f - TTT THE ILY ) ? FOURTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB."THURSDAY MORNING , JANUARY i , tsso. NO , 168. -ftfr ' . T . * , GENERAL NEWS. rtanls , Will Boooive His Now Tear's ' Calls To-day , The World's ' Exposition Needs Some financial Aid , Mezioo'fj ' Mastcrlonio Silver Block At The Exposition * Itc Actual Woieht is Just Three Tone ; Muntunix's Governor En Koutc- Moiintnlti Bnow BlorniH Tlio Now York Aldci-rnon. WASHINGTON NEWS. Tim rnesiDKNT BUiutonNDEu nr A IIKVT or IIKAUTV. WASHINGTON' , Dusembcr 31. The president will bo assisted at tlio reception to-morrow by ilia wived of tbo cabinet mid a great number of" tliuvivei of tlio senators nnd r present- ntvlcs , togeth f with these of thu proi incut officers of tin ) army anil navy. Tuu list com prises at least fifty ladies. rOHTl'ONHI ) CNTIL tfATDIWAY. WAaniNoro.v , December 111. The hearing of the representatives of the whisky Interests in regard to tlio proposed extension of tint > for tbo payment of tax on the whisky in bond , to have taken plico in the treasury de partment , has been postponed until Satur day. NATIONAL ASTDONOMIOAL OII3EUVATION3. WASHINGTON. December 31. A. BUUM of Astronomical observations will Boon begin at tlio naval observatory to determine with thu utmost nicety thu latitude of the institution , or to speak moro exactly , the latitude of a certain telescope wh'ch will bo used in the process. A naval officer has been detailed to | perform thu duty which may require two yoara for its completion , one year for observation , and another to work it mathematically. A timllir series of observations will be mntlo by the Portu gese astronomers at Lisbon and ultimately at the national observatories' In several other ] > olta in the world. The purpose of these un dertakings Is to secure n standard by vth ch a comparison may bo made too , twenty or fifty years hence to determine if in the mt-nn- time geological cbiuipw , which arc supposed to bo taking place in the interior of the glubc , have altered the position of its centre cl gravity. _ _ _ _ _ _ EXPOSITION NOTES. NEW OOLUASS , December 31. To-day driz- tling rams nud northerly winds , and in consequence - quonco Uicre was a diminished attendance at the world's exposition. The excursionists , "however , .vtho came thousands of miles to tee the exposition , werp out in full force. School teachers und lourists ] ircdoininnto. Abg hilvur exhibit from the Chihuahua mine ? , in Mexico , will swing into place in the main „ building directly In front of the music hall this evening , ho exhibit , whiuhhas already beenfuUydeseribed , weiglu nearly three tons and is valued at over $10i > ,000. It lathe largest block of silver ever cast in one crucible. At dark the grounds and huildii'gj were brilliantly illuminated , and at midnight Profaesor Widdois greeted the New I Year with a , varied and apsropriato pulection on the bells. _ Amonir the exhibitor * _ an oarnoit appreciation is noticeable. Kefrariliiig the 8200,00 which the management adiniti it is believed , the members ot the committee ffltate an appeal to congroia is the only hops /f Hhoy have Congress they sny , should be ia- . 'I ' vok d forauadditionil loan of 5600 000 which would simplify matters and leave no room foi J dnibt of the tucema of the exposition. The revenues of tha exposition , itliey fay are but a question tints nnd if the management could only betiJcc tovor a nlnrt time , the exposition would have no il.lficulty in meeting their obligations. Tin exhibitors meotin ? to-morrow will ba watched with interest , as it is understood that they will take action on a number of importaul subjeotH. Colonel J. E. 1'eyton , prominently ( identified with thi eorttuuntal exposition of Phila'lelpnia , said to-Jtlyi 'ThoNowOrlouisexpoUtiju in the diiplmy of tin natural resources of our coun try , exceeds any oxpoiitioa over hold. I beHave - Have the edna'iorul indinncj , po'itically , Racially , comni'rri illy and financially i will bf v beyond conception , and tlui < thin ia a Hiiflicienl p * reason why every citizen of tha Uni'od Statei \ should support and countcn.inco it. " nioiitann'H Governor Kn Route. PoucilKKKraiK , N. Y. , December 31 , B Platt Carpoater , governor of Montana , lef fop Holcna to-night. A number of ropreson tjyilves of all p-mies bade him adieu. Tlio Mountain Snow Storm. DKNVKB , December 30. The weather report . /port / from thu mountains shows that the sno\ f atonu liix eniiraly subsided but that it is ic I toniely cold. In many places the thermomi ( itor Is 21 below , and crowing coMer. Mnrehv 1PnsH is still upon. S.iU Lake trains are mil 3 ing Bchodulo thnn. The blockade ( > n the htg * line to Loulvlllo has been raUed and no vei serious inconvenience hia nnywlnrq usultsi from tha recent Htornu. An unimportan blockade la still reported on the Conejotoam Blair river but it is expect jd that two ilays c Jajr wenthqr will put uvery road In the tat in full operation. . Now YorU Hoard of AUlcniioo. NKwYomc , Docombjr 31. Atiho eesalo of the lio.vd of aldurmou to-night