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GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 9, 1884.
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NEW YORK'S SENATOR.
SURMISES AS TO WHO HE MAY BE.
President Arthur's Chances Not the
Best A Dark Horse Likely to Win
the Race eSveral Ready.
HpecLrd DiaittcL toTilJCTlCLKuHAiL
WA-iiiiNoroN, D. C. Dec. H.Althoa'h it
doe not how on the Burface there H prob
ably morw interest felt here in the choice of
the New York Senator th;m in any question
that can po-ably come up thM winter. The
wire which were laid during the nummer
and fell under cover of the Presidential
campaign excitement, are now be-in,; gently
pulled t ee how they work when the New
York Legislature come to choose the Sena
tor. Mr. Jduies D. Warren and (ieu. Geo.
II. Sharpe, of New York, the committee
from the Senatorial conference, have been
the quests of President Arthur at the White
House. These gentlemen have come here to
ascertain whether Mr. Arthur will allow his
name to be used as a candidate for Senator,
and to lay before him the result of their cau
ras of the Legi-lature.
It may 1kj definitely stated that Mr. Arthur
will make no content for the nomination,
and unless he can be assureU tliat his candi
dacy will uot meet with serious opposition
lie ill not allow his name to be used. Should
it appear, when the legislature meets, that
no candidate can count upon a clear ma
jority Mr. Arthur's name will not be pre
sented, and his friends will very generally
Hupport Mr. Warren. The latter will not be
a candidate under any circumstances unless
Mr. Arthur's name is withdrawn.
While Mr. Arthur commands great respect
it can not bo denied that there is a jowerfni
undercurrent opposed to him. Mr. Blaine's
followers do not feel any more friendly to
Mr. Arthur than they did tieforo the election.
Then, too, he has created antagonism to his
candidacy by his recent recommendations
regarding the tariff. The fact that the Stal
warts are taking up Levi P. Mortiou is an
indication that Arthur is looking around to
throw his vote to some one. He. is repre
sented as 1tiug extremely averse to the
mention of his name as the candidate of a
faction. Could he be elected with graceful
unanimity he would naturally be highly
gratified.
Mr. Warren and (Jen. Sharp) havo under
taken to make a thorough canvass of th1
assembly to see what strength the President
would have in case he k-camo a candidate.
If the canvass allows a probability of elec
tion they confidently expect to iersuade him
to permit the use of his name.
The fact that a political conference had
been held in New York to consider a plan of
action on the part of the "stalwart" wing of
the Republican party has been talked of a
good deal, and that several gentlemen
hitherto identified with that wing of the
party are here and have been in consultation
with the President is also well-known and
has been a subject of conversation, and that
is alniut all that is positively know n about
the little gathering of the President's friends:
except that while the cabinet was in session,
between V2 and -:D0 o'clock. Gen. Sharpo
- and Mr. Warren called upon Senator Warner
P Miller and had a talk with the half-breed
leader.
The object of the visit of Gen. Sharpe and
Mr. Warren to Senator Miller is represented
to have been a desire to ascertain Mr,
Miller's disposition and the probable course
of his friends in the event Mr. Arthur de
cide to allow his name to be presented. It
is scarcely believed here that Senator Miller
could have reached a conclusion in a brief
hour without conferring with his friends.
He is not rapid in reaching conclusions
without assistance, and it is believed that in
this mutter he doe not care to speak for the
Republican of his way of thinking before
he has talked with them.
That a tight is feared is apparent. No as
surance ha been given by the Blaine men
and the newspaper under their control that
they will not wage a revengeful war upon
Mr. Arthur in caso he should consent to be
come a candidate. Such a war would so dis
turb the party in the State as to make it ex
tremely improbable that in the Fall of 183
it could go iuto the campaign for the Gov
ernorship with any reasonable hope of win
ning, even with so lucky a candidate as Gen,
J.iseph It. Carr, who is already talked of as
the man most available for the nomination.
Gen. Sharpe is understood to he extremely
confident of the friendly disposition of the
legislature toward Arthur. Mr. Dutcherha
great doubts about the wisdom of presenting
the President as a candidate, and regards
Mr.Tevi P. Morton as in many respect the
best candidate that can le presented. Mr.
Warren only awaits the President's positive
refusal to run before Incoming himself an
aspirant for the nomination.
Congressman Frank Hiscock has gone
home to Syracuse. letters are paid to le
Hying over the State urging his selection to
the Smatorship. It is too early yet to deter
t mine his strength. He will have the three
member of Onondaga p.nd the Senator of
that district, Dennis McCarthy. Senator
McCarthy will be the presiding otttccr of the
Senate after Lieut.-Uov. Hill steps into the
olllce of Governor, and that fact may in
fome vtny bo utilized to draw a few vote to
Mr. Hiscock.
A Fourth Trans-Continental Road.
Wasuinotom, D. C, Dec. S. The Presi
dent has appointed W. W. Rurhans, general
southern tnamger of the United Press at
Washington, 0. U. Straly, Yhintotl cor
real ondt ntof the Louisville Curirr-.7t'trvol
anil W. G, Nichols, of Chicago, a commis
sion to ej.nnir.e and report upon -U rnile of
toad recently completed on th tins of the
Southern Pacific Railroad of California, t
tween Needle- and Mohave. California. The
completion of this piece of road furnishes
another or? t let to the Pacific coast by the At
lantic V Picitie Road, thns making four
trans-continental route in operation between
the Mississippi and the Pacifte Coast.
