wR
— While a new {frame barn was being
raised in Union Township,
county, Penna., on Saturday, it cel-
lapsed, injuring Andrew Sell, Henry
Harz and J. Lohr, Sel
have sinee died, and Lohr
doubtful
—Mrs. Andrew Doran, her
year-old son, and Miss Laura Keefer,
1
i
’
8
13th by the capsizing of a sail boat on
the Hackensack river,
—A heavy rain storm with high wind
Jersey coast, At
the Clayton Frame, from
York, with
Seabright,
and
for New
ashore at
broadside on.
Their captains and crews were
off by the life-saving men.
age was dore on the 14th on Long
Island by a heavy thunder storm.
Fences were levelled, trees splintered
and outbuildings damaged.
Mr. and Mis. A. P. Hendee
killed by a train while driving across
the railroad, near Leroy, Genesee
county, New York, on the 13th, An-
drew 8, Perry and Leroy Plaisted,
boys, were killed by the caving in
idbank near Chardon, Olio, on the
ILHrbinson, aged 10 years,
phobia at Yadesboro,
1 the 15th, **‘He was
by mad dog
bell
bees on the
in, Ohio, on t
Mossholder, aged
ted tosave a little child
ilroad track be
train. Both were
Yo aged 16 years,
Thomas Dolan, 20. both
Hazleton, Penna,, were drowned by
capsizing of their boat while on a fish-
ing excursion at Pond Lake, on the
art
d few
hy
OF
a
days re
Lie
which ha m the ra
fore an apy!
+ $11
killed.
and TI
o
Ls
“i LOY IR
CODS
wie 3
aged
wina storm
prevailed
in Texas on the 13th and morning
of the 14th, the gale having a velocity
at Galveston of sixty miles per hour,
The storm washed away f :
two bndges which span Gal
and swept off all the tel
running Galveston
off communication with tl
— Ellen Hinman, an
was found dying of
attic in West street
14th. She i
expired
removed,
- 5 Severe
ta f
Aris
.
no
y
Unable t
proud to beg, she ha
attic She had
for five days.
an had been
through lire.” [
Han old railroad mas
cide by ]
train near
I'l
to die,
It
taking
npson bec: ble.
wounds are n
Thompson is a sor
son, of th
of
me insensi
$108 ¢ red
Dr. T
# Seeond
ALY.
— A freight train was wrecked
Memphis, Tennessee, on the
Fifteen cars were smashed, and se
ramps who were stealing a
crushed to death,
Kansas {
Near
14th,
veral
ride were
Horace Gaston
which the for-
t., near Fort
Gaston
— William Close and
perished in an old well,
mer was cleaning ou
Wayne, Indiana, on
Was overcome while t
friend. Both leave
Two boys pamed
and 15 years, were «
ng in a creek near |
trying to
large
Anderson.
wed v
3
nalana
save lis
families,
aged 13
fy
iro
"acht C
hh on the New York
resulted mn a victory for
The Atlantic was second
the latter being
ore the finish,
mrad Miller, aged 62 years, com-
by jumping mto
near Baltimore,
have sailed for
f Ki
of
upon iis
rit ted Hin the
He
Germany
or
Sui
Paiupsco river,
was about to |
“Lut ig Ludwig, of
Javaria, | i mind, and he
wught the sate mode of death.”
~-While a party of colored people
were going hotoe from ehurch at Hines-
ville, Georgia, on the 15th, they quar-
reled over the words of the preacher's
ext. Richard Perry tried to stop the
Jispute He was fired upon and in-
stantly killed by Sawuel Martin. The
fight then became general, resulting in
the fatal wounding of Martin, Thomas
Meade and Mrs, Alcinda Law. At El
Paso, Texas, on the 15th, George
Williams, colored, shot and killed his
wife and then committed suicide,
wife, who was employed as a house
wrvant, Fad refused him | money,
Michael Kelly, a tramp, was arrested at
Beaver Falls, Penna., on suspicion of
mving murdered
Maboningtown, last December, and
also for the killing of a young girl near
Ma: sfield, Ohio, mm September. A col-
ored man named Jasper says Kelly con-
fessed both murders to him,
~The Rerubiican State Convention
of Tennessee, on the 16th nominated
A. A. Taylor, for Govern. The
plattorm adopted declares for a protec.
