" Vw v -"$ i,t n. ie &m&$fe ;h ,ih. :i v,l , VOLUME XXI-NO. 195. LANCASTER, PA., FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1885. PRICE, TWO CENTS. ' SWUHVXBHBl mV i ' H H r"B- V V.UtB Ftf Jlm? -BT) . .H .stfV M .JB WV liMii 111 ir 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 rri i it ARBOR DAY AT THE NORMAL. tXTEUESTlXU EXEHVISES AT THE JUtT LKHSriL'l.i; SCIIOUl The "ill;hee" I'lantrd In unit "I'litllBOii" Oars Firmly the Campus MiisWal ami Literary routines iuurtlie.Addrr.yies St it. ' by Hie clot rrner nml Other. ' .ti. After Ihn p.irty fiein Hnrrlnhurg, who xisited Lancaster yewlerday Including llie governor, Senators Stehinati, Heyburn, Ress, Harlan, Wngner, Hess, mid Repre sentatives Ucldcibatigh, Droit tw, Davis and Immberg had taken dinner nt Iho Slevens lioiise, accompanied by Iho school trustee,1), Superintendents Hlgbee, Rrecht ( mid liuchrle mul some ether citizens, they were Liken te Millcrsvillej In car riages; the rlde behig greatly" cujoyed liy the Miers. A rrlvlng at the school they met vv ith a warm welcome l'lem the Iticnlty and ineui thnti Iho hundred students gath ered en the campus te greet thorn. After a short, informal leceplleu the company inarched te a spot near the monument, whcie in n liole dug te recclve it Slale Superintend ent liigbee set a stout young 0.1k trec, shov shev cling the earth about Its roots, puddling and packing it. The tree was than formally named "K. LVHigbee," by Principal Shmib, who expressed' the hepe that It would live, nourish 'mid perpetuate its iioneicd name. Moving te the ether slde of the grounds, in trontel" the girls' building, another young oak was punted by Governer Pattlseu, and It was formally dubbed "Rebert K. Patttsen," the principal expressing the hepe that it Mould live and nourish and always exert an lullucuce for geed, as had the distinguished gentleman In whose honor It had ticcu named; le which the governor gravely responded, 'se Kioto It be." Tlioeencoutso then moved te the chapel, which was very seen tilled, and te the audi ence wero distributed " rry liaudsome fiouvenirs of the occasion, in shaiHj of ele gantly printed piegnimines of the exercises, ceiiLdiilng a copy of the Arber Day procla mation and garnished with aptproseaud poetical quotations appropriate te Arber Day. The large stage Was decorated with orna mental and flowering plants, and in the an an dlcnce wcrti many pieiniucut citizens. Tlie Chapel KxercNes. The Nermal school choir sang the hymn, " When Trees A10 Crowned ;" after which Rev. J. 1'. tStein, of the Reformed church, Mlllersville, ellcred prayer. Prof. .Sliattb then ttiade thoecnlugaddr6ss of the occasion. He explained at length the algnilicance of Arber Day ; he dw elt uikmi the utility mid the sentiment of tree planting. Iho tiscs of iccrcatlnns with nature, and warmly welcomed the governor and oilier guests te the festivities of the occasion and the hospitalities of the institution. Mlscs Maie C'lnse and Lilian Kuauss Mlig duct, uee. 1'. Meri is' "Weedman .Spare That Tree;" music Irem llcllilii's opera "The Htranger." Htate&upt. Hlul'i'C, then speke brielly but cllcctlMily ; In the Mine strain as his tcmarks at the high school, published In Thurmlay's lTV;i,i.Kii:Ni-i:it. lie warned the pupils "te watch well and lendeily cire for the oaks planted te-day , if they expected their school le" pass" the coming state examination; and when he was goue he hejietl his oak wnuld Isear rich ci eps of acorns and alleiil shelter for tlie H.ip-suckers. He uracil upon the future teachers the tsjllcy of taking their children out at least once a month in the milder seasons te study the secrets of nature and te I earn the lessens of the Holds and weeds. He speke beautllully of Iho dlf dlf ferent plants and liee, and his line jsetle Tancies and earnest eloquent manner wen ler him continued plaudits when he concluded his brief address. " Sentiments," consisting mainly el iotie quotations relating le the beauty and uses of trees, were then ellcred by Misses Nell", Kline, Wales, llartiue, Hell, Uarnhart, 1'ebes, Jadwin mid l.andcs, and Messrs. Durkheld er, Getz, PJilllips, Heitz. Wolfgang, Fore man, Yeung ana McComb. TIIK (lOVKKNOIt'S bl'KECII. After Miss Cleso had sung in adiuiiable uuniicr, " With Verdure Clad. " from Haydn's oratorio, "Creation," and icspoiided te an encore, the goerner w.is lutiediiced and received with warm applause. He jocosely alluded te tyr. Higbee's tree plant ing, mid after .seme humorous remarks, pissed te a consideration of the state's legal holiday and their signlllcaiicu. Te the present list, New Year, the day of reso lutions; February Twenty-second and its memories of Washington; Decoration Day; Fourth of July, the auiitvorsaryel patriotism; Thanksgiving, the festival of icvorcnce, and Christmas tlie day of jumcc It is new pro posed te add Arber Day. He traced the tree in history, since the "day when the laird planted a garden eastward in F.den, "with trees pleasant te the sight and geed ler feed," Abraham dwelt under the oaks of Meriah and pitched his tent amid the forest trees; Deberah dwelt under tlie palm, and the cedars of Lebanon Hcrji a Blery t l'' Jewish race forever. Frem out the forests of North ern Kurope had proceeded the great peo ples who had overrun ancient civilization ; and with the lise, tlie progress and develop ment of forests were closely associated the rise, the progress and decay of nations. With the destruction of forests had ceme desola tion and natural decay. It was the work or the highest civili.illeu te rostero the wasted timber lauds. The mineral forests and luxu riant vegetation of America had been among Its chlef attractions te the new people. Jehn Smith found them in Virginia mid te Win. I'enn they wero among the best of Penn sylvania's, charactci isties. The sun and rivers that w ero witnesses te his treaty uuder the elm are with us, but the Ihird witness, the weeds has passed away. It is the pur pose of Arber Day te restore it, in seme de gree at least. Then "JO per cent, of our lauds were forest ; 70 cr cent, has since been cut off. Kveu in these days of timber plenitude Penn directed oue-fourth te be retained in timber ; there were lines for the rockless cut ting down of ti ces and penalties for making tires In the weeds. Scleuce hits demonstrated the utility of picserving at least 0110 aero in lour in forests ; mid that the ruthless waste of tlie timber lauds will'dccrcase the rain fall Hiiddrvupthe fountains pt our water sup ply. X"ebraska and If ansas inaugurated tlie Arber Days te restoie the waste and the pri vation of treeless lands. In thirteen years Nebraska has set out 120,IXH) acres of forest ; en Its first day It planted ever 1000,000 trces. Kansas has 200,000 acres of forest Such restoration Is needed when it is ro re mcmlieicd that 8,000,000 acres of