f.fmMH -,' ev "'"I B ? " 'ft J ! iCS ff- fnMlittM 5 ; je mtfatif -sji volume xxr no. 10:3. IiANOASTER, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBEIl 31, 1881. PBTOB TWO CENTS. m k. ' ? TIIK DYING YKA1,. .i.vi innr us .mccj.mek finrnrrn. mtr. ni; Tliti ( rttnimilM Unit r unit lilt) Hint will Wei. HMtit th L'ltlittliK rtutl qinctl llie I'nrl- llnf llnest. Cilliltlnt, Willi li .Mrrtlngt unit MtMcna lliimn Anwnilil'. The old your will go nut In llylug colors this livening. The closing hours will be 111 irked by eoicuieules grove ami guy. At ninny el the ehitri hoi there Willis' midnight services ami wnteh meetings will uOiinl enough of religious pthilliiiu te satltfy tlie most ovactlligtasie, 'llie Slet em home assembly ntiil sotenil private entertainments will niritnl mi opportunity te these w Im desire, te ilnnre In tlie Vew Veir Willi flying fiM'U This grout society oveut It unusually preuilt. lug till- w.ir, uml indications eint te n large number or eung debutantes who will Jein the ever Increasing ranks nl Lnneusler's fair ' limit of fashion." Tlie "New Ye,it" riiiad riltn will le danced ns .llie midnight hour livempt Imminent this evening. Ilclevv will lie loiindsetno ofthe features e' the observance of tliu occasion : MIiIiiIrIiI Nirilieal UM Trlnll). A service appropriate te llie New Year will be lirlil lit Trinity Lutheran church during the Hst liein of tlie present venr, U : from II e'dn k iiulll midnight. This sortkehas always Ixfit elmnu-trrlritl by deep solemnity tunl sulularv results. Te-morrow livening at 7tj o'clei k, tlie new mltcltOtlc.il riant w ill no orgimre'i. u Hrein lire cemtaliy in vited V . Vrar". Cnutalu. Tlie r.iinill.tr nuil sprightly cantata known us "New Yi'.ir Kve" will lie Hung tlilt iro ning in Trinity l.ilther.in chipel at S o'clock, ler tlie leiii'lU of tlie Imlli mission. Ne i llertt have been spired te in ike llie render rendor ronder Ing at roil ntnl in enloyable ni peHsthltv, l'l kett of admission will Is) for sale nt llie iloernt tliermt eTj."ii nit l"r adults ami P eiiIm ler i Iilliln n. Atllif Moravian ttitirrli. lliiMitii.il New Yc.tr son Iecs will he held in tlie Moravian f'lmnli, tl.: Tlilt evening nt Se i leek, reading or llie Meinnnililll.i for tlie lnrliiben of tlie thureli; at 11:20 p. in., the usual New Yeir't nlaht service. To morrow at lO.iu a. in., picf-hlng. Alt tire terdlillv tit Hed. At llie I iiIiiii llttlivl. iti li meeting will lie held in llie Union llolliel. tliite cuing, I'einnicui'lug at SoVleok, at wlmli tltne tlie orilinim-ei of tlie clninli will lHoltercil. Atlur which n Bormen will If prrirlipil hv the llev. It. 1". lteck, of Mmiia Je, ami the meeting eentlniieit till the g.iiiig out el tlie ehrmnl reinlug in of the new iar Tlilt nut'tlng Mill be the lioglu lieglu lling 1 prv.tr.u toil reili il torxlcet. Ollur M.ilili AfrclliiK. i lit w.U. li niK'tiiii; toricei at St. I'.iul't M I', i lmn h will i einniriicral Vint te-night, mil will rintliiiie until atlrr inlil-iilght t thr SiitiinI i:,iiig(licnlphiirt-hen North titix in ttrn l. Hum will lu watch inoetlng i-i n Ki t, eiiiititliiignf bllile riiuling, M-rmnii, pi.tMr ami iioik'iire 11101 ling. 11. in. l'owieiv will cemliii't the watch im ctlng c.orcltetat the Wctt inlstieii. 1'lii'watili meeting Mrvicct at llie Duke tlii-et M i: i littrt li, will oeinint'iico at 10 e'i let k, .11 ni will Imm-eiiiIih till b lle. .1. T. Sitihcll ANntdi iiii'eiuig will Ijo held In tlie So-enil Baptist i hurt h, (la) ttnt't, te-night. l(e. A. lem-t, ei Uleghiny City, will prim h. ILuikt Cl'"il. tint I'lxlailllrf 0-n. The Uuikt mid iopiiiieollltowlll lw lIeici! to-iiiertow Tlie ixittotllce will be upon at tlie SttPiLij hours only. Il-l7ff SKI HI. Alirrn anil lliev llie tort lc. Virr uriglmiliil In llie Olilrii Tluit. TUniiiaheut the MethedH chiirchct all ever tlie we-hl tliucolebmtloti el "W.ikli Night" It oneol the oldett church ciltlemt. rhi'latt hettrt or the ' Old Year" ure tpent in the ilmn het In pnier and rulte, niul when tin Pitt minutct el the je.ir aroircop areircop aroircep iugocr tlie l.ie of the clock dials, the eon een gngiti.'iit kneel in Hilcnt prayer, and thut the "Id veir is inhered out uml thus the new ear it i i eim d in. Theroare wnne in tlilt imMcrii tlivwhe are ilispoteil te de away with tint old i iistem in the rhunli, but their t'tterttln thitinftionliaenolbieni rewmtl w llh iiiik li tuci e-n, .mil in llie in ijerity of MitlKxlnt eongrcgntient the old tuttem is kept up with allefitn old time iiiterettand ll'HIK-i itlens. Tlie first WaMi Night ' si nice w. it held by Jehn esle. the founder of the Methed- itichuith, mid Us origin Mat in olio et the tiilniuu towns of P.ngl.ind The relllers.it that plaoe hid liccn aetutlenied for years te meet en the list night of the old ear and siieut Hip night in thinking, deg lighting and such sivertt. Ilardlv one of thesu iiieeliugs pasteil in which tlieru was netu liet that indeil in murder. Wetley lieg-in hitinittien work in th.it plaie, and eroleug the lighting, drinking niuieitweroieuierted nniltliepl.e e lie. .line line el the ijiiktett .mil most moral iii.illl.iigl.mil. When niii li u state el allairt were brought .iImiiU, the miuci-s en the last tiightef thoeld Mar, instead of siiendhig II as t hey did formerly, met in their llttlei.li iitel .mil engnged in pr.ier mid prah-c. Tlilt eiitteiu gaioeiiglu te the sorwee new held and kneiMt.it " Watch Night." tf nh.ii liihh.j:mj:uiai.wi:,is. 1 lir Utile CMMii ii Mill (Vlrlirullni; llitit lirM- III 14 MlUllll. V erj wieectsfiil entertainment was luld bj thoOIIiet Hiptlst .Sunday-school en Tiich iliy i)eniiig, in the Union ltethel, cornel et West Orange and Prlme streets. Tlieehurih wnt erowtleil. rollewing wit the pro pre gntiuiiir : ' Anniw i-.u llyinii, iiuin ihilK of I'niihv, ' lit t ) mi 111 ml I'mjirby lli assistant siipcilntuiili nt llptnliig lcctt.itleii, liy futhi't 'llinu' ami t vie ma UUliUilren, uith of tin; lnlli.i npiu M'lltlllgll lnentli in till) l .11. Ilicllatlen, " ilie Jluiiv) lent Jinn," Mr Al liiiilegiiu, "iliiuRiil Dkk,"i:iMlu llngcii, IIati Sin-It) irm t unit Iiuiiike ( mi) littllullull. llic lieuil Utile blitvi,' litiitle Stteiik Viitliem li thctlieli Itftlliitieu, ' Iliesti.mji.reli the SIM,' Dalty Wctltittleii unit fcimg, the MIkmim ItontielM Itct-ltittlen, ' Miiiiiuu'h Help." Jt ibel W hltf Itccitatleu, " W lut I'd like te llu," fight llllle ' Kccltatlen, " llilt Lire Is Whit We Make It," Mnnle liciiiuls "WheArathnSilulitr by lli-ilu Wgg, Mar tin tilt In ami Zinnia lljgvii Heng by the hi lioel lit tit.it Ien -Whoie Is That Heme T" by Annul la l-'iiiiikleril " ( In l-liii is Morning," bj Atinlu t'aliiiei " 'Ihoseul'a Coinluileim," ly Aiinie Vi liltcn nut I' llluleguu. b a muiilier of jnung Indies riuck mill rnu t-r," by lknlm Wurnii aiel Mr. t.ibun Dentil of the Martyr Stephen," by Mr. Hairy "1 liu I'll i- Little kllti.ini.'".MIsApiilcteii. Hlulogue "UetMlbjn, Hay," by Amanita I rauklurd, Maigle I'ahueriiiiil Annlu Htikait. Itecltatien " Nothing mnl "eiiiclhliiKt" laium llec'ltnllen "1 he t luigeer Ihc Light litlgudu," (Jeltle bHillk. Dnlerfiic W (j HawkBVerlh, Miss Menumiil IUT. Silles. heng "'tlie Angi lhlni,"by the (.heir Jlt'tlUitliui " He leinutlilng, ' Annlt) lleck.irt. " ceiirtshlp Uniler lillllciilties." Uriel closing inlilres anil tlie pic sulfatien of u girt (almmlxoniebook) te tlie xilielar annMer annMer teg llie uieat lllbloiiii'iitieut In 1WI, nhe, hi this Illumine, whs I.unra Until. I losing lit inn" duetl lije Till We Meet." lilntilliiitlonef Kirtstetlm clilldren, thu girts COllaixtlllg of Ktnta Clint HteeMngii, illicit with geml things lte. Mr. l'rayne was Aery pleasantly ur prised at the conclusion of the entertainment by tlie pi osculation by Mr. Harry Hlggs, en behalf of llie coiigiegatloii mid huliuel, of a well Illicit pui-se. 1IIU rill.bin 1LRIA.N hU,MiA ht'llOOI. TheSiintlay oheol iiiterlaliimcutef the I'lesbyterian ehureh was held In the lecture room of the church en Tuesday oveiiIiib nud consisted of bliigtng, iisikiii1e leading nml mi mldiess by the jiaster, llev. Dr. J. Y. Mitchell. At thoi-eiieliibion oftlie exprcNes each pupil ol'the iiiiuut depaitmcut was pio pie cntcd with u bucket of eandv uml an ornnge and civ h pupil of the main deixtrtinent with a lcr f i n ly and nn orange, IJy nn iiuaulmc 'i t or the iliildicua box of inndy nml en grange was Kent tothrce ladles, t'acliever'Wjeinicf age, who are members nflhe rltun h. Thore inuiiet iire Mru. Shertr, Mrt. Hchelli'ld mid Mr icing. NT. I'AIII.'fl M. 1 HtTMIVV he 1 1 oe i HI VMiVn M. U .Snmliiy school held thelr nniiual tnlortulmiieut en Tuetdny evening. The Infant mid main nchoel roetiiH Joined In the oxercltrt whli liretiKlMPtt of Hinging mill Inxtrunienlnl niiielc en the organ. After the progmiiiiue of nxcrclteM had been geno through with, a ciike wvlable wnt held, nt whli li nddrett(.H wero lil.ute by Jacob I Kel ler, the retiring mirinteiiilaiit of the Hun dnv school, mid Ooergo A. Kllllmi, the mipor miper liitviiilatit oktled for llie coining jtr, TIIH Wl'Ml MINSIOM. A large congregntlou attoiuhled at the Went MKtleu ihapel en Tuctd.iy eiciilug, te wltni'Ht Ihennntiiil piitortaliiuieiitof llie Hun day xclioel. In addition te roeltallont, ri fiHiiitle n'nillngt Hiiilnlugliig, Mitt Aiiinmlii IrfilidKolecutlonltt, re.nl mi'nil nolei'tloiiM. llev. 1'ewlc k inademiiiildrett mid glfttwore illstrlbiited te the i hildreii. rnmr.vi: ur.t.v Ainnri:it child. A Ijiifftllmi iis lit Who tlinll Inhrrlt, Invehlng rry Inlnrrstlnj; Mtury. In the orphans' court, l'hlladelphla. Judge l'enrtite hut drvklctl the mitler of the ox ex ox eepllent te the adjudication In the ct.ite of tijilia M. Dilsey, dreeasetl. The tlocltieu tlcternilnct w he m ly Inherit from a ilct e-tsetl adopted chllil. The judge sjjts "Thenctnr May I, KV), I'ltnl, (II, relating te the adoption of children, alter presiding lern itocreeby the court of common (ile.it, iilien n l'tltieu of the proposed adopting parent", uml with the content of the parents or parent, etc. of the child, that the latter hh.ill atsiiine tlie inini) of the adopting par ent, and h.iieall rights of n child and lielr of Miili adopting imrcnt, and Ijo subject te the tumps et Niii.li a ciiiiii, precceut us ioiiewm : 'I'reildetl that if niiihiideiiting parent Khali hawinthcrOilldrcn, thoaiteplctl shall fth.ire the luhcritaiiie only as ene of theiii, In oase of intestacy, he, "he, orthey uliall retjietthcly Inherit from ami threugli each ellur nt If all had been the Hw fill t hltdrcn of the Mine parent.' "Whether this pnnislen, with regard te the adopted ihlld ami the children of tlie adopted arent, Is te be understood In a gen eral M'nse, or whether, under llie maxim which restrains general words In a Matute aissinllng te the niibJw.Mu.itter te w hlch they relate, the Menlt used nre te Ik) understood nt refcrrini: only te that which it ximkeu of In the pnridlngpjrtef the seiitence 'tlioln 'tlieln 'tlioln heritanco' from thoadepllngiia rent Itntiiiet Itntiiiet tlen net iiet.t'tt.irily iiiMiUedin the case new ijeforeut. The act doe net reiHid prcleut legislation oTteptsefir as it is Incensitti nt with it. An aileptetl child Is net exempt from the m.vincnt of cellateral inhorlt.iuce tax (Commonwealth t. Nnncretle, 8 Casey, .Tsyj; ami theuu'h he may tnke under a del ise In 'such jierHennt would be entitled under the lutest.itel.iw,' If the adopting ii-iruit 'had tllisl intest.ite.mil si lcil'in fie, (JoIiiiheii's VpiK-.tl, 7 Nerrls,; Mil) he isnild net under section ')of llie Art el April S IsnI, ncipilre under the iiitistale laws an iuheritanee In hinds ilcM-eudim; from one as te whom he was net "of the bleed." Certainly land tli Htdidlnglrein the father of the adopted ihild could net (tits, nt the death of the child, te the children of the adopting parent. "Hut, It will Im obserod, the net el 185 only provides that thendnptttl child mid the chlttlriu of the adopting pircnt sh'.ill Inherit Irein e it'll ether 'As II, that i, In the saine east-, or under the kiiiiii i.treumst.inces 'all had been the I infill i hildreii of the Miue (inut'i and under the act of NW, section .k thlldren du net inherit from cuih ether unless Ixith of their lureult nredend. It s ems clear, therifere, hi tlie present aise. im the adopting parent is still li ingatid hisehil tlren emiiet inherit from e-n It ether, they cannot h,ie any sh.ue of the estate el the do de leatcd adeptisl child. Her own brothers and sisters, tlie children of her father Irein whom she acquired it, are entitled oxclu exclu oxclu hhelj." Uxi-entient sust llnetl, mid adjudi cation amended according!. .i 1 rict.i.ss nr 1 1. it. A i.-rtlM Injilreil Man tieilt II Ill-outfit II. ,t. Iiiiiii- It) a t loin the Kxfinil l're JirMiph Uiiighlin formerly of V.vl Notting ham, Chester county, for t-omuime ast has licen residing near Siunciii iheuiiig, Clarien county. Ibis state. Tlie country tln.re Is of a luount.ilneiis nature and abounds with wild g-une. Mi. Uuighlin Is an expert shot uml lreiiicutl enjeyetl hunting, while net tn giged nt his tr.ule of c.irientcring. On ene of his gunning trips he recently met Willi an accident tint neirly icsiilted fatally. To gether with a companion he wasdriWiig en a il.uigeteut re.nl oil a branch et the Alleghany mountains when the horse shied. Ilelh the men, wagon ami herse went eer the edge of the rmksen whlih they were driving and landed several feet below. The wagon was broken, herse killed, Mr. I.iitghtiu had two ribs broken, thigh Ikiiie dislocated, npiual celuinii seierely lacre-itcd mid Hiist-iined ether sorieiit internal injttries whlln hit comp.iuleii esiajHsl sorre Injury but has had n number of hemorrhages sinie. Mr. I., wnsrcntlered )crftttly helpless mill n phvsiclaiiat DrillwexMMl nttcutktl him te alleVlate his Mitlerliigs. He