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A Balk In The Kansas Legislative Inyes
tlUn1In..

TorEKA, rs, March 5.-The status OF the
conflict between the State Legislature and
Z. T. Smith, manager Of the Western
Union office, is as follows: Smith Is still
held in custody by order Of the House ol
Representatives for refusal to produce
kilograms on a dragnet subpoena, issued
by the committee investigating the alleged
frauds in the Senatorial election. He was
presented to the House and made q full
statement Of both the law and the fact
containing legal argument supported
by authority iustifying his position.
The committee have not yet reported,
and It Is rumored that they tind difficulty
In meeting the argument and facts OF
Smiths rejoinder, aud therefore will not
push The matter further. The Legislature
will adjourn OIL Saturday or Monday. In
the meantime Smith proposes remaining
In custody until the adjournment releases
him. Public sentiment condemns the
hasty act OF the Legislature In the arraign.
ment oil Smith, and the determined stand
OF thelatt is generally applauded.
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Union Pacific Stockholders In Annua,
Meeting

meeting
-BosToN, March 5.-The stockholders of
the Union Pacific Railroad Company in
annual meeting to-day elected the follow.
ing officers to serve for the ensuing year: {:
Sidney Dillon, New York; F. Gordon
Dexter, Boston; Elisha Atkins, Boston
Russell Sage, New York; Solon Hum.
phrey, New York; Jay Gould, New York;
John Sharp, Salt Lake City;S. II. Clark,
Omaha; David Downs, New York: James
K. Keen, New York; VIM. l.. Scott, Erie;
E. H. Baker, Boston; Fred. L. Ames, Bos.
ton. Addison Commack, New York; W.
A. Fl. Loveland, Golden, Colorado. The
largest stakeholder is Jay Gould, who
voted in his own rivht upon S23i7OO shares
and on 10000, shares by proxy. Sidney
Dillon holds 27,7O0 shares, Russell Sage
2l,650 shares and Oliver Ames $1,000
shares. The Board OF Directors later
elected Sidney Dillon, President; Elisha
Atkins, Vice President; Henry McFar-
land, Secretary and Treasurer; O. W.
Mink, Assistant Secretary and Treasurer.
The report OF the directors covers the
operation for the year ending December
Slst, 1878. The gross earnings, including
the Omaha bridge, is $40, ,l2l, ,279; operat.
ing expenses, including taxes, 5,376 $50;
leaving balance Of s., IA, ,GS0 added to
the interest collected on investment secur.
tiles amounting to SlS6,9S5, making to.
tai net income Of S7,03l, ,G72; operating
expenses, 1898 per cent OF earnings; dis.
bursements on account, interest on bonds,
dividends amounting to a 5 per cent sink.
ing fund, &C., 81, ,G23, 800, leaving surplus
for future use of 81 ,307, ,7Sl, reduction OF
$63S,0O0 on the funded debt leaves an
amount Of $50 1SS, 900 Of the earnings and
expenses OF 1877 and 1878. As compared
with the show in the latter year, the in.
crease OF earnings aud decrease OF the ex.
ponses. stock business continues to in
crease. At present $4,000 tons of steel
rails have been contracted for, TO be used
during the present year, and steel rails
will be substituted for iron as fast rs the
tracks need renewal. - f. II
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New YoRE, March 6.-cotton-Quiet at
9Na0Kc Flour-Quiet; superfine western
and State s. 50a3 70; common TO good IS 8Oa
8 90; good to choice s. 05a4 so; white wheat
extra 81 65a5 %; extra Ohio s. 70a5 90; St,
Louis IS Is; Minnesota patent 50 OOaS 81,
Wheat-Qulet but Armer; No. 8 spring 97c:
rejected spring 05c; No. 2 do 81 OF; unGraded
winter red 81 10aI "A; No. 3do 81 l0X; No 3
do 81 l5al l51s; No. do 81 I5I<aI l5N; un.
graded amber 81 17al IS; No. Q amber 81 lSH
al a; ungradel white 81 l3a1 lSx; No. 2 do
81 l01at II; No. l do sales 5000 bushels at
81 l2Nal l3N: extra do sales 800 bushels at
81 14N. Rye-Quiet and steady; west errl and
State 0laGSc. Barley-Dull and unchanged,
Malt-Steady. Corn-Firm: ungraded asa
46l4c; No. 8, 44fc; steamer 4I3Ial5c; No. 9
451Ea45XC. 0ats-Fiamcr; No white sic
No. 2 do 81 ISc; No. white 35as8Xc, Hay
Steady and in fair demend; shipping ut 4Oai5c.
Hops-Stoady. CofIee-Quiet and Unchanged,
Sugar-Quiet but steady; refining fair to good
09Ga03Gc. MolaSSes-Dull Ric9-Firm. Pc.
trolenm-Quiet: refined 9C asked; crude 81
aS9&c; United SSAa9iNc. Wool-Choicc firm
at 27a40c; pulled l7aSGc; unwaslIed i0a2Sc;
'Toxas lSa2Sc WhiskY-Dull and dropping
at 81 VI,
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CINCINNATI, March 5.-Father Edward
Purcell to-day made an assignment 10
John B. Maurie. The property assigned
includes the Bishops residence, seventy
six acres OF suburban lots and number
of smaller pieces Of property in various
parts Of the city.
Archbishop Purcell, to-day, caused to
be placed on record decd conveying to
his brother, Father Edward Purcell, the
Archbishop's residence, the old St. Johns
hospital property corner of Third and
Plum streets, Mt. St. Mary seminary, the
Cathedral school, corner Mound aud Eliza.
beth streets, together with several lots OF
suburban property. including what is
known as the "ConSidine" property. which
was beoueaihed to- the Archbishop by
Patrick Considine number OF years ago.
Father Edward Purcell followed thisaction
by formally assigning all the property 10
to John B. Mannix for the benefit Of his
nrRditors.
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The Ku.KIux Commence Their BIoody
wOEE

