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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-05-25

CHEAP FOR Cash. We offer for sale the
present dress of type and Washington No.
3hand pr SIS, all in good order, with about
40 i"nts If display letter, that upon which
the IELirR is how printed, cheap for cash
Our increased business patronage compels
an enlargement and power press. Those
who cont4nplate new departures will find
here bar gain.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-05-25

Tho London sc.age system cost
&ij0, 100000, and is said to tie fairly
Elective.
Two hundred varieties Of grapes are
ROW grown in the United States.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-05-25

Cotton Is in full hionn al Gallo,
Fla. and the plants ore from three ia
Sosr feet high.
Tho gross earning of the Missoeri
Sai:roads last year were S25,000,Cuo
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-04

IL IS understood that the B. & O. company
VIII, instead Of building a line through
pelaWare, viii connect its road at Martins
onrg with the Hannibal & Potomac line,
%hlcn Will give direct connection ria the
heaulng q Jersey Central with New York
Ihe details have been fully arranged aud
the new interest will come into control
without any contest. 1t is reported that a
pan Is on loot for the pooling of the an
'hracite coal business for term of years.
The parties whose selling of Western
mon attracted so much attention a few
Gays ago, are known to have sold with the
expectation OF buying more cheaply Very
important developments are likely 10 take
place in Western Union soon. Parties
VINO know what is to transpire are buying
stock Tor sharp rise. The earnings of the
company showed an increase, last week, OF
about $4,000.
Vanderbilt and Gould houses are alike
bullsh on Union Pacific. Important
negotiations between Union Pacific and
central Pacific are pending, and il would
not oe surprising If closer relations between
the two companies come into existence dur
ing the next thirty days.
The Chesapeake and Ohio are said to be
ready for an advance whenever the market
Is favorable.
The earnings of Reading show a large in
crease for January.
Denver and Rio Grande earnings increased
SlS4WO during January.
Boston and Baltimore were large, buyers
of government bonds in this market, yes
terday; The demand for good railroad
bonds is improving. ss.-,s,
-. <f,r3ztdeas- Keepy-Aef-a-the Northwesterff
Company, said last evening, no meeting OF
the Executive Committee was held yester-
day, and that none would be held during
ms stay in the city. Parties, last evening,
claimed TO know that certificates for a new
issue of Northwestern stock had been pre-
pared.
Ii is said developments of importance in
connection with the st. Louis and San
Francisco road will soon be made public.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-04
FIRE RECORD

BrFFALo, February 3.-The Commercial
elevator, one of the oldest structures OF its
kind in the city. lis burning, and will
probably be destroyed.
WHITEHALL. ILL.,, February S.-MrS. John
Braces millinery shop, Israel'S drug store,
Dassers confectionery and Boehine'S boat
store we're destroyedby fire. The amount
of property destroyed not covered by IN
suranCe. $4,000.
DrRroUE Iowa. February 5.-A special
from Grafton. Iowa, announced the burn.
ing of the court house and adjoining bank.
Loss heavy.
FIxDL,Y, o., February S,-Early, yester-
day morning an explosion occurred IN the
HYATT Block, followed by fire, which des,
stroyed the block and seriously damaged
the Marain buildings adjoining. Losses
Y. NJ. Haber, druggist, $4,000, insured Tor
81 900; B. Hyatt, 5000, partly in sured; II.
IL wetzger, grocer, $500, fully insured; |;
c. A. Ebling, clothing. 5000, insured.
Others make up total loss of $4,000.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-04
BUSINESS FAILURES.
Dun a Co., Report for the week.

New YORK. February 3.-A. G. Dun 4
Co. 5 agency report the failures throughout
the country for the seven days at lI6, of
which the Eastern States furnished IL;
Western, b: Southern, 10. Middle, 50; Pa
citic coast and territories, IL and New York
city. :. While the failures are diminished
in number as compared with the previous
week. there are several for very large
amounts in various parts OF the country.
A number of them are deliberate attempts
at fraud upon the creditors, indicated by
the preferences given to friends. TIE ne
cesSity fOra national bankrupt law was
never better thas in several cases that have
occurred.this week. One trader coDlly pre-
fers his SiSter-in-law for $4,000 To satisfy
his conscience. leaving nothing whatever
or his creditors. 10 whom. he owe $jo,O)O
for SGO. .OOO.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-04
ST. clAssvalE

