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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-09

Cash prices were toows:-wheas6No Spring 20 g
s. g. "a, s sss-ss j T.: PRIME
.sss Z al. !; sns g.
Sides ssGspt;mLO"r, 9SOVS SS oco S Sus
Kys SO SooS Sash Barley $4,000 susn ship%ents-roa
ooO e sS T U sys i UU Sas Barley sioo
81 Is 30 80 s Res IS So Sar G sa'a or
WI,'s !. 3 s 5 Sssed j. e! e
MILWAUKEE, Dec s-Fonr -nrp. whea,cunsett.ea
sa,S ss' Sas sS
f s.s s Pom ,s &C. alssI-
Prime Steam DEC &c. DAIRY lsSS2c
f FSaS Gsas'Y llz22 bush whes.
IBIS uSs'S %Ssat 465 UHsn. barley 1880 oush- ,
MISSE.4rS8,L .r p Nav s sss
RsoH a. pes M.cs g.naa'' hesd'e sn
9assaNoh ysS S;s SsSSsSc arm sale:
81 neceipls-Corn 1000 0ns; oa,s io t ~ op,
PnLADaIralA Dec s-FlourActye ard very firm n
ss sss SUPER sa'sn
a. q 1 g
Ins G ass soa;n,S nc aS
zSas 20 Winter as.9 80 @asss 2d a 10
y 10 MlssS.sp nd patents
o..
WheatNDui and IRREGULAR spot lo5s hsrn 10 nq pS
No Delaware export elevator 81 &c. NO. z aeu
December 81 6s7 t: Jannar, oo+Goo &C; o."
asSIc: March 8JsG90tc. hye-NSo. ,ovr rs sun,
sylyana SIC - Corn-Option market "a lower , spot
No., r,i steady sales New No. Mxoi Ill gram oepo.
AZ 4bLc old Steamer In 2Uhst elevator AZ taye1,e.,
Old no nike grain depot al 4sc NO mited r iD
r DsSS%0e n sStsc, March oas.1Mar 1s
graded White S5c; No White 37oa PENNEY , 90
5U nc No. White regular Ia elevator $3.50 20 ino
pee 81 d37 &c. Jan. 37a314ci Feb 3l49o, ~.
March 37iad3s.... ProvisIOns-Acuve Dresseu X
biIaba Lari refined o. 75d7 90 steam 80 zono o..
hut hers S. 75do %. ButterStcady fenhsJi
{ reanerv EXuA 2o92gc.; Bradford County AM So"
YORK ~ G24e.: Western barry Extra hrsts 10 a.
Cheese--New'Yo rk uli cream i3sc suear-er
&c. Confectionery A. 6tc; Powdered 10 Ibc leIeips'
Flour 900 Lbls Wheat II Corn 1000 bush
Osts $4,000 bush Shipnents-Whest 81. UUO Dusl Cofn
2OUU Unsn. oats ll.U0o Uush
sr Louis Dec 6-Fiour-XX 81 6Od2 CO. Family
81 Is az 80 Choice 80 Fancy IS So Extra
Fancy AZ sOU4 co. Patents - 1904 90 wneat Active
No Red Winter al 79s4a. Dec. 1850: Jan. oO4
ssEed feb. s2asz7sc May s6'sassc Corn DniL
No 2 Nixol Cash. 1880. Dec 30 Jan. 30 30
sUisc; Feb SJsc. May 3ys, aiOa .oats-No MIei
casI rs ,a2s Dec: 27Ns May sic,;, hye,o o., &c
Dsay i6o2Je. Eggs2l Szi &c Flax sesdTs Sc
BaD-t6G mill Corn Meal 81 20 wn VIM, 8; no
sales a Al 10 Provisions lower Pork 10 l1u ~ w
~ suiF Meats-Long Clear. % 90 40 %; short Kids
az 10 al go snort Clear s. 20 tee 1o ~
S1,s What $1,000 10000 on IA Ost is.ovo
,1sh ave - busn.. Barley. 2o.OOu vush; shipinen.s-
EIoms tOJ bbls, Wheat $4,000 bush Corn zvov ouSh'
osts 1000 b1sLi Rye LOU bush. bAriey .-.. pu''-
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Total bu. ga. 81. Soi ssesaS46 Se62s22e 27i%0.Ys

