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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18
Grain and Produce.

CHICAGO, April 16.
Grain-Wheat, No. 2red winter, 10ac: No
3 spring, size; No. spring, 76c. Corn
33<c. Oats, q &c. Rye, 1870. Barley, 76c
Provisions-Pork, $9.95. Shoulders, 81 20
short ribs, 500; short clear s. 10. Lard, $3.50.
ST. LOUIS, April Is.
Flour-$5 0OG5 90.
GraIn-Wheat, No. red, 108K; No, red
1.0lk. Corn. 50. Oats, 261s. Rye, -. Bar
PrOvisIons-Pork, $40 30 Dry salt meats
shoulders, $50: clear ribs, $ 20; short clear
8 so. Lard, 500.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18
SOUTHWEST.
Newton is growing rapidly

Newton is growing rapidly.
j. A. Lord, oftheatrical fame, has taken
a claim in Meade county and intends to
become farmer.
Old man Walker of the Peabody Ga
zette is quite happy because his town
cast more votes at the recent election than
Marion Center,
The Odd Fellows at Wichita propose
to celebrate the Goth anniversary of Odd.
fellowship in the United States, by an
excursion to Newton on the 25th.
Rev. ]. p. Harsen, of the Presbyterian
church, at Wichita, has resigned his pas
torate, and will return to New York city.
He has been very effective and has built
up good society at Wichita, and there
is general regret at his determination to
quit that city.
Sedgwick county is going to vote on
the question Of issuing $3.50, 900 in bonds
to the st. Louis, Wichita s. Western rail.
road. The proposition to vote aid to
this road is before the people of all the
counties from Oswego to Wichita. The
lower townships of Butler county will
be asked for $117, 900 in township bonds
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18
Qht 4u'poria Menus.
EMPoRIA, FRIDAY, APRIL IS, 1879

A grand international exposition is to
be held at Moscow next year. One at
the city of Mexico, and one in Australia.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18

The pupil of the eye dilates in the
night, and at last finds day in it; even so
the soul dilates in misfortune, and at last
finds God in it-Victor Hugo.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18

The diamond pin of the fashionable
hotel clerk viii be worn this summer by
the wife Of the pawnbroker.-Phil. Chron-
icIe-H Herald.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18
STATE OF KANSAS,

NANSAS, q
COUNTY OF LYONl ST.
7 l.. T. HERITAGE, Cashier of the above
named bank, do sOlemnly swear: That
the above statement is true. to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
L. L. HERITAGE, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this
18th day of April, 1879.
]. NJ. STEELE, Notary Pn6lic.
COrrect-Attest:
E Il y s5 SBEz. Directors.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York Money Market.

Gold-Par.
Government bondS-FiFm.
Railroad bOnds-ActiVe.
State securities-Dull.
Money! and per cent.
Discounts-Prime mercantile paper, and
6 per cent.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18


Post Office changes in Kansas during
the week ending April 18th, 1879, furn.
ished by VIM. VanVleok, of the post
Office department.
ESTABLISHED.
Black Wolf, Ellsworth county, Phil
lip Yung, P. NJ; Delano, Sedgwick
county, Daniel S. Mouser, P. NJ; Neva
da, Ness county, William Harding, P
NJ; ScammOnville, Cherokee county
Thomas NJ. Grisham, P NJ; Violet, Os
borne county, William w. DimOnd
PM.
DISCONTINUED.
blackberry, Republic county; Victor
Osborne county.
POsTAGAsTERS APPOINTED.
Beulah, Crawford county, A. A. Ma
jors; Cheever, Dickinson county, ]. w
Robson; Fort Lincoln, Bourbon county
Mrs. Agnes Young; JanesviIlle, Green
wood county, Mrs. bud Jennings; Liv
ingston, Pratt county, E. Benjamin
Smith; Neuchatel, Nemaha county
Alfred BOnjour; Oak Hill, Clay county
Aaron F. Graham; Porter's Ranch
Smith county, A. G. Crum; Wa. Kee
ney, Trego county, Charles P. Keeney
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18

STATE OF KANSAS :.
LYON COUNTY.
!, H. e. CROSS, President of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear: That the
above statement is true, to the best of my
knowledge and belief. He. CROSS.
President.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this
18th day of April. 1879.
isEAL.l A. MCKINNEY, Notary Public.
COrrect-AtteSt:
H. G. CROSS,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
EMP0RIA NATIONAL RANk

| At EmPOria, in the State of Kansas. at
the close of Business April
| 4th, 1879.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18

