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NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT.
Post 12S Wilt Go to Milwaukee A South
western Association Soictril William
Tlinw a Generous Friend of ibe G. A.
Br New From Post and Camp
Post 128, of Allegheny, Commander
Thos. G. Sample, is the only-post organiza
tion that will attend tbe National Encamp
ment at Milwaukee. About ISO members
of 128, together with about an equal num
ber from other posts, will go under com
mand of Comrade Sample. The Grand
Army Band, of 30 pieces, will head the
post, which will escort Department Comman
der Stewart and staff and delegates from
this State.
They will leave over the Ft. "Wayne road
nt 815 o'clock next Sunday morning, arriv
ing in Chicago 9 o'clock Sunday evening
and at Milwaukee at 11 r. 21. This will be
the only delegation that will go directly
through without change of cars.
District Passenger Agent Moody 'and
Eastern Passenger Agent John II. Potts
will go with the delegation, which is a suffi
cient guarantee that the comfort of those
going will be provided for. There will be
Pullman cars on the train, a berth in which can
be secured lor S2 extra. The round-trip rate
from Pittsburg to Milwaukeo will be S1L
Post 12S forwarded its own tents to-day. A
detail will go on Wednesday to see that the
tents are put up and the quarters properly ar
ranged. Ninth and Grand will be the location
of the quarters.
Department Commander Stewart and his
stair, will leave Philadelphia next Saturday
night, arriving In Pittsburg In time to leave on
the 8:15 train with their escort. Commander
Sample expects 00 people to go on the train.
Accompanying Post 128 from Pittsburg will
be the following delegates and alternates to the
National Encampment. The number of the
post to w uich they belong and their location are
given:
Thomas G. Sample. IS, Allegheny, delegate-at-large:
Isaac B. lirown, TO, Corry; A P.
Burchneld. 102. Allegheny: W. P. Atkinson,
4&L Erie; J. F. DcnnUton. 117, Pittsburg: J. C.
Thomas. 230. Pittsburg; Hugh Morrison. S8, Al
leghenj; John A Wvlie, 107. Oil City; A M.
Carline. 1S1, liraddock; Frank K. Patterson,
S2, Freeport: Albert Moore, 3, Bewickley: A J.
Iteid. 41, Pittsburg: Georgo A Shattuck. 331,
Medville; W. B. Kroesen, S3. Etna; James
Feters, 4, Latrobe; Wm. M. Jordan, 1G3. ML
PlearanL
Alternates: H. J. Chancellor, 183, Rochester;
1L a Watson, 1C4, Beaver Falls; C. L. Luther,
SO, Johnstown: J. W. Lewis, 435, Oil City; Jacob
Soffcl. 155. Pittsburg: Frank A Weaver, 212,
Brookville: John M. Walker, 461, Erie: William
31. Hart, 1CS. California; John 8 Nichol. 162.
Allegheny: N. P. Kinsler. 220, Franklin; Frank
lt.Vieck.fca. Alleghenv; X. S. Rccs. 157. Pitts,
burg; A B. Richey, 105, Butler: It. S. Davis, 137,
Blalrsville; John Harvey. 230, Pittsburg.
A Southwestern Association Proposed.
The Executive Committee of Allegheny
County met in Select Council chamber at 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The committee
comprises A P. Burchfield, Post 162: J. F.
Dennlston, Tost 117; Edward Fisher, Post 3; H.
IL Bengough, Post 157: John F. Hunter, Post
3; Thomas G. bample. Post 128; W. H. Lambert,
Poht 3: W. J. Patterson, Post 157: Charles F.
Sslurirr. Poet bS: J. L. Rolhousc, Post 38, and
Thomas G. Jones, Post 230.
At tbe meetiug of the Grand Armv Day Com
mittee on Saturday, the 11th Inst., the question
of tbe manner of celebrating Grand Army Day
and tbe question of subsistence were referred
to tbe Executive Committee. At the meeting
yesterday the Executive Committee decided to
recommend to tbe general committee that the
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sn i .u n tjbw'
v- day be celebrated with the usual parade and
campiires. In the subsistence -question it was
decided to recommend to the general commit
tee that tbe feature be dispensed with this
year.
The Invitations will cover the territory of
Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio and west
Virginia.
It w as decided to recommend to the general
committee that tbe Secretary be directed to
open correspondence with posts of the South
western part oi tne state, witn a view or xorm
ing a Southwestern Association of the G. A It.
for the purpose of holding Grand Army Day in
different parts of the proposed district from
year to j ear.
In tbe death of Mr. William Thaw at Paris
yesterday the Grand Army loses a true and
dear friend. He has always contributed largely
to the fund for Grand Army Day purposes, to
the fund for Memorial Day purposes and for
other v or thy objects in connection with the G.
A. R 31 any are tbe comrades he has aided
personally. The Grand Army has lost one of
its best friends.
The Exeeutlbc Committee feels the loss very
much. At its meeting yesterday a committee,
composed of Comrades Thomas G. Sample,
William H. Lambert and W. J. Patterson, was
appointed to prepare a minute on the death of
the worthy benefactor of thousands. Tbe com
mittee will report at the meeting next Satur
day of the Grand Army Day Committee.
G. A. It. Notes.
The encampment approaches apace.
Private Dalzell passed through the City
of Gas last week.
Alaska has been added to the Department
of Washington Territory.
Comhade James Muse, of Post 3, is visiting
bis brother-in-law in Kansas.
General W.T. Huerhan will be in attend
ance at tbe National Encampment.
The Kational Council of Administration will
meet at the Planklnton House, Milwaukee,
Monday, August 20.
The Eleventh Pennsylvania Reserves will
hold their reunion on Pennsylvania Day, Sep
tember 11, at Gettysburg.
Pst 151 spent an enjoyable day on tbe occa
sion of its annual basket picnic at Castle Shan
non Grove on Tuesday.
DurtiNQ the Milwaukee Encampment the
headquarters of the Department of Pennsyl
vania will bo in tbe Circuit Courtroom.
The late Judge Cummin, representing the
State Relief Commission at Johnstown, was a
member of Reno Post, No. 64, Williamsport,
The United States steamer Michigan has
been ordered to Milwaukee to participate in the
grand naval sham battle to occur during the
encampment.
Commander nr Chief Warxeb will com
mand the parade at Milwaukee. The lino of
march will probably not be over two and a half
miles in length.
The third annual encampment ot the Union
Ex-Prisoners' of War Association, of Northern
Now Jersey, will be held Tuesday, August 20,
at Elizabeth, N. J.
On next Saturday evening Post 123 will be
presented with a large, beautiful American
tlag by Lysle Circle, Ladies of the G. A R.
The post has Purchased a very decant State
flag.:
It is estimated at Milwankeo that 40,000 old
soldiers will attend the encampment, and that,
with other visitors and sightseers, the number
will reach 20,000. Other estimates placo the
number at 200,000.
Comrade D. A. Jones is to be complimented
for his very suitable response to the speech of
welcome delivered to the associations of tbe
three regiments that held their reunion at
Butler on Thursday.
An effort will be made at Milwaukee En
campment to secure a recommendation favor
able to the restoration of arrears act in force
prior to July 1, ltoO, to be presented to Con
gress next winter.
Post 3 will bold its next meeting the first
Monday in September. All members of the
post desiring their photographs in the group
bclug prepared must have a sitting before
Maban within ten days.
Cokkade Matthew STAimrr Quat, tho
First Colonel of tbe One Hundred and Thirty
fourth Pennsjlvania Volunteers, was conspic
uous by his absence from the reunion of bis
regiment at Butler on Thursday.
Battery B. First Pennsylvania Light Ar
tillery, tif which Captain McClelland, of this
city, was tbe las? commander, will rendezvous
at Miss Wolfs, No. 156Yorktreet,Gettjsburg,
during Pennsylvania Days next month.
