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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-22

PHILADELPHIA, July 2l.-Flour - Dull /;
Minnesota extra family medium IS 90; do
good to choice IS 60a6a75,- Illinois do fancy
% 90; winter whSatpatent$S 76as 50 Mime.
sofa patent process 90 90. Rye Flour-Quiet
at SS2@ Wheat Unsettled; No. 2 western
amber, track, old 81 Il. Corn-D Decidedly
better western mixed, track, 4sal9c; yellow
&c. oatsIQuiet but steady; western mixed
Dull and unchanged. Butter-Firm; Dream,
cry extra l6a17o; New York State and Brad,
ford county, Pa, extra l4al6c; Western Re,
serve extra llalSc. Eggs-Dull; western l0a
lilo. Cheese-Firm creamery 5j<a5Ko. Pc,
troleum Dull; crude Co; refined 6Xc
whiSky-Firm; western 81 OK. IN
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ChicAEo.

CHICAGO, July 2L-Flour-steady aud firm.
Whcat.strong and higher No. Chicago
Chicago csc cash, July; 95sa5Te August;
exc September; sales at 9S 1,ia95c September;
No. 8 sS1EaS4c; rejected 65a86c. torn-In
good demand and prices shade higher at
S6Nc cash; S6Tc August; 36Nc September;
rejected &c. Oats-Dull and prices shade
lower at 27><a27 10 cash 26c August; 25xS
go September. Rye-Dull and lower at
SIC. Barley-Quiet and unchanged at, zoe.
Pork oderately active and higher at Ss l6a
8 l7H August g 26as q y September; IS IS
October. Lard-Demand fair and prices
higher at $567h cash August; s. 721 Sep
TENDER; IS IS October. Bulk Meats-fn
good demand and prices shade higher al
IS 5Sa4 2Sa4 6Oal IS. Whisky-s Steady and
unchanged. flv y.,.F.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-22

BALTIMORE, July 21.-Elour-western SUI.
perine S 0oa3 60;, do extra 81. OOa4 ia. do
family IS 25a575. Wheat-Western strong !;
No, 2 western winter red spot 81 49,; July
81 12Na1 l2I; August 81 II tSa1 10; septem.
ber$l l2al TX; Confirm; western mix
September 46a461<c, steamer Il jla4l 5<o. Oats
More active and firmer; western white $50
40c; do mixed 36 5a37c; Pennsylvania 3sa40c.
Rye-Quiet at 66a57c. Hay-Firm and active;
prime to choice Pennsylvania SIS OOal6 90.
proviaons-Weak with a declining tendency.
Mess Polk-$lO50. Bulk Meats-Loose shout.
der SasNc; clear rib sides Axe; packed AKA
SIC. Bacon-shoulders 4 NC; clear rib side
SIC. Hams-At 10al2c. Lard--7c. But.
ter-Tn good demand for best; prime tc
choice western packed 1lalSc Eggs-Dull al
9al0c. Petroleum-Crude nominal at exc
refined 70. Cofiee-Firm and active; Rio car
goes ll11al4Hc. Whisky-Quict at 81 on.
al 70. ....
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-22

NEw oKIKASs, July 2i.-Cotton-pull
midaling114c; low do ike; good ordinary
loJSc; met receipts 200 bales; gross I2S; SAILS
100 bales stock l1,7l4 bales. fTE. M u IL
Cottee-ln good demand at full prices Rio
eatgoes, Ordinary 70 prime II 5Sat6c; IobblnR
11Aalec Sngar-pemanh fair and market
hrmi inferior TO good common Cas- 70 com.
mon 70 good common 81 ta0J<c; yellow clari.
hed 7<a7 10. Molasses-Dull; fermentlng
24aS0c;l common 25a2Sc. Kice-LouisianR
ordinary to choice 6Xa7xC.
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ClnnlnnAi1.

