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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-11
FATAL ExPL osi0N
On Board the Steamer Sidney, Yes
terday Morning.
Three Killed and Eleven Wounded Of
the Injured-TenibIe Scene on Board
Causes Of the Catastrophe.
OTHER CASUALTIES AND CRIMES.
Special Dispatch 10 The Register.

Speetal Dsspatch 10 the Register.
PARKEHsBcRG, W. Va. March 10.-Tha
steamer Sidney, en- route from Cincinnati
to Wheeling, met with a serious accident
this morning, about three o'clock, caused
by the bursting OF her steam pipe, at point
twelve miles below Ravenswood. near Goose
Island, which resulted in the death OF
three persons, and the wounding of eleven
others, one of them fatally.
The following is
List or the Killed:
Mr.. Still and grandmother; Mrs. Little
and Mr.. Cain, of Kanawha county. The
two first named are victims OF the disaster.
Mr.. Still and mis- grandmother were on their
way to this city, on visit to relative re-
siding in this viclAity. Both occupied the
same state room, the old lady being found
on the floor and her grandson was found in
his berth. Neither OF them bore any
marks, and it is supposed that they were
suffocated with the escaping steam
Mrs. Little and Mr.. Cain were sealded to
death. The following is q
List OF the Injured:
Mrs. Jas Stephenson, badly scalded.
Vim. c. Mills, wife and child, badly
scalded.
Mrs Mills, fatally.
Caruthers, Pittsburgh drummer, badly
scalded.
Faulkner OF Pittsburgh, badly Scalded.
Warrick. OF Ohiovillc, hand injured.
Green, OF Lestus, badly scalded.
Toby Nash, OF Middleport, badly scalded
A. West, OF Galipolis badly scalded.
Both chambermaids were badly sealed
The Damage TO the Boat
is small. From what we can learn the
wrecked pipe went up through the ladies
cabin, tearing away about ten feet of the
tloOring. The scene was one OF great con-
fusion, there being a large number OF
passengers on board. But for the
GOODNESS and courage OF Capt. List and his
crew, the loss Of life must have been
greater, a. the. es.terror-stricken passengers
rushed from their staterOomS, and it re-
quired the efforts of the hravest and coolest
among them to prevent many from plung-
ing into the river.
The boat was safely landed, and the
steamer Emma Graham, en- route to Gin
cinnati, was fortunately near the disabled
boat, and at once returned to Ravenswood
for physicians and collins for the dead, and
the necessary arrangements were made for
transportation to the friends. The injured
were all rendered as comfortable as pos
sible.
As TO the Cause
of the accident, several rumurS arr preya-
lent 1t is alleged that the boat had been
trying her speed with the Wyoming, en-
route to Pittsburg, and that this was the
cause. The Wyoming was but few hun
dred yards in advance OF the Sidney, and
the explosion was distinctly heard by the
pilot and mate in charge of the Wyoming,
hut no attention was paid to the matter,
and the steamer proceeded on her way.
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HeeSnd Dispatch.
Hssyy s.sw sssS.-Dasassrsss Hise.

81. Louis, March l0.-Heavy and very
unusual snow storm prevailed along the
Texas Pacific Railway in western Texas,
and Wednesday, at Abeline, the snow wss
six inches deep.
A fire at Decatur, Texas, yesterday, de-
stroyed nine business houses on the east
side Of the public square. Los reported
TO be sls0, 900. but this is probably n,is-
take Insurance light.
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AG>.er.i sssapese.

Never vas such . rush made Tor any
drug store as is now at Losan q Co.'S for .
trial bottle Of DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consum ption, Coughs and Colds. All
persons afflicted With Asthma Bronchins,
Hoarseness. Severe Coughs. or any snec.
ton Of the Throat and Lunsl, can ess
trial bottle for ten centS by cailiag - sas
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INT Wv EFTNIIUs
nossoa.
h l6.-Thc genera
les is more enco
Conservative and ,
kn sh,a AMI la.fha


BosTos. March l6.-Thc general feeling
in business circles is more encouraging.
though still conservative and devoid q
speculation. The shoe and leather Trade 70
beginning TO turn attention toward heavy
boots for next fall and winter, and the
leather market shows q corresponding In
provement Manufacturers also are sttii
fairly employed on shoes for the spring.
The shipments from Boston "
points outside OF New Enaland this
week, 81 ,22i cases against 81 ,ll3 last week.
Hides quiet and steady. Wool In fair de-
mand. the supply fully up to the require.
ments. Higher prices not anticipated. To-
tai sales OF all kinds OF wool in Boston
since January lst have been % S0t, ,o0
pounds against 1897 ,l5O for the sane %.
riod of 81. an increase due 90 the legiu-
mate enhancement OF production OF wooden
goods. Woolen fabrics Of all kinds are In
more request than cotton goods. Dry goods
are likely to gain strength from this
time forward, owing 10 the up
ward turn aud slight advance In cotton.
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HaltinOPe.

