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act0T were On IOOL.
The inter-oceanic canal project had engag-
ed attention on the relations of our govern
ment and the States Of Colombia The
treaty obligations subsisting between the
United States and Colombia by which we
guarantee the neutrality of transit and the
sovereignty and property Of the Colombian
isthmus, made It necessary that the condi-
tons under which so s%tupendous a change in
the region embraced in this guarantee is to
be Notwithstanding as it would this
isthmus from 8 barrier between the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans into q gateway and .shor-
oughfare between them for the navies and
merchant ships of the WorId-should receive
the approval of this government. The Pres
i1ent held ssthat it is the right and duty OF
the United Estates to assist and maintain such
supervision and authority over any inter
oceanic canal across the isthmus that con-
meets North and South America as will pro-
tecl our interests
Our government had not felt called upon
to interfere in the contest between the allied
Republics Of Peru and Bolivia, and Chill.
But our offers Of mediation had been well
received, but had proved unsuccessful. II
questions affecting our rights as neutrals on
ministers had acted with energy and success.
Our relations with Brazil continued cordial,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-09-25

-; &c Largas. Stock Of Groceries, Seeds and
Tobacco in Yves: Virginia,
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TIME TABLF

oRuunIng only 70 Nj. BelleVieW.
An extra car will leave the city alter church scr.
vices on Sunday moFulng.
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especial effort in getting out new designs
and o finer quality Of ware, are now brush
ing upin this respect, and orders ior new
patterns are plenty. The manufacturers
believe that tie present demand is q per.
manent one, and will now make an effort
to compete with foreign manufacturers IN
the line Of fancy goods. They claim NM Hi..
there is no reason why the smoky Olty
factories should not be able to cope sue
cessiully with France and Belgium, IN Ger.
tain lines OF fancy ware. and already
quite a number OF skilled worEmen
have been engaged TO enter into his ue'
partment OF the trade. Eastern manu-
%iacturers have made move in this direc'
tiou, but the bulk Of fancy goods, toilet ar
tiCles. etc, are imported. This step on
the part Of Pittsburgh manufacturers Will
open a new branch ofindustry here. One
leading firm in this city that has been
steadily pushing this class Of goods, report
that a certain line OF fancy plates, which
thew manufacture and sell wholesale nj
seven dollars and fifty cents per dozen, re-
tail in jewelry stores in Chicago,
at five dollars o pair. Points ike
the above have led this firm, al
least, to believe that there is more money
in the highest branches OF the trade. III
The matter OF taking advantage OF i'm
proved machinery u manufacturers are
also moving. McCully & Co, OF Twenty
eighth ward, have Just put in two oil the
new patent circular lehrs aud they give
perfect satisfaction, in fact new machinery
Of every description is being utilized, and
the glass trade seems to be entering int
n bright era Of prosperity.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-09

In Nebraska, during 1870, the railroad
mileage increased more than 40 per cent.
The increase in population was about 1OO,.
COO, or 20 per cent. The grain product Of
the State has grown from 100000 bush
els to 100, OOO, 600 bushels lin 1870. There
was an increase OF over 10000 900 bushels
in 1879 over the product OF 1878. The in.
crease OF live stock was from so to 90 per
cent.
The banking transactions OF Omaha for
1870 exceeded in value 100000 900; the
receipts Of grain, G,0OO.0O0 bushels re.
ceipts OF live stock, 100000 cattle and
swine; the value Of precious metals, gold
and silver bullion coin, and dust, nearly
S70,OOO,OOO The tonnage Of bullion, gold
and silver, or metal received at Omaha
during 1910, by the Union Pacific road,
aggregated S0,OOO,00O pounds, exclusive Of
fine bars OF silver and gold coin and dust.
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GLASS GOING VI.


