NEW YORK. Uy Reported to Hare ide a Full Confession of His Crimes. t s ves in Search of Parties Implicated by His Disclosures. iatened Desertion of Tweed by His Bondsmen. tof the Grand Ba l to the Grand Duke Alexis. Review of the Leading Markets. fial Despatch to The Chicago Tritons. CONNOLLY CONFESSES. r is reported to-night to have made a ission of his official misdeeds, and in the hands of the proper officials, e? have been detailed to arrest all per muting to leave the city who are un byhis confession. Many persons are :d, and the confession will not bo pub morrow, for the reason that its publioa- Id defeat the ends of justice. UONEV ,'oek. Dec. i,— Hie settlements of the u -Syndicate for the government new •ent loiu have been made to-day satis according to the terms of .tract. The Treasury Department cady issued gold checks lor over 0 for the redemption of the called in ids, and the Assistant Treasurer in has paid $6,800,t00 of those chocks, nation of the Secretary of the Treasury bankers, aud other holders of led 5-20 bonds, to forward them ishington for redemption, de our money market for *s quite unnecessarily of a large amount The Broadway Bank called in quite a ount of loans of the city funds, which isbursed, and restored to the channels of in the course of a lew days. The shift ms on th*n account enabled some of the dass of money leuiers to advance the loans to 7 per cent in gold, but the fair was cto 7 per cent currency, with an t supply to borrowers in good The banks are gaining in strength, b-—• j ujsuurs meats hy government on the called-in 5-20 bonds. Prime busi er ranges Iron s to 10 per ceut. HE COVEK.vi iEJ T fIoSD MARKET I and steady. The government new 5 loan will be placed on the regular call of Exchange in the course of aday or two. n they are quoted at 90 3-8 to 901-2, or per cent below pa? in gold, including Interest, tho 5-20 bonds being ■out 2 per ceut above par in is not likely that the Secretary of the vail buy any of them for government If the government does not buy any e question then arises as to whether it any gold, it is expected that the Becre publith next Monday Ms movements in er. Central Pacific bonds were strong :mam! on orders from Europe at 1031-2 -4. But few were offering, as the are not desirous of selling it prices. Unions closed at 91-1-3 to firsts; 79 1-4 to 79 3-8 for land grants I for incomes, 26 S-l to 26 7-8 for stock. HE FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET on the basis of 109 to 109 1-8 for prime sixty days’ sterling bills. THE GOLD MARKET and lower, declining to DO 1-0, which is t price for a long time past. The market 1 110 3-8 and closed at 1101-4 at 3 p.m. 5 paid for carrying were 4,3,41-2,2,5 r cent after the board adjourned. The s were 110 1-4 to 110 3-8 at tho close. THE STOCK. MARKET y and lower on the activity in money, •ved a little at the close, whentho money jecame easier. The transactions were ted, and tho market was dull through ly. DBEIDiTUITS, tr the inquiry was more general, and, desire to sell, and a material advance most grades were held higher. Family were quite firm and offered less Holders in some eases were drawing market. Holders of wheat, owing to of zhs rivwi nu'i canal, were oaicmg ices. It is estimated that some 1, 250,000 re frozen in esi the canal. The decline 6 also gave sellers the advantage. Corn tter demand for the trade and to hold. ices for export ■was lair, and the decline 5 stimulated the inquiry at the close. [To the Associated Press.] THE ALEXIS CALL. dkk, Nov. 30.—A tali in honor of the ate Alexis was gKen by the committee e. at the Acadeny of Music, to-night, nblage comprised the very best citizens jxes. The decorations were magnificent, excellent caste. The three proscenium by the Grand Duke and suite, ocned with American and Russian flags, ned with flowers. At the back of the as p A»uatain, the waters changing ml*> nil colors, and making a i spectacle. In the corridors were large phs of the Russian Imperial ramily, >anner on either side of the stage repro »e Emperor Alexander emancipating the 1 President Lincoln liberating the slaves, walk in front of the entrance on Four ;reet was canopied and carpeted, and to Grand Duke drove up at half-past 10, i was received by General McDowell and W. Stoughton, and conducted box. and Ihr appearance there nounced by Julien’j band performing ilan national hymn. Governor Hoffman and Minister and Madame Catacazy ar fore the Duke, who wore the uniform of a The commencement of the music was al for a grand promenade, and soon the s crowded, everybody striving to get a >k at the distinguished guest. In a few the excitement subsided, and the Grand iscr-ndcd to the floor, leading the wife of )r Hoffman, who was hispartner. Inthe dance, “The Lancers,” his rif-a-rw was ieneral McDowell and Mrs. Llo.vd Aspln d the side couples were Governor Hoff -1 Madame Catacazy, and Richord Irvin 5. Blodgett. The Grand Duke subsequent -2d with other ladies.tiud seemed to enjoy very much. Nillsson Hall was connected s Academy of Music and used as the sup -12. The wines and viands were of the Xmas, aua in abundance. Among the jished guests present were Henry Esq., Prof. Morse, Generals Kidder, Ingalls, MdKcever, Cnllom, r. S. A.; Is Bhalcr Funk, and Varien, N. V- N. G.; iristine Nilsson. Admirals Rowan, Gordon, uith; Lester Wnllaek, Judges Barnard, Bedford, and C. P. Daly; James Gordon 5, Jr.; James E. Montgomery, J. J. Macy, or Murphy, and ex-Collector Shook. ALEXIS’ RETURN FROM WEST I’OINT. York, Dec. l.—Aleiis, after Inspecting •oint Academy, returned hero this after- CONNOLLY DESPAIRING. omp* roller CoLnolly is beginning to dcs f securii.H haib**»ad the Sheriff think® there osalbilltyot su<:li an event. VTm. Bradley l himself to-day as security for $-'»o,o'jo. TWEED'S BONDSMEN. :e of Tweed's bondsmen signified their iu -2 to withdraw their names from his bonds, irs arc not securtd he will share the fate of Ily. MAYOR HALL, or Hall has net ocen arrested, aad the f denies the receipt of any papers In con a therewith, or any knowledge of the ice of an order ol arrest. The Mayor stated that he had TOfjeen officially informed of tlou of the Committee of Seventy, and de l to speak on the subject of resignation. FIELDS’ BONDSMEN. bondsman of Thomas Fields, Mr. F. Do has retired, and V.'xn. Florence accepted UNFOUNDED RUMOR. rumor that James W. Booth was to succeed ral Jones as Postmaster appears unfounded. THE FISK-MANSFIELD CASE. argument in the Pisk-Mausfleld was 1 to-day before Judge Brady, the coart re •ng its decision upon ike point whether tho ction preventing the publication of Fisk’s rs should be vacated. ALLEGED DRHJERV. .