Michigan Matters

The erop report for November is made uji f rom returns recei ved from ■ 9. Of these return 44!) are from S4Ö townships in thé Koutheiu four tiei's of counties. The alen seoded to wheat tbis fall in ili -i'ü ÜK-i-ii tour tiers of eonnties stnree per i. n: loss, and in the nol two per crni more than was secileit In Indicating s wheat aoreage in the ■ state not quite equtl to that of 1886. The Ition of wheat Tíov. 1 was '.'■■-'. romparison being with the ritalitj nndgrowth of ovi . In southern counties the condición is i full average and in northern counties abou! five per cení above an average in lti$5, The condition Nov. l in the state was 96; in Í884 106; in 8 aud in 1882 98 per cent. of an average. Damage by the Hessiao fly Is reported from "iö lo Sa counties in the southern four tiers. The total number of bushels of wheat reported marketed in tho three months of August, Septeniber and October is -Müurn. Corn will yield in Uie state about 80 bushela per acre. Tbrfs ís. perhaps, below average in Beasona of ie-s drouth, but the qunlitv is excellent, nnd tion of soft rorn loss thnn usual. Th area of dover peed barvested isS9 per cent. of area barvested in ISfft but the : yield per acre is noarly oijual to the yield ui tbat year. The yield per acre of potatoes is in southern counties, ?." percent., and in the northem oounties TO per cent. of h full average erop. The acreage in tho state is ■ 7 per cent. below the acreage of L8S5. Horses, oattle, sheep and swine are ernllv reported in good, healthy and j thrifty condition. Hatch Speaks. Waninjr interest in the recent charges against Dr. Palmer bas been revived I by the npponranoe in nn nfternoon paper of Jackson of a lengthv alleged interview with Warden Hateb, in which he i ed the opinión thnt the charges are subBtantiallv true. He is rei)riontel ns saying t lint bis suspicion as to Palmer's actions w:is aroosed a year and .'■ half ago by finrfingthat oonvicts Toni Navin, rred Robert-on. "Wm. Austin. Lowrv. MoKinney, and others, were taking their menls in the j prison hospital, where the faro was of i course a great deal botter than at the regular prison tnble. Ho says he did not feel warranted in going counter to the prison physician'8 recommendation tiased on medica] gronnds, but he spoke to the doctor about it. and the latter inpisted that wbat he did wns nocessary. Weeks after, there being no change, he agnin spoke to the doctor and requested that the whole crowd migbt be sent back to the regular prison table, on the grountl that tbc other convicta wero complaining of favoritism. This was aocordingly done, but it was not very long before, one riftnanother, all were luick in the hospital. The warden says he then called theattentenlion of the inspector to the fact aud tbey snmmoned the doctor beforo them. lic made the same defense to tbem as to Mr. Hatch. Matten thenran on after this fashion. The warden says he was dissatisfled and Mispirious. When Payton's time ezpired, Oct. 20, he was informed by one of the Erison offleers that Payton nad said that e wonld teil something about how the doctor did business, and so wlien Payton'fl time expired he kept an eye on hiu). .lust he was ready to leaye the prison he observed Bob MoKinney witb a hack outsiitc and the doctor was in thé hall. Pretty soon he saw the doctor and Bob whispering together, and be saw that tbey were fixin up n scheme to get hold of Payton tp keep him from telling 'bat he knew against the doctor. Then he set nn o fileer on Payton's track with the result alfeady made public in statements pilbHsned a few days ago. The investigation has been resomed by the board nnd an attempt will be made to get at the bottom faots. Warden Hatch closed liis interview with the following just and sensible remarks: "In order to get good men to have charge of penal institutions tho latter hhould be elevated v.. of politics. ïio man shonld be subject to the iiu.'tuation of an ek'ction who bas charge of a prison. Of this poiut lam certain: A man can't become an experien-ed olïicer in one or two years, and when a manisagood offleer he should be retalned ín his place. When tbey are turned out of oliice on two cnrs no one can be expected to liave any great efficiency or experience. 1 liope oor legislatura will taka onr ["'tial inst itutions cntirely out of politics. This view I advocated at Atlanta, and I find most of tbe wardens íirrce with me. As far ai I myself am concerned I ■ the best Icxraldtom n self-sustaining añil ::; ■ condition of the men in uli nys that 1 COuld. In this I have been moderately successful. When L liec-amo warden I had had five years' experience as contractor and knew something of crimináis, nnd noiv after two vears' nctunl control over them, I find where I have made mitakes that 1 would not make again. Experience teaches us all. and in no placo any more than in charge of conviet.