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Paul.. 30.27 5 S Clondy LaCrosse 30.33 4 SE Cloudy XOKTHWEHT. Bar. Ther. Wind. Weather. Bismarck 29.08 SB L't enow Ft. Garry 80. -0 BE L't enow Minnedosa 80.00 -10 SE . L't snow Moorhead 30.13 -A S L't snow Quapelle M.M -8 SE L't snow St. Vincent 30.12 -1 bE L't snow NOIITUERN KOCI.T MOUNTAIN SLOPE. Bar. Ther. Wind. Weather. Ft.Bnford 29.92 SE Lt' snow Ft. Custer 29. -2 I Clear llii.ua 29.69 -8 NW IT/ snow Huron 29.98 Bl Clear Medicine ...29.93 -12 N Cloudy LTP til LaKES. Bur. Ther. Wind. Weather. Daluth 30.33 -1 S Lt. snow DAILY LOCAL MEANS. Bar. Ther. Dew Point. Wind. Weather. 80.454 -3.1 -6.9 SE Cloudy To tui rainfall and melted snow .01; Maxi mum thermometer -0.5: ininiinuia thermom eter -19.0: daily range 25.5. River Frozen. Note — Jaro.uel.r corrected for temperature Mil elevation. P. F. Ltoms, Screesnt. Signal Corps, C. S. A. INDICATION'S. Upper Mississippi. partly cloudy wea'ber, local snows, higher temperature, east to south winds. Missouri valley, generally fair v-ealher. southerly winds, becoming variable, and higher temper. ature. THE GLOBE AT NEW ORLEANS. To accommodate the throng from the North west who will desire to read their favorite home paper while attending the "World's Exposition" the Globe has been placed on sale in New Or leans at Geo. F. Wharton & Bro.'s, Carondalet treet between Common and ('anal. YESTEBDA Y'S MABKETS. The Chicago market was strong yesterday, _nd closed with an advance on everything. Wheat wus IHe higher on spot and futuics; corn and oats were "ie better and pork gained 5c over Thursday's close. Stocks opened Irregular and weak, but under activity in baying stiff ened up and cloaed firm. Of 39 active shares 20 closed higher, 5 steady, and 2 lower than on Thursday. Northwestern was ii, Omaha com mon *i, preferred %, Northern Pacific common %, preferred 1"., Oregon Transcontinental % and Western Union % per cent, higher, and St. Paal closed % per cent, lower than on Thurs day. . TnE GLOBE * NNUAL REVIEW. Every year since Its existence the Globe has issued, on lhe 31st of December, an an- nual review of the trade, growth and progress of St. Paul for the year just closing. These re- views have hud feeble imitators but no rivals, and the only hampering has been the lack of mechanical facilities to meet the popular ' demand for extra copies of the publication. During the past year the mechan ical facilities of the Globe have been made superior to those of any other paper west of Chicago, and a magnificent new building, erected expressly for the Globe, which will be occupied before this publication, will make the Globe equipped equal to any paper in the United States, and at on expense only indulged in by the lead ing and most thoroughly established journals of the country. The great advancement of the Globe in 1884, which places it upon such a magnifi cent footing, is simply commensurate with the great advancement of St. Paul, and an effort will be made to furnish an annual re view of which every citizen can be proud. The size of the edition , both in numberof copies printed and in the number of pages used, depends entirely upon the de mands of the business public. The Globe can meet any demands upon its space that can be made, but iv preparing for so great nu edition as is sure to be made, some time must be allowed for arrangement, and those who would .-(cure choice locations for their advertising announcements should apply early. The tirst applicants can, of course, have the choice, andthe Globe trusts all of its friends, which comprises the entire pub- lie, will aim to be first in securing advertis ing positions. It is only three years ago that Mr. Conk ling made tbe prediction that General Gar field would be the last Republican President ever elected. The first chapter of the proph ecy has been realized. Senator Logan opened the New Orleans Exposition by making a speech at Washing ton. This was great luck for the Crescent city, but T_.ln.adge was on the spot in per son, which was all the affliction that could be borue In one day. When Riddelbergeb concluded his pon derous objections to Mr. McCulloch, the sen ate without any ado confirmed the appoint ment of the Secretary of the Treasury, and the testy ex-rebel Brigadier withdrew to his tent and sulked. Senator Sarin Introduced a bill In the Senate yesterday to appropriate $100. UOO for a government building (postoffiee) at Still water. This is good news. The measure should receive mediate endorsement, and the Globe trusts that in a few days its Still water friends may be instructed to "com mence hauling sand." 'xx At the annual meeting of the Massachu setts Woman's Suffrage association, held at Fraraiugham, only seventeen persons were present. The last, days <>" these zealous peo ple do not seem ta be their best days. Miss Hindman, of Potlbburg, and Miss Buxom, of Rhode Island, were the speakers, but the audience was too small to Inspire oratory. The country bus not generally known that that wheu President Live dv appointed Mr. Cause Chief Justice, he was greatly tempted to appoint Everts to the place, who he re- garded the Attest man for tho pest, on the ground of his legal, attainments. Mr. Lin coln admitted that in selecting Chase he was influenced more by political lhan any other considerations. *" Bob Ingersoll now says that be absented himself from the campaign so as not to drive the preachers away from Blame. Bob's forethought was the bete noir of the Plumed Knight, and. unfortunstelv, he saw so much of the preachers in the campaign days that be bas not been to church since tbe election. It Is sad to contemplate tbe devoutly pious Mr. Blame as a backslider. Just think of all that poor Dr. Burchard Is answerable for. Thb average Pennsylvania man Is a queer lot. Just now Id all pits of the state outcry is made because Don Cameron is to be re* turned to the Senate. The newspapers are telling what a bad, bad man Cameron is, and protesting against his being permitted to go back to the Senate. Meanwhile Don is grin ning from ear to ear over the fait • that his friends are in a large majority in the legisla ture, and nothing can prevent their voting for hlm. It is small business to wbioe about bim, after giving him the legislature without opposition. Conor.!