weeds are cut oil annually In this country, and in vlew of the countless uses of weed in the arts this exhaustion cannot, go en forevor without new supplies. In con elusion he urged interest In Arber Day, this and succeeding years, upon all itlr.ens, and he tclt surelfit was taken held of by the million school children and U10 twenty thousand teachers of the commonwealth, ft could net fall le be a lasting institution and a permanent Hiiccass. The coverner was loudly cheered ; and after Mr. KhanU had returned the thanks of the faculty te the visitors and te" all who had helped te jnake the occasion a success, tlie choir sang "A Keng ler the Oak" and the audience was dismissed. VUltlni; the Heme. The jurty of visitors wero entertained at supper at the Nermal ; mid about 0 p. in. loll for Iatneaster. They were driven out te the Children's Heme jjwheie the Inmates of that institution were gathered into the school room. Representative Davis mid Senate Clerk Cochran made brief reuiarksexplalnlng the objects of the home, its origin and plan ; mid the governor uiadu an appropriate ad dress le the children. The whole party seemed te Ihj very favorably Impressed with the order, tlie cleanliness, the economy mid the admirable system which prevails at the heme. The ilanUburg visitors left the city at 7:10 p. 111. Allium JtAY UTJiKWIlXKK. Tim 01ernl!eef The (Kttitleli In Ollier 1'uiU of the State. Ill Philadelphia yesterday a geed many trees were planted by school children, but hi no part of the btate does thcre scorn te have been such u general popular colcbrutleu of the day mid occasion as In Lancaster and vicinity. In Alteena, Allcntevrn, Ashland, Carlisle, Coatesville, Danville, Doylostewn, Kasten.Riie, liolmnen, Milten, West Chester, Hhameklii mid ether Pennsylvania towns U10 public schools led in the observanca Dispatches Ireni llcdferd, Duller, O-jar-Held, Cenncllsville, Dauphin, DuinV, Orcensbiirg, llazlrten, Johnstown, MaiTcii Chunk, Mercer. Mlllerd, i'hlllinliurg, Potts town, rottsville. TltUSVIIle, TUnkhanneck, Utiiontewn and Watsen low n report 1100b-, sorvanee of the day ; hard frost and buevv Interfering in the higher elevations anil lati tudes, while in 0110 or 'two Instances the an nouncement was made that the tow lis are w oil supplied with shade. In Ijuinntcr Count'. Orace Lutheran church school, of this city, .observed Arber Day by meeting in the school 'room, and having an eiitertalnmeiit consist ing of singing Rev ei al tree songs, recitations 011 the saine subject and an address (by Kev. C. K. Houpt, iiastorerUraco church. Twe shade trees and n number of vines were planted en the premises, and the exercises closed with the singing' or the hymn, "In the Vineyard of Our Father." In Marietta 11I110 trces were planted, one Air each public school. There was approprlate liuisieaml ad ill esses were nude by Dr. II. Ii NerrK Rev. Xieorge M. Hickman, D. 11. Cnse and PreC Heist. In Mauhehii borough six everm ecu were planted 011 the ground or the public schools, and called by names familiar hi educational circles : Shaiib, llrecht, llnmks, Wlckcrsliaiu and KtevcuH. Revs. Dr. Wlllard, 11. K. Dauneraiid A. Kllne made addresses. Under diicctlen or (iahricl Meyer, teachcr, the (Sarlleld school, hi Raphe, set eutlhliiv six trees. In New Helland there was 110 special nb nb nb sorvance of the day; but hoiiie individuals planted trees. The Strasburg school beard wciorequested te plant trees. etc.. en the hcImkiI grounds, but had anticipated "Arber Day" ten vcars age and have new twenty-two line tiecs 011 the grounds. In llemptield thcre was no special i i i sorvanceot Arlwr Day. Quite a number of individuals ebserved it, however, in plant ing trces,and shrubs In the village or Rohers Rehers Uivvii, and esiiccially in the Hiirruilildlng country. Mr. D. D. Hurt, iiurservman, 0110 and n half miles south of the village, sold between 1,500 and 2,000 trces Wednesday and Thursday, which islar In excess of his sales en any two previous days. ArlsirDay was observed in Motintville and vicinity by the planting or trees. There wcie trees planted Ihreiijjh all the streets el Mounlvllle, and 6S hi the school yard. Mr. Jehn H. Hoever set out 'JO and all of his neighbors planted. in Clay township II. L. Krb planted ilfty locust and fruit trees; mid has loemuro le be set out when the ground is In better condi tion. Uee. W. SteiiimeU planted seme shade mid ornamental trees. Jehn V. Hartralift planted nix cherry and seme icach; (he is net the ex-governor btitn consistent Demo crat.) In Qiiarryville the grounds el the National bank were planted with trs-, maples mid horse-chestnut in fiinil and ft tilt trees In the rear grounds. ;. W. Henscl planted both shade and fruit, as did (S. J. P. Raub, Dr. I M. Peters and U T. Ilcusel. D. D. Hess, Dr. II. F. Raub and In fat nearly everylnsly planted morn or lev. Ovorthe whele low er end of the county large iiumbciH of trees and shrubbery were sol out ;and a big run was made en all the home nurseries. During the last four vears fanners have lieen paying a geed deal of at tention te the planting of Irult mid te the planting of shade along the mails. Jan. Mc Cullough, Celcraln, the old Democratic war horse, scarcely had room en his premises for any mero trees, but he and histwosens each planted one. Mr. Calvin Coecr, Iho niirseyman at IJIrtl iu-Hand, writes us: Tri-e plantingen "Arber Day" seemed te have impressed tlie people with the idea that tills is the only day te plant, if we may Judge hv the unpre cedented rush at the nursery tlie last few days. The large order by the Lancaster school beard and ethers for the school houses in the city, the great tree planting at Heller's church, in 1'ppcr Leaeeck township, and dozens of small lets by individuals, made a rush upon us Tar beyond oxiectalioiis. One ambitious youth who did nothave the means te buy, was found en the read side by the nursery, endeavoring te dig a stiay honey suckle, te plant as a memento of Governer Paulsen's "'Arber Day." Mrs. Cooper gen erously brought him inside and assisted him te get a geed plant, much te his joy and grati grati licatieu. In Lititz, Arber Day was lully observed by the public schools. The directors had procured 15 shade trees, the number re quired te llll the vacant places, ami holes were made ready: at three o'clock, all the pupils with their teachers and many patrons assembled in the grammar school, where a number ofrccitatieusjiutcrsiierscd with vocal music, suitable te Uie day, were given, after which the company repaired te the gieuuds, where the planting was itcrfermed by the pupils. Alter the trees were planted a num ber of vines and shrubbery contributed by patrons were also planted. Many citizens also observed the day by planting trees, which would probably'have been neglected had net the governor called their