|ge MeCnnn will hear tho jurors in the case avis .against Fisk on Saturday week, as to t parties esdeavort-d to influence their vor- GRAIN ON THE CANAL, was stated on the Pnsluce Exchange to-day the crain lee-bound on the canal is worth aniiln.u. and that there is no chance of a mpllon of navigation tills sou«ou. This de ion uf grain will chiefly effect shippers, who have to wait till spring for the money, es wbere advances had been obtained. EXCISE COMMISSIONER’S ACCOUNTS. of iJrooklyn.de :r i*i hliow his accounts to the Reform Com ee el tpt in the presence of reporters. HO HE WICKEDNESS. ard C. Pardee, the well-known physician of oklyn, -ms been committed to jail, charged 2 dffrj:u*.jDg Caleb B. Kneval of ft,ooo, while ior of hla expending 125,000 on another can than his wife. COLI.ECTOn aethcb. i-neryl Chester A. Arthur, the newly-appolut of the Port of New York, assumed ollice at 0:U0 a. m. to-daj-. THE HUNTER'S POINT SCHOOL. 20 Principal of the Hunter's Point School, this uieg. obuiincd duplicate keys and opened the r,called the scholars to order, and <*ommenwd dug tho Lt i-dV prayer, when a disturbance umd. wLiihwas only quelled by calling i VOLUME 25. the police. Seven pupils were expelled, and one sent to the etatiou lioune. RAILROAD HATTERS. The Pennsylvania Railroad took possession of tire Jersey roads, recently leased, last night. WILL NOT DEFEND THEM. Charles O'Conor declines defending the South Carolina Ku-Klnx. CONKOI.LT IK JAIL. Ex-Comptroller Connolly was locked up in Lud low Street Jail this afternoon. Connolly left his apartments at the Now York Hotel, yesterday*, and, accompanied hy two Deputy Sheriffs, scour ed the city* in quest of bail, but without success, and at length Connolly was forced to admit that further search would be useless, and he re luctantly consented to be conveyed to jail. Tho conduct of McGovern, in withdrawing his name from his bond, was especially painful to tho ex- Comptroller. He was provided with a comfort able bed and left to his gloomy refloc tions. As though in mockery of his present humiliating position, tho first object which tact his gaze on eutlerng the jail was a full sized portrait of himself as he appeared in his days of prosperity. Connolly appeared much de pressed In spirits, and looked, in fact, like a broken-hearted man. THE BEGINNING. In tho suit of Davis against Fisk and others, in reference to tho Black Friday transactions, a ver dict has been rendered for tho plaintiff. leu. There was skating on several of tho ponds in this vicinity yesterday. There is considerable ice in tho docks in the river this morning. STATE LEGISLATURE. Record of Yesterday’s Proceedings in the Senate. Whal Has Been Done by the Senate Com- miilee on Fees and Salaries. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. FEES AND SALARIES. Springfield, 111., Dec. I.— While the House Committee onFces and Salaries has done nothing worth mentioning, the Senate committee has submitted several hills, and is elaborating others which its Chairman, Senator Bangs, will present this week or next. Those already introduced are mainly for State officers and Judges, and it has been comparatively easy for the committee to fix salaries; but when it comes to fees of County Clerks, Treasurers, &c., the question is much more complicated. The committee have wisely decided to classify counties, but have not finally settled on the dividing lines between the classes; but after this class!, fication made, there is no one who can say howmuch a certain rate of fees will pro duce in a certain county, since no returns have before been made. It is at best all guess work, and a rough approximation to justice is all that can be looked for, and it is this difficulty of gra duating fees justly that drives many to favor a uniform rate all oyer the State, which, however, since it must be high enough to raise a certain sum in the smallest county in the State, raises an enormous ono in the largest counties. If the County Clerk receives fifty cents In Gallatin for certain services, how much should he got in Adams, and bow much in Cook! This cannot at present bo answered, for there aro no figures to go on hence the fees established this winterwill, doubtless, in many respects, bo too high but this is inevitable and can be corrected in a couple of years, when the amount of revenue coming from them is known. If ono class embraces all coun ties with less than 20,000 people, the fees must be made so large as to bo remunerative in the small est county, which has 6,000 people, for salaries have to be paid out of the fees, and the fees will bo very heavy in larger counties la that class. But that Is inevitable, unfortunately. Since the Judiciary and Executive oilicers have no spoolal suppor ters, the tendency in the Legislature is rather to keep them down and to keep up tho pay of sub ordinate officers whose duties are generally merely clerical, but to whom a member is more nearly related than he is to tho Judiciary or Executive, IN THE SENATE. The agreement among Senators to stay here today and work, was faithfully lived up to, and they have been busily employed morning and evening, and have succeeded in clearing up their tables. They are waiting on the House now to see what legislation they are inclined to origi nate. A bill was presented on too subject of vot ing for members of the next General Assemblv, allowing the voter to cast three, two. one, or one and a half votes, but throwine out his ballot en tirely if he tries to east too many votes. Separate boxes are prepared for these votes. SALARY BILLS. Borne time was spent on bills reported by the Committee on Fees and Salaries, special interest being taken on the pay of Supervisors and Coun ty Commissioners. Thcrbill giving County Treas urers a commission of 2 per cent was, on motion of tho committee, they regarding tho amount allowed as too large, sent to the Committee on Revenue. Outside pres sure, on this question of fees, was shown hr Mr. Btreyell’s re.iqqrhe to lu. wuicu lie culled at tention to public sentiment of the necessity of fixingthe fees of Countyand Circuit Courts. Ho felt that they must he cut down, and cited an in stance of a Deputy Recorder in his county who could record forty deeds a day, and got one dol lar and fifty cents for each ono. LEGISLATIVE. SENATE. Springfield, IU., Dec. 1. ABSENTEES. The absentees, to-day, were Alexander, Ander son, Bishop, Boyd, Bush, Donahue, Dore, Hamp ton, Harlan, Jackson, Jewett, Kerr, Loring, Red dick, Richardson, Tinchcr, Underwood, VanDor