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THE OMAHA-DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , FEBRUARY' 15. 18881' 1 INEFFICIENT. MAIL SERVICE , ' It Again Games Up For Dlsqusslon in the Sonata. -THE PLEA OF THE DEPARTMENT. ( lie Iltninc on Rctnitillcan ; CIcrlcs-A Ijlvcly Tilt Wllh llca- " ( jnn IMseiiHKliiK the Tele- * grunti Question. Krnato. WASHINGTONFeb. . 11. The resolution In- fctructlng the committee on commerce , In re- ) > ortlng thu river and hnt bor 1 > 111 , to sot out important facts bearing on each Item , wus .imported nnd agreed to. Among the bills introduced nnd referred IVTW one by Mr. Cullom for services of female tiurscs during the war pf the rebellion. ' ' Mr. Dlackhurn offered a resolution declar ing It npt in prd < ; r , except by vm. minions con' hent , tor the committee on appropriations to ' report to the senate for consideration or ac tion any general appropriation bill without having liad it under consideration for ten flays or more. Kcforrcd to the couuuiltuo on rules. The resolution of Inquiry Into the cnuies of inefficient mall service was taken up , and Mr. J'himb , who had introduced it , said that If Mr. Kcugan'H argument yesterday In defense of the postmaster general meant anything , it won that that oltlcer pleaded the baby uct ; Unit lie was burdened with incompetent repub lican clerks. There was no restraint on the post master general as to the dismissal of clerks. No republican asked to have them retained. AH to the fact that the service was bad , inex cusably bad , bad beyond any previous record , there was no question at all. The debate con tinued ut some length between Messrs. Plumb , Platte and Mumlorbon , who criticised the workings of thn departments nnd Mr. licngun , who defended It sharply , saying that If the comnlalnts which were sent to thu sen ators were sent to the department they would lie investigated and correctives applied. Hut they were intended for political effect and the remarks of Mr. Plumb were in the same di rection. Mr , Plumb disclaimed any intention to Introduce partisan matters into the dlicus- Hlpu and said the most scathing attack on the department which he had quoted was from democratic newspapers.Mr. . Mnnderson ex pressed surprise ut Mr. Uougan's suggestion that the desire was rather to miiko political capital than to correct earnestly and honestly an existing ovil. In his remarks he had sim ply lire-touted the luclllciont administration of the iMistul service In Nebraska and it was marvelous to him that the senator from Texas bhould indulge in that sort of Invidious re marks. Complaints had been made to the postoffico department without effect. After J/irtlicr discussion the resolution went over. Mr. Hawley addressed the scale in opposi tion to the Ululr educational bill. The senate bill to provide for an Indian fichool ut Carson City , Nov. , passed. Also the following bills passed : Appropriating f 10,1)00 for the sub-tropical exposition at .Tuckbonvillo , Fla. For the relief of David L. Brulncrd and eighteen privates of the United States army who were with the Greely expedition In the Arctic regions , ns commutation for fuel and quarters. The bill to provide for compulsory educa tion of Inuiun children was discussed ut some , length Adjourned. _ House- . i WASHINGTON , Feb. 14. Mr. Mills , from the , committee on ways and means , reported the bill to provide 'for the purchase ) of United States bonds by the secretary of the treasury. Committee of the whole. Mr. Caswoll of Wisconsin , from the com mittee on Judiciary , reported the bill for the relief of importers of animals for breeding purposes. Committee of the whole. Among the executive communications pre sented to the housp was one from the secro- retary of war lu response to the resolution ( Coiling for Information relative to the plan , -jmd scope of the. compilation of the official records of the late war. lleforrcd. Mr. itichurdson , from the committee on printing , reported the senate concurrent resolution elution for printing 7,000 additional copies ol * executive document No. 51 , on the subject ol catttlo and dairy products. Mr. Martin of Texas , declared that every farmer in thu land should have a copy of this valuable book and an amendment by Mr. Hatch increasing to 25,000 the number ol copies tq bo prjnted was adopted. The res * elution was changed to a Joint one and an ap propriation of $ Ui,5UO made , to pay for the . publication. Bills were reported and referred to the committee of the whole , for the erection of c public building at Omaha and the purchase of additional lands at Council Bluffs. . , Mr. Bennett from the committee on labor , reported adversely the bill to provide for the licensing of railroad conductors. Laid oil the table. v The speaker announced the rcsgnatlonof Mr. Cox of Now YorK , from the commlttco on territories , and the appointment of Mr. /Xaulbo of Kentucky to till the vaea ncy , the v latter retiring from the committee on the eleventh census. TUo house , then went into committee of the wholes with Mr. IJluut of Georgia lu . the chair , on the urgent deficiency bill. In the . general debate Mr. Peters of Kansas , made n Hpoe'ch in which ho elucidated the legal .uoiuts presented in the Anderson bill requir ing the subsidized Pacific railroads to main tain and operate separate telegraph lines. Hi wild the entlro cost of construction of tele- nraph lines from the Missouri river to Sun Francisco did not exceed $150,000. In uuswoi to the contention that in the ucl ol 1N52 congrchs did not reserve the power to amend .Its terms , he declared that the eighteenth section posi lively reserved that power. Thu contract between the Western Union and Union Pacific was a remarkable document nnd iv united in the destruction of competition Ir 'the telegraph business whifh it was the -very object of the granting acts to secure The Union Pacific , in the contract , bouud it eclf hand and foot und ho argued that undei , the reserved power congress had the right tc declare null nnd void any contract which in Uirforedwith the carrying out of the purpose : _ of the grant und that no vested right hui 'MccrUed by , reason of thu contract. The committee then rose. , Mr. Cox , of New York , introduced a bll , Jortho payment of fJUO , U5T , the amount nuld by Jfew York Pity for principal aw. interest on bonds issued by thu Union De fense 'romtnittco ' of 2Ce v York City in 1S01 und 1J5G2. Uoferreid. Thu house then ud joumed . - Nebrnnkn and Iowa Pcn&lciuM. WAjniKOiox , Feb. 14. [ Spoclal Talograrr ' o the Biu. : ] 1'ousions for 2 > cbniskaii ! ( Trarb. granted to-daj OH follows : Ir.valul- iToslnh Bcoleston , Arthur. IncreaseWitllair < Ji. Mason , Silver Creek ; Burton Freeman alines worth ; Theodore B. Hurlan , Omaha 'ITblssuo ahd increase William 11. Lowe ' , Pensions Cor lowans : Original Invalid- vMnrtln Nelson , Wlrt ; Francis p. Men-Iain , 'Jlipton ; Chambers S. Llndley , Mount Pleas ant ; Paul A. Paulson , Northwovd. Inoreusi George Moora , Hovingtrm ; Joseph Cam .eron , Lucre w ; lloduey W. Turd. Blanches 'terr Oeorgo JbJoWcn , .CresUm ; William A lluiheli ; Anita ; Tcuims li. Talc , Albia. Ho issue and Increase WillUm F. Wilson , Co lumbu Junction. Reissue Samuel A. l\oai X insane ) , Kldora , Original , widows. ot-\- Adeltuo , widow of William Uainard , Ann 'mesa. Mc.xicur. suvvivurs- Caleb Manplu Pilot Mound. _ Army News. 