A PALACE OF PRAYER. (Laying the Corner Stono of a Great Cathedral. Ut Will CoBt $10,000,000 ana Take Twenty Tears to Build. The corner stona of th Cathedral of St. John tt Divine, In course of contraction at the corner of Mornlngsid anil Amster dam area tier, New York City, hai Juit been laid with simple bnt Impressive ceremoniee. When Completed thli cathedral will be one of the moat magnificent and costly sacred itructurea in America. The ceremonies were held under a tent, which the aeverlty of the weather ma le Decenary, erected in the shape o a cross. The day was particularly appropriate tor the laying of the corner stone aa it in known In the church calender as the dry of 81. John the Evangelist. The oorner atone stool iu the central are of the tent under a peaks 1 r.xif twenty feet high. Around it wan built a platform four feet hlh on which were Bishop Potter, the visitini bishop, the elergy of the dioc?e and prominent Invito 1 gueeta. The platform could atvoinmo Inte exactly 1013 persons and Ju.t tnat number ot tickets were iuue I . lnaide the tent win a stesm-heatln j plant, nd ten radiators made tbe temperature comfortable. Tne services beitaa with a procession to the platform, in the following order: Tbe Church Choral Hociety, students o: the General Theologicil Seminary. Trustees ot Columbi. College, Trustee of St. Lu .' Hoepital; tha clergy; Areiiteot Ueni'jo U Heint; Havid H. King, Jr., builder; Tru tees ot the Cathedral; the visiting bishops; Bishop Henry C. Polter. As the proceuion ascended the platform passages from tbe Psalms were rent by the clergymen and bishops. Tneu followed a special service arrauao for the occasion Oy Bishop Potter, iu wuich the niuuc.il fea tures, which were prepared ny the Kev. Dr. buntington, were particularly elanoraie. An address was deli verei by the Right Rev. Dr. William Duane, Bishop of Albany. The corner stone was tlitn laid by i5i 10,1 Potter, In which he ue I a bndo ne silver trowel.settling maul ot oak, square, level an I plumb. The services close t with a rect ekinal hyuiu. In the stone was placsi a large, pewter box contaiuiug a copy uf tin Biol', tVote -tant Episcjpai prayer boo., bv uui of tuo ANOTHER MILWAUKEE FIRE. TUBES FIREMEN KILLED And Many Injured. - Two Big Tanneries Destroyed by Incendiaries. i fflwmm "UmNi Milwaukee, Wie., was visited by? another disastrous lira Tuesday morning. The big tannery of ConradIlros. was totally destroy, d. and also tha greater portion of tbe WilliamBecker Leather Company's tannery, Fireman Julius Huebner was so overcome by tbe smoke that be fell to the ground and was killed George Heichtuan, of the fir patrol, was suffocated by smoke. Thomas tSullivan, a fireman is mining and bis re mains are supposed to be In the ruins. Two iher fireman were seriously injured. Tb Becker Company's loss is (23,0(10; insurance 1176,000, most of which is on tbe warehouse and stock which were saved. Conrad Bros.' loss is (200,000; insurance 3,000. ' During tbe past year tbe tanneries have been operated by non-union men, unionists having gone out on strike last winter. Much bitterness has been engendered by tbe situation, and as late as last June it was n feces sary to keep t squad of police on duty about tba tanneries all tbe time to prevent rioting and assault. Tbe opinion is that tbe fin wan Marled by incendiaries. Mexico W tiling to Take Tbtru. Efforts will be mad by the Mexican Government and through other agencies . to turn the tide of migration which has bean flowing from Europe to tbe United fUates into this country, in view of tbe probable passage by tho United Htatet Con sjress of laws further restricting immigra tion. . church, loornale of the Oeneral Convention ?P,htr,OCM" of V" York ,rom o ISx History of the Diocese of New York, church almanac, various coins, copies of the Churchman, tho LIv. ,n5i.t. Cburon ' d the Standard, and the morning and evening dally papers and a brick from tha first church built by Columbus In America, bearing the insorlp tlon: "Prom the mini of the first Christian city of the new world, where the flint church w1 T?