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IGREVY'S ' PRIDE IN COURT , Commoncoraont of tbo Trial of Wilson in Paris. SON-IN-LAW. A SORRY-LOOKING - - The Whereabouts of Dynamiters liar- 'lilns and Callan Known Only to Boot land Yard Dr. Mac kenzie's1 Itcport. M. Wilson on Trial. "iCfipiirtolit i SS l > u Jartc * Gordon Ihnntte.l PAIUS , Feb. 10. f New York Herald Cable Special to the Beir.l The Wilson trial opened to-day in the tenth correctional chamber , lillndlng sleet nna snow rattled agaln ttho windows of the stilling little court. { No ladles were present nnd the audience was composed nlinost exclusively of capped bar risters with pencils stuck behind their cars , curious deputies nnd swarms of Journalists. It Is a singular incident thnt the judges did not wear their decoration rosettes during this revival of decoration scandal that has already c.apsbcd ono government , unsealed a prcsl- ' dcnt'of the republic nnd brought Paris to the verge of n revolutionary riot. At five min utes past 1 Daniel Wilson , the dofendant-in- chief , creeps In with n bundle of papers mulct his arm. Wilson has his old careworn look. Ho stoops crookedly nnd glances round furtively. After Wilson comes the brulor Hobcrt Rlbaudeau , nnd the leading lady , whoso full name is Caroline Relno Zcllo lo Clrgulllo l atazzl. She was swathed in cheap lace with n black beaded bonnet. Then the indictment was read , which las ted over half an hour. It substantially is this : Daniel Wilson , deputy of Indro et Loire , re siding in the Avenue liona , is charged with being concerned in n conspiracy to defraud M. Crcspladola.Pannloro on u decoration Job , for which the said Pailnlcro paid certain sums of njonoy. Wllon Is also charged with trying to swindle Bclloc and with being ac cessory to the frauds of the nusincss. All the rest of the Indictment Is mere legal Jargon mid figures. At half-past 1 the defendants wcro told to stand up nnd give their names nnd addresses. There was a thrill when Wilson pitifully replied In subdued accents. At the interrogatory it cnmo out that Wilson said to M. Crcspln : "Remember that ) ou are a DC la Pannicrc , and try to forget that you are a Crcspln , , so glvo your money to the monitcur * do I'oxposltion ) and earn the cross Of the Legion of Houor , which you richly deserve. " Wilson nlso said in the course ol his examination that ho had received. M. Crcspln do la Pannioro at thoElyscc and that bo had. been introduced to him , not by M. Mallard , the introduetor of ambassadors , but by his follow-defendr.nt , Ricaudoau. He Bald : "I hnvo examined Crespln's titles as an old sailor , but decided not to recommend him for the oioss on that nccount. " Wilson then went into his -vnst newspaper hopes and schemes , and never knew thut 50,000 francs f had been given to Crcspin , nnd said thnt nil such questions were left to his secretaries At five minutes to 0 the day's sitting ended. This wretched trial will drag on for anothei four days at least. Dynamiters Disappear. [ Copi/rfuM tKSS bu James Gonlcm Htnnttt. ] LoxnoN.Fob. 10. [ Now York Herald Cable --Special to the Bicu-l Scotland Yard con tinucs [ mysterious about t tho" whereabouts of the convicted dynamiters. They left the ( Old Bailey ostensibly for Trenton prison , They have not reached it nor any of the usual prisons. The officials , when asked about them , answer courteously that they have or ders to soy nothing. To-day I encountered n 1 man who is very close to the homo office. He saWWhatlf the two convicts have told Who is behind them , who sent them over uni revealed a lot which is of value to the gov- ernmenU Mind I don't have t you , soy they , but what if they should turn queen's ovi- olencol" I saw Inspector Lltilcohlld , so well known tc Mulberry street , but ho was as dumb and "coppery" as a. Whltstablo oyster , and he k -Usually communicative when ho can bo. . ' think U can safely bo assumed thut the Scot land Yard cud of the home office lias worked the two convicts , Hnrklns and Callan , for all they know , and that fresh developments arc imminent. DR. MACKENZIE'S DIAGNOSIS Slr-Morcll's Report on the Case of the Crown Prince. IConurfoM 1KSS l > a Jama d5 don Bcimctt.J LONDON , Feb. 10. [ Now York Horah Cable Special to the BEE. ] The Lancet o Saturday will publish the following report b ; SirMorcll Mackenzie on the case of tin crown prince : "His imperial highness , tin crown prmco of Germany , having expresses bla wish that I should now place on recon my opinion in his case , the opportunity u Corded of correcting some of the statement : which from time to tirao have bocn inaccu ratcly attributed to mo. The general idea i that I am of the opinion that the disease fron Which his imperial highness is suffering i : not cancer. In this statement the word cancer , cancerous and malignant , are usci i v synonymously. The view on the other hand which I have consistently rnaintninei is that there never has been any proo of the existence of cancer. To enter mon Into detail , when I arrived In Berlin last Ma ; I stated to my colleagues tluvt In my opiuloi * the appearances seen in the throat wcro f : negative cluuactor that is to say , that tli disease might bo either benign or malignan v and that its nuturo could only bo determine ! by microscopical examination , A portion o tlia diseased tissue having been taken awa ; fcy mo from the throat of his Imperial high H * s , it was' submitted to Prof. Virchow Who could not detect In It anything of . .malignant nature. Repeated examination fcy Prof. Virchow of other portions re waved by mo yielded similar re ulta. In the month of July , whils fcis imperial highness was staying i tiwrlslo of. Wight , I pointed out to moro Urn 't jno Qf his august relatives that the dangc teat I most dreaded was the occurrence o jerichondritis at ? a future date , nad thrc If months later this fear was proved wo : ' grounded. At the enU of October and th $ h Carly port of November entirely fresh > synu turns appeared , and at that tlmo the loct disease presented an appearance which wa consistent vlth tlio diagnosis of cancer. 