Evening Gazette

              (V •*.» Wai/viv . • 'V. " s*'•*•»!*»D'D«V*, jmgk V •j&n urn? \ it i) mj * ; 1 KUMBBB 137S ) " • TettO*—" • &M»bliahed 1800* J ■ ) .a-, n j py} -r vi • • : - i #A Y. JANUARY 4. 1867. J TWO canT8. Ton Centa 9»t Week CpAT washinot FIFTY-ONE WORKING DAV8 REM OF THE FORTY-NINTH COI . 1 WHfPWNQ AM EDITOR. FATAL GANGER IDLE CONVICTS. Ike fn« «f Hliwtrl not KneU; BaftU CHmlnaU l«Jorti| u Enforce* FOR iN& ! Spi inqfikj), Mo., Jul A— A most sensational fight has just occurred In this city In the office of the O'Day Brothers, in which John O'Day, second vice-president of the St. Louis »nd Bus Francisco railway, and his brother Ed. O'Day and' Mr. Btrothers, editor of The Evening Loader, participated. The Leader has been claiming recently that The Morning Herald was owned byCohn O'Day. and while pretending to support the Democratic ticket, it has in reality, through the Influenoe of the 'Frisco road, used its power to defeat that ticket Last Friday The Leader published an editorial attacking Mr. O'Day personally. This brought Mr. O'Day to this oity, and be and his brother met Mr. Strothoi s on the street and invited Mm into O'Day's office. John O'Day drew from his pocks* a paper, Mr. Btrothers says, which proved to be a retraction of The Leader's statements, and asked Mr. Btrothers to sign it He refined. John O'Day then struck the editor on the head with a cane and partly stunned him, but he closed)Upon his amHurt^a'MMtoored and afterward tnflioted several ugly wounds upon the letter's face and body. Btrothers says that John O'Day then drew a rerolver and would hav» shot him but for the timely interference of Walter Crenshaw and Mr. McGregor, who separated the coabatante. After the trouble the O'Day brothers drove to the 'Frisco depot where the railway magnate took the train for St Loolsi Warrants are out for hie arrmt Btrothers will survive his Injuries. 8L0WLY BUT 8URELY TAKING TH8 Bottalo, Jan. 4.—By the expiration of the prison contract and tha law abolishing prison contract labor, 800 prisoners in tha . Erie county penitentiary are in oanseqMace thereof suffering or enjoying, according to their respective dispositions, a term of SOforced idleness. A visit to the penitentiary was made by the reporter for the purpose of observing the effect of this idleness on the prisoner* From interviews with a number of the oonvicts it was learned that tha majority ars dlesaHsflsJ with tha new order ot things, and. would much prefer to be at work again. This was particularly the case with the long term oonvicts, who claimed thethas passed so much slowsr when Idle than whan engaged in some employment Tha abort term prisoners, howavsr, seamed to feel no particular regret at thealoeing of the shops, and appeared rather to enjoy the idea of not having anything to do, with plenty to eat This condition is inevitable on til some substitute is provided to take the place of tha was had with a prominent member of tha — board of snpervisors and also on tha committee on convict labor. In reply to a question as to what measures were contemplated by the board, the supervisor said: ''We oropose to find work tor theae man- right * ay. We have power to employ them, and expect in a short time to have a local bill passed whioh will enable us to keep them employed until the legislature shall provide for the exigency. I cant say what wa will set them at, but they wont be idle long. Wa will buy raw material and start up the machinery, if nothing better can be done." INQRI SHIPBUILDER. Bat UtU* TUm tar Work Oattldi or Appropriation Bills—Bom* Fitto wd Figaro* on the Sntject of "Lone and Short HmaU"-OnUo St.tl.tlc. tit 9tft9*8l for the aleseed John Beach'* Family Say That It to R«* O.itjr a Matter of a Few Day*—Bla Dtoeaaa Similar to That ef Oea. Grant.' not only shows the rapidity of the agricultural growth of the United States and it* importance, as a food exporting oonntry, but it also presents some of the economic change* that have taken place in Europe. " In the first period the United States fnrlished less than 1 per oent of the wheat im*» the United Kingdom; ' Washington, Jan. 4.