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Ul 2 DEATH Oil TRENOli W. PARK aE dies asea on his wax to riT UF( ab i LivrrtR, upecciator, A5D KAlLIaOAO J4AS A VERT LARGE rOKttSK llrrr TO Hit FAMILY. Trevor VT.jpajt, thi well-known- capitalist, slsd at sea WiMdar. Deo. 13.

oa tbe Factoe Mall steamer Sad pes, whiten roate from Ibu lly to AtpInwall.J Mr. Fark't body wa mbalmed ind wtl) be brouxtjt to thi CUy on board tb Baa Bias, wblch dual bar about Jam. 1. Kr, Park's srif and a number of-bl friend who bad started "ut wltb him fr extended pleasure tour "with him at tbe ti ha of Li death, and will return with hi body. Fark bad baa la poor health fur sotne wek pi to undertaking this trio, which wa made ia hopes of benefiting his bealth.

Before le this City be doted out bli batinest interesti la a tpeculatlve way-on the rKreet, and bad invested tbe major part of b'. large fortune, imi undine to several millions ofdol-, Ian, in Qovernm it bond aod In Investment se- euritles, mainly 'tank-stocks and railroad stocks and bond. Vr- Piirk was ora near Bennington, Vl. Jn 023, and received preliminary education common n-boot and legal -la' Bennington, where be aUo 1 married bit Cm tri daugbierof ex-Covernor Ulland of that Stay. Ho.

took an active part la tbe pollti al and: professional lire ot the Ptate when a yang vUn In 18.2. -under the. administration of President Fillmore. ex-Guirernor Hall waa appointed becend Controller of the tie-wuit to California aa Chalrmaa of no committer tor Investigate and aettle tha Itnd titles tn that fjtate. Mr.

Park aocomriasfU thither, andinade tbe Golden biate- bis rSdeuce until IfckJ. r. Park quickly became a prominent figure In the political, social, professional, and tiaiinru IcineJe of ban Francisco, ill aWilty at thenar was qatekly rscognlzed. and a i prominent did he heeom aa an advocate that during tbe lent batf-dozen years of hi residence In tliat city he was' Identified on one tide or the other with tiwr 'iitj of special promlnenr or Importance litigated In the coorta of tbut State. He was connected wtn Gen.

Henry W. HalleVk. Archibald C. Peachy, and Frederick Billing, the latter rubseqneutiy tbe jrre Ident oi the Northera Paolflo rUllruad Company, In the law firm of Bailee. Peachy.

Billings Park. I Subsequently be wee member oft, the- law firm of Scatter. arn a. ueyuel feldt. 'ite Income from hi pracllde tud In various ia 1 lorestcd in real estate u1n enterprisxs.

Being nuo fnl In ihwe hi tbus laid tbe foundation fir ni jolossal fnnnne. At the time that bit rieod Jamee Ring, of William. asanaatnate(t tn San Mi, rtrt waa om of tha most active and enerKetln the Vigilance ommlltce. wliloh for a time had Jontrol of the c.if and drove from the gHmblers tnd rofCans whojoreited IL In ltf.3 Mr. Park wai-t candiJA(ifnr tie United (tatea Senate, hut waa Jriejtrd ty uoba Conacsa.

In that rear Park abandoned tie profeuion and engatreri in sutlneaa aa- prcjjeotor apd promoter of railroad. and baiaini enterpne. Kreelous. to leaving California, he waa interrsted with Gen. John C.

Fremont in the Marlpota mininir eaiate. a gmantlo mining tpnculattooi which he eventually tuccoeded In diMtuiing of to a syndicate of Kagtern ctniitallitt for He was interested while In California with elia. Fargo and with other prontiunnt and very enter-prl 1 On returning Ejtst Mr. Park aettl la bis native plare, BenulneXiin. and there built a prl-ly rednnce.

whicblwas. and is still. Ihe.handsomert In tbe State; Mr. and Mrs. Park were noted tiironghout tbe fctate for their works of practical I'haritv.

and thiy erected or endowed and presented to tbe or towns In the Btate an orphan ylura and terl oilier cbaritiihleii)atiiuUtns. lie prolectad a rtiiroad from Jtutland. to thU Cliy. Which waa aever oonttrnoted. and was large-" ly Interested In be conatructlon of various railroads In this StMe and the New-England htatea.

-With syndicate of friends, he obtained control of uhe Panama Railroad of wh'oli he was President at tie i nime of his deathf. an of which he retained can-trol nntit it tasid into the poaessiou of the Panama Canal Comptnr. He Wae also InrgMiv, Inter tted In the PaciCo Mall 8team-sbip Company, of wmco us was ai inreoiar lor a numner or yeara. He bad been the 'resident of, and Director lu. a number of baaking enterprlsea In this City, but bad recently severed hi connection wltb these institutions.

As speculator be waa known aa a aharp, active, aud adute buyer and manipulator, whote operations were so oleverlr and oulcklr made tli at be Wat generally out of the market before tbe operators knew be was In It. Tbe purchase of the Kmnta Mine and It tale to capi-. tatlsts In conjunction with tien. Kolert C. Schenck.

then Minittnr to Fugland. for was an operation whili broua-ht him Into -an unenviable notoriety anq Involved blm in lititratlon oa both sides of theiocean, extending over a period of aeveral years, lllsfr.eodt aaaert that be repurchased the propei-ty and held It to tbe time of bit nvniu. uv mm ntwirevir oi mu intereSTea tn the Hudton hltrer Tunnel Company, in the uitl- niaia suocese oi wnicu am waa extremeiv ronnnnnt Hi lalett prominent appearance before the onblio was at the time the lesislaiive Investigation ofil 4uage nesinrooK. wnca no' appeared as a wit-nea and told the) committee something about the war la whleh betnanaa-nd to obtain control of the la the hands ot ajKereiver. Mr.

Park Was twice married, lits first wife dying In Three of flisr children survive their father1 death. Mrs. J. (1. MoCUileush aud VI rm K.

Jen. hlcgs, of fhls CIKv. and ftrecor L. Park, at prewrit In tbe Senior C(ais at Harvard College. Early in the present, year be marrird tbe dsairtiter of Mr.

A. C. Mch61. of! han Franoieo. who was with her buibaad at the me of bis death.

During He latter part of tils (life) Mr. Park made tbls City bis home, resldinir Wither mt thm, li-ljtnKHn, nM the Wladtor Hotel, at both o( which places bis face was -a familiar one. iu nn( vi piim 7meroi, prominent mem-' ber o( tha P.araaMa:, I knew Mr v.rW intimii and considered Ulm one of tbe ablest, shrewdeat, and most eloquent lawyers of my acquaintance. and never new a man who bad employed him a conk but bad kha utmost confidence In bit Integrity. He never betrayed one of bis ellents.

or took advantage toli'one of them in hla att.nilrA stock operation uioiigh be bad to my personal knowledge ample opportunities to do. so, bad be luoten to violate tie oontluence imposed fa i OBITUARY NOTES. Alfred Pott, prominent citizen of Mew-burg, K. and for 15 years President of tbe Highland X'attonal Bank, died yesterday morning, aged TV rears. Ann Can-oil, maiden descendant of Charles Carrol, of Carrplltoo, bat died of paeamoala, all DndlllSetrin tnariatnn nn rntnl UIM aa advanced age.

ohnCowdrf, ex-Sherilt of Orance County ajid Vloe-President of tha Wipetnk vi -w died, yesterday afternoon at Warwick. K. of pneumonia, aired 61 rears. i Isaac A. Besses, tbe vetaraa President ot "the Mississippi i alley -Cane-growers' Association, died at St.

Louliyesterday. The deceased was 73; years old. had been (or years 4n entbu-iastlo promoter of tbe cultivation of aer-ghum. hla publication on tbe subject being of- enoh Value taat at a re re at meeting here of tbe aaeeeiation it was decided to petition lnrre to pfblNh the work for distribution throueh the aeHcultural dlstriota. Among his In- llmale friends be) was known as "Old Sorghum." and it Is coooeded that the remarkable recent of that Industry It mainly due.

to but efforts. i 1 Thje United States internal revenue officers. ahdrt time arfd. seized a number of barrels of at.rtia xj aieiiuevi willing jaiuw, Avenue fj, toe place or buttoett of Patrick XIallon. claiming that tbey bad became forfaltetl because of a vlolatioa of the1 In-ternal revenue laws.

It was conceded that the three barrel Mixed bfd originally been properly tanned ind still remained la tbe original barrels, but after part bad beenjdrawn off and sold by Mr. MaUon be diluted whati remained by the addition! of water. 1, mu W4 vi, ui airii. fouod In tbls oobdltloo by the revenue officers and abowlng, of eoulrae. a lower grade 'of proof than tJiettamps on the eaek Indicated, It was ol aimed by the Government that tbe spirits became 'forfeited.

not having thereon tbe proper mark and stamp, and that the stamp should be in accordance with the proof of the spirit In order to afford means' of Idenlflcatlou of the spirits ao long as Ihey remained la tbe same caak. and thereby aid In the detection of fraud, which would be frustrate! If the addition of water and reduction of- proof were (legal. It waa admitted that the Government waa not defrauded and tnat Mr. Mai- loa bad no lateution to dofreud. but the action was brought solely )pr the purpose of making a test viam ueviaiun relating um ngni oi retail llgartr ueatcrt to adoiierate their spirits with Water While ltiev eemain Ih rloltiKl html with the proof assrk of the revenue olbeers thereon, which it appeared bad heoa the universal cus tom among retail liquor-dealers to da Tbe came on for trial before Judge Brown, of the tatted tales (District Court, before wbotn Malloa'a coqnl.

