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THE ARMY And NAVY.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.--The Superintendent
Mounted Recrudng Service Will cause 40 recruits to
he prepared and forwarded under per charge TO San
Antonio, Tex for assignment to the S;h Cavalry; so
TO santa Fe " NJ; 40 for assignment to tie 18th In
faury and 90 to ith Cavalry. The following trans
fer4 in ne Sd Artillery have been ordered: First Lieu
tenant Charles Humphreys from Light Battery to Bat
terry b. First Lieutenant Charles sellmer from Battery
i tp Light Battery f.
Passed Assistant surgeon Howard +. Ames has been
ordered to tde receiving ship Colorado Chaplain Edward
X Rawson 10 the Navy Yard, Boston; Chaplain Thomas
A. Gil 10 the receiving ship 81. LOUIS. ~ .
received by Oucer OF the Navy IN thlS clty.
gives particulars OF act Of bravery On the part or
Lieutenant IA uuel Belden, commanding the Juhata;
was I'm tho Mediterranean sea on tle way To Malta An
apprentice boy fell overheard, aud Lieutenant bclden,
VINO was standing poop at the time, saS MIN fa
and without moments hes NJ Oh jumped into tue sea
ance of mis- comma ding officer aud through their united
efforts the boy rescued.
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THE UTAH BILL DISCUSSED.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The Senate to-day
had the Utah bill under consideration. Mr.. Call said
this bill was a direct attack upon the Constitution
OF the United states. and nasrant insult
to Christian religion. and argued that II Congress
was authorized TO deprive citizen OF the right TO vote
because of any opinion he might entertain TO the pro-
prirty OF having more than one wife. 1t would have
an equal right TO prescribe the possession OF a
dozen wives or the practice OF strict ce0acy a. neoes
sary qualification for the exercise OF the gnt OF suf
irage Poly gamy would be eXtnished by the attacks
OF the Christian rcl zion and tLe influences or our clv
zation and economic laws
Mr. Blalr's amendment making tho prohibition OF
voting apply Only persons tred and convicted OF pO
lygamy or biglmy. instead OF TO "all females"
as In the bill was iOst-yeas, g; nays
81 Mr. ingalls, novel TO amend section z
o. the bill 40 as 10 prohibit voting by women In any Ter
ritory OF the United aes When was taken on
this amendment no quorum was present. After long
effort to secure quorum. the Senate adodrded without
g. Ltttsr
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TELEGRAPHIC NOIES.


NO CHANGE IN coat PRICES FOR MARCH.
PUILADr LPIIIA, Fec. %. The Executive Com
Lchlgi aud Scukll EXCHANGES mot today
and reed changes IN the line and city aud ha Dor
price OF coal daring iarch.
THE NEWPORT BOARD OF HEALTH
PROVIDENCE, r. l.. Fcp. -3-Th" wpori Hoard
of Health at evening voted have vaccination performed
n every hunsc lmmcatoy and provided for notes Of stalls
ties OF vaccination.
A CONVEN rION OF DAIRYMEN.
MARSUAIITDWN, Iowa, Fen. 23.-Ihr Butter and
Cheese ycntion IN IN this city fairly ate uded
BY dtrymcn from all parts 81 tuo country Ihr une mas
Ia the discussion OF methods of making cheese
and butter the comparative value OF breeds o cato etc
TIE STEAMER ELEANOR ~ DANGER
PM ADTLPHIA, Fen. Z3-lho following. signed
Ber was taken bottle picked ~ yetteday on The
beach cold spring Inlet Cape Nav: February a. 1888
Eleanor attuie 37o lY, longitude ~ 10 leaking
alOat til morning Unless assistance
are lost. God have mercy on u.s."
NOT HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR AN ACCIDENT
Troy. ~ Y, Fcb. 23.--lay Supcrintendent Gran
of the Troy and Boston Railroad the engineer con
ducor and the train dis accused by the cooners
whereby two killed. 10 day by UNANIMOUS
vote Of the Grand Jury, acquitted Of al blame
THE INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERs.
Boston, Feb. 23.-The final session OF the AmeTl-
can Institute OF Mining Engineers held this morning
The receipts for the o. and the eXend
lures $40 0J Z0 members ana 10 associate %
were elected the total embeIship being 2ls Inc
following officers ee ted President, Robert n. Hunt
OF Troy y. VI vice presdenta :. h. Emmons OF Denver
Colonel W. G. Kerr, OF Washington, and D. f. Weman OF
Cleveland Ohio.
A CIVIL SERVICE BILL DEFEATED.
HARRISBURG, Penn, Feb. 23-The bill regu Hating
the Civil service the state OF defeated
the House by vote OF ~ 10 The bill was
an adaptation 10 the needs Of the state of the National Civl
Service bul.
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lnr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRmuSE.l

