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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-31
DISTRICT COURT.
Under Hon. Byron sherry, Judge
Pro lesns

Pro lesns
Stuart VS.. Crozier; Court finds conclusions
of fact separately from conclusions of law.
Plaintiff gave notice Of motion for new
trial.
stuart VS.. Scott, ct al. same entry.
UNDER IN RECIIoS OF HON. RoBr. CRozIER-
stuart VS.. Leonard; plaintiff wi;haraws re-
ply pl.in'in-s motion TO compel defendant
to make his answer more definite and certain,
and 10 separately state and number his
grounds OF defense; sustained, defendant
given till next Saturday to die amended All
swer.
Anthony VS.. Ketcheson ct al; on trial.
The following jury were empanelled TO thy
the case:
John r. Bell, James Coursey, John Hyde.
w. Spraxue, BENJAMIN. Shaw, John Humid,
Robert Swisher, H. r. Mct1une, Joseph Ora
ham, VIM. Mason. Elijah Ferguson, r. II.
Cont adjourned until thi. morning at ten
O'Clock. \
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-31
Another Opportunity to Display Her
High Moral Semtimont.

The genial Bashi Bazouk reappears in
Bulgaria in company with the smallpox
and famine. There is an opportunity Tor
England to display some more of her high
moral sentiment
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-31
Getting Better.

Charley Higley, the injured jailor, was get
ting along very nicely yesterday, and ms
physician considers all the danger past.
Shipp, the prisoner, il now becoming more
rational. His wife and sister visited MN In
the Jail yesterd ty, and spent mosI of the day
with Naturalization Potrio3.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-31
Can-re-aiionaI NocinI.

The social given last night by the First
Congregational ch uIch, at the corner oil Del
aware and Fifth streets was "A very pleasant
affair, and WAS, "a is invariably the case, well
attended These sociaIs are always the source
of much enjoyment 10 those attending, and
fh, ladies OF the church never lall To DO eH-
erything IN their pow To make th'>e ocei'-
siouS pleasant.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-31
An Ex.Embexxier TO be Tried.

\ special term Of the district court will
be held in Reno county, commencing on
next Tuesday, for the purpose OF trying the
case OF Il. +. Lawrence, ex-cOunty treasurer
Of this county on the charge OF embezzle-
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-31
Pushing the Industrial and Nercau-
tile Glasses Clear % the Wall.
Chicago Tribune, g.

The people of the West and South are
astounded al the attitude of the East on the
subject of the reconciliation of silver.
An antagonism so purely selfish and so
grossly unjust toward a measure SO emf
nently wise that not a single valid argu-
ment can be adduced against it, shows a
purpose on the part Of the possessors Of &C
cumuiated fortunes, consisting of moneys,
credirs, and unincumbe1 rent-yielding
estates in reality, to push the industrial and
mercantil<claass clear to the wall.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-31
Queen Victoria. Appeal In BehaIi
Of Turkey.

The personal appeal Of Queen Victoria
to the Gar to spare Turkey is an ab-urdly
misplaced mark Of sympathy with a bad
cause. Why did not Victoria interfere for
the Bulgarians with the Sultan wien they
were being butchered BY his brutal and IL
centious troops, regular and irregular
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-31
There Is One. hut the Fire. Out.

st. Louis Journal
There is hell, but it isn't hot. This
seems to be the ground taken by one of the
f,ctinns
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-31
RICHARDSON'S NEW METHOD
FOR THE PIANoFORTE.
P,ice 50 Is. ey Nathan RIchaf dson.

$4,000 copies sold. Sales have SURPASSED
those of af her books combined. BE sure to
order by the above full title, and do not &C
cept Instead OF this THE MODERS SCHOOL
which Is an older book. by the same author
Mr.. Richardson's opinion of the merits OF this
first effort may be gathered from the follow
ing, taken from the preface of the NV
METHOD.
becoming at length satisfied OF the truth
of these criticisms, by many eminent COM
posers and professors,l and convinced that
great improvements were obviously needed,
I determined, if possible, to remedy the de-
fects. Proiting by the experience and ad-
vice Of the best practical teachers, / com
menced a thorough and critical examina-
ton of nv first method, and concluded that
the only remedy would be TO bring out a
new work On an improved plan"
This new work, substituted for the defec-
fiv.. Mon. RN SCHOOL. Was KIcnaId,Ou'-.
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District Court.

