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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-07
Shrewd Seamps,

who use every opportunity and take id-
vantage Of every trick. One plan is to in
form the applicant that q cash outlay will
be necessary and require an advance from
the victim of, say 50. He Is put off from
time to time, and teeced as long as he will
stand II, being told that the place has been
secured, but that another 50 or so is nee
esSary TO pay for il. Finally, the victim,
out of patience, refuses to pay any more,
and then be is told that, as he will not con-
ply with the necessary conditions, II is his
own fault that he fails. II he threatens 10
expose the sharpers, the latter coolIy adj
y!ses him that he in Offering to buy a
place, is as deep in the mud as he the
sharper is in the mire, and that's the end
OF IT, ! knew Of one case in which a
Young man from q Western State was here
seeking government employment. One Of
the Senators from his State was working
iudustriOusly Tor him, and had promised a
position. The young man, however got
out OF patience and advertised that he
would pay for place. Oue OF the smart
brokers answered the advertisement, aad
the Western young man called on him.
After 3 short conversation the terms were
sgreed upon, and the broker assured the
gentleman that he would get him place.
Then he asked his visitor il he had any
refpreuCeS-anybOdy who knew him. and
who would vouch for his character, etc.
oh. yes replied the young man, verv
thoughtlessly. Senator - is my friend
and hss been promised position for men,
naming the department chief who had
Made The Promise.
Next day the broker waited upon the Sem
AtOr ana EXPRESSED great interest in the
young man. He was anxious to see him
placed and was satisfied he could be Of
service in obtaining him position II the
senator would but permit him tie broker
TO aid in the undertaking. The senator,
who, BY the way, was one OF the most hon
est and CIedulUus, eaSy-gCing men I ever
saw. gladly accepted the prOtered aid, and
in a short time the broker VAS in possess
ion Of all the facts concerning the case.
He obtained a note from the senator, ad-
dressed TO the department chief in relation
20 the matter and thus worked himself
right into it, He was iuiOrmat
that the department had not lost
sight ui the ease, and that he might say 10
Iau senator that a ya"auCy was 10 occur IN
a few Gays The OcoHcr then carried 10
the young man the message which called
him 10 the department - receive his ap-
rOiutucut, and claimed To have pro urei
the position tor him. For eight months
lhg; coLtliug youth paid the broker S1j a
month, On.y to learn afterward that the
man ha bad 10 more influence IN getting
him work than the man in the moon. The
Young man is still here IN the Government
employ. and is a worthy gentleman: hence
/ don care 10 give his name. I've no
doubt he a type oil many cases. You may
set down any man who offers TO procure
government places Tor pay a. fraud.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-07
. pig Strcak OF LucI. tor naysvitie.

Cha-le, ID. Rigney, an industrious.
worthy young gentleman, and Mrs. Ken
rietia Burns OF Maysyille, "fre so iortu,
rare as TO be tho holders Of one'hith oil
,icketNO. J-.UI2, in the February Louis
,apa State Lottery draSing, the number
,har won the apita pviz". NJ. Rigney
and Mrs Burns are each Of them richer by
:. 5oo han they wore tho day before the
drawing. The money has been collected
through the bank OF Messrs. ". r. ki,on
{ Co. THIS was the first investment OF the
kind made By either party. fourth OF
5000 prize was also won by Huntsville
ne,,y.-Hyutsyi e liid., hdcpendeut. Feb. p.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-07

A GOOD Baptist clergyman of Bergen, \.
Y a strong temperance man, suffered with
Eijucy trouble, neuralgia and dizziness
almost 10 blindness, over two years AFTER he
was told that Hop Bi'ters would cure him;
because he WAS afraid Of sHd prflrdiced
against "B.tter=" Since his cur" h~ s'Is
Luue need fear but trust IN Hop B!tte's.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-07
RurnHd to Death,

ALBANY, April 5.-John A. Wilson, wifi
and two daughters w-re burned to dea / I
a house three miles from HartwlcS, O.seg' ;
county, this morning.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-07

The bre, Spring medicine knoTa IS tAE
wonderful tonic, B:Own's Iron Ei.ters.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-07

A S. HARnSS. lll5 Main street.. general
fr-n't 'tu:e dealer ana nt""t"' ir'-' 7~slt
for tad-.ws' pa,lV! folding 2eIs,
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Indignant Operators.

