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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-13
PRODUCE,
New York.

Nrw YoRK, February l2.-Cott0n
Easier at l3 3.l6Gl3 bloc. Flour
Irregular receipts 8, 500 barrels: super
ine state and western 81 O0ts,J %;
common 10 good s. ijta5 75, good to
choice s. SOlg7 75, white wheat extra
- 65Cd6 25; extra Ohio Is 75fa,7 10;
St Louis 81 JOdS %; Minnesota patent
process 81 OOlaS IS. Wheat Heavy; ;
receipts 10000 bushels; ungraded spring
81 3l(Gl 32I; No. 3 Chicago spring III % (;
40. 2Sl a., No. 2 Milwaukee, 81 -;
ungrsded red 81 i2i; No. 2 81 4S(al 4gi;
mixed winter III IS; ungraded white
81 i2(pl 4S. No. ! do, sales 5000 bush.
els, at 81 46ilbl isi, No. 9 red, seller
February, ssles sO,6O0 bushels, at 81 Is
Cal 4gi, seller March, sales 40, 600
bushels, at 81 i9itSl 52i seller May,
sales i0,0OJ bushels, st 81 4si(sl 81.
Rye-More active, No. 2 western 95c
Corn-Dull, weak and lower; receipts
1900 bushels; ungraded SlCa,5sIc; +;
No. 3 56iCq57c; steamer 57fs,57ic; do
white 6llc; No. 2, seller February, bsic;
seller March SIC. Oats-Iieavy; re.
ccipls 20,0D0 bushels: white western 20
Cs50c. western mixed 37lis4Sc. Hay
Ia good demand at 75c. Hops-Quiet
but steady. Coffee Steady and un-
changed. sugar - Firm; fair 10 COOL re-
fining 7!G97Ic Molasses Steady and
in good demand. Rice-In good de-
mand but unchanged. Petroleum
Dull and unchanged; United 7ie; crude
7S7ic; refined 7ic. Tailow-Stssdy
at 6g-IGtaGic. Rosin-Steady and nm
changed. Turpentine Steady st +0ic.
Eass-Quiet and fim; western ltt1lsc.
Pork-tluiet; mess. old, ti2 o. Beef
Quiet and unchanged. Cut Mesis-
Quiet: long clear % %; short clear IS rs.
IArd-Moderaiely sctiye; prime steam
s. 57is,7 60. Butter--Quiet and firm |,
western I5le2sc. Cheese-Firm; west
ern 81 II@iIIic. whiskv-Sominsl si
81 l0tsl II.
ToLEpo, February l2.-wbest- Eas.
ief. amber Niehigzn Si 81; 80. 2 rod
winter seller March 81 35t; SELLER April
81 %; seller May 81 3Si; No. red
Wabash 81 Isi: No. 2 Dayton snd
Michigan red 81 9i. Cosu-Ffrmes; ;
high mixed 3sie; No. 2 spot &c; sellss
February 3s3c;. seller Nsy 41}c; reject
ed ssc; damaged S7e- Oste- -lnecStve.
Clover Ssed-Msmmoth q 50; pdsne
81 IS.
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POOLING ARRANGEMENT
For Carrying Oil tO Tidewatcr.

NEW YORK, February IA pooling
arrangement was made to-day Tor car
rying oil to tidewater, between the New
Jersey Central Railroad Company aud
It's connections with the Tidcwater Pipe
Lane and the Pennsylvania Central,
Eric and New York Central Railroad
Companies Under the agreement the
New Jersey Central and Pipe Line Com
panies are To receive one-sixth OF the
pnCeeds and the remaining iive-sixths
an 10 be equitably divided between the
other railroads. In consequence Of the
opposition to the Pipe Line, the price
ioF carrying oil was long since reduced
from 81 y per barrel to iGS20 cents.
tits stated that under the new arrange
m.nt the price will be- raised to one
dollar and perhaps to the old price. The
railroad companies Interested in the
new contract expect heavy gains in the
earnings, and the officials OF the Erie
ruaI express the opinion that It will
make difference in the receipts Of that
roIi alone oi million and quarter per
anhum.
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GRAIN ELEVATOR DEMOL-
ISHED.
Loss One Hundred and Ten
Thousand Dollars.

