, CASUALTIES.
DEATH RODE OX THE STORM.
astorishirq rainfall in cmcAoo ard other
wester rotxn.
A storm which swept aross the prairie
struck Chicago 8tunlay night wal
without a parallel In the history of that sec
tion of the country. The records of the local
aignul s-rvieo station show nothing ap
l-oaching it. From 0 30 to 9.30, 4:12 inches
of rain full. Without going into
the figures, It may be stated that
the volume of water which fell Inside of the
city;iimita would make a hiko on which
could be floated the greatest navy In the
world. It is linHwsiblo to estimate the dam
ae with any decree of accuracy. Hardly
house in the city eseacd the fury of the
atonn. Buildings wero blown down, base
ments flooded, i Into glass windows slialtered
and shade trees uprooted or broken by the
fury of the pile. It is safe to say that the
Iws will rem it into the hundreds of thou
sands. While the storm was at its height, an nn
orctipicd three-story house on Icovitt street
was blown over on to an adjoining cottugo,
completely crushingthelatter, In-ttantly kill
lug eight und seriously Injuring three of Its
occupants. Two fumilics lived in the cot
tage, the front part being iccupied by Cor
tielius Ferdinands, a blacksmith, with his
wife and four children, ami the rear by
Charles lluck, a laborer, his wife and thero
children. Ruck's wifo and two children,
Anna and Albert, were instantly killed, and
Ruck himself and his eldest son, Gustof,
were so cru-diei tliey cannot recover. Cor
nelius l'crdinund, his Wife and two laugh
ters, Geneva and Gertrude, were kill. d. Lin
da Ferdinands, 10 years old, was taken out
olive but will die. A two year old babe, Co
ra, was tukeu out alive, but dicl at mid
flight, Charles Shaffer, a boy six years old, who
lived villi his parents ut .'UW Yorktowu
rtn-ct, was killed by lightning during the
storm. Ho was sitting by the fireplace at his
Lome, when lightning struck the bouse, and,
going down the chimney, killed the lad in
stantly. The houe was damaged to the ex
tctit of several hundred dollars. Other in-ni-
bcrsofthe family were considerably shocked.
Ernest Bloctcr, the owner of a lumber I
yard, was in-uutly killed by un Esstern 1
Illinois engine during t lie storm, and IIury
Dues, one of his employes, was badly hurt. '
The men were crossing tlie track at Sixty-
sixth street. They waited for a freight train '
to pass and then started to cross. The ruin
lil in.lcs 1 them. An engine approaching from
the opposite direction struck them. R.orter
was about -Is years old un I single. DuuVs
recovery is doubtful.
ANOTHER 1 L')OD.
tin in tai:ii:s ok tin: i.irrtt: k ana win to moiir
ham
Report say then! was it terrible rain and
flood Friday night in the upjicr waters of
the Little Kanawha. Rcorts from Grants
villo say Calhoun county wits devastated, ttId
rop fences ami .houses were washed away
luring the nighf. Several n-
were also reported lyst ,,arcu,
Ti. harJ trt eut The rlvor at
urautdViile is reportKl lo be fifteen feet und
lis ng rapidly. Retiorts from other sections
along the Little Kuiiawhit state thut a fear
ful storm occurred during the night and
much pro.erty was destroyed. Middle Is
land mid all big creeks above, in I'leasant
county, aro reported rising rapidly. Hear
run, Rltchey county, sull'ered terribly. Tho
loss is reMirtcd at not less than t'ioO.nnO.
During the storm a few days ago in Wirt
county, a circus was destroyed just after tho
Js-rformaneo began. The tent was wrecked
nud the whole concern carried uway. Miss
D'Almu, a trapeze performer, was drowned,
and it is is reported that some of the cm
j'loyes were lost. The town or Satiltsbury,
n tho Hig Tygart river, is wiped out of ex
istence. Theodore lioyd, Mayor i f l'arkersburg,
lias issued an urgent npix-al for help for
sufferers by tl.e recent Hood along the Little
Kanawha river. Thousands of people are
How without means of subsistence, every
thing having been carried off by the Hood.
All contributions can he forwarded to Muyor
Boyd at Parkmburg. ' . -v.
u CYCLONE IN lll'M) ARY.
A terrible cyclone, swept over portions ol
Hungary, Tr.in-.li vania and r.ukoviua, tak
ing in a trai't of several thousand square
miles in its pathway. The ruin wrought by
the visitation is terrible, Hundreds of peo.
pie have been killed, and a great muny
more have been inaimsl und crippled. All
crops in the path of the cyclone are a total
Ions and houses and churches aro leveled to
the ground in all directions.
