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China Goods.

We show over one hundred different
styles and decorations in Tea Sets, Din.
ner Sete, Toilet seta, Domestic and I'm.
ported. For 81 you can buy a Tea Set Of
Sc pieces, underglaze decoration, sold
everywhere for 81 50. For 50 you can
buy q complete Dinner Set, ll2 pieces,
English decorated. For 81 % you can
buy 10 piece Toilet Set, underglaze
English decorated, sold everywhere for
81. In domestic goods we show over
fifty different styles and decorations.
Don't fail 10 examine our stock. We
will convince you are prices are 40 per
cent lower than any exclusive China
houGe in the State
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ZINE OFFICE ROOMS FOR RENT.

The improvements on tho "RrlLY BLOCK"
corner Market and Fourteenth streets, being
now completed, oirr for rent n humber OF Gle.
CANT Olice Roous. now open tor Inspection Of
renters. Possession given Mt once. The spacious
front rooms, Nos; l and .. on second floor, NJ
present occupied by the Chamber ot Commerce
and the wheeling Title and Trust CompRuy, arc
MISC lot rent. Possession to these April |. Also
INC Basement room under c. SChncpts drug
store. Natural and city gas throughout tho
bGiiaihE, and fine OTIS Passenger Elevator ia
operation. For further particulars, apply to
N. REILLY,
ueEU 1911 Main street.:
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Mn. CLARKsoN makes the point that
Republicans have been exer!ing them.
selves more to fight Republicans than to
get the enemy down. This is way
Republicans have. Some times they
fight with reason, some times without
reason. Ii leader does not please
them, they let him know it. II is rare
thing Tor Democrats 10 turn on their
leaders, who may do what they please
80 long as they lead to victory. The
Republican way has some redeemiug
features.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-23

Our friend, Snap Judgment, will say,
The lower one, oil course ~ but il S. J.
will measure the two he may open his
eyes.-Phi!ddslphia Record.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-23
"Dr, sullivan. Feel My Pulse y

There is no doubt in the world tha
the Grand Opera House will be crowded
on Christmas afternoon and evening by
an immense audience to gee the repro
duction Of tho funny musical comedy
IA Boxing Glove" which is to be pre-
sented there by the same excellent com
pany that appeared here few weeks
ago. The seats are going OFT very
rapidly at Weir'a, and a number Of
orders have been received from parties
in surrounding towns who are anxious
to zee the play. There arc still some
good seats left and those desiring them
should not delay in securing them.
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ID ED.

TURSER-On Saturday. December 20. 1880, at S
O'clock n. m, WILLIAM A. Tun%EH, In the
,ith year OF his are.
Funeral will take place from Ct. Matthew's =. E.
Church, Tuesday afternoon s.c o'clock. In.
te,ment at Greenwood Cemetery. Friends
Of the deceased arc invltel to attend
rARKER-At Washington, D. G., OH Sunday.
utccnbet 2, 1870, II. l.. M, MARY, relicl OF
Il. Z. Parker.
funeral will take place this tTuesday) afternoon
at o'clock from Joseph Webs, corner
sixteenth and Market streets. ln.ctE,ent at
Mt. Wood Cemetery.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-23

A NEW YonK widow wrote foolish
love.sick letters 10 young man to in
duce him TO be her very own. Persuas'
ion failing, she bought him outright fol
$1,000. Now she wants back her free
dom and her money. A widow should
know how TO make better bargain
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-23

TIE Democratic newspapers OF New
York City complain that the censuG
enumeration OF that city did not take in
enough people. Calvin S. Dflce, the
Sena.or.elect from Ohio, complains that
the enumeration took in too many when
it included his family. The Democratic
doctors should agree among themselves.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-23

YouSG Emperor William Of Germany
apparently iorgets that Germany had
big man beioro the crown fell TO him
and he seemingly does not want to re
member. Bismarck WIS somebody be
cause there IVES something in him
William il somebody because he inner
tied q throne. What stul!!
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-23

THE Mdic0l Journal advises that Gel
err be washed with great care before be.
iny placed on thu table. all because OF
the ugly little typhoid bacillus that may
find 4 hiding place or the celery as the
result OF night.eoil fertilizer. II should
not be- too much trouble to see that
everything intended ior tho table is alb.
solutcly clean, and celery, for example,
can be made by washing ard scraping.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-23

Clerk Hook yesterday Issued marriage
licenses 20 the following named parties
Charles Kieldsing, aged %, aud Amide
Buss. aged is, both natives and residents
OF Wheeling.
Charles G. Rider, aged oo3, OF Wheel
ing, and Ada Msy Fordyce, aged 10, Of
Elm Grove.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-23

Iris pleasing to hear tina. Col. Fred
Giant has completely broken through
the hard crust OF the exclusive society
OF the Austrian capital. What more
can We ask? Hour diplomats win social
triunphs our foreign relations will con-
tiuuc to furnish our Presidents texts
for felici.atiou in their annual messages.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-23
Lamp Goods.

