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to the War Department was then taken

Mr.. Cox made speech against the bill
Mr.. Conger opposed the bill in the
name of the churches of the country, oil
all religious denominations, which would
look with amazement at the effort to sub.
stitute sword for the Bible.
Mr.. Mills advocated the bill in the in.
terest Of the white men of the frontier
Mr.. Holman suggested an amendment
authorizing the President to detail any
officers to perform the duties of Indian
inspectors, commissioners, superinten.
dents, agents and special agents Re.
jected.
Mr. Hsinto moved to amend by al
lowing officer. on the retired list to be
employed as iadian agents. Adopted
Mr.. Sparks offered an additional sec.
ton, providing for the admission to citi-
zenship ofany Indian who may prove to
he satisfaction of the commander nearest
to the reservation of his tribe or nation
that be is sufficiently intelligent and pru-
dent to conduct his own affairs and inter.
est, and that he has adopted habits OF
Civilization, and has for five years, at
least, been able to support himself and
family, but such Indian shall not, on that
account, forfeit his interest in the prop
erty Of the tribe. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Cox the words IRE.
ligious denominations were substituted
for the words christian churches"
Without making final disposition OF
the bill the House adjourned.
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CHICAGO, April Colour Nom
inallly unchanged. Whcat--Heavy; No.
Chicago sprlng 81 O2i spot and seller
May; 81 04i@l 0Ij seller June;' No 3
9lI@ 923c; rejected &c. Corn Quiet
and strong; No. 2 47i@4sc spot; 47ic
seller April; 4s!c seller May; 47ic seller
June. Oats-Quiet No. . 32tc spot;
33s@33ic seller May; 33@33lc seller
June. Ryo-Quict At 66lc. Barley
Firm at 62lc spot; 6OiG 6Oic seller May.
Pork-Dull AT s2l 16@22 10 spot;
So 20 seller June; $22 40922 46 seller
July. Lsrd-Dnll at $l3 l5 spot: $l3 10
(4lS Ia seller May; sl3 32lGll3 8b sci
Ter June; Sl3 40 seller July. Bulk Meats
Quiet at s!Gl2@l2ic. Whisky-Qniet
and firm nt 81 0G!
On call board-W Wbeat--U ncbshged.
Corn sc lower at 4sc seller May. Oats
Unchanged. Pork-Lower Ut x2l %
seller May So II! seller June Lard
Easier at $l3 l5@l3 l7A seller May;
sl3 32l seller June.
PITrsBURGH, April 20.--Petroleum--
Quiet and weak; crude 81 O2lCn2 06 At
Parker's; refined dull nj l4@l4sc Tor
Philadelphia delivery.
CLEVELAND, April 2O.-Pc.roleum--
Quiet and unchanged; standard ll0'
test lie; prime white 100" test l2c, car
lots.
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ftFefn Cincinnati.

CrscIxSATI, April 20.-A fire, TO-
night burned the Queen City Key Fec
tory, at No. 2l3 East Pearl street. 1t
was owned By Messr.. Msnk AID Fesch
The los. on the stock ana machinery is
estimated at $4,000 II was insured 10
the National and Enterprise, Of Cincin.
natl, for $3.50 each; Globe, OF Cincin
natl. and Citizens, of New jersey, for
$1,000 each; Union and Aurora, of Gin.
cinnati, for 81 600 each, and Amazon, oi
Clncin nati, for $500: total $4,000.
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NEwould saw 20 our friend of the
A*he GG:ette that Mr.. BLAINE. conf
lent cf securing the nomination for
resident, expressed himself rs afraid of
"e "Great Unknown In that sense
~ THURMAN would prove the great
''Sao'o OF the Maine statesman, as we
Propose 10 elect the Ohio Senator over
-! candidate nominated at Cincinnati.
O-' We will add that probably our Re
F'''Csn friends will find Mr.. THURMAN
" ''a Known quantity before they get
"'oa,h with him.
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The Brisiow scandal Contradict ed

