THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23 1889. 12 BONDS OF WEDLOCK. The Troubles Arising From the Want of Uniform and Consistent LAWS OH MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE Discussed From Humanitarian and Lejjal Standpoints. SOUTH CAEOLIKA'S PKODDEST BOAST nVHITTEN TOE THE DISrXTCH.1 Perhaps there is no better illustration of the conflict that exists, and which has raged for years between cnurch and State, than the different laws of the several States of the Union which regulate marriage and divorce. The law of God, as recorded in the gospels of the evangelists, is in direct opposition to the law of the land. I witnessed a very apparent illustration of this fact a few years ago in Chicago. It was a bill of divorce that came up for hear ing before one of the circuit judges. I think it was before Judge Barnum. The defendant pleaded in his answer that the marriage had not been celebrated at the al leged time and place set forth in the bill: and the certificate of the celebrant was ad mitted in evidence. It was thr stereotyped form of the Episcopal Church. On the top, belore vou come to the words, "This is to certifv," were encraved two hands, clasped together, one large and robust, the other small and delicate; directly over them, and forming a semi-circle, were the words of St. Matthew, xix, 6: "Quod ergo Deus con lunsit, homo non separet." What God hath joined together let no man put asunder. Notwithstanding this behest, the decree was granted, and they were no longer "two in one fl.esh." A FUNDASICTAIi rEIXCITLE. "With this, however, I find no fault, on the principle that "all law is good" while it is a law, and the liberty of our people de- S ends on its promulgation to the letter. Teither am I laying down any plan of con science making; that is not my forte; beside the holiness ot the matrimonial state and its ecclesiastical dissolution belongs to the canon law and not to the common or stat utory law. It would ill become me to ap peal to sacred truths to sustain a mode of action, not simply of immutable facts, but of practice and expedience. Necessity has no law, and expedience is often one form of necessity It is no principle with sensible men, of whatever cast of opinion, to do always what is abstractedly best. Where no direct duty forbids we may be obliged to do, as being best under circumstances, what we murmer and rise against while we do it. We see to attempt more is to effect less; that we must ac cept so mucbor gain nothing; and so perforce we reconcile ourselves to what we would have far otherwise if we could. So it is with divorce, and the laws that regulate it can be fully appreciated by those who can or would gladly get along i ithout it. A CIVIL CONTRACT. If marriage be "the most beneficial insti tution of society," as the learned jurist Mr. Kent defiues it (2 Kent Com , 75, 7G), and if it be true that "our law considers marriage in no other light than as a civil contract" (1 Blackstone Com., 439), I think that on these grounds the statutes which govern it and provide for its dissolution, should be enacted by the highest legislative body wc know o', the Congress of the United States. There are other reasons, too, which seem to favor Federal legislation and establish uni form laws for marriage and divorce. Mr. Springer, of Illinois, lias submitted a proposition, a joint resolution as it were, to Concress, that the Sixteenth Amendment of our Constitution shall declare: "Congress shall have the power to make a uniform law of marriage and divorce." To the thinking men and women of our country this resolu tion of the Congressman must and will meet with favor. The laws of marriage and di vorce as they now exist in many of the States is not a preventative against polyga my and its baneful effect, but a mere charter to make it legal and a protection from ar rest and punishment in its uxorious opera tions. It might be ell to mention right here, that in those days of intellectual're fiuement, many a beautiful young woman learns, or her offspring after she is dead learns, that on account of the looseness of the laws, the form of marriage has been a mere iarce. OBJECTIONS EAISED. Soms objections have arisen to Mr. Springer's proposed amendment, and I be lieve Irom the Democrats, that it would be an open insult to put into our sacred Con stitution an express prohibition of a prac tice so barbaric and ancient; and also that it would be an encroachment upon rights of the States. It seems to me these objec tions are very slim to the benefits that would arise from Federal legislation. I have suf ficient confidence in the ability of Congress to regulate this question to such an extent that it will, to say the least, make them uni form; that marriage will be something more than a mere experiment; that some of the absurdities of the present srstem will be wiped away; that fraudulent divorces and collusions of the parties will be a thing of the past; that trivial grounds for divorce rill no longer pave the way to the deprav ity of families and undermine the social column of our existence. I have said a mere experiment, simply be cause a great many enter into the state of matrimony for a season, and then, taking advantage of the' State law for putting the wife and husband aside and "marrying" another. SIGNIFICANT FIGUEES. A painstaking writer, and a friend of my own, took the trouble to form a table of sta tistics on the subject, and developed this j Bome of the States granted one divorce to ten marriages, yet quite a fair proportion of them granted one divorce to every six sol- j emnizauons oi tne marriage contract Coupled with this startling intelligence is the fact that one-third of the bills filed for absolute divorce are either withdrawn or dismissed for the want ot equity, and their future lives and happiness are so far blasted that time itself, with ail its lorce and effi cacy, can never replace the peace and calm j iiukiuicu uy tuia jjuujjc uuucc 01 meir quarrels and domestic troubles. On the principle of the old adage "take away the opportunity and you take away the sin," remove those bad laws from the statute books and yon will surely remove those piques and difficulties as surely as night fol lows day, and day again brings on night In Canada where there is no divorce court is a fair manifestation of this truth. Every bill ot divorce is there granted bv an act of Parliament for the relief of the" in jured party, and I think that I am safe in saying there is no country under the sun freer from domestic strife and unhappy mar riages. DIVORCE IN CANADA. The session of 51, Victoria, ending in the spring of 1888, granted three absolute di vorces; one for the relief of Andrew Max well. Irvine, on account of the infidelity of his "wife; the second was for the relief of Catherine Morrison, on account of the cruelty and drunkenness of her husband; the third for the relief of Eleonora Elizabeth Tudor, in consequence of the continuous nu chas tity of her liegelord;and what is signifi cant, too, in both cases Of infidelity the mar riage was solemnized in the United States, where the contract was more easily rescinded. For several years prior to this session not a single case was reported from committee or notice of motion given to the House. In England, since jurisdiction has been taken away from the ecclesiastical court by act of Parlirment, dated August 28, 1857 (20 and 21 Vic c 85), over matrimonial causes, and transferrin!: it to a new court styled 'The Court for Divorce ami Matri monial Causes," dissolutions of the mar riage contract have increased in geometri cal procession, while the tastes, desires and inclinations of the principles must be close ly the same as before the act of 1857. ABSURDITIES OF THE TKESENT LAW. Be this