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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-18
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slauaton vltdlcaior. .
Our readers rec0llecs the bold robbery
Of the hank a. Huntington, ". Va, where
the rob9es rode into town In broad day.
light, placed a guard around the bank,
stopping all citizens who were in the
street, and then vent ID and made the
officers Of The bank deliver mp 90 900.
One OF the robbers was shot and killed BY
citizens who pursued them 10 the noun.
tains. Some time after this N. Etskiue
Miller, ESQ OF Stanton, one Of the
owners OF The robbed bank, learned
OF the whereabouts Of another Of the
robbers, and, after a long and peiilous
Journey, captured him and brought
him back 10 Huntington. A long and In /.
terestihg history Of The notorious james
brothers hAs inst BEEN published ID the
Cincinnati Enquirer, from which We learn
that tho Huntington robbery was petpe.
ttAled by Frank James, Cole Younger,
Thompson McDahiela, and Keen ala,
Webb alias Kinds. I! was planned In
Kentucky. MCDaniels was the man killed
by the citizens, and Keen WIS the man cap.
luted by ME. Miller James and Younger
escaped. Keen was sentenced to fourteen
years In the penitentlary, and is now setv.
Ing bis time. He has never told his name
OF home, and Btea1ils'ly refuses 10 open
bis month regarding bic companions al
Huntington,
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ALLOW . cold 70 advance In your system and
thus encourage more serious niAlAdies such a
Pneumonia, Hemerrhagea and Lung troubles
when an immediate rel ef can be 30 readily OF.
talnedH BosuHER'B G1RNAE BYlUP has gained
the largest sale In the world for the cure Of
Coughs, Colds and the se7erest Lung Diseases.
II B Dr.. BoSchee's famous German pfesohP
ton, and q prepared With the greatest car
and no feat need be entertained In Adninlstei
Ing II 10 tho youngest child, Ae per direction.
The sale Of tlils medicine q Unprecedented.
Since ffst introduced there Aas been o con-
slant increasing demand and without single
report Of failure 10 do ltS work III any case.
ASH yonf Druggist "a to The truth Of thee 10.
marin. taEgt SSse IS eAbh Tty II aud he
tNNvinrsb rsHsAs
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THERE isno affinity between cheap and
useless beef, wine and iron TONES, and
the Lleblg Uompany's Coca Beef Tonic-A
real tenoVsnt d strength and restorative
Of beslth. ut Ia the best tonic there 10.
Every physician to whom I have recon.
mended Il has found II co." says Prof. Il.
B. Drake NJ. D., Detroit, Mich. It i'm.
parta new tone to the liver, stomach and
bowels, and by 8 regulative action affords
relief from headaches, neuralgia, constipa.
ton, and lanRuor. Beware Of cheap,
worthless limitations. Trs&w
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PBtLA bELPHiI, August i7aRldhf, fair; 81
pefFihe u coal I9H: western extra a 2Sa
6IN. Minnesota extra IS 40; Ohio h1tfa
family Oh Ice 10 ST. Mlnnesnta patent cho'ca
81 10. do higI grades ii S7has 90; Wisconsin
patent 81 q6l7 90; winter wheat patents 81 u.s.
Rive fdir quiet at " t0a5 90. Wheat higher ;
No. 2fed elevator 81 S4H; No. 2fed August
81 sINai Si;S: September 81 sS1EA1 SiJ(:
OeiAbef 81 37xAi SIX Novemt et 81 8gNa
| S91S. Corn demand acLSe and prices have
advanced mixed grain depot 69a6e 70: sail
elevator SO Hc; steamer track and grain depot
BSa69SNo 8, do 67a8sc. rejected 65aB7c; sail
mixed August e6XA6sNc; September Ska
B71s6: October BSikA69Hc: November Tia
7iHc oats aciiVe; No white, new 400: do
old 4sAIS Hc: No, 8 DO new 47Ifc; old 46hc:
No. 2ni1ed I7Ht: rejected $50. Provisions
firm and unchanged lard, city. kettle sl2 60:
do steam SI2OnAi2 o. Butter, New York and
Bradford Co Pa choice 9SA9io; do ,iflt Y0a
az, Eggs, testefn ffe,h scarce aud wanted
At i7AiSc. Ch6tte demand falr sud market
hfm inll creamery 9lia9Nc; fair to good 81
Ae, Petroleum quiet and unchanged.
whisky, stock exhausted and nominal 81
81 II.
EI4 tnER4Y, August ,-Caltie-Receipt,
today 2ss head OIL through, and SOL head Of
yard stock Tot for Tires days 4TB head OF
thioudh, and 9 ess head OF local, The supply
Tor thh weeks sales has been liberal, with q
pretty fair demand yesterday and to-day FOL
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OVER indulgence III eating and drink.
