The Democrat. FRIDAY, MAY 2. 1890. A kkoknt decision of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania gives to the farmer the right to work out his road tax. The right has been denied in some parts of the State, and a decibion by tne high est authority was necessary to settle the question. The decision will settle a long disputed point among many farmers in the Btate, who were not sure whether they could do what the Supreme Couit says they may do, or not. " Eight hours a day at $8 an hour is the combination that would best suit the labor agitators," remarks the Philadel phia Inquirer. Is there any class of men that it would not suit ? We have never ob served that politicians, newspaper men, lawyers, or any others, who have the op portunity to make such an arrangement in their own favor, are wont to raise any strenuous objections to it. The labor ag itators are not singular in this respect. TUB Stuffed Prophet ol Williams Street" will stick to Cleveland as long as he lives, and should he be the Democratic candidate for Pres ident In 181K, will adorn many a Itepubllcan ban ner. Neither will another of Dana,s caricatures of Cleveland pass without notice, viz: ' The Ualf-Daunken Deputy sheriff.' The picture of a stuffed prophet and a half-drunken Deputy Sheriff, with Cleveland's face on transparen cies, would not be unattractive."— Tribune. Of all species of villaiany ,no other equals that of degrading the public taste. Any newspaper that pretends to aspire to the level of respectability, would rather ele vate than lower the standard of propriety in speaking of those who have done hon orable service for their country or have with credit tilled responsible positions. The above decoction of verbal filth is not calculated to elevate, and, if it is to be taken as an indication of the taste and good sense of Sir. "Cleveland's enemies, he might well wish to experience defeat rather than be elected by a horde, or herd, that would indulge in such abusive and degrading "attractions" as tli si suggested. GLADSTONE ON GENESIS. In his second published article defend ing the Bible against recent assaults Mr. Gladstone contends that the opening of the Book of Genesis constitutes a plain and straightforward narrative of the prc- Adamitc period. He maintains that it is neither poetic nor scientific in meaning, nor can it be considered so in interpreta tion ; but it was, he says, a direct commu nication from God to teach primitive man his proper place in creation and to give him a conception in broad outline as tc what his maker had been about in his be half. He considers the days of the ci cation to be neither solar nor geological, but sim ply convenient historic divisions without any occult meaning. Only in respect to the creation of light does Mr. Gladstone descend to rigid scientific criticism. THIS FIIIST ANNIVERSARY OF THE FLOOD. There is a feeling among many of our people that there should be some appropri ate observance by the people of the Cone maugh Valley of the anniversary of the great flood of May 31, 1889. What form it should take or in what manner the oc casion should be remembered is perhaf 31 question. Most, if not all, of the churches have held memorial services for their lost members, but still that would not prevent their doing something of the kind again. Whether there should be any public ob servance, such as closing the business places or other means of public demon stration, is questioned by some lest it should wound anew the hearts that have had to go through the terrible ordcul. Al though hearts might refuse to Lear up, yet the place is so full of reminders of the awful event that scarcely anything could recall it more vividly than it is re called every day by the many evidences of the torrent's destructiveness on that fatal day. Whatever form it should take, some mark of respect [should be shown to the memory of the 5,000 of our people who were swept into eternity in a few Short minutes. THE NEED OF OOUL) COUNTRY ROADS' College professors, civil engineers and magazine writers, are directing public at tentiou to the subject of country highways, and the Vanderbilt University, Tennes see, has gone so far as to provide for the free instruction in road engineering of one person from each county in that State. The Baltimore Sun, which is agitating the question in Maryland, points out that the power required to draw a wagon weighing, with its load, one ton onalevel, macadamized road of broken stone is sixty-five pounds, which is increased to two hundred pounds on a common dirt road. Prof. Ely, of Johns Hopkins Uni versity, estimates that poor roads cost the farmer, on an average, of fifteen dollars per horse, and Prof. Jenks, of Knox Col lege, Illinois, argues that with good per manent roads freight could often