' t BLACK DIAMOND GOLD. The Effect of the Eecent Coal Ship ments Row Being Felt JIOXEY POURING HTO COFFERS. The MerclantB, Storekeepers and Miners Ire Prosperous. iCTITITI IS EXPECTED IT THE MIKES. EOil black to yellow, is an interesting trans formation of colors in progress in the river coal industry. JIanv miles of boats and barges were shipped down the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys this week, and from this tidal wave of black diamonds a sort of return swell has now set in.pouring in upon Pittsburg and vicinity a stream of dollars. Before this swell & y subsides it will have left at least $1,250, 000, high and dry upon the banks of the Monongahela. At the "Water street office of one of the oldest firms in the business it is estimated that 8,000, 000 comes back to Pittsburg every year from Cincinnati, Louisville, 2few Orleans nnd other Southwestern cities in return for the coal we send them. As this exchange can onlj be made upon the bosom ofach recurring lreshct, strangers will see at once that these great river-swells are not in the nature of winds that blow no good, and that Pittsburg can, with good grace, weather any number of such storms as swooped down upon the country last week. Sow the situ ation wears a changed face. If the rivers do not freeze np suddenly, plenty of empty craft will be back by the last of next week, and a season of great activity is promised at the mines. 31 one j Placed in General Circnlation. The million and a quarter of dollars vhich is flowing back to us does not go into the idle coffers of banks. It goes at once into circulation. The lower markets were cleaned out, and the demand was Fplcndid when the Pittsburg fuel reached the down-river cities. A fairly good price 1 thus obtained, and, with "replenished purse, the mine owners up here will be able to maintain the present old rate of wages jiaid their miners. AVith the resumption of mining, the new money will go out in wages without delay. "Storekeepers nnd merchants eenerally who have been carry ing miners familiex on credit over the sea son of idleness will be paid up, and that means renewed life and prosDenty to whole towns. Those same merchants will make payments to the wholesale houseH in Pitts burg; ai d, in a variety of channels, will the financial benefits of the monster coal ship ment of this week become apparent. Coming nearer home, other forms of in dustry and enterprise are found to be quick ening" with the bounteous results of this un usually larce return of gold in exchange for the black diamonds. An army of boatmen will come back to their homes here to re ceive from the offices of coal firms along "Water street their precious envelopes. The masters, the pilots, the engineers and the boat carpenters live either in the city or nlong the Ohio from "Woods Enn down to Beaver, and even the aristocratic village of NE Iff Being the leading clothiers of Pittsbjirg we can and do offer values that cannot possibly be equaled. Our 'present $15 Suit and Overcoat Sale, to be continued for but a few days longer, is a notable instance. This sale gives you choice of thousands (more than the entire stock of any other local house) of fine, imported garments that were made up to be sold at $20, 22 and 23. This, too, is the first case on record of any house offering such overwhelming values before New Year's. ill ill, The grand line of Suits offered at this price embraces the latest and choicest single and double breasted Sacks and Cutaways also Prince Alberts, made of Cassimeres, Chev i o t s , Homespuns, Worsteds, etc., in stylish checks.plaids, mixtures,solidbrown, tan, blue, black and grey. In point of make and fit these suits are the counter part of the best mer chant tailor work pro duced in Pittsburg. 