LOUISVILLE, April 20.-A Courier.
Journal reporter, to-day, visited Colonel
G. q. Wharton, United States District
Attorney, and called his attention to the
testimony of j. W. BARLEY before the
Committee on Expenditures IN the De
partment of Justice, as Published IN
numerous papers. The statement OF
BARLEY was that A. T. Suit had
paid Mr.. Bristow a large sum OF
money after the Secretary had
resigned his position as District
attorney of Louisville to procure, the re
lease {: certain distilleries belonging to
SIT and seized while Bristow was dis
trict attorney. Colonel Wharton said
no dis.iileries were seized while Bristow
was s:ric. attorney, and he wharton
was assistant district attorney. Thast no
dstilieries of Suit have been seized since
Bristow resigned, aud that on Il careful
examination of the court he finds no case
against either distilleries or wh,skies, in
which Suit was claimant or had an at
torDey.
Judge BARLEY has written letter to
Mr. Cau!icld, criticising Secretary Brls-
tow's communication, stating that the lat
ter denies the statements not testified to
by BARLEY, and concludes by calling on
the secretary 10 show That there were no
seizures OF distileries pending in court at
the time he resigned.
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Fire I'm NJ. Louis.

ST.. LOUIS, April 20.-About 7 o'clock
tonight a fire Was discovered in the ex-
,ensive brewery of Helms Brothers, East
ST. Louis, which, with very large re.
frigerator attached to the building, was to-
tally destroyed. 1--WE engines went over
from this city but could render little
service on account of tho scarcity OF
water. Loss Sl25,000, including $4,000
barrels OF beer worth $50 600 and 1900
tons Of ice valued sl $4,000. Insurance
S25,OO0, placed in A. +. Millers agency
ut Beilrvllle, Illinois. but the names OF
the officers cannot be obtained tonight.
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BY TELE GRAPH
10 THE
WHEELING REGISTER.
Associated Press Report. By Western
Union Limo, otfice Northwest cor.
of Main and 18th Sts.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Double Suicide.

PHILADELPHIA, April 20-At Moore
town, New Jersey, Dr. Peter Schuh and
mis- vile, Russians, who resided on Bou.
vier streets, both committed suicide yes
terday. Mrs. Schuh swallowed prussic
acid during her husbands absence, and
on his return ne found her lying dead on
the floor. He summoned the neIghSors,
but before they reached the place he had
shot himself through the heart, and lay
dead beside his wife. They were very
poor, but were persons o! education and
refinement, and had occupied much
higher position In society than of late.
Their pride was great, and it Is supposed
that the embittered feelings resulting
from their fallen fortunes led to the
fatal act.
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GOvernOs Hayes Quelllng the Tusca-
rawEs EiOterS.

COLUMBUS, April 20.-Governor
Hayes has issned proclamation for cir
culation in the Tuscarawas Valley coal
regions, where a strike is now pending,
declaring in most emphatic terms that
the reign OF terror now existing in that
region must come to an end and good
order must be restored. That the
miners who are willing TO go to work
must not be intcriered with and declar-
ing further that whenever the civil au-
lhorites inform him that they are no
longer able 10 protect peaceable miners
in pursuit of their calling he will at
once order sufficient military force to
the scene of trouble with Instructions to
disperse ri oters and protect all who are
disposed to labor in the mines or else
where
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FnyALly PIERCE during his four
ysa,. term in the Presid entail office by
a,i economy saved $4,000. And why
IT 'aa. oth.- Presidents cannot exer'
Csc .as same economy and save some
lhir; 'ram their salary?
GTy. GIANT thinks that $4,000 per
nr@ !, l;,le ehon h and therefore
y-'.+, ,lrl,ll /, reduce the salary.
AyD.Ew JOHNSON saved over $50, GOO
G.nrc 30. ,~r'u on the old salary of S25,-
cJe,l a time whea everything was
'ao'e e,,. '..~. .an at any other time
IL our hI,..:..
Il The read Of the nation would set an
s1Ampe Of economy 1t would soon ex-
'eal 70 all departments.
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CIScINNATI April 20.-RetuIns from
ffty-seven points in Ohio, as to the con-
dition of the crops, as published in the
Commercial this morning, indicate that
the peaches are totally destroyed or
badly injured Other fruits: fifteen re-
port indications of good crop; twenty
one fair. and twenty.one badly injured.
Wheat, twenty.tour report II good crop;
eleven, fair; twenty-five, badly injured.
Fifty points in Indiana indicate that
peaches are badly injured. Other fruits:
twenty-seveD, good; twelve, fair, and
eleven badly In iured.
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RumOrs OF Fraud tn the Attorney
Generals Office.

