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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-17
Pretty Women I'm Fine Lace.
Correspondence Syracuse Journal


For several years there has been a
considerable manufacture of real lace in
this city by French, Germans, English
old laces are being made for house
decorations, and exquisite bits for
personal Use, one yard having been just
completed for a ball dress that cost $50.
Mrs A. II. Steward has II large fortune
in laces really, as well as Mrs. John
Jacob Astor, Mrs. $. l.. NJ. Barlow,
Mrs. Belmont, ST., and several Others.
Mrs. Cyrus w. Field has alace overdresS
which cost several thousands OfdollarS.
A beautiful ball dress worn by leader
of fashions recently was of white CASH
mere trimmed with laces that resembled
cob webs, and white ostrich tips. Mrs.
William AstOr, it is said, has 80 yards
ola rare kind of Nalenciennes lace.
Another craze in laces is to have histor-
ic pieces. One lady is happy in possess
ing a white point lace court train that
belonged to q daughter Of George the
| Third. Some of the laces owned by the
Empress Eugene have been sold here.
| Several years ago, before the fine laces
were so common, there was lady in
| fashionable society who always excited
the envy of her feminine acquaintance,
as she almost always wore the same
costume, a magnificent white round
point lace overdress, and sprays Of dia-
monds that reached from her throat
nearly half way down the front Of the
dress; she had resided abroad, and had
made study and collection of rich
laces. Being of stately figure, and
| having the art of walking gracefully,
she became the cynosure Of all eyes "a
she slowly promenaded across a ball
room two or three times in the evening,
| but never dancing.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-17
REMINDING AND wHATIT WILL LEAD TO

Within the past three years both re.
funding at lower rates of interest and
the application of the surplus revenues
to the payment of principal have re-
duced the annual interest charge upon
the national debt more than $40, OOO, 600,
and correspondingly increased the abll-
ity of the Treasury to discharge the
principal without adding to the public
burdens. This notorious fact is sharply
admonishing thoughtful people that the
currency question in this country Is
very far from being settled. National
bonds are now the basis of more than
one-half of our paper currency, ex-
elusive of silver certificates. They
are the basis of $3.50, 0O0,0 900, in round
figures, of bank circulation. But the
bonds are being reduced at the rate OF
$40, 100000 ayear. Should their amount
be reduced at this rate by purchase and
redemption for ten years to come, there
would not be enough Of them left to
serve as the basis of the NOW existing
volume of notes. Should the revenues
and expenditures remain the same, the
bond basis would be insufficient in less
than eight years, the annual saving in
interest being applied to the discharge
of theprincipal.
1t is true that the bonds can be per-
petuated by reducing taxes or increas-
ing expenditures, or both, and the indi-
cations are that the present Congress
will resort to both these methods of pro-
longing the life of the national debt.
1t is, however, extremely improbable
that the American people accept a per-
manent debt of sufficient magnitude to
serve as the basis of their nOte@circula-
ton as one of the established institu-
tons of the country. The nation is not
likely to be under any necessity OF re-
manning in debt unless, through the
folly and madness of some admins
tration, we should adopt a lingo or
spread-eagle policy, and become in
Volved in costly wares with foreign
powers. At all events, what has occur
red within three years makes it as plain
as possible that a national debt is not
necessarily permanent basis for ma
tional currency, and that even so large
a debt as ours may, within quarter of
a century of the time when it reached
it's maximum, be so far reduced as to
form an inadequate basis for a paper cir
culatiOn. There is enough in this at
least to suggest doubt whether a public
debt is the best possible basis for paper
circulation.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-17
The Prince and the Shopman.

From The Land Of Dykes and lI'mdn,I's.'.
In March, 1850, there arrived at
Flushing the yacht of the Prince Of
Wales, with his Royal Highness and
Prince Leopold on board. During their
stay they visited the neighboring
town of Middleburg, accompanied by u
Dutch official. There they entered the
shop of all Israelitish vender Of antiqui-
ties, of whom the Prince of Wales pur-
chased pair of old Delft vases. which
he directed him to send on board his
yacht. In the evening, while his Roy
al Highness was on deck, the dealer
made his appearance with the vases.
He was dressed in his best clothes, and
OH his arrival at Flushing he evidently
learned the rank of the customer. Hav-
ing delivered up the vases he accosted
a Dutch gentleman present and desired
him to point out to him the Prince of
Wales. His request having been COM
piled with, "Do you think, sir" said
he speaking Dutch in low voice, "that
his Highness would mind shaking hands
with me-"
The oddness Of the inquiry caused the
other to smile, and ere he could reply
the Prince Of Wales, follow by his
brother, came up, and observing the
dealers attentive glances, asked if any
thing was the matter. Having received
an explanation, he very good naturally
extended his hand to the dealer, saying
with a smile. al am the Prince of
Wales and this is my brother Prince
Ieopold. ! have much pleasure in
shaking hands with you" The vender
of antiquities made an Obeisance and
returned home in great exultation. The
fact that he had the honor Of shaking
hands with the future King of England
will probably decend to his lowest pos
terity as an anecdote well worthy of be-
ing retained in the family.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-17
AN ENGLISH WEDDING.
Description oHthe Marriage of Par
sons Daughter That shows the
Rest Silvia