did iietr.illyiiiiu.li from the ellet ts of the neeidciit mnl linnlly Ids son, M itlhew J. Uiughllii, near Notting ham tuition, was sent for. Mr. I-uiglilin went en ami found his aged father in a piti ful state ph slcally. It was decided te rc rc rc nioie the sutlcrcr te tlie residenee of his son. Te de this a wooden Imix, long andwide enough te admit the bmly of a man lomlertably, was const I net etl. Mr. Uiugh It ii was placid in the Ixix, which was pieWdcd with lour handles and the journey teminenicd. The nearest railroad sLitleu was twelve miles distant anil he was eon een c oil toil In a Htage. The Ikx containing the helpless man was placed en the cirs and thetriicl consumed two d.is and nights, the distance being nearly luu uiilen. One tiny last week Mr. Laiighlin arriied nt Notting Netting h im with his father niul he was taken fiem the box and placed en a bed. He it a large man, til years of age, but possessing u si long constitution inere ih nepet ter ins recovery, although he new lies in n critical condition. yticf no inc. I'lillti nii'ii Carried te Hie stfnt, nf a llurglar en ii hfictlut l.ngtlie. Karl' Tuesday meitiing Jehn J. Ulddlc, station agent at Hala, en the Pennsylvania lailread, was aroused by n burglar alarm in the liouse et 'Iliemas Williams near the station. The probity Is owned by fieorge II. Roberts, president of the Pennsylvania railroad. Itlddle was alene nml uuable te jirocure nsslstanie In the nolghlierhood, se lie telcgraphed te the .Sixteenth district po pe po llie station, in West Philadelphia, with In. striictiens ter tne euiccrs te lejiert hi ran nml Market stieets. Policeman Doud and Halley weie tletnllctl for the work, and when they reported nt the depot they were placed en ii Nocial locomotive. Within a few niln utes they weient the scene, uml captured u mm on'the hiveiuI lloer of Mr. WillimiiM' house, in his stockings. Tlie prisoner was placed en bend tlie locomotive and ledged in the West Philadelphia police stntien. When arraigned befere Maglstrate Smith, tlie prisoner gav e the namoef William Wil Wil eon, said tint he was iiHlieeuijicer, mid had recently an I veil Ireni Wyoming territery. Kv lileuce win te tlie elivet that Mr. Williams and his family w ere absent fiem the house at tlie time of the burglary, 'llie licensed was remanded te tlie custody of the authorities of Moiiigeniery county. srnvcK nr a j.uvHMOTirj:. Anether Trump Killed nn llie Itallreuil mar llli;liailre, Dauphin Ceiuil). Anether man was killed Tuesday morn ing, almut llirec-iiiarter of a inile we-t of Highsplie, en the track nf the Pennsylvania railroad. The man vvnsapiurently a tramp, itgcd about thlity-llve enrn, and is NiipX)scd tobeiiu Italian or Hungarian. Helsdescrilieil is liav ing a Kiudy nioiisl.iehe and il.u k hair ; were dark llgured iants, cordureyco.it, shlil of greenish llnnnel, mid a vvhite thiuiiel luiiiershlrt. Corener Shlnillcr held an in- tiucstever the reiuains, thejury rendered a xerdlct, "That the .vald unknown man came te his death by IxMn't stiiick by the Newh ex press of the Peiuislvi;:.iii riifliead, west of lllglisjilte, whlle trespaHsIng en the Peun svlvanla iiillre.ul in illieet vlolntieti of the rules of the company." Over IIU Illiicx. Sherlll Jehn II. High, who has been eiy HCiieiisly 111, is greatly improved and expects te be ut Ids oilke to-iueriow. HANDALIS THll hi: hah a rvitr, Tte.y ix ei:.r.nuvs xasii rir.tr. UEVI'.I' Otntttiiicii IIU Attackt en llie Inti-rnul Itririiue f)ftt.iiIixlnff fin te ClinttmtfMKit.Tlift lltlt!ity ntllin I'rojile t'titieunilril A l.ll te the Wlilew of l'rrtlilnnt I'elk. H.unuel J. Kandall nml party nrrlud In Nashi llie, Tenn., In company with tlie com cem com lultteenpolntetl te lueet him at Lotllsvllle. At the tlt'iKit In Nashvllle mi Immense crowilefeitl7cnsufiill chisscn were wnltlng nntl grcel,eil M r. ItnndaH'.s nppearmice with applause. The marked feature was the air of liitense oxiMTetnucy anil the tletlre of the crowd loM'e the tlntesmaii. A nieecb of wcl ceme wnk miitle by tleuernl W. II. Jacksen, brother of Hennter Jniknen, and Mr. Ilandall oxpresscd hit thanks for the warm reception given him. Mayer I'lillllfn Icndcrcd lilm the frredein of the city. Then carriages w ere hiken anil the tirty prectetletl te the Mnx Mnx well liouse. After breakfast Mr. Hnnd.ill met itelpgillent of prominent cltlrcnn from C'lmtUnoegn mut Hiintsvllle, Ala., who pro pre pro Keutoil Invitation"! aileptetl by mass meetings In their respcvtliecltleti. Ilnnntil lit) would he glad te visit liuntsilllc, but at lilt tiine wnt limited lie would iKifened te tleclhic. He Mill, however, tint he would visit the New Orleans oxssltleu ome tline within (he next two months, mid he would then iiiike It a fielut te visit HunbivUle. Ch.it Ch.it Ch.it bnioegu he weithl visit upon hit present trip. At 11 o'clock carriages were taken and ot et t erled by the entertainment committee Mr. Handnll visited the statu capltel, Mrs. I'elk, leading niaiinfji turlng enterbrlses and the Vauilei hilt and I'itk tinlvcrsltirst. Mr. Kan tlnll expressed blmself nurprlsed nt the ex tent of the educational and Industrial Inter ests, V Vlll te Mm. I'tillt. At the I'elk rishleuce the lut wntwet wntwet renuslby Mrs. ex-1'resldpiit I'elk. Mr. Ilnn tl ill upon Ix'lng Introduced Mid It nirertled Mrs. ltiudnll uml hiniselfn greater pleasure tlian was otherwlse iiosslble tnthusiueet f.ice te face the widow el the distinguished dales man mid uitriet. mil well Im loved president, James K. folk. Mr-. I'elk replied tint It vvnsiiu eiial ple.Lstire te h ive tlie privllege of knew lug oue of the foremost men of the timet niul n worthy successor te her own lamented huslfciuil." In further convers-uleii Kheexpressed regretthit Mi. It mil illdid net new occupy the tiHaiker'tchair of the Heuse of Representatives. Many prominent s)clety ladies aided In making the reception pleasant. At three e'i lock Mr. ltandall held u public reception In the hotel jmrlers, w lilt hjvv ere crewdeil for twolieiirtwithaeoust,int stre.un of people, represenlatlv et of all ilas'Ct, mut w he were very hearty In their greetings. At six Mr. nml Mrs. KnnUnll dints! with u few frkudt at the risideiiie of Colonel A. S. Col Cel yar Ineemlng evening trains brought large liiiiulH'rHfrem the surrounding tow ns i ithlu a radius of a liumlrisl miles. Iing lMlore Hiotliiiemiuotiiiieil for Hpcaklng tlie 0cr:i liouse, tlie largest nan in tiiecuy, was packet! from pit te gallery, and hundreds, unable te gain ndmiltance were fumed nway. The crowd, ler the rtz , was tiulct, enlcrly mid listened throughout w 1th resist t and earnest attention. Men.v of Mr. Il.uulall's ivilltlenl expressions wefe greeted with enthusiastic applause, esptt'lallv- Ills referenoe te the is;o is;e is;o uemlcal business iidminlstnitleii of the gov gev eriimeut, profit tien te American labor and thonbelltloti of the internal rovenue