,Cr i .irj TV 5 s n :,. ff je fena$te tuM. volume xxine. i:$2. LANCASTER, VA., TUESDAY, FKHKUAKY tf, 1885. t P1U0E rrAVO CENTS. lb SHOT DOWN ON TIIK STIIKKT. Alf'i7 5S ttSv'K r. J wf jie.wm i uem.ia ai:r.s a ne,w. . eir.v .vhdivim:. or Tlm Xh Until (if Iho Ansustlti AtllnlHtrsI liy Him Are- rut In rmtllrc rpen Hint liy ti ItnttiWmm' mini; Wumiin Mini Slnnt lli.. trlli Agitator. At twelve minutes nllcr ." o'clock Monday afternoon Jeremiah O' Donevan Huh n, (he notorious Irish agitator, vviisshethy a woman mi f lumbers stioef, near llrnadwav, New erk. Vt that hour the streets were lull of sstplc, making their way toward the llroeU. lvn bridge mid up-town, ami the excitement exer the sheeting, although tlie man was recegnlml liv very few, was Intense. Tlie rind shot Hum I took clltx-t III O'Donei mi's llv anil lie loll tn tlie sidewalk, ''lit woman iniillniicd te .lm.it until she had emptied her 11 ti-li iiiilH'rr'! revolver. Only II10 first -lid took ellect. Cltv Minhal James Me Vulcy was picseit at tlie time ami, breaking through tlie crowd Ilia' hail it-Ill toil even lieferp tlie sheeting was cvei, seized tlie woman, who still held tin siiinkiin: pistol iii niie li.md, and told lier kie w is under nrri-st. Tlie wenian eflen it no r monstrance, lint allow isl hcrsull te be pulled through tlie in ik of eltirens and Liken te tlie city h ill stitlen house. Whin tlioweinan li.idcea-.ed flringO'Doiio flringO'Deiio flringO'Doiie xan nr-ne te Itit root and matin an ctlerl te llnil hi was lvn k te hit elllcn en Chamhfis strcit, whieh he hut just loll. Unsaid: "1 am shot," Irving te place his li.intl en his lu k under his shoulder blade. Alter n feu htPs viim liedv in thccrlmd suggested tli.it he should pi te tlm Chambers street hospital. V couple ofiiien lent thclr.irms.aml O'Dono O'Deno O'Done vau fh.inginl his mind, turning his steps to te wsint the hnsit,tl. He walkisl all the way thore, n ilisiain e of ui'irl, n iU.iitoref aiiiite. He Med i-niisidcrablv 'en the wa, Unco thore he was disrobed "mid et.iiuliu'il liv Dr. Dcuulse.). It was leiiml that the tmlltt hid entered tlie Uick dins try In-low the left shoulder Made The il'ietcr pronounced the wound telic net et iiil.iugcreusi h.ir.ittcr, and beg.ui te probe fur the hullit. rill. VSS.VIl.VNr A It V.MISOVII. VVOVI vv. great crowd el hmiiId had billowed the wounded man down Chandlers sheet mill blocked up the readwaj in front of the hos pital alter the deer was locked lielimd (I'ltou (I'lteu natiiintl hisoscert. .MimiiwIiIIe the woman hud liccn taken te the station house, with nnnther erewtl fnHew intr lier, She was olaced Ix'fere Serj?i'.tiit Cass" desk, nml a kinmi leek at her was ehtalmsl. Shu Is a Tiandsemu .. .. .. .1. I .. ....!.. I.. ..I I .-I -SW , ..-i"-.. rMf rf" I .J -.MIIilil, 1lfc-S lll"l.-(l II1.11IV III I'l.tlll lldlK f" cletlnii!; and woreojo-ulassos. Slio.ipiietroil llke school teai lier, "with an ititellcitu.il face. lier lll.inner was entirely conimse i, ami slie iiusHered koiiie of the ilicstlens put te her promptly and w itheiit einlKirr.vssineut. Te ethers sin m "lv shook her IkmiI and smlletl withal'Hik iiuhs.iid: ' I hhall only answer the .titsti. ns I knew ou hiM- a riht te ask." Me Villi laid the ' .e-lMrrelleil pistol or a small eillhre lieferu tlie scrgiMiit, mid K.iid he had seen the prisoner sheet a man en Ch nil lie rs strci t. A i it!eti horn nsked : "De you knew the man veu shot 7" Yes, repliisl the prisoner, coolly, with nil Kultsh atvent ; " 1 het O' Donevan Hessa." I'lirther rmcMieiilii); liy the wrgeant chcltctl the statement that the priseut r's naiiiu was Ywiilt Dudley, mttil 'i'lyean, that hhewus a nurse anil m.-irried, and that he lieiliit Ne. eO Clinten place, Shewas asked wliyshe shot O' Donevan, hew Ieiir hIiii had Ikjcii in V merle i, and ether questions, te which tlie undo noanswer. A lier her ill ill j;ree" had Ik'Oii taken hhe was osceitotl te a imr mum nnil the crewtl HlowlvilNperxuil. Vs thore are noaci'emmodatlons for prisoners. In the t liv hall station, Mrs. Dudley was ro re ro iiievod te the Dak street station at 7:lr p. in. .mil tuoie plaeuii in a cell. lier mtliu do de do iiic.uier was that of a rational person, and a i oel-hoidoil iime ut that. ., itLNriNu reu tin. in i.t.r.i. Itess.1 h.ttl Ihtu placed en a cot in the Mine wurd with Captain I'helau, who u.issLililied liy lticlurtl Shertln O'Donevan'u elllcn exer thrcu woeks ege. O'Donevaii was within eight hed.s of riidau. An cxauiiuatlen of the wound hy Dr. Klrby show oil tint the bullet h id pone'trated the hack about a hall Inch alxiui the loll Nheiililvr blade. Tlie ball gcd upward mid Inward toward tlie spinal column, but did net touch the vertebra). Tlie bullet is evidently ledged In the muscles of tlie back, and, beyond u slight shock, llessa has hiiI fcrcd little. Had ltes.s.i'H .spinal column been injured thure would lnve heuii t.Igns of inralvsis, but none has appeared. Thu doctors probed uiisuicesslully ler the bullet. Thev tou teu tou iluded that no large bleed vessel hail been injured, and as O'Donevau Is a lleshv, mus cular man, et lebusl constitution, there is no danger te be apprehended. Tlie doctors will prohe again ler the bullet Tueiday morn ing. Seino time. ifler his adiiiissieu te the hos pital ltess.1 was loiueved te another ward. AlnlxmtO o'lleck he said he thought Ids condition was serious enough te warrant his making an iiulo-iuertoin statciuciit, ami a lorener was sent for. When the elllcial ur i Iv ed O'Donevau made the following statu statu liient : IIOsSV VIAKIiH A SIAIKMi:.M. On hat ui day, .lauuary al, about I p. in., 1 riielvcd n letlernt my ofllce, Ne. li Chain bcrs strict, The message was In writing and win tlellvcicd by a messonuer lmv. The nole Mated that a lady wished te see tue ; that she was interested In the Irish cause and desired te assist It. She didn't tarn te go te inyolllce anil remain waiting them until I came. She only would ask for ten minutes tliue. The ly told me the lady was at the telegraph olllce In the Ktow Ktew art building, corner of llreadvv ny and Chambers street, I went with him mid I met her. I told her it would be well te go te Heme hotel, as the telegraph olllce was no place te talk In. Wocauie out and went te Hw ceny's hotel. We went Inte tlie ladies paiier, ami sue sain slie would lioalle te give eoiislilerablo money II' any thing geed was dime. She then s iftl she would cull en Mini day, c'ebiuiiryud, tit I o'clock. Te-il.iv she Mint another message te my olllce, and I went le the same telegraiili olllce, and thore 1 met the lady. She showed me u paper which 1 was te sign. She then suggested that we go bome place. We walked down L'h.iiubeis stieet toward lluudwiiy, mid we goliisheit distance teuaul llieaduny when the woman stepped back ami Hied two or thioe shots at inc. One of the Kills entered my back. .litunsiiAit U'IIu.nuvan Hessv. At USUI the wounded man was testing easily, and mi Id he was hiijiefiil of pulling through all right. Captain