—But fifty-go# work, tag diy» remain of Mm Porty-nlnth cangreas. Only' one appropriation bill—the urgency deficiency—has beer — " **- v  blican can-8*o5oSHaw York, Jan. 4—It to known that for mom week* John Roach, thafthipbuilder, ha* tMhn confined to his residenoe, in gradually failing health. According to hi* own desire that bland* should not be needlessly alarmed, and mnhnsin of the effect upon him of learning the real nature of the disease from which ha to suffering, hi* family and phy«4- cians hare bean ratiosnt in regard to hto oondifion. wradby both brajichet portad into the F. , to the las me other appropriation period jt supplied nearly 54 per cent Fron losse, end that ie the than 1,000,900 boshels it Increased U «the wnate nwmlt- tboot 503,000,000 ;bw*els. Excepting Um Two or three dayi, growth of import* of wheat from die delivery of eulogie* t~h« (which doee not asoaar to this table, and member*. With mf tL| under"aJl other ootmui iiw wmj. *uw« MT6 mOltMMa IB tOlOUW ||V9;llOl •pTinOW .propriaUon bill* which greatly, relatiTely. In the first period they 4eal of debate, and the nearly 10 per cent.; in thelmMd they of time.on the Mfe needed acato- to «w foerth they w and fully appreci- *fth period SZZS^jSSt2i£l&£F system of the postofflo* Jm—* facta' brought oat in the re- last evening by Mr. MandeviUe, as chairman of the caucus oommittee, who nominated Frank Arnold, of Otaago county, as chairman. This was agreed to, and Mr. Arnold was called to the chair. Messrs. Bacon, of Kings, and Johnson, of will be consumed bj on deceased senators a.  much to do on appropriations believed that little etae ~ Certainly nothing ot begun until they «re are features In the approp on option of Mr. Hogeboen, were of OMidsL, and Matte, of tde tellers. The chair announced the nomination of a candidate for speaker aa the first business in order. • .*•»- Mr. Byrnes, Wsatchsstsr county, after « warm eulogy cm his fitness for the posMtOB, nominated Gen. James W. Hosted. Mr. Erwin, of St. Lawrence, seconded the nomination. Mr. Gallagher, of Erfa, alee indorsed all add in behalf of the qualifications of Gen. Hasted. He mored that the nomination be made unanimous, bub withdrew the motion, for Mr. ltafcer, of Steuben, who announced his intention of indorsing the nomination of Gen. Hosted, and then proceeded to say that he had contested for this nomination in all sincerity and honsetr, doing all he could to sscure it But he acquiesced in the decision against him most heartily. Mr. Gallagher renewed his motion, and it was agreed to unanimously. Mr. Ainaworth, of Oswego, nominated Hon. Charlss A. Chickering, C?f Lewis county, for clerk. Mr. Smith, of Tompkins county, said hi had oome here to nominate Dr. Taibal, bat -«t the request of that gentleman be witfc drew his name and mored that Mr. Chlcker ing's nomination be made by acclamation This was done. ■poke of his Mr. Davis, of Oneida, tamed J. Capita far the position. 9 ' Gen. Cartte, of St. Lawrence, seconded nomination of Mr. Scott William J. Johnson, of OnAndaca. D. W Bogart, of SolllTan oounty, Wen wHl rollout a.. . Importance of oommwdw ao as to have the margin of dde i« readily recognized ■M*bv nearly all hmiDv The president has appro" tend the free delivery syst. r. depart moat and to modify the postal mow ordi-r also th? act providing for a port&nt 4m __ — —- _ Dort relating to ocean transportation and th. comparative coat of freight CM* India, Rua da and the United State* to Great Britain and a table is given showing in oomparteo; British Indtk, th* gnat northern and southern porta of Russia and the Atlantic and Pacific ports of the United States to Greet Britain. "The general toe o*-of greatest importance to the United States, is the steady decline in the cost of transportation and the probability that with increased freight to carry the rates between Europe and th* most important and nearest ports of India (Kurrachee and Bombay) will continue to dboline. fwmhft" &D&£&££&$?