as it may, the absurdities and con flict of the present laws here are truly more dangerous and pernicious than might ap pear at first sight. Iu some instances par ties are married in one State and not iu an o'ther. A young couple may depart, as they fondly think, on their honeymoon in one of Pullman's magnificent coaches and on wak ing in the morning find themselves in any thing but an enviable predicament, subject to arrest for one of the meanest and most disgraceful crimes known, to the criminal law. In some places celebration, too, is neces sary; in others it cuts no figure; I mean by celebration not only the act of a civil or re ligious officer declaring the parties to be husband and wife, but the prerequisite for such act and the duties resulting therefrom; not only the ceremony proper, but the con sent of the parties or license (consent of the State), or banus (consent of the church) and the registry of the fact that the marriage has been celebrated. The necessity of this celebration depends on the lex loci or law of the place. If a couple desire to marry in Marvland, they must not only have a cele bration, but a religious one. If for some i reason these two warm-hearted Marylanders wish to av'oid this, they need but step over into Pennsylvania. JURISTS DIFFER. Kb celebration was necessary by'the common law previous to the Council of Trent, A. D. 1653, or by the civil law or by the law of ScotlanJ. Whether or not one is necessarv by the common law of England is doubtful. However, I believe it was finally settled that it was necessary in the celebrated case.of the Queen versus Millis, which embraces several hundred pages of a very learned discussions by the most erudite jurists ui lue umc, unu una view iias ukku sustained by Maryland, Massachusetts and North Carolina, aud probably in Canada. But the contrary has been held in Tennessee, Alabama, California, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Hew York, Ohio and Pennsyl vania. It may be well to notice that in only three States, Kentucky, Maryland and Massa chusetts, a celebration is necessary, in four more it is probably necessary, in eight others probably not, and in Connecticut, Colorado, Dakota, Oregon and Utah, the question is simply undecided; but it is ab solutely not necessary in the remaining seventeen, nor in the District of Columbia. TRIVIAL CAUSES FOR DIVORCE. The trivial grounds of the causes for di vorce have also been a cause, and justly, too, of complaint. In each of the United States, with one exception, divorce is al lowed. In South Carolina, divorce is en tirely unknown, not even is it granted by legislation, as in Canada. An act was passed in 1872 allowing it, but it was re pealed in 1878. Xot only has it always been the proud boast of South Carolina that she has never granted a single legislative divorce, or vested the authority in her courts, save the acts above referred to, but also has she been lauded to the skies ad sidera by Judge Kisbet, of the Supreme Court of Georgia, in those remarkable words: "In South Carolina, to her unfading honor, a divorce has not been granted since the Revolution." 2for is this all. One of her own best known jurists, Judge O'Neal, contends that its firmness iu that re spect has been for the good of the people and of the State in every respect. "The most distressing cases," says the Judge, "even upon scriutural grounds, have been again and again presented to the Legislature, and they have uniformly re fused to annul the marriage tie. Thev have nobly adhered to the injunction, 'Those whom God hath joined together let no man put asunder.' The working of this stern policy has been for the good of the people and State in every respect," SOUTH CAROLINA'S BOAST. Chancellor Durgan, too, in rendering judgment in Hair versus Hair, says: "The policy of this State has ever been against divorces. It is one of her boasts that no divorce was ever granted in South Caro lina." These extracts from those learned jurists may be a little far-fetched to the point at issue, but never do you hear such a halo or crown of joy expressed by the judges in the "Western States, where divorce can be got on the slightest pretext, as in Illinois, "on other grounds, in the discretion of the court." This elastic word "discretion" has always had an animal magnetism about it a mysterious influence of drawing thou sands of votaries to its shrine, to dissolve the sacred tie between man and wife which was to bind them to gether in love till "death doth them part." " 'Tis true, 'tis pity; pity 'tis, 'tis true." It is a significant fact that the author of the proposed amendment comes from Illi nois, which, rightly or wrongly, has the reputation of being the easiest State in the Union to obtain a divorce. Chicago has be come as famous in that respect as for "corner ing" wheat or slaughtering bullocks. How if there is any truth in the principle that men esteem what is their own more highly than what is another's, we would have the Congressman and Senator Cullom opposing the amendment with the same energy they are now employing in its advancement. A QUESTION OF PUBLIC POLICY. As I intimated in the beginning of this article, since it might not be public policy to make the marriage laws entirely indissol uble, but as being best under circumstances and for the benefit ot all to make them uni versal, since not eternal; and perforce make those who come under tnem regard marriage as something permanent with their own lives and not depending on the whim or caprice of fancy, and only to be dissolved by such conduct as shall render the connec tion wholly intolerable or inconsistent with the happiness and safety of the other. The Catholic Churcii, while she repudiates divorce, does not favor her chil dren remaining together in unhappy wed lock. But this church or any other has nothing to do with that part ot it which belongs to the State. I have not on this account appealed to a single Catholic the ologian or ecclesiastical writer. Thej would want us to do, very likely, what they have been taught, viz., to do what is abstract edly best. They may lack the experience; they may never nave been married. A very learned Judge, well schooled in the teachings of that chuich, interpreting the laws of his State, nicely remarked that "True, indeed, is k that this union is in tended to be for life; that only in the most extreme circumstances should it he dis solved, but the very fact of its sacred na ture, too sacred to be made a matter of tem porary arrangement, is the strong reason why, when it ceases to have anything sacred about it, when an erring one has trampled it in the mud of his corruption by his polluted feet, the law should cease to call it sacred and pronounce it profaned and dissolved." T. J. Fitzgerald. Pittsburg, February 22, 18S9. Called Oat for Nothing. A small blaze at the corner of Borland alley and Bebecca street, Allegheny, early yesterday morning, caused the alarm from box 41, but when the engines arrived the fire was already extinguished. ATHLETES of foreign lands and the snorts u which th&t rrcel? baseball and bull-fighting in Havana, and an incident of the Smith-Kilrain fight, described by Jtlahcly Hall in to-morrnw's Dispatch. Pon't risk anything with a stubborn rough, when a sale remedy may be had in Dr. Jayne's Expectorant Sore lungs and throats are speedily helped by it Compelled to Move Our store April 1, and will give at least 10 per cent discount for-cash on any pair of shoes. Many lines below cost. tts Cain & Verner. Wall Paper. Largest line of low priced goods in two cities. John S. Boberts, the D 414 Wood st Cain & Vcriicr Are offering great discounts in shoes. It will pay you to invest now. Fifth ave. and Market st its IETEODIST FIGUEES. Remarkable "Growth of the Church