Judge Ditienhoefer. urged la defense that no fraud er Injury to the aited State aad been aliowa the fallacy of The suggestion thaenhe stamp oa the cak mnst at ail i times orrpoml with tee proof of the spirits as a means) of identification was not warranted by the I law was shown fcv the fart that the proof chances wrtta age, so thint liquor eorictiy stamped orlrtnaiiy would not. If long keot. exhIMt a proof correvpond-trig with tbe stamp, aad that the dealer ad a perfect rich after the payment of the fall duty to the Vovernmeat to dilute tbe Itqeor wua water or to ao wnaiever eea ne aeaireo wita tx In the.doctsion basded down by Judtre Brown yeetervUy he seal: "Tbe ohjeet. of the lw Is to secure the tievernmeut it dues and to pnalah bv for any suirits which are IneolBeieBliy tumped, not te forfeit spirit on which all the VI vwwm m.i.utv.

forfeit sotrlta oq which tbe atampe eppear to some what leas! when tbe packafe onoe bad the proper marks and stamps afflied, nt'Oit iu As It admitted la this cae that tne spirit remain la tbe original rath, luatUeduiy lfuOf paU.ad that sUffereiU splrlu have been put into H. but water only, I thmk the clatanaat lias shown that the original tamp la tbe proper stamp for those cask and for thoee llqnort. though diluted wltb water. Jadr-Diebt was rendered In favor of Mr. Mallon.

and erainet the tnited Tbe Hon. Mewart L. Woodford, Inited ate AUorery. and E. B.

Assistant Dltnct Attorney, for United State; ex-Jnclge Ditteiiboefer tor Mr. Mallon. HIE TAX OX TOBACCO. COVSjM Af KED TO ABOLISH AiU CRA5T A KKBATK. j.

The great ball Cooper Union eomfortabiy llllwi last evening by aa audience eon-elating almost entirely or cigar-makers and tobacco macufactnrers, which bad assembled to demand tbe abrogation' of tbe internal' revenue lax on tobacco la all it forms, with a rebate on the tax of the stock in tiaud when the law shall be repealed. Ex Mayor F. A. Bchroeder. of Brooklyn, presided.

and among tbe prominent tobacco and cigar dealer on the' platform were Cbarle L. Hull, John Ptraiton. aTorrlsT. David Illrsch. S.

II. 8c-Vlilo. and Isaac ilamliureer. Mr Sihrni1oF In taking tha chair, said the whole subject of the tax on tobateo could be summed np very brit fly. The' ii-iniim iram looacco ana cignni is no longer needed.

was a war measure originally, and aqoald have ended with tbe war. Tho engaged in the tobacco and cigar basinets can be relieved, an.1 theyonrht to he relieved, from this onerous burden their industry. Free trade. Mr. HcbrooUer thought.

sMouid levia at home before we are iAled on to open our door to foreign free trade! Ibe speaker's sentiment Were Ion. Hy applauded. Lorln Palmer, of Dtooklyn, matl an elaborate add rem. In which he reviewed the eiltire history ol the 'menial revenue tax on tobacco'and cicam. from lti ImpqeiUon la I3tsl, when It was cheerfully submitted to, to the present tieie.

During that eriod. the speaker said. It has vieldd to tbe Government a revenue of oM.r.vi.tT M. and during the last 10 years the averace annual collection was 50. To-dav it is about as ear as figures can make It that ore-ent Income of the Gdveroment is about a mncb in ex-cea of in needs as tbe entire amount: annunlly collected from ail sources nnurr the internal revenue system, and a proposition is made to abolish the tax.

Tjie result of this agitation to disturb the tobacco industry, and render everybody connected wltb it uncertain as to bis future. Manufacturers are looking anxiously over, every mail that rear-net tbem, because very-null comes to band with countermanded orders. Workmen are in doubt whan they leave the shops In tbe evening whether tbey will find tbcm open In the mornlne. Basloess is at a standttlil. suffering from tbe old paralysis consequent on the doubt aa to what Congress will do with the tax on tbe tobacco Industry.

"It behooves us.T jaid the speaker, "to aemand no uncertain toue that our industry be as free as anybther In tbe country, now that tbe reoesslty for taxing it has 'disappeared, and that It be subject oaly to the general Jaws of trade." i Tbe following toiolutiou were unanimously passed: tTJiai this maaa meetlng. of citizens In the rarloua brum-he of the tobacco and trade unite In a most, earnest appeal tn Conereat to pe, aa nfieedlly a posalhie, wltn a rebate aulrled, tne bill no penillcg lirthe House vt Hcpreaear-laiivrt, lo abolish tne Inrerr.al revenue texea on lo-baeoo, annlT. cUsra, and cigarf tte. holyfi. That ton nee thouMpast a Joint resolu-tlna iminetlatet.T declaring (hat whnTr.the inter-natrereoue lavs are cbanif-d, either bvrfdicttori or It ia (lie of the Government to chunge tbem at It own eot.

and at hat or It citizen. In other word to announce rebate a the Hied policj of tbe Government. letters were road from Mayor Grafce, Mavor. Low. of Prooklyn.

and Mayor-elect F.dson. of this Cliy. regret4ing their to present, and exprelne tynmathy with tbe objects of-tbe meeting. After speeches by Jarq.es Gallagher, of' New Havea; Mr. Lachenbrut-h.

of 'ttttsi City; Hueo Bauer, anil an address tn German by E. Bruchman, tbe meeting adjourned. consolidated. Tni Iecond priajsBYTiiRiAK axd'the CEt- TOIf-BTREKT CHURCH VMTfc. jA meotinp of tbe Brooklyn Presbyteiry wns held yesterday aTternoon- in the Clinton Strc Presbyterian Cburcti to considers reqoeLt from le Seoond Presbyterian Church and thle Clinic a-Street Church to approve an agreement for le consolidation cf the-two churches.

The Rev. "JV. Freeman, of the Siloam Church, acted as Moderator. The Her. Dr.

Van Dyke said bd bad been directed by the session of the CHnton 8trl)t Church to report that an atrreement "bad been arrived at to consolidate, under certain conditions, among which were tbe follbwing: The name of the new corporation should te called the Second Presbyterian Church of Brook! vn; the permanent place of worship shouid be the edifice now occupied Ky tbe Cilnton-Street with the understanding, that pending certain alterations to be male for tbe better Ilitntingand ventilation of this edifice, divine wor- snip should be ronduoted In the Second Prcshyte4 tiant hureh; that the tablet of the Kev. T)r. Spencer; now in tbe ediiice of the Second Charch. bo placed in a similar position in the Clinton-Street Chcrcb; that the Rv. -fit.

Van now Past or of the Clinton-Street Church, ard ithe Arthur Crosby, now Pastor of the Second Church, be tutnt Pastors of the new organization wiinj the honorable understanding that if either of there shall le permanently removed (from the pastoral office by 'death or otherwise the other wiiliresign: that the session of the new organization- coatiit of all the Elders of tbe two churches, and tbe Board of Deacons to, he constituted in like manner; that all the estates, rights, and property of whatsoever natnre, belonging to either of- the churches be transferred to and rested in the new corpora-' tion. and to be under the control' of tthe following nlae Trustee: -T. O. Bergen, Iaac N. Judson.

s. O. Burnett. Georre Ualbert, James JL. Mallorv, John Williams, tdmund Terry.

Tliomits 11. JIewlt't: and Paul Worth. The debts of the two. CD arches are to be assumed by the new corporation. A similar report was sent in by tbe Second I'reibj torian Church.

The P.ev. Dr. Spear, la tpeaklng on the question, (aid that, aocordlng to ecclesiastical Uw, each ol these two churches would first haro to be. dissolved' and then bo reorganized into one church. After some further discussion a resolution was paxaed that tbe two Churches be united, according to their request, on tbe basis of the agreement niacte le-tween and that the new church be known a tbe Second Presbyterian Church.

CAUCUS bF ALDERMEN-ELECT. JOHN REII.LT TO BI PRESIDENT Of KKXT TEAR'S BOARD.) John'ReiUjr will ba tbe rresident of tbe next Board of Aldermen. The jltruzgle between Mr. Rellly and William Kirk ended yesterday In a decisive victory for the former.1 Sixteen of the 17 Democratic members of the incoming board held a caucus In the Citv Hall to, determine, who should bo selected to preside over tbem. Hugh acted as Chairman, and up to tbe I time1 be announced the-object, of the caucus both Eirk and claimed a malorltv of the members.