Increase for the week ls4s5s bnshes against 2ssi4s
usrs 42o60o bushels against 100000 bushels Nov a.
T0 rSs and r
hour equal sg s so ars.: iS 60
than the weekly consumption surface indications, iso% NE
10 the visible wheat a. the next statement
Hay AND sTRAw-The ba condition Of the rosds
T Ts,so receipts p-% %nd . sss "s sso a
ss clover Mse hns q
45aSoe Dat 45S55e whsa. t5e ,-.. ,,tv.,. q, al,
eGn 9aoiacn hswsyer UNCHANGED e c A%sr,,
Ca Medium state dsS ss s Pm g cSo s
Ms eli r.. Il .s pa1s Coast sss P%s
Choice u iGc Foreign Bsysran. ant bonemians 49,,
&C. oSSS S.n @He S Il ase 81 do zoo
Unstable at So SsT or Good 10
Certificates ssI.,ssis T o,S
closed nr az = y "a ,Y", III: s;'S
q sSS fTnnsi n %S sa
Fat unc.nge lrAnserabs notices lake, issued 81
NAvAI I" 70 ToR slss Vel III held on the Soc
S' sSos s al g. quiet and npsAnfsS
&.'ef @Gis 3 90 - ss5S '2'0 "na'" s
Soa s saci "' PRIME summer yellow 81 sse
! Es" 7,s S'' 10 assss @
en-. .ES 8 Soc sci DO naia0 xs,s,
81 dSs do 5eaehed wln'er ioa Ale; DO extra oesched
ocEHS %ass Al. s5ss
fs s is Cuisines s in s sS'o
S Ss S: s.l Fs"9s o g. p.sAs
u nsnfs Is.'s@ Sa's 1859 Ss, ss.
.;e, .r1% se Ss SUeo RAM sin
Il: ss H. ara ss s sss ss S. pss o.
c CA. r'" Current rate, LIVERPOOL steam nsos.
Ss 3D. Bacon 10 25s aso. art 80
2sS Cd sow Co. s@ So'q nsa S
S tSn iS.ssa I roaT iSs sgs
axe ss soi Ii. f s H Dis o.
i s b. ST1 rs s"d POS for Gu cut loaf
r 4gop Prices ss s s no material
s sEs;s s"' sales: 500 q s
e s ~ g .Gs q
r.. . T.,s s. r ss 's @
BAEF a NrxTs a "S well :ssia S%Ss
tsso bellies Il s ayse Y pess p'f bsss ' Sso,es
Picked snSaasFs Srs SMOKED i IsS ns%s s
-n hoGs" 1s a. .e
price. CIV Heavy to L.sas ,. a' VI.
s rs' .;ssy aisA a1 the %s. Suffered '
Win ssstns a ., sss Yss
dealings reached %odsT.,s g,CGI S
i 5%s;s$ ssbs Ss.,s:s
~ i,. r.. SsS Sss.,s siSS
Ss57c, closing 6.4o S6.aec 1000 .css Maren. 500
o.o4c.... B0r1Ek CHEESE ami LGGs-Bl'ter..
iu previons prices. Medium aud low qualities rule quiet
state Creamery. 2aa2sc peplsylvania :. tream-
State DAIRY. hslfnrkin uUs. 2302'tc Welsh TUBA re
I5c: Western Creamery. lod22c Western DAIRY.
10 I5c Westei- Factory. s0l4c Cheese " quoted last
state Factory lUGloc. Light SKINS. lo0ic western
Fiat IL q rggs-state. Zo2GIfcs
Western - lG2o &c: Lined. II alsc.
Saskatchewan and nominal. city quoted, IoIs1
OleonIl rgariDe quoted. SIC -.....
from 37sa4 &c for M0asses lllGc. for Fair RenlinE:
Sic for go test Centrifugal Sales 5000 bags Centrugai
Al Ale 3sO hds Porto 43.c. Refined nrm And aStive.
Cut Loaf Gle. Crushed 64c. Cubes !5i5 G6c owdsred
81 D6 &c Granuaed - 0c. Mould &c. Confectionery
A 4 Il lnc Conee A STANDARD 9.l6c, Coffee Oh oscs
White Extra { o. &C.. Extra 4SG47sc +s@Aac- feI
TALLoW-Quiet and steady, Prime City quotet "a
a.n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-09
TOTAL RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
Per North EiUer, Vessels and Rditrodds.
GENERAL, MARKET REPORT.