Another Advance OF Ten Per Cent.
Pittsburgh Gazette Of yesterday.
Within the past three months there has
been a remarkable revival in the glass
trade, and although the factories in this
vicinity have been running to tho full ex-
tent OF their facilities still the demand has
steadily kept pace, and it requires all that
many Of the manufacturers can do to keep
up with their orders. In the west this in.
creased demand for glassware is particu-
larly noticeable, and firms that several
months agosent in meagre orders are now
doubling and trebling them, and asking
for early shipments. In view OF this de.
mand and other causes, the manufacturers
about two months ago advanced prices ten
per cent, but within the past few
weeks 1t become apparent that "a further
advance was necessary. Notices were nc
cordingly sent to all the members OF the
Flint and Lime Glass Association, Of this
vicinity-an organization composed OF all
the leading glass manufacturers in this
section OF the country calling for a spe.
cial meeting on Tuesday last. There was
m unusually well attended meeting otthe
association, and one OF the manufacturers,
after reciting the advance on materials
and the boom in the glass business, offer
ed q resolution that prices on all flint and
lime glass products be Immediately ad.
vanced ten per cent. This resolution wa
passed unanimously.
Under this advance the commonest table.
ware sets, which until recently have been
selling at 50, will go up 10 s. 80, The
lowest price on goblets will he forty cents,
and lowest price on common Jelly tumb.
lers twenty cents per dozen. This adj
vance, in addition to the rise some time
ago, will make a general increase in prices
OF twenty-five per cent, While the in
crease In business has had a good deal to
do with this rise, the advance in the
prices OF material and in the manufacture
Of glass, and the price OF labor also figure
prominently. Soda ash has advanced
from ST. 60 per hundred pounds to $225
Nitrate OF soda has gone up from 4 to 81
cents per pound, and sand has advanced
at least twenty-five per cent. Unskilled
labor, which until recently wa paid 81
per day, now commands 81 81 and 81 80
per day. The wages Of. skilled laborers,
which have always been high, even in the
most depressed times, remain unchanged.
The price OF clay and clay pots has also
advanced. Likewise the price Of fuel.
The demand for glassware from Canada
and South America, countries that have
always been good markets for Pittsburgh
manufacturers, has also largely increased,
while orders are plentier than ever from
the Pacific coast. In fact, It can be safely
said that glass men, who for several
years have been running just about even
on profits and expenses, are now begin.
ming to feel the beneficial effects OF the
good times. Window glass has also taken a
Jump Of about ten per cent, and orders are
equally plenty in this branch OF the trade.
Many ofthe manufacturers who, during
the depressed times, did not make any
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ARTICLES.


The year 1879 was also remarkable for
the new impulse it gave 10 the building OF
railroads. About 1000 miles were built
during the year, against 2,747 miles in
1878, 2,177 miles in 1877, 1851 miles in
1876, l,75S miles in 1875. The mileage OF
1879 was equal to that of 1873, which was
1000 miles. The greatest mileage in any
one year was in 1871, when 1908 miles
were built. The increased demand for
rails for new roads in 1870 was n OF the
leading causes OF the revival in the Amer
lean iron trade, but q more potent cause
was the sudden demand last spring by
existing roads for rails, cars and locomo.
tives, to meet the requirements OF in.
creased transportation OF agricultural pro-
ducts and TO compensate for the wear and
tear OF the hard times. The railway OIL
cials not only missed their opportunity TO
buy rails at low prices, but they precipi-
tated by the suddenness and magnitude
of their demands last summer and excited
condition OF the market which still CON-
tinues, and which all thoughtful business
men deprecate.
The business of building iron ships did
not improve in 1870, owing partly to the
lack OF encouragement by the General
Government and partly to the high prices
for iron and other materials. The New
York elevated railways, which gave to the
iron trade OF the country n much.needed
lift in 1875, were still further extended in
1870. The manufacture Of steel wire
fencing wal greatly extended during the
year, about 10000 tons Of steel being con-
sImed in this new industry. There wasa
large demand during the year for iron
pipes and tanks for the Bradford and
other oil regions.
Our iron and steel production in the
now year will be greater than in the old
year. After the lst OF April II will be
fully equal to the demand in all lines.
Whether prices will remain as high as
they are, or go still higher, no man can
find out, nor whether we will build more
railroads in 1880 than in 1870. 1t seems
certain that our importations Of iron ore
in 1880 will be larger than in 1870, large
contracts having already been made.
Probably 100000 tons will be imported in
1850.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
The Anu!Thir,l Term Feeling of the
DnnuIa

