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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-14
Iron.

During the first six months OF 1872
2590ll tons OF rails were shipped 10
the United States. During the first
six months OF the present year the
shipments TO this country amounted to
but 100, ,46S tons, a decline OF fly per
cent in one year.
Part ol this decrease must he attri-
buted to the increase OF our msnuisC-
turing facilities.
In regard to the future OF iron u
this country writer observes
There seems TO be 70 limit 10 the
demand for iron. Mandatory after
manufactorv is established, and still
the cry is for more. That this will ex-
tend far into the future there is
no doubt. The multiplying uses
to which iron in its various
forms can be put, insures a demand
Tor it in this country, which will con
tinue to grow as our population increases
aud new ways for uulIZing it are DIS
covered In large degree it now takes
the place OF brick and stone in build
ing. 1t is substituted for timber in
bridges, iD shps, in the manufacture OF
vehicles OF all descriptions, and even IN
the lighter and more graceful ornamen-
tsl work required by advancing tsstes
The demand for it is rapidly growing,
and will continue to grow. As timber
becomes scarccr we do not doubt that
iron will take the place Of wood IN the
country ss il has in the town, and be
put to q thousand uses which are now
unthought Of.
But the demand for iron is not con-
fined to the wants OF this country.
There is prospect that ere many years
we will iurnish the various nations Of
the Old World with large proportion
OF this material" "
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-14

The London Cour! Circular says oi
Mark Twain: The disbelievers in
American humor, who call it lsbored
and artificial, may talk as they like,
but such is not evidently the popular
creed here in London. Over the de-
scription OF the solitary cannibal the
audience were simply convulsed, and
the story OF man who drove 90 fast
that he ourstripped thunder shower,
though bis dog was swimming behind
the wagon" is almost unequaled. The
same may be said OF the Sandwich Is
lands and Consuming my personal
friend" The stsmmering man who
whistled is very clever piece of mimi
cry, and Mark Twain shows great pow
ers Of language and word painting in
his perorstion, which was heartily ap-
plauded. The audience seemed
thoroughly disappointed when the lec-
ture terminated, though it lasted an
hour and half. We have but little
doubt that Mark Twain is satisfied with
the appreciation be has met with in
London, and it may certainly be said OF
him-and it is seldom the csse-thst
he speaks quite as well as he writes
The manner may be studied, aud 10
doubt it is, but it is eminently success
!ul. The dry, serious tone is irresisti-
bile
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-14

IT SEEMS TO be not improbable that
.he inability of banking institutions to
a-a;,h accommodations at the period
uacn very large requirements are
made for the pork-packing business
may seriously impair operations in this
important interest this year, and make
q considerable difference in the qrantity
o. meats that will be packed. The
number Of hogs fattened for market
MS season Is over four per cent less
,@a1 las. year; the condition is about
,ae same. In Northern Illinois and
I3va, ard in other sections where the
co-D has suffered most severely, farm
e-- are preparing to market their swine
p. much lighter average weight thar
.bev did ls.t year. This is accounted
,,r tg the inferior iatteuing qualities o.
,.e frosted grain, and the belief among
.srmers that corn will pay better in il
aorma' condition than in the shape d
p2rs. Returns from Ohio, Illinois
M.:souyi and Iowa, which packed sew
rrty-three per cent OF the total packing
Of t.e West, last winter, indicate loss
Of over seven PER cent this wear
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-14
INDIANA.
Damages Recovered.

indianapolis, November BIN the
United States Circuit Court this morn
ing, in the case OF Henry Hoost Us. the
Indianapolis and St. Louis Railroad
Co, for damages sustained by being
thrown rrom box car while riding on
that road. The jury found 10, plain
tiff the sum Of $4,000 damages. The
case has excited universal interest, as
the plaintiff WAS riding on pass, and
the question involved was whether rail-
way companies are liable for damages
sustained 10y persons travelling on q
pass.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-14
The Dry Goods Trade-SteWart ant
CIRnIn.