** lias got a big task In front of lt with an aggregate of 10,113 bills and 400 joint resolutions that bare been Introduced during the life of the 4Sth Congress, and not more tnan a fifth of tb-tn acted upon. Since the beginning of the- present session 169 bills have been introduced In the House and l'<s in the Senate, which is sur prisingly moderate, considering the flood that have preceded Hum. If tbe members of Congress were not well poised men there would be something spell ing in the prospect. The conntry will not re really if nine-tenths of the bills pend ing expire with the termination of the pres ent Congress, and that is the probable fate of them. DECADENCE OF F-I+CE II 3I A ft rli Bismarck, the dominating, omulscent Chancellor of the German Empire, is clearly in bis old losing his grip on public af fairs. Certain it iB his influence is no lon ger potent In Reichstag (legislature). M otlon after motion in which he had a personal in terest and stake has been decisively voted down. And last of all a measure of peculiar personal interest to the Chancellor wss strongly voted down by an emphatic negative. Tbe Chancellor made application for another assistaut In his offlee. He made tbe application on his oath tbat it was neces sary, positively intimating that a refusal to grant such additional assistance would quite embarrass and distress him and ventured also to intimate that a refusal to grant so reasonable a request might result in depriv ing tlie Empire of bis invaluable services. Notwithstanding all this the motion to grant him an additional assistant was voted down by the decisive vote of 141 nays to 119 yeas. The aged Emperor Is drifting into the nineties, being over 87 years old. And the now aged Chancellor who for long years has domineer* him, being Emperor de facto, is clearly uot~ relished by tlic present genera tion, and bis despotic. Irascible sway is no longer relished, and Is not much longer to be tolerated. Willi the demise of tbe old Em peror which cannot be far in tbc future, the old Chancellorship dynasty will be led, and with the coming in of the Crown Prince, new blood will be infused into tbc gover ment of the Empire, and royal prerogatives will go longer be usurped and exercised, by willful, headstrong subordinate, even though he be an able and talented Chancellor. The old Chancellor's grasp on power is beiug steadily relaxed, as Is the old senile Emper or's hold on life. ii in: WATER. Everywhere the cry Is coming up for pure water. Water pollution is gelling to be a terror of overshadowing magnitude. Until a comparatively, recent period, but little at tention was paid to the character of water in us.-. Quantity, and not quality was the great consideration. People died from mysterious and unknown causes, but at last the death rate was found to bo frightfully Increased by the use of filthy, polluted water. Nearly ev ery ciiy is now greatly exercised in regard to their water supplies. The sources of sup ply are found to be impregnated with pollu ting sewerage. In view of a probable cholera visitation next year, there is a deep feeling everywhere I amounting almost to a panic. In regard to the pollution of water supplied to cities for family use. New York, Brooklyn, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington and numerous oth er cities have been deeply moved, and in ; deed, alarmed, at the polluting sewage, and dead animal, introduced Into tbeir water i supplies. And now comes Albany, N. Y. j The Time* of that city, sounds the alarm as | follows: We are to have more of the river water. There jts no use talking about it. The water commis i sioner.' are autocrats, from whose decision there iis no appeal, If they de ide to give as to drink j of lhe sewage of Troy, dilated with the sewage of ! Albany, we are to hold our noses, open oar I mouths and gulp it down, Tbere Is thi. thing to be said of the river water; there is plenty of' it. such as it is, and ii can be had for the expense of pumping. Any other system would involve much greater expense to be^tiu with, although It is { probable that come supply that would do away with the pumping might be cheaper in the end. Itis claimed, moreover, that an additional supply is needed at once, and in uo other way cau It be had immediately except from the river. This, it is said, need not necessarily be permanent, and next summer, alter a few hundreds bare died of cholera, and there is a panic on the subject, per- I hap. the river supply will be abandoned and , some more rational system adopted. Tbe cholera I may be a terrible teacher, but it is likely to lm | presa upon some people ihii gt that no other ! school can make them realize. THE CRUSADE ON ST. JOHN. The abuse heaped upou Sl. John, the Pro- I hibition candidate for President, by the de -1 feated Republican party, still continues. The . accusation is made that be defeated the Re publican candidate, and they refuse to be reconciled to the defeat. They want a victim on whom to wreak vengeance, and | after dressing down poor Burchard, and calling him a fool, and assigning other reasons forthe defeat, wrath is concentrated on St. John, and all possible indignities are heaped upon him that language can Invent. He has been burned in efligy; various crimes arc charged upon him, a mean domestic scandal hinted at, which has called forth a vindicatory statement from his son he is | accused of being a bard drinker, iv his borne be is boycotted and cut dead; he is charged with offering to sell out to the Republicans and finally with accepting $10,000 from the Democrats to remain in the field. St. John has published a letter demanding the name of au- one who cbar_.es him with bargain and sale, intimating very clearly that he who retails the slander, be be editor, or public officer, must give the name of his informer or he himself be held personally responsible. . Tbe exasperated Republicans declare with terrible heat that Prohibitionists shall never again receive courtesy at their hands 1 This is something very dreadful. • It is quit* well known that Republicans have knavishly tried to scoop up Prohibition voles under the false pretense of favoring their principles, by introducing hollow plati tudes into their platforms. In this regard the Republicans have tricked the nominee. They have, kept the word of promise to the ear only to be broken to the hope. They are wholly insincere and deceitful. The Prohi bitionists being fully aware of this, of course refused to trust their fair words and placed uo reliance upon thera . , The Democrats make no pretence