THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, BTTNDAT. MARCH 81, 1889.
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PROPHETS OF EVIL
Tut to Inglorious Flight by a Few
Figures From Official Sources.
TRADE BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE
Pittsburg's Business Standing Contrasted
With That of Other Cities.
LiST IEAE IS LAID IN THE SHADE
Hope is an element of success in business
as well as other affairs of life. Courage is
another. Without these failure in almost
any undertaking is almost certain. A
'whining, complaining man or woman is un
fitted to assume the direction of any enter
prise where important interests aro in
volved. They are wet blankets, chilling
and paralyzing the best efforts of braver
people to remove tbo obstructions from the
path of progress. They not only refuse to
pnt their own shoulders to the wheel, but
discourage others from doinjr so. The world is
lull or such people, and the Injury they do to
the communities in which they live is past
computation.
Occasionally one of these lugubrious charac
ters, with a long face and mournful counten
ance, looking very much as If he bad lost all of
his friends and was anxiously awaiting his own
apotheosis, is encountered in Pittsbure. It is
true there is no room here for such persons,
but they manage to get a foothold somehow,
and sptnd their time In predicting awf nl things
for everything and everybody. They can see
no good in anything. Their stock argument is
that tho country is going to tne dogs, and there
is no use trying to save it; that business is flat
and constantly growing flatter ana they gen
erally wind up their haranguo by predicting a
grand smashup, compared to which those of
1S37.1S37 and lS72wero mere trifles. This seems
to be tho only pleasure they enjoy.
"Why won't they look at tho facts and read
the figures? Several of these gentlemen have
devoted most of their time for the last two or
three months in efforts to show that Pittsburg
was far behind every other city in the country
in the amount of business transacted. Every
sensible man nho reads the daily papers and
watches the course of the market5, knows that
this is not true. What are the factsT The
bank clearings printed every Monday in The
Dispatch show that Pittsburg is seventh in
the list of cities making returns, being ex
ceeded only by New York, Bolton, Philadel
phia, Chicago, St. Louis and San Francisco,
and is far ahead of Baltimore, New Orleans,
Cincinnati, Louisville, Milwaukee, Cleveland
and Montreal. What docs this prove Bank
clearings tell no lies. There is no better busi
ness barometer. When they are small, busi
ness is light: when they aro large, business is
beaTy. Of course they embody an element of
speculation, but this cuts a small figure here.
If it were eliminated from the returns of St.
Louis, Chicago and ban Francisco it would give
the Gas City a still higher standing.
But this is not alb The weeping Jonahs re
ferred to have been bold enough to assert that
this year's business, so far, shows a f aUing off
as compared with the same time last year. It
is easy to make a statement, but sometimes
hard to prove it. What do the figures show?
Take March, the business roll of which was
made up yesterday, as a sample of the three
expired months of this year. During this
month the clearings have been 12,735,139 9L
This is a pretty big sum for one month, isn't it?
It required a great deal of hustling to produce
it But there it Is, as entered by Manager
Chaplin on the books of the Clearing House.
There is no dodging the fact. List year, as
will be remombered, was one of tho most pros
perous in the history of the city, and when the
books were closed on the last day of January a
red line was drawn around the clear
ings to emphasize the fact that all
previous records had been broken.
This Mas pardonable pride under the circum
stances. Not to go over each month of 18SS.
What were the figures for March? Here they
are: Clearings, S41.089.21S Si This shows a
difference of $3,(35,022 96 in favor of the cur
rent month. The gains for January and Febru
ary were almost as great. Does this indicate
that business is flat as a flounder? The man
who would venture to say so would be valuable
as a museum attraction.
But there is additional proof that business is
in a satisfactory condition. There is more
money in tho savings banks than at the same
time last year. Labor is more fully employed.
There are no important strikes in progress.
Public and private credit is good. Budding
operations are, or soon will be, on a larger scale
than ever before. Within the past two weeks
124 permits have been taken out for new
structures of various kinds, which will cost, it
is estimated, over 150,003. The most of these
will be owned and occupied by working people.
At this rate of Increase Pittsburg will soon
divide the honor with Philadelphia as a city of
homes. A large part of the property purchased
this year has been paid for in cash. Several
millions of money have been loaned on mort
gage, but at least 75 per cent of it has been
borne capital. Our people are not under the
necessity of going into Eastern markets for
money.
' .
Stocks and oil were active the first part of
the week, but who orders became scarce later
on, and both closed dull and generally lower.
Heal estate maintained its activity, th sales
being numerous and some of them important.
Values were steady. There was more inquiry
for iron and a better feeling was developed,
with greater firmness in prices. Produco was
inovcrsupply and very dull. Drygoofig were
active, one house reporting sales amounting to
over S3, 000 in excess of the same week last year.
Pittsburg is becoming an important center for
.his trade.
THE FAT0EITE8 1I0YE DOW.
WcstlnElionie Electric and Philadelphia
Gbi Close Dnll nnd IiOTvrr.
There was very little animation In the stock
market yesterday, everything being dnll, and,
with two or three exceptions, ldwcr, the excep
tions comprising La Noria, which Bold at 1.
Switch and Signal, which went at Si and 23K
Charticrs Gas, with sales at SI, against 50 bid
the day before, and Central Traction, with 22
bid and X moro asked. It sold on Friday at
21J4- These stocks have been comparatively
quiet for some time, and it is thought in some
quarters that this is a favorable time to load
up. The favorites of the weok. Electric and
Philadelphia Gas, were for some cause ne
glected, only fire shares of tbo former and 120
of the latter changing hands. lectnc dropped
4 and Philadelphia below Friday's quota
tions. It should not be taken for granted that
these stocks are intrinsically weaker nor that
there is probability that they will yield to fur
ther depression, although this may be the re
sult of the downward movement; but rather
that the orders lor them having been filled,
speculators are desirous of testing their staying
qualities on their own merits that is, without
the help of outside influence before beginning
a new deal. Should they hold their own under
present conditions the probability of a further
advance will be largely increased. Sales on
'Change during the week aggregated some 8.000
shares, of which Philadelphia Gas and Electric
were the principal contributors. Private sales
were also large. Bids and offers:
EAMC STOCKS.
EM. Asked.
AllechenvNational Bank mn
Bant of Pittsburg. 5 ....
Commercial National Bank .. 100
Diamond atlonal BjnU. 1W ....
nxchsnze Satlonal Bank.......... Mjf
Farmers' Deposit Aational Bank 400
K?jfatlonalBank. PlttsburR 170
Fourth National Bank 1-4 ....
Firth Avenue Wank .... 40
Freehold Bnk....A"j;- 6-
Fidelity Title and Trust Co 125 ....
Iron CUT Satlonal Bank.. .91
Iron and Glass Uollsr Savin Bank ..128
Xevstone Bank of I'lttsbcrir 57if ....
Marine National Bank..... 58 60
Mechanics' National BCnk..............l05
Mer. and Manufacturers Nat. Bank... BUf ....
Metropolitan National Bank 93
Odd lellows Bavlnes Bank 65 70
Pittsburg National Bank Coiuinerce....Z3 ....
Pitt.burg UanK rbrSavlngs 210
People's National Bank JOf
Third National Bank C
Tradesmen's National Bank. -211
fcecond National Bank, Allegheny 1ft) M0
GAS STOCKS.
Allegheny Gas Co. (lllnm.) 33
J'lttsburjt Uas Co. (Ilium.)
fcoathslde Gas Co. (lllnm.) 36
UndRetrater Gas Co.. 42
Charttera Valley Gas Co MM 61
AtnrAl .V".,!o- r W- Va E7H 68
Ohio Valley Gas Co 40
19
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S3M
3M
90
40
22"
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si
67M
49
100
125
37
S3
13
IK
15
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lax
. 64
155
$
, 70
3
ntSCBASCE STOCKS.