$.hy Christopher Columhus, 1493 Isabella Hispaniola." Description n tho Killflce. Tho )rte of rearing a great Protest mt cathedral In America, aroording to t le Nw York Advertiser traa Ht mnMiM I u i by the late Bishop Horatio Potter, an uncle, of the present Bishop. When, In le.li, ijunuu roller my ay in 7, nut little CAIHEDIUL OF gT. JOHN THE DIVINE. had been done, an 1 only nine ot the original (ev.'nteen tlutn were living. 'i'hoe nine men were tunimoned to the bedside of tne dying Bishop, and were plalgel by him to go on with tne worn. With the elevation of the present iihop Pottjr to his hitrh iillliw work benn anew, an t ovjr 1,UK),IX)J has alrea ly been collected for buililmg tli3 raihelral besides the thVI.OU pud for the tbrei city blocks in thi centre ot whic i the entice will st inl. Tnis property, iyiug be tween llilt.i an I 113th street, Am'sierJam avenue an I Uorninside Drive, wasfor.nT.y ownett by the I.e an I IVutti Orpnan House. It in the highest groun I on Maii hnttin Island, anl overloads tlie country tor ina.:y miles. As a result of the priajs oflered for ths best designs for tne cithe rxl, tne let.liin? arcnitects of the uountrv sulimittel pltns. Tne design of Heinsau I Lifarg w js c jmen, and Ueoi-e U Hems was deumre I tin ar c.ntect. I'lia c.t:io Iral, wnic is o.' the roun I arch Uothic type, with mo lifii-atio is, will take about twenty ye tri t- build anl will co i, aboit 1(1,00 1, OK). The tlrst pirc ot the editlco to be co lrilote l t ie cuoir will t ike several years to llnisti, an l will CJttl,IKX,,OUU. It will seat Kbout twenty Hve hundred people an I will bj use I lor worship during tne completion of the re msin ier of the worn. The finished building will seat between ten au 1 twelve thousand pj.iple. lu it will be seven chapels, in which, every (Sunday, tbe Uospel will be pivacned in seveo foreign languages to uon-j'nlisu-speakin; wtniiipers. The Cathedral wdl tie ) reet in length, iff.) teet wide through tbe transepts and the hvigot of tne centrul tower will lie 445 feet. i he W i I i f F1 (if Ihnniin i 1 1 .111 ..... wm ,iuu mil ue t it. i or t , the beig Hot the front gable Ibi feet, of tne "-..en .-.t iwv, ui vue nanaing towei-s 1 ' feet, and of tbe interior ot tne dome 'i leet . Tne nave will be 9i feet wide and the span of the c-ntral tower Wl feet. These nimensions will plaos the Cathedral of Mt. John tbe Divine far ahead of any i.ibtr cathedral of the Western World in THE CHHI8TM AS CELEBRATION. I Reports from all over the to 1111 try inili caie that Christmas was observed even more than usual. The weather at nearly all points was very cold, and In many places snow fell all day. The newspapers and merchants of Titts. burg raised a handsome fund for the suffer ing strikers at Homestead, and carloads of clothing, supplies and toys were distributed there to tbe starving families, muking their Christinas a happy one. ," ( BIlIHTMA IB NXW YoUK. Jnat enough snow fell to prevent New Yorkers having a green CliriHiuns Tlis churches were never so thronged at Christ ine services as they were to-i'uy. Kpecial services were held in all Ifomsn Cutholic and Kpiscopal churches and in most of the churches of the other denominations. Many churches were beautifully decorated and in nearly all there was a special nvisirul pro gramme. At all the prisons, mission houses and charitable institutions substantial Christmas dinners were served to tbe in mates. AT PITTSBfBO. The yule log. if it was dry enough, conld have I een used to good purpo-e in almost any fire place in Pittsburg on liristuiua duv for the weather was the coolest it has been on Christmas for years. The teruiieratui-e