NASHVILLE, March 5.-Thc american will
publish tomorrow the following infOrma-
ton from Coffee county, this State: On
Saturday night at 10 o'clock n party OF six
or eight masked men called at the cabin of
an old negro named Abe Wooten. living in
the Ninth district, eight miles from Man
chester, and demanded admit ance, which
being refused, they sot tire to the cabin in
two or more places. Finding that no and
his family, wife and four children, would
be burned II they remained, the old man
rushed out and was seized by the maskers
and carried hundred yards from the
house and shot In the meantime the
wife aud children were huddled near the
dead body OF the husband and father to re.
main there till morning.
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COLUMBUS, March.-In response to call
for State Mass Temperance Convention,
about forty persons met here to-day, and
decided to take steps to secure an amend.
mend to the Constitution to pro.
vide that no intoxicating LIQUORS
shall be manufactured, sold or given
away in Ohio except for sacramental, me.
dicinal or mechanical purposes; also that
the Legislature shall have power to mass
laws allowing one person in a ward ol
township to manufacture liquors for thest
purposes, providing they be- subject cite e
a fine Of 5000 for making or vending i'm
puro liquors. so
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sPRrSaFrELD, Ill. March 5.-Judge
Drummond, in the suit Of the Wilson
Packing Company, Of Chicago, against the
St Louis Beef Canning Company, for in.
fringement Of patent, made an importan,
decision to-day to the effect that the St.
Lous Company could be sued wherever Il
was doing business and whero tho sor.
vice Of It's officers could be had The sig.
nilcance OF the decision Is that II subjects
foreign corporations 10 the statues OF the
Statesin which they do business, and OK
tends the territory in which suits can bt
brought against them.
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Chicago,

CHICAGO, March 5-Flour-Good demand
a q, tgll II prices .I,, Wohheat.s5ong and higher
spring 95Nc cash: 9tlc April; s0Kc NAV:
No. s do S3stc; rejected 0sa68Xc. Corn@lje..
mand active and prices have advanced: 81
cash; SSHc March; 3SMc April; 37Xc Nav.
oats-Fairly active aud higher at 2sSEc casI.
2SKc Aprili 26I1a201Sc May. Rye@steaIy
and unchanged. Darley-bull at 7Sa77:
POrE-Active, firm and higher at $40 90 bid
cash. SO OK April; $i6l7H Nav. Lard
Strong and higher at s662If cash; S8 8S Anril
$40 bid May. Bulk Meats-Good demand
and prices shade higher at s. 70a4 OOa5 %
Dressed Aogs-Dnlf and lower at s4 2SI
4@. Whnky-Steady and unchanged d
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VOLUME XXvII.-NUMBER l65.


