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REDUCED PRICES AGAIN REDUCED! Wa an racalrtag Si* Orné» daily it Graati? Bo docoa ptkm Uapvaoadeato* Be BLACKandCQLORED SILKS Oar rtrj Ftntot Black Ckthwn roducod Crom • MM t» 7S Conts P#r Tard. Oo'orod Caahtuor« rodoeod 10 p«r ami. Msgnifceat ilao ol V»Ith and Ytl^toeas, ta plain and brocadcd, c baa aw tbaa aay other house. Satin Barb», all aha*«, extra width, only 30 tent», worth lully 75 rents Brat Qaillty 6 4 Ladiea' Cl.ith, lev «had«*, low« than »tor Mora. apodal reduction la Tablo CloU, Towola and Tow* ling. Special Bargain« la H mitt, Coraau and Notloia. Special tadaoaaenia m Prints, Glnghaae, 3h«et Inga, Tickings Ac , Ac. Eri-ry body in»1 tod to call and aw oar 6REAT REDUCTIONS III PRICES ! L. S. GOOD & CO., 1181 Main St. GBAMI) Clearance Sale -TO MAKE BOOM FOB— FALL COODS! Wl UFFEB . LAWNS. GINGHAMS, ' WOOLENS, SILKS, VELVETS, FLANNELS, BLANKETS, CLOAKS. SHAWLS. HOSIERY, GLOVES, RIB30NS. LACES, DUSTERS, AND CHILDREN'S DRESSiS! At and Below Cost. H. EMSHEIMER, 1® & SO Eleventh St. au2 ABRI VAL OF " NEW GOODS! New Velvets and Velveteens! 1>' ALL THS HTE$T -IMiÜ.i t'lain, Bru4'»«lp kiiiI FauryMrlped, All Color's in CORDEROYS. ( IMPtKiltLN. SKW DHF.SS C.OODV, MW SII.M. MEM J E KHK W LATEX! STYLBS. New Corsets! ComaanJ •«« them. Tb« *ond-r ul low prie«« «tU «jtonnh you. WKW KALL GOODS Ar« no» coming in right along. HENRY JACOBS & DO., 115 I Main Street. au5 ffcijisfcr. THE largest circulation of any paper in the two Virginias. Xl'SDAÏ, AI (»I ST 1«. IHM.V PrrM>ns Ifatlnx the riljr through Ihf Nnmuxr ran httv- the DULY and M \D%¥ KKÜMTKK m»ni to anj adürm at Manie prire it la <!»> litereil iu the elty, postage paid. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. Index to Mew Aut»rtit«m«DU > or >» le—Ciiiar Store. I'lj'lt r.oi id I Mut'co Work—O. W. Kciuljr, . Whtvling Bu»ine*» < ollAT'. Ire < rveui- (iem landv Kite Urn. Minnehaha Hour. Faker'» Ma*i. Ke»M-F. H. I ange A Co. White Mou» U in Hammock Chair—I». Meorirl A < a Open Hou*e— Mi-NIsh, Joh.i-.u A SI «Tin's Min stre'j— Local t'suc* Additional Local on First Pag«. DlRU'ti the hot weather my •»lore will < l«'.-e at « p. mn Statur* daj * excepted. JACOB W. URI KU. New line of Cashmerea just received at Gte M Snook k Co.'s. Card of Thank«. The local committee ot the A. A. of I. & 8. W take th a opportunity ot publicly ten dering their thanka to the cit zeas of Whe« 1 in*. the local preaa. Henry Seibert, Esq., and all othera «ho to cordially helped in whatever way they could to make the pres ence of the Aaaociation in oar midat at pleaaant and aa agreeable aa it was poeti hle. Committee. Dr J. P. Cai.i>wkll, a well known physi cian of Baltimore, aaya At" er a careful trial 1 have found "Dr Petzold'a German Bit trra' an agreeable combination o*par» health giving herbs, free from all toxic and objectionable matter K. ot P. The K. of P. hare arranged with the Cleveland and Pittabnrg railroad for trans portation to Cleveland, August 25th, to at tend the Grand Encampment The Cooer de Lion Diriaion of thia city will be accompanied by a fall band A lar»e turnout ia expected. Round trip rate 2 75. I THE MILLS. The Result of Yesterday'! Repor torial Researches. The Feeder* Still Pegging Away—Com \ promise Chat— A Chattanooga Nailer—Amalgama tion Notes. The Belmont, Rireraide, La Belle and Top mill lactone« worked yesterday till nooo, when they shat down, as is the usual custom with the mills since time immemor ial The forces at work at theae factories hare not been materially increased during the last lew days, on account oi the scarcity of nail plate. The three men who laid tS Friday at the Riverside tor «fivers reasons returned the charge of their machines yes* terday morning. The proposed JOIST MEETING of the nail feeders ot Wheeling, Bellaire and Martin s Ferry, this afternoon, is viewed with suspicion by the local branch of the Feeder* Union, and it is unlikely they will attend, for tear of being coerced into the views and wishes of the other lodges, who have accepted the terms of the recent com promise and are anxious to persuade the Wheeirg lodg-, whicb s ands alone) also to come out and do like wise. A prominent nail feeder sail to a reporer: "We do think it is aeces •sry for us to be present at that meeting tc-morrow, and hold any conference with the outside men, as we have already shown onr stand by rejec'iog the compromise offered us. It was stated in your paper in a recent issue that the La Belle feeders were aEtTSED ADMITTANCE at the meeting Saturday evening a week ago. We refused the men applications for membership on the ground that they were not trustworthy. In the feeders' s'rike several years ago for the cold iron clause the LaBelle feeders duped their compan ions and went to work, and yet these men are surprised at our actions in refusing to associate with them in ou' lodge " The Ohio Valley Assembly seems to be also looked upon with distrust by the feed era. Another feeder said to a reporter last "i fail to see the jurisdiction th* Assemblv bas in settling this trouble, as both or^ani zations do not belong to it. The feeders do, to be sure, and were trouble to arist between two lodges ot feeders, the Assem bly would have the right to adjust it But in the ca*e of trouble between nailers and f. • ders, 1 tail to see their authority, as then is no affiliation between the nailers and the Assembly." The news that A CHATTANOOGA XAILSR bad arrived in the city Friday evening with the intention ot taking a machine at the Hiverside factorr, created some excitement among the nailers yesterday. A depu'a tion of nailers secured p-xsesaion ot the sti anger, who is named Maddux anddidtheir b» st to persuade him not to go in, with what effect will not be known till Monday morn ing, as Maddux keeps his own counsel. A reporter interviewed the gentleman at the Stamm House jesterdayaùernoon. Maddux stated that he had come to this city with