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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , "FEBRUARY 22 , ' 1888. , E. Dorsey 1ms represented us in the lower liotifto'of congress during his term of ofllco und hereby extend to him the thanks of thu J'ouiiz ( men's republican club of Norfolk for Tils efforts in scouring the passugo of the federal court bill In said body. Jail HlrdN KHuapc. FAU.S CITV , Neb. , Feb. 21. [ .Special Tola- f Brain to the Hmf ] A good dcalof excitement is caused by the escape of thrco prisoners from the county Jail , two of them by the name of Gnndy , the other Elshlrc. The Oandy boys'Wcrq up for burglarizing , the < latter for forging a note to the amount of $100. The sheriff , before retiring , was asked if ho would build them a lire. Ho sent his oldest son to do It , and after the woik was 1 ilono he left the outside jail door unlocked. The sheriff states that the key to the cells * was hanging in his kitchen over the jail und ho has no Idea how It was conveyed to them. This morning nil the doors were standing open and the birds had down. A reward of $50 has bcon offered for their capture. The Bltcriff is severely censured for his neglect and will prdbably be suspended. Organized a Itoard of Trado. , " . ' FA.U.S Cm.Nub. ' . , Feb. 12. [ SDcclaL Tel * gram id the Hnu.Jr-A largo and cnthusl- , nstlc meeting of the citizens of this place was hold -Tit the courthouse lost night for the * pur ] > pso of orgaul/lng a board of trade and raising money to bo spent In advertising the ' city. The prominent business ) men of the city were present and many enthusiastic pooches were made. A board of trade was organ bed with a largo membership. Quito a large Hum of money was raised for advertis ing purposes and put into thu bunds of thu board of trade to bo spent judiciously. The cltv Is Iwund to boom and the best tlmo to invest money hero Is now. Falls City will get its Hhuro of eastern capital that comes west this i car. _ Grant Incorporated. GIIANT , Nob. , Fob. 21. [ Special Telegram to the Hun. ] The county commissioners granted a petition to-day asking that Grant bo Incorporated. They also uppalntcd as trustees J. T. Heard , Joseph Perkins , C. S. Ltaum , C. G. Woods and 11. A. Walker , mak ing this place the only incorporated town in the now county. Cracked the Safe. NEI' UKI CmNeb. . , Fob. 21. [ Special Telegram to thu BEK. ] Burglars shattered the safe of the H. & M. depot last night , hut secured no booty , being umb'.o to got at the cash kept in a steel box. There is no clow. Voted For n Htrcrt Hallway. NKIIKASKA CITV , Neb. , Feb. 21. [ Special Telegram to the BKB.J Thu peiplo to-day voted , almost unanimously , to grant n street railway frcnslso to S. H. II. Clark and others. There were but flvo votes cast ngalust It. Dciulwood Wants Itoincorporatlon. KAI'II > CITV , Dak. , Feb. 21. [ Special Tele- Brain to the tiu-i ! . ] The town council to-day ordered a special election for March 15 on > the question of rclno rporatlon cndcr the general law of the territory. The present government exists under a special charter , which is too narrow in Its provisions. The town is unanimous on the question. " I PftEACHElt AND PUBLICAN. The War of the Prohlbs and Saloons In llhodc Inland. PiiovinENcn , H. I. , Feb. 21. [ Special Tel egram to the BKI : . ] For u long period a war has been waged against the liquor sellers at East Greenwich , H. I. , by the local law and order league , the head of which wa's the Uev. O. W. Still , of the Baptist church. Messrs. Still and Allen , acting as constables , have , made several seizures of liquor lately aud have been threatened with violence. Satur- tlaynightrMr. Allen found a large quantity of arsenic in bis-Well , but in time to prevent ! k serious results , and on Sunday a dynamite' cartridge was exploded on Mr. Still's stops , but owing to the ignorance of these who , placed. It there but-littlo damage was done. The IJov. Mr. Still was warned of the enmity ' -of the liquor men against him , his friends iu- Blstlng that his house was in danger * ' of being blownup. Saturday afternoon onlcors accompanied by the clergyman , visited the i BalOOn of Michael Convoy and raided tlio . .place , carrying off all his liquors. This was accomplished with great difficulty and m thu presence of an excitedmob. . Convoy at once stocked up again , but Mr. StiU'and the ofll ccrs raided the .swoon a second tlmo and carried off' the entire new stock. This caused excitement among thu crowd , which was fanned into a Ilatno of fury when thu raiding party went to John Quinn's place and cleaned that out. After storing away the liquors and marking each package for f uturo Identification , Mr. Allen and Hov. Mr. Still wont homo. About 11 o'clock nt night Allen .wenUto tho. well and drew a pall of water. At that tlmo the well was nil right. Sunday morning it -discovered that the bucket | bad. been lowered nearly to the surface of the watcr.imd that in It was a quantity of line wlilto powder. Thcro was something about It which excited Mr. Allen's suspicion and on making Investigation ho dis covered that the well curbs and spout and face of the stones of the well were very liberally powdered. There were seven inmates - * mates of his own family who would use the Water and hovcral other families wore ac customed to got water from the well. Prof. J. C. Packard , of East Greenwich academy , liiBK'ctcd | the substance and pronounccd'it arsenic1 , adding that thcro was enough to kill twenty people. Early Sunday morning Mr. Still WIIB awakened by n deep detonation , jarring the earth as though theru had been 1111 earthquake and then there. was a sound of broken and fulling glass. The nolso of the explosion was so great that people living within a quarter of n-mllo wore disturbed In their slumbers. "Hastily arising ho went to his front door , und was nmazcd that an attempt had been inuku to blow up his house and kill him at daybreak. Investigation showed that some persons had placed n dynamite cnrtridgo close to his front door steps and exploded it. They could have wrookua the house had they 1 known enough to confine the dynamite and put it under the steps. As it was , they shat tered the front windows and ono sldo of thu house , blew the front door-steps out of posi- < tlon , and split them- and toro some clapboards nearly off. Thesu discoveries created the greatest excitement in the village. _ . - * . A Hrnkcmnii Killed. DCI.UTII , Minn , , Fub ; 31. [ Special Tele gram to the HEB. ] The first fatal accident Inco the advent of the Duluth & Iron'Uango road