attention tothe matter. The planting of fruit and or namental trees, has however net all been confined te Arlsir Day. Mr. Allen 00k, nursery agent, sold and delivered in Litltz, mid vicinity about two thousand trces, which if all planted inli") .one Held would lerm an extensive orchard. Hum "Arlier Hay" Originated. Hen. J. Stirling Morten, of Nebraska, originator of "Arlier Day," is one el the most original men hi the West. Arber Day was suggested te him by the tact that we have se many holidays which result in no practical hcucllt. He began ticcplantingiipen his own place when Nebraska was a terri tory, and It was through his Investigations in this direction that he finally conceived the ideaef Arlsir Day. He was oueoftho llrst nieii hi Nebraska te plant Irmt tices. His neighlieisall laughed at him say ing that fruit trees could net live 1111011 the cold and bleak prairies, let Mr. Morten has lived te see hundreds of acres of all kinds of Northern fruits growing in great luxuriance mid plenty alsmt his beautiful country place. This place Is named Arlier Ledge. Tlie custom which 110 ncgan aims own place gradually oxtended throughout the state, through his earnest and elo quent advocacy, lle persuaded the legislature te eiler inducements ler tree-planting Piehably 110 0110 thing has mero conspired te 'sccure the pros perity of Nebraska than this new universal custom of tree-planting. The day has been taken up by ether Western stated and Is new 0110 of the great holidays of the West. Tliree years age, when Mr. Morten was titty years of age, lie planted with his own hand a tree for each year el his life. The great laoer 01 nils unusual tasu very nearly closed ids caiecr. NKWS liUUI NKAU l'I.ACi:S. Llzzie Wire, an ciglit-vcar-eld child, was struck by an engine in Yerk, en Thursday, and died Irem the effects of the shock. The Parkesburg lici'aril is the name of a bright little paper that hits niade its appear ance in tlial thriving Chester county town. Guy's hotel, en Sevenrti street, Just above Chestnut street, Philadelphia, ence 0110 or the best known and most jiepular down town hotels, Is te lie closed te-day. UeorgeJ. Shinier, proprietor of Shimer's foundry, located near Frceimaiisbunr, died Thursday, at his hemu hi Wcbl Iletlilehem., He was well-known throughout Iho stale. Jehn Kiiutz, aged 1'J years, wassuiolheiod te death near Norristevvn en Wednesday evening, by slipping into 11 fuuuel leading from a bran bin en the second lloer of a luru te a feed box en the first lloer. Jacob Oelger. aged 75 years, a prouiinent citizen or Hamburg, Derks county, died en Wednesday. He witsa woll-kuevvn contrac tor en the Reading ' railroad and Schuylkill canal at the tlme of their construction, mid long operated a lleuring mill, SU Jehn's F.piseial church in Yerk was consecrated en Thursday "with imjircsslve services by lit, Ruv. M. A. DoWello Howe, bishop or tlie diocese, assisted by Rt, Rev. ti, K. Dunlup, bishop of Arizona and New Mexico. Rev. F, J. C. Meran, of Columbia, assisted at the services. ItaUreml Accident. At half-past ten o'clock Thursday night extra freight train Nal.OOtl west- ran Inte ex tra freight W west, at (Hen Lech, wrecklng two cars and blocking thomlddle track for two hours. OLD LANCASTER'S SOCIETY. It0lt: 1XTKHKHT1XU J-'UMHtlXll VOIt- itiweNDESvi: mtniTV ri:.ihs aiie. The lu.lp it I SO I-A llrlilal III Cm In llm Olilcn Time A limafttcr VVisldlng In 1H10 Seinn InlrrrKlIng rnvuiRCH from Will Wern l.ctlen. The Philadelphia Krcninu IJidlctin prints seme Interesting letters, which 11 says vveie part efthe contents of a paekage orcorresimn ercorresimn orcerresimn denco written eighty years age by a young lady In Lancaster te a lady friend, who died recently nearly a hundred years old, and who In her youth was al home ata famous "Furnace," whero she had little society, and her Lancaster friends wcie her teseurce for news and for dress and all the dearliltle fein fein initie loqiihemonts. Thcre wcie no jstal conveniences then and letters had te be sent between the city mid the I u mace, by the chance oppeituulties of travellers, or by the "waggener" who made frequent trips for supplies. In most of these letteis mention Is madoeftho "waggninr" who was, eighty years age, 11 whele postelllco department te the pcople el the interior of Pcuiisylvaul.k l.v.MCASiKit ii.vv nuns in INll. In a letter dated March lUlh, 1H0I, is the fellow lug description or Iho winter gayetles of Uincaster 1 "We haVO been unusually gav for tluce or lour weeks. Ilesidcs the publick balls, we have had two Practiclngs iiud two private parties. At the Miss 's we had a most delightful evening ami dniiccd until two o'clock. On Tluiisday Mrs. gave a ball, at which were live and twenty ladies and eighteen gentleman. At I will of these the cenimny was much mero felccl than al Iho public balls, mid I enjoyed niysoirextrcincly. The little queen, Mrs. , was al both, mid dressed most elegantly. She weinn white satin, with a black ciape dress ever it, cut oll'liefoieatthe kircc, vvilh a train Iweyatds long, trimmed with black liiuge. Tlie dress was cut v cry low before and behind; nolace or handkerchief 011 her neck, but a low of I mills, with a large geld cress suspended from it; en her head a wig, withapii-ce of black crape, fastened wltna geld comb al 0110 side, and hanging te the lloer. Shu looked very handsome. She dances in an entirely new style, and does Iho Walt.slep, which 1 think very pretty." A IIIHII.VI, IIIIKSS IN IML,. Hcieis a little description of a wedding, lrem a letter written in 1MI5 : "There were six and thirty people present. Tlie bride looked very well. Ilcrdress was white Mantua, with a very elegant mull-mull muslin ever it ; white shoes and a cold and tassel around her head. Her attendants wcie (here three ladies are named.) The bride saw morning company at her father's and the groom had punch-drinking in tlie even ing. Him went te her own house and saw company thcre last evening." FASHIONS AMI IIIII. ss I'.KHIIV VI, MIS Villi. " Thete are a iiuiubei ,0!' hats el all descrip tiells In town. Worevotl here 1 think you Could please yourself very seen. They are worn very large and quite round, w ith very little trimming. They are of the Leghorn, Dunstable and diamond-straw. The latter are liaudsome but net mm v diintbleand seen turn yellow. If you wish a hat very much and cannot mine te town, and will trust te my taste, I will gut one with pleasuie. Hut I Chink you might ceme new Iho lo.ulsaie geed and the weather line." A letter written in December, HH, says: "1 scud by Dr. one of Maiy's bucks. Yeu must make veurs just as your pink 0110 Is made, only long sleeves, w ith a little over ever sleeve about as lengas the shett ones in your pink. Make the long sleeves though like a w rapper sleeve, and the stutf cater-ceniered ; It has a pietty effect. Or en may make the upper sleeve as Mary's Is, emitting the but but tens, and the long sleeve straight." A I,AN('AHli:it WKflUIMri in 1810. The letter of the latest date, written alter the lady te whom all wete addressed was married, is from another correspondent in Linc.istcr, ilencriblug the wedding of a sister of the writer. It is in itself se geed an illustration of tlie old-fashioned, formal, pelite letter-writing style, that it Ii copied here with hut few emissions : "I was se much engaged thy Day myjleved friend's last faveur came te hand, that I could net, as I wished, elicy tlie impulse of gratitude which prompted my writing by the return of the messenger. 