Ing, whereby the Liver 10 dieofgAhiEed,
and the system detsuged. The suffering
resulting from dyspepsia 10 vety terrible,
and the sooner The patient can get relief
The better. There IL no remedy go effect.
ual fqf The eute Of this diseite % Sim.
mons Liver Regulator ..
D. R. Dobsob, N. D., oil Deer Pail. Ala,
eays: II have used the Regulator iot
eight months, and fac II has euted me
eniltely Of dyspepsia. II is the beat med
ieine ever used ior that disease, or tAlh.
81 II ls the only one that has proved eat.
isfnr,oiy.n
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Chr qntelligsnter,
WHIT IN PLOWERs.

10 all the blO,SSd seasons when the aoEGI
Deck with raTs beauty this bFOWn earth VI ours,
10 my small garden every day hnd
symO Lovely blooms that bIEg dear iTlOnda 70 mind
Not only iOodb who } ear b. rear hare EroWn 2
Into my heart but many friends unknvWn,
slyO In the lPlItt, who have Stnt 10 me
GltI thai, AWhi imPFi4 med, when lot free,
buEal into Horda 10 '3nEel alphabet"
In which the RiV'r'A memory was u0t
In guOW-drOpS while y 10 The BuoVi Ia blue
And graceful % la bel whose heaINnly hue
seg ma % have dToppeI upon hem from the akiali
10 TO'el which each mora give glad surprise
OF WOndrpHs eolotai IN The lulipa glyi
In pink thIit; blCaS0mIi 10 the bFi6 ht array
OF velvet , IhliAa smiling 70 thalSelVel
(Fl0WgIl loved best BY merry dover elVolli
In llllies, these Tobtd like youthful bride,
And those pTInksd out 10 garments richly dy(d
In gold and crimson In f1TgHt.mt-n0p
Popping vi baby EyGl lTOm shady Bpo4i ., q
In honeyBnpklol With their tTilllant lboV q.
OF tAlTy uumptt', which upcOaIing blow
Most fragrant Invitations 70 that gem
VI birds, the hummDg.blTd, " Walt them
10 dEinty mlgnonetts and Tioletl Ihyi
In daisies ever gazing 1.-THE Okyi
In spicy plnkA aud llTkSpun blns-I rad
Thai which gives strength, and makes me glad In
deed
For sure NO SWester mtsIages could b
Than ihase my friends b4ys wit 10 A9EOp for me.
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Nav YoRK. August l7.-COtton dull at
i2IIal21fc. Flour firm receipts $4,000 bar.
rels; exports 4 400 barrels; superHne, state
and western IS OOi6 90; common to good extra
s. 006 so; goo 10 choice s. 4Oa8 IS white
wheat extra IS 25a6 rs; extra Ohio IS loaf 90;
81. Louis 81 loaf co.: Minnesota patent pro
cess 50 26a6 85 Wheat excited and ia4c
higher, closing very strong; receipts $4,000
bushels exports 1880 bushels; ungraded
spring 81 l7al "a; No. 2 Chicago 81 f0Iial 81 ;
Ia store 81 30aat 3lH ah0At; tingraded red
81 l7al 81; No. 3&I S2f on track; No. 2 do
81 seal 80: steamer do u 321al SO; No.
red 81 5Ska 40i mixed winter 81 33al 33H ;
ungraded white 81 2sal SO; steamer No. 2 do
81 26H: No. white, sales 1900 bushels at
81 Siai 34If: steamers 81 49, No. 2 red Au.
gust, sales 100 900 bushels, at Il 86Nsl. SS9<;
5eplember sales $4,000 bushels, closing at
81 39k October, SAILS lO8,OO0 bushels, at
81 3SHal II \, closing at 81 40k November,
sales 1871 ,0O0 bushels, at 81 40Aal 4SA; De-
cember, sales 100000 bushels 81 491fal AK,
closing at 81 45Iil 46K. Corn, la2Hc higher,
closing strong receipts 81, 900 bushels; exports
l7S,OOJ bushels: ungraded 6Oa66Hc, no. 3,
B4aB6o; No. O. 66jfA68o; No. 2whits 79a70H Nc
yello \ 6os; No. 2 August G61SGB7c; September
a. Ea69<c, closing at 69No; October 69Ha
ike, closing at 7ihc. Oats la3c lower; re.
ceipts iae 00O bushels, exports 100 900 bushels;
western mixed 4lkaiSc, white western 4bc.