the intention of taking a machine, but what he would now do he was undecided. Ue had been hemmed in by a cro*d of nailer* during the entire day. Persuasion*, threats followed by an attempted personal assaul' by an intoxicated heater, had been used to ke*p him 'rjm going into the factory. "I ww one ot the Chatnnooga nailers who went to Sreubenville aud am CS KD TO THAT KIND OK THING," said he. "Up th»re my companions were ! geared by threats " President Hill stated that Maidux would '•*e given a twenty penny machine at th Rivemde factory, and ridiculed the idea of his lei gm e< ei by the nailers. Mad dux aleo stated that he was a representative of Southern workmen and that half a dozen Chattanooga men were willing to follow it his foot-steps in case he was satisfied with the outlock at Wheeling. IN AMAI.GAVATF.D CIRCLES. The SLeet Reliera' Convention held ai. important meeting last night with closer doors As the meeting did not adjjurn til a late hour aud the members were ail reti cent, there was no dinct information se cured ot tbe business transacted. It is announced that the Amalgamated Association has decided to t&k^ up a sys t*m of weekly reports, embracing a state ment ot the number of men idle and at work, aid the stocks of iron, rails. Ac S~> far as the former is concerned, u is a per fectlj legitimate inquiry,but wh^n therepre sentatives ot the workmen undertake work of the kicd mapped out in other directions they are treading on dangerous ground be cause they are likely to arrive ac incorrect and misleading figures. They may suc ceed in getting at a fair estimate of the sUxks at the mill*, but it is difficult to un der?tard how they could, without the coo **nt of the manufacturers, obtain any idea of the ao ounts held in storehouses, agents' bands. Ao. The natural renult wo'ild be that the weekly returns would bo trroneou« and g'.n« rally too lo*\ IHK N vu. MARKET. Hrpott* F ru tu the Chief Outres of the West. At Chicago there conduites to be a fair Jemand for both iron acd steel nails, and • very day gives further evidence that stocks are being closely culled in the leading sizes Where jobbers are short they bay enough s:cok from K-istern mills to keep up » tair assort ment, but are not t*kin> any quantities beyond the requirement? of im mediate necessity. There h a gro* irg demand for carload lota which Are declined in all cw° by jobbers From store iron Lails continue to be quoted at $2 ^O, with rumors that a few lots have been sold a #2 25. Steel nails are quoted firm at $2 4C, from wbic. no concessions are announced Considerable complaint is heard again»: Kastern manufacturers who have sold nail« in this market. It appears that they offer stocks for immediate delivery. but it is no; unusual that two or three wt-eks elapse be fore they arrive, and the general supposi tien is that they are selling more nails in the We-t than they can supply, the prefer etce being given to their local demand Tb- ra is no change at Pittsburg. Some of the factories have been started up by th~ feeders taking the place of the nailers, bu without much success as yet. One factor;, was to have been sta ted up in the manne' iodicHted, bw when the time came th> feeders that had been engaged refused t" ; \ goto work. However, the demand con i tinufs light and manufacturers are (tili making an effort to supply the^mmediate , wants of customers, and in doing so are obliged to buy such sizes as they are out of from Eastern manuta« turers, who are no * their competitors for Western traie. Prices are quoted at $2.05@2.10, 60 days, 2 per cent ©ff for cash. From late indications at St Loum i teerrs probable that the efforts of the Sail era will make an early resnmpt o t of wor at tbe mill of the Western Nail Company somewhat difficult The feeders, to whom a tat it offer was made, have now declared that they will not take the place« of the nailers. The operation of ths Belleville Nail Company's mill by the members of the Amalgamved Association (the mill having started up on the 5ih inst ) adds to the com plication. Some delay is experienced in obtaining steel nail from the East, bat, as there is only a m odarate demand, prices have not changed. At Philadelphia the demand for nails is fair, although not equal to what has been anticipated. Prices are steadier, however, * ard at the meeting of the Kastern Nail As sociation. which ia to be held this week, it is thought measures will be adooted which will at least lead to firm, if not higher, quo tations. Meanwhile $2 15@2 25 appears to be the usual range of prie««. Bmornwi, n«k«d Up Her* and Ikm by SU porter*. Tu Bellair« camp meeting will bejio next Thursday. Judge Botd will probably hold a special term of Court thia week. Municipal Court will meet to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock. Therc waa an nnaaual amount of disor der on the street» 1 *st night. Ovficer Barcx is still in Pittsburg. Of ficer Bell ia on night turn in the office dur ing his absence. The laat will and teatament of Conrad Ebbert waa admitted to probate yesterday and ordered to be recorded. Officer Burns was called to the corner of Wood and Sixteenth street, at midnight last night, to qnell a family quarrel. A valuable dog belonging to Mr. J. C. Picket, the South Side grocer, went mad j yesterday afternoon and was shot by Officer Duffy. The work of fitting.up the south end of the Capitol will be inaugurated to morrow. The remainder of the furniture will be here this week. In a match game of base ball this after ; noon, between the cigarmaker's of Loos' and Pollock's shop*, the for Jier were beate by a score o? 33 to 29. Caroline Ebbert was yesterday appoint i ed administratrix, with the will annexed of Conrad Ebbert, deceased. Bond $600, with Gregory Ebbert aud August Warmeck ar ! lecnrity. Hkxry Helfexbine was before 'Squire Arkle yes'erday, charged by Squire Jamee Bust ell with reiusin? to assist in making an arrest. Justice Arkle dismissed the suit. The practice commission men and huck sters have of dumping ancient eggs, de cayed vegetables and other garbage into the river in iront oî the wharf, should be stopped. 