iluyor Hi sou sent in .th lunui u ( Roland 91. Bquin'S t liomiiico for jsuporlntutxent } of the dopartuici of publiuM.rkj. . iHJa ] > oar.l promptly cot firmed the imminanfm liv n unanimous voti Alderman KUkM nbj/'nt and Alderma O'Consor oxcuted. Ml J 'KW VOUK , Uccembar31 Squire , lhe nM ) , caiunilnianorof puli'id ' work * , tuol ; the out f of ollico to-ni'Iit. ( Tha mtiyor'x olltjo w : I filUd with paliiiaUna up to 10 o'clogk , The nollation was unvtid and the crowd woi . \fc \ away Squira nuilo a speech In which 1 % promiied to psiforw bit uotv dutits iOongresMiun-elort Vitld rixiijivcd at par I commltvioaer and Jklay < ir JHioa nominate Jcsj W. Power ? , contractor. In liijutca-J. ' ' ' Steers Nloynrl'doon nolihed 1'ollco Oap'ain ; o take tharee of the book * , p pew , etc. , at midnight ns his ( the m } or' ) term of otlicti would at that hour pxpire. This notitc pave corporation to a rumor that President Kirk , of the b ord of nldcrmen. would a'Riimo thu otfico af acting mivor nnd aopoint t' o corpo ration counsel before noon when Grace will liecomo innyor. It is said that Squire and Mayor KJson had not met in many jea.u un til n few days ago , when Sqniro Appeared liefora the board of ottimate and appointment tJ a'guo the question if the removal of gar- U RC. At this mco-iiiR Squires saluted t'o mavor ai an old school friend and old ac quaintance was renewed. Xlio Huilronii Ooiimilsslon. CIIIOAQO , December 31. The riilnud nd warehouse commissioners meet next Wednes day ut Springfield , in regular session , but It is [ iropose J nt the same tinn to come to some dcciaion on the subject of a teduction in freight rates , which bavo l > cen under discus sion. Two meetings have been held , one in Chicago and ono in Springfield , nnd the phip- pcrs who demand genersl roducticn , nnd the railroad managers , who pay they cannot stand it , have both been heard. The commission have now to decide what action they will take whether to bcliovu the shippers and order n general reduction of ratec , or credit the moragew nndi leave them where they nro now. CommissisiioncM Lunis nnd UrAinerd were In the city to-day , luvlng returned from the Springfield meeting , but neither could siy what thodecistonof thocom- mla'ion would be , but Brainerd thought Boine gooi'hnd com o out of the agitation , since the Illinois Central , the Wabasli & Chietg.- , and Alton roods had agreed to endeavor to carry freight to and from SpriiiRtieW as chetp as they arc carrying it to other p ints farther distant. Todofco they must luvutho con- nent and co oi > eratton of the trunk lines , so tint a promise to attempt is aU that they cnn bo expected to inaku until the Conference is had with the eastern road . 'I his conference will tnko place in Cotcago next week.y The Lower Canada OnrniVAl. Mo.vrKEALDocBmborU. OwinRto a heavy thaw the work on thu ica palace is entirely suspended. It Is feared that unless It turns colder the work done will be ti no purpose. It is feared tint the structure will not be fin ished in time , but tha architects declare that the castle can bo put up in half the time that it took labt year. The work will bo carried on at nuht by nn electric light. If necessary. As for ten cordorn it can bo built in ten drive. It is understood that the carnivjl drive will bo restricted to fourp , nixes , or eights in hand , unicoin ; , tandems and pairs with sleighs , manned by snow-shooi nud tobngans. Tne river has tallcn two Inches and is still falling. Ili9. general opinion , however , is that tin water will line again as soon as the cold weather sets ID. The merconntn along the river front and localities continue to remove their goodsto pUcen of eafoty. - Iho Storm In Minnesota , ST. PAUL , December 31. The storm which raged in Minnesota and Dakota last night ga < o place this morning to clearer , and ccldei woathcr with a high wind. Six to eight iuchee of snow fell nnd several night trains were abandoned. Reports received from the rail road ofliecrs this evening show clear and cold weather on all lines of road. Tatains ou the Northern Pacific Minneapolis & St. Louis and Milwaukee & St. Paul ore delayed but an hnur or two and an outgoing train on the ( Jmahn road is blockaded at St. James and n morning train on the same road is about welvehouiBlate. The Btorm seems to hnvi ion the worst in the houthern part of the tate. _ A COCKING MAIN. $3,000 CHANGED IIAND3 ON LOXO IlLlXn. NEW YOUR. December 31. A special trail ooklTX ) Wall street brokers and New York Newark and Baltimore eporting men nnc > rom1nent oQlcors together with twenty-si ; ! iuno birds , repriHantlng Loaa Island sm 'few ' Jersey to a secluded resort few mile rom Hunter's Point , on the Long Island r.iil road , and a cocking main \vas fought. Thi stakes wera 31,000 on the main , $100 on tacl jattle. Kach side showed thirteen birds , bu only nine wcrs weighed in and eight battle fought. Eight battles Bittled ths result which was a vlctoiy for Now Jersey on on "uttl . Throe thousand dollars changed hands Anthracite < Jonl Contoroncc. NEW YORK , December 