got down to 8. degrees, which is lower tbuu it waa at any time lust wint-r. it was an Old-fashioned Chrintruas. During the day an inch and a half of snow fell, und, added to that already on tbe ground, made good sleigbing. WHOLE VILLAGES PERISH. Frightful Reaulta of tha Famine Raging in Bnow-Bound Finland. Tba famine in North Finland is increas ing, and there is a movement in Sweden to renew the subscriptions of last year for tbi id of the starving Finlandera. Many Til lage ar snow-bound, and it is feared that whole communkies have perished, as noth ing ha beea heard of them for number fdar sir and grandeur, and will place It In th rront rank among the greatest cathedral! ot the entire world. The meet noted chnrchee of America at present are the Gothic Cathe dral In the City of Mexico, which is MO feel l-f ?,l?).,eSt wld "n'1 wb,ch from l.i3 to 1407 to build; the Oothlo Cathedral of Notre Dame In Montreal, 211 fort lone b? ISi feet wide, with tower. Uia feet nigh; Ist, Patricks Cathedral In thU citr, fUJ feet long, 1T4 feet wide and with tower a feet high; and thecathedral In I.ims, Peru. 320 feet long and 18 ) feet w Ida. St. Peter's, In Rom. h.znn In 14V) an I dedicated In 1'W i, in Hi r rer. bin 44t' fct wide and 411 feet hign to the top ot the cross. It was 17.1 years In huildinr. and lit the greatest churcli in the world. The Cathedral of Mlinn i v; feet long, feet wide and 3V. feet h.g.i t., ( i Df the spire, being infer.or in is,to the Cathedral of Rt. John. The caleliritl PiMilr.il of Klnren. wnich tioK from l'2:s to 1441 to build, is lint Jill feet I0114 an 1 :!)ii fe-'t wi le, and slightly a miller thin fie iati -dral to be built in New Vor. I'lie t'athedrnl of i ningrne. bemi 1 abo.it I '.o I an I llnili . I l.i 1WI, is 511 feetliinf, ill leet wile, an I tin towers are Ml fet hixn. Itsurises the i-ouiMirui 01 -t. Jonn only In tlie height of ii spires. 1 ; great uant-r..urv Uitue 1r.1l in Eoland is oi4 reet loin 'n I I II teet wi le, being 13? feet narrower than tnat of Ht. John tue D.vine. lh silver trowel anl o her imoleineits ussl by Bishop I'nttsr in laying tue corner stone of tbe Cat le Iral were nresenteil by Till inv & Co. Tnevonsst iif a ti-nwel mallet, level and sq 1 tre, anl ths nisterials nseliu 10sk.ru tn.s.n wire sterllux s.lver anl golden e'Hiny, lln latter selected fro.11 i. iecn.i C'-t proluctsof t ;e nlltoriua lor est', an I remarkab'.e tor th lieauiilui gold lute veins runnin ; ibrou rn t ie w.i 1 1. The pr.ncipii piecj, tne Ir wel, i of ster- nn ; sliver witn eb iny b indie. 1 ue euxrav ing ot tlie inscription on tun f u-j of the trowel is an appropriate text, and a iiiece of art wor in useit. 1 ne millet Is of irl ln e siny w.th p.ain silver iii'iuut.inx . Tne level, wnicu is nltesu nicies lnu. is also of gxmej eo uy, wnue tn spirit tuos is set 111 s.erllng silver, th wjatre is n sod 1 hiecj ot silver inoielei alter a regular masiu's squire, wittt all t ie orrea; ineaur4inuut'. lue eutli j set is incased in a haudso ne oaK caest, sici 17x1ft and inches deep. It is line! with o.rel cut. Thj iiiou itiius, luck, handles, etc.. of the cheat nrj all nf srei-iin silver. Inlaid on top, in proper form, arj the arms of the Diocese of New York. ine instruments will be caretuuy store! in tin property-room of the catueural and use.! ac tne laying of the corner stones of any future building that may Iw erected in connection with toe cathedral pro ier. T.irou.n the courtesy ot the New York iv earner we are enabled to print theaccom pa tying cut ot the new cathedral as it will ap,i.