1HKRE waa pui one ease iu ruu^o uuuu yesterday morning It was that of James Reilly, charged with throwing James Todd in a ditch on the 6th inst. His Honor gave bim $20 and costs. Ora citizens should not overlook the ex cursion to the Bethel campmeeting to-day There will be two trains, at 8 and 10 o'clock this morning, with which the steam er Princess will connect. At one o'clock this morning the blotter at Police Headquarters bore the following entries: louis Ûeticer, disorderly, arrested by Dunlap; Charles Huggius, disorderly, ar u sested by Dunlap; Thomas Shelly, disor derly, arrested by West The Lone Star fishing club leaves to morrow tor Glen Easton, on a hunting and tisbiog trip. The party consist« of Adam Vahn, captain; Fred Zarnitz, cook, and Charles Ochsenkuhn, John Coleman and Uei-ry Heil, deckhands. The boys are well supplied with several kegs of "bait and an negate a most enjoyable trip. Mrs. Zi.mmkh.mas, a widow lady living on J Jacob street, in Rtchietown.has had several I recent deaths in her family of a peculiarly ! rttd nature, and has been nearly prostrated I *ith griel. Just a year ago her husband ! died. Friday afternoon her oldest daugh I ter. a young lady of eighteen years, was I buried. On Friday evening her youngest I i hild, a baby ten months old, died, The «hock of the two deaths following closely ! together has driven the atHicted lady nearly f antic with grief. IN GENKKiL. A Tunnel Blocked. There was a serious fall of earth in th< ! new Brady tunnel, atJLû'l-» Washington ! Friday trighr, delajing traffic for an entire ' <iay. It is understood that several million I bricks will be taken to Washington at once •ith reference to the arching oi the tunael (he hole is over 1,700 feet in length. At the Kiuks, The Al'oambra Palace rink was literally packed »ith skaters and spectators las' I night, and the cool evening made it ex I utmely enjoyable for lovers of the art ska it rial. The Chaplin» street also did a land •tlice business and the skatere at that p>p ular resort appeared toenjîy themselvee I hugely. A New Went Virginia Railroad. The Fairmont, Morgantown and Pitts •urg road, which has been bui'din^ for th> j last year from Fairmont to Cniontown, Pa. ; *ill be completed and opened up to travel j ■& far as Morgantown on the 22a of Octo ier the one hundredth anniversary of the 'our.ding of the town. This ro»d follows he valley of the Monongahela into Morgau J o»n, where it will pass through the valley« I t ; he tributaries of the Monongahela aud .'heat river«, to the Cheat west of Union nwj. The remainder of the road will be uilt within a year. The bridge across the '»k-nengahela river at Fairmont was 'es'ed > estei day, and track-laying will begin this *tek. Caught In the Act. For a month or two back fermera and ' h cksttTB who attend the Second ward mar ! it-; I ave been annoyed by the loss of large 1 ^entities of green stuff, fruit, corn, melons, I «ko. A colored boy named Albert Willi» as suspected of taking the stuf!, bat he had s acd in the market, seemed to be doing a legitimate business, and he was not molest d. although his neighbors could not aacer I rvn where he managed to replenish his j suck. Aboet 3 o'clock yesterday morn i irg, as :« newspaper mau was wending his wny homeward, he spied Willis in the act of ! itealipg a bushel basket of pears from the wagon of a conntryman Officer Watson was informed of the matter, and he pro cptded to Willis stand The proprietor was found covered up under a quilt, appar ently acletp, but was pulled out aud locked J up Yesterday morning he was arrange: S'fore Squire Davis and sent to jail in dt : faith of $:'00 bail A Neu Corporation. Secretary of State Walker has issued t certificate of incorporation to the Capita' rrancportation Company, formed forth i.urpcse of building. buying or hiring, run uing and using steamboats, barges, llat «x-ats and other water rratt on the Kaaawh *nd Ohio risers] and tributaries.. The prin cipii tiBce is to bt in the city of Charleston, ;n Kana»ba county, and the charter expire r»n the first day of August, 1935. For th^ purpose of forming said corporation th* ■■um of i*> 000 has been subscribed, of which the whole amount has been paid in. with the privilege of increasing thesamato fj^.OOO The capital is divided iito shares of $10e •»»ch at d is held as follows: J. B. Clen tenin, Gallipolis. Ohio, 28 shares; S. L A'cod. Gallipolis, one &hare; A L. Langley, •laliipoli*. cne share; D. F. Connel, PortB mou'n, Ohio, 2S »hares; J. A. Carter Ch«»rl*fcipD. one share, and George W. Con r ell, of Peabodv, ote share. Ihf Werner Coal Rant Trouble A delegation of miners from Mr. Wer uei's coal back called at the Kkc.istek office last eight and made a statement in re gard to the following item, which appeared n yesterday's issue of the Boycotter: ». ' The Miners' Union dishes up its first al lowarce of mutton this week in the Boycot t> r They are men who continue to work in Werner s coal bank, where some of the mit ers went on strike against a reduction of w.gea." The men claimed there had been no re daction of wages at Mr Werner's bank They said the price per yard for entry driv ing bad always been the same as for mining 100 bushels of coal in a room. The price of the latter is now $1 75. About two weeks ago Mr. Werner wanted a piece of entry, sixteen feet Jong, driven. The men de manded $2 per yard, or 25 cent« more than the price. This was refusecj tnd the men dia charged. One of the men who afterwards went to work put the entry through in two days, making over $4 per day. Oc* 50c "Leader" Corset ia without an equal. Geo. M Snook & Co. Castas Cots for fishing parties or camp meetiog, at half price. B. F. Caldwell, 1500 Market street, Wheeling, W. Va., near poat