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THE OMAHA DAILY V FOURTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB , , TUESDAY jltOKNtNG , AUGUST 12 , 1884. \ PERFIDIOUS POLITICS , Singnlar Results in Some of tti NeliraslaHBDnlilicanCoBTenllons , The Brass-Oolor Mon in Salini Bovr toDawos' ' Dictation. The Tail of Ben Butler's ' Kit < Eises to Say a Word , Mr , Blaine Declines to Eat Bakec Beans in Boston. Some Fears That Calamity Wellei Will Carry the 4th Iowa. Various Political matters of Or'catci or Iicss Interest. NEBRASKA. THE CONTIST IN NEStAHA. Special Dispatch to TIIK BEK. AununN , August 11. Kcports from the re publican primaries hold In the county Satur day give the Major's faction thirty-six dele' ' gates nnd the Howe faction sixty on the count ) convention to bo held hero next Saturday. DAWKS' OWNERSHIP OK SALINE KNUCKLED TO. Special Dispatch to THE BEG. Cum : , Nob. , August 11. The republican convention of Saline county met at Wilher to1 day. By request of the convention Govornoi D.iwei named the delegates to the state , con gressional nnd judicial conventions. The con vention was harmonious nnd enthusiastic. ItEPUDIATINO TIIK OUTIUOK. Special Dispatch to THE BEE. CUKTE , Neb. , Auguitll. Atthorepublicai county convention to-day tha most shameful proceedings over perpetrated on a free peopli were crowded down the throati of the voters of Saline county. Governor Dawes was badlj defeated in his own precinct , but ho compelled polled bis "brass collared" dupes nnd post masters in secret caucus to nllow him to selecl delegates to the state congressional nnd judicial conventions. At least three hundred republicans have been made anti-Laird and anti-Dawcs. An independent republican mass convention is talked of , and the sontl inent is tbat the county ; will go anti-machine by five hundred majority. BLAINE AND BOSTON. THE NEXT PRESIDENT DECLINES BAKED DEANS , BOSTON , August 11. James G. Blaine , be > ing invited to dine with the Middlesex , KSSOJ and Norfolk and the Massachusetts republican clubs of this state , "who are desirous ol manifesting their highest esteem foi your public tervico and their devotion to the cause which you represent as a candi date of the republican party for president of the United States , " answered as lollows : "I am under obligation for the very kind invitation which you extend mo to moot the MassachtBsotts Middlesex , Essex aud Norfolk club } nt a public bmiquct in the city of Boston. I need not assure the gentlemen who compose these club ? of the very great'plcasuio it would givoma to bo their fruasc. I appreciate most iully the kindness intended , aud iti.s witb sinccrest regret I find myself unable to indicate tlio day when my engagements would permit mo to leave Maine I am sure , however , a festal occasion is not needed to deepen the interest of Massachu setts in the impending national contest , and for myself no hospitality could add to the Hcnse of kindness which I have receded on so many occasions from the citizens of your state. I am , gentlemen , with the greatest respect , yours truly , JAM is G. BLAINE. " 1.OGAN. HIS TALK AT HEllKIMKIt , N. Y. UTICA , August 11. Goneial Logan had a public reception upon arriving in Hcrkimor to-day. Upon piesontation to the people he was received with long-continvod applause , to whichho responded nt some length , expressing thanks for the kindly greeting. Concluding bo said : "I met along the rend the citizens of your grand state who showed kindly feeling toward mo personally. ' I certainly return the same kind feeling toward them. If I should over return huro I hope to moot you as ono citizen meets another , nnd that wo takq ono another by the hand as friends nnd ns friends only. To the old veterans I met hero to-day , let me say there is nothing I enjoy more than to take the hand of an old soldier that I endured the fatigues of war with , that this country might live , ( Applause. ) I fool nt all times grateful to them who nt your will , with loyal hearts behind them , with the prayer * of Christians for them nnd God bless the women that smoothed the brow of the sick , wounded nnd dying eoldler with all this they went forward that the old flog might bo unfurled from the Icy shores of the lakes in the north to the land of everlasting flowers , BO that each and every citizen might enjoy the finmo privileges , no matter where born or what their complexion may be. [ Applause ] , I thank you again , ladies and gentlemen , for your kindly greetiug. [ Applause ] , WHO IS WEST ? O , RUItn ENOUGH III ! 