A MOB AFTER OUTLAWS.
A series of depredations involving destruc
tion of considerable property has recently
alarmed law-abiding citizens in tho vicinity
of Clay City, M iddlcbury and Brunswick, in
the extreme southern part of Clay county,
Iud. Addison Horn an 1 son and Grant
Wills unci wife were arretted several days
ago under circumstances tli.it Kiint to their
guilt, and in their preliminary trial were
granted chuuge of veuuo to u neighboring
township.
Sunday night a barn belonging to Thomas
Kress, the constable v. ho arrested the sua
jiee's, was burned. The lire was incendiary,
but the guilty parties uro unknown, though
they are undoubtedly members ofthogui:g
th-t bus been terrorizing the neighborhood.
The law und order citizens have reported to
whitecapism to rid the community of tho
gang. One night they called on Jasper
Montgomery, who is ucciused of harboring
lewd women, und after tearing down his log
bouse told him to leave the locality at once.
Other evil doers have mwi'. wanting.
COLLAPSE OP THE SALT TRUST.
The pMirosed salt trust has coIlaed. The
Directors of the North American Salt Com-
jstny published a statement thut while the
subscriptions had been numerous, the trus
tees did not foci justified in making an allot
ment of shares, and It had been decided to
return subscriptions and poHtono action l' r
tho present. The articles of incorporation
called for a capital stock of f lt,0JO,O00. A
week ago the company offered f4,0o0,uiio in
debenture bonds. It is not known how muuy
f Ukm) were sold. .; i '
THE DE BRAAK TREASURE.
A BELIEf THAT Till CAROO OF OOtO ARO SILTtS
HAS SKIS roORD.
The Merritt Wrecking Company's steamer
Tuckahoe, of New York, Cairt. Demorest,
which baa been at work oil the Delaware
Breakwater for the past seven or eight weeks
searching for the treasure ship D Braak,
which was sunk In Delaware Bay May 25,
17W, has, it is belicve-l, made very impor
tant discovery during the last day or two.
The Merritt Wrecking Company's people
were sanguine of success upon their arrival
at Lewes, Delaware, and the exact location
upon which the steamer Is now at work is
believed to be the same as that upon which
the British frigates Assistance and Resolute
were working over the year after the De
Braak went down.
Tho place is about seven-eighths of a
milo from Cape Henlon Lighthouse.
Hearings were taken at the time by pilots
residing In Lewes, some of whom left rec
ords which tho Merritt Wrecking Company
became possessed of, an d, supplying them
selves with tho most exjwrt divers that could
bo obtained and superior grapllng apparatus
for penetrating the hull of the sunken ves
sel, they began ocraloni with determina
tion and siicrior facilities for success, which
there Is a reason to believe they have met
with.
The supposition that the De Braak, a Brit
ish shvip-of-war, went down with millions
In gold and silver has been vcrillo 1 by the
records of tho British Admiralty. Themon y
and 70 tons of copper were the proceeds of
the capture of two Spanish treasure ships
bound from Central America to Spain.
Observers of the operations of the Merritt
wriskcrshavo noticed large objects hoisted
aboard their vessel within tho past few days,
and there is apparently great excitement on
board. The crew of fho Tuck
ahoe ni nee Sunday 1ms leen
working In a similarly energetic and excited
manner, impressing tho observers with the
belief that the treisurc, or a Jxirtion of it at
least, hits dually been found and brought to
the surface. The captain of the Tuckahoe
also maintains a curious desire to be undis
turbed and has cut off all communication
with the shore. Moreover, no one Is allow
ed t board t he vessel, ami those men who
have approached within hailing distance
hare been eremptorily warned off.
All these unusual circumstances tend to
establish the belief that at last, nftcr nearly
a century, the long-sought-for De Braak
treasure has been found.
riouRLsron rr.
A ROItTIIWEjTt:ll?f STATISTICIAN'S KOTIMATSO
111 I! WIII:AT CKof.
The followiiigcropestimatols compiled by
Col. Rogers, of tho Mrh.tt .Vcor.f, ,mo of
tha.most reliable crop statisticians of tho
Northwest:
The maturing grain In tho spring wheat
sections has progressed enough toward ma
turity that It is p Mibleto form something
like a fair oatimuteof the yield. That It will
amount to more than was commonly figur
ed a few weeks ago there la jot tho least
doubt.
