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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-17
THE HAPPIEST COUPLE IN OHIO.
Wooden Legs as n Means of Peace in the
Family.
New York Sun. ]

New York SUM-
had had big chunk of lead from a
Confederate cavalry carbine driven into my
shoulder at Brandy station, and was
in hospital at Washington for treatment,
when an Ohio Infantryman was
placed on the cot next on the
left. He had been shot in the leg about two
months before, and after every effort had
been made to save the limb he had been
brought here to have it amputated. A
surgeon came one day to notify him that the
operation would be performed the next day,
and Bill, as we called him, listened, and
then replied:
"Say, Doc, I'm waiting for letter from
the old woman. 1 wrote to her that the leg
would probably have to come of, and want
to hear what she mas to say"
but that can't make any difference"
"Well, perhaps not, but kind O. want
her opinion. She's always been down on
one-legged men, and want to see whether
she's going back on me or not"
"But she won't, of course"
"You don't know about that. Women is
curious. When she begins to think of me
Gathering up and down with a wooden pin
and realizing that I've got to go stumping
around for life, she may feel a disgust.
get a letter"
The surgeon consented, and in two days
the letter came. Bill was very nervous and
excited, and he asked me to read the epistle
and give him the news 1t wasn't from his
wife, but from her sister, and she wrote:
On the day that you wrote Mary that
your leg would have to come off we started
to drive over to Uncle Ben's. The horse
ran away. smashed everything up, and
Mary's left leg was so badly broken that it
was smputated yesterday. She has the best
of care and is doing well. She sends love,
and advises you to have your leg off at
once"
"Whoopi" yelled Bill, in a voice which
aroused the whole ward. "It's her left and
my right. Two wooden pins to go gathering
up and down Two legs to hang up on the
wall when we turn in at night! One of you
nurses go and tell old Sawbones to come in
here and open his butcher shop as soon as
ne pleases and some of you boys write to
Mary that well be the happiest couple in
the whole Buckeye State r.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-17

Sugar-cured hams, large. &c. sugar-cured
hams, medium, 10c; sugar-cured hams. small
lO1<c; sugar-cured breakfast bacon, Sc; sugar
cured shoulders, SIC; sugar-cured. homeless
shoulders. nc; sugar-cured California hams.
67zc; sugar-cured dried beef fats Sc; sugar-cured
dried beef sets, lOc; sugar-cured dried beef
rounds. l2c; bacon, shoulders, SIC; bacon, clear
shoulders 5<c; dry salt clear Sides 7c. Mess
pork heavy, Sl1 90; mess pork family, Sl2 90.
Lard-Refned IN tierces SIC; half-barrels. &c;
S-N tin pals, SIC; 5-B tn pals, 69Sc; lO-B tin
pals. &c; IN tin pals. SIC. Smoked sausage,
long, &c; large, sc. Fresh pork links, &c. Bone
less hams, l012c. Pigs feet half-barrels 81 90;
quarter-barrel, 81 l5
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-17
BY TELEGRAPH.

