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The Portland daily press., 1877-08-15
NEW YORK.
The Telegraph Companies.

The IeIe&FaYh COmpanies.
New YORK; Aug. 14.-The Committees of
the Western Union and Atlantic & Pacific
Telegraph Companies nave been in conference
to-day, but it is not expected that any definite
result will be reached on the first consultation.
Large Illicit whiskey stills were seized to-day
on Thirteenth street, with large quantities Of
whiskey and some valuable machinery.
fsenator COnlkiing mt schenectady.
SCHENECTADY, Aug, 14.-Senatar Conkling
was welcomed on his arrival at the depot here
this evening by large crowd of citizens and
salute of 30 guns. He made a brief speech
from the platform, thanking thanking the peo-
pie for the honor.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
Three DAYS Encampment,

The members of the Ninth Maine Regiment will
meet in Portland on the morning Of the 2Sth inst.
and join the 1st-10th-29th Regiment in a Grand
Reunion and Clambake to be held on one of the
Islands in Portland Harbor on the 2Sth, 29th and
30th nsts. All old comrades are cordially invited
B. j. HILL, Secretary,
Ninth Maine Regiment Association.
Auburn, August 18th, 1877. sndeOd5t
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DIED.

In Falmouth, Aug. 10, Mr.. Reuben M. Knight,
aged 65 years.
Funeral Wednesday afternoon at o'clockl
In Lowell, Aug. 8, Jeremiah Gary, aged 80 years 10
months. ,
In Bath, Aug. H. Cassie May, daughter Of Robert
and Emma Craig, aged months.
In sedgwick. July. "a, Mrs. Emma A. Morrison
aged 50 years 10 months.
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LONDON, Aug. 14-12.30 P. M.-Consols at 95 l.
16 for money and account.
LONDON, Aug. 14-3 80 P. M.-Amercan secuIi-
tesUnted States new IS, 1911; Illinois Central at
81; Erie 81.
LONDON, Aug 14-12.3O P. M.-Consols 81 To-
16 for money and account.
LIVERPOOL Aug. 14-12.30 P. M.-Cotton market
Quiet and Misunderstanding uplands at 1-l6d ;
Orleans at Gid; sales 5000 bales, including 1000
for speculation and export; receipts 1850 bales in
Guiding 800 American. Futures-buyers offering
1.32d less,
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FOREIGN.
THE CAMPAIGN IN ASIA.

TAE CAMPAlGN In ASIA.
The Abandonment OF the Batoum Expe-
dition-Circassiams Fleeing from the
Cancasus-Russian Cruelffes.
LONDON, Aug. 14.-The Manchester Gurdi-
ans Batoum despatch describes great exo-
dus of Circassians from the Caucasus going on
as consequence of the withdrawal of the
Turkish expedition. Fifty thousand people and
100000 cattle are awaiting embarkation at Sa-
KUN Kaleh. Hobart Pasha has i'm provised a
jotty by mooring small vessels lengthwise, and
people and cattle are walking aboard the YES
sells. A frigate and transport had arrived at
Batoum with 1900 emigrants. None were per-
mitted to land at Batoum on account of lack of
accommodation and provisions. All go to IRE
izond. The Russians succeeded in stopping
the exodus from Tchamtzchira district, and
drove the people back with great cruelty. 1t is
reported that all the men who participated in
the instruction are sent to Siberia and their
women and children given to the Cossacks.
There is no movement of the Russians visible
in the neighborhood of Sukum Kaleh At Ba-
toum Monday there was an artillery duel. A
heavy fight is expected soon.
Russian Repulses.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug. 14.-Mukhtar Pasha
telegraphs that several hundred Russians were
killed in an anbuscade near Kaule.
The Russian outposts near Ami were defeat
ed with a loss of 100 killed. In both engage
ments the Turks withdrew On the approach of
the Russian achievements.
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Providence Prin, Cloths ,Iarke,


PRovIDENcE, R. l., Aug. 1.-THE Printing cloths
market was slightly easier but not quotably lower;
heavy holders decline &c for best 6i's.
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PORT OF PORTLAND.