After a little preliminary skirmishing, it was decided to take an informal bailed to test the strength of tbs candi-' dates. When the ballots were opened It was found that seven or eight Aldermen had received a vo or two; but Reillr was ahead, with Kirk far In the rear. Then a formal ballot was taken aod Kirk' friends deserted him. Every vole cast (Was for Keilly, and be wn declared to be the eaueus nominee for As be was nominated iy 10 out of the 84 Atdortnen. his election lsacrtainty.

While tko successful candidate was shaking hands with his eolleaguea. somebody asked who should be made Clerk of the board. Inquiry Showed Mbat there wae no organized opposition to Francis i. Twomev. who has given general in tnat position for aeveral years.

Caps. 'J wotaev was therefore declared theaomlnee for Clerk. It was decided to postpone tbe Important question 'of distributing the patronage of tbe Common CounoiL as a good many 'bargains and deals have to be arranged before that matter can be settled. It waa rumored yesterday that Kirk's sorrow because of bis defeat would probablv be assnased br an annolntment aa Chairman of the Committee on Finance, a petition i wnicn carries witn it a membership la the Eoird of Cooiialssioners of the Sinking Fund. 'A THLETK8 SBO W1XO THEIR Exhibition in sparring, wrestling, fencing, rowing, and club-winging conatituted the' third annual atbletlo entertainment of the MetrlopbU-tan Bowing aub.

which wis given last clgbt ia the presence of about 500 people at Madison-Square Garden. Among tbose who took part In the exercise were Frank bahulkv Dan" Dougherty. Kdwin Bibby. Clarence Whistler, Goti "Black Sain." "Tom" Cannon, and Wallace Bote. Mr.

Pop Whlttaker conducted the exercise with hi usual good bumor. Mr. Tonj" Cannon caused a sensatloo- by preceding a wrestling exhibition bv saying that Mr. William lluldoon. who was present, bad been stating tbroutth newspaper columns that Torn waa no gKd.

I am good enough for k.m'' continued MrJCnanon. "and I now cUailenge Mm te tep unoB this platform to wrestle roe either Gra-co-Itomaa or caUh as catch can." Loud and prolonged cries for Muldoon followed Mr. Caapon'l chaUange, but Mr. UtiidooD remained la bis seat. SHOPUfTISO IS.

JtCFfALO. Buirr a LO, Dec 20,. A woman feoplif giving the name of MU H. Murray, who- ba been-yatenatleally working the dUerent dry good and other store here, war arrested to-day. Over $1,000 worth of goods waa found la a trunk at her room rnarkod "Cleveland.

Ohio." William Paddock, ifor re than five yean nlgbt watchman at the Krie County Saving Bank, wae also taken intoene-tody. the woman having kept house for him. oiaimx that be la not Implicated la tbe theft. KLXCTIOX JSBSSTS tS Nrw-ORLIAXS, Dec. ndditioaal arrests were made to-aay of parties who bare been Indicted by tbe Federal Grand Jury for violation of their duty as Commissioner and of Elee tion.

The nartloa arralme.1 nieaded not eol.t v. aad 'ere reieaeed nader 1L000 ba4 eaca lUTY ON 1 PLATES MANUFACTURERS OPPOSED TO TBE UGUES1ED JNCSEAiE A LA EG! DCTT CLAIMED TO THKEATES TEE EXIITKSCE CF GREAT IXDC6TBIE8 AL-: RE A CT BEARISO A aEAVT BCRDtJt. A etro i feeling of oppoetion to tbe proposed ln- ease of tboduty on tin aud terne plates, rjscomn -oded by the Tariff Commission." prevail among th i manufacturers of tinware in thi City and else i here. It I claimed bv them that the present i ity Is very high, and If the. duty is Increased rm 1 MO cents per pound to 2-10 cent per pouc I as suggested, the American factories will have So hut down.

There are about 80 large manufac; of stamped tinware In taU country, besides t- burands of old-fashioned tin abops, large and mai and an inndmenhle army of tinkers. All perso who are Interested in the manufacture, sale, and of. artiolc mode of tin, it is vehemently -tertad. are vitally concerned in th! question the tariff. Ah excessive tariff on tbe raw mate rial, it is alieeeJ.

will not only destroy the expo trade of the -American tin manufcte-turert, it will enableAmerican merchant td import goods ar cheaply at they can De made in this uutry. Th propo-ltloa of the. Tarlif Commls would increshe the duty on tin plate Just ino cent. The Hbae Committee of Way and Mex-s, however.lt disposed to rednre thl proposeil Increase to about bd per making the specil ed duly 2 cents per pound, equal to about 60 per ce t. ad valorem, i Mr.

O. r. Graves, the lAotnary of the Stamped Ware Mh mfacturiag Associution of the United Mate. issued an addres.1 to. the trade.

In which aaysrU" The report of the Tariff Commission, on wnicn It 1 1 proposed to take Immeaiai action, sng-genu thai the duty oa tin plxte he fixed 8t 2 2-10 cent per nound in 1 1-10 cents per pound, aa ft now Is, thin nouhling the present very high rstoofdity. Tib plate is realiy a raw material, and Is th basis of a larger and more wide-spread Imiustry liau almost else. Besides its large ue for pressed ware, stove furniture, house-i bold and ookini utensils, the outfit of miners and iumberm n. and for roofing purposes, it is now employed in the making of cans and boxes for preserving r.3h. oysters, lard.

meat, condensed milk, vegetables. fruit, npio-s. and petro-! leum. bew- employing hundredth of thouaahd'' of men. use tin plate as a raw material, and would, be almost ruined by such an increa ie in the dory as Is now proposed." Mr.

Grave fi: ithcrmore says: "At thi time, when public op 'ilon Is- In favor of the burdens of tax'ati- upon the people. It seems peculiarly bard that a direct tax Upon all the industries of the country lOula be made for tbe sakie of supporting a few In ii mills who hooe to manufacture tin plates." A Mew-York manufacturer, calllne attention, to th last sentence quoted. kaU to a Tixe4 reporter: There is no doubt as to tbe cause of this prop increase of duty on tin plates. Certain lianufacturers in I'ittybnrc are unxiou-i to try tbe esoeriment of making tin plites. and nave lnujonceatno iar.

commission lo raise the duty on Imported article so es to give them a chance." lath any reason whv -tin plates cannot be suecessl porter. "Yes. ly made ia this country Uie re- ere is." was the reply. "The difference between ct of borne and foreleu labor Is too a plates cannot be made in this country great. 1 cheap turer.s.

ing the ugu to De or advantage to onr manutac- iiere, is certainly no j'istice in eiic ourag- roauctton or In plates i.i tbe -I. tnted he iexper.se of the manufacturers of tin-already bave so many ruiiiior.s of deliurs Slates at wijre wh invested in their tusine.s. here tncr one man itit ested in tbe production of ti'i plates there art thousand men in this country interested in the lufaotureof tinware. For tlie (er.tfit of their ex-t rt as wt-il as their home trade the tlu- wre-mn ers ouirbt to be allowed to import their raw mat ial at a lowTate of duty." A petit to in Concress is in circuital in tinwa among tha manufacturers of or dealers which says that the present tariff of 1 1-10 ce sperpoumt imposes a duty of at-out 30 valorem 6n tin plates, which loi' per than was coutrnip ated ia the last re-t that time the duty was 15 per cent, nd per cent cent, mo vision, valorem. value of nd itwaa intenuou to be chanced to its in tpeciric price.

Iiy the dccraio In tho iates.tho duty now amonnt to nesriy 30 per cent 1 he signers of the petition ask thut taa tiroposeiilinerease of the duty may be prevented for the follow ng reasons: First ia plates now pay a higher rate of ot, than was imposed upon them under; based on any prpv us -They are the raw material entering Into inn uiq life. Third- The riuly is now to high ns to prevent all de whatsoever in stamped export manufatiird ware, the law respecting rebate be ing so oo implicated as opt to apply to thoe. fvvrtl. -An increase the iutv on tin plate, under tb provision of the of the Tariff Commission, rill trad mnnuTactured tin goods here in place of aw material, aad eventually close out all of our fa lories. rJ Most the manufacturer of tintiare have desirous of securing si decreased iate of duty nn' tin platei and they express great indignation that the Tar Commission should luve suhinitTrti a proposit to double tlio present duty.

Prior to 1S42 tner was no fluty on tin plates, in an duty of Stj per cent, was estabi'shed on bat character: this uuty was increased to ad valor goods ol per c-1357. Iu t. in ls-MS, and reduced to 8 per cent, in 1SC1 the Uuty was increased to 10 per in 13412 It whs increased io 2ii.ercent.. at: wh.ch cutdow was maintained until isr2. when it was to 15 jier centl- During tbe year 1875 it was hoi, ut rest to atx.

un- tbe ad valorem duty on tin pi rcs. an a specllioduty was fixed of 1 1-10 cents pound, which 'at that time vki euulva- lent to the 13 per cent, ad valorem. Kince than of. tin plate in Knrlmid ha steadily that now the duty ol I MO cents declined per pou is eaual to H) Per cent, ad rulnrom It la olis that if the duty is raised to 8 cents il. the importe will 'bs tavintr about tut Per pou fier cent lad vainrem.

rhf Importatioii of tic plates nto this fOLnlrv liaif Increased In a remarkable deeree -ithin the last few.year. The import In 170 rjere boxes; in IS75. 1.020.000 boxes; in i noxes Z.lVi,tM) hoxes: IsOi 180.000 r.oxes; la79. 00 boxes: ls-0, 3.3dO 000 boxes, In JS-1. boxes.