offic*. WHAT WE WALK ON. i A Few Facts and Figures Regarding Carpets. An Interesting Talk With a Local Dealer or a Subject in Which all are More or '.eu Interested. "The e is a terrible amount of deception practiced in the carpet trade," said a promi nent Main street merchant yesterday to a reporter, as the latter was feasting his eyes upon a fair virion in the shape of a rich Wilton. "The amount ot second and third rate goods annually palmed off on an un suspecting public as 'the very best goods in tbe market' is almost beyond belief, and the evil is increasing at an alarming rate. THE FHAÜD is usually practiced on purchasers of brus sels, and the way 'tapestry' is handed out for 'body,' and 'three' and 'four frame for " 'five' is a caution. A good many salesmen also palm off our domestic product for im ported goods, when I doubt it there is a piece of imported brussels carpet in the «hole of Wheeling." "Where is the chief point of production in this country?" "Philalt lphia, where there are in the neigh borhood of one hundred and fifty factories, all cf which have sprung up in about fil t-en yrars. What are knowa as ingrain carpet, howevtr, has been made there lor a mnch longer time. I think THK FIRST ESTABLISHMENTS opened were in New England, about 1830. | and from there the business qnickly spread to New York and Philadelphia. But tor many years the American houses contented themselves with turning out the commonest grades of carpets, and even as late as 1872 there were scarcely any brussels or Wilton carpets of domestic manufacture. In that year, however, a Philadelphia house, that of Joseph Ripka, made a start on brussels. with hand looms, and since then the indus try bas grown rapidly. Steam has, oi course, very largely superseded the slower but more exact band looms, but for some of ihe finer and costlier patterns the bund loom is still used. Some kinds of carpets iu fait, can only be BHOl'liHT TO PERFECTION by hand." "How do wages run in the carpet trade?" ' The coat ot labor, 1 should say, is t'rom 23 to 40 per cent of the net value of the product. A good 'brussels' weaver can make from $60 to $73 per month. Men are almost universally employed for this chus of work, but when 'ingrain' is made a lar^e proportion of the work is done by girls, who earn $8 to $10 per week od team looms. But the big money is mad» by the bosses and designers. The formet run from $30 to $30 a week, and I know one designer, in a Philadelphia house, whi gets $6,000 a year. To be a good designer requires taste and skill of no mean order." "How do prices now compare with those ol former years?" "The prices are now I.OWER THAN EVER KEFORK. In 1872 a common 'tapestry'bruesels car pet cost, in this city, $1.50 or $1 60 per yard. The same class of goods can be bought to day tor about 80 cents, while an inferior tapestry can be had low as 60 cents. Twelve years ago a 'body' brussclt five frame' sold for about $2 50. You can buy the very best of its class at retail to daj for about $1.35. The same thin* is true ol 'ingrain.' I have sold ingrain carpets for $1 30 that now go for 75 and 80 cent*. So you see theworkingman's dollar goes a good deal farther in this respect t^an it used to "How much carpet can the averag« weaver make in a week ? ' ' Well, on 'ingrain' a good workman, with •i baud loom, ought to turn out 125 yards ot amnion carpet in frix days, and with tum two and a half times as much. Ot li e carpet, with a power loom, a man ought o run pretty close to 200 yards a week. 1 fcould pay the carpet factories of this coun n give employment to 150,OoO hands.' fcHKlUl'3 ACCIDENT, Iti Which Several Peoplo Wore liadl} Injured. Quite a serious accident occurred on tht ? L. & W. railroad, at Flushing, last ri ursday, in which a large number of pae tr^ers were badly shaken up and several <e\e:eiy if jured The accommodation train, consisting of engiLe, baggage and passen ger car, wa» L'oing north, acd stopped at the -tation to take on or let off a passende" While there an engine, which had intended to take a swith at ihe station, dashed around tt curve, and despite the efforts of those in charge, plungtd into the rear platform ot the pasBecjier car witn terrific violence. Tht passengers were thrown about in a decided iy unpleasant manner, and a number o thunlbadly injured, two, Messrs. E. W. Hrosch, of this city, and C. L. Gilbert, cl Ohio, being seriously cat and bruised. I n cowcatcher and auokesta^k of the engin «cd the rear platform of the passeuge coach were demolished, and other mini damage done. The mishap is due to the misplaced switch, which was closed when it should have been open. Novelty Cloths and Trickots, for l»lie* tailor suits, just received at Geo. M. Saook 4 Co.'a. Which Created a Sensation in Benwood Last Week. üenwoodjsociety has been all torn up over an Mitt wfcu h occurred at a social gathering t lUnjboS*s Hall on last Wednesday night ai whith was not down ou the program nt fcr the tvenirg's entertainment. It appeare I at a yourg gentleman, formerly of the tji.e»n Ci*y, having arrived at the age of 'nar hood,decidrd to have a birthday party. He accordingly engaged the hall and invit ed a select circle of ladies and gentlemen o participate with him in the enjoymeat of the evening. So far, so good; but it also appears that the daughter of the proprie t'rof the ball al-o had a birthday, and it so happened that her birthday came upon ne same day of our gallant from Cincin nati—an unfortunate coincidence—and ot course she had a list of invited guests to join her in the festivities of the evening, thinking and believing that a combina'ion ol the two select circles would produce har mony and good feeling. But not so, as the sequel will show. The first party arrived in good Bhape, and were beginning to enjoy the entertainment «hen the second circle ! made their appearance. A sudden commo I tion was the result of this second coming, -id hats and wraps were quickly donned, 4t d the; left the hall in high dudgeon This so incensed the other party that crimi nations and recriminations threats and counter-threats, suns for libel and all sorte of gossip have filled ;he air since its occur rence. Considerable bad blood has been stirred up over the matter and there is no telling where it may end It ha« been the theme for all the gossips of the town. THE NEW CITY HALL Contracts Olren (or Carpets and Furni ture. At the special meeting ot the joint com mittee of Council, Friday, the contract for carpets for the new city hall was awarded te B. F. Caldwell. Mr. Caldwell also ha» the contract for furnishing the furniture, which contract was given him for a very superior quality of goods, no* on exhibi tion at his furniture and mantel rooms. 