Tuesday, Aug II.
ARRIVED.
Steamer City OF Portland, Pike, st John, NIB, via
Eastport tor Boston.
Sch VIM Thomas, Littejohn, New York coal to
Kerosene Oil Co.
Sch Congress, Willard, New York-coal to A Ran
dali & Co.
Sch Jane, Morse, New York-pig iron to order.
Sch Nettie Gushing, Robinson, New York-iron to
Portland Co.
Sch Pemaquid, Elliott, Bristol for Boston.
CLEARED.
Bardue Alert. (Br) Daxrud, Cork via Baltimore
Ryan g. Kelsey.
Sch Nellie Chase, Randall, New York-Yeaton s.
Boyd.
Sch Lightfoot. (Bp Swim. Clark's Harbor, Ms
Portland Packing Co.
Sch Utica. (Br) Martin, St Stephens. NB-master.
Sch Florence. Anthony, Ellsworth-N Blake
Sch Alaska, Thorndike. Rockiand- Morse
& Co.
Sch Arrival. Farntam, Boothbay-D Choate
[FRoM OUR CORRESPONDENT
LUBEC, Aug Gar. sch Torpedo, Cousins, from
New York
Sid, schs Charlie Morton, Pike, Alexandria: Emma
K Smalley, Glenn, Newark; b Baker, Allen fish
ing.
Aug 11-Sld. schs Quoddy, Young Windsor. Ms:
Jed Frye, Langley, New York.
Aug 12-Sld sch Lizzie Lee Newton, Boyd, New
York via Providence.
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E0REIGN POETS

Sid FIN Batavia June 20, barque Adolph Engler,
Pickett, Cheribon.
Sid I'm Dantzic 9th inst, barque Frank, Wallace
for New York.
Sid I'm Cardiff 18th inst, North Star. Thompson,
Hong Kong.
Sid I'm Hull E, 18th, ship Harvester, Bosworth. for
San Francisco
Ar at Callao July 18th, ships Columbus. Bethen,
Liverpool, and sid 18th for Chinchas; 18th, Carroll
ton Lewis Pabelon de Plea; 10TH Invincible Strick
land, Rio Janeiro; Oriental, Otis, Liverpool
In port July 81, ship Hercules, Snow, from Cardiff
ar 18Th. disg AMAZE Fish, Hofses, and Edward
O'Brien, Wallace, disg.
At St Pierre, MART July 49, sch Dexter Clark, Cur
tbs, unc.
Pensacola.
At Cow Bay 9Th inst, ship Southern Rights, Wood
bury, for Boston; barQue FL r Hussey, Harrah, for
New York; brig q Sweeney. Cole do.
Sid I'm st John, NIB, 18th inst, ship Gettysburg,
Call, Bordeaux.
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--latest by European steamers.l


Sid I'm Liverpool 31st Genevieve Strickland, Strick-
land, New Orleans.
Cid at London lst inst, L L Sturges Linnekin, for
SW Pass.
Passed the Lizard 1st Lincoln, Lombard, from
Hamburg for Cardiff.
Sid I'm Greenock 3lst, Sumner r Mead Dixon, for
New Orleans.
Ar at Belfast 3Oth, Matte B Russell, Anterior,
Philadelphia.
Ar at Queenstown LIST, syria, Corning st John, NIB.
Sid Sd, Helen Phinney, Sylvester, (r0m Portland)
for London.
Sidney, (apd sailed 9th for Batavia).
Ar at Melbourne June II, Willard Midget, Dickey,
Burrard Inlet.
Ar at Sourabaya June 9th, Proteus, Oreutt, from
Samarang.
Sid FIN Bimiipatum Apl 90 Pendleton, Nichols,
London.
Cid at Trieste July "a, Investigator, Carver, from
New York.
Ar at Lisbon July 81 Tally Ho, Gates, Philadel.
phia.
Sid I'm Havre July 81. Melrose Neil for SW Pass ;
Jose Lopez, Mcdonald, Cardiff.
Sid FIN Sundswall July 49, Fanny j Mcclellan Nc
Lellan. England.
Sid I'm Cronstadt July 81, g Merriman, Merri-
man, Bristol
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Passa &c of the Danube bv the Roumani-
ans Postponed.