in "Duluth Is chronicled to day iu the death of S. F. Miller , a freight brnkoman , Tlis ( morning about10 o'clock , ns a fellow- cmployo.was walking along tha track , ho dis covered Miller lying in n iwol of blood ho tieathjtho cars. Ono leg and ono arm were " badly" crushed , nud assistance being sum moned the suffering man was conveyed to St. Luke's hospital , whcm amputation was \ir \ formed. Miller began to sink rapidly , breath ing his last at 1:30 p.m. Ho was knockei v from the sldo of u box car by a coal shutc Which had been built too close to the track "Hud , striking a snowdrift , rolled under tin wheels. His homo and relatives are In Win Duluth and the Inter-Htato Lmw. Dci.UTir , Minn. , Fob. 21. [ Special to tin HKK. ] A regular meeting of the Dulutl Chamber of Commerce held this morning. A resolution protesting against any action belli ) 1 taken by congress to apply the provisions o the intur-stato law to freight going from om part of tho'Unlted States to another In bom ovtSr Canadian roads was unanimously pasMx and will bo forwarded to Washington utouec Another resolution urging uioii | i engross tli uced pf a ship canal between hikes Erie am Ontario on American soil so that trunlo o this country purging the Welland canal wotili not bo subject to Canadian domination wu ' also passed. Knocked Out In Ninety-two ItoundH. WILMINGTON , Del. , Fob. 21. [ Special Tel egraiu to the BBK. ] Young Duncan , th champion featherweight of Duluwuro and on "unknown" of Phlladulphit fought a stubbornly contested "mill" in thl city early this morning. The battle lasto ono hour and forty-tlvo minutes , Duuca knocking out his optxmont in the nlnoty-Kci end round. Both pugilists were . terrlbl punuhed. aud had to bo carried from th THE WARNER WOMAN'S ' STORY Her Confession Glvon General Gro- donco at Dos Molnos. HIS EXTRADITION PROBABLE. Mnrilprrr Tnsuott Tlioiijjht to Have llccn Found nt Itlnnoii C'lly 1'rop- nrntio'tift For ific Poster Trlnl AC Hertford. The Confesiloir Oroilllcil. DBS Moi.snj , In , , rph SI. ] Scolnl | ) Tele- grain to the HUE ] This mortiltitj'.s dispatcher reporting thaeonfesslon of Mrs. Warner , of Wichita , that her husband had murdered Henry Scrlbtier nt Dos Molnen sonm yeaM nfjo , has recalled iropular Interest hero to- dny in that tragedy. Scribucr .was slugged right In tills busbies * heart of the city \vlillo on Ills way homo- from 'business about 0 o'clock in the evening. * It was In September , IbSon a Friday-night of state fiilr week , and it was supposed the robbers saw him counting hi4 money fu.Ula store before' start ing home aiid'thrn slugged liliU as he passed a dark alloy. Ho van unconscious for hours after the blow hid boon given and died the following Sunday , tumble to identify ills -as sailants. T.ho police iiaau | 'every effott at the time to Hud tno murderur , but failed. Two men were arrested on suspicion , but were not convicted. In talking with Policeman Shafer to-day , who was captain of police at that time , he said that Warner nud his wife were living in DCS Molncs when the murder occurcd , anil ho remembers them well , Irat they were not suspected.to bo Involved irt the crime , and were permitted to leaVe town. ' Other policemen - men who Were on the force then say they think Mrs. Warner's story i * straight , and the Incidents she referred to , such as a gen eral delivery hero four years ago , did occur. No steps have yet boon tukcli by the local authorities to recover Wamer , but if ait In formation' could bo sworn out for his arrest extradition would possibly follow. The ForoHtry Gun Club Blioot. DAVK.VI-OHT , la. , Feb. 21. [ Special Telegram - gram to the 'BKis.J The annual meeting of the Forestry Gun club opened hero to-day , attracting a large atteudanco of sportsmen. The first match was at seven single rises of thirty yards , both 'barrels. There were thirty-one entries. First money was taken by A. Kuskm. of Wabasha , Minn. , and W. Ilarbaughj" of , Genesco , 111. . In the second match , ten single birds at thirty yards , both barrels , there were twenty-four entries. Etull Hcrjr , of Davenport , made ten straight lilts , winning llrst money , C. W. Hudd. of Dos Molnes , took second , killing nlno birds. A Forscr. AVttntccl Klsowhorc. Dr.s Moixns , la. , Fob. 21. [ Special Tele gram to the HEE. ] A few days ago a man giving the name of Hindman was arrested and lodged in jail charged with larceny and having forged chocks in payment of his board. Since then it was discovered that ho was wanted on a charge of forgery at Aledo , 111. To day oMcci-3 obtained his written consent - , sent to bo taken there without a requisition and his signature so obtained will bo used as evidence againsfhim in the forgery case. An Illinois oftlcer is expected to como for him to morrow morning. Tascott as a Piano Tuner. MvsovCm- . , Fob. 21. [ Special Tele gram to the Bur. . ] A man answering per fectly to the description of William B. Tus- cott the supposed murderer of Millionaire Snell , was in the city on Thursday forenoon. lo professed to bo a piano tuner and called some of the east side residences and by , js peculiar actions at once created suspi- ion. ion.Hd Hd reWainod in the city but a short time. 'hoso who'havo ' read the description of the nurdor say that Tascott Is none other than1 ilauo tuner. _ The Iowa * legislature. DBS Motxr.s , la. , Feb. 21. In the senate ho bill relating to canned goods , passed by , ho twonty-llrst assembly , was amended by triking out the words "For consumption In ho state. " In the house the bill to prevent improper combinations by insurance companies was iscusscd and several amendments adonted. The bill makes It unlawful for insurance xnnpanlcs to combine or to pool to prevent1 : ompetltlon and to form a board for the pur- lese of fixing board rates. It provides a [ tonally for violation of'not ' less than $200 nor- nero titan $ .100. Any local agent or other > fllccr guilty of violation may bo punished by mprisonmcnt one year or line not exceeding $500. The auditor of state shall revoke the license of the offending company except when MI appeal is taken , In which case the rovoca- Ion waits the hearing of tho'appeal. Legislative Liohhylng. DBS MOISES , la. , Feb. 21. Kopresentativos f a prominent Chicago pork packer are working in the legislature , against the pas , , lago through the house of the bill providing ; 'or the examination of meat before being killed in the city where it is to he sold. The " ) ill has already passed the sonato. Petitions are cqmlng.fi'om the farmers' al- lance favoring railroad legislation. The icmso