Founded by Wesleji EARLY STRUGGLES OP PIONEERS Who Eode the Circuits and Kept Methodism Alive in the Wilderness. STATISTICS AND CHDECH DIRECTOR! The Methodist Church, represented to day in the two cities by buildings that are at once commodious and substantial, and by a membership that rivals its sister churches of other denominations, did not begin its work in this city until as late as 1800, and then by a handful of people, emi grants from England and Ireland. They were regarded as fanatics and ridiculed accord ingly, suffering many things at the hands of those belonging to the rowdy element of society, who were both vicious and lawless in many respects; the same element that the Presbyterians had to combat in the early history of their Church. The Methodist enthusiasm and spirit was not regarded as anything more than unusual, and so came in for its share of ridicule. Among those who came to labor in this vicinity were John Wrenshall and Thomas Cooper. The latter organized a class in 1803. The class numbered 13. This was the nucleus of the Methodist Church in Pittsburg. For three years they had no stated place of worship, meeting sometimes in a room of old Fort Pitt, at other times in the shade of some old forest tree, and occa sionally in the Court House. In 1806 Mr. Cooper rented a house and chapel where they held religious services until 1810. In that year a lot was purchased on Second street, and a small stone churcii was built, 1 with Key. William Knox preacher. EARLY ANNOTANCES. Many stories are told of the annoyances that the Methodists had to suffer in holding their meetings. At one time during the progress of a prayer meeting in the house of Mr. Cooper a young rowdy, fired off a squib in the room. The eccentric preacher began singini "Shout! shout! we're gain ing ground, and the power of the Lord is coming down." The young man, fearing the consequences of his misdeeds, got alarmed and fled. The little stone chapel was the home of Methodism in Pittsburg until 1817, when the Smithfield Church was formed, and their first plain church was built on the f corner of Smithfield and Seventh avenue. The Methodist Church was the youngest of the Christian denominations, and the last to enter Allegheny county. In the time of circuit-riders they were very dili gent in hunting up all Methodist families, and "classes or societies" that had been iormed then made the beginnings for many a small church. In 1788 the Pittsburg circuit was formed, including "Westmoreland and Allegheny counties, and parts of Washington and Fayette, and Bev. Charles Conway was appointed preacher. He went, as did one of old, into the wilder ness to preach the gospel. He rode the cir cuit from 1788 to 1700, preaching occasion ally in Pittsburg. In 1790 the entire cir cuit numbered but 97, but very soon tbev gathered strength, and the power in which they trusted did not fail them. They grew and were prospered, taking a place among the influential churches and establishing, a little later, schools that were to strengthen and advance their educational interests. They have now several prominent colleges in the State, the oldest of which is Alle gheny College, Meadville, of which Dr. W. G. Williams is President; Beaver College, which is near us; Mt. Union and Scio, within the limit of the State. The Pittsburg Female College has taken a gratifying place among the other denominational schools of the city. The last year has increased its number of students with corresponding in crease of financial income. Dr. A. H. Kor cross and his assistants are doing what lies in their power to make the school in every way worthy of the reputation it bears. The ap pended summary will tell the story of the growth of the church since 1800 better than words: METHODIST CHURCH STATISTICS. Pittsburg. Christ Church O. J. Cowles, D. D., pastor. Membership. 402; congregational expenses, 53.350; Sunday school pupils, 140. Liberty Street M. D. Uchliter.pastor. Mem bersLiD, 164; congregational expenses, $700; Sun dav school pupils, 135. Smithfield btieet Rev. C. E. Locke, pastor. Congregational expenses, 52,200; membership, 4SS: Sunday school pupils, 613. Fifth avenue Rev. J. T. Riley, pastor. Mem hcrship, 2S0; Sunday school pupils, 325; congre gational expenses, 51,500. Trinity ltcv. J. W. Kessler, pastor. Church membership, SO: Sunday school pupils, 201; con gregational expenses, S1.C0O. Centenary Church Rev. O. A. Emerson, pastor. Church membership, 211; Sunday scuool pupils, 300: congregational expenses. fL,300. Butler Street W. H. Pearce, pastor. Church members. 735; Sunday school pupils, 1,060; church expenses. SZS00. Emor C. V. Wilson, pastor. Membership, H9; Sunday school pupils, 5S0; congregational expenses, S2.6G2. Denny Rev. R, Cartwrigbt, pastor. Full membership, 286: Sunday school pupils, 275; congregational expenses, $1,000. Hazelwood Rev. J. A. Ballantyne. St. Paul Rev. J. G. Goslcv. Full members, 225; Sunday school pupils, 403; congregational expenses. SL000. Oakland Rev. B. F. Beazell. pastor. Con gregational expenses, S1.500; full members, 123; Sunday school pupils. 25'J. Homewood Rev. J. 13. Risk, pastor. Full members, 200: Sunday school, 257; congrega tional expenses. 51,000. Wilkmsburg Rev. J. F. Core, past or. Mem bers, 307; Sunday school. 3S5; congregational expenses, 51,800. Squirrel Hill Rev. W. Med'ey, pastor. Membership, 90; Sunday school, 135; congrega tional expenses, M00. Buena Vista Kcv. J. J. Mcllyar, pastor. Members, 27S; Sunday school, 421; congrega tional expenses, S1.500. Arch Street Rev. W. F. Conner, pastor. Members, 4G5; Sunday school, 676; congrega tional expeLSct, S1.S25". Alleghe".!. North Avenue Rev. T. I. Leak, pastor. Membership, 1,000: Sunday school pupils, 1,021; conjregational expenses J2.950. Union Rev. C. A. Holmes. D-D. Member ship, 5J0: Sunday school pupils, 462; congrega tional expenses, $2,000. Simiibou and Hoboken Rev J. E. Williams: Merabership,120; congregational expcnscs,$l,000; Sunday school pupils, 1C0. Union Centenary Rev. L. McGuire. Mem bersh.p, S50; Sunday school, 250; congregational expenses, 1,500. Binpham Street Rev. R. T. Miller. Member ship, 272; Sunday school, 351; congregational ex penses, $1,400. Walton street Rev. B. R. Wilburn. Member ship, 24C; Sunday school, 3G5; congregational expenses. $1,600. South Pittsburg Rev.M. D. Lichliter. M eni bership, US; Sunday school, 125; congregation al expenses, 500. .Main street ticv. n. u. ucacom. Memoer- ship, 472; Sunday school, 529; congregational I expenses, $1,700. jNit. Washington Her. J. A. Danks. Mem bership, 241; Sunday school, 250; congregation al expanses, $1,000. South Street Bev. It, L. Miller, D.D. Mem bership, 132: Sunday school, 400; congregational expenses, $1,000. Allegheny German Rev. L. Allinger and 'Rev. D. Bau, Union avenue and Ohio street. Pittsburg, First Gorman Fortieth street and Alleutown, Rev. J. Graessle and B. BneL Woods' Run Rev. W. Johnson. Member ship, 75: Sunday school, 100; congregational ex penses, $sca Hivlson Cuapel Bennett station, W. P. R. It, Rev. L. R. Beacmn, pitor. Wesley Chapel G. S. Holmes. Membership, 56: congregational expenses, S700; Sunday school, 70, Warren Rev. J. II. Watson, pastor. METHODIST EPISCOPAL. Pittsburg. Christ Penn avenue and Eighth street, pastor. Rev. O. J. Cowles, D. D. Liberty Street Liberty aud Fourth streets, Rev. M. D. Lichliter. Smithfleld Street Smithfield street and Seventh avenue. Rev. C. E. Locke. Fifth Avenue Filth avenue, between Elm and Logan, Rev. J. T. Bilei. Tnr.itv Sinallmanaiul Twenty-fifth s'trects. Rev. J. V. KV'sler. Centenary Kirkpatrick, near Center avenue, Rev. O. A. Emerson. Butler street Butler and Fortieth, Rev. W. H. Pierce. Emory Penn avenue, East End, Rev. U. V. Wilson. Dennj Thirty-fourth street, near Penn ave