-ar when c Jin pitted. GRADE CROSSING HORROR- Carelessness the Cause of Another Chloa-a-o FatalityFour People Killed and More Will Probably Die. There was a frightful collision between a I itn-burg, Ft. Wayne it Chicago passenger engine and a heavily loaded streetcar at Clucugo. The list ot killed is oa follows: John lllura, dfawn U neaili the wheels of tie locomotive anil Irichtfnll j Archibald McAndrews, head crushed und In body toin and cut; John Hubert, niitht iipemteudeiii of the T. K. Wells Pac king Conipuny, Urribly mangled; unidentified woman, suppmxsl to bo Minnie Carson, died of interim! injuries while being conveyed to Mercy Hospital, The seriously injured are: John Uriski, Ellen Coiiwiiy, will ptobab.y die. J.J. Cue le.lo, Ceorge Cliirk, Henry Umber, Michael Kolui, .Minnie Kudel, Wiilium Keisler, I 'at rick O'Neill, 'i huiiias liiordun, Patrick Shan ley and Joseph William. 'Ihcbluiue for the accident seem to lie iiion SJianley, the driver of the car, He whipped up his horses and attempted to irons ihetiuck without wuiting lor Ihe sig nal from the conductor that no train was approui-hiiig. CHOLERA GAINING GROUND. Caaea Multiplying In Hamburg. On Hospital Treating 38 Victim. Two children living in the Borgtech strasse, Hamburg, fell ill of cholera on Thursday, and on Monday two more in the same bouse with them were stricken. The Eppendorf Hospital I treating 38 cases of cholera, of which eight ar of an exceeding ly virulent type. There was on death from cholera at th hospital on Monday, With out doubt the disease is making steady pro gress. Th life insurance companii ar aid to b already curtailing busineea. TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS 18 The World Over. O LEANINGS OF INTEREST TERSE LY TOLD. BOTH DOMEbTIO AND FOREIGN. Mashltieea Kews. The treasury ilt pnriment I gradually re. snverlng the gold lost by the recent heavy ihlpmenta abroad, having received (I.TOO,. )X) from New Orleans and (1,000,000 from Philadelphia. The heavy disbursements, however have reduced the net cash to (38, 500,000. Pension payments continue th :b!ef source of drain, (13.6 0,000 having been paid out on this account this month. Pension payments will reach (14,000,000 before tbe month Is out. This rate, If con tinued, will make tha pension pay ment (ICS, 000,000 er annum. Mr. Blaine still shows Improvement, Dr. Johnston, however, maintains a conserva tive attitude In regurd lo talking at length about his patient, and cannot he drawn into discussing the probability of Mr. Blaine's recovery. A long a Mr. Ilinlne holds hi own, the family are hopeful that his lire may be spared for a lung time to come. I Ires At Nan Antonio, Tex., fire gutted the Rlmnbcring block, Total loss, (40,000. Tbe village of Wyoming. N. Y., was vis ited by a severe fire Monday. Nine families are left homeless, six stores and a church were burned. The loss I estimated at (100, W0 and entirely covered by Insurance. At Snonliill, Ala., every business house in the town but one. I.os, I2000; Insur nice about one-hnlf. At Diuulin. Neb., lire started lu a small building on f'ontli Thirteenth street, mid hefote it wiissiilnliieil It hud destroyed Hie S. H. Orchard block. The lo will reach (.vm.onn, with nn Inturnnce of about (iM.V m Fire at Stutesville, N. C, has destroyed I7."),IS) worth of buildings, Including the i'arolina hotel and busiiitss block and the 'tatesville armory. . . . Ilnllrnnd Nessn. During the past ye:ir 4,000 miles of main track have been added to the Immense rail way mileage of the I' tilted States, according to the Chicago Hnilroutt Atjv. Tills mileage consist nearly altogether of extension of old roads and the construction of brunches snil feeders, In addition to till 4,000 mile truck-laying Is In progres on 500 more. In Pennsylvania 210 tulle have been built und ihls Is exceeded by only one oilier Htute.thnt if ashington, whose record I 420 mile. 37 Jtn.sim IX TitK Kt-Aiuxn Comiiink. The Philadelphia ami Heading liailrond has sent in Its report to the Secretary of Internation al Affair, which show that they operate is railroad, and nf these 14 ure directly un der It control. The gross earning for the past fiscal year were I.TJ 