be haul ed ten miles on wagons cheaper than it could be taken one mile on a dirt road to a railroad station, unloaded, put on the cars, and carried to its destination. Of the social influences of good roads, he says that " a large part of the mental in spiration ot the farmers depends on their ability to attend church lectures, concerts, and social gatherings at a distance; and really good roads, by enabling them to go j so much more easily, would doubtless raise the whole intellectual tone of the farming community, besides keeping within the bealilt'til influence of the farm many who arc now forced in o the towns." j THE CITT COUNCIL. Proceedings ol the Meeting of Both llranclieft I .ant K veiling. Both branches of the City Council m in their respective rooms on Monday even ing, and were called to order at 8 o'clock. THE BELEOT OOUNOII.. President Yeagley occupied the chair. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Mr. Moses presented a petition from the citizens of the Fifth and Sixth wards as follows: 7'o the Honorable, the Mat/or the Select and Common Councils of the City of Johnstown. The petition of the undersigned citizens of the Fifth and Sixth wards, residents and property owners on somerset street of the city of Johns town respectfully represents: That we are heartily in favor of having a single track of street railway on said somerset street, beginning at the south end of Franklin street bridge and continuing along the entire length of somerset street, connecting with Morris street at the residence of Mr. llartzell- Any recommendation you may make to said street railway company that will favor the prayer of your petitioners will be endorsed by us. Signed by one hundred and Ave petitioners, The petition of William Vainer, asking for permission to lay a private sewer trom his residence to the Stonycreek was read. Permission granted, the work to be done according to the regulations of the late borough of Johnstown in regard to such matters. A message from the Mayor was read as follows: • MAYOR'S OFFICII, CITY OF JOHNSTOWN,! April!!, 1891). J To the Select and Common Council of the City of Johnstown: The City Controller has recommended to me the propriety of repairing the welgh-scales In the sixteenth ward, and the erection of a small building as an office for the welgh-master. The estimate of the cost Is $l5O. He places It upon the ground that the result will be a source of revenue to the city. Sooner or later there will have to be established scales throughout the city, AS the matter now stands there has been no appointment made for welgh-master within the city limits, as It would be a manifest Injus tice to compel parties to travel a distance of two miles with a load of coal and weigh the same, t hen return a distance of nearly two miles to de liver it. The welgh-scales wlihin the Umltsof the First ward are being used by the appointee of the council, of the borough of Johnstown since the consolidation, for the purpose of weighing all such articles as people voluntarily pre.-ent themselves to havo weighed. The tariff of charges being those llxed by the Borough Or dinance, I have not lnterferred because the rev enue will go Into the city Treasury, and the charges of the welgh-master are deducted from the tariff. 1 regard an ordinance requiring the weighing of coal by the borough of Johnstown as being now Inoperative In as much as no tariff of rales have been made by the city authorities, and It would be difficult to determine how an ordinance could be enforced. If a system of weighing hay, coal or other articles Is to be adopted, at least two, It not three pairs of scu leu should be constructed. Possibly two more sits would accommodate the people. There should be live pairs of scales to do Justice to the people In our Irregular shaped city, 1 forward to you the recommendation of the City controller, because If we are to have a sys tem of weighing, It would be advisable for us to at once proceed to the repairing of the scales referred to, and the erection of the other scales In different sections of the city. W. HORACE ROSE. Referred on motion to the Committee on City Property, with instructions for speedy action, A second message from the Mayor was read as follows: MAYOR'S OFFICE, City of Johnstown,) April is, lssu.f 7b the Select unit Common Council of the City uf Johnsloicn: It Is my duty to report to you the deplorable condition of the City Prison and Mayor's Office. Some steps must be taken to relieve the condi tion. There are four cells Into which all of the unfortunate beings, who from time to time are arrested, are crowded for trial and when sen tence of Imprisonment Is Inflicted, they must be confined therein. It Is Impossible to keep the building In the proper sanitary condition, and should