I'lielan, who Is still guarded by n policeman, when Informed of tin) particulars of the sheeting sinlled grimly, but reamed te say anything en the jilhject. The olllce or the hospital was visi ted by n large number of Ressu's friends. All eitlieni wero determined looking chaps, mid they yuthcivd la groups of two ami threes nnil ilsciied thoiillciuplodiississliia theiillciuplodiississliia thoiillciuplediississliia tlou In omliieiis wldspci's. ASl'lltlltMl It' 1(1 I.Ndl.A.Nll. Te a icpertcr lless,i said t It was n pre medltaleil allalr, mid this woman was simply thn eiigiiui by which Ihedastaiilty weik was iiciompllslied. Hhe had no pilvate roveuge tegiatiry-iMi reliithesnf hers had lieen In juiisl In the Kintlish ciplnsleus. It Is the weik of the Ihigllsh geveiiimeut, whose jsillc.v has always Is-eii le nssasshiatu men they could net otheiwlse icieli. She Is mi agent e( In. IIiHIhIi iiiiulslei or somebody else. This woman catue le me nnil Mild she was tifsh, but that her husbiuil did net syuiiathln with the enuse el lielaud. She was tabid In her views en dynamite. She Mid the Londen explosion were no geed, and Wauled it liorilhle sacrltlcn or Hie, le strike tortei Inte the hearts or Iichmd's i-nemli-s. I told her that 1 was net engaged in that biisluesi, am) 1 iisclvcd no money lersiiih iiurimses, but only te help tlm Irish cause. She lelter.ilcd thai thousands of lives should Ih s.icrilli ed In Londen. I had lieeu te sec lliy in Inter nt I o'clock, when I slat led out te meet her. She wanted me te sign a receipt inr iiieuev The tuslpt contained the word dynamite, anil I dei lined te sign II. I put the luperln inv pocket and wnlkisl out with her she Is nothing inore nor less than mi agent of the lliitish govern uncut emplejisl liMlssasslnale lue. I'.itilck .Invie, the tiiisted lieutenant or ltess.1. eaine ie hUi lilel shortly idler tlie lut ti r was weutidiil. Uess.i turned ever all his IMpcrsj te Jevee, ami ainelig them weie the litters Ireiu Mrs. Dudley. Jevee s.ild : "lless.1 his ris-etved scoria el thu-ateuliig letters, but he iaid no mom attention te them than he would te a llc.i. He Is net dead, and laiglaud will llntl It out te her sorrow- seen enough." Mrs. Kessa rive lied her husband's Is-dslde at HleVI(H-k. Alsiut 0 oMeek Mrs. Dudley asked alxiut the (-eiiditliui or Kessa, anil scorned sorry when she heard he was still alive. A nuiiils'r or jiersens called te sen her, but she positively ri-rused te Is) Inter view isl by any hp.eii.' She discarded her steel IkivvisI s'lHstatles, which, aeeerdiug te ''i' te wero liseil as a disguise. w no wiis. in ni.v.v is. On Thursil.ij, Jaiiu.irv 'ii. Mis. Dudley called at Mrs. t,cggel's home for iitietnpleyed women, at Ne. W, Clinten plate, She was met by Mrs, lliewn, the matron, te whom slie said; "Can you nceoiuiuedato ine here? Mv reference Is Dr. Thern is, whom evory every ImhIv knows, I am a prolesslon.il nurse and a w dim , and I dosire te stay here until I se cure an engagement." She told Mrs. Itiewu that her hush-mil and two (hildreu had died nbre id. Her father, she Mill, had been eugiged In the llrltNh cavalrv serv i e. hhe hud in ted as a trained nurse In hospitals In Louden and Palis, ami she Mid stm had diplomas trout institutions of that kind. Mrs. Drewn say . She w nsu thoroughly iiiseiii pi Ishcd woman, ami her uiniiiers and ssis h iKitokeued u thoreiighlired Kugllsh woman of keen mind and bright -n options, Hie vvuiaii intensely pitrletic little ladv, mid sm antic and cutting nt times when speaking el these who soem te be uiakllii! war en her people. She was extremely iiearslghtisl. In It lliug me el her weik abroad "henneilay Mid te me that she luilih mere oujeyi d thohespiLiI workabre.ul th in the nursliig she had Is-eu doing here, s-he s.iid slie hid riss-lved ?' l'r vvis.k abroad, which I knew is often pud te trained nurses, Iist Tuesd.iv Is our weekly Kiy diy, ami slie paid tier lieard tt te last I'llcsdiiv. On Tin-sihiy she came te me liurrieillv and Mid she had u i-.e-n and vias going, she would t.il.0 her lati h-key with her, ter she might desire te ictiirii. hhe went, taking her valiv, anil, by the war, I never knew of her li.ix mvr a pilel. List Thursday she retuiiu d, nailing m the pleas iiulest iiiikhI Hisllile. she s.iid her Hit lent hail died. Then she uid me her buird up te Tiiesd-vv. tivmnrrew, hut almiil .1 o'eleek this alleriioeti she i-une te me and Mid shewas going away ag-im. hhe might nut return, ami II she dltl net she would scud for her valise 1 letiirned te her the money ler one day 's IhmuI, and she went nw iv belwien .1 and liAhs-k this atlernnuii, and" seemed net unduly exeitisl. Then this evening I was sluM-ki'd te hear that she had shot at the in ill IlOSS,!. Seme voting ladles who wet e Mn-iinlMrs. I.eggett's slid that when Mrs. Dudlev heard ofthe Louden explosion a week age she was near eruy vi ith excitement and she was very mill h exi itisl w lieu she heard or theOraiid street explosion en siinday. Concerning her mterv lews with Kessa, 'she slid he had told hoi th it he could get a ten el dwi unite ill New Yerk. Dr. T. ti.ill.iul Tlnmi-s, ofNe. '"U I illh avenue, New Yerk, says Mrs. Dudley came te him ulxnit lour months age with' a Miss Chalmers, who is living nt Ne. 17 l'ine strict, Newark, N. J. They brought diplomas Ireiu tereigu hospitals." I OMMI'.MS en l III. vi I. .J. l'iorreisint IMvv.inl, the lliitisli cinsiil. upon Ijeing told that Kessa would probably urevcr, ejaculated : "Then he will bcoeiif -a greater here than ever," nml thou he ntlilml - "It Is mitiirtini ite that he should have been shot liv ail laiglishvveiiiau ; but I think the tsmrladv must be demented en the sitbjeit -slie surely must he demented. I never have sca her that I can recall, and 1 knew nothing of lur." KeprosenUitlvo l'mrrtystld In Washington when he hcimi of the sheeting et O'Donevau Kessa; "I am serrv. ltess.1 wasn trne in in and a initriet." When asked what would be tlie lesiut or tlm assassination et tlie dyn.i uilter, he slid th.ilwh.it would be likely' te fellow Would ileH.'iid upon what was the motive el the sheeting. If it should turn out, lie Mid that the woman who shot O'Donevau ltn-,M is a lunatic, nothing could be done, although nil true liishiueii would regret tlie less of a brother patriot ; but II, en the ether hand, it should Is; round that she wasa libeling assassin, then this would novo te Is) but the beginning of a vendetta. If laigllshiuen, he said, thought te trightcn the Irish In the I'ldted states by assassinat ing their leading men, tlmy would Hud the Irlslimen fciretl the lead of the assassin no mere than they leared laighuui's rejie, and that (hey would iiuet them at their own game. New (if ttie slnmliiij; In i;ti(;laiitl. The Hist Intelligence of the sheeting of O'Donevau ltess.i was posted en the news paper built tins in Londen ami sent en the tickers" te (he iluhs at midnight. The news spie.ul with wendcrtul rapidity throughout the city ami caused the wildest