■% ] between the Atlantic ports and thoae mar- pafafic building at Sprmgflakfr, Mai*., and the act f r the relief of the survivors and relatives CDf victims of the Arctic expedition. t yV X \ t& ■ ■■ I Tlie reduction in the national debt during December amounted to ID,848,902 and for the fir-it fix monthf of the current flsctd year $47,151,887. The net /cash balance in the Farewell to Governor Harrison. N*W Havsw, Conn., Jan. 4—The second company of ilia Governor's Bon* guards, at : this city, tendered a reception to Governor Henry B. Harrison, the outgoing chief executive of Connecticut, and T. C. Lounsbnry, who will be made governor by the Republican-Isgtolatim nasi Unrnby. Mr. Lounsbnry eouldaot.be praaant, but the reception was nevertheless a very.bHUiant one. J. L. Boston, Jan. 4—A Washington speoial to The Traveler says: Walker Blaine, who cam* to Washington to represent his father at the fonerml of Geo. Logan, speaking of tho story in circulation about Mr. Blaine's contemplated trip to Europe, said: "We have had all Minis of booms lately. This one aeems to havVas little bottom to it as the othersi My father is loading a qaiet life among his books, and of ooursa, naturally, as sny other dtisen takes an Interest in public affairs and polities; hat a great deal of inventive genius in Journalism is being expended in attributing all kinds of impossible things to him. But that is the licsose of the press."  The Lleuse of the Piek treasury on the first of January was $42,- 1«B,«S2, against $40,093,556 on the jat of iast December. The void coin and button fund balance in tha treasury on Jan. 1 was $170,- 912,413, against $163,930,820 a month ago. Tho store of standard silver dollars now aggregate. $188,."D06,288, about $3,500,000 more nan on' the 1st of last Destmber. Customs receipts for December ware $16,881,879, or about $$,000,000 more than in December, 1885; internal revenue receipts ware $9,543,- .Mk.'tfbout $50,000 has than inDecember, ■*1886. Government expenditure** during Da-'' cember Were $18,488,714, or about $S,5Ofc0Q( more than in December a year ago. The tof revenue from aU sources tar the first half the current fiscal year andad Dec. 81,-108$, were $180,088,007, or nearly $14,000,000 more '. than during, the first half of the preceding fiscal tsar. Expenditures for the first hall of this yaar wsre $144,401,540, against |1XDV- 1XDV-048,786 during the first half of 1885-m These figures indicate • net revenue, * excess of receipts above expenditures, amounting to $30,000,000 daring the first half of the eorrsnt final year. • 5, '.fc •*D ' •• Mr. Roaoh, however, now rnslirss folly the Impasibillty of recovery and the reason for concealment no longer exists; In view of this fact, a representative of Mr. Roach's family last night made the following statement of the invalid's condition: JOHN ROACH. I Harrison* Attdl W« M.mc, t?. "Mr. Roach is beyond the reach of medical help, save in the alleviation of his sufferings, which have long been incessant and intense. His disease is epithelioma, and its development has been very similar to that in theoase of Geo. Grant The location, however, is the roof at the mouth and nates, instead of the throat, which was the seat at diseass in Geo. Grant. All efforts to arrest the progras of disissa in Mr. Roach have failed, and only his powerful constitution has sustained him so long. He has never ssen a well day since Hie entire nervous prostration consequent upon Ms assignment eighteen monthe ago. The canoer began to develop last January. In March an smratton waa performed in the hone that the diseass night he eradicated- la tho summer the trouble returned, and it became evident to the physicians that there was no hope. Mr. Bomb is now failing gradually, his suffering relieved only by anodynes." Mr. Roaoh was last outside his residsnoe Ike day before Thanfagiving and has for some days been "anftaafl to hi* bed. He takas liquid nourishment only, and that only with the belief it is medicine to alleviate his pain, for he is reluctant to bo nourished only to suffer hopelessly. . , The rreaWent. Wabhwotoh, Jan. 4.