CtEcIHEATI, Jnly 2L-Cotton Dull ut
Ike. Flonr-pull and. nominal: family
q @a5 76., Wheat Stronger at a5caSl 90.
Corn-In good demand OF FIJI prices at 40a
4lc cash; 400 seller August oats-Dull and
lower Of S2as5c. Rye-Dull at 67a5sc.4 Bar,
iey-Dll and nominal Pork-Dull and
Is 10. Bulk Meats Quiet at Is 2Oa4 00a
1925. Baeon-In fair demand; jobbing IS 81 Il
81 o0ai 81 1SaA 76a5 0oa5aI2f. Whisky-
Steady and in fair demand ct 81 06. Butter
Steady fancy creamery. lSci choice " eStern
Reserve Pablo; choice Central Ohio sjSa9JJ e.
Linseed oil-Steady and In fair demand at CSC
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"a young friend Of mine was cured OF
IN Unsuitable thirst for liquor, that had
so Frustrated bis system that he was una
BILE 10 do any business, q He was entirely
cured BY the use OF Hop Bitters. It allayed
all that burning thirst took away the
appetite for liquor; made his nerves
steady, and he has remained sober and
steady man for more than two years, and
has no desire TO return to his cups, and !
know. OF anumber OF others that have
been cured Of drinking by it"-Fron a
leading R, r. Official Chicago, Ill.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-22

Pr1EsgvlsH, July 2l.-PErRoLRux-ouIet:
United firm at 7SsEe4t Parker's for shipment;
refined exc for Philadelphia delivery.
ANTWERP July 2l.-ERrRoLEuM-i7Nf. a
Oh Cry. July 2L-PErRoLEuM- Market
opened with IKE bid for strictly, when It
9 Ssslined 70 5oc at which price II closed
sSn.pmIehg sS.oO9 barrels SyerAging 1900
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-22

NEW YoRK, July 2l.-Business still quiet
IN most departments Of trade. Cotton goods
in light demand but firm. Grain bags tairly
active and in small supply. Dark prints
are moving in fair quantity. Dress PoodS
quiet. Mems wear woolenS In light request
but steady. Repellents In fair demand.
Foreign goods dub.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-22
~ ChieSrol cai,IIs1 Iis.,,5s !,

ullcAeol July 2la--Tho Drovers' Joufna
Fegot9i ugsl suis lliHeAA
Aoes-=keceipts 900 head shipments 4, 4ol
heed. Mixed packing dun and SOW a 81 or
w light firm and stronger al 81 co.'s S0
S 9 g heavy I 6oas 60 butcher pigs s. 70l
.S SnSfrr TIL 400 head; Shipment
N.Y. head: Export cattle steady aud IN fail
stronger at u 26al 6S; butchers' ouiet and
weak cows 81 60aS so; bulls 81 5Oa2 As.
Texans heavy and supply weaker At a. Al
q 9 some q e choice at IS 90; Colorado and
j s.HeHEF-steady. Natives . 7O4S co. Texans
~ 20, n.1 NH
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CinnInnn,i mn. ,r..,...

oncnxGr1, July a. Hoes and
prices q shade lower; common 50 0Oa3 40;
light g eoaS IS packing g 5OaS 70; butch.
efs y 5 1Ss$ 80; Receipts 1,sl3 head; ship.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-22

NEW YoRk, July 2I.-Cotton = Steady
at II 9l6all ll.l6c. Flour-Medium and hiph
grades dull and heavy; receipts Il, 900 barrels
supertine western and State $S16a4 Is: com.
mon TO good "a 2Oa4 90; good 10 choice 81 65a
az 6Oi white wheat extra 81 75a5 Is; extra
Ohio " l6a6 90 ST. Louis 81 10a6 So: Min.
nesota patent 1915. Wheat-Receipts 5O2..
600 bushels; rejected spring SOC; No. 1, 05a97c
No. do 9S5caSl 90; ungraded 9ScaSl 03 x:
ungraded amber 81 12a1 Is; No. do 81 isl
l6H; ungraded white 81 i0al u; No. / do,
sale5 OF 10000 bushels at 81 16al l6Ik; No. q
red, July, sales OF So 900 bushels at 81 l4aI I4.
August sales OF $4,000 bushels at 81 l9I<a
1915 September sales Of 10000 bushels al
81 l3Il l3H. Rye-Quiet but firm: western
&c. Barley-Dull and unchanged. Mali
Quiet and unchanged. Corn-Moderately &C.
tive; receipts 10000 bushels; ungraded 43a
45c; No. 2 white 60a52c; round yellow 6Sc
steamer, yellow, July 44c bid; 4iISc asked
AHc bid; 442c asked for August; 46l<c bid
46c asked, for September. Oats-.ModerateIv
active; receipts 5000 bushels western mixed
38a39ci white western 89a4lc. Hay-Firm.
Coaee-steady. Sugar-Quiet; refining fair to
good ut 61<a6Ac. Molasses-Dull and nm.
changed. Kce-Fairly active. Petroleum
Quiet; United at 70%a7lkc; crude 6a5g[c :
refined SIC. Tallow-Steady and unchanged
Rosi n-Unchanged. Turpentine-Quiet but
steady at TNc. Eggs-Firmer; western l0a
l3c. Pork-Firmer; new mess s. 00as 90 x,
the latter price for fancy. Beef-Nominaiiy
unchanged. Cut Meats-Firmer but ouiet.
Ong clear 81 9Oa5 90; short clear IS Is. Lard
Strong ATS 9711a6 90. Butter-Quies west.
ern 7al6c. Cheese-Dull; western 4aeKc.
Whisky-Nominal at,$l07.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-22
FINANCE AND TRADE.
Money Easy, Governments Firm, stucks
~ Active hatlrreuuIar.
wheat stronger Win Upward Tendency,
PlOaF steady, Provisions Un.
changed. @
nov Yorlt nonan ma htarln.