1 of late write se seldom ami have get se much out of the habit or it, that 1 should uever defer It ; for ir I neglect it one day, I feci less inclination for it the next, and se en till the Idea almost becomes bmthenseme. This proves the felly of procrastination. Yeu knew, my loved girl, hew greatly 1 am secluded, and hew far removed from news of any kind te en liven a letter; se that it would r.'quiroamnre brilliant fancy and nctive mind than your C. Ikmscsscs 10 niuKU nor a loierame correspon dent situated as she new is. Solitude, 'tis said, i (he Nurse of Thought. I am sure 'tis net the Parent of expression. My own ex perience verities what the sublime Yeung says : "TlKiiiuhtshlnlt iqi u.intiiii iell, l.lkit liali-s el uihhIs iiiiedch'iI 10 tlie 81111. " Hut 1 mean net toapelogio te mylrieud. trusting te her affection for my excuse. 1 nieiely meant te let horsee I was conscious ofllie'luslpidily el'iny bciavvls. Hut enough. I was truly happy te" hear, my dear , that your health was se perfectly le-cstali-llshed. Leng nuv It continue unimpaired. Tell your share of the weild that 1 was 111010 than 'half offended at him I'm net bringing you te hce us ere he took you home. " Yes, my fiiend, the sweet Mary has new icliuqiilshed the iiamu of for that of . They had quite a meiry wedding. She had six llridesmaids and live (Irnems- 111011. Tlie sixth, iviidif 0 , inn Jim Htlcwl. Atsoven in the evening tlie com pany assembled, and she entered tlie Roem followed by her biidesmalds and grooms men. Her dicss was white satin without any ornaments; a quilled band of the same across her forehead, with a bunch or the real jessamine hanging ever tlie left eye. Of course she hsikcd charming. Her dress wan plain but elegant'. On her appearance the com piny all rose and the ceremony was performed. After congratulations refresh ments were scived leund, and as the i; veiling advanced the liiith increased. Alsitit iiiue "musick was heard mid Iho girls junip'd up delighted with the sound and, with their Partners, tiipt through the maAS el the uierryjlauce. Mrs. and Mrs. led oil; the Initie followed. Then cousin (!., throwing oft her shoes, danced 111 her stocking feet. (This was supisisud te be a charm le sccure the marriage efthe Hist bridesmaid Isifore the end of a year.) They keptlt up till twelve and then icthed. The next morning the gentlemen were thereto pimch-dilnklug, and cold snack. After the males had bid adieu, (he gills Hiirieuiided tlie table and niade neise enough te reuse, the iieighlMMlihoed. The following day she seen (tc) her company, and Friday night they had a ball. Satiuday they had an ele gant dinner at Mrs. , and they say there never vvasa mero merry paity. The day of the marriage the Inide was presented w ith a piece of elegant poetry, composed by M lss 1 It is published and you preba bly have hecu it, or I would send you a copy. Thcre was another piece 011 the occasion in serted in tlie Papers. I knew net its author. The match, 1 am told, was much approved by all her relations. "I thank you my Dear Friend, for your friendly and rejicatcd Invitations te your home. Relieve me, my love, with plcasurn would 1 avail myself et them, could I lcave home. Rut that Is lmiossihle this whiter. The luiuscmriiM you holdout as ikkcc mcttts re trifling when put in the scale with the pleasure your Hjicicti would alleid, Tlutl allune would prove sullicleiit Inducement. Hut I must withstand tlie solicitation el'iny Friends at". Pliila. and I-aucaster with yours, and iie content le spend the gloom of winter hi thochamber of sickness. Mr, fl.'s Death must have been very miexpected. Death soeuor or later makes sad Inroads Inte the Happiness et every family, lis I have, alas 1 experienced. It has has lclt a wound, though seared ever by Time, is uet yet cm ed. Rut I will quit a subject he replete with melan choly rocelleotlons. 1 " 1 inteuded writing you a long Letter by Mr. . Rut he starts early In the morn ing, and Company sat with us till late. Se I have been compelled le hurry off a fevv lines. " I wish you would send 1110 somelhlng new te read. 1 am sadly nt a lefts nt present. As 1 have net leisure or attoutlen for any but light reading, can't you ftr, oerrotr, erxfrdl Keine entertaining novels le send T They shall be carefully returned. De oinimsslon einimsslon oinimsslen uloly wrllu le 1110 frequently. If your dear mamma Is Willi you glve my most affection ale love te her. Say something clever for 1110 me te .your Cara ,Sjmsru My luve te Iho Ixiys, particularly te (loergo, my Intended. I expect they often go te soe you. De burn this scrawl, for the Hener or your friend. That Health and Happiness lie your portion, prays evcr'yimr truly sincere, ." xkws rneH tiik uai: IIim i;ntrrlaliiiiiiil lijr tlie HntchklM Famllj. A XIiirli-Nepileil Itund. liAi', April 10. The I letchklss family gave one or their cujoyable entertainments In the llclloviie Prcshyterlau church nt (Jap, 011 Tuesday evening, te a small but appreciative audience. The family consists or four ladles and two gentlemen, and the skill manifested hi the iKirformauceon the eight or ten differ ent musical Instruments Is truly wendcrlul. Mr. Jacob Pickle Is lying seriously 111 al his home en the Wharten farm near (Jap. The Pennsylvania railroad company Is milking a llrst-clas lead from Rollvtie te Cup, iliilng away with the dangerous read crossings that the people of lap and vicinity had tolcarwhen driving. Many narrow es capes were made by attempting te cress the railroad near train time. Thobrldgeobvialos all danger. The new store of Shitup iV Hair, In the bank building, will seen In) eikjii ler busi ness. They have lecclved llieir stock of goods. Christian Fex hasoeiieilasevvingmachlno agency and piano and organ slore hi the looms formerly occupied by Mr. Henry Fex usa clothing store. Air. Henry Fex has removed his clothing slore le the iMiik building, w here he has also opened a line icslauraiiL. Ldward Liuville is still quite helpless fiein the 1 (sen I btuglarieiis attack made upon him. Heis able le sit up occasionally, The house of Samuel Worst near Pequca meeting Imuse, was injured by lira 011 the morning of the