Arrangements' at Milwaukee for the re-..
ceptlon and entertainment of comrades who go
to the national encampment are rapidly being
pushed forward. Milwankeeans deserve ail
tbe praise that can be bestowed upon them.
National Commander A L. Pearson, of
the Union Veteran Legion, has Issued a stirring
circular letter to the members of his staff and
others In the U. V. L., urging increased activ
ity In the worE of organizing new encamp
ments. Some of the members of Post 236 are busy in
preparing for the trip to Milwaukee. Some of
the ladies, Uclnding Mrs. Coolie. Mrs. McCabe
and Mrs. Jones, will alio go. Other comrades
ot 238 are busily engaged in preparing to go to
Gettysburg. ,
The joint reunion ot the regimental associa
tions oi the One Hundred and Second, the
One Hundred and Thirty-fourth and the One
Hundred and Thirty-seventh Regiments at
Butler on Thursday was a very successful and
enjojable ovent
The monument to the memory of the late
Thomas A Armstrong will be placed in the
Allegheny Parks. On one side of it will be:
"Erected by the working people ot the United
States:" and on another will be tbe lata com
rade's career as a soldier. Ibe monument will
be dedicated in October.
The members of Encampment No. 1, U. V.
I, are requested to meet at their hall, over
the Pittsburg Gas office, on Sixth avenue, to
morrow at 1 o'clock p. M.. to attend the funeral
of Comrade William Powers, who was killed
on the West Penn Railroad, while returning
from the regimental reunions at Butler.
A monument will be erected to the memory
of General Jesse L. Reno on the site where be
was killed at the battle of South Mountain.
Md., on tbe 14th of next month, the twenty
seventh anniversary of that battle. General
Reno was in command of the Ninth Corps
that day. The monument is being erected by
the survivors of that corps.
On Thursday, August 22, the corner-stone of
the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument at Indian
apolis. Ind., will be laid. The monument will
cost $20,000 and will be very handsome. Presi
dent Harrison will probably be present at the
exercises of the laying of the corner-stone. The
Seventieth Indiana, which be commanded,
holds a reunion the next day.
The organization of a post of tbe G. A. R. at
Fort Sumter Is an event in the work of that
organization, and also something that recalls
the exciting days of July, 186L when the little
band of patriots there held in check a large
force of Confederates. The post has properly
been named "Robert Anderson," after tbe
hero Major Anderson, then in command of
Sumter.
The death of Comrade William Powers
and the Injuries of Comrades Rowley, Jones,
Lyon, Kiigore and others, caused by the ac
cident on the Butler branch of the West Penn
road, occasioned great regret among the com
rades of tbe city. Comrade Powers was at one
time a member of Post 151, and later of
Post 41.
,The tenth annual reunion and encampment
of the Sherman Brigade, the late President
Garfield's command during the war, was held
last week at Canton, 0 commencing Tuesday
and ending Friday. The city was handsomely
decorated and prominent speakers were in at
tendance, including Comrade Foraker, Gover
nor. The next meeting will be held in August,
1S90. at Mansfield, O.
Many Pennsylvania comrades are dissatis
fied with the construction tho Attorney Gen
eral puts upon tbe law passed by the Pennsyl
vania Legislature last winter, which orders
free transportation to all Pennsylvania Regi
ments ana other Federal organizations which
participated in the battle ot Gettysburg to that
town at the time of the dedication of the mon
uments in September.
At the annual reunion of tbe Northwestern
Association of the G. A R. at Greenville, Pa.,
next Tuesday, over 4,000 old soldiers aro ex
pected to be present. Addresses will be deliv
ered by Governor Beaver, Department Com
mander Stewart, Colonel Chill ilazzard, Hon.
Harry White and others. Miss Lillian Burk
hart, of this city, will deliver some select
readings in tbe evening.
Colonel Frederick L Locke, 1311 Broad-,
way. New York, is Secretary of the Fifth"
Corps Association. He desires all who are In
possession of data that would be desirable in
the preparation of a history of that corps, to
communicate with bim. As the services of
this corps were surpassed by no other, and as a
number of Western Pennsylvania organiza
tions were In it, Colonel Locke should hear
from many In this locality.
For nervous prostration and impairment of
mind, tbe Pension office in 1ES3 granted Rich
ard Whitney a pension of 24 per month. This
allowance was subsequently increased to $50
per month. Through an error made by a sur
geon wno exaxmneu tne pensioner, tutf pension
at a later date was reduced to 68 per month.
Under a decision cf Assistant Secretary Bussey,
the pensioner has been granted an allowance
of 172 a month and pension arrears from the
date of his discharge, in 1865, at the rates pro
vided in tbe several acts of Congress enacted
from time to time. Ills arrears will aggregate
about 12,000.
LATE HEWS Iff BRIEF.
The President yesterday appointed the
following named postmasters: ' Samuel P.
Burnes, at Talledge, Ala.: James P. Jones, at
Batesvule, Ark.: Flora H. Hawes, at Hot
Springs, Art; Edward B. Cnshman, at Long
Beach. CaL: George W. Critchfleld. at Ukiab,
Cal.; James C Hughes at Marietta, Ga.; Luther
B. Boice, at Lenlston. Idaho Territory.
The Chicago representatives of the Louis
iana lottery, Messrs. William Daily and William
L. Wright, were arrested yesterday morning,
charged with violating the city ordinances re
lating to gambling. Devere Kearney, tbe pro
prietor of the "Little Louisiana" lottery, was
also gathered in. The three prisoners were ar
raigned before Justice Prindle, and were held
in $500 bonds pending their preliminary hear
ing on the 20th instant. All furnished ball.
The Solicitor of the Treasury has refused
to give an opinion in answer to the question
propounded by an electric light and power
company, as to whether a duty would be im
posed In case electricitv dereloned in Canada
at Niagara Falls were sent across tbe riverY
into tne united estates, The refusal is based
upon the ground that tbe department cannot
properly answer hypothetical questions, tbe
plants not yet baviag been put into operation.
It is estimated that thongh tbe hop crop of
Washington Territory has suffered slightly
from drouth and blight, the crop of 18SS will
greatly exceed that of 1SSS. The area planted
this year, is S3 per cent, larger than last year.
This increased acreage will produce in the ag
gregate a good crop. The yield per acre will
be 10 per cent, less than in 1883. The crop in
White River valley is looking well. Tbe Pucet
Sonnd and Lake Shore Ruad has largely in
creased their warehouses in anticipation of a
heavy yield.
A Mexican boy who was bitten by a mad
wolf in tbe San Dias mountains, Albuquerque,
died In great agony. Tbe scene around the
little fellow's bed was heartrending, for he
acted like a wolf, and, though small, it took
several men to hold him down. He and bis
elder brother were playing a few yards from
the house when the wolf attacked them, las
ceratlng their faces and hands, the younger
boy, however, receiving tbe deepest wounds.
A Mexican herder lassoed the wolf, throwing
the maddened beast to tbe ground, and having
no knife, tightened the rope and strangled it to
death. It is feared the other boy will die.
The Presidentyesterday made thefollowing
appointments: Robert B. Rcntfro, to be Col
lector of Customs for the district ot Brazos do
Santiago, Tex.; Daniel R. Collier, to be Sur
veyor ot Custom for the port of Louisville,
Ky.; Robert A Mosoly, Jr.. to be Collector of
Internal Revenue for the district of Alabama;
Louis W. Einstein, to be Collector of Internal
Revenue for the Fourth district of Iowa;
Rudolph Herinc, of New York City: Samuel
M. Gray, of Providence, R. L, and F. p
Stearns, of Boston, to be sanitary engineers to
examlneand report upon tbe system of sewer
age in tbe District ot Columbia,
At New York, yesterday, Sam Crane, sec
ond baseman of tbe Metropolitan Baseball Club,
was arrested and locked np at police headquar
ters on the charge of running away with Hattie
Travenfelter, the pretty wife of a Scranton
frnit dealer. Mrs. Hattie, in russett shoes and
baseball cap, was also made captive, and
locked Up in a cell adjoining her lover. Tho
arrest was made on a requisition by tbe Gov
ernor ot jf ennsyivama on application or tbe de
serted husband, who charges Crane with grand
larceny and receiving stolen goods. Traven
felter claims that his wire took $1,500 belonging
to him when she ran away.