San FRAScisco, March GA severe rain
storm has prevailed throughout the north.
ern and central portions Of the State fol
the past thirty.six hours.
The steamer City Of Panama left this
port for Panama, but put back on account
ot stress Of weather.
FAILURE OF AN IMroRr vlRX.
Godschaux & Bros, importers Of dry
and fancy goods, were attached TODAY tor
about $4,000. The total liabilities OF the
firm and It's ability TO meet them are not
yet known.
sUTRo TUNNEL COMPROMISE.
The compromise between the Mining
Companies and the Sutro Tunnel Com:
pany has comce to q conclusion for the
present, the Mining companies having
broken of negotiations and returned the
papers. They assert that Sutro cannot
be brought 10 stand by verbal agreements
long enough to get them on paper. sutro,
on the contrary, denies positively that he
has varied from the agreement promis.
ed by him, and assigns the following as
the point OF disagreement: He claims that
al are producing mines between
Utah on the north and Over.
man on the south, and should begin
to pay the royalty agreed upon whenever
they send their water through the tunnel
either by direct connection or indirectly
by pumping into the mines.
The mining companies on the other
hand refuse TO pay royalty on ore ex.
tracted from any mine until such time as
said mine Is directly connected with the
tunnel by lateral drift. In this agreement
they would at present include the mines
between Gala on the north and Cholar on
the South.
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CHINA.
WAR IMMINENT BETWEEN RUSSIA AND cu

WAR IMMINENT BETWEEN RUSSIA AND CHINA.
Hoxa Koxa, February 97.-AIr. Mosley,
U. S. Consul for Hong Kong, has arrived.
The anli-Russian spirit Is increasing in
government circles. II the difficulties
placed in the way of Chung, the present
Minister to st. Petersburg are not remoy.
ed 1t is expected that an immediate war
will be declared by the Pekin.
The result OF the negotiations ut Wash.
ington arc eagerly awaited by tho Chinese
officials, especially in the southern proyin,
ces, from whence the emigration Is most
proius0,
A report prevails that the Chinese gov,
ernment will establish postofEices ut tho
treaty ports before the close of the present
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BALTIMORE, March 6.-Flour-Quiet west.
ern !snperane s. 26a3 20; do extra 81 26a4 80
do family a 25. Wheat-Wpstern active,
strong. and higher; No. 2 Pennsylvania rel
81 i4Aal 10; No, 9 western wintcr red spot
and March 81 l3<i April 81 l3K; May
81 Az. Corn Western dull western mixed,
spot and March 4SsSa4S3[c; April 44Ita449IC;
May 461Sat5Nc; steamer 4lAc. oats-Dull ;
western white S0HaSlc; do mixed SOhc:
6Ia60c, Hay-Firm and unchanged, Pm.
visions. Stronger and unchanged. Butter
Quiet and unchanged Egs-Quiet and un.
changed. Petroloum-Quiet and unchanged.
Gotiee-steady and unchanged, WhisEy-
Dull at 81 OK.
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CoLuMBus, O., March 5.-The large
warehouse elevator occupied by Dick 4
Donly was destroyed by fire shortly be,
fore midnight. The fire is supposed to be
the work Of an incendiary. The building
contained several thousand bushels Of
corn. Insurance $4,000 on the building,
and $1,000 on the contents. The names
Of the companies cannot be given tonight
IRON WORKS BURNED.
NRw YoRK, March 8. The Central Iror
Works, at Brooklyn, owned by Powell
Saxton 4 Co., were burned tonight. Los.
500, 900; insurance $4,000.
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How south Carolina TntImIda,e. 6overr,
mcnt WItnesaHS -