1500 and 1502 Marke» street. The celebrated Minnehaha flour is the' boss Minneapolis floor. Try it and you will use no other. It is made from the bas Northwestern wheat, and is for sale every where. Ask your grocer for it A nove; feature is, that each barrel contains a val - • uable book devoted to the culinary art, git itg directions especially regarding brepci and cakes which, if observed, will insw superb results, p-irlicalarly when Mionehahu fluur is ucfcd. ( J AX OP KS LETTER. Judge 1 hem«* D. llounton*« Vindication ot Himself. • Tu Ù* Eaitort of the Inlilligtneer and S filler: The Wheeling reportera are again driven to tbe inexhaustible bag for aanppljof sen sational items. With the light ot experi ence to guide them, it does seem to me that a little reflection ought to influence these gentlemen to ht&r both sidee before pub lishing as news an item tending in the least degree to reflect upon the character or in jure the business of as well the humblejt as the most notable citizen. A lie, cr worse still, an insinuation, once published, can be neither withdrawn nor corrected. The latt sensation, evidently meant by the compiler, if not the writers to do me an injury, is gotten up at my expense. Tbe animus all through the relation, aa given in both of our city papers, precludes tbe idea of its being a practical joke or even a ote act comedy. Tbe intent, certainly deducible from the face of the item itself, is certainly unmis takably to injure me in the ejes of my coua tt'ymen and the minds of my neighbors in his city. It is not the first blow I have receive! from the same, or a similar source. Any one who read the receipt given by roe (and the Intelligencer, at least, had the fairness to pubhsl the receipt in full) must bave inferred from it« language that the money was received for the sole purpose of preventing a h eatened suit—to b 1 used f( r that purpose alone, and refunded on failute to prevent suit The language of the re ceipt will admit of no other construction. Again while the facts are appireitly »tared with fullneas and in detail, yet th-i omission or rather distortion of certain im pcrtant facts tends to cr^a e an impression at direct vatiacce with the truth. Aa brevity in un article of this kind is all important I shall without comment give the tacts re 'erred to. John Ga«kics, the too much shaved (not by m 5 but by Mr. Freishmuth, the barber) individual, called at my office early on Fri day morning, and left with a young gentle man reading law in the office of Mr. Pen dleton, a full statement of his case, at the same time stating the object of his visit to be to employ me to bring suit for dimageB against Mr. Freismuth, for having bungled in a most outrageous manner a job of hair cutting—he, Gaskins being the victim 1 u*id but little at'ention to the matter, until informed by several othor gen tli men (among them two friends at the bar) that Gubkins. hot with anger, was determined 'obiiDg suit and was enquiring for me every vheie, and until lurther informed by the <ame young gentlemen I have referred to, •hat Frtismnth, the barber, having learned from some source or other that Gaekins had applied at my office, had himself called at ray otlice to see me about the matter, and tindÎDg me out, had given his version of the "torsorial comedy, ' and at the same time, itatt-d as the ppecial object of his call his ieeire to avoid a suit. All this was related to me before ever ,e»ii g either Mr. Freismuth or Gaskins It was »fier this, say about lia m.. that Vfr. C., a rfputhble member of the bar, asked me what I was going to do about the barber case, at the same time expressing the opinion that there was something in it. [ lhughingly answered that I haa as yet seen none of the parties, and would wait until that happened before taking action. About half an hour after this I had oc casion to visit Water reet on other business. [ did not call at Freismutl^a shop, but on Main street I stopped to speak to a polite French friend of mine, whom I never piss without exchange of badinage. A person was with him when I came up In course of a bantering conversation, ne having as certained my name, introduced himself as the barber who had called at my office 1 told him, from all I knew and could hear, the man Murdock (for 1 did not then sven know him as Gaskins) was bent on suing bim for damages, and that 1 had made up my mind not to bring suit for him if he declined a reasonable compromise. I did net tell him I had Been Gwkins— though it is fair to F. to say that he after »ards in my presence insisted that I had so 'old him 1 merely gave the account as i had heard it from others. About half an hour after this Mr. F. came to my office. Tb«re were two gentle men present. Ile thon as ho had before lone on the street, expressed great annoy itice at the idea of being sued for such i trifle. 