8 IIEN'B TAIU NEW YOBK , August 11. It having been reported - ported in many papers that General A. M. West , the candidate of the rational party for vice president on the ticket with General But ler , would support the democratic nominees , B. W. Terhndo , secretary of the national commlttco of the national party , telegraphed General West aa follows : NEW YOUK , August 11. To General A. M. Vr est , Holly Springs , Miss. The managers at the national democratic headquarters are clr'niing that they have advice * from you to tbo effect that you will support Cleveland , Kail the lie. BW. . TKKLINUK. Mr. West replied : "HOLLY SritiNO , Miss. , August 11,1881. ToB. W. Terlindo , 113 Liberty street , New York. The claim is false. Have had no cor- lespondenco whatever .with the democratic headquarters , A. M , WKST , " IOWA. CALAUIIV WELLEll'B DISTRICT , DoncquE , August 10. Great interest is taken in this part of the state over the nomi nation of representative In the Fourth Iowa district. Tlio convention inotta at Dccorah next Wednesday , The fooling Is that th < strongest man in the district should bo eelectti to wrest It from the grasp of the dotnocracs attained ontft two years ngj. Calamity Wet ler h s a stronghold on the farmers' vote , am ho Is by no motns nn cnsy man to bent. The opinion in this city Is that the Hon. N. 0 Decrinir , of Mitchell countjv I' the stronges1 man the convention can nominate. Holim already defeated Wellor in the old district more than once , nnd can do It ngaln. It li expected ho will bo nominated on the socouc ballot. In any ovcnt.fjmrd work hos to bo.donc to carry the district. BUTM3U. A I1ECKPTION TRXDEMD HIM IN NEW \0\\K. \ NfiwYonK , August 11. The friends o General Butler will give a public reception U him August 30. Tlio committee include ! Louts K Yost , John Swlnton nnd V. D Moulton. It wns voted to nsk Charles A Dann , Thomas B. Connory nnd John Kelly tt join the committee. NEW YOUK. IEMOCnAC\'d STATE CHAI11MAN nESIClNS. NEW YOUK , August 11. Kx-Mnyor Ed ward Cooper , chairman of the democratic state committee , hns roaigned. Ho assign ; ill health ns the cnuso Row Between Brothors-ln-IJa Ilcsulta In Three Deaths and nn In.lurcrt Baby , .MUSCATINB , August 11. The Journal's special reports a horrible tragedy near Itoch ester , Cedar county , on Saturday evening. Charles Ammerman , of Miucatino , and W , Riddle , of Rochester , brotlicrs-in-law , left Muscatino Saturday noon with their wive ? and n young child of each for Rochester , The party wore in the same wagon and gel into a family quarrel. Ammonnnn finally put Riddle , wife and child out , telling them they could walk to Rochester. Ho after wards relented , and took them in , the woman nnd child. When passing Riddle , the latter ordered the party to lult , and receiving n refusal fired nt them with a double-barrelled ahot gun. Ammerman was instantly killed. The Second shot shattered Mrs. Ammcriuau'f ami. The team ran away and Riddle's child was run over and had an arm broken. Riddle was arrested the same night and jailed at Tip- ton. There was strong talk of lynching. Al' the parties are connected with old and respect ed families in Muscatino and Cedar counties , THE OKLAHOMA BOOMERS. They arc Leaving Indian Territory in Largo NuniDors. CALDWELL , Kansas , August 11. Troops have broken up the settlements of "boomers' at Pearl City , or Staffordsville , from the Arkansas Valley , and arrested three old of fenders , J. D. Ross , J. S. Clark nud 0. W. Hadden , who will bo taken to Forl Smith for trial , A stub book of certificates of membership , showing the Hisuance of 1887 certificates at S5 each , bearing the seal of the colony , tha plats and Bold notes of a survey made by IT. H. Staf ford , the colony surveyor , together with nu merous other papers pertaining to the colony , wcro captured. Tha recent demonstration at Rock Hills haying the effect to open the eyes ) ftho remaining ' 'boomer ? , " they nre Cleav ing In rnojt cases without the interposition of the military. UTILITARIAN IOWANS. Hotv Cedar Kaptds Presses in Politico to Help Out , its Fair. CKDAU RAPIDS , Iowa , Auguatll. Arrange ments are about perfected for two grand po- iticnl rallies-one republican and ono democrat ic , to bo held hero during the central Iowa fair , which occurs September Oth to 10th in clusive. There is considerable excitement iver the matter and it is hoped Logan and Sherman will bo wocuted ns speakers. The 'air is to bo one of the largest over held in thu state , over § 12,000 in premiums being offered. 1'ho association will offer 81ODD to the politi cal party making the best display , the judges , o bo two republicans , two democrats and ono greenbacker. [ Culamnzoo's Contribution to tlio North I'olo , KALASIAZOO , MICH. , August 11 The re mains of Sergeant Kdward Israel , meteorolo gist of the Greoly Arctic expedition , arrived , liU afternoon. They were met at the depot jy the city4 authorities , the Hebrew and Ger- nan societies and a great concourse of citizens. The places of business were closed in respect o the deceased , who was a native of Kalamazoo - zoo and honored fornnusually brilliant talents. Hie funeral took place at1 o'clock from the 'csldenco. Young Israel'n widowed mother ias deep sympathy here , among all classes in ho great .nilhction which ends three years of icavy hearted