OM'iteiueiit. Crowds or mple sill rounded the biillithi beards, and at almost every street cornel tlieie was , i group or men Jubi lantly discussing the ev out. u.iitir.ii, i.vf'j.v.icin. The ltllstiauit r ii VVi'II-Kiiimmi AiIii-ks sin.,, I'ur a lllviirte. A rather scus.itiiiu.il ilivonesuit has lieen comtilenced In Chicago. The cemplaiuaut is Leepold A. Veu Wesio, a riding m ister and trainer et horses. The ilcleuilaiit Is Madame M.itlilhle Catlielly, of (he MiCaull Casine cempiuiy, and Colonel .McCaull is made co ce co iessnident, Veu Wesle ihaigcs undiie tanilllaity Ixtwccu his w lle and .McCaull. Madame Cottrellv has been married tliue lliiies, and en Wesle lour times. Ven Woste has bien In the ciicus business jnest el the tlmu since he came te this country, nml his maiit.it ventures have been ehlelly with (irons and theatrical poeplo. His father, It Is said, was lornierlyiigcnoial el' artillery in the llano llane llano xerl.iu army, and was also niiiim.iml.uit of thu city of Hanover prier te the war. His Mether is a captain In tlie Soveiitv-feiirth Infantry of Hanover. At thn age of I" Leo Lee pold win se wild that (icucral V este shipped him te Aineiiea alter lh) had urn largely in debt, lle liad been eeiiueiti'd with various riding academies In New Yeik, Cldcage, Cleveland mid elsowheie. Mine, Cettielly iiiniu te America lllteen years age, and was for soiue time ceuuected exelusiv ely w ith the (ieruiaii stage, Mr. Morten, advance agent ofthe McCaull opei-a lemiiany, s,iid that .Mine. Cottrollv Cettrollv Cottrellv would net be in Chicago this week. It was net improbable, however, that Colonel MiCaull might be in Chicago within alew days, iiud, as MH'sKndcnt, might consult counsel, although It was ptelly well-known in tlieatric.il (Iiiiuis that Woste nml Mine. (..tir.au ...i ,. .11. ....... . ...,..,, j iijj.wi i.i uis,ivu i-iiinr ei in ipi age, slnce which time they have net lived to gether. It is further rumored, he kiIiI, that the parties tft the uiirrhige i-aum teaxerv suinniary uiulerstaudiiig that Woste should ipiualu In Chicago, uml that Mine, lottrellv should sue for it divorce en the hi hiiieal Eietiml el eoiiislriicllve ilcsertlun. TIIK TOUACCO MAKKKT. till'. I.MAl. lll.llli: MIOIII.Ml .1 LITTI.V. MOltl! I.th'li Tll.iy VSUAt Stti net New 'I iili.it i n-1 In- VVIilln Villi In lis lain I mi III.- ((nalllj- of Hie Wie.l-'llii' Neil Vnrk ami IMiltnti.ilii,i VtatkrU-lIi urrnl ew. The Lancaster in irket has shown morelllu illiilug Iho past wcek (Iiiiii Inr u long tliue ptovleiis. The sales or old tobaix-e Tisit up l,S,'.0 discs, or thest? NKItiien were of l giewlh j Ml easiiser'sjj and Ijrnu eases of 'it'l. principally el low grndu gisids. Thusileser new lolcicce luive net lieen nutiiereiis. I'oltewing nte a Tew Unit have been rc"iiteil : Samuel linker, or .Maiihelm, sold one aero le Mr, Altshtil, of Meiiutvllle, ut v'li. ii mid I: Henry Hear, or Leneeck, sold te Henry Shllluei, three-fourths of mi acre at J. I, n ami I t Ames Ionian, same low ushlp, sold te.Mr. Shlllii'ir, thioe-foiirths of mi aero, at J I, Omul .'I i Christian Itiiuk lilll, or Salisbury, sold te Mr. Shlllner, ,t acres at 'Si, 11 and .'1 ; Simen Jlenllnger, sold le Jehn I'. Brimmer, 2'. acres at Is, it mid II j C. A. llestlek, or I'ltcs LMdy, sold le Jehn I'endrlih'J acn-, at IS!, K ami I; Jehn II. Mann, sold te llrew estein, lOacresat -i', 0, 7. ami ,1. All thoalsive s.iles were or Havana sied. We hear or si vend lets or feed leal, being sold at fiem 111 le Id Ter wmtiH'rs. Mr. J. It. Cimpls'll "mii .lore Campbell A Ce.," has male the following purchases of Havana seed, or L. Oaskev I acie, 17, s, ,( and 3 ;of II. C. Siuilh, of all iicru at ISi,, ruiuil :i j or.Iehu ilchiuer, ', aero at lU', 6, 5 and X Ames llevv man, manager of (Jen. Cameron's firm, sold n few davs age te It. h. Trout, for I'llas llaih A Seu, 711 c.isosef'M tobaeieou lirlvnlc terms. We were shown by Mr. 11. L. Stelunan, cigar manufa' turei, a Tew days age, a iiiim Is'i et sample Isixei or cigars made or old I'eiiiisylvanla lolmcie, and (iivered with 'ftl Havana seed w nipMs, grew u in this county. They worn isirrist Is-Miitles dark and silky, and eon d In apiiearanee te any Sumatra cov ered ilgars ever made. Tlie vvnipts-rs were se line that only three imunds of the best leaf was leipilre'd te rsiver 1,00 cigars, and net mere th in lour Kiundstothe l.uetlwas used In cev eilng any or them. Mr. Stehm in imld for the best w rapiers JM rents, for seme ethers 'Ji cents, and from -' te .'I cents for llllcrs. lle sijs If Liiii aster eeimtv eiiu grew without white vein it lull emp of such leaf as he has bought at rietn 1" te.ltccnts through, she will pnslilte the Ist wrapi3r teb tcce grown In tlie werld: but unfortun ately there isa gcsid ileal el vvlutu villi, Ireiu one- ighth toene-fourth ofthe whole. The white vein diM-s net allecl the (iii.dityer the toUiice, and he mvs II the trade would con sent te take a small proMirtleu or white-vem cigars in their erdcis there would at once lie a gri-nt demand Ter elgurs covered witli Penn sylvania Havana wi-ippers. We distributed samples of the vvhite-vcln i igars among ism imlssiMirs, mid thev were pronounced as line smekeis as the dark ones. We hear ruiueis tint the hiivers who hurried out West and invested largely in Wisconsin Hav am are net sei-xulieraiit ever their purchases as they woieafow woeksage. They are said te have discovered that It is net free'lrein obnoxious wlilte leaf, and that It is absolutely deteriorating Inte iHsl-le.if, its texture lAjiug net lii-ir se line as (he I'ennsy 1 v.uii.i Havana. If this lie se it should be a warning te I'cnusylvaiila grewei-s te net depend, as they liave heretofore done, in Betting their seed from year te year liein their own Ileitis, vi here it is sure te dotorior detorior doterior alo but teget the Is'st old sied that ran he ehtalmsl trem these who make seed-growing a spisialty, lnrlli.il Tnliaife. The New Yolk l'uhiicru ..--( in neknovvl neknevvl (slging the nss'lpt of u siHsdincii of Turkish tebacisi grew n en the farm of II. J. Zoamer of llreckuis'k township and sent it by the iMKiLtiii.M i:u s.iys : The Is ri.i.t.lei.M I. u courteously sends us a sH-ciiiieu ofthe above-mentioned tobaive, vvhli h we promptly turned ever te a noted lead Turkish cigarette uianiif.titiircr with a v low or testing its men its. The lear is ulte and its cultivation may well ls ceiitliiued. Kespeeting its i eniinitive value we are un un alile tespe-ak positively. 