1 t MtttMhen 'impossible to obtain any fres , microscopical evidence in the matter , nnd considered it , safoV accordingly to treat th caao as ono of n malignant nature. Af th saajo timcy , however , 1 drew , un nnd sul ialUud. (9my colleagues a protocol. In whic IsLaUuLthut although tundiscaso nt tli ; momont- looked , like a cancer , I could m , Bgroo thnt , the malady wus proved to t malignant until further microscopical oxan * Inatlon had -been made. The document I which I cot forth my views w s tOrwarUc to Berlln'sto bo placed in the state archive Although1 ! the unfavorable symptoms the were explicable- the ground of the oxU enco of cancer , yet it was clear to the m fority of the physicians at that time in attcm unco that Pjorlchondrltis had supervened i themiddlo of December. However , the u : k , _ tyyoraljjo sign had , passed nwny and ther WB noloimejany critical symptoms of cai oer < Microscopical evidence on thesubje was , howorcr , still wanting. This was fu ' nished at the end of Jnuuar ; When a slough was expectorate from the very spot which had presented sue ' ' a highly suspicious appearance. In Novcn few this slougk" WM most carefully and n icntcdly examined by Prof. "Virchow , nnd the csult , which Is now published , again shows hat cancer could not bo detected , Toio- cnpttulatc , In my opinion the critical symp- ems have always been entirely compatnblo vlth non-malignant disease nnd the micro- coplcal signs have been In harmony with his view. I need only to ndd thnt although n nearly every case of Inryngnl disease It Is wsslblo nt the first Inspection to orm an" accurate opinion na to the nature of of the disease presenting itself , yet In n fexv rnro instances the progress of the complaint nlono permits Its character to bo determined. Unfortunately the case of his imperial high ness Is among the latter .number nnd nt this moment medical science docs not permit mo o nfllrm thnt any other disease Is present , hnnthatOf chronic intcrstcnlnl inllummn- tlon of the larynx , combined with perlchou- drills. " How the Patient Passed Yesterday. LCup/H0i ! ? ( 1S-SS by Jamr * Gnrtlon llcnnrtt. ] SVNREMO. Feb. 1C. [ Now York , Herald 3ilblo Special to the BEE. ] the weather s bright nud springlike , with occasional sharp llashcs of lightning , followed by thun der. The crown prlnco is in very much the , same condition ns yesterday. Ills rest last light was much disturbed by coughs nnd- icadnehc. Ho also suffers from neuralgia. Dr. Howell sat with him nnd Dr. Krnuso will jo on duty to-night. The crown prince lus n splendid appetite nud eqts substan- .lul food. Ho has been up. all day , but reposed Tor n short tlmo on n sofa in the afternoon. rho wounofis healing nnd looks healthy. It s thought by the doctors thut the treatment of the larynx will bo ; resumed to morrow. Sir Morrcli has postponed his departure until Monday. Prmco. Henry loft for Genoa .o meet the grand duchosso of Baden. The duchcsse Saxo Meinlngen , the grand duke rlesso and princess Irene went to Cannes to day to sec the prince of Wales. THI3 FlSHKiUEsTrnE AT g. London Newspapers DlscUsH the Docu- t inont IJrctty Freely. LONDON , Feb. 10. [ New York Herald Sable Special to the BEE. ] All the mprn- ng papers hnvo long cables on tLo fisheries : The Daily News correspondent quotes from the Herald editorial. It snyd , in the course of a long leader , which seems , studiously , nostly of compliments to Chamberlain : "There can bo little doubt that Canada's land has been forced nnd thnt the late aurricd Journey of Mr. Chamberlain to the Dominion bus had its effect. It is perhaps , ho best treaty that could have been made and as such , should it finally commend itself to the favdr'pf Canada , it will certainly win general approval In this part of the world. " The Times devotes great space to Iho sub'jcqt , and thus concludes : "It would bo rash , in the absence of fuller information to toke a.too- confident view of' the prospects of the treaty , but its conclusion is , at all events , a hopeful ' sign. It s'howcd that a rush vote is not alto gether supreme in American politics , and that au English statesman like Mr. Cham- beilalu la ublo to secure from the best representatives of the democracy of the United States n fair and Impartial hearing In these negotiations. Whether they succeed or whether they fall , England has berne a perfectly disinterested part. Wo Itnvo nothing as a nation either to gain or to lose in the controversy between the Cana dian fishermen anU those of the United States. [ t is exclusively in the interest of our colonial fellow-subjects that the imperial gov ernment 1ms intervened in the mat ter. * The influence which Mr. Cham berlain appcai-s. to have exerted with success , both in the United States and in the Dominion , has been purely n moderating in fluence. Ho lus aimed , not to achieve a bril liant diplomatic victory , but to remove the causes and avert an alarming feud nnd lay the foundations of n lasting pcaco between close kinsfolk and near neighbor. " BECKETT'S BONES. ' _ _ _ _ _ - % The Recent Find In the Crypt of Canterbury Cathedral. ICopurfflht ISSS by James Gordon H nTif ( ( .1 LONDON , ' Feb. 15. [ New York Herald Cable Special to the BE . ] I made an Ash Wednesday pilgrimage to Canterbury cathe dral to-day , cud participated in some of the grand services appropriate to the fast day. After that was concluded another visit was paid to the place where Archbishop Thomas a Beckett's alleged skull and bones are again resting. After divers local and metropoli tan antiquarians have examined them by the rush lights of tradition and the larger bril liancy of biography nnd history , the ossified remains had been reverently placed in shape in au elmwood cofiln , which was replaced in the original stone coftln. To this a now lid had been prepared , as the old ono was broken by the pickaxe. The ro-intermcnt took place in the presence of the deau and chap ter and some few antiquarians. The now coffin contained n "glass Jar In which wns placed the MSS. account of what had occurred , and some press notices. A few marks of recognition wcro made upon the surrounding pavement. I found that the in choate Jury of antiquarians , ns it were , had disagreed , but with n. majority in favor of identity. In conversing with the senior canon. I find him ns yet non-committal ; but it would seem from his manner of converse thnt the report , which the dean und chapter will very soon promulgate , favors the probability that these are the remains of the assassinated 'archbishop , but would also admit that , the facts would always necessarily remain disputable , Mr. Austin , the official surveyor to the dean and chapter , was found more communicative. Ho lives in the old ecclesiastical palace. The fire was built on the hearth , the floors nvo of oak and hia rooms large cnouglr for nn ordinary bull- rooui. "What is the result of Jthe conference of antiquarians ! ' * I asked. "They were divided in opinion. ? I myself , ou the preponderance of evidence , bellovo that the remains are , those of Thomas n Beckct and I think the cathedral authorities nro ono with me in that.JFuthoi1 John Morris , the well known antiquarian , who examined the bones , say * in-a' ionpr communication tome mo , 'It seem * impossible that , the skull which was found" can bo that ot St. " Thomas a Becket. T take-It to "bo clear from the narra tive of his death am ] , tbo' account of the relics , that.tho.part cutwus not the left tcin- plo as In the present skull , but the crown ol the head caron .tptlalotaamputataasFltz- stephen calla.it. If the martyr- lay face downward to the loft of the assailant and 11 the part amputated adhered bvskaioC the foreheaiUtwiUJuivobeeri.thu'l the crown \vaa Htvuck first fromthnbacliuf tlia hmvd. 