of favor ing Prohibition, but as to the principles of temperance, i'er ac, in their professlous they are reliable though they do not resort to false clap-trap that characterises the Republicans. Professed Prohibitionists themselves, the Re- I publicans are untrue to their professions, Blame dodged ths temperance ticket at the •-•lection last fall, and Neal Dow, the great high-priest of Prohibition, to aid Blame THE ST. PAUL DAILY "GLOBK SATURDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 20188*: was not true to his professions. The Republicans are mad because they could - not entrap lbe temperance vote, and fall to abusing St. John In their unholy rage. Tbey ; assert tbey will never do anything more for ; Prohibition. There Is principle I Still they 1 never bave done anything as a party, though : tbey have painted < the « country red, as It i were, with fils* pretences. The Democratic I party has never been . hypocritical, on this question ; the Republican party bas. and not having fooled anybody is tha thing that hurls. No eulqgy of SL John Is hereby Indulged. Re bas been a Republican I Governor and a Prohibition candidate for President He see* now the quality of the. grand old party from which be has come out, and baa received a lesson from them which be will not soon for get St: John has bsd a checkered career, but he turns up a gentleman of responsibility and character, and genuine worth as a citi zen. His great fault Is thai be did not train in the ranks of bis unscrupulous maligners. In point of character or worth, whatever may be bis defects, be is vastly superior to his tra duccrs. CVMtHE.M COMMENT. Miss Ida Law.-on. who arrived in Green Bay, Wis.. Thursday, was given a.pn'd'e reception. Tbe girl's story is Interesting. Sbe was left an orphan In California last year, and determined to return to her uli home, bringing her scanty pos sessions with ber: so six months since she set out on horseback from -on Francisco. * itb only a sheepskin for a saddle, and followed by a year ling colt and a dog. In this manner she pursued ber lonesome way over mountain and prairie, on daunted by peril and hardship Uer plucky un dertaking having become noised around in Green Bay, and her approach having been herald*-, she was welcomed at her journey's end. Tax late Reuben R. Springer, of Cincinnati. nntil two years ago was very fond of horseback riding, and mounted on a beautiful white horse, his splendid carriage as a horseman made him a conspicuous figure as be passed sbont tbe city. It was frequently remarked tbat Mr. Springer looked like William 11 Seward, and also like Samuel J. Tilden. He was never seeD on horse back after bis severe siege or two years since. wben day atter day his lire seemed to bang In the balance. He occasionally drove ont in a coupe, bat oftener walked along the streets when he was able to go about. President GMiriELDs bronze statue, which was ordered for the Paciflc coast or a No rem her*. Germany, artist. Is completed It la or heroic aize, the figure being ten reel high. It repre sents the late President standing erect, wilb bis head uncovered and clothed In civilian dress. On tbe sides of the pedestal are figures representing war trophies and the American eagle. Tbe front face of tbe pedestal bears in large, raised letters the name, "Garfield." The jolly mood or the Georgia senate la thns told: As 3 o'clock (the hour of adjournment) drew nigh Senator Fall' gant began bamming "The Sweet By and By." Ills voice encon .ciously rose loader and Senator Madden chimed in. Then Senator Colley added a basso. Senator Cabaniss dropped In with a tenor, and in a mo ment or two a dozen senators were making tbe chamber ring with their music. Several Pennsylvania ministers have a'optci* a novel method of breaking up tbe Wel moun tain gang of robbers. They have opened a re vival at the mountain, and propose to effect the conversion of Abe Buzzard and his followers. In the west ballets have proven mors powerful in subduing ban ltts than Bibles, bat there can be no harm in trying a new experiment. Tux Chicago Times, noticing that Mr. Beecher is not invited this year to the New England din ner, at which be has invsriably spoken, because he w irked and voted for Cleveland, offers tbe suggestion that old maids with black cau mast keep out of the way of the New York Kn .-land ers, or in this age of intolerance they will be La iged or burned for witchcraft. Fob want of prosecution the case has \*ecn dismissed against Henry Ward Beecher, who was sued some months ago by the West, m Maryland Agricultural society, which deemed Itself dam aged in the sum of £20.000 because tbe Brook lyn orator had fai'ed to keep an appointment to lecture once daring the society's fair at Cumber land, Md. V Richard A. Proctor improves this cool Ish time of the year to pat a spook paragraph iuto his lecture on the stars. The learned inans»ya that the fears expressed by some astronomers that oar earth will be damaged by comets, are not altogether groundless. Itis possible that a comet may whisk its tall over this world and brash as off Into space. W. W. Corcora* will hereafter give every year to the student who make* the most Im provement in drawing from the easts in the Cor- run art gallery at Washington a fine gold medal bearing a likeness of himself. quite appropriately as founder of the gallery, and. as every coly else will say, all other respects "as good as quid" St. Leers Republican: The bill presented by Senator Milter, of New York, for the protection of American forest* is pro'iably inspired by a de sire on the pan of the senator to have a place of refuge when it be omes necessary for the last of the Republican party to take to the woods. New Yore World: President Arthur's ad dress yesterdpy on the ocean on of the opening of the New Orleans exposition was a model of good taste. It abounds with patriotic feeling and fraternal yearning. It compares beautifully with Mr. Blame's Augusta howl of hate. A Baltimore paper says that city alone pat np the past season 14,400.5;.- cans of peaches. 2.000.000 cans of peas. 500.000 cans of string beans. 