'WfcSmxoTou , Feb. 14. [ Siwoinl Tolegrau < to the U .l Anny order * : Major John von V. 1) . Mlddlotpn. surgeon , lias boo ; granted three days' extension of leave twcnty-flvo recounts have been assigned t . .tho Twenty first infantry , Department of th , l'Jatt ; Captain William II. .Arthur , asjUtnn urgeon , l vo extended two months ; Firs I Joutenant Solomon Esparrow , T\venty-nrs ( Infantry , leave further extended to March 19 Bccond Lieutenant F.lmer V. Taggnrt , Sixtl Infantry , transferred from company E ti company K ; Captain John C. Thompson Third cavalry , leavn further extended al : inoutluj Scwud JLluuteu nt J&mes T. Andct Bon ; Sixteenth infantry , leare further ox- : cndcd flvo month * ! First .Lieutenant Lorrn/rt \V. Coke , Third infantry , gnmtod six months' cave. Inquiry nt ( ho war department developed ! ho fact thht t'hfl rpuort that the army icgu- lations nru tn be changed .so ns to permit en gineer olllccrf ! to iissiinn ; comimunl o.f troop * [ H without foUlidutloiu , . ' " Pnt'enlH t < i loxvn Invrntor.i. WASiijSciTOX , Feb. 14.-LSpeclnl Tele- Srrum to the Ur.K.1 Patents were Issued to the follovvlng Ilivcntor * today : Solon O. Campbell , Gpshenylijdow shade attach ment ; James H. Cloyps , assigned to DCS Molnc Buggy1 Oj > nii > atiyt Dtjs Molucs , two wheeled voliltlc ; Kdwurd BrSuedegar , May- nanl , Ink bottle ; Alexander Story , Washing ton , ear coupling ; Oluf'VolUcrls , Sao City , combination leek ; WalterC. Westawny , assignor of cuie-half to A.T. . Bennett , Do- corah , wlndtnlll ; ! . Gregory , Wolfe , Mel ville , automatic , grain meter nnd refrigerator. Sherman nnd AlllMon. Wvsm.veiT&x ! Feb. ! < . [ Special Telegram to the BKK. ] There is nioi-c talk uboutAUI- son now than-nuy otlicrMtimi , except Sher man , nnd although th'u handsome , im/cl-oyed senator from.Io\va enUioavbred to escape the catechism , I succeeded In cornering him and putting the. question : "WhttVdo you think of Blalnc's lottcrl" "I think ho is sincere , " said Allison , "that ho means what , hu says und means it thorougly. " "WhuUwilt bo the offedt ? " "Of course no ono can predict. The re- publicnn.4 who have been supiwrting him will be dcmoralTzed foravhilc iuul some of them will undoubtedly Insist upon pushing him Into ttyo canvass , but others will look about for a new candidate. Who it will bo no one can tell. " The Sioux Ke < 4crvnlon BUI. WASHINGTONFeb. . 14. The house com mlttco on Indian affairs to-day decided to re port thu bill , In lieu of others on the subject , providing for a division of the great Sioux reservation of Dakota Into a separate res ervation nnd the rellntiuishment of the In dian title to the remainder. The practical effect of the measure , if it becomes a law , will bo to open to settlement 11,000,000 acres of the 22,000,000 , , acres cewipristng the great Sioux reservation in Dakota. There are two general reservations created by the bill ono in the northern and the other in the southern part of the present reservation. The Crow creek and Winncbago reservation remains as it is , with the exception of a few townships , which are excluded. .There is also a small reservation created opposite Fort Thompson on the lower Missouri river , which is sot apart for the occupancy of the lower Brulo Indians if they cure to take It. The principal portion of the present reservation which is thrown open to settlement lies between the White and Cheyenne rivers. The Prcslelcnt to Visit Florida. WASAIOTOJ ? , Feb. U. The president ex pects to leave Washington next Tuesday for a short visit to Florida. Ho will bo accom panied by Mrs , . Colcveland , and the secretary of the navy ahd Mrs. Whitney , and Colonel anel Mrs. bariiar. The party will go by social train , and no stops will be made un less it bo at Savannah , Gu. . for a drive through the city. One day will bo spent at Jacksonville nnd one nt St. Augustine. Thu party will return to Washington Saturday. National Gituitnl Notes. WASTIIXOTOX , Fob. 14. In lieu of the vari ous propositions which have been introduced during tills session to modify the alien laud laws , Senator Stewart , from the committee on mines nnd mining , to-dny reported a bill to nmnml the law by providing that it shall not in any manner affect the title to mineral lands or mining claims in the territories which may bo acquired or held under the mineral land laws of the United States , nor to mills or other reduction works or property used in tha production of metal ? from min eral lulids in the territory. Tried to Kill Her Children. WASHINGTON , Feb. 14. Mrs. Irene Parke , wife of a house painter living in South Wushi Ington , early this morning , while temporarily insane , attempted , to kill her two children , Louise and Daisy , respectively twelve and seven years old. Horhusband had a terrible struggle , but finally overcame her. The younger child received severe cuts across hot head from a hatchet. The mother attempted to cut the throat , of the .other child with an old case knife , but it was not sharp enough to do thb deadly work. At the police station she said she hud intended to hill the children nnd her husband nnd then herself. The NicaraiiKua Canal. WASHINGTON , Feb. 14. The house commit tee on commerce to-day decided to report favorably the bill to charter the Nlcaraugua Canal company. The commlttco inserted two amendments in the original bill , the first requiring a majority of the directors of thu company to bo American cltbens and the second end providing that the president shall bo a citizen and resident of the United Slates. AN OVEIIDOSEOT Death or the Douvor Solicitor of the Kqullablo Liif . DBKVRR , Colo. , Fob. 14. [ Special Telegram to the BKI : . ] Edward Strong , solicitor of the Equitable Llfo Insurance company , was found dead itl\p \ morning at his room , No. 523 Fifteenth street. At thu side of his bed was u half emptied bottle of laudanum nnd a pitcher of water. He had been unwell for some days and it is supposed had used the opiate to relieve his sufferings. On his dressing - ing case was found a letter which ho had written to his wife , telling , among other things , that ho was suffering Intensely and taken soiuo laudanum , which , ho said , had litllo effect. The body wus.taken to Coroner lingers' undertaking- establishment , and his wife , who Is visiting bi Kylvu , N. C. , was telegruuhed for. Hu was a member of the Masonic orditywho taku charge of the body until his wife ) arrives. " Mr. Strong was ntoun time a prominent and wealthy business man in