There are about 20 boxes of common tin plate to the ton. Two of the chie causes of the-lncreased demtnd for tin In the Vn: ed State are found In the enormaus cn-n'ng In lustry and the growth of tti tin-roofing buices! A prominent tinware dealer in id yesterday that if the proposed Increase of-, tbe i uty on tin Plates wenf luto effect serious damage would be done to the export trade of the 'feeat, fr and vegetable canning factories. Mr O. W. -aves remarked that putting the tariff on tin plate i np to 2 cents per pound would add $15 to the jtt cf a tin roof oi an ordinary dwelling house.

This whole talk of Llncreasine tbe tariff on tin plates and sheet-Iron:" Haiti Mr. U. bhepord Frreidei of tht Iron-clad Manufacturing Compnnr and of Anglo-American Roofimr Company. No ireel. "emanates from Pittsbure.

There are ifacturers tnere prhosp combined capital Is less un JSiXi.ooJ. who waut a high duty put on tin and polished iron in order that they may supply aware manufacturers with their raw ma- teriaL ine, tariff lommisalon seems ta be con-y PilUhug men therefore the Interests of trolled manufa -ureri mrougnout ice whole country must order that the' Pituburc factories may Mr. Bhepard urired that the suffer i prosper. manufatlbrers ought to he favored bv the tariff in respect fcf thi duty-cn raw material in order that hk-t u-, ifnv luim.up aa exort traae. I he Iron-claJ SSj.

iufa lurlag Company, of which Jlr. Ohep-ard is sldt ut. oegun making metallid shingles In thl i oant -y. but th import duty on thei raw materia ue was so high th.t the company found lltoit adrmitage to removij it factory to Eng-land. '1 he i jetalllo shingle were now in Enc and and brought back to thl country cb aiier' than they could be manufactured bere fi i.m Imported material Mr.

Grp5ean p. fc.iT- luo.amuiui tun uim ui nuance trosiean o. 19 tliff-atreet. spoke in the tame strain a Mr. onepana.

ue sia mat the proposed increase of the duti on tin plate sbeei-lron was the result ort on the part of certain Pitubura- com-' "sretevrn" with miniirarinnr. of an el panie I ware did not buy their raw material from tbe PitUbul concerns. The firm of Laiance St Grn. lean b-i about Sl.SOO.iw invested in it plant, tory is at Long L-land. anrl Their fd give ed ploymect to about Mn men wh.n whateSect th proDoaad inrreB nf bave i the business of bis firm.

tar. Groslean prompt replied: "It would destroy our export trade id probably compel na to close our factory or else remove It 10 Canada or some other eopnto A member of another Cliff-etreet firm said: It bat been Intimated that the wording of tbe pro ioed'act. may be construed so as to charce an adcitional (duty on some extra size ot kin plates i cctv 'Independent of the proposed; 8 cents pound. Thi. I tblnk.

would be addrng insult a injury. A there are no tin and terne plate i uw mad tn thl country, and as tbe im-portati. or those articles doe not confllcAwkh any ex American Industry. I thing that the duties a such good hould rather be decreased than 1: ireased. The nianufavture ef tinware i cloely illied to tbe paiking of food product, oil, wn oh I an Industry of enormous growth and taiport nee In thl country: therefore tbe Government imld let tin plate and aiiett-bron dome ir.

at a loe duty." T1VB iff KILLED. Gal EStos, Dee. 20. A ipecial dUpatcb to the Ai i rum oaaisviu sxyt: Duntut a Mvere hall-etoi last nlebt. Dean' mllllng-hcwse.

six miles fr this Place. Was blown down. Inatantlv killing ibert Drlden aad four negro women, who shelter- In the rnilaiag. Three or four ere dichtlr-wounded T.er wr in bad soi others ui uv uHi.u.ugmi io uii pi in acciflenL T3s snnurr-zLscT's vktvties. Sberirr-elect Alexander V.

Daridaon Tester- day dec Ided npon the ofCcirs to aerre nnder him durinf term enies eooner dltcbanred. Tbey will be eculred to give bonds before entering npon the per -irmance of their dutle on Jan. 1. Of tbe oracers -hoeen 18 are member of Tammany Hall and th remainder of the Irving HaU Democracy. Follow 7 lD Person selected: herilT Joel O.

Steven-- Autxtn.r Under Sheriff Daniel Finn: Counsel Boartt Cockra Jww Arrest DencT David He-Warvien of Lp-liow-street Jati Jame inUoaeera-a g. VVaOewt Weett THE William Scbnlder. Cbarle I'pham, William H. Uroderlcg, Peter TnUnor. Seth C.

Docg-laa. John H. p'bara. Thomas Wild, Patrick Begz. William H.

SheUd. Thomas 7. Deal Keecaa. John Demmett. Alexander J.

Dowd. S'epben O'Brien. -John Watsb. Jamee Yonag. Lean De Cocm Jarnee Fay.

Matthew Patt-n. Jckn I. Cnl'eo, Peter McGulneas, boma U. Suili-ran, Jamet Stiiett, Bernard tialllfan. FJQE IN PHILADELPHIA! OOLDSMITU'S II ALL TO TIE GROCSD HEAVT I.OSJE8.

Philadelphia, Dec 20. The six-story brick building S'o. 420 Library-street, known as Goldsmitb's HalU was tleslroyed by fire this evening. Thel building; was owned by Jacob Haehnlen, and was. valued at 100.000, npon which there is an insurance of about prinoipaliy among Philadelphia Another five-story building adjoining In the rear, owned by the same person, was also destroyed.

Goldsmith's Hall was occupied by E. Msrkley printers ad lithoirnpiier; on the fifth and sixth floors. They empl yed 30 bands. They tlx their loss at! irorn to S4VK), an insurance of Lehman Bolton. lithoL-ra libera, occupied the scc-oud, third, and fourth floors, employmir! 4(t hands.

Tru-ir loss is at on machinery and stock. Hiey bave insurances which wij probaMy three-fourths of losses. The first floor used by lawyers and other for offices, nnd their losses are trilling, Tbe basement Was occupied by E. o. Haebr.hjn ft deaicr in chamois kin and sponges.

1 hey fU'their loss at (about giJ.iXt). one-half of which ia ijmured. Thel rear building was ocoupied by A. i'. Karlef'.

lithograi)her and wholesale stationer'. Hid loss will probably reach S50.i0, on which there ia said! to he sutbeieut insurance. A number of adjoining buildings were damaged by lire and water. Aim them was tbe building of the American Bank Note Conipenv. which was Hooded with water.

The Franklin Fire Insurance Company's building and the Philadelphia Dispensary suffered from fire and water. The tire orig inated in tba second BO'jr of the rearibuildin? and communicated witn tne main builcLng by tbe flames rushlug through the belt-holes. OTHEH XOSSES BY FIRE. The hapae bot of Frazer Jones, contractors. In the yard of the Onondaga County Penitentiary, Syracuse, was entirely destroyed bv lire yesterday morning.

Nothing was saved. Benrv W. Austin, the night wntobman, tm burned to death, Jt 1 i supposed that bi wa suf--located fberore ho could cupe. The loss to the County of Onondaira is from S8.000 to no iosuranre. The loss to Frazer Jones is $20,000 on machinery and 15.000on stock; fully Tbe body of the uiiht watchman was found this forenoon.

The origin of the fie is not known. There was co trouble with the comvlcta. The Copeland Hotol and adjoining; Ijlock at Pembroke. Ontario, were burned at an early hour yesteraaymarnipg. The gcest at the botel escaped, except three persons, who were burned.

A fire-engine was sent from Ottawa to assist In extinguishing the Games. The total loss is estimated at W0. OA. divided among the following barties: J. Copeland.

T. 4 Ma-ray. Edward Bcoan, V. Charrqn. It.

B. Gray. Martin and Frank Thompson. A lare barn and out-bni'dine beionjrinK to ex-Senator Randolph, at Morrlstown. N.

were burned early yesterday morning. Loss, insured oae-half. i The new fcteam ditcher latnly patented by Randolph, and built at an expense of over 56,000, was also burned; it was pot Insured. The Cre wai bf incendiary Tbe Sisters of Charity Hospital at Eig Kaptds. was burned yesterday morning.