CHARLESTON, 5. c., Marcl, 5.-John H.
Pendergratt has been convicted Of libel
before Judge Mackcys, ut Kings Tree, and
sentenced to two years OF hard labor in the
penitentlary or pay $500 fine and costs
The libel consisted in the publication ii
the Washington Republican last November
OF letter charging the managers OF cleo
tion at Kings Tree with stutIing the ballo,
box, and charging certain citizens with
voting more than once. Pendcrgraft was
one OF the principal witnesses before the
Teller Committee at its recent session IN
Charleston.
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CLEVELAND, March Sat the annual
meeting of the stockholders OF the CIeye.
land, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indiana.
polls Railroad Company, held in this city
to-day, the following gentlemen were
unanimously elected for three yearS: Hon
&. J. Iewett, s. Birke, and Jas, r. Keene,
The only change Is the substitution Of Jas
r. Reene for F. l.. Leland, who Is now '
abroad and has declined reel ection.
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poriS-The Scot lord viii case' Ae'

NEw York, March 5.-No one identified
with the Vanderbilt will suit admits that
any compromise has been made.
The Scott-Lord contestants counsel saws
thar his action in terminating the case
yesterday without an argument, was die.
tated by reasons which had nothing ia
do with the case. The Surrogate saws
that the abrupt manner in which the
counsel for the contestants closed the case,
was q great surprise to all, but that the
case had been closed aad his decision
would be given in due time, but when, he
had no definite idea.
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me rrunk Mystery par,ly so,ye,,.

Dosroy, March 5.-The girl found in a
trunk, at Lynn, has at last been identified
as Fannie MtConologne, Of woburn,
whose family left for California on the 9Th
Of February, The girl accompanied The
iamilya q little way and then returned to
this vicinity. The seduoer OF the girl i
known by the allaI Of Teddy Spencer, and
is reported To be prominent business
man Of Boston,
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PHtLApELPHIA, March 5.-Flour-Demand
active; Minnesota extra family and medium
to choice 81 60a5 l2I1; Ohio choice and fancy
IS 0Oa5 10; high grades IS 25; patent winter
wheat$1 l2H; western extra $S 25; superiine
western $9 5Oa2 IS. Rye Flour Quiet al
&S7H. Wheat-Excited No. 2 western rcd,
elevator, 81 lS%. Rye Steady. CONFIRM:
western rejected, track, 42I<4sc; western
steamer, 4SXa44c. Oats = Dull: western
mixed 29a3Oc; white western $Oa32Lfc. Pork
Mess $40 60al1 0Oi extra $40 25. Hams :
Smoked 0Al0c; picked 7<aSAc. Lan,l-West,
York State and Bradford county. Pa, extrs
20a2lc; western reserve extra l6alsc: good IA
choice l2al5c. ESgS-Steady; western i6c
Cheese-Dnll and hFm; western full cream az
8&C; do good 7asc, Petroleum-Nominal: re,
fined S9HCi crude STasHc. Whisky-steady
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NEw YoRK, March5-Arrived: Nevada
from iron Liverpool, and California, from Lon
LqSaos, March 5.-s,esmers Alsatia
Isom New Work, and Neaetland, from
Philadelphia, arrived ont, '" w
M NEW YoBk, Msrch5.-Arivea- a-Hprder
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East LIHERTr, March 5.-CGTrLE-ReceIpts
to-day GlG head Of through and 1S head N
local. Total Tor two days Zoo head Of thrnnrh @
and Sa9 head Of local. Very light indeed ailti
!ar abort OF the demand. Selling strong n
last weeks prices.
Ho1s-Receiptsl 1875 lead. Total for two
days 1910 head. Workers g S5a4 10; PLiIa,
delphias ~ 50a476. ''''
SaEEr-Recoipts to-day 800 head, Total 70,
two days 100. Market steady at yesterday,
prices s. 76A4 O0
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NEw ORLEANS, March 5.-CofIee-Weah:
Rio Cargoes ordinary to prime lONal6c. Mo.
lases-ln good demand and at full prices :.
termenting 20a2s; common 2Oa22c; iair94a2Cc ,
centrifugal 20a27G ciStern bottoms 2Sa4Oc
Sugar-Dull; inferior to good common 4Xa
6%c; common TO good common 6Ha6Xc: :
yellow clarified 6Aa7H. Rice-In good dc.
mand at full prices; Louisiana ordinary
to choice 54EaB9<c
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vIiEiniaH Proposed SettIement-wes,
virginia Certificates Repudiatet.