Artisans' Insurance
Boatman's Insurance. ........ ;
Ben Franklin
1v tnsnmnrA ....... .......
60
40
45"
40
KM
S3
41
60
Citizens Insurance Co
Humboldt Insurance
40
national insurance
Pennsylvania Insnrance
Pittsburg Insurance
Union Insurance
RAILROAD STOCKS.
Ashtabula and Pittsburg.. 28
Tittchiirf.nd ConncllsTllle.. ........... ...
30
25
Pitts., McK. A lough. K. B, Co
Pitts., Cln. A St. LmuIs
Pittsburg and Western Railroad Co....
FlttBburgand Western preierred
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16
Ex-div.
The sales were 20 shares of Philadelphia Gas
at 3 100at3S. 5 Electric at 61& loO La
Nona at 1 and 125 at 1. After call 150
shares of Switch and Signal sold at 23K and 10
shares of Chartiers Gas at 51.
Messrs. Robinson Bros, report the sale of
S19.U00 McKeesport and Bellvernon Railroad 0
per cent bonds at $105 and interest.
At New York esterday the total sales of
stocks were 14151 shares, includine: Atchi
son, 27,115; Delaware, Lackawanna -and West
ern, 12.000: Lake Shore, 2.915; Louisville and
Nashville. 0,000; Missouri Pacific 2.7C0; North
western, 6,055; New Jersey Central, 1,825;
Northern Pacific preferred. 1,505; Reading, 12,
800; Richmond and West Point 1,000; St. Paul,
3,320; Union Pacific, 19,200: Western Union,
2,200.
ENCOURAGING FIGURES.
March Nearly Nine millions Ahead of Same
Time Last Tear. .
The local money market shows a slow but
steady improvement. Tue usual expansion in
business circles at Cilsseisonof the year, to
gether with April settlements, has caused a
better demand for fundi, and resulted in a
slight appreciation in rates. The outgo of cur
rency the past week was almost equal to the In
come. There was a fair demand for discounts
yesterday, while checking and depositing were
quite active. Tho clearing house report'was
quite satisfactory, indicating that general trade
is in a prosperous condition, closing up the first
quarter of the year with a large increase over
1SSS.
Exchanges u I 1,864,231 01
Balances 317,640 49
Exchanges for the week 12,745,87923
Balances for the week 2,364,483 84
Exchanges, dailr average -... 2,124,313 21
ExchangesweekoriSSs 8,674,878 24
Balances week of 1SS3 1,385.22 42
Exchanges for the current month.... 52,735, 1J3 91
Balances for current month H, 365,213 91
Exchanges March, 1SS8 44,099.216 85
Total exchanges to date, 1S39 153,319.207 63
Total exchanges to date. 18SS , 139,598,465 87
Gain, l&S0Terl8S3. to date 13,720,741 78
Money on call at New York yesterday was
easv at per cent Pnmo mercantile paper,
4K6 Sterling exchange dull but firm at
$1 bo' for 00-day bills and H SS for demand.
The weekly statements of the New York
banks, issned yesterday, shows the following
changes: Reserve, decrease, $1,243,800; loans,
decrease, (288,200; fcccie. decrease, 1,697,000;
legal tenders, decrease, $443,300; deposits, de
crease, 53,563,000; circulation, increase, $15,700.
The banks now hold $5,150,025 in excess of tho
25 per cent rule.
The exports of specie from the port of New
York last week amounted to $1,514,760, of which
$718,800 was in gold and $295,900 silver. All the
silver and $190,000 gold went to Europe, and
$522,800 in gold went to South America. The
imports of specie for the week amounted to
$72,116. of which $35,050 was in gold and $37,096
silver.
!ib 19 eskiuiaieu ai iuu treasury jjepariment
that there has been a decrease of $12,000,009 in
the public debt since March 1.
Government Bonds.
Closing quotations in Now York furnished
The Dispatch by Robinson Bros.. Wood
street Local dealers charge a commission of
an eighth on small lots:
U. 8. 48. reg 108 laiOSlf
U. 8. 45. coups 108 aiOSM
U.S. 4s, rcg .(., ;..12Sj4!al29
U. a. 4S, coups .).. .i..,129i180
Bid.
Currency, 6 per cent 1895 reg 120
Currency, 6percent 1895 reg. 121
Currency, 6 per cent lS97reg 126
Currency, 0 per cent, 1883 rcg. lajf
Currency, percent 1839 reg. 132
Sales to-day of 110,800 reg. 4s at 12SJ(. l
New York Clearings to-day. $119,254,63;
balances, $6,232,212. For the week Clearings.
$612,426,2S5; balances, $35,335,850.
BOSTON-Clearings to-day, $15,073,606; bal
nces, $1,621,519. Money, 2 per cent
Baltimore Clearings to-day, $1,639,710; bal
ances, $255,213. .
Philadelphia Clcanngs to-day, $13,847,
312; balances. $1,723,559. For the weeK ended
to-dav the clearings were $67,772,777; balances,
$10,657,459. . . ,
St. Loins Clearings to-day, $2,556,230; bal
ances. $512,629. For this week Clearings, $17,
107,101; balances. $3,611,995. For lat week
cleanngs, $18,504,251; balances, $3,777,855, For
corresponding wfiek last year Clearings, $14,
941,007; balances, $2,958,335. For this month
Cleanngs. $79,774,733; balances, $14,691,250. For
March, 18S8 Clearings, $75,136,605; balances,
$14,757,499.
Chicago Money unchanged. Bank clear
ings, $S,OS0,000.
THE SITUATION IN OIL.
Bearish Field News Increased New Pro
duction for Dlarch Extreme Views.
There was nothing in the oil market yester
day to dazzle either dealers or outsiders. It
lacked vim from start to finish, being so life
less at the close that the boys put in part of the
time singing snatches of popular airs. It
opened at 90f, held at that figure for some
time, and about 11 o'clock sold up to 90. It
then weakened and closed at 90 the opening
price. The fluctuations were too few and nar
row to afford even scalpers an opportunity to
turnau honest pen ny.
The market was held up more to tide over the
bearish news, probably, than anything else.
The monthly report of field operations, due to
morrow, will show, it was stated, a larger new
production than for any previous month since
tho shutdown began. From tho best informa
tion obtainable the new production for March
will be between 4,000 and 6.000 barrels, while
tho reduction of stocks will fall below that of
Febrnarv. The McKeown well was reported
making 60 barrels an hour. The output of tho
Mashey well was reported on Friday as 450
barrels. It should have been 150. Sixty cent
oil was talked of after the close by some whose
wish was father to tho thought Tho Derrick
correspondent, Mr. Harrison, offered to bet it
would not fall below SO.
These aro the bearish influences which at
present dominate the market On the other
hand, a redaction of stocks is steaddy going on,
certificates are becoming scarcer, and the for
eign demand is increasing. New uses for oil
are also being developed. Arguing from these
facts, the bulls claim that the bottom has been
reached, and that the next movement will be
In the direction of an advance. Striking an
average between these two extremes, it is
pretty safe to say there will be no material
change in the situation for some time. That's
the way it looks to an outsider.
A. B. McCJrew & Co. quote puts, 90; calls, 91.
The following table, correcied by Lie Witt D1I
worth, broker In petroleum, etc.. corner Fifth
avenue and Wood street Pittsburg, shows the
order of fluctuations, etc. 1
renmtlvanta Gas Co
Philadelphia Co
1'lneltun
Westmoreland and Cambria
Wheeling Gas Co
JII6CELLAXEOUS STOCKS.
Central Traction
Citizens' Traction
Pittsburg Traction
Pleasant Valley
Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester.
N. Y. &C. Uas Coal Co
Ewalt (Forty-third street)
Northside Bridge Co
Union Bridge
l.i Norla Sllnlnc Co
Westlnehouse ilectric.
