Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-25

The WEEKLY Coal TRADR.-The total of
anthracite marketed for the week ending on
Inc l5th instant amounted 70 3S6 9i2 TONS and
tor tie coal 10 1903 tons against sis 500
tons TO corresponding time last year, being a
decrease OF $40 .593 tons. The bituminous ten
mage Tor the week is u ,S13 tons, aud for ths
year 1920 1872 tons, against 1882 923 tons to
same time last year, giving total OF all kinds
Ior the week of 46i, tons, and for the year OF
l3,O49,195 tons, against 1871, S19 tons to the
same time last year, being a decrease of 1872 O5i
tons. At Port Richmond for the week ending
the I'd instant, the receipts of coal were 20 900
tons, the shipments 81 900 tons, leaving SSGOO
tons on hand. Vessels during the past week
have been plenty at this port, and freight
charges are consequently little lower. We
now quote Il 25 to Providence. 81 .25aSI so to
Boston, and 95 cents TO New York. The coal
and coke tonnage on the Pennsylvania railroad
last week was GS ,167 tons, and for the wear
l,SS3,2S4 OF anthracite and bituminous there
were 1,CG5,g4G tons, and of coke 2j0,6J8 tons
This includes the tonnage of coal both east
and west. The coal trade has been almost
wholly suspended in almost all the anthracite
regions since the 18th instant, and it il sup
posed IL will continue suspended to the end
OF the present month. The carving CO NJ
panies, we believe. characterize ths present
'uSpf nSiOn az in the interest OF the operators
rather than that of the carrying Companies
Some Few operators VINO have h al orders for
coal, we understand, applied to the Reading
Ialroad company Tor cars, and the cOmpanV
Onered 70 furnish them to the extent OF their
means, hut Ii was discovered that there waSno
such demand for coal from the region to war
rant The expense OF working an important in
cliDed plane over which it was necessary for the
coal 10 pass, ard as the applicants for cars were
unwilling 10 stand the additional expense. some
nTtesn hundred dollars per day, the burmese of
fulfilling their limited orders for coal had to be
abandoned until there was such general re-
sumption OF the tonnage as to warrant the regu-
lar working or the Intervening plane, Those
most experienced in the trade and the condition
OF the coal market are sanguine IN the belief
that after the present month, and for the rest of
the yesr, the trade will continue fairly acti va
lntGrrupli0u hal in
ton. Orders are daily on the increase and az
the laying in of the winter supply for domestic
uses mas faiIy commenced, there Is no expecta-
uon OF any reduction in prices; on the contrary
there Is likely to be one or two more monthly
advances. The average prices of coal for Au-
gust having been determined at 50 81 Il, 100, the
wages TO be paid for the month will be one cent
advance on the $3.50 basis. The Mauch Chunk
Coal Gazette of Friday, speaking for the trade
or the lehigh region, says il is much better than
II was the previous week, and that dealers are
more encouraged. Shipments are however
still light from the regon.-PhiIa. Ledger.
AN AWFUL SUICIDs-A Jump from a P,eei-
Pice Sighty Feet High into tie Hadson.-A terri
S S,e suicide occurred in Poughkeepsie N Y.
named James Cramsey, repaired to the Kaal
ROCK, on the bank of the iriver, IS feet high,
ana, lying down, fell asleep, being half intoxi
Gated. After an hours slumber he arose and
said 10 person with him, who had been Jump
ing, ~ VIII give you lesson, boys, and show
you leap Pulling off his shoes, he went to
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place from which he could jump easily into the
water below without striking on the rock.
! KTpnning back from the edge, he exclaimed,
That's not much OF a jumpi' and started for
the leap. A man interfered, and caught him
s aRg held him back, Cramsey exclsiming,
Mnats the matter with you? Let me go!'
Again he started for the edge, looked over and
ran back ten feet for another start, and was
caught the second time and a struggle took
place, and Cramsey struck one of his captors in
the breast, crying, with an oath, "If YOU don't
let me go l. II take you in with me " He was re-
leased, ana sat down for about five minutes
and a man took q seat between him and the
precipiee. Cramsey said, 'Let me iump, and
III meet you at the furnace dock" In another
moment he suddenly made dash for the edge
OF the rock, shouting, "Now, I'm off," and,
with fearful spring, leaped out into the air
and plunged feet first down a distance of 85
feet into the Hudson. 10 is stated that he turned
once in the awful descent, and struck the water
sideways. Up to O'Clock his body had not been
found.
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