—The fatigue of the New Year's reception was too much for the president. Ha was obliged to keep his room, and spent the greater part of the day in bed The president's rheumatism hangs on with grim ohstiaary. No ana essoins* that the get WSll because he to i—aMia* He had spas came from the fatigaai of Haw Year's day, which wore great enough to try a man ih perfect health. ' Accused of Bank Wrecking. N«w Havxh, Jan. *.—Charles B. Wheeler, s son of John IX Whseler, tar ssvsral years olark and treasurer of the town of Windham, has been arrested on a requisition of Governor Oglssby, granted by tha governor of Con- Mcticut, upon a charge aC grand larceny■ Wheeler has been a member of a banking bouse In Chicago, dealing in wsstsrn farm loans, and is charged with stealing (80J which had been paid him. Deputy Sheriff Swaiu, Mrho sought the requisition, accuses Wheeler of other crimes, whioh involves the establishment and wrecking at a bank near Chicago and defrauding the depositors of 140,000. Whseler B rsspsctably oonnectsd. A ballot *u taken recalling •*,'C* Scott, 87; Bagart, 7; Capron, 17; Joiuuoe Mr. Boot* was declared nominated. Mr. Kruee named Emery P. doae etenejrapher and moved that the nomlnati be mads by eocUmetioe. Carried. On motion of Mr. Smith, of Orange, ael llahar waa nominated for doorkeeper and Oapt John & Harlow, of Saratoga, lominated for uMut doorinsMr On motion of Mr. Grippin, Charles U York; Capt. Edgar F. Mor John 0. Snyder, of Albany - " Tor the posi Mr. Joseph H. BaaU, of New York, p«sifurther certain agricultural measures in eo» grms and to invlts the prssidsnt tobapreseat at the association's convention, Mid to a representative of The United'Press that there were three important agricultural hill, and the agricultural experiment station bill. He said that thsmost important one waa tbs first, that it was of panun ount importance that the agrlcaltural intersats of «wr lark #ud«ee. . i ' JXmw Jane, Jan. .4.-The following poiiitments as supreme court judges for the W ' trunks, Judge»5hXooS make£?»- cttliMM without regard to pan Hon. Stephen H. Mayham, was appointed to fill tkr ' t^FSTVUtt*- BoutTMl, ha» twt—W An Empty Treasure Box. Maatu, Ala., Jan. 4.—Louis Nadin, a Frenchman, reaiding here, was induosd by a casual French acquaintance last November to place bonds valued at C11,000 in a treasury bo* belonging to tho latter, who thereupon deposited tha box with Nadin and left town, nying that his absenccvould be temporary. Nad in has Just discovered that the box is empty, his friend having managed to extract the bonds and make off with them. The police are trying to recover the stolen property, whioh constats of Alabama "B" bonds, Nor. 4,001 to 4,041; "C," Na 481; "D," Nasi 1,125 to 1,198, and others. pur- Mr*. CntcnwATT, Jan. 4—Work haa been reeumed at eight oat of flfty-foar oooper shoos in the city. The boa cooper* are tumble to hold a meeting (or want of attendance.' A cooper who oountsd tha man at work at Riverside says that instead of ISO lea than fifty man were at work.- Tha strikers draw relief from the Coopsrs' Relief fund. Nearly every journeyman oooper in this vicinity has Joined the Knights of Labor, and Master Workman Harding presides over tat of £hs largest assemblies In the city. Tha Coo pan Mil Oat. *he country hare representation in the o»bl"■ —1— COg. mt, that it vm omtatutf Mat* that todi tSC . Mr. Raall Mid It wm gaining in popularity ju witb the dairymen farmer* evary day. The ptwraaitarif *D be I' to tha dairyman of New York itata alone, I and aMmilar oomparatire gain to ttioee of other states.  their hM 4. MOM and of the Humans society, was sg % mSSBSreatE^ duct further tfc&n to Mr tba« he vm »aim»t-ed by a sudden bad impolaa. He then tendered bis resignation as superintendent ot tkateUtBHowMiMi. C ► - Clinton county, and Ive«, weraMeratorlea. 2? Contest la Minnesota. - mads a brief address on tak ing the chair, thanking fcU associates and hoping that the reocrd of thU year's actions on the part of the Democrats of the assembty would warrant ths people of the state in firing ths party they represented ths aasstably of 1888. " 7 •entence light • - .i- Bono*, Jan. 4.