'ihc crown q tbo 'skull lately discovered is quite uninjured nnd further the plccomissing from , thu torn- plo Is not cut out with a sharp sword but knocked outwards or Inwards and this seems to mo to ticf doc.isivo . against. Its olnlms to be the skull ot St. Thomas of Canterbury- - sides it wo fouUu the relics , of thu inarlyi wo could never expoot to find nil tlio bonea there is In the case. Surely soma wore at some time given away to foreign churches , Again St. Thomas wns unusually tall , and those 1 bellovQ to bo thoboncsbf n man pf ouly < moderate - orate height. Wo'sliould al o have to looli for the tomnins of St. Thomas a Beckett In an iron chest and not in a stone coffin My belief is that , the bonoa that havu of late been so carefully and. reverently handled are not these ot the .famous archbishop , bui rather of some one of the monks of Chrisi church who little dreamed'of his .posthuniui honors. ' I luwO replied to that ; " contlnuet Mr. Austin , "that- the skull wo found is noi complete , but n largo piece on the leftof the ln\id is missing. We rc.id In history that thi blow was aimed at the left sldo of thq martyr so I think this Is confirmatory evidence. J surgeon who critically examined the skul tolls mo the fracture was made before death Hoarpsfleld , in his life of Sir Thomas Moore states that the bonea wcro removed ant burinl in the crypt ; Now if 'this is so whore a moro likely nlaco Uwn where wi found them in front ; of his shrine. IbclleVi thnt the bones'wero ' taken- secretly tftlm'thi original Iron chest which was -allowed to b open at' ona .end. Pilgrims could kus thi skull nnd then put it in another cofiln. This coffin wo found could never hnvo been largo enough for a corpse of the stntuo of the man tlioBO bones belonged' to had , Had the Iron chest Itself been removed the fact would hnvo been discovered , nnd Hud nny bones been given to other churches such dispersing would have bocn known. When the monks wcro driven from the cathedral the secret burial place wns lost , Father Morris Is at odds with ono or two ex perts who say the skeleton was of a tall mnu like the archbishop. " Canon Rutlcdgo was called upon. Ho Is of the chanter committee. Ho was temporarily absent but ho had said in nnswcr to Father Morris : "I am myself strongly of the opin ion thnt the bones found if not these of St. Thomas nro at nny rate relies of some distin guished person , carefully nnd reverently | ) laccd In the cofiln not primarily Interred there m great traditional snncity. These re mains were discovered not In the process of hunting for bones , but In the nnturnl process of ( intlqunrinn researches now being made In the cathedral. We were anxious to discover nnd murk the exact position occupied by the caput theme and In digging for the founda tion for the nltar the cofiln became visible. Mr. Pugln , who has professionally examined the remains , Is of the opinion that they wcro these of n tall nud strong man. The skull was certainly one of remarkable size'They liave now been decently Interred , and were carefully nnd reverently treated py Mr. Aus tin. unucr whoso personal supervision und di rection they weroorlglnnlly fmind. " The controversy hns entered InYgcly Into press attention nnd there is n run nt the British - ish museum , reference libraries and old book stnlls for biographies of the Wth century saint. oO'Brlcn Bitterly Scores BUlfbur. LONDON , Feb. 10. In the commons to-day Lnbouchcro asked further questions 'regnrd ing England's position towards other nations nud Under Foreign Secretary Ferguson again declined to produce the correspondence ) be tween the government nnd foreign powers. Labouchero then gave notice that bo would offer an amendment to the address to the effect that the house bo informed definitely that no correspondence had been exchanged with Italy resulting in a binding notion on the British government iu the event of war be tween Italy and Franco , or if an ) ' assurance tiad been given , it may bo Communicated to the house. Ferguson further said that ho was happy to inform the house thnt the fish- cry treaty had been signed iu Washington. The government believed it satisfactory , al though yet unaware of the precise terms. William O'Brien resumed , the debate on the address In reply to the QUCOU'S speech. Ho said Balfour had failed , to smnsji the Irish organizations , weaken tl-o spirits of the Irish ] > ooplo or degrade them In the eyes of the world. Abject discomfiture ) nnd disgrace attended the crimes not , the operation of which proved it one of the most horrible measures over directed against human lib erties. Ho did not feel wounded or In the least disgraced by his own imprisonment. While in prison ho resented and felt' keenly Balfour's stealthy , loathsome insinuations thnt ho ( O'Brien ) sheltered himself under the plea of illness. Now they wcro face to face and ho challenged 'tho gov ernment to produce the prison doctors to prove the truth of the insinuation. [ Par- ncUito applause. ] It had been asserted im prisoned leaguers tried to secure distinction between the treatment given them and im prisoned peasants , but there was no founda tion for the assertion. When the govern ment nskcd them to voluntarily acknowledge their kinship with criminals they answered : "We will die first. You will have to learn the difference between the representatives of the criminal classes and Irish political pris oners even If it takes coroners' Juries to an nounce the distinction. " Attorney General Webster said O'Brien's speech was doubtless animated by some real passion , but It was impossible to doubt there was n good deal of acting about it. At nny rate , if not acting it was neither moro or less than an incitement to the violation of the law. "It is strange , " ho said , "to hoar the Parnellitos profess approval of Irish remedial measures after the contempt with which they treated them last year , " Proceeding to defend the administration of the crimes act Webster said the question was not whether branches of the league wore sup pressed , but whether they ceased to operate , It was certain they did not now expose men to popular odium as before , and the fact that meetings were held secretly was a great gain for law and order. Webster was interrupted many times by the Pnrnollltes. Morlcy next took the floor and commented on Balfour's silence regarding O'Brien's charges , though ho had risen once to repel them. Amid the loud cheers of the Parnell- itcs , Morley described Thomas Russell , mem ber for Tyrone , ns the spokesman of the rump ascendency party In Ireland which wont . about beating the orange drum iu ono hand while it plucked at the sleeve of Monslgnor Perisco with the other. Ho refuted the statements of Webster regarding the league nnd said the plan of campaign continued to be a success. Surely it was a strange doc trine to sav it was u good thing to increase the tendency of Irishmen toward secret so cieties which were the bane of the country. Ho strongly condcmed the outrage perpetrated on the dignity of the house last Friday by thu arrest of two members of parliament. The government professed to bo contend ing against the opinion of the coun try , and by their coercion were , driving hundreds of thousands .of cit- zcns of the middle classes , who hitherto re frained from politics , to rally to the nation alist cause. Irishmen would bo loyal when they hnd institutions worth being loyal to. In congratulating him upon the success of coercion Balfour was In the same fools' paradise that Forster and Lord Spencer hud been. * The house agreed to Lord Randolph Churchill's amendment asking n special com mission to inquire into the board of public. works scandals. . k . . ' H O'Brlcn'H Magnanimity. LONDON , Fob. 10.