nue, Rev. R. Cartwrigbt. Hazelwood Rev. J. A. Ballantyne. St Paul-Liberty avenue. East End, Rev. D, G. Gogley. Oakland Rev. B. F. Beazell. Homewood Ber. J. B. Risk. Wilkinsbnrg Rer. J. F. Core. Squirrel HlTl-Rev. N. Medley. Buena Vista Street, Buena Vista street and Jackson, Allegheny Rev. W. F. Conner. North Avenue, North avenue and Arch Rev. T. J. Leak, D. D. Union, Pennsylvania avenue and Manhattan, Allegheny Rev. C. A Holmes. D. D. Simpson Chapel, Buquesnebnrough Rev. J. E. Williams. Union Centenary, Sharpsburg Rer. L. Mc Guire. Bingham Street, South Fourteenth and Bing ham Rer. B, T. Miller. Walton, South.Twenty-flfth street and Sarah Rer. B. R. Wilburn. South Pittsburg, West Carson Rev. M. D. Lichliter. Main street, Thirty-fifth ward Bev. H. C. Beacom, D, D. Mt Washington Rer. J. A. Danks. South street. Excelsior and Allen streets, Thirty-first ward Rev. R. L. Miller, D. D. Allegheny (German), Ohio street and Union avenue Rev. h. Allinger and Rev. D. Ban. Pittsburg, First German Church, Fortieth street and Allentown Rev. P. J. Graessle. Pittsburg, Second German Church, East Lib erty D. Graessle and B. Briel. Wood's Run Rev. W. Johnson. Hudson Chapel, Bennett station, W. P. B, R. Rev. L. It Beacom. Wesley Chapel, 1726 Penn avenue Bev. George S. Holmes. t Warren Bev. J. H. Watson. A M. . DIEECTOET. Bethel, Wylie avenue and Elm Ber. D. S. Bently. Brown's Chapel, Hemlock and Boyle, Allegheny Bev. W. S. Lowne. St James, Mary and Heberton, East End Ber. J. N. Morris. Brownsville Kev. George G. Skinner. Zion, Avery and North avenue, Allegheny Rer. John A. Mulligan. John Wesley Chapel. Arthur street, near Center avenue Ber. John Holliday. Southsidc, South Fourteenth street Rer. W. H. Palmer. METHODIST PEOTESTAKT DIEECTOET. First Fifth avenue, between bmithflcld and Grant Rev. David Jones. Second Fifth avenne and Marlon BeT. Geoige Shaffer. Sharpsburg Supplies. Birmingham South Eighteenth street, near Carson, Ber. M. L, Jennings. Mt Oliver-Rev. G. W. Morris. First Union and Allegheny avenues, Alle gheny. Rev. W. R. Cowl. Fourth Park avenue, East End, Rev. G. G. Westfall. Third Second avenue, above Brady, sup. plies. Primitive Msthodists Forty-seventh and Butler street First Wesleyan Wylie avenue, near Tunnel street DEATH IN A CANAL. A Demented Mother Either Suicides or Falls Into tbo Wnter. tSFXCIAT. TELEOEAM TO THE DISPATCH. 1 Netv Yoee, February 22. Policeman Johnston heard a splash at 2 o'clock this morning, while he was near the foot of Bond street,Brooklyn. He found a woman strug gling in the water. She was taken out alive, but she died before the arrival of an ambulance surgeon. On the bank of the canal a 6-year-old girl was found crying. She told the policeman that the woman was her mother. The woman was subsequently identified as Mrs. Anna Heineth, the wife of Augnst Heineth, a tailor of 740 Park avenue. She left home with her little daughter at 3 o'clock on Thursday afternoon, and it is supposed she had been wandering around the streets until she stumbled or threw her self into the canal. She had been demented for sometime. JDST AS SWEET AS PIE. Sirs. Potter Entertnlns 9Imc. Ilndlng and Mr. Lnnstry at a Mldnlicut Supper IfirECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. New Yoek, February 22. After the performances at Palmer's, the Fifth Avenue and the Grand Opera House, on Thursday night, the three ladies who had done the most toward entertaining their respective audiences, namely, Mme. Hading, Mrs. Langtry and Mrs. Potter, threw aside their wonderful costumes and got into theirevery day attire in a hurry. Before 11:30 o'clock three cabs were bowling from three different points toward the Brevoort House. The ladies met in the ladies' parlor, greeted each other eflusively, and had sup per together. No one else was invited. Mrs. Potter was the hostess. It was 1 A. jr. when Mme. Hading and Mrs. Langtry departed. HE MUST KEEP S0BEE. Tbo Will of the Keir Hnmpshlro Millionaire Sustained in Court. Dover, February 22. The jury in the Baker will case to-day returned a verdict sustaining the will. The estate is valued at over 51,000,000. Testator 'stipulated in his will that his son Hiram should receive 55,000 a year until his death, provided he does not become intoxicated; that in ten years he may draw $250,000 and a like amount every succeeding ten years, but that in case he gets intoxticated he looses all. The son contested the will on the ground that his father was unduly prejudiced against him on thequestion of his drinking, and that he was mentally incapacitated at the time ot making the will. WINTER AND SUMMER BLEND. The Kins or the Whetstone Joins that of tbo Skatc-Blnde. ISr-ECIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCrt.l New Yoek, February 22. On the Flushing meadows, to-day, the haymakers were swinging the scythe, raking up and drawing in. The ring of the whetstone on the blade blended with the ring of the skate on the ice near at hand, where the boys were enjoying their holiday. ANOTHER BRIDGE ROBBERY. Jacob En it Knocked Down nnd Relieved of S40 on Hie Ft. Wayne Atrnctare. Jacob Hart, who lives on Ohio street, Allegheny, was knocked down on the Ft. Wayne railroad bridge last night by two colored men, who went through their vic tim for 40. The rascals escaped. Itmay not be out of way to again remark, for the ten thousandth time, that the bridge should be guarded by at least two police men. A Steetins of Sunday School Workers. The primary meeting of the American Church Sunday School Association of the Episcopal diocese of Pittsburg, will.be held in Trinity Church, Sixth avenne, on Thurs day, February 28. At 10 A. M., morning service and organization; at 2 v. m., a model lesson for primary pupils, conducted by the Bev. George Hodges, of Pittsburg, and a discussion of Sunday school work by clergy and laity. At 7:30 P. at, there will be a special address by the Bev. B. P.. Snope, of Wheeling. It is expected that Bev. D. P. Morgan, of New York City, will also be present. Removnl Sale. Shoes can be bought cheaper now than ever before. Every pair of shoes is subject to a cash discount of at least 10 per cent. Many shoes below cost tts Cain & Verner. Scott's Mincrnl Base, Made only by Dr. Charles S. Scott, 624 Penn avenue, opposite Home's. Not a joint in the teeth or plate. See them, and you will order them. They aro warranted for life. 'Compelled to Slave Our store April 1, and will give at least 10 per cent discount for cash on any pair of shoe?. Many lines below cost tts Cain & Verner. Wall I'npcr. line hand printed goods in the John S. Kobebts, 414 Wood st Largest city. D FIGHTING A FAMINE. Cincinnati in Deep Distress Eeceives Help From Pittsburg. FUKNITDKE BDRBED FOE FUEL. The First Experiment of Shipping Black Diamonds by Railroad. A KOTABLB EVENT IN LOCAL HISTOEI Monongahela river coal is to be sent "West and South by rail. This departure cannot but have an important bearing upon that great industry, in opening up new mar kets and keeping old ones supplied, regard less of the uncertainties of water transporta tion. It was different "before the war," as the following incidents in local history will show: In the winter of 1857-58 there was a coal famine in Cincinnati. Fuel was so scarce that the people burned nearly everything that was inflammable, even the furnitnre in their houses. Biver transportation was im possible on account of low water, and ship ment by rail was scarcely thought of. These facts being brought to the notice of the citi zens of Pittsburg, a public meeting was called to devise plans for relief. A Liberal Donation. The meeting was attended by nearly all the representative business men of the city. It was resolved to make a donation of 40 carloads of coal to the suffering Cincinnatians, sending it a roundabout way