ston, Yoris, 'Williams, Woodard. INSURANCE. Mr. EARLY, from the Committee on Insurance, reported Senate bill 120, relating to lire, marine, and life insurance, with sun dry amendments, which were concurred in. PETITION. Mr. BANGS presented a petition from certain parties in Loudon, England, asking payment of coupons on certain bonds destroyed by fire In New York in 2515. RESOLUTIONS. Mr. EPLER offered a resolution instructing the Committee on Charitable Institutions to report as to the advisability of making an appropriation to construct the centre and east wing of the In stitution for the Blind. Mr. LANGLEY offered a resolution instructing the Committee on Fees and Salaries to report by bill as to the feasibility of requiring records to be kept in duplicate. ELECTION BILLS. Mr. PIERCE introduced a bill to provide for tbo election of members of the Legislature. Mr. McNULTA oflered a resolution Instructing the Committee on Elections to report as to the advisability of making all elections, with certain exceptions, take place in November. SALARY BILLS. The bill relating to the salary of Circuit Judges and Judges of the Superior Court of Cook County was read a second time. Mr. WHITING moved to strike out $4,000 and insert $3,500. The bill and amendments were-laid on the table. A number of oills, especially those relating to fees and salaries, were read a second time, laid on the table and ordered printed. A great deal of discussion was had over Judge Bangs’ hill for compensation of Commissioners for partition and dower. Mr. Btrevell’s amend ment striking out ts per day, inserting $2, and cutting off mileage for these Commissioners, be ingbrought to the front by Mr. Nicholson moving to close the debate, which was adopted. AFTERNOON SESSION. SALARY 07 SUPERVISORS. The reading of bills on second reading was re sumed. Mr. LANGLEY moved to amend the compensa tion of Supervisors by striking out $2 and insert ing SO. Mr. VAUGHN offered an amendment increas ing the mileage from fi to lo cents per mile. Ac cepted by Mr. Langley and adopted, leaving the per diem at $3. Mr. STREVELL offered an amendent providing that supervisors receive no other compensation: or emolument. Adopted. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BILL was road and Emended in the same manner as the Supervisors bill. Mr Edsall moved to amend by strik-ing oat $3 as compensation of County Commissioners* and inserting $3 FARMERS AND FRUIT GROWERS BILL was laid aside temporarily to allow the Houso bill for the protection of farmers and fruit growers to be taken up for passage, Mr EDEALL. moved to amend tho hill by provid ing that the City Councils be empowered to de signate where farmers should dispose oi their goods. The whole subject was recommended to tho Committee on Municipalities. COMMISSIONERS’ BILL. Mr. Ebb All 8 amendment to the County Com mieeioners bill was withdrawn, every Senator from counties not under township organization objecting to it. OTHER SALARY BILLS. The bill allowing to County Treasurers 2 per .cent on all orders paid was recommitted. The bill establishing the salaries of State offi cers was read a second time and postponed to Friday next at 10 a. m. Mr. STBEVELL offered a resolution instruct ing the Committee on Fees and Salaries to report at an early day a bill relating to Fees ot County and Circuit Clerks, and that fees aud salaries should bo incorporated in one general bllL Tho discussion on Mr. STBEVELL’S resolution took a wide range, occasioning some sharp firing between that gentleman and Senator Bangs, in which the latter gentleman likened the labor of the Committee on Fees and Salaries to Herding a bushel of fleas on a prairie." ABSENTEES AGAIN. Mr. PIERCE 'offered a resolution_lnßtrnotins the Committee on Expenses to report on the ad visability of depriving subordinate officers absent ■without leaves o f their Vtr diem. _Tliia applies particularly to the enrolling n n F r( i s 1 u S clerks, and more particularly to the Chief of that Mr. CRAWFORD moved to amend by directing said committee to inquire as to what if any oul cers could be dispensed with. Adopted. Adjourned to 10 a. m. to-morrow. War Department Weather Prognostics. ■Washington, Dec. I.— Northerly winds, with clearing weather, are probable for Saturday on the South Atlantic and Gnlf coasts. Westerly winds, with pleasant weather in the Middle and and Eastern states; increasing southwest winds on the lakes, with a falling barometer and cloudy weather. Cautionary signals continue for this evening at Wilmington, Charleston, Savannah, and Jackson ville. and are ordered for Oswego, Rochester, and Buffalo. FOREIGN. The Belgian ministers Tender Their Resignation at the Request of the Ring. Peace and Order Immediately Established at Brussels. Final Settlement of the United States Five Per Cent Loan in Europe. The Prince of Wales’ Condition Reported to he Improving. Great Britain. London, Nov. SO—Evening.—'Tho latest official bulletin regarding tho condition of tho Prince of ’Wales reports tho symptoms more favorable, and tho Prince unquestionably progressing. LoNbon, Dec. I.—This morning’s bulletin from Sandringham states that there was an increase In fover in tho case of tho Prince of Wales early in tho evening yesterday, hut as the night advanced the fever again partially subsided. Tho Prince remained comparatively quiet through the re mainder of the night. Tho Earl of Chesterfield died, to-day, of typhus fever. He contracted tho disease about the samo time and in tho same locality as tho Prlnco of Wales. Sir Charles DUko addressed a meeting at Bal lou last night. During tho evening the audlenco became very disorderly; there was some fighting, aud the meeting broke up in confusion. Liverpool, Dec. I.—Tho steamships Ohio, from Baltimore, and tho Washington, from New York, hare arrived. New York, Dec. I.— A private cable despatch says: Owing to a dispute about wages, the strike which commenced in the Staffordshire pot teries, at tho annual hiring time, November U, has become general, and all manufacturing is suspended.” The small-pox, in a virulent form, is spreading in Plymouth and vicinity. Tho authorities are building special hospitals for those stricken with disease, and have adopted stringent sanitary precautions. Bombay, Dec. I.—The cholera, in Its worst form, is raging with great violence in the city of Delhi. London, Deo. I.