... . . .
Opdyke & Co. Suspend.
New Yokx, Dec. Opdyke Co,, bank
er, announced their suspension to the Stock
Exchange ji-t be fore 3 p. m. The mrmlr
of the firm, George F. Opdjke and Edward
M. F. Miller, mad general assignment f. t
the herutit of creditor to William Feet, of
the law flrutof Rrisfow, Feet .t: Opdyke. Th
failure h attributed to Ioss by customers
on sttvks and f .ihire to kep np margin?.
Th un'cnrevt liabilities ar? from e,l'e
to S-VAf-, and it is thought that th asset
will t e nearly eml to that amount, but be
ing largvly iu real estate, which ar not im
niediatly convertible.
Rug Found Gudty.
New Yon. Deo. . General term of the
Cuprme Con.rs of Urnoklyn has stunned
to -seri'i of death of th negro Rng for
t! nv.irdr of Mr, and Mis Maybee, in
ir.een county, a year ag. Rngg alo com
nutteU other atrocUrc a-ranlts n that vicin-
MURDER WILL OUT.
The Maxim Illustrated in a Case in
Indiana.
Suelbiviixj!:, ImL, Dec, 8. On the tenth
of September, a year ago, a house of prosti
tution presided over by a woman calling
herself Kittie Wells, was destroyed by tire.
Two of it inmates, Flora Garrett and Mag
gie Wells, were burned to death. Strong
suspicions of foul play were entertained at
the time, but nothing could be found to sub
stantial this theory. Sometime after the
affair became quiet Nelson Purdhain, Kit
tie's lover, was forced to marry a young girl
here. Kittie was thrown into a frenzy of
despair, and hatred. A few day ago Purd
ham'rt wife- had her arrested, fearing violence
at her hands. While in jail Kittie intimated
that she could tell about the supposed crime
if she- wihed to, and that proof conld
re found in an old vault on the premise.
This vault was searched yesterday
and an empty oil can fouud which was
identified by Mrs. Henry, the owner of the
burned building, as being stored in a room
adjoining that occupied by the unfortunate
girls. Tins room could be entered by a door
opening from the girls' rooinr consequently
the?) women must have been murdered, the
door broken oien and this can of oil used to
tire the house. It was reported last night
that Kittie had further indicated that the
girls were tirt killed and their head thrown
into the vault. A preliminary search would
feem to prove this idea correct, aa blood
stains appear on the walls of the vault. A
critical examination of these stains and a
thorough search of the premises will be made
to-morrow. It is believed Kittie will make
a full statement of the horrible crime and
give th names of all implicated parties.
THE COLORED RACE.
An Address to Them by One of Their
Own Number.
Nkw Yokk, Dec. 8. Mr. T. T. Fortune,
editor of the Freeman (negro organ) pub
lished a long address to the race, of which
the following are concluding extracts:
Tho ieriod of sentimental politics is past
forever. What wo gain hereafter will be the
result of our own nndying efforts, of our
wise leadership, and our own demonstration
of capacity. Send the demagogues of the
race to the rear. The Democratic party is
the natural enemy of the black man and his
rights. The Kepnblican party is his cham
pion. Political benefit are conferred only
when benefit, can be given in exchange.
Henceforth seek men among you of intelli
gence, honesty and courage and push those
men into state, county and municipal ofil
ces. Self-prenenation is the first law of
nature, and the black man in official posi
tion is more likely to stand up for his and
your rights than the white man, who owes
his elevation to your votes. Imitate those
Irishmen who seek by parliamentary agita
tion to establish the rights of the people;
distrust the Democratic party; watch the
Republican party; look no more upon
promises, but upon results. Your future is
in your own hands.
Terrible Brutality.
SmiNOFiEU), Mass., Dec. 8. At 2 o'clock
this afternoon Mertha McMahan, aged 2G, a
one-armed painter, went to the house of a
widow named Chloe Thayur, aged CO, and
taking a bottle of whisky from his pocket
asked her to drink. She refused, whereupon
McMahan became enraged, seized a stick
and pounded her about the head, arms and
face, closing both eyes and terribly cutting
her head, and breaking bones in both arms
and hands. When her son returned home
he found his mother lying in bed unable to
speak, the blood streaming from her face,
and tho bed spattered with blood. The
woman will probably die. She has daugh
ters living in New Haven. McMahon was
arrested, but denies all knowledge of the
affair.
Mackin in the Pool.
Chtcaoo, Dec. 8. Late this evening Jo
seph Chesterfield Mackin, Secretary of the
Amalgamated Democratic Clubs of Cook
county, was arrested on a warrant sworn out
at the instance of the Citizens Committee by
C. H. Day, its chairman, charging him with
complicity in the Leman-Brand bailor-box
fraud. He was taken before United States
Cnmmis.-doner Hoyne and held in $10,000
bail for further hearing. Mike McDonald
and K. J. Lehman, of "The Fair," becom
ing his bondsmen. The arrest created a
sensation at tho various political head
quarters. Off for New Orleans.
