The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-30
THE COAL TRADE.


There is as yet nothing new to report in rea-
tion to the Schuylkill suspension. The opera
tors are no nearer settlement, and the men
have no better prospect for righting of their
wrongs, If wrongs they have. The men in their
present position get but little sympathy from
any quarter but their own, and consumers in
particular view them with especial dstrust
The consumer, If he has any fellow-feeling for
the miner at all, views the matter In this light:
The miner may get insufficient wages. He may
desire higher wages, but higher wages will make
higher priced coal We are not able nor willing
to pay for higher priced coal, on account of
general reduction of our incomes consequent
upon general fall in prices We are therefore
opposed to any advance of miners wages, no
matter what the necessity may be. So the mat
ter stands.
The monthly sale of Scranton coal by the Della
ware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad Company
was held in New York on Wednesday last The
rates have been already published. AS compared
with the sale OF last month there was an average
decline OF TO cents per ton. The price OF lump was
cents lower, Of steamboat 10 cents Of CRATE 10
cents OF egg 2 cents OF stove 2 cents and OF chest
nut cents. The suspension has not had the effect
OF making an advance OF rates, in this locality at
least. II the prices have lowered when one-thrd OF
the trade is stopped can the Schuylkill operators
be expected to resume operations, which will in
crease the supply, on the condition OF an advance OF
wages? II no arrangement can ever be made by
which the conflicting regions can be made to har-
monize, and by which fair competition can be pos
sble, either by IN equality OF wages and reduced
cost Of transportation for the unequal side, OF by a
surplus OF labor in the more fortunate region which
will produce willingness to accept lower rate in
other places, the possible effect at future time
may be total abandonment OF the Schuylkil region.
The demand Of the week in this vicinity has been
somewhat active The weekly report OF the Read
ing Railroad, published yesterday shows a slight
advance in the quantity brought down over that OF
last week.
owing to the refusal of the Lehgh men to load the
of the Reading Railroad the of the Lehigh
Valley and Luzerne Railroad Companies now
used by the Reading company to supply the line of
the Schuylkill from the Lehigh region. The Lehigh
roads are running to their full capacity There
have been several rumors Of serious strikes in this
region, but none OF Importance have yet been re-
ported. The damage done the Lehigh and Delaware
Division Canals by the recent rains has not yet
entirely repaired.
on next Monday grand parade of the Workmens
Beneficial Association will take place in st. Clair 1t
is said that this will be large and most gorgeous
affair AS ST. Clair is situated in the region now in
suspension it is supposed that those who take
part in the demonstration have had an abundance OF
time to make the most extensive arrangements, and
great success is anticipated
The prices of coal by the cargo at Port Richmond
are substantially the same as those of last week.
The following are the current rates OF freights
from Port Richmond for the week ending April 20.
They are considerably lower in the average than
land, s1.75; boston, $1,000; Charlestown, ST. Fail
River, s1'75; Gloucester, S240; Marblehead, 81;
Newburyport, So; New Bedford, $40; Providence,
$115 Pawtucket, 81 90 and tow; Bridgeport, '65;
Fair Haven, $40; Norwich 81 40 and tow; New
York, s12O@1 80; Washington, s1'1O Savannah, So.
The following are the rates from Baltimore TO
Rhode Island and pontsion Long Island. Sound,
1925; to Philadelphia, S11O; to Boston, s25O@2'6O.
SCoUNDREL.-Some eight months ago a
young German named John Schible, aged nine
teen years, came to this city and succeeded in
ingratiatlng himself into the favor of family
named Schneider, who reside in the rear of No.
81 Race street. The young scoundrel told q
pitiful tale of want and the family compassion
atiDg him, gave him board and lodging. AS time
progressed and John obtained no work the
family began to grow uneasy, but the rascal
queed their alarm bytelling them that he shortly
expected help from his sister. The head of the
Schneider family works in sugar refinery, and
by hard labor had been enabled to lay by few
dollars. day or two ago John disappeared,
and an examination showed that previous to
| leaving he had broken open the trunk in which
| the fund was kept and taken the whole of it,
| Amongst the cash were eight sovereigns and
| new $50 bill. The latter has been traced to a
| clothing-store on Market street, where the
scoundrel purchased a suit of clothes with it.
ONE OF THE "RANGERs This morning,
between and 5 o'clock, citizen noticed three
| young men lurking in the yard of house at
around the whole neighborhood he finally found
| policeman, whom he notified. The officer,
| without stopping to arrange any plan, rushed
| off in furry, and, approaching the place with
out any caution gave the rascals due notice,
and they fled. He pursued and managed to
capture one of them, who gives his name as
| James German. James is a member of the
| organization know as the 'Schuylkill Rangers"
On his person were found revolver, bowie
| knife and blackjack. He will have hearing
| this afternoon at The Central Station.
SETTLEMENT OF AN EsTATE.-Some weeks
ago we published an account of the admittance
| to probate of the will of the late Bernard Ma
| guire of this city. The executors have had
several meetings and have reported the follow
| ing as the settlement of the estate. From the
| figures presented our readers can judge as to
how such matters are managed:-The whole ap-
| praised value of real and personal estate,
| $61, $685. "a. Debts and funeral expenses, $1,000
executors commissions, $30S1 80; United States
| tav, $3600 expenses in settlement of estate
$1,000, making in all $SSS1 '67 leaving to be
distributed in legacies the sum of $52, 75l'67
LECTURE IN WEST PH1LADELPmA.-Tht
second public lecture since the opening of DR.
Saunders College will be delivered by its presi
dent, who has been so long an educator, aat
who announces in another column that his sub
! ject will be, 'How to train the young.
We believe the Doctor will find full house o
interested listeners. 1t is singular and pleasing
incident that he follows Judge AXtell, whom h!
trained as pupil, on the subject OF Training,
so that he can refer his audience to the eloquen
speaker they heard last Monday evening as {
specimen of his work.
WHISKY SEIzURE.-Collector Evans and De
putty Collector Lamon yesterday visited an ole
cooper shop at Thouren and York streets, II
the Nineteenth ward, and among pile OF olt
stand casks found seven hogsheads, containing
1923 gallons of corn whisky. The whisky
which is supposed to have been a lot hurriedl!
removed from the Fourth District, in whicl
Detective Brooks is now operating, was dis
trained and placed in Government warehouse
HEAVY RoBBERY.-An impecunious chal
named John Mannl early this morning entered
the third story of house at Second and Coate
streets, and removed therefrom a dress valued
at twenty-five cents. The proprietor of tn
place captured John as he was leaving, ant
handed him over to a policeman. The latte
transferred him to Alderman Toland, who sen
him down to Mr.. Perkins, who superintends tn
City Boarding House.