CHcAGO, February i2.-The Imperial
Mills elevator, situated on the corner
Of Sixteenth aud Dearborn streets, Eas
blown down this morning. and l23.0O0
bushels Of wheat, which it contained,
were spilled on the ground. 1t was
100 feet high and 40 by 60 feet in ex-
tent, with a capacity Of 200, 900 bush
els. The mill sdjoining wa badly dam
aged. The establishment was owned by
Douglass x Stuart, who have other ex-
tensive mills in Iowa and Canada. IL
was rented 10 Munger, Wheeler & Co.
The elevator, which cost from so. 900 10
500, 600, is a total loss. The los on
the wheat is about s6O.OO0 aud To the
mill $4,000. No insurance covering
this kind OF an accident.
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sECRErARY SHERMAN.
The Pith OF What He Said to the Ways
aud Means Committee.
Special 10 the Register

Special 10 the Register.
WASHINGTON, Fc0ruary -
A goo deal las been reported "a To
what Mr.. sherman said to the Senate
Finance Commttae the other day, and
t. the Ways an I Means Committee yes
lerlay, but the striking points ot his
statement have been smothcTed IN what
everybody had heard often before. /
asked Mr.. Tucker. oi Virginia. as to
what hr sail yesterday that bore upon
the lcaiing financial issues, aud he told
me that the Secretary, although Tor lour
per cent. bonds, agreed Ghat bonds bear
inc $40 interest can boz maintained at
par; that to make resumption sure We
must keep in the Treasury, IN coin, 10
Der cent. OF our outstanding greenback
circulation VIZ. Tucker asked II one
dollar Tor three. rs iu the case OF the old
State banks, would not do, but he
thought not. lie agreed To carry out IN
cool faith Whatever Congress did m re-
garl To Ieiunding. Ills answers To the
questions Ul NtHNlSs ''dlItNis AAAN'if .
Mills. FRYE. Kelly, Wood and Gibson
were clear and candid. Tie showed,
however. that he was
Wooded to his Peculiar Views and Theo-
RES
The tact Is that all statesmen are, aud,
10 borrow an illustration from game
which your CuTryspOn .cut knows moth
ing about, it - alwJys sttc to copper
on the financial predictions ot Rcpubll-
cans, Democratic and Grcenback tinan-
cirrS. To illustrate, when the silver bul
WAS up the hard money men contendeI
that II IL passed grcrntlcks would ~
down and gold 20 up. The reverse Was
the case. When resumption was be
i1re the House Committee on Currcn-
cy. Mr. Ewing coutcndc,i that You
could never float S5OO,WOO0 paper
money on basis oi two hundred and
old millions in gold. aud Mr.. Sher-
man could not deny that be might have
in the beginning to scil Sl1OmO,OOO ot
bonds or more % maintain resumption.
Both, ~ the sequel, SHOWS were wrong.
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The BeIlaire Miner, strike.

Beltirc independent
The strike Of the miners at the Bel
mnt Coal Works and the Pittsburgh
Coal Works is still unadjusted. The
miie owners refuse TO pay the three
cents asked, aud the miners refuse 10
wo,k for less. Meanwhile. both parties
are losing time aud money. 1t is pity
tha some way cannot be devised TO Oh
yia'e the necessity for these strikes 4
system OF arbitrament has been adopted
in England, and has 50 far worked to
the advantage OF both parties. Why
cannot such encouragement be adopted
hen? Thousands OF dollars are lost
every year by both parties in vain at
tempt to compel concessions and ADJUST
meits that might BE- brought about by
All tgreei system OF Arbiirament.
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FATAL FAMILY FEUD.
Two Young BlOOds Indulge In q
Quarrel with Sad Results.

ePeClal 10 the Register
PAREERsBURG, February IL, 1880.
A difficulty occurred in Reedville,
Ohio, last night in which j. +. May
hew received Injuries at the hands oi
Lew Pennybaker, from the effects oi
which Mayhem will probably die. The
affair grew out OF family troubles. Both
parties belong to the best families Of
Belleyille.
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RAIN BY ARTIFICIAL MEANS
The Plan Of Geueral RugSles,
special b the Register.