railroad committee bills canto up this afternoon in the house. The disposition seems to bo to consolidate , all-hills in a tariff ichcdule.aud railroad commission bill. The Urowory Driver Acquitted. Sioux , Cirr , la. , Fob , 21 , [ Special Tele gram to the BnKr-Tho ] jury'In the prosecu tion of the delivery driver' of ' 'Solzor's brewery - ory to-day brought in if verdict of not guilty. The driverAvas-charged with--a violation of the prohibitory law becausp , ho delivered beer without'it fiuf'inlt. The vordlct was con trolled by th'o instructions of the court. KallroatV Bills < loRiioncd. Dr.s MOINISI : Ia.Febl.J-Tho ! consideration ' ' of the house , commilt'eo'riiitfoad bills was postponed , juit.il the next legislative session on account of the absence of many members who should bo present , ut the consideration of the same. > , i i . . - 'j Tho- Foster Jluvdor Qaso. . LKXOX , la. , Fob. 2i , ( bpecldl Telegram tc ' the 'BEK.i-rThQl'6s'tor-'iuurder , case will be brought up in tie.distrlct ) , gpurt at IJedforc to-morrrow , . A call has be'ou issued for t special pnnoHor.tifty'Jnr.Qrs. . ' u MOUNT VEH\XJJ' VICTIMS. Arrangement ! * - .Beinjj.'Mailo' For t Union Burial Service Qa'Sunday. MOUNT YJ 11J.-OX'Ills. , Fots 21. The In jured are all itoing welHhla morning. Al the paticnU have the Dost-iiiedical care am uru established in the rooms of the suprouu court house mill private residences. Mrs Liegg , who was reported , dead last night , I still in a very.prccarWua condition. The fol lowing reported lu lust'night's list of doai are among tha injured * : Sam Ycarwood am Amanda Hrotlcn. . The mayor culled the ministers togetho this morning aud issued a proclamation for union bitial ( service to take place at the bu prcino court room ttt NVbut in consequenceo there being so few there it was agreed to defer for the service until Monday morning ut tli Presbyterian church. The htato authorities have placsd shclto tents at the disposal of all who wish them A largu quantity 6f groojrles , provisions niv clothing were received this morning and dc nations to the amount 'of 12,500 have so fa been received. The mayor has closed th dram shops for the loumindor of the montl Several of these most novoroly Injured ari sinking , and there. Is but little hope for th recovery of ut least eight of them. The a capes of many were miraculous and por&onn experiences are strattgo and almost increo Iblo. Almost all the persons who were o the streets when the storm burst wer killed. Matty who were sheltered In house ono moment the next found themselves In th ruins , but uninjured. Ono man Bays : "TUer Is where I lived , hut there's nothing of m , things left. Two of my children and my wi ( are abed aHd I'm used tip , Wo wore all to gether In a room when the storm struck , and u'.vny went the cottage and loft us whcro wo stood. Then parts of other buildings began to come down on us. Wo haven't so rnuclras n blanket left. " FIFTIETH CONCfllKSS. Henntu. WASHINGTON , Feb. 21. Among the bills In troduced and referred In the senate to-day was one by Mr. Platt to establish an experimental grass and forage plant farm , and 'for condm.- ing experiments relating to grass and for ago plants , The hill provides for the purchase of a farm In the vicinity of the httndredtlunorid- Ian where extended experiments coulil bo cat Hod on ; and it also oitthorl/es the com missioner of agriculture to carry on stioh experiments , without purchase of land , near the city of Washington and requires him to communicate the results to the different agri cultural colleges and agriculturalists throUKlu- out the country. After some dubatL , , the 1)111 was reform ! to the committee oh ngrluuUunt Mr. Sherman , from the committee on finance , roiurted ) hack adverselytljo hill authorizing the secretary of the treasury * ! overrule and reverse the decisions of Inferior officer * of the department in relation to mnti- ters of account. ( , | The bill to Incontotato the Washingto i Cable Ijlcctrlc rnllroud was dilicussed4soitio ; length but llnally laid asldc-intormally.i Ad ' journed. , , , \ House. ' ' WAXIIIXOTOX , Feb. ! ! ! . Qn motion. of Mr. Nelson of Minnesota , thq bill was passed authorising the construction iof" - brhlgo across Hod Hivcr of the Xorth by orth Da kota and the Pacific railroad Odmpatiy. The committee on Judiciary rcpprted bavk the senate bill to credit und pay to the sev eral states and territories and the District of Columbia all moneys collected undiV direct tax. Committee of the whole. The muno committee reported the ) olnt roRoluU6n"pro- posing amendments to the constitution re garding polygamy. . Mr. Wilson of Minnesota , from the qom- tnittee on commerce , icported the bill pro viding for a collector of the port of St. Paul. Committee of the whole. ' Among the bills reported nild' placed upon the calendar for the erection of public buildings was one for Hastings , Ne.li.- " The bill for the sale of the Hlnck Bob In dian reservation , Kansas- tj $ ) an aero , passed. Adjourned until Thursday. \elirnskn and I own Pensions. WASIIIXOTOX , Feb. 21. [ Special Telegram to the UnK.1 Pensions were issued for Nebraskans - braskans to-day as follows ; Original Invalid Harvey Wnkelleld , Springfield \ James L. Hooth , Lincoln. Increase Isaac Stui'bueic ' , Shclton. Mexican widows Josephine , widow of Nanialaus Kammer , Omaha. Pensions for lowans : Original nnil Invalid Francis M. King , Farragut ; William It. Nuttocks , Forest City ; Edward . Conrpy , Swan. Ilriggs Olds , Corning ; George W. Cor- ixiron , Clncinnattl : Otis H. Horlon , "Leon. Increase. Archibald I ! . Cabboi i ; NeW Lon don ; Elijah S. Young. Samu City ; Francis Curtis , DCS Molncs ; Robert "Long , Kondall- ville ; Willliam W. McCoy. Ceclnr Kapids ; Henry Ii. Moore , Massena : William C. Sump- son , Villisca : Zacharlah T. Kintzley. Sloan. Heissuo and increase Henry Keller , Waver- ly. Mexican survivors ( reissue ) Henry C. Koscncrans , Bigpurney : Isiac H. Preston , Stilesville. Mexican widows Hebecca A. , widow of Jacob T. UieMe , Fairllcld. Benedict. WVHIXOTOV , Feb. 21. The special com mittee appointed to investigate the workings of the government printing ofllco under the administrations of Benedict and his prede cessor , Rounds , hold Its llrst session this evening1. Benedict testified , giving statistics to show that with the reduced force more work wi.s being done than under his prede cessor. Ho had Deen compolltwl to retrench on account of extra expenditures by Hounds , No employe had been discharged through political influences , and when ho found that in1 a few Instances honorably discharged sol diers oi4 sallors'had been dropped he promptly reinstated them. i Patents to AVostorii Inventor.