1 f V THE PRESENTS WE GDE With every man's or youth's Suit and Overcoat are highly appreciated, and justly so. They're the latest edition of it OUR GREAT MEN," A 700-page, handsomely bound book containing the biographies of 113 famous American Statesmen and portraits. The list price of these books is S3. We give them absolutely free. 120-Page Illustrated CATALOGUE Mailed FREE. Send for It Sewickley will feel financially good from the amount of cash the well-paid steamboat officers are prepared to spend upon their re turn from below. Deck hands, roustabouts, and even the cooks, will contribute their wages to the general volume of business. Bis Sams Paid at the Lock. The movement of this vast quantity of coal transferred a big sum from the afes of the coal operators to the treasury of the Monongahela Slackwater Company. That corporation charges an average of, probably, $12 60 for each barge of coal passed through its locks. These charges are ainerent at each lock. For every 1,000 bushels of coal brought down the Monongahela the Pitts burgowner pavs S2 25 for it at Lock No. 3; SI 80 more for it at Lock No. 2; 90 cents more for it at Lock No. 1. If he has mined his coal still farther no the river he pays ?2 75 at Lock No. 4, and so on the farther up the vallev he goes. In the rush of tows at Locks Nos. 1 and 2 this week and last week the slackwater company is said to have earned thousands of dollars a day at these two dams alone. It was estimated that there were from 17,000,000 to 20,000,000 bushels of coal loaded on the rivers last week. Thousands of dollars are being paid to the owners of the boat stores south of Second avenue. They provisioned the fleet of pon derous towboats. The larders of these vesselsare filled without stint. The men who ship with great tows or coal have hard, dangerous and exposed labor before them. In consequence the boat stores, as a general thing, turn in big bills after the fleet gets away. They are paid promptly and with out murmur. Big Risks Ban by the Shippers. "It was a tremendous risk we ran this fall," said a coal shipper. "Never in the history of the coal trade was there so much large craft loaded at this sesaon of the year. Just think of it Our firm alone had 75 boats lying in the river, all loaded ready for the shipment long before it came. Usually we wait for spring to utilize that size of craft and we generally filled them for New Orleans. But this year the dry weather prevented a rise for months, aud as Eidmq n the Loclt. available craft became scarcer, and our neighbors went on loading, and our miners had to be provided with employment to keep them from starving with all these things forcing us on, why, wo just turned in and loaded all the boats we had as well asba'rees. "Recently I laid awake at nights think ing of what distrastrous results would follow from that sudden rise in the South which we all feared so much. In the ordinary condition of things when onlv barges are loaded, the breaking loose of a barge or two would be a small matter, even at head waters. But let a fleet of those heavy 'boats' let go above, and they would have spread destruction along the whole river. A 'boat load of coal sinking meant greater financial loss of course, than a 'barge' load. You understand that? Well, if you do, CLO &. SIS These superfine Overcoats are made of Imported Meltons, Kerseys, Elysian, Scotch Cheviots, etc., cut in latest and swellestboxandsemi- box styles, Chester fields and fly fronts, made, trimmed and finished as good as regular custom work and fitting to perfec tion. You'll find nearly every new shade of brown, tan, green, drab, blue, grey, black, etc., and all the staple colors. i Pk4 I. I I s 1 KECIU-1 m is via mhJS if tl Kaua r ' ffl THE -. yon also understand why I was sleepless some nights. Competition Shonld Be Regulated. "If I had my way," continued the gentle man, "I would so-regulate competition that I could discharge all ray boatmen and say positively .'We will not ship an ounce of coal between the 1st of December and the 1st of February.' When we begin our esti mates on a year's operations we Invariably set down the probabilities of closed rivers and disadvantages from weather during De cember and January. If we would abide by those probabilities "we would save ourselves n vast amount of risk and anxiety. Priof to December I I would load only a moderate amount of coal, so as to avoid chok ing np the harbors as ne did this fall, and thus reduce the hazzard we placed ourselves in by so doing. "But we can't regnlate