In India there are now 1851 miles of
railroad IN operation, of which SO6 have
double tracks.
, 1879-04-02

Sn,ttnl t,i4.afeA to 7hs Tribune.
WAr,tiNnroN, u, t., April 1.-'lile jury In Tho
nlivnr- Ca,Irru, case decided In three !nssra tlt
Si.non Cameron ,Ieyer promised tn hurry tl'e
Wul,,w Oliver. Tiw venerable Etino, wIli be
enIupellp, Il, tako ts for Ills y'nu.rat!u,, I!lu
yct&rt carries with 1t ti Inference that tho let
lcrs making prolEur Of lua1rugc, which were li,e
ia.,rtlusi itu of tlr cnso, torgcries. and ;un.
ltAt1cr sphl In ,s spcrr! tlMl II hard wark ca'i
lind u.,t who llad euunitlctl trso tnFgeries u,h
who wero aiding tllh wa,,,ah by 1lloncY ho
wuuti 10 1t. TIN J.!Es's utIarga WIN mMlol
uf Atryiy. lilo lcunel back In Ills seat aud
hnrlf sAlh;
tlgS1IeaEN Or rME Ipny; Taks tsts casc aud
l!tpusu 0f IT.
l'.u,ll,,s ,ho session at tho jusY tlle Widow
oliver was cunlIy 1appEIE In the ct,1lrt-foon. IF
she elrrcs cut l.cr announced Irlrpuse new slIo
will publish verbatim ArrfI.lHt nI lhe trial tn
pnInpet tn1sa, md canvass Ills Stute Ut feun.
syiyania lor subscribers.
1t IL very evident thai viii. this verdict S!tloll
Ea,ntron l!ls nut purr,laael! prare, ur ilnt bon
Eutnct alnl tho iatnily urc tU Acur the last of
| this wt,tnan,
ten. BUTLER III lis armament, maintained tlE't
ti.u Whlow oliver WIS partially tnsAnu. liz bud
a gonl wurd tn nav iur Sir. Oliver, by 1ctlnrins
lint It VIA not uItusuus fur kentuckHn$ to have
luI4tre.srs III autc.belluIn days. II
thu Jury lle tatd tbr1r yerllrI
would lu u must tmln'rtant ono
fur they ara called uil 10 ductttu whesher q
| wLn,u,s ran, III her u~ll NHtUrrlburalcu nYi
tletls,,, insiuvo lwclya 1rE IL suatuin lier; mud
>hu ett,l.i t.el, the Cn.11u! shnIiti b.. 1anovcd
ior It Will not 10 sa!u tyr 4 hcIlator or l.erEe
srnlutlyu to co!hr 10 Washington. IhcY hi
been itrattd tu IL tsrus etuh M tn lle hbsrtscc q
CAnrrnn. mil lIu t:iNsclf @us tn lt!nlac, Jur n
hut ntlyisttl lin II .n lsnu nnt! hr tllu'!ls
, 1879-04-02

Tor bringing the dccrepit old man 10 the stnnd
to he pnintod At. ita knew vhat newspapers
were. The London j'Hnch had totne Year,
nketl m ,hr peculiar Bhnpo Of The Duke Of
Wc,l1nv.on's nosc. atul fur two yrAss knno "
The papers have been living IN the 1lhcs and
tokcs connected With these charges. Mr. Cam
erun haa suffered. and he wished him 10 70 ut''
seathGd.
n tha NtHtrn Atsoetattd FtHs.
WAsn,Na1oH. d. G., Aprt! lin The oli'er.
Cameron csas the jury rendered verdict for
rinintiT and n,ne fos defendant The secnnt
VA, n,e ior plaintiff arnI eleven for dc'endaht.
It took two hours and half to cnnsIbcc this
one 3fror and bring hin, over with thu majority;
An effort will bu tnade to secutea nc" INA. alhs
II 5etused tic case will be carried to the COURT
In bapr upQu exceptions.
, 1879-04-02