M. G. Cohen, the popular jeweler and
diamond expert, formerly at the corner of
fifth avenue and Market street, has opened
a new store at 533 Bmlthfield st His old
friends and the public are invited to call
and inspect bis stock and prices. Don't for
get the place, 33 SmithGeld st.
A Delicious Drink.
Iron City beer, fcrcwed only bv EYauen
heim & Vi'Isack, is a refreshing and health
ful beverage. It is pure, wholesome and
nutritious. Try it, and yon will always use
it. Telephone-1186.
THE highest price paid for larJiW n3
gentlemen's least off clothing. De auin'sT?'?"??.'" H
Big G, Wylie ave.
wsu
Sens to order, $25; pants, $5 and upward
at Pitcalru'e, 434 Wood st. au
Cahhtet photos, 89c per dor. Lies' Pop
ular uaiicry, iu ana LJ bixtu st. atwrsa I
NOTHING Ttt CRY FOE.
Business Shows Some Shrinkage, but
Not Too Much for August.
TWO BOROUGHS COMING TOGETHER".
Procrastination and Death Causa a Bad
Mil in a Eeal stato DeaL
THE H0RTH8IDE STllEET BAHiWATS
From a local standpoint, business last
week presented very little that was new,
either in conditions or volume of transac
tions. There was some shrinkage in the
latter, as -compared with previous weeks,
but as it was nothing unusual to tbe dullest
part of the year, there was no surprise or
comment, Ironwas distinctly firmer and
active. The bank clearings were about 1260,000
greater than for the corresponding week in
18SS.
Tbe money outlook for the fall is promising
and healthy. The great Northwest croos have
settled tbe matter for this year. Tbe move
ment of this vast product will begin very
shortly, requiring a large amount of money,
and drawing upon the railways and steamship
lines on tbe lakes. This movement of crop
from West to Bast, and thence across tho
ocean and throughout tbe country East, has
become one of the great features in financial
and transportation matters, and is looked for
ward to' annually with great interest by the
money centers and the great lines of railway
and their foreign connections.
There is considerable excitement In the
boroughs of Mansfield and Chartlers over tho
question of consolidation. It is favored by one
party and opposed by another. The friends of
tbe scheme contend that it would materially
Increase tbe Importance of each place, both In
business and population, to combine them
under one government. The other side is of
tbe opinion that matters are well enough as
they are, that consolidation would increase
the taxes, and advise delay. Two joint meet
ings have been held to consider tbe proposi
tion. At one of these arrangements were made
for a meeting in each of the boroughs to
further consider the question, and a commit
tee, consisting of the borough attorneys and
several prominent citizens, was appointed to
devise a plan whereby consolidation may be
legally accomplished.
The probability is that the project will go
through. Some think that enough territory
and people will be taken in to make a city of
the third class. The present population of tho
boroughs is about 8,000. The movement lias
already caused an appreciation tn the value of
real estate.
Prominent capitalists of New York and Vir
ginia organized into a 5,000,000 company have
completed the pnrchaso of immense iron ore
properties in Southwest Virginia, and oper
ations on a very large scale for mining and iron
making- will be carried out. Philadelphia
bankers, including such as tbe Drexels and
others of that standing, have paid 600.000 in
cash for about 1,500 acres of land near Dallas.
Tex., and organized an 300,000 company, which
will build up some very extensive Industrial
enterprises in that city.
Tbe situation among the Nortbside passen
ger railway companies is becoming very inter
esting. There is good reason to believe that
within a short time there will be but one com
pany operating between this city and our big
sister across the Allegheny. A line is also pro
jected up Troy Hill, and another to Millvale,
which suburbs aro showing a healthy growth.
In tbe meantime the Pleasant Valley is push
ing ahead with its new electric system and
promises completion by December 1. The
managers of this road have shown a very com
mendable energy and push which allowed no
obstacle to interfere with their progress. The
Northslde people can congratulate themselves
that the new road will f ui nish the best facilities
for rapid transit,
'
The forthcoming annual report of Acting
Commissioner Stone, of the United States
General Land Office, will show that during the
fiscal year ended June 30. 1889. there was certi
fied to railroad companies under various grants
a total of 425,018 acres ot land, or 401,116 less
than the total certifications of the previous
fiscal year. There were pending in the Gen
eral Land Office on June 30, 18S9, railroad selec
tions under former grants amounting to 23,444,
251 acres, which is an increase for the year of
4,014,385 acres.
A case bearing out the truth of the adage
that delays are dangerous, in business as well
as other matters, has just come to the surface
in this city. A few weeks ago a sale of real
estate was made with tbe understanding that
the deed was to be delivered August!. This
allowed ample time for the examination of the
title, bat the purchaser delayed to place the
papers in his attorney's hands until almost the
date set for tbe delivery of the deed. Then
more time was asked and allowed. While the
examination was going on, the seller took sick,
and he died on tbe day fixed for the purchaser
to lift tbe deed.
Tbe result of this unnecessary procrastina
tion on the part of the purchaser is- that he is
compelled to wait for the property until the
Orphans' Court can act upon tho sale and give
tbe heirs power to close np the transaction,
which may take several months, and will add
largely to the expense ot both parties. All of
this trouble could havo been avoided by prompt
action on the part of tbe purchaser.
It doesn't require au expert to tell whether a
diamond Is genuine or not. The test Is simple,
and can be made In any place and in a moment.
All you need is a piece of paper and a lead pen
cil. With the latter make a small dot on tbe
paper, then look at It through the diamond. It
you can see but one dot you can dependon it
that the stone is genuine, but if tbe mark is
scattered, or shows more than one, you will be
perfectly safe in refusing to pay 10 cents for a
stone that may be offered you at 500.
AB0DT SO SO.
Tho Stock Market Winds Up the Week
With a Goose Esc.
The stock market yesterday was more fruit
ful of figures than business, but even the
former showed a considerable falling off for
Saturday. There were no sales. Changes in
quotations were unimportant, there being no
material-declines or advances.
Everything was well In band and ready to re
spond to almost any sort of a buying move
ment, but this Is not looked for until the return
of tbe absentee brokers and investors. Bids
and offers aro appended:
XXCHAXQE STOCK.
Bid. Asked.
Pitts. Pet., S. and SI. Exchange 1S5 too
BAKE STOCKS.
Bid. Asked.
Anchor Scvlngs. 3 ....
Arsenal .". 6o ....
Allechenv National Bank Cl
liankoflMttsburg .7. 74
Citizens' National Bank S3 ....
CityDepo.lt GO ....
Duquesne National Banc. 1M ....
Kxcbange National Hank 81 ....
Farmers' Deposit National BanK 400 ....
First National Bank, fltubnrg 165
Filth Avenue 41 ....
Freehold lsanx M
Fidelity Title and Trutt Co 1M
Iron Cltv National Bank M
Iron aud Glass Dollar Savings 131
Keystone BankofPlttsbarir. SI
Ma.onlc Hank S3
Mechanics' National Banc. 103
Merchants & Manufacturers' X a. Bank. 61
Metropolitan National BanK iw
Mononranela National Bank 10S
Odd Fellow.' Savings Bank. 6
1'eople'. National Bank 150
Second National Bank 190
Hare Ueno.lt Corananv si
Third National liank va
worklngman's savings, Aiiegneny...,
MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS.
n ::::
Bid. Asked.
Citizens' Insurance
Monongahela Insurance
Brldzewater
.Natural Gas Co. or W.Va
Ohio Valley.