- ) . WASHINGTONFob. . 21. [ Special Tele gram to the HEH.I Patents were Issued to day for the following inventor. ! : William H. Dawson , Harluti , la. , car coupling ; Joseph F. ICuhltnatt , Anamosa , la. , cultivator ; . Henry A. Ljoii , Sioux Citv , la. , assignor of one- half to J. W' Boyd. Clmdron , Nob. , dartridgd implement ; jOrlando M. Pond and J. Prorati , Independence , la. , wire Joining machine ; August F. Tieile , Deep Creek , In. , check-row planter. PKOCUUING HOUSES. Testimony in Mrn. Charlotte Smith's Intelligence Olllco KYposurcs. BOSTOS , Fob. 21. [ Special Teltgram to .the BBK. ] The liouso committee on1 labor to-day gave a hearing to Mrs. CharWto Smith and others oil the charges that several intelligence oftices were sending filrls spok ing employment to houses of 111 ( amp. Mrs. Smith charged Inspector BurlQigliwithbaiiig In league with the intelligence oftices and knowing their abominable business. She submitted fifty written statements several of which were sworn to , of women who hud been sent as charged. These girls weio t > ont out us servants , seamstresses , etc. , and some of them wore sent to other , cities. Mrs. Smith introduced Mrs. Anna 'W. O'L'oary , who said that she had been driven out of her business by the exactions of > Inspector , Burlcigh , She had kept an intelligence of- llce for twenty-six years. Henry 'Cliayo , president of J ho Society for tha Suppression of Vice , conoboratcd some of the statements of the women , Several of thu accused intel ligence oniees keepers appeared "and denied the truth of these statements. > a OaitdlUatc. PAIIK , Fob. 21. The prefects , rff 'tlttf ' de partments of Loire , Mnrnonnd Lo rot , whwo elections for members tho"deputibs nro pending , have informed tho'KOVornnl Ut that the radical committees Imvb determined to nominate Boulattger for everyvocaucy : k " others may g < > and ! and enjoy life-may it not bo reasonably > c4H.cd\ daylight ? As for Instance , take tha caso.of Captain , Sargent S. Day , ( iloucestcr , . .lias * , .who writes April 10 , 1831 : "gpmo , UmoKqI with rheumatism. ! wpf a . , ; , was suffering n * > M y * , small portion of St. Jacpbs Oil ! and ttntf . . * > . > . ' . * . OT - ] at once. I have Used it for sprains and neVer once have known It to" fall * IA ill novf r'.bV without a bottle. " Captah\ Day alsb re- , celveda circular letter , aiu | . in reply .under date of July 1.1837 , ho says : , "I used-the Oil as stated and \yas voruwnentH * cured pf rheumatism by its use , " During file .inter vening six years there had been no recur rence of the pain. Also a letter from Mr. H.j M. Converse , of the ' ' Warren ( Mass. ) Jfaattl , dated .Inly 0,18S7 , tw follows : "in response to yours of June W , would hay. t hut in , 1880 my wife had a severe attack of rheumatism in shoulder and arm , so that she could not raise her hand to her head. A few applications of St , Jacobs Oil cured her l > ermuiicntly , and she has had no return of it. " Another case U that of Mr. U. H. Kyle , Tower Hill , Appomattox county. Va. , who writes. November. 18SO : "Was mulcted for several years \\ith rheumatism and grow worse all the time. Eminent physicians gave no relief ; hod spasms , and visa not ex pected to live : was rubbed all over with St. Jacobs Oil. The first application relieved , the second removed the pain , continued use cured me ; 110 relapse In five years , and do as much work as over. " Those are i > rees Of-tho perfection of the remedy , and. talccn in con nection with the miracles performed in other cases , it has no equal. ' A CONGRESS ; ; ; OF COMMERCE , Twonty-Eiehthfljpuual ! Gathering of British1 Olmmbors , A VERY REPRESENTATIVE BODY. Chairman Snimtglfion llcmls .Statistics Hliouln n ( 'rntirylnfr Incrcnso Kor tlio i nst Vcnr hi' Sluiipln Hoards of Trade. 1" ! > S liuJainf * Gunliin Hcntittt.\ \ LOXDOX , Feb. 21. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to the Br.r..1 The conference or congress ofhundreds of chambers of com merce throughout the , United Kingdom , which is annually hoia , assembled to-day for Its twenty-eighth jrei\r \ at the ' \\'hltolmll rooms at Northumberland'avenue. . Dele' .gates came from every clmmbci1 and rcpro- scntllig ovdry branch'of cqntmcrco'and nil types Collie1 , Scoltislti Welsh and Saxon fuecs. Very emhiciit-mcroanillo chtfifswqrq present. 1'nrlliiment .itself might well bo eiiviotia of such n withering of brain , brawn , capital and dignity , and , indeed , twelve com mercial M. IVs were delegates. The con ference called to the chair Sir Bernard Samuclsoii , M. P , for Oxfordshire , an iron master nt Brondshoro nrtd also nn agricul tural implement maker ut Banbur.y Cross. He Is , too , nn F. H. S. ,1 , give portions of his opening address , deferring to the unmistak able progressive improvement in trade and manilfaeturcs , ho urged that its best evidence laid in the development both of the internal transport and the mercantile marine. For instance , the receipts of railways had in creased t.'iCO.OOO in the last sl < months and the foreign tonnage df 1SS7 over 183d had In creased 2,100,000 of British shipping alone , with i'-M.OOO.OOOcargoes . of British ownership. Solely as n result ships which had for some tlmo been laid up lu our ports found employ ment at increased freights , and in the latter months of the year ship-owners were encour aged to plncc contracts for now ves sels so numerous ( hat most of the ship-building yards in ( ho northeast of England and also most of those on the Clyde Were now fully engaged for months to como. The returns of entrances and clearances for the month of January of the present year showed a proportionate gain ov&r the corresponding spending month of 18S7. The figures 1 quote did not include our coasting trade , which had amounted in round' numbers to 27,000,000 tons , making n total cargo trade , domestic and foreign , of XSU.OtJO.OOO. President Sani- uoison then gave encouraging statistics of British trade with foreign countries and ob served thereon : "These encouraging features should not , however , shut our eyes to the great development of manufactures in these countries which -compete with us , or to the exertions wd aW called upon to make in order not to bo distanced by competitors. Although the cnormjius increase in the pro- luctlon of iron and stwel in the United States docs not affect our trade in neutral markets , itill it is worth MJllo to mention that .vhereas in 1877 