a Hoard of Health be Instituted It would undoubtedly be condemned as a place unwholesome and untlt for the detention of prisoners, and the transac tion by the Mayor and police of the public duty enjoined upon them by law. I shall regret as much as any citizen of this city the useless expenditure of the public money In mere temporary makeshifts, when the same can be at all avoided without detriment to the public good, but our condition Is such that some thing must be done, and that speedily, to re lieve the unfortunate state of allalrs connected with the detention and punishment of the crimi nal class, to say nothing of the Imposition of In tolerable stench upon the officials whose duty compels them to pass considerable periods of time within the building now used as 'he police Headquarters, and City Prison and Mayor's of fice. From the wreck of the municipal building the Iron cells have been preserved and returned to nearly their former location. The cage contains eight good roomy Iron cells, which could, with moderate expense, be prepared for the detention of prisoners. There are large quantities of brick lying on the lot owned by the city forming the site of the former municipal building of the Borough of Johnstown. I recommend to you the propriety of utilizing these brick by erecting around the cells referred to. u one-stc ry I ulld lng sufficiently large to encase the c eilb and In clude the Police Headquarters and .Mayor's court Boom. This structure should be built en tirely within the lines of the former municipal building, so that. In the event of the city erect ing upon that location a municipal building, the same could beconstructed around the proposed structure. This seems to me to be the most feas ible scheme wo can adopt. It Is absolutely certain that the present cells will not do to detain prisoners k ln wnen the weather becomes warm. It Is now but little be yond the line that marks a nuisance, and that which Is not Indictable assuch. I submit these views to you In the hope that you will take some steps to relieve the condition which, I repeat, is simply Intolerable. W. IIOKAOK HOSE. Referred, on motion, to Committee on Markets and Weight Scales. A report from the Committee on High ways was read as follows: To the /'resilient and Members of Select Council: your committee would report that they have attended that duty and would offer the follow ing resolution: Hesulceil , That the matter lu reference to open ing the streets in tbe seventh Ward be referred to the city solicitor with power to act and re port to council. signed by tbe Members. Another report was made having at (ached to it a resolution thai the action in the matter of moving the curb on Morris street, already taken be rescinded. Mr. Kennedy introduced an ordinance in regard to the obstruction of streets. Passed two readi' gs. Mr. Barry introduced an ordinance ap propriating $94.60 paying the workmen for fitting up the City offices. Passed two readings. An ordinance relating to the City Asses sors and assessments was introduced by Mr. Barry, and passed two readings, Mr. Slick alone voting against it. Mr. Slick introduced an ordinance relat ing to the charges to be maile by the City Engineer to private parties for their lines. Passed two readings. Mr. Buser introduced an ordina nee fo the protection of bridges within the city. Passed one reading, Mr. Kennedy introduced a building permit ordinance which after some amendments, passed two readings, The amendments to fire-limit ordinance were concurred in. On motiou Council adjourned to meet an Tnursday evening. TUB COMMON COUNCIL. President Donaldson occupied the chair. All the members were present except Mr. Slater. The two messages from the Mayor were read and were referred to the proper committees. The dog tax ordinance passed third reading. The ordinance levying a poll tax also passed finally. The ordinance for defining the form of warrants 011 the City Treasurer, and another providing for the mode of draw ing the same were passed finally. An ordinance directing who shall perform the duties of the Mayor in his absence or inability to discharge his duties was passed third reading. An ordinance relating to the City As sessors and the city assessments passed set ond reading, as did another ordiuancc for the protection of bridges within the city. The following resolution was passed finally. Hesolvea, By ihe select and Common council of the City of Johnstown,that the First National Bank, of Johnstuwn. Pa„ be, and the same Is hereby designated as the place in which the city Treasurer shall deposit the city funds. The petition of the citizens of the Fifth and Sixth wards was read and referred to the proper committee. Mr. Miltenberger introduced this peti tion : To the Mayor and Select and Common