T}ASIt.t}Al,f.,

A'f@,'H s'NA.s"
At the fnectlh. o[ the Directors o! the VA
ttoEal l.cagae. held a. Cleveland Dec I. 1877,
there cntns IN for consideration The ca.o Of
f,..a, ,~.1t.- ~ vt,' ha'1 haau ex,.,,c, hv thc
usSa' 'a'hu'' WIZ "a' oes.' e'pes. -. W wv
heu eap hash'hh'l Aasocatloh' u Oh fao't
MIMI, 'or revolving A. the Rel Cap Club was
n member Of tic League Alliance, it, action WAS
su,t.lncd hy In. t.caruc. am1 lin n,ter nj er.
..t.ta., a,,u...., .ri,', a,,,,,.,.,..as. ~ ,,,,
pa's'o" cp""t''eo '"e sasans'a"ee1 VI sns
tase were ns t0ltows: III TIE tuncF ol 1871
Walker was p!aysu4 with Memphis tienn.>
club, an.} upnn is h!ab,ndncns cntcred
,,,n r,n,r.,t with tl,, Ileh f..u.,
.' ,.''. ~. - t.'.,'
"3 ~ ~" "' ' '. ,''... 49,.
'te".p"', :" ~ A"' @"e'. 49,. .'..' ~, .., 49,
city he p!afcd IN CANT neassst tEe siahehes'
tor Club Ut Manchester, n. H., and was Induced
by lts ut}ircrs to "rcyotYo AMI tpin tin: organ.
,za,lnn. Til, artfm wa. followet by c cx,,,,lstnn.
49,, !. ~. ,,',..a,, 49,. H., ~. , .,,,., ,vo,,,..
a'''' as u WI. p"e"t. w ~ 'Hc Leagues "aNs'
'"a.,'s "'n''u'. u""''u 'sA'o" ~ 49,
tuo The mattcr was BROTH Ut befnsa ts'c l]oard
nj Directors. when 1t was thowa that nthntvh
uuueuhtuily rnlpahlc, Walkur waa influenced
" h!stetre5ea'atlhl!s Hh !ht part u!
ths a!aHGhcstet Itua: lnht ne hlu
hccn pretty veil f'tlhIsh"i Tor hts of:.
, 1879-04-02
LIBEL SUIT.

.SNtff1t UIFtkJff5 10 TIT TF4FHHt,
Fonr WAYSg. 1nd,, Auri! l.-slrs Dayless
llt,l,.cs .u..iny began suit ugufnst j. i. White.
wen!tliy merchant. fur lAlea imprisonment
claiming Sla,tHw damages. She WIS arrested IL
tbs sturr a lev nrrks aga IN Il ellNrge Ut shcft
but was discharged without prosecution,
sr. Louis, Mo-, April 1.-Tliomas Walall. {
prominent Rrchtcet Of this gity, fnr.nerl,
Superintendent vi CONSTRUCTION In lbs Unite'
States Custum.1lnilsy filed s,lit this aftrrnt'uI
agaIlst the T.me,-.iowraut tnr nnlrlo1a ltbel II
publishing an lrttrla tins ln"rnil,E stattnE il!s
he is yurgtnE 0 Insanity, n.,i thai hls tre,'''
llnyc considered thu garatlpII III nrs~nllns Il
rnurk II ap;t,lnt Il g,,ar,!tuu fur linn. lie dc
nlnt,tls $ttt tAN ,ln.l,agrs DoposItzoHs are to 1t
tuiteu III the caSc lIcNt Muhtlay.
, 1879-04-02
nules Of tic House With ylcw to joint action

tHCFaUn. ="
The resolution waa agreed 10. with An amend
nent 10 txce1t ihe Reltcral appropriation bills
IRON the operation o! tho former sixteenth aid
seventeenth JOINT rulGs.
The Ser Atc went into executive session pend
st4 . mu:!on by NJ. Ednunas 10 thke up the
resolution, heretofore offered By hin, declaring
that the buatnvss mud other Interests o! the
country required thnt Legislation. rhould bs ron.
fined to Ills objects Tor which lae extra tesxlun
was called.
When the door reopcnct., adlousnvtl.
, 1879-04-02
EXPECTATION TO FRANCE.

srmlaorlE,, H., April 1.-rln internal
rcventlu ctrrtIot,s IN this {'in Eighth district
during Marct, amounted to s75.riI...s5 Thr ta'.
lcetinna nrc smaller tlE1u nstIa fur tl.c rras,l
lint ll,t,,t of ti.c aitIu nuw manufactured t'
thIa district II beIut, exported to Fsalieg,
, 1879-04-02