system. One feature of the meeting was the attend attend ance of ladies, who displaced ns niiieli eiiri eiiri esltv as tlie men te see Mr. Hamlall. It was the"hirgest audience within doers ever seen In Nashville. Mr. Ilautlnll's Hpeeeh was In the Mine strain at his addresses m Louisville. Te-dav Mr. Kandall was entertained by the Hcruiitage club nml visittsl the Ufcllo Ufclle Ufcllo iiieade stock tan n. He will leave for Bir mingham ut midnight and will oWne New Year's Day by making no hici1ics. On Crldav he will xisit the industries of lllr iningumu and be b-uniuetcil, returning te Nashvllle en Trlday night Ijj siecial train. He will leave Nashville en Saturday morn ing for Chatunoegi, stepping by invitation at sevcral stations te inake hhert siceches. He will arrive in Chattanooga alteut neon en Saturd.ij. rreparatleus have been made there for n grand ritAiptieu I K Tl I ; l.A II M.I A t.US. Itr-iiiiliii iittlie Vutliur. of ri'iiin.ltHiila's t'tm klltiltlini. Thoelevciith annual reunion of the Pcuti nlnuia Constitutional convention asse, l.i l.i tlen attracted te the Jenes' house, In Harris burg, en Tuesday e cuing, only twenty two uiemborsef the one humlicil and forty who served hi the constitutional convention. Of this number lorty-lhrce li.ne died slnie lb"J. Tlie night wat spent in participating in a Kiuiiict mid in making sjs.'cehcs recalling old reininisceiices. Pellew lug is n list et these present : S. C. T. Dentil, Venango ; (ieorge N. Carsen, Mout Meut Mout geniery ; Andrew Heed, Millliu; Jeti.ih ruiick, Li bauen: Jehn Gibsen, Yerk; ficorge F. Horteu, He ver; It. A. Uunberten mid Ilamilteu Alrlcks Dauphin ; William Lilly, Carben ; J. Prlce Wethcrill, Willi im li r.iltleten, J. W. M. New lin, Philadelphia; JiK'l It. MeCimiant, S'lhuvlklll; Jereme H. Nilet, Tiegi; Henry W. Palmer, Lurerne : Samuel It. Ileviields, Linc.ister; Themas htruthen, Wiiireii ; Siniuel M. Wherr, Cuiuberlnnd; Z.ichirlali II. Leng, Lehigh; Charles Kreadhcad, Northampton; S. M. llalley, Huutiugdeu; Jeseph Riiley, lVir. Ilamilteu Alncks was cks:ted preslilent of the !U.sH'iatien, and Samuel 11. ltcynetds, J. W. M. Newllii.ind William Ii Littleton weie ilieseu tlie exivutlve ceminittee. Pliiladol Pliiladel phla was selected as the plaee ler llie next reunion. x,r Ciirliius If 1 rue. tieiii tlie N. V Cllppei A curious phenomenon was observed 10 i cully at the Louden Zoe. A lew weeks age u line lioness began te eat her own tall. In ene day t,he removed al her leisiue abeul twelve Inches, and alter a brief iuteiv.il she resumed her roast and swallowed some inure, She was then placed hi n very narrow box In the heiH) that Keiiiethlng might Im done with the bleeding stump, ami that she might he prevented from lurther assault upon hersell. Hut hhe wies net te be denied. '1 lie tail has almost entirely disipixMtcd mid she has new directed attention te ene of her lerenawx. Iftlmeis allow til hhe iiinyMie cectl in in-Tfermlug tlie astounding feat of illsapiieariugunvvii tier own inreat. An I'fctceiiirtl C'uiitt'iiitMir.ii j. An Ariren i editor recently published the fellow ing card In his jMpcr : "The vv help w he injects venom into the columns of our very 'weakly' iMnitPiiipenuyli evidently ulrald of ns, although hu needn't be, ter we only attack men. He is notably absent Irein the streets and saloons when wonre present, nud hcoets te Ills hoarding house threugli Dead Man's alley. And et he oulles himsell u leading Democrat nud e)0its te get the postellleo ! raugh 1 We wash our hands of this slculklnirciiu ird: thismoralinetistrosltv mid mental obliquity ; this poltroon and self styled editor." Nl-iiU ut l.ap. This morning shortly befoie nine, o'clei k a w reck occurred en the Points 1 vaul.i railroad, near flap. It was i-aitseil by ene western bound li eight train running Inte the rear of another, ew Ing te the ileuse fog. The raboeMi of the first train was thrown from the tnitk and broken. The pilot el the ie.tr engine was damaged, ene car was thrown upon the lender ami another was considerably biekcu, The mail train and Niagara cxprms were do de 1.1 eil lorferty-tlvo miuutci by the accident. IMj;e4in SlieiillucMitttlie.. Charles I'runclseitstiiidll.irryOmducrwIU sheet three matches ut 10 birds each, for 510 per match ami thu championship. Tlie first takes plain en Monday next, at ,Sndcr's )ii k ; thuHis.-eud mi thu fellow lug Monday -jilaconet et seleetecl, nml the third oue it vvcek later, at a plnee te be lnutiiall agreed upon. A Lonely G lnollue IJght. Only ene g.isollne light was roieitcd as net burning en Tuesday night. VUVUT HOVMi: STATISTICS. The limine, of tlie Ciironer-Setcnlj A..li(li uirnlt Dnrlns thr nt. Cerenor Hhlfler's term of ofllcee-xjilrct this week. It wnt net at profitable at that of Ills predroesMir Isaac Mithler, Tlie present rorennr hits only held Inquests, w here they weronlweluttlv MPceHs.iry niul did net farm llie otllceiiM illil ethers who held It. The county almshouse find hospital used tolen iKiiinnra for coroners, but sinee the isxir ill rectors elected a resident phvtlclnu but low Iimuesls hnve liven held nt the lioer liouse nml hospital Corener Mlshler laid 321 Inquests during his form. The numlier held during Slilllur'n tiinn, was 2117, el whlih benly were held by Wilder, 65 by iJeputy Jehn 1 l'rink, of Columbia, mid the bil.ince by the thirty or mere deputies Hnittercd lliroiighetit the eeimty, Atttie Heglster's ollire J17 loiters of ad ad mlulstratleii were grantl, J'l7 wills admit ted te probate During the year Kl executions were Issued, the term licingtothe Jmiuary term lsi". Snventy assignments for the benefit of creditors were niade during the yeir. Tlilt Is the largest number ever recorded In ene year In this qeuijty. In IssO tlie numlier of nsslgnntenls wnt li in lns, , in isi, , ami in ls-'l, 3'J. .i rvuiTiri: nvTvitKit. I. liner llolebiger llnltr-il A lie Wits lliinrilbig n I'lill.iileliilt Triln. Illnier Helslngcr, colored, who hat been. i fugitlv e from Justice since last April, was ar rested nt nn eirly hour Hut morning by Chief Halnet mid Olllccr lHrnheld. At the A(irll sessions Helslngcr was convicted of disturbing n religious ineetiug but skipped out, after he Icunied that llie Jury convicted him. He wcnttoPliiladelphi.inud rem lined thcre until Hiturday when he ventured back te this city. I Ie called Ukii Sirah Katnphlre, colored, en Saturday night ami stelo a watch from her mid for tint otTeiise he wut coin- plained niriinst before Aldermnn A. 1', Dennell v, but inanagtvl te keepouterthow.iv of the elllccr who had the warrant for his arrest. Ijitelnst nluht Ilolsingergetn party te buy a ticket Jfer l'liil.itlnlplild, and Ollleer Hani held hearing of the milter, with Chief Haines, wnlehed In tlievielnity of tlie eloiet. Helslngcr enme from his hluiuil plaee, the houe of a colored mill en Christian street, nt tlie 1 o'clock train mine Inte the depot