! hi greatest trouble ii In arriving at ap
proximations of screnge that are below av
erage und abo o average. It will bo about
to offset tho increase in acreage with tho
umouut plowed up and that not plowed up
that will not be cut, leaving tho acreage
ubout the samo as last year. If Minnesota
gets 15 Imshels, which many think not to
high, the total would be some 47,0 Nt.is.sj
bushels, und for both Dakotas eight busli
elsmaynot bo to high, or a roundup of 35,
lioo.OiJO bushels, making Hi,0ou,uou bushels
for both.
The last crop, while called CO.ooo.O") total,
was more than To.imi.ioj bush Is, -rhaps
7.(.n,isj bushels of all sorts. It is piito
generally conceeded tliat tlie promise is for
some M.i.ioo.oi yj bushels more than a year
ago, which concession, if correct, would in
dicate M.imi.ooo to k"i,oiki,i) bushels this
year. Cutting is getting piite general in tho
South, and will be so in the next week, al
though n great deal in the South Is not rim
enough now and much will imt be in the
North next week. So far very little shrunk
en wheat has been discovered, but boluo is
u u stag that miht be euVtoJ yet.
NF.GP.O LABOR IX THC SOUTH.
The Chattanooga Trmlfftmun lias institut
ed un inquiry with reference to the value of
negro labor in industrial channels in the
South. The inquiries were sent to Moo lead
ing Southern manufacturers, representing
blant furnaces, rolling-mills, miscellaneous
iron works, mines, lumber-mills, caw-mills,
etc. Replies were received which represent
",000 negro employes, of whom '2,'A ure
skilled. Tho Javerge wages payed common
negro labor is tl.lo per day, und
(killed labor runs from $1.7r to t--'0
ier day, ultbough several correspond
ents pay colored puddlers, beaters
and rollers as high us f I and per day, and
muny furnaces pay us high as 12 ,V). The re
plies, without a single exception, tdiow that
there is no difference ut all between tho pay
ofwiiites und blacks for the same class
work. The manufacturers are practically
unanimous in the opinion that for common
labor in tho Southern States the negro is
more eillcieiit and u-cful th in the white, and
without un exception they deeluro themselves
well satisfied with tho negro in the fac
tory ami announce their determination to
continue him in hi place. Many state that
he is making progress in skilled work. Tin
7V.iimou udds that the eoiid tioii of tli
negro is constantly improving and us an in
dustrial factor his usefulness U now recog
nized by all.
LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
DOME AND FOREIQIf.
The corner stone of the Morgan Memorial
Gymnasium, the gift of Thomas R, Morgan,
of Alliance, to Mount Union College, was
laid Thursday by Governor Foraker, in the
presence of several thousand people. The.
Governor made s speech which was enthus
iastically applauded,
The bottom dropped out of the Lowell,
Mass., reservoir, Tuesday night, and that
city is now wholly without water supply
What caused the occurrence is mystery.
The Governor of Alaska is evidently fear
ful of foreign interference In the Territory'l
affairs, and lint asked the Government al
Washington for 2.VJ guns with which to arm
his militia. He will get them.
John Strykcr, aged 75 yean, has boon ar
rested near Haiumoudsvilln, Ohio, for bru
tally abusing his children. It is alleged that
be has been in the habit of hanging his
j sons and daughters up and whipping them
until their Ueslt was reduced to a Jelly.
There Is great indignation against the old
man among his neighbors, to whom he has
been a terror for years.
Wm Scttoti, of Mansfield, O.. deserted his
wife 18 years ago and went West. Friday
night he returned, his wife fainting when she
aw him. During his absenco she was di
vorced, married and widowed. The couple
will probably marry again and go West.
Christ Weinman murdered his wife at Col
umbus, Ohio, Saturday morning, and then
hot himself nud will die. He blew the front
portion of his wife's head off with shotgun,
then lire l a shot Into his own head with a
revolver. Domestic (rouble wns the cause ol
the tragedy. Preparations hail been made
by the wife to file a petition for divorce.
The Constitutional Convention of North
Dakota has decided to submit tho Prohibi
tion quostion to the people.
A suit for f .'iO.Ooo damages for tho loss oi
the life of John A. Little, of Sewickley, s
commercial trave'or, who was one of the vic
tims of the Johnstown disaster, has been en
tered against the members of the South Fork
Fishing Club. Tho anion was brought In
the Allegheny county courts by the widow
and children of the deceased drummer.
Mark King.living ' Hazlctnn, Ta .kicked
his wife to death Friday night, in a fit of un
governable rugo. He was urrusted.
The marriage of Princess Louise and the
Duke of Fife took place at noon on Satur
day, according to the arrangements made.