coFFEE-For Brazil grcwths the market nrm one a.
1Al.c for fair Rio sales. 2OOO bags NO ..
l39 900 bags do ito lSasc. 5000 ags TO- l3,te
200 bags No l4c; $50 bags santos No IL loo MIN
ryths were strong Sales 800 pe,us Padang ex
LEO Maracahc iron hrst and second hands, os
HAYS Central America 800 bags Savania iron hrst anu
second hans) / 100 Bucarauango 500 Drcus Laat
iSI,r anu 1000 peculs Timor. l5'4c The market ior
fut,res opensd al a advance OF 10 points anu
barely steady at further advance of d points as
foIi,ws. January l25O0l2.55; February 12.5oO l25j
March l2jOgi2.5s; April. l2.55dl26O; May; l21oG
l2U5. June, .m0l 26y; July' l%oo0l%'o' Dccehoer'
l2l5aly.5O sales. $4,000 bags
COTTON-spot prices were not chanel To-Day out the
in futures there rather steader feeling The port re-
CENTS TO- av 366 bales comparing with 80 9S Oaes
mis- day last week aud bales this day last year.
since September port receipts have been
against 792572 bales Tor the corresponding peoa IN
rAs-
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Surplus for six months..... sl.97s.O33

The stock speculation opened feverish and unsettled
There a confusion OF IDEAS aud opinions as TO the
proper thug do Early figures were TOO weak 10 De
pleasingO bulls and they developed too nlnh hardness
to enchant the bears" who sold late yesterday after
noon Stocks did out In response to talk ana
the pounding values After the first half hour the tend
eicy prices upward but not without some hnctu
tons There forcing Of figures aud such gains as
were made simply the result OF supply AMI demand
A good deal OF irregulanty was noticed In
the movements. Richmond and West Point made
a drop OF 1l2 to 43 and only recovered 10
last evenings prices. Louisville and Nashville was ex
cepuOnaly active aud strong aud closed y higher than
yesterday Reading sold down y To 46i and recovered
to 4ssd477s Union Pucihc was sustained above 6o+
aud closed az 65a. Below print the cOnpanys EARL
three years figures for 1884 aud SS5 are taken
FROM the companys annual reports and therefore do not
with those in the Boston dispatch Inc net earn
this year, $l4l40O less than III DC
tober 1885, and S2l95O0 less than In October 1884 Tor
the ten months this year the net earnings are Sl SUI
less than In 1885, and $l,l70400 less than In 1881 ON
December g. 1884, the price OF the stock 49t e5O5
De ember 3. 1855. 50 0557s; and today 1t Is
65Ad65% Accepting the present price OF Union Pachc
"a measure OF value the basis ~ comparative earn
ngs, there stocks on the list wnicn are seng
very much below their value The trunk line anu the
old granger shares did BOOM but there was SLOW
hardening OF valnes that BODIES proht To yesterday
sellers. The advance not sufficient tn brighten the
developments by Chicago romances about cutting
OF rates by the Eastern lines The sales amounted 10
42s696 shares and the market closed quiet and hrn
Government bonds usual quiet Win the ous LOT
the 42s advanced ie Annexed are the closing
quotations:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-09
NOtIces at