suspense. The Locust Plague in Mexico , ST. LOUIH. Aug. 111. Late advices from Vcra Cruz , Mexico , say myriads of locusts appeared in that state and notwithstanding in immense quantity of them have boon tilled , great destruction to crops has resulted n Yucatan and South Mox'co , Hundreds of squnro miles of territory art ) covered with the > osts and corn , grass and other crops are ut- erly destroyed. It Is said thousands of families dependent ipon small crops will have to bo supported by ho government during the next elx months , Two Boyish Brothers Dead. INDIANAPOLIS , August 11. The Journal's pecial from Switz City , Greene county , ro- iort that on Saturday night George Rankin , , ged 1U , was showing his brother Jnmes , aged M , how to hnndlo n self-cocking revolver , when he weapon was discharged , tup ball striking Tames below the right eye , inflicting a fatal wound , George , thinking lie bad killed his irolher , turned the revolver on himself and ent the ball through his breast , from the olfectsjof which ho nicd at noon to-day. The death of thu brother is hourly expected. The Denver Triuuno-ltopiiullcan. DENVEII , August 11. Tlio Denver Republi can and Denver Tribune , tbo leading republl- can newspapers of the state , cons -lidnti'd -day. The new paper will bo known as the Jenvur Tribune-ltejmblican and will remain republican In politics. It will support Sona- or N. It. Hill for ru-c1otion. Tlio editorial lusiness forces of thu Republican aru to con duct the newspaper. A CROOKED CASHIER. Ho Wrecks the Nc\v \ Toil Wall Slrco Bank of $500,000 , Capital , A.t Least It Will Oloso Its Boon " Until Investigated. " The Oaehior " Lending Money toi Freely on Insufficient Margin ; " A Claim That Bopositors Will hi Paid inFull 50 per OontNowt Money Sufficient to bo Advancoc for Resumption To-Bay. t Otlior Financial Matters Tlio dlonr Ins liouso Reports The In- dianapolla Bank , Etc. BItOItBN-BAOKBU BANKS. THE WALt , STIIKKT INSTITUTION OOK3. NRW YOUK , August 11. Wall street banl closed its doors this morning owing to the ir regularities of its cashier. It will rcmalt closed until matters are investigated , Thi president Is Thomas AV. Kvans ; cashier , Join 1 > . Dickinson. The bank is situated at II Broad street and is a slate bank. When tin last annual statement uas issued , September 1SS3 , the figures were : Paid-up capital $500,000 ; surplus , § 05,197 } undivided profits 847,730. Kiornnn's ngoncy reports : The vice president states the clearances , of the bank will go through the clenring-houto to-day. The capital stock is 5200,000 , which will probablj bo swept away. The depositors will eventually ally bo paid in full , nnd very likely CO pet cent , will bo paid them by the end of thli week. The cashier's shortage is stated to be 8200,000 and the bank baa 850,000 In bad debts O. F. Simpson nud C , J. Osborn , director ! of the Wall street bank , Saturday night am Sunday , made a thorough examination , and decided thnt In justice to all parties , not tc open the institution this morning. The rosull of the examination ! a as follows : Deposits , 81,250,000. call loan , 8110,000 : good businosi , > apor , 8350,000 ; cash , 8185,000. Cashier J , P. Dickinson has boon lending money tec freely on insufficient margins , nnd its csti mated the loss will bo about Sl00uOO. ! Tin bank was debtor at the clearing house 528. 000 this morning , which has been paid. It 11 estimated thnt depositors will bo paid in ful and part of the capital will remain. President Evans , of the Wall Street banl says , the depositors will bo paid in full. Ir Saturday's bank statement the bank figured for $1,510,500 loans nnd diacoiinttr.SSO.-lOOnpo cle ; $122,000 legnl tenders nnd deposits § ! , 133,300. The ofliccrs declare the suspension is duo to irregularities of the cashier John P. Dickinson , who has unt beer at his desk since Prlday night , the excuse foi his absence Saturday beinir that ho WAR con fined to his houao by illness. It is not charged that Dickinson IB guilty of any worse irrofiu larlty than carelessness in the security col laterals offered for loans. Several Wai street firms nro closely idontifiei with thobauk , among thnm C. T. Tompsoi & Co. , B. S. Chapln & Co. and Dickinson Bros. All these declare that they will no * suffer by the failure , but the street is momen tnrily expecting to bear of suspensions. Tin bfciiV - f-gaid 1s p-aotically fife. p r tfig mo recent flurry it nsked for no acconio datlonsat the clearinghouse nnd its officer ; frequently made a boast of Its strength. NEW YORK , August 11. It Is stated thai Mr. D. O. Mills nnd Mr. Charles Osbon have decided to advance sufficient money t < enable the Wall street bank to resume to > morrow. Charles J. O.sborn , ono of the di < rectois , states that the loss to thu bank cannel exceed its capital , 8500.0PO , and it ii not likely to bo so tjroat , and the depositor * will not have to submit to any delay in getting their