11.11, ,'IHl, and a sum of (1t,8.r:i,!8H wn required lo operate It. Illesiers, Arrlilenis anil I nilllles l.illle Power, u (lumestlc at llirmlughan, Ala., went to bed drunk und smoked a cigarette. The bed clothing caught fire ind she wn burned to death. A train on the Mexicin Southern rail wny nn derailed and four person were killed and a number were Injured. Flagman J. A. lloiisekuecht, of Brad ford, Pn., and III nkemu 11 J. O Connor, of Wellsviile, X. V., were killed lu a railroad wreck on the llindlonl branch of the F.rie railway near ltutchin station, Pa. - lavlml. I. alinr nn4 Industrial. The employes of all the glassworks in Leeds (England) have received notice of a reduction in wages of :l shillings n week, l'he cause of the reduction I dullness Id trade. The men intend to re-ist. The mil, llesseiner, converting and pud Jling mill of the Bethlehem, Pa., Iron I'onip.iiiy 1 shut down for an indefinite period. Twelve hundred men have been thrown out of employment. The cause of tin; stoppage is luck o( order, the steel trade beltiii very dull. Nine hundred workmen are idle in Ilrad lock, Pa., been 1 1 e the mills are shut down. Klnmii liil ssil ('Miiiierclai. Fir insuiunce rates In Brooklyn have been advanced per rent! by the New York tariff Association because of the alleged in efficiency of tbe Brooklyn lire department. Die Increased rule I to go into ellect-at 3iu:e on all risks. I'rrsuiinl. Mrs. I.angtry is somewhat better, but not et out of danger. It she recover she will lake a longs. a vornge, and tbe stage will not see her aguiu for a long time. tlUi-rtliineae- Dartmouth College, Hanover, X. H has reieivcd a legacy ot 1400,000 from Dr. Kulph llutterrlcld, of Kansas City, for tlie purpose -if founding a uharituble institution In archieology and ethnology. There wn filed uf the Bureau of Vital tulitics, New York C ty, the death of Mrs. I.ieil lsc.ynski,- aged 121 years and 0 months. The cerliliciteststed thnt she was a widow, b -rn in lius-la, who lived only 1 wo years in the l'nite.1 Stutes. Three more convicts, victims of th mys terious po noting at Helena. Ark., died, making 1:1 who have died since the fetal ar M'liiu stus mixed with their food. Tbe lit Indian who were made prisoners in the awful massacre ut Tomachio, Chi- liauhuu, twoiiMititliH a;o, have been brought lotheCiiyof Mexico and will be shot after they have been closely questioned as to de tails of the uprising they took part in, and which is not yet quelled The first and lluul account of th estut of th lute Congressman Samuel J. Randall, Bled at Philadelphia showed that, ha left property valued at (7eU 74, while the fees ot undertakers and pbyslciuus who attended hi in wet (1,1114 13. BEYOND OUR BORDERS. Ktahvixo In (Swim: The famine in tbt Government of Uleabory, Bweden.lhreutent to cause an exodus of th poorer people, Hundred hav gone to th coast of tht Oulf of Bothnia, to seek means of emigra tion. Uleabory City is crowded with starv ing peasants. In the interior the people are reported to be dying by score. An exciting fir took place at 0 private bom In the Wnsscrgnsse, Oermany. There were 14 Inhabitant In the building, all of whom took reiuge on the roof. But two perished before they could be rescued. Eng'and 1 having severe and trying, Christma' weather. The poor are suffering terribly in London. 'I he privation among ihe unemployed Increases with th advance of winter, Advices from Lancashire state that the lockrd-out employe in the cotton manufacturing districts had a hungry holi day, thousands of them being dependent tibou cliaritv for sustenance LATER NEWS WAIFS. 