Union Switch and hlgnal Co
W'estlnrhonse Air Brake Co
Westlnghouse Brake Co.. Mm
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company.
Columbia Oil Co
Washington Oil Co
Time. Bid. Ask. Time. Bid. ABk.
Opened MM Sales 11:15 P. M.. 005 90K
10:15 A. H.... MH 'J 11:30 P. St.... 90V 90K
10:30 A. K.... S0H 90)4 11:45 r. II.... VOfe BOA
10:45 A. .. VOX O04 viaa ., BOH ....
llrOOA.M.... (Oh wa Closed. ......
flnjnfti1- QOUl: hlffhp.e. nnX'i. lmn. onLr..
closed, SOMc
Barrels.
DtUy runs 03.2)3
ATerageruns 47,040
liauysblnmenu . 68 W7
Average shipments 72.422
Ball? charters 42.003
Average charters . 40,871
Clearances .........2, 493,000
ew York closed si 0Uo.
Oil City closed al SOSjc
Bradiora ciosea at Soic
lew VorK. rettned. 7o.
London, renned. 54.
Antwerp, reflneo. IStfr.
A GOOD FINISH.
The Week Wound Up With Several Impor
tant Reel Estate Deal.
S. J. Fleming, 147 Fourth avenne, sold a farm
of 133 acres, with improvements, in Beaver
county, for $7.G80; also sold brick bouse of eight
rooms, with lot 21x120, on Carson street, South
side, for $8,000. and placed mortgages lor $950
and JL600 on city property at 6 per cent for
four years. Ho also sold lot 25x100, Shadyside,
adjoining the Watterson property, for$k000, or
$40 per foot front He also sold a property at
Shadyside, lot 43x120, with seven-roomed frame
house, for $5,350.
Alies & Bailey, 164 Fourth avenue, sold three
mortgages, one for 51,000 on property in the
Thirty-first ward, at 6 per cent for three years,
"one for $100 at Pcrrysville, at 6 per cent for five
years, and one for $500 in the Thirty-second
ward, at 6 per cent for three years.
John F. Baxter sold lot No. 21, Bank of Com
merce addition extended. Brushton station,
tnangle shaped lot, 850x635x110 feet, to H. K.
Foster, for S2.000.
L. O, Frazier, corner Forty-flfth and Butler
stroets, sold for tho Gross estate lot 60x120 feet,
situate on the north side of Liberty avenue,
Twentieth ward, to Mrs. Mary G. Carr for
$3,000, and placed a $1,100 mortgage on Twen
tieth ward property for three years at 6 per
cent
Ewing & Byers, 107Federal street, Allegheny,
placed a mortgage of $3,000 on Fourth ward
property, Allegheny, for one year at 6 per cent
Also one of $b00 on Sixth ward property, Alle
gheny, for fivo years at 6 per cent
HOMES FOE THE FE0PLE.
Brick, Lumber nnd Klortnr Flying About
In All Directions.
Last week was a busy ono in building cir
cles, permits for IS houses being issned by In
spector Frank. The estimated cost of these
new homes for the people is $72,660. The fol
lowing is the list:
Mrs. Mary Sarimer, brick two-story and
attic, 20x32 feet, on Sydney, between Twenty
third and Twenty-fourth streets.
W. G. Conrad, frame one' and one-half
story dwelling, 16x32 feet, on Berg streot, be
tween Sterling and Property line.
Mary Rcddlngton, frame two-story dwelling,
16x18 feet, on Berg street, between Sterling
and Property line.
Martin Kakanski, frame two-story dwelling,
17x36 feet, on Kosciuski, between Josephine
and Lebanon streets.
Samuel Boseman, frame additional dwell
ing, 20x13 feet, on Grace street, near Lowen
street
Mrs. A. S. Murray, brick two-story dwelling,
14x31 feet on Ross street, between Second
and Third avenues.
Simon Mozersky. brick three-story dwelling,
24x60 feet, on Franklin street, between Logan
and Townsend.
R, W. A Simmons, two brick two-story
dwellings. 24x34 feet on Crawford street, be
tween Clark and Reed streets.
Robert E. S. Ward, brick one-story storage
room, 20x40 feet ou Robert street, between
Center and Reed streets.
Martin Lavm, frame one-story shop, 15x13
feet, on Kirkpatrick, between Center and
Reed streets.
John Griffith, frame one-story dwelling, 24x
16 feet, on the corner of Thirty-third and Ridge
streets.
Mrs. John Bashaw, frame two-story and
mansard, 17x32 feet, on Maurice street, between
Second and Forbes avenue.
Aueust Miller, two frame two-story dwell
ings, 30x32 feet, on rear of Penn avenue, near
Main street
John F. Beighley, frame two-story, 20x28
feet. Rural avenue, between Beatty and
Euclid.
Mooney & Herron, frame two-story dwelling,
21 ft 6 in. by 42 feet on Clayburn street, be
tween Graham and Noble.
W. R.4EG. Mooney, two brick two-story
dwellings. 22x44 feet each, on Westminster, be
tween Lilac and Aiken streets.
Samuel Chadwick, frame addition one-story
blacksmith shop, 16x20 feet, On Lincoln avenue,
near Lemington avenue.
George Sies. frame and glass one-story copy
ing room, 10x20 feet, on rear of 10 and 12 Sixth
street, between Penn and Dnquense way.
Rev. C. Maurice, frame one-story dwelling,
24x19 feet on Thirty-seventh street, between
Butler and Bank streets.
Charles P. Graff, frame one-story kitchen,
10x14 feet, on Miller street, between Reed and
Colwell.
Mary Keating, frame two-Btory and basement
dwelling, 17x18 feet on Mary street, between
Thirty-first and Thirty-second.
Joseph Keeling, brick two-story and attio
dwelling, 42x33 leet, on Washington, between
Washington and Sharon.
H. W. Wilker, frame one-story kitchen, 6x10
feet on Elm street, betweed Franklin and
Fifth.
James Little, frame one-story office, 14x20
feet, on Wylie avenue, corner Vine street,
Eighth ward. t
August Walker, frame two-story dwelling,
18x18 feet, on Kearsaree street between Syca
more street and Grandview avenue.
George Fox, two brick two-story dwellings,
27x32 feet on Forty-second street, between
North and Willow.
Albert Detliug, frame two-story stable, 26x
13 feet on Cedar, bet een Penn and Liberty
streets.
Mrs. McBride, frame two-Btory dwelling, 20
x30 feet, on Maple avenue, corner Chestnut
alley.
Mrs. Anna Hopkins, frame two-story dwell
ing, 16x30 feet, on Brownsville avenue. Thirty
first ward.
James O'Neill, frame two-story and mansard
dwelling, 18x32 feet, on. Homo street, between
Fifty-second and McCandless.
Jacob Wurthuer, frame two-story dwelling,
12x16 feet on Seventeenth street, Twenty
eighth ward.
Jos. A. Crozier, brick two-story and mansard,
21x33 feet on Liberty street near Main street
Louis Mosbrook, frame tno-story dwelling,
20x15 feet, on Maple avenne, between Excelsior
and Washington streets.
August Wiedenmyer, frame two-story, 20x30
feet, on Knox avenue, between Arbngton and
city line.
W. S. Mellon, two frame two-story dwellings,
18Kx32 feet, on Walnut street, between O'Hara
and Walnut streets.
George Lang, frame two-story dwelling. 17x31
feet, on Eccles street near Conway street
Charles F. Fritz, frame two-storv dwelling,
17x16 feet, on Hartford, between Brownsville
avenue and Birmingham road.
Samuel Beebe, frame two-story dwelling, 17x
82 feet, on Shelly street.
John Hughe!, two frame two-story dwellings,
82x30 feet, on Keystone street, near Staunton
avenue.
