EBNSBURC, PA..
FRIDAY, - - MARCH . 189.
riiEsiDEN'T II.vkuisox has appointed
WhUfclaw lleid, of tbe New York
I'ribuuc, us Minister to France.
Dudley is sitting oa tLe fence look
ing down at tbe ball that has hay on
his horns. Mr. Dudley would like to
.get down and be taken in and cared for.
President IIarkisox Is not throw
ing oat the bones fast enough to batisfy
the craring of the hungry horde of pa
triota who are clamoring for their sharp.
The Indiana Jaw has made thorough
work of trusts. Its penalty is a fine of
cot leas than $1000 or over $10,000 and
Imprisonment for not less than two
years nor over five.
llus. Harrison is making prepara
tion to spend a few weeks at Old l'olnt
Comfort. She was unable to be down
stairs in the White House on Monday
owing to a still neck.
For Legislative adjournment the
House unanimously fixtd April 25, but
the Senate declined to concur, and Ly
the casting vote of Lieutenant Gov
ernor Ddvies referred the matter to the
Committee on Appropriations.
Report of Immense gold discov
eries In Lower California has created
intense excitement on the Pacific coast,
the like of which has not been seeu
since tbe days '10. The finds are said
to rival if not eclipse California.
Tnr Illinois. Indiana, Wisconsin and
Minnesota Lagislatures have refused to
submit a prohibitory amendment to the
people and the Rhode Island Legisla
ture has voted to submit to the people
the queatioa of repealing Prohibition
In that State.
Tub wise political prophet who pre
dieted great prosperity for the work
lcgman in the event of Harrison's elec
tion is significantly silent these days.
He has nothing to say and the average
workingman Las nothing to do. That
is the situation in brief.
Miss Pauline Fuller, a daughter
of Chief Justice Fuller, eloped from
Chicago with a young man n arced J.
M. Aubrey, Jr.. on Tuesday last, and
the couple were married at Mllwakee
the same night by a Justice of the
Peace.
Ex-I'nEsinKNT Cleveland ad
dressed the Friendly 5?ols of Sc. Pat
rick at their banquet at Delmorlco'n,
New York, Saturday night, responding
to the toast, "Tho United States." He
said America was always willing to ex
tend a helping b md to weak Dations in
their strangles for independence.
The idea of raising the salaries of
Congressmen to 510,000 a year, seems
preposterous when we rtflect that a
large majority of them are not worth
that in a lifetime either in Congress or
any place els. Ten thousand dollars a
year for a garden seed distributer in
each congressional district is too expen
sive. The Pennsylvania Uailroad Company
takes pleasure in calling the attention
of shippers to the fact that the penal
ties of the Inter State Commerce law,
ss amended, have reference to them as
well as to the corporations. It warns
them that If they misrepresent the con
tents of inclosed packages in order to
include them in the cheaper clasaifica
tions of freight they are liable to Im
prisonment, or So.OOO fine, or both.
The Company proposed to oboy the law
and wants its customers to follow suit.
A r-ArER signed by nearly all the
members of the House and Senate of
the Fiftieth Congress and prominent
officials of the Government, stating that
the intelligence and weslth of the UnS
ted States support Gladstone and Par
nell !n their efforts for home rule in
Ireland, will shortly be forwarded to
England. The paper has been in circu
lation for some time and Us object is to
offset the claims of the Tory press of
England that only the riffraff of Amors
cans are in sympathy with and leud
active support to Parnell and Gladstone.
The President of the Brooks Loco
motive Works at Dunkirk, New York,
Mr.
Edward Nichols, has notified 250
of his men that their services are no
longer required, owing to the dulness
of the times and the decrease of bueN
ness. These worki are among tbe
largest In the country. Mr. Nichols is
a strong Republican Protectionist, and
last vear he appealed to all his men to
vote for Harrison on the ground that
Mr. Cleveland's election would compel
him to redoes bis force one-half and de-
crr:i-ws ice pay oi loose wlo were re
tained. Tbe men were told that Tariff
Reform meant ruin to their Industry,
They are now wondering at the result
ana asKing (bemselre? whether they
would not be better off if they had
vo'edgaint such "protection" as they
nre realizing.
vuiusbl t nr.D urant. was ap
pointed by Preaidetit Harrison on Weds
ncsday, as Minister to Austria. Co!o
nel Fred, as the son of ha father, was
entitled to "ornething and was spoken
of for the Chinese mission bat In view
. SM
ortne strained relations between the
two Governments growing out of the
legislation cf congress hostile to the
C hinese, as well as existing eomntira
tions resulting from acts of violence in
this country against Chinamen, and
similar acts In China against Americans,
it was concluded that a man of more
brains than the Colonel was known to
possess, would be better suited to
represent the Interest of this country
jn the l ind of the Celestials. At Vienna
u Minister is more for ornament than
two and Colonel Grant will fill tuo
potiitlon nicely.
One of the most Interesting o? tariff
infants says the Philadelphia Record Is
Baby Buo'ing. Out of bunting we
make fligs ; and it would be a mon
strous thing if we should be obliged to
go out of tbe councry for material with
which to construct the starry emblem of
our nationality. Hence it was, doubt
less, that in the heat of protective
patriotism during the war a tariff was
levied on hunting of 20 cents per equare
yard and 35 per cent, ad valorem. The
fact that freedom is a priceless thing
did not prevent the makers of the
tariff from putting a swinging price
upon every stripe and s'ar.