over the Fort "Wayne road to Crestline, thence over the Bee Line to Columbus, and thence to Cincinnati. This was very expensive, but It was the only way of get ting coal to the sufferers. General Cass, Pres ident of the Fort Wayne road at that time, do nated the cars, and the coal men of Pittsburg the coat Two days before the coal was shipped it started in to rain, and the river was soon at flood heighth. The Cincinnati committee in .charge of relief measures, knowing they would in a few days be in receipt of a supply of Pitts burg coal by river, telegraphed to the Mayor of Pittsburg, Hon. Henry A. Weaver, asking in structions as to what disposition tijey should make of the coal that had been shipped by rail. The reply was that the coal had been donated to thefpoor of Cincinnati, and that the com mittee 'was at full liberty to dispose ot it as might be deemed best to carry out the purpose of the donors. The Cincinnati Committee, thereupon, stopped the coal at Columbus, sold it tbei e at a high price and distributed the pro ceeds among the poor of the city. Now comes the sequel. In the following year, Cincinnati having no street car line, but being desirous of building one, by theauthority of the City Council, resolved to send a committee of 40 to Pittsburg and other Eastern cities to ex amine the workings of the system. At that time the only street car line in Pittsburg was the Citizens. An Invitation was extended to the members of this committee by tbo Mayor and Councils of Pittsburg, requesting them to become the guests of the city on that occasion. Arrange ments were made to show them the manufact ories and other places of local interest and give them a banquet at the Monongahela House, of which Colonel J. McD. Crossan was proprietor. On the following day a dispatch was received from Mayor Bishop, of Cincin nati, afterward Governor of Ohio, stating that instead of 40. as originally proposed, the visit ing committee had been increased to 150, in cluding members of the City Council, Judges and officials of all the courts, and many prom inent citizens. The reply of the Mayor and committee of Pittsburg was: "Come on. We will be glad to have all of you for oar guests." Reception of tho Visitors. Next day the visitors arrived, with Mayor Bishop at their head. They were received at the depot by tho Pittsburg Committee of Ar rangements, headed by Mayor Weaver, and, to the inspiring strains of music by Gouny's fa mous brass band, were escorted to tho Monon gahela House, where they wero voted the free dom of the city. Mayor Weaver extending the welcome in a felicitous speech befitting the oc casion. The distinguished guests were then assigned quarters at the various hotels. Among the visitors was Ben Eggleston, after ward member of Congress from Cincinnati. At the banquet on the following day he made an eloquent speech, in the course of which he re ferred to the coal incident of the year before, for which he warmly thanked the donors in the name of the people of Cincinnati The visitors left the city highly delighted with their treat ment by the officials and citizens of the then Smoky City. TOO BUSY TO TORN OUT. Washington's Birthday No Holiday for the Kcnl Estate Men. Yesterday was no holiday for real estate dealers and agents. They were busy from morning till night describing property to ap plicants for purchase or rent, and while few sales were effected, so far as reports show, the foundations for a considerable number of im portant deals were laid. Prospective buyers of unimproved lots are turning their attention to Temperar.ceville. where there is a large amount of that kind of property at what are considered low prices. James W. Drape & Co. sold a small house and lirge lot at Crafton, near railroad station, for FA0O0L They also placed a mortgage of $20, 000 on business property In tho city at i per cent; also a mortgage of 6,000 on an East End residence property at 5 per cent; aUo tu o mort gages of So,000 cich on suburban aud McKecs port property at 6 per cent. Alles & Bailey. 161 Fourth avenue, placed a S1.000 mortgage for three j ears at 6 per cent in tho Ninth ward, Allegheny City. Mellon Bros, yesterday sold to It J. Scott of Carnesie, Phipps & Oo., a building lot front ing on Negley avenue. Nineteenth ward, near Margaretta, for $8,300. Mr. Scott will erect a hue brick residence thereon. This is in close proximity to the property lately sold to Messrs. Magee, Stewart and Fllnn. Samuel W. Black & Co. sold a mortgage for $1,200, for two years at 6 per cent, on a two story brick dn elling on Main street, Fourth ward, Allegheny. Black & liaird sold to John A. Munson, for H. C. Frick. Esq.. a two-storv irame dwelling. No. 416 Lincoln aienue, East End, with lot 50x 210 feet for $6,500. C. H. Love sold lot No. 10, 60x120 feet, on Edwin street, Spahr place, East End. for Jacob Doolittle. The purchaser was S. I. Kichard. DINTS FROM GUATEMALA. A Great Opening for tho Establishment of nianiirnctorlcfl. We hear on excellent authority from Gu atemala, says the A'orth British Mail, that there is a great opening there for the establish ment of manufactories. The existing ones are exceedingly limited in number, compared with the excellent facilities which aro at hand for their development and tho need for their im provement. Water power is abundant and a spirit of enterprise, combined with the re quisite amount of capital, is all that is lacking to create large industries. There are but few factories in Guatemala worthy of the name. In Quezabtcnaqgo and in Antigna thero are a few flour mills and one or two furniture factories of limited size. In the city of Quateinala thero are factories on a very small scale for tho prodnction of certain articles of merchandise; but all that is ro(le for use and near is done by band with the help of tho now ubiquitous sowing machine. There are favorable inducements for the establish ment of factories for glass and china ware, pa per, furniture, wagons,agricultural implements and woolen goods. All these articles are im ported just now, and aro sold at exorbitant prices. Ronton Wool Market. Boston The wool trade has been rather tamo dunn? the past nock and the sales foot up only l,5oi,400 pounds, 0Si,l00of which are domestic and 543.000 foreign. Prices show no material change, but an caster feeling has been developed on ordinary grades of domestic, which holders are anxious to closo out. Fine fleeces are in very lieht stock and are firmly held. Bales of Ohio X and XX fleeces have been made at 333ic, and No. 1 Ohio atSSc. which is the extreme price; Michigan X fleeces sold at 3I31Kc, and this is a full rate for most of tho stock offering. ATHLETES of foreign lands and the sports in which thai excel: baseball and bull-flgliling in Harana, and an incident of the Srnith-ICilraln fight, described by Tilukcly Hall in to-morrow's Dispatch. Cntn & Verner Are offering great discounts in shoes. It will pay you to invest now. Fifth ave. and Market st. " tts KITCHEN MAEKET. Staplo Mean Fall la Follow Live Stock In tho DecIIno Game and Poultry Scarce, Steep-jEflect of the Lenten Scnson on Prices. Office of Pittsburg Dispatch, FRIDAY, February 22, 1889. J Few new features of market basket ma terials in the week now closing. It has been an uncomfortably quiet week all along the line, according to the testimony of wholesalers and retailers. The season for game is practically at an end. Pheasants and qnail are still to bo fonnd in the stalls, but prices are steep. Poultry, too, is passing beyond the average citizen's purse. The de mand for gamo, and poultry declines as prices ascend. One dealer remarked, "while supplies are light demand is equally light, and we have no difficulty meeting all wauts." Staple meats drop not, though prices of live stock have