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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-15
FOREIGN.
ENGLAND.
Steamer Montana Stranded.

LONDON, March l3.-The steamship
Montana, Captain Gadd, from New
York, March I'd, which arrived at
Queenstown yesterday, and proceeded
to Liverpool. is on the rocks in Church
Bay. The mails, passengers and crew
were saved. The steamer is ashore on
the main land. The forward compart.
ments are full of water. There is no
prospect OF saving the ship.
Twenty OF the passengers, the purser
and portion of the crew have reached
Liverpool in a tug. The following is u
passengers account of the disaster: The
night was beautifully clear till mid
night, when the fog rose. At $3.50,
when the Montana struck, Capt. Gadd
and second officer O'Neil were on the
bridge, the vessel striking with heavy
grating sound, the saloon passengers
were aroused. DIR. Gardner ran on
deck, and was told by the captain to
arouse the passengers. Boats were at
once got out. There was not the
slightest panic. The captain told
the passengers that il they qui-
etly obeyed orders all would be right.
Six females, with Thiri Officer Will.
liams and the pilot, were placed in one
boat, and six males in another with the
fourth officer. These were pulled to
Holyhead. Meantime. guns were fired
and blue lights burned, showing the To-
cality OF the disaster. Church bay Is
four miles from Holyhead.
NEW YoRK, March l3.-The steamer
Montana is the largest ship OF the Will
liams and Guion line, except the Arr.
zona, is iron, has three Inasts, and 4,SOO
tons measurement; was in charge OF a
pilot at the time OF the disaster, and
carried full cargo, chiefly wheat, cot
ton, butter, oleomagarine, oil and ba-
con. She was probably fully insured.
LONDON, March 1.-THE lights OF the
Montana we're seen by tug which was
in the neighborhood, and it at once
went to the assistance Of the steamer,
arriving along side about o'clock. The
mails and luggage were at once got up,
and at o'clock the tug started for Holy
head with the purser, doctor, part oi the
crew and the remaining passengers, and
taking on board other passengers who
had landed at Holyhead, and returned
TO Liverpool. The pilot was asleep be-
low when the ship struck. The passengers
speak in the highest terms of the con-
duct OF the officers and crew. AT the
latest accounts the fore-part OF the YES.
sci was last on the rocks and the atter
part afioat. The fore compartment il
full OF water. Three tugs have been
sent from Liverpool to the assistance OF
the ship. Captain Price, superintendent
of the line, is at the scene OF the dlsas-
ter, and will endeavor To float the YES
sci. 1t is feared, however, that she will
become total wreck, but II is hoped all
OF the cargo will be saved. The beef
will certainly he saved.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-15
Railrnad CONTAMINATION.

CLEVELAND, March II. The Atlantic
and Great Western Railroad Company,
will tomorrow be formally metamor.
phized into the New York, Pennsylva-
MIA and Ohio Railroad Company. Rev.
J. Lockington Bates, Of London, who
purchased tie road for English bond
holders is here, and states that the gen
tlemen selected to be the incorpcrators
will meet to sign certificates and for
ward them to Columbus TO be filed
with the Secretary OF state. No
incorporation will be necessary in New
York, but the auxiliary company
will be incorporated in Philadelphia, and
certificate filed with the Secretary Of
the State OF Pennsylvania. Within a
fortnight the two companies will meet
here, consolidate and elect directors.
Geo. J. III. Devereux, receiver Of the
Atlantic and Great Western, will be
President; +. ID. Cooper, General Su'
perntendent, and other present officers
will be appointed by the new company.
The general office will be in Cleveland.
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THE IRON OUTLOOK.
The Western Market-The Re-
cent Dullness and this Weeks
Reyiyal-,Che Present Situa-
tiOn-What Is to Come.
RiishuIgh DIspatch.