PeFssaal - Loeal Aaaoeoeo0 ~
Pitt.aa valley Assassss = Bssss.
Stealing. &e. s- -
&,ecsai 90 tAs RsotsA~.
ST. CLlinsvfiLx, February A-Nn. Rnss
Troll, wife Of yohn T. Troll, one d oue dSy
goods merchants, died last evening Of oon.-
sumption, With which she had been afiic&-
ed for long time. The deceasea lAAy ~
daughter ofJohn =, Simpson, The hveV-
man on fourtcenth street. Wheeling. ,The
funeral win take place Sunday afternoon
- l,,riSSs..S.,~.-S.s2Aa,-ef-p,., - - p,.,au,,n
Humphrey, has been dangerously sick this
week with paralysis. 'Ns:s Iosie Hum
phfey, daughter, OF the former, has aleo
been seriously iii with pneumonia
The Sterling Comedy Company will give
entertainments tonight and te-moerow
night ut Welday's Hall.
Rev. Robert Alexander, OF this place, has
been appointed executor Of the estate q
his father, the late james Alexander, of
BridSeport.
Vile Lecture Course will be a lecture
February 18th, BY Hon. William rssons,
Member Of Parliament, from Ireland.
A late issue OF the New York f,oiirt Ne~s
contains the particulars Of the murder, ct
Pittman Valley, Arizona, OF one Charles
Collins alias Shorty" fhis Is supposed
to be our own Charlie CollinA Barnum"l
the wayward son Of Charles Collins, ST., OF
this place. Shorty" was killed BY vii.
liam Monroe, alias "Arifona Bill, .
deputy U. 8. Marshal, and who Is said 70
appears that Shorty" intsrfered In fight
between two mon, and insisted that fair
play be oberved by the parties, when .Ari-
IONA BILL stepped up and shot Collins
dead. ARIZONA Bill" was placed under ar
rest. but on the following day party Of
"Shurly'sr friends went 70 the jail, took
Bill out, hung him, and then riddled his
body with bullets. Charlie Collins left his
home here last spring, saying that he In
tended going 10 Arizona, snd IL 10 generally
believed that the unfortunate Shorty
and Charlie are one and the sanae person.
Charlie was dissipated youth, but good
hearted, inofiensive young man, who never
molested any one. His parents, brother
and sister, are among our most respected
people.
The dry goods firm OF shepherd 4 Kirk
are closing out their stock Of goods, and In
tend TO retire from business here the com.
Lafayette vandyne, Of Warrington town.
ship, has been received at the county jail.
He Is charged with horse stealing. He
traded horses with his uncle, and afterwards
concluded that he had been swindled, and
went and took his horse away from The
uncles stable, returning the lstter's horpe
10 him at the same time. His uncle thsre.
fore brings tine charge OF horse stealing
against lafayette.
James Osborne and VIM. D. Oourtney,
two Of our groceIs, intend 10 rettrs from
business this spring.
A number OF our citizens have taken
stock in the new sheet iron works which
are to be erected at Bridgeport the coming
| spring.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-04
a Hard Case.
STOCKS AND BONDS.

'aaiiion Of the Market I'm New York
ne B. a O. and the Erlanger system
ne>iern Union Chesapeake and
Ohio. Ete.
NJ 2oEE, February 3.-The course OF
" al street markets depends, in large
-. - n the condition OF affairs abroad.
s'-'Qays settlement at Paris is made
h serious disturbance, the market
..4loubiedly advance next week. The
~, are understood to be in position
h. 'ley can sustain prices or advance
- circumstances seem to require. IL
a. an considerable purchases OF stock
h cen made in this market for London
I,s.,,-.., A Broad street firm bought
-! EAouSand shares for European ac-
L. iUesday and "Wednesday. A lead
.e,..Ss sn banking house received orders,
b 10 buy ten Thousand shares OF
sy,s,' ,'SScA, and another foreign house
.,f-Ii i've thousand shareS'of New York
h. :, -, yesterday, to cover q short call
\ b. sAfiy IN the week.
49, tSo private cables give an unsat-
Srs,, account of the situation at Paris.
h, cypress confidence that the worst IS
a.hmore and Ohio company formed
e.s5 With the Erlanger system, and
operation in the jersey deal.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-04
A SCHEME THAT FAILED.
Attempts TO Pass Raised Checks Pre-
vented. -