Washington, Dec. 8. Secretary Teller,
Postmaster-General Hatton, Third-Assistant
Postmaster-General Hazen and Col. W. B.
Thompson, supt rintendent of the railway
mail service, with their wives, left Washing
ton this morning for New Orleans, to viit
the Cotton Centennial Exposition, which
opens there on the lGth inst. They will be
absent about two weeks. President Arthur
will not go to New Orleans to bo present at
the opening of the Exposition, but hopes to
be able to visit the Exposition early in Jan
nary. Dalton Bars Sullivan Only.
Lons vilmc, Ky., Dec. 8. A glove fight
took place at tho Tivoli theatre, between
Lout Katvshaw, of Cleveland, and Captain
Dalton, of Chicago, for $2TjO a side, Marquis
of Queeusbury rules, to finish. In the be
ginning of the third round a Dalton struck
Habshaw a heavy blow in the jaw, paralyzing
the sympathetic nerve. Rabshaw did not
come to time, and the fight was given to
Dalton. Dalton then stepped to the front of
the Uge and said: "Gentlemen, I will fight
any man in the world barring Sullivan."
The Commercial Cable.
NrwYoRK, Dec. 8. The steamer Faraday,
which on Saturday joined the ends of the
Commercial Company's Cable, Is now re
pairing the second. The New York end of
the cable from Nova Scotia was carried into
the company's New York office to-day, but
wires ill not be open to the public until the
second cable is repaired, the fate of which is
uncertain.
Hanging to a Rafter.
Esro. Pa,. Dec. 8. John Gin's aged
ixty-it. a cabinet maker of south EAsten,
complained to his wife on Saturday of dull
times and aid h was coicg out of town to
e? a friend. This afternoon his wife fotind
him dead, banking to a rafter in a shed near
the house, with one knee resting on the
t!oor.
Nominations Confirmed.
WnsmviTov. Dec. Tr.e Senate in e
ecutite session to-day, conSrmed the follow
ing nominations: Thos. O. Oborn. III., to
be Minister Resident and Consul General
of the United States to Argentine RrnbUc:
John Baker of 111., to be Minister Resident
nr.d 0?r..l Gc;tt4 ct t VzL:;l Ctcs to
Vc:-::.
MONDAY IN CONGRESS.
GRANT REFUSES THE PENSION.
The Detroit Maltsters Defeated in the
Senate Reagan's Inter-State
Commerce Bill.
Wasiiwoton, Dec. 8. -In the Senate to-day
the House bill making temporary provision
for the naval service was read a first time
and referred.
Mr. Mitchell (Pa.) read an extract from a
letter received from Gen. Grant in reference
to a bill introduced by him (Mitchell) pro
viding a pension for Gen. Grant. The latter
writes thanking Mr. Mitchell, but asking
hira to withdraw the bill, as under no cir
cumstances will he (Grant) accept it Mr.
Mitchell explained his course in regard to
the bill, and the Committee on Pensions was
then discharged from further consideration
of the bill.
The bill to reimburse the firm in Detroit,
Mich., $473 excess of duty paid without pro
test on importation of malt in July, 1870,
which was unfinished business on the calen
dar, was debated for an hour and forty
minutes, and on call of the role was defeated
by a vote of 19 ayes, to 2J noes. At .'1:40 p.
m. the Senate went into executive session,
and at 3:50 adjourned.
The House.
Mr. Keifer, (Ohio), from the Committee
on Appropriations, reported tho Military
Academy appropriation bill, which was re
ferred to the Committee of the Whole. The
Speaker laid before the House a letter from
the Postmaster-General asking an appro
priation of $100,000 for railroad postal car
service for the remainder of the current
fiscal year. Referred.
The following bills were introduced:
By Mr. Townsend (111,): Proposing a
constitutional amendment providing treaties
shall be made by and with the consent of the
House as well as the Senate; by Mr. Moul
ton (111.), to amend the act of making loans
to aid the celebration of the World's Indus
trial and Cotton Centennial Exposition; it
directs the Secretary of the Treasury to de
mand from the President and Treasurer of
the World's Industrial and Centennial Ex
position a bond with good and sol
vent security of double the amount
for a return of tho loan made by the United
States; by Mr. Ryan (Kan.) to open to
homestead settlement certain portions of
Indian Territory; by Mr. Buckner (Mo.) to
suspend the coinage of the standard silver
dollars; by Mr. O'Neil (Mo.) to increase the
number of lighthouse districts on the Miss
issippi river; byMr. Robinson (N. Y)for the
restoration of inaugural ceremonies to Jef
fersonian Republican simplicity; by Mr.
Cox (N. Y.) a resolution requesting the opin
ion of the Attorney-General whether the
rovisions of the eight-honr law apply to
etter-carriers.
The Inter-State Commerce Bill was re
ported and debated. Mr. O'Neill argued that
the evils complained of were correcting
themselves as rapidly as circumstances
would permit, and that the experience of the
past ten years showed great reductions in
transportation, which had voluntarily been
made by railroads, and a continuation of
this reduction might be reasonably expect
ed. Railroads had opened up settlements
and had given a market to the produce from
immense districts, and were rapidly going
on in this direction.