Patrick Nestor, frame story dwelling, 12x12
feet, on the Hillside, between Carson and
Grandview avenue.
Mcliill. Manchester & Co., brick one-story
office, 10x29 feet, on Smallman street between
Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh streets.
Rev. J. Holllday, three brick two-story dwell
ings, 40x28 feet, on Wyllo avenue, between Rob
erts and Granville streets.
William Eberlie, brick two-story and attic
dwelllntr, 20x31 feet, on Dinwiddle street, be
tween Rose and Reed streets.
J. R. NlPbanm, brick two-story and mansard
dwell ing, 24x32 feet on corner Hazel and Elm
streets.
J. R. Voskamp, brick two-story and mansard
dwelling, 23x18 feet on Moultrie street, between
Fifth avenue and Ann street
Mrs. E. F. Bartley, two brick two-storv and
mansard dwellings, 25x36 feet, on Bedford
street nearSomers.
G. W. FneseL two brick two-story and man
sard dwellings, 25x36 feet, on Bedford avenue,
near Homers.
GETTING ON THEIR FEET.
Stocks Continue Their TJpvrnrd Wnrch Not
withstanding Sharp Drive by tho
Bears All of the Leaders
Fractionally Ilicher
Bonds Quiet.
New Ydsx, March SO. The reaction from
the extreme depression of tho past few days,
which made some headway yesterday, was con
tinued to-day, and while there was a sharp
drive mado at the stocks which have been the
most prominent objects of attack, the effect
produced was only temporary, and the final fig
ures this afternoon show fractional gains all
over tho list The temper of the room this
morning was somewhat mixed, but there was a
disposition among the smaller shorts especial
ly to cover their outstanding contracts, and,
with some foreign purchases, the opening was
made at advances which in the general list ex
tended to KPer cent, while the Improvement
in Atchison was 1 per cent
The bears, however, renewed their tactics of
yesterday, and a sharp drive was made at all
tho stocks which were prominently weak yes
terday, and in a quarter of an hour the lowest
prices of the day were reached all over the
list Atchison dropped 1, Lackawanna and
New England IK. and others fractional
amounts, with Chicago Gas. Union Pacific,
Rock Island, Burlington, Missouri Pacific and
Jersey Central most prominent. The stubborn
resistance met with atthe concession, however,
caused an abandonment of the demonstration,
and covering was freely indulged In after that
time, the rally being almost as sharp as tho
decline.
Louisville and Nashville proved to be the
Strong point on the list, and rose 1 per cent,
without sharing in the early decline. There was
but little further change In the market, though
there was some reaction toward 11 o'clock, but
the upward movement was soon resumed
through New England, which became very
prominent Union Pacific and Atchison again
were forced off to the neighborhood of the low
est figures. After this flurry was over the Im
provement was continuous until the close,
which was active and strong at about the best
prices of the day, notwithstanding the fact that
the bank statement again showed a marked de
crease in the surplus reserve. Almost the en
tire list is fractionally higher, but Louisville
and Nashville andSan Francisco preferred rose
1 per cent each.
Kallroad bonds were again quiet and without
special feature of any kind, and while the mar
ket was generally firm in tone, the changes in
quotations were in but few cases for more than
small fractions, and these were vorv evenly di
vided between gains anil losses. The sales of all
issues acgregated $C33.X). The sales of bonds
for the week were $7,261,000, against $7,403,000
for last week.
The following table snnws tne prices of active
stocks on the New York Stock Exchange.
Corrected dallj for The Dispatmi by Whit
ney & Stephenson, members of New York
Stock Exchange, 57 Fourth avenue:
Clos-
' l ' ' Open- High- Low- ing
Ing. est. est Bids.
Cotton Oil - W - 65,1,
Atcn.. Top. &. F.... 41,f 41K
canaaian racinc
Canada Southern.! 6lJa
Central I'aclflc. 34
Chesapeake A Ohio.... Hit
C, Bur. ft Qulncy....,9I
C, Mil. St faul.... 62K
c; iui.&st.j?.. pr.f..iooa
C, JtOCKl. &1. SO
C, bt. Li. & Pitts
a, st Lh& Pitts, pt
c,at.i..M.&o soh
c, st. r.,M.&o pr. .. .
C& Northwestern. ...losjj
CS .Northwestern, pf.lM
C. C. C. &!..
Col. Coal & Iron SOU
Col. Hocking Val
Dei., L. &W tsstf
Del. & Unison
Denver &KI0U ....
Denver Bio U., pr... 41
E.T., Va.Ha.
E.T.,Va, &Oa.. lstpf ....
E. T., Va. & Ga. 2d pf. ....
Illinois Central
Lake Etle.fc Western.. 1SX
Lake Erie A West pr.. ....
Lake Shore & M. S.....I01
Louisville & Nashville. 61
Michigan Central S3
Mobiles; Ohio
Mo., K. ATcxas 12
Missouri Pacific 6S
N. "V.. L. E. & W 27X
N. r., L. E. W.pref ....
N. Y., C. ASUlt 4
N. X., C St. L. pf.
N.Y.. O. &St.L.2dpf ....
N. Y&N. E 43K
N. r., O. W 16J
Norfolk ft Western
Norfolk ft Western, pf 49X
62
34
16W
rSi
100K
00,'i
',
31
iraJi
"
!
17
161'si
62X
16M
12
65H1
21H
68 &
27 i
17
C3
40
it
49Jf
25
tan
20
47
S9,
23
43H
179,4
25X
33
sun
S3
21
87
107S
185
69H
12!4
2H
84
64X
43X
49Js
"
59kj
20
32,
"
i;
93"
A oruiern-jraciuc.
Northern Pacific prer. S9H
Ohio Mississippi... . 20j
Oregon Improvement ....
Oregon Transcon S2H
Peo. Deo. & Evans
I'hlladel. ft Beading.. 437f
Pullman Palace Car
Richmond ft W. P. T.. 2554
Bt. Paul ft Duluth
St. Panl ft Dnluth pf.
St P., Minn. Asian... 83X
StL. A San Fran
St. L. ft San Fran pr.. SSU
St. L. ft San F.lst pf.
Texas Pacific 18U
Union Pacific 6954
Wabash
Wabash preferred
Western Union S3
Wheeling ft L. E (HX
Ex-dividend.
20X
32Ji
43),
23
93),
M
18J,
MH S3K
MX S8
MABEETS BY WIEE.
Wbcnt Slightly Lower for All the Early
months Corn Higher and Oats Strong
or Bog iProdacU Unsettled
but Close Steady.
Chicago In wheat to-day a quiet and easier
feeling existed. The only feature in the
market was the rather free selling of May
wheat, partly on stop orders. Trading was
fight at best from all sources. May opened
about the same as yesterday's, closing to lo
higher, declined to a point 2Kc, and closed
about 2c lower. July sympathized with the
weakness in May, and declined Jic, closing a
lower than yesterday. There was no encour
agement in outside market advices. Home
markets were weaker. Lower barometer
gave indications of a change in the
weather, possibly snow or rain, and this in
duced selling of tho new crop futures, and
increased tho weakness of some.
Corn was quiet and steady early, and moder
ately active and firmer later. Opening sales
were at about the close of yesterday, and
steady for a time. Operators who usually
trade in wheat then came into tho pit and pur
chased fair quantities and local shorts In cov
ering, bid the market up and prices advanced
He, reacted HKC. ruled steady, closing a
shade higher than yesterday.
Oats were stronger and yi&ifi higher early,
but outside prices were not maintained until
the close.
Trading was fairly active in mess pork.
Opening sales were made at a slight advance,
but the offerings were slightly increased and
? rices receded 1517o. Later prices rallied
K20c. but settled back again 1215c and
closed steady.