Cant. Ju!!n i'riHIiyilIe, Tor Archie Fisher,
yesterday purchased sIsr well-known srhooI,er-
yacht litter, 15 lans b.s,tett, Ut Colgate Il Co.,
New Ynrk, fs,r s.i ,O0.> shn haviNg c',st fTD,W0
to build. She MllI immediately coI!c ~ Chl-
rnvQ,
, 1879-04-02
FINANCIAL,

TuoY, n. r., Aorl l.-f!hy, Cursn II Ca.
eiuyu manufacturers. hayH tatIrd. Liabilities,
f5y,.H}J; huut,lHl assets, Sl.(l,lED.
, 1879-04-02

hytll his ytews Df Ills nl1feul duty. Wl!eln l!ttso
itlcas ps hs duty will lrad hn',nu one cun doubt
FROM his conversation.
THE ARMY BILL.
YEsTENpAYfs srgEtHEs.
bptcfdt Nspateh fo Tas 1ittHHs
WASHINGTON, u. C., Anvil 1.-The tlebate on |
the Army bill was rontihcd IN The Iinuset uni
T. seens very prpl,ablc that Il will last through
out the week. When Tho ltnnss adjourned to.
night there woro llltY.scven tNcmhcrs IN t1'e
list to spenk. The embarrassment of the Re-
puhlrnus Is tint i!lnuy snlnor men, "lltse
sucet.cs cnu have 10 possible nflucnEc, insist
/ ,lpon delivering formal written arguments. I'll"
result Ia to orcupy the thu" nf 1lr House, wcnry
tnrulbers mud to tn}urc llc Republican caso be-
fore t1e country,
There wcrc snmu sprecllrs Of tfs character
to-day, but there was wlirh tilp Ilalisc aln
country will not soon forget. II was by Mr.
Frye, u Ata!nc, null 1t
MADE THE ntonr run 1toT
n,n quick In tt.a yefns Ut 1nany old soldiers to
u lear It. sprlnEtng TO hts feet when Chalmers,
Of Mtsslss!rp! lal eu.lel Ills tradc at tauuts
mid slattegs 1tIun the Republican party of tic
Nurth, Mr. Frye Thought tint time for entur'
:nncc WIS past, ant that representatives Of t!,e
Konnblfcnn pngty could no longer Rtt dumb III
the Representative Chamber where nn Assmsns-
ttatinn Of eighteen years was characterized only
rs n drunken 1espottstR He pressed flic Mta'
sisslppi Statesman, Cla!nlces nnl Alulttrow.
hard, nt,tl called third witness from M.ssls-
Sslppt In the voeu OF tie Okol0tla States, cittug
tSWan nstclo which Inns gt1t,u The rounds Of the
III .prcss, entitled 1--WE lave Captured the Cnp'
'A:$tai." Quoting these words rs Ills text, alr.
a1ryc skttched tic several erorts Of tl'e Dcloc-
Ttacy to capture tha Capital, a"l oslt of liz r.
:oanions futures OF Thy last rr.eAhisleti, 9,as!
Haf(io4l, similar failures for thu f1lturu.
oi,. shall j$d 1rt,@$on
, 1879-04-02