— The death of tho Earl of Ches terfield intensifies tho anxiety for tho Prince of Wales. The public uneasiness is so great as to have a perceptible effect on tho markets, which were generally dull and flat to-day. Tho (iuoun has returned to Windsor, from Sandringham, where she has been watching by the bedside of the Prince. The festivities usually |given by tho court on tne Ist of December, tho oirthday of tho Princess of Wales, were abandoned. London, Deo l —Tho final settlement of the United States funded loan was made to-day without disturbing the money market, bonds closing higher than ever before, the loan advanc ing to 901-2 in gold, because tbo settlement was anticipated. The portion of tho loan unsettled at the opening of books to-day was only $20,000,000, and of this the taking of nearly $15,000,000 was arranged in London, leaving loss than $0,000,000 undisposed of, with tho Continent to hear from. There Is no doubt that tho whole of the loan in European markets is taken. Francr New York; Nov. 80.—A special states that the Government of Prance is very uneasy, and exer cises the utmost vigilance. There is a great dis play of troops in Paris, and all points ore guard ed by patrol every night, while police are sta tioned at every street corner. The public mind Is very unsettled, aud tho impression Is that tbo present state of affairs cannot last any length of time. The last words of Rossel to his Republican friends were; “If you liave not before long crushed tho army, it will crush you. It always has been Praetorian, and always formed adlatinct party; whereas it should be national. Danger is pressing. Republicans have abandoned the in surrection. Yon did not like the uprisings of tho 18th of March; I did not like thcsa.but it was necessary to Join them to restrain them.” Paris, Deo. I.—President Thiers, in a message to the National Assembly, on tho reopening of the session, refers to tho treaty between Franco and Germany, tho Commercial Convention with England, the military law, and tho general reor ganization? of the administration, but offers no suggestions as to the constitutional changes, and makes no allusion whatever te political subjects, Cremleux, one of thrfour Communist loaders condemned to death by court martial at Mar seilles. was executed to-day. He was- taken from his prison at an early hour this morning, convoyed a short dlotfuioo. outside tho -sr-iia, soot. Ho died bravely, refusing to be blindfold ed. His last words were “Vivo la RopuWique.” The squadron detailed to- guard the shores of Corsica is to remain at Ajaccio for an indefinite time. ThVco months’supplies have just been sent to it from Marseilles. It is supposed that its object is to prevent any attempt on tho part of the Imperialists at a rising on that island. Belginm. Brussels, Nov. so.— To-day being one of the frit days of the Communists, trouble was antici pated, and extraordinary precautions were taken by the authorities to prevent dangerous demon strations in the present excited condition of the city. The Burgomaster issued a proclamation in the morning, enjoining all good citizens to remain within their dwellings, forbidding outdoor demonstration, and declaring that illegal assemblages would bo dispersed. Nevertheless, in the course of the day, the recent disturbances were renewed. Monster crowds of men of che opposite political parties collected in the streets, and there were frequent collisions between them. The police seemed to be unable or unwilling to disperse the rioters. In one in stance a company of civic guards, sixty strong, were ordered to charge upon the people, but they reversed their muskets and refused to obey. The disorder Increases. The mobs hold possession of the streets, and the excitement Is intense. Brussels, Dec. r.—Baron D’Anothan announc ed in the Chambers, to-day, that the King had de manded the portfolios of the Ministers, and the/ had accordingly resigned. The Chambers would, therefore, stand adjourned until a new Ministry was formed. The resignation of D’Auethan has had a most tranqulUzing effect. The streets are free from crowds. The people seem to be satis fied, and the city xa-quiet. The formation of a new Cabinet is entrusted to M. de Theux, leuderof the Conservative party. Austria. Vienna, Dec. Jay, Minister from the United States to Austria, gave a supper, last night, in celebration of Thanksgiving Day, at which most of the Americans in Vienna were present. In some remarks on the occasion. Mr. Jay alluded to the present proud position of the republic, and the impending fall of local corrup tions before the assaults of a fearless press and honest men of all parties. The conclusion of the tradcs-mark convention between Austria and the States was signlfl cau', he said,. of an increasing Interchange of manufactures of tbo two coun tries. to which the approaching International ex hibition in this capital would give an impetus by presenting Amencaa-productions for the first time in Eastern Europe, by the sides of those of Western Asia. An allusion by the speaker to Count Andrassey was-thrice cheered. General Post also made an address, in which ho discours ed at some length upon the subject of American antiquities. Germany Berlin, Dec. I.—The Americans hero observed Thanksgiving yesterday in an appropriate man ner. Special divine service in the morning was well attended, ami; in the evening, dinner was given at the Hotel do Borne. In the lower house of the Diet, yesterday, the triennial army budget passed to a second reading by a small majority.. The items of expenditure were sharply criticised. Many were pronounced extravagant, and it looks at times as If the budget will bo rejected, the opposition is so strong and determined; but the Ministers warned the House, In the most significant manner, that it should prepare lor the future, that France contemplated revenge for her defeat, and would seek it as soon as her inr demnity was paldi The only safety for Germany was in her army,.and it should neither be weak ened nor neglected. It was only by those repre sentations that the government succeeded in car rying tho bill. _ Berlin, Deo. I.—The Gorman Parliament closed its session to-day. Tho German military authorities at Epornay executed twaFrenchmen who killed a German sentinel. Spain. Madrid, Nov. 30.—1t is said that government has resolved to remove Captain General Valma sortn from the Governorship of Cuba, and that ao.ooo fresh troops are to be despatched to the island. ITeat Indies. New York, Dec. I.—A Havana special says the ladies of the executed students were refused to tho parents. The students sextenoed to the chain gang have been working in the streets with criminals since yesterday. The father of one of the former died of grief, and the mothers of two others are insane. Mexico. San Peakcisco, Dec. I.