Observation-Disclosures of wheat for the
day were 134 cars; local shipments, q cars
There was a good demand for samples and with
very light concessions. Almost any amount OF
goodwheat could have been sold. The offer
ings were not very heavy and, though prices
were pretty firmly held, most of the good wheat
ing quotations: No. l hard, February. 7215c
March, nc; May, 7S19e: on track, 771Sc; No.
Northern, February, 7475c: March, 743s4c; May,
76S@761zc; on track. 769761Sc; No: 2 Northern,
February, 7211c; March, TIC; May, SIC; on
track, 72@Tc.
Cattle-Receipts. 2 500 head; shipments, none;
market slow and dull; beeves, 81 80@5 90;
steers, $S 0044 so; stockers and feeders, 81 40@
3 40; Texas cornfed steers, 81 S0@S so. Hogs
Receipts, 1900 head: shipments, none; market
strong; mixed, s. S004 05; heavy, So 5000 O71<;
light, s. S0@4 Is; skips, s. 3O@3 TO- Sheep
Receipts, 25OO head: shipments, none; market
strong: natives, s. 9OQ5 80; Western cornfed,
q ss S9' SSl ''' Texans So '00' co. lambs s. 60
ST. UIs-Cattle-Receipts 500 head; Ship
ments, 100 head; market steady: good to
choice native steers, 81 30G5 90; fair to good
do. So 1904 IS; stockers and feeders, 81 90
t13 so; range steers. 81 00Q3 60 Hogs-Re-
steady: fair to choice heavy. So S5QS s5;
packing grades, So 9064 90; light, fair to best
s. 9O@4 06. Sheep-Receipts, none; shipments,
none; market steady; fair to choice, So 3OQ5 40;
lambs, s. 00@6 30.
KANSAS -Cattle-Receipts, $500 head;
shipments 1850 head; market strong: feeders
lower; steers s. l5Q4 IS: cows 81 75@2 so;
stockers and feeders 81 50@3 40 Hogs-Re.
ceIpts. $500 head; shipments, 1000 head; mar
ket 21zG5c higher; all grades. S. 7063 so;
bulk. IS 7211@3 75 Sheep-Receipts, ], 800
head; shipments, 500 head; market steady;
good TO choice lambs and muttons So 50l5 40;
stockers and feeders. IS 0O@5 25.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 225 head;
market strong; shippers. 81 7O@4 rs; butchers,
81 OO@3 SO; bulls. 81 5O@3 co. Hogs-Receipts,
3S7l head; market active and higher; choice
So 9OG4 05; lights. IS 90Gz 071S. Sheep-Re-
ceipts, light; values unchanged, lambs, IS 5O@
6 90; sheep, 81 5OG5 co.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-17
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
Quiet Windup to Weeks Trade in
General Produce Lines.
CHOICE POTATOES VERY SCARCE.
Cereal Situation Unchanged---TOO Much
Low Grade Stuff.
SUGARS AND COFFEBs STILL FIRM
OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DISPATCH,
SATURDAY, February Is, 1890. :
Country PrOduce-JObbing Prices.

Country PrOduce-JObbingP Prices.
Commission men report a quiet Saturday,
with practically no change In the price list.
Eggs are steady at quotations. Poultry ditto.
There is general complaint as to the quality OF
potatoes on the market Of late. AS the time
for seed potatoes is close at hand, commission
men are on the lookout for something better In
this line than have been offered Of late Said
Liberty street merchant to-day who makes q
speciality of potatoes: IF nothing better comes
to the front than what we have been receiving
I will be forced to take trip to Michigan be-
fore long, to get my supply of seed potatoes" !"
Tropical fruits are very quiet Florida oranges
have been in over-supply for the week past, and
markets have been weak
BUTTER-Creamery, Elgin, 30@31c; Ohio do,
26@27c; fresh dairy packed, 2@23c; country
rolls l9@20c.
BEANs.Nayy hand picked beans, 81 OO@2 25;
BEEswAx-25@2Sc p n tor choice; low grade.
lS@20c.
' CIDER-sand refined. 81 50; common. "a 50
as 90; crab cider, IS COOS so p barrel; cider
vinegar, 10@l2c q gallon.
CHEsTNUTs-$5 oO@5 so q bushel; walnuts.
60l70c % bushel.
Limburger, 91@llc; domestic Sweitzer. 1l@
l315c; imported Sweltzer, 2316c.
EGGs-l5@16c p dozen for strictly fresh.
FRUITs-Agples, fancy, So O0QS Is q barrel;
S5640c a box.
FEATHERs-Extra live geese, 5O@6Oc; No. 1,
do, 40@45c; mixed lots, 30@35c p n.
PoULTRY-Live chickens, 75@S0e a pair;
dressed. 11@l4c pound; ducks 75c@$1 q pair;
live turkeys, lS@l4c y n; dressed turkeys, I7@
1Sc p n.
SEEDs-CIover, choice. 81 ms to bushel. "a 2OQ
4 40 r. bushel; clover, large English, 50 MS,
81 35@4 so; clover, Alsike, IS 90: clover. white.
So 90; timothy choice. 45 ms. 81 6O@1 20; blue
grass, extra clean, IA ms, 81 25@l 80; blue grass,
fancy, IA fbs, 81 30 orchard grass, II ms, 81 40;
red top, IA MS, 81 90; millet so MS 81 90; Hun
garian grass, 50 MS 81 90; lawn grass, mixture
Of fine grasses, 81 so p bushel of IA rs.
TALLow-Country, SIC; city rendered, 434c.
TROPICAL LFRUITS-Lemons, common, S. 20
as so; fancy, 81 OO04 50 Florida oranges, 81 so
as so: bananas, 81 1872 90 irsts, 81 OO@l 25
good seconds, p bunch: cocoanuts, 81 0OGl4 30
p hundred; figs, S11@9c p n; dates. 61SG71Sc q
h; new layer figs, l215@l516c; pine apples, 81 so
p dozen.
Observation-Disclosures, from store, 55@61c;
on track, 45@50c; cabbages, 81 OO@2 so barrel:
Dutch cabbage, SIG 90 p hundred; celery 4Oc q
dozen; Jersey sweet potatoes, 81 25Q4 so bar
rel; turnips, 81 00@l 25 barrel; onions, 81 500
90 barrel. 81 50@l T5 p bushel.
BUCKwHEAT FLoUR-2@2Hc p pound.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-17
Mining stocks