Anc flAu OF ntu AAssAc@
special b the Register.
wAsHINGroS, February II.
General Daniel r. RuNSles appeared
beiur, the Senate Agricultural Commit
tee yesterday, by invitation. and cN-
planned his plan Tor producing rain IN
the arid regions in dry srasons IN fertile
portions OF the earth His process Is to
explode torpedOes in rain clouds and
produce rain as is done when cannon
are fired N battle. lie explained fully
the simple machinery by which this Is
10 be done, and impressed the Commit
tee very much. Mr.. Paddock, OF Ne
braska, and Senator Davis, OF West Nir-
ginia, asked him numerous questions,
which he answered readily and with
much clearness Mr.. PaddOck's state,
Nebraska, suffers for the want OF rain,
and he is anxious for the matter TO be
thoroughly examined. The committee
asked General Ruggles to write out his
plan fully in the-shape OF memorial TO
Congress, and senator Johnston, chair
man OF the committee, was requested to
obtain the consent Of the senate 20
have il printed. Gen. Ruggles, who
il a native Of Massachusetts, married in
Virginia and went on the side Of the
south in the war. lie distinguished
himself at Shiloh and in other battles,
He Was a major in the old army and
when war was imminent. went before
his Masonic lodge at Fredrieksburg aud
urged the MasOns to take the initiative
10 avert IT, He thought the taet tnal
Washington had been member OF thaI
lOigs would give its appeals tor peace
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ENGLAND.
Irish Relief MEASURES.

LONDON, February 1.-THE Tmo
ays The war vessel which the United
States Navy Department is to bc asked
by Congress to dispatch with the Amer
lean contributions will be received in
the British ports ~ ircighted not only
with food for Ireland, but with mes
sages Of good will from America to the
English nation.
The Mansion House committee has
received letter from Archbishop Glib.
bons, OF Baltimore, expressing sympathy
for the sufferers.
The Mansion House lund amounts to
C55, 800 pounds.
The Grant fund amounts TO $4,000
Two thousand pounds have been re-
ceived from brisbane, Australia, and
500 from Bombay.
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THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The OHIO CENSUS APPOINTMENTS.
Producing Rain Arti6cialy 49, interstate
Commerce The lsthmus Canal
ShermaR's Vews-Hancock
10 Have a Boom.
THE CENSUS ROW
"A Very Pretty Quarrel as 4; Stands"

"A Very Pretty Quarrel as 4; Stands"
WASuINUrJN, ID. c., February -
Special Dispatch b. the Register.
la reply To the complaints oi ohio
Democratic members Gcn. Walker SAYS
he did send, ac,or ing to promise, the
names OF SOM, ONO Democrats 10 the
White Hous ior appointment as Su-
perviSUrs OF Census, but that MIR. Hayes
left them OIL AMI recommended Repub.
Leans in their places. The rumor to-
night Is that Gen. Walker rather justi-
Ties the rejection OF Mr.. Hayes Ohio
nominees by the Senate. A Democratic
Senator says his party means to have
one or more Democratic supervisors in
every Stat', and says there is no more
reason why there should not be- u DEM
ocrat appoint a ipr Vermont than there
is that a K publican should be- appointed
Tor a Sputhrru state.
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ArehbishOp PurcelTs Coadiutor.

CISciSSAu, February l2.-Tbe official
announcement from Cardinal Simeoni,
Preiect Of the Propaganda, Of the APP
pointment Of Bishop Elder ss Coadiut0i
Of the Archbishop Of Cincinnati, with
the right OF succession, has been received
here. A letter from Bishop Elder TO
the Archbishop, received yesterday.
says: know nothing Of the appoint
meni save what | have seen In The
nexspapez- He expresses warm
irien3ship and boundlez devotion 10 his
old preceptor, and adds that III the re-
port be true he will hos TO the Divine
will"
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Tho Kefunding Question.

