Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-03
TRADE AND LABOR.
NOTES OF TaE SPRING OPENING.

NOTES OF TIE SPRING OPENING.
Laborers Demanding Increased Pay--Some
Projected Euterprises-Good Seal
Fishing.
The employing bricklayers in New
Haven have granted the demand of their
men for 1915 per day, with the under
standing that if the men work only nine
hours on Saturday they shall lose one
bour's pay. The men have agreed to
this.
About 4,5OO bricklayers in Chicago
struck yesterday for 81 per day, and
work on all the principal buildings in
course Of erection was stopped.
The tobacco manufacturers Of Lynch
burg. Virginia, at meeting yesterday,
rejected a proposition of the strikers to
resume at modified" prices, and re-
fused to treat further with their associa-
ton. White labor was yesterday intro.
duced into two more factories, aud the
manufacturers have sent for skilled
operatives to train these. The strikers,
who number 1900, are believed to be
receiving assistance from outside.
An exhibition of marine products and
fishing implements was opened in Toxic,
Japan, on the 1st inst. Fifteen thou
sand varieties of fish and other produc-
tlons from sea, lake and river, were dis
played.'
A large number Of capitalists of Buffalo,
New York, have petitiOned the common
council of that city to grant the
| right of way to build tunnel under Nj.
agara river, the city to receive 25 per cent.
| of the profits of the tunnel when compile
| ted.
Two steamers have arrived at St. Johns
| Newfoundland, one with 10000 old seals,
the other with q, 600 young ones, Eight
| steamers are alreaded loaded at the fisher.
les and an unusually good season is ex
pected.
The distillers of Louisville Yesterday re-
| ceived a dispatch from J T. Pratt, secre-
| tary of the National Wine and Liquor
| association. who is in Ottawa, saving that
the Dominion government has decided to
admit the importation of whisky from the
United States. He says "The order is
prepared, will be issued morrow or
next day. but make no more until you
hear from me as to Details"
Receiver Brown yesterday made sta e.
! ment to the creditors and stockholders of
Brown, Bonnell g. Co., Of Youngstown.
Ohio. The liabilities are S1,390, 715 and
the assets s1,9l7,1OS
.. Ii. Coy & Co., bankers, formerly the
"Commercial National bank" of Toledo.
ONO. made an assignment yesterday. The
liabilities and assets are stated each at
about S1O0, 600. 1t is said the bank "bas
made large advances to the Toledo & In.
annapolis railway company, of which Mr.
Coy is treasurer, and the suspension is due
to the failure of New York firm to honor
its drafts as agreed" Assurance is given
that the depositOrs will lose nothing.
Some Recent Disasters.
A train on the Iron Mountain railroad,
IN Missouri, struck rock which had fallen
on the track at Bushberg, twenty-five
miles west of st. Louis, yesterday morn-
ing. The engin', baggage Car and smoker
were thrown from the track, tho engine
tumbling into the river. The engineer and
fireman, who jumped from the engine,
were severely injured, but none of the pas
sengers were hurt.
A young man named Osier died in
Richfield, Vermont, on Sunday, from
singular accident. He swallowed lead
shot to cure boils," and in swallowing
them one of the shot "took the wrong
passage and worked into his brain, caus-
ing death"
The picker and lapper rooms of the
elias stonbury manufacturing company's
mill, at Glastonbury, Connecticut, were
burned yesterday. The machine shops
and stock in the main building were
damaged by water. Loss about S2j, 900.
Indian Wars.
The latest advices from Ssu Carlos,
Arizona, are to the effect that two bands
OF ChIricahua Indians entered the reserva
tion on Saturday, and at noon of that day
were within two miles of the agency,
moving in the direction of the Globe
Couriels were sent to Globe to warn the
miners and settlers. A telegram from
Lordsburg says that nothing has been
heard of Captain Black and bis company,
and it is feared they have been " amhushed
and annihilated.' It is believed that the
Mexican troops will cooperate with ours in
pursuit of the hostiles in Arizona.
The POSTMASTER Generaiship,
The attorney generals opinion on the
subject Of the presidents power to fill the
vacant postmaster generalship is under
stood to be in effect "that the president
can make one temporary designation for
ten days only, but that the first assistant
postmaster general CAN lawfully act as
postmaster general for ten days without
huSA uCslSA6LIOus lulS CONSTRUCTION
allows the president twenty days from the
date of the vacancy within which to make
the appointment. 1t is now said the
president will not make the appointment
until after his return from Florida.
Burned to Death While Alone.
Miss Mary Butler, colored woman
residing at Brownsville, about eight miles
east of Chambersburg, was burned to
death Sunday evening. Her daughter had
gone to church and left her at home alone.
Soon the house was discovered on fire,
and when Mrs. Butler was rescued she
was burned almost to a crisp, and died in
few minutes. 1t is supposed the fire
originated from the stove.
Business in the OH Region.
The Oil City clearance house report in
oil for March shows that the cIearances
for the month were 107, 273, 900 barrels.
During the same time Bradford exchange
cleared 63, 4S7, 900 barrels, and the Pitts
burg exchange 81 40, 600 barrels. Dur
ing the first three months of the present
year the clearances of the Oil City exchange
were "a, 2,613,0OO barrels of oil.
SAVED FROM THE GALLOWs.
KrlDc, the Missouri M urderer, Relieved from
Death S00t0nC0