-. " Abont the 8idewalk Law. Judge Jennison of the Wayne circuit court has rendereil an important decisión in the case of Ueborah L'hurch against the city of Detroit to recover for injuries received by falling on a detective sidewallc, which ir of interest to eveiv village in the state. City counselor Duftield deinurred to the declaration on the ground tbat the act of 18S5, on whieh it was based, was unconstitutional, and Judge Jennison sustained the demurrer. Tho case will be ut once taken to the suprema court. The prosecution or dropping of a number ol similar suits against the city and also against other townsand cities in the state depend upon whetber the Bupreme court tustaius Judgc Jonnisou's opinión. Previous to 1886 residente of tbu city could not recover damages for injuries caused by detective sidewalks, the state courts heldiug tbut the failure of the legUlature to meutiou sidewalks in tlie act oL n the general suhject oí hlghway injuries shut out such persons from the recovery of damages. The United B1 courts, on the other h.-tnd, held the opposite opinión, taking the ground that the obvious intent of the law was to cover sidewalk us well as all other highway injurien. The legislature of 1SS5 amended the act so as to cover sldewalkg, the title of itsaet being "An act to iimeud soetions 1, 2, 4 and 5 of act 244, lays of 1SÏ, eutitled "an act for the eollection of damages Bustained by rensou of detective public highv. Btreets, bridges, orosswtuka and culverts," soa-, to make said act cover damages by rea-on of defeetive sidewalks. Not coiitent with making the amendment suggested by the title the legislature went on aud added two new sectiuns, one providing thut towns and cltiea Bhould only be hable under this act, and the otlior liicing the maximum amount which could be recovered. based on the population of the town or citj sned. The claim of unconstutionality was made because the title of the amendatory act did not coutain uny reference to them. The constitution provides "that no law shall embrace more than one object, which shall be expressed in its title.'' It is . canse tne e two sections are not embraced j ia the title that Judgo Jennlson holda tlio act unc-i'n-titntioual, and as Ee considera all sections oL the act mutually dependent . on eaeh other he holds tho hole act raust fail. He also objects to the law because it does away with thpcouimon law rule as to liability. Mach iuterest will attach to the action i of the Mipreme court, uot nly on account of the general importanoe ofthe subject, but also becauae tha a:t was drafted by State Senator .lohn ('arveth of Middleville, who is regarded :is a fine eonstitutional lawyer and who prepared the present state tax law. Mistaken for a Dser. Parker (Paters, a dealer In farm raachiuery in Si. .1 ihns, who has been hunting with a St. Johns party in Roscommon l county, was aceidentally shot by J. llarrisftn of 8t. Idlins, who saw Watf-rs1 movements through the underbrush on the eastorn bank of oue of the Twin laket I in that county, aud supposing it to le a deer, tired. The shot took effect in the left leg, w..'ll up, severing the main arteryand Bhattering the boaO, barrington, sceiug what he bndilom?. hurried to Waters' aagistance, hut all etl'orrs to stoi the flow of blpod proved fruitless, and in conseqnence Watera' died wlthin thirty minutes from I the titne the fatal shot was tired. He was an old resident of Clinton couuty and : leaves two motherless children, lus wife j having died soine time since. His remain9 were brought to St. Jnhna for burial. Upper Península Railroads. A correspondent of a Detroit paper tvritsa as follows ooncerning the railroads oí the upper península : Considerable interest is feit in this part of the state over tlio railroad extensión whlch are belng planned for the upper península. The Detroit, Mackinao & Marquette, and Marquette, Houghton & Ontoi railroads have beau bought bj a Byudicate, mul an extensión of the lino will bc begun at e ich end, mie to go forty railes f rom the pro ent nearest point of theDetroit,Mackinac cV Marquettoto Sault Bte. Marie, and tl ther from Baraga to Ashland, Wis., there to couwith the Northern Pacific. One of Ilie intcrestiug questiona whlch wil] be brought up wlll bê about the ' feited land grant of tbe Marquette, Houghton t Ontonagon railroad. Toara ago the ruad was granted soine :50,000 acres oL valuable pine and mineral lands to as-ist in the construction of the line. The road was not oonstructed acoording totheterms of the land grant, but. the erant Ls stil] held. The state legislatura bas extended the time for construction Bfteen times. The last extensión of time was to July 1, 1886, but the road was not built. Now the syudicate is ready to build, and it remains to bé seen w het her m legislatura, containing a Inrge number of Knights of Labor, who are ojposed to the railroads, 11 extend the time for another two yeors. Thocontracts for building the extensión trom Li'Anse m Outonagon have already beoii let and tho road will bo built, whether the grant is forfeited or not. AMnrdcrc3j Sentenced In the courl of Oyer and Terminer at Herklmer, N. Y., on tho lUth inst, tbe case ot ilrs. Roxalana Drue. oonvictd of killingand afterward burning and boiling tha ; ■ ■[' her husband, came up before judge Williams upon motion of district attorney ■ Sbftldon, thecourtof nppeals having I Brmed the conviction by the lowercourts. ' The news Of the motion soon spread and ) the court room wascrowded. Whe.n the condemnedwoman was brought into oourt by the sheriff she lookel pale and nervous. ! After the niotiou by tbe district attorney the eourt recou&ted briefly the story of , the revolting crime am' the subsequent ! trials. The minder was committed iu the Townof Warren, on December 18, 138t. 