Mr. Warner, (Ohio), argued'that the time
has come when the general government
should assume the regulation of inter-state
commerce by railroads. Favoritism or un
just discrimination was, he said, the root of
all existing evils. To prevent this, further
legislation was unnecessary. He advocated
the bill with a commission to look to the en
forcement of law.
Mr. Rockwell, (Mass.) said that the pri
mary object of railroads was the develop
ment of the interior portions of the country;
that discriminations were necessary for such
development. Legislation should not be to
hamper and cripple roads, but to secure fair
and impartial charges to such undue-like
circumstances. He f avored the bill reported
by the committee. Mr. Rice (Mass.) favor
ed the committee bill, with a commission
giving discretionary power.
The House at 4:30 adjourned.
He Doctored the Pedigrees.
Cmcioo, Dec. 8. In extradition proceed
ings against Joseph Roeside, of Waukegan,
111., a noted horse importer, charged with
forging the pedigrees of Clydesdale horses
imported from Scotland, United States Com
missioner Hoyne this afternoon decided to
commit the defendant to the county jail,
without bail, to await the action of the
federal executive in the case. Papers will be
sent to the Secretary of State to-morrow.
The case has created great interest on both
sides of the Atlantic, and the Secretary of
the English Clydesdale Association is present
to push the prosecution.
A Grave Matter.
Newtos, N. J., Dec 8. The grave of
Zachariah Price, in Frankford Plains Ceme
tery, was opened last night and tho casket
broken, but before the body could be re
moved the desccrators were frightened away.
Price was a very prominent man in this part
of this State, and tho object of the ghouls was
probably to nold the body for a ransom.
The Hotel Registers.
At Sweet's. C. 1 James, Milwaukee;
Samuel Garre, New York; Jackson Koon,
Roekford; Geo. C. Stewart, Grand Haven; S.
V. Trowbridge, Ionia; Jas. N. Caldy, Phila
delphia; A. B. Morse, Ionia; Chas. Clark,
Detroit; E. C. Oroesbeek, Woodville: W. W.
Cummer, Cadillac. E. H. McCnrdd, Detroit;
R. C. Kedzie, Ijansing; W. B. Thomas, Ionia;
F. W. Goodspeed, Chicago; J. C. Blanchard,
Ionia.
At the E40LE. A. C. Schul, Pittsburg;
A. li. Peck, Lowell; A. H. Whitlock, Detroit;
R. J. Cooper, Charlevoix: J. B. Turner, Kal
ainazoo; 4. O. Benedict, Odar Sp.inr;Cha.
A. Withey, Hilldale, Mich.; (). S. Holland,
Roekford: F.S. Haywood, Reed City; H. F.
Cook, White Pigeon; John H. Wither, A&n:
John Hines, Wijiara Carleton, Luther,
Mich.
At the Ratr-hto Hnrsr. O. L. Burt
rtad, Chicago; Ben. E. Wet, Iowfll: L.
Le, Detroit; I). I Nah. Ionia; L. Millard
and family, Ionia: Part of "Aimee' combi
nation: F. R. HaywArd. Casnnvia; A. K.
Bolton, Howard City: J. B. Upton, Big
Rapids: Walter K. RoTtan, Allegan: R. A.
Moon, Big RariJs: Billie Bryant and wife.
Detroit: H. C. Montgomery, Jr., Kalamazoo;
D. K. Charter, Bangor: J. S. Rice, Elkhart,
Ind.
At T?te Moto.W. T. Addi, Cadillac;
S. K. Flint Roton; A. B. Prefect t Ann
Arbor: Gw. B. Smith, Chicago; Emil
JarecXiT F.r. Pa.; V. Morri. Cleveland:
W. W. Mitchell, Cdulc; J. W. Ho! man.
Milwaukee; M. B Ziegher, Nwrk, N. J..
D. Y. Brorm, Cincinnati, O.: H. L. BAwtt,
C7TCr?, Krs Yori; Tho, H. Lyxch, Pe-
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THE MILLARD CASE.
New Facts Legal Talent Represented
Expenses Incurred.
The trial of Matthew Millard for the al
leged murder of his wife, was begun in the
Circuit Court yesterday, Judge Montgomery
presiding. The afternoon was Bpent in em
paneling a jury, but at 5 o'clock the panel
not being full, the judge ordered a iecial
panel of tweniy-four jurymen to be made
from the townships of Paris, Wyoming,
Alpena and Walker, and the various wards
of the city. The Court stated there would
be no night sessions, and that the trial would
proceed during the hours from U to 12 a. m.,
and from 2 to 5:30 p. m.
A large number of people gathered at the
court room, and among the number were
mother, father and 6ister of the respondent,
and many relatives and friends from Ionia
county. Sheriff Wm. Toan and Deputy
Sheriff D. L. Nash, of Ionia, were in attend
ance yesterday. The lawyers in the case are
F. D. M. Davis and Mitchell, Bell A Mc
Garry for the ieople, and A. B. Morse and
S. V. R. Trowbridge of the firm of Morse,
Wilson & Trowbridge, and Isaac Marston
and John C. Blanchard for the respondent.