Councils of the City of Johnstown: Having been requested by the citizens of the Eighth ward to direct your attention to the ne cessity ot having lights constructed on or along the highways, beginning near Capt. Graham"! and continuing on tnrough the Eighth wardK the city limits. Referred to the proper Committee 11 ascertain costs, etc. A few other measures were acted upon, after which Council adjourned to meet on Thursday evening. OBITUARY. PATRICK NIONTING ALE. Patrick Nightingale, who was killed in Pittsburgh last Thursday, was a son of Mr. Patrick Nightengale, of 316 Railroad street, Fifteenth Ward. He left Johns town about twenty-four years ago and went to Pittsburgh, where he made his home ever since. He leaves four chil dren to mourn his loss, John, aged 20; Mary, 18; Auoie, 15, and Ella, 13 years; his wife being dead one year and fourteen days when he met his death. When a boy he worked for the Cambria Iron Com pany. He designed and constructed a working model for a train of three high rolls, which he codnccted to a blast fan in the old puddle mill for the amusement of himself and the boys who worked with him. This model was taken by Mr. Fritz, Superintendent for the Cambria Works at that time, and shortly after, the high rolls w ire put in operation by him. He was also the inventor of numerous other use ful devices, none of which he ever had patented; among the lot he is credited with the idea of what is known as the continuous patent rod mill. He had al constructed a model for this idea bui about that time be lost his mind and w is placed in Dixmont, where he remain*, d about seven years, when he was dis charged all right. But since the death of his wife he become demented, and while wandering around in that condition he was struck and killed by passenger train No. 34, on the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad, his body being terribly mutilated. The Amalgamated Associa tion, of which he was a member, took charge of his remains, and they were laid to rest in St. Mary's Cemetery. His father, six brothers, a sister and brother in-law, attended the funeral from this city. More Money for JohuHtown Sufferers. Twenty-five dollars were on Friday re ceived by Wm. McCreery of the Pittsburgh Relief Committee for the Johnstown suf ferers. It came from RobertThode & Co., bankers of Dresden, Germany, to be used for the benefit of the Johnstown sufferers. There was no explanation accompanying to tell when the money was collected or by whom subscribed. It was turned over to Treasurer W. R. Thompson. Mr. Mc- Creery has also received a letter from Governor Beaver, in which the Governor asks that Mr. McCreery name a member of the committe that is to audit the Gov ernor's accounts. Viewing the Flooded Dlmrict. An excursion party composed of 1). F. Stauffer, D. F. Lallan, Wm. E. Patterson, M. Little, Wm. Rodenhouse, J. R. Grass, and W. B. White, of York, Pa., stopped off on Saturday on their way to Pitts burgh to view the flooded district. They claim they would not give a square yard of their city for the whole of Johnstown. THE LONE STAR STATE. Intereßting Letter From Key. Albert Freeman, Formerly ot Cooperndale. To the Editor of the. Johnstown Democrat. It is a long time since my pen did ser vice for your paper. Almost daily the DEMOCRAT has been making its visits, and I have never been too busy to, at least, glance over its columns. I regret that I have not returued its visits more frequent ly. It is a common belief that Southern people are lazy, and it may be that this sunny clime liaß similaily affected me, but as we do not usually wish to acknowledge any such infirmity, we must "rustle around," as a Texan would say, and find some other excuse. If I were to say that I have been busy, you might call it a " chestnut," and say that the idlest man always makes the same excuse. However, I must insist 011 making it, I have been in busi less, in fact in more than one business. We are building a city in the New Southwest, and the first settlers in a new town have much to do if they would be prosperous. When I came here a little more than a year, this town was merely laid out, and was on paper. There was not a finished house in the place. The writer lias been a figure in the evolution that has been going on since that time. The town was not three months old until we had a school house and a school in operation. A little later a Sunday school was organized, then a literary society, then a commercial club, then a brass band, then a fire com any, and finally a school of high radc was projected with $20,000 worth f property donated. We have four church organizations, and steps are now being taken to build a church edificu. We have now, in additiou to the usu il number of stores, several hotels and two newspapers. A 40,000 bushel graiu eleva tor will be built soon. 111 all these things more or less, besides his private business, the writer has had a hand. So vou must not fancy that we have been basking merely uudcr an Italian suu or enjoying the balmy breezos of a southern clime. Pennsylvania's mining or manufactur ing communities know somcthiug of the phenomenal growth of new towns in th.