NEW YORK.. February l6-Mining quota
tions: Aspen, 700; Caledonia, 8. H., IT'S; Concal
and Virginia, 465; Commonwealth 800; Com
stock T., bid, 80 90; Comstock T., scrip, 80 90;
Deadwood T., $50; FL Cristo. l60; Hale aud
Norcross, $50; Homestake. $50; Horn Silver,
235; Iron Silver. It's; Mexican, 290 Ontario
3S 90; Sierra Nevada, 200; Small Hopes. 100;
Sutter Greek. LOO
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-17

Sixty shares, so CHARTERS Gas and 10 Phila-
delphia Company, comprised the business trans
acted at the stock call Saturday. There was q
buoyant feeling, however and predictions were
freely made that the upward movement which
set in early in the week would suffer no back
set until considerably higher level shall be
reached.
Nearly everything was firm and in many
cases higher. Both Philadelphia and Charters
Gas showed Improvement. Pleasant Valley
Railway and Peoples Pipeage continued their
upward movement Central Traction dropped
point; Pittsburg was barely steady, and Citi-
Zens' neglected. Allegheny Heating Company
was fractionally better. Switch and Signal
went off trife. but Electric maintained its old
position, in the hope that something will soon
turn up.
Bank shares were dull and firm, and the same
may be said Of insurance stocks. While in
vestors are hungry for these gilt-edged securi-
ties they hesitate to pay the prices demanded.
Gentlemen should remember that reliable
dividend-payers ALWAYS command top figures.
Sales included g. 900 junction Railroad bond
at 1l711. 10 shares of Philadelphia Gas at 90 and
so shares of CHARTERS Gas at 39N
Andrew Caster sold 150 shares of Pleasant
Valley at 231<. and $1,000 Pittsburg and West
ern As at S011.
Henry Nj. Long sold $50 shares Pleasant Val
ley at2315.
Traction in lots Of 40, 5 shares Third National
Bank of Pittsburg at III. 20 shares of Central
Traction at 81 and bought 1000 shares Lead
Trust at 18
Western As at 81, 100 shares Pleasant Valley
at 2376,50 shares Luster Mining Company at 2S11,
so Central Traction at 81, 40 shares Philadel-.
phia Gas at 323z. and a large block Of Nation
al Bank stock which the principal declines to
have quoted.
Rea Bros & Co. sold 200 shares Pittsburg
Traction at 40, 10 shares Luster Mining at %
and bought 10 shares Philadelphia Gas at 80.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-17
DryROOds.