suffered a heavy decline since last fall. The 1,600-pound steer costs the butcher at least $30 less than last September, but the con sumer will not probably hnd any difference in the price he has to pay for 'his tenderloins and roasts. The butcher claims that his profits now are but a fair offset to the close margins of a year ago. Meat on the hoof has not been as low since before the war a3 it has been the past week. Better Business In Lent. A fair trade in fish and oysters is reported' In these lines a lull usually occurs immediately before Lent. Dealers look forward to an ac tive movement from the 6th of March. In the line of vegetables, dealers say that there is plenty of stuff, but a sad scarcity of customers and greenbacks. In floral lines there has been an improvement in trade over past two weeks. One of our leading florists thus puts the situation: "We can notice an im proved demand for our goods the past few days, and .expect improvement to continue up to lent." In response to the query, "What has Lent to do with your business?" it was an swered, "The social season is our winding up, and the entertainments on foot are to be worked off the board between now and the Christian fast. A large amount of feasting is usually done as a preliminary to Lent." Following are tho latest prices as furnished by retail dealers in market basket materials: meats. The prices called for at the Diamond Markets remain unchanged. The best cuts of tenderloin steak range from 20 to 25c, with the last figure for very fancy, which are very often no bet ter than the 20c article; sirloin, best cuts, from 18 to 20c; standing rib roast, 15 to 20c; chuck roast. 10 to 12c; best round steaks, 15c; boiling beef, 5 to 8c; sweet breads, 25c per pair: beef kidneys, 10c apiece; beef liver, oc a pound: calf livers. 25c apiece; corned beef from 5 to 10c per pound. Veal for stewing commands 10c; roast, 12 to 15c: cutlets. 20c per pound; spring lambs, fore quarter, 12 to 15c: hind quarters, 15 to 20c A leg of mut ton, hind quarter, of prime quality, brings 12c; fore quarter, 8c; lorn of mutton, 15c. Vegetables and Fruit. Jersey sweet potatoes, 25c a half peck; potatoes,15c a half peck; celery.10 to 15ca bunch; squash, 15 to S5c; tomatoes, 60c per quart box; pumpkin. 15 to 25c; cabbage, 5 to 10c; aDples, 15c to 20c half peck; bananas, 15 to 25c a dozen: lemons. 25 to 30c perdozen;oranges,35 50c: Malaga grapes 25c per pound; onions, 25c a half peck; spinach, 25c per half peck; lettilce.lOc perbunch,3 tor 25c; radishes,5c per bunch; cran berries, 15c per quart: cucumbers, 25 to 35c a piece; mushrooms, $1 pound. Game. Pigeons, 50c a pair. Quail, 84 50 to $5 00 a dozen. Pheasants, $2 00 a pair. Praine chick ens, $2 00 a pair. Batter, Eggs and Poultry. The best creamery butter is 40c Fancy pound rolls of country butter are 50c Tho ruling retail price for eggs is 20c Choice country eggs bring 25c The range for dressed chickens is SI to $1 50 per pair. Turkeys, 20c per pound; fancy, 25c Fish and Oysters. Following are the articles in this line still on the stalls, with prices: Lake salmon, 12c; Cali fornia salmon, 40c pound; white fish, 12c; her ring, 4 pounds for 25c; fresh mackerel, 3oc apiece; Spanish mackerel, 45c to 50c a pound; sea sal mon, 40c a pound: blue fish, 20c; perch, 10c; halibut, 2oc; rock bass, SOe; black bass, 20c: lake trout, 12fc: lobsters. 25c; green sea turtle. 28c Oysters: standard, $1 per gallon; select, $1 50 to $1 75; N. Y. counts, $1 75 per gallon; snaps, 90c: shell oysters, 25c dozen; smelts, 20 to 23c pound; clams, $1 25 gallon; scollops, 50c a quart. Flowers. La France roses, $3 50 per dozen; Bride roses, $3 00 per dozen; Perlcs, $1 25 per dozen; Niphetos, $1 25 per dozen; Bennetts, $2 00 per dozen: Magna Cbarta- roses, SI 00; American Beauty, 50cl 00 apiece; Mermets, $2 00 per dozen; Ho Wattville. $2 00; carnations, 50 cents a dozen; Violets, $2 09 a hundred; Lilv of the Valley, 75c per dozen; Maiden Hair fern, 50c per doz. fronds. Bermuda Easter lilies. $3 00 per dozen: tulips, 75c per dozen; mignonette, 75c per dozen; lilacs, $1 50 a bunch; daffodils, 75c per dozen; Dutch hya cinths, 20c apiece; freezia, 50c a bunch. LITE STOCK MARKETS. Br Telegraph. New York Beeves Receipts, 2,700 head, including 43 carloads for exportation. 26 car loads for city slaughterers direct and 20 car loads for the market. The demand was light and tradlne very slow at barely the closing figures of Wednesday, and a number of car loads wero to sell at a late hour. Common to strictly prime steers sold at $3 504 55; bulls, S2 2002 75, with a few choice bulls at S3 05. Sheep and Iambs Receipts, 2,200 bead; 5,000 head carried over yesterday: the market was tame and closed heavy and 15c per 1C0 pounds lower for lambs, and not more than one-half of the offerings changed hands; sheep ranged from $4 60 to $5 80 per 100 pounds: lambs firm at SI 657 60; outside figures on barely on car load. Hogs Receipts. 2,160 head; nono for sale alive; nominally weak and lower at $1 90 5 30, St. Louis Cattle Heceints. 200 head; ship ments, none; market steady; choice heavv native steers. 3 70iS4 40: fair to cood do. $2 90J53 SO; stockcrs and feeders, fair ti good, SI O2i;0: rangers, corn-fed. S3 003 40: Krass fed. SI 75Q2 80. Hogs Receipts. 2,500 head; shipments, none: market higher; choice heavy and butchers' selections tl 404 45; packing, medium to prime. SI 351 60; light eradr-s. ordinary to choice, $4 4004 60. Sheen Receipts, COO head; shipments, none; market strong; fair to choice, $3 004 75. CmcAao Cattle Receipts, 9.000 head: ship ments, 4,500 head: market more active: steady to strong; beeves, SI 0OSJ4 50; steers, $3 004 00; stockers and feeders. $2 40i?3 40; cows, bulls and mixed.Sl 90g3 10: bulk. $2 1C2 50. Hoes Receipts. 21.CO0 head; shipments, 8.000 head; markot stromr and 5c hicher: mixed. SI VMl 60: heavv, $4 401 60: light. S4 451 70; pig, $4 00 Qi 65. Sheep Receipts, 4,500 head;shinments, 2,000 head: market strorg; natives. SI 2525 30; western, S4 334S0;Texans, $3 004 50; lambs, $4 7506 50. Kaksas City Cattle Receipts, 1,903 head: shipments. 820 bead; market active; dressed beef, steers and cows, 10c higher; stockers and feeding steers active and 10c higher: good to choice cornfed, $3 9o4 25:common to medinm, $2 80Q3 50; stockers and feedinc steers, 81 (KM? 3 20,cows, 81 252 bO. Hogs Receipts, 5,5s2; shipments, 901; strons, active 510c higher: good to choice, $4 354 42: common to medi um. $4 004 2o. Sheep Receipts, 46 head shipments, none; market steady; good to choice muttons, $1 254 50; common to medi um, $2 503 90. Buffai.0 Cattle Receipts, 2,000 head through; 160 head sale; market steady; mixed butchers, $2 503 00. Sheep aud lambs Mar ket steady; receipts, 400 head through: 3.400 head sale; good sheep. $1 5005 00; cood Iambs, So 8306 50. Hogs Market steady; receipts, 3.400 head through: 3.S20 head sale; medium, $4 SO; Yorkers, J4 901 95. A DECREASE IS BDSIXESS. One Pipe Line Shows a FallinKOflTof 1,300, 000 Barrels of Oil. "Washington, Pa., February 22. The January report of the Southwestern Penn sylvania Pipe Line Company is as follows: Total liabilities, 290,384 barrels; gross stocks, 332,227; sediment and surplus, 41.S42: runs from wells, 178,719: regular deliveries, 55,580; other delivc ries, 150.311. The acgregate runs for ISS8 wero 1,845 C04 oirrels, as against over 3.200,000 barrels durinc 15S7. The aczrejrtto deliveries ilurinc lfSS were almost 2,GCO,O0O b-irrel, or about 1,500,000 barrels less than during 1S87. The decrease in runs during lSSb. is chargeable. to two causes, a decline in pro duction throughout the field, and the pres ence of JosephCraig's pipe line, the West ern and Atlantic, which has made cons.der able headway, especially in the Taylors town field, ti here they are to-day