The 60 inmate were ail removed A valuable library belonging to the estate of tho lute ather De Cqupinck whs destroyed. The loss ia not known. Therrt it an iusurniice of $0,000. Fire broke out at 11 o'clock last nitrht ia the retail clothing bouse of Ckss A bitz. of' tiuisville.

inCictlne a loss of over 2.uu0. wliich ered by insurance. A barn and on tbe premises of ex-Senator Handuh.h. at Morristown. N.

were a-siroyea loss is 3,000. by tire jreslcrday moruiug. ihe usic ran christmas. TI! rEOGKAllMES AK11ASGED FOIt SOME OF the city cnrncHES. Tollowing are prpgrrarnmes of Christmas muiio in churches: 1 TtiixnT Wrt Ttc, v-rlfth itrt.

Choral UlebrKtlon. 7 A. JL: Matins, A. Jt. I'rucesslonal, The CarUett hour is past IHnts; ealte.

I No. H2, or. Iicicwlth; Proper PliJS 10, 45. lo chants Greene hin-dle, and Hayes; Te ieiiio. Jubll.st.

service in G. Lir. Inueni, Dr. Stalncr; lloiv Couimtitiloe: Kine Fleiin, Metre "ree1 service In A tail ui'lert; Hymn 17, "rark' the herald oflirtoi- Baadel: seoctus, Pendlctu. Agptts Wl.

twice In A "at, i.llb. rt: Kn-charlsttc vmn. Come let ua atlere Hlui." (last i.lorla of Hymnal.) Reading; (ilorm In ExcelNls. serwic.j A flat. (JlMrt; Nunc luft.

tha her. H. Cooke: Kccesslonal, Oomelje lutiy, cornel y-j lowu," ourney. CHfica orrns rEiirEJin. Mornln iervlre, AdeFte PlUt-li fnterlua.

violin, an 1 "cellos No. 2. Jltilier: Aotl.ern. Sing and iolc." Barnhr; lnindt, bhont the jfiad tilings." SCvrie. Credo, hen-eillctus.

tonctus, iel, OiUrla la k.xuvxm. tyre's, In fcat. r- UUuRXD cm-hcu. rnird-Ofanus and One llundrtd and Twenty rtrat- ttrtet. i sr-rvlre.

Chrtatmas Offertorlurs. J. Lera-rnras: Hvmn. Aduu Fiiit-lrs p.eading-KH-liarlTe and chorus. "Uiorv to Ood." finln M'-lah Hundel; Kyrle In) V.

J. II. BytnwCbrltniaa Caatlcae fO.Urd. I will praise Olorla In Lueltis In D.I L). '-luck; H'mu 117, Hir.

the hurr.ld ancelk ttnn:" aulu. sriatly'i CUoru. "And the lbe Ldrl. from Messiah, Hand-l: Hallelnlab chonis from UetslaN, Handel; Hrma When ir.artih!e on t.ie nightly plain:" Re-ei-snDal bvnin Iim. i-Bark, haru.

the n(ts of lo Kreii; PitluilP. Gra ad Choru Alexander Ouil-mant. Chrls-tnias iive, offertolre sur. "Ueux Alexander Cullnaat: Prjcesstonal hymn. "Shout tbe glaci tldiuitn." r.j L.Pker: AntlienC -ehola.

I bring you gjoi tilling." .1. Hinn "Sh ye faithful," "KlinK; Oloria Patrl, from Jubilate Teo 'In D. S. H. Norman Hymn 121, "riichtesc and bet or tha sous of the Otteriory, Xaiarein." solo uutt choru.

tnnle Gounod- Gloria Hatrf. from "EveuinK service" Kerr Mtjer Luix. Eymh 117. Jovtnthe fhe Lord has com." h. Smart; Anthpm, "jlonousls i'hyname," from Twelfth it a.

lloaarf punluue. "Pielua and Fukuo' lnL, J. 8. Lao a. 'East eaitist cucrch.

A'o. 323 Cbrlstrnat Eve Sek-Tlce. Organ, mr.A ouiu, niaiia; All hem. hurt. Qrliar mADM holy voices Danin: Sentence, lafter crrr i "in.

rather, hear ns." Maini i ff And there Saepaeril, uoioiyftTi 'Ola tXintl Poitlude. Larch tr the Prietu," NEW ZIASONIC OFFICERS. BESCLTS OF THE ASSCAL LODGE ASD chaPteh electioxs. Followins ara the officers electod for next bodies, named: year in the Mason! Amlt-i Lodgt. So.

John Felter. a. li'nam Drew. Trehsurer: James T. liatt s.

tieoretory jl. L.nuerniii, u. nedekTer. William Ralner. 1 rusirct.

D. Roseahatm. 5. -r- a. j.

uraetz, M. 11- W.j -Joseph Blu- menthal. tilumrntnal, lsauc lrc-frus Ijudgf, Llftchlla, larks. Jacob-Lewis, Trustees. 74.

r. ad A. M. huratlo T. son.

J. E. atlHn nmes fluuion, M-. w.i John O. Cor- n.

TrcauurerJ George Campbell. Kowe. P. J. HAll-ood, OS 1 M.

nf fV. f. secretary J. u.i jonn ralral Kurt, lr-hl; lillaon John aooi. Tlior.

Mount Vtrnm 'Cfinprer, 22a fe E. C. Menrv Sr.r.i.ii' Theodore Tavlnr; SI all. Treaa'urvr; K.r T. Dans, riiirtii M.

E. t. D. Momi. ChaclcA h.

Ottranqer. a H. Ostrander, Tnwei Charles H. LooiU. uru Disbruw.

P. it; A. L. Lnibury, a. A.cTi Joh A.

Knapp. Josepn S. Wo 2d V. Hnr Kv. William S.

Coffey. Ch-ptaln: di An ii FlAUZ I-tLm' M- chllcb. J. HenV. Itast-g-ton, Treoaurer; L.

Secretarr; Iteo- JJarlbal: George. t. Monrsn. OrganUt: A. tbeodore Jacoby, and Jobs C.

Haines. 1 ruteea! "Treasurer: Thomas J. Lockwcod. nl tTt' C. P.

Harper. T-' s- M- James IL Biack. J. V-De forest, James WarrVn. Mar- itotilnacnjlruiiw; E.

P. bt John, oreiauit. 1 FSAVDS iy.A STA TE PSISOS. Bostox, Dec. 20.

Tbe Hominy Journal tol morrow will publish an account of th discovery of fraud in the JTajsaohoeett State prison, which culminated, to-day In the arrest T. Brennan, an ex convict and Junk- Crotber. P.w, r-. i fe.t baf mannfaaturer. and convict labor rontrnctor.

are the Tit-tiro. Thev weral thon-and dollar' worb of Imported far ned In the menafacture of bat. Th e.ods have be.S gled from tb prison and disposed of outside and necessarily a number of convict are concerned in opelisa tsoveles ixcezasisg. SIoSTOOiiEET. Dec.

20. A tpecial dispatch from Opellka to the ay: The war clqad darken. The house of B. H. Keiser, of ttfe limn, wn lat night fired Into by unknown parties aad l.

buckshot crashed througa. the window of hi bedroom and burled ttemielve la tb opposite waU." PS1XCELT GZET. Axsoif, Ohio, Dec. 20. John R.

Buchtel bat gold Saoaoro worth of tock In tb. Ptv--. Work to Uw! Kt'Jeriaisd hit three on, la order jo inaasj an aaatuonal girt of to Bo'btel t. oot aalT" tbe GENEIULTELEGRAFHISEWS PENSI0N8 AND PXNSlON CLAIMS. COK5IIE3IOEB' DCIH.IT MAXES A RTPOT AND G5TES SOKE LSSTRUCTITE ESTIMATE.

tVAbimfGTOx, Dec 2a The Senate recolved to-day a long communication from Commissioner of Pension W. W. Dudley in reply to a resolution introduced by Mr. Piatt calling for very. extended formation regarding th prevent condition otjthe pension rolls.

Commissioner Dudley state bat on Dec 1 th estimated number of pensioner on tbe roll was 8S1.C38, wio annually receive There were fc7.301 pending applications for pension, of which 830,497 were of Army-ln-valide, 62,559 of oldier' widow. 2.470 of Navy invalids, SIS of tailpr' wKiows. 724 of survivors of the war of lsi B.n4 1:33 of widowt'of oldler of 'ilSll There were 79.583 applications on the rejected file, making a total of P78.7S4 application on Sle. Mr. Dudley says that perhaps one-third of the ca.se on rejected file will no reconsidered iu the future, but not moro than 10 per cent, of thi nthnber will receive favorable action.

The total disbursements for arrears of pensions, under the art of Jan. 23 and March 1S7D. between Jan. 2 1879 and Dec. 1.

lSni. wa. 9s. Concerning the rrocaWe um which may In future be paid for arrears of pensions under th provisions of eiit-ine- law, the Commissioner ays that of the late wc.r tnval'd pension claims filed prior to July I. 71 per cent, have already been allowed, and as 8.S per eecL of the case, of this oless admitted during the pa-t fiscal year were fi.ed dnring the period stated, it Is fair to presume that the percentage of admissions will be.

still further increased. On this basis it Is assumed that SO per of tbe late war claims filed prior to July 1. ifejsn. wil' receive favorable Of this class there a-e now on the files iiW.frW pending and reieoted claims. Allowing 2.1 per cent, for rejection, there would lie 203.909 for admission and entitled to the benefit of the Arrears of Pensions acts.