WAsuINGroS, April 20.-It is known
in government circles that when Judge
Perrcpont came into Office MS Attorney
General he found that within two years
Sls0,O00 We're paid to Col. Whitley by
his pi iedeccssors, Messrs. Akermsn and
Williams, $50 600 of which amount, 1t Is
sad, WAS paid to Davenport. To-day
search was made for the vouchers, but
none c0u.d be found. This statement
creates much comment in official circles,
and it is probable that the Cabinet to-
morrow will consider this and kindred
subjects.
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Y.,, from . Ihree story Building.

EVANSVILLE, April 90 A painter
named T. Martin Of Aafisonville, Ken
,ncky, fell ofFthe roof Of three story
building to-day. In falling be turned =
somersauIt and struck a. full length
On hi. back on the stone pavement. No
bones were broken, bu! his brain wss in
iured and there are other internal IN
iuries. CareIessness in walking too pear
the edge of the roof Was the cause.
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rh.str. Manager I'm Trouble

New ORLEANS, April 2n.-Chsrles I
Howard has commenced action IN t'e
Superior District Court, against G. w
Tsyleur, manager of the yAriety shesire,
rtsying for au injunction TO restrain hin
from acting in that capacity after Apr
2sth. Also praying for 10000. damage
inflicted on the theatre BY Taylenrs mus
management
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plead liuillY.

CHICAGO, April 2O.-In the United
States District Court this afternoon sew
eral gaugers and s,orekcepers plead
guilty TO the whisky indictments against
them.
The grand jury returned two
indictments against Matthew ID. Kspp,
former superintendent Of Rush IL Pahl-
mans dislillery and one oi their principal
witnesses in the trial. One indictment
charges conspiracy aud the other perjury.
kapp has left the city.
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Col. CECIL CLAY, President of the st.
lawrence Boom Company, at Ronce-
ysto, IS going 10 ship to the Centennial,
lgL, sections of Pocahontas county
Ea!e pine tree measuring together III
t,s, Tie diameter of the tree six feet
',on the ground is thirty-nine inches,
nd al The top of the highest log sixteen
.-,ta.
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Fire.

CIScrysATI. April 10 An Enquire
special from Lins. Ono, says: This
afternoon the sparks from passing en-
CINE ighited Theodore Asy's warehouse
which with It's contents, 600 bushels ol
crsia, Was ,otsliy destroyed Lcss rsti
mated At $1,000. Insured IN Knox M
,ual, Lyeoming and Ashland Mutual
but amount no, known
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Tur Wheeling Standard is rapidly de-

vslon,ng into Faulkner organ. NO
'.I.,s that sstirical style OF former num-
hers hers used, when reference is made to the
Minister. No more does the editor SIT
IN his e.sy chair, and grin wicked grim,
wh;le he writes laudstory articles win
a sting IN every sentence. NO No mU,d .rd
40 the knot holes of long Ana
~ ovsntful career on the part OF the present
show through the white wash OF sarcastic c
,a;se Ifthe rumor Of purchase, wnien
ihs Saudard stated existed ooly IN the
tsr,;is E braid of an editor, thus affects the
;rdsreudent organ, what would an actual
nossesslon Of portion OF It's nun'reu :.
- shares Of stock accompiisnf-h'ae"'e
Gazette.
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De,, IstS
y, ''cratic majority, e.


=, "'Cratic majority, q.
-''e OF the States BET down in the
f4O''can coiumn-Cahfornia, Wis.
AID Colorsdo-went Democratic
,.% AS general election, and if they
,i. -' same way this year, it will add
"a. more votes to the Democratic
Il. D on'o' it will be seen, is given to
p.,, ~ mpuOllcans, and there is fair pros
1t will go Democratic if the
,ss nominations are made. Alto
be- s' 'ae outlook for the Democratic
sa bright one.
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Suit's Card.

WASHINGTON, April 2o.-S. I. Suit
has published card denouncing Us ut.
terly false the story connecting his name
with the alleged payment to b. II. Bris-
tow Of $1,000 as an inducemen to him to
resign his position ss district attorney for
Kentucky, and 10 releaseshis Suits dis
tiller-.
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tHE Cincinnati Enquirer is determnn-
81 = @sSe Governor ALLEN u young
4iaN ani proves from the record that he
sony Is. The Governor is, doubtless,
"nIS'silvely youthful,s. far as age goes
'@ iaen he looks old. and that is where
''r people have been deceived. The En-
'''-e' ought to powder the "lavorite
~ with little of the "Boom of
Youth"
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Fire.