BOsToS, Feb. 23.-SOme very sad facts have
IN connection with the affairs Of the late John
" IIealy, for many years City Solicitor and Corp ration
Counsel OF Boston. Mr. Hea utterly incompetent
as a business lie LETT hi, pa aud accounts "a a
state OF hopeless confusion. lie trustee OF several
estates appears that there deficiency OF about
100000. and bis estate Ia bankrupt, a number
OF people will suffer considerable loss. While SIR.
Healy Incompetent man 30 fer as looking after
tue impDrialt trust committed 90 hi1, he psfre-rf
pecuia ficulty Of OOEins after TIE smaller financial
MAJ. relating 10 his own household. He tysd
economically ana p' carrlu aCcOunt Of too small
cxpcnGIturcs MS 4ou-c, down the .tter ~
few pennies lie va tho MT Of good income for
years ana u naturally supposed at death that
be had Left hl. Ml--lN ln cOmflinl-c clrcnnsta.cc
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ELLIS CRAFT FOUND GUILTY..
HE SAYS THAT HE IS INNOCENT.

HE SA1S lHAl he 10 LNNOSH'h'
- - ..,.,, -, ,,.v ursropy OF
- , ,,,D ,,rpnrp
~ -, A.. 80.
GRAYsoN' hy, feo' %o' - INC july - 80. of,or
OF Elhs Graft one Oh 'hs Asn'aii' ..;,t
n brlef deh0cratlon, 1ouhd 'no P'ioo"'i So t
At the re0pening OF the court thlS alVcinoo" '"0
defence filed an application Tor new uiai sup
ported by the affidavts OF Obahiah ualiagher anu
Craft, declaring that Gallagher was an Important
witness who' wh'n released Oh ,no we" 80 ~
supposed Hc ndu oco" io0",ou ~, VIZ. r,'t
court ana went hohl' anu co'nu "o' po
DacK uh'h tno aiguhon'S ""u ''tu -,
Brown oVerruied the app lcatioh' rc'u ',io '",o'
ment. and after stating the Verulct ahu pcn""S'
asked the prisoner II no had any lesa opJ'ct,ohs'
Craft stood up. and with Impass'oned voice ahd
gesture said
can say one thing am nor guilty. OF INA, S, -. bo 60
uIun n'fo tlnc W SeL & ~ IVY WI ~ 80 r ore la
% %o al a. % nnd father ~ these children ana can
nIl Them thar meyer s mucn az Iat my md on them
You mght as we'll take little Innocent child and hang
Il as beur me- The closest was 10 Mrs. GibbOnss
house that night was when | lay 10
bed at home asleep | did not see
the house or George Ellis, or B Neal, or any or me
children hat nlght me iast tm5 saw anh , y, N @
HlOpnh' clluIgn was tno meuGsy @ ~ Ir ~ arc
Az Az aI c'id no, tnnT,nC the children we're burned
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MONEY RKcOVEREO BY 4 BANK.
lBr rELEduArm TO THE ramUSE.l

BOsTON, Feb. 23.-At a meeting to-day of the
stockbOlders Of the Newton Bank thcy informed
that the total Of 1871 900 had recovered from
the Government AhO NJ sixteen Boston ba k
ingnrm Meen. Ward Co., trying TO make acorncr
copper stoek- To carry out their designs hey
secured the coop ration Of Julus Uar WELL dsbursing
clerk I'm The Bu-ton su)-Treasury aud through him OBJ
tanned .25O 900 belonging 10 the United ates Govern
ment Finally Iartwe informed Edward Car er thee ief
ewinder, that there was 10 he count ~ the
funds n the sub irea,ury on Febrl1ry =, 1867, a.
wncn the Cmb-ZZlsIrut would Oc disc iyrrtJ. career
was a d ctOr ne Newton National Bank and he IN
duccd The cashier 10 place IN ms hands ~ funds and -r-
les of the banE 10 the amount OF 1871 900 Tue
bank failed for several ycrs the stockholders have
cnacaN Jr-d to secure rctIrI OF the money, on tn
ground that the Government receiver or stolen
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cpJvES AND CASUALTIES-BY TELEGRAPH
DIVING OF FRIGHT ~ JAIL.