The w edding presents to the bride numleie 1
fully 4oo and their value is placed at tt.Ooo,
000. The westbound passenger train on the
Chi-satH-ake and l hio U d I road, due ut Mem
phis at 1:03 A. M., was wrecked Sat unlay
inornining at Brighton, Tenn., 30 miles
north of Memphis, by the switch being left
oien. Tho killed ure the engineer, fireman,
baggage muster ami mail agent. A'lthe
passengers w ere badly shaken up, but liono
vi ere seriously injured. . ,
ENORMOUS CAPITALIZATIONS.
The number and extent of new enter
prises being flouted In Ku gland these days is
surprising; but if British syndicates con
tinue to souk control of American indus
tries, we may expect to see the record
brokon for now capitalizations.
There have been about 1,3'JO new joint
stock companies registered In Loudon alone
d ring the first six months of 1880, with a
capital of over 115,000,000. In the tirst half
of mi tho total capital registered was over
.70,000,000, but thut was lurgely due to aa
effort to take advantage of the then low
rates for registration, and many of the com
panics have not yet tukeu any further steps
beyoud the registration. . . .
A BATTLE FOR MILLIONS.
Ul'NS CLAIM PAIIT or SAX FlUXCISCO Tlii
lll.YTIIU WILL CONTKST.
Suit will soon bo Vought by counsel rep
resenting heirs In llungury a:id in ClevelsCo,
O., against tho present holders of the estate
of William Leides lorff, one cf California's
pioneer merchants, who died in 1813.
Tho estate is now values! at flO.OoO.Ono
mid comprises some of tho most valuable
business property In San Francisco. This
property is huh! under deeds from ex-U. S.
Quartermaster Folsoni, who was an inti
mate friaud of Loidesdorf, and bought prop
erty from tho administrator after Leides
dorf died intestate.
The story g-ies tlial Folsom found Leides
dorfer had a negro mother living at
St. Croix, West Indies, nud got from her
(plit claim deeds of all the estate. Now
tin-so Hungarian heirs are ready to prove
that Folsom originated the story of a negrcss
mother, mid that Lcldcsdorff was really born
ut Azsood, Hungary, where ho hits many di
rect kin. About loo heirs met in Buds
l'esth in June, and furnished Solomon I'll
nier, of Cleveland, with money to prosecute
their claims. I'llmer has also made u syndi
cate of heirs in Cleveland, und the buttle
will Boon btgin.
It is also reported that a San Francisco
Capitalist has pooled the issues of all the
Blytha claimants except Florence, the
daughter whoclaims the entire estate, and
is bearing the expenses of the contest under
uu agreement by w hich he is to secure, in
case of victory, tho entire estate, worth
M.ooo.nno, after paying them II.OOO.OUO, to
be divided among about 80 claimants.
FIVE XF.W WHEATS.
The department of agriculture has ordered
from Frunce five varieties of winter wheats,
three of which are of Southern origin and
are recommended ns r ut proof; the other
two are crosses made by Vilinoryn, of Paris.
The Southern wheats nro the "BIchclIe de
Naples," u white bald wheat; tho "Zelundo,"
also a white ball, and tho "Rieti,"
a red bearded variety. Thoso wheats
are to bo distributed in bushel
lots to the experiment stutions in
the Sou b a d E s". Thoother two are to be
distributed in bushel lots to the experiment
tuitions of tho Middle and Northern Suites.
One is culled the "Datted,"a cross of the
"Prince Albert," aud the winter red-bearded
"Chiddam," both Knglish wheats accli
mated in Franco. Tho other Is the "Lamed,"
a cross of the "Prince Albert" and the
"Noe," an O lessa wheat with blue stem.
A full history and description of the
characters! ies of each w heat und, in tho
cases of itosm-s, of tho wheats crossed, will
be sent with each lot, so that the experi
ment can be intelligently studied.
TukElki.ns MvuukrMvstkuv. Although
Govern or Larabee, of Iowa, has offered
reward of f3o0 for the arrest and conviction
of the murderer of Johu Klkinsaiid wife, on
the night of July 17, ut their home near
Ldgewood, no new clews have thus far been
obtained. Those most thoroughly couvor-
suut with the fuels In tho tragedy hold firm
ly to the opinion that Wesley, tho U-year
old sou, committed tho deed without assis
tance. Ho bus not yet been seen to shed a
tear or display the leust emotion over tits
terrible allair. It bus been thought best to
pluco him under arrest, and ha la now
closely confined.
.- A FATAL MI.XE.V
ar ixrLosio or oas kills two uin ard ir-
if ass six others.
The squeeze In the Central mine of tb
Delaware, Lackawanna A Western Com
pany at 8cranton, Pa., was followed by a
terrifio explosion of mine gas, which killed
two men and severely . burned six others.
