Daily Republican., 1882-02-14
FROM THE COAL REGEONS


eflnterest.
For the R1PJBLICAN.
WILKES BARRE, Pa, Feb. 10.
The AGITATION amongst the miners
fors IN increase Of pay has been brought
to sudden close by the rich cOrpors-
tions who own the miners as we'll a.
the mines. 1t was done by putting the
men on three days week, which soon
brought the answer. The sturdy miner
of month or two ago, who talked 70
loudly (and justly too) for little ad-
vance in his wages to meet the increas-
ed price of living, has SUNK back to
his hole in silence, and can be found
sitting in his little frame shanty behind
the stove, smoking his old Henry Clay
pipe, has nothing to say, for fear that
even his days week may be taken
from him; but the question is, will the
demand for coal allow of this reduc-
tion? The answer IS, it will not, if the
reduction in time is OF a general char.
acter, as there is not much coal on hand
which is not sold. There are some men
here who think we will not require az
much coal this year as last, but they
surely cannot be aware of the growth
of trade and more especially in the
West
This much have learned from relia-
bic authority, hat the supply Of coal
for 1882 will not be much in excess Of
the demand, and therefore dealers need
have DO fear that there will be a break
in prices.
With proper management for month
or two more the spring tIade should
open up with light supplies of all grades
on hand, and then there will be eight
months OF a bus7, active and protita.
BILE season to the poor m 'ners.
The heavy fall of snow which lately
visited this valley was a god send to
the renters of sleighs. | have heard
tEat as high as SIG was paid for the
use of a horse and cutter all day. At
any rate everybody, who by any possi-
BILE way could raise turn out, seemed
to enjoy themselves. The school chill
dren band together and hire four. horse
jumpers, and it would do you good to
see 10 or Il such large sleighs filled
with children, riding around the streets,
all singing and all in a line.
There is good sleighing along the riv-
er front and out Franklin strset around
Bowman's Hill. The streets are made
lively at night by parties from Ashley,
Plymouth, Nanticoke, Pittston and
some even from Scranton. Any enc
wishing to get good idea of what the
Arctic region looks like should see the
river and flats between here and Kings
ton; the ice is piled up high on the riv-
er and forces the water out on the flats,
which has become frozen aud lies there
piled high as a house and has COM
pletely stopped travel; yet this road
is travelled as much as any road
in Luzerne county; yet it the most
wretchedly kept road that have seen
in all my travels. They allow a man
to work out his taxes on the roads. and
SO he puts in his time and gets his
taxes crossed Oft, that's all he cares
about it.. To-day l saw thirty teams,
all in a heap, trying to get through a
narrow cut in the Ice on this road they
were about two hours going the length
Of two squares.
The amusement going people are kept
in constant practice, as one entertain
Inent follows fast on the heels Of anoth-
or. Last week we had three or four
good &C companies, including Buffalo Bill
and his Indians.
To night we are having the "Mas-
,ott" by the Wilbur Comic Opero Com
pany
On Monday evening next we are to
have the ''Passing Regiment" by Ang-
lstine Daly's Company, which will be
by other good companies.
Wilkesbarre has quite a reputation
for being a good show town" as the
boys say.
St. Valentines day is coming on
space, and the book stores and other
aealers say the styles were never SO
varied land elegant as to-day. You
IAN get little one for a cent o" very
elaborate one for S..
Mr.. Charles r. Wood, the halter on
South Main street will give away five
Bhousand valentines to the. boys and
girls on St. Valentines day.
The Hebrews are going to give a
grand Purim ball on the evening Of
March 9th. These affairs have always
been success hitherto, and this one
bids fair to eclipse anything they have
yet had. The receipts am told all 90
to charitable purposes.
The Hebrews form considerable por-
lion of our population, and are amongst
it's most wealthy and intelligent por-
lion. A.