money. There Is no reason uhyOO pei cent , can not bo paid out at once. NEW YORK ; August 11. The wife of John P. Dickinson , the defaulting cashier o the Wall street bank , remained to-night a the liouso of her father , C. F. Simpson , Madison avenue. None of the family ha\o seen Dick inson since Friday last , and ho was then at the Oriental hotel , Coney Island. Where ho is now , Simpson says neither ho nor his laughter know. The rumor that the ( inn of Dickinson Bros , was a heavy loser by the fail ure is denied to-night by Platt K. Dickinson , who says thu firm was in no way affected. NKW YOHK , August 11. The directors of , ho Wall street bank held n long session this ifternoon nt the bank building , investigating , ho books and accounts , President Evnns laid the condition of affairs was very conf lined md It would be very doubtful if the report of ; ho statement could bo made for several days. 1'ho directors refused to jay anythinc what- wer in regard to discoveries made. All the liKclosure thus far is that the failure is due ; o abstraction by the cashier of collaterals lodged with the bank ns security for its call loan. loan.IllK HARRISON HANK , OF INDIANAPOLIS. INDIANAI-OLIS. August 11. Ilocfivor Lamb , ) f the late Harrison bank , filed n partial ro- iort this morning. Ilo finds assets of S138- )00 ) , of which $3,100 are available , and that > nly if there are no offsets. Ho Has not con- hided the bchedulo of liabilities , but saye .buy will exceed half a million , * An Assignment , NEW YORK , August 11. Hegin A. Wright las filed nn assignment for the benefit of hie : roditorri , to Leighton Williams , giving a reference of $127-00 to Klzabcth S. Kclley , for amounts which the assignor had received Tom her during the post four years , uml for itocks and sucmitioa belonging to her , upon .vhlch . , as collateral , ho had borrowed um low outstanding , and which ho is unablu tu ir redeem , nnd nlao for money received by Idm , being the proceeds of all the stocks bo- onglng to her and loaned him , Now Yorlc fitnto Laborer , UTIOA , N. Y. , Augunt U. The third mi- mil Mission of the ntnt < > labor convention ipened in the opera house to day. About 00 lulegatOB were present. A temporary chair- nan was chosen nnd the usual committees up- uiintcd , and the convention adjourned till to- narrow. _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ Tlio Traveling A < ; IUH In Denver DKNVEII , August 11. The International Association of Traveling Passenger Agents of ho United States and Canada meet In annual invention in this city to-moirow. About a hundred members have nlronly nrri\cd niu otltciRftrn coming on every train. .1. 1) ) Welch , president , nnd W. 1) , Tinncy , iiccrc tary. arrived thli afternoon. KUbnrato prep nrfttlon are making for Uio entertainment < the visitor * ! which will Include n bnnquo' ' Tuo l y evening. Thursday morning , tin 1 1 th , they statt on nn excursion to the princl pal iH'inU of interest in Unt state , rcturniof on the 20th. SUMMI3U Bnso Ball , TIIK OIUNI1 BAPIIM GRAND lUriiH , Atigust 11 , The gOrnml TUpulsbagp ball club wa < practically disband' od to-day. At this date the club Is four games in the lead for the championship in the Aorlh- \M\stcrn laiguc. It won 48 ponies and lost 15. Kixoof the players join th * Detroit club Ukwn , ( iatslii'ld , Kearns , Cov and Jones. They hao been released. The rest hno not vet boon teleascd. but probably will IH ) soon. The club is out of debt , nnd quits with a lessen on the season's business of $2bOO. UKSUININO rnojt THE I.KAOUK. QOINOV , August 11. W. 1) . Whitmoro to day tosigncd the presidency of the North western lo guo. Tlio Qulney club tidny sent in its resignition as n meim < cr of the league , and has mndo application for admission to the Union associntion. The _ location of CJuincy , iniihvny between Cincinnati , Chicago , St. Louis nnd Kansas City , Is BO accessible that it is Ixjliovctl Quincy's application will l > o no- ccpted. oiitcAno vs. nui-j'Ai.o. CIIICAOO , August 11. To day's gnmo bo- twoou Chicago nmlBulfrtlo wns given to the latter , owing to the refusal of Chicago to snb < mltUthodiciricuof tlioVmiir , A postponed gamoiilaycd subsequently vns called nt the cud of tlm ninth inning on account of dark ness ; ecore , C tu 0. (1AMK3 TKSTERIIAY. At JKast Snglnaw Milwaukee , 3 ; Sagi- na\v , 0. AtUnltlmoro Baltimore , 10 ; Allegheny , At Providence Providence , : ! ; Hasten 1. At Columbus ColunibutllImlianapolis,3 ; , At New York Athletics. 