The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-06
PITTSBURGH LETTER.
Boilers wRges-Iron speciaIiIies for
Money-GIass House stopping-The
COmmunisiic Scare - Republican
ConventiOns-Dr. Pearson Again
The Morris-HanIan Race.
PITTsBURGH, May 8, 1878

against the boilers sliding scale were
/ OF no consequence to the firms which
urged them. The heavy establishments
settled the question ~ promptly affi1ing
their autographs. IN all, about twenty
! i've firms have entered into the contract,
and all the rest will of course follow
when they are ready for work.
! IRON sPECIALITIEs FOR MONEY.
! The iron business, while it is not par
| ticularly brisk, is not slow with our lead
ing frms-especislly those which make
| specislities. These are at all times in
demand, and experience SHOWS that
while the makers Of common merchant
iron are struggling slong, the makers Of
specialities are enlsrging their works by
! erecting fine brick buildings, etc, as is
the case with Lewis, Oliver & Phillips
So the best thing that languid mills
can do is to stir up the brains
in their possession and evolve
some good thing" or if they own not
the "nervous tissue" why rent some. Two
of our merchant mills winch wrecked on
the rocks of contraction are bein. run on
specialtles by other firms. speak Of
Wharton Bros mill and that of Nc
knight, Duncan ~ Co. There are scores
OF articles needed TO meet large dc
mand, and much ware that is made prin-
cipally by hand can be successfully
turned out largely by rolls. Hardware
men can tell you of plenty of speciaties.
GLASS HOUSES STOPPING.
The second important industry of this
city, glass, isn't well. 1t has the sum
mer compliant. In times of prosperity
the sweltering months of the gear were
the busiest. That was in the days OF
light stocks and big demands. Now the
stocks are of some magnitude, and
the demand nothing to speak Of
1t is the general feeling OF our
manufacturers to stop about the first
prox. Most of them will set no more
pots, but work out tnoss already IN the
furnace.
THAT sTEUBENvILLE STRIKE.
Nothing can be learned from the
chimney manufacturers relative TO their
intentions as to starting. They said re-
peatedly tba. if the SteubenvIlle factory
would only stop, or if the blowers there
would only strike for Pittsburgh wages,
they would then be able TO compete with
Sleubenville quotations. Well, the OBJ
jeCtionable blowers have struck, but our
manufacturers have taken no action lOOE-
ing towards work, at least that they will
make public.
THE CoMMUNISTIC SCARE.
There has been much palaver about
communistic uprising in this vicinity and
it is to be lamented, as it tends TO feel
ing of insecurity on the part OF
the tlniG. Sensible, thinking
men apprehend no immediate
danger and don't scare much. 1t is
therefore, to be regretted that Major
VIM. Frew, a gentleman prominent in
the management OF the Standard Oi.
Company, should so far contribute to t1e
scare as to ask the Chamber of COmmerc.
to take action thereon. He offered b
resolution yesterday asking the govern
meut to permanently station 500 regular
troops at the arsenal in this city, IN view
of impending trouble. The better SENSE
ofthe Chamber, happily, prevailed, and
the resolution was withdrawn. But the
fact is public, and the movement, coming
from the side which Major Frew repre-
seuts shows lsmentable spirit.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTIONS.
Yesterday the Republicans held two
County Conventions one being regular
pos.ponen ent, and the other u bolt. The
regular one nominated Alderman r E
Mercer, Of the Twenty-dfth ward, ard
Captain John McClelIaud, the present
incumbent, for County Commissioners
David X. McGoGigle was nominated fJr
Clerk of the Courts by the boilers, so
there are two Republican candidates in
the field Cor this position and likewise
that OF Recorder. Respectable Republic.
ans are sick and swe8ry Of this perennial
in the race for spOils, and
will thunder, in nolseless tones, their dis
approval next November.
DR.. PEARSON AGAIN.
Rev. DR.. K. ". Pearson, the English
pastor of the Fourth Avenue Baptist
Church, is again before the public. This
time the Pittsburgh Baptist Association
has him in hand. In report offered by
its committee last night, the reverend
gentleman was shown up in his true light,
and a resolution Withdrawing the right
hand of fellowship from said church for
It's wh;tewsshing investigation Of its pas
tor, WAS offered This will be- debated
this evening, and the arguments, pro snd
con, promise to be ssvory. Mr.. Pearson
is charged, amoag other thisgs, OF ques-
tionsble honest transactions, Of occasion
al iucohereuce cf speech and demoralizs-
tion of ideas commonly called drunken
ness in ordinary Individually and other
transgressions.
THE COMING RACE.
Hanlon, the plucky sculler Of kanuck,
who ls to try equatic conclusions with
Eph Morris, the champion scullor OF
America, arrived here Monday night.
He at once went up to Hutton StstOn,
A. V. railrosd, whence the rnce will take
place. in the Allegheny river. Morris Is
already there aLj is thoroughly familiar
with the course. There is 10 betting OF
.ny consequence INDUCED in, and the
GENERAL feeling among sporting men -
thg. our Pittsburgh champion will retain
his lsurels. bATARD.