DETROIT, February 3-A young man Civ
ing the name of II. c. ClaSSen attempted 70
GET q check caShed on the American Ma
tional Bank raised from 81 to $40. The
check was genuine, and originally given by
a prominent business house. The teller of
the bank discovered the forgery not very
Skillfully done, detained the young man
and sent for policeman, who arrived in
time 10 overhaul GlaSSen, after he had left
the bank suspecting measures taken for
his arrest. He resisted arrest strenuousiy
but was overpowered. Letters were found
on his person from the officers of the st.
Louis 4 Southeastern Railway, st. Louis,
Kansas City Il Northern Railway, and Ga
lena. Clinton 4 Springfield Railroad, dated
from "a to -, recommending the bear
er, who had worked for them as yard mas
ter, freight conductor and brakeman. Clas-
sen refused to say anything, and gives his
age as %, but is probably older.
\ second attempt to pass raised check
was made about noon, to-day, on Ives &
Sons, private bankers, this time raised
from So to $3l4, and quite skillfully done.
Doubts being expressed as to the genuine
ness, the sharper expressed great surprise,
and said be would like to transact some
business with well known house and re
turn i'm a short time-the bankers mean
while To assure themselves of the validity
of the check He then Sauntered out, and
after having gone a block noticed that he
was being watched from the bank, when
he broke into 4 run and disappeared down
the street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-04
at year, westvirsinia furnished 44l7 per


The gain in = the number of mines
throughout the United States is put down
at Id per cent, Other gains given in per-
centages, are: Yearly. tonnage 1856; gain
in value of yearly product, A; value Of
material used 1885, amount paid as wages,
46; total number of employees, 1ss; total
capital, 81; tons raised per man per year, 8.
These comparisons are made with census
returns from 1870 The decreases also
shown in percentages, are: In value per
ton 80; in yearly earnings, So; in cost Of
ton, l in per cent of value of the product
lett for royalty, interest, profits, ETC., &c.
Coal and Iron.
The spesial agent says, in conclusion,
that as between the bituminous coal indus.
try and the iron ore mine industry, the
former takes from the earth a product
worth 140 per cent. more, employs 205 per
cent. more hands, and forty-si1 per cent
more capital, uses 16l per cent. more mate
rials, and pays ODD per cent. more wages.
The increase in the tonnage of the iron ore
mines, of the census year, is 1856 per cent,
and in that of bituminous coal, l35 per
cent, as compared with the census year OF
1870; showing that these two great divis-
ions OF mineral production keep pace with
each other, and are advancing nearly twice
as fast as the production Of anthracite. The
reason of this is the obvious one that, in the
former case, new fields are laid under con-
tribution from time to time as railways
are extended, whereas the anthracite is re.
stricted to its original area. LAM.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-04
RoBBlNG UNCLE SAM.
A Clerk In the Pittsburgh PostOfIiee
Arrested on n Serious Charge.

Special Dispatch 10 the Register.
PITTSBURGH. February 3.-This afternoon
H. W. Miller, who has been connected with
the postofice in this city for the past five
years, was arrested, charged with appro-
priating stamps to the amount of $500.
1t seems that he was in the habit of sub
stituting cancelled stamps on registered
letters and pOcketing the money, and keep,
ing back the money received from the sale
of stamps. Miller has always borne good
character heretofore, and has wife, with
whom he lives in modest style in Ale
gheny. BRIAN.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-04
Exonerntfng Grant.

Nrw YORK, February3.-J. r. Shepherd.
President of the Peruvian Company, being
asked whether General Grant was corpora
tor or stockholder in the company, replied !:
sI will not be interviewed at present, but
YOU may say, and / shall be glad TO have
you say it, upon my authority. that Zen;
Grant has never been personally INTERESTED
in the Peruvian Company As corporator.
stockholder or ortherwise pecnniarily, and,
of course, no one authorized to speak for
the company has ever made any representa-
tion inconsistent with the facts. IL at any
time Gen. Grant has written or stated any
opinion touching the questions under dis
cussion. he has spoken only As any other
citizen has . right 70 speak.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-04
A scandal I'm Texas.

ST. Louis, February 3.-A dispatch from
San Antonio, Texas, says: A great sensa-
ton has been created here by the arrest OF
a French Count named De keroman,
charged with attempting to murder DIR.
Capples and his wife, Miss Shane, STEP
daughter, and the coachman of the family;
named Dale. IL is said that great scandal
will be developed when the matter comes to
court for trial
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-04
Assignee Arrested.

Sr PAUL February S.-A sensation was
c-ssisd in Niles City by c. W. Savage,
member of the firm OF Ramsey, Ninninger
4 Co. who recently iled an assignment
with liabilities amounting 10 about SOY ,0eo
Who asks for the arrest Of assignee Harding
on the ground of misaPpropriated tunds-
Warrants issued. =
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-04
FrixhtruI Mnrder.