Passn &c of the Danube bv the Roumani-
ans Postponed.
LONDON, Aug. IA Vienna despatch states
that the passage of the Danube by the Rou ma
MAN army is postponed until the large Russian
reinforcements arrive A portion of the Impe.
They will be employed partly to strengthen the
troops in the Dobrudscha.
The Eski Saghra Massacre CONFIRMED.
The Times Bucharest correspondent gives
the par ticulars of the Eski Saghra massacre
similar to those telegraphed by the News cor
respondent.
Troops for Sistova- Gen. Gourlo Ordered
to Fall Back.
Within the last % days 60, 900 Russian troops
with artillery, have passed by rail to Frateshti,
where they first assemble, and then march to
Sistova by way of Simintza.
The decision to withdraw all pretensions of
occupying the other side of the Balkans in this
campaign, has caused an order to be issued for
the retirement of Gourko's force behind the
mountains. Cavalry could be of no use among
the Balkans, but is required this side, where
forage can be more easily obtained.
The Russian Losses south of the Balkans
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug. 14.-By the last mil
itary operations south of the Balkans, a loss of
Russians. The enemy were driven from all the
localities south of the mountains and order was
restored.
Gen. Gourko Nearly Captured.
LONDON Aug. 4 "A Bucharest correspon-
dent telegraphsl that Prince Eugene, who
commanded force of dragroons and Bulgar-
ians under General . GuIko' hi, had
self when the Russians were compelled to evac
uate Eski Saghra. He was surrounded but cut
his way out with the loss of 800 men.
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July IL. lat So N, lon 40 W, barque Lizzie jack
son. Warwick, from New York for Valparaiso.
May "a, lat : s. lon 80 W, ship Merom, Lowell,
from Philadelphia for San Francisco.
July 26, lat so %. Ion 81 ship Martha Cobb from
Liverpool for st John. NIB.
Aug II, lat So 81, Ion ~ so, barque Mary Hale,
Higgins, from New Orleans for Marseilles.
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Foreign Exports.
Boston Sleek Market.
TSalas aft tha Rrnker,s Roard Auu I

Q Boston g. Maine Railroad. SO
Eastern halroau.. .'......,''...... $3.50. 81 a 81
Maine State 6's. ....................... 9 1I2f
Boston & Maine Railroad 7s... ........,11i0O1I1f
Eastern Railroad (new bonds) ...........49s9 3 30
Second Call.
All Tastern Railroad scrin .......... 20
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CRANBERRY ISLES, Aug 3-Ar sch Maggie Will
lard Squirting, Portland. (and sid 6th)
Aug 5-Ar. sch Lady Woodbury., Woodbury., Port
land. (and sailed for Bay Chaleur.)
Aug Gar, sch l. Foster, Pierce, Portland, (and
saied.)
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FISHE RMEN,

for United States.
Ar at Dunkirk 18th inst. barque Ormus, Shack
ford, New York.
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Base Ball.
AT Buffalo-Louisvilles 8, Buffalos 0.
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Sch Stephen J Watts, of Jonesport, lumber loaded.
from st john NIB, for New York, has towed here for
repairs; ashore on Black Rock and lost forefoot
and shoe, started keel and stem and broke plank on
starboard bige.
The can buoy which marked the western edge of
the Middle Ground, has beed run down and sunk by
some passing vessel.
WISCASSET, Aug f0-Sld. schs A M Allen, Conk-
lin Savannah; War Eagle, Frisbee, Boston.
Aug bar schs Herald. Frisbee, and Smith Tut
Gloucester.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-27
Arrested for Conspiracy.

