Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-27
The Conf 1larlkct.

The Coal Market.
When the Philade phia and Reading Com
pany last year absorbed nearly all the prloclpal
mines outside OF the LIT high and SchuJ kill re-
gion IA combination with the other great carry
ing companies Was formed The reputation OF
prices of coal was thus undertaken, they having
been very irregular and uncertain before. The
Nv York Post OF Saturday % this subj
say:
1T was not the intention of the combination
to force prices very high, but bya gradual low
monthly advance to keep the market quiet and
reap steady profit. At the opening Of Davi-
CATION last sprlug 1t was announced that an
agreement had been perfected by which regu,
lar increase of ten cents would take place every
mouth. The schedules to this effect We're is
sued TO dealers by the Reading Company on
the twentieth day of every month. The in
crease in price since March amounts to eighty
cents per ton.
This plan has been faithfully followed. The
prices for December will be issued November
20, and no further scale of prices will be issued
until the reopening Of navigation in March.
a veteran mine owner and coal dealer said
to-day that no cause for alarm in regard to high
prices Tor the winter need exist There Is no
dagger OF trouble at the mines, as the men are
working according to a contract which lasts
until February. The workmen have been more
contentcd with their situations this year than
tor many previous years. Their wages have
lately been Increased an additional four per
cent on account of the monthly advances in he
price of coal Notwithstanding the general
scarcity of currency, the Reading Company has
succeeded in settling with their men in salts
factory manner.
According to the impression al present pre-
valIlng IN the coal trade, no marked advance in
price will take place this winter, unes heavy
snow storms block the roads and prevent ship
ments.
CHANGE IN THE RADICAL Ticket IN Eau
QUEER COUNTY. I'VE understand that the
name of COL no. NJ. FAINT will tie put on the
Hughes ticket instead of that of MIN. y. ASH
by, who rcpudiates nomination at the hands
of the Radicals for the Legislature
Aud that the name of +. g. Edmouds will
take the place ocoasioned by the withdrawal
of Capt. L. B. Carter as candidate for County
Treasurer.
We have also heard what We rus. is untrue
that these substitutes accept the situation"
How COL FAINT can do SO after entering the
Conservative Convention to which he submit
ted his claims, and securing he u0mhalpn Of
another man by asking his friends to vote tur
him, passt tn our understanding.
The colorcd voters have not been consulted
as to these changes, aud it remains to be seen
whether they will do the bidding Of leaders
who have no regard for their pleasure and issue
orders from closed chambers - Hu,renton IN
at@c
INVALID CLIMATEs.-A comparison of three
places Of invalid resort. Mentone, France, AK
Ell, South Carolina, aud Anahem, in Southern
California, for the months Of December, Jan
uary and February, has been made by Francis
s. Miles, Of New York. He says that at Ana
helm, an invalid could have been out Of doors
all day during ST days, and would have been con-
fined 10 doors by bad weather days. At Men
touc there were g. fair days and % bad days,
aud at Aiken, 30 fair aud 81 bad days. The
average temperature at Anahcim, during the
three winter months, was 81 degrees; at Men
tone, Asa degrees, aud at Aiken, So degrees
TIE MELANCHOLY DAYS, Aeon Tuesday
morning last the mountains around Lexington
We're white with snow, and The day was gloomy,
and chilly and cherries.
1t is reported that snow fell to the depth of
twelve inches at the Grecnbror White Sui
phur on Monday Lsrington Va. Ga=ctte
At the special meeting of the House of Bi>h.
| ops of the Episcopal Church, held in New
York Oh Friday, r v J. +. Spauldiug. of the
diocese of Pittsburg was unanimously chosen
Bishop of Colorado, Wyoming and New Mex
ico in place of the late Bishop Randall.