N,,,,,vco Mich, Feb. 23.-Emanuel Lenhart
NE a. men charged with the murder of one Baldwin
one one Vs ks aeo was found deal In the Jail this morning
lew NuV lance at the Brooks H0u by last nigh
There that ienhat mst0ok the for prepare
stu si,s a. ,n " ynen him, and died OF the fright.
i0A' pITAL COLLISION BETWEEN TRAINS.
MANsFiELD o., FeJ. 23.-Two freight trains on
the Pttburg Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad were In
a,s md Killing the engineer L. Graham and fireman
/ ouinIan both Of Alliance.
ON TRIAL FOR STEALING SECURITIES.
TROY n. Y, Feb. 23.-The trial OF J0nn W Luke,
who IA charged being OF the masked burglars who
st"Ie s2O0O In securities from tho resdnee OF Thomas
cnrs at West Irlton, began to-day Luke returned
he pr0Derty Gchrst In January upon the payment OF
$3.50 ihe defence is endeavoring TO prove an abb
SENTENCED FOR SELLING 10 FIERY POLICIES
BALTIMORE Feb. 23.-ln the Criminal Court To-
day christina Seefus colo ed, convicted OF selling Otery
policies was fined 1000 and sentenced TO jail ior tree
months - .,x,.,
SENTENCED FOR PASSING COUNTERFEIT MONEY, o..l
TRENToN n j., Feb. 23.-In the United states
Con tins morning John Henderson convicted OF passing
counterfeit money sentenced to STATE fisoh i'l oo
year,
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search in the Ring's-End Basin for the knives used

search in the Rings-End Basin for the knives used
by the assassins.
The friends of Brennan, who was mentioned by
Carey at the hearing of the consprato tors deny that
ne has fled 10 America They say the police know
where he is but they have male no attempt to con-
meet him with the Phoenix Park murders.
A meeting of bricklayers. masons and repre-
sentatives of other trades held here TO-DAY.
The meeting disavowed any connection with Carey,
Tepudiated his claim to he representative OF work
ingmen and expelled him from the various trade
societies.
LONDON, Feb. pa dispatch to The Daily Neirs
from Dublin states the very best authority
that startling revelations regarding the
murder conspiracy will he published in a
few days. Ten men will shortly be arrested in the
Dublin district and provinces. When these arrests
made the whole organization will have been
crushed. There is every 10 believe that the
police getting at the bottom M %,
most of the agrarian murders. IL VIII
be proved that all the -, murders
were arranged by one organization. The secret
inquiry at the Castle VIII be resumed to-day.
Owing to the many witnesses coming forward, SIX
of the prisoners who have just ben committed iOr
trial are willing to become infOrmers.
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ASSIGNMENTS or BUSINESS MEN.

RICHMOND Va, Feb. 23.-Boughman Broth
ers stationers and printers made assignment to-day
Their liabilities 100000 and their assets $4,000.
Moses Mihser IL made the Preferred debts are
named In the deed the OF $42, 900. The
embarrassment OF the firm attributed to losses sus-
tanned In New.YOrk where two years ago they eslab
lisncd branch mouse.
TucsES, ARI. Feb 23.-william zeckendorf has made
an assignment 10 NJ Jacobs for the benefit OF his credi
fra wiInout preference. His liabilities 100000,
while the assets are believed 10 be In Of them
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TWO BOILER EXPLOSIONS.