handling about 1,500 barrels a day of the 3,500 bar rels of production. The oil which the Southwest Company run during 188S was nearly all produced in Washington county, Sliannopin and Greene county producing together probably not more than 1,000 barrels a day on an average. During the first six months of 1887, the gross stocks (oil -stored in tanks) was'considerably in excess of one million barrels. DOMESTIC MARKETS. Honoring the Country's Father No Help to Friday's Trade. DULLNESS IN ALL PKODUCE LINES. Grain and Hay Keceipts tho Lightest for the Week fast. GENERAL GROCERIES ARE MCflAKGED Office op the Pittsbueg Dispatcfi, j Friday, February 22, 18S9. J Country Produce Jobbias Priced. Produco commission houses might as well have closed for the holiday, for any good they did to-day. The expected activity In cheese which usually precedes Lent has not yet ma terialized. From aU trade centers both at homo and abroad comes the report that stocks of cheese are unusually lieht. A fair estimate puts the shortage at 100,000 boxes as compared with a year ago. And still trade revives not. A Chicago dealer who was here to-day puts the situation of trade in the following sulphurous terms: "Infernally flat." Butter and eggs of choice quality bold their own, but no hiore. Dullness rules all along the lines of country produce. Butter Creamery, Elgin, 3331c; Ohio do, 2623c: fresh dairy packed, 2l.23c; country roll", I822c; Chartiers Creamery Co. butter, 32Q34C. BeAss Choice medium, S2 002 10: choice peas. $2 052 15. Beeswax 23025c ?! a for choice; lowgrade. loaiioc. CIDER Sand rehned. $6 50737 50: common, S3 5OS4 00; crab cider, $8 00850 barrel; cider vinegar, 1012c p gallon. Cheese Ohio cheese, fall make, 1212Kc; New York, fall make. 12jl3c; Limbureer, HK12Ho: domestic Sweitzercheese. 1313Kc DRIED Peas SI 451 GO 31 bushel; split do, 2K3Kcitt. Eaos 1516c ft dozen for strictly fresh. Fruits Apples. SI 0OSS1 50?) barrel; evap orated raspoernes, 25c fl ft: cranberries, SS 00 f? barrel: S2 40SS2 50 per bushel. Feathers Extra live ceese, 5060c; No. 1 do. 4045c; mixed lots, 3035c $ fi. HOMT-S2 652 To ?t barrel. Hosey New Crop, lb17c; buckwheat, 13 15c Potatoes Potatoes. 3540c "fr bushel; $2 50 2 75 for Southern sweets; S3 25g3 50 for Jer sey sweets. Poultry Live chickens, 6575e fl pair; dressed chickens, 1315c f) pound; turkeys, 13 15c uressed ft pound; ducks, live. 80b5e fl pair; dresed, lS14c fl pound; geese, 10llc per pound. Seeds Clover, choice. 62 tts to bushel, S6 ft bushel; clover, large English, 62 Its, $6 2o; clover, Alsike, $8 50; clover, white, $9 00; timo thy, choice. 45 tts, SI 85; blue grass, extra clean. 14 tts, $1 00: blue grass, fancy, 14 tts. SI 20; orchard grass. 14 tts, $2 00; red top, 14 tts, SI 00; millet, 50 tts, $1 21; German millet. 50 tts. S2 OO; Hungarian grass, 43 tts, $2 00; lawn grass, mix ture of fine grasses, 25c per tt. Tallow Country, 45c; city rendered, 55Kc Tropical Fruits Lemons, fancv, $3 00 4 00 fl box; common lemons, $2 75 ft box; Messina oranges, $2 503 50 fl box; Florida oranges, S3 003 50 fl box; Jamaica oranges, fancy. So OOiSfa 50 fl case; Malaia grapes, $5 507 00 ft keg; bananas, $2 50 firsts: $1 502 00, good seconds, fl bunch: couoanuts, $4 004 50 fl hundred; new figs, 12 14e fl pound; dates, 5g6Kc fl pound. . VEOETABLES-Celerv. 4050c doz. bunches; cabbages, S3004 00 JJ 100; onions, 50c fl bu3hel; Spanish onions, 7S90c fl crate; turnip3, 30 40c per bushel. Groceries. Green Coffee Fancy Rio, 2021Jc; choice Rio, 1020c; prime Rio, 19c: fair Bio. 17K18Kc: old Government Java,26c; Mara caibo, 2122Kc; Mocha, 3031c; Santos, 1S 22c; Caracas coffee, 19K21c; peaberry, Rio, 2021c; Laguayra, 20K21Kc. Roasted (in papers) Standard btands,22$c; high grades, 24J026Kc; old Government Java, bnlk, 310)32; Maracaibo. 2627c: Santos, 21K 22c: peaberry, 25c; choice Rio, 21c; prime Rio, 21Kc; good Rio, 21c; ordinary, 20c. Spices (whole) Cloves, 2125c: allspice, 9c: cassia. SigOc: pepper, 19c; nutmeg. 7080a Petroleum (jobbers' prices) HO" test, TJc: Ohio, 120, 8Kc; headlight, lCu, 9c; water white. lOic; globe, 12c; elaine, 15c; carnadme, Hc; royaline, 14c. Syrups Corn syrups, 2325c; choice sugar syrup, 3535c; prime sugar syrup, 3033c; strictly prime. 3335c. N. O. Molasses Fancy, 50c; choice, 48; me dium, 45; mixed, 4042c Soda Bl-carb in kegs, 34c; bi-carb In Us, 5c; bi-carb, assorted packages, 5J6c; sal soda in kegs, lc; do granulated, 2c. Candles Star, full weight, 10c; stearine, per set, 8Kc; parafBne, HKS12c Rice Head, Carolina, 7g7ie; choice, 6J 7c: prime, Sgec; Louisiana, 6i6c. Srarch Pearl. 2c; cornstarch, 57c: gloss starch, 5?7c Foreion Fruits Layer raisins, $2 65: Lon don layers, S3 10; California London layers, $2 50: Muscatels. S2 25; California Mnscatels, S2 35; Valencia, new, 67c; Ondara Valencia, 7M7)c; sultana. 7jc: currants, new, 45c; Turkey prunes, new, 44,Jc: French prunes, SXfjliic; Salonica prunes, in 2-B pickages, 8Kc, cocoanuts, per 1C0.S6 00: almonds. Lan., per tt; 2Sc: do Ivica. 19c: do shelled. 40c: walnuts.:nap.. 12g)15c; Sicily Alberts, 12c; Smyrna hgs, 12 lbc; new dates. 56c; Brazil nuts. 10c; pecans 11015c; citron, per tt. 2122c: lemon peel, per tt. 1314c; orance peel, 12Ja Dried Fruits Apple, sliced, per tt. 8 c; apples, evaporated, 6JJ7Jc; apricots. Califor nia, evaporated, 15lbc; peaches, evaporated, pared. 2iiffl23c: peaches. California, evaporated. unpared, 12K13Jc; cherries pitted. 21622c; cherries, unpitted, 56c; raspberries, evapor ated, 2424Kc; blackberries, 7f3Sc: huckle berries 1012c. Sugars Cubes, 73c; pondered, TUc: granu lated,7c:confectinners' A,bc; standard A, 6Jic; soft whites. 66ic; yellow, choice, 66?c; yellow, good, bG?c; yellow, fair, fic; yel low, dark, 5Jjc PlCKLES-OIedlnm, bbN (1,200), $4 75; me diums, half bl Is (600). $2 85. Salt No, 1 fl ubl, 95c; No. 1 ex. fl bbl, SI 03; dairy, fl bbl. Si 20; coarse crvtal, S bbl, SI 20; Hisgin's Eureka, 4 bn sack, 52 60; Higgin's Eu reka, iu-i lb pockets. S3 W. Canned Goods Standard peaches. SI 500 1 60;2ds, SI 30fi!l 35: extra peaches, SI 351 !U; Bie peaches. 90c; finest corn. SI 30S1 50; Hid. o. corn, 7090c; red cherries, 90cl 00; lima beans, $1 10: soaked do, 85c: string do do, 75 85c; marrowfat peas, $1 lXG)l 16; soaked peas, 7075c: pineapples. SI 401 50: Bahama do, $2 7a; darasnn -plnms, Doc; green gages, SI 25; cggplums.S2 00;California pears. S250;do green gages. $2 00; do egg plums, $2 00; extra -n hito cherries $2 90; red cherries, 2tts, SOc: raspber ries, SI 151 40: strawberries SI 10; goose berries, SI 2001 30; tomatoes, 9295c: salmon, 1-ft, SI 752 10; blackberries, SOc; succotash, 2-ft cans, soakpu. 90c; dn green, 2tts, SI 251 50; corn beef, 2-ft cans, SI 75; ll-a cans, SU 50; baked beans. SI 4CQ1 45; lobster, 1 tt, SI 75 1 0;Jnackcrel, 1-ft cans, broiled. $1 50; sardines, domestic. is. $125150; sardines, domestic, Ks, S8 25SS 50; sardines, imported. s, Sll 50(& 12 50; sardines imported. s. SIS 00; sardines, mustard, $4 00; sardines spiced, S4 23. Fish Extra No. 1 bloater mackerel, S38 fl bbl; extra No. 1 do, mess, S-10; extra No. 1 mackerel, shore, S32; extra No. 1 do, messed. SJ6; No. 2 shore mackerel, $21. Codfish Whole pollock. 4Kc fl tt; do medium George's cod, Co: do large. 7c; boneless bake, in. strips 0c: do George's cod in blocks 6K 7Jc Kerrins Round shore, $5 50 fl bbl; spflt. S7: lake SI 25 fl 100-tt half bbl. White fish, $7 fl 100-B half bbl. Lake trout, $5 50 fl half bbl. Finnan hadders. 10c fl B. Iceland halibut, 13c fl tt. Buckwheat Flour llCf&Zic per pound. Oatmeal 56 306 60 f! bbL Miners' Oil No. 1 winter strained, 69g62c fl gallon. Lard oil, 75c Grain, Flonr nnd Feed. The regular attendants at the Grain Ex change were for the most part celebrating the birthday of the country's father. The meeting was short, sweet and small. There were no sales on call. Receipts as bulletined were 17 cars. By Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Cbicaco. 