We show over fifty different styles
aud prices Of Hand Lamps, Stand
Lamps, Vase Lamps, Plain Lamps,
Library Lamps and Hall Lamps. You
cannot fail to be suited. Now, q few
pricca: For 81 you can buy Library
Lamp, solid br4sa frame, plain shade,
sold everywhere for 50; for 81 SO you
can buy Library Lamp, heavy brass
frame, patented extension, beautifully
decorated, or ruby dome shade, 80
prisms, all complete, sold every where
for So SO; for s. you eau buy a beautiful
Hall Lamp, sold everywhere for So. For
s. 40 you can buy n beautiful parlor
Vace Lamp, duplex burner, sold every
where for 81 for s. 80 you can buy a
magnitlccn. Piano Lamp, sold every
where for IS.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-23

IN tho deliberate judgment OF the
Democratic caucus Frank J. llealy is
the beat man in Wheeling to be Chiel
OF the Fire Department. Ii the city had
bsen raked over a man less fit for the
place could not have been found. The
Democratic caucus Is pilinS It on.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-23

Charles Stephens, charged with dis
orderly, and arrested by Officer Wilkie.
was fined S. and costs by the Mayor yes
terday, aud paid. John hutchinson, {
drunk run in by the same officer, got 81
and costs and paid. John Nesting, by
Lukons, and Lock Murphy, by Alinke.
myer, both Sunday DRINKS, were fined
s. and costs each.
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WHEELING, DECEMBER %, 1890.

1r,s thought that the advisory com.
mittee Of the holders OF Virginia's bonds
will in few days report plan oil settle
menl. After Virginia shall have settled
with her creditors West Virginia's in.
tereat In the matter will be Quickcned.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-23
In Senrcl, OF Il iIissiny Husband,

Two ladies from Mckeesport called al
the police headquarters yesterday il
search OF the husband OF one OF them
who lett his home come time ago and is
ssid 10 be at Benwood. AS Benwood is
out OF Chief Delbruggs'e bailiwick, he
could afford them no aid, and they wen,
on to Benwood to see what could be done
thrra
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ram or sugar coated J" uss oyer 60
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FOR RENT.

FOR EENr-STORE ROOM, COR.
a Third and Main streets. Apply to Z.
RODf, llOd Main street. dc,
E0R RENT-TWO UNPUBLISHED
q rooms on tho Island Good location Al.
drcSs"D. e." care this Office. hr23
E0R RENT-STORE ROOM NO. l92S
Z Market street, Size 2Ox Is. Possession given
January l. For Sslc-l.oIS In BchrenS' & Spci.
Iel's and GilchrlSt's addition a, tho old prices
until JANUARY on easy terms Call ma tee
plat; Island lots cheap. ROLF & HARVEY,
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TEAS, CoFrEEs, ETC.
Atlantic!I'eaCo.
TEA I'M PORTERS
AND COFFEE R0ASTERS.
Holiday Goods.

No other house in the State can show
such variety Of Christmas Novelties.
An examination Of our display will en-
able you to mako selection Il stylish
goods and low prices are what you want.
We are headquarters for both. Reid
careinllya few OF our prices and com.
pare them with others.
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s7nIRTY MORE OF THOSE
MARYLYSNLOrsF FOR sALr

ERNN ii ~ LUZ FUR SANE
On Christmas Day. commencing at O'Clock n IN.
Take the b. 4 0. or the Ohio River train or
me electric motor. aud 80 to Beuwood Junction
"h!Ch Will double in value III one year
These IotS are beautifully located on the
She oeid MchGchen cara. between BenwoOd
aud McNcchen, overlooking the OHIO Rive: and
ny improvements Of the u. Il u. Company, and
Terms OF salc, one third cash ba!nute In six
AID twelve months
Plat can be seen at the Office Of s. Sesbltt, IT,,
40. n"9 Market street, or AZ my residence on
the premises. 49,,
neHI 1IEMnN sp1, u
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-23
Charged with Stealing.