100,000 cans of pears, 3,000,000 cans of tomatoes, and 000,000 cans of traits and also oiher vegetables. Mbs. Gen. Custer is said to have several times baa the nape of ber neck and side lines of her bead taken in photographs for admiring friends, who det laic it to be of classic propor tions rarely found except on a sculptured form. MaTTUxw Arnold will wlnt.r with his New York son in-law, and it is even Intimated that he is willing to spend tbe coming two year* with him. while be pursue* bis study of American civilization. Evebtboot seems to be doing rather more at making Cleveland's cabinet than Cleveland is doing himself; and the trouble Is that Cleveland has the last guess at It. At a trial of the Haskell mnlticharce gnn at Sandy Hook, a shot weighing 153 pound was seat nearly fonr miles at the rate of eighteen handred feet per second. Tue silver producers and those who favor the unlimited coinage or silver, citizens of Colorado. have called a urate convention to meet at Denver. Jannary »_, 1683. Mrs. Hendricks, it Is said, does nit Intend to take a particularly prominent part in Washington society daring the incoming administration. I Ma Besse-ixb's steel prore»» patents have yielded him $600,000 a year for twenty-one yeara. Mrs. Frances Dana Gags, one of the book makers, baa six sons, each jnst six feet tall. Korthwesterners at Chicago. [Special Telegram to the Globe. | Chicago. Dec 19.— L. E. Reid, the St. Paul banker, is a truest at the Sherman. G. W. Cross and wife and Mrs. J. M. Cross, St. Paul, are among tbe arrivals at the Sherman. '2&H_fti__fl-h____! ' P. Herzogand wife, Minneapolis, are at the Palmer. Dr. Hand, and wife, St. Paul, are regis tered at the Grand Pacific B. S. Louis, Waseca, is at the Grand Pacific. At the Sherman : H. M. Crandali and wife, Stillwater; Frank W. Smith and E. B. Hoyt, Montana. Among the arrivals at the Palmer; A. A. Keith and Mrs. Wra. M. Brockclt and fam ily, Minneapolis; S. J. Ahem, St. Paul; J. J. Ho_an and and F. A. Copeland. LaCrosse. Norlhwesterners at tbe Grand Pacific: Mrs. John L. Merriam, C. H. and A. C." Merriam and Miss Tillle Price. SL Paul;Geo. H. Casey, Butte City; J. F. Gorman, Still water; R. W. Petre, Duluth; H. W. McNair andC. G. Goodrich, Minneapolis; W. H. Laird, Winona; 9_9___B__B_H_ A BETTER FEELING. The Cereal and Provision Markets Show a Gain All Around. Wheat Closes More Than a Cent Higher Than on Thurs- day. Corn Goes Both Ways Dnrinz the Day, Bat Shows a Net Ad- vance of a Quarter of a Cent. Oats Go a Fraction Higher, and Provisions Climb Upward to the Extent of Two and a Half to Fire Cents. The Coalers the Center of Attraction in Wall street— All Stocks Bole • Higher at the toe. CHICAGO. ".pedal Telegram to the f.loHe.l Chicago, Dee, 19. There was a change for the better in to day's markets, and al though the activity was only moderate, there was an exhibition of strength all around, the close being higher on all leading articles. Wneat was quite firm and advanced slowly all day. the close being J-.' (5, above that of yesterday. Tear corn opened l}{c higher, but the advance wa* scon lost, vames sink ing 1,-£ c beljw yesterday's close, and re covering to a cl»c of 5*5 c above, other op tions closed **' higher. Oats were strong and |{« higher, and provisions ruled very dull, but, in sympathy with cereals, showed an advaaee at the close of 2J-$c on pork, and -; _<_"5c on lard and ribs. Closing quota tions on the afternoon board were: February wheat, 72J_c; year corn, 37J^c; January, 35 .ifc; May oats, 23?{c; February pork, 1 10.72 >.; February laid, f6.G5; February ribs, $5. 523.. The wheal market opened higher, and prices improved sharply during the day. The two inspiring causes of the advance seemed to be a falling ofl in receipts here and firmer foreign advices, although, for some unaccountable reason, the usual board of trade cablegram omiit.d to Send any report _■.' the stale of the market at Liverpool to-day. Mark Lane, however, was firm and 61 higher for California wheat tor future delivery, which looks as though they began to realize over there HM. they might want more of our wheat after a lillle. Moreover, every time the market declines now there are some wailing to take hold of it around what they consider the bottom, and. as the market reached that neighborhood yesterday after noon, these walling ones jumped In, and an advance of a cent or more was the t atural result to-day. Receipt* seem to be lessen Ins: all around tue horizon, at Mllwauk.e,T<»ledo, the northwestern grain receiving points and here, and it may prove true that the bulk of the surplus crop has already left farmers' bands. A private dispatch from New York «aid the market there was waiting for outside orders of some kind and would be glad to go either way if outside or ders wou'.d compel It. January opened "-4 c higher at 70'^e and immediately started up ward and at about 71_-71"1'c the market hung for some time. Tuere was good buy ing on local account, though the volume of outside orders was not great. There was more selling sbort by scalpers and a little long wbeat was closed out, and tbe advance resulting from, the bevy buying was aided by the covering of the shorts put out earlier, and proved a sharp one, January selling to 72c and only reacting to 71% c, the close at the last. Tuere was more readiness to sell on account of realizing on purchases, and this may cause a reaction early to-morrow. B-xUr, Hepburn, Murray, Ciaraplin, Han cock and Woodbury were abut as prominent as any among the bulls. Adams was a heavy buyer of th. M if option. "The feeling was nervous." said A.M.Wright, "and there wis lii.le in the character of the bay ing to stimulate coal l-.-ii-e among operator*. kin take large lias* «.iJ tiiM the a oS the mar ket for a good adv ne. 1 think that trading until after the baa lays will be closely restricted to scalpers, who will -rate on -ha a turn* and keep evened up as nearly as possible until after the opening of lb • year." "I tbink that any increase of receipts will be I of shnrt duration," s-ii 1 Geo. Shepherd, "and I strongly favor purchasing on any decline In prices. I have reason . to believe thai strong parties are buying large line- of wheal quietly, j and Increasing ifiu-ir holdings daily, and intend holding for a large advance/ "The movement la the northwest has stopped pretty suddenly.'* said Frank Crittenden, --and the crowd think* il ba* stopped for good. If It should *tirt ap to morrow, price* would turn about and go back down again." Trader* in the coru pit were as badly puz zled as everover the uncertainty which pre vails in regard to the luture of year corn. That option opt- ned at l#c higher at 3Sc, soon after sold down l."ic, reacting a Utile later and closed al 37}.,' c. Love Is still tak ing the cash corn and offering too to take the year option In settlement of other trades, a sign thai there is some design still in hold ing possession of the market. It is not easy to gue is what this d.