EEw YoRK, July 2L--MoNEY - Market
easy at 2ka3 per cent, Prime mercantile
paper 81fa4H per cent, Sterling Exchange
bankers bills weak at n GlI< ;Sght exchange
on New York a seIf.
United states % Of 1851, coupons
NeN
Rev -Four and hAltl
\,
GovERHMEHFs-Firm.
RAILROAD BoNps-St Strong and higher. O..
0. 4 |. @. frstS 76Jf, seconds Is.
SfkTI BoRpS-Dull. r.I n.
SrocEs- Market active but speculation dc.
cidedlY irregular, fluctuations being fro
quent, and In some cases wide. At the
opening there was slight improvement, but
slight decline soon set In, Louisville and
Nashville falling OF ", and the general list
NaX, except 1t, Louis, Kansas City and
Northern, which advanced from IS 10 l9k for
common aud from 80 o'6lK for preferred,
After the first callthe general market rose x
alA and Louisville and Nashville 2, but dur.
Ing the afternoon theFe,wasa reaction Of IA
l9s, the latter New Jersey Central. Toward
tue close firm tone prevailed, Coal shares
showing the most strength, and prices rose No
!, but In the final sales there was slight reac.
ton In some instances. III. +,'T.l|s-'-YT r.
t,IhilisAStions aggregated lI2UgO shares, OF
which 1900 were Erie, 1900 Lake Shore,
80O0 Wabash, q. 900 Northwestern common,
1000 preferred, q, 600 81. Paul common, /, 000
preferred, 1900 aLackawanna, 5000 New
Jersey Central, 5000 Michigan Central, s 000
Union Pacific, 5000 Ohio and Mississippi,
], 900 Western Union, $500 Louisville AID
Nashville, 5000 St. Louis, Kansas City and
Northern common, 10000 preferred, 400
Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Lafayette, i,i00
Kansas and Texas and 1900 St. Louis and Ban
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-22

Trains leaving Coumbus at AN p y and A N a. =
son aniy. Through chiaS0 eIpreal leave Conmbas
Sta e1eePt sunday o $40 b. NJ, with 1lS0plnR cST
RaGhsd, arriving In Chicago 1t 7.SO eSt morning.
TfcSatn Ma. 9S secured In advance ut Union Dopot
,h Fan%anH Palace Drawing Room Elotpinr Can
through without change from ste6cnyilie snd olDm.
f ISa % Cincinnati Louisville Indianapols and s.
For through Tickets, BSrsso Chsciu, slcSpins q,
eeoo9nmodahons, and any further fniornStiSf Snix
y 4. ~ NJ. ~. hklLEV1llE, Ticket Agent n III
HeIat oH Hpes ioot q Eleventh ItreCt, or Il CITY
D. W. CALDWELL vi
9en'l Manager, columbus. q.
.. II. FELTON,, JR.,i 800 -
". L 0'RRIEN,
mi. esnI PA'' and Tiekot Agent oalumbus, o.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-22
Allegheny Cattle at

East LIBERTY, July 2L-oArrLE-Receipts
since and including Friday last, 8,9a5 head Of
through and ia bead for this market; total
through and 1905 head Of local, aeainst 4, elk
head Of through and OF local the week
before. The supply up to this writing Il
lighter than last week ut the same time, but
about twenty to twenty-five are expected to
arrive this evening for to-tnorrow's. market.
off all around with very few sold and but
few buyers. Only sixteen loads were sold 10.
day. Last Monday thirty.one loads were sold
at prices ranging for common to good, from
IS 80 to 81 CO; extras IS 90.
Hods-Receipts 6,2l5 head; total for the
week 1920 head, against HOPS head the
week before. Workers s. Tot S. so; Philadel.
phias s. 90 to a 90.
sHEEr-Receipts $500 head; total for the
week L, Ao head, against 14,7O0 head last
week. Selling active and Nc higher than last
week. '''S'
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-22