CIaHIn.
New York Special to Chicago Tribune.
The story is current in business cir,
cles, and is very generally believed
that the intense rivalry which has &c
long existed between the greatest dry
goods houses in the United States, A
T. Stewart Il Co. and II. B. Claf d
Co., has at last broken into something
very like an open fight. 1t will be re.
membered that, after Clshin Il Co.
made their arrangements for an ex-
tension, they advertised their stock ot
goods valued at S6.00OO0Q, at special
sale, beginning to-day, at such
reduction as would enable them
to close out the lot within
thirty days. 1t is said that Messrs,
A. T. Stewart & Co. (the information
coming indirectly from 8 prominent
empIoye OF tbeIrs), have resolved TO re
duce their retail prices to conform 10
the whoesale rates OF Clshln d Co.
Whether or not this is true, their sd-
7ertisement certainly reads that their
goods will be cold at prices that cannot
be equaled 10 the market.
The competition between the two
houses will be exaggerated, but at all
events it will have the effect Of enabling
people to buy at low prices, and slso
the bad result OF crushing numerous
retail dealers between the upper and
neither mill stones OF the trade. Thp,
too, is said to be in accordance with
their long established policy OF under
selling all competitors, to the end that
they may gain com plete monopoly OF
the market
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&EM PHIS.
The Yellow Fever.

MEMPHIS, November l3.-The total
number OF deaths for the twenty-foul
hours ending at noon to-day were
seven, OF which two, D. c. Porter aged
% years snd Richard Vaughan aged
% years, died from yellow fever. The
Howard Association had but one sp-
plicstiou 70. nurses to-day and that for
q relapsed case. Weather clear and
plessaut.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-14

The Boston AdrsrtiIer Of the 10Th
pre'aces an article oa the business out
look with the following remarks: Re.
ports from the manufacturing sections
OF the country, particularly from New
England places, begin TO be OF NOR.
cheering temper. This morning there
is news OF the resumption Of business
in several instances, aud Of the running
OF nsuufactories on increased time
and the exaggerated character Of many
statements that have appeared, 10 be-
coming more apparent"
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AnotherIse of Grnngta.

1&e western Oranges have adopted
'le sensible plan OF settling their dis
Pliss by means OF arbitration when
ever breach may occur between the
siangfs CT members Thereof. 4 jury
o' le'gAbors and mutusl friends, especi-
+" y selected for the occasion, composes
ne court Of arbitration. Each side
le.I' Its own story, and there is no
Gie.ay IN lis decisions. The idea is to
'>Fense entirely with lawyers and regu~
.ar courts. The idea is the same rs
,4at found available in Boards OF Trade
through the iustrumsntallty OF Albitrs.
ton Committee.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-14
NEW ORLEANS.
Cuban Affairs.

NEW ORLEANS, November l3.-The
excitement about the Cuban affair is at
its height in this city, and indications
are clearly that should the necessity
present itself any number Of volunteers
would he found ready TO enroll them
selves 'or most any kind OF an expedi-
ton.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-14
NEW YORK.
Roxeuweis Discharged.

NEW YORK, Nov. l3.-Jacob Rozen-
weig, the abortionist, was brought be-
fore Court to-day on a writ of habids
corpus, and a motion was made for his
discharge. Judge Sutherland finding
there was no law under which the
prisoner could be held, ordered his dis
charge. The prisoner left the Court
with his wife and children, accompan-
led by an immense crowd.
Trial OF Boss Tweed.
A full jury in the Tweed case has
not yet been obtained.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-14
BOSTON.
GIM Grnngca.

BosroN, November l3.-Within the
last few weeks, a number OF new
,ranges have been formed in this State,
most Of them IN the western part.
The VirgInius Affair.
The details OF the capture Of the Vir-
giuius received here, created q profound
feeling of sorrow, and the hope is gen
orally expressed that the Government
will take active measures.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-14
FOREIGN.
FRANCE.
Witness Imprison ed,

PARIS, November l3.-Colonel Stof-
fee, one Of the witnesses in the trial OF
Martial Bszalne, has been sentenced to
three mouths imprisonment, for using
language Of an insulting nature towards
President De Aumale, during the trial
on the 4th OF November.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-14
BROOKLYN.
Honorably DISCHARGED.