Boston , Mass. , Ills wealth being estimated nt f.HiiO. ( Ho became unfortunate" in his business ventures" , however , und little by lit tle , owing to this and tt constant drain upon his resources by npiHmls tn his charitable dis- jwsition , htrwenlth slipped from his lingers und dually ho lost all. He then embarked In the instminca business as Kolicjtor mid llrst appeared in Denver four years ago in that capacity for the Etiultnblo mp of Now York. Ho had remaincd'htro for two.ypavs and met with fair sucewss. whcii iin. vvy * transferred to Minneapolis. Minn , Ho stayed there , how ever , but a yo-\t , usthe iMImnle'dld not ngreo with him , nnd tthen returned ? * * MnfTutt'n S ni : ' , Mich. , Feb. ! * { . The returns to-night in'dicntn that Seymour , -republican , has been elected by'about- thousand major- rity ovenBr -cn , democratically the vacancy caused by the tciuh of-iHi-prcVontatlve Mot- f Ut. . _ _ ; . . . . . ! _ ' * Tnklng-tln > Horn * of .the Klk * . I'lUiADCtniU , Feb. It. David B. Hilt , treasurer of liojj.'Jiiludclphiu Vdgc ol Don- rvolent IVotfcrtlvo' Order -jfjill'tp , is said to bo f.-.500 short -in-jhU. , croiint Hilt has premised to meet the truVces bf the order to-day and made. a full expUwuliw. An ofilcer af thu PhJUdclpuia lodge of Elks appeared oeloro n > ( nnirlf < triito to day and made ttftldnvU eJxargliiK UUt.wjth having em- b-VKle' ! W.'JMflf.ths-fiui'Uof the ludp-o and n v.-irnmt for tlse-nvreit o-f Hlit wwi procured nnd placed in HIM hands of tin otllccr. This afternoon the trustees notified Magis trate Durham' that them was no charge against Hilt , ho.havlng paid the nmnunt for v.-liioh it was reported ho oould nnv give an noeount. The uiagjetrato recall ? . } the war rant , and that , onclnd thn matter. SlonmshljtirlvnlH. . New YoHff , Tel ) . 14. rf5ix > clal Telegram to the Bur. . ] Arrived The Wyoming , from Liverpool , and the Wcrra , from Bremen. Qi'Ecxvrovrx , Fob. 14. Arrived The Pennsylvania , from Now York. GLASOOW , liYU. H. Arrived The State of Pennsylvania. fronvJfcw York. HvBiirooL , Fc . 14. Arrived Tbo British Klnp , from Phllndclph'.a AM TEnnM , P 'o.-U. Arrived The lOJam , from Ncvr York. BLAIXE HAS LOST..HIS' GRIP , ' , - Such Booms the Oonornl Sontlmont of the English Press , " . . . * n * t PRAISED ASA POLITICIAN. The Situation In the United Hinted fin Viewed liy Eelltni-4 on the OlheT Sliln the 1 Ultri'ond. Coiiiincnt on lllnltie. . . LoMo.vFeb. ( 1 1. [ Nojv yqrk Hcra'lil Cayle Specl.il to the BuuJ A few nights ago Americans at the hotels wore < ist6jiuuc < V to hear the newsboys cry : " ' "Ilero's the irrcat nnd Imprisonment of Mr. U'lalnol" Tile jia- [ l > ei's were eagerly bought , only to find out that the cry related to an .Irish M.flbut to day the bills at every news stall reail : "Dec llnnlion of Mr. Blalne , " and American tour ists arc this evening buying the > Kuropean edition of the Herald , which , In Its special dispatches from New York , the letter in 'Its The ' gave entirety. 'news paper comment here on it mny doubtless umuso and Interest American politicians. Here are extracts from a column louder In the Times ' -Tho which reaches : news .us to-day from the United States will surprise the maJority - Jority of European readers , as It has been a surprise to most Americans. It is to the ef fect that Mr. Blalno has retired from the presidential congest. There Is no denying that the bold announcement is unexpected. Everyone. in America is asking what it means. Mr. Bluiuo has achieved across the Atlantic a reputation ns an extraordinarily shrewd politician , and everything ho does is supposed to have deep significance. With an ordinary man wo should expect that retirement woulfl mean one of two things either that he was per suaded that ho could not carry the election , or that ho was himself tired and weary of the the disappointments of political life. With n politician so old nnd experienced as Mr. Ulaiuo it Is hard to' suppose that either of these obvious explanations will moot the case. So seem to think some American critics. Mr. Blalno Is universally rccognUed as the finest example of n profes sional politician that has yet been produced on the American continent , nnd , therefore , in the world. His power of managing n con gress , a caucus or n local vote is unrivalled. Assuming that Mr. Bluiuo definitely retires , It remains to ask : Who will bo the republican substitute ) The party appears to prefer Mr. John Sherman , though different districts have men more or loss well known , whom , up to a cer tain extent , they are prepared to push. New England , says the New York Herald , has Mr. Hawley , a politician nnd soldier , Now York Mr. Evarts , the west Mr. Sherman , nnd then there Is that energetic little hero , General Sheridan , the cavalry officer whoso achievements towards the close of the war marked an epoch In history. Of thcso it seems probable that Mr. Sherman will bo selected unless vex populi , mysteriously schooled from caucus oftlces , gives out the name of Mr. Blalno after nil. It would seem , however , if wo are to Judge from the recent state elections , that Mr. Cleveland's ' majority will bo maintained and it will be ctinlcult to iind u republican candi date who can carry the presidency against him. " This evening's' Globe , In n long editorial , ' 'Mr. Bialne's letter says : from Florence has had a bombshell effect among his own particular following in the press and caucusi At any rate it suits them tosay _ so. Whether : ull of them are quite so. much startled as they profess is open to question , The republican leader has the reputation of never acting without intention. NpUody knows bettor than this most experienced and , dextrous party manager in-.tllq world how strong are Mr. Cleveland's prospects for re election , how divided is tho.rvpubljcan , party , how steadily the mugwumps are becoming a IKHvcr in the land und how to issue a nol episcopari lu terms of patriotism and self- sacrifice that draws attention to one's self in a favorable manner and strengthens one's hands ull round , for there is also uuoClior" fact of which Mr. Blulne must necessarily bo perfectly aware that the mass of the repub lican party may'and very likely will refuse to take their leader ut his word. Mr. Bhiino says his name will not be presented as' their candidate at the Chicago convention In June , but , that is a matter over which he has not the slightest control , and ho docs not say that , should ho bo elected I n bpitc of himself , he will refuse the election , the only statement which could have given his retirement the slightest real -practical value. Probably the republicans at largo , despite the existence ana extension of Bluinc. clubs and other caucuses , arc less disposed than at any former occasion to rally round the name of James Cr. Blnlne. There has been an increasing improvement In the tone of American policies of lute years. 