Smith vs. Board of County Commissioners
Q Continued by consent
Treat ~. Hannon-Jusy failed to agree and
discharged
Anthony vs.. Keicheson ct aI.-Spocial We
nire ordered for tv, nry additional petit Ju-
rors r.turuabir ON the 18th INST.
Taylor ". n. 4. Railway company-Jury
waived cas-. submitted upon agreed state
rn.nt of facts; finding Tor defendant; plaintiff
gives notice of a mo- Iun Tor nov triai-
TX PaIt, Charles FrrIcrIck IL .uy1-A ma
tive al Germany admitted To Iuli ciiiZsi-
ship
The street crossings dried up considerably
ye>J-rday.
ONLY one case b fore tn. p,iice court
yesterday.
THE gIr>g-~apx has lD!i a its tent and d.
parted 20 kdIS-,> ny
FTFrrca load, OF hogs were Shinpad east
overth.. VI >s,uri PacifI- road yesterday.
~, Joseph J. IA "a ,tc.s about ifow to sell re-
ssve,I seats Ia p.,pp,c visiIiI,' thu tnrat.-rs.
Fifty pas rn-s,.r- got of the Missouri Pacif-
ic, upward hound passenger train. yesterday.
TuE rhrrn,Imeter Indicated a TEN eratuTs'
OF - n,-low zero yesterday a.t,TII"on, al iOur
O'Clock.
TmE County Attorney L. said by the prin-
in the county.
OUR w., tt.rr prophet prophecies mild
wiuI-r thi- yrrr, up 10 the 18th of January
and possibly longer.
TaE great --po. ar wav-'' which was 20 have
suip.rge5 this locality IN lrI5idity, has not
ysi DIst5i- il apis"al-si"l-
JNE .uita. cot a h, u>,' Of ili-iame was the
onIN rr. I-,r. lou on the si'rr IL the police
III. .asi night AT 'w,-lN" q clock.
A EIACk rip.,on j. now worn 10y the mar
r5.s men Who iay, formed an association,
ami obligated Z" keep dark
TIE Gro sing ou Shawnee street between
1e Mansion Ilou-e and sparrow X Jones
drug >Ior,. - being nIactd rmiZed.
\ GOOD Investment i "A bottle Of DIR. Bul! :
Cough syrup, tor it never dis rIpoinls- .
cents per bpiti'; Large slz', ~ cents
THE railroad boys in Atch sou are poking
fun AT the Supeii ul.ndrnts, ~ writing bur
I,~qu,> on ihr rules ami regulations.
THE ,parince al line Catholic school build
ing Yesterday ate noon, WAS We'll attended
ard the panoramic seem ~ Wa good
THE minstrel company composed of sew
erai OF tbs. officers at Fort Lravenw"rth- will
soon give a public entertainment at the hop
rooms
THE weather during yesterday forenoon
VA, clear and brsciug. Toward evening clouds
hogan to appear ana SINE rain fell, but mol
puf.us IA la INCREASE the mud in the Streets
CONSIDERABLE noise made on the levet
last nishI by two puailisiicaily inclined gen
tl.mcn. The affair was huShed, however, In
tim. 10 keep the police nom making any
arrests.
SEVERAL. friends of Mr.. and Mrs. FL. L
Doughty NUMBERING about fifty, assembled
at their residence in the Missouri Vale!
building and gave them farewell par,
night before last. Yesterday afternoon III
host and hostess departed for their new nom
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-31
New Method for the Pianoforte.
WEBSTER'S
Hand Corn Planter.