'fhe trial began September 21, 1885, and on ! October 21 Mis. Druse was sentenced to be uanged November 25, lSüö. An appeal was tafeen Brst to the supreme covirt and secoud to the court of appeals, both i viewing and findiug no error. The nourt j the usual questions of-Mrs. Druse I as li ivliy Réntenos of death should not be passeil upon hor, to whlcb she replied: "I aotbing to say." The court then appointed December 29, 1(;. as the date for her pxoeution. Mrs. Druse then broke , down and mept bitterly. Her counsel will appeal' to the governór to commute the' sentenco. Thanksgivini Proclamation: EzzcuTTVE Office, Michigan. ! l.íNsiN-o, JS'ov. 9, 1886. i Thursday. the 25th inst.. is hereby rlesignated as the day for our accustomed unnual thank8giviug, and I eurnestly recomiiieml that the day be observad by acts of charity; by assembline at the usual places oí worsidp; by gatherlng our tamiles and kindred togethér in our-Iiomes, and as far as practicable abstaining from the transactie n ot business. let us bumbly thank our Heavenly Father for peace, prosperity, and health we enjoy, and ask liim to continue these mercies unto us. RüSSEIX A. ALOBB. By tho governor. H. A. Co.n"ant, Becretary of State. A Michigan Man Hnrdered. ■A brutal and mysterious murder was committed at the union stockyards in Si. Taül the other day. The yards are about three miles from" the city, and emploj eeyeraL hnndred Bwedes. A teamster, gi ving bis name as George Morraw. be engaged in a Baloon rov,-. and a few minutes af ter he lef t Che place wasfound lymg in the middle of the road.dead. with liis throa! fearfully i;ashed. Three Swede . Peter Johnson, Neis Swanson and Rnute Anderson. who claim to havo seen a mail strike ïlorröw, have been arrested on siipicton of belng tho mnrderers, Tbe dèad man had said nis father w;is roadma-tor of a railniail with be'adqdartérs InBaticroft. Mich. He was unrnarriodaiul aboiit gèyearsold. Then and Now. State Armover Jules Baker is tho pos sCssor of a printed slip of paper giving the market reporta at EUchmond, Va., in i-cember, 1804, the fntet'ul lastdays of the rebellion. A dollar in confedérate money i - quoted as worth twocenta in gold; tlour is quoted at $CO0 per barrel; hams ?:300 eaeh; tea per pound, $100; beef jiound, f3T) to Í40; com-e black mollasses, mí per gallon; turkeys, no choice, tlTS, calicó, I1S0 per yard: bleached musliii. $125 per yard; butter, $40 per pound. l.mising ' Itiürth'te. "Little Jake'a" Pino. Jacob Seliftman "f l-'.nst. Saginaw, has pnrehased tbe entire tract of pine land owncd by the Richardson estáte of Alpena. Il is the best timlicr on the Alnena waters. aml waslocated in the earlv days. It will cut ro.ijt 0.000 feet. The consideration was ?:210.(XX'. Lninbering operations will commence at once by Seligman. The greater part of the timber will be manufactured at East Sagina w. Seligman now owns 400.000.0 .W feet of standing pine, tnostly in Michigan. As Ofiïcially Eeported. üflicial returns havo now been receiyed from every couuty in the state excepting Alger, Clnppewa, Menominee and Oscoda. The total footings are LUce, 179,6(0; Yaple, 170,366: Dickie, 1,773. Luce over Yaple, 9,399. The counties to hear from are about equally divided politically. MICHIGAN NEWS CONDENSED Francia Shivers, who shot hisbrother-inlnw. Joseph MoKeown near Detroit on tho L'd inst.. has been held for triol. Shivers, it is saii, is of iinsound inind, büt thq ofHcerstake no stock in hlsplea of insnnity. John A. Bainilton oL the flrm oí ITaniilcon & McClure of l-Inst Saginaw, is dead. The saw mili o ,je Kast Khore lamber conipany in North Muskogon was tot&xly dostroyed by fire on the lüth inst. Losi, $25,000; insurance $18,OJ0. Tho go vernor has appointed ■ Frank Shepherd oL Cheboygan judge of probate of tont cqunty, vice representative-elect E. Z. Perkins resigned. Tho first instolment of new Bprlngfleld riües with wbich the siate troop wül bo nrmed, has arrived, and the distributloa to the various companies is now belng made. The state board of pharmacy admitted to registration eighteea of the twenty-six candidates4xaminoil by thcm ut Lansin last week. The next meeting of tho boaro will bo held in Grand Kapids next March. Col. Ward, who once held the position of fouuty treasurer of Manguotte county. and who was an enihezzler of county monrys to the amount of $10,000, dled ín Baalt Ste. Malie recently, in povorty nnd alono. The stockholders of tho Baile? gas wells companj' at Port Huron, are thinking of i pipiug tho gas into the city and starting Beveral factorlee, supplying the gas asa motivo ]iiT. H(Mi. Y. I). Fuller of Xewaygo, has acceded tho position. of reporter of the suprerae court of this state, witli B s.tlury of 11,600 n year. Henry Klliott, a salvation ariny fellow in Lansing has beon sentenecd to three years in Jackson lor attempted criminal assault. stato Insurance Commigsloner H. S. Raymond. after a f uil inyestigation of the condition of the Valli-v City lift' insnrance associatión of Grapd Kapida, a graveyard concern, insurlng oíd peo]le aged from U0 to SO years, lias reyoked its license to do furtber business in this stato or elsewhexe. George Fuller of Ashton, aged 3.1, jroposed to a young lady. !