—Naw city governmenta war* inaugurated in Boaton, GUonoaatar, Brockton, Newbunrport, Salam, Lowell, Holyoke, La Wren oa, Northampton, Chateau Waltham, Haverhill, Taunton, Fitch bury, Woroaatar and Fall Hirer. Vow City Governments. Minneapolis, Jan. 4—Dr. A. A. Ames, Dem.. has again changed his mind and will oontsat A R MeOWs right to tha governorship of Minnesota. He is in 8t. Paul with hi* lieutenants, and upon the completion of the official count will be sworn inasgovernor by Judge Vandsrburg, the Minneapolis member of thfe supreme oonrt, to which bo.lv he will then apply for a writ of quo warranto Mayor Ames promises to push the fight vigorously.  — prisoner, she _ —a a*l»d tt the had anything n prison after her term empires until the Meta ot prosecution are paid. This is equivalent to a life sentence. , On motion of Mr. Shea, the above officers were made the officers of, the caucus for Uw !*»«■• f,. jL'IlIi fji Mr. Hogan presented the name of William F. Sheehan, of Erie, as the Democratic canlidate for the speaker of the assembly. Hie nomination was sMMndsd by Messrs. Cantor ind Longley, earrled unanimously" and Messrs. Hogan, Cantor, Longley, Cutler and Dickey wars appointed to wait As Mr. Sheaban and ssoort him to the caucus. In Boston the board of aldermen organised by the election of Patrick J. Donovan as chairman, and the city oounoil by theeieotion of David V. Barry as president. Jossph H. O'Neill was elected city clerk. Senator Aldrich hw made pablio the repor tt the noato rommitte* on trensportatioj ■outes tooths seaboard on the *nbject of rait ■oad freight* in the United State* and foreign jountriea Tho report contains tabulated itatemsats ct the ft agim C■ pgodnqUon and transportation in the principal countries of the-world. Efforts were made by the comnittn to group together the average yearly [trice* of grain at the various grain centers 3t the United State* for • series of years, and to show the difference in price tpor bushel between than geographical section*, which would represent in a measure the freight, and the teodsnoy of the rate* of freight Shares*. It it shown, for that the' difference in the prion of corn h» Ueeh the Atlantic port* and the lake porta bus steadily declined from 81 cents per bushel in 1873 to 10 cont*per bushel in 1886j between the Atlantic port* and the western, river portf, from 10 wh in 1888 to llfcehtalt IW -■ i 'wrt-j ,v s » JmwMi sniec An attempt wesssade by the oommittn tc ascertain the rate* of freight from the principal intarmriiate point* to tho seaboard, and also from Mb intermediate poinU to th« principal cities of various state*. This hi' vestimation was conducted in hope* of asoer tabling fact* in regard to the difference of rates charged for long hauls and short hauls and to throw light upon the v«*od question of a long and a short haul. In relation tc thi* inquiry the committee say*: Jf the returns from which the above (nmmary if eoustmctad may be mlMtaia (and the com n»ii tee lias Jwt Careful 4a selecting only r» turns that appeared Upon their fao* correct), the rath* obarged for laoal freight! are evi dmitlv levied on the somewhat general prin ciple of what the traffic will bear. In &taa*aD ctMwtte whan terminals are taken Into consideration, the cost of transporting a bushe Of wheat is more nearly equitable than it Any other state represented in the summary tftill wpuud the anomally of »lesser rate foi 30 miln than for 13 miles. In Pennsylvania local i»ta* ar- higher than in Massachusetts lu Ohio tb» rate is about the sami Mi 00 n»Uas as it is on 90 miles; thi long luuil of 814 miln, instead of bsinj natively 1ms is relatively greater. 5 J.SwachiisuUa in 1883 it cost 10 ceote t. Cranspurf a bushel of wheat 04 miles; thi «♦ i» «»M»oUcut for transporting the aanio quantity of grata OS miln was J cents |u PenusylT&nia, AO . 