'Tho spoils to the victors , ' once the guiding star of statesmanship , is fulling into discredit , and Cleveland has done his utmost to counteract this principle with which the republicanism of Bluinc's school has been partic ularly identified. Mr. Bluiny may have btiupJy performed an act of loyalty to his party , which will probably an swer to his touch und tuko him ut his word. Ho uovor , with all his ability , proved a can didate to win with , and the solution of the mystery no doubt is that he Appreciates that fact , and perceives mnro advantage to his party and to himself in declining to 'bo its iib'urchoja and in continuing to pull Us wires. " The fall Mall Gazette observes : "Those who saw Mr. James G. Bhunc when he was in London last year at thojubileo will not bo surprised at his letter from Florence cjecliu- lug to b'j pat in nomination as'n 'republican candidate foi' American presidency , Mr. ' Blalno looked as if ho were utterly exhausted. His energy und magnetic powers seemed to have evaporated. It iti but natural that so old * a manjTr scr- worn and wasted as he , shouUVipiJeforhhlit | tko standard of his party should * Wpliiccd in younger hands. At the same.tinjo it is worthy.of note that so doeply'jrjipt j is the distrust of this astute und doughty tactician In democratic ranks that .tho Ne\v.YprJ { Times is certain that his refusal In "advance of the nomination is but u ruse to render that nomination eloubly sure. " - . ; y Even provincial papers chronjele , hpT } the veteran turned up his toes politically. As an illustration take the following extract from this morning's Manchester Guardian : "Thlsopparently modest renunciation of his claims to thn support of Itls pnrty'wiHbo taken too seriously by those whe remember the circumstances which preceded the choice of Mr. Blalno for the camllilutcut tha repub lican convention hold four yean ago , Ticn ( , as now , that [ \stuto politician gave it out that he should not be put in nomination. Ho sup ported his dlrtclalincr , too , letting his mansion ut Washington on a louc ; and retiring to a small country house , whore he could quietly dcvota himself to literary purposes. Soon afterwards hovivs inter viewed by rcprcrentativcs of load- tug republican newspapers , and ' come very effective pictures were drawn'of the great statesman In trnnqulllty t his secluded homo engaged in' writing a hUtory of the most momentous portion of his country' * exp - p ri nco. The .result vrns two volumes en titled 'Twenty Y aw of Congress. ' The work nttracteel lltf\f ] \ ftotlce anywhere nnd Its chief Interest lies l\\tblp circumstances under which its productloi ) wirt begun. THuIno'was dragged from his r nt > o by his admirers , was enthusiastically aildptvd nt the convehtlon , nnd gmcofully tooWtlio , honor thui thrust upon him. Wo shajl ejjirn by-and-by wh'ether his present reasons tjuiy not be successfully overcome. " &i The European celirten of the Herald editor ially says : "Tlio slijfy leanco and Importance of this letter can scqiwly bo overestimated as It stands. Hut thcinticstlon Is , What does It mean 1 For years-Mi1. Hlalne has enjoyed the reputation us an l archetype of political artfulness In the uremia of American politics ; therefore , when Mr. Hluiue ! Issues a mani festo , bo It never so artless and apparently sincere , men nro wont to read between the lines. Mr. Hlalncs letter. Is n very charming composition. Ho voices his retirement In modest terms ami predicts a mighty future for his party. Very sweet , very charming. But It looks suspicious. There Is something In the letter througlunit which Inspires a doubt of its very plausibility when we Jjnow the man who penned its words. Mr. Hlaino says , 'I nm going to retire,1 but there Is that lu the spirit which substantially adds , 'Hut I wrlto this to give you a'sploudid opportunity of asking mo to stand again , and , well , tier- imps I would. Try me.1 , Nevertheless there are undoubted signs that Mr. Blalne has lost his grip. A now generation 1ms orison In the United . States which Is practically deaf to the ancient cry of the high-dried pro tect ! votarltt. The aggressive foreign policy and other planks on which Mr. Hlaino was wont to tread have grown rotten and worth less. There are other candidates In the re publican field. Forakor , Sherman , Chauncey Depew , Evarts and Q. W. Chllds all liavo strong followmgs nmong their party , nnd If Mr. Ulaluo counts on being asked to recon sider his decision the signs of the times In the states foreshadow his being lamentably left. " This morning the Dally News says : "Tho request would bo more impressive if it were the first c. ' . its kind. Hut before now Mr. Ulalno has consented , lifter saying ho would not consent. Mr. Blalno is a fanati cal protectionist nnd his letter maybe bo only a tactical move for a campaign against free trade. Ho is also one of the very nstutost of party poli ticians in the whole world , nnd when ho is most solemn nnd apparently most disinter ested , those who know him best will prob ably see the most reason to bo on their guard. He has , moreover , oiled the machine of re publican party politics with nn assiduity that has precluded all concern for his personal purity , and there is a general demand for another candidate. The selec tion of Mr. Blainc would bo a misfortune for his country , nnd for reasons it is unnecessary to particularize , to ours. In reading the Florence letter It is difficult to repress a heartfelt wish that he may mean It this time. In LOXDOX , Feb. T4J In the commons Trovolyan resumed the debate on the address in reply to the queoi speech. The coercion net hud done little to. .suppress crime , but a great deal to shock public opinion. The con viction of twelve nil/mbcrs / of the commons would hapoily do mor6 than anything else to bring about a settlement of the Irish ques tion. It was obvious that the government meant to pursue their jwliey of oppression in Ireland , refusing even to concede a modicum of self-government. Sir George reminded the leaders of the liberal-unionists that after six months of Carnarvon's regime tnoy hud advocated the extension of local government in Ireland. Why wore they now silent ? Major Suundcrsontauntcd , Trcvelyan with his change of opinion ; nnd quoted extracts from the lattcr's speech denouncing tho. lentiuo and Gladstone's policy. The Par- nellitos , Saunderson'said , were men who were never law-abiding-and never would be , lot the law bo what It may. An Irishman is not n man who naturally sympathizes with law of any kind. Ho denounced Gladstone as blinding the people to the immoral teach ings of the league. Lnbouchore said Major Saunderson was the mouth piece of a conservative club which had been formed to compel a reluctant govern ment to protect the interests of Irish land lords. His speech was an evidence of the failure of coercion , because ho demanded moro coercion. The speaker concluded with n severe attack upon the government with reference to the Mitchollstown affair , which , ho said , demanded strict inquiry. Thomas W. Uussell liberal-unionist , - , mem ber for Tyrone , made a long speech , in which ho commended the government's policy. Ho urged Balfour to go straight forward and have neither eyes nor ears for anything outside the four comers of the law and shut his eyes to the pestilential notion that members of the commons nnd priests should receive different treatment from that to which peasants were subjected. Clancy replied on behalf of the Parnellltcs. Anderson , liberal , gave notice that ho would introduce nn amendment to the ad dress in favor of the appointment of a land commission similar to tho'Irish commission , for Scotland , where the fall in the price of produce has rendered it impossible to pay rents unless they arc reduced. The Keiynl Patient. [ CV > ) > j/rff/M tfXW t > u J\imcx \ < ! i > rt1i > n Bennett. ] S\xUr.MO , Feb. 14. [ New York Herald Cable Special to the BEE. ! At noon the crown prince was removed to n corner room while his apartment was aired and arranged. He sat up several hours and walked about the room. Sir Morrell. leaves to-morrow for London , but expects to return shortly be cause the tube being in the throat a new treatment of perichondritiskwill bo attempted. Still there is a difference of opinion nmong doctors ns to the nature of the disease , al though no discussion has taken place. Virchow's report , which will bo published next week , will bo of the great est Importance because the part of the tissue which came outof the1 throat and was sent to liim was very largo an'd came from the spot which caused the doctoral < in November to issue such unfavorable rcjxirts. i ' ' - THE ELEOTIUC IIOUTE. Now Jersey's IjCRialnturo Considering the 'Now Modn of'Exccution. THBXTOX , N.-VT. , Fcb14 ; , In the senate to day u bill was Intrpdu rip' ' providing that the , death penalty shall li rtftfter bo inflicted by electricity. This actl4)enijes [ the method of execution , makes otheMraportant changes In the existing law. Thfi 'iQgo shall name , thj week during which thfiixecutlon p.hall take place , which slvjlt' po not less than four , nor " . , ijidro than eight weeks from thb ' .iyifu of , sentence , und within the wqplj so designated the sheriff of the countvt'1)all ) select a day , not previously to bo made Two wn to any one ex cept the 'persons nUowVjf-to bo present nt the executions. Th6 corp 'must be subsequently buried with enough q uuullme to consume it , or be given up fcir-Ulinsectlng purposes. Newspapers are prtmiplUul from reporting the execution furthcr fbun a bare mention of the event. ,1 , , Chlcngo'fl Itjcrnl Offer. CHICAGO , Feb. 14. Iman , elaborate report preiKired by Prof. L. E. Cooley and issued to day urging the commercial and military ad vantages to the country of a large permanent waterway connection between thogrratlakcs and the Mlssisslpl river to the Gultby way of the Illinois and Desplaincs rivers , the Citi zens association of Chicago states that the city is ready and willing to construct at its own expense- the proposed connecting canal six miles long between tha losplaincs river and the south fork of the Chicago river. The condition on which Chicago will undertake to thus connect the waters of the lakes with the Mississippi tributaries is that tbo federal government will continue the improvement down the Desplulnca river to the Illinois , and thence to the Mississippi. Thn Death Kccord. I.QXDOX , Out. , Feb. 14. Vica ? General BrUyoro died last night. . . . BUSY ; BREEZY COTOUIEN. Confronted By Moro Olty Hall Schemes and Petitions THAT.'ARfe PROMPTLY LAID AWAY. * 1 * * > Coiinmnnif AVnnts a Sketch Mnelc The IcwM Vote to Kxlrnvn- i ! City l > liy < lclnn Or- Tmst Ni ht In Council. Alioutthc , only sensational feature worthy of notice in counoctlon with the regular weekly proceedings of the city council at the chambers fcist nlgtil was that Haseall showed up qlad with u ncQktlo. "Tho gentleman from the , llrkt" looked reial ' 'purty , " us Councilman - man Ford expressed it The greater part of the lobby was composed of Sixteenth street property holder * bearing n parchment to the cRrulers' asking that ttw city hall bo built on Jefferson square. After the councllmen had finished , .whispered consultations Presi dent Bochol'told ' them to sit down to busi ness. ness.Tho The following communications were re ceived from the mayor : Approving several ordinances passed at the last meeting ; veto ing claims of $5t5S.W ! and $707.15 in favor of Mount and Griffin , the sums having been drawn on the wrong funds ( veto sustained ) ; recommending the importance of the fram ing of on ardluuuco for the runuing of street nnd cable cars. Councilman Leo stated that ho had sub mitted an errdlnnnco to that effect at a pre vious meeting. The ordinance stipulates that cars going north or south shall stop within ono hundred feet of intersections or crossings , and railway cars going east or west will have the right of way. A line of not less than $10 nor more than $100 is stipulated for any breach of this ordinnco. A communication from the "hinyor , setting forth that the ordinance was being ignored by the council in reference to the employment of clerks In the various city departments , was referred to the city attorney and commit tee on appropriations. The mayer sold that the salaries paid clerks in the office of the city clerk were excessive , uud that ho could secure equally competent men for $7-5 a month. Councilman Hasrall defended the council , and said that the city was not employing moro clerks in the city clerk's ofllce than was necessary to do the work. Besides , ho ques tioned the mayor's authority to interfere With the clerk's office , ns that office was under the supervision of the council. Councilman Ford believed the same as Haseall. Councilman Burnhamsnld that it was not a question of the competency or salary of the clerks. The intent of the mayor's communi cation was to ascertain if the clerical forces in the city departments were legal , and in accord with the stipulation of the charter. From the board of public works : Approv ing and accepting Hugh Murphy's bond for constructing sewer in sewer district No. 41. From the city engineer : Uecommcnding the payment of $400 to Stuht & Huinil for extra work done on grading Harney street. This claim has been before the council und in the courts for a number of months , and atone time council authorized its payment in the sum $1,000. The mayor vetoed it and it was re ferred back to the city engineer , who has finally prevailed on Stuht i ; Hamil to cut it down to $400. The later amount was al lowed. The poundmastor collected ? 