That intrepid soldier aod unselfisn
patriot, bold Ben Butler, made a for
tune out of protected bunting, and the
country had the glory of paying the
bill. But an ungrateful Congress In
1SS3 reduced the tariff to 10 cents per
equare yard and 35 per cent, ad valorem
a square cut Into Ben's profits of 10
cents per yard. True, the redaction
was not large enough to permit the
profitable importation of banting, but
it showed a preyerse disposition to
lessen the income of a heroic soldier
and to cheapen the flag. As if this
thlcg had been done as a punishment
for General Butler because be was
training in the ranks of tbe Massachu
setts Democracy, the l!?pub!ican Sen
ate, now that he has recanted his
Democracy, has magnanimously for
given him and proposes to again increase
the duty on bunting to 11 cents per
yard and 40 per cent, ad valorem.
The Pennsylvania legislature, proba
bly as a part of the same generous
scheme, has under consideration a bill
to increase consumption bv patting
flags on all the schools houses in the
State. It will be perceied that. If it
takes the shirt off the back ot the tax
payer, a grateful country Insists upon
making Ben Batler comfortable in bis
declining years so long as he shall
continue to vote the Republican ticket.
Could anything be handsomer than
the conduct of tbe Protectionists to
ward Baby Banting ? Uncle Sam is
made to hold a suckling bottle for that
infant in one hand and to work a force
pump with the other, to keep the
darling fully surplied with nourish
ment.
Washington, March 13. A block
of 15 nominations was sent to the Sen
ate to-day. The list was a comparative
ly long one, but not long enough to
meet general expectation. Among them
were Whittled, of Ohio, to be second
Assistant Postmaster General, and
Hazen, of Pennsylvania, to be Third
Assistant. II aen was third Assistant
under Grant, Hays and Arthur, and
was a competent and efficient officer.
J. Granville Leach, or Philadelphia,
was made Appraiser of Merchandise at
the Port of Philadelphia, to fill a vacan
cy. John W. Mason, of West Virginia,
was named for Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue, and Mitchell, of Connec
ticut. Lommissioner of Patents. Two
ministers were also naued William
W. Thomas, of Maine, for Sweden, and
A. Thayer, of Minnesota, for the
Netherlands. Thomas was at Sweden
until relieved by President Cleveland.
Tyner, of Indiana, was decided on
this afternoon as Attorney General for
the Post Office Department, and J.
Lowry Bell, of Philadelphia, as Supers
intendent of Ibe Itiilroad Mail Service.
Ttese two offices do not require confir
mation by tbe Senate, both being select
ed by the Postmaster General. Bell
has had a large experience in the rail
road business, having for several years
been General Traffic Manatrer of the
Reading railroad company, which pos
Bition he held nntil the re-organization
of the company a few years ago. This
was a personal appointment by Mr.
Wanamaker.
It is understood that Postmaster
General Wanamaker. after consultation
with the President, and with his ap
proval, will adopt the policy that post
masters will be permitted to serve out
their terms unless there should te good
and sufficient cause for their displace
ment. An Indiana Congressman is
authority for the statement that the
Postmaster General has also decided
not to take up the cases of fourth-class
postmasters for some time, and that
the Department will probably adopt the
rule not to make any change in these
offices, except for cause, nntil the ex
piration of the terms of the incumbents.
Fourth-class postmasters are appointed
by the Postmaster General for a term
of four years.
Ix Washington's administration the
Postmasteral General had hit one clerk.
There were only 75 postoffices aod 1S75
miles or post road? in the United States.
The cost of the mail transportation was
?22,0S1. the total revenue $47,035 the
total expend Itnre 32,140 leaving a sur
plus of f 5,705. How wonderfully this
great department has expauded since
then is forcibly tola by ex-Postmaster
General Thomas L. James in the cur
rent number of Scribner,s Magazine.
In 133 Postmaster General Barry point
ed out the importance of ntilizing the
railroads in mail transportation. He
predicted that the mail would in course
of time be carried from Washington to
New York in sixteen hours. The ser
vice Is now performed in about five
hours. Toetmaster General Kendall
proposed that if wheels could b con
structed which could be used alike on
railroads and on streets ot cities the
mail between Washington and Balti
more could be taken direct to the post
offices of those two cities over the Bal
timore and Ohio road. The present
railway mail service wvs not inaugur
ated until l!04. when it was begun by
Colonel Armstrong, authorired and
encouraged by Postmaster General
Montgomery Blair, the original Idea
being that of W. A. Davis, of the St.
Joseph (Mo.) post office. The develop
ment that It has reached is shown in
the fact that in lf8 the 5.0..4 railway
postal clerks traveled 123,708.753 miles,
diatiibuted G,528,T72,0C0 piece- of or
dinary mail matter, andhaudled 10,001,.
05'J registered packages, and over a
million through pouches and sacks.
Did any other nation ever know such
growth ?
One of Mr. Blaine's first appoint
ments was that of his. eon Walker, to a
fat little ainecuie worth
S3.5uo a year.
X Singular Proceeding.
One of the most singular things in
the legal history of this Commonwealth
is tbe almost complete silence of the
press of tbe State touching tbe import
tant measure introduced in January
last in tbe lower House at Harrisburg
by Representative Baker of Delaware
county, whose object is the establish
ment in Pennsylvania of the celebrated
Australian ballot a j stem. This meas
ure wis favorably reported from com
mittee yesterday, and yet ot the large
Philadelphia morning dalies two ignore
the fact completely and the other three
make but the barest routine mention of
it. Those which have completely
Ignored this step in the progress of this
vitally important measure are tbe jour
nals, strange to say. wbose legislative
reports are usually most full and com
plete. It is difficult to comprehend this in
difference. The Australian plan will
make our electoral system what it has
always assumed to be but what it is not
in reality, viz, a method for tbe record
ing ot the popular will free from dicta
lion and intimidation, and with the
evils of fraud and bribery reduced to a
very minimum. This can and will be
accomplished by the very simple pros
cess of making the ballot secret, a con
summation which the Australian sys
tem will effectually bring about.