■ gaid no. and George tooK morphine aud dled. After an absence of over 40 years, Dr. Guy B. Richards of Norfolk. Neb', has been visitiug bis old home in Romeo. A eommitteo of Jackson gentleman have ! decided to hold a state Babbatb school convention of all denominations at the . Methodist churoh in Jackson December 7-9. The sessions of the convention will : be under the direction of H. F. Jacobs ot ! Chicago, assisted bv bis brother V. u. Jacobs, Rev. C. M. "Martin. Lucy Rider , llyeri, and Miss E. Dyer of Chicago. The semi-annual apport ion of the primary school interest fund amoimts to Ï3ai,ül8 03. The school ceasui nbows 696,Í 606 chUdren of school age. 1 Bylvester Witherel, who went west from 8ininV!d. Eaton eounty, lnst spring, was murdered aear Bristol. llakota, October ! 31, and robbeü of aboul í 50. Young , erel was intcüding to start for Michigan on the day tint be was uiurdered. Jml Croueh's trial for murder will not take place ai Jackson this November. term; ! witneeses too Boattered to pot together in i time. William NhalVi-r OÍ Kiilainazoo has been Bentenced to Jaekson Drison for lite for assaulting o young girl only four years old. Ho w.-in taken to Jackson Lmmedintely oftér belng sentenced. (reorge Kohier, who set firo to the Big tlapids lock-np while coulined there, by overturniug the store, h:s been ndjudprod insane and sent to theTravrr.-e t 'il v insano asylum. Robart PureaU of Brady, .iss-d 88 yeara, ' liusked O) Imshcls of oom Inoneday recently. Nest ! Geo. Langhorn of Cadülac a 16 year old boy accidentally shot liimself wliile ' tempting' to gVt Erom :. row bont on to Towle'a steaiuor on l'lnni lake and died : the ooit raorning. The ae Idem bappened In the usual av. the hammer o( dis gun : catchtng as be pícked it up by the inozzle, and tlie load pierced his luugs. Horaco Peck and wife. livinf. Her-ey, are in jail, charged wtth tlio mur der of NicholasSehumachiT. Kehumaeher ; made his home with the l'ecks, and disappeared September 2, his body belng fouud three weeks later in a small creek. Au inuiii'-t revealed thut Bohumacher'i death ] resalted from blows ou the head. The Shetlaud knltting works at Riehmond have thus tar thia Beason soid worth of hoods, nnd could havo sold many more had it beun poasible to mak tlu;m. Owosso's water workfl propbsitión was carried by 4 ma.jority and the contract will be let for wort to begin in the spring. Gov. A'iger was in Alpena recently conferring with tho meivhants as to freight ratos, and it was arranged that the Detroit, Bay City & Alpena's r;ite should be as low as those charged by boats. John Wilson, who sorved under C'apt. U. B. Grant in the Mexican war,anó who was % sonfederato colonel throaghout the reU-llion, lives in llarrisviUe. Ata meeting of the directora of the St. Clair irontier tuimel ftompany Joseph Bickson was elected president, John l'-M vice president forCanadti, aud E. W. MeddauKlï vico president for the Unitod States. The American and Canadian companies havo been amalaniated. The "beader" or trial tunnel will be proeeeded with at once, the contract having been , cepted by Gen. S. 8inith. Wm Axmbrnster, who scrved in Co. -M. 8d Mich. ■„ now living at 210 North Second street, St. Louis. AJo.. wants to learn the whereabouts of BaM h VisseL a butcher by trade, who was n e with him in tlie wur. Nissel is belu o be in Michigan. R. Mayo, a Nashville mjrchaut who was innrried recently to Miss Ilattie Andrus of Uonvis, has been ued for 5,00J damaes for breaeh of promne by Stiss Dora Williams of his own town. Mrs. A. S. Fuller of Grand Rápida, recovered $7,000 for injuries received from an Adrián sidewalk soma months ago. Col. Roger Jones, Inspector General U. B. A., has been inspecting Michigan tional institutions. DETROIT MARKET& . Wheat- The market is.:.fairly active, white wheat.bcingqnoted.at T.ñtíííñ'íc, and Hed wheat at Tt'KitTfi1 vi-nts. Cors- A quiet market at SpU cents. Oats- Quotations vary from S to il cti. Ci)vEn 'seed- SelliiiK weli at $-1 50. BAitLtiY- No. Üstatequoted at 1 10f W per cental and NoJ 'l western at #1 tS@) '■;"■ Ui r 'o 2 qoQted t U)ntr tíeí lm. li. in Bran quoted at H050@lff75 and mlddlings al 1 1!" 1", Blocb- The market quiet at the follow in};: Patont process, ï3 655j patent Michigaii, $4 25@4 50: low gradi 2 8&; i'iitont MionesötK W S '""; BnJnèsota bakers' $885(0 I 10; ryc. $3 26@a4a CENKKAl, PBOO ' F. AiTLEfr- CJooil to clioico fruit ètl60@2 per bbl. Kancy getections, snuws. etc. ?'-' 25 per bbl and BCarce. 'liatle itnprovin somowhat'. SWAX- The niarkil is 411 iet s u-nul peir'lb. '.:'-.. IJrciWMKAT-FM.ru - jper nvt. Micliignn, i-1 Sk eastern C3S0@3 ;" Trade limitrd ! a yot. Beans- The market dnll and prioea waak at si 40 per bu f Or choice pioked nietliúms. Uupickea same as on Baturday, or ;j' tl 06 per lm. BirrTBB -Thé market slow at lT@18c for choice freshdairy. Fancy packages rnight bringSOc. Creainery quiet at80@Ü8c. Cabbaoes -Moderately active in shipping attl ;.r" - per nx. Stcailv at 10-. 12c pergal for rectifled and 6@Tc tor commoa Bweet. Cbakbebsies - Per bbl. Cape Cods. $0 75 1: per bu, do, Í2 -."i : 60 -. Jerseys, II ;.i"'i per lu: Michigan, $1 5O@2 per DU. The supply good and trade fair. Ouf.e-e- Held at .