—Despatches from Tno fi ??JT. 6 5? 1 8011 of Guayamas Sonora revolt ed, killing their commander, Kovenbor 20, and pronouncing for Dloz. After levying heavy con tributions on the merchants, they embarked on board "two small vessels for Altala, expecting to capture that place "without trouble. Governor Pasquera raised troops Immediately, reocoupied Guaymas, and despatched a force down the coast in pursuit of the revolutionists. The peaplo appear to have taken no part gener ally in the revolts, either in Sonora or Sinaloa. At Mazatlan, merchants paying duties on goods to the revolutionary authorities hare been notified by the regular officials that they would be compelled to pay the full amount again to the government as soon as order was established. Destructive Tornado* Boston, Dec. I—A special despatch to the Trav eller from Halifax says: A hurricane visited the northern side of tho island of Cape Breton CHICAGO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1871. on the night of the 26th ult., doing Immense dam age to houses, barns, *’ees, and shipping. The pale began atß o’clock and lasted until 5 o’clock the next morning, The citie was four feet higher than eter known before. The public whai" at SaoviS^MTSrtiif-T£r.- tlX6,;>Y.,'.''?C3mber Statement of the Pub- A number of vessels anch lat A J ort Molg-‘_r l -i-_ T>£iV»+- dragged their anchors a; f .of thot: y, IM, x/OOlu to sea. The Bormurtean C lottetowr wrecked ;v d,l i^-su one mar Tense' _ fV the Str. been r V iiF Report o* m Commiuiob -.ext Stale Fair* y;. special Deapa SritiKGFiELD, De ,,y.: allroad and Warehouse Co •in ses sion tor a week, co* '-Oorer- nor Palmer, which _ t’.ri.' State Printer. It will make a goou-eizea volume, embracing the report, discussion, and recom mendations of the Commissioners, the report of the Secretary, accompanied by the reports of the several railroad companies, with tables, etc., and the reports and tables of the Grain Inspector and Warehouse Registrar. The report wlilbo laldhefore the Legislature by the Governor in the course of two weeks. On account of this special meeting of the board, the nest regular meeting will occur the first Tuesday in January. A.M. Garland, Secretary of the State Agricul tural Society, returned to-day from a trip to Du quoin. Ho reports that it has been definitely settled that the next State Fair will not bo held at that locality. The bond given by the citizens of that enterprisingtown has beencancolled. The location of the State Fair next year is therefore an open question. Destructive Fire in Bloomington* Bloomington. nL, Nov. so.—A flro originated this morning about 0 o’clock iu the basement of Evans’ grocery store, on tho corner of Main and North streets, In McGinn's building, and, In spite of the efforts of the Fire Department and citizens, entirely destroyed that building and its contents, consisting of Evans’ stock of groceries and J. 13. McGinn’s stock of furniture. The adjoining building, occupied by B. P. Hooper, grocer. Caldwell Murray, commission merchants, and the Ladies’ Library, sustained ex tensive damage. The Pantayraph build ing was also slightly Injured. Fifty thousand dol lars will barely cover tho loss. Too insuranae is as follows: J. B. McChm, building and stock. 110,000 in tho North British and Mercantile; $5,000 in the Royal, and $3,000 in the Insurance Compa ny of North America. Tho whole is a total, loss; F. Hooper, building and stock, $2,000 in the North British and Mercantile; $3,000 in the plne nlx, of Hartford, and $4,t00 in the Royal—partial loss. R. F. Evans, stock of groceries. $3,000 in tho Pbccniz, of Hartford—total loss. Ladies’ Library* $9,000 in tho North British and Mercantile—small lose. Tho Fantagraph Company were insured iu good companies—small damage by removal. MICHIGAN. Bnrglorr in Detroit—State Finance*— Obituary—Fatal Explosion. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, Detroit, Dec. I.—The fur store of R. Stafford Co., of this city, -was entered last night by burglars and robbed of goods of the value of 1800. The close of the month of November loaves In the State Treasury a balance of $407,023. Rev. Ira M. Weed, a prominent Presbyterian Divine, died yesterday at Vps llantl, aged 67 yaors. Notts ha* reached here of a recent explosion In Ransom, Hillsdale County, of the boiler of a port able steam saw mill, located on tho farm of Chaa. Burt, hilling John Critten, who had charge of the machinery. A young woman named Slack, and two children of Wm. Palmer, sawyer, aged 4 and c years, Mr.uud Mrs. Palmer, and John Palmer, a brother, were seriously injured. Tho mill had just been completed, and commenced sawing that afternoon, Mr. Palmer having charge. OHIO. Voluntary Confession and Sentence of a Iflnrderer—Accidental Death from Chlo- reform. Cincinnati, Dec. I.—The trial of James Patton, charged with killing Mathew Suns, at Aberdeen. Ohio, opposite MayavlUe, Ky„ opened Wednesday last. The tragedy occurred tire months ago In Aberdeen. Tho cause of the killing is said to bo the criminal relations existing between the mur dered man and Patton’s wife, .The verdict will probably bo rendered to-day. On Monday last Michael Behymor, who had heretofore been twice tried on a charge of mur dering Mr. Elliott, near Homersrlllo, Ohio, some two years since, came Into court and plead guilty of maaslaughler. Ho was sentenced to the Pen itentiary for three years. v Miss Sarah Hughes was found dead In bed at Hamilton, Ohio, yesterday morning. She bad retired the night before with a handkerchief saturated with chloroform laid upon her face, for an aching tooth, and, falling asleep. Inhaled tho anjestheuo in encha Quantity as to cause death. Several years ago, Miss Hughes won. quite a reputation with her pen. THE WEST. The Severe Cold Weather in Utah—A slor n»n Thaßkiglring Female Saffrage Dead la IVyaming, Salt Lake. Utah. Nor. 29.—Tho mall carrier from Cottonwood arrived this afternoon, having left yesterday. Bo reports about six feet of snow on a level, and drifts of twenty to 100 foot. The principal mining claims, however, manage to continue work as usual. Tho Emma mine opera tions are Interrupted. Tho Mormon journal says that, notwithstand ing tho crusade against tho Latter-Day Saints, they can heartily join in thanks and praise to God. for they know from past experience that when their extremity has been greatest, their de liverance and triumph have also been nearest, and on these accounts and many others they, tho people of Utah, will heartily join to-morrow in thanking God for his mercies. Omaha, Dec. 1. —Information, which appears to be reliable, is received hero that Governor Campbell, of Wyoming Territory, has signed tho bill repealing female sulTrago. GEORGIA, A Retolmieß Favoring Payment for glares Defeated in the Lefinl&dtre —3S nitre ad Project. Atlanta. G»., X>ec. I.