0 ; Lrooklyn , 2. At New York Metropolitan ? , 4i virgin' ias , 1. At Boston Unions Nationals , 5 ; Boston , 3. At Detroit -Detroit , 1 ; Cleveland , 8. At Philadelphia Philadclphios , 8 ; Now York , y. SnilcllcbnKfl ana Sulky. CIIICAOO , August 11 , All ages li miles Bennie Australian won , Billiard 2d , Thady 3d ; Time , 1:5 lj. Mile Labcllo won , Centorvillo2d , IdloPnt 3d : Time , 1:48 $ . Three-quarters mile Mnmcn year olds , Hebanthus won , Pastor 2d , Ilnrpoon 3d ; Time , 1:17. : Two year olds Swcopstakos for now win ners nt this meeting 100 pounds each with sex allowances , five furlongs Kdltor won , Moggie M 2d , Lnntrum 3d : Time , 1:03. : Sweckstakes nil nges half mile , Bluebird won , Dudley Oaks 2d , Imcy Walker 3d ; Time 40. AT SAIUTOQA. SARATOGA , August 11. Mile Follownlay won. lliclmrd L id , John Henry 3d. Time , 1 I "in * Milo and n half Euclid won , Nettie 2d , Paniquo 3d. Time , 2:401. Milu and a half furlong Pilot won , Krupp Gun 2d , Lady Lyon 3d. Time , 1:54. : Three-quarters of a mile Meteor won , Zamola 2d , Peter L 3d. Time , 1:17J. : AT nltlailTON BEACU. BniniiTON BEACH , August 11. Five furlongs - longs Maiden Three years and upwards 0. 15. won , Jeff Henry second , Dot thud. Time , 1:05. : Five-eighths of a mile Maiden Three years old and upwards Belle Garland won , Florence J. second , Forlorn third. Tine , 1:03V. : r Mile SelHtiR . .alUnvanocrv.JJCfiovn won , Tonj" J1 ester JbVi.ond , " FranIt''jtuiiyoU' thlw Time. ! : ? . i Milo and a furlong , all ngos Hickory Jim won , Charley B , second. Arsenic third. Time , 1:57J. : Milo and a quarter : all ages Jim Carlisle won , Treasurer second , Bonner third. Time , 2:14. : Three-quarters of n mile , non-winners Charley Kppa won , Quebec second , Laura G , third. Time , 1:18J. Milo nnd a half , six hurdles Charley Kpps won , Correct second. Time , 3:01 : } . Tlio Oar. L'llOOKKI ) OAILSMRN. WATKINB , N. Y. , August U. The National [ lowing asiociation commltteu has determined ; o reject three entries J. J. Donohuo , of L'ort Huron , for rowing in the Canadian crow vithin throe months ; I1 rank J. Mumford , of , ho Perseverance crow , New Orleans , for row- ng crooned at Washington.and J. J. Murphy , > f the Motrcipolitans , Now York , for not bo ng an amateur. Hard Gloves. A BLOODY KIOIIT IN NKW YORK. NEW YOIIK , August 11 A prize fight to- light between John Lynch and Frank Mo 3ue , with hard gloves , was won by Lynch. ttcCuo was badly punished. Both men weie covered with bood at the end of the third round , Holies 1'roni R "Wreck. NEW YOUK , August 12. The two hundred msscngers wrecked on the steamer Amstor- lam arrived hero this morning. F. .Tetter , of [ ja Crosse , Wisconsin , said ho was among the ast to leave the steamer after she stranded , Ho hoard complaints from cabin passengers n regard to having lost articles. The Island ers treated them well , and shared with them whnt they had. Other passengers say the sailors helped themselves to cigars and wlno and did not aeein to care for unbody , Tlio treatment of steerage passengers was a great deal worse than natives on the Island , The captain had no command over the men , The agents for thoHotterdam line are caring for the Amsterdam passengers. Holler MAKIHON , Iiid. Aug. 11. The propeller Mowrio Glass , exploded her boiler this morn- ng in front of Die city. Tlio engineer , Geo. Keller , was Instantly Killed , being frightfully : nangled nnd blown to the raft of logs the jlasa was towing. Joe Llchptcr was on the raft a consld rablu llstanco from the boat and was knocked Into .ho river and lost. Ho was married and has 'ourlittlp children. Commodore Wolf was jlown with the pilot house fifty foot in the air , nnd broke his way out of the debris in the witter. He was bruised but not seriously nut , Two young men were on the raft but escaped Injury , Dmmatlo Hwlmllors , NKW YORK , August ll-Two actow , Harry licit alul Andrew J.eavitt , were arrested to night on a charge of swindling a number of leisonsoi t of sums , usually 825 each , by neanx of bogus atlvcrtUementB calling for hoatrlcal managers , treasurers , business man- agurs , etc , STOCK AND STOCKS , The Appreciation In too Gallic Marie Continues in Chicago. Yesterday's ' Stiles of Swine Sho\ tin Advance of a Picayune , Wheat Goes Within 2 dents o the Decline of Last April. The Wall Street Failure Lowon the Prices of Stocks , TLo Cashier's ' Fathor-in-Lav Not Orinio- Olaims Inoxporionoo , - Xlio Mnrlc Lnno lte\low Shows n Hoi Sun Making Millions of Bushels ofVlicnr. . OHIO AGO MAKKETS , CATTLK. Special Dispatch to TUB BK. CniCAno , August 11. After a slack openini trndo In cattle became active , nnd bcfuro nooi most of the atult hnd changed limnta. Ship piug grades sold lOo higher tlmu at the clom last , week , niul stackers' ntul butchers' tint also found tendy buyer * nt stronger figures Texnns , of which the run was \cry light showed n more decided change tlmu dtd na ttves. They wcro in ncttvo canning nnd ship ping demand , and tlia limited offerings won quickly disposed of nt nn ndvanco of ID to 25c Six lands of good ones , averaging 1031 pounds sold nt G 00. 1'oor to fal erodes were quoted nt 3 25 to4 CO 'llio ' domain ! for atockcw continues far nhoai of the supply , nnd prices nre higher than the ; Imvo been since early in duly. They nn wanted nt 3 60 to 4 60 for common to prlnn ones , while fcedeis Hell nt1 1IT ) to1 76 , niu oven higher in some enter. Good to choici shipping , 1200 to 1350 Ibs , G 00 to 0 60 ; coin ; non to medium , 1000 to WOO Ibs , 4 C5 to 6 00 range cattle , 15 to 2oo higher ; grass Texans 760 to 1000 ib' , 3 75 to 1 60 ; 18 MonUnr Texans , 1041 Ibs , nt 5 00 ; 301 Ncbrnskas , 110. Ibs , 480. 