Hay, demand fair aud market firm at b9ajbo.
HOpL yearlngs l2alU0. eastern aud western
40; New YORK State l2a23O. Coffee quiet
bat steady; Rio carsOes ordinary 10 prime
quoted a. iOalO3ic: job lots TO- al4Mc. Sugar
quiet but steady! fsif TO good refining 7Ha
fXc. MOGses demand fair AMI market firm
refining quoted Of 34a84H 70. Rice steady, with
far demand. Petroleum dull: United
77Ac crude 6Ha7Xo refined 7Nc. TallOW
arm at o ll.l6A0Nc. Turpenttne dull At 400
asked. Eggs firm At iSAi8Nc Polk stronger
rev mess 5is Goals so for t,st choice. Beel
quiet aud unchanged. Cut meats quie5 hui
tirin, long c ear 10 IS; short Cleat $40 No.
Lard fairly active aud shade higher; prime
steam Gil 62Ifail IS. Buttvr qui,t but tuady
at l2Hc. Cheese firm on ch Ice at 7al0Hc
On rAao, August l7.-Flour scare and arm.
Wheat active titln and higher; No. Chlc4g1
spiing 81 32at sax cash; 81 30 August
St 20tAI 2Ox September; 81 FOX ,,tlober
81 i0X year No. 3, 81 U1at IL + joJtt Sic.
Corn strong and higher At 60AS9 10 cash 90 e
August; 6ONc September. 6lAc October;
49, No year; elected $40. Oats steady with
good demand at s6AAS8IIo cash and Au.
gust; 36Na38Xo September: .37Ko October
$50 farley ltssdy al 90. PorE "a 'rIy active
and shade higher at 81 eSai7 Is cash
ST. 8Ai705 September III t6al7 Tx oc'
tober: $iB S0ai9 50 year. lard firmer al
tii As cash; 81 4tali NIX September
III 67Haii @ October Bulk meat, moderate
" active and hiPhst; shoulders So W; short
clear 70 85i short rib ~ 60 Whisky hiEhei
at 81 Is.
The following shows The fluctuations In Il Z
Chicago grain and produce market yesterday,
a reported By John u. Hoon a Co., ttoketI
No f1Bt Main street
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when suffering humanity are enduring IA.
hoEfofs Of dyspepia, indigestion, or nervous
and general debility, key are too often in.
elined 70 throw up the sponge and ftsien
lhemaelVea 10 iate We say, donJdoit. Take
BuRpooE BLOOD BttfEts the uniAiling remedy.
Prick 81 %, ttiAl sis6 10 cents ..lfl
Sold ~ Lauehlin Bros 4 Co., wholesale
Druggists, Wheeling.
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MRnIoAL.
H o ME p r o OF

KIpSEY AID LvER DHEAgE AND RHEuNATIsE
-SuBYKRED Misunderstanding OoanOd 70 holp
LEpr. PHILIPPE,
CArGRRH, PoLYPua or NosE IHRAllED voIcE,-
naneTed for yOlEr patent nedleiu0 failed 10 halp
ne Dr. smith s0@PsIsSSih fg rs III ~ sppucK
Of spoldsl Co., Wheeling, ", Va.
DY1PKPalA AM uLCRRATEp STOMACH -"TrOat-
cured @s.S THOMAS HOLT, iniurluss iGsat,
,a T me- A'H 10 t9SEisn %E is D A
sC1oyuL4-RuNHMa SolRl on HEAD.-"hy son
Ea palists5 iSf y ys'fs,-NsS'ling seemed v hSiP
MRS. CATHERINE CAPS,
Market aiEoet, Wheeling, W. Va.
CAHCE1-"sunerod Tor yoAn With cancer. Had u
cut out three umes, Il returned after Oleh operation
Dr. Saith cured mo without DIiI snSl oS g b4IP"
PpEs, FrSTuLA o. AguA- Fiat o. my hack Cor 10
NsSks-RepoTtOd dying. DR.. smith cared me Without
Enlle, 10 ave EsekL THOMAS C0LYlN,
Wholesale GrucOr, Main street. Wheeling. W, Va.