--The Daily , News"- refer ring to O'Brien's speech to-day , says His display of wonderful magnanimity will cer tainly appeal with uurcslstnblo force to the English people. Tories will Jc > unab lo to complain of any bitterness ou-Uis.pait. although the occasion Justified bitterness. > li Now Kules Tor ttio Conm'ions. LONDON , Fob. 16. The .govertinitnt's nSw1 rules of procooduro provide that > the commons - ' mons shull sit from 3 p. m. untll'l.a , m"jwlth a dinner hour ; that the clodurorulo may . "be applied if there is a majority of 100 , instead of 200 as at present ; that the speaker may suspend for the sitting disorderly members- Other rules greatly increase the speaker's " power. ' _ i * The Local Government Bill. < , LONDON , Feb. 10. The new local govern ment bill , iu its final forau. ns unanimously adopted by the cabinet , creates new county boards on a purely elective basis , -the condi tions of suffrage at the elections of members of tha board to bo the same ) as parliamentary elections. These boards are to. haye .entire control of the police forces within1 thoii'-Jurit diction , nlso to issue nnd annul publicans' 11 censes. The adoption of the principles < ol local option is to bo accompanied with a , .pro vision for the compensation of publicans foi the loss of their licenses unless these priVi leges bo annulled- consequence of violation ! of law. , * A Successor For DDtiLix"i Feb. 1(1. ( Th'o Freeman's Journa snys a rumor is current thntf lijir Henry Hol land , secretary of the colonies , , will succeed Balfour as chief secretary for Ireland am tliut the latter will1 become govornincn leader in the commons. I KILLED BY A PESPKUAUO. Deputy Sheriff Thompson Blurdcrei' ByJnelrWhlto in Colorado. GnitUTu , Col. , Fob. 10. [ Special Tele grain to the Br.E.1 Bill Thompson , deput ; sncrlff of Las Anlmas county at Boa ton , wa shot in the ncclc and instantly killed 'by ' Jacl 'Whltb- while attempting to arrest the latto this afternoon. Whito'was the leader of i gang of thirteen horse thieves operating ii southern Colorado nnd the neutral strif -Thompson was from Dodgo. county , Kan , aad WM a brave officer. Ho was klllcd-whil inther - act of pulling a warrant out of bi 'pocket ' 'tofchow to WbHe. . ANTI - RAMMERS HAPPY , Matty of Tholr liottsuros Favorably Reported in $ o Iowa Bonato. _ OTHER LEQISl TIVE DOINGS. Til Lawyer Dllllnga Appears In Court nnd rienils Not Giiljtjr , Powell Bound Over The IMpubllcan State n Called. Favorably * Iloportod. MOINKS , Ia Ifeb , 10. [ Special Telegram - gram to the BEE. ] It was a field day for the intl-monopolists In the scnnto to-day when , ho railroad committee reported back favora bly a largo batch of bills for the regulation of railroads. These bills cover the whole ground of proposed legislation on railway matters , and touch the main subjects which hnvobcon dlscuisqd. They include Sweeney's bill tip- plying to freight trafdo | u the stnto , the " prin- ilplcs of the Intcrstnto commerce Inw" ; Finn's illl , which is substantially the Illinois stat ute requiring the commissioners to fix maxi mum rates which ara td bo taken as n prlma Tncio ovidcnco of what is n reasonable rate , also the substance of Young's bill which pro vides for the election of five rallwny commis sioners by districts for the term of four years each. This bill combines the features of the Gatcb , Harsh , Caldwell nnd Deal bills ; nlso n bill providing for dclognting power to the railroad commissioners to cause stations to 1)0 placed nt railroad crossings , and to com- [ > cl railroads to make suitable connections with other roads. Also n bill fixing passen ger faro at 3 , 2) and 3 cents pur mile for roads of the first , second and third classes and making first-class or mileage tickets food until used and good cither way between the stations named ; also to repeal the law which provides for liavlng the railroads pay the salary ana expenses of the railroad com missioners. All of these bills will como up Tor discussion In two weeks when they will bo inado the special order. The Iowa Legislature. DES MOINES , la. , Fob. 10. The senate rail way committee reported this afternoon favor ably the Young 3-cont faro bill and Finn's bill imposing a duty on the commissioners of fixing the tariff , fixing the burden of proof on railroads when a schedule of rates is filed , mid other duties ; nlso Swoney's bill nnd the Young bill dividing tbo stuto into districts Tor the election of railrond commissioners. Younir , MoservoyMcVay , Finn , Gronoweg and Baylcss , a majority of the committee present , voted for the house maximum tariff in ndditiou to the above measures. A second division of the state was made 'for railroad sommissionors' districts on a basis of popula tion , which gives four republican and ono doubtful district. The committee also reported a bill embody ing the miscellaneous duties of the commis sioners in regard to depots nt crossings nnd improvements in other matters. By Mr. Seeds A bill relating to the power of establishing waterworks fn towns nnd making the same npulipablo to the establish ment of gus or elcctrip .light plants ; also pro viding for payment for.tho same. By Mr. Woolapn 4' Ql to divide the state library and provide Joi ; , the support of the same. The bill relates , to the separation of the law nnd literary jwrts of the library. By Mr. Hutchlson- the request of the committee on ways and , mean , n bill was in troduced to provide foi a half-mill tax for the years 1838-bll to pay ( , l o indebtedness of tho' ' state. The bill was made the special order for Wednesday nextn.tj2SO. : The senate did wt , concur In the house amendment to the bill relating to tno sale of poisons requiring a registering of the sale of [ ) oisons. n jj The bill passed the senate , by n vote of 40 bo i ) , rotating to insurance and providing that If Insurance notes d $ snot show that they were taken for iusurtmpo , and are sued and collected by a third t jarty , the insurance company is liable to , tnp maker of the notes for the full amount o wtQ Judgment and costs paid by the makernf - ' , , < - After the favorapleinfvjority , report the senate railroad committee on the Young 3 cent faro bill the minority report was pre sented on the same subject , the reasons for such report being about the same as those presented by the representatives of the roads before the committee. The railroad bills will be taken up in the same order as reported , the Swcney bill first , the Finn bill second , the districting