PHILADELPHIA, September 26.-John
s. Morton, President, B. F. Stokes, Secre.
tary, and Samuel P. HUM, Treasurer, oi
the Market street railway, aud George
ViCkers, private secretary to Morton, were
arrested this afternoon on charge oi
conspiracy to cheat and deiraud The
Company. The arrests were made
at the instigation Of the new
President and Board Of Directors
They were taken before magistrate
and held for hearing tomorrow. y. P
HUM failing 10 give $4,000 bail was
locked up, and so was Vickers, who could
not furnish $4,000. Morton entered
$4,000 bail for his appearance, and the
stakes were held on his own recognizance
It isunderstood that warrants are out 70,
the arrest Of others.
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ENGLAND.


LONDON, September 26.-on arriyipp
at Sheffield to-day General Grant was rc,
ceiyed at the railroad station by the NAV.
or and corporation. A procession was
then formed TO Cutters Hall, where con-
gratulatory addresses were presented by
the corporated Cutlers' Company and the
Chamber Of Commerce, to which the Gen.
eral briefly responded. Gen. Grant aiter.
wards held reception and was presented
10 many leading merchants.
Gen. Grant, replying to the various
addresses which he received at Sheffield
to-day, referred to American tariff and re,
minded his hearers that the United States
had TO raise money to pay of The great
debt incurred by the war. The revenue
received from imports was regarded aa a
means attaining TO that end. II the
United States were to abolish the rev.
enue from imports foreign bond
holders whold soon cry out when
their interest was not paid. He
added that we get along we'll
enough with the payment Of our debt, and
will compete with you in your maunfac-
lures in the markets Of tho world. The
more Of your merchants and mechanics
that go to the United tho better. Moth
Ing pleases us more than immigration Of
industry. We have room for all and
will treat you as you have treated me
to-day. The General was loudly Cheered.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-27
Tho PhlladclphIa stock Fraud.

PHILADELPHIA, September 25.-Mr.
Morton, the defrauding President OF the
West Philadelphia Railway, has made a
lengthy statement duplicating, among
other persons, William r. EIbert, prom.
inent stock broker. Morton states that
EIbert was aware that the stock he nego.
tlatcd for him was an over-issuel, and,
consequently, fraudulent, and that he
used the knowledge 10 extort money from
Morton upon various pretexts.
Mr.. Ebert fatly dcnies having any
knowledge OF an Over-issue OF stock, and
states that he took the certificates offered
by Morton in good faith as collateral for
loan3. He further says that he spent all
his money in trying TO keep Morton ailoat
and has been ruined by him. He is sur.
prised and shocked, he says, at the man
ner in which Morton has behaved, and is
himself the victim instead OF the COL
league OF u defaulter. Mr.. Ebert comes
Of an old and wealthy Philadelphia fami.
ly, and his wife is granddaughter Of
Paul Deck, who was Stephen Girard's
rival in business and one Of the greatest
merchant princes OF his time.
Mr.. John G. Bullitt, the eminent attor'
ney, has been retained as counsel for the
stockholders, but states that he has as yet
received no instructions to begin proceed
ings against Morton, Stokes or Hahn,
The fraudulent stock he thinks must be
redeemed by the company at the amounts
Tor which the shares have been hypothe'
Gated: II the company does not see fit to
do this, the stock must come in as regu'
larly issued by the company, and the com
pany will have TO stand it. The first case
Of this kind was that Of the old Schuylkill
Bank, in 1885. While acting as transfer
agent for the Bank Of Kentucky there wa:
an over issue Of 100000 shares, and the
Bank OF Kentucky was compelled TO re
cogniEe the stock.
The subject Of tho over issue forms The
sole topic OF conversation on the street
and at the Stock Exchange. 1t is proba
bic that il will have the effect Of compel
ling registry OF all railroad stocks at q
trust company, as is the custom in New
\ orR. alberto,
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MINOR TELEGRA,lS.