end was about running te get en llie train, when he was halted by the pelieeman. He surren dered and w.vs taken te the station liouse, vv here he wnskejt, until morning, when he was taken te the county prison. ri.iA:iia tiii.ii; eitu i:n. The I. meatier VI MitiifrclinrnntlTeiituiil.i Luilcr, Nil. 103,K.i.ri Last evening the hcml-aniiual election of elllccrs ler the Lancaster Alajiiiiorcher wivs held, and it resulted ns follews: l'icsiiliiit-Wm. Halt. Vice President Henry Iluhle. Secretary (ieorge ITciUer. Assistant Secretary Jehn II. Ostennjer. Treasurer tnbrese 11. Hill. Llbrnrian-Christiin lieefel. Trustees .leliulKh", I redeuck Hoefel mid I'hlllp Dhikicberg. I'lng Hearers AinbroseI. Hall, WlllLim Ueehmanil ChristLin His fel. Music Committee Henry Itudi, (teorge PRiller mid Henrv bchmldt. TcutenK Ledge Ne. 105. K. en., elected the fellow ingeflkers en Tuesday evening : IV C O. li ICehler. C. C Leeuhanl Kklil. . C eustnx climitt. I'r. Curl Shulz. M. of A. Itudelpb Schroder. M. of 1 Carl Helm. M. of li Adam Oblcnder. K. of It. tV- S. J. II. Ostuiniujcr. I. O. I'lnl. Klaus. O. C Carl Helm. Trustee l"r. l'fcillci. S lies nr Itni I llil.ll'-. Hcnr Shubert, auctioneer, sold ut public Mile last evening tit llie reuntain Inn hotel, for J. II. 15. Wagner, esq., trustee of the ci ci taeo of CatlnrmeMcC'atlertv, deceased, a two twe two sterv brick dwelling, sltuatcen tlioseuthsido of West Vine street, Ne. II, te Charlette Krihlhaiis for $1,1173. The farm ut HOneres of Jeseph Uoblusen, in Colerame township, h is lieen sold at as hignees' s.ile, te Lev I lleinli irt el saine tow n slnp, for Set. JO per acre Tlie property et flabricl llirsh, Ne. 0 Iiisf King street, lias been purelnseil bv Ml. Charles A. Ten Dersinilli for fJ3,um). It is losil.Ie that Wntt, Sh.ind .V ''e. w ill oceupy the lower lloei in addition te their present store room, and Henry deihail, tailor, will eceiipy the second fleer. MiTf.-j riteM, m:k i'LVti. A West Chester citlreu is vveaung.i pair el beets made from leather tint wns tunned in Chester county sixty ears age. Mrs. Catharine Gable, el (..iblesville, Herks county, who celebrated her loeth blrtlidav en the 10th iust, took a sleigh ritle w itli her graiid-nephqw , en Prnlay last. A. Kncttle, priqirieter e! the Norristown Ilrmlil has been sued ferlibel by the counsel for the Nortistewn Law and Ortlei society for alleged Impreiicr icni.irks made cou ceu cc'inhig him. Heading will probably wen have a school ler training nurses. shippeusbuig has tnkin a piogressive stej) tebiipplv herself with water liy water works. A srt Aiixncr Tiirntlli Vm.iv Wr.illi. r loin I lie C eluiubia Ceurjnt Theelhci day we sent abill te a highl re Hpectctl tricnd, btatlng that we weie solely pressed for funds. Ilexeiv graciously sent the lollevv lug rejily : "When I get nritters Mraightcncd upu lit tle I will coiue and pay von, till then see St. Matthew, 1Mb chapter nml 'Jiltli verse." We skirinlslied around for n bible nud Hud llie erse i cads as fellow s : "And Im lollevv serviinlltll down at hisleet and beseuerhthlm s,iv uir, ll.iveisilience with me unit T will pay thcenll " Willing te Sullir Vliuii'. 1 nun the llloeuilngton l.c A loud Mether, beholding bet llillil eating aijuantity of Sugar Plums, btg-m te Curse mid te Swear, mill Warmil bun he Would liave the Stemaili Ache unless he shared the Sweetmeats xv itli his Little Sister. "Ne, no. tle.ir Mether," lie Sagely replied, "I would Willimrlvshaie the Ttillv with sister weie it net ler the Tear of also sharing tlie stom stem aili t he Willi hei. Say in Meix, but let me sulUr alone." " s llerlle Ail. mi., of Ciiursi'. loin the Press It was a gracelul act, tli it of the eung Plilt ailelpln.m who put dewna$ltiti bill for the purchase of a bunch of v ielets at a fancy lair ler charity's s.ike the etliei tl.iv. The lady in charge told him te come a little later, us she had notmilllclent change te bieak tlie bill. He very gallantly tleclined ie postpeno his imieliase, nndbinnily lefused te ictelve nny ih.uige.it nil. Very gracciullv iliuo,iciuter A Clo,e i it. The Hiltiiuoreauil Ohie railiiuil li is com cem ptetcd its new line fiem Ikiltiiuore te Phlhi tlelphia, se far ns It eie-,sed the state of Delu ware. The recent favorable w cither hat pei initled the finishing et the eighteen miles or line in utveril.iiit e with tlie tonus ofthe i baiter, which requlreit te be In itmnlng oriler by tlioileso of the eal. A Celitt',t nt thu Itlnk. Tliethinl two-iulle ismtest for the geld medal at the King street rink took place last iilelit mnl was wen by Josenh Kline. In eleht iniuiitcM. Thore weie thiee romrietlteii ler thepiic. As.lKimii'iit. nf I'ltiptrt) lluiry II. Nissley, et Jit. Jey township, niade an asslgtiinent this iiieiuing ler the ljeuolitel eroditerH, te ChrUI in II. Nissley, of Iiist Denegal township. Vikiienleilgtsl Willi Tliuiika. Thus. II. Cochran, chief clerk of the htate Scu.itc.li is favorctlthe Imklliuknclii with sev end Inte copies oftliestilo lojierts, " ' TlieCeiaWnve. The cold weather flag was run out en the postellleo ut neon, and the wave Is expected lieie by te-night. TIIK SHAD FISHKKIES. AUVi: UlSTOUT OF TIIV.SC VAJAtAIM.K rnevr.nTtr.s am isti:iij:sts. tirnl Ills nry for Cehiinblniis Veor Pro.pecU for Tlie Ice l)crtlrs Ociir-ml llrrnk l'p en the Itlvcr-A Well I'nikct lloreiiRh llinlgrt Iximl llrlefi. Hpeclnl C'onc.pendonco ettliu liTLLLteKicccn. Culumiua, Dee. 31, 1WI. Tlie eldest and (Ksrliaps the most sticecssful shad llsherlcs at or near Columbia, were the oue en the north sldoef the mouth of Shaw uoe rim, which be longed te Jehn Wright, sone of James, and the onenpposito the public ground bolevv the bridge, which belonged te H.unuel Wright, son of James. The flsherles nt lllg Island nbove the bridge which was bikeu up by the Wrights, but ler mero than n hundred years owned by the Kwlngsnnd their descendants. Dig island, IxjIew the ihim, was also owned by the Wrights, ami was knew n a genera tion ngens " King's Island," Dr. Kliighavlng married n sister of Jehn niul Samuel Wright IJeth of theso Islands wero places of great fisheries Iwfore the dam was built. Tlie lat ter has nbeut tw only acres of line farming lantl upon It. The crop of tobacco raised tieu it carly amounts te fcvcml lheiiK.mil dollars. S'liiuul May, who married a daughter el Michael Wisler, nud the gi. mil father of Simen Cameren May, cashier of the Colum bia bank, was the first lrsouwhe introduced floats or weed attached te the top line of drag shatl seines in the Susquehanna. This was olghty-lHe or ninety ye-irs age. This dev ice te keep the top line of the seines floating nleng the surface of the wntcr must have ndded very greatly te the catch of shad. Where the current of water is x ery sw 1ft, nleng nny ofthe fisherlcs, when the si'lne Is swinging nreund te Hie shore at the low er end, the tendency oftlie wlne is te dip under the surface, mid