A careful review of tbe State ex
changes for the last month reveals bat
slight mention of this great and highly
desirable reform. Most of the criti
cisms are friendly, though in one or two
instances partisanship and economy
have been allowed to intrude their
opposition. As a matter of fact neither
party feeling nor economy have any
share in this question, judging by the
experience of other communities with
the system. In England it has been
noticed In many seemingly Radical com
munities that Conservative and Tory
candidates for Tarlament have been re
turned by its operation. The cause of
this is supposed to be that many work
men who were conservative at heart
were in the habit of shonting loudest at
Radical meetings for tbe sake of re
taining their standing among their fel
lows, but that when it came to a matter
of voting, tbe secrecy of the Australian
system permitted these men to vote ac
cording to their feelings and convic
tions. The moral of this is that there
is no telling what the political work
ings of the system will be. and that no
party is justified in making partisan
oljections to the measure.
The exptnse of erecting a few small
private booths in polling places and of
printing absolutely uniform ballots ty
tbe authorities are neither of them seri
ous matters ; but even were tbe expense
tenfold greater, it should not be consid
ered for a momeut comparison with
the great object of attaining a system
whereby tbe will of the people can be
ascertained. The mere privilege of
rotlng is nothing unless men who are
dependant can be assnred of secrecy and
unless men who are honest are assured
that the fraud and bribery which nullify
their honest ballots shall be reduced as
low as it lies in the law making power
to do.
The Australian system is a move In
the interest of tbe people. Let them
all join in the demand for its adoption.
rhila. Herald.
A Real Snake.
To our micd Senate Bill No. 93, now
before the legislature, is a child begot
ten by tbe Lobby, which has its head
quarters in Philadelphia, and when tbe
Legislature is In session keeps up side
shows at Harrisburg and Pittsburg.
The title of the bill it :
"An Act to provide for the reimburse
ment of the several counties of the Com
ruonwealtb. for the extra expense of max
ing the assessment ot State tax for 187 and
1. and oach snceeedica year."
This reads as though promoted by a
statesman and a philanthropist, while
the reverse ia the fact. The lobby
agents have at least a hundred thou
sand dollars in it and will skin the tax
payers out of the money if the bill
passes. Already the Lobbyists have
their agents at work throughout tbe
State, negotiation with the County
Commis-'ners for the recovery of from
S5O0 to f.5,000 in each county, varying
in percentage from twenty to fifty per
cent. of the amount iecovered under the
bill. In equity, the counties should
receive some compensation for assessing
and collecting the State tax say $5 000
for Cleardeld annually but no lobbv
agent or attorney need be employed to
gather it in. The Auditor General and
the Commissioners can settle tbe ques
tion among themselves and get tbe
money into the Treasury without giving
half the amount recovered to the lobby.
Every county in the State has had a
lesson on this subject and it should be
headed Watch the Lobby. Clearfield
Jlejmbltean.
Proposed Road Law.
Tbe bill which has been presented In
the House of Representatives making
it the duty of County Commissioners to
take coutrol and exercise supervision
over the public roads, provides that the
Commissioners, with the approval of
the Court of Quarter Sessions, shall ap
point one pereou as "County Superin
tendent of Roads," whose term of of
fice shall be four years. The Superins
tendent shall, with the approval of the
Commissioners, appoint a "Roadmas
ter," in each township, whose term
shall be three years, and who shall have
personal supervision of the roads with
authority to employ laborers to make,
repair and retain tbe ronds. Provision
is made for tbe levying of a tax not exs
ceeding one cent on the dollar upon real
and personal estates, offices, trades and
occupations, to maiotain the roads and
township bridges, one tenth of which
shall be paid in money to the roadmas
ter and by him returned to the County
Treasurer as "road fund," for tbe pay
ment of tbe salaries of the county su
perintendent of roads and road masters
and for other expenses under the Act.
Citizens are to be given tbe privilege of
working out rine.-tenths ot tbe taxes, or
to pay the wL tax In money. The
salary ot the superintendent shall be
?000 a year and $1 a day additional for
expenses when traveling throughout the
county, and the roadmasters shall re
ceive t'2 a day for the time actually on
uj-.t. ioe ac., u it passes, shall go
is to tiiect jane cm.
The New Dlaeverjr.
loinartturil your friend and neighbor
talk.cg aboat it. You may yoarsell ba on of the
many who know from personal experience jast
how good a thing It U. 1 1 j oa hav. erer tried it,
you are one of Its staunch friend, because the
wonderful thine about It la, that when once sIt.b
a trial, Dr. Klcj's New TVseovery erer after holds
a place In the house. If you bare oarer used It
and should be afflicted with a conga, cold or any
Throat I.una; or lhest trouble, seeure a bottle at
once and glTe It a fair trial. It is guaranteed
T7 time, or money refunded. Trial bottles.
iree at tne arxxg store ol E. James, Ebensburg
and W. W. MrAteer. Lorotto.
A Neiia Legal Oplnlea.
E. Halnbrtdjte, Monday Esq , County Atty
v.ijvo,iti. sys: -Hare used Uectric Bif
ters whs most bapy resulu. -Vy brother was
also very low with Malarial i eror and Jaundice.
out was carea by Umoly use of this medicine.
A.m satisfied t-lee trie Bitters saved his Hie."
air. U. I. W llooxson, ol Home rare, Ky.,adds
a like testimony, saying: He positively be
lieves he would fcara died, had It not been lor
Electric liitlers.
This great remedy will ward off, it well as
cure all Malarial Diseases, and lor all Kidney,
Lavcr and Stomach IHsouarj stand nnequalcd.
Prie,. 10c. and 1. at the druK store of E. James
Ebcastiurs, and W. w. McAteer, Lorctto.
The Kennington Election.
Tbe bye election for Kennicgton. tbe
result of which was reported on Mon
day, was a great triumph for the Glad
stoniars. In 1&S5 the Conservative
majority was 300 and in l&HG It was 430.
