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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-27
New York Market.

NEW YORK, May 26.-Cotton-W esk
at l6Gl6;c; futures closed quiet; sale:
49,2OO bales; May l5sGl5 1876; June
10 25.32c; July Is 29-32G@l5 l5.l6c.
August l6 3-32tIlG5c; September
Is 29.S2c; October Is 7-lGG Ij!c
November Is 7.32@l5 l-lOc. Dccrm
Der Is 8. 32CGlj lice; January II 1892
ais 1872. Flour-Dull; receipt, 1000
barrels; supertine western aud State
81 S5@j co. common to good - O5a
3 50; good to choice s. &j"5 %; white
wheat extra So 75CdG 90: extra Ohio
- O5G Gj; st. Louis s. 3jmS 90. Rye
Four-Firm at 81 4OGj 30. Corn
Mcal--In buyer, favor at 3 25@4Gj.
Wheat-Lower; No. spring 81 2Oml %;
No. Chicago - l2ml II; No. . Nil
wsukce 81 -; No. ! Northwest - II, un-
graded Iowa and Minnesota spring II 10
al %. Ryc-Quiet at Ojml l L. Barley
and Malt-Quict and unchanged Corn
Heavy and lower; mixed western ,3CJ,
7jc; yellow 76@ soc. Oat,-Low"r,
receipts 2l.0OO mixed western 7lCr73lc;
white 74a77lc Hay-Hcayy at sos On
20 90. Coffee Lower at 76c. Su-
gar-Morc steady; fair to good refining
SdStc; prime S.c. Molas,c,-Dull and
heavy. Rice-Quiet and unchanged.
Pctro,eum-Firmcr; refined l2.m I2lc;
crude 6MG!c. Rosin-lleayy at II 81
az 90. Turpentinc-Heavy at %3!@3ir.
Pork-Lower at $50 5Ola2O %. Beef
Quiet. Cut Meats-Dull; middlc-
heavy; long clear western ll{@llsc.
Lard-Lowcr; prime steam nom.ually
1870 l43c. Checse-7m l2l Whisky
MOI active and lover at - 1901 l9L
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RAILROAD BoNps-Quirt.
STATE BuNp--DulI.

Sru,k--Ihr market has been active,
with wide and frequent fluctuations in
tho leading shares. Erie led the list in
point Of activity and declined, selling
down to lG, against Is, at the close ye--
tnr.iay. Price, recovered to III. and
still ntcr reacted t. II. The general
market declined !" per cent. at the
opening. and advanced ! to II at thr SEQ
ond call. Pacific Mail reached !! per
cent and the remainder Of the list fell
oil 10 per cent. from tn" highest
point Northwest opened at 315, rose 10
31!. and rouctrd to &S!; Pacific Mail adj
vanc,d from 50. to 81, and reacted to
81: Lake Shore fell off to 54!, d'cl ne
IF per cent. as compared with clo-iu-
quotations Yesterday, but afterwards re-
covered: Rhode Island advanced from
1872, to 1888. and New York Central
from lO4. t. lO4g: Western Union de-
cIined to 73l against 764 last evening;
Ohio. advanced from 22t TO 25.; St.
Paul ranged from &2{ to 35i and C.. {.
x !. G.. from >! 10 81. Stocks were lr-
regular during the last hour Of business,
hut were generally steady at the final
close: Pacific Mail declined to 3js, and
closed at 3Gi; Eric reacted 10 lG4 aud
ararvarl. recovered 90 IL: Lake Shore
Eel. oil to 64t and closed at 643; North
we,t common rcccdcd 10 5SI and advanced
+ psr cent. on the las; sales; JnlCn Pa
c,fc rose to IA and closed ut the highest
price of the dav: Ohio- to - and closed
At %! to %. Western Union ranged
l.. 1
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Chicago Market.

CHICAGO May 2G.-Fiour-DuIl and
unchanged. Wheat-Quiet; No. spring
96G 97c; No. , 93c spot; 93:c seller June:
96s seller July; No. 9Oc; rejected Sjc.
Corn Dull and unsettled; No mixed
$3.50 G3-c seller June; IS bid seller
july; rejected 6Oc Oat>-Dull and weak
No, > SIC bid for spot; jIdc bid seller
June; Doe seller July; rejected 5ic Rye
-Quict aud unchanged Barley DulI
and unsettled; No. , - ~ asked rud
81 - bid for spot; 81 uo seller N.rt"m.
ber. Srrds-Stcadv and unchanged.
Porl-Actyc and .owyrU 80 go pot
or seller June; SO - -o',or July; SO 90
nlq % seller August Lard-Du!l nui
nominnIy unsettled at SIl @un,li 21
spot or seller June; Sll % seller August.
Bulk Mrats-Ac'ivc and lower; ,.pvi-
dcrs 73e; short rib middle, l."ll.c;
short clear llAr spot or -.il"r June.
Whisky 81 10 offered and II Il asked
On call board whca, closed higher al
94lc seller June; "7sc seller July Corn
- Firmrr 81, 6i{c seller June; "Sir -.lIer
July Outs-HigH"r Ut 5Hic seller Juu"
Pork and Lard-EaSirr
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Terrible Explosion.