1 told bim, I thought I •ould present suit if he would be willing to jay rhe complaiimot a few dollars, and I ri m If proposed if he would deposit with me $2 5" to pny over to G , I would see the lat er. offer him the money and advise his ac ■rptacce. It he de linrd I would have noth ne more to do with the matter except to refund the $2 f>1. It he accepted then F. would have to pay me $2 ."»0 as compensa tion for my services, I charging G no fee. The receipt shows for itself. The $2 50 was leposited with me, I, by F 8 request, calling or it at his shop on my way to dinner. Later in the alternoon Mr. F., in company vi;h Gupkins, called at my office. F. eerrtd to be very indignant. Why, I am «till ut a loss to explain. I told him I still held the deposit, reite -a'»d all I have stated here, and while we lit!'» red as to our recollection as to the con rerpation between us, and both of us mani •Vstfd more temper than was reasonable, vet I referred him to counsel with hope that Hy that means he would be satisfied, know- | wg that my receipt on its face showed the I redaction. From the above it will be seen that I was rrving to act as peacemaker. But instead it experiencing the blessings that are •juarantfed to the peacemaker, it appears hat under the manipulations of a sensa tionalist, I had to play for one day at least t' e role ofblackma- er. I cannot close without admonishing our | city reporters of the wrong—often times ir- i reparable—of'en done by them to citizens by accepting, in the absence of better news. I ■be irresponsible yarns related to them by Dmcns anxious to figure in the daily pa oers. This whole thing that I would cheerfully | *o again to-morrow, (not for the same par- | tifp, howi ver.) has been distorted to my in jury That it was so intended, is evident from the fact that my own receipt shows on its t'ace the entire absence of improper motive. Thos. D. Hoistox. Mormkc Glory Baking Powder, alwayp fretb and pure. Ask your grocer for it. G. S. Fteny, proprietor, 1410 Main street MOBODV lll'Kr. % Drunken Man'« Antic« With a I.oadeil Pistol. Yesterday afternoon Tom Carney jot very full on the South Side and perambu lated toward the upper end of the city to app'j "the vermillion bru^h ' He sauntered into the B. & 0. depot where he made himself so obnoxious to the employes as to be ordered oil' the premises. Carney in stantly drew his pistol, and confronting » railroader, frightened him nearly to dea b by pointing the muzzle toward him and threatening to thoot. A tele phone messege was sent to the police headquarters asking for an officer, but be fore one reached the depot, Carney with drew to the street, where he fired one shot into the air. He then made his way into B. F. Caldwell's tin store, where he terror z'd a party of men till Officer West hove n sight and arrested him. Carney's antics were marked by a jocularity and playful ness, there being nothing wicked in his behavior, and even when placed under ar rest, he went quietly as a lamb Tne shooting created a great sensation ia the neighborhood and taused an immense crowd to gather. Morsixg Glôky Baking Powder. House keeper's delight. Sold by all leading gro cers. G. S. Feeny, proprietor, 1410 Main street The B. Si 0. R. R. will run trains to and from the camp grounds at Mounds ville on " un day, August 16th, as follows: Leave Wheeling at 8:15 a. m , city tima; returning, will leave the grounds at 5:00 and 10:00 p. m., Wheeline time. Baltimore and Ohio. Cheap excursion to Pittsburg every Sun day. Round trip only $1 50. Special fast rain leaves at 4:40 a. m., city time. PERSONAL PENCILINflS. The Midsummer Meanderings of Friends and Strangers. Notes of a Newjgather Regarding the Movements of Mankind in General. Timely Topics Tersely Transcribed. Tie "season" at the various resorts and summer hotels is now at its height, and the roll of the absentees from the city is at itt longest All who have the necessary cash or the opportunity to leave tor a tew days or weeks have tafcen their departure, and h» nceforth there wiil be few to start upjn the regulation annual pilgrimage in search of te*t and recreation. In another week or t*o the tourists will bave beyun to return, hiid with the opening ot S^pt^mber we may look for a revival in social circles and an in creased activity in business and manufac turing localities. Misa I.aura McConnell, of Sixteenth ttreet, is ru.-ti.i tii g at Triidelphia. H. M Russell, Esq., and wife are home from the Eastern watering places. Gen. B. M. Kelley, of Washington, D. C., is the guest ot David Mcllwain, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jepson ani M -s Pendleton are at Orkney Springs, Virgin a. Miss Katie Crew, a charmiog young lady of Thirteenth Btreet, is visiting friends in Ohio. D. L. HuV.bard, editor of the Erie Dis patch. arrived in the city yesterday to speod a few days. Dr. and Mrs Will Bates and Mr. and Mrs. Jones are summering at Franklin Springs, Pa. Miss Love, of Se»ickly, Pa., will be a guest ot Miss Katie Hazlett during the coming week. mips i\aue aiyers, or \ îrginia street, re turned Friday from a long visit to trieads iathe country. Mr?. Frederick and daughter are visiting Mrs. Hughes at her residence on South Front Btreet, Island. Miss Grace English, of South Penn street, who has been visiting friends in Cleveland, returned home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. William Young and Miss Grubb, of South Broadway, have returned ^rom a two weeks' virit np the river. Mr. Hull, formerly of I,< atherwood, but now rfsidingat Wyandotte, Kas., will be a guest this week ofhia Wheeling friends. Mis* Sue Oiiver, of the Island, returned yesterday from an extensive visit through Ohio, whtre eho has been visiting relatives. Sum Haxlett has returned from his an nual pilgrimage to A-ibury Park, N. J. A œamu depression bas undoubtedly been net c^d I iro g the feminine habitues ot this reeort since hi« departure. I happened, the other day, while in th'» iresence cf a charming young lady, to allude to the entire absence of anything noteworthy in the way of »eddiogs. My feminine friend at once became interested and said; "It is really awful the way the bo) a are acting They outfht to be ashamed of themselves. Do