tive tariff, and sympathizes with Ire-
tand’s struggle for Home Rule, The
Republican Convention of Vermont
met on the 16th in Montpelier, and
rominated Lisutenant Governor Orms-
bee for Governor on the first ballot,
W,. 8. Holman was renominated for
Congressmad on the 16th in the Fourth
District of Indiana.
the suicide
— At Salem, Massachusetts on
16th three railroad ties were discovered
removed from the Eastern Rail
to an early freight train.
ited Pittsburg on the 16th and 17th.
rashed out of their houses
the dwellings witlh:- water,
The rivers are rising rapidly, and,
from present indications, there will be
water sufficient to allow the shipment
ot six or eight millions of bushels of
coal to lower ports,
—The piano manufactory and sales
Co., In San
on the 17th.
Loss $200,000; insurance $100,000. An
adjoining store was damagea $25,000,
—A telegram from Ithaca says the
1 crew,
would row at Philadelphia for the Ch lds
cup, ‘has disbanded because of a lack
of funds, there being but $25 left In the
treasury after the purchase of the new
she while the tip to Philadelphia
would upwards of $400," The
Childs cup, which Cornell now holds,
will be forfeited in consequence,
-— Jacob
iechsville
WCLSYILS,
ily
C1 at
years, of
Penna.,
on t Was i-
letter containing $1700
money h i
| received
irrying to
Weiler, aged 62
Berks county,
Tite hy
pel he 16th
‘
sion ad beer
Hi fimish his meal,
in his windp p?
ed him to death.
Michigan, on the 16th,
a farmer, 63 years of
to the house of his moth
Jackson, where
wounded his wife,
seriously wounded
His wife was
aft |
itu
he shot
and
Mrs,
D Years old
and m
aso shot
Jackson,
’ .
8 jury
n friar 3
‘0 invesii
street tenement
train
ind Wes Bailroad
t Creek trestle,
the 16th. Th
y the breaking of an ax]
rs were thrown into tl
below, carrying with
trestle work.
ern
'ORTY-NIN TH CONG
TE,
EENA
th. the
Bern Pacific
Forfeiture bill med, and the
bill was passed--yeas, 42; nays 1 (Mr.
jlair). The bill repealing the [re-
emption, TimBer Culture and Desert
Land act was taken up, and
ule
In the U. S. Senate on the 16h. Mr.
Dawes presented a memorial of the
Massachusetts Legislature, which re
cites that ‘the General Court of Massa.
chuss deep od
¢ 4 + ¥
ferences of
Wag resu
the Se
.
sits views with
it inter
ada with
United States, and
meern the
the
fishermen
urges
ef for
of citizens.!' The Senate
into executive session. When
were reopened, the Invalid Pension and
Military Academy Appropriation hilis
were passed as reported, Mr, Wilson
spoke upon the bill {ixing the postage
on fourth-class mall matter at two
cents per ounce, The House bill re.
pealing the Preemption, Timber Cul-
ture and Desert Land acts was dis
cussed, pending which’ the S:nate ad-
rece government
of Car the of the
Congress
that
then
cla
wert
1
the doors
In the U
number of biks on the
disposed of, Among the bills were
those providing for an Inspection «
meats for exportation and prohibith
S, Senate on the 17th, a
calendar were
§
i’
y
W
of toad or drink, and the Lill providing
for a Congress of the American nations,
to meet in Washington on October 1st,
1887, **to consider such auestions and
recommend such measures
to the mutual interest and common
Th:
Legislative Appropriation bill
ceived from the House and referred, A
resolution effered by Mr, Cockrell was
by the accounting officers of
Treasury since the last report of the
Adjourned,
HOUSE
In the House on the 12th, the con-
sideration of the Legisiative Appro-
priation bill was continued, and the
Chairman of the Committed of the
Whole has sustained the point of order
made against the provision attached to
the Clvil Service clause of the Legisla-
tive Appropriation bill requiring the
Commission to amend its reguistions,
and the provision is, therefore, striken
from the measure. Pending considers
ation of the bill the committee rose, An
evening session was held for consider-
ation of pension bills
of
| Commitlee
mending
Indiana, called up the report of the
on 'ublic Lands, recom-
concurrence in the
amendments to the Atlantic
cific Land Forfeiture bill, The report
was agreed to. After disposing of
| some District business the House ad-
journed,
In the House, on the 15th, the
{ Committee on Invalid Pensions re-