4.2 centa. fj O'nio, 00 miles, 6 amta, Of oourse the condi tious may not havn hnn th* same. Forth. trout we find K~»n*n paying 18 oents peD twshel for transporting, wheat 40 mlU rarningfromth* to foreigi^ ben — taintm in th* gnai grafat producing couu- Olea. Law Sustained. »■ iss than It haa been In tin grain buying Jan. 4.—The state suprna ruiintriMt court ftt an daborate opinion by Judge Star Th* United Kingdom appears to have pur- wtt, sustains th* quarter sessions conrt oi ebaaed abart tn third* of all tho wheat the Dauphin county in overruling tho motion for CTpcrted during thisyeriod. Tho given to KnglandWupply of wheat. For "oleoniai-ga- i'i. njj» ♦•his purpon a table was prepared giving a- fcay 81, IMS, wider which act Kiwellwos lu.uraary of the wheat imported into Um convtsted. Judge Gordon file 1 a l emphstio Vnlted Kingdom* Qreat Britain and It* ttNft The Brawtrs. Pgn.AiDKT.PHXA, Jan. 4 —At the office at the Brewers' association It is stated that over fifty applications had been received from men willing to take the place of the striking employes. Secretary Cromwell, of the Brewers' association, said: "The situation is getting better every hour. We are getting new man and are filling the places of the striker*.' The report that the brewers of Now York had sent to this city beer for the strikers to retail is not true." ■tola the Governor's Message. Believed to be T est Columbub, O., Jan. 4.—Things are somewhat warn about the governor's office. It transpired that Sfptioue at the governor's message had been stolen and published. II was evtdefttly taken from the printing office, and the result will be that hereafter all important communications will be delivered to tha legislators in manuscript N*w York, Jan. 4.—The British steamer Cranhrook, which left Newport, England, Nov. 80, for New York, is believed bv her sgenta in this city to have been lost with all on board during the December galea. She was commanded by Capt. Smith, formerly ot the British steamship Beaoonsfiald, and wall known in marine circles, and h*d a craw of thirty men. She was ralusd at 130,- 000, and her oargo of stqal rails at #86,000, all ot which Si covered by:inmranon SmwtiL Bxtwwauo, Jan, 4.—Papers have bw Sled lathe rait of the United Bfeatas Trtu* oow- Buff,Uo' YorK alia rutwourf Ki«P0®a company, pethe rait in the circuit of the United State* for the district of Hew York. wit mi begun in *• «mw cxwrtby the s?y»sr^£mYimSdii etto*ey,jwA that no term of the court has been held since the rait wee begun at which this rait could be tried, end it hae not bean tried, hence the petition for removal. After being introduced Mr. wwi— thanked his associates for ths honor conferred, and said ha would endeavor to faithfnlly discharge the duties assigned to him as Democratic lsader. ' - BqsVAXOt Jan. 4.—Jamss Quinlan, an employe of Robinson ft Co., lumber dealers, while crossing' the tracks at their yard a load of shingles, was struek by a iwitofa •ngins and crushed to death. Crashed to Death. Robert K Conley, of Kings, was nominated for the position of clerk. N«w Havxn, Conn., Jan. A—Edward Dennis, aged M, employed by . Farmer Mo- Ginn, at Bethany, paid so much attention to McGinn's 17-year-old daughter that he *M discharged Saturday. Be came to town, hired a hone and buggy at a livery stable and returned to Bethany. Monday morning the daughter was missing. The authorities of the neighboring towns have been instructed to look out for the runaways. Gen* with tha Mired Kan. Mr. Cantor nominated Maj. William M. Johnson, of Montgomery oounty, for serjeant-at-arms, which was carried. Fast Vlroasa at Wales town. Watutowic, Jan. A—The St. Lawrenoe is covered with ioe On Saturday tha ioe waa sufficiently strong to allow of tha crossing at tsams between Gapa Vincent and Kingston, a distance of twelve miles. The stsam ferry has stopped running and both passengers and mail were transferred in sleighs.  Messrs. Charlss Chattel and HnghPinnegan, of New York, and Lawrenoe Garrahan, of Kings, ware nominated for doorkeepers. Mr. Ives nominated Edward H. Murphy, of New York, for stenographer. Washixotox, Jan. 4.