BosToS, May 26.-At $50 this even.
ing terrific explosion occurred in J. D
Dows drug store. on the southeast cor.
ner of Washington and Lagrange streets
At i late hour nothing definite could be
sscertainei as to the cause of the erplo-
sion. but the widest rumors are in cir
culatiOn At the time OF the explosion
there were known to be about twenty
seven persons in the building, nearly all
of whom were more or less
seriously injured. The first intimation
of the disaster was a deep rumbling
sound. similar to the report of an earth
quake. and almost simultaneously the
wall, of the building burst outward in
every direction, and falling in one corr
fused mass, presented Il scene OF wreck
seldom before witnessed; more complete
than any of the buildings blown down by
gunpowder during our great fire. The
force Of the explosion was almost beyond
description, and the flooring and other
innammable materials at once took fire
The tiremcn went to the wreck to sub
due the flames and rescue the irnpcriled
lives in the ruins. At this writing two
dead bodies have been taken out and
thr.o 6tb bnrs rvtric,trd who undoubt-
adv. viii dio 4 dozen or more have
been sent to the city hospital more or
les, seriously injured. The buiIing in
wbicb the cynlo.,on occurred IS a four
.,nry hn;IJinr with 9, front Of thirty
c,,..on yya.Eir,,t,r s,rcat and . denth
-, s.ynrt,. T.at 0n I,gronge street The
-, a.. ,,,. ,.,.,I,ind Lv + II Doy
an nn,t ,tnr,.,ry and m,rploc,
,nror 81 soda water. In
r"nnvirr tine mo., of brick the Hremcn
&c., c,,nc. .r,,n the boJy Of q horse nj
farbrJ IN bug,y buried near the La
,,ranrr. stree, front under the debris. The
T,yiIJr., excitement preyailrJ among the
immense crowd oC people prcscu, as tho
dead and woundod we're being taken
from ,bc ruins. \ large forco of police
kept bacl, the populuce. The adjoining
building, are more or less shaken and
damaged from the explosion.
The second floor of Dow, building
wa, occupied by ;. D. Frazier, merchant
tailor. who, with workman, were taken
out slightly injured. The next room
ha.a wa, occupied by Mrs. Lizzio Frazier
and hnr little daughter. The latter died
..,n after being taken out. Mr-. Frazier
was ,ayerrIy but not dangerously
injured. The third floor was occupied
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Further Particulars

PITTsBURGH, May 9th, = A. M.-The
steamboats, Juniata and Molie Ebert
with three empty barges, lying ut the
Mouongalia wharf, were burned to the
waters edge this morning, The fire was
discovered in the kitchen of the Mollie
Ebert about halt-past twelve this morn
ing, and spreading rapidly, 50 that it
soon communicated with other
boats. The Exchange, lying next
above the Junieta, was saved with
great difficulty. The Junata, II
side wheel boat has been held here by
the United State Marshal, and WAS only
released to-day. She was valued at about
$4,000; no insurance The Mollie Ebert,
u stern wheeler was valued at about
$50, 900; insured for about half its value.
The loss on the barges has not been def-
nitely ascertained, but the total loss Is
estimated at $4,000.
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Cincinnati NIarkeI.

ClNCINNATI, MHy Zh.-I0IlUN-J JII-
at l5lc Flour-DuiI and unchanged.
Whcat-DuIl and weak at - 2jC,l 80
Corn Dull at 7@m7lr. Out--Du.l at
6Sm73c. Rye steady at 81 23ml y.
Barley and unchanged O,i--
Unchanged. Eggs-Firm at lGn But.
tcr-Frm for choice at 23r &c. ChDe-'
Demand fair and market firm. Pork
Dull and nominal at $50 - asked
Lard--NominaI steam limli!c; kc,t"
llc. Bulk Meats Unsettled und Dr.
regular; shoulder, sold at Sc; r."nr
held ut lllc. Bucon-Falr demand De-,
9.m9!@l2l@ l2Sml2," l2.c. Whisky
demand iuir and market firm p,:I j."
HoGs-Dull; common 50 5OCa oO, nl'
70 m.dlnm $ 2an- b; GOOD y -nLl ~
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
YGYs Work Money and stock
Market