'I lie New iirk Vllrltcl. I linn tin Teliai co .Imttnul Seed Lear, Suiuitra and Havana ter the wenk ciulmg Xiturd iv, .laiiiiuv .11, Ma. ill. NetwIthsLuuliiig the prescm e nt many strangers in our uiirket, drawn thither by the great Havana UiIkhs-e auction, the trans trans ie tiens in eiii niaiket were el the 'pmtcst natllle. I '.veil the sales ideld tobaeees whicli in the previous week, playfd such an en couraging role have iiimiii come te almost a standstill. The Increased demand Ter old gisjils apuircnlly in ted upon holders lit the country as a levei ter raising new hope ler lietter "prices. l",xerters showed some in terest in tlie in uket, but their ilgures wire below luiislilor.itlen by eviii tlie harde-d- pressed holders et' old steek. The only re deenilin; feature el the market vvas.i s.ile of -Vi cases IVimsy Iv.iuia tunning at llceiitx, n llgllie which stands out In Isild iclief te the background el paupei niices ler all old l'cnnsj Ivani.i tobaccos. In Sumatra liusi ness w"as moderately aclive,ieultlng In Mies el about 17a kilos, mostly- helew Jl.fHl. Havana telwvu sulleied very little Ireiu the auction sale ; the pi ices there were of such a nature as te make regular goods leek cheap in comparison. The sales (.ime up teMHJ bales at 7,'i cents te JL.'iil. Thn Tuhurru . '('luinishes the lollewiiig summary or the New Yerk market : Western Leal Tlie trade of the past week in this department was limited te small lilies les exsirt and home consumption. The ali sence el suitable shipping giades, except these adapted ti the wants of Spain and they are net ovei abundant gives Kegle buyers ler ether ceuutiiesaii epiHirtimity ler temporary rest, whlih, piesuiuably, they en en jev", as all nun de. Virginia I.e.d Seme bright i utters w ero sold at M (e ;j-. Ne call yet, appaieutly, ler new bright wrappers. Old dark Virginia Is about exhausted, mid it will he some time lieture the new will be in condition te sell. New blight cuttersaroseinovvh.it lower. New wrappers aie selling hlghat lirst hand ten high, it is Mid-hut hey enil a doubt, they will be liener within le.nh when us-eipts aie mere liheral. Seed Leaf As yet theie is, se far as eIh serv.ible or repeitcd, no ievlv.il III the scud leaf m.uket. Tuide Is dull, both in New Yeik ami at the producing (onties. Buying in the ceiiuti v Is as slew as it is hi town. 'Thn explanation el this iliMgrcc.ihlc state et :it :it tairsiste be leiiml ill the twoleld lait that, llrst: Imsinuss is depies5ed ovcrywheio, In laiieeus well as the I'nited States; seiuml, our annual iiopset'seetl leaf ale imieli laigei than Is usually estimated or supposed. Con sumption, domestic and loieign, go en with out appirciahle diminution Ireiu vear teyear doniesliccoiisiuiiptloii showing a pleasant yearly incu-.ise; v it stock accumulates, and the .urplus ever aUu d wants sometimes ho he comes heavy, it cannot be said that the mil plus at till I inemcut is lieyeud ieiiiiio ieiiiiie luilits, but it is ev blent that the liilliience of the leuiaiulng old cieps, ceti led with thatet the new, Istlcpii'ssliig lather (ban Inspiiing. (iieivei-s will luither the inteiestseftiiuly hy planting a smaller ncoiage this vear than last. We suggest ciutallineiit at this earlv peiiixl, se that time wjll he allerdeil for th'e coiisideiiilieu or the idex Suniatni A steady running husiness has lieen iloue in tills ela-vs of tekuu) (luring the week. Twe hundred bales weie illsposetl of at liein tl.:'.n te Jl.iA lltiyers am awakening te tee uiei in.iv iiiiii wiappcis aie oeteiuiug scarce, and pick up lets w heuover tluiy get a chance te de se at le.isonable Ilgures. Ting The market leinalus iiuicl, but shows soiue signs of iiuiunvcmctil, particu larly In bright Hand U Incli kinds. Navies seeiu te be going slew. We hsik for inore business next month alter lubbers have taken stock. It seems luiposslhle te form any sales Thete hav e been some ( heap ollerlngs of bright and black goods in bend, but shlp shlp lers relme Intake held unless they have or ders, The e.xiMnts weie SVUU pounds, SiMiilsh 'J..1U0 bales Havana iHIein (tin lu lling l.STI biles old at auction), weie ills, imsed of at Ireiu Id te UN-, Smoking Deiu mil steady bill net in live, except Ibr the iue.it )Hipular brands. Cigars A fair average weekly impilry. Hans' Wceklj l(eiert. Kales nl wed leaf tobacco leimited liv J. S, (inns' Sen A- Ce., toUiiee biekers, Ne. 131 AVater stieet, New Yerk, for the week (.tilling . rebruary A 15 -iW cases, IhS'I, lVunsylMi- iiiai cvnc., jvi'iin ite ii i'eiiusylvania, tljj CMSc.l 2(K) cases, J Ml, l,eniiHylviiuln,.''Jlle.j M) eases, ISKI, New Kiighinil, l.TeiTJife, ) l(l eiisiK, Ifcsn, Wisconsin Itiivaiiiiii, i, (,; 2W ises sundries, M'iSc Total, l,:ioe eases, IMillsili'lpliln .llarkil. Trade In hunt tobacco nml tlue-eiits has fallen nlf. I,evv grades of smoking tobacco are In inore nitivn (Iciii.'iud. Tlm cigar and sntill trade Is Improving. Seed lear rather dull. Hoiisalenlo Havana shows increisetl sales j se de New Yerk slaleseed ami Olile. Sales of Sumatra liavn Increased, and llrst ipi.ilily Imported Havana Is In demand. Thern Is net much ( hange In tlie Southern or Western markets. mtr.AT t:i i:xt .v vkhaii iiiiei i llir InliittiilniiU nr lilrrti liniHter rniitil I'.tt lli-.l Out n Jllm k 'I rl il. -iccinl Uoricppemlutirc of Ixteiiiekmi-k Ckhaii liltiivi:, Teb. 2. The mock trial, held under the auspices of the Cedar Orove Literary soelety, en I'rlilny evening was one or the most siiccessrul airairs of the kind held In (he eastern end or the county feratiiimlier el years. Alieill four hundred Hepo were uuiomfertably crowded within the lour walls or the large school room mid fully two hundred inore were obliged te leave en ac count of being unable te Kiln an entrance. Many en the outslde cl.inibfied up te the njK'ii windows and were content with hear ing vi hat they could of the puss cd lugs iuslde of the building. The audience was kept in a continuous up. rear of laughter from the iijk mug of tliceaMi until thu verdict of Iho jury was aunetinicd. I. I). Worst acted in lhee.ii ity ..C Judge of the court, David Slyer cleik, M. M. Weaver court eiler, nml William la.ld sherilT. The case tried was an apsal te the court for di vorce; MKs S.dlle K. LnKue, alias Citharlue Smith, pteseeutliig Mr. Samuel 11 Wanner, alias Smith. Smith was iiuliitid for break ing his wife's hear! with intent le kill, brutal treatment of her mid drunken ness. The argument el the plalntilf was njienrsl by J, Hutter Worst, alter wlilili a large number orwltnesses were sworn, and testified hi bolmiref tlie liroecutien. Among them tlgured, such illustrious iiniues as "l. T. llarnum," " Sara Itenihartll" and " Abe lliizAinl." Il. D. Wnllace, assumed the rele or the great show in in, and caused oeushlorablo merriment by his original ami witty savings. Sainiii 1 It. Weaver, opened the line of de de finse In an eloquent speech, si.irklliig with Inn. A number nl witnesses tcstihed te the excellence el Smith's character. J. M. Shirk, in tlie assumed rele of "l'liiue llisiii.uck," made a geed hit, by his comical sayings In lierman. which were interpreted" by the court crier. "Dan. Klco," a deaf and "dumb wltness.was represented by IlverettS. (ieist, with marked accuracy. Sm Ii prominent names as "Jehn A. lllestund" and "V. Ilerr Smith" were also found among the witnesses of the defendant. Jehn II. Ui line, dosed the arguments or the defense and A. ti. Sevlert delivered the charge te the jury in hefinlf