From the London Queen.
On Saturday last, at the parish church,
st. Mary Abbotts, kensingtOn, was
celebrated the marriage of Mr.. Frederick
Mackerness, son of Lord Bishop OfOxf-
ford, withMiSs Amy Chermside, daughter
of the late Rev. Seymour Chermside,
rector of Wilton, Wits. The wedding
party assembled at the church by half
past IL O'Clock, when the bride arrived,
and was received at the church door by
her six bridesmaids. The bridegroom
was attended by Mr.. Christopher Har-
rison his best man. The brides dress
was of cream colored satin Duehesse,
trimmed with Spanish blonde, The
long square train was draped to the
waist, and the back ofthe basque bodice
lOOped up and trimmed with the blonde.
The front of the skirt was en- tablier,
with box-pleats from the waist to within
twelve inches of the ground; here about
six inches were filled with bouilOnnes,
finished with pleated flOunce. The
high bodice was trimmed square with
the blonde, and garland of bridal
flowers placed on the left side, and had
elbow sleeves. She wore a wreath of
orange blossoms and myrtle, covered by
a veil of spotted Brussels lace, bordered
all round with Spanish blonde, and
fastened to her hair by pearl pins and
carried bouquet of white flowers. Her
ornaments included gold pendant set
with pearls and diamonds. The
bridesmaids were attired alike in fine
/ pearl gray cashmere, trimmed with
| amethyst Lyons velvet and chenille
! fringe. The skirts Iwere arranged en-
| tablier with rows Ofchenille fringe alter
mated with bOuilOnnes of cashmere and
I revers Ofamethyst velvet. The hodiceS,
| pointed and gathered in front, were
| finished with ruffles lined with velvet,
and straps of velvet across thebu and
| on the sleeves, which were gathered
| and finished with gauntlets lined with
velvet. They wore gray chip hats a
lamousquetaire, the, brims lined with
amethyst velvet, and two gray ostrich
feathers tipped with amethyst, gray
| gloves and hose, and amethyst velvet
| shoes. Each carried q basket of gilt
| work, lined with amethyst satin
merveilleux, and trimmed with the new
| cream mauresque lace and ribbons, a
novelty suggested by Mrs, Alfred Har-
rison, the brid'S sister. They were
| filled with natural flowers. The
ceremony was performed by the father
of the bridegroom, and the bride was
! given away by her uncle, Mr.. H.
| Walter, of Papplewick Hall. The
service was choral, and after it the we'd
ding party proceeded to Mr.. Cherm-
! sides residence in CollinghaIa' Place,
! South KensingtOn, for breakfast.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-17
SUMPTUARY LEGISLATION.
Views OF SenatOr Bsyard on Local
Option Laws.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March g. ISL
M Dear Sir: | do not like to init ude
my OpiOnS unasked for upon members
of the Legislature. i agree with you in
thinking "lOcal-Option laws" of very
doubtful cOnstitutiOnally, and positive
inexpediency. AS understand them
they submit law to popular vote, in
local districts, and this defeats the
principle of our government, which is
representative i'm its character and places
the whole law-making power and dis
cretiOn in the Legislature, and not i'll
in the people in their mere numerical
force and primary capacity.
If punishment of criminals was to-be
adjudged and inflicted by "local option"
instead of through acts of Legislature
executed by judges and jurieS, it
would be- held wholly at variance with
our theory of government, and yet to
apply such q rule to so widespread and
daily a habit as the use of alcoholic or
fermented beverages is, in my Judgment,
quite as unsafe. SO far as my experience
goes q well-regulated system of lincenseS
whereby revenue is largely brought into
the public treasury, coupled with severe
penalties for Illicit sale, has proved the
most efficient check upon the abuse Of
Of the liquor traffic.
In many respects the question is a
SunIp'UC,I7y one and laws attempting to
establish sumptuary regulation become
inuuisitOrial and impossible of execution
so that in those communities in this
country where they have been enacted
they have either aggravated the evils
they were intended to prevent or fallen
into contempt and uselessneSs and been
repealed. The statements | have seen
of the real condition of these cOmmuni-
ties in which total prohibition has been
attempted have impressed me very
strongly in confirmation of these views.
Personal influence and example and
precept and recognition of the great
truth that intemperance in the use OF
stimulantS Of all kinds IS q morbid
physical fact, both in cause and effect,
is, in my judgment, the proper view to
commence with. Statistics abundantly
prove that the attempted suppression by
statute of the use of alcoholic stimulantS
is accompanied by an increase OfOpjatGS,
and that, open drinking being stopped,
secret drinking enSueS. do not believe
any man has greater horror of in
temperance than |, and my appreciation
of its danger and evil effects grows with
my experience of human affairs; but
the grayer the evil the more essential
to apply the right principle to its cure,
and for the reasons | have stated, and
many others, | hope the experiment Of
"lOcal option" will not be tried by our
Legislature, but increased cheeks under
the license system he continued. Yours
sincerely. Il. r. BAHARD.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-17
Cincinnati.
DRY GOODS.
RRW York.