BROOKLYN, November l2.-Captsln
Samuel Smith, accused OF prompting
his servant girl to murder his wife, was
yesterday examined before Jud &c Smith
and was honorsbly discharged.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-14

The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
company authorize = denial Of the
statement that they are at present ia-
terestel in Jay Gou'd's Southern Rail
road and Water l'na They ndi thai
when it 10 completed to the Chssspeak e
Bay, in the spring, that they may con-
meet with it as a through freight line
TO New York, but they have no owner.
ship in it COW, and do not contemplate
any.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-14

Tue Wiz. county Democrat is resnoa-
,tble for the report that the five year
old u-chins of that town MUNICH the
meanest Of tobacco and squirt the juice
n the most approved style Well, it's
no; every town that can make this
h1Gst.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-14

/ MOVEMENT is on foot IN Pittsburgh
sad Allegheny TO raise a company OF
volunteers to 90 to Cuba to engage in
the WAT with Spain. 4 number otper-
sons have already joined the organza-
ton and have chosen their officers.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-14

OIL still goes down. Crude oil Is
DOWN to eighty cents barrel at Par
ksrs and two and ore-hali cents per
Gallon at Pittsburgh. Refined oil at
the latter place commands ten to eleven
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-14
MASSACHUSETTS.
The Fish Business.

GLOUCESTER, November l3.-Msny
fshermeu intend to remain idle this
winter, hoping BY this course to Sc
cure bettsr prices for the fish now in
store.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-14

Tu2 dead body OF a man named
Bash, from Parkersburg, was found in
the Ohio river near Hockingport, on
Tuesday, with his throat cut from ear
to ear. He is supposed to have been
murdered for his money, which he was
n the habit OF exhibiting without much
!scretiop.
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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-14

CuX iron works OF Brown, Bonneil d
60, a. Youngstown, have stopped tor
better limes.-Intt!Hyencer 18th inst.
We nave the best authority for say
ny that the iron works referred to
have not stopped, but on the contrary,
are running full time, and paying cash
.o- all labor and material.
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affecting &eNl5tty,

Two more Pittsburgh banks have
.gspended, Wis: The well-known bank"
ing house Of T. Mellon & Sons and the
Mechanics Savings Bank. That
mskes four suspensions this week.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-14
CHICAGO.
,uils Against Insurance Com panlss.

Sails Against Insurance Companies.
CHICAGO, November I'm. A..
Howell. the New Brunswick, New
Jersey, man whose mill at Marsailes,
Illinois, was destroyed by fire some
two years since, is here trying large
number Of suits against insurance COM
panies. The amount involved will
reach nearly a million OF dollars.
The Billiard Tournament.
CHICAGO, Nov. l3.-The tournament
opened at go P. M, between G. W.
Slosson aud Joseph Dion. Mr.. Jno. W.
BIasdell was selected as referee. The
following are the largest runs: Slosson,
80, IS, IS, q, 90, and l8, total, 900
Joseph Dion. 20, 26, 81, %. is. 3S, 26,
and IS; total, 400. Mr.. Dion winning
the game by l64 points. House fair /;
game closed at 5:05P NJ.
The second game opened at $40
p. ~, between Mr. John Bessuuger
anil Maurice Daily, Ted Cowels,
referee. The following are the largest
runs: Bessuuger-20 q, As, II, 33,
l3, II, 20, total 800 Daly--lt, 26 so,
G7, %, l9, %, total 400; DAILY winning
by Il. The game closed At 7:45 r. NJ
A game opened this evening between
toe Dion brotners at 1856. Joe Won
the lead and took the white ball; A..
Smith acting as referee. Mr., Pierce
as scorer. The game was won by Cyriile,
he makiog 400, against Joe's 260. The
following are the largest runs Of Cyrille:
57,27, "a Gl, 81, %. Joes l6, II, 90
SO. %. Ubassy and Snyder are now
playing.
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LIST OF GIFTS