-Atsantiago, Chill, nine houscs, a con.
vent and church were burned; loss over
100000.
The Porte has ordered the expulsion
Of the Russian Monks from Mount AthoS
and the reinstatement Of Greek Monks.
The Turkish story OF the revictu.
aling Of Plevna, and It's reinforcement by
a large force ot infantry and cavalry has
been confirmed.
-Wm. N. Upton, Of Oregon, has been
commissioned by the President to be
Second Comptroller OF the Treasury from
the lst OF October.
The miners and laborers Of the
Pennsylvania Coal Company, at Pittston,
have indefinitely postponed their resump-
tion Of work on the company's terms,
--Osman Pasha reports three consider.
able engagements since the 18th, in all Of
which the Turks were victorious. Il Ia
believed that the Russians and Rouman.
ianS arc gradually Withdrawing from
Plevna. a.
Harry Levine, claiming to be editor
OF the New York Trade Jotrnal, was ar.
rested at Cincinnati on charge otrob.
bing W. D. Morton, a Chicago salesman
after getting him drunk.
The Panama Slar and Herald reporLI
violent earthquake at Cabijn, Bolivia
on the 2Sd, and at Iqua Que on the same
day. Afew days before at CapAapa there
was similar visitation. The shock a
Cabija was more severe than on the 9th O.
May,
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The President and Gen. EARLY.
WAsHIN1rON, September %.

hAshlNHIONi september 70.
Special to til, Ciacnnat Enquirer.
After passing Culpepper the Pre- sident
said TO your correspondent: ~ understand
you had long talk with General Early
last night. How did you find him?-as
implaclhle as ever?' responded by
giving General Early's views; whereupon
the Prcsidentremarked: 81 should liked
to have met General Early, and l am
Satisfied that he and / could come to
an understanding very speedily II we did
meet" But" said, "GeneraI Early Is
OF the opinion that your visit South IL for
the purpose Of disintegrating the Demo.
cratic party; and lie says that you are a
Shrewder man than you have been given
credit for being. He says you find your.
selt just on the eve OF confronting u
Congress that contains two men-Blaine
and Conkling-wllo would be only
too glad 10 assail your Administration II
ther thought they could do so with solid
ground under their feet. To irustrate
their plans and to strengthen yourself
with the South, you visit it and make
conciliatory speeches which you hope
and with good grounds, too-wiIl attract
TO your support more Southern votes
than will compensate for any detection
from the North that they may be able to
effect. l can not lend myseIf 10 the AZ.
Sistance of the President in this under.
taking. want a solid South, and want
it solidly Democratic. Tell the President,
from me, that he may draw to his sup
port come Of the Democrats, but the old
Wings, like myself, he can never hope to
again"
The Presiden, laughed and said: "My
visit is not made with the oLj4ct that
General Early stateI; but II such result
should follow, why, we'll and good. | see
he objects to the term 'erring brother
and yet | think that even he will admit
that the attempt Of the South 10 gain its
ends outside oithe Union was an error or
a mistake; and ] think II is the knowledge
that he allowed himself 10 be drawn into
the support Of this error against his bet.
ter judgment that makes him so obstinate
now, though Pm very glad to learn that
he is not bitter as we'll"
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N...f Al -
ONE OF the heavY blows recently given
IN ,ha causa NJ vni.;Ir.l;.r, -. ~.
~ '''S NS4oe VI 'P't"u9iihm was tue TO
suit OF suit brought by IMelinm1 RIiss
. u,,,,II,
OF Phlladelphia, against the Philadel'
,h;, 1y,n., e.. .I.,Jn. .tl L.i.,-
piIH A"hes AVE slaHuerI sAlu islAhuef con-
AistinP In an article nnhIishad he tha
~. '"S
IuRes looking 10 exposing the medium,
Tn 10. ,i.,a ,La n.,.. .L.I
Aui1' ""i" '"e 4"'es ShaEBeu p|iSs anu
hiR wife with conRnirAoV IN iefranI and
-
cheat, and obtain money under false pre-.
,, e. ,,
'eHseh' hh eAIFaCt ITOul Inc testimony
will sboW the cLRrociar of all ihaov;Jaroo,
a - W ~ Wv. i"s'IOS
Ihc hrAI Wines e4llCu was GipIAll W. u. Hafs
risOn WIZ h9 Oosn eail 'kV4nS' old friend
Captain II Lison SAID that he hid made the tap
door Ia the lIllsS cabinet, Rnt put up the cupboard
in the ccitaf. HeaisJ at,isted ID the rerHonatlon
olsP,Ht. appealing 10 ~ many aS seventeen dlhst-
eni GhIlcieTs ln one hIght:
Said Captain uahIAon: ~ hive bcc1 Mt. Dies
oT 6I aSSiS @ and Two Il hs 81 s,aI aG csptln paSs
1HS y raSIns, sSS SS"SHE IS.Si never IPPesh out
N. AZ, sIiIaeiGf M hs wore While coat and lOas
above Fh captain .rrsSG va. 81 .,Es, i q tfS FtSs
@.Is 'sSe s % q NJ RIVE ,Ss 81 Is.% by S'G 'Gl
tsssc amusement Of the audience
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Squeezing the shorts in Wheat.