sIouR AND MEAL-FLOUR-The -four market has
ed % n 81 e se advance Although
generally conceded some holders REMAIN as ~ the market
seems be letting in response TO the oec arnd
SG.. a go c s5Ss.' noin a
GO Ss sI s snS %ss y
Sos st. SS. 0OG EXTRA 9E No Dbl. Winter
Tor sSSss -
j@sss IN me .1ss '5s
N0 % q Goo SpH S. rs @
c ES5ra G 81 80 Mn.ssCss g $50
ssS IS g. t. ss "
ooSsa % 8 Lssl c oS Very Choice
aeran Wheat a,ga g. so South ~
Sy s s 4 os 81 So S''s
mon naS s 70 FAR ant ~, ~
es Sslsf 4Ge yo' Yellow Western
FL S sHSo ssaG 81 s. '"'- M
uKAIN-whEAr-in NO market Tor cash iots mas Oeen
Closing heavy With light trade export and milling
unsettled aud weak. and prices vc lower at the close
S Upsasa ;aoSs az defined al % e %
and s i. oTy "urs s gSoo bushels
slung 20 Rss s1 y sSI$ Soc n elevator
, so' s s e u 81 81 10 s
seSTuI Closing S az ~ sS April closing =,
91 ma. W. elosi9. a, v6,. RY T. BARLEY aud ALLY
MALT-DuIi and nominal. CohN IL spo 800 ~. A. So
iuss nave Uoen far market weak anu nj
lower closing heavy, with at Irne ia been only
mod tey active and marie. weak, WIN prizes S@ 20
iowrr AZ tho close Opened weak AZ decline vi sc uen
ADVANCED &c bv.ame weak and dcclinc 2d'sc, Nan.
a. weak. prices showh a m, S,.yc is
900 bushels spot inciung unernie' Mixed AZ 40
steamer lds.c 30 ~ easc N
Az. anoat, assc -; No DE, emOef CLOSING snt r
nominal 10 January As @ss.S CLOSING Was S o
closing GA fsn spot lots The trailing mas Den
closing heavy N. option narkrt has oee wssn '
~ ~ ~ cei,no az &c advanced s thu" became woak ana
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-09
ETHIOPIAN PRODUCE MAnKsra

LIVERPOOL, Dec S,-Pr6visons-Bi con. Cumberland Cue
ss ,; Long Je.r dilileS 35s 6L; short Clear MIddee
As M snort tsiOs 3Js U Shoulders 2Js J per owl bece
IA o, for extra lla Ness. Prne iess oia ~ FORK
Prime M,ss dis. - poe ODL. Prime Mess Eastern.
s,sud Western 62s ct Lard-Amerlcan o5s Prime "tst
err 81. 90 iAri Oh. 32s. od hans-Ong Gut ava 81
nhories Sos id Luil,lU2s "a. tiOl nbest utec
st.ios Cheese-AmeYlcan Choice OBS I'd Nheat-heq
Western spIlng. Is Ud.G1s zd.' he'd WINTER "a I'd
"a ,b per centaL New No. Winter. as. 29u.. DO No
ming Is 2i Mixed Western. -. Al Calforna N@
il Id D7S Jl 10. NJ. z oAjL 1Os 81 Jef ceitt ~"
duce-Sprs II rdrJontne. 2Ss OL tJ dt SDiiJl EOS ia
uer sI; defined PctrJled. III poe shlb Clover Seeo-
AMERICAN fri. AS. cwL Fdlo" $40 pL Jos Sse.
Fine American 2Js. ~; Prime cry. Eos Vh poe cwS
Koslu-Connon IS III. Pale. IL. 81 ~os ~ hpseei ny
Ger csL AnericIn tetriseraei oeet
iipd r: quarters. 3sd per 10 HOPS ~ Lon
KS 5S Ui rs lOs d. Sottonsee" ons
Liverpool make. los III $4,000, on c,o n. as . n
- M ner fun Calcut,A Ltusssi. +os hi per iuHeer Ls
aeed cake 40 lJA I'd. Ton. hennec reroieum. 49,
I'D usr gallon spirits OF rnrDentine Eos 20 -
ryt Soefn OIL $50 tun kOs.n- COuinon 50 ~ ~
cwt: Pale IS Ill 6lls o. ProvGsions-itL s.s VL pss
cwt tor Ameroan sugarl2s VT per cwt Lor SuoA Se.-
trugal U6 and lis 3D. l2s I'd tor
ar reanins alol- Australian raow -Boet "a III ~S5s
,,d Mutton BIS I'd a2os 3D. C0co~nut ou-Soyou. ~
ss Cochin 500 American Refrigerated beei IS az log
hind and Id tore quarters per Old W 'ns
CARCASS d.. al. A,nar,can ~
anc, l2 and II francs 70 confines senet
81 r&uos 10 continues Jos W. INV
BRF,ry Dec S-Petrocum. marks 80 pIenngs
Wcoxs ia.rd closed At "a MARKS 10 pIengs per iV
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-09
limited srATE3 SUPREME COURT.