the Business that war, it would seem," he concluded. "Com petition is too rife. My neighbor goes on Gales Opening to Receive a Tow. producing and loading. If I don't do the same, my neighbor will get larger quanti ties into the lower markets, his returns will be greater, and the improvements of his works might thus overreach our own. So, we also go ahead mining and loading, ready to sieze each freshet at its flood, and float to the markets below in eager competition with the firm across the street. It's tho old, old story. You will find it in all lines of business, though, perhaps, it brings to coal operators a largerproportion of anxiety and risk than it does to the staid old gentle man in the uptown counting room, who may go home and nap over his periodical with out having upon his mind many acres of mined coal surging on the river at the com plete mercy of the elements." Steamers Block the Entrances Frequently. The truth of all this coal capitalist said was realized a little while later by the re porter, as he stood upon the river bank in Soho, watching steamers blocking up at the upper entrance to Lock No. 1, waiting for their opportunity to get below. The twin locks there are hardly adequate to the im mense business that is furnished by the coal industry. Some years ago they were, but the coal trade has been growing out of all proportion to the measurement of the lock walls. The press of towboats above the dam amounts often to a blockade. A big tow must be broken up in order to get through, and this consumes time. By the confessions of the mine owner above quoted, competition compelled his firm alone to load 75 "boats," which is decidedly unusual for this season. The result ot that was larger tows brought to the crest of Lick No. 1. But the capacity of the locks had not grown, and so time was being lost while the trade is growing all the time. "Perhaps, though, if the policy of that coal merchant whom you interviewed were to be adopted, there would be no need of enlarging these locks," remarked a gentle man. "No, I think it is better to go on producing and mining, rather than curtail the trade; better to accept the weather as we find it; better to take the risks that are naturally consequent upon a business of this nature better, because it is the natural expansion of the industry in consequence of healthy competition." Pg5rlj!'wte& HI The great event, for which active preparations have been going on for months past, has tome at last To-morrow mornings when the doors of Kaufmanns' Grand Depot will open, a sight of unequaled splendor and magnificence will reveal itself to the army of holiday shoppers that will respond to this announcement A World's Fair of Novelties, in its truest sense! Presents for young and old, rich and poor enough to make millions happy. The holiday spirit seems to have in vaded arid taken possession of every department; imbuing even the senses of visitors and buyers until one fairly imagines Christmas to be but a day off! Shrewd and thinking people who always make their purchases thus early, instead of waiting; till the big holiday rush sets in, will appreciate this fact and turn out in force. People paying small deposits can. have goods packed away for them until wanted, Those who have not yet decided what to buy should read the following list of presents now displayed in a most bewildering profusion. It may give them an idea : CHRISTMAS FOR LADIES Pennine Seal Garments, Fur JMiifltt and Collars, Fur-Boas and Capes, Embroidered Cloth Capes, Silk, Satin, Feather, Pearl and Ivory Fans, Cloth Reefers and Jackets, Fur-Trimmed Reefers, English Seal Plush Garments, Shawls and Fichus, Hand'chiefB, Silver-Plated Tea Sets, Kid Gloves, Silver-plated Cake Baskets, Fine China Dinner Sets, Fine China Tea or Toilet Sets, Set or Cart ing Knife and Fork, Silver-plated Dinner Bells, Silk Umbrellas, Fancy Slippers, , Bronzes and Brlc-a-Brac, ' Onyx Tables, Handsome Plush Photo Albums, Elegant Autograph Albums, Plush Toilet Case, filled, Plush. Combination Cases, filled, French Plate Hand Mirrors, Inlaid Writing Desks, Plush Work Boxes, Plush Whisk Broom Holders, Leather Covered