The killed are: Robert Roberta, 42. years.
married: John Williams, 23 years, sing!
The Injured are: Lewis Roberts, foreman,
42 years, married; Patrick Barrett, 44 years.
married; Thomas James, 63 years, married;
Benjamin James, 25 years, married; John
Dople, 62 years, married; Robert Moran, 45
years, married.
They were all employed as company men,
and were at work saving the property In the
mine, which was being fust covered up by
the continued caving in of the mine. They
were engaged in the fourteen-foot (or big)
vein, trying to sustain the air passages by
putting in new supports and tearing up tb
track of the main gang-way. All the tim
they were engaged in this the roof was crack
ing all around them, pieces of rock being
heard falling in every direction. The men
worked along rapidly in the face of thest
dangers to save tho company's prorty, and
not until early In the afternoon did they feci
that they had advanced fureuough along the
gang-way to be out of the immediate dangoi
of the working roof.
About half-past three there was a great
commotion far up the gangway, and, wltb
an awful noise, the foul air was forced
down tiHin them by the lull of another
large section of the gangway Tim if. It com
pletely blocked the circulation of air and
the force of foul air was so great Unit il
reached the naked lamps by which the men
were currying on their work, and in a
twinkling the gangway was idled with a
mass of lluino which hurled them In
blaze in every dire- lion, with fatal slid terri
ble results. All the inside workings wer
blown away and t lie gangway tilled with
debns, under which were tho dead uud
mangled forms of the victims.
STRUNG HIM UP.
WW VIBOIXIA MoD MAKES SHORT WOKS.
OF A MiOllO UUMIKAL.
News from llinton, Summers county, W
'a., confirms the reMirt of the lynching td
ohn Carter by a mob at that place. Carter
'us a colored man aud was charged with
ae murder of Constable 8. V. Reynolds,
it Monday John Kobiu sou's circus was
thitiiling at llinton, and while the circus
ras parading through thestreeUof the town
itrter and another colored man had a row.
'oiistuhle Kryuolds started to arrest Carter,
'boat lirst defied the olllcer and then ruu.
lie constable drew a revolver ami fired one
r two shots at Carter, who began shooting
l return. A number of shots were exebiiug
i, three of those fired by Carter taking cf
ict in Reynolds' body, two passing entirely
irough the breast. Curler made his eseuie,
lit luter was arro-to i an 1 lodged in llinton
ill.
Reynolds was a very popular citizen nnd
5 soon as it was known that ho was shot
acre was great excitement in tho town and
ae immedite vicinity. Tho circus had at
acted a number of strangers and threats
f lynching were freely made during the
veiling.
As it grew dark the excitement continued,
ut no overt ct was committed until aftci
le evening performance at the circus wul
jucluded. At that time a rush was made
r the jail, but the ullicials, expecting what
light be attempted, ha 1 taken tho prisoner
eross the county lino uud lodged him in
wisburg jail.
The mob which had g.itho'cd at Hinton
eld a cosultati.in and it was decide I to go
Lewisburg. Tliey at onoo set out on
orseback about two hundred strong and
rrivod ut Lt'wishurg about 4 o'clock in the
loruiug. They ut once surroiin le I tho jn 1
nd within a very few minutes Curler was
t their clutches. They took the prisoner
ack to llinton, but stopped on the way
ud hung him,' to a Itoj by the roadside.
SUFFERERS EXONERATED.
UK TAX ritollI.rM AT JOIINHTOW.1 WOItTHKrhS
CLOTHINO 111 UN El),
The Hoard or County Commissioners hafe
unanimously decided to exonerate from
County taxes ull properties in tho Hooded
district.
This will reduco the revenues of the
county very largely, and a loan will have to
be effected to keep tip current exjenses.
Fortunately the finances of thu county will
bo in good condition, tho last of the indebt
edness huvingbeen lifted last fall.
It is supH)sed that tho borough and
school authorities v ill ulso exonerate from
tuxes property lit the flooded parts of the
town, but where the money to keep things
going is to come front Is a serious question.
Rev. Father Tchuuey, pastor of the St.
John's Catholic Church, bus effected a set
tlement with the insurunce companies, re
ceiving VJO.OOO out of a total insurance of
llS.OUt). Ho will build a temporary wooden
structure for his congregation to worship In
,t once, and exects to buve the foundation
completed this full for the substantial brick
church. Two avuiluble sites belong to the
congregation, und It Is not known which one
the new building will be erected on. Tho
Convent of tho Sacred Heart, which was
only partially destroyed nnd in which ull the
Sisiers of Mercy were buved while ut prayer,
will be rebuilt, and a memorial table erected
In remembrance of tho great Hood.