NEW YORK, February 15-Business in dry
goods was fair for the closing day of the week,
and indications were favorable for a steady de-
velopment of demand with both agents and
jobbers. There was no change in the market
at first hands, but its strong tone was a con-
spicuous feature.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-17
sTEAMERs AND ExCURsIONN.

IN Established 1851 Fast Line Of Express
Steamers from NEW YORK for SOUTHAMP-
TON, LONDON and BREMEN. The fine
steamers SAALE. TRAVE, ALLER, Elder,
EMS, FULDA, WERRA, ELBE and LAIN of
$500 tons and 200 to 500 horsepower, leaves
NEW YORK on WEDNESDAYS and SAT
URDAYS for SOUTHAMPTON and Bremen.
From NEW YORK YORK. to SOUTHLAND.
TON 716 days. From SOUTHAMPTON to
BREMEN, "a or 30 hours From SOUTHLAND
TON to LONDON, by Southwestern Railway
Co., ~ hours Trains every hour Of the sum-
mer season. Railway carriages for London
await passengers Southampton Docks on arri-
val Express steamers from New York. These
steamers are well-known for their speed, COM
fort. and excellent cuisine.
OELRICHS & CO., Bowling Green, New
York. MAX SCHAMBERG & CO.,
5N Smithfeld street,
ja16-72D Agents for Pittsburg.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-17
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
The Condition Of Business at the East Liberty
Stock Yards.
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
SATURDAY. February 16. 1890.

Stock aFdBs
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH, J
SATURDAY. February 10, 1890.
CATTLE - Receipts 142S head; shlpmenIs
,134 head; market-nothing doing; all through
consignments; no cattle shipped to New York
to-day.
HoGs-Receipts. 5000 head: shipments, 1900
head; market steady; medium and light Phila-
delphias. 81 1904 IS; best Workers. 81 2OQ4 25;
heavy hogs, 81 1904 20; pigs, 81 0O@4 Isl l3 cars
of hogs shipped TO New York to-day.
SHEEP-Receipts. 200 head; shipments, l. 100
head; matchmaking doing; all through con-
signments.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-17

PITTsBURG BEEF COMPANY, wholesale
agents for Swift's Chicago dressed beef. sold
for week ending February Is, 1871 carcasses
OF beef; average weight per carcass. 637
poundsi average price per pound, 6.s2
cents.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-17
Shrinkage In Hogs.

ARMOUR & Co., of this city, report the
following sales of dressed beef for the week
ending February 10: 1872 carcasses, average
weight 584 pounds, average price S. 81.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-17
+Ex-dividend
CIosiux BOND ouotntIou..
PhiIndelphia stocks.

Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur
nished by Whitney & Stephenson, brokers. No. 81
Fourth avenue. Members New York Stock Ex-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-17

When baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-17
Nn HITE STAR LINZ
FOR QUEENSTOWN AND LIVERPOOL

Britannia, Feb. IS. m Britannia, Mch. 19, D m
'Adriatc, Feb. IS. 1:30am Germanic, Mch. B, 10 am
~Teutonic. Mch. s. D IN "reutOnic Apl. D m
'Celtic, Mch. IL $3.50 m 'Adriatic, Apl g. $3.50
From White Star dock loot of West Tenth St
Second cabin on these steamers. Saloon rates
$50 and upward. Second cabin. S35 and upward,
according to steamer and location OF berth. Ex-
curson tickets on favorable terms. Steerage. so.
White Star drafts payable on demand in all the
principal banks throughout Great Britain. APP
ply TO JOHN j. MCCORMICK, $50 and 40i Smith
held St.. Pittsburg, or j. BRUCE ISMAl, Gem
eral Agent Il Broadway, New YORK. fel2-D
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-17
WHOLESALE : HOUSE,
JOSEPH HORNE 6 CO.