lllh. They had been smoking meal in the kitchen lire-place and went te bed thinking all safe. The Isiys, who slept ever the kitchen were avvakened about three o'clock by the fire below, iiud attempted te go down stairs but leund the lower legions tee lint for them and they juuiH'd out, the second story win dows ami' aroused the rest of the household. The llie was put out, hut hi a few minutes longer would have Iiccii beyond their con trol. The meal of three pigs was destroyed and the mantle pioce anil a part of the lloer above burned away. Less net heavy. In sured in Salisbury township company. A DM IIS II I M.11.I.I-- A yOIUIUIl. .fmriili llrryug dnift'Mi'n That lie rnrfiril the Itaitmguriliitfr Taper. In pursuance efthe rule granted te take testimony in the suits of the Iincistcr County National bank vs. Henry Haumgard ner, the testimony of Jeseph Herzeg was Liken in the olhce of the county prison 011 Thursday afternoon. Mr. Haumgardnnr was repiesented by Oce. Naiimau, the County bank by Win. Aug Alice, nnd William A. Wilsen was present jus the adviser of Herzeg. The suits are brought te recover 0,000, the face value of IS promnilssery netes, dlv counted by that bank and bearing thoen-tlun-euicnt of Mr. Haumgardner. The notes went te pretest, Mr. Hiuiiigtirduer refusing payment en the ground that his n.uue had lieen lerged by Jeseph llcrzeg. Hy the testimony taken Herzeg ismfiwesand admits under oath th.it he terietratcd the forgeries. The testimony will be lllcd and used in the trial of the suits. IUn Halt llrlrf. The season will be opened In thistity bv inoirew when the Quaker City club plays the Laucister at Mctirann's park, The visiting team is Iho one which will represent Wil mington in the Hasten 1 League,aud contains a number el well known players. Ne club is feeling away time that plays Willi (he Nationals, of Washington, and Pro vidence found that out yesterday when they were defeated by the scere of 3 ta'i in four teen innings. The Athletics deleated the Philadelphia by s te :!. Otiier games were : at Newark : Mctro Mctre silit.ius HI, Newark, 0; al llirmiughain, (Ai.u):.Meuiihis, 1:1, Hiriuiiigham, (I; at Pitts burg: Hullale, 1, Allegheny, 0; at Hroeklyn : Hnsiklyn, I,' Trenten, 0: al Columbus, (!;l): Nashville,!), Columbus,'J; at A ugusLi: Allan lie, 0, Augusta,:! ; at New Yerk: New Yerk, 11, Hridgcpett, Jl. The Umcaster chili sLirtctl-fer Hroeklyn at s:10 thU morning. Pnifell was yesterday released by the Pliil adelphUs. Several clubsare after him, but it is probable he will Jein Lucis' team, An drews will have te go next. Tlie Philadelphia nine are changed around se eltcu by their eccentric manager that it is no wonder they de uet play better. Judge I'Mlti'i-Miuiu alVaieiiiakcr. Maggie and Jehn Schult, aged le and 7 years, w ere liefore J udge Patterson, 011 a w rlt of haljcas corpus this morning. The child ren have been living with the mother, since her separation from Andrew Schtitt, her hus band. The parties separated en January 0, ami the father makes his home w itli his seu, while the mother lives with her brother. Af ter hearing all the testimony in the case. Judge Patterson endeavored tohaveMr. and Mrs. Schult compromise their dilllcillties and again live together as man and w ife. He was uolsiiccesslul,hewever,aud he continued tlie case until te-morrow afternoon at 1 o'clock, te give the parties an opportunity te ell'ecl a reconciliation. Minqi Ciuimilttcu OrKUiilcit. The lamp committee of councils were called together last evening for organization. The committee consists of Win. RIddIe and Frank Remley, of select council, and Dr. Relcnius and Jehn R. Leng, of common council. Mr. Riddle nominated Leng for chairman and Leng nominated Dr. Bolenlus. The roll wits called and it was found that Riddleaud Remly voted for long. Mr. Leng voted for Heleuiitsand Holeiiius had the. bad taste te vole for himself. He did a similar thing en the second ballet and thocemmilloo ad ieui tied without an organization having I icon ellectcd. linu llerbeg. Fiss V Deerr shipped oiglitecn head of heavy horses te New Yerk and they have n number at their stables which will be sent te-morrow. Among tholatteraro a tromon tremon tromen dous pair of heavy-weights, which are worth a v Isit te the stables te see. They wero pur chased yesterday from Hruiier A. Rre., or Columbia, lern geed round llgure. The an imals are dark Iren-grays and weighed 3,li'J7 pounds yesterday. They are hut four yairs old and perfectly sound. Messrs. Hruiier purchased them nt 11 herse sale at the Koy Key Koy stetio house, this city, ever a year age, and they have been working every day since. Tliulluzcu Vnrtllrt Apirei"il. Wamunuten, D. C, April 17. President Clev oland.te-day approved the findings or the ceiiit-iuartial in tlie case of (iimeral Hazcu, charged with conduct prejudicial te military discipline. The court found llazen guilty and hcntenced lilm te be reprimanded. The president approved llie findings and hi Issu ing the order of reprimand, comments upon the demoralizing tendency of unauthorized and captious criticism of superiors, llrapcrute Attempt lit hiilildc. Wii.Kr.HiiAWti:, Pa., April 17 Falvvard Legraud, the son of n wealthy and rcsiwctiv rcsiwctiv ble family here, new serving a term In Jail for forging his I'ather'a naiue te a nole, at teinptetl Huiclde last night by swallowing n p.qier ofiuirpet-tacks, and afterwards trying te hang himself with a sheet. The watchman rescued him while in the last acL He Is in a prccaiieim con litleii. At the Station lletine. One drunk anil soventeen VBgrauts wero the Inmates efthe station house lest ulghL The drunk was committed and the ledger discharged. Only one gasoline light was reported as net burning last night. , A'LARGE BARN BURNED TUUETUJCJl Villi TWO 111 A 31 K TOtlAVCO 1IOVHK.S AND UTltBll JIVIt.DlNUS. Twe 1 1 ii ml red Case of (Mil Tetiacra anil Twenty Arrcm (it 'HI Crep Geumiineit The .Si-rlimn Ixim of tnraet IjtiulH anil Henry Hnrtlnc, Ills Truant Farmer. Retw ecu II nnd 10 o'clock Thursday night the large frmue barn en the farm of Israel L, Lindls, in Maiihcim towiishfp,abeul three nilles north or this city, was discovered te be en flreand Inn short tlme thereafter was n mass of ruins, together with its contents. Twe large tobacco heuses, corn barn, straw shed and ether buildings connected with and adjacent te the barn wero also burned. The barn was 112 feet In length, the lower story being of stone. It was an old structure but a very complcle one, additions having been built te It from time le tlme. It con tained a considerable quantity or hay, straw, and ether produce. The tobacco houses con tained about a cases or old tobacco nnd 110 ncicsel the crop of IMi. The less Is very heavy nnd Is partly covered by Insurance hi the Penn township, the Manheim Mutual, and ether ceinpiules. Mr. Landls