JKRsEYvTLLE. Ills, February 3.|LeWls h-
Phipps, residing near Fieldon, mao sotns
trouble with lot OF school eniioren .nlS
morning, and followed them 70 .ne sSrv TnSh
Mstford aged is years, took out a knife
and Stabbed Phipps to death. The Lad Is
now in Jail. Phipps was man OIL tnir'y'
and married.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-04
Texas rrineS-

ST. LorIs, February S.-A Texarkana dis
match saws: Track laying begun on the
Texas and st. Louis railroad east from this
place, yesterday.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
has refused the application for writ oil
error 10 the U. S. Supreme Court In the
Hannibal and st. Joe mandamus case;
there being no Federal question involved
in the Suit
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-04
TRADE REVIEW.
Weekly Report From the Leading
Cities of the Country.
Dry Goods Dull and Lower---Boots and
Shoes Active - Groceries Firm
Provisions Advancing = Iron
Fim-Wool Fairly Held
Glass Active.
A GOOD SHOWING FOR THE WEEK.
Chicago.

CHICAGO, Ill, February 3.-Finances sat
isfactory, and money equal to the demand.
The clearings, estimating Saturdays will,
amount to So, 900, ,0O0 General business has
gone along gradually improving and trade
is becoming more lively. On change there
was much activity in wheat, and the fiuct-
uation admitted OF good deal Of specula-
ton. Provisions were, at times, decidedly
animated. Corn strong. Oats wea and de-
clining with little to note in other
branches.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-04
BOSTON,.

BosroN, February S.-Shipment OF boots
and shoes from this city to points outside
New England, Al ,623 cases. against 49l, ,G5o
last week. Leather slow. Wool steady
with sales for the week of 1926, 206 pounds
for domestic and PSI 900 pounds for foreign
use. Fine woods very firm, with sales OF
Ohio XX at 45ai6 Dry goods dull. Iron
firm. Pork, lard and hams very firm with
no advance. Groceries quiet.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-04
Louisville.

LOUISVILLE, February 3.-The iron mar.
ket is quiet with light demand. Price of
cut blast iron very firm and in some cases
higher. Mill iron remains abou. the same
but firm. Car wheel iron still in light de-
mand, but price going up. Grain has been
firm and active, with good business, dur
ing the week, but closes dull. Light offer
ings of cotton, and the market dull. Pro-
visions strong with an upward tendency:
Flour in better demand. Drugs steady and
firm.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-04
Fatally shot.

CHICAGO. February 3.-Policeman John
Suckner was fatally shot, early TINS morn
oIsSs at the corner Of Hall and Bradley
streets, on the. West Side.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-04

.pasce yog saald hsss dsas ths nsssI1a
mvides continusd 10 49, - ~ 1.yiB
'of eynder. Il N VIZ Ng thne fce
any one to have =
Pus Ihss - Dan19,s Doo0 -
the newspspsf n JasSsli0e. Nth - -
press intenRoa. Q! hAsins ~ foued thees;
the newspspss of vsff lit<ls socoank ~
elicted ffom Guitssu Tie eenAent: .vssy
strong presumptivs evidences. Judge, es-
pscially with grog jury-e IFog tufy1
jury that smokes and drinkn and paegs
cards" ...p,.--S.-'.5
After further argumen Judes Coz thsn
asked Scoyille TO hand him certain suthod.
tics from which he had quosed: % IcWa
~ Connecticut. and this being done -
court adjourned until tomorrow, when. Il
is probable Judge Cox will render his de-
cision. rrs
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-04
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Morning Session.

Morning session.
Prayer was offered by Delegate Syden-
stricken, of Greenbrier county.
The Pittsburgh Delegation
Quite a number of seats were vacant
when the House opened Shortly after, q
number of requests for leave of absence
were made by members for their colleagues.
The House was a little slow in granting
these requests. II was claimed that the
pittsburgh delegation which b ad gone to
investigate the smallpox in that citv :"
I1,ayi0,led 0a EjpUJfh Pune
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-04

BssAfss Is adds % pspoad Ssssty ym
storing color and Ilstre 70 grsg e -
hair. and = eessAeid 70 ~ cealps = w
Pasfefs Hsir naisn 70 sueh . peDasAe
dEeniDS
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-04

Iwn reduced 70 De verge of ~. efsye
with Lsucnfbe6 Uterine ChtnEfh. -
AmsnorbaA 1DguA 1cusui -. 2m 4.
w. Jscksps, litfsSaf1h. Pa - Hs
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-04
Cleveland.