Stony Duffy was arrested at an early
hour yesterday morning on the charge
o! stealing the overcoat from J. A. Fer.
rail-, which was recovered by Officer
Moran on Sunday. Duffy was arraigned
before Squire Davis, who sent him tc
jail in default OF bail,
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W KEELING. LG-ren boz 81 $500 1af1
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WANTED.
SNANTED-MlNERS,

Tho Pittsburgh and Wheeling Coal Company,
~ bridgeport and Maynard, arc doing an OK.
pleiGd rope hRulAgc at Wheeling Creek mlnp
hnu y giving satisfaction, bringing out the coal
rI9pldly numner Of men cAi DO put 10 work,
HOUSES can be bad, Columbus scale and RENT.
.nnnLnIy NnNSRtc made. sea-
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TO REAL ESTATE OWNERS.

dos
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E.ck Headache,

Losses Red Clover Fills euro Sick
Headache, Dyspepsia, iGestion, Con.
stipa!ion. o5c per box, 5 boxes for 81.
For sale by Logan Drug Company. paw
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-23

pROPOSALS FOR DAMSAND DlkES.
- y. Engineer Office Cincinnati. Dec. 10,
1870 Sealed ptopo'nls, In duplicate. for turnIGh.
ihH material Eut constructing dams and dtkCs
III INC ONO river, tnwit: A crib surCrStruClute
on !IIo NJ foot Of Marietta Island, a dam at
nCau OF HlCnnerhGSsctt'S Island. \ dixie At
C4llumb' n dixie At lover bar at Rising Sun. a
cru hupcfSfuctnrC on dixie At Madison, and \
office until u NJ OH Thursday, Tho nd dav Of
JAuuary, 1871, and then opened. All iniotna,
non furnished on application, Tho attention
OF bidders Is invited TO tho AclS OF Congress ap.
hT1StA February &c, 1857, and February y 1851.
"A' Is MERRILL, Lieut., Col, OF Engineers.
lrD
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-23
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS,

Plans ard specifications OF the proposed adj.
lion to the wheeling Hospital may be seen a,
the Office OF Joseph LCiner, architect
Sealed, separate proposals 70. the construction
aud completion OF TIE dlacrcat branches OF
work will be received at the Architects office
until 2o'c.ocSp n. january 1891. Proposals
must be incloaed in m envelope. marked: "p,o
pos.ls for Wheeling Hospital"
The Trustees reserve the light TO reject any o.
all bids.
JOHN T. SULLIVAN, Secretary.
WHEELING Tt-,nnfn- ~ ISon an,
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gave make l. oar Special business to rent. col.
cct rents, pay taxes, place Insurance, SEQ 10 70.
pairs NM axe general management OF prop.
HaP'ea:aRt and petty annoyarccs OF thctr ten
ANS. We make PROMPT rrSlrus with statements
Quarterly, fCml'N1Gually or sec ,riiug 10 con.
'ract TO suit the owner unQutstioua6le refer
lishch since ISL. G. 4. sCuAEFER 4 co, Real
Estate corner Fourteenth mud Market streets,
opposite Opera House corner Telephone 5l7.
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STEAMERS.


For Cincinnati, Louisville, Mem
phls. St Louis. New Orleans,
and Intermediate Points,
VIII leave Whariboat, foo. OF Eleventh street,
daily, Monday, v edneSday aud Friday
excepted, as follows:
~ h Steamer "KEYSrOSE STATE,
LsR T. s. Calhoun. Master; Chas. Knox,
sa's'-oAeeS CLERK, every Tuestlny al 5 a. IN.
h /. Steamer "ASDEs," Z. B. Cooper,
lsS Master; Al. J. slaven. CLERK; every
e'zsfsaaxaa Wednesday at S a. IN.
H- s.eamc."llUpsoN,"J. F. Ellison.
.Is5tfstsa Master: Dan Lacey, Clerk; every
Sszf-1zzSs Thursday at y a N.
IT, steamer"BA rCHELOR Geo. z.
ls!sfsS o'Eeal, Master Ira 4. HUNTINGTON,
ee--sasasss: Clerk; every Friday at 8 q. N,
6 Steamer "sCOrIA," John ".
le!StT Phillips, Master; r. II. Kerr, Clerk;
sesa1.ahatsa every Saturday at 8 a. IN.
- Steamer "CoSGO,"Ed. F. Maddy.
ksHsM Master; Jules wehrmaa, Clerk;
t1isSa every Sunday a, 8 a. u.
First.clRss fare, Wheeling TO Cincinnati. go.
Round trip. $40. Meals and StAte.roon in.
cluded. Tickets transferable and good until
used For freight or passage apply on board, OF
sells cRocKARD y BOOTH, Agents
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A TrENTlON, SOCIETIES

