New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-31
The Republicans carried Ohio in the face aS Of


The Republicans carried Ohio, in the, face t OF
election frauds in CINCINNATI, ana snQMcu ctatns
selves to be in good fighting order IN otner oldtcs
Elections were held by twenty LeglslauueS lol
limited States Senators, the most interesting con-
tests beng in New-Y0rk and ILLINOIS, WheIe t pll.
FVarfs and General Logan were chosen, the lattcI
ON the lIsth ballot. General Logan was the cnoice
of the Republicans for presiding ornce[ ~ it
senate after the death OF the Nlce-I IosiicI', %,
declined TO serve. Senator Sherman was tnereupoTf
elected Tie immediate passage by the cehute VI
the Hoar Succession bill, under when the oeeIco'y
of State will succeed the President IN case OF eath
indicated that the Republicans were unWliHug ~
maize n polItlCal use of the Nlce-PreSlueItS
death and were influenced by commenoaoao
desire to settle constiuti0naI QUESTION vi n ~
mentous importance The Nlce-IresidehOS Hedtn
vasouy second III interest to that OF Generai UIat
which produced profound impression t1tougIIIu ia.
The country. Congress assembled in December
70 receive an exhaustive review Of tho AT
ministratiOns performance anu recoihhlcliudt
speaker Carlisle was reelected ana revision ol to
rules was earned by which general leGlSIation ~
appropriation bills is prohibited, ana the chaHcJ0
OF increased grants for ali purposes are piohU!c'
The Repu bllcan senate will be barrier against
extravagance aud already shows signs OF aoOp'ins
n conservative course on all puDlc queaIIul9' III
Guiding the Presidents nominations; =.
The wear opened with great di5heartenmenL IN
business circles the result OF tue panic OF 100 +
and of the prosiratiOn OF industries when i0i0Weq
the Presidential election. During me IisU ha'l Vi
the wear there was no recovery, and Inc gOOlu was
increased by reports oil great INJURY 70 ~ Itttic
CROP Tho urices Of stocks wavered WIN Dut ll,tle
ch3Inge from the low average of hepreccdng De,
cember rallying about 81 per share near the eie
of February, but declining 70 lne lo"tst pC' W "
the wear early IN MAY. Nearly two months or I'M
certainty followed, with little change III prices
Foreign imports were smaller III January ana IeD D
ruary than in any two months sihcc carry Iu 80
whllc domestic exports, though large IN January,
were lover in February and March tnan IN the cor
responding months for eight years, ana continues
low through tho summer Inc staGnior OF Of lie
ness was reflected in the accumu ~ ION OF d I6io
money in the banks, which was $l20,UOV'UUO'
larger than ever before, at the b eGn
nIng of the year. but rose to Sl4f,o0o
0O0 in February. and after some decline
"a SlGl 900 900 in Jnly. The price oil wheat,
which had been lower IN 1854 than IN any O'ler
year for more than century III ul,SI D.,."im, I'll
NAMED almost stagnant about 80 20 ~ cents UNI
kuTil and then rapidly rose above ~ Win 'Ho
Teports of injury to the crop but further auVahce
was stopped by large supplies The eXchahg, OUT
side of Now York were lower than FOR several years
prcvious during the first half of the year, ana were
scarcely up t. tho average OF 1881 III june .
The latter half of the year presenter phch0Mth :
of a different character. Mr. andrrhllt ptfitctrd
In tho stmmerarrangemcnts win Inc fehnSb'E
and with the owners anu cieluol' W w CT,
Shore under which the control OF tAr VS. ~ ~
was trauSfrrred 10 the NewYOTl1 Central, HDh me
control of tho south Pennsylvania 10 the fenhSyl-
vania Central, and new compact p'tTee" ' Nv,
tritnl lines WAS formed stocks advanced as soon
as the negotiation reached hopelul STATE; anu con-
tinuod to advance wthlttIe change uhlH me l''
part OF November, rising above 80 Per cent III wa
general average Of prices. The T2llroa.'' ch"'.',
To sell bonds and encouraged by the new CoIp'''
TO look for more profitable traffic, began I" OnN
rsilroad IRON largely. 4 combination OF steel ia
makers advanced prices at the same lih'' 50 ud
the iron mills obtained large orders at prices - pel
cont above those OF the ear Y summer. Inc Ou!Pu
/ of pig iron also increased. and the movement o
! coal closely approached that OF me pre-
! yiOus wear. Business in many ofnef D'altH''
! became moro active. though the improve
! meut outside of railroad business ana ran
! making was largely In various branches oi sptcu
! igtIou The exchanges eXpandei so th't tttl
/ exceeded those Of thr corresponding months OF IN
/ proyiou- Year by 80 to 80 per cent. But imports
/ and cAu,its remained small, the outward move
| mont al douu.,t ic products being greatly cttho
I L, st,oru' atrcu and bv the depression in luIop
| ana ,u1plle, from India aud other countries. y
/ November Nh Gould announced thai he Won
! rithdtary from the stock market This was %
some considered notice 10 his friends mat he wa
not to b. expected O. participate ~ HiHuE Plie'
| further OHiy a wee, alter ME fda0ffnH GIo
! .dIdeaiv and thOGgI strong holders cohOiuei /
! ur,yeut d ,I~t.r sOm0 decline m prices Io.4oNc'
| 'Ihc g.uciAi business OF the country hAd nov NJ
/ uroved "a. much "a speculation had Increased !
] yoIn,na Eui he yeai closed with no ma .eilai il
/ action and with the railroad and the iron buSlh
! i, b.tter shape than for several years: oih'
! busiue-5 nisal-O fairly m1lutaned, ana t' hOi
day traffic was considered rcuahaplF hiJlslt gov!
Vet rXpprt- OF domestic products have not revive
7 and commerce aI movements toward the END o. u
y,or were cloudei by apprehension that SllN'
,oipore vould not be susp-ude by Congress, IN
would lead to disaster. Ia other respects. ihe on
'o,l. toward the close If tie year vas regarded
] t,r.,ftf4iNg.