31. The nntbrocit coal conference to-day atrlved at a sstisfixc tory allotment of tonnage for 188.1) upon th basis of 30,000,000. Percentages range fret 1,000,000103,1 0,000 per mouth Wlstar , c Pennsylvania , favored the propositions , hi ] rnid that ho could not formally ngrco to i until ho consulted the directors of his con pany. All others present agreed to tha n ; langemcnt. I'lio 1'ubltc WASHINGTON , Doicmber 31. It ia intimate there hai been a decrease of nearly 9100,000 i the public iWit during December. The n ceipts have been light nnd the diabursetncn' heavier than u ual. Payments , on account i the psnsion , amounts to 88000,000. Tl treatury to-day mailed cheeks in payment i the Interest dno January 1st on go\erumei securities at $7,003,013. The ProhibltlonlstH' national Cor volition. CHICAGO , Dccumber 31. A meeting of tl national proliibition party and a conference < the leading wo rice re , wilj bo held in Nc York January 7 , at 10 a. m. The headqua ti > iu will bo tlio Murray Hill hotel. Tl meeting will bo at the ICov. Stephen Merrill church , The Gallagher Muddle. CniOAdODecemb | < ; r31. Thoclmrges again Win. J. Gallagher , tha alleged participant : the fifteenth ward frauds at the election , we dUmfcsed befoio the United States commi sioner on motion of the district attorney. I was immediately ra-arrestd on a benu1 ! w rant ami taken Wore comt , giving ball for li appoarnnco next Wednesday , GlftUnot Htort ) Keeper Ilun In , NEW.VKK , N. J. , DecembT 31. Ollice matlo n raid to-night on a gift boot store i Broad slteft and iiriMted the piopriotnr , / Ucrt Whlto and bis feminine clerks for t ! violation of tbo law In rognrd to lotteries Three Children Drowned , TOKONTO , Out. , December 31. While i children were playing on tin b.iy this nfl < noou the ice broha uml thri'ti dronnul. FOREICHJEWS. The Fary of tbo Earlfciinales [ Still UA- abatcd , Prinoa Harry Will Live With His Mother-in-law Amorioana Imprisoned in Mexico Without Ohargosi The Town of Meaford , Canada , Inundated by A $250,000 , Internal Eorenuo Defalcation in Cyprus "Iho Temporal 1'owor Ijcasuo" The , Iiowor Cnnnda Cnrnlvnl News From General Gordon , FOUEIGN NEWS. MM > ni , Locomber ) 31. Furthsr earthquake shccks were experienced yesterday at Voliz , Malaga , a city of 13,000 , a few miles from Malaga , there were shocks of mighty violence. Many houses wcro utterly destroyed , the people ple flel terror-stricken , nnd abanJonol the city. They are now cnc&mpeJ out ido of the city , and the telegraph station has been re moved to a safe place. A thousand homm at Alpimft aru in ruins. Thu work of searching the debris for the dead bdies of thu victims of the dUaster is rigorously prosecuted Yei- terday during the day 192 bodies were icoov- ercd. The shocks weru felt yesterday oUe where throughout the province of Malaga and through Granada. They occurred between 7 and 10 in thojnorning. There was further lo B of lifo and property at Ptriana , Kio Gor- do , Yinnlta and Defonotcja. Thu estimated number of persons killed since Christmas is 2,000. The town of Alubuqueros was _ com pletely destroyed , Many people _ perished , amooghom were several local oflicials. Bub- a riptmns for relief have been started at Mad rid , Malaga and Granada. Thu king sub scribed Sli.OOO. MADUIU , December 31. Shocks yesterday in Granada and Malaga were \ory disastrous and attended with grcit mortality. ADniD , Decamber 31. Tha panic caused by tha earthquakes isfincreasingat Archibona , Granada , Tarrox and Velcr , Malaya. The inhabitants are still encamped in the fields. The Mnseum university , hobpltal , prison and governmoat olficcs at Granada are moro or lem buverely damaged. DiaUAllCR'S COLONIAIi TOLIOY. PARIS , December 31. The Temps eulogi/es the colonial policy of Bismarck's and says : "It will provide outlet for the over population of Germany and for German trade and enter prise. " rillNOB IIAUUT WILT. LIVE WITH HIS MOTHER- IN-LAW. LONDON , December 31. The queen basient a dispatch to thu residents of Balmoral stating that the Princess Beatrice will still reside witli her after her marriage to Prince Hen y ol Battenberg. IIKAVT DEFALCATION IN OYrilUS. LONDON , December 31. Advices from Lar nica , Cyprus , says defalc itions amounting tc § 250,000 have been dis-ove-el in the revenue department. Many officials have fled to Asia Minor. Some of the ascount books wore da etroyed. AFFAIRS ON THE Al'IlICAN COAST. LONDON , December 31. The German expedition pedition to exjj'oro tin Afiican interior re turned to Ambaig Guinea , oa tha west COSF , of Africa. The native ] lefuso to allow tin expedition to proceed. Traders In the Frenil co ony of Gobjon , Africa , complain that un less tbo he vy inipor ; duties ara reduced tlio ; will bo obliged to close their establishments It is stated that the French houses are miller ing equally with the English housoi , althougl tha tariff ou Engli'h goods is GO per ecu higher than oa French goods. Cameroon ha been in an unsettled Hate since the annexe tion by Go-many. The triders are nnxioml ; awaiting