bill and passenger fare bill last. The consideration of the bills was made the special order for two weeks from to-day. The folio wing bills wore introduced : By Mr. Kline Relating to homesteads and ex emptions. By Mr. Hospcrs For the incorporation of Dutch Reformed churches in Iowa. By Mr. Foley Providing for the purchase and printing by the state of text books. By Mr. Crooks For the improvement of highways. A Joint democratic caucus was hold this evening for the purpose of nominating oDlc- ers for the various state Institutions. The house vote by which Mrs. Helen Gougar was permitted to speak before the house on the constitutionality of woman's suffrage , was reconsidered and Mrs. Gougar was given the privilege of speaking in the house of representatives before the commit- tco on suffrage and the public generally. She spoke to a crowded house for two hours this evening. Resolutions nppcalinp : to the whole country to aid the work were passed. Judge Murphy , of lown , made a short ad dress advocating water transportation. Lawyer Billings in Court. WAVEUI.Y , la. , fob. -Bllllngs appeared in court this morning , accompanied by his attorney , entered a plea of not guilty , nnd nsked for tlmo to file affidavits and pray for a change of venue. Ho was allowed till Friday morning tq do so , to which time court was adjourned. The trial Jurors were discharged this afternoon , subject , however , to being recalled. The grand Jury is still in session , and it is expected that indictments against Billings for blackmail and conspi racy are yet to issue , Powell Bound. Ovpr. MASON CITT , la , Feb. 10. [ Special Telegram - gram to tno BEE. ] A. F. Powell hud his preliminary hearing hero this afternoon and was bound over to. await the action of the grand Jury. During tbo day letters cotno in from several southern and western cities , making inquiries as to Powell. Several charges are prcforrcd against him in all. All seem now rgroed that Powell isa scaly char- actor. ' , Iowa's Ropubllqan Caucus Called. DES MOIXES , la. , FpbjlO. The republican state central commltjfoo to-day fixed the data for the state convention and district caucuses for electing dolcffntoalpj tUo national conven tion at Wednesday , Iftajjch 31 , at DcsMolues. CHICAGO'S It Will Prpbnbry fi&Rondr For Occu pancy t& Juno. CHICAGO , Feb. 10. 4f a meeting of the ex ecutive committee on Arrangements for the republican national i6i/yontlon { to-day , Ferdi- patfd W. Peck , rcprqigtiiSg ttio nudltorium management , stated , , tbjU the building would bo.ready long beforo. Juno 19 , . the date of the convention , so much -so that ho inado a dcfl- nlto proffer of it for the national democratic convention as early : 09 Juno if required. Mr , Peck also said theKentlng capacity of the hull would bo greater * Mstr had' been gener ally stated. The nUttrtjAr1 of chalrs , would be 8,000 , which , by actual .count , waabutOOO less than the highest over provided in the exposi tion bUildlng. It' ' was.docldod'by ' the commit tee to raise J80.000 locally to expend1 wholly on decorations and conveniences for dela gates , the hall having been tendered by the /Auditorium association , rent free. woaito posiTivijfry DECLINE : . Geor o W. ChllilN Expresses Himsell i on trie Presidential Question. PHILADELPHIA , Feb. 10. The Public Ledg'cr will publish an .editorial to-morrow regarding persistent rumors that Mr. Childi woula accept the republican nomination foi the presidency. It will lay , in substance , that his mind is not changed ; Ho repeats hit refusal to bo a candidate or bo voted foi and flays that he would be compelled to de cline the office , honorable aad exulted as it Is , if by any chance in the chapter of unforsocQ events' ho should happen to be elected. FIFTIETH Senate. ox , Feb. 10. The following bills were reported fiom committees and placed on the calendar : For the relief of volunteers of the Fourth Iowa infantry ; authorizing the construction of a high wagou bridge across the Missouri river nt or near Stoux city. Among the bills Introduced nnd referred wcro : By Mr. Sabln To authorize the president to confer the brevet iank on army officers for brilliant scrvlco in Indian campaigns. By Mr. Mutidcrson To authorize the wear ing of badges of the Grand Army of the no- public. By Mr. Mnndorson A Joint resolution for the abolition of the oftlco of surveyor general of Nebraska nnd'Iown. A resolution by Mr. Plumb , directing In quiry into the causes of Inefficient mall ser vice , was tnkcn uii nud ngreed to. A resolution * offered by Mr. Mandcrson some days ago , requiring the secretary of wurto furnish senators , on request , a list of persons to whom coplps of thq record of tlio rebellion are to be issued , whs taken up. Mr. Mnnderson said thut slnco offering the reso lution-he had held n conversation with the secretary of war , who expressed his readi ness to .supply the Information asked , nnd nid His refusal to do 'so before was owirrg to n rule of the department not established by him. Mr. Mandcrsou said that slnco the dis cussion about public documents some days ago his mall and that of other senators had bccii inundated with requests for documents , among them the records of the rebellion. After discussing the uiattor further ho said his idea was thut the distribution of docu ments would bo inudo under souio exe cutive officer. Mr. Vest suld ho was more than ever con firmed in his belief as to the waslo of public money In the way of printing public docu ments. The discussion was further continued by Messrs. Aldrich , Cockrcll nud Teller. The latter , in the course of his remarks , laid stress upon the fact that matters in the de partments were kept secret nnd ho protested against there being nny secrets , the public being entitled to know what their servants wcro doing. Extending this Idea to the sen- nto itself ho declared that he considered the secret session of , the sonata entirely icpub- licau , except , perhaps , when there was a treaty pending which ought to bo considered in the secrecy of executive session. Ho further claimed that no matter what was considered In private , as soon as the matter was determined every senator's vote should bo made known. After some further discussion the resolu tion was adopted. " Mr. SaWy'ci , ' wns , nt his own request , ex cused , from further service on the committee on education nud labor on the ground that his time was being otherwise fully occupied , nnd Mr. Rlddleberjjor was appointed in his place. Ono hundred and eight private pension Dills were passed and after executive session the senate adjourned until Monday. House. WASHINGTONFeb. . 10. In the house today - day the following committee reports were submitted. ! / Mr. Adams of Illinois , from the committee on Judiciary reported adversely the bill des ignating tho. first Monday in October as the day on which congress shall meet. Tabled. Mr. Peel of Arkansas , from the committee on In Jian affairs , to divide the great Sioux reservation Into smaller reservations. House calendar. On motion of Mr. Dockory of Missouri , the senate amendments were concurred in to the house bill providing for tlio appointment of eleven division superintendents of the rail way mail service. The house then went into committee of the whole on the urgent deficiency bill. On mo tion of Mr. 