People's Natural Gas Co
People's Nat. GasandPlpeage Co..
Pennsylvania Gas Co
Philadelphia Co
Wheeling Uas Co.,
. 3D
42
.33
,7
25
SO
... 17
... 30
jrorest uu uo....
.100
Fittabarr Traction
Ewalt ; Forty-third street) 68
Union HrMirc 13
l,a NorlaJUnlnr Co.. tV
WestlnchouM liloctrlo siv
Union Switch and signal Co
Union Switch and Signal Co. tirePd
tan
WeiUnabouu Air Brake Co. us
oa
d
Considerable street and office business was
transacted during the week. Yesterday Henry
M. Long bought 160 shares of Pleasant Valley
Passenger' Railway stock at 200 and ISO shares
Electric at 61. . .
The total sales of stocks at New York yester
day were 74.350 shares. Including: Atchison,
3.350: Erie, 1.700; Lake Shore, L811; Northwest,
em, 2,960: Northern Pacific, preferred, ll.MO:
Oregon Transcontinental, 1,750; Reading, 1,600;
St Paul, 5.S10; Union Pacific, 3,180, '
THE EECQRD KEPT UP.
Bank Clearing Continue to Show Gains
Over Same Time Last Year.
There was nothing in the local money mar
ket yesterday to attract particular attention.
Clerical business was up to the average of recent
weeks, but discounting was a little off. The
bank clearings show a gain of about 260,000
over the same week last year. While this is
not as large as was hoped for, it Is still a gain,
and does very well under the circumstances.
Business is now at tbe dullest, and any change
must be for tbe better. That a change will
soon takenlaoe no one seriously doubts. The
Clearing House report for the day, week and
year Is as follows:
Exchanges .....I J.8M.7M M
Halanee. .-. 118,277 4S
Exchange, for the week W-ZSr-SJ f?
Balance, for the week. '-Ui-SSiS1
F-xchans dally average .!'3SS2
Exchange, week of 188S 10,494,069 M
Balance, week of 18S8 S-S? l
Exchanges laatweek. 11,4,02J04
Balance, llit week. I,419,30W
Exchange, to date. 1889 ICO.&SJ.I.J 80
Excbanre. to date, 18SS 3tW3I5-S! M
Gain. 1889 over 1S88. 40,"1.SG8
Mon ey on call at New York yesterday was easy
at2Kper cent. Prime mercantile paper, ImQ
7. Sterling exchange dull but steady at M wi
for 60-lay Mils and H 8 for demand.
The weekly statement of the Now York
banks, issued yesterday, shows the following
changes: Reserve, decreased 440,600; loans, in
crease, Jl,434,200; specie, decrease, S2.565.900;
legal tenders, decrease, 1,419,600; deposits, de
crease, $2,179,600; circulation, decrease, 841,500.
The banks now bold 3,3.52,625 in excess of the 25
per cent rule the smallest amount lor a long
time.
Closing Bond Quotations.
U. 8. 4s,reg....l
U. 8. 4S, coup...
U.B.4Xs.reg...
..128
1.1M
M.JC 4T.Gen.5s . 88V
Mutual Union 6s. ...1014
N. J. C. Int, Cert...ll3H
Northern Pae. UU..tiaj
Knrthprn Pae. 2d... 118
103X
U. s. ths. coup....
10b
I'aclficCs ofS3 lis
Loalstansstampedls 6uH
Missouri e. 100
Northw't'n consols. I47
Northw'n deben'...114H
Oregon & Tran.. fis.IOSH
St. L. AI.M. Oen. fis 85t
St.L..& S. V. Gen.M. 1 17
su Paul coasol. ....128K
KlVl Chi .t PC. 1st J. 117
jenn. newaet. es....iw
Tenn. new set. Si 102
Tenn. newset.l..... 72
UD.QI DO. 2(1. WW
Cen. Pacificists US
Den. & K. O., 1.U...122
Den. &K.U. 4. ?,
p.ftB.G.Wat,Isti. 101
Erle,2d 104H
Tx., Pe.UO.Tr Rs.ilX
Tx.'PcH-O.lT.Ket. 8H
Union Pac. m...mw
West Shore lOoh
U.K. AT. Gen. 6s.. 64
Yesterdays bond offerings ageregated $58,
500, as follows: Four per oent coupons, $2,500
at 12S: 4K coupons, $4,000 at 106; ty registered,
$50,000 at 106. Government and State bonds
were dull and steady.
"New YOBI Clearings, $102,565,000: balances,
$4,158,807. for the week-Clearings, $000,525,336;
balances, $27,003,022.
Boston Clearlncs, $12,669,931; balances,
$1,679,033. For the week Clearings, $73,913,923;
balances, $9,613,520. For tbe corresponding
woek in 18S8 Clearings, $77,331,819; balances,
$9,292,562,
PHttA-DELPHIA Clearings, $11,662,931; bal
ances. $1,618,882. For tbe week Clearings, JCO,
494.807; balances, $9,295,080.
Baltimore Clearings, $2,590,205; balances,
Pabis Three per cent rentes, 85f 27c for the
account.
Cbicaoo Money easy and unchanged. Bank
clearings, $11,378, (W0.
TOUCHED A DOLLAR.
Petroleum Makes a Spurt and Reaches the
Coveted Mark.
Tbe oil market was above tbe average in
point of Interest yesterday. There was consid
erable trading, but no large blocks were
handled. A spurt was cansed by Bradford wir
ing an order to bny at 99c New York then
jumped in and bid $1, which knocked tbe per
simmon. Cash oil was neglected. The market
closed firm at next to the highest point of the
day.
Features of tbe Market.
Corrected dally by John M. Oaxiey & Co., 45
Sixth street, members of the Pittsburg Petro
leum Exchange.
Opened MJLoweit S9
Highest 100 Closed MM
Barrel..
Average runs 49,034
Average shipments 18,115
Average charter. 49,388
Kenned, New Yor. 7.20c
Keflnei', London, 3jd.
Kefined, Antwerp, 18r.
lieflned. Liverpool, td.
A. B. McGrew 4 Co. quote: Puts, 9SJc;
Other Oil Markets.
TrrusvrLi,K. August 17, National transit
certificates opened .at 99c; highest, 99c;
lowest, 98Kc; closed, 99c
BrtADVORD, -August 17. National transit
certificates opened at 99VJc; closed at 99Vc:
highest, 99c; lowest, 99c; clearances, L2S4.W0
barrels.
OIL Crrr.August 17. National transit certifi
cates opened at 90c; highest, 99Kc; lowest,
98c; closed, 99c Sales, S97,000 barrels;
clearances, 1,043,000 barrels; charters, 82,698 bar
rels; shipments, 103,270 barrels; runs, 66,232 bar
rels. New York, .August 17. Petroleum opened
firm at 9Sc. and advanced to 99c A slight
reaction then occurred, but tbe market recov
ered and closed firm at 99c. Stock Exchange:
Opening, 9bKc; highest, 99:; lowest. 98Wc: clos
ing, 99c. Consolidated Exchange: Opening,
September, 9SJc: highest, 99c; lowest, 98c;
closing, 99c
STILL GOING UP.
A Good Bhowlng In Building Operations for
Mid-August.
Building last week, although showing a slight
falling off as compared wilh previous reports,
was active for mid-August. Forty permits
were taken out, representing an estimated
value of $96,661. The following is the list:
George Brooks, frame one-story and mansard,
16x32 feet, on Burheiner street. Twenty-seventh
ward.
M. Bnchert, frame one-story, 17x31 'feet; on
La Force street, Twenty-seventh ward.
John O'Grady, frame two-story and attic, 24x
60 feet, on Grandview avenue. Thirty-fifth
ward.
Ed.Radger, frame one-story addition, 8x10
feet, on Independence street, Thirty-fifth ward.
Mrs. M S. Herron, frame two-story, 28x43
feet, on Webster avenue. Thirteenth ward.