WASHINGTON Dec. SThe following business was trans
acted m the supreme Court OF tho Unite states to-day
No Sl-Horace EldTed. plsntin agt. the Bell
Telephone Company Missouri Argument continued By
Hitchcock defendant III error ana concluded Dy
II Powers for plaintiff In error.
No. 6-Jcss. Farley, appellant, agt- Norman Ktts0n
aud onrrs ID Beam for appellant
ana continued by George Young and William Evarts for
apDeSes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-09
COTTON wAaxsr,-sY rELsps,pL

LIVERPOOL Dec. SIP 80 mGotton aniss wiz "a
inonrv NidLuny Uplands 3.l0L. u1 orleans, -toos
600 ulIe inclu iias bales for speculeuof
sn export Receipts-0OO0 bales. including SOW o<A's
American. ,f,,u,, .tau.s De~au>.
h.r cverv 5t4d: do December AMI January aeuvofy:
s,4'i do January February delivery sotL' .isS
Sid February and march, aehyery d sis"b iS1SS
a. Ti AM, Nav delivery l3.6sd.; also 4e4a 90 AAy
and luna delivery lU64d; do June AMI uy uou'ofJ'S
* sd: do July ana August delivery ~ bill ,, r..
M sales Of tue day Included o''oo o~'os ~0'~
- v,a,i,ny ,Iau.e Decem,oR
aeysrv .S40 BUYERS do December anu January uenv.
cry s64d buyers January sad February denver ~
bnyers do March and April delivery o4d value 10
Ami aud May delivery. . 1854. buyers; 40 Nay ~
..64 buyers; do July and August delivery Ioe<a'
sellers. 49,, .,..,. r-r,.ras -
Mdding clause December delivery s.o41 ouyefs w.
eeuLer An, delivery, Soid sellers do JandxSy
ami February denvsry oo4d. sellers DO February me
cry ll0s,l sellers; do April and May aeyey. -
value do Nav amt June delivery. lo-o&d puyets -
june and July delivery l76i buyers; do July ana ~
gust delivery, l9-.4d buyers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-09

declining to any Of the gentlemen who have al
ready declined TO act chairman. But 40 mrcn nae
been said in the last years regarding reachery In the
Republican ranks and such Wholesale charges OF senng
out have been made. that regarded AZ the duty OF ne
pubcans to tnd out these charges are have no
acquaintance with Mr.. Rice and but general nc
quantance with Mr. Cregan shall enter Oh the nvesti
CATION in spirit OF perfect mpatiaty and Of honest
inquiry and shall endeavOr make just report on ne
evidence. confident that my associates ON the co
mittee are In accord with my views"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-09

TIE CREGAN COMkITTAL GEIS A CHAIRMAN.
Theron c. Strong has been appointed chairman OF the
committee TO investigate charges against Captain Michael
CregaD. The other members Leonard Hazeliine,
Colon b. Smith, John d. Lawson and John 4. Brodsky,
Mr.. sspug said TO TRIBUEE reporter yesterday: The
6rst meeting Of the committee Will be held al
berno0n Ut O'Clock In my Office. probably a. re-
ucapt accept the position and had good reasons for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-09
BITS OLE LEGAL NEWS.