a better govcmment. The native and Bell townsldu are revolting in consoqueuc of tha oBietant iu thu English IIOUPO ariuitin ; a , native for debt. Durint ' ' 19 conflict lha nu tivei made the assistant a p HNGLI8H COLONISTS IN NEW INDIGNANT. MELUOIUINE , December 31. James Servic : prime minister of the colony , has aant th governor of Victoiia a note recounting the a ; tmrance ] of the Imperial government that th settlement by any foreign power of Nei Guinea was improbable , and would ba n garded an an unfriendly net. In consequenc of these assurance ) , th ? premier > nys the col onists confided in the government to protec their Interests without the knowledge of tli government. The colonists nro indignant while forbiddc to act for themselves that the govcrninoc fchould allow Germany to step in. " The pr mier and the governor have tint a telegram I Earl Derby , thu imperial colonial eeeretar urging him to telegraph authority to Austral ! to take the necessary stop ] to secure , the i lands remaining available and c nvo.vinga yij orous protest on behalf of Victoria ogaiu ) f the inaction of the Imperial government CONCERNING THE NEW HUUItlDU ) ISL\NliiT. ' PAIUB , December 31. Lord Lynns , Brltii ambassador to Puiiii , hue aakud Piiina Mini tor Ferry vihethar the report that New C li donln ia urging the nenuxation of tlio Ne Hebrides for usa ns a ponnl settlement for tl wont cliFH of convicts bos tli9 approval Franca. England insists upon thu malnter nnca of thu agreement establishing the Ind pcndenco of the Now Hebrides Islands. Tl i'arii papcis approve of the annexatii ThoGanloisfaj-sif Perry nets with prom n Ie ness and firmnesj , England will eubmit. 11 rX'igaro eaya that four of tlio largest freigl ia bte.imert ) ut Havre leave witii the Fifth brigai for Tonuuln January 15. This biigadec.i not leach Haupong earlier than March. It intcmled to occupy Paokiliilu Admii Gourbvt nttnekH Canton. , „ THE TEJlrOUAL 1'OWEIt LEAGUr. LONDON , December 31. Tha Journal , Home , announces thu foi ma tion of thu "fei porul i'ouur lenguu1' ' to estahliiili committe throughout thu world , with thu object of a vocatuig in the press and from the pulpit platform for the restoration of thi temper power und domain ! ) of ilia pops The Italii cardinals of tin racrod collegii liavo been c cupiud in a privntu < iircii38iou uj to the rest of the coming conclave of ho sacretl college on tlie trcat'on ' of now cardinalt. The rccuut death of Cardinal Consolini Jtft thirty-ono foreign and thirty-two Italian cardinals in the col'ego. ' It ii rcjwrteil that the pope ii in favor of creating more foreign cardinals and taking the chance of tha Pontifical thrortd go- leg to ponui ono outildo of the Italian cardi- nils. rnoit TUB co.vao couNinr. LoNix.v , December 31. Ilomol , the ngent of the Dutch traders in the Congo territory , who was MI 03tod by the authorities on the charge of violating tha French territorial lights , has been loletxtel and returned to Congo in n French man-of-war. NEWS rnoit OEN. aonno.v. KoRTf , Docpmber 31. Ad\tcoi from Khartoum to the end of November state teat Gou. Gordon had rcpuhed several minor attacks , and had food and ammunition f.ir sever l montlis. A whaln boat , belonging to the Nile expedition , capsized at Danbeli , and a major and two men of the Black watch regiment woto drownod. Camel drivciH aru du ertiug thu expedition In Urgu numbirr , beinir afraid to undertake the march through tbo defcrt. THK NATIONAL SCHOOL TKACItKUS' CONQHE93. DUDLIN. Df camber 31. The national school teachers' congress to-day decided by n largo majority that loynl tea ti should bo abolished on the occasion of tha anneal dinner. A let ter waj received from Parnoll , in which ho said ie hopsd that during the ne\t 'session ' of parliament to obtain for tha teachers higher ea'atics ' , bitter residences and larger petitions AMERICANS IMPRISONED. NO C1IA1IOE3 AOAI.\BT THEM BY THE AUTHORI TIES. SAN FRANCISCO , December 31. The Tomb stone Epitaph telegraphs that the Americans arrested by thu Mexicans at Cutaa ! , Sonera , about a month ngo , ara still held pritonern at Magd.xleno , where they would be fcuflering for tha necessities of lifo wcro it not for the help furnished them by friends on this bldo of the lino. No charges have been inado against them. The gocrnor of Sonera promised their release by Christmas day , but failed to redeem his promise. The people of Tombstone are indignant nnd forwarded the following dispatches to-day : 'To the piesi- dent , Washington , D. O. W. D. Fleming , Geo. A.Walls , Stephen Hinckle , Thos.Whitu , Frank Miller and two others.name ? unknown , American citizens of this place , are incarcer ated jn prison at Magdaloua , Sonora , by the Mexican authorities , who have madu no charges against them. Their case appeals for an immediate action on thu part of the gen eral government , our efforts and these of the United states consuls at Guaymas and No- gales. " ADASHOFKOMAJSCEIN IT. THE UAI1RIAGU 01' MISS CLUBn.OK HEADING , AND MB , FRANKLIN UAHDrjIAN. Special dispatch to the