cb sS 10 os Saturday night mas no connection Tor
on f Al asRt r tas: Dnvns Room and Sleeping Can
GSsS oansetons are made Tor Ill point sou,A and
EN- ront. E y. and Northwest making this doa-
great West and 70 whom particular Intention isSsysp
, WAEMElLING, PITTS. AND BALTIMORE DIV.
IN 80 l. N, l6O n N
~, -! TTiAdelphIa Aeccnsmodstiun. Ne
~ Iosnas 10 0, N. 500 n. M
n 11cA a H principal points on ale al Depot
TntoTTrstt ~ ~ ~ n. noaM d9Ltns ne day.
n ~ ,,p,,,,,,,-,-.,l !. W. A.CLEMENTH nd oT.
I'll A. - DEVR1Es, Gsn'l Agent, WhoaiinS. "
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-22

RAILROAD BoNDs-- Strong and higher.
O. Z |. 9; tirsts 7SH seconds %.
, 1879-06-14

Vernon a.cnte fell Into the river from, the dock
as the loot OF Thizts-asst street.. atd wei
drowned Deceased va II sears 81 ass, aKo, nfa
lcavcs wife md family. Scr9t watson re"
covcral the body and had It acnt home.
William aer-inr. % vcnra nf aue, Yesterday
nttntnntct1 to cnmi,,lt anici,1e Al Lis hume M.
Oil Larrabeo strcat, hy taking all overdose Of
!audanun. 4 physlc!aa who wa acnt foe
pumped him out. md atdE ptncea MN GUT Vi
danger. Difficulties with his WIS walen r. r.,
suttd In their separation tHo "eeRs ago. ID tAe
supposed cnuse.
Tho f.omnttteo from thc Knights Temptae
rt Tricnsfai to bo held in iii city Ia Nay, 1850,
hctd meeting at tic Sherman Houso last evc1,-
nr. Vnrfons committees were appointed to
inok aftnr flIc wnrk. embracing some so persops.
'Fhe rnnnlete prorrammc and list Of commits
ttna wtii In nrrsrnt MI nj n 1nectlnr to bo held
Dutchmaa from countrr, in Portland Block,
with saehel III !,!s hnld, waiting for Hontlc-
man III to reclaim It. The gcntetnsn bad
DRIFT which lie wished to act changed, md ro--
ls returned; In lie meantime ho oorroteo, s1o,
uud wanted more, The putchmnn WIS very
mrcl, surprised to learn he WIS swindled, sny-
iuE Ii could not be possible, a. he was such d
Nv 49,. .m.s,.,n .,,.,, a,a,o.,, ,.. FINN.
Last evening aponI pe!ock slte' 1.LatiA ~
5onnson, o no. ~ sGaaM,ex s;Ita' Mtset' III ~. o.,
t na 70 W at tn1,n, T@ t"e
Nofto Hsse' nsh ~ ,I 1s III ~ s,r"r n"
was buoyed up BY her clothes and caught hold
Of pifo; ~ The moment brave tuEnan,
leorgs McClclland, Jumped into the river from
the dock and awam to her. He held her abo3o
| the surface Of the water until others procured
boa. aud took her into 1t aud placed her On
shore. 3hs was not burt auT by the ta'i.
Tho bo.rders aud ruests Of the Tren,out House
wars rons1ierahiv soitate1 vratcria7 tnnrnIny
~ ~ var. n"riv nn',r ~ t}3n nniro nrnrccj
inc fr"m t)1c room If one ,f tie cnarnberma!i's
, 1879-06-14
THE CITY.