—For tha middle Atlantic states, warmer, southerly winds, fair weather. * gainst Preston, Ke&n tt Ox, in favor of the plaintiff. This was the rait brought to re- £ Nodaway bank and which were . rank In wheat deals on the board of trade by Freder«?«nrtfaair£r$5aGreshara held that Preston. Keen * Oo. had not Satf due C*re ia protecting the special deposit of the bank. The case will be carried to the enpreme ooort of the United States. TRAOE BULLETIN. Botvalo, Jan A—Tha city council, composed of thirteen Democrats and thirteen Republicans, wait organised by the Democrats, two Republicans, Aldermen Whits and Doyle, voting with them. Alderman Partridge was elected president and William E Delaney re-elected city clerk. Owing to the illness of one of ths Republican alderman, but twelve Republicans put in an appearanoe at their oaucus and it is said they decided not to enter ths oouncil chamber and thus make a deadlock, but this waa frustrated by the action of tha two aldermen named. — Bnflfcte's kMrt at Ald'ermea. Senator Jones' Programme. Tha Pill Hearing Postponed. Mew York Honey aad Prod una Market Detroit, Jan. A—Senator Jones, of Florida, in an interview, announced that ha will not go to Washington this winter after all, but that he will stay in Detroit until the Florida legislature meets, when he will be a candidate for re-election. He had told his tr'ryyfa a month ago that ha would occupy his ssat in the senate after the holidays. hauiiunu, Jan. A—Owing to the illness of Attorney General Caseidy, the hearing which was to have been held in ths equity suit at ths commonwealth against ths trunk linss and coal pools, was postponed tmtll Thursday evening next Quotations. Nxw Ton, Jan. a.—Money eland at 4 per not The lowest waa 4 and the highest 8 par cent. Exchange closed steady at 4.8104.88; actual rates. 4.80M34.80M for aixty days and WH for demand. CONDENSED NEWS. The stock market was satire. The features were Reading. Jersey Central and Richmond and West Point Terminal. The three stocks named at one time showed an advann of lM to 8)4 per oent, hat a part of this was lost in the last hair hour. The rest of the list closed firm, but at Irregular changes from the closing flgures of Friday. la moat eases the ntisagss wars only fractional. The British admiralty hw concluded to construct no n»ro v ironclad* and will turn ita attention to developing mosquito float* of iron and torpado vsssels, capable of high (peed, of carrying powerful gun* and of milling comparatively long *ea passages. N*w Your, Jan. CL—The Ave man who went dock hunting on Jamaica bay Sunday In two row boat*, and who were unable to reach the shore on aooount of the floating ice, managed to get on chore. The tide loceenod the ice and they regained the land in an ezhauttad condition, after flva hour* ct peril. They were from Brooklyn. The Dock Hunters Safe. and will be returned against Fred Wlttrock, Cor forcibly nbbfa| Fotherlnghara, the ex- H sight u aooeeeortM. The prisoner* will be rralgned and will plead gnllty and taaces will not be fee heavy under this course fee Itctfce case went to trial Thie programme wilt, Withe effect ef clearing Fotheringham, in whcae case a nolle proaeqnl will most likely be entered. CnaBuamw, Jan. A—1The captain of the steamship Cherokee, arrived at this port from Mew York, report* that on Sunday morning, Jan. S, at • o'clock, he paaaod the ft earner Virginia, ct the Charleaton and Philadelphia line, having in tow the steamer City of Atlanta, which left her* for Hew York laat week with passsngers and freight At the time the the Ch*rokee jmrni the Virginia Cap* Henry wa* bearing northnorthwest. It i* supposed that the City of Atlanta1* wheel or shaft J* broken. A Steamer Disabled. - The Toriee in the Brithh hous* at common* braathe easier. Mr. Ooechan ha* agriad to aoeept Lord Randolph Churchill as the party leader. General Markets. Haw Toaa, Jan. FLOUR—Closed dull and without ohange; winter wheat extra, 93.80OS.00; Minnesota extra, (S.I0O&.40; city mill extra, |4.t0O4.TO; Ohio extra, $#.80©8.88. Southern Hour ilnt quiet; iwmw to eholoe extra, (UDM« WHEAT—Options wan moderately active aad wry