of the phiiiitill. The Jury rendered!! verdict in Tiver or tlie plalntilf. allowing herti'f cents damage, in stead er?J."i,luu wlilili she sued for. The net pns ceds aggregated tlilrty-llvoilelliirs, which whs prcscntisl te the library riiiul orthe Cedar Orove school. Tin: ritivATi; ,si: iii-.taiiy." A I.imhI Au.ltriMe llelllitfnlt; llitcilaliifil at tli 0M'n( lliille. The play hill at Pillion eier.i house this week presents a seriiw el' iittr.n tleus that is unusual during the present theatikal sea son. The eH'iilng hist evening of three suc cessive llrst diss entertainments pievctl that this elder of amusements will still receive KpuI.ir patiou.ige, mid that asoasen nrdieaiMji and inrcner plays has net broken (low n the popular t.iste for butter things. The Madisen Sapi-ire theatre company last ev enlng presented "Tlie I'nvate Secretary"; te-night (iee. S. Knight and his cempiny give us "Over The Harden Wall" ami te-morrow evening the old favoiite Maggie Mitchell conies Willi "The Little Buofeot." The auillence last evening was large and ene el' the Isjst that has been at the oiera house this wiutei. i'rem the beginning or the play te the end, It was convulsed witli laughter ever the excellent rendering orthe many funny situations of a most delightful comedy. It gees new without m.v ingth.it no Interior work is prcuutcd with thu stamp of the Madisen Square theatre , and though "The I'riv.ite Secretary" was ter tlie llrst (line produced heie, iniiiv- el thosHetaters et last evening had seen It before and most were familiar with it bv rcKirt. This neither modulated their appreciation nei aki aki ted their enthusiasm ever the manner in whicli it was preentisl by the very even cai r the company, in which Mr. Leen. ml Oruver and Mr. Leenard drover, jr., took the leading" arLs of Mr. (iitri mie'c and Tlie J'rii'utr .Secrcfdr.i. Tlie oeiniunv is well balanced, and its iiieiiilH.'rsalieut evenly divided the honors of the evening, alike sustailihig themselves in their various (nits. On the whole. It wasa very enjoyable evening of clean leniedy and previd very conclusively that whit the dra matic season most needs teinake it piolitahle mid impulir is inore cnmpauhs and mere plavs like the Madisen Sijuarc sends out. Itt-nttty en lliu singi'. Jehn Helliiigshead, the Louden theatrical manager, in nil interview piloted In thu Vi( Mull Gttirltc, says; "I contend that no poi son, man or woman, has a right te enter tlie profession unless he, and particularly she, has physical beauty, I want in a woman a pietty lace, a sympathetic voice, a lisseme tigure, a geed presence. With a man it is the sune. He should be handsome te suc suc suc oeoil. A handsome icwie jnenifr has a much l.uger Income than ene of Mr. (ilad (ilad (ilad stone's siV-retarles, and a lively tune, ten. A (irecian nose, a well cut mouth, a nicely curled moustache, a pair or se't eyis (harel ler a choice), small lect aifd hands. hiir, color ludUlcrcnt tied baried), but caierullv brushed, five loot eight, unexceptionable tailor, and theie you aie. A taslilouable jci()ic;ii inn i- nuy rie ti thirty pounds a week, lli.uns! Ne iim iim iim soiiuenee ; none whatevcr. (med iiiauneis much inote valuable." "I have laughed till the tears rolled down mv dieeksatMi. Terrj's drolleries; Mr, Tisile would put a shtevv inagoeiltoinpor, vi would Mr. IVnley, Mr. Hill or Mr. l'.iulten, hut de you censidei them goetl types of physical lie.iuty." "Ah, that Is ipiite a dilloreiit iii.ittei. V low come dian needs no physical charms, indeed, they would lather clog hh pregicss in his pro pre lessiun. A siiith nose mid a wide mouth is ollen worth a roituue te a man. Ne, a sur passing genius or a low comedian are excep tions te my niie." Letters (ir.lnteil li tint ICi'u'l-ti'l. The following letters were gi.mted by the icgistci et wills for the week ending I VIj i nary .1: AllVIIMsTII VI KIN Josse L. I1U7CI, do de leased, late of Hist l'.arl teuuship ; .lessu M, lliter, Hast Kail, iiilmiulstiatiu. Charles It. Krulter, deceased, late of War wick township ; J, M, Kicitct, llaiiishuig, administrator. Henry W. hteln, deceased, late et Salisbury township; JuhiiM. Stein, Salisbury, ailiuiu- istr.iter. I.,,,,, vv- ul.idl ,i........t 1....... t.a...... in.,, ,,. .',,.,,(, 1ILS 17.ISLSI, l,ll ll l,'lllll,l township; Samuel V. lttith, Kplirat.i, admin istrator. Ti:si vvthM vit, V. 1'.. KeIkmIs, do de i cased, Inte of Lancaster cltv; Henry A. Ko Ke Ko beits, Jehn It, Kebeits and' Uaae K. ltebuits, riuiaucipuia, uxocuiers. Mary it. tlregg, deceased, late of Druiuore tewnslitp; i:. KUswerth Orcgg ami Julius I,, llrew ii, Drumore, executers. David Ilariilsh, ileccascd, late of l.ast Co Ce Co callce township; Kate ll.iiuisli, I'.ast Cocal Cecal ico, executrix. Clulstlana tiumiii; deceased, late et Lan c.istei cilv : Jehn K. Wehr, lity, oxeculoi. Iho ite.iill still In Diiiilil. Old Mis. Ilciilliugteii Did ve lliideilt hew Mrs. Hrevvn Is geltlu' en? I lucid she's ery slik. Old Mr. llonnliigteu I saw the (lis ter as he was drlviii' along te-ilav, an' lie sild she shulllcd oil a mortal cell last iiljiht. 1 s'pese 11-11 ill! lil-l .rrve.1 In .,( i-lil r.l O Old Mrs. Ilcnniiigteu lliat theae new. i fangled d(k?tei-s, they can t talk nethin' but I Uuiu, The ioer soul may be worse. I'll I te itu' git ever there, iiiynvlf tin allorneou. A NEW FIUH 110SK HOUSK. jw.ivitii'TieY vr tiii: risi: iwii.uimi ex :.isr , sTitr.r.r. II l.vtrrlnr nml Inlirlnr llii rllii.l In In lull. Hum; Itmiui Inr the rireiniii The siriu (urn Arri-itril lij- llie ('.Miniillli-n en I (in latglurft ami Hit,-, At a meeting of Iho committee en Hie in glnes and hose, held Monday ev enlng, thu new llru house, built for thn reception ofthe llaycs truck and ladders and of Ne. .1 tire engine and cart, was fViriiiitly accepted Ter the city from Iho hands of the contractor, Jehn Adam llurger. The new llre house stands en the north side of licit King street, neirly ohm1Ie its Junction with Middle. md Jehn streets. The stnicturolsef Lincister brick, is M root in width and 80 feet In depth ; Is two stories In height, and Is surmounted by a h.indsoiiie belfry. Tlie flout elevation is ipiite attrac tive. It I of pressed brick laid in black cement. Thcronre heavy pilasters en either shloiiitheprlncip.il entrances bauds or I'ert DcKslt granite, a short distance above the street level and at the second story. The window sills are of granite, and the pilasters lnve similar dressing. Just almve the cen tral entrance Is a slone block containing the monogram " L. 1'. D." The front doers and windows are inched with I'hiladclphia brick thoarrhesaud cernlcm being of fancy brick work. Till, ixii.tueit or Tin: n f-1 1. III. Ml. The llrst story of thu building is divided Inte two main rooms the west room being for the accommodation of engine and cart Ne. 3, and the e-ist one for truck A. These rooms. are 11 feet wide and II f."