B0sroN, Feb. 23.-The boiler Of the hoist
ing en- ,inc at Philps & Conrors wharf In South
Boston podcd afternoon. instantly killing Joseph
Gookin, age twenty-One ye r, steyedorc and very
seriously injuring three other persons.
ST. PAIL, Minn, Feb 23-Tho boiler in Bauholzers
brewery exploded this ing, woundng eleven per-
sons nut none fatally Among jhe wounded were i've
women WHO were altcr malt me lose Is estimated at
from $4,000 to $4,000 There doubt as to the
insurance applying
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sFCUR1NG MR., MORTONs AID.

PARIS, Feb. 23.-Before the dispatch in which
General MacAdaras denied that he was known rs
"No " vas sent to London by COudert Brothers,
General MacAdaras visited Mr. Morton, the American
Minister. and laid his before him. Mt Morton h-
troduced General MacAdaras to an American lawyer
named Kelly connected with the firm of Coudert Broth
ers These three gentlemen framed the telegram men
toned which vas forwarded to Mr. Treyeyan, CDei
Secretary for Ireland Lord LYONS tho British ADassa
dor, having 1rst apprOved It.
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/ CITY CONTROLLER SUSPENDED.

Troy, Feb. 23.-MayOr Fitzgerald to-day
suspended Controller Crissey from office, an affidavit
charging him with Improperly eousprng to pay The
Cayauangn Poco while the question of the legal
tv o tue two rival Is pending before the Court OF
Appeala The Common Council VIII be convened To Try
tlir chnrCas hgainst Crissey.
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SHREWNRnRY OYSTERS DISEASED.

OcEANPoRT n. j., Feb. 23.-The oysters
an some of the beds In the south and North Shrewsbury
rivers have been attacked by the disease known as
green Rill" anI are unmarxeta)le Ihe ulsease hrss
apneore9 in the south shrewsbury River.
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THE McHIGAN SE> >AToRiAL CONTEST

DETROIT Feb. 23.-rho first ballot in the
Lcggaturc to-day for United states senator resulted
follows: ChaInb .rlan Dcin), 40; Palmer 81 Willrta
II: Crosby 10; -Ocl0rtsc, II; Withcry, (; Ferry
Stout, .; Hannah, ., and Lothrop, l.
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THE PHNNIX PARK ASSASSINS.

DUBLIN Feb. 23.-Ihe prisoners charged with
the Phmnix Park murders furnished with meals
from the public house at which James Carey
stopped TO drink his way from the scene Of the
murders on the evening of May @. A stranger calls
a. the house once week and pays the bill.
The authorities have resolved TO discontinue the
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TWO LIVES LOST AT SEA. =

SAN FRANoIsCo, Feb. 23.-A dispatch from
Port Townsend. Washington Territory, says that the
barkenne O. L. Taylor left that yesterday for Ban
Francisco and when Hty miles outside Of Cape Flattery
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TnE JACK FRosT WI>S rHE YACHT RACE

PoUGnKEEPsTE, n. Y, Feb. 23.-ln the icc-
yachi ts NJ between The Scud of the North
shrcw bury River clan, ana boats of the POughkeepse
Icebol club for he cham pion pcnuant OF America the
Jack fr,st, OF Poughkeepsie Club, won. beang the
Send ncarlY five mlch
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THE STATUE or MIR. GARRISON
gY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

Bosroy, Feb. 23.-Thc committee having in
charge the fund raised to procure statue OF William
Lloyd Garrison and the selection of arti.t, have
selected Oliver H. Warner WLose model was PRONOUNCED
tho best by the most cOmpet' nj judges.
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was thrown on her beam ends by a squall. captain
Bergnans washed overheard ana oro"heu' anu
bis wife was killed in the cabin.
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ENGLAND AND IRELAND.
PHASES OF THE AGITATION.