-. =, ~. ,,...,,,.., l., m, .., rhtch r,c..
tiSnt T.! Lie .,S.'s .'."a,e y, aaatr.t VIZ
III. Iiawisy .,stcd cln'mc5s whe'hs. NJ he VA,
s """m li ~, Il, turr,a suI
r'"', u r,as Hi "rsr II" Jrrsttrnt's yrtn
";,,i'',.'s. t'""r !" 1,t,tna H., ,tn, .ss ~,
IT, n"Ifn1,.e"Ynu ""Y" saw any,. iI,at tie Renuh,tcan
MI5 tsfsin,nr,9 ,i". nnd ,hantt FIN, IL 1.
,r,oi III fAn,eu,o ~ % thn I,a,nnsrat;c T smis
''"'s '''p'"''s .,r,y ~ ~ .sswrnyn '''~ -'
atr. 13clior1-in the last llo''to YOU hal seven.
ty tnNIuyIty anl to'ttAY you lave but u'1e.
Mr.. Chalmers rraecedeu win rs Etcecli. And
asatrtel ll'ae, on tina Questtu'l, tn" !ehuhl!taH
MIty was sta'!!i,I on ,; !nstc ~, naans!l!lo twth
IS w9s hta,.'!Bs on fnr ylta1 nfne!ulee o. liocr:
:!la al t''r lla,n1s Of such President! then thu
i,gnlocfatS 1,aft{ NJ l'oR on lle iaeG Or .ths
nflH. 'touuess ~ l.lneItJ ali!' shf. shahs W:
!hY very iucss ~ h'e1 l"nu ehhst iit'1 saf wv
rs,n]c xin,, has i. cuu,c At Ias, lin, ne i,a-
fnt,,v T,.ist ~, 1iLn tw,nIjuts mn handed tnrn
iii i,ruy 10 tirIr must wurshIpea llighncss II
,lc minority IL fcl,css nrieyauces
t,r tl,ut tGIa Government must lilo.
Wt,nt va, tncn,,t ny In, threat or lie gentle.
,uar, fr,,,u lila IGnrtlriili Tint GENTLEMAN
k,iows ll,at hts iarty Is u,wcrlcss ii this House
uu,I in tLr Her,nic Wnat. titct,, Jues this
threat nfeanf nGtUrc lIlttl. When hc fnasle ",
sat the Serrr,ary oi State; behind lin sat tho
ticnrra, Ut tsIr Army. We know that thu nriny
nnd the President Aro
rms ou,y ,xarpnus.r,
,>,., A.. ,,....n.. ...... ~. a.np. ~, n.
nY WHICH t's henuo'ra1 ns.' n.f a." rui.f uus "a
ts.e. u MNs noe .,'..,ns .n.s. III ,,nl.J ~
,Grs EaiPane @ suusn W ~, f,rn.t,"nt
etia!ai'Mte n !s spun, em ..n, ~ - w H. ,noriron
IL "as tenlc ~ & r.a1-, ~" ,,,so, .,riov,na
neon.a tiaAt ~ Wy "aten 80 ~ o,.n,orria,
wtohE nY putt, 10 ,,d 'nnsu, ~, y" ~ -,r,',,,nn.
@ MI Wa w.. ~ ns''SIa n;, ~ ,,.
arY. "l" ~! l.1t tne 4.t ~, "n," ~ In, ro,nin.
u*sf u. @ IL ., u"m' ~ u ,,tLr Ia. ~ tn+ror fnr
~. tsurcrlntr tlrmnt,stratItns IN lie Nepui.
lean sIs!r. W. learned to luvc 1t In
our chiht,ol. II hr,lgs hack to Us
Tint cutul struggle iur froc.ion When otlF reyo.
lutlDIusy ancestors lift their ont.prnts stamped
IN 0ltn,i III lie snnw of Valley Farvo et ,llat wr,
Their children, "mav tnlte hrart a4hln wi,en'
cyer Tic lHnis 1t lier[l shaIl ctis,u nron lls
Military dcspoi!atn now thrcatcns us uil every
sLlc. 1'rou,la Ilnye been a.sctn.cd ut ttle polls
tn iut[nIt!aIc frrt peoDle nt clccluns. Trnop5
have ,,aeu assembled at thu Federal Capital to
i,lttn.ato ttn llouse Of REPRESENTATIVES Il!
eu,lntIng thu Electoral vntc. The liattlc.cry u
lH3} 1a hGcn nlrcnHy started. a government
, 1879-04-02

BUSINESS NOTICES.

III ci,anErn,,lr climates Easweli's Casitpl,nr
lee Iutlnn tnr thu skin tesgns antrc,'ls. Sud IN
Chicago by Buck Y ltuynrr.
, 1879-04-02

Dubnuucs-May ). Il; Junr !, u: July 10. II;
l,nygnt,sts May ~, III ,lune III. II; Ang. -,
10; Unal,au-Jnnr i. i, J; Aas. d, II, III.
Ar DunCQUE. '-'
, 1879-04-02

1s",.ts I.,ilrrl 10 thu l'arttc ,iia!lrs,a!
lHllE.atl1ra. inlrrrst pIyal!tn u 'a~1h'
i1I,I1vy, rrIErilt1l ttAlntAhllI1t...".s.
lntrr..si ucttj,rt ni.lI INT VT rtllt. ...,.,st
jrtrrrst mil hf .iitr iEnitfl siate. ......;
iGtrrtri trwtt'l ,'y thu 'r"ns'''ssnll"" "
ttmIm.,ru ii l.;rrtnt iAld f,y thu uhItrd
, 1879-04-02
At l,uCEFQiEtl.