AIG huNh@A AINE" = VI bC
People.
We have the qualification OF knowing
that the course Of the INTELLGENCrR in
opposition TO third.termism is meeting
with the hearty appreciation Of the Re-
publicans of this region of country on
both sides Of the river. A prominent
Republican in Belmont county, Ohio, ex-
presses himself as decidedly opposed to
General Grants nomination at Chicago.
Our friend Col. North, of Richland dis
trict, in this county, says that he scarcely
hears OF any Grant Republicans ont in
that locality. Col. 10. snider, OF Mouon.
gala county, exhorts us to pitch into the
movement, and says, Grants renomiua-
ton will be the death knell OF Republi.
eanism. Mark tho prediction" j. v.
Boughucr, Esq, of Morgantown, writes to
rs rs follows: ''Tke course Of the INTEL.
LIoEScRR in antagonism to the nomination
Of Grant for a third term meets the APP
proval, / think, Of a majority OF the think
ing Republicans in this locality" A
prominent Republican in Taylor county
writes as follows from Grafton: Have
Just read your editorial in regard to the
next Republican candidate in to.day's
paper. The sentiments are mine and Of
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many other Republicans. lam not afraid
Of General Grant but OF the precedent"
These expressions are, in our opinion,
Indicative oil the view that the people are
beginning to take Of third-termism. we
have always held that when the matter
was discussed, as it will be discussed in
the next canvass, the people will be found
opposed to it. Our anxiety Is that the
discussion shall take place prior 10 the
canvass, and thus avoid the disastrous
results to the Republican party that may
follow q discussion after the nomination
is made. Now is the time to speak out.
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AnEnIcAN IRON TRADE IN 1879.
AYenr of the Largest Production In on
History FOLLOWS u Period or Great ID