In the suit OF William J. clDson the broker who was
ovnee from the New-York stock Exchange which he
seeks resolution of expulsion declared null ant
void lanes the defendant and Joseph H. Chuate
for the plaintiff made the osing arguments yesterday III
the ureme Court Justice Van Brunt reserved mis- iecs on
The $4,000 obtained by John Brady, the con-
tractor this city, balance due on contract Tor
opening W Ninety th-st set aside yesterday ny us
tce the superior Court The Corporation Coun
- fE ola
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-09
EARNLNGS
EUROPEAN FINANCIAL NAeRsr%

EUROPEAN FINANCIAL NA9VTrS
LONDON Dec 8-l2:30 p m-Consols 100 Ills for money
and 100 for the accounts Uuits states tOur Per Cent
Bonds 1876 p Four ami Hall Per Cent Bonds 1852
Aianc and Great Western First Mortgage Trustees Ger.
tiac Tea 81 do Second Mortgage Is canadian Pacific,
7ias; Ere 81 do Second Consols lO4 Illinois Gen
trail 137; Mexican Ordinary. 6u ST Paul Common 10 e.
NewYork Central 1888 Pennsylvania % Il; Reading "a =
rnres Per Cent Rentes AZ 50 francs
So for the account a..
D. n,-Consols 100 1915 for money and 100 1915 for
the arconut Atlantic and Great Western First Mortgage
Trustees Certificates. o. Canadian Pacific ~ Erie
~ Iilnos Central 1877 a; Ordinary. 5lk; ST.
Paul Common OF New-York Central llS7s; Reading,
241.
Hulson's Bay Company 70
The amount bullion withdrawn from the Bank OF Eng
land on balance to-day. is $4,000. -.
D. m-Pars avices quote Three FER Cent hentes d.
go francs AZ Il confines for the account
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-09
THE COURT OF APPEALS

ALBANY Dec. Sin The Court of Appeals to-day the fol
lowing causes argued:
No l3l-In matter of the estate Of Andrew HOOD de
ccased .
No 1856 Leland Fairbanks, jr, appellant agt Winthrop
Sargent XecuOr, respondent
Thefoowlng Court of Appeals day calendar for De.
cember9:
Nos AL lSO IA, SO, AS, llS, 226. ll3.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-09
THE WILL oFJ. n. PAINE.fHEMIsER
COL. ALLEN SAYS THAT lie DREW UP ONE.

AN AGREEMENT SIGNED BY ALL THE HFiRs-rHE
rEsrArOWs MENTAL CONDITION.
The testimony taken by Surrogate Rollins yeStero"ym
regard to the question whether James H. Paine the
mser will bcQueathng his entire property TO John
Il wardwe tended establish the claim Of the latter
John j. Colby. Of Boston, the attorney for the
Claegets the heirs who contest the will.
testified that in January last an agreement was
executed at his office which was prepared by
Colonel Ethan Allen By which wardwe to take one
half Of the proceeds Of Paines estate which then
supposed to be small The agreement which put in
evidence signed by all the heirs except Sumner f.
Clagret who aferward appointed Of the admin
istraors wardwe that time said nothing about the
existence Of a will.
Colonel Ethan Allen testified that he drew will for
Paine. He made draft for will Juno 10. 1883,
and second draft about October following He said
nrst became acquainted with Mr. Paine about 1881 or
1882 and him often aiterwsrd o@r ,nerye%s IeS
the afa%ns nS his
rin IN e and more to him than 6s f.miy il
wish that relatives should have cert Of his money
never seemed Win@ 10 have il executed noticed
a SS Ss ore Tie pubic
suggested swing the outright t. to Wand snd
si hTs made he 4. was -
tSre and his own Re TOOK Il and and
sssnas % Of 'n rn Tine through H.
,s wa, ~ ss signed s d Snf SS s
would sign In the presence OF two witnessed
Colonel Allen. crosseXamination. said that faine
seemed ratonal, but perhaps little cranky He WAS
finely educated He could converse well. On one ocei-
sion The nser displayed roll Of bills which must have
amounted 10 $4,000 When the witness told him that 1t
was not safe to carry much money he replied: " But
nm as safe as bank. anyhow and safer than most OF
them" =.
The witness shown paper purporting to give MI
Warlwe power of attorney for Mr.. Paine and nearing
the signature Of the latter He could not identity the sig
nature. The document is as follows:
NETWORK. september IL. 1885.
Mr. John Fl. wardwell OF NewYork my Old IT en-. ~,
estate my brother Rob Treat Paine OF Brooklne Mass
and take legal otherwise as III
lac for the protection OF
myself and my In all mat pertaining t.
the Of brother. Robert Treat Paine. ami the
ci>ps of the same by his last VIII ami testament
vii b. cnntrnie by " done NV mvsslt.
being appointed hereby attorney to act III III and all
JANIS II. PAINF.
Witness J. NJ PRLToS. IL 81
On the back the paper atestation to the sigma
ture OF Mr. Paine which is signed by Sodthwick r. Heb
berd notary public. OF Kings County The hearing was
adjourned until next Monday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-09
A WARNING TO DEMOCRATS.