ANu given ~ 70 de and pronounced lneurAble, Dr..
'1''A 'u WIsHfSaroN DELANY,
REV, n. ., LIDp, writes :-"Dr, Smiths probes
honAl services In my family have been most SltltAC-
lSES and command him 70 all y gentleman and
Shlltul ply deiAn.H
ING ios se7SS ysss. and .StSd b. many pSy'SiaS,
for Dyspepsia, Dr., Smith saId bad tAPe-E0In
and In eight hours removed monster, 100 leet long
PK4AbB CouPLAlHTS.-IThreo ycATI ID hospitals Tor
SmAl0s give me peculiar advantages In such eaSal.
ParSQnl cured q CatRnh, DlasASOa Of Heart
Liver, Stomach, Kidneys, Skin, Blood, Nervous AZ
tOcuons and R6lknelS9 Of Men sud Youth, Rorufuh
and Asthma testify 70 my Buoceas,
PILRa cured without the knllO
Patients at distance may b treated BY letter and
alilihetiou ElRrAntNed chart ior all examination
sSnt0n Eee4Pi y tSo thrp"'Soas stamps, and advice
Consultation 81 once iroa. once houa from o.
N. to 3 p. m, daily Sundays FROM 70 ,. N. Call
an or addFOGl.
u. Ei. SMITH, M. d.,
apis No, o. Twelfth b., Wheeling, W, Va.
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"MY son had an abScess In bis side that
discharged two quarts OF matter 'LlndSey's
Blood search,r' cured him." ]. f. Brooks,
PaineaYllla Ohin. nav
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MARIETTA COLLEGE.

lhsasu ID IbAutIiul town 10 Southern Ohio At
~ HSSlL 4 hS Mu'klnHun MVOL 10 successful
ss.nuSO Ia lOftJ.EI Year,. Two etunts Of study
iSidNt Il IoSf IsaiI each, Identical except - 10
5r,L Eipu,I moderate. About 70 00O VOLUMES
bWA6IiH ARGENT bequGst has Increased the
uIOE 4 Ils EkslAlit lps, The Preparatory De.
n mai thNSiVnh Tor sAeh oil the Colt 30 eourles,
hlHn ItTti s,vImber Stb. Marietta, q. 1881.
|. ". ANDRE HS, President
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Ny Country, Ills Of thee,
hwset land Of liberty
VI thee l small

ut read her out OF the best society, bnl
bless your heart an Edglishman, herring
II, went aud proposed to her, saying;
Dear young miss, have been hearing
nothing Stree came to this country hui
the second rate af1eclatiops and idea Of the
most pArvenue part Of LoHdon. Let me
take you home as my vile, and | promise
you never 10 introduce you to any society
that will spoil yonr beautiful and natural
expression Of speech They concluded
that be must be an impostor; one oil those
hateful sensible men,"
"Well, did the young woman take the
Euglishman7"
Mot Uhe. She said she wan ed TO marry
q man not incapacitated by birth 10 be
President Of the United States Hei
mother, who had been once 10 Paris, tool
her right away and packed her down Ia
Pigeon Cove on Cape Ann, That girl,
concluded Mary Ann, twas an old.tash'
toned thing, aud | dare say will have 4
family nt nine TO twelve children. all look,
Ing like tLels horfid lather.n
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UOL. GRAVRs.
A Sketch from the while sulphur
springs.

Sketch from the while sulphur
springs.
Cor. Chicago Times,
The greatest character that ever came 10
the White Sulphur was Col. Graves, oil
Virginia, He deserves the loving atten.
ton Of q careful sketch, as be has recently
died, His like will never be seen upon
this earth Sgain. II some plsywriter
could yet seize upon him through the
memory OF those who once knew him, and
put him upon the stage, he would be en-
titled to the gratitud Of the public.
Col. Graves was tall, broad shout cred
man, with a very broad ches. and rotund
figure. His voice was deep, rich, and foil
tempered by lazy drawl and a sense oil
the decoruln Of manner required In 60
elegant gentleman, The colonel'S head
was bald above the ears, and conlcal AZ an
egg, His forehead was narrow and
Wrinkled slightly. Huge bsstIIng, shaggy
eyebrows shaded his keen, dssp,sst gray
eyes. His nose was highly.Colored bull.
bous aquiline. Underneath Ito flowing
nostrlls was an iron.gray stubby mustache,
severely waxed, Ills chin was round
aud double. He wore always a double.
breasted blue BWallow.tail coat, trim.
med with brass buttons. His vest was
40 open, rolling. yellow linen, ornament.