4 meeting OF operators was held at which
McBrides letter was read, aud they We're
very indignant, cnaraCteriziug it as disre-
speCtful and ungeutlemanly. a discussion
OF the situation resulted in agreeing TO refer
il 10 their meeting in Cleveland on the 10Th
int. recommending that any further ef-
forts to settle the differences by meeting
wi>h the miners committees is simply fol.
". and they will ask 10 be discharged as a
Committee OF Arbitration.
Interviews with the operators here
brought out the fact that the pointed suub
in MCEride'S letter has caused them 10 de-
eide that hereafter they will entirely ig-
rUre tue miners on the question OF price
OF mining and several of them favored the
plan OF paying for the work
at the commercial value OF the labor
to them regardIesss OF the price in the 9th
er districts. II the sentiments OF the opera
tors who met here to-day influence their
meeting on the 10th inst. the miners Will
certainly be out of q Job.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-07
Legitimate Consumption.

as many more miles af railroad were built
in the United States during the last two
years than in all the balance OF the world
put together, pace which not even this
great Republic can maintain. Production
must be largely restricted, as the country
will not now take the capacity of the mills
al any price
"Do you think there will be strike
al cannot tell; the men may be badly
advised. A stoppage of the mills for some
months would be advantageous to the own.
ers, as it was last summer. Even II the
mills run the men can only be partially
employed"
is there at this time a sufficient guam
tity OF manufactured iron on hand to sup.
ply tie demands of trade for an indeiinate
time in case strike should ensue?'
"lfall the mills in the West were to stop
to-day the Eastern mills could in my opin-
ion, supply all possible demands for iron
within year.
Mr.. Carnegie in conversation said that he
believed the day was close at hand when
steel would supersede the use of iron alto
gether, as it was already manufactured at
such greatly reduced expenditure as to
make its use for every purpose preferable
10 that of iron
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-07

A true romance in real life recently took
place at Louisville, Ky. The circumstances
were these: Miss Alcsne Nand.rcspt. the
BEAUTIFUL and accomplished daughter OF
our well known aud esteemed druggist, had
a well known young gentleman, also OF
Louisville, paying her attentions, and both
being possessed of speculative spirit. and
unknown 10 the other, purchased ~
ticket in the Commonw wealth Distribution
Company. II 50 happened that each took
a half ticket with the same number, AMI
when the drawing terminated they had
drawn $500 each, their number having
drawn the $4,000 prize. When the young
gentleman called to tell his good fortune.
his surprise was great TO find his sweet
heart was also entitled TO cOngratuIat'ohs.
Ofcourse wedding soon follJ"ei, Tor u
was self evident they were intended 'E
each other, and the young gentleman
now the owner of q prosperous business.
and at mis- request We refrain from giving
his name also. NV let all young gentle.
men me- and ladies' 90 and do likewise. Nert
drawing Saturday. March %lst. 1850 prizes.
;iIo 400, Capital prize, S3O0D. TIckct'.
only S2. Send your order Immediately u
y II Boardmsn. Louisville Ey.
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THE IRON TRADE.
Condition OF the Pig Iron Market at
Home and brORd.

TIrT.Er RGH, April G.-Thc local pig iron
continues very dull but few, if any, Of the
mills are disposed TO buy beyond imme-
diate actual wants, and the situation is
anything but encouraging Tor the furnace
men TO contem plate. II is very evident
that unless there is q change for the better
in the meantime, additional furnaces will
have 10 blow out soon. FurnaCemen say
that Pittsburgh at the present time, in ad-
dition 10 being the largest, is the
meaneSt market in the country;
that prices are better at nearly all
other points both east and west, and buy
ers are not so hard TO please. That there is
a large consumption is evident from the
fact that the pudding furnaces are nearly
all in operation, many Of them on double
turn, ard the problem with the brokers Is
to discover where the mill owners are get
ting their iron: the brokers have been do
ing little or nothing for several weeks in
succession, and it looks as If the furnace
men and mill owners were trading direct
and ignoring the brokers. We are reliably
informed that some Of our home furnaces
have sold direct to the mills, within the
pest ycck. but that the sales aforesaid. for
reasons best known to the parties con.
cerncd. are kept very private.
Prices remain unchanged as follows:
No. ! Foundry 81 JuGL23 co. 4 mos: No. 2
Foundry, go OOm2l 90, 4 mos; Neutral
Forge. tI9 9oM2O M, mos; White and
Notified $ls GOA H. oo. limos; Bessemer iron,
~ ~, mos; Cid Blast Charcoal, IS? OO9
- 10. ! mos.
Speaking Cf he general situation in this
city. the Iron Age say: There has been
very little change in the position OF the
general iron trade during the past week.
Business continue slow and unsatisfactory,
and until we have more seasonable weather,
so that the farmcr- can get at their spring
work, no improvement can be expected.
While it must be admitted that the
outlook at present is not very encouraging.
there is no doubt but that few days OF dry.
warm weather will put quite different
asrect on the business situation. oar man
ufsc,urers generally, though discouraged
with the present. are hopeful OF the iutnre,
end many OF them are confident OF change
fGr the better very soon. They base this
belief largely on the fact that stock, both
in the hands Of jDbbers and large conslm.
,rs. are much less than usual at this time
and will soon have TO be replenishci. Af-
vices from nearly all points are 10 the eiiect
that with good, scasOnable weather, trade
will revive.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-07