NEw YORK, May g6.-MONEY-
Easy at 2@3pcr cent. Prime mercantile
paper 3!m4I per cent. Sterling quiet
at ls6@ 1867 Tor sixty day, and 1897 for
sight. Custom, receipts slSlOOO.
GoLD-OpcncI at llG and closed at
liz; with sales during the d% 1T lljy
ltllG!. Borrowing rate, were lat and
In,3 per cent. The Assistant Treasurer
disbur,cl $4,000. ClearIngs $50 900.
RNMESTs-Stcady.
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BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE
WHEELING REGISTER.
Associated Press Report. by Western
Union Line, Office Northwest cor.
of Main and 18th Sts.
FIRE IN PITTSBURGH.
Steamers and Barges Burned.
Loss Estimated at $3OO,OOO
Special Dispatch to the Register.

Special Dispatch to the Register.
PITTSBURGH, May pa big fire oc.
Cured here tonight at II o clock The
steamers Mollie Ebert and Juniata and
three large barges were burned. Loss
100000 or 100000. Ifthe Wheeling
folks had taken the Courier that boat
would have been in the ruins. One
hundred thousand people are at the land
ing witnessing the fire. W. II. Y.
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GinNeInnh Market.

CLEVELAND, May 26.-W Wa'a'-Da..
and nominal: 40. ! rcd 81 -; 40. "o
81 ~ Corn-Lower; .nci.eJ ,2.o '@-i
ear. Ggm zoo. Oats Steady; white IS.
PctroIcum-Steady; Standard whit" lI"-
IOtc; Ohio state test ljO' llir ."r rnr
lots; lG2c higher in small. Receipt
Wheat. 700 tusAc.-, corn. 80 bu'Hr.-
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Pennsylvania Republican COnven-
lion.

LANCASTER PA, May 26.-Thc Re
publican State Convention was callcG to
order by Russell Erret at noon John
Cessna was elected temporary chairman,
and expressed hope for harmony AID
return ed thanks. After roll call the
several committees, including on" ot
thirteen on resolutions and platform,
were appointed. The Convention then
adjourned until two o'clock. During
the proceedings Il resolution was offered
declaring against the third term, and in
favor of strict adherence to the time
honored usages Of the Republic. The
resolution was referred to the appropri.
ate committen
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Pittsburgh MARKET.

PIrrsuuKqH, MAY 10 Wheat De-
mard light and prices unchanged. Corn
Dull. ear e2m s5c on track; ,'a. g
500, So. Petroieum-F.rm uua active,
crude 81 80 at Parker; refined l-tt
l2:c for Philadelphia delivery
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FROM our reports tins morning the
u-ybabililie, are that the weather to-day
,.. be partly cloudy, with north and
-. winds, and stationary temperature.
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GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