BsITINoRE, March i0.-The stock market
during the past week has bccn very quiet.
Money plenty at 5tsB PER cent. The dry
goods trade has been active. with large
shipments OF goods, principally 70 ths
South. The grain market IL moro sctive.
Wheat steady until Tuesday, when there
was an advance of cent on Friday prices.
Wednesday there was another advance ot
| cent, and Thursday further advance 81
~ cents. To-day the market 10 vsey
strong. with further advance OF I csnt.
closing firm. Ia corn there was . shasp
advance, thc'markct closing strong, with %
advance Of 1 cents, with probable furthsr
advance because OF scarcity. in rye there
was slight advance. Oats we're In demand
and the market closed with al advance q
o cents on the quotation Of Friday las(-
The provision market was doll, with . Do
cline in all descriptions Of hog products.
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WASHINGTON.
Gen. ingalls, Connrmed-Seaater Hills
COndfti00.

COndftio0.
Special 70 Weaerr A,soc'aied Irea'
WAsHIssroS. March l0.-The coniirma-
ton of Gen. Rufus Ingalls,, Quartermaster
General, was accomplished without serious
onposition. Senator Beck made
speech directed against =. the
policy of appointing officers TO higher
rank merely to retire them. II is believed
that General ingalls, will at once make new
assignments of chief quartermasters OF the
great military divisions.
Senator Hills friends say there Is no
change for the worse in his condition. and
even IL true the cancer in the throat has
not been eradicated. there Is no immediate
danger of a fatal result. He is assured by
DR.. Gross, of Philadeiphis, that at the worst
he has several years OF hfe before nm
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THE OMAHA STRIKE.
The si,u.,Ion Becominx seriou..

OMAHA. March l0.-The situation in the
strike Of the grading laborers is unchanged
this morning No troops have been
brought into the city yet, and no attempt
has been made 10 resume work on the
grading. About 100 laborers at the smelt-
ing works struck for $l.75 per day, and
several gangs OF men from other establish
ments. making about 225 men, are on q
strike in the city. Another procession and
demonstration is expected this afternoon.
Seeend Dispatch.
OMAHA. March l0.-The situation OF the
strikers is growing more serious hourly.
and Adjutant General Alexander arrived
this evening TO confer about bringing troops
10 protect non-uniOn laborers when they
resume work. and ii is certain number OF
companies OF regulars and military are
ready to enter the city at brief notice. The
greatest fears arises from the fact that some
Of the strikers acknowledging iu liquor. and
may commit violence under its influence.
Three hundred smelters quit without
demanding higher. wages, and about o
score Of men from the distillery and pack
ing houses. A majority then informed
their employers that they left under the
coercion ii the labor union, and not OF their
own accord. and were an Iious TO return as
soon as the state Of affairs would permit
A. the strikers meeting this evening,
speeches were made urging the mento act
upon what they claimed their rights, with
out regard to the military.
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West virginia Investments.

Then you think it would pay capitalists
to invest their money in this State?
Undoubtedly West Virginia has q bright
future before it, if We are progressive and
all put our shoulders to the wheels and do
our full duty. Look at our undeyeloped
wealth, and compare our production of
coal, for instance, with Great Britain and
Pennsylvania, which have less area, but
greater facilities for transportation. Here
are the figures:
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Srom the same scnffoId.

san ERAncIsco, March l0.-A Lakeport
dispstth says: Marcus aud JEFF, two .Indi
ans who brutally murdered John Hendry
last January, was hanged here to-day on
dou5tn seafold. FfSGl
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-11

Facidc railroad, yesterday, killing Hugh
Creis and wounding Thomas WiIlnms.;
Joan LAWSON and James Dugsn. It is sup
posed Craig Attempted to remove cap
frosn cartridgS .causing the explosion.
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Slfnxing Mad.
a,.-.,, n W,.se-n A.s,eiated Press.