Now the Liberal majority is 630. This
involves a change of as many as 530
votes in one Parliamentary division.
At this rate of charge in public senti
ment in England tbe Gladstonians will
come into the House of Commons with
an overwhelming majority If a general
election occurs in tbe near future.
There was nothing in the personal
character of the candidates to have any
marked effect upon the electors. Mr.
Beresford Hope, the Tory candidate, is a
yery respectable gentleman. He was.
perhaps, handicapped to some extent by
his predecessor. Mr. Gent-Davis, who
was compelled to retire from Parlia
ment because be is an embezzler. This,
however, was not in itself a serious
consideration and it Is doubtful If the
Conservative candidate lost any votes
in consequence. The real Issue was
home rule for Ireland quickened by the
eomplete exposure of the Times1 forees
ries before the Royal Commission. Mr.
Beaufor. the newly-elected member for
Xennineton, is a thorough-going Lib
eral. He is one of the County Alder
men for London. His election is the
hardest blow that has yet been struck
at coercion in Ireland.
There was a time in England when
each a rebuke as this would have caused
the resignation of the Ministry. It is
unmistakable proof that English senti
ment is opposed to the policy of the gov
ernment. The present Ministry, bow
ever, is one not disposed to take public
disapprobation much to heart. As long
as it Is able to maintain a majoritv in
the House of Commons It will stick.
This it may be able to do indeGntely for
such elections as that in KenniDgton
enforces tbe support of the Liberal
Unionists. Few of the men who once
were Liberals, but who were elected in
1886 In opposition to the Gladstone pol
icy, can hope to get back to Parliament
in tbe face of such results. Tbey there
fore keep tbe Ministry in power that
tbey may keep their seats. But the
upbeavel must come in spite of this
selfishness, perhaps because of it, and
then will begin a new era for Ireland.
Phili. Times.
Mates men's Salaries.
The resignation of Senator Chace, of
Rhode Island, on the plea that be could
not afford to retain the position any
longer, is made the text of another ar
gument in favor of increasing Congres
sional salaries to 10.000. The usual
argument is heard that the statesmen
cannot live in Washington on the sala
ries allowed them, and that tbe im
mense correspondence which tbey have
to attend to requires them to hire clerks
at their own expense.
If ten thousand dollars a year would
increase tbe intelligence and disinter
estedness of our legislators it would be i
tbe best iavstment that could be made j
with tbe people's money. Bus it is
worth while to notice that there is an j
element of humbug in the logic by
which it is nrged. There is no public
requirement that Senators or Represen
tatives shall live in a style costing over
$5,000 a year. A statesman can get
very comfortable quarters, wear decent
clothes, and provide schooling and sus
tenance for bis family out ot that sum.
He may not be able to support a grand
mansion and give Immense entertain
ments on that income ; but there is no
constitutional necessity for him to do so,
and if be wishes to cat a swell of that
breadth It is just that he should pay for
it out of bis private purse.
Tbe talk of the immense correspond
euce of the legislators is a good deal on
tbe same order. They have no dou4t, a
large correspondence concerning their
legitimate duties ; but tbe burden of
it is caused by tbe vice of our politics
which makes them ez-nffuHo private
claim agents and patronage brokers.
Let tbem forswear those functions, and
their correspondence will be much less
unwieldy.
Salaries which will be fair for men of
first-class talent ought to be paid by
this Government in executive, legisla
tive and judicial positions ; but the ad
vance should not be made for the pur
pose of paying for ostentations enter
tainments, or to enable them to trans
act an immense amount of extra
constitutional business. PitUburq 2ia
latch. The Brakeman's Death Trap.
At Wednesday's session in Washing
ton of the general conference of tbe
railroad commissioners ot the several
States, with the members of the later
State commerce Commission. ex-Railroad
Commissionr Coffin, of Iowa, now
representing the Brotherhood of Brake
men, made an address in tbe course of
which he said :
"Our commission in Iowa has caused
a law to be made effective that has
been on the statute books ten years, to
the effect that the railroads shall report
to me commission the accidents occur
ring along their lines, and it is shown
that in ten vears we have killed and
maimed 2,424 men in the State of Iowa,
by the pin and link coupler and the
handbrake. These are astounding
facts. Tbe average would be some
thing like 240 a year. These reports
commenced when we only had 5,000
miles of railway, while now we have
8,000 miles. Tbe commissioners' report
last year shows that there were killed
and wounded by these two causes alone
340.
"There are 150.050 miles of raailroad
In the United States, and over six thou
sand of these active strong men were
either killed or maim. for life from
these two causes alone last vear. I
state these facts so long as to Inspire a
son, or enthusiasm on tbe part of tbe
Inter-State commerce commissioners,
to induce them to nse their influence to
pass an act by the national legislature
compelling the adoption of safety ap
pliances, i nave a table in mv band,
in condensed form, showing that in all
me great accments in the last arty years
there were less killed and maimed than
there were killed and maimed bv the
two causes I have enoken of last vear.
The facts are astounding."
In. ome of tbe Cabinet Officers.
Xow that the old Cabinet bas gone
out the busybodies of Washington are
worrying themselves to find out just
how the new Cabinet officers compaie
with the old. Before the terms of tbe
old Cabinet expired all Washington
knew just bow much each was worth,
what their annual expenses amounted
to, how many servants they were able
to keep and other minute details re
gardlng their financial condition. Se
cretary Bayard, tbey knew, as badly
pinched to maintain bis position, but It
is well known that Secretary Blaine is
a wealthy man, more than able to stand
tbe financial strain brought to bear upon
a member of the Cabinet. He it one of
the few really wealthy men in the new
Cabinet. John Wanamaker bas more
money than Mr. Blaine, butbe istheocly
one ot President Harrison's advisers
who is so situated. Several years ago
Secretary Windom was considered a
wealthy man, but of late be bas not
been thought here to be in receipt of
3i ore than a comfortable Income. Se
cretary Tractor's standing financially is
assnred by bis control of tbe Vermont
Marble Company, of which be is practi
cally the owner. Secretary XobJe and
Attorney General Miller are in only
fairly comfortable circumstances, and
neither Tracy nor Rusk can bo consider
ed as wealthy men.