> West. We are only an agricultural town and the country has grown as rapidly as thet'.wn. Where the antelope hd al nest undisputed sway fifteen monthsagc, the prairies are dotted over with farms. This promises to be one of the finest farming countries in the world. Wheat is now the staple crop, but rye, oats, barley, corn, and cotton are all paying crops. Water inelo is, sweet potatoe ind vegetables of all kiuds do well, 'alifornian who has lived here for ten ears, says that for variety, and in some instances for quality, this country exceeds California for fruit. This year gives promise of one of great prosperity, low A PARK, Wichita county, Texas. ANOTHER BODY FOUND. The Search Forve Coin en Ac cobs On < V terday at the Foot of Lincoln^r) The first body recovered by the s • ire' force since resuming operations was found on Friday afternoon between 4 and 5 o'clock. The body was takeu to Heu derson's morgue, where the following de scription was entered on the morgue lecords : No. 542, male, height five feet five inches, overcoat ot dark rough woolen goods, black diagonal coat, black panta loons and vest, light (may have been gray) underwear, white shirt, linen stand ing collar, brown socks, spring-clasp drawer supports, leather boots, probably No. 7, four-blade shell-handle knife with pearl settings, Yale key, probably post offlce key, trunk key and part of another key, all on key ring, silver hunting-case watch with leather fob and gold trim mings, three gold dollars, and two ten dollar bills in pantaloon pockets. THE BODY FOUND ON FRIDAY IDEN TIFIED. , wriifht Roberts Recognizes the Re mains as'l hose of Ills Brother Otis. in Saturday the body at the morgue, w nick had been found on Friday, was identified by Mr. Dwight Roberts, Cashier of the Citizen's National Bank, as that of his brother Otis. The watch and keys were recognized by Mr. Roberts, and Black, the tailor, recognized the clothing, he having made it. Mr, Roberts was caught at home. No. 132 Walnut street, his father, Howard J. Roberts, cashier of the Fiist National Bank, his mother and a servant girl being there also, A few days after the flood his father's body was found not far fiom where his was discovered on Friday; Mrs. Roberts' body has not been found. The servant girl was the only inmate of the house, at the time of the disaster, who escaped. Young Mr. Roberts was aged about twenty two years, and was a much es teemed young man. A short time prior to the flood he had returned from New York, where he had learned the frescoing and decorating trade. He and Mr. Frank Entwistle did some very fine work about the city, some of which had just been completed. He contemplated returning to New York in a few days, but the flood •amc and cut short his career. The prejudice in Congress against the Civil Service Commission is such that the gentlemen composing that ornamental if not extraordinarily useful body will be compelled to pay theii own bills for liquors and the like luxuries and neces sities while on their travels. This is drawing the line very tine indeed, much more so than is usually done in #hc eases of wandering Congressional committees. QUAY'S CLUB CELEBRATES lE DAY. A Banquet in Which Open Discußttlon Was Happily Avoided. Pittsbuboh, April 27.—The Americus Republican Club banquet last night, in observance of Gen. Grant's birthday, was a brilliant affair, conducted a success ful conclusion under severe strain. The Americus has gained repute as United States Senator Quay's pet club. Its mem bers have hitherto sung his praise in chorus. A year ago at the annual dinner he was the lion of the hour. Fresh from his November triumph as Nationul Chair man, and flush with tlie prospect of in numerable Federal offices to be handed around by him, he was magnit.ed and glorified by his followers. This year the Americus Club's sole aim seems to have been to impress the "dear public" that there is harmony in the Republican party in Pennsylvania. To this end Senator Quay and Congressman Dalzell. who have for a year been at cross purposes in every move in the game of politics, came over from Washington Fi iday night in the fume car. A further parade of peace was made at the table last night, when live Kepublicans, rivals for the Gubernatorial nomination, were ranged side by side. In addition, Speaker Reed was made the guest of houor, and his Presidential boom was given a lift. To divert attention from the