Special 10 Western dfoead'od f1e''
WsHIsGros, March lo.-The Post pub
lishes this morning. communication bit
teriy attacking and announcing the late
Pres;dent Garfield. The Poa editoriaily
says, the communication aas written by
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Coal Mfue lave< En.

WuKEsBARRE, Pa, March l0.-Thfs after.
noon, at the Baltimore mines, owned by
the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company,
over two acres of ground went down, and
the gap is widening constantly. No one
was injured. People residing near are
leaving their houses. Men are bury en-.
the disaster.
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More Aid Granted.

SIbc"tnt 10 the " eSiein -iSSocidtco Press.
WAsHINOr"S March l0.-Scnator Vest.
this morning submitted in the Senate a
Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary
OF War to employ steamers and other boats
used in the river and harbor improvement
on the Mississippi river and tributaries, in
distributing the supplies provided by the
government to the destitute sufferers from
the overflow. Vest said that he had con-
ferred with the Secretary of War and the
difficulty in the way OF the distributor Of
supplies is to get them to the ridges and
high places where the people have been
driven by high water, that steamers we're
CARRYING provisions TO Memphis and other
central points without trouble but smaller
boats must be used to distribute supplies
in the back country and along the high
points where t Ie people are. The resolu-
ton was adopted. and will be Immediately
pressed through the House. Vest said re-
ports to him are that people are starving,
and food must be sent :" them promptly.
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Fatal RXplosfon.

SAS FaASctsco. March i0;-A Victoria
dispatch says: Eight cases Of giant pow
der and fourteen kegs Of black powder ex-
rlodsd in tunnel No. 10 On the: Canada
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-11
Tar RexRSDeStS0.

WASHINGTON, March l0-It is understood
the Sub Committee of the House Commit
tee on Ways anaMeans has virtually agreed
upon q bill reducing the internal revenue
tax on whisky and tobacco and removing
the tax entirely from Q number OF articles
embraced in schedule a" The total
amount OF reduction in internal revenue
to be effected by the bill is estimated at
about $40. .OOO 600
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-11

NEw YoRx, March l0.-Thcrc Is q strong
demand for staples, and in general mer.
chandisc. and the volume Of spring trade u
likely TO be satisfactory. The grain mar
ket has been tiuctuating during the week,
but closed strong. In lard and pork tho
market WAS weak until . sudden sdvancs.
followed with rapid fluctuations and sub
fequent loss Of q portion Of the advance.
the market closing strong at Q slight "a.
vance. Cotton advanced from Is 70 Is
points. The estimate Of the years crop 10
less than 5000, 900 bales. In wool, the hnc
qualities are strongly held. but ON lower
grades concessions could be obtained. Pe-
trolcum is shade easier. The iron trade
is dull in every department. Demand for
American pig very light, and buyers are
only supplying their immediate wants.
Trade in Scot clI pig has been Insignificant
Rail Inactive and weak Bo8ts and shoes
ar oprningHp lively. and orders are com
ing ID, freely! Leather IL lower. but sales
are good Tor all grades. In sugar and coffss
but little is doing. but prices are we'll main.
taiucd. The general dry goods market u
fairly active. and inbbcrs say domestic
good> arr in better demand.
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TRADE REVIEW. .si; :.
eesaditis1 s .ASalss q taslIss
1fats csaaUes
A FAIRLY ENCOURAGING Rrpoaf.
RfltoS0ngA