HEWS A NO OTHKK NOTIHCiN.
IVter Nearshalky, the miner who was
Imprisoned for fifty-four hours at tbe Black
Diamond colliery, near Mount Carmel. Ta..
and ho was liberated on Saturday, died
on Monday from nervous exhaustion and
Internal Injuries.
The anthracite coal eompunles of Penn
sylvania have restricted their output by
shutting down on Friday and Saturday of
each 'week, tor the present. The move
ment commenced last week and Is general
throughout the mining districts.
Tbe greatest emigration society at
present is tbe Argentine Republic It will
spend this yea r 5,000,000 to bring Immi
grants from the North of Europe alone.
Ships from England. Holland and France
are taking them over in thousands.
Of the 45.000.000 or more of cattle in
tbe United States Texas Is estimated to
have 4.724.053. the value of which reaches
tbe sum of $C5,518,S0. There are mote
cattle in Texas than any other State, but
In value New York, Illinois and Iowa lead.
Tbe inhabitants around Good Dope,
seven miles from Atlanta. Ga., are In a state
of panic from tbe appearance of a wildcat,
which enters houses and steals children. It
has been seen several times with a cbiid In
Its mouth, and three children are reported
missing.
In Connecticut last week a man who
pleaded guilty to killing another man was
sentenced to three months to jail and fined
f 1. In Boston last week a man who was
convicted of mntlliating a book belonging
to tbe public library was sentenced to five
months In jail.
Thirteen miles from Cheyenne Is what
is said to be tbe largest borse farm In tbe
world. There are 120,000 acres of land,
wbere roam 5.00 torses, which require tbe
constant attention of 65 men. One hun
didd miles of wire fence keeps tbe ani
mals In bounds.
Miss Bessie Bockefellar. daughter of
John L. Rockefellar, of the Standard Oil
company, was to have been married Friday
to Charles Strong, son of lie v. Dr. Strong,
of Rochester, N. Y hot tbe wedding may
be postponed on account of tbe serious ill
ness of Mr. Kockefella'e mother.
John Wesley, a ten year old bov. who
was so badlv frightened by a crowd of older
boys who were playing "White Caps" in
Philadelphia about a week ago, died on
Sunday. Four of tbe boys were arrested,
charged with being Implicated In tbe at
tack on tbe lad, but were released on bail.
Tbev were re-arrrelted to-day. Tbe boys
deny a'l knowledge of tbe affair.
In a quariel in a gambling saloon at
Shamokln on Monday evening Michael
Yene was stabbed In tbe neck and three
other fatally shot. Dorioi tbe fight Mich
ael Sessiben knocked bis wife down and
Jam pert on her body, causing her to give
premature hirth to a cbid. which died. See
slben escaped daring tbe excOment ana Is
supposed to be biding in tbe mountain.
At tbo Maboney City colliery ot the
Reading Coal aod Iron company on Monday
tbe examiners, David Evan and bis sons,
David and Edward, were engaoed In rob
bing pillars, when suddenly the roof fell,
carrying all of tbem down. Tbe father and
bis son Edward were crushed to death,
while David received fvtal injuries. The
elder Evans was 50 years old and leaves a
large family.
George S. Rees, the foreman of the
squib factory at Plymouth, which exploded
recently, killing a nnmber of girls, made a
confession before dving that It was be, not
Katie Jones, who caused the explosion,
lie was smoking a pipe in the basement
when a spark flew into the powder keg.
The Coroner's jury returned a verdict that
Katie Jones caused the accident by throw
ing a squib in tbe stove.
John W. Thompson, a commercial
traveler, died in cell No. 5 of tbe county
prison at Harrisburg on Saturday morning
wbild suffering from an attack of delerium
tremens. Be was 35 years old. His home
was at Schenevoua, Otsego county, N. Y.
He had tweoty-ooe dollars in his pockeU.
He was traveling from Pittsburg to New
York. A brother of tbe deceased took the
body home on Sunday.
William Buffalo, colored, but six years
of age, bas been arrestdd at Norfolk, Ya.,
charged with tbe murder of Riddick Har
rison, ten years old, also colored. While
the two boys were playing together on Feb
ruary 2th a dispute took place between
them, when Buffalo pulled a paling from a
fence and struck Harrison with it. A nail
In the end entered bis skull. Nothing ser
ious was thought of it until Thursday, when
Harrison died.
The trial of Engineer Thomas Major,
who had charge of one of the engines on
the excursion train oh tbe night of tbe fatal
collision at Mud Run station, was begun on
Monday afternoon at Mauch Chunk. An
effort was made by the eounsel tor tbe de
fense to quash the Indictment, bnt It failed.
Major is the third of the trainmen placed on
trial In connection with tbe disaster by
which sixty persons lost their lives- Engi
neer Cook and Brakeman Hen d lean were
tried and acqulted last week.
Tbe large tannery ot Jacob Etlnger,
located about three miles east of Lewis
town, Pa., caught fire from tbe smoke
stack on Saturday afternoon and in a few
minutes thereafter tbe entire building and
adjoining bark sheds were entirely con
sumed. Tbe loss will reach fdOOO. Several
bund red tODa ot bark was burned, also
hides and machinery. Tbere was 11,200 in
surance on tbe building in the Farmers, of
New York ; $300 in tbe American, of Pnil
adelpbla. and f 2.000 in tbe Farmers' Mutu
al, or Danville.
Recently tbere was sent from Norwich.