A comparatively light trade was reported In
lard and the feeling was easier. Trading In
short ribs was only fair and ranges slight
Prices were reduced slightly, but the market
was firm at the reduction.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT-No. 2 May. Jl 041 051 01X
1 013: June. 9SQ9SE!95?ifiJ54c: Julv. 8Sfctf8S
HtSO'asyic;
:: jear, bOWSOK797S?ic
2 May. 35,c; June, Sc
uuiin nu.
85?4c;July,3&V,
OATS No. 2 Mav, 2fic;
5K2525
;jsc( juiyi?swaj?i.
Mess Pork, per bbk Mav,
$1287V12 90
iz iusaiz iim June,
J12 77K12 60; July,
Auenst $7 17K.
8R0M P.rna, per 100 Bs. May, S3 S26!
6 S25 27MS0 27K; June. $8 358 406 8o
C 56; July S6 45(28 4oG 37K 6 40.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour quiet
and steady; No. 2 spring wheat Jl 001 00k;
No. 3 spring wheat 60c; No. 2 red, Jl 001 OtftJ.
No. 2 corn. 234c No. 2 oats, 25Vc No.
2 rye. 43c. No. 2 barley, nominal. No. 1 flax
seed, fl 5 Prime timothy seed. Jl 281 30.
Mess pork, per barrel, S12 E012 85. Lard, per
1001b. S700S7 0214. Short ribs sides (loose).
tO 250 SO. Dry salted shoulders (boxed). $5 60
5 75. Short clear Bides (boxed), 86 628 75.
Sugars unchanged. Receipts Flour, 7,000 bar
rels; wheat, 23,000 bushels: corn, 103,000
bushels: oats. 101,000 bushels: rye, 2,000 bushels:
barley, 37,000 bushels. Shipments Flour, 8,000
barrels: wheat 3i,000bushels; com. C2, COO bush
els; oats, 97,000 bushels; rye, 2,000 bushels; bar
ley. 18,000 bushels.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was easy and unchanged. Eggs weak
atlOKc.
BEITISH IRON.
A Fair Amount of Bnstness Doing and
Prices Steady to Firm.
Special Bcport by Cable for the American Manu
facturer. Loudon; March 23.
Scotch Fig A, good business is doing and
the market continues firm.
No. IColtness 66s. Od. f. o. b. Glasgow
No. 1 Summerlee E5s. Od. f. o. b. Glasgow
No. 1 Gartsherrie 52s. Od. f. o. b. Glasgow
No. lLangloan 55s. Od. f. o. b. Glasgow
No. 1 Cambroe 40s. Od. f. o. b. Glasgow
No. IShotts 63s. Go. f. o. b. Glasgow
No. lGlengarnock.... 60s. Cd. atArdrossan.
No. 1 Dalmellington ..Aon. 6d. at Ardrossan.
No. 1 Eglinton 44s. bd. at Ardrossan.
Bessemer Pig Strong prices and market
continues aetive. West Coast brands quoted
at 4Ss 6d for Nns. 1, 2, 3, f. o. b. shipping point
Middlesbrough Pig Market active and pi ices
firm. Good brands quoted at 37s. 9d. for No.
a .o.b.
Spiegololsen Firm market and demand fair.
English 20 per cent quoted at 60s. f. o. b. at
works
Steel Rails This market holds firm, with
good business. Standard sections quoted at
4 7s. fid. f. o. b. shipping point
Steel Blooms Barelv steady market trade
moderate. Bessemer 7x7 quoted 3 17s. 6d.
I, o. b. shipp.ng point
Steel Billets Trade is merely fair, but mar
ket is steady. Bessemer (sizo 2Kx2) quoted
at 1 5s. f. o. b. shipping point
Steel Slabs This market is held steady as
a fair amount of business is doing. Ordinary
sizes quoted at 4 0s. Od. f. o. b. shipping point
Crop Ends The demand has improved and
prices are held firmlv. Run of the mill quoted
at 2 12s. Gd. f. o. b. shipping point
Steel Wire Rods No material change slnco
last week. Mild steel. N o. 0, quoted at 5 17s. 6d.
f. o. b. shipping port.
Old Rails Dull marketandprlcesuncbanged.
Tees quoted at 3 5s. Od. and double heads at
3 12s.-Od. c i. New York.
Scrap Iron No change in prices; market In
active. Heavy wrought quoted at 2 6s. Od.
f. o. b. shipping points.
Manufactured Iron Market continues active
and strong.
Stafford, ord. markedbars(f.o.b.L'pool)8 2s 6d
" common bars 0 0s0d512sGd
" hlk. sheet singles 0 Os 01? 712s 6d
Welshbars,f. 0. b. Wales... 6 6s 0d 0 OsOd
Steamer Freights Glasgow to New York,
4s. Od. Liverpool to New York. 9s. Od.;
LIY STOCK MAKEET&
Condition of tbo Market at the Cast Liberty
Stock Ynrds.
OFFICE OF PlTTSBUEO DISPATCH,
SATUEDAT. March 30, 1889. J
CATTLE Receipts. 4S0 head: shipments, 360
bead. Market, nothing doing; all through Con
signments. No cattle shipped to New York to
day. Hoos Receipts. 2,600 head: shipments. 2,700
head. Market active; all grades selling at 85 15.
Four cars of hogs shipped to New York to
day. SHEEr Receipts, 1,000 bead: shipments, 600
head. Market fair at unchanged prices.
BOSTON ST0UKS.
Tbo Starket Closed Wonk far Bonds, but
Steady on Stocks.
Boston, March SO. For bonds of the Atchi
son family this was the worst morning of the
year. Atchison stock had a trifle more than
held its own, while the rest of the stocks are
rather lower or unchanged. At the close the
market was weak for bonds and steady for
StOCKS.
Atch. &Tdp..lst7s. 117
A.4T. Land tir't7s. 103
Rutland preferred.. S5
AllouezM'xCo. (new)90
Calumet ft Hecta.,.,2a
CatalDa lo
Franklin KH
Huron 2
AtCh. 4 'lop. K. K... 41
Boston ft Maine 169
C. B. ftU 91
Clan. San. ft Cleve. 24
Eastern It it...... .. SI
Flint rere.81 27
Flint JU'ereM. pfd. 96
Little It ft Ft. 3. 7s. 10O
M, C, IstMort. bds. 67K
.-1. ftNewEns... 42
N. V.ftNrwEng 7S.1ICJJ
Ogd.ftL.Cham,com.' 6
Osceola UH
rewaDio (newj...... d
Hell Telephone 223
BoslonLand 6K
Water Bower 6
Tamarack. 120
san Diego 22
ASKING $50,000 FOE AN ARM.
Will Dr. Joseph Dickson Appear This Time
In an Important Amputation Suit? Sov
eral Bits of Litigation.
Messrs. Moore and McGlrr yejterday filed
a second suit In the case of Mary Carroll
against Dr. J. Gay McCandless for damages
for alleged improper treatment of an injured
arm, rendering amputation necessary.
Al the trial of the first case the plaintiff
tookanonsnit as Judge Slagle was charg
ing the jury, for the reason, it was stated,
that they were unable to make ont their
case without the testimony of Dr. Joseph
Dickson, who had assisted in amputating
the arm. Dr. Dickson did not appear, and
an attachment had been issued for him, but
tho orBcers failed to find him. The amount
of damages claimed is $50,000.
Monday's Trial Lists.
Common Pleas No. 1 Kunkle-"vr Gillig, ad
ministrator; First National Bank of Mercer vs
Montgomery; Knapp vs Bplehe; Harden vs
Holland; Natcher, for use, vs Scalfe
Foundry Comnany; McGeary vs McGeary;
Matson vs Balp'h; Silat et al vs Tenneyotal;
Butler vs McGulre; Wellington vs Wood,
garnishee; Janeck vs Shoenberger & Co.; Will
iams vs McCracken et al; Wallace vs Cham
bers; Hough &Co. vs McFall; McDermottvs
Glass et al.