Music Rolls, Plush Glote Boxes, Leather Card Cases, Plush or Silver Perfume Cases, cut-glass bottles, Plush Jewel Cases, all-satin lined, - Pliihh Hand'chief Boxes, Silver-plated Jewel Cases, Plush and Leather Hand Bags, Plush Stationer' Boxes, Faucy Inkstands, Silk Stockings and Garters, Pockctbooks, ' Silk Chemises and Corsets. PITTSBURG DISPATCH, LATE NEWS IN BRIEF. Tho Providence Tool Company has failed for $39,000. The Highbinder feud which has been rag ing In San Franoisco for some time resulted in another murder Friday night. There is a Jam of grain-laden vessels in the Buffalo harbor. It is estimated that there are 3,000,000 bushels afloat there. A donble killing took place near Weath erford, Tex., on Friday. Two neighbors shot each other in a quarrel over a dog. The American clipper ship Rappahan ,nook was burned on Xovember 11 In Cum berland Bay on the island of Juan Fernan dez. Tho Choctnw National party has held its convention at Antlers and nominated B. B. Jackson, tho present National Secretary, for Governor. The Chattanooga Park Commissioners have granted General Wilder's brigade per mission to erect a monument to mark Its position on the Chickamauga battlefield. Captain Bardie's troop of the Third Cavalry has returned from a two weeks' scout down the Rio Grande in quest of the Mexican revolutionist Garza, tie failed to And Garza. The White Star steamer Tauric, bound out from Liverpool for New York, collided with the British steamer Baltimore, in the Mersey, yesterday. Both vessels sustained some damage. The convention of electrical linemen, who have been assembled at St. Louis dur ing the past week, has completed its work by rorminc a national organization of elec trical workers of America. ST. de Glers, the Rnsstan Foreign Minis ter, speaking at the banquet gien to him in Berlin, declared that he was anxious to re tire from public duty, but that tho Czar wished him to retain office. The anti-snb-treasnry members of the Corsicana, Tex., Farmers' Alliance has re organized the ordemnder the original char ter, prohibiting any man from Joining who belongs to a political organization. D. C. Thomas, an employe ot the Britain Packing Company, shot nnd killed John Hockridge, proprietor of a boarding houso at Uarshalltown, la., yesterday morning, and then suicided by shooting himself through the head. George L.Prlnce,alia8 John D.I'rince. ad vance agent ot the Emma Juch Opera Com Sany, was arrested at Richmond, Va., Fri ay night, charged with being a fugitive from Justice from Maryland. Ho will be taken to Baltimore. In a spceoh delivered at Wolverhamp ton, Rt. Hon. John Morley, Liberal member of Parliament for Newcastie-on-Tvne. de- gcriuea tne reoent uonservative Danqnets as "Belsuazzar feasts," and said that the writ ing was plainly visible on the wall. At a meeting of various tribes in the oasis of Tonat, the possession of which is dis puted by France and Morocco, it was de cided to acoent the protection of Morocco, in order to insure the independence of the tribes and to save them from French aggres sion. Massive Rings for Men. Nowadays men wear as many rings al most as do the ladies. The new styles are decidedly rich and massive, and the article "Gems at Home," in thisis9ueof the paper, shows that Mr. J. C. Grogan has all the novelties. Estimates furnished by samples at resi dence on furniture reupholstery. sn Hatjoh & Keen as, 33 & 34 Water st BISQUE OF BEEF GIVES HEALTH AND STRENGTH. ALL DRUGGISTS. $1 A BOTTLE. no28 CANCER nnd TUMORS cored. No knife. Send for testimon ials. G.U.HcJHchacL, M.D., 63 Niagara et. Buffalo, N. Y. mhU-71-TTSSuwk GIFTS FOR GIRLS. Toys, Toys, China Dolls. Bisque Dolls. Dressed Dolls. Undressed Dolls. Cloaks. Reefers. Dressers. Mackintoshes. Hats, Shoes. Gloves. Handkerchiefs. Fur Sets. CHILDREN. FIFTH JL"VEISrTJEI SITIKFIEIEXjID street. SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 29, NEW A DVERTISEMENTS .'glST $l&5PECrAaE5EARTH Wear:them-and -see-again - ar, -in t J. I f CHESSMAN OPTICAL CO., 42 federal St., Allegheny. Scndl-cent stamp for our new system of fitting yonrselTes with glasses by mall. no2)-Tnpsu BUT YOUR SPECTACLES AT Ttoe