A P.KJ FAILURE.
A deed of assignment from Lewis Brothers
& Co., of Philadelphia, to Cornelius Bliss, of
Bliss, Fubyuu Co., lawyers, for the benefit
of creditors, was filed Thursday afternoon.
There were no preferred creditors. For over
25 years tho firm of Lowis Brothers & Co.
has been the leading house in the dry goods
trade of thiscoiintry. It was founded lit Phil
adelphia In li'i The founder died in 1880.
leaving a large estute, of which 1238,000 was
invested as capital in the firm, besides f 1,-
000,000 of his w hich was continued In the
business. Tho firm's headquarters are at
238 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, and has
branch stores In Chicago, Boston, Baltl
more and New York, and has interests in
other cltlos. Tho business has amounted to
as high as 115,000,000 a year. Lately it Is
said to have fallen to $4,000,000 or 110,000,000
annually. The firm claimed its capital wa
1 1,600, OoO, aud that it made money every
year.
CONTINUES TO IMPROVE,
a. a. hur a co.'s wccely atview orruni
R O. Dun A Co.'s weekly review of trade
ays: The business outlook has on tba
whole Improved during the week, but on
Thursday the assign mont of an important
iry goods commission house,
with liabilities over (4,000,000,
occasioned some disquietude. But
the general tenor nf arivlcM le uncoiir-
aging. Crop prospects improve. The latest
accounts indicate dec! ed improvement: In
the wheat prospect In Dakota and Minneso
ta, the yield being estimated at 80,000,000
against 00.000,000 last year. The foreign re
porta are evidently two-faced, but appear on
the whole to promise a larger demand than
last year's. The price has advance-! only
l-4o, corn and oats 3-8o each, and hog pro
ducts hare declined a fraction. Sugar has
declined 1-le. "Famine" is imminent; the
consumption has been sharply reduced by
high prices.
Oil lias rison 20 cents per barrel for refinod
and f cents for crude. The ireiierat average
of prices Is a shade higher than a week ago.
1 here seems to be real and steady Improve
ment in the condition of the great branches
of Industry. I he demand for Iron has so
far Increased as to cause a uenoral stiffening
of prices during the pst wo-.'k. Bar Iron is
a tenth of a cent higher: rails are firm at
IW, and nails stronger; the business in
triictural and sheet iron is satisfactory,
but the demand for plate Is a shade loss ur
gent. Tho official retiort shows that the tiro-
dtiction of pig, 3,077,707 gross tons, was the
largest in any bair year in the country's his
tory, and while stocks increased ahout2,
Dot) tons, tho consumption was but Vo.ouo
tons less th in In the last half of 1SSS; 131,(l0
less of Northern Iron, apparently, and GT.onO
Ions moreol Southern Iron. But nroduetion
has been in excess of the demand.
The signs of improvements in the woolen
business aro less clear, but manufacturers
have been buying more freely and tbcro has
been some increase in tho orders for coods.
The harvest sea.on for boots and shoes has
2oninicuced welL The coal business is dull
and weak. The monetary supply is ut all
reporting jioints ample, aud tho complainti
of slow collections arc fewer than usual. The
treasury hits taken In 2.ooo.U(io. more than it
has paid out during the week, hut
the cxMrts of gold have been for
the moment urrested, and commercial
bills are more freely made against grain
and cotton to go abroad. The exjurLs from
ew lork for three weeks of July have ex
ceeded Inst year s bv 15i ner cent.. Ihonuh
theiuiHirts aro also large. In the slock
market depression bus been followed by a
stronger feeling, and tho average of prices Is
a fraction better than a week utto. with
rather more hoieful prospects aa to tho set
tlement of difficulties between Chicago uud
the seaboard.
The business failures number 210. as
against a totul of 208 lust week and 200 the
week previous. I or the corresnoudiinr week
vf last year the figures were 221.
INTER-STATE W. C. T. U.