RIcuNoSp, March 5.-A bill providing
for the settlement Of the State debt passed
the Senate. The readjuster's amendment
providing for a ratification Of the propos.
ed settlement by q vote oil the people &c,
was rejected. The amendment adopted
provides that the bonds exchanged tor
tho outstanding bonds shall be taken and
held as afull and absolute release Of The
Stats from all liability on account Of tia
certificates for West Virginia.
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A nrl.lsh bark wrecked on tho china

sAS FRAScrsco, March 5-From Hong
Kong per steamer, Feb. 8. A Shanghai
courier says: A telegram was received in
that part from Magazaki, on the Goth Of
January, stating that the Star Queen was
totally lost on the South Golos. Tho
Captain and twenty.one OF the crew were
drowned. The Star Queen was o British
bark Of 100 tons, bounl from Masa4aki to
Shanghai with coal,
There is rumor that 1000 Chinese pirates
contemplate raid on Hong Kong.
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nIlnol. areenbael.er. AEON. a rl,.rorm

CHICAGO, March 5.-The GreenbacI
Club Convention to-day elected R. E
Hough, Of Michigan, as President. A
platform was adopted affirming the here
toiore expressed creed Of the GreenbacI
party, and declaring that postmaster
should be elected; that the Government
should prohibit tho importation Of Chi
nese seryile labor; that labor bureau
be established making a law disfranchis.
ing persons who offer TO purchase or do
purchase votes, and calling for other limo,
vations on the Government. The resolu.
tons strongly favored labor reform OF va.
rious kinds.
The Convention adjourned tonight, after
voting to reimburse Pomeroy for mon.
ey extended in forming the Greenback
Clubs. The attendance has been small,
only l50 delegates being present to repre-.
sent the GO clubs that Is said to be in ex.
istence, and the proceedings have not
attracted attention here.
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oalcAoO, March 5.-Tho Droven' Journal
Receipts $4,000 head; shipments g..
600 head. Market opened steady and weak,
and closed cents lower; mixed packing IS 70
a3 90; light 50 70aS IS; choice heavy IS 05a
450.
CArrLE-Reeeipts 1890 head; shipment,
l,IOO head Market dull, dragging and un.
steady cows 81 46a3 7ebulls 81 2OaS 10.
sHEEp-Receipts 8, 900 head; shipments 6OO.
Market fairly active at S 90a6 25.
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slltuto large percentage in favor Of The

As the charter Of the company limits liz
maximum rate 10 eight cents per ton Der
mile, and as this rate Is shown by exper.
ienCe to be unrcmuneratiye on short
hauls, It would be unreasonable 10 expect
OF the company that there should be any
reductions In tie tariff until the length Of
the haul made . rato less than the maxi
mum remunerative, and in order 10 illus.
trate this more clearly, ask attention
to the first ten mile stretch as contained
in the printed statement furnished you,
which shows the comparison In the rates
Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, with
the other trunk lines on ten, fifty, and
one hundred and two hundred mile dis.
tances to be as follows:
COMPARATIVE rATENENT or LOCAL RATES on A
FRA Ton PER MILK BASIS.
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Train Dltehetl,

PoRr lrRRY, oSr., March 5.-Four lat.
two box, postal and express cars of the ex.
press train on the whitby 4 Port Perry
railroad, owing to a brUken rail, were pro.
cipitated down an embankment sixty feet
high aud wrecked, near Myrtle station,
The conductor, expressman and postal
clerk were seriously injured. The passen.
ger coach kept the track.
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A Gas 9efapItev Gets Five years I'm IN.
POnItentlaIS, y WV