New YORK, March 16-Dry Goods -
There has been no general activity in trade,
still through deliveries and good quota
of miscellaneous orders, sales have been OF
good proportion. Leading qualities OF
brown. bleached and Colored CottOns have
been in good request and distribution.
Bleached cottons and particularly medium
grades are in good demand, and stocks UNI
important with the market showing a
strong undertone, and no lower prices with
manufacturers this side of early wants for
the spring of 1883. Exports OF cotton
goods to-day 1867 packages. Prints have
been in wide distribution of regular styles,
while novelties and specialiics are doing
well. Dress goods in steady rcassortment
inquiry, with new selections improving.
Wooden goods in moderate request, but
large distribution in execution OF orders.
Kentucky leans and cottonades in very
light inquiry. with any selections confined
TO current requirements.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-17
How He Earned His Promotion,

The chief clerk of a French merchant
recently received an invitation to
masked ball at his employers, and was
the envy of his comrades. 1t was
considered a mark ofyery great favor,
and was looked upon as sign that he
would soon be offered place in the
firm itself Resolving to do all he could
to make the occasion a success, hespent
a great deal of time and considerable
money in devising and making his
masquerade costume, which, after long
deliberation, he resolved should be that
ola monkey. Then he spent q week
learning number of tricks-grinning.
elambering on the chimny, springing
over the bed, balancing himself on the
hack of a chair. The evening came.
He rang the bell, flung his overcoat into
| the servants arms and with q grin and
chatter turned somerset under the
chandelier. The gentlemen stood
stupehed, the ladies screamed. His
mask prevented him from seeing much,
but the noise encouraged him to bound
over the sofa and throw down cabinet
ofOld china. AT this moment a hand
seized him, tore Offhis mask, ,,aad the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-17
SMALL SHOT.

Mr. Benefits rouples will take the
''t'' out of De Longs troubles. Boston
Herald.
The last year stamped both Mother
Vernon and GRANDMOTHER Shipton as
failures. Hiid. Times.
Mistress-"Bridget, really can't al
low you to receive your sweetheart in
the kitchen any longer" Bridget
"Thank you kindly, mum, but he's too
bashful for the parlor."
"My daughter, was that not rather q
trifling present you gave your father"!
"Why, papa, you know you could have
had anything you were willing to pay
for"-BOStOn Transcript.
There is a growing impressions tlrat it
was a mistake to put Guiteau in the
dock, but Instead as much of the dock
as possible ought to have been put in
Guiteau's mouth. HeS Chester Village
Record.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-17
LOWED BY A SHARK.
A Boat Run Away with by Fish the
Pauneh OF W. hich was Silver-Lined