43.75 during the month of January. The city physician reported ninety-two deaths and 110 births during the month of January. An itemized statement of the indebtedness of the city to Brcnnun & Co. for work done on the city hall basement was referred to the city engineer , superintendent of publio build ings , President Bccliol nnd Councllmen Bailey , Lee , Counsmau , Boyd , Kierstcad and Lowry. The communication from * the residents of Sixteenth street in reference to building the city hall on Jefferson square was referred to the committee on public property and build ings. On motion of Councilman Bedford , the city attorney was added to the commit ; tee , as there was a diversity of opinion as to the legality of the matter. He understood that the premises could not be used for any other purpose than a square. Councilman Ford thought that the hall could bo legally erected there , and that's where he would like to see it. Councilman Haseall had been told that the board of trade would hold a meeting next Saturday night , to discuss the city hall matter , and ho hoped to see everybody there on that night. Councilman Kierstead said that the people , three to one , were opposed , to moving the hall from its present site. No ono. except a few property" holders from North Omaha , were in laver of building it on Jefferson square. A communication from A. Kouutzo and others asking for the paving of Eleventh street from the south line of Mason to Wil liams was referred to thu committee on pav ing , curbing und guttering. A claim of 5500 for extra work on assess ment books nnd tax list for the year lbS7 Jrom William J. Halm , was referred to the committee1 on finances , and that of James Fox , $508.91 , for interest due him on building sewers , was turned over to the committee on claims. The proposition bf John M. Wilson , agree ing to soil to the city for $800 per acre the southeast-quarter of the southwest quarter of section 0 , township 15 , range 13. for park purposes , was referred to the public property and building committee. The following resolution by . Councilman Kierstcud was adopted : llcsolved , That whereas there is an ordi nance compelling street cars und cable cars to pass to the farther crossing of streets be fore stopping ; uud Whcrea's , The street cars nro in the habit of stopping on the first crossing , thereby ob- Btnjqting cross streets ; therefore be it Uesolvcd , That the liwso and cable car companies be notified to hereafter obey the ordinance and that Chief Soavoy bo and is hereby instructed to have the police arrest any driver or gripmen disobeying said ordinance cast of Sixteenth street , north of Lcavcnworth or south of Quilling street. A lively und animated discussion was in dulged m as to the amount of salary the po lice nnd ( ire commissioners are entitled to under the reading of the charter. Some of the.cpuncllmcn were in doubt as to whether they worn , entitled to fOOO or $150 apleco un- inmlly. ' The city ftttfcrnoy was Instructed to furhlshinfortnution ° n this point. Councilman Coutisman offered the follow ing 'resolution : , Uesolvcd. , TJiat the loading architects of the city submif tfl.this council sketches of suitttblQlpans.tor ) a , city' hall , with all city onlccs.uwithtj-o6ni for school board and also city.'llbrary , thei satto to bo located on Jeffer son stitiaro and" not to cost to exceed $250,000 , , uud saUl.Fk'otch to. 'bo druwu to cover the snaQCrdfTJSlfeot.by 133 feot. .Cpuiic.Umau.lTOnl moved that the resolution b6 tiaopttd. . ' ' ' , . , Coijnciljntijh KjprflUjad wantuel It referred to tho-'ConuuitWo on pablio property und buildings , us/lib Colud not see the use of put- tlntf.tlio euty to an iixpcnso of a sketch when it ha/Lne / ) thought of. locating the building on ' ' " ' tho'siiudra'sito. , ; ; Cpmicilnian Burnham agreed with Mr. , Councilman Couusman said that the city would be ) but' to 'no expense in making thcso sketclies. ' ' . , CouncllmciiX.co and Haseall could not see into the ifructiblllty of Couiuminn's resolu tion , and Mr. Kiorsteud's motion that it bo referred .wus cau-icel. The claim'of Byron -Reed & Co. , $503.20 , for drawing Up legal , pa | > ers , abstracts , etc. , and several other claims was allowed and ordered paid. Councilman Snyder was given permission to withdraw his resolution , offered at the last meeting , Umt a committee of seven visit large cities to examine city halls and fire engine houses. Au item of $20 to pay Chief Scavoy for cm- ployiug.a detective to catch supposed train roubunnvas thrown out. The board of publia works was directed to pay Samuel S.tovor , sewer lnsM3ctor | , hid watros for'thej month of December. The council went into a commlttco of the whole for advertising for bias for street 'paving for the year 18SS. Several amend- merits and nddltldn were made to the ll t , which was reported back and adopted by the council , was given the Omaha & South western railroad to Inj * tracks alone Leaven' worth street cast of the east line ofblocks 1ST and 203 to the Missouri river. The following ordinance creating the office of city physician , was passed , Counellmeu Kierstcad and Lowry voting In the negative , nnd President Bechcl and Counellmen Bed ford , Beiyd , Burnham , Counsmau , FoVd , Has- call , Kttsper. Lee , Manvlllo anel' Snyder in the affirmative : Section 1. That the office of city physician be and the smug Is hereby creiTtCel. Sec. a. The mayor shall nominate nnd by nnd with the udvtoo und consent of thu city council , stiMl appoint a physician to fill said office , who shall bo known as the city physician. Only sueh'pcrsons as shall have been regularly graduated from some inedle-nl school of high standing und uro of good reputation In their profession shall be eligible to suld ofllco of city physi cian. cian.Sec. Sec. n. Before entering upon the duties of his appointment , said city physician shall take an oath to faithfully discharge the du ties of his office , and shall cntljr1 into a bond with the city of Omnhn , with two or moro good and sufficient sureties ; each of said sureties sfiall Justify that ho Is worth ut least $3,000 over and nbovo all debts , liabili ties and exemptions , to be approved by the mayor and council In the 'sum of $3,000 , con ditioned upon tna faithful performance of his duties us such city physician. Sec. 4. Said city physician shall reneler medical service , free of charge , to all per sons who nro 111 with an infectious , con tagious , malignant orepidomrcdlseasc , und to all persons who nro suffering under any nffiction whatever held as prisoners or serv ing sentence under the ordinance of this city. Provided the foregoing classes of persons have not sufficient means to employ nnd pay n physician on their own account. Under such rules mid regulations ns the board of health shall prescribe said city physician shall take charge of all | wr.sons whomsoever uro infected with infectious , contagious malig nant nnd epidemic diseases. Ho shall exam ine into nil nuisances , sources of filth und causes of illness within the citv , and shall weekly , and oftener if required by the board of health , report the same , together with the number and character of all cases of infec tious , contagious , malignant or epidemic dis eases that may come under