81 ,,,tkh N, hfIa nj har nj. naat1 hulknta n !.
inch and q half In diameter, A huge
rufflsd shirt front covered his awelling
chest. Ruttles also descended from the
tight sleeves Of his coat, bali covering his
plump, large hands. A white CrAvAt and
. tight collar enCiTcled bis red, lat neck.
His trousers wore a dark yellow, CoOrsely.
ribbed goods, tightly strapped over q pair
OF sharp.toed boots, His hat was O huge
bell crowned yellow plush. He invRria.
bly, carried In bis band a large black cane,
surmounted by q silver apple Of the nat.
ural size. The Colonel owned one Of the
largest places 10 the interior Of Virginia.
He had always been rich, and spent his
income In very prlncely fashion. He
had always believed himself to be one Of
the most elegant and courlly gentlemen
upon the continent. His phraseology and
manner were always made TO rlgidly con.
form to what he thought was required by
the one who held the position Of the fret
gentleman OF this country. While he
possessed one Of the most kindly disposi.
lions in the world, with a capacity for sim.
pie pleasures equal only to that Of % child'B,
he, when aroused by the sense Of imposi.
ton or insult, could become IS savage and
relentless In resenliug any isnOled injury
az the veriest barbarian. Possessing him
self not the slightest sense Of humor.
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V[IT VIRGINIA. UNIVERSITY,

Il6t lItNntau q IlndYi teTt.bo0fi luFnlIheo
n eoSti dltntn arranged TO suit taAGkeTSi N,
lIlIs b ~ M from eI76 10 e20Oi nOn.set.
h.r, lbaril, thorough. Fall tenn heEinI Ser,
tlmbtf 7lh, ISL. Attendance last year from q
kidav FRt yl1inla RHd rom Hates and Ta'
MIRA sauNH Of students larger than for ten
JanPHr0u
L'fW sBaaN aud other Information appl,
WI lHinsPu,iltnI, D. q. PuriniOn, Morgan.
hIl IhiRL
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". B. "A. FORD,
RAITIMoRE 4 oHIo RAnRoAp Co.

~
On and aliOf NAY y, 1871, FAsongOF 7TGn . WI
ran ~ toll6Ws-WhO0ljnR Time: Z +, - =
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JOHNNY aoUQUsl~ Walks.
EnEIIah EngliSh and American Society
En8llah, .

EhElIah EnGIiSh aud American Society
English. h..
The influence Of vocation on the where
abouts 10 very marked In me, as Jonah re-
marked 10 the whale. Instead Of being al
Newport, according to my summer habit,
providing tho polo circle with floral per
lumery and giving by my phantom the
only sign Of metropolitsnism to thai
trt.te abode, behold me pluCklDg posles tor
the newspapers at the graves OF the poets
and authorsl My high aspiring business
associate, Mary Ann, Is predicting my
downfall, mo man." she says, "eyery
made an assent mp into newspapers But
to be the only f>Tal Apollo OF New York
Is o royal descent"
There's q scent somewhere Ia the bust.
mess, MaryRpths," said |. "a cen,lpede,
however, would have too few legs to run
my patrons down this summer, SO scatter.
ed are they. Ny old shsnks are very
sore, even At peddllng roses, and some
day, my gill you must supply all the Gus.
toners while ! keep the hot.house and
enrich the flower 6eds and literature.
What are they doing at newport"
"They are pronouncing the Engllsh
language" said Mary Ann. "0r rather
they are injecting IT, The gentlemen are
play ing shiny on horseback, the ladies'
are crying Hoo z.l" ~, PSI.
"Why don't they cry Hoo ray, like their
grand mothers2"
a"0h, you are behind the limes,p re-.
marked my belle ,Gur. "rhere was q time
when American girls spoke the accent Of
nature In voices clear as the threats Of
birds against our steel blue air. But they
went abroad and there was no way Of ad-
vertiSipg II except by bringing home the
ow and the oar and the rattls.tiot articuls.
ton Of tradosmen's families In the Kin.
sington end Of London. At Newport they
are as happy practising II Oh each other
as little boys trying roller skates together.