the .production of pig iron in ho States was only no-third that of the United Kingdom , it ho.s increased from year o year till last year1 it amounted to seven- ighths1 of our -'production. . It is morO mportant to notice Jtiat ; { the weekly con- iUmptiou of cotton of our European custom- ! i-s and competitors in ISi'O was still : ,70i ) bales pflr week behind that if the United * , Kingdom , but in 887 it was equal to yp rs in amount , n fact ' ivhioh way make us pause before we yield'to ; hosoof our Lancashire friends who Would" : hrow an'impedhndnt ' in the way of starting joint'stoclr ' weaving and spinning mills by th6 ivorlt of the people. " These statistics produced the buz and tuni ng which English reporters characterize by he word "sensation. " Then , returning to th'o United States , ho resumed : "Although an impulse has been given , it is impossible forus to foresee what ength of tinie will still elapse before our" American friends"adopt a nloro liberal'com- nbr'clal policy. Whenever1 it comes no doubt the advantage to both them and to us will bd . 'cry great , hut it will not bo to us without Its drawbacks , for wo night bo certain that whenever the time ar- ivcs when ships can bo built in America of duty free materials or bo imported for regis tration in that country , the ttmo will also lave gone by when nearly nil the enormous ; ratle bctwccivtho two countries will ) as now , be earned in British vessels , when for every : on of mcrchumllso entering or leaving our tarts in American ships eight are carried in British bottoms. " Resolutions were thea passed for support- ng international arbitration , for watching commercial union between Canada and the United States , for including modern lan guages and couunorcla ) education in uni versity programmes , and for bettor postal and tolcphonia facilities. Sir John Lubbock und others took part in the discussions , and then , the members adJourned - Journod until moiiiiii ) . Oddly enough , in contrast with tbo presi dent's roseiito statistics ion shipping , thc.ro comes to-utyht intelligence from Glasgow of the annual meeting of the local _ shipping own ers , with Alexander Allan , of the Allan line , as chairman. In thqcpmso of his speech ho said : "The slight spurt towards the end of last year has gene off , ' anQ the earnings have again become most remunerative. When the ships now building' fro -ji-ca'dy the shipping trade will bo furthor.dopressed. There is no inducement to go for further tonnages. In quiries for ships uro not numerous. I bcllovc that before the cmlpf thy'jear there will bo a "collapse in ship building. " A CAKDsFHQM Ho Fires a tiiaa.d&l ; < Jb nt Sullivan Through u ijn'oj lnB Van r. urtuMSH WfiginrOjnlon Btnnttt.l Feb. ft * [ New Y-ork Herald Cublo-Special to tllf ButVTho following letter , addre'ssedptoj lfsrSporting Life , ap peared In that , papqv cluslvcjy : 'sir : 'A letterbM iwen * published In America , purporting to.bo . from John Jj , Sullivan , that-I bffaria $ 'l000 ; tp .a party"to hire u'ganijpf f&tt.g"ji.4o"prevent ( him win- niug. These uutrulfyl ( ! , statements are clr- ulatcd iv'th.the vlafy pf'iujuring my repu tation. Thsro has liortioon thu slightest desire - sire on my part to pfaod' any stumbling block in the way of our'jragcment ( hcing fairly decided. On the cQvJJ&ry , moro than onpo I have assorted that tlmso who will accompany mo to the trystin 'blace-uro well known nud honorable i Iemon and I have offered to name .ttlloso' invited and have called upon Sullivan to act m a similar manner , but no response has boon made. I am sill' ' ready to natno ten gentlemen who will accompany mo , and sh'ould Sullivan ob ject to any of them ,1 will cancel the name rather than allow him a loophole for not keeping his engagement. I shall expect him to concede mo a similar privilege. This plainly shows that I desire to extend and ro- celvo fufr play. Sullivan , Is also reported as saying that I do not intend meeting him and that I shall organize some interference. Ho , however , knows differently. This statement Is too mean aud paltry to bo taken notice of , but there ore persons wh9 lend willing can to such assertions. My solo wish is to meet Sullivan , and I Will try and prove to the world , If given a square 'deal , that. Sullivan Is not the terror his scribbling has endeavore'd to make-out , Ac cording to them ho has a walkover , hut should ho win there will bo no credit to the X3rformtincc. If defeated ho will bo the aiigUIng stock of the sporting world. Ho will find if the prognostications of thcso gen tlemen lire not verified to the letter , that ho will have few sympathizea oven among .hem. My backers can rest assured that I orwliigjio stone uuturncd to get.lit ; that I already will bo , that 1 shall be thcro on the lay1 , nrtit not place any Impediment hi the way of tlto. business being concluded. ' : iliou\d'however \ , anything arise to prevent natters being concluded satisfactorily , they can draw their own conclusions as to who las'scch ' the red light. Yours , Ciiuu.r.s MiTCiir.u , , KnglUh Boxing Champion. The Prince Gc-HliiK Alonu Well. [ rnwirloM IRHSl\i \ Jamet Climton llcnnett. ] S\x HKMO , Feb. 21. iNow York Herald 2ablo Special to thu Bin : ] MniNioiiT ? ontrAry to the alarming rumors current in 'artstho prlnco's .condition is no worse than ycslordtiy. 'Ho had n splendid night and his physlclans'itgrecd ' that ho is getting on well. . * ' Algeria Hhakcn. IKS ViiJitines ( Ionian Itcnnrlt. ] Fob , , pi. [ Now York Herald Cable Special ta the 'Bin : ] At 3-n. m. a slight earthqimko shock with oscillatory waves from cast'tb west , was felt through out Algeria. , No damage. In the Commons. LoNn0.v , Feb. 2 ( . In the commons this evening Uradl ugh mndo a personal cxplana- , lon rccardlng the correspondence In Which 'jOtA Salisbury appeared to charge him with corruption and'pcrjur'y. Ho said that Sails- JUry s solicitor denied his responsibility ; lull the government refused a committee of nqillry an'd ho hopt'd ' the house would recog- ilrp .that up further responsibility rested upon him. Cameron , radical , in the debate on the nd- Iross , moved an amendment censuring the ihscnco from the queen's ' speech of all refer ence to the distress prevailing In the high- amis of Scotland. The government speaker contended that .ho crofter.dlstriots were over-populated and , hat relief ought to .bo sought in immigra tion. tion.Cameron's amendment was rejected. The Hornal It.imllts. CITV OP MEXICO , Feb. 21. Private advices received Herd Sunday and yesterday from the stat6 6f Durnntfo represent that