BALTIMORE, September 25.-The apec.
uIatiVe movement in wheat, which was 70
active during the month OF August aud
the lirst hall OF the present month in this
market, has resulted disastrously for the
short sellers, and yesterday the excite
ment which began toward the close Of las I
week, occasiOned by the calling for "mar.
gins" was greatly intensified, showing il.
Selt on the floor Of Change, and during
the rest of the day In much heated dis.
cussion among those more Immediately
concerned. 1t appears that since the llth
Of July last the business in September
options In No. . red Western wheat has
aggregated not less than the enormous
total Of 5,S00,O00 bu. at prices ranging
during the month Of July from 1864
up to l42, and during the month of Aug.
ust from 1877 4al3S down TO l25al25l
and since September lst from 1871 up to
los. The bulk Of the transactions we're
at 1876 10 1888 cents. Since the call for
margins began il is paid not less than
S2OO,GO0 have been put up by the shorts,
but some have failed TO respond, and
have, therefore, been declared in default.
The shippers who have been calling for
margins on September contracts have
had TO purchase "cash" or spot wheat"
to fill up their vessels at prices which
have ranged from to 5CG6 cents above
the current price for September options,
and for this reason and for the purpose
Of protecting themselves think they are
justified in squeezing" tho shorts, who
arc 30 largely oversold, and forcing
them TO n settlement upon the basis Of
l55 cents per bu. The shorts regard this
price as fictitious and unreasonable, and
have been negotiating with the shippers
for a settlement at $50 cents per bu.
This proposition, it is understood, has
been rejected, and second proposition is
pending for settlement oE all contracts
upon the bases OF l6l cents, the receivers
offering as n further inducement 10 let
the shippers have At the same price the
wheat they may need out OF some 200 OpO
bu. expected 10 be received during the
present week. The difference between
the average contract price, say about l2S
cents, and the price named to-day by the
shippers, 1856 cents, left room for a very
large margin OF profit for somebody as
well as very large losses for the unfor.
tunatc sellers.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-27
Renlnrkabie Pig Iron.

We were yesterday shown some Of the
most remarkable pig iron that we think
that We have ever seen. II was a con.
sIignment received by Mr. s. b, Lowe,
dealer in pig iron, Of this city, from East
Tennessee. It was what Is known as
coll.blast charcoal, and il intended es,
pec'ally Tor the manufacture OF car
wheels. Some OF 1t Is being broken up
for testing, and the pigs stood from fiIty
TO 100 blows OF u twenty. pound sledge
before breaking, and then after the pIr
had been beaten from straight line al
least two inche' Some OF the trial
pieces that had been cast on a chill were
chilled to depth Of two inches. It Is a
new iron In this market and will NO
doubt meet with ready Chattanooga
DipateA.