was nt llaulsliuig Thursday anil was en his way home at the tlme el the fire, lle saw the light of the burning build ings from the car window, but did net knew that It was his own property that was being destreyed. We learn fiein him that the contents or the burned buildings were llie eases of 'Wand 'S rases or 'S3 toliacce ; the crop or tobacco cut from 18 acres last fall, nearly all el uliMi was sir) plied and ready for market; WW bushels of corn Injlenglng te Mr. Lindls; toil bushels of wheat, olio-half of which belonged te.Mr. Lmdisand the ether hair te Hiram Hurting, who works the farm en the shares. .Mr. llerting loses also two icajiers, two large wagons, a horse-powcr, corn shelter, thresh ing maehinc, shovels, rakes, and a large number or ether farm Implements, and about lllly chickens, which peiished In the flames. Mr. Landls has the following insurances, all in the Pciiii .Mutual insurance company : On the bam, 1,000 ; en the straw shed, hay shed and tobacco warehouse, tlme ; en frame toliacce house, fSBO ; en corn barn, J.W0 ! en half the contents of wheat and com in the barn. J.3.M) ; en hay and straw, fJi0;eu the cased tobacco and his share or the loose to bacco lie has n total Insurance eff5,07r, but of this amount $1,000 was en tobacco that had been Insured In ene building and removed te another. Tlie insurance will nearly cover the less en Iho tobacco, but will net cover the less en the buildings. It Is believed tlie lire was or incendiary origin, as thcre was no lire In the building and no ene el' the rami hands had been In the barn with allghtdiiringtlieuvenlng. When discevcnsl the upper ptrt of the building was in llames, and it apH)ars te have been there that the Incendiary applied the torch, se that it would be impossible for any ene te reach and extinguish the llames. The lit e stock was all safely removed from the stables befere the flames reached them. The farm was hi charge of Henry llerting, a tenant farmer, wlie loses heavilt, but has seinn insurance. The extent of his less has net beeii a-secrtalned. Mr. llerting has lieeu IKflbirly unlertitii'Ue, as it Is only a tow years age that he was burned out vv hile farming in West LauiK!ter, mid was uninsured. The light rrem the burning buildings was plainly seen in this city, ami an alarm was struck from box 15 situated and Frederick ami Market streets. Theliremeii ran out with their apparatus as far as Frederick street and then returned. Ifarne Tutnpereil With, When the alarm or tire w.is struck mid the drhcrofNe. I engine attempted te harness his horses he discovered tliat his har ness had lieen Luiiered with, and, a geed deal of tlme w.is lest in putting It te rights. The outside iron of the "snap'' with which the cellar is fastened at the bottom had lieen bent back se that the cellar could het be fastened around the horse's neck, mid it was Impos sible te run out until the necessary repairs had been made. It is believed that seme ene entered the englue room with a false key, while the firemen were in their bunks in the room alxive, and with a wrench or seme ether Implement bent back the cellar snap. It would require but a mo ment te de tlie misehlef. The lock en the front deer of the engine heuse is such a Mer ene that it can be unlocked with al most any old key or even by a piece of lient wlie. It should le replaced with a geed lock. HO HE I'HESMESTlAr, Afl'MXTMEXTS. A Number ul Ceiiul General, CehiiU alul rutliiiHktcrit Named. Wahiiinciien, D. C, April 17. The presi dent le-day made the following appoint ments : James M. Morgan, of Seuth Caro lina, consul general at Melbourne ; Jacob Mueller, or Ohie, consul general at Frank-ford-eu-tho-Maiu. Censuls: Charles W. Wagner, of Missou ri, at Toiento; Tlies. R. Welch, of Arkan sas, at Hamilton, Canada; Francis 11. Wigball, or Maryland, at Leeds, Lngland ; Charles Jonas, of Wisconsin, at Prague, Austria Hungary ; Richard Stockton, of New Jersoy, Rotterdam ; Win. Kladc, or Ohie, at llrussels, Iiclgium ; J. Harvey Rrigham, of iAiulsiana, at Passu del Norde, Mexico ; Wm. J. Hlack, of Delaware, at Nuremberg, Germany. Francis Wharten, or Pennsylvania, exam iner or claims in the department or state. Postmasters James D. Corcoran, Reme, N. Y.; Jcrome Ia Due, Westflehl, N. Y.; Kzra I-'vaus, West Chester, Fa.; James Drury, Hilstel, Pa.; O'ce. T. Gress, Allen town, Fa.; David Overman, Marlen, lud. I.ATI; sr.tTtKS VltU.il TIIK WIKUS. Santore and,Caiene, the condemned mur mur mur ilorers, wero hanged te-lay at Thoinasten, Me. (jiiwFiuley was haugeil te-day in Proslou Preslou Prosleu burg, Ky., for the minder el James Hunt in August lb&3. The well known negre dialect comedian Hebby Williams, died hi New Yerk en Wed nesday from ptieuinunin. He was 30 years old. ' Themas Sameii, or New Hampshire, the trlple murdorer or the Ruddy family, was oxecutod this morning. Renjamlii Piatt, a woll-knevvii attorney of Cincinnati, n brother of Censul Piatt at Cerk, Ireland, and a cousin of Den Piatt, hauged himself this morning hi his law ollice en Fourth btrccL The cm se is net yeti ascertained. It is understood that President Adams, of the Union Pacllle railroad company, has sent, a check ler $010,701, te clese the cemp;uiy's account with the government, Fred Douglass, the colerod orator, said hi' his speech at the Kmancipalleu meeting In Washington last night. "The inaugural, ad dress of President Cleveland, was i frank, manly avowal, worthy of the man and of the occasion." Geerge Jenes, of the New Yerk ,2'i'wim, denies that his paper is alieut te he Beld te a Philadelphia Bjndicale for $750,000. He saya he could, If he wished, get tluce times the sum for ihe property. A Vessel In Mistress. Wahhintqn', D. C, April 17. The signal sortice station of SmithvHIe, N. C.,reperts le the chief signal ofllcer as fellows : "Schooner General T. 11 Spmner, 3X5 tens, Snuiprs Point, N. J., Capt. R, R. Dare, with cool flora Richmond, Viu, te Charleston, S. C, ashore 3 11. m., en beach near New Inlet. Vessel thumping hard ; sea rising. Chances of saving her unfavorable. Ne lives lesL" m 1 Assault and Itatlery, Jeseph Kllsler was arrestcd and locked up for a hearlug befere Aldermau McConetny te answer a complaint of assault mid liattery preferred by Mrs. Witch. Complainant nvers that defendant had lwcn drinking with her husband, uitd becoming drunk caught her by Uie neck mid choked her (severely. UNDER AV ArALAftCHK OF SNOW. The Frlshtrnl Accident le a (Isng of laborers In a Coletsxlo Cut. DKNVF.n, Cel., April 17. A wrcek train en the Illghllne division of llie Deuver .t Seuth l'ark railreadmen Wlioelor's yesterday, for Kokomo, whero llie company has been nt work for nearly ten days tiinnellng through out (he parts which blockaded the reud. Some slxly lnborern wero riding en flat cars. While llie train was running through a cut whero the