The distribution will be positive, whether
all the ticke sare sold or not, and the l20OO
gifts all paid In proportion 10 the tickets
sOld-sll unsold tickets being destroyed, as
at the first and second concort, and no;
TepresC u! cd I'm the drawing.
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PRICE OF lICKETs

Whole tickets $50; halves s26: tentna, or
each coupon, IS: eleven whole tickets Tot
500: ~. ticket. for 81 900 liSwhOle ticEGis
for IS OOO; ~ whole tickets for $1,000 No
discount on less than sJCO worth OF ucRelr
at a time.
Tickets now ready for sale, and all orders
accomP MED by the money promly filod.
! ibeiGl terms given Ia those who buy TO
sell sglin
THOS. v. BRAMLE1-TE,
Agent Publ. Bibr. Ny. and Mans. al Cont.
Public Library Building, LOUISVILLE, KY
J. Y. l.. RODGERS agent,
l0S Msrket street.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-14

Only sixty thousand tickets will be sold
and one half OF these are intended for the
European market, thus leaving only SoON
for sale In the United States, where lUO,01
were disposed OF for the Third Concert. The
tickets are divided into ten coupons o.
parts and have on their back the Scheme
with a full explanation OF their mode oi
drawing.
AT this concert, which will be the grand
est musical display ever witnessed In this
country, the unpr cedented sum OF
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-14
Rl.5OO.OOO,

uted by lot among the ucket- holders The
numbers OF the tickets 10 be drawn from
one wheel by blind children and the gins
from another.
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NEW AovEarisEMENTs

The Fourth Grand On Concert authoris.
ed by specia act OF the Legislature fot the
benefit OF the Public Library o. kentGeky,
will take place In Public L0rary Hall, NJ
Louisville, Ky,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-06-27
Chestnut Trees in Iowa.

How many times have we heard
men who were brought up in west
ern New York and Ohio, regret,
what they supposed to be the fact
that the Chestnut tree could not be
grown in this section-the soil did
not suit it or the climate exercised
adverse influence over it; at any
it would not thrive here. But only
day before yesterday a chestnut
tree only thirty-fve feet in height,
with a trunk fourteen inches i'll
diameter, and still growing, with
every indication of becoming an
immense tree, such as one sees of
it's kind in the State above named,
was cut down on the place of Mr..
A. w. Billiard, on Locust street.
There was great regre: over the
necessity that compelled its sacrifice
but it was in the way of cherished
improvements and fell. 1t was
planted on the place sixteen years
ago, as the rings show. For years
it has yielded nuts pientl1ully. sup
pose that in 1857 an acre had been
properly planted with chestnut
trees, and taken care of, what a
goodly income might be derived
from them now. This tree came up
without any special care being taken
of it; in fact it saw pretty rough
usage. In it's ninth year, a. large
spot was cut out Of one sidc-bu1
the deep wound healed over, and
the spot where the injury occurred
is plainly marked in the section Of
the tree exhibited to us. The chest
nut will thrive here as we'll rs in
any parts of Amcrica.-Doyempor
Gazette.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-06-27
Applc Treo BOrers.

Tens of thousands Of apple trees
arc yearly ruined by borcrs in Iowa.
The first indication the owner gen
orally has of their presence, is in
the sickly look which the leaves
present in midsummer, and even
them the cause is not always suspcc-
ted at first. The trouble is laid to
gophcrs or winter killing, or black
heart and the evil suffered to go on
until too late for remedy.
This present month, June, is the
season Of the year to wage vigor-
Gus warfare against them, and a
little labor now may save valuable
trees, and much disappointment in
the futre.
The insect which lays the eggs is
not miller, but a beetle. 1t is
about Z of an inch in length, with
back striped with brown and white
strips, extending from the head to
the end of body. 1t invariably
flies at night to do mischief; hence
the greater need of care. Selecting
a place near the ground, it deposits
its eggs under the loose bark, which
in time hatch out in small worms
that at once proceed to cat through
till they come to the wood. Here
they remain for about year, dur
ing which time they eat away por-
tons OF the wood and bark, to about
the size of a half a dollar. Their
presence can often be detected by
the appearance of the chips they
have cut, extending from the whole,
and any indication ofthis character
should lead the owner to institute q
vigorous search, ut once.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-06-27
At the end of a year from tho