—Some time ago Mr. Ben ton, a Eepubllcan Senator, introduced a resolu tion looking to payment for emancipated slaves. The Legislature to-day passed, by an overwhelming Democratic majority, a resolution defeating aua coudcmnlngßenton’s measure. Tho resolution censures Bouton's resolution us tend ing to evil. A movement to establish a railway from Louis ville and the Ohio River to the South Atlantic sea board. with steam facilities to Europe, is nearly complete.. marine Disasters* New York,. Deo. I.—A Quebec special states that tho St. Lawrence River is filled with lloatlng ice. Vessels are floating up and down the har bor with it. News from below Ibo city reports several vessels ashore, andagovemmont steamer has been sent to assist them. Tho bark Chrysola sunk at Port JolL Several of the crow wore lost, and several- survivors will die. Eight bodies from another sunken vessel wore picked up on the Ice. A terrible storm was raging yesterday at River duLupe* and other fatalities are ex pected. Qceuec, Deo. L—The following vessels are re ported ashore at different points, and caught in the ioe, caused by the extraordinary cold: Tho Pomona, Aberdeen, Widmlllan, Corlsca. and tho Throe Bells, and others are In danger. No steam er dare venture to their assistance, and it is feared that the orewa will suffer. Tho weather continues very oold. Canoes and men aro being sent from here by special trains to rescue them. GoDEßjcu.Ont., Dee. I.—Gunboat Prince Alfred has arrlved.from Georgian Bay. and thinks shp can be got off la*the spring. She also found tho wreck of the tug Lewis, and reports her engine end boiler in 13 feet of water. Telegraphic Brevities* A despatch received from Kansas City Novem ber 30, to tho agent of the Kansas Pacific Rall way in Chicago. states that the trains aro run* ning on regular time and that tho track is all. clear from- snow from Kansas City to Denver. —Water was introduced into Providence, R. 1.,, yesterday from the Pawtnxet River. —The Greysteno Mill, in North Providence), owned by R. Cady, and run by zebulon Whipple, was burned yesterday morning. Tho insurance* were $30,000 on the mill and machinery, and $5,000 on the stock. Loss not ascertained. —A difficulty occurred yesterday, in Covington, Ky., between Colonel O’Neil and General,Bur bridge, In which the latter struck O’Neil. It is believed by many that a duel will grow out of it. Friends ol the parties are said to have been busy since the occurrence, but whether this means preparation for a hostile meeting is not publicly known. —W. D. Wallach died yesterday morning at Cul pepper, Va., aged about 58 years. Ho was for mally proprietor and edltsr of the Washington Ertnhxy .Star. —An engagementToccurred on tho Lao of Polk Cot-'y, Ark., tho other day, between a Deputy Sheriff and some horse thieves. Several shots were fired, but tho thieves escaped. —John Williams, a desperate character, was shot and killed by his brother-ln-luw, Whitehurst, in Franklin County, Ark., a few days ago. A family quarrel was the oauac. —The Delaware and Hudson Canal la elosed. Tho ice Ik about three inches thick in Welland Canal. Eight of tho Northern Transportation propellers and other vessels are in tho canal. A tug la trying to break tho ice, but the prospects are doubtful. —T. W. Lladrum, anight clerk In tho Louis ville Post Office, has been arrested for robbing the mails in the office. Eleven letters were found on his person. Tho robbery had been going on for some time, and Lindrum was leading a fast life, keeping a woman, horse, &0., and sporting valuable diamonds. Bev. William Sedgwick, fifty years a Baptist minister, died on Thursday, at ChUlicothe, Ohio. He preached in tho morning, and at 2 o’clock p. m. was dealt Tho Pittsburgh Evening dfa/J-has been pur chased by R. D. Thompson, late of the Commer cial, and others, and will probably be Issued as a morning paper. California, it seems, is not so big as it thought it was by 20,000,000 acres, recent surveys having lopped on that amount of land. Decrease During tbc Past Month $3,462,080. A Strong If aval Fleet to lie Stationed in Cuban Waters. T<; ,i a j: '-if Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. Washington, Deo. I.— The’ ‘clerks in the Trea sury Department have many of them been work ing nights for a week or two past, and the ac counts of every disbursing officer of the govern ment have been overhauled. This was ordered in consequence of numerous defections that have recently been reported object is to ascertain positively the correctness of every officer's account. The formal case of our government for presen tation for the Geneva Conference has been com pleted, and, its translation into French is also finished. It is understood among diplomats that England has prepared an argument for this con ference based upon efforts to show that the Unit ed States ill her treatment of Spain since our war, has, in encouraging and aiding Cuban in surgents, been exactly what wo arc now arraign lngEngland for. Washincsow, Dtc. l.—The following is the recapitulation of the December statement of the public debt: Debt bearing interest in coin Bond*, 6 percent.... Bonds, s percent Principal. Interest Debt bearing Interest in lawful money: Certificates indebtedness, 4 per cent.... S 075.000 Navy poiifiiifi fund. 3 per cent 14,000,000 Certidcatesiot 3 per cent 23.490,000 Principal 3S, ICS, 000 Interest 2H.7C0 Debt on vliich Interest has ceased.since maturity.: Principal 1,7C9,297 Interest. Debt bearing no Interest: Old demand ami legal-tender notes 317,592,801 Fractional fiurency 40,166,036 CoimcerUficates 21,928,140 Princirnl Unclaimed interest. Total debt Principal interest Total Cash in Treasury Coin 90,256,554 Currency... 10,123,559 Debt, least ash In Treasury, Dec. 1, 1871... 2,244,251,359 Decrease during the month 3.401,030 Decrease since March I, 1371 72,457,479 Decrease Irom March 1, 1309 to March 1,1570. Bonds Issued to Pacific Railway Compan ies, interest payable in lawful money, principal outstanding CI.OIS.S.'C Interest accrued and notret paid 1.fi15.170 Interest iuy United States 12,002,475 Interest rispaUf by transportation of mails. 