you know, I roUly be lieve there is some sort of an understanding among them that no Wheeling girl is to be ltd to the altar during this year of grace, if it can possibly be avoided. Just think; there hatn't been a really notable wedding, wi'h or.e exception, since the early part of the jear, and I hear of but one or t#o for the autumn season. The dress makers and h» y that sell wedding presents are in de spair. and I fancy we girls will have to hie us to a nunnery if we would escape the ills which spinsteihood is said to carry in its train.'' Misa Yay Campbell leaves this week to vitit friends at Ti^venswood, W. Va. Mies Ida Harden, will be a guest this week of friendi at Bethany, W, Ya. Mr. Ad Tailman, of Bridgeport, is en joyicg an extended Sou h western trip. Mr. Howard Childs was a guest of Wneel ing friends for several days last week. Mrs Suydam.of Kansas City, will be a guest this week of W ie< ling r datives. Mr. James Mix. of th- Eighth ward, left yesterday for Bufùlo, New York, to visit fritndp. Miss Alice I'atclifTe. of South Wheeling, is visitiog Mrs. McCullough, of Grave' . lili Bellairo Miss Virginia Pendleton, of Twelfth strtfct, is visiting Mrs S!o*n, ot Cumoer land, Md. Miss Annie Hardinger, of Columbus, 0., is spending a few days with friends on the South Side. Miss Jennie Myers left yesterday for Moundbville to visit friends during camp meeting week. Mr Dan Dinger returned yesterday from Tiltonville, where he has been enjoying a week's vacation. Mr. Will Allen, of Marshall county, circu lated among his Chapline street frieads a^ain last Thursday. Inviifeti »us are out for a recep'ion to be given ly Mr Ed. I'ranzhtim at his home on North Mainstrtet. M vs Amelia Harrison, of Louisville, who has b en visi'icg relatives in the city, will leave for home to morrow. Mrs. Jos. Scott, formerly of Cambridge, 0 , but now living at Dickesson, Dakota, is visi'icg htr mother, Mrs Djnlevy, ol North | Wheeling. Dr. It. G Ru d, a popular young phyai- I cian, of South Wheeling, is lying very ill with typhoid fever, at the home of bis father at West Alexander. Dave Dinger returned home Mooday from the colony of Wheeling youths at Aurora, W. Ya. He reports the bays all well ar.d enjoying life. 1 am tela tue skating rink season, soon to open, is to far surpass that of last winter in ihc variety of attractions on the part of transgtrs and in the patronage of too pub lic. Two or three o! the rinks are almost daily the scene cf ga'h'ringg of little select parties of ladies and gentlemen, a large pro portion of the former being novices, who de sire to income in some degree accomplished before appearing before an admiring multi tude on opening night One afternoon last week, when the mercury was above 90° in the shade, and the heat was most oppressive, I nut a gentleman friend coming up street who bore every appearance of having en jraptd in a three mile free-for-all footrace. To my enouiry as to the cause of his bodily fatigue and p«r-piration-dampened gar ments, he gave this curt but expressive re ply: She weighed about one hundred and titty, and never had the rollers on before!'1 Isaiah Warren has returned from fte , East. George Dinger leaves for Philadelphia Saturday. Miss Fannie M. Wells is visiting friends in Belmont county. O. Miss Nellie Warren has returned from Chautauqua, New York. Mr. Walter Worls leaves this morning for the Moundsville camp grounds. Profestor R. H. Parker, of VermTion, Ohio is the guest of friends on Sixteenth street. Mrs. S. 0. Taylor and family, of Fftcn h street, are summering at Bethany, Vir ginia. Mrs Belleville and family have returned home after a pleasant sojourn at Mountain Lake Park. Bon. R G. Barr and wife arrived home yesterday from a month's trip to the Vir ginia sea coast. Alfred Carter and sister. Miss Lillie, are sli ding a few dayi with friends in the valley ot Virg n a. Miss Katie Crew, a cbarminp yoar* lady of Thirteenth street, left last Wednetdsy to virit relatives nur Barnesville, Ohio. The oHeet native of Wheeling is Mr IsEac lr»in. He waa boî^^on the present ) ... site cf the Irwin residence jut eighty year« tfio last May. He is «tili in excellent poe stbMon cf all hie faculties, and walks to hie plare of butiness with an alacrity that woi Id do justice to a much younger man. In bis early boyhood Wheeling did not eon tain much over hfclf a thousand souls and i's uthcrn limits for many yean then af er was the old Beymer Landii g, it ths foot of Nint i street Mr. Irwin lus hbd tl e extreme good fortune of ne»r heir g s ck enough to have a physi cian attend him but once in his life, an es t er:t nee thai fe * people can claim Mr. Alex. Psnnell, is another one of our cl I citizens to the manor born, being but a few weeks younger than Mr. Irwin. These t*o aged gentlemen can tell many an inter esting fctory about the early days of Wheel >'g Lynn Rodgers, of Bethany, is »1 the How ell House. Weit Jackson, of Parker:burg, ia at the St. James. Frank Gordon, of Wayneaburg, iaat the Howeli House. W. Harding, of Washington, Pa., is at ike St James. Daniel Davis, of New Mexico, has rooms at the St. James. Miss Mona Snevely- of Beverly, 0., is at the Stamm House. George Vaughn, of Terre Haute, Ind., is at he St »mm Honre. Mr. Will Wright is back from a two weeks trip to the Bine Ridge Miss Ida Sliffe, of the Island, is visiting friends at Clayeville, IV Dent L. Lydick and wife, of Quuker City, 0., are puests at the S;aum House. W. K. L»yons, a veteran cooper, cele brated bis forty-firet birthday yesterday. J. B. Warehaner, o< Pittsburg, delegate to the She«t Rollers' Conveutior, was quar tered at the Howell House last night. Meurs. Richard and Channcey Camden, I of Parkersburg, returned home yesterday after teural days visit to Mr. George I B&iid. Frank E Stoner, of Tiffin, 0 , died a(t»r a short illness at Ridge Farm, near Pari», 111., on August 9. At the time of his death he was Auditor of Senaca county, but suf fering from impaired health he sought relief in travel, and it was while enjoying the hospitality of friends in Illinois that he suddenly took sick and died. His body was brought to Tiffin on Monday, and on the Wednesday after, with impressive ser vices, he was laid to rest in Green Lawn Tiffin's beautiful cemetery. II« was mar ried thirteen years ago to Miss .luliet O'Connor, eldest daughter of the late Dr. 0 Connor, formerly of Clarington. 