VyHIS Is the best of the Hughes Patent, and
80 warranted. For sale by A. r.. Shap-
lr.xh s. Co., and Plant Seed Co., st. Louis
Mo-, and Jobbing houses in Kansas City.
Leayenworth and Atchison.
iaulQ- " emo.
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ton by me of resolution to erect mOnu-
ment TO General Custer.
Very respectfully,
\. NJ. WADDELL.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-31
CITY NEWS.

THE river was filled again, yesterday, with
floating ice.
People arr not getting married as much as
they did when tie cold weather was. bet
ter.
The work OF grading the levee for aae new
Kansas Central tracks and d pot Is progress
ing rapidly.
ONLY one case appeared before the Police
Court yesterday, IL amounted to a three dol
lar assault aud battery.
O lHE Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific pas
senger train due here al It:jZ O'Clock, y''siei
day morning was four hours late.
ArEIMsEY fire in an Old frame building on
north YnirI street. hear The corner oi Kicka-
DOC. created some excitement yesterday
THE air Wa, clear and pure yesterday fore
moan but toward evening the wind got
around in The south, and betokcned more
rsiS.
o>r.y one arrest was booked on the police
slareIa last night at ten o'clock. That WAS pool
OLD. Morphine Carrie" who is charged win
petiL larceny.
WE understand that Hon. T. p. Fenion has
bcen retained 40 defend the man SHIpp, who
il J. alleged attempted 10 murder a ystlier al
Atcn4>on recently.
A MAN named shea, who is said 10 DE an
idiot, is TO be removed from tie county jail
To the sisters Hospital Tor better treatment
than he has heretofore reccIN cd
MR. HARRY TKAvILLA played what Is
known as a big game Of cooked hal" yester
day at Harvey MiIIeT's tsn-pin alley, max
ing "A run oi -.Veniy-threc In one gam
REwARD-We viii pay reward OF one
thou sand dollars Tor anycer;ificate publish d
By IL regarding DE. Buli's Cough syrup no
genuine. Noscler, Meyer * o., baltimore
October ], ls.1.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-31
Found il Necessary 20 Adops Extreme
Measures.

The attitude OF the "workingmen," as
they call themselves, OF San Francisco, has
grown so menacing that the authorities
have found it necessary 10 adopt extreme
measures TO protect the city from the vio-
lence which they openly threaten.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-31

'NoTA BESA."
There are several persons named in the
foregoing, who deserve more than passing
notice: nothing need be said Of Mr.. Russell,
Mr.. Jones OF Mr. Smoot; the two former
died comparatively poor, the latter Is living
in Baltimore engaged lii business and doing
we'll.
POWELL CLAYTON,
chief OF aids on the occasion referred to,
was at that time City Engineer. He enter
ed the Federal army at the beginning OF the
late war, and remained until Its close
made a brilliant war record; was elected
! Governor OF The state Of Arkansas, and
but recently finished a six years term in the
United States Senate.
HAMP. DENMAN,
Navor Of the city was very popular with
all classes, and has since held several I'M
,ortant positions Under the Federal Govern
ment. lie Is ROW living in Washington
and well tizeG,
Il CAPT. stanley,
a younr AID very PROMISING lawyer; the
t eagle bid Of the democracy; it worried
hit, terribly 10 tell tim that Tom FeploI
{ coald lis sugt hin eI,!!e. IN court or on IN,
stump, and il.en nave xaik-over. As i
made him mad to tel hin that, OF cours,
: ..a.e Doys x,re Christianity at it. The only par
: ticulsr trouble with Stanley, was his intens'
I vanity. lie had fashion Of cutting from
newspapers all favorable notices Of hin
aud reading them TO girls his of acquaint
ance, This course of conduct in that di
= rection soon PLAYED him, and if be eve
had a smash with any OF them, it wa
soon mashed out and broken up.
= BEN. FRANKLIN.
e This WAS a gentleman OF beauty,
r. not joy forever. He was Of the left-hand
% ed toploitical order Of Democracy pride
i himself on his good looks and flowing lock
J. tho-e who knew him best were 20 unkind 9
TO saw that his brains were in the aforesai
G. locks. and We have heard it insisted of LAT
$, although he is in Congress that ther
g they still remain. i don't believe it. Be
Il was . personal pet of the Ledger, and th
Lsdez man never goes tsskon its pets.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-31
MARRIAGE
SECRETS
[RY E.
A-A
Louisiana State Lottery Company.
- - r. pre-. ~-t, secure y -
D. G. \ E1HASSAS- 81 -. / n