3,:i17,907 Balance of Interest paid uy United States. y,374^7 .THREE TER CENTS CALLED IN. The Secretary of the Treasury lias issued an order to tlie Assistant Treasurer at Now York calling in a million and a quarter of 3 per t *nt certificates. Internal receipts to-day, $1,071,164; for Novcm ember, $9X41,827; for the Uscal year to date $37,- 298,981.V There was no mention whatever made at the Cabinet meeting to-day concerning events at Ha vana, nor has any recent Intelligence been re ceived from that quarter. It was said this after noon by gentlemen prominently connected with tlie administration that wo have no quarrel with the Spanish authorities, and that the return of the North Atlantic squadron to Cuban quarters was from prudential considerations only. Tho government will hereafter, and until a bettor condition of things shall exist in tho Island of Cuba, keep a strong naval armament iu Cuban waters. "While this will have no hostile eigiriti canco, it is designed' to be an intimation to Spain that, if that power is so weak as to bo unable to secure peace and good order in that island in case of an Insurrection or other grave public disturbance, this fleet will bo mod in such case for the protection of American citizens and interests in Cuba, If needs be, to tho full ex tent of the powers of tho government. SECRETARY ROBESON’S REPORT. The report of tho Secretary of tho Navy will recommend more liberal appropriations by Congress, those of last year being insufficient for an effective force, not more than thirty or forty vessels being now atfoat out of lou on tho lisexclusive of lltty iron-clads, nearly all of which are laid up and out of service. The Secre tary read the proof slips of his report to-day. MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. Hew Vork Financial' Ncw», New Yobk, Dec. I.—Gold has-been hoary and weak at 1103-8. Loans were from 3 to 5 per cent for carrying. Daily clearing, $40,000,000. Money was rather active todby at 6 to 7 per cent. Governments have not been Tory active; 5-20 a of *52; *O4, Y>s. old, and '69, new, advanced 1-8 per cent. Currency bonds declined T-8 per cent. State bonds were heavy, with email transac tions. Tho stack market opened strong; but became dull later In the day. The market was unfavora bly affected by the activity in money. At tbo close prices were steady. Dealings were limited, and devoid of an}' special feature, Sterling t*chaDge, 100. GoTcninsL-utH Coups, ’6l, Coups, ’62, Coops, 'o,ooof. New Vorh Live Stock. 3sArket* New York, Dec. I.—live stock beeves count 709 fresh and 6G>stale from Monday; this makes receipts for tha week C,650 head, and market im proved 1-4 to 1-2 cent, everything selling. The weather is clear and cold, favoring trade, while poultry is rather short, andj fair prospect for Monday, though butchers have many unbilled cattle; 11 cars Kentucky, 7 3-4 cwt, sold at 91-2 a!2c; lot poor stale, 5 cwt 'Texans, 7o; 0 cars Vir ginia steers, 61-t cwt, 10c: some poor 5 3-4 cwt stale caltla at 8 l-2c. Sheep—l,9oo for two days, making $13,503 this week. They have advanced! 1-4 to i-20, or 5aC 3-4o for sheep, and 6 l-4a7 3-io for lambs. Sales of sheep—l car, averaging 83.1b5, Michigan, at 5 l-2c; 1 car. averaging 106 Ibft, Canadas, at 6 3-4 c; l car, averaging 112 los, at S. 5-80 1 car, averaging 73 lbs, Canada lambs, at 7 l-2o; 1 car, averaging 73 lbs. at 7 3-4 c. Hogs— Yesterday end to-day, 10,900, making 37,600 for week. Livo aro worth 4 3-4a4-7-80, 4 oars selling at these prices. Drcused advanced to 6 7-Ba6 5-8 c; first cor Western dressed Ohio, 5 3-10. New York Dry Goods market, New York, Dec. I.—There is no important change in staple cotton. The demand is moder ate-and prices uniform. The cold weather has caused improved inquiry for woollens, which aro held with a firmness unusual for tho season, owing to the scarcity of raw material. There has been a large movement in Capo, Mestizo, and Australia wools, and tho market has been cleaned, of these, whilo medium grades of domestic fleeces are extremely scarce and decidedly firmer. Iu the dry goods trade Uttlo movement is expected until after tho holidays, beyond absolute necessi ties, nor is there any probability of a. decline, while raw materials command the present high prices. Printing cloths arorelatlvely nigh at 7 3-40. Prints steady at 11 1-2 c, and standard brown sheetings, 12 l-2ul3c. Buffalo Live Stock market. Buffalo, Dec. I.— Cattle—Supply, 4,012, or 241 WASHINGTON. ACCOUNTS OVERHAULED. THE GENEVA CONFERENCE. [To the Associated PresaJ rUHLIC DEBT STATEMENT. §1,577,133,150 277,303,700 Bt>,SH,S39 •122,686,977 11.412 37,603,337 2,354,631,511 121,751.-113 REVENUE RECEIPTS. AFFAIRS IN CURA. Coapfl, 'C7 -114 3-3 Coups, 'C3..........—114 M KMO* 1093-2 Currency 6s 113 ,1171-8 .111 1-8 .11l 1-2 .1131-4 Virginia, 01d... 62 N. Carolina, oIC.‘ 3S 1-2 N. Carolina, n0w.... IS .63 1-2 I 1-2 n.j. o non St, Pan] _. 65 Do pfd 731-i Wauaah. 621-2 Do pf»L 82 Port Wayne 85.1-2 Tone Haute .»16 Do pfd 50 Chicago A1t0n....116 5-3 Dopfd. 120 O. M 421-8 C„ C. C 85 2-4 C..8.& Q 123 Lake Shore S3 7-3 Indiana Central 18 7-3 ll*tools Central 132 Union Pacific 2GI-2 U. P. bonds 911-4 Central bonds -.1031-2 Foreign markets. cars, against 344 oars last week. Closed firm yes terday. No sales to-day. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts. 2,400. Few offered, closing firm. Sales were: 200 head Ohio sheep, averaging 76 lbs, at 4c; D 8 Canada lambs averag- Inc eolbs, at 6 i-4c; 167 Canada lambs, averaging 113 lbs, at 61-40. Hogs—Receipts yesterday and to-day, 10.000. Market active and firm at $4.15a4 35 for mediant to good. __ Kansas City Live Shock market, Special Despatch to Tbo Chicago Tribune. Kansas City, Mo., Dec. I.—Cattle—Received in past4Bhours, 609 head: shipped, to Chicago by the Hannibal 2: choice No. a Milwaukee,. $1 scal.s7; winter red Western, SLGOaI.62; amber, $1.671-2; white, $1.C5a1.75. Ryo firmer; Western, 90c. Burley active and firmer two-rowed State, B3casl.oo; No. 2 Chicago, 95ca51.00; Canada West, $1.25; Bay of Qulnte, $1.30. Malt q’det,- Corn la fair demand and higher;- receipts, 158,000 bu; Western mixed, afloat, 79.i-2aßoc; new do, 76a780; prime white Southern, 86c. Oats in fair demand and higher; receipts, 115,000 bu; Western and Ohio, filaSoc. Hors—Firm. Egos—Steady at 33a33c. Groceries— Coffee firm; Rio, 18a20c. Sugar easier; Cuba, oa9 I-2c; fair to good refining, 9 l-8a 91-2 C. .Molasses quiet; New Orleans,.4sas3c. Rice fiiinatßl-4u9c. Petroleum—Crude, 12 l-2al3c; refined, 22c. Turpentine—Dull at C5aG5 l-20. Provisions—Pork iirmer; mesa. $13.50; prime, $10.50; prime mess, $ll.OO. Beef quiet; plain mess, 7allc; extra. Hallo; hams active and llrm at ICaSIC; tierce dull and nominal; prime mess, I6ai7c; India mess, 19a20c. Cut meats quiet; shoulders, 6 