his treatment or that may be known to him. Section 5. Said city physician shall hold of fice until the end of the mayor's term of office by whom he was nominated , nnd until his suc cessor is appointed and qualified , unless sooner removed , or unless this ordinance shall bo repealed. He shall bo compensated at the rate of fc',100 a year , payable monthly , which said sum shall be In full for , nnd in lieu of , ull compen sation to said city physician ; nnd he shall give nnd devote his full uud entire time , ser vice nnd attention to the duties of his office ; nnd shall so perform such other duties as may hereafter by ordinance or proper official authority be prescribed or required. The council then udjourned. A KANSAS MERCHANT MISSING. Ho Suelelenly Disappears ami Credit ors At Inch Hln Stock. AstiLAxn , Kan. , Feb. 14. [ Special Tele gram to the BKB. ] The mysterious disap pearance of S. E. Miner , a leading dry goods and general merchant of this place , is excit ing intense interest und alarm. Ho was heard of .in Kansas City with friends , and having paid the W. B. Grimes Dry Goods company and other firms what ho owed them. He had an appointment to meet other gentle men , but since then there have been no tid ings of him from any source. On the day of his disappearance he had drafts cashed amounting to $1,800. Creditors , fearing that they will be left , have attached his stock and eilects and will apply for un assignee. A Bad Gang Broken Up. WHJIIITA , Kan. , Feb. 14. [ Special Tele gram to the BBC. ] Ofilcer McNumara suc ceeded In raiding a house last night which is a rendezvous of a notorious gang where sneak thieves divide stolen goods. A mi-go amount of clothing was found , ulso diamond rings , brooches and very valuable silks and clothing partially maelo up. The Jewelry alqno is estimated to bo worth SSOO. This neighborhood has been infested all winter by such u gang and it is now broken up. Glanders nt Lcuvcirvorth. LuAVE.vwoimi , ICun. , Feb. 14. [ Special Telegram to the BUB. ] Glanelcrs prevails to nn aiarmlntr extent nmong horses in this city. All efforts to check it so far have failed. An attempt to quarantine the alllieted animals is being mado. A DI'JR HICK'S DESTRUCTION. Fatal Accident on the Elevated Ilond In Brooklyn. NB\V YOKK , Feb. 14. A frightful accident occurred in Brooklyn this morning which caused the death of three persons nnd the injury of do/en other. Along Broadway a section of the Union Elevated road Is now in course of construction. A hugo.ste'um der rick , which was used in building it , was pulled along the girders as each section was completed. This morning the derrick was started and had been pulled but u liort dis tance when the girders began to spread outward. Just ut that moment a street car was approaching the section , but the driver did not notice what wus going on overhead. The derrick pressed through the girders and fell to the ground , striking the horse car anel cutting it in two. The fire de partment was called out und un ambulance sent for , but owing to the escaping steam and heat it wns borne time before anything could be done. Finally the debris was cleared away and the dead and wounded re leased. The killed were : Frederick Thomp son , street ear driver , Charles Klrchner and Patrick Clark. Two .of the injured will probably die. The others uro resting com fortably. A. GRANT liKfTKll. The General's Poor Opinion of the I'nnnina Cnniil .Scheme- . NKW York , Felt , li. AdmiralAmmcn has consented to the publication of u personal letter fjoin General Grunt , dated Galena , Juno 22 , IbSO , in which Grant says , in part : - I received tetter from -To-day a Sellgman enclosing a cablegram from DbLesseps of fering me the presidency of the Panama canal ( Now York presidency ) with the same salary ho is to receive , namely , 125,000 francs per annum. " Thu letter also says : "The Sellgmans , with some other banks that they can associate with them , will have the business of receiving .the American sub scriptions for pcrforming'tho work. 1 tele graphed buek my non-acccptunco , and wrote ) giving my reasons. 1 gave the work that lias been done m the way of surveys , what has been proven by these surveys , etc. , and that while I would like to have my name as sociated with the suciiessrul completion of the ship channel between tjia two oceans , I wus not willing to connect it with failure , and when I bellovu the subscriber1 ; would loose all they put In. " Shrove TupsdAT Festivities. NBW Om.nvxs , , Fob. ' 14.--Tha , carnival begun here today'wjth a gorgpou'1. street pa geant. The procession this eyeulng/ind Hex reception at the , exposition hall..ypre brilliant nffalrs. Balls were given ut ull the theaters and halls throughout , the city. Hex nt MuinjnhlH. " MnMrnis , Fob. 14. The king of the carni val has hold reign hero since yp f orelay noon. The pageant this evening wvs n grand affair and the city Isu'bUuopf fire. TUu pyrotech nics displayed were superb. , Fatal Mine Hxplor.lon. Wli.KE3ii.uniE , Pn. , Fob. 14.Ai ( explo sion took place m the Wycomin colliery lute this afternoon. Flyo miners were badly burred , two of | hcm piobably fatally. A FAMILY JEWEL. DII. IUv'ii > KKNNEIIV. the famous Kuncoonaml physician of Itomlout. N. V. . liai iiont ui u copy of his Jleulte.nl looc ! ! How to Cur KM nor , l.U ur duel lllooil Disorders * \Ynrfc of great merit , Apnrt ( rum tunny elegant Ufa HUiitraUoiw ot beuty. It Is n work of eme ellnK murlt. ono which should be ut : ID lu nvery homo. In addi tion to tha Mlunbli tneeUfal lessons t hero urn two nrtl < ' ' < < * fiom the wl < | fiy known author , ( M. K. / . .Unison. ( Net ! ll-jntlluu ) . vhl-h add to tin Intarnstut the work. Tha price U fi rents , but any ouu niiclo lns ttih notice with the niimu of thU paper with z-ceut stampcn the U.ictor v/ill rctlr * tb U > oii freei byinail. THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS , Wliont Opens With Good Strength But Jt Falls to Last. LOWER FREIGHTS DEPRESS CORN , Another Slow n'ny KxppHcnooil In thb 1'ruvlslon IMt-Cnuio Fall to Hhow Any Atlvnneo Gou- ernl Quotations. CHICAGO I'KOIHJCK MAUKKT. CnteMoo , Feb. II. [ Special Telegram to the Bni : . ] The first Liverpool cable ntibted siK > t wheat firm , with mi upward tendency. Exports eif wheat were fair ami u cold wave was predicted nnd beginning to bo felfin { traders cnmo down tpwn this morning. It might hurt winter w'h'rat.4AU these tlibujs combined to make n xtrong' opening hi thu wheat marlcet this morning , but it did uot last. There was some talk that.thu effect of the ciit in storage rates upon futures hud boon misconstrued yesterday and that the lessening of the premium ought 'to result in depressing futures rather than advancing them , Irre spective of the situation in other rus | > ects. At any rate local traders , who had bought wheat lu anticipation of an udviince , begun to tuko their profits und very soon begun to unload , whether they had u profit or