Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-12-18

IAtNA.
fman K Smally, Elkhart, Ind, re-
nv goods dealers, are reported to
assigned. Liabilities $4,000;
unknown
K very heavy increase in the earn
4DfLhe Southwestern roads shows
Ilhe business of the country, ln-
Ofalling OFF as predicted by many,
ontined to grow. Careful reports
corn crop show that we will have
= l,NOO, ,OOO bushels more than in
aud the cotton crop is about $780,
a!eS.
decree Of foreclosure has been en-
in Cleveland, o., in the case of
iryeland, TuScarawaS Valley and
cling railway, which went into the
I, Of a receiver last spring. 1t IS
Ted the sale will take place some
within thirty days. The chances
hat the party now in control, of
b Mr.. Selah Chamberlain is lead
|member, will be the purchasers.
. Philadelphia Ledger, which is a
| organ OF the coal interests,
unccS a general curtailment Of
in the Pennsylvania cOueries,
|mencing at Once-the reduction be-
lUal to three quarters time. a full
aS work is fifty-eight hours, and
has been reduced to fOrty-three and
half hours, thus putting into effect
rule that will probably be Dmain-
'yghout the winter.
be- CoIumbes, Chicago and Indiana
,ral Railway will be sold under fore
ure proceedings on January 10th, at
annapolis. The amount Of the prin-
/ of the mortgage is $4,000, 900.
road will be sold subject to the out
lirg sectional mortgage bonds OF
b. 600 and interest. A bond Of ST.
.UOis required to be filed by those
ring to bid at the sale. No bid will
for less sum than SIG, ,5OO,- :
hc Board of Trade of Chicago has
IA severe thrust at the bucket
Is now so extensively numerous.
Secretary of the Chicago Board
sent notice to telegraph cOmpa-
doing business on the Board, that
r January lst Of next year no opera
would be allowed in the Board who
.>mi,ted market quotations to bucket
rS. The Board and the General Su-
Itcudent of the Western Union
-raph Company had a conference,
rh resulted in the agreement that,
rSEe date mentioned, no such quo
ouS would be transmitted over
stern Union to any part ofthe eoun'
Ir. NJ. g. NulhaIl, the eminent Eng
,tatlstician, has written an interest
series of letters, which have APP
rud in Bradstreet's, in which the
Ter gives estimates that are entitled
..edIt by reason Of his high standing
scientific and careful writer, OF the
',aSe OF wealth in this country in
single decade from 1870 to 1880.
p results given by Mr.. Mulhal are
Iniy based upon the census reports oil
lrral Walker. From these he argues
{ in lS7u the tolal valuation of prop
y in this country was S3l 200, 900, 900.
lin l>SO 10, ,770, 200, 900, an apparent
rase of sixty per cent. IN
years. But i'm the total val
ION OF 1910 is included the cost or es-
ated worth of roads, streets, public
dS, forests, etc, and as these items
regate about 5000, 900, ,OUO and were
llted from the sum total Of 1870, this
~ to be deducted to give the actual
Rssar Comparing the two valua-
EIs up'p even terms, therefore, We
We net increase of thirty-three per
H. Tor the ten years intervening be-
zen the last two ce nsuses. This es'
nate Is slightly more favorable than
al made by Mr.. Gannett in the May
,erhational Review, but is certainly
u all Oyerstatement.