If these should be plnced on the roils the sunount-of arrears on the present value of esch case allowed would be in round numbers $204,795,000. On the tame proposition the present roil of pensioners would be increased to with an annual value. In round numbers, of pSO.ooo.Ol'O. -DudleT elreitahlce thowing that If House bill No. 1.410.

now before tbe Senate, providing for the Increase of pensiops already granted, should become a law. there wouifl be a net annual Increase of tn the class receiving pensions for loss of limbs, and of S2.710.320 in the tolas receiving pensions on account of dlahilitie equivalent to amputations. Asumlnetbat 30.0X claims of this' ciass ilnvallJsj will be allowed during the current -year, toe-ether with tbe increase allowed bringing other within the description, tbe annual increase for equivalent disabilities would be S2. The probable number of pending cases which would be auectd by such increase is given as 336.147. not including the 80.000 cases already estimated for the current year, aud tie amount thus to.

be added to the annual value of the roll is placed at $3,423,724. To estimate the number and atnonnt involved on this er-aie of increase." Mr. Dudley continues, "to pending cases, which mry herenrter be arlowed. Involves more diflultieg for a satl-faetory estimate tban those already made. I submit this, however, on the 1-nsis: Twedty-seven per rent, of jnoso now on the roll are ia receipt of tho rates referred to.

Tke the claimants before estimated as iikelv to allowed a pension oot of the pending claims now before th- office, and the same ratio. would five 44.859 as likely to receive apen- ston at and the intermediate erad of $10, Jit. end per montk. and the n-n-a! net Increase over the rates now provided o. law would be THE SEN EC A SYNDICATE.

THE FCHCriAEE OF THE NORTH BHOKE RAIL- BQAD BY THE GRAND TRCXK. Eoston-, Dec. 20. The Hon. J.

Gregory Smith, of Vermont, Is in town conferring with parties interested relative to the reorganization, of tbe roads under his management, and to which the assent of the bondholders is being rapidly secured. The new combination between the Grand Trunk and the Central Vermont. tf which so much has been be states 1 "a permanent close trTic arrangement by which the enormous freight tra'aicof tho North-west over the Grand Trunk is to seek an outlet Lver the Central Vermont its conn-ecliig roads. Tho Grand Trunk, in nrid.t'.un the vast network of railways which it controls iu Canada nnd the. Uest.

has the three great water route via arnia. Coiiingwood, ami Midland, all of which pour th-ir lumber, grain, nnd metal freiehts over the Grand Trunk into Montreal. Thence the Grand Trunk has onlv a ainir track line of Its own "to Porrland. winch la manifestly inndnrjuate to hr.ndle" euc.li an enormous toiiiiae. even were Portland -the be-t port for Iience an outlet Such as the tVntntl Vermont and couneetlng lineeaffurd to New-York and li'iston i a Tl.e recent arqulrr merit of the North Shore Road bv tho Grand Trunk was an absolute purchase.

Mr. Sireral bis associates trantferrnc seven-tenths of aii the stock to tbe Grand Trunk and agreeintr to procure? and transfer the other three-tenths. ('The Grand Trunk pay In its bond. 21.on) in cash for tin mad. which tne fencoal -syndicate bouirht for Sj.m0 t.yo ajid on wliich thev are under stood to have nlso pnld a'wuit Sl.nou.aiO additional' for land aau terminal facilities at Quebec rp.E cor.on i.i.e is the schools.

Washington, Deo. 20. TLe manJatnui proceeding iusiiiuisd In the Supreme Court against tLo ticbool board by James M. Gregory, a colored citizen, to compel members of the board to show cause why Lugene M. Gregory, ton of the complainant, should not be allowed to attend, the Prcscott Free School, has beer renewed by tile attorney of Mr.

Gregory, the appllcat'on having been before dismissed on technical grounds, this case is an'ou tgro win of the drav ing.of the color line in the public schools. Gen. the President of tbe behool Hoard, bus requested 1 1at-tae District Attorney be instructed to resist the proceedings of Mr. Grezirv. The Prescott School ia tine ot the regular public whools of tne PistrlcUsup-ported in whole or in part by Congres-donal appropriation.

Mitch interest hi manifested in the result, aa. there is crwat prejudice amone white pupils and their parents aeainst tbe children of colored dltlzoris, and the School Board bas felt compelled to to this prejuJb-e upon considerations of expediency, and to order that separate schools be maintained for the youth of. tbe two race. The mandamus proceeding 1 based upon constitutional around, and bv It Mr. Gregory seeks to obtain from th District judloierT a declaration of the status In tbe I'Utriot of the colored race as defined in tho constitutional amend ment and the legls.ation of Contrress.

A rule has issued arainst the members of the School Board returnable ea Saturday next. TWO DISGVSTEI) Chicago, Dec. Tbe order prohibiting the match between Eullivaa and Elliott on Friday evening next bat causedjauch disappoint meet in tpcrtirg It bavinc been anticipated that the contest wonld Jbe ono of tho most interesting of the kind whioh has ever taken place in Chicago. Both Elliott and Sullivan are very much disgusted over the trtate of affairs. It causes a pecuniary lost to both of them.

"Parjon" Elliott' backer, feels- very much mortified over tSe matter, havlne made extensive arrangement for ttle meeting, besides being a loser In A financial way. Sullivan left for New-York to-nlaht very much amoved at the interference with tho match Heaaid: It a sure th ng I could have knocked ont E.liott. and I wanted a chance to get at him The match couldn't come off in any oth Western city as I am enraged to appear at Joe Coburn' benefit et New-York. I dftu't know when I'll get a chance to do up EliiotL" WACKERLE'S nVTTS. St.

Locis, Dec. 20. Mrs. 'Walbnrsa whose recent tuit in the Cnited States Circuit jCoart against the Mutual Life Insurance Company jof New-York attracted attention, yetterday a ten-thousand-dollar damage tuit against nthe iEtna Life Insurance Cempany and J. C.

Webster, agent of the company, bfle allege that the Insurance company, for the purpose of defrauding her out of the money duo on Per husband's policy, conspired wltb certain persons to induce another taaa to personate her husband. ZOVlSyillZ OFFICIALS IXDIQTZD. Louisville, Dec 20. The Grand Jury returned Indictment to-day against David Ferguson, Back Tas Collector; Phillip Hinkle. City Auditor, and George W.

Levi. Attistant Chief of tbe Fire Department, for fraud connected wltb the Auee-or' and Tax heeelver ofSce la PC9. The partle wer at onr arrested n1 ball given for Fr-tnson in the other earn. The Council to-morrow evening will probably Impeach the parties aod deelar the office vacant. psor.

BLVsTscHira lis bar r. Baltimore, Dec, 20. An assembly wa held at the John Hopklnf rnlerity thU eTenittf to receive the present of the of tb late Prof, Blnatschll. of Heidelberg, which hat been given to the Cniversltv by 3S German resident of library contains over 8,000 volume on iaterriatJonal law. pelitleal science, and hUtory.

also teeindee many noteworthy manusoript of BloaUchlL j- SCIT AGAISiT CHICAGO. Chicago, Dec euit baa beea beena here by the Colon Bteam-boat Company aad other navigation 00m panie jo test th liability of the city for keeping the Chicago River in eondi-s navigable ttream for large vostcis. The brought to compel tLe city to dredge the stream at a certain point, where eaimed to be of InaaOoient depth. Ia another tu-'t tU KUous tua Alton Railroad Company, which ba a bridge aero the river at the point eomplalaed of. le tcade a eodefeadant with the city.

I RAILROAD AFFAIRS. EASXI50S of HEW-TORK bo ADS 05B OF OOCLD'S tCHEVES FAILS. Albany, Dec 20. The ollowlng railroad eomeaalee bave reported to the State Engineer for the year ending Sept. The New-York, Lackawanna and Westarn Railroad re parts: Paagr earnings, $41.6.

total arnlngs, $909,400 4: total charge against earning. 77. Thel fitaten Island RaUroad: I'aasanger earn-tntr. $91408 87; total earning. JKL513 90; total charge Against $279,719 73.

The Brooklyn and Rockaway 'beach Passenger earn ing. 94; total earnings, $52,301 86; total charges against earning. $33.733 69. The Long Island Railroad: FaMearer earnings. 771 86; total earnings, 30; total charges acalntt.

esrnlnga, $1,970,279 40. Brooklyn. Flatbnsh and Coney Railroad: Pastenrer earniag. $123,703 S3; total earning. 77; total charge against earning.