1 hosau All hoieof the recovery of Lilly I.angtry (who I seriously III at London) ha been abandoned by her physician. She may live a week, a month, or a year, but per manent recovery is out of the question. Senator Colquitt's condition i now con sidered critical by his physicians. He was able ten days ago lo walk with some aid about tbe house, but be is now confined to his lied and unable to rise, one side being completely pnrulyzed. Ill wire lies In an adjoining room parnlyzisl, her brain being aflecte I. She I not expected to live many days. DISSSir.Bs, M 1 IhEXTS AND ATA!.tTIE Ihe station house at Brighton, Cat., was destroyed by fire. The remains of Miss K. A. Ayer, the telegraph operator, were found in the ruins. It 1 evidently a case of murder and arson. Miss Ayer was re Krted to luire l ad considerable money. Adrian l-'nirchtld, who had Leen employed nearly 40 year a a diver by tbe dock de partment, Ne York, wa under water ram ming a churgo of dynamite Into a rock. The charge exploded prematurely, and Fuircbild wai hauled up deud. Jt'liHHL. At Boston In the Supreme Court.n petition wa presented from severnl certillcale hold ers of the order of the Solid P.ock, asking for an Injunction against the order. The complainants allege that Ihe liabilities of the order ure (;7"),A) land the asset but about (20,0X1. It is also alleged that It cost t.W.OOO to collect (.C.ouo. run King. The Hamburg senate has forbidden hotel keeper in Hamburg to receive a guest traveler coining from JUissian Calleia. An unknown America at Monte Carlo lost i'3,.yJ0 belonging to his mother at the gambling tubles. When the lust coin was gone he walked quickly out, und 18 mile from Nice threw himself in front of an ap proaching train and was killed. Another unknown gambler lost all he hud and blew out hi bruin soon after. Seve 1 person were killed and 29 wound ed In the recent wreck on the Mexican Southern Huilroad. Cholera continues to spread 111 the North of France. In the town of (iravellne, near Calais, three deaths and one new case were reported on Wednoduy, and three death on Thursday. Several street in which the disease i especially prevalent have been closed by the town authorities. COLUMBIAN STAMPS. Rich Designs Issued by tha Fostofflca Depsrtment-Styles, Colors and De nominations. The new issue of postage slsmps which the government will issue commencing January 1 w ill be a remarkable handsome Issue. The denominations, designs and colors will be as follows: One cent, blue Columbus on shipboard. 1 wo ceuts, maroon Landing of Colum bus. Three cent green The Santa Mo'. Jour cents.light blue The fleet id Colnm bus consisting of the auto Mana.the Nina and the Pinta. Five cents, chocolate brown Columbus appealing t-j Queen Isabella. Six cents, royal purple ( 'olumbu enter inv llnrrelniiH in Triumph. Ten cent, Vandyke brown Columbus pre sent, ng natives 10 tne Spunisii court. J; ifleen cents, dark preen Columbus re- ",,'." "lory "I ins iliscoverirs. i hirty cents, sienna brown Columbus nt La Kubida demonstrating the theory of his enterprise. Fit. y cents, carbon blue The reca'l of Columbus by Isahelle. One do lur stamp, rnre salmon Isubella P'wiging her jewels in supp.-rt of ihe pro- 1 wo do'lar stamp, toned mineral red Co lumbus in chains. Three dollar stamp, light vellow green Columbus describing his third voyage. hour dollar stamp, carmiiit Portraits of Isabella and Columbus. Five dollar slump, biack-Portrait in pro Die ot Columbus. The portrait of Columbus i the same as that used on the souvi nir coin, a p astercan of the same having been furnished by L treasury department. A special seiies of embossed stamped en veloies consisiing of slight dim-rent siz-e, the coU.r of Ihe paper light cream instead of white ami umber, and especially water marked. The denomiiialioiis HiueJ will he 1, 2. ft and 10 cents. The design is circular in form of some what large sue, and contains us the princi pal lesii'.retheheitdof Coliimbiisaud liberty 111 profile, wlih words to indiiute the value and character of toe stamp. The color will be the same as ihe Columbian adhesive. ihe size of the adhesive will be the same