The prosecution will endeavor to prove
that Millard administered the poison found
in the stomach of the deceased with mur
derous intent, and as part of their testimony
will try and prove that ho had become inti
mate with one Almeda Mitchell. The defense
will try and show that after the death of las
wife, Millard applied to the village under
taker, Jeffres, for an embalming fluid; that
the undertaker gave him strychnine and
arsenic combined; that while the first exam
ination showed arsenic in the stomach and
rectum a second examination showed no
arsenic in brain or legs, and that the arsenic
found was tho result of the embalming fluid
which Miller claims to have himself injected
into the body after death.
This case has already been an expensive
one for Ionia County, the post-mortem ex
amination and first trial drawing on her
treasury to the amount of .nearly $4,000.
There are ninety-one witnesses in the case,
fifty-five for the people and thirty-six for
the respondent. It is thought the case can
be tried with far les3 expense in Kent
than in Ionia County, where it would be dif
ficult to obtain a jury. Ionia County, of
course, foots the bill of expenses in this sec
ond trial.
YESTERDAY'S COURTS.
Circuit. Martha Earll v. Frances Earll
et al., in chancery. Injunction dissolved.
Russell H. Wooden et al. v. The Sparta
Furniture Company, in chancery. Motion
for leave to file a supplemental answer ar
gued and submitted. James II. Wood
worth v. Edward Jewell. Assumpsit. Mo
tion f or retaxation of costs. Costs retaxed
at the sum of $38.1)5 by the court with costs.
John Hendricks V. The Michigan Mutual
Fire Insurance Company. Garnishee de
fendant of J ohn Goossen, principal defend
ant. Motion to dismiss; dismissed without
costs. Rosaltha Ryder v. James Shepard.
Assumpsit. Continued on usual terms.
The People v. Mathew Millard. Murder.
On trial.
Peobate. Estate of Edward B. Escott,
deceased. Letters of administration issued
to Chas. E. Escott. Estate of Isaac Leon
ard, deceased. Petition for hearing on final
account filed. Dec. 30 set for hearing.
United States. Carrie Philbrick v. The
City of Niles. Trespass on tho case. On
trial, i
The United States v. John Murphy. Tres
passing on Government lands. The respond
ent was fined $000.56, that sum representing
three times tlie amount of timber taken
from the land.
Police. Henry Hotalling, drunk, ten days
in jail Almond Sacket, drunk, paid fine
and costs $f.35 Montgomery Haywood,
Wm. Phillips and Nathan Thomas, drunks,
each paid fine and costs of $4.3j Andrew
McGaryand Hugh Morgan, larceny from the
person, held for trial at present term of
Superior Court John Tapeley, assault
and battery,adjourned to Dec. 10, 9 a. m.
Edward Johnson and Wm. Madden, burg
lary and larceny, held for trial at Superior
Court. Wm. Church, larceny, less than
$2.", plead guilty and sentence was deferred
to Dec. 1). Wm. Phillips and John Man
gold, disorderly, adjourned to Dec. 9, 9 a. m.
Addie McGraw, disorderly, fine and
costs $5.3.rr John Lynch, disorderly, $8.35.
Patrick Grant, Chas. Duffy and John
Lynch, disorderlies, adjourned to Dec 9,
9 a. m.
Sotebiob. Mary A. Miller, administratrix
v. Anna G. Speed. Assumpsit Transferred
to jury calendar. Dolena Segmiller. v.
Lyma T. Kinney and Freeman Brewer.
Trover. Transferred to jury calendar
The People v. Joseph Miller. Breaking into
railroad car. Plea, "not guilty." Pro
forma. Tho People v. Jacob Walker.
Larceny. Plea, "guilty." The people v.
Antonetta Lang. Iarceny. Plea, "not
guilty." Pro forma. The People v.
Helena Lang. Larceny. Plea, "not guilty."
i'ro forma. The People v. Cody W. Sher
wood. Robbery. Plea, "not guilty."
The People v. Wm. Murphy. Robbery.
Plea, "not guilty." Pro forma. The
People v. Fr"d Fairchild and Wm. Belmont
Larceny. Plea, "not guilty." The Peo
ple v. Garrett Bradford and Ievi S. Whit
field. Larceny from the person. Separate
trials demanded. The People v. Wm. Mc
Donald. Breaking into Btore. Plea, "not
guilty."
Justice Bbajuweb. Margarett Leighncr v.
Chas. Thompson. Assumpsit Adjourned
December 15.
In a New Dress.
Mr. A. R. Ant fold, proprietor of the Rath
burn Honse, has lef n making a number of
improvements in that popular hotel recently,
and its interior now wears a docidedly at
tractive appearance. He has had the sitting
room and oflice newly papered and decorates!
in elegant style, and the changes throughout
will add greatly to the pleasure of a fojourn
at this house.
The B.&O.a Winner.
Nrv Orleajc, Dec 8. Tlie Western
Union TeleTarh Co. and Morgan's Ix-isi-ana
& Tf xa Railway having applied to
Jjonisiana Sifit Conrt for a nr tril in the
eitra appropriation pros-eding rtontly de
cided in favor of the Baltimore A. Ohio, gir
in? that company th right to erect a line of
telegraph along Morgan rosd from New
Orleans to VfrmiliioriTille, 144 rrnie.