■ VI ■'. per lb for New York full creams snd 12@12Jcfor Michigan. Ohio grades ijiioteil at ll%@12c. DuiED Apim.i: - Bun-dried 3J@3c-per lb. in bbls. Eyaporated T'.Y'i'c por lb; outside for cases. Dsbsssd Boosr-Arè (juito goarce. The range covering heavy to light weight la S4.S0 " " por owt. Boos 21c continúes to be about the yalue of fresh stock. little of Mich is oflered unless from farmers' wagons. Tho trale is chiefly in pickled ar.il cold Btorage, which rtüesteauy at L86$19o. GrapeS- A few Catawbas are still buing received. Selling fairly at (kï per lb. (i.niE - Perdoz. woodcock, Í3;snipe.l fiO, per pair partridges aoond, 40@50c ; wood duck, iJOc: Mallaid, lK)o: blue ing teal, 40c; per lb bear saddles, Sc; venlson, saddles, !'@ 10c : carcass. 'J" 1c ; quail, ■?:.' Mi vr dpz. Trade brisk and all varieticsin liberal supply. Hty- Per ton $-ï@9 for clover; $10 B0@13 for No. 1 timothjr and $9@10 50 for No. 'Z do. per ton.baled in car Iota as to quality. Markot quiet. Hors- 15est eastern, 34c per Ib. Michigan, 25c. California choice, 30c; 1885, lüc. Honet - Inactivo. Comb, is quoted at ■ k: and extract at 10c per lt. The market rather overstocked. Mai.t- Quoted as to quality at 80@S5c per bu for Canadian and ü5(n70c for Michigan. Ncts- Per lb, English walnuts, 12@17e; Blberts 9@10c: lamonds 16@33c; BrazUs, S @8; pecana, 8@9c; per bu, hickory, $1 25@ 175; chestnuts, $4C0@5; black walinil--, ■ per bu. Cocoanuta, $0 per 100. Ovsteks - Cans, standards, 30c; selects, 25@30c; in bulk, standards, $l@1.10 and selècts $1.00 per gal. Oxioxs- The market at a standstill. Prices nomiually steady at $1 75@2 per bbl. Potatoes- Dull at 85@38c per bu on track. Out of store quoted at 40c per bu. Frovisioxs - Mess opork, $10 25; family, $12 50@13. ex. family, $13; clear faniily, $ia(fil3.25: short clear, $13@1 Lard In tierces 6J@U3c; kegs, 6}4}íc: 2(1 to Ml lb tubs. Mi(a,7c ; i, 5 and 10-lb jiails. 7@7ic ; smoked hains 10@llo: shoulders r'4rrh: [c;breakfast bacon, 8Ji@8Jc; dried beetham, $12(13.26; ex. mess beef, Ï7.50; plate beef, $7.7.V" 5. Poultry - The market is still in a dorniant state. .Receipts of live are liberal but not heavy. Live, per lb, roosters, 4c; fowls, 5c: ducks and spring chicks, 5@6c; turkeys, 7@8c, per iair: live pigeons, 25c, Pressed, per lb, chickens, 8(.ik.-; ducks, I @ 10c; geese, 7(;Sc; turkeys, US@llC, Popcokn- Llfeless at 2}.;@3c per lb for old. Sweet Potatoes - The cali chiefly for Jerseys at 2 75 per bbl; Baltlntores rule 1 quiet at $1 75@2 per bbl. Tai.i.ow- Inactivo at3íc per Ib. TisiOTHï Seed- Bag lots, $2.05@2.10 por bu. TUE LIVE STOCK MARKET. Catti.i: - Markot uneven, generalij' y; shipping steers, 950 to 1,500 lbs, $3 30(íi5 10; stockers and fecders, $2@3 30; COW8, bulls, and mixed $1 25(á3; bulk Í2 S ; through Texas steers steady at $2 30 i";; 15. Western rangen dull: nativos and half breeds, $2 T0@3 50; cows, $2@2 40; wintered Texans, $2 SO@3 25. Hoos- Market active and 10c higher; rough and mixed, $3 45@3 70; packing and shipping, $:i75@4; light, $3 45(g305; skips, Í2 35@8 10. Sheep- Market steady; natives $2 85 3 90: Western, $2 90(33 50; Texans, ti "5(S3: lambs, $S(2 23. The Drovers' Journal I London cable quotes cattle dull but prices a filmdo botter; best Amrican,U%c per lb. t Gen. Graut's Relies. In au opper room in oue of the corners of the Nntiunnl museum building, reachsd light oí Stalrs witli maiiy lunx. Beveral attachea of the museum are at work upon the treasures whieh have jtist been deuvered to thu National museum. : Imown to the world as tlie Grant relies. The room is lockeil, and neor at ham!, keeplAg a vigiluut eye on e very oue who approRches near, lounges n man who, thougb he looks quite Eormless, is really heavily armed. Kxtra precautlons nre day and night, to guard tbo relies, . as asid i'rom tlicir historie valuo they have u high lntrinsic value. The gold and 8Üver aml }rtH'ii.'u stones would mnke a rar.' swag for an entrpriaing burglar. The colloction is notable for its richness. Swnnls covered witn gold and sparkling with iliaiiuiii.is. ■!( hi-ts of solicl gold and silver. Rare Btones nnd minerale and ',-oins [ Breat valué, give to 'it a merchantable value o( thousands of dollars, : wbile tbe manuscripts and personal relies of t general add a hUtorical value vvhich cannot be estiuiated in dollars. The gif ts : nnd testimoníala coming from every quarter of tho globo, from Kuropean citiea - and Oriental potentates, make a sort of ] object leon. telling the story of Gen. : Qraut'a trip aronnd the world. The lection consists of the iollowing articles: An aerolito, part' of whioh passed over : Mexico in 1871. An Arabian Bible. Silver menu and cnrd of the farcwell , dinner at Snn Francisco, Cal. Silver menu of Paris dinner. Hom and silver Böutï box. Gold table, modeled af tor the table in Mr. McLean's house on which Gen. K. K. Lee sigued the articles of surrender. This was presented to Gen. Grant by ex-Coufederate soldiers. Gold cigar case, plaln, presented by tho second king of Siam. Silver trowel u.