E. Il. Plummer. U, 8. A., Is at the Sherman.
T.. {. Peters, Keokuk, H., Is at the dartlner.
J. 2. Hale, Now York, IL guest Of the sher-
man.
Robert Thompson, Nashville, Tcnn'' is at the
Pacific.
Capt. P. Moffatt, u. 8. H.. il guest Of the
Palmer.
r. p1aney, Quincy, ILL.,, Is 4 guest at tho
Gardner.
Judge N. N. Hubbard Cedar Rapids, IL at
the Pacific.
]. II. Gillctt, Marquette, Mich, fs stopping It
the anr1ner.
r. ". olmstcad, Lasallc, ILL.,, il registered
at the Gardner
guests OF tic Pacific.
Bishop J. L. spaulltng. Of Peoria, ID reRfstcred
at ths Grana Pacific.
Louis Clemm, Heidelberg, Germany, is regis
tered At the Sherman.
judge N. II. Root, Hartford, is among the
Ruests Of tho Palmer.
The Rev. Robert A. Edwards, Ph[ladelphia, Is
stopping At tue Pacific.
Ex-senator George 8. Wright, DesSloiuss, H.,
IL 4 gucss Of tho Pacific.
The Assistant Treasurer yesterday, patd out
$4,000, $4,000 in pensions.
cha,1c. n. aaa,n.. ct ,he strako.ch oueEa
ehaie1 ~ Aosn'1, VI sne SS~~o'sA ep~'1.
Edward Ruiz, Belleville. H., e1.state Treas
urer, Is solournang 1t the Pacific.
George g. Giutey, Chippewa Falls, WIS.,, IL
among the guests OF the fremont
William Morehouae and George Morgan,
China. ara reHfstered at the fremont.
.1u8pa ,omhert 1rae mi, family ,cturncd ,eou
w.sntno.nn xsa, .-t,.v an1 aro don,ic,,s,, a. th.
.Grsrd p.cfec
IL. ~, IT.. .,,,., wo,,,ox oaao, .,,,
mr. ana Mrs T. y. E a Botse5' shcli'e'd' Engand'
aro Rucsts OF the Pacific.
1osenb Chanmsn. Dnhtnuc. Gnnera, pas,en.
ger Agent of the Chicago, Clinton & Dubuque
Railroad. II at tle shertnau'
V1aNest f5s az j. 9Msn; Eew SoEk
Paul Rai[rnnd. ara dom]ced Al the Palmer
v....,..,. ,......, ..,-..
lesIen1sys internai.rfvenne receipts iootea
Shh17.b 20 FAR tohacco Ind cirarS. III '39;. .m tor
6es1 and $500 'o' licenses.
south IoTn Assessor drake says that It VII
30 Impossible Tor MIN to receive schedules after
tassoay ns1t, as the oooKa , muss =, o. somplctea
" inc @4th inst A word to the "'ss 1s sui
1',s.s' r".~
JonA Fcareon' "no !of tHentT,1our yearel was
the popular head-portcr Of the fremont House.
1ae lately accepted Similar poaltion 10 tiic
sherman Aouae. whe:eat tie BIZ hearts ot HUI
oeft and Hilton aro joyful.
The temperature YESTERDAY, N obaeryed by
Manasse, opttc'an, Us Madison street TRIBUNE
~! d1nni.dnS} +. % W., At a. r.. " degrees; ~ 4 m.'
eo; u n, 70;8 2; m, Il; p. 1.. 81. Barom-
eter a. H. n''' 2s'e2; D. m'. A41'
George Wilson, q brakeman on the 1,lfnots
Central, waa thrown from the ton Of a freirbt-
car Yesterday morning. near Tie Ba,tln1ors Il
Ohio JUNCTION, at AYdo PARK. Hs iell into the
a1tch hhd received seTefo internal Injuries
, 1879-06-14

Buck & RAYner'a Moth Powder Ia n kind OF In
suFAnco against loss Of clothing and furs.
, 1879-06-14

The auctlnn taie Of ntl paintings At - State
sltert by William a. 1nttrra TO- will bo contin.
ucd to .iay Ut 10 4. N. anA :! p. I'll. Yesterday
several nnc ptcture, were sold ias extremely low
p1lces 1hc entire collection Il to bo disposed Of,
a. the aafc Ia psremptory. and they n,nst MI 70 At
the b1ddrrs own terms. II IL raru chanco 10 buy,
good pictures cheap. : #
, 1879-06-14

Mcsars. Pelton & romeroy, 15o and 15o State
btrert, In closing out their stock Of Mathusheck
pEAnos aFe Offering some extraordinary bargains.
We noticed number that had been ii use only
q few mouths. which they wcre selling At S195
and upwards. Many Ut these pianos have oee
, 1879-06-14

carefully used by trtvnto families who1hdve cx.
changed them for tho new 1faztcton BFos.' nnt
thu Gnbler upright pianos, embodylng aIl The
lntcst improvements :
, 1879-06-14

II the testimony Of eminent chonfats Is Of any
value. Dr. 1'rlcs'a Cream baking Powder il tho
only kind that should 10 utedi
, 1879-06-14