ported, with amendments, the Senate
bill “for the relief of soldiers of
late war honorably
three months’ service,
disabled and dependent
labor for support.’ It
to the Committee of the
In the House, on the
| Morrison, of Illinois, from
i mittee on Ways and
and who are
on
WAS
Whole,
the Com-
Wishes,
With constant yearning and fervent de
Eire,
wish soars upward on wings so
strong
That they never grow languld and never
tire,
Why, over the storm clouds and out of
dark
It
As
shall come flying some day to you,
the dove with the olive branch flew to
the ark,
thi
shall core
And dream you have cherished, it
true,
madd,
Or too bright
irc
Ditnd,
| Mr. Grosvenor, of
{| favor of the restoration the wool
| tariff of 1867, and a resolution offered
by Mr. Wilkins, of Obhlo, expressing
the of Congress adverse to
any change in the present wool tariff,
and they were laid upon the table,
The Legislative Appropriation bill
was passed. An evening session
i held for the consideration of
vate calendar,
were the Senate bill granting the
{ franking privileg } of
{ General U, (Grant, and House
| bill for
the eX] loring
the widows and ch
perished in the
wreck of that ves
Adjourned,
of
SOUR as
the pri
Among the bills passed
+ » | wr
re to the widow
ti
Lie
Can,
17th, after some
r. Morrison moved
of the Whol
Un this motio
Avs i
3 y AL
House
business, 5
zo into Committee
Farriff ll,
ded the yeas and
in the
routine
, on behalf of t!
y
lin the
.
Morris
~vens 14
ld renew
McKinley
1)
Mr.
opponents
LOR
he of
OW are
+ i
in delusion,
and ena in perditio
ii grace, gf
i: AVgH'S peace begl
Ad eT
wis
rid San |
i nn
13
VERA
nn the
bel eve inspecial P'rovidences,
man, and knocks
from eight twenty
lay it to the Lord; I say
That
mule,
5 Ri: 5
Wien a mule Kicks a
Lima anywhere
feet off, [ don't
for myself:
near Lhe
No man starts in his professional ca-
reer wise, strong, and thoroughly fitted
f ik, One must galn wisdom
by experience, strength by exercise,
and fituess by reiterated, and, at first,
often ineffectual endeavor.
4
wi}
man g
3
Or (118 We
something of the old man in him, go |
am no less pleased with the old man
who has something of the youth,
| that follows this rule may be old in
body, bat he ean never be 80 in mind,
Live always In the spring-time in the
country; you do not know what leaf.
| buds burst and the young
breathing low in the sunshine and won-
dering at the first shower of rain,
day, with the care of the children, and
of the household, and of business, This
is all well; but you must nourizh your
soul by contact with God in prayer,
One of the illusions is that the pres-
ent hour is not the critical, decisive
hour, Write it on your heart that
every day is the best day ia the year.
No man bas learned anything rightly
until he knows that every day is dooms
day.
Life, like war, is a series of mistakes;
and he 's not the best Christian nor the
best general who makes the fewest
false steps. Poor mediocrity may se-
cure that, but he is the best who wins
the most splendid victories by retrieval
of mistakes,
Appo nt
And Mis,
while Lan
aud smil
3 {
MET ace,
hat's the
ei
Mrs,
changing, as the 8
" rs
ways!” id
Whitman, her whola
. 191 manner
£ sand of the closing
street door came jarring
“Just say
3
here
upon her ears.
and at
3
money’ to George,
is a cloud in the sky.’
She down, pout
at ing and
angry.
“Six pounds for a new dress!” men.
1 of the vain
Whitman,
him, **}
merchant's
tally ejaculated the husban
after
as he shut the door
know where the
money is to come from. The coal is
Oh, dear! 1'm discouraged. Every
year I fall behindhand, This winter I
little in advance ;
but, if silk dresses are to be the order
that de-
volly-to-be-wished-for circumstances,
Debt—debt! how I have always shrunk
powering me, Oh, if I could butdisen-
tagle myself now, while I have the
If Mary
could see as [ see—if I could only make
her understand rightly my position!
Alas! that is hopeless, 1 fear,”
And Mr, Whitman quickened his
steps, because his heart beat quicker,
and his mind was unduly excited,
Not long after Mr. Whitman had left
home, the postman delivered a letter to
his address, His wife examined the
writing on the envelope, which was in
a bold hand, and said to herself as she
did so, *'I wondsr who this can be
from?"