snow towered .10 or 10 feel nbove Iho track, the fireman's elbow, which projected from the cab window, grazed llie Helt snow, and In an Instant ah ugh avalanche of snow boulders nnd gravel came thundering down, knocking tlie fireman off Iho seat and brushing many of the laborers from the ears against the op posite bank, whero they wero burled in the snow, The engineer, who was unhurt, quickly brought the train le a Htep. These who wero unhurt wenl te work at ence te rescue the unfortunates, and the cngine was sent le Ilrockctiridge for reinforcements and physicians. Only one man, Chas. Klaus, was killed eulrigliL He was feiccd from the cars and ground under the wheels. The wounded are : James MacMahen, II re man, severely Injured Internally and other wise ; Jehn Hellcguu, both legs broken and Ixnly crushed alieut the hips ; C. S. Rhodes, external injuries; C. S. Haker, bre.ist and slde crushed; M. Held, hcvore scalp wounds. Thcse men H Is thought will die. A large iiumber received injuries which although painful are net ncces-sirlly fatal. A 11ICH MltllVllAST-S 1HWXFAL1 llnnr a Wealthy Hffi'iln Fell I rum Opulence li Abject 1'iiterl). Ciiicaiie, III., April 17. A man prema turely gray, ragged and unkempt, was a prisoner in a Seuth Slde pelice court yester day. A charge of vagrancy was preferred by a imliccmaii, who had found him sleeping in a hallway. He was hi great distress, and was about te my something te the judge when his emotion oveivmno him. The court was about te pass the usual sentence, when the man was recognized by a member of the Citi zen's league, who secured his discharge. The man, Oscar Forlierg, was formerly n wealthy merchant in Wehtmanland, Sweden, near the country seat or Oscar II, and he supplied the rctinue or llie royal domain. Unfortu Unfertu Unfortu nale stimulation ruined him and he drifted te America. Fer ten years he has lived in Chicago, tillable te engage in business he took te drink In his despair, and has for years been a tramp. VltUIIXlXII ITS ItXEMlEM. UIHcers el (he Colombian Government Threw IOO Kcbels Inte Ihn 8ea. Cllir.voe, April 17. A special te the Time ftein the City or .Mexico, says : " When the troejwortho Colombian government dually entered Colen after It hadbcen burned by the rebels under the leadership of Preston, they captured several squads efthe rebels. During the pet ten days tlie number efllics-j prisoners lias lieen considerably augmented by the receipt of straggling 'rebels captured In surrounding districts. It la net kuewil new just hew many rebels were thus held prisoners at Colen, but geed authorities place the number at alieut 100. Authentic Infor mation reached this city Wednesday night that the elllcers or tlie Colombian govern ment selected ene hundred of the worst rebels imprisoned at Colen, and placing them en beard a steamer carried them out into the bay, where the entire 100 were thrown over board and drowned." lliitr a l'e(irah .Inllblril Escaped. Dknvkii, Cel., April 17. Charles Cloud, a young herse thief employed oulslde the Colerado penitentiary in the stene quarry under a guard, managed te a den dress con cealed for him by au unknown confederate. He seen iassed the guards and escaped. When his absence liocame known the guards could only remember that a person clad in au ill-tltting suit and with a paekage of papers thrust In each pocket of his ce.it had apiieared rrem an unknown quarter, butthey did net susiievt him. They joked about the style or his clothes and let him piss. The Mate of the L'. h. 1rtvtury. Washington D. C, April 17 Treasury balances te-day : Geld coin and bullion, fil2,330,fti0 ; silver dollars and bullion, tUJI, 077,901 ; fractional silver coins $20,800,901 ; United States notes, $I5,015,SSI ; national banknotes, $7,2.r7,8.VJ ; deposits with national Kink depositories, $10,800,570. Total, $1J8, IOS,'21'i Certillcatcs outstanding : Geld, (I'JI.OMV 180 ; silver, $ltl,r5;i,t,ll ; currency, $JI,7t.V 000. Internal revenue receipts, $.ls,tii ; cus toms, $5.71,1171. Declaring I'eujileh a Small I'elulu. Londen, April 17. Lord Dulferin, the vicoreyof India, has wired the home gov ernment that in his mind it would be tanta mount te the sheerest felly te go te war with Russia ever the question of who shall be the possessor of Pcnjdch. He says Iho place is au unimportant and iiisiguilicant Afghan town and. net worth the shedding of ene drop of Knglish bleed. It is said that the mem bers or the cabinet have adopted this vlew of the matter and express themselves as per fectly content te allow Russia te aunex the place te her possessions. ' A J udge'a Lira In Danger. Salt Lake, ULih, April 17. Serious fears are enlertalued by the pcople of Holena, MeiiL-ma, that the Murphy Kdmundsen eaiic will assassinate Judge Wadobreauso, for his action in sending two of their crowd j te the peuitcutiary for long terms. The gang is composed ofsevon men, and they are sup-i jiosed te have marked the judge for death. Hill Davis, successer te Cen Murphy, is the leader et the outlaws and Jell' Kdmundsen is his lieutenant. Judge Wadobreauso new travels with a armed escort te and from the- court SImi-v Amleisuin Hlnl llpnrv lritlir. Londen, April 17. -The Times says thati Irving' return te his theatre Implies the de parture of Miss Audorseu, who will carry home with her the geed wlshes or the Kng lish public, wen by the charm of her person ality net less than by her superb art. It is le be hoped that her absouce will be but tempo rary. The Times also says in commenting oil Mr. Irvlng's rettiru, "Coining dollars must pall 011 him after a while, and also such ftil-j somestulfas Amerlcan criticism, of vvhlcl) 110 doubt he has had tee much." . ( Urging the Annex of a Greup uf Islands. Pa uis April 17. Admiral Courbet urging the government te annex the Pescadores group of Islands, sometimes called the ' Fisliers Islands," lying botwee the Island of Formosa and ihe mainland i;f Clilna. 110 is strongly convinced 01 1110 vamp of thcse Islands for naval strategy purpesci 1'itxl After Uaukruptliiif Ills IMrtucr. 1 Peiitland, Oregen, April 17. A aVcic Heclal last evening from Dayton W. T., sayH Jeseph Suillli, of Furlong it Smith, of the saine place, shipped six cars or horses te Chi cago, sold the saine for $12,000 and left the country, bankrupting his jurtner, who was his brether-in-law. j lUg Cincinnati As!;iimeiiL j Cincinnati, Ohie April 17. MaddirXj Rrolhers, wholesalo grocers of this city, have assigned for the benefit of creditors.' Llabllitles$180,000 ; nominal assets 180,000 ; J proferrod claims $71, 170. j IANT GAINING STRENGTH. HtMAKAHLK EXHIBITION OF 11 IH ItVl.O Vl'ON LIFE. Arjrr a (le.xl Nlghl's Kent lie Tuts Un Ills Clethes This Morning and Gees Dsnti j Stairs te Take llrcaklast Willi Ills i Nr.vvYer Family, te Their llellght. nic, April 17. 