1IOQS. The trndo'oponcd out nctivont prices nhowiof but slight variations from those current ot Saturday , The early Bales wort ) largely t ( scalpers , but the bulk of the stuff soon fount its way into packer * ' hands. Sales of ligh hogs wcro principally at 5 05 to ( ! 00 , whlh trading In nenvy lota was mostly nt 5 75 tc 0 05. Some fancy rangers made I ! 15 , am choice heavy reached CIO ; > kips nnd cnlli went at1 CO to 5 25. The days' c a'es show in average advance of about DC. Light , 1 CO tt 210 Ibs. , 6 70 to 010. QHAI.V. Cash wheat touched n lower point to-dnj than nt any time since the great decline las April , whan there was a quotation of 7(5 ( cents To-day'o elosiug prica was 78 cents. Then was a good speculative business , with a goner nlly unsettled feeling , prices fluctuating fro quently. The market opened J to g < lower , influenced by unfavornbli foreign advices nnd repot Is of hot and forciii ) weather in England : then rallied about y@l < under a fair demand , again Tqfcatno weak , ro ending 3 to IntimUrronmtt/1'Vjl / } xweipt at St. Louis i , u vli-j wpo .t ! fci&ii'o of * . , Wnll Street national bank. TJien followed i brisk demand from the "shorn" at the decline cline , nnd the demand was also increased bj n reported largo export movement from Now York , which was , however , subsequently cor- reeled and proved to bo only about ono Inui drcd thonsind instead of ono million , as first reported. Prices wcro advanced 1 to l c , but on the correction alluded to and the liberal incroiHO in receiptH , " the posting showing 4GL earn , the market ngaln became weaker , declined lijc , fluctuated nnd final ! ) closed jjfcelc under Saturday. On the after noon board the market was again weak , Sep tember closing nt 7D&79J ; October 80J ; Nov umber 81J. Corn opened lower , and nftor n rally receded with wheat , closing Jo under Saturday. Or ; ho afternoon board prices again declined J < 3 [ a , August closing at tiOi ; September ; October obor 48J ; November -IfiJ. Oats weru weak , in sympathy with tin nthcrH , closing for August at l5e ! and for Sop' tembornt 2lj. Kyo declined to C8 for cash. Barley dropped to C5 for September. rnovisiONH. Pork remained firm at 2100 for August > ml September. Lard inled firm , closing nt 7.374 , September 7.60. THE MONEY riTECT Off TJIK WAI.I. HI11KET I'AILUIII. . SM'cial | Dispatch to Tin : J3ii : : . NEW YOUK , August 11. AH usual during ,1m summer season , the Htock exchange diil not open till 11 o'clock this morning , nnd tin umouncemcnt which was lasted on the dooi of the Wnll Street National bank , that owinj to Irregularities on the part of the canine/tin uaul : would remain closed until matter ) ) could be investigated , had become generally known The opening prices on exchange werogenerallj 1 toll per cent lower than the final quota- lions Saturday , but sustaining orders wen not wanting , especially for uctlvo stocks , and during the forenoon most of the early declirici wcro regained. This ufternoon the marhe has again been weak without ny spec ) 1 feature turo other than the development of this morn Ing and thu announcement this nftornooi that the earnings of thu Northwestern railronc for the first week in August allow a falling off of over $00,000 , as compared with lati ycnr. INKXl'KllIKNCK , NOT CJHIHINAUTV. The cashier. John P. Dickinson , is the Bon In-law of the broker , O. F. Simpson , but II is mideiHtood that ho hos not hud much ex perlenco in the banking business. Mr. Simp son hays Mr , Jickln ou Is not n defaulter , noi has ho absconded. Ho simply made too man ) loans on insufficient tu-eiirilicn. These ocur itles have depieclated t < 1 tuch nn ( xtent that tlio directors thought it moro who to Hop nl unconnd look into mutters than to open and go on In n half blind eoit of way. K. S , [ Jliaj'ln ' , wlm is diructly connected with twool the directorH , 0 , J. Osborn and Mr , Won ! Si'ott , said. "Our lioiifcii Is not affected by the 'idhno In the loatt , nor do I bcliovo any otit will Ixi the loner , for the dlroctorn havo.alrendy decided to pay the depositors In full nt nil curly dole. " The extreme declines thi < nftcr noon have ranged from 1 to 2 i > cr cent , part of winch has Lccn recovered in the last hnll hour. TJ1K HAnKKT IS FKVKmSll and uniieltlod , wltli cvldonco of supporting orders from a strong house and n natural dis- poMtion _ to decline. It i * sUtcd tlmt the rrnnk Line arbitrators haxo forwarded their decision In the matter of itcrccntnqes to Com- inNiinnor IHnk , with a rexiucst to have It pro mulgated nt once , and that the Grand Trunk percentage U smaller than tlml rccomondrd by Mr.l'ink. There Is no appeal from the uecJMon of the arbitrator * . The coal cninpan- U"tlia\onxreed to unipcnd mining oporntions during tlio fitst week In Sfptemlwr. Oliphant , for fomo years vlco-prwident of DelnwsroA ; lluiUoii Canal company , hn.i been elected president in place of Uickson , deceaseil. TIIK ci.E.