Rock ISLAND. ILL, April O.-Mr.
T;mo,hy Babcrck's machine shop, in
East Rock Island, was burned last night,
II was occupied by Fleming Bros The
building is total loss, and was valued al
$1,000 The loss on fixtures and mactin
ery is $4,000; insured for 5000
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Negro CelebFatioB.

RICHMOND, VA, April 20.-The col
ored people OF this city and Aanche Ter,
together with large number from Pe.erE-
burg, to-day, celebrated their emsncips-
ton and the adoption Of the l4ih and
5,h amendments, by parade Of mill
,ary and civic organizations.
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r,,,,rc or George &. Balion q Co.

PROVIDENCE, Z. l, April 2o.-Ihe
Rs,lon Manufacturing Company and
firm of George G. Bsllon X Son, OF
Woonsocket, have made an ssslgnEen1. et11
Their Indebtedness exceeds Sl,ooo,ooo.
Their Liabilities will probably exceed the
a.so,s from $50 900 TO S200,0O0
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THs metal workers are getting out
,i,,cr:.,t silver pieces. They think
;s the people being unaccustomed to
+. raslng currency will not be ready
t1!s:,ct the spurious.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

New YORK.. April 20.-MoNEY-
Closed at S@4 per cent. Prime mercan-
tile paper Acc per cent. Customs re-
ceipts $4,000. The Assistant Treas
urer disbursed $4,000. Cleariu IS S20,-
100000. Specie shipments to-day $Sl7,-
600. Sterling quiet at 4S7@4s9a.
GoLD-Opened at llSs, and closed at
lib. Carrying rates l@S per cent.
Loans were also made fiat.
GnyrpNMEnTs Firm
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SOME driveler writes that "Love Is
out of fashion, This is sheer nonsense.
So long as pea nuts are only eight cents
pint. any young man can have some
maiden awaiting his coming whose
mouth will water and whose eyes Will
grow brighter when he comes, Death
alone can extinguish the fires tnat burn
upon the altars Of true affection.
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COnvOcatiOn Of the Protestant Epis'
cOpal Church at Wellsburg.
WELLsBURG, Thursday P. NJ.

" hLLsDOhof
Editors of the Register:
The convocation of the Protestant
Episcopal Church of West Virginia con-
vened in Christ's Church, of this place,
Yesterday evening, and was opened with
a sermon by Rev. Armstrong, OF your
city. But few of the members were
present at the opening, though several
others put in an appearance this
morning. Quite Il number, how
ever, are still expected. Services
was held to-day at 10a o'clock A. NJ, and
At u p. NJ, Rev. Woods of Clarksburg,
preaching in the morning and Rev. Cobbs
of Charleston, in the evening.
At the business meeting this morning
a resolution was adopted constituting all
laymen communicates present whether
delegates or not, as members OF the
convocation. We have learned that in
addition to the ordinary business Of sucn
meetings, the subject of the division OF
the diocese, by the creation of the State
of West Virginia into an iadependent
diocese Will be discussed. 1t is under.
stood, though whether correctly or not we
can not yet say, that both clerical and lay
members will be uhited and earnest in
the advocacy of this scheme.
| shall endeavor, however, to keep you
advised on this subject and on any others
that may come up that would be likely
to interes! your readers
BY the way there was a disappoint-
ment felt this morning by both our visl-
tors and some of our citizens that quite
a number of ladies of your place who, we
had understood were to arrive here by
the morning train to spend the day fail
ed to come. If they still intend to come
please assure them that we shall give
n real Wellsburg welcome, which is
always hearty. "A. NJ.
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FOREIGN.


LosDos, April 2l-The 1i"'<s Psr's
dispa,h saws: The Chamber Of Com
merce OF Arniens announced the death
Of A. T. Stewart by public hsnd esil',
The decersed being crate ully remsmcer-
I'd on account ef ms charitable deeds IN
1870
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pittsburgh Murderer Convicted,

PrrrsBuRGH, April 20.-This morning
the Jury in the case of Fredeick Myers,
charged with the murder OF August
Dorm returned verdict of guilty OF
murder in the first degree. The mur-
der was committed in Myers saloon on
Third Avenue, in February last.
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EYE AND EAR
ORS. MCDOWELL & BR|NTON