Wm. H. Phillips, frame one-story, 26x23 feet,
on Arch street. Thirteenth ward.
Wm. H. Phillips, fram.0 two-story, 16x54 feet,
on Arch street. Thirteenth ward.
John Kline, frame two-story, 18x31 feet, on
Conrad street, nearRossetta street, Nineteenth
ward.
Mrs. Meyran, frame two-story, 11x16 feet, on
Euclid street, near Penn avenue. Twenty
eighth ward.
August Wanaker. frame two-story. 20x48
feet, on Thompson street, near Spring street.
Twenty-first ward.
Henry Brown, Esq., stone two-story, 60x56
feet, on Forbes avenue, near Murry avenue,
Twenty-second ward.
Anna M. Plant, frame two-story, 21x37 feet,
Twenty-seventh ward.
Fred Nauman. two frame two-story, 18x34
feet, on Ulysses street. Thirty-second ward.
A. E. McShafferty, brick two-story, 17x33
feet, on Colwell street. Eleventh ward.
John Beck, frame two-story addition, 18x18
feet, on Mabon avenue, near Summer street,
Thirteenth ward.
A, Lestuski, frame two-story and mansard,
22x18 feet, on Brereton street, Thirteenth
ward.
Jos. Kreitcbkowski, frame two-story, 18x33
feet, on Mingo street. Thirteenth ward.
Ban M. Loecb,brick two-story and attic, 17x32
feet, on Webster avenue, near Buff street,
Thirteenth ward.
Mary Albert, frame two-story, 20x41 feet, on
Ward street, near Boo.net street, Fourteenth
ward. .
Wm. H. Hall, frame two-story, 16xS2 feot, on
Wlckliffe street, near McCandless avenue,
Eighteenth ward.
Samuel Bloomer, frame one-storr. 14x23 feet.
on Evaline street, above Penn avenue. Nine
teenth ward.
IL B. Robison, frame two-story, 12x28 feet, on
Evaline street, comer of .Rosette street, Nine
teenth ward.
Wm. Battersby, frame one-story, 12x23 feet,
on rear of Rosette street, near Penn avenue,
Nineteenth ward.
John Monroe, frame two-story, 16x30 feet, on
corner of Conrad street and Dauphin street,
Nineteenth ward.
Peter Curley, frame two-story, 14x17 feet, on
Cherry alley, above Josephine street: Twenty
fourth ward. ,
Henry Wenxel, framo two-story, 18x32 feet,
on Greely, head of Twenty-second street. Twenty-seventh
ward.
John Mooney, two frame two-story. 25x35
feet, on Eureka street, near Maple, Thirty-first
ward.
Mrs. Melrold, brick two-story, 20x48 feet, on
Calvin street, between Fortv.fonrthanrl Fortv-
'flf th streets, Seventeenth ward.
ur. juricpatrica;, irame one-story, 15x43 feet,
on Wayne street. Thirteenth ward.
J. Kaufmann and Bros brick four-story.
39x117 feet, on Fifth avenue, near Smithfleld
street. Third ward. .
T. H. Groah, two frame two-story, 17x42 feot.
on Shetland street, near Larimer avenue.
Twenty-first ward.
Joseph Lies, brick two-story, 18x43 feet, on
Smallman street, between Thirty-fourth and
xmrty-iuia Btrceta, r uieentn ward.
George Button, trame two-etory, 10x83 feet
on Sarah street, between Penn avenue and
Mifflin street, Sixteenth ward.
J. F. Wimdrllich, brick two-story, 20x46 feet,
on Butler street. Eighteenth ward.
G. Buggerman. frame one-story, 24x33 feet,
on Butler street, between Fifty-first and Fifty
second streets, Eighteenth ward.
M. Watkins, frame two-story, 18x48 feet, on
Scioto, between Gross and Fitch streets. Twen
tieth ward.
Henry a Ajers, brick two-story, 84x44 feet,
on Walnut street, between Hiland avenue and
College streets. Twentieth ward.
Edward O'Donnell, two frame two-story,
86x34 feet, on Kansas street, Twenty-third
ward.
John HetzeL two-story addition on 203 Main
street, between Wabash and Alexander streets.
Thirty-sixth ward.
Henry Shntte, frame two-story, 22x32 feet, on
Wyman street, between Boggs and Southern
avenues. Thirty-second ward.
BETTER THAN A GOOSE EGG.
The Week Closes With a Few Good Trans
actions la Realty.
Ewing & Byers, No. 107 Federal street, sold
for M. Young and Mrs. Neswith two two-story
frame houses of five rooms and hall, each with
lot 60x150, on River avenue, Allegheny, for
$7,000.
W. C. Stewart, 114 Fourth avenue, sold lots
Nos. 13 and 14 in the McCoombs' Grove )lan,
Squirrel Hill, to Albert Creelman for $2,600.
Black & Balrd sold for the People's Savings
Bank, to Philip Krauter, lots 77 and 78, 20x140
feet each, in the Brown plan, situate on La
Force street, Twenty-seventh ward, for $500.
V. Beringer & Son, No. 103 Fourth avenue,
sold a farm of 12 acres on the Klttannlng road,
Indiana township, Allegheny county, for Mrs.
Kaiherine Brown to Peter Hotz, for $1,700
cash; also, sold a Int In tbe Eccles plan,Wood's
Run, to George Hobb for $300; also, one in the
same plan to John T. Miller for $473.
Major A. J. Pentecost sold to Anthony Davis
lots Nos. 4 and S in Pentecost's sub-division ot
Arthur plan, in the Tenth ward. Allegheny,
for $600.
John T. Baxter, 612 Smlthfiold street, sold to
William A. Sproull. general agent Chicago
and Alton Railroad, lot No. 4 Brushton place,
Brusbton station, frontage of 0 teet on Penn
avenue by 150 to a 20-foot alley, for $2,500.
L. O. Frazler, cornerFifty-Iourth and Butler
Streets, sold tor the heirs of John H. Brown,
deceased, a lot 20x100 feet to a 20-foot alley, sit
uate on the north side of Liberty avenue,near
Thirty-ninth street. Sixteenth ward, to Mrs.
Angelf c Ii. Velte for $1,000 cash.
A WET BLANKET.
The New York Bank Statement Gives
Stock a Setback Tber Rally Later
and Close nt About the
Highest Notch Railroad
Bonds Featureless.
NewYobk, Acgust 17. The stock market
was as dull as usual this morning and as bar
ren ot feature as the preceding days ot this
week. There was, however, a generally firm
to stagnant tone, and most of the stocks traded
in are small fractions higher than last even
ing. Tbe strong features of tbe day were the
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and St, Louis
and tbe Grangers, Chicago Gas aud Kingston
and Pembroke. There was good inside buying In
Clovcland, Columbus,Clnclnnati and St. Louis,
and the Grangers went up on the large busi
ness In sight, and Chicago baying was again
conspicuous In gas. The other trusts were
dull with the exception of Cotton Oil, which
developed some weakness and retired a frac
tion. The London prices were materially higher
this morning, and this market opened with a
spurt, most stocks being only sligbtly higher
than last evening, though Union Pacific was
exceptional, with a gain of per cent. King
ston and Pembroke, Cleveland, -Columbus, Cin
cinnati and St. Louis and Chicago Gas were
the only stocks making any material movement
in the first hour, and they were only fractional,
while Chicago Gas went back asain, and Cot
ton Oil was quite weak. Burlington andQuincy
and the other Grangers came to the front after
that time, and while there was no marked ad
vance scored, the tone was strong until the
.issue of the bank statement, which showed
marked decreases in all the resources of tbe
banks and tbe surplus reserve was cut in half,
leaving only a little over $250,000. This caused
a slight setback, but the market finally closed
dull, but steady to firm, and generally at about
the best prices of the session. Tbe only im
portant final change was an advance of 1 per
cent in Kingston and Pembroke.