\niNii nousua. lloflTOS , August 11. Dispatches from the leading elennng houses of UIB Unitcil States show thnt the clearances for the week ending AtiRtwt'JUi , were 8721,171,003 , tt dccrcnso oil 10.-I per cent , mUTIBH aiAUKBTS. TIIK VIKW rnO IA K I.ANK. LONDON , August 11. The Mark Lane Ivx- prcs ? , In its weekly review of the corn trade , says : An intense dry tropical heat hai pre vailed smco August let. Harvest work pro ceeded rabidly. Grain mattuvd in exceptionally - ally rood form ; all the earliest wheat U now In perfect milling c-mdltion. ttnrloy ntul ont varylii some districts nro excellent , in others poor. Spring bonnn nppcnr to bo an absolute failure. The potato crop is unlikely to prove Inrgo , but will bo freer from disease than lot many years. Throughout the past week NKWWHKATM made their nppcaranco in various markets in a condition described as somewhat phenomen al. Now wheat 15 quoted at 3 ( ! @ 10s for rod , nnd 4 Is for whites per qunitor. Sales of Eng lish wheat during the week wns 10,768 quart ers nt 37 ( id , tuiuiiBt 35,1.11 qunrtcn ntKin for the corresponding week last year. Trade in foreign wheat is CI10KK1) I1Y K1IK HUK8IIINK. nnd present symptoms indicnto n rapid Bubal , denco of values In a level hitherto unknown , The present position of the trade will strength en the argument uf those who claim thnt the production of wheat throughout the world In Into years has been increasing in a ratio ex ceeding the ratio of consumption. Wheata In London nnd Liverpool nro irregnlnrly cheaper. Onto Is Cd lower ; mnizo is firmly held In London , lUrloy remains unchanged. TIIADK IN CAnnOES off coast is literally drisd up under the blaz ing sunshine. There was only ono gnlo. Eleven cargoes nrrived nnd eight wcro with drawn. BUTTER AND liGOS AT KU11N , EI.OIN , Ills. , August 11. Butter Jo lower. SnlcH , 21,000 pounds nt 23c. Chcoso dull and nominal ; skims , 7c. Prlvnto sales , 116,000 pounds of butter and 2,000 boxes of cheese. Ttio Dca Molncn Ulg nistlllory. DfS MOINM , August 11. Since the ruling of the secretary of the treasury recently , BO \viiluly published in the case ot the Interna- tiot-ul dittillory of this city , forbidding chip- montsof distilled spirits in bond to Canada xnd lt reimportation thereafter , lie has ruled that thu thlpmentn in question nro.strlctly in conformity with the law. DIM MOINKH , August 11. The Bocrotnry of the troanury based the new rulinir on Sootious 3102 , 3103 and 3101 , and telegraphed Midi do- ciniou to the collector of customs at Detroit , whom the question was first raioul. The col- loctyr notified Mr. Kidd's agenfc there of the ' 'IfiBl n , nnd the agent wirnd ICidd'ii brothel at Chicago , nnd from Chicago wired hero to night. The associated profH reporter at 12 o'clock interviewed Mr. Kidd , the proprietor of the international distillery licic , nnd wan sbown telegrams to the above effect. Tlio Itniublor Ituiiiblor. VAH UOCKAWAV , L. I. , August 11. Another shock was felt in villages along the South side , Long Island , this afternoon. It wns not as heavy an yesterday , but sufficient to caiiKO excitement , The court houeo thook eevoral seconds. Croskery , etc. , on the hotel tables rattled nnd xomo fell over , making the gneHts start from their scats , The shock was felt there about 12:30. A few minutes later the big hotel on the Itockaway lloach was shaken , the doors and wiiulows rattling loud enough to bo heard a conujdcrablo distance. Tlio outer doors of other buildings woroclotud by force. Honipstead , South Ovnter Bay and Long Beach , WooUiibury and other places re port similar experiences. llAUTForin , August 11. Kcports from Nor folk , Litchllold county , say the eecond shock of carthquako was noticed at Hovernl places in that town at 11 o'clock Sunday night. It waa much lighter than the ono in the afternoon. Tlio Shnlco in IIOIIK Island. LONO iHi ANi ) Cm1 , August 12. The earthquake - quake yesterday canted the brick chimneys of two houspH to fall atKast Norwich. The 1'rCHbytorian Stinday-echool at Jamaica had the walls cracked from ono to two inches in width , extending from the roof to the founda tion. The colored camp meeting in Floot- wood'rt wni broken up by the shock. All in attendance , being on their knees at the time jumped up , shouting , nnd ran from the woods to their homes. Gutting Itnllu'ny Hates. iNnrANAI'OMH , August II. West bound passenger rateo arc badly deinornli/ed here. Tickets to Kansas points are selling nt ? 