-ed by Gen. ürnnt in laying the corner stone of the American museum of natural history at New York. Field glasses used by Gen. Grant during the war. Medal from congresa,gold, for opening the Mississippi. Medals, gold, silver and bronze. Badges of armies and corps. Three silk papers, Louisville Commercial, Daily Chroniclr, and Burlington JTawkeye, printed for Gen. Grant. Collection of Japanese coins. This is the only complete set except that in the Japanese treasury. Seven ot' these pieces cost Í5,IÜJ. Tbis set was presentod by the government of Japan. Commissions as brevet first-lieutentant, (irst-lieutenant, brevet captain, captain, colonel of volunteers, brigadier-general, lieutenant-geueral and general. Commissions alsq, as a nieinber of the Sacramento society of pioneers; as honarary member loyal hiatoricaj society, military order of the loyal legión, as a meruber of the Aztec club. Certiflcate of election as president of tho United States and certiheates of metnbership in various bodios. The freedom of the city, of various Europoan sities, aud addrestes to Gen. Grant from the municipal authorities of various cities and various societies and resolutions of the same character, presentation letters, including a Chinese address on silk. Klephant tusks presented by the king of Siam. Coptic bible presented by Lord Napier, who captured it with King Theoüore of Abyssinia. Sporting rifle. Sword of Donolsou, pn.sented to Gen. Grant after the iall of Fort Donelson by oilicers of the army, and used by biin until the eud of the war. Sword voted to Gen. Grant by the citizens of New York at the sanitary commission fair held in New York. The sword of Chattanooga presented to Gen. Grant by the citizens of Joe Davies county, 111., after the BKttle of Chattanooga. Roman mug and Êitcher. Silver match box used by Gen. rant. Gold cigar case, enameled, pre sented by the Celestial King of Siam. Gold handled knife presented by the miners of Idaho territory. Six pieces of jade stone, presented by rrinoe Koob of China. Knife made at ShefSield for Gon. Grant. Gold pen used by Gen. Grant. Irou-headed cane, made from the rebel ram Merrimac. Silver-headed cane made from the wood used in tho defense of Fort Sumpter. Gold-headed cane made of wood from old Fort Du Quesne, Pennsvlvania. Goldheaded cane presented to Gen. Grant as a tribute of regard for his humane treatment of the soldiers and kind consideration of those who ministered to tho sick and wounded during the war. Gold-headod cane nsed by Gen. Lafayettu and presented to Gen. Grant by the ladies of Kaltimore, Md. Cnrved wood cane from Ihe estáte of Sir Walter Scott, Pitteen buttons cut from Gen. Grant's coat durl ig the war by Mr. Grant after different battles. The ornaments used by Gen. Grant at Iielmont and Fort Donelson. Severa! pairs ot shoulder straJS woru at dillorent times by Gen. Graut. Brouze vases presented by the Japanese citizens of Yokohama. Small elephant tusks from the Maharajah of Johore. Old cioisonne jora preseuted by Li Hung Chung. Elabórate cabiuet of Mexlcan onyx. Antique Chinese porcelain jnrs. Very old crackleware bowls, An arm of an idol, said to bo 1,CKX) years Old. A picture of Gen. Scott by Pa;e. A marhle bust of Gen. Grant and pedestal, and ■ painting of Gen. Grant nud family. In adilition to these relies are a coat and epaulets worn by Gen. Grant, giveu to the war ilcprutment by Col. Grant. Work Resumed. Thé finishing blow to the strike of 95,000 stoch yards employés of Chicago bas i a givett and the strike is virtoally a tliiig of the past. A-mossmeetinz ofthoKnighta of Labor assemblies n-volved was heldin Germania halL áunduy the i it Nearly 'i mu men crowded each other in the narro w gpaoe and gave evi (ence of the greati est excitoment and highty wrought feeling. The, meeting had not been long in progresa whèn the questiou was iut to the assemblage: "Shall the order air General Mogter Workuian Po wderly be obeyed and the strike ended (" A Inge element refralned from roting, and oiilv :i 5 men gave token of qbedlence. There were just 1,143 angry voices of dissent. Barry and Carleton, ivho were on the platform, refused to take the vote as tho sense of the meeting and pleaded for a reconsideration. They deL-lared earnestly that 1,143 votes should not be allowed to keep 25.000 men from work, and from obedience to the highest authority in the Knights of Labor. Gradually the two leaders gained sway over the multitude. and by amtlier vote it was declared that the vote should not be regarded as decisive. Then Carleton and Barry fliing themselves iuto the breach they had created.and witb elociuent words appealed to the sober judgment of tho men; argued with their self-interest aud pictuned the horrors almost inevitable should they jieisist in refusal. The speeches carried the meeting by storm. Whenthe last word had been spoken a unanimous vote was taken to obey tho order of Powderly and resume work the next day. A feature of the meeting was the assurance givon the : men by Barry that they would all soqner or luier secure the places they havo quit. Oreater Tban Was Expoctei The oleomargarine law has been in operation oue week. Tho resulta thus far are a surprise to the officials of the governnu'ut and will be a disappointment to the buttermen who were the origin 1 jjromoters of the bill. The inlernal revenue officials are snrprised at the large amqunt of revenue which the governmeot is likely to roceive from tho law. The completo returns will not be received, in the ordinary course of business, for the lirst uionth, until early in December, hut accordingto the receipts of which the internat revenue bureau has knowledge, the income to the {.overiinient from the taz on oleomargarine for the full fiscal year will not be less thanSl,000,OOOan.l most likely toamountto $1,C( 0 000. The collectors from all parts of the country are very claniorous for more üs-istance, especiaïfy the collectors at Chicago and at Pittsburg. The collector in the latter city estímale that he will coilei t )250, 0.) of oleomargariue tax in his district alone. The collector at Chicago j will probablv collect the bulk of the largo suin which the goveinment now is eertain to receive from this source. The information which the bureau has received from its ofllcials in various parts I of the country thus far point to a very ! considerable inerease of consumption, instoad of the reverse, so that it is just possible that the markot for genuine butter Kas been iujured by a law which gives a standing, character, and governmental sanction to the imitation butter which it ilid uot have before. In rt&n? When yon visit or leave New York City, ave baggage, expressage, and $!i oarriage hire, and sto] at the Grand Uxiox Hotel, opposite Grand Central Depot. 