1 cars of bran. 2 of flour. 1 of middlings. By Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis 1 car of millfeed, 4 of oats, 1 of corn, 3 of hay, 1 of bran. Nothing more can be said of grain and hay markot! than that the situation is dull, with no indications of improvement in sight. Wheat Jobbinc prices No. 2 red, $108 1 09; No. 3 red. 98 SSI 0L Corn No. 2 velluw. car, SSg'XIc; high mixed ear. 26S!57c; No. 1 veliow. shelled. XfcglOc No. 2 yellow, shelled." C7t-ifeasc; hiirh mixed, shelled, 3fi37c; mixed, cnelled. orotic: Oats No. 2 white, 3:'il32Kc: era No. 3. 31 GKlc; No. 3 white. 306Ju)c; No. 2 mixed, 29 oOf. RYE No. 1 Western. 6"(g61r: No. 2. oo56c Barley No.l Canada, 90Q95c:No.2Canada, 83S5c;No.3Canad3,7SM)c; No. 2 Western. 757Sc;No. 3AVestern, 65g70c Lake Shore, 75 S0c a lour Jobbing prices, winter patents so ov. ltvo liotir. S3 75. MlLLFCED Middlings, fine white, $18 0W9 20 00 f 1 tou; brown middlings, Sll 5015 CO; winter whi-at bran, $11 75lo 25; chop feed. $l.i 00S18 CO. Hay L'alcd timothy, choice, $15 00315 25; No. 1 do. S14 25914 50; So. 2 do, $12 00013 00: loose from vi aenn. Sib 00020 00: No. 1 upland prairie. S9 754210 00; No. 2, S3 003 50; packing do. S6 507 00. Straw Oats. $S 008 25; Wheat and rye straw, S7 007 25. Provision. Sugar-cured hams, large, lOc: sngar-cured-hams, medinm, 10Mc; sugar-cured hams, small, lie; sugar-cured breakfast bacon, 10c; sugar cured shoulders. Sc: smtar-enred boneless shoulders. Wic; sugar-cured California haras, 8Kc;sugar-cured dried beef flats, 8c; sugar cured dried Dcef sets,9c; sugar-cured dried beer rounds He; bacon shoulders, 7Ke: bacon clear sides. 8Kc; bacon clear bellies, 8c: dry salt shoulders. 6J.fr; dry salt clear sides. Mess pork, heavy. $14 00r mess pork, family. 14 50; Lard-Refined in tierces. 7c: half barrels, 7c; 60-tt tubs.7Kc;20-ft pils.7o; 60-ft tin cans, VHe; 3-fi tin pails, 7c: SB tin pals, 7c; 10-ft tin pails, 7c Smoted sausage, long. 5c: large, 5c Fresh pork links 9c Pigs feet, halt barrels, $3 75; quarter barrels, $1 75. Dressed Meat. Armour & Co. furnish the following prices on dressed meats: Beef carcasses, 450 to 550 tts. 55Kc; COO to &50 tts, 66c; 700 to 750 Bs, 6 7c Sheep, 7c fl tt. Lambs, $$: f & Counterfeit Bail Won't Oo. Eobert Annstead, the colored man who was arrested Thursday night for passinjf counterfeit monev, had a hearing before r United States Commissioner McCandless yesterday morning, and was held for trial in default oi $1,000 bail. SIPERMTMIAL PHEMENA. The extraordinary cases reported to theSietety for Psychical Research, comprising prenentu ments and phantasms of living persons, to gether vnth other ghostly experiences of a mar velous character, wilt be found in to-morrovf Dispatch. Eve ybody should read this re markable and exhaustive contribution. It it the sensation of the age. Swift's Specific bas cured me of a malignant breaking out on my leg. which caused intolerable pain. It was called Eczema by tho doctors four of whom treated me with no relief. I candidly confess tbatl owe my present good health to S. S. S., which in my estimation 19 invaluable as a blood remedy. Miss Julia DeWitt, 2227 N. Tenth St., St. Louis, Mo. Our baby when two months old was attacked with Scrofula, which for a long time destroyed ber eyesight en tirely, and caused us to despair of her life. The doctors f iled to relieve her, and we gave Swift's Specific, which soon cured berentirely.and she is now bale and hearty. E. V. Delk. Will's Point. Texas. 3Send for book giving history of Blood Diseases and ad vice to suiferers, mailed free. The Swift Specific Co.. Drawer 3. Atlanta, Ga. WHOLESALE HOUSE. JOSEPH HORNE & CO., Cor. Wood and Liberty Sts., " Importers and Jobbers of Special offerings this week in SILKS, PLUSHES, DRESS GOODS, SATEENS, SEERSUCKER, GINGHAMS, PRINTS, and CHEVIOTS. For largest assortment and lowest prices call and see us. wholesaleIxclusively fe22-r83-p THE FREEHOLD BANK, No. 410 Smithfield St. CAPITAL. $200,000 00. DISCOUNTS DAILY. EDWARD HOUSE, Prest JAMES r. SPEER. Vice Prest. 6el-k35-D JOHN F. STEEL. Cashier. STMPTOMS-Mol.t-are; int?ne Ifehlnr nndfttlnfflne; moat aft nleht; w.r.l 'by scratching, lfttl- Q lowed to continue - -! tumoni lurn. ." HTH Pin P i S Pte.wnic?.u ll and ulcerate. fcciin!ng Very oi"c 6iy.iiAi.' ui 11 E.N r atona the Itchlnc and blecdlii. Ileal nl..Mllnn. .nil In tnnit.nMrflllllTClllhf IU BlOra. SWATWS'5 OlTMIlT il Kill Dj iTUlZli'.l. or "tijfll any address on receipt of price, 50 .. a box ; 3 boxev 31 Jo, addresj Intcn. PB. SWAYSE SOS, wnairtnh j. Pa. -jl ONEY TO LOAN On mortgages on improved real estate in sums of 81,000 and upward. Applv at DOLLAR SAVINGS BANK, f e4-22-D No. 124 Fourth avenue. 1JIIOKEKS FINANCIAL. De WITT DIL IVOR TH, BROKER IN Oil bouirht and tola on margiu. de27-2I-Dsu WIIMEY & STEPIIEXSOtt 7 FOURTH AVENUE. ISSUE TRAVELERS' CREDITS THROUGH MESSRS. DREXEL. MORGAN & CO, NEW YORK. PASSPORTS PROCURED. ao2S-x78 MEDICAL. tfSTTIER 030 FEXN AVJQCUE. PITTSBUItU. PA, As old residents know and back hies of Pitts burg papers prove, is tho oldest established and most prominent physician in the city, devoting tpecial attention to all chronic disoases. From ClTREDP3r30D3 N0 FEE UNT,L NrnWfil Q and mental diseases, physical LnVUUO decay, nervous debility, lack; of energy, ambition and hope, unpaired mem ory, disordered sight, self-distrust,bashfulnes, dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions. Im poverished blood, fading powers, organic weak ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, un fittin" the person for busmess,society and mar riagerpermanently. safely and privately cured. BLOOD AND SKIN F&u blotches, falling hair, bono- pains, glandular swellings, ulcerations of tongue mouth, throai ulcers, old sores, are cured for life, and blood poisons thoroughly eradicated from the system. IIDIMADV kidney and bladder derange UnlllMn I i ments, weak back, gravel. ca tarrhal discharces, inflammation and other rainful symptoms receive searching treatment; orompt relief and rel cures. Dr. Svhittier's life-long, extensive experienca Insures scientific and reliable treatment on common-sense principles. Consultation free. Patients at a distance as carefully treated as l here OiHce hours 9 A. K. to S r. M. Sunday. I0a!'m. to 1P.M. only. DR. WHITTIER. ojj Penn avenue, Pittsburg, Pa. iea-8-DSuw HARE'S REMEDY For men! Checks the worst cases in threa days, and cures in five days. Price SI 00. at J. FLEMINUS DRUGSTORE, ja5-29-TTSSu J12 Market street. MEN ONLY: A POSITIVE CUKE Pnr LOST or I'aillDZ 31 ANHOOD. Nervous ness. Weakness of BoJy & Mind, Lack or Strength. Vigor and iie velopment. caaed br Errors, Excesses, ic. BooC. Moon of Self-Tkeatmext. and Proofs mailed (seiled) free. Address iJIIE MEDICAL CO., UnHalo, H. Y. deS-57-rTSXwk (ADYJCSiraS. HOW TO ACT. MEM nE ni'itnreIrineandFiinrtoniditor. I MAU ArfcrCnrfdwTiVioirfbtomacaMlciiMS. 3 MAOa-m rn larirkFUcrfJIewIerlto nwi'i - ' .tiiwii i a 6-13 "-jrxa w WEAK! I gnfferlnsfftom th efc lecis oi jquuuui r manhSod.ete. IwiS"nu'rlaabltrcaU(ahed cMtolnln Mil particulars for home cure, free or . tpSoF.AFirc FOWLER, Koodus, Conn. l.tin,S-Sk ps-.iwk DYSPEPSIA. . Riga, Mich. . Gests I now write to let you know that I have been using your Burdock Blood Bit- 'tbss, and also to tell yon what they have. dono for me. I have been troubled with dys pepsia for jears. I commenced the use of your Bcbdoce Blood Eicteks and they have brought me out all right. Tho use of three bottles conferred the jrreat benefit for which I, feel profoundly grateful. I will never bo W3LH.DELKEB; PI m Wad lel-7-TTS DO CTOii Wl HBBBI. wsMmm IMlii fcfc f
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