Common Pleas No. 2 Argument list
Criminal Court Commonwealth vs Joseph
Kirsch, Michael Hohan, B. Kenyon, Hattle
Raymond alias Sbafer, Timothy Healey, James
McBratney alias Green, William Lamb, Will
iam Armstrong, John Shlndehette, Albert.
Moorbead alias Wood, Frank Jefferson, Mary
Manldn.
Monday's Andlt List.
Estate of Accountant
Charles A. Black Bose A. Black.
Maud I. Kay et al Peter Ivory.
Mary iluerkle Kev. S. Q. Molllnger.
Samuel a. It. Love ...J. L. Orr.
Albert May Marietta May.
David Auld Alex. 1. Foster.
tiustav Schlelter Joseph Abel.
Mary Evan Fidelity Title ft Trust Co.
Wm. Evans Same.
Wm. Wentz George T. Hetzeb
Lines From Lecal Quarters.
James McLabex and H. L. Christy were ad
mitted to the bar yesterday.
A charter was granted yesterday to the
German Evangelical Lutheran St Andrew's
congregation.
Judge jIagee yesterday appointed George
Cochran and James Hollis auditors of Beltz
hoover borongh in place of Georce Sellars and
W. B. F. Brown, who were elected in February
but resigned.
Mrs. Louisa J. BEcnTOLD yesterday filed
an application for the transfer of the liquor
license issued to her husband, Egidins S.
Bechtold, of No. 74 Federal street Allegheny,
who died recently. April 9 was fixed for a
hearing before Judge Magee.
A charter for the Burns Copper Welding
Company was filed in the Recorder's office yes
terday. The capital stock of the company Is
31,000. divided into 20 Shares of $50 each. The
directors are W. J. McKeever, P. L. Bonnen,
F. D. Morris and James Burns.
12? THE inquest on the sanity of George L.
Struble, of Port Perry, held before Judgo
Ewing, tho jury yesterday found Struble to bo
of unsound mind. The proceedings were in
stituted by Struble's cbildren.who alleged that
ho was squandering his property..
The hearing in the habeas corpus proceed
ings to secure the release of Margaret Besen.
dorf, better known as Daisy Hutchinson, from
tho St Francis Hospital has been postponed
until April 13, pending a decision in the lunicy
proceedings before Commissioner Shoemaker.
Jaxes M. Peebles, of McKeesport, was
registered in the Prothonotary's office yester
day as a practicing physician. Dr. Peebles
was United States Consul to Turkey and Asia
during President Grant's administration and
was located at Turbo sond, on the Black Sea.
He removed from Hammondton, N. J., to Mc
Keesport Articles of association were filed yester
day in the Recorder's ofilce for the Pittsburg
Homestead Co-operative Association, formed
for the purpose of buying and holding real
estate, etc. The incorporators are J. F. Gels
enhamer, Theodore Doerfllngcr, John W. Bell,
Morton Hunter and J. E. McCrickart The
capital stock of tho company is 10,000.
W. G. Scott yesterday filed his affidavit of
defenseln the suit for damages brought against
him by Chambers & Coale, who alleged that he
assigned to them contracts for f nrnisblng ties
to the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg Rail
road and the Pennsylvania Company, and then
did not live un to his agreements. Scott de
nies that be sold or assigned to Chambers &
Coale the contracts, for the reason that the
railroad companies would not agree to such a
transfer.
Ik the Criminal Court yesterday T. D. and
L. H. Cort, who were tried for selling liquor to
minors, were found not guilty, but ordered to
pay the costs. Sentence was suspended upon
payment of costs in the cases of John Kehoe,
John Kemp and James Durkln, convicted of
larceny, and Henry Braun, convicted of re
ceiving stolen goods. An order was mado by
Judco Magee, fixing the ball of. James Irwin,
held by tho Coroner for tho killing of William
Rogan, who was injured In tho Harrison City
gas explosion, at $3,000. H. C. Frick and W. F.
Richmond went his security.
LATE NEWS IN BEIEF.
An excursion train from Southnort for
London, loaded with persons on their way to
witness the Cambridge-Oxford boat race, yes
terday, was derailed at Penlstone and wrecked.
One person was killed and 14 others were seri
ously hurt
The Indiana Supreme Court has decided
that John liorsey, the Chicago and Atlantic
engineer who ran his locomotive into a passen
ger train at Koutz last October, and killed one
of the passengers, besides injuring several
otbers. must be tried on tho charge of man
slaughter. R. V. Belt who was recently confirmed as
Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs, yes
terday took tho oath of office, but he will re
main in his present position as Chief of the In
dian Division until hissneccssor becomes some
what familiar with his new duties. Mr. Harry
C. Tillman, of Detroit, has been appointed to
the place, but it is not certain that be will ac
cept At about 1 o'clock yesterday morning the
Methodist parsonage at Sydenham, Ont, oc
cupied by Rev. R. Stilwell. was shattered by
dynamite, which it is supposed Was placed on
the floor of the veranda. The doors were blown
off, the glass in tho windows broken, and the
house otherwise damaged. None of the occu
pants were hurt There is no cluo to the per
petrators of the deed.
The report of the bookkeeping expert who
has been at work overhauling the books of ex
County Treasurer Cole, of Marshall. 111., shows
that for the years 18S3 aud 18S4, Mr. Cole was
short the sum of 56,000. Cole's bondsmen are
considerably worked up over the apparent
shortage. The investigation will be continued
to cover the two remaining years. Mr. Cole
was until recently Mayor of the city, resigning
his ofilce about a month ago.
Advices from Myrtle, Neb., state that on
Wednesday nighty James Clark, a prominent
citizen, shot and killed a young man named
James Byrnes, who had been paying attentions
to Clark's daughter. Byrnes bad been forbid
den the house, but the girl continued to meet
him, and Wednesday evening went riding with
bim. When Clark learned it be mounted his
horse and followed, and on coming up with tho
couple shot Symes. Clark has been arrested.
At 11:30 Friday nleht a terrible explosion
occurred in a house in Holbrook, .Mass., occupied
among others, by ten non-union Suedes em
ployed at the shoe factory of Kdmund White
since tho last strike. The house was complete
ly wrecked, but strange to say, no one uas In
jured. Everything goes to prove that a dyna
mite bomb was thrown through the cellar win
dow. The town is in a great staff of excite
ment Mrs. Lillla Kemmler, the woman assaulted
with a hatchet by her husband, William K.
Kemmler. in Buffalo, Friday, died at tho hos
pital at 12X0 yesterdasmornlng. She never re
gained consciousness! The prisoner Says she
was not bis wife, and that he eloped with her
from Philadelphia a year and a halt ago. He
had been living under the name of John Hort,
but says bis right name Is Kemmler. He will
give no explanation of his motive for tho
crime. It is tbnngbt be Is insane, and a modi
cal examination is being made.
Paper From Sugar Cane.
The JRevue ScienUfiqut is urging French
planters in tbo sugar-producing colonies of the
Republic to turn their attention to the manu
facture of paper from sugar cane. The fibers
of the cane, says the journal named, give an
excellent paper, and chemical and mechanical
processes are easily carried out. A Mr. Walter
Forbes, of New Orleans, has lately exhibited
i in that city a dozen samples of white paper
prouucea irom sufcar uaoe, wuicu hbib uru
.nounced very good. The first quality costs 21
francs per 100 kilogrammes, and 500.000 kilo
grammes or stalks will produce 10,000 kilo
grammes of paper worth 2,100 franca, There
is no nse to sacrifice the sugar itself In using
tho cane for this purpose, and sugar growers
have therefore an opportunity of making a
profit which will to some extent balance their
losses from the declining value of sugar owing
to its over-prouueuon.