beigblh as the old but twice as long. The e.d scries will continue to be Uttd. WHITE BOU8E QUARANTINED, Health Authoritiea Tack Up tha Dreaded 1 Pink Colored Pasteboard. Medical Sanitary Inspector C. J. Osroun, of the Health Office, and Orlando King, th colored messenger, visited th White House about noon Monday and tacked two signs on th doors, on on the lower and one on the upper floor, quarantining th Execu tive .Mansion Against th public. The signs are pink colored pasteboard and on them ir printed : "To remove this plscnra without pcmilstloa Is unlawful. Brarlei fevir wlihlu " Th t igns were ut up because ot th ill ness of President Harrison's grandchild Martena. daughter of Russell Harrison. Th patient is S years old and is suffering from a well develojied case ot scarlet fever. It is of a mild type, however, and will un doubtedly yield to treatment. Th two Mo Ke children, who were playing with th liitl paiient when she was taken ill, bav ben watched carefully, and ar reported a btlng beyond danger of contagioD. Th Whit Ho is was closed t th public Monday, IT WAS A PROSPEROUS YEAR. THE END OF 1893 FINDS Business Unusually Good. A Concise Review of the Condition of Trad All Over th Country. R. G. Dun A Co' Wrtkly Ftcinc of Trad says: The most prosperous year ever known in business closes to-day with, strongly favorable Indications for tbe future. From nearly all points comes the report that ihe holiday trade has been the largest ever known and wholesale trade Is re markably large. Settlements through clear ing houses, outside of New York, In Decern ' -r were apt nrently tbe largest ever lnado J any month, exceeding last year's by riotw ian 10 per cent. For th year the volume i also about 10 per cent, larger than Inst year, and the largest ever known, itailtouil earning in December show an lnrre.ie of about 3 er rent, over last year, and for th year nn increase of about 8.8 per cent. For eign trade has been air.aller than last year in volume of exports at New York by (7, 8 10.00:) in value, an.l cotton eip irls about (10,000,000 le, but Imports at New Yoik have been not for Irom (70,000,000 for the pst four weeks, with the lurgest inipo'f and the largest total of exports and Import ever known In any year. I'npteceileiited purchase for co!i'inin tion have resulted in 112 from the uneo 111I ed crops of 1S!U. sothat manufacturers liov made extraordinary progress. The year closes with all woolen, cotton and silk nifl chinerv fully employed, and unsold Mocks ot goods much lighter thnn usual, w hile the demutid lor the coming-season alrendy ex cetdsthecapucity of many mills. The order booked for the season in dry goods nre ex traordinary, while cotton goods are strong, with a tendency to hiuher prii-es. Sires of wool at Ihe chief markets have been .'V),-0-JO.Ojo loiinds, against 2411,000,000 last year, and foreign imports have been the lnigest ever known. The nioi e'nry conference has passed for the present mid enormous dishiuse incuts for Interests and dividend about lauunry 1 are dkelv to make the markets us;er fur a time. But Is thought that Inr ther export ot gold may short y follow '.ho new year '-e:t lenient. The year 1M'2 was remarkiiole lor 'ewer failure than have oc curred in liny o her yt-ar since INNi. tho nunilier lepi'rted bi-wu' 10 .'tl I, or 2.H-") less than IrfJl. Ihe indebtedness of firm fad ing wn hut lM,'itl).ii'l in 1"J. ngainst tig ,0,11.11 1 in ism, and the s;ime in li-. 1 he average ii ibintics of firms failing in Inij lias been only 1 1,000 the lowest aver-iig.-rcportid s tice 1M7H. The In g' ly in cr used number of traders, and the enor liiou im rniM of Ir.'in-h t3 is for the year, render tde-e figures most Mgnitic.int. In iM-ll ori'y one in every IK) traders failed, ncani't one in every 03 111 lsol, and one in every 102 in lHHi llttrtl'trttt sny:There have been nostrik ing changes in Dominion trade circles. Traveler have not ouc out yet and b'isiiier-s is uiet. The Nova Scnttii coal miners' strike i off. Tiadeof late, at St. Johns, N. H , I. lis been good. I t'SIXKrS B Ml 'Mt:TEI!. The lank rleiring to'als for the week ended l'cccniber 20, 102 ith comparisijiis, as te.i-graphed 10 Hittilsti-rrt, are: New York ( 0OI,!SH.