-sigu is unless there are still enough out to make it profitable to squeeze them. "Love, or hls'prlnclpals," said a broker, "has got a pretty soft thing of it. Tbey probably bought all their h tings eiceptMhe little they've hou gut recently at about 3lCi-sc, and-have It all ■aW tat January. At least they could have sold all out for January, and have what they squeeze out of their shorts for clear profits." January and May ruled pretty steady at a slight advance over yesterday's figures, clos • ing *»c better at 35l{c for January and 37*£ c for May. January and May continued steady at about previous figures. Tbe receipts here were 125 cars, against 196 yesterday, with 13 of them grading No. 2. New York- early was J_c lower for December, and 3£@Hc higher for January, while St. Louis was j^c betler for the latter month. There does nnt seem to be much disposition to sell down the future options in corn, because it would be unwise to do so until there is a large in crease of receipts. From the present outlook there is mure probability of an advance In all kinds of grain than a further decline from existing figures, but tbe upward movement will most likely be slow and gradual rather than rapid and sudden, unless some hidden syndicate comes In on the market suddenly. - • "1 see no reason to change my opinion," said G. S. Everim-bam, "that the farther options of corn are likely to yield a profit la purchase* at ab iut present prices." Ml mine. Hodman d °o. say: "The corn market looks very hi althy to us. and we think January, February and May options safe par chases at pr.-rmi prices. The farmers west are not free set. era at present. The off grades here now are selling for exoort well ap to tbe price of the contract grade, adding no little real strength to the general situalion." Provisions have ruled very dulL; Opening transactions were at about lbe closing figures of yesterday, but / after very light trading business was about altogether suspended. This afternoon there was a slightly better feelins, but the close is dull at a shade over thst of yesterday. The extreme range of prices in mess pork was 12 }{c, with tbe last sales about 2 ."-Jc higher than those of last evening. Lard was without essential change, closing steady. At tne slock yards business ruled quiet, with little or no change of values on -cither cattle or bogs. The stock trains were de layed on account of the cold weather. The stock in sight was considerably below the average for previous days of the week, and no reliance could be placed on estimates, as many of tne roads failed to make reports. The turn seemed rather In favcr of sellers of fat cattle, but there was no real: or substan tial advance. In the bog market prices ruled about steady for mixed and beavv. with the turn rather downward. Light sorts sold fully as high as yesterday. CHICAGO FINANC-AI-. ' Special Tele-ram to the Globe.l Chicago, Dec 19.— General business at tbe banks to-day was dull. More or less of routine demand is visible, but that Is abes. all. Special features or particular move ments of any kind in the money market are scarce. New Tork exchange was back again to 25 cents discount, with only a fair outside demand. Orders for currency shipments were light and receipts medium. Sterling exchange was *4-BIX _»_ Govern ment bonds were firm and in fair demand. The trade in local bonds and stocks was quiet. The bank clearings were $0,312,000 against $7,454,000 yesterday. M.W YOUR. I Special Tele-Tata to the Glohe. I New York, Dec. 19. — is apparently to ! be a holiday market in stocks from this on. The interest has suddenly gone out of the J crowd. Prices this morning opened within a fraction of last night's close, tben weak- < ened and looked tired, but picked up again and displayed considerable strength. Dela ware A Lackawanna bad many ups and downs, with a big business in it Work, Strong A Co. bonght considerable Oregon, • and must have accumulated a good deal of i stock. They get little outside support, as ! it Is anything but a favorite. Some . lines of shorts in Northern Pacific preferred ' were covered to-day. What little gossip Is afloat concerns the -'coalers.'" Everybody Is talking cheap coal, and the street Is divided in sentiment as to the policy of the Lehigh company's rushing in to do business at any rates and regardless of prices. Tbe repre sentatives of the different coal-producing companies met to-day at the office of the Delaware A Hudson Canal . building to discuss a new pooling arrange- ment which should limit the production and fix the price of coaL It adjourned without accomplishing anything so far, but the facts tbat tbe feeling was amicable and that there was no breach of the peace, encourages the holders of coal stocks to believe that there will be a new arrangement made speedily. Deacon White is out in another newspaper Interview, in which be declares that he Is long a good deal of Pacific Mail and a Utile Lackawanna. Sootier A Co. were said to be bearish on Western Union, and Union Pa cific and London parties were reported to be buying Canadian Pacific. Vanderbilt says the old combination will soon oe fixed up again, and his brokers talk of better prices. There was a Urge amount of Western Union for sale to-day. The Central Pacific statement for October shows a net decrease of $-.4. '234. The market has been quite erratic in its movements, one hour looking demor alized and the next witnessing an advance all along the line. This was noticeable near the close of the day, when there was a sharp spurt In the Vanderbilts, Delaware A Lacka- wanna and Telegraph. The demand from investors does not cut much of a figure at present, and the principal buying seemed to come from bouses supposed t * be on the besr side of stocks. There was considerable life tn the late dealings and a better feeling ', than existed early in the day. The market j closed firm, with the best prices of tbe day i ruling when the business ceased. Delaware A Lackawanna rallied about 3 per cent. from tbe low figures of the morning, and it l was thought that the coalers might fix up their differences. The short interest ls still uncomfortably large In many Blocks. AMUSEMENTS- Continued Success of "May Blossom"— The Boston Ideate. The charming love idyl as unfolded in the drama of "May Blossom, -. with its tender pathos, deft commingling of light aud shade, as in the harmonious coloring of a picture. and shimmer of quaint humor, attracted an other good sized audience to the Grand last night, which wept and laughed by turns at the grief of the heroine and her lovers, and the comedy touches supplied by the rest of the cast. Tbe play Is superbly given by the Madison Square company, each cburacter being in the keeping of competent artists, while the parts were given with a finish rarely seen on the stage of this city. A matinee performance Is announced for fai. afternoon, and the engagement clos.