The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-23

TGx DotIAB CE1rtFtcATEs-THE Rustt
FOR THEN YEsTERpAY.-YesterdAy morn.
ing announcement was made ia the IN.
T~EtLteRNcEB that Postmaster Sterling
would have q lot Of SO refunding certif.
Gates for sale yesterday at noon. OF
course the information was widely spread,
and when the hour for the sale arrived d
large crowd was present at the postofice
anxious TO invest their money. The crowd
augmented its numbers 10 such an extent,
and become Q unruly In their scramble
TO be served first, that the scene was quite
exciting. The door Of the Postmaster's
room was completely blockaded by the
surging mass, and those who were so ior.
tunate as TO be served could not get
out on account OF the outside pres
sure. One young man who had been
served and who wanted 10 get out Of the
crowd reached his hand TO q friend on the
edge OF the crowd and wa pulled out,
makinga gap that was filled up in q mo.
nent. Young men were pushing and
scrougtnR and working through the crowd
like 30 many worms; men were elbowing
their way up the stand and sleeZing others
back, whenthe crowd with q sudden i'm.
pulse and impelled by the outside pressure
swarmed In the room and upset the table
which had been %improvised as q counter.
Postmaster Sterling Immediately stopped
the sale, declaring that he Would
not sell another certificate until the
crowd would form in a line so
that they could DO served deCently and
without any undue haste. The people
then formed In line, and at one time sixty
were thus waiting, approaching the count.
or one BY Que, and alter being served pass
ing out on the other side. In this way the
sale was conducted In a much more salts
tactoryand pleasant manner. In the line
were noticed mechanics, clerks, laborers,
merchants and q few Of the professions,
patiently waiting until they could be
served. No n was allowed more than
500 worth, yet there were many In the
line who purchased for Others who had
been served once. An evening paper as
serted that the certificates were mainly
taken blythe representatives OF banks and
capitalists. The assertion Is nottrue. The
only favored applicants were the young
ladies who were allowed to go inside, and
be waited on at once. This preiernlent
led one anxious individual 10 remark that
he believed he would 60 home and put on
q dress, but VIC don't think he carried out
his threat. One young man applied for
Sl0O worth, when lie was asked by Chief
Clerk Wise for his name. "Why YOU
know" he answered; ~ am clerk at the
- Bank" "Ah, that settles It," said
the Chief Clerk. "You oughtnot 10 have
given yourself away. Can't let tile banks
have any, young man." and the disap.
pointed young man moved of, when the
Chief Clerk called out next"
The crowd Of applicants had not de.
creased to any great extent when at 4
o'clock the announcement was made that
the sale for that day would close. In the
short space oftwo hours and twenty min.
utes $1,000 worth Of the $40 certificates
had been disposed OF, and the demand not
satisfied by any means. Postmaster Ster.
ling received $4,000 worth, but as he has
TO make out his report so that II will reach
Washington City In the morning, he was
compelled to close the sale at the hour he
did. When the report Of yesterdays sales
reaches Washington he will Immediately
be forwarded another supply Of certif-
Gates equal to the amount reported sold,
so that he will keep on hand his full allow.
ance. To-day arrangements will DO made
to sell them at one Of the windows Of the
delivery. The sale will commence at 10
O'Clock,