From a Letter IN the ALbGny Ca Nc"s.
Heading across the bay to st. Simon's
light, the man in charge of the wheel
hailed Mr.. Tiff and directed his atten-
ton to something ahead OF US. The
object turned out to be sharks I'm, so
large as to be q matter OF wonderful the
sailors aboard. The boat happened to
be provided with ashark-line-a manila
cord abouta half inch thick, with
large hook tied to trace-chain. Asmall
piece of beef was quickly put on the
hook, a float put on the line and then
cast out, and then the line made fast to
the capstan. AS we neared the fish the
fin disappeared and all eagerly watched
the float. Suddenly the line frightened,
the float disappeared and the Roadway
of the boat was checked and the man at
the capstan yelled out: "He'S hooked"
l have been fishing, but never saw
the like of that. The fellow rose to the
surface of the wave and looked at Us.
He had about seventy-five yards Of line
out by this time, and actually in q
second he made rush ndjumped clear
over the bow of the steamer. The ladies
then got under shelter and all hands
helped to hold that line. The fellow,
when he failed to eat us up, made for
the ocean and fairly made the waters
foam. After about miles run he
began to tire and the boat was headed
for the beach. on Jekel Island. Gradual
ly we pulled In the line until the boat
touched the beach, and then one OF the
hands waded ashore, taking the end of
the line with him, which he made fast
to a stump and came batk for help.
Four of us got on shore and commence
ed to pull Mr.. Shark ashore. 1t took all
we could do. and two rifle balls to boot
to land him. When tell you that he
measured seventeen feet ten and half
inches fromtip to tip you will know
what a job We had. We determined to
prove that we caught this shark, 50 We
gave two negroes 81 to cut him open
and get his head off so that we could
get his jaw over home. His teeth are
wonderful, being about three-and-a
quarter inches long and so strong that
he actually tlattened out the big iron
hook. The negroes made quite prize.
In his stOmoch they found eleven silver
Mexican dollars and one Spanish
doubloon, gold, and whole lot of brass
InttnnG
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PRODUCE.
New York.

NEw YORK. March l6.-Cotton-Firm at
- S-l6@12 7-16c; futures steady. Flour
Steady and unchanged; receipts II, 553 bar
rels; exports 1000 barrels. Wheat-Unset-
tied; opening E@Mc better, subsequently
became weaker, and afterwards lost the adj
vance and then strong again, and advanced
H@5sc, closing firm; receipts 1900 BUSH
els; exports $1,000 bushels; No. spring
81 81: Green Bay spring 81 % delivered; No.
3 Chicago 81 SIS delivered; ungraded red
Sll21IGl1 ssh; No. 2 red 81 35h@l 35A;
new 81 36A@1 81; old ungraded white
81 O5(dl 80; No. white, sales l4,000 bush
els, at 81 33H@1 SSH; new, 81 34h; old
No. 3 red seller March, sales 1000 bushels,
at 81 34I@1 34H, closing at 81 "a Il; seller
April, sales 5O4, 900 bushels, at 81 353s@
81 So, closing at 81 $50; seller May, sales
1000 bushels, at 81 3514al S61s, closing at
81 S55s; seller June, sales $4,000 bushels
at 81 331s@1 335s, closing at 81 S31a; seller
July. sales $4,000 bushels at 81 PKG
25H, closing at 81 25h. Corn-h@Ac
higher; unsettled; receipts 5000 bushels;
exports 5000 bushels; ungraded 6e976c;
No. 3 74(p74Ac: No. 2 74H@74hc; new
74Ac delivered; No. 2 seller March 1870
74hc, closing at 74Hc: seller April 1890
75c, closing at 74HC; seller May 75H9I6c,
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produced ls3 pound of bctter-ninesy
pounds of butter per month of thirty
days-twenty-One pounds per week, or
three pound per day. Lady Nell ID
l,796was S years old when the test was
made, and gave during the trial %
average of eighteen quarts Of milk per
day. The best weekly yields of the
above-nAmed cows have been exceeded
by Jersey Belle of Scituate' 1873, now
dead. This COW has q we4-authenti-
Gated record Of twenty-five pounds aud
two ounces in one week. The three
cows above named have the best yearly,
monthly, and weekly butter records,
and we confidently expect, at
no late date,.. that the records
will be =; iinutbved. Performances
and net fancy points, are the essential
matters that attract the attention Of the
practical jersey breeders of the dsy,
who first inquiries as TO the number Of
fourteen to twenty pound cows in the
pedigree Of the sire or dam that he
wishes to purchase.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-17

voice of his employer asked him what
he meant by his internal conduct. Be
fore he could explain he was hustled out
of the house, learning by one glimpse
that the rest of the company was in
evening dress. The next day he was
sent for, and entering the office with
trembling knees. al had the pleasure
of a visit from you last evening" said
the gentleman. "Yes, sir-that 81"
mo excuses, said the other mo
excuses have raised your salary. L
noticed you were overlooked for promo
ton last year. Good morning, shut the
door after YOU" His employer had
made an early investigation into the
matter, and found that the other clerks
had "put up job on the young man
by sending him bogus invitation. His
employer made things even by promot-
ing him over their hands.-P11S
iuDer,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-17
RAILROAD Bosps-Irregular.