615 rooms, fitted up at the cost of one million dollars, $1 and upwards per day. European plan. Elevator. Restaurant supphed with the best. Horse cars, stages I andf elevated railroad to all depots. Famí liles can live better for leas monty at tha Grand Union Hotel than at any other J firgt-class hotel in the city. A Oreasy Conilict. The oleomargarino law has loen in ] rierntion but a short timo but llir res-ults ■ hus Car are a surprise to tlie officials of . the trovernruent and will lie a disappointment to the butter men. who were the original promoten f therbili. The internitl ! revenue officials are surprised ntthelarge amount of revenue which tho government is likely to receive from the law. The complete returns will not be received in the ordinary course oí business for the : Brst monthuntil ea-ly in December, but aeoording to tho receipts, of which the I tei nal rovenue bureau has knowledge, the incomo to the government from the tax on oleomnrgariue for the full fiscal year will not be Vess than $1,1 0 (,'000 and is most likely to amount to $1,500,000. The collectors from a'.l parts of the country are very clamorous for more assistance. especially the collectors at Chicago and at Pittsburg. The eol'ector in the latter city estima tea that he will eolIpot2ñ0,000of oleomargarine taxinthlfl üriict alone. The collector at Chicago iil inobably collect the bulk of the largo gum which the government is certain to receive from this source. When Collector Stona was here recen ti y he was able to secure only two additional deputy collectors to assist'in the enforcement of this law, but the internal rev?nue bureau will in a few days have twentv more experts at its disposal, who will be'assigned to the collection district where their services will bo most neoded. Of these twenty, five at least will be ordered to Thess additional men are tbo officials known as the fruit brandy experts, who are on duty in tbe BOuthern slatcs during the fruitbrandy season, whose work there ends aboutiïov. 1. The information which the bureau has received from its officials in vu nous parts of the country thus far point to a very ronsiderablo increase of consumption instead of the reverse, so that it is just pos sible that the market for geuuine butter lias been injured by a law which gives a Btanding, character, and governmi-i1 saction to the imitation butter which K did not have bcfore. A Warning to Morphine Eaters. Mrs. Ada Fierce, the daughter of Jame Murstun. a wealthy organ builder of Boston, was arraifcned in the pólice court a few days ago for drunkenncss. Khe is a conörmed morphine eater and contracted the habit when only ei.lit yeara of age. wlion she was in a weakly coudition and laudanum was prescribec) for her by the family physician. Tho amóunt was gradually increased until she could not take enough'to satisfy hor cravings, and throwing aside laudanum she purchased and coiisumed morjhino. I-'.vorv knowD reniedy was appüoil to break her of the habit but to no avail. She married Chas. Pierce, a shoe manufacturer of Hrockton, and he, after vainly trylng i break her of the habit, sent her to a homo in hopes of effectlng a cure. After nearly a year she was released, but returnedshortly to her old hnbits stronger than ever. For the past two months the has been drinkiug ïneessantly and w is found thu other night by. the pólice staggeriug along the streets. Should be LaokeJ luto. Col. Platt B. Walker, a prominent lumberman, says in aa interview published in the Eveninfr Journal of Minneapolis that a Byndicatewt CaThdianlumbermen, with partners in Minnesota, havo acquired the tule to about HIKIHOO 0 10 feet of pine timber in Nortliwcsti'in Minnesota añilare arrangiug to "gobble up" the rest, of the vast timber bolt on tho northern slojie, an ■area including about one-half of the entiie state. Ho charges that the clause in the Sunlry Civil bilí providing for a coinmission to treat witli the Inillaiis nuw occupying these lands for their reniova! to White Kaïth Agency was lecured directly in the interest of this Canadian svmlieate. Col. Walker adds that if creaties should ! be made andconBrmed $10,000,000 worth ot Indian J'ine will certninly u into the hamls of a foreign syndicate and $Im,000,000 worth of luniber that Minnesota and i Dakota will shortlv neeil will be owned by the same pool. _ Aged 106 Years. There livea near CentervlUe, VTlter county, N. Y., a woninu named Jane Calhoun, whose age is 108 years. Sho was born and marrfed, and has lived all her : Ufe in the district, and her age is verffled í beyond dispute. Sim has lïved in tho sanie house sime IÏ99, when she was married. Bhe is tho mothiT of 10 children, all of hom reaohed maturity and five of wliom are now living. Sho often wallis a ! distanco of four miles, and is froquently ] seen in the woods collect ing berba from i which shedistilsmany simple remedies. She ! issupposed to possess tho power of divinai tion, and is often humo rea by credulous ; and loveslek people. Sho has receivod a widow's pension man y years. Her hnsband served in the war of 1813. A Ghastly Trophy. Dispatches from Afghanistan stato that the Afghan troops, after a severe flght, defeated the Ohilial rebels and sent 10 cart loada of heada of rebels to Cabul. 