'Cannon items for the payment of salaries of clerks in the ofllco of the surveyor general wore stricken from the bill. An amendment was adopted appropriating $100- 000 for compensation to clerks In the postof- flco department and (25,000 for rent , fuel and light.Mr. Mr. Kerr , of Iowa , cast the consideration of the bilUnto a political current , when , in speaking to ono of the deficiency items for the department of Justice , ho referred to the internal revenue laws and declared that at one of its state conventions ho did not pre cisely remember the date the democratic party of Missouri had passed a resolution asking for an appeal of the internal revenue system. Messrs. Burns and Hatch of Missouri , denied this assertion and the debate then drifted into a political dispute regarding the tariff question. When the discussion was brought back to tho'subjoct matter of the bill , amendments were adopted appropriating $1)0,000 ) for the support of United States prisoners and $0,000 for the salary of an additional circuit Judge In the Second Judicial district. An amend ment was adopted directing the public prin ter to enforce rigidly the provisions of the eight hour law. The committee then rose. Items relative to clerks for surveyors gen eral were reinstated in the houso. Pending final action on the bill the house took a recess till 8 u'clock. The house mot at 8 o'clock for debate upon the PuciUo railroad telegraph bill. Mr. An derson spoke in support of the bill. Mr , Gunther of Wisconsin said that while ho had voted for the pending bill in commit tee ho would.greatly huvo preferred voting for a bill placing the whole telegraph busi ness under government control. Mr. Lind ofcMinncsota and Mr. Anderson of Illinois favored the bill. Mr. Hopkins of Illinois contended that the Western-Union company had acquired vested rights which could not bo interfered with. ThoJiouso then , nt 1 o'clock , adjourned. Nebraska and Iowa Pensions. WASHISOTOX , Fob. 10. [ Special Telegram to the BEH1 } . Pensions were granted for No- braskansto-day us1 follows : Original invalid | Williaiu.H. Hcrr , Falls City. Increase ManfonlMottj- Kearney ; Silas T. Learning , Decatur. Original -widows , etc. Phoebe , wl iowjbf "Henry HI Draper , Central City ; ( minor of-Ezra Grttotii Manloy ; ( ending Jan uary ; i9 ; ' IS'ST , 'increase Henry H. Neal , Doniphaft ; Henry E. Becker , Madison ; Joshua Rosfe , Ansley ; Luman Russell , Teka- mah ; George tHngham , Schuylor. Ponsiona'for lowans : Oalglnal invalid Samuel , Grapes , Walker ; Frank M. Earlton , Moulton : CnnVlcs J. Carter , Crcston ; James C. M&ithows , Centervillo ; Benjamin Frankljn " Hardesty ' , Contorvillo. In crease Janles H. Finloy , Ottumwa ; JohaRoblnsqn.Agency ; Bennett Rinehart , Bedford ; John Clark , Contcrvillo ; John B. Picrson , Rockwell ; , Obedinu T. Plum , Iowa City ; bucicn A. Butts , Russell ; James Dee , Yale ; John-Chess , CoOiv Rapids ; Nathan BuckCedar1 Ruplds ; Thomas ; . Yost. Mcidppolls. Original , widows , etc. Eunice ) , mother oErastus H. Nordyko , Rlchlund , (1813) ( ) ; nona , widow of Malachl Van Dusen , Cedar Rapids ; Elizabeth , mother of George W. Rlloy , Toylorvillo. Mexican , widows , etc. Martha J. , widow of John Morgan. Now- burn. Original Invalid MathowR. Chcrty , Guidon Grove ; Isaac N. Funk , Charlton ; Samuel"James , Odkaloosa ; William Myers , Kookuk ; Dr. A. Cummlngs" , Brltt ; JohnO. Parrish , Garden Grove ; John M. Falls , Newton ; Thomas Fuller. Grinnoll ; David Stdiner , Nowell. Restoration and ro- Issuu William Sallee , deceased ( end Soil- tember , 27,1880) ) , Decorah. Increase Jiiy W. Bcodln , Jefferson ; Christian Stauffer , West Point ; William B. Smith , Elkadcr ; John Holden , Loon ; Thomas Freeman , Agency ; Levls Hattou , Bloomfield ; Isaac Marshall , Mount Ayr. Reissue and Increase Hplt D. Ogdcn , Cedar Rapids. Original widows , oto. Elizabeth E. , widow of James Long , DCS 'Molnes ' ; minors of W. G. Salloo , Decorah and Mason City ( end April 13,1884) ) : Mary L , . widow of Gabriel. Armstrong , Rldgeway. Mexican widows Mary C. , widow of An drew G. Porter , Storm Lake. Army Order * . WASHINGTON , Feb. 16. [ Special Telegram to tbo fjEE. ] Second Lieutenant Herbert S. WhlpfJle , Tenth cavalry , ordered for tempo rary dutyxat division headquarters at Gov ernor's Island ; Private Philip Charles , Bat 'toryA' ' First artillery , retired , Second'Lleu- 'tenant Robert G. Proctor , Fifth artillery , granted farther extension of leave for two months ; Captain James Hale , Thrd | Infantry , ( granted further .extension of leave for two months ; First Lieu tenant CaisiuiE. Gillette , engineer corps , granted erie month's exten sion of leave ; Captain Charles Shnlcr , ord nance department , ordered from Watcrvllto arsenal to the provlnf ground at Sandy Hook for duty In connection with the tests of the experimental slcgo guns nnd carriage ; Cap tain Edmund Rico , Fifth Infantry , granted three months leave on surgeon's certificate ; Second Lieutenant Edward O. C. Ord , Twenty-second Infantry , granted six months leave. The Fisheries Treaty. WASHINGTON , Fob. 10. The fisheries treaty , which was signed last evening , was the subject of much speculation nnd discus sion nt the capltol to-day. Whllo declining to glvo any specific Information as to Its pro visions , Secretary Bayard to-night said to nn Associated press reporter that for ninny years the great contention among American flsiicr- men had been for n fair nnd Just construction of the treaty of 1818 , nnd that the present treaty had been framed by American nego tiators , with n vlow to meet the needs and necessltlci of our fishermen , and Jio bcllovcd If the treaty Is ratified that the end will hnvo boon accomplished. From n trustworthy source it is learned that our fisherman nro secured nil the , commercial iirlvileges for which they have been contending with the exception of the right to purchase bait In Canadian waters : , which Is osncclally with hold. Their right to enter Canadian potts fo > fuel , water nnd repairs Is conceded. Cer tain bays , which nro' specified , nto to remain under the exclusive Jurisdiction of Canada. There Is nothing in the pi0visions of the treaty , It Is said , which necessitates the re moval of the duty on Canadian fish or in nny way changes our tariff system. In its im portant features the treaty , it is stated , is favorable to the United States , and wlillo new nnd valuable privileges have been nc- qtilrcd , this has been done without nny costly sacrifice on our part. Secretary Bayard stated to-night thnt the published reports purirarttng to glvo the essential features of tlio treaty wcro uu- uuthorlzcd nnd wholly wrong. National Capital Notes' . WASHINGTON , Feb. 15. The deficiency estimates for