Embroidery and White Goods Department.
direct importation-from the best manufac+
turers of st. Gall, in Swiss and Cambria Edg-
ings, FlOuncings, Skirt Widths and A1lovers,
Hemstitched Edgings and Flouncings. Buyers
will find these goods attractive both in price
and novelties Of design. Full lines Of New
Laces and White Goods. UPHOLSTERY DE-
PARTMENT-Best makes Window Shades in
dado and plain or spring fixtures, Lace Cur.
tains, Portieres, Chenille Curtains, Poles and
Brass Trimmings; Floor, Table and Stair Oh
Cloths in best makes, lowest prices for quality
WASH DRESS FABRICS.
The largest variety from which to select
Toll Du Nords Chalon Cloths, Bath SeersuckT
ers Imperial Suitings Heather & RenfreW
Dress Ginghams. Fine Zephyr Ginghams.
Wholesale. Exclusively. F.:
jaI3D
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-17
THE WEEKS CLOSE.
Clearing House Figures aginE-Lo.
cal Stocks Buoyant-A Good Out
look All Along the Line
The Oil Market.

The week in banking circles closed with
good supply Of ready cash and a fair demand
at 6@7 per cent. The bank clearIngs for the
week show gain Of s., ,5I7.779 90 over the cor
responding time last year. The Clearing House
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-12
They Parelyzed the passenears

Three sisters in a Fifth avenue omnibus. And
such sisters They formed a most uncommon
spectacle, even for New York says the Sun
Surely they were fresh from Paris. Their hats
we're perched on their beautiful heads as lightly
as accidental flower garands, ana as the '
sprang nimbly, one after tie other. up the steps
of the Vehicle, cleaning shoes on shapely feet
effect. Each had the neck OF her dress cut inst
wee bit low in 'front.' so that the snowy, deli
cious hollow at the base of the strong white
throat was visible to the casual gaze. The writer
fancied all sorts of things about these three
graces, and an old gentleman in the corner
looked at them admiringly.
After settling into their seats the sisters sat
in splendid silence for moment. and then le
of them spoke in a SOFT melodious voice:
Say girls. if that stage manager makes us
go through that dance twice at rehearsals TODAY
Ill do him up"
The man in the corner gave start
well, he gives me pains, " added another
You couldn't satisfy him if you died for
him."
The man in the corner gulped spasmodically
well. it's like this now, do YOU see" the
other beauty remarked, tibet Teller needn't get
fresh in piping me off, for if he does I'll send
Mike up to punch him. That's my size
The old gentleman plunged through the door.
fairly falling down the steps to the pavement
The stage started ahead again and one of the
girls passed box of jujubes to the others
the sisters were no longer unapproachable and
iawless divinlties, but three very comm onplace
sOubretteS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-12
Rounded With a Bull Pun.