Jndg-s Ric"ht pt ha denial ihe fcprlicatioTu
Cutting Wages From the Top.
SorrrrtSGTNTS, CosTi-, D c. -The prr?i
dnt of tha Tttu Gtrc & WEco Co, int.---
tocr.trjh'icTJfrT CltO tz?
THE CITY LEGISLATURE.
THE AMENDMENTS PROPOSED.
The Council to Meet on Friday as Com
mittee of the Whole to Consider
Tl lem Other Routine Business.
The Common Council met last evening,
Mayor Belknap presiding. Aid. Patterson
and Allbright were excused before adjourn
ment The petition of resident on Wash
ington greet to have a flag-man on the cross
ing of the Chicago and Weet Michigan Rail
road on that street was read, and the city
xnarhall directed to attend to the matter.
Permission wa9 given John Mclntyre to pile
building material on the tide walk on Ionia bt
The question of having an electric light at
the corner of Fourth and Stocking streets
was referred to the Committee on Lamps.
The ietition of A. D. Rathbun and others
for an extension of a water main was re
ferred to the Board of Public Works. The
petition of projerty owners on South Lafay
ette street, afkiug that the old street car
rails on Fifth avenue and elsewhere be taken
up and the ptreet improved was referred to
the City Attorney for a legal opinion on the
rights of the city and the corporation owning
the track. The petition of a citizen to erect
hay scales on Plainneld avenue was referred
to the Aldermen of the Fifth ward, with
power to act. The Committee on Ways and
Means will consider the petition of the Board
of Health iu the matter of settling the dam
ages in the Van Dam casM;. The petition of
W. A. Witney, for a license to sell picture;.,
was referred to the same committee.
The Controllers' report was read and
orders directed to be drawn for the several
amounts. City Marshal Green asked for
thirty days longer to collect sewer roll taxes.
The City Surveyor's report advising the con
struction of flag crosswalks at certain points
on Canal and other streets was referred to
the aldermen of the Second and Fourth
Wards with power to act. The Pouudmaster
reported having $G belonging to the city
funds; on file. The Clerk of the Superior
Court reported having $G0 in fees; committee
on claims and accounts. Police Court Clerk
Tozer reported the number of cases in that
court during tho month of November as
seventy-five, of which fifty-nine were city
and sixteen state cases. The fines paid made
a total of $1GU0G, of which 121 were on city
cases and $43.0G on state cases; on file. The
estimate for the Board of Police and Fire
Commissioners for the present month was
$3,802; on file. Aid. Killean, from the Com
mittee on Claims and Accounts, reported
the City Clerk's accounts as correct; also
recommended that Dr. Maxim's bill for ex
amination of contagious cases be paid:
adopted; also that the sum of $3.20 be de
ducted from the Sheriffs bill for boarding
city prisoners. The sum of $401.81 was
transferred from several street funds to the
general fund. On the recommendation of
Aid. DeGxaaf the Director of the City Poor
will be allowed the sum of $20 per month to
meet the expense of conveyance in his offi
cial duties. Aid. Pierce recommended the
locating of several lamps in the Fifth Ward;
adopted. He reported adversely on the
petition for an electric light at the corner of
Ottawa and Pearl streets; also on one for
Oak street; on file.
Aid. Albright, Special Committee on li
cense fees for street cars, recommended that
the sum of $300 be paid by the Street Car
Company upon the basis of an average of
twenty cars in use as claimed by the com
pany; adopted.
Aid. Do Graaf. reported that the land nec
essary to straighten the north line of Prcs
cott street could be purchased for the reason
able sum of $3,5, i al recommenced that tho
purchase be made and paid from the gen
eral fund; referred to the aldermen of the
First Ward. Certain repairs were ordered on
Hall street and Aid. Gilbert reported ad
versely on the petition of John Gizon to put
a slow-case in front of his business place on
Monroe street Aid. Palme rlee reported
that the contract made August 15, 1881, by
by the city with Contractor Hoag, for the
improvement of Lincoln Park war, unfulfill
ed and recommended that his surety be com
pelled to complete tha work; adopted. Aid.
Brenner then brought up the question of
street signs and moved the adoption of a
resolution to advertise a contract for4,(Oi
to 6,0tX) signs, as ir sample to be f-hown on
Thursday at the City Clerk's office. Aid.
Yates moved to amend by adopting a tin
ign to le placed, where possible, on gas
lainp at the corner of streets. Aid. Brenner
hoped all the kicking to be done would oc
cur at that time, for he had leon trying for
a year to have the matter diKed of, but
had not yet succeeded.
The sign question was temporarily di
posee of by referring it to Aid. Yates, Pat
terson and Brenner as a sin-cial committee.
The assessment roll for improving Grove
street was taken from the table, ratified and
confirmed. The assessment roll for the
same on Jefferson avenne, was laid on the
table for one week and ordered advertised.