lingular, cloatog HUHo- taw. Spot lots eloasd steady and unohanged. Spot sales of No. Ind state at 88MO.; Mo. 1 da,Mo.; Xo. 1 reJ wlu ter, KDHo.; ungraded red, m&ttc.; No. I red whiter, Mo.; Ma 8 red winter, Jan., 88KO*4a; do. r»b , 88)#.; do. Ma/, SSMa- CORN-OpUons won moderately aattw, while - - • - - 1.1 j i ..I,. nlnaiil t klaii ■ ■ Spot lots closed Ann and unchanged. Spot salrs of Na I mixed at tHje.; No. 8 mixed, Jan., ilMc : da IJWx. 4»*a; da Mny,»Ho. hid. OATH—Options wan firm, bat quist, at unohanged price* Spat loll ninesil Ma higher. Spa* salsa/rf Na 1 white state at88a; Maldo., tie.; Ma 8 mixed, 88a; da fife, 81a J y-*- -25t"'j" ■ Lonsoir, Jan. A—The Standard *ay* it i* oertain that the government, with Mr. thachen in office, will ha as itrong aa it wa* bafara Lord Randolph Churchill resigned. It Inula to the good *eaaa at Lord Randolph and hi* special friend* to restrain them from providing fresh and unforeseen trouble*. The lltsMls* la England. The Collage of Physicians in Philadelphia i* 100 year* old and propoate to celebrate it* «—tanntal by a three day*' Jubilee. The Citraa fair of northarn and central California now running in Chicago hap proved a revelation to fruit man. It hi hoped «*■»« th* *f ber* ct the great Rothachlld syndicate not to ■npport any additional loan* tor Rn**ia may prove the weight that will torn the *oale* far peace in Rnropa and prevent war open th* northern frontier of India. Warhaaaa IHM Who WIM Sneeeed La«»»T BmiKonwjtt, 111*. Jan. l-tk Dvemor Ogeieeby ha* arrived but nfuseeto talk Ca the senatorial Question further to sav that he is out of the race, both directly and Indirectly. Rumor* are current that OgbabyC* withdrawal lain the interest of Congressman Cannon. Mr. Cannon ha* arrived to the city. Jaaon Rogers, B—ator Logan1* brother-in-law, k hat* Dot rtftna to talk on the senatorial qusnUon. Otica, Jan. A—A Carthage, V. Y., speetel to The Pr*s» *aya: Richard Ingrahain, of Fulton, and Benjamin Benson, of Ogdeneburg, were Instantly killed, and George Valley, of Carthage, badly injured while loading oil cars in the Jayrilla mines, by a mass of ore and rock falling upon them. Lokdok, Jan. 1— An ezploelon of gae occurred yesterday in the Cambridge barrack* at Fortsmooth, doing considerable damage. Pour men were killed outright. Others an still buried in the debris, and It Is not known whether they are alive or not. The number of Injured, as far ee known, la thirteen, and some of theeeitta feared are fatally hurt Th* (triking brewery employe* in Philadelphia have reaoived to (tend firm in thrfr damanda and to cany the auartlon af sympathy into every German family and society in the city. rablle 0«ee Mat Oaaganlat. operator* front the waattm *onn*yl vnnia fields, with a capital ct 900,000, are sinking asptrtaantel wells at Oakland Valley on tha iintnft bordar of Orange sonnty, 3f. Y, In aapactottan of making a strike of oil or gas. fHn.tnwmt, Jan. A—George F. Parker, aasistant postmaster af this city, has tandsrsd his resignation, to take aflttot Jan. 10. Mr. Parker statsa that pnblio offios 1* not congenial to hi* tastes, and that ha desire* to and flrmi we stem, I8i»«8c.; Mohtbkal, Jan. A—Owing to tha prevalence of glander* among h*rse* in Montreal and outlying ftMrlcte, tha oity board of health ha* requested th* general government to pea an order to connoll, bringing into fvi-se tha provisions of the act giving th* government vstrinary inspector* the power m**la* la W*nli**l itata, 18OM0. KGGS-In fair demand and tan; state, U&MC- : western. n«Ma SUGAR—Raw stsady a8 pn*toua prices, failsra'&ssid&Sr.sssoifse A, standard, 8«o.: coffee off A, Vie.: white By the death of the Bight Rev. Horatio Potter, Assistant Bishop Henry B Potter basomea bUhop of th* diooeae of New York. c(: ialtoe to Organise. SaCRAltMlTTO^Cm, CaL, Jan. A—On account of tha failure of th* lagislntnft to orria* yesterday, there trill be uo balloting Baited Btotea a*n*tor until Jan. la Report* Mm Dublin (tata that Archbishop Walsh is being boyoottod by Catholics of the upper clna*** bacaass ha supports the Na-