most active measures are being taken for the extormlna- .ion of Bernal's bandits. A former member of Bornal's band has betrayed his confcdcr- ites. He made known the names of the per sons who supplied fooU and ammunition , and lomo who shared In the results of their rolt- jerics. ' A largo number of persons impll- catcdihavo been arrested and shot. French AITuirs. S , Feb. 21. jSoveral journals fear a government crisis will ensue should the cabinet Insist upon the chamber of deputies voting a sum of money on account of se cret service , and declares It will make tho. vote a question of confidence. The radicals tnd socialists of St. Etlenno have decided 16 run General Boulanger for the chamber of leputies notwithstanding the fact that ho is ineligible. The cabinet has decide. ! not oven to consent : o a reduction of the secret service esti mates. At the trial of Wilson tlio public prosecutor cuter declared that Wilson's conduct had t > een downright venal and should bo stigma tized us It deserved , especially when his posi- Lion was considered and the fact that the nimoral traffic In which ho had been engaged tad been carried on in the palnco bf Elysce. Too Anxlomi For Trade. LOXIION , Feb. 21. The association of the chambers of commerce df the united king dom hove unanimously passed a resolution advocating an arbitration treaty with the United States for settlement of all difllculty that may arise between that country and England. _ The Crown Prince. S.AX . U'KMO , Feb. 21. The bulletin issued this morning says the- crown princO rested better last night , and was loss troubled with coughing and spitting. The prince of Wales paid him n visit last evening and found him bettertban ho expected. , . ' ' Tim ItnlRariaii Question. Loxnox , Feb. 21. A dispatch from Vienna says ICalnb"kyministcr , of foreign affairs , has accepted Russia's overtures for a settlement of thu Bulgarian question. Ho trusts thaV Italy and England will follow suit. A Regency Dill Submitted. BCUI.IX , Fob. 21. Prmco Bismarck sub- * milled a regency bill to the emperor to-day. The text of the measure has not been made public. SIN KIXO IN QUICKSANDS. Chicago's Now Water Tunnel Threat- ncns to Create Havoc. Ciucvr.o , Fob. 21. The enormous pocket of quicksand has made itself apparent in the vicinity of the now water tunnel shaft on the lake f rpnt. For several days it has been se riously interfering with work and to-day new and ulanning features developed. The ground under the Illinois Central railroad tracjc along the lake shore commenced to sink. Load after loud of cinders was dumped off thcro and worked under the tics but every time a train passed , down would go the traclf for several inches. The railroad people have been working Incessantly all day and evening keeping the ronil hoi ) Htraight. The water tunnel shaft is now about seventy foot deep and a dozen foot , in diameter. Enough dirt has boon already taken out to fill several such holes , .but ; , n > pi ogress is being mado. The sinking p'roswss has not yet extended west of the slmftiibut should ty go west any distance several largo and costly buildings would probably suffer , -including the auditorium. wlu t Joy Gould. . Ifcb , 81. A complaint was filed to-day In the supreme court by John L. Stah'tbfj if ; a shit against the Missouri Pa- , ciflc , Jgrt Scott Wlchiia & Western roads , . ' , Jay Gould , Uus- S)0ll.GeQrgo ; Gould , and others. The com plaint alleges tbat tho. Fort Scott roor anl- z\toii ; | agr pmc4vtfhasjiot been , earned out and tliroiigji' toiyiJithq stockholders' were in duced t : Efeup j oIrstQck to a committe * - - ' - - - - - - and benoUj-of 111 ' ' " ' * an ac- . . . that the account for tlio oarriYrigp aivl the o b'o turned over to the receiver . > - . < . . . ' . { " ' Weather : imllcat ioris. , For ' "Nebraska : j'ajr weather , preceded by slight snow In. nortliwcstcrn portion , sllghtly > "c'older , 'light to fresh northorli' wlnds.AcJiomlng"variable ; ' Fdr fowa'i FiTifWeU'thcr , preceded by local rains ( n ' TiorthWfcstern portion , warmpr in eastern portion/sllghtly colder m western pdrtlbn , light Variable winds. For Eastern attd Southwestern Dakota : Warmer- ; with rain or snow , followed by colder lair weather , light to fresh variable winds , becoming 'northerly. Starved to Death. nEA.Di.so , Pa. , Feb. 21. [ Special Telegram to the HEB. ] Jacob Hollonborgcr , aged twenty years , died hero to-day , having liter ally stavrcd to death. Over four months ago a plooo of molten iron flow into his throat WMilo ho was workingcloslng up the passage- waV to his stomach. Ho has never eaten anything since und was kept allvo by liquid Inectlonn. His weight was reduced from 105 to 40 pounds. The Death Ilcqord. PBOVIDEXCB , It. L , Fob. 31. George B. Corliss , the otnlncnt mechanical engineer and manufacturer , died this afternoon of paralysis of the heart. Ho was in his sev enty-second year. Striking Miners Turned AWAJT. MOUNT CARMEI. , Pa. , Feb. 21. The miners made n rush for their places this morning to find In many cases that they were not wanted. Many were turned away. The feeling is bitter against the Heading company , A D09K FOR DAVIS. Jutlfro Ucrkn Inflicts Punishment on the Wlfo-Heatcr. Dick Davis , the wlfe-bcatcr , who has been hiding from the police for" several dajs , llnally showed himself yesterday , the love of liquor being stronger than his fear of the ofllccrs , Ho was found in a s il6on and was promptly arrested. On being called to nc- connl by the potlco judge for the inhuman m&nncr In which ho has been treating his llttlo wife , ho tried to extenuate his offense by charging her with Infidelity. Mrs. Davis still i-arrled bruises and wounds indicted by him and presented n most tiltlnblo appear- mice. Her neighbors says she Is dying from abuse. His honor listened patiently to Davis' story , gave him a scvero reprimand for his brutality , nud then fined htm f 10 and costs nud gavt ) him sixty days In the county jail , twenty of that time on bread and water , liromlslng to quadruple the punishment If ever ho was found qtillty of the1 siuno offense ngattt. Omaha Kvattuellonl Alliance. An adjourned meeting of the alliance con vened nt the Y. M. C. A , rooms nt 1 o'clock | i. ui. yesterday. The committees , appointed to district the city and superintend the visitIng - Ing of every homo therein reported progrt-ss and were continued as standing committees. The tlmo of meetings was llxcd on the Hist Monday of each month nt 2 o'clock p. m Tlio committee on constitution was requested to make n full report nt the next meeting. A committee