to the depth Of 90 feet The wipe
s now down thirty feet The mine shows m sr 90
mproy cement, the body having width OF
eighty feet. Mach,
The Sitting bull smeter will fire up on Msrcn 4 l..
The Florence Mill is still idle. Machinery ior us
enlargement is awaited c.,,o,
Glowing reports are received from uoiaen. an mi.
The Summit Mill is In successful operation on ln-
tial ore.
Bullion valued at S3S, 444 22 was received In
this city yesterday from tho mines.
ended February shows: Orc extracted from frst
level 1000 tons second level, ooo tons; tnira
.5"pt from February to z. Third level header In
los rect Italian Wine down forty.one feet. work
rasuu,ed on north End tunnel, beginning at point
about twe five feet back from face aud 700 feet
from mouth of tunnel, turning and following vein
in a southeasterly direction. Tunnel now in 800
feet.
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for Congressman James B. Belford, OF Colorado ior
e., 900. Mr.. pelford denies in the most empnatio
terms that no ever had ANY money trausacs vi -
with s. w. Dorsey. and says he has never neafu VI
such check OF payment until to-day.
REPORTED FIXING" OF TWO JURORS
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATcHJ
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-Mr Ker. OF Goverhmen'
counsel in the Star Route trial. Is authority TOT the
statement that the prosecution has received lnior
nation that two of the defendants in that case have
said that they had fixed" two members OF the
present jury Mr.. Ker was inclined to believe tnat
the story had been given out IN the nope ,nat sor
would prevent Rerdell from taking the stand tor
the Government.
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The refined market was steady az the advance made
by the Standard Oil COMPANY yesterday, announced OK
cusively in THE TRIBUNE. Quotations were centS
here and 7%077s cents In Philadelphia and Baltmore.
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oiuo cess .-..---.-....---..--s.-
Bu Richard " H1rnsu a On

2story brick house and 2-stOry brick stable with
lot. No 22l East Broadway, 10 cor Of mo 200)
Clinton st. lot 2i.lx90; Ii Jentes q Bro. .........
By E. r. Raymond.
dwellings with lot, 10 25S West 36th-st, SIS, $50
# eof sthave plot OF land 25x9s.e; Lawrence
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ENROLMENT IN TIE xxTH DISTRICT

A meeting of the Young Mems Republican
Association OF the XXth Assembly District was held at
No 2O2 East Fifty sixthst yesterday to take action with
reference to the manner in which the re-
enrolment IS being carried I'm the district
George j. Krauss presided Resolutions were
unanimously adopted approving the plan for
the reorganization Of the Republican party and the unit
ing OF the different factions the Of Presidential
election approving the action OF the Committee OF
Eighteen appointing committees OF five to supervise
the enrolment In each Assembly District but condemning
the action OF Robert Betty, defeated candidate for
Alderman I'm the XXth District who has been appointed
chairman Of the retnrOllng committee In that dsrictand
who the resolutions say, instead OF allowing all Republic
to enroll refused that privilege To all who had voted
against him ut the last election, and also to all members
Of the Young Mems Republican Association OF
the XXth Assembly District The resolutions protested
against SOOn b. smith having charge O the challengeTs
on the ground that he Interested in efforts to keep
the XXth Assembly District organized underline old regime
and continue IL the close corporation II has always been
the association asks hearing before the Committee OF
Eighteen. A committee consisting OF the following
persons appointed be at the place Of enrolment
at Third-ave and Fiftyseyenh-s on Thursday evening
to get private roll Of the names of those are chal
lcngcd William Irving, James Cantwcll John Kelly,
George Kfaus ana T. +. Pagan. The meeting then adj
lorned till tomorrow ut 1870 p. III.
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as true and brave any OF sons while deporng as
much as any the disaster which has overtaken our
cause am thankful for this opportunity to proclaim
now surrounded by temporary clouds and darkness as
boldly and dehantly when our cause was Datheu IN
sunshine hearts firmly and forever liked 10
tho mmutabe principles OF liberty and human right, as
announced by the liberal platform; ana
that the fight shall go on against the
bgotry and violence OF Bourbonism as
long II shall please God to spare our ives LOT Ine
the struggle. The scope OF the ReadJuster party
has enlarged with its age and growth III OrlgnateI IN
an issue local, and to extent Unpopular WIN
time, and the changing Issues which time brings III mas
widened It's sphere and while s original ot0ect mas pc
come less prominent, Issues OF natiOnalsn, OF human
rights, OF liberty OF peace, Of manhood, or rePuDnoa
government, have been forced upon by the nerce on
slaught OF BourbOnism, until these issues are Droa1
enough 10 become national. and 1t has the synPahy o
every I'm this nation who loves liberty ana sDnoIs
the prescription and bigotry Of caste, class anu race
prejudice which Is the life OF BOurbonisn. IN Ihe
effort perpetuate CASTE class and race RUE by
ing out by force, fraud, otherwise, the weak ana @
protected I'm this State the BourbOns have maze gun DC
tween themselves and the Readjuster party whcn sna
yawn forever for they cannot bridge It, ana we VIII not
Let the fight proceed. II we 10 be In the minority IN
the future, IL is minority struggling Tor principles aS
strong and holy when they were backed ny MAJORITY
The manhood which sustains them in defeat proves m
certify and devotion which in due time must and wiz De
crowned with triumph. But whether future trluinphs
come not the blessings have secured for virginia
fixed and indestructibe. Our enemies sahd Doiore