appropriations for the post- office department \yero to-day submitted to the house , including items of 103,000 , for printing nnd binding , nnd 811,000 for wrap ping paper. The postmaster general s.ijs these deficiencies have been occasioned by the extraordinary expenses in the printing of postal account books for third nnd fourth class offices , nnd the general Increase of pos tal business , requiring largo supplies of blanks , ivlntlng und wrapping paper. Bacon , of New York , to-day Introduced in the house a bill to amend the interstate com merce law by providing that it shnll not npply to the handling of property free , or nt reduced rates , for the United States , state or municipal governments , or for charitable purposes , or to and from fairs nnd oxix > - sltions. or the Issunge of mileage , excursion or commutation passenger tickets , nor in the not to bo construed as prohibiting reduced rates to ministers of religion , or to prevent railroads from giving free carriage to their employes nnd families , and exchange tickets for their employes. The senate committee on finance reported the amended undervaluations bill to-iiay. The measure incorporates three new pro visions , the effect of which is to allow to im porters an appeal to u board of three general appraisers , who shall have final powers to decide all questions of value nnd classifica tion except so far ns Inw points may be in volved. THE GOULiD-SAQE LAItCENY. Counsel For the Dci'enso Plead the Statute of Limitations. NEW YOUK , Fob. 10. The charges against Jay Gould nnd Russell Sage , made oji behalf of the stockholders of tho. Kansas Pacific railroad company , of appropriating to their own use $3,000,000 of the company's bonds , wore laid before the grand jury this morning. Monday next witnesses will be summoned. Among the documents submitted to the- grand Jury was a pamphlet containing printed arguments of counsel for complainants and defendants , hoard by District Attorney Follows lows- with closed doors , about the 1st of this mouth. This pamphlet was given to the press to-night. Edward L. Andrews , who pre sented the case on behalf of the complainants , said the only difference which the case pre sented from that of ordinary embezzlement was that It was done under the apparent forms of law , ono of the courts of this state being made to become an unwillirig partici pant in their acts. Artemus H. Holmes , in behalf of the re spondentsargued , there was no criminality in the proceedings nor were they carried on in secrecy. John F. Dillon argued also in be half of the respondents. He went into the proceedings with great detail , contending that the decree of the supreme court of New York was valid and properly obtained. The only person , if there was nny living soul who could make complaint of their consolidation , would be the Union Pacific shareholder. Judge Dillon argued at great length that the laws of limitation debarred all crimi nal proceeding. Bourke Cockran contended , in nn elaborate argument that the prosecution had been barred by lapse of time. Mr. Annrews closed the hearing with an argument and citations to show that the stat ute of limitations docs not apply under such circumstances. WYOMING PETROLEUM" . Prospects of the Standard's New Op ponent in the West. PITTSBUBO , Pa. , Feb. 10. J. H. Webster , secretary of the Omaha Petroleum company , In this . Ho thinks the was city to-day. pros pect of a large output of oil is good. In the course of u short talk ho said : "Thoro nro now three wells on the Wyoming oil bolt , all included in the territory between the Wind river nnd Rattlesnake mountains , In the southern part of' the territory. The combined production will be about 800 barrels per day , if they arc allowed to flow , but the lack of transportation has necessitated the plugging up of the holes until some means of get ting the product to market may bo devised. Tim wells are only cjown 800 feet and produced n lubricating fluid of excellent quality , but which possesses but 41 per cent of illuminating oil. This oil has been used on the Union Pacific railroad and is very valuable. It is the Intention of the company to build a , plpo line to Omaha and from there the product will be shipped east and west. The company has been getting claims all over thcr southern part of Wyom ing , and , will bo in good condition to drill deeper for illuminating oil when the pipe line Is completed. Members of the company was approached by a Standard Oil man the other day. who' wanted to buy 1600,000 of the stock , which Is $1.000,000. , The company-does not care to boin the hands of the Standard. The capital is about to bo increased to $3,000- 000. Most of tli a stock is hold by Omaha partiesth6ugh Chicago nnd eastern capital ists conttol qulto rn batch' of it. There is every reason to bcllovo that the field will bo a largo petroleum producing' district in the near future.1' Sheridan Born an American ; SOMEUSET , OM | Fob. 10 , The motlior of General Sheridan was visited to-day to learn what she had to say in ragard to where Phillip H' . was born. She said positively ho was born in Somerset , March U , 1S31 , The Union Paciflc'u Position. NEW YOHK" , Feb. 1C. General Manager Potter , of the Union Pacific , Is now in this city. Ho has resumed his official duties and his first act was to order Union Pacific agents to refuse to Interchange freight with roads which charge less than schedule rates. A Train Wreck In Canada. HAMILTON , Ont. , Fob. 1C. The Grand Trunk train which left Toronto at 13:30 : this < afternoon is reported to have met with a frightful accident four miles from this city , Three employes are reported killed and sev eral passengeia injured. ' American Shlpplna'Intrrost * . f NEW OiiMAXg , Feb. 15. The American Shipping anfl Industrial luagufe convpption met this morning , H. B. F. Jones welcomed the visitors 'and advised that people generally take a band In stirring . .up conffrcr. * op the ' hipping question. Ex-Governor Sturmard , of MUiouri , wai elected permanent chair man. THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS. Wheat Boars Attempt Arfdthof Bald in the Morning Session. CORN THE LEADING CEREAL , Tlio Day's Dullness In Provlalons of Very Interesting Character Cnttlo Trading Slow All ( ho Way Through. CHICAGO PRODUCE Cincvao , Feb. 10. [ Special Telegram to the BUB. ] Wheat bears attempted another raid this morning nml the conditions soutnad to favor them. Cables wcro weaknnd , what was of more Importance , apparently tlio short selling clique was "Jumping on" provisions with great success. Fluctuations In Wheat during the tnost active trading did not goi be yond % c and the rosuUof the morning's bun- ness wiis to leave prices very much us they wcro before. May "opened at'SO'fo and BOOU worked down to 80c belug for some tlmo be tween 80c and 80 ( < $ SOVc then advanced to 80tfo ; nnd held at 8Qif@80.Ko for u long tlmo without much trading at that figure , declin ing to 80l @SO o later and closed there nt I o'clock. June wheat opened nt