WAsnINGroN, February II. - The
House Committee on Ways and Means
disposed Of the reiunding question this
morning. The rate Of interest was dc
cided in favor Of 81 per cent, by vote
oil III To .. Tho question oi time was
settled by the decisive vote OF l2 to |, in
favor OF 1910 bonds. The interest on
these bonds will be paid quarterly aud
they will be used in funding lives and
skies, amounting to about five hundred
million dollars.
The committee also decided to rccom-
mend that authority he given the Secrc-
tary oi the Treasury to issue 500, ,OOO,-
OOO Of I per cent. Treasury notes, re-
deemable at pleasure, 10 assist in the
reduction oi the annual interest burden,
in the manner proposed by Representa-
tive Kelly.
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THE INTERSTATE CoMMERC
BILL.
1t Win Ger into Congress.
aus..st.l a. fh.. Rartafar

spettal " the Register
WASHISGToS, February II.
In the House Commerce Committee,
to-day, Messrs. Reagan, henna and
other friends OF the Interstate Com
merce Committee bill will make strong
fight to prevent the final defeat, as far as
the committee Is concerned, 1.-THE inter
State commerce bill. | asked q friend
oi the bill "what would be done in the
event the committee aflirms by its vote
the hostility it eyinced at the last meet
iug?' and he replied, "This is too big
u question, and there are too many men
in the House in favor OF acton 10 allow
it to rest just because Of the adverse ac.
ton Of the Commerce Committee, espe-
cially when the majority against 1t is
only one. You may, therefore, state as
certain, that means will be- devised To
get 1t before Congress. For myself, |
am not welded 10 Reagan's bill, said
he. "and 1t doubtless has defects, hut as
a Western man interested in the pros
perity Of live Western city. think
something must be done. The people
demand il; and in spite Of railroad
presidents, their representatives will
yield To- their demands Your cores
pOndent has heard both sides, and, like
most questions, there are two sides To It.
tie finds that in the Senate Commerce
Committee, where the question has not
vet been discussed, there are already
scores oi petitions from cities aud lndi-
vidual, in favor of the Reagan bill.
Where there is So much complaint there
must bo some ground for the charge
ths' railroads do discriminate against IN
turIaeliate cities AMI towns in their
rates lOr freight.
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new York Greenbaossrs

ARAXY, February l2.-The Green-
bacl-IAbor party OF the State has issued
a cal for Congressional District Conven-
tioIs 10 elect delegates 10 the National
CorEention at Chicago, June 9Th, and
Presidential electors, TO Se voted for at
the coming fall election. A meeting oi
the State Committee at Albany Is calle'i
for March 23d, 10 select four delegates
ai-lxge and two Presidential electors
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Advance in Nails
Pittsburgh Times.


The Western Nail Association met at
their rooms, on Fourth ayenne, yester-
day morning at 10 O'Clock A full rep
resentaiion OF the works was in attend
ance. After some little preliminary
discussion. it Was decided 10 advance
the price OF nails % cents per keg, the
advance to take effect Immediately.
The card rates are now S5.25 for sixty
DAYS credit, two per cent of for cash,
With the usual abatement Of ten per
cent of on lots Of 300 kegs and upwards.
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rbs C,rsss. Yess. csassss.

wasa,xeros, Fsbrussy 10. - The
Hoase Ccmmittss On Elsctioss adogtsd
ths paioHey report In tbs c.ss Of Cs,.
Tin W ssyorf,m, ~ fsnnsyIvanh, vhich
kvoss SeDdtpf ~ matter teek TO "
&aries ~ . ssv siscsiou. he eom-
uitise sleo voted 70 al2op The nisosity
r~pot oi The subconmittss, u hvoe q
Yocum, The sitting membeg. 70 eccom-
psny the report of the cnmmittse.
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Ice Flood

DKTRon, February IA Mackinaw
City Special to the Fhse PnSs reports
that the ice the entire length OF the
Straits was broken up by gale Of wind
which began blowing from the south
west this morning The Ice is now NOV
ing down with great force. Weather
cold.
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Ys,ai ksd,ns Of 3 Hswspapsr wsr.