- fr mi Heur te ceiling. In rear of these loenu aie ll.i stables -Hve ill number one for tin) he-e-rart horse, two for tlie cngliie horses and two for tlie truck horses. The stable partitions are of yellow plne lined with galv.uii7ed iron. The sLible doers open into the engine and truck rooms. Tlie cart-herse (hsir Is opened by the aitieu or the electric liattery that strikes the flre al inn, and as It Hies open it strikes a lever which opens all the ether stable doers and the trained horses Instantly take their places at the cart, engine, or trmk; the hiiiglng harness falls iikiii their backs, they are hooked up ill nJIITy, the front doers tly epin in rcsponse te tlie touch of a knob, and away go the firemen, the horses and the apparatus. The floors ofthe engine rooms are nf w Idle pine, but thu grooves in vvliii Ii the wheels of theingiiies run are of heavy oak thulicr. The rooms are lighted by gas, the walls are finished In sand plaster," and wainsoettetl In yellow pine. Thcre is a m m bio top b-isiu in the engine room and a hydrant in the rear part of the stables. si.ncriNO noeMs reu i hi: t'iiu:Mi;N. llctwccn the engine and truck rooms theie is an entrance trem the stieet, and a stairway leadingte the second story, in which thcre are two large front looms te be used by the firemen as sleeping rooms. Jiich room con tains large desets or clothes presses, mid hi the rear of them isa bathroom with zinc lined bith-tub ami stationary wash-lands. In rear of these rooms are lour stere rooms, two en eitlici side, and in rear of these, ever the stables Is the hav letl extending the lull width of the building. Ill the centre or the building, directly hi rear orthe front stairway is an open well, or sii.ift, seme three feet in diameter, in the middle nt" which extending from the ceiling orthe second story te tlie ground lloer is placd perpend iciilatly a section of pipe, such as Is used Ter heavy stalr-iailing. When there is an alarm or flre, the firemen, if up stairs, saxes tiine by sliding down this pipe instead of running (low it stairs. Immediately' In ri-ar or this shall or well is a much larger one, extending Treiii the lloer te the reef of the building This shaft Is te be used for hese drying, tlie hese being hung en a cylinder at the top ofthe shaft. The bottom of the shaft is lined with sheet lead and has a drain ceiinei ted Willi a sewer through which all water from the building passes. Hetli tlie shafts mentioned arellghled liv a large skylight in the reef, and just be hind it is a second skylight te give light te the Merc-MMim and tlie engine looms. uTiii.lt iu:tvii.s. 'I'll ere is a cell.u under the entile building, and in it lias been lilaeed a Victory heater which furnishes through licit piss and registers tiie necessary heat for the sleeping rooms and ether parts of the building. Tlie reef et the building is of tin with the cm option ofthe large skylight alxive spoken of. Tlie Hi e house upinurs te be in all respects admirable adapted te the purisises ter which it was built, IsMiig provided with all modern electrical and automatic appll lines Intended te mve tliue and enable the lliemeu te get etl te a llre ut a moment's notice The fieiit doers, in addition te thu usual spring by which they are thrown open have counter springs te prevent slumming, and automatic catches te keep the doers in place w hen open, Thcioare deens of ether Ingenious applian ces that might be mentioned. The lire house stands iixiii nlet bought for tlie purjiose ny citv councils at it cost el -M.SUU. It was built 'by Jehn Adam llurger, vvlioe contract price was J.i.aT.i. Kxtra expenses, net Included lu tlie contract, w 111 piebahly run up tlie cost te ever $lu,0n). l'ollevv ing are tlie n lines of the principal sub-eontiacters: Uracil!) ir llretliers did tlie biick work; Jehn 1'. Leng, the painting; Druckeuuiillers, the plastering ; Urban A lliugcr, the mill work. The ;skj lights, which are or tiie Hayes patent, wero furnished mid elected bv Mr. Thern, of l'liiladclphia. The framework Is of iron and the hammered glass is tlirce tlirce eighth's el an inch in thickness. Iho skylight is guirantecd te be water proof; a very unusual exitllenee in sky lights. All the lontracters njiM.tr te have done their work well, and the city appeals te have get the worth of Us nieuev. r.iiL'Ine company Se, II, expeits te move lutetlieli new quarters en Thursday, mid the truck company w ill fellow them in a row days. Thoeloetiie wires have net jut been connected with tlie tower or the new build ing, ami for tlie present the llre iilauus, should thore lie any, will best nick bv tlm big bell in the tower el the l.niplre building. 1 In. Ml irj liw In S(lill)lkill Count. Tlie Schuylkill county eflleials aie in a bad mix en the new salary bill, l'eiir of the new officers should have made their Hist monthly lelurus te tlie sd.uy lieard. Tlie protheiiotary, lcgister mid loeoidci leeoidci loeeidci lefiucil te de se. The cleik of the court iiUiiiu complied, lie is se situated tli.it the tieasurer collects his tees in the license cases, mid this is the chief seuicu of his emoluments. It he had made no letutit, his salary would net have been passed, The ether ollleers collect the loes of thelr olllces themselves. They will inike no leturns. The buml consists et the commissioners and auditors. I'nder tlie old law thu commis sioners could only earn f"UO hy working evury day in the year. I'nder the new law they get SJI.lkM for two days a week. Thov want the new law cariicd out. The auditors, however, get fi"D a year, tlie Mine as mulct the old law, and havegicatly Incicased work, They want tlie law icpcaled or set aside. An r.irtlniiiiike in Virginia. The people et Wythev Ille, Viu, were sud denly startled at an early hour Monday morning by a low, iiiinbling noise, which Hoemed te pioceed liein the surrounding mountains. These weie (ptlckly followed by a Severn shock. Ne doubt is Celt that this unusual vibration of the earth was puHluccd by an earthquake. Thosheckwas se suv ere that It shook the houses te their Inundation 4 and caused the windows te rat tle llke a hail storm beating against them. The quivering el thu earth could be ills, tinctly lelt for seme minutes niter the sound produced by the shock had dlud awav. The unusual phenomenon produced no little sen i satlen among tlie suiKirstitleus colored pee ple, .iiiiuy ui mew win neisicep a WH1K ler I ic.ir ei it repetition ei me inuinmt; ex poll- A fUV.V. I'lHIIT IX COULIUIIA. A llrnul Ai g Mill Jlrm nt n flciilc-Illipd l.liimr SillliiK-ltttriit l!riiprtiln A limit IheTiiMn. Iti'liulM Ciiireapniidciipent IifTEtLinEscin. Cei.tmniA, 1'eK .'J. X number of mould, em nnd meunters nt tlie Kceley slove works, net en diityyoslerday, had a picnic, vv hlcli endtsl in a general light lu and around Iho works. The ardent they had Imbibed was tee much for them, and they lest their heads. Old personal rends existing between them were brought up and settled with the frce use or lists. I Heed Mewed front mera than oue man's face and head, and at ene tliue II looked as