vanla to be elected tins year VIII be three
wears, while that Of any lutuFe ihcum-
Dent OF the once VIII! De Iour'
lHE Grand trunk HNe oI Oahada' mas
0'ue''u '0oo tons o' ''e'- '"''S 'o''' '"o
n'''s'g.a,. p.... IRON worn ~ Ivy '''''"1 -
-
MR. THOMAS SINtHoSs for many years
Assistant Djstrjc, Attorney cf New
,:...
lo'N ""' ''t "PP, Nv
tore the Court Of Claims, vice Mr.. Go
forth Of Pennsylvania.
THE Telsgrqo, is the title of spright-
10 little penDy paper lust started in
-. :. u,;.,-- n,,
H. ,,.;,bo,,. "a
"e"sP"P'I mn o'.''.0' ~ i,',;,;,an,0 ~ 80
,''. Pa''''''S1 - ''''
'1'''''
me "'" twenty ''g"' 'o'" o"''
'''S" ,''"' '"' ''''''''
1Prs"u S"s,' ,.,.;, "'a ~ T,ran,,. can't. Gn
the other side the stars, the Goddess and
1874 II is larger by It's rim. than the
bva.rent nickel and about the same
thickness
NOTWITHSTANDING Ine ''''"F' III"
seventy -1'' 'l,0O'''''o 'S0''' 80 '''>'
as'" 70. - i,S' ,Po, W Frrono w,'i .n,ar-
.s3e Long Branch m popular favor not.
wirb.tondinp the usual attraction will be
there i'm the person Of Ills ENcclleucy.
They nave go' '"'i'e'e poet j" u
Paris prison He had no money and
,-;ol .. ,.,. bi. landlords hills with
H.,
thew did not fnncy. and he was COMPEL
ed to leave Unfortunately, in a fit Of
abstraction. he carried some inah'eI Or Or
H".'...''n y 80; ,5., ''',' I',,. ''' '-''
p,,.,.,.,;. H..
P'HFN ~" 10 ~ '''' P'''''
indicate that w"rN VII! be resumed at an
,lrIy dat, I'm the Lehigh coal region. The
,.i..,..-il.,.. ..,d r,.l;,o
"'l,'l' ai' . ''' T,nr.'s;,n r,'', ~ 80
.1". .H",. u, -, nv av.'., ,b,ir demand. TLo
>'f,rrI.iIi ,o;rcr. will hold out some time
longer bat will eventually, 1t is thought,
'l'elm'.
AWAcUISE to operate against grass
0op?'r' has been tried. Il consists OF a
long ron cylinder, containing fire, which
j, passed over the ground and roasts the
hopper, a, Il goes An instance of the
L...rrs, a. Usage. Kansas. was a raid on y
,tufl, bv a par,y of farmers, VINO said
the, they hsd neither food nor money
and that they would not permit their
families 10 starve while food was within
reach
Two lron-producing companies IN
Lehigh valley are gong out 'i OI"'''
"hereupon the foiisYiHe fa.) M"'erS
Journal observes; "Ihe coal strike mas
sadly dashed to the ground whatever
hopes there We're Of a resumption of
Sctivity in the iron market and it is not
improbable that in the present state OF
things a revival. even if the coal miners
should 90 to work and produce regular
suppiy of coal. could be only partial dur
ny mi. entire ycar"
-. ~ =; r..,;s,a,,7,;- oo.
n.', 49,.
''''' VI ''''''' '''''''' ''''''
State was engaged Tor ten years TO
N,. Palmer; but obstinatelv refused to
marry. She got tired OF waiting, so ac-
ygmpanied bv her brother anda Il revolver,
4lei upon her lover and demanded
z,--iugc. He refused; she fired He
81. severely though not dangerously
.-!ed. Then he welded; they were
u4-ed. and now she nurses tent telly
sounded husband. and all goes well.
.ePoried as being such perfect shoddy-
tie that ne pays 1925 for hi> coa, ,cuttlcs
t.l,
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now, that all may share with me the
same feeling Of expressing our sense oi
respect for the earnest ability the
impartiality, the known integrity, the
purity Of character of that eminent
Judge, most worthy, if not quite Of hon
ored position among jurists, as that great
and eminent kinsmau of his, who now
sleeps BY the waters of Otsego Lake; =
name which will be honorcd through a.!
time. And yet | am not sure that the name
of the Jurist who presides on this memo
rable trial, will not endure quite rs
long for It IL his misfortune ana
YOURS. that through circumstances which
YOU could not have forcsecn, his name
and yours are to go down to p"sterlty to-
gcther, always associated with trlhl
which shall be memorable through ali
future time, and which i, to determine
the question whether innocence can lind
shield in Court and jury against
all the devices of
Periured and Banded Guilt.
1t has been said, gentlemen, that there
was n fear that there might be IN this
jury disagreement. 1t Is said by those
who have not heard the evidence and do
not know the truth. ! think | ,sayc
lived long enough with each
of YOU to know that there is not one man
on that jury who will not do what be"
knows and feels to be right; not one man
on that Jury who is capable OF giving II
verdict such ms was demanded 10y my
friend, Judge Morris, and which he
properly characterized us maIedlcuon;
a verdict which should condemn this
man and at the inrtance OF these men
would indeed be amalediction. But this
will be II benediclion. Ii there be- ono
man, who in the spirit Of the old
Reman Centurion, was capable
of thrusting his spear INTO
the ,ide of one who WAS innocent
and likely to perish, | know that though
| NAV not be able to say amen, though
good men everywhere may shrink from
1t AS n great wrong, even IN respect t."
such man there will bee one az least
who, in humble emulation or the Re
dccmer whom he serves, will Toe able,
even in that hour of agony, to ljlt hi,
hands in prayer and say, Father iorgiv"
him. for he knowuS lot what he does.
But no such verdict is to
come from this jury. Tho verdict
is to be one, rs firmly believe, which
will illuminate Brooklyn Heights. !
verdict which will send an electric thrill
of joy through Cbristcndom. Applause.
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At'Meling 2e9lster,