LODn., to sew lork five two-gallon tin
cans filled with oil of black birch, which
was manufactured in Boxrah by John
Miner, it la worth fSO a gallon, and tbe
five cans contained 158 pounds of oil. val
ued at IS0O, or a little over $5 a pound.
mack birch trees do not yield oil as tbe
maple trees run sap. There Is work la get
tinfi tbe tender twigs, and labor In tbe pro
cess of extracting the olL One ton of twigs
yields just 3 pounds of oil, and It took rear-
lv 53 tons ot twigs to yield tbe 8 gallons.
This oil is used In giving the wlatergreen
flavor to sonfectlon of all kinds.
A remarkable coincidence occurred at
the homo of Dave Kenney, at Athens. Ga.
He bu for a lone time taken care of old
Mr. Gglesby. who is nearina bis 100th year
Mr. Ujclesby Is now very 111 with pneumonia
and at times very delirious. About mid
night Wednesday be called Mr. Knney,
w boose room adjoins hU. and when Mr,
Kenney went in be found blm very excited,
and, pointing around tbe room, be asked :
"What are all those people doing bere ?
Wbere did tbey come from 7" Mr. Kenney
assnred blm there was do one in the room.
What ?" says be : "Iook there : there
stands a man with a cancer on bis nose and
a piece of paper covering It. Look, be Is
taking it off I" Mr. Kenney tried to quiet
him, but be remained awake and rettles
the whole night. Tbe strange part ot the
matter Is, that just about this time Mr.
Oglesby was most excited. Cob Booth, a
brother-in-law, died in B&rbeaville, of can
cer on the nose. Mr. Oglesby bas not seen
Mr. Booib since be bas been afflicted with
cancer, so what be said must be considered
a only a very remarkable coincidence or
Is taciQ communion of spirits ?
FOSTER fe QTJINIsr,
SUCCESSORS TO GEIS. FOSTER & QUINN,
113 AND 115 CLINTON STREET, JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLYAXi,
Call attention to their large and varied assortment of Dress Goods, comprising Mack and colore-1 '
a full line of black Cashmeres, Henriettas, Melrose, Drass d' Alma, Armmes and Nuns' Yeir'
colored Cashmeres, Henriettas, Serges, Broad Cloths, Albatross, etc. Wash Dress Goo.l V
styles. Dress Buttons and Trimmings to match Dress Goods, Table Linen, Napkins, Towels
Toweling, Ladies', Misses' and Children's Underwear and Hosiery, Corsets in 25 different
Misses' Corsets and Waists, Kid Gloves and Silk Mitts, Table Covers and Lambrequins, Uai;'.;
Lace Flouncing, etc., etc. "XV
SK-GOODS DELIVERED TO R. R. DEPor
W. A. Morrell, of New York, bas ap
plied to the Michigan Legislature for a
charter for a company to dig a canal con
nnectlng Ikes Michigan and Superior.
Tbe route is 36 miles long and Is from 15 ay-au-Tralo
to Little Bay de Xorquet, and
will save 271 miles between Uuluth and
Chicago.
Fred A. Stewart, mate of a schooner,
which recently arrived at Portland, Me..
was sleeping in bis berth, the other night,
when he felt something scraping his face.
He grabbed it with hie band and threw it
on the floor, and, getting a light, round it
was a good sized tat he bad killed, which
bad been gnawing his face.
Wblaker Kills.
How often are we yet to be told that
whiskey kills ? Arsenic kill ; opium kills,
and so do hundreds of other good remedies
kill if abused instead of used. But ask tbe
question, "Will whiskey cure ?" "Yes !" Is
the positive reply of the most eminent phy
sicians of all the land. Disease steals Into
your system like a sneak thief Into your
house, and often by neglecting a bad cold,
we end our days in lingering, and wishing
for health when. Indeed, one bottle of Pure
WJiixlcev or Brawly would have cured the
cold. Such goods may be scarce, but they
can be found at Max Kloms, 82 Federal
street, Allegheny. His "Silver Age" Is the
only whisky endorsed by the doctors. You
can get tbe pure (ruckenheinier. Finch or
Gibson Rye at f 1.00 per quart or six quarts
for $5.00 Send for price list.
Bntklfa't Arnlra Salve.
The Best Salve in tbe world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores. Ulcers. Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and posi
tively cures Piles, or no pay required. - It Is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price 23 cents per box.
Sold at tbe drug store of E. James, Ebens
burg, and W. W. McAteer, Loretto.
THE OLDEST DRUG HOUSE
IN PITTSBURGH.
JOS. FLEMING,
No. 84 MARKET ST'
Bavin had tor a number of rears a fair shsre
of the patronMce of the good people ot Pittsburgh
ml TiMnity. I take this opportunity to say. with
increased laciliUes and styk,l am !etler pre
pared than ever to solicit their orders, either
wholesale or retail. In any way reiatlnir to the
druv trade, and ly aoenrarr. n-atne and
promptness, snd prices lower than ever. 1 hope to
merit their continued favur. 1 have -mMntlT
In stock a full line ol . Tki hkh. Shui idku
Kracks for lsdes snd (cents. Kiniak. Kamilv
Mimiiu. Hair. Nail and Tooth Km khm. All
the leadiOar I'hoI'RIKTaky Midii'iiiiu ul the day.
'oi I.i v mi Oil Phki-aratkina, Malt Extracts.
For medical parrKxse there is no better, purer.
olderwhirkey sold to day anywhere than the pure
eisrht-year old Jurkerihelmer Whlfkey I am sell-Ina-
at f 1 lor lull quart bottles, or six bottle tor
fa. The only wines that should I e u-e 1 for med
ical purposes are the pure tJaliforola I'ort. Sherry
Muscatel, Angelica, and Sweet and lrj Catawba
that I am now selling.