The railroad bond market was equally dull
with the share list, the sales of all issues reach
ing only $244,000, which was distributed among
an unusually small number. Tbe tone of tbe
dealings was generally firm, but tbe fluctua
tions were slight, and the only final change of
Importance was a decline of 2 in the Union
Pacific sixes of 18S9 to 119. Tbe sales of bonds
for tbe week aggregated $4,009,000 against $7,
131,000 for last week. 7
The following table snows tbe-pnees oraetlve
stock, on the New York Stock Exchange yester
day. Corrected daily for The Dispatch by
Whitney & an rnzhSON. oldest Pittsburg mem
bers of New York Stock Exchange, 87 Fourth ave
nue: Open
ing. Am. Cotton On 3M
Atcn.. Top. & S.F.... MM
Canada Southern.
Central Pacini.
CheuDeake& Ohio.... 2H
C Bur. A OolnT.....10(H
C, Mil. St. Paul.... 2H
C, Mil. A St. P.. vt....U3H
V.. Kocal. ! WX
High- r,ow-
e.u
US4
S6H
e.t.
i$
J05'-i
J2
ins
100
C, St.U APltp..
V., St. U. X 11113.
pf..
(1. St. P.. M. & U 85
C St. PM. ft O., PC S7X
C ft Northwestern. ...MIX
C.& Morthwe.tern, pf. .. .
a, c, c. & i uh
c. v., c. & i., pr.....iw
Vol. Coal A iron
Col. ft Hocking Yal
Dei.. L. ft W. llSif
Del. ft Hud.on 143
JJenrerftKloO - .:..
Den ver ft Klo O.. of
E.T., Va. ftOa ....
E. T.. Va. ft Oa. Zd pf. ....
Illinois Central.
hake Krloft We.tern
Lake Erie ft West. Dr.. SoJ
Lake Shore M. s 10414
Lonl.vule ft .Nashville. 70M
Michigan central 88U
Mobile Ohio 13
Mo., Kan. ft Texas.... 12 "-4
Missouri pacific 72$
A. V.. li.E. ft W 283a
M. .. C. ft St. Li
X. x c ft st, L. or.
N.X.. C. &St.ti.2d Cf ....
N. ft N. E 81
ti. I"., O. ft V
Northern Pacific
Mortnern Pacific sref. S7M
Oregon Improvement. &4)j
Oregon Transcon 34H
PaciacMali
Peo. Dec. ft Evans
PhUadel. ft Keadlnr.. UM
Klcnmona A W. P. T
Klchmondft'W.P.T.Dl ....
St. P., Minn, ft Man..l01H
St. Ik ft San Fran
St. Li. ft San irran pf.
St.L. ft San P. lit pr.. ...
Texas Pacific 21H
UnlonPacinc - ez
Wabasit. 17l
Wabash preferred..... 83)2
Western Union MH
Wheeling- ft L. E. TOM
Snsrar Trust. 109
National Lead Trutt.. 23
Chicago Gas Trust Bufc
143H
J45K
143
70M
884?
12H
(OH
si.
84K
loijf loyi
83M
71M
85),
70fc
eiU 60)4
Boston Stocks.
Atch.LandUrant, 7S107X
Atch; ft Top. B. K... 38X
Boitonft Albany. ..217M
Wis. Central, com.., 24)t
Wis. Central pt. 63
AlloueiMgCo'neW..50
Calumet ft Heels... .-.27
Pranaun. 9
Huron S7S
Boston ft aiaine. ....zus
c. a. ft a. ics
Clnn. San. ft Cleve. 24
Eastern K. K. 6. ....125
Osceola. 11
FUntftPereM. DM. KK'
Mexican Oen. com.. l&H
rewabio (new) 3
Qulney 84
Bell Telephone 230
BctonLand 6tf
Water Power 6
juex.u.isimtfr. oua. c?j
-N. y. AKewEna-... 81)
N.Y. 4 Ni E. 7S....12SI
oia Ooionr 17J
Butland, com. 4
ttutland preferred.. 40
Tamarack 103
SanlMego 23
Philadelphia Stocks.
Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks, fur
nished by Whitney ft Stephenson, brokers. No. 57
Fourth avenue.
atemoen jaew xorx otocajsc-
cnanjre.
Bin.
.. 83
.. 22
Asked.
2C5t
10)4
20t
0714
Pennsylvania ItaUroad.
Reading
llufialo. Plttsbnrr and Western..
Wt
Lehigh Valley 31W
Lehigh Navigation UH
northern Pacific 3
Northern Pacific preferred 67
Business Notes.
TH.K number of real estate transfers recorded
last week was 197. One hundred and fifty-one
mortgages were sold and settled. Both repre
sent $755,585.
Permits were taken out last weee for 40
buildings at an estimated cost of $96,561. The
largest was Issued to J. Kaufmann & Bros, for
a four-Btory brick on Smillifield street, adjoin
ing their present place of business, to cost
$23,000.
iiB. J. W. TkdcbATIT, tbo englneerin charge
of tbe mines of the Pittsburg and Mexican Tin
Mining Company, in the, State of Durango,
Mexico, writes very encouragingly as to the
outlook of the property.
A Fotbth atxkte financier, who Is largely
interested In street railways, said yesterday
that tbe consloldatlon of the Pleasant Valley
and Manchester lines was only a question of a
little time. The absorption br the former of
two fit her lines v;is with a view to givo It a
better atauding in the proposed larger deal.
The enterprising firm of JohnM. Oakley &
Co. have leased a wire from tbe Western Union
ComDanv connecting their Chicago office with
the flew York Stock Exc-hanse and running I
UK
104 5?
9.2
85 35
S7X S7K
111)5 1U
77W' 76
ltttf IKK
through their Pittsburg office. The wire is to
be kept hot with news of both exchanges sod
the foreign-markets. They have also New. York
coffee quotations, which is a new1 feature to
speculators In this city.
MAEKETSJY WIRE.
Tho Wheat Pit Agitated by Conflicting Ad
vices Prices Weaken eu Keporta of
Pino. Weather and Brace Up
Under the Inflnsnco of
Heavy Exports
Chicago Tbo yontinued fine weather
throughcut the Tvst, easy early cables, and a
fair prospect of increased receipts cansed a Vi
lower opening for wheat futures this morning.
Following tho temporary early depression
there was a period of strength, growing out of
the large export clearances reported. New
Orleans cleared 260,000 bushels, which, added
to the shipments from Eastern ports, made a
total of 570,000 bushels of wheat, besides the 24,
500 packages of flour posted. The market
firmed up to 7SJc for December on this news,
while September rallied to77Xc But the im
provement did not hold.
Bearish advices from tbe Northwest and f rco
selling orders from Minneapolis broke tbe mar
ket in a very short time c, September go
ing to 77o and December to 78c. It was claimed
that Minneapolis had 70 cars of new wheat to
day, with about 200 cars estimated for Monday,
and the cash market for No.1 hard wheat there
was l2c lower. At U principal points re
ceipts footed up 683,800 bushels and the ship
ments 703,000 bushels. Private cables were
generally enoouraging to holders, though tbe
late nubile ones werdweaker. During the last
hour ot the session the market was easy and
further slight shrinkage in speculative valces
took place, many of the smaller class of longs
unloading rather than leave their trades open
orerSnnday.
Corn ruled quiet with occasional periods of
temporary activity. Tbe feeling was easier
and slightly lower prices were established. The
weaker tone was due to the fine weather and
larger receipts. Demand was rather light and of
ferings larerer. A nromincnt local onerator who
has purchased liberally of late wasn't buying
as much as usual and the market ruled easier
in consequence. Cables were firm but domestio
markets averaged c lower. The market
opened at yesterday's closing prices, was easy
aud declined li,c, became quiet, changing but
little and closed HHc lower than yesterday.