consisting of Hov. J. S. Dct- wollor , Hcv. J. Gordon mid Dean Gardner was appointed to express to the base hall league or leagues of Omaha fho purpose of the alliance to oppose the desecration of the Sabbath by ball playing , and state to the may or their determination to aid In the enforce ment of the law against the same. The Trinity MlHslon. Dean Gardner's lecture to men nt Trinity cathedral last night was largely attended and pr6ved of the utmost interest. Tito sub ject chosen was "The Special Evil of In temperance , " and n number of thq clergy of different denominations of the city were present. The discourse was particularly Im pressive , and after the lecture fully thrco hundred men remained to listen to a talk by the dean. Those sermons to men continue duringtho week , the subject of Dean Gard ner's address to-night being "Tho Special Evils of Impurity. " ' Only a Ijittlo Mixed. Lindsay Mulnlx , an old man from Winter- sot , la , claimed he wna robbed yesterday morning of $ . ! o. He said the robber was a confidence man who led him tojm out-of-the- way place on Sixth street , where ho wont through his pockets. Ho identified ono Thomas Downey as the man who had done the deed , but nn examination of Mulnix1 pockets disclosed his money In his overcoat. As Mulnix was badly Intoxicated it is sup posed the robbery was only n fancy of an ovcrstimulated brain * Downey was dis charged. _ The Council Ijast Night. Owing to the absence of Prosldc.nl Hcchel In St. Louis , Councilman Leo presided over the deliberations of the council last night. Councilman Hascall , by resolution , had a committee appointed to secure a slto for a city jail , the proposition for boarding city prisoners in the county jail was referred ! several now ordinances were introduced and fiasscd , u great many claims allowed , and a small amount of other business transacted. The general swcepstiiko shoot of the Omaha Gun club takes place on the club grounds to-day and promises to bo a great affair. National Law anil Ordqr PiiiMur.U'iitA , Pa. , Feb. 21. The seventh annual mooting of the National Law and Or der league begins to-morrow. An informal reception was given the delegates to-night , nt which Governor Beaver presided. Hon. Charles C. Bouncy , of Chicago , president of the Citizen's Law aud Order league , and Sen ators Evarts and Colqultt delivered ad dresses. . The Kato Troubles" . CIIICKOO. Feb. lil The joint conference committee of western lines hope to fix upon a plan by to-morrow. The local committee of east-bound roads , in4 order to keep the west ern out of its territory , has decided to abro gate through billing and substitttto an ni1- bitrary instead of n percentage through rato. Carried Away the Dam. CIHCOPKK , Mass. , Fob. 21. Swift & Go's , dam was carried away by an ice pack this morning and considerable damage was done to the mill. Sixty thousand spindles were stopped and 0,000 , hands thrown out of em ployment. Fatally ( Shot His Father. CHICAGO , Fob. 21. Michael Kinsley , jr. , aged eighteen , fatally hhot his father this afternoon in n scullle , resulting fiom his in terference between father and mother. Suspended From the Doard. CHICAGO , Feb. 21. George S , Thurbcr , of the firm of Thurber & Gore , was suspended from the board of trade to-day for , ono year. The offense was giving rubatcb on couunis- tions. r- General Stevenson He turns. \VASiuxarox , Feb. 21. First Assistant Postmaster General StoveitHon returned to- dny from a short vIsitHo Cuba , greatly im proved in health. A Massachusetts Freshet. PAi.Mr.it , Mass. , Fob. 21. ' A severe freshet occurred in this section , last night , resulting in much damage to property. Beware of Scrofula Scrofula Is probably moro chcr.nl'than any other disease. H-Is'insidious In ehnractcr , and manifest's Itscll InTimiilng sores , pustular eruptions , bolls ; ' swellings , Cnl.irged Joints , abscessessoro'cycsetc. 'Hood'aB rsaparllla expels all trace of scrofula from the blood , leaving it pure , enriched , and healthy. "I was severely afflicted with scrofula , and over a ycarhad two running sores on Miy heck. Took five bottles llqpd's Snrsaporllln , , and aln cured. " 0. E. LOVEJOY , tow ell , lla'ss. 0. A. Arnold , Arnold , "JIo.J had scrofnlou3 , gores for seven ycjars , spring and fall , liood'a 8arsan-irlllacura.ahm. ] . , , Salt Rheum ; ' Is one of the most disagreeable d'l jea.se9 caused By Impure blood. Ills readily curedby Hood's Sarsaparllla , the great blood purifier. IVllllam Spies , Elyria , 0. , ' stiffordd greatly from erysipelas and salt rheum , caused by handling tobaeco. At times ita hands would crack open and bleed. Ho trledvarldus prep arations without aid ; finally took Hood's Sar saparllla , and hb > saf s i" I am entirely well. " "My son liaiTsaty rhpum"on lifs hands and on the calves of his legs. , , Jio took Hood's Barsaparllla and ' 3 entirely cured. " J. D. Stanton , Ut. Vernon , Ohio. . Hood's Sarsaparllla Sold by all druggl'ti. fl ; tlz for 113. Made onlr 1)7 O. I. HOOD ft CO. , ApotheearlelLowell , Man. IOODoses One Pqllar GOLD MEDAL , FABIB , 1878. BAKER'S i _ Warranttd absolutely jxuo Cofoti , from wlilcli the excess of Oil h s been removed. ItliuMitt Haiti thl ttrnglh of Cocoa mlicil with Btarch , Arrowroot or Sugar , and U therefore far moro economi cal , eoilinj leu than me etnl a tup. It li ilellcloul , nourishing , ilrcnptlienlng , easily Ulgfitfd , anil admirably adapted for Inrallili ai well as for prrions lit hcallli. gold t > j aror r mrj' ' litre. I BARER & CO , , Dorchester , Mass , THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS , Extronio Dullness Porvndos All Qrnlu Pits. CORN WEAK ON SMALL RECEIPTS , The Ucnr Klemcnt In Provisions Works to Dc'prosH 1'rlccH I-'nlr Trading In Cnttlo and Hopi Quotations. CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKKT. o , Feb. 21. [ Special Tolpgram _ to the Br.E. ] U was one of the dullest of dull days In nil the ( jraln markets , with apparent ly no outside business and local traders In disposed to do anything with a holiday cdm- ing to-morrow mid Us possibilities In the way of prloo-affeetlng news. Fluctuations were narrow all around and they were very Infre quent , -In the wheat pit the llrst impulse \ \ as downward , moro because of Belling by two leading traders than bccattso of any news. May wliciit opened nt SOXc , declined to Sfl ftMi'Ve ' , and fluctuated between thosu limits > for soiho tlmo , but about noon advanced io 8lc. Later there Was another decline to 8y/o ( and an ad- vnnco to SOJffc and the latter price was nskcd nt the 1 o'clock close. .Itino wheat