This Institution was regularly Incorporated
BY the legislature OF the State Tor Educa-
ri0uaI and charitable purposes in lsis, with
,.aUltaI OF 81 O,J.sto " hlch IL has since added
a reserved fund of 80, 90. IFS GRASD 81 -
GLE NUMBER DISTRIBUTION VIII take
place monthly on the second Tuesday III
i,orer scdIes or pos,yOnes. Look al the fOilowins
distribution:
CAPITAL PRIZE So,0pJ.
10000 TICKETS AT TWO DOLLAIsS ZACH
uALF-TICKETs, ONE DOLLAR.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-31
The Yellow Ribbon Movement In
PhtiEdelphia.


The Murphy movement has struck st.
Louis, and the John S-erman movement
has struck Philadelphia.
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THE plan of joking among acquaintances
To excess, has proved 10 be productive oil
much il feeling in a number OF young men
who would have otherwise been good friends.
Toe result =, .nrec OF the parties are enemies
and "A boarding house minus "A customer
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-31

GRAI ,M-NORTH-At the residence Oh
brides parents, in tins cliy. on January <sts'
ISIS lh,, Rev VIM smith ufficIaIlng, Nj. H.
: ,,r,hau Of Buchanan, NJ IchIgan, 10 Miss
Mary r.. North, OF Leayenworth. No cards.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-31
From Friday Mornings Daily

Yesterday afternoon the jury and Board Of
Physicians, who had been summoned 10 ill.,
quire into The causes which produced the
d attn OF ] tcob Becker, convened in the Old
council cI;tmb at the corner of Shawnee
and Fifth streets.
Coroner J. e. Lynch. after calling the large
AS -mbia-r present, 10 order, directed the
Jury lo take their places, and the examina-
ton of the doctors was Eegun. Not, however
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-31

any DEAR" said SIR. 8 TO his booming
helpmeci, al must congratulate you on your
recent Improvement ia cake, biscuit, bread,
rolls, every kind of pastry ia short" "oh!
sand the wife, 1--WE solved the secret 10y using
The. greatest Ihing ia the market Tor LA KING
DOoLEY's YEAST Pow ienceforth my
In ..A.-.r l. - III III
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-31
THAT MYSTERY.

The Dead Body Of Jacob Becker
Viewed Yesterday by Other Dicip-
les of EscuIspius and Bull
let Found by one Of the
Number Near the
Base of the
Dead Mans
Skull.
A New Inquest Ordered by the Coun.
ty Attorney Whereby the New
Facts If any Exist May
be Told TO a New
Jury.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-31
LIST OF PRIZES /:
APPROXIMATION PRIZES
I357 Prizes, amounting to

Reasonable corresponding agents wanted
af Al! nj. ruiuent points. to whom a LIBERAL
CoupensatlOn will b. paid.
Application for rates u clubs, should only
~. ,rad- To the Home Office in New ORGANS.
Write for IuTther Information or send or
derS ., N. 4. DAlrhfN.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-31
r. O. BOX sss, New Orleans. Louis

All our Grand Extraordinary Drawing are
uHIar The sup.ryisiOn and IH5nageInsn t OF
GE,S ERALS d. T. BEAUkEGAi.D aid JU-
BAL A. EARLY NJ
ath
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-31

SEVERAL friends of Mr.. and Mr'. FL. l.
Doughty. numbering about fifty, assembled
nj their residence in the Missouri Valley
huIldiug and gave them a farewell party
night before last. Yesterday afternoon the
hoSt and hostess departed for their new home
and VIZ. II. nded To the depot by large
numb r of friends, who wished them "Ood
-
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-31
DR.. JAMEs
LOCK HOSPITAL
CORNER
Washington
and Franklin
Streets
Chicago, III