Oats were traded in to a moderate extent,
most of theinteiest centering in September
and May, especially in the last named month.
The feeling was easy and prices declined
slightly.
Quite a good business was transacted in the
market for mess pork and tbe feeling was
unsettled and prices irregular. Early sales
were made at So advance, but the pressure to
sell weakened tbe market and prices declined
3040c on near deliveries, and 1520c on Janu
ary. During the latter part of the session the
market was steadier and prices rallied 710c,
closed steady.
In lard trading was only fairly active. At
the opening a few sales were made to shorts at
slightly advanced figures. Later, however, the
market weakened and prices receded 610o
and closed quiet.
A good speculative business was transacted
in short rib sides. The market opened a trifle
stronger and sales were made at 2Kc advance.
Free offerings, however, weakened tbe market
and prices declined 15i7Mc on near deliveries
and Sg7c on January. At the close the feel
ing was steadier and prices advanced 57Hc
The leading lutures ranged as follows:
"WHKAT No. 2. September. 77;77H76K
76Kc: October. TTH&TJU&iIq; December
78KQ787778c
COEN No. 2, September. 35K3535
35c: October, S5KS5J4;3o3o&c: Decem
ber. 343534Ji34c.
Oats No. 2, September. 20K20J820
20Kc; October, 202020j42UKc; Decem
ber, 20K22120KJ0Kc
Mess Pork, per DhL September. $9 SO
9 80(59 42H9 o2&: Octobers 72K9 7269 W
0 52; January, $9 6SS 659 45ig9 5a
Lard, per 100 fits. September. $6 256 250
6 17K6 17K; October. $6 17K6 17)4o 05
6 07& January, $5 955 9535 &5 85.
Short Bibs, per 100 lbs. September, $5 20
65 205 03K35 10; October. $o 22K5 22
if 0o5 10: January, $4 S54 874 77)4 SO.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady and unchanged. No. 2 spring wheat,
77c: No. 3 spring wheat, 714272c; No. 2
red, 77Kc No. 2;corn. S54c fto. 2 oats. 20K
20c No. 2 rye. 42Jc. No. 2 barley. 6ac.
No. 1 flaxseed, $1 21; prime timothy seed.81 40
61 42. Mesa pork, per barrel, $9 609 65.
Lard, per 100 pounds, $6 15S 20. Short rib
sides (loose), $5 0565 15. Dry salted shoulders
(boxed), easier. Short clear sides (boxed),
easier. Sugars unchanged.Recelpts Flour. 11,
000 barrels; wheat, 88,000 bushels; corn, 800.
000 bushels; oats, 193,000 bushels; rye, 10.000
bushels; barley, 3,000 bushels. Shipment
Flour, 14.000 barrels: wheat, 194.000 bushels;
corn, 413,000 bushels: oats, 319,000 bushels; rye,
25,000 bushels; barley, 1,000 bushels.
On tho Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was active and unchanged. Eggs
active at 14 loc
UYJ3 STOCK MAKKETS. .
The Condition of Business at the East Liberty
Stock Yards.
Optics op PrrrsBUito Dispatch, 1
SATUBTJAT. August IT, 1889. J
CATTT.S Receipts, C20 head; shipments,
660 head: market steady, nothing doing; all
through consignments; 7 cars of cattle shipped
to. New York to-day.
Boas Receipts, 2,700 head: shipments, 3,300
head; market slow; light Yorkers. $4 65
4 70; mixed. $4 60 I GO; prime heavy tops, $4 45
4 60; good heavy Pblladeipbias, $4 504 60; 10
cars of hogs shipped to New York to-day.
Sheep Receipts. 2,000 head; shipments, 1,200
head; market fair at yesterday's prices.
NATIONAL GDAKD KOTES.
QUAETEBStASTKB CUABXES BROWJf, Of
Allegheny, has gone to Mr, Clemens for a two
weeks' stay to recuperate his health. -.
Capttain William Davis, of tho staff of
the EighteentbrTeturned to the city yesterday,
after a week's absence on a pleasure trip.
The Twelfth Regiment goes into camp at
Gettysburg next month, and will be theze dur
ing the time of the big reunion of the Grand
Army.
SEVERAL-tn embers of tbe Buquesnje Greys
who returned from camp at Erie report that
the boys' are having a splendid time, with lots
of fishing and little military discipline to
bother them. They expect to break camp
about the last of this week.
Compajit C, of the Fourteenth Regiment,
will be relieved from further duty at Johns
town this week. Whllo the men hare had
little or nothing to do during the past few
weeks, most of them will be pleased to get tbe
order to leave, as tho place has grown thor
oughly monotonous.
Captain E. Y.Bbeck, of this city, who
spent a portion of the time at tbe Mt. Gretna
camp as tbe guest of Lieutenant Shepherd, of
the battery, proved hlinselt an authority on ar
tillery maneuvers. Several little disputes
arose at dilfereqt times on certain movements
when tbe tactical knowledge ot Captain Breck
was brought into -play, somewhat to the sur
prise of tho regular officers present.
There is some talk of the local military or
ganizations being asked to tnrn out on tbe
opening day of tbo Exposition in order to give
the affair a grand send oft. Sbonld the request
be made it is very doubtful whether either the
Fourteenth or Eighteenth Regiments would
respond very cheerfully, as the boys havo had
quite enough dnty and display this season, and
axe perfectly satisfied to let well enough alone.
Lieutenant Frank E. Hobbs, of tho
United States Ordnance Department, was in
the city for several days during- tbe past week.
He has jnst returned from an extensive trip in
Europe, where ho has been visiting the steel
plants and furnaces, for tho purpose of ascer
taining the best methods of producing that
metal. His report is now at the War Depart
ments 'Washington.
Battery B of the Fourth United States Ar
tillery bad quite a tough time in the march to
the Mt. Gretna Encampment, tbe trip consum
ing ten daysrwhlch were about the hardest ten
days any of the members ever experienced.
They were caught in a swamp In New Jersey,
and.the rain poured down incessantly for two
days. Tbe roads Were terribleand at times a
perfect stream of water. The battery horses
on tbe picket lino would, for hours, be up to
their knees in mud, and not a man in the com
mand had a dry stitch of clothing oa for 48
hours.
Governor Beaver has decided that
the next encampment of the Nation
al Guard of Pennsylvania will be held
at Mt. Gretna, and will consist of
tbe entire division. It is also announced
that as many companies of regular troops as
tho Secretary of War will allow will be invited
to be present, owing to thefavorahle impression
left by their presence during the past ten days.
This is the first year the regulars ever mingled
to any extent with the militia, and both sides
have been so well pleased with- tho results
that it will be an established thug in the
future.
Thb encampment at Mr. Gretna, which
ended yesterday, has been a Temarkable one in
some respects. Several members of Battery
B who returned to 'the city ahead of their com
mand, in breaking of tbe tour, stated that, in
their opinion, the Stato troops have received
more instruction and information on the de
tails ot military duties than a dozen ordinary
camps would bring forth. The rigid discipline
of the regulars was enforced as much u posji.
ble in the Guard, and LVeutenant Shepherd,
who had charge of tho Mattery, was compli
mented on tho zaanser in. which he handled
his command, as was also Captain Jones, of
tho Shendau Troop- Th troys as a rule are
pretty well satisfied with the trip, although
th ere was plenty of hard worlr at all times. AU
the National Guard troops lot yesterday, but
the regulars will remain in camp on the spot
for a week longer.