Pittsburgh Dlspateh
The week Just closing has witnessed
a remarkable resiyal from the lethargic
condition that since the middle OF last
month had prevailed in the iron mar
ket Ii is admitted on all hands that
during the period noted orders and IN
auiries were not so frequent nor so
pressing as thet were, say two months
ago. Reasoning from this, 1t was at
once assumed by those who took coun-
sci either of their wishes or their fears,
that the boom was at an end. But II
does not by any means follow that THIS
comparative falling of in orders was
the result of any weaking in the market
indeed the present stltiening shows
the reverse to have been true. Besides,
there may be other causes and In this
case there were reasons outside oil any
weakness for the fact that
orders are not so pressing as they were
before.
At this season of the year there is gen.
erallv decided lull in the Western iron
trade This is due to several causes,
chiefly connected with the season. The
main cause, however, is the state OF the
roads aud the impOsslbility Of getting
goods any distance into the country.
This year the roads and weather are es'
pecially bad, and this fact alone would
fully account for the falling off in in
auiries ami demand. Two weeks OF
good weather, and consequent improve
ment in the condition OF country roads,
would entirely change the market and
give it buOyancy that would be the
greatest contrast with its condition. In
deed this week, as We have said, has
shown marked change. 1t has also
shown that while the demands OF
consumers are not pressing nor so
frequent as they were two
months ago, as compared with
other wears, they are very large
and imperative, SO much so as to occasion
surprise. 1t other words, considering
the season OF the year, instead oi there
being any falling off in orders, there is
a marked and decided improvement,
and the outlook gives every encourage
ment for the immediate future. IL Is
the opinion OF the best informed and
the most conservative iron masters that
the next four months will see the largest
business in iron that the West has ever
known. They do not share in the tear
that some express, that the advance will
in any important degree check improve
ments already contemplated, Regarding
railroads, they point out that although
the cost Of construction has advanced 90
per cent the past year, or in other words,
that a railroad which would cost SS, 900
a mile last year to build cannot he built
this wear under, say, $4,000, the Sl2,-
900 can be obtained this year easier :han
the 5000 could have been raised last
VpnT
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GRANT.
Don Cameron says 10 is Wholly for
Ulysses, and that Nothing but Deatn
Can Prevent His Nomination.

Don Cameron says To Is Wholly for
ULYSSES, and that Nothing but Death
Can Prevent His Nomination.
special Telegram a. the Inter Ocean
WASHINGTON, March II. senator Don
Cameron, of Pennsylvania, SAID to-day
that he was very much annoyed at the
publications, and at the little anony-
nous paragraphs that were continually
appearing In the newspapers with re-
gard to hls views aud position on the
Presidential question. lie had but one
position; had never expressed but one
opinion, and did not think lac should
tind il necessary tO change either with
out attempting to deny in detail every
struggling paragraph purpOrtlng 10 ex-
press his views, he would say generally
and finally that he Was M iaVor OF Gen
eral Grants nomination tO the fresi-
dencv, aud had n0 secOnd chO'ce.
His confidence that General 6ran1
would be nominated ON the first bal
lot was AS strong as human confidence
could be. and he believed that the con-
test would be practically settled long be-
fore the convention met a Chic1gO,
Maine and Ohio might east COnplimen-
tary votes IOT theIr layOTlts sons, but
enough States would ~ there instructed
fOr Grant To make the contest useless,
and he anticipated that the first ballot
would carry nearly all the states Tor
Grant. Senator Cameron said he had
never thought for "a moment OF listened
10 the suggestion as To what he would
do iii Grant Was out Of the way be-
cause such an event MAS impossible.
Nothing but death could prevent Grants
nomination now. Senator Cameron
hoped that this plain expression OF his
views would not he understood To mean
anything except that he NSs confident OF
Grants nomination, and founded his
confidence upon information that Was
all known To tie public.
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ATTEMPTED ASSASSINA-
TION
or the MAYOR ofLouisyilie.

LOUISVILLE, March l3.-This afternoon
a bold but unsuccessful attempt was
made to assassinate Mayor Baxter by
Samued Redd, formerly boss oi a gang
of street-scrapers. A day or two ago
Mayor Baxter discharged Redd from the
force on account of drunkenness. At a
meeting to-day Redd accosted the Mayor
ard raised his hand AS il To shake
hands. Baxter stretched out his,
when Redd drew pistol and
leveled it at him, saying some
thing about taking the bread from his
children's mouth" Before Baxtex per
ceived what he was doing, Rtdd fired.
At the time the men were not three
feet apart. and the pistol almost touched
the Mayors clothing. Before Redd
could fire again he was seized and pull
eel of by another person. The Mayor
asked the man why he had shot at him,
and kedd replied: "Damn you, you've
discharged me-" Redd was arrested,
and Was half drunk.
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OHIO Tempsranee Convention

CLEVELAND, March l4-At the Ohio
Temperance Convention held Yesterday
at Alliance 3I3 delegates weIe present.
Resolutions were adopted to sustain the
principles rather than the party recon-
men,Ing no separate prohibition party,
but 10 labor in the cauCuses and at the
polls secure sober men for officials; en-
dorsing legal suasion ss the proper means
ior the suppression Of the beverage traffic
in intoIicsnts and protection from the
evils arising thereirOm; protesting
against the present peTmlssiye statutes
which sanction ale, beer and domestic
wines, and praying for local option anti
liquor laws, with clauses allowing sale
on payment OF taxes therefor, but allow
ing that the voice of women by petition
or ballot be equal TO that OF men on the
enforcement OF such law.
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Alleged Attempt ut Murder.