RAILROAD ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
STATE SECURITIES-Without feature, ex-
cept for Tennessee mixed, which opened
4 per cent higher. but subsequently fell
oil d per cent.
STOCKS-Share speculationS opened strong
and H01H per cent higher than yester-
DAYS closing prices, the latter for G. G. c.
* I.,while Erie preferred opened at %,
an advance of 81 per cent from its last
previous sale. In the early trade, after a
fractional advance in the general list and
~ per cent in New Jersey Central, a de-
cline OF H@1M per cent was recorded, in
which New Jersey Central, Denver e. Rio
Grandc, and Louisville and Nashville were
the most conspicuous. About IL o'clock
latter for Cincinnati, Sandusky and
Cleveland, while Alton and Terre Haute
common advanced =, preferred IL and
Erie preferred Ia per cent In the early
part of the afternoon this was succeeded by
q decline of lsG2 per cent, in which New
Jersey Central, Metropolitan Elevated and
Denver and Rio Grande were most promi-
nent. After this decline the market be-
came irregular and unsettled, and eontin-
ued so to the close, the principal changes
being an advance of and decline OF IA
per cent. in New Jersey Central, an adj
vance of 4 per cent. in Alton and Terre
cent. in Denver and Rio Grande, an ad-
vance of ~ per cent. in Houston and
Texas, and decline OF per cent. in Menu
pins and Charleston. In the final dealings
the general list fell fraction and the mar
ket closed irregular but in the main weak
er. Taking the day as whole, it is to be
said of the stock market that
at no time was there a
boom nearest to this happened in the early
part of the day. The market, however,
showed a strong undertone, many stocks
having been bought for the foreign mar
kets, and not few for domestic dealers,
who have not been buyers for several
months. Large spectators on the bull side
at no time showed anxiety to run prices up
but to shape the market rather for slow
improvement, such as will more fully re-.
store confidence. Leading bear spectators
were quiet during most Of the day, but in
the last hour a demonstration was attempt.
ed on Jersey Central, with the success OF
dropping it to SOY, and this had the effect
of making the market in the last hour ir'
regular. some stocks closing at the lowest
prices of the day, and none OF the highest
but several near the highest.
Tran SaCtiOnS 400 ono shares
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-17
Gold-crazy Negroes.

rum tIt EsfyOUtV D"tt'es'
The crazy old negro, Thompson, who
left such fearful hole in the ground on
the banks of the Chewalla, Alabama,
has been considerably REINFORCED in his
new field of operations on the Rev.
Sam Fantory's place five or six miles
out. He now has fresh recruits, among
them colOred shoemaker. They have
been digging vigorously for the last two
weeks for a basket of gold which old
Thompson roundly asserts is at the bot
tom of the hole in which they are dig
ging. They are now thirty feet below
the surface, and are cutting through a
strata of the hardest kind Ofred sand
rock. Old Thompson says they would
have found the treasure above this rock
strata but for an unfortunate oc-
currence the other day. Fannin was al
most in sight of he basket of gold and
was digging vigorously, when he made
a miss-lick and hurt his foot, and he
sat down and went to "kussin," and the
treasure Immediately sank ten feet
deeperand straight through bed OF
rock ashard rs flint.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-17

TITrsvrLLE, Pa, March l6.-Oil-Opened
at S05.c; highest S0A; lowest S025C; closed
at SO1.c. Shipments 47,9OS; charters 81
42S; runs 49, 800.
BRADFORD, Pa, March IS. - Market
Quiet but firm, with slight advancing
tendency: opened at 5000; declined to
sole; advanced S0Ac; closed at SO,sc.
Sales S47, 900 barrels; total shipments yes
terday "a, 96l barrels; charters 81, 400.
PITTSBURGH, March l6.-Petroleum-ln.
active; United certificates steady, opened
at sO1c; closed at S05sc; refined nc for
Philadelphia delivery.
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Hop Bitters so freely advertised in all
the papers, secular and religious are nay,
ing a large sale, and are supplanting all
other medicines. There is no denying the
virtues OF the Hop plant and the proprie--
tors of these Bitters have shown great
shrewdnesS and ability in compromising a
Btters. whose virtues are so palpable TO
every ones observation-disclosures and
IIuG,i,lS