TheW. C. T. U. luter-State Conference
closed its five-days' session ut Mounttin
Lake Park, Md., Monday evening. The day
was given to reports, election of officers and
other conference business. The resolutions
ore very stulwurt. They declare for obsll
ncuco and prohibition, denounce all
liquor license as criutluul ami thos
who favor license as parties or
partakers of tho crimes thut flow out of the
soloon; demand one standard of morula for
men and women; declare it worse thuu trea
son to withhold the power of the ballot from
the virtuous and intelligent women of the
home and lodge it with tho vice uud Igno
rance of tho stlooit for the home's destruc
tion; bid (iod-spced to the party that stuiids
with them against the saloon und bears their
banner: "For (iod and Home aud Native
Lund;" and finally recognize in recent up'
parent reverses sure omens of victory for
prohibition. The following officers wero
elected for the coming year:
President Mrs. C. B. Buel, of Chicago
Vice Presidents Mrs. T. W. Tudor, Bal
timore; Mrs. June a Johnson, Pitrkcraburg,
W. Va.;Miss Mattio McConnell, McKees
port; Mrs. M. R. Piukhouser, Harrisonburg
Va.
Secretary Mrs. Jennie McLTurkln, Ro
ney's Point, W. Va.
Treasurer Mrs. L. J. Cecil, Baltimore.
Tho Executive Committee will continue
in session over to-morrow, planning aud do-vi-ing
larger things for the next annuel
Jerenco.
CTI 1CAGO DUM PF.D.
Since tho Chicago Board of Trade decldod
o stop seudiug quotations over tho country,
ouny requests have come from commercial
txchunges in the West, to New York Ex
hange, for an understanding looking to tin
adoption of New York prices on breadstuff!
uid provisions, more especially the former.
is the standard. Instantaneous service wul
cquirod, aud at a meeting of the member!
if lbs New York Exchange, on recoinmen
Jationofits ofllciul body, tho members de
tided to scud prices forward through' tin
Jold aud Stock Telegraph Company initno
iiateiy upon traductions taking place here
Che service was commenced at once.
onio rROHiniTioyrsr,
- -a, .
fntr.D ARTT OHOARIZATIOR Mil-.
ASTATaTICXSTRonts'Oi
Tha Prohibition State ConJ..
eallad In nr,W h.R tr. .
stown,0., Chairman of the pLu I0
Committee. Rev. J. C. Hollid. , .7
Presbyterian Church of andsS
an address of welcome, to which n1
Hlgley responded briefly. aL
pointment of committees ths v
took a recess.
Rev. Dr. C. L, "Woork, 0f
Chairman, tha Committee on
reported 444 delegates present
counties were not representedAn
Carroll. The platform adopted W1'
ack nowledsl n a God ull..... r' bl
and authority In human governmZ!
proceeds to declare In favor of i, . '
of the liquor traffic, Revcnus from
criminal in Its nature Is declared t M
lr.r rt rn,t..n.i.l . . lg"eiSk
j . ...1uIUU,a rinciji(s) nf i
The platform also fuvn J " 01
froge, denounces stock mdJ;
ting, favors arbitration for wtLtt
disputes between employers sndt iJ
opposes land monopoly, favors n-.n.V
adjustment of tariff, and declare, inf.,0!
enforcement of Sabbath laws. A rev '
was also adopted, but n,. .. VA3tl
platform, declaring that "The pn..,. jv
attitude of the liquor clement j t'lC
dty of our State, under which a ii,-,jJJ
assault has alrendy been made tir-m
her of our party, is but another eM
ti.. t....i.i ....i i ..... 'vsflf
promising pol icy maintained In-1;, , o '
litirnl i.nrlloa ).... I , i: ; "" J,a
I w ....... wiu lepiiir llgiTiL"
Tl. IJ.. f ,1 llj i , .. s
v i.i-T. ti. i). lie v ir. or . . .
-r - full," ,f ,j
nominated for Governor on the r-.. i T
ir . i i. , .
mmv iuuj api-eio, paying nc klK w n
ter way of promoting the religi,,n ,,f;
Christ than by the litic-s of the i'rji,
tion party. " Wo must put 1 1 co
ntent," hesuid. "on the shi.ui.i... .
Christ" """"
L. B. Lnean. of Stark mm,!,- . .
" ' .' mra;.
ated for Lieuteuuiit-Uoveriior l.v . .
tion; for Supreme Judge, (iideoti T. v,trt
oi isorwollt; for Treasurer. K. X
bridge, of Toledo: for Alt.
... . . ' ""'.!
day nnncy, or Ashtabula.
Fawatiisi von Pi.iifv a.j-!
" -Tuices i-ora .
trout state that three columns i,f,,.-,j.
are marching to reinforce the army ,,'f u?
el Njiiml.tho leader of the rebel,.
bearing large Quantities r ..' ?
lowing the reinforcements un l, r i: art. l
Is believed that when a Junction l.; -v. a.
rebel forces are effected X ...,i.i v; ... " .
make a grand attack uiou the E p. ai,
uriuau.