factional differences at home, Mr. Quay was kept in the background. During the day he complained ot being tired, and seemed to take little interest in affairs. The cause of this the public well knows. A local journal added to his woriimcnt by pub lishing the statement, on the authority of a member of the Republican National Kxecutive Committee, that he would certainly resign at the approaching meet hg. There was a nervous fccliug among club members all day for fear tLe Quay und anti-Quay factious would come into collision. Capt, A, J. Logan, one of the committee who went on to Washington to escort the party here, gave the secret away when he said : "In our couches there was not one person, who, during the evening and night, in the most friendly and cordial mauner did not hold converse with each olhcr." There was much interest on all sides in Senator Quay, arising from the notoriety which he recently received. The wicked Pittsburg Pout, " Democratic," welcomed him and his party with thiee columns of newspaper extracts, under the caption: " Before the Banquet j Views of the Press ou the Disclosures About Senator Quay; A Feast of Reason end Flow of Soul Sub mitted iu Print for the American Club Supper To-niaht." The scarcely less wicked Chronicle-Telegraph, " Republi can," which seems very weary * t l '' whole Quay and Andrews brood of ticians, this afternoon, said significantly : "This is the anniversary of Oeneial Q ant's birth. That hero's motto was, 'I 't us have peai e.' Among the guests of he city ate several gentlemen of this SI Itwith whom we do not agree as to pi itic al methods. As a matter of coutesy, w. shall not' shell the woods ' to-day. To avoid all possibility of unpleasant inci leuts, the club members had expressly agreed to taboo factional politics for the time being, as tli re were a half dozen promineiit anti-Quay guests whom it was not thought pioper to insult. Gen. E, S. Osborne, Secretary ot I he Commonwealth Stone, Major E. A. ,\I mi tooth, an,l Gen. D. H. Hastings, all Republican Guberna torial candidate.-, ohsevved this wish and declined to lulk politics, as did Congress man Daizell, the leading nuti-Q my Re publican in Congress. But Mr. Dehiinater and F. W. Leach, Quay's candidate for Governor and Quay's private secretary, both ignored the injunction. To a re porter Delamnter gloa iugly said, in con fidence he felt sure of his nomination! ■' I am considering the question of the possi ble Democratic nominee. I would prefer Pattison for many reasons. Wallace is strong, hut 1 will siari with the prestige of 60,0000 majority, and have not the slightest douht ot the outcome." Mr. Leach had the temerity to talk about the published Quay scandals and make this remarkable declaration : " r Senator has uot read these article know that he is in perfect ignorance u > i their import. The call of the National Committee had uothing to do with the case. That much I know." Mr. Clarksou made the most signilicant utterance of the evening, in view of the published reports about the National Chairman when he declared that all the " attacks and venom of the Democratic aud Mugwump press combined could not drive Mr Quay from his position." These papers, he said, might as well kick at the backbone of the Alleghanies or the back bone of Tom Reed, for Mr. Quay pro posed to maintain his power and would pay no heed to assault. Three hundred and eight covers were laid, and promptly at 7.45 o'clock the euests entered the dining room, and after a few words of welcome by the Hon. John Daizell, the dinner began. After having feasted on the delicacies of the table, toasts were responded to. " Our Guests Absent" was responded to by Col. J. M. Schoonmakcr, of this city, in wel'-choseu expressions of the welcome which the absent ones lacked only because they came not for it. "Grant! " was replied to by Gov. James A. Beaver in fitting terms of eulogy of him in whose commemoration Inst night's dinner was given. " The Republican Party" brought forth an eloquent re sponse from the Hon. Thomas B. Reed, Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Hot.. James S. Clarksou spoke in answer to the toast " The Republican Press." " The Young Men of the Party " brought the Hon. W. Taylor to his feet. He spoke in expressive terms of the effect ive energy of the young men, and said that they furnish to the party the hope and the promise of a successful future. The Hon. Thomas M. Bayne, member of the House of Representatives from this county, answered to " Ways and Means." At midnight the banquet was over. Letters of regret were read from the Hon. John Sherman, ex-Governor For aker. Col. F. D. Grant, Judge W. H. H. Miller, Vice President Levi P. Morton, Secretary Tracy and Senator J. J. Ingalls. WEEKLY KKVIKW OE TRADE. Opinions as to the