Globe-Democrat. HEADING. Pa. , December 5 ! ) . The Head ing papers this afternoon contained announce ments of the marriage of Miss Catherine Chibbs , of this city , and Franklin Hnrdyman , alias Francis Newman , of New York , als < j formerly of Heading. The mera fait of theii having been married would bavo been noth ing unusual had it not been for the part played by each of the contracting parties in iv matter which kept all Beading agog foi daya several yoora ao. The bride is the only daughter of a rntired merchant of this city , who has baon successful in business and is reputed to bo wotth o\er SlDO.OO > . The family live in unpretontiom style , the daughter being the head of vhe hu since the death of the mother.NVv. . > < built woman of the brunette tvpcJt. years old , and in her time has Irva- mirere , but rafusod them all. llejdyinaa. ho ; bcsn absent from Heading- for the past secral years. Ho tls aboul tbo sams ngo as his bride' : , Severn yo w ago ho committed a 'youthfn folly. Hu was accused of assaulting the-lati Daniel S. Francis afterward thejdiior of tin Spirit of Berks for whlo offense-he servui five joars in the jail of this county * Aftci his release hndlsappeated. Ho'cast ' his for tunes in Gotham , wh ro his friend * nay he ha been leading a ttra'ghtforward ' nnd up igh life. Several wcelcs og o ho suddenly ro > ) i peared in Ueailng. Mus Clubbwas nn eli acquaintance of his , and it instated th two have been in eorrespoudenc while they were separated. " A- any rate , last Fridaynvc-ning they wtradnvei in a closed cib through thu snow-'torm to thi p&rsonago of the Hev. Dr. MeCauley , wh made them man and wife. Their"maniig just leaked out to-day nnd caused quite nutter among these who knew 'them year ngo. TIerdyman w. congratulated on hi g jed luck in having obtained a w\jnllhy wife lie fays that he will take her withhlni to Noi York in a few dayp. His brida ii beat remembered in connectio : with an adventure by which her father win ; loser of the amount of 80,000 Kovflra'yeaw agi Ha disc ivcred that non-registed bonds , whic wcro negotiable at any place , wore tnissln from 1.S < < tuff. He was under t o iinpres io that ho had been robbed , and olfired n roWar for them. It afterward came iint tint Mil Clubb had placed them in the hands e a mtUo i ucqmintance in whom she ho the utmost cmfidence , In ordi to negotiate a small loan to Ivalp him ou This Iriend proved recreant to his trust , an decamped with the entire amount. Allfurthi proceeding ! were soon ilroppoj. ' Her frien dlrd soon after in tlio Jpliotflll.Jpemtt'nttar ' ; His name was John Miller. All the 10 things considered curve to sui round this marringa with a great deal of n mancu , Her friends In this city refuse to fc comu ruconciled to her choice. x Tlio Iowa Siocx Guv , December 31. The blizzai which prevailed in this section yesterday at last night passed over to-day nndfwas eu ceeded by severe cold , the thennfjineter Ini eating 13 bslow at 7 p m. _ Railroad * rwe badly blockedexcept _ the Sioux GitjrJ& there will be no more drifting of , ln Bay iu a. FOB ! > ] ULTlMonKD9ceuibor 31. ' bay is again enveloped in * fog"to-daj'nd completely that there werabut1 ro arrival nnd of the smaller clasi of ves w. Fh'e fi lifted about 1 o'clock , when ( \U \ te a numb of eteamers started down the river , Imt in i hour tha atmosphere became BO duneo th&t vessel ceuld not bo discerned nt jyfllHtanco SOD feet. Nothing -whatever ig'MjAtd.ot tl maritlina uxchangr from Capp Henry or t ! eutern side of the lower bay. 'JJf , ulo of Weitcott & Co. . lunkerffiwho fail ( .how . aibctn , $37,000. Labihtw/18120OCO ! / , The "Jolly Trailers" Indulge in a Year's ' Frolic. Blaok.Ooats and Ping Hats Doused With Flour , The Air Filled With All Kinds of Agricultural Products , The Gentler Sex Lavishly Ap plaud the Boys , Policemen , Do Tour Duty , Oost What It May I The Market MainlyUovotcd to "Get ting Even" Vo Mnrlcct Alter 111 O'clock. CHICAGO MAKKET3. CATTLE. Special Telegram to THE BKIJ. CHICAGO , Desemlnir 31. A yeir agj to-day the anti-hilarious u'cmont of the board man. 4god to have all messenger boys and moat of the iettling clerks excluded from thu floor dur ing the latter part of the session , and , consequently quently the old time practice of smashing bats and bursting bags of the whitest flour over the blackest coats was only observed to a very mild oxtont. Everything was so quiet and or derly this morning that no ono dremnyl what would bo the direful result of the ltRrtu > jt up determination of the boys to be r J Bj" ' . on these who had forcibly despoiled themcWuiir rights a year ago. The three big policcrtit'i' seemed to smell the coming Btorm from Mf , though , for when shortly after the noifa hour they were badly , \ery bad.y wanted bv certain of the respectable element they wtro found to bo very ; much absent. The ball was opened by an innocent looking tack of flour which a minute or two previous ly had rented quietly on n table near the tele graph otlice , iu the northwest corner of the hall , Its explosion on