Year of The Largest Production In u
History FOLLOWS u Period or Great DE.
preston.
Bulletin Of the American Iron and Steel Association.
The year which has just closed was the
most remarkable gear in the history of the
trade Of this country. When complete
statistics are received il will be found that
we made more pig iron, moro bar iron'
more rails, and more steel than in any
previous year. The advance in prices
during the year was also without prece'
dent-to speak more specifically, the per.
centage oil increase in prices in all lines,
except, perhaps, in crucible steel. was
greater in lS79than in any preceding year,
Il allowance be made for the premium on
gold during the war, the advance in 1879
being on a gold basis OF values. .
The im~portations OF pig iron, cid rails,
and new iron and steel rails during the
year were Unexpectedly large, recalling
our experience before the panic oil 1873,
while our importations OF iron ore were
not only exceptional in their magnitude,
but phenomenal, amounting to about five
times az many tons as were ever before
imported in one year.
But the most remarkable fact in conncc'
ton with the history Of the American iron
trade for 1870 remains to be stated. Not
w%ithstanding all the activity that has been
mentioned, the demand for pig iron, iron
and steel rails, and iron ore was not met,
and many orders have been carried over
TO the new year which consumers sought
Ia vain to have filed IN 1879.
Turning from generals to particulars,
we present below a careful estimate
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"Thls trIHiug gilt accept Of me;
It's usa / would cOmnenIi
In sunshine use the LrushI part.
In storms the other end
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AT a Convention OF real estate assessors
held at Columbus, o., last week it was
resolved to assess real estate, at the
coming appraisement, at its full value. 1t
has been customary heretofore to assess
real property at from one-halt to two
thirds the actual value. The action Of the
Convention is right aud should be carried
out. There is no reason why property OF
any kind should be appraised ut less than
it true value. Forty-four counties were
represented in the Convention.
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TuR importations ofspecie at New York
for the week ending January . amounts to
$4O7, 977, including $1,000 gold and $780,
9O7 silver. Tho returns make a total Of
sS4, 200, 1896 for the entire year Of 1870, as
against $40, l5O,O7S reported officially for
1873. The largest total any previous year
was SCI, OSS,4l3, reached in 1861, and next
to that was s2G,2l7.Sss in 1876. From
August /, 1870, to January ., 1880, the i'm.
p~ortation reached S7S,OO3,S3 consisting
Of s74,sO ,sl4 gold and SS,14l,Oe5 silver, as
follows: $50, 1So,O2s foreign gold coin, SoS,.
s90,OlO bullion, $685. G2 American gold
coin, sll2,95s gold dust, Sl,SlG,O2S Amer
lean silver coin (%including trade dollsrs),
s., 500, SIS foreign silver coin, and $685..
400 silver bullion. OF the total: since
August |, 1870, ls45,s74,954 was received
from the Continent, 81, 1888, 9Sl from Great
Britain, and S6,lO5,6 Oi from the West In
dies and South America.
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II we only see one more year begin as
this year has begun and as all previous
years have begun, without having chroni-
cled the election ofany man to a third term
Of the Presidency OF these United States.
all will augur well for the continuance OF
the coun.ry's freedom through all indeli.
mite period OF time to come.
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THE railroad from St. Clairsville to q
point of intersection with the TusCarawas
road will he from three to three and u half
miles in length. 1t is to be a narrow
gauge and will virtually be an extension
OF the present narrow gauge from Quincy
to St. Clairsville. Had it been built last
year the cost would have been materially
less than it will be this year. The road is
known as the St. CIairsvilIe and Northern
road, and proposals to build it are now
invited.
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THE New York Nail says that Mr.
HAYES has gained so fast in public esteem
during the year 1870 that, II he could keep
that gait and had two years more to serve
before the Chicago Convention met, he
would be obliged to accept another term
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RELATIVE to tho money question, most
ofthe Congressional G%reenbackers profess
an indifference whether it is brought up
for discussion or not. Mr.. Price, OF Iowa,
is determined to push his resolution dep
recating further agitation-about as sure a
way to bring about that which he seeks to
avoid as can be imagined. Mr.. Fort, Of
Illinois, says he will not complain at the
pigeon-holing Of his legal-tcnder resolu-
lion by the Finance Committee so long as
the propositions of Messrs. Hayes and
Sherman are treated in the same anner
MIR. Weaver, of Iowa, declares that no
more funding bills shall 90 through the
Houseif he can prevent it. He is oppos-
ed to the issue Of bonds, because he wishes
to pay them at once in g~reenbacks.
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THERE seems to be considerable oppcotsii-
ton over at Martins Ferry to the move
luent for a $4,000 subscription by the
town to the Wheeling and Lake Erie
Railroad.
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THR Wheeling ISTELLlGRScER has osT
thanks for a beautiful CaIendsrJor 1850,
printed in three colors. 1t is a noble
specimen Of the art of printing IEels1urg
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DIED.

HAPPY-on Thursday afternoon, January 5. 1880,
al half. past three %o'clOcE, FKRDHRICK W infant Son
OF Frederick and Louita HaPpy,i aged one year,
two months and eight days.
Funeral from the residence Of the parents, No. ?li
Sixteenth street, on Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Friends Of the family are respectfully invited 10 at
tend. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-09

THE capital Of the First National bank
Of Cadiz is $4,000, its circulation slOS,-
900, surplus $4,000, deposits $44,7lS 81,
certificates Of deposit SlS,GoO, loans and
discounts $l6g,2ll Sc.
The capital OF the Harrison National, OF
the same place, is 100000, circulation
$S6,lOO surplus S62, 600, undivided profits
s2,465 Il, deposits s17O.Oi5c22, certificates
s75,l2S, loans and discounts SIl5,4O0 Al.
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h biggest oomcrs

Chicago Inter Ocean.
The farmers OF the United States were
the biggest boomers OF 1879. They made
a solid Increase in their products of S4lG,-
100000.
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MARRIED.

FEEEY-NcHENRY-At st. PatEick's Church.
Cumberland, Md, on Wednesday morning, January
7, 1880, by Right Rev. Bishop !. J. Kahn. Mr., GEoRdE
IS. FKKST, u " heellng, ". Va, and Mis- MARY q.
MCHKNRY, Of CunberlAnd.
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NV MARrTNsvlLLE, January !, 1880.
EdltOn IntClligenc4r.
Please settle a dispute as to the rela
tionship Of Senator Don. Cameron to
Simon Cameron. I. p. ].
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE.