0 , who with her two sens survives hin. Mr. Stoner was a faithful citizen, an obedit ut son aud a devoted husband. L. C. App'egate, of Wellsburg, was in the city yesterday. Miss Nettie HarJe.-ty, of Barnesvilie, is at the McLure House. Mrs. J. Hobrecht has returned from a visit to her cousin of Allegheny. Mieses Mary Klliott, of Marshall coun'y, have returned home after a pleasant visit to friend« in the city. Mr. Archie Adams, tha popular clerk of Heed's pharmacy, leaves next week to spend a few weeks at Terra Aha Mrs J B Solomon, of Steubenville, 0., at d Mrs Schwartz, of Martin s Ferry, 0., were at the McLure yesterday. Mistes Eva and Bee Noble, of Twentieth ffret, reforntd yesterday from a pleasant visit to friends at Claysville, Pa. Misses Jennie Bone and Annie Munell have returned from it pleasant riait to triends in Btlaiont county, Ohio. Msj Lorirft Downs, head cook of the Mother Hubbard fishing club, has returned home. He reports the boys having a good ime. Mr. A S. H»aney, commercial teacher in the Wheeling Business College, left Sat urday fur his home in Ohio, on a abort va cation. Col N Willkinson, wife and son Walter, and Mrs. Bell Sutherland, have returned alter a two month's visit to relatives in St Albans. Miss Katie and Annie B-ltzy, two charm >nj? young ladies of the Last End, have re turned after a pleasant visit with 'riends in the country. 1 he wee little folks held fourth in royal style at the rendence of Julius Pollack, on the Icland Friday afternoon, in honor of the seventh ar.nive saryofhis daughter Cnily s biithday. Joe Duncan, a well known East Wheel irg boy, leaves to-morrow for New York to accept a position with Babbitts <k Co.'s soap mam factory. Joe has many friends who wish him the best of luck in his new home. a rrm.ic-spiKiTDD citizen. MayorUrnbb to Ftlng Ntjfiml Service Fing* to the Hree/.« Yetterday workmen began the erection ora larpe (lag staff on the soothwest corner of t te Aoademy of Music, directly over tha entra ice to Grubb's music store, and to morrow the work will be completed, when a forty-six-foot pole will point skyward from the cornice of the building at the foot and directly in front of the tower. From this Btaffwill tly the official flags of the Signal Service, displayed in accordance with tele graphic reports sent out from the signal office at Washington. The flags, which are six feet square, are seven in number, and are described as follows: No. 1. White t!ag with large red nan in {entre, 1o indicate "Higher Temperature,' or wt,rm<r weather No 2. White flag with red crescent in < entre, to indicate "Lower Temperature," or colder weather. No 3. White flag with red star in centre, to indicate "Stationary Temperature." No. 4. White flog with large blue sun in cettre, to indicate "General Rain (or Snow) No. 5 white Bag with b!ae crescent in cer trc, to indicate ' Ctaror Fair Weather " No. 6 White Dag with blue star in cen tre to indicate ' Local Rain for Snow)." No 7, the cold wave signal, is a white l!&g, six feet square, with a black centre t feet f qnare. It is displayed in advance ot the cold wave, and is lowered when the wave arrives. This flag will only be hoist ed, during summer, when the temperature is expected to fall to a point indicating frost The flugs, pole, etc , are being pot up at Mr. Grubb's individual expense, and dis p'ajed from the point of vantage offered by the Academy of Music, the tip of the flag staff being 133 feet above the sidewalk, they can fce seen by the majority of our citizens. Five cases of Canton Flannels, from 5c per tard up, just received, at Geo. M. Snook k Co. s. "The Bis* of Silas Upliam." Mr. W. D. Howell's new novel, "The His« cf Silas Lapbam." which was finished in the las' number ot the Century, has been publitbed in book form, neatly bound in mus lin, by Me wrs. Ticknor A Co , boeton, Mass. Pt-reoca who have not read this story ehould procure a copy. It is very in teresting throughout The success of Silas Latham through the discovery of a mineral paint and his final reverse occasioned by stock speculation, form the foundation and the varions other characters are treated in Eoweli'a notably versatile manner. Broken Rib«. At midnight, as Officer Lukens was pass ing the corner of Fourteenth and Market streets, he found James Par ton, an eld man, lying on the pavement. Peyton was some what under the influence of whisky, bat claitred be was badly hart in the side by being kicked. Loken's took the man to Dr. Fooner's office, where he was examined and a rib found to be broken. He stated in answer to the officer's questions that he had received his injuries fr >m Bill, better ktown as 'Sailor,'1 Shelly, at Frank Heal»'« bar-room. Shortly after midnight Shelly was arretted and locked np by Polieemaa West, ard Pay'on was removed to his home in a carriage, as he was unable to walk. 5K£&äi . .. Jfc OPERA HOUSE. MONDAY, liyiL AUGUST I I I HI TBE NEW BIti BOOS, McNish, Johnson i Slavin REFINED MINSTRELS, Pr«<ntlnj Ihe wort dot»1 prop*aima «rar witnn*4 FRANK E. MoNLSII, CHABLE8 W. MITCH ILL. CAR BOLL JOHNSON, j W. HfeN&Y BICE, BJB SLAVIN, BILLY MelLLIjfEB. WILLIAM Ml'LI OJN and otbert. •«TPrloeof ad ni-»loi T.V, VY, and 3V. Ra!# ot Mat« Pattirday, Aujuat lSih, at K. W. Baumer t M title store. • *ul2 i ZIEGENFELDER S loo Oroam < I Ha» bwi nard by tha beat tamlliaa In Wheeling tot «Twr twroty-on« y rar* jyU j ATLMTIC T» COMPM Y Tea Importers & Coffee Roasters. TEAS. 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