THE ladies are invited 10 a.te'i re y. H.
i.rery OperiNg r. l.. i:r.l'H " I'' 49,
street, next Friday aai ol:usdIy'
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ANDREW CARNEGlE'S VIEWS.
No Possible Reduction OF Wages Can
Benefit the Iron Trade.

New YoRK, April 6-The reported action
OF the Western Iron Association at Pitts.
purgh in regard to the reduction of the
wages of all classes OF its workmen to take
place in June has created widespread in
aerest everywhere in the iron trade. Mr..
AddreS Carnegie, Of 55 Broadway, whose
interests, East and West, in the iron and
steel trade are immense, was asked what
effect the proposed reduction OF wages from
10 TO 20 per cent. would have OIL the trade,
said: The wages West are 50 much higher
thsn those East that il is not probable such
action would effect Eastern workers where
the rates are already quite low enough.
mo possible reduction OF wages can
bring prosperity to the iron trade, as the
capacity to produce has far outrun the pos
sible
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AarGck a Pier.

,,>.rNN,rI. April 6.-During fog this
Inurniug ;hc tow boat Brngtl Tiger s'rucS
i#,r OF the Newport and Cincisnati bridge
,. ! sunk two Goa, boats and barge con-
tanning 5000 bushels "a COS!.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-07

CA. HorsE will open his new Music
Store, 1877 Market street, Oh Saturday OF
rIi, v EEK. when ne will be glad to see his
friends and show them as much OF his i'm.
mrrse stock OF Pianos and Organs as can
In ,lorei upOu his .CCrs
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Proposition to the Miners.

Mining TO be reduced February l to 50
cents per ton, and that there shall be no
further reduction until the price in the
Hooking Valley is reduced below 20 cents
per ton. In the event of Hooking Valley
mining going below 20 cents, then mining
in this valley to follow said reduction.
main tanning the present difference of ID
cents per ton until such time as the miners
and operators may agree TO arbitrate the
said difference OF 10 cents per ton
Ii is claimed by the operators that the
spirit and intention OF this agreement was
that arbitration could be asked for aut had
at any time by either party, and that
number of the leading operators would not
participate in the meeting OF Cleveland,
which authorized the submitting of the
proposition, until they were assured that
that was what was implied.
Hon. Anthony HOwells, Chairman OF
the Operators Committee, by letter request
ed John Mcbride, President Of the OliO
Miners Association, 10 have representa-
tives of the miaers meet them here to-day,
AMI Mcbride replied by saying: The
action of the operators in demanding to
srbitratc at this time is to be deplored, and
| might add, condemned. We believed the
matter had been honestly and amcably set
tied until such time as the price of mining
went below 20 cts in the Hooking Valley.
The proposition submitted your COMMITTEES,
ii adhered TO, does not allow you TO make
such a demand upon us until that time,
unless you openly violate the agreement.
We desire peace, but IL We cannot secure
this in an honorable way we will accept
results. The committee will not meet you
on the 9Th
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rcE'r fail tn attend the Millinery opnn-
ire Al J. Rods, No. N.l Mnin street, Fs'
say cad o4tu-lIT, A2i.. tn and TN.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-10
PASSENGER LISTS,

CARLN, December 9th.-Passed here to-day, to
arrive in Sacramento Tomorrow: W. X. Drake,
J. f. Moody, San Francisco Miss L. kinust Kansas
City, Mo; J. w Mckerney and family, Boston,
Mass; Z. W. Palmer, Portland, Or; Miss Stewart
G. Loomis and wife, San Francisco Mrs Felton,
Miss Maggie Robinson, Mineral Park, Cal: Thos E.
Adds New Haven, Conn; J. R. Dupuy, Kentucky
B. Lane, J. Moshay, Maine F. Oyerman, Dakota
Territory; Mrs VIM. L. Boothby, San Francisco !;
A. Spielman and wife, Bellevue, Idaho T. j. Kraft,
Illinois ; Miss Anna Trowbridge, New York city /;
Mrs. +. Minchn Milwaukee also 40 emigrants, in
Guiding "a males to arrive in Sacramento December
18th.
NEwHALJ, December Sth.-Passed here to-day, to
arrive in San Francisco tomorrow S. c. Evans,
Riverside J. f. Fairbanks, San Francisco c. O.
Grownd, Tucson; f. E. Hoffman, San Jose Chas
Wheeler, Denver Lieutenant Simpson, Fort Grant,
A. T.; }. l. Pierce, Deming J. NJ Waite, San Fran
cisco Charles Fenton and wife, Trinity, Cal; II. s.
Neustadter, San Francisco; II. Koch, Omaha !; Mrs
McClears, San Francisco ; Mrs. +. w. Hatch, San
Francisco; J. X. Hamilton and wife, San Francisco
C. N. Nichols, Oakland j. W. Bradley and WIFE
San Francisco; Mrs. n. Broughton and daughter,
San Francisco; Mrs G. Barrett, FL Paso, Texas C.
C. Clay, wife and two children, San Francisco Vim.
L. Barnard, wife and children, New Orleans F.
Higgison, Tombstone; Z. L. Luddington, New
York; VIM. Dukes, st. Louis G. A. Tiffany, Los
Angeles; Henry Wilson, Tucson B. H. Martin
Arizona; VIZ. jackson, Rock Island A s. Richards
and daughter, Moline, H.; A. Hemphi and wife
Burlington, Iowa L. B. Peck, Chicago
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-10
MERCHANDISE REPORT,

The following freight passed Ogden since last
report:
For Sacramento-Huntington, Hopkins & Co., 2l9
reels barb wire, $50 kegs nails, l box hardware :;
Raymond & Wiltshire, iron safe ; E. N. Wedmann
5 boxes lieonce; J. F. Cooper, piano Gus Layen
son, cases shoes A. F. Henchman, box books
case household goods; Jones Il Ovens, 52S bundles
barb wire; s. l. Nutting, box household goods !;
Adams, Mcneil & Co., 300 cases corn and mackerel ;
Lindey q Co, so boxes bloaters; Grangers' Bust
ness Association, l plows Scofeld & Tevis, 200
kegs white lead.
For orovile-1O half barrels salt fish, % kits salt
fish.
For Stockton-A. Easta, Q boxes chair stuff Miss
Jennie NJ Long, l sewing machine J. T. Hicken-
bothem. case iron aXles.
For lied Bluff bundle carpet.
For Lncon-H Barrett, barrel nuts.
For Dixon-A. J. Vrle . boxes brtanniaware :;
Asa Hyde, l organ; Epinger & Co. car wiudmills
For Gait Truman & Co., spools barb wire.
For Lodi-Grinnell Wire Co. 222 spools barb WIRE
For Elk Grove. n Andrews, l organ.
For Nevada City-John Adams, l organ.
For Georgetown b. F. Shepherd, box toys,
box clocks, bundle chairs.
For Gridley-1 box tinware, box silver-plated
cutlery, l barrel glassware.
For Sonora-Rey. c. 2. Jones, l organ
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-10

MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.-The Yreka Jour-
nal of December 9TH furnishes the follow.
ing
a young msn, named John Mulson, ra.
rived from Ashland by stage, last Saturday
evening, who appeared quite sick, as
though afflicted with typhoid fever, and
Immediately retired to bed at the Franco
American. About 8 o'clock Sunday morn
ing, he got out of bed in a delirious condi-
ton, deliberately smashing all the windows
in his room, and then, standing on the
window sill, took hold Of a V shaped
wooden gutter over the dining-room, lifting
himself up on the roof, and then climbing
to the cone. After making several inef-
fectual attempts to reach the main build
ing, where the cone OF the dining room
portion is connected and covered with zinc
at the cone, he sang out for help. William
Hawkins, who sleeps in the express Office,
heard him breaking the windows, and hur-
ried after the Marshal, but before he could
return the young man was upon the roof
1t is supposed that being in his night
clothes and chilled by the cold, his deliri.
Gus spell worked off, as he was very
rational and tied the rope around his body
when extended by the Marshal and others,
who hauled him to the main building.
and then escorted him down the FIRE lad
der. Old sailors who have examined the
place where he crawled up on the roof, say
it beats any going aloft they ever wit.
messed, and think the feat would be
dangerous for even a cat to attempt. As
the gutter is an old one Of twenty years
use. it seemed surprising that it did not
give way. He was taken to the Jail, where
he got up in his sleep Sunday night in the
same manner. On Monday he was very
much exhausted, and was taken to the
hospital, where he is confined to his bed in
critical condition.
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OREGON.
Advices from Portland.

PORTLAND, December 9th-Wallace Wing, a rail-
road contractor in Union county, Oregon, has
recently abscOnded, leaving numerous creditors
His total Indebtedness viii reach $4,000 owing
mostly to laborers. The present whereabouts Of
Wing is unknown.
Mrs. II. Fuller, living near La Grande, Oregon,
met horrible fate yesterday. The woman was sub
ject to epileptic fits, and while alone in the house.
cooking, suddenly seized with fit. She fell
across the stove, and was literally roasted alive
When her husband returned home he was Mortified
to find the charred remains of his wife. large
hole was burned through the floor, which caught
from the hapless wOman's clothes.
Scarlet fever is raging in portions OF Washington
Territory. great number OF children are SICK
and many deaths are reported
Six Cinnamon, who have been found guilty by the
authorities OF Whatcom, W. T., of having violated
the restriction laws, have been sent back to Veto
ria to await another opportunity for invading this
country
Fifteen miles of the PendetOn and Walla Walla
Railroad have just been completed.
James Walker, living near Milton, Or, has been
indicted, charged with the crime Of incest with his
own daughter aged IA. The giIl claims that the
criminal intimacy has existed for over three years
At China Camp, near Hilgard, Oregon, two
c, lestial5 had dispute about some money, which
one claimed the other had stolen. Subsequently
they met some distance from the camp, when the
who claimed to have lost the money tied the
supposed thief to 4 tree and deliberately chopped
one of his legs off below the knee with grubbng
hoe. He then killed his victim, and attempted to
bury him He was captured, and is now in Jail at
La Grande, on a charge Of murder.
Edward Ryan, deck hand OF the steamer Won
der, slipped overheard to-day while the boat was
living at weidlers mill, and was drowned. His body
was recovered
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-10
NOT GUILTY.

At half-past II o'clock on Saturday the
the Troai case, and after few instructions
from the Court, the case was given to the
jury. In his charge, Judge Mcfarland told
the jury that unless they believed the evil
verdict of acquittal. Immediately after
they arrived in the jury-room ballot was
taken, which said, not guilty, 10, guilty, 3
On the second ballot, IL to l, and on the third
ballot it stood II for not guilty. The jury
had been engaged for sixteen days listening
to long and tedious examinations and tire
some speeches of counsel, and when they had
finished their work they proposed to have
feast before returning to the Courtroom. A
Deputy Sheriff was sent for a caterer, who
took an excellent dinner to the jury room.
At 3 o'clock they returned to the Courtroom.
Gentlemen of the jury, have you agreed
upon verdict" asked the Court.
" We have" answered the foreman. MIR.
Young.
Announce it."
I'VE, the jury. find the defendant not
guilty"
The Courtroom was crowded with spec
tators, who were waiting in breathless silence
to hear the verdict When it was announced
there was clappirg of hands and stamping of
feet from the entire audience, which showed
plainly that they approved the decision.
Troai was Immediately surrounded by his
friends, who grasped his hands and congratu-
lated him on the result of the trial. He was
overcome with joy, and as he shook each of
the jurymen by the hand, tears ran down
his cheeks, and his emotion was so great he
could not speak word.
In conversation with reporter yesterday,
one of the jurymen said: There was not
man on the jury who believed the testimony
of Rsffety. We took no stock in the strange
statements he made. We don't believe the
woman was murdered but was shot by acct
dent. Either she was shot by Lentini, who
mistook her for Troai, or she was killed, as
Lentini told the Italians in Stockton, by the
accidental discharge of gun in the hands of
both the men while they were wrestling for
its UOssessiOu y
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-10
DIED..

Sacramento, December Orchard Fox, native Of
Ireland, 60 years.
Friends and acquaintances respectfully invited
to attend the funeral, which will take place from
his late residence, Eighth and streets, this
afternoon at o'clock; thence to st. Rose
Church, corner Seventh ard h streets, where
suneral services will be heidi
Sacramento, December = Joseph Rose, native Of
New Jersey, 81 years.
Friends and acquaintancss are respectfully invited
to attend the funeral, which will take place from
the undertaking rooms Of W. ]. Kavanaugh,
J street, between Fifth ana Sixth, this morning
at $50 o'olock.l
Sacramento, December S-Een p wife of the late
Peter Curren, a native Of Ireland, a. years, S
months and q DAYS Funeral notice hereaiter.l
Sacramento, December 9-Meinard kalin, a native
of Switzerland, 80 years, 10 months and IS DAYS.
Funeral notice hereafterl
Sacramento, December S-Anna Frey, native OF
Sacramento, months
Sacramento, December Mabel H, only daughter
OF P. E. and Lavina Platt, year, months and
Is days.