1 Damaging Testimony. At the grand jury investigation of the St. Louis & San Francisco exprese robbery James IIeffernan; aWabasu engineer, was tho principal wituess. He testified that his truin was in the depot at the same time as the 'Frisco train. He stood directly opposite the expresa car, tho door of which was open. Kothoringliam's assistant, Dwyer, swung himsolf off the train and within a minute a man carne rushing up with a vulise in his hand and asked for the 'Kriseo train. Heffernan pointed it out to him and tho man ran alougside until he reached the express car whon he threw his valise inside and then reached up his hand, he being pulled through the open door into the car. He is satisfied Fotheringbam assisted him, as no one could have got into the car with the train in motion without assitance. The man answers the description as given bv Pot heringham, oxcept that Heffernan thinks ho is an inch or two shorter. As a result of the findings of the grand jury Fotheringham, the messenger, has been arrested. ____ Sacred Edifices Consamed. Moody's church In Chicago was damaged by fire on tho 12th inst. to the amount oL $15,000. The flre is supposed to be of incendiary origin though it is posible it might have onginated from un overheated furnace. The society was organized by Dwight L. Moody, who collected ! subscriptions amounting to $100,00;) from i all over tho world for the parpóse of building this church. The auditorium is the largest in Chicago though also the most plainly furuished. Fire brote out iu St. Petor's Roman Catholic pro-cathedral in Allegheny City, shortly after midnight on the l'Jth inst.. The tire had gained such headway when the firemeu appeared on the scène that all efforts to ext inguish it proved futile. The entire edifice was totally destroyed. Loss estimated at $100,000; fully covered by insuranoe. It is said the fire origiiïated from a natural gas register. Chango Picase. There is a heavy demand for the fivecent nickels and pennies. and the mint at Philadelphia is over 1300,0(10 behind its orders. Director Kimball says that the great demand in part in attributable to the tendency oí minor coin to unequnl oirculation. becanse of general want of acccptabiüty. The ciiciili.tion of pvmiies is couflned toitocalities where oddehaugeis exacted liy way of stieet raihvay fares, etc. and especlally ly the extraordinary inórense of late shops wliose policy it is to iiv in-ices at odd umounts. The director ia now eiuleavoring to ascertain the total active circulation of pennies and live cent pieces and considera that not less than (7,000,000 oi penniesare i now in active circulation in the United Stiltes. The mint at Philn.lt lj.hia is now j turning out miucr coiu to the value ol $3,000 a day. An Offset to Cntting's ClaimA special to the (ialveston .Vewi from Laredo says: The Mexican governmenc. through its counsel at this placo. Dr. Kiv I era, ha been takiog testimony tor sevcial ! dayi in the matter of the arrest and ' prisocment of C ïpt. Rafael Penales, a Mexican citizen, in the Laredo jail by virtue of an iudictment found by the grand jury of Webb connty in IST'.I. charsin? hini ' with murder. The facts in the case are that in 1877 Capt. Penales, while com manding a company oí Rlexican infantry in New tiftrddOi tired upon and killed a desertor from his companv after the man had reached the Texas bank of the Kio Grande. The Mexican government will probablv claim damages in a sm tliat ill ciüVft the damages claimed by Cutting at BI Paso. ____ An Important Decisión. A decisión has been rendered in the snpreme court of tho United States, in the caso of tho Choctaw nation against the United States, involvine a claim of more than $8,000,000, in lieu of lands due to the Choctaws ander tréaty sWpulaMons, but never granted to them. 'l'liis case was brought to the suiirenie oourt on appeal trom a judgmeBi for $440,000 allo wed the Choctaws by court of claims. The I final result, as decided by the supreme court, is that the Choctaw nation is entitled to$2.!S0ü,0iiü. in additionto $J0.tKX) alrcady jia.it! under the court of claim decisión. Deseríers CanOét a Eounty. Second Comptroller Maynard bas decided that a soldier who, after having served for two years or more In the army. deserted soine months after the close of the war, ; but who subsequently reeelved an honor! nble discharge, is entitled to a bounty of $.M) nnder the 10th section of the act of ■ July 2S, 1866. Iniprisoued Americana. Six American citizena have been ar! rested in southern Rnraia for ]reaching in I an orthodox isscinblv of Ktissians. Mr. ' Lothrop, United States minister at St. Petersburg, ha been endeavoring to in; duce the authorlties to release the prisoners, but io far lias been unsuccessful.