Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-07-16
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PHrLA., Pa, July sth, 1888

PHlLA', IA, July oth, 1000.
ED. JOURNAL The assayer, DR.. w. P.
LAWYER, of the Mint Bureau of Washing
ton, D. c., with corps of assistants, has
Just completed examining the condition
and affairs of the U. S. Mint in this city
in order to make the annual settlement
which must be completed by June 3Oth,
the end OF the fiscal year.
The heavy demands on Supt. Fox by the
new Administration, and the immense
amount of coinage has rendered the count
ing and weighing the coin great under
taking, and occupied months time. The
gold coin handled and weighed wis oyer
thirteen tons, and the silver coin weighed
over eight hundred and forty-one tons.
| The amount of silver is the largest evei
handled in one year, and of gold the lari :
est but one heretofore. The amount oi
gold coined during the year is 3ss tons
and 1871 tons of silver bullion. The To-
tai amount OF funds for which Supt. Fox
was responsible and which was found TO be
correct, was-currency, S46 ,s3671 ; frac-
lional silver, S19, ,64329 /; small cons s3,-
S39.S7 silver, S27 ,974 ,020, amounting il
all to the enormous sum OF S34 ,567 ,697 81
The foregoing is the official count,
July 0. During "Ramble" through
the great Connellsville Coke region,
learned that the 10000 ovens were in ful
blast burning coke. Operators coult
hardly supply the demand. The miners
and all who were connected with the bnsi-
ness were getting better pay than hereto
fore, and appeared hagpy. The strikes ar
among the scenes OF the past except in on'
single instance. AT Pennsville, one OF III
works, all hands 10 the number OF 10'
have struck, merely because the operator
refused to increase the wages of a single
man, the pnmper, from S1,25 to $3.50 pc
day. For the small sum OF % cents pc
day the large works with a capital ot $40,
900 and 100 hands are now idle.
Pltsburg. July 10. Hundreds of hand
in this smoky city are kept busy layin
pipes for natural gas. On Penn. avenu
the main pipei is 90 inches in diamete
from which connections are made wit
smaller pipes from 6 to inches in diane
Ter. This whole city will soon be under
laid with net work of tubes, and tn
manufacture OF iron, steel and glass viii
be completely revolutionized, as gas viii
be used IN all the mills and glass works in
atead of coal.
Already 10000 tons of coal per week hN
been dispensed with and gas subslltutet
The National Tube works at McKeespOr
15 miles up the Monongahela river EN-
ploy about 5000 hands, and Supt. Jayco
informed me tlrat they have orders now l
for tubing for six months ahead.
: believe, Mr.. Editor, II You and man
readers of the JOURNAL could take tri
I with me about this smoky city and &c
/ every now and then tube or pipe 20 fec
high, in the fields along the r. r.. lracl
r and banks OF the rivers, with blaze froI
/. each, extending from five to fifteen feet
: the air, you would think this was surely
J. wonderful age and wonderful countr,
AT night the display of these fire works, |
suing from the tubes is truly gran
: sight.
4 Chardon, o. July IL. Came from Pitt
: burg to this rural town OF 1900 inhab
II tants TO escape the extreme heat OF Il
h city and breathe the pure, fresh a,mosphe
o of the Buckeye State. l find the count
;. here suffering from a severe drout
;. Crops badly injured, and no pastures gre
l. but t'grass TO all appearances dead.
: d" Ever yours,
i RAMBLER.