NATIONAL GUARD GOSSIP.
Colonel Noritau M. Ssrrrn goes east to
morrow on business partly connected with mil
itary matters.
First Ltjettteitaxt Chable3 Mat, of
Company F. Eighteenth Regiment, has tend
ered his resignation.
The many friends of Captain R. W. A. Sim
mon. will be sorry to hear of his illness from
typhoid fever, at his home on Crawford street.
The members of the Seventh New fork
Regiment claim to have spent an average of
$15 per man while in Washington, or a total of
The entire National Guard of Mississippi
will be in tho big parade in New York City on
April 30. They make the trip both ways by
steamer, and will live on the vessel during
their stay.
Governor Beaver and staff and the mem
bers of tho State Legislature bave made ar
rangements to leave for New York the last of
the month in a special train to witness the
Centennial celebration.
An election has been ordered in Company K,
Fourteenth Regiment, for next Saturday eve
ning, April 6, to supply the vacancy caused by
the death of Captain Hill. The election will
bo conducted by Captain James R. Murdock,
of the brigade staff.
A school for non-commissioned officers has
been started in Company G. Eighteenth.
The first meeting was held last Friday night at
tho regimental headquarters. Fifth avenne,
Captain Hamilton, of Ohio, being the in
structor for the evening.
The 14-year old son of Lieutenant Thomas
Conncely, Inspector ot Rifle Practice of the
Sixteenth Regiment, is the proud wearer of a
markman's badge won last season. He made
a score of 27 with an old EO-cahbre gun the
first trial. Lieutenant Conneelyi3 one of tho
best shots in the guard, and the son is evident
ly a chip of the old block.
Lietjtenast Colonel Robert Adams,
Jr., aid de camp on the staff of Governor
Beaver, was appointed during the week as
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten
tiary to Brazil. Colonel Adams has been a
member of the Guard slnco 1374, formerly
being a private in the City Troop of Philadel
phia, and is well known in this city.
The Superintendent of the State, War and
,Navy Department building in Washington has
in his possession an old regimental battle flag
that has probably seen service in tho late war,
and a Springfield rifle, both ot which were left
by a Pennsylvania regiment quartered in the
building during the inauguration ceremonies.
He will deliver them to the owners if he can
ascertain who they are.
Company Iof McKeesport, moves into its
new armory in the Rink building to-morrow.
A lease for a term of years has been secured
and the building will be put in flrst-class shape,
after which the company will give a formal
opening and show its friends the new quarters.
Captain O. C. Coon, who has been on the siek
list for several weeks, resulting from exposure
at Washington, is now able to be about
again.
The regular monthly meeting of the Wash
ington Infantry will bo held next Tuesday
evening, April 2. The Captain requests that
all members report promptly, as considerable
business mnst be transacted. Among other
things to be taken up will be a revision of the
by-laws, and the question of going into camp
next summer. Tne company has decided to
turn out on April 30 as escort to the Select
Knights.
Cojipant B, Eighteenth, has moved its
armory from opposite the Union depot to
Fourth avcuue, below Wood street Company
D, of the same regiment, will move to Water
street next week. Company commanders, in
looking for new quarters, find rooms larga
enough to accommodate a company very
scarce in the central portion of the city, and
real estate agents extremely loath to rent to
members of the guard.
p Local members of the Guard, who have had
any hopes of the militia in this end of the
State being taken to New York next month,
may as well give the matter up for good.
While the authorities at Harrisburg have let
commandants of regiments continue in the
belief that there was a possibility of going, yet
it has been known there from the first that
there was not the slighest chance for the Sec
ond or Third Brigades. Several battalions
from Philadelphia will go at their own expense,
and as this is Governor Beaver's last year, .as
littlo expense as possible will be put upon the
State.
Captatk r. a McKeever, of St Paul, a
member of the National Gnard of Minnesota,
was in the city during the week visiting
friends. Ho spoke in a very complimentary
manner of several of the local companies
which be had seen, and stated that the trouble
with tho guard in most of the Western cities
is that they have adopted uniforms of such a
flashy nature that tho real idea of the soldier
is lost In one particular, however, he was
quite surprised, and that was in regard to the
miserable quarters in which the men here are
required to drill, bis own city but lately having
voluntarily mado a donation of 2100,000 for
armory purposes.
Orders relative to the regular spring in.
spoctions are expocted very shortly now, and
as this is one of tho important events of mili
tary Ife in tho Guard, company commanders
are beginning to bustle around lively. In the
Eighteenth Regiment there will be no prelimi
nary inspections, as the companies were pretty
thoroughly Inspected just before tho Washing
ton trip. In the Fonrteentb, however, it Is
probable that several of the city companies
will be given a preliminary rehearsal. As the
reports of the Adjutant General's office for
last year have not j et been Issued, strange to
say, captains may be somewhat at sea as to the
points in which to give most attention. Skir
mish drill and guard mounting, however, may
ue coumea upon as oeing ox prime importance.
GATES IS RELEASED.
A New York Judgo Finds No Evidence to
Ilold Him.
New Yoke, March 30. Some time sinoe
"W. E. Gates, agent of the Hammond Type
writer Company, of Cleveland, was arrested
on a charge of embezzlement and discharged.
He then came to this city, when he was re
arrested on a telegram from Cleveland.
Without any evidence to substantiate the
telegram Gates was committed. He was
before Jndee Lawrence in the Supreme
Court chambers to-day, on a writ of habeas
corpus, and was immediately discharged.
MEXICO OBJECTS.
No Adulterated American Lard Will be Al
lowed to be Sold.
St. Louis, March 30. Late advices from
the City of Mexico say the Board of Health
of that city has pronounced American lard
an adulteration, unfit for use, and pro
hibited its sale. This action has been sus
tained by Minister Eubio, and will be ef
fective throughout the Republic, and in
structions have been given to all customs
officers to that effect.
The Old Doctors
Drew blood, modern doctors cleanse it ;
hence the increased demand for Altera
tives. It is now well known that most
diseases are due, not to over-abundance,
but to impurity, of to Blood ; and it
is equally well attested that no blood
medicine is so efficacious as Ayer's
Sarsaparilla.
" One of my children had a large sora
break out on the leg. "We applied
simple remedies, for a while, thinking
the sore would shortly heal. But it grew
worse. Wa sought medical advice, and
were told that an alterative medicine
was necessary. Ayer's Sarsaparilla
being
Recommended
above all others, we used it with mar
velous results. The sore healed and
health and strength rapidly returned."
J. J. Armstrong, Weimar, Texas.
"I find Ayer's Sarsaparilla to be an
admirable remedy for the cure of blood
diseases. I prescribe it. and it does the
work every time." E. L. Pator, M. D.,
Manhattan, Kansas.
""We have sold Ayer's Sarsaparilla
here for over thirty years and always
recommend it when asked to name the
best blood-purifier." "W. T. McLean,
Druggist, Augusta, Ohio.
"Ayer's medicines continue to be the
standard remedies in spite of all com
petition." T. "W., Bicbmond, Bear
Lake, Mich.
Ayer's Sarsaparilla,
PREPARED BT
Dr. J. C. Aycr it Co., Lowell, Mass.
I Fries $1 ; six bottles, fii Worth $5 a bottle.
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Think
URGE AND EVER INCREASING BUSINESS WE 1
IS ALL
OUR MARVELOUSLY LOW PRICE!
It will pay you to visit our Mammoth Establishment and MAH
COMPARISONS BEFORE PURCHASING ELSEWHERE. We
not believe in large and expensive advertising upon the principle tbj
somebody must pay the bills, you know, and we prefer to give the mone
to our customers in low prices.