sAx Fr.xc,sp, February Ia Dis
pzton from Iioilistsr says: The news
paper wsr ende-l this morning BY the
lstai shooting OF b. y. Bsusitt, editor of
the Eai>sysi.s, by q. W. Carleton. editor
of the Tslegrapl. This Dornings issue
u the T,i1ypsph cslIed Bfnnitt "horse
thiei." Al 10 o'rlock. Brumitt met
Carleton On ti,e CSun Hoose stsIs sDd
asked him vby be published ttv1ss lies
about him, witLost speaking. Car
Teton drep . pistol aud shot Brumitt.
the bali I~Deirsiify bis had between
the eyes. lie kll in bic tracka lie
aill lipger, but cannot live. Carleton
vas locked up.
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Atroolous Wife Murder.

CiscSSsri, February ia special
vile murder was committed si Hen
derson, by, last night. Pat Graham,
who had been arrested on complaint
of his wife for beating hsr, irpke ,ut oi
Jail and found her on tl,e wharf bost-
He ahoi bsr three time, % lie presence
of the Passengers 81 the si.smsr Idle
wild, killing her Instantly, and then
escatsI In A ,kiT.
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greater weight with his posterity.
Since the war he has battled maniuliy
against adverse fortune.
Personal News Items.


Since the war he has battled maniully
against adverse fortune.
Personal News Items.
The Fitz John Porter case is now the
special order Tor Monday.
The Hancock men are preparing for a
boOm. Gen. W. II. +. Lee, Major John
W. Daniel and Judge Beverly X. Well
lord, OF Virginia, are for him.
Miss Katie Cohell, OF Richmond,
daughter OF Col. Coalter Cobell, who
took such prominent part in pushing
the q. < %. K. h. through West Vir-
ginia, was regarded as the handsomest
lady at the Presidents diplomatic recep-
ton.
The Massachusetts, people had State
gathering last night, and Mr. Jorgensen,
Republican member from Virginia, gave
u birthday party.
The defeat OF the Ohio nominees for
Supervisors Oi Census surprises those
who supposed that Ohio was inVincible.
VIM. NJ. Buswell, nominated for re-
eeiyer OF public moneys ut New Or
leans, before the war represented Bed
ford county in the Virginia Legislature.
The New York excursiOnists called on
MIR. Hayes last night.
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ssriks ID Cumberland.

C,xHKRLAxD, MD., February IL
Minsrs OF the Consolidation Company
strusk to-day because the men IN one Of
the hines wsrs not allowed for bone"
foal
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BusineaD Failure

