The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-03-22
orr TRAVELLING CORRE.
SPONDENCE.

A Gala Day in Pittsburgh-COn.
. SecrntiOn OF RI. Rev. bishop
kTWIgg-The SC. Patrick Parade
-The Water Works lnyestiga-
zion and the Labor Question
Matters and Things In General.
PITTSBURGH, March 80.
Editors Of the Intelllgeneer; -
Yesterday, the 10th, was a gala day
among the Catholics OF this city, and the
Catholic people turned out zen masse" to
welcome tthe arfiyql Of Archbishop
Wood, 6flPh1ddaphia, Bishops Dome
nee, O'Harra, Shanahan and Becker,
all Of whom arrived on. the Q o'clock
train. Although this Is the first appear
ancc Of Bishop Dtmehee fTaie city since
his arrival from Rome, there was no
special denomination on the part Of his
congregation, but every member seemed
to act as committee Of one to meet the
Prelates. In addition 10 those named
above there was in the city Bishop Kahn,
Of Wheeling; Bishop Mullen, Of Erie, and
very Rev. Bo1, oil the Diocese OF Cleye-
land. The calling together Of the above
named prelates was the Conservation OF
Right Rev, Twigg, as Bishop Of the Pitts
burgh Diocese which took place ut the
Cathedral at 10 o'clock, and was conduct
ed in exactly the same manner as that OF
Bishop Kahn Of your city last year, and
was very imposing. After the confrma-
ton Of the new Bishop the A. o. Fl. So
cieties in full uniform and preceded oy a
band escorted the old Bishop (Domenec)
to his new field Of labor atSt. Peters, Al
legheny, amid the ringing OF all the
Catholic bells in the two cities, This is
the second conservation that has ever
been performed in this city, that Of Bish.
OPP Domencc being the first which am
informed took place In 1860. Bishop
0COnner, Bishop Domenec's predecessor
being consecrated in Rome about the year
1870.
A parade in honor of the great St.
Patrick took place here on Friday, the
l7th inst, and was, Notwithstanding the
1isagreea6le condition OF the weather,
the largest turnout OF the kind ever
witnessed. The display was very grand,
and the regalia and banners Of the differ.
ent organizations beautiful. Good order
was generally observed, and the whole
affair was very creditable to our Irish
citizens. During the marching OF the
procession the large army OF thieves
which appear to infest this city "got in
their work" well, and numerous robberies
were committed; but upon the report
reaching the Chief Of Police, he made a
reconnaissance, and succeeding in arrest
ing "Piggy" Sweetheart and several "pals"
while they were In the act Of dividing
the spoils, and the whole booty, consist
ing OF watches, money, silver-ware, etc,
was recovered. Tomorrow the gang
will be put upon trial, and ere fort
night the posse will occupy cells in the
Western Penitentiary. II you had few
police Of this kind in your city the citi-
zens would feel safer.
THE GREAT WATER WORKS
investigation going on here has developed
considerable rascality and will no doubt
work some good. One witness cooley
admitted in his evidence, that he had
passed the water pipes and had put down
the weights from so to 400 pounds each
more than they weighed, and had passed
some pipes that were "honey cOmbed"
and filled up with tar and sand. When
you build your new works the above evil
decc may be OF benefit to your citizens.
THE LABOR QUESTION.
here is still undecided, and in conse-
Quence OF the difficulty between the man
ufacturers and pudlers things remain in
very unsettled condition. The mill
owners claim that the depressed condi-
tion Of the iron market, lack Of orders,
low prices, and ruinous competition
compels them to ask their employees to
accept lower rate OF wages; while boil
crs claim land Justly tool that rents and
provisions still remain high and that they
cannot make living at a lower rate Of
wages, and will accept nothing less than
81 IS for boiling. As to other branches
Of labor the following prices seem to be
the general rate paid for flrst-class work.
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