TAUNTON, Mass, March 5. Charles p
Stickney, defaulting Treasurer OF the Man
uiacturers' Gas Company, at Fall River
has been sentenced to five years in III,
State Prison and one days solitary con
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Collision or Trains.

clScIsSATr, March5-Two freight trains
colllded at the junction Of the Marietta 4
Cincinnati and Cincinnati, Hamilton {
Dayton Railroads, Eighth street, this morn.
ing, wrecking number Of cars and delay.
ing passenger trains. The accident was
caused by heavy fog.
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Dry Gootla.

NEw YORE, March 6.-Jobbing trade more
active, and business fair with commission
houses, Cotton goods in steady demand. New
York mills Shirtings advanced 4 cent.
Prints sluggish. Ginghans In irregular de-
mand. Worsted dress goods fairly active.
Mems woOlens quiet. Hosiery In fair request,
Foreign goods in better demand.
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TO THE DAILY LNTgLLIG ENCER.
GENERAL NEWS.
A Spicy Debate in the Germany
Reichstag on the Disci-
pline Bill.
War Cloud Threatening Russia and
China.
Chinese Officials Agitated Over Wash.
ington Negotiations.
Illinois Greenbackers Adopt a
Platform.
virginia's Proposed Settlement
Of Her Debt,
Which Knocks the Bottom Out Of West Va.
Certificates.
Cincinnati Winter Packing of Hogs.
Cincinnati Winter Packing of Hogs
FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.


WEDDING IN ROYAL cIRcLrs.
LONDON, March 5.-The Crown Prince
OF Germany will.arrived in England to-day
to attend the marriage OF the Duke Of Con.
naught, with Princess Louisa Margaret Of
Prussia. The Princess will arrive next
Tuesday neght.
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SEALED PROPOSALS
For Use of Coal Scales.
ClrY cLEnx's oyr,cR,

WHkELIaO, W. VA, February 90 1879.
Sealed Proposals will be received at the office Of the
City Clerk until SATURDAY, March 8, 1879, at four
O'clock Pm, Tor the u the Coal Sales ia the First
Second, Fourth, Filth, Seventh aud Eighth Wards Ot
bas Will be received 0F n the above uamei Wards aTo
a follows
Flint ward-Lotated near The eornar Of Seventh and
streets. lttNS
Ward Market.
Fourth Ward scales-one on the corner Of Eoa and
Seventeenth streets. aud one at the east end 0I old
Zane street bridge (near Seven eenth street,.
Filth ward Scales One Al the south end Of the Mr..
kct square, Centre Wheeling aud one at B0iloy BrOS
/ coal bank.
seveuth warl-scAles located on Zane street.
Eighth Ward B.Ales-Une on the corner Of Thirty
ninth and Jatob street, aud one at Bodley BrUS coal
bank.
All bids 10 keep said scales In good order and re.
lalr the Committee on Scales resoFyny the Right 10
| Ielect any or all bids
isllawiS ALEX. UPDEGRAFF, City Clerk.
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PlTTsDuRoH, March Quiet;
crude weak at 81 10 at Parker's for shipment;
refined DC for Philadelphia delivery.
a91C. ~
ASrwERp, March 5.-PErRoLEux-22H.
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FIRE RECORD.


CHICAGO, March ga fire at ottumwa,
Iowa, yesterday, destroyed the Lincoln
public school house. Loss twenty thous-
and lnllnrR
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CoSsTANrlSopLE, March 5.-The Gov.
ernor Of ThesSaly telegraphs that band
of 500 Greeks crossed the frontier and do.
troyed the village Of kienlikienter.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-03-06
Financial and Commercial.
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New YoRK, March 6.-MoNEY-Active at
2Ha5 per- cent, closing at per cent. Prime
mercantile paper SHA5 per cent. Sterling
Exchange, Bankers bills, firm at 81 S6k;
Sight Exchange on New York at a S9I.
GOvRRNMINTs-SteAdy.