Everything is you know, and by Jove,
and 'yos, yos, and i say, my dyah, don't
you hear Fi,zhenry,s whiplash or r.r.roeki,
There was one little girl there who saw
nothing sensible In this way Of Englishing
II, and one night at party, when they
asked her to play the piano, she ruined
herself by singing articulation clear as
q Nantucket costermonger's the abomins.
BILE air and words:
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HIS GRANDoIsR uTTRRANcEs AND STORIES
often would make his auditors Hmlle in.
wardly. They were very careful to keep
their faces grave, for the Colonel would
no more think oil doing less than killing o
man fol laughing ut him than be would to
-romp with the Hrst pretty baby that
claimed bis attention. He once related q
love affair OF bis 10 q grave circle OF audi.
tors upon one OF the verspdas Of the
White Sulphur Hotel. This story is 90
gigantica burle.que that Il almost surpAs.
ses belief thateven the Colonel could have
been the hero oft, but II IL youched for
by . Southern man who has for years
inside study oil the characters At this
point. II was one evebing when the
Colonel was asked why he hsd never
married, he had always been such de.
veied admirer OF the sex The Colonel
expanded his ruhlsi shtr .rjnt, thsa,
res ing hia chin upon the silver apple OF
his cane, he ssid: III will tell y1u, gsn.
tlemep, the romance oil my liiJ'
Every one at once gave the Colonel the
most profound attention. 1dAttehtiou
might have beet, rewarded With 4 hole
through the lungs. This added much to
the interest OF the situation. Jt..y
The Colonel never had In life visited The
north until some ten years before this
story was related. There were no gentle.
men 10 the north for him 70 asbuciate With
aud, as o necessary conseqienee, he had
always preferred 10 remain upon the Hacred
soil One year be thought be would 60
north jnst 10 show 10 the society OF that
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PITrsBp GH August H. PETROLEUM
United enthusiastically at77 Iioi refined 10.
NEW YoEK, August I'LL EArHER : Fairly
active; hemlock sole 2Sa26kc.
LoNpoS, August 17.-PErRoLluH- Spirits
l0NalOE No refined 64SA6Nc.
ANTWERP, AuGuStlZ-PETRoLsuH ehned
Daily Republican., 1881-08-25
CITY OF WORCESTER
A Description Of the Magnificent
and PaiRce.like Steamboat.

The new sound steamer, City OF Wor-
cestor intended to ply on the "Norwich
line between New York and New
Haven, Conn, which has been building
at the yards Of the Harlan Il H"lllngs'
worth Company, IL almost completed,
and is expected to leave abolt the first
of next month. The Worcester is one
of the most ulagni icrnt piece, OF work.
rnauSuip ever construct al ami Will be
the fine st and most costly steamer atloat.
The Dimensions OF the steamer We're pub
lishel when she was launched, but it
u,i.v not lr aInis4 to give them again.
She is j2j feet in length on the seven-
foot water line and $40 feet over all.
The breadth of beam Of the boat IL 46
feet and SO feet over all. and she ~ 10
feet 3 inches deep. Her three boilers
are immense, each being 81 feet long
and Is feet in diameter. The engine
room is lined ana lloored with iron, and
the boilers and ventilators are iron en-.
cased, so that there is not Il particle OF
wood " ork exposed to direct danger
from fire. In the hull are six water
tight compartments, and if two should
BE- broken or filled with water, the other
tonr would suffice to float the ship. Inc
vess i is steered by steam power, which
is also used for raising her anchors, and
sho is supplied with steam starting
apparatus.
The steamer is lighted with electricity
and the arrangements for this method
Of illumination ara very elaborate.
There are some 270 oil lamps in the ship
and the |! llsou Company is TO furnish >
Dynamo engine AMI II horse power
with which to maintain them.
The stateroom aud berth acCommoda-
tions are sufficient for 500 passengers.
The model OF the boat is exceedingly
graceful. Her cost will be something
like 81, 100000
Without doubt the Worcester Is the
handsomest, as well as the largest yes
sci ever built in this CITY. The saloons
with their wonderful carvings and ma
hogany finish are wonders of elegance,
while every appointment is in Keeping
with the prevailing lnagniticence OF tht
steamer. The engine is a massive com
binatioa Of machinery, and has already y
been given u successful trial. Inc
steamer will be finished in this city, bu'
furnished in New York. The furniture
of course will be of the most splendln
character, TO correspond with the Other
pOintments. There are NUMBER OF
French plate glass mirrors in the saloon
which cost 81 900.