5 , n cut of nearly S'J , A party of 283 persons fiom eastern Indiana pa ned west to-day , traveling on round trip tickets to points in Bouthweut i ) , for which they paid $12 ouch , a cut of ( Hi per four. Eastern rate * are also being cut. ticfu'ta being Hd nt a i eduction of two ami tin co dollars. nt Albany , AMIANV , N. Y , , Auaiist 11. General Lo gan arrived hoiu on route to Horklmer thin afternoon. Ho was welcomed by 2.000 people - plo Guns were fired , liata waved ami contin ual choeilng kept up until the train loft twenty minutes later In the crowd wore largo tcprcsontatioiiK of workingmen , Logan Hindu a brief ppooch acknowledging the recep tion , and left with Senator Miller , Deposition ul tlio Arctlu VcHsclH. WAHIIINOTON , Augiut 11. It is nndpriitood thu vessels of the Gieuly iislief expedition will bo put out on commit ion in a fuw days and the ollicern and ciawa detached , nnd placed in waiting ordera. The supply ship Alert will probably be returned to tlio English govern ment as the object fur which eho wns donated had been accomplished , QAKERS QUAKING , Fflrther Particulars of the Down East Philadelphia Even More Stirred Up Than the Gothamitesi That Oily Experiences Its First Earthquake Since 1817. Ships Snap Hausors aj H earners Pushed Against the jj. , rves. Boston Brags of No i Thau Six Distinct Sh A Second Quake at Varl , At Some Sunday Night nnd Elsewhere Yesterday , TUB nitST IK H1XTY-BKVKN TBAUS. riutADELFiHA , Aug. 10. For the first time since January 8 , 1817 , a very yorceptiblo shock of earthquake was felt In Philadelphia nt 9 mlnutoR after 2 this afternoon. It wai of ; about ton seconds duration nnd the undnla * tion extended from north-oait to south-wear , increasing In intensity with succeeding shocks nnd subsided gradually. The strongest bulld- ings'ln the city wcro shaken , rickety chimneys toppled over on roofs nnd bricks tumbled down on the pavements. In nil portions of the city plaster fell from the coiling of houses. Chlnajwaro rattled in the closets , door bolls began ringing , glasses chattered in a lively tune upon the side hoards and clocks wcro not to running down. In some instances \\Ttnn rnosi HATED upon the ifoor of their dwellings. Nervous people were frightened to such an i that many thought the destruction of the world was at hand. Everywhere the populace be came excited. livery house in the city was affected more or less , their occupants tunning Into the strcot thinking a terrible explosion had Ukon place. A few momenta later three fourths of the population were in the street. Kvorywhoro men women and children congre gated uiipn the sidewalks and discussed the affair , this was more notlcablo in the thickly populated district southward. Gradually the Impression that AN KAmnqUAKE had occurred v.grow upon the citizens , and each inquired of his neighbor if ho had felt the shock. Many timid people wcro eo alarmed that they hesitated to re-enter their houses and did not do BO until assured by stronger minded neighbors that a repetition of the re markable event was unlikely. In a short time after the occurrence , people flocked from all parts of the city to Chestnut street and there gathered around the different newspaper nnd telegraph offices to arcertaia the nowB. Shipping was likewise affected by the shock. Largo ships loading petroleum in the Schuylkill river snapped their hawsers and were only prevented going ashore by tlia united efforts of their crows. BEVKIUL LAlldK BTGAtlEBH in the lower section ot the city wore thrown ngninst the wharves , and nome of the crow pitched out of their bunks , Ilugnynvej overflowed many wharves , and considerable property wns floodad thereby. In several in- Btances where persons were watching thi > t river from the docks , they found themselves suddenly overtaken by huge waves nnd soaked deeply. Laden steamers lying in the Dela ware trembled without apparent injury dur ing the shock. IN BOSTON. THE HUB SHAKEN TO THE AXLE. BOSTON , August 10. No loss than six dis tinct shocks of carthquako were felt in this icction this afternoon. Prof. Pickering , of Harvard observatory says ho first noticed a tremendous movement of the earth , followed by the swaying of buildings and the creaking a ! timber. Tlio shock was first noticed about 2:07 : p. in , , continuing about ton seconds. The shocks wcro plainly felt throughout the city. That Mexican Knllway MUBH ] MEXICO , August , 11 The twelve railroad employees ( Americans ) , arrested nt Coleru Saturday , were with the exception of throe , r leascd upon the payment of a small fine. Tim three retained were ordered to Zacatecas for trial , tbo federal authorities assuring fair trcntinenU Killed by the Earthquake , PLAINFIKLD , N. J , , August 11. Mrs. Charles Schaler , sick , was so affected by thu carthquako Sunday that uho died in n few hours. lARSIIQUS RYlMGTOHOlDDOYfN EARLDAKIHQPOY/DE / ITAMBOUtlDTORISC ? > URE CREAM T/\EiThR. S"8OOO. Given Ifnlmn or an/Injurious cubstanccscan be found In A YiilrnWR * Ponrl Unlf Inlf T/ Trr1ftiI lino. , . Dana Hays. ton ; .M. Dclafontalno , of Chicago ; cud Jloilc , Milwaukee. Never sold in mil * . extern1 [ 1 recognizeel fo 5e ) safer anb