STKuSKNvILLR, March lS.-Henry
Canby, one OF Steubenville's bad char
acters, last Tuesday night broke into the
house OF Augustus Myers, an aged gen
tleman who resides near the mouth oi
Wills Creek, this city, and with a heavy
chair struck the old man on the head
while he was lying in bed. The next
day an affidavit was sworn out against
him for assault with intent 10 kill. lie
was arrested and taken before Mayor
Irwin, but that official allowed him to
depart alone in search OF bail. lie did
not return, and it is now ascertained
that his victim is probably injured fatally,
his skull being fractured, and the police
are endeavoring 70 find Candy again.
Ii is thought he went to Pittsburgh.
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THE STAR NAIL SERVICE,
The Pacific Mail Investigation Suicide of
JournAnst-qen. MAhOns-Phs Hill
Scandal


special D.lSIch ,o the Regis,4.
WAsHINGruN, March IL.
The Star route bill is the order OF the
day ia the Senate tomorrow, and a
live debate is anticipated. The feeling
in the House and in the House APpro-
priation COMMITTEES against the Senate
amendment TO this bill Is very strong
The contract OF Huntington and Gould,
OF the Union and Central Pacific
with the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany, is already before the Senate Judi.
ciary Committee, but the talk tn night IL
that thcr, is a great deal more To be de-
yeloped by the investigation than has
been supposed. What il Messrs. Hunt
ingtnn and Gould have gobbled up the
rich Chinese trade IN tea, silks, Sc
They only show more enterprise than
their rivals.
The presence oi Gru. Malone, Sena-
tor-elect irom Virginia here, has given
rise to number Of political specula-
tons
Many regrets are expressed at the re-
ported suicide Of Cathcart Taylor, OF the
Philadelphia Tunes, formerly an excel
lent Washington correspondent.
Senator Ben Hill will bring suit, Il is
reported, in the courts Of the District oI
Columbia, this week, against Mrs. Lock
wood, the lawyer, for criminal hb5l.
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OAleaso.

OH1oAeo, March lS.-Flour-Steady
and unchanged. Wheat - Unsettled
ihd generally lower; No. 2 Chicago
spring 81 2St(9l 2Sl cash; 81 22i seller
April; 81 22j seller May; No. 3$i 0StG
%; rejected 90a9lc. Corn-Fairly
active and Q shade higher; fresh Sslc
rejected 36ic cash; 38ic seller Asril;
4Oic seller May. Oats-Fairly active
and shade higher; fresh SSic; regular
3lic cash and seller April; S5lc seller
May. Rye and Barley-Steady and un-
changed. Pork-Steady and in fair de-
mand at $ll IS cash; $ll 45@li l7l
seller April; 81 57l4ll 10 seller May.
Lard-rairly active and . shade higher
at 81 l2iS7 Is cash; s. 1907 III seller
April; " 25tG7 ga seller May. Bulk
Meats Stronger at - 00CI q 55&6 81.
Whisky-Easier at 81 Oh.
Baiumors.
BALTIMORE, March l3-Flour ur-Steady
and unchanged; western higher and act
i've; No. . western winter red, spot aud
March 81 46l@l act; April 81 i6stS
I 48i; May 81 4SitSl +5s; June 81 4l(g
l4lt; July 81 2SCsl 29l. Corn West
ern active and firm; western mixed, spot,
56ic; March 56l(a56ic; April al65ttc;
May 53l(S53ic; June 50. s52ic; steamer
Sale. 0ats-Quiet; Pennsylvania +7ca
isc; western white Ala +sc; do. mixed
+5(947c. Rys-Dull at 9aaar. Hay
Unchanged. Provisions-Quiet without
change. Butter-Prime to choice west.
ern packed 2O,a a,ic; roll ?0(a25c. Egss
STEADY at ilGsl2c. Petroleum-Un-
changed. Coffee-Quiet; Rio cargoes.
ordinary Ia prime lStchl6c. Sugar
Steady; 4 soit We. Whisky Dull at
81 l0(Sl III.
une,unan.
CiNcixNArI, March IL. Cotton -
Quiet at l2lc. Flour-Quiet and un-
changed. Wheat Scarce aud tirm al
81 10. Corn-Strong; No. = lsc. Oats
In good demand NJ full pricesat 3ssc.
Rye Quiet and iirn,er at $50. Farley
Firm; extra No. } fall sOc. Pork -
Dull at $ll Is. lard-Quirt and steady
ut 81 la. Bulk Meats-Firmer ~ "
tG6 55t@6 70. Bacon-ln good demand
at ad7l@7I. Whisky Steady and Ia
fair demand at 81 W. Butter-Steady
AMI unchanged. Linseed Oil-Sleadv
at sc. -
Pittsburgh.
PirrsBUaGH, March la-Petrolcum--
Quiet; crude steady at 93lc al Parker's
for shipment; reiine.l Zl@7 .c Tor Ph'la'
delpkia delivery.
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JAIL DELIVERY.
Escape Of Three Prisoners from
a Kentucky Jail.