67. Galveston, Texas, 'Dec. 20. -A epocial to from Laredo ears: "Tnere is good authority for the repoit that work oa the International Railway extension ho been permanently suspended: It seeur th it the Gonld-Be Gr concession from the Mexican Government e-intaln a-provision Vhlch absolutely forfeits to liex-ico all -work done In the event that the road should fail to be completed ia conformity i with the cliartrr at the term therein spec! Bed; -and provide further that the Mexican-(kvernment thail be tne supreme arbiter of the matter, should a forfeiture oecur. Gould tried to get a modiflca.lon to.

the extent that, should work at any time bave to be suspended ton ao-count of any financial panto in the Cnited 6 'ate, it wonld be aa exception in bis favor. Nob Smo-ceedlng in this, ail work baa been stopped." Hakrisburo, Dec. 0. An argument was heard In Jhe Dauphin Coonty Court to day. in the suit ot the Commonwealth against the Phtla-: delbhla and Reading Railroad, to recover for taxation of tbe gross recelptsof the company.

Mr- James 1 Uowen. oonnsel for tb railroad eots-Dairy, contended the road could cot be held liable, it having passed into the bands of a Receiver. Deputy Attorney-General 6nod grass appeared for the State. Milwaukee. Dec 20.

The State Railroad Commissioner reports the earnings of all tbe road in Wisconsin for th vear ending June SO. 1882. at 818,755. an increase of $8,300,000. The Milwaukee and St.

Paul Road reports persons killed and 274 Injured in Wisconsin dnring the-vear; the North-western. 81 killed and 89 injured; the Chicago. St. Paul. Minneapolis and Omaha, 11 killed and 82 injured: tbe Wisconsin Central.

killed and 13 injured, and the Milwaukee and Lake Shore. I killed and 13 injured. -t7 PERILS OF THE SEA. Vineyard Haven, Dec. Ii Tbe schooner Telegraph, pbbradike.

from Thomasion for New-York, with lime, arrived at Edgar-town to-. d5t. (Deo. 18.) with her cargo oa fire. Her crew had 1 een compelled to live on deck since Friday, the.

15th Inst. The vessel Is sealed np, and it is tbcaight that tbe which Is between decks, will be (mothered. Dec. 20. The two fishermen picked up off Cape Sable by the bark Traveller and subsequently landed at Liverpool belonged to the sciiooner "Finance, of Gloucester, Mass.

Their names are Hogan and -McGratb. The American Consul will send them home In tbe steamer Atlaa, Which sails from Liverpool to-day for Boston. The British steamer -Regent. Capt. Douclaka, fTim Cardiff.

Dec. 6, for New-Orleans, was abandoned In a sinking condition In latitude 44 north, longitude 80 west. She bad lost ber rudder and sternpost, and ber cargo bad shifted. Tbe Captain and crew, numbering K(. and stowaways have landed at Falmouth.

Tb British steamer Straits of Dover, Capt. Campbell, from Norfoia, Dec. 6, for Liverpool, is ashore oS Crosby light. IXSVRAXCE DECISI9S8. Albany, Dec.

20. The General Term "of the Supreme Court bas afSrmed the decision of the Special Term refusing to direct Superintendent Fatrman to issue marine cert 1 Scat es to the agent of the Equitable Fire and Insurance Company of Providence. R. Superintendent decided that the compensation of Ilenry R. Plerson, Receiver of the North American Life Insurance Company, shell be Sip per cent, on tha amount or cash assets coming into tbe Receiver's possession.

The amount had been previously fixed by Superintendent Smyth as 5 per ceuL. but the Court of Appeals directed a renearing of the case. This will make the compeasatlon of Mr. Pier.od Instead of Jiij.Ooa which he claimed before tne Court of Appeal sent it back for rehearing-. THE BOSTOS BASE-BALL CLUB.

Boston, Dec 20. The annual meeting of the Boston Baie-ball Association was held hero to-night. The Treasurer' report shows that tbe net reco'i ta for the season's play exceeded tbose for any two previous years combined. Fifty-one thousand persons witnessed tbe games on the club's home grounds, and the club piayed in all in the presence of 140.000 Tbe total receipts were 43. and the total expenses $38,473 50.

Thb old officers were tje-elected. i COLLISION CAUSED BY CAEELESSXES8. Cincinnati, Dec 20. The Mayor of Lore-land gave a verdict tn tbe Iminest over She bodies of IV. W.

PcUra.and W. IL "who ware kliicd in th -collision at King'rS witch, on the Pittsburg. Cincinnati aod St. Loul on Monday, fading tbat the collision waa due to the carelessness of Peters and Dugan. tbe engineer and conductor of the east-bound train.

It Is proposed to dlsobarre every etnplove on the train on tbe ground that they ought to have done something to correct ie mistake of the engineer. SOT A GOOD SAMARITAX. Victoria, British Columbia, Dec 20. A Chinese merchant, who tbrust into the street, a countryman, who sought succor at his house, whC desperately wounded in the throat by a third party was convicted of mansiaugbter, the jury holding that tbe act of the merchant accelerated death. He was.

sentenced to 14. years' Imprisonment. The prisoner burst into tears, and was carried out limp and helpless. IA TO WX ATTACKED BY BS1GAXDX Chicago, Doe. 20.

A dispatch from Mata-inoros. Mexico, tays A band of 40 brigands made a sudden attack npon the town of Ahuacatlan yesterday and. by a display of fire-arms, overawed tbe lnuabuants. who fled terror-stricken to their homes. Tbe brigands seized and bound tbe Mayor, the Justice, and tbe Aldermen, and carried tnam off captives, intending la bold them for a large THE TARIFF OX SUGAR.

Boston. Dea. 20. A petition tdl Congress is in circulation and beiag numerous! signed In' regard to the sugar The petition pray for more redaction than the Tariff Commission recommends, and asks that the poiartscopo be used la ascertaining values. It recommends starting wltb a duty of 76 cents per 100 pounds for sugar testing 73.

and an additional 3 cents per 100 pounds for every upward derree indioated by the polaxiaeope. RECOVERY OF LASD IX SVSSIA. From th London TimJ Very; exteasire operations bave been for some years past carried on 'lu different part of Russia for draining and reclaiming merjh' land under the direction of Gen. JUinsky. Th principal districts operated upon are sitoated between the Dnieper.

IT) pet. Berezina, vislotsvlf. and Piitcn Rivera. According to tbe Moscow Oaittu. thi area, whleh has now been made available for asri-culture.

Is' 7U0.OX) decisive deciatine ill acres.) of which 130.0U0 are Crown lands. In addition to tbese 60,000 bave been brougbt Intocnlliva-tloa In tbe central and western districts of Polestu. These results bave been obtained by means of a system of canals varylnc In breadta from 5 to IS arctilnes arehlnes IS feet.) and ia depth from lH to while a few' are as nueh as 80 archine broad. A large proportion of these eanai ar adapted tor the Coating of timber, so than u-ere Is not a sina-ie forest farm whleh Is now more tbaa 7 versts from lu waterway, whereas many of to ara were Previously over JO distant. Beside these many work of Idv portant-e bave cottpleted.

such as tbe bulid- brtd.rf:tue. of W.M)v.rsof Uud. boring at 635, point, and the collectioaof a oftrV.Hn.tfirn!et!0roJ:,,!le1 B1 ydrometrio obwrvat on. It I bopl tbat by tb and ef 14 1jVJd to wlU amouattl 1.400000 declatines, and wltk tb view of advano-Ing the ow.ratloM a raotdly a-r poaslnle the owners of property k.v bee. called upon to pa a pro as CBASA CTER OF THE Friai thi XarUnnilU (Fa.) litrald, ttc.

Ii For a nnmber of yein we haT been a coa-Unt reader of Ti Twg and feel fully la saying that tb prospect ut adhere to the trath In deUUing the tdmlrabie feature of tha which tb first aad foreosTWufu' ooat inent. if aot In tb world. It I. purV ln "one nnexoelied. ano-for taVat-curacyand foilaess of lu new reports It la tha wonder of Amerieaa Jonrnaiistu.

TLewe.kli sjerai-weekly are not a mer. reh of daily, bat with tbe ereamof the newefrom th! twe world, thetv, edition, oeotala Tmanr riiu. able arti ale which do not appear .11 wT Ssai-WEsan-Y and Wasaxr Tgs are smalnlJ la? of0.tilCrDr,h,B,Te' nosTprau' cal, of all the great newspapers of the country th. ate orvWhJ? oornl rendered CIIICA 0 31 A RKETS HIGH ER- GREATEST STRENGTH IN OATS AND LORN. -TEE UARSSTS tPS TAMSLT, TITH A LATE VS IBX CAT A lilJOR FAJLCRj REPORTEIJ.

Tj i Chicago, Dec 20. Tha leading prodac marcet were awiala irregular Unlay and They were generally dull until lata In the settioii, and took on animation as weil a. froth treagti after midday, wbea It was whispered round that a rather prominent Arm on tb short aid had had Its -checkt thrown. oiL Tb greatest atraagta was oats and eonj. while provisions went np in svmp thy, and th presfure In grain was chiefly to fill cos- -tract for this year the rest of tb basis most) In transfer, and rather of a holiday character.