On the day preceding the arrival of circus
at certain good-sized town In Ohio ''strong
man" who had a weeks lay-off from the mu-
scum circuit, dropped down on a visit to some
OF his relatives There was no discount on him
as "a marvel OF strength" aud the wood-cut
which pictured him throwing a bull over a six
ran renee was not much of an exaggeration.
AS soon as 1t was Uncovered that he had no
particular scruples against the flowing bowl the
boys set out to have little fun. Early in the
forenoon OF circus day an alleged circus man
waited on the great western giant" and int
mated that he was fraud from way back, and
that his marvellous feats of muscle wers tricks
and delusions This had the eff ct we hoped
for, and four or five glasses of beer did the
rest.
Soon after noon the strong man sailed down
tothe circus grounds to denRnd an apology.
The people had begun buying tickets, and the
circus officials were too b'lsy to talk. The way
tney ignored his presence made the strong man
madder than ever. and he started for e en-
trance. The two med stationed there Tried to
prevent bis ingress. but he threw one into a
farmers wagon and the other over lemonade
stlnd, and entered the tent Six of the circus
men now rallied on the center, but the struggle
didn't last two minutes. He flung them allow
and al NJ as II playing with the clubs.
Hey R.u-b-en sounded the tocsin and every
single man connected with the circus rallied in
response AS they came with clubs, neck yokes,
ana agon stakes the strong man looked about
fer some weapod. There was a Ion g-tailed bull
dog lying under the sacred cows cage, and he
grabbed him by the tail and widened the circle
and fnaly broke through it, smashing every
man who opposed him. When clear of the cir
Gle he pushed baby elephant off her lie IS upset
candy wagon tore down a section of seats
about forty feet long, and appeared outside to
eXclaim
"All fraud and delusion, is it? Haven't any
moral right to my title, eh? Well mebbe |
haven't but guess this crowd won't dispute
| itr
And he pulled the ticket wagon over on its
| beam ends, flung a bale of hay into side show
and took the middle of the road to walk back
| 10 the hotel.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-12
qhe steamship Of the Future.


| At the convention Of the iron and steel
institute at Pittshurg. on Thursday, Sir
/ Nathaniel Barnaby, T. C. b., constructor
/ for tie British navy. read paper on The
/ Protection of Iro1 and Steel Ships Against
Founde.ing from Injury to Their Shells"
which is attracting a great deal Of atten-
ton and which is certain to cause good
deal of speculation relative to the steamship
Of the future. There has been a most
remarkable evolution in steamships within
the last few wears, and this development
may continue until they will have very little
resemblance to those If the present time
1t is not very long ago since such steam
ships as the City of New York, Teutonic
and City of Paris were not considered as
among the possibilities. A steamship that
crossed the Atlantic, from New York to
Queenstown, in ten days was something Of
a wonder. The trip is now made 10 less
than six days, with fair prospect that the
time will be still further reduced.
But Sir Sir Nathaniel Barnaby did not
discuss the question Of greater speed in con-
nection with the development of steam
ships. but confined himself to the question
of size. He said that he had
never regarded size as disadvantage TO a
steamship, either for earring freight or pas
sengers. He thought the advantages aris-
ing from size in passenger steamships so
great that he was confident the limit mad
not yet been reached.
In this connection be said: 81 was con-
suited some years ago by a business man,
well known on both sides of the Atlantic,
as to the possibility of building steel ship
which would not roll, or pitch, or heave in
the sea, and in which, therefore, the bulk of
passengers would be in a less desperate
hurry to get ashore. He thought fifteen
knots an hours sufficient speed. 1t ap-
peared to me TO be perfectly practicable
with draught of water of twenty-six feet.
l thought the minimum length and breadth
would be l 200 feet long and 300 feet broad.
l estimated that with engines of 10000
horse power an ocean speed of fifteen knots
could be obtained" There would be diff
culties to be overcome in building such a
monster ship; and also in loading and
discharging her cargo. because no dock
would be large enough to accommodate
her. Sir Nathaniel Barnaby pointed out
how the difficulties with respect to building
could be overcome, and with respect to the
loading and unloading Of the cargo he said:
81 proposed to form shallow, saltwater
harbors or docks within the ship, entered
by gates in the sides, and to carry. always
ahoat there, the loaded barges and tugs;
turning the bargcs out and taking in fresh
ones already loaded at the ports Of discharge
and shipment" This is certainly a novel
idea, and one that does not appear to be
practicable, and yet when it is remembered
what wonderful things have been accom-
plished within the last quarter of a century
one hestitates to say that anything is i'm
possible.
The steamship which Sir Nathaniel Bar
naby suggests would be a floating steel
island, and though he is now past middle
life, he may live to see a ship of the kind
which he outlined in his Pittsburg paper.