S0c , sold down to 80 > o and closed there nt 1 o'clock. Corn rather led In Interest among the grain markets , and surprised the boars by showing strength In the faeo of weakness In provisions. Receipts were but tfll Cars against an estimate of LtK ) cars , nnd light ro- rclpts wcro the strengthening feature , and the Impression gains ground that If the eut freight and storage rates do not bring corn to tnls market in largely increased quanti ties it will bo Interpreted to mean that corn Is not In the country , In which caio consider ably higher prices might bo looked for. Largely increased receipts would bo taken us a bear argument , of course , und , altogether , the deal in corn possesses greater possibili ties for lively action than any other. There was active trading this morning , nnd among the best buyers wore foreign houses nnd next to them shorts , who had made a mis take In the early trading. May corn opened at 50ife , and early sold down to COc , with a quick recovery whenever that point was touched. On the up turn BOXo was readied. but later apart of the advance was lost and the 1 o'clock close was at &OUe > . Juno corn opened at 60 < c , sold down to 40 VeiMOVc , up to 50Jtfo nndV'loscd at 1 o'clock nt DOig'e. Thcio was fair trading in oats In n specu lative way and the market had better sup port than for several days. Fluctuations in May , the most autlvo delivery , wore rather largo for that market , but the close was the same as yesterday. May oats opened nt 81 ! < c , sold down to 80Jf@Hlc. [ then advanced to Qllgr , but declined later and closed nt 81@ 3lMc. For Juno oats 81 > jfo was bia nt the opening nnd that delivery sold up to 8lc. . Closing at 31&C. August oats opened nt 28c , sold down to nnd closed nt SJT c. In provisions the day's movement Was more than ordinarily interesting. Trading opened at about last night's closing prices , but before the business transacted was sufficient to show the temper of trade the market was subjected to n sharp raid , assistedby almost all of the old benr contingent. Short ribs wore first selected for the hammering oper ations witnessed and as they gave way easily and receded raiders promptly inado pork and lard feel the u eight of .their influence. In lyd the feeling was relatively stronger than fn either pork or short ribs and the decline which it suffered during the ex- * clteincnt was subsequently recovered. From ihe opening figures short ribs were forced down 12J o nnd pork 47K@50c. Hoth of these articles reacted Inter and at 1 o'clock the act ual decline in pork was S0@3 o and in short ribs 7 c. AFTT.IIXOON SESSION Wheat n , shade firmer , May closing ut about 80K@SO&o ; February and March closed nt 7t > Mc. Corn closed at 50K@oOXo nnd Juno B0 e bid. Oats steady. Pork for Mtiy delivery sold from $14.03 } $ down to 81S.90 and closed nt $14.00 , February nnd March $13.77 , J\mo 114.03. Lard was steady : February $7.00 , March 87.03 , May fT.75 , June $7.8 % . Short ribs closed ! i } o lower , or at 87S3J { for Feb ruary and March , $7.40 for May and 17.47)1 for Juno. _ CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. C CHICAGO , Feb. 10. [ Special Telegratato the BEE. ] CATTLE Trndo was somewhat slow from the opening to the close. Prices ivero about the same as yesterday. The ordinary run of native steers , avcragirtg 1300 to 1400 ibs , are making $4 10@t.OO , an occa sional lot of nice handy steers going at $4,80 @ 5.00 , medium steers of 1100 to 1200 Ibs sellIng - Ing at $3.50@4.25 , nnd plain stock , averaging 1000 Ibs and upwards , * .1.2 ! > ( a > 3.40. A few lots of corn-fed Texans made $3.25y300. ( Light stackers , of 600 to 800 Ibs nvorago , t3.fiO@323 ; heavier averages , $350@ .75. Milkers and springers are beginning to como to the market. Good cows , fresh milkers , with calves by their sides , are selling within u range of fi .00@ 10.00. Hoes Trada opened rather quiet , with prices about the same as yesterday. PackIng - Ing stock and common mixed sold a shade oft from the ruling rates of the morning , on ac count of the nharp down turn on pork and a weak provision market generally. A few lota of fancy heavy made $ ! S 05 ® 3.75. Best mixed and packing sorts sold at o.40@5 r 0 nnd com- men light mixed at * 5.10Z5.ii5. Assorted light of 100 to 170 Ibs sold at W.15@5.80. FINANCIAL. NEW YonK , Feb. 10. [ Special Telegram to the BEE.l-rSTOCKS Thcro was qulto a re vival in the stock market , more business being transacted up to noon than transpired nil day Wednesday. London was stronger and the temper of room traders n little ahoro bullish. Could is expected back shortly and operators who hnvo been casting around for something new to talk nbout predict that ho will return in the best of spirits aria take hold of hlH various properties and give Wall street a whirl.that will start every tbiuir up ward with a rush. Reports of rate-cutting were hcaid , but they have little1 or no effect on the market. It' was reported that the Alton had cut rates from Now York to the Missouri river to 94 cents , but the road de nied it. Great things are expected fronVtho meeting of western roads to-mOnow. Parties who liavo been hammering Grangers wcro fearful lest a settlement should be reached and rushed to cover. There was apparently little stock for sale and prices wcro marked up W@K l'or ' Cntt * tll ° ddvanco being fairly maintained until the clbso. Union Pacific was , especially stiong , advancing 1 } per cent Boston bought freely nnd bull ' points were industi loitsly circulated , but' dron of Yi per cent occurred before the clot e. New England was up J per cent , but lost the up- prcciatibn. The rest of the market , was strohgcr during most of the day , but broke towards the close and lost most'of the appre ciation. The total sales wcro 153,000 shares. QOVEKNMKNTS Government bonds were dull nnd heavy. YESTUUDAT'fl QCOTATIOVS. H. B.4S registered. 125 MC. & N. V ? ir , 8. joonnnnn . . . 125 donrefurred . HJli IT.S.4"nrcKl tred.iOfl UN. V. Central . 1W4 ! UB IViH"council. . . .107 ' 40. H. N. . , 0-11 Canada Southern. . W iil'ncltlD Mull iU . Ontwl 1'acljln 13 ) ' , ( ) . l > . .Vi : . . . . . . . . . . . 1HV CUrapo & Alton..KK I'lillnmnl'alacel'urlilVi o. , n. * Q . ; ; ; Icadliif ( { . . * ' . * w . . in M.&H.O. : : . . . . : : : : . 211 HM * * H : ? , . . , . , . . Erlo . , . > . ' ' donruferrod. , , , . , 70 io ' prefurrea . . 00 MC M. * St. V uj. . . JUjJ IllinolHCentral Ill ) do preferred US ! 1..H.4VV 11 .St.I'.M ) , . . . . . . . . . l' ) K.4T. . . . , 10 1 do preferred , 1U7V LnlceHlioro 01 NTexiwi JMf ino av , i".4 N 69 JiUnlonl'aeiiac. Michigan Central. , el 'iW. . Bt.ri.fcl > MUrourlPucltlu. . . . f l > * doprernrrod Mlhsourll'ftCltlc. . . . 2 VV. IT. Telegraph. . . doprufurred . . 15 JJ XRV On call , easy at IkO k per cent , last , Jouii 3 per c ? nt , closed offered. 2 per cont. MBUOAMTII.B PAPSU Jtf O i > cr cent. INO xciiNaBOuu but flrmj ut for CO day bills , $4.85 % for demaad. I'llODUGB , Feb. 10. Foll6rinjarotli closing prices : Flour-Steady ; winter wboct Wr