8:30 A. m. Goneral Grant has hadaverv rnfrnshlntf nlnen. tin saysvhe has rested better than for many nights and feels strong enough te get up and dress for the day. He has taken Ills nourish in nt without pain in swallowing, and has nt t since midnight licen disturbed by cough In ;. Pulse mid toinperatiiro unohanged. G. F. SmiAm-, M. D. ion. Grant passed a coinferhiblo night and th h morning oxpresscd himself ns gaining rapidly til strength, and Tooling rery much liotler. At nlne o'clock Dr. Shrady was met craning lrem the heuse. He stated te the Ujiited Press reporter that the gcneral's con cen con dlilen had vastly improved. Kx-Senaler Chaflcc, who was 'met 11 fevv moments later. was askcu vvna lira assertion II (It'll. Grant Is trjiuble that are1 like scrofula. was asked what he had te say in regard te assertion that the disease from which Honoring Is net cancer but a arese from bad bleed, somewhat The senator reiillcd. "net bing a physician, I can't say." "When the the goneral arosethismorniiig" said Harrison, "he Insisted 011 getting up and at ence proceeded te put 011 his clothes W ith an alacrity that was truly astonishing. After dj-essing he spent the tlme In walking upatid down the room, new ami then going te the window and gazing out en the street and at tlie (Kissers 1)3'. WI1011 breakfast was ready, hjstcad of having 11 brought Inte his room he L expressed the deshe te eat his meal at tlie family Ixiard, and picking up his caue went down te breakfast leaning en the arm of Cel. Fjed." A I the table Mrs. Sarterius, looking bright and happy, sat uext the geuernl and ad ministered te his wants. Mrs. Grant, who has been looking sad ler the lust mouth, smiled and was in a cheerful mood. The happy family partook of the meal vvilh greater lcllsh than for many a long day. run 1110 itVFFAi.e inn:. A Taper's Abbreviated Fiirin The Lesses anil the Insurance. HutTALO, N. Y., April 17 A llie in IJuf- fale last night destroyed t he Merniny JCsprcm building, occupied by that journal, a Jeb printing office, two lithograph olllces and the O'Neil Wagen company. The tire was caused by the ignition of oil tanks almve the printers' cases while lightning the lamps in the news room. The lire spread se rapidly (hit the rcpertersand editors who were in the building had barely time te escape with thctrJlvcs and Geerge K. Matthews, ene of (ha proprietors, Iiad his. face badly scorched. i'he i-ircAnltbis morning appear in au abbreviated,, form of four Jiages from the Courier-' ceinjsmy., It estimates the loteses Eiy.last evenhig'a Are as follews1: Less 011 icvv building $30,000; en old building, r,000; en plant, $15,000 MatlhdwsJjtfrRi; YupiCosless en plant is 570,000; Heiiry ShaubitCe's $5,ls)0', Dunsdcint Ce., litho graphers, less $10,000 ;ethci Idsaes aggregate $10,000. Insurance 011 new buildings, $25,000, old building, $40,000. Mr. J. N. Matthew's insit ranee $27,000; Matthew Northrup A: Ce., 'W 000; DunstanitCe., $!,00i); Henry Straub, it Ce., 7,000. The miner losses are mostly covered by insurance. The Express ollke Is temporarily located at 229 Washington stiect, until ether arrangements can be made. A ltHPOIlTKIl UNIIKIt A 11UHNKD UUILDINII. At U30 this afternoon the fire department was called out te the ruins et the Menmnj Express. The lloers of the east end el the building and the division walls gave way vv ith a crash. Several men were alieut the ruinsat the time, and Mr. Charles Debbins', an Express reporter was caught by the fall ing mass. Firemcn are new working te re- leasehlin, but it is deubtlul if he will lie Liken out alive. Several ether men em ployed cleaning up tlie debris of hist night's II re are missing, but w hcther they are under the walls or net is net known. LATKlt Chas. H. Debbins, who wa,s burled in the ruins, was Liken out at 2:1 p. 111. unhurt. trOltK AT ItAllRlSUVlia. TlieCeiiuellstllle Hospital Censlderetl-A Iteao Iteae Iteao lutleu te Adjourn April SO Laid Uter, IlAiiitlsiiuitii, April 17, Governer Pattl Pattl sen submitteil te the Heuso a loiter from ex ex ex Represontative Huttormere, stating that the clamor about the Connellsvillo hospital Is without cnuse and a statement signed by Ruttorniere, as president of the Iward of trustees of the hospital and W. U, Ilardingas secretary, alleging that the trustees! "pro ceeded at ence te raise lunds for the erection of said hespihil. Alter much etl'ert through the aid of friends we secured en our subscrip tion the sum or $12,500." They sL-ite they received the state appropriation of $12;500 after certifying that a similar amount had been" received by private suliscriptien. The legislative commlttce appointed te inquire into the truth ofthe statements of the trustees have strated for CoiiuellsviUe. Macklu, of Philadelphia, ellcred a resolu tion for linal adjournment 011 Apiil 2'Jth, which was laid ever. Thcre was n long dobate 011 an amend ment le the bill appropriating $100,000 te the state normal schools, making the money applicable te the payment or debts of the school contracted prier te 1881. Spensler olferod mi amendment that the mouey be distributed pre'raLi toward the extinguish ment of the debLs of the schools. The Heuso adjourned without action 011 the amendments. In the Senate te-day the Huu&e bill provid ing for the printing of 15,000 copies of Sniull's hand book for the use of the ineui- bera or the legislature, and the bill te repeal thoelllco tax Imposed en foreign corporations, recalled from the govenior becausu of a se rious defeft, was jmssed llually. WEATUEli 1'ltOttAlllI.lTlES. The Condition et the Ilareiueter ami Ther mometer anil Indications ler the Merrow. Washington, D. C, April 17. Fer the Middle Atlantic states, local rains and partly cloudy woather, winds shining te easterly, gonerally lower barometor, slight changes in temperature in northern portion mid slight rise in teniporature in noutheru jx'.ttaji. Fer Seuth Atlantic States Lecal sliew ors and partly cloudy woather, varlable winds, sUtlenary tompcratiiieln southeru portions and slight rise hi temperature in northern IHjrtlen. Ralu has provalled in the Northwest, the Ohie valleymul iuTonnesaco, Virglula, North Carolina nnd the Southern portion of the Upper Lake region. Gonerally fair woather continues In New" England mid the Middle Atlantic states. Fer Saturday Lecal rains and uuily cloudy weather are indicated for the Uiko region mid New Kugland, local rains are Indicated for the Middle mid Seuth Atlantic states, foUqwed by clearing weather and slight rise in totneraturo In Middle Atlantic states and nerthern portion of the Seuth Atlautie states. German Grain Freights Take a J amp. Viiinna, April 17. Grain freights from Odessa.llnctuate widely.' Quotations yostor yestor yoster ' day JumiHjd from four te ten dollars within six hours. G m ?; 4 M C."l v
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