GOLD closed in New York Yesterday
~ llG.
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Theodore TiIton Could not strike
Bcecher,

except by blasting the reputation of
these men. Counsel then refer
red to the attempt made to cast
discredit on the character Of
General Tracy and said he thought he
acted Justly and honorably. He con-
graduated the jury on their forbearance,
and the Court on its uniform kindness to
the gentlemen of the jury, that every
thing should be submitted TO you bearing
on this case His name and yours will go
down to posterity with this trial. Coun-
sci would say ii was his opinion there
was not Il man on thejury who would find
the verdict demanded by Judge Morris;
no such verdict was to come from this
Jury; their verdict was to be one which
would gladden. many hearts, and send an
electric thrill of JOY throughout christen-
dom.
With these words Judge Porter con-
cluded his address, and bursts OF ap-
plauSe went up from the people in the
court room. Mr.. Carpenter, foreman oi
the Jury. announced that one of the
Jurors was i'll, and Judge Nelson
adjourned the court until tomorrow
morning.
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Judge porter's Peroration-

The following is full text OF Judge
Porter's peroration; Well, gentlemen, |
can say no more, and yet l am reluctant
TO part with this case. l am reluctant 10
mart with it for there are, and there al
ways will be to Us, pleasant memories
connected with it-some painful, some
pleasant. 1t has happened to each one
Of us bv one Of those accidents which
occasionally throw men together, to meet
As strangers, and / trust to
part as lifelong friends. You are
here in discharge of an ungracious but n
most responsible duty, and It has been
discharge with = fidelity which has ar
rested public attention and should COM
msnd public respect. 1t certainly COM
mands our appreciation, our earnest
gratitude, and think L can say 1t for
all on both sides Of this case, counsel and
parties, and all indeed, who have been
the witnesses of Your fidelity, your pa
tience and your kindness. l know not
YOUR Honor, what to say in acknowl-
edgement of that kindness with
which we have all been treated
bv you ordinarily, it would be merely An
expression of that sincere feeling of grat'-
tude which is naturally inspired by long
continued kindness and consideration,
but as it happened at the earlier stages OF
this case, that often his Honor made
decisions from which we,felt We suffered
Injustice. desire now to say, at the
close. fell that he judged wisely and
well. and that on great issue like this 1t
was equally due to the plaintiff and de-
fcndent, and to all public interests invoiv-
ed that the broad door should beopened for
admission of any evidence in respect to
the admislbility Of which there was even
doubt. His Honor felt and showed
that he felt that it was due 10 justice
that everything that could be submitted
to YOU that would aid you in your delib-
erations should be before you, and feel
ing thus 1t is matter of sincere grstlt'
cstien to me that l have the opportunity
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The RaIirOnd War.

WASHINGTON. May 2G-Unless some
arrangement i effected before June lst,
between Col. Scott and Mr.. Garrett, it is
quite likely that Col. Scott will refuse to
move the Baltimore u Ohio postal cars
over his road to New York. The Post
master General will take no decisive NC
,ion. until the mail, are thus cut oil,
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Jewett, President of the Erie Railroad,
a appointed Receiver of that Company
:! ihe New York Supreme Court, yes
'SSsy morning
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Appointment of Receiver OF the
Erie Road.

New YORK, May 26.-The Express
SAYS the appointment of Mr.. II j. Jewctt
as receiver of the Erie Railway, Is the
great topic of conversation in financial
circles. The action of the Attorney
General in this matter was well received
and regarded as the best thing that
could be done under the financial en-
barrassment Of tho company. Erie has
suffered severely from the cutting down
of freight rates and passenger fare by
the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and
Ohio roads, and was perfectly
helpless in the matter in consequence
Of her weak condition. But now every
thing has changed. Mr.. Jewett, rs re-
ceiver has no interest TO pay and the
expenses OF the Erie are limited, AT the
most, to the cost OF running the road.
/ Mr. Jewett, from being poweriess rs
I President of the Company, becomes
master Of the situation us receiver. He
/ can afford TO do business cheaper than
( the New York Central. the Pennsylva-
/ MIA Central or the Baltimore and Ohio
( Companies, most of which have interest
and dividends to pay on large capital
stocks and bonds. By forcing matters
he can bring the trunk lines
- terms, and end the railroad war. One
of the officials said that the new state of
affairs would not affect the traffic of the
company unless there should be a strike
To prevent this Mr.. Jewett is about 10
appeal to the Directors to take some
measure for the payment of the COM
Z r. i.
strike and subseqent total suspension
ofbusiness. In regard to the meeting OF
next Saturday and its proposition to raise
sufficient money to meet the June inter-
est, Mr.. Jewett said that he doubted that
the harmonious action on that plan could
be secured.
). c. VI. Barlow, Homer Ramsdell and
+. ID. Morgan became sureties for Je-
wett, rs receiver; each justifying in half
a million Of dollars.