-s to-night. The Boston Ideals. The sale of seats for tbe Boston Ideal Op- era company's engagement next week opened at the box ofiice of the Grand yester- day, and tbe office of Manager Scott was be- sieged by a large crowd of anxious waiters long before V* o'clock, the hour announced for the commencement of the sale The ad vance sale fur each performance was very large, and a successful engagement is as- sured. | Chicago Times.] Of the possibly myriad times thatFlotow's always pleasing "Martha" has been given here and elsewhere, it has only occasionally received a thoroughly Judicious presentation from a musical point of view. The Boston Ideal Opera company gave It at the Grand last night, and It was as evident as that thought in the precursor of action that a great d'-al of conscientious study contributed to the successful result. If, as is said, this season Is to be its last, and tbe company is, therefore, showing some Indifference in it- work, tbe efforts of last night should go far to prove the contrary. Tbe singers _>f tbe cast, including tbe chorus, acquitted them- selves beyond expectation. The announce- ment made from the stags before the curtain rose, regarding the hoarseness of Mr. Tom Karl, seemed quite unnecessary, as his sing- ing was clearer and stronger than usual. Some ; others might profitably take the same kind of | cold. Tuere are artists wbose physique and voice have a kind of peculiar fitness for cer- Uin roles, as those of Miss Mathilde Philllpps '. seem particularly well suited to the part of Nancy. Miss Marie Stone assumed grace ■ fully the part of Lsdy Harriet, and sang ''The Last Rose of Summer" with more than the usual effect of this favorite song. Mr. Whitney gave an admirable Impersonation of ; PlunketU His superb bass was particularly admired In the duet in the first act, and the chorus, as before remarked, distinguished itself by singing in excellent time and tune, and with uncommonly Intelligent spirit. The costuming also deserves a word of commend- ation, it was so agreeably different from the "stock-* stuff usually seen. In fine, the rep- resentation went far to lift the old work out of the hackneyed groove Into which It has so commonly fallen. She Walked 185 Miles. |Special Telegram to the Globe. I t . Cleveland, 0., Dec. 19. — A terrible tale fof suffering, growing out of a recent female j walking match held' in this city, has just ;• come to light. Among the pedestrians was j a girl seventeen years of age, delicately built ' and with a refined and pleasant face, who entered under the name of Flora Kirk i wood. Sbe remained on the track, notwfth ! standing she sank down unconscious several times, until the end of the race, scoring 1.5 miles. Tbe gate receipts permitted the swarding to her of $12, $10 of which was was taken by ber trainer. She was in sn exhausted condition at tbe finish, snd had to be taken to the hospital, where she grew somewhat better. Upon leaving the bospl- tai sbe was given a home in a family at Hud son. 0., where she remained several weeks'. Her health getting no better, she came to Cleveland and secured a position in a fam ily in this city. This morning -she was found upon the floor, " her face black and eyes protruding, and the whole appearance of the greatest agony. Physi cians were called, aud all the" aid . possible furnished- but without having much influence upon her sufferings, which are terrible. The physicians claim that the fits are epileptic In their character, and brought on by strain to tbe whole nervous system during tbe pedes trian contest. During her illness she stated that ber real name ts Josie Brooks, and that her family lived in the southern part of the state. : Sua cannot recover. THE CAPITAL BUDGET The Statement Made That Bayard Has Accepted Nothing Under Cleveland, And That Neither Thurman Nor Pendleton Has Been Offered Anything: All the Democrats in Buffalo, Cleve- land's Home, Said to Expect an Oleaginous Snap Under His Administration. A Letter Written by Arthur During the Cam- --. paign la Which He Carefully Avoids Mentioning Blame. The Washington Monument Weighs 81,180 Ton-. Cost $1,187,710, and $012,3001* Wanted to Finish It. The Strai tn Weariness Still Continues — The Truly Go-id Deputies Who Assisted Lot Wright in Cincinnati. STILL DISCTS-IXQ BAYARD. "Special Telegram to the G10.e.1 Washington, Dec. 19. — Senator Bayard's organ, the Baltimore Stmt, has some fresh in- ; spiration this morning touching the Dela- j ware senator. It says: Inquiry in reliable I quarters appears to demonstrate that tbere ; Is no foundation for the Albany dispatch that ' Senator Bayard had been tendered and ac- , cepted the position of secretary of the treas- ' ury under Mr. Cleveland. It Is believed to be a fact that Mr. Bayard's own inclinations would tend toward the treasury department, ( but he would be the last man to make such a , suggestion or allow it to be made in his own behalf. It is not thought by those best en titled to know that Mr. Cleveland will ask Mr. Bayard to become secretary of the treasury. j The most Intimate friend of Mr. Bayard does j not to-day know whether or not be will go - into the cabinet, and no public expression, at least on this subject, ueed be expected from Mr. Bayard until an offer Is formally made. There ar. reasons wbich, after due deliberation, may possibly induce him to prefer remaining in the senate, although the impression is that be will take the state de partment There is naturally much talk on the subject of the cabinet among representa tive southern men, and the sentiment has been freely expressed by them that, in considering the south in this connec tion, the president elect should regard only the states south of the Potomac as properly