CLEvELANp, February 3.-The iron mar
kets are firm, and prices remain about as
formerly. Next seasons productions are
in faiv demand. Pig iron is steady and
firm. Thd demand is altogether for small
lots. Large o-ders could Not - accom-
modated because o. the low stocks. The
inquiry for manufactured iron has let up
the past few days. but holders looked for
this, and are very firm in their views hav-
ing orders enough ahead to keep them go.
ing for sometime TO come.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-04
PfttsbaFgh.

PIr1sBrRGH, February 3.-There is little
new in general business TO report. Trade
continues fairly active with demand bet
ter than is usually expected at this season.
The iron market remainsunchanged. Large
sales Of pig are reported at the advance.
The market for manufactured iron is very
strong, with full prices being asked and
maintained In some instances an advance
has been given for prompt delivery.
The glass trade is improving. Window
glass was slightly advanced on
Tuesday, by the Western Association. A
heavy demand is anticipated within the
next four weeks. Other kind Of glassware
remains steady and unchanged. The coal
business has been fairly active, with prices
rather weak. The shipment since last
Friday aggregate 5000 bushels. In oil,
considerable activity and excitement has
prevailed. The market was very irregular
but firm, and tending to higher prices.
During the week, United Certifica ties were
quoted between eighty-fye and eighty
eighty, three-quarters, closing this eve
ming at eighty-seyen and three-eights
Sales 2,Ss7 900 bbls.; shipments $4,000
his
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-04
New York.


New York, February 3.-A slightly in
creased activity in dry goods is noted but
on the whole the trade has been dull.
Prices have undergone but few slight
changes. Grain has been unsettled with a
downward tendency, but the market closes
fairly strong at decline of 5@6c on wheat,
and 2@3c oncorn and oats. Provisions are
unsatisfactory and business largely specu-
lative. Lard fairly strong. Pork in about
the same condition. There is nothing to
note in wool, and holders are somewhat
disappointed at lack Of demand, but hold
firmly. Cotton active. but mostly on spec
ulative, and the market closes firm. Pc
troleum strong. Transactions in American
pig iron comparatively large and prices
firm. Stock are small. There is little do
ing in Scotch or English pig. Boots and
shoes in light demand, and the spring trade
is backward. Leather quiet. Sugar and
coffee in light demand Produce has i'm
proved shade, and small increase is
noted in butter.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-04
Cincinnati.

CIYcrYNATI, February 3.-Wet weather,
bad roads, high water and difficulty OF
transportation have affected such branches
of trade as are affected by these causes.
Dry goods suffer on this account as well as
by the decline in Spring Prints. Woolen
goods are about out of season. Boots and
shoes are less dull, but orders are not so
abundant as may be expected with better
weather and roads. Groceries continue
active and firm. Sugar is easier. The
iron trade shows no signs Of weakening,
and charcoal iron is higher and sales
ahead of production are refused because
enough contracts are already in hand.
Manufactured iron is in good demand and
firm. Leaf tobacco has been active, with
the largest offerings of the year. Money
market active and the rate firm at per
cent. Flour in active demand. Wheat
closes the week at Sl.40. Corn unusually
active, and shipments large, closing at ESQ
65kc for No. 2 spot. Oats dull but prices
strong. Receipts of hogs have fallen off,
although prices have advanced Cut meats
and bacon strong and higher, with an up
ward tendency. Whisky advanced lc.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-04
Deputy Collector seoheId,

Petersburg, is here, to-day, on his own
sae,s He had the promise of Wes.
AaSou's place when the latter was made
rLshal but Raum gave the place TO hun
&c, nan, and told Scofield he could have
next place, which never came up: IhlS
- s>uteld says he don't want ~ bad
gsgh 20 bore anybody aboutit- Ian.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-04
a WHEELING W. VA. SATURDAY, MORNING. FEBRUARY & 1882

charter. I doubt very seriously our moral
right to make this change, eyenif the legal
right does exist. will not fasten this bill
and its objects upon the people of Wheel
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-04

lCHtiaNsd on E9Wta Ra2e.l
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-04
National Banks.

Naa,or Morrill, has introduced a bill pro-
Ing iha, the Presidents and Cashiers OF
'lc9aal Banks shall sign the notes issued
The same. and that the amount OF cireu-
l.lg note, shall not exceed ninety per
.l, % the market value of the bonds de-
,..ei which NAV have fallen below par.