Colonel Cabpentxr. of. tha regular ser
vice, who has spent considerable time in the
past two years Inspecting tlfo vtirious militia
troops in. different parts of lha country, states
that service now in the- Guard naeans steady,
hard work while in. camp, and in tho armories
during the winter months. The several duties
taught can ha learned nowhere else- A knowl
edge of these dnties 1 indispensable, if an
efficient National Guard is to- bo arrived at,
and tbat an efficient Guard is necess.uy needs
no argument. Those who devote tbenwel ves to
this service deserve well of all lai'-abidlng
citizens, and anyone throwing obstacles in tbe
way of a member of tbe Gttard glsfng his
service to tho State during a tour of duty,
which frequently occurs, before every encamp
ment. Is undeserving of tbe protection of tbo
laws. The law demands this service of her
troops, and it is the duty of all citizens to give
their aid. not their interference. A number of
Instances could be quoted of members oC the
local regiments who lost positions oa account
of the antagonistic feeling of theix employers
toward the Guard.
Rifle practice has at last apparently taken
a pretty good'hold in tbe Eighteenth Regiment,
and as a result squads can be seen almost
every day on the rango at High Bridge. So far
this season over 100 men have qualified as
marksmen in tbe different comoanies, and by
the last of October, the time specified to stop
practice, it is probable that tho number will be
doubled. Among-the officers who havo placed
good scores to their credit are: Colonel Smith.
Captains Roessing, Harper, Awl, Penny, Bock
ert, Harvey, Simmons and Coon, and Lieuten
ants Matthews. Little. Lowry. Pearson. Rust,
Doak ond Lauer. Tbe interest taken by
the officers is stimulating to the enlisted
men, as tbe results this year will show. In the
Fourteenth Regiment the tour at Johnstown
held back the target practica very considera
bly, but Lieutenant Brown, the inspector of
rifle practice, expects to make almost as good a
showing as last ear, although ft is requiring
jiuu won, ruumuraueouoa u unng paiu
In this regiment to the team for the brigade
matches next ,montb, and the members are
practicing almost daily at their range at Salt
works. Second place was won last year by
Lieutenant Brown's squad, but nothing (ess
than the top will satisfy them this time.
The Calf and the farmer Mad.
Port Huron Times.
AHussey township farmer hired a boy
told him to salt the calf boy rubbed, about
a quart into the calf hide colts got a sniff of
the salt calf was licked for three days and
lost every hair calf runs now from every
living thing that comes toward him for fear
of another licking farmer mad colts, in
cluding the boy, smile.
A laeoe stock of diamonds set and unset
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When baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
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A LADY'S REMARKABLE STORY.
"I had no intention of making a state
ment for publication. Indeed, it was tia
last thing I thought of, for I have often,
said I would never see my name in print.
But tbe result is so complete iu my ease,
and after I had given up all hope, it is such,
a surprise to find myself entirely well, with
out a trace of ray trouble left, thsfl can
hardly do otherwise than giro ray testi
mony." ,
It was with a great deal of emphasis that
Mrs. Pratt spoke these words to the writer,
and her statement throughout was given,
with an earnestness that made H interesting.
"Some years ago, during house cleaning
time," she sairr, "I contracted a severs cold.
I paid little-attention to it, and it seemed to
leave me. 'Whether it had never entirely
left me aud I caught iresh colds, I do not
know, but after a time I noticed that my
nostrils would become , stopped up almost
continually-, my eyes would get dim and
watery and there would be a dull, aching
pain across the forehead over the eyes. It
was a dull, heavy pain at first, but after a
time it would often grow so severe that I
would have to sit for hours holding my head
in my bands. It seemed as if it would
burst
"My throat became mr and inflamed. I
was continually hawking and raising and
trying to clean it, but something would
seem to stick there that I could not get up
or down.
"One of my ears became affccted. At first
there was a ringing, buzzing noise in it
which interfered only slightly with my
hearing. Gradually a little tumor formed
inside of the ear. and for six weeks I never
slept, day or night, so intense was the pain.
There, was a constant discharge, from the ear
of a light yellow matter.
itn. JoJm Iatt, S3 High Street.
"Gradually but surely my trouble was
growing worse, and extending all through,
my system. I could not sleep nights, and
would get up feeling more tired in the morn
ing than when I went to bed. When I
would lie down, I could feel the mucus fall
ing back into my throat. If I fell asleep it
would wake me up, feeling as though I was
choking. I had no appetite. Tho very
sight of food seemed to make me feel sick.
When I did eat anything, I always bad aa
inclination to vomit afterward.'
Night sweats set in. and I began to crow
weaker, and was daily losing flesh. My heart
would palpitate, and then it would beat
slowly and irregularly. This was followed by
dizziness, and a iaint feeling, especially
when I would arise from a chair. Some
times I would stagger for several seconds
as though intoxicated. My other ear be
came affected a lew years ago audi was
soon stone deaf.
"A severe cutting pain came in my ,
shoulder blade. It was a sharp shooting
pain, and would" come so suddenly that
it would almost take my breath.
"J remained in this condition for over
four years. I waa trying physicians and
taking medicine continually; but all to no!
purpose. One day I was told of Drs. Cope
and and Blair, and I went to see them.
I felt confidence in them, as they made so.
great promises, and I placed myself under their'
care.
"Gradually I began to feel relief. Thapaial
in my head and ears ceased. My head becamen
clear and the dropping ol mucus In my Urroac
Stopped and the soreness had left it. I sleep,
well and eat well, enjoying my food. I have no.
more dizzy spells, and tbe pain in my shoulder:
blade bas entirely disappeared.
"But tbe greatest boon ot all that tbe doctors
have given me is my hearing. I can now near
ordinary conversation, without any trouble,
when before I could barely bear a person
shouting. I hare not had such good health for
years, and I owe my recovery to the treatment. '
of Drs. Coreland and Blair."
Mrs. Pratt lives, as stated, at No. 23 High
street, Allegheny, and her statement can bo
readily verified.
UPON THE HEARING.
Showiag the Connection and the Signs
of
Frogress.
A large proportion of the troubles of the
ear may be traced to catarrhal affections.
Many sufferers irom catarrh will testify to
the peculiar effect that the disease- seems to
have even in its early stages upon tbe hear
ing. The roaring and buzzing in the ears is
one of the most familiar symptoms to ca
tarrhal sufferers.
Sometimes the sound which they bear in
their ears is described by them as "steam
going out of a pipe," "the sound of a great
waterfall," "sounds of water overflowing,"
or "steam from a locomotive," as buzzing,
singing, ringing and crackling; sometimes
like the sounds in n shell held at the ear or
the bursting of bubbles.
Sometimes the sounds are of a beating,
pulsating, throbbing character, in cases
keening time with the regular beating of the
heart. Sometimes there are several different'
sounds such as pulsating and buzzing together,
in some cases the sounds are so intense as to
render life a burden, and there are instances on
record where tbe distracted sufferers have re
sorted to suicide to rid themselves of them.
There can be no more important predispos
ing or exciting cause in prodncmg ear diseases
than catarrh in tbo nose and throat. The)
symptoms of catarrh itself can hardly be mis
taken. In many cases tbe patients have pains
about tbo chest and sides, and sometimes In
tbe back. They feel dull ana sleepy; tho
mouth bas a bad taste, especially in the morn,
ing. A sort of sticky slime collects about the
teeth. The appetite is poor. There Is a feel
ing Ilxe a heavy load on tho stomach, some
times a faint, "all gone" sensation at the pit of
tbe stomicb which food does not satisfy. The
eyes are sunken, the hands and feet become
cold and clammy.
After a while a cough sets in. at first dry. but
after a few months it is attended with a greenish-colored
expectoration. The patient feels
tired, all the while, and sleep does not seem to
afford any rest. After a time be becomes
nervous, irritable, and gloomy, and has evil
forebodings. There Is a giddiness, a sort oi
whirling sensation in the head when rising up
suddenly. Tbe bowels become costive, the
skin is dry and hot at times; the blood becomes
thick and stagnant; the whites of the eyes be
come tinged with jellow; tbe kidney secretions
become scanty and high colored, depositing a
sediment after standing. There is frequently
a spitting up 01 joou, sometimes wiui a sour
taste and sometimes with a sweetish taste, this
is frequently attended with palpitation of the
heart and asthmatic symptoms.
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