not , nnd prices dropped c before the decline was stopjycd. Prices in New York were declining somewhat and for eigners were said to bo selling there. How ever , at the decline there appeared to bosoiuo good buying here and part of the lous was recovered - covered , but there was no very urgent de mand and the be.irs gained fresh confidence from the fact that nil the bull news of two days had not resulted In any substantial gain and they sold the market down again. The first sales of May were nt 81 ' 8 IV and lifter selling ut 81-Vc straight the pneu worked down to 8oe , advane-cd to 81 Uc , fell again to Sic and Improved l Ojl e , which was the 1 o'clock close. Juno wheat opened ut 3l fiI8i ( ; < e , sold down to SI-Jc and closed ut I o'clock ut Slj ctifSlJ/c. The big cut in freight rates from the west was the only thing talked about by the com traders this morning , anel it was u strong enough influence to depress prices at onetime time * c. Accordingly the bears made n raid and drove prices down with the e.ectutloii | of long rot n und stop orelers , but In this they were disappointed. Then followed a partial reaction , another break and another smaller reaction , with the final result on the morning's trading of u decline of ' ( SYo from yesterday's closing prices. May corn opened at r > l4c. fell to M ) @W ; advanced to flic , fell to 60 < e and advanced to fiO c , where it closed at 1 o'clock. .Tune corn opcne-d ut M' ' < frrili/i ( ! , sold elown to COVe and closed at 1 o'e-lock at fiOXc. Fiiuituatlous in the speculative eiats market seemed to follow those of corn pretty closely , although the ; decline suffered in the morning trading was not so great. First sales of May oats were at Uljfc und then thu price fell to ai-VWaiKc , advanced to aiMU { ( < c and fell to ! H < c , whie-h was the I o'clock closo. Juno outs opened at ! Wc , sold down to aWe nnd closed at SlJ ii. August oats rnngott from iiOtfc to 2'J c. This was the first trading in that delivery. ' In provisions another slow day wns expe rienced. Cash trade was limited and in u speculative way the trading failed to show liny Improvement or change , The light future business transacted was mainly on local ac count and the only feature developed Was the continued buying of pork by a house sup posed to he leading the long side in that ur- tlclo. lu the general market a strong feeling prevailed. Based on last night's closings , pork at 1 o'clock showed an advance of 10 ( j ! % und lard of aVjc. Short ribs were un changed. AFTKUNOON SUASION. Wheat was easier ; opened at HlJsfiiSlJie on the split for May , sold to 81c , closing at Sic , Corn easier , May closing ut about 50 < c. Oftttt were fairly active , but weak , nnd ' lower. Pork was Ui < c easier ; May closed nt $14.37 , February and Miirch , * 14.12)f. Lard was quiet ; February 7.W ( , March 7.tl"K , May , * 7.t } < and Junes * 7.IH ) . Short ribs were quiet ; February and March * 7.a7J , May 7.65. CHICAGO IjtVE STOCK. CHICAGO , Feb. 11. [ Special Telegram lethe the BKE. ] CATTU : Under the light run it is only reasonable to suppose that values would rule higher. Yet there was little erne no advance on the ordinary run of fat cattle. Buyers remem bored that on last Tuesday wo hud a light tun , that on Wednesday the number went close up to the largest on record , hence they reasoned that If the run did not pan out light tq-morrow they might as well wait and pay the advance to-morrow ns to go in heavy to-day. Moro than mod erate receipts are anticipated on account of the alleged reduction in rates from points west and northwest of Chicago , ns a reduc tion In rates has uhvayn been unswcied by a rubli to market ot such stock as thu shipper fancies hu can dispose of. About all the cattle were sold before the usual hour for the closing of business , the general market closing linn. Buk-hors' stock is making moio money than luat week on account of the scarcity of Toxans. . Can- iiintf stock was as Iowa * at any time , .Stock- ei a in fair demand and bleudy. Fancy , (5.10 (55.40 ( ; stoors. I'M ) to 1WX ) Ibs , * 4. : ) @ 4.1 > 0 ; 1'-00 to 11150 Ibs , $ lbOC4.4 ) ; MO to 1200 Ibs , SI 00 : j.75. Slot-leers and feeders , tfJ..W ? ! JI.50 ; cows , bulls and mixed , U1.7r.S8.10" ( ; built , ? 2.'Jii2.CO. ( ( Texas-fed steers , * y.00@ 4.00 ; greasers , $2. ! ( ) < ya.UU. HoeiN Trndu opened active , with prices about the same us ut the close of Monday , but as the day advanced it was plain to bo seen that the run was underestimated ; that instead of 10,01)0 ) , ns at llrst rqliud on , there was liable to be I'J.IWO ' or JO,000 , so that late sales .showed a decline of fiCu'lOe , and the gen eral market closed weak , with u largo num ber unsold in first bauds , and thu speculators had about nil their stock on hand al the-closo. Best hiMvy sold early at M.70 < g5.80 ; the best mixed utfT > .40r ( ) > .GOlightuud : nu'dlum mixed , M.'JOrtr5.5 ! : assoi ted light , averaging ll'iO to 170 Ibs. , S5.lfKS5.20 ; averages of 140 to l&O Ibs. made * o.W ( < c3.ori. FINANCIAL. . Nuw YOIIK , Feb. 14. [ Special Telegram to the BtK.l STOCKS Stocks are neither up nor down. The variations , nro so slight and business so trilling that whether the close is J point below or % point nbovo the previous day , cannot bo considered a fact of importance. Out of thirty of the most active ) storks on the list eight closed n frupt'ion higher , eight a fraction lower and the but- unco precisely the sumo as yesterday. The market opened tame. London bought Rea'd- Ing. The temper of the room was onsorva- ttvely bullish. Condon Is still showing low'pr prices on American railway shares , tho'de- clmti ulnce yejterdny extending to W@ ? points , with the exception of Heading' , which has i-allienl slightly. A few stocks nro nmnluiilly uncliungcd. The total s lis wqra 47OuOHliaies , i GOVEIIMIKSTS-- Government bauds were dull und heavy , IT. S.4 rcghlpred.li3'i C.&N. W , . .107 ! < IT. H. 4ftrmipon , . . 1 > H elopreifcrrml . . .H'J U.S. 4'lHrojjlitrufl | < MH N. \ . ontral , . .107 ( I. U 4lin coupon , .iu ; < ( O.K. N. . * . W < 1'atinoHsuf'M. . . US ) I' . T l4 ! Cannda Southern. W- | { I'acltlc > IU1 | M Cuntrul 1'uclllc . . ill O. D.4K. 1g | { ( ; illeai:0 A Alton Ml Pullman I'ulaueCarli'lVt C. . JI.A-0 , -I" U lloailliu ; DS'/ " Hunk Inland lllw i/.Vii. u Hi. yt. l < . AH. K iMij Erie. . . . . . . . rtotireforrwl 7I'I 1 ? ireferreJ. 0. . M. It St. I'nul. . . W\ \ IIIiiolH.Vntral. ! eo prefsrceil JH4 ! I..H. ft-.V II st.r.AO at K.4-T 18WK do preferred , . , . , . JO/I WK Texan 1'ucltlc 2 . . 8 tlnleinl'ncine 55 J4Cil , , w- ' X : Michigan Central Hl \V. \ , M. I. . Al' 1JH MissouriJ'iiclllo. . MV iopn | ferrci ! . . , . . W . . . . . - " . W , l/.Teliuniph. . . 7V < doiirtfsrreil. . , . , IIM .MOMKT On call , easy at 2J2K per r nt. Unwd offorrd 8 ' percent , nPniws MUKCAXTILK I > AI > < K 5 ( 0 per c nt. HrnnLlNo Exoiuxoa DitUbu' t < HJ.ysr.d unchnncged t % \ 5i f jr 07 day bllU , f for i' '