IfusOur0 D'spHch
The dispute the electoral count VI 1870 Is re-
vived by chapter In the history OF tie Louisiana re-
turns pubisled by Mr. H. l. White. That correspondent
asserts that afterduner conversation at winch MI
A. s. Hewitt present. General DICK Taylor asserted
that he had concluded bargain with the Louisiana Re
turning Board by which the vote OF that State was 10 DO
given rden Tor the sum Of s25OOOO Ihe sum was 10
he raised by Northern business iucn-not General taylor
earnestly declared. by Mr. 1den The cipher dispatches
arrangements were on foot al the time io ne
purch.se of other much less lrlce
and is likely that those In charge OF the barrel we're
saly corruption ou this allegation In addition TO what
has already been made public concerning that election.
seems indicate that the dealings OF loiO-| are hot
healthy topic for Democrats TO stir up.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-09
SPIRITS OF TUPENrINE.
s.v,xx.u DEC. s-rurpentins quiet Al 90 20
vluISoruN Dec. S.-rurpcntiiiv Quiv. ~
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-09

MRS STEERS CLAIM TO BE MRS. GALL
Additional ahdavits In ard to lie claims of Mrs.
Amelia ete-b GALL who that sue is the widow OF
Joseph Gal. the Optican, and is entitled TO his estate
were SUBMITTED 10 Surrogate Rollins yesterday. Charles
Ohll he adopted Ut ''all aud chief beDe
fclary the will. depose trat the contest snt lived
In the Of Mr. all servant and wa discouraged
when lie died.
john Jermann that ever since be married the
contestant in 1871 lie lived New York When she
left biu he wont 10 live WITH her mother al NO l09
Flr,st Ms he able 10 see her al her
Widow She could la found HIN there at auy time IL
sl- ha wsh-,l TO.
Msrsaretta Knou derosed that she married sister OF
Amelia AMI that sue Instructed never u cal the
latter by a. OF JermaD. ns she dld not Wish II
Known that sne married. Among other aftdavils
was one by Chariot. E. bundle, whI sid Jer mann had
called al her uelia but she would not See
him. The decision reserved
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-09

WEDNESDAY, Dec 81. NJ.
At the regular meeting OF tho Board Of Directors OF the
Western Union Telegraph Company held to-day,
the president submitted the usual quarterly
statements. The corrected statements for the
quarter ended September 80 shows that the estimate
of the net revenue" made September was about
$4,000 greater the actual proved 10 be- and that
the surplus for that quarter i1 957 less than the es
innate.
The following compares the estimate with the actual;
Quarter ended Estimate Of Actual by report
gent Aept lSS6 Dec. b, 1885.