me GA Follows Hall Association offer for
rent the EEcampmen. Room in It's building,
corner Twelfth Aad Chapliue streets. Societies
meeting weekly or:wlce month can be accom-.
moaa''d' Tho recent Improvements made 10
ms room make It the most desirable place In
the city for society meetings
fEel light, water, Ice .aud ianitors services
furnished attn low cost. For terms, address or
callupou
WILLIAM ELLlSGuAM, President.
H. a. UTHMAE, Treasurer, or
DELI A. II. FORGEY. Secretary.
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TOR RENT.

The property on tho west SIDE OF Market
Square, known AS the Grant House Stables
Possession given onthc first Of April Inquire Of
| JAMES l.. HAWLEY,
| dcG I'm Main r,r,o,
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BEEcuAs's Pills cure Sick-Head.
ache. 4
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STATE OF ONO, CRY OF TOLEDO, |

LUCAS County, d.
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that be
is the eenior partner OF the firm Of I. J.
Cheney & Co., doing business in the
City Of Toledo, County end State aiore.
said, and that said drm will pay the sum
OF OSE HUNDRED DOLLARS Tor each and
every case OF Ca:arrh that cannot be
cured by the use Of HALLS CATARRu
CuRE. FERSK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9th day OF Decem.
Der, A. D., 1856.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-23

Which IL tho Longer Line!

Jues look for q moment at these two
horizontal lines and tell which is the
longer:
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

WANTED.-Cl1Y SALESMAN, FOR
w groceries and EpeoIalIc% Address "r,"
thiS otlCN, htntlng kNlAfy and relNIGnCo IlG2l
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PROPOSALS..
1olDS FOR COAL,

w D!dS will be received at The Office OF tho City
water Bnarti for Clean, Nut md Mixcd Coal for
ne year 1871 Tor the use OF tho Water WOtks
MOS " close at noon on Wednesday, December
Cclv'L.
dClG CRY WATER mann
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"WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER "a,
~ VIII DO Donation Day ~ tho Wet Viz,
ginia Home for AVch aud Fiiendltss Women,
V Thitieeuth strc.t, Wheeling Acommittcc Of
clothing. food groceries, &c Donations In
money call be sent to Mr.. J. A. hell, Treasurer,
Logan Drug Company, Malu street and to mrs.
.. Cunningham, President OF Managers. 1853
Fourteenth street. DECO
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TOR SALE.
PLANNING MILL,