l-2a6 l-2c; bams, 9 3-4allo. Middles lirmer; short ribs and long dear. So; bellies, 8 l-2c; long and short clear, last half De cember, 8c; short ribs, December and January, 7 l-2c. Lard steady; No. 1 to prime steam, 9a 55-8 c; kettle, 9 3*4 c; December, 8 5-Bc. Bettek—Dull; Western, 12a2Jc; State, 21a33c. Cheese—Dull at llaUc. Whiskey—Quiet at 95c. NEW ORLEANS. New Orleans, Dec. 1B re adstuffs—Flour, firm, superfine, $0.50; double extra, $7.33; treble extra, $7.02 l-2c Corn scarce but,flrraor at 75a500. Oats firm; 53a55c. Dran quiet at $13.0. Hat—Supply light and prices higher; prime, $40.00; choice, $12.00. Provisions—Pork scarce but firm for mess; 15c for bacon; shoulders, clear rib scarce; clear plentiful and dull; shoulders, 7 l-2c; clear rib and clear, 8c; sugar-cured hams, HalGc. Lard dull; tierce, 9a9 l-2c; keg, 9 S-4alol-4C. 29 tWC Groceries—Sugar tinner; inferior, 6aGl-2o; common to good common, 6 3-4a71-2o; fair to fully fair, 7 3-4u9 1-2 c; prime to strictly prime, 9 3-4a301-4c. Molasses dull; inferior, 20a25c; common, 2fla3sc; good common, 31a39c; prime, 4i)a4lc; strictly prime to choice, 42a4C0. Whiskey—Choice rectified In demand at $1.0212; ordinary, Gsc. Monetary—Sterling, 19 3-4; sight, 1-4 discount; gold, ill. Cotton—ActiveTand firm; sales, 55,000 balet good ordinary-dit 17 5-8 c; low middling, 131-fia 18 3-Sc; middling, 183-4o; receipts, 11,000 bales; no exports; stock, 138,030 bales; week's soles, 31,- 000 bales; receipts—net, 44,320 bales; gross, 50,283 bales; exports—Liverpool, 12.812 bales; Conti nent, 10.1C9 bales; coastwise. 3,283 bales. BT. LOUIS. St. Louis. Deo. I.—Cotton—Firm; 17 3-lc. Breadstuffs— Flour firm and unchanged. Wheat llnner No. 2 Chicago spring la demand at 11.32 No. 3 red fall salable at $1.43; No. 2. $1.53. Cora steady; mixed on track, 44 l-2a45c. Oats closed lower; mixed ou track, 3Ga37c. Barley quiet; No. 2 lowa, 65c. Rye tlrm; No. 2, 73c. Whiskey— Steady at £9 l-20. Tobacco—Steady. Provisions—Pork firm at $13.00; hold higher. Dry salt meats firm jobbing and order packed shoulders, 61-lc; clear rib, c l-4o; clear, Gl-20. Bacon Arm but business light; shoulders, 71-2o; clear sides, 7 &6a7 3-4e. Lard llrm at 8 l-20. Hogs—Firm, active, and liigher at $3.90a5.30, mostly at $A00a4.25. Cattle—Quiet at 4asc for prime to choice. Receipts—Flour, 4,000 brls; wheat, 11,000 bu; corn, 14,000 bu: oats, 10,000 bn; hogs, 16,000. CINCINNATI. Cincinnati, Deo. i.—Cotton—Dull and a shade lower; low middling, 17 l-2a17 3-4 c. Breadstuffs—Flour in good demand: family, 56.C0aC.90. Wheat linn; red, $1.42a1.45. Corn fair in demand, higher, 45a46c. Rye firmer at 78a80c, Barley lirmerat 75aeoc. Oils—Unchanged. Provisions—Pork buoyant, but unsettled, $13.50 offered $13.25 asked, seller December and Jan uary sales 1,325 cash. Lard active and higher; steam, 85 7-8 c; kettle, Gt. Bulk meats quiet, and held llrmiy; shoulders, 5- l-4a5 7-8o clear rib, 5 3-ia6c clear, C l-4n6 l-2c, latter packed. Bacon qnlet and unchanged at 7 l-la7 l-30. Hoos—Opened Urmer r but closed dull. Sales this morning at 14.30a4.45. Receipts for two days, 26X00. "whiskey—ln good demand at 90c. LOUISVILLE. UorrsviiXF. Deo. I.—Tobacco—Sales 7S lih Is marketstrong; lugs, tw.sw; lowwmcwumicat, SS.OOaU.oe. Cotton—Quiet and steady, middling 18c. Breadstuffs— Flour (inlet and steady; extra family, $3.80. Grain, light demand at unchanged pricea- Provisions—Demand rcry light and prices steady; new and old mess pork, $13.00a13'.50. Bulk shoulders, 5 l-8c clear rib-, c l-2c; clear. 7c, packed. Bacon quiet and held firmly; shoulders, 7 l*4o; clear nb and clear, 7 3-4c r wlth small sales. Sugar-cured hums, 14 l-20, fancy;* plain, 14c, in round lots. Lard, flalOo bid; demand light. Bogs—ln light demand and market easy at $4.1004.60. lYmsKET—Quiet at 90c. CLEVELAND. Cleveland, Deo. I. Bubadstutfs —Wheat dull and nominal No. 1 red •winter held at $1.43, ■with $1.41 bid; No. 2,51.33. Com active; new, shelled, 5Cc; old,-57a58c. _Oats held at 40c; S9o bid. TOLEDO. Toledo, Dec. i.—Breadstcffs—Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat? dull; No. 1 white Michigan, SI.4G; umber Michigan, $1.41 7-3; No. 2red,sl.33a 1.84. Com closed Urmer; high mixed, 49c; low mixed, 4Sc; yellow, soasic. Oats a shade llrmer; N O 1.391 2C; No. 2, 380. CLOVErt Seed—Stwuly at $6.50. Hoes—Steady at $R60a5.00. Receipts—Flour,i;ooo brls; wheat, &fioo ton; corn, 15,000 bu; oats, 5,000 bu. Shipments— Flour, 1,000 brls; wheat, 37,000 bu; com, 8,000 bu. PHILADELPHLI. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. I.—Breadstcffs—Flour quiet; spring wheat extra family, $7.2503.00; Ohio, and and Western red, $i.57a1.62j amber, $1.65. Rye sold at 98c. Corn less active; old yellow, 78a80o; new, CSa72c; old mixed Western, 76a7Hc. Oats steady; white. 54a560: mixed, 53c: black, 50j. Barley—Canada sold at $1.20. Provisions—Dull. Mess pork, $U.50a14.75, Lard, 9 l-Ba9 l-4c. Petroleum—Crude, 15-7-So; refined, 21c- Whiskey—Dull at 9t 1~4a93c- BALTIMORE.' Baltimore, Dec. 1. Bubadstuffs Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat firm; Ohio and In diana, $1.65a1.C3. Corn active. Oats steady at Cua£3c. By© quiet at 90a98c. Provisions—Unchanged. Butter Western inactive; buyers demand a reduction. Whiskey— Firm at 9ic. MILWAUKEE. Milwaukee, Dec. l—Breadstuffs Flour dull and nominal. Wheat firm; No. 2, $1.19 3-4a1.21, seller last half, and $1.21 3-1 seller January. Oats steady; No. 2,32 c. Cora firm; No. 2, 41 c. Rye steady: No. 1, C2c. Barley firm, and 10c better; No. 2, COo. Hogs—Live, 100 bettc?; $3.90a4.15. Dressed, Him; ?4.25iU.73. Provisions—Higher; mess poi^c—sl3.oo asked; $12.50 bid. Bulk shoulders, 41-sc. Lard—kettle, Oo: steam, 8 3-4 c. Rkceipts—Flour, 1,000-brls. Shipments— Flour, u.coo brls; wheat, 8,000 ba. BUFFALO. Buffalo, Dec. I.—Bread stuffs—Corn—Sales 60.000 bu now and old at 60u61c. Nothing doing in other grains. Prices nominally imohungod. Vessels Passed Detroit, Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. Detroit, Nov. 30—Evening.—Passed Down*— Steamer Keweenaw; Propellers Northern Light, Arctic, Pacific; Schooners Monitor, Walbridgo, A. Bronson, New London. Passed Ur—Propeller Canlsteo. Arrived—Schooner William Grandy. Wind—Northwest. Detroit, Dec. i.—Passed Down—Propellers Mohawk, India, Fountain City, Nebraska Barks Kate Barley, Superior; Schooners J. F. Card, Hip pogriir, Marquette, Light Guard, Thomas Mott, Passed Up—Propeller Empire State. Arrived—Bark Unadilla. Wind—Southwest. Detroit, Deo. I—Evening.—Passed Down— Propeller Concord; Schooners Moses Gage, Exile. 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