unless the fisherman linstcns te that point, many shad ure apt te cscnpe ever the line, 'lhore was great Igee among our fishermen when they heard that tlie river was being stocked witli black bass, for tliey aigned that thou sands of them would be caught every season when swinging their nets for shad. This g.une ilsli brought them te grief, however, no watchfulness en the p"irt ofthe fisherman Is able te prevent them from bounding ever the tops of their seines which they Invarl nbly de, as seen as they discover their iree progress through the centre obstructed. New learhiJCelumbLi. Columbia has net iniprev oil much dining tlie car 1SSI. Ofcourse many new buildings liax e been erected and old ones reiKiircd, but for the financial condition of our citizens nothing new has been sturted, excepting Net. 1 and i Sluwnce furnaces. May we have u dllferent bile te tell for Iss"). The fellow lug hours will be the ones for watch-tiieetlngs beginning this evening: Methodist Kplscend. from 0:15 te 12:15; Heth el, Church of Ged, Irein te 1J:15; SL Paul's P. Ii.frem 11:15 te 1J:15. A full service in sermon will be held In the latter church. Ser vice and Hely Communion will also lie held in theehiirches te-morrow at 10:30 ,u m. Tomorrow w ill be lively in Columbia, il the day be a pleasant one. Hosts of strangers are expected, and the rink attraction, lree lunches, libend Inibibiiigs of malt and spirit uous liquors, w ill nil commingle te uiake the nay a no im ay. Tim Ice llrcak. The ke en the Susquehannu is beeeiuing very rotten, and the prospects of Columbia iee dealeis tilling their houses are slim indeed. Tlie Ice is likely te break up at any moment, even though the river Is falling. Nexerwas ice dearer than it will lw this coiu ceiu coiu ingyearif our ice merchants cannot till their houses, ns hut a few bundled Ions are xeteu hand. In Aiunteiiiciit Circles. Troupes should net be censured for net having musie between nits, in Columbia. They ure net supposed te e-any mi orchestra vv Itli they depnd upon tlie tow u and cities they visit te previde music In this icspcct in this borough they aie at fault. We have no orchestra, but ene would be desirable. Meri is A Heek's "Powei of Meney "plated te a small audience, in the opera liouse last evening, ticneral mtlsfactleu was rendered. M'lle Ithea in "Yvonne," in tlie opera heue, en Saturdayeveningwlll beexcellent. Of rerseual Jnten-.t. Twenty ceuple last evening surprised It. S. Dunbar, of Locust street, nud assisted him te celebrate his 4Jd biitliday. A picas int evt uing was spent, A. Isenberger found n bunch of keys last night ; Jas. D. Sl.ule lest a cabinet plcture en Walnut, between Second and third. Miss Llziie Kck, of Taw no town, Mil., is the guest of Mr. Jeseph Kck. Smith Holiiigswerth is home from his visit te Philadelphia. in iniiire .mi. ti. a. urove win m.iu.ige lliltlard hall. W. II. rendrieli is home tiem llainsburg. Mr. Samuel Ktuns has geno te Yerk ter u w cek'N t lslt. Miss Sue Hemier is visiting in Kphrata. Datid HodgeiH, et Baltimore, is in town. A scilettef ActlilenU. Miss Lizzie lialluck, aged 10, died ut her home near Ironville, yestciday, from the ef fects el burns received while iv ashing clothes. Her remains will be interred from the Cherry street Gernnn Catholic church, to-meriow, at Ua.iu. Her mother in attempting te extin guish the Haines which enveleiictl her, had her arms badly burned, worse than was at lirst supposed, fork Isfeaied new that ene of them w ill liav e te Ih amputated. Jehn K'duy, a'geil II ctus, of h ultevv n, while walking en the tiestle works el the P. H". P.. coal hhllte yesterday, fell te the gieund, a distance of evei U feet, uml ret civ oil u severe cut under his chin. He was, however, im.ibln te walk hoiiiouuas heiiiouuas hoiiieuuas Hlsietl, mid It vv as believ ed soiue bones w ere broken, butnuc.xniniuationsliewcdth.it such was net thetnse. Mr. W. J. Cenner and tliugliter were cov ered Willi oil by a coal oil lump exploding lust evening l.uciciiy no injury was none. Willie ciesslng Cellhrs hill, en -ttli stieet vesterda, Mrs. Itatzlngcr fell and breke oue iif her alius, shewns taken te hei home en Miiiiei street. Hoieugli llrlefs. Columbia constables think moieol gunning and hunting than et attending te the duties belonging te the omces te which they were elected. Piebably tlie coming election has something te de with this, for every arrest they new make of a Columbia lesldent tliey leso ene or moie v otes. It is proposed te erect new ngiicultui.il woiUkeii Comuipree street. This movement was started by Lancaster gentlemen, who desire the capital stock et tlie new concern te Im) flOU.OOO. lhey xv ill raise S70,0)0 of the amount if Columbians raise the remaining t..e,O0i. Several Interesting reperts vvoie niade at yesterday's meeting et the Columbia relief association, and will be given te the public as neon as they aie In readiness. What has bocetuo of the Columbia club and iiistitute? isan ok-repeated query, but ts lliids no answer. wiivr vi:xvHjMi.iki: te knew. When the "burning nuostien" as applied Ie crematories will be given its quietus. Hew seen our exchanges will bury the lerui "ilnk-les," win u they sjieak of otcur etcur renees at n rink. Howfarell tlie Hme is when egregious errors will net be niade concerning "Mr. Huchnmm's Hopeless Leve," Whin the naiwi swill ccisothelriofeienccs te tlie drnnuitle season ns u "dismal falluie." Why Christ Stenei can't get uleng w llh ene elerk In the icglstei's elllee. Wliat J inmiy Jluisliall thinks of the plirase lu Cleveland's Idler: "Ollensite iiartlsans and unscrupulous manipulators el local p.irty maiingement." What Is the front iiame of "llev. Mr.' Meicdlth, of New Jersey " llililge Invicellini. 'Ilie t-otiiinlsslenors and intpceteis ni ni jieintcd te inspect the bridge ut HaskelPs mill, nver the Pequen, cructed by CapL Mu Mellen, wrformed tliut duty yestciday. The Inspector report that the urldgelina been built In accorilance vv itli tlie plans mid upeel-licatleus. MEitnr iri:nnte hulls, The Murrinirn of ii leung Lnnrnililan In Dim of XVIIIIainiipert'. l'alr Dmiglilrr. The limrriage of Mr. Hnymeud Heninrd Mnlenc, of this city, te Miss Mary Helle Yeung, of Willlamspert, Pit., w as solemnized at the residenee of the bride's father, Mr. Win. It. Yeung, Nix 67 Cumpliell street, In that city, Tuesday evening. Thogreoin Ian popular eung Lancaster contractor, the second son of It. A. Malone, of West King street, this city, whlle the brlde la n hand some blonde, xvlie has long been a f ivorlte hi llie social clreles of Wllll.tinspert, Lntiensier mid I'hllndclphl.u The Wllllainspert Gatctte and lhtUclin of this morning has the fellow Ing account of the happy nllalr : Thocercniony took plaee nt 8 o'clock, llev. KtigoneA. Oarver, piester of Annunclntietl church, this city, officiated, nsslsted by llev. 1'. J. McCiillagh, I). D., or Lancaster. JIIss Lizzle