CIxCISSArI, March l2.-The Times
Frankfort, Ky, special says; Last nigSt
three dangerous prisoners escaped from
the jail here 10y prying stone in the
ceiling OF cell out of position passing
between the ceiling and roof and max.
ing hole in brick gable, and then
climbing down the outside wall. They
were Z. Moseby White, who murdered
Oliver, in Anderson county, year ago,
and was Jailed here for safety from a
I.awrenceburg mob, which threatened
tn lynch him; Frank Sims, colored, con
victed of malicious cutting and under
sentence to the penitentlary; and Geo.
Hazlewood, colored, under indictment
for attempted poisoning.
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A RICHMOND SENSATION.
EXTENSIVE FORGERlES BY A PR0Ml-
NENT CITIZEN.
Luther 3. Dickinson, Editor Of the Plan,
tiers and Farmers Magazine. Uses
Forged Endorsements to the
Amount Of $4,000.

RICHMOND, Va, March 1.-THE com.
munity was startled this morning by
public announcement that DR.. Luther b.
Dickinson, editor and proprietor OF the
PImisrs and Fdrmers' Magazine, and
prominent citizen of Richhopd, has been
engaged for two years past in a systema-
tic course OF forgeries. using forged en-
dorsements OF Jeter & Dickinson, pro-
prietors Of the Religious Herald, to nego-
tiate notes OF his own, which he offered
for discount at the various banking in
stitutions OF this city, or sold to note
brokers. He has also for some time
used forged endorsements on Rev. DIR.
Geo. b. Taylor. Baptist missionary to
Rome, Italy, and Rev. Chas. +. Taylor,
a Professor in the Wake Forest College,
North Carolina, both OF whom are his
brothers-in-law. The fact that he was a
brother OF the Rev. DIR. A, L. Dickinson,
Junior member OF the firm OF Jeter Il
Dickinson, aud was otherwise so highly
connected, dispelled all suspicion as to
the genuineness OF the forged sig
natures. and he might have continued
his criminal operations for some time to
come, but for the recent death OF Rev.
j. b. Jeter, senior member of the above
firm, which event rendered 1t impossl-
ble for the further use OF the firm name
in negotiating loans. A settlement OF
the affairs OF the deceased DIR. Jeter
lei TO the discovery Of the forgeries.
Dickinson, finding that disclosure of his
many crimes was about to be made, lett
the city Thursday ostensibly on busi-
ness, since when nothing has been
heard from him. He left behind the
following letter:
MARCH llth.
L desire to make TO my friends and
creditors frank confessions OF my sin
and folly in fraudulently using the
name and credit OF Others, in the
vain hope OF extrlcating myself from
embarrassments, caused by hsd man
agement of my affairs. lam compelled to
flee from my home utterly pennlless. |
solsmnly declare my purpose to devote
the balance oi my lie to the payment OF
my every Indebtedness, and ! invoke
charitable judgment and treatment on
the part OF all concerned.
[Signed, I. h. DICKINSON.
An Investigation into the iorgeries
show that thew will aggregate $2S 900 or
more. Rev. DIR. A. T.. Dickinson con-
veyedall his real and personal estate in
trust for the benefit OF sufferers by his
brother's crimes.
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Tn. PIANO Makers, Lockout.

NEw YoRE, March IL The National
Assembly rooms, Gu West Forty-tourth
street, were densely crowded to-day by
nearly 400 piano makers, who are in.
terested in the great lockout ordered by
the New York Piano Manufacturers As
sociation for to-morrow. Offers Of Pc
cuniaTy aii were received from various
trades unions, and the strikers say they
will bt able to hold out for year il
necessary. Resolutions were adopted
declaring the action OF the msnuiactur-
ers in closing their shops as most unius-
tifabls. Ii was also resolved to hold
out until their terms were complied with.
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Frozen 70 Death
Vessel Anre.