the rear elevation of the corpulent but eminently respectable mem ber of the board , was the signal for the con certed onslaught of tbo gang , whoso appetites for that sort of thing bad been whettoa to a razor edge by two long year's abstinence. Five minutes later tha air was full of agricul tural produce , battle cries and no end of pro fanity. . The respectable element at iirst were transfixed with horror at the eight of its awful mandates so disregarded , and finally shook iteclf together and framed order , di recting the three big policemen to do their duty.cost what it might. Thegallcrywascrowd- ed with spectators who applauded vigorously when a particularly dignl6ed gentleman with a particularly black coat and shining hat wan reduced to a total nnd floury wreck. Many of the spectators were lodiui , nnd their approval to lavifchly demonstrated , spurred tl > 8 boys on to their most daring efforts.Tho abninos ol thn tbron W f gjiqemeri.mailo it awewary lei S"p3tV8 andcIireetorBof the board to er- clae- Individually the authority vested in them. Theit fidelity to-day wa8 affecting to behold , but ns ono by ono they were converted into their unrecognizable belloured clothing , were forced to"succumb to the inevitable. It was impoisiblo for tlio spectators to repress simultaneous sighs of "How are the mightj falleD. " The early portion of to-doj's mar kets weM active and fairly Btronjj with bus ! ' ness , .largely confined to changing into 'thf ' now yejr Mid n general evening up of ali kinds of , dealff. , Theio > vafc no trading after 11 o'clock , attention on all tides beiog giver up to the snnual frolic , the closing figures given Wlow'nre'largelynominal. being as near as possible the figures at which the last trades , were made , WHEAT opened eteady nj ; go advance for I6ng deliver ies. A grxi-sizei business .was done"but i' ' was in the Latura of closiiig dea's and gcttinf "oven" on the market. Nothing in the waj of trading was done , and in the afternoon toward tlio last , there was n general settlinf back to prices. The range wai lo and the closing about steady. No. 2 upring Bold ft CORN , ruled steady , range for the day being an av erngo of c' No unusual features were devcl oped nnd no attention paid to thu marka niter about noon. No trades could have bcei effected'even bad thoio been a disposition t make thtm because of the .great disorder prf vailing. No. 2 cash sold early at S5i@35u. OAT3 ruled steady , quiet nnd inactive , the gcnoni course being downwaid , within a range of J ( KYE stuff ranged fiiim 45@62io for No. " 3 to No. ' . .f rnosisioNa opened stronger 'and higher and , [ fop nn hoi ot two. were mOarlsk demand at pricei 10 ( WJoover opening , but n reaction attin an cased , priteu.off Oc. Market closed.nomlnall steady nt quotations. C.isn pork was quote 511 00 ; lard , , 8U 00 ; rib * , § 5 C7J. , AT THE HTOOK ; VAnpS > \ tha market was nclivo nnd'10@lfic ner 1 ( t 21 cnttl id red f < snittl above tradej. Shippers vfevo the most acth buyers , as they had to fill their ordera and g < etock away to-day on account of the cloBic bf thp ihipplng division and bank to-morrov then again both ehippcra nnd dresied bo dealers were rather nervous and ugcertai ai to * future receipts , ns to how far the r ported floods weit of us wou'd interfere wit prompt deliyery of _ stock. The roads centei ing at St. .Louis .teem to have teen n ected In this wy , as receipts the : yesterday were „ tyery light , butchui stock vrta quoted aj firmer ; Htcckc and faedcn rcmii'ii dull and nro eo likely i to remain untll&ofter Now Year. Good I choice , 1300 to 1000 lb , , -lOtgC.CO ; commc to fair , $ l.'JO@5.tO ; Inferior to fair cow , , S2. : @ 2.90 : medium to good. § 3.20@4 00 ; bull S250@3,21 ; ' ' - ? 3 OO.g'1.25. H008 Werv active , Btrorif and higher all aronn Common mid tough packers nold around abe S-1.10S-1.15 , and peed niixod4.20@4.30 , wi best heavy at 81.40 ® l.CJ , Pwicy uad c'o o assorted light Bold around about ? (23(2 ( ( 4.P : , nnd fmr to good , SI.lftOM.20 , and light ? I.OU ( M.10sith pigs at S3.7f'3 If ; racking and ililpping , 2f,0 to 37rlb . , 31.SSCpJ.r.O . ; light , lCOto210ll > . , SUOa-1.35. Now York Stock Murker. Special telegram to THE BSE. NKW YOIIK , December 31 , The lending nctivo stocks to-day have been Lackawnnno , Northwestern , Lko Shore , St. Paul , Union Padfio , nntl Western Union. Lackawnnun has varied 1 | between the highest nnd lowest , Northwestern J , Lake Shore g , St. 1'nul 1 per cent , Union Pacific 1 per cent , New York Central 1 , and Western Union 1 | . AH later prices are below bettir figures , but removed from thu bottom point ind belter than yester day. It is big settlement day for the wind tip of the month nnd year. Thu leading rumor against the Woitern Union l.ait night was that the Baltimore and Ohio was prepar ing for another reduction in rates. Thu sell ing was thought to havu came from the old "beat" p.irty , Slaybaek Bold 2,000ishores ho wni quoted as ( nyingthathuwnsnfrnidthottack was coming from Gould nnd bethought it beet to gtt out