Malone, of Iincastcr, served us ninid of honor, nnd Messrs. lllchnrd J. Malone, Jehn li M.ilenc, Jumps M. Ilttrkc, of Lancaster, and Scth T. Mc Cormick, of this city, as groomsmen. The bride was attired In white satin and the maid of honor In cream colored silk. The groom and groomsmen wero In con ventional black. The attcudance of Imiiio Imiiie Imiiio dlnte friends and Invited guests was very large. Among theso from outslde the city woie: Messrs. Edward McLaughlin, el nosteil, clerk of the Massachusetts Heuo of Hopresent.itlv os j Jehn Austin nnd William Wall, alto of Dosten ; II. A. Malone, 11. J. McGranil, Henry Demuth, II. J. Malone, H. E. Malene, Mrs. Ilfehard . M.ilene, Miss ltegina Malene, Miss Ll?le Malcne, Miss Ma.le Malone nud Miss Malene, of Lan caster ; Messrs. James II. Yeung, of Phila delphia and D. II. Itellmnn, of Lobnnen ! Mrs. S'. S. Nugle, of Slarlettn. AN AIlItAV OP HAN'DSOMK l'UI.Sr.STS. After the performance of the wedding ccro ccre ccro meny, vvlilen was brief, n reception was held ami an elegant repast sat dew u te. At mid night the newly married pair left for the Philadelphia it Erie railroad station, wheru they beardpd the train for the east with the intention of v lilting Philadelphia. New Yerk, Bosten antt ethor points, befere their letuni e Lancaster, which will be their future home. Te enumerate the presents received by the brlde of this occasion would be Hke taking an Inventory af a well stocked Jevvclry or art store The reporter took a Iiusty glanee at them, took out his nole book and commenced jetting them down. A second glnnce at tlicin centlnceil him that he would net get away from there bofero d.ivlisht. If he continued "taking account of stock." Prem this it may be Inferred that the young brlde has many lrleiids. Of these presents many were of a terycestlv nature. A case of silvcrwarej from Mr. 11. J. Malone, father of thogreoin, had enough material in it te crew d the xv In dew of almost anyjewelry stere in the city, and at the sauin titne attract the attention nnd admiration of overy pissser- ej. A pure, Italian mitDie staiuoue et n girl holding out a biul In ene of her hands, displayed exquisite beauty, it evi dently being the workefan accomplished sculptor. Twe pieces of solid bronze statuary, of large proportions attracted a great deal of attention. These and hundreds of ether valuable articles composed this ningnificiciit ilisplay of presents. vm ux.si;n vices xj:xt ii cvk. The Airmicvmrnt for llellgluus Uevotlent Dur Ingtlie Week nfrravri. The ministerial ofthe union of the city has agreed upon a pregramme for the joint ser vices of the "week of prayer," begiiining next Monday. The tlnie for tlie meetings Ills been changed from 3 p. m. the hour in former years te 7:30 p. m. The hymn books used, as n rule, w 111 be theso et the church In w hlch the meeting is held. The arrange ment for the vvcek Is as fellows : Monday, January 6 : Presbyterian clitm.li, Orange street, llev. J. Y". Mitehell, D. 1)., iiaster. Leader, llev. J. T. SatchelL Sub ject, "Praise and Thanksgiving," Psalms, 07; Isaiah, 01. Tuesday, January 0 : St. Jehn's Lutheran church. 'Leader, llev. M. Trayne. Subject. "Humiliation and confession for national sins." Daniel 0: 3-10; Joel 2: 12-18. Wednesday, January 7: 1'irst M. E. church. Leader, llev. J. M. II.uk. Subjec', "I'm er for the Cliun.li or Christ." Jehn 17: 11-20 ; Eph. 1: 15-23 ; Thess. 3: 1-5. Thursday. January 8 : St. Paul's Reformed church. Leader, llev. T. Thompson. Sul lect, " Prayer for families, schools and col leges," 2d Tim. 3d : 11-17 ; Acts 1 : 10-21 ; Isaiah 51 : 13. rridav, January 0: Moravian church. Leader, llev. G. Gaul. Subieet, " Praver for Nations." Ise. 40: 9-31 ; 1 Tim. 2 : 1-S. Saturday, January 10: St. Paul's Methodist church. Leader, Het. J. Y. Mitchell, D. D. Subject, " Praver for Missions." Dan. 1 : U, II, 18 ; Acts"l : 4-3 ; Jer. 3.1: 7-10. riv.-r irJ.vr Mem: nexw. lliulriistvetef the IlnrrUbun; Iiikaue Asjluni Ask for ttSOO.OOl). The thirty-feurtli annual rcisirt or tlie state lunatic hospital at Harrisburg, of w hick Dr. J. Z. Geilurd is Hiiiierlntcnilent end physl eian, shows n total of 403 patients. Thoro Thero Thore celpts of the hospital, fiem all sources, for the ordinary expenses during the ear hate been $100,425.00, and the isi menu of the saine account hate been $S9,5J3.31, leat ing a balnuce en hand In this fund of 510,801.73. The trustees, In xiew of the state of the buildings, unlte in asking the Legislature for an appropriation of 500,000 te erect new enes. This hospital district Is intended for tlie fellow lug counties : Adams, Hcrks, Hedford, lH.ilr, Cumberland, Dahphiu, Franklin, Pulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebauen, Miillin, Perry, .Schulkill nnd Yerk. Ofthe71 miile patieuts admitted M weie found te be iuciirable at tlie tluia of ad mission, 7 were doubtful, and only 15 wero faverable cases for treatment. A large num lier of the incurable cases have, hew ever, impieted in their mental mid physical con dition. Seme hat e geno out into tlie world te euro for themselves and otherswlll bouble te de se lu tlie future. Sun'L Gci hard hi his nuiiuil roneit says: " If the act of lbSsl limiting tlie costpfthe euro mid treatment et the indigent iusana te (I per week will go into I'llect, this hospital must liav e an additional annual appropriation suill elent te piy nil s.iliu ies, repairs uml Improve ments, or It w ill beceme ueeess iry te rciuove 117prit.ite tutlents, vv he new wy less than their actual cost for Bupjiert, uml clese the doers te this class In tholutuie. Youructlen in this rcsiect must depend upon the prev lh lh lh lonsef the next Legislatuie." 7V THEISM'S HAXll.t. Tne Viiiuis Sleu (Jet Inte Trouble Away Trum Hump. The Philadelphia rrcsi, of this morning, uaj s : Peter Sliert mid Charles Miller, young men, claiming tq. loslde at lllril-Iu-IIaud, Iincistcr county, u section terrorized by the Iluzzard gang of outlaws, en Tuesday, fell Inte the hands of Special Oillcers James and Early. The prisoners had attempted te pawn two buflale robes ut fcoteutoentli and Murkct streets. The goods had been shipped te Miller by J. Ilensci, Lancaster county. Tlie accused claimed tli.it thev had nurchasetl the rebes lrem a stranger near their home. Magistrate Smith, bofero whom the men were iirralirucd. couslderod the explanation thin mid held the prisoners in $000 bail for it tin ther hearing en Tuesday next Short, the Ilrst named, is the seu of liein ard Sliert, vv he was murdered uljeut u year nge. The jnrty giving the unine of Charles Miller is believed te be l'nuik Ileyd, who wusa eompanlen of Short. Ileyd was con victed iilwut six months age of stc.illngu watch and served n short term In our county prison. The robes are thought te lie thesa of Dr. Shatibiind of a lady whose rebe was stolen whlle she was lu the olllce of Mrs. Dr. Wilsen. Chiet Haines went te Philadelphia in this uftcruoen's train te b. big Short and his companion te this city. A Welcome JlepeK Denied. Nuvv Yemc, Dec 31. Western Union has sold dew n te 53,V from 65;f en rcpeits that the company lnteuded reducing rates te ene cent per word after Jan. 1st, and that ethor telegraph, companies would meet tlie cut The eBlcera of the company say there Is no truth in, tlie ropeit. 