PrrssURss. March l0.-ThcFe wa an -
tive business doing the pct week, AZ
general trade shows IN imyr0vsneAt' sPtk.
iron is in slightly better demand, bat aH-
changed. Manufactured iron Is moving
along steadily, with q brisk demand aad
stiff prices. The slsss trade 10 activs asA
the prospect for spring business very .ea.
couragins. The window glass naanhfiotaf-
ers report . heavy demand, and stxpag
and advancing market Al the asetinGv
yesterday, prices were advanced from thrSs
to Ave per cent according TO quality q
goods. Green giass and prescriPtioa boz
ties are in lighter demand, bat .prioep' sss
steady and unchanged. Petroleum -
ruled weak and dull, declining frt4 ol)e
TO ISss, but closing Q tribe hFues to1oRsnS
19H. Sales and resales, 5lS7,0oQ 6af7S|S
ehipments H>o00o .haxixi6 Gal d6u ~
deprsssed: operators stfii cd1szHlS q -
to lower ports, Notwithstanding the ovsr.
stocked markets at all pointsL
Shipments since last week seEreeoks
2,6so, 900 bushels, OF which .s56.0O bSshr
els were for Louisville, and s2l. 900 bushels
for Cincinnati.
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are the hgureS:
SlmTS
Pennsylvania =" .............. 1900
West ' Nirgluia " " ............-......... 5000
In lSO Tons.
England produced OF coal about. liO,O0OOO0
IennsylNania i2,UoOW
West Virginia. l,T0oQO
So YOU see that West Virginia, owing
TO her limited means OF transportation,
&C. although lying near the sea board and
on the Ohio river and having an area of
coal much larger in extent than the whole
OF Great Britain. yet the latter country
multiplies our production over 30 times as
much. But as | said before. We cannot eI-
pect capitalists TO inYesstheir money with
us unless We meet them At least half way.
Surely we can expect nothing from them ii
we appear Unfriendly and legislate against
their coming in. In this connection | am
reminded that among the bills now pend
ing. unfriendly 10 railroads in this State,
there is one relative to the
Taxation OF Railroad Property,
that in my opinion, should never become
law. Ii passed it will have bad effect in
driving away capital from the develop
ment OF the State, and in preventing out
side capitalists from making investments.
No capitalist is going TO invest his money
among unfriendly people, or where q safe
and reasonable profit may not be made,
and no road can be q financial success un-
less its rights are protected, and it is dealt
fairly with. West Virginia has the lands
and the minerals; the East has the money.
Let us try and have such laws enacted that
the money of the East may be attracted to
this State and used in its development. We
will h. powerleSs without their help, and
our minerals. however valuable, will be
wholly valueleSS, unless and until a
market by rail is opened for them.
A Geological Survey.
DO you think, Senator, that a geological
survey OF this State would attract attention
70 our wealth, and invite investment?
10. am strongly in favor of geologi-
Cal survey made OF the State. 1t is neces-
Sary 10 let the world know in some authen-
Ilc, ofhcial manner, of the vast territory
lying undeNefopej in the State, valuable
ior ITS iron, coal and timber, to turn the
Sae " taRisra&oa sad capital this way.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-11

CLEVELAND, March i0-1be eossdBfteas
formerly reported in the isos nsrfsts -
tinues. The demand 10 liehk hnt hesose
bold prices stesdy, bsiag ssgsS s
prosperous spring, PsSa.rss1e ~ E
a. ever, and The coesnnpHos 9m ~
. prospect OF inProysnsn. so ~.
notioeab,e . sIieAt failing s6 In ~ vossos
Of rsiIrosd business. das 70 - sdvases "
freights. .-..-....rga,I ..y
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-11

Sxu Yoxk, Masch Mr. g. Dss
Company. o{ The Mercantile 49,: =
port the failures Of the lsss ssyse E
iis against iss last sssk. t. n. 49, n
sts.ss had %, Wessn ~ 49, y:
southern a, PsciSc %, asd ~ ign ~
w. y cs,v = tsas q WIN. Russss 3 o. .
olS sad r,spsctsble heess I. ~ -
t..d.: Iss .sspF:s' ;'s,s,ss,, e Y 9 ~
n nn. - sxpcc1sA fhey ea1teA 3
~ ~ sxpsnsfvs ssock a eIia vaeGb'
kich csunot compsss With AlDef1oD
80. md O. busfnss - besa satiag y
~ up foe yeal ~ :.
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Illinois sufferers.

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, March l0.-The Gov
crnor received all application, to-day, for
relief for thousand Hood sufferers in
Alexander county. He has directed the
supplies for Pulaski county to be divided
with Alexander. and telegraphed Secretary
Lincoln for an additional allowance.
Morn RnfInrinn fran The EIoads
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Nccu better Do HitSost su0as 90 solsse
than tsbe cut = fsssaA, -
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More Suffering from the Floods.

New ORLEANS. March l0.-The New Or
leans, Chicago & ST. Louis railroad is again
submerged and impossible in the neighbor-
hood Of Water Valley, Miss. The over
flow has assumed alarming proper
tions inundating all that section
of the country. Trains are unable
proceeds further north than cotieeville
Station, this side of Water Valley. Arri-
walls from the Red river reports two hun
dred and fifty families below Alexandria,
living on raiis and in a dcplOrable condi-
tinp
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comparative Mileage.

Our Indifferent showing.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-07-18
The First Half Of the Year 1882.