coming under tbe political designation of tbe south. This would include Mr. Bayard in the list of members accredited to the nortb, but it is doubtful whether this accep tation would be agreeable to that section. It Is a matter, however, which Mr. Cleve- laud will undoubtedly determine for him self. There Is quite an Influential class of Democrats who are In favor of confining the cabinet sections to states which voted for Cleveland and Hendricks, and, if thry have tbe opportunity, they propose to communi cate their views to the new executive, but tbis Is also a matter which Mr. Cleveland will in all probability settle according to his own way of thinking. Any such rule as this would exclude some very excellent cabinet material. In regard to the frequent mention of the names of ex-Senator McDon- ald, of Indiana, and Judge Thurman and Senator Pendleton, of Ohio, for cabinet places, it can be said on good authority, tli.ut which there can be none better, that Mr. Cleveland up to this time never for one moment contemplated inviting either of lhem to a place in bis cabinet, and it would very much surprise those who know him best If such an idea should occur to him in the future. CLEVELAND'S HOME FOLLOWER^. News comes from Buffalo that all is not harmony In the Democratic ranks, and the Courier, which has been for years the organ of the party, is assailed by the Time* on charges that it has been lnsiucere in its ad vocacy of Cleveland. The Times is a red hot paper, and fairly bristles with sharp adjec tives. The Republican papers sought to widen the breach by encouraging the fight ers, but the newspaper controversy has been dropped. Meanwhile about 479 Buffalo poli ticians have declared themselves can didates for government positions, and Gov. Cleveland has found it necessary to insist on baying cards presented by all Buffalo men who call ou him at tbe ex ecutive mansion in Albany. Tbey all want offices, and most of the Democrats who have not declared themselves are anxiously await ing a stroke of lightning. Wilson Bissell, the law partner of the president-elect, has been quoted as sa) Ing that they will be dis appointed. HE DIDN'T MENTION BLAINE. Quite a free discusslou Is going on in the Republican press and party of New York \ state over the warmness of President Ar- i thur's support of Mr. Blame. It grows out | of the former's candidacy for the senate. ' The Glob** correspondent was given to- ' day a curious inside glimpse of the . history of the president's cabinet. On Oct. j •JO, when the business men's Republican | meeting was held iv Wall street, a resolution was adopted favoring the election of Blame and Logan, and one of indorsment of the administration. A copy was transmit- ted to Mr. Arthur, and it was thought be might take the opportunity to reply In such a way that bis friends would take the cue and fall into live for the ticket His reply j was duly received. When it was shown to leading Republicans, many of them bis former friends, it was concluded that its contents would have so depressing an effect on the canvass that it was net best to permit It to be made public. Meanwhile one lor two copies had been made, and one of these fell into the Globe correspondent's hands to-day. Here it is: Executive Mansion, Washington, Oct. "29, 1884. — My Dear Sir*. The president has received your favor of the 23d ins:., and has read wilh special gratification the paragraph quoted there- in of the resolutions adopted at the bnsiness men's meeting on the MM lost. He desires me to express in the most cordial manner hi* sincere thanks for the kin Ily feeling which prompted this Haltering endorsement of bis administration and his deep appreciation of the friendly senti ments therein expressed. Very truly yours. Freo. J. Phillips, Private Secretary, ■ 1 AN INTERIOR NATIONAL WATERWAT. There is a disposition exhibited among the Hennepin canal and Mississippi river people to join bands with the New Yorkers and make common cause in favor of a great through Interior waterway by way of the Erie canal, the great lakes, the Hennepin canal and the Mississippi river. Tbe special event which has developed this proposed combina tion been tbe Introduction of a resolu tion by Mr. Hiscock, looking to the sale of the Erie canal to the government, to be en larged and made a ship canal. The proposi tion is looked upon with a good deal of inter est by western and southwestern Interests, and there Is a disposition to join bands with New York In the matter if New York will help the west in its canal and river enter prises.B [Western Associated Press.) ANOTHER INTERESTING WITNESS. Washington, Dec. 19. Judge Lawrence, first comptroller of the treasury, was tbe first witness examined to-day by the sub-commit tee investigating the conduct of Marshal Wright in the Ohio election. He said when be saw the reports that government clazka had acted as deputy marshals in that election he directed the accounts of the clerks for such service not to be allowed. The witness was interrogated at length by members of the committee, and by Congressman Follett, of the First Cincinnati district, relative to the legality of the appointment of men not resident* of Cincinnati as deputy mar shals. Sections of the revised statutes were read to the effect that no person should be appointed as a d puty marshal who was not a qualified voter of the voting precinct or election district, and none should be ap pointed without the request of two citizens. Judge Lawrence said the accounts had not reached his office, that the legality of the appointment was a question of law, and he did not wish to express an opinion before carefully exam ining the statute*. Tnos. Cavanaugh. ex-deputy sergeant-.it arms of the house of representatives, who was at Cincinnati en election day, was also ex amined. He said he was employed at the instance of Col. Dudley, ana under instruc tions of the central Republican committee, to guard against repeating at the polls. "Did that committee furnish you money?" inquired VanAlstyne. ♦•No <ir, I received money at Cincinnati." "Who paid you?" "1 received money from the Lincoln club, of Cincinnati, lt amounted to several thous and dollars." "Who gave it to you!" "Mr. Heckenlooper. I was to use It at my discretion and I understood it was to be paid to people to prevent fraud on election day. Some few men were employed as United Statrs marshals." Cavanaagfc said he met Dudley at Colnm