though isilli cnien would have te be sent Ter le quell the miniature riot. How ever, after scores ofsero head had lieen maile and the miorier or Iho llrst-lloer olllce turned upsidoitewu, the ollleersef the works man aged te restore Jieace ami quiet, but only after they themselves narrowly esiaqicd In jury at tlie hamlsofthe imgrv mid Irrespon sible gang. It was tlhgiaecful lu the ex treme. Illegal I.tipmr SelllM;;. K the law and order loiiiuiitlee desires le koepgood theirwerd.lhey should U'glualthe nsit el" the ev 11. We rerur te tlie liquor ques tion, whicli they discussed seme weeks age. Klglithcic in the midst of us are restaurant keccrs selling liquor en Siimlavs.iud week days te miners and adults, and "without any llcense at all. '1 his Is no secret, nnd the com mittee will flint It easy work te preve their guilt and have them jireperlv puiiisheil for violating the liquor laws, hut et course these same restaurant keeK'rs only sell beer and liquor for an accommodation. (?) They don't want te inake a penny out of thefr salcs. (?) Ol ceurse nut. The otlcnse Is the whip, however, mid needs punishing, as does quite n number of hotels' and saloons vvliere Sunday Is no mere respected than any week dav. Tin lle.l. f ss.m 1 ttlen NreiU Mnllf). TI t ' ' in t Kelief association lias Just finish, d ti.e.r icKirt for January. Their distributions ate enormous, vvhlle donations nre quite few in number. The association cannot work without money, and this Is rather asc.iice article, with Ihein Just new. 'I heir treasury is nearly empty, and unless nicaiisaic provided whereby itcau lie refilled considerable want and sullerlng will be ex perienced by the XHir or Columbia. Among the urtiiles dlstribiibd are Ml pair of dill drens' stockings, (I julr inens', i blankets, 2 shivvls, .tietits, i"i pair or shoes, 8 bushels el otateos, Jl hiir-qu.irtcrs of flour, lajj tens of cikiI, etc., efe. A donation or dry goods, amounting te ill was received from Kline A Kpiiclicimer, and ? 1. 1,1 from Jeseph Kaull in.iii, prrs-eeds from charity lull. Tlm Druief ratic iiliilnatiiig .Vlectlln;s. C'eliiuibla Democrats will nominate their lsireiigh ticket en Saturday evening next, at 7;.';0 o'clock. Ore.it euro will be takm in selis'tinj; candidates whose strength will bring xideiy te the Democracy. The meet ings will be held at tlie following places 1'irst ward Illttner's hotel, corner I'eurtli and Walnut street ; Second ward hinder lull, en Ijeeust street, oppeslto opera heuse ; Third ward Third ward hotel, nt the I'lve 1'uinls, The report that A, V. Kegers has with, drawn from the (etitc-it for the Democratic nomination for const ible in tlie Tint ward Is untrue. llerniif;li HiftC. (.rand Chief I. M. Arthur will lecture in the openi house, en Monday evening, 1'eb. 'Jth, tinder the auspices of the Columbia lodge,Ilrethcrhood of Locomotive Engineers, lie is credited as being an eloquent and in teresting speaker. A score or inore of Columblans,en Sunday, visited Mr. Sel. Seymour, lcsiding near Co lumbia, and helped him eclcbrate his eOth liiithday. The occasion was a merry oue and highly unjeyed by all Interested. Anether big steer, J no. Ye.iger'n 3-v car old, xvldch weighs ever 2,V.W. It will be killed ter tlie lud lust. A pair of beets, and overcoat and a pair or pants, the let viilued at JJO, were stolen en Sunday night, from the skoe shop of Gee. It. Dennett, at tlie lock, by a man whose lilcn tltv Is unknown. Twenty-llve members of a l.-iueastcr tribe of Ked men will pav;.i liaterial visit te Chlc Chlc (luesaluiiga tiibe, Ne. 31), I. O. It, M. of Columbia. Ce. C. was tiisNxted by dipt. Case, last evening. Thciewasa Iargu attendance. These luenibei-H absent last evening will net be t iken along w ith thoeeinpany te the Inaugur ation unless they give satisfactory oxcuse for their absence, duties Illteshueaiid Otte were given the contract te make the new iiulfei ms and work en them will be com menced at once. Tin: .vr.ifi; likiislatuisi:. Tin- Iiiue Itifut.es te ICt-cnnslilt-r tlieXi-n Or leans Appropriation 111 II. sticcl.it Dispatch te the Imclmeem-m:. ILviiltisui mi, l'.v., I'eb. X The Ilotise wasted iiiuch time in the consideration orthe motion te reconsider tlie vote by which the New Orleans appropriation bill was defeated, the object being te give the nioney for the expenditure te ether commissioners, Tlie preposition was overwhelmingly defeated. Snodgrassellercd a lesolutieu, which was adopted, for the appointment of a legislative committee te investigate tlie causes ofthe recent natural gas oxpieslons at Pittsburg ; te consult experts in tlie handling of gas, and te repot t te the legtslatuie. A IlNAMni: III 1. 1, I'll! SUM 111). Stewart, or Philadelphia, Introduied a bill iiiqiesiug a heavy penalty en persons ler the selling of dynamite or ether ilaugoreus ex plosives without requiring from purchasers a written statement from two reputable citi zens, setting fertli the puipose of the exple sives. Cox, of Allegheny, intieducedii bill ler the appointment by the governor of a commis sion of liv e gas Inspectors te prevent natural gas explosions. Hills weie passed finally by unanimous xote appropriating eJfsOlU) te pay tlie salaries due the common picas judgesef Cambria and Clcaifiuld counties, and orphan's court judges of l'hlladclphi i, Allegheny mid lierks counties. Petitions were piosentod from nearly ten thousand poeplo for sclentillc toniKirunce instruction in tlie public sclusils. Hills were favorably i operted us follews: Prohibiting the employ ment of school tcach eis iinilei eighteen years of age and repeal ing the olllce tax or leiclgu eoiperatluiis. The business of the Senate was confined piiucipally te leading bills tlie second time. Justbcfnie the adjournment of the Heuso te-day a communication was read fiem tlie gev ei nor in which tlie governor, his stall nml the legislatiiiu were luvileil te visit the New Oi leans Imposition. An Atlndi tiy the Aral). S vruui, l'eli. 3. The Ar.iln made an at tack iimiii the Convey sent te lCiusel.i. A stubborn tight ensued, icsultliig In the re pulse ofthe Arabs, who leit -ill dead Uhiii Held. The Convey lest 60 men In killed. I'lve tlieusiud Abyssinian troops liavcjbeen sunt by King Jehn te relieve thu garrison at fiolabel.t ami liccrah. herfiiii lite In mi Dliln Tumi. Witi.r.i.iNe, W. Va., lVK 3. Theio wasa scileils tire at the hamlet of llurliiigten, Ohie, this morning, but no paltlcul.irs aie lecelved. Sii Tfiuii te Lese, (ittest (hi icslauraut) Have you a nlce tender young chicken you could broil for 1110? Walter Yus, sail. (litest Hew long will it lake le get It up? Wniter 'Hetit llve minutes. Sail. finest I'm afraid I can't wait tli.it long. Just bring me u couple of Mled eggs unci a plate of bi.ius. Walter Hew long ye' wan' Uem ulggs beilud, Sab? Ouest Oh, six minutes, I guess. At lliu Simp Ilium. Thcre wero 403 rations or eup distributed at tlie soup heuse te-day. The Lleihirkninz has given $20 te the soup tiiiid; and the Alieiinea'her