The poor lttle sufferer win bs rt1!oycd by nsng
Mira. Winslows Soothing Syrup Tor children tocth.
Ing. 1t cents. Avoid limitations.
, 1879-06-14
DRUNKENNESS,

Dr.. D'un9ef. dtscoycrer bf the ctnctous cufd for
drnnkenncss, curcs all cases. Room ~ Palmer
Houth.
, 1879-06-14

."IIts sstcrs, and hs cousins, and biz aunte, :"
eat Dawsun's candy. Eli State attevt.'
, 1879-06-14

HEFEH .,U.FVHE 1T IHEHT1 TLHH1
have prices Tor AxmlnseE, sfoquot's, Wilton, and
brussels cxrpcttnEs reached the extreme low 1g.
uses now asked by tho Chicago carpet Company,
mont il mitch dner ttqryt ever BEFORE. = .t.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-10-21

There are good many reasons why it is
not worth while to climb Popocatapetl. The
first and foremost is, several women have al
ready climbed it, and where woman can
climb it is no feat for an American young
man to go. In the second place, it is sixty
miles from the capital, which, in Mexico,
means two days journey over bad roads and
in uncomfortable stages. On the upper part
of the mountain the atmosphere Is so rare
that weak persons have frequently been at
tackled with hemoThage of the lungs, and
some have died. The journey is a laborious
one, and good mile Of the way straight up
hill, through ashes and cinders foot deep.
Last, but not least, the journey is very eX-
pensiye for stages, board, guides, and cos
tunes. Postscript.-The game is not worth
the candle. 1t is great satisfaction to see
this mountain from a distance; to sit on the
upper piazza of a hotel, with your feet on the
railing, and good Mexican cigar, thinking:
$50 that is Popocatapetl, is il? That is the
mountain my old country schoolmaster used
to say was the highest in America, with a pro-
nunciation eighteen degrees wide of the mark.
Aud now there she is. Who'd have thought
it in those old days of school-house benches
and wandering school aliases
While yon are looking at it, if you choose
the right time of day-after the sun goes
down-it disappears before your cigar is fin
lsneu. IL IS quite possible tnat the reader
may have heard that there is no twilight III
the tropics-the sun goes down and in very
! few minutes it is dark. The mountain grows
dim and disappears like the school day men,
cries of its unpronOunceable name. There
| is no fire and birthstone coming out of its
crater, as there ought to be out of any genu-
Inc volcano; there is nothing but dim spot
in the distance, to be seen only when the
moon gets behind it and lights up its outlines.
Almost any stranger, looking at the mountain
from any elevation in the capital, will esti-
mate that it is four or five miles away, unless
| he knows better, for it is sixty. The air is SO
very clear there you can see long distance.
! 1t is SO clear that Mexican will see five
cent piece two miles off, and 60 for lt.-Ne,r
| York Times.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-10-21
Brake for Mining Cages.

The recent fearful accident III the Tioga
mine, Bodie, shows the necessity of brake
or some similar apparatus for stopping cage
within the reach and control of the men who
are ascending or descending. We have
safety apparatus on most cages, but it only
acts when cable breaks. In a case like that
at the Tioga shaft, where the rope is running
down off the reel, the men on the cage are
utterly helpless. There is hardly a wagon or
wheeled vehicle of any kind in the country
which is not supplied with a brake, by means
Of which its speed may be checked by those
on hoard, but when our miners mount their
vehicle and start Oh their perpendicular jour
ney they are perfectly helpless. They must
trust 10 luck, as there is not thing on which
they can lay their hands to in any way assist
themselves.
We are confident there could be arranged IL
pair of brakes, one on each side of the cage,
with levers. by hauling down on which the
guides might he cluched and the cage stop
ped. or its speed greatly checked. These
brakes Should be constructed to act much
after the fashion of the ramrod of the old
fash med Colts revolver. When not in use
the two levers would stand up alongside the
side bars of the cage, out of the way, and
when wanted it would only be necessary for
a man to reach up and bring them down with
his full weight upon them, when chisel-shaped
points of steel would be forced into the
guides on either side. The brakes could
either be arranged to act in that way or they
could be made in the form of straight lever
with Il segment of circle nj the lower end, "a
sort of toothed eccentric, which could be
drawn tightly against the guides by hauling
down on the levers, which might be worked
by two or more men, when there We're several
on the cage.
I Had there been some such apparatus on the
cage Of the Tioga the men might have stop
! ped it as soon as they found that it was run
ming away. There should be something done
to give our miners the means of helping
themselves in case of an accident of this kind.
Virginia Enterprise. ,-,'..