z VIt J21 IIII,
PLANNING MILL.
0iler Tor sale cheap and on easy terms nv
planning mil! property, between Fourth and
rith st'ee:s, fronting lG0 feet on Main street,
and running back 10 feet 10 Coal street, TO-.
II double brick tenant house with rooms. n
story stable lSsGi, with II stalls, brick mill
building, 2storIts, with ample lumber sheds,
engine, boilers, shaftlug pull!cs, betting. wood.
worslns machinery. tools, teams, stock OF lum.
l!shed business OF more than io:ty years stand.
Ing: For terms. apply 10 the undersigned 1T .i,s
MAN street Also offer for sac my residence,
ool Main street, and eight tenant houses
de- rrhis W A. WILSON
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writer to the gallery door, where, seeing no
"gals" at all, she halted for a few seconds.
"When a woman hesitates-she is lost.
Miss looked cunningly up at the writer and
said: "Dey's no ladies heah. Guess I'll
go in an see de gen
The gallery was crowded-it was a full
Olympus. With happy disregard of ''les
convenances" the "gods" sat, sprawled,
stood upright or occupied any other position
which suited their IDEAS for the nonce. In
q far corner three tables groaned beneath
the wares of the refreshment vendor. Mys-
terious bottles containing somber liquids
the nectar, no doubt, of these Olympians;
luscious oranges piled high in rich hued
pyramids; myriads upon myriads of highly
attractive doughnuts, sandwiches, apples,
candy and other edibles-ambrosial food for
Jupiter Tonans-all these found place on
the refreshment tables. There were three
Ganvmedes instead OF the conventional one
-Ganymedes who glided about in their
shirtsleeves and watched over their goods
with wakeful care. All the goods" ap-
peared 20 be eating. There was a steady
''munch-munch" kept up throughout the
entire performance, with an interval now
and then for purposes of applause. A
young colored man, perched upon the back
of one of the benches, was particularly
noticeable from the huge bag of peanuts he
carried. He leaned slightly forward, his
headgear pushed back from the swsrthy
forehead, glistening with perspiration, and
clutched the big conical bag. He was not
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most helpful truths in the world. If they
are disagreeable, it is either because the one
to whom you speak has something the mat
ter with his conscience, or because you have
not spoken genuinely and sensibly. Choose
fitting occasions and fitting people. Choose
natural words, and be as much your natu-
raj self as you can. You will not be disa-
greeable.
In every friendship that is worth any
thing, whether between parent an6 child, or
between friend and friend, the moment does
come, and not once or twice only. when it is
just the time for you to speak. Be on the
watch for that moment, and then speak.
Have the aggressive spirit in your heart, be
possessed with sense of responsibility for
your Christian influence, seek every oppor-
tunity to make somebody else as good a
Christian as you are yourself, and you will
lind Nathaniel and bring him in, too.
Who can measure the value and helpful
ness of earnest, open, manly, Christian
speech? Sometimes word has changed the
whole current OF a life. And your words,
just because they are spoken by you, will be
more impressive than hundred sermons.
Philip was not deferred from speaking to
Nathaniel from any fear of making himself
disagreeable; nor was he so much impressed,
as some are, by the sacredness of religion,
that he felt ne could do no better thing with
his blessing than to keep il to himself. He
had made the discovery of discoveries. He
had found Christ. his first thought was for
his friend. He must bring his friend into
Christ's prison. He wanted to make a
Christian disciple out of Nathaniel, and he
let nothing stand in the way.
Philip was not kept back even by the
smallness of his own knowledge of Christ,
or by his inability to argue much about
Him. He had known Christ only one day,
and when Nathaniel, having listened to
what he had to urge about Him, interposed
an objection. "Can any good thing come out
of NAZARETH" seeming to doubt the whole
truth which Philip brought him, Philip had
only one answer: Come and see." Only
come, he said, look into His face, hear Him
speak. put yourself within reach of His in
fuence and make up your own mind. That
was no argument. But it was better than
whole encyclopedia of arguments. Nathan
iel did come and see, and that made Chris
tian out of Nathaniel.
GEORGE HODGES.
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MARSHALL FIELD q co.
Gossip in DryEOOds Circles Over the Retire.
ment of the New York Partner-What
Mr.. Marshall Field Says.

Gossip in DryEOOds Circles Over the Retire.
ment of the New York Partner-Whar
Mr.. Marshall Field Says.
CHICAGO, February 1, 1S9O.-(Special. }
The following item was published in the
New York Herald of Sunday morning:
Reports that could not be verified late last
night were circulated that Lorenzo G.
Woodhouse, the New York partner of Mar
shall Field & Co., OF Chicago, had retired
from business relations with that firm.
Twenty-Five years ago Mr.. Woodhouse left
the employ of George Bliss & Co., of this
city, to take partnership in the firm of
Field, Palmer & Letter, which at once took
the lead in the drygoods trade. Two years
later Mr.. Potter Palmer withdrew from the
firm to manage his hotel and real estate bus
iness in Chicago. In 1881 Mr.. L. q. Letter
retired with bank account of several mil
lions. The firm name since then has been
Marshall Field & Co.
Ill health is the cause assigned for the re-
tirement of Mr.. Woodhouse. who is credited
with fortune of about $4, ,OOO, 900; but mem
bers of the trade in this city say that Mr..
Woodhouse has been very much dissatisfied
with Mr.. Fields policy of cutting and
sIashing prices during the past two years.
Mr.. Fields idea has been that he could thus
stop Western trade from coming to New
York. This policy the New York partner
is said to have opposed vigorously.
Mr.. Woodhouse is a prominent member
of the Union League and other clubs.
A reporter for the Inter Ocean, of this city,
called upon Marshall Field & Co. yesterday
afternoon, with the above clipping, and met
Mr.. Field, who had already seen the para
graph, having seen the New York Sunday
Herald. He said:
"Mr. Woodhouse has retired, but entirely
voluntarily on his part, and much to our
regret. Of course we are ali we'll aware,
as are others, that we have sold our mer-
chandise for the last 20 years lower than any
house in the country, and shall continue
the same policy. We have always bought
our goods in Europe and this country for
prompt cash, and sold for cash or shorter
time than other houses, which enables us to
make lower prices than our competitors,
who seem to think they are selling time in
stead of drygoods. Our policy secures the
sharp, prompt-paying, best merchants ofthe
country. The same policy will be continued
as in the past, and with which Mr.. Wood
house was always in entire accord"