The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-09-09
AIIeEheny L.lye s.oel. lIarlet..
ALLEGHENY CRY,
Thursday. Sent 2 1915

thursday sept. z, 1853,
The supply of cattle during the week
being liberal, the sales were OF SINH
lar description Buyers were numer-
Gus. They came to purchase. They
took hold freely, particularly of stock
Cattle-the sales of which were large,
all things considered. The attendants
and operators have done we'll, and have
perfect right to be satisfied with the
weeks operations. The current rates
were 49sa51zc for fhir and medium Quail
tiles. Strictly fine found purchasers at
6SSnIc. Extra in some instances sold at
IA%aT1zc. The market closed firm, with
the advantages on the side of holders
Those parcels not disposed of were for
warCied east.
HOSTILE hog market in this viciu-
ity has been neglected for some time
The sales at either of the yards were
unusually light, the principal portion
that arrives being consigned To the East.
ern markets. a few head were sold to
butchers n u retail way at SllaI2 % per
cwt.
SHEEP.-The receipts were larger than
the previous week. The largest por-
ton, however, was forwarded to the
East. y few small parcels were taken
by city butchers Mt 81 75a5 "a per cwt.
HAMILL's CHALLESGE.-In vester-
days Dispatch we noticed HamilTs in
tention to challenge Kelly, the English
champion, and in the CiiDpcr, iust re-
ceiVed, we find n letter from our towns
man, in which he expresses his read
mess either to meet the Englishman
here, or, failing in this, to row him in
English waters. Hamin in his note
says: IF II match cnn be made with
MN III this country, it shall not be my
Inult II II does not take place l will
allow MN any amount i'll reason that
he snail demand, or will take whatever
ne uSihnhuS 10 come here, and row him
IN England. would prefer to row
here, and after learning from him what
he would row for, might be induced
to oter him better terms to row here
than he would allow me to row in Eng
land: As am busy Just now with nj
tenulnS 10 our approaching regntta. 1
VIII say no more, but will, after con-
Sulting my friends, write YOU again. "
IN TINS connection we may also notice
an appeal to our boating clubs from the
editor of the SPIRIT OF The Times. who
has been sued by the Poughkeepsic
crew for the s. 600 placed in his hands
as stakeholder i'll the late match he
tween the collier" and "Ffelds," won
| by the former, to take action expressive
OF thelr dlsaPproVnl of the proceeding,
Action similar TO that suggested was
recently taken by the boat clubs al
Portland, and Mr.. Wilkes in alludinr
to the matter, says: '"rhe first quarter
we now look to for a proper expression
OH the subject is, from the gentlemen
who are getting up the forthcoming re-
gatta at Pittsburgh; and we hope to see
the same exclusion published there
against the Poughkeepsie crew. Tor nnv
one of them, in Offering the Pittsburgh
prizes, that is to be published by the
crew OF Portland. Indeed the Pitts
burgh men cannot afford to pass this
matter over; for TO leave their prizes
| open to set of fellows who have re-
sorted to the gambling act as the epi-
iogue OF lost race, and who have the
brand of craven still glowing upon
their foreheads, would irremediably
condemn the respectfully of their
whole proceedings. We commend these
views TO the special attention of james
Hamill, the champion oarsman, whose
name is untouched by any imputation
of foul dealing" The action COM
planned of by Mr.. Wilkes, was a most
unfair and unsportsmaniike proceed
ing, and our best clubs,.we doubt not,
bIlFOH DiSD0IrH