Send lor price list of Wines and Liquors, mail
ed free to any address. Tbe money must accum
puny all orders l"r wir.es or liquors, a wedo not
send any srnods V. I 1'.
JOSEPH FLEMING & SON,
WHOLESALE AN D KETA1L.
DllUG CISTS.
PITTSBURU. PA.
412 MARKET Ml'. C'or.of t lie Diamond.
Jan. 25. 18t. lyr.
The Sterling CL
THE STERLING PIANOS,
WHICH FOB
Quality of Tone, Beauty of Design,
FINISH and adaptability for stand
ing In Tune have no equal.
Every Piano Warranted for Five Years
And satisfaction truaranteed to ovary poichascs.
Also Manufacture tbe Wosxo-Renownko
STERLING ORGAN
Factories, Derby, Conn.
THE SHOE BRUSH GO
Aa-
I won't miss it, for I have long
since adopted an easier and
cleanlier way. A bottle of
Wotff'sACMEBIacking
and a sponge to keep my shoes
washed dean, save a deal of
labor and shoe leather.
batd by Bnos Storss, Groom, Dracaista. Ao,
Tie best Harness Dressing
:n the world.
WOLFF & RANDOLPH. Philadelphia;
MARVELOUS
DESCCVERY.
Only Oennlne ftHfn, sftrmsry Training.
k'our laka Lramr4 in rccutic.
.Mind wanurrir.K cure.'.
Krrr-r rails' and adult strmllv trrnrflttrsl.
nl iiHlimnMiiita Vo Uurmiotuiuiic Cla.-a.
rWTKwtus. ri!h Oiinn nt Ir. Wtn. A. Una,
mwnri, ttm wuril-fam -1 Kpar.iaii-t in Mini DiwanL
D.ani.-I t-rrrnlcnf ThmtiimnH. lir ittvU IVychut
J'S J. .11. It in-k lev, I .!., win or 01 Chnntim
A'lvneat. . 1, Uirfcmrfl Pmrmr, xam 8mouti
lion. . W. A -lor, Jntlr ihaon, JadaJiF.
llrnlnatln. an! ttir. -w-.m tr liy
Jrfc A. Ila.ETTii, 2ll7 mil Ac-,M. y.
l-flb.S. issy. Sia.
Manufacturers of
ay.' 1 1 "".'i-yl
s i . II
CARL RrHNTXJS
PRACTICAL '
AND DEALER IN
ms ah
? yi i, iisjsiwwiu3'
JAMES & MAYER BUGGY CO.
Manufacture
FARMERS' &
xne most otyusn, jest nnisnea aiaa .Host uuraDie rae&i
yriced VEHICLES ever offered in America.
Send for full Illustrated Catalogue,
67, 59 and 61 Elm Street.
Out
DONALD E. DUFTON,
ATTOKN EY-AT-LA W,
Lbissbcku, Pbksi'a
" Office In t'olonnaJs How.
H.
H.
MYERS.
ATTUK K ET-AT-L. A W.
EsiuBBrBo, Ya
T-Offlee In CollonaJe Kow, oa Centra street.
G
EO. M. READE.
ATTO K N EY-AT-LA W,
EBBH8BTTR4, Pa.
Waffles on Centra street, near Hl.-li
M. D. KITTELL,
A. ttorney-:i r-xix w ,
EBENSBL'KO. FA.
Offle Armory Bulldtnsr, 0p. Court House.
JJR. OLlkKIIOE.
534 GRAXT STREET.
PlTTSBClKSH, I'A.
L L JOHSSIM, 1. 1. Bl'Ck, A. f . BICk.
rmmicnrn icto i
ESTABLISHED ISS8.
Carrolltoffn Bant,
CirrcFta, Fa.
LCl.niJLI'MlLU 101
Johnston, Bnci& Co.
HANKEIIS.
IbSHsstiri ?E!Hi ia
A. W. BUCK, Cashier.
T. A.
SHARBAUGH,
Cashier.
General Banting Bnsiness Transacted.
Tbe tollowlnir are the iirtnclpal features ol a
frencnl banalnir business :
i cros ITS
KeeclTe1 payable on demand, and Interest bear
ing certificate Issued to time de(osttors.
MAtAXS
Extended to customers on favors hie tetms and
approved paper discounted at all timet.
iOI.LECTIO.NN
Made In the locality and upon all the banking
towns In the United States. Charges moderate.
DRAFT
Issued noarottabla In all parts of the United
States, and lorelica exchange Issued on all parts
ol Earot.
ACCOUKTft
Ol merchants, farmers and olhers solicited, to
wh- m reasonable accomodation will be extended.
Patrons are assnred that all tranaaetlnna shall
a held as strictly prlrate and confidential, and
that they will be treated as liberally as ijvod
banking tales will perxlt.
KepecTTUiiy,
JOII MSiTON KtL'CK CO.
You Have
CONSUMPTION.
BRONCHITIS.
SCROFULA.
COUCH or COLD.V
THROAT AFFECTION,
WASTING of FLESH.
Or amy IHaramn trfter-e tKe Thromt ttmd
iMngm rr Jnfiard, Itaeic 0 StrrsnrrA Of
A'crrc Joir, yats con be rwiioarrf smd
Crvi hy
SCOTT'S ; EMULSION
OF
PURE COD LIVER OIL
With Hypophosphites.
Palatable a Milk.
Ak for Scott't J'mnlition, and let sa
explanation or olieitatiin tmlMCa yvM to
accrjf a sulMfitHfe.
Soltl by till Druggist.
SC0TT& BO WFE. diemists, K. Y.
Watches, Clock:
JEWELRY,
rvi . it- i T ,
-AND
Optical Oocdz.
Sole Agent
lOK THE
Celebrated Rockfon
WATCHES.