PARNFLL REPLIES TO FORSTER IN THE COMMONS
THE DUBLIN INQUIRY-TAIKs WITH LA'
1rLcrF sH,Mp AruIZERS IN THIS COUNTRY.
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and fancy sheep sold at Sc 06. %; poor to prime
lambs sold at 81 rs 06.75.
Hogs-Keceipts for the past two days, 1890
Live hogs steady; sales at $4.7505.50 " ewJ.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 10 The Live Stock In
dicator reports: Cattle Receipts. 700. The
offerings were light and the market sreadv
native steers, averaging 1887 bs sold at So 50;
staekers and feeders, 50 04.5o; native COWS,
So. 20 al.
Hoes-Receipts. 5000 The market was ex-
cited and l5020e higher; sales we're made at
SO 05.50s The bulk of the sales were at 1925
05.4O.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, S45. The mar
ket was steady; native muttOns averaging 81
lbs sold at 1925.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 10 Beef-cattle---M
not active: prices leo l4c off; best beeves. $3.50
1925; first quality. "a 25 05.25: medium, So o
@4: ordinary, $39325; most sales from $40
5.75. Receipts 2,433.
Hogs-Ful supply; moderate demand Re-
celpts, $500; Quotations, S6O7.50.
Sheep and ldmhs-Receipts, 1857; quotations.:
sheep, S405; lambs, S40575.
EAST LIBERTY, Dec 0-Cattle-Receipts,
SOS; market active and q shade higher on good
Tat cattle; common, slow and duh at about last
weeks prices.
Hogs-Receipts, 6. $780, market active and firm;
Phlladelphlas, So. 80 05 %; Workers, 81 S0GD5 15
Sheep Receipts, 4,20o market dull at about
last weeks prices.
CINCINNATI. Dec. 10.-Hogs, demand active
anG prices have advanced; common and light,
$500; packing and butchers, So 400 So Re-
celpts, 7,o0os shipments, 525.
UNMARKED Dec 1O.-Hogs, higher at 81 60
Q5.lO.
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BUFFALO. Dec. observation-disclosures to-day,
LOO; receipts consigned through, 81 cars.
higher; extra steers, S6.1506 so; good to choice
steers, So. 6006.10 fair tomedium, 81 90O5.O5;
light but choice, 81. 5004.50; mixed but choice,
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts to-day, $500;
receipts consigned through,2 cars, The market
was dull and lower. except for best heavy
grades; fair TO good Western sheep S3. 1904 90
choice TO fancy, S4359440; Western lambs
$405.15 Canada lambs, $55005.7c; NUMBER
Hogs-Recelpts to-day, II 900; receipts con-
signed through, &C cars. The market was
active firm and higher; good to choice Workers.
choice heavy, $5.4005.60; common to extra
pigs, "a al So. ....-.-.
CHICAGO Dee. 10.-The Drovers' Journal re-
ports: Hogs-Receipts, 10000; shinments. 4, 100
The market was excired and l5c y 100 TBS high
err; packing hogs, 81. 6505.30; packing and
shipping, So $50; light bacon, 81. COO 8. 3d.
skips. $3.500450.
Cattle = Receipts 5000; shipments. 1900
The market steady; export cattle. $1,000
72O good TO choice shipping steers. S.. rs 06 90;
common to medium, 81 80 5000; Texas cattle,
sneep-keceipts. 260o shipments, 1000. The
market was strong for good grades good sheep,
The Drovers' Journals special Liverpool cable
dispatches quote best American cattle loc y 10
higher on light supply; best cattle, 15c ~ ID
dressed; sheep unchanged.
ST. LOUIS. Dac. 0.-Cattle-Receiuts, 900:
shipments, 700 There was steady demand
when eXceedeu supply, especlilly Tor shipping
Shipping steers. $40 05 80: medium to fair,
S475O5 %; common, 1925 oil so; butchers
steers, $3.5004 so; cows and heifers, So a T. 25;
stockers and feeders, S3,5 GAPS; Texans, So %
04.25.
Sheep - Receipts, HOO; shipments, 700
Good grades wanted; Others dull; fair to good
muttons, $3.25D375; prime to fancy, $3. 500
As; Texans, S2.2503.50.
HOgs-Tbe market excited and higher;
light nomina; packing, S5.1505.5o; butchers
to extra, S5.2o05.6O Receipts. 5,i00; ship
meats, $500.
NEW YORK. Dec. 10. = Beeves - Reeeipts
for the past two days, 5000. The market was
firm and trifle higher; all grades rather dun
before the finish. No Texas Colorado cattle
offered; extremes, IS 3007 IA few picked steers
sold at $7.250750. Exporters used 40 car
loads. Shipments of live stock and fresh m at
from New York to-day, 31s live cattle. 600 live
sheep.
days, IL, 900; good stock was firm; common dull:
poor TO prime sold at $3.5005.50 y ewt.; OK ira
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COMMERCE..
Review OF the Local Grain, Produce and
Provision Markets.