We do Business
USTo "Slii -m ba.g I d
ZEsTo 3yEs3?ex3?ese33--tal3om;
ICTo ILSro:p.sexL.siQaJL Olai m s I
No trash or worthless goods offered at any price. We are detei
mined that every customer who leaves our store shall do so as a frien
to the house. If you see prices quoted by other dealers, remember tha
none can undersell us. If you see other dealers claiming to have large?
stocks and best quality goods in the city, bear in mind the fact th:
Pickering's old established store is still in existence and "flourishing lik
a green bay tree."
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From Cellar to Garret,
Anything and everything pertaining to the Household Furnishiri
Goods business we have. None can excel us in quality or variety
goods; none can even begin to touch us for low prices, for the simpl
reason that whereas we get goods at as low prices and on as favorabl
terms as any other dealer in this city, OUR EXPENSES ARE NO'
ONE-HALF those of any other dealer in town. Our customers have th
benefit of this. We sell for Cash or on Time, positively giving credit a
cash prices. Our customers we treat well, as thousands in this city ca
bear witness to. Call and see us.
Store open every evening until 8; Saturdays until 1L
PICKERING'S
OLD ESTABLISHED STORE, i
COB. TZEnSTTZHI JLNJD ZPElsTlsf
CITY SAVINGS BAIsTK,
SIXTH AVE. AND SM1THFTKT.T) BT.
Capital, S100.000, with prirllf ce of $500,000.
Surplus and nndirided profits, S23.600.
Transacts a General Banking Business. Ac
counts Solicited. Collections a Specialty.
Interest allowed on time deposits.
JAS. CALLERY President
W. J.BURNS i Vice President
JOHN -W. TAYLOR Casnler
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PATENTS.
X O. Z. LEVIS, Solicitor ot Patents,
131 Filth avenne, abora Smithfleld, next Leader
office. (No delay.) Established 20 years.
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JJIZOKSRS FINANCIAL.
COMMISSION,
Railroad I Mining mil 1 1"
Stoclcs. I Stocks. I till- Q
BOUGHT AND SOLD Tw"
Ban Francisco, Philadelphia or Boston Ex
changes. Loans made at low rate3 of interest
Established 1ST8. -Weekly Circular FREE.
A. R. CHISHOLM & CO., 61 Broadway, N. Y.
xnhl3-97-Su
De WITT DIL WORTH,
BROKER Df
IFIETIROIilE-CnM:
Oil bought and sold on margin. deZ7-21-Dsu
WHITNEY & STEPHENSON
67 FOURTH AVENUE.
ISSUE TRAVELERS' CREDITS
TIIBOUOH
MESSRS. DREXEL. MORGAN & CO,
NEW YORK.
PASSPORTS PROCURED. aD28-x7S
MEDICAL.
WHAT IS MONET WITHOUT HEALTH.
Health, Energy and Strength secured by nslng
AMORANDA WAFERS. These wafers aro a
GOiRAXTEED specific and the only reliable and
safe remedy for the permanent cure of Impotency,
no matter how long standing, Kervons Neuralgia
Headache, Nervous Prostration caused by the use
aleohol or tobacco, Sleeplessness, Mental Depress
Ion, Softening of the Brain resulting in insanity
and leading to misery, decay and death, Prematura
Old Age, Barrenness; Spermatorrhoea, Harrassing
Drcami, Premature Decay of Vital Power, caused
by over exertion of the brain, self -abuse or ovei
indulgence. 75 cents per box or six boxes for
$1.00, sent by mail prepaid on receipt of price.
Six boxes is the complete treatment and with
every purchase of six boxes at one time we will
give a
WRITTEN GUARANTEE TO REFUND THE MONEY
if the wafers do not benefit or effect a permanent
cure. Prepared only by the BOSTON MEDICAL
INSTITUTE. For salo only by JOSEPH
FLEMING & 602T. 412 Market Street. Pitts
burgh, Pa., P. 0. Box 37. to whom all communis
cation should be addressed.
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Gray's Specific Medicine.
TRADE MARK Tot, Great TRADE MARK
iULlU JIK21
EOT.Anunfall
lng cure for
Seminal Weak
ness. Sperma
torrhea, Impo
tency, and all
diseases that
follow as a se
quence of Self
Abase: as loss
ftttnot tahic ff-iiJS nrrrn TArmn.
sltnde. Pain in tha Back, Dimness of Villon, Pre
mature Old Age and many other dlteaes that lead
to Insanity or Consumption and a Premature
Grave.
ass-Full partlcnUn In our pamphlet, which we
degiro to fend free by mall to every on. 43-Ths
Specific Medicine Is sold by all drurguits at fl per
package, or six packages for S3, or will be tent free
by mall on the receipt of the money, by addressing
THE (IRA MEDICINE CO., Buffalo, N. Y.
On account of counterfeits, we have adopted tha
Tellow Wrapper: the only genuine.
Hold In Pittsburg by 6. 8. HOLLAND, corner
Smlthfleld and Liberty streets. ' mbU-ktt
3j9$
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That the
OWING TO
on the Square.
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MEDICAL.
DOCTOR
WHITTIERi
930 PENN AVENUE, PITTSBURG, FA
As old residents know and back flies of Pit!
burg papers prove, is the oldest established ai
most prominent physician In the city, devotli
special attention to all chronic diseases. Fro
p1Me NO FEE UNTIL CURB
MCDni IO ana mental diseases, physic
ML-H V UUO decay, nervous debility, ladc
energy, ambition and hope, impaired met
ory, disordered sight, self-distrust, bashfulnet
dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions, it
poverlshed blood, fallingpowers. organic wea
ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption, a
fitting the person for business, societytand ma
riage, permanently, safely and privately cure
BLOOD AND SKIN S5SU&
blotches, falllnp; hair, bone pains, glandul
swellings, ulcerations of tongue, mouth, throi
ulcers, old sores, are cured for life, and blot
poisons thoroughly eradicated from thesystet
IIDIMADV kidney and bladder derang
U fl 1 1 1 n It I menu, weak back, gravel, c
tarrhal discharges. Inflammation and oth
painful symptoms receive searching treatmei
prompt relief and real enres.
Dr. Whittier's life-long, extensive experiea
Insures scientific and reliable treatment t
common-sense principles. -Consultation fre
Patients at a distance as carefully treated as
here. Office hours 9 a. st. to 8 p. JtSundn
10 A. SI. to 1 p. M.only. DR. "WHITTIER, 9
Penn avenue, Pittsburg, Pa. feS-fJ-DsaW
RMOW THYSELF,
ns-i 1.1 sOTEaVCB O'S' TI h'l
A Scientific and Standard Popular Medical Treatise c
the Errors of Youth, Premature Declme.Nerron
aud Physical DeDUuy, impunues oi ineuiooa.
Resulting trom Folly, Vice, Ignorance. Excesses I
Overtaxation, Enervating and unfitting the victl
f orVTork,Buslness, the Married or Social Belatlo)
work.
blndincr.
mall, post-paid, concealed in plain wrapper. IHa
tratlve Prospectus Free, if yon apply now. Tl
distinguished author, Wm. II. Parker. II. IX. n
cdved the COLD AND JEWELLED MEDA
from the National Medical Association
for the PRIZE ESSAY on NERVOUS an
PHYSICAL DEBILITY. Dr. Parker and a cort
of Assistant Physicians may be consulted, eoni
dentlally, by mail or in perion, at tha afllcaic
THE VEABODY MEDICAIi rNSXITUTJ
No.415uinnch St., Boston. Mass., to whoa a
orders for books or letters for advice should b
directed as above.
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For men! Checks the worst cases in thrt
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J. FLEMING'S DRUGSTORE,
jaS-13-TTSsn 412 Market street
Isnffertnjf from tbe
fects of youthful er.
ran. earlr decar. loll
manhood , eta 1 will senu & valuable treatlM (sealed)
containing fun" particulars for home con, frM of
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