|
At the end of year from tho
time they are Matched, they are
from half to three-fourths of an inch
in length. Their jaws by this time
become hard and strong and they
now proceed to attack the wood Of
the tree. From the upper part Of
the hole, the insect cuts its way to
tho heart, to length Of three or
four inches, inclining first inwardly
and then to the surface again, which
being done, it throws off its larvae
skin, and. becomes pupa, lying in
this state through the winter, till the
following spring. 1t now matches
out into the perfect beetle, crawls
out of its hole, the sexes mate, and
the female is ready to lay eggs
again.
Many eggs are often laid around
the body of a single tree, some near
the surface, and others higher up,
and the grubs from these will some
times completely girdle it in the
uTSJ year. IL ~ uOCo IOI VIZ lIOIIi
the effects of this, it is most sure to
do so in time from the effects of the
incision into the heart, made when
the borer acquires age.
The REMEDY.-Scrape all loose
bark from the trees in the orchard.
This prevents a hiding place for
eggs, and drives the beetle else
where to find q suitable place for
laying. carefmlIy examine the
bark to see if there is any evidence
of chips, and if so, take the knife
and cut till you find the insect. If
too far in the tree, wire can often
be thrust in, and the borcr killed.
Wash the bodies Of tho trees
thoroughly two or three times dur
ing the summer with strong soap
suds, or weak I've. 1t soaks into
their holes, and is death to them,
besides being a good invigorator of
the bark.
BE vigilant and always on the
watch, if you would be free from
this cnemy.-Earmer's Journal.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-06-27
Cultivation Of Corn.

The following is extracted from
an editorial in the Rural World
discussing the level and killing Gull
rure Of corn:
The method formerly practiced
by most farmers, and which is con-
tinucd by many now, in cultivating
corn, is to break up the land not
over three or four inches deep, and
lay it off and cultivate both ways
with the common turning pillow. II
the crop receives the number of plow-
ings deemed necessary the soil be-
tween the roots is mostly thrown up
to the base Of the hills, leaving wa
ter burrows running at right angles
over the whole field. If the land is
rolling or hilly the surface is liable
to constant waste from the effect of
washing rains. This method of
working corn exclusively with the
pillow, we are satisfied from practical
experience and observation, is erron-
eous. The nearer level the ground
is left after cultivation the better it
is both for the crop and the land.
1t is false idea that corn should
be hilled to prevent it from being
Frustrated by the wind. If tho
ground is well cultivated, leaving
level surface, nature amply pro-
vides each stalk Of corn with braces
for its support. Nor is it necessary,
if the cultivation has been properly
conducted. to hill up corn for the
purpose of killing out or smother
ing the weeds. Some Of the largest
premium crops now on record were
produced by level culture. If the
first blowing is done with the bar
next to the corn, throwing the fur
row from the hills, and the earth re-
turned with the next blowing, the
|cultivator should be used for all
subsequent working. This leaves
a level mellow bed for the thou
sands Of minute roots which fill
the entire space between the rows,
and are, in fact, the mouths through
which alone the plants are fed. BY
keeping the surface level and mel
low it readily absorbs the rain as it
falls, where it is held in reserve for
the growing crop. But when the
last working is done with the pillow
and the earth is thrown from the cen
ter of the rows to the corn, a large
portion of the roots are cut off and
destroyed, which must necessarily
diminish the yield. The idea adj
vanccd by some farmers, that plow-
ing corn at this time, and rending
and breaking these roots, is benef-
cial to it, is simply absurd. Corn
delights in q well pulvcrized, mel
low soil, and if the ground is suffi-
ciently moist and the weather warm,
after thorough working with the
pillow and causing the loss of these
roots, the corn will continue to grow
rapidly, Notwithstanding the vio-
lence done; but if the weather is dry,
the injurious effect Of such cultiva-
ton is clearly and fatally marked
by the"firing" of all the lower leaves.
and necessarily results in great in,
jury to the crop.