-H Ihi.iipn siiJIKIotl'i I l.'i.lt llo-ton lisi ISlii.rrJO 1 20.r I'hilmle pbiu (I2.4l0.2t" I 13.S St. Louis 21.10M.:IItS I 11. 2 San Francisco 1 1.077 1127 I) 17. f I incmnati 12,017. 200 1 0.4 I'itt-burg 12.2l2.7tW I B.f I'.iiltiinore 1I,H2H,.VM D 10.. Kari-as ( ity H,0'.2.277 I'liflalo 7.4!7AH I .V'. Loui-ville fi.-VldftiM I 42.1 Delroit 0 401 (V4 I 21.2 Milwaukee 7.474,.'..'il I 20,2; C.evcluiid 0,IIW,:iul I af.N (I is lor increase; D decrease.) The grand total of 72 cities shows clear ings 01 41 0Wi ,'il!,4;l and a net increase of t .4. In the cities out-ide of New York tho total clearing were ltil,GI0,.";n, with a net inciease of 10.2. PROF. BHJUOa NOT OUILTY. He Is Acquitted of All the Charges. Against Him. Prof. C. A. lirigga, D. D., of Cnion Theo. logical Seminary, whose triul for alleged, heretical utterences has attracted the ntten tion of tlie entire religions world for week part, wasucrj'iitled by New York Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church. On the first charge, accusing Prof. P.rigjrsi, with teai hing Hint the reason is a source of divine authority, the vote was a follows- jo sus'iiin tne cuarge, bo; against sumuiniiur the charge, 08. " On the second charge, which accuses Prof Brigg with teaching that the church is a source of divine authority, there were Af votes cat in favor of sustaining the rhiitge and 71 niriiinst. I be eb sest vote was on the third char? thnt Prof, liriggs taught that the scripture contained error of history and fuet. On this charge the vi te was us follows, to s 1. tain tbe luirge, (11 against C8. On the fourth charge, accusing prof Brigg with leachin that Moses wa not the umhor of the Pentateuch, the result wat Tosustiiin the charge. M; auainst, 72. The vote on the tifth cliaige,acctiing Prof. Hrigg with teaching that Isaiah (lid not write many chapters in the book bearing his name, wu in fuvor of sustaining the charge 40: ugainst, 70. Tne vote on the sixth charge, accus'ng Prof. Brigg of tencliiiia that sanctilicatioiv is progressive after death, was as follows: To sustain the charge, 57, against, GO. The case w ill be apiienled by the prosecu. ting committee to the general assembly, winch will ineet in Washington eurly in the spring. The friends of Dr. Jlrggs were greatly pleased with the result. Dulutb'a Big Lumber Crop. Purveyor tienerul Ash has just completed bis olhcial figures of the lumber cut in the Duluth district tho past yeur. The cut uf the year is enlarged by J.()fl7,:30 feet in the Minnesota roud and by 4,7OU,ou0 on the Lit tle and Big Fork river. These official thr- ures show the cut in this district during the year just closed to have been 3M,4'j:,i) feet of lumber, 175,000,000 lath and tSt),34,i.ijO shingles. A ge of th Presidents. When he is inaugurated next March, Mr. Cleveland will lack but a few days of being 50 years old, which is precisely the average age of presidents on their accession, Tlie nidest president was William Henry Har rison, who waa 08, James Buchanan waa ('44, Tuylor. OS: Jackson and Adams, 62; Monroe 50, Jefterson, Mudison and J. Q. Adams. 68: Benjumin Harrison, 50; Haves. 34; Lincoln, 52; Tyler and Artbur,51; poik and Fillmore, 50; tiarlield and Pierce, 40; Cleveland, 48; and Urant, th youugest president, 47. Tt Highest Tip of lb World' Fair. The Illinois flat building at th World's Fair gtcunds was finished Wednesday. Th summit of th flagpole Is lb highest point on tbe F j position grounds, 85 feetsOVove dom which teaclus a height of 230 i , Inches. Tbe building cost (200,000. VI