Chartered by the
State of Illinois
for the express
purpose of giving
iInnIt,liaIe relief
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WAS also "a point in the discussion and il was
handled without an. great dv-,Te. of ccTrmO-
nv some were inclined to the
opinion OF suicd-, CAUSED by fam
NV matters taking bad shape,
many again thought the affair Il cold bivOd.u
murder, pcTl,c!Ts.g-d by some one with whom
tue. dec, i>,-u h,,t quaTTeicd during the day
prey iolS 10 the tragedy. One had AN opin-
ioi. that alter l.sN az the TnITd Ward house
ne went To "A cooper shop not far from The
hou~. and there learned Things that Md.
hlm shoot himself. Tn-re u one class OF men,
however. VINO never GET eScii'd d, although
they app ar al times, ANA lney are
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-01
DIsaslrous Rains in virginia.

DGNv1EIE, Va, December sl.-Ths
heavy rains have swollen the streams,
damaging railroad bridges. On Sunday
one span Of the trestle Of the new bridge
over the Staunton river, Virginia Mid
land railroad, was washed away, pre-
venting trains from passing. Transfers
were made to-day. Sunday evening two
spans Of the trestie Of the staunton River
& D. railroad bridge was carried of. De.
lay by transferring in boats. No night
trains till further orders.
WELDON, NC, December 3l.-Heayy
rains have caused afreshet in theRoanoke
river, and the water Is rising steadily to-
night. The Petersburg & Weldon rail-
road bridge here is in danger Of being
carried away. II is now several feet out
OF line and no trains going over.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-01

CHICAGO, December sl.-Flour-Dull
aud nominal. Wheat-Active, nrmer and
higher; No. i / Chicago spring 81 l0s4al II,
No.2 ChicSgo. spring Sl09Jl cash and De.
cember, 81 0stSlfI 10 January, 81 l0Na
/ l0Js FGbruAry, No 3, 81 %, rejected SOC.
Corn-Rairiy, active and q shade higher at
423tc eaSh and December, 42Jtc January,
axe February, rejected 34Izc. Oats
Fairly active and shade higher, a43la
2IJSc cash and January, 25c February.
rejected 22IIc. Rye-Steady aud hrm 1t
66c. Barley-Firmer at $50. Dressed
Hogs-Dull and nominal. Pork-Fairly
active aud shade higher, unsettled; 81 IS
cash, $ll 59Hall IS January, $1i '6TIIa
II 20 February, S1l s2Is March. Lard
Active, 6rmiand higher; 81 90 cash. 81 Goa
u 621s January, 81 367I1sa7 20 February,
ST377llf March. Bulk Meats-Quiet aud
unchanged at q a5jsa6e. Whisky 81 05.
AT the close wheat was nominal and un.
Rye dull and nominal. Provisions nom.
uuehanRed.s ~ y - sas
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-01
FOREIGN NEWS.
WAR NOTES.
up the Bridges.-Terribie
Destruction Of Horses.-Sufier.
inKs Of Turkish Prisoners.

Taking up the Bridgea-Terribie
Destruction OF HorseH.-Suf1er-
ings Of Turkish Prisoners.
A Bucharest dispatch says: Bridges
crossing the Danube at siminitEa were
taken up to prevent their destruction. It
is hoped that the bridge at Pelroshaui
lust reported az having been carried away
can be repaired. Nine hundred horses
perished Ia the vicinity Of Sistova dur.
ing 4 recent storm. The total loss Of
draught animals must be numbered by
thousands. Details are slowly coming In
concerning the sufferings Of Turkish
prisoners from Pleyna on their way to
Roumania. The prisoners were unac'
oompanied by any vehicle for the purpose
Of picking up those who fell by the way
aide. These were left by the guards to
freeze as they had no means OF carrying
them, and halt would only have been TO
Increase the number Of victims. The ab.
scence Of wagons was not due to deliber.
ate cruelty, but to that thoughtlessness
which 80 frequently subjects Russian
soldiers 10 unnecessary Suffering. l learn
through an Roumaniah officer who came
from Nikopolis to Pleyna after the pas
sage Of these prisoners, that they drove
against number OF dead bodies in the
snow. No provisions were made in Bnl.
garian villages for the proper sustenance
Sf the captives, but when the Danube was
passed supplies we're provided, and from
that time there lot was never hard to
bear.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-01
FRANCE.
Ex.Queen Isabella Like Common
Folks, Avails Herself OF the
Public Press and Writes q Card.