Rncktnrfik.--Nay =. 10. "a, II; Apc. II, N. pn
bultncr-May II. Ii; June Ill; July 9: any. III
III. Uulat.4s-sa, Il, ~, n; 1nly 81; Aug. :.
, 1879-04-02

llE P"hN uhAHs ,n'b I"AtC ps"tst
they asked tao nuclI, n"l ttrh tia Build Nurth
lind tn!d. "Sut ono sInslc atcp further: - thy
servll,lt ntg, tst !so hsluu!a y" !M.t s1t5
~" ',' eGv Iisu.,, .I IT. ar"r,s Fcrrv wi,c, m tr,.
n'1 Vir.'in," viii, IIftcr, nh, md st,u,n III,
e,s , 49,, H.. :, ."rn"s war ''~'' 49," 1~'e S''
| '''"sAS'', Wv "e' '"e "A.'
| THAT "h't ""o HAD hob'c*
! md hy tiAt lfIle tut ncEroes Aad beenme tIeo"
| men uni AInrliean rlt1zs1'a ltltt then tle hll.
| klux nml White !4cAGlless nut appeared, nj"
hundreds Ut lonr h'ack in.ll had bso1l snur.
terel. ThcH lrnHs la'! been sent down, ni"l
| lr,lre llnti beet rcslurrh, Tut lhe troops Wero
| ssull withdrawn, uni lhn result "1a Soi!a
South. 'llrrr l1aa been hal! y unzun t!sasay
.iussy iaecs uuwf lhe Democracy l'u4l thc ssn.
ulu, hut, sllank tod, they tis!@ nut lsaye tic r.
ccl,tiyu yet. lAprinllsu 0n thu Ncpuhlican sidr.
When tic Dciuucratlc latty thul'Elit tlcy would
| have hl1I lY khrcuteiL,G lin, fhty vera nlukitlE
III, rtt,ru lnLstnke. They ati htTEvu uut of HIN
IN bc1ltleA knrs I!,e wttllrawa! u Tin 1rUups
run thu South. lista,lsG they fIat tInile that,
t!ry s.1uull nut presume ri nil.el. 1lwy
a{ui,lu nut utrat,,I,u that tuy cuH gu tn lin
win pistul ju 1llvr lI45il nHl drnliIu! ali lry
wmnlri. iDertslyo Laughter au tic Denoeratc
| Kl,ir.I
Mr fiou..-Arc vou In favor nf retaining on
.,,., .;nt,t..smnk - NV with nrr,utts thu array
~ ~ t n."s ~ ,."sn ~ lin nnli.f ilu yuu a,iyu-
tM,n NJ III ia iowi
e@sS H. M Erv"-t ,,ova mt n shallow of fonns
4 o,",,t ~ nn,sitt,,t.ur"i,tv and until lmr,,rg
s"siSlini lin. Sn,,tt viii nat nlIrlrr Negrues
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-30
STEEL RAILS.

A writer in the Pittsburgh Post, COM
pairing the advance in steel rails with
the advance IN pig-iron, says;
The boom in the steel rail business is
scarcely commensurate with the boom
in pig metal. Since the general improve
ment in business there has been de-
cided improvement in the steel rail
business also, and prices have advanced
from SIl per ton at the beginning OF the
wear to $50 at present. But this adj
vance is not in proportion to the adj
vance in pig.
When steel rails were selling at 81
per ton pig was selling at S2l.5O per ton.
With rails now selling at $50 per ton
pig is selling at S32 per ton. Thus there
has been an increase Of $1,000 per ton IN
the price of pig while the advance IN
rails. manufactured from the pig, has
been only 80 per ton. This is to be ac'
counted for by the fact that the manu-
facture of steel rails is only one branch
OF the iron and steel business, while the
manufacture of pig-althOugh only one
branch of trade itself-is the basis OF
supplies Of the crude material for all
other branches of the steel and iron
trade. The Improvement in the nail
trade, bar iron trade and in nearly
every other branch of iron manufacture
inc is commensurate with the improve
ment in the steel rail branch. Since
these other wares must come also from
the pig it is natural that the furnace
men should profit most by the boom.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-30
A FALSE ISSUE.