Rliertlo Optician. Eyes Examined Free. Artificial Eyes Inserted. J. DIAMOND, SSIt OC20-TTSU KNOW MB BY MY WORKS. Do yon want to set well? Almost every body who is sick does. A good many people, however, don't know how to go abont it. They go around with one foot in the grave spending money in paying doctor's bills without relief. Dr. Burgoon's System Reno vator, which sells at $1 a bottle or six bottles for $5, will positively cure seven out of ten of all the ailments that flesh is heir to, with out any other medical attention whatever. Thousands of grateful patients testify to its efficacy in curing stomach and kidney troubles, rheumatism, eczema, scrofula, de bility in either sex; and diseases of the blood no matter how long standing. Sold by all Druggists. Cancer cured without knife or plaster with' Burgoon's Botanical Cancer-Cure. It is the great discovery of the age. I can show more CURED cases of catarrh than all other advertising physicians. Tape Worms I have removed 190 tape worms in the past 32 months. Hundreds are afflicted in this way ho do not know It. The treatment isguaranteedharmless to tho most delicate persons the infant or the adult. Call at my office, No. 47 Ohio street, Alle gheny, and see living evidences of the good work done. Testimonials of representative citizens from all parts of tho country aro on flle and open for inspection. Offico hours fiom 8 A", jr. to 9 p. M. Hours for consultation, 8 A. x. to 2 r. M. Sunday office hours and for consultation, S A. jr. to 12 M. y-Send stamps for information and circu lar. Telephone No. 3508. DR. J. A. BURQOON, 47 Ohio St., Allegheny City, Pa no25-wssu A FREE TO F A.M. Fins Color. EfiT..!fi bowing Joda of ChlncM Muoni at work ; alio forgo Illustrated cAUlocat of all tho Maaontc book! and gooda bottom price. Great cbanca for Areata. Bewara of tba ipariooe woria, REDDIN'Q 4 CO.. Uuonle Pnblliteri and Manofactartra, 731 firoadwaj, ixew York. no2(7-wksu gg xvxsi CHRISTMAS GIFTS I CHRISTMAS GIFTS m BOYS. Toys, Toys. NoEnd-ofToys. Clothing. Hats. Caps. Rubber Coats. Rubber Boots. Red-Top Boots. Slippers. Gloves. Shirts. Handkerchiefs. Underwear. Neckwear. ,1891. : - '''" - ,, a. NEW AUViSKlISKMEN'I'A 20 PER CENT OFF On all Seal Caps and Gloves to "Close" entire slock at RUBEN'S The Tolstoi J 'urban And Half & Dozen Other Shapes. In vie w ot the well known and near change in the firm we have concluded to dispose of our entire stock of fine Seal Caps and Gloves, as well as other Fnr Caps, at the above re duction. This brings the goods down to less than cost or. manufacture 'to-day a we bought them previous to the advance in seal fur. Ifyou want a cap for yourself or to make a present, then do not delay. Come while the assortment is complete. RUBEN, The Hatter and Furnisher, 421 and 423 SMITHFIELD STREET. no29-wrsa ALASKA :-: :-: High Grades of Ladies' Fine Furs in Stock and Hade to Order. Seal Sacques Renovated into the new Princess or Military Style. Bedying of Seal Garments in English Seal Color a specialty. I MANUFACTURING : FURRIER, 707 Penn Ave., Pittsburg. nolS-wsu 1 I N cM8rat. nH. TLEMEN Salts or Overcoats, Pantaloons, White and Fancy Silk Tests, Jersey and Stockinette Jackets, Bath Robes and Pajama Suits, Embroidered Night Shirts, White Dress Shirts, Smoking Jackets, Robes fte Chambre, Hand'erchlctto or Mufflers, Collars and Cuffs, Silk Suspenders, Silk Neckwear, Fine Kid Gloves, Fur Driving Gloves, . Fur Caps or Collars, ' Silk Hats or Derbys, Mackintosh Rubber Coats, Canes and Umbrellas, Fur Carriage Robes, Cuff and Collar Buttons, Fancy Slippers, Studs, Lockets, Rings, Watch Chains, Leather or Plush Pocket Albums. Leather or Plush Collar and Cua" Boxes, Silver, Leather or Plush Toilet Sets, Fine French Plate Shaving Mirrors, Study and Library Lamps, Plush-case Shaving Sets, ' Leather-case Traveling Sets, Shaving Sets- in Silver Cases, SILVER SMOKING SETS, Smoking Sets in Plush Cases, Cigar and Cigarette Cases, Cigar and Cigarette Holders in Cases, Silver Back Cloth Brushes; Silver Back Military Brushes, Pocketbooks or Portfolios, Leather Tobacco Pouches, Fancy Inkstands, Fancy Writing Sets, Pocket Knives. KAUFMANN r f NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ""i5eJ J Ti - '"rfrt rvffriimrg ii.i.ir "tea ' . g ,- tc- jffi-jMif ; r eJ"pSssUJiJ!ry - A PAIR OF -You'll need LAIRD'S SHOE STORES, And secure the very best. THE BOSTON RUBBER SHOE CO.'S and THE BAY STATE RUBBER CO.'S Rubbers and Gum Boots Are perfectly reliable and warranted. Fine light-weight, medium and heavy grades, all the latest styles, in stock. I. M. LfflB RETAIL STORES, 406, 408, 410 I 433 Wood St. Market St. ' Leading Shoe Dealer. LAIRD'S HOLIDAY SLIPPERS NOW OPEN. WE ARE PUSHING Voltaic : Diamonds! Every stone is warranted. They defy ex perts. They do not fade, but have a lasting brilliancy. Not in tho bands ot othor jew elers. They are covered by letters patent. Set In rings, pln, eardrops, studs, etc. BERNARD E. ARONS, Jeweler, SOLE OWNER, no22 65 FIFTH AVE. v DIFFICULT CASES SOLICITED. Consult U3 First. GOLD 8PECTACLES $3 50. CARUSS no4-Tursu & MANNION 67 FIFTH AVENUE. tJPK'S SPECIAL for LADIES Our late offerings in fur-trimmed Jackets have been and still are the talk of the town... This week, how ever we will excel all previous offers by offering for sale at that same old price of $9.75 A beautiful and entirely new line of fur-trimmed Jackets, having full Shawl Collar and 4-inch-wide fac ing (all way down) of fine Astra khan fur, Black Marten, Canadian Seal or Natural Opossum. These Jackets are made of heavy, all-wool Cheviots, in black, blue or tan, are half lined with silk, and are sold by other houses at S12, $13, $14 and $15. Your choice from all at $9.75- IJ 300 more of those neat and stylish Chevron. Jackets, blue, black or tan, with Astrakhan or Canadian Seal Shawl Collar and full length edging; stylish and serviceable, AT $7.75 Actual Value $10 to $12. - 1-.2 RUBBERS ! them now. Go to- no29-MWif3n rAZhW 7" UOfDEiS UHJL KBER EJ5E. Rheumaticura" the talk of the city. This wonderful rcroed7 -which has recently been placed upon the market here, bv a prominent at 12 en of Pittsburg1, wis used for several years past with remarkable success in the permanent and speedy cure of all kinds of Rheumatism and Rheumatic gout. The beauty - the r -dicine is that ONE BOTTLE 'ILL USUALLY EFFECT A OJRE. IMMEDIATE BELIEF FOLLOWS. In 24 hours after taking the mrdicin;- The following tcstimo-ial is but one of many receive? which speaks for itself : Pittsburg, Nov. 5th, 1851. Rhfcmaticur Co Gtntlezun For the past six years ifiave hadRn( matlsrn n my feet and legs, about half of the time I was net able to Ieaie the house. Six weeks ago I got a bee tle of Rheumaticura, and 1 three days after 1 took the fir, dose I was sound and velL My loy is too great for words, will never b' without a bottle of Rheumaticura, if I can get it. Michael V Histcx. TIr. Michael P. Huston is an employe of mine at Hotel Anderson. I am well acquainted with all the facts set forth in the above, and they are true to the best of my knowl dge and belief. HEMtY McKixnie, Proprietor Hotel Anderson. CsXl and tee ctker testimonials at RHEUMATICURA CO., 616 PENN AVE. $3 per bottle. noQS-Tissn The following values in extraordinary mm immr Will be placed on sale to-morrow morning: 33' C For best quality Merino Vests and Drawers, with French neck and ribbed bottom: regular price, 50c. Q Q C For all-wool Saxony Ribbed tJ0 Vests, high neck and long sleeves, guaranteed non-shrinking; regfilar price, $1.50. 75' 'C For finest quality Fleece Wool Vests and Drawers, silk finish and ribbed bottom, really worth Si. 25. $1.49 COMBINATION SUITS. The celebrated Florence Jersey ribbed Combination or Union Suit (Vests and Drawers in one), gray J or white, warranted not to shrink; regular price, 5S2.25. 65' ALL-WOOL UNDERSKIRTS A most surprising bargain; 450 best all-wool Ladies' Cloth Under skirts, pleated, rufHes, embroidered or braided, all colors; regular price, S1.50 to $1.75. A lot of best quality flannel and Cloth Underskirts, newest colors and designs, reduced to $1. ' The same goods are offered in drygoods stores from $1.75 to 2.50. 120-Paga Illustrated CATALOGUE Mailed FREE. Send for It W&Sl)t&S ' 81 1 (Trade Mirk) Yvj. ImSmP
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