of the wy. The Gould brokcM said thnt they had been buj ing Western Union on n scale that the stock was much o vet cold and that it was * only nt the best purchases for a turn on the list. _ The Western Union people ple Buy that no important rlmigCR iu tbo rates or reduction iu tolls are proposed. Ba- ginning with the now year this stock has Ixen extensively sold on tin minors of thn pro posed sharp cat in the tirilf , but nothing of the tort is intended. The story that the Hai ti moro & Ohio telegraph csmnnny will tnaku a reduction in rat's is not credited as it ii re ported that this company is loosing $40,090 n moth at the present price ? . Sale of the Now York "Star. " NKW YCRK , December 29. The Star news paper was sold to-day nnd will bo transferred to its new ownen on Thursday , the first day of the new ye.xr. A syndicate of Now Yorlt capitalists , represented by W. H. England , secured thu property , and the price paid is be tween S27S.OOO and ? SOOtOOO. The circum- ttnncci which led to the tale mnv bo briefly stated. The latu Commis'ioucr Nkholls bad several shores of stock In the paper , and WJB vice-president of thu corporation. His dentil a few weeks ago necea itatud the sale uf the stock and before it could ba bought in by the company. A NUJJIir.Il OP BI'KCBLATOBS wore after it. John R. Mcl eau , proprietor of thu Cincinnati Enquirer , came on to New York and conceived the pl.in of purchasing thu paper entire nnd contorting tha claim of Editor PuliUer that the World is Cleveland's great fend only organ. McLean cast about and made Hon. John Koliy.ono of the heaviest stockholders of the Star , an offer for his inter est. Mr. Kelly's stock and the Niclnll'a stock comprised one-half the propsrty. Mc Lean's bid was too low by § 50,000 , and after paying a visit to Cleveland ho returned to the rural seclusion of Cincinnati. His inquiries in newspaper circles put OTHER WODLU-HB roncHAsriw in the field , and thu sale was thu result. W. H. Englaxid is a son of Isaac W. England , publisher of the Sun. It is his intention to print a democratic newspaper , independent of all halls and factions. The Star is bcventeen vents old. It was EtartuI in opposition to the Sun mid in Tweed's time became the organ cf the ring. Joe Howard , jr. , the man who some years ago figured ns corrospJinUnt , nnd who 19 at Urn prctcul lima n TT > , . t ff gj , 1MIA.CTIUAT.LY WllEOKEI ) IT. The paper changed hands seven times between 1874 and 1877 , when John Kelly bought into It and it bscamo Tummany's organ. Apart from tlio Sun nud Tribune thp Staristbe only paper in Now York that has not sunk from SO .1,000 to 5200,000 the present yoar. It about met expense ! . Rumor has it to-night that there will be a ' ' BIG NE-WSrAVBK TAILUBE ; hero before the end of the week * The Vi'hrld ia the only paper of any consoquenca in the city which Is regarded as being shaky. It ie said that Pulitzer not only bought the World on time , but thutinorder to run it ho has been obliged to usu every nickel of his Post-DIb- paten profits. ' ' . HIE BEDDCTION TO-DAY } of Jamea j. Gordon Bennett's Evening Telegram from two cents to ono cant a copy is expected to kill thn Mail and Express and Borioxibly cripple the Evening News , ex-Congressman Ben Wood's paper , in which three fortune ] have been made. a w Tbo Sun to-day paid its customary dividend of 6 per cent. All the earnings above this figure go mto the "surplus fund. The coming vear promises to bo thn most eventful in the history of New York journalism and eevccal consolidations or suspensions nre'expected. Tlie Dill , nn evening paper inn by n.few Wall street curbstone brokers , willba sold out by the sheriff en Wennesday. In Alixbainn. BIRMINGHAM , Ala , December JU , W. T Martin , from Chicago , who haiv been hen nearly a month prospecting , had his pocketi cut Vihile nslecp and nearly $1,100 taken. Ai itinerant patent medifino man , J. H. Cooper who drank with Murtin'nll day yesteidny.wa atrested while prcpaiing to take thotrain ) thi morning and searched. Mgnfiy almost to tin amount wanted , and answuring Martin'n de Bcription , was found on his person. Going to tlio Bluff * . ' ' . COUNCIL JBLDtrs , .December ' 31. TIO of ficefa of the Union Pa'cific havo'dolerrained t remove all their interests "from Omabnt Council Bluffs nt'once-jiv To1 this i nd .thc. ; Kivo ordered constructipn yards , rbund-bbuf't 'and shopi for BccqinraodiUion pt thiir' bus ! ness , both freigit'iifid'pa ) bnger.Tliia'chunfj will biing manyfhundred ppernthcs to.ltlii city. , „ i , Dttlcotn , la Aificsi , Iraw ; started in thu McNnmafa butldingfii'nd be'fot it htoppc'd bumed thnt Ktruo\Ure txhu ft _ others , 1'iueons k Bates'lo Is'$5,000 , Co Brother ; , J4nOO ; J.iJ. Sluckcr. .SOO , nn fourteen oth'er.nrms nnd individuals and iirrn lose § ,7CO.Totalmnurance , 811,300. , . Fiiinlamt , POOTLAND , Mo , Jlposmber 81 , Rev. F.C * it H In * * 17 ! t..1 < . . t , . A. nf i.1. , . It . . / Diphtliofia ' has niado iU appearance In I'll lertou u'nd'haa eaddened the holidays for man happy home in that.beautiful