'TTiadelphiA AcComm0dltiVu.--ThIl tIAln only runs
between Wheeling and TrAdelphiR.
tDauy except ~Sunlay-GOWlEk Accommodation.
tSteubonVillo ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS train dulInR
tho day passes backward and forward between Mar.
tins Ferry and BellaiEo, stopping when required 1t
sherman HOUSE, &tn2NillOI West Wheeling and
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ANEMER

Senator Don. Cameron is the son oil
Simon Cameron, and apparently a chip
of the old block as a machine politician.
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TprRr are only ITO applicants fort the
position OF Superintendent Of the Chill
lren's Home in Belmont county.
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FREsH MEATS EVERY DAY.

Ihaye Just had a large and commodIous Ice House
or Refrigerator erected at my stall, No. IS Filth Ward
Market House, for the purpose Of keeping my Meats
Fresh and Sweet, aud will furnish to the public from
this time on all kinds Of Meats aud sausases, lnclad-
Ing Picked Tongues and Pork, corned Beef, DC,
which willalways DO found Fresh and No. l In quail.
ty. on sale daily from 8 until II o'clock In the morn
Ing, and from 4 until . o'clock In the evening.
Call and see me and will guarantee satiLactIOn
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NALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SAIL

VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE.
The plot OF ground located on Nineteenth street,
with a frontage Of $50 feet, running hack 500 feet, on
which stands the Soap and Candle Mandatory,
The main Luildlngis brick, two stories high, GOxlO
feet; 4 rendering house, l6 feet iquArr, attached 10
main building, tWo engines, two boilers, store house,
lGxGQ; stables and other oltbuiltingA. There are two
IArRs soap kettles, one with q capacity TO make thlEty
thousand, aud the other fifteen th0islnd' pounds u
soap; two large rendering kettles, eight candle ma
chineS, one SOap Pres, Twelve soap traniss, one cruteh:
In the. business. There are Tour tniall tenement
houses on the ground, and a lease which yields'at
present rental Of SOD per annum. Tbs above will
10 SOld-p9rt cash aud the baianee on liberal time.
City bonds will be taken 10 part payment For fur
thCr information inquire Of ALEXANDER BONE,
General Business and Real Estate Agent, 1878 Market
street, Cnngle's Block, OTet City Bank.
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up at Edgington, Brooke county, they
had a wedding the other day, the lady
being Miss Ella j. futile. Her father
gave her a number Of presents and among
them a broom with the following inscFip-
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THE foreign trade Of the United States
for eleven months OF 1879 was consider
bly, in excess Of that same period in 1878,
both in imports and exports. Including
specie the imports were largely in excess
OF the previous years exhibit. The
following comparative statement is
from figures furnished by tho bureau OF
Stot;ut;co.
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CHRISTMAS GIFTS.

CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
" Miss DyaS, teacher Of Evans 4 Ide,on'S rAtentgl
method for miniature painting Ia oil oOlOu, on convex
glass. Photographs by this new process are made
more beautiful and enduring. Studio q 2la7 Chap
line street, Wheeling. All orders left there will 10
hlled promptly and In superior style. Tho patronage
Of the publlctS respect lully solicited BY Miss DyaS.
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BUSINESS CHANGE.

have, this 2ai DAY OF DECEMBER, 1870, sold
aud transferred toJ. G. ORR, late Of Pittsburgh, my
entire stock Of Wall rap'r, Borders, dc &c, With
the good Will OF tue business.
Thankipg the publl7 for their past liberal patronage,
| would ask n contin auee Of the same for my success
sons. a. w. PAuhL-
The undersigued again present themselves before
the citizens Of Wheeling aad vicinity for their pat:
ronage, and hope, by keeping 3 choice stock Of Wall
Pepper, stationery, Blank6OOkS, dc, Ter, and by s net
personal attention 10 business, 10 secure u fair proper,
lion Of the trade; especially would vi gladly welcome
jas ~ 'N j. C. ORR CO.