The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-24
PITTSBURGH ITEMS.

NINE new cases OF smallpox were re-
ported from the South Side Tor the week
ending Saturday.
DURING the past week SIX hundred and
fifty eight car loads OF stock were re-
celved At the East Liberty yards. Bust
ness there is reported good.
The number OF unemployed persons
has been considerably reduced within
few weeks. Those now out OF work, or
not working, are mainly glass operatives
on strike.
The iron mill OF Lewis, Oliver y Phil
lips, in the Twenty. ninth ward, began
running double turn yesterday morning,
thus giving employment TO AL additional
number OF hands
NEARLY all the window, bottle and
flint glass houses OF the South side are III
ull operation now, while the iron manu-
facturers too clsim the tall trade tar sur.
passes that OF last year.
THREE thousand dollars have been re-
| ceived from the Grand Treasurer OF the
Brotherhood by the striking lOcl motive
engineers lately in the employ OF the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Company.
THE force of repalrmen on the Penn
! sylvanls Railroad has been reduced to
| tour men 10 each section. The number
before employed WAS 10 or 20 on each d.
vision. About 1000 men Will be thrown
out OF employment.
The American Iron works, in the
Twenty-lourth ward, still continue IN
iull operation, employing over two thous-
and hands. The firm has decided to
build an addition, eighty feet 10 extent,
to the polishing mil, and work upon II
has been commenced.
The amount OF coal atiOat IN the lower
Monongahels, awaiting rise, while
not So great as in former seasons, Is very
considerable. Keeling has tour acres
of ooats, and Fawcett about SIX acres, but
the Browns, who have heretofore been
among the iargest operators, have Il
smaller amount, not more than two
acres.
THE surplus OF book keepers and
counter hoppers' was well illustrated
the other day. An advertisement tor -
man to take charge of Il set OF books was
answered by one hundred and thirteen
applicants rom tins city, while another
advertisement asking Tor a farm IaOorer,
brought out only eight respondents
Post.
The miners employed at Hampton :
coal works, Williamsburg, who ceased
working some time ago because their
employ r did not comply with certain
demands made by them, Monday re-
ceIved one hundred ana titty-cIght SACKS
OF -four from Turtle Creek, and two dol
lars tor each man from the miners al
Sandy Greek.
A YOUNG lady named Gill, who resides
on Montgomery avenue, near Federal
street, several days sgo cleaned pair OF
kid gloves with benzine, and then put
them on her hands to cry. She held bel
hands near flame, when the gas from
the benzlne in the gloves ignited and Set
her clothes on fire. she was badly
burned about the arms and head.
The headquarters of the NatioAs
: Temperance Union were removed iron
Pitts burgh to Cleveland, for the purpose
it Is said, OF getting the. cause away iron
, bad Influences. Harry Miller, VINO Wa:
pushed tor the office OF Secretary by Mr
Murphy, was defeated by James Dunn
| of Columbus. A resolution was adopted
| commissioning Francs Murphy as {
5 temperance evangelist 20 travel al lsrg,
/ through the United States in the interes
= of this Union" The next convention 0
B. the Union viii be held At Lexington
Ky, Oh the third Tuesday OF next Octo
Der.