2,000 KILLED. f si:.tnvmxe Avtixa rAitritQiUKX iivi..s ran neniKs or the jump. r', A TlmtiMiiil tletitrs In One City In Jtulnn Cerp.rt Tnkrii from the Uetirli by Hnn ilrritt-The l'.nvctii nf t tie Sheck l VlllrniV MUy Tell. ' MAntun, Dec. 31 A thousand homes nt Albania are In ruliin. The work of senrclilnt? the tlebrls for the dead bodies of the x letlins of the disaster wes xlgoreusly prosecutoiL yesterday. During llie day 1P2 bodte xver rocevcrcd. The shocks yesterday tvore also felt nltit mero or less setcrlty clEOvvhore throughout the provlnces of Malaga and through Ornnnda. They occurred between the hours of 7 and 10 In the morning. Thcre was farther less of llfe and preperly ntPorleni, Illagirdo,Vetiuoll.iand Olfor.iUJe, It Is c-itltnuteU that the total ntimber of iwi-sens vv he buve been killed stnee Christ mas, Is 2,000. The low n of Alhuqupres vvas completely dcslieyed. Many peeple peibtird ; among whom wero sev oral eftlelalt. Subscriptions for the relief of tlie sufferers have been started nt Madrid, Mnlngn anil Granada. The king has subscried fO.000. Tin: citeii'.iiA, tee. Madiud, Dec 31. Thocheloraliisnot ye entirely disappeared. AlToledo, yesterday, three fresli ruses and oue death vvcre ropertud. S1IAKI7X VI'. Aiititlirr Sevrre Kirthqitnka In n Shnttereil ipinlOi City. Madhid, Dec. 31. Further o.irthquake shocks vv ere experienced yestei day at Volez, Malaga, a city of 13,000 people, a few nilles from Malaga. Many housei previously damaged tv ei e utterly destreyed. The poeplo abandoned the city, terror stricUen, and are camped outslde the town. ttussiiL u Ay cock's ih:atii. The Deri-iBPnrilie entnr Mnjer Gencrril'i Only Sen. Mi.Mi'iim, Tenn., Dec 31. Itussel Han cock, aged 33, planter nnd meichant, of Clarksvllle, MIsa, tiled te-day. lie xvas a son of Gen. W. S. Hancock. Yeung Hancock, who took his Ilrst name from the family name of his mother, was ene ofthe two childien of Gen. Hancock, the ether being a dnughler. He xvas at onetlma a student of Lehigh university, ut licthlo licthle licin. Ph., and whlle thore xvns ene of the feunders of the Sigma chapter of the Phi Kapia Sigma fraternity. When a young man he eloped with his wife, the daughter of a Mississippi planter, and tin romantic nllalr created quite u nelisn nelisn tlen ut the time. He at lirst started In mercantile llfe with hLs mother's rplatlves in Minnesota ; but subsequently hlslvlie'i family was entirely reconciled te tlie match, and he cngagetl in agricultural and commer cial pursuits en their estates. He xvas a most succcsslul young man, widely beloved for geed social and business qualities). During a visitef himself and wife te the North in 18S0 . his Infant child dled, and It vv 111 be rcmoin rcmein rcmoin bercd that ltsbedy lay in tlie military com cem tn in dan t's liouse en GovernerV Island en the day that the ceuimittca of the national ceiTv eiitlbn xislted that plaee te formally netilyGen. Hancock of his nomination for the presidency. Ens. Intelmeuxceii. STlllKIMl MlXril.S jrAKIAtl IHOVULV. Tlif Med IteceltliiK l)j minllc nnil Attacking lL.illre.nl Itriilnrt-SlMTllliinil I'iime In Purnnlt. Cet.uvtnus, Ohie, Dec 31. Tlie Mala Journal sixx-Ial from Legan says : "Thore U u general uprising in the Iks-king Valley to night. Sherift JlcCarthy, vv itli a large jiesse, left en a siicci.il train at a late hour last night te trace the mob. A largu shipment of dyna mite was received at Nelsen ville yestcrday. The attacks were started en the railroad bridges. Special eflicers ure being sworn In and taken le the vicinity or Huchtcl, whom the strikers are said te be concentrating with the Communists. Communication was out oil ut a late hour at all the mining points. 1'urtlier jurtieulars cannot be obtained." I'ntteis' Wugt'n Jlitst Conn Down. Tnr.sTOX, N. J., Dee. 31. The Manufac turing Petters' association, of this city, liave Issued n ciicular te the operatlte potters of Trenten, te-day, stating that the goneral re duction In soiling pi ices of pottery xva amounting te 23 per cenr. It niade It absoluto abseluto absolute ly noce,-sary for the association te ask tlie operative for thelr couseut te a reduction hi the making prices. Ths circular nsks operatives te appoint acom acem acom niittee te help correct any errors, that mey hate been made In the lotisien. Itls uudur uudur uudur stoeil lh.it the association Intends toreduce wages 10 percent, hi all potteries. till: COAL JIAllKVT. hu 'li.ins- hi tliu Line nml lllsber l'rlcet In January. Philadelphia, Dec. 31. Committees of the Lehigh anil Schulklll coal exchange met hcie te-day nnd ngreeil te inake no change in the line mid city and harbor prices of coal during January. Itcferring te the cut of 25 cents in eastern rates made by the Delaware, Lackawaua anil Western railroad, set oral members or thx committee stated that tlie reduction had no slgnlllcanee, as that lead has been soiling coal at the prices quoted for a month past. v. .t it. it. n. I'rriiarlns te Meet lit Intere.t Obtlcnllen oil New Venr luy. ritiLADKLrniA, Dec. 31. The rocelvors of the Philadelphia it Heading: railroad company held a meeting te-day and roselvcd te mect nil the Interest obligations et the Central Railroad Company or New Jersey fulling du te-morrow. The coupons of the consollda censollda consellda jjon mortgage amounting te 200,000 liax-a been purchaied by C. and IL llorle and tlie coupons of the Anierleaii Deck Improvemout company's bends amounting te J1230Q0 hate been purchased In New Y'erk. The various ether and smaller obligations due te-morrow W 111, It Is stated, 1) met at maturity. I'.lKbt l.lvr-s riti. PiULVliKi.i'iil, Dec, 31, A dispatch from Ilird'H Nest, Virginia says : Tlie burlc Leua, from Seuth Amerlca te PJiibdclphla, strand ed Dee. 27, en Hejr Island Dar, and breke nil, Eight lives were lestand two saved. Th vessel ami cargo are aieuu ids. nj m ' ' '4 Sleclilinr I'nctery Stejiprtl. Lacenia, N. II,. Dec- 3L-TlointM-Heslery uianufncturlug company (Jajpp! their iiiaehluery lest night, throwing abejrt lseliniuls out or cmployuient. Tlwy ytiMi remain elesea aneui six ween en wifiLmW the scarcity of orders. V All Quint In the YaUr ClNCiu.vATI, O., Dec. 3L Latr J from Hecking Velloy my, ail riut, fcl Moved here that no eutleak will eetmr, WKATIXVR JXlUCAtliUHl' Watuinotesj, I- ft, IHw. ai-Fer tb Middle Atlantla ltK, eelilsr, nitenfuxf weather, westerly .wind v t'l 1 1 & fl ,"j i l "$! i' Wjtt9 SOS t"t C. 4J'i .-? -
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