Proj vision were nn fettled in tbe early part of thi day pork and lard declined 5 to 7 cent and snb Qnentiv reacted, port closing TH ceat above tl latest price of Teday, and lard hareiy recorer-" Ing; what It had loL Meats thowed little cbasga The Initial tataenees wa do to an easier lea at th stock yards, whll Liverpool reported a decline of 6d. in lard ana ed. to Is. In meal. There- llttl doing hereiin product except ohar.ge.

ne month to another till tbe mnrket woke ap In the session by tyrapatby wtth corn and oaukta, demand for meats was sahl to be dull, and weather wa unfavorable for handling green part-cured lota, while outside trader la future seemed disposed to bold off till after the holiday In tbe afternoon call pork was easier, and lard XV to i cent higher. Wheat was tiu and firm er. advancing i cent from the latest price ot Tuesday. and closing strong. Liverpool Wat -quoted firm, thouch all.

and oar receipt fell oi to 100 cat-loaxi. The latter fact wa probabij a consequence of tha miserable weathel-of Tueay and tn offerings of cat lots were not': wanted, except -to throw al the speculative -crowd when massed Into round lots. But tb idea that tint bolder do not care tc market their property on tbe basis of V0 cents ber was a popular oca. and there was a decided aver-slon to seiiiag futures on tb present basis, whlct put np tb market, with little demand. Jt was re-1 mem be red tbat tb corner rui is bow abolished making easier to squeeze tb trad in case ani one ssould be brave enough to buck the market on ablgcroD.

Th. current receipts ot red advanced i cent, No. Spring cent, and th lower grade exhibited litti -change. On -the atternoon cad. Fehraary wa easier and other deliveries steady.

Corn Was lees aotive and more trrea-ular. Thli month advanced 1H ceats. and cifed 14 centi above tbe latest price ot Tuesday. January closed cent higher, and May oniT cent higher. Th lirltisb markets were called dull and unchanged.

put latest private advice quoted them atron. and onr receipt were U9 car less than tbe previous day. Thi led to aa improvement of 14 to cent on tb lower grade. 'While th small supply of i contracted corn, -1 partly du to damp Weather, helped to pat that cr i cents. Tbe shorts In year corn showed a good deal of anxiety to.

fill, some being afraid of a squeexe. and their increased demand dragged op tbe other fntnrrs slowly, though tb latter eemed to be very little wanted. Tbe year Went UD cent Inn few minute, lata tn the seselon. supposed to be en sudden demand by parties who bad previously filled, but-found there waa danger th would not mad by the firm from which the'earlier pnt-cbas was made. To-day the Board ot Trade decided, bf a rote cf to 116.

to retain tb commission ruie. To-morrow tbe members will take a viva voce vote on a proposition to arourn over Saturday, a well ml next Monday, for Christmas. So tar a the ipecn-lati ve part of the market it oor.oern1, a good many folk on th floor would cot be materially injured by an adjournment over the whole of next weeki A few big house are doing a fair trade on outside, account, but the (mailer ones very tetle.lTbe boom' in February rye. which set 1n on the strength ol tbe Sherman bid, played out when that Was frozen out. -j 1 The firm of Randall.

Bell ft this morning, with liabilities which it is thought they can meet dollar for dollar In a very short time, ot a aoon aa they can make their collections. About -the first beard of their eRbArrasmest was tbe announcement that tbe Corn Exchange Xatlonal Bank and the private banking-booso of Hermann. -Schaffn'er C6. had refused to honor the firm's checks for differences. It was generally known that the firm f-ss enraged in ckeitig ont tt business aad preparing for a dissolution of partner tnK at th end of the year, and tbe failure therefore created little or no commotion in tne board.

It was current riKrt In tb alley early In tb day -that Cactustioti in corn and pork were th causes of- but later In tbe it was autboritaUvuiy stated tnat tbey were about aa long on oae as tbey wcr short on tbe otber, and that tbey would ba able to pay no in fuli in the course of Uxn. when atked to what he attributed the failure. Kr. bed said thi evening: fluctuation in corn aad in pork have caused many of our customer to luse mvney, and they bave not been as procipt In coming forward with investments as tbe firaj expected. To illustrate: A customer send ns a renatn sum of money as a mariria on corn corn goes down the eustomer requsnt hi deal be eatrled oa.

tnat be will see tbat th additional sum of money recuired is On of the partners knows tbe man, aud be Is therewith carried on for a longer -time, until, failing to mak cod bla margin, tb firm is obliged to close out and sell at a loss." Ac-? cording to an outside statement tbat tbe firm wa 1 bullish on tha tntrket all through the decline of corn from 64 cent down to 4cf. the point reached on Monday. Her It turned aposjt at tb wrong moment. Evidently believing thai there no hope in the arain, the bonse, at tb lowest figure, got. its cuAomers and ifrelf on the wrong slc arain.

After b'lyinj all the way down from th aixttes it MAo to nul after corn had cot into tb forties. Ike resait was that th firm gotjrbip-a wed lost both wy. Th UafnUlitt ar beUevei to be tot lest than $50,000. "Tbeoutloog was never Id Mr. E.

D. Armour, lb packer, to-day. in, all our experience at packer we never were-hosier than al present. bave ovr men at work In cur Chicago bouses, end ere killing nearly 7'a) cattle i dally as weil as about l.MO he." "Does th aeciand fortlressea bWef still eontinna to be larger" i -i "Yes; and I rcan freely say thai dressed beef Is becoming more and more popnlar every day. As tbs peopt com to understand Jts merit tb demand for it Increases.

We ar now adding to our number of refrigerator cars and Introducing out meats in all part of tbe East!" ji Do yon think tbat th prospects. ar good for prosperous season I see no reason why I uould predict other thae a very prosperous season. Our foreign trad ii good, and we are Killing and snipping ail tb hon we ran set. I4v stock Is brinirlag a rood prion, and we are mailing a good margin on what kill and ship." "Do yon thin there will be plenty of work fot the men in stock -yards daring tha season s- "ies; a I hate before Intimated, there nevel were more men employed to the packliur bcatnest than at preseut. 'ibey are getting rood vtrn, and will oadoobtediy bav plenty of wore fo soma time toJoome, and I CO cot anticipate aay trouble in th way of strike and eo forth.

When my brother v. smd I started in th bnsiaesa. Bornb SO years ecoj we bad a small place and a few men down on Archer-avenue. At present we bave three establishments. Car Cfci-caco bouse employs about 4.A men; we ba-rt about SJtuO la Eanaas City, and abont l.fOO te 21uV weU as about l.uU) man outaid tbe bouses.

During t.ie past year abort ISj.im) bead of cattle and 1.Lj0.Kj bog. VdC onr own killing and caring and sve.l tarect to out own customers, without middlemen." THE WEATHER INDICATIONS WashixgtcV Dea 21 1 ew-England. Increasing cloudiness, snow, followed by raio, easterty to southerly winds, lower barometer, light rise in temperature. for th. Xlidi.4 Atlantic end ram.

electing in portior. iurinj (AtaieU; narmrrtaU to tutUh vitutt. lover ioromtUr. Forjtb South lAtlantlo States, toeal nice followed by fair weather, aomh to west wind ia northern portion; lower barometer, U-bt rise ia temperature, i ForhbeGulf Flates. fair weather, north to west windt higher barvmeter, stationary crsLgbt fail in temperature.

i Fodth Ohio, Valley and Tenness. rains, followed by Clearing, siigbtiy colder weather, snath-weit lo tourth- wsi winds, bicker fcarometr ia western For tbe lower: hike region, generally cloudy weather and rata, winds to south and west, and In tb east portiou xaicx temperature and lower barometer. For toe nppr.ike rala nd snow, fatting, followed by nlng. broir.e:r. wicdt shiftlai to north and west.

coidsr. partly cioatj witner during ti Forth Cpper-Miaaistippl and Yeney7 slight snow. by-coidev fair weather, northerly to Westerly wia.ls. aac rInir barometer. beports pot received from u.

Pac.ho coast. Tuese. aad Canjberiand Klvsn will rise sjwjy; tautijii7 eigtijoontlnu at Vscon. Hatters Kitty Hawk. Caa lienrr.

Norfolk. Fortress Jtusr roe, Cb.oco'.eare. Crisfieid. Breakwater. Cape May.

Atlaollo City, rarr.egat, bandv IIooA. 'r York. NewHavsu. New London. Block laiaad-wpoit.

Provli-ce'otrr, ti.ioB) Nine, Boston, beetle Elrbt. bL Joseph, Grand bm Tia.iUlRiBiita; The following record show tb cbaojree In the temperatare for the past S4 bour. ta cosparisoa with tb eorreseosng date of last 'year, a lnlV eated by the themometer at Eadnct'l pharmacy. Xo. Broadway: i fi, itw.il liWLi-'im a.

ti't yyr. s-c A. a. u. wr it-iM r.

kf i at p. il. tf Average umperarofe Average lemperat.re for aaase date iaa yirrr CA RSIK LA TBS OP PZ OSfiVS CZD SASX. PocoaKixpjrx, Dec 20, A final hearinf. was bad today in th case ot Carrie Lathrop.

ol Rochester, aa laraat of th TJtlea Awlnra. alleced to be an. a long examination Jodr Barnard decidsd tnat she was aee. and diacharged ber from custody, the went to Jfew-Toek on lum afuraooa tra4 wiU. Ms.

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