Review of the Local Grain, Produce, and
Provision Markets..
INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 10
AS usual, near the close of the year, the vol
ume of general trade grows beautifully less, and
fluctuations in values are few. Coffres are fairly
on the "siek" list, while sugars are strong at
quotations. Eggs, butter and poultry are com
ing in freely; prices barely steady. Many articles
enow selling at lower figures than at any
time for years past and close down TO hard
nan are prices that the market necessarily is
steady most articles. In speaking of this
feature of trade the New York Shipping List
rays:
Low prices tend to increase consumption, and
thus are not an unnixed evil. Bad they may
he to the producer the laborer and the middle
man, they are good for the consumer, ard thus
END TO cure themselves. The country seems to
he acting upon This idea. 1t evidently under
stands the Significance of passing events IUi
quietly waiting for the markets to take their
natural turn. The critical periods are over. The
crops already gathered are estimated very
turately and dedlt with the basis OF actual
knowledge. Business though suffering from
seAction against over-prOductiOn and over
peculatOn, Ia up0E the whole in a more salts
lAeIcIy cVGGi To- ta.a vas pprehended at an
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
MONEY AND STOCKS.
Bankers Cons eryative-The Local Money
Market Still Close-Money Plenty East

Bankers CONFERENCE.-The Local Money
Market Still Closs-Money Plenty East.
IEDIANAPoLIs, Dec. TO-
i5ankers report an active demand for money,
but in making loans extreme caution is exer-
cised. The president of one of the banks says
that never before were bankers moro conserva-
tive than now, and never were they carrying a
larger reserve fund Counter business is improv-
ing Rates firm at per cent. Eastern papers
state that money has rarely been so plenty at
this period, but it is not readily o0tainable. ex-
cept on undoubted collateral The close scrutiny
exercised by the banks in making loans makes
business men shy of asking loans. Commercial
paper is looked at with cautious eyes. The
large amount OF unemployed money that is
lying in the Golfers of the banks and bankers
would, in ordinary times. serve as stimulus to
trade; bur the fact that IL lies undisturbed is
proof positive that trade is uncommonly dull.
After the turn of the year better things are ex-
pected
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earlier stage of the season. For months past
prudent men have foreseen the depression that
speculation and over-tradng was bringing on,
and have prepared themselves for it. The
peFience OF the present year is perfectly logical
ana by no means exceptional in the commercial
history Of this other countries Periods of
prosperity are invariably followed by periods of
depression. The condition of trade in Europe is
pretty much a counterpart of affairs in this
country. But we have the advantage OF Euro
pean countries in a rapid increase OF q consum-
Ing population, and III the opening up of new
territory to the enterprise of those whose oney
aud labor VIII develop its resources, so that re-
cuperattOn with us ought not to be long delay ed.
GRAIN.
"SicRly" about covers the local wheat market.
The Board of Trade Price Current says of wheat
Our local markets are decidedly dull, and very
little desire to trade. Sellers are making slight
concessions, but buyers decline to advance bids
sufficient to meet quotations. Arrivals are very
light, and choice qnality scarce. Seaboard has
toned up from Saturday at Baltimore, but shows
a decline at New York of 19c; Chicago is Zee
stronger, but the general feeling is not very
CIR W.
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Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS, Dee. 1O-COtton quiet: mid
ding, 103st; net receipts. "a, $50 bales: exports
to Grea5 Britain, 1000 bales; France, $500
bales continent, $40 bales sales, $500 bales;
STOCK on hand, 3S1, 900 bales.
NEW YORK, Dec to.-Corton dull; futures
steady; December. TO- sec: January, 1886, Feb
ruary, 1o.74c; March. 10. s9e; April, I1.04c;
Nav. 1l.19c June, /. soc; July, IL Ale; August,
IL sic; September, 11.15o.
GALVESTON, Dec. 10-Cotton duh; mddling.
Zoe; net receipts, 2, 200 bales; exports to Great
Britain, 1900 bales; eoastwise, 1920 bales
sales, 795 bales; stock on hand, 113, oUo bales
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 1o.-Cotton quiet and IN
changed.