Nebraska towi The village coimoll was petitioned to. nt one , appoint "u board of health and jnvoatlgat the cause and adopt mcabiirea fpr relief , Collission on The Savannah , FlorWa' s Western RR , - A Terrible Fire Plays Havoo At " Evansville , Indiana- kf-a Sain Bandall Junketing With TK | $ Nashvillinnsi Keoeiver Appointed On The L , E ? & St- Louis Air Liuoi Throe Ohildron Die For Want of ? ' Oaro In Williams's ' Fanatical FaitlpW pW and Prayer Ouro Asylum , r Tlio Coroner's Inqticat ItccommciulB the Liuv to Oloso It jg. AtOnco. ' * RAILROAD COLLISION JACKSONVILLE. Pla. , December 31. The 7:10 : westbound trnin on the Savannah , " ' Florida and Western railroad collided withy the incoming train twelve mi'ej ' from lliiacity , ! causing n serious wreck. Baggogcmaeter ] Terry , of the out-bound train , nnd two ! r * colored mon ware seriously injured. The Clara Morris troupe wore on their way to Pensocola , but none of thorn were hurt. _ A > ecial trnin brought the mon bnck to the city. Terrible Fire nt Kvniisvlllo. EVANBNILLE , Ind , , December 31. The fire itally destroyed Miller Bro.'a dry good house , hetotalloeuof stock , $180,000 to 940,000 ; ho building ; , $12,000 ; total insurance , ? 125 , ' ' 00 ; $30,00 on stock and $2,000 on the build ig. Clias. F. Schmidt , music dealer next oor , total Io3' , $1,000 ; insurance. S8MO. oo. Sonntngg & Co , , hardware dealer ? , loss y fire and water , about $20,000 oa stock of Bout § 45,003 ; insurance , $33,750. C. O. 'onny , hat and fur dealer , loss , 310,000 ; in- urnuco , § 0,000. Sam Randall'd Nashville Junket , NASHVILLE" Tenn. , December 31. Mr. Han- nil nnd party left the Maxwull IIOUEO at 10 'clock this morning and proceeded In car- . riagoa to the Vanderbilt university , were they' , verc cordially received by tbo facultyof that' ; nstitution. Chancellor jUarland received the < atty and introduced Mr. Rindnll to the pro- esBjra and students , Mr. Ilondnll then do- iverod n speech on education to the htudouts , allowed bHon. . Win. McAboo on the cano ubjcct. A largo number of students \yero ireient. After inspection of the bulldiupa nd department7 the party proceeded to Bolle-Meade , Where they arrived. -jioji , M J.LU \vi > luA , * , lt WKJ r ' > 'T < ntrduucetltli-General Jacksorj , nfter which efreshmonth were served. The guests were bun invited to drivu through Deer parlr , ( vherj half an hour was spent In watchinjjj iimdreda of deer tcainperiDf ; through tha ? vooda. This was a novel si ht to the nor h- . rn vititiors. On the return the patty'etopiK'1 o inspect'famous horfc3. _ Moro , refreslnnoB ollowed , and tlifl visitor rerpjjjerfed' 'the'ca iagoj at one o'clock nnd/roturned to the cit . Jr. and Mrs. Hundal ) , Hon. .Win. McAdaof nd other iuVited'fjuesltf dinfil At the red A ; denco of Mri Nat Baxter , at 3 o'clock this Wt , ernoon. * > ft f * At night Mr.Unndall was enteitam l at ho Hermitage club rooms nby 'the ' Icadfng' lembiis of every jl do jbf political opinion , A most clcga'r4t''ioceptlon was given by ebti jov.'James D Pprter , president of thq club , " ending citizens nnd''members , Mr. Haiuhill cfton\tlij7oneo'clpck.trninforBlrmUighan ] , " ' iccomlanied'by the committee of cucoit from hat city.- , ' RAILROAD RACKET , RECEIVER APPOINTED ON THE LOUISVILLC , J V" ANBVILLK & ST. LOUI8 AIR UXeSi $ . _ ? * * L < 5tilSYILLE , December 31. GcorgaJIJFt'l ' Svans , QEsistant to Preidont Jonas H , French , if the Louisville , Evanavllle& St. Louis Air jioc , received official notification this morn- ng that the affairs of .that road had ilaced in the hands of a rcseiver. Mr. E us bocn , appointed to iittinnu the trusC1 * The change wna nut "unexpected , indcod , cs i\\i\-- jnora to tuchnn'effect have'boon afloat for * * . ' itome time nnrt ; ill though ( stoutly denied by ( ha Air line officials , other railroad men in pom * iion to know , h vo frequently intimated that \ ' , ho statimeatJ wera in a great nidanura truth' : [ ill. Tho.imnjediata cause lof.tho'nppoinlmeut of a reccjver was n heavy outstaiidii-g con.1 ttUctioil debt. Krenufcnt nnd , 'dispariigjn f rumbra invplving tnd Air line " . _ . . . . , . "prtip- lr.j > tA ! * ; : .i iLA L .tn. /TJiO lftt " idfljfil ; vrcc6iver , 'f Xho December 8lt Last .night othdr foundling died at the Williams fen called to attend iho clilldreu-or the 'pleatremedies ippliei ) , t and jbU household firmly in' tlie efficacy " , tof prriyer curing"11 liuinan Jlly , nnd whuro a pauimt dies iny } \ \ , Btitution , no lynnah power Cdiild have ray thorn , Promlnuat phyalclan held an auoV ( to-day , wLich rerealed the , ict that onSc ? moro children would liavo l co'Vcrcd vflth pioper medical ftVteiitioii or oveii tlio. care ot a competent nurse. The coron'pr'g jury do-r dares In lt verdict tint the imUWuttcifia th hands of < ft lot of n-Ugious fanfitic/ ' ' ' " the nbovo ca s nro criminally n'ttlleL - commands tlio place to bo cloodiVy ; ( theau thorities , , f * Mqnford , ynt , , Iiiundix'ciJ , fEAro'ui ) , Put. , December 31 , ( rain's mill daiuf ( fi\vo way this morning. Tl' < (7 *