The one marked feature of the past
of the immigration that is flowing into
this country and the charge of feeling
that IS growing up respecting it. Eu-
rope seems to be let loose upon US.
There is yet the strong current Of labor;
men are coming with their families in
the old way, with some money in their
pockets and with definite aims end pur-
poses, but with them are coming such
an assortment of strange faces and races
as to cOnfound the wisest political econ
omist. 1t is ne Of the mark ed features
Of the present labo. fights in New York
and Jersey City that the strong, quick,
serviceable Irishmen have been re-
placed by Jews, Italians ard Others,
who up 10 the present year were scarce
~ known here as lahorers men who
have to work with Interpreters over
them, a reproduction Of the Tower Of
Babel. Another weight resting upon
the nation relates to food. II is a proud
position to feed the world hut it is sure
to involve risks and responSil ilities,
and possibly some unexpected suffer
ing. The clouds ard variations Of tenn
perature are not carefully watched, and
the country is full Of anxiety from the
time seed is planted until the harves.
is gathered. Some years ago there was
no market for corn. and it was burned
at the West as fuel Now it is in de-
mand all OIer the world, the price is
high, and The prospects
Of the present years crop are watched
with the most intense eagernes>.-
Ntrdrk 40rerti>er.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-07-18

The talk in relation to crook edness in
the management OF the Mint continues.
Superintendent Crawford declines to
make any public statement in regard to
the matter, further than that he will
call the attention of and submit in per-
son all accusations to Director Burchard
upon his arrival from Washington,
which will doubtless be in few days,
as that gentleman is now Ell route.
Mr.. Crawford expresses desire to have
his conduct of the NJ int inquired into,
and since there has been so much pub
LEFTY given to the affair we hope that a
most thorough investigation will t. Ike
place, and that the parties who are
now making complaints will present
them to Director Burchard upon his
arrival. The complaints first Published
were not Of serious character, and
We so stated. but since, charges have
been made and swern to which, from
their nature, require explanation in
justice to public sentiment.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-07-18
NOTICE..

DlDS WILL Re RECEIVED FOR
y enlargins the North Ward school House
up to July Twenty second. Specifications to be
seen at General Edwards Office.
Also bids received at same time for sixty cords
of dry, yellow pine wood
GEO b. WEBB, Clerk
Carson City, New, July 10, 1888!
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-07-18

1t is estimated that 100000 bushels
OF apples are allowed to rot in Douglas
county, southern Oregon, every year.
In view of this fact, the For, Wayne
Gazette says: 'If these were only made
into cider, and then distilled into good
old apple jack Oregon would not go
Republican with such distressing reg
ularity. We charg" the Democracy
nothing for this pointer
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-07-18

\ Young doctor who found hin.self in
Dikota village without Il dollar to pay
a heavy board bill cOncoctcH Il plan by
which a wandering tramp played the
par: Of Il smallpox patient, and the
doctor v"ccinatcd the entir" population
Of the town with some irnoru0us acid
at s. each. The swind!e was discov-
cred too late, for the cnterpriSing
physician and his bogus patient skipped
out with $500 apiece.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-07-18

Y gambler named John II. Madden
died at Leadville last week. y post
nsrtem examination developed the fact
that his brain weighed sixty-two and a
quarter ounces. This is the heaviest
brain ever found in America.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-07-18

Slang, if used at all, mast be used
with great caution. Here, for instance,
is story and Il warming: She decor
ated her room with brio a brac and
pictures, and perched her husbands
photo on the topmost nail. Then she
sat down to admire her work, and bliss
lovely, and the goose hangs high"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-07-18

The San Jose .HercwV tells this {:
{" Permit me to congratulate you, Cen
eral, upon your nomination." said a
gentleman to General Stoneman, shortly
after the announcement of the result.
"Congratulate the people," he replied,
with Il stately wave Of the hand. Ahen,.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-07-18

Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, widow Of
President Lincoln, died in Springfield
at S:l5 o'clock Sunday night. On Sat
urday evening she suffered a stroke Of
paralysis, and from that time lay i'll Il
c0matOSe state until she died
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-07-18

4 curious experiment, according to
the Paris newspapers, has recently been
made with the wine in that city. \
current of electricity was passed through
a small cask of sour wine, and at the
end of few days the wine WAS found
to be greatly improved in quality, and
to have acquired that flavor which ha.
hitherto been supposed 10 come Of age.
1t is said the discovery of this new ma
turing is owing to the accident of
thunderstorm having greatly improved
q ,.:3-K Of bad wine in the cellars of a
winner 1T Carcassonno.