The G,smc,oafs Zsnesville, o., special
says that j. smith 4 Co., manufacturers
of carriages anil wagons, made IN a.
signment 90 day. LiabiIities $1,000,
mostly to ZanesyiIle creditors; assets
more than sufficient to pay debts.
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RAILROAD BoSDs-Active aud buoy
ant, the feature OF the market Was u
heavy demand for railroad bonds which
sold up to 92i for consols and
81! for funded SIS. Chesapeake and
Ohio iirsts sold at "a, and do. cur.
rency 6's to All. Iron Mountain
first preferred incomes, revised, % 10
94i; do seconds, do, from 79i to n, and
International aud Great Northern sec
ond incomes irom 20 10 -. lndianapo-
lis, Bloomington aud Western firsts
sold at 73I, seconds ut 6i and incomes
ut 62. International seconds tpurclgs.
ing committee receipts) sold up to IL, a
rise Of per cent.
STATE B0NDs-Dull.
SToCEs-Thc market was strong dur
ing the entire day. The fluctuations,
except III a lew Instances, were con-
paratlyely slight. Louisville aud Nash
Vile rose ID per cent To III and reacted
to l26, Nashville, Chattanooga and II.
Louis rose from S7l to ~ 1, and reacted
To gOl; indianapolis, bloomington
aud Western rose from 81.
To y, Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph
from IL to al and closed ut a fractional
reaction. New Central coal advanced
from 26i to 30. The other coal shares
declined l@2j per cent, the latter Della
ware and Hudson, and subsequently
recovered ,G2! per cent. The remain.
der OF the list rose iC1l per cent, and
closed at about the best figures oi the
day. The sharp advance ia Nashville
shares was on the report that Nashville,
Chattanooga and st. Louis would pay u
dividend OF per cent, and the intina-
ton that Louisyiiie aud Nashville anti
Nashville aud Chattanooga interests
have come together and large scrip
dividend is contemplated On both the
The Northwcstern earnings rose To 49,
600 iOr the llrst week IN February, and
st. Paul to $4,000 for tho same time.
The transactions on the Stock TX.
change aggregated 222 900 shares, oi
which 5000 A. & i. telegraph, 1900
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western,
$4,000 Erie, $500 Hannibal and sL
Joseph, li,WN Iron Mountain, 1000
Kansas and Texas, 1000 Lake Shore,
1900 Lake Erie and Western, 5000
Louisville and Nashville, 1000 Michi-
gan Central, $500 Northwestern, 900
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis,
10000 New Jersey Central, 800 Ohio
and Mississippi, 1000 Pacific Mail, 1000
st. Paul, 1900 Wabash and Pacific,
2,l00 Western Union, 1000 c., &. Il J..
C., 3,l00 Delaware and Hudson, 100
Little Pittsburgh, 1890 81. Paul and
Minnesota, 2O,0O0 Indianapolis, Bloom.
ington and Western and 1900 Central
ArlLnnA.
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lection OF the national welfare against
danger with the same iirmness as the
Federal Governments. He declares
that the Anli-Socialst law has kept the
Socialists within certain bounds, but
has not succeeded in altogether prevent
ing the attainment Of the end. This is
impossible without the extension ofthe
period of the operation oi the law.
The speech was read by Count Won
Stolherg Wiringcradc, who opened the
session in the name OF the operation.
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BUYING AND SELLING.
GENERAL MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Money Easy at S to 6 Per Csnt-Gov-
ernmsnts Generally Fim-flOur
S,eady-wheat Lower
Hogs Dull.
FIN AkCE.
Now York.

NEw YORK, February l2.-MoNkv-
Easy at SOC per cent, closing at D per
cent. Prime mercantile paper 5(SJ
per cent. Sterling exchange firm at
ass; sight exchange on New York Asst.
The closing price for call loans was 5
per cent. on stocks and 3(a+ per cent.
on United States bonds. Time money
was offered this evening at per cent.
SnykR-At London SO TIC pence; bar
silver here llSi; subsidiary silver coin
i@l per cent. discount
GovERSMESTs--Generslly firm in the
early dealing, new is advanced .ai
per cent, but later reacted | per cent.
ON the action taken by the Committee
on Ways and Means, relative to refund.
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IRISH REI.IEF.
Liberal Contributions In st.
Louis.

ST. LOUIS, February l2.-Ata meeting
on Change this noon about 200 in
money, 800 barrels OF -four, various lots
OF pork, corn meal, canned beef, bread
and other articles were contributed 10
the Merchants Exchange relief fund.
Between twenty and thirty committees;
representing different branches Of busi-
ness ANA Professions, have been appoint
ed, who will canvass the city at once,
and it is believed that ship load Of food
and other supplies will be raised in Il
very short time.
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The Herald Fund.

NKw YcRK, February l2.-Tho Herdid
this morning says: We regret tO say,
that Us yet, no returns have been made
by large number OF gentlemen and
firms 10 whom the Hrdlfs Irish famine
blanks were intrusted. la great many
instances We know that these blanks
contain the names OF persons who, in
the aggregate, have subscribed good
deal of money, and we are aware
that they are held back in order
that their custodians, who are
50 generously cooperating with the
Herald may he enabled to make as good
showing as possible IN print
This motive is exceedingly credit
able, but We are certain they will not
misunderstood our meaning when We
say they are unwittingIy putting back
the cause they at heart 80 earnestly desire
to advance. The HJraid will esteem
i, great favor on the part OF these gen
tiemen il they will make returns rs ear
" as possible tomorrow. The newspa-
per editors and other gentlemen in out
side towns and cities, who are 20 nobiy
aiding the Herald, will also place Us un-
der obligations il they will forward
their subscriptions by the same time.
No doubt the telegraph companies will
in all cases enable them tO transmit
their monies without waiting for the
SLOW process OF the mail