The aldermen from the Fourth ward were
given power to net in the matter of repair
ing a washout on College avenue near tte
crossing of the I). A M. railroad track. A
resolution to place nn electric light at the
corner of Ottawa and Pearl street, wg laid
on tbe table. A numtx-r of reflation to
place captha lamps at ceitin poiijt were
referred to the Committee em Iarnps. A
pile of mbbih at the corner of Canal and
Lyon streets was ordre-d retDOve-d fdter
three days notice.
Aid. Gilbert from the Special Com
mittee on Charter Amendments, re
ported that he wa ready to read the
change pro;"1! in the city char
ter by the comniitie'e. The matter was or
dered printed and a resolution adopted that
the Council meet as a Cotrirriitte of te
Whole on Friday eve rang nxt hi 7uFi. for
the purpose of considering the am ndrorts,
and that the public t-e inrited throngh the
city presa to h tend the said metiTig. Mr.
Gilbert said that the r.urnbrr of chang-
recommended we t? few and wordi Te for.rd
to effect chieSy the. Treasurer oflee. Jje
explained that that ofSre wo-cld h placed,
by the proposed amendmi-ti, npon a rr;'?e
independent l-ri. The Treasurer wotdd
hare an ofTce of his own, with iro7er ait
afctft, wo-3kl collect all the local taxe and
hve a fixed salary. There were lo orr.e
change rra-:Ie in th wdarie of orr;e. ofTifprs
ftad c-r.Alf rd the TVnrd of AlSfrrsi.n dnr
ir. ih Ut yr-r of th: ir tzm xczl-i b
r..:z:-,: :3 c! Ci 22 a C.: ir.!;;;
PROVERBIALLY POOR PRINTERS.
Preparations Being Made for a Preia
Excursion to New Orleans.
A iocial meeting of the Lxtutive Com
mittee of the Western Michigan Presa A&so
cihtion was held at the Morton, in tins city,
last cvtnirg. The fjHial question that
claimed the attention of the committee w&a
the organization of a pre$ excursion to New
Orleans for the mt rubers of tlie association
and their families. It was thought best by
the gentlemen present to tAke no decisive
action in the matter, but to rtt bend out ft
circular to the members &.& a frt -ler," to as
certain the probable number of members
vho would join such an excursion. Secretary
C. 8. Hampton, of the Harbor Springs Jnd
julentt was instructed to draft ttch a cir
cular, and mail eopie of the ame to the
members. The committoe t-pent consider
able time yesterday with members of the
New Orleans Commission resident in tlie
city, and alo in consulting with various
railroad officials as to the bet rates that
could be secured. Nothing delinite was de
termined in tln, and yet the committee is
assured very low rates can be beeured, and
such as will .undoubtedly proTe Mitif actory
to the Association. The excursion, if or
ganized, is expected to letne this city for
New Orleans about March 1 next, and the
Lxecutive Committee, which is coinjsed of
workers, pledges itself to do all in it iower
to malie tlie trip pleasant and profitable
TRADt AND FINANCE.
Grand Rapids.
TzujuKkM Ornac Dc. 8.
Grain -Cora, Is. Out, U-tr-v.; re-tidl sic
Wtieut: Cluoe-on. 72; red lon berry, 4; hurt
berry. 72. lije, IA it. fOtiL!c.
l'lvouu AND FiXli Pwr-trj, i4 Jl.ileftjJe;.5 tU
retail; latent, ! :U wLolAje, G W n Uil; udi
tilings, jer Ujh, il6 UU LoiiJ $1 iu iKrt t
liran, ir ton. 413 OU whMale; jktcvL
Metl txixd feti, jt tun, 4"JU (U whcluMde; 41 j ir
cwt
PLOVISlOXS-lWf, ler iJde, $5 OXu6 IiCX Yet!
$S UKiiy eJ, e-csirve. Laud f uietti u; imntori. it
$5. l)ned Lop, &4 UJ. Poik: 1 er bhl
UK, ilti U: hitiriK, Htrnv; thouhler. W 1 lc
fuiukod beef, !'; buoou. 12e. YtfUldnoa UUSJC
per lb. Lard: Tiem. Hc kettle.
HUTTEB AND CUEEfcK-iiutter: Tul t.Tid j&r
20( 22c; c rwunery, tut, 'tc Clite: Ftiiemun
ll'tc; Lalf cream, 7 He
reULTEY Hpruitf ciieken: Alive, bHl'Jc Jr
C. i'owla: Alive, 1? !c; drfMd, 7f 'Juikey.
Abre, tlOc; dreed, luillc Uuckh, drwd
llrfillc.
Loos Fnh, lot, 22c; basket lot. 22
YKOETAELfcs Potato : 2 Ji2.v: meK iKttofti,
per bbh i 00. Onions: Per bu. yUow,
4c; t-ilfer fekins, .V.fiiic llet, per bo, Sic
Cabttajre, per huitdmi. i (.15 OJ, Suah-h. ir
htmdred. iI1UJ. Turiiii. jx r bo, 2Th'. iVlerj,
p 'r doz,2t 2!c. Cr&nberrk, $3 (l i-r ba.
J-eesu FliClTS Ap;.h,xr bu, 2Lti0c Um:H
Eellt-y JUlan.t, lO(v12' tc
Honey White clover, 12'c; dark, Sh7c; strain
lI, So
Walt 8rracu(e, UirrvL, $1 25; Sairiiiaw, 1 10.