Ex.Queen Isabella Like Common
Folks, Avails Herself OF the
Public Press and Writes u Card.
PARIS, December 3l.-Isabella, ex-
Queen Of Spain, in her letter TO the
Figaro. protesting against the expulsion
from France OF Don Carlos, and repudiat-
ing the accusation that she was conspir-
Ing with him against King Alfonso, her
son, says: "My good and cordial relations
with my nephew, Don Carlos and my
niece, Donna Marguerite De Bourbon,
are secret 10 no one. have never for.
feited their esteem, nor have they
mine, aud l will not. moreover,
disregard the bonds OF kinsbip
which unite and which misfortune has
cemented. Donna Marguerite De Bour-
bon is the god-mother Of my daughter,
the infanta Eulalie, and 1t ia no wonder
that public politics aside, the members
Of the same family, preserve such natur-
al relations. The Compe De Chambord
thought so when he welcomed the Or
leans Princes. What reason ia there for
sending away from this generous and hos
pilable country an exile whose present
position Ia without hostility, and who is
persecuted on account OF me. Can there
6e ought Of calumny in the supposition
that would conspire against my dearly
loved son, for whom | have sacrificed
everything, is II not revolving to think
that an Imaginary suspicion OF this
French hospital, In which | have sought
repoie from my political life, should sud.
denly break with It's traditions. l ad.
dress myself to your loyalty, to make
known the truth as TO the good relations
between my nephew and my
self, relations which have nothing to do
with politics.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-01
DERBY SENDS AROUND HIS MEDIATION
BILLET, D0UX.
FIRE RECORD.

PaovrpEscE, RI, December s1.-Loss
by irein Westerly last evening is esti-
mated at $4,000. Partially insured.
FlFrY.sEyEN THOUSAND DOLLAR FIRE.
NEW YORK. December Sl.-The FIRE
this morning in the building, 65 and 81
Thomas Street extending through To
Church Street and occupied by II. Walsh
& Sons, manufacturers Of shirts and deal
ers 10 woolen gooda,caused loss Of $751;
600. Fully insured. alF-e
TORONTO, December 3l.-Smith xviii
ey's woolen mills at Wedtern burned TO-
day, loss $4,000.
.LaFAYErrE, Isp., December 3l.-A FIRE
broke out In the Union FIGURING and Lin
seed Oil Mills at s o'clock this evening,
and In two hours they were totally de-
sroyed The loss on the stock is tritllng
the mills having been shut down for Q
month. Loss on the building and ma
chinery 100000; insurance 10000. Pot
ter, Martin 4 Rosebury were the princi'
pal stockholders.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-01
Advance Of Coal Prices.

Par1ApEIrHr4, December Sl.-TIere
was a meeting Of the schuylkill Coal
Exchange to day, and Il was determined
TO advance the various sizes Of coal 10 the
following prices, TO 90 into effect to-mor'
row: Broken So % per ton, egg 81 SO,
stone 50 75, chestnut 50 25, pea 81 %.
This L practically a concurrence In the
schedule arranged by Pfesident Gowen.
The prices Of lump and steamer were not
definitely fixed, being left for settlemen,
until after the meeting OF the coalPresi-
dents on Wednesday. The Exchange
also adopted a resolution agreeing TO
indorse, confirm and support President
GoWen In any action he may take at this
meeting. The general impression among
coal men here Ia that It will be har,
monious, and will lead to the completion
OF the combination,