bus, and at bis direction reported to Rath bone at Cincinnati, who was eugaged in looking after the election. Cavanaugh him self bandied the finances and helped the boys out. The money was paid to take men back to Chicago who had come to vote the Demo cratic ticket. At least they said they had come for that purpose. They got hard up, and the party who brought tbem there didn't treat them right They gave us valuable in formation. "Did you make any attempt to prevent men from voting who came there to vote the Republican ticket J"asked Representative Follet. "My Instructions were to prevent anybody votlug illegally." "Was there any attempt to prevent colored men voting who were colonized in Cincin nati from Kentucky?" ••An attempt was made, as I said, to pre vent Illegal voting." "Did you ever gee as many colored people in any city as there were in Cincinnati on the day of any previous election "I would not like to make comparison." "You Mcd the Republican campaign funds to prevent illegal voting." "Those funds were used to secure an hon est vole, regardless of party, In Cincinnati on election day." In answer to a question from Follett, Cav anaugh said men living in other cities were at Cincinnati, who might have been serving as deputy marshals. THE 'VASniNGTOX MONUMENT. The joiut commission iv charge of the Washington monument to-day submitted to congress a report showing its progress during the past year. The report shows the weight of the monument is 81,120 tons, aud it has cost $1,187,710, of which congress appropri ated $8-17,710. In relation to the completion of the monument, the engineer in charge of the work submits a report with that of the commission. He says: "Two methods ol treating the terrace at the foot of the shaft have been suggested. One method proposes to erect a retaining wall of the most beautiful marble around the terrace, which wall is to be surmounted with a marble balustrade. At the center of each face is to be a set of broad, double stairs, extending from the general level of the esplanade, which is to be paved in marble tiles of approved patterns. The other method proposed is to till earth about the present terrace anil extend this filling so far from tin- monument as to fade slopes of the embankment gradually in to the surrounding surfaces, and this is lobe done with so much skill as to give tne mound an appearance so far from artificial us possi ble. This mound Is then to be planted with trees ami shrubs, paths are to be laid out, a ; pavement to be put around the foot of the monument, and enough to prevent storm waters from washing out the filling. If the marble walk is decided on un appro priation of (012.300 Is us-ted to complete the eutire work. If the second proposition Is adopted but $100,800 is desired. The joint commission favors the latter method. swaim'. testimont. Gen. Swaim continued his testimony be fore the court martial to-day. He said hi knew nothing of the pooling arrangement eutered iuto bf Col. Morrow's creditors until be read about It in the newspapers. He also testified the flnt information he bad ol tbe duplication of Col. Morrow's pay ac counts was given him by a news paper correspondent named Scott Smith, who came into Lis office one day and told him they were having a rumpus over at the war department, about Col. Morrow's pay ac counts. He said Smith told him be got his lutorniatioti in the secretary's office on the s-trae day Gen. McKibben, Col. Rockwell and half a dozen other officers told him (Swaim), that the war department had information of the duplication of Col. Morrow's accounts. Some time afterward, he said, Col. Morrow told him. he (Morrow) baa made a statement about his accounts to the war department. He testified on one oc casion, while In Batemuu's offlee, tbe latter bad begun a tirade against the army officers, saying they were a set of swindlers, ail of them, and he had lost $4,000 or $5,000 by them, and that he (Swaim) then told him it came with very bad grace from him to talk about swindling army officers when he (Swaim)had caught him in an attempt to swindle him in bis stock accounts. He added be told Bate man at the time that they (the bankers) had seized on all Morrow's assets to the exclusion ot butchers and bakers and other creditors, and had allowed Morrow's wife a mere pittance, and it came with very bad grace from them to tell about losing money by Col. Morrow. The witness closed his testimony on direct examination with tbe statement that at the time he transferred the "due bill" to Bright, Humphrey & Co., he honestly believed that on a fair settlement of accounts between him and Bateman, the latter would be found to owe him several thousand dollars. The ex- animation was then directed to the matter of S.vaim's stock transactions with Bateman & Co., and continued in this line up to the hour of adjournment. CONFIRMATIONS. Postmasters Augustus Beadle, Cresc Iowa; Wallace G. Agnew, Osceola, Iowa; John Tweedy, Aurora, Nebraska ; Samuel C. Slo.t, Harvard, Nebraska; Seth 11. Craig, Wymor. . Nebraska; W. H Kephart, Miller, Dakota Territory; Abide M. Lawton, Griggs ville, Illinois; John Gordon, Jacksonville, Illinois; Thos. J. Lucas, Lawrenceburg, Indiana; Win. H. Hart, Frankfort, Indiana; Nimrod Headington, Portland, Indiana; Jas. Johnson. Sr., Springfield, Ohio. • Kittredge Haskins, United Stales attorney, district of Vermont; Lewis E. Stanton, United States attorney, district of Connecti cut; John G. Brady, commissioner Alaska, at Sitka; George P. Ihrie, commissioner Alaska, at Wrangel; Chester Seeber, com missioner Alaska, atOnnalaska; Thomas A. Cummiug, collector customß,district of Mon tana and Idaho. NOMINATIONS. Postmasters were nominated as follows: John M. Kirasey, Waterloo, Ind. ; Ira R. Wood, Huntington, W. Va. ; Miss Jessie F. Ruby, Union City, Ind.; James B. Brown, Galena, Ills.; John B. Sikkln_r,East St. Louis, 111. ; A. T. Galbraith, Flora. III. ; David W. Reed, Waukon, la.; J. D. Hunter, Webster City, la.; John M.Hihbard,Htoughton, Wis.; Theo. A. Burr, Lancaster, Wis.; Jas. C. Topllff, Arkansas City, Kas.; Joseph E. Wil son, Hayes City, Kas.; M. T. Cautrell, Fred onla. Kas. MISCELLANEOUS Washington NEWS. The temper of the conference of each house on the naval bill appears to be to" sus tain its conefrees, and it seems unlikely that any agreement will be reached before the holiday recess. In this case the navy will be without funds the first of January.