Something more than curiosity moves
her. There intruded on her mind a
feeling of disquiet, as if the
missive bore unpleasant to her
husband, The stamp to be
letter,
such letters had
news
showed it
of
address
times late
to his
he read
without remark
Several
come
that
noticed them
into his pocket, and vecame
silent and gloomy.
Mrs, Whitman turned the letter over
over ‘again in her hand, in a
thoughtful way, and, as she did so, the
image of her husband, sr-faced and
had
Inte,
sob
most of
«Af
il
silent as he become for
th
the time of with
presented tse
unusual vividness, Sympathy
into her heart.
“Poor Genrge!l
increased: I’m
is going wrong with his
or
"
in
Placing the
piece, where her
when he
tered upon
Calne
irs
iil,
some househ
a strange lmpres
ay upon her heart
nething of its beauty
wife never Nhe
o
‘1 $ at » ob
Wie two lellers inlo POC Ket
Lier
that hanr
willie Lour
n a resolute way, and {om
urn of
husband she did
her
il the ret Ler
nikal at nt of thind
usual amount of thinking for
Tiss
ttle brain.
entered, that
She saw, the moment he
the morning cloud had
not passed from his brow,
“Here isthe n for that new
d, taking it from his vest
pocket and ha it to her as he came
mey
‘3
dress,’ he sa
He did not kiss nor sinile in the
YOoioe Was
and a
more
Jian a hune
She took the money,
saying, “Thank you, dear! It is Xind
of you to comply with my wishes,”
cheerful. A Kiss
just then would have been
Something In her voice and manner
her face with a look of inquiry. Bat
she turned aside, so that he could nol
read its expression,
usual, and ate with scarcely an appear-
ance of appetite,
“Come home early, dear,” sald Mrs,
Whitman, as she walked to the door
with her husband,
“Are you impatient to have me ad-
mire your new silk dress?” he asked,
with a faint effort to smile,
“Yes, It will be something splen-
did,” she rephed.
He turned off from her quickly and
left the house. A few moments she
stood, with thoughtful countenance,
and her whole manner completely
changed. Then she went to her room
and commenced dressing to go oat
{
i
Two hours later and we find
jewelers shop,
“May I speak a word
Lier
to
your"
her very well,
“Certainly,” he replied,
moved to the lower end of
long glass cases,
“Mrs, Wi
tan drew from her pocket
chain, and laying
the glass ¢
Livye
1G
same Lime 1
taken from the envi
her hush
“4
and,
I cannot af
my husband's ums
mited, 1 sll you
shiould never have been
lye
a i
loant habia nd
o indulgent husband
srtunities of a foolis
this to take the blame {1
sir, meet the case, |
80 1n fairness
the wats h,
pay you beside,
The jeweler
The a 4
He
tak
ss RY
Lh
pa ised a
a
vO
+ 4 1 “ot
ot to allow
on 1
3 ‘ 1 “, ¢ .
sOVierars a piace 0 wWors
The modern ark is
moored in lLamlash bay,
One
snuggest rages on the
coast, and the members of
ation will be pulled or
ore in small boats, when
sll rings at she mast-head,
a fair good paris!
kirk muster in some parts Soot!
in winter, there will probably not 1
many crowded pews aft of the pulp
bulkheads on stormy Sundays, though
the sermons may be as effective as the
acting in the old s=aside timber theatre
al “Did you see them?”
said a would-be Irving onde when play-
ing Hamle: in this temple of the dra.
ma, ‘the pit rose at me,’ *‘Ay :
said the local doorkeeper, “-)
* 3
oi LAT
WS
Carlisle,
ay,
b
not till the tide was up Lo
nan
-——
As the Lovedetter a la Mod»
to
Parchment paper, blue ink quills and
blotting sand are the correspondence
used by fashionab'e young
an ——
Judge no man before thou hast been
fu his situation, —**Until we can read
the heart of another without doubt, and
know all the circumstances of his life,
all the many links in the chain of acei-
dent that has surrounded him, we
should not blame him too mach or be
wrathful with him, What he has done
way be ill, but we cannot tell why he
did it or how he may have repented the
doing. A moment of strong feeling, an
hour of wrath may turn the fest upon
the downward road so hard to retrace,
We see one lying at the faop of a preci.
pice; but we do not know how he fell,
what cruel hand smote, what lie be-
trayed him, vor how he clung vainly to
the brink, prayiig in vain for some
helowme hand.”