COMMERCIAL
Afkaihs in Texas. The Southern part of
Van Zandt county, Tex., la suffering from
tho acts of a band of incendiaries who are
burning churches and school houses right
and left. Four of these buildings have
been destroyed within a week, and citizens
ore becoming greatly excited. George Lew
Is, a negro living near Belden, Tex., was
lynched for poisoning the well of William
Shaw. The first bale of new crop cotton
was brought to Austin, Wednesday. The
cotton crop of Texas this year will probably
reach 2,000,000 bales and the corn, crop will
be enormous.
rirrsiiLKuii.
BUTTER Creamery $ V
Country roll ll
CHEESE Ohio full cream...
New York
FifiM 1,
FUL'Ll'RY-Chickens, t iniir :
Turkeys, V 0 1 1
POTATOES P-erUs 1 m
Rose 1' ')
BEEDS Clover, country 4 :
Timothy 1 ,v
Blue grass '')
Millet I V
WHEAT No. 2 red ',:
No. 3 red si
CORN No. 2 yellow ear i
Mixed ear 4i
Shelled mixed 4i
OATS New No. 2 white 31
RYE Now No. .' Ohio and Pa. 4s
FLOUR Funcy winter pat's. 5 .'o
Fancy soring list's.. 5 73
Clear winter 4 Tj
Rye Hour 'i i"
HAY Timothy 11
loosi, from wagons... i ')
MIDDLINGS White II
Bran '
Chop feed 1J W
DAUIMOIlK.
W 17 EAT No. 2 rcl I
It YE
fo UN
OA I S Western
BITTER
ltiliS
HAY Western 1
11
11
Si
13
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Hi
15 e
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f:3 l
. Ml
4' l
4J
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CINCI.NRATI.
KYK
COHN' S"
OATS - ?
EGGS 1'
POUK l
AU 11 lttMIMIMIM
riiu.AnEi.rniA.
FLOP R Family
WHEAT No. 2. Risl..
CORN No. 2, Mixisi
OATSz-Ungraded White
RYE No. 2
BITTER 'reaiqerv Extra ...
CHEESE N. Y. Full Creaui..
. . .
.14 4 ll!"
44 II
I
K-i-ur voior.
CATTLE S6;f !!
I.AJ1115 ., i.
It DCS Live. 91 "
FLOUR Patents
WHEAT No. t Red .
Jt t r. omiu , (
UJK.N l ngradisi .Mtxeo . . . i
OATS Mixed Western A
UUTTEK creamery
factory ;
CUEIibE State ! uctory .... j
ISkims Light . i
Western '
EGGS StuU) aud Penn "
LIVE-STOCK M AKKI-T.
ClNTBAL 6TOCK Yabus East UMttlM
A Foiitlns is tub Dxtr. The wreck a
the English burk Midway, which founderec
in 1&3 while bound from London to Phi la
delphia with a cargo of tin load and spelter,
worth over RV000, has been located by th
Atlantic and Gulf Wrecking Company of)
Gape Henlopln. The schooner J. Howard
Mugee lauded at Almond street wharf Phila
delphia, a consignment of various metali
from the Midway's cargo which had been
brought to the surface by divers, and al
though corroded by action of salt water Uu
entire consignment was sold ut tha hljUail
market rates.
cattle.
Primo l.riontffl.aio lb. can!",
Good 1,(ki(u I.'.iki lb. cattle,
Fair oout't l.ooo lb. 'attio.
fst.K kers, us to quality,
Bulls aud dry cows,
Veal calves,
Grass calves,
Fresh cows, jcr head,
Kimtr.
Extra UVSdOO lb. sheep,
Gok1 Witutsj lb. sheep,
Fair 75a..s(i lb. sheep,
Common 70(a,76 lb. bheep,
Scalawags,
Y'eur.iugs,
rJpnng lambs,
noes.
Yorkers, 150rtMOO lbs.
Ptiiiadulphius, I7flf-J00
Heavy-weights, 27(iiO lw.
Heavy-wcij
Roughs,
f I I'd:
4 "
4"
S i"1 1
S'j
4
4 (.'
5M
WOOL.
BoMTon. There has been a qn J J
Tor all kinds or wool, ami """ Lai
week amounted to ouly ''W'.MtA
l'rioee remain the same l.jl
steady, but any pressure to A
sun in lower prices, uuio "1' VJ
nia fleeces have been In moilenjw
and No. 1 at Mi&JOo. Michigan J
quiet and slow to move at t.i
lint ana ueiauie tieeces n ',,.ty
jirincipallv in small lots at 'r'
combing, '30o for Ohio line dt''w
for Michigan tine deluiiio.