will hav eh con ceit ler the benefit of. the fcaui charity. C0U1UJKT WINS A VICTORY. Tin: ruvsvn AimniAt. dvfkat.ithk chixj:skix AvtTcnnn hattlk. Thr I lilnran Mnrh CniiiinniiilliiR (he KcliniR Mine Ciirrli-il liy dm 1'rrnrli Troi, Mn KKInl, riny-thrrnWeunilrd. Mnfjr nf His lUtttn. l'Aitis, 1'eb. A Admiral Cotitbet teleJ grnphisl le the war olllce tinlay that the Prench Terces, after a suv cre llglit, have car ried the Uhlnose works, ceiniuandliiK the .Colling mines. lle states that the French troops lest fl killed nml 6.1 wounded during Iho engagement, and that the Chluose less was heavy. Thu dispatch iccclvcd by the government from Admiral Cetirhet gives the following accoimtef the Initie between the l'rench nnd the Chinese Ter possession of the coal iiiliien lu Kelimg: "On January Sitli, with l,Wn) men mid 4 guns, we moved upon the enemy's works and carried sevcral of Ihcni. The work captured menaced our ioslllen en the south. We stepped hair a league from our w erksanil fietl metres from a strongly fortified plateau. As seen as our troops nre rested we shall continue our advance, The enemy made a vigorous resistance and thelr musketry rlre was very ellecllve. Our soldiers displayed great dash. Twe of our elUeerH and 7 or our men were killed and A3 wero wounded dur ing the engagement." iCUSS.C.S CUX1UTIOX IMfllOII.(l. IIIsAssHlli(iitI(rrnr te Speak, Hut Miiliitnlnnit Smiling Drinrniinr. Nkw YeitK, 1'eb. 3. Physicians say that the condition of O'Donevau Kessa has im proved. Ills olllce Ills been closed nnd the headquarters of his Kiper been transferred te a hospital. X1I1S. III'DMIV AIIRAIONCI) IN COURT. Mrs. Dudley was Liken from the station house toceurt this morning. The court room was se clouded that admission was refused te Inte cemers. A lawyer accompanied her. She walked firmly te the bar lietwecil an efllier mid her lawyer. She looked a trllle tired aller her nights' Imprisonment, but her ihecks xv ere still rosy and her eyes bright. Tlie lawyer explained that he received a dis patch from 1". Hd wards, asking him todn tedn todn lend the lady, (hat slnce then l'ierrepent I'dwauls, the Ilritish consul, denied having sent such a message, but Mrs. Uudley new desired hlni te defend her. He reserved h Is right for the present te de se, and In the iiic.intliue his client would remain mule. She w euld neither plead guilty nor net guilty. Slie was then rcmaided te await tlie result of O'Donevan's injuries. A suille played upon her lips as she gathered her cloak alieut her andfolleuod the olllcer out of thu room. She was lecked up In the Tombs and refused te be Interviewed. t'liarR-cil xvitlt Iin-lthig tn ltlut Niivv Yerk, Jan. 3. J ust Ice Schwab was up in court te-day, rn the charge of inclllng te riot last night and was held In Jl.MOImIL L.iiiiliin .lutill.int Otrrllie Nevrs. Londen, Feb. 3. Kxtra editions or the paicrs giving tlie latest nevvs about the sheeting or Kessa nre selling llke vvlldllre throughout Great liritalu. Nearly overy lcrseii seems Jubilant at the announcement that the chief of thedynaiulters h:is had seme of Ids own luedlciue. killixe inv. r.wLesiri.s hill. A snt,-Ciiniinltleef the limine IlrperU Aguliut It Hiilillcbrrgrr'a 111b Day, Wahiiinoten, Feb. 3. Ilopresontatives I'.iteu, Lamb and lticc, a sub-commlttee of the commlttee en foreign all'alrs, te-day made a report te the full committee en tlie resolutions recently lcferred te them calling upon the secretary of state for such Information us "he might have relative te the connection of any American citizen or citizens with the explosion in Lou Leu Lou eon. The sub-eeinmlttee, vvhlle It vIowHthe use or dynamite with abhorrei.ee, held that tu adept the resolution or the character re furred te, would be an acknowledgment that tlieeilieiis of the United States wero parties lu the conspiracy against Kngland and con nected with thoirexplosious lu Londen. It is believed that Congress ought net te assmne sin-li u position. The report was tabled. Tlie subject in another form will, howevor, be considered again at the meeting ofthe com cem com mltteo next Thursday. A TltlllUTK IO MINAIOR lUllDI.KllKllOKll. (Senate. IUddlcberger's desk was hand somely bedecked with llewers this morning a tribute from his Irish admirers, the chlef fe.iture being a floral harp. After assembling, the Senata resumed consideration of the iutcr-state cominerce bill. lU.CAI.CITItANT MKMUintS OP T1IU H0USK. Heuso Last night's sussien. It was 1:15 :u m. bofero the sergcant-at-arms brought lu tlie last batch of rcc-alcilrant mom. bers. The s.inie old and thread bare excuses that have dene duty .In similar cases ler years were given and ac cepted amid dcrislve laughter. The new rcei nits voted for the next motieti'to adjourn, which at 2:15 a. in. was carried. At te-day'i .session thu Heuso went into coiuiultteo of tlie xv hole en the rlv or anil harbor apprepria tien bill. I)i-clliie te Aitcpt a Cuin)i-eii)(e PlTrsftiiMi, Mass., l'cb. 3. Tlie creditors of W. II. Murray, the embarrassed wool dealer of this town, who was offered 33 per cent, en $21,000 liabilities', declined te accept the compromise and last night W. Hinsdale, placed an attachment for $8,000 and !'. W. Milten ene ler ?0,0u0 .en tlie Muraya and property. Mm ray te-day filed a petition lu bankruptcy. "Heugh mi ltnU'i In sugar ruUuim 83 I'erten. CiiicAde, Jan, 3. A special from Omaha says nt a bearding heuse lu that city yester day, tvventy-three persons wero polseuod by "Heugh en Hats," vvlilch liad lu seme tin accountable manner found itu way Inte the sugar used in the iwstry. All the victim are out of danger oxcepta .Miss Ogdeu, w hew case Is still xery serious. Ililtlniiire I'orije Heavily Sentenced. ltAi.itMuiti:, Feb. 3. Jehn Gilbert, Jehn l-'lantiegan nnil Juntos Creagan, alias Itusse, convicted of obtaining $500 from Iho Heward bank en alorged check, were sentenced In the criminal court te-day; Gilbert te llve years ami two mouths, and tlie ethers for six y cars and six months each, at hard labor lu the penitentiary. A ItevoliiUeiiury Xetiiruil Head. llouKi-euT, Mass., Feb. a. William I. Ab Ab eott, aged Iff year-i, dled at 10 o'clock teslay, lle was the eldest Inhabitant, a veteran of lrt!2, and wn n prisoner nt Dartmoor. lliu snuliil Court JtartUl'n lluttlng. AVasiiisiiten. Fell. 3. The SwiUm ceutt martial closed te-day and tlie findings were sealed and will be sent te the secretary of war this afternoon. Vt here Iho Thermometer U Fur Belew Zere. Nerthkiki,!), Vermont, Feb, 3. Tlie thor ther thor ineineter here this inernliig Heed forty be low rere and ut Moretevvn ferty.slx. Ailleratctlni Anslu-Aiuerlrjai AllUnc. ' Londen. FeU 3.--Thu iWf Malt Oqitttt', in a leading editorial, advocates en .Aliflle-. A nierlcan alliance. " J nXATIWU lXViVATlUSH. WASinsaTON, D. a, I-'eh 3, Fer the Mlddle Atlantle Htatus, partly cloudy, waritw xveathcr, llglit local miew, HgM Trkb5 -wind", J .-v, !& ST. ' 5! 2JS A & t
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