opened nt SlMf. sold at Sic and the nominal high point was slc. The 1 o'clock close was ut 81&G4 Corn receipts were but 8SO cars , against nn estimate of 110 cars , and Ibis made rather u llrm feeling , hut with a slight advance thcro was abundant corn for sale and plenty wanted at a llttlo lower prices. The result was to keep figures at an intermediate point most of the session , with very light Undine. May corn opened ntr > lsjfe , sold clown to 61 | { ( S5l'io and up to 51 'a'c and closed at 1 o'clock at 51 ye. Juno corn opened at 5U.fc. sold down to 51 Vc , back to 5lc ! and closed at 1 o'clock at the last named price. The entire range of fluctuations in the oats matkct was } c , and it might bo presumed from that fact that trade was not active or large. May oats opened at 31s ( < ? : ilJ c , sold down to and closed nt ill' ' 'H 'c. .luno oats opened at Jll c and that price was bid for them at the 1 o'clock closo. They never sold below that price and at ono time sold at In provisions the bear element in trade were disposed to force a depression. The amount of property offered and actually sold by the party working for a decline was not particularly large , yet their alertness and determination rather gave them considerable control. At all events , the bear side had the best of the movement , and , while prices were irregular , the 1 o'clock quotations showed a depreciation all around ns compared with last night's closings. In pork the dcciliuo forced was lOr , In lard 2 , ' (3.ric ( and in shoit ribs Sc. Trading was quite fair. ArrnuxooN SESSION . Wheat quiet and steady. Coin opened at f > l-je ! for May , sold at bfitr > > l-o on the split , then to 5lH@ . " > l c on the split , closing at 519 c bid. Oats steady. Pork was advanced 2 } < c , closing at iU)2 : ) > for February and March , $1-1. ! ! . ' > ? for May and $1-1.2(1 ( for Juno. Lard was strong ; February closed at $7..ri , March J7.7TK , May * 7.SVr.H ! ) . Short ribs were quiet , closing at ifT.JJO for February and March , $7.45 for May anil * 7..vyf for .luno. CHICAGO IjlVK STOCK. CHICAGO , Feb. 21. [ Special Telegram to the Bni : . ] CVTTI.C Trade was fair and prices steady , as compared with Monday. Eastern orders were light and there Were plenty of cattle in sight at Kansas City and elsewhere , hence salesmen hero who started out to get moro money for their fat cittlo this morning had to fall ba6k on yesterdays values. The beef trade In the eastern mat- kct is rather slow , as it Is usu&l at this tlmo of the year , Howov'er , al ) the good to useful cattle went over the scales and the fat caitlo part of the , trade closed steady. Native butcher's stock was in good demand anil steady. Some line heifers and eqws sold higher than yesterday , but In a general way there was little or no change. < Canning stock unchanged. Thcro was nothing now in the stocker and feeder trade , heavy feed ers are wanted , nnu light stock remains neg lected. Good steers , litSO to 1500 Ibs , f 1.00(35.00 ( ; 1200 to 1330 Ibs , $ ! 1.G'I@ 1.25 ; .050 to 1200 Ibs , * : t.U'.7. ! ) . Stackers arid fopd- ers , $2.30a3.6l ( ! ; cows , bulls and niixed. $1.80 / 'I ' @ : U5 ; bulk , W.252.bO. ( Texas grass steers , $2.40@4.15 ; Texas-fed steers , * 3.-ig4.10. ! } ( , Hods Trade was fair and prices about the same as yesterday. Best heavy made * $5.00 @ 5.7K ( ! , nice butcher weights Ki.-(5 ( ( < i5 50 , best mixed ? s" .t,0 < 5. 10 and light mixed $ S.20(5J5.25. ( Assorted light of 100 to 170 Ib averages rnadu t5.10@5.15 and pigs SI.OJ4.'JO. ' FINANCIAL. NEW YoitK , Fob. 21. [ Special Telegram to the 13ni : . ] STOCKS Stocks kept n | > better to-day than seemed probable yester day or early this morning. Of the thirty usually the most actlvo on the list , half closed as high or higher than yesterday , the improvement being " < @ -H ! percent. , and the balance are only & < $ } ! ( per cent , low.ov. This shows that the fractional variations uro not duo to any general cause of either de pression or buoyancy. The market opened nearly steady In tone , but at fractionally lower prices than yesterday's close. Con don offered some Bulling orders , but they wcio-believed to bo for speculators account. The temper pf the room still appeared to favor a icactlon. At the bamp tlmo brokers representing Chicago paitlcs did some judicious buying , and when the noon hour had arrived no serious break hud ot-curcd In prices. Tlio only ijjul fcatuto of the day was in Klchmond Terminal preform ! , which was btrolig at - points advancu on strictly in- sldo buying. The unsettled condition of the London market yesterday and the/ / down ward tendency at the close proved to havn been the prelude to the serious break In American railway shares which occurred to : day. The decline Is chlolly within ? ( % per cent. , but it extends in some rases to > H@1J4 per cent. The total sales were 122,000 , shares. GOVKIIXMBXTS Government bonds wore dull but steady. ir.SmiDAl'S QUOTATIONS. U. C. A N. W . U.U. . H. 4s coupon. do prof erred . . ' . . . ' N. V. Central. I07i u.fl 4'J.sreKlMrea.KXl'i ' | U. B V/iS -1- coupon O. It. N , i 1'iietllc Ort of 'IB 120 I' . T ! Cunmln Bimtlieru. tHiil'adllo Mull . . < ' tW Out nil I'lielllc My O. I ) , ii K. l > i Chicago A Alton , . C. , H.&Q ? HcBdhiB. . . . , . . . . . . 06 I ) . , ! , . & W * - HooklslunA. . . . . .1ISK ll.<. U . . . "I St. It. AN. K IIH Kri . f. rtopr fprrcil 71 ? * tlo preferred w4 C. . M. ft Kt.l'fttil. . . ? X Illinois Cuntiul. . 110 do prcfvried Il5i ! I. , 11. tiW " St. 1 * . & 0 , 3H K.&T. Irt" do prcferreil IIMH I.nko Shore. . Texaij PiiQllle Xl'i Union I'liclflr Ul- ; MIchlKiiii Central. 8114 W.Bt.Ir.&l It Missouri I'aclllc. . . W ? < do prcfuired 2 < > SIlKtoiirl r.iclllc. . . 214 W. U. Telegraph . 78 ? ' do preferred , . . Mos'EV On call , ruled easy at Cfj K per cunt. . Closed offered at 2c. PKIMB MRHCANTILB PATEII iyttyi per ' cent. , . i' STKIIMNO EXC-UNOE Dull but steady at ? I.SIf for (10 ( day bills , l.8l ( > f fordeiuaiid. PIIODL MAKKKTa : , ChlonKO , Feb.21. Following uro the 3:30 : closing prices : . Bucks . , rye Hour , JJ.&iyn.H ) ] > er Hour , t5.00ui.7fi ( ) per bbl. Wheat-Dull j fluctuations being within tfo raitKO mid close about sumo us yesterday ; cash und March. 75 IMlio ; May , bO 13-Kks. Corn Quiet und btc.idy , at times mod erately lu'tivo , opened ut yostorduy'u close , lluctuuUid within % u raiiKO and closed a shuile higher than yesterday ; cosh and Marcli , 47 > fo ; May , fil-tfc. Outs Modurutrly active with no change fromyesU'iday ; May , HI 8-lOc , Uyo QuIotutOJc. Harley Nominal at 7 ? < < JC80c.