Colnraltla and Fredonia Wat;
In Key and Stem Wlnden
L.AI.GE SELECTION or ALL
of JEWELKY always on bnl
r7" My line of Jewelry is unsurm.
Come and see for yourself before be
ing elswhere.
ALL WOKK GUARANTEED Jf
CARL RIVLNT
Klensburg, Niv. n, 1885-tf.
THE "Veliiclo for the
el.,
i:-
CINCINNATI,
Ohio.
Hbv Combination Sbot Gun imfl
V? hv9 thr r t thr bftTfl rrtmlunn'n pnn rv. i
Prt.r(.,.-,l..r fr V. ui t i.i ... - t pm!h
BBv;;;-r;: ouu e3iteroiu.iv
r M tit-ii 4 -r"1 ti, I thtl bt Vklae in thr n,Mrh rt. 1 T .
tiMti. KlrVf. WaltUm Wicb or Pnorilm; la .nt t.-
tor" ' " " j.' uTi" O U 1, MAN ON THE IK'Al
riiii n. r4 35 . fr a Ouc MlloCarul no ! .
Clafiia & Co., 54 & 56 Duane St.. 27ew7:i
av TbB P'Vl
I
lswur
ocfi
ItEITKH OF IMITATIOX8. AltC
ASK Ton XM. FIJERCB'S TEtl-ETi,-Z.ITZLB
S T'O AJl-CO-l TED FILLS.
Itclnj
'Itijr iit!relj "rotable, tvj
i without liRturta!)ie to tin ;'''".''
ernta 1
or occupation,
cully s.-al.'d. J,
t. I'ut up iu glass v:ul.
Always rrcflli anl
m laxative, alterative, or purfrstt'
Ihrsn little Vc-iicla giva tbo moil. K
satisfaction.
SICK HEiPiCHE,
Rllloua HradarTie,
lllxziucss, Coiistl pa
tio n , liidltrcatlon.
Hilton Altarka,anlall
dcrtuwnH'tn of the 6tom
lu li and 00 w is, axe prompt
ly rv)icv"d and ioronanently
rurnl br Thf liite of Dr.
Pierre's Pleaaant lar native Pfll"
In explanation of the renit-iiml power riv
l'ellcta ovT so (rrcat a variety of A.v
may trtrthf ully te said that thrir artr 1 -"'
the evHlein is univt-rK.l. not a jrln'J u"
escaping their sanative Influcm. "
drujr(f!sL,25 conts a vial. Maniifartur!i::
Chemical Laboratory of WoKt.n'rt Diri.
Midical. Association, Buffalo, N. V.
Is offered t'T the man':.!'
-r of Ir. Sage- i SU-'
Ketnedy, f'T a
Chronic Nosul 'ii!.x--'
they cannot cure-
sinPToni or catakbh.--
beavy Ucadaehe. obstruction ef !''
IwKeuKPB, dischanroa falling fr"!i ti- r
uto the throat, sometimes j.ffw.
and acrid, at others, thick, tenuc:"i., 1
purulent. Moody and putrid: tie
weak, watery, and iullamed; tin
in the ears. d.afDs, hacking or
clear the throat, expectoration if
matter, toffvthcr with aeal fn'tn -voice
la duinired and has a nasi.1 1
breath is offensive; smell uu-l t:i-:'' ,
paired; there is a sensation vt l.w-f
mental rlepreesion, a hacking c uir 1
cral dcbilliy. Only a few of the ai''-.
symptoms ure llkclv to be pre-wm " ...
case. Thousands of raac cnnuiiily
manifesting; half of tbe atMve- svu '.
ult In ovnoumption, and rnJ i"
No disease is so common, mere '! ,e
dan porous, or Wtm underHtoixlliT r1'. .
Ily Its mild, ooothinir. and luralm I , .
Tr. Suire-" CatarrU Itemed '"'.
rimesof Catarrli, cold I"
loryia, and Catarrhal Mead-"
BoUX by drugffiata every w.ncro;
rutold Afony from Caiarrs
Tmt. W. TlAl-SKER, tho fame"' ,
of lthara. If. r writes: "Some ten T
I Suffered untold any from 'hn', -catarrh.
My family physician gj "
Incurable, and aaid I must die.
such a bad one, that cvary day. t; ( ,s
set, my voice would bcuorue so h',h -v
Iwrely speak above a wmspcr. '
ny coUKhina- and clcannK of ni '',r.
nluioat strangle me. Hy the u,0,t
1 alarm nemeay, in uhiv , -
man, and tho cure baa Uvn perms"' "
"Coiistautlr Hawking and V1
TnoMAS J. Hrswrso. Fsq.. ' r
St. imw. Afo write. : " 1 was "";., ; -frt.m
iitnrrh for i'jree years. IJt,
hartliv brt-athe. and was n"",,,1i ,
HI I HIIIIl lli' Hljai t't an-.'
could not l.rtho thr.uh
tbe
.r r"
fair trial to ex iHTicnce
a pvruiuai'Ut curu.
Ttorce Uolllca Cr ","
F.U ltoBmwt, Jlunvm r '11
Pn., v: "My dauhu-r ba-1 . w'r
t,ho wits live years old. v 'r ''-V''-
Sjipe-a CnlarA IteiucdjT m,
cun d a N.tlls for Iwr. and B'x , . : .
b" ped lr; a thi.-d M.'l'
nent cure. Sue ui now c'UU-J '
tuuud awl bcarti'.".
T.
W. DICK. ATTOKNFV-A
Ebansburg. Fa. times .10 1
manner ol leval business attendoa y
1 . ,.11..) I .na & flTiefllalty, k
1
K
goon
thought nothiav could IH? u-"- .. ,v
ily, 1 was adviKl to try lr. ,5.
Hemedy. and 1 am now a ',IB'"";,-r'.
It to be. tbo onlv sura remedy tyr "
manufacture!, and one naa -