BtEDS l imotlij, $1 75; clever, 4 Uh4
ml top, 75ft (KJ.
Hideh (irten, perlh, 7c; trt cowl, hr;full
enred, S4ft?; dry hid aiid k:ik. hfil2c;caif
-kinR,preea or cured. 10c;dn;icxa i.kiii, kt jii5,
Sheep Pelts Shear ling or Hummer ekiuR, pr
piec lCKi20c; fall jielt. .Xi.Vc; Wxcter p-lt.
Wool Finff wahrti, 2biZZc; coarse washed 1C
lSc: nnwaljd
Hay ill 12; twdod ill ih-t ton wholesale; K:ti
SUc ier cwt.
Htkaw J'er lcifiul. $34.
Wood Hard, filing at $2.Z it con! for block ,
fplit wood, S2.ii.
Coal IStove Knd cut, $7.25 ier ton; eg and
trrate. $7.00 per ton.
Kebohexe Water wLitfi, rr pallou, X3S; h
test, 1C..
THE STOCKS.
1 New York.
New Toek. Dec. 8.
Money loaned at tney ratw thrnuhul lL d&y
and closed at 4 ir cent. Lxcbargrpf hi! Lrrorr.
FofiU! rate 4.24f!LS04: actite rati 4J-1V
04.82 for 00 days, czidi.XilUlXi for demand.
Govern merit eloped Lrm; currency C', UP, bid;
4 wmrKus 12? bid, 4,, do 11S3
Pacific r&ilitwvl bond closed h follows: Uidin
Pacific tint Uinds 11V to 114vi bid; land rract
bond. to lOf.'v. tinkin fnml 11 bid;
Central. J 12 to 1121.
Trailixyr in tn"ke tU morninar in early doahrin
was on an extremely email cade, and Jimnic th
Cn-t tliirty minuter o!buinw tLert wm hardly
enoGjrli doinjc to varraist th name f u market.
A!out th trt call, ltorev-r, thre ru a rnarknl
pr-ure to n il coal lu.rr-, and e-pcially I Vla
trar A HudtMiru Thi caul th" liole list to
wi-aken and prie" dfelin'd almtt cidr.terrupt-
fiy U noon. m n iirunm w pre Awm to 1 r
cr-nt. TLe 'Iliiu; I iitwt hhare p wid to b for
the aroourit of orn inhU-, tut thi fateuvnt
could not te verihM. 'Jletnl ue ef rmle this
morning w tliannotinonn'iit of a dirioend tj
theew York (Vntnil of f-r nt. for th
gnarter ending bepL iX There v-fi tnjt l;ttl in
cn,HHe in th vl uitj f tufcin ciurirur th aftr
nvni. and dHaJinf were absolutely- dr'Vl f
fiture, with the t xreption t)f IMaware Hod
Mn, which va tra(i tip njtvriallr in -tii.jort-inu
rd''r. whila the market va wk and
further dMrline. Th 1n-n tit th-e
cloA -erf thpo-tef th day aii i -howJ a
ilrp raicine from ' to i it cerd- Iaut, in
( .i and MiMtidjpi pr ffrT"l, sorr f th fjf
jalli reorirdi a tnter ti hn but a tin
v ere iDKir.ly th nu)t f manipulation thy ea.
ritel I ut hitJa mt erewt. l1ire th t)ief
bii"ii)e" th .rti Vb n)'- hat ffartji y l
fuietiat urj'vxxe,',d inrjoneeinrjt f ti
faiJnre of 0ij t A (V but, a no M' k a
pold under th m) fftr th r !? HmijiX th an-founr'-m'Tit
didn't afTert prh-, trm ha
dun but litt J lm-in cn th tKrvt or a l"r.e
tim patt frnd it t'jTd t)at lit tr a'enal
amount of ftoek will eon) on tt matk't for
thrir aefnmnU 'H ratine of tf l,rm vw from
$iUntu i'n,itiij. Nothing eil l t Wirn.l at
tholhefd th CorrifHIi r HP to tJ' eUM of it
o:pT.irn. M'ircr t th Ltm arid c i7k r
fu! t rivp tit ficMt inhumation in r-gr eJ
to the afJair. half to-dny amrnnt-J to
GRAm rAFKETS.
New York.
Nrw Tor.c. IW. ft.
rint Tri!l and rrt'-hw -,w: Miniie
f Ttra. I Mr . ); r-.ty rrul xfra, i TH 8 '. rorjnd
in1, I ? io, 42 rv 4 i. j-v:thTTj fhmr jtiiet; fZJt
m:V to cho-jr" xtra $3 Uu
V.'nr.AT- pi'ti n:!tl"d: i-cnlar fh!iij
af tT n lrt tnin" Rjid frjn-tit f utt'e
ton atr;t -'"Hly at t lr d-j)n. Fjii Jr V
wrf j.rd frr arid hd !rf.Ti'j fet a t.
riir A litZr: ;rt al- ti No. 2 rd Hi "4e;
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tm- !h;r . .in ' of r. 2 'h'" a- tt i-4r:
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f.'rpf i'-m hzid mofh-rVei Hrttv; TTw-tTj.
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