K.IIV-ct of the Passage of the Silver ltill. The weekly review of trade by It. G. Duuu & Co., reports that the markets are all influenced by the prospect ot an in crease in currency, based ou silver. The street has a->suranec iu telegrams from Washington that the bill adopted in cau cus will be passed and the. additon of at least $54,000,000 of bullion notes yearly is expected to lift all prices. Opinious.are much divided 'about the effect of the silver bill if passed, some be lieving that a brief advance in prices will be quickly followed by a decline when it is fouud that gold begins to go abroad but the more common belief is that the measures will work safely, stimulating prices and commercial activity to some extent without disturbing the gold stand ard values. Trade reports are favorab'e, excepting from the region affected by the almost unprecedented floods in the Mississippi Valley. At Galveston trade is dull, too much rain having affected crops un favorably. At all the Northern centres of trade the situation is yery satisfactory. The volume of business is large and col lections arc fairly prompt. . The iron business is of a more hopeful tone at Philadelphia, but at Pittsburgh the decline in prices continues and at New York Southern iron of the lower grades is still pressed tor sale. A large surplus of wheat will remain on hand July 1, aud the reported injury to winter wheat will be to a great extent balanced by the increased acreage of sping wheat, which higher prices will cause. The business failures occurring through out the country during the past sever days number, for the United States, 170, aud for Canada, 30, or a total of 218, a: i compared with a total of 214 last week. For the corresponding week of last yea • the figures were 213, representing 1811 failures in the United States and 27 in the Dominion of Canada. Th© Late Jacob i'. Strayer. ' The foilowiug additional facts halve been handed us regarding the life of the late Jacob P. Stiayer, who died in Lower Yoder township last week : Mr. Strayer was born in Morrison's Cove, Bedford county, this State, July Oth, 1812, and consequently was seventy seven years, nine months and nineteen days old at his death on April 24th, 1890. His mother died when he was nine days old, after which he was raised by his grandmother until he was twelve years, old, when she died, and then his sisters cared for him. On the 10th of October. 1834, he was married to Nancy Studebaker, daughter of Solomon Studebaker, also of Morrison's Cove. Miss Sludtbaker's mother also died when she was less than a year old when she was taken in the family of Sam m 1 Leidy i.i til she was thirteen years old, after winch she cared for herself until her marriage. , In the Spriug ot 1835 the young couple, then just beginning life, moved to Conc T niaugh township, now Lower Yoder township, this county, on the farm which they have ever since lived, lie and his wife both joined the Evangelical Lutheran Church during the first year they lievd on the farm, and have ever since been consis tent members of that body When he was a young man Mr. Strayer was badly crippled in his hand, but he always en joyed good health uutil a few yeais ago his leg became affected so th it he could not walk except with the aid of crutches. Me is survived by his wife, three daughters um! a son. Matilda, the oldest, is the widow of Robert Bain, formerly of this city, and siucc his decease some years ago, she lias lived on the homestead with her parents ; Elizabeth is the wife of H. 11. Shaffer, of Conemaugh township; Josiah W. is the only sou, and lives at Crowther, Lawrence county, Pa., and Sarah is the wife of Cyrus Marsh, of Mor rellville. He is also survived by twenty grandchildren and five great-grandchil dren. f • A Miner Killed Near Itenscroek. 1 On Saturday morning David Earnest, employed at Mentzcr's Colliery, along llenscrcek, about two miles west of Lilly station, met with an accident, which early in the afternoon terminated fatally. lie was working at the head of the plane, down which the loaded coal wagons are let by a rope. The rope coils around a large drum, and to the other end empty cars to be drawn up are attached. In some way Mr. Earnest was caught be tween a coal wagon and the timbers about the drum and drawn through a space not, much over six inches wide. The only visible injury was a fracture of the collar bone, but he suffered greatly and died early in the afternoon, no doubt from in ternal injuries. He leaves a wife and family. Representative Allen, of Mississippi, in a speech in the House the other day, quoted from a sore Republican the fol lowing : "Wauny runs the Sunday school. Levi runs the liar. Many runs the White House \nd, damn It. here we are."
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