The Iatelli0a.cer takes a great deal oil
pains to make an issue between Sena-
tors THURMAN and BLAINE, or between
the Democratic and Republican parties,
mon the subject Of National Banks
which does not exist. In making a
COMPARISON between the present Ma
tional bank system and the worst fea-
turss of the old style OF wildcat banking
which prevailed before the war, BLAINE
and his colleagues seek to mislead the
people by assuming that the opponents
of the National banks are bent on going
back to exactly the condition of things
under the wildcat system which they
ridicule. They are oblivious to any
other alternative than the perpetuity OF
the National banks, or a return to the
worst condition of the banking systems
long since abandoned, and which no.
body desires to restore. They shut
their eyes to the possibility that the
world has progressed since wildcat
banking was IN vogue, and even since
the establishment of National banks.
They are so narrow and big
oted IN their idolatry OF the
National bank that they refuse to adj
nit that il can be improved upon.
1t is not strange that party which
has such vast and influential agency
As that of the National banks to oil their
party machinery should be tenacious OF
their existence and blind in their idOli-
try ofthe system. 1t is no matter that
they are expensive and burdensome to
the people; no matter that the currency
of the country would be as stable and
seryiceable tomorrow il National bank
notes were eliminated from it, as 1t Is
to-day: no matter that they are not de-
manded by any necessity OF the times
or contribute nothing to the prosperity
of the country; it is enough that they
carry with them a certain partisan
Influence which, like the cleo
ton laws of Republican Congress,
cannot now be abandoned with safety
to the party whose interest they
promote. But may be the shoe
will be on the other foot when
Democratic administration takes
charge OF the affairs of the National
banks, and then like BLAINE's paper dol
lar, behind which stood, as he repre-
sented, the wealth, the muscle and the
chiyalry of the whole American Repub'
lie. it will suddenly loose its chivalrous
backing, and become but an empty pro
mise except backed by dollars worth
of gold, when for party purposes 1t be-
comes necessary to depreciate It.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-30
Az ENORMOUS SCHOOL TAX.

New York city pays annually for the
support OF education over S@,OOO,OOO.
This is nearly one-hali OF the entire tax
of the city. The different counties OF
the state pay S9,IOOOOO more for the
vuv COUNTIES Iur INC support Of schools,
about 100000 This is the case in all
cities TO a greater or less degree. 1t is
so OF Wheeling, but the proportion paid
by New York is exceptionally large, and
in fact the figures showing the educa
tional tax OF that State in all its ramiti-
cations are enormous.
The estimated cost OF supporting the
pubic schools Of New York for the year
1880 is $50, 200, the item OF salaries
alone amounting to =, 734, 900, and there
is still a lack Of accommodation for the
rapidly increasing number OF school
children. 1t appears bya recent census
that were every seat in every school
bui)din. now occupied, there would
remain at least 10000 pupils unprovided
for.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-30
TIE TOBACCO TRADE.

Estimates are now being made of the
tobacco crop, which is about all in. II
the present fayorab lie weather continues
the crop will be large, but there is no
boom" in the tobacco business. The
figures are not such that manufacturers
can make money, that is to say, an in
crease on the profits they have been
making. Ii prices had been lower the
tobacco business would have had its
boom along with other great industries,
but the prices have been kept MP by the
large manufactures With view of driv-
ing the little ones out of the business,
and there is no room now for further
advance. at is TO the interest OF the con-
sumer," says an exchange, "tO have
the small manufacturers continue,
but it is a great deal more to the
interest of the latter than the large
houses to have leaf at reasonable rates.
The firm that sells a million pounds
year can live at a profit Of one cent per
pound, for that makes gain OF $4,000
on the years business; but the firm
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-30

that sells only 100000 pounds q year
can't live on one cent pound profit
as that only aggregates $1,000 on the
years business, which is too small
margin to support one or two families
and cover all trade contingencies. The
consequence is, that every device that
can be thoughto otto make cheaper kind
of leaf do in the place of the costly
white goods, is tried, and every SHIFT
made to get along. The coming crop
may naturally be expected to tighten up
matters somewhat for the smaller class
of manufacturers, and It's progress IS
watched with considerable anxiety,