CHICAGO, March IA ere has just
broken out in the steArage OF the Pacific
Mail steamer City OF sydney, Of the Aus
tralian line, lying at the Pacific Mail
dock. A general alarm vas turued in and
the whole ire department has turned
TO the dock. At the time OF writing six
streams are concentrated On the hre,
which has not yet broken through the
upper deck, and il is believed that ii
viii be confined 10 its present location
and subdued without any serious
damage At best the ship, which 10
nearly full Of cargo, will have TO he dis
charged and another steamer substiiu-
ted, As the City OF Sydney xAs 10 have
sailed iOr sydney on Tuesday. The
fismen have BOw got at the hre, and
the safety Of the ship 10 considered So
cured, though the sItInguishment oi the
IRE vii be tedlous-
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Theatrical TroubleA

CHIcAGo, March l3.-At the instance
OF J. II. McNicker, manager Of McVick.
er's Theatre, the wardrobes and outfit OF
the company which, for the past two
weeks, has been playing the PIRATES Of
Penzance" at Hayerley's Theatre, were
attached and the manager OF the com
pany compelled to secure bail in 5000.
Manager McViCkeT states that he had a
contract With this company Tor an en-.
gagement here covering the same period
as the llaverley engagement, and he
clans 5000 for violation of contract.
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More Game

There passed through Cumberland
Yesterday afternoon one hundred part
ridges shipped from Chattanooga by T..
X. Ladew, ESQ, to ], J. He,zel, OF Paw
Paw, w. Va. IL IL understood that they
are to he let loose in the vicinity Of Paw
Paw Tor the purpose Of restocking the
place, the cold winter ot 1875 ~ having
destroyed nearly all the game in that
section of the country. - Cumberland
IIIa<s
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WHEAT.
The Cropin the Northwest.

CuICAGo, March l3.-The Tmo pub
fishes comprehensive reports from
eleven States in the Northwest, concern
ing the winter wheat crop of Michigan.
The iolllNing is its analysis Taken al
together, the estimate Is safe one that
the increased yield Of the eleven States
will he about ~ per cent. Ii Is. how
ever, t1 be taken into consideration that
much depends upon the weather ior the
next three weeks. In nearly every 10
catiou the dearth OF snow Is deplored,
hut should no severe changes occur, the
winter wheat crop will he a bountous
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ANEW DELUaE OF SCANDAL.
The Intsr-Ocsanio Canal Helping the
Hancock Boom.
au-gfa Al Df,t,atph Ia the Hfgi,tpr


Hancock Boom.
special Dispatch n the Register.
WAsHINGToS, March Il.
Il has been decided to call up the
inter-oceanic canal resolutions in the
House on Tuesday and move the preyi-
Gus quest on to prevent discussion. The
resolutions are exp, cted to pass also la
the senate without delay. Several
members will make speeches in opposi-
ton ii opportunities are offered.
A new deluge oi scandal, connected
with c rain senators and Congressman,
was set aioat in the city to-day. Black
Insilers or gossiPers are unusually busy
just now.
Mr. Singleton, Oi Illinois, and Mr.,
Ellis, of Louisiana. will take advantage
OF the first opportunity in Committee
of the Whole l. make speeches Tor the
Hancork boom.
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Hahn's AsheA

WASHINGTON, Pa, March l2--tive
pounds and thirteen ounces oil ashes
the remains OF Dr. samnel Hahn, ere
mattel here last Tuesday, left Washing
ton this afternoon. They were incloseSi
i'm a small tin box, and directed TO A. I.
Kaufman, 20 Duane street, New lork,
The cremation wss complete IN two
hours and twenty minutes.
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DRY ocops.


SE~ YokK. March l3 Dry Goods
Cotton goods in steady demand. and
frm, viih an upward tendency; Lewis-
ton tiekinzs havd advanced. Prints ia
fair request and nrm. Hzmiltoa prints
roe 20 s.. Wide prints. ls.ns. psqses
and ginghsms active and hrm. Aztsis
are making large deliveries of mems
vear voolens on account Of hsck ord<rs.
woested oostings In good demand For
sign goods moving stsadily.
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EscApe ofA Forker.

CLEvELAXD, March l4.-EdSards /.
Jones, arrested in Chicago and taken TO
Mansfield, o., for trial Tor forgery, on
Friday night escaped by letting himself
down from the fourth story OF the hotel
where be Was in custody. IL Is sup
posed he has SO, 900 in forged notes IN
his possession.