Would siye notice TO the citizens OF
Wheeling and vicinity, that tbey have
taken parlors at the NCLURE HOUSE,
where tney will remain - limited Tins. "a
treat medically and surglcaIly, all who
may be affected with diseases Of the above
nam d organs. Ha' Ing had vast expert.
.nce In private practice. and Bs attending
surgeons Ia the large Eye and EAH HUS
PITAIS, DIsPESSA RIf>s and INFfRMA.
RlE- Of baltimore city, which are uni.
versaliy acknowledged to stand second tO
none In the country, and being physi'
clans In full and regular standing, Rradu.
at.s of one oi our % dsst aud best srhOOls
of medic we DfOpDse 10 treat all
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TaE Indlsns sre beginning to make
i. little warm for Black Hills pilgrims.
B..;er Say at home boys and enjoy the
rqg silver sensation and leave the gold
ts,d, for future development.
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matchmaker Sentcnced.

b, sros, April 2o.-JosePh Z. Toner
. n,smber of the Suffolk bar. has been
sentenced to the State prison Tor nve
years, having been convicted 0' 0'a'A
mailing.
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n, rather today rO,A be partly
.-.t with northeast to southwest '0tnds
and lorsr tsnDsrGt~re.
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The Moscow GazetLe says that The
Turkish soldiers receive neither pay nor
provisions and they sell cartridges 10
The Insurgents for bread
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The National bank at BarnesviIIe has
c,mmenccd paying silver.
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The Comptroller OF the Currency has
authorized the Bank of the State of New
York TO resume business
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TiIdeu Makes n Break In the West.

The Democratic State Convention was
held in Lincoln yesterday. Resolutions
for hard money and reform were adopted
with great unanimity. Two-thirds OF
the Convention favored the nomination
oil Governor Tilden ior the Presidency
but no formal expression was given to
this preference. The delegates chosen
to the National Convention are known
to be for Tilden unat imously.
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WE are glad to know that the InteM
gencer has faith in the nomination of
THURMAN by the Democrats, but we re.
gret that we cannot have the same faith
in the nomination of the Mtelligener cam
didate by the Republicans. The conven-
ton that nominates BRIsTow will be held
in the realms of the Great Unknown"
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the WeeE Ending April 10, 1879.
Reported expressly for the Register.
The market has ruled active, and oil
grades are eagerly sought after. The
continued light receipts have had the
effect 10 stimulate prices for oil good and
desirable leaf.
1t is now becoming appareRt that the
present crop will fall below the estimates
made last fall, as the tobacco is weighing
lighter than usual.
Ths following Is comparative state
ment of last week transactions and the
corresponding period Of the past three
years.
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The Emncrnrnn His Journey

OMAHA, April 2O-Dom Pedro, the
Emperor Of Brazil, arrived from the East
at 10 A. NJ, ana took carriage drive
through the city, and left in special car
attached to the Pacific Express at 1920
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>therliaa 2e9ister.

, GyHc'asci yesterday at llS.
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DISEASES OF THE EYE AND EAR

ON purely scientific principles; Thus
prr.antinx 20 The ciizsrs ~ " heeling and
iis environ. all the fa,ilities for the treat.
ment of this class Of disease a. at cnuId
possibly be obtained by visiting q sTeat
metropolis without the attending expense
which such Journey would neccssifats,
Especial attention gwen 10 Tie
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lax .aies. forecast of the Presidential
,''''e from the New York Express. 1t
'"N' the political line as follows:
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pur,fy,urIron Ores.

If what is expressed in the following
be correct and capable of commercial
working, nearly every quality OF iron
ore willproduce iron suitable for steel:
"Thc quantity of phosphor contained
in the ironstone in the vicinity OF Essen
is a great drawback to its use IN the Bes.
semer steel manufacture, and necessitates
the importation of fifty per cent. of the
ore used from England, Spain or Algeria.
This, of course, considerably enhances
the cost of production, and is serious
hindrance to the competition of German
with English steel. A letter from Es.
sen says that cheap mode
OF getting rid of the
phosphor from the iron ore and dross has
ius, been discovered. If iron ore or dross
containing phosphor be mixed with the
appropriate alkall bases, as caustic potash,
hydrate of soda, or sal-ammoniac, or with
aiksli salts, as potash, soda, common salt.
&c, and the mixture be then heated, II
phosphate salt when is soluble IN slightly
ncldulated water ls formed. The phos-
phor can thus be separated from the iron,
as the latter is not soluble The cheapest
a!kali salt Is common salt. The discovery,
says the writer quoted, seems likely to
lower the cost of production IN the Ger
man steel works in an important degree
Daiiy telegraph.