The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-16
NEWS IN RisfEF.

There is great dullness in the iron
trade Of Milan, Italy, and 1000 iron
workers ha We been discharged.
Two carIet factories in Philadelphia
surrendered TO the strikers yesterday and
work was resumed ut the old rates. III
The Pos!e,ilice Department OF Canada
will send to the New Orleans Exposition
the system by which the postal system is
carried on in Canada.
The buildings owned by William Ken
nett, Joseph; Woodhead and John Pen
dergast, Falmouth, Ky, burned ycstcr-
day. Total loss about $4,000.
The New England Society last night
elected Stewart L. Woodford, cx-United
States, District Attorney, President. The
association has u fund Of 100000.
The Republic iron works OF the South
Side, Pittsburgh, resumed operations yes
terdayat II ten percent reduction in wages
OF all employees excepting the ainalga-
mated scale men. Is 81
The telegraph operators OF all the COM
panies in Boston met yesterday and form
ed q protective association. 1t is under
stood this action is in common with other
operators throughout the country.
Mayor Edison, OF New York, sent ycster-
day to the Board OF Aldermen the nomi.
nations OF Fitz.John Porter for Commits
sioner Of Public Works, and Morgan ].
O'Brien for Corporation Counsel. Both
nominations were laid onithe table.
As the east bound Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy passenger train passed through
Elmwood, near Peoria, ILL.,, yesterday
morning, J.'P. Reagan, aged 35, dcliber-
ately laid down on the track with his
neck on the rail, the train passed over
and beheadcd him. He leaves family.
The latest development in iron circles
in Philadelphia is the importation into
the North OF pig iron from Pensacola, Fla.
Schooncrs have been chartered 10 bring in
large quantities OF this iron Mt s. so per
ton. 1t will be the first time that pig iron
was ever shipped North from that portion
Of the South. .sr..s,
A New York dispatch says: Officers OF
incoming transatlantic steamers report
this rs the toughest passage ever expert
enced. From December I'd until the 10th,
all vessels encountered heavy storms and
hurricanes. On the New Foundland
banks n tremendous sen and heavy fog arc
reported. A number Of regular steamers
arc overduo.27 sj.lt!f
About threw o'clock yesterday morning
fire was discovered in the old hotel at
Dallas, Texas, known as the Howard
House, and spread with such rapidity that
the entire building and contents were
consumed. Forty guests in the house at
the time lniraculously succeeded in escap-
ing without bodily harm, but losing most
Of their baggage. sttlZ' r., 3
The London Times devotes leader to
the New Orleans Exposition. Itsays: "The
exhibition symbolizes that the complete
reconciliation between North and South is
n fact. It is an event in the history OF the
South deserving OF the heartiest congratu-
lations and bright with hopeful auguries."'
The article concludes with wishing the
exhibition every success. s
Tho printers OF tho Columbus Erening
Times had attachments Issued yesterday
against the property Of the paper to secure
balance Of wages for $3.50. II. Il. Chit
tenden, Of that city, released the claims
and assumed the proprietorship and man.
agement, under the conditional sale effect.
ed last summer when ho furnished tho
money! to keep the enterprise in motion.
Fire broke out in parkhill's coal sheds,
Belvedere, ILL.,, last night, and before ii